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CopytltrM. 1K8, by Robert Bonner's Son.
CHAPTER XVI.
"Thoso who arc with mo to tho
death, como behind mo!" said Htnrnc.
Less than half tho crew obeyed. Thcro
waa a shout from thoso who remnlncd.
"No kill the boy, wo all go," uald one.
"Tho cub must die. Stand aside! "
Tho pistol was rained again, and at
tho samo moment a dozen other pistols
camo Into view. Starno'a men had
some, and Hob's men tho rest.
"Tula Is mutiny!" yolled Starno at
thoso who Btood by Itob. "I will have
you all In prison."
Hack In the group tl'cro was ono or
llghtor shado than tho rett. Ho had
0, ulte an Intelligent face. Ho had as
yot eald nothing. In reply to Starno'a
last threat this man atepped forward.
"You lie," ho said. "This Is not mu
tiny. A crow cannot mutiny only
against Its officers. You havo no busi
ness on this Bchooner. You havo killed
our captain. Wo will not stand by
you."
"Then take thlal" said Starne, llrlng
his pistol at tho man.
Tho ball took effect In his arm, and
ho uttered a shout of rage. In an In
stant a half dozen shots had been fired.
Several of tho crew woro wounded.
And Lemuel Starno lay writhing on
tho deck.
It was over In an Instant. Tho crew
an If suddenly bethinking ltBulf of
what It was doing, stopped and looked
at Rob.
"Men," ho said, "this could not bo
avoided. This man is n wicked man.
Ho killed Torrovo, and ho would havo
killed mo. I nover did anything to
him. Ho wanted to kill mo to get my
uncle's wealth. As for that cause ho
spoko of, It Is as dead as Torrovo, dead
lui n dead flah. If you stund by Elvln
"Horton, tho millionaire? I should
say I did. What do you want with
him?"
"1 will tell him that," sold Hob,
"There la nothing to be taken ashore
from this vcasol but mo. If you think
I nm contraband, como with mo. Hut
I warn you not to delay me."
Th Inspector was Impressed, and his
curiosity was aroused.
"Como ulong," lib said.
They were soon ashore, and Hob
was amazed at tho flno strocts and
buildings he saw. They got on nn elec
tric car something tnat Kob had sup
posed wan limited to ..ow York and
then got off boforo a Bplendld rcsldonco
of brick and stone.
"Horton Uvea hero," said tho In
spector. Mr. Horton was with hlo wlfo and
KIslo eating supper, when a servant
announced that two persons wanted to
boo him on Important business. Ic
went into tho wide hall where tho
two sat waiting, and looked at Hob
curiously. Rob was worth looking at
Just then. Ills face was Mushed with
prldo and happiness, nnd tho spirit of
American youth gleamed in his oyos.
"What can I do for you?" asked Mr.
Horton, kindly.
"Unclo Davldt Undo David! Don't
you guoBB who I nm?" hurst out Rob.
"I am Rob Clcvcrdalc."
Mr. Horton turned white nnd stepped
back.
"You thought I was drowned, but I
was not," Bald Rob. "Lemuol Starno
throw mo ovorbourd, but I was picked
up."
A great sob of Joy undpubting,
blessed Joy wollod up from Mr. Hor-
ton'a bosom.
Ho clasped Rob to him, and tears
Justice, and the stores in the cave at
Black Cat bay were seized. Richard
Elvln was shot and Lemuel died of hl3
wound.
Not only was Rob received with en
thusiasm by his uncle, aunt and cous
in, but ho was tho hero of Buenos
Ayres. The president gave him a gold
medal, on which was tho date and tha
story of tho valuable services Rob had
rendered the government. Tho "Black
Cat" was now tho property of tho gov
ernment, and tho president used hla
Influence, and this was also given to
Rob. It was a very handsome littio
schooner, none too large for a yacht,
and Mr.. Horton accepted It for Rob,
nnd at onco plncod a reliable crew
on It.
Many a good sail has Rob had on.
that schooner since that day, and
many a stirring adventuro has ho had
while off on business for Mr. Horton.
Mr. Horton is delighted with Rob's
quickness In grasping tho details of his
largo business enterprises, and thcro
la no doubt that If Rob Hvcb, ho will
bo not only a truo, brave man, but a
rich one a3 well.
(Tho end.)
iWflE. CALVES "OPHELIA."
'UNCLE DAVID, I AM ROD CLEVERDAL
Ancient Co (Tee Home.
The coffee houso ia every night
crowded with men of parts, says the
Connoisseur. Almqst every ono you
meet Is n pollto scholar and a wit.
Jokes nnd bonmots aro echoed from
box to box; every branch of nature Is
critically examined and tho merit of
every production of tho press or per
formance at tho theaters weighed and
determined. This school to which I
am myself Indebted for a great part of
my education, and In which, though
unworthy, I nm now arrived at tho
honor of being a public lecturer has
bred up many authors, to tho amazing
entertainment nnd Instruction of tholr
roaders. Buttons, tho grand archetypo
of tho Bedford, waa frequented by Ad
dison, Steele, l'opo and tho rest of that
celebrated set who flourished at U13
beginning of this century and was re
garded with Just deference on account
of tho roal geniuses who frequented
It. But wo can now boast men of su
perior abilities men who, without any
ono acquired excollcnco, by tho mero
dint of a happy assurance, can exact
the samo trlbuto of voneratlon and re
ceive It as due to tho Illustrious char
acters, tho scribblers, layers, flddlors,
gamblers, that make so large a part of
the company at tho Bedford. '
and his gang, you will probably bo
hot. It they should by any chance,
win, what can you expect after this?
You will bo shot by either sldo. Now,
It you stand by mo, and eall this
schooner to Buenos Ayres, I promlso
you not only uafety, but money besides.
My uncle' Is rich. Whon I tell him
what has beon dono, tho govornmont
must know It also. You will como in
for a roward. Tho smuggling counts
for nothing. You are going to savo
tho government. You will bo rowardod
for that, and all olao will bo forgotten.
What do you say?"
Some ot tho crow understood nil ot
this, somo a little, and a few nono at
nil. But they talked rapidly among
thomsolves, Thoso who had stood by
Rob had tho best ot tho argument.
Thoso who had boon with Starno saw
tholr leader lying on the deck prob
ably dying. What could ho do for
thorn? They gavo In, and Joined Rob's
half.
"Wo go," said tho light-colored fol
low who had beon shot in tho arm.
"Wo go with you. Torrovo doad, you
our young captain. You toll your
unclo wo all good tnon. No ono got In
prlBon."
"Not ono ot you," said Rob. "Hur-
rahl Now see to thoso follows who are
woundod. Then lot's got to Buenos
Ayres."
In a Bhort tlmo tho "Black Cat" was
BWting around, nnd went speeding up
tho river. Rob wns, of courso, not
nblo to glvo any orders to navigate tho
vosboI, but ho folt that tho crow could
bo trusted. Ho had frightened thorn
when ho spoko ns If tho lottor to Mr
Horton had not been tho only letter ho
wrote giving tho plot away to tho gov
crnmont.
Ab they passed tho entrance to Black
Cat Bay. Rob smiled. It waa not so
long ago that ho had been In that bay
lugging, bales ot cotton, casks, kega of
powdor, and fooling tho sting of blows;
and now ho was sailing paBt it, tho
master of tho "Black Cat" and her
Bwarthy crow.
Tho "Black Cat" sailed into tho har
bor ot Buonos Ayrca, and an Inspector
camo on board.
"Weill" ho said, "It's a long tlmo
since tho 'Black Cat' sailed Into tlilu
harbor. What's tho cargo?"
"Noae," said Rob. "I am hero on
ervlco for the govornmont. I must
set at once to Mr. David Horton. Do
i . i .
ruuou uown nis cnecKs. tie waa so
glad to boo Rob allvo that ho oven
overlooked his statement about Lomuol
Starno.
I have Important nowa for you,"
said Rob. "I want to boo Aunt Anita
and Cousin Elslo, then I want to toll
ou something."
The earnest air of tho young follow
Improsscd Mr. Horton, nnd ho led tho
way to tho dining room. Tho in
spoctor, readily Booing that thoro waa
nothing for him to do there, had tho
graco to dopart.
Rob was greeted with overwhelming
caresses by hla aunt and cousin, who
had expected beforo they heard ho
waa drowned to soo n childish boy,
over whom It would bo necossary to
keep a constant watch. Hero was a
manly young follow como to thorn aft
er strange adventures not to bo
watchod over, but to savo them and
tho government.
Rob soon told hla story, and hla un
clo hurried him oft to soo tho president.
Rob soon told his cxporlenco, and
was listened to with great cagorncss.
An ofllcer In uniform was called in,
and tho story was told to him.
Rob went homo with his undo, and
they sat up lata that night llstoulng to
hla recital, over and ovor again, of hla
adventures with Starno nnd Elvln,
and on board tho "Black Cat."
What pained thorn most wns to learn
that Lemuel Stnrno, tho mnu whom
they had trusted, und who had almost
succeoded In winning tho regard of
Elsie, was such a villain,
Rob told hla undo of tho promise ho
had mado to tho crow of tho "Black
Cat," and Mr. Horton assured him that
It would bo substantiated by tho prcsl
dent.
Thoro was llttlo need of proceeding
to any extent to Idontlfy Rob, for Mr,
Horton rocognlzcd htm from the photo
graph sent from Now York. And If
any further Identification should provo
necossary, thoro waa tlmo enough for
that in tho future.
Mr. Horton had taken all Rob's
things from tho "Royal Mall," and he
was soon clad In a trim Now York
outfit. As ho was taking leavo ot tho
now sollod Spuulsh jacket ho felt in
tho pockets, und thoro ho found tho
three lists ot uamea given him by El
vln. Theao woro used by the president
at the trial.
All the conspirators woro brought to
Iloltlnjr Oar rood.
There Is undoubtedly a great deal to
b said In favor ot the opinion that a
considerable portion ot tho Illness in
this country Is caused by the unpleas
ant habit of eating too rapidly. Of
coure wo all know, and have at times
a very painful experience of, tho fact,
that this Is a high-pressure age, nnd
all Is done at express speed, but this
surely ought not to bo tho caso with
our meals. It Is Interesting, but not
pretty, to watch the business man
when ho goes Into a restaurant for his
luncheon. It is with him looked upon
in tho light of a duty and not n
pleasure. Ho must eat, and he feels
that he has only n few mlnutos to de-
voto to tho operation, so that ho may
be back at his ofllco with all possible
speed. Ho attacks his food savagoly,
gulp3 down his bcor or wine, and when
tho last sad rites aro ovur ho paya and
bolts In fact, It Is a caso ot bolting
from beginning to end. Every doctor
will tell you that people should oat
slowly, and occupy tho tlmo pleasantly
with conversation. In this way wo
shall llvo longer and enjoy bettor
health and greater ability to cope with
tho world.
The Great Actress Has Made a Triumph
in the Mad Scene.
Made liar Accouut Uooil.
It was only a dainty llttlo noto from
n woman depositor, nut it caused a
gentlo ripple of merriment among tho
accountants and tollors of an uptown
bank. Tho institution cators to worn
en, nnd tho president has otton remnrk
ed that tho women depositors woro in
some respects moro careful In tholr
business methods than tho men. A
few days ago tho discovery was mado
thnt tho account ot one ot tho women
depositors had been overdrawn a fow
dollars. The usual notification in such
cases was sent to tho depositor, with
tho request that the account bo mado
good. A prompt nnd pollto reply was
recelvod from tho delinquent. She
apologized for tho overdraft, thanked
the bank ofilcors for Informing her ot
tho fact so courteously and Inclosed
hor check on tho same bank for tho
amount ot tho ovordralt. It la needless
to say that an explanatory noto waa
sent to this doposltor reminding hor
that an overdraft was not a credit to
bo drnwn upon. Now York Commer
cial Advertiser.
(By William Judaon.)
One of tho greatest creations of tho 1
lyric stago la Emma Calve'a Ophelia.
Of courso, her triumph was reached In
the famous mad scone, which has boen
used as a piece of vocal fireworks In
tho concert room so frequently that Its
dramatic possibilities were not known
until Calvo showed the world that
this mad scene was ono of the oppor
tunities of a dramatic singer's career.
Tho many technical difficulties sho
ovorcamo In a manner which proved
that as a vocalist puro and simple sho
had fow equalo and no peers.
But her conquest lay In her ability
to Imbuo every measure, every noto,
with omotlonnl eloquence, whtlo alio
accompanied her flight of song with
look and action suited to the word.
Calvc's Marguerite Is ono of her
striking characterizations, though the
majority of opera-lovors know her aa
Carmen. Her Marguerlto approaches
the heroine ot Goethe more than that
of Gounod. Her Sappho, after Dau-
dot's heroine, Is her last croatlon.whlch
she has sung successfully In Paris.
Others would prefer to have her con
fine herself to tho narrower list and
wider range of highly emotional rolos
upon whoso complexity of foellng sho
might better expend tho splendid re
sources of hor temperament. It re
mains, howover, n fact that no artist
who has appeared beforo Now York
audiences has so "got tho start of the
majestic world" without tho use ot a
largo repertoire. Tho nnme of Calve
Is In the public mind ludlssolubly unit
ed with Carmen and Santuzza, and tho
Impressarlo of the Metropolitan opera
house, M. Maurice Grau, naturally
gives tho public what it demands. But
It will not be possible to circumscribe
tho genius of Emma Calve. She has
expressed herself a3 weary of Carmou
and eager to conquer new worlds. She
will oxploro and she will discover.
Whatever she does, sho will not fall.
Many pretty Btorlos are told ot her
methods. Perhaps most ot thom are
apocryphal. It ia said thnt she went
to Spain and spent much time In
studying the Spanish gypsies at short
range. She herself has sanctioned this
story by permitting It to stand uncon
tradicted. Tho story, Indeed, is to her
credit. It shows that she went out
to soo whether there was anything In
a Spanish gypsy that might help hor to
make an Illusion for her public. In
nil human probability sho found noth
ing. Certainly there Is nothing of the
coarso and cheap nomad of tho penin
sula In her Carmen. Sho did hotter
when she spent somo of her days anil
nights In the study ot Prosper Morl-
moe's story. Thoro sho found a com
plete, concrete personality. But Calve's
Carmen ia a creature of her own im
agination. Frequently she is tho ex
halation of a passing mood.
This Carmen is In tho main tho re
sult of study and artistic composition;
nut sometimes she is only a pouting
Carmen and nt other times sho Is as
stormy and aa fathomless as aro tho
soven seas. But. after all. If one eoos
ofton to study the Impersonation, ho
realizes that It la always In the mass
tho samo Carmen. There Is a differ
ence only In detail. It Is a better Car
men always when there Is a Don J030
of equal note, for Mmo. Calvo requires
tho restraint of an art equal to hor
own to prevent her from giving froo
rein to the Impulse of tho moment.
That she 13 tho greatest Carmen that
ovor trod the stago Is Indisputable. Hor
dramatic tomperament Is overwhelm
ing and hor moans of expression aro
beautiful and eloquent.
But remember thnt Mme. Calvo Is
not simply a lyric actress. She Is n
singer, and within her field a great
one. Her voice Is not ono of tho no
table organs ot operatic history, hut
it Is a vory good one, and has tho
lovollness ot a distinct musical Indi
viduality. Tho very quality of
voice la In Itself embodiment of
warm and magnetic personality.
her
her
,Vnd
Mme. Calvo possesses in a marked de
ter fun. All tho gayety has dovoloped
within a few years. Fifteen years age
a shrowd man opened a big hotel at
Clrlndelwnld In winter and tho lnhabl
tants around nbout woro filled with
amazement at the wild Idea, for nobodj
ever Imagined It would bo nnythlng but
a big failure. Yet last winter guesta
had to be turned away. Now roads aro
being built, new hotels springing up
for tho express accommodation ot the
winter travelers. Skating and tobog
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MME. CALVE AS OPHELIA. THE ACTRESS HAS MADE ONE OF
GREATEST TRIUMPHS OF THE LYRIC STAGE.
THE
grcc the admirable faculty of coloring
her tones to meet the emotion ot tho
words. Listen to her singing in the
second act of "Carmen." Note how
tho quality ot tone changes when sh'o
ceases to storm at Don Jose and begs
him to fly with l;er to tho gypsy camp.
Thcro ono finds an art ot song that
lies far beyond the methods of the
schools.
, Winter In Rttzerlnnl.
There la no doubt that tho plan of
taking n winter holiday In Switzerland
Is being moro largely adopted of lato
years, for nil who try It dlscovor tho
country Is moro lovely In winter than
in summer. During December, Janu
ary and February In tho high Swiss al
titudes thoro are nover any stormy
dnys, and winter sports, such aa tobog
ganing, sknttng, hockey on Ice nnd
sleighing nil offer ample opportunity
ganlng on the Engadlnc have become
famous and tho growth In popularity of
St. Morltz Is marvelous. Anything
more beautiful than tho lako thero
after tho first frost before tho snow
has fallen cannot bo Imagined, while
tho lco-tobogganlng is tho fastest in
the world. Chicago News.
Onion and Oarllo ns rerfume.
In Tartary onions, leeks and garlic
are regarded as perfumes. A Tartar
lady will mako herself agreeable by
rubbing n piece of freshly cut onion
on hor hands and over her countenance.
Hops In Cold Storage
A novelty Is the cold storage of hops.
This Is dono in several places. Sev
eral systems nro employed, notably tho
Undo, Pontifex and Do la Vorgno.
CHILDREN'S FLOWER PARTY
Looking Out for the l'nmlly.
"Dear," sho said, during an interval
of comparative aanlty,"proml3o mo one
thing."
"Anything," ho nnswered with tho
recklessness of love.
"After we havo been married a rea
sonable tlmo, It wo decldo a dlvorco la
deslrablo, promlso that my brothers,
who aro struggling young lawyors.Bhnll
roprosont us." Philadelphia North
American.
lletlor Ulrl Now.
"I am so thankful," said good Mrs.
Upjohn, "for tho chango that seems to
tiavo taken place in Bosalo. Ever since
the first woek In Docembor It was tho
first woek In December, wasn't It, Clar-
onco, wo got that new sealskin collar-
otto for Bessie sho has gono to church
rogularly. Hasn't missed a Sunday,"
Chicago Tribune.
Thore's nothing certain in man's lift-
but this: that bo must loao It'-Owo
Met edit h.
What is moro charming than chil
dren nnd llowors? Nothing. Conse
quently, can any one Imagine a prettier
sight than a children's llowcr ball, at
which tho little tota aro dressed to
roprcsent flowers? Such a party was
intely given by a fond mamma to hor
charming dnughtor. A largo room was
cleared of Its furniture and decorated
with flowers in ovory conceivable way,
the walls bolng hung with garlands ot
eYorgreen, among which various kinds
of flowers were mingled.
The llttlo boys represented tho leaves
and grasses In green satin dresa coats
with long tails, green gloves and shoos.
Several represented bees and butter
flies, and a few woro Cupids, who In
their tights nnd gold wings woro
charming as thoy danced with tho
fairies.
Tho llttlo mnldona wore perfect
dreams ot beauty and daintiness. Sov
oral represented fairies in innumer
able white tarlatan skirts, making vor
Itabla sprites with their gauze wings
and ribbon-wound wand3.
Most of the gowns wero of tulle.wlth
artlflclnl or roal flowers for trimming.
Ono charming costume represented tho
violet. The skirt was of accordion
plaited tullo; each plait had tho odgo
sewn with violets. The bodice was of
violet leaves, entirely overlapping each
other, and tho sleeves wero Just puffs
ot tullo. A beautiful yellow tullo rep
resented a double buttorcup, and there
woro several girlies who represontod
pansles. Home Magazine.
Liars should possess good memories.
m kaow bin?"
