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CHAPTER I
Paris in the year 1700 and the gar
den of the Tuilcries bright with the
sunshine of an autumnal day Two
boys seated in the grass near a path
not far from one of the ponds were
playing with a turtle they had cap
tured
The humble origin of the elder a
lid of thirteen was evidenced by
those physical signs which are usu
ally associated with people of his
class but the other three years
younger bore all the indications of
gentle birth His sire was a baron of
the ancien regime while Pierres
father had been a peasant and his
widowed mother the faithful nurse of
her who had lived but two months
after giving birth to the boy Jean
whom Margot loved as her own
Pierre
Presently there came along the
promenade a trio of court gallants
attired in the extreme of the prevail
ing fashion beruflled bejeweled and
perfumed One of them was a slen
derly built young man whose sharp
features pale blue eyes set closely to
gether thin lips and weak chin gave
ample proof of his nature and dispo
sition
A more striking contrast to the
younger boy could not well be imag
ined Yet the same blood ran in
their veins for the new comer was
Etienne Jeans half brother who had
for some time past been occupying
an unimportant position at court
- He espied the two boys before they
noticed him so engrossed were they
in heading oif the turtle whose in
stinct seemed to tell it how to find a
way to the near by pond
The three courtiers paused in the
pathway and Etienne stepping
quickly over the grass gave the ttr
lle a well directed kick that sent it
splashing into the water
He and his friends then laughed
boisterously while Jean and Pierre
sprang to their feet the formers eyes
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I am an officer monsieur as you can see
blazing angrily as they met those of
his half brother
Sneaking spoil sport How dared
you cried the boy
Dared repeated Etienne jeering
ly while his companions again
laughed uproariously Mais you im
pudent young cub I think it were
well to cool your temper by sending
you after your turtle With this he
seized Jean by the collar as if to
throw him into the pond
The lad mute with passion struck
out fiercely with his fists until
Etienne his rage making him forget
his and fine raiment
grasped more firmly the jeweled cane
he carried and began to rain blows
upon the head and shoulders not so
very far below his own not great
height while he held fast to Jeans
collar with a grip whose firmness was
out of keeping with his frail and puny
build
A clear icy toned voice suddenly
cut the air like a flash of steel
Pardon monsieur but would you
not like assistance
It was the sous lieutenant whose
look had affected Jean so oddly a
short time before
I have been an unintentional spec
tator of your unmanly conduct mon
sieur continued the young officer in
the same low even tone as he calmly
faced Etienne and what I have
heard and seen of its beginning com
pels me to take the part of this young
gentleman you have so needlessly
abused and angered
Dame Who are you to dare
speak to me in such fashion Etienne
demanded furiously his white fingers
again gripping the cane in a way sug
gestive of a desire to use it in a new
quarter while he advanced a few
steps toward the sous lieutenant who
stood with his hands still clasped be
hind his back and a fine scorn touch
ing the severe line of his lips
I am an officer monsieur as you
can see he replied his tone in keep
ing with his disdainful composure
and one who by training as well as
by nature cannot but object to see
such a display of cowardice in any
man be he courtier or simple citi
zen
Mille tonnerres cried Etienne
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white with rage But you shall an
swer for such insolence
As you please monsieur and when
ever you shall say replied the sous
lieutenant glancing past him at the
twe boys who were now close to one
another directly behind Etienne
their faces filled with surprise and
satisfaction at seeing him thus
brought to bay
I know you for what you are you
Corsican beggar Etienne hissed
backing off over the grass and nev
er fear but that I will remember
Then he turned and the trio depart
ed
When they were gone the sous
lieutenant joined the two boys who
were now standing by the edge of the
pond searching for somo trace of
their late captive
As he approached Jean looked up at
him and with characteristic impul
siveness caught one of his hands
while Pierre with a peasants dumb
ness gazed at him with an admiration
his stupid tongue would never have
been able to express
I love you for that exclaimed
the younger boy his face aglow with
enthusiasm Ah but it was a fine
thing to see Etienne balked for
once
And who is this Etienne in
quired the officer scowling as he
looked down at the water
My half brother
Your half brother repeated the
questioner his voice showing sur
prise Sacre Your life must be a
pleasant one if what I saw be a fair
sample of his usual mood and man
ners
This day was followed by many an
other which at irregular intervals
through the next two years found the
man and boy together and a strong
loyal love sprang up between these
two so far apart in age and still
farther in their respective natures
Seasons came and passed springs
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summers falls and winters to be
strung like beads upon the rosary
of time and nearer were drawing
those bloody days of France which
are to live forever with their gory
hue undimmed although the crimson
flow that stained them has been dried
by the suns of many years
In late April of 1792 Monsieur le
Baron was still domiciled at his Paris
house and early April usually found
him in his Languedoc chateau
For two years past Etienne the
simpering coxcomb of twenty seven
had retained his position at court
and the atmosphere thus brought
about his father tended to throw the
latter more into the company of for
mer friends many of whom were
deep in political intrigues and sought
to claim him after his dozen years
absence from their circles
At the suppers and card parties
which made unusual gayety in his fa
thers long closed house Jean was
admitted with the freedom of an ac
knowledged favorite Keen of wit
and somewhat precocious owing to
the intimate companionship of Mon
sieur le Baron he absorbed the talk
going on around him and assimilated
it with an intelligence to which his
elders gave no thought
Unusually tall for his years he had
a slender sinewy body and limbs
whose muscles had been thoroughly
developed under the careful tutelage
of old Tatro the barons butler who
until middle life had been a soldier
It was he who had taught Jean to
ride and shoot and he had initiated
the lad young as the latter was
into the intricacies of foil and rapier
practice
Affairs in Paris were becoming
more and more unsettled Tho law
lessness and brutality of the masses
grew in strength and daring and
many of the nobles had fled from
France or buried themselves in the
country away from the violence
which they were helpless to prevent
or too loyal to seemingly countenance
by their presence and neutrality
It was early in the summer when
vitb many misgivings as to the fu
ture Monsieur le Baron finally left
Paris and retired to his country place
in Languedoc Jean together with
MargoL her boy Pirre and a major
ity of the servants went with him
but a few of the latter remained at
the Paris house with Etienne who
detesting the quiet life of Languedoc
refused flatly to go there
Another reason for his determina
tion lay in the fact that he was now
secretly of course In Robe
spierres employ a thing Monsieur
le Baron suspected but of which he
had no absolute proof and the serv
ants who stopped with the young man
were Revolutionary in sentiment
At the beloved old country house
where everything was more to his
taste than in any other spot on earth
Jean forgot much of what had filled
the air of Paris with such horror He
and Pierre rioting in vigorous health
went roaming about hunting in the
park for small game or hidden away
snugly in a remote part of the wood
devoured a book of travels which told
of pirates and soldiers of fortune
who had reaped many a harvest cf
riches upon the Spanish main
This book was the key note of
Jeans dream world and it had long
been a pastime of the boys that ho
should read it aloud while Pierre list
ened with absorbed attention
Thus it was that the exploits of Do
Soto Pizarro Cortez and the minor
leaders of adventurous bands were
for these two boys the ideals of what
their own careers should be when
manhood set them free to achieve
their ambitions
The gardens about the place were a
wilderness of bloom left very much
to nature and entirely free from the
marks of that formal science that
showed in the generality of French
gardens the style which had come
into vogue with Le Notre in the time
of Louis XIV
But outside the park where the
boys were not permitted to go it was
easy to realize something of the tur
moil that was shaking Paris miles
away and also the country nearer
about where the peasants were hold
ing meetings secret at first but be
coming more open as the Jacobins
waxed stronger with each successive
day
The principal leader and speaker
among the peasantry was one Tomas
Fauchel who had recently come from
Paris and who appeared for some
reason to have an especial hatred for
Monsieur le Baron But the latter
whose attention was engrossed by his
books and papers knew nothing of
this as he rarely went abroad and
seemed to grow more reserved and
gloomy as the days wore on
The 14th of July the anniversary
of the French nations independence
came and went and on the nighi
of August 10th the Assembly having
removed from Paris all the regiment
suspected of being loyal to the king
there was no armed force to resisi
the mob that insane with blood thirs
ty passion broke into the Tuileries
butchered the kings attendants and
took away as prisoners the few who
were still alive
Over the chateau in Languedoc
that August night the same stars that
glittered above the carnage of Paris
shone upon a scene of peace But
Monsieur le Barons heart was grow
ing heavier and his wakeful eyes
were fixed upon the stars as he lay
in bed- looking out of the window A
foreboding of evil crept chillingly
about him and a note of coming woe
seemed to sigh in the wind stirring
among the olive and pepper trees that
made a small grove outside
But in his chamber beyond Jean
unconscious and happy slept a sleep
such as could never more be known
on earth by the kings little son
whom only a few months since the
two lads Jean and Pierre had
looked at with worshipful awe as a
being infinite above themselves and
one who could by no possibility ever
experience the hard brunts of life
Viewed in the light of such a
change men seem but little better
than the pieces upon a chess board
Fate and time are invincible powers
moving pawns into the knights
squares and sweeping kings queens
and knights into oblivion
To be continued
PERFUME FROM ALOE TREE
Resinous Aromatic Juice That Is of
Great Value
The aloe wood tree is a native of
the mountains east and southeast of
Sylhet in Burmah and in Bengal It
is valuable on account of a dark resi
nous aromatic juice with which the
wood is sometimes gorged This
resin or agar a 3 it is colloquially
termed is used for its perfume and
supposed medicinal properties It is
very costly and is used both for in
cense in religious and other cere
monials and also in the preparation of
a perfume called agar attar which is
practically as costly as attar of roses
The most interesting feature in con
nection with the aloe wood tree is the
uncertainty as to whether any par
ticular tree will be found to contain
the precious resin A tribe of hill
men known to the natives as agar
kumlahs make it their business to
search for the resinous wood Their
trade is a secret which they always
endeavor to preserve from all natives
or other tribes A party of agar kum
lahs goes off into the mountains with
provisions for as long as three
months and they prosecute their tedi
ous search in districts where probably
a human being is not seen from one
month to another
Trees have to be chopped down and
hacked to pieces before it can be as
certained whether they contain any
of the resinous deposit and some
times after a wearisome searcn
through half a dozen trees young anu
old not a single piece of agar is dis
covered Again it may be that a rich
find is made and then the collector is
repaid for half a month of work
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THE BALLAD OF THE SAUCY KITTY
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Once I was shipped as engineer upon the Saucy Kitty
As good a tujj as ever swam to seaward from the lty
Wo pounded down the Hook one day an oj swell a rollinj
Onu of those heavy soggy days with all the bell buoys tolling
Theres weather in the south says I Vou hot says Bill Maguire
And if we got a sailing ship well make her pay our hire
Ve squtteied down the sliding seas and spluttered in the trough
ITntil the Jersey shore abeam lay l sea miles off
And there we hailed a Spanish brig with ypars as tall as thunder
And she was freighted to the decks and rolling gunwales under
Now bully boys says Bill Maguire the weathers coming quick
And if we take that brig well have a job to make us sick
We rounded to beneath her stem and Hey says Cap Maguire
Dye want a tow Youll need It soon Speak quick for Im a flyer
The Spanish captain stroked his Luird and looked while we stood ready
How much says he Two hundred straight says Bill and rising steady
Senor you jest the captain said Bill threw his wheel hard down
Three hundred dollars now says he and more betoie you drown
No no the Spanish captain cried But Bill Maguire thundered
Look south For every minute new Ill chaige another hundred
The captain looked and leaped astern Ill pay you for your towing
But Cap Maguire twirled his wheel and said Still more youre owing
Ill charge you seven hundred now to pay me for my waiting
You havent got a minute left for litre the squall comes skating
Done cried the Spaniard black with rage both his dark eyes a kindle
I only hope you tow one half as well as you can swindle
Wed barely got the vessel fast and swung her to the hawser
Before the weather hit us straight and how the squall did yaw her
We headed in the smother blind Wed scaice come out a drippin
Before again wed bury deep In green that came a ripping
Maguire signaled for full speed then down the tube he hollers
Now if you bust that hawser we lose seven hundred dollars
We rolled to right we rolled to left each rtll looked like our last
But in the reeling pilot house Msulrt held her fast
We couldnt see the biig astern The air was thick as night
And only the tense hawser told that we still had her tight
Wu rolled to right we rolled to left we drowned fiom bow to stern
With heart in mouth I braced myself and watched my engines turn
And each time the propeller raced I thought This is her last
But every time Maguire turned and held her to the blast
Now if youve seen that Jersey shore hit by a gale from seaward
Youll need no sworn certificate to tell you deaths to leeward
So when Maguire down the tube said Jim shes losing steady
I saw that devil of a beach as if wed stiuck aheady
I saw its wicked tawny glint where deep in tons of water
It waited for the crested sea to bring us to the la lighter
We cant hold on my helper said his breath came in short catches
If we dont east that Spaniard off well go ashore as matches
My engines cant do any more I yelled up to Maguire
And we are taking seas aboard that sure will drown our fire
No man will fclame you if you cast a ship otf in this weather
Well hold the brig Maguire said or go ashore together
We rolled to starboaid and to port we i oiled fiom left to right
Once as we wallowed fiom my post the beach was plain in sigiit
We came so close that I could see the white foam on the strand
As every grayback rolled ashore and pounded on the land
Then Maguire down the tube You holding to her line
Now keep your engines steady man and dont you bust that line
Shes almost in the brt alters said my helper Now were done
When will that madman at the wh cl cast off hi line anil run
But Bills voice down the tube again sang cheerily Vou bet
If we can keep her as she is wed hold that Spaniard yet
Ridge after ridge of crested sea tiied to twist us around
And roll us as a foundered wreck toward the Jersey ground
Stroke after stroke the black squall beat to tuin her nose and twist
Us headlong in the trough where we would vanish like a mist
Turn after turn my engines made I nursed them all I knew
Straight with hor nose to open sea Maguire held her Hue
He held her true for seven hours all of a steady squall
And we were just outside the line of breakers that was all
When the black storm Happed at last and left us where we shook
To flounder on the tossing sea and crawl inside the Hook
No word came from the rolling biig until we reached smooth water
And took our hawser and steamed iound to lie beneath her quarter
The Spanish captain then leaned down bearded and tall and giave
Senor the tugboat captain your pardon I must crave
A thief of the sea I thought you when this little tiip began
But I stand in port on my rescued ship to say that you are a man
Boston Herald
WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
Sandys Good Reason for His Hurry
to Swallow Drink
Andrew Carnegie has a fund of
stories about his canny countrymen
and he delights to tell them to a con
genial company now and then This
is one he brought home with him
after his last trip abroad
Of course we will call the hero
Sandy said Mr Carnegie there
couldnt be a Scotch story without a
Sandy Well Sandy was asked by
some friends to step up to the bar
and have a drink He poured out for
himself a liberal dose of the national
beverage and then placing his hands
around the glass drained it to the last
drop before the others had even a
chance to pour out their drinks
Why Sandy said the fellow who
had invited him you didnt need to
be in such a rush What was your
hurry
Ah mon said Sandy still smack
ing his lips I saw wan o them things
tipped oer once New York Times
Got Tip He Asked For
A story is told of H H Rogers the
Standard Oil man which is worth re
peating
A young man in this city who had
the same name and initials as Mr
Rogers frequently received through
the mail letters which were intended
for the Standard Oil man One day
he received a bill for a new flag fur
nished to Mr Rogers yacht which
he mailed to him with the following
note
Dear Sir I received the inclosed
bill intended for you as I am not for
tunate enough to own a yacht How
ever I will pay your bill if you will
tell me the best time to buy Standard
Oil
He received the following reply
Dear Sir Your note t hand I
will be glad to pay my o bill The
best time to buy Standffi Oil is be
tween 10 and 3 New furlc Times
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BARDS OF AFRICAN KINGS
Only Survivors of the Minstrels of the
Middle Ages
The only survivor of the true bard
is to be found in darkest Africa Ex
actly like the ancient bards of the
north they wander through the land
ringing songs in praise of chiefs
Most of them are subject to some
particular native chief whose praise
they sing at all times Often the
songs are composed by the wise rulet
himself who thus makes certain oi
getting a satisfactory brand of praise
When a stranger visits the country
of such a chief a bard is always told
off to accompany him as a sign of
great honor But as the bard misses
no opportunity to sing songs about the
chief the pleasure is one sided
The bards are paid handsomely but
they are not viewed with real respect
The warriors rather look down on
them and force them to act as spies
by sending them abroad to find out
things about other tribes
However the bards are feared if
they are not respected because they
have the uncomfortable habit of tak
ing back everything that they have
sung about a chief or his village if
they are offended In such an even
they go to other villages and sing
songs exposing all the weaknesses ol
the people who have displeased them
Embryo Politician
Grover Cleveland once ran across a
little girl acquaintance who was fish
ing and who had no bait on her hook
You cant catch fish without bait
said the statesman But I dont like
to put the bait on the hook answer
ed the little girl deprecatingly the
worms wriggle so They wont keep
still while I put them on If youll put
the bait on for me Ill let you have
the fish Mr Cleveland if I catch
one Ha ha laughed the ex
president this isnt the first time
Ive met with such a proposition Give
me your hooV little politician
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No Sleep No Appetite Ju3t a Corn
tlnuat Backache
Joseph McCauloy of 144 Sholto St
Chicago Sachem of Tccumsoh Lodge
saya Two years ago my health wa3
completely broken down My back
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acneu and was so
lame that at times I
was hardly ablo to
dress myself I lost
my appetite and was
unable to sleep
There seemed to bo
no relief until I took
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Are Perfumes Disinfectants
I asked a doctor in England if per
fumes are really disenfectants No
he said How can they be I
asked a doctor here in France the
same question and he answered
Mais oui Madame sans doute and
explained that the basis of every per
fume is a strong essential oil of some
kind and that those essential oils are
antiseptic Now which is rights
London Truth
j Religion and Labor
A mans profession or trade is not
only not incompatibblo with religion
provided it be a lawful one it is his
religion Earnestness in a lawful call
ing is not worldlineos A profession
is the sphere of our activity There is
something sacred in work To work
in the appointed sphere is to be reli
gious F W Robertson
Great Catch of Sturgeon
A Milfcrd Haven England ttrawler
recently landed twelve iino sturgeon
caught in one haul Some of them
were six feet long Such a catch lias
never been known previously
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One of tho most remarkable cures
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This case again points out how
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The Wise Man
A wise man never stumbles twice
over the same stone when he passes
that way again the stono isnt there
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Two Kinds of Wives
There are two kinds of wives one
kind thinks her husband is the great
est man on earth and the other thinks
she is greater than her husband
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David Revised
After listening patienaiy to a lot o
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Says the Misanthrope
If girls cultivated their dispositions
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plexions there would be fewer old
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Bachelors were once taxed in Eng
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