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9 4* rew Millions Copyright, r904. by Herbert S. Stone Q Company By GEORGE BARR MCCUTCHEON (RICHARD GREAVZS) I CHAPTER XI. IT was not that he had reali heavily in his investments wb caused his friends and his e mies to regard him in a new lig His profit had been quite small filings go on the exchange in th St days. The mere fact that he t 5| shown such foresight proved suf?ci< cause for the reversal of opinion. M looked at him with new interest their eyes, with fresh confidence. I unfortunate operations in the ste market bad restored Mm to favor ?P all circles. The man, young or o 8g*who could do what he had done w Lumber and Fuel well deserved 1 . ;.- new promises that were being ma for him. Brewster bobbed uncertainly betwe two emotions, elation and distress. ] had achieved two kinds of success, t desired and the undesired. .It was b natural that be should feel proud the distinction the venture had broug td him on one hand; but there was re son for despair over the acquisition $50,000. It made it necessary for hi to undertake an almost superhumi feat-increase the number of his Jan ary bills. The plans for the ensuii spring and, summer were dimly gettii v Into shape, and they covered mai startling projects. Since confidii some of them to Nopper Harrison th; gentleman had worn a never decreasir look of worry and anxiety in his eyes Sawles added to his despair a day < two after the Stock? Exchange misfo tune. He brought up the informatio that/ six splendid little puppies ha come to bless his Boston terrier family sud Joe Bragdon, who was present, ei ihusiasticaKy predicted that he coul get $100 apiece for them. Brewste loved dogs, yet for one-single horribl moment he longed to massacre tb helpless little creatures. But the ol affection came back to him, and h hurried oat with Bragdon to inspec tie brood. "And Pre either got to sell them o jkill them"he groaned. Later on he ir stmcted Bragdon to sell the pups fo <$25 apiece and went away, ashamed t look their proud mother in the face. Fortune smiled on him before tb* .day was over, however. He took Sub way Smith for a ride in the "greei Juggernaut," bad weather and ba< ' roads notwithstanding. Monty lost con trol of the machine and headed for ? .subway excavation. He and Smitl . saved themselves by leaping to th< pavement, sustaining slight bruises - but the great machine crashed througl - the barricade and dropped to the bot -lom of the trench far below. T( .Smith's grief and Brewster's deligh -the automobile was hopelessly ruined . va clear loss of many thousands. Mon ? -ty's joy was shprt. lived, for it was .soon learned tbat three luckless work 5nen down in the depths had been bad ly injured by the green meteor from ?hove. The mere fact that Brewster could and did pay liberally for the re? lief of the poor fellows afforded him little consolation.' His carelessness and possibly his indifference had brought suffering to these men and lp their families, which was not pleasant ; to look back upon. Lawsuits were avoided by compromise. Each of the injured men received $4,000. At this time every one was interested In the charity bazaar at the Astoria. Society was on exhibition, and tho pub? lic paid for the privilege of gazing at the men and 'women tfrhose names filled the society columns. Brewster frequented the booth presided over by Miss Drew, and there seemed to be % no end to his philanthropy. The bazaar lasted two days and nights, and after that period his account book showed an even "profit" of nearly $3.000. Monty's serenity, however, was con? siderably runlet! by thc appearance of a new und aggressive claimant for the smiles cf the fair Barbara. He was a Californian of immense wealth and un? bounded confidesfee in himself, and letters to people in New York had given him a cert::i:i entree. The triumphs in - love and fin.1.nco that had come with ' his twoscore years and ten had de? molished every vestige of timidity that may have been born with him. He was successful enough in the world of finance to have become four or five times a millionaire, and he had fared so well in love that twice he had been a widower. Rodney Grimes was start? ing out to win Barbara with the same dash and impulsiveness that overcame Mary Farrell, the cook in the raining camp, and Jane Boothroyd. the school? teacher, who came to California ready to marry the first man who asked her. He was a penniless prospector when he married Mary, and when ho led Jane to the altar she rejoiced in having captured a husband worth at least $50,000. He vied with Brewster in patronizing Barbara's booth, and he rushed into the conflict with an impetuosity that ieemed destined to carry everything before it. Monty was brushed aside. Barbara was pre-empted as if she were a mining claim, and ten days after his arrival in New.York Grimes was the most talked of man in town. Brewster was not the sort to be dispatched with? out a struggle, however. Recognizing Grifiies as an obstacle, but not as a ri? val, he once more donned hi:-; armor and beset Barbara Md iii all the zest of a Chamn?oT? vlin s?**l-<a * ? r.Tv>tor?f- nnd lint io connue;- tis reg-: ri Califor? nian as au /: . tor, ?ma.ry I Son was necessary.- "I kn?w"?iT?'b? ? him, Babs," he said one day after 1 felt sure of his position. "Why, L father was honored by the V. C. on tl coast in '49." "The Victoria cross?" asked Barba: innocently. "No, the vigilance committee." In this way Monty routed the en my and cleared the field before the ei of another week. Grimes transfern his objectionable affection, and Barb ra was not even asked to be wife N 3. Brewster's campaign was so ardei that he neglected other duties deplor bly, falling far behind his improvidei average. With Grimes disposed of, t once more forsook the battlefield < love and gaye his harassed and und vided attention to his own peculn business. The fast and loose game displease Miss Barbara greatly. She was at fir* surprised, then piqued, then resentfu Monty gradually awoke to the distres; ing fact that she was going to be ir tractable, as he put it, and forth wit undertook to smooth the troubled sei To his amazement a^)Q concern, sh was not to be appeased. "Does it occur to you, Monty," sh said, with a gentle coldness that wa infinitely worse than heat, "that yo have been carrying things with a prel ty high hand? Wherfc did you acqinr the right to interfere with my privi leges? You seem to think that I ar not to speak to any man but you." "Oh, come, now. Babs," retorts Monty, "I've not been quite as un reasonable as that And you knov yourself that Grimes is the worst kin< of a bounder." "I know nothing of the sort," repliei the lady, with growing irritation. "Yoi say that about every man who give* me a smile or a flower.- Does it indi cate such atrocious taste?" "Don't be silly, Barbara. You kno-w perfectly well that you have talked tc Gardner and that idiot Valentine bj the hour, and I've not said a word But there are some things I can'1 stand, and the impertinence of Grimes is one of them. Jove! He looked ai yxou out of those fishy eyes sometimes as though he owned you. _Jf you knew how "many times^ve^airly^cheil tc knock him down!" Inwardly Barbara was weakening a little before his masterfulness. But she gave no sign. "And it never occurred to you," she said, with that exasperating coldness of voice, 'that I was equal to the situa? tion. I suppose you thought Mr. Grimes had only to beckon and I would joyfully answer. I'll have you know, Monty Brewster, right now that I am quite able to choose my friends and to handle them. Mr. Grimes has character, and I like him. He has seen more of life in a year of his strenuous career than you ever dreamed of in all your pampered existence. His life has been real. Monty Brewster, and yours is only an imitation." It struck him hard, but it left him gentle. "Babs," he said softly, "I can't take that from you. You don't really mean it, do you? Am I as bad as that?" It was a moment for dominance, and he missed it. His gentleness left her cold. ' "Monty," she exclaimed irritably, "you are terribly exasperating. \ Do make up your mind that you and your million are not the only things in the world," His blood was up now, but it flung him away from her. "Some day perhaps you'll find out that there is not much besides. I am just a little too big, for one thing, to be played with and thrown aside. I won't stand it." He left the house with his head high in the air, angry red in his cheeks and si feeling in his heart thai; she was tlie naost unreasonable of women. Bar? bara In the meantime cried herself to sleep, vowing she would never, love Monty Brewster again as long as she lived. A sharp cutting wind was blowing in Monty's face as he left the house. He was thorough ly wretched. "Throw up your hands!" came hoarsely from somewhere, and there was no tenderness in the tones. For an instant Monty was dazed and bewil? dered, but in the next he saw two shadowy figures walking beside him. "Stop where you are. young fellow," was the next command, and he stopped SST ^ ff %.W S Si L\J^ "Vip short. He was in a mood to figlit, the sight of a revolver made him i again. Monty was not a coward; ther was he a fool. He was quie? sce that a struggle would be niadni "What do you want?" he derna] as coolly as his nerves would perm "Put up your hands, quick!" he hastily obeyed the injunction. "Not a sound out of you or you it good and proper. You know \ we want. Get to work, Bill, watch his hands." "Help yourselves, boys. I'm not enough to scrap about it. Don't me or shoot that's all. Be quick al it, because Pll take cold if my over is open long. How's business beer night?" Brewster was to all int and purposes the calmest man in : York. "Fierce!" said the one who was d< the searching. "You're the first we've seen in a week that looks goi "I hope you won't be disappoint? said Monty genially. "If I'd expe( this I might have brought more n ey." "I guess we'll be satisfied," chucl the man with the revolver. "Yoi awful nice and kind, mister, and m be you wouldn't object to tellin' when you'll be up dis way ag'in." "It's a pleasure to do business v you, pardner," said the other, dropp Monty's $300 watch in his pool "We'll leave car fare for you for y honesty." His hands were runn through Brewster's pockets with quickness of a machine. "You dc go much on jewelry, I guess. ? dese shoit buttons de real fing?" "They're pearls," vsaid Monty che fully. "My favorite jool," said the m with the revolver. "Clip 'em out, Bi. "Don't cut the shirt," urged Mon "I'm going to a little supper, and don't like the idea of a punctui shirt front." "I'll be careful as I kin, mist There, I guess dar's all. Shall I cai: cab for you, sir?" "No, thank you. I think I'll walk.' "Well, Just walk south a hundr steps Ivithout fook?h' roun?f er yell and you kin save your skin. I gue you know what I mean, pardner." "I'm sure I do. Good night" "Good night," came in chuckles frc the two holdup men. But Brewst hesitated, a sharp thought penetrati] his mind. "By gad," be exclaimed, "you cha; are very careless. Do you know you' missed*a roll of $300 in this overeo pocket?" The men gasped, and tl spasmodic oaths that came from the were born of incredulity. It was pla that they doubted their ears. "Say it ag'in," muttered Bill in b wildered tones. "He's stringin' us, Bill," said tl other. "Sure," growled Bill. "It's a nie way to treat us, mister. Move alor now and don't turn round." "Well, you're a couple of nice higl way men," cried Monty in disgust. "Sh! Not so loud." "That is no way to attend to bus ness. Do you expect me to go dow into my pocket and hand you the good on a silver tray?" "Keep your hands up! You don woik dat game on me. You got a gu there." "No, I haven't This is on the leve You overlooked a roll of bills in you haste, and I'm not the sort of fellow t see an earnest endeavorer get th worst of it. My hands are up. Se for yourself if I'm not telling you th truth." "What kind of a game is dis?' growled Bill, dazed and bewildered "I'm blowed if I know w'at to fink c you." cried he in honest amazement "You don't act drunk, and you ain' crazy, but there's somethin' wrong wi< you. Are you' givin' it to us straigh about de wad?" "You can find out easily." "Well, I hate to do it, boss, but guess we'll just take de overcoat and all. It looks like a trick, and we take no chances. Off wid de coat" Monty's coat came off in a jiffy, and he stood shivering before the duin founded robbers. "We'll leave de coat at de next cor? ner, pardner. It's cold, and you need it more'n we do. You're de limit, you are. So long. Walk right straight ahead and dou't yell." Brewster found his coat a few min? utes later, and he went whistling away into the night. The roll of bills was gone. CHAPTER XII. BREWSTER made a good story of the holdup at the club, but he j did not relate all the' details. One of the listeners was a new public commissioner who was aggres? sive in his efforts at reform. Accord? ingly Brewster was summoned to head? quarters the next morning for the pur? pose of looking over the "suspects" that had beeu brought in. Almost the first man that he espied was a rough looking fellow whose identity could not be mistaken. It was Bill. "Hello. Bill," called Monty gayly. Bill ground his teeth for a second, but his eyes lind such an appeal iii thom that Monty relented. "You know this fellow. Mr. Brew? ster?" demanded the captain quickly. Bill looked utterly helpless. "Know Bill?" questioned Monty in surprise. "Of course I do. captain." "ii;.1 was picked up la?c last night and detained because he would give no account of his actions." "Was it as bad as that. Bill?" asked Brewster, with a smile. Bill mumbled something and assumed a look of defi? ance. Monty's attitude puzzled him sorely. lie hardly breathed for an in? stant and gulped perceptibly. ?Tass Bill, captain. Ile was with me last night just before my money was talion, and he couldn't possibly have robbed rae without my knowledge. Wait f;;r me outside. Bill. I want io talk to you. I'm cuite sure neither of the thieves is here, captain," concluded Brewster after Bill had obeyed the or? der to step out of the line. met Brewster, who shook him warr bj" the hain!. "You're a peach," whispered i gratefully. "What did you do it f mister'.'" "Because you were kind enough i to cut my shirt." "Say, you're all right, that's wh Would you mind bavin' a drink w me? It's your money, but the dri won't be any the worse for that. > blowed most of it already, but her what's left." Bill handed Monty a i of bills. "I'd 'a' kept it if you'd made fight," he continued, "but it ain't sqm to keep it now." Brewster refused the money, t took back his watch. "Keep it, Bill," he said. "You need more than I do. It's enough to set y up in some other trade. Whv not 1 it?" "I will try. boss." And Bill was profuse in his thanks that Monty h difficulty in getting away. As climbed into a cab he heard Bill sa "I will try, boss, and, say, if ever I c do anything for you jes' put me ne I'm nex' you all de time." He gave the driver the name of 1 club, but as he was passing the W? dorf he remembered that he bad S? eral things to say to Mrs. Dan. T order was changed, and a few rc ments later he was received in MJ Dan's very special den. She wo something soft and graceful in lave der, something that was light ai wavy and evanescent and made y< watch its changing shadows. Mon looked down at her with the feelii that she made a very effective pictur "You are looking pretty fit th morning, my lady," he said by way < preamble. "How well everything pla: up to youl" "And you are unusually court! Monty." she smiled. "Has the wor treated you so generously of late?" "It is treating me generously enoug just now to make up for anything and he looked at her. "Do you knov Mrs. Dan, that it is borne in upon rr now and then that there are things thi are quite worth while?" "Oh, If you come to that," she ai swered lightly, "everything is wort while. For you, Monty, life is certaii ly not slow. You can dominate; yo can make things go your way. Aren they going your way now, Monty? Then more seriously: "What's *wrong Is the pace too fast?" His mood increased upon him wit her sympathy. "Oh, no," he said, "3 isn't that You are good, and I'm selfish beast. Things are perverse an people are desperately obstinate some? times. And here I'm taking it out o; you. You are not perverse. You ar not obstinate. You are a ripper, Mrs Dan. and you are going to help me ou in more ways than one." "Well, to pay for all these gaJJar tries, Monty, I ought to do much. FE your friend through thick and thin You have only to command me." "It was precisely to get your hel] that I came in. I'm tired of those con founded dinners. You know yoursel mat "they"ar?~?ll alike-nie "same "p?o pie, the same flowers, the same thing: to eat and the same inane twaddle ii the shape of talk. Who cares abou them anyway?" "Well, I like that!" she interrupted "After all the thought I put into thos< dinners! After all the variety I so care fully secured! My dear boy, you ar< frightfully ungrateful." "Oh, you know what I mean, anc you know quite as well as I do that ii is perfectly true. The dinners were ? beastly bore, which proves that thej were a loud success. Your work was not done in vain. But now I wan1 something else. We must push alon? this ball we've been talking of. Anc the yachting cruise-that can't wait very much longer." "The ball first" she decreed. "I'll see to the cards at once, and in a day or two I'll have a list ready for your gracious approval. And what have you done?" "Pettingiii has some great ideas for doing over Sherry's. Harrison is in communication with tho manager of that Hungarian orchestra yon spoke of, and he finds the mon quito ready for a little jaunt across the water. We have that military band-I've forgotten the number, of its regiment-for the promenade music, and the now Paris sensation, the contralto, is coming over with her primo tenore for some special numbers." "You were certainly cut out for an executive. Monty," said Mrs. Dan. "But with the music and the decora? tions arranged you've only begun. The favors are the real things, and if you say the word we'll surprise them a lit? tle. Don't worry about it. Monty. It's a go already. We'll pull it off togeth? er." "You are a thoroughbred, Mrs. Dan." he exclaimed. "Y'ou do help a fellow at a pinch." "That's all right Monty." site an? swered. "Give me until after Christ? mas and I'll have tho finest favors ever seen. Other people may have their paper hats and pink ribbons, hut you can show thom how tho tiling ought to be done." Her referor.ee to Christmas haunted Brewster as lie drove (1 >wn Fifth ave? nue with tho dread of a now disaster. Xever before had he looked upon pres? ents as a calamity, but this year it was different. Immediately ho began to plan a bombardment of Iiis friends with costly trinkets, when he grow sud? denly doubtful of tho opinion of his uncle's executor upon this move, lh.it in response io a telegram Swearcngen .Tones, with pleasing irascibility, in? formed him that "any ono with a drop of human kindness in his body would consider it Iiis duty lo give Christmas presents to those who deserved them." Monty's way was now clear. If his friends meant io handicap hun willi gifts ho knew a way to get even. For two weeks his mornings were spent at Tiffany's, and the afternoons brought joy to tho heart of every deader in an? tiquities in Fourth and Fifth avenues. I in the effort to secure many small ar? ticles which elaborately concealed their value. And be had taste. The result of ? his endeavor was that many friends ; who would not have thought of remem? bering Monty with even a card were pleasantly surprised on Christmas eve. As it turned out. he fared very weil in the matter of gifts, aud for some days much of lu's time was spent in reading notes of profuse thanks which were yet vaguely apologetic. The Grays I and Mrs. Dan had remembered him with an agreeable lack of ostentation, and some of the Little Sons of the El eb who "Lad "kept one "evening ~? fortnight open for the purpose of "us? ing up their meal tickets'* at Monty's were only too generously grateful. Mis? Drew had forgotten him, and when they met after the holiday her I recognition was of the coldest. Ile had ( thought that under the. circumstances j he could send her a gift of value, but j the beautiful pearls with which he ask : ed for a reconciliation were returned I with "Miss Drew's thanks." He loved lie exclaimed. Barbara sincerely, and it cut. Peggy Gray was taken into his confidence, and he was comforted by her encour? agement. It was a bit difficult for her to advise him to try again, but his hap? piness was a thing she had at heart "It's beastly unfair, Peggy," he said.. "I've really been white to her. I be? lieve I'll chuck the whole business and leave New York." "You're going away?" And there was just a suggestion of a catch in her breath. "I'm going to charter a yacht and sail away from this place for three or four mouths." Pegg}- fairly gasped. "What do you think of the scheme?" he added, noticing the alarm and in? credulity in her eyes. "I think you'll end in the poorhouse, Montgomery Brewster," she said, with a laugh. CHAPTER XIII. IT was while Brewster was in the depths of despair that his finan? cial affairs had a windfall. One of the banks in which his money was deposited failed, and his balance of over $100,000 was wiped out Mis? management was the cause, and the collapse came on Friday, the 13th day of the month. Needless to say, it destroyed every vestige of the super? stition he may have had regarding Friday and the number thirteen. Brewster had money deposited in five banks, a transaction inspired by the wild hope that one of them might some day suspend operations and' thereby prove a legitimate benefit to him. There seemed no prospect that the bank could resume operationsy and if the depositors in the end realized 20 cents ou the dollar they would be fortunate. Notwithstanding the fact that everybody had considered the in? stitution substantial there were not a few wiseacres who called Brewster a fool and were so unreasonable as to gay that he did not kuow how to han? dle money. Ile heard that Miss Drew in particular was bitterly sarcastic in referring to his stupidity. This failure caused a tremendous flurry m banking circles. It was but natural that questions concerning the stability of other banks should be ask? ed, and it was not long before many wild, disquieting reports were afloat. Anxious depositors rushed into the big banking institutions and then rush? ed out again, partially assured that there was no danger. The newspapers sought to allay the fears of the peo? ple, but there were many to whom fear became panic. There were short wilu runs on some of the smaller banks, but all were in a fair way to restore confidence when out came the rumor that the Bank of Manhattan Is? land was in trouble. Colonel Prentiss Drew, railroad magnate, was the presi? dent of this bank., When the bank opened for business on the Tuesday following the failure there was a stampede of frightened depositors. Eefore ll o'clock the ran had assumed ugly proportions, and no amount of argument could stay the on? slaught. Colonel Brew and the direct? ors, at first mildly distressed and then seeing that the affair had become se? rious, grew more alarmed than they could afford to let the public see. The loans of all of thc banks were unusu? ally large. Incipient runs on some had put all of then) in an attitude of cau? tion, and there was a natural reluc? tance to expose their own interests to jeopardy by coming t;> the relief of the Bank of Manhattan Island. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Ris I dora of lt. Auntie-You should ask to be excus? ed when you leave the table. Little Nephew-Should I? I thought from the way you acted about that third piece of pie that you'd be glad to see me go. A Bi nv rout (irowl. Mrs. Brown .lane, has Mr. Brown come home yet? I thought I heard lum just now. Jane-No, mum; that was GL?SS COMPANY'S PULL. DISPENSARY DIRECTORS WILL DISREGARD BLACKLIST. Thc Break Between Directors and Committee Assuming Serious As? pee t-Carolina Glass Company Peo? ple Seem to Rave a Finn Grip on tiie Dispensary Business-Other Co? lumbia, News. Columbia. April 23.-The break be? tween the dispensary investigating committee and the State board of dis? pensary directors, which cropped out in the recent correspondence between Senator Christensen and Director Black over the formers request for a list of the bids and prices, and which has shown itself at several other points, is being discussed throughout the State. It is due not alone to Major Black's quick temper, but is a symp? tom af a general feeling on the part of the dispensary adherents that Messrs- Christensen and Lyon are go? ing further in their assumption of au? thority tharL thje- l?gislature intended. To put it mildly, the dispensary peo? ple think the sub-committee is over? zealous,, if it has not an ambition to control, in part the purchasing power of the board. Members of the board have made a private excursion to booze headquarters in the North and West and have picked up information which they say is interesting, if not important.. The board is getting restive about this blacklist the committee sent in, and they want to know when the siege is going to be raised- They think it unfair to keep all of these firms under the ban without giving them a hear? ing. And it is not unlikely that the blacklist will be disregarded in the purchases if the dispensary committee does not get busy, and pass upon it definitely in the near fulure. There are indications that the Carolina Glass Company, which the committee did various unkind things to, last winter, will come up smiling with a good grip on. the State's business. They have ; the lowest bid. in. now. The informa? tion comes from a reliabl? source that not all the members of the dispensary committee approved the course of the sub-committee regarding the Christen sen-Black controversy, a member of j the committee approving the course taken by the board, before Mr. Chris? tensen was answered.. Others, how? ever, express the opinion- that the new . .-ard played rhp wrong card in break? ing with lb-.- committee: particular ?y jvi<. &i liiis time; when the board should be crying to demonstrate that I the institution :-- reci sering from the scandals incident to. a former admin? istration. GUARANTEED LIQUOR CURE. No Detention From Work, or Loss ot Time-Desire for Drink Destroyed, by Orrine. * When one of our-most reliable drug? gists makes a positive statement that he- will guarantee to cure the liquor habit if Orrine is. used in accordance with directions or refund the money;, it shows his. great faith in the treat? ment. It is im this way that Orrine is sold by the leading druggist in nearly every city and town. In every box is a registered gnrantee which entitles you to a refund of your money if Or? rine fails to effect a cure X? other cure for the liquor habit has been sold in this way and the re? markable guarantee shows' how much superior Orrine is to the ordinary san? itarium or home treatment. There is no detention from work er loss of time when Orrine is used. It destroys the desire for liquor, so that the drink will not be missed, and also cures de? ranged digestion, weakened nerves and other ill effects of excessive drink? ing, restoring the patient to 'perfect health. Orrine is prepared in two forms. Xo. 1, the secret remedy which can be used in food or drink without the knowledge of the patient: Xo. 2 for those who take the remedy of their own free will. Both forms are abso? lutely guaranteed to cure or they will cost nothing. Treatise on how to cure drunkenness free on request. Orrine Co.. Washington, D. C. The price of either form is $1 a box. making the cost of the complete cure I? ss than one-tenth what is usually charged at sanitariums, with a guarantee that the expense will be nothing unless u. cure is gained. Orrine is for sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. Sciatica Cured After 20 Years of Tor? ture. 1 *For more thu 20 years Mr. J. B. Massey. 3322 Clinton st riot Minneapo? lis. Minn., was tortured by sciaica. The pain and suffering which" he endured during this time is beyond compre? hension. Nothing gave him any per? manent relief until he use Chamber? lain's Pain Balm. One application of that liniment relieved the pain and made sleep and rest possible, and less than one bottle has eif< cted a perma lis. Minn. was tortured by sciatica. The or rheumatism why no? try a 25-cent bottle of Pain Palm and see for your? self how quickly it relieves ?he pain.