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b "A GATfIERING OF LAVENDER. "
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The postman coming down the road could
heo Miss Caroline in the garden picking lev
ender. This lavender Miss Jane would
! nftotward make Into scent bags for sale ,
! r A good summer added so much to their ln
come ; but this year there were rumors of
a blight , an8 Miss Caroline's eyes were
anxious as she peered among the bushes.
While she picked Joseph purred and
rubbed hlmselt against her gown , thereby
' hindering the work. Every few minutes
the old woman stooped to stroke and admire -
mire his torlolseshcll sides. Next to Miss
Jane , who was still a juvenile-being ten
years younger than her sister-Joseph ices
Miss Carolino's ' Ideal of youth and youthful
spirits. To be sure , no one could remem-
her when Joseph woe a kttten ; but to Miss
Caroline he was still young and delightfully
Irlaky ,
She was a tall , thin old woman , that
looked not unlike n sprig of faded lavender.
Her gray gown was faded and matched her
gray eyes and her faded hair ; but her
sentiment , like the fresh lavender in her
apron , had a fragrant pungency. Suddenly
t , she wiped awoy her tears and her taco
Ibrightened. Shn lad seen the postman
coming down the road.
It was many years since ho had stopped
fit Lavender cottage ; but Miss Jane rimer-
fished a pleasant illusion that some day he
Would bring tidings of a fortune , and lda
passing along the road vgas the eveht'of the
day for the sisters.
As long as they believed in the fortune
they did not see the skeleton that sat nil
day on the hearth-the dread of the union ,
Confidence In the letter hid from their eyes
the bare boards of the workhouse coffin ,
[ t was Miss Caroline who every summer
spared n dozen scent bags for the old
women In the workhouse ; It was Miss Jane
who planted daisies on the paupers' graves
and tended them all the year round. She
lip } w aa very pitiful for the multitude of dead
, . that charity covered so grudgingly.
Miss Caroline glanced from time postman
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to line window. Tben slmo smiled and
nodded meaningly. Yes , Miss Jamie was
t there sewing-she would see the postman.
Ga. The noike of the latch gave her a shock.
She could not believe her eyes. The ex-
petted had .happcued , Time postman bad
stopped at the gale-ho was coining up the
path !
The corners of the apton fell from her
trembling fingers and the lavender sprigs
poured In fragrant rain to the ground. Miss
' , Carolina tottered to the door , not to take
the letter , but to call Mss Jane to take it.
It was the younger sister who ruled the
house ; Miss Caroline never even dreamed
'a of opening her eyes in time morning till Miss
Jane had said , "Now , sister , it Is daybreak ,
' We must be rising. "
hut Miss Jane was already at the door
and Mss Caroline trembled again to see
that her composure was disturbed. Far nil
't that Mlss Jane took the letter from the
postman in silent dignity. They did not
! speak till they were secluded ht the little
parlor , then Miss Jane said solemnly : "I
don't know the writing. It must be the
1 , fortune come at last. "
She laid the letter on the table , and Miss
Caroline sank into a chair greatly , agitated.
"it illat IS tlto case , let iis tliank'Go'd , "
SILO said , in nwcd tones. She fell on her
knees , and Miss Jane , with nu uncertain
cough , knelt down also. but she remained
silent until Miss Caroline murmured , , surprised -
, prised , "Sister , are we not thankful ? "
Then blushing faintly , and recaling ; her
conildence , Miss Jane thanked God for his
mercy In promising them comfort and a
I home for the end of their days.
When they rose their agitation find
calmed. They could look at the letter with
Steady eyes. It lay on the table unopehed ,
walling Miss Jane's suggestion ,
Miss Jane polished her spectacles and her
glance caressed the furalturo that had
grown old with them. "I was always afraid
w e might have la sell them , " she whispered ,
Miss Caroline lifted Joseph to her knee.
"Now we can afford cats' meat for Joseph , "
she Inughed , "And peppermints for the old
people in time workhouse , And I should lute
to give them a little shawl each , We know
' what it is to miss warmth , "
1 y "Can we afford them for ourselves-yet ? "
I said Miss. Jane. She haled to cast doubt
( on Miss Caroline's rmfdence. Ah , sister , "
i she went ou , "if we could purchase liberty ! "
"Who knows ] " said Miss Caroline ,
blithely. "We might have enough to build
almshouses-
"Or an Infirmary , " cried Miss Jane , for.
gelling her douhts , "I should like the poor
to have a strong young nurse when they
ore III. 1 thought of that when I bath
, bronchitis last year. "
Vr A "I forget that I rntist seem very old to
you , Jane , " said Miss Caroline , humbly ,
" Not old , sister , but aging , " said Miss
Jane briskly. "I wonder what Is in that
letter- "
" 1Phnt can it be but the fortune ? " asked
Miss Caroline , "It Is the gift of Provi
deuce ; just now , too , when the lavender
lies failed. And we shah be able to put
ribbons on the bags after nil ! "
t "Ab , sister , you arc growing extravagant
already ! " Miss Jane protested , "And you
renienlber you did not believe In the for.
tune , "
"Hut you taught mo to believe In it ! "
exclnimed Miss Caroline. : Mss Jane colored
again. Silo could not deny her guilt.
"I thick we ought to open the letter , "
she said drily ,
Miss Caroline's excitement sul'slded. She
settled herself in her chair and folded her
hands Meekly ,
"I eta ready , " alto said at last ,
Miss Jnne waa a long time wiping end
adjusting her glasses. Then she lied to find
her paper knife amt Insert it under the flap
or time envelope , 'ro cut the envelope rev
t . , quired care anti great deliberation , but at
length it was done and the sheet of note.
paper shook in Miss Jane's fingers.
She looked at the address anti then turned
slowly to the signature , "It is frond WII
Ileum" she said , quietly.
'i'ron Willlau , ? ' echoed Miss Caroline ,
"and we thought him ( lead ! " She wondered -
dered how Miss Jane could speak so calmly
with a letter from her old lover In her hand ,
"lie is dead , said Miss Jane , "but re-
cently-there is a pnslscrlpl- "
"Mud left you a forlunol" quavered Miss
Caroline , joyfully.
"I will read the letter , " said Miss Jane.
lint when she had rend It aloud the
sisters stared at each other with stricken
faces from which the life bad tiled.
"ills lame child-lo love and protect , ' !
said hiss Jane very firmly , and looked at
Miss Caroline with defiant eyes. "A lame
t'r child-to support ! " faltered Miss Caroline.
She dltl not realize quite all that this meant.
I lice mind groped blindly about the thought ,
l "R'o have barely enough for two-and a
lane ehlidl" she repeated ,
"ii is she who writes the postscript , " said
Miss June ; "sho comes tomorrow at 3. "
"And If Joseph were not a good mouser ho
would often go without meat" MI tit arolino
continued her reflections , "and wittl barely
enough ! Jane , Jane , we expected a fortune ,
and it Is a burden ! " Miss Jane remained
eilent.
"l'he Lord gave and the Lord bath taken
away , " sobbed Miss Caroline , "It's not mho
, money , but the poor creatures In the work.
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oven scent bags to give , "
"It is a comfort that William's child need
not go there , " said Miss Jane , and her
face worked ,
"William's crippled child ? Impossible ! "
Before Miss Caroline's eye came the
picture of lame Susan , who sat all day to
the hard workhouse chair , and her tears
rushed forth. '
"Tbat will never , never be ! " she cried.
Where there's enough for two there's
enough for three , "
"Where there's enough for two there's
certainly enough for three , " repeated Mss
sane firmly. And silence fell ,
After a whllo Mss Jaio rose , "I will go
into the village to get muslin for the bags , "
she said composedly.
Miss Caroline lifted her white face ! "V'e
must watt , Jane ; ' the lavender Is blighted.
Theto will be very little to gather. "
her volco failed , then courage returned ,
"Dut that is no reason why I should , not
gather what there is , " she added , with
tremulous cheerfulness ,
When Miss Jane , thaw'led and bonneted ,
hurried down the path , Mies Caroline was
too busy over the lavender bushes to bid
her hasten beck.
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SUE WAS A TALL , TIIIN OLD WOMA N , WHO LOOKED NOT UNLIKE A SPRIG
OF FADED LAVENDER.
The poor woman was still stunned by the
tllsapointment. ] for thoughts trembled like
her limbs ; they tottered about the subject.
Life lied been difficult enough before. how
could she ] tope to inset the additional expense -
pense of the crippled child ? And William
had not treated Jane well in the old days.
She loohed despairingly at the stinted
lavender sprigs. They made the future more
hopeless ,
As the summer day drew to its close Miss
Jane's sternness did not relax , but Miss
Caroline's head shook with a palsy of uncer-
tahtty , The buttes aged her. She crept
about the parlor touching the furniture Iin-
ge logly , and when she carried the loaf to
the larder Miss Jane could hear her mutter-
fag : "Enough for two , three-enough for
three , enough for two. "
tier manner was odd and brolten , She
cvoi omitted to give Joseph the usual last
caess. 1Vltlm the tmnspoiten thing between
them the sisters went sadly to bed ,
e e .
"Now , sister , It is daybreak ; we must be
rising. " Miss Jane turned et her pillow ,
wheu she said the words , Then shu raised
herself and stared blankly at Miss Care-
hue's empty plnee. She could not believe
that her sister had risen without waiting
for the signal to rise.
Miss Caroline stopped in her dressing to
explain.
"There is so much to do , " she said uerv-
ousiy. "The child cones at 2 , "
"At 3 , sister , " Miss Jane corrected , "And
you must meet the train , "
"I ? -I had not thought of it , " Miss Caro.
line stammered , "I expected-you , you will
meet her , Jane ;
Miss Jane collected a moment. "Well , I
Call mauuge It , " she sail , as it to herself.
Suor , after 3 o'clo.k she made herself
ready for going out. By this tine there
was en inpnssable barrier between the two
slaters. They could not face each other's
glance.
Miss Jane took tip her umbrella and
aiepped sharply to the door , There she
slopped , i have made enough bags for all
the lavender we are likely to have " site
said , and ! hero seemed to be whalebone ribs
about her voice.
Mllss Caroline , hidden behind the curtain ,
gazed after liar , sobbing. She wiped away
her tears , and love and admiration mingled
with the despair In her eyes , She was proud
of the strength of that unbending figure ,
She admired it again while she wondered
vbat Miss Jane had forgotten that she
turned at the corner and gazed so earnestly
at the cottage.
When Miss Caroline could no longer peru
suadu herself that Miss Jane was in sight
she turned slowly back into the room ,
"Jane is only G0 , " she murmured ; "lice life
Is before her , amid \1'illiani's child might
have been her's , " A pathetic resoluteness
conquered her fears. She moved quickly ,
though her limbs tottered , Site hurried up. 1
stairs and put on her out-door garments ,
lying her bonnet airings with uncertain flu.
sere , "But 1 must learn to do Ii , " site eal + l
to herself ; "I must learn to do without
Jane , " Sternly checking her emotion , she
went downstairs ,
"I hnyo never befptq acted without her , "
she whispered , "but I cannot ' .
She is so gouerous She would rev
fuse , "
She found a sheet of notepaper and wrote
upon It ; "We have only enough for two
and the child is lame and helpless , I have
acted for the best , "
As she pinned the paper on the table.
cloth , where it could not be missed , Joseph
rubbed himself against her gown , A moan
escaped her. Not trusting herself to speak
to him , she staggered from time house and
down the garden path.
From long use her eyes wandered toward
the lavender bushes. Yes , it was true ; the
blight was spreading ,
"I am doing right. I am quite sure I an
doing right , " said Mlss Caroline , as the gate
clicked behind her.
Uer lips pressed together in a firmness
equal to Miss Jane's and she trod the
weary road with feet that did not fall ,
t . . S f e t .
The master of the workhouse was engaged -
gaged , if she bad come for admission she
must sit in the weltIng room till ho could
see her ,
Miss Caroline stumbled after the porter ,
seelug nothing of the long , dark corridor
they went through , Dazed and overcome ,
she hall barely strength enough to drop on
to a chair just Inside the dim room , To her
excited Imagination the space seemed to ho ,
crowded with wlingsses of her humiliation.
In effect only one other person was there , '
and she sat with downcast face and took
nJ notice of the newcomer , Miss Caroline
ens bowed with misery , and doubt , and
longing , and regret. Suddenly the silence
was broken , Three strokes rang out from
the workhouse ball
Miss Caroline started up , "Threel three ! "
she cried shrilly. " 0 , there might have
been enough for three , What it it is tied
speaking ? "
She stood in the middle of the floor , her
bend bent a little forward , listening for a
voice again.
"Sister ! Sister ! "
The thin , strained cry came from the
other end of the room and shook Miss
Caroline , She fell into her chair.
"Jane ? You ? " she faltered ,
"Yes , sister , " said Mss Jane , 11er mouth
trembling , her voice strangely broken.
"This is no place for you. You ought not
to be here. It is I who must make room
for 1Vlhllatn's child , "
"Neither of us ought to be here , " sobbed
Miss Caroline , "Jane , you ought not to
heve come. ! low could I live without you ? "
"I couldn't hive without you , " said Miss
Jane , and they wept together.
Dy autl by Miss Jane rose , "Come , sister ,
the poor child will find time house empty. "
"But- " Miss Caroline hesitated.
"The clock says 'enough for three , " Miss
Jane answered firmly ; "we must go. "
"Yes , let us go , " said Miss Caroline , all
eagerness , "Think of that poor child in
till empty house. It , indeed , she has found
her way-and no one at the station either ,
"I gave the bnsmtmn minute directions to
takd her to you , " said Mss Jane , meekly
accepting the reproach ,
At the gate the porter slopped them.
"The master w911 see you soon , "
"Thank you , We will not trouble him , "
said Miss Jole with sweet dignity.
She supported Miss Caroline along the
road and the silence was not broken at
0l1CC.
} } 'hen the collage came in silthts "Sister ,
you will not do anything so foolish again , "
said Miss Jambo sternly ,
"Not unless you do it first , Jane , " Miss
Caroline answered ,
I have always thought this a very beautiful -
tiful road , " said Miss Jane. Amid shs apoke
of mho weather nnd the sceney and the
crippled child ,
"She will have a poor welcome-not even
a cup of tea , " sighed Miss Jane ,
"Joseph will welcome her , " said Miss
Caroline cheerily. , "Dear me , " bow very
pleasant It is to think that there is some
one at hone waiting for us , "
"It Is very pleasant , sister. It feels quite
hike a home-coming. Alt ! the fire is not
out ; I can see the smoke rising. "
They hurried on toward thin gate , lhctore
Miss Caroline's eyes could turn toward the
bushes some one ran down the patit to meet
then , The girl came so quickly they did
hot notice that site limped as she ran , Tbey
had not tlmu even to see her bright race
and the merry light lu her eyes before her
arms were round them and her liSJeC on
their cheeks.
"Dear antltles , you have come at last !
Come right hr and have ten , It is all ready
-i was so hungry. "
Miss Caroline , turned to Miss Jane , who
could only gasp out : "William's lame
child ! "
"Not so very lame ! " the girl cried gayly ,
"Anyway , I can run your errands for you , "
She laughed into their astonished eyes ,
"And not a child" exclaimed M'es
Caroline , fumbling for her glasses.
"Twenty past ; said ' the girl , luugblug
again ,
"My dear , what do they call you : " Miss
Jane smiled at her ,
"Iaavender , the girl answered ,
Miss Caroline turned a gratified face to
her sister ,
"You see , William did hot forget the old
days , though ho never wrote , "
"lIe never forgot" said the girl ; "I know
e11 about you , and the cottage. "
She led then into the parlor and took
oft their bonnet , and settled them In their
chairs , enjoying the surprise that made them
dumb ,
Miss Caroline was looking uneasily for
the note she bad pinned to the table , it was
hidden under the while cloth.
hint the sight of Joseph lapping milk and
the spread table restored speech ,
"Cggs and butter ! My dear , my dear ! "
protested Miss Jane ,
"l'e are very , very poor , " quaverld Miss
Caroline ,
"I'oorl Not a bit of ill" The girl's laugh
tinkled like bells through the house. " 1Ve
are fjulle rich. You don't know hots much
money my lace ninkinn brings in , father
used to say it was fortune enough for two"
Miss Jane glanced at Mss Caroline and
a quick thought chased the doubt and
wilderment from her face.
"Fortune ? " she echoed , a smile softening
her ups.
"Tea , " Miss Carolln6 added with her
tender eyes on the girl , "enougu for
three. "
Lll'L IN MANILA ,
Matq Attrnellous of Slit' Quaint Cnp-
Itnt of the 1'hllipplnrs.
Wallace Cummings writes en article on
"Life lit Manila" for the August Century ,
In which he says ;
Our firm had a mesdjhousn , in which mho
partners lived , and which was open to all
their American and English employes ,
Should the latter prefer to live elsewhec ,
F1oo0 a year was allowed as the equivalent.
I lived at the mess , finding it much the
more comfortable. Indeed , It would have
been hard to be dissatisfied with our way
of living ; find as it will show the style ht
which the great 'Ame'icnl houses in the
cast are conducted , I think It worth telling
with sonto detail , Th'e mile.ts nvas n fine
house , handsomely furnished , in one of the
pleasantest parts of the city. The table was
supplied by a Chlneso cools , lie was allowed
SS00 a mouth , anti gtven etrtlin ! of the
heavier groceries , such as flour , mice etc.
lie paid his tuulercooks ; and was responsible
for meals at the mess , and for breakfast
( like the French deleuler a to fourehette )
and afternoon tea , which were takeu at the
odico by all the employes , except elm 5u-
days nnd fiestas. Then there was a nmjgr-
dome , who bad control of all servants and
had charge of the house. There w'as also an
extra house servant , nut n Chinese porter ,
uvho opened and shut the great house doors ,
tilled the baths , pulled the punka , amid
wetered the street in the dry season. Thea
every one had a personal servant , who took
care of his room , attended to his clothes ,
waited on bite at table , prepared his early
breakfast ( about 7 a. m. ) , and so on.
Everybody also owned a Imorso or horses ,
which involved one more servant at least.
Being'a junior , t contented myself with one
pony and a two wheeled trap , something
lilts a dog-cart. The others drove victories
and pairs. Three of our mess owned racing.
polies , whichm inured to my beueflt , as it
gave me as much riding as I wished , After
this bath and an early brealtfaat came the
drive to time once , between 8 and 8:30 : ; then
work till 13:1G , at which hour breakfast
was served at the omce ; then work again
until 5:30 : , interrupted between 3 and 4 by
afternoon tea ; then to the bungalow to
dress , to drive , and back to diner at 7:30.
To a lover of music Manila is a charming
piece. The natives have wonderful musical
talent nod there ware numerous honda.
Those of the three regiments then stntloned
theru were remarkably good , nod four afternoons -
noons each week they played iii tum'n on
the "Iamnela " a sort of plaza on the shores
of the bay just outside the old walls. I
recall vividly t11e open-air concert , by 300
instruments , given ! d honor of Prince Oscar
of Sweden. Tile glorfous full moon of time
tropics , far brighter titan in more northern
lands , shining on the quiet waters o the I
bay , the innumernblo lights , the brilliantly
dressed crowd and the thrilling music of
the mighty bands , softened in valmne on
the great plain , combined to make It an
occasion , to be long remembered , The "Bat-
tie of Castelejos , " which they played , was
inspiring , and the effect was hciPhlcned by
the repetition of the trumpet calls by
soldiers who were stationed at intervals far
off upon the plains , while the guns on the
city walls added a touch of reality.
During the height of the rainy season ,
from about tbo middle of June to the middle
of September , all outdoor pursuits are sus-1
handed , The violence of the downpour is
hardly to be Imagined by dwellers in higher
latitudes. The streets in Manila and some
of the roads for a few miles outside are
fairly good during the dry season , but
quickly become Henri ) impassable when the
rains set 1n. As I have already mentioned ,
Manila is intersected In nil directions by
creeks , tvbich arc traversed by lumdreds of
canoes. These canoes are dugouts , often of
great size , and the natives arc most expert
in handling them. They are indispensable
at times when vast hoods come down from
the great lake , about thirty miles from
Manila , of whichu the river l'nslg is the
outlet One storm will Sometimes raise the
river and overflow most of the city. After
a few' hours' rain 1 have gone direct from
our steps into a banes ( canoe ) nnd been
pn7 died through the streets to the of lce ,
'I' ( ) RSD [ ILL IIOT l'L.tTlll 11t ,
I'ind nn .thsorbinmr Oerupnllou nnd
1'ott'Viii Ncrcr Feel the heal ,
"When early hours give warning of n day
of great heat time most sensible thing to
do is to plan forthwith some really absorbing -
ing occupation to fill the hours of trial , " advises -
vises Ella Morris Kretschtnar in Woman's
home Companion
"Whllp in the umin it is well to regard
summer time as the proper season for pleasant -
ant idling , when temperature cundltlons become -
come intolerable , the surest reiuro is congenial -
genial and absorbing occupation. The antidote -
dote that stands next Is a deeply interesting -
ing book , Who has not forgotten entirely
time without when Immersed in pages which
for a time make us a part of scenes ant a
life not our own ? iVhen wVC would escape
ourselves a book is indeed an ally.
"Good company is another beguiler of
dragging hours and adverse conditions , md
'the hottest day of the season' ! nay leave
in its train the pleasantest mentmle4 of n
summer if spent with a congenial friend or
friends. I)0 not , because the weather 1s
'unbearably hot , ' hesitate to invite n friend
for the day , or to give n luncheon to a
number of friends. It is just the time for
agreeble diversion , amid it your luncheon
inetut Is appropriate , the toilets suitable and
your own spirits good your guests will
leave you grateful for a day of pleasure
and surprised that temperature and discomfort -
comfort have been largely forgotten , De It
remarked in passing 1t is not in conventional
enlertaiulug that the greatest social success
is achieved or the true social faculty displayed -
played ,
"It is never wise to dispute right of way
wittt forces absolutely superior to ourselves.
1Vhmen we Ihmd ourselves in mental collision
with such forces , the only sensible thing
to do is to face about and try to go In the
same direction with them with what
gawciotmalless we curl command. If , Instead
of grumbling about the heat amid frequently
consulting the thermometer with a view to
justifying our groanings , etc „ WC keep in
nand the fact that on such beat our health ,
happiness and material well-being depend-
as It does-we must be unreasonable ludeed
if we fail to be reconciled to thin passing discomfort -
comfort it entails. "
TWCID It13MiA11111L'D.
Lawycr Xutvmk's Umilgne I cpcricnce
wills Ills'l'no VIt'cs.
Joseph M. Nowak of Cleveland is in train-
lug for the wedding , divorce and remarriage -
riage championship of the state of Ohio.
lrednesday he and his new bride returned
from their second honeymoon , relates time
Cleveland Leader , The bride was Mrs.
Dertlla Nowak , who has not been Mr. No-
walfs wife before for nearly a year and a
halt , they having been divorced in 1896. The
green is a well known lawyer in Cleveland -
land , and while leis wife Is domestic in
her tastes , she has many friends here ,
llmough she has been living in SL Louis
since the last time she was her husband's
wife.
wife.Mr.
Mr. Nowak's claim to the wedding and
divorce chanpionshlp n e Incontrovertible.
lie is 43 years of age and has had two first
marriages , three divorces , two remarriages
and has accunulated all told , four children.
tie has lived for years at 1242 Broadway , in
what is probably the handsomest residence
oil that long thoroughfare , He is one of
time best known Bohemian .residents of the
city , and twenty years ago he married for
the first time one of the prettiest girla of
that neighborhood , whose father was one
of the solid 'Bohemian eitlzena of BtOad-
way.
way.The
The first marriage lasted about ten years ,
and a son , now about entering manhood ,
was horn to then. About ten years ago a
young seamstress acquired acquaintance
with mho Nowak family , and not long after
that the Nowaks were' ' divorced. Mr. Nowak -
wak then married the seamstress and installed -
stalled her in the Broadway residence , For
eight years they lived happily , and three
children were horn to them. The divorce
Instinct , however , was too strong for the
hero of this bale to withstand , and him 1890
Mr. Nowak obtained his second divorce ,
Only one month later Mr. Nowak again
met his first w1te. The old affection rev
sired. Dulcet words were exchanged , and
after a little consideration they went down
to Pittsburg and were remarried , This mar.
rialto lcted about a year , but last winter
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STORY i
FOR LEADERS OF
B [ [ .
THE LOST PROVINCES
By Louis Tracy ,
Author of "Au American Eribcror , , " "Tkc
Tina ! li"on" etc.
Beginning august 7 and Continuing Ta > 1 Was s
Mr. Tracy is well known as a brilliant young writer ,
who has achieved the difficult task of blazing out a new
and untrodden path ) in the well explored domain of story
writing. Instead of historical fiction , lie has devoted liini
self to fictitious history and his success in this original
line has made him one of the most popular authors of the
day , both in America and in England.
In its broad lines , "flie Lost Provinces" resembles
bin : Tracy's earlier story , "An American Emperor. "
Vansittart , the American Millionaire , who does the most
remarkable things in a thoroughly matter-of-fact way , is
a
the principal figure in this story. Some of the other characters -
acters have likewise been made familiar by "An Anierican
Emperor , " but , the scene of action and the course of the
a
story are entirely different and the tale is even more skillfully - .
fully told ,
As the tale suggests , the story deals with the struggle
between France and Germany over the lost provinces o
the former. In dire straits , France appeals to the wealthy
American who once before proved her salvation. IVIC immediately -
mediately responds and sets out l across the Atlantic on his
private yacht. An attempt is made by the Germans to
capture him1 but he escapes through the intervention of an
English man-of-war and arrives safely in Paris , where lie
is welcomed as the one hope of the despairing nation.
Vansittart becomes Commander-in-chief of the Army and
the military operations , through which he brings the war
to a successful issue , occupy the chief part of the story.
The story is made lively and interesting by the adventures -
tures and mishaps of Foillett , the Paris detective , by "Ari-
zona Jim , " \Irestern \ cowboy , who accompanies Vansittart
in the capacity of bodyguard , by the eccentric French in
ventor , Armand Duprez , by German spies and French sot-
diers and bonnes , 'I'lls treaty of peace , finally contracted
by Vansittart and the German Emperor , is unique and
highly democratic in its terms ,
'I'lie author' has made the most of a large amount of
interesting material in his new story , and the few persons
who have seen it pronounce it the best work that Mr ,
Tracy has done thus far , 1 here is a charming variety
and picturesqueness ill the characters presented and the
story moves on its way with a sprightliness of action
which makes it especially suited to use as a newspaper
serial ,
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