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Jungle Breath b, Ben Lucicn Burman cnce, the general public wouldn't be CHAPTER XLVIII. Vilak paused an instant while the droning of the priests took on a sharp- Prentiss couldn't have told you all this. You must have known . . er . . ni-ch of it long before. Or you wouldn't have acteJ the way you did. ilow did you learn it? It's quite be- yond me." "Nothing miraculous, in the slight- est. Merely a simple bit of addition, using facts instead of numbers, and Bill's Little Girl Jly Xona Gale SALAD A quality will always be the finest you can buy permitted to know. So he had the child stolen in the si.me fashion as the af ^ r _ thl } t : B .. !t ot * er er, angry note. "The rest you can probably guess. The night when wo came to warn Prentiss of an attack, he hurried out to put the baby down P oor youngster did." into a stony part of the cellar where ""-- L -~ J ' it would be absolutely safe from chance bullets. Then when I announc- ed my plan to flood the fazcnda, he realized of course that it would be drowned where it was, and went out to bring it to the tower. Bt my hint from the guns. For obvious reasons, Tinky was well taken care of on his trip and so nl * h collur Prentiss always wore. Mon didn't suffer tho ill effects the other The angry chant became ;. dance. the priests began to leap up and down, shaking firsat gourd rattles. "How did he ... er ... .teal him and the guns?" the old man asked. "There were no footprints." "It was then tha t D'Albentara an.l a few of his men who were able to reach the house before the water struck them, caught him, having first i "Merely by getting some of his men who were expert tree-climbers like those chaps we ..aw back in the jungle. If you remember .1 're were trees by the shod where the guns were kept and killed the dog which was carried off trees shading the spot where Tinky by the torrent. His captors started was lying. They merely followed off with him toward the jungle. But along the strip of "woods which led to they had be*n on the way only a day the road, let themselves down by vinas when the baby, who had been quite ' or leather ropej v.hich some of these sickly ever since its first terrific jour- j Indians are expert in handling, and ney, died. This was a contingency on '" *--'-- --- ' which D'Albentara hadn't reckoned." 'I'm beginning to understand/' Elise said, "That's why Tinky disap- with their burdens returned the same wny. I felt fairly sure it was this v.hen I found a bit of leaf on the floor of the shed which showed bruised marks as though a rope or vine had But penred, isnt it?" "Yes. Up to this time, you hadn't [cut forcibly against it.' entered his affairs, except for him to "I ... er ... see that now. '.- -eal your rifles which he needed badly J why were all those. ; . er Italians and to send you a note or two warn- ing you not to try to help Prentiss. I really think he liked you very much. and that Englishman, killed in that dreadful way? And how?" "Tony's death was accidental. But seeing all his hopes of gaining got something which was intended for doesn't wear such a collar in hot cli- mate like that of Porto Perde without a distinct reason. "On the single occasion that he came to the barber's shop '.o be :ihave:l incidentally that collar was one of the reasons for my adopting tlie role of my friend Riggs I noticed that h.> refused to take it off, and of course I took pains to fir.d out why. I saw tha tattoi>ed circle round it, and observe;! how his neck twitched nervously there whenever I brought the razor near. So I felt sure that the unusual sensi- tiveness arose because the nerves had suffered some distinct shock and the collar was thus an unconscious gesture of protection as well as a means to hide the tattooing. "If a man had escaped from hang- ing after the rope had been placed round his neck he'd probably feel the same way. Then later, when I went out to his fazenda and tripped him up with a vine, I found that the bottle he was bringing from the tower where he kept his perishable kitchen supplies contained milk. This, coupled with the cries, caused me tj sufpect the pres- ence of a child. Ho "On top of this were the facts of the stone lamps burning outside his gate, an obvious symbol, probably in- tpr-.dc-' *- ~we protection; the bits of bone chopped i.. ritualistic fashion which I found in tin. fire, and the ring which clearly showed signs of some degenerate form of nature wor- ship. So when Tinky's last kidnap- : ping occurred the story in between wasn't hard to imagine." The court was now deserted, except for four soldiers, humbly waiting to take them off to thu chief's apartment for the nifjht. Vilak stretched his long gaunt arms, and yawned. "I don't know what anybody else is going to do, but I, personally, am going to bed. I'm pretty well worn out, and we've two or three busy days ahead getting ready to make a trek back to civilization. Prentiss tells me there's a way across the desert and mountains to Peru that's very quick Jand very easy once you know it, par- ticularly if Batalagos helps. Which you can be ass'i.ed I'll take care he will. You see we've practically cross- ed Brazil and in two weeks of good healthy travelling we'll be in Cuzco. From there we can get a train to the coast, ami anywhere." How I Came to Write This Story The city edttor of the New York j Evening World once handed me a cut-i ting from the want advertisements of I that day's Morning World. "Go and j find what li;>s back of that," he said. The advertisement was that one which I have Included In the story of Bill. His story Is rather like that of the man who had advertised. I do not recall this man's name. I never saw him again But I still have his photograph, with that of the little girl. Hill was thirty, when his wife died, and little Minna was four. Bill's car- penter shop was in the yard of his house, so he thought that he could keep up his home for Minna aud him- self. All day while he worked at his bench, she played in the yard, and when he was obliged to be absent for a few hours, the woman next door looked after her. Bill could cook a little, coffee and bacon and fried po- tatoes and flapjacks, and he found bananas and sardines and crackers useful. When the woman next door said this was not the dtet for four-year olds, he asked her to teach him to cook oatmeal and vegetables, and though he always burned the dishes in which he cooked these things, he cooked them every day. He swept, all but the corners, and he dusted, dabbed at every objct; and he complained that after he had cleaned the windows he could not see out as well as he could I! SALAM II TEA Fresh from the gardens* 72* he had tucked her in her bed, he stood Is attained by the runner-up, the Anto* in the dark hearing her breathing, fagasta (Chill) and Bolivia Railway "I'm a little girl to-night kiss me," at Jts highest point, she had said, but he shook his head, i But Switzerland holds a world's re- "A big girl, a big girl,' he told her. | cord In the matter of electrification before. He washed and patched Min- na's little garments and mended her doll. He found a kitten for her so that she wouldn't be lonely. At night he heard her say her prayer; he either woke her up, or else he made her say them first thing next morning. He himself used to try to pray: "Lord, make me do right by her if you see me doing wrong." On Sundays he took her to church and sat listening with his head on one side, trying to understand, and giving Minna pepper- When they came for her the next morning he had her ready and her lit- tle garments were ready, washed and mended, and he had mended her doll. "Minna's never been for a visit!" he told her buoyantly. And when she ran toward him, "A big girl, a big girl," he reminded her. He stood and watched the man and woman walking down the street with Minna between them. They had brought her a little blue parasol in case the parting should be bard. This parasol Minna held bobbing above her head, and she was so absorbed in look- Ing up at the blue silk that she did not remember to turn and wave her hand. The Golden Book. that no other country can challenge. Counting lines of all gauges. Switzer- land has electrified 4,834 kilometres of railway, or 88.1 per cent, of Its total track. Minard's Liniment aids tired feet. Vicar's Wife: "Ah, Mrs. Miles, one- half of the world Is Ignorant of how the other half livej." Cottager:. "Not in this village, ma'am." High Up Switzerland can already boast that it possesses the highest railway in', Europe th Jungfrau line, which 1 goes up to 11,340 feet. But It isn't ; satisfied with this a new railway connecting St. Moriu with the Piz' Bernlna is now to be M.ilt. It will attain an altitude of 13,390 feet. At present there are only six rail- ; ways in the world which BO higher i than the Jungfrau line. When the | Piz Bernina Is built there will be only four railways in the world to: A: "You'd believe anything a fool told you." B: "Not always; but sometimes you are quite convincing." K^ofoyettfc ^ ATLANTIC cmjs.A Just Off the Boardwa k Fireproof Construction On a Residential Avenue Harmonious, restful surrounding with recreational advantages. European Plan from $4 Daily American Plan from $7 Daily WEEKLY OR SEASON RATES O J APPLICATION mints when she rustled. He stopped work for a day and took her to the Sunday school picnic. "Her mother I beat it in altitude, would of," he explained. When Minna | The Peruvian Central Railway is was old enough to go to kindergarten, j the Present holder of the world's re- Bill used to take her morning or after- 1 e r d. At one point it reaches 15,865 then take a steamer to noon, and he would call for her. Once he dressed himself in his best clothes and went to visit the school. "I think her mother would of," he told the | teacher, diffidently. But he could ! make little of the colored paper and i In- designs and the games, and he did | not go again. "There's some things I can't be any help to her with", he ' thought. Minna was six when Bill fell ill. On a May afternoon he went to a doctor. feet just thirty-one feet more than Elise glanced at him nnd shook her! When he came home he sat In his head in mock resignation. "You're too clever," she said. shop for a long time and did nothing.: The sun was beaming through the ( window in bright squares. He was not i going to Ret well. It miKht be that ho , had six month:!. He could hear Minna ' awfully fond of you. I don't know ! singing to her dull. what I'm going to do about it." When she came to kiss him that He yawned again, then ro.e to hi.< night, lie made an excuse, for he must i feet "Am "Much, much too clever to be tolerated. But I can't help b'-mg terribly grate- ful to you, and more than that, being SALESMEN With Car Wanted in each district to sell Minerals made in Canada, for cattle, hogs and poultry. Good proposition for right men. Write to Manufacturers: W. H. Blackburn, Ltd. WOODSTOCK, ONT. and surveyed I to consider her quizzically, that remark as cousinly, esteemed relative, or as raih- 1 "Minna'* a big girl now. er in the nature of a proposal?" "Am I to consider that IVMIHV!; as cousinly, esteemed as rather in the nature of ... a proposal?" part of the vast gold supply of Bata- lagos going glimmering unless he brought back a live baby for the sacri- fice, he naturally thought of Tinky, whom chance had thrown in his way when he found it along the r.>ad. "I am quite sure he wouldn't have done this unless he were fairly des- perate. But after you stop to con- sider it a moment, it doesn't seem su<'h a desperate undertaking at that. The dead baby was approximately Tinky's age and size, and being light-skinned nnd of very fine aborigine stock, was in general appearance not unlike Tinky, who is, of course, pronouncedly dark. Besides, he could explain away any discrepancies by declaring them the work of time and travel. Though it was unlikely that he would have to do any explaining, for though Hatal- agos and the priests who were hig friends undoubtedly knew tho differ- The tingling tiute of tre*h mint leaves in .1 real treat for your sweet tooth. WRIGLEYS Affords people everywhere great comfort and long-lasting enjoyment. Nothing else gives so much bene- fit at so MII i .ill cost. It It m wonderful help in work nil play keeps you cool, calm and contented. Prentiss. The other three were pui out of the way because after Pusquulc and Detto heard of the gold through the tortured Indip.n, they set out to get it. All of them were killed in :i n.a|iner, Nanny, which you as a chem- She started to make an indignant reply, then checked herself, and smiled. "Take it any way you like," .--ho answered slowly. He took a placid puff of his cijrnret. "Thanks," he said suavely. "You've saved me a lot of trouble. I had ju.-t Decided to do it myself." (The Km!.) Helping Hands When the heart Is heavy, when soul is sad. the never kiss her now. He held her at arm's length, looked in her eyes, said: She doesn't want papa to kiss her." But her lip curled and she turned away sorrow- ful, so the next day Hill went to an- other doctor to make sure. The other doctor made him sure. He tried to think what to do. He hart a sister in Nebraska, but she was u tired woman. His wife had a broth- er in the city, but he was a man of many words. And little Minna there were things known to her which he himself did not know matters of fairies and the words of songs. He wi-hed that he could hear of some- 1st should feel somov.-hat ashamed of When we IOSP a treasure that was all 1 bo<ly wno W0llif| understand her. And yourr?lf, as I do of myself, for not| we had, h had only six months. recognizing it sooner. It was curari."j There Is not trouble someone hasn't Elisc helped the child to crawl ontn| known her khaki-clad I'nce. "What's rurari'?"; Let us look a little farther than our she asked. "A veyetabll poison which occur* i cpiirad'uJ'y all over South Aiv.i-vlcri. i Some natives use it to tip their blow-' pipe dnrts in hunting." "I he "Should have recojsnizH yee . . er . . nt once. " ll)p l earl Is weary with the ISSUE No. 4330 The old man looked sheepish. am . .er . , ashamed of myself," stammered, it at once Only poison of its kind in existerir.-. Paralyzes all the muscles . . yet at the same time has no effect on nerves. So . . er . . tortured person can feel all pain acutely . . er . . and yet can- not make move to pet away. Asham-d of myself. . . Quit- ashamed. How did the curari get into their blood'.'" "Thorns. Tlure wiro a number of thorns in th.it thicket at the ,-ntrancc to Prcr.tiss' fazenda where Tony was killed which were smeared with it. They had been prepared this way on I lie chance that Prentiss woull strike against them. But it happened to be Tony instead who brushed against I hem when Limey struck him nnd he fell. That's the way some of the na- tives were killed, too. Lucky for Pren- tiss he went to town as seldom as he did. That's why I made you wear a Iain-coat as a slight protection, for 1 imagined that, there was something of the sort, though 1 didn't know just what, and that's why I burned thi- thicket. The lingers of the idol nro roated -*ith the same poison. And so are the little points on D'Albentara'^ ring when you press a spring and re- lease them. Which, of course, makes it a fearfully dangerous weapon." The dance of the pdicsts ceased. Tho worshippers began slowly drifting out of the courtyard. Prentiss stirred un- easily in his sleep. It began to grow cool. The old man moved closer to the fire. "Er . nothing mind's review. \VI\on ,i dream Is shattered can renew. There are other dreamers who have- had a loss' Let us see the stranger, help him with his cross. When the 'heart Is heavy, when the sky Is grey. When the thoughts of mldnigt cloud thn brightest day, Surely then. If over, we may under- stand - Let us lift another with a helping hand. Douglas Mallorti. Wrong Shop A hig red-faced man pushed his way to the counter of a post-office and demanded a penny stamp. Tho clerk on duty was doing his best to explain something or other to an old lady, hut this tho big man JId not ap- preciate. He grew more Impatient. "I say, boy," ho shouted, "I've a train to catch, (live me a stamp." The "boy" looked at him for n moment, then turned afresh to the old lady. "I'm tiorry, madam," he resumed, i "lint you see" The big man Interrupted him. "Do you hear mo-" he yelled. "I've, a train to catch." Tho Civil Servant turned nnd said quietly, "Did you say you had a .ruin to catch?" "I did!" snappud tho man. "Then It's a railway station yon want. This Is a post-office." lyiinard'i Liniment IMS hundred uses. had only six months. Then the woman next dooi told him i bluntly that he ought not to have the! child there, and him coughing as he | was; and he knew that bis decision ! was already upon him. One whole night ho thought. Then he advertised In a city paper: A man with a few months to live would like nice people to adopt his lit- tle girl, six, blue eyes, curls, liefer- ences required. They came In a limousine, as he had hoped (4iat they would come. Their clothes were as be had hoped. They had with them a little girl who cried: "!H this my little sister?" On which the woman In the smart frock said sharply: "Now then, you do as mamma tells you .and keep out of this or we'll leave you hero and take this darling little girl away with us." So Bill looked at <his woman and said steadily that ho had now other plans for bis little girl. He watched tho great blue* ear roll away. "For the land saki:!" said the woman next door when she heard. "You done her out of a fortune. You hadn't the right a man in your health.' And when other cars came, and he let them go, this woman told her bus- hand Hint Bill ought most ri'i-tainly to be- reported to the authorities. Tho man and woman who walked in- to Hill's shop one morning were still imnii'iilug their own little girl. The I woman was not sad only sorrowful, and tho limn, who was tender of her, was n eiupenti'r. In a blooming of his hope and bis dread, Hill said to them: "You're the ones.' When they asked: "How long before wo can have, her?" Hill Mild: "One day ;nore." That day he spent In the shop. It was summer and Minna was playing in the > J nl. ll>> could hear the words of tier songs. lie cooked their supper nnd while .sbf ate. he watched. \Vheu Make dresses bright as new! DIAMOND DYES arc easy to use; go on smoothly and evenly; NEW. Never a trace of that re- dyed look when Diamond Dyes arc used. Just true, even, new colors that hold their own through the hardest wear and washing. 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