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"But. we feel that cle- mency is out-of the question, There w» ls'one.hope--a slight one,:it is true wive--which may permit us to gag you'l 'snd tie you 'securely in this room, "where you will be left in peace for "HE at least forty-éight hours; after *. Which' Lune a telegram can be dis- ; paighed to any. sddress you choose 10. supply us o with. But really, ow- ving, to. unforeseen circumstances, % this chance of a reprieve. is remote. {#t 'wholly depends upon the arrival, or otherwise; at this house, of a * gentleman - 'whom. we expect at 1.15. 7 "Brett leaned forward in his chair i... and took out his watch. ' The other ) nishndossiood his moyement, and each of the other three promptly revolver, . "langhed quite heartily; : 'getiemss, *? he qried, nervousness is ludicrous." . , w that hat be yet had five min- 'self-constitut- 05 ould Procsed fo execits : pos "Turks. |i to write or that sort of thing ¢' "No,'" said Brett, "I do not think 80; it seems tG me that you have thoroughly misunderstood the pur- pose of this meeting. I came here in order to obtain from you parti- culars which will'lead to the release of Mr. Talbot and redeem his char- acter in the eyes of his-superiofs. I did zed Same here to be-killed, Hus- sein-ul-Mu am not going t» be' killed. ye you touch-a, air of my head you will only leayo this house for 'a prison, and subsequently for the gallows. And so, you see, you are talking childishly ° "when you dangle 'these 'threats and prelimin- aries to immediate execution before my eyes. Its not you, but Ij who will dictate the terms on; which we part. It may perhaps. interest you to. explain this new phage of 'the I, sityation - to your _fellow-country- men, and the, matter will also serve to that have to elapse before 11.15," Hussein ul-Mulk made no direct reply to this remarkable speech. a it impressed him was quite evi- ént from his manner. : Forthwith an animated but sibdued conversa- tion took place between the trium- virate. het While it was Py p! 85 8 'pecu- liar knock was in progress outside door ot Ses 'apartment. 2 Malle 1 Bodom" in. order to 'meet: the od He left the rool .| to himself, he would forthwith open issipate the few minutes yet |, '| complexion «became - like a young "big: oy 'are njllions oF Da: Fwhich is good." {'Have you intrusted t 'the Bultan's difmonds to the care of a scamp like this?' said Brett, addressing himself to « Hussein, and inwardly resolying that unless the conversa tion by chanee took a turn favorable fire on the gang and endeavor to escape. 'Yes,' cried the conspirator with a savage laugh. 'You have never seen them, Mr. Brett? Here they are. To many men the sight would be a pleasant one. To you it should be terrible, for the arrival of these diamonds at this moment means that you must die." So saying, he produced from an inner pocket of his frock-coat a large, plain morocco case. The pres- sure of a spring caused The lid to those in the room a collection of diamonds marvelous by reason of the size and magnificence 'of each stone. In the center reposed the Imperi- al diamond itself. For an instant Brett reflected that whilst the other men were fascinated by the spec- tacle he would have a good oppor- tunity to shoot some of them with- out mercy and make a dash for lib- erty. , But at the same ' moment. there came to him an odd thought. His friend the jeweller of the Rue de la Paix had not given him a lesson ia vain during the previous afternoon. The barrister suspected--in fact, he was almost sure--that the gems | gal. now flaunting their half-revealed] food glories in the light of the dayton] 24 not one of them; had undérgone thé], final process peculiar to the dia- mond cutters. trade--were not real stones stolen - from Albers | Gate but well-fabricated substi- tutes. (To be continued.) RED. It's the Red Blood Corpuscles that Proper Food Makes. An Ohio woman says Grape- Nuts food gave her good red blood and restored the roses of youth to a complexion that had been muddy and blotchy. She says: "For 10 years I had stomach trouble which produced a breaking out on my 'face. . The doctors gave; it a long Latin name, but their me- dicipes_ failed, to cure jt. = Alo with this I had frequent headaches, nervousndss and usually pain' in' my stomach aftér meals. - stopped them and coffee off 'short, and 'quit eating everything but for my table beverage. "The headaches, stomach trouble that when the causé was removed. and 'geod 'food and drink used nad ture was ready to help. § "My 'blood was purified and my girl's; while my weight was inereas- ed from, 80 to 120. pounds in a few, months--good, » solid, firm | where it used to be soft and flabby. ; 'I recommended Grape-Nuts and Dostum, to one. of my friends, 'who' was roust 'be content to receive, ny pay: fly back, revealing to the eyes of} fruit'and Grape-Nuts, with Postum { and nervous weakness disappeared |' |almost like magic, which showed | afflicted a8 I had been." sShefis "4m, AND ENDS DEO. 30th, asm, [BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE. LETTERS: RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE EITHER BEFORE 1TH NOV. 11, | {OR AFTER 80TH DEC. 1811, WiLL NOT BE COUNTER. PHP Ronis 2nd You have one answer ites TEA or COFFEE you bi Answers will be numbered in Ld | PUGGINS AND POPPETT. "Well; well, what's the matter, Tiddle Toddle Toddlekins #' said big brother Dick, as he saw his small sister sitting in the big arm-chair looking very disconsolate. "0. 'Dick," said - the little girl, whose name was really Gertrude, but who was called "Trudie" for short, and "Tiddle Toddle: Toddle- King' when Dick wanted to tease' a little, "I'm so worried about Pug- gins and Poppett, the little kittens Mrs, Spencer gave me. Their mo- |ther. died, and the r little things are too young to drin ok milk them- elven.s y ye must. find some way. to fhe, ha Eve tried {all orts JT oan't teach them to 'drink. Br 'are' getting go: thin I don't know what to do." the |: Dick thought a minute, snd then |. he said, "Come on, "Trudie ; T'know the very thing." to his room; and pretty soon came: back with something in his hand. | "Now," he said, 'come out where the kittens are, and let's see i 1 can get them to drink." * First they went to the kitchen and | heated a cup of milk, not really hot; | ; but just nice and warm. Then Dick | and. Trudie 'went out to the shed where the two: little motherless kite tens were. in their box. Really, they | they had eaten nothing "for two days. 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