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Glean up your yards.
E. L. Mitchell was a Farrnerville
visitor Monday.
Mrs. D. E. McHenry is home
from a visit at El Dorado.
We print visiting ca--ds and
stationery of all kind.
For Sale - A new organ at a bar
gain. Gall at News office.
J. U. Brown of Prescott was in
Huttig Thursday visiting friends.
C. G. Bell left Wednesday for
Chicago and Cincinnati on business.
O. O. Nash and J. A. McKinney
were El Dorado visitors last Sat
urday. _
Judge E. O. Mahony was down I
from El Dorado Saturday visiting j
relatives.
Mrs. C. S. Watkins left Monday
morning for Mansfield. La., to visit
her aunt. Mrs. Leslie.
Mrs. D. F. Collett was down
from El Dorado the first of the
week on a visit with relatives.
Sawyer Omar Gatewood and
family are home from an extended
visit in the Ozark mountains of
Missouri.
Wm. Manning was able to be in
town Thursday after being con
fined to his home with an attack of
rheumatism.
George Emory, who is saw filer
at the Grayling Lumber company's
plant at Monroe now. was in Huttig
visiting old friends Tuesday.
Dr. R. E. Rowland, who has de
cided to locate in El Dorado in
stead of Arkansas City, was down
from there Saturday on business.
The collection for the flood suf
ferers sent in by the Union Sunday
school of Huttig to the committee
at Little Rock amounted to $1 1.2G.
Mrs. S. W. McFarland and
daughter. Mrs. J. R. Culipher. of
Brinkley are visiting her daughter.
Mrs. R. L. Townsend, of this place.
We treat Piles successfully with
out knife or chloroform. Refer
ence and information on application
Drs. McCali. &. Williams,
Lawson, Ark.
Mrs. Ernset Spencer and chil
dren left Sunday for a two months
visit with relatives at Minden, La.
Ernest accompanied them as far as
Monroe.
The rainfall last Saturday after
noon was one inch and 55 one
hundredths in less than one hour
and on Sunday one inch and 87
one-hundredths.
Mrs. J. H. Williams visited here
a few days this week. She was
enroute to her home at Danville.
La., from Cecil where she attended
the funeral of Mrs. Mary C. Loper.
All the members of Lapile Lodge
No. 294, F. &, A. M.. are earnestly
requested to be present at the
next regular meeting at which will
occur the annual election of offic
ers.
When you travel in Arkasas now
be sure and take your own drinking
cup with you as the order of the
railroad commissioners abolishing
the public drinking cups on trains
and in depots is now in effect.
An all steel box car belonging to
the Union Pacific railroad was
loaded with lumber here this week.
While there are a number of these >
cars in use at present, they are
seldom seen on the tracks here.
On account of the school enter
tainment Friday evening the library
will be open Saturday evening this
week for the return of books and
the issuing of new ones. Remem
ber the regular night hereafter will
be Friday of each week.
Chester Eyrne. the Mississippi
humorist, entertained a fair sized
audience at the Union church la t
Thursday night with his lecture
Deams and* Dreamers.’ Mr.
Byrne is a pleasing entertainer and
gave excellent satisfaction.
You will find on sale at the
Union Saw Mill company store,
the Union-hotel and Bell s cream
par or four different local post card
v ews in colors. If these sell well
the publisher expects to add sev
eral other views to the list. They
will be sold at two for five cents.
The Monroe Womble train over
the Iron Mountain is again using
the main 'ine from Felsenthal to
Dollar Junction, but it will be sev- i
eral weeks before they can use it.
between Felsenthal and Collinston
on account of the water still being
over the track on the other side of
the river.
Rev. J. R. Rushing, of the Meth
odist church, will begin a revival
meeting at Union church next
Sunday. He will be assisted by
Rev. J. A. Parker of Fordyce. who
will arrive here Monday afternoon.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend these meetings and assist in
every way possible to make them a
success.
Mrs. A. E. Lucas entertained the
Womans' Home Mission society at
her home Monday afternoon in
open session arid having a good at
tendance the donation amounted to
several dollars. After discussing
plans for the series of meetings
which will begin at the church next
Sunday, the guests were served
with delicious refreshments, and
we returned to our homes having
enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon.
A campaign button for the Anti
Saloon League has been adopted,
based upon a design prepared by
Superintendent Barrett. It con
sists of a map of Arkansas with
nine black spots on it, representing
the nine wet counties of the state,
md in the circle around it the
legend "Knock the Black Out.'
Nothing is said of the league, pur
posely, so that it can be explained
when questions are asked. It is
planned that one of these buttons
shall be worn by every local league
member. Anorderfor 100.000 of
them is to be placed at once.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
me. not in its employ, who will fur
aish information from which any
aerson shall be convicted of depre
Jating or trespassing upon the tim
aer of said Company.
This 1 ct, day of February. 1 906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
Secy, and Treas.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
LOUISIANA A PINE BLUFF.
eaves Arrives
5:50a.m. Huttig 6:15 a. m
5:00 p. rn. Huttig 3:45 p. m.
Connects at Dollar Junction with St.
^ouis, Iron Mountain & Southern Ry.
St. Louis. Iron Mount/.in &. Southern
I ITTLK ROCK a MONROE RY.
South
'■.3S a. m
J:40 a. m
North
3:2? p. m
1:30 p.m.
Hut.tig
Monroe
LOCAL.
Leaves Arrives
12:35 p. m. Huttig 11:45 p. m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FAHMERVILLE A SOUTHERN RY.
North
r: 10 a. m..
5:10 a. m.
10:15 a. m.
Huttig
Farmerville
LOCAL.
Huttig
South
3:55 p. m
5:00 p. m
2:25 p. m.
Arrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
lay from Monroe and goes to Farmer
riile.
Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
lay from Farmerville and goes to Mon
oe.
Read The Huttig News.
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—The storjr open* wlfti a
•cream from Dorothy Man he, a charm
ing debutante. In the opera box of the
wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris Msssioner, at
the Metropolitan Opera House In New
York City. 1( is on -a sinned by Mrs. AID
sionet's diamond necklace breaking and
scattering the string of rare and costly
gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold
and Bruxton Sands, two society men,
both of whom love Mrs. Misaioner. gather
up some of tlie diamonds, but the gem
of the collection, the celebrated Mahar
anee. is missing. Griswold steps on the
apparent missing diamond and it crushes
under his heel. A Hindoo comes from an
adjoining box. and picking up a flake of
the crushed gem pronounces it a fraud,
not the genuine Maharanee, but—paste.
CHAPTER II The entire party proceed j
to the elegant mansion of Mrs. Mtssioner 1
where she takes them to a room navlng
a safe containing other diamonds. She ;
afterwards sends for a Mr. Rascome, an
export, who pronounces the stones ah
cop.es substitutions, of the original gems !
CHAPTER III Bruxton Bands tele- |
phones police headquarters and two d* 1
teotives, Donnelly and Carson, arrive or.
the scene They examine tire safe and
decide that the theft of me original d a
nionds was accomplished by some one in
the house. The servants are questioned. !
but without result. Then they learn that 1
Miss Elinor Holcomb, the confldentia
companion of Mrs. Missioner, lias a dupli
‘■ate key to the safe and they send for I
her.
CHAPTER IV—The detectives Incline tb
the belief that Miss Holcomb is involved
in the robbery. They search her room
and in a cabinet, wrapped In tissue pa
per, they find one of the original dia
nionds. Mrs. Missioner protests that
Elinor is guiltless, but the delieate girl
is marched olT to prison.
CHAPTER V—Meantime. 1n an up town
mansion, the Hindoo of the theater episode
who is known as the Swami, and a Hindoo
prince. Kananda. discuss the arrest. The?
are in the United States to recover the
Maharanee, whic h is a sa< red relic of
Inaia, and are puzzled at tiie discovery
of the imitation.
CHAPTER VI—Detective Britz, an ex
pert of the police force, now takes up the
case. He interviews Elinor who Is pros
trai**d by the cloud resting on her The
• Wective evidently believes the girl Inno
cent.
CHAPTER VII—Dr. Lawrence Fitch,
the flan* e of Elinor, visits her in prson
.j5he is remanded for trial on suspicion of
being the thief. Britz talks encouragingly
to hitch and asks his co-operation ir
running down the real criminal.
( KAPTER \ III The detective advises
that Elinor does not seek ball until they
have located the real culprit. He rnakec
a close investigation of affairs at the
home of Mrs. Mlssioner.
CHAPTER IX—Britz learns that Mrs
Mlssioner while visiting Paris had the
diamonds with her. He cables the police
there and they ascertain that the dupli
cates were made from drawings of the
original stones. The person ordering the
substitutes gave the name of Elinor Hoi
comb.
CHAPTER X The detective has an in
terview with Miss Marche. He learns
who of Elinor’s friends can draw H*
clumsily draws a picture of the safe
Griswold offers to assist him. showing
skill as an artist. Eater as the detective
Is walking through Central Park he i*
suddently seized and thrown into a closed
automobile.
CHAPTER XT—A wild ride ensues and
Brits finds he has been made captive by
three Hindoos. He endeavors to escape
but Is bound and drugged.
* HAPTKR XII His captors Imprison
Britz [n a deserted house He finally
manage** to get free from his bonds, ep
capes and reports at headquarters now
convinced that the Hindoos are materially
interested In the rase.
CHAPTER XITT Pretending to he a
newspaper reporter. Britz interviews the !
Swami as to the rare diamonds of India
After he leaves the Swami inform:*
Prince Kananda that he has penetrated
the disguise of the detective
CHAPTER X T V Mrs. Mlssioner visits
Elinor in prison but is dissuaded from
bailing her out until her innocence is
proven. Brit* learns of an insane dia
niond expert on Ward's Island and asks
Fitch to go with him and interview th*.
man.
CHAPTER XV- The insane diamond ex
pen tells enough to lead the detective to
believe ihal either Griswold or Sands ern
ployed him to make counterfeits of the
Mlssioner gems.
CH APTER X VT Griswold. Interviewed
by Britz. intimates that Sands is on the
verge of failure lb evidently wishes the
detective to believe that his rival In love
may have something to do with the dia
mond robbery.
CHAPTER X VTT- Two Hindoos burg’ar
'ze th* home of Sands, evidently thinking
that he may have ihe Maharanee dia
niond Britz captures them and on one
discovers a note addressed to ‘'Curtis”
and signed MiHicent” which they have
found somewhere in their wandering
search for the gems.
CHAPTER XVTT1 The Swami visits
Mrs Missloner and tries to solve the mvs
tery of the diamonds. loafer at his
own house he directs his Hindoo alHes to
continue their search for the mysterious
ly missing gem.
* HAFTER XI X Rritz ln**a|ov! ^ woman
named MiHicent Dclaroche. He learns
that secretly she is affianced to Curtis
Griswold.
CHAPTER XX The Swami attends a '
ball «t the home of Mrs Missloner but
does not learn anything further about the
diamonds. The detective watches Gris
wold hoping to gain a clew to the mys
terious MiHicent.
CHAPTER XX T Britz dlsgu's^d as a
burglar visits th* apartment of MiHicent
Peiaroche who lie Is satisfied is keeping
th* stolen diamonds for Griswold. Ik
finds a box that once contained them, hut
It Is empty.
"It will save you a great deal of
trouble for you, Mrs. Delaroche. If you
tell me the truth, and tell It at once,
without holding anything back. You
understand. I am a detective from Po
lice Headquarters, and 1 was assigned
weeks ago to find Mrs. Missioner’s dia
monds. I have found the diamonds,
and now I must find the thief,"
Mrs. Delaroche shivered, and started
slowly to her feet. She turned a dis
dainful glance on the group at the door,
then faced Rritz once more, and in a
voice litle more than a whisper, she
said:
"Whatever you may think, I did not
know' the Jewels were stolen. I did not |
know they ever belonged to Mrs. Mis
sioned I never heard of Mrs. Mission
er before tonight, except through the
papers. I did not know that any of my
acquaintances knew her. I was not
aware she had lost her diamonds.
What you tell me about the theft of a
necklace from Mrs. Mlssioner is en
tirely new to me. I seldom read the
papers, and when I do. [ do not read
accounts of crime."
"All jmu sa^ may he true." Britz per
sisted, "but you may takp my word for
it—the jewels are Mrs. Missioner's; |
they were stolen from her. and you
must tell me the name of the person
who grave them to you."
The beautiful woman's d:stress at
this time was so sincere that the
Headquarters man tnvo untarilv dealt
more gently with her ’<• urged her
to be seated agatn, and t for
first time apparently remenih- his
hands still were gripped by the h i nls
of steel tile house detective had snap
ped upon them.
"Madam. I must Insist orme mo-e
• hat you tell me the man's na ne."
Blitz said.
"Ills name?” she returned wonder
ingly.
It is Curtis Griswold. Isn't It’" said
the Headquarters man incisively.
Vrs. Deiaroche. with a little cry
which showed mere emotion than anv
one would expert from so self-centered '
a woman, sprang to her feet and ad
vaneod toward Briiz with hands out
tretched in protest
"You don’t mean to say that you be
'ieve Mr Griswold to be a thief!" she
■xclaimcd.
“We shall see, madam." rejoined
Brit*, "how successful he has been In
at 1«’*• t one robbery."
Tnsid’ this lltttp packet," he said
are Jewels worth more than half a
•ni'.lion dollars. P'eac« let me have the
key to this jewel box "
Reluctantly, she unfastened a s'eu
der gold chain that hung about her
"colt, from which depend’d a tfnv sil
ver key. Rritz fitted It into the lock
and turned the holt. Triumphantly he
seized the lid. and as everyone e'se In
the room focused eager c ph upon the
silver box, Rritz opened it; then drop
ped it on the table with a furious ex
clamation.
The box was eniptv'
CHAPTER XXII.
Hot on the Scent.
Britz bounded into the inner room
'ind made a quick examination of
every window He found marks on
one of the ra«empnts that told his
practiced eye entry to the anart merit
had been made through the window
by some one skilled In darlnR burg
iary. It gave on the Are escape Britz
flung up the sash and looked nut. Ah
he expected, there was a long string
of ladders and balconies that ended
one story above the street. The fire
escape was at the least frequented
end of the big hotel, and an awning .
threw a shadow from an arc lamp on 1
the globe big enough to afford oppor- :
♦unity for an agile man to mount on
the shoulders of comrades, grasp the
second story window and swing him
self up nnsepn lie let his eyes fall
on the halrony one story below the
window Op it lay something yellow,
crnnrpled as If dropped inadvertently
Britz ran down the ladder and re J
turned to the room with the object
It was an Oriental handkerch of such
as he had seen in the Swami's pos
session.
It was perfectly plain to Britz that
the Hindoos had been beforehand
with hint in recovering the Missioner
iewelg. By this time he knew enough
to be certain that th°ir object in get
ting possession of the gems was even
stronger than the professional pride j
that bad actuated hint to recover them I
for their owner. He was aware they
had a reason yet to be explained why
they were in such a desperate hurry
to take the stones of the necklace, or
at least one of them the Maharanee
—to India. Even now they might be
aboard a vessel that would put to sea
in a few hours, leaving no trace of
their departure fir, it might be thev
were beyond the city limits on their
way to another port of exit. He
must stop them at all hazards. He
leaped to tile telephone, called Poltee
Headquarters, got Manning on the
wire, and asked the Chief to give per
sonal attention to the request he was
about^to make
-Notify all precincts." said Bri'z,
“to stop every man of Oriental ap
pearance attempting to leave the city
by boat or train Have ali the ferries
watched, and send a double detail to
the Grand Central Station. Telephone
the Associated Press for a list of the
vessels about to sail today; have the
water front watched for tramp steam
ers, and don't forget the small craft,
both sail snd steam."
"Have you found the jewe’s?" ashed
Manning, at the other end of the |
wire.
"No!" roared Britz, ' hut I will have
them In a few hours, if you'll make
the hunch hust'e to help me. Will
you attend to all this yourself. Chief?"
Britz found Boctor Fitch waiting
for him on the sidewalk, as he had ar
ranged before entering the apartment
of Mrs. Delarnche in the guise of a
burglar, and in a single word told the
physician how he had been balked in
the chief object of his nocturnal visit.
"Quick's the word now, doc!" said
Britz.
"Where are you going?” asked
Fitch.
"To head off the Hindoos," cried
Britz. "f/et's get a cab." But the
last taxicab on the Renaissance stand
had been chartered ‘an hour before
by a swarthy man who seemed to be
in great hasle. That much Britz
learned from the Inspcetor in charge
of the stand. Britz and Fitch round j
ed the corner of the hot*] rinse to
curb stood a private coupe The
coachman doubtless on a long wait,
was nodding sleepllv. Brit* jerked
open a door of the carriage
'.lump In. quick!" be cried, and
Pitch, who long ago had learned to
carry out Brit*' suggestions without
stopping to ask questions, sprang Into
the pah Brit/, slammed the door with
a violence that awoke the coachman
Before the driver could utter a word
of protest the athletic detective
reached the boy beside him In a single
leap, pushed him off with a shove
that landed the amazed jehu on his
hands and knees on the sidewalk,
seized the reins, snatched the whip,
and put the horse to a gallop As he
sped away, he hastily changed the
whip to the hand that held the rib
hnns, and. whipping from his pocket
a card that read. "Detective-Lieuten
ant Tritz. Police Headquarters," he
flung It at the prostrate coachman
with the words: 'Tall theie tnmor
row for your rig "
Then, with the horse straining at
the (races In indignant surprise. Brit*
dreve at breakneck speed down the
»' enue. turning sharply at the first
ennven'ent corner and heading east
toward the mysterious brown stone
dwelling wherein he had he’d his In
i» esrlng Interview in repard to the
ways of the Orient with the Eastern
tags.
The galloping horse and the sway
ins carriage shook the echoes of the
silent streets, and at several avenue
cro-'ings traffic policemen started to
halt the Central Office man. But In
each instance the detective shouted:
“I'm Brltz. of Headquarters!" and
that avert* d Interruption as he dashed
on toward the Swaml’s house at top
speed. Arriving there, he hastily
handed the ribbons to a patrolman
who chanced to he at that end of the
heat, and followed closely b' Pitch,
be ran up the stpps and pushed |h>
hutton of the elecrlc hell. Inside the
house, the burr-rr of the little gong
sounded piercingly. Blitz and Pitch
listened Impat’cntly at the outer door
of ihe vestibule for responsive steps,
hut none came Then the detective
reeal'ed the thickness of the rugs and
earpefc in the house and did put at
onrc conclude no ore was within,
t ntil he had rung the hell several
times In vain he did not accept the i
fact tha< the house either was unten
anied, or was occupied by persons !
who dfd not see fit to answer A word
to the bhiocoat on the sidewalk, ac
companied hv a flash of a shield on
the de'ective's waistcoat, had told
him the visit was a matter of police
business. Then Brits ran down llie j
steps and tried the basement dnnr.
The detective was equally ursucce-s
ful In his demands to obtain a re
sponse to his ring of the lower hell.
He ran up the steps again and once
more pushed the button of tire elec
tric call. \o answer come. Brltz
turned the handle of the door. To his
astonishment, it turned (reetv. and
at a gentle push the door swung In
ward. T he Inner door of the vestibule
was a.iar. Brltz and Fitch entered
cautiously. Their feet fell silently on
the heavy Oriental rug They found
themselves in complete darkness.
1 he glimmer from the street Japtp d-d
pot pewptraie mo e than a tool or two
beyond the lore door. Rrlfz whisked
out his eject. |c torch anti turn* d its
miniature head ight on the passage
and on the area leading to the upper
part of the house
"H* 'o'' he called. "Is anybody
St'orro as heavy ami oppressive as
the darkness bevord the radiance of
Ills little pocket lamp answeted htm
again The two men, the detective
slightly in advance, walked quickly
a top E the hall to the door at the rear, {
where Rrit/ parted the portiere;; and ’
looked into the idg room In which ha
had interviewed th° Kar-tprn scho'ar
Its appeararce was much the same as
It had been on his preceding visit,
save that as his practiced • ve dwelt
more persistently upon It. he no'ed
the disappearance ot many small nr'i
Ties, par! ioo'arly a porphyry Fuddha
that had sat within a little shrine
upon the wall. The apartment had the
seeming of having been subiccted to
a surface stripping by persons about to
leave it in a hurry. Few of the sol
emn books that had been scattered
about the room remained Among the
Oriental ohiects still in the room was
the liarghileh from whioh the sacs
was fond of drawing a smoker's con
sotation.
"none, eh'” said Fi<ch, In an un
dertone,
Fritz nodded.
"Think we had belter look up
stairs!" asked the doctor.
With another swift nod the detec
tive turned on his heel and led the
way from floor to floor until they
reached the top of the house They
glanced Into every room and explored
the larger apartments thoroughly All 1
were empty. Here and there they
found evidences of hastv packing In
various rooms were queer jumbles of
the Fast and West linen collars with
single hairline stripes of delicate tints
lav beside Oriental scraps of manl
fe-;t fineness. On one rack hung a
Hcrbv hat, on another a turban like
that worn bv the Swatni. and like the
kerchief Fritz had found on th° fire
escape of the Hotel Renaissance One
of the most Interesting finds was a
scimitar with a jeweled hilt and a
blade of wonderful keenness Fritz
drew- It from its scabbard and was
about to fcpl the edge when Filch
slopped him with a swift gesture.
"Tion’t touch it, lieutenant,” said the
doctor. "One never knows what
criminal tricks these beggars play
with their weapons."
As the detective looked at him In- i
quiringly, he added:
"A sword or dagger Is as likely to
he poisoned as not In fact, they pre
fer poisons to straight fighting "
Convinced there was no nn« In *ha
upper part of the house, the tun men
descended to the main floor and re
entered the reception room at tha
roar.
This was their den." said Brits ex
planatory, as ho began a closer search
of the room "We mar fled a trace of
them Ip some of their papers, Tt'a
worth a few minutes to make a hunt.
Hot busy, doc!” And the detective
rummaged through drawer after draw
er. Fitch following his example Thev
found tnapv unusual articles, hut
nothing that pave an InkMrrr of the di
rection of the Hindoos' flight—for It
was certain the Orientals had detract
ed hastt’v having: rained their object
In getting possession of the Mtssioner
necklace Brllr had no smallest dout t
the Fasterners had anticipated him
In the burglary of Mrs. Delaroche's
apartments. He did not behave anr
of the low-caste Hindoos would hare
been skilful enough to ret Into the
woman’s rooms, so near the top of the
building In his opinion, the tents had
been filched from Mlltlrent's pll’ow
hv either the Swam! or th* Prince.
It was tvplcal of the clever running
of the high caste Orientals to take
only the jewels and leave the casket,
under the pillow, so thst Mrs Oela
mrhe should not miss the stones un
til the last momen* possible. They
must have picked the lock
Brits had ended his explorsMon of
the last tgble drawer, and was turning
to a lacquered de.sk. when Fitch, with
a cry of unmistakable alarm, gripped
his wrist and dragged him toward the
divan, and with a bound stood upon
Its yielding surface.
".Jump up, quick!” said the doctor,
plucking at the detective's arm as ha
spoke
nrixr. uau r*prncm:cu i iju manr
emergencies tn his carper io »?<■«
rime In nnnesMons When anvnne of
whose friendliness he fp't cure to d
hint to jump, run or dork, nbedleoi »
ro the command was his first Instinct.
—time enough for explanation after
ward. He leaned to the so'a
beside the phrslclan. and fttrned to
find the doctor's arm stretched tense
ly, ending In • quivering forefinger
that pointed at something: moving
across the space between the divan
and door. Fven as the two looked at
It. the motion of the creature ceased,
and two heady eyes wore turned Ip
their direction Fitch dragged the
dptective to the other end of the sofa
and began climbing to the top of a
tall chiffonier that stood against the
wall Brltz needed no further word
from his friend Tha physician s
hast* was sufficient, indication that
they were in grave peril, and though
the tall chest of drawers made slip
pery climbing, he was beside the doc
tor with marvelous quickness. When
both werp safely on the top of the
chiffonier, Fitch lowered a foot and
with a powerful shove sent the divan
a yard or more away. Then he drew
bls feet to the top of their perch, and
hade Brlt7, do the same. That done,
Fitch mopped his brow with a hand
kerchief. which, crisp one Instant, was
limp the next.
"Pretty close call.” he said, when
speech was restored to him.
"What Is it’" asked Hrltz.
"What is II?" exclaimed (he doctor.
"Well, only *he most dangerous thlug
Infinite wisdom Has seen fit to ptare
Jn that wonder'and of th° F.pst "
"Bnako?" asked the detective
"Snake'" cried Fitch “That’s not
the word, man It is the most pol-on
mis serpent known to scientists the
terrible rohra di erpe'lo. of Tllndo
stan A single touch of Its fangs is
the heg'nnlng of the end the way to
• awift finish ”
"Hurt notch?" asked the detective,
coolly.
"It is said to h* the most frightful
torture man can experience death hv
g cobra s poison. Science has not ret
"Hurt Much?” Asked the Detective
Coolly.
found an antidote If a rattier hltea
you. vou mav save your life with
whisky If you Ret It soon enough.
When a cobra sets Ills teeth Jn you,
you don't have time to drink the whis
kv, even if the glass Is at your Ups,
end nobody knows whether It would do
anv good If you had tlnip to drink it,”
A long low whistle was the d°teo
five's only expression of his appr*»Ha
tlon of their predicament. Hie studv
of Oriental lore did not acquaint him
with the characteristics of the rnhru.
Put the doctor was a scientist, and
Brltn was willing to take the In forma
tlon on trust. It was a situation In
which he felt he could afford to die
pense with experimental knowledge.
(To Be Continued Next Week.)
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