[mo ‘GON, VM La oo ; © Nortx % WU Y YY) yy Wy) fo Entered According to Act of Congress. in the Year 1897. by Street & Smith, g in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. iintered as Secon Matter at the New York, N.Y., Post-Office. Pur cetac*sdhnehec te o6k 8b o¥ a50eues eteee Ae eee een ete eet eee eaten hat hal tet tee re Teter Re eR ene E EE ene are gO tO yee Oo Oy tN a, ens AP lO LOL ll Le tla OI Pn e 232 William Street, New. York. New York, May 22, 1897. Sng.c0 per Year.” No. 368. a a a ee a te a ee A Brawe Bow’s Adwentures. BY BROOKS McCORMICK. SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. §| fluence of liquor. Sandy saves the sloop from | being wrecked, and the owner presents him While out rowing in his dory, Alexander | with one hundred and fifty dollars. Sandy Mumpleton, or Sandy as heis ealled, discov-| resides with his uncle Increase and his son, ers a handsome yacht adrift, and wpen board- | and as his uncle is a miser he concludes he ing it finds one man in the cabin under the in | cannot keep him.any longer, amd so decides i | at iil WITH WIND AND TIDE AID THEM, THE ROWERS SOON REACHED THE ISLAND, 2 GroOoDpD 3 : : t to take him to his other uncle, who lives afew} could get work, and be able to support miles along the coast. They start inon an old} himself. Even in that hour of supreme See a abbas ee up, ae dan peril, he could not. help thinking of the age Ss sTOCKS and t > at break yO 1D | - ‘ “ : Bn ae RR ng eee ree Une ree ‘| manner in which he had obtained this large the middle. ee ns eae | sum. CHAPTER IV.. | Hugh had stolen it from his father, who ; 5 had taken the same amount from Sandy. AFLOAT ON THE ANGRY BILLOWS, He had secured Hugh’s treasure, and his a uncle had obtained what he had lost. It MHE whale-boat in which Increase| looked to him just as though the accounts had been properly balanced. He had what was his own, and his uncle had recovered what he had lost. Hugh, who had stolen the money, was the only one who was out of a hundred and fifty dollars, and he had no claim, whatever. It looked all right to Sandy as it was, though he was not a trained moralist, and did not see where there was a screw loose in the argument, When he had secured the bundle, Sandy did not feel like opening it in such an un- safe place, and he waved his handkerchief with all his might. If the people at the lighthouse were looking that way, they might see it. He continued these tactics for half an > Mumpleton had embarked with his nephew was totally unfit for naviga- tion. Her skipper knew the coast very well; but perhaps he had not got his| bearings after he waked from his sleep. The boat had gone too near the reef; in fact, she was over a part of it, when the heavy sea lifted her, and then dropped her down on the sharp rocks. The craft had several large stones for ballast, which were placed on the bottom, well aft. Sandy had gone forward when his uncle took the helm from him. He had seen | the breakers on the rocks ahead, and had} given an energetic warning. The whale-boat | was snapped in two when it struck a sharp | search him, as his uncle had .done. ridge of the rock, just as a man breaks a| stick in halves over his knee. The after part of the boat, containing the | Things began to look hopeful, and in a few ballast, went to the bottom in the deep} minutes more he saw a boat rising and fall- water at the side of the ridge, carrying the | ing on the big waves. while the forward | part, in which were Sandy and the mast,| guide the approaching boat than to convey old man down with it, was carried by the big sea beyond the shoal water. This part of the wreck upset at once, or went over so that the~ mast, with the sail still hanging to it, foated on the water. It on . : . | . . . . was lifted high in the air, surged, swayed, | against wind and tide, and their progress by the savage} swept hither and thither waves. Sandy clung to the mast with all his might, although, as each billow dashed if ahead, he was nearly wrenched from his place. ; To the storm-tossed boy on the foaming billows there seemed to be not a particle of hope in the future. He could see the light- house on Doom Island, two miles distant, but it was a terrible waste. of waters, lashed into fury by the increasing gale, which lay between him and the shore. But Sandy had both brains and pluck; if he had only & minute or an hour to live, it was best to be.as comfortable as possible. He studied the position of the wreck in the water, and observed how it was affected by the waves. It was a useful study to him, for he would certainly have perished within ten minutes after the wreck if he had given up for lost, and done nothing to better his condition. The mast was a large and clumsy one, for it had been made by Increase himself. Its size added to its power of flotation. Sandy seated himself son’ the mast, at the peint where it passed through the thwart, so that ‘his right arm rested on the gunwale of the upper side of the boat. n this position he found himself, if not comfortable, at least in a situation to hold on and make the most of his slender chance of life. The mast was provided with a couple of stays, or shrouds, which prevented it from coming*out, and afforded Sandy a support’ for his back. When he had thus done all he could for himself, he had, for the first time, an opportunity to consider what had just happened. He could see the waves break upon the ridge of the reef, where the whale-boat had been snapped in two in the twinkling of an eye. He had not seen hisuncle since the instant the boat had’ snapped in twain. In looking out for his ownsafety, he bad turned his gaze away from the stern of the boat; when he looked again, the old man and the other half of the boat had been swallowed up in the angry waves. He shuddered when he thought of his uncle perishing in an instant, almost before his very eyes, while he was powerless to save him. ; He fixed his gaze upon the spot where the stern of the boat had gone down, to see if his uncle was not still struggling in the furious sea. He could see nothing but the water, lashed into foam, as it beat upon the treacherous rock. He had looked for the last time upon one who had _ been his tyrant for years. ‘ The wind was now fram the — south- east,°and it drove the wreck directly toward Doom Island, and clear of the most dangerous part of the reef. For three hours Sandy was buffeted about by the waves, holding on so desperately that his hands were nearly paralyzed by the effort. By this time he was within half a mile of the light. It was about sundown, and he thought there must be some one in the tower, pre- paring for the night. : He had a red silk handkerchief in the coat pocket of his other suit, and he thought it might-possibly be seen if he waved if in the air. Then, for the first time since the dis- aster, he thought of his bundle. It con- tained his money, for he Had not-dared to ut it in the pocket of the suit he wore, as Hugh might miss his stolen treasure, and He had ut the bundle in the fore sheets of the boat orward of the mast, so that it should not | hour, and then he heard a fog horn, which jhe interpreted as a reply to his signal. ‘Help! help!’’ shouted Sandy, more to | the idea that he needed assistance, for that : was known already. He repeated the call at | intervals, till the boat came within hail of him. It was a canoe, pulled by two men. The stout men on the boat were rowing was slow. Jt was another half hour before ;the boat came up under the lee of the | wreck. Sandy had his bundle in his hand, ;}and when one of the men drew him in—for he was too stiff to do much for himself—his treasure went with him. Sandy dropped into the stern sheets of the boat, which was jumping on the waves like a fractious horse, and lay there in the water, which half filled the craft, But it was an iron life-boat, and would have floated if it had been full. The oarsmen made haste to get the boat out of the way of the wreck, and gave no attention to their unfortunate passenger till this was done, A few strokes to windward carried it away from the danger of being stove by the remnant of the whale-boat, and then they headed for the island. Sandy rubbed his hands and arms, and as the weather was warm, he soon restored them to their proper condition. The oars- men, seeing that he was exhausted by his long exposure, refrained from aes to him; and, indeed, they had-enough do-to iook out- for the boat. One of them was a man of fifty, and the other a young man, The rescued sufferer soon recovered from’ the fatigues of the day, and he was the first to speak. ‘ ‘*Tt is rough off here,’’ said he, looking at the stroke oarsman, who was the older of ‘the two. ‘*Pretty rough, but not as bad as we have sometimes,’? replied the man addressed, ‘*But what were you doing off there in an open boat in such a gale?’ ‘‘We were going to Riverhaven,’’ an- swered Sandy. ‘*Then you course.’’ Sandy explained how they happened to be six miles too far to the northward. ‘*You talk as though there was some one with you, my boy,’’ added the older man. ‘*T told you, I thought there were two in the boat, Captain Longburn,’’ said the younger man. ‘‘I was looking at the boat when she was on the reef, with the glass.’’ ‘‘Who was with you, my lad?’’ asked Cap- tain Longburn, who was the light-keeper. ‘*My uncle’ was with me,’’ replied Sandy ; and he had another thrill of horror as he thought of his late companion. ‘*Then he may be floating about in this rough sea on some part of the wreck,’’ said 1? were a long way off your was kept, he never told his father anything about it. ‘had views of his own. NEWS. rowers had only to keep the boat right side up, and she soon reached the island. CHAPTER V. SOMETHING ABOUT THE MUMPLETON FAMILY, Fy HAT is your name, my lad??? MAY asked Captain Longburn, when AV~ the boat had brought up to the “e landing-place on the lee side of the island. ‘* Alexander Mumpleton,’’ replied Sandy. ‘“Lhat’s a long name, and we shall have to call you Aleck,’’ said the light-keeper, with a smile, The owner of the name did not object, for he did not like the name of Sandy, which had been given to him by his Uncle Increase. The new name suited him better, and he had once made an effort to have himself called by it. The life-boat was hoisted up to its place, and the party went to the quarters of the lighthouse men. It was dark, and the light was burning brightly in the lofty tower. Three men lived on the island, and the one who had beeu in the boat did duty as cook. In half an hour he had supper on the table, and Aleck, as we must call him here- after, ate like a famished tiger. His uncle had given him nothing but hard, dry brown bread for his dinner, while he ate the doughnuts himself, and he was hungry. As he recalled his noonday meal while seated at the well-supplied table, he did not feel much like going into mourning for the departed, though he had _ been shocked at his uncle’s sudden taking off. There was no home in the future for Aleck in Gloster. But his uncle had been conveying him to a new home when he came to his end, and it looked as though the house of Jason Mumpleton was the only abiding place left open to him. heard all about his Unele Jason, who was a confirmed miser, and even starved himself more effectually than Increase had done. Aleck was not inclined to go to such a home. He would not be welcome there, in the first place, and he was sure to be starved, in the second. Then and there he settled it on the spot that he would not live with Uncle Jason. All that Aleck knew about his father was that he bad lived in Valparaiso; that he was his only child, and had been born there. At the death of his mother his father had brought him to Riverhaven, the orig- inal home of all the family, intending to remain there. He had stayed a few years, and had then been seized with the desire to make money faster, and hadystarted on his return. ts The stéamer in which he took passage foundered in a terrible storm, and Calvin had perished in the disaster. As Jason had no wife, and ‘‘did not live like folks,”’ as the boy’s father expressed it, he took his son to the home of his brother Increase. He lived hardly more ‘‘like folks,’’ though his wife was a good woman; and the neighbors said she was hurried into her grave by the hard life she led in the house of her husband. Increase had taken care of his nephew in his stingy way for three years. But he went to see Jason before he would consent to re-, tain him after the death of his father. Then his brother had told him that he held some money in trust for the boy when he should be of age. But Jason would not tell him how much he held, though he said it was in gold, and in the box in which Calvin had brought it from South America. Increase had talked with Hugh about the gold of unknown amount that Jason held in tyust for the boy. It excited their cupidity, and they wanted to know more about it. / Hugh had been to see his uncle in River- kaven for the sole purpose of obtaiming in- formation in régard to the treasure. If he obtained any knowledge of where the gold He was twenty year's old, and he This was the state of things when the the light-keeper, with a start of appre- SGD as he looked back at the terrible reef, : ! ‘*No, sir,’’ replied Sandy, shaking hig head mournfully; for however he and his uncle had disagreed, he was sadly impressed by his sudden death in that awful manner/ ‘*Perhaps he is on the other half of your boat,’’ suggested Captain Longburn. ‘*No, sir, he is not; the ballast was all in the after part of the whale-boat, and it went to the bottom like a piece of lead, and my uncle went down with it,’’ Sandy ex- plained. ‘What was your uncle’s name?’’ ‘‘Increase Mumpleton; and he lived in] Gloster.’’ ‘*Then he was a brother of Jason Mum- pleton, of Riverhayen. I know Jason very well, and I have met Increase,’’ added Cap- tain Longburn. ‘‘If Increase was your uncle, are you the son of Calvin Mumple- ton, who went to Valparaiso?’’ z ‘*Yes, sir; I was born in Valparaiso,’’ re- plied Sandy, glad to find himself with.one |] who knew the family. | | I work aft. /. Reaching under him, he felt about in the least enable him to obtain food till he cf “ 0 — LONG-LIVED LUNATICS, One of the mistakes made about people in madhouses ig the belief that they are all very unhappy. Probably a majority are far happier fhan when they were sane, Cer- tainly, some of them gre in a state of perpet- ual bliss, of which the sane man, with all the cares and anxieties of life, has no con- And perhaps the best proof of this is the great age to which lunatics live. In all our asylums there are numbers of men and women over sixty years, and in good phys- ical health. Very many are seventy, and not a few have passed their eightieth year, while the proportion of those aged ninety, and even one hundred, is probably higher than in.the world outside. ~~ Wo —_——+-0-e—______ A sharp-sighted observer is firm in the belief that a woman works harder and gets more angry putting up a clothes line on a a telegraph line nine miles long. oe NEWS. 3 Papa’s Birthday. {A Recitation.) BY SAM FRY. e Rejoice with us, dear mother, And join us in our mirth, For ’tis the anniversary Of darling papa’s birth. That’s why we are so happy On this auspicious day, And why we're overflowing With song and laughter gay. We're sorry, dearest father, If in the year just spent We've caused you any worry, And sincerely now repent. We wish to give expression To our gratitude and love, And by our future actions Our filial duty prove. And looking now to heaven, We pray our Father there To spare our earthly father For many birthdays here. And as his age increases To take from him all care, Thus adding a sweet blessing With each succeeding year. —_~e—¢ —»-— THE FORTUNES OF ERIC. A Romantic Story of Adventure| in South Africa. ——- +. BY WILLIAM MURRAY GRAYDON, Author of “In Barracks and Wigwam,” White King of Africa,” ‘Campaigning With Braddock,” *‘The Butcher of Cawnpore,”’ ete (“THE FORTUNES OF ERIC’ was commenced iu No. 355. Back numbers can be obtained of all news agetts, ) CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONOLUSION. bin % ‘ NHERE was a narrow ledge where the i? bushes grew, and here | tried to % \ ‘\ hide. But Haygarth did not stop > to look after me. He rode, on, no doubt thinking I was dead. I was badly bruffed, and it was three hours before I was able-to climb,to the top of the bank. On the way to the drift 1 found a. stray horse that must have belonged to one of Harkness’ men who was killed in the fight. I mounted and crossed the river, saw that the column had gone, and came on to the fort without running into any Kaffirs. ‘‘] have done my duty,’’ Mynhart con- tinued, hoarsely. ‘‘I have made all the atonement possible, and you can do with me what you please. But there is something else at the back of it all that’ I don’t quite understand— something that concerns Dacres. Haygarth has papers concealed on -him——’’ **Papers that concern me?’’ interrupted Eric, thinking at once of the lost legacy. “T am sure of it,’”’? declared the Boer. All eyes were turned on Haygarth, whose face showed for a brief instant the bitter chagrin he felt at having his last secret ex- torted from him. Then he laughed mock- ingly, and his features settled again to an expression of cool and careless contempt. ‘‘Dacres, the game is yours,’’ he said, in’ a distinct voice. ‘‘I have played for high stakes and for revenge, and I have lost by a trick. loser to the victor, and 1 will make my exit from this world’s stage gracefully, and as a brave and fearless man should. The accu- sations are all true. I was determined to marry Doris Churton, and I shrank from nothing that might help me to attain that end. I stole your fortune, which I found in a tin box in my father’s room in London; I intercepted a letter written by you to Doris; I followed you ,to Africa, and did my best to kill you; I murdered Humphrey Churton, and tried to fasten the crime on you. As,I say, I have lost. [ return you the spoils. In a secret closet of my Jermyn Street rooms you will find money and dia- monds to the value of many thousands of pounds, ‘**Here,’’ replied Haygarth, as by a quick jerk he freed one arm, and drew a small packet from an inner pocket of his coat. ‘*f wislr I had destroyed them,’’ he added, ‘‘but it is too late now. “I hoped by their aid to make terms with Humphrey Churton —to convince him that I was you,, But somehow or other—I don’t know how—he had wind of the truth. However, take them and be happy, Dacres.’’ é Eric thrust the papers into his pocket, still looking a little dazed. Then he saw Doris watching him with half-incredulous eyes, and the full realization of what his good fortime meant burst suddenly upon him. With a choking ery he folded the girl in a passionate embrace, **My darling—my darling!’ he whispered. ‘‘What a future| we shall have!?” ye ink “The } But l:know what is due from the’ f A few more words, and it will be tinze to | drop the curtain. During the dark hours of jthat night two things happened in Thorn tree Fort, Fergus Haygarth forestalled his inevitable fate: by seizing a revolver from }one of the men who was keeping watch | over him-and putting a bullet in his brain. le died a few moments later. And when morning came Jacobus Mynhart, who was less carefully guarded, had made good his It was useless to search for him, nor was there any inclination to bring him to ‘justice, since he had plainly been but the tool of the greater villain. What became of him is not known to this day; he may have been killed by Kaffirs, but it is possible that he is living somewhere under an assumed name. How the Matabele war ended is already recorded in history. The imperial troops arrived up country at about the time of the Umlimo’s death, and in one of the several engagements that followed the misguided Makolo was killed. The garrison of Thorn- tree Fort, after ridding that neighborhood of hostile Kaffirs, finally marched north to Buluwayo. A few weeks later a big liner sailed from Capetown, and among the passengers were | Eric, Phil, Dan Sbhurlock, and Doris Churton. As for William Dacres’ legacy, it was found in the secret closet in Yergus Hay- garth’s Jermyn Street apartments.. A por- tion of the money had been spent, but the packet of diamonds was intact. There was a. wedding in Orme Square, Bayswater, shortly after Christmas, aud the 1appy two were Eric Dacres and Doris Churton. ‘Phil Courtney was best man, and |a prominent figure among the guests was the gallant American scout Dan Shurlock. | He had just reached London after a visit to his native land; and was to sail for South Africa a week’ later. And there, at some future time, Eric and | Doris will likely drift in the course of a life that will be spent partly in travel; for Matabeleland will ever be consecrated to | them by memories of mutual devotion and | loveamid deadly perils—by sadder memories j}of the murdered Humphrey Churton and | the faithul Makolo. (THE END.) | escape. Oo -@- ----- THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE. In all creatures the eye isa striking ob- | ject, but, as seen through the microscope, the eyes of insects are so peculiar as to ex- cite our highest admiration. On the heads of beetles, bees, common | flies, butterflies, and other insects, may, ) by the use of this instrument, be perceived | two-protuberances,s which contain a pro | digious number of transparent hemispheres, placed with the utmost regularity in lines crossing each other like lattice-work. These are a collection of eyes, which, like so many mirrors, reflect the images of. sur- rounding objects. In some insects there are many thousands of them. The farina of flowerglooks to the naked eye like simple dust, bit when magnified it is seen to be finely constructed, and of great variety, according to the character of the plant to which it belongs. Leaves are among the most delicate and gorgeous forms of nature. The leaf of the box is supposed to contain upon its two sides as many as 344,180 pores; cud the back of a rose-leaf looks as if covered with silver. A piece of human skin is marvelous in its mechanism; 10,000 of the fine threads of a hair—a fineness beyond conception. A small needle, highly polished, appears neither round nor flat, but full of holes and scratches, and as broad and blunt as the end of a poker. On the other band, the sting of a bee, or the proboscis of a butterfly or a flea, appears to be formed with the greatest beauty and regularity. The sting of a bee shows a polish without the least flaw, blem- ish, or inequality, and ends in a point too fine to be discerned. © The edge of a very keen razor appears as broad as the back of a very thick knife, and as rough and full of notches. The finest cambric.or silk that human skill can pro- duee resembles ill-made rope or twine, whereas the silkworm’s web appears per- fectly smooth, sbining, and everywhere equal. > —-e- 0m A BOLD YOUNG MAN. He was young. There was a_ tender, thoughtful look in his big, dark eyes, anda melancholy droop to the tawny mustache which parted over bis full red lips, ‘~ Clasped closely to his breast was*a shapely little head, and his slender fingers played in and out among the golden curls which covered it. A. ‘is It was broad daylight. He sat .before an unshaded window. The unsympathetic gaze of the waiting passengers for the street-car to his very soul. ay ; But he did not move. He did not care. daily trade. 4 ; —————_-o-0-o— . All the world’s want to collect the fares. Y ; spider’s web are not so thick as a~bhuman ~ enveloped him like a cold mist—penetrating | He was an expert wig maker plying his - a stage, and most of us — GOoD NEWS. e ® and some tumblers together with a quantity | two or three of the Turks they would ba (lay ashleigh 1 ur Cy. of papers and books. eonquered in the end, and no doubt cut ; Gay gave vent to his surprise in a whistle. | down without mercy because of their re- eee ‘‘f-funny-looking p-place,’’ - stuttered | sistance. BY ARTHUR SEWALL, Ko-ko ea ape little eee a — EDITED BY DAVID PARKS. y ? > 46 oH Tat ‘. pp re ”% “6 comical grin. ; ou K- RDOW WW AW 1at 1 TIAPT RR VW s Author’. of Gay RNR tm Greece.” G44) m-make me think of pro-f-fessor? Make me CHAE TER XXIH. - : ee in sn South er oe Dash- meng of t-that c-c-cave on H-hermit| pur TRIUMPH OF ALLIBONE AND. FERRIS. ry . 4 in Cuba,” “Gay Dashleigh’s sland!’ “a DOG TRAINING. CEH ; : : es : ‘“*Tt’s a romantic-looking place anyway,”’ -4 URRENDER, Gay Dashleigh! Suar- SC simpered Miss Spooner. ‘‘It looks like it} *S& render, Jack Dunham!’ WNERS of pet dogs can scarcely fail - sates Des aceite matte i n bam 1” “i 5 ‘ofi r , i ints, if ‘Ay > PoORKEY” we a robber’s home. CS The commands rang out in the € os ee ot biases 3 ae oe oe eee cei honx sen tant tesobe Then she gasped and caught Professor well-known and hated ‘voice of Willis “CAN kokiacierd tricks: ee re | tained of all news agents.) a ' | |@asse by the arm, hanging on so tightly Allibone ; and looking beyond the crowding The first step in training your dog is to pera that the worthy scientist fairly winced. ; Turks, they saw Allibone and Ferris, whose attach him to your person, to. make him CHAPTER XXII ‘*Do you suppose there can be any’ of | faces were alive with fiendish triumph. : very fond of you, so that the slightest cross 4 ade AAT. them in here now, professor? Oh, dear me! It must be confessed that a feeling of word you may speak will be punishment |IN THE SECRET MEETING-PLACE OF ARME- I hadn’t thought of that. If they should deeper fear fell on the hearts of all when enough, without resorting to a stick. NIAN REVOLUTIONISTS. leap out on us and faa i ; they beheld those faces, for past experience In training a dog it is never necessary to] 0P him!" Jack yelled. ‘Gay, Ko-ko, | , Mascot was running about, sniffing here her. Mascot ridged his back and showed his at first ‘place it very low, so that he can | Stop him! It’s Willis Allibone! and there; and Jack, as soon as he had white teeth in a warning growl. ) walk over. it: and ‘when the andbeatiids.| In spite of his scanty attire he leaped} given the books and paper's a hasty glance Surrender !?? Allibone called again, Trou Gan tao. it gradually. If he doesn’t | through the doorway after Allibone ; but}and saw that they were in Armenian, fol-s ‘‘Surrender, or, by the Eternal——”’ understand at first, jump the stick yourself | *4e latter was already several yards in ad- lowed the dog, in which he was joined by Spare, your threats, Willis Allibone!’’ to show him, and he will follow your lead. | Vance aud running wildly toward the pas-| Ko-ko. . . said Gay defiantly. “You are very brave “Begging”? is easy, as it is natural for a |S@8° that had been penetrated by Miss} | They quickly discovered that a.large| because you have us in your power. But if dog to aeant food: batit he snaps at it too Spooner. i jnumiber of pigeon holes were arranged | you will call off your men and give me five soon, cuff his nose, and he will soon learn |.. There were sounds of footsteps and ques | around the walls and that these pigeon holes | minutes—give me just one minute-—I7ll the proper way. By practice he will get his | tioning cries from the other rooms, and} were filled to overflowing with books and | teach you a lesson you will not forget ina halatice. Gn bis hind jecd, end. che even | mack Dunham shortly found Gay Dashleigh | pamphlets that were apparently similar to hurry.”? ; tenon? fo" walk on them by following the and Ko-ko at his heels and joining in the | those on the table. ‘Seize them !”? Allibone cried, rushing morsel about: chase. : ‘ An exclamation from Professor Gasse | toward Gay in anger. When he has mastered this he can be|. Professor Gasse appeared a few minutes] drew their attention. He was talking to 3ut_ his rush came to an abrupt and taught to ‘‘sit up,”? When standing on his| later, and femalle heads thrust through | Gay and Bessie with one of the books held humiliating halt. Mascot who had been hind legs you must take one paw in each of | doorways frightenedly demanded to know up under the light of a lamp. Ait: eying him ¢losely, flew at him with a your hands and gently press him into & Bike what was the matter. f : ci say—er—this isa nest of revolutionists. deeper growl, leaping straight at Allibone’s ting posture, saying: ‘Steady! Sit up!’ Allibone reached the end of the corridor Fighting Spartans |! Dashleigh, this looks throat. ; ; The woltlas «Stand up!? “Walk !?? cegi¢ | fav in advance of Jack Dunham, and there|like war. These books are regular fire- Mascot was unable to leap high enough up!?? should be constantly repeated, so that he disappeared just as the dragoman had |} brands. if really—er—don’t think I ever | and his teeth became fixed in Allibone’s the commands will become familiar with the said the ghost disappeared. . read such incendiary utterances! ; coat instead of his neck. The weight of the actions. : Search as they might they could find no “TT knew I was not mistaken when I told dog, however, pulled Allibone to the floor; | To ‘shake hands’? when he is ‘‘sitting.»’| Way of egress except by the way of the} you I saw those men in here. You would} where Mascot set upon him so fiercely that give him ‘a slight cuff under the right side | Half-subterraneous passage reached by the | not believe ne! You would not even believe | the youth cried aloud for help. of his nose; this will make him "hae hia broken _steps, and this seemed ‘but to bring such a room existed! You thought I had One of the Turks struck at Mascot with balance, so that he will raise his right paw, | UP against the wall through which Miss.| been dreaming Me his sword, while another with a heavy stick which you must shake, saying: “Shake | Spooner claimed she had looked. It was Miss Spooner’s hour of triumph. caused the dog to release his hold and per- handa!*?.. Whew ho batons faniiliar with ** Jumping Moses! 1m sure that Miss P Professor Gasse’s vanity was also mightily mitted Allibone to struggle to his feet. , the words in connection with his actions, | SPOOmer is right im saying that she saw | tickled, becayse of his ability to determine Allibone’s temper was not improved by he will readily obey alone. Practice is the| those two scoundrels behind this wall. |the character of the works, which he was] this encounter; and as he now looked again principal thing. There must be an underground room there, ablé to do readily even though if he could|at Gay‘his bloodshot eyes ‘seemed to shoot He may be taught te ring a bell by tying Jack !”? * ," pick out a sentence only here and there... | fire. : . , a piece of: meat on the frit les. ant.talline| . Gay studied. the crevice carefully, strik- Pwo things were made clear by their dis- Jack Dunbam had hurried forward, and him to ‘‘ring the bell’? as he shakes it. in| img matches to enable him to do this; and | coveries. They had penetrated into the the two youths, with the crowd of Turks at endeavoring to get the meat off; this, being | “Hen they all retraced their way to the cor- | secret meeting-place of an Armenian revo- their back, now faced Gay Dashleigh and connected. with something to eat. will al. | Tidor- lutionary society; and the’youths seen by | his friends. a , ¥y ways be a pleasant. task Whot hie 48. learns (or Yen they were properly clothed the} Miss Spooner, Willis Allibone and Munson} ‘‘Will you surrender?’’ Allibone hissed. ing, but he will soon do it fer the fun of it youths, backed by Ko-ko and the professor, | Ferris, were active members of that society. | ‘‘Or shall I order these men’ to shoot you and the love'ol you. and followed by Bessie Winsome and Miss Hardly were they given time to digest down??? srt aby 4 se ; * To make’ him walk on his fore legs. ask | Spoomer, descended again into the tunuel-| these facts when a key was heard to turnin] His anger, which bad reached an almost him to jump a stick gand as he jumps catch, | like place with improvised) pickaxes and the lock of a door to their right—a door | uugovernable stage, gave to his face an un- his hind legs with the stick so.as to hold | C’OWbars, resolved to demolish the wall in| which Jack and Ko-ko had observed only | natural color and made him appear more them. .up. from 2the ground, saying ‘‘Hip— | Spite of the protests of the Armenian Jew | a moment before; and this door flying open|like a demon than he had ever appeared hip.”” By struggling to keep his balance he | “2° owned the place. under the weight of a strong pair of shoul-| before. : will learn to walk. ‘*We’ll find what’s back there and pay ders thrust against it, let in a gust of cold Both Allibone and Ferris had descended To make him ‘‘g0 lame’? keep tapping for the damages afterward,’ said Gay, | air. g ne rapid stages in the scale of degradation, one leg till he holds it up, saying at the philosophically. All eyes were drawn staringly to this| becoming more and more criminal, more same time, ‘¢Lame, lame.”? 4 © It was not an easy task they had set them-| door, and it is not too much to Say that and more brutal; as they will ever do who In order to make: him creep you must selves as they soon discovered. [he stones every heart beat quicker under the influence | give themselves up to every species of dis- hold him to the floor with your hand pressed had been in place a long time, and though of a sudden and indefinable fear. : honesty and every sort of wicked practice. gently on his head, and walk slowly back- the cement with which they had been laid} ‘‘Jumping Moses!’’ Gay Dashleigh whis- ‘We ean do nothing else but surrender,’ ward, making him: follow you, saying had largely disintegrated, the binding weight pered, assing an arm protectingly about | said Gay; and he took out of his pocket the “Creep, creep !?? By holding Kita ye this of the wall was great. Bessie Vinsome. ‘*‘What can that mean I} revolver and laid it on the table. ‘‘That is way and saying, ‘‘Down, down!’’ you Selecting what seemed the weakest point wonder??? : ji all I have in the way of a weapon. I want prepare him for learning to ‘‘die.”? From they chopped and picked at it, enlarging Four or five rough-looking men were to warn you though’ that this outrage will the ‘‘down”’ position push him over on_his| it by degrees until au aperture had been crowding through the doorway, their faces} not go unpunished. You haye us in your side, and if he does not straighteu his limbs forced through which a bar could be run. illy revealed by the light that streamed power now.’? do it for him, telling him he is ‘“‘dead,| With the leverage now given them the| from the lamp on the table. _ : _ ‘Enough of that!” cried Allibone, sweep- _dead.’’ By the time he has learned all these | WOT was easier. A small stone was pried| The first natural supposition of our|ing the revolver toward him with a quick — tricks he will be quite-an accomplished dog, | 0Ut and then another. Soon the hole was a friends was that these mén were Arme-/movement. ‘Your hypocritical cant makes and ready for harder tasks. s foot in diameter. Then it grew until it|nians, members of the Hentzak; but it re-| ine tired.’’ of Won would permit the passage of a human body. | quired only a glance to dispel this idea. ‘*T suppose you will be good enough to” THE LEAD TREE ; The excitement under which our friends|}’The men were Turks, and their ferocious | tell us what you are arresting us for??? Jack Be worked can hardly be conceived. Jack Dun- | looks were ‘sufficient to excite the liveliest | Dunham questioned, as he laid his revolver The difference in the strength of the | ham could do yery little because of his in- | apprehension. by the side of Gay’s. affinity existing between different sub-| juries, but Ko-ko toiled like a Trojan and| Professor Gasse’s fright went straight to| '‘‘B-b-because they gr-grand _ s¢-scoun- _ stances may be easily illustrated by the fol-| even Professor Gasse never once thought of | his heels as it usually did, and he made a|drel!’? Ko-ko sputtered, bis little oriental lowing experiment: Dissolve an ounce of} shirking. Bessie Winsome and Miss Spooner | dive for the opening in the wall. But before | face writhing with the fury that filled him, acetate of lead (‘‘sugar of lead’’) in a quart | took turns in holding the lamp, and assisted|he had taken half a dozen steps a club|‘‘Th-th-they n-not so g-good as dogs! of water, and fill a glass jar with the solu-| by handing up such tools as were wanted| hurled by one of the Turks caught him in} Mum-mum-mascot b-better gentlem-m-man _ tion. 1f a piece of zine (or a few spirals of | and by now and then throwing their addi-| the back and sent him rolling over and over |th-than either one of th-them. _ Th-they the same metal) be now suspended in the | tional weight on the end of a bar.. on the floor, howling hke a maniac. — w-w-worse th-than Turkey dogs, th-they — Jiquid, it will, after a short time, become,| The wall so resisted their efforts however,| Miss Spooner flew to the professor’s assist- | be !’? ; nae covered with a gray coating, from which | that hard as they worked, the daylight was| ance, and stood above him with flashing} Ferris lifted a hand and struck Ko-ko — brilliant metallic spangles will shoot forth | growing apace outside before they crawled }eyes, as fierce as an eagle defending its] brutally in the face; and was repaid for it — somewhat in the shape of a tree. These are| through the hole, one by one, and entered | young. . DR Die ; by Jack Dunham who let drive a right- _ pure lead, and the phenomenon is familiarly | the underground ‘ room which the light of} ‘You shall not touch him!’’ she skrieked. | hander which caught Ferris under the angle known as the ‘‘lead tree.’? (Ha their candles revealed. _ | And when the Turk sought to brush her | of his jaw and lifting him clear ofthe floor, — _ The effect thus produced is due to the} ‘‘This is—er—like digging under the walls| aside in scorn she set her nails in his face} hurled him, stunned and bleeding, into the _ superior affinity of the zine for the acetic|of Troy!’ Professor Gasse ejaculated, tug-| and brought the blood. Pitery* i midst of the Turks. ; ‘pings _ acid combined with the lead, which causes | ging nervously at his flowing and ginger-| The Turk howled almost as loudly as} The Turks made a rush at this, bearing © the two metals to interchange places—the| colored side whiskers. ‘‘I have always|the professor, and when she would have| Gay Dashleigh, Jack Dunham-and Ko-ko zine combining with the acid and entering | thought that I.should very much like to continued her assault, he retreated, un-| backward: and in less than another minute _ into solution, and the lead being deposited engage in such—er—undertakings, Dash: | sheathing a gleaming sword as if he meant | our friends were completely overpowered _ in the metallic state in place of the zinc. If| leigh. It makes my scientific blood’ boil| to cut her down. — _ and their wrists ornamented with knotted _ the action be kept up long enough, every} just tothink of it!? = = © Gay Dashleigh, Jack Dunham, Ko-ko and | ropes that held them together behind thei _ particle of lead may in this way be with-| Gay Dashleigh held one of the lamps high | Mascot crowded close together by the table,|backs. = |... Cy es _ drawn from the liquid. -. Jabove his head and ‘by its light all looked | hemming Bessie in asif they would protect | © Professor Gasse and Miss Spooner, wh This pleasing experiment is greatly de-| with astonishment around a strange apart-| her with their lives, and looked steadfastly | had been brought into subjection some _ pendent upon electro-chemical action. The| ment in which they now found themselves. | at the men who still continued to pour into| ments before, were ‘now roughly dra; . first portions of the lead form with the zinc | Not a ray of the daylight without stole in|the room. > fea | forward and.placed with the others. \ voltaic arrangement of sufficient power to| here and had it not been for the lamps the| Once Gay half pulled a revolver from his o of thi i on issolve the salt. Under the peculiar cir-| place would have been a darkened tomb. | ee and Jack Dunham’s hand went| F umstances in which the latter is | It required, only a glance to show that it}down in imitation of this example; but. etal is cipitated upon the e{had been recently occupied. There »| neither went any further for they saw he (the £ andj} chairs thrown near | hopeless and even suicidal any aos tt the centre of ] resistance must be. Though they might kill ‘ I 4 t # ROSPrE _ than it seemed. x xs ria Not many people were astir. "Right, and so few people had passed up and si broken. - the unsightly roofs of the mud houses and GooDp were free even if his hands were tied and he would have no doubt used them to good effect. Jack had been a famous kicker in the football contests at Ebb Tide Academy. ‘*You haven’t said yet what you mean to do with us!’’ Gay reminded Allibone as they stood once more face to face. ‘‘Nor have you explained the meaning of this outrage.’ A bitter laugh fell from Allibone’s lips, and he glanced contemptuously around the room. ‘‘T must say you are a remarkably cool one, friend Dashleigh! You can ask that question after being caught in this room? I *suppofe you will pretend next that you don’t know what sort of a place this is? Shall I inform you? This is a meeting-place of an Armenian revolution society. And you are arrested because you are a member of that society !”’ Gay Dashleigh could not conceal his amazeinent. ‘*And who makes that charge?’’ eT do 1? Here Allibone struck his chest a sounding blow, ‘‘T make the charge! I, Willis Allibone, who have known you for years; you and all your friends! Do you think I don’t know why you came to Armenia? You pretend that it was because you wanted to help the Armenians. But I know better; and so does the Turkish Government, and Mudir Bey. — ‘*But we will not talk any further.’’ ‘“*No,’? said Gay. ‘‘It is not worth while. It is worse than a waste of breath to talk to you, Willis Allibone. It merely arouses my anger until I want to take you by the throat and choke your black heart out.’’ ‘here was a retort on Allibone’s lips; but he checked it and turned to the Turks, speaking to one man who was evidently his interpreter. ‘‘Send word at once to Mudir Bey of the “capture we have made, and take these _prisoners to the jail, [ understand you have such a structure in this blooming town of Bitlis.’’ The interpreter shoutingly repeated his words; and the Turkish soldiers—Gay and hig-friends now saw that the rough-looking men Were the half-uniformed and wholly disreputable-looking, irregular infantry stationed in Bitlis under the direct orders of Mudir Bey—gathered about them and pushed them toward the door. ‘‘We can do nothing else!’’ said Gay, try- ing to cheer up the shrinking heart of Bessie Winsome. ‘‘I don’t think we will be held in that, prison any great while. Mudir Bey is too cautious a man to do anything of that kind,.L assure. you.» These soldiers” have been misled by Allibone and Ferris, but I cannot believe that the bey will sanction what they have done.”’ It was a real grief to him that he could not take Bessie by the arm and assist her; and when one of the soldiers gave her a rough push, Gay could hardly resist leaping on him in spite of his bonds. * _ When the door had been passed they found themselves in a dark tunnel, very similar to the one leading down from the house; and when this tunnel had been followed for the distance of a hundred feet they emerged into a dry well. This well Jack and Gay had more than once seen from the windows of their resi- dence. It was directly at the rear of an abandoned and tumble-down mud. but, and they had never dreamed it might be other The top of this well was completely cov- ered over with boards, and a rude ladder ran up to within a foot of these. _ When all had ascended from the well the prisoners were again placed in the midst of the Turks and conducted along the street toward the prison which was some distance away and nearer the heart of the town. - The sun was just peeping above the eastern hills that hem in the valley in which Bitlis is situated, and its red light, stream- ‘ing across the snow, gave to the landscape an angry look, befitting the circumstances in which our friends were now placed. ~ ; There had been another light snowfall during the own the street that it lay almost un- The snow coyered and hid away softened and toned down the inequalities of _ the streets. - But the sunshine, red as it was could not drive the cold wintry look out of the sky, nd the cheerless aspect of everything 1d to deepen the feeling of distress rested on our friends. — ged The appearance of the prison was even im oy and forbidding. It was a long Senin and dread came es al Beis at self Control. — iss Spo ling pile, as unsightly as the average tcaciees is apt to be, and its front. ‘uarded by a ponderous iron door, that \ked and groaned as if in mortal pain| ‘‘Cert D F Melee _ | shouldn’t have believed such a slander of f all, as they stood in the and saw it swing inward Bessie Winsome’s cheeks d she shook visibly in. oner, she was utterly. muttering incoherently and pulling at the ginger-colored whiskers that had been his glory and pride. No one could be sure that the professor was not out of his mind, for he babbled now and then like a child at play, and appeared not to feel the touch of the soldier who sought to push him on. When the procession moved toward the door, however, he fell in, obediently ; and when he heard Miss Spooner sob, he roused himself, as if from a dream, and loudly urged her to hold up her head and bea man, Then they were all in the prison; and the door, clanging sullenly behind them, seemed to shut out every ray of hope. CHAPTER XXIV. MUDIR BEY SHOWS AN ITCHING PALM. AY DASHLEIGH, Jack Dunham, Ko-ko and Professor Gasse, were put in a cell together; while Bessie : Winsome and Miss Spooner were led away to another part of the building. As for Mascot, they did not know what had become of him. ‘hey were not even sure that he had not escaped back into the house through the hole in the wall, after he had made that attack on Munson Ferris. ‘“‘Tf that dog has been killed our fate is sealed 1”? ; The doleful prediction came from Pro- fessor Gasse, who had thrown himself dis- consolately on the floor and was now a picture of despair. ‘‘He is the mascot of this party, and if harm has come to him our luck is gone.’’ ‘‘Don’t be foolish, professor!’’ said Gay, though he repented of the words and tone instantly. ‘‘News of our arrest has been sent to Mudir Bey and I am anxiously awaiting his coming.”’ ‘*No help from that source,’’ said Gasse, shaking his head. ‘‘Depend on_ it, he will not help us! We are as good as dead now! Yes, as dead as Julius Ceesar !’’ He might have gone on in this depressing ray had he not been interrupted by the sound of .footsteps in the wide hall that Jed in front of all the cells on that side. Through the bars that let in air and light they now beheld Mudir Bey, accompanied by Scamp, the dragoman, and by Munson Ferris and Willis Allibone. It was not a leasant quartette to meet, and the fact that fudir Bey had come with such companions was not reassuring. Gay Dashleigh faced them with some- thing of defiant scorn, as they came into the cell, and the jailer, who had followed them, locked the door. The light was not of the best, but was sufficient to show the crafty, cruel and covetous look that rested on the bey’s face. Professor Gasse gave Scamp a glance of withering contempt, under which that ruffian quailed. ' ‘*T knew he was a traitor from the first, Dasbleigh! I-—er—told you that, before we left Trebizond. I have studied men, as well as—er—books, and whenever I—er—see the face of a rascal, [ know it!”’ ‘*Will you be kind enough to speak when you are spoken to?’’ Ferris flung at the cowering professor. ‘‘I’ve a good mind to smash your head in, yet!”’ Allibone took his pugnacious friend by the shoulder. ‘‘We didn’t come here to quarrel, Mun- son !?? bie) The dragoman pushed himself forward, in obedience to a command from Mudir Bey. ‘*T suppose you will be kind enough to tell us why we are honored hy this visit?’’ said Gay, turning from Scamp to Allibone. ‘“‘T know you have not come without a purpose.’?’ i i ‘The bey wants to talk with you a little,’’? said Allibone. ‘‘We have been im- pressing him with the fact that you area young American millionaire. ‘That you come from a land of corn and wine, and all that; and that on your estate money grows on trees like figs, and that you have col- lected such a quantity of it that you could, it you were a right-minded youth, enrich the whole world. ‘‘Of course the bey is anxious to make the acquaintance of such a chap, and of course he hopes you will fall in‘love with him and give him a lot of that money; for I can assure you, Dashleigh, that my worthy friend, the bey, is in hard luck, just now, and a million of so of piastres, as a gift, would please him mightily.”? 5 = tp ‘(So it’s a bribe he wants?’’ said Gay, giving the bey a look of ineffable scorn. _ returned Allibone, ‘‘But I didn’t bring the bey here to have you call him hard names. In fact, he is only here to show you that I have authority to negotiate with you in his name. You wouldn’t believe it, otherwise. ”’ “Certainly. not!’?! Gay retorted. | ‘‘I him!??__ ‘Willis Allibone now spoke a word to the dragoman; and this being repeated to with the sole exception of Allibone himself. wn and wept bitterly; and Pro- @ stood mute and wide-eyed, 1. | | tivel | ‘*You can put if that way, if you like,’? Mudir Bey, all of the visitors left the cell, NEWS. Fed geek Te octa pyar te ny * 5 not here for fun, and probably you will be a bit astonished by what I tell you!’’ ‘“‘Not a doubt of that!’’ Jack Dunham spoke up. ‘‘We’re prepared for any wonder- ful story you are minded to reel out. Of course we don’t expect to hear the truth.’’ Allibone colored, but managed to hoid his temper. ‘‘f am not talking to you, Dunham. You are of no consequence. I am talking to the moneyed man of this party—to that bloated aristocrat, our good friend, Gay Dashleigh! So if you will just keep your peace, I’ll be obliged; and when the bey decides to exe- cute you, I’ll coax*t him to have it done in the most humane manner possible !”’ ‘‘Thank you,’’ said Jack, subsiding, with a growl. ‘*In the first place,’’ and Allibone turned to Gay, ‘‘Munson and I have your pass- ports!’’ ‘*T already. guessed it !’’ was Gay’s answer as he looked Allibone straight in the eye. ‘*Go on! What else?’? ‘*Your worthy dragoman, Scamp, stole them from you, for us, and gave them to me at the first opportunity. And, now, lam Gay Dashleigh, and Munson Ferris is Jack Dunham; while you and Jack are the two dangerous, foreign devils, who landed with that expedition on the southern shore of the Black Sea !”’ Though this was such an astounding revelation, it did not take our friends by surprise, for various happenings had more or less prepared them for it. “*Go op!’’ commanded Gay, with grim bitterness, folding his arms across his breast; for the ropes had been removed from the wrists of all, when they were ad- mitted to the outer corridor. ‘“How we managed to ingratiate ourselves in the good will of the bey is too long a story to tell now. You can see for your- selves, however, that we succeeded in doing that. The bey is sure you are bloody revolu- tionists; and that your Visit to Bitlis, with supplies for the Armenians, is only a blind. ‘‘But the bey issensible. He loves money. {f you will arrange to put into his hands a sum equal to ten thousand dollars of Ameri- can money; and give five thousand to Jack and five thousand to me—you see we are very modest in the sum we ask!—he will have you sent back to Trebizond, without injury.’? **And if I refuse?’? Gay asked, with that bitter smile still on his lips. **Y ou will never see Trebizond or America again !’” **Ts that all?”’ **Ts that all??? and Willis Allibone looked at Gay Dashleigh ~ in--—astenisbment. ‘Heavens man! isn’t that enough? I’ make it fifty thousand dollars, though, if you are not satisfied !’’ “Tf that’s all,’’? and Gay’s voice was as hard as iron, ‘‘you maj) go to the bey and tell ‘him that we scorn his offer! And tell him, too, that if he does not prompily re- lease us from this hole, the American min- ister at Constantinople will find a way to take his official head off! He knows that it has been done in similar cases lately !”’ Willis Allibone scowled blackly. He bad. not expected his advances to be met in this way; and, when Jack Dunham sent upa subdued and approving cheer, the scowl grew still blacker. ‘Shall I kick him through the door, Gay? Just say the word, and J’ll make him wish he had not forgotten his honesty when he forgot his good manners!”’ Allibone turned on him with a curse. ‘*And I?ll teach you a lesson youWl never forget, Jack Dunbam, if you lay a finger on me!’’ Ca He lifted bis voice so loud that the drago- man appeared at the bars, and the steps of Mudir Bey were heard just bebind him. | “‘T*]l_ give you another chance!’’?. Anj Allibone glanced quickly at Gay. ‘‘And Lrefuse to take it!’? was Gay’s almost savage reply. . See i tet Scamp was shaking the bars.° ‘‘Ver’ bad men in there, eb? I have the jailer unlock the door.’’ Neither’ Gay nor his friends were in a humor for further talk; in fact, Gay was so wildly anxious, about Bessie Winsome and Miss. Spooner, that he now turned from Allibone to Scamp and commanded him to ask the jailer what had been done with them. ; a But the dragoman was no longer the servile and obsequious servant he had been, | Having thrown off his old masters, he had thrown off his old manners, and now posi- y refused to gratify Gay in any way. “*You’ll come to your senses,’’ said Alli- bone, speaking through the bars, when he was outside the cell. ‘‘1’ll call on you is nothing for a millionaire like you, and by the time week you’ll ready'to give twice that much to get outofit!? . | bye? Then he and Munson Ferris went awav, jailer. quartette in the cell saw no one else until ‘‘Now let us get to business!’? and Alli-|near the close of the day, and a long and bone threw a glance through the bars to|dreary dayitwas, assure himselt that the dra; n was not| Then some one, oddly garbed, shuffled | 1 within hearing distan know I am’ along the corridor; and as " again, to-morrow. Twenty thousand dollars | sagt been in this place a. with Mudir Bey and the dragoman and the; general outburst. With the exception of the latter, the| of paper fluttered into the cell from his hand. Gay grasped it eagerly and held it up into the fast-fading light. ‘‘It’s from Kaspar Horteg!’? he whis- pered, with a strange thrill. And he read aloud, though in subdued tones, the contents of the note: ‘“‘T have heard of your misfortune and deeply sympathize with you. Watch for me to-night, and be ready to do whatever I order. I cannot write more now. Your friend, ee (TO BE CONTINUED.) a LAD ELECTRIC IN WALL STREET. His Fun, Flyers and Fortunes Among the Bulls and Bears. BY BARRY TALLYHO, Author of “Lad Electrics Trip “Lad Blectiric.” —- Abroad” and IN WALL STREET’ was com- Back numbers can be obtained (“LAD ELECTRIC menced in No. 357. of all news agents.) CHAPTER XXXIV. IN. HOT PURSUIT. Fe j . : < AD did not stop to give heed to his */ vanquished foes. He had other work =4 before him. i G-” lLamner and Paddock were rapidly escaping with Mollie, and Chauncey lay on his back with a dozen brutes in human form eager to stamp the life all but out of him. Lad eagerly flung himself to his rescue. Never had his marvelous gift’served him in better stead. The ruffians pressing upon Chauncey re- ceived the terrible touch, and recoiled with cries of rage and pain. ; But they did not at once give up the con- flict. Their ferocity was too thoroughly aroused. : Re-enforcements were constantly added to their number, from the other portions of the houseand from the adjoining tenements. Lad bore them back from Chauncey’s form and got before his chum. But still they pressed upon him no less fiercely. j Our hero fought like a Trojan and men fell right and left before his marvelous, power. “Kill him, kill him!’’ came the angry ery_of the crowd, and a dozen knives flashed in the air.” - eet One thing was in Dad’s favor. In the narrow hallway his assailants were in each other’s way. ‘“‘Curse you, here goes this time!’’ ex- claimed one ruffian, making a lunge at Lad with a knife. ah ‘ The boy dodged the blow and caught the fellow by the wrist. : ¥ ‘“‘Oh, oh!’ shrieked the scoundrel, as he felt the force of the terrible touch, and the knife dropped from his powerless fingers. Lad hastily secured the weapon, but not for a means of defense. He understood that above all things time was precious. 2 Though he should eventually overcome these ruffians or escape from them, while they kept him occupied Lamner was each moment getting farther away. An audacious ruse had flashed into Lad’s brain, which he determined to try. He had read of the superstitious disposition of crim-. inals and bad also known some practical experience with it. With the knife he hastily cut several slits in his outer garments, so that they fel from his body. : ‘He stood forth arrayed in the scarlet | tights, representing the character of Satan, which it will be remembered, he had in- tended to wear to a masquerade. His adversaries greeted the transforma- tion with startled cries. Wye ‘“‘Thunder! It’s de divil, bedad!?? ‘*Good Lord! the Old Nick!”’ ; Sune “T knowed dere was somethin’? wasn’t natural about him!’? eS A ‘‘Oh, dat ain’t nothin’!’’ exclaimed one of the bolder spirits, cynically. ‘‘Don’t let no fake trow yer down!”’ SEN te : hand, to demonstrate that Lad was merely common cla? Naik ot ty But our nS ward, and blade clashed against blade. At — the same time he sent forth the power of the terrible touch, which was readily com- municated by the magnetic steel: eo ‘“‘Oh, oh!’? cried the bold tough. ‘‘1’ve got me finisher!’ bs fell to the floor. Nothing further was needed to convince his pals that Lad was a visitant from the nether world. ‘It’s de Old Boy sure enough! ‘‘Dat’s straight an’ ahs: rush from such a The roughs, with the ad fallen, cleare¢ th to He sprang forward as be spoke, knife in. Sais shot. his own weapon for’ — Staggering back he dropped the knife and a ”” was the afte Aa iit he + T suppose, too, Lam’s worked it into hiny'! S GOOD NEWESE. ‘*You can’t come in, I tell you,’’ said the woman, attempting to bar their passage. But our hero, grasping ber hand, inflicted the terrible touch. don’t like this sneaking around business.’’ | Getting a carriage as soon as possible | they were driven will all speed to their destination. He turned to his chum, who stood leaning against the wall. ‘‘ How is it, Chance?’’ he asked. »” was the answer. 8 ‘¢ Aj} solid now, I guess, | ‘‘T got a few pretty hard knocks, but I’m} But here diskppointment awaited’ them. | He did not wish to alarm the inmates of good enough to stand a good deal yet.’’ A ferryboat was just moving out, and on| the place, so the shock he gave the woman ‘*Good for a sharp chase?’’ asked Lad. | inquiry they learned that it connected with | was no inconsiderable one. ‘‘Yes: fetch it along.’’ a Pittsburg express on the other side. | Reeling against the wall, she would haye | ‘‘All right, come on. Lamner’s got a ‘*They’ve got the start of us. They’re on | fallen prostrate, had not lad caught her. | good-sized lead by this time.’’ that boat for a sure thing,’’ said Lad. | She was rendered all but unconscious by the | r ‘You ain’t going out in that rig, are ‘S suppose we’ll be hot after them?’’ | shock. you?’’ queried Chauncey; glancing at his ‘* Just as hot as we can; old man.’’ | Lowering his burden to the floor, our chum’s masquerade attire. | On inquiry they learned that the earliest | hero took off her apron, tore it into strips ‘‘Of course! Comeon. Why not?’’ train they could take was an hour later. | and utilized them to bind her wrists and ‘¢Vou’ll get arrested.’’ This was not an express, either, and made /ankles. A portion of the apron was also} ‘*T will—nit! The first cop that lays his} humerous stops., It would arrive in Pitts- | used for a gag, to prevent the prisoner from | hand on-me gets the terrible touch.’’ burg three hours after the other, uttering an outcry. ‘*You’ll get in a muss.’’ ‘*“'They’ve got a good send-off,’’ said Lad. | ‘‘Sorry to be rude to ladies,’’ said Lad. | # ‘«Somebody else will be mussed up then— |} ‘‘But we know where they’re bound for, | ‘‘But this is a case of have to.”’ not me. Come on.’’ and Paddock will take the best care of | The chums then carried the captive into a Lad took the lead and Chauncey followed, | Mollie. ”’ | room off the hall, laid her upon the floor and and in a moment they were in the street. | ‘*That’s a gay old rig for a traveling cos- | coming out, locked the door behind them. Our hero cast his eyes around sharply. | tume,’’ laughed Chauncey. lad put the key in his pocket. .‘‘Tamnei’s got’ clean away,’’ he,said.| ‘By George, you’re right,’’ answered his The next task was to locate Lamner and ‘‘There isp’t the slightest sign of him,’’ | chum, suddenly brought to a recollection of | Paddock. In all likelihood this would be ‘*Too bad, just when we were so near?! the masquerade dress in which he was at- | attended with some difficulty. i Have to give it up?’’ tired. ‘‘l reckon I’d better put in the wait- It proved, however, to be mucb easier F ‘‘Not on your tintype!?’ ing time getting another suit.’’ than they had expected. Lad’s eyes snapped with new animation, lhis he accordingly did, while Chauncey On proceeding farther along the hall they as he discerned a youth about his own age | sent several telegrams. One was to Lad’s| heard voices. As they approached the room leaning, against a lamppost halfway down! home and another to his own, briefly in- | from which they came the chums recognized the block. forming their parents and relatives of the | Paddock’s tones. . But a few seconds sufficed to place him at | condition of affairs, and that they were ‘‘Wonder if the precious pals have got to his side. | going out of town. ’ | jawing each other??? murmured Lad. ‘‘Seen two fellows go along here witha| The third telegram, at Lad’s request, was ‘* Looks that way,’’ observed Chauncey. girlin their arms?’’ Laddemanded, briskly. | sent to Mr. Jack Dexter, of the firm of | They had now located the room whence He had at once decided that the escaping | Chase & Dexter, Bankers and Brokers, Ex-| came the voices. They stopped just without villains must ,have found new concealment | change Place. | the door and Lad put his ear to the keyhole. close at hand, or else procured a carriage; It was to notify him of their destination, | He could distinctly hear what was said. to bear them away. } and furthermore that if the boys, while in | There were two persons in the apartment, ‘‘Wha-what?’’ gasped the youth, looking | the neighborhood through which the Cuya- | and one was certainly the countryman. But with startled eyes at Lad’s attire. hoga & Northern Railroad ran, should | his companion was not Lamner. ‘Yes, I’m the Old Nick, that’s who 1| pick up anyinformation affecting the stocks| The'two were engaged in angry dispute. am. Tell me the truth if you don’t want to| of that line, they would communicate with | Almost the first words he overheard caused go sailing down to eternal fire and brim-} him at once. . Lad’s heart to bound. stone.’ | These matters were attended to with due|} Something ~he would not have dreamed Catching the young fellow by the wrist} haste, and the chums were both back at the | possible in his wildest flights of imagination he gave him a slight sample of the terrible| ferry house in good season to catch the} had come to pass. touch. | boat which connected with their train. | ‘*Put down that pistol,’? came in: the | ‘“‘Oh, oh! Keep yer hands off me! Ill] ‘‘Well, we’reoff at last,’’ said Lad. ‘You | voice of the person he did not know. 5 take yer word fer what yer be without yer | can make up your mind to about seventeen| ‘‘No, by gosh, I won’t!’? exclaimed Pad- grabbin’ hold erme. Ugh! Idon’t want no} or eighteen hours of riding now, Chance. | dock. ‘*]’m goin’ ter have the truth out of touch like that.’’ | But there’ll be some fun at the end of it,’’ you,’ “Toll: me what I want to know, then. a trae ‘*This an i ae I protest against Quick about it,-too.’’ ; j npn it. You- have decoyed me into your. house f ‘Well, I seen the fellers.’’ CHAPTER XXXV. | for the purpose of browbeating and intimi- ey Ge toy &@ N.S GONE UP;:’’ | dating me, it seems.’? é “There was two of ’em. Onea regular | ‘*Never mind what I done it.fer. I know old jay an’ de udder a kid.’’ 3HE journey of Lad and Chauncey /you are ’bout the biggest rascal in the ‘“That’s right. What did they do?”’ Hi from Jersey City to Pittsburg oceu- | country, an’ I’m goin’ to make sure of you. ’ ‘‘Asked me if there, was any show of| }4|') pied fifteen hours. The party they | I’ve gota thousand shares of C. & N., an’ gittin’ hold of a hack in the neighborhood. | “-7" pursued would be able to make itim|I bain’t goin’ to lose.a pile of ‘money if I Ptold ’em I seen one go up the strect jest-a | twelve; owimg to the faster rate at which | kin help it. Is the road all right?’’ few minutes ago. They told me if I could’) they traveled. | . ‘*Of course it is. Why shouldn’t it be?”’ freeze on ter it fer them it would be a good Nothing worthy of note occurred on the| ‘*You’re the president of the line an’ they solid plunk in my pocket.’’ | way, and it is not necessary to dwell upon | say you’ve been a-sellin’ stock short in Wall ‘< And you froze, eh?”? | the trip. | Street. What did you do that fer?”’ ‘s ‘““Yes, I got it, an’ they piled inter it ina The chums arrived in Pittsburg at two | a didn’t. It’s a lie.” hurry.’ ; *|o’clock in the afternoon of the succeeding | ** Look here, Si Barton, I know you by ; « ‘Where did they tell the cabby to head | day. : | repertation an’? I should hardly believe you for?” , 5 | They had no intention of spending any | on your oat h. ‘They say you are a-wreckin’ i ‘‘Give it up. Dat wasn’t none er my} more time in the city than was necessary, | the road, that-it is goin’ to eternal smash, . funeral an’ I didn’t keep me hearers open | however. It was not at all likely that | an’ that you have been sellin’ short to make ; fer it. I got me plunk all right.’’ Lamner and Paddock would linger there. | on it. Is that so??? F Something in the young tough’s face told | Within the hour Lad and Chauncey were en . ‘‘Tt’s an infernal lie!’? Lad he was trying to deceive him. | route for Janesville. | **Will you sw’ar it?” A He put his hand on his wrist again. ‘| “Here’s our road! Say, we own this. Did| ‘‘Yes.’’ | ; F “Oh, oh! Soy, let up on dat, can’t yer? */) you know it??? Lad said to Chauncey, with ‘¢‘Sw’ar it on the Bible?’? howled the other, as he bounded into the air} a grin, as they passed into Cuyahoga, the| » ‘‘Yes.”’ ’ : again from au application of the terrible | southern terminal, and glided upon the rails} ‘‘All right. Here’s a Bible right here. touch. lof the @. & N. | | Now put your hand onto it an’ repeat after ‘‘Don’t be trying to feed us any stuff, ‘““Non’t get putting on any lugs about | me.”’ ! then. Spit out the straight goods, ‘my | it,’? laughed his chum. | There was a moment’s pause. Then the yentle duck.’’ B : | J guess nit. I don’t know whether the | voice of Paddock went on: ‘Well, den, w’en dey was gittin’ inter de | shares ate worth the paper they’re on yet.| ‘‘I most solémnly sw’ar that the C. & N. hack. de jay says: / | Say, I'd like to get hold/of Paddock and | Railroad is all right, that I have not sold f ‘«*Well, now, dis bust-up settles one| give the jay the terrible touch until I} any of its stock short in Wall Street an’ that t’ing: We draws a beeline fer Janesville.” | squeezed those inside points he’s got out of |I believe shares in same road are a good bs ‘¢ ‘Not on yer life,’ says de,kid. ‘I tell| him.’’ | investment. ’” : yer dat lay’s no good.’ | ‘*Follow his tactics and you’llbe allright, | Barton unhesitatingly repeated the words ‘« ‘Tt’s de only t’ing I’ll do,’ says de jay. | I reckon,’’ said his chum. | after him. : 1 ‘* ‘Have it yer own way, den,’ says de) Janesville was ten miles beyond Cuya-| During the operation Lad removed his ear kid. ‘But yer’ll be dead sorry an’ bust de} hoga, and the chums eagerly got out of ‘the | from the keyhole and substituted his eye. hull t’?ing in de head.’ | cars when it was reached. | He caught a glimpse of both men. Barton Z “Dende jay givs it straight ter de cabby:| It was a pretty little village, made up for | was a large person, with a cold, calculating ‘¢ ‘Git us over ter de Pennsylvania Rail-| the most part of picturesque cottages, with | eye our hero did not like. road Ferry jest as quick as yer kin.’ country roads, rather than streets, for! His face was for a moment turned away ‘‘De bloke put de whip across der hosses | thoroughfares. from Paddock and toward the keyhole. In se i an’ dey jest flew. Dat’s all.’’ | ‘*Where does Obed Paddock live??? was) that Instant an expression overspread his . ‘‘All right. I guess that’s straight,’’ said} Lad’s prompt query of a barefooted, | countenance that told Lad that he was per- Lad. ‘*Here’s a reward for telling the! freckled, bright-eyed urchin on the station | juring himself in the oath he was taking, truth, like the good little kid gets in the! platform. that all the assertions he had made to Pad- story books.’’ | ‘Right up there,’? answered the boy, | dock wére wholly false. — The young tough’s fingers closed greedily | pointing and adding a few more directions,| Our hero drew back from his post of over the silver dollar our hero pnt into his | ‘‘Sence Obed struck ile he’s a big man, an’ | observation, and took Chauncey by the palm. | he’s bought the old Rogers place an’ moved | shoulder. His voice seemed’ hoarse and . **Hully gee, dis is er dead snap!’’ he ex-| into it.”’ , | Strained’as he whispered in his chum’s ear: claimed. ‘Two plunks in er half hour jest| The chums presently found themselves in| ‘{C. & N. ain’t worth the powder to blow fer a litile chin. Soy, yer don’t want front of the building:in question. It was a! it sky-high. The read is going to smash as nuttin’ else done, d’yer?”? | large dwelling and had evidently been built |-sure as you’re a living sinner. The money ‘‘We want a hack, but T guess we'll hunt | for a.family mansion. There was a ponder- | I have put into it is gone up the flue!’’ . ’ for that ourselves. Come on} Chance. We’ll | ous, old-fashioned knocker on the front (TO BE CONTINUED.) have to hustle.’’ , | door, which Lad raised and brought down SR coe ee The chums set off at a rapid walk. with a will. _ PAN UNLUCKY COIN. y “Do you think they’re really off for| ,In answer to the summons a woman of — . : ri _ Janesvilje?’’ asked Chauncey. | middle age opened the door. ; For those who believe in the fatality of **T reckon. . Paddock has probably put his| » ‘‘I want to see Obed Paddock,’’ said’ Lad. | the number thirteen, the quarter dollar is foot down. Lamner most likely told him | ‘‘How is he feeling after his trip from New | about. the most unlucky article they can ' they couldn’t possibly be routed out of the’ York??? | carry on their persons. — : _. place where they were, Now that we have; ‘‘Kind of. fired,’’ answered the woman. On this coin there are thirteen stars; , got onto them he has lost all ‘confidence in}Then suddenly catching herself, as though | thirteen letters in the scroll which the eagle o Lam. He wants to get down to Janesville, | she realized she had made a mistake: |holds in its claws; thirteen feathers com- _ ‘Deeause it’s his own stamping-ground and; ‘What, Mr, Paddock? Why, he ain’t to! posing its wing, thirteen feathers are in its -, ‘hé thinks he can put up a better fight there. | home.” tee | tail; there are thirteen parallel lines on the ‘Don’t hegiving us any of that,”’ langhed shield, thittteen horizontal stripes, thirteen Lieutenant Garey’s Luck, “Cadet Carey.” A Companion Story to | BY LIEUT. LIONEL LOUNSBERRY. e LucK’’ was commenced be obtained of all (“LIEUTENANT CAREY’S in No 9. Back numbers can news agents. ) CHAPTER XXXVIII. A RACE FOR LIFE. SOUR days had Lieutenant Kit Carey been gone’ on his mission, whatever it might be, and Colonel Crandall * and the two officers who were in the | secret with him were becoming alarmed at his long stay. They had expected to hear from him at least, though just how they did not kuow. Still Kit had said hé would soon let them know what was going on. About the fort matters were as when the young officer left. The Indians were known to be about in force, for the scouts so reported them, and yet no move had been made by them against Fort B—— or Fort L——. How to account for this Colonel Crandall did not know, as Kit had said the attack would hardly be delayed against Fort B—— more than three days at furthest. The scouts reported also that: the Indians seemed to be very uneasy, though in force | apparently too great to feel fear of an | attack from the fort. | ‘Something has gone wrong with them, | but what it is I. cannot make out,’ had been ‘Jack Crawford’s report to Colonel Crandall. It was upon the afternoon of the fifth day after Kit’s departure that two horsemen were reported in sight from the lookout, tower, riding along the overland stage trail, with all speed, and toward the fort. A second report came quickly that the two horsemen were pursued by Indians. Instantly Lieutenant Leffingwell went out with a dozen cavalrymen to their aid, and a general alarm was sounded from the fort. ‘‘One is an Indian, the other a man in uniform,’’ said Major Dick Duluth to Colonel Crandall, who was in the tower watching them. ‘‘The Indian is Carey, and who the other is I do not know,’’ Surgeon Powell said, in a.low tone. ‘* Youare right, Powejl,’’ quickly responded Major Duluth, and the two officers hastened down to the stockade to meet the tse horsemen, who had now slackened their |pace, as. Lieutenant Leffingwell’s riding | out had checked the pursuit of the half hun- dred redskins who were in chase. They saw the two horsemen meet Lieu- tenant Leffingwell, who, after a short halt, went on with his men, while those who had a chase for lifg came on to the fort. As they drew néarer Surgeon Powell eyed the two closely through his glass. ‘‘One is certainly Carey, chief’s rig, roan Stallion, and all.’’ ‘«Yes, and the other is a soldier, doubtless some courier whom he has helped out of a scrape.’? : ‘*No, for the man isin irons, as I live!?’ cried Frank Powell. ‘‘Holy smoke, but you are right, Powell. Who can he be?’’ They were not long in doubt, for soon Kit Carey dashed up, the rein of his compan- ‘ion’s Horse fast to the neck of the animal he rode, and the man’s hands manacled, as were also bis feet. The prisoner was a large man, with a stern, pallid face, the beard of some days’ growth, and his hair long and matted. His eyes glittered, malignantly as they turned upon his captor, and the uniform coat he wore, a fatigue, was too small for him, as also the army slouch hat. | As though deeming further desire for keeping up his disguise as a Sioux chief use- less, Lieutenant Carey saluted, and said pleasantly to Major Duluth and Surgeon Powell: ‘‘Good-morning, gentlemen. I have brought you as a_ prisoner Dandy Dan, the traitor guide, and known also‘as White Wolf, the renegade chief of the Sioux,’’. An exclamation of, amazement and pleas- ure broke from the lips of both Major Duluth and Surgeon Powell, who ‘now — reoognized beyond all doubt the renegade white man whom they had believed dead, ‘‘We had ‘a hard chase of it, for our. horses were tired, and then Chief White Wolf would hang back all be could: but~ here we are, and when I get this paint off} Bt < & gate colonel.’? fey es ‘«Go as you are, Carey, taking your pris oner with you,’’? Major Duluth said, having twice shaken hands with the young here. dala { ‘CAs you say, SIT, gun to support Lieutenant Leffingwell, as five hundred, though there is no danger 0 an attack on the fort, for they are awaiting orders from their chief here, who has mys- teriously disappeared, ”’ and Kit Carey that Mollie really is his niece, and as long | Lad, as accompanied by Chauncey he arrowheads, and -thirteen letters in the as the jay believes he’s in the right he stepped inside. ae oo oe. owwords “quarter dollar.’’ dN ee laughed. Major and into another rig, I will report to the - after but permit me to sug- gest that you send several companies anda the Sioux are in considerable force, fully — er ars Duluth at once gave the orders for = 3 | Fi } i fl | | | { E v £ Y ‘ on Al a, } \ 4 4 i f 4 7 : By ; ¥S. " v wi cS B— — and from Fort.L——. ‘ and he must be kept in _ Duluthb.’’ GooD NEWS. Zour companies of cavalry to be ready, and two guns under Lieutenant Benedict, and then escorted Kit and his prisoner to head- quarters, with the remark: ‘‘] will report to Colonel Crandall what I have done, and then get ready to go with them.”? The colonel greeted Kit most cordially, and cast a stern glance upon the prisoner, while Major Duluth said: ‘*Carey reports the Indians in force, sir, so I have ordered out four companies and two guns to go and meet them.’’ ‘‘Send Nevil,’’ was the stern response. ‘¢But, sir, 1 had hoped that I might com- mand the——’’ ‘‘Order Captain Nevil to go, and go at once, Major Duluth.”’ The major bowed and retired, and Colonel Crandall turned to Kit: ‘‘Now, my gallant young aid, you look the Indian chief out and out; but give a report of yourself.’’ ‘‘T intended to change my costume, sir, before coming here, but Major Duluth bade me come as 1 was.’’ ‘ “That was right; but now tell me how you got hold of this traitor here, for I recognize Dandy Dan in your prisoner?’? MNViegy \Sir, . Ati mae woangdy..: Dan, :- your traitor guide, and now the renegade white chief of the Sioux.’’ ‘*1t is false!’’ cried the prisoner, savagely. ‘“‘T caught him in the act, Colonel Cran- dall, and more, I have from his own lips what he deemed, as I did, was his dying confession of all that he was. The sword thrust I gave him when he killed Lieu- tenant Tarpley, is not yet healed—there is no mistake in the man, Colonel Crandall,’? and Kit Carey spoke decidedly. CHAPTER XXXIX. DENOUNCED. his story of how he had captured the great chief of the Sioux, adding: ‘‘T had to strike him a severe blow, sir, for [ knew he would force me to shoot him rather than yield. I dressed the wound; and the one in his side as best I could, and made bis toilet into what appeared to'be a soldier, for I put my fatigue suit and hat on him, as you see. But it was the hardest task of my life to get him from the range here, and avoid the Indigns,”’ “‘T should judge so,’’ the colonel said, ad- pe a few words Lieutenant Carey told Os -miringly. ‘‘T had to keep a gag in his mouth, and for twenty-four hours we did not move from..one position. But, at last, T worked down the range southward, and struck for the fort. I traveled only at night, until this morning, when we struck the Sioux. My prisoner had slipped his gag from his mouth, and hailed before I could check him, for I did not wish to kill him, and then it became a race for life to the fort, and if I treated the man severely it was his fault, as he did all in his power to haye the Indians overtake us. If we had had a run ‘of a mile farther, I believe I would have had to kill him, and come on alone.”’ “‘Tieutenant Carey, you haye done the grandest act of your life in capturing this man.’ : / ‘*T thank you, sir, and I feel repaid, as it will cause the Sioux to give up the strug- gle. They are all dazed now at the mysteri- ous disappearance of their chief, and are massed back on the range, having .with- drawn their forces from threatening Fort They are now, as I said, centreing near Blue Pass, but as this man was their general, and not one suspects his capture, they will retreat after a day or two longer. They are suspicious, anyhow, and they will fear that he may have turned traitor, and be planning to en- trap them. It was on account, if seen, not to have him recognized by the Sioux, that I rigged him up.as a soldier. Then, too, the disappearance of the spirit chief mystifies them. From my standpoint, sir, I believe the Sioux war is over—at least, for the present.’’ ; “T sincerely hopé so—oh! Duluth, has Nevil gone?’’\ » “He has just ridden out of the fort, sir, at the head of his command,’ replied Dick Duluth, who felt sore at not being allowed to go, little dreaming that the colone] was only giving Nevil a chance to extinguish himself, rather than win distinction, ' *¢Pray send a guard here for this prisoner, irons, Major Yes, Colonel Crandall, he shall not escape. ”’ ; The guard came, and Dandy Dan was’ _marched away, Surgeon Powell having gone with Captain Nevil, his assistant being sent to dress the wound of the prisoner and the > scalp wound on the head given by Carey when he dealt him a stunning blow with his revolver. an eee i _ Then Kit sought his quarters, the major cere him, and as he went along, e known now, cheer - after his secret being | the men, while the cheer greeted him fr officers, with several’ exceptions, pressed forw: rd to grasp his hand and congratulate im, also welcoming him to their midst as a ‘mew man who had won his spurs before he his shoulder straps.’? ' For once in his life Captain Nevil was ; cautious. He would not risk his precious life after | having won the promise of Kate Osmond to become his wife. He returned late in the evening, after having only had a fight at long range with the Sioux, who fell back upon the range to make a stand, He went to headquarters to report his re- turn, and found there Colonel Crandall, Kate Osmond, and Lieutenant Carey, the latter in full dress uniform, and looking very handsome, But Kit Carey’s face was very stern, and when Captain Nevil turned to him with a remark about welcoming him to the fort, his dark eyes flashed, his look became } darker, and be said: ‘*f nave Colonel Crandall’s permission to say afew words to you, Captain Nevil, in his presence.’’ Wondering, Kate Osmond ata sign from her uncle glided from the room. ‘*Tam wholly at your service, sir,’’? was the insolent response. Then Kit Carey took from his pocket a bundle of papers, and seating himself at the table, said: ‘‘Captain Nevil, you must not consider that any personal motive of my own prompts me in my action now toward you, for'there is none. Though I know that you were my enemy, sinceasa boy I defied your authority, when I knew you were doing wrong, and know that you influenced Cap- tain Weizer at West Point to become my foe, also making bets against my passing, and intending to treat me when I came here as an officer, I am above feeling any petty spite or grudge against you.”’ ‘*To what does this tend, sir?’’ sternly asked Captain Nevil, wondering at Colonel Crandall’s silence under the circumstances ‘““You shall know at once, sir. On my way here, in the coach with me, came a lawyer who was coming here upon a most important mission. He wished to see you, and also Miss Osmond. He was wounded in the attack on the coach, and made me his father confessor when dying, giving in my hands these papers. The truth is, Captain Nevil, that Miss Osmond’s father and your mother were brother and sister. Captain Osmond, an army officer, married a Mexi- can lady, and wasdisinherited by his father, who had other views for his son. He died, as did also his wife, leaving a little girl, and to the care of his old friend, Colonel Clyde Crandall, that child was given, and she was known as his niece. her grandfather, Osmond, intended. making you his heir, but discovering your past career, and relenting toward his son, he mad Miss Osmond bis heiress just before his death. You were to find her out, or said you would, and though you did so you never notified her of the fortune in waiting for her. She had an inheritance from her Mexican mother, given into Colonel Cran- dall’s keeping, and you discovered how large this was, and made up your mind to get both of her fortunes. Knowing that she knew nothing of her father, you held her in your power by claiming that he was not dead, but hiding away for a crime com- mitted, and you would bring him to the gallows if she did not become your wife. You wrote the attorney of your grandfather that she was dead, hoping to get her for- tune, as then it would come to you bythe terms of the will. The attorney tracked / | | | coming here to expose all your. villainy. His death saves you, for Colonel Crandall, having the honor of the service at heart, has consented that you may resign. If you do not, I have papers here that will send you to prison.’ ! Then Lieutenant Carey sternly said: ‘‘Sit down there and write your resigna- tion now, Captain Nevil, or take the conse- quences.”? ‘¢And I will promptly approve it, sir, and give you aleave to date from now, until it is accepted by the Secretary of War,’’ sternly said Colonel Crandall, and his stern, white face showed that he was in as deadly earnest as was the young officer who had brought Fred Nevil to the end of his rope. ' w CHAPTER XL. THE SECRET EXPEDITION, SURPRISE fell uponall in Fort Forward after the arrival of Lieu- tenant Carey, and rumors were as me frequent as showers in April. Something had gone wrong, and yet no one seemed to know just what it was. To the amazement’ of all, Captain Nevil, witli the commission of a major almost in his ‘grasp, and the hope of winning a wealthy bride, as all believed he would marry Kate Osmond, had resigned from the army and was to go Kast at once. He gave no excuse for his going, even to his most intimate friend, Byrd Benedict. He simply said that he had resigned, aud was going away at once. ' Somehow, people’ connected Kit Carey with his going, yet no charges had been preferred against him. = *— % It seems that | arrange to take you, discovered your playing false, aud was | with contempt |. about the fort, and this was set down to the credit of Lieutenant Carey. It was also said that Kit Carey was to command the escort to Captain Nevil, going notice that it come through again. But it seemed strange that if there was no real danger, Lieutenant Carey pick his men, Jack Crawford was to command the scouts who went along, best men in the fort. Lieutenant Leffingwell was to be in command, and a sergeant, two corporals, and twenty-four cavalrymen were to make up the expedition. Pack horses, with two weeks’ rations, were also ordered, and the animals, like the men, were picked. coming of Fred Nevil, who had held aloof from every ole, not seeming to wish to say farewell to any of his friends. ‘*Ab! Carey, I was looking for you,’’ and Lieutenant Byrd Benedict came forward. ‘Yes, Lieutenant Benedict?’’ quietly said Carey, to whom Benedict had acted most coldly since his return. ‘*T only wish you had need of a gun so I could go with you; but that is not why I have made an ass of myself, and I anxious that you should know that I am aware of the fact.”’ ‘*Don’t speak of’ it, Benedict, for there is no harm done.’’ ‘* Yes, there is, for I am hurt. younger, and Captain Weizer friendly , That feeling I showed out. here until I was was very feel that I was an ass, when Colonel Cran- dall, told me the report you made of me, and urged my promotion, as my senior is on sick leave, and is to be retired. I say, forget.’ / ‘*Which I do gladly, Benedict, as I have always liked you. I feel that you had a command, had had.a great deal of border experience, | | | } | | | a | through all. ety f Then the Indians, since the disappearance | — . of their white chief, had disappeared from and this prompted his kindness to me. Say nothing more of it, old. man.”’ ‘*You are made of the right stuff, Carey, and I’m vour- friend; but say, can’t you a gun along?’’ “Not. this trip, 1am sorry to say.” ‘*Well,; good-by, and luck to you; but then you always were a lucky dog,’’ and having eased his own conscience, like the good, brave fellow he was, Byrd Benedict turned, watched Kit mount, and ride away, Captain Nevil and his negro valet accom- panying him. ‘‘You would think Nevil was going away in disgrace, the way he acts,’’ said Byrd Benedict, as the secret expedition moved away in the darkness. ‘“‘My idea is that you have hit it, Bene- dict,’’? answered Captain Moore. ‘*J’l] wager big money that Carey was the cause of his going,’’ another officer said. ‘*Why?’’ asked several, eagerly. ‘*Tt looks that way to me, and I am not eross-eyed. I tell you Carey had some hold upon him, and made him resign. You know he deserted Duluth once before in a tight place, and this time disregarded all Carey ;said, and went to Dead Man’s Ranch, and nearly lost his command. If Duluth was out of the way Nevil would have put on his shoes, you know, and the major was his most dangerous rival for Miss Osmond’s hand. I tell you, gentlemen, Nevil never offered his resignation except under a focer that he could not resist, and my belief is that Kit Carey wasat the bottom of it all.’ ‘Well, Carey is a dandy, take him any way you will, and a true friend, a model officer, and knows just what he is about. [,did think the fair Osmond was a little gone on him, but I guess not, and if Dick Duluth don’t go in and win now Nevil is side-tracked, theh he is a better soldier than he is a lover. But, tell me, where has Carey gone?’’ ‘ A TRUE CHARGE? Justice—‘‘But he says he had no deadly weapons coxgcealed upon his person when you arrested him.” Officer—‘‘Sure, yer honner, he _ loies. 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I understand that the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons is an excellent one; as is also the veterinary department attached to the University of Pennsylvania, in Phila- delphia. The course in both of these institutions extends over three years, and the tuition fee is something over one hundred dollars a year. At the close of the course and after passing a_ satisfactory examination the student receives the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, At the institution in Philadelphia, candi- dates who have received a college degree, or who have passed the matriculate examina- tion of a recognized college, or who havea certificate from a normal or high school, or from an organized county medical society that has instituted a preliminary examina- tion, are admitted without examination. Other candidates must present evidence that their previous education has been such as to enable them. to pursue with profit the course of. instruction given: in the depart- ment. J The first year the student is taught chem- istry, materia medica and pharmacy, gen- eral biology, physiology, histology, and veterinary anatomy. In the second year in the student attends clinics, and serves as aid in the hospital. In the third year he is placed in charge of sick animals, and makes visits to dairy farms and other places where well animals are congregated, so as to familiarize him with the different races. In the third year he is admitted to the Depart- ment of Medicine with the understanding that he perform the required amount of dissecting and pass the usual examination in human anatomy. ' Board can be obtained near the university for five dollars per week and upward. A. Vv. P., Little Falls, Minn., writes: ‘Iam eighteen years of age and am at present learn- ing to set type. It is my ambition, when I become older, torun a newspaper of my own. T am the local correspondent of several papers. It seems to me experience is not necessary.” You-may- think that you could couduet a newspaper without any experience, but few who have been connected with the press for any length of time will concur with you. There may have been exceptions in the past and there may be in the future when under peculiar circumstances success has been achieved without mastering the details of newspaper work; but these exceptions are rare and will continue to be so long as so complex a thing as a newspaper has exist- ence. , : I trust, however, that in time your 6x. pectations will be fulfilled in regard to run- @ paper of your own, but we feel confident that when that period shall arrive you will have to fall bok ae experience of others to help you establish your enter- prise upon a strong foundation, notwith- standing your knowledge of UR een: or the general make-up of a daily or weekly journal. ‘I do not say this to discourage you, but ‘only to admonish you not to have an over- weening confidence in yourself. I admire luck in any one, but there are occasions when disaster follows an ill-advised display of it. fi , . ie ! NY , eet F ’ - 3 DAnNivt W., Hoboken, N. J., writes: “T should like to get some suggestions upon the subject of debates, and how to improve myself as a | Premrum Derarrmenr, Goop Nuws, a 2S. Street, New York, — be ‘‘in order?” hay 4 : t addition to the advanced course of studies | yourself an agreeable and effective speaker. |I think that debates are very instructive, besides making every participant a ready talker. A great deal of information is im- parted through the medium of discussions, and one effect is to liberalize the minds of those engaged in them. They realize that there are always two sides to a question, and the self-opinionated are made to under- stand that no one person has a monopoly of correct ideas, high intelligence, or varied learning. ' In regard to parliamentary rules which I have advised you to acquire a knowledge of I can relate an instance of its importance. A member of a State Assembly was elected its Speaker when he was utterly ignorant of its rules; but he resolved to keep the fact | to himself and quietly applied to the libra- rian for a copy of Jefferson’s manual. He retired to his room early in the night, and before morning had mastered its contents to such an extent that when he took his seat as Speaker he felt comparatively at ease and made his rulings so accurately that on the adjournment of the Legislature he was highly complimented upon the promptness and ability he had exhibited in making his decisions. I will admit that very few could do what the statesman did on thé occasion referred to, but much can be accomplished in a few hours if one devote himself to one object. Another suggestion” is not to be discour- aged if any embarrassment overcome you when you make your first bow as a debater. It issaid of the great Henry Clay that on rising to make his maiden speech in a de- bating society, being a student of law at | the time, that instead of saying, ‘‘Mr. | Chairman,”” he exclaimed, ‘‘May it please | the court and gentlemen of the jury.’’ | Bear this anecdote in mind if you beat all | diffident, and determine to excel, if possible, as a debater. A. L., Davenport, N. Y., writes: ‘“‘Do you not think it unwise for a parent to force a boy into a business he does not like? I have a proper affection and respect for my father, butI have often remonstrated with him upon the subject of my question. Be the result what it may, as s00n as Lam ofage,if not too late, I shall select a trade for myself.” I trust that your remonstrances with your father will bring about the result you de- sire, that is, allow you to adopt the business you prefer. I will admit that sometimes boys do not know what is good for them '_ and become headstrong in their opposition © to their parent’s wishes; but in your case it would seem wroug for your parent to per- sist in keeping you in a business which is |not to your liking. Give a boy a position that he takes pride in and really enjoys and ihe will go to and return from his’office -with a smile on his lip, and a bright light in his eye. Give him an uncongenial situa- tion and frowns and sullen looks will take their place. _ Amos R., Evansville, Ind., writes: ‘Will you give mean idea coucerning wall paper; how made, and what composed of?” I believe in former times paperhangings or wall papers were painted with blocks or stencil plates, but most of them are now printed on machines, the same ag calicoes. Satin paper, which has a shiny surface like ‘satin, is made by coating the paper with powdered French chalk and then rubbing it with a brush until it is smooth. The print- ing is generally done after the satin face is puton. The fuzzy paper that feels like velvet is called flock paper. coating the paper with varnish and then sprinkling it with the flock, which is made from the shearings of woolen cloths from very fine. In gilded papers the pattern is first printed with varnish, and the gold leaf — pattern sticks fast, and the rest is brushed: papers are now made in long rolls on — machines, and afterward cut up into the lengths wanted. Much more clay is put into” the pulp than into that of any other paper. Sprc1aL Notice.—Many communications, improperly addressed to this are answered in’ the ‘‘Mail Bag. ————_ HO age OUT-TALKED. | troducing a new kind of hair-brush.’?> of hair brush. I have all I can do getting — and really haven kinds.’?’ ’t the time to meet the new | ; Sit) Pata? Le. hat, Perkins—‘‘Don’t doubt it, but I don’t want my hair restored. You see, these are hard times, and I’m glad to be saved the expense of having it cut—glad I’m bald, you know. Truly, l haven’t any use fo Peddler—‘‘I’ve only one left——’’ 9 It is made by — cloth mills, ground up and sifted until it is * ‘is then laid on; the part which covers the — off. Some of the finest papers, I believe, — Ss - are still printed by hand, but the ordinary = department, js Peddler—‘‘Excusa me, sir, but IT am in- Perkins—‘‘Much obliged to you, but I | don’t care to be introduced to a new kiud — along with the old kinds of hair brushes, — *Peddler—‘‘ But this brush will restore the 3 RSA UT Bo ty debater. Tama member of a debating club, : phe but so far have taken little part in its proceed-| Perkins—‘‘Then, my dear fello Baty RRR 4:20 8 oe athe | wouldn’t think of depriving you of it— ke ‘The suggestion which comes to me first is|it home and use it, if needs be. It shall that you make yourself familiar with parlia-| never bi said that I de rived a poor mentary rules and study elocution, so as to| dering man of the only hair-brush on every occasion and render left, Good-morning,?? ~ ae ne Stipe ee eae ieee eee en - Seat anor a ga ape lie ete eS tnt oo ” ~s -THE TWENTY-DOLLAR -heart beating quickly, he GooDp NEWS. 9 THE $500 CHECK; JACOB MARLOWE’S SECRET. BY HORATIO ALGER, Author of ‘Adrift in the City,’’ ‘‘Frank and Fearless,’’ ‘* Dany the Detective,’’ ‘‘A Boy’s Fortune,’’ ete., ete. + (“THE $500 CHECK’ was commenced in No. 365. Back numbers can be obtained of all news agents.) | SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. This story opens in the village of Lakeville, where the hero, Herbert Barton, resides. Her- bert meets an old man, Jacob Marlowe, and discovers that he is his uncle just returned from California. Heinquires his way to the house of Squire Marlowe, the magnate of the town, who has a purse-proud wife and upstart son, a boy about Herbert’s age. He is received here with open arms, but when he intimates that he has lost the money he made in Cal- ifornia, his worthy nephew determines to get rid of him. Accordingly he informs Uncle Jacob that his wife has been taken suddenly il, and he must bring his visit to a close. Un- cle Jacob goes to Herbert Barton’s house and is cordially received by Bert’s mother, who invites him to make it his permanent home. After afew days he leaves for New York on a matter of bus- iness. Bert is discharged from Marlowe’s tactory, where he had been employed for some time, and in conse- quence Bert and his mother soon find themselves out of money, Percy Marlowe, the squire’s son, makes the ac- quaintance of a fast young man, learns to gamble, and is soon in debt to Reginald Ward to the extent of ten dollars, when the latter de- mands payment. CHAPTER XI. BILL. fe ERCY regretted that 8 he had ever made the acquaintance of —<<> Reginald Ward, or consented to play poker with him, but the regret came too late. The mis- chief was. done, and he saw from Ward’s deter- mined look that he must do something. He was just in that frame of mind when temptations have the most power. In the evening he went to the village store to pur- chase a fishing-line, for he had made an arrangement to go out fishing with Reginald Ward the next day. He made the pur- chase, and was about to go when his eye caught sight of a twenty-dollar bill lying on the desk. Mr. Jones had gone to the other end of the store, and no one was looking. On the impulse of the nioment he seized the bill, and with his left the store. As he passed through the door Bert Bar- ton entered with a kerosene can in his hand, and walked np to the counter, taking his stand near the desk. In order to understand what followed, it is necessary to explain that the evening previous Bert and his mother found themselves ous of money. About a dollar was due the latter for cover- ing balls, but it would not be paid for three days, and meanwhile they were in an embarrassing condition, ‘«What shall we do??? asked Mrs. Barton, with a troubled look. ‘‘If Unele Jacob were only here, I would ask his advice.’’ ‘He left a note to be opened if we got into trouble,’’ said Bert, brightening up. . “So he did. Do you think the time has come. Bert?’ ‘J have no doubt of it. mother?’’ “T put it in a bureau room,’? : “Shall 1 go up and get it?”’ ‘‘No; I will do so, as I know -exactly where it is.’’ She went upstairs, and returned almost immediately with the letter in her hand. Bert produced his knife and cut open the envelope at one end. Then, drawing out the contents, ke found them to be a half sheet of note paper and a bank bill. “‘It’s a twenty-dollar bill, mother!’’ he exclaimed joyfully. ‘Shall IT read the note??? **Yes, read it, Bert.’’ Where is it, drawer in my gratefully, ‘‘how good and kind he is. With JR: Bert read as follows: ‘““My Dear Niece: As I know your income is small, and you are liable, in case of sick- ness or loss of employment to need help, I put a twenty-dollar bill into this envelope, which I wish you to use freely. Do not fear that it will inconvenience me to give it. My health is good, and I hope to earn my living for years to come. ‘“Your affectionate uncle, ‘* Jacob Marlowe.’’ ‘‘Dear Uncle Jacob,’’ said the widow ‘ARREST THAT BOY!’? SAID his small savings I don’t feel that he can afford to be so generous.’ ““T will pay him back mother. ’’ ‘*You think then that we are. justified in using it, Bert???’ ‘‘Uncle Jacob meant us to do so, Before it is gone I shall probably find something to do, and then I may gradually be able to pay back the money.’’ ‘In that case, (Bert, I am afraid we must break into if to-morrow. Probably Mr. Jones can change it for us.” So it happened the uext evening that Bert, with the kerosene can in his hand, went to thé store, entering as already de- scribed, just as Percy left it with the bill which he had purloined on the impulse of the tioment. ‘*T would like two -quarts of kerosene, Mr. Jones,’’ said Bert, handing over the can. The proprietor went to one corner of the store to fill the can, and brought it back. ‘Please take your pay out of this,’’ said Bert, handing him the twenty-dollar bill. Mr. Jones started in surprise, and his face darkened ominously. He scanned the desk on which he remembered placing his own some time, twenty-dollar. bill, and it was nowhere to be seen, - ‘‘Why, you audacious young thief!’’ he exclaimed in a fury. ‘‘What do you mean?’’? demanded Bert angrily. ‘*What do I mean?’’ gasped Jones. ‘‘You know what I mean well enough. I never knew such audacity.’’ ‘*Please explain yourself, Mr. Jones,”’ said Bert with spirit. ‘‘I didn’t come here to be insulted.’’ ‘““You are a hardened young reprobate! Do you mean to say you didn’t steal this twenty-dollar bill from my desk, where I laid it five minutes since?’’ ‘“*T don’t know anything about any twenty-dollar bill of yours, Mr. Jones. This money is mine, or rather my mother’s, and I brought it with me from home.”’ “Do you expect me to believe this bold falsehood, Bert Barton’?’ the storekeeper exploded wrathfully. ‘*T don’t expect you to believe any false- hood at all, Mr. Jones. Will you either change that-bill or give it back to me?’’ ‘*}. will do neither.’?’ ‘“Then, sir, it is you who are the thief,”’ ‘*You impudent young rascal, now I won’t have any mercy on you. For your mother’s sake, I might have done so, but as you persist in brazening out your guilt, I will see that you have a chance to repent. Here is the constable coming just at the right moment. Mr. Drake, please come here.”’ A tall, pleasant-looking officer, who had just entered the store, approached the desk. ‘‘What can I do for you, Mr. Jones?”’ he asked. ‘Arrest this boy!’’ said Jones, point- ing with flushed face at his young cus- tomer. standing. Heasked me for two quarts of kerosene. I filled his can for him, and he gave me a twenty-dollar bill from which to take payment. I was naturally surprised, and looked for the bill I had left on the desk. It was gone!’’ Mr. Jones gazed about the circle trium- phantly. ‘*What do you say to that?’’ he asked. Sympathetic eyes were turned upon Bert. Things certainly looked black for him. ‘‘J don’t think I need say any more,’’ added the storekeeper. ‘‘I want you to arrest that boy.’’ Bert looked at the faces that encircled him. He saw that they believed him guilty, anda feeling of hot indignation possessed him. ‘‘Bert, my boy,’’ said Officer Drake, ‘““what have you to say to this?’’ “That the twenty-dollar bill I handed to Mr. Jones belongs to my mother. I know nothing of the bill he says he laid on his desk.”’ ‘*That’s a likely story!’?’ put in Mr. Jones, in a tone of sarcasm. ‘‘How many more twenty-dollar bills have you got at your house? I wasn’t aware that your mother was so wealthy.’’ Again opinion was unfavorable to poor Bert. His mother’s straitened circumstances were well known, and it certainly did seem improbable upon the face of it that she should have a twenty-dollar bill in her pos- session. ‘*This was the only twenty-dollar biil that my mother had,’’ replied Bert. ‘*Oh, indeed! I thought. as much,’ said Mr. Jones significantly. ‘‘Mr. Drake, do you intend to arrest that boy?’’ he added angrily. ‘*] have no warrant,’’ returned the officer. ‘‘If you will swear JONES TO THE CONSTABLE. “Arrest Bert Barton!’’ exclaimed Con- stable Drake, in amazement. ‘‘What ou earth has he done?’’ “Stolen a twenty-dollar bill from my desk, and then presénted it to me in pay- ment for some kerosene.”’ ‘“The charge is false!’’ said Bert, his eyes glowing with indignation. ‘Hear him deny it!’’ said Jones, looking at the circle that had gathered around them. ‘ composed, reiterated his threat. ‘(J never heard of such a thing!’’? he gasped. ‘‘You take my own money from me?’? ‘*Tf remains to be proved whether it is your own money. The boy says it is his.’’ ‘The boy lies.”’ ‘*Really, Mr. Jones, I cannot allow you to make such charges against my client, un- less you are ready to substantiate them by proof.”’ “Tt stands to reason-—’’ began Mr. zene but the young lawyer interrupted im. ° ‘Nothing stands to reason that you can- not prove,’’ he said. ‘‘We will give you an opportunity to prove your ownership of the bill to-morrow in court. Now hand the bill to Officer Drake.”? Very much against his will, Mr. Jones felt compelled to do this. 10 Core tT) NEWS. ‘‘Isn’t the boy going to be arrested?’’ he demanded with an ugly look at Bert. “‘Tt is umnecessary. You can bring a formal charge against him before Squife Marlowe to-morrow,’’ ‘*The boy may escape during the night. I won’t trust him,’’ There was a murmur of disapproval among those. present. All liked Bert, and Mr. Jones, from his quick temper and ugly disposition, was by no means a favorite. The storekeeper saw that it would not be good policy to insist upon Bert’s arrest, and he said, sullenly, ‘I will. hold you respon- sible for his presence at the trial.’’ Mr. Conway smiled. ‘Tf he is not present, I will myself see that you do not suffer in consequence, Be- sides, flight would be tantamount to confes- sion, and the case would go against him by default.’’ ‘*And should I twenty-dollar bill?’’ ‘*T will take it upon me to offer no oppo- sition,’’ said the lawyer. ‘“Now, can I go?’’ asked Bert. ‘Yes; I will accompany you home for consultation. ’’ Bert took the can of kerosense and was about to leave the store, when the store- keeper said harshly : ‘*Put down that kerosene! You haven’t paid for it!’’ 4 Bert flushed and looked embarrassed. It was true that he had not paid for it, nor did he have the money to pay, outside of the twenty-dollar bill which had been taken from him. Pap rerabeesenineat in that case get the ‘“‘T have no money,’? he said. ‘‘I will ‘leave it till to-morrow.”’ ‘*‘How much is it, Mr. Jones?’’ asked Conway. ‘“Twénty-five cents.”’ ‘*T will advance the your can.’’ ‘*You are very kind, Mr. Conway,’’ said the boy gratefully. ‘*We will settle hereafter. going.”’ In-explanation of the price mentioned, I may say that kerosene is now much cheaper than at the date of my story. e ‘*Now, Bert,’’? said Mr. Conway, ‘‘as your legal adviser I shall have to ask you to tell me just where you obtained the bill you offered in payment to Mr. Jones for the kerosene. I have no doubt of your inno- ¢ence, but we must make it plain to all who may attend the trial.’’ ‘‘T should like to have you come home with me, Mr. Conway. Mother will confirm what I say’.’’ **I shall be glad to do so. Wil! mother be alarmed?’’ **Yes, I think she will; but you can make things clear to her.”?’ Mrs. Barton was indeed startled when she . learned that Bert had been charged with theft, but after a free talk with Mr. Con- way she felt much relieved. ‘*Your defense is perfect, I think,’’ said the young lawyer. ‘‘Of course Mr. Jones or his lawyer may claim that you wrote the letter yourself.”’ ‘Will it be necessary to send to Uncle Jacob and get him to testify?”’ “‘T don’t think so. I think your defense will be complete without it. There is an- other point of consideyable importance which I shall look up to-night. If things turn out as I suspect they will, we shall not need to disturb your Uncle Jacob,” At nine o’clock Mr. Conway took his leave and returned to the hotel. He hada short conference with the landlord, which was evidently satistactory. ‘*T think we shall prove too many for Mr. Jones,’’? he murmured softly, as he went up to bed. money. Now let us be your CHAPTER XIII. PERCY GETS RID OF THE BILL. re) HEN Percy Marlowe left the grocery store with the stolen bill in his hand, he was tremulous’ we with excitement and agitation. He felt that he had committed a crime, and he wasalmost tempted to go back and replace the money. But it was possible that its loss had already been discovered, and he might be connected with it. He felt that it would be safe to get as far away as possible from the store. : ‘‘Nobody will suspect me,’’ he said to bimself, plucking up courage. Then there was the pleasant thought that he could pay up his debt to Reginald Ward, and have ten dollars left over. It would be very comfortable to have ten dollars to spend, and Percy, whose conscience was not sensitive, began to consider what would be the vleasantest way of disposing of it. He soon came to a decision on this point, having, like most boys, rather a talent for spending money. | SWAB iat “711 go round by the hotel,’’ he said to himself, ‘‘and if I: find Reg there I’ll pay . bim what I owe him and get it off my Percy walked around to the Lake House, and found Reginald Ward in the billiard - room. Ward treated him rather coldly. — f Bert, take | car to fifty-nine women and girls, and every: me what you owe me. JI may have to go back to New York to-morrow.’’ ‘‘] wish he would,’’ thought Percy. ‘‘Then, if there’s any trouble about this money, he will be well out of the way, and nobody can find out about it.’’ ‘‘T can pay you to-night,’’ said Percy. ‘You can? You’re a trump!’’ said teginald, in gratified surprise. ‘‘Suppose we go up to your room,’’ went /on Percy nervously, ‘‘and don’t talk about it here. I don’t want anybody to know that I am owing you any money.’’ ‘‘T understand. The governor like it, hey?’’ ‘*No, he’d be awful mad.’’ ‘‘Follow me, then, Perey,’’ and Ward led the way up to his room. ‘‘Toeck the door,’’ said Percy. ‘‘Seems to me weare mighty mysterious,’ commented Ward, laughing. ‘‘Oh, well; anything to accommodate. Now, where are the spondulicks?’’ ‘‘Can you change a twenty-dollar bill??? asked Percy. ‘*‘Whew! you are wealthy,’’ said Ward, in surprise. ‘*Let me see!’’ and he opened his pocketbook. ‘‘Much as ever,’ he replied, after investigating the contents. ‘‘Here isa | five, a two, a silver dollar, and I think I }can make up two dollars in small change. [tll take up about all I’ve got.’ ‘*Then perhaps you’d rather wait till I have a chance to get the bill changed,’’ suggested Percy. ‘*Not much,’’ returned Reginald, with a crafty smile. ‘‘‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,’ as somebody says. I am willing to be inconvenienced for the sake of getting the debt paid.”’ ‘Oh, well; just as you say,’’ rejoined Percy, secretly glad to get the tell-tale bill out of his possession, and to replace it in his pocket with the smaller bills and silver which Ward proposed to give him. When the transfer was made, Ward asked, ‘‘Where did you raise the twenty, Percy?”’ Now it was that Percy looked em- barrassed. ‘*Tf is some money I had given to mea wouldn’t i } | | long while ago,’’ he answered with hesita- tion. Oh!’ exclaimed Ward,. evidently in- eredulous. “*T promised not to use it, but to keep it saved up,’’ continued Perey, ‘‘and I meant to; but you wanted me to pay what I owed you, and so——”’ “*You acted like an honest young man,”’ said Ward, finishing his sentence for him, 5 (CV 95,7? There was a peculiar smile on Reginald Ward’s face, but he did not think it best to question Percy’s statement. His money had been paid him, and that was all he cared for. 3 : ‘Percy found it in his father’s desk, I reckon,’’ he said to himself, ‘‘but that doesn’t concern me. I’ve got my money, and that’s more than I expected.’’ ‘‘By the way, Reg,’’ said Percy hurried- ly, ‘‘don’t mention to any one my paying you this money.’? ‘Why not?’? “Tt would be found out that I have been playing cards for money, and there’d be no end of arow. Besides, then it would come out that I had parted with this bill.’’ ‘*All right, Percy. I’ll keep mum. Won’t you go down and have a game of billiards??’ ‘*Not to-night. I’m rather tired.’ ‘*That boy’s got something on his mind,’’ thought Reginald Ward. (TO BE CONTINUED, ) LAST. SPOKE AT TOMMY Mattie had invited her young man to tea. Everything had passed off harmoniously until Mattie’s little brother broke the bliss- ful silence by exclaiming : “‘Oh, ma, you oughter seen Mr. Bert the other night, when he called to take Mattie to the fancy dress ball; he looked so nice, sittin’ beside her with his arm——”? ‘“Tom!’’. sereamed the maiden, whose face began to assume the color of a_well- done lobster, quickly placing her hand over the boy’s mouth. ' §*¥You oughter seen him,’’ continued the persistent informant, after gaining his breath, and the embarrassed girl’s hand was removed, ‘‘he had his arm——”? ‘“Tommy !’’? shouted the mother, as in her frantic attempt to reach the boy’s left ear she upset the contents of the teapot in Mr. Bert’s lap, making numerous war maps over his new gray trousers. ‘‘T was just goin’ to say,’’ the frightened ‘boy pleaded, between a cry and an injured whine, ‘‘he had his arm——?? ‘*You, Tom,’? thundered the father, ‘‘get out of the room.”’ : And the boy made for the door, exclaim- ing, as he waltzed away: . ‘IT was only goin’ to say Mr. Bert had his army clothes on, but you wouldn’t let a fellow speak.’’ ~~ >- @ ~4- ’ ‘ _ A church paper. tells of a young man who, in three months, gave his seat in a street one thanked him. We are sorry to see that -‘*Good-morning, Percy,’? he said. _ peoodemorning Re pe2 7.075 PS os HRs “T hope you have come prepared to pay: . ‘giant trees have been given two days to fell one of these trees. one thousand three hundred rings of growth that its age was near! hundred year's.’ direction. Huron forests measured three hundred and thirty feet, and no fewer than seventy-one feet in circumference. From a most trust- The Noble Red Man. To the cabin of the pale-face, To the hated stranger’s wigwain, Strode the ancient Indian warrior— Strode with grand mien and majestic Fixed his burning glances on it, Glared with fixed gaze on the cabin. Never did his eyes forsake it— As he onward strode toward it— To the hated stranger’s wigwam, To the cabin of the pale-face. From his path the startled rabbit Fled away in sudden terror; And the heron, the shu-shu-gah, Called in anguish from the marshes— From his haunts within the marshes Wailed aloud with awful anguish. Soon he stood within the cabin, Raised his arm and smote the woodwork, Waited then in expectation, Waited long with stolid patience. Then the door was slowly opened, Opened cautiously and slowly, And the pale-face stood before him, Asking him, “What is it, Bad-Eye?” Asked him soft, ‘What is it, Bad-Eye?”’ And the noble Bad-Eye answered, Looking on the hated pale-face, “Give good Injun chaw tabacker?” ——>-0-e—____ — Wonders of Nature. The Tree Village. One of the curious features of some of the islands of the Pacific is the tree village. One of these villages, on Isabel Island, is built on the summit of a rocky mountain, rising almost perpendicularly to the height of eight hundred feet. of which the natives have erected their houses, are perfectly straight and their sur- faces smooth, while the distance from the ground to the first branch varies from fifty to one hundred and fifty feet. One of these novel abodes is at a height of eighty feet above the ground, while the home of a neighboring one is forty feet higher. “Hach house is reached by a ladder made of some creeping vine, which is sus- pended from one of the door-posts, and can be drawn up when it is desired. ‘The house is large enough to contain ten or twelve persons, together” with ammunition for’ a long siege. Such lofty habitations, however, are only occupied in time of war, at night, or when danger is expected. At other times the more convenhientand accessible huts on the ground are preferred. Dust-Sterms on the Atlantic. Ships crossing the Atlantic in the latitude of the Cape Verde Islands often encounter dust-storms of longer or shorter duration. One of the most remarkable of these storms swept down on the German steamer Argentine in the summer of 1889. It lasted | for four days, during which time the air was so full of dust particles as to make high noonday almost as dark as the blackest midnight. When the ‘‘storm’” was at its height, the sailors were kept busy shoveling the dust from the steamer’s decks. The machinery was made to work with great difficulty, and at one time the captain had grave appre- hensions that they would be dashed upon the Cape Verde reefs. Sand-storms frequently occur on the Atlantic, but the above is the only instance of a regular dust-blizzard of four days’ duration in the memory of the oldest sea- captains. A Grove of Giant Trees. The Mariposa Grove of giant trees is about sixteen miles south of the celebrated Yosemite Valley. It contains one hundred and twenty-five trees above forty feet in circumference. Through one of these trees named ‘‘Wawona,’? two hundred and seventy-five feet bigh, a road has_ been cut, along which a carriage and pair can be driven with room to spare. Most of the distinctive names. The tallest are the ‘‘ Keystone State,’’ three hundred and twenty-five feet high; the ‘‘General Jackson,’?’ three tun- dred and nineteen feet; and the ‘‘Mother of the Forest,’’ three hundred and fifteen feet: It took five men no fewer than twenty- Nearly were counted, from which it is estimated y one thousand three Big trees are being discovered in every A tree lately fallen in the The trunks of the trees, in the branches |. jungle near the sources of the Yarra Yarra and Latrobe rivers, specimens of the pep- permint tree have attained the remarkable height of five hundred feet. Some giant fir trees exceeding three hundred feet have been -felled in’ Vancouver Island, and in Norfolk Island pine trees have been known to reach the height of as many as two hun- dred feet. We now come to consider what are, un- doubtedly, the biggest trees in the world. In the Dandenong Range, forty miles east of Melbourne, Australia, the ravines con- tain many giant gum trees over four hun- dred and twenty feet high. One fallen tree on the Black Spur, at the foot of the Vic- toria Alps, was found to measure four hun- dred and eighty feet long. Pleasant to Live in. San Salvador is built on a voleano. It has been three times destroyed by an earth- quake, but the people are becoming accus- tomed to such excitement now, Earthquakes are pretty frequent, and, while one is naturally nervous, there really little danger to life. The effects are quite peculiar. In the city is a brick column, nine feet high and three feet square, which was removed one hundred feet without losing its perpendicularity or cracking the mortar. The ground under the city is full of caverns of unknown depth. A man was digging a well there. The last stroke he gave with his pick the bottom fell out, and he and his pick and all fell through, nobody knows where. There is a voleano not far from Salvador that some years ago discharged lava over a forest. The wood all caught fire, of course, but the lava, being light and easily cooled, formed and hardened into long arcades through which it was possible to walk. Even now the imprint of the trunks and branches of the trees canbe seen. is Curious Plants. There are few plants that have not been for food, paper, drugs, or in other ways. Among many not so well known may be mentioned the Japanes wax tree, bearing bunehes of fruit growing like grapes, which contain a species of wax used in making candles. ; Another tree, found in the Pacifie Islands and known as the candle nut, yields a large quantity of oil, while the kernels are strung together on a stick and lighted as a candle. The fruit of the candle tree is between three and four feet in length and about an inch in diameter, and of a yellowish color. As they are seen hanging from the tree, they present the appearance of a number of wax candles, and are in such abundance as to give the idea of a cbhandler’s shop. Some of these trees are grown in the Isle of Wight. The telegraph plant, which grows in India, is a slender erect shrub, so called, because of some resemblance to signals in the motion of its trifoliate leaves—the two side ones rising and falling alternately for a time, and then resting for a period. Some- times many of the leaves are in motion and sometimes only a few; the greatest activity being in the early morning, and not depend- ing on the wind. —— An Island of Fire. _ The greatest natural wonder in Java, if not in the entire world, is the justly cele- brated ‘‘Gheko Kamdha Gumko,’’ or ‘*Home of the Hot Devils,’’ known to the world as the ‘‘Island of Fire.’’ This geo- logical eccentricity is really atlake of boil- ing mud, situated at about the centre of the plains of Grobogana, and is called anNisland because of the great emerald sea of vegeta-. tion which surrounds it, and gives it that appearance, it The ‘‘island’’ is about two miles in cir- cumference, and is situated at a distance of almost exactly fifty miles from Solo. Near the centre of this geological freak inimense — columns of soft, hot mud may be seen con- tinually rising and falling like great limbers thrust through the boiling substratum by giant hands, and then quickly withdrawn. Besides the phenomenon of the boiling mud columns there are scores of gigantic’ bubbles of hot slime that fill up like huge balloons, and keep up a_ series of constant explosions, the intensity of fhe detonations varying with the size of the bubble. times past, so the Japanese authorities say there was a tall spire-like column of baked mud on the west edge of the lake, which constantly belched a_ pure stream of cold water; but this has long been obliterated, bubbling mud and slime, a marvel to the visitors who come from long distances to see it, i ee f- FO nei I Qi ; 2 ry: He 4 “, Ae oa oe ii; The kind of world one carries about in one’s self is the important thing, and the 5 papers are beginning to pub- lish fiction. mh é ; 5 even religious \ worthy authority we leans also that in a_ o world outside takes all its grace, color; and value from that. | _ as Wea aR R tp Lo \ utilized in one way or another by mankind / In} and everything is now a seething mass of CD id 2 > z — 4 ™ So —e}- ey SS -_ - Pacific, and very fast. ingly. _ we were years there would be a chance. But we ma IN THE EMPIRE OF THE SUN OR, With Pizarro in Peru. BY ALFRED ARMITAGE, Author of “In the Days of the Gladiators,” “Out With Robin Hood,’ * Cavalier and Roundhead.” was com- be ob- (“IN THE EMPIRE OF THE SUN”’ menced in No. 363. Back numbers can tained of all News Ageuts ) < * CHAPTER XVI. AT THE MERCY OF THE STORM. Kies Ft) S the storm and current snatched us J I uttered a shrill cry; and Toro’s \’ voice mingled with mine. For ~> though we had given up hope, and had been partly prepared for our fate, it was a frightful thing now that it had ac tually come upon us. At first we were dazed and unnerved, and could think of nothing save the fact that certain death awaited us —that we had been flung, bound and help- less, into the power of the merciless sea. The Puna Indians, too much taken up with the nearer victims, spied us a few sec- onds too late. Then a burst of yells rang above the shrieks of the struggling Span- iards. and half a dozen barbarians made a swift scramble along the promontory. But ‘we were alre: idy clear of the point, and ow- ing to our speed and the darkness the weap- ons that were burled after us did no harm; two lances stuck in the deck, and an atrow pierced the sail. For some minutes we plunged on furious- ly. Our frail craft pitched and. heaved dizzily, the gale shrieked overhead, and at short inter vals the waves broke on the deck and splashed us with cold spray. “Dudley, are you all right?’? My cousin’s voice roused me with a start. ‘¢J’m shivering with cold—that’s all;’? I replied bitterly. come.”? ‘*Tt’s too soon to despair,’ “Try ‘to keep up your spirits. dead yet?’’ Toro. he > said Is—is “Yes,’? I answered, knowing whom he meant. I believed I was speaking the truth, for the Senor Carbajal had not so much as stirred since he fell on his face. As. I gazed at him, ‘lying within a foot of me, I felt a curious sense of elation and sat _isfaction, ‘“T am glad -Carbajal is dead,’’ said Toro, but without malice in his voice. ‘‘He richly deserved his fate. Did any escape?’’ ‘‘None,’’? I. answered gloomily, ‘‘but that’s poor consolation to us. We must die just the same, and in the way Carbajal planned,”’ ‘‘There may be hope, Dudley. We seem to be wee athering the storm pretty well, and the wind is no longer so violent——’’ ‘‘That’s just it, Toro,’? I interrupted. ‘But worse things are to | our horror Carbajal stirred. He turned ‘partly around, lifted himself wet ikly on one elbow, and looked up into our ’faces. Then he. groaned again, and sank bac k with closed eyes. ‘He lives,’’ I cried, ‘‘and now we must kill him for our own safety. Give:me the} knife, quick :’ But Toro drew the weapon out of my reach. ‘‘No, no, Dudley,’’ he urged. ‘‘ Not ‘Instead of baving a quick end we are} Think of drifting doomed to die by inches. bound hand and for days far out af sea, GooD NEWS. ok would say no more, but when I turned head toward him I could ~ see that his -which were bound behind his back swaying with a sawing movement, could hear a gentle, grating noise. Suddenly I heard a snap, and Toro gave a and I glad cry, which 1 echoed lustily. -‘‘My arms are free,’’ he declared; and with a fierce effort he drew them around in front | of him and extended them out. Fortunately one of the Indian lances lay within his reach, and shaking the frayed cords .from his wrists he grasped the! weapon. It was a clumsy thing to use, and the.point was none too sharp. But by pa- tience he severed one by one the stout ropes that bound him to the mast, which fettered his ankles: ‘Your turn now, Dudley,’ he said, after resting a moment, ‘‘but I won’t be so long this time.’ He dropped the lance and crawled slowly forwaré. He paused alongside of Carbajal, fumbled underneath the body, and drew out the ruffian’s knife. With this he attacked my bonds, and soon the last was cut through. If rose to my knees, holding tight to the mast with one hand, and _ stretched each craniped and aching limb in turn. ‘*The coast is not far off, and with the rud- der we may take our craft in to a safe land- ing. But {1 want no dead men on board. Shall we cast the senor to the fishes??’ ‘‘Wait, Dudley. Is he really dead?’’ Then we both bent over Carbajal—no | waves were breaking at the moment--and at once we made a discovery that added to our uncertainty. For we could find no mortal wound on the man. Along one side of his head was a swollen lump, from which a tiny stream of blood had-trickled to the deck. This had been made by astone cast fron: a sling, and possibly had broken the skull; but there was ce rtainly no other hurt on the body. **Can he be living?’ I gasped. ‘*Meel for his heart,’’? suggested Toro. At that instant we heard a groan, that His punishment must be left to God and, those | and to | my | width of the deck. arms | the town of Tumbez -were | was a thrilling exhilaration in the and there thought long before, | that the part of the Peruvian continent now |in sight was totally upknown and unex- | plored. | } | | week or two. | things. ‘“‘We are still skimming along like wind,’’ said Toro. ‘‘At this rate we will land twenty _or thirty leagues south of the Guayaquil.’ _ And at a ever spot no Spaniard has seen, I replied. ‘“‘That will be something like fame, cousin. But we ought to have the banner of Castile with us, so that we could plant it the moment the shore.’ ‘I am thinking of the ae xy march back,’’ Toro answered. ‘‘Why, i may take us a And how are we going to guard Carbajal all that time?”’ ‘We had better leave him to said I, of his wound. But when we haveonce made a landing it will be time to talk of those The shore seems to be coming no his fate,’’ ‘* And indeed it is likely he will die | | Was soon the | | and groaned as the salt we put foot on} We knew we had passed | quently, and we neither knew nor cared if he was dead or alive. But after a time he revived, evident that the hurt to his head had put him into a fever of delirium, and that he had no understanding of what had happened. He strained feeb ly at his bonds; he rolled his glassy eyes this way and that, not recognizing Toro or myself; he moaned waves spent their fury on him. Some might have pitied him, but our hearts were bitter and hardened. By and by he got queer thoughts in his head, and babbled wildly of things he had done and seen in the past—of the gay life in Spain, of parents and comrades, of starva- tion and hardship in Peruvian. forests, of brawls and bloodshed in the low quarters of Panama. ‘*Water! water!’’ he beseeched presently. ‘*For the love of Heaven moisten my lips!’’ But we had none to give him—the appeal sorely aggravated our own thirst—and when we sharply told him so he broke into violent cursing. This weakened him, and closing nearer. ’’ | his eyes he sank again into a stupor. Nay, Dudley, it certainly stands out} ‘‘Fortunate wretch!’’ said I. ‘‘He will | more sharply against the horizon,’’ he re-| die without suffering now, while we must | plied. ‘‘Some progress we are making, and! endure tormentS*until the end. Heaven is shortly after day light I look to see the end | eine / of our voyage.’ ‘‘Hush, hush, ,.Dudley,’’ Toro broke in, At first I did not agree with him, but/|‘‘The ways of Providence are too strange and to Pizarro—we have no right to slay him.”’ ‘‘But be will kill us if we suffer him to live,’’ I argued angrily. ‘*We will take care that he don’t get the chance,’’ Toro replied. ‘‘We will fasten | him to the mast, and if wesucceed in reach- ing the coast we will keep him a_ prisoner, and make him march back with us to shore of the Guayaquil. And we good chance for life, Dudley, now that we are free., The storm is dying away, and IL think the balsa will answer readily to ‘the rudder. ; I reluctantly agreed to this, though I felt such a fear of Carbajal that I confess I | Should have willingly cast him into the sea foot here, and suffering torments from hun- | ger, thirst, and the tropical sun!”’ “But are we going out to sea, Dudley? I have been watching’ for a few minutes, and I believe we have ch: unged our course. For one thing, we have certainly passed the mouth of the Guayaquil River. i ‘“Yes, that’s true enough,’’ I admitted. ‘‘Then we have turned i along the coast,’’ Toro exclaimed in triumph. ‘‘I am sure of it. The land over there on the left does. not fade—if anything it grows blacker. Do you see?’’ After watehing for some to the conclusion that he was right. We were traveling at a rapid speed, and both wind and current were se stting strongly to the south. The rain had ceased, and the moon was breaking through the clouds. We could see land ata distance of five or six miles on our left, and that it was not the shore of the Guayaquil was proved by the minutes I came ‘fact that the open sea stretched far on our right. / Are you satisfied?’’ Toro asked. ‘(Yos, I agree with you,’’ said I. ‘We are traveling parallel with the coast of the Already the island of Puna i is many miles behind us. But we -are’no, better off, unless a cross-current hap- pens to dash us on shor e and so Make a quick end to our misery ‘*Tf only our limbs were free we might escape by swimming, or work our way into some quiet port,’’? rep lied Toro. ‘You know the balsa has a sail and a rudder——”’’ ‘ | fruits and fresh water. | need the most.’’ ‘‘Wait a bit, and we will go together,’’ | he replied, ‘‘and if we find aught to eat we | will take a slumber under the trees before we start on our long march up the coast-- | Ah, and that reminds me, Dudley! Where | is the Senor Carbajal? I truly wish he may | be dead, for his presence would be a danger and a care.’ . ‘*Y wish the same, cousin,’’? I assented heartily, ‘‘and I think we are like to have our wishes. I have seen nothing of the scoundrel since you cut his bonds loose al- most on the moment we struck land.’’ |’ **Yes, I ' recall that, Dudley—I was minded to give him a chance for life. You think, then, that he was dragged back by the waves??’ ‘*Yes. “Where else can he be?”’ ‘‘We were all three together,’’ said Toro, shaking his head.’‘‘It is strange if Carbajal was not flung as high up on the beach as ourselves. Perhaps he recovered quickly and made off into the forest.’? ‘‘He would have first sought for us and killed us,’’ said I. ‘*Ay, you are right, Dudley. He now be lying under the wreck of balsa.’? ‘‘Or behind yonder mound,’ I suggested, pointing to the spot. ‘So he may be,’’ exclaimed Toro. us go and look.’? He tried to rise, but fell back on one el- bow. ‘‘No, I can’t walk,’? he added. ‘TI am still too weak and dizzy.. You make the search, Dudley.’’ I was doubtful if IT could, but I managed to get to my feet, where I stood swaying for an instant. I would .gladly have dropped down again, but my _ helplessness so angered me that I made a tottering step forward. I turned to look at. Toro, and just then | he uttered a sharp cry... His white face was gazing beyond meat the mound; his lips were apart, and his eyes seemed to be start- ing from their sockets. I wheeled around ‘and glanced in the same direction, and what I saw chilled me with fear and horror, (TO BE CONTINUED.) may the “Tet ——- Ot A PRETTY LITTLE PLOT, Pp By foe ween he E’s a beauty, you must admit, isn’t he, Ralph???’ ‘of the kind. He was of opinion that Robb’s protege was ‘‘an ugly little beast.’ ‘*Of course,’’ he added, ‘‘there are beau- ties and beauties. On the whole, you are by no means a_ bad-looking fellow, Robb, and if you see any facial resemblance between ‘Pongo and yourself, well——’”? _° An indignant glance from Robb cut short ‘the speech of his chum. 4c ou know what I mean, Ralph,’’ he said. ‘‘He’s a beauty as monkeys go. And we got him dirt cheap, too. onder what particular crime he’s been committing? ‘That Italian fellow was evidently glad to get rid of him,’”? dee Lah The Italian referred to had met the boys some distance down the road. Robb had paused to admire the monkey, and the owner had at once offered him for sale— | ‘‘dirt cheap,’? the hone agreed. *¢And now,’’ said in at the school him??? o | ‘Oh, that’s all right,’’? replied Robb. “There’s an old dog-kennel in the garden. We’ll fasten him in there for the present.’? _ Ralph agreed, and Pongo was made as comfortable as possible in his temporary quarters. The dog-kennel was not very alph, as they sneaked gates, ‘‘where are we to put | roomy, and was badly in need of repair, but still, as Robb said, Gipeanies. yok ce BHR tpi 43 _ After expressing the hope that Pongo would ‘‘make himself at home,’ the boys trotted off toward the schoolhouse, =~ . Fell be as right as a trivet till morn- to his chum as they went upstairs. ‘‘We must slip out early and feed im before the other fellows are stirring.’ | -events proved, Pongo was nosed of for the night. it was better than ga. last ae round from Ralph refused to admit anything | At the same moment a lithe, hairy figure dropped oy to the window-sill, seized the water-pipe running up the wall, and disap- peared like a flash. **Pongo! Oh, hang it!’ Ralph had recognized the figure. The con- cluding portion of his muttered remark was due to the fact that his head had collided rather forcibly with the woodwork of the window. Instantly all was confusion. The shrieks of terror from the servants’ quarter's brought a dozen white-clad figures on to the dormitory floor, while above the general hubbub could be heard the excited tones of the French master, Monsieur Francois, who was imploring somebody to seize ‘‘ze bur- glare.’ ‘What is it?’? asked Robb, jumping out of bed and joining the excited group of boys round the window. | ‘*Don’t know,’’ replied Lamb, one of. the seniors, who had captured the coveted post at the window after a sanguinary encounter with Ralph, and was now craning his neck into the darkness. ‘‘ According to ‘Froggie’ the gentle burglar has honored us with a call. From the row in the servants’ quar- ters, however, I should guess there’s a bloodthirsty mouse on the warpath.’’ Ralph alone knew the cause of the com- motion; but before he could explain matters to his chums the door was thrown open, and Dr. Dalley strode into the dormitory. A few of the juniors made a dash for their beds, but the majority stood their ground. These, however, were scarcely pre- payed for what was coming. Some one, said the doctor, had been play- ing an absurd practical joke—had frightened the servants into hysterics, and had per- petrated what he could only describe asa ‘‘oross outrage’’ on the French master, He demanded the name or names of the guilty. As ill-luck would have it, Lamb had been skylarking a few minutes before, and a hideous mask was lying on his dresser. ‘“Ah!?’ exclaiined the doctor, striding forward and seizing the article. ‘‘This ap- pears to answer the description of the face seen by the servants. Who is the owner??? , ‘‘Tf you please, sir,’’ stammered Lamb, ‘‘that is mine.’’ ‘‘And you have been wearing it within the last half hour?’?’ ‘This was a poser, and Lamb was obliged to confess that such was the case, though he wasn’t aware that he‘‘had done any harm.”’ ‘*That will do, sir,’’ snapped the doctor. ‘*T will hear your explanation in the morn- ing. To your beds, all of you!’’ Banging the door behind him, the head master left the boys to their thoughts. Lamb was not very much put out over the matter. He expressed the opinion that it *‘would all come right in the morning,’’ and crept into bed. An hour or so afterward the boys were all asleep with the exception of Ralph. That individual stole noiselessly from. his bed to the one occupied by his chum. ‘‘Robb!’? he whispered, administering a gentle shake, ‘‘wake np, man!’’ **Hh!—what’s up??? demanded Robb, sit- ting up in bed after the third or fourth shake. ‘‘Rouse yourself, man!’’ whispered Ralph | fiercely. ‘‘Don’t you hear me? I say that that confounded monkey of yours is respon- sible for to-night’s work.’? **Nonsense,’’ replied Robb; ‘‘he’s tied u ”? 4 saw him myself on the window-sill an hour ago.’ \ Robb was thoroughly awake now, and listened to his chum’s’ tale in open-mouthed astonishment. r / ‘‘He must be secured,’’ concluded Ralph, ‘for goodness knows what he’il be up to be- fore morning. I’m going after him. Keep [the window open so that I can get back again.’ f : } Before Robb could prevent him, his com- panion bad clambered out of the window, lowered himself by means of the pipe to the roof of the coach-honse, and thence to the Brae MC Sit iN tapi ie The moon had risen and was shining brilliantly. This was, of course, in his favor. After an hour’s search, however, he 'was obliged to return and report to the waiting Robb that Pongo (had gone—the Big, sik. ce kc onpanathin se _ The boys were scarcely able to believe their senses when, next tier e they found Pongo tied up in the dog-kennel, apparently just as they had left him the night be- fore. wae sight had been at fault, and that Pongo had never left his quarters; but Ralph was co as equally emphatic that such was not PERG CABG 2 uaa . _. Another surprise boys in the mornin; _ Dr. Dalley publ and the others. ‘a burglary had self had lost Dalloy’s jewe ic he Me eh sess TO! trage’” on Monsi ot referred to by the doc were soon aware of its en committed. H Penge ee ee change, extracting a promise that the others cited boys. “But I say he isn’t,’’ persisted Ralph. ‘‘I| Pietro replied with a muttered oath, and |recover himself Lamb dealt him a terrific wrenched from its hinges by Ralph and — overtaken the skating party when tb ‘He was soon set right, however. ‘searf-pin, and other trifles which the ligh Robb was of opinion that his chum’s eye- | awaited the Southdown of burglares.’” y apologized to Lamb | S now convinced that | ¥ ew However, Monsieur Francois was not the man to allow a trifle like that to interfere with his duties. He tied a huge red hand- kerchief round his head, and the boys loved ‘ and, respected the lively little Frenchman ¥ far too well to take advantage of his mis- f" fortune. \ He was grateful for this, and when the boys proposed an hour’s skating by moon- light on the adjacent fishpond, Monsieur Francois actually obtained the consent of the head master. Dr. Dalley was distinctly opposed to the project at first; but who could withstand the pleadings of the French master, backed up as they were by the assurance that he would guard the boys ‘with his life, and ‘gather them as ze hawk gathers ze chickens?’? ’ Monsieur Francois was by no means a brilliant skater. He could not cut figures in the ice, but, as he afterward said when re- ferring to the incident, in ten minutes he cut a hole ‘‘so deep; so ver’ deep, zat zare vos no ice left.’ He was rescued by the sympathizing youngsters, and trotted off home for a loge y AOE on 3 ee would follow at once. i This was unfortunate,’ and Lamb had scarcely recovered his spirits when the school gates were reached. Suddenly he es- Bs pied a stranger slouching along the wall fe. side. 4 ‘“‘Hullol’?? he exclaimed. name of reason, is that beggar the grounds at this hour?’? : Ralph, too, had noticed the stranger. Ng ‘‘Pietro,’’ he whispered in Robb’s ear. are ‘Nonsense, He’s left the district,’’ re- hae sponded the other. : ‘It’s Pietro, I tell you. I could swear to him anywhere. Now! Look for yourself.’? Simultaneously a strange suspicion crossed the minds of both. Had Pietro anything to do with the burglary? They were deter- mined to find that out if possible. ; i A whisper to Lamb was sufficient, and i aes in a few minttes the Italian was being fol- _ a lowed by a small army of determined boys, armed with every description of weapon, from a ball-bat to an old pump-handle— the latter being the chosen of Lamb. — Sua From behind the hedge the boys saw — ; , Pietro enter the garden, walk straight to the dog-kennel, and release the moukey. Pongo at once made for the house, while Pietro crossed the garden and reached the road, followed at a respectful distance by three-fourths of the whole force, under Ms Lamb— Ralph and the rest of the boys being. oo Sa, left to watch the monkey. ny Na AF ‘‘Now’s the time, Bray,’? whispered Lamb to his lieutenant. ‘‘Take half a dozen. boys with you and cut off the fellow’s re- treat. I fancy we’ve got the mysterious burglar in a tight corner.’ Pietro grew anxiousas the minutes passed. wie Lamb could hear his muttered imprecations = = | from his position in the ditch. - Suddenly shouts were heard from the direction of the house, and a moment later Pongo scampered down the road from the gate, followed by a troup of yelling, ex- ‘*What, in the doing in re ee ou Pietro hesitated whether to fly or await — the arrival of his accomplice. That mo- | ment’s hesitation decided his fate. When he picked up Pongo and turned to fun, he found himself surrounded. Sune mT ‘The game’s up, Pietro,’’ shouted Ralph. ‘¢You’ll have to come with us!?? aa an evil-looking knife glimmered in the moonlight as he sprang at Ralph. Luckily | for him, Ralph parried the blow with his _ bat; and before the would-be assassin could blow on the head with the heavy pump- handle. ne ERE ‘The rope! Quick, Bray!’? shouted Lamb, as the Italian fell like a log. Se Wipe bem When he recovered consciousness, Pietro was bound securely to the garden gate~ Robb—and was being borne in triumph into the school grounds. | As ON ars hast 91 Dr. Dalley was evidently under the im- — pression that some terrible calamity had — strange procession pulled’ up at the door. sae Aes Ns structions, the Italian was conveyed into | the house and a messenger dispatched for the police. _ SEY Patna aan (f iy All the missing pr Pietro’s possession, ine found in| oper ‘i a brooch, a — udi fingered Pongo had purloined that night. The delight of Monsieur Francois may be — imagined when his wig was restored to him uninjured, and for a full month he persi in flattering. his youthful friends, Lamb being particula erred to as ‘‘ze gs] joint property of ‘Robb, b.. His character has im- nably of late. Perhaps, | is chain is too strong for p ta boy could ea il) visit from the The new Great Northwestern Telegraph ¢ — to collectors, instead of returning his sup- but left them with the rest of the stock in ee to distinguish “these types by means of the xreek border in the right lower portion of TAMP ‘ALBUM. the frame, as has been suggested by various writers; to a certain extent this may be a correct test, but in the case of lithographic (SprecraL Norick.—To insure the safe return of | printing it is hardy one to which recourse stamps sent to us for examination, correspondents should inclose them in @separate stamped envelope beariug name and address, from current lists and are subject to change. | = | would be had in the presence of other and The prices quoted are more salient proofs. The Columbian envelopes are a good field A rather queer deal was recently con-/| for special study and reveal a number of summated between Mr. B.S. Ross, a Chi-| minor varieties to the close observer. There cago stamp dealer and collector, and Mr.|are four -distinet dies as follows: Die 1, John E. Burton, a mine owner of Hurley, Wis., by which Mr. Ross becomes owner of the Barclou House, a hotel in Hurley, Wis., containing 80 rooms and valued at $35,000, paying for it wholly in postage ‘stamps. He gave about 3,000,000 stamps, ranging in price from 10 cents per thousand to $1,500 each, and they completely filled an express wagon. The following prices were realized for some of the rarer revenue stamps at the | 4; fo iS on size P. erally in one die only. twelfth sale of the J. W. Scott Co. in this city on March 22d: First issue revenues, imperforate, 1-cent telegraph, $4.50; 40- cent inland exchange, $3.40; $10. charter party, $490; $15 mortgage, $15.50; $200, $22.25: first issue revenues, perforated, 3-cent playing cards, $3.10; 4-cent playing cards, $3.90; $1 passage ticket, $4; $15 dark blue, $4.20; $20 probate of will, $19; $50 green, $2.30; $200 red and green, $10. Second issue, blue and black, $1.30, $3.05; $1.60, “$8.25; $8.50, $3.15; $20, $8; $50, $6.05; $200, $75. Third issue, $20 orange and black, $11; 10-cent blue and black,-in- verted medallion, $11.30; 50-cent blue and inverted medallion, $12. Proprietary 1878 10-cent, blue, $7.50. At the same sale a Gib- raltar 1886 1-shilling, brown, unused, ’ brought $12.25; a 1-shilling, bistre, unused, ' $6.10; a Grenada 1883 1-shilling, violet, un- used, $7.50; Nevis, 2 1-2-penny, brown, CC, unused, $7; St. Lucia 1883 6-penny, violet, unused, $15.25; 1883 1-shilling, orange, un- used, $22; Tobago, 1882 4-penny, green, CA, uuused, $5; Virgin Islands 2 1-2-penny claret, unused, $5; Canada 10-penny, blue, $7.50; New South Wales, 20-shilling blue, watermarked ‘5’? unused, $11; Philip- pine Islands 1854 10-cent rose, unused, $10.10; 1863 2-real blue, unused, $8.50; United States 1857 90-cent blue, unused, $13.75; 1857 30-cent orange, unused, $5; 1869 12-cent green reprint, $5; executive 2-cent stamp, to Queen limited circulation weeks of the jubilee celebration, some time during the coming summer. is stopped the present 3-cent stamp will be placed in circulation again. , \ |period after ‘‘Cents,’’? meridian back of | Columbus’ ‘‘Cents,’’ no meridian back of Columbus’ head. Die 3, no period after ‘‘Cents,’’ merid:- ian period after ‘‘Cents,’’? no meridian back of Columbus’ head. the first three dies, the 2-cent in alJ four, the in die 3 only. exist, head. Die 2, period after back of Columbus’ head. Die 4, no The l-cent is found in dies 1 and 2, and the 10-cent Die 3 of the 5-cent may also , but is certainly very scarce. Die , found only in the 2-cent, is most common The searcer sizes are found gen- 5-cent in Canada will issue a special jubilee 3-cent celebrate the sixtieth year of Victoria’s reign. It will have a only, covering a few When the sale ‘*Burele’’ is a fancy uetwork printed on the face or back of a stamp as a protection against forgery. Some of the early issues of Hanover are printed on Mexico 1872 issue is so printed on the back. the face, while Plating or reconstructing sheets of stamps as originally printed from used single speci- men, pairs, trips or blocks, isa very interest- ing branch of philately taken up by advanced collectors and students. issues of stamps of various countries were printed from plates on which the design was engraved separately as many times as required, thus causing as many varieties of type as there were stamps on the plate. Among others may be mentioned the early issue of New South Wales, Victoria, Philip- pines, Mauritius, Nevis, Switzerland, Hawaii, Many of the older . ane etc. The obsolete issue of Great Britain car 5 elope, 5-ceut brown | °"~* 3 : vee mee eee ee with letters in corners may easily be recon- Vane eee . structed. The Uruguay 1 and 2 cent of 188% “Pye new 2-cent Canadian postal card is the prettiest ever issued by the Dominion. frank for 1897 is vermilion in color. si . . + 7 A Philadelphia carrier stamp, type with gmail eagle on top, 1-cent red on buff paper, recently sold at auction in this city for — $110. -_ Atthe time the 8-cent Canada registra- tion stamp was withdrawn from circulation a postmaster in a small Ontario town know- ing something of the value of such stamps ply to Ottawa, put them aside in the safe and held them. Not feeling confident that - these stamps would increase very much in value he did not set them apart for himself, _ _ the post office safe, intending, if the stamps _ jnereased in value, to purchase them himself, | while if they did not he could send them back to the departmen. He held the lot ' of about 200 until about two, years ago, and was just completing negotiations for the sale of the entire lot at something over $1 each, when one day he received a pos office inspector of his division. In looking over the post office - stock the inspector saw the 8-cent registered stamps amohg the other postal supplies, and on inspecting the books of the office saw ‘that they bad been charged up for a number ; of years as government stock. Now the in- sector had a son who was a collector and from him he had_ evidently got some _ pointers. Anyway, he took every 8-cent alue, the latter wisely holding his as they were the property of the de-| mt and should have been returned rsago. 7 Ae ae The three types of the France 20-centimes. of | 1870 may be distinguished as follows: Type I * ) liffers from types M. and IL. in a y marked manner, the pearls in the inclosing the head are. irregularly and the circle is upward of a milli- | ind IIT. the pearls are more eres in type I. i fn the II. and ITI. the : ny eas aoe Sone r y dh able tata pan _ types RN To and pelago a peculiar race of extremely hairy savages, some of the men being so covered with long fur that their bodies can hardly be seen. — bows in the woods.” along and steps on a cord, an arrow is re- leased and enters its flesh: In some parts of Yezo the forests are dangerous to travelers, by reason of these set bows. traordinaril they furnish, the inhabitants. Bear-gall, too, is greatly prized as a medicine. ' _. Thus the hairy people regard bruin with om the upper tablet, while} pr Bate ee te Nd sis periodical feasts, the most important fea-| ture o i 5 K ) and drinking and d days, at the end of crushed to death under Je | the merry-makers are numbered-on the face 1 to 100; and may therefore easily be arranged in sheets. Spain 1875 are also numbered 1 to 100 in a fancy pattern on back of each stamp. The oe Tete-beche is a French term applied to one or more stamps printed upside down in a sheet, caused by a die or dies being wrongly inserted in a plate for printing. M. R., Henderson, Ky.—We do not buy canceled stamps of any kind, but there are many stamp dealers throughout the country who do. The conmon,2-cent stamps are not salable, however, and we doubt if you them at any price. sell Sh AT A YEZO “BEAR FEAST. The island of Yezo, in the Japanese Archi- is noteworthy as being the abode of ‘These people worship the bear as a god, and, indeed, they have good reason to re- spect the bear of Yezo, which is a huge and ferocious animal, grizzly. and when hungry it sometimes enters dwell-, ings in search of food. : closely resembling the It does not hesitate to attack man, On the other hand, the hairy people are brave hunters, and, though possessing no better weapons than bows and arrows, they do not shrink from attacking the brute. Their arrows are poisoned with ,aconite and a mere puncture of the skin is ‘so fatal that bruin will surely fall dead before he istered in sight, paying the postmaster can run two hundred yards, — is Usually the hairy people use it. for set When a bear comes Bears are ex- y>numerous on the island, and E clothing as well as food to ect. Wherefore, in order to | ; ae to atone for having put to death, they hold ich, oddly months th pre GOoonD NEWS. | speed and enter the opening. - {of escape. At last, completely exhansted, ress of events. can be transformed ina couple of months jor so from a wild roamer of the forests to a patient and docile beast of burden. is Capturing {Wild Beasts. @~ 5 7 _ + yp . VERY ONE who has seen a menag- spo erie or a circus must have wondered J how so many sirong and fierce and | ™ terrible-looking animals could have been caught and caged. There are men who make a regular busi- ness of catching animals, rearing and train- ing them, and disposing of them to those who will buy. These men send out special messengers to the hunting grounds in Africa and elsewhere. They take with them a lot of small coin to distribute among the na- themselves during the autumn _ season. These are usually narrow promontories or strips of land bordering the sea, where the animals congregate in large quantities. The Aleuts well know that their prey cannct be approached by day. They would simply, at |the first sight. of a man, jump into the ocean and disappear. So the hunters conceal themselves in the neighborhood until a favorable night comes on—a night when the moon is partially ob- secured by clouds and the wind is blowing from the:shore. When the herd of sea-lions is fast asleep with only a waking sentry here and there, the hunters slip down to the tives. In Nubia very little money will go! a long way. On the arrival of the messenger the Kauri negroes form themselves into companies, go out to the neighborjng deserts, and there disperse in search of the young lions. order to find the den in which they are succored and nourished, the Kauri aim is to find the spoor or trail of the mother lioness. As she goes in and out of her lair she grad- ually makes a beaten track which it is not difficult to detect. It is not often that more than one hunter happens upon the same spoor, however, as they are comparatively few and far between. = Having made his discovery, the hunter creeps slowly and cautiously along the bushes. He carries a bundle of assegais or javelins under his arm. . At last he reaches the neighborhood of the lair. The lioness scents his approach and starts up with an awful growl. But she is too late. Before she can spring, even before she has caught full sight of the intruder, tbe assegais, wihrled with unerring aim, have penetrated her body. She falls to the ground, gasping, dead. The littlelion whelps are too weak and small to offer any defense; the cruel-looking fangs, the terrible claws are only just be- ginning to bud. They are gathered up by the hunter, who takes them back to his zereba, There they are brought up on the milk of goats, the latter animals suckling them three times a day. The little ones grow very fond of their foster mothers, and jump and play round them quite as if it were a family party. : Young tigers are obtained in the same way as lions; but leopards and hyenas are frequently caught full growh. They endure captivity a great deal better than other members of the cat family, and, being less heavy and powerful, are more readily man- aged even in their most ferocious moods. In order to catch them huge traps are set. Sometimes these traps are made out of wood, sonietimes they are-cut -out—of - the solid rock. They act much on the principle of the common mousetrap—that is, they have a hanging door in front of the en- trance which is raised by a lever held down by a baited hook. The bait -consists of meat. The animal comes in and seizes the bait, the lever flies up, the door shuts down upon him and he is held fast. Once trapped the hunters tie his legs together, muzzle him, and bear him off in triumph. Wild elephants are often captured in large numbers by a very simple method, especially by the natives of Burmah and Ceylon. First an inclosure called a keddah, or corral, is formed by fencing in a large space of ground with the trunks and branches of trees. On one side'only is there an opening. It is the aim of the hunters to drive the wild elephants through this opening into the inclosure. But this can be done only by the aid of thousands of beaters, who make an extensive circuit around the haunts of the elephant. “ Gradually but surely they narrow tbe circle, driving tle animals before them, until a comparatively small area is com- pletely surrounded by the beaters with the hunted animals in the midst. ; At last the beaters, with a general rush, screaming at the top of their voices and brandishing lighted torches in their hands, close in upon the elephants. The affrighted creatures, seeing no way clear except in the direction of the corral, make for it with all Once they are inside the entrance is barri- caded. The entrapped animals rush wildly about in the vain hope of finding a means they huddle together in the centre of the] corral, and there await motionless the prog- | A number of tame elephants, each mounted by a keeper with another man fol- lowing on foot, are then ridden into the inclosure. Mingling freely with the wild elephants the tame ones put them off their uard, and thus an opportunity is given to the attendant on foot to pass the noose of a rope around each of the four legs of every captive, who is then securely fastened to a tree. The elephant is not as unruly or as unreasonable as the lion or the tiger, and it does not take very long to tame him. He in the frozen regions of Alaska the sea-lion is hunted in much the same manner equatorial districts of The b ne re th In | | was fired, and you & beach at low water and proceed to crawl on all-fours, Indian fashion, between the sea and the dozing herd. The sentries either do | not see them or else in the dim light mis- | take them for fellow seals. At all events, they rarely give the alarm. Slowly, cau- | tiously the hunters creep along until they |bave completely intercepted their prey. Then at a given signal from the leader they leap to their feet, shout, yell, brandish their arms, fire off pistols, and create a regular pandemonium. The startled sea-lions, roused suddenly from their slumbers, answer with loud roars of dismay and affright, and flounder off in all directions. If their heads happen to be pointed sea- ward at the moment of awaking, off they go toward the sea; if landward, then they follow that course just as blindly and des- perately, Nothing can turn them from the straight course. It is the land-turned ani- mals whom the hunters pursue, leaving the others to escape as they please. They follow them with hideous shouts and wild gesticu- lations, until the poor terrified creatures | fall panting, gasping prone upon the earth |and at the mercy of their cunning captors. They pen them up in inclosures made only of stakes with a line or two of linen rope stretched from stake to stake. The stupid sea-lions make no effort. to escape through their flimsy bonds. Snakes of various kinds are caught in India and in Africa. Here is how the cap- ture is effected in India. During the dry season, the jungle which they infest is set on fire. The snakes dart out in all directions are are caught by the natives in large hand nets. They are then cast into sacks and carried to Calcutta on the shoulders of the natives. At Calucutta they are packed in big boxes, from two or three to fifteen in a box, according to the size of the box.and of the snakes, and shipped off to their des- tination. ' WEAPONS WHICH WON’T GO OFF. ‘*Did you ever see a melodrama in which a revolver had to be fired??? the writer was asked by a popular actor. ‘‘Any one who vatronizes that class of play must have been present, at some time, on an occasion when. }things bave been thrown out of joint by ‘some firearm failing at a critical moment. ‘*A well-known manager was once play- ing a part in which he had to cut through® the bars of a prison with a file, smuggled to him by friends. Just as he was escaping through the window the keepers rushed in, ‘fired upon and killed him. One night all The keepers pulled the triggers, but noth- ing happened. Grasping the situation in- stantly, the escaping prisoner slipped back into his cell, and staggering to the foot- lights, exclaimed, in a voice of agony: ‘* ‘Great heavens! I have swallowed the file!’ Then, falling in the limelight, he died dramatically, amid Joud applause. ‘‘T once saw a lady playing Cassie, in ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’ She should have shot Legree in the last act, but the revolver missed fire. Without a moment’s hesitation she pretended to draw a daggér from her belt, and, rushing forward, stabbed Legree © | with the butt end of her’revolver. She hit him an awful whack on the chest, and knocked him flat on his back, but the action was so rapid that the audience quite thought she had used a dagger, and cheered. her to the echo. Legree was the only one who grumbled. © i ieee 5 ‘‘Queer makeshift weapons are often used on the stage. I have seen more than one dagger fight done with bread knives, anda putty knife makes a splendid substitute for | a poniard. Many a black leather pipe case has done duty for a_ pistol when it was not necessary to fire, and once, in an extreme — case, where nothing else could be obtained in time, I even saw a man cover his fore- finger with black grease paint, and holda villain at bay, and an audience in spell- bound silence at the same time, by presenting the stage the property man is instructed to — stand in the wings with a second weapon, — thus giving the impre: one has gone off. I have man provide the actor with a sma toy, revolver, and himself w muzzle-loading gun contain: of powder. The revolver: of the audience went right until the shots should havecome. | | his darkened digit atthe ‘heavy man’s’head. - **Generally when a shot has to be fired on _ which he is to fire at once if the other fails, ssion that tbe proper 2 ~ from our Winchesters into the yelling mass, and then turned and raced for dear life to 14 GroODpD Two Sides. The pictures of the Might-bave-been Before our mental visions dance: How, while we supped at Idle Inn, Before the gate passed Fleeting Chance; How while we loitered by the stream And listened to the zephyrs sigh, Along the highway on to Fame Great Opportunity sped by; How, though ’twere morning bright and clear, We yielded unto sleep once more, And consequently failed to hear Good Fortune knocking at our dagor. And yet, the while we’ve had our ease, Calm joys without Ambition’s stress— Is’t not far better to know these Than wield the Sceptre of Success? eine hentia IN THE JAWS OF AN IDOL. , \ uy HAT do you say, Jack? It will be | ; ’ Diek Her- across So spoke me ‘rare fun.’ ries, looking at the Nw fire, with the triumphant smile of one who has made a good suggestion. ‘*Right you are, Dick; I’m game.’’ And then we both chuckled at ‘the pect of the lark before us. It will be noticed that [I described Dick as smiling at me across the fire. We had been for the last four days engaged ona bunting’excursion in the beautiful but un- healthy country inland from the Gold Coast of Africa. The firm of engineers with which we were connected were .starting on a sur- V7 viv pros- veying expedition from Benin, and we tivo | humble | chums—Dick Herries and your servant, Jack Worrest—being climate proof and ardent sportsmen, had arranged to pre- | {mention of death made its reality clearer, 'and I do not think those two minutes were We had a long tramp before us, and wanted | cede them. The next morning we were astir betimes. to accomplish as much as possible before the mid-day heat. ‘*Whatever are you up to, Jack?’ queried my friend, ‘*The fellows may be uneasy at not seeing us; so l’ve just left a note saying where we’re going, and that we'll catch them up. This spring was marked on the map as our rendezyous, so they’re bound to see it.’? We stopped at noon in a little grove, through which ran a brook. Very grateful was the rest, aud we threw ourselves down on the soft herbage with the soothing re- flection that we needn’t hurry away frou it. ‘“*And what, after all, is this Great Fear Mountain??? I asked Dick, as we sprawled |Tf any one is to blame it’s Mumbo-Jumbo, luxuriously. ‘*I only know what old Anderson has told me-at different times. Physically it isa solitary hill—mountain is far too granda term—covered with bowlders, and of a cir- @lar shape, like a sort of exaggerated martello tower. Morally, so to speak, it has about as bad a reputation as a hill can have. It is the chosen abode of Mumbo- Jumbo and other personages equally terri- ble; the natives who go in for Obeah océa- sionally visit it to perform their uncanny rites; and near its base is a tremendously big stone figure—presumably of Mumbo- Jumbo aforesaid—to which I suppose they offer sacrifices, or whatever it is they do.’’ Dick’s acquaintance with the native mythology was evidently elementary to a degree; still there was no doubt that the Great Fear Mountain must be a nice cheer- ful sort of place, and worthy a visit, After a toilsome march we at last arrived at the foot of the Great Fear. It was un- doubtedly a weird and grim-looking mass, and the colossal figure of the god stood out ugly and threatening in the solitude. It stood on a sort of plateau on the side of the bill, and must have been quite twenty feet high, the trunk made of blocks of stone, Bet together without much regard to shape. 3ut the head and shoulders’ showed signs of careful though rude workmanship. Whe face was hideous, with .daubs of. color on the huge cheeks, the eyes were filled with some shining yellow substance, which gave an indescribably ghastly appearance to the countenance; and the mouth was open and cavernous, with uneven imitations of teeth. ‘‘Pleasant-looking party!’ said Dick, with a shudder, half affected, balf involun- tary. ‘‘Looks as if——’’ And then from all around us arose the most awful yell I have ever heard, and rushing upon us from the scrub came a horde of natives, armed, and mad with fury and religious frenzy. We were completely hemmed in; two or three agsegais were thrown—fortunately without/vyery accurate aim—and those who possessed muskets were taking aim. j ‘*The plateau’s our only chance, Dick,’’ I shouted, ‘‘Let’s give them a couple of shots apiece and then make a bolt, Ready? Then here goes !’’ & As I spoke we sent a couple of shots each the plateau, some fifty feet above us. There was a howl of horror and indignation from the blacks, but we did not heed it. Scram- _ bling on and upward over the Rae bowl- rape ig ee , ‘ jaws of the idol, but the chaff ceased and the congratulations became stil]. more en- thusiastic when we produced the disks of beaten gold and cones of ivory which had served for eyes and teeth to his diabolical majesty Mumbo-Jumbo, prevent incalculable should we avoid repeating what has been | said in the heat of anger. ascent we at last had time to | ders which covered the i} reached the level surface, and | recover our breath. | The savages, of whom there must haye | been about a hundred and fifty, were stand- | | | ing as if awestruck by our temerity. But not for leng did this mood last, Their} leader, a hideously painted and bedecked object, addressed them in loud shrill tones, emphasizing his remarks by pointing con- tinnally at us, and it was evident that his ; audience were being wrought to the requisite | degree of fury. | **Look sharp, Jack; the path’s narrow | here; let’s barricade it.’’ | My goodness! bow we worked! Great | bowlders that at other times we should have thought impossible to move we rolled and | pushed frantically into place—with the re- | sult that when the chief or witch-doctor had finished his speech and the savages again pushed forward, we were behind a very efficient barrier—breathless and streaming with perspiration, but, for the moment, safe. * But only for the moment. Our besiegers divided, and while one body kept us busily | employed at the barricade, a second com- menced the ascent of the hill by another path. After a time, as though by precon- | | certed arrangement, the former drew back, and we were left in bewildering quiet. ‘*Is there any chance of keeping those fel- lows off??? I asked, nodding in the direction | | of the hillside, ‘‘Not a bit, I’m afraid,’’ was the quiet reply. ‘‘Jack, old man, we’re in a tight } y $ ’ > fix, and—it’s all my fault. Oh, I know you’ll say it isn’t; but for all that, I sug- gested this wretched expedition.”’ ‘‘Of course it wasn’t your fault, Dick. or those fools who worship him. Well, we’ll do:our best to reduce his congregation, and then, Dick, we’ll die like Christians and | gentlemen.’’ - There was silence for a minute or so: that ill employed by either of us. ‘‘How many cartridges have you left?’? Dick asked. **About twenty, loaded,’? ‘‘If we could only find a place to make good. Wait here; I’ll see if it is quite hopeless the other side,”’ Left alone, my spirits,sank to zero, It was hard enough to die, but it’ was the manner of the death I dreaded. I knew too well the hideous tortures that would precede if. Dick’s voice at my side stopped my grew- some reflections. ‘‘By Jove, Jack! I believe we shall..do them, yet. Come quick!’’ and, pulling me with him, he ran to the base of the huge idol. One of the slabs of masonry seemed in- tentionally loose, and disclosed a hollow within, Squeezing through, we found our- selves in darkness, and this being illuminated by a vesta disclosed a-cave. ‘There was no other entrance, and to our intense delirht we discovered that the aperture through which we had come could, by a simple yet effective arrangement, be completely closed. This we did without a moment’s delay, and then, improvising a torch out of some dry wood which was lying about, we ex- amined our retreat. “Despite our thankful- ness, we could not but own it was a ghastly place, A foul odor pervaded the air, and— a glance at the floorexplained its cause with awful plainness. There was no mistaking the character of the loathsome heaps of bones scattered around, Iv one corner was a rude ladder which went through ahole in the roof of the chamber, Up this we climbed, the light growing clearer and the air sweeter as we mounted, till all of a sudden we found our- selves in a sort of bay window looking out over the country. We were in the jaws of Mumbo-Jumbo! And here we stayed. We were absolutely safe. There was no forcing that ponderous door of masoury; eyen had there been, we had pulled up the ladder, We had some food in our knapsacks,; the night was warm and delicious, and the excited shouts of the be- wildered savages gaye a charming zest to our supper and sleep. We were too happy at our present security to trouble about the future, And as it happened, there was no need for us to do so. Shortly after duybreak the next morning the natives—who still seemed in ignorance of our whereabout—disap- peared, and before long wo saw the wel- come forms of our party, who, fortunately for us, had resolved to follow our example and visit the famous Great Fear Mountain, There was a good deal of chaff and con- gratulation at our taking refuge in the very and my _ revolver’s baa <2 —e___—_- p A wise and kindly silence would often ‘injury, Especially rugs _— i Be.sure to use “Mrs. Winslow's | THE S Soothing Syrup” for your children TE Ws. TRICKED. Several ‘‘commercials’’? were talking. to- gether recently in the billiard-room of the principal hotel of Boston, Mass., when a well-known conjurer and mesmerist came to see if the bill-poster had left any of his programmes. Two or three of the gentlemen began to poke fun at the professor, and intimated that there was some trickery in his perform- ances. 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In the making of her sails about 8,000 yards of the best and beaviest duck were used, She isexpected to carry about 3,500 tons of coal, and will be used chiefly in that trade. From the tip of her jibboom to the end of her spanker boom is 415 feet. She is considered the largest and one of the finest schooners in the world. Another schooner, with five masts and greater tonnage, will soon be built at the same place. A Looker On, Poughkeepsie, N. Y,.—Itinerant Methodist preachers in this’ country in early times were accustomed totravel a great deal on horseback. Hence it is not unusual to read accounts of long journeys in that way. Hijab Heddipg, who afterward became a bishop, had a circuit in Vermont which ex- | tended beyond the Canada line, ineluding all. the ter- ritory between the Green Mountains and Lake Cham- plain. To make the circuit he traveled 300 milesa month, fording rivers, sleeping in log cabins, and preaching once and often twoor three times a day. A number of similar instances could be quoted to show the hardships of itineracy in 1808, the period referred to. Overfiow, Helena, Ark.—1l. In regard to Cuba only time can tell. 2. “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, allis vanity,” will be found in Ecclesiastes, | or the Preacher, chapters 1 and 12, verses2 an@8. The | Latin sentence as quoted, based upon the foregoing, has often been used. 38. We know of none that is sung more than another at the présent time. 4. Any book store will supply you. 5 and 6. Sportsmen differ on the subject. 7. Such literature as you refer to, like fiction in general, serves to relax and divert the mind while picturing life as it is, and interesting its readers in its heroes and heroines, O. R. D., Salt Lake City, Utah.—President McKin- ley’s Cabinet is composed as follows: Secretary of State, John Sherman, of Ohio; Secretary of the Treasury, Lyman J. Gage, of Illinois; Secretary of War, Russell A. 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It lives on smaller animals, such as hares and rabbits; but it will occasionally one around farms and carry off young pigs and poultry, Joseph F., Alexandria, Va.—The relative rank of officersin the United States Army and Navy. is the following: Generals rank with admirals; lientenant- generals with vice-admirals; major-generals with rear admirals; brigadier-generals ‘with commodores; colonels with captains; lieutenant-colonels with com- manders; majors with lieutenant-commanders; cap- tains with lieutenants, and lieutenants with ensigns.” J. M. A. B.—1. A bird fancier will give you points upon the subject of your query. 2, Poultry raising is profitable if the business be conducted with care and economy. Consult those who have had experience on the farm and subscribe to some paper exclusively devoted to farming matters. You will find some valuable hints and suggestions in recent numbers of Good NEws in “Short Talks With the Boys,” 0. W. M., Denver, Colo.—Chicago was not under martial law in 1894, The President issued a proclama- tion on July 8th, warning the rioters to disperse, and Gen, Miles was put in command of the United States troops sent there to protect the mails and preserve order. Martial law means the suspension of all civil government, which was not the case in Chicago. Anthony N., Merrill, Wis.—A made by the ends of two pieces fitted togetherata right angle. The joints in the corners of a picture frame are mitre joints, They are usually sawed in a long box called a mitre box, the sides of which have saw cuts through them at the right slant to guide the saw in cutting. , fo W. R. A., Girard, Kan.—1. Tt would be very difficult to name the number required upon whomall would be agreed, A careful reading of American history would aid yon. 2. There is no material difference a the pay of the occupations named. We suggest that you combine stenography with bookkeeping. Lewis B. L., Dover, Pa.—During the civil war the United States Naval Academy was re- moved from Annapolis, Md,, to Newport, R. I., but was returned to the former place in 1865. The first Superintendent was Commander Franklin Buchanan. It was formally opened on October 10,1845. « ‘M., Portland, Maine.—The loss of life by the Jobns- town, -a., disaster, now known as the Conemaugh Valley flood, reached the number of 2,142. Ninety- nine entire families were lost, Though the number of persons who perished was greatly exaggerated, it Was & very serious calamity. Hisworth Dayton, Bowling Green, Ky,—The Scott monument in Princes Street, Edinburgh, is two hun- dred feet high. A marble statue of Sir Walter is in its centre, and it has niches for representations of the principal characters in his writings. : Wm. J., Benning, D. C.—It was the United States cruiser Baltimore that conveyed the body of Ericsson to Sweden, : ceremonies at Stockholm on September 16, 1890. John Davis Long, was born in Buckfield, Maine, on “October 27, 1838. He settled in Boston, Mass,,in 1862. He's a graduate of Harvard University, E. B., Elmira, N. Y.—Milo, an athlete famous for his great strength, lived about 520 B.C. He is said to have lost his life through too great confidence in himself in his old age. In attempting to slit upa by wolves. ie Sy Join F., Jersey City, N. J.-The New York Sun’ was founded by Benjamin Day. was printed on September 3, 1833, Young Victor, Philadelphia, Pa.—1, We cannot say t present. ) a serials requested, week.) mitre is the joint - It was received with Laponie é M, M. M., Lewes, Del.—The Secretary of the Navy, . tree it closed and held him fast until he wasdevoured The first number — a er 2, Cannot give the address or a list of all (Several. communications left over to be answered next a A aati, \ \ GooDp NEWS. 15 BROWNS SHOTS- BY WILL CHAPTER XII. A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY. MHEY were in the midst of this, 2 when a disturbance was heard down- \ stairs. ‘‘Slide right up that ladder on to the roof, boys,’’ said Tony Belcher, the pro- prietor of the room. ‘‘I think the gov’- nor’s come home with a jag on him. IJ’ll go down and investigate.”’ The boys were out on the roof in a twink- ling, and Tony turned out the light and crept softly down the back stairs. Now, it happened that while Tony was going down the back stairs, his father with a big load of budge aboard, was toiling up the front. The boys waited on the roof for some time, and the night being painfully chilly, they soon began to shiver with cold, At last Bouncer said: ‘‘Well, boys, you may stay up here all night if you want to. I’m going down and take my chances. I’d-as soon be roasted as frozen.’’ With that he climbed down the ladder. Everything was quiet in the room, and very dark. ; He felt his way through the room to the door, and opened it. There he could see the outlines of a man leaning against the jamb. Bouncer stopped. ‘*Tz zat you, Tony?’’ ingired the man, in a ‘thick woice, strongly flavored with Cherry Street tangle-foot. ‘(Yes,’’? replied Bouncer, imitating Tony’s voice, ‘*Wherz ze boyz?’’ asked the old guzzler, ‘«What boys, pa?’’ asked Bouncer. ‘*Ze boyz of ze (hic) club.’’ ‘*There are no boys here, pa.”’ ‘*Ain’t ze? Thout had meetin’ t’night.’? **No, pa,’’ said Bouncer; ‘‘the meeting was postponed on account of the weather.’’ ‘‘Zas funny! Ha! ha! ha! Boys blamed fools! Ha! ha! ha! Zay, Tony, taka me down to bed.”’ “All right, pa. Here you go.”’ -And Bouncer led the old gin pig down the Arst flight without accident. ‘‘Do you always haveso much fun at your meetings?’’ asked Bouncer, as_ he walked along with Watson and Gilbert from the meeting. ‘No, not quite,’’ replied Watson, laugh- ing; ‘‘this was a sort of benefit night. We sometimes have to go up on the roof; but we have never been in the habit of coming down the banisters whe we left.’’ ‘*You promised me that there would be fun; but you exceeded my expectations, as the fellow said when his friend put a nest of bumblebees in his breeches,’’’ said Bouncer. ‘“*You always seem to work up some- thing if there is nothing going on, Boun- cer,’’ said Watson. ‘‘But how did you get out without getting into the rumpus?’’ ‘Ob, I had to escort the old gent down,”’ sail Bouncer. “Was it you?”’ ‘‘T imagine it was, though the old jay wouldn’t believe it if you should swear it. But here’s , where I turn off. Good-night, boys. “Good-night, Bouncer,’’ said both boys. Bouncer retired soon after getting back to his room, and was up bright and early in the morning. ‘*Well, to-day will probably end my fash- Look out for the step! ; ‘PASTE THE POST-MARKS WITHIN’ THE CIRCLES, AS Se aye aie SHOWN BY DRAWING. i J Form No. 3. Goon News No, 368. WINNER. jionable career with a horrible tragedy,”’ mused Bouncer, as he prepared to pay a visit to the Underholt mansion for the double purpose of delivering the pictures to the madam and seeing the lawyer about his fortune, He swung his kit on his back and started. Luckily, the senior partner of the law firm, Mr. Toplight, was in the office. If the junior partner was a comical-look- ing chap, the senior was simply a human caricature. His head, which, as bald as an egg, ran up to a peak, and was wainscoted around the sides with a fringe of ragged, rusty red hair. His eyes were small, close to- gether, and the color of whey; his nose very long and pointed, and his mouth looked like a crack in an oak board. He also wore throat whiskers of the same corroded bronze as bis hair; and, in fact, his whole appear- ance was so rusty that Bouncer thought he must have been left out in the wet. He spoke with a drawl, and ina whining vuice, When Bouncer spoke to him about his for- tune, the lawyer said: ‘*Yaas, you’re the young gentleman that expects the fortune.” ‘‘There’s just where you make the mis- take,’’ said Bouncer. ‘‘I do not expect a fortune.’’ ‘No???’ said the lawyer, in surprise. ‘‘ Let me see, your name is Brown, is it not?”’ ‘‘For the sake of convenience 1 answer to that name,’’ ‘*B, Brown?”? ‘Right again.’’ **Son of B, Brown??’’?’ ‘*So alleged—joke on somebody else if I ain’t.’’ ‘*Grandson of D. Brown, ete., etc.?’’ ‘“Yes, I plead , guilty to the whole charge.’’ ‘‘Well, then, Mr. Brown,’’ said the law- yer, consulting a big book, ‘‘it seems that you are heir to a portion of an estate amounting to one bundred million dollars; your interest will be about two millions.’’ ‘*T feared there might be some truth in it,’? said Bouncer. ‘¢Sir??? ‘*] suppose there’s about as much chance of getting it as there is of my swallowing my ears.’? ‘«There is not the least doubt but you will get it, sir.” ‘‘Very soon, too, I reckon,’’ said Boun- cer. ; ‘*T don’t know about that. There is a good deal of red tape in these matters, trac- ing up titles and pedigrees, and all that sort of thing.’’ ‘*But it’ll come some time, as the toper said as he stood waiting for a sewer-light, thinking it was a horse-car,’’ ‘*That is not clear even,’’? said the law- yer. ‘You may not be the heir——’’ . ‘Oh, well, 1 don’t mind being an_heir- ess, if it will help you out of a tight place.”’ The lawyer looked at him in surprise; but as Bouncer’s countenance betrayed no lev- ity, he went on. ‘What I was about to remark was, that you may not be the party mentioned in the legacy, there are so many Browns, you know,’’ said the lawyer. : ‘*Stil, you’d be willing to buy my inter- est for a couple of thousand, I reckon??? ‘*T would not give you ten dollars.”’ » | i (TO BE CONTINUED.) é | continue so. | stamps; no dues whatever. ; sent all | They are a sure cure for sore eyes. A MON G News ‘Gus. —_—+-——- Goop N SPECIAL Noricre.—This column is for Goop News Clubs only. 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A pretty picture of the “Silva” free to the first one responding club. Branch 71 is the leader and will | Joining; book to the second; photo to the next three, girls for a two-cent stamp. All joining receive mem- bership list, novel, club badge, membership card, and all benefits of club. Branch 88 has consolidated with Branch 71. from Washington State. Join A. M. Keefer, president, Mongo, to-day. Address Ind., or M. W. One boy and girl will be admitted free | | } Bennett, secretary, 273 Kimble Street, Columbus, Ohio, | All State secretaries-write to president, as important business is on hand. Look here! Goop News Corresponding Literary Club (Branch 67) will give to every one joining this week one five-cent library; to every fifth one, one drop-penholder and pen. Card and list of members to all joining. Initiation fee five cents; dues ten cents (silver), per month in advance. Marvin O. Barnes, secretary, 1224 South Eleventh Street, Denver, Colo. Razzle dazzle! zip! boom! bah! “Old 12! Old 12!” Rah! Rah! Rah! Say! you ought to join just to get one of our new cards. The fee for young men is only 10 cents (silver); ladies 3 cents in All joining receive list of members, card, packet of foreign stamps and hinges, ete. Join early so that you will get the choicest stamps. Address all letters. to the secretary, J. Dud ley Miller, 1032 Clarksville Street, East Paris, Texas Come on, boys, and learn to write shorthand; now is the time. Only 5cents a month and you will be the shorthand characters and a lesson in | shorthand monthly until each member will be able to . | . Name in full...... Piae ve Taebiats., Ue phen won omemeted aie write shorthand accurately and quickly; then our members will be able to correspond with each other in shorthand. We will teach the Ben Pitman system, which is considered the best. Besides this great offer we will givea handsome card of membership, valu- able recipes to make colored inks, ete. No initiation fee; dues, 5centsamonth. E. L. Bowerman, secre- tary, 310 Park Avenue, Chicago, Il, Look! All sending 25 cents for initiation fee and 2 months’ dues to Branch 119 will receive 3 uncut novels or story papers, a Wonder photo outfit (pictures for 1 cent each as clear as a $200 camera), an X-ray novelty (25 cents—you can see through your hand, iron, wood, etc.), and also hear of some good offers. Send before itistoolate. D. Dampman, president; Wm. Dodd, secretary, 2246 N. Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Pa, The Goop News Corresponding, Exchange and Contest Club has just been organized. Inltiation, 6 cents; dues, 4cents permonth. The boy who writes the best story of 1,000 words or more will receive an upright steam engine and have his initiation fee and first month’sdues paid. ‘The‘next will receive a pocket light and have his initiation fee and dues for first month free. The next 10 will be admitted free, Any one sending us 5 members we will admit free, H. H. Cade, president; C. H. Dunning, secretary; Alda Whitby, manager of premium department. Bobbin’ up serenely, Bobbin’ up serenely, Bobbin’ up serenely is Branch $1. We are always in the town And you cannot knock us down, We are here both for business and for fun. You do not have to pay any dues, but you pay 15 cents and thatendsit. You receive 25-cent noyels, 1 good story paper, 25 different foreign stamps, mem- | bership card, list of members, and rules and regula- tions. Send your cash to the secretary. Well, so long, readers; we'll be with you again with another notice in a week or two. Ladies admitted for 3 cents. cs E xcHaNnce Boys admitted for twenty cents and | and a fine thimble to the next five. Now, boys, for you! For 9 1-cent stamps you can be admitted and credited with 8 months’ dues. You receive our mem- bership card, list of members, exchange notices, » amateur papers, and ournew secret code. We are getting our contests ready for you. Address Ben Hann, Atlantic City, N. J. Goop News American Corresponding Club(Branch 103) of Kingston, N. Y. Any reader sending ten names of gentlemen, will recejve 50 elegant steel plate engraved cards with name and address. Member- ship card, list, etc., toall joining. Gentlemen 10 cents; ladies 2-cent stamp. Miss Maude Ballard, secretary. The Goop News Knights of the Pen (Branch 109) is not the only up-to-date club, but itis one of them, and we advise all amateur authors, or in fact every- body, tojoin us. The initiation fee is 10 cents; semi- annual dues 10 cents. Members are required to con- tribute a story every six months. Snap Shots free to all our members. Send a 2-cent stamp for particulars to Harry E. Miller, secretary and treasurer, Lock Box 18, Mineral Ridge, Ohio. : The National Flag Association, G. N. C. (Branch 91). Objects: First, to inspire the American youth and maiden with love and patriotism for this republic and impress upon their minds that they should be Ameri- cans, respect their country’s flag, uphold our free in- stitutions, and defend America’s pure, unblemished name. Tid Bits has been chosen Official organ. F. W. Fahnestock, official editor. Send stamp for full partic- ulars. R.G. Ballard, secretary pro tem., Kingston, N.Y: Are you a member. of the Goop News Western Correspondence Society (Branch 18)? This week we make you avery extravagant offer. The first joining receives a cloth-bound book; every fifth joining re- ceives a 25-cent novel. Every one joining receives 4-page list of members, certificate of membership, rules and regulations, history of the club, one dozen beautiful cards with the clab emblem in gold and name in steel script, three comic motto cards, secrets how to make lovers’ ink, Gypsy Madge ink, African voodo writing fluid, a big package of reading matter, circulars, etc. Besides all the above your name will be published in our next supplement list, and in our souvenir list and mail directory, which will bring you lots of papers, samples, etc. Our initiation fee is only 10 cents; no dues; ladies free. Representatives wanted; good pay. E. L. Dwyer, secretary, 809 O Street, Tacoma, Wash. : Look' The Bluegrass Contest Club (G. N.C. No, 111) wants 20 more members right away. In order to get them, during the next two weeks we offer to each one joining 3 5-cent libraries, fine stick pin. packet of motto and flag buttons, packet of postage stamps, song with words and music, and membership card. Admission fee 10 cents. We have acontest for prizes each month which are open.to all members, A. W. Heydenrich, president; J,S. Croghan, secretary, 110 South Mill Street, Lexington, Ky. 42 SP EPARTMENT. The exchange notices have been unavoidably crowded out, but will be resumed as soon as we can afford the required space. y \ \ x j PTR es Sacre pik aN Ce In RRL ine a ES 4g hab aos“e Ald bin te Me Rim owl Goae Oe wR “ 1 Ask all your friends to enter GOOD NEWS Post-Mark Competition. Tell them it is free of charge to readers, - READ ANNOUNCEMENT ON EIGHTH PAGE, THIS ISSUE. = ee ee ee A NOVEL PREMIUM OFFER! Your Favorite Papers Placed Within Your Reach! An easy method by which you can obtain a yearly subscription to « the GOOD NEWS, Red, White and Blue, and Tip Top Weekly. 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