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expresed anything but pleaure, hr
itps portal to utter rw Yound,
RFVENGE;f"!t fn true, utter t. Yu are frtx,
tlllle:ent, ribIva) 'r,nt all blarne.
AMAN'S
'They have caught hint, and w•ittt tem
tile pearle."
e.
fCr "Il tut" exclaimed Sunbeam In a
lao hoarse voice. "What do you meal,
Duncan?'
F
OR, THE CONVICT'S DAUGHTER.
Me ting tar distressed eyes ho mad
to th•eught that tortured lir, and an•
steered quickly-
"Thi burglar known as Gentleman
Dnn-they got Lim lu,% night, quite
laky. Of course he denies it, but he is
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lake
of the great brink rubb ry that
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XXIX.-(Continued),
"Of course 1 mean to stick to you,'
elle re _Mitred. "Who tcvcti• der you
mean by saying that? 'There's no feat.
(f your being caught. Sunbeam hasn't
betrayed you?"
Ile moved uneasily In his chair.
"Sunbeam!" ho ejaculated. "Wot
itsakes yeu think of 'er? She's out of
it altogether, though 1 delft suy she
mayn't speak up for herself."
"She won't. 1 know her, and so do
y< u. Why, Bill, you love her still. Ant
you ain't the roan to let her suffer for
jou. Think hew we've pampered her,
end think of where she may go for
k,re of you. Oh, whatever ; ou mean
Ly semi• mysterious speaking is nothing
1' what we ought to feel for her -our
:olden haired baby."
"Shut up," he snarled, his eyes gleam-
ing angrily. "I've no time to talk about
'er. Its her dooty to return somothing
for all I've done for 'er, so told yer
noise and listen to me—"
"But you don't know the worst about
her. That they've arrested her for
.~Meeting the pearls, and that.—"
"Ilang the pearls and you too. 1
knows as much as I wanter. An' Sun-
beam '11 cone out o' it awl rolght, you
tact. As you say, 1 'ave liked 'er. and-
13ut there, you'll make me drivel loike
,verself. You've to get ready for n jour-
ney. We're gain' to leave England this
very nolght; i've made all arrangements,
thanks to the pearls. The longed for
Ianroh an' bit o' ground will he ours
after all. So 'urry up. We fill as scan's
possible."
"But it's too sudden. Bill; besides,
we can't go away until SunLeam is—"
"Gammon. Sunboam'11 Le well looked
after, yeti bet. If you cnre for me an'
want a 'ome in your old age 'with me,
met must do wet 1 say. If rot. you
can stay and get punished for me about
Jhe Sunbeam bisness. and run the risk
O' no 'ome aL all -,for I mann to quit
this soon 's possible. Taint the furst
toimo you've rushed off in a 'urry,
you're used to that by now, se the meek-
er you set to work the better. We'll
told up our beds an' walk, an' shake
off the soil of England from our 'eels
;dere inidnight. You see, flet, 1 molglit
have gore and left you, not tethered
about you: but you've acted square by
see, on' se 1'11 act square by you. long s
there's a chance for me, there'll Le one
for you—"
"Rut Sunbeam!" she interrosed tear -
/idly.
"She'll do. 1 said. Besides, wot good
can you do 'er? it her story come out.
'env can you explain the past? They'd
be bound to punbh you some 'ow."
"But who will tell them? \Vhy should
that Mine out at all?"
"Leastways, she's lest to us. ain't
she? Though Dan still grumbles about
It. he's given up that hidea of 'is. He
nests wanted 'er es mike her work for
us. 1 -Vo made that up to hint, and
bve're quits. Ilut 'e aright gess nt the
truth aborti. 'er, and try to sell us. But
1 se. conked 'fin."
llo leaned bark In his chair, chuck-
ling with delight. She looked nt hftn
puzzled. Then. realizing that he was
Lo n prod temper, exclaimed: -
"wee And for all chat. why should
we go away, and leave Suitt -earn? She
levee us, nnd would let nothing happen
ire us."
Ile shook his head.
"I never trusts a female far, look
yeu. she's in n tight 'ole sl.111; she may
g,v.' are. up to save 'er skin. an' I'm
leo well-known he risk that. So we're
off. Later p'raps you can see 'er again
Ilint Is. if you conte with tee. Are you
comet'?"
Che matt hts eyes entreatingly. He r
heart seemed Men In two. Af et•.n
end blood drew her to Bill, unsatisfied
ennlernel craving to SunLearn. Ste;
bowed iter head.
"nut you leaved her." she murmured.
"Yen were se good fo her. How ran
we go? iI w can Dan guess (tettogll
Jo tell her story? If they knew that,
Biro 1 might say, lel us go, Biii, she
events us no mem."
":Ind V I snid that by this h- ne ter -
nearer mato )ng she'll know :1, et:at
Thee ' he de-rnnnded.
She koked up eagerly.
"How con That 1e --unless, unless
eon— Oh, Bill, 1 knew you loved deer
oral would save her. You noble, geed
mail"
Ile laughed sheepishly.
"Thi' ! of?r' should ant. you. !let,- he
muttered. "Me amble an' prod. by bee!
Jlut 'urry up. 111 tell you all I've done
when we're safe. Dan may set s'enf
s• nrmnt. ilut I'rn level with 'en new.'
'•\\hat t:ay.• yon done?' she asked,
Ler • mreedy r a ng as he !aughrd again.
"'saddlcl 'inn with the pearls. Yeti
see. ll ey caul he get rid of easily just
new. De we've made a g• s d exchange:
nr. rano; r. h' venni think so. Ile was
derik, r, ,Trunk as a herd. and 1 drag -
eel `el. an'-- 11111 i can't tell year now.
1. ' '..'tort. Listen. 1 In off new. rt
: n beet welts 'ire al the docks:
r ! ,lawn the river. Aa for
•. . roust t fl'r me by train.
,. v tile. Dan Inas new, and slop you
- r he finds out flint i've got all Ms
h?• • te:in' savings nn' left 'fin the pearli
ro'? rcrrye�ne' kn•.w: e.1. Iho• 1,•11g 11
,c: tr It•"
A, 4,. listened. tl:r sueldcn
.1 imminent danger r,-atertd her cour-
ag.. en. -h elnneer as It's aha v'MM used
to. s•nrl knew hate to cope with. Her
Cyr:; epi rkle,l with emuccmcnt Daring
have plcueed her more. But, at the
herrn time, sho knew how desperate
ti> wvukl bo on snaking the discovery.
Iter protective love for her erring bro-
ths•: returned in full tote:. \Vhut he
had done for Sunbeam he did not know.
but she felt reassured on that subject.
.Mise had never known Bell ee deccite
her, whatever he had done te others.
And now her duty was to sive iron.
'Site telt sorry for the suddennes of
Iho flight, and dreaded the long sea
voyage. But In another land things
would be safer, and some day she would
se Sunbeam again.
"You may be sure we shan't suffer
for this. Sunbeam '11 be wore use to
its new than ever," wero Bill's parting
words as he went towarle the door.
"Cit out o' this as soon's you can," he
wh►iipered with a wink and his finger
an itis nose.
CHAPTER XXX.
Tho balcony of Munson Hotel over-
hung the quiet 'market square, and was
a favorite resort of all visitors. While
1t afforded a capital view of the town.
ospe•eelly on market days, its oceu-
e ants were hidden from' the gaze of the
curious by the leafy branches of a mag-
ni(Icent wisteria and the graceful foli-
age of a virginta creeper, intermingling
lovingly from baso to roof of the olJ-
eashioned building.
There Sunbeam sat with Lady Cruse
the morning after Du'.c.tn's meet ng
wilt Iletly. Sat waiting for her lover's
return, her heart full of anxiety. For
punca•n had not oome back Iho night
before, after all. They had ►eceived a
telegram frout h?m telling that .ha was
detained. flow and by whet, he did
not say. Therefore, small wondo: that
Sunbeam looked pulp and troub:ed, and
that her fingers trembled slightly over
her dainty embroidery as she listened
to Lady CruFe+s cheerful anticipations.
"You may be sure he will bring good
news," exclaimed Lady Cruse for about
She twentieth bine That morning.
"News that will save you from all etc
publicity of to -morrow. 1 feel sure o'
What else could have kept him
from coming back, so boon after his
engagement?"
She smi'ed gully into the girl's grave
face.
"You will fee that 1 ant right', she
,added, though with a sinking 'heart.
"So try to look happy, my child."
Sunbeam sighed as sho feria] a smile
to her lips. For what would mean re-
lease for her must also mean punish-
ment for her tauter. So how eclrld she
,r•ejoico over that. It was fur letter ter
things to remain as they weir. She
could not be vera 'severely purl shed,
whilst Bill, as an old offender, would
,vet penal servitude for a certainty. No,
,e. he wankel to bear the puniehmcnt ter
him. It would lie an atonement for her
recent unfllinl behavior. it would show
hint That site still loved him, That she
,vas incite 1 grateful for all he had date
for her. And yet the erJeal of to -mor-
row's trial seemed more than she could
)cstrShe turned white at the thought
of it, and hoe ked down i7to the silent
square anxious'y. 1f only elle could
yet out of it without betraying her fa-
ther.— 11 only—
Then she started up with n sinotI, r•
re! cry el delight.
"Look!" she said. ''Daman Ls conn-
fng. ile must hnve caught an earlier
train than he snid, and—"
"itis nrtt:e is good!" cjncula'ed i•a.Iy
rens-, es she looked down and waved
her hand to Duncan, who was coifing
qu'ek'y t.-ewnrds Them, end, despite the
lower et greenery enfrnming ahem. lend
teen Them fed,' was waving hes cep ex-
r.lcdly with all the appearance of bring
le good spirits.
"How delighted he koka. Sun' cnn!
Am 1 ret a good prophet"
Rut Sunbeam del net r.'nly. Fenr
held ler tenger, and mngniflerl the pos-
rihiet es r,hcnd. Wes he- Anther 'enp-
Juted? \\'meld see gain Ireelern at his
ewe ase'
See k. lea) down info the street, half
Hfra d to *move, her hoods iightly clasp-
ed. Duncan Karl disappenred le'ow,
Ken he would le with them. telling
teem whnt had hnprenei to ntn1M him
kook se jeeyful. And she was efrul'l rao
hoar it nfrted of seeing hint. tarred to
move and follow Lady Cruse Lilo the
ea nam beyond.
fie she Sema ncd there alone, trying
to quell the strange. rniscrablfeeling
ere she Vinod tate trio within, the feel-
ing that was biller -sweet, fraught with
enx • ty for her father and Hells. and
lope that in some rnyster:ons in; niter
She had Nen proved innocent.
Meanwhile Indy Cruse had entered the
sift ng-rosen where her ltu.barel ant
w Ming. his back to her. She lni.l her
Cartel on tis shoulder. "Cruse," she
said. 'Duncan :s mining. he ions >Rtrne-
thing le 111 us. se,nelhing g. cid 1 feel
ewe. Na it were r.ght nfte'r all."
"Te nn'c wellness!' ejaculated Lend
ernse, throwing down Iii 'pen and
turning N•'nnd as the ds r enema! and
Punean entered, het. exc.teel. his fee
beam'ng.
"Illvo yeti heard?" he began. g'an"-
ing eagerly firm one to the other. "Of
course tett haven't. evening papers
don't get ere n$ meths. Well, Cruse,
jnere is Ono -and-----'
"Oh, Duncan, what is 11? Don't waste
your tine saying nothing. Tell us. we
are dy:ng to hear ycur news," exclaim.
ed t.ndy Cruae,
"Of oearse roe tire. Anel jolly glad
i
11.'1's deed snundel. it appeoled In 1 ata to be tte first to tell you thnt
her rietne e•f hunter. She war glad that ;'mer pearle have been found, and
Pion had been "cooked." Nothing could that—"
look place seine we "s ag:>-you all re-
member !'eat a safe was emptied mi-
ta isOng several thousvnes in gold
rotes."
"But 1 dee rot uteletstand," whispered
Sunlcam weakly. 'flow could they
n' case hen of taking the levees when ho
was--" She hesitated, blushing.
"They found them in his possession,
nailing!' retorted Duncan. smiing re-
assuringly into her startled, puzzled
Nee. "And in his anger Ice let out that
the missing notes toed also been hid-
den th'ro-ho swore that 1xo never
touched the roadie that he must have
teen robbed by a confederate and
that---"
"Did he say?" interrupted Sunbeam,
her eager eyes compelling his atten-
tion. "1 mean did he—? No, D. Must
be impossible!"
She leaned back against him with n
tette sob. It all seethed so strange
and so inexpl'cable, Mat her fa'her wss
sate though she eearls were found; Had
she trees convicted her sacrifice ntight
have been useless. Her cheeks glowed
at the thought. Dan niust have been
waiting for her father that dreadful
day and have taken charge of the pro-
cee'ts of the robbery.
"You aro safe, at nay rate, my der -
ting," ejaculated Lady (r'uso. "Why
need you worry about anything else?"
"ilecause, oh, because, well you knew
who and what 1 am -tis burglar miglt
have beat my falher—"
"And tf I tell you that he was su-
spected you must be brave, done," said
D►mcan. "For whatever haprened
twcen the two men, he Is safe. No
cnn_ knows where he '.ase gone te. No
ane remembers anything etout hlm
shncc yesterday morning, and Den was
only caught lost night. Ile walked in-
to the tU unwillingly. A de'ertlo was
watching Bill Green's lott=o - and
caught Dan coming out of it. Inside
there was no one, and—"
"Aunt llelty? Oh, what has happened
I;; her?"
"She has gone also. She anti Bill.
Dan. of course, denial everylii:ng. Ile
was taken up on the brink robbery
charge. But when they found the pears
of course the police were toad welt de-
light, and the more he denied all knew -
'edge of them, and of I3rackley, the
mere certain they felt they had the man.
Some one is Doming to tee you to tell
you all ab nit i1. Only 1 gained on him
whilst lie went to the police slat'on.
for wo travelled down together and 1
culled my int email 11 from lean."
"But what kept you in town then?"
asked Lady Ctusc.
Duncan's face darkened.
"1 thought 1 ehould discover some -
t), r g myself, awl waited for that. lint
I was rnistalcon, although 1 do not lose
ail hope of doing so."
"Rut there is nothing to d;scever
now." cjacu!nt'd Lady Cruse with a la-
ne htigh. "This is evalently the end.
and atter a little while we shall settle
down into the humdrum once more.
Only who put the detectives to work,
who suspected—_'
She ttesitafcel and glan(ed nt Sun.
beam. But the same question filled the
girl's eyes and she turned anxiously to
Duncan. llnd the done so? Astd if ro
what oould she say to bind She ought
to feel nngry. and yet the relief of her
escape was so g'cat that she mule feel
nothing but pleasure, though at Iho
coma tune somewhat anxious about
Bill.
Duncan's answer, however, astonished
them all as he replied: -
"St. Alden 1 was told. Though how
and why I knew no more than you.'
"St. Aubint' cjnculatel Lord Cru'e.
"But how the dickens could he guess
nt-Rill Grecn-unless Eileen had told
him Suntoam's story end--'
Lady Crr:so clapped her hands softy
54 elm interposed:-
The•n Eileen was doing her tett to
help Sunbeam eller all! Hew we have
misjudged her! Poor girl, i sco it .now.
Mang young and inloler.int she thought
r
r . t al 1
n, u e and yet, 1 he
it her del to p ser
Y
lime she has leen trying to Mel the
true culprit. or rather the one she
thought pr(ebnble. For of ocurse, Sun-
beam. 1 am not accusing any ono, (ally
you know—"
"'fiat n had repufnt!en leends a
man," internlpted the girl gently. "yes,
It Is natural that you tltould all thank,
nithrugh you were kind enough not to
soy it. lied it was my father I was try-
ing Le shield. Ilut It is net over yet.
1 am not clenrol--there will be mere
to say. nnd-perhap a -I shall still 1 e
ncct;seI of complicit/ or thought to Le
stecleling someone--"
Dnncnn drew her to hirn.
"That is all right new. Here is tee
man wise will prove that to you. You
nee,' worry no more. my dearest," he
muttered ns the' .hoer opened and a fer-
vent entered with letters and nnnottnc-
Ing their visitor.
"But Aunt (lefty, Duncan?' whisper.
cel Sunleam hurriedly. "De) you think
she is safe? The,. they are both --s n
FIV" things are net yet quite right f. r
them. Ile -Dar., may -oh, what am i
saying?'
"Nething. that 1 do net knew. My
henrt'9 -we." he replied, squeezrig her
hand retinssnr:ngty tie the detective was
ushered into the mom.
(ro le (''nlinued.1
QUEER CAPERS.
Nurse d:'o;ped the Leby cn the floor,
Ile fell with such a shine
') careless nurse. when meal's so big'',
To drop cur precious iamb.
COUNTRIES
PLAY CHESS
ARTFUL INTrn% MON ll. \IO\ len
AND Al t%(Et %RU .
Simply Fatal to Make a Blunder in
flay in(! the Great Game of
Diplomacy.
"Warbetween Japan and the United
States !" \\'hat a sensation there would
he if our dally pipers flared with such a
head -line as this.
I'et war there is between the two
Powers. indeed, nearly every Power in
the world is at war with every other,
even with her uontine! allies.
Not a war with guns and torpedoes,
hot a war of wits, war in which corps of
diplontate fight, with Ambassadors and
Prime Ministers as generals, and at-
taches and consuls as rank and tile. The
Wei features of the campaigns are fedi-
Wed in the Press usually in email pora-
giaptts, bet the real notes, the forced
marches, and the clever manoeuvres of
tette generuks seldom become public at
the time.
As most people are aware, the States,
when they excluded the Chinese, did not
include the other yellow race, the Japan -
ere. Japanese labor is swamping white
en the Pacific Coast, and California ob-
jects strenuously. On the other hand,
Japan refuses to agree to any treaty
shutting out Japcnese emigrants from
t'.0 United States. Last summer a new
treaty was put in hand for settling mat-
ters, but. meanwhile President itoose-
well gave orders for the Atlantic fleet to
take a cruise in the Pacific. I3y the Ume
these lines aro In print Admiral Evans
will have nineteen battleships and nine
cruisers at or off San Francisco. Nomi-
nally only out there for a cruise, no one
imagines they will be withdrawn until
the Japanese Immigration problem is
absolutely settled.
In 1902 Germany contrived to obtain
on trade to build a railway through Asia
Minor to Bagdad. Bagdad Is not in Per-
sia, so we could not make any objection,
although everyone understood quite
plainly that the objective of the railway
was the Persian GUIs•
GERMAN WAY OF DOING TiIINGS.
Incidentally, Germany sent mission-
aries to convert the poor Persians. As
tee often happens, one of these holy Wren
was murdered, and Germany at once
applied to the Shah for S25,000 compen-
sation. Tho Persian treasury was, and
b atpresenl,enrply. No one knew that
better than Germany " "t see it is not
convenient for you to pay," she civilly
remarked ; "still, wo can't see the family
of our missionary starve. To accommo-
date you, we will buy a few hundred
acres of land in North Persia for $25,000
and call things square."
As a matter of fact this land is under-
laid by some of the bust coal scants in
Persia, and will be enormously valuable
to the Kaiser when he obtains permis-
sion to complete the Bagdad railway.
The Sultan of Turkey, though he has
m) fleet and a half-starved, unpaid army,
is the finest international chess player in
Europe. Up to a few years ago Franco
had an exclusive right to protest her
( alltc►lte subjects in the East. Fearing
that France was getting too powerful, the
Sultan, in 1900, suddenly Lssued an trade
recr)gnizing the rights of Germany and
Italy to the same privilege.
A SECOND SOLO\ION.
in the satno year the desperate feud
between the Greek Church and Francis-
can monks at Jerusalem culminated in a
fierce fight. The nominal question in
dispute was the right to sweep the pave-
ment in the court -yard of the Holy Sepul-
chre. The Russian and French Entbassa-
ders brought tiro matter to the notice of
the Sultan.
"Certainly 1 will settle it," replied his
Majesty urbanely. And presently he is-
sued his decree that for the future both
parties should have the right to sweep
tie pavement, one on one day, the other
cn the next. How he must have chuck-
led in iris sleeve at the rage of the re-
speetive ambassadors!
Britain has had till very reeenlly n
diplomat in the Enst who could give even
the S•.iltan points. This was Lord Cro-
mer. .A few years ago, before the entente
cordiale settled our footing In Egypt,
herd Cromer heard one night that the
young Egyptian party, which was strong-
ly in favor of French control, had deter-
mined to make a hostile demonstration
ngatnst him at the epern. What was he
to do? Go and face the music, or stay at
Nano and let It be said that he vas
n(raid ?
Instead, he merely sent n note amnu l
tee the French Agency, and the hostile
cirque was utterly nonplussed when they
saw hltn and the French ngent
SHARING A ROX AT THE OPERA.
It is simply fatal to make a blunder
1n playing the greet game. M. Delcasso
die so when he failed to Inform Germany
of lite Anglo-French agreement regard-
ing Morocco. Ilad he done so, Germany
would certainly have acquiesced. ile did
not, and the result was that Germany
pal her hack up, Insisted on the confer.
cnre of t90b, greatly strengthened her
own prestige in North Africa, nnd that
peer Delcasse himself lest the great posi-
tion and power which ho wielded so well
and on the whole wisely.
The champion bluffer l', of course,
Russia. We all know her designs in the
post upon our Indian Empire. But Af-
ghanistan was always the pion in her
path.
In 1902 eel Government received it
very civil communketion from Russia to
the effect that she was rather mixed
about her 1- tindery line along the Af-
ghan frontier. Should we have no oh.
jection, she week' enter inlet relations
with Afghnn!elen for the direct delinel•
talion of those boundaries. Of course,
there was nothing Witte in three re -
tenons. tino-sin's only desire was ea
avoid complioalions.
GUIs. OF THE GENTLE RUSSIAN.
Fortunately for ourselves, we had for-
eign ministers wisp were not easily
bluffed. We snid "No."
in smaller matters the Russians are
equally acute. One spring morning, a
few years ago. a large Ironclad went
rebore neer Gothenburg In Sweden.
Assistance was refused, but the Custom!
skewer that went out to help her saw
that the warship's name was hidden by
tarpat.lins. The Customs steamer put
back, and her people were askeet the
t:ationality of the visitor. '1'bey answered
that They could not see her name, but
that she was flying the Russian flag.
"Then you may be quite sure teat she is
net Itussian," was the reply. But long
afterwards, it was found Dail that site
was. Her captain, who had been deputed
to spy upon the new lortiticatknis near
Gothenburg, had neatly traded upon the
reputation of his nation for dupli:•ity,
and by hiding his name and flying the
Russian flag, had kept IiLs nationality
secret.
DRINK PLENTY WATER
TELLS NOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM
AND TIIE EIDNEI'S.
Gives Readers Advice -Also Tells of
Simple Prescription to Make a Ilouoe-
Made Mixture.
Now is the time when the doctor gets
Lusy, and the patent medicine manu-
facturers reap the harvest, unless great
care is token to dress warmly and keep
the feet dry. This is the adviee of an
eh! eminent authority, who says that
Rheumatism and Kidney trouble wea-
ther is here, and also tells what to do
in case of an attack.
Get from any good prescription phar-
macy one-half ounce Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kar -
gen, three ounces Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla. Mix by shaking in a bot-
tle and take a teaspoonful after meals
and at bedtime. Also drink plenty of
water. You can't drink too much of it.
Just try Ibis simple home made mix -
lure, and don't forget the water,
a: the first sign of Rheumatism,
or if your buck aches or you feel that
the kidneys are not acting Just right.
This 1s said to bo n splendid kidney
regulator, and almost certain remedy
fir all forms of Rheumatism, which Is
caused by uric acid in the blood, which
the kidneys fall to filter out. Any one
can easily prepare this at home and at
small cost.
Almost any druggist in the smaller
towns can supply the ingredients
named, as they are commonly used in
the prescription department.
SILENT MAXIM GUN.
The Clever Invention of an Indian
Official.
A remarkable apparatus has been in-
vented by an Indian official, which
seems likely to revolutionize machine
gun tire. The object of the invention
is to silence the tell-tale noise of the
machine gun, thus increas!ng its value
to the field.
The inventor 1.s Mr. Alfred Thompson,
who is serving on the Indian establish-
ment as chief examiner of machine
guns.
The insistent crack of the Maxim Is
induced by the invention to a slight de-
tonation, which Ls indistinguishabfe be-
yond a range of 500 yards. At present
machine gun fire can be heard thou-
sands of yards off, and, no matter how
good or rapid It may be, the Geld bat-
teries discover the guns and rout thein
before they can become n Danger.
Tho role of the machine gun is, (here-
k.re, one of secret opportunity to strike
n body of troops by surprise with 600
shot.; per minute, as with the ?Maxim,
and then tie low. Rut if the gun can
cporate In silence its possibileies are
sensibly widened, not only by reason
of its demoralizing effect, but because
a steady, non -overheating discharge of
100 a minute can be maintained from
time to ihne throughout an action.
Mr. Tlompson's apparatus can be al -
inched 10 a Maxim in a couple of min-
utes. it weighs 16 pounds, and is less
than n foot in length. The Maxim au-
thorities have submitted it to the hotnc
Government.
TIIE AMENITIES.
flim—My dear, Bits pumpkin pie is
not half done."
Iter -Well, finish it then, darling.
NO CAUSE FOR COMI'LAIN'T.
i.andlndy-"My, Slopay, you'll either
have to pay whet you owe or leave."
Stepny-"Thanks. The last place 1
was at they made me do both."
Pf10\11'1I.Y PARDONED.
"Though I rimy not have the power
te)from the ski hint
draw a h s angelc� Ill e
pinned one to the earth," said a quick -
wilted man undismayed by the discov-
ery that he was standing on a lady's
train.
IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND
NEWS til' NMI. ABOUT JOIIN BUIL
AND 1111 a'Fu:'LE.
Occurrences In 11.e land That Relge 1
Supreme In the (ou►n►'ertlal
World.
Subscriptions to the Veterans' ielice
Fund new antcuut to I:11,000.
Lambeth Guardians decideet 10 emi-
grate thirty pauper children to Canada.
A London dein propose~ to run motor -
cabs in Newcastle at an early lute.
Aged 78, Thomas Bentham, a Crim-
ean veteran, has died in Preston work-
house,
Robert Scotrick, an Indian mutiny
veteran, died at Boston, Lincolnshire,.
aged 75. .
A Spalding boy, while working in P
brewery, fell into a vat of lot beer and
was drowned.
Fatal accidents to the number of 1,
15C occurred Last year in coal mines
in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Dickens, K. C., Recorder of Matd-'
stone, and non of Charles Dickens, cele-
brated his 59th birthday.
Over 84.000 men have been helped by
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid Society in
the past tour years.
The Islington Borough Council has
decided to expend 3116,520 in extend-
ing iho electric lighting plant.
Great Yarmouth's town council con-
ducts the annual races at that town,
and made a tomtit of £1,818 from thee►
last year.
In Shoreditch the Borough Council
has, by a majority of votes, decided to
provide free breakfasts for necessitioua
school children.
A block of bath stone cantaining a
number of bees was found at Exeter
recently. The bees were enclosed in
the solid stone. ..
The Lord Mayor of London has un-
veiled a bronze tablet to 125 men of
the Royal Fusallers who lost their lives
le South Africa.
During last year 15,319 cats were re-
ceived into the London Institution for
Lost Cats, Camden Town, as compared
with 13,314 in 1906.
During December the weight of meat
delivered at the London Central mar-
kets was 37.21i tons. At Billingsgate
11.593 kens of flsh arrived.
John Williamson, a South Wales min-
er, known far and wide for his hej oic
behavior at the great urine disaster at
Ferndale years ago, is dead.
The Iienscy Borough Council bas
abandoned the plan for erecting model
dwellings at Highgate at a cost of $98,-
000. Tho site will be sold.
"Drunkenness among married women
In the town," snys the Grimsby stipen-
diary, "is greatly on the increase. Even
women with god homes were regular-
ly before ate.'
B^fore n man was sentenced for !rand
r', the Middlesex Sessions it was stated
that the indictment comprised fifteen
counts and was 20 feet long.
A Chatham mother disco' red a cat
asleep on the face of her net daugh-
ter. On pulling the animal 11 the child
was discovered to be dead front sufto-
callon.
Si. Andrew's Church, ilford, has Leen
h:.,ken into by thieves and completely
ransacked, the offertory boxes being
emptied and the valuable altar cross
stolen.
A meeting of the Cast Ilam Council
was broken up recently, all those pre-
sent being token with violent attacks of
,sneezing. Some one had sprinkled
snuff on the floor.
In lhrco years the Sheffield licensing
justices have refused 58 Jfrenses and
paid $320,130 in compensation. last
year alone they refued 23 I:oenses and
paid out $67.375.
Returning teem work curly In the
morning, Wm. Ward, n Durham miner,
Peet(' that his house had been burned
.'• •.vn and that his youngest son had
1., en lost 1n the fire.
[1, a majority of 1,000 the ratepayers
of Leeds hove deckled to proceed with
projects in regard to eeewerage and
tramways, Involving $0,385,000 and
c ie0 ( W) respectively.
TRUSTWORTIIY.
Jnck-"Do you girls really trust each
other?"
Dollie-"Of course we do. Ethel just
told me she wu.s in love with you. She
ccnflded in roe, because aloe knew 1
wouldn't tell."
resaleMo
The man who compliments nine woe
iren on their took' and the tenth on
her cleverness makes but one mistake.
00.0000004044144404.0.114010.
A Boston schoolboy was tall,
weak and sickly.
His arms were soft and flabby
He didn't have a strong muscle in his
entire body.
The physician who had atter.ded
the family for thirty years prescribed
Scott',: Emulsion.
NOW:
^rte v �•
To feel that - boy's arm you
would think he was apprenticed to •
blacksmith.
ALL. DRUOOISTS i 500. AND 111.00.
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