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) Patented Features make : fe Big Difference QURERS EveRywarnt TOWER Sa Gi 8 gan Simple Way to Relieve Gas on Stomach Nearly everybody ts troubled at times with excessive gas in the stomach and bowels In many et the stomach expands and presses &gainat the heart, causing {nteni Pain; palpitation, difficult breathing or other annoying symptoms Aaa rule these attacks are accompanied by burning In the stomach, head- acho, dizziness, hiccough, drow ness after eating or a peculiar hervous feeling The easiest way to prevent such distresa Is to take Bopa Gas Table before and after eating wonderfull @ch, and w rected will Fenerally give permanent, lasting results. “Eopa," the original nly genuine Gas Tablets, are Seattle by Bartel! Drug Stor: ell leading everywhere. Co... Mfrs. tisement. en used a Eats Candy But Loses Her Fat * selves the things they like most Deca of thelr desire to keep down thetr wel? jo reduce the fat with whieh they ar siready burdened. 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Whi }ley te din Abingdon h | Sir Charles falls from his chair tn a | dying condition, Dr, MoMurdoch pro- noune death due to heart-fallure Marley insists that | polponed. Ab “Fire- to explain the moaning Ton: me t to divulge | the secret. Oriental, ina friend of Phil Abingdon, daugh ter of Sir Charles, While Harley ts shadowing the home of Ormur Khan he ta discovered by the Oriental and imprisoned tn the houae, | NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY | Ho noted that its lower fringe did | not quite touch the floor. By stoop: | Ing down, he could see a few foot into some room beyond It was tn dark- that {t was carpeted with @ rich Per- stan rug, he learned but little trom his scrutiny. The gilded screen was solid and immovable, Nodding his head grimly, Harley “| felt In his pockets for pipe and pouch, |wondertng if these, too, had been taken from him. They had not, how. ever, and the frst nausea of hin awakening having passed, he filled and lighted his briar and dropped down upon tho divan to consider his position. That he had walked biindly Into a trap prepared for him by that mys terious personality known as Fire | Tongue, he no longer could doubt. | Ypon these bitter reflections a liaugne sound intruded, the first whic }had disturbed the stillness about him) since the moment of his awakening. | No More Gas in Stomach & Bowels Ti you wish to be [geen ee | relieved Fes Ma tenes and bowels, take 's Gas Tablets, which are pre- for stomach gas and all yultiag frown pressure ‘That drowsy, sleepy will be replaced by a ment Blostin; arms and finge and “go to Gas-Tablets prevent gus from interfering with your circulation. Por sale by all re- liable druggists, or J. Basimana, Chemist, ‘an Francisco. Im the yellow package rice $1.00. 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Advertisement CAN BE CURED Free Proof To You oe wecdis wag Susinews tor 20 years. 1 served four yoars na w jana State Board of Pharmacy and five years as President of ti jayne knows me and kno’ Women and Children boon cured by this ever saw—give mo ® to prove my celal Sddrese on the couron below and get the trial treatment The wonders acoomplished in your own case will be 1 Gat ae ge ED AND MAM. role Wet ine oe J BUTZELL, Druggist, No. 4816 West St. Fort Wayne, Ind. Please send without cost or obligation to me your Free Proof Treatment, savececeacesseeesssecssesenees tion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, | SS . NEA SERVICE, IMC Bomeone had entorod the room bo yond the glided screen, and now a faint light showed beneath tho | fringe of the curtain, Paul wat quit J, smoking and watching Suddenly he perceived a pair |glosay black boots, ‘Thelr weare was ovidently standing quite near the screen, possibly listening. Harley had an idea that somo second person stood immediately behind the first, Of thin idea he presently had con firmation A vole uttered his namo: “Mr, Paul Harley." He could not be sure, but he thought it was the volce of Ormus Khan's secretary, He drew his pipe between his teeth, and: “Yes, what do you want with me? he asked, “Your attention, Mr, Harley, for « few momenta, tf you fee) suffictently recovered.” “Pray proceed,” said Harley. Of the presence of a second person |beyond the screen he was now a» | sured, for he had detected the sound lof whispered instructions; and sink: ling lower and lower upon the divan, the peered surreptitiously under the jer of the curtain, believing It to be more than probable that bis move- m were watched ‘This ted to w notable discovery, A pair of gray suede shoes became vis- ible a few inches behind the glonsy black boots—curtously small shoes | with unusually high heels. The iden- |Uty of thelr wearer was beyond dis eto the man who had measured that delicate foot. | Ormuz Khan stood behind the | wcreent f CHAPTER XXV An Englishman's Honor “You have been guilty of a sertes of unfortunate mistakes Mr, Har ley,” continued the speaker, “Notably 24 have relied upon the clumay de- vice of disguise, To the organization | n which you have chosen to interest yourself, this has provided some mild cmusement.” Paul Harley did not reply. “It Is posmtbie,” continued the un- seen speaker, in whom Harley had now definitely recognized Ormus Khan's secretary, “that you recently heard a resolution respecting your. self. Your death, tn fact, had been determined upon. Life and death be ng synonymous. the philosopher con- emplates either with equanimity.” “I am contemplating the latter with equanimity at the moment,” ald Harley, dryly. “The brave man does 90,” the Hin- @u continued, smoothly, “The world only seems to grow older: tts youth in really eternal, but aa age succesds Ag, new creeds must take the place | of the olf ones which are burned out.” Harley ded grimly, watching a Ting of smoke floating slowly up- ward “Tt Is @ Uttle thing to those who know the truth,” the speaker re-| sumed. “To the purblind laws of the ‘Weat It may neem a great thing. We seek in Rome to do*as Rome does We Judge every man as we find him. Therefore, recognizing that your total Movements tn the near future, we have decided to offer you an alterna tive. This offer is based uper the British character. Where the oath of some men ts a thing of smoke, the word of honor of an Englishman w are prepared to accept.” “Many thanks,” murmured Harley “On behalf of Great Britain I accept the compliment.” “We have such faith tn the com Pleteness of our plans, and in the nearness of the hour of triumph. jthat if you will pledge yourself to silence, in writing, you will not be molested In any way.” [( “It Js impossible,” said Harley, tersely. " “Think well of the matter. It may | Rot seem so Impossible tomorrow.” Paul Harley offered no further an- swer to the speaker concealed behind | the violet curtain, “Do not misunderstand us,” the voice continued. “We bind you to nothing but silence.” “I refuse,” said Harley, sharply. “Dismiss the matter.” consideration will be given to you." Faintly Paul Harley detected the sounds made by Ormuz Khan and his secretary In withdrawing. The light |beneath the curtain disappenred, For perhaps a space of two hours, | Paul Harley sat smoking and contem- | plating the situation from every con- \cetvable angle. Night attire was provided in the |Sleeping chamber, but he did not avail himself of this hospitality. Ab- | solute silence reigned about him. Yet Presently Paul Harley sank back upon the mattresses, and fel! asleep. Ho awoke, acutely uncomfortable and {ll-rested. light streaming into the room, and casting shadows of the fron bars upon the opposite wall, The bruise lantern stil) burned above him, and the silence remained complete as when he had falien asleep. {He stood up yawning and stretching himse't. He undressed and reveled in the joy of a hot bath, concluding, with a cold BOTHERED WiTH ITCHY PIMPLES On Face a Couple of Years, Burned Badly. Cuticura Heals, Purchased more, and after ual three cakes of Cuticura Soap an two boxes of Ointment I was 3600 Peny Kve . Dewole Mies Harley! EATTLE STAR Cymthia Grey: Who Would Like Lad Nine Years Old?—Father Unable to Obtain Employment Dear Miss Grey: I wonder if some kindly disposed per- son would care to give my boy of nine years a home and an education, for which he could do many light jobs in re } turn? He is a quiet lad, not caring much for play rather read a good book. He learns quickly. I cannot give him the home comfort or education which his own mother hoped he would have. She died in 1918, when he was only three years old, I have tried every means I can think of two get steady rk; but it seems impossible. I have had lots of ex- perience in the steam engine line, also electric motor line, | locomotive and stationary, am 86 years old, strong and healthy, I married again and we have a son seven months old and if 1 do not find work very quickly, 1 do not know what we shall do, I have tramped the city over and spent days ga- lore around the employment offices. Phanking you kindly for anything you may do I am, sincerely, W. E. R. Anyone who is interested in taking this little lad, may get in touch with his father by communicating with Misa Grey, MA in-0600, ee but would Cynthia Grey will receive calt- ers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 2 p. m. and on. Bey: td & Tuesday and Thursday trom U EN giieaneaeig LO se ntiwourl ta || te 12 @ mat ber office in The In, and . os be } | Star Bidg., 1309 Beventh ave, Saint Louls, Mlesourt te tn Saint | sts county the names of our pre reprenent atives and senators at Washington, Lost Pet jDG Thanks 4 , | A Reader. | Cat The Unttod States wonators from | Dear Miss Grey: 1 lost my*male| this «tate are 0. 0. Dill and Wesley black and tan Persian cat «ince last |L Jones, The representatives, John | Sunday night Tam tame and). Miler, Lindley H. Hadley, Albert }ean't get around very much and 1|/ohnson, John W, Summers and Bam ly for my pet I live in the| B. Hilt, y of Bixth and Bell st If 1 Jeannot get him back haps some one has one Uke him they would give me aa I cannot afford to buy one. My — telephe EL-lot-4237-J. Tha main, | Query About | Saint. Louis eee Heavyweight Champion Dear Misa Grey: Where and from whom did Jack Dempsey win the | heavyweight champtonship? | M J.B | Jack Dempsey won the world’s | U. 8. Senators and | heavyweight champlonahip from Jess Representatives iy ead July ith, 1019 at Toledo, Dear Mins Grey: Ploase publish | Ohlo 2 You, ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS Olive Roberts Barton A WLINKY Bliniy RIDDLE The Riddle Lady said next day in jamal) and bright and only seen on Huddle Land, “We have had severalia summer night. Listen now winter riddies, so this is @ summer|Nancy and Nick! Listen, every- riddle, It's a@bout something kik eed Here's the riddle: | ay jplungs, A razor and excallent toflet equisites were set upon the dressing table, and whilst ja imagination | Whispered that the soap might be | Polsoned and the razor possess @ eep-| And then at dusk they fold up tic binde, he shaved, and having| tight shaved, lighted his pipe and redressed | ang say < himself at leisure. home's « garden where the, flowers | wide awake for hours and! hours, Stay Customer Cooperation LEPHONE service consists OF eacaull in providing the facilities for communication. Reduced to fundamentals, it may be stated thus: — A is provided with a telephone. B is provided with a telephone. C, through wires and mechanism, connects these two telephones, Satisfaction with the service de- pends largely on A and B, From the very beginning their cooperation is imperative, A mustcall B and B must answer, Doing these things in the way which makes for good service involves: — 1 —Such care in asking for the number as one would use in addressing a letter. 2 —Such promptness in answer~ ing the call as one would give to keeping a personal appointment. 3 —Such courtesy as one would show in making or receiv- ing a business or social call. 4—Such clear, correct speech as one would use in the face-to-face transaction of the most important business. Each subscriber can increase the effectiveness of his tele- phone communication by such thoughrfulness as he would em- ploy in his daily life. Bell System One Policy - One System Universal Service And All Directed Towards Better Service He had nearly completed his tollet | put the house I rent—a big, red when a slight sound m the outer | Brose } rose, They'd gobble stems and break off doesn’t jock a bit nervous disappearance might compromise our | room arrested his attention. He turn: | ed sharply, stepping thru tho door. | wny. A low carved tabla, the only one which the apartment boasted, dis played an excellent Engiish breakfast laid upon @ spotless cover. Harley held his pipe in bis band, and contemplated the repast. It was only logical to suppose it to be in- nocuous, and a keen eppetite hast-| ned the tssue. He sidetracked his spicion, and made an excollent jbreakfast. So the first day of his captivity began. He resumed his pipe and smiled) philosophically. He had hoped to see | |the t blo disappear beneath the Moor. | | As evidence that he was constantly |watched, this had occurred during a | brief vinit_which he bad made to tho! bedroom in quest of matches. When he returned the table was in {te former place, but the cover bad | |been removed. He carefully examin. | Jed the floor beneath {t, and realized | | that there was no hope of depressing | the trap from above, Then, at en hour which he judged to be that of |noon, the same voice addressed him from beyond the gilded acreen. | “Mr, Paul Harley?” | ‘ea, what have you to say? Is not #0 sleepy, 1 suppone, Because tt does not shut up sol And out I go, “1 am the watchman, {f you please, 1 watch .the flowers and garden trees, No one comes tn, no one goes out, If 'm about, “My lantern winke and winks and winka, And Mister blinks, And so between us both, why we Watch carefully, Moon he Dbilnks and | "For fairies and the tricky elves Would Just come tn and help them- selves, To leaves of this and buds of that, For dress and hat. “And caterpillars! way, oh met They’re out for food—to get it free, leaves, The greedy thieves! must be cured.” “Of course I am,” said Miss Muffet, speaking up for hervelf. "And as for lightning bugs, they are 1 poep tn here, J look in there! lovely. They always remind me of What would this lovely garden o8 | fairt Were tt not for the moon and} “Me, toof said Nancy. “I love me? them, cute little things, with their winky, blinky lanterns.” (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1924, by Seattle Star ing benefits under the moths "1 fy around ‘most everywhere Sowanion; act. “I only go out when It's clear, And never when @ storm ts fear, When thunder crashes, home I hug Altho I'm called a lightning —.'y DR. WO "Oh, dear!” cried Misses Muffet. {gh sa Remedies “If you mean It's « lightning bug | wish you wouldn't say It in front of my daughter, Gince that day with the spider, things like that upset her dreadfully, | “But you have just sald tt your. | self,” the Riddle Lady exclaimed, | laughing. “Didn't she Nancy!" “Why, 1 declare! So I hav clared Missez Muffet. were speciaity for stomach and bles. So I went to him. [ ord Treat ‘ith na- ture herbs. No drugs M. Hee Wo Chinese Medicine Co. 208 James St. Cor. Second Ave. Phone MA In-2195 gone. People who de | him for treatment. “And sho 133 4th Ave. No Skin Disorders Entirely 5. F. DARROW, Seattln “In spite of your refhsal, time for, “py this time,-Mr. Harley, you | must have recognized that opposition {s futile, At any moment wo could visit death upon you. Escape, on the other hand, {s out of the question. | We desire you no harm. For diplo | |matic reasons, we should prefer you to live. Our cause Is a sacred one. | Do not misjudge by minor incidents. A short statement and a copy of your | English testament shall be placed | All Worn Out y This Winter? |so immutable are Naturg's laws, that | He found a shaft of| upon the table, if you wish.” “I do not wish,” Paul Harley re- | turned. "Ig that your last word, Mr. Har. | ley? We warn you that the third| |time of asking will be the last time." | “This is my last word.” “Your own life is not the only stake at Issue.” Vhat do you mean?” “You will learn what we mean, if lyou insist pon wtihholding your con- sent until we next Invite it.” “Nevertheless, you may regard it as withheld, definitely and finally.” | Silence fell, and Paul Harley knew himself to be onco more alone. Luncheon appeared upon the table whilst he was w g in the bath. room,' Remembering the change in| the tone. of the unseen speaker's voice, he avoided touching anything. From the divan, thru half-closed eyes, he examined every tnch of the walls, seeking for the spy-hole thru |which he knew himself to be watch: ed. Hoe detected It at last: a little grating, liko @ ventilator, immediate. ly above him where he sat. This | communicated with some room where la silent watcher was constantly on duty! Paul Harley gave no sign that he had made this discovery. But al- ready his keen wits were at work upon a plan. He watched the bar of light fading, fadiM, until, Judging it to be dinner time, ho retired dis- creetly. When he returned, he found din- ner spread upon the table, He spent the night in tho little coll. like bedchamber, and bis second day of captivity began asthe first had i | | in. ke his dinner he had eaten noth. ing but bread and fruit. For his breakfast he ate an egg and drank water from the tap in the bathroom His plan was now nearing comple tion. Only one point remained doubt. ful. (Continued in Our Next Issue) larities. One feels O#S winter find you lame, stiff and achy—worried all day long with nagging backache and sharp, rheumatic twinges?. Do you feel worn-out, nervous and dispirited—old- er and slower than you should? Then you should be giving some attention to your kidneys. These wonderful little sponges filter every drop of blood in the body. But winter’s colds and chills are apt to weaken the kidneys and weak kidneys allow poisons to accumulate in the life-giving blood, upsetting the whole bodily machinery, Then comes lameness, soreness and stiffness; daily backache, rheumatic pains, headaches, dizziness and distressing kidney irregu- constantly tired, nervous, depressed and utterly miserable. Don’t risk neglect! Help your weakened kidneys with a stimulant diuretic. Use Doan’s Pills. Doan’s have helped thousands. Are endorsed here at home. Ask your neighbor!’ Read How These Seattle Folks Found Relief: Hi. PERRAUT, 4425 26th Ave. 8. W., says: “An attack of kidney trouble came on and I couldn't lifta thing, as my back doubled up. The phins took all my strength. Morn- Inga my muscles were so sote and stiff I had a hard time trying to tle my shoe laces. My kidneys, were weak and out of orde couple boxes of Dow they put mo tn fine conditio Every Druggist has Doan’s. 60c a box. MRS. J. H. BECKMAN, 8213 2ist Ave. W., says: “I never had any trouble up until the time a cold settled in my. kidn During the day, es- pecially when I did stooping work, 1 was suddenly taken with sharp pains across the smal! of my back. These aches played bard on me, leaving me weak and nervous. My kidneys were inactive. I redd about Doan's Pills and less than a half box cured me. I have not had a return attack.” DOAN’S PILLS Stimulant Diuretic to Kidneys B. L, WALTON, Barber, 6013 Du- wamish Ave, says: “The long hours of standing as @ barber broke down my kidneys, [y back ached and pained and {t was hard to stand at the chair to work. My back was weak and sore and my kidneys weakened to the extent that) tt was necessary to pass the se- cretions several times each night 1 used Doan's Pills and they drove the pain from my back and cured the kid- ney complaint.” Mfg. Chemists Buffalo, N.Y. Foster-Milburn Co. 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