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FOURTH PAGE THE SUNMY SOUTH NOVEMBER. 3, 19 00. *-»#-~e-~*-*-e-~e»-e-.-e-»-e-»-e-~e-~e-~e-»- *-••«•••►#••• »-e-~e.~e.~e-.e-.e-~e-»-e-»-e-.e-.- j • A TALE OF DUAL IDENTITY AND • THE WIERD OCCULT. • DOUBLE TROUBLE: Copyright, 1906. by Bobbs-Merrill Co. By HERBERT QUICK. xix. ' vryn? THE ENTRAPPJ.s^ OP MR. BRASS- Ol’ Mlstah Wolf is n sinalit ol’ man. An’ a raght smaht man Is he; He take all the meat fum the trap an' he eat .Not a mossel fiat poisoned he! Ho laff at the snaiah, an’ he nevah calah When d.e niggah wake fum his nap; But he fuller the trail o’ little Miss W olf Raght Inter the jaws o’ the trap! But he toiler the scent o’ little Miss Wolf Kerslap in the deadfall trap! —"Hidin'-Out” Songs. arms went around his neck, and she to know what we represent. Print it, j trious, as well as improving author — .......... Poems of Passion. The particular se lection rendered by Miss o’carlett was the one (unknown. I presume, to my readers —no, my dear, iwe haven t it) which ,n- ftrms us what the first person singular feminine, being invited into Paradise, would’ do if the third person singular masculine, down in the regions infernal, should open ^is beautiful arms and smile. Miss Sc.‘ r.itt read ill sentiments very well, and ,iss Smith laid violent hands on herself -and looiced shocked. “Oh, Daisy!’’ she exclaimed, “don’t, please don’t!” „ "Oh, Flossie!’’ f«ud’ Miss Daisy, imttat- ively, “don’t pretend! That poem is Simply great!’’ Doctor Brown laughed, quite In the manner of tiie bass villain in the comic opera. “The dissecting table,” said she, “brings all these beautiful arms and brows to the same dead level of tissue—unpoetical, but real.” Miss Scarlett liberated her foot, spun drew his head to her breast, softly, ten- so all may be well informed.” derly, and her lips met his—so many ’But that would be an acceptance o times that for years she blushed when the U, ® H ™dll" sh4 replied “We have al- memory returned to her. ready accepted, and that’s settled. But •’Darling!’’ he whispered, "do you love jt will raise the contest to one of princi ple?” pie. The best elements of society are "Love you?” said she. “Look in my eyes with you—Doctor Bulkon might as well and see’” have mentioned your name as lie de- Slowly, with her left hand in the curls scribed the ideal candidaie today-and 1*1 , a . „ * % * such a noble declaration irom you win on ins neck, she drew her face from lus, j.jj t j iem with joy. on, don’t you think j and, as if fascinated, his eyes sought, . so ?" j hers in a long, long, hungry look. j “Elizabeth," lie said, “if I take this J "Vo'b do!" he began gaspingly. “Yes—’’I office, it will be for your sake. 1 shad ; Tile slender fingers moved upward over! withdraw, or run on your platform, j his head, the commanding eyes held his, I "O’h, you can’t ^withdraw, she asseve j the other hand, ns if for a caress, swept | lu which she his eyes and he lay back in the, C o n gfcaj|tly surprised him, mitigated chair, inert as a corpse. Mme. le Clairei SO mewhat the pique wnich his ceremoni- untwined his arms from her waist, andj ously respectful parting raised in her knelt on the floor before him, her hands: heart. She stood looking at the hand CANCER CURED With Soothing, Balmy Oils ROM a room adjoining that! ho had kissed, and wondering if this was the Eugene of .-ays gone by, but i clasped on liis knees, her head pillowed in his senseless lap. Their unseen auditors heard no more in which Mme. le Claire conversation, and the judge moved softly had won her seeming, out to a place where lie could see. Clara hajf-familiarity—the eur.ous impression of Victory over Mr R r a«. nas sobbing as she groveled at the feet strangeness which so nearly caused a ... 1 . * ’ of the man she had obdterated, rescued [breach between the mon his return from so ,, Ca , ° n ’ emerged and restored, and as she sobbed she New' York—that was gone, at least. This hastily that young worn- p ,. essed j,is hands to her lips. Judge new attitude of his—we.l. that was to no an s accomplices—her father Blodgett W ent back to tlie window, lifted considered. In some respects, the eha-nge and Judge Blodgett wlioi ; t noisily and lowered it with a crash. J ’* had shamelessly listened to Then he walked into the front room, and , whole conversation. f OUI1( j Madame le Claire sitting in a chair across the room from her subject, f her mystic was not quite able to think him cold to | about, and dashed into a stormy prelude, her. This was true at all events, slid j modulating into the accompaniment to thought, tne offensiveness—half-reserve, j the refrain of Sullivan's Once Agai.i, ' * which she sang with much fervor. had Its element of piquancy—11.,e a love affair with an Innocent boy where the She was about the height of a ■well- crown girl of twelve or thirteen, and hail! appealing eye» of delf blue, and a round face of peachy softness. Her ha'r v.as undeniably red. of a shade which put to shame such verbal mitigations as "auburn" or “golden," and was of tropic ■With more of haste than seemliness they sped be- Ble ,. es . u it of the exorcise fore Le Claire and her cap- p. 0 wer. "Is he alright?” queried the judge, wiles of experience had been exported, j luxuriance and anarchistic disposition. It I n the meantime, Mr. Alvord was hap- ; curled and uncurled and strayed all about tive, and by vigorous ex pletives put the patient Aaron into py. He had opened “Brassfield head quarters,” over which he presided wi.li a force of clerks who were busy with poll books and other elerk-lo iking prop- un * looking at the inert form. Madame erties. “But,” said he to Slater, who motion ,n the procuring of tile waved her hand at their prisoner, ii little supper” which they had heard answer. C ara promise to the candidate for mayor. “Cataleptic,” said the professor, peer -then, in^ a chamber farthest fron; the ing at him through his glasses. "Bulse ailed to see him about funds for put ting in order the links of the Belleva.e her brow and neck like an explosion of spun lava. For the rest, had she reallv been a little girl of twelve, one would feel free to describe her as fat and roly- poly; but In the ease cf young spinster ■of somewhere in her third decade, well- gowned and stayed and otherwise Golf and Boating Club against the com- physical subjection to the modiste, and ing of spring, “there’s nothing to it. With the preachers exhorting for us and but rinrn- ina „.,n . ,. , , ' ' *“» *“• “ VV1U1 inf prettciicio fAuuiuiis mi no tin uoor, ana well sheltered by draperies, feeble, preath imbercepti'ble. Yes, he is the wet-goods push and sports pluggin they sat them down and waited for their reeled i . . . . Prey. ^ “Well, He s hooked!” said the judge, “hooked gett. “In other words, fetch him to.” well; and I'll gamble she lands him. Madame le Claire stretched vibrant ,,^, 8 a bf'ch, professor.” hands toward the entranced man, and "So! answered the other. “Ant now, again uttered the sharp command. If she vlll only—what y< singing of love like a diva, wliat can one say? No more than this, perhaps, that tlie fortunate man who carried her off the field a prize will realize before he has got very far that he lias captured' some thing. from either shoulder, the outlook couldn't ive him the gaff.” said Blod- 'be better. Of course, we have to through the form of a contest, there’s no real fight in it.” “1 don’t see how there can he.” said Mr. Slater. “But what’s all this work - v ° u call: reel him, “Awake!” | "Well,” said Alvord, “we’ve got to blay him—until vo can get the data ve Amidon smilingly opened his eyes, and j ceep u . p the organization, and so we poll vant ” looked about him. the town. It gives some men employ- “To blazes with the data!” exclaimed “Where are the letters?” said he, mein for a few days that would be sore the Judge. "I’m for getting him back into looking about for those vexing communi- if they didn't get it. Then we have to the Amidon state and respectability, data cations, to find the meaning of which send out the piece de lesisLinee toi keg or no data, before some one else tolls had been the object of the inquiry from Victor''ke~s is surprising^ A him off into the poisonous swamp of which Alderson had drawn him with the man * caBs ' alH j says his name's Pat popularity. Why, I tell you, professor— telegram. “Did you no’e on them the Burke, ot - Karl Schmidt, and that they’ve hark! There they come! Lay low, now!” information we wanted? Why, is it organized a club for the study of public The professor grasped his notebook, tlie night? How long have you had me questions, meeting every night at Jones’ Judge the arms of hls chair, as the door under the Influence? Is anything the Coke Ovens or Webber’s Chicken House, opened, and in tlie front room they heard matter, Clara?" and they expect to have up the mayor- Mme. le Claire’s voice joining in com- "Not now.” said Le Claire. panionablo chat witli that of Brassfield. "Now eferyding is recht.” added the r ion "and coaid we send them'a barrel j Miss Scarlett pixce.de:> "on purpose Oh. how slow Aaron is!” she said, professor. o! - ^eer? \v e know that there’s only a bo stayed with flagons and coinforteJ "And X’rn so hungry. Aren’t you?” "But you have given us the devil's own eovr>OI . a p s guard, mostly aliens, but we ! with apples, as I have been here in the “Not so much so as I was,” said he. ohase.” said the Judge. send ’em a pony. Another puts up a spie; j yas*t, 1 wanted to have a good sort of a “Sweets take away tiie appetite. I’d “It is nearly midnight,” said Mr. Ami- that, he's been spending his own money rather call the supper off, and exclude Aon. “Have I been out all the after- electioneering for Brassfield—he never Abraham—or whatever his name Is: much noon?” had over fifty cents in the world, but rather.” ‘ "All the afternoon"* exclaimed Bind- lies spent forty dollars—and he cant stand the financial strain any longer. “Love, once again, meet me once again! Old love is waking; shall it wake >n vain?” Thus sane Miss Scarlett, ending with a fervid thrill. Then site turned about, sitting with her feet very wide apart, ar:j faced Doctor Brown. “Dissecting table, indeed!” she burst forth. “1 tell you, it’s blasphemy to speak of making such use of a nice man! But, if I couifi ipiek ’em oat. so as to be sure tlie right ones were dissected, I don’t knew but I’d agree.” Flossie Smith said that some of them ought to be put to some use; and Doctor Brown, having reminded tlie company laity question for debate tonight—only lie | o! her profession me>i,.r laughed again, wierallv calls its the ’morality’ ques- | “Here I am down from Allentown,” "Selfish!” she reproved very severely. sett. "Yes, and all day, and al! yester- “And I just in from a two hours' walk. I d a >’. anJ tlie da >’ before, an<1 other days! haven’t eaten any sweets ” You’ve been raising merry Ned, Frorian, “Nor I,” said he. “May I have Just a 1,1 vour Brassfield capacity. Do you little taste?” want to know what you’ve done?” "Mr. Brassfield! Don't make me sorry " Do I? ” he cried - ‘' TeU me a11 !lt I invited you here! Aaron's likely to come once!” in at any moment. Do you know when ‘‘Well, for one thing, said the old you were here lasf?” lawyer, “Edgington's long-incubated BrassfieM’s brow wrinkled, as he look- *rlieme has hatched, and you’ve been eci about him. through a strenuous mayoralty contest y M1 y W hat j le wants, and not do any “Ye-e-es,” said he slowly as if in n Colonel McCorkle, and have swent canvassing. It isn't necessary, anyhow, doubt; and then in his ordinary manner- the ‘ bofm3 - Your friends insisted on it, That supper we arranged for before he “Well, I should think I did. The dav you know ’ ar,<1 yfiu con,fln ’ t decline.” was put up will brin that donkey, Alderson. came with the “Friends!” sneered Amidon. telegrrai I happen* But He’s palpitating with love for Brassfield. He knows where there’s twenty-five votes lie can get, if he can have say $!0 for booze—he’ll leave it entirely to us. (Vo know he’s a fake, of course, hut we give him a V. We’ve got to spend Brass’ roll somehow.” "Where's he keeping himself?” asked Slater. “I haven’t seen him since Sat urday. Isn't he out shaking hands?” "No,” was the answer. “He'd rather him into contact “1 tell with some of tiie strongest lilies of in- ia<k ad ai si cal time with the nice boys here, and I've had to stay—I don’t know hew long—on a famine u'iet of women and g.rls, with Ella Wheeler Wilcox for sauce. It makes me swearing mad! ’ “I like that now!” said Flossie. “I reallv like that!” ■■\Vel], l don't.” Miss Scarlett went on. “I’m not used to it. To be left alone oh, of course Billy Cox has been trying to butt In, but what good is lie? My Hercules, my Roman Ar thony, who won mv trusting heart last summer, at a time when I ha 1 just got it back from what 1 had thought a final and total loss—I find him away, and when he gets back, be cause. forsooth, he happens to be newly engaged, lie’s so wrapped up in a little thing like that, that he might a.s well Mrs. a. F. SMITH, Columbia, Mo. Cured of a Terrible Cancer ot Fore head. No need of cutting off a woman’s j breast or a man’s cheek or nose in a i vain attempt to cure cancer. No use of applying burning piasters to the flesh ! and torturing those already weak from suffering. Soothing, balmy, aromatic oils give safe, speedy and certain cure. Tlie most horrible forms of cancer of tiie face, breast, womb, mouth and stomach; large Tumors, ugly Ulcers, Fistula, Ca tarrh, terrible skin diseases, etc., are all successfully treated by the application of various forms of soothing oils. THE DISEASE INCREASING. So many people are dying of this terri ble disease. The disease is increasing with wonderful rapidity. Dr. Bye’s suc cess in the treatment of cancer with a Combination of Medicated Oils lias cer tainly been remarkable. Read some of the recent testimonials of the many cured. His offices are crowded continu ally. CANCER ON THE NECK. Hamilton, la., Nov. 14, 1904. Dr. Bye, Kansas .City, Mo.: Dear Sir—The sore on my neck has healed over and is well. I have no pains, and believe your medicines entirely ef fected a permanent cure. Again I thank you for your kindness, and should I at any time visit Kansas City will call and see you. Very respectfully, GEORGE C. DAVIS. Mr. L. Watson, of Midway, Mo., 75 years old, had one located on face and was removed and sore healed in six weeks’ time. J. H, MITCHELL, Paola, Kan. Cured of Malignant Cancer on Hand. Mr. Bradley Mitchell, of Number One, Tenn., cured of Epithelioma (Cancer) of lower eyelid by home treatment. Mrs. S. J. Anderson, of Greenville, Tex., cured (if a very large Cancer of breast. Mrs. W. A. Southard, Buffalo, Mo., Cancer of breast, size of teacup, cured by home treatment. J. J. Mitchell, Alta Vista, Kan., Cancer on back. Mrs. S. J. Beers, of 3742 Garfield Avenue, Kansas City, Mo., Cancer of the face. Mrs. Adam Birk, B»x 318, Tipton, Iowa. T. J. Thomas, 1712 South Carolina Street, Louisiana, Mo., Cancer on back size of M. YANT, Crete, Neb.. .says of our Mild Method or Curing Cancer: “You have performed one of the most miraculous cures in m.v ease ever heard of.” Terrible Cancer of the Face November 16, 1904. Dr. Bye, Kansas City, Mo.: Dear Doctor—I wish to thank you for the cure performed in my case. On October 22 I went to your office suffering from an Epithelioma on my face the a half dollar, and after three weeks' treatment can truthfully say that I am cured without pain or inconven ience. I will gladly answer any inquiries regarding your treatment. Again thank ing you for the cure performed In my case, 1 am, respectfully yours, MR. M. P. M’ENERY, 1715 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo Lucille Miller, Palestine, Texas, Fibroid Tumor. Mrs. S. A. Kimbrough, Jonesboro, Mo., Cancer of the face. J. B. Hopkins, Savannah, Mo., Cancet of the face and throat. Mrs. Potter, Harrington, Del., cured ol Piles, home treatment. Mrs. Anna M. Barnard, Deer Lodge Mont., cured cancer lower limbs in fiv« weeks. S. L. Fleming, 3121 Main Street Kansas City, Mo., Chronic Vesiculai Eczema. Persons desiring to learn more of thi: valuable treatment should write. of neck. Consultation by letter or at office free and invited. Write us. with a description of your case, for our professional opinion and receive our illustrated book. DR. BYE, 603 Bye Building, KANSAS CITY, MO. “But if you must go, liow would it do ' withdrawal, you’re to be a good deal in lessly among paints; a punchibowl presid for you to slip away before Billy comes in, so as to leave him to me? 1 may be adle to make something of Billy, if I’m allowed to have my way with him. Must you go? So glad you called. Of course, we shall meet at our reception? Good- by!” Madame le Claire looked amusedly down on Miss Scarlett. The bright haired one was questioning her concern ing her mystic art. Could she see into the future? Sometimes, when the conditions were right. Could she read thoughts? Let the lady judge on the statement that two men, one with brown and the have stayed in New York. He doesn’t j other with gray eyes, had been much in respond when I ring up his office on the the la !y’s thoughts lately. -chair a "rif wager av*|thing *yotT say 6 you yon at yo ' ,r &nfl - trotted McCorkle know what our left wing is driving at. can’t remember half the times you’ve been in tny presence. Como now, the first time!” “Pshaw!” said he, “I’m not going i ancient history, further than to say was in a room with hangings like th and a roar of traffic in the street, bei Come, dear, let’s not talk of that Her hand, straying near his hair, he . , . . — — — —„ - . “I don’t know what path it’s verging ■out, and you trimmed them up. But it’s ’Gene leaves it all to me. and don’t ever j on,” was the reply, “but it Isn’t the prim al] made up with him, now, and you and show up here. That girl business—the I ro se path of dalliance. There’s some he and Alvord are as thick as thieves, strawberry blonde, you know—seems all j mystery in it.” and know more of it than T do—one will nvibfl nc riiUpnloiis ft® rigating, I s’pose,” said he. It Pti rln; la rfors • “Hello! This j 0 f yours.” Y’es, it’s Al- i **i must!” replied Miss Scarlett, look- ’— “••■* of the window. “There’s Billy going into his house! What a a bachelor to have such a big to himself—it has filled me with „ saw. aii rignt, go aneaa. ... know. But you can t expect to cut a | Here followed a long pause very good figure, you know.” [occasionally 'by “yes,” and "Well, manage St as well as 5-ou can, land "no.” from Alvord. At and I suppose you’ve watched me?” he tones of amazement, he broke forth in a. I ydlI Biliv'* Tlii« is DaTsv Don't- Vmi I ! continued. “>Whv did vou let me go this storm of protest. I ”«■; , H*™ I w up » MU. w.l- LOW! .. a 5*JSS molt I ,r «*. -or a f.w Ianswered Madame le Claire. 1 ou have ptill hunt framed up you ever saw. We’re 'been very busy indeed; and yesterday . winning in a walk. . . . Well, if you Miss Waldron went out of town.” ‘ want tto make your position clear." I the public eye now ” . en over 'by Flossie Smith and Mrs. Al Amidon moved on‘in disgust. And the vord: a melange of black coats pret” . p,, r <■ t rtnui frocks and white arms and shoulders; i pi.oi faithful fellow, tbat his spiritual g. lare of lights; a hum like a hive’s—:i tone might be restored, sat down and S hort, a reception. Such was the funo read once more nis Bible—the letter tion to W hich Florian made hls way superscribed in the large, scrawly hand, waiting until he could arrive cone, .mitar. “To be read en route.” ! ly with the Waldron carriage so that it- he might ha.nd the ladies therefrom, ant XXI. | receive from liis divinity a little, uncer _ ! tain pressure of the hand. Then cam- SOME ALTERNATIONS IN THE CLR-j his respects to Mrs. Humphrey. Amidor RENT. I started as he recognized in the bright One made himself a name for skill to haired second person in line his fair; trace | of the balustrade. “So delighted to see you here, Mr Brassfield!” said Mrs. Puniphrey. "t i gives me the opportunity of presentim To its last hiding place. Each secret Mother Earth engaged to I Marvelous! And could she tell what her thoughts in that connection had been? Well, never mind about that! Did she know about palmistry? And could she really put people under her influence so that they must do as she willed? How nice that must be! And would she and the professor come ttp to the Humphreys’ reception and arrange to give a program of occult feats for the entertainment of the guests? Surety: 'thf\y should be very glad; that was a part of their profession. During these negotiations Mr. Cox wait- el outside, and Florian Amidon, meeting him in the lobby an! being accosted as 'Gene, stopped for a talk, fearing to slight some dear but unknown friend save, Of jungle, sea or cave. No path so devious but he mastered it; And, bit by bit. From off the face of mystery, he tore The veil sne wore; Then, turning inward all his skill in see ing. To solve the knot ’of Being, In the deep crypts of Self fordone he ! guests sweeping by her would permit lay. j Which current swept Mr. Amidon onwau Quite cast away. ! as he was in the act of assuring IT —Adventures in Egotism, j hostess of his sense of loss in her sister absence—until on eddy left hi Every mot i went up to I the white columns; end every evening hand." Was Tt~“meant "as an I you to—why, Daisy, where's your aunt; gone? She was here just now!” “She was called away a few moments,’ said Miss Scarlett. “Yes, I believe "Mr Brassfield and I have met”—this wi f l an icy bow—"and please, Mr. Cox, don go. until I have told you the end of th story'!” And she went on vivacious!; chatting to Billy Cox, who had moire, himself as close to her as the tide aosence—>unut on eudy left him in ; in ing, now, a box of flowers' "' :,cre bo found absorbin' nf th* ho.Kfl with oecu P atl °^ m trying to imagine aerain • , za eth » at . the hous , th vividly n s possible that pressn^ of Th p/ilnrrma* nml owprv ov^nmir -1 ▼>. New Scientific Appliance, Always a Per- t feet Fit—Adjustable to Any Size Per- "■ son—Easy, Comfortable, Never Slips. ■ No Obnoxious Springs or Pads—Costa Less Than Many Common Trusses— Made for Men, Women or Children. The word “’Gene” was becoming a sort Mr. Amidon bravely followed. The terror affection?—or did her foot slip, so th; of round shot across the bows in his! lie felt of women was overpowered by she clung to his hj^.4.to prevent a fail Bellevale cruises. The parley’ (concern- the greater terror of losing this woman, This question see-*'**’ n le mo »t tram ing wells and tanks) he cut as short as and the fortitude and resolution he pos- eendent import;- to him. and he de fields of action were hated it mentally al! the evening, as b His violets and carna- the set conversation of such a. .... , ,, occasion. He knew no one: but ever . , .ns, anu as r ■■■r.a.i ore lor him and ail o ne him . yet he }lad po Don t you saw a f ji le head of tha flight the b'ast- roses except the red ones, which she in getting oil, because there was t ■ want to _do_ something for me.—Oh. you j tnrnace ot - h a j r , the striking hat and the put in vases and kept near her, but did sense in any of the conversation. jj, not wear. . She was ineffably kind and could answer ail tha remarks regardlti; high and pure and far-off bis new role of political leader witbou. for Oly'mpus. but all the intimate committing himself to anything serious Well of all things'” exclaimed Flos-! 10r ,l!m an extraordinary introduction, j ]- ltt j e coquetries and tricks of charm with ' l r . ey< j s fished meaning and sonlfu ' <t T i nfff V ? ™ 1 Ins for Instantly he was aware or the descent i . , . , . . t f , received and di* glances into Ins, as sweet lrps said thing I don t care about Mr. Cox. nor j him of a fiery cornet of femininity. ; which she bad at first received and dis- which hf . co , ll(J answer qnI ^ as weIT - concerted him were gone. She talked to if the context of the conversation inn of hers, but oftener been as familiar to him as it was sun seemed to desire him posed to be. Platitudes, generalities, in j anities; and inanities, platitudes and gen ight he could not; eralities, and on occasions of this sort o part, further than: to mot-: the part is quite enough. * * T-T<> fm • tse token oifUk. I’ve * id^f’LmM caB^im ! '’O^ihle, and, passing on. started up the se ssed in all other “I know ’ I over and have him take us down to her! I 3 nBf^vay UP there wos a broa-t land- returnin S t« him. H Central! Give me 432. please. Is that ln g and as Man turned on this he t ons she always w, YOU. Billy? This is Daisy. Don’t you ! 8a ^. at the heac] of the flight the b'ast- the roses * want to do something for me?—Oh, you | t -„ rnace ot - ha j r . the striking hat and the put in vs behave, non ! We want you to take us j pleasantly rounded figure of Clara's vis- ' not wear somewhere down town, so don t take off ■ f tor _ a pf . rS on to him quite unknown, sweet, in over CO Good bv!” exTlaln when you comP | Fate, however, seemed to have in store j way m fi and place of Eugene ■go to nty room now. .vo, uiu.uk .m>: . . . w ny, you know we’ve spent you, Clara, I really can not stay to sums that we couldn’t possibly publish. I your supper. Tomorroy you must tell W hat have you been driking, ’Gene?! ine how you kidnapped me—I never can ‘ j eyo ’ y °. u ’ 7,7 , iS aU a J° sh! Come wmm - ' vepay you for your faithful service to . that ?> V ou 'really wan7 to'publ^ih^ a * Sent on Trial->».s,i vii 1 tielpated that Mr. Amidon went straight |- em If you want to. Come up to head- I h*»e incited a niptere appliance that I car. ? °-■ j 7are^t' Ih'ig<'n7”*1 t s;i hi. “I want to p y r’ tel;> ’ a ' 1d 111 3how ’ em to . vou - Good- j •tfely fay, b> j’ars exreriouce in tlie ruptuie . ^ eare * ^t nm nrn«vl > , bnsineaa. la the onij one that will absolutely hold you a ^ ord to sny that l P» 0 1 Alvord hung: up the receiver, and went • the rupture and n<?rer slip and yet is light, cool, of the love and confidence wn on every- back to liis inner office, comfortable, conforms to every mov«>meut of the one Tins for you, and to -say that I do “j^y George. Slater ’’ said he J *Prqss or hurting and cost* less than not regard the place to which you are field * is absolutely the mo«t decentfve ”■ on. no opruis* or , t<) . be e . ficte .l as unimportant, or one josher I ever saw. He In " eC epti\ e Can Cure Cancer counter, her arms had fa'len about his nock, and she hung upon him in some thing ]ipe a hug. Oh! oh!” paid she. “the idea of your At Home Without Pain. Plaster or! flying'to me like that! But it’s nice of Operatior;., and I Tell You Hov/, Free. bodj without dialing W*nf ordinary trnaspv li'VA upon it. Maybe T can heln in chee-ng think of it. Slater! And a platform in ■you along tlie wav af'er this is done. otu- kind of politics!" i ' --j have al! sorts of pride in and a-’-bi- i j tion for you. Hitherto, you have con- j *XX. fined yourself too closely to the pr-’cti- ; THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE ' cal and productively ut’litarlan. I shall , Th<? year will all be summe we tb6 ! watch with all the intoie^t > o.i can de- , m i 1Pn .«j> P ech and action go together- stre me to feel, this new career of yours j W hon Aucassin’s sage words ar? met’ beginning so modestly and so jr.u-li , ln al] his dee ds with Nieoletr?; Jftfl. Brit on, * ured of i upture bv C. K. t.rook aeainst your will; but reaching, I feel ; A »d though fair Daphne's"words be free sure, to the state and national capitals. ! Ix)ok !lot too soon g^. afn fre6 ’ “Do you know. I have awa-s rnng- i rite year will all be summer weather . ined myself capable of founding ^ii u- ( When speech an<i action go toother ; rose Leagues, and hecom ng a real pol l i -Song from The Monarch of Nil' I ienl for-e? Spend the afternoon with ; ; me Sunday, and we’ll talk it over—come | The reade» of this nistory mav hare > early - Yours m 1 OV l n ?i K ABBTH.' ’ ! 1,een consc,ous ' from time to time, of a i Florian sat for a long time nondering mysterious glow now bareful. now rather ; over this letter It was the thing alyiut ; cheerful, like the light from the taproom ; which liis thought centered the next ot an inn—which has illuminated the hor- I morning. When the J”dge said that lie ( i ? on of tlie narrative. It appeared in cer- wa* at work on the le'er of withdrawal, j taill allusions found in Mr. Alvortf’s con- Amldon remarked that there was no i . hnrrr ■flhnuid no» tiie* ‘ h * r* Amidon during- the in her letter, faded from hls memory I hurry, as he should no t use the letter ! ”“ n " lr ’ terd. lumpy p«da, yet it holds the rupture ante- until after a conference w'th Mbs Wal- i e p ,soae or >v rong Htuse, and so ter* 1^ ana tumiy without pain or inconvenience. I don. Then he went to spend h*s S’inday | **hied him as to give him thoughts of to!? ««'lmy P ?ud T abToluteh 1 <Siariinw < i n 'it riCh “ afternoon With his fiancee, according to flights from Bellevale. It glared more , . ’ . ’ i her invitation. ! Lrightly in' the chat at the Club It you an I'shTou ' “ The '■' < l ear , F u f sm &’ and tn ^ ! flamed concretely on our sight when Mr money-‘'* Ckt0 1 Wl “ r * fttud your Teem?d =o d?M?lourtr5SMmatl j lint U tlie fairest preposition ever mnde bv rupture spec-intis:. The hanks or »ny re uitUen in Uursball Kill tell you that Wki I do buimeaa - ctways ahsonitcty ou tu Here U *\iv. air. Ju. Britton, , prc-aaieut niau- vis’t had thorcughlv intimidated him. He P UeaT^:-l have been ' that hy win hi ^ w3 y ruptured »u yeaiR and have aiwjie had trouWe such w,sses b Y degrees, as if the with It till I got your appliance. It is very eaay to Brassfield life had never bees for bei wear, 6t» neat and anug, and b not in the nay at more than or him. So they talked over any time, day or nigui. In tact at times I did not the cool and sensible things they inialit know I had it on. It just adapted itaelf to the ] isv p discussed had she been h's grand- yon." .4niifl.-.g bowed fliotantlv, and in evident embarrassment. M'ss Scarlett drew her self un. as at an undeserved rebuke "T am very clad.” said he, “to have been of auv service, even at the risk of ! seen-Mug fa*v.tiiarit\'. in saving vou from ! a fall. I hone vou will pardon me, a j stranger, for so far—” “A stranger!” she eioonjated: "oh heavens! T.e-vve me. 'fieio' ff-o inv'” I | The “Go away” was Texmonnoed as ifr. j | Cox appeared at the foot of the stairs. [ ■ Amidon passed on. now fully aware of- i having committed a faux pas. Looking ! back, lie saw Miss Scarlett leaning against! j a newel post as if in agitation; saw Air. | I Cox come up and lead her down; and ! us she disappeared, leaning weakly on | her escort’s arm, the mop of rumpled i hair faded from his sight like a reced- 1 ing fireship. Who could she be? Sud- ' denly Alvord’s whispered caution flash- : ed on liis mind, and he knew that he had encountered, embraced and repudiated the Ho found Fb’znhetli again, surroumlei tood afar off looked ° y a C!rr i ,e r ' f admirers—men and womei toou arar ota, iooxed _ an oas { s 0 f jntetu ff ence it seemed 4 < at his divinity and worshiped. He read him as he listened, in a desert of twad to her her favorite books, and ventured die. Si-e smiled at him with her eyes a somewhat, out of liis exceptional knowl- he looked at her through tiie press."’am edge, to expound them—whereat she - lnst a . s be bad won to a nlaee by her side looked away and listened with something t! 1( ! was . floodiusr into a largi of the astonishment with which »iie had ru 0 ?! ^ f’ ^ was announced. Professo received his disquisitions on poetry and doing feats an< ^ y,Iat,an ' 1 e !e Ciairo wer- art on that first unlucky evening. For the “Laties ant shentlemen ”-it was t’ . most part, however, he, too. was in- professor who snoke, “yon’ are at linertr clined to silences, in which he looked at of gonrse, to adont anv t’eory rich seein: Elizabeth in the happiness of a lover’s *' 0 v,> » goot to e<v<r a t-,]o;n dese phenomena wretchedness. The iove she had given Madame le Ciairo offers none. Ven stu to Brassfield seemed to him based on ~ — I Have k oven Carxe c n De ..uroaa. Home. No Pain. No Plaster, o K.iiie-Dr wei.s I have discovered a new ami seem.ugly unfailing currjffor the deadly cancer, i on the street j have made t most astoiiismng cures, that day he made his fatal escape .VI- i 1 believe e\|„ + -—arson witli cancer should * 1 know of **- tiie deceitful pretensions of that wretch, end in any case it was not his, and he felt repelled from accepting it. He yearn ed to show Iter the soul of Florian Ami don, purified, adorned, and dedicated to her. Once or twice site had hinted at some-! I tiling fateful which she wanted to say to [ I him; but he had begged her to wait. After, a few days of this slavish devotion of; his, she seemed less aloof, not quite so j much the unattainable goddess. She gave him her hand, as usual, one evening at parting. “I shall not expect to see you tomor- . strawberry blonde. He paused for a mo-1 row.’’ said she. “until we meet at the] j ment to tMnk over the situation-con-j Pun ?P hreys reception. Until then, good-, ! siderations of policy were coming more- bi .’_ ! and more to appeal to him as guides, and 1 thought, said he. that if you w ° u J 1 ; {** found himself feeling vulpine and fur- S ^ U i?ree V^^our.'"^y I?” '| . live But here, thought he, would It not He looked so pleadingly at her. holding really have been best to temporize with tho Unle lland in , bot h of his. that it is the situation, and not to have terminated no wonder her color rose. I{ was like; all relations with AIlss Scarlett in tbits the worshipful inception of a new court ship. “I shall he invisible.” said site, “all day —so you must wait. You haven’t anv time to bother with me anvhow. Haven’t you your platform to comri“' e? A nub ile man must attend to public matters fffst, and. anyhow. I shall he denied to SIQESMOKINS public way? Would it not Then rolled over his heart tlie con sciousness of the manifold glories of his Elizabeth’s womanhood. Temporize with another woman? Tlie very thought re pelled him. He involuntarily brushed his Ohinre V.k«.‘“i ** Of th. all mv friends, and you must wait with tobacco habit; much that can be uid amiwrt 7f : coat where jt had supported and encir cled Miss Scarlett. He felt a sense of the rest!'' , . lo ueann- ...auu , till wort hiness in having, even of neces- “It is hard to wait,” he answered.. U r * dead ? u>« ‘^apou^ble i'P faced her In her home, so s’ately so j Alvord slangily -called it “the Strawberry | t??. dG rfui /The ''S ?''IVxWd twelve S ‘ ty and f ° r a ? roper pur P° se ' embraced “when vou are so near.” , cancer, from diseases' of^stom^h'lirCT'kidnela^^ at M I kind, so far from fond. H-m re-ellion j Blonde.” Mr. Brassflejd very improperly ! ?ufi tnfonnamrd fSfe \o ill wno writ e g m? ■ lhis other sir1 ’ Lookin g up. he saw Jiicfce T trv to make amends.” wtid t'adthcir start to tot.acc^ ,w,,on. ■me aejuare. from those mad kisses of h's on ids first pinche-di its elbow, and called It ’ Dulse ” : and tell me uwut thei,- case I regarding him like a portly ae- ® be - b V endeavoring to he as henuti- ta ”« * Positbe. absolute cure for the to- I- time that we put on our | F?t« K^hlGalwburg liL had can- ct,sing angel from the head of the stair- ^ Goo^ n^t-ToTd 6 nTg^’’ & fo£ «* “« *■ smoked glasses and look it in the face. I cer of the J ,^ th and throat. Doctors! way. He made a feint at assisting Ami-; ' p/ nnee °mnr^ iLi-ii'p . h ™ le! »i no reaction or bed effect* ana i" a formal introduction as wi.l : said, “no he, M Mr. Keagan wrote; “It don in brushing his coat. ! e I d . ii 1 ® tre *tm«>t STAY t ifKED. ‘ ei able us to do it tardy justice—for wo ■ is only a queaftion of a snort time—1 must may have been 1 guilty of misjudgmeiit! idle." Today his cancer is healed up and Miss Daisy Scarlett, sitting on a piano- [ he is well. My marvelous radiatized stool, with one foot curled ip under her. I fluid did it. It has other just such cures was euterttiinine Doctor Julia Brown anu j to its credit. It is saving people every Miss 1-lossie Smith, -who had called or j day and restoring them to health and ill rPV lior I efrano-th T P Va „. - „ amr •htM of the body and clun# to the spot no matter ., ’ .V ^ , * T 1 ▼bat position I was in. It would be a veritable, amon-fif others the camnaign. Ood-aend to tl)e unfortunato who suffer from rup- i She had tre*n6iidous , y fifood ideus as tm, if all could procure the BrouKs Itupture Ap- city government. Amidon had loner en- pliance and wear it. They certainly would never ! <tertaincd similar notions, and that tlvdr regret My rupture is all healed up and nothing : un jty G f sentiment miffht appear, e^oh "7 h^e tried mon cv^-tlncg el8e ™n.e to answers to a lift of quest'ons me. Where others-fail is where I l L «ve mv greatest i which they made up, and Amidon was aucceM* Write me today and I will send you my i hugrely delighted to find that they agre d book on Kuplui'e and it^ Cure, showing iny appn- j precisely. uu« »nd thine you pries and names of people | ‘Why not make it your platform?” she public manifesto?" he 'The people ought who have tried it and been cured. It is instant re- -.j-pj' lief when others fail. Remember I ilse no salves, j no harness, no lies. Just a straight, business deal k OU mean at a reasonable price. C. E. Brooks, 2162 Brooks queried. Bldff.. Marsh*11, Mich. j "Surely/ 9 said she. her at th<» home of Major Pumplirey, her strength. If you have cancer or any uncle. Miss Scarlett was well and shiv- lump or sore that you believe is cancer, eringly known in Bellevctle, where she ! write today and learn how others have visited often, and was generally esteemed' j been cured quickly and safely and at for her many good qualities of heart end ! very small expense. No matter what your mind, and tor the infinite variety of her | condition may be, do not hesitate to contributions to the sensations of a not i write and tell me about it. I will an- - I Lie once more violated the Bra ssfteid people takin* tlie treatmentBT 4T rZnlrf?’ “'TUa™ i .. * traditions: he simply raised her hand to; *'or people who aay ‘show me" wc hari a fre* Those led ones, said he, are the bis fins and kissed It. To do more, be felt, f“, mpIe V e 1 * tm ? nt ' which ia sent on request & t» very devil for showing on black! I’d would snoll all. She went in. more nearly I .? hundreds-just this little fr« tunple. carry a whisk broom, if I were you!” barmy than at anv time since his re-'sample 1°, J(*n your fre. “Blodgett,” said Amidon, “I don’t care turn, bnt sorelv puzzled. “T shall never tirely. ffeel very thankfuTto^^for 0 ^™*^/* M. £. Smith, Rockingham, Vt, to be chaffed about an accident of that u nf, er3toa(i him.” she thought, sort." i AT “.s. Valor Pnmnbrev, stamBng In line "Oh. certainly not!” said the judge. '^ r ! ott P?’ 1 Mrs - Fnmnhrey's •!But pick off the ringlets all the same. ^ count, SJ but there* was° anfShw"*! Jlol° at doffing deT^Jed j = J™ 5 jt”5 HS^'KW’Xchmic.™' 'v-! : Cincinnati. Ohio, gml treatment coupon. S’LItu!" 1 . 1 ’ U 1 in Tour n,,m * address, a a>?SP i* l? floats Drug A Cher * “ !h..v „Jii * ^ at-e s,a -- Cincinnati. ( ~C! wi!I * e n<l you, by return mail. thse foot of the stairs, the Junior in the human bp'n.q circulating past the reee:. .... , o\ er-turbulent social swim. Her enter- j swer’ yotTr 'letter ^promptly^’ giving * you firm of Fuller & ^ ox - ln y fellow prac- ing line and listening to Mrs. Pumnhrev’sj i package," a^thL*" tainment in this instance consisted of absolutely free, full information and proof' tuioners; and in accidents of this sort «*«»»ra»ees that she was d«»«-hted to wel- t tmcco-spciilc. The free trial paSawi^ readings from a certain book which : of many remarkable cures Address, l>r j one sometimes does as much damage os c ^ nie tliern s-'e mleht have the!; cure « other* ana may cure you. must be regarded as an early literary im- i Bupert Wells, 107B Kadol Bldg., St.Lou-1 a regular cloud of witnesses. And re- P lM5niT ? * ntro,t,,p . ?T1er * 1,prn * er R1 ‘ c ’ : piudenee of a most estimable and indus- ! U. Mo. j member, if you won’t use the letter of uttiu-'fc 6 Mey V " ew , Soar * i lett, an Italian harper who played cease-1; plain To- alone has