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H$«~f '1 »w ,*c ^ V?v VV" <'••»>• x!" -*.. V.-. :rm~ i .»TiM "Mm SiSsS '" «>» HcHBNBY, i of Son -ONE MILLION DOLLARS" ' ttNOPSIS.--R«fcll*lnr that she hu a possible chance of belnc saved, as the Lusltanta Is slnKinc, a stranger gives a y°"nJf American girl a package wb*°ft h« ask* her to deliver to the American ambassador In England. She Is saved. In London, former Lieut. "Tommy" B®™88* ford and Miss Prudence Cowley --•'^Tuppence--"discharged army nurse, form an organisation. "The Young Adventurers, Ltd. They are both broke and consequently ready for unorthodox methods. They write out an advertisement. Tuppence makes a business appointment with a man, Bdward Whittlngton, who offers her easy employment, but on giving her name as "Jane Finn, which she had heard on the street, Whittlngton disappears. In answer to an advertisement signed "Jane Finn" the two receive notes from "Mr. Carter and "Julius P. Hershelmmer. Carter, a high government 9mclal, speaks of a mysterious ' Mr. Brown'* as head of the BoIsheviKl In England, and engages the pair to find Jane Finn, whom he is seeking for important reasons of state. Next day the pair visits Hershelmmer, American millionaire. He Is looking for his cousin, Jane Finn, who had disappeared after landing from the Lusltanla's boats, and employs them to search for her. They discover a Mrs. Vandemeyer Is a Lusltanta survivor. Tuppence recognizes Whittlngton in a callef on Mrs. Vandemeyer. Tommy trails him. Whittlngton leaves for France. Hershelmmer follows him. Tommy trails Boris, Wlfrlttlngton's companion, to a house in Soho. He overhears details of a Bolshevik and labor plot to overturn the government. Success apparently depends on finding a secret treaty made between the allies during the war. Tommy Is caught listening, and knocked senseless. Sensing sinister relations between Whittlngton and Mrs. Vandemeyer, Tuppence disguises herself and becomes a parlor maid. During t conversation between a visitor, "Boris," and Mrs. Vandemeyer, in which the name of Sir James Peel Edgerton. famous criminal lawyer, is mentioned. Tuppence hears talk of an "organization." Next day Edgerton visits Mrs. Vandemeyer. and on leaving advises Tuppence to give up her position, but refuses to give a reason. On her "day off" Tuppence goes to see Hershelmmer, who has discovered nothl' . of importance In -France. T^.jmy's continued absence worries Tuppence. £>y. CHAPTER VII--Continued. 1 9' |f The door was opened by a . irre- £*: • p r o a c h a b l e b u t l e r . T u p p e n c e f e l t a little nervous. She had decide*! not J to ask if Sir James was "at home," , . fcut to adopt a more personal attitude. « "Will you ask Sir James if I can ii/ #ee him for a few minutes? I hare ' *Sn important message for him." The butler retired, returning a mo- |nent or two later. "Sir James will see yon. Will yen Step this way?" He ushered them into a room at ttie back of the house, furnished as a library. The collection of books was * magnificent one, and Tuppence noticed that all one wall was devoted ... *0 works on crime and criminology. , There were several deep-padded X;./ leather arm-chairs, and an old-fasbsSt1. toned open hearth. , In the window was a big roll-top desk strewn with papers at which the master of the tJC tiouse was sitting. . p> He rose as they entered, r* . , "You have a message for me? F,.'< Ah"--he recognized Tuppence with a By AGATHA CHRISTIE (Oowright Dodd. l(Md A He Aroee as They Entered, it? Brought Vandemeyer, •Bile--"it's yon, la message from Mrs. suppose?" "Not exactly," said Tuppence. "In fact, Fm afraid I only said that to be quite sure of getting In. Oh, by the way, this is Mr. Hershsimmer, Sir James Peel Edgerton." "Pleased to meet yon," said the American, shooting out a hand. "Won't you both sit down?" asked Sir James. He drew forward two chairs. "Sir James,"? said Tuppence, plunging boldly, "I <Ugre say you will think It is most awful cheek of me coming here like this. What I really -vant to know is what you meant by what you said to me the other day? Did you mean to warn me against Mrs. Vandemeyer? You did, didn't you?** "My dear young lady, as far as I recollect I only mentioned that there were equally gpod situations to be obtained elsewhere." "Yes, I know. But ft wtf A hint, wasn't ltr "Well, perhaps It was," admitted fllr James gravely. "Well, I want to know more, want to know just why vou rara me a bint" Sir James smiled at her earnest; "Well, without prejudice, then, if had a young sister forced to earn her Bring. I should sat lik* to see her In Mrs. Vandemeyer's service. It Is no place for a young and inexperienced girl. That is all I can tell you." "I see," said Tuppence thoughtfully. "Thank you very much. But I'm not really inexperienced, you know. I knew perfectly that she was a bad lot when I went there--as a matter of fact that's why I went--t" She broke off, seeing some bewilderment on the lawyer's face, and went on: "I think perhaps I'd better tell you the whole Story, Sir James. I've a sort of feeling that you'd know in a minute if I didn't tell the trnth, and so yon might as well know all about It from tne beginning." "Yes, telr me all aboat it," said Sir James. Thus encouraged, Tuppence plunged into her tale, and the lawyer listened with close attention. * "Very interesting," he said, when she finished. "A great deal of what you tell me, child, is already known to me. I've had certain theories of my own about this Jane Finn. You've done extraordinarily well so far, but it's rather too bad of--what do you know him as?--Mr. Carter to pitchfork you two young things into an affair of this kind. By t * way, where did Mr. Hershelmmer come in originally? You didn't make that clear." Julius answered for himself. "I'm Jane's first cousin," he explained, returning the keen gaze. • "•'* "Ah!* ' "Oh, S!r James," broke oat Tuppence, "what d<"> yon tblnh- hps become of Tommy?" "H'm." The lawyer rose, and paced slowly up and down. "When you arrived, young lady, I was Just packing up my traps. Going to Scotland by the night train for a few days' fishing. But there are different kinds of fishing. I've a good mind to stay, and see if we can't get on the track of that young chap." "Oh!" Tuppence clasped her hands ecstatically. "All the same, as I laid before, it's too bad of--of Carter to set you two babies on a Job like this. Now, don't get offended. Miss--er--" "Cowley. Prudence Cowley. But iny friends call me Tuppence." "Weil, Miss Tuppence, then, as I*m certainly going to be a friend. Now, about this young Tommy of yours. Frankly, things look bad for him. He's been butting in somewhere where he wasn't wanted. Not a doubt of it But don't give up hope." "And you really will help us? There, Julius! He didn't want me to come," she added by way of explanation. "H'm," said the lawyer, favoring Julius with another keen glance. "And why was that?" "I reckoned It would be no good worrying you with a petty little business like this." "I see." He paused a moment "This petty little business, as you call It, bears directly on a very big business, bigger, perhaps, than either you or Miss Tuppence know. If this boy is alive, he may have ^ry valuable Information to give us. Therefore, we must find him.. There's one person quite near at hand who in all probability knows where he is, or at all events where be is likely to be--Mrs. Vandemeyer." "Yes, but she'd never tell us." "Ah, that is where I come in. I think it quite likely that I shall b£ able to make Mrs. Vandemeyer tell me what I want to know." "How?" demanded Tuppence, opening "her eyes very wide. "Oh, Just by asking her. questions," replied Sir James easily. "Thafs the way we do It, you know." He tapped with his finger on the table, and Tuppence felt again the Intense power that radiated from the man. "And if she won't tell?" asked Julius suddenly. "I think she will. I have one or two powerful levers. Still, In that unlikely event, there Is always the possibility of bribery." "Sure. And that's where I come in!" cried Julius, bringing his/ fist down on the table with a bang. "You can count w me, If necessary, for one million dollars. Yes, sir, one million dollars!" Sir .Tames sat down and subjected Julius to a long scrutiny. "Mr. Hershelmmer," he said at last, "that is a very large sum. At the present rate of exchange it amounts to considerably over two hundred thousand pounds." "That's so. Maybe you think I'm talking through my hat, but I can deliver the goods all right, with enough over to spare for your fee." Sir James flushed slightly. "There is no question of a fee, Mr. Hershelmmer. I am not a private detective." "Sorry. I guess I was Just a mite hasty, but I've been feelthg bad about this money question. I wanted to offer a big reward for news of Jane some days ago, but your crusted Institution of Scotland Yard advised me against It. Said It' was undesirable." Sir James considered for a moment. "There is no time to be lost. The sooner we strike the better." He turned to Tuppence. "Is Mrs. Vandemeyer dining out tonight, Co you know?" "Yes, I think so, but she will not be out late. Otherwise, she would have taken the latchkey." "Good. I will call upon her about ten o'clock. What time are you supposed to return?" "About nine-thirty I could go back earlier. - ' "You must not do that on any account. It might arouse suspicion if you did not stay out till the usual time. Be bad- by nine-thirty. I will arrive at ten. Mr, Hershelmmer will wait below In a taxi perhaps." "He's got a new Rolls-Koyce car," said Tuppence with vicarious pride. "Even better. If I succeed in obtaining the address from her, we can go there at once, taking Mrs. Vandemeyer* with us if necessary. Vou understand?" "Yes." Tuppence rose to K6r feet with a skip of delight. "Oh, I feel so much better!" < "Don't build on It too much, Miss Tuppence Go easy." Julius turned to the lawyer. "Say, then. I'll call for you In the car round about nine-thirty. Is that right?" "Perhaps that will b^ the best plan. It would be unnecessary to have two cars waiting about Now, Miss Tuppence, my advice to you is to go and have a good dinner, a really good one, mind.* And don't think ahedd more than you can help." He shook hands with them both, and a moment later they were outside. "Isn't he a duck?" Inquired Tuppence ecstatically, as she skipped down the steps. "Oh, Julius, isn't he Just a duck?" "Well, I allow he seems to be the goods all right And I was wrong about Its being useless to go to him. Say, shall we go right away back to the Ritz?" "I must walk a bit, I think. Til meet you at the Ritz at seven." Tuppence walked briskly along towards the Serpentine, first glancing at her watch. I* was nearly six o'clock. She remembered that she had had no tea, but felt too excited to be conscious of hunger. She walked as far as Kensington gardens and then slowly retraced her steps, feeling Infinitely better for the fresh air and exercise. • It was not so easy to follow Sir James' advice^ and put the possible events of the evening out of her head. As she drew nearer and nearer to Hyde park corner, the temptation to return to South Audley mansions was almost irresistible. At any rate, she decided. It would do no harm Just to go and look at the building. Perhaps, »hen, she could resign herself to waiting patiently for ten o'clock. South Audley mansions looked exactly the same as usual. What Tuppence had expected she hardly knew, but the sight of Its red brick stolidity slightly assuaged the growing and entirely unreasonable uneasiness that possessed her. She was Just turning away when she heard a piercing whistle, and the faithful Albert came running from the building to Join her. He was purple with suppressed excitement. • "I say, miss, she's a-golng!" "Who's going?" demanded Tuppence sharply. "The crook. Ready Rita. Mrs. Vandemeyer. She's a-packlng up, and she's just sent down word for roe to get her a taxi. I thought magbe as you didn't know about It.** "Albert," cried Tuppence, "you're a brick. If It hadn't been for you we'd have lost her." Albert flushed with pleasure at this tribute. There's no time to lose," said Tuppence, crossing the road. 'Tve got to stop her. At all costs I must keep her here until--" She broke off. "Albert, there's a telephone here, Isn't there?" • ° \* The boy shook his head. "The flats mostly have thelr^wn, miss. But there's a box Just around the corner." "Go to it. then, at once .and ring up the Ritz hotel. Ask for Mr. Hershelmmer, and when you get him tell him to get Sir James and come on at once, as Mrs. Vandemeyer is trying to hook It If you can't get him, ring up Sir James Peel Edgerton, you'll find his number in the book, and tell him what's happening. Yoa won't forget the names, will you?" Albert repeated them glibly. "Yon trust to me, miss, it'll be all right But what about you? Aren't yon afraid to trust yourself with her?" "No, no, that's all right. Bat go and telephone. Be quick." Drawing a long breath. Tuppence entered the mansions and ran up to the door of No. 20. How she was to detain Mrs. Vandemeyer until the two men arrived, she did not know, but somehow or other It had to be done, and she must accomplish the task single-handed. What had occasioned this precipitate departure? Did Mrs. Vandemeyer suspect her? / Tuppence pressed the bell firmly. She might learn something from the cook. Nothing happened, and, after waiting some minutes. Tuppence pressed the bell again, keeping her finger on the button for some little while. At last she heard footsteps inside, and a moment later Mrs. Vandemeyer herself opened the door. She lifted her eyebrows at the sight of the glrL "Your "I had a touch of toothache, ma'am," said Tuppence glibly. "So thought it better to come home and have a quiet evening." Mrs. Vandemeyer said nothing, bat she drew back and let Tuppence pass Into the hall. "How unfortunate for you," she said coldly. "You had better go to bed." "Oh, I shall be all right In the kitchen, ma'am. Cook can--" "Cook is out," said Mrs. Vandemeyer, in a rather disagreeable M South African Youth Burned to Death to Appease Wrath of Great Spirit Cincinnati.--Sir Clarkson Tredgold, the senior Judge of southern . Rhodesia, and a jury were engaged for two days investigating the circumstances in which Manduza, the second surviving son of Chief Chlgungo, of a section of the Mtawara tribe, was offered up as a sacrifice to appease the wrath of the Mwari (the Great Spirit). Those charged with the crime of murder included Chigango, the father of the victim; Chiswlti, the paramount chief of the district, whose only proved share^of the proceedings was the provision of an escort to carry out the orders of Chigango; Chiriseri, a headman of a neighboring kraal, and four police boys," or priests, who, acting on orders, carried out the ceremony. The paramount chief was found not guilty and discharged; the others were found guilty and sentenced to death. In passing sentence the judge announced that he would support the strong recommendation to mercy with which the Jury has coupled their verdict, says Henri Plckard in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Crops Burned by 8un. In January last the Mtawara tribe, In common with others, saw their crops being destroyed by a scorching sun and starvation staring them in the face. Susplclop fell on Manduza-- that he bad angered the Great Spirit and his father ordered that he should be put to death with all the customary ceremony. It came out In evidence that Chigango could not trust his own people to execute this decree, and obtained an escort of about seventy from Chiswlti, so that the victim should not allow his courage to fail and seek safety In flight Manduza was conveyed In the night to Chiswiti's "sitting place." Instructions came from Chigango that his son should be sacrificed. An eyewitness of the scene described how Manduza's hands were bound with a Umbo, specially kept for such occasions, and was then carried by the "police boys" to a place where a wood fire had been prepared. The man was laid on the pyre ,and further timber placed over him. It did not transpire that he offered any resistance. By daybreak nothing remained but a pile of ashes and human bones, from which the flesh had been burned. Chief's 8on Notifies Police. In the meantime Chlgango's oeeond son, who heard what had happened to 1J1I8 brother, and evidently feared that he might be marked out for the same fate, went to the police post at Mount Darwin and reported the occurrence. A police trooper and four native police boys visited the scene, made certain inquiries, and marched SO natives. who seemed to have been concerned ltk the case, to Mount Darwin, where thp investigations were continued aud tbto preliminary examination held. In (|: statement made on that occasion bf one of those afterward placed on tria|f; the following passage occurred: - admit we were caught and areTiow ttt' die for the fault of our chief and headr man. Chigango came to Chiriseri to! told him be wanted him to take an<|N burn his son, Manduza. Chiriseri re» fused to do so, saying that we werp under the white people's rule now, Chigango said: 'I burnt Mgurakoloe and Manyondi, and the white peopl# have not heard, and they will not heqp of this."' The statement as to tw# previous sacrifices having taken plada in recent years at the same site is lleved to be true. i The Rhodeslan police fw* law dfti, partments have bad to deal with # considerable number of charges of murder arising out of witchcraft and the machination of witch doctors. 0* the outcome of deep-rooted tribal sS* perstition, but this is the first lnstan<J* in which they have been able to obts|||. evidence of human sacrifice in sccor$>> ance with old-established rites. *v • *h fiv'.' 6©verirmiigfu Scientists tire Investigating Resources of Vast Stretch in Alaska. Washington. -- The last "mystery land" under the American flag, a vast stretch of mountain and plain in northwest Alaska, now is under exploration by the federal government. The tract comprises some 35,000 square miles, and was set aside last February by President Harding as a naval oil reserve. Some traces of oil have been found on its borders, but for the most part its qualities and resources are a matter of speculation. The exploration recently begun is under the direction of six scientists -»f the Interior department, whose primary task will be to Investigate oil No More Bedbugs Are Wanted LAW WAS NOT STEVENSON'S FORTE Popular Writer Was an Advocate by Profession, but Early Abandons# the Occupation. Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous Scottish novelist and essayist, was an advocate by .profession--member of the Scottish bar--but be never practiced. He hated the law--or at least the practice of it--and abandoned it for literature as quickly as he could. At the. bar in Edinburgh, Lord Shaw of Dunfermline (then Mr. Thomas Shaw, advocate) had an Interesting view of Stevenson as an advocate litter three words Interrogatively: intimation and service?' But he was a mass of nerves, and these three words he could not utter, and he besought his friend to go Into court and make the little motion for him. I never heard of his earning as an advocate." Great Age Attained by Gull. In discussing the habits of migratory birds, the Review of Reviews notes the case of "Dick," a certain He writes: hen"'ng which returned for 24 con- "I remember seeing him. with his very white wig aud bis glossy dark hair, his complexion of an Ivory pallor, and his gleaming dark eyes.. A few days after Stevenson, went to the bar he had got a guinea, sent to him with instructions.' His sole duty was to ask the Judge for intimation and service of a petition of the party against whom it irtar directed: AR he had to dc was te stand up at the bar and secutlve years to a lightship anchored off Br&iton reef, near Newport, R. I. The crew first made friends with "Dick" In 1872, when he was about a year old. He soon learned to feed out of their hands. He regularly visited the lightship each year until 1896, Indicating that he was at least 25 years old when last seen. He oatllved all of the men on the ship wbe first be-1 friended hln, j la a Flash the Cold 8teel Touched Her Temple. "I soit her out. So you see yon had better go to bed." Suddenly Tuppence felt afraid. There was a ring in Mrs. Vandemeyer's voice that she did not like at all. Also, the other woman was slowly edging her up the passage. Tuppence turned at bay. "I don't want--" Then, in a flash, a rim of cold steel touched her temple, and Mrs. Vandeineyer's voice rose cold and menacing: "You d--d little fool! Do you think I don't know? No, don't answer. If you struggle or cry out, I'll shoot you like a dog." The rim of steel pressed a little harder against the girl's temple. "Now, then, march," went on Mra. Vandemeyer. "This way--into my room. In a minute, when I've done) with you, you'll go to bed as I told you to. And you'll sleep--oh, yes, my little spy, you'll sleep, all right!" There was a sort of hideous geniality in the last words which Tuppence did not at all like. For the moment there was nothing to be done, and she walked obediently Into Mrs. Vandemeyer's bedroom. The pistol never left her forehead. The room was in a state of r ild disorder, clothes were flung about right and left, a suitcase and a hathox, half-packed, stood In the middle of the floor. Tuppence pulled herself together with an effort. "Come, now," she said. This is nonsense. You can't shoot me. Why everyone In the building would hear the report." "I'd risk that," said Mrs. Vandemeyer cheerfully. "But, as long as you don't sing out for help, you're all* right--and I don't think you will. You're a clever girl. You deceived me, all right. I hadn't a suspicion of you! So I've no doubt that you understand perfectly well that this is where Fm on top and you're underneath. Now, then--sit on the bed. Put your hands above your head, and if you value your life don't move them." Tuppence obeyed passively. Her good sense told her that there was nothing else to do but accept the situation, and every minute of delay gained was valuable. Mrs. Vandemeyer laid down the revolver on the edge of the wachstand within reach of her hand, and, still eyeing Tuppence like a lynx In case the girl should attempt to move, she took a little stoppered bottle from its place on the marble and poured some of its contents Into a glass which she filled up with water. "What's that?" asked Tuppehce sharply. "Something to make yon soundly. ' Tuppence paled a little. "Are you going to poison me?" she asked In a whisper. "Perhaps," said Mrs. Vandemeyer. smiling agreeably. mining possibilities, but who In addfe tion will make the first maps of ttyftv region ever drawn on scientific lines. Four or five summers are to be cobsumed before the exploration is cod* plete, but during the present season If is hoped to complete a preliminacjr reconnaissance and determine the loct* tion of the most promising oil fieldfe. * or this purpose the geologists and t#» pographers and their camp handbi have divided into three parties, In the hope .that by this means most of the tract can be covered before winter begins. Land Mainly Barren. ' The few facts known about the dtfttrict are that it consists mainly of a flat and barren land near the seacoast, , a narrow strip of which has been visited by white men, and that in the south it includes a high barren range of mountains. It is bounded on the north and west by the Arctic ocean,* on the south by the Endlcott rangi,4 and on the east by the Colville river., Whalers and a few other hardy adM venturers have visited the coast, and several small posts have been orgab* Ized. Several oil companies have seat, prospectors to look over the many oil seeps to be seen near the coast, but' no legal claims of permits have been granted. In places the surface oil Is said to have been collected in smalt ponds and puddles and semi-solid tit residues have been reported. Whether the federal government will undertake the development of the territory will be determined later. Tl|e working season would be so short* however, and the difficulties of drilling, storing and transportation so Immense that unless oil is discovered In great quantity leases will be granted to private firms. Since the area Is situated entirely within the Arctic circle, not only would transportation distances be great, but the cold would prevent a working season of more than a few months each year. "Send no more bedbugs," is the plea of the Agriculture department after sending out a request for the 1,200 husky specimens, offering to pay 1 cent each. Dr. Walter S. Abbott head of the insecticide board, who sent out the request is shown in his laboratory where the bugs are used to test various socalled bug destroyers. The request brought 4,000 bugs from one man and a Kansas woman sent 112. ---- 1(1 1 Hi 1 lihiijiiinii 1 ' Find Prow of Stone Boat Used by Aborigin|| Santa Barbara, Cal.--lnvestigato!* of the Smithsonian institution, Washington, led by J. P, Harrington, have unearthed In an ancient grave on Burton's mound In this city the prow of what was ouce a soapstone ennoe. The find is said to be unique In the history of'American archeologlcai r* search, / RETURNS AFTER 27 YEARS TO FIND HIS WIFE REWED Modern Enoch Arden Reveals Identity to Son. Hickory, N. C.--Another adventure, stranger than that which befell him a few days ago when a three-weeksold girl baby was left on his front porch, came into the life of William O. Hoyle, local automobile mechanic, when his father, Lee Hoyle, after wan^ dering around for 27 years, drove up In an automobile and declared his Identity to the son. Some 15 years ago Mrs. Lee Hoyle married again and Is now living with her second husband, Rufus McMillan, three miles from Lenoir, in Caldwell county. This couple have five children, the oldest being less than, fifteen and the youngest about six. When 1 Lee Hoyle disappeared 27 years ago his wife was told by Llnberry Hoyle, bis uncle, that Lee had been killed by a runaway team at a lumber mill. The wife and mother accepted the story as true. Later she married and reared five other children besides the little boy and girl by her first marriage. Lee Hoyle has gone to Danville to visit his daughter. He said he would return to Hickory and from here would go to Greenville, 8. C, to engage in the cotton 0 business. He has been in Birmingham for the last six years. Had Lee Hoyle, like Enoch Arden, found the facts In the situation In his home, and silently departed, bis story might never have been written. But he said he felt the crge to return home to see his friends and loved ones. He said he had written twice but bad received no answer. Start Baseball In Yucatan. Washington. -- Mexican property owners In the Yucatan district are Wisconsin Town Has Modern Pied Piper The "Pied Piper of Hamlin." who led rats into the river by<| music, has a rival in the person of Bert Mobgers, dam trader, A Appleton, Wis. Bert for many moons while working on the dam, was pestered by too friendly rats. They would crawl about his legs. The "Pled Piper" of Appleton now throws lye on the boards about the dam. The lye clings to the wet feet of the rats and burns them. The rats then commit suicide by licking their feet |*| Si now organising to oppose the Increase of socialistic tendencies in the population there by Instituting baseball teams. Tlte Idea is said -to be that of giving the youths of the province noma idea about play and physical self-development . ,1 n 1 ifaiy "I should suggest,, a hundred thousand pounds." ' : (TO BK CONTINUED^ Sound Cash Displacing Script in Soviet Russia Moscow.--Russia is gradually working into a new n-onetary system, based upon actual values In gold or negotiable securities, which promises soon to eliminate the billions of paper rubles now flooding the country. At the present time, a dual monetary system prevails, the one bnsed on the new standard, the other on paper emission. The new money Is paper currency Issued by the state bank in units equal in value to ten gold rubles of the prewar Issue, and supposedly redeemable in gold upon presentation. Silver coins in ruble and fractional denominations have been minted, but not yet issued. American, English, French, Dutch and other currency is now in free and general circulation in Moscow, but gradually find their way back into tha state bank which, whenever possible to' persuade clients to accept, pays out the new gold notes In order to iiecystom the people to their use. They <m i^ll mate notes on excellent paper, slightly larger than American currency. Scarcity of Animate Sends Price Soaring Hamburg.--Wild animals cost a good deal of money at the present A giraffe brings about $5,000; hlp> popotaml from $2,500 to $5,000, and good Hons are worth $1,250 each. The principal reason Is scarcity. Post-war conditions have Interfered with the pursuit of the Industry of providing wild bfeasts, the European center of which is at Hamburg. John Hagenback has applied to the British authorities for permission to send a party of German animal catchers to India, and hopes to bead the expedition personally. In India he will revisit his old friend, the Majaradja of Gwalier, from whose preserves Mr. Hagenback in previous years, has obtained ma tigers. It was the Indian dlguita chief grief that he had no lions. Mr. Hagenback sent him elj, the kings of the animal worl«j lions Increased so rapidly la t forests thst they became the terror ill the entire country and caused the majaradja much litigation and annoyance. Rained "Diamonds" it > This Man's Back Yard London.--Does it ever rain diamonds? C. P. Fitzgerald, expert metaHurgtet, is seriously asking this question. Daring a recent thunderstorm there fell in his garden several meteorites weighing about six pounds each, aad so liard that fragments of them wUt cut glass. Fitzger: Vmld the meteorites exactly ft- the diamond-bearing quartan| rlp South Africa. ________ . * • • Another Victim, rays have rtalutiNf Dr. Soret, despite his and the amputation and, to which be sub- , continued to" practice profession until a tew; he had to have JWMj nd amputated. / ' Mm