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Glean up your yards.
We print visiting cards and
stationery of all kind.
For Sale A new organ at a bar
gain. Call at News office.
f^rs. C. B. Anderson of Litroe
spent Sunday here with friends.
Everybody has a hobby, doing
the right kind of job work is ours
G. B. Wood attended Federal
court at Texarkana the first of this
week._
A. J. Jamison and wife arrived
home Sunday from a visit at Eagle
Mills. __
Mrs. T. F. Ashcroft and children
are visiting with her parents at
Calhoun. La.
Mrs. M. S. Thompson of Shreve
port. La , is here the guest of her
son. C. T.. and family.
Louis Cartall is in St. Louis vis
iting with his parents and other
relatives and friends.
Mrs J. H. Hankins and daughter
of Monroe visited her daughter.
Mrs. Dave Oglethorpe, and family
here this week.
Women, according to the law of
average, live longer than men;their
allotted sDan of life is 41.85 years,
as against 59.91 of the opposite
S X.
F. W. Scott. C. S. Watkins. T. F.
Ashcroft, J. W. Perritt and several
others from here were at Texar
kana this week attending Federal
Court. __________
E. L.. Howard is home from St.
Louis where he was superintend
ing the loading of seven cars of
steel purchased there by the L. &,
-E.B. Ry.
R. R. Cole and Willie Phillips
were at White Monday attending
the funeral of Mr. Cole's sister-in
law, Mrs. Charley Cole, who died
at that p ace at noon Sunday of
tuberculosis.
Dr. H. C. Rushing left Tuesday
for Memphis to deliver an address
before the graduating class of the
Dental department of the Univer
sity of Tennessee at the Goodwin
Institute Wednesday night.
The dates decided upon for the
Union County Fair this year are
October 15-16-17. Every farmer
who has not commenced prepara
tion already to have an exhibits in
El Dorado on these dates should
do so at once.
J. U. Brown, ex-postmaster at
Huttig. was cleared of the charge
of embezzlement on account of the
shortage of funds on hand when he
was checked out as postmaster, by
a jury in the United States District
court at Texarkana this week.
Joe K. M lhony of El Dorado was
bitten by his dog Tuesday. As the
dog had symtoms of being nrjad Joe
left Wednesday morning for the
Pastuer Institute at Hot Springs
for treatment if it is decided neces
sary. He carried the dog with him
in a crate for examination.
Percy Moore, in Miss Popes
room, and Clyde Jeffus, in Miss
Holman's room, were neither ab
sent or tardy during the school
term just closed which is an excell
ent record and if pursued by them
the rest of their school years will
put both in a position to reach the
top of the ladder of success in life.
Misses Mary Pope and Mary
Holman, who were the assistant
teachers in the public school here
during the term just closed, left
Sunday for their homes in Tennes
see to spend the summer, both
having been engaged to teach here
next term. Miss Pope goes to
Pulaski and Miss Holman to Fay
etteville. _
C. G. Conn, who has been em
ployed by the Union Saw Mill Co.
at their planing mill, and Mrs. El
berta Nash were united in marriage
at the home of the bride two mijes
west of Huttig last Sunday after
noon at 6 o'clock, Rev. J. R. Rush
ing officiating. They will reside
on the bride s farm and the groom
expects raise a crop this year.
;IGAR SMOKING IN GERMANY
business Is Increasing as Kaiser’s
Subjects Realize Pipe Is Un
handy to Carry.
Mr. A. von Heiger, president of the
own council of Dresden, Germany,
vho is at the Ebbitt, is also a manu
aeturer of cigars. . f
"The cigar business in Germany is
>n the increase,” said he. "In my
actory if I do not turn out 250,000 a
iay I consider business very poor,
iermans. long lamed for their variety
nd quality of pipes, are taking to
igars. in former days a German was
I ways pictured with a stein of beer
nd a big curved-stemmed pipe. Now
He cigar has taken the latter’s place.
“The main reason for the change
! the fact that pipes are unhandy to
■trry around. They take up a lot ot
mce In one's pocket, and a packet of
jbacco takes up some more. Ger
ians are outdoor people, and tin
igarette Is too mild lor them. A
an who Is in the open all the time
’<es a strong smoke, and the more
e is out of doors the stronger he
ants it. Cigars can be carried ea
y, and they give even moie sattsta<
ion than the pipe. Hence the change
"My,” he continued, "but voir
Vmerican prices are high! N’o wonder
i man is not considered rich unless
ie is the possessor of $1,000,000. \Yh>
•n Germany if a man has 1.000.000
narks, which is something more that
■200,000 in American money, he it
considered phenomenally rich. It Is
a shame we can’t ship foodstuffs
across the ocean to you without pay-,
ing duty."—Washington Post.
Crushed by a Caddie.
"It is not always safe to fish for
compliments,” says a Washington
man. who travels quite a bit. "and I
recently learned a lesson in this regard
from a caddie attached to a golf club
near this town.
“I was going round the links one
afternoon and making a dreadful ex
hibition of myself. I did not, how
ever, know that mr caddie was fully
aware of this, as he seemed so bliss
fully unconscious that anything was
wrong. He was a nice, freckled lb tie
Irishman, and I took quite a fancy to
him, especially as never a lifnt ran'e
from him that I was doing badly. At the
end of the round, in the hope of r
‘jolly’ from the lad, I ventured to ob
serve:
“ Tve been traveling for the last
two months, and am dreadfully out of
practice. That’s why I'm in such had
form today.’
"To which the caddie calmly re
plied: "Oh, then ye’ve played before,
sir!”’
3ARS OUT RUSSIAN GEESE
Germany's Blow to a Great Trade
Seriously Felt on Both Sides
of Border.
Announcement has been made that
he German authorities have suspena
d the importation of live eese from
tussia on the ground that there is a
onsiderable amount of disease preva
ent in the frontier districts of that
ountry.
Coining, as this prohibition does, im
mediately prior to the period when lm
orts ot live geese increase rapidly
he question is serious alike to breed
rs in Russia, who will have large
uantities of birds thrown on their
ands; to German goose fatteners, as
ney will be unable to All up their
iens, for the home production is total
y insufficient to meet their require
ents, and to housewives in Germany,
.ho will find the already high price
if what is an important article of
ood advance still further and prob
;bly be prohibitive. Russians state
that there is no justification for this
regulation, that it is a trade move
in the interests of German dealers to
force down prices and as a measure
of fiscal protection to German breed
ers.
Germany imports annually about
8,000,000 live geese, of which soven
eights come from Russia, where these
birds are bred in vast numbers
throughout the western and southwest
ern governments. They are bought
from the raisers by traveling dealers,
who drive them in huge flocks to the
frontier stations, where they are en
trained for despatch to Berlin and oth
er cities.
The cars used for this purpose are
built in four decks, each car holding
about 1,200 birds. Special trains are
run in the season, consisting of a
dozen to thirty-five cars. In accord
ance with the supply. As many as
50.000 geese have been known to ar
rive at Magerviehhof market, Berlin,
on a single day.—Westminster Ga
zette. __ ___— .
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—The story opens with n
■cream from Dorothy Marche, a charm
ing debutante, in the op. i a box of the
wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris M ssioner, at
the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York City It is occasioned by Mrs. Mis
sioner'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. Mission* r. gather
uj» some of the diamonds, but tin- gem
of the collection, the celebrated Mahar
anee. is missing. Griswold steps on the
apparent missing diamond and it rusl.e
under his heel, a Hindoo comes from an
adjoining box. and picking up a flake of
the crushed gem pronounces it a fraud,
not ti c genuine Maharanee but- pas;e.
CHAPTEH 11 The entire- party proceed
to the elegant mansion of Mrs Mission*-!
where she takes them to a room h.-ving
u sat* containing other diamonds. SI.
afterward* sends for a Mr. R ■ scorne. ar
*.p-ri. who pronounces tlie stone* ah
cop es, substitutions. of the orig.nal gems
CHAI’THU HI Bruxton Sands tele
phones police headquarters and two d<
tectives, Donnelly ami < 'arson arris ** on
the scene. The\ **xamin»- the safe am!
decide that the theft of the original dm
rnonds was n> eomp’ished by some one i,
the house. Th« servants arc n c siion d.
hut Without result. Then they learn the
Miss Klinor Holcomb, the confide ntla
< ornpanion of Airs. Mlssioner. has a dupli
cate key to the safe and they send foi
her.
CHAPTER IV—The detectives incl'ne t<<
the belief that Miss Holcomb is involved
in the robbery. They search her room
and in a « abinet, wrapped in ti.- ic p,
U'*r. they find one of the origin.--,! da
monds. Mrs Missinner protests Hint
Klinor is guiltless, but the deli at* girl
i* marched oPf to prison.
CHAPTER V Meantime, In an lip-town
mansion, the Hindoo "f the theater episode
who is known as i he Swam!, and a H n io
prince Kananda. discuss the arrest. The\
are in the I’nlted States fo recover tin
Maharanee, wlmh is a sacred r* l;c of
India, and are puzzled at the discovery
of the imitation.
CHAP'i KH \ I Detective Britz. an ex
pert of the police force, now takes up th
« ase. He interview's Elinor w’ho Is pros
trated by the cloud resting on her. Thr
detective evidently believes the giri inno
cent.
CHAPTER VII—Dr. Eawrence Fitch.
Hie ft .nee of Elinor, visits lier in prison,
•■'he is remanded for trial on susp < ion of
h»ung the thief. Britz talks enroura gingl>
to iitch and asks his co-operation i ii
running down the real criminal.
* HA^PTF.R VIII Tae detective advices
that Elinor does not seek bail until they
Have located the real culprit. He mal es
a close investigation of affairs at the
home of Mrs. Missioner.
CHAPTER IX Britz learns that Mrs
Missioner while visiting Paris had the
diamonds with her. He cables the policf
* here and they ascertain that the dupli
cates were made from drawings of the
original atones. The person ordering the
substitutes gave the name of Elinor Hol
comb.
CHAPTER X The defective has an In
terview with Miss Marche. He learns
who of Elinor’s friends can draw II"
clumsily draws a picture of the safe.
Griswold ofTers to assist him. showing
skill as an artist. I^ater as the detective
is walking through Central Park he is
siiddently seized and thrown into a closed
automobile.
( HAPTRR XI—A wild ride ensues and
Rritz finds he has been made captive by
• three Hindoos. He endeavors to escape
j but is bound and drugged.
CHAPTER XII His captors imprison
Britz in a deserted house He finally
! manages to get free from his bonds. eS.
I capea and reports at headquarters now
! ;‘»o* irici'd that toe Hindoos are materially
’nterested in the case
< ‘M ATTER XTTI Pretending to be a
newspaper report..r. Britz intervi* \vs flu
Swarnl as to the rare diamonds of India
After he leaves the Swami inform*
Prince Knnanda that he has penetrated
Hie disguise of the defective.
f’HAPTF.R XIV Mrs Miss'oner visits
Elinor in prison hut is dissuaded from
bali ng her out until her Innocence is
proven. Britz learns of an insane dia
mond expert on Ward’s Island and asks
F t h to go with him and interview tin
man
CHAPTER XV The insane diamond ex
peri tells enough to lead the detective ft
believe that either Griswold or Sands ern
ployed him to make counterfeits of the
Missioner gems.
II >1 l * “ ' ' » I Ml 'H ' ' I . I'lITV PWfC
bv Bril!”.. Intimites dial Sends is on I In
verse of failure Ho evidently wishes tin
defective to believe that his r val in ]n\ o
may have something: to do with the die
motid robbery.
t’H \ PTER X Vlf Two Tfindoos hurg’ar
ire the home of Sands, evidently thinking
that he may h*\e the Maharanee din
mend. Brit* captures them and on one
discovers a note addressed to "Curtis"
and signed "MUllcent” which they have
found somewhere In their wandering
search for the gems
CHAPTER XVI (T The Swntnl visits
Mrs. Missloner and tries to solve the mys
tery of the diamonds Hater at ills
own house hr directs Ills Hindoo all'es to
continue th»|r search for the mysterious
ly misgjjig gem.
CHAPTER XIX Brit* locates a woman
named Aft 1 Hr ent IVdaroehe He learns
that secretly she Is affianced to Curtis
Griswold.
CHAPTER XX The Swum! attends a
hall at the home of Mrs. Missloner hut
does not learn anything further about the
diamonds. The dele.-five watches Gris
wold hoping lo gain a clew (o the mvs
terlons MUllcent
CHATTER XXI Brit* disguised as a
burglar visits the apartment of M lllcont
Pelarovh* who he is satisfied is keeping
the stolen diamonds for Griswold He
finds a box that once contained them hut
It Is, empty.
The thick, beautifully rounder) shake,
ashen In color and sinuous of move
ment, apparently was not alarmed hv
the scramble of (he doctor and the de
teetive to the top of the ehiffonier. nor
even by the swing of t he, divan under
the vigorous push of Pitch's foot If
lowered the heart It had lifted a few
Inches from the floor, and continued
Its passage across the room: lnit a
short, dry laugh from the sleuth evi
fiontiy angered It more than any louder
noises. It stnjiped midway of thp
room, turning its head once more lo
ward the men on their narrow perch.
An Involuntary shiver ran through
Fiteh, anil even Brit*, felt a litrle tin
comfortable under the serpent's glit
tering gaze. The creature roiled itself
111 the center of the floor, its head lift
ed, and those heady eyes twinkling
furiously. Then began a motion of tile
head like that of a waterspout to a
point at least knee high of a tail man.
The head bent forward slightly, and
the neok on both sides distended slow
ly until the loose flesh formed a sort of
hood behind and slightly above both
sides of the narrow, wicked forehead
of .the serpent.
“I.c.ok!"' cried Fitch. "That is the
mim'stakah’e sign of a cobra, the dead
ly hooded snake of India It is like no
other member of the serpent family.
When you see that hood commence to
come out—don't wait to see the rest."
' About how ;ong do you think it will
star there, doctor0" ask'd the detec
tive.
"Fntil it either gets us r 'om-pts
us," answered the physician T dis
tension of the skin about the neck in
that way means that the beast is an
grv. Once it is thoroughly aroused, it
never gives up until it strikes its vic
tim. or is killed--unless something
more startling happens to distract its
attention.”
“Rather looks as If we were Irap
pert." Rritz said.
"Foniewhat." rejoin d Fitch. "We’re
here to stay unless that reptile goes."
"Pan we kill it. do you think"" asked
the d teciive.
"We might if we had a machine gun
—l ave you got a pistol?"
"I brought one into the room," an
swered Fritz, feeling in his pockets,
"but I laid it on that table when I was
going through those drawers. Pretty
carekss, eh?"
Fitch nodded. He was racking his
wits for some means , f esop.o<* which
meant, so far as lie coil'd sec, a molb |
od of killing the snake Ii seemed use
less to expect help from outside the ;
house. The door bet wt it the hall and j
the room in which they were v.as
closed, and before tt h"ne portieres |
heavy enough to muffe t tcir loudesi ,
shouts. Their only probable chance of
relief lay in the hope that the hue
coat wou'd become suffie'ently anxious
at their failure to renirti and would
mter the house in quest of them ,
Rven in that rather remote eontin
">ncy, however. It was far freryt rsr
tain they could warn bin before the
cobra could glide afro's the room and
strike him to death. No, thry were |
thrown utterly upon their own r«
sources. Brits agreed with the doctor
on that point, as in low tones, so that
they might not further inflame the sev
Iient, they discussed their situation
“Guess there's nothing accidental
about tills little sunshine being in the
room.” said Britz musingly. "Those ;
Oriental strong armers probably fig
tired it out that one or both of us
wou'd come here, and so they arranged
this pleasing little surprise party. I
think it is worthy a place in the society j
columns as one of the successes of the
season."
He made light of the danger because
that was his way when he was in a
particularly tight pla"e; but he rpa i
Hzrd the peril by this time as fully as |
did the doctor. There was nothing hu- i
morons in the fact that all the Time
they were held prisoners atop the chif
fouler by the gray death before them,
the Hindoos were doubtless making the
mo t of tlie* time thus gained for es
cape. True, lie had asked (hat r!1 the
ordinary avenues of escape from the
city be watched, and although he took
’t for .granted Chief Manning would
carry out the request conscientiously,
tie v.as not at all confident the men
sent from the Central Office and from
the various precinct headquarters
would be proof against the adroitness
of Indian noblemen, adepts, and thugs.
Moreover. It was as good as certain
that the Swainl. the I’rince. and their
followers would not seek to flee the
city by any ordinary routp. Brifz him
self, had he hcen free lo continue the
pursuit, would have looked first to the
most extraordinary modes of fight
cotnpatlhle with practical conditions.
From what he knew of the men. by
this time it would not amaze him
greatly to find they had lefi the cltv
by airship or submarine, sllghtlv ini
probable as either means of transit
might have been a few years be
fore.
Bottled up. nop; ho evrla'mrd
gloomily.
“That's what It looks like." assented
Fiti'h.
"Fniess." Brit* rnntinnr.fi. “we ran
get that gun
And use It effert ive’v.'' put In F trh. j
"I'm something of a shot.' thr d-Mer
five ventured, meditatively. "Mavhe j
I rouhl hit it, and maybe l could get
that gun.”
His eves, ranging the room in the
immediate n< ighhorhood of the rhif
fouler, had alighted upon the water
pipe. Tile tong, flexible rubber stem
of tlie narghileh was stretrhed arross |
the table and the mouthpiere hung
over the hark of a rlialr within a few
fret of the top of tiie chiffonier.
Til try if." said the detertive deris
ively. “Give a hand here, dor!"
Fitrh honked one arm about the or
nameptal knob at the hark of the riilf
fonier. and with his free hand gripped
the detertlve’s left wrist Britz. his
left hand rlutrhiug thr dot tor s sleeve,
the toe of his left hoot thrust between
tiie chiffonier and the wall, leaned far
out in an attempt to rearh the tube
of tiie wafer pipe. He withdrew his
arm quickly. however, and gave a little
nervous rough as tiie drab d^ath that
lay coiled in the middle of the floor
straightened its sinister length and
glided swiftly across the room, then
rolled Itself once more directly under
tiie spot where the detective’s stretch
ing fingers bad been Onre more the
head arose with that strange, sinuous,
swaying motion, and it began to move
slowly hark and forth, while the glis
tening ejes seemed to shoot sparks to- ,
ward (lie man who hung at such fear
ful hazard above it.
"(fee!" said Brit*. "This is getting
a little 100 close for comfort. How far
can that thing stretch, doctor?"
"No higher than that." answered
Fitch “at least I think not I tinder
stand the cobra can strike only
straight forward."
"Sure it can’t make an upper cut?"
Inquired the sleuth.
"I'm not going to say positively. I'm
not sure of anything with that kind of
a brute," Fitch answered. "The best
wa> is to take no chances. l,et me
hate a try tor the gun ."
A bifurcated scarlet thread, the
slender forked tngne of the reptile,
dart <1 in and out of its gaping jaws in
a frenzh d way. " was apparent to
anyone—be he t st 1st or layman—
that the serpent was in a white heat of
fury. Woe betide the human flesh that
came within reach of that eager, death
dealing venom.
Britz, though he was known the
length and h eadt.h of the department
as tin1 come t proposition under Man
nine's command, frankly shuddered as
he watched the undu ating menace of
’he serpent's hr riy, and the staccato
play of tiie tongue that seemed to
nock h:m with the deadly humor of a
fiend. Hi was willing to risk his life,
if need he. to prevent the escape of
the dark, subtle enemies whose de
moptaOal iug unity had caught him in
such a ran. for train ed tie seeuu d to
he b-'vond the possibility of escape.
Tt at they 1 ad matched their cunning
against ids cold. hard. Occidental shill
amt common sense, onlv made him the
mon d ter pined to outwit, outplay
outfight them.
"No. doc." said the d 'tectivp firmly
It was niv foot carelesness that left
that gun on that table, and it's up t.
pr- to get It You lin'd me fast and sit
_* anil If an-bod', g -ts stung, it'll
O; o 'livln Urltn no-11 v
the snake. stretch' d forth his arm.
b retched hts fingers until he could al
most fpol ih°vi crack and strainer
hts musr'pc almost beyond endurance,
'be while Ids nerve was subjected to
thf severest test of all bis experience.
At last he nipp- fi the rmnstb amber of
the pipestem's mouibpiece between
the tips of hts first and second fin
gers. It was the slightest of grasps;
but so steady were the nerves of the
Headquarters man that a though the
cobra in its swnxing seemed to ap
proa' ll ever nearer the arm and nal.ed
wrist that shrank involuntartlx from
tb° fancied death-thrust of those
gleaming fangs, still he did not flinch.
He citing to the pipestem, his Angers
steadily drawing it toward him until
be bad a firm clutch on the rubber
tube. Then wltn a powerful upward
and backward heave be regained bis
position on the chiffonier, the twistin'’:
hose gripped in bis band. The other
end of tlie pipestem stlli was attached
to the bowl of tlie narghileh. As the
lube festoon'd buwe n the table and
the chiffonier, it went close to th“
head of ihe cobra. Lightning'ike. the
bead dashed toward ft. fangs bristling,
and only a quick twitch of thp dot -<•
I li e's fing< rs snatched the stent he
yond ti e reach of those poison fre'ght
d ivory needles.
That jet ’a ire -tl the other end f '
ihe tube In ,t:e j ;pe ro 1, ami
Hritz quickly oo. it ii in his hand.- .
Holding i tub c is ol (tie mag stem,
he knotted a si; g.e loop in ti e nun
die t i d Hung ii .tee a tio.ilre lariat
upon t: < a. .to tie ide 'he pi.,iO:. Sow
ly dragging the plpestc.n tack. h««
pulled it. alter several trials, about
the chamber ot the weapon. Then,
handing one end of the tube to the
doctor. Britz took hold 01 the other,
explaining his port ose to Fitch in a
few words. The detective stretched
his arm away from the chiffonier at
one end; th» physician did ihe same
at the other, and they steol pulling
in opposite directions, thus tightening
ihe loop about ihe pisiol. Wien the
grip of the tube on the weapon was
firm enough ii was comparative..'
easy to swing the revolver from the
'aide to thf chiffonier. Britz gripped
the gun with an intake ot breath that
betokened satisfaction.
"Now, then, doc," he said briskly.
"Let's see If We can't put the reverse
Fngihh on that Harden of Krten opi
orte (lore's where the seed of the
woman bruises the serpent with h.s
heel "
bruising si long distance," Fair! Fitch,
"and unless you have more cartridges
about you. I wouldn't waste a shot.
You won't find it easy to hit him "
Fritz In a moment or two realized
the rior’nr ftpoke true. The swaying,
neutral-tinted body was no easy mark
tor the most practiced marksman.
Ills first shot went wide The bullet
imbedded itself in a leg of the tab e
with a rasping sound that only Infurl
ated the cobra the more Fritz his
net vp slightly shaken by the miss,
fired again quickly, shivered the howl
of the narghib h. and eaused the
snake to oselllate more and more v;o
lentlv. It became apparent he would
gain nothing by aiming at its head.
' I'll have a try al him 'midships,''
he said.
Only three loaded cartridges re
msIned in the r<vn ver. and as Frliz
found no . \tra ones In anj of his
pockets, he knew he must make the
most of those he had A third time
the pistol cracked. The bullet grazed
the serpent's flesh. It did not inline
the spine. Quickly the uprat ed part
or ihe body sink upon the coil, but it.
reared itself again in an Instant, and
tile furious darling of the tongue re
vealed that the reptile was more en
raged than ever.
"Want to take a crack at It. doe’"
asked the detective, handing the
weapon to the physician.
Fitch had no poor idea of himse'f
as a fancy shott but he found his
muscular control too sadly shaken by
his narrow escape from the cobra to
shoot sttalgh! His shot—the fourth -
was a wider miss than ary of the tie
te. live s had been lie handed the
pistol hack to the Ifoadqu&rter's man
anti shook his head
' You’re the man to stay on the fir
irs line." he said
I'rltz eyed the revolver grimly. In
its hhic-stee’ chamber were four
empty cartridges and on’y one that
hdd the potep'lallty of relra-e from
ihen dangerously uncertain refuge on
the chiffonier ('rooking Ills leu arm.
tie used the angle made by his ell cw
as a rest and leveled Iht ong hine
havel of the hig-calihered woaiion
steadily. Pausing until :he swaying
of the serpent diminished as much :;s
it apparently was going to do, he
fired.
A writhing, twisting snarl was the
result. The cobra colled and uncoiled
with electric rapidity, traveling In cir
cles all over the spacp he’wren the
chiffonier and the tab'e whence Rrlrz
had lassoed the pistol. Plainly the
reptile was hit- mcvtallr wounded, he
thought, hut as he started to descend
Impatiently. Fitch seised him and 'lt
erall.v flung him hack on thp chiffon
ier's smooth top
"Not yet." said the doctor, nervous
ly. ‘Tvefs waif a minute.”
It wap profitable patience For ahrr
probably a minute of terrible strugg'e,
the cobra returned to its eoit rod
once more reared Its head. The g^av
body throbbed fiercely, but clrs.r
scrutiny showed the man the snake
had no! hepn hit with fatal res"'t.
Suddcn'v the physician seised ftrltz’
arm in a nervous grasp.
"By Jupiter!" he exclaimed.
"You’ve shot out Its toogilP'"
True puough The fifth bullet bed
passed between the gaping jaws oT
the reptile and taken off the greater
pint of (hat darting scarlet thread
as neatly as a sharp Instrument no d
snuff a candle. While the wound
doubtless caused agony to the snake.
It did not lessen Its anger The poi
son charged fangs remained In Its
mouth, and the cutting off of Its
tongue swelled Its fury to the ultimate
degree
Rrltz dropped the pistol on the rM>
footer and thrust bmh hands In his
pockets,
"Hp a tree for fair." h« said. "Noth
ing more doing In the artillery Inn
"That was vonr last rrrtrldgp""
Rrt'z bent his head affli'mattve'y.
\n expression of slow wrath gathered
forop In tho 1 leadqtiRrters man s faro,
as ho starod at tho swaying serpent
such a short distance ^belnw. On®
could sop ho was angry enough to
take tho dosperatp rhancp of spring
Ine from his perch and trying to
striko thp rohra with his hpols. or,
failing that, seizing It by thp nook,
sopking *o throttle It. Thp Instinot. of
self-preservation, however, was
stronger than rage. Rrltz was willing
enough to risk his life In the fulfill
ing of his duty, so ’nog as the risk
meant a flghMng i-hanrs to him. 11“
was too sensible absolutely to throw
his life away, nnd something told htm
that In spite of all the rourage In the
world, no man would have an apprtcf
aide percentage of opportunity in a
battle at c1o~e quarters with so ven
I onions a serpent. Yet he must get
out of that house He felt he was the.
only man on the po’lee fore# who
roil'd he sure of heading off the Otl
entaia. In that very moment they
might he beyond the elty's limits,
hearing the booty he had pursued for
weeks. It was more than his self
poise eould stand. lie gave rein tn
his anger, and for the first time In all
the dortor’s acquaintance with him he
swore hard anti fast and long. His
flow of profanity stonped as suddenly
as It had commenced. He drew one
hand from his pocket, and slowly, as
If he hardly dared to trust his sense*,
held up his fliige-s and looked at what
they clasped. Then he held the oh
|ert nut triumphantly for the physi
cian to see. It was a loaded cartridge
forgotten when last he emptied h's
pockPts of their supply of extra am
munition!
"Well make no miss with this one."
said the sleuth. TVm’t you think you
can use it better, doc?"
"No." said Hitch, "I am not In your
class when It conies to snuffing out
serpents' tongues. You may flre whoni
you are ready, lieutenant."
Rritz grinned, shook tho pmptT
shells out of tho revolver. s!ipocd tho
full cartridgp into nno of tho Cham
hers and 'wirled It until It paralleled
the barrel Then, once more using
his arm as a rest, ho took careful aim.
and was ahout to pull the trigger,
when the door was flung open and the
uniformed policeman stood on the
1 hreshold
"Well." said the blueroat. excuse
me for lotHlng In. hut 1 thought some
thing micht have—”
( lo Be Continued Next Week.)
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