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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1904)
t li i quire John ATALCOrTllEaJMNmR CHAPTER VII Continued. Senor Roblado has no longer bis hand upon the throttle valve control llnjg his emotions, which, up to this moment, have been kept In wonder ful control, considering hla flery na tionality. The barrier is swept down by that fierce rush of tho tide, and as ho hisses across the table, his usually suavo countenance takes on the ex pression of a fiend. The crisis is at hand. Thanks to his long training, Jack knows just how to meet such an emer gency. He has one elbow resting on tho table, and supports bis head care lessly with his hand. "What might that be, senor?" he smiles. "Revenge. A Spaniard never forgets nn injury. I have lost a fortune, it may be. but in return I mean to have your life." With these words the fiery Caslil lan suddenly produces a revolver, and presents it at the head of his com panion. It is so close that Jack can look into the chambers and see the leaden messengers snugly ensconced, and awaiting the signal to go forth. He sees something more. "Aha! you do not Hindi. You are a man of nerve; but that shall not save you. See, tho clock yonder is about to strike the half-hour. When it sounds I shall fire. This day which has seen tho charming Jessie a wife shall also seo her a widow," and his manner de clares that regardless of consequences Roblado is bent on revenge. "Ah, senor, you have been In Ameri ca, in Cuba, and learned of their ways; but there is one thing you seem to have forgotten which no cowboy in Texas ever omits that is, to pull back tho hammer of your gun before you shoot." The Spaniard gives a cry of bitter chagrin, and draws back his arm to remedy the fault, when Jack's foot flies up from the side of the table, and the pointed toe of his boot coming In contact with Roblado'c wrist, tho In stantaneous result Is a revolver whirl ing across tho apartment. A snarl of rage from the senor. "Sit you down, sir." says Jack, calm ly, and there is a terrible emphasis In his voice that has an effect on Rob lado, though In all probability ho is influenced more by the sight of a little shining weapon which Jack has taken from tho drawer of the table, and the hammer of which is drawn back. Roblado Is not a madman, therefore ho refrains from rushing on certain death. Fuming with rage, he drops back Into his chair, a picture of unutterable fury. "Now, sir, let us have nn under standing. I shall put my weapon awny again, since I believe you will come to your senses and realize there are better ways of getting even than by murder." A sparklo of cunning flashes into the eyes of the don; ho has suddeny re membered that, after an, wnen tno game appears lost, ho has a winning card up his sleeve. Tho girl! She is in his power she believes In his affection for her, and will do what ho says. "You seem to run this game as you see fit, Senor Jack. Tell me what you propose doing In tho way of terms," lie says sullenly. "Of course you realize that I hold tho fort. My identity has been proven, and I am now in a position to claim the whole estate. A portion will eventually fall to the lady In the Jack's foot files up from the side of the table. :ase, but some time must elapse be fore this can be done. In the mean time, senor, I would like to contribute to tho support of my wife." The Spaniard smiles coldly. As bo realizes tho power of his one trump card, his old cunning returns, though now reinforced by a desperate hatred for this man, who has played with him as a cat does with a mouse. He can never forgive such humiliation. "To what extent does tho senor mean to go?" "Anything reasonable until she comes into her own. As I am forbid den to see her by the terms of our agreement, I shall have to deal through you, as her agent." "Will you draw me a check for ten thousand pounds now?" "I will not. That sort of game Hi !i,IH I III!1! t "J -t-E- u don't work, my dear senor. A thou sand would seo you through in good shapo until matters can be arrnngi This is no blackmailing game." "Did I say ten thousand? 1 meant twenty, or it might bo thirty," pursues Roblado, vindictively. "You jest, surely?" "Ah, you refuse, faho shall know how much you caro for her comfort. Ten thousand a mere pittance, sir a crumb from your abundance. But I do not depend upon your generosity to live. Por Bios! 1 havo other means. Wo can wait until she comes Into her own yes, wait In the sun-kissed Isle beyond the sea. where the cold winds never freeze tho warm blood of a Spanish gentleman." Jack hardly hears the last of hi chatter. One sentence has riveted bin atten tion, and caused him considerable alarm. "You speak of quitting Great Brit ain of going to tho Isle across tho sea. Surely you do not mean Cuba, senor?" he asks. "Why not? My Interests Ho there, and my first wife is buried In Havana. Yes, I surely mean Cuba," retorts Rob lado, glad to see he has given his opionent a thrust. "That fever-racked, wnr-tosscd coun try! Tako her there at this time! You must not." "Senor, I smile. Am I your vassal that you should uso such language to me? I go where I please, and when I please. A Spanish gentleman docs not tako his orders from n Yankee. ' "But Jessie; I will not permit " "You cannot prevent her accom panying me of her own free will." "Sho is my wife." "In uamo only. You yourself have agreed never to exorcise any of the rights of a husband unless she so wills. You daro not deny it. Thero Is no law that can prevent her trav eling with her father and her legal guardian. Wo sail from this country and she disappears from your sight forever. Aha! Senor Jack, who laughs now? It Is perhaps my turn. Thus am I revenged. I was a fool to think of violence since there Is a better way through tho heart. See, with your permission I pick up my discarded firearm and return It to my pocket. 1 would not injure a hair of your head here; but If you daro to follow me to the land beyond tho sea, tho hour may come when tho insult you have offered mo to-day will be wiped out in blood, sir. Now, I am going, and if wo never meet again, you can oc casionally remember, as in a dream, tho charming Scotch lassie who, on your wedding night, came into and went out of your life forever. Adios, Senor Jack;" and with his mocking laughter floating into Travera' ears, Roblado bows himself out, leaving the American btill seated at tho table. CHAPTER VIII. Left In the Lurch at Glasgow. The Spaniard has had his revenge. Jack never moves for somo minutes after being left alone In his room. His gazo Is still fixed at tho bold picture of Edinburgh Castle aB outlined against the soft southern sky; but his thoughts are hardly connected with that glorious masterpiece. To Cuba! This fair Scotch lassie whom a strange freak of Fate has thrown In his way In such a manner that their life-lines havo crossed will soon have gone over tho broad Atlantic to tho Gem of tho Antilles, where the ter rible Yellow Jack lurks and revolution Is in tho air. His cigar, which he has smoked me chanically, though vigorously, at times, becomes exhausted, and as he tosses tho stump out of the window, Jack springs to his feet. To Cuba! Yes, around tho world, if necessary will ho follow. Tho greater tho dif ficulties that arUe in his path tho more resolved ho becomes to accom plish his honorable purpose. If it lies in tho power of mortal man, Jessie Cameron must be his. Tho law has given her to him already, but that counts for nothing without her heart, her love. It Is long after Ave when he leaves the hotel, and, accompanied by tho over-faithful Celestial, walks ulong Princes street. An interview with tho head of tho police forco Is what Jack seoks. Ho desires to havo tho eloments of lav; and order on his side in this struggle against tho schemer. When ho has acquainted this shrewd gentleman with tho facts, nnd explain ed what ho desires, ho soon secures the services of a private detective of great repute. Tho orders given are to keep posted on all Senor Roblado does, and report often to Jack. Tho night comes on slowly. Jack has dined and feels that, like the famous philosopher of old, no fate can harm him. News from his agent Is what he awaits, and meanwhile rides round the city on the top of tram cars. About nlno he enters tho hotel and finds a message awaiting him. Of course, It is from his agent written In pencil and in a hurry. "They are Just leaving for Glasgow. Will go by same train. Follow me and put up nt St. Enoch's Station hotel, where I will report." Half a mlrute to reach his room, a full sixty seconds In which to toss I his things into a traveling bag with the help of Ah Sin, and back to tho'of flco on time. Ho has his tickets purchased, tynd enters a carriage with Ah Sin and'tho luggage just as tho prompt signal 1b given and the train moves. Tho ride is uneventful. Reaching Glasgow, a cab is taken to tho hotel, and Jack seeks rest, hav ing left word in the office that any message nrrlving is to be brought to him nt once, for he believes the mis sion of the artist to this city on the Clyde Is to sail on an Anchor Lino Bteamcr for New York, whenco Cuba may bo reached. Another day and no word. How heavily time drags! Ho lounges about the hotel, making short pilgrimages abroad, for It Is pos slble that those he seeks escapo hl'n. In Jamaica street ho surveys tho crowd and wanders Into Argyle street, his eyes over on the watch for tho face that Is always in his mind. Among such crowds tho chnncu? of seeing a particular person nro slender indeed. Ah Sin says nothing; but he, too, keeps a bright lookout. And at noon no word. Jack grows restless. Can It be pos slblo his shrewd agent has lost trnc "Aha! Senor Jack, who laughs now?" of tho game, outwitted by Spanish cunning? Ho arouses to tho occasion and makes inquiries himself. Thero Is a party, consisting of two gentlemen and the snmo number of ladles, who havo secured staterooms under the name of Hamilton; but ho enn find out nothing about them, or when they expect to come nboard. It looks, then, ns though ho will havo to como prepared to watch the gang plank, and, if ho discovers thoso he seeks, go aboard himself. At tho hotel u note awaits him. Smithers Is awake and on tho track. Ho bids Jack be ready for action in case a voyage is tho next thing on the urogram. This seems significant of action. That evening, ns Jack enters the dining-room, n gentloman hastily leaves whom he has not noticed, and who seems rather anxious to avoid recognition, which is not at nil strange seeing thnt It is Howard Spen cer. Jack has actually been under tho same roof as those he seeks for almost twenty hours, and yet never onco dreamed of tho fact. It draws near ten o'clock. Shadows havo fallen. Clouds ob scure tho sky and tho night promises to be a dark one. Jack has decided to drive to tho dock of tho steamer and carry out his plan. Ah Sin has charge ot tho lug gage and waits In the cab for his mas ter, who Hngors to exchange a few sentences with the clerk. (To bo continued.) HE OWNED THE CAPITOL. Insane Man Rented Various Portions of It to Police Captain. An Individual who Imagines he owns the capttol visited that building several days ago, says tho Washing ton Star, for the purpose of evicting nil officials who declined to pay rent for the npartment they occupied. While about to begin the work of evicting in statuary hall tho stranger camo in contact with Acting Capt. John Hammond of the capltol pollco force. Ho asked the captain If ho was tho occupant of tho hall. Being told that ho was, tho stranger said to him: "Well, aro yon prepared to pay your rent? You will either havo to pay or get out of here." Capt. Hammond realized that ho was dealing with a crank, and decid ed to humor his vagaries until ho could sond for tho Sixth precinct po llco patrol wagon. "What rent will you charge me for this room?" ho asked. "Seven dollars," was tho reply, "and that Is dirt cheap. Look at the pretty things you will have," and he pointed to the surrounding statues of American celebrities. Capt. Hammond, In order to detain tho man, agreed to rent statuary hall for the figure named, although tho demented stranger did not specify whether $7 would pay for one week, ono month or one year. Th official went through the form of making out a voucher for the amount. Then he rented tho rotunda, tho hnll of tho house of representatives, tho senate chamber at $7 each for somo in definite period, and was negotiating for tho rent of the dome when the clanging of bells outside announced the arrival of tho patrol wagon, and tho owner of the capltol was given a free ride to No. C. v 4 ACTRESS CHARGED' WITH THE ' , KILLING OF CAESAR" YOUNG Nan Patterson, now on trlnl nt Now York for murder, had nchioved somo notoriety before her arrest ns n chorus girl In "Florodora." She Is charg ed with killing "Caesar" Young, a bookmaker, In a hanbom cab Inst June, us. tig a pistol in tho deadly work, but thero are witnesses who allege that RUSSIA FACING A CRISIS. Significance of Demand Made by Rep resentatlves of Zcmotvos. When tho czar of Russia permits a meeting of tho representatives of tho zomstvos In St. Petersburg for tho obvious it not nvowed purpose of agi tating for a constitution, and when that body by n voto of 8G to 10 boldly informs him that the country urgently needs "a specially elected body to par ticipate In legislation," It Is plain that n crisis has arrived in tho history or the Russian bureaucracy. It is truo tho meeting had to bo held without official auspices and tho representatives are Bald not to uo hopeful of immediate success, but, on the other hand, this is only tho be ginning of tho agitation. Tho zomstvos themselves will meet One Theory of the Killing. Dec. 14 for tho purpose of urging for ward tho movement and tho czar must either suppress it or permit It. In either case the result, sooner or later, will bo that Russia will havo a consti tution and a parliament To people living In free countries this npparent groping and creeping of tho Russlnns toward civilization and liberty Is tantalizing. What wo would all llko to seo In that country Is a sudden upheaval which would over turn autocracy in a moment and for ever, nnd possibly wo muy yet see It. Everything Indicates that the fuel is well prepared and that when the match Is applied tho conflagration will bo fierce. Russia will yet be u frco country. Theso hopos seem to have a reason able foundation In tho disastrous war which Russia Is waging In the far east. That she will ultimately over power and drive back tho Japanese scorns probable onough, unless Inter national complications should arrest her, but this will not altogether pre vent tho uprising nt home. It Is not now conceivable that Rus sia should emerge from tho conflict without a pltiablo loss of prestige and badly crippled In her resources, nnd theso effects can not bo without seri ous euects on ner uumuauu iubuiu tions. Thero Is nothing llko a war to let tho light. Franco never know her solf or Germany until tho Franco Prussian war. Both sections of this country had their eyes opened by tho civil war. The Spanish war was an admlrablo Instructor. Tho Internal policy of Great Britain has been sha ken to tho foundation by the Boer war. Chicago Chronicle. Prof. Koch Fighting Disease, "rof. Robert Koch has recently been investigating an outbreak of typhoid rover for tho German government, and has since been at Paris, where ho was entertalnod by tho Pasteur Instltnto. : tho course of tho winter ho will oceed to German East Africa in jrder to contlnuo thoso studies of tropical and othor diseases which ho bad not completed during his recent visit to Rhodesia. In particular he will continue to Investigate tho part played by ticks In conveying the lu- fectlon of various cattle diseases. f SiMf HAWK HAWP "" y1M TUB S S M UH r " f ' ' tho innn shot himself. Tho fnce of the accused is said to bo that of a weak, thoughtless girl. Tho Illustration snows the accused woman In court with her fathor. It Is copied from n drawing mono by a staff artlHt of the Now York Herald. The father's grlcl Is pitiable. RACE WILL BE AMERICAN. Future Status of the People of the United States, Tho people of tho United States aro often called Anglo-Saxons. It Is n mis nomer. They spenk tho lunguago of tho Anglo-Saxons. Tholr laws and many of their Institutions nro but tho modified laws and institutions of tho Anglo-Saxons. Mnny of thorn aro ol English descont. But tholr personality alreudy widely differs from that of Englishmen, and the difforeuco is bound greatly to Increase. President Roosevelt brought out this fnct and ono of its causes In his ad .dross at tho unveiling of tho Btatuo of Frederick the Clreat. Tho blood of almoBt every civilized people of irish men, Englishmen, Germans, Italians, Frenchmen, SlavB, Greeks and Scan dinavians runs In American veins. This unprecedented Intermixture of tho practical genius of tho English man with the imagination of tho Ital ian, of tho steady Industry nnd somber temper of tho Touton with tho mer curial habits and joyous disposition of tho Greek and tho Latin, could not full in any circumstances to produce a race essentially dlfforont from any of those from which It sprang. But' not only Is this Intermixturo or races unprecedented. Tho conditions under which it is happening also are unique. Henry Thomas Buckle believed that the climate of a country formed, In the long run, tho minds and characters of Its peoplo. Tho inhabitants of tho tropics wero Indolent and unprogres slve because tho bountiful earth pro vided for almost ah their wants, while the Industry nnd progresslvcness of thoso of tempernto regions wero born of their successful struggles to make niggardly nature yield thorn a living. Buckle's generalization was too sweep ing, but unquestionably peculiarities of climate have helped mold tho per sonality of all nations, and are help ing shape tho personality of ours. History, language, institutions will Theory the Police Repudiate. - toll. Our history, language and insti tutions being mnlnly Anglo-Saxon, wo shall probably always bo moro English than Gorman or Italian. But In the main wo shall bo neither English, nor Germun, nor Scandinavian, nor Italian, but a composite of all, Wo shall bo American a name which it should be our chlof business to mako stand for as many as possiblo of the good qual ities of tho races from which we are derived and for as few as possible of their faults. Chicago Tribune. Tax on Theater Tickets. Victoria will probably bo tho first British community to levy u tax on amusements for tho support or local charitablo Institutions, says tho Lon don Chronicle. Mr. Bent, the premier, proposes a tax of u. penny on every shilling spent in tho purchase of thea ter tickets. Tho Melbourne theatrical managors are alarmed at this proposal which they say means a levy or 8 per cunt on their gross takings. Thoy have had a long conrerenco with ihe premier, but did not succeed in con verting him to their way of thinklug MANN or mmarr.Ma f ", I AtAjnJT TUT VWWM I y I A X XT' V """" I Juit Two Olrli. J, I'm weary of young Indies. The kind Mint blossom In booki; rhrso beauties that nro brilliant With languidly-loving looks. 1 Coquettish, kltteny creatures, I'm worn out, too. with you fust two lit tin clrls have my heart JJobcrca and Kmmy Lou. ftebecca with that parasol (Tho sweet little country mold!) fitting high on the. old since coach iji)h her rlmls In tho shade. Uoth went to school nnd "carried lunch": lloth friends had. tried nnd true, Ah, they were friends that ono could trust llobecca and Kmmy Lou. Won't you bo my "nlntlmate friends?" I, too, enn guard secrets well. And anything thnt you would say 1 deoln.ro I'd never tell, tf I were u marrying man (I tell thli only to few) I'd elope with two little girls ltebecca nnd Kmmy Lou. ' -New Orleans Picayune. Waysldo Inn for Qceie. Years before tho war Danlol Scott, tho owner of "Scotlands" plantation, in Albemnrlo county, Virginia, began tho custom of feeding flocks of wild Seeso ench spring and summer on their leml-nnnunl migrations. Tho custom litis continued to this dny, being kept up by tho descendants of Mr. Scott. Ho hnd a special garment which he donned when feeding tho hungry birds, nnd in this they invariably recognized him. Tho children, grandchildren nnd great-grandchildren of tho first geoso must havo bcon well Instructed In re gard to UiIb "wnysido inn," for they niways tarry thero to get provisions. United Stales Senator Thomaa a. Martin is tho present owner of Scot lands. Spectacles of Long Ago. An Interesting collection of specta cles Is thnt possessed by Mrs. Wesley Williams of Bowdolnham, Me. Mora than 100 years old, theso curios wero tho ono-tlmo property of tho won n of Bath, Who wero forced by deHtltuto cir cumstances to seek rofugo In tho alms house. Many nro of odd pattern, with sido lights nnd extension bows. An other valuablo souvenir owned by Mrs. Wesley WUHnms Is tho sword of her great undo, Col. Samuot Coombs, a famous officer of tho revo lutionary war. Strange "Talking Fish." Thord is a kind of flsh, tho "gron din," well known to naturalists, nn1 often called tho "talking. fish." It linn a sort of foot, nnd makes excellent eat ing. When It is taken from tho water it makes a noiso moro or lens loud, which has given It its nnmo (from tho French "gronder," to growl or snarl). This sound, however, Ib produced by tho passage of tho gas from tho swim ming bladder, which tho fish can com press nt will. Strange Recovery of Voice. For flvo years Mrs. Henry Rosier, wifo of ono of the lending merchants of Bennington, Vt has been unablo to speak abovo n whisper, Tho loss of voice followed a cold. A few days ago sho wont to call her son, Harry, whon sho discovered that sho could speak an well as sho over could that her volco had returned, and nothing has Oc curred to show that it has not como to stay. Tree Not Wery Prolific. A well known Bangor, Me., man who has tried fruit raising with varying degrees of bucccss was elated ono morning recently to find that one of hla trees had grown a pear, tho sec ond in tho tree's llfo of twolvo yearH, So surprised was ho that ho climbed Into tho trco to mako sure that somo practical Joker had not attempted tc fool him by tying it on. Mall Clerks' Good Work. A mail pouch was brought to tho Merlden, Conn., postofllco that had been run over and badly mutilated by tho wheels of a railroad train. Somo of tho mall matter was almost de stroyed, but by much work and perse verance the bits wero put together and practically all of tho lettors de livered to the persons to whom they wero addressed. Angles In Water Pipes. It is calculated that ono right anglo bend in n plpo through which water flows will mako necessary 9 per cont moro prcssuro for a given flow than It required for a straight plpo of llko slzo and structure. With three sharp bends at right angles, tho prcssuro noeded Is 13 per cont moro than that which is used in a straight pipe. Wade to Catch Fish. At Covington, Ga., tho water Is so Vow that it Is only necessary for ono to wade out into tho stream with a baskot to get all tho flsh he Is look ing for. Sheriff Sam Hay, with sev- oral friends, rode to tho river ono night and in thirty minutes raked iul seventy-eight pouuds of cattish. Bees Used Boiler for Hive. The mechanics, while nt woik on an unused engine and boiler at the cranberry bog of F. II. Burgess at Sandwich, Mass., lately, found that a swarm of bees had taken possesion of tho boiler and packed neatly every tube solid full of honeycomb. Formed Strange Friendship There is an odd combination f p'ti in the Blddeford, Mo., gieenr --e f Charles S. Strout In a wnodcU anl a cat. They live In purrect peace (I-a woodcock growing fat on the worms in the rich earth and the cit Kuvp.n j the place free from mice.
