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It was all done in an instant Before the sound of the shot I dfopped

i and then made a leap for the stairOh cried Luella anxiously were

f70UhitNo> Im aU right I said but it4 Was fl close shave The gang means

r mischiefi J Well tell me something I can doy she said

I gaveher my small revolverHand that to me when I want it

I said If Im killed get up the stairsfireyammunition I had but three shotsin the large sixshooter

Aro they coming asked Luellaas the wild tumult of shouts stilled forbebeardI peered cautiously around the cor-

A mer I< Theres a gentleman in a billycock

hat whos rather anxious to have themlead the way I said but they seemto prefer listening to fighting

The gentleman whose voice was for> war I discovered to be my snakeeyedfriend He seemed to be having dif

yfaculty with the language and wa-siek1ngout his PidginEnglish with pan

tomimeThere cried Luella with a start

whats thatAhevyblowhook the walls of the

7 building and sounded through thepassageyonk> must do it at once Corsons got an-

Y< ax and the door will be down firstthey know

V Than Heaven whispered Luellav And then she began to tremble

The blows followed fast upon each< other but suddenly they were

drowned in a chorus of yells and avolley of revolver shots sent the hilllets spatting against the door

Look out Miss Knapp I saidTheyre coming Stand close behind

jne and crouch down if they get thisA lSur v

The band was advancing with afrightful din but was making morenoise than speed Evidently it had littie heart for its jobtI looked into the yelling mob for theanakeeyed agent of Doddridge Knappbut could not single him out

I dared wait no longer Aiming atthe foremost I fired twice at the ad ¬

vancing assailants There wereVi shouts and screams of pain in answer

and the line hesitated I gave themthe remaining cartridge and seizing

r the smaller weapon from Luella firedas rapidly as I could pull the trigger

The effect was instantaneous Withjr a succession of howls and curses the

band broke and ranaU save onev man who leaped swiftly forward with

at long knife in his handIt would have gone hard with me

I If he had ever reached me for he wasi at large and powerful fellow and mydarktand smoky passage he stumbled over

the prostrate body of the first des ¬

perado whom I had been fortunatei enough to knock down and fell sprawl

< iing at full length almost at my feett With one leap I waSon his back

V>iV zid with a blow from the revolver Irknifezm restc ing on his neckVL Luella gavo a scream

COh she cried are you hurtso I said lightly but IV dont

think this gentleman is feeling verywell Hes likely to have a sore head

> for a day or twotCome back here said Luella in a

r peremptory tone Those men maycame again and shoot you

I dont think so said L TheNor is coming down But anyhow 1

cant leave our friend here Lie stillI growled giving the captive a gentleprod in the neck with the point of hishnffe to emphasize my desire to havepeace and quiet between us

> > 1 heard him swear under his breathA Tie words were foreign but ther

twas no mistaking the sentiment liebind them

You arent killing him are youtaquired Luella anxiouslyI think it might be a service to the4r j but Ill save

r hangmanYou neednt speak so regretfully

1 <laughed Luella with a little return ofker former spirit But here our peo

f Fie come4I The ax had been plied steadily but

l Jke door came down with difficultyAt last it was shaking and yieldingswayedrf x

+0 r ifiant apartj and broke with a crash1 v and with a babel of shouts Corson

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Iorter Barkhouse and Wainwrightwith two more policemen pouredthrough the opening

Praise T the powers youre safecried Cprsony wringlng my hand whit e

l the policemen took the prostrate Chin°rese in charge And is the young lad-kHrt

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dvv L No harm done said Luella Mr

ii Wilton is quite a generalyv r called my men aside and spokej < sihafply

tv You havent obeyed orders I saigirSou Porter and you Barkhouse

riAweie to keen crose by me

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You didnt do itj and Its only by goonluck that the l and I werenot killed You Wainwright were tofollow Tom Terrill I saw Terrill justnow In a gang of Chinese and youturn up on the other side of a barreddoorPorter

and Barkhouse looked sheep ¬

ish enough but Wainwright protestedI was following Terrill when he

gets into a gang of highbinders andgoes into one of these rooms ovehere a ways I waits a while for himand then starts to look around a bit

7 7lEYCIk7th hSSfS DtllL4and first I knows I runs x up againstPorter here hunting for an aXandcrazy as a loon saying as how youwas murdered and they had got tosa jWell a tome for therest of the night and well say no moreabout it Theres no great damagedone nothing but a sore knuckle Iwas feeling now the return effects olmy blow on the coolies chin

I dont understand this Mr Wil ¬

ton said Corson in confidential per-plexity I dont see why the haythenwere after yez

I sawI saw Tom Terrill said Lstumbling over the name of Dodd ¬

ridge jnape I determined to keepIjhe incident of his appearance to my

selfIdont see how he worked it said

Corson with a shake of the headThey dont like to stand against a

white man Its a quare tale he musthave told em and a big sack he musthave promised em to bring em dowron ye Was it for kiln ye they wastryin or was they for catchin yez

aliveTheywere trying to take us alive

at first I think but the bulletswhistled rather close for comfort

I was a little shaky myself whenthey plunked against the door saidCorson with a smile

While Corson was attempting to ex ¬

plain to Mrs Bowser the nature of theblackmailing bands of the Chinesecriminal element Luella said

Please get us out of this I cantstand it

I had marveled at her calm amid theexcited talk of those about her butI saw now that it was forced by aneffort of her will She was sadlyshakenTake my arm I said Mr Cor ¬

son will lead the way I signed toPorter to go ahead and to Barkhouseand Wainwright to follow me Itsvery close here

Its very ridiculous of meLuella with an hysterical laugh buIm a little upset 7

I dare say youre not used to it Isuggested dryly

Luella gave me a quick glanceNo are you Its not customary

in our family she said with an at ¬

tempt at gaietyI thought of the wolffigure who had

come out of the opium den and theface framed in the lantern flash of thalley and was silent Perhaps ththought of the scene of the passagehad come to her too for she shuddered and quickened her step as thoughto

escapeDowant to go through th

theater asked CorsonNono whispered Luella get

me home at onceWe have seen enough sights for the

evening I believe said IMrs Bowser was volubly regretful

but declined Corsons offer to chaperon her through a night of it

On the way home Luella spoke noa word but Mrs Bowser filled thtime with a detailed account of heremotions and sensations while Corsonand his men were searching for us andbeating downxthe doorhane dimpulsively

I wish I knew whom to thankbut I do thank himrfor my safetyperhaps my life Believe meI amgrateful to a brave man

I felt the warm clasp of her fingersfor a moment and then with a flash ofher eyes that set my blood on fire shewas gone and I was staggering downDoddridge Knapps steps in a tumultof emotions

CHAPTER XIXA Deal in Stocks

The wolfface seamed with hatredand anger and hideous with evil pasions that had glowered for a mment out of the smoky frame of theChinese den was still haunting me asI forced myself once more to returnto the office Wednesday morning badcome and I was due to meet Dodridge Knapp But as I unlocked thedoorlI took some comfort in thereflection that I could hardly be moreunwilling to meet the Wolf than hemust be to meet meV

I had scarcely settled myself in mychair when I heard the key turn inthe lock The door swung open andIonappesotS

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CO Jtrace of the opium debauch throughwhich I had gained the clew to hisstrange and contradictory acts Butthe face before me was a mask thatshowed no sign of the experiencesthrough which he had passed Foran that appeared he might hgye employed the time since I had left heretwo days before in studying philoso ¬

phy and cultivating peace and good ¬

will with his neighborsAh Wilton he said affably rub

bing his hands with a purring growlYoure ready for a hard days work

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Nothing would please me betterI saidvmnltinrrhis presence Is thelblack flag up today0Heinstant and then growled still ingood humor

No quarter Is the motto todayAnd I listened closely as the King ofthe Street gave his orders for themorning

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You understand now he said atthe end of his orders that you areto sell all the Crown Diamond thatthe market will take and buy allthe Omega that you can get below one

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Well feed Decker about as biga dose as he can swallow I reckonsaid the King of the Street grimly

One thing I said Id like toknow if Im the only one operatingfor you

The King of the Street drew hisbushy brows down over his eyes andscowled at me a moment

Youre the only one in the bigboard he said at last There aremen In the other boards you under¬

standII understood and sallied

forth for the battle At DoddridgeKnapps suggestion I arranged to domy business through three brokersand added Lattimer and Hobart toWallbridge and Bockstein and Epptier

To be continued

TOBACCO AS LEGAL TENDER

In Colonial Times and After WeeI

Was lo ked Upon as Money

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the independence of the UnitedStates had been established togged-

was legal tender in the southernstates Thus in Maryland and Vir¬

ginia all government fees and taxeswere payable in tobacco until 1806when federal money was substitutedBut in the meantime the District offedeeral government with such laws asirate in force there unless specifically altered by congress So as a con¬othee p

upon congress tobocce remained legal tender in thDistrict of Columbia until recenttimes As late as 1SS3 the fees ofthe clerk of the supreme court forexample in any transaction wherethe federal government was itself a

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by the oldstandard of valuation Itis possible that there remain somexceptional fees overlooked by congross which may still be settled intobacco

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THINGS WELL WORTH KNOWING

Trifles That Save Time and Trouble Inthe Household

If there is no ink eraser handy trymoistening a pencil eraser with a wetfinger It will rub out a bad mistakebut must be done carefully or the pa=

per roughensBenzine naphtha or alcohol cleans

the glass of pictures splendidly anddoes not require the catfe that waterdoes It drys at once and gives theglass a brilliant polish with less rub-bing

tIf a picture is td be reframed hotis the quickest way to separate

the picture from its mountOrange marmalade is a pleasant

from lemon when serving after ¬

noon teaIt is a new wrinkle to pass marsh-

mallows with hot chocolate When thecandies are dissolved a pleasant flavoris given to the chocolate

Much wear and tear on the nervesand incidentally much time is savedif the typewriter eraser is tied with a-

longI string to the machine The stringshould be amply long to reach to theend of the carriage when pushed to itsfarthest extent v

White shoes are more easily polished if before using the preparedchalks they are slipped upon treesand carefully scrubbed off with asmall brush dipped in warm water andsoap Avoid wetting the soles

A glorified hash can be made from I

cold roast beef to which is addedI

boiled chestnuts chopped mushroomsa little currant jelly and sherry Heatthrough and serve on rounds of toast

In roasting chestnuts at home besure to smother them when doneWrap in several folds of napkin orbetter yet flannel The flavor is greatly improved v

Match safes should never be hungwith ribbon There will be no dangerfrom fire if a fine copper wire is usedinstead The copper color is morenearly invisible than the steel wires t

Queen Alexandras PuddingEvery experienced housekeeper has

a list of ten or a dozen simple puddings and if she is sorely beset withthed¬

dence that whatever else goes wrongher puddings are all rightfQueen Alexandras pudding had itsorigin in England Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in onehalfpint of

milk then let it cool Whenthatohave been thoroughly beatenthree tablespoonfuls of sifted sugarIand the strained juice of one largelemon or of two small ones Line apudding dish with puff paste pour inthe lemon mixture twist some thinstrips of the paste across the top toform diamondshaped spaces and twis-another narrow strip around the edgeof the pudding Bake it until firm in amoderate oven

Mangle Is IndispensableA wringing machine inJthis enlightadjunceNot only does it save coalfor th

I washing is done sooner and givesrest to the wrists hands and arms ofthe tired housekeeper but the clotheslast twice as long as when wrunghand for the water is pressed t ouwithout the fibers of the material be ¬

ing stretched and strainedMangles are like wringers they savemangle e

yfits and starts Fresh air is a vital ne ¬

cessity to every woman and no con-venience

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that will help berto getthrough the household more quicklyand easily should be considered too ex-

pensive¬

Bottled Grapes¬

grapes until well into the winter byleaving five or six inches ort stemTheseebottles of water the grapes them ¬

selves hanging outside The bottlesare placed in racks in the cellarstemperaO ¬

ture As evaporates more Isadded to keep up the same quantity

Household NotesIf you need to drink hot water pour

it from one jug to another severaltimes to aerate it thus removing theflat taste so objectionable to manypalatestinuscans and stand on a greased

slip out of the bottomless rings muchregularmpatty tinsJ

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tPRACTICAL SOIL TREATMENT

What One Farmer Did with One Piec-es of Land

The proper and profitable treatmentof soil comes only by actual exper-iment

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Mr Frank I Mann a practicalfarmer of Iroquois county Illinoiisgives a bit of his experience as fol ¬

lowsWhenten tons per acre of manure

shipped at 55 cents per ton were aIrplied to land increasing the yield tenbushels of corn which sold at 50 centsper bushel the result was not veryprofitable So a little science was aIrplied An analysis of the soil showed I

a deficiency of phosphorus an amplesupply of nitrogen a large amount ofpotassium with no acidity of the soilTest plots on which different elements-of plant food were applied gave nomaterial increase in the yield fromany treatment except where phos ¬

phorus was applied The increase25 worth of nitrogen was one bushel

per acre while four dollars worth ofphosphorus increased the yield 17bushels worth 850 while there wasleft in the soil available for futureuse enough phosphorus from thistreatment for 650 bushels of cornNothing was left from the nitrogentreatment but a surplus of nitrogenwhich proved to be an injury to thefollowing crop

To treat this 80acre field with 12pounds of phosphorus per acre woulrequire one 40ton car of rock phos ¬

phate at a cost of 320 or 5000 tonsof manure at a cost of 2500 at 5

cents per ton But the nitrogen i

this field had been well kept up ba crop of clover every fourth yeasince the land was virgin solI25yearsScience

will suggest a procedurefor each field or type of soil accordingto its individual conditions and notthe same treatment for all Sciencewould have applied the manure toneet dof the nitrogen thereby economizingboth the manure and the natural sup-ply of nitrogen

Science gives economy in showingthe amount of treatment necessaryfiet d

Ype g700 pounds of phosphorus to an acretypa e j

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A Boy Can Make It and It Will ProvServiceable

An ingenious boy can make thecombined woodbox and wood carriershown in the cut from green stickswith the bark on Bore holes for thinsertion of ends where practicableand use roundheaded screws in other

Wood Basket

places It may be mqde any desible size not too large Care should betaken suggests the Farm and Homto put it together good andSuch a call be filled with woodat the pile carried to i the stove andallowed to set beside it until all tha-

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