UfflfW mm I A TIT O ritrrr ILLUSTRATIONS by M.G.KszrttrvKii- COPYRIGHT 1908 by THE ASSOCIATED SUMIWY MAGA2IHE3 COPYRIGHT !90g Jy THE B0BD3 - MERRILL COMPANy 8YNOP3lV Count 1I Roslnl, tha Italian ambaa lador, la at dinner with diplomat whan a niRiaunger aummona lilm In th am banny, wlmra a buautlful young woman ask for a ticket to the ambaaay ball. The ticket la made out In the name of Ml Iaubel Thorne. Chief Camptwll of Dim aoiTMt aervlea, and Mr. Orlmm. hi tii-ad detective, are warned that a plot la drawing In Washington, and Orlmm Kora to the atata ball for Information. HI at tention la called to Mia Isabel Thorne, who with her companion, dlauppeara. A shot I lirard and Hunor Alyaret of the Mexican U'K'itlon, I found wounded. (Irlmm I uitnured Mia Thorne did It; he visit hnr, dninandlriK knowlnilax of the affair, and arreata I'Mro Patruslnnl. Mia Thorne vlalt an old bonib-mukor and they illm-ua a wonderful eiperhnent. Fifty lhotiund dollara la stolen from the ofhVa of Ht iior Itodrluu. the mlnlater from Venemela, and while detective are in veatlKiitlng the robbery Mln Thorne ap pear a a nurat of the legation. Orlmm lic-ciiai-a hnr of Ilia theft; the money 1 r'tor'd, but a new mystery ori-ura In the disappearance of Monsieur Holaaei-ur the Kruni'li nnibaaaudor. Elusive Mlaa Thorne reappear. CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.) "Yon knew I wai bore," repeated Mr. Grimm musingly. "And may I?" "JuHt as you know that I, or some one, at least, had enterod this bouse t few minutes ago," she Interrupted. "The automobile born outside was a ilgnal, wasn't It? Hastings wag In the car? Or was It Hlnlr or, Johnson?" Mr. Grimm did not say. "Didn't you anticipate any person al danger when you entered?" he queried Instead. "Weren't you afraid t might shoot r "No." There was a long silence. Mr. Grimm still sat with his elbows on his knees, staring at the vague white ftpotch which was Miss Thome's face and bare neck. One of her white arms bung at her side like a pallid serpent, and her hand was at rest on the seat of the couch. "It serins, Miss Thorne," he said at length casually, "that our paths of duty are Inextricably tangled. Twice previously we have met under cir cumstances that were more thnu strange, and now this! Whatever In justice I may have done you In the past by my suspicions bus, I hope, been forgiven; and In each Instance e were able to work side by side to ward a conclusion. I am wondering now If this singular affair will take a similar course." He paused. Miss Thorne started to speak, but he silenced ber with alight gi'sture of bis hand. "It Is only fair to you to say that we that Is, the Secret Service have learned many things about you," he resumed In the same casual tone. "We have, through our foreign agents, traced you step by step from Home to Washington. We know that you arc, In a way, a representative of a sovereign of Europe; we know that Ton were on a secret mission to the Spanish court, perhaps for this sover eign, and remained In Madrid for a nmnth; we know that from there you went to Paris, also on a secret mis sionperhaps the same and re mained there for three weeks; we know Umt you met diplomatic agents of those governments later In London. We know all this; we know tho man ner of your coming to this country; 01 your coming to Washington. Hut e don t know why you are here." Again sne started to speak, and sKiin be stopped her. "We don't know your name, but that ' or no consequence. We do know ""at in Spain you were Senora Cas Mvant, In Paris Mademoiselle d'Aubl "n. In London Miss Jane Kellogg, " nere miss Isabel Thorne. We ra- mat exigencies arise In your call 'K. and mine, which make changes of name desirable, necessary even, and here is no criticism of that. Now as the representative of your govern-fi'-nt rather a government you have r.ght to be here, although unaccred 'd; you have a right to remain here " long as your acts are consistent itn our laws; you have a right to your socreu as long a. they do not. ';tly or Indirectly, threaten th. elfure of this country. Now why to vou here?" JlVT,!T noaMwer: he expected "ne After a moment be went on: "f ".l. that rou are "t th. v 'J'7, ,dn'"in everything . , y,ou e,"n 'o be. you havenft con M need me that you are not the person cliaretr.8 v " J" the le,tPr' and rov. . YU have ald n"""" to 2 th , V ,altahton that you are ree?rd.0,n'1, mean thttl u r ot-r l.obeganlnatonoofamai. and I left a card for you. And that Is a statement of fact. It wag not difficult, owing to the extraordinary circumstances, to Imagine that you would be here tonight Just as you are and I came here. My purpose, still, was to inform you of what I knew, and work with you. Does that convince you?" "And how did you enter the em bassy?" Mr. Orlmm persisted. "Not with a latch key, as you did," h9 replied. "Madame Ilolssegur, at "y suggestion, left the French window In toe hall there unfastened, and I came In that way the way, I may add, that Monsieur l'Ambassadour went out when be disappeared." "Very well!" commented Mr Orlmm and Anally: "I think n..ri,... t n visa you an apology, Miss Thorne another one. The circumstances now, as they were at our previous meeting, are so umnuai that Is It necessary to go on. There was a certain growing deference in his tone. "I wonder If you account for Monsieur Ilolssegur's disappearance as I do?" he Inquired. I dare say," and . Miss Thorne leaned toward him with sudden eager ness In her manner and voice. "Your theory Is?" she questioned. "If we believe the servants we know that Monsieur Ilolssegur did not go out either by the front door or the rear," Mr. Grimm explulned. "That being true the French window by which you entered seems to have been the way." "Yes, yes," Miss Thorne Interpo- "Tbe ambassador!" whispered thrllllngly. Miss Thorn CHAPTER XIV. A Rescue and an Etcap. Miss Thome's voice startled Mr. Grimm a little, but bo had no doubts. It was Monsieur Ilolssegur. Mr. Grimm was going toward the enframed figure when, without any apparent reason, the ambassador turned and ran along the ball; and at that Instant the lights went out again. For one moment Grimm stood still, dazed and blinded by the sudden blackness, and again he started toward the door. Miss Thome was beside him. "The lights!" he whispered tensely. "Find the switch!" He beard the rustle of ber skirts as she moved away, and stepped out Into the hall, feeling with both bis hands along the wall. A few feet away, In the direction the ambassador had gone there seemed to be a violent struggle In progress there was the scuffling of feet, and quick-drawn breaths as muscle strained against muscle. The lights! If he could only find the switch! Then, as his bund moved along the wall, they came In contact with another hand a band pressed firmly against the plastering, barring his progress. A light blow In the face caused hlra to step back quickly. Tho scuffling sound suddenly re solved Itself Into moving footsteps, and the front door opened and closed with a bang. Mr. Grlmm'g listless eyes snapped, and his white teeth came together sharply as he started toward the front door. Hut fato seemed to be against him still. Ho stumbled over a chair, and bis own Impetus forward sent him sprawling; his head struck the wall with a re sounding whack; and then, over the house, came utter silence. From out side he heard the clatter of a cab Finally that died away In the distance "Miss Thorne?" he Inquired qulttly. "I'm here," she answered In a de spairing voice. "Hut I can't And the switch." "Are you hurt?" "No." And then she found the switch; the nient that vn lnierP0Md- "I mean merely ThL' Ven,t cvlnced me I c thV0th",g ,ncon"tent in th. re' 'J? V Whttt T you ' in spite of lunignt for" that, you He Was lnlnrri.nl.J t. . thrnniv ..i ' u " 'augn. a bored 'lTV, Dte that 1,8 rme Pasmodically. only to be Instantly re- JnvZTl' Mr' arln,m. I huld tell Cm t lmme(Jla'l3' fter Madam. wis mailer in hit LAP robe making lg a new Industry for the amateur needlewoman whose Urn bangs heavily on ber hands and It Is one which may be kept up the year round, since the lap robe of summer differs In weight from the lap robe of autumn, and the one for winter is of still heavier degree Each and every robe Is Intended to serve the double purpose of protecting the knees during a drive or when trav eling on a steamer and the entire figure during a siesta, for It should be rememberod that no matter bow warm may be the weather or tbe room tho sleeper's feet should always be protected by a crverlld of some sort More elaborate lap robes are of lin en surfaced crash In natural tone or a plain color hemmed broadly and headed with drawn work. This would soetn like a tiresome task, but, as a matter of fact, the threads are so coarse 'hat the hand work goes vory rapidly and Is wonderfully effective. Linen scrim Is another good material for a summer lap robe, for, while light of weight, the dust does not sift through Its meshes, and If the corners of the robe are shot weighted they will not blow away from about the feet. Tbe blocked designs In two tones bordered or hem appllqued with white are effective, and If time Is not a consideration to the needlewoman a two by three yard piece of Ivory toned pcrim may be ornamented with a dark red, blue or brown soutache braid outlined pattern and bordered with taf feta of a matching shade. Solid colors in taffeta make charm ing lap robes If they are properly fin ished at the edges, otherwise they will strongly resemble the silk quilts made from the remaining breadths of grandmother's tea party dress. 'The correct way to make a silk lap robe Is to get the widest taffeta obtainable so that there need be but one seam, and that In the center, which Is of the overlapped sort and tailor stitched on to a lining of shepherd checked or clan plaited serge. Having spread the silk smoothly over the worsted lining and stitched the center seam onto k tho edges of the two materials must be basted together and then pressed with a warm Iron. The pressing will show whether the outer side Is smaller than the lining, ana ir it does this fault must be promptly corrected lest the strain ui on the silk cuuse It to pull away from the center seam. When assured that both sides are of equal size tbe edges Bhould be run together with a tine thread and then bound with half lngb strips of suede or glace kid. Covert cloth, striped worsteds and fancy mohair make really serviceable lap robes for moderate weather, and as all of these fabrics are very wide three yards will be enough for the outer side, which should be tacked to a lining of natural or colored linen, and the edges of the two layers turned In and stitched evenly together. Some of the coverts and fancy worsted robes are leather bound, but as It Is Impos sible to do this work with an ordinary sewing machine the binding would better be of tailor's silk or of kid. Perambulator lap robes are the daintiest affairs Imaginable, and In the process of construction are a delight to the worker. A yard of extra width French pique Is quite su (Helen t for one of the wide hemmed robes, head ed with a border of hund embroidery or soutache, centered with a small monogram and trimmed with large bows of satin ribbon attached to the top corners. Then there are the lap robes of allover embroidered batiste In English eyelet or solid work, with wide plain hemstitched borders In lieu of the ruffles which of yore made the front of the Infant carriage resemble a huge pin cushion, and newer still are the lap robes of white French ser pentine silk and linen crepe. These latter are usually decorated with the finest of hand embroidered forget-me-nots If the perambulator's occupant Is a boy and with tiny pink rosebuds If a girl Is being wheeled about. Three Good Ideas "The Ambassador.' a. t0 h",th' letter to Inm,., ,or Jrour ltance?" sh "Suppose that I left my rnrit l : In. i J. LW tna cl0 Iber. on b- Kfinlio. ii ' from Mo i BW you were on the case lnZ,Ja.dam?. Bolssegur-would that and work wUh yoU?" ' Cr IgreedPP08e that mUCh" ThnTRt '! a Btatement of fact," Mis 5ffa?del ',Mard. which you Ant iUat,ouromce. wl "how that the h1;6,0 ' left 'oup onlce I went to am, Where U". "'th th. Bni Purpose. You were not tier.. latod. "And the circumstances at tending the disappearance? How do you account for tbe fact tbnt he weut evidently of his own will?" "Precisely as you must account for It If you have studied the situation here as I have," responded Mr. Orlmm. "For Instance, sitting at his desk there" and he turned to lndlcato It "he could readily see out the windows overlooking the street There is only a narrow strip of lawn between tbe house and the sidewalk. Now, If some one on the sidewalk, or or " "In a carriage?" promptly suggested Miss Thorne. "Or In a carriage," Mr. Grimm sup plemented, "had attracted his atten tion some one he knew It Is not at all unlikely that b. rose, for no ap parent reason, as be did do, passed along tbe ball" "And through the French window, across tbe lawn to the carriage, and not 'a person In the bouse would have seen htm go out? Precisely! There seems no doubt that was the way," she musod. "And, of course, he must have entered th. carriage of his own free wllir "In o.her words, on some pretext or other, he was lured In, then made prisoner, and!" He paused suddenly and his hand met Miss Thome's warnlngly. The silence of th. night was broken by the violent clatter of footsteps, apparently approaching the embassy. The noise was unmistakable some one was running. 'The window!" Miss Thorn, whis pered. She rose quickly and started1 to cross the room to look out; Mr. Grimm sat motionless, listening. An InBtant later and there came a tremendous crash of glass the French window In the hallway by the sound then rapid footsteps, still running along the hall. Mr. Grimm moved toward the door unruffled, perfectly self possessed ; there was only a narrowing of his eyes at the abruptness and clatter of It all. And then the electric lights In the hall flashed up. Before Mr. Grimm stood a man, framed by th. doorway, staring unBoe Ingly Into the darkened room. His face was haggard and white as death; his mouth agape as If from exertion, and the lips bloodless; his eyes were widely dlBtended as If from fright clothing disarranged, collar unfastened and dangllna. lights flared tip. Mr. Grimm was sit ting thoughtfully on the floor. "That simplifies the matter consid erably," he observed complacently, as ho rose. "The men who s'gnaled to me when you entered the embassy will never let that cab get out of tholr sight." Miss Thorne stood leaning forwnrd a little, eagerly gazing at him with those wonderful blue-gray eyes, and nn expression of of perhaps It was ad miration on her face. "Are you sure?" she demanded, at last "I know It." was his resronse. And Just then Monsieur R'golot, sec rotary of the embassy, thrust an In quisitive head timidly around the cor ner of the Btalrs. Th. crash of glass bad aroused him. "What happened?" be asked, breath lessly. "We don't know Just yet," replied Mr. Grimm. "If the noise aroused any one else please assure them that there's nothing the matter. And you might Inform Mndanie ilolssegur that the amhiissndor will return home to morrow. Good night!" At his hotel, when he reached there, Mr Orlmm found Miss Thome's card and he drew a long breath; at his otllce he found another of ber cards, and he drew another long breath. He did like corroborative de tails, did Mr. Grimm, and, of course, this! On the following day Miss Thorne accompanied him to ilexan drla, and they were driven In a closed carriage out toward the western edse of the city. Finally the carriage stopped at a signal from Mr. Grimm, and be assisted Miss Thorne out, after which he turned and spoke to some one remaining Inside a man. (TO BK CONTINUED.) Many Dogs In France. There are more dogs In France than most countries. Thus It appears that to on. thousand Inhabitants ther. ar. 75 dogs In France and only 3S In England, 31 In Germany and 11 In Sweden. Still, hydrophobia la ex tremely rare In the department of the Seine, tbe last case observed dating back to the year 1905. Doctor Martel says this good state of things has been brought about by tbe law for killing not only every mad dog, but also for killing every dog any mad dog may have bitten or played with. Hut sine, this law cannot work out to perfection the French also ex terminate all stray dogs. INDUCES CRAVING FOR DRINK Well-Known English Eye Specialist Advances New Reason for Whliky Habit in Poor Eyas. It Is a queer theory which is now being put forward In exp'.unutlon of drunkenness. If you suffer from eye strain astigmatism you run tbe risk of becoming a victim of the whisky habit nn'csa un ejj aclullst Is con rul.eu auo glasses obtained to suit ibe detective sight. "Very many people who think their eyes are quite all right are really astigmatic," a well-known Kngllsh eye specialist declares, "and take no steps to remedy the defect. Tbe result la that they suffer from mental and phys ical exhaustion, culmlnntlnii In In tense headaches, and often leading to a nervous breakdown. "They flud by experience thnt nothing alleviates these symptoms' so quickly as brandy, and, when the pain becomes excessive, or tbe Inability to work properly gets almost Insuper able, they drink brandy, usually with soda water. When the effect of the brandy wears off tlu-re Is a reaction, and tbe symptoms recur with greater violence, and more of the spirit I taken. As time goes on a greater quan tity Is needed to stimulate the system up to working point, and at last you get to that state when a man can only do business successfully when undur the Influence of alcohol. "That state, of course, does not Inst, for In due sequence chronic alco holism has made the eyestrain suf ferer unfit for anything but a course of hospital treatment, and lie Is never the same mnn again. And not for one moment has the eyestrain been relieved, though the results have been evanescently deadened. 'What should have been done, of course, was to consult an oculist, who would have given a prescription for spectacles. Then the victim would have found himself able to work well and only get healthily tired at the end of tbe day. "The fault vory often lies not In the Individual eyes, but In their Inability to focus properly together. The focus ing muscles In their effort to remedy this are strained, and in consequence give rise to genernl fatigue. I have had one Interesting case In point A professional man, whose work demnnded mental concentration, and who suffered from astigmatism, became so 111 that he had to undergo an operation. "Surgically this vas a success, but e did not recover at all well as re gards bis general health, and the med ical man who attended him could not say why he was so slow. "The man In six months was, how ever, In his opinion, lit enough to re turn to work. Hut he was attacked frequently by fits of nervous exhaus tion, found brandy relieved them, and, at last, took to carrying a flask of the spirit to banish them. "Luckily for him, his doctor at last noticing his eyes looked strained and suspecting trouble there, sent him to have his eyes examined, when It was found thnt he had to wear glasses. Now that he does so he Is exuberantly healthy and feels no need for spirits." Jehoiakim Burns the Prophet's Book Sandiy School Uitoo for Aof. 13, 1911 Specially Arranged f.-r Thil Papr "assaaaaassa. our I.KHHON TEXT.-Jr.mlah M. At I--.MOH Y VKHHIC8. 23. 2. (lol.HKN TKXT.-"Th word of H"il hitll tun. I f.irVHr."- 40:11. TIMK. JerHiniali a propln-t from Bl C. ftja, the 1.1th year of Joahih, till th CVatruftlon of J.-rual. in. II. O. Ml. J'holaklm rulgiwil 11 year, II. C. J'-ri'mtah' book wu written B C. H. Tim Kirnt ilay, tilnlh month of B. C. SMI J'iiolHklm hum tlia book aoon attar the flint. Ii.ACK jxruxalem. Tha Trmpla court) an'l tlio kliiK'a pala. a. Ni'burlia.iMi'izur bi'l.'nin Jaruaalao, hit year. Danh-I cnrrlcl away rnpilva. Ji-n-inlah un-J.-r illi-f.ivor. Jalioukliii an unwian king-. For twenty years Jeremiah bad been trying, by oral teachings, to per suade the nation to repent and turn to God, but the people and their rul ers had been deaf to his warnings. As a last resort, In the fourth year of Jebolaklm, iho Lord commanded the prophet to write down the sub stance of his exhortations, and thus to focus them In one mighty blow upon the consciences of king and peo ple. Moreover, for some reason Jere miah was shut up, "restrained" from public utterance, being probably fop hidden by the authorities to preach; so that for the time the written word was tho only way by which Jeremiah could reach the ears of tbe people. The chosen amanuensis wail . liar uch, the son of Nerlah, a scribe. Th. INCREASE IN NATION'S DRINK f RENCH Drawers and a Pretty 1 Camisole. These drawers ar. very cool aud comfortable for summer wear when made In lawn, they are trimmed with wide frills edgud with lace and headed by Inser tion. The uper part of tbe camUole Is In all-over embroidery, cut In one; it Is outlined with beading threaded with ribbon; the lower part Is of lawn. The neck and sleeves are finished with lace. Materials required for the draw ers: 2 yards 36 Inches wide, l yard Insertion, 2V4 yards lace. For the camisole, &4 yard 28 Inches wide, 2 yards beading, 3 yards ribbon. Alpaca Dresa. For useful, yet smart dresses, alpaca Is an exceedingly nice material; cream Is chosen here. The oversklrt has a panel front and Is trimmed at edge and a few Inches above by bands of material, braided In a Greek key design. A pleating forms tbe underskirt, this Is well pressed ami taped to keep the pleats flat. Tbe Magyar bodice has fine tucks on each TO HARMONIZE WITH GOWN Colored Pearl Necklaces, of Hues Most Popular, Are Now Easy to Be Obtained. An attractive assortment of flsh poarl necklaces Is now being offered by the shops, composed of the pearls In fashionable colors. - The Idea Is that women' can obtain In the necklace a oolor to harmonize with their gowns, millinery or other apparel. Some of the colors shown are chantecler red, sky blue, Helen pink, pumpkin pelloy, anthracite gray and black. From a standpoint of carrying out color harmony, the necklaces are practical, while at the same time they can be had at popular prices. , One of the newest Ideaa In plaque pendunts Is the combination of coral with rhlnestones. In some of these plaques a rbinestone face Is rimmed with coral, while others have merely touches of coral surrounded by rhlne stones. Tbe combination Is unusual, but at the sauis time la thoroughly up to shoulder, both back and front. A braided strap outlines tbe neck and Is also taken down outside of arm and round elbow. Hat of Tagol. trimmed with cream satin ribbon, completes a costume that has been much admired Material required for dress: 5 yards 44 Inches wide. Walking Costume, Faintly striped grey tweed makes up most success fully In this style. The front panel of skirt Is wide and Is cut into two deep-pointed tabs each aide the lower part, a button being sewn In each tab. The pattern measures Just under two yards round. The coat fastens Invis ibly down front; the tab at the lower part Is ornametitad with a button and Is hooked over to the loft side. The collar Is faced with grey silk lightly braided at edge. Fancy straw hat In royal blue, trimmed with ribbon. Ma terials required for costume: 5li yards 40 Inches wide, 3 yards skirt lining. 4 yards silk for lining coat. 5 buttons. date, coinciding, as It does, with the present coral fashion. Fancy drop earrings show the same combination, and some of the hoop I'm pes are made alternately of coral slid rhlnestones. When Cinders Fly. A woman who Is traveling much of her time always keeps In her bag a few lawn or organdie covers, made In tbe form pf large squares, to protect any garment that she particularly cherishes from dust during the hours of the night. Is her Mouse fresh and pretty? Then she folds tbe dainty lawn square tenderly round It. Are her corsets both new and expensive? Another square of lawn covers them from the Insidious dust that "seeps" In through the little screen of her berth window. "Why lawn?" may be asked. Only because It takes up so aiuch less room than linen. Pur. and Cast Iron. Pure Iron Is only a laboratory prep aration. Cast Iron, the most generally useful variety, contains about live pay cent of Impurities. Of Distilled Spirits 165.000,000 Gallons Consumed, 30,000,000 Mora Than Last Year. Simultaneously with tbe announce ment that our total population In the home-land and Its colonies has passed the 100,000,000 mark, comes another oltlclal announcement which causes a thrill of a different character. Ac cording to tho figures of the Internul revenue bureau, the fiscal year lately ended has been marked by tho largest consumption of liquors ever known in this country. Of distilled spirits 163, 000,000 gallons have been consumed, being 30,000,01)0 more than last year. During tho same tltn, S9.-tS5.117 bar rels of fermented liquor have been consumed, being an Increase o.' 3,000, 000 barrels. For many years we have been gathering to ourselves a vast foreign population. For tbe last half decade, our annual Immigration has averaged three-quarters of a million at the port of Now York alone. This big army of newcomers has brought with It tbe drinking customs of the old world, and It will not be until tbe second generation that they can be hopefully converted to the modern scientific temperance view. Another cause of the Increase Is that our gov ernment still allows liquor to be car ried in and through "dry state, regardless of the will of the people, thus spreading the evil of Intemper ance. These figures, startling though they are, need give no cause for discour agement The Increase, as we have shown. Is more apparent than real. The fact remains, and should not b forgotten, that nearly 40,000,000 of our population are living under temper ance laws of their own voluntary en actment a larger number than ever before. Thus, though tbe evil Itself grows, the remedy grows at a still more rapid rate. Scientific education in our schools concerning the nature and effects of alcohol must be pushed vigorously In all the states. Our churches and temperance organiza tions got together and work huruiuu- lously for this common end. Drug Evil. Dr. Henry Hates, president of the Pennsylvania state board of medical examiners, In a lecture on tbe "Drug Evil," says: "To kill a man's mind while his body continues to live Is worse than murder, yet that is what cocaine does The victim of the drug continues to live and to exert an Influence that Is immoral, depraved and criminal, and beyond the power of man to estimate In Its ultimate, destrutlve effects on humanity. Capital punishment or im prisonment for life should be Imposed on tne man wno uiegnuy sells co caine to Innocent persons or to ocn firmed users of the drug." book was not like ours, but was a roll of parchment, consisting of seal eral skins sowed together, the edges cut even, and the whole rolled 04 wooden rods fastened at each end so that the parchment could be rolled from one to the other. The writing was arranged In columns, each Ilk. the page of a book. It must hav. taken Haruch some months to hav. written down such prophecies as Jeremiah wished to have read, and which constituted a considerable part of the present book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah sent Haruch to the tem ple to read the book to the assem bled crowds. It was a wintry day. Ilaruch went up Into the chamber of a friendly noble, over a new gateway opening both ways Into the Inner and outer courts. There, from the win dow or balcony of the chamber, or from the platform or pillar on which the kings bad stood on solemn occa sions, be recited the long alternation of lament and Invective to the vast congregation. Heading In this way was almost the only way by which tbe people could become acquainted with tho word of Cod Few could read. And copies of the law cost a small fortune. The king sent Jehudl, one of his officers, to fetch the roll so that Je hoiakim might learn Its contents at first hand and not from hearsay. Tb. king sat In the winter bouse. " It seems probablo that after Jehudl had read three or four colutiies, the king snatched the roll from his hands and, taking the knife used for sharp ening the scribe's pens, cut up the roll himself, and cast It Into the fire. Some think that only the first portion was read, when ull the roll was con sumed In the flro. Hut Professor Hon nett says that the Hebrew Implies thnt nt the end of every three or four columns the king put out his hand for tho roll, cut away the portion read, throw It on the flro, and banded the remainder back to Jehudl, repeating the process. The king commnnded the nrrost of Ilaruch the scribe and Jeremiah. Hut the Lord hid them, by means of soma unknown providence and guidance; or, as usual, by the use of means In spired by God. Shutting the eyes does not ward off tbe lightning's stroke. Fools, that think that by wringing tho neck of the crowing cock they can prevent the coming of the morning. When tbe word of the Lord came) tho book was destroyed, but Its con-, tents and Its truths lived. "Take; theu . . . nnother roll, and writ. In' It." Jeremiah knew what be bad said) before, and God gave him furthen revelations. Professor Hrown thinks) that Harucb's second roll contained, the first seventeen chapters of our1 Jeremiah. "Thou sbalt say to Jehola-i klm that the prophecies should cer talnly come true." Hecause while they heard the warn ings, they hearkened not. This Im plies that they might have been savertj from the threatened evil, If they bad reKntod, ns In the rase of Nineveh under Jonah's preaching. Other win. thore would have been no use In warn ing them. Tbe warnings were for th themselves. Attempts to destroy the Ftible have boon made. When men are forbidden to road It, and everything Is done to prevent Its circulation. The fronds- piece of Wycllffe'g Itlble represents the Are of true Christianity against which Its enemies, Satan and InfldeU Ity. are blowing with all their might, trying to put It out; but the more they put themselves out of breath, the more brightly tbe Are burns. Ingersoll's prophecy, twenty-sla years ngo, was that "In ten years lb. Hlblo will not be read." The fact Is that vastly more Bibles are ssued every year than when thnt prophecy was uttered, and In more languages. More than 13,000.000 Bibles are Issued every year In mora than 470 different languages and In hundreds of styles at prices from 23 cents to $30. Mora copies of the Hlble are sold annually than of th. "100 best seller" com bined. Thcso destroy tlu Hlb!e for some people, who for any reason j,'v tha Impression that it Is not true, dimin ish Its authority, and fill the minds of the young with doubts. And yet ev ery attack has made It read more, and caused It o shine In purer light Those who disobey and neglect th. Hible. refuse to let ! be a lamp unto tholr feet nnd a light unto their path, who Ignore I's teachings, and retus. Its truths these destroy the Hlbl. for themselves. But the laws of Qod move on Just the same. Jebolaklm was slnln. His son waa carried In chains to Babsioo
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