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{The “Wheelbarrow’’ Exercise.} quires u Hardens all the muscles and espe-} arms be one ¢ ect, the one so h weight must be} whic n the muscles of the} w the time of the ancient Greeks gure have been one of the first mus 4 of beauty, and any and held as lon ng which condu lated to brin (In Two Installments.) of physical cnlture and dev - a To Gain Slender Waist, Let tho taller of the two first hold the rings as far as can be conven- jently reached by the smaller, Then slowly raise them until the smaller child has to stand on tiptoe to reach, the arms to be lowered between each increase in height of the rings. A deep breath taken as the arms are raised, long as comfortable — the cower to hold the breath will in- vith practico—and as th lowered and the muscies the breath is con.panted by a deep in hose of the arms and tion of the breath, which must be Id takes thet untli the arms a breath is slowly and gent: hands. This requires For the child who would be graceful ire body to be} there are a large number of exercises can be adequately accomplished th the aid ind those of the arms$ chair is convenient a very good one ts in sitting with the hands grasp- ing the chair arms firmly of the arm mui an upright position with jans a slender waist and a tall, of the chalr be drawn in on the up movement, be comfortable downward move- herself into d to that end and emitted ently practised by them, For ment, when the muscles should be per- hing exercises are well calcu- mitted to relax. about the desired result; Another good chair exercise consists nd a twofold benefit is thus gained, in placing the body across the seat of nce one of the fundamental principles a chair, the abdomen toward the outer MEE FE EE EE EE EE EE EEE EES SE SEES SSS LLL LLLSLLALAASM ILLS IIIS The Naval Treaty. By Sir Arthur raising and lowering the the assistance of the to equalize the This will dew all of the muscles of the back and hip With the body in this same posi trunk without using the feck Conan Doyle. (COPYRIGHT. 1902, BY HARPER & BROTHERS.) H1i2 duly which Immediately succeeded my made memorable by three of interest, in which I had the se of Di ted with Sher- ves and of studying his me ing as privil lock H ods, 1 find them recorded in my note rhe Adventure of the rhe Adventure of the Naval Phe Adventure of the ‘Tired Conia 1 of these, however, deals with interests of aah fieare «and {mplicates so many of the first families in the kingdom that for many years it will be impossible to make it public, case, however, 41 has ever illustrated under the hi Second Stai Treaty” and " in which Holmes was eng the value of his analytical methods go clearly or has impressed those who were ed with him <0 deeply. 1 still retain an almost verbatim report of the interview In which he demonstrated the true ) Monsieur Dubugue, of the Paris yon Waldbaum, the well-known taig, both of whom had wasted rir energies upon what proved to be side issues, will have come, however, before 1, Meanwhile I pass on to the second on my witich promised also at one time to be of national importance and was marked by several incidents which give it a quite unique character, During my school days I had been intimately @ olated with a lad named Percy Phelps, who was of much the same age as myself, though he was two classes ahead of me, He was a very brilliant boy and carried away every prize which the school had {o offer, finishing his exploits by winning a scholar- ship which sent him on to continue his trlumphant career at Cambridge, He was, I remember, ¢x- tremely well connected, and even when we were Ht little. boys together we knew that his mother's brother was Lord Holdhurst, the great conservative politician, ‘This gaudy relationship did him little good at school. On the contrary, it seemed rather piquant thing to us to chevy him about the playe ground and hit him over the shins with a wicket But it was another thing when he came out Into the world, I heard vaguely that his abilities and the influences which he commanded had won him a good position at the Foreign Office, and then he Passed completely out of my mind until the fol lowing letter recalled his existence: “Briarbrae, Woking, “My Dear Wateon; I have no doubt that you can remember “Tadpole’ Phelps, who was in the fifth form when you wae in the third, It 1s possible ev that you may have heard that, through my une influence, 1 obtained @ good appointment at the Vorelgn OMice, and that I was in a situation of trust And honor until a horrible misfortune came suddenly to blast my career. “There ts no use writing tne details of that dread- ful event. In the event of your acceding to any rer quest, itis probable that I shall have to narrate them te you, I have only just recovered from nine wrrks » new century the story can be safely of brain fever, m still exceedingly weak, should like to authorities assure Do try to bring Eyery minute opinion of the me that nothing mor him down, and as soon as possible. n hour while I live in this state of horrible Assure him that if I have not asked his was not because I did not appre- been off my Now Tam clear again, advice sooner it ciate his talents, headlever since the blow fall though I dare not think of it too much for fear of T have to writs, to bring him, PERCY PHELPS,” ‘There was something that touched me as I read i p in the reiterat moved was I that even T should have Holmes loved was ever as ready to b peals to bring Holmes 1 difficult mat but, of course art, so that he as his cllent could be with me that not « moment should be Jost in layiag of breakfast time T found myself back once more In the old rooms in Baker street cated at his side table, nd working hard over a chemical dressing-gown furiously in the bluish flame of and the distilled drop Utre measure. entered, and I, seeing that his Inve be of importance, se Bunsen burner, were condensing Into a two- {riend hardly imation must ed myself In an a » this bottle or t out a few drops of cach with his glass pipette, nally brought a test-tube containing a solution over to the table, In his right hand he Utmus-paper, "You come at a crisis, Watson,” said he. paper remains blue, means a man's life, and {t flushed at once into a dull I thought as much!" he e at your service in an insiant, V tobacco in the Persian slipper. dewk and scribbled off several t handed over to the pax: self down into the cy Knees until his fingers ¢ If it turns red, He dipped it Into the tes! You will find He turned to Yr opposite and ¢ ped round his long, thin very commonplace ‘ou've got something better stormy petrel of orime, Watvon, You are the What is it?” The continuation of this Story will be published in to-morrow’s SUNDAY WORLD MAGAZINE, n—_~ ~eee 7b Attar A O/ender Iyaisl- ess. > To Assure a Strong Back. In this the children stand back to back, the arms interlocked at the felbow. Then each tn turn lifts the other from the ground, swaying gen- tly back and forth as the body rises and falls, ‘This insures a slender waist and helps the loin muscles, 1 I handed him the letter, which he read with the, most concentrated attention, “Tt does not tell us very much, does it?” he re- marked, as he handed it back to me, thing.” writing Is of inte “A man’ “No; a woman You see, at the commencement of an investigation it is something to know that your c nt is in close contact with some one who, for good or evil, has an exceptional nature, My interest is already awik- ened in the case, If you are ready, we will start at on for Wokin and see this diplomatist who ts in such evil case, and the lady to whom he dictates his letters." We were fortunate enough to catch an carly tr at Waterloo, and in a little under an hour we found ourselves among the fir-woods and the heather of Woking. Briarbrae proved to be a large detached house standing in extonsive grounds within a fox minute wulk of the station. On sending in ou we were shown into dn elegantly appointed iwing-room, where we were joined in a few min utes by a rather stout man, who received us with much hospitality. His age may have b forty than thirty, but his cheeks were so ruddy and his eyes so merry that he still conveyed the impres- of a plump and mischievous boy. ‘lum so glad that you have come,’ said he, shak- ing our hands with effusion, “Perey has been in- quiring for you all morning. Ah, poor old chap, clings to any straw! His father and his mother asked m to see you, for the mere mention of the ubject is very painful to them." “We have had no details yet,” obs “I pereeive that you are not yourse the family."* Our acquaintance looked surprised, and then, glancing down, he began to laugh, “Of course you saw the J H monogram on my locket,” said he, “For a moment I thought you had done something clever, Joseph Harrison is my name, and as Perey is to marry my sister Annie I shall at t be a relation by marriage, You will find my sister in hie room, for she has nursed him hand and foot thls two months back. Perhaps we'd better go in at once, for I know how imprtient he is.” chamber into which we were shown was on » floor as the diawing-room, It was fur- nished partly ae a silting and partly as a bed room, with flowers arranged daintily In every nook and corner, A young man, yery pale and worn, was lying upon @ sofa near the open window, through which came the rich scent of the gardgn and the balmy summer air, A woman was sitting beside him, who rose as we enttfed, ‘hall L leave, Percy?" she asked. He cluiched ner hand to de'pip her. “How are you, Watson?" aald he, cordially, "I shotTd never have known you under that mustache, and I dare say you would not be prepared to swear to me, ‘This, I presume, i# your celebrated friend, Mr, Sherlock Holmes?" T introduced him in a few words, and we both sat down, ‘The atout young man had left us, but his sister still remained, with her hand in that of the in- ved Holmes member of ere wen PINE Ceel : » the swimming motion should be gone through, the arms describing the differ- ent strokes which are made when in the water, Thus, the breast stroke, the side stroke, taken with each arm al- ternately, the overhand stroke and ers will also assist in development of the chest, in intreasing the expansion vid the lung power, and train the mus- cles, gradually to an endurance which Will bid defiance to fa In the swimming motions referred to for the breast stroke the body is held flatly acr arms and legs outstretched perpe: ularly. The first — ment brings For Pull and Poise. muscles of the No. 2 spreads the arms out s they will go on each side, the hands being opened and held palms out- ‘To strengthen the seated on the floor face to face, of both toucaing at the are clasped, No. 3, the rec the hands and For the side strokes the using them as a lever. breath 1s drawn, in full as the body rises, and gently emitted as the sit- ting posture is resumed Ba et arm making the position of the body being reversed ter each stroke assures a symq development in Its us Many of the old-fashioned children’s who had a weather eye 1 culture for the little forks and useful and healthful ex- ereises under the mask of play. the other turn about off her feet a4 fer utigue calls fog a is not likely m of strain or . so that the game to be overdone. yas nursery rhymes ¢ ypaniment, and the mo: © required to be in and consists in the Uwo pli ck to back, arms ‘rter- ws and cach lift'ar SLIALIIAALSAAILIKK ISAS KAA IISA SAM AM SARKRRRAAS AAS a & THE FATE OF FAUSTINA. ers standing then suddenly they swam, and back 1 went like a lunatic, to see if she was really dead, to bring her back to life * * * Bunny, | can't tell you any mor “Not of the Count?” [| murmured at 1 Not even of the Count,” said Raffl turning round with a sigh, “IT left him pretty sorry for himself; but what was the good of that? I had taken blood for blood, and it was not Corbueci who had killed Faustina. No, the plan was his, but that was not part of the plan. They had found out about our meetings in the cave; nothing simpler than to have me kept hard at it overhead and to carry off Maustina by brute force in the boat. It was their only chance, for she had said more to Stefano than she had admitted to me, and more than I am going to repeat about myself. No persuasion would have induced her to listen to him again; so they tried force; and she drew Corbueci’s revolyer on them, but they had taken her by surprise, and Stefano stabked her before she could fire,” But how do you know all that?” 1 a 1 Raffles, for his tale was going to pieces in the telling, und the tragic end of poor Faustina was no ending for me. “Oh,” said he, “I had it from Corbucei at his own revolver’s point. He was waiting ut his window, and I could have potted him at my ease where he stood against the light listening hard enough but not seeing a thing, So he asked whether it was Stefano, and I whispered, ‘Si, signore;’ and then whether he had finished Arturo, and [ brought the same shot off in, He had let me in before he knew who was finished and who was not “And did you finish him?” “No; that was too good for Corbuccl, But I bound and gagged him abovt as tight as man was ever gagged or bound, and I left him in his voom with the shutters shut and the house locked up. The shutters of that old place were six inch thick and the walls nearly six feet; that was on the Saturday night, and the Connt wasn't expected the vine- yard before the following Saturday, M while he was supposed to be in Rome, But the dead would doubtless be discovered next day, and Tam lead to hie own diseovery with the life still in him, f afraid this would helieve he figured on that himsell, for he sat threatening gumely till plit in two the last. You never saw such a sight as he was, with his he y a ruler tied at the back of it, and his bulging eyes, But | locked him up in the dark without a qualm, and ! wished and still wish him every torment of the damned,” “And then? “The night was still young, and within ten miles there was the best of ports in a storm, and hundreds ot hoids for the humble stowaways to choose from, But I didn’t want (9 go further than Genoa, for by this time my Italian would wash, so I chose the old Norddeutscher Lioyd, and had an excellent voyage in one of the boats slung inboard over the bridge. That's better than any hold, Bunny, and 1 did splendidly on oranges brought from the vineyard,” “And at Genoa? “At Genoa | took to my wits once’ more, and haye been living on nothing else eyer since. But there I had to begin all over agiin, and at the very bottom of the ladder, I slept in the streets, I begged. 1 did all manner of terrible things, rather hoping for a bad end, but never coming to one, Then one day I saw a white-headed old chap looking at me through a shop window—a window I had designs upon—and when I stared at him he etared at me, and we wore the same rags. So I had come to that! But one reflection makes many, I had not recognized myself; who on earth would recognize me? London called me--and here I am, Italy had broken my heart—and there it stays. Flippant as a schoolboy one moment, playful even in the bitterness of the next, and now no longer giving way to the feeling which had spoiled the climax of his tale, RaMles needed knowing as I alone knew him for right appreciation of those last words, That they were no mere words I know full well, That but for the tragedy of his Italian life that life would have sufficed him for ycars if not forever I did and do still believe, But I alone see him as I saw him then, the lines upon his face and the pain be- hind the Hines, How they came to disappear and what remoyed them you will never guess, It was the one thing you would have expected to have the opposite effect, the thing indeed that had forced his confidence, the organ and the voice once more beneath our very windows: Margarita de Parete, era o surta d’ e' signore; Se pugnova sempe eddote per pensare @ Salvatore! Mar—ga—ti, e perzo a Salvatore! Nun ce aje corpa tut lo ch’ ¢ fatto, © red at Raffles. 10 parlammo cebiu! ud of deepening, his lines had vane He looked years younger, mischievous and merry and alert as I remembered him of old in the breath! ¢ holding up his finger; eeping through the blind as though our side street were Scotland Yard Siself; he was stealing back ay “T half thought the I made you look. E T simply sta isis of some madeap ing to the he was ste n, all revelr; fter me befor n't take a proper look myself, but what a jest if , excitement and suspense, That was why “Do you mean the police?” said I, “The police! look me in the face and ask such a question? off their hook: them and me so little that you can My boy, I'm dead to them— ler than being off the hooks! went to Scotland Yard this minute to give myself up the; nemy nowadays, and [ go in terror st confidence in the dear police, good deal i y'd chuck me out for « harm No, | fear an of the sometime friend, but I have the utm ‘Then whom do you mean?” ‘The Camcrra! I repeated the word with a different intonation. heard of that most powerful and sinister of secret societic see on what grounds every-day organ “It was one of Corbur rtainiy kill me. Not that I had never , but [ failed to to the conclusion that these Raiies should rinders belonged to it “If T Killed him the Ca» morra would ¢ He kept on telling me It was like his cunning not to say that he would put them on my tracks whether or no,” “He is probably a member himself!” “Obviously, from what he said.” “But why on earth should you think that manded as that brazen yoice came raspin » fellows are?” I de- second verse. so thoroughly Then, again, Neapolitan, and I never hea what should bring them back here?” yugh the blind in my turn rd it on a London organ before. 1 peeped thi and, to be sure, there was the fellow with the bine chin and the white teeth watching our windows, and ours only, a8 he bawled, “And why?’ cried Rafles, his eyes dancing when I told him, Doesn't that look suspicious, sneaking back to us promise a lark?" “Not to me,” | said, having the smile for once. should you imagine, toss them five shilling Bunny; doesn't t “How many people, for as many minutes of their You seom to forget that that’s what you did an hour ago! His blank face confe: infernal row? Raffles had forgotten, denly he burst out laughing at himself. o've no imegination, and 1 never knew I had 80 I only wish you were not, for there's noth= king on another Neapolitan or two. ettle in full. Of course you ing I shoule enjoy more than to see, | owe them something still than ever I shall pay them on this side Styx He had hardened even as he spoke; the lines and the years had come again and his eyes were flint and stee! 1 owe them more with an honest grief behind the NEXT SATURDAY — ‘‘The Last Laugh,’’ $ the Tenth Adventure of “RAFFLES, THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN’”’ There will be Thirteen Adventures in this new series, a complete story every Saturday, } > 4