LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
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Garrett Coait, a younir man of Now
Villi- Jlly, meets DouiilHa Hlui'katnck, who
Invites him to a card parly. Hn accept,
ullliouKh hn dlnllkea Dim ktock, the rea
tun tHnej that both are In love with Kath
trlne Thnxter, Count falls to convince her
thiit Itlackatnck la unworthy of her
frli-n'lwh'p. At the party Count nieuta two
named Dundus and Van Tuyl.
CHAPTER II. (Continued.)
Blackstock Interposed hastily "That
fourth-beat spade of yours corlalnly
did lead blm up to slaughter." He
reached over and took up the deck at
Tninx's elbow, spreading the cards
with a dextrous sweep of bis strong,
blunt fingers. "New gamo. Cut, you
fellows."
"The Invitation tempts; but there
re some skins too thick . . ." Van
Tuyl pursued.
Tmax pushed back bis chair, nod
ding cheerfully to Coast. But for a
Heightened tint of color he showed no
trare of being aware of Van Tuyl's In
solence. "Cut In, Qarrett; It's your
turn. . . . Unless," bo a (Mod,
"you-all want to quit. It's pretty lato.
1 think I'll drop, for one."
"Drop," said Van Tuyl sweetly, "and
be damned."
"What do you mean by that?" Tru
st, on bis feet, turned upon his tor-
mentor with an Imperceptible tremor
In his voice.
Prudence la the better purt of
bridge," Van Tuyl explulned careful
ly "He's a prudent man who be
comes conscious of chilled extremities
when ahead of the game."
Crimson with resentment, Truax
hesitated, the retort on the tip of his
tongue only withheld because of
Coast's appealing and sympathetic
look. - Then with a lift of big plump
shoulders he turned away, nodding to
bis host, nundas and Coast.
"Good-night," be said brusquely, and
to betrayed the effort his self-control
cost him. "You-all can send your
checks If 1 am anything ahead."
"We'll try not to forget, thanks." A
satiric smile on Van Tuyl's thin lips
winged the Parthian dart.
Truax did not reply, but left the
room abruptly, Blackstock accompany
ing blm to the door. In his absence
Coast cut In as Van Tuyl's partner
and took the chair Truax bad Just va
cated "Denl?" he Inquired.
"Yours." Dundas told him.
"And," Van Tuyl Interjected as
Const took up the cards, "let us trust
you've more bridge sense than that
professional dummy." He nodded to
Indicate the departing Truax "I care
fully told him, early In the evening,
that when I doubled I wanted not his
highest heart, but the highest card of
his weakest suit. Do you think you
can remember that?"
"Yes," said Const shortly, annoyed
by the other's offensive manner.
"I sincerely trust so. I didn't come
here to be rooked by everybody, by In
competent partners Included."
Const quietly put down the cards
without completing the deal. "Aren't
you spraining something In your at
tempts to be Insolent, Vnn?" he In
quired as Illnokstock renppeared. "It
hitnpons I've been your partner this
evening more frequently than anybody
else."
"Precisely."
"And you think yourself Justified In
mipgnstlng that I've played against
you?"
Van Tuyl's dark eyes met his stead
ily In a sardonic stare. "I'm the heav
iest loser here." he said. "You've
Played like a raw 'amateur every time
you've played with me. Interpret that
to your liking."
"I shall." Coast got up, white to
the lips, -it spells good-night to me."
ninekstock struck In with a heavy
note of Insincere suavity. "Oh, come
us early yet Van doesn't1
iiuw wnat he's saying"
It ns Vnn Tuyl's turn to rise; he
accomplished the action with surprls
, (llRnly T Wth a slight unsteadi
ness -since when did I appoint a
taiimlor like you to rend my mean
lnK" he asked crisply.
niackstork hesitated, swaying a lit
e as his temper strained at the
lesh. tu tnke that from you n
our present condition. Vnn Tuyl," he
said slowly.
In his nervous anxl.ty to avert the
Tu Ule D"nd"8 bl"lered and
led -.v.11- "'h' Rny n!"
'Pd. Were all good friends. Don't
sinng one another.
Come on,
myi let's have
""ike up."
drink and
erl lB"KKe8,l0n Van Tuy''8 weH
"vane humor veered. "All right." be
assented; "tlmt Btong nke Benge
him d t0 bl"ret, Dundns
forfH0.(!'n,.8ht' Blac'"'tock." Coast of
fored bis hand. "I'm 0ff now."
stork-. V ' Bod n,6ht." Black-
0Uth 8mlled- bt "Peech
Prominent and magnified by thick
"". met coast's with an opaque
singularly suggesting a cast.
eoearTy-..0"' Pa'ty has t0 break up
Sot e hT V 8ln88 haIf fu ' raw
toS. ir'' hand- "Aren,t youEO,Dg
;;Thank you, no," said Const dryly.
add",ra d ",nckB,0Ck' "And." he
that rt'r. I . Cro yoUl Van- I'd cnoP
S zl k- K WOn,t d0 you worm
good
"Oh?"
Van
Tuyl smiled arlrilv
'Don't
W of acting as my own wet-nurse"
willlnVY you 88 a frlend. b"t I'm
W snm im th0 troP"" and tell
know T 70U eVldont,y don,t
u"o. Van Tuyl; drink., makes you
'S;.,'t,;Krrl?R ln ""toy. detected
In Van t ?. 8 enm of rink-lnsanlty
" M'n 8 T'- Alacd' he
men ? ,P u hlmHClf betWP
Uio fn H! tho Bcl received full ln
f what had been Intended lor
-A
Blackstock the
contents of Van
Tuyl's glass.
Half-blinded and choking, he stepped
back, groping for his hnndkerchler.
The alcohol burned his eyes like liquid
fire, and the fumes of It In his throat
and nostrils almost strungled blm for
a moment, preventing bis clear under
standing of what was taking place.
Dimly he heard Van Tuyl raving In
his curiously clear and Incisive ac
cents, beard lilm stigmatize Black
slock card-sharp and blackguard.
More vaguely he heard hliu name
Katherlne Thaxter In what connec
tion he did not know. On the heels
of that something barked hideously;
Dundas screamed like a rat; Van
Tuyl snld: Oh. God!" thickly.
Dazed with horror, Coaut managed
to clour his vision.
niackstock had moved to tho other
side of the room, where bo stood at
a small table, the drawer of which be
had evidently Jerked open the Instant
before bo fired. Ills feet were well
apart and be leaned a little forward,
bis largo head lowered upon Its heavy
neck. Ills Hps were compressed to
the loss of their sensual fullness his
eyes blazed beneath knotted, Intent
brows. One hand wns clenched by his
side; the other held an automatlce pis
tol from whose muzzle a faint vapor
lifted In the still hot air.
In a corner little Dundas was bud
died with a face of parchment, mouth
gaping, eyes nstare.
Itoth men wero watching Van Tuyl.
Coast saw the tnll, graceful figure
sway like a pendulum gathering mo-
Blackstock Moved
mentum. An expression of strained
surprise clouded the man's face, lie
lurched a step forward and caught
himself with a hand on the card-table,
and so held Bteady for an Instant
whlio hU blnnk gaze, falling, compre
hended the neat black puncture with
Its widening stain upon the bosom of
his shirt
"God . ." he snld again Jn a voice
of pltirul Inquiry.
Then he fell, dragging the table
over with him.
On the sound of thnt, Rlackstock
moved for the first time. He drew
himself up, relaxed, and dropped the
weapon upon the table besldo him.
His glance encountered Coast's, wa
vered and turned away. Ho molHtened
his lips nervously.
Coast, with a little cry. dropped to
his knees beside Vnn Tuyl. Already
the man's eyes were glazing, the move
ments of the hand that tore at his
breast were becoming feebly convul
sive. While Coast watched bo shud
dered and died.
"Well?" Dlnckstock's volco boomed
In his ears as the man's hand gripped
his shoulder. Coast shook off the
grasp and rose.
"You've done for him," ho said,
wondering at the steadiness of bis
own voice. '
Dlackstock shook his head, blinking
like a man waking from evil dreams.
"Why . . .?" he said huskily
He turned away as If to lose sight
of the figure huddled at his feet.
Dundas In his corner whimpered.
Rlackstock swung to him with an
oath. "Shut up, damn you! D'you
want " He clicked his strong white
teeth, Jumping as the bell of the
house telephone Interrupted. Then
he went heavily to the Instrument ln
the short hallway that led to the en
trance to the apartment. Coast beard
blm Jerk down the receiver.
"Well?" he demanded savagely.
"Yes. An accident."
"One of ' my guests. Yes, badly.
You'd better call up police headquar
ters ffard tell them to send an ambu
lance. "And don't let anybody up here un
til they come. Understand?"
He hung up the receiver with a
bang and tramped back Into the dining-room
"Thnt damn' hallboyl
. . .. They henrd tho racket In the
flat below and cullea him up. .
I have made a pretty mess of things!"
Me went to the buffet, carefully
aoldlng the body, and poured himself
a stiff drink, which no swallowed ut a
gulp.
UlackBtock strode restlessly back
I . .. ij Pin-. TT'"i"r ' '-' " - - Vlis
to the other end of tho room and
threw himself, a dead weight, into a
chair, facing tho wall. In the silence
that followed Coast could hear bis
deep and regular respirations, unhur
ried, unchecked. After a moment,
however, be swung round, dug his el
bows Into his kntes and burled his
face In his hands.
"Good God!" be said. "Why did I
do that?"
Dundas coughed nervously and
moved toward the door. Dlackstock
looked up with the face of a thunder
cloud. "Where are you going?"
Dundas stammered an Incoherent
excuse.
"Well, you stop where you are. Oet
back to that window-seat and try to
keep your miserable teeth still, can't
you? D'you think I'm going to let
you desert me now, after all I've done
for you, you ungrateful rat?"
Without a protest Dundas sidled
fearfully between him and what had
been Van Tuyl, and returned to tho
window-scat, llluckstock's glowering
gaze fell upon Coast. A sour grimace
twisted his mouth.
"You're not a bad fellow, Coast," he
said "to stick by mo. . . ."
Exerting himself, Coast tried to
master his aversion and contempt for
the man as well as bis blind horror of
the crime.
"What are you going to do?"
"Do?" Dlackstock Jumped up and
began to pnee to and fro. "What the
hell can I do but glvo myself up?"
"You mean that?"
The question was Involuntarily on
Coast's purt, wrung from blm by sur
prise, so difficult he found It to credit
the man's sincerity.
"Of course," Dlackstock explained,
simply; "It's too late cow to make a
get-away. . . . If It hadn't been for
that racket . . . They'd cop mo
before I could get out of town." He
paused, questioning Coast with his In
tent stare. "You wouldn't let nie oil,
would you? You'd tell the pollco, of
course?"
"Of course."
for the First Time.
Dlnckstock nodded as If he found
the reply anything but surprising. "01
course. He was your friend."
"Yours, too. Why did you do It?"
"This dnmnable temper of mine.
He didn't you hear? threatened to
tell Kate Thaxter. ." Black-
stock resumed bis walk.
"What?"
"Never mind something to prevent
our marriage."
"And you killed him for that?"
Dlackstock stopped, staring down at
the body. "Yes," he said, In a sub
dued voice.
"If that's your way, you'd have to
murder me also, you know, before you
could have married Miss Thaxter."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
NEW KIND OF INFANT SCHOOL
"Three R'l" Are Cut Out and Children
Are Taught to Be Happy
Instead.
The man In the club bad been talk
ing politics with a school inspector,
until the gentleman declined to dis
cuss the subject any more
"We'll talk about the youngsters
themselves, for a change," he said
"Do you know that both in Trance and
Belgium reading, writing and arlth
metic are being omitted from the sub
Jects taught In Infant school? The
children are simply taught to be hap
py instead! And when they bring
their dinners to school, the food has,
under the official regulations, to be
put Into a basket, which must be la
beled at the school, and put on a spe
cial shelf In a clean, airy place Fancy
such regulations here! Any old news
paper and any cupboard Is good
enough for our children
"In Germany, toys are provided tor
play time, and all little children are
compelled to bring a clean pocket band
kerclilaf to school, and they must have
a bath once a week
"In Finland, the tiniest children are
taught to wash dolls, dupt. sweep, look
after flowers, and so on; and In some
Japanese schools a resting room with
a bed Is provided, so that over tired
children may have a nap!'--Answers,
London.
The Craze for the Weird.
The artistic craving today Is for
novelty for new expressions of form
and combinations of color, the more
strange and weird the better; hence
the passing fashion for post-lmpres
slonlsm and other kindred cults, In
which neither truth nor beauty Is the
Inspiring motive. Connoisseur.
What Is It to Be a
Christian?
By Dr. H. T. MUSSELLMAN,
of Philadelphia
TEXT-How often aliftll my brother ln
agalnat me and I forgive him? Matt
XVIII, 21.
What Is It to be a Christian? It Is
to possess the Bpirlt of Jesus. Jesua
was greater than the things he did.
Every Christian must be greater than
the things he does. I am a Christian
In so far as 1 possess the spirit of
Christ. I do not possess it complete
ly. If I did, I would be a second
Christ. I cannot possess the spirit of
Christ completely. Dut I am a Chris
tian in so far as I possess this spirit
of Christ.
Wnat was the spirit of Christ? I
must seek to have the mind of Jesus.
In the first place, Jesus Christ pos
sessed the spirit of trust. Ho never
was afraid. Then the first thing in
Christian spirit Is trust. There were
n-f-lilH when I.e nitiv out under lli-i
eastern stars and gazed up at the
cerulean blue and talked '.o God In
prayer. Yet even lu the garden of
Gethsemane as he prayed, "Father, fl
It be possible let this cup pass from
my Hps," he was not afraid. It was
his heavenly Father's world. A man
Is a Christian Insofar as he possesses
the spirit of trust. Why should we
be afraid In this world, when "the
heavenB declare tho glory of God?"
It Is God's world. When calamities
come they should not dismay. I am
not sure that even God could develop
us Into the kind of characters be
wants us to be without the aid of
trouble.
JeBus Christ also possessed the
spirit of trust In men. Ho felt thnt
people are worth while. "IjPt him who
has not sinned cast the first stone."
This petty Jenlousy, this crooking the
finger of scorn, this lack of trust and
faith In men. Is almost as bad as the
lack of trust In God.
Christ possessed tho spirit of In
finite pity, and I, too, If I am to be a
Christian, must possess the spirit of
pity. He came to save the lost and
hU great heart went out In yearning
pity for all humanity Even as he
Bat and looked at Jerusalem, the city
which was to crucify him, he said,
"0, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how oft
would I have gathered you as a ben
gatbereth her brood, but you would
not," even then overcome with com
passion. Without pity Christianity Is
defective. You may get to heaven. I
am not bothering so much about
heaven. It Is the now I am concerned
about. God will tnke care of heaven.
I am a Christian and you are a
Christian Insofar as we possess the
spirit of forgiveness. Every man who
Is worth anything makes somo ene
mies. We have amplo opportunity to
display the spirit of forgiveness. Look
how injustice came to Jesus. They
Bald he performed bis works because
hr was a devil, and sco how he met
It With the great spirit of forgive
ness, and when he had "lost out,", as
the world said, but had succeeded In
a greater manner, he offered up the
prayer of forgiveness on tho cross,
saying, "Father, forgivo them; they
know not what they do." His great
heart broke with compassion and for
giveness. I don't care how much you
have ucen sinned against, you cannot
afford to have any other but tho spirit
of forgiveness.
If i am a Christian I possess the
spirit of love. The very climax of the
pels that make up human life Is the
touch of affection Only as I love men
can I have the power over men. If
a man finds that my heart beats atune
with him ho opens his heart to me.
As we possess the spirit of love we
are Christians. "Though I Bpenk with
the tongues of men nnd Jf angels,
and have not love, I have berome as
sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal."
In my humble Judgment, much of the
talk thut conies from pulpits and plat
forms falls to Inspire the hearers with
the determination to live nobler be
cause there Is not that current of love.
A Christian Is one who renders the
humble Bervlce of Christ and possesses
the spirit of Jesus. Are there per
fect Christians? No. If there were
there would be so many Chrlsts. There
are -0 erfect Christians We are all
simply partial Christians, nnd for this
reason we ought to be kindly disposed
to the shortcomings of others.
The Way Everlasting.
A compass can direct one's course
ln a forest; but a good trail Is a bet
ter help and may savo from danger as
well as diniuclty. So absolute truth
Is not so helpful In the conduct of
life as the way of righteousness trod
den from generation to generation by
the fcot of the good, that path In
which Jesus leads the way. The
Light of the world lived our life, en
dured our temptations, tasted our sor
rows. His goodness was human as
well as divine, and so through the
agps Increasing multitudes have fol
lowed him, and have not walked ln
darkness. The most human of books
Is the Bible, becaue It Is a record and
not a phlllsophy the most human
and the most divine. Tho way that
haB teen followed by the noble liv
ing and the noble dead Is plain and
practical. It guides safely In life's
perils and perplexities, and It leads
home.
Christ the Light and Life.
It Is said that the sweetest side of
any fruit is the side which grows
toward the sun. There Is no doubt
that the sun has a great deal to do
with the beauty and flavor of the
fruits which are the delight of mnn
In this casual observation, as In so
many facts from nature, rests a beau
tiful splritunl lesson Tor us all. What
the sun Is to the nnturnl world, that,
and much more. Is Christ to the world
of spiritual things As the sun Influ
ences the fruits of, the earth giving
them benuty nnd InsclnusneRs. so
Christ sheds an Inllurnee over the
llves of many and gives them beauty
of character nnd purity of heart
And as the sweetest side of a fruit Is
tho side toward the sun c" 'I'e hesi
tide of man Is the side townrd Christ
BARROOM SERMON BY TRAMP
Pathetic Incident Occurs In New Or
leans 8aloon When Poor Thirsty
Hobo Is Given Drink.
A tramp asked for a drink In a sa
loon. The request was granted, w hen,
In the act of drinking the proffered
beverage, one of the young men pres
ent exclaimed:
"Stop, make us a speech. , It Is
poor liquor that docsu't loosen a
man's tongue."
The tramp hastily swallowed down
the drink, and as the liquor cour.-ed
through his veins be straightened
himself and stood before them with
a grace and dignity that all his rags
and dirt could not obscure, says the
New Orlenns Picayune.
"Gentlemen," he said, "1 look to
night at you and myself, nnd It seems
to me I look upon the picture of my
lost manhood. This bloated face wns
once as young and handsome as
yo.irs. This shambling figure oico
walked as proudly as yours, a man
In the world of men. I, too, onto
had a borne and friends and position.
I had a wife as beautiful as an artist's
dream, and 1 dropped the priceless
pearl of her honor and self-respect in
the wine cup, and, Cleopatra-like, saw
It dissolve and quaffed It down In the
brlmnaing draught. I bad children as
sweet and lovely ss the flowers or
spring, and saw them fade and die
under the blighting curse of a drunk
ard father. I had a home where love
lit the flame upon the altar and min
istered before it, and I put out the
holy fire, and darkness and desola
tion reigned In Its stead. I hnd as
piratlons and ambitions that soared
as high as the morning star and broke
and brushed their beautiful wings
and at Inst strangled them that I
might bo tortured with their cries no
more. Today I am a husband without
a wife, a fnthor without a child, a
tramp with no home to call his own
a man In whom every good Impulse
Is dead. And all swallowed up In the
maelstrom of drink."
The tramp ceased speaking. Tho
glass fell from his norveless fingers
and shivered into a thousand frag
menst on tho floor. The swinging
doors pushed open and shut again,
and when the little group about the
bar looked up the tramp was gono
MANY CHILDREN ARE KILLED
British House of Commons to Hold
Punishable Parents Who Cause
Death of Young Infants.
So many cases have been reported
In Great Britain of children being
smothered to death by drunken par
ents rolling over on them during the
night that It was decided lately In
the House of Commons to class these
fatalities among punishable offenses
and to hold the drunken parents re
sponsible. The member who reported
the bill snld that In Great Britain ev
ery year there were l.fiOO deaths of
babies caused In this way.
In Germany a few years ago when
(he attention of the authorities had
been called to tho largo death rata
there for tho same cause, parents
were tnndo responsible and tho per
centage of fatal cases began at once
to decrease.
Under the new laws, when It can
be proven that the person having
charge of a child was drunk when he
or she went to bed nnd death or In
Jury rnnie to the child, the drunken
person can he brought up for trial
upon the charge of criminal neglect.
Hitherto these cases have been re
garded as highly regrettable Inci
dents; now, however, they compel the
drunkard to know that the helpless
child must not bo put In peril.
Beer Guzzling.
When the kaiser condemned beer
guzzling he did not enter tho debat
able field where scientists nnd physi
cians dlsngree. hut remained out
where thcro can be no argument.
Whether or not a temperate use enn
bo made of beer by adults without
physical Injury Is nnother matter.
What tho emperor said was that beer
drinking by boys and university stu
dents was a nienneo to the German
nation, and thnt danger for Its de
termination does not require any sci
entific study of the effect of small
quantities of alcohol on the human
machine
Pome physicians prescribe beer nnd
others proscribe It or any drink con
taining alcohol, terming It a drug,
poisonous to the system In proportion
to tho quantity of alcohol It contnlns.
The kaiser kept his linnds nut of that
dispute. Ills lecture went to the stu
dent corps which admires a grent beer
capacity as a manly virtue. There
can be no debate over his admonition.
Proper Living.
Religion does not consist of Jumping
out of hell to get Into heaven. Some
folks say thnt bolng good to the fami
ly, square In business, courteous In so
cial Intercourse, Is the proper llle I
agree with them. I agree with all
socialistic movements thnt have for
their object the betterment of man,
but they generally make tho great
mistake of not taking the right step
first. Ye must be born again. ' Sign
your nnmo. Put yourself on record,
Salvation. That Is first and then the
code of good and proper living comes.
Rev. J. W. Chapman, Evangelist,
Buffalo. N. Y.
Co-Workers With God.
Every one of us can do something
for humanity rich, poor, young, old.
When God made this world he did It
without any of us. You did not dig
a trench ln the Atlantic or put any
stones Into the Alps. The rainbow
owes nothing to your paint pot. God
did It all. Dut this time he Is build
ing a new humanity, grander thnn any
sun or star, and he permits you to bo
ro-workers with -himself. "And thou
mnyest add thereto," Put In your
contribution; put It In. Kev. W. L.
VVntkliison, D. D.
BELSHAZZAR'S
FEAST AND FATE
- Suailij School Lcnot for Nov, 12, 1911
Specially Arrangad for Thi Piptr
1-K.HeriN TFXT-ImnlBl5.
Mi:.TOHr" VKHHKS-26, '.
(JOMjEN TEXT-' tioJ until bring ev
ry work Into Judifmmit, wMri every se
cret thliiK, whether It bo good or whether
It tfi evil "-liccl 12:14. V
TIMB-The event deacrlkad tyelongs to
the limt yenra of the exile. V. C. M.
when llubylnn waa tuken by Cyrus and
hlH ginrrala.
The ilncren of return, and the Urt re
turn, nerurreil a year or two late.
PLAfK llatiylon tlm rnpllul, enlritM.
tipuutiilud and foilllluj by Ntucliului
lur. I'mler tho great Nebuchndnezwir
Pahylon roso ln grandeur, power aiwl
extent, till It became tho most :nag
niflcent and beautllul city of null
lulty. In those days llabylon was the
metropolis of the world, tho center ot
commerce, art and wisdom. The
wealth of the world poured Into Its
coffers. llabylon was tbo strongest
fortnss In all the world. Dulshnzzar
was the acting king of llabylon ut the
time of this lesson, while his lather
N'abonldus was the nominal and legal:
king wno lived and warred outside ot
the city.
Cyrus had been advancing toward
llabylon. He gained a decisive victory
aver Nnbonidus, on his way to the
capital, and bis army entered tho city
without lighting, and pence was pro
claimed. A portion of tho city, prob
ably tho citadel including the royal
palace, held out for some time, being
Decupled by the army of Delshazzur
is a rallying place. Two or three
weeks later Cyrus made his triumphal
Dntry Into the city. Seven days later,
the general of Cyrus stormed that
part of llabylon which had held out
ognlnst his army, and on that night
Ilelshazznr was slain. It was during
this week thut lielt-hnzzer made a
magnificent banquet to encourage his
generals and princes In their struggle
with the Medo Persian foe.
At his fenst, therefore, Ilelshnzzar
sought to remind his warriors of tho
ild campaigns their forefathers had
fought. He hud In his possession the
treasures which these forefathers bad
curried from Jerusalem when they
conquered Israel nnd, a It seemed to
them, Israel's Jehovah. His conduct
thus was not merely thnt of a drunk
en debauchee, but partly of a root
politician, when amid tho applause of
a thousand courtiers and army com
manders he ordered the sacred ves
sela of the Temple of Jerusalem to bo
brought Into the hall of feasting. Such
a scene would fill the hearts of tho
wine-Inflamed warriors and nobles to
averflowing with daring, and also
bring a worthy occasion for the di
vine Interference to encourage his
peoplo on the eve of their deliver
ance. In the midst of tho carousal, the
king suw tbo fingers of a man's hand
writing strange words, "letters of fate
and charocters of fear," on the wall
In the full Jilazo of the candlestick,
perhaps the great golden candlestick
taken from the temple. There Is
something blood-curdling In the visi
bility of but a part of the hand and
Its busy writing. No winder If the
riotous mirth was frozen Into awe,
and the wine lost flavor.
Pclshazjnr, In his terror nnd horror.
summoned his wlso men to declare
what the ttrange appnrltlon arM the
blazing letters mennt, nnd promised
great rewards to the one who should
Interpret them; but all failed. Either
they could not make sense of tho let
ters, or could not perceive what mean
ing they had. Even if they had under
stood, It Is not likely that one of them
would dare to speak It out beforo tho
king.
Then the queen mother, mother of
Delshnziar, raino In and spoko of
Daniel ns one who had shown great
gifts at Interpretation to his grandfa
ther Nebuchadnezzar. P; took place
before this boy king wns i'orn, nnd he.
naturally, knew nothing nbout the
story. Daniel was sent for, and camo
Into the festival hall. Ho heard the
king's offer, and spurning It, spoke
brave nnd true words which might
easily cost him his life. lie told the
story of Nebuchadnezzar's fall from
the height of pride, and accused him
of dishonoring the true God. Then he
Interpreted the message written on
the palace walls: "Thou art weighed
.n the balances nnd found wantlug "
The want of religious restraints and
motives, exposes one undefended to
the powers of temptation. Pelshazzar
would enrich the splendor of Ills feast
by the sacred goblets nnd dishes of
gold that Nebuchadnezzar had taken
from the temple at Jerusalem. They
were brought, and made to be Instru
ments for drunken revelry nnd lust,
and worship of Idols, thus declaring
that the Idols had given them tho vic
tory over the God of the Jews. Ho
little realized fhe power of tho God
whom he won defying, nor tho reason
why he hnd permitted the Jews to be
disciplined by exile, and the victory ot
Cyrus over Hnbylon wns one of the
means by which tho exiles should be
able to return home, nnd carry thoae
very golden vessels back to Jertisn
lem. The church In the wilderness
was like the burning bush that Moses
saw; and like the three heroic men In
Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace, tin
consumed because God was with
them. The true religion, the prlncl
pies of tho kingdom or henven, and
tho laws of God, are certain to tri
umph at Inst over Intemperance and
all Its evils.
The social power of the wiro cup.
Its connection with feasting, comrade
ship, hospitality, good cheer, la one ol
Its most dangerous attractions. And
one of the chief defences against lt
power lies In showing thnt good cheer
fellowship, sociability, eating together
mny be enjoyed In the highest degree
where men "ent nnd drink and In
communion sweet quafT Immortality
nnd Joy," without the fascination ol
the wine cup.
Pelshazzar lost his city nnd his king
dora. So still by Intemperance art
men continually throwing away thf
kingdom God has prepared for them
tho kingdom of manhood, tho kingdom
of self-control, the kingdom of th
world In which we live nnd of Its law
which we can compel to aid us lu al
thut Is good.
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A woman speaker told a New York
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haven't concentration. Our minds Just
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where." Considering which, Is It not
superfluous for mere man to mus
about In women's affairs when they
know themselves so well? St Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Scared Out.
Tho giilldes had a pretty story to toll
as often as they wero asked why the
cliffs gave back no sound.
A beautiful Echo (so tho story ran)'
formerly dwelt In the valley, and had
great fun mocking peoplo who, chanc
ing that way. In any manner broke the
sylvan silence.
llut oiii-o upon a time a party of
smart women, prompted by the guides
knew not what caprice, sat down la
the Immediate neighborhood to enjoy
n gamo of progressive whist.
"Gee, I give It up!" cried the Echo
thereupon, and in consternation fled
the place, nevermore to return. Puck.
Appetite Not a Necessity.
Or. John It. Murlln of New York, as
sistant professor of physloloKy at (be
Cornell uiilversslty medical college, In
nn article Id the October number of
the Journal of the Outdoor Life, com
pares tho food we eat to the fuel used
In furnishing steam nnd power for an
engine. In selecting our food he says
that we should cat enough to furnish
energy for the day's work, but that
much more than this Is not needed.
He holds that the appetite Is not a ne
cessity for good digestion. "There Is
no fallacy of nutrition," ho says,
"greater thnn that which supoosei
thnt n food cannot be digested and
utilized without appetite." Most of the
food we cat, fully four fifths, goes to
supply energy for our every day tasks,
while less than one fifth goes to sun
ply building material.
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It's the Red Blood Corpuscles That
proper rood tVianes.
An Ohio woman says Urape-Nuta
ood gave her good red blood aud re-
torcd the roses of youth to a com
plexion thnt had been muddy and
hlotchy. Bho says:
"For 10 yeurs I had stomach trouble
which produced a breaking out on my
rice. Tho doctors gave It a long Latin
1-i.me, but their medicines fulled to
cure It. Along with this I hnd fre
quent headaches, nervousness and us
ually pain In my stomach after ttucalai
"I got disgusted with the d frigs.
Btopped them and coffee off short, &ul
quit eating everything but Irult and
drape-Nuts, with Postuui for my table-
beverage.
"Tho headaches, stomach trouble,
aH nervous weakness disappeared al-
m .t like magic, which showed that
when the cause waa removed and
good food nnd drink used nature was
ready to help.
"My blood was purified and my com
plexion became like a young gliTa,
while my weight was Increased from
90 to 120 pounds In a few months
good, solid firm flesh, where It used
to be soft and flabby.
"I recommended Grape-Nuts and
Tostum to one or my friends, who wiv
afflicted as I had been. She followed
my advice and ln a short time waa r
stored to complete health nnd In about
8 months her weight Increased from
100 to IIS pounds.
"Our doctor, observing the effect of
Grape-Nuts and Potum In our caeeav
declared, tho other day, that he would
hereafter prescribe these food prod
ucts for gastritis." Name given by
Posttim Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
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