I
rod .Gleverdaie's Adventure.
& Copyrighted, ISM, by Hobcrt Jlonnor'
Son.
, CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.)
"Drunk! Not a bit of It. Did you
ever seo Torrevo drunk? I did not. I
toll you It was n put up Job. Torrovo
know yoti nlwnys looked at tho In
voices and tally, and ho played this
little gamo for you to ceo how well tho
boy wrote. Ho know your nnxloty to
got the work dono well would do tho
rest. Hut what's tho uso standing hero
talking? He's gone, nnd getting farther
away every minute."
"Wo inust follow but in which di
rection?" "In which direction? Why, In whnt
direction would ho go but toward 1Mb
ally, Torrevo, tho traitor? Ho has
gono back to tho 'Black Cat.' "
"He may hnvo gono toward Buenos
Ayrcs."
"Not he. What could ho do thcro?
I tell you, tho bargain Included tho
snfety of Torrevo. Tho boy has gono
back to Join Torrevo, and tho Blnck
Cat' will Ball for Dtionos Ayrcs with
these two precious follows on board."
"I will order horses. Wo can reach
tho 'Black Cat beforo morning. They
will not sail till then. Wo may oven
overlnko the boy."
Now that his stupor was over, Klvln
could think and act quickly. Ho re
alized the danger In which ho and his
son stood nu long as this Intrepid and
Intelligent young Amorlcan wan nllvo
nnd at large. Ho ordered horBcs to bo
saddled, nnd, after a drink to brnco
tholr nerves, father and Bon Bat out on
their errand two men, to run down
nnd kill a boy.
There waB n moon, and tho -way was
eah'ily made. Tho horses were put to
liolr utmost, and mllo after mile- was
rovorcd, but no Hob was Been.
Suddenly Starno drew up nnd called
to Elvln.
"BY JOVE, THAT'S TERREVO!"
"Hist!" ho anld. "Thero is a man
coming this vny on foot."
Elvln rolncd in his horse und Bnt
looking in tho direction Indicated by
Starno.
"ByJovol" ho exclaimed. "That's
Torrovo!"
And Torrovo it wub, making his wny
on foot from tho "Black Cat" to El
vln's headquarters.
CHAPTER XIV.
Elvln and Stqrno rodo toward him
q Jowly,
"Bo ready for treachery," Bnld
Starno. "Havo your pistol in your
hand. This fellow must bo up to mis
chief." Torrovo saw them coming, but
walked on as If ho feared nothing.
Evert had ho Btood In fear of his llfu
there was no nlnco to hide.
"Well," Bald Blvin, maintaining nn
outward coolness ho did not rooi.
"What aro you doing hero? I thought
you were to go to Montevideo."
"True. Cnptnln Elvln. I m going,
nut I thought perhaps my nephew
would bo dono with hla now duties by
mow. nnd. nB ho has become very vaiu
tiblo on board. I am taking a walk out
to your placo to got him."
"Ydur nephew! Hn! That's good
A...i imvn vnn not seen that dear
nnnhaw of YOUTH tonight?"
"I havo not, captain. Klso why would
i ho walking out to kco mm now.
l.tivn not been neur your placo this
tilirht."
"No! And nolther has he! Look
Here,' Torrovo, what Is this gamo you
nro tilaylng?
"name? What gnmo? Whnt do you
mean?"
Torrovo's black eycB gllstoncil with
suspicion nn ho looked from ono to the
other. Ho readily suw that something
unuBual had happened, nnd from tholr
orda ho bollovod thoy had discovered
Hob's Idontity nnd his own uupucu.
"You know well enough what
mean. You aro a traitor."
"That is what tho Judgo ould when I
h convicted. That waa nvo years
you
wore ri traitor to your
then,
nnd you are h traitor to
now. Did you think you
wink us? I know mat uoy
nophowi"
x
"But you told mo," Bald Elvln, chok
ing with rngo, and mndo worso by Tor
rovo'a coolness; "you told mo that ho
was your own nephew."
"Ccrtnlnly and bo ho Is."
Doth Elvln and Starno stood aghast
at this. This was tho most monument
al check they had over seen,
"Ho Is Norton's nephew and m!no
nlso," snld Torrovo, na If It waB n mat
ter of no Importance. "You seo, cap
tain, Horton'B sister married my
brother."
"Llnr!" ohoutcd Starno. "Horton
had but ono olstcr. 8ho Is now In Now
York, and her nnme Is Clovcrdnle."
"That Is true, nlso," said Torrovo,
with nn Imperturbability that was
amazing. "Sho married Honor Clover
dalo after my brother died."
"But this boy's name Is Clovordalo."
"Yes, they gave him that. Ho wno
only a year oW vhen my brother died."
"But you sent him to mo to spy, and
report all to Horton."
"Captain, you aro mistaken. I did
not send him to you at all. Yon saw
his handwriting nnd took him. Did I
cay for you to tnko him?"
"Enough of this talk!" exclaimed
Starno. "You havo told us u pack of
lies, I know that Horton'a Bister was
novcr married but once, and that tlmb
It wus to Clovordale. Torrovo, you aro
n traitor and you must pay tho penalty.
Where Ib that boy7"
"That is what I was going to ask
you. You took him. I want him back.
Ho Is very valunblo to mo on tho
schooner.'
"You will novcr sco tho schooner
ngalnl" shouted Stnrno.
Torrovo'a quick oyo saw tho gleam
of a pistol. Ho had nono himself, but
In tho twinkling of nn oyo he had pro
duced n long knlfo, nnd Bprang upon
Starno. Starno wub still in the saddle,
and all Torrovo could do was to slash
at his legs. Starno aimed und sent a
bullot into Torrovo's heart."
"Ono traitor less," ho Bald, calmly,
as Torrevo fcjl op tho ground dead.
"What a glorious liar that follow wub.
Ho would havo boon worth something
If ho could havo been trim ted."
"But wo nro In a fin Mx!" laid Blvln.
"Tho 'Black Cat' vu duo nt Monto
video lu two dayi to bring over Gen
oral Quesuda. Now wo havo no ono to
tako command. Wo most hnvo Que
sada."
"I'll bring Qucsndn. Tho crow of tho
Blaok Cat' know mo, and will obey
mo, I Bhnu ue misacti in Buonos
Ayrcs, but that won't mattor. Wo will
bo masters thero In lets than a week.
I will tako tho 'Black Cnf after cjuo
sada. You lead my horse bnck. But
you nuiHt And that boy,"
"Ho must havo gono toward Buonos
Ayroa."
"No, ho will try to flud tho 'Black
Cat.' Torrovo's anxiety provos that
thero was an agreement between them
whereby tho boy was to return. Tor
rovo'B own safety doponded on hla
keeping tho boy with him nnd shar
ing tho glory when wo wero all cap
turcd."
"It looks so. Well, I will havo men
out after him In tho morning. Ho
may ovon now bo on the 'Black Cat.'
If so, you will know what to do with
him."
"Will I not!" replied Starno, with an
evil laugh. "I'll kill him with his eyes
open and looking tit mo,"
Tho two men parted, Stnrno going
on foot toward Blnck Cat Bay, and 131
vln returning to hla headquarters,
lending Lemuel's horso.
But whoro wna Unb Clovordnlo,
while Elvln, Stnrno ni. Torrovo wero
looking for him lu vaT
Ho was on his wn: to tho "Black
Cat," ns Starno BUBpcctcd, but, being
Ignorant of tho roud, ho had gono a
ltttlo nut of. his way, and thus missed
Torrovo.
Early in the ovonlng, when Elvln
thought ho had gono to bed, tho cour
ageous young American had sllppod
out of tho window, which wns not
moro than llvo feet from tho ground,
und had fortunatoly chosen a moment
whon thero wns up ono aroiimi, to see
Mm, Finding all clow, fee had siispoti
his courso bjs well as ho know how,
for Black Cat Bay, and ttartcd off on
a run. lie kopt up uiis gnu ror soma
tlmo and then rested. There was no
eight of pursuers, eo ho trudged on
again, keeping the direction, ns ho
thought, straight to tho river. But ho
did not travel as straight as ho
thought ho did. Ho mado quite a do
tour to tho north, thus miEsIng Tor
rovo, but toward morning reached tho
rlvor a short dlstanco abovo tho bay.
Thero waB an island, quite a moun
tain, out in tho river, which could
bo Been from tho cntranco to Black
Cat Bay, and Bob could Bee It from
tho point whero ho mot tho rlvor. From
Its position ho know ho was too high
up, and went down toward the anchor-
nge.
(To he contlnuod.)
Tho Tlgnr tint Out.
No circus monagcrlo Is over with
out Its man-eater, you know," said the
old wngon driver as reminiscences
wore In order. "Wo had ours when 1
was with Dan nice, and tho papers
gave him such an awful reputation for
ferocity that pcoplo tinted not to coma
within ton feet of his cage. Of course
I used to get off a lecturo on hint. Ac
cording to my story ho had killed and
maimed thlrtocn different men, llv.j
horses, two camels and a rhlnocero3.
Ono day, aftor I had delivered tho old
stereotyped thing, that tlgor pushud
opsn tho door of his cngo and Jumped
out. Somo ono's carelessness, you
know. Thcro was a wild rush of pco
plo for tho entrance, a general alarm
outside tho tents, nnd for n minute 1
was so scared thnt I couldn't even
fall down. Tho tiger was looking
around to sco what ho could tackle,
when a mongrel dog not more than a.
third of his slzo camo rushing up nnd
sailed Into him. Trito a3 you live, that
dog humped that tlgor threo tlmei
around tho tent, snapping at his hecli
all tho time, and tho Bengal got away
from him only by loaplng back into
his cage. Tho affair got into tho pa
pers, and of courso wo got tho grnnd
guy all the rest of tho season. It paid
us, however. Peoplo who wouldn't
think of going Into the circus used to
buy tickets to sco thnt 'ferocious man
eater, and ho therefore brought us In
more patrons than any other ten ani
mals combined."
Tim (IroutoU Ulcyclo Tntrn.
Donvor, Col., enjoys tho distinction
of having moro bicycles in proportion
to population than any othor olty In
tho United States. Though Donver
numbers only 1G0.G00 30uls within her
city limits, sho boasts of not loss than
40,000 bicycles. Morning and evening
allko thousands of bicycles may bo
scon on tho streets of Donver mounted
by men, women nnd children In evory
walk of llfo. Bicycles literally overrun
things nnd they aro used In ovory lino
of business, and streot car companies
say thoy have lo3t 51,000,000 annually
In trufHe fllnco bicycles havo becomo
tho rago. In fact, ono compnny wont
Into tho hands of n recolvcr two years
ago. alleging that tho universal wheol
had Impaired Its earning to such an
extent that it could not me6t its inter
est demands. Tho opon weather and
flno natural roads aro largejy respon
sible for tho popularity of tho wheel,
as It Is concedod that ordinary riders
can uso tholr wheels dally for B0 weeks
out of 52 nnd not suffer any annoyanco
from mud or snow. Add to this tho
fact that neither llghts.brnkes nor bolls
nro required and tho agility requlrod
of tho non-rldor In taking caro of klm-
tolf can bo appreciated. Denver Is
said to bo tho only city In the country
whero tho bicycle vote controls elec
tions on municipal Issues.
lUiiank In rrollllo riant.
A bnnnna atalk yields bat one bunch
of fruit, and would dlo if it wero not
cut down when tho fruit ripens or ma
tures. Ono mat will produce from ono
to throo bunches a year, growing con
tinuously, as fast as ono stalk Is cut
another taking its plnco. A romurka-
blo thing about this plant Is that It
you cut into n half-grown stalk near
the root, or any part of tho stalk, a
small blossom, or bunch of bunanas,
fully formed will Boon shoot through
tho cut, but if allowed to grow wri
never reach any market value. Man
neonlo afflrm that tho banana and the
plantain nro tho same fruit, but tins is
Incorrect; although they grow llko tho
bnnnna nn experienced porBon can
ronully distinguish tho dlfteronco by
tho color nu well ub by tho sue of tno
small ribs In tho leaf. Tho plantain
grows In a bunch, but with only two or
thrco hnnda to tho bunch, and oacn
linger or Individual plantain Is us largo
again nB tho banana and is moro of a
crescent shape They nro novcr eaten
raw. Tho natives cook both tho plan
tain nnd tho banana, but prefer pluu-
tain. National Magazine.
Won I"
Mrs. Nobbs "What u funny name
that nurse ot tho young Archduke ot
Austria has."
Nobbs "What Is It?"
MrB. Nobbs "Her name Is Wowso."
Nobbs "Well, every nursery Is full
of 'wows' at times, Isn't It?" Balti
more Amorlcan.
A n Itltul I.nok Bt It.
"So ho regards himscir ns a sena
torial possibility," said one politician.
"Undoubtedly, nnsworcd tho other.
"On what theory."
"I don't know, unless It's tho the
ory that tho unexpected always hnp-
pons. ' Washington Star.
God and right must conquer. No
great reform Is born and grows to full
etnturo In a night. Morals aro subject,'
to tho laws of growth. Ipv. Q, Leo V,
Roberts,
WHERE WASHINGTON LIVED.
A wealth of historic recollection hov
ers about tho world-famous Mouni
Vernon, where Washington, tho first
president of tho American republic,
Uvea and died. The magnificent old
estato on tho banks of tho Potomac
river, but n short distance from tho
capital city, annually attracts thou
sands of visitors from all over tho
earth visitors whoso chief aim when
coming to Washington for the first
tlmo is to look upon- tho Bpot whero
the "Father of His Country" spent his
life. No ono could conceive a moro
charming spot for tho location of a
mansion at once so grand and so his
toric. High above tho southern bank
THE RESIDENCE OF WASHING
TON.
of tho river Potomac the estato Is lo
cated. It rests on tho highest part of
the hilly territory which characterizes
tho vicinity, and tho mansion with its
barns and surrounding buildings Is
halt hlddon from tho gazo of river pil
grims by stately trees which havo
stood thcro scores upon scores ot
years. Closely trimmed lawns and
carefully pruned shrubbery glvo nn
added touch of beauty to tho environ
ments of tho old-time mansion and tho
snug-clipped hedges which surround
tho court at tho rear ot tho house re
mind one strongly of tho days gono by.
Mount Vernon Is nn Imposing relic
of tho contury past; a reminder of tho
dayB when colonial architecture was at
its height. Eight tall pillars guard the
broad piazza at tho front ot tho house,
nnd n plcturesquo balustrade of lattice
work ornaments.tho edge of the piazza
roof. From tho front vernnda ono may
catch a gllmpso of the silent river as It
THE COURTYARD.
sweeps onward to tno sea. Tho rear
ot tho mnnslon Is typical ot old South
em days. A broad courtyard.wlth grnv
&1 walks and well-kept lawns, strotchoa
away from tho whlto-palutcd mansion
to tho woodland at tho roar. Roomy
horso sheds extend back from tho main
building on either side, and lead tho
Wl f amu isa es us
eye to where grcenhduso and Immacu
late dairy and carriages sheds stand.
Tho hothouse Is stocked with tho rarest
of plants, and is ono of tho points of
interest which nlways nttracts visitors.
The stable wherein Is kept tho famous
chariot In which Washington rode is
another attraction for tho excursion
ists, nnd although tho coach is fast
dropping Into a stato of dilapidation,
and Is so shaky thnt no ono is allowed
to touch It, It remains a point of great
Interest nevertheless. Down near the
steamboat landing, whero the crowds of
sightseers aro landed from tho river
steamers, is tho tomb wherein aro in
terred the remains of Washington nnd
his wife, tho caskets encased in mar
ble sarcophagi, and kept from tho pub
lic by means of iron bars over tho
doorway of tbo othcrwlso open tomb.
The interior of tho mansion is filled
with relics of tho great man who lived
there, and from papers in his own
handwriting to tho bed on which ho
died, mementoes ot Washington aro
everywhere.
Tho Illrtliilay Lemon.
Today's a holiday, you know,
And so wo children, Just for fun,
Said, wo would dress like, old-time
folks,
And I'd bo Martha Washington.
Wo searched through all tho garret's
chests
And found, among forgotten hoards,
The stirrcst Bilks, and old brocades,
And milled caps and tarnished
swords.
And when at last wo all wero dressed,
We went to my great-grandma's
room.
Sho smiled and colored with delight,
Until her cheeks wero all in bloom,
But
somehow, her bluo eyes
grew
grave.
Ab each girl told her chosen name,
And finally sho gently said.
"It Is a very pretty game.
"Yet tako caro, children, that you
wear,
Not only clothes ot nnclent days,
But manners of thoso grnclous dames
Who won all by their gentle ways
"Tho nrow beneath your powdered
hnlr
Is very fair, my great-grandchild;
So keep your thoughts; and let your
eyes
Reflect n heart both true and mild
"This hand which holds a painted ran
Must work, that tired hands may rest;
Slnco Martha Washington, wo know,
Could BDln and weave at want'B
request.
"Tho foot where buckled slippers
Bhlno
May somo day tread n thorny road
Hold fast tho pictures of bravo lives,
And never fnlter with tho load."
Then dear great-grandma blessed us
nil,
And down tho ball our steps wo
turned.
It Is n holiday, U'b true,
But every girl hor lesson learned
Mary Livingston Burdlck,
FIBST
MONUMENT TO
INC3TON.
WASH
For the second tlmo slnco Its ercc
tfon In 1827 tho first monument over
raised to tho memory ot Qeorgo Wash
ington la in ruins. It was originally
built by tho united efforts of tho peo
plo of Boonsboro, Md., on tho top of
South Mountain, a lofty cliff command
ing a wide view of tho surrounding
country. On July 4, 1827, almost nil
tho adult population of tho village,
headed by a band, marched up tho
steep path to tho top of the mountain
and there went to work. Thero wero
stonemasons nnd builders among
them, and every man did his best to
help. The foundation had been laid
previously, but on that ono day tho
cntlro superstructure of tho monu
ment was built. It Is fifty-four feet
In circumference at tho base and fif
teen feet high, composed of a wall
FIRST MONUMENT TO WASHING
TON AS BUILT.
mado up of largo Etones, tho Interior
being filled with tho same material. In
the center a stairway led up to tho
top of tho pile. Twelve feet from tho
base, on the side fronting Boonsboro,
white marble tablet was inserted
bearing a fitting inscription. Many
soldiora who fought in tho revolution
ary war took part in tho erection of
tho monument, nnd tho oration was
dollvored by a clergyman who had
served as chaplain in tho continental
armies.
In 1872 nothing was left of tho orig
inal monument but tho foundation and
a few crumbling fragments. At that
tlmo a movement was started to re-
storo the monument and In 1883 it
was rededlcated, having been raised
to a height of fifty feet and surround
ed by an iron framework and balcony.
Tho site of tho monument Is so ex
posed, howover, that oven thn restored
structure has fallen a prey to tho olo-
mcnts, so that now It is again In a
FIRST MONUMENT TO WASHING
TON IN ITS PRESENT CONDI
TION. condition ot ruin. Historical investi
gation has shown that this was the
first monument over raised in honor
of tho Father of His Country, and a
movement is again on foot to restore
It to lto original condition.
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