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CHAPTER XI Continued.
"Wait; you may change your mind,
Senor Jack," says the agent, dellb
eiately. "Suppose Roblado, bent upon such
a dangerous mission, Bhould fall Into
tl,e hands of tho enemy. They would
perhaps feed him to the wild beasts,
If you have any such In tho Cuban
chaparral, and possibly tho dashing
Colonel Spencer would share hlB fate;
hut I can see no reason why I should
mourn under such conditions."
"Unfortunately It Is not such clear
hailing. Tho senor Intends taking his
(taught,- with him upon the expedi
tion.' "Monstrous! Tho old wretch! It
must not be allowed!" cries Jack.
"You are powerless to prevent It.
He has a design behind It all, and
hopes by tho presence of tho girls to
avoid suspicion. A very shrewd old
fellow, this Roblado, and as calculat
ing and cold-blooded as you find
them. But, Senor Jack, that Is not
all."
"The deuce, you say! Still worse
coming! Well, 1 am prlared for It.
Fire away!"
"Remember, this Is In confidence.
You must swear that through you not
a whisper of It shall ever reach the
jars of the authorities."
"Oh, I give you my solemn prom
ise. And what I say I always do; you
Know that," replies Travcrs.
"I learned that It was the senor's
Intention to take a train from Havana
that would bring him in tho vicinity
of Gomez' main camp
"Well, I have it on pretty good au
thority that the rebels Intend to dyna
mite that train, and the chances are
that not a soul on board will escape
to tell the story."
CHAPTER XII.
Just Five Minutes Tco Late.
Smithers intelligence causes a grit
ting of teeth on tho part of his audit
or. The possibility of such a fato
overtaking Jessie Cameron is quite
enough to unnerve him.
"A dltbollcal way of striking a blow
for liberty. Wc could not tanctlon It
In our countries, Smithers. But that
Is not to the point. Tho question Is
how to save the girls. As to tho men,
I have no Interest in their lives. They
can take pot luck."
"Your promise, Mr. Trovers?"
"I had not forgotten. That ties my
hands so far as informing the author
ities is concerned."
"Good."
"On my part I would say 'bad,' for
now you and I must save those girls.
I am determined on that, even though
I have to start upon the doomed train
myself."
"We must plan quickly, then, sir."
"How so? Is there something more
you have not told me?"
"You seo the day is declining."
"Yes yes."
"And this train will leave Havana
at about nightfall, I understand."
" "But such a move is contrary to tho
usual rules governing railroad travel
In these parts. All trains run by day
light, so that the danger may bo less
marked."
"Jr.st 5o, and tho rebels knowing;
this will .not bo on tho lookout, It iu
supposed, and tho extra train, or spe
cial, can go on unmolested."
"Ah, I see. Quite a clever piece of
"The rebels intend to dynamite that
train!"
engineering, though the secret must
have slipped through In some way,
since as you declare a scheme Is on
foot to blow tho train up with Yankee
dynamite. Our time may bo short.
Wo must think and act quickly."
"Our only hope would be to separ
ate tho ladies from tho rest of the
party, perhaps at the last mlnuto be
fore tho train started."
"I grasp your meaning. Continue."
"Roblado and. his companion would
be powerless to accomplish anything.
They dare not keep the train waiting,
and should they fail to be on it when
tho signal is given to start, tho iron
hand of tho Captain-General would
close upon them in a grasp that could
only bo cut looso before a corporal's
jruard at- Jha doad-llne. . What do you
think of the Idea?" '
"Well. 'you understand I must not
s appear in the malter. My promise to
-Jessie 'forbids'." "
"Excuse me, but if sho fell over
hoard in mid-ocean, would you feel
compelled to wait until she appealed
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directly to you beforo leaping over
to her rescuo? I know you better than
that, Squire John. First her life, then
her roproaches If she pleases to be so
contrary. That lifts is in deadly dan
ger now. You expect to fly to her re
lief. Already you nro hampered by
enough promises. Then nwny with
tho notion that you daro not como Into
her presence unless sho calls for you.
How Is she otherwise to know ou
are in Havana?"
Jnck throws up his hands.
"Smithers, you have won. I recog
nize tho folly of carrying that thing
out to tho letter. If tho occasion de
mands such nn exposure on my part,
I nm ready to submit, even though
sho scorns mo for breaking my word."
"Scorn you my dear sir, evidently
you have not studied the femlnlno
mind as much as the methods of min
ing, or the necessities of a stock
ranch. Besides, unless all slguB fall,
vou may be In a position to savo her
from a terrible fate, and tho very op
portunity you desire bo granted."
"I am convinced. Now tell me how
you would carry out such a scheme."
Smithers has evldontly thought It
all out beforehand, as he unravelB a
plan so well arranged that Jack can
hardly add anything to it.
Just previous to tho timo for tho
train to go someone employed for that
purpose will draw tho senor to the
end of tho station platform on particu
lar business perhaps a few last ver
bal directions from the Captain-General
of a non-committal naturo.
While he is away from tho carriage
in which the ladles have taken up
their places, another messenger will
como to them, apparently from Don
Rafael, bearing tho Information that
ho has given up the trip, and that
they will nccompany the other In the
victoria back to the hotel, where the
senor will tejoln them.
How Blmple how effective!
If no hitch occurs to mar tho little
game, Senor Rablado will make a mad
dash for his carrlago as tho signal to
start is given, and plunging in as the
train moves, discover it to bo empty.
He may rave, he may bellow like a
mad bull, but that will not prevent
the special from leaving Havana and
plunging In among tho hills back of
tho Cuban capital. Ho -dare not leave
the train, since Spain expects him to
do his duty, and any defection on his
part may bring Immediate ruin upon
his house.
Meanwhile, It will not be so dim
cult a feat for the drivor of the veh
lclo to explain matters to tho two
girls, and endeavor to gtin their con
sent to his driving them not to tho
hotel, but to tho house tinder whoso
roof Senor Jack has found such an
hospitable welcome.
"Tho rest I must leave to you, sir,
for I expect you to be with me on the
box of the vehicle. It you have never
kissed tho Blatney stone, I imagine
you may at least be able to offer some
specloitB plea as to why they should
accept this hospitality. '
"And Lola will bo tbero to greet
them," adds Travtrs, mentally pictur
ing the scene when these two como
together the one so fair und winsome
a lassie, bred In the bonule air of tho
Scottish highlands, the other dark and
beautiful, like a tropical flower.
"Well er no, I hardly think Lola
will be at home. 1 gave her a note
from head from some parties who
desire her presence, and unless 'i an.
mistaken she has gone from here be
fore now. But that will .not matter.
The whole house Is at their disposal."
"I hope they will accept. What
comes after, wo must leave to
chance," and Jack smiles at the plea
Ing prospect.
"At any rate, with the don out of
the game, there's no reason why you
shouldn't ndvanco your cuuse, my
friend."
"H'm! Poor don. It is a terrible
fate, and I hate to think of it; but I
piesume these tfcoplo have been rend
ered quite desperate by what they be
lieve to bo their wrongs. At any late,
I don't pretend to judge just how
far they are Justified in such seveio
actions. My whole concern Is to savo
my wife from such a fato Into which
as an entirely Innocent party she
seomB in danger of being dragged."
"The wrongs of Cuba cry aloud to
Heaven for redress from every hill
sld& they have burned like smoulder
ing fires for half a century, breaking
out now und again in such heroic
struggles as the Ten Years' War. The
end is inevitable, and none but the
wilfully bllud can fall to seo the hand
writing on the wall. Cuba must, and
shall bo free."
Smithers has unconsciously be
trayed himself. He realizes that his
enthusiasm has carried him beyond
the lino of prudence. His face pales,
and he immediately places his hand
on Jack's arm.
"Forget what t have Bald, I beg or
you, Blr."
"No, I could not If I would, and I
would not if I could. My heart Is in
sympathy with tho movement to free
this island from her yoke. It does not
surprise me that yqu are Jnterested in
tho desperate struggle many brave
Englishmen arc. Nothing surprises
rao In connection with this country,
I honor you for the stand you have
taken. Your eecret Is Bafo with me,
Smithers. Now I can give a guess
why you hesitated to come hack to
Havana. But, since wo understand
each other, let us talk of our plans for
saving tho girls."
Jack readily admits that ho can
think of no positive improvement In
connection with the Idoa bo clearly
suggested by the keen-sighted agent,
and which appears to quite cover tho
grotind
"IIov much time have vo to mako
ready?" ho asks.
Smithers consults his chronomoler.
"It is now a quarter toy five the
trnln Is appointed to leavo'at slx-thlr-ty,"
ho says.
"An hour and three-quarters. Ample
tlmo to accomplish wonders, my dear
follow. I've seen occasions when tho
world was apparently turned topsy
turvy In far less."
"I don't doubt It. You follows In
the Wild West llvo fast. I know
something about it myself, sir."
"You've seen our country, then?"
"That is a fact, sir."
"Been in tho Colorado mines
looked on a Toxns ranch, perhaps?'
"Never shall forget it."
"And possibly visited so mo of our
Spanish-American cities down near
the border of Mexico Santa Fe, for
Instance?"
"Again I admit tho soft Impeach
ment," returns Smithers, a little un
easily, as If ho realizes what Jack is
driving at.
"Ah!"
That Is all Travcrs says, but thcro
Is a world of significance in his man
nor of uttering the one word. Ho un
dcrstands now that It must havo been
while In tho Now Mexican capital thU
English agent met Lola. Tho rela
y 4$P jp
Something of a piratical look.
tlons between them are beyond Ms
present ken, but by degrees It appears
as though the curtain will rise.
Smithers prepares to bolt.
"I shall bo back horo with a veil
Iclo by six o'clock. Meanwhile, niter
your looks a little so as to seem more
of a native. You will find certain
things In your apartment that will aid
you. Ah to Ah Sin, shall wo take him
with us?"
,;Ho may prove valuable. I havo
found him so on many occasions."
"Very well. He goes along. I'm
off, sir."
Jack watches tho other's vanishing
form until it is swallowed up amid
tho luxuriant flower bushes. Then he
seeks solaco In a cigar, and passes
through the court to the sulto of
rooms assigned him.
Remembering Smithers' injunction,
he tries his hand at darkening his
skin a llttlo and in various ways alter
ing his appearance, so that when suc
cess follows his efforts ho is con
strained to believe he presents some
thing of a piratical look, and experl
ences a feeling of dismal dismay at
the prospect of her oyes being turned
upon him.
(To bo continued.)
Cen. Sherman as a Benefactor.
Helen Sherman Griffith, niece ol
Gen. Sherman, says her uncle wat
very fond of attending tho theater
Ho also objected strongly, along with
tho rest of us lesser mortals who dart
not express our real thoughts, to hav
Ing bibulous, selfish men stumble and
push over our knee3 to get out bo
tween tho acts. One evening a young
man with the clothes and voice of o
gentleman began to crowd his wa)
to tho aisle from tho end of a row
In which Gen. Sherman was sitting.
"I beg a thousand pardons, Gen
oral," he said, as ho reached mj
uncle, "but may I get by you?"
"Yes," said my uncle, coolly, as he
tralghtened his knees behind the
young man, "If you don't como back.'
Tho General enjoyed tho rest of the
play In peace and received tho heart
felt if unspoken thanks of every one
in tho row. Omaha World-Herald.
Followers of Count Tolstoi.
Not long ago the Vienna newspa
pers were speaking of a Hungarian
doctor of philosophy who had become
penetrated with Tolstoi's Ideas and
had apprenticed himself to a Buda
pest shoemaker, says tho New York
World. Now a Bulgarian doctor ot
philosophy, Lubekoff, who has passed
his examinations at tho University of
Sofia "cum laude," and was engaged
as professor of Latin, has become a
bootblack at a street corner In Sofia
His customers come because they
wish to have their boots polished by a
doctor.
Lubekoff does not forget that he is
a Tolstolst and Impresses on his cus
tomers the virtue of lowly labor and
the happiness which It brings. He
has actually succeeded In founding
several llttlo colonies of Tolstolsts in
Sofia. ,
Horrible to Think Of.
Church "In some of the Hindoo
temples an elephant takes up the col
lection, ft goes round with a basket
extended from Its trunk."
Gotham "What do you supipac
would happen If some thoughtless
man dropped a peanut In the basket
some Sunday morning?"
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Go to Inspect Region of
d'U''Wl "tftJjrJlhn tfitrJt''lJlfM
The departure of tho yacht Virginia
with tho K. C. Benedict party of Indus
trial magnates for tho upper Amazon
recently has served to nttach now In
terest to tho development and vnBt
possibilities of that region. It IS tho
Intention to sail up tho Amazon as far
as Iqultos, 1,200 miles from the mouth
Indeed, considerably moro than that
from whero tho river actually mingles
with tho Atlantic and thero to mako
sldo expeditions In nntlvo boats or
with tho auxiliary launches ot tho
yacht, that will enable tho party to
form a moro clear nnd definite esti
mate of the resources of tho country',
fiom tho standpoint of opportunities
for American in vestment, than has
been possible up to tide tlmo. Whllo
at Manaos tho party will Join In cele
brating tho opening of tho Mnnnos
and Para wireless telegraph systom,
to bo present nt which forms ono of
tho first objects of tho trip.
Tho inlroiuctlon of wireless teleg
ruphy in South America Is tho most
logical use, next to Its employment
nt sen, to which tho now system hns
been put. Across hundreds of miles
nt the junglo entanglements, mountnln
ranges, nnd river courses of South
America thcro has existed hitherto
no means ot communication other
than by footpath and "balsas," a typo
of natlvo boat, and canoes. Wireless
telegraphy, as soon ns stations aro
erected and put into successful opera
tion, will overcomo this.
Not less needed will bo tho great
sysloms of transportation that aro
now and havo been from tlmo to tlmo
projected for South America by vari
ous combinations of American and
English capitalists. Industrial
schemes, too, Involving tho bringing
about of vast changes, havo qulto re
cently been launched, somo of them
apparently, it is true as in tho caso
of tho exploitation of tho Aero dis
trict, in which J. P. Morgan of New
York and Sir Mnrtln Conway of Lon
don, among others, were interested
only to bo abandoned. The Morgan
Conway syndicato had a concession
from Bolivia covering a tract of coun
try on tho hend waters of tho Amazon
several hundred miles square, in
which It was 'proposed to establish
colonies and oporato various planta
tions, timbering and rubber-gathering
enterprises. About the timo that the
work was to commence, howover, Bra
zil gavo notico that Bolivia had no
FUTURE COFFEE FIELDS
title to tho territory embraced in the
concession, and Peru, whoso boun
daries in that locality aro likewise de
finable simply as being somewhero In
indefinite and illimitable space, also
got ready to tako a hand. At this
juncture, to cap tho situation, an In
surrection hroko out In tho very heart
of the disputed region. Thereupon,
vvhilo Bolivia was getting a detach
ment of Bomo 200 soldiers ready for
' a four or five hundred mllo tramp
through the forest from La Paz in or
der to back up her claims, Messrs.
Morgan and Conway sold out; or rath-
i er, made terms with Brazil whereby
tlioy surrendered tho concession, nnd
that country undertook to acttlo with
Bolivin. So ended ono rdally com
mendable nnd brilliant exploitation
scheme.
Tho Aiunmn river, with Its tribu
taries, haB been estlmntod to havo
30,000 miles ot navigable water. Pos
sibly with slight Improvements, or
it thero was such demand for It ns
has resulted In tho pushing of boats
over somo of tho most difficult of
North American rivers, tho total
length ot actual serviceable water
might bo Increased to 50,000 miles.
Thoro are, of course, mnny Ameri
can trading concerns now operating
in tho Ulterior regions reached by tho
Amazon. Most Important nmong
them, perhaps, owing to tho leading
natural product of tho country. In tho
United States Rubber company. Eng
lish nnd German concerns nro repre
sented nt Para, Manaos, nnd Iqultos
heavily. Tho two principal steamship
lines are operated from Europe. A
company composed chiefly, If not o
tlrcly, ot English capitalists owns and
operates tho principal lino of river
steamers. In fact, European concerns
havo not only n larger Interest In
South American transportation and in-
NATIVE BOATS AND RIVER. STEAMER. MANADS
dustrlnl affairs than the United States,
hut larger Interests than tho people of
somo of the South American republics
themselves.
Tho United Stntes.gots from Brazil
large quantities of coffca, cocoa, and
other articles of that class, and wo
havo somo large companies engaged
In Importing, but n Very small quanti
ty of Bdch goods, excepting rubber,
comes from further up tho Amazon
than Mnnnos. In return wo aro ship
ping machinery occasionally getting
a good milling, mining or electric
lighting plant ordor hardware, lum
ber, somo railroad, tram, and street
railway supplies, canned goods, nnd
qulto a list of textile stuffs, such ns
prints, ginghams, plaids, sheetings,
jeans and flannels and leather and
rubber goods. Icemaklng machines,
awnings nnd parasols, drugs, patent
medicines, and tho like nro sold.
Equipment for n shoo factory has re
cently been sent. But the tamo ship
may havo contained machinery for a
dairy plant and rlco plantation which
Is to bo operated by a German syndi
cate, for whero wo send ono nrticlo
tho Germans or the English send a
dozen. Wherever wo send ono dol-
OP BRAZILIAN TJPLANP3.
lar's worth in ten of tho total foreign
purchnses of tho country, tho Ger
mans or the English send three, four
or five. They even do not hesitate
to send eight jor nine, and, with tho
aid of Franco, aro constantly striving
to send tho entire ten. In other
words, tho United States gets but
about 10 per cent, of all tho trade of
South. America. Wo buy from them,
on the other hand, threo times as
much as they buy from us, tho differ
ence being annually about ?80,000.000
in their favor. Tho discrepancy be
tween Tyhat we buy and what we sell
applies about equally, though perhaps
the Amazon
heavier against us nt the head sources
of tho Amazon, to all sect ons of
South America.
This Is now ncr tho beginning ot
tho rniny season, that long period
commencing about the Inlddlo of De
cember nnd lasting until June, on tho
upper Amazon. The grcnt, luxuriant
mnttns that stretch In rounded undula
tions from tho banks of tho Water of
Waters Itself and from tho hidden
courses of Its Innumerable tributaries
to Impenetrable and illlmltnblo dis
tances, will bo blurred and dripping
with rivlru whllo further back tho open
plots of tho enmpos break out in
fresh, green grass, nnd thlthor tho
Jaguar nnd pumn, nnd droves ot pc
carry nnd herds of natlvo deer aro be
taking themselves to avoid tlo soggy
footing of tho forests, and to feed up
on tho anlmat and tho plant life.
Tho Now York pnrty will find, It
they choose, an amplo Hold for ex
ploration. If by their observation,
oven In going no further than Iqultos,
they nro nblo to bring back to tho
United States any practical sugges
tion for tho furtherance of our com
mercial interests, or If their trip is
followed by other trips to those re
gions by competent business men and
skilled obBervorB, it may mark tho be
ginning of n moro genernl and earnest
effort than has been made in years
to got ucqualntcd with South America
and to tako our right place In tho de
velopment of tho great Ama7on em
pire. Now York Times.
COSTLY ROBES FOR WOMEN.
The Middle Ages a Period of Un
bounded Extravagance.
Say what you pleaso about tho ex
travagance in these days of womon's
dress, St canndt compare with tho
gowns of olden times, embroidered la
gcnulno Jowels and fashioned of cost
liest vclvot. Of course, such gownb
wero not passing fancies or fashions
but onco made, wero worn throughout
tho owner's life on such occasions as
wore appropriate. Tho women of tho
Middle Ages often had their own
arms and thoso of their husbands- em
broidered in gold and Jowols on theii
robes. Isabella do Vnlols had a robe
and a mantlo to match ot red velvet
worked with gold birds sitting on
branches formed of emeralds and
pearls. Tho trailing robes wero
termed cottes-hnrJIes or surcottes,
and wero heavy silk in red pv bluo
tanno, nnd theso wero sometimes
veined. Their nrms wero embroid
ered on them in silvor and gold
thread. Tho wearer's own arms were
dono on tho left or sinister side,
impaled by her husband's, tho latter
being on the dexter or right sl'do.
Sometimes the aims ot tho wlfo only
appeared on her robe, and her hus
band's wero embroidered on her
mantle. Tho most costly material
then known was used for theso man
tles, most of them being fashioned of
samlto or baudeskin, silk woven with
an admlxturo of gold thread. Women
of other than taintless character were
forbidden to wear theso mantles on
tho street. In tho thirteenth century
women of noblo birth wore robes em
broidered in birds, fish, flowers and
all sorts of emblems, all in tho most
costly workmanship.
He Made a Short Address.
Tho task of addressing a Sunday
school was new to hiril, but when ho
was asked by tho superintendent to
mako a short address to tho young;
hopefuls ho consented before ho know
what ho was doing.
Tho teachers noticed that ho was 111
at caso as ho advanced to the front
of the rostrum and began with a few
platitudes about the weather and tho
"shining young faces." Then ho con
ceived the Idea that ho should drlvo
homo a moral lesson, and he began
the talo of a woman whoso life was
wrec'ted by the usg of -drugs.
"Just think of it, children,'.' he said
In his most dramatic manner. "That
poor woman became tho falavo of nar
COtiC8."
Tho necessary look of horror was
not forthcoming and he realized that
ho had gono too deep for the brief wis
dom of his auditors and must explain,
"I suppose you do not know whaf
narcotics are," lib remarked Ja a pat
ronizing way. "You are too young
Well, children, narcotics aro opiates."
Even after this explanation the audi
enco was not enlightened, and ho re
tired with a pained look of surprise
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