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Show SERIAL STORY (Jri pins umbielU oxer my. khiyiMfr and my da:np skirts falling abjetily about me. I ant very sate that never before or ginee have 1 kxil.ej so forlorn or so utterly friendbss. 1 felt friendless, too, and as though nobody wan'ed me, and TwanTPitro brl wanted, although I was not jqsr sure h whom r So I sat, ec.ldand miserable, on the ldge, and to this day di n't know whether the moisture on my face came tiom the rloui'g-abov- e or my own Mo but I am inclined lo'l.elnve it was a combination, and I tek solid comfort In the fact that I was (jueedma'y uneomfortable and would jiri b.xblv catch a lieavj cold sat w.lh nix' f.oe turned towatd (lid not see a figure ;lie ocean fulles me down the steps, cross the Slip, and stand directly behind nte, quite obscurc'd by my umbrella, which i held veiv loosely indeed until a u1'en l uff if wind almost wrenched It away front me. i clutched tit the handle in an lu competent sort of wav. and tried to lower it, since It was dltheult to hold and I was aheadv very wet, but the (utch would not work, and 1 sting cled vainlj with It until a strong over mine brown land quietly clo.-eand I recognized the signet ring with the Bennett crest. , "Allow me," he remarked, just as ne had said to Gabrielle when she was fishing for the comb. could only stare dumbly, all at once acutely consclous-pfTii- y draggled appearance. He lowered the umbrella and calmly seated himself upon the ledge beside me, raising his own as he did so. it at ana angle which let cold water drip down my neck, will shield us both. I wriggled ungratefully, and tried to assume a eareb ss air. "I'm not much shielded, 1 replied, but, then, 1 did not aslc to be "But jou wanted to?" I was not prepared to answer his question, so iniried it by another. Where did you cotne from? "From the village. Lsaw you there, and followed humbly in the rear, as a i - 1 ee, 1 1 By ELLA MIDDLETON I TYBOUT Illustrations alter V by Ray S ri v r-- t i 4 lkl. i. , L.J J.H i V A-- . CAy W d ippiuoU Co.) SYNOPSIS. Three err! Elw Kl fi itfi htr(l lluie ln h RUnintr cht , rl Gabn lo lie ft t lit tlt'V frfcchvn! In it in,ui' p h u b.14 htr.iMsr wh., were- t anl Mmium!-e- d 1 lm-'in- to i.iit llum look njov n.t m in. h ru f In tr.o h iliot tinlz The miui? women met a Mi (Jia.iam, anvmuslv i:iM Bw.nttm? her hi baml who li.nl a for nuilim; The wire lnindutttl to Lord Wi'M d anl laidv IMith cuUiKt bv the o' cdii was it tiled Two men to be Join i' tailed Tj Itlake Tnt tbrdo7i ttrmrPTt rrnr a trremk--o- f Khzubt th's f I'litr A wisp of el!ow balr froi'i Mr dralidiiii ptelt fell into Mt the Inn I of l.h IrahainH hair r the safety of waa blcicV. ir i,r LM th none ft tl t ru in a ms, l,af1 Vr (Ionian Ueiinett safe nT tin (olt.u;e Wcii rh iiuiuthe pltined ehis propin hoanl "sh n mtiniH alone, (1 eel! a com if moitum the plan Imrt hef'Mn M rv mie anti a h r Hon chatted man lie prmtd to be At a m pp r wimh was with miiKltr held on t 'e roc's. LUziIm h rthor bst ei rim; ransom? a seareli 1. ihro He witnessed bv The iiinie pirt a ftorn rut beiveen Lmly Hdlth anl Lord W Ifrid, bring the a use. Mary Anne bnoikrht Intk Klizabitlvs 1'J se went silling with tSnrdon rirtR lie trrd to p rsuade her to Rennrtt Jht nturn tin. At midnight jrl'scaro l'lie saw by Iaidv IMuh twd mt n w of thm Gordon lbnmtt e an to fort entrain e into attemppm; to hrrstlf he ndniiUt their hoaidoi'Rt. that rW hnd nearv lood im and betool Mrs lieved lu st If usi d as husbands snk, told Kl so of herordon invo for 'nother wttman Jbn-neand 111 ike rturtul with Mr 11 hod had been murdered. Iadv Kdtth Lord Wilfiid grew sulkv Khse that IHabe and ronfidod l"dith bd her to Ladv thieves were to break in. The wNt tbpv were trving night bv a girls were awakened Hte at found Make noise In the cottage. Thev and Bennett awaiting Ladv Edith, who. a and Wdfrld, notorious crook, murder They resmuggler, wanted for a e to be Hla1 fused to believe proved Hnnett surprised Rovfrrw,,,'t offcnr the taking con-Lady Edith and Lnrd.VilCrid Both f lost jewels from the sae eased their guin. Ladv Ediths love for Wilfrid Lord Graham was told, also how bad slain him because of Jealousy. The girls prepared to go home. Bennett proposed to Ellse and was accepted. x 111 1 ! 11 4 Jt-flJ- o tt tlra-ham- tt !rd 1 CHAPTER XVII. We were going home. Oar trunks were packed and our passage engaged. We told each other we were glad to go, but If the truth were known, we were all very melancholy and wandered around picking up stray last articles In a resigned silence which grew more and more depressing as the afternoon advanced. It might have been clear, our last day, observed Elizabeth, flattening her nose against the window pane as she peered out Into the gray drizzle --- our which hftrmoalsed state of mind. It is like, our first week on the Do you island, replied Gabrielle. remember how wi went out Into the ralo and found the cottage? It seems a thousand years ago. Dear little house! said Elizabeth, almost tearfully. "I cant help loving Jl, After all. It was nice while K lasted. We echoed her sigh; this was our The last day. and It was v raining. ocean-looke- d gray and angry, and the wind blew so mournfully that at last Gabrielle cast herself upon the couch and refused to he comforted It was then I announced my Intention of walking to the village, to get any mail which might have accumulated. In the two days since 'we had visited the post office. So I got my rain-coa- t and nmbrella, and as 1 fastened my veil I heard a gloomy voice from the next room. What have I done wlth my life? When I get back to Washington I Intend to make a fresh start. I will read to the blind, and Smothering the first Inclination to laugh which I had had for some days, 1 left Elizabeth to struggle with the blue devils which had got possession of her alter ego, and went up to the village. v 1 was glad, I went, for', heavy though the atmosphere undoubtedly was, it seemed Jess depressing than onr pretty llttle rooms, and, besides. I wanted to be alone. - So I got the mail, and wandered slowly hack along the familiar path, wjth my heart strangely heavy Snd a ery suspicious lump In my throat, which made me thankful I was not obliged ta talk to anyone. When I got, to the steps .leading down to our little slip I paused and looked wistfully toward it, but the fog waa JQihlckJcould gee nothing. Tm going .down, I remarked decidedly, as though gome one had ob. jected. And 1 went down. Impelled by some door irresistible force. The stood wide open now, and only the two little boats inside showed traces of Its recent occupancy. I looked at them, vaguely wondering how they could seem so calm and unconcerned when so much of Importance had been connected with them, and then walked to the end bf the slip and sat dejectedly down upon the raised ledge, my . -- boat-hous- e' ira-glrtr-b- The C'Aady Man. We'd life to write a little rh)'me Peruna Secrets about ti e steady man, who keeps on You Should Know legging ail the time and does the mm V. '' t t lie can; thejuan who early goes to work and doesn't get home till late; no tobe- he tTfth gnat Tlaie are some fellows who u ill v trytiidu liicir laicii.css. tricks. and have a tingt in the pie of city a.., politics; tl ey try to put on lots of style and play a heavy role, and in a little Lilt o while you find them in wjcjuya V -- vs a hole' I like the mao of steady pace, no is system wild lie has admire; desire to place mote irons in the tire' Iais Angeles Exptess. . -- -- 1 How Can I Tell?" I Began, Petulantly. culprit should. But, on my soul, 1 don't know what Ive done, except1 I do not "Don't, I Interrupted; wish to talk about It. ""WeTirr won'C-B- uT yob mlghr ad- mit you were just a little unreasonable that night. We really meant well. "We are going away, I said, ab ruptly. "I know. And were never coming back any more. .Oh; yes, you are next summer. "Never any more.?- I am coming back next summer, he said, positively, but not by my self, I hope. My island is s very Jolly little place, but it's a bit lonely, even when a fellow wants to rest after bts winters work." What. Is .your work ? I Inquired, suddenly conscious that none of ps knew or bad cared to ask. Well, I draw a bit sometimes, Just full, since enough to keep the jam-po- t my parents insured my bread and butter." 1 sat up straight, with surprise and pushed aside the umbrella. Not Bennett, the illustrator? I ex--- claimed. Why not, please?" Well! I gasped, quite overcome, for I knew and loved his illustrations in. the leading magazines, and bad read everything about him I could lay And to think we my hands npon. first thought you Insane, and I even doubted your honesty, while all the time you were "A very spoiled. lazy fellow,- - he In temipted gravely, and a lonely fellow, too, for success like mine brings many acquaintances and few friends." You can always have Mr. Blake, I suggested pointedly, as he paused. ' lake Is all very well In his place he returned, shifting the umbrella to his left band and feeling abstractedly In his pocket, but I want something lots better, and I think Ive found my hearts desire. 1 want you to see her picture." So you are going to bis married? I scarcely recognized my own voice It sounded so strained and mechanical. I truly hope so, but I have not ventured to ask her yet Will you look at the picture and tell me whether you think she will be kind? You see, Im by no means certain, snd It is very vital to me. "How can I tell? I began petulantIt was ly, then paused abruptly,-fo- r our picture be laid upon my lap, the one be bad so shamelessly abstracted from Gabrtelles shopping bag. So 1 , Hefty had a strenuous time vacation. When he started lie tipped the scales at 200 pounds and ahen he returned he only vveighid Hodge on his 149. -- , Painful Swellings Broke and Did Suffered 3 Year. Big, Not Heal Tortures Yield to Cuticura. were scat-tereLittle black-swelliover my face and neck and they would leave little Uach scars that would Itch so I .couldnt keep from scratching them. Larger swellingB would appear and my clothes would stick to the sores. I went tg a doctor, but, the trouble pnly got worse. By this tlmb It was all over my arms and the upper part of my body In swellings as large as a dollar. It was so painful that I could uot bear ft) lid on my back. The second doctor stopped the swellings, but when they broke the places would not heal. I bought a set of the Cuttcura lletne di es an d in less than a week some of the places were nearly welL I continued until I had used three sets, and now I am sound The disease lasted three and well. years. O. 1. Wilson, Puryear, Tenn ngs jlned 'Arry Graham and went out ok the water wl' 'lm. And thei rr roses, Miss Gabrielle you seen ow It was. And she alwls 'ad 'em, alwtz. Arry Graham seen to that, and Willy couldnt do nothing. . Here she paused for breath. And I never, never drugged you tn the bat the once, she continued chocolate, yoH know. I wouldnt do It for neither of em, and very 'ard they thought of me for It, too; but 'ow could I go for to do It and you trustin' me, even when you 'eard me and Willy talkin in the cellar? And I brought you the tea myself that last night, Miss EllBe, when she wanted to give It t& you !relt and put a- - powder. in It to send you to sleep; but 1 wouldnt let 'er, for all she was my sons wife. Oh, Willy, Willy! We got rid of her after awhile, and settled down for our last evening, while the fire burned with Its green, blue, lavender, and red lights, wherein I now found wonderful pictures and not .so veryremoteJLeltherlsndthe ocean rolled monotonously outside. In the first long silence I told th girls about' It glad that the lamp was not lighted, and glad also that th firelight did not shine upon my face Well, they were very, very nice, snd considerate enough --to ask but few searching questions although they have since told me they were consumed with the desire to do so. So the .evening passed and at last we went unwillingly upstairs, careful t not to mention that It was our in the little cottage,, which, is spite of everything, we still loved. I lay broad awake for a long time, listening to the washing of the waves and thinking the thoughts that come to a girl but once In a lifetime, when I heard a low voice from the next room, and knew the other were wakeful also. Were you surprised, Elizabeth?" was the mv "Yes, 1 certainly phasis in Elizabeths tone left no room for doubt. Somehow, I never -- associated Ellse with marriage or men either, for that matter "Neither did I. Shell never.be the same again, but oh, . Elizabeth, If It had been you, what should I have done : "And I was Just lying here thinking how dreadful it would have been If It had happened to you. So long as we have each other, nothing else masZ ters." . , , No, nothing else matters. ,1 hope shell be very happy, but Ellse Is g well, she's Ellse, and I cant help how she ls going to Itke mar-rielast-nigh- won-derlh- d SiCK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills inn-rin- nay department Tbty sleo rellrre Die treftfrom Pyttiwimia, digestion snd Too Hrartf The Final Transaction. Kollo, what ht Eating. "Father," said little cured Itching humor. CHAPTER XVIII. us our farewell fire that night, almost putting it oat with the tears she shed as she arranged the driftwood. For Mary Anne was a veritable Niobe these last days, poor soul, and eveiy spare moment was given over to weeping. She vat, she told us. as she struck the match, going home to England, where she hoped she might die happy some day, if only she could learn to forget. She could live on her savings, and if not, work was always to be had when one looked for It. And she hung lovingly about us, too, with protestations .of affection and regret at all thatnaJ business is; a manicurist has usually something on hand; a beauty doctor can usually play a akin game and an eye and ear doctor can often get a bearing when there la anything In light I havent dwelt xn the possi- a bilities of throat specialists and or hair experts, because the two former always look down In the mouth and the latter may get but a bald living or be expected to dye for his paBaltimore American. tients. den-ti8t- the ultimate consumer? "He Is the last person, my son, that an article tenches in ils commercial' existence." They reguUU I know what you mean. He's a SMALL Pill. man who goes into a hotel and orders chicken bash. Washington Star, - A perfect rem edy for Dtniona, Nae Bad tea, Drowalneea Taste In the Mouth, Cuar e4 Tougne, Bain in the Side, TORPID LIVES the Bowels. Purely Vegetable SMALL DOSE. 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Sickly Smile Wipe it off your otherwise good looking face put on that good health Smile that CAS CARETS will give you as a result IIOUl the CUTt Ot Coustipation-- or a torpid liver. ltS To easy Only a dli interested third party is able to realize that there are two sides to a question. do it youll See. 11 CASCARET8 Me a boa for a weeks tre.trocnt, all dragrtsts.r liiggeH Miksf Id um world. I.OHR AO HI.I KP through 1 cony It or lrntftid tbroftt. Alim'S will heal Umi ft fleet Ion quuklf Mtd Ail dre(ftlU. Ah?, hoc and 41 US buttle. JiiUioa n&ffyliiif iiik Hftlfttttu bariLkteiNsijF. Great men do not drop-ou- sky In evening dress. ASSAYS t lift mmiam, BELVkompt oui nnA k14 OqM.TCc: Rilrrr. I1.W: Sllvf. nd Cupper, ft IS. Gold .nS SlW.r . snd twwgtat Wrtifirfnnislllniti-k- of the OtiUEN AIHAX Mr. WImIov'I Soothing Syrov. For rblldrei th to, tuilMiriw, PRETTY KIMOIOS less tluis wsxcnit Ml k re. o. ft U to III. Sup for lsdr wuupt.s. Uorr Mlg.Co,,UXx.BiHf SX.,iMrwuk- - UwUilog, wfirtu gum, rvatxws fn ftlty poa, earns wind ooiku ibctwinUft. Agt-nt- When duty calif on a man be Is apt to be out. W. N. U Salt Lak City, No. 44-19- 09., Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription for die ear of diseases, la die beat of all medioin disorders and weaknesses peculisr to womes. It is the only preparation of its kind devisad by a regularly grade tad physician ait sspariaaoad aad skilld specialist ia tha diseaaea of women. It is a safe ntedioine In any condition of the system. THE ONE REMEDY which anrW alcohol and no injurious habit-formidrags aad whloh rentes no craving for task atimulanlSi THE ONE REMEDY so good that its makers are not afraid to print its every bagrsdisat aa aaoh oataide . bottle wrapper aad attest to th - trathfulnssa-o- f -- tb seme under oath. It 1s sold by medicino dealers everywhere, ead any dealer who basa't It aaa . gat it. Dont taka a substitute of unknown composition lor this medioioo on known aonrosmoN. No counterfeit it ne good ns th genuine nod the druggist who seys something else is just as good as Dr. Pierce's is either mi.taken or is trying to deceive you for his own selfish benefit. Such a men is not to be trusted. He is trifling with Tour most priceless possession your health-mfief yeu mi w. ay be your tile itseU. St Act ytm ng Try This In November. Thoueande upon thoueande of families who have not been regular eat Quaker .Oats wlU begin on the first of November and eat " Quaker Oats once or twice every day for thirty days of this month; the result In good health and more strength and vigor will mean that every other month In the year wlU find them doing the game thing. Try It! Serve Quaker Oats plentifully-and frequently for the thirty Says of November and leave off a Corresponding amount of meat and greasy foods.. .Youll get more health, more vigor and strength than you ever got in thirty days of any other kind of tlng. While you are trying this see that the children get a full share. . regular Quaker Oats la packed-I- n size packages and large size family 7 packages. ff -- Never .Opened HI Mouth. Infrequent ray of unconscious humor Illumine the otherwise Impossible stories that come to my desk from amateurs says a reader for one of the magazines. Recently I chanced upon this choice bit: "John, the husband, and Grace, Jbe wffe, ate on together in alienee, There as indubitably an ill feeling between them. The husband devoured a plate of soup, hala fish, an entree or two, piece of roast beef,' together with aweetr without ever once opening his mouth, , ,Not TW tli wrttno of th Smokeless Oil Heater The automatically-lockin- g Smokeless Device is. an clusive feature of the Perfection Oil Heater. This permits a strong flame that sheds a steady, lowing heat without ' whiff of smoke. . No other heater in the world compares with the PERFECTION Oil Heater cmnrtr-- f Ptwcrtbed local remedM. mod hr ronetanllr temne to cur vrfth local treatment, proBouoced tt m curable. Bctenee hfti prove Catarrh to be a cncertltuttonal dl toee, and therefore requires sonetituUonai Arratment. Hail 3 Cheney Catarrh Cure, manufactured by Ca , Toiedot Ohta, to the only Conet ftutkmal cure oa to market. It to take internally from it doer in the brad tope to It art directly teoepooofuL on offer mueoos surfaces of th system Ihey todred dollars for any case it falls to cure. Bead tor circulars and testimonials. Address: F, A, CHLNLY 4 CO ToMft OUa told by Dntartota, 7 be. Bails family Fills lor const tpatlom (Equipped with Smokolos -- cent' it 1 wick-hi- gh one filling? The locking device on the inside the draught tube holds the wick below the smoke zone always responds, anji automatically, insuring perfect combustion and utmost heat without the slightest trace of smoke. Oil Indicator. Damper top. Cool . handle. Finished in Nickel or Japan in a variety of styles. Johnnie." But. Johnnie, It was only this AnJ I wonder, too, for, after all. It Doming that I gave you five la always like starting a very small I know, mumsey, hut putting his ship across a very broad ocean. But Mma around her neck Tm so hard I am not afraid of the voyage, for Gor- on money. Everybodys Magazine. don Is going with me, and we have engaged a pilot whose name is , They Were Shady. spelled with four letters; he Is warBung So you have succeeded In ranted to steer s safe course jtbrough tracing back my ancestors? What Is every sort of weather, and we both Four fee? believe he will bring us safe Into port Genealogist Twenty guineas for at last, , Oeplng quiet about them. Cassells THE ENDk Saturday Journal. - with Like the Rest of' Us. 'Please, mumsey. Just five cents, begged Turn the Dovlcek or low no smoke, no smelk Burns for 9 hours - . . doesnt allow the wick to rise to a point where it CAN smoke, yer S tnor Ckurr dlaeftM put fcKetiwr. mi vutll the taet ta ftll ovber waft suppoftMi to be meurebte. For ft tret Nnyyaftfft mn doctora pronounced K ft local diwme and In ex- Automatic Smokeless Device . I Is arcry useful medicine. Many people gather It la onr rich woodland during the summer. Few people knovr liovv valuable it lie in dyspepsia, catarrh, an I as a general tonlo. Many thousand ponndsof this root are used each year tn th famous catarrh remedy, lVrune. This fact explains why everybody nm-- s Pernna for catarrh, plant. , That wasra drop. 1 suppose best gill gave him up on the spot. She accepted Hodge Not at nil. him right off. Dodgi That's queer. Hodge No, you see she is a great rhe bargain hunter and couldn't pass anything that was reduced. Dodge big .Anne made life., The 1'mted States government op three tuberculosis sanatoria, one for soldiers and officers of the n gular attiiy at Fort llayard, N M line for seamen in the inert bant mail!. e, aud otheis .employed In coast iTMce of tlie governni nt, not In the mj v, located at Fort Stanton, N M and one for officers and enliMxd men .n the na at l.as Animas, fol. The fiist hospital is conducted by the da pailment of war, the second by the t'nitf'd States public health and luyqiital sen lee and the latter by states 1 Mary Wwv;vi; i ivt aT happfTied. "I looked out fur you, she said; 5 done what 1 could, fur I come to love you all. and 'ow rouldI elp it? I made 'em give back your ring, Mlse Elizabeth, which she took offen your finger before you very heyes, mlsa Feb. 8, 1908 when you wag 'olding of er and on Pottar bras A Cbm. Oorw Sols Props, toAan, the rocks ip' the moonlight. Oh, she Their Advantages. was clever; she was. But I made et So you have made up your mind to give it up. I went out that night, but Bhewas away wt Arry Graham and be a specialist. What line are you goI couldnt git It till next day. Whlcl ing to take up? 1 dont know. I have been considit was my shadder and Willy's yo seen that night, Miss Ellse. He, 'all ering various advantages In different crgzy, pore lad, because Jest as sool branches. A chiropodist can generalas you was out of sight she up ani ly get a foothold, no matter how bad Or-ba- Hen-ne- Stared wide eyed and speechless, with a clutching at my heart I could not Was it- - Gabrielle or understand. ' Elizabeth? The one in the middle." he said, gently. "Elise will she be kind?" And thetrT realized he was not speaking of some remote, shadowy of me JuBta paragi n and dripping wag. in my old rain-coa- t "hat. 1 realized something else, too. for when I looked up and met his eyes, I tried to speak, but could not, beBut cause my heait was too full. wirU were quite unnecessary, for w were looking Into each other's eyea and of course we understood. "And now." be remarked some time later, when we were back j earth, ot rather to water, hv the fine soft drizzle chancing into a brisk shower and now von realty must go inv ot you will have pneumonia, and then what should I do" But first it's up to me to return that side comb I said Id do It In my own way. you "know, so I'm going to put it in myself. "But not bow. Think how wet and horrid ni hair must be." Ami then well, 1 don't believe it lz neeessarv for tne to say any jnore. Things which are very sweet and nat ural, and often form cher shed mem ories, are apt to look very different cold hard 'print, and. moreover, what would become of the little shrine we erected for ourselves that rainy after noon if I took the world Into our con fide nee and allbwej It to be desecrated by the critical outsider? tt Not Your. Writ, lor Docriptiv Ivcry Dmier Kvarywhor.. to Iba Naarnt Afunc? ot tha 4 CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY ' tt. Circular |