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Show TIIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 191919. nV By Sidney C. Partridge. 13 vj u ' Of 'est U" Mr S'SUlWl adored COr! T Pr ia ,vm tWng hete will t0 'T private r otth e. , 's1!?:,,. , HohgKtAg hotel, and whose ret'deivous for tourists atui - ji inn.. nf everv kind from repled the official know ton You .1 ,re 'ou wilt. m re- -' most our one of . Timoto and he te- - dents In the colony, ''?! da feel this loss er.v keenly htra U that tin re id v worrie valuable ,at erh the theft of a verv nf art but it was aivorni aided w.th of ptopeny, as If de ruction ne wo trvlng to do him a personal M thing of that kind tn It. filter Li w , ,re to fid tt out, air, but an 'Mit sure It could not hate been , of at.' of the other curio deabr-our finest are n tor road, thiyd 2 wot out' be some I, citizens water front jT.Npkttper down on the " d to that roiild drsce. ate - it ternattonal Jalousies Ili-Mr Irmpevtor" (fT strong, son etiines, atn sue I know they are. lut lR hrsondinf of jour firm is too high foi Co ire Mirsis Takimoto ilat pr uepujar with their Chinese netgh-tlrul uisoribe Hberallv to all their I' niust be JUi,t a a,e (,f ,m arittw the thief may hav injured rilL inv he mav have Wn irjef mite dark, orso met burp else may irlf5tnea away hr (meurred to anger him and he Just Lkhts el its out on thing he fve often had them do It " ton arros Good more. It t nothing hope moraSrli s,r " Mr Consul, and tell kmc in rntng, as much Ur TsVininto that we are this as ho is and that 1 lriertrted t to men verv hfft work on pJt n Me lie sure to hear something Wi?se " r t vo it a C( i visitor stepped into his ft 4jvJimii.ikvhit and was whirled away ji di'iitu.it of hi consulate u said the chief to ht jrnvti uw ri tlev resumd their feats In from Toklo seems out ivof'l't BoiKu! ip about this case. v r feel thev very sensitive ps ,,f u I g happening to one of their in ii t yeilally in a port like this nr' t Fit )l to Mr Takimoto head thtte- - nothing personal in this J tl n it s irt plain a that 6 all and it plight have hap-ptto in Flnsrltsh firm Juat the earn 1 rt tbe-fir- I jut 1 v i rob-te- in tours Hue uii put the native officers to . cn the p iw nrhoi a thorough rf. , r we re navlng iiv p of the whole lot ,r heve all tie European hotels r'-f- i to look out for curio dealers and , rs 'tig to fell to tourists, and f ve n ofl cer at the gangway of everv If they try to get tier, to I( itchalnthem oat sore to go to one i 'oi'rd o( thcp two plans, vou knotty As jou saj. sir," replied the faithful as iv "it ft ffslter Weatherstone, MS iradi'the wife of the f mi of Weatherstone & Co, Uv.alun tuu chant, was very proud of t i 'e " f-- pi 1 ' r- aS-ic- -i , - 'Oklc u tites- a sufferer from rni hta 'HiiHe be"Can do relieved seep ij help me, what roctop would you - 'r . cai relieve chronic cold, sore advise (he use i,ti I wouldMemhO-Uaxcne iu INseme ,it hpj drug More in 2 n and mix at cording to but le and vou w,l! nry tiou-of I'btved all brom htnl r jt only lelcve, but will d is verv pleasant to take t i ui t , - ih'uild a man of for-- I uMeriy incapacitated" timid sc f const iou. well yrme w hh a tired " p hut k and often have ee- r' he in the hacK part of head "t e hut when I do eat do -- icrgth irtato'e men! mut the h s v i I DR.F. MARION KELLINO Graduate Soet c and Chiropractor Heallnfl Drugless -cis ! f Jo ml nljbir, ? u m b g A) pendn Kis. L I - M I ' G t'1r . J4 W.Ki o " o. Fena a Netvoj-r-and H.art and kd.iev A apr Hutft. Mam St. Rcom ZC7. lira I to 7 p m. 'uthi-- houis . appnit'mer.t v s . South 11 r 1 St v K J : l tr " t . fws HARES FOR US. ImmaiM profit quick-'J- ij e iv and fas iv roaii pay fcrrich tck and ardJex-rTV 00 each V Aot, , r ,q J. when T h re e months ' h Contracts, 'Ji'iA,'elr Hipf.isdge free N bok!e', . THOPSON RABBIT CO., Colorado. Dept. IS. Aurora, RAISE A j j j ot-ln- , If A tile at hui tli M u t iu t n.ak t la lie ni m f i K t i t t til tt t t eif father Ml t U t i v n n n H ot Mil aid I f H i at tt f ut tho itarn i h I e mi mi i t He )afceh aftr turned tier S.45Ullft tiittt ifl etorr !Hl i ' jr i. nas f and e ' ' U' Ui r die HHJli K ki i H telhtet u i 1 i h i k i t nf ed m nii k hIiim k them m em i, ihe u r h hotted thii r titthtd Jfie miiiu of h.m1 tha queen 0 e niip tell t ii p n tt up n d he He pthid th table n Mm hataurs Heupm uphered th th poitai effort, he nuid ttordn over sloaiv Minpet'a! eff !t ru a nf tu and, pUMnjf up n the w rk d He nounda turned to hto anitioim t tiitumfr m.d v rote The tt i iper uion & mUue of it inurt be tt it everv eff-ifatee det r made to find a substitute ' He ttUtHu up an hamlQ Tl 1m urn i , , lluie r i r f on in t i f ' to k. k jf, t e of th o t r t iu j l, to it Hfe u sn j tta' W ' an (i h lit to ' Kudu ut (era t e to ! in$i ft hr H th o u h It- - t Ute tn tf in i ioirrv d d th to irtn lott?i upon hiu ami all hi- - fi n the engfM t of en I bMvtn u tt ti tigo t n n ?t i u t , he i mI Inv, sMu H jt to rontiri floor of his yv W 1 t men i en Kent n ide u ftrst story, I h (Il'iUl Ml It r I lie i 1 t lit! Hl' evairuiisUon of th frxme fom whh the ernhrouiefv had Men cut, discovered that V e thM, in his hurry, had cm Into the head and n- K f the bird, thus ruining the syn metr of the figure and making It praetbaUv JmjM.saible for him to carcftil repUrs. dispose of it without end hete he turned to Mr Takimoto-- . our friend, the manager, wPl testify that the skilkd wmkmcn who could do that are only In Japan and the number of them la very limited This lei me to conclude at once that it was not the figure of the entire hint that he wanted, but only the outspreading tail with He beautiful feathers Someone, somewhete, was willing to pay a very high prk for peacock fealheis who could it b? The answer suggested itself at once. Chine d It must be some official, cm Investigating further I found that th duly ones who bad teen in or neJr the colunv at that time were the two stitute fuwho attended the viceroy Scarcely knowing what he did, he laid neral," the price upon the counter and departed And how did you connect them with with the arefu)IV wrapped bundle In his arms He parsed down the Dragon th robbery' a little Chines interrogation ot "Oh, alley and walked rapidly along Queens the head of th .boatmen s guild brought mad till he came to th narrow passage to the light. I found that the all that separated the house of Taki- that wy moto & Co from the adjoining estab- soldiers on the official Mtk had seixerd the mesa in dropping boatman for hi car lishment He paused and hesitated a moment, the hats and feathers overboard and had death unless his with him threatened T will to himself and tee go then said Lee. who llvee a few doors family ptovided others to Utk their place. my lTnol could None be " procured here In Hongabove, and beg him to advise me in time for the remontes, eo Deaf He found the door, opened it and kong was IndiKcd to save th day and alao climbed the Ticket etalrs to the humble lc hi brother by rutting the embroidabode of hltn who was known as "Deaf ered one out'kiye or the frame." Dee, the coolie." life?" "HI brother's What they there eaid and did, and you see, he was tbs boatman's "ke.brother what the uncle planned to save his brothour Chinese families ars own be told had life better by er's Wang piui h Irfterlaoed ' Koo himself the unraveler of the very how did you find that out?" "But mystery. "Ah, gentlemen, mu must really exettsw me It would be difficult to explain that A very lever capture, Mr Wang. to a European audience. " "But surely sflk feathers would not be ald Inepiitor Wullace to the Hongkong man of mystery, when, a few day Is ter, Stiff enough to decorate a hat" e of fixed that, and thev met ov appointment af the "Oh, a little Inserted in ths the now fnmou robbery. "But " he lded then, a long with pardonalle pride, "I think It onlv middle gave them the noreesarv r'gidity lust to the department to eavth&t we and made ffiem lobk quite natural. "Deaf Lee, then, will b tried at ths have suspected leaf Icc from the very next criminal court?" Hy wa queetloned and quesbeginning "No. gentlemen," Interrupted Captain tioned and hi room Ixia he n thoroughly eean had, but not a word of confession Brownlow who had entered the room uncould we get out of him, nor con,d a observed, "he will not be tried by any trace of the m selng embroidery be found court, for he swallowed opium in hi cell The detectives have shadowed him every two hour ago." "Tien Ming' The decree of heaven! moment aims but he ha not gone to anv place where he touid dtepone of It And, cried Wang Foo, as he roes and pointed then. Mr. Tkltnoto had each confidence to th cellng. "T!io decry of heaven In him and trusted th old deaf i restore let not mortal nan presume to question no ImpIlHtlv that It rather threw us off U, . to the proffered f e and Foy, the hatmaker of hru'im ahev, hais ready and tell him to have the by th morrow Th little hop of Tfck Foy oarried only ft verv limited stock, so after a thorough search along his dusty shelves and in the various boxes and trunks tthLh stood he could onlv find tao iifftctiil abut, hats of the rank In question and these he agreed to sell to his customer for fit and twenty Mexicans Hut the feathers, th peacock feathers with three eves," exclaimed the lad "these are the most Important things of all; where can I get them''' decree of heaven but th "Nothin n this Island, vou them could hrln "The bird was th saddening answer of t'onfucius wears them onlv for those f noble rank Hut buy the hats and try the fortune-telle- r words, to find a sub- lak M 1 to hlh-ranke- ee -- to - rjji) ' v ttfre "iicnarzi scnwxj in fas (afire the fa cerAs rr? and, placing upon th center table of vherrjwood the little tray with Its teapot and tiny bowls, tha saucer with the crisp sembel or rice takes and the box of barley sugar paste, d. sappeared as siAfter th lently as shs had entered guests had refreshed themselves and accepted the delicate cigarettes which th host produced from hta cloisonne cess, the Invest gatton began. Air, Takimoto described th discovery of th theft and all th attendant circumstance. Th assistant Inspector told a:l that he knew and what had coma to him from the native officers and added a few suspicions of h s own. Mr Wang listened very attentively. stopping them now and then to make a few notes In a little book which he drew from his sleeve. "I should ke, firat of all," h began, "to be shown over this apartment where the robbery took place " "With pleasure replied his host, and, rising from their eai. thev followed him about the rvjom whle every door and window and screen wa carefully examined .Has there been any change whatever n the furniture of the room s'nc that ngghtT' he asked None at a'l everything stands now exactlv where It did then He took hie stand In the center of th room and carefully surveyed its content "Every door and window has European locks end hinges, ha it not There or ' sliding ere n Japanese screen panels? "fies sir. everything is absolutely selov ked and bolted cure and the room t. No one but myself bold every n gh th keys " "That lacquer cabinet Is almost large himself beenough for a man to conceal v it not" hind ft, smallzed person might pos-- 1 "Weli, a ly squeeze in between It and th waM "Who cleans and dusts th room?" "Old Deaf Lee, the coolie. Is the only 1 1 1 RHEUMATISM RECIPE cta w -- 'I "Nm1- - - at 'v "Wade the deep plae Lift tby rot., through th ensllowg," and suiting his action to the sentiment. gathered up the frda of hi and laid him Uow-to medj- - Far out In tbs blue waters of th harbor the China merchants s'eamer Hal Loong or hea Dragon was lying at her anchorage, surrounded a by warm of boat and s Her flag was at t, for she lurried under a canopy on her deck the great wooden coffin of ths Victory of the Double LUng, whose funeral cortege wa proto his horn In Bak ancestral ceeding Hot A huge passenger junk wa just approaching her sides and noise and confusion reigned supreme as the soldier on board attempted to force a passage for her to the steamer. When she .nng I'ne of serfinally was mad fast. vant and retainers iluniVr' - on the gangway, charing th w.iv for two high officer of tat who ha-- t come to pay to th great 'bincled on their They were Chang the Kan-- ai (or treasurer general) and Woo He Tio-Ta- t of the clruilt They were of equal noble rank, so. In , l.tlon lo the embroidered reremonlal to e and dl'ks hree ved uncork feather each wore th In hi hat, on with the knob of blue cry al ana the other with the knob of red coral. More thn two hour were r tua pretaken up with the elahc-n'scribed In the Book o' It t' and Ceremonies and they were eMuite.y buck to and their Junk with profound off of gratitude on the per! of the e Gm viceregal mourner. sifely ba k in th ir little cabin, thev hoh breathed long lgh of relief and pro ceded to exchange the urn otnfortah e uniforms for the esey garment of eve vdiv lit "Wsl. we got safely through It. Chang "Th luikleet .seep of ou live" answered Woo Just why It wa called "a lurkv eInwill appear from the following cap.-tale hang cident, and Two night before, wh thv were bringing some baggage almard th junk a carelee boatman t had slipped and dropped a circular oMekln case Into thto watew and in spite of fran'le effort save It, It sank before hi eves It contained the off. Hal hat ard decorafone the mo-- t Important raft of their rega'ta When It brame known, tG o'f'cl- -' were tie eo'diera to furious They e'xe tje hos'min and he hi n there end Heked then. He fell upon hi kree and for mercy, F ut all hi cries weiy use ess This left'. them In the rrot eertou predicament. for it was lmpo' bie to obtain official decora'lons borJ 0t Canton . many mile away and to f ail t appear at the prorer hour t the ceremony woq'd 'e a most serious noon them end damaging reflection even endangering' their official rank, hould tt reach the ears of the court uu- -' o Vet.- Th hfcl " ' he if. t rhe-g'u- gooee-fcaih- TJliatUJill Save His Hair? Quick Action Heeded But it Can Be Done, Sajrs Man of Much Hair Knowledge; a Simple, Inexpensive Home Treatment. Bay a yped&Mat, because lose of pity hair usually Tme from negtect. Few of us get bald id dxy and w all have ampi warning when our hair In thinning our. Darisun ftatte i a most efficient hair lnvlgr.ra.tor, bit to- - Immedlafely etop afrj further loe of hair and quickly new growth It must he rubbed e!ait Inf the valf) u the starved hair met sam-pan- half-mas- r(ct can really ahnoib Jt flmulafhin h h.itliv ad mfddgt You all! Rurl he n.icnifti with firrt filiation, for jour hair and oalp will j'Vik end fj! 10) pr cut berter 1'arlsiHn is not expensive It it eeJentufe preparation M Atv eupplle allantihair a ilenn i , iu I fhnt sapfUfi tt tmbt runte i tr trN'h'r ai ' satl fwMrr r ant?e give you pii nmr refunded f he battle Ox'd Looking h'i'r In in rv man or man rerna! s' the vital non-tick- 1 1 Xuc1 Thin Hatred Me Urged Not to Delay. lifeb hair and fin Pertelen &age It Juet Whet le Needed. a iidift attention nd iw hair Thrtnarula of men and wnmen are riter whit your 1 arlsUn g rnu very 3y I ftrnl don yrowlnr hftlrleee Thi Indeed ft not b diapp ilnt" know the rravn tthv n ca null, i n jtt for io- fo. )!r go t i ( J therv ihich come So try a -you i -- vice-rur- ! Few Drops. When Corns Hurt, Pain Stops! Corns Lift Out Dont let corns ache twice! Lift anw corn or callus off with fingers- - IlercY magic! . No lttii!)gr Any corn, whether hard, soft or between n toc, will right Dpi ard lift out, without any pain. j This drug i called and fa a compound of eher dta- covered by a Currinnati chemist Ask at anydrug store fir a srill bottle o t freexone, which) will cot but a tnde, but is uflietent to rid one's feet of every corn or callus. It is the most marVelou drug known. , loo-e- -- I fre-or- uj Put a few l,vp ".rcct.y ufoa e any tender, aching corn or lit laatactly thi soreness disappears and rhortiy tha corn or calli s will loostn and can bs lift, i t T wttlt the Lugera. Freexone doex't eat out ths corn or callut but ahrivela them without ;a-itat!o- n. otm n ! to JpecEons on and ply a few your drest-e- r drop whenever a. corn begun aching. Pain ateps, corn goes I eal-th- 1 trq wlihe e " d any KhrarakUra (ufferer I will gladly that Alwohiteiy Pre Sbnple Herb Heelp of a terrtbl tn of attaek Cared Onsiplewly It beam tuna of d taflamaatorv mucilar f trt r everything s edlng leasftr 1 here giv.s tt to miny euf had fail'd ire vt who believed thtr ra heple f.rer eutferio by lak from twlt- -f thetr fruod nocar oe more 301 w g-they o herti mlleve ft lo taVee' Ing Hew 1tnp: catcher he I t'nkee velv mnl well a bewalgta. sad Sciaiti-promptly et o ar new t blood purifier. Mr Hng Fco come thi - (' look Whod-rf- ol I ' In. i 'em- ahie rrm "He to thi Kerb Kecip if you wilt eeod wetconi native the "rime tt mi I coneider wit! better you amoiig for It t once forrerg th put M and he he'ped us evcnl tx.tet a bed Send after you rrmre ta oh -r li"'i. t ronta'eed mom p Tbnothtug Injurioa "rf'p re I c nfmt tie'' tt for vourwlf exotly what t y"u can ere leg noh,pg time hee be'ter Ft pC e watsnle 1 will od thi Beelp gladty tat ro are taking can wakee a"t0 UI to offerer who t fno y any don tfK ' an' a' ,oel Tf naf,e -i d1rud raiA" and pt'nlr wrltra wthtn a coup! uf d;' mora of Mr tfiSO Kmo!l Av, W." 0. SUTTOK be. glad to hve the essistance Lo Angl. CUf ornie. , In the case, s'r VVn T v (A 4 . ' cn 4 to preoare the tea II. ascended the steep step into the upper room, and when the bolting- tea and appeared be removed hi fragrant ullken jacket and sat down to noiHfar over what he had en umi If reuaJUtii ,he words of Confucius: far Jt turvysed wasfoxe- - erdenty slashed oaf urr'tt aJunk 1 t mtf of hit Wal-ia-o- v ; a K fk I I t f f from h.rn tl ejxr't -e To use a common expression. " I IM A a e httii inor th u trr mi-e- lf u -- , ,i.! ilv or ui It -- ur.es iv a t iu !, tti i t'-a- dt-- r ' I' Hti MtK O d vnhd 111 (nip a a .1 t 'It r h en The questions answered below are general in character, fhe symptoms or disease are given and the answers will apply tn any case of similar nature. Those wishing further advice, free, may address Dr Lewis Baker, College Bldg, College-Elwoo- d streets. Dayton, Ohio, Instamped envelope closing for reply.' Full name and address must be glTen, but only Initials or fictitious The names will be uied In mv answers No he answered, It to a tourist, prescriptione can be filled at any well-- e sell for himswif locked drug store. Any druggist can native would stealno itchance of recovering "And is there order of wholesaler. we an excellent have police SerWell, vice here, and I am Mite thev will do is smugit all they can to find it before jou have exceeded the speed limit and vour ncrvoitb svstem needs the aid gled out of the colon " "You tnut be sure and let us know of an invigorating tonto medicine Get We admired Cadomene Tablets. If they get It, won t vou s tube uf Three-Graso much that we almost feel the loss It as and conttnue Take pet directions oura" la ours as well a trtaLuent several months If necessary. "Ladles, I th.mk oiii 1 thank you a thousand times' ' replied the manager, rites "My hair is combing bowing his customers to the door with Miss Y ou.. mv s ili tfehes jnd dandruff is all the grace of a Samurai of O'd Japan much annoying, and I want something The case was at once reported to the to cure these conditions' authorities and captain Btownlow had In person and gone into the Answer. For hair and ac&lp trouble I responded thoroughly, lefore the Interhave never found anything to equal the matterat most th beginning of our chapter beview beneficial results of a thorough treat-mthe tween Japanese consul and the chirf of Flaln Yellow Mlnyol, It Is cooltnd inspector ing, cleansing and lnvtgorating, More than a week passed bv. but no tlii'uaands nqtv use It regularly as a -jialr trace The poilrs of the missing peacock .tnd scalp tonic. at all the ports from Singapore to Tienthe Japanese tsin had leen wirad to and n "Sleepless vt riles: I am uneasv about themsclv ft had notified their ov officers, tompete'vCo from m health My kidneys and bladder are iut it had had not well Have spells of depression, do sight. The firm of Takimoto & received no end of personal visits and not sletp well, have to arise frequentlv in the Critic !' id d ir and color, very scant letters from svmpsthet'c fr.cnds to feel it as My ankles sometime puff and under' colonv. all of whom seemed t a such ' fern reflection a Please prescribe. upoi d'ret tn eye- I have bag's valuaib work of art sin Id hue been callindicate 'ha g tmnt bcur you stolen from tU'i mtdt svmptoms Alev tic t raGmcnt to tone up the functions ers none were moouspoken in thedio' .1 htdiic s and bladder hunts Obtain In sealed regrets than the t i n e tub- - jvj'mwort Tablets and take as per Queen' road, mart of whom were promifor several weeks, or until renent lit the same line of hnims One quotums in f : evpirtet ced. of these, Mr Iwong Tov nf the Co ( Mvriad Perof Man Cheng at d ext r era of fections"!, Importer NOTE -- For many vears Dr Baker has curio ook it upon himself to Pna'iv been giving free advke vnd hi o.ea to I'm pout cbpartmen present the press l person He waite I "pon the Inspector t milti ins of people through ,lurrt. . and dountless has helped in rethe fol'owlng dav lieving t In one and indistress more than any "Mr IV!-- ! - re "we all too "murhee the worlds history. ,v,am-fac- e cause single-- Individual th," s ile he began. him Iirv written and expressions steallee fjve Thou man come mv s' o(Adv.) tieTe of gratitude and confidence. how ftision touand dollar,I none . "iVe'i. Mr replied fhe ch'ef at time to s he .ordered the office bov bt to visitor, tea and pine the bring o for Mr TakiI serio "while this be prat. evciednglv kow-ht- ft mg moto. it mist o him end his friend to know and h now he stands In the rommjiti'y much vou fet for him " can Seventy-seve- n "How vou tmkee Vlr Humphreys Mv fr end. t efree man entrhee (a' can breaks up Coughs, Colds. Chlftee msndal'n talkee mv no t ongee fvshloi rtea ee, saves, 'cause Chlne-" Influenza Cold In the Head, no e fihon all same may hard to sv who took ft Itsome"It Catarrh, Sore Throat, Quinsy stlUm they a teen foreign have Tonsiliti and Grip. U'lDnisgist e native vshtah arid curious time steal ma'I stuff and carrv it on board th when steamers to set' 'o the pasenger It moth I link nt to Od theye get N Iran a ra'ive thrf like v to '.a' mo-hotel rr-ne-- s Ir lese-je- , w th o,n e of e I am wrlttnff for of pimples and boils. too, oily," The organs which eliminate Her need attention Obtain So pherb Tablets (not sul-and take regularly as pel k r several months. (, r i w ii li litre un v ' urn -tt t III AVI I U h f ill UK lei! VillUll tt fv? p t eU .m rni I v th 4 f U i v Zetrrs JfaAat o iu u & t t J Advice IrPr. sK-- hun ciI Mit at TKcPoCTOR Woman writes1 to tn e XI ! re-p- la n i Br n u fi - ,i.i-- ut tt e -- se-r- 1 v tr 1 tW-T- ", d i j inea-unn- .Itnmt n firm in cunos anti co dealer of art w hoe e ehow winan- 1008- - optosite the lmiin , t nt, ms-roo- Tt I' was the Tllr d ralurv t f" K nd Weny VV lew him on the sub- a few nighC. lfo.s. of otie of hi eotm- - n to and of her wonderful - Altt tl.j t Oluf r Mr wh-c- WuIMtt uf the Hoikong Mr Mas ida to the Hon . the latter was about fT off, 1 rt!t M,e re f' y -- Itoresoi.K ,31 , o , - lt,t a Of now hs felt quite Bure that there wai reallv nothing finer !n the e inn i n In fehanahu) Indeed, this Was the tt to ute whun ado. 'ring friends and v ,v t i paid, who were her guest at tea at u h she presided wth receptions, at the gtaie if a veritable oriental ,s n Need.es to iv, she was one of Mi A o a best cusionirs end thev had a standing order to m t fv her when any new and very attraitive ar title was to be offeted for sale J -t at this time thev had put on exhibition a superb piece of Japanese enitnudirv arid Mrs eatherstone iiad alrei dv lu-- t envtots evs upon it as a eentetpieie fc r the diau It was a fern e in a rii hiv tarved frame of lacquer and p si me five feet in height and fout in w!dh The figute wa a peat a k with out sin end tall, and the handiwork was by Nishtmuia a finest artists Four men had winked continuously upon it f r ovet three ars, and so delicate and fei t wan the needlework that the creature seemed to stand right out from the screen and everv Individual feather to be quivering with motion .Nothing approacMng It m beauty had ever been i V e iu c it n Hi, irko g that was what made even tVie richest resident and the most lavish tourist for the figures in Mexican dollars puue ran up Into the thousands "My dear Mrs 'Atherton" said our hostess to her old friend who had just arrived on the mall Bfeamer from Sydney. "you must come down with me to Takimoto s tomorrow and see that perI m fectly exquisite peacock screen just hesitating about It for my drawingroom and I should love to have you tell me whit vou think of It Now, do come and bring both he daughters with you I have an appointment with them to show it to us at noon You see, I am making it early, because the American mail arrives in the afternoon and 1 should feel dreadful to have some rich traveler from the states take it away from me " As the town clock wa striking the noon hour on the following day, the four ladles were ushered into the reception room of Messrs Takimoto & Co . where the hea(l of the frm was waiting to receive them The screen was plai ed on a raised platfoim between two windows where the best light for vlewfipg It could be obtained, and when the ladies were duly seated, the manager motiomrd to his tVo Japanese assistant to umtover it. It had been carefully concealed beneath a heavy curtain of yellow etlk. which served not onlv to exclude the duet, but also to protect the delicate handiwork The from the strol g rays of the sun clerks stepped forward, and standing, one on the right side and one on the left, proceeded to lift the curtain with all the solemn Impressiveness of a pair of cathedral vergers unveiling a masterpiece of Raphael s. They had hardly raised tt a foot when the ladle simul"Why Sdmething taneously cried out has happened to it" and almost In the same hreitli "it Is goie 't is gone' Mr Takimoto rushed forward, screaming in his native tongue'Osoroshll kotol Osoroshii koto' (A terrible thing, a terrible thing' J The two clerk weie simply paralyzed with astonishment and tear Yes, It was most certainly gone not unsciewed from the frame or carefully removed, but evidently slashed out with a very sharp knife as a European thief often cut a valuable canvas fiom the wall It had been done during the night and evidently done hastily and with poor as evidenced by the ragged edges of ght, the silk and the scratches made by the knife on the lacquered frame. Yet th thief had stopped long enough wishing to postpone the hour of detection to e the curtain of yellow silk and even to tie together again the knotted cord and tassels that held It In place "Who could have done such an awful Takimoto" Inquired the thing, Mr ladies as foon as their composure wa recovered enough for them to speak. 1 r. "Some suppose, who hopes to - s" t ton LO, that this department in lo dts- u0rave. the n.vter and I. the Tills wntf rtnrr tt.e broket that the- store has been 'UfV at l' ,hf- u,he of ,ut rd t It II en and cautjht them lhe 'olonr .the remirka mere a'Mr'Saed . do drawinl-roor- her Peacock Screen, ii-- The t ! t hj T |