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CHAPTER XII Continued
Trembling at every joint the king
proceeded to the work He pulled off
the robe of purple silk and cast it
down then he took off the crown and
then the golden chain Julian picked
them up and turning once more to the
king said
I will grant you one favor before I
go You came hither to see me If
you have any question to ask I will
answer it
The king started up as though he
had received promise of some great
bleBsing
Once I asked you who your par
ents were he said You would not
answer me Will you answer me
now
No sir replied Julian I will not
speak their names in your presence
nor will I give to you the name of the
triend whom I love
Be not too headstrong isir robber
urged the king
Is that all for which you sought
chieftain taking a
me asked the
step backward
I sought thee to find out who you
are I have a reason for asking
What reason
There is something in your face
which interests me
Perhaps It looks like my father s
said Julian bitterly 0 if you were
not a poor decrepit old man I should
smite thee and I will take myself
possible lest my
away as speedily as
resolution fail me Stand back I will
lave no more to say unto thee Thy
slaves will find thee here In the morn-
The king would have followed Ju
lian to the door but the robber put
him forcibly back and then having
picked up the lantern from the floor
he hastened out from the dungeon
after which Sellm closed the door and
bolted it
His cries for help cannot be heard
suggested Julian
No answered Osmir These
solid walls will dunk up the sound of
his voice before it reaches the end of
this firt passage
Tften we have nothing more to
wait for One lantern will suffice so
I will leave this one behind
Julian extinguished the light and
then proceeded to array himself in the
royal apparel and when he had
donned it and stood with his form
bent and trembling his companions
assured him that he would pass for the
monarch well enough His face alone
could betray him and that could be
easily concealed
And now fof the upper world They
stopped when they reached the place
where the captain lay and when they
had assured themselves that he could
not move until he had received help
they passed on Up they went Selim
going ahead with the lantern while
Osmir followed close behind the dis
guised robber Thus they passed on to
the upper chambers where sentinels
were posted but no one molested
them The seeming king walked with
his head bent and his arms folded
upon his bosom and none dared to
approach him Osmir and Selim were
known to be two of the most favored
of the monarchs slaves so their pres
ence seemed all proper On they went
as freely as though moving over a
desert plain until they stood without
the gate of the garden wall at which
point Julian stopped and threw off the
royal robe
This chain of gold I shall keep he
said not for its value as a trinket
but that I may have a memento of
this nights adventure with the king
of Damascus And now good Os
mir let us hasten to the place where
my faithful Hobaddan waits for me
In the darkness of the night by
well known ways the blacks led the
robber chieftain towards the dwelling
of the prime minister being still ready
to serve him in the face of any dan
ger
CHAPTER XIII
From One Danger Into Another
Ulin would not retire until she had
heard from Osmir who had gone out
in behalf of the robber chieftain She
sat in her chamber with a single
lamp dimly burning and her faithful
bondmaiden kept her company
I feel said Albia breaking in upon
a long silence that we have done no
more than our duty in lending our aid
to the cause of the imprisoned chief
tain
We have done our duty to the city
returned Ulin hesitatingly If Ju
lian is set free it will save much
trouble to our king
Or cried the bondmalden impul
sively I dont care for the king
Wfcen he is your husband then I may
respect him but I do not care for him
now I care more for the noble gen
erous handsome Julian I cannot
forget how kindly he treated us and
how like a brother he bore himself
And one thing more I cannot forget
how sad he looked when he left us in
the Palace of the Valley As true as I
live I think I almost love him He is
the best looking man I ever saw
Albia you must not talk in that
manner before me
Pardon my lady I meant no
harm
I do not chide you I do not blame
you But the name of the daring rob
ber is not one that should be used in
my presence
A Story of
the EeLst
By
SYLVANUS
COBB JR
Dear lady plead Albia had T re
garded Julian as a real criminal I
should not have used his name as I
did But I looked upon him aB a man
more honorable and true than
Enough Albia Let us drop that
subject now What is the hour
It Is past midnight I should think
an hour past
Then go down into the garden and
see If Osmir has returned
Albia departed without speaking fur
ther and when the princess was left
alone she arose from her seat and
walked across the floor
I do not think I have done wrong
she said to herself in lending my
aid to this robber I shall never see
him again I do not wish to see him
any more And I do not suppose he
would care to see me I hope he will
escape I hope he will prosper in the
years to come
She ceased speaking aloud and
pressed her hand upon her heart as
though the other feelings must not
come forth
In half an hour Albia came back Her
step was light and quick and a look of
satisfaction beamed on her handsome
face
O my dear mistress she cried as
soon as she had closed the door behind
her Julian is saved
Thank heaven ejaculated the
princess devoutly
He is saved and has now started to
leave the city
How was it done
Osmir and Selim came with him
and I only know that they led him
forth from his prison Hobaddan was
in our garden and when he saw his
noble young master he fell upon his
neck and kissed him and wept for
joy They did not stop long for they
had not the time to spare Hobaddan
came to me and blessed me and bade
me assure my gentle mistress that he
would pray for her while he had life
and reason- I saw them depart and
then I turned back
I hope they will meet with no more
danger said Ulin half to herself
They will not be long in finding a
place of safety returned Albia And
now my mistress what of ourselves
The princess started and clasped her
hands
It is now almost two hours past
midnight and in three more hours
the light of day will be upon us
O Albia I must flee from Damas
cus I dare not remain here
Of course wr are to flee said the
bondmaiden We had promised that
before Hobaddan came You told me
you would flee this very night
And I will keep my word if I can1
responded Ulin resolutely You were
to plan for our departure
It is all arranged my mistress
Shubal will accompany us r have
talked with him and he is ready He
says he can procure horses just with
out the gates of the city and he knows
the way to the cave of Ben Hadad
Once with the kind old hermit and you
are safe
Ulin had no need for further thought
upon the subject for she had firmly
resolved that she would flee The
more she thought cf union with the
king the more terrible appeared the
fate At times she blamed herself for
having admitted the idea of marriage
with Ho ram but she did not feel that
she had willingly done wrong When
she gave herself to the royal accept
ance she knew nothing of the world
knew nothing of the trials she would
have to endure and knew little of the
character of the man who wore the
crown Since that time she had gained
knowledge and her eyes had been
opened The case dwelt in her mind
now as one of life or death and she
felt that she must save herself
I must write a few words to my
father she said
But you will not tell him where
you have gone
No I will only tell him why I
have gone I must do that Get me
the writing materials Albia and while
I am writing you may go and find
Shubal We will get away as soon as
possible
The bondmaiden brought a piece of
parchment a sharpened reed and a
small pot of ink and when she had
arranged them upon the table she left
the apartment Ulin sat down to the
work without further hesitation and
wrote to her father the reason of her
flight When she had written all that
she deemed necessary she placed the
parchment where he would be likely to
find it and then proseeded to gather
up the few articles she meant to take
with her She moved steadily about
the work and if she trembled it was
more from anxiety than from fear of
what she was doing She took her
jewels of which she possessed a rich
store and also packed up a few articles
of clothing She had just accomplished
this when Albia returned
Shubal was a stout kind hearted
slave who had been many years in
the family and his attachment for his
young mistress was strong and true
When she called upon him to serve
her he had no questions to ask save
how he should please her best
Shubal said the princess do you
know what you have to do
Yesmy lady I have to serve you
But do you know why I have called
for you now
Yes I am to go with you from the
city
And you are willing
Yes lady I am willing and I am
glad
Then we have nothing more to da
tain us Albia are you ready
Yes my mistress
Ulin stepped back to her dressing
table and picked up her jeweis and
for a moment she bowed her head upon
her folded hands When she looked
up her fair brow was serene and the
tremulousness had gone from her Up
Shubal took the bundle of clothing
and then the party moved out from
the chamber They gained the gar
den and passed out by the small gate
and when they had reached the street
they led off with a quick step There
was a sentinel at the city gate but
he did not trouble those who passed
out As Shubal had promised he
found horses at a small stable beyond
the wall and in less than an hour from
the time of leaving her chamber the
princess was safely In the saddle
with her face turned toward the north
ern mountains
At the distance of two leagues
from the city they came to a small
strip of wood through which their
path lay where they stopped to let
their horses drink from a living spring
Shubal had dismounted to hand some
water ud to the females and was just
in the act of dipping the cup when
he was startled by the sound of a step
close at hand and upon lifting his
head he found a man standing directly
before him It was too dark to distin
guish features but Shubal could see
that the stranger was tall and stout
and that his garb was not of Damas
cus
Ha Who is this demanded Shu
bal moving back a pace
I am a man and have sought the
spring for fresh water was the an
swer And now who are you
Shubal recognized the voice of an
Arab and as he gazed more sharply
on the fellow he was able to see that
the garb was wild and filthy
I have sought this spring as you
have Sir Arab
Ah you recognize my tongue and
nation do you
Yes and it would seem that you
are even with me
I know you are a slave but that
does not tell me whence you come
I come from Damascus
Ah from Damascus And you
have ladies with you Perhaps they
have money with them Perhaps they
have jewels Damascus is a wealthy
city and her people seldom travel with
empty purses
Shubal started up and laid his hand
upon the hilt of his sword
Your words give token of a curious
disposition Sir Arab
Words are nothing With a simple
contracting of the lips I can produce a
sound that has power to call up
spirits from the earth Hark
To be continued
PURE WATER
ISoiling or Cooking In Any Form Je
f stroys Germ Life
A pure water supply is rightly look
ed upon as one of the greatest essen
tials to the healthfulness of a com
munity Many foods salads for exam
ple cannot be cooked or subjected to
the effect of a high temperature
while on the other hand washing
them in infected water may render
them the means of conveying disease
Among the chief ways of preventing
typhoid fever must be mentioned the
care of the stomach itself It seems
highly probable that the natural juices
of the healthy stomach are able to des
troy many germs of disease but the
number which any stomach may be
able to digest must always be uncer
tain and it is not desirable to test
Its capacity in this direction The fact
that only certain persons out of a num
ber who have partaken of food or
drink infected with disease geims may
suffer is explainable on the ground of
their different general physical condi
tion or of the varying stages of their
digestive organs Boiling or cooking
in any form destroys all germ life
and food or drink about which there is
a question of typhoid infection should
be subjected to one of these processes
before it is taken into the stomach
Health
Tending to the Girls
Employers who keep children from
school in Germany will be fined not
less than 150 marks Parents and
guardians are obliged to provide ma
terial for needlework and other means
of instruction for girls Otherwise the
school board has the right to obtain
these things by compulsion Accord
ing to the district physicians act of
April 1 all public and private schools
are in hygienic matters under the
control of an official physician who
must at certain intervals winter and
summer visit every school In his dis
trict and examine the buildings as well
as inquire concerning the health of the
pupils and the schoolmaster
Odd Game of Chance
The traveler over the Kansas prai
ries finds many towns that once had
water works system now containing
only a dozen people The fire plugs
are sticking out in the buffalo grass
and they are the playgrounds of prairie
dogs and the roosting places of the
prairie owls The tendency do clean
up the deserted buildings is taking
away many of these features The
courthouse of what was Garfield
county has recently become the prop
erty of H Herman and he lives in the
sumptuous building which did not cost
him a cent as he homesteaded the
quarter section after the county organ
ization was abandoned
NO TAJRIFF ENVISION
EXPRESSIONS BY MEN OF NATIONAL
PROMINENCE
Senator Warren of Wyoming Pud
1ritohnrd of North Carolina Think It
he Iuty of CongreMS to Tet the
Dingley Low Kntlrely Alone
Expressions by men of prominence
in national affairs and of potency in
national legislation regarding the out
look for tariff revision in the fifty
seventh congress continue to be re
ceived by the American Economist In
a letter of July 19 Senator Warren of
Wyoming authorizes the following
statement of his views
Senator Warren of Wyoming
The duty of the next congress is not
to enact tariff legislation of any kind
but to let It alone The business of
the country is on an excellent basis and
prosperous Tariff tinkering always
serves to inject an element of uncer
tainty into the business affairs of the
country and if I am any judge that is
just what the people of the country do
not want As to trusts we do not know
yet whether they are detrimental to
the country or not Time will tell and
after we are sure of our ground there
will be plenty of time to act I do
not take much stock in this talk about
trusts and the tariff being closely al
lied as public questions
I am not an apologist for trusts or
capitalistic combinations in whatever
form but I wish it could be more gen
erally comprehended that a vast deal
that connects tariffs and trusts is the
veriest bosh political claptrap
The trusts so called combinations of
capital and interest are a new devel
opment of the great business system
wherein this country is so rapidly tak
ing the lead Such combinations are
effected in accordance with the laws of
the country and we have nothing upon
which to base n belief that their opera
tion will work a hardship to humanity
We are hearing a great deal of the
great trusts as constituting a menace
to individual freedom but this is mere
speculation Nothing has developed to
justify belief in the truth of such fears
The plentitude of money the energy
and activity of the American people
and the Inevitability of competition in
an age like this will militate against
the existence of monopolies
With reference to the tariff difficul
ties now attracting attention between
this country and Russia this is a mat
ter that has never been before the sen
ate but there is every probability that
an adjustment of the difference satis
factory to both countries will be
reached I am a believer in the adop
tion of reciprocal treaties but it must
be borne in mind that many of the
treaties that have come before the
senate have been of so one sided a
character as to render their rejection
imperative Francis E Warren
Pritehard of North Carolina
Editor American Economist I do
not think it wise to undertake to
change the Dingley tariff law at this
time It was framed at a time when
the country was in dire distress in
consequence of the unwise and injudi
cious legislation contained in the Wilson-Gorman
tariff act and its provis
ions were enacted with a view of meet
ing the emergency which confronted us
at that time It was constructed so as
to reach every branch of human in
dustry and its enactment has resulted
in giving us the greatest prosperity
that has ever been known in the his
tory of the United States ana we
should not permit the question of
trusts and those who seek to make it
an issue to influence us in the slightest
degree in our treatment of the tariff
question Experience teaches us that
any attempt to commit this country
to the theory of free trade invariably
results in business demoralization The
people of the South are just beginning
to appreciate the manifold blessings
incident to Republican rule and they
attribute our success in a great meas
ure to the workings of the Dingley bill
We are today erfjoying a degree of
prosperity never dreamed of before
and any attempt to change existing
rates in our tariff schedules will be
met with a determined resistance on
the part of those who are in favor of
developing the Souths wonderful re
sources There is but one way to
reach unlawful combinations and that
is by amending our constitution so as
to give congress power to deal with the
question in an intelligent manner and
any attempt to punish such combina
tions will result in injury to the real
friends of the people as well as those
who earn their living by their daily
labor The conditions that resulted
from the passage of the
act should be a warning to us for
all time to come J C Pritchard
Greene of Massachusetts
Editor American Economist I am
not among the number who deem It
prudent for the fifty seventh congress
to agitate for a general revision of the
tariff legislation knbwn as the Dingley
law The tariff reformers and free
traders have not been inclined to re
call to the minds of their fellow coun
trymen the business conditions which
preceded the enactment of the Dingley
law by urging that their theories
might have another chance to put into
practice until Congressman Babcock
I think ill advisedly brought the
subject to the attention of the fifty
sixth congress and his action has nat
urally provoked discussion
One of the earliest acts of the
American congress was the passage of
a tariff act to protect the American
manufacturer and laborer Legislation
of this character has never been bur
densome to our own people but when
ever the law has bean wisely admin
istered there has been great growth
and a broad development of tho coun
trys resources and at no time has it
been more apparent than during the
past four years with the result that
our home market the greatest In tho
world has been stimulated and In
creased and besides we are now pos
sessed of the largest foreign trade ever
recorded in the nations life
In ray opinion it would bo very un
wise to exchnnge a tariff which pro
duces sufficient revenue for the needs
of the government of another which
would create a deficiency or even
threaten such a result while the pro
tective idea embraced in the Dingley
law the product of wise statesmanship
and the strongest business sentiment
of the country has guarded the inter
ests of the manufacturer and the la
borer from the competition of tho
lower paid labor of other nations
The needs of tho American merchant
marine and the improvement and de
velopment of our rivers and harbors as
well as the necessity of considering the
question of the national development
of arid lands by more perfect system
of irrigation with the minor questions
which are constantly arising will en
gage the attention of the fifty seventh
congress to such an extent that I be
lieve a majority of that body will deem
it wise to allow the existing tariff
legislation to remain undisturbed and
thereby our fellow countrymen will
have the opportunity to enjoy the ben
efits which It was Intended should be
conferred by its enactment
Arery respectfully
Wm S Greene
13th Mass Cong Dist
A FKIKNIMA SUGGKSTIOX
Uncle Sam So things are not doing
well over your way Guess youd bet
ter try some of our kind of fertilizer
Want Hard Times Again
The Ohio Democrats in their state
convention Wednesday declared for the
suppression of the protective tariff and
for a tariff for revenue only These
words have a familiar sound to the
American people What a tariff for
revenue means the present generation
has not forgotten It has had one ex
perience with such a tariff It is a
declaration of preference for foreign
manufacturers and of war against
home industries It is in effect a sur
render of the home market to for
eigners
Six years ago this country was going
through a period of financial stagna
tion and industrial paralysis Factories
were idle and hundreds of thousands
of men were out of work There were
good times abroad and a wretched con
dition of affairs at home The gov
ernment itself ran short of cash and
had to sell bonds to the extent of 250
000000 to procure money The tariff
for revenue passed by a Democratic
congress proved a tariff for deficiency
The effect of the baneful bill was felt
in every part of the land
The Democrats want to give the peo
ple another dose of this same kind It
is like giving a well man medicine that
will make him sick The return of
such times as those of six years ago is
not desirable from any point of view
They were calamitous If there is any
reason for adopting a system that will
bring about a return of such times one
fails to comprehend what it is Gales
burg 111 Register
Doctrine of Tariff Keformer
What the friends of tariff reform
will contlue to urge without regard
to reciprocity treaties says the Phila
delphia Record is such reduction of
duties on imports as is obviously de
manded by the interests alike of Amer
ican consumers and producers The
official returns of commerce have
shown for years just what protective
duties might be reduced or wholly re
pealed without any disturbance to
American industries What the tariff
reformers have heretofore urged is
that all protective duties are pernicious
and immoral and ought to be wholly
repealed without regard to the effect
on American industries This is one
reason why the country became panic
stricken when the tariff reformers got
into power in 1893 and why the coun
try has shown an eagerness to keep
them out of power since that time
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Not to he Trusted
A Democratic contemporary says
manufacturers and trust leaders like
Flint of New York have advocated ma
terial reductions of the tariff This
will remind the reader of the fact that
Havemeyer of sugar trust notoriety at
tempted to throw the blame for the
creation of trusts on the tariff and It
ought to suggest also that when the
men most Interested In the perpetua
tion of combinations of this kind point
out means of restricting them they are
entitled to about as much considera
tion as would be shown to the devil if
he undertook to enter an orthodox pul
pit to expound his views on morailty
San Francisco Chronicle
WORTHY OF IMITATION
x
Main Ostrlohc Attaint Mated in IlatnliLsg
and Hearing Young
Tno ostrich Is monogamous and ux
orious a doughty defender of bia Heat
and nestlings There never yet was a
bird little or big that felt
enougli to build a nest alone
That form of conceit they leave to tho
featherless bipeds of earth But of all
the bird world not one male in the
whole lot is as willing as the ostrich
to tuck up his tafl feathers and go to
work Mrs Ostrich is not allowed to
exert herself too much in the prepara
tion of the house Her criticism and
advice aro highly respected however
so she usually stands noar ready to
be of assistance If needed An os
trichs nest is really a dug out just
the kind of abode suitable for a coun
try where wind and sand frequently
get mixed up together The ostrich
digs his homo with his strong breast
bone kicking the sand out behind him
It takes strength and patience to do
his work well for he does not count
it finished until he has hollowed out a
hole about four feet in diameter and
one foot deep Sometimes his strength
falls before the nest is done and then
Mrs Ostrich like a good wife como3
to his aid and lends a helping breast
bone till he gets his wind again Tho
nest ready Mr Ostrich conducts his
mate gallantly to her seat of honor
there Mrs Ostrich having a proper
sense of her obligations to the world
and the ostriculturlst proceeds to lay
in the warm sandy neat a big white
egg that weighs about three and one
half pounds Every other day she
lays one until twelve or fifteen are
side by side in the hole In the ground
She and Mr Ostrich look at them very
fondly and often and as a protection
against the intense heat of the aun
they scatter a little sand over the eggs
From this thoughtful act arises that
ancient superstition that the eggs of
the ostrich are hatched by the sun
without the birds help All the time
that Mrs Ostrich is performing her
delicate duty Mr Ostrich keeps watch
ful guard of her Woe be to the un
happy creature be he brute or human
who tries to come near One blow of
his foot can dangerously injure one
cut of his sharp claw fatally pierces
As defender of his family Mr Ostrich
is always on duty He never stays
out late at night or even leaves his
spouse to spend a lonely evening while
he swaps stories with the other birds
As soon as the full number of eggs
are laid he takes his turn sitting on
the nest Buffalo Enquirer
THE QUAGGAS HEELS
ImmI iffecliially in Juttlng Great Tiger
itujuh to Sleep
An amusing story is told by Cleve
land Moffet in his paper on The Wild
Beast Tamer in St Nicholas Well
it was here that I heard the story
Eonavita it appears was standing on
the bridge one morning when there
arose a fearful racket In the runway
and looking in he saw the quagga tear
ing along toward him He concluded
that some one had unfastened the
door and was just preparing to check
the animal when around the curve
came Rajah the tiger in full pursuit
Bonavlti stepped back drew his re
volver and as the tiger rushed past
fired a blank cartridge thinking thus
to divert him from the quagga But
Rajah paid not tbe slightest heed and
in long bounds came out into tne arena
hard after the terrified quagga which
was galloping now with the speed of
despair A keeper who was sweep
ing clambered up the Iron sides and
anxiously watched the race from the
top Bonavlta powerless to interfere
watched from the bridge Of all the
races ever run in a circus this was
the most remarkable It was a race
for life as the quagga knew and the
tiger intended Five times they cir
cled the arena Rajah gaining always
but never enough for a spring In
the sixth turn however he judged the
distance right and straightway a
black-and-yellow body shot through
the air in true aim at the prey Where
upon the quagga did the only thing a
quagga could do let out both hind
legs in one straight tremendous kick
and they do say that a quagga can
kick the eyes out of a fly At any
rate in this case a pair of nervous lit
tle heels caught the descending tiger
squarely under the lower jaw and put
him to sleep like a nice little lullaby
And that was the end of It The
quagga trotted back to Its cage Bona
vlta put up his revolver the fright
ened sweeper climbed down from the
bars and Rajah was hauled back ig
nominiously to his den
Getting Caught in a Lie
I know of no meaner experience
than to get caught in a lie that there
is no necessity of telling said a man
The other morning a man with
whom I have only a slight acquaint
ance came in and asked me to lend
him 2 There was no reason why I
should not have refused him outright
but instead I explained that I had
come away from home with only some
small change in my pocket He ac
cepted the explanation and we chatted
a while about local politics It is a
habit of mine whenever I get into an
argument to polish my eyeglasses The
best eyeglass polisher in the world is
a banknote I always keep a bank
note in my waistcoat pocket for this
purpose I noticed my acquaintance
looking at me peculiarly and there I
was polishing my eyeglasses with a
52 bill No he didnt ask for it but
he made me fell like thirty cents
Philadelphia Times
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