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Show WARRIOR BOLD. il By ST. GEORGE RATHBORNE, "Lit Ui Mitt MUltont," "Tht Sptdtrl Wtb." "Dr. Jati'l Widow'." "Mitt Ctpritt," ttc iu'htr counter took place, and already their zed tongues leaped into view at the farther end of the corridor Charlie was pannng like a hunted stag, hardly able to catch his breath in that atmosphere yet, no sooner had he hurled hie enemy to the floor, and found the coast clear, than he started along the hallsmoke-burdene- way. dpjrlniu 1801. Street and Smith, New Vu, CHAPTER XIV. A Battle of Gianta. Some of the most frantic hovered at the windows, as though ready to plunge through space if the worst came. They were crazed for the time being and could not be blamed. Many a preciouB life went out that fatal day, that might have been saved by the exercise of a little judgment and coolness; for of all the attributes which mortal man inherits or acquires these prove the richest legacy in such a time of actual panic. and Having taken his bearings, which way the numbers discovered ran, Charlie started upon what he believed was the last leg of his course. Now he must speedily realize the worst; If he came upon Arlines rooms and found them empty, he would know she was somewhere about the intricate passages, lost and facing death, as when he first found her. Wbat a travesty of fate such a thing would be. Tragedies were being enacted within those walls, that had many times with the sounds of gayety, echoed and now rang with shrieks; already the greedy fire fiend had cut off many from escape, and yearned to encompass their destruction. Some doors were closed, but the majority stood gaping wide open, had whence the terrified occupants fled just as they were. In passing one of these Charlie had a glimpse of a lady, richly attired, bending over an open trunk, evidently seeking to lay hold of her precious jewel boxes ere flying. Mayhap they cost her what all the jewels from Cleopatras day to this could not replace life. Once a woman had seized upon him crazed by fear, she clutched him as a drowning man might a straw. Charlie could not have his mission jeopardized by such detention he was compelled to break away, shouting at the same time for her to go to the stairs and descend while the God only chance remained. knew bow long this golden opportunity might be held out to them, for the greedy flames were making hideous headway and presently the entire building would be a charnal house. All obstacles had thus far been overcome by his iron will determined to reach and save Arline, he had swept them aside as the March wind whirls the dust out of its path. But the end was not. One harrier remained, Charlie suspected !t hot until the thing burst upon him, sudden and unexpected as lightning from the clear sky overhead. Again a detaining hand. This time it brought his forward movement to a complete stop, and he realized there was something more I serious in the detention than when ? the poor groveling chambermaid had clutched his knees. V It was a man; through the haze he had seen his presence without paying the least attention to him, and ilov the fellow, probably as terrified "as the women, frantically clung to him. To the stairs or the fire escape! let go! shouted Charlie, and when jl jthe other laughed with devilish glee In his ear Stuart turned his head to ee close to his own the face of the bogus Capt. Brand, transformed by passion into the countenance of a fiend. ' Was it accident or deep design that brought Macauley to this floor of the hotel at such a tragical moment? When Charlie felt that grip on his arm and looked into the maddened orbs of the ogre, be seemed to realize that a great crisis in his life had 1 til til h o thi ratal t ttM laisj f th I got s in-- I (or whe smg d and 9 ithful Thu ceati id the penal I an pretty beet q the (10 to hire, Son of It down r the the . e hi .red to ick. A mg his 1 , ne It It th your you t each at ot they making re; a and line ve any-- l fellow veek to ixplanir apt hit itty ke that 1 at ur in their that own lows ao i; hut I n whilo on hit rom i )n, by Pub arrived. The stake was Arlines love. This man might be innocent or guilty of murderous design, but appearances were mightily against him. His manner indicated as plainly as Words: This far shall you come and Who ao farther. i her. lie Bind did 3 not been that t 1 a gentle ng about ;r. vy thing it mad. emembef ended it, lady with made her er to ap--t the cir e added: ghL We th rosB of hi! ked beau-- f all cofr ations do t way. ath-Ite- ther. To Charlie each second meant a ser approach of doom, while with e other the passage of time brought vage satisfaction, as his base plans ew nearer realization. Charlie retracted a step mustering atom of power in his muscular for the storm which he meant spring upon the already gloating Macauley was drunk with the sue-- s that had seemed to be already thin his grasp. e thus could be taken off his lard, and once in retreat, complete t must follow. So sudden was the attack, bo overtiming in its resistless energy that t ogre fell bapk in confusion, just how to meet so ange a rally. And Stuart followed it up he knew well that what was worth doing all was worth doing well, e was bent on ending the struggle in and there In order to do so st effectively he let out still an-e- r kink, and surprised his enemy h a succession of tricks that com-te- d his utter demoralization. - was the work of a g gladiator. stunned the ogre with a Itipllcity of. short-arblows, hurl-hiIn a shuddering heap aside, found himself once more free to . hard-knowin- g nice little ison wM s, he wM ith a rusk hrew bio Frayef-ba- bof and the little , While defensive. Sit was a wise precaution, for the other, even while he continued to 'flare malevolently Into his face, suddenly threw himself upon Stuart. y 4 As he expected, Charlie found a man gifted with tremendous Huscular power. Like trained the two men whirled around, ach seeking the downfall of the Ma-uie- yo you, Instinct warned Charlie to prepare fcr the worst, to throw himself Into a even position that was aggressive I girl gueW iny morel hats whst we ought riend barf Char-havin- forward. CHAPTER XT. When Charlie Kissed Her. ke flames had been while making this mad en The numbers on the doors now stood out plainly enough, thanks to the illumination afforded by the flames, and he knew he was close to where Arline might be found. He saw the door was closed. It gave him a shock then she had not escaped with the first she must still be within her room. He pounced upon the knob and turned it. Horrors! There was no response the door utterly refused to give way, being locked within. Charlie pounded with his fist upon the panel. Open the door, Arline! Open, for Gods sake! The hotel is on fire! Apparently he shouted loud enough to arouse the dead, yet no answer came from beyond. Stuart knew of but one resource left it was a desperate case, and required a desperate remedy. He raised his foot. One mighty blow shivered the lock as completely as though a battering ram bad been brought to bear against it. The door flew open Nothing barred his progress now, and with a bound the Briton was in the room. Arline lay upon a Turkish lounge the crash of the door had done what all else had failed to accomplish, for she had just raised her head and was staring at him with eyes dilating in horror as they discovered the whirling clouds of smoke that curled in after him. Charlie ran to assist the girl to her feet, at the same time calling: The hotel is on fire, but be brave, and I will save you. If possible! His manner calmed her more than all else. She looked into his face, and although her voice trembled, she kept brave front as she said: I trust you with my life, Charlie! Tell me what to do, and God help us both!" Brave little woman! That was what he thought her then and there he had believed it on that former occasion, when she wandered In the dark Steen dungeons and passages, and now It was made doubly sure. It would have been worth something to Stuart at this critical juncture, could he have become possessed of the valuable information which the fallen ogre had held regarding the ways and means of reaching a fire escape. As It was, he found himself cast upon his own resources and compelled to make a virtue of necessity. One thing was absolutely certain-- lie COUld not couni pn Assistance, and if they escaped it must be through his persistent and determined work. Then, again, he kept before his mind the fact that escape must be downward that flight to the root would only render their immolation the more certain. Each story they could descend would take them nearer the street and increase their chances of being assisted through the medium of the fire ladders. Charlie had taken his bearings he knew the fire had not as yet spread over the entire building, though the smoke must have done so ere now. The stairs he had ascended were still free from flames, though this could not long be said, as they were in jeopardy. Snatching up a cloak which h found, he pressed it about Arline. Some craze must have been running riot in his veins at the time, for as her sweet face came close to his own he deliberately kissed her; nor did she by look or word protest there was something almost holy in the act it was as though the man wished her to know the great love that was in his heart before they faced the dreadful ordeal which might be their destruction. As though he might thus seal his claim upon the woman he adored, even though together they were doomed to journey toward another world. Come! Have courage, my darling, he said. Probably few men on earth have been given so strange an opportunity to declare their love, and under such conditions who could envy Charlie Stuart the brief spasm of delight which he experienced, for the first time he passed his arm about Arline3 waist with a sense of proprietorship. Love is a strong factor in the race the girl might have been rendered frantic with fear had she found herself alone face to face with the threatening destruction, but with his strong arm to lean upon, and the knowledge of his declared passion u sustain her, she could meet the dread issue with courage. And it required all the nerve she possessed to keep from screaming when once in the hall she saw the avalanche of roaring fire at the farther end. - Charlie led her directly toward It, yet she trusted him implicitly it was a glorious symbol of the power he was to exercise in all time to come, if so be they escaped with The stairs at last Another minute and it might have been too hazardous to attempt a descent but that small space of time has won kingdoms ere now. Down one flight that much was saved them at any rate, even should the worst nappen. When they started upon the second descent, it was like running the gauntlet; fingers of fire stretched out yearningly toward them, and one even came so close that Arline involuntarily uttered a scream, thinking Charlie, who had thrust his body on that side, was doomed. This narrow escape told him that it would be utterly Impossible to make any further use of the stairway in advancing their cause, since below it was wreathed In flames. Their only course was to retreat from the fire as far as possible, and there await rescue or provide for it through their own ingenuity., Still they heard the shrieks of women, cowering in corners or rushing wildly through the their-lives- . corrldois calling for the help that could nver reach them. Such a scene of horror must haunt one while life lasts, so fraught with human suffering and the utter inability to render aid. He had not calculated wrongly; while the smoke remained more dense than ever, the danger of immediate fire was not so great, although he saw it pushing toward them from three separate and distinct quarters, as though closing in upon its victims. An open window at tae end of the hall was Charlies objective point. He had hopes of discovering there the iron ladder that would enable those who had the nerve to grasp its rounds to drop to safety below. Alas! disappointment awaited him, keen and cutting, since there was no Bucb avenue of escape provided in this quarter. It was a dizzy distance down to the street, and only a maddened brain could conceive the idea of leaping out into space. Charlie leaned out to survey the situation. . Immediately a roar of warning arose from thousands of throats below, while arms waved him back, doubtless under the belief that he meant to take the mad plunge. He was not quite reduced to such an insane policy his resources had not yet been exhausted. Charlie had his bearings now he remembered the lay of the land surely there must be a better chance of escape in the rear. Turning into another corridor, which led in the desired quarter, he pushed on. Arline clung to his arm with whitened face and eyes that reflected the horror of her soul, but, thank Heaven! as yet her steps did not falter, nor did she give any signs of collapse, while his great courage remained to buoy her soul up. The situation grew more intense with every passing second, and Charlie knew all too well that unless fortune speedily gave them an opening it would be too late, since the fire was now sweeping with remorseless fury over the main portion of the doomed structure. Charlie Stuart knew he had to solve the proble mof his existence, as well as that of the gentle being who clung so eagerly to his arm. No man was ever better equipped for the fray. He had everything to urge him on to superhuman efforts abounding life, with all that means to a healthy young man, and, besides, the knowledge that he was beloved by the girl to whom his heart had gone out. Yes, if ever a man had reason to strive with might and main fpr victory, it was Charlie Stuart. Manfully he met the requisition. (To be continued.) HOW SLEEP MAY BE WOOED in Which a Person Should Lie to Induce Somnolence. Few persons in ap ordinary assem- Position blage can tell offhand What positions they assume to induce sleep and yet there is hot an indiviuual in the world Who has not some trick of distributing limbs and trunk to insure slumbers blissful spell which he This Is a practices unconsciously. night habit as perpetual and immutable under normal conditions as the succession of the seasons. No sooner are we really off to the land of nod than the night habit asserts itself. Our hands and arms seek the same parts of the bed or the same portions of our bodies upon which they have nightly rested since infancy; our feet and legs stretch at the same angles or loosely entwine in comfortable relaxation as commanded by unconscious will. It is seldom of our own deliberate volition that we place our bodies in position for sleep, as you will find on going to bed if you remember these words. In truth, if you do not seek to combat the instincts you will be surprised at the dispositions of the various members involuntarily made. If you endeavor to go to sleep by a new arrangement of the body you wil also be surprised by the revolt against slumber which will surely ensue, but even before the struggle is well begun you will probably surrender and permit the night habit to Tke Rockdl ester here u a raid to yerJnday thoroughfare, Where wanton breeze idly And blossoms scent the air. Theater Waist. Blouse of coral pink mousseline de sole, shirred and puffed at the top and trimmed with bands of black Tabs of black open-worInsertion. guipure form a shoulder collar around th full yoke, or guimpe, of cream filet lace. The draped sleeves open on the outside over a large puff of the ma- k to side of the head with a long slender brooch pin. Many of the simple tiaras are of coral, which mingles Others exquisitely with cut silver. plaster of parls into a thick mucilage are of topaz, tourmaline, sapphires and apply to the broken edges. Press and one beauty is of pearls and emerfirmly together and leave for a few alds. Some very lovely and comparadays. This is a very strong cement. tively inexpensive ones are made ot The white marks on tables caused cut ?it. by too hot dishes may be removed by the application of a little methylated spirit, rubbed in with a piece of flan- MADE IN And many a Ulfle town, j j V And trees thst spread and swing and And shade the pathway wide. Its flowers are a goodly sight. And it goes on and on And leads to many a starry night And many 4 cloudless dawn. ) here is a road yesterday And we may trace its gleam' Jin flecking shade ot dancing tay Upon tome little stream; Ot we may see it, when, with eyes we hear a song d, That calls up many a glad sum.se And many a twilight long. Pomander Again Fashionable. The pomander, which was so highly esteemed by our has again come into fashion. It g consists of a ball of berbs, well pounded, and inclosed in a perforated gold or silver case, and may be worn on one of the pretty terlal shirred and puffed at the top. jeweled chains which nowadays no The deep cuff is of the black guipure. woman would be withNeueste Blousen. out, or depending from a chatelaine or bracelet. In the days of the plague Some Novelties. were made of special pomanders Cashmeres under various names herbs, which the doctors considered t would seem to be coming into vogue, disinfectant, such as feverfew, and bay weed. These were steepespecially those that are printed in cashmerian patterns. Most of the ed In stale ale. For typhus, cinnafor balls are mon and oil of valerian were recomfabrics gossamer spangled, but this does not seem to mended to be worn against the skin. suffice, for they have over them apWhite Lace and Velvet. pliques of floral leaves or symmetriA tan etamlno street gown, stitched cal designs, as also silk embroiderThe large bat shown is made of In black and trimmed with black pasies In Persian and Oriental coloring. white lace and the brim bound sementerie ornaments. The tan toque Floral trimmings for gowns have sevIs trimmed with violets. eral novel points. Very small roses and very big ones are employed, and Simple Rice Pudding. chiffon flowers and satin flowers are well a scant cup of rice, place Wash artifiintermixed with the ordinary In dish with pinch of salt and pudding cial kinds, and garlands of flowers three tablespoons of sugar, cover with for bodice and skirt trimmings are milk and stir until sugar is dissolved, most frequently mingled with at);n then put in oven, which should be of ribbon and drooping ppds. Grapes moderate heat, and bake slowly for are figuring a; dress trimmings, and two hours. Do not stir mixture after so are hop and vine leaves. putting in oven, out, as the milk absorbs, all more until a quart has been Peppermint Sweets. used. For a smaller pudding use half Children always delight In pink the quantity. and white pepmlnt candy. It is so harmless and sometimes so benefiShort Bklrta. cial, that the most careful of mamShort skirts are the mode of thl mas may give It to their little ones. future. The great dressmakers have A simple and yet good way to make sanctioned them, and that settles 1L to dissolve two cupfuls of granuit is They are all very well for walking lated sugar in a half a cup of water. in town in the morning, but they are As soon as the sugar is melted reunsuited to Indoor wear. The utterly move the spoon and boil the syrup worst part of the business is that eight minutes. Then remove from if we declare anything to be the the fire, add seven drops of oil of fashion we ride the mode to death, in A of trail pink velvet with and pink palo beat vigorously until peppermint season and out of season, mores the left from the under flowers is the syrup creamed. starting thoroughly pity! across and over outside the onto waxed brim goes Drop by teaspoonfuls the crown. paper. sweet-smellin- g here is a road to yesterday, ' JjAnd each one knows its start fjj Ihe portal to this wondrous way Is held within th heart. From there the pleasant courses lead As isr as one can see It rests on many a golden deed And many ajnemory mug-wor- Mohair Straws. Mohair straws will be unusually pop' ular this spring. They make such peculiarly light weight hats, and the majority of the better kind require litMany shaded ostrich feathers are tle additional trimming. One of pale used upon this season's hats. A favor To make a dull Are burn up throw blue mohair is made in circular tiny a little salt or a lump or two of sugar ruffles, one after another, over the its way of arranging them Is hanging on it. This will quickly have the de- entire hat, and it is faced with plaited In the back, so they almost touch the collar. sired effect chiffon. are among tke most Braids and If soot falls on the carpet cover it of the moment favored garnitures thickly with salt. The salt and soot Tiaras for Matrons. can then be swept up together withTo the matron belongs the right of White cloth embroidered 1 colors, ig out damaging the carpet. stylish on velvet wearing the tiara, and young girls also extremely When nailing into hardwood the rarely indulge in anything more am- gowns. nails often bend. This may be pre- bitious than simple little floral and A circular knee deep ruffle, mads vented by dipping them into lard, oil ribbon wreaths. The Btately tiaras up in turn of several four-incruffles, more are or other grease before hammering beautiful this year than tucked or braid adorned, appears ever. Some of them are shaped like upon many elaborate underskirts ol them in. To make a good china cement mix little coronets and fasten front side soft silk. h BALL GOWNS FROM reinstate PARIS. 4040 TIPS. W. D. N. In Chicago Tribuns. " N BOUND TO DISCOVER POLE. Expedition Hopes to Plant Our Flag There. la Another American expedition American , about to start In search ot the inac- cessible North Pole. Anthony Fala, a young Brooklyn explorer, is in charge of the party, Capt. Edwin Coffin will go as skipper, while Ziegler la backing the attempt The party will shortly sail from Norway on the good hip America. Every effort will be made to plant the Stare and Stripes ' In the frozen North, The discovery by Capt Scott the leader of the British Antarctic expeof mountain dition, ranges with 0 points rising to a height ot from to 15,000 feet above the sea level, farther south than ever before knqwn. 12,-00- v together with the volcanoes, still further differentiates the typography ot the linown parts of the two Polar regions. In the Arctic regions there are no volcanoes, and the highest mountain is Peteraann possibly Peak, on the east coast of Greenland, which, formerly supposed to be upward of 11,000 feet In height, is now known not to exceed 9,000 feet, and la probably not even that In the mountain ranges bordering Victoria Land on the side ot Ross Sea are many peaks between 12,000 and 15,000 high, including Mt. Victoria, Mt. Melbourne and ML Herschel, and Capt. Scotts show that these high discoveries mountain ranges extend several hundreds of miles still further south with mountainous peaks quite as high. It 4 K,' irv is a question whether ML Terror Is a volcano, but Mt. Erebus was smoking in February, 1901. Both Capt. Scotts and Borchgre-Vink- s expeditions confirm Ross re- port of open water during the sunv mer months In Ross Sea when once the Ice on the parallel of Cape Adare ,- - Doctors In Roman Armies. years. Sir James Y. Simpson some years ago established the fact that in the armies of ancient Rome there was not only a medicus cohortls, .but also a "medlcus legionis, a kind of superior medical officer. One of the most Interesting bits of evidence which he brought forward was a monumental tablet found at Borcovicus. The Inscription shows that It was erected by the first cohort of the Tungrians' to the memory of the Medicus I was quite prepared, says John Gilmer Speed in Llppincotts, to have him tell me that he had educated one of his sons, putting him through college and the law school. This man was German. It probably never occurred to him that there was anything debasing in a tip. And for him there was nothing debasing in it He lived and acted in harmony with the sphere of life into which he was born. That was all. But it would be an entirely different thing for this son, this 040- beneficiary of tips, to receive one. The gown at the left is of green He is an American and must take fees only. For his fathers sake as illk gauze made up over blue taffeta well as his own I hope his fees will nd beautifully embroidered with be large. gold wheat heads. The low neck is trimmed with a drapery of guipure and festoons ot Protecting Milk Consumers. It Is a misdemeanor to use milk pearls attached to the bodice with bottles for anything else but milk in emeralds. The drapery and pearls form the New York city. sleeves and shoulder straps. t The 00 Chimneys Sway Many Feet is said that a chimney of 115 feet hight will, without danger, sway ten inches in a wind. J one-hal- One Man Averaged $1,300 a Year for Twenty Years. In some restaurants in New York the waiters put all their tips in a box and divide equally. That is a very general plan in Paris. As a rule, in this country, however, what each gets is his own. In one cafe, with three distinct sets of patrons the tipping is so constant that the waiters serving there pay handsomely for the There Is, however, only privilege. one such place. At another well patronized place some of the waiters have served many years. One of these the other day said he had kept account of bis tips for twenty years. The lowest on record was $300, the highest $1,800, while the average was $1,300. This means that in tips this worthy man bad taken in $3.50 a day during twenty It -- It stretches long and far and straight; It wanders up and down; It passes many an open gate nel. Afterward polish with some paraffin. A little vinegar added to water in which fish is boiled will make the fish firmer and improve Its flavor. The addition of vinegar to the water in which meat is boiled or stewed will make even tne toughest tender. Dissolve half an ounce of borax in teaf a pint of water, add spoonful tincture of myrrh, two spoonfuls of put them into a bottle, and put a tablespoonful of this mixture into the water with which It will you clean your teeth daily. whiten the teeth and strengthen the gums. those little details of position which long practice has made necessary to your comfort. FORTUNES ' A wondrou girdle The gauze The ordl-nariu- s. 00404040404000404 04004940494040404 KOwv-ri49004040049- 4, and flounce between which it is trimmed with lace insertion in a Greek design. The decollette bodice is plaited and trimmed with rose and satin ribbons which form a watteau scarf in the back. The fichu and sleeves are of the plaited gauze, the former finished at the left with pink roses, at the right with cravat ends. The girdle la ef of three deep, plaited, overlapping flounces trimmed with applique roses of painted gauze and with festooned bands of white guipure.-Thdecollete blouse is also plaited and almost covered with a sort of bolero trimmed to correspond with the skirt The sleeve is shirred at the elbow, forming a puff at the top, and is finis of green panne. ished with two deep ruffles trimmed next gown Is of white silk the material. like the rest of the gown. The girdle over rose taffeta. The third gown is of white tnlle is of rose panne. Hearsts Chicago skirt forms a plaited hip yoke over rose silk. The skirt is compoeed American. Jfw UW W e This cohort distinguished Itself under Agricola. The monument Is elaborately carved and this Is held to be suggestive Of the great esteem and respect In which this ancient army doctor was held by his comrades. It is generally supposed that a cohort consisted of 500 or 00 man, and each cohort seems to have been provided with one medical officer at least Several monumental and votive tablets found In other parts ot, the world refer to Roman army medical officers. -- There Is never neaco a lack ot troop 1nnlirniil |