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Show The (light yxd sius.y. 'iuu.uy eu ihivnu xu alMlitlj v. uoxix. but u si iuai he iiNirii urew a deep L, UpUaUi, l'iuui.ciI tile picture Tue uuur upcucU. light kiicu.iiLii in iruui ouix.iic. . 14 feoewed. Ax he Ike (It, llirckiiuiti, Tommy bruu:.t ...L- 1 . Uwu Willi leu e el. ... NduiPcr i4 weal down Mll. ;u pel. d. ms crash of Livxcu i.dnuie Tommy hud siiitvc e..: and wu lu puiied to ilie door. Tl-the lock, lie turned it un.i i new ll just ux Conrad lmruii .:.i,icit .gau.st the door from ine u.sdu wuli 111 luois.. tuu. a After Every Meal jsi Have a packet in your pocket for y over-read- refreshment toe f 'dLtt Aids digestion. Allays thirst. Soothes the throat. vriicy of curse. For a moment Tommy ncMlaied, There wus die sound of swi.c the Sealed Package, ;.r-rin-g Secret Adversary (Wrtioor kani.PS0MM. CHAPTER Babys Skin With Cuticura Soap and Talcum Sc. Okhwt ZS a$ 50c. Tk HURT? MHefcadl nadiiim tm dtieo Bait. Hiriihg mi dk rnru ivosnlav Ted Slf Vnvirli llaos POSITIVELY REMOVED beauUfal IWsmftW ys" soft. clear and tm fnm Mi inn nMlmbM HuniumiMmnf. RStjbitwiiowI. Booklet (reo, Two stars, IL1I I..CW Slum Vn I low ta Mali, Uig u prottta. It yoa ha.. nlt I, iDvnt (or I M T proposition in In root In a hlgh-elas- e lares pn'flt possibilities, writ, tar traa Information raynrillng last tirrnildtmlol C. A n opporlunltlsa. runp6.ll, SIT Hromlwny. Waw Turk. H. T. 1, ath nt. bAgaihaChristie Thnt evening sat on the bed, and ingltaieil deeply. Would Conrad again accompany the girl? If he did not, should lie rink trying to make an ally of her? He decided tlmt he must leave no stone unturned. Ills position was desperate. At eight oclock the familiar sound Of the key turning made him to his feet. The girl wss Slone.spring Shut the door," he commanded. I want to seuk to you. She obeyed. "Look here. Annette, I wnnt you to help me get out of this. She shook her head. "Impossible. There are three of them on the floor below." "Oh!" Tommy wns secretly grateful for the Information. "Hut you would help me If you could? No, monsieur." "Why not?" The girl hesitated. "I dare not, monsieur; I am afraid of them." She turned away. "Wouldnt you do anything to help another girl cried Tommy. Shes about your age, too. Wont you save her from their clutches? Yon mean Jane Finn?" f Yes." "It Is her you came here to look kia Ian Kondlnc Thlaf Over 1( for? Year hint! to poll. i connect yon with lha linlootnon'o open. ffmploy. "That's It." Hlra, Min' iMatrlliutiiid Co., Tonkora, N. T, The girl looked at him, then passed her hand across her forehead. CASHING CHECKS IN GERMANY "Jane Finn. Always I hear that name. It Is familiar." Cuitomdra Hang Up Hata and Stlcka Tommy came forward eagerly. and Then Prepara for Cloaa You must know something about Examination. her?" Rut the girl turned away abruptly. Hank etiquette In Germany la unique. I know nothing only the name," In one groat Hanover bank I watched ' the customers First they walked to She walked towards the door. Sudthe center of the Mg marble lobby and denly she uttered a cry. Tommy She had caught sight of the bang up their huts mid stlclu Just aa stared. picture he hnd laid against the wall you would do here on entering a hotel the night before. For a moment he dining room. You Ktion understand why a look of terror In her eyes. they strip for action when you sea caught As Inexplicably It changed to relief. what an exhaustive test of endurance It is to get a check cashed. You pusa Then ahruptly she went out of the room. Tommy could make nothing of i it In at one window. , clerks gather, Did she fancy that he had meant whisper, the check, telephone it study to attack her with It? Surely not. sprain, make nutea on Its margin lie rehung the picture on the wall j doubtfully. "Augenbllck I" they finally thoughtfully. J tell you which means wait an eye-- 1 Three more days went by In dreary wink. Inaction. Tommy felt the strain tellYou wait Olliers crowd about tha on his nerves. He saw no one but i window. Finally you, too, hang np ing Conrad and Annette, and the girl hnd your hat and coat and alt down to look become dumb. He gathered from Conj tl a picture book on the reading table rad that they were waiting for orders In the aud-) If yon glance up j lobby. from "Mr. Rrown." Perhaps, thought denly, maybe you catch a bunch of he was abroad or away, nnd ; dsrks whispering together, looking at Tommy, were obliged to wait for his they ?you snsiilcluiisly. Finally, If youre return. J lucky, you hear your name shouted, Rut the evening of the third day asd at another window a pile of marks a rude awakening. Is brought pushed out. i It was barely seven o'clock when he J: Erery deimslt account here has heard the tramp of footsteps nutsble number, and this number must show on In another minute four check. Some firms even print In the passage. Itar official bank account number on the door was flung open. Conrad en- letterheads. Saturday Evening innnu-jrturt- 1 rout didn't know, ulili ns! And all I be time it mas a bluff: Bluff: You know less than a Muon. Rut your number's up l.ow all light, you l swine." Tommy lay silent. There wns mulling to bay. lie bail failed. Somehow or other the omnipoteni Mr. Rrown hnd seen through hi pretensions. Suddenly a thought orenrred to him. A very good lie apeceh, Conrad, said approvingly. "Rut wherefore the bonds Hinl fetters? Why not let this kind gentleman here cut my throat without delay? Gam," said Number 14 unexpectedly. "Think we's as green as to do you In here, and have the police nosing around? Not 'nlf I We've ordered tlie carriage for your lordship tomorrow roomin', but In the meant lute we're not taking any chnnees, seel Talking as though you were still si the blooming llltz, aren't you?" Tommy made no reply. He was engaged In wondering how Mr. Rrown had discovered Ills Identity. He decided that Tuppence, In the throes of anxiety, had gone to the police, and that bis disappearance having been mole public the gang had not been slow to put tw-- and two together. The two men departed mul the door slummed. Tommy wag left to bln meditations. They were not pleasnnt ones. Already his limbs felt cramped und stiff, lie was utterly belplesK, and be ruiibl see no hope anywhere. A l mt an hour bad pa'xed when lie Item'd the key softly tamed, und the door opened. It was Annette. Tommy's heart heat a little faster, lie hud forgotten the girl. Was It possible that she had euuie to his help? Suddenly he lieuid Conrad's voice: He ('ome out of It, Aum-tle- . doesn't wnnt any supper tonight. "Oui, out, Je suls bien. Hut I must take the other truy. We need the things on It. Well, hurry up," growled Conrad. Without looking at Tommy the girl went over to the table, und pieked up the tray. Hhe raised a hand and turned out the light. "Curse you" Conrad had come tithe door why did you do that? I always turn It out. You should r have told me. Shall I relight It, Conrad?" No, come on out of It." "Le beau petit monsieur, cried An nette, pausing by the bed In the darkness. You have tied him up well heln? lie Is like a trussed chicken !" Tlie frank amusement In her tune Jarred on the boy; but at that liniment, to bis amazement, he felt her hand running lightly over his bonds, und something small anil cold was pressed Into the palm of Ids hand. " 'ome on, Annette." "Mnls ine vollu." The door shut. Tommy heard ConAlun-sleu- rad say: "I.ock it nnd give me the key. Tlie foolHtepg died away. Touiinj lay pot rilled with nmnzcnicnt. The oh jii-- t Annette had thrust Into Ills linn-was a small penknife, the blade oh-ii- . From the way she bad studiously avoided looking lit him, ami her action with the light, lie came In the con elusion that the room was overlooked. There must be a peephole Komew here III the wiiIIh, Kctiiemlx-rliibow guarded she bad always been in her manner, lie saw that lie bail probably been under observation all (In- - time. Had be sway? liny tiling to give hinc-ci- r Hardly. True, Ills quest inn to Ainiett--bai- l mi proved thnt lie was with .lane Finn, but he The bail never pretended otherwise. ipicslloti now was, did AnneMe tvnllj know more? Wen her denials intend cd primarily for the listeners? Hu that point be could come to no conclusion. Hit', there was a more vital iiiestlon thnt drove out all others. Could he, as tie was, inaiiage to cut his Ho essayed cnutlutial.v to rul IkiiiiIs? the open hliulf up nnd down on the cord that bound his two wrists to. grtlicr. It was an awkward business, and drew a smothered "Ow of pain from him as the knife rut Into his wrist. Hul slowly and doggedly he went on sawing to snd fro. He rul the flesh bndty. but st last ho felt the cord slacken. Willi his hands free, the rest wns easy. Ills llrst care wns to bind up his bleeding wrist. Thou he sat on tlu edge of the bed to think. Conrad hnd tnken the key of the door, so he could export little more assistance front Tlie only outlet from the Annette. room was the disir, cotisiviieutly lie would perforce have to wait until tlu two men returned to feteh him. lint when they did . . . Tommy smiled! Moving with Infinite caution in the dark room, be found and unhooked the famous picture. He felt an economical pleasure that his first plan would not be wasted. There was now nothing to do but to walL 11a waited. ! A t hw man muy he brilliant or he may Imt the brilliant man doesnt hi work so hard. A flwmy. IinuKlnatlve nature, even though that of i genius, doesn't cars rap for "ujiiMirtunltlea." I I 1,1 l Qat ran jWlgliin-.jlir1- 1n f'n' sillb-- t - " yixamw tm il.x floor below. T..e 's lOiie cui.ic up the "lion lm lliimuel! Com.,,:, what is it?" Tommy felt a small baud : ro- -t iu:,i bis. Reside him stood A.'1...- ie. SI.o pointed up x rickety hnlo.'i ilmt apparently led to smile lit 1, s "Quick up here!" She dragged him after her up the ladder, in another moment they were standing m a duiy garret littered with lumber. Tommy looked round. of the greatest plngiirs hmunnlty ; It destroys jIlUirr- - "Thought You'd Bluffed Us, Did You?" tcred. With Mm was the Number 14. Tommy's heart sunk at the sight of them. "Evenin', guvnor," said the man. with a leer, llot those rope, mater The silent Conrad produced a The next minute length of line cord. Number 14s hands, horribly dexterous, were winding the cord round ids down. limbs, while Conrad held hlai Wbst the devil T' began Tommy. But the elow, speechless grin of the on Ills silent Conrad froze the words ItlML Number 14 proceeded deftly with his task. In another minute Tommy was a mere lielpless bundle. Then st last Oonrad spoks: "ThouCht you'd bluffed us. did you? With what you knew, and what you This won't do. It's a regular trap. There's no way out." 'Hush ! Wait." The girt put her Unger to her lips. She crept to the top of the ladder and listened The bunging and heating on the floor was territie. The (ierinim in,l another were trying to force the door In. Annette explained In a whisper: They will think you are still Inside. They cannot hear wlmt Conrad says. The door Is too thb k." "Yes hut look here " Leave it to nia. She bent down. To his amazement, Tommy saw that she was fastening the end of a long ' - ' ekww Ij.j, Wesiri it A KUSCIL AND Or 1 X Continued. 14 different j By El MO SCOTT WATSON iier-luuu- get Clear - u Fur Quality. Flavor asd Alabama Mayor Out With Strong Facts TALES OF THE OLD FRONTIER I'ulon A ROMANCE mi .,. i. J t ,u 1,,-- t m girl u.iuicd Kcotvca Mai Ull wax the paddling a bliclibaili enunc ifldo rner. M.e was iclurning lo clock home at l!i incuih of uf:cr is;iing x i:,-- bd mi! os up the r!cr. Her relative bad tried to persuade her net to xllompl tlie trip uloiie, but slid laughed at tliclr lTarx. rdiortly xftcr sundown she approached a clearing where she expected to spend the night lu the .'ahlii of u friend. But us she d:ew near she saw a war parly of Indians dune lug and yelling around the hln.lng cal dll. Tlie river whs brightly Illuminated by the flumes und at uuy moment site might be discovered if she attempted either to advance or retreat. No site silently paddled eicsc to tlie hunk and hiding as best she eouhl breathlessly wailed. Finally llu- - lire dleil down and the Indians departed, some of them going upstream in tliclr eonoes. By this time the moon had risen and made traveling dangerous, hut she knew she must try to escape. Site did ut try to paddle but trusted to tin- - current to carry her out of danger. After traveling several miles thus she felt safe to begin paddling aguin. Suddenly like a drifting shadow another eanoe emerged from the opposite shore, followed Immediately by three others. Seeing that she wns discovered. Rebecca began to puddle desperately. When the Indians saw that the only oiTiipnnt of tlu canoe was a woman they hurst Into laughter. Rut ns the swift strokes of (lie girl began to leave them behind they bent to their work to overtake her. Bullets began to sing over her head ami to whip the water h round her. Flunlly one of them struck her pad-linnd shattered It. The girl irlcd desperately to guide her hnrk toward tho shore, hut Its progress wus agonizingly uli-n- r slow. The savages hm! almost surrounded her when there was x blinding lightning flush anil h roar ns of thunder. One of the Indian I'ttnoes was torn to pieces and its occupants thrown struggling Into the river. A big ratine swept nut Into the st and from tlu swivel gun mounted on Its prow a raking lire wns poured Into Ihc other lndlnn hunts. As the survivors frantically paddled out of range the big bent drew up alongsMle Itcbeeens canoe Hnd a brawn) ana swept her from where In the slie crouched, bottom of the hnrk. Her savior wns (?spt. Isaac the noted hunter nnd sennt. And ns an approprinta aftermath to this rescue, a few weeks later a wandering minister performed a wedding ceremony st which Rebecca Murtln became Rebecca Williams. nm Brought the Picture Down With Terrific Fores on His Head. Tommy piece of string to the handle of a hlg cracked Jug. Kite arranged It carefully, then turned to Tommy. "Have you the key of the doorl""Yea." "fllve It to ine." He handl'd It to her. I nm going down. Do you think you can go halfway, and then swing yourself dnw.i behind the ladder, so llmt they will not see you? Tommy nodded. Theres a big cupboard In the liadnw of the binding. Stand behind It. Take the end of tide string In your hand. When I've let the others out-- pull -- I" Before he hnd time to nak her anything more, slut had flitted lightly down the holder nnd was In the midst of the group with a loud cry. The (ionium turned on her with an oath. "tiet out of this. f!o to your room I" Very cautiously Tommy swung himself down lha hack of the ludder. So long ns tlu v did not turn round . . . all was woll. lb crouched behind the They were cupboard. him nnd the stairs. still between "Alt:" AiuicMe appeared to stumble Sim stooped. Mon over I lieu, vl.da la cliff!" The Ccnium suntchcd It from her. Conrad stumHe unlocked tlie bled oill, swearing. lie's got sway." "ImpoMdhlc. He would have passed us." At llmt iiiniiirnt. with an ecstatic smile Tommy pulled the at ring. A crn-fl- i of crockery came from the attic above. In a trice the men were pushing ouch other up the rickety InrUler Into the darkness nnd hail dioapiH'iirc-above. Quick ns n flash Tommy lenped from Ids bbling place and lushed down the stairs, pulling the girl with htm. There wus n- one In - hall. He fumbled over the bolts anil chain. At Inst they He ylcblwd. the ib or swung open. lumed. Annette had disappeared. Had she Tommy stood run upstairs again? What madness possessed her! lie fumed with Impatience, hm lie si end his ground. He would not i without her. An-- I suddenly there wns an outcry from the nverhend, an fierm.'iii. and ihcn Annette's voice, clear nnd high : "Mn ful, be lias escaped ! And quickly! Who would have thought It?" rooted to tho Tommy still ground. Was Hint a command to him to go? He fancied It was. (Til UK CONTINUED.) Hi-.- - spell-boun- g-- (Xay Dreams. Roms fcoplc sleep with one eye open ; others prefer to waka whh both eyes shuL Ufa. Judge (I. W. Thomason, Slav or of Turrant I'i'.y. Alabama, widely known uud highly esteemed pameer citizen, recently gave bis liiniu.i'.ilicd ondorso-ineii- t to the Tatil.-- treatment. 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Boston Transcript 'No; tho only thing that reconciled her wiro the thought that alio stayed 8till Same Age. away two weeks longer than tho womWhen mother Introduced Dorothy to an next door. Boston Transcript the caller she said : My little girl wu five years old yesterday." Rain Needed. "And I'm five years old today, too," We've simply got to have ruin said Dorothy. Boston Transcript TIM MURPHY, THE ORIGINAL somehow. LEATHERSTOCKING (.'raps need it, I suppose." Particular. I'OOPRR'S FKNNiMOHK JAMEH Cnqis, nothing. Its not the fannWhnt's the mutter, driver?" tlie Our golf "The engine misses." was not entirely a child of ers Itn thinking about. "1'urdun me 'miss,' not Missus'." the novelist's brain, for there was a course is neurly burned out" Iieatherstocking" in real life and Gold leaf was used on the tombs and Mrs. J. R. Ilume Is America's first many of his exploit during tlie Revownmnn registrar of lands. lution far outNlione anything that nomimnta of Egypt. Cooper ever ltad his hero do. He wus Tim Murphy, a Virginian, und he wns the premier sharpshooter of Ron. Daniel Morgan's riflemen who marched north to light Rurgoyne with the words Liberty or Death" on the front of their buckskin hunting shlrta. At the buttle of Saratoga it was Murphys deadly aim that brought down General Frazer, the real military genius of Iturgoyne's army, wlms death proved the turning point In that campaign. So perhaps It would not ha far wrong to say that the rifle of Tim Murphy won the American Revolution. After the Saratoga campaign Murphy wan sent to Trvon county on scout duty and ben- - ns un Indian fighter hi won ills greatest fume. His rume soon heeatue a word of dread uuiong the liis fleetness of Iroquois warriors, foot, hi during nnd hi skill at fightown way made liitn Modem, progessive farmers, being ing them In tlo-lalso business men, now depend on an enemy to be both admired and fast economical motor transportadreaded. to save time, save products tion wu to hi duo of this favorite Fart and get the money. weapon, a rltle with two hirrcls, and Chevrolet Superior Light Delivery, his ability .to lire two hoti In sucees-slowith four post body was built espePrices f. b. Flint, Mich. without reloading made them becially for farm needs. It has the he Superior Roadster IMS lieve that enjoyed supernatural space and power for a big load, Superior Touring 49S which it moves fast at a very low powers. When they finally learned tha Superior Utility cost per mile. Coupe secret of his they became more Sedan . 7 Superior For heavy work, Chevrolet Utility careful shout exposing themselves too Superior Light Delivery. 491 , Truck Express chassis Commercial st $550 twin-only hut even much until be had flreil Superior , s s e 399 only, offers a remarkable value. this did not nlvvavs save them. Utility Expreea Truck Fita any standard truck body. 550 One day he was pursiie-- by an Chevrolet Motor Company war party und succeeded In Dnmirm mf Gram! Uatmn OrpOTMMa Dealers end Service ontrunnlng all except one warrior. He Detroit, Michigan Station 1 Everywhere killed this Indian and stopped only Than MW low print tffactiva Smptmmktr Iff long enough to scalp him. Hut before he hnd finished the Job the other savSUPERIOR ages appeiirrd. Snatching up tin rifle of tlie den-- warrior, Murphy shot Light Delivery town another. The remainder of the liarty, now sure that Ills "inedh-lngun was powerless. rushed forward to take him Murphy wns nearly prisoner. but tinning su hlcnly, lie dim ehirged the second barrel of Ids rifle the foremost of bin purand kilb-suers. The other Indians, ns! on I shed at lis firii g three times In succession. o'.her that Ihe white fled Tvli-g to Vio-all day without r ism, 38-19-23. Wll-llani- a, Jor Economical Transportation OF Farm Products r n a ur-e- d m.-t- hvi-lln- s |