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Ilrzin Here Today
" some occult power of the
.4. . mm“- the mysterious end in-
ln trazed which hsd removed
the worl one of its greetest
-' finances—4h» brain of
I OMAN. who had startled scien-
wsrs with his paper on the manu-
Ilt‘lIlrn nr prrclnul stones by syn-
lhctlc rhemlstry'!
Rnrlmnn was desd. His sttendsnt.
that strange Oriental from the Shun
monastery in Asia. told A story
xVsird and incredible. Finally
11’. JONQlfliiJJ‘I. greatest of French
detectives. “'11:: called to America.
and the Orionml rehearsed the
"0!"! of what took place on (no
fillht whcn the man who could
manufsclure rubies and vmc‘v‘nlvls
is chcsply as glass. met his death.
Go on “'ith the Story
CHAPTER III
r Willi: Oriental was going on with a
1 slow precise articulation as
though he would thereby make
I “ ."l‘ult matter cleur.
l
{lie niirht had fallen swiftly. It
incredibly silent. There was no
.~ d in ih': Master's room. and no
‘r : except the flicker of the logs
.r i‘iering in the fireplace. The
line of it apprzlrcd faintly along
v ll of the door."
, psused.
the fireplace. Excellency, is at
--nd ol thr- grout room, directly
c” nte this door into the hall. be-
' ~ which I nlwuys out when the
'nr was within. The fireplace is
ulnck rmrhlo with an immense
knmrhlc hearth. And the gift
v uh I had brought the Master
lll’!S on one side of the tire. on this
‘llllfi hearth. as though it. wore a
ugle anlliron.”
The man turned back
heart of his story.
”I knew by the vague sense of
. ensure that the devocations of the
rig: were nimin on the way. And I
in to suffer in the spirit for the
l‘ ’vr's safety. Interference. both
‘ 't and by the will, were denied
-, not there is an anxiety of
Excellency. that the uncer-
ot an issue makes intoler-
ul“ .
'z . a man paused.
1 .mprcesure continued—Ind the
. It. was nearly midnight. I
1 mt distinguish any act or mo-
2 the Master. and in fear I
wr to the door and looked in
l the crevxce along the
‘f' ' l.
- Muster sat by his table; he
w: s "lining forward. his hands
2' r'v: the arms of his chair. His
.1 every tense instinct of the
n a: wro concentrated on the tire»
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into the
”an“
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r'iv- The red lizht of the embers
m- the room. I could see him
r . end the table beyond him
W 'rie calculations; but the fire-
: . 1‘ ”aimed strangely out of per-
r xve—it extended above me.
i gift to the Master. not more
: four hand-breaths in length. in-
ling the base. stood now like an
'nvnse bronze on an extended
uriiio sish beside s gigantic tire-
: we. This effect of extension put
use top of the fireplace and the en-
larged sndiron. above its pedestal.
out of my line of vision. Everything
else in the chnmlvrr, holding its nor-
mal dimensions. was visible to me.
"I have sni-l. Excellency, that my
snglo of \.f~lO.'1 hiring: the CFL'VlI'G! of
the doorsill was sharply cut midway
of this now enlarged fireplace. From
the direction and lift of the Master's
moo. he was watching something
above this line and directly over the
gmdestsl of the undlron. I watched.
itso. thinning my face against the
ill, for the thins: to appear.
“And it did nmwnr.
“A naked toot bccnme slowly
«do, as though someone ware
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The big Oriental
looked down at me.
"I knew then, Excellency. that
the Msster was lost! The creative
energies of the Spirit suffer no divi-
sion of worship: those of the body
must be wholly dcnied. I had warned
the Master. And in travail. Ex-
cellency. I turned over with my face
to the floor.
"But there is always hope. hope
over the certainties of experience.
over the certainties of knowledge.
Perhaps the Master. even now. sus-
tained in the spirit, would put away
the devoculiml. . . No, Excellency,
I was not misled. I knew the Mas-
ter was beyond hope! But the will
to hope moved me, and I turned
back to the crevice lit the doorsill."
He paused. ’
“There was now a delicate odor.
everywhere. faintly. like the blossom
of the little bitter apple here in
your country. The red embers in
the fireplace rave out a steady light:
paused. and
HE KILLED‘RODMAN SIMPLY
BY CRUSIIING HIM IN HIS ARMS.
and in the glow of it. on the marble
hearth. stood the one who had de-
scended from the elevation at the
undiron."
Again the man hesitated. as for
an accurate methbd of expression.
“In the flesh. Excellency. there
was color that. would not appear in
the image. The hair was yellow,
and the eyes were blue: and against
the black marble ot the fireplace the
body was conspicuously white.
“ tut in every other aspect of her.
Excellency. the woman wus on the
hearth in the flesh as she is in the
clutch of the savage male figure in
the image.
“There is no dress or ornament.
as you will rm‘nll, Excellency. Not
even an car-jewel or an anklet. as
though the crux-er of the image felt
that the inherent beauty of his fig-
ure-could trike nothing; from those
ostentatious.
"The woman's heavy. yellow hair
was wound around her head. no in
the imace. She shivered :1 little,
faintly, lilcn Ii naked child in an un-
uccustomcd draught of air. alillouch
she stood on the warm. ULITUIC
henrih and within the rod glow of
the fire.
"The voice from the male figure
of the image. which I had brought
the Mlistcr. and which stood as the
sndlron. now so immensely cn-
.lnrged. was br-zinning again to
spank. The thin metallic sound
seemed to splinter against the dense
silv‘ncc. as it went forward in the
ritual prescribed.
“But the Master had already de-
‘Pllh‘d: he stood now
on the great
with his papers
And as I looked
the crevice under the
h- put out. his free hand
marble hearth
r-rnshctl tngcthcr.
"me through
d‘l.
V ' even teeth.
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I Sentinel’s I.
end with his ling. touched the
woman gently. The flssh hm nu
put the tormuls into the firs."
Like one who has come to the end
of his story. the huge « Orientel
stopped. He rstnslned to: some
moments silent. Then he continued
in an even. motonous Most
“I got up fromgths floor then. sod
purified mynlt with water. And
after that I mum on m
chamber. opened the window to the
east. and set down to write my re-
port to the brotherhood. For the
thing which I had been sent to do
was finished."
He put his hand somewhere into
the .100“ told- ot his Oriontnl ur-
ment and brought out n roll or thin.
vellum-like onion-skin. pelutsd In
Chinese characters. It. was of 1m-
menss length. but on sooount o! the
thinness of the vellum. the roll
wound on a tiny cylindu) or wood
was not above two inches in thick-
ness.
"Excellency." he said. “I hsve
carefully concealed this report
through the misfortunes that have
attended me. It is not csrtsln thst
I shall be this to deliver it. Will
you give it for me to the Jewel-
merchant Vanderdlck. in Amster-
dam? He will send it to Medal
in Bombay. and it will to north
with the caravans."
I put the scroll into my pocket Ind
went out. tor a. motor-oer but come
into the park. and I knew that Jon-
quelle had arrived.
I me: Jonquelle sad the super-
intendent in the long corridor: they
had. been looking in st my interview
through the elevated mans.
"Jonquelle." I cried. "the judge
was right. to cut short the crimin'sJ
trial and issue s lunacy "mot.
This creature is the moddsst luna-
tic in this whole asylum. The hu-
man mind is capable or say absur-
dity."
Jomuelle looked st me with s
queer, ironies: smile.
"Perhaps." he shrugged. "'there is
some explanation in the report in
your pocket. to the Monastic Head.
It's only a theory. you know."
He smiled. showing his white,
We went into the superintendent's
room. and set down by e smoldering
tire of coals in the grate. I handed
Jonquelle the roll or vellum. It was
in one o! the Shah dialects. He rend
it aloud’. With the addition of cer-
tain formal expressions. it contained
precisely the Orientsl's testimony be-
fore the court and no more.
"Ah!" he said in his curiously in-
flected voice.
And he held the scrool out to the
heat of the fire. The vellum baked
slowly, and as it baked. the black
Chinese characters faded out end
taint blue ones begun to appear.
Jonquelle read the secret message
in his emotionless drawl:
" 'The American is destroyed. and
his accursed work is destroyed with
him. Bend the news to Bangkok
and west to Bun-ms. The tressum
of India are saved! "
I cried out in astonlshment.
"An sssasilnl The creature was
an assassin! He killed Rodman
simply by crushing him in his
arms!"
.innquelle's drawl lengthened.
"It's Lol Gupta," he said. "the
clcvcrcst Oriental in the whole of
Asia. The Jewel-traders sent him to
watch lzodman. and to kill him if he
was ever able to get his formulae
workcd out. They must have paid
him an incredible sum."
"And that is why the creature st-
tar'hcd himself to Rodmsn!” I said.
"Surely." replied Jonquelie. “He
brought that bronze—Romulus wr-
rying off the Sabine woman—and
staged the supernatural to work out
his plan and to save his life. I knew
the bronze as soon as I got my eye
on lt—old Franz Josef gave it as s
matching up some rubies."
I swore bitterly. ,1
"And Wetook him for a. lunatic!"
"Ah, yes!" replied Jonquelle.
"“‘hat was it you said as I came in?
'The human mind is capable of any
ubsurdity!’ "
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CHRISTMAS
the greatest holiday of
the year. is commonly accepted as the
It was. howover, a. celebration of
the pagans for centuries before the
During the mil-win-
ter season. a. definite period of toast-
ing and reverence was set. aside in
honor of the various gods worshipped.
the
North, the season was known as Yule-
tide and the otter-lugs made to the
sumed a. spirit at thanksgiving. and
gifts not only were} otter-ed to the gods,
but also were exchenged ‘by these
In England, very early in history.
the Christmas dinner become 9. defin-
Tbe goose. hotel's bud. 'snd boron
or beef. were chosen as the meats to
The boar's head,g‘throu‘hout Eur-
ope. was very highly thought or. and
when garnished with strands o: lau-_
on s hugs platter. wss
served with thetgreatest ceremony, n.1,
ways being heralded with trumpets.
The goose. i nice rat. one. glways.
was stuffed. roasted on s. spit. and
often served with sausages. The men-
ner of cooking hes not mun:
chanced. end the poser-med to-m
«.2,va 1N HOOPLAND
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..- Jack immediately climbed in and Flip Jumped over
the side. Thlittle hoop horses looktd almost too small to be able to» pull
. but suddenly the hoopcart wheels started around.
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the dus.
“ Turn to the right." and
the homcart turned. This made Jack wonder when. the voice came from.
and menu: around. he mw Heeza Hoop and several other hoops rolling along
Then Jack heard strains of pretty music in the distance.
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aggravy made of the‘ ziblets. and eith-
3 apple sauce or a compot of some
lid
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t]; The American Christmas dinner is
mixture of Englisn and French
idishcs. Perhaps a typical menu
would be:
Oyster Soup
Pickles Olives Celery
toast Goose—Onion and Potato
Stuffing
Baked Ham—-Glazcd Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Turnips
Plum Pudding Hard Sauce
Mince Pie Nuts and Raisins
7 Candles Marzipan
Fruit Coffee.
EATS
By BEBTON BRALEY
When I go out. at times. to dine.
With somewhat. jaded appetite,
For hearty grub I do not pine.
I ask for viands airy. slight. “
Then eat. perhaps. a. little bite.
For more than that I do not care.
But when my stomach’u working
right.
Bring me a Steele—and nuke it rural
Truffles will cause my eyes to shine.
Souffles are pleasant to the sight,
Salads of intricate design
Will make my eyes
bright; ‘ .
But when I’m really hungry. quite
As furnished as the well-known hear,
I cry out to the waiter. "Wig-ht. W
llrinn me s. bleak—and make :t rare.
extremely
When I have fished, with book and
line
Or hunt'sd our- or auntie lc night.
Fish. flesh or fowl—I like them line
And est them with s. true delight.
Yet. when I get back home. despite
The not that game is iordly fare.
I shout aloud with sill my might.
"Bring.me e 'Steskasnd matte ii
nu!lI ; V . r V
ENVOY
Were-I to banquet day and night
On res: Ambrosio. I declare
I'd yell down from Olympus' height.
“Bring me e sash—end nuke it
are!"
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By W Peel!
Woo, .
nsl Mn as Better: :7 do to meals.
Archbishop of Gotnpostells. for urn-g
'yeai-s. ill-atom. no ya: 97 your!
of us. .
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1' ‘fVV'hcre is the music coming from?"
, I-
“They are just hooping it up and making merry. he
settlement where the hoop girls lived. (Continued)
asked Jack. And Heeza. Hoop ex-
Daisics spent most of their time in song and
said. Then the
No. S. of the Atluntic Coast Line Bail-
road, ran into the rear end of train
No. 52.
at Hnnhan Station. twelve
miles from here at 7 o'clock Saturday.
morning.
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' By Thornton W. Burgess ‘
Pig-headedises is
And for it there is no excuse.
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— A Pig4I-Ieaded Friend ‘ -
without use,
-—-Old Mother Nehru.
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You know whet it. is to be pi?-
headed. Everybody knows that. It s
to go right ahead doxng what you
pisses snd refusing to listen to res-
son when others went you to do some—
thing else. or to do the thing you no
doing in another way. Prickly Porky
is pig-heeded. He slwa s has been.
Probsbl he slwsys will . He seems
to delig t. in doing just the opposite
thing from whsi: others want in to
do. Hebegsn that wsy when he first
started out in the Greet World. There
ere many people just like him. _
Now Paddy the Denver and Prickly
Porky never had quorreled. There
had never been occssion for them to
quarrel. Thai were the] best of
friends. Pric ly Porky had come
down to the shore of Paddy's old
pond many times.‘Never had he in-
terfered with Paddy in any way. Per-
hsps that was because there had
never been any way in which he
could. , _ .
So when he msde his first went to
Paddy's new pond Paddy so glad
to see him. It. was s pleasure to have
s visitor who did not mean mischief
end of whom he was not. afraid.
Paddy went right on about. his work.
for you know he was extremely busy
and in a great hurry to get his food
ile completed before the coming of
ce.
Prickly Porky shuffled along the
edge of the pond and presently came
to (She end of the new dam. At once
he climbed up on it. You know
Prickly Porky is never more at home
than when climbing. He examined
the dam with great interest. Now
and then he gnswed s bit of bark
from I stick in the dam.. When he
came to the lace where Paddy and
Mrs. Paddy ragged their food logs
over the dam into the Laughing
Lrook on the other side he sat down.
There was a freshly cut aspen branch
13 he on the den-1 right It thst paint,
and he took a notion to sample the
bark. .
He had hardly begun when Paddy
arrived from the. other end of the
pond with a food log he wss taking
down to the old pond. Paddy reached
the dam and there stopped. You see
Prickly Porky wss right. in_h1s way.
At first Paddy said nothing. .
olitely waited. thinking that; Prickly
Porky would move on. _
But Prickly Porky did nothing of
He.
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Prickly Porky simply mod and
went right on eatmg'
ing,.with not so much u s glues st
Paddy. Paddy becsme impetieat. lie
was in a hurry. 5‘11 yea will move
aside, Prickly Porky. I’ll be very
much ebli ell," ssid Psddy politely.
Prickly orky simply muted end
went; ri ht on eating. _ _
“You gore sitting right where I hull
my logs over." explained Psddy. “I!
you will move just s little I wont
bother you sny more.” .
“I don't want to move." mum
Prickly Porky. . _
“But you sre stopping my work.
said Psddy. “Mrs. Psddy sad I hsve
s lot of logs we must. get down into
our food pile. to-night. and thlb is
the only place where we con get than
over the darn without s great dell
of unnecessary work." .
Pricklv Porky simply _turned his
back to Paddy and went :- ht on sot- 1
ing as if their. we: the on y thing 02-,
im ortsnce in sll the Great Werld.’
W n he turned his beck thst wsy.
Paddy looked right up at the thouund'
little spesrs peeping out from g
Porky's coat, and they gave him 3‘
most uncomfortable feeling. H. be-;
gun to grow very sngry. snd .be-esidl
some slurp things. He might ss-
weil have talked to the wind.
(Copyright. 192:. by 'l'. W. Bel-less)
The next story: “Paddy sud In.
the kind. He rather liked the ts‘ste
of that bark and he went right on eat-
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