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Show . man la In no wle alone. away Man breathed eaaler, "I khoulii be moat huppy to believe your blgbneaa, but you will honor my Ho strict obaervance of older. passed a telegram to her. "Search train for DoppelMnn. Princess haa eloped. Arrcat ami hold pair till I arrive cm special engine. "HARSCHKIT." The telegraph la the true arm of the police. The prlnceaa sighed pathetically. It waa all over. "Vour panporta, aald the colonel to emu-erned- STORYS Max. B jr HAROLD McGRATII Am1hr qf Th Nm ort (ht Bo," and Nuki," (UwrtM, MB, CoJ Mubbt-Merri- 8YN0P8IS. $ Arthur WarrlnRtitn, Amerlran eoniil Grand KarwhuU, toll how Irin-r- a iHikii attmiiila to fore hia Jrlnra iLiliti'KHriln, In marry Dfili . wliluwi-rWilli fclnn, an vld riding ImnHduKdc In Ilia rountry nlylit overtake arcomiiiudnllima In a lilm and ha aai-ailttplrliitad raatlu. Here lie tlmla trtn-n- a lllldaicartln and a friend. Hon. lletty Moore, of Knalnnd. They detai l lilm to wtliw-Ma Hun k inarrlaae bat wean the orlnraae and a dlraeed army oftleer, HlelnlMM-kdone for the ptirMMt of folllnif the grand duke. fttelnlMH'k attempt to klas Ike prim 'an ami aha la reamed hy Warrington. HIcIhIhm-Idlaapeara for good. Max fk'harfoimteln. an old American friend of Warrington' raaehe Warrington tell lilm of the prln-ceeffcdinrfenntaln aliowa Warrington a locket with a picture of a wonmn It waa on Ida neck when he, aa a boy, waa ph:k(l up and adopted by Ida footer father, whoae name he waa given, lie tadlevi-- It to lie a picture of Ida to another. The grand duke announce tho prlnreao that alio la to marry Itopplo-kln- n tho following week. During a morning rhle alie plana to eacape. Hhe meeta Ho flnda a purae ahe haa Hcharfrnateln. dropped but draa not dlainver her Warrington entertain at a pulillu reetaurunt fur a number of American medical atudcnta. Max arrive lain and relate an Inloroetlng bit of goaalp to tho effect that tho prlnrnea haa run away from Itarachclt, He unwittingly offenda a native oftleer and auhjecta hlmaelf lo certain arrant. Max la pcraiiedud lo take one of tho American alndenta paneporta and eacapo. The grand duke tho eacapo of the prlncoM. Hhe leave a note aaylng aha liaa eloped. Kfforia are made to atop the prlnceaa at the frontier. Betty Moera ank for her paanport, Hho aaka Warrington for Biodatam-In leavand Invttea lilm lo call on ing Harm-licitMax flnda the prlnceaa In her In tho railway carriage. Hhe accum-- him of following her. He return to her tho pure ho had found. It contained a thou-aaa- d pound In bank notea. CHAPTER IX Continued. tu-li- , Itur-aelie- lt. a. e. a Tou Mjx surrendered bla pupera. ueed not tie my banda, be aald calm ly. "I will come peaceably." The colonel looked Inquiringly at the prlnceaa. He will do as he nays. "Very good. I should regret to ahoot him upon ho short an acquaintance. The colonel beckoned for them to step forth, "Everything la prepared. There Is a carriage for the convenience of your highness; Herr Ellis shall ride horseback with the troop." Max often wondered why he did not make a dash for It, or a running fight Whut he bad gone through that night was worth a good fight "Good-by- , said the prlnceaa, bolding out her hand. Scharfonstein gravely bent his head and kissed it. "Good-by- , Prince Charming! ahe whispered, so softly that Max scarcely heard her. Then ahe entered the closed carriage and was driven up the dark, road that led to the Castle of Doppe!klnn. "What are you going to do with me? Max asked, as he gathered up the reins of his mount. "That we shall discuss later. Like aa not something very unpleasant For one thing, you are passing under forged passport You are not an American, nq matter how well you may Ilow lime wars m on custom! Ii olib-limes they created pain; now they strive to siibJiio It. I might go into a detailed history ot I he Doppelkinns, only It would be absurd and unnecessary, since It would be Inappreciable under the name of Doppelklnn, which happens to be, as doulnle you huve already surmised, a umiiia of mine own Invention. I could likewise tell you how the ancient dukes of Itarsc-helfought off tbs in sidlous flattery of Napoleon, only It H a far Interest, and Barschelt la aim ply a characteristic, not a name. Some day I nmy again seek a diplomatic mis slou, aud what governmeut would have for its representative a teller of tales out of school ? It was, then, to continue the fortune aud misfortunes of Max 8charfensteln. close to midnight when the cavalcade crossed the old rnoat brldge, which hadnt moved on Its hinges within a hundred years. They were not entering by the formal way, which waa a , terraced road. It was the rear entrance. The Iron doors swung outward with a plaintive moaning, like that of a man roused out of his sleep, and Max found himself In now used at a an ancient guard-room- , kind of secondary stable, The men dismounted. "This way, Herr Ellis, aald the colonel, with a mocking bow. He pointed toward a broad atone staircase. "All I ask. said Max, "Is a fair chance to explain my presence here. "All In due time. Forward! The prince Is waiting and hta temper may not be as smooth as usual. With two trooper In front of bin and two behind, Max climbed the atepi readily enough. 'They wouldnt dari kill him, whatever they did. He tried to Imagine himself the hero of aomi Scott or Duma tale, with a grim car dlnal somewhere above, and oubliette! and torture' chambers besetting bli path. But the absurdity of hla Imag (nation, so thoroughly Americanized flower-bedded- , "Trust me to keep silent, then. He continued: "I have lived a part of my life on the great plains; have ridden horses for days and days at a time. Aa a deputy sheriff I have arrested desperados, have shot and been shot at Then I weut east and entered n great college; weut In for athletics, and wore my first dress suit Then my foster parent died, leaving me his fortune. And as I am frugal, possibly because of my German origin, I have more money than I know what to do with." He ceased. "Go on, she urged. "When the Spanish war broke out I entered a cavalry regiment aa a trooper. I won rank, but surrendered It after the battle of Santiago. And now there are but two things In the world I dealre to complete my happiuesa. I want to know who I am. "And the other thing? "The other thing? I cant tell yon hurriedly. "Ah, I believe I know. You have left some sweetheart back In America. All her Interest In his narrative took a strange and unaccountable slump. "No; I have often admired women; but I bare left no sweetheart hack In Amorlca. If I had I should now feel very uncomfortable." Somehow ahe couldnt meet his eyes. 8he recognized, with vague anger, that she was glad that he had no sweetheart Ah, well, nobody could rob her of her right to dream, and this was a very pleasant dream. "The train Is slowing down. he aald suddenly. "We aro approaching the frontier. She shaded her eyes and searched the speeding blackness outside. "How far Is It to the capital? be asked. "It lies two miles beyond the frontier. . Silence fell upon them, and at length the train stopped with a jerk. In what seemed to them an Incredibly short time a guard unlocked the door. He peered In. "Here they are, sure enough, your addressing some one la ezcellency! the dark beyond. An officer from the military household ot the Prince of Doppelklnn was Instantly framed In the doorway. The girl tried to lower her veil; too late. "I am sorry to annoy your highness, he began, "but the grand duko'a ordeis are that you shall follow me to the castle. Lieutenant, bring two men to tie this fellowa hands," nodding toward Scharfensteln. Maz stared dumbly at the girl. All the world seemed to have slipped from nnder his feet. Forgive me!" ahe said, low hut Impulsively. What does It mean?" Ills heart was very heavy. "I am the Princess Hlldegarde of Barschelt, and your entering this carriage has proved the greatest possible misfortune to you. And everyHe stared helplessly thing had been going along so nicely the dinner he had planned In Dresden, and all that! "And they believe," the girl went op, "that I have eloped with you to avoid She turned to marrying the prince. the officer In the doorway. "Colonel, on the word of a princess, this rentle- - "Good-by- speak man." that languago. , Prince Charming! You are a Ger- "There are Germans In the United States, bom and bred there, who apeak German tolerably well, replied Max easily. lie waa wondering If It would not be a good scheme to tell a straightforward story and SBk to be returned to Barschelt But that would probably appeal to the officer that he was a coward and was trying to lay the blame on the princess. "1 do not say that I (an prove It, went on the colonel; "1 simply affirm that you are a German, even to the marrow. "You have the advantage of the discussion. No; he would confess nothing. If he did he might never see the princess again. . . . The princess! As far away as yonder stars! It was truly a very disappointing world to live in. cried the "Now, then, forward! colonel to hla men, and they act off at a sharp trot. From time to time, as a sudden twist In the road broke the straight line. Mas could see the careening lights of the princess' carriage. A princess! And he was a man without a country or a name! CHAPTER X. The castle of the Prince of Doppelklnn rested in the very heart of the celebrated vineyards. Like all German castles I ever saw or heard of. It waa a relic ot the Middle Ages, with many a crumbling, useless tower and battlement. It stood on the Bouth aide or a rugged hill which waa gashed by a narrow but turbulent stream. In which lurked the rainbow trout that lured the lazy man from his labors afield. (And who among us shall cast a stone at the lazy man? Not II) If you are fortunate enough to run about Europe next year, as like aa not you will be mailing home the "Doppelklnn post-card- . More than once I have wandered about the castle's Interior, cavernous and musty, strolled through Its galleries ot ancient armor, searched Its or lolterod to solildungeon-keep- , oquize in the gloomy Judgment ckam- - evoked a ringing laughter. The troop era eyed him curiously. He might laugh later, but It was scarcely probable. A tramp through a dark corridor and they came to the west wing of the castle. It waa here that the old prince lived, comfortably and luzurlously enough, you may take my word for It. A door opened, flooding the corridor with light. Maz felt himself gently pushed over the threshold. He stood in the great living-rooof the modern Doppelkinns. The first person he saw was the princess. She sat on an oriental divan. Her hands were folded; she s&t very erect; her chin was tilted ominously; there was so little expression on her pale face that she might have been an Incompleted statue. But Mas was almost certain that there was Just the faintest flicker of a smile In her eyes as she saw him enter. Glorious eyes! (It Is a bad sign when a man begins to use the superlative adjectives! ) The other occupant of the room was an old man. fat and bald, with a nos like a russet pear. He was stalking If It Is possible tor a short man to Btalk up and down the length of the room, and. Judging from the sonorous, rumbling sound, was communing Between whiles he was rubbing his tender nose, carefully and lovingly. When a man's nose resembles a russet pear It generally Is tender. Whoevet he was, Max saw that he was vastly agitated about something. This old gentleman waa (or sup posed he was)- - the last of hla line, th Prince of Doppelklnn, famous for hit wine and hla love of them. Thor was, ao hta subjects said, but one tender spot In the heart ot thla old man, and that waa the memory of the wlf of bla youth. (How the years, the good and had, crowd behind us, pressing us on and on!) However, there wai always surcease In the cellars that la, the Doppelklnn cellars. "Hal he roared as he saw the blinking Max. "So this is the fellow! He made an eloquent gesture. "Yonr highness must be oompltmented spon your good taste. The fellow isnt half-alou- (TO 8B CONTINUBO) A barn and Slrthdays and weddina.'TT return good paring all the tlrn. yu V (kod will S find seasonable, ,Uiubi, tore, always the be. Whitewash will do wonders towards alwaye recsonabls In barn price brightening and purifying the old or cowshed. profit. arouud Stngnunt pools and pBHtuie ma!:e poor watering place for the cattle Uemeniber that. mud-hole- s ih" runTry dulrv farming on tho down place. The cows will return a profit, whll j tho soil Is being Improved by the manure. t dim-ove- r that!" Good cows In given good care bur. successyou cannot grow clover some other or cow peas fully, try leguminous plant. It will help the loll If SALT - VALUE OF RAwT- Ide.l Food for Tho., Long and Into good condition. Don't expect you can test the value of a cow In a month. Observation reo should cover at least a year in For the farmers use the drafter is ords which there haa been a calving. the best animal to own. LAKEcirx Be Who W0u ,, Vigorous Many persons fancy that are Indigestible, and only!lptl" lu the early morning. old adage, that fruit morning .liver In th. day. and lead at night, I. to Whatever specialty In farming you tent answerable lor Have the poultry house light and tbli (m set your heart upon following be- of thinking) erroui-uu- i have airy and, above all, clean. lmnn. to work and up small a In way Dieticians tell ub that gin do of sure Is the way This things. unilargo pies contain more phosphate h Spraying la absolutely useless business. a profitable developing tdone at the right time. portion to their bulk article of food, fish not excSlT? The farmer who thinks fly nets for recent writer on this point bowjn The best milk pall Is the one with horses are too much trouble and clarea that in this lie the the fewest number of seams. the expense to bother with is the unit healthful longevity. They eo ou' Hens compelled to sit upon the fellow who leaves his machinery It takes time and because doors of rheumatism. to are develop apt ground money to provide a tool shed. Don't let the harness get stiff and The difference between profit and hard. Money out of your pocket If loss on the farm Is often measured you do. by the waste that comes from th The orchard Is no place for live- careless handling of machinery and cul stock, save perhaps pigs and the the shiftless methods of planting, the and crops. harvesting ehlekena. tivatlng For the farmer whose aim is dairy machinery will make the work of the farm easier, both for the farming exclusively, the dual purposi cow Is a great mistake. The only on farmer and bis team. who has any warrant In keeping such Never mix fertilizer or manure with type of stock Is the farmer whos lime. Work the lime Into the surface chief purpose In stock raising Is beef before applying the fertilizer. Do not wait to cool the milk until The sore neck and shoulder upon all the milking Is done. As fast ai the horse is more easily prevented you milk one cow pour Into can and set can Into tub of cold water. Thi than cured. Keep close logout. high temperature In the summer tlmi Fruit trees that are worth a place causes the germs in the milk to mu) on the farm are worth caring for. tiply rapidly. Without care you will not get satisIn fattening animals in the wlntel factory results. time, remember that experiments hav You feed and water your horse with shown that good quarters and plenty thoughtful care so as to keep him In of bedding are essential to profltabU prime condition for bard work. Are feeding, the animals thus cared foi you as careful of your physical condi- showing a gain of over 30 per cent more than those under less comfortar tion, and that of the hired help? hie conditions. Do a little forestry work on the farm this full. Plant a patch of trees. One of the destructive pests of the The nursery catalogue of the forest garden, against which the farmer Is service of the agricultural department almost powerless. Is the root maggots may help you. Send for It to Wash- which attack cabbage. It may Inter ington, D. C. est some of the readers of Meadow brook Farm Notes to know that the Who would think to look at the New York experiment station has crubby teams some farmers are con- tried screening the beds of cabbage tent to drive that there was one bit with cheesecloth with good success. of personal pride or ambition in them? The frames used being made of h It pays to have a good team and It pays boards. to keep them right. Face the cows away from each othOn fields where the clover crop was er, for, while it Is true that the feedalmost a failure, the Ohio experiment ing is made easier where two rows of station tried liming with good results. cows face the same alley, It makes The lime was burnt and then ground the work of cleaning and caring for and spread over the ground at the them much harder. Where the gutrate of one ton per acre. ters of two rows of cows are on ths same alley it Is possible If the barn Young trees In new ground should Is properly constructed to drive the be the rule, for when you set out manure spreader through the ..alley, among old trees or In ground from thus making but one handling of the which old Mfes have Just been re- manure necessary. Then the milking moved, they are apt to find many ene- is done easier. mies that will prove destructive. Well-kep- t The next International livestock exposition will be held at Chicago, November 28 to December 10, the classification of exhibits being practically the same as last year. You owe It to yourself and the boys to go. Make np your mind you will, and lay your plans accordingly. The man to be a successful breeder of livestock must have a true love and Interest In his work, and he must also have a thorough knowledge of tho pedigree of his animals, that ts. he should be certain that there is real basis for the qualities which he think his stock possess. Do you know that It Is poor economy to save the cost of building at the expense of heavy loss of feed stuffs Do you know that the hay stack wintered out doors loses In value many times what the Interest would be on the money Invested In a building suitable to house It? Figure It out for yourself. 'ou study to provide just the right for growing the biggest crops. Are you doing as much for your boy? Remember he needs the right kind of soil to grow in and the right kind of cultivation to develop the best in hint, and who but mother and father should gle the matter n4,st thought and attention? con-eltlo- n Come now. be honest. Do you know Just what your cows are doing Tor Ten chances to one that there you? nre some robber cow n your herd and don't know you It, because vou ive never kept any record of their hmilk yield, neither have you tested their milk as to butter fat content, it l Just guess work with you What would you think of the merchant In town that was content to handle good in and out year year without knowing whe her It was at a profit or loss? And yet that Is exactly what the dalrv Is farmer doing who does not know each individual cow and what she I doing for him. Make up y0ur mind you begin at once to find out what each cow It doing and weed out the unprofitable ones. biliousness and act as a ledatlw 0 HJl tho racked nerves god 4u Eat uncooked apple, conatiTtl ii J though, of course, 0 moderate drink distilled water only, will be added to your life, whllT!1 vWencea of age will bo long 0 Thi argument Is bated oo position that, as age advances, the I porlta of mineral matter in tbenZ inctease, and that aging ( uttu tnan a gradual process of osnlficaiu. - Phosphoric acid contains the leu r mount of earth salts, and. for m,1 reason, la probably the neareit pioach to tbe elixir ol life kaona the scientific world. If you want to live long, to wtj your youth at the same time aid g1 Increase your brain tissue, eat pint?1 of gpples, drink only distilled witel and eat as little bread aa possible I Tart apple are far more whole, than sweet, and all, like pout1 should be fully ripe whea men. J Hoi t tii g be Hoi t if bees noth i )M room: M h! I On); ISOBJ be bl Get a Patent ffifi Your Invention may be valuable ut ill r should be patented. Send for free I1 formation and advice to H. J. ROBImes NSON, Patent Attorney. P. 0. Box itt, (oai Salt Lake City. lire FORMS OF. SPORT IN 8URMAH ji S- Alm Popularity of Bull Racing Strike with Their Eyes Pugilist Shut libel ,u A form of speculation not geaenlj known In England but very poygUr In Burmah la bull racing. A certia native sportsman I the owaer of om of these bulls, for which he bos t fused an offer of 10,000 rupees. It tu won several races and 1 looked afterl and as carefully tended as a Derby favorite. The owner values It at ft I 000 rupees, and It Ii laid It briar lim In an anuual income ot froallf 000 to 15,000 rupees It la careful guarded by four men lest It any k got at and "doctored. Burmana also patronize hoxlif eagerly, but the art can scarcely k practiced according to Queeaitorr rules, for we are told by a proTlsdi' reporter that he has observed S even the best boxers strike oat their eyea tightly abut, and If they t hit each other it Is more by thus than anything else." Calcutta 8tt I J ..V Little sprouts or seedlings are very man. . troublesome In the old asparagus bed PRINT BLUE PUNS mad &T and should be removed. As soon as they can be detected remove the roots PEMBROKE STATIONERY CO., WlUtCk If possible. If by reason of I growth Naturalization Requisite, ; this cannot be done at the time, cut k A residence of at least five yew away all the seed sulks and mark an alias k the stubs so they can be rooted out required to qualify how long matter No V when the foliage dies. Do not let one naturalization. been la the Unltef( man have may seed stalk mature. In time the bed betvw can be cleared of all but the male States, two year must e!ape Intentlo declaration of of hla tho date plants. We have a bed of asparagus to full citlzeaiti! started years ago and which yielded and hla admittance York. profusely this year. Not a female 8lgna of Royalty In New plant shows Its head. "The lion and the unicorn on t Bow .Hon. gable of the old state houie la Provide comfortable quarters for are not the only visible reminder 'iDFOli your hired help and manage the work British rule In an American city, f Wii in such a way as to enlist his inter- a whose office Is aef lawyer "Mra est In the work assigned him, and you street. St. Paul's church dun and will find that the farm help C., j problem Is restful place on a hot day, not such a difficult one to solve as the lunch hour not many dT lea most farmeig think. Don't be afraid scrolled In there. After picking ,r,,pari rouble to talk over matters with the hired way through the crowd of itenogw trinlie help. This Is possible without sur- era under the shade of the big & with Bi Hhrr rendering mastery, and will add to entered the old church to l contentment and interest. Don't oven needed rest and found mylf "oitei work the help. Thete are times when frpnterj with the feather and ; to It aunnon It Is Impossible to tank ' exact hr. J hours, of the prince of Walos historian-terwauiin b however. If worl; Is well planned there the pulpit Some local Mo, Is no need of excessive told roe that thl Is , long hours, ex:tlt an liberty the In which cept emergencies, and If the hired sign of royalty eloll " man Is Interested he will left In New York city wb n ttlu appreciate the necessity of working over time in rled on their crusade (, ended certain seasons when work Is rushed royal Insignia which RCL'l "'"Sill destruction of the statue of The "Garden City is a new move-- III. In Bowling Green."-- Ne . which is In successful Sun. f,ent operation Hurt In portions of England to provide solMui Same Here. cial advantage for farmers and rote theli One of the beheete given families. The farm homes are clusGrille too talk not ese "Do is brltfe tered about a common Nl point and The constant stress laid on th laid i stretching back from this are tbe Is a sure sign that It tab fields and cultivated areas. There will, heeded. Nidi of necessity, be some manufacturing plants; but these are A Soporific. by themselves very much as grouped Miss Gusher (who haff Just the manufacturing section of a town U traduced to the great utllor!jV ,0(r ated from the residence district separThe Lyon, I am so enchanted1 ( farm homes have all the comforts of dear, delightful novels. city life and all the pleasures of the with one In my hand, oucT ThP 8r1008 w centralized Sunday Magazine. PA the church iiT.nMt.r,fftCtlVely: Ufe o to t Content are of the bt.t The Bner8,ljP very Let us be content to oo farms In size and stretch away overvary pu God aeta ua at little tak. the distant fields In all which ? j pride and self-wil- l 'heir prototype the -- Iwag" me something huge towhy w i known la European but should that; enjoy history. Kow weep the du.tr-Cba- rle. i ) rd I , eai? |