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Mlr-ara Htndrlckt, freat dateettr., jut
iruiurned from Boston, finds awaiting him
in unsigned typewritten letter directing
him to apartment In Palace hotel, where
he wll And remain of Mr. Weldon Car ut ti
erscurrently reported (or past two wee
'to be out of town. Detective seeeme to con
nect letter with attempt made on hi own
life aome time previous. Ooea with friend.
Dr. Lampkln, to Inveslgate. Upon search
of Caruther' apartment remains of cre
mated body and jeweled hand of victim
are found In a vase. Hand bears marks of
finger nails manicured to sharp points.
lampkln recalls report of a row between
" Caruthers and Arthur dlelcw, both suitors
for hand, of Dorothy Huntington, who Is
lielress to several mllllonsshould she marry
Caruthera, unconditionally In case of Car
uthers' death.. Late that night Hendricks
and Lampklo csil at Aome of Mis Hunting
ton. Dorothy shows detective typewritten
letter, which was an Invitation tor neraui
and aunt to occupy with Count ijar.nnr.i,
Italian nobleman, ni oox at nurse nuw,
a ha was called out of town by pressing
business. She recalls Glelow had expressed
before murder Intense hatred for Caruthers
and believes him guilty, yet decides to help
him, and with her aunt goes to his studio.
Oiolow haa fled. His esrvant. Henri, tells
of overhearing confession to BantlnnL
Henri thought his master Insane. Hen-
iricA, cpnceaeo in room, uwu a . ,.
CHAPTEll VIIL
i,; '. , I-;-.. .4 t,lB
J 11C UCAV WUiume -. O
office after having been unavoidably de
tained uptown for an bour.Dr. Lampkln
found' a messenger-boy awaiting him.
"Art you Dr. Lampkin?" asked the
boy, retaining the anvelope for whicu
the doctor had extended his hand.
j "I am," answered Lampkin, impa
tiently. "Why do you doubt it?"
"I had orders at the office te deliver
the message only to Dr. Lampkln," re
plied the boy. "They told me it was
very urgent, but I had to wait here. I
. : J T'.l -n If I want lin in
jour house."
"Quite right," said the doctor,' and
m opened the letter, which bore the lit
tle yellow seal, peculiar to the impor
tant communications sometimes sent
him by Hendricks.
Vnma without a moment's delnv let
nothing binder you to my house," ran
the message.- "Bring instruments to
proba foi. bullet. Come In at the. rear.
Aly mother will be on the lookout to
.dmit jou , Don't , attract attention.
.Explanation when I see you. lien
bricks.", "Xo answer," said Lampkin to the
'bdy. He quickly got the required in
struments together and put on his hat
'and overcoatl
; ''XeV telling what has happened, and
I'm behind time," be grumbled ,ln
..wariHy., "For augbt I know Hendricks
,,may have shot the wrong man and be
jn a frightful muddle."
"' : Fifteen, minutes later the doctor was
tmckV house, after having successful
ly dodged unobserved into an- alley
leading from, the main thoroughfare.
B was wending his way through a col
lection ot nshrreoeivers,. garboge-bar-
' rels, and bundles of waste-paper, when'
V. ' TI ,J ..I ,i 1, r ' .... V. W a tin Q fl n A.
-,"Oh,' I'm so glad yon got here at
last!" she exclaimed. "I have been al
most ' crazy with Impatience. ,He
wouldn't lUten to ahyose else being
called in, and, I am afraid be is serious
ly hurt." -, - . :
"What has happened?" inquired
taiiipkin," excited In spite of his profes
sional calmness by her manner.
"6h, everything!" exclaimed t,he agl
Vtated woman as she hurried him
'5-through the dining-room, sitting-room
and library -to the statirs In the front
r(halli. "For the love of God, Dr. Lamp
kin you are bis best friend do urge
ijblm to, givep this perilous existence.
The worry of H I slowly killing me.
You see, I was with him when he so nar-Tt-owly'
escaped from that awful bomb,
i;ad now this is the second attempt tin
J.hls Hit, nrid' I know they will succeed
sooner or later, If they have not actual
ly killed Wro now.".
ifc,.i'How..w, Ae.hgrtgasped Lamp-
lin, as he sprang after her up the stairs.
She made' no reply.. - The next mo
.WnV she reached the door of the de
tective's room, and opened it.
rA ..Hendricks, white us a ghost, and wit b
"iJark marks tinder the eyes, sat In a big
extension chair, in his dressing-gown.
rug over his legs and feet. ;
' ""Don't let rny mother flighted jou,
old man," he said, vith a smile, which
he gave with, evident rmla.- "You know
liow women are about a thimbleful of
' "blood '
"What on earth has happened?"
tasked Lampkln. '
, "That secret enemy of mine is on the
J . warpath again,"' explained (the detec
; tlve, affecting a light tone. ,?J am wait
!,ing for you to ascertain the extent of
the damage he has wrought," ; (
"You surely haven't been goingwjtb
i out medical attention all this time, slm
' ply because you sent for me?'.' asked
the doo'.or. ''Great goodneai! '
"I begged' and begged Mm on my
" ,1nees," wailed Mrs. Hendricks, "but
riejfouIdn'tllstenJO me, ind insisted
on bandaging the wound himself."
- "I did. not want -it to get out," ex-
p'.ninid1 HcDtlrickl. ;"Kight now I
t'woit!(ln,t"have'lt known that I wa at--tarked
for anything. You see I knew
you cAild-be trusted."1 ; ,,
Lai?4Lin,''fvf stiffened .with dis
pleasure. "Let me make an examination," he
tald. In a tone that told plainly that be
AM not Intend to lose any more time.
"Here It is. In the left sii!e,"snid Hen
3rii'ks. "It can't be bad, for I stood up
Jtist now to look out of the window. I
an".t locate the blasted lead, though!"
"I should think not," grunted Lamp
Wn, as he removed the bandage.
Af'er a moment he exclaimed: i
"Thank heaven, you are nil right!
Nothing fatal. If you"! take good care
-of yourself. The ball went in at the
fciile, glanced on one of your ribs and
loilgej against tbe breastbone, I can
temwf it in a moment."- - t
Five minutes later the operation pad
1)' i'ii successfully performed and Hen
dricks, frenhly bandaged, was reclining
easily tn his chair.
"Now, you get some sleep" and' re
'tnalu quitl." saitf the doctor, mixing
aome medicipt' at the window.
. "Iltililiish'' niutred the detective.
'Do yon me:- t j if f am to stay penned
"p let a:i ; - to-ioj ?";...
v- v,- v-
' '"Anil all week his' week Imitated
Lampkln.
Hendricks' face darkened. .
"But I simply can't," he grumbled.
"I never had more to do in my life,
and if I halt now my assailant will have
gained by his cowardly attack. No, no,
old friend, you must not atop me now
that, I hav -something fresh to start
from. I have tasted blood, and like a
bloodhound I must go on, on. - I tell
you I have the vilest sooundrel to deal
with that ever breathed, and It Is to be
a tight to the death between us.":
"It might kill you to leave your room
Inside of a week," was the doctor's firm
reply. ' "If you go out and die from It,
your enemy will have gained his point."
. Tbe words told on the detective. His
face fell and Lampkin noticed his lower
Hp twitching. There was a hint ' of
moisture In the big gray eyes. .He
turned to his mother, who sat near the
grate, her face In her hands. ' j
"Leav us alone, mother," he said.
"1 want to tell Lampkin ow it binp
pened. As for staymg In, I'll take his
advice. He knows his business, and I
know nothing else will content you."
Oh, I'm so glad," cried the Oild lokly,
and she came to him and parted his hair
ou the brow and kissed him. .
f -I f V j
. ', : . criAPTEIiS! ;
When the door had closed behind 1
Hendricks gave a deep sigh andsm;
faintly. ... t. r iA
She doesn't know what an,4vflly
narrow escape Uag,; ttcegnn:' "vv
I retired last night I was so overcome
with falig'ie' that I hardly coitlu tbke
time to undres3. I actually fcjj asllep
while sitting on the side of the bed
to take oUC my boots. I almost turn Li
led
to tbe floor, and that roused me suf
ficiently to complete the operatibn,
"The first intimation of danger came
to me in a dream. I thought 1 wni In
the basement of a burning bulldihg,
confined In a room, the walls of which
were solid masonry and the doors of
Iron. I seemed to be choking and gasp
ing for breath. It was no dreamj it
was reality as far as the stifling sensa
tion was concerned, for on waking 1
found my arms pinioned, a weight on
my breast and a towel saturated With
chloroform held tightly over my nos
trils. ' '..'..
"My Lord! It was awful. Every vein
in me seemed on fire. I felt as if I nod
been pumped full of ignited gas. I
tried to sereum, but my human uight
ujttre prevented that, or the slightest
movement on my part. j
"All at once the thought struck Into
ray benumbed consciousness that I was
in the clutch of my secret foe, and with
that came a sort of repugnant despera
tion that had strength. I threw out my
right hand, and catching the towel
wrenched it from my nose, and then
sucked, down into me a whiff of God's
pure air. It seemed to act on me Like
releasing a gigantic, spring, for I
burled him from me as you would a
stinging lizard. I heard him strike jthe
middle -of the floor and grant as the
breath went out of him. Then I felt
hastily under my pillow, and missing
my revolver, and hearing a click from
where be crouched, I knew that be had
nabbed It, I was on my feet in a mo-.
ment, and you can bet I did some tall
dodging in the darkness, for I knew I
was his target. I saw him moving as I
moved, trying to get an aim at me, and
all the time I was edging, sometimes
erect, agairi on alii foursr toward the
corner whfere I knew that 0Jd sword-t
stood a relic of tbe Revolution.
"Before he pulled the trigger I had
hold of it. He heard it rattle and
blazed away. His bullet struck tbe
brass scabbard, glanced off and crashed
into that mirror there. The flash helped
me locate him, and jerking my weap
on' from its rusty sheath, I dashed at
him, hoping to cut him down before, he
got another shot. My first furious
thrust with such a formidable weapon
astonished him, and he backed, cocking
the gun as he did so. I gave him a stab
right at the breast. It would have fan
a two-Inch plank through, but it had
no more, effect on him than If I had
itrnck the iron sides of an American
mnn-of-wnr. He had on a bullet-proof
suit of clothes. I henrd him laugh
derisively, and then he fired again. I
felt the twinge In my side just as Imy
mother screamed below, and then I was
almost overpowered by the thought
that she would rush to my rescue and
get killed along with me. I dashed at
him, cut at the band holding the re
volver and was rewarded by hearing, the
weapon strike the floor at his snlet I
saw bim stoop for It, and plunwd mv
sword's point at his back; It rebound
ed us if it had struck cork. The next
lick was dealt at his hand as it groped
toward the pistol. I knocked his arm
out and he fell sprawling on the floor.
The mistake. I made then was in try
ing to get possession of the revolver, for
when I reached for it, he" bounded to his
feet, and, hissing like a cat, sprang out
at the open window through whicf he
had come. I saw his head and shpul-
ders, disappear below the sill just as I
secured the gun. I ran to the winjlow
and saw him crawling down the slant
ing roof of the conservatory. Remem
bering his armor, I took aim at the back
of his neck, but I was too shaky to shoot
well, and missed. Before my unnerved
fingers could cock the revolver ngaip he
was out of sight, and I heard the gate
in the rear close with a slam.
"I started In pursuit dewg the front
stairs, but when I renchedthe flrst land
lug I met' my. mother and keeled over
In a dead iuint The drug ..and the
wound were loo much for. me. I came
lo ia a moment nnd prevented her from
notifying the police or the neighbors of
the accident. " Then It was four o'clock.
I tried to get n'messlrge to you, but
failed on the first attempt, That'sjtbe-
bole account of my advenfMres.' I
"You bave,certainly had a tough time
of it," declared Dr.Lompkln.' "At whose
door do you lay the attack?"
', "It is the work of the villain-who s?
the bomb for me,' an3 tun now piftty
sure he is Involved ..lu the Puluee Hotel
affair." t
"What. Glelow ?" ' i-
Hendricks mused a moment, then he
said: - ::..-' .
"Tills attempt ni;d the 'other, show
ing such positive enmity to me person-
afty, make' the whole buslneiw the 'big
gest mystery of my experience. Be
sides, there is another e!rw which tends
to lead me away from the Idea ofi im
plicating the artist.
"What is thnt?"
Hendricks gazed at the 'open flije as
If debating bort to express himself
clearly. ;"- ?,i ' '
"You remember," he begad, ''that the
letter Mis Huntington showed us pur
porting V0.f''l,rn,'1, Philadelphia,
was forged, of course, since Ca ruth en'
was dead when It was written. ,
: "I remember," said Lampkln, with a
sudden start. ' ' ,
Vnn l,n vrnll ttint 1 noke to her
of certain Idiomatic expressions In it.
stowing uai u was wnran oy a iur
eigner." "Ytt, quite well." j ,. ' - . "
Hendricks smiled and stroked his
wounded side. .,'.
fiioinuo Mn't wrltj. the t letter. Now.
what foreigner have we reason to sus
pect of having had nana in wis
matter?"
xrtontlnnt " exclaimed the doctor.
rising excitedly. "My Lord, why did I
not think of uiat oeiortr nu no
a suitor for the hand of the heiress, be
sides." . .', ,.' .
TV,, latent! .mlled. He was atone
of his old games of trying the effect of
. . , i j i
conflicting evidence on nis inena.
"You have forgotten oneotnerining
and there you are," he grinned., "What
about Gielow's confession?" ' , i
' Dr. Lnmpkln's face fell. He was silent
for several minutes.
L"You are Incorrigible!" he broke out
suddenly. "I don't make sport of you
when you come nosing around in my
profession. I sit down and give you the
benefit of nil there Is In it."
The detective smiled apologetically.
V ti at lihprtv tnretnlinte at anV
time," he returned. "Besides, if I let you
. . ' .. a 1
on to the climaxes 01 my cases ueiure i
reached' them you'd lose Interest, and
I'd not have the pleasure of your com-
pnnonsinin , , , ' ' !
Dr.; Lampkin took his hat to leave.
T 'met nnt 1,nf.1r in thp flffice.'' lit
said, good-naturedly. "I'll drop in this
nfternoon. Remember, you are to stay
In this room a week at the very short
est. . - . .'-..'
' '., : CHATTER X ' '
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Dssnlte his strong will and determin
ation not to yield to weakness, Hen
dricks was compelled to remain In ,bis
room longer than he expected. But bis
mind vfas not idle. Every time Dr.
Lampkin called he found him engaged
In some investigation pertaining to the
murder of Caruthers.
"You might as well go out and be
dene with It," remarked Lampkin one
day. "Don't you know you'll never get
strong ngnin as long as you keep your
brain on the race-truck?"
Hendricks looked down sheepishly.
"I don't think you onght to be
grudge a fellow the little he can accom
plish In a room the size of this when
Sergt. Denhnm and hjs aides are turn
ing the earth upside down."
Lampkin walked to a window im
patiently.
"Who is that red-headed man In the
drawing-room?" he asked, sharply.
"Oh! exclaimed the detective. "You
saw him, then? I told Kitty tohide him
behind a screen till you bad come and
gone."
She obeyed your orders all right.
returned the doctor, smiling, "but I pre
sume she didn't know who I was, for
she hustled me behind tbe screen also
and said: 'Sor, will you plaise to sit
there quiet-like till the doctor comes
and goes away. Master has orders not
to see anybody. .
I sat still until the girl had gone
out, then I rose to come up here quiet
ly, but the red-headed man got up, too,
'1 came first. If you please,' said be. H'm
i.busy man, and I've waited as long on
that doctor as I'm a-going to.' ' "
" 'But I'm the doctor,' said L and he
fainted."
Hendricks laughed heartily, holding
bis hand over bis wounded side.
"Who is the fellow?" demanded
Lampkln.
"He is a prominent employe in a
cremnto-ry near New York."
"What do you want to tee him
about?"
Hendricks drew himself up a little
higher in his chair.
"Iiing that bell there twice," he said..
"It is tbe signal agreed on between me
and Kitty. She will show him up, and
you can be present at the Interview."
Lampkin rang as directed, and a mo
ment later the red-headed individual
with beurd of the same color entered
rubbing ti is short fat hands.- Lampkin
could not keep from mentally compar
ing him to an undertaker.
Mr. Simpkins glanced at the doctor
half inquiringly and then his eyes fell
on the patient.
"They told me nt the office that you
had written' that you were interested
in our line," be said, Introductively.
"A great many, sir, a great many are
giving cremation -a thought in this pro
gressive uge. You have a mighty good
color.sir, but of course you and your
physician knows how you are. Many of
us bear external signs of a long life
before us while at the same time the
germs of death are ravaging within.
You have acted with commendable wis
dom in taking this up while you have
your mind nbout you and the ability
to express your choice about tbe mut
ter. We have an artistic selection of
urns, the designs of the most famous
sculptors In Europe. Thnt's a thing
that tastes differ about. Have you ever
witnessed a cremation? No? 1 wish
you bad before you was was taken
down. There is hardly a man who
come3 out to our place and witnesses a
cremation that is not a convert to It
und opposed to the old order of things.
Have you, doctor, seen a cremation V"
Dr. Lampkin bud not, and it wns with
some difficulty 1 hut be kept a straight
face, for Hendricks was making a
laughable grimace behind the lecturer's
back.';'"' " ".'' "' ,
'-'''" trb' BE coHTtmjitD.
- A to Shellla-.
"Dis wall arri a bigger thing den dey
thought," said the flrat jockey as he set
tled himself on an upturned pail before
the door of one v the Highland park
Btubles. ,
"G'wan," said the second, lighting the
cigar end for the fourth time. " 'Tain't
'mountin' t' notiflln'." : ,
"Dem Spaniards ain't had no chance
ylt," went oh the 'first. . "Yo' Jes' gT
'em a chuncc." ' ' .
"You doan know w'at yo' talkln'
'bout; dey bad all d chance in 'da
wurl'."
"No. dey ain't. Yo' Jet" wait "00111 a
week,nn';den one o' dem big boata o'
dern gits up 'roun' Bostlng." j
"Whatdcydoupdnr?" i
"Dey'll shell dot town In five mln
ntes.!1i U ' .1 ,-.
"Huh? Shell Bostlng? Listen fdat
Bhell Boating. Wy. yo' black rascal,
dem Spaniards' couldti't shell peas."
UWwIli ttf egress.. , '
Haur4 Line. -
Sprogles I used to think my face
was my fortune, but I've got over that
Idea.
Bingle What , haa changed your
mind?
Sprogles I was on one of those ju
ries when the bribing was done, but
the fellows with money didn't approach
me, because, as I have just learned, they
thought I had too honest a face. Chi
cago Dally News.
A Fearful MUtake. -
A burglar came to Hen. Peck's hous.
No more abroad he U roam;
He barely got oft with his life, -For
be was met by Hen. Peck's wife,
Who thought that he this caused til
strife
Was, Peck, just getting home.
L. A. W. Bulletin. ...
A LITTLE NERVOUS, PERHAPS.
"Hare you never kissed a girl before,
Harold?" '''.-
'Never, lore." .
'Well, you do It Tery well for a be
ginner." Ally Sloper.
When the- Mlllelnm Beat.
When telephone charges become what they
should,
When lobbyist tlnd their effort no good;
When the people Insist that their servant
do rlirht
Millennium' dawn will be really in light.
N. Y. Herald.
Ssvred by HI Hone,
Colonel Ah, my boy, that faithful
old horse there wa the means of saving
my life.
Friend Beally, colonel? 1
Colonel Yes; he kicked me In the
wesktt so that I couldn't fight, and.the
other chaps got shot while I was in th
hospitsL TV-Bits , 'l
..Mil i 1 -. I
The Pnbllo Ret tbe Gait.
' Winks Don't you think editors and
reporters ought to b required to sign
their names to their articles?
Jinks No. Editors and reporters are
not responsible for what tbey write.
"Who are, then?"
"The people who buy the papers."
N. Y. Weekly.
HI Time Waa Limited.
Winks What did your wife say to
you when you got home at four o'clock
this morning?
Blinks (wearily) Say, old man, IJve
yot some work to do to-day. Boston
Courier. ,. '
Blaurtlns; Foatf Hope.
Mrs. Newlywed We are going to
name our new baby after you, Uncle
Josh! - 1
Kich Uncle That's a good Idee; hs'U
have to start out In life without a cent,
jes' the same as I did! Puck.
To HI Sorrow.
Now, acenlc artist, boast no more,
Tour effort are not In It; . .
For, any day my wife can make '
A scene In half a minute.
Puck. .
dllTE SO.
"And why did the devil tempt Eve
first, do you think, Godfrey?" 1 i .
"Oh, mummy, 4adies always come,
first!" Punch. ... .1 , J V
Reprieve. ' '
When the gray dawn break o'er the lea
It does not wake my heart to pain;
With Joy I can my watch and e -'
That I may go to deep again. ,
-Chicago Record. j '
A Point ! It Favor.
Johnny Mamma, Tommy Jones is a
stuff,
Mamma Oh, don't use that expres
sion. It is not good English. : .
Johnny-Well, mamma, it's plain
English. N. Y. Journal. ' '
- '. '- J -
Hard Lack.
Sympathetic Curate My poor man I
you must iudeed have gone through
severe trials. ' ' " '.
Vsgabond Right ye are, sir! 1 An'
wuss still I always got convicted.
Fun. ' . . . , . , , .
I'lqseS. "
The Lady You'll have to take back
that parrot. He swears. ; u ,.
The Dealer He only swears in Ger
man. ' .'
The Lady But I don't understand
Herman. Indianapolis Jouruul.
1 Th Nae' SlanlSeaaea.
. "Boston!" shrieked the brakemaa as
the train pulled in.
iepl" tleplly murmured the tnasr
wno ate si restaurants. Well baked,
-tool"pN; Y. Journal. ' '. ' '
Waa Saeeeaafol Operation.
'You sav the operation for appen
dicitis was successful?"
"Yes; eminently so."
"But did not the natient die? I un
derstood that was the case."
"That Is true. He had not sufficient
strength to recover from the shock;
but the-operatlon itself was a beautiful
one in every respect and eminently suc
cessful." Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
'
Not Tired of Him.
Mrs. De Weary And so you havs
been married five years, and are as
much in love with your bus-band as
ever?
Mrs. Cheery Ves, Indeed!
"Hum! What business is your hus
band in?"
"He's captain of a ship." Melbourns
Weekly Times.
Another Hare Lack Tale.
"Just my luck," he said, disconsolate
ly. "I can't even be sick with any ap
propriateness." "What's the matter?"
He shook for a minute before reply
ing.
"Chills in winter and fever In sum
mer," he answered when he had time.
Chicago Post.
One ot Thoee Queries.
"Father," said the boy, with big. se
rious eyes, "I want to ask you some
thing." "What is It, my son?" asked the old
gentleman, closing his book and look
ing wise.
"If a monkey wore shoes on his hind
feet would they be mittens?" Wash
ington Post.
It Would Seem So.
"There is something burglarious
about four aces," said the man who
sometimes plays poker.
"They are almost like robbery, said
the man who sometimes tries to play.
"Yes, and they are snie openers."
Indianapolis Journal.
Reversed.
"When duty call us we must go,"
Would seem as plain a day.
Tet many people don't think so . ,
They go the other way.
Brooklyn Life. ''
All OPTICAL DELUSION. . ,
Caused by the fashionable braided
jacket and tbe latest thing in muffs.
Punch.
HI Little Joke.
Two dudes went In a restaurant.
And as they passed within Its gates
I heard the water murmur low:
"True, 'All things come to him who
waits.' "
Judge.
Oh, So Cleverl
. "They say she is a clever convert
tlonallsrt."
"Clever? Conversationalist? Why,
she's brilliant. She doesn't even need
to converse. 'She can blast a reputa
tion just by the way she shrugs her
shoulders." Chicago Post. ,
"" " i
Safe from Drowsing,
Winter Visitor (in Florida) I should
love dearly to go sallng, but it looks
very dangerous. Do not people often
get drowned in this bay?
Waterman No, indeed, mum. The
sl.arks never let anybody drown. N.
Y. Weekly. 1
Accounting for It.
"Have you followed the course you
marked out for yourself when a boy?"
"No; I intended to be a great finan
cier, but I have never yet been able to
get enough money to practice upon."
Puck. . - :
A Mere Fact.
Where Ignorance I blls
'Ti folly to be wise,
And if 'twa not for this
Men wouldn't eat potples
In cheap restaurant. '
Chicago Dally New.
He Couldn't Swmllow That.
"Come, come! cheer up!" said the
optimist; "it i all for tbe best, re
member." ' ' '
' "So it seems," replied the pessimist;
"at ell events, we second best ones don't
seem to get any." Ally Sloper.
Easily.
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scription calls for?" asked the inquisi
tive citizen.
"Yes," answered the elerlt as he
pianced over it rapidly, "50 ccnta."-
Washington Star.
f 1 Afterward. 1?
, 1 Vera Goodhart Poor fellow,! she
flirted with him dreadfully! I'
. Sallie DeVV'itte Yes, but just think
how well he thought of himself all that
time. Brooklyn pife. : .' (
- - Wo-rlt of Amateur. I
, 1 First Tramp Dat's homemade pie,
ain't it?. .. '. . ..: 1
Second Tramp Must be. No baker
wnat wue responsioie xer oat pie cua
tny in do business. Puck.. v
RHAlHiWAY. M. D.""Spllt'of rMlai.
, blaeder, and kidney diiees. llerui
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lrm builDeM. iHsvsaes of the bladder (reeled
only alter a earelul eiamlaatlon of the urine
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