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HM 8be wasaltttngwtarn, In a pretty froqk.of blue and -white, an d a bat shading her eyes from the sun. She was reading a book while welting big for the boat to start. The Spray, a ■mall pleasure steamer,^tugged aV for fshed. Hewwlnrt resolution had broken down at the last moment. Be would make the trip to Worthing after was something more *h”tl admiration in hist tere4 e "The brelUIn n caddish enough," he ant* ie girl la scarcely more than to me. The loan of an um- • made ns . I should not have presum ed upon such a triviality, but—but"— he broke off as the siren of the Spray shrieked Impatiently—"but I fed In lore with her upon the spot,” he added, "and that's the plain, sweet, madden- n truth.” band oommenced to play softly under the bridge of the boat,.Verna Moore glanced up at the sound, and. Geoffrey turned away swiftly, moving off with long strides. "I must not go; I must not, really,” he told himself. Heaven forbid that I should win her heart!” Verna had seen Geoffrey as he turned away. A glow of color swam Into her cheeks, followed by a look of disappointment Verna Moore was a governess. She had been sent to Brighton to recover from the effects of an Illness. She had met Geoffrey Mannerlng there for the tret time. "Yes, I'm In love; but, having made the confession to myself, I must forget It drop this affair like a hot coal,” Geoffrey told himself, “It Is Just mad ness, and Claire coming down to Brighton today I” Madness, It was. To* tha Hon. Geof frey Mannerlng was engaged to be married to Clairs Asbberry, a baro net's daughter, end an heiress. It bad been an early attachment; it had grad ually developed Into an engagement, partly because everyone expected that It would, and Society insisted upon it Yet now, Geoffrey remembered certain "Pat your hands higher up, Verna, to my neck, Wa are safe it yon keep stilt The swimmer rose on the orast of a long green swell, travelling Shoreward. A terrible explosion had occurred In the engine room of the Spray, She had aunk In less than fifteen minutes, with her return journey but half ao- —pushed. There had been no panto] her two boats were filled to the but very gunwales with their human freight Six men were venturing to swim to meet the boats, lilting off from the shore. Qeoffrey Mannerlng was one of them. He had aiBured Verna of bis ability to save her If she If to him rather than would trust berscli to the overladen boats. Verna kept perfectly stllL Her feet trailing In the water gave her a terri fying sensation aa of floating upon in finite depth. The strong frame of the swimmer supporting her moved forward with Its steady strokes. How calm he seem ed; how confident! At thatimoment she loved him most;^et « that moment she knew that hie. never ha On the return Journey to Brighton, ' ■ ‘ild i - - - Geoffrey had told her all; had his confession. He had said; “I lave you; loved you from the day that we met. - “That la ail my defence.” There bad been a long and dreadful pause, while she wrestled with her pain, with her temptation. Then she had answered: "We must say goodbye. We must never meet again. 'When land, we must shake hands f . . . for the last time. You could not help - loving me any more than l could help loving you. Yes, I love you; but this is a barrier which we cannot overcome.” And then, almost Immediately after wards, the accident had occurred. The sea was very oold; the warm suns of summer had not yet penetrated its chilly ‘•osom. He was becoming stiff A/ 1 1 H aii “IT WAS NOT GOOD-BYE-AFTER ALL!” words which Claire Ash berry once ■poke to him. , "I hare always liked you,” she had •aid, "and am willing to become your wife; yet I must tell you that anoth er—yon need not know bis name— awoke a feeling deeper than liking, and claimed my heart But there were ob stacles In the war; my parent* came between ns, and he went abroad, prom ising never to see me again. Again the Spray shrieked for more passengers for her trip to Worthing. She would start In fire minutes. Gcof- frey hesitated. A band was laid upon his shoulder, and a voice said, speaking In a low tone! “Why, Mannerlng, Ie It yout” , Geoffrey turned. He was face to face with with cold. The girl's weight, which had felt so light at first now pressed him lower and lower . The eea. kept washing over his face. Onward be i an exceedingly handsome "HM^forheaven's sake!” expostu lated the other, turning palo. "Ah! Yon are watched—aa usnalT Still playing year deep and perilous "Yes, yes. rmifl_a bad fij^a tight , I most hide for a spel_ “What—in England? In BrlghtonT I could understand It In Vienna—where we met last six years back. Apolitical spy who steals a secret from the Aus trians might as well be In Vesuvius as on Austrian soil, and ” "No, yon are wrong, I'm wanted fa England. Certain papers I obliged the toman Government with. Von hndw Geoffrey drew back, hls'fhce flushed with anger. “What!” ha exelalmedi you^stooped so low as thatf* “A fortune was In It" “You traitor!” m - "Core* Itl Speak quietly. I belong to no nationality. I serve all who ask me. You know that Come, hid* me somewhere! For old-times' sake!” A bell clanged on board the Spray. — —" at hit card —- scribbling a line. •There,” he said, “go to the Hotel O-, giro »y man that card. He’ll look after yon until X come.” -v “A thousand Geoffrey. If cret—’* The eentenco was left unfln- wnnumg wvw —• —— —- swam, though drawing now upon that • ' \ despair will give. At tne strength which des;— ... a furlong from the chore he was A boat turned hit way. Then came a final struggle to keep afloat He was dragged on board with hie burden when at the point of utter exhaustion. The Journey thoreward gars him time to recover strength. With hla own-hands be lifted Verna Into a cab. They were driven to her lodgings In Old Steyne. He took her In hit arms and gave her one long, passionate kiss. Then, with a repressed-Sob, he left her. He was never to meet Verna again. She had pointed’ hla way of duty,- and be must follow It Geoffrey turned his steps toward his h< ttwas afternoon. A procession of every conceivable kind of earrings rolled along the King's Road. By tbs Brunswick lawns, tearing along the front at a mad apeed, came a powerful motorcar. The driver was a man, and at hit side, closely veiled, sat a lady. Scarcely perceiving the rushing rer, Geoffrey crossed In front of It A loud shout and a furious bellow from a born made him look up as he dashed for- W Surely he knew the driver? And that veiled lady? Something In thepotasof her body suggested a name—hut no, he told himself that be was half sill/, nearly dropping with tatigue. Geoffrey’staggered Into his rooms, let him Just In time to save HU valet met him from felll Ing. Tor nt that mo ment Ms senses left consciousness. I him. and he lost It was an hoar before the accident which sank the Spray In six fathoms off Brighton beach. - - Richard Molyneux, ex-army officer, gamester, spy, duellist waited In much perturbation In Geoffrey's private sit f wt ilia tlrtial *** asnisnsna uulswwh tttftt tllO SDftCO 1)0* tween^the portico grounds and the tween ms p«ruv« —- distant ssa was'patrolled by a gen tlemanly-looking IsUsnr. “Again!" growled Molyneux. “laeem unable to give that brute the slip." Through the open window he beard >e roar of a motorcar. It oeaaed as it drew near to the building. Up and down paced the fnglUvC'lQmlag and fretting. - Suddenly he turned swiftly. Tha door was open, and he heard tha yoloe of Geoffrey’e servant! "No,, he will not be long, madam; Id -H you will wait—ah. I had for gotten." A well-dressed and beautiful figure entered the room. Seeing Molyneux, She uttered a sry of astonishment. Uttfim, whose feelings never be- trtyed MM. turned te the eervant and dismissed him with a couplo of words. Then he faced the newcomer; ho took her hands; he looked tong and ardent ly Into her faoe. which paled, then honied with' crimson. "Claire! You hero? After all these years!" The woman trembled. In a moment the deeps of a passion she believed she bad sealed forever, broke forth. She clung, almost fainting, to his broad ShOttlfou, Richard Molyneux it was had laved in. the past. He exercRW an eftraorUfithfy. fascination over Claire , Aahberry. “I came to see Geoffrey," she ex- ed hurriedly. “1 am staying *t As tings. Ho expected me' at Brigh ton to-day. I came over to tell him that I must defer my visit. That Is nil. And you—you—what are you do ing here, in this room? Geoffrey's room?” “Didn't you know that ha was * ‘ emmet* friend oft “A friend—to yout" Olslro dlsengng- i most ed herself from those strong ermi “I m-t him two hours back. - He promised to hide me." “To hide you?” The voloe rang out in alarm. “True enough.” — Molyneux laughed bitterly. “Como here,” said he, drawing her to the win dow. “You see that man—Ah, there are three of thorn. Trapped!” Forgetful of everythtag save his danger, Claire Aahberry clung to Holy, neux's arm. "Whq are they, Rlohard? Who are those men?” she demanded imperiously. “Police offloers. Let me go, dear one. Yes, the old gams. State papers; a se cret sold. You’d bettor let me go. I mutt escape, “You must escape; you shall!" cried- Claire, wildly. “How?" The thing's Impossible. If l had a fast ear—” You have! There to mine; It to wait ing for me. Come—oh, come quickly!” she Implored. • For an. Instant Molyneux stood tores- solute; then he said quite calmly: “I will. And you?” T go with you,” said Claire steadily. “I shall strike northward Into the Dover road, If possible, and quit Bug- land to-night," he answered. "Where you go, r go also,” geld Claire, They ran from the room.- The car :ed at ’ waited at the rear of the hotel. A minute later they were flying like a gale down the King’s Bona, ‘Ton mean to tell me, Clarkson, se riously, that I have been In bed three days?” •'Three days, sir," enswered Geof- servant. trey's “A queer yarn, this, that you tell me about those two visitors,” want on Geoffrey, thoughtfully. “They went off together, you say? Geoffrey broke the seal of the letter whleh had Just ar rived, and which bore a foreign post mark. He sat as if stunned, while his eyas read again and again one passage In the communication! “Call my eonduet madness, or by whatever term you will. I cannot fight <4gainst fate. I have married Richard Molyneux. We shall live abroad. He has promised me many things* Forgive i, Goeffrey; or If you cannot forgive, forget me.” Geoffrey rose after a long silence. He turned bis steps toward the Old 8teyne, but he bad not covered a hun dred yards before he saw her—Verna- sitting on a chair on the Brunswick lawns. She was looking out to see. A gorgeous sunset bed purpled the wa ters of the channel. Geoffrey went up to her, softly, slow ly, so that she did not hear Ms ap proach. And, leaning over her chair, suddenly, he whispered In her ear: "Vena, it was not good-bys after alH” LlSS AGAINST TIGER. Creator. Bravery Shown By the Smaller Animal. The of a one-ring circus trav- tbe West this summer in sore straits through of .ft much advertised lion was the star attraction of the ■how. With ft fertility bom of ne cessity he ftdvsrtlaed In tor • “brei strapping Irlsnman "Uy pot Von has Just died,” said the showmao, “and ! wilt will givt ) you |5 n day It you will robs yourself in i Ms go through bis tricks. All yon nave to two performances n day; cash money.” Tha Irishman readily assented to tha proposition and being of bright wit and IntolHgsnce soon feamtdall that was required of him. The first afternoon of tbs show he went through the paces weU, enclosed In a large iron cage and occasionally emitting • roar to startle the gulls’— countrymen. In the evening tbs •« ager thought be would cap the climax by announcing to the audience that he would plaoe "the lion In the. tiger’s On hearing this the son of Erin waa terrified beyond comprehension. However, with trembling steps be went into the tiger’s cage, but at ones crept up Into a corner, praying to himself. "Faith, God help me In this terrible trouble," he moaned. “Rape away from me the scratches of the big cat” “G’wxn," replied the tiger, "phwat yer snaking up there like that, ain’t meself too a wearer of the green?” Flight of Balloons. On Ms recent visit at Ostend. the Shah of Persia had a whole lot of fun when he cut a string holding 100 toy balloons which a woman was offering for sale. He laughed heartily at her distress, hot later paid her amply for Ms Joke, Experience of an Old-Timer in the Wilds of Idaho, ‘•'In the winter of '07," fluid nn old ,1... In TTnala Qa til's BOFvIPO. miner, now In Uncle Sam's nt Washington, « I was living In a - 1 f *- ountalns of cabin to myself In the mount! — ' - , about neve Idaho, about seven miles from Idaho City, my nearest and only neighbor the postmaster, an Irishman and Unchelor, who kept too toll bouse be tween Idaho City and the adjoining mountain towns. "My cabin was about two mUes to too Bast, directly among toe Btonatalna, The snow wMeh bad been falling at Intervale for several months, toy about 10 feet on a level around my cabin, .and my only method of travel was by snow shore. "I had made my tri-weekly ren to see If toe stag* had brought any tot tore to the toll house-for me; and wMIe adjusting my snow shoes, pre paratory to starting, tack, I beard a bellowing and pawing. A Texas steer. wMch tad separated Mmself from the herd which bad lately passed toward the .town, was angrily shaking Ms head at me about 100 toot distant B* bad ran j*st the house from toe road ^up little straight path which Paf had kept -to Ms I open to Ms spring, and after drink ing and turning around, had become bewildered, toe" snow being at least eight feet deep on either side of toe pntb. “This was my direct route home,and although, If I had kijt on top of the ■now, be could not have pursued me, toe spirit of my school-tay days re vived, and 1 removed my snow and Immediately made two snow tails. At right path to the spring r similar path bad been cabin about ton same toe toll bouse. As I fired too MADE A DASH FOR THE CABIN balls in rapid succession, striking him with obo In hls eye, and wltli toe other on bis forehead, toe steer again bellowed with rage, and lower ing hls read, made a rush for' tne. Of course I could have simply turned and gone In the toll toouso, but I thought to prolong too excitement, and so made, a dash Tor tho cabin. As I neared it, I saw with dismay that It was unoccupied and fastened with chain and padlock on too out- slde. The path ended at toe cabin with ten feet of snow piled at my left and In front, the walls as smooth and perpendicular as a bouse. “Ono thinks quickly at such mo menta, and. the ridge pole which usu om miners’ cabins a ally extends from foot or more beyond tho main build- ' ni lng on which to bang meat and game —ived my salvation. I do not know proved my salvation. I do not know how high a Jump I made to grasp It, but I am sure that I never equaled it before or since. “As I swung my body over tho pole the horns of too Infuriated animal off too lower part of my out- . t,^", 001l,en » h| to and -while I smiled down serenely from mv point of vantage, I most devotltiy thanked toe good Lord that He never falls to andfooX” wa,< * ovor dr “nkcn men WHEN LOST IS THE WOODS. I? You Have An Axe, You May Not Have a Bad Time. To get lost in the woods Is not an uncommon occurrence, and what to do under the circumstances Is so well told by Horace Keptart In “Field and Stream” that readers fond of camping and woodcraft will be Interested: “The first thing that one should do when bo realizes that be has lost bis bearings in a wild country is to stop and sit down. Don't take one more step until yon hnye recovered your wits so that yon can trace on the ground with a stick your probable course since leaving toe camp, and mark on It the estimated location of such water courses nnd .othsr landmarks ■■ you have poised. Then make up your mind if votr ' H ' 1 night, Ing Mb that if you*mnst stay out all alone In toe woods. It is no matter, but likely an Interesting venture. Having recovered your men tal balance, take note of toe lay of the land around you, toe direction of Its drainage; the character of Its vegeta tion, and tbe hospitalities that It offers to a night-bound traveler, in to of drinking-water, sound down natural shelter and browse. Then blase a tree on four .sides—make big blazes that can be seen from any di rection. Do this even though there be several hours of daylight ahead, and al though you have no present Intention of staying here; for you do know that tbls spot la only so many hours from camp by back trail, and that i may tire ( turvo-good reason to return to It “Now try to get an outlook over tbe surrounding country. In flat woods this will be difficult If you can risk climbing n tall tree do so. Select one that you can climb, and taring gained outlook, note toe compass dlrec- of watercourses and other laofi- s, mapping them on a bit of “ for a lost man’s memory is treacherous. The courses of small streams show where the main valley lies. Decide where to go, take toe com pass direction, note how tha sun strikes it, and (Iwcwid, “Now, ns-you travel make bush- marks by making blazes on trees or breaking a shrub here and there along tbe trail, so you will easily follow your way back should you have to pass toe night in tbe woods.” Americans Going to Ue'xieo. During tho last two years over 1.500 Immigrants from Oklahoma and other ports of toe Southwest have located In the single State of Tamaullpas, Mexico. They have made a settlement known as toe Blaylock Colony, Just west of Escandon on tho Gulf Rail way, and have built churches, school houses and stares,- and enjoy the fullest liberty of action. So It seems that Americans “are crossing tbe southern -'boundary as they are the northern one to Canada. COFFEE DOES HURT ttft trial yourself—leave oi$ Coffee 10 days and use FOSTUM EOOD COFFEE In its place. That’stheonly way to find out. I Postum is a sure rebuilder and when you cutout tho tcoffee and use Postum instead, you get a taste of \hcalth, for the aches and ails begin to leave,' ——-olfoumay THINK you know, but you donV" 1 until after the trial. —- Remember ""'T ^here's )ti Reason./ 1 (Mth. muOtt*. ~n. 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