7
At the
Other End
By CLAUDE PAMARES
Mr. Felix Hradbury sat In the smok
ing room of n hotel and smoked a
clKar. Last week he was Mr. .Tames
Taylor; the week before that lie was
Mr. Hiram Drown. Mr. Felix Brad
bury changed his name and his habita
tion as often as he thought the police
had discovered him.
Sometimes they hustled him around
pretty lively, and again they let him
rest and take on (lesh. This was one of
his resting spells, and yet lie was not
quite happy. His funds were at a low
ebb. his partner was in Sing Sing on a
ten year sentence, and nothing In his
line seemed to turn up-
Mr. Bradbury's specialty was crack
ing cribs. With him "crib" meant any
thing with u roof on It dwelling, store,
bank or warehouse. He was also a
fair hand at the confidence game aud
had been known t rob half a dozen
guests of a hotel the same evening.
Taken all In all, he was a good all
round man, and It wasn't his fault that
luck was against him. Even if his
money was low he was making a big
bluff by dresslug well and ordering the
best the menu afforded. Mr. Bradbury
was wondering how much the next de
tective who arrested him would de
mand for letting him go again when
one of the bell boys suddenly appeared
and said:
"You are wanted at the telephone,
sir."
' The gentleman of the jimmy gave a
Btai-t of surprise and then proceeded to
the Instrument In the next room. Few
kuew of his presence In the city, and
they would hardly chance calling him
up over the wire. The problem was
soon solved, however. In answer to his
hello a girl's voice started off with:
"So I've got you at btRt, hare I?
I've been trying for half an hour. Are
you coming home this evening?"
"I don't know," was the doubtful re
ply of Mr. Bradbury, who Instantly
THBBK ON THE TABLE LAY THE BIO BULO
JHO KNVtLOl'E.
realized that a mistake had been made,
but had a natural curiosity to hear
more of it
"But you must come. Papa Is In a
great stew. He meant to go down to
day and deposit some bonds in safe de
posit, but has sprained his ankle and
Is laid up and swearing at a great rate.
The safe has got out of kilter and can't
be unlocked, and there, are $30,000
worth of bonds lying around loose.
You must come up for the night and
take them down In the morning. It
may be a. week before papa can get
out. fou know mamma is in bed, and
I can't leave her. Aud you will come?"
"Why, yes, I guess so. Where are
you?"
"At home, of course."
"Well er you know" stammered
Mr. Bradbury, with his heart In his
mouth as be thought of those bonds
and realized that he didn't know where
the other end of the wire was located.
"If you don't come papa will have a
fit. Have you got a cold that your
voice sounds so husky?"
"Yes, a bad cold, but I will get up
there. It may be late, and you'd better
1 leave the front door unlocked."
"You mean the side door."
"Yes; the side door. Leave it un
locked." "Have you been losing your key
again?"
"It's either lost or mislaid. You can
'leave the door unlocked and all go to
bed. Sorry for the governor. He
shouldn't try to be so spry. Goodby,"
Somewhere within a few miles of Felix
Bradbury was a house in which there
were a sick mother, a father laid up
with a sprain and a girl of eighteen or
tweuty the sole protector. , In that
house were $30,000 worth of bonds
ready to be had for the taking, and it
1b needless to say that the man of
many names felt bis mouth water at
the piVopect. At the same time he
cursed fate because be didn't know the
location of the house and couldn't see
.how be was going to find out Two
minutes later Frovldence came to his
assistance, rrovldence does assist the
wicked as well as the good, at least on
occasions.
Two young men sat down near him,
and he heard one call the other Brad-bur'-.
So there were two Bradburys,
and the bell boy had summoned the
wr it nap. A little later there wan
tall- of the country, and within half
an hour the crib cracker had his caso
at his lingers' ends. The g i ! luid tele
phoned him from a few mili-s out of
liostou. lie could reach the country
seat within a lew hours by train.
Mr, Felix Bradbury bought a quarter
cigar on the strength oi' i pm-ipeets
and made for the depot. The girl's
brother wouldn't be troubled to take
those bonds to the safe deposit In the
morning.
In the country house Miss BessU
Bradbury sat up until 11 o'clock. It
was at that hour before her father
censed swearing at A,c .-i.i.is ou wliuh
he had slipped, at lite doctor who t U ,
him to He quiet for a week mid at the
family burglar proof safe for getting
out of order.
"Will probably will come on the mid
night train," she mused as she saw
that the side door was left free for
him to enter, "and 1 am going to give
him a scare about those bonds. If I
lead him to think that the house has
been robbed, maybe It will scare his
hoarseness nway."
There were old bonds In the safe
and out of It. There were silver mlno
bonds worth 1 cent on the dollar for
the pictures on them, and there were
coal oil bonds worth 3 cents a pound
as paper rags. The elder Mr. Bradbury
had Invested In his time. It was no
trouble at all for Miss Bessie to hunt
up thirty $1,000 bonds, worth alto
gether 30 cents, and put them In the
envplope In place of those Issued by
Uncle Samuel. The latter she carried
up to her room with her. and by aud
by the house grew quiet. It was then
that Mr. Felix Bradbury approached to
reap the ripening grain. He had the
girl's word that the side door would
be left unlocked. He found it so. He
entered noiselessly, turned on his dark
lanteru and proceeded to business.
What more fitting place In a house
for bonds than the library! Duly now
aud then is a man mean enough to hide
them In the oven of the cook stove he
fore golug to bed. On the way to tho
library Mr. Bradbury stopped to par
take of a glass of wine and a cold
lunch in the dining room. His appetite
was good and bis prospects all that
Could be desired. He expected to have
to spend some time in search, but ho
sooner had he entered the library than
there on the table lay the big bulging
envelope.
At 7 o'clock next morning Miss Brad
bury's papa was swearing again. Ho
swore so hard and continuously that
it. was ten , minutes; before; she found,
out that the house had been robbed
during the night. The bonds were
gone! The burglar had entered by the
side door, which she had been silly
enough i to leave unlocked. She had
been promised a trip to Europe. Now
she couldn't have It. She had been
promised an auto.' Now ber father
would see her riding In a wheelbarrow
first. He was going ou to check : off
other pains and penalties when she ;
laid the good bonds under his nose aud i
told of the joke she had put np on Will.
While she wus telling it the young man
arrived.; I
It required considerable Sherlock
Holmesing to clear up the mystery,
and the problem had not )ret, beeji solv
ed when the1 telephone vmi( fiiijl Miss
Bessie was called by a serfnnV It' was
the same voice as on the previous even
ing; only there Was an aggrieved tone
to it
"Well, what is It?"
"I found the side door unlocked."
Yes?"
"I found the bonds on the library
table."
"Yes?"
"I bare tumbled to your little joke."
"Yes?"
"And If I commit murder while
cracking my next crib you may know
that 70a drove me to it. Goodbyl"
Why She Left.
Mistress But. bless me, why are you
leaving us, Mary? I'm sure I do all
the work. The fleneral Servant Yes,
ma'am, but I don't like the way you
do It-Sydney (N. 8. W.) BulleMn.
Barney Bernard in
Kent' Epitaph.
Shortly before his death Keats left
strict injunctions that his headstone
should bear these words:
line Hps one whoso name was writ In
wnt'-r.
For nearly forty years a simple
gravestone hearing llnvie words mark
ed the spot where Keats lay-the g-ave-yard
of the English church In Koine
but In IS.")!) Joseph Severn, whose hand
Keats held when ho died, wrote to Mr.
Dllke, father of the present Sir Charles
Kllke, suggesting the following epi
taph, which was subsequently adopted:
Tills grave contains the mortal remains of
John Keats,
A Young English Poet,
who died at Rome, Feb. SO, 1820, aged
23 years.
His short life
was so embittered by discouragement and
sickness that be desired these words
to mark his (rave:
"Here lies one whose name was writ In
water."
Time
having reversed this sentence,
his friends and admirers
now Inscribe his name
In Marble.
1869.
Odd Auction Incident,
"A Pittsburg millionaire once saved
me from the commission of it dreadful
error," said an Atlantic City auc
tioneer. "We put up a lot of second
hand art books, books with colored
plates, one rainy day, and among the
lot was a set of Audubon's 'Birds of
America.' I knew little about books
the useful arts are my line and I was
quite ready to let this set go for $25
when my Pittsburg friend, happening
In, bid $500.
"Of course the books went to him,
but after the sale be told me be didn't
want them.
" 'Take them back.' he said, 'and
ship them to New York. You can get
$1,500 for this set. It is a first edi
tion.' "Sure enough, the set brought $1,
700 in New York two months later. It
had been forwarded to me through
a shipping clerk's error, and I'd have
let It go for nothing had It not been
for the knowledge and kindness of this
Pittsburg millionaire."
Rio de Janeiro Knffiisti.
A firm In Rio de Janeiro recently sent
out the following advertisement about
olive oil: "Our olives oils have garan
tized of fltts quality.. Diligently fabri
cated and fiTltrnted. The consumer
will find with them the good taste and
perfect preservation. For to escape to
any counterfelt Is necessary to requlere
bh ai)j botles this contremorc deposed
conformably to the law. The corks
and the boxes bare all marked with
the are.'
Ill Part.
In the English "Cap and Gown" Is
told the following story of Oxford life.
It is called "Hauled by the Dean." The
dean, who had rebuked Mr. Brown for
having assisted at the ducking of a fel
low student, asks the offender, "What
part did you take lu this disgraceful
affair?" and Mr. Brown replies meekly)
"The left leg. sir."
A Fnoetlona Convict,
"This confinement." said the long
faced prison visitor, "must distress
jrou greatly." "Yt-s," replied the fa
cetious convict, "I And the prison bars
grating." "Ah. lira to you is a fail
ure." "Yes. It's nothing but a cell."
No Chance te Grow.
Mrs. Newwed Dear me, these eggs
are very small. Grocer They are in
deed, mum, and I'm sure I don't know
why. Mrs. Newwed Oh, I dare say
It's because you take them out of the
nest too soon.
If your spirits are low, do something;
and. If you have been doing something,
do something different. E. E. Hale.
I'll do It In two shakes of a dead
lamb's tail.
Her tongue runs as If it was hung In
the middle and wagged at both ends.
Don't try to come your dumb Isaacs
over me I. ., mislead me, pi II the wool
over my eyes.-
"The Rollicking Girl."
(ELECTIONS
A $10,000,000 PRIZE.
You Cun Hani It hy Urvcrt-lnK u Sim
ple Ciiemlrtil Formnln.
If any ambitious young man would
like to earn $10,nnii.0ii0 next year he
has a chance. The world will gladly
pay him that or oven more If he will
show how to make India nil ber cheap
ly. All he has to do Is to reverse a
well known chemical reaction.
Any freshman chemist can do It ou
pupcr. This Is all there Is to it:
SCSH8C10H18
Isoprene Caoutchouc.
It has been known for sixty years
that heating caoutchouc gave lsopreue,
but nobody knows how to reverse the
process.
It Is not impossible. In fact. It has
been done ou a small sculc, for lso
preue allowed to stand a long time In
the laboratory has spontaneously
changed Into caoutchouc. If, then, one
could accelerate and complete the
process the main dilllculty would be
overcome, for Isoprene can be made
from turpentine.
Then, says the Independent, the rub
ber Industry would lie transferred from
the forests of Brazil to our own pine
woods, provided, of course, the manu
facture were cheap enough.
Chemists can do a great many things
that they do not because It does not
pay. They can manufacture quinine
artificially, but the process Is too ex
pensive to be profitable.
On the other hand. Germany h.T-i
snatched from India an Industry worth
mnny millions u year by tho discovery
of an economical process for the manu
facture of Indigo. It Is cheaper and
better to make It than to raise It.
Such will probably be the case with
rubber, although Its present high price
Is not likely to last much longer. The
Jump In price came from the sudden
demand caused by many new uses.
The natives of Brazil could keep us
in gum shoes and rain coats by their
slow process of tupping the trees,
catching the Juice In little clay cups
and boiling It down over a wood fire,
but now that the world Is using 00,000
tons of rubber a year aud Is calling for
more all sorts of expedients have been
practiced. , . . .
Itubber goods were weighted and
adulterated until they cracked and
crumbled at a touch... Old rtinher was
carefully collected and reworked, but
it never could be made to regain its
youthful elasticity and vigor. .,
The Increased demand lias beeu met
In various ways. It was found that
nearly all paints with milky juice, such
:as the poppy, contained riotitchnmv at
least' In small, quantities and from
.some of them It could bo profitably ex
tracted. :. 1. .... . v, .. -
Instead of waiting for the caoutchouc:
to -rise slowly, like creom, from the
milky juice or collecting It by rude
and dirty-methods of coagulation, the
h centrifugal separator was In induced
and a much purer product qui ( U!y ob
tained. Countries possess!!!-? suitable
tropical colonies established ,extenslve
rubber plantations.
The Para rubber tree begins to yield
when six or seven years old. and al
ready the cultivated rubber Is becom
ing on Important factor. Within seven
years It Is expected that tho product of
the trees now planted in ('nylon and
the Malay states will retch between
10.000,000 and 15,000,000 pjnnds a year
and lu double that time will be flvo
times as great, or as much as la now
yielded by the Amazon forests.
The Hntcher of tlie- Terror.
The world only knows Dantnn ns the
embodiment of brutal ferocity, or, as
he liked to call It, "audacity." There
has, however, just been published for
tho first time the Inventory of the sale
of his household effects after Ms execu
tion, which dhrows some of the better!
light of simplicity upon the character
of the butcher of the Terror. Whatever
else ue may have been. Dautou appears
to have been no money making, revolu
tionist He lived with his fntlier-ln-lnw
In a poor sort of house at Sevres, and
his effects are set down nt three cows,
two pigs, twenty fowl.i. twenty-one
pairs of pigeons, some bacon, half .a
dozen hams, an old coich, "a stud,"
consisting of an old donkey, and furni
ture thnt the sale price showed to be
poor. Not much to lose a head for.
London Globe.
A Short Way With Rival.
The ameer of Afghanistan, who will
witness a military demonstration in
which 23,000 troops will take part
when he visits India during the winter,
was married, while ho was still little
more than a boy, to seven wives, each
the daughter of a powerful chief. He
now has four wives, the eldest of
whom is a shrew whose fierce out
breaks bis highness Is said to bear with
almost Christian fortitude. She has
killed with her own hands three of her
slaves whom she caught flirting with
her august lord, and she disfigures
those whose physical attractions might
appeal to him. In appearance the ameer
Is a broad, rather clumsily built man,
with a tendency to stoutness. On
looker. Farls litternrr Ilaant Gone.
The LIbrarle Nouvelle of Paris has
Just closed Its doors. It was founded
In 1849, at the corner of the Boulcjrard
des Itullens and the Rue de Grammont
and had a brilliant career. One of its
finest productions was the first collected
edition of tho complete works of Bal
zac. During the second empire and the
first years of the third republic the
place was frequented by all the noted
literary men of the epoch, who chatted
and turned over the books.
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