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< By Rev. W. F. SHERIDAN, < < I' aM ' .i tit 1'irtil M. !•:. chur ch of ( / Kuii. s a.H City. f We are tie; children of eulilliet. l'liyslral nature , auliiial life and hu- man lieiiiK -s are all ullUe in n life anil dentil slniKKle f ru uj I lie eradle lo tie. ' Kru v e. The ellild ll u ld.s a i- oliell sIikII to Ids ear and Uui . - liiri. -s lie lienr. s tlie ruiirJni; •</ tin; sen. We kleiw it is nut t he n ei T s riiarliiK, but tin' invisible utiiliis n f tin- alliios|ilieiv , -vi - rywli .- rc lioumlll m - a t- allis t eaeh ntla - r . hut imnle audible tu the child' s ear by ll\- walls of the sh. - ll bavin- hecniie a s oundiliK hoard. l b-re we have rulill i. - l ill the Inimll u al' ' realm »»f atoms Out in the forest twu . -aiilin ji s start side b . v side . dm: i) f Ill-Ill i.s the t i l niliK ' T mid IliliKs out its brain-lies over (he briineli. - s of tin- oilier , sends down its roots under tin- rout. - , of the oi lier. i lrlld i .H Its MlldiKlll. steals Us Slls - teiiuin e . I II.- weaker die- . Hie siriillKiT lives. Here nu aia is eolilll . - t . this ill the vee. eial. le realm. Hill man al-o is a son of -trilL- jl le. Kven where th e terms of bmiiaa e. v is - lenee li re at I heir lowest he Ul U sl stnu i tfle. The soiilh -ea savaae , nil- der bn Ii. -iii. -him o r bi- .a. Iliuil t r. - e may . nol have lo work for food, but he iiiii-l -li - ii -L- le a u aiii-t w ind and wave Allll lie ll.ll-t eolllelld Willi other SlV- ll Kes for 111.- [...-session of these ely - slan Ileal- , lie . to.. . I- a -on of -trim- ale. ; I' .ul il is iii civ ilized land- that 111.' (•.millet i- ino-l acute . All Ku-lainl has I n irenihlin\ . on the i.'iv of lie .Ill-trial wa r. Alncricn ' s llayiiiu rket an d I' lillmaii an d I loiiie-leiid ri..ls for- bid ci - ili .- i-m here . As .-Ivi l izatloiis hi--. I d. - r and |».|.illation- more e < nil|. - .let t he -iruu - ule f..r bread be- co mes mole liiM - ee . a nd the | . o-sibllily of rlslim from a low lo u liicrli !¦\-! lion in..re ilithoull. The last -ore of years In .Miierl. - n have witue--e.| the eiil niii. e of . '»\i wo men into the vv a L'e ear ners ' class , and n half lull lio n children. Have you ever llioii ^ lil that one-half the human race l - o.- t.. h.- l liun u 'i - y ev- ery uiL - hl ' . - And ev en h. - i - e hi Aiui- rle . - i co l vevar.cj wl - .i - b an envioii- I l ei - til - .m p ro fe s-or sal.I that \(bid .Mmiulily takes car.- ot . hi l dreli. fools mid the Vll lli - il Slate- . '' even here one ) .e rsoll III ten in •ill - laia- - .- e||je- is car. - .l for by -ome l.. - ],e\ole:il in-lltullon. nnd Is b uried by charily. When lo this in- dust rial -l.u;: e .le ue a.hi III.- rivalry ol t rade and the . -. .iin-i lor leader-hlli . e. niiiiier. ial and -• al and |i.illtl. - nl . o ur |.i' ..|.osit|o|i 1- Hidy Justine. I thai we are li i e so n- an.I daaj l lltei - - ot strnn ^ le l l ecau-.¦ of lb!- e . mill .- i -..me have I I embi l t. - reil loWHld Hod. S. hol.e l l - hau. - r . the i b - rman |.bu . .-..|.her . de- clii l - . - .l ll.a t lid- Is 11..1 only 11 bad WOfl.l bMl the WOI -- I |...--;ble .\||.| thill the I ell. a who |.|e-l'|e- ove r Its » l e-tilile- 1 - in-.rall y . olol - :.-- . Itllt I sill hele lis lli.- . -el .L- er of I'hri. - I b . declare thai lid- view - of lif e is false . l- ' al-e . let v. II li-tnudln v i l- s . euiilie lie i lle l i.-s and [ '. - neira- lion. Il 1. I ' ll i-e be. - all-e il I- a J .ar- 11ll I I mid a ].a- - ll.i l one . There Is Mils selli-h. ,.|Mt J~ l I - - -tni !, '- l ;le lor -ul - remacv and for existence . Inn lb.-I.- Is alonas.de .. f it i th. - r Mrlla il lo - . - 'l llallv e \ l.'li-h e . |i ers|s|ein and farr e.i . bliu! It !• • (he -tniu n l e for Ih c III ' .- of o tlier. - There Is an al trill- llc a- well a\ an eKotlslie in. pills,- In our world And II- h e:,line , w a ler- ll'.w a- far a- tl . - ' iii-c I- ; found I I i- Hie spirit of -.If s . - ieri lleilll! serv ice for other- . Ib. - .l lias ui. - l !]..¦ e rl-e- of il illoli.ll history I.Id Inlrepld Vl ll o f -e. - lli e civil lib. 'I IV for S wi t' . ' er laud, tin- N eth.-i'land- and ..ur own .Mii.tI. iiii stale-. ' 11 w.e. 11.1 . spu - .l Hun pi p l. - d it hid all ( i llvei I ' l wel l and aii Villain.I . -l , ::n\ nn.I a liii- lav ic. Ad o lpluis mi-licit! flee l ual -wold-. In I..'hull of i. I Icioiis fi. - e i l It was Ihl- -pllll 11... I iii.oe.l Hi.-in Hid ll M.. it In I .ill I..-I- niaicb I.. W orms .lechillne lli.it he would 0 . .1 . th.muh l U. - re Were as many d. -v d. the re II- III.'.- ll. Ihc loo f s of Hie ||.H| a nd w hen there faced Hie pm. - iil..!.- . ..1 . Inn. h a mi -late , .avlli - ; \I ean III.I sllblllll III . V I ' al lll lo pope ot . .,11 I'll l ilies- I lllll c.llV bic e,) b . V lea-oll i n- Icsiiiuoi i y of Scripture I will not relracl Here I lal. e lu . v - .lan d I can llol do olli. 'I ' V v i - e . so help in,. IIiii IV wol d- tli.H have I Ii Ihc key Hole of lelll .Tvlll'/ n l l oii It was lid\ .i.in l llnil veil It I ill i liic . an.I lily, did Ihl. -plrll ill ' sell ' I ' ol nellilla -en I. e III..I pcl f ecl e l ,|i re - . s l.>n III tile life , the leu, hllin. - llll. l Hie dcllll of hllll of Hie III. 'HICI mi.I inirdeii nnd i ro-.- In the . - arl . v l iny- the In. I- . Indian- about M l l lia ra wele II. .Tl - .tnlllei l every few years l.i -a. ' rill, e lo the fall- a bean tll ul null.I >lic y .-in the lot fell Hi III.- .lam i hl el' of Hi e . hi\ ! At ' lcl laiii.'uta i i. n is ..f far ewell the bcainif.il llll 'l was placed III a while birch ; In I al falho iiml Ihc Utile I...ill pn - dicd ..|V 111 lb.- licaui »l„ . v.- ib . Ini: And lie i . I.. I any . ..ii.d .11. IN. ' hi- pill pose Hie .Tilel ' s enl ¦di. - l -.HI aloii i i- nle thai ,,r l,p. ,laii - , h lei lb- clasp,-il I,, i In,ii . l. mi,I tin,. . thei r .alloc , III Ihc - .lidit of the || We - t liiel; tribe . Iiiir r l eil lo Hie I.Villi, ..I Ihc Ml' - I: - .! ii I -I- . I \I a ll ..11,,-iit a nil ¦ iinU the IVV till pilllO ' e i on- i ' ai ' l.i u i i\\f ihc in ftil ptiiure , will. .p. . but I it il - Ivr h.ip s i| „ . mo- . v, -. . . l .- v . - i ' llili,i: o f all :. ihe w ay III w ill . Ii Hie I..vill i; , - .ell - .a. - l' lllelllU -plrl l .1 ' le-.ls .T.ii- I il I. a le- It -ell I.. III- a.i- Nude i.e. Iianl men. -i ' n - h u, -\.I he i \ ,rl - i .. I Hie . In n.l lie |l, - ,| i:i ,| l l' a: lol l I 1 Life In Service I 5 For Others j I E verybody Was Named Smith By ALLEN A. BROWN — iBBw a wr i Bi——a— ^ m While Mnry Smith was vl n ltln f , * her ricl i cousins , the Drews , In the city fihe m ( *t I tnl ji li M ck lon. lie uskctl pcrmlH- s lon to call upon hor at her home . East Bu y. K r ilph MehJon did not get down to Enst Buy for severa l months after thin. At last he closed his rooms and went down t'j his brother ' s farm , p ome ten miles distant from Knst Hay. The next day a lumbering stase car- ried him over to East Hay and depos- it e d 111 m heffire the postofnee. It pleased Knlph to walk down the crook- , ed villace strifet and pick out the \ lioti s c in which Mary Smith lived. A l . p i wn church stood at the corner ; where nn Intersectlne; street made a ' . sltar n trian g le. Next to the church was a tiny white cot Lap* bowered in hmieysiiek l u vines and ivy. Tulips ' ami hyacinths made g n y the brown eur r h h e rders on fit her side the neat patti tliai l e ii to tht . * fri.ut door. Instlfic i lvfly I t a l p i i turned in at the c ati* niirl stp 'de up the path. It was not until his hand had lifted the brass knocker that he remembered to look for the cM i i - h shell on the porch. The dour opened, and a neat maid- servant looked curiously at his town cut g arments. \Is Miss Smith at home?\ asked M i' W di i coniid«*ntiy. \Yes , sir; walk right In. \ I l tilph followed the girl into n dark- ened pallor, where she. left him. The stuffy little room with Its rose gar- landed carpet, marble topped tables and Krlm mws of chairs did not breathe e i o tj u tM itly of smisiiiny Mary Kmltli , hut Ka l ph' a heart beat faster at the sound of a light footstep out- side the door. Presently the door opened , and a lady stood before him. tall and gaunt , with suiiil l severe f e atures and frown- Inn black brows. Her black hair was drawn Into a hard , uncompromising knot on trip of her head, and the thick lenses of her spectacles gave an add- ed fierceness to her black eyes. S h e Lu rt trd Ml illy U» MeM. - li .i l o. - ^ - t ^ his feet , and she Kurveyed his gloves and stick with open disapproval. \I d'in ' t want my life Insured, \ she Knapped, opening the dm a- Hi n gestlvLdy. Meldon reddeneil under her insultlug tone. \I t eally. mudum , \ he was l>e- j :iuidii j ; wlieii she w Uencod \\i\n with a g es ture . \Ne ither do I wl f -h to buy a set of 'The W o rld' s G reatest Literary Li g hts , ' ii - #r ' ' Jhe Euri*{ie a ii E i icycliipfdia , ' nor any other books for which you are the nL ' - i it. 1 am wry biuiy ti « lay!\ Slie opened tin? duor wider , but Meldon did not stir \You lire m istaken , madam. I nm not an n ^ ent for anythin g whatever. I merely enllfl lo w Miss Smith. \ \I am Miss Smith. \ wa s the tart re- ply. \Miss Alary Smith , 1 should have ex- plained. \ \1 am Mi. i s Mary Smith. \ \Then I have made a mistake in the linnsc . hope you will pardon the i ntni - d o n , \ s aid Meldon ijuletly as he pa s M - d through tin- do V r. \It ' s a cum i ii \a enou g h name , \ re- joined mi , s smith less neld l y its her vi s itor went il'iwu the steps She look- ed admirin g ly at the tall , well setup I U 'lire hi he sfep jir d lirNkly up (ho str c ft. \Hi. must !.(• looking for May Smith. I dare say he uants hiiiiiiuer board. \ Italph smiled to himself as he l- . oked li t Ihe ni '\t cottage to the one from which hi' had been almost fun ihly ejrcied It whs cj l ille as attractive us th>- o1| > «t one. and it . loo , hud :i ht] « e n i iM'li -hi - ll on the front porch In re s p t insi' lo his l.nocU a pale , tired looklri;; j ;|rl came to the door \I am Mary Smith. \ sin* said in an HWer to his cj ire f ully worded In q uiry. \I' tn nfrald I' ve made another iiiI h take . \ Nald I' alph with a plea s ant Minlle us he turned away. \I am look- In p for t ' liptnln Smlih' a i - ottag e \ - \ < ' ii l 'tnlii Smith lives next door , \ In temip t cd the ein. \You 'll tind him at hoiii t* . fur he has lust gone in \ \Thank you, \ sithl Italph rellovedly. Alt be Willi.i ' il Up Ihe next llt'ill graveled path Knlph Meldon wan pain- fully aware that \Smith\ wa s not mi uiii - oinuioti nam e In East liny and (hat •ten ciiptuhiH were as thick In the % II- la j ;e as Ihe proverbial her.i In u barrel of siiK i ir. A half hour before there hait been hut one Mary Smith In the wor ld. New Mary Smllh a confronted Ii I in at every turn or every door. At hut he uoiihl me the Mary Smith --b in Mary he bad boldly determined lo ml] her one day. At Ibhi pul li l In hU rcl hvt l oiii i lie mounted tin- jdep n and came upon a white whiskered old O' t i tleiuau h\\ limin e , In a ciuivum htiin- n iui 'li on tlif porch The pidlshed booi.t , the blue doth Mill ullb bni> < '< bu ttoiiM . itu* keen i r riiy eye, under hU n liy eyclir . ius , . l -u oh -tl the \cul ' . ului; man lie nil n ril hlumcir in lhr > imin muc k iiml i red liii|iil>ltlvely up til h i* vWini \t ' llpbllli HMillhV\ i|lier l..(| Melil.ni . \II.T \' Im ' IIo u .sI thill old salt, set \) \i\J a hhlc rim nn b l- 4 snowy h:ill \M . \ in ¦ ' • • Meldon I had lln pleii n mv of oilin- ' jo ur driu j :!i!er ni Mrs pr e w ' s last u int. - r. and I a-I.e t ' pe nnh m oii li. call illnl M - e her \ |[,i| p l !' - ll hl ni- elt i.toh In;- \\;i| I ui n ! ¦ ( 'hi- hpurkdiu : U H/e id Ihe o!d c apt a lii I THE CONC H SHELL I j \Never heard of you I\ he bellowe d i for th, and then , lifting his voice into a o n n gry roar , he called , \Mam ie!\ There was a sound of hurrying foot- ¦tep s — heavy footfalls quite unlike the trend of Mary Smith' s fa i ry feet—and the front door opened and ejected a ojun g woman , rosy cheeked, fat , quiv- ering with flesh and curiosity. \What is It , pa?\ she demanded. Captain Smith dre w a clay pipe from his breast pocket and Indicated the visitor with a gesture of his hand: \One of your city U pq wi , M/imie. Take him away. \ When the reverberations of his ter- rible voice had died on the still air the girl' s nervous giggle broke the strain- ed silence. \I have made n mistake. \ explained Meldon . for the third time that morn- ing. \Who are you looking for?\ asked the girl good naturedly. \Miss Mary Smith. She l. i the daugh- ter of a i . ' aptalu Smith. I do not know his given name. \ Italph Meldon paus- ed at the foot of tiie steps and re- garded firs t the little brown church and then the large conch shell on the porc h near the captain ' s swir l ing feet. A great li; r ht broke over Miss Mamie Smith' s rosy face. \I gu ess you mean Captain Lemuel Jnlm Smith' s daugh- ter. Of course you 'd be invited , being city folks. \ She paused and surveyed Meldon with genuine admiration In her bit* brown eyes. ' - S ' ;e said it wns near the church and had a conch shell on the porch , \ Insinuated I l alph Impatient!. - . \' >h. yes. indeed—just around the corner of the churc h on the other side of the street You see . a lmost every house on this street belongs to a Smith. Just as many folks call the village 'Smithporf as they do East Bay. \ Captain Smith' s white head bobbed over the t i l;: t > of the hammock. \Time was . \ he hell..wed. \ when there was a Cap ' ti John Henry Smith In every house in this street , s ir. \ \Indeed!\ Meldon was properly as- to::Is l n*d. \It must have made matters Interesting tor the postmaster. \ \It did . It diil. sir. Postmaster got fo riled with worrying over which John Henry Smith the letters was for that he just dealt ' em out as they come to hand in the boxes , begin- n ing at No. 1. one letter for each so long as they lasted until the letters give out. Then next mail time he 'd begin where he left off till every man h; i d a letter. He had a sight of trouble with the newspapers , e very other one having a different brand of politicks . About once a week tbere 'd l » e a row over each glttlng their right letters and papers , and the wlmmen folks gof in lijj ni r en rnn< 'Ji about onrh other ' s nflairs that the postma n ter give every Jolm Henry Smith another Ini- tial to ids name. Mine ' s Cap ' n John Henry T . Smith. \ The captain ' s rubi- cund countenance disappeared once more behind the hammock. Me ldi.n turned the corner nnd march- ed determinedly up the wide cross street whose rather Imposing houses gave evidence of a greater prosperity than was enjoyed on the street of the Smith s Opposr e the churc h . was an impos- in g red brick house , homely of archi- tecture , but breathing forth comfort anil at this moment even g ayety. Strains uf music drifted fro m the open w indows , and a loin; stretch of striped awning made a tunnel from the gate to the front door. Into this tunnel Meldon man-Inn! regardless of Im- pending festivities or that he was nn uninvited guest. Th e fnmt door was open , IiIr hut nnd st l ^ k wov ^ taken away by a Mut- tering maid , and bo was left In the Hhndow of a wide doorway where he could see down the vista nf a long room ill led with people. lie awoke to tin* fact that the orchestra had been plnyinj, * r. ' d i cncti n ' s wedding march , and no w the strains died away, and the measured tones of a clergyman broke solemnly Into the Hlleiiee. \1 (early beloved, we are gathered together • • • thin man ami this Woman in huly matrimony. \ Meldon did not hear any more. He leaned <ll / /lly a w aited (he door lintel and tl x tiigln va g uely of that brief per iod in ihe winter when he lnid re- jol eed irt tin* sweet companionship of Mary Smith, and now hhe was bel n n nj: u i l ed. and he. an uninvited j; i iest. lurked at the threshold: T he c.i moliy whs over , am i (here we ri- tie- murmur of voices and low l u u i ' hhr M'• 11111ji leaned forward for one look at ihe bride. After (hat It u oiild be ills part to ( p j . T he bride and grooiu were Hiir- roiinded by it s hiftliiK group, but over liter • by ihe v icdow , where the h t le afternoon Mm fell athwart her golden hair nnd pink Mushed cheeks , was Ids Mary Smith Her gown of pink flu fly chiffon denoted her attendance in the bridal procession , but not us the prin- cipal , hi her bridesmaids In pink chiffon hovered near her or darted in and oil! o f tint group Hiirrouudliij; the br ide. Meldon could now see dark ha ir crowned with orange hlonnoiiiM and veil Mury Smith imw Mm coming, and the llrrlit In her idilnlug eyes net hi n heart to he a tiu K triumphantly. In a moment be was at her Hide , and ah e w ti' - 111.1 kin ,; e xplanation. * , in her tiufl Voire \UV llvo licit duo)' , III (be U hlle (inline. There 1. -1 a f.hcll oil every porch In Uuhi liny, 1 believe , but ours U hueh a mons ter it has become a lau d mark In the villu s - Thh . bt my uin le ' ii hou se My ciuisi n . Mary Smith , ha k « just been namleil. l,el me introduce you. Ye;*; my uii- - |e I s Cup- l ain Lemuel John Smllh , and f ather hi C a pinlii John l.i lei Smllh , and\ - Me ldon followed her Ki'i n eful fi.nu , half understanding her rippling e\ plaiiatlons , us to the reliit huishlp of the Smith' , , but fully I' e i i li. 'lm; Iiml f«n- lit ii i there never eeiitd be but mto Mary Smllh In the wide world It Helped Its Owner t o Obta in His Object Hob iVndbMt . i. and 1 had been friends for year. - until the inevitable woman stepped :: ; between. For a while we were riv.iN f\i* Eleanor ' s love , and then I' imhI I uIoii h <st '\it and dis- appeared entirel y from our lives . Eleanor lived only a few brief years , and I. who was : ' ieu bereft of both fnY:id and wife , u ;i - . u rnc e a l oii\ than I had ever 1 n. My business was of Mich a nature that I had iiuieh leisure - m - ire than wa- - 'o.. d for me—and in-te;id of return::) - ' to my home eity. wh - re \Id i ' vieh.i- and oUl haunts awaited me. I e!<.- - d tin- house where Eleanor and 1 had -pent the brief and happy year-; of . - nr married life and , windiiii: up my bu s iness a ffairs , be- came a vtnndercr ••: : the face of the earth. I been me absorbed in the study of r. yz:tii: i ne an - hi t c -t ure and thus at the i - l.ise ..f ..nr \ > .i\' was lin g ering in u - .ie u i- *bt 1 w;i > -Sitin g in my favor- ite . -;;: > dreamin g over the events of the i::iy when Pendleton ' s name -o i KMcl -o lii -iiic i ly in my ears that I leaped [ ¦ • my feet and looked around. The .afe u a> < |Ui t e empty save for one or rw.i Turks in : i di- t nui corner , the i«;ip<h\d waiters and myself. I' .ew i.deied . I smiU back in my seat , only to be as s ailed by the insistent re petition , of lViid!e;on ' s mime. It seemed to be beatini: i i u nh i si some inner < on - e j o t isne-- and was not , as I had at fir < t snppo - ed . an actual vocal demonstration. Then. fitri r e t thiL' Ihe bitK - niess lie had held airainst tin - ami reiueaihering only the pleasure . .f mir long friend- ship. I was impelled in go in him. I felt that he needed me—that somehow , in some way. he was ci Mi m ; me to come to him - and. following some blind instim t . ] rci umcd lo my house , placed my eourier In charge of my be- lonu r iir_ 's packed a portmantea u and at dawn the next morning had taken steamer for India. With me constantly was the sug- ges - tf „r , f|, :t( r v- tid h- fori e a lh'd rue , and. as if gu ' ltlml by this invisible threml of desire , 1 en tered n n i 'w country. A t Idmi ir hpore I secured guides and hastened down b > the n i ln s id ' th e ancien t city of ( J aur. W e reaehed (Jaur at sundown of n breathless day, and my arrival seemed to s lu'iui! the deparlure of my fancies ciii)cei - ii ln u r reiidh ' lon and Ids desire (o see me. ( i iici ' more I was the practical , level headed individual who had ladd IVn dleion ' s churlish nil Undo slightly in contempt. 1 marveled al the de- lusion l hai had brought me thousands of miles to the suburbs nf (Jaur , yet I was bound to take advantage of (be o pportunity and investigate the ruins. Th en 1 would return to Constantinople , for Ind ia did not interest me at that time. lVrhaps we were a couple nf miles distant from any habitable porlloii of the city, for here Hie ruins of ancient edif ices were surrounded hy n thick Jiuml e . and m y guide , a low caste H indu of l ' I l i i iiiIIc stature , t old me that the Jun g le was infested with man ruling li t ers . My men were wel l nrim nl , and us \v v ha d made i- n tup in the cruinhlin ^ upper sinry of what had once been a bcaiillful Died temple we felt secim from ui arauilim: beasts . I tel ' nl- e tile MVit ' t llllSk fl'tl lllld Wlllll ' my men wer e preparing the evenin g meal I picked my way down the broken ramp that led from the second story and wandered curiously uino ny the ru ins . There was Utile to be learned there I 'm- uiosi o f the truces of that one. beautiful medieval city were el t hei o vemn u u with vines and shrubs ot e lse lay at Mils hour In deep shadow. Uoimd lng a l iiL i h wall , I found inysell In a small lemple . A tall l!rahm:in plicsl hctif nbove n stone altar , aiul al the sound of my foo tsteps he tinned ami without evincin g siir prl M ' at my liui'iishui ca lmly a i hain ed . -ind s lid Into place n slab of stone thai served as a door , thus e t iitlnu' oil \ m y retreat. \Open that doo r , please , \ I com miiuded -di m ply. 1 had spoken in Kuullsli, and In my snrprl-e he auswereil In the sauu loiiime , and his voice was vamiely laiulnar. \II Is too hue. 1 him* sent for you, Mini you have conic . D o ymi nol recog- nize m e llray V\ He lluditcd n r esinous torch and. slickin g It In tin w all, held his la. ,, In Its lluhl. I looked ami Mj uvd nnd hIiii - i-iI iigaln, Incrc diiloU' - al ( list and then con- v inced thai ll was Unit l ' endlelon him ¦ ..¦I f. Ill- -kin u . i- I.ur n .'.l lo the col,,| ill m alincjiuy , bis hair was ceale i l under a folded white cloth; hN eye- brows were slnvou. and hN htnek ml,; , lot le.l licn i-U In ihelr deep so . 'keis . llnnd - onie he wa- . as he ever hm l beiMI , bill W li'lc hi'illy W' Olll H Mi l elliacl ii t ed and s., . ¦Lau d ed from the hand some , buoyant T ello u I hml know n ihal I ml ^ hl lioi h , i\e lei - ny iil/.ed llllll save for the deep bell noles of his voice , I lls tlen c iitili'l. ' Hillliii - f s as expressed by tin' uia!l::minl «llller of his eyes bi - o im hi ( oi . ibly b > my mind our siraln cl ivliiib .i n \Itob f euilletou: My (ioil, man . what ar e you ilolm: her.' ' , ' \ u'ti - i pcd al list. THE FOURTH ESSENCE \Waiting for you , Rrayton , \ he said , with an odd hiunh. \Waiting for me ' r \ I repeated stu- pidly. \Why. that is why I came , of . -n urse. You needed me. \ '¦Wanted you-1 don ' t need you , ' * he ¦ui c ered . \Hut I called you. didn 't I— across the seas and the empire of India?\ '\By some superhuman power yon ¦l id summon me. I am here . If you do not need uic I will an . i b .b. do you silll huM that g rutl u e nguhist me? It was a fair fi ^ ht and\ - lit* held up a l»»ng. Uj Jij hand. \He still . \ lie said harshly. \I do hold the i r ru dge. I have nurtured It these years past , and now my turn lias come. She rlid imt eo r ae with you, l' .raytoiiV No? Strange . I sent her a most appealing cull , and time was when she was not entirely Indifferent to me . \ Glowering down at me fro m his tall height , he smiled eyideally nnd turned to the altar , which held nothing save i small sipiare box of some rare wood. I suspected lie was Insane , and yet there was a ce i- tain deadly purpose ahoht every t lung lie did and said that im- pressed nie with a degree of fear that he mii;hi mil be mad. The silence of the little shrine buried deep in the heart of tills ancient ruined city, the mar of a tiger from the jum r le n iHslde . the very thought of my utter isolation from all man- kind , my only companion this half mad enemy. \My men will be looking for me, I ' endle t on. Just open this dour, will you , p l easi' l ' \ I asked in a matter of f:iet lone lie turned , . snar ling: \My men , I t ray- toii. I paid them to meet you tit I diiu i ;hpore and offer their services. Now they are miles back on the road. You are quite alone with me , entirely in my power , and when I am through -there are the jackals and vultures , you know:\ He bent over the table once more. \If one of us must die I believe I have ihe advantage , Ito b. \ I leveled my revolvers at him , and. t hough my head was cool, my hands trembled slightly, for 1' e i idleton had once been rny fri end. \They are empty, fool, \ he said bitterly. \My men removed the charges on route. \ H e (lung this over Ids shoulder , still busied over the little box. I t was true . The cartrid g es had been removed , but if the worst came to pass , as it undoubtedly would from Pen- dleton ' s att itude toward inc . I cou ld use them as clubs . Suddenly he facini about and spoke rapidly, w ith many gesticulations of his thin hands. \Y ears ago , I ' h l l Itraytnn , y ou won out In a certain game. I swallowed my disappointment and went away. 1 have gone up and down the world looking fo • peace of mind and body, and there Is none. 1 loved Eleanor NeuI as n o woman was ever loved before , as no woman will lie loved aga in , nnd I still love her. I have been In every country on (lie globe: I have hud experiences; I have seen my steries that you never dreamed of; I have became what im white man on God' s earth dared hope to attain; I tun - I tu l I will not tell you Hint: \Hen 1 , In one of the dead cities nf the world . I solated as one may hope to be. I hav e waited for you to come and lake your medicine . Y ou have loved her for years. I have been banished. Fate shall decide this night between its as Eleanor once chose . On I his altar you see these four tiny cry stal cups. The lirst contains the essence of supreme happiness , the second the essence of perfect love , the third (lie essence of Immeasur- able content, The fourth essence Is— n ever mind; it shall be unnamed \I luiviMimiiigc i l tlieni , and y ou tuny rearrang e (hem as you please. You see they all contain a colorless liquid , and th ere Is no outward distinction be- tween them. Then you may choose on e and shall drink 11, and aecni' diug to Its contents so shall your fate be. \ lie leaned carelessly against Ihe altar, smiling down a l my perplexed face. \And you wlial an* you to do?\ 1 breathed quickly. \Why Uraylon , I believe I shall hav e my day, my share of happiness . If you should happen to choose (he fourt h essence why, Eleanor will be a whlow nnd I may conso le her. I at you d oubt rny power ' : \ \Why not murder me outright?\ I quest l uned calmly. \Your essences an* a fool' s trickery, Itob. Supremo happiness , perfect love ami immeasur- able content arc all attained by drink- ing (he fourth essence , and that Is \ -- \What ' /\ h e demanded tlercoly. \Heath. \ He bowed his head sullenly. \Yet y ou must drink or die rile anyway, tha t I may live unit have my share nf happiness . \ be snhl dogu'ed l y. Slowly 1 unbuttoned my coat and dr ew forth from a hidden pocket a l eather case, In the from of (he case wa s a minimum of my wife, Eleanor, Slipped lit the back of Ihe case was a newspaper clipping of her death. With out a word I gave the paper Into his unwilling hand. H e held it to the light, devoured ll with lightning u lnnee , am i a look of polejinnl suffering came Inio his luce for a brief inn. Then, tossing It bade m me , he br oke into lt Joyful laugh, \Ah. IMill. 1 win u t lust. \ He snatched at one of the cups , drain ed It, and. while I s lrugglfri to ib - bilu hllll, he drank the o thers one at a lime . 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