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Iyused onthe tender-
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hands. faces and bod-
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The , God
13Y PEARL FOLEY
(lopyrlght,),
— CHAPTER IX.---(Cont'd•) encasin the ruby In the bow of death.'
• What did the strange proceeding David looked at her curiously. An
mean? In'vain lie tried to find a sola- uncanny feeling swept over him, "The
tion. The most probable' one, of ' name sounds rather ominous," he re-
course, was alien spy work The roan ; plied, with a Half laugh. means they used to communicate their
was :a native, no doubt of it, but this "It is a box that was made for the thoughts' to each other. David rear-
meant nothing, for 'while China twee protectionof the twin rubies. There . welled afterwards at the reserve
virtuallyat war with Germany, there:is not another like"it in China; no, strength that had come to his rescue
were soe of her people who hated all not in alI the world." land' enabled him to exhibit such self -
foreigners and could not resist Ger-1., And is this death box, as you call control.
znan gold. Perhaps a smoke would it, 1. itkun reach? Is it possible fox us As he walked: back to the hotel` the
to procure it?"questioned David;,;
helphimdelve to the bottom, o<= it.q harassing scruples•of the est .ten
From n the inside of her coat Tu Heep
He had just settled himself in an easyy days had entirely Pied, in fact had been
chair with a cigarette, when a quids dies forth a piece of paper, which non-existent so far as his thoughts
loud knock sounded on the .door,' lshe thrust into David's hand. The were concerned- Despite the strange
Two strides brought David to the ,box of death is now nn the possession. adventure that was but three hours
door, which he pulled open with such of Tung Yung. You will find there ahead of: hi • ;lie had no nkisgiy%ngs•
force that the caller fell back startled,directions where he s to. be fotZnd: I His heart was as buoyant as his steps.
Grasping him by the collar David have written it so that there can be His mind was mightily 'relaxed. If
pulled him. into the room, closed the no«mistake � David- had been inclined to analyze
door,' and turned the key. ' I This ruby means a great deal to his feelings and put them into words,
"What's the meaning of this?" de- your house, Miss Weng Toy. he would have perhaps diagnosed his
manded David, holding up a curved' Tu Hee blushed, but smiled up at -case as one that Fate had entirely in
bladed, knife. To 'his surprise two David confidentially, hand. He cared to exert no volition;
roles of dazzling teeth showed ami- "Much, yes, and much, alae to me. He was willing to be led blindly if
ably;while a relieved voice said: "Ah,My uncley�wiebes my cousin and me need be. It required no thought or(
you, lock the door. I am safe," and'betrothed. pondering even when he stood before'
with a satisfied sigh the caller sank' ; .And .yo2+.? David tried to make his 'desk a'short time later to destroy'
on to the cushioned divan. his tone casual, but his heart pounded the cablegram he had so resolutely
David, undecided whether he was;like l?ead as he waited for her answer. penned but an hour earlier. Swiftly'
more amused or angry at this brazen I •ph She clasped and unclasped and surely his pen filled in another l
pass impudence, stood contemplating him. ;her. hands.. T must marry, Its our blank with a code, the import of which.
Beyond file fact that his strange visi- custom; . so T say, as dace my uncle, was • `Will `report in London fifteenth
"You great mandarin to me alway,"
David .and 'his; companion made
their way silently through the de -
sorted corridors of the hotel out into
,the, night. It was with considerable
relief they saw they attracted rio no-
tice whatsoever, and congratulated
themselves that they looped for all, the
world like two native youths of the
upper class wending their way home-
ward after some frolic. But for all;
this they kept assiduously silent. Even i
when Tu I3ee's destination was reach-
ed not even a whisper but a warm
pressure of the fingers was all the
tor was but a boy in years, he was why not Paul?I3e very wonderful. September. Impossible earlier."
not able to go. A soft. silk cap' reach- marry some day, too?":i Setting his'alarm for four a,xn.,
Of Mariners.
ed well over the forehead,attached tot David forced a smile. as he' shookthe
�: ,David settled his head on pillow
(Froin Conten poeary Verse) which was a white net, which entirely his head. "I'm afraid not, Miss Tu for at least two hours' rest or two
Sea folk have speedh that is ant quite concealed the eyes, . As for the lower Hee." hours of delightful dreains.; After
their own, part of the face, despite the hot night,1 You say no? Ah, but great pian what seemed but five minutes of the
s g , ' intheir t lk and sound a silk scarf` encircled the throat and like you should: marry. You make girt latter he was brought back to reality
Tw_ligii.t is h.
of water,, was arranged so that only the tip of ver•y happy." tby a queer sound a his bedside; His
;. every as wife's the nose and part of the mouth were As David looked down into the work had trained him to sleep lightly,
For every sea,w.fe, e e y s revealed. The hands were hidden in earnest blue eyes, the smiles all hid and when he o ened his'e es now' he
te' ,the loose flowing sleeves of the dark r den away, for the first time in his p y
dangii b' was •wide : awake and on the qui wive:
Knows 'Mips and spars 82nd masts blae coat that reached almostto the fe he re retted.bein an En lishman..
li g g g To his amazement his reading.'lamp
and the sea's moan. feet.` The"voice was hesitating, low, Turning away abruptly he crossed the was ab eady flooding himwith its
and very soft. It was apparent that( room, pausing, at his dressing -room rays, and his servants, Ma Tu, was
Sea folk have speech that is not quite to, speak English at all was a great door. There he looked back and call -l either chanting a prayer.or moaning
their own, effort. •edlauing y: ` g • Now, Miss Tu Hee,1 with pain, It was hard to tell which.
Hl
For wind is on them and the salty "Ah, it is good. To be secure is while you fix your make-up I'll sur -1 "In the name of Jupiter, what's. all
geed;" prise you with rninel"• lthe row?" cried David,pg lea in from
sun, In less than three minutes ,David his •bed.
reappeared in a disguise that his own 1 "You, my master. I no let him in.
mother couldn't have penetrated. J 1 let him hack one but no let him. in."
Tn. Hee clapped her hands. as she l "Be rational boy; what's the mean -
For every seaman, every seaman's son "Much obliged, I'm sure," said
David dryly. "You've evidently been
Knows sound of fretting water aver collecting references;"
stone.s...
angry?" youthe questionedupin surprise. "You circled around him.. "A real man-i`in ofyour standing there moaning
Nevar a wind' eotues' fi+o+in the East ngry, niy dear fellow, is .a mild darin i" she cried. like a anshee?" David turned th
agea.in, terns. I aro. not used to meeting these David could not resist the tempta- i boy's faceto the light and an exclama-
Tiut they =met speak of It to mate glistening objects at my door," iridis tion. Bending his head he asked sate' tion of dismay escaped him.
ea friend, eating the knife, "even though they ly: "Would you like me better ;if I "Why, Ma Tu,,you're hurt! Never a shed carnes, Grome in windy 'are accompanied by a charming were a mandarin?" sit down and stomoaning." Here,
ile,
ram smtoprotect!" Ah", that p -- face, but what she saw there caused chant to gods -I save you—you—my
Put they must tell it over without David's heart ave a wild leai,, y Y y
g her hands, to flutter nervously. All master,
at once she was the timid Chinese . The last' words came faintly as the
maiden and David had to bend very boy collapsed weakly into a chair.
near to catch. the .tremulous answer; (To be continued,)
Tu Hee lifted 'laughing eyes to his "I no moan," protested the boy. "I
Their F 1 speech 3s not.their own at "Who areFyou?" he demanded, his
T
a y phand on the silken neck scarf.
a a "No, no. You must not touch me,"
Bather the sound o'f water by a wall. cried the youth, starting to his feet,
—Harold vinaa his hands going to his face in a pro-
tecting movement.
"Who are you?" David's voice
trembled. slightly and his hand closed
leumpty Dubiety sat at the :wheel over one slender wrist. / ;` `=. / s
Of a. wicked looking automobile;
In the slight struggle the white net l` ;
Be gave her the gas instead of the slipped aside and David looked into a
brakes— pair of frightened, defiant eyes.
But h�e won't makes axny none mistakes_ Tu Hee! It is you then. Good God, recta
Lf 1 F..
,_ what are you doing here? Do you .._.,-,q.._'..�;
Mlnar�d's Liniment *for Coughs &.Colds'know what this means?" SUMMER BEAUTY. FRILLS THAT YOTJ CAN'
g: "Are you 'afr'aid ?IRON
soap-sud Philosophy, The blue eyes no longer smiled - Do these hot days brown and wither FLAT.
Lady at washtub— "Don't ,said troth
They were as cool as the voice, but your face? You wouldn't think of let- Perhaps I'm bringing up a disagree-
Lady
o ma. about --- Serviette &otih they softened a little as David replied,. ting. the flowers in your ;garden, go able subject. 1 -Tot irons and hotter
t Yes; for law'without... special attention, through weather are not a soothing nerve
menti Aiin't there enough.wasliizi as The girl touched' his. sleeve, Her blistering; hot days. , Why then .allow tonic. I- honestly believe that there
it is?" cheeks glowed and her voice, defiant
as it was, trembled. "You guess who freckles, sun wrinkles, and blackheads, isn't one of us who, about 2 p.m. on
I am nd upo i everything,. You think like ugly weeds, choke out the pink ironing Tuesday, wouldn't sacrifice a
Ime bold, forward like foreign girls. and white loveliness or the ' olive frill for ten minutes extra on the ccoi
1 so full of shame now I perhaps fail. smoothness of your complexion? front verandah, or under the shade
u h at e, "Whatdo?"
Yea aDeax Miss Tu Hee, I respect and can T writes a fine -: of the apple 'tree.
care too much to do those things. If skinned woman. Creams feel sticky If frills mean added minutes at the
I can help you I shall consider it an on my face in July, and my skin is, too ironing board, I'm all • for leaving
honor." ( burned and, sensitive for, soap and them off and hoping he'll think that
The blue eyes looked at him search-, water." The beauty parlors offer aitch the lilac crepe frock is pretty—just on
inggly, and, apparently satisfied, Tu a woman a special cream that Tan be account of the color.
Hee reached out her hand. I used with water. I've been investigat- But now that frills have flattened
David clasped it , as he might a ing, and I find it's composed of almost themselves out, given up plaits, and
child's. Indeed, she seemed by a child th i t h b d
ars, enjoy them. Even
in Passing.
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standing there, wide-eyed and slender ; e same a amen s as your us an s avoided gather'
in the dark, straight coat. (shaving cream. So if you're in de- on, your workaday morning frocks
:: air about the blackheads the Tam grateful, Captain 'Marsden, sp u h blackh ad and h that go into the tub once a week, flat
No, '1 haven't time to sit down. No, tiny crisscross lines) why not give this frills are not an extra whore. "You'll
one knows I am here and I must get a trial? find they will slip over you• •
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4369.
A JAUNTY SPORTS STYLE.
4369. Here is a . youthful . model,
suggestive of the season, and its beau-
tiful fabrics. Figured silk in blue and
tan tones was used for the blouse. The
facings on collar and revers and the
lacings are blue. The skirt is of tan
Camel's hair woolen. Crepe, linen or
gingham and linen, could be used for
this style.
The Pattern is cut in:: 3- Sizes; 16,
18 and 20 years.. An 18 -year size re-
quires 1% yards for the blouse and
3% yards for the skirt of 40 -inch ma -
i aerial. The width at the foot. of the
skirt is 2% yards, with plaits _ex-
tended. To trim blouse as illustrated,
ee yard 40 inches wide is required:
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by
the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West
Adelaide St., Toronto. Allow two
weeks for receipt of _ pattern.
Mfnard's Liniment for Corns and Warta
A single banyan tree has been
known to shelter 7,000 men at . one
time,
How One` Walled in Sorrow.
Like one who earr;.es� bannsersy
You tread the common street;
The paving eeon[es• ss -e proud of you,
And all the air is, sweet
As with trdunvpli.sl flowers
That fall before your feet,
And common teak remember,,
Seeena you passing by,
How tragic queens have walked the
earth,
Gone' proudly forth, to die.
A lifted, eivan.g beauty,,
Above the fickle Lie.
e shall be long Forgetting
Then elgal. way you went,'
Crowned with some [sedi et certainty,
Some truth ma:gnifie•ent—•
Tell aur: Wine hearts niay learn, at last,
The siplaid,id tiring you meant.
.—David Morton.
Thumb rings were popular among
court ladies of -the seventeenth cen-
tury.
,,.. r, ironing
back before I am missed, I There's a new one: Itis made from board as easily as a pocket hand-. --
"But how did you, get here? Surelynourishing and cleansing oil by the kerchief,
you did not come a oner
`'1VIy uncle is asap for a few daye manufacturer of one of the most There are the straight up and down
and I spent the afternoon and night popular toilet soaps. Of course, he type that attach themselves to the
with an old school friend of the for- � made it for men, but I'm thinking that sides. of 'skirts. It's an ,idea you can
eign academy. ' Her home is just a women are going to use a lot of it, apply to a silk et cotton frock. Just
block awayt but that is far enough." too. straight pieces, Eight triches wide,
And she shivered slightly, T3uttermilk or the whey iron sour sewn to the side seams.'When the
"You shan't return alone. I'll ac- dress is . on theyprettily
company you back
milk is an excellent wash for the too- cascade rettil and
"Na, no," returned Tu Hee, "it brown face and neck, Wash thorough- droop below theskirt.
wouldn't be safe. No one must know ly first, and then apply the milk. After ,Another flat frill is circular. The.
I have been here or: even seen you it has dried, rinse it off with. cold. Waist is cut in one with the back of
to -night. You see in a case of this water. This whitening method takes the skirt. A. regular straight -hanging
kind spies are everywhere. Q, Cap- a little time. If you're in a hurry, dress so far. Then one comes to the
thin 'Marsden, Tu Hee leaned for- why not use a good bleaching cream? trick of the little garment—the .cir-
ward and laid het hand on Davids One : that is strong enough to 'whiten cular front of the skirt`—sufficiently
arm, "they are planning to steal:the the skin, but not strong enough to wide for comfort, with enough over at
ruby
•sacred ruby? Surely • not! hurt. There 18 also a "snow" lotion the sides to hang in rippling cascades..
What Is their .object in taking the thatactually prevents the tan -brown The third flat frill that I have in
ruby from the temple?" appearing, mind is a square, ten inches by ten
"No, no, not from the temple, from Paris must have had our summers' inches. Caught in one corner, it
PauI Culver. I can't give 'you con- in mind when she designed her latestmakes an attractive jabot far a blouse.
pieta details, ,continued Tu leeee. I coiffure. ,It is so simple and cool.`` The edges may hemstitched, picot -
do not dare to give you even the lead -
eras name hut e will stop at nothing Combyour hair softly back, exposing ed, rolled, and cross-stitched with con -
to ,accomplish his ends. And ray uncle l the ,,lebes of your ears and leaving cresting color mercerized embroidery
being makes
away it so terrible, They your forehead "bare. Now slip down cotton, or bound with gay color, each
an ldwf s ione ba
o a li d back t comb until it- aq'rose or emerald -green binding on a
reaches the middle of the back of white ,blouse, In the last case, the
your head. The next step is to roll collar and cuffs ought, to be bound to
up all the back hair into a long bort- match the jabot, A square jabot would
zontal roll and pin it directly: under Make :an old blouse gtzito "newish."
the comb, And I want to squeeze in another
Is, Year hair sticky in warm wea- touching -up suggestion that is not' a
thee, Does it persist in hanging in frill. I'm tempted to, say old-fashioned
dank tendrils underneath your pretty sashes. If you have a pale summer
best Organdie hat? A Bower -scented organdie or voile, .hunt tip six -mala-
refreshing tonic teaches it' to mend its wide grosgrain, taffeta, or satin rib -
ways, And there'% another summer! bon in peacock -`blue, rose, buttercup -
tonic that eliminates the shampoo yellow, or emerald -green. Make a loose
When you're touring, low waistline girdle, and a large ro-�
Bette for the bac
If you've overindulged in swimnain kr, with one loon' and
g g, � 8'
and your hair is harsh end dead, and one short streamer, If ,you want to
a gummy amass forms on the• ecenh and etmIpieto the piettire, match your slip.,
brush, put a pinch of borax i#1 the Pets to the dolor of the girdle. With
shampoo Water, cuts the grease.'even' the gayest slippers, the stocking
and, dust and peeeeas- the d'isagr'ee-� should be light flesh color or palest
taxi or gray.
have planned to commit the crime in
his absence." •
D• o yeu know if they have set 'a
definite tune?"
"Yes, to -morrow at mtdinight, so' you
eee nO eipie, is to be lost in warnirmg
your friends and protecting my
cousin's possession,"
"1- will start for the hills at day-
break," David assured her,
"You will take a guard, "it'ou wi11
protect yourself?"
David smiled reassuringly, "Delft
bother your head about isle, Miss
Weng Toy. , I think 1 can manage :a
common thief:"
David, watching the lightning -like
change of her moods, welidtired that
anyone should say the race was
jheitraatic.
"A :g'uard' la nt use, Captain Mars.
den,',' Tu Hee's 'voice was ' IoW .itetise. "There is only este ifure way
et frustrating bis ,plans, that la by able after sti'rkineiu.
a
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va
dite
know that mustard notonly
if) e 1
;did syou rn avor to
. s more zest and fl ,dr< a"stion?
gives also stimulates youration it adds
l3ecause it ails assimilation.
to foods.
nourishment
1/t'
r
Put up lots of
ER'��'•
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IES
with
,`Lily White:" cuts down the cost of
,preserving ---keeps the fine natural
calor and fresh flavor e►f the berries
-and prevent. "Sue rilfig"n
Par aril yropr Preserving,
use .half sugar and half
'
''U1 White" Corn Syrup".
As all grocer.' itt r , 5, and 10 iia firm
"f
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.0xt entration.
Northcliffe gave an enquirer the ono
word "concentration" as his recipe for
success. To be able tq put your mind
on what you are doing and keep it
there,, with chaos round about, is to
establish your value as a workman
capable: of producing in adverse sire
cumstances. ,Some artists and writers
insist that their creative faculties will:
not operate except in peace and quiet.
Set in a city, they insist on green hills,
or the seashore, en the depths of the.,
forest, as the proper region to achieve
their imaginative masterpieces. The
place to think beautiful thoughts and
gq
ive exquisite form to their fancies is
any place except the'. spot in which;
they happen to be.. Men and women
are even heard to .mourn that they
were born in the wrong century. They
would have done .better, they hold, in
the Middle Ages. Their century was "
the twelfth, and not 'the twentieth.
They rail against the hustle and in-
veigh against the crowding, moiling
turbulence of this age in which *they
were unfortunately.' cast totake a
part. They cannot get used to living;
they cannot settle 'down; they think -
that to keep steadily. at work betrays
a lack of temperament.
Great engineers, and inventors have
had to think things out to a . conclu-
sion by . mental application, long con-
tinued, wherever they were, Legis;
laters ..in a Western Commonwealth
were infuriated at the faculty of the
State university and wished to cut off
its funds be e.use, ;they said;: the pro-
fessors ,often merely sat in a chair
and looked out; of a window, saying
nothing for some minutes. The legis-
lators could not understand the value
of silent processes of'.thought. They
could appreciate the felling of a tree
or the milling of flour; they could see
the meaning of a tractor plow in mo-
tion or a ship under way. But they
failed to realize that human ,braizi-
power precedes horse -power or' hydro-
electric power or any other' mani-
festation of energy.
We know a few things about the
brain, but most of what it is and does
remains an unfathomed mystery. As
long as it is a working tool it is en-
titled to remain in full command. Man
has invented various ways of putting '
It out of business, but the premium in
any calling goes to the one who makes
it serve him and serve the purpose in
hand. The foi,ceful' ,executant is he
.who can put .his mind on.one thing, to',.
the :exclusion of the irrelevant, the
inconsequential, the :'extraneous. He
can shut himself in with thought,'
even in the midst of _a crowd. Even
when he is alone, he is in the company'
of ideas, which find in his intellect
their congenial, abiding place. It is
part of his decisive character: to shut
out, at a given moment, everything.
with . which that moment has no. con-
cern. There -are men who seemed to
possess extraordinary powers of the
mind chiefly because they have acquir-
ed a phenomenal capacity of concen-
tration.
Queerest of Clubs HoIds..
Reunion.
The`very queereet` of queer clubs
must:sursit b.e the Last Mania Ciub'of
America, wddcih hats. for its members
the suivivc'nz -of the Oivil War,
Thirty-four organizedthe club, but
pallyonly four men are Ilett,,. amity on eeea
21st of Julty the Lash Mama Club holds
its, annual reunion dinner. Then a hat -
tip of rare old vintage wine ins placed
upon, the banquet table, touched aut.'
not tasted. For It geven to the last
t
survivor of 'the Cavia War to break the
seal and dstdnik (on spore 21st of July)
the contents oe the last bottle of the
Last Man's- Club.
The names of the thirty members
who lave died awe on the bottle, and
the thirty-fourth man be inscribed apt
the bottom of the List .And when he be
called away to his comrades, the empty
bottle will b'e preserved ae a asennorini
of the Last lelan'a Club.
Two of the present members are
seventy -mime years old, one eighty-
three
ightytlisee anid one eighty-foto•,
Of course, no one can tell when this
club will end, for it meet go on, till
all the men tile, and. ,even then its
name among A1neriham, eitisens will
live for ever,
When the next .three` of theesmelly-
one ate, and the Last Man apaens the `
bottle: and arises to drink �t!1 e last
toast, �th�ere will be onily vacant chaire
around 'him.
One may imagine how; with a tear in
liis eye and anted a 'multitude of nmeni-
°ries, he will lift that last ;glass of
Wine, and, with a gulp, toss off the
e0atente,
America's � lri Languages,,
� u i« u >ii
it is •said that 111 f`or'th. and South
America no .lose than 120 or. 130 ab,
solui:ely distieet laatgtinges exfat, .As
the growth of Iangea•ge is very slobs, .
it 18 thought teat the act of the exist-.
ertee of ` so great a. -vdrdety of 'speec'h
en .the tr et-tane coELtiiiionthc lsrowes that
the neelve red men have ht dhited
them for many thenusandLa of y'eere. Ali
other proof of the antlqu-10y • Of the
American Tndiiens, nocord,ing,to seine
authorities', is the haat that they ft/re
sent a ;distinct human type, • ;and the
fermi -toe of such a, type require
theanandaof y'.eaae.
It costs more to avenge one's
wrongs than it does to protect One's'