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SUNDAY. JULY 25. Todays Financial and Commercial News AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET Middling closed today at 14%c. Tcjie steady. Middling last year 13c. CLOSING "QUOTATIONS . . _ f Clcse. ordinary ....11 7-8 Strict good ordinary *.12 3-S Cow middling 13 1.4 Strict w middling 13 7-8 Middling i_s Strict middling 14 3-8 ■ d middling Tinge?, first ...14 Tinges, second 3 S-S Pievious Dav’s Figures Good ordinary ....II 7-8 Strict good ordinary 11l 3-S Low middling . . 13 1-4 t: ;c-t l.:; V middling U Middling ... 14 1-4 Strict middling 14 3-8 Homo middling ... T’nges, first 14 Tinges, second 13 8-1 Receipts For Week 6ales. Sum. Blii*t Saturday 213 Monday . > Tuesday..... -a— Wednesday . . . ■ -. Thursday . —- Total Comparative Receipts 1913 i?l4 Saturday 92 60 Mondav Tuesday . ■ ■ ■- Wednesday Thursday Friday —— Totals 92 60 emus SLUMPS SI TEXSS SI Rally Later on By Reports of Crop Conditions. Early Geor gia Movement Predicted. New York.—Pronounced weakness developed in the cotton market this morning as a result of decidedly lower cables, reports of good rains in Texas and the gravity of the Austria-Serv ian situation. The opening was 18 to 20 points lower and from this level the market sold off a couple of points further in the early trade after which it gradually hardened until at the close it was steady and 13 to 18 points net lower. The Texas showers furnished quite a controversy as some private dis patches reported rather general rain fall over that state and Oklahoma while others insisted that precipita tion Wcfs light, especially in the larg est producing sections of the state. Official weather details showed rain fall at 17 points in Texas with an av erage of .39 inch and six points in Oklahoma with an average of .25 inch. As the government forecast was for partly cloudy conditions in the western belt over Sunday omitting any refer ence to possible showers, a better feel ing took possession of the market after the early break, being empha sized later by some foreign buying and a report that Servia had decided to agree to the Austria nultimatum bnder protest. The late rally was also influenced by the report of Mem phis crop expert who made conditions 79.1, against 78 last month and 81.9 a year ago. The government ten-year average on July 25 is 80. A southern crop reporting association was also rumored to have made conditions slightly under 78.5. Most of the re ports from the eastern belt continued favorable and some advices from Georgia aid the movement would be early. High. T.ow. Closa. July 12.28 12.19 12.25 August 12.10 12.05 * 12.10 October 12.15 12.05 12.11 December 12.33 12.25 12.31 January 12.21 12.14 12.19 •March 12.25 12.21 12.24 N. Y. BANKSTATEMENT New York.—The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies feft the week shows that they held $26,173,750 reserve in excess of legal require ments. This is nn increase of $4.- 062.000 from last week. The statement, follows: Actual Condition. Loans increased $3,350,000. Specie increased $5,879,000. Legal tenders increased $2,161,000. Net deposits increased $14,081,000. «'irculatlon decreased $153,000. Banks cash reserve In vault $393,- 610,000. Trust companies cash reserve in vault $74,269,000. Aggregate cash reserve $467,879,000. Trust companies reesrve with clear ing house members carrying 25 per c ent cash reserve, $67,239,000. State banks and trust companies in Greater New York, not included In clearing house statement: Izoans and investments decreased $5,854,800. Gold decreased $524,200. Currency and bank notes decreased $109,800. Total deposits decreased $4,993,000. Liverpool’ cotton Liverpool fntton spot *R»if»r; good middling 7,75: middling 7.27; low mid dling 6.79; salec 3.090; speculation and export 200, Receipts 6.000; futures weak. July 7.A4% July find August 7.04% September and October ... $.64*4 December and January 4.5*% February nnd March 6.56% April nnd May 6.58 N. Y. COTTON FUTURES New York. -Cotton futures dosed steady. July 12.25; August 12.10; Octo ber 12.11; De-ember 12. Si; January 12.19; Man'll 12.24; May 12.48. Spot quiet; middling 13.25; guif 1350; sales, 4tont. Stocks and Receipts Stock In Augusta. 1913 12,067 Stock in Augusta. 1914 11,497 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1913 338,061 Rec. since Sept. 1, 1914 374,11 S Augusta Daily Receipts 1913 I*l4 Georgia Railroad ——• Southern Ry. Co 2 14 Augusta Southern 15 Augusta-Aiken Ry. Co 2 - Central of Ga. Ry —— Georgia and Florida 4 C. ami W. C. Ry 61 A .C. L. R. R 12 Canal River Wagon Net receipts 92 118 Through 42 Total 92 60 Port Receipts Today Last Yr. Galveston 1307 New Orleans 794 Mobile 8 Shavannah ■ Charleston Wilmington * Norfolk 114 Total ports (est) 2000 Interior Receipts Toflav. Last Yr. Houston 299 Memphis 25 St. Louis * Cincinnati Little Rock * Weekly Crop Movement, End- ing Friday, July 24, 1914. 1914. 1913 Receipts . . 6,669 13,807 5.565 Crop in St. 14,298,663 13,409,554 16,399,364 Came in St. 14,298,663 13,409,854 15.399,364 Shipments .. 21,429 13,857 8,565 Stock 129,729 158,015 110,503 Vis, Sup. 3,303,501 2,770,943 2,659,325 SI HE LOSS, EMLrpiK Good Texas Rains Reports Cause of First Decline at N. 0. Closed 7 to 8 Points Loss. New Orleans. —Cotton fell nearly a dollar a bale today in the early trad ing on reports from unofficial sources, telling of good rains in Texas. First prices were 17 to 19 points off and the market stood at a net decline through out the morning, although the initial decline was not widened. The close was at a loss 7 to 8 points. Another influence against the mar ket was the foreign ifblitical situation. This was supposed to have been part ly the cause of the poor Liverpool market. The weather bureau noted showers at only eleven out of the fifty weather stations in Texas and the failure to confirm private accounts of almost general rains helped steady the market. Bullish features of the morning were two private condition reports, from well-known bureaus. One put the condition at 78.5 per cent of the nor mal and the other at 79.1. as com pared with the government figures of 79.6 for last month. ' High. Low. Close. July 13.27 13.24 13.27 August 12.55 12.45 12.55 October 12.29 12.17 12.28 December 12.32 12.21 12.31 January 12.35 12.23 3 2.34 March 12.44 12.34 12.44 WEEK IN COTTON New York- —The cotton market has ex perienced another week of relatively small fluctuations witli the trend up ward for the first half of the week ow ing to dry weather in Texas and Ok’a homa which pointed to a crtical condi tion of the crop in those states unless speedily relieved. The appearance cf showers on Thursday and Friday over parts of the drouth area served to re lieve speculative apprehension to *»• me extent and quite general .-ea uiona oc curred, leaving the market toward the end of the week rather easy in tone. A number of complaints have been re ceived from Alabama, Georgia and the Carolina* which heretofore have been reporting quite satisfactory prospects but It was not believed that the eastern belt situation had sufferd any material set back which timely rains could not over come. In some quarters it was feared that rains In Texas such as are needed to be of any permanent benefit to the crop might result in increased activity of the boll weevil. Bulls also pointed out that the government report, which will he compiled as of July 26th, Is like ly to reflect the unfavorable weather conditions in Texas which have been a feature for several weeks. Aside from weather reports which practically dominated the market, all the week there was not much news of Im portance. New bales were received from Georgia, Alabama and Texas al though it was not expected the move ment would reach any large volume for a couple of weeks at lenst whereas spinners are said to be short of white cotton which is scarce and commands high premiums. They have contracted for only a very small part of their fu ture nopds and hedging operations which nn- usually such a prominent feature at this season of the year have been al most entirely absent. Meantime specu lative interest continues to center chiefly on the southwestern crop situation which will doubtless evert a leading Influence on the market in the rear future LIvFsTOcF MARKET CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET Chicago, Ills. —Hogs; Receipts 8,000; higher; bulk X65a595; light 850h905; mixed 845a905; heavy 835u902 1-2; rough 835a -855; r igs 775a890. Cattle: Receipts 200; steady; beeves 770«i$10; steers 640a835; stor-kers and feeders 560a$X; cows and heifers «>sa -926; calves 775a11.25. «iieep: Receipts 2/'OO steady; sheep 515a580; yearlings 650a050; lambs BaSOS. MONEY MARKET New York. -Mercantile paper I l-4a5, Sterling exchange firm; for 60 day bills 46R.50; for demand 488.15, Commercial bills 484 3-4. Government bonds strong; railroad ootid* heavy. Ca l money nominal; no loans. Tims loans strong; 60 day* J 3-4a3; 90 daj s 3 JL-4a3 1-2; six months 4ai 1-4. FfilTIG BUYING 111 WHEAT IT Advance at the Start Nearly Touched 3 Cents a Bushel. Corn Up, Oats Off, Provisions Gained. Chicago. Ills.—Frantic buying of wheat today resulted from the war scare. The excitement, however, was chiefly confined to a few minutes at the start when reports that Servia would yield had not had sufficient time to take effect. After an ad vance that on some sales almost touched three cents a bushel, the mar ket closed unsettled at a rise of 1 l-Bal 1-4 to 1 l-2al 5-8 net. Corn finished 1-2 to 1 above last night and oats 3-8 off to a sixteenth up. Pro visions as a rule scored a gain that varied from 5 to 17 l-2c. WHEAT— Open. Hgh Low C'n* July .... 38 84*; 83 81 Sept .... 82 >4 83\ „ Si! *4 822% CORN— Tuly ... .72 % 73 72*6 73 Bept .... 69 69% 68% 69% « 'ATS— July .... 36% 37% 36% 36% Bept .... 35% 36% 35% 35% , . »RK July . . . . 2270 Bept . . . .2010 2035 2010 2030 I. ARD— Bept .... 982 990 982 987 Oct ... . 990 995 990 995 RTBS — Bept . . . .1172 1182 1172 1177 Oct 1135 1135 1130 1130 NEW YORK BONDS IT. S. 2s registered 96% IT. B. 2s coupon 87 F. s. 3s registered 101 U. S. 3s coupon 105 U. S. 4s registered 109% I T . S. 4s coupon 112% Panama 3s coupon 100% American Agricultural 5s 100 American Cotton Oil 5s 94% American Tel. and Tel. cv. 4%5.. 97 American Tobacco 6s 121 Atchison gen. 4s 95% Atlantic Coast Line col. 4s 90% j Baltimore and Ohio cv. 4%s ... 89% Central of Georgia 5s 104 Central Leather 5s 99% Chesapeake and Ohio ett 4%s ... 76% Chi. B. and Quincy joint 45.... 96% Chi., Mil. and St. Paul cv. 4%s ..101% Chi., R. I. and Pac. R. R. col 45.. 21% Frie gen. 4s 69U Illinois Central ref. 4s 92 Louisville and Nash. un. 4« 96 Liggett and Myers 5s 102% Lorillard 5s 102 Missouri, Kan. and Tex., Ist 45.. 82 N. Y. Central gen. 3%s 81% N. Y., N. H. and Hartford cv. 6s 99% Norfolk and Western cv. 4%s ....103% | Northern Pacific 4s 94% Pennsylvania cv. 3%s (1915) 99% Reading gen. 4s 96% j Republic Iron and S. 5s (1940) ... 94 St. Louis and San Fran. ref. 45.. 67% Seaboard Air line adj. 5s 75% Sou. Bell Tele. 5s 97% Southern Pacific cv. 4s 85% Southern Railway 5s 104% Southern Railway gen. 4s 72 Texas Company cv. 6s 99 Texas and Pacific Ist 100% Union Pacific 4s 98% IT. S. Steel 5s 102% Va.-Carolina Chemical 5s 97% SEC’Y HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT In thousands bales In sight for week 26,000 Do same 7 days last year ... 31,000 Do same 7 days year before.. 30,000 Do for the month 98,000 Do B;ime date last year 101.000 Do same date year before.... 90.000 Do for season 14,403,000 Do same date last year 13,699,000 Do same date ybefore.. .15,669 000 Port receipts for Motion 10 .’>93,000 Do same date 1 iWt year .... 9,872,000 Do s:imn date yr. before last 11,923,000 Overland to mills and Canada for season 1,151,000 Do same date last year 1,088.0)0 Do same date year before .. 1,269,000 Southern mill takings for season 2.8?6,000 Do same date last year 2,683.000 Do same date year before • • • • 2,469,000 Interior stocks ii* excess of Sep tember Ist 33(000 Do last year 56.000 Do year before 19.000 Foreign exports for week 28,000 Do same 7 days last year 24,000 Do for season 8,836.000 Do same date last year 8,424,000 Northern Spinners’ takings and Canada for week 14 000 Do same 7 days last year .... 17,000 Do for season 25? 010 I)o to same date last year.... 2,567.000 Statement of World’s Visible Supply. Total visible this week 5.416 Do last week 3.F20 Do same date last year 2.750 U 0 Do some date year before , . . 2,618,060 Of this the total American this week 1,81)9.090 Do last week 1.889,000 Do Last year 1,426. 00 Do year before 1,741,000 All other kinds this week 1,607,060 Do 'ast. week 1,631.000 Do last year 1,824.000 Do year before .107,0 1 Visible in the IT. R. this week.. 394.0(0 Do this date last year 806.000 Visible In other countries this week 3,02?.ooo Do this date last year 2 444 COTTON GOODS New York—Cotton goods were quiet today. Burtons were more active with linens steady. Yarns were dull. Men's wear is not being bought as well as usual at this time of the year. COTTON SEED OIL New York —Tly* cotton seed oil mar ket closed weak. Spot 670a700; July 679a694; August 682a684; September 678a679; October 659a666; November 649a653; December 650a652; January 662a663; February 665&660. Total sales 8.800. Forecast. Washington, D. C.—Georgia and Soulb Carolina; Generally fair Sun nay and Monday. WANTED: COLORED ROYS TO CAR ry papers in Colored Territory. Apply Rub Station No 1 1037 Kollock St. ts S3OO cash and the money you pay for rent will buy a nice 5-room hr me on Summerville car line. Phone 75-W. fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. Ml REPORTS LOWERjins Panicky Conditions in Finan cial Markets of World. Late Rally in New York. New York. War clouds oversh.id owed the leading markets of the world today. The Servian crisis created panicky conditions in London and on the continent. Absolute demoraliza tion prevailed at the French capital with similar, if not worse conditions in Berlin and Vienna. London’s tie pressed level at its close was respon sible for the extreme heaviness of the opening here, Canadian Pacific losing 2 5-8, with a loss quit as great for Northern Pacific, white many of the other internationals tell 1 to 2 points. The decline was accompanied by a greater degree of activity than on any previous day of the week. Midway in the session vigorous support was extended, and the mar ket rallied all round, some of the im portant. shares closing with substan tial pet gains. The recovery synchron ized with more encouraging cables from London and Vienna. Little of interest was noted in do mestic affairs, aside from the an nouncement of further gold engage ments for export to Paris next week. Mercantile trade reports presented the usual mixed aspects, with in creased optimism respecting the fall outlook. Bonds were heavy, In keeping with the movement in shares. Total sales (par value) $1,^39.000. U. S. coupon fours gained l t-2 per cent and Panama coupon 3s 1-2 per cent on call, while Panama registered 2’s declined 1-4 per cent. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Amalgamated Copper 65% American Agricultural 54 American Can 25% American Car and Foundry 50% American Cities pfd 61 American Cotton Oil 35% American Smelting 65% American Snuff 160 American Sugar 105 American Tel. and Tel 119% American Tobacco 227 Atchison 96% Atlantic Coast Line Its altimore and Ohio 78% Canadian Pacific 179% Central Leather 35% Chesapeake and Ohio 45% Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 90% Erie 24% General Electric 145% Great Northern pfd 120% Illinois Central 111 Interborough-Met. pfd 62% Kansas City Southern 26 Ijehigh aVlley 134 Louisville and Nashville ...132 Liggett and Myers *. ..210 Lorillard Co 168 Missouri. Kansas and Texas .... 12 Missouri Pacific 10% Mex. Petroleum 66% N. Y. Central 83% N. Y.. N. H. and Hartford 52% Norfolk and Western 104% Northern Pacific 106% Pennsylvania io»% Reading 161 Rep. Iron and Steel 20 D pfd 80 Rock Island Company 1 Do pfd . 1 % St. L. and San. Fran. 2d pfd ... 4 Seaboard Air Line 19% Do pfd 52% Southern Pacific . .“t' 94% Southern Railway.,*, 20% Do pfd • 74% Tennessee Copper ... 32% Texas Co 133% Texas and Pacific ..,, 14% Union Pacific m 125% United States Steel y 69% Do pfd .. 110% Utah Copper 55% Va.-Carolina Chemical 27% Western Union 57% Total sales for the day, 216,600 shares. WEEK IN_ TRADE New York.—Dun’s Review today save: Further gradual improvement in the business situation is apparent at a time when a pause in mercantile and Indus trial activity is customary. Consider able irregularity still characterizes re ports from the leading centers, yet fav orable influences predominate. \\ hile complaints are heard of damage to the grain and cotton crops another pros perous year on the farms is virtually uh sured. Enhancement of values in Iron nnd steel is n reflex of better conditions |in that trade. In copper quietness is pronounced and an easier trend is mani fest. A waiting attitude on the part of dry goods merchants Is noted. There have been acted openings of men’s wear, yet new business is below that of a year ngo. Advices from New England indi cate that more activity has prevailed in footwear than for sometime past. Leath er also shows Improvement. Interest in monetary affairs has cen tered chiefly on developments in foreign exchange which has advanced sharply. Existing conditions are abnormal. Inas much as it is logical to expect a declin ing tendency in exchange at this season of the year. Complete official foreign commerce returns for June indicate that the bal l h nee of trndo is still against, this country. On the other hand this nation’s credit position abroad is likely to be strength ened in the future by a heavy outgo of grain. Cmomercial failures tills week are 352, l against 298 last year. AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS GROCERIES. PROVISIONS D. H. lAg. Ribs. 60-lh. 12% D. 8. Reg. Plat*.*. 8-lb. a▼ 11 D. S Clear piarez ./ JO n. H. Heillee, 26-lb It 14 Pearl Cirltea, 66-lb, all sizes 1 M Yellow Corn (6 lied Cob Wlme Corn ns Mlzed Feed Oat Heat White Oats .56 Fancy Head Rica or, 14 Medium Head Rica .06 Japan Head Rice Oli l^ Fnncy fjieen Coffee Choice Green Coffee ];i% Fa)r Green Coffee 12 Tencent Roasted Coffee l#f) pkas.. 17 Arbuckle'a Coffee, pr cs., 100-lb I Hl# Arbucklo » Ground Coffee. 36-11>a...19.80 R. A J. Coffee, 60-lb. pkgs 16 Hano Coffee, Ground, 100 1-lb 21 P. R Molaaaea. l/ble 20 Cuba Molaaaea. bblz 2k Rebelled Ga Hyrup. % bblz, 30 N Y Gr. Munir, bblz or bulk baitz 4.30 N Y. Gr. Pii*ar, t 25 baica 4.36 N, Y, Gr. Huiiar <6O 2 rrtnz), phi lb 4 55 N. Y Gr. Hii*ae (SO 2crlna>, per lb 4 65 N. Y Gr. Sugar 32-3% erim. par lb. 4 66 12 or Kvaporated M lk 3.75 Peerleee S< ICvnp. Milk, 6 doz ... 3.35 M #■ I. btlrk O ndy 30-lb l,o*»z 04U Ground Pepper 10-ll>. pnlla. par II 3% Mlzed Cow peai par bu f ryt White flow Penn per bu 236 Trnif efool Fly Paper J. 20 1-lb. Chum Salmon t* (Continued 'rom yesterday) The crocodile sank and for a mo ment lo.it sight of Kathlyn, who waded frantically to the bank, up which aha scrambled. She turned In time to see the crocodile's tearful eyes staring lip at her from the wa ter's edge. He presently slid back Into hla slimy bed; a few yellow bub bles, and he was gono. Ka hlyn'u heart became suddenly and unaccountably swollen with rage; she became primordial; Bhe wanted to hurt, malm, kill. Childishly she stooped and picked up heavy stones which she hurled into the water. The instinct to live flamed bo strongly In her that the crust of civilization fell away like mist before the sun, and for a long tlmo the pure savage (which lies dormant In us all) ruled her. She would live, live, live; she would live A Trace of the Fugitive. to forget this orlentnl Inferno through which she was passing. She ran toward the junglo, all un conscious of the stone she still held In her hand. She lost all nense of time and compass; and so ran in a half circle, coming out at the river again. The Indian twilight was rising In the east when Rhe found herself again looking out upon the water, the stone still clutched tightly. She gazed at the river, then at the stone, and again at the rlvor. The stone dropped with a thud at her feet. The savage In her hud not abated In the leaat; only her body was terribly worn and wear ied and the robe, muddled and torn, enveloped her like a veil of loe. Above her the lonely yellow sky; below her the sickly river; all about her silence which held a thousand menaoee. Which way should she go? Where conld she possibly find shelter for the night? The ohtll roused her finally and she ■wung her arms to renew the circula tion. Near by she saw a tree, In the crotch of which reposed a platform, and upon this platform sat a shrine. A few withered flowers hung about the gross neck of the Idol, and with ered flowers lay mattered at the base of the tree. There was also a bundle of dry rushes which some devotee had forgotten. At least, yonder platform would afford safety through the night. So, with the last bit of strength at her command, she gathered up the rushes and climbed to tbo platform, arrang ing her bed behind the Idol. She cov ered her shoulders with the rushes and drew her knees up to her chin. She had forgotten her father, Hruce, the happy days In a far country; she had but a single thought, to sleep. What the want of sleep could not per form exhaustion could, and presently the lay still. Thus, she neither saw nor heard the pious pilgrims who were on their way to Allaha to pray In that temple known to offer protection against wild beasts. Fortunately, they did not observe her. The pilgrim Is always a pilgrim In India; It becomes, one might say, a fascinating kind of sport. To most of them, short pllgrlrnbges are as tame as rabbits would be to the hunter of Hons They will walk from ilombay to lienares, from Madras to Lhuksa, begging and bragging all the way. Eventually they become semi-holy, distinguished citizens In a clutter of mud huts. They deposited some corn and fruit at the foot of the tree and departed, leaving Kathlyn In peace. Hut luter, when the moon poured lta white, cold lacilanne over her face It awakened her, and It took her some time to realize where she was. Ilelow, belly deep In the river, stood several water buffaloes, their sweeping horns glistening like old Ivory In the moonshine. Presently a leopard stole down to the brink and lapped the water greedily, from time to time throwing a lyiprehea- The Adventures of Kathlyn By HAROLD MAC GRATH Illustrated by Pictures from the Moving Picture Production of the Sellg Polyscope Co. alve glance over his sleek shoulders. I The buffaloes never stirred; where they were It was sufo. Across the river a bulky shadow moved In tho light, and a fat, brown bear took his tithe of the water. The leopard snarled and slunk off. The bear washed his face, possibly sticky with purloined wild honey, aud betook himself back to his lair. Kathlyn s * tenly became aware of the fact that she was a spectator of a scene such us few human beings are permitted to see; truce water where the wild beasts do not kill each other. She grew so interested that she forgot her own plight. The tree stood only a few foot from the water, so she saw everything distinctly. Later, when his majesty the tiger made hla appearance dramatically, the buffalo simply moved closer together, presenting a formidable frontage of horns. Never had Kuthlyn seen such an enormous beast. From his great pad ded paws to his sloping shoulders ho stood easily four feet in height, and hlc stripes were almost as broad as her hand. Ho drank, doubtless, eying the buffalo speculatively; some other time. Then he, too, sat on his haunches and washed his face, hut with in finite. gracefulness. It occurrod to the watcher that, familiar as she was with the habits of wild beasts, never hud sho witnessed a tiger or a lion enact this donuißtic scene. Hither they were always pacing their cages, gaz ing far over tho heads of thoso who watched them, or they slept. Even when they finished a meal of raw meat they merely licked their chops; there was no toilet. Here, however, was an elaborate toilet. The grout cat licked Ills paws, drow them across his face; then licked his beautiful sides, purring; for the night was so still and the beast was so neur that sho could see him quite plainly. He stretched himself, took another drink, aud trotted off to the Junglo. Then came a herd of elephants, for each species seemed to have an ap pointed time. The buffalo emerged and filed away Into the dark. The ele phants plunged Into the water, squeal ing, making sport, squirting water over their backs ami rolling, head un der; and they buffeted one another amiably, and there was a baby who seemed to got In everybody’s way nnd the grownups treated him shubblly. By and by they, too, trooped off. Then came wild pigs, and furtive antelope, und foolish, chattering apes. At last tho truce water became de serted and Kathlyn lay down again, only to be surprised by a huge ape who stuck his head up ovor tho edge of the platform. Tho surprise was mutual. Kathlyn pushed the Idol to ward him. The splash of It In the wa ter scared off the unwelcome guest, aud then Kathlyn lay down and slept. A day or so later Bruce arrived at the temple. Day after day he had hung to the trull, picking It up here und losing It there. He found Rajah, the elephant, the howdah gone, and only the ornamental headpiece dis covered to Bruce that he had found his rogue, ltajah was docile enough; he had been domestlcatod so long that his freedom rather irked him. Bruoe elicited from the mourning holy men the amazing adventure In all Its details. Kathlyn had disap peared In the Jungle and not even the tried hunters could find her. She was lost. Bruoe, though In his heart of hearts he believed her dead, took up the trail again. But many weary weeks were to pass ere he learned that she lived. He shook hts fist, toward Allaha. "O, Durga Ram, one of these fine days you and I shall square eoeounul" Kathlyn had Just completed for her ■elf a drags of trass. Three Yean be fore she had loarnad the trick from the natives of Hawaii. The many days of hardship had made her thin ner, but nearer had she boon so hardy, *0 clear-eyed, so quick and lithe In her actions. Hlie had lived precariously, stealing her food at dusk from tho fields of the ryots; sugar cane, raw vegetable!!, plantains, mangoes Some times she recited verses sho remem bered In order that she might break the oppressive silence which always surrounded her. Sho kept carefully out of the way of nil human beings, so she had lost all hope of succor from tho brown peo ple, who had become so hateful to her ns the scavengers of the Jungle. There was something to adrnlro In the tiger, the leopard, the wild elephant; but she placod all natives (perhaps wrongly) In a class with the unclean Jackals'tmd hyenas. Tanned deeply by wind and mm, Kathlyn was darker than many a na tive woman. Often she thought of Bruce, but hope of his finding her had. long since died within her. Every night when she climbed to her plat form she vowod she would start south tho next morning; south, toward the land where there were white people; but each morning found her hesllunL (Oopyl'tsbl by Harold MacGral.h) TUMnd her Tree There was a cTear lng, then a Jumble of thickly growing trees; teyond thoso was another clearing, upon which stood a deserted elephant stockade. Tho grass had grown rank in It for want of use. Sha was In the act of putting on grass san dals when sho saw, to her dismay, tha approach of men und elephants. Tw® elephants were ridden by mahout® Two other elephants wero being Jo®, tied toward the rtockude, evidently new cuptlves. They proceeded pas sively, however, for elephants submit to captivity with less real trouble than any Other wild beast. Kathlyn crouched low in the grass and waited till men and elephants entered tha stockade; thon sho ran quickly to ward her haven, the platform In tha tri'O. Sho never went very for from this, save In search of food. She had also recovered tbo idol and sot It bacic In Its place. It was not, fortunately, a much frequented spot. It was for tho benefit of tho occasional pilgrim, the ryots hav m shrines more con veniently sltua. . f Sho nestled down among her rushes aud waited. She could not seo tha stockade from where she now was, but she could hear shouts from tha mahouts. Recently she hud discovered a leopard's lair near tho stockade and was very careful to avoid It, much as sho wanted to seize tho pretty cubs and run away with them. By thlß tints sho knew the habits, fears, and hue trods of those people of tho Jungle, und she scrupulously attended to her affairs as they attended to theirs. Sometimes the grout striped tiget* prowled about tho base of the tree, sharpened hla claws on the bark, but; he never attempted to ascend to tha platform. Perhaps he reallzod tha usolessness of Investigation, sine® the platform made It Impossible for him to see what was up there. But ali ways now, to and from the truce wa» ter, ho paused, looked up, circled tha true, and weut away mystified. Only tho grass eating beasts cams down to water that night, and Kuth lyn understood by this that the men and the elephants wore still In tha stockade. Tho following morning she wen! down to the stream to bathe; at tba same time the parent leopardß came for drink. They hud not cared to seek tlielr lair during the night on account of the tiros; and, worrying over their cubs, they wora not in the most agree able mood. Kathlyn saw tlielr approach lot time to reach her platform. They snarled about the tree, and tha male climbed up as for as the platform, Kathlyn reached over with a stout club and clouted the brute on hla tent der nose. A shot broke tho silence and a bulJ lot spat angrily against the tree trunk. Two cats fled. Immediately there onm® a squealing and trumpeting from the stockade. This is what had happened: Th® chief mahout bad discovered the cub® and had taken them Into the stockade Just as another hunter had espied th® parent leopards. The rifle shot had! frightened one of the wild elephants. With a mighty plunge he had broken the chain which held him prisoner ta the deaoy elephant and pushed through the rotten stockade, heading straight for the river, Kathlyn saw his bulk as It crashed straight, through the brush. It shuf fled directly toward her tree. The ground about waa of clay, merging Into iiand as It sloped toward the river. The frantic runaway slipped, crushed against the tree trunk, recovered him self, and went splashing Into the wa, ter. Kathlyn was flung headlong and only tho water saved her from Bever® bodily harm. When she recoverod her fienses she was surrounded by a group of very much astonished Mohamme dans. They Jabbered and gesticulated to one another and sho was conducted to the stockade. She understood but two words —‘‘Allaha” and "slave.” CHAPTER VIM. The Blave Market. Having decided upon the fate of Kathlyn, the natives set about recap turing the wild elephant. It took the best part of the morning. When this was accomplished the Journey to Alla ha wus begun. But for the days of peace and quiet of the wilderness and the consequent hardness of her flesh, Kathlyn would have suffered greatly. Half the time she wns compelled to walk. There were no howdahs, and It was a difficult feat to sit back of the mahout. The rough skin of the ele phant had the same effect upon the calves of her legs that sandpaper would have had. Sometimes she stumbled and fell, and was rudely Jerked to her feet. Only the day be fore they arrived was she relieved In any way; she vas given a litter, and In this manner she entered the hate* ful city. (To Be Continued Tomorrow) ELEVEN
