4 fNWmVONAL PRLS3 ASSOCIATION. ) »y ft h*v33/on or I RAND. MCNALLY A CO. . ClfAPTBH XII fCokTixi got. Bui when the 2d ami lid <»f May had •come find gone and ailll not a apee more successful this line in persuading you Never!" said l>hk "Is that *IIT \fid lie lost from Ills seat as If to close th# cult w* sat bn A mdse was hoard ■( the door, I*a •Hills WSS Hying the handle Is M ili II •niaul there ’ she cried "| iriitst speak him at uin> "ft rtsiniy r«’pli**t the cole oh* I, from anion "in nn minutes' time. If you Will ege use o" lot so long We hate Jttal lngl of lMi|i«irt*ttc* l» discuss Stir turned sway toward has awn yah! It and He began again inviting in k With k polite gesture to teaum* his seat at Ik* t*td> "full may perhaps have overlooked the tael," he asld hut the siluaHoM la entirety change <1 slue* your letter of re ruogl was writ leg We were lu safety (her* in tend a her* at Hi Helen*, we are In (writ of our Uvea, our Hath Is trail ts* mas* abide ky lb* teault It you fall U* hoU •* *•* tutheel In. k made an Impali in g-«iui- t-m h* awl «n anti hl» la » ch*ug*d 1h» .etlwgWl |.r***#4 ht* isetht Vur myself ha m' I I trust I way •ay IMU • »•** df<*»>i • •»*%* e* raped from prlaon more Ilian once, ana at the worat I can face death. Hill the thought of f'amllla'a fate la mart than I can hear." He patiaed, and (hen went on In a low. agltalel voice: "Sty fitt-nd,” he aald, "have you ever aeen a French convlet-ahlp? I have It la many yeara ago, hut ihe recollec tion of Ihoae allfllng rMgca and the rnaaa of acarcely human wintry huddled be hind the hare la a nightmare with tne to llila day," Itlck'a breath hlaaed In ward through hla teeth. "Silence?" he aald. alernly "Not an other word, or 1 afrlke?" The colonel did not flinch, "Strike, and welcome," l»«* replied, "If you think that will nave her.'' "No," aald Dick, "nothing tluil I can do will aavc her; It would lake the aacrlflrc of my honor, and that I can not offer rior ahe accept ' Your honor 7" aald the colonel, "Surely It |* too late to apeak of that now," "Why «t>7 Why late?" "Jlecauae it haa long been com pronilaed beyond retrieving," "What do you mean?" "My dor Katcourt,' aald the colonel, In hla moat arc Iona and reaaonable tone, "I we that you don't understand the gravity of your poeltlon. l,et me pul It briefly before you, you will remember that rrrn- ibiy In March laat I wrote a letter aaklng you to Join In llila expedi tion of outa, and naming a place of ren dexvoua in caae of y ,jr aaaentlng lo my propoaal. You kept that appoint- ■ merit, and were then and there Intro duced to your fellow-conaplratora." "Nonxenae'" Interrupted Irlck "You , know I wrote Hie name .•veiling to ex plain that rnlntake." "Indeed?" replied the colonel, coldly, "it In odd that my nervant never ' brought the note to me." "No!" crP-d nick, remembering the : • hadow on the blind In Medford Square "No, but I naw you take It from the let ter-box yournelf," "Unfortunately," mild the colonel, "I ; have no recollection whatever of doing no, If I ever did It, I feel nitre that | nothing will recall It to my mind, and an no one elne nee inn to have known Of the exlntence of the letter, I fear that thin part of your argument breakn down for want of corroboration." "No mutter," retorteo nick, triumph antly; "I can prove, for all that, that I never thought of accepting, for I didn't get your letter until after I came back from Itunnell Street," "Kxcune me," mild the colonel, "but your own aervant ban nworn that you opened It before II o'clock that morn ing." "Sworn? My own nervant? To whom?" "To me She mentioned the matter when I called for you one day before leaving town, and told rne that you had Hcolded her and quarreled with your lawyer, Mr. Wlckerby, about the neul | of the letter, which nhc In certain you j broke yournelf," Mick wan elleul, and turned In hln i chair with an angry and Impatient I movement. Me remembered too well j the overwhelming manner In which Mr. Wicker by bad marnbaled the evl deuce a gal tint him that afternoon, and 1 wan ntaggered to find how falul hud been hln contemptuoun dlnrcgard of that I worthy gentleinan'n advice. Clearly the j battle wan going agal..4t him here, and i lie fell hack upon hln third line of do fenne. "What In tile une," be cried, "of argu ing about that? If the truth were known, I believe you broke the neat yournelf. Mut what doe* It matter now? The bent proof that 1 learned your treanonable offer* tn that f came away directly afterward on IiiihIiii-mm of an other kind " "I *ee no evidence of that," replied the colonel: "you nailed without un, It In true, but you rejoined un at Cape Verd, and have come with un to St. Heh nu." "Not of my own knowledge or free will, I tiled for the ('ape, an every clerk In the Admiralty known, and an thin letter will nbow beyond dlnpule." And he t-Hik from hln pocket the paper ■ outlining the iimtruclloun for hln voy age ami held It un. rile colonel . 1111 Mill offci to if. Ill il “I um very much afraiif." lie mild, "that that letter never miw ilie Inelde of the Admiralty and an for Ida lunjctt ty’a ship Nlohe, | know that ahr la In the Madt.i roiiilM, aound from ateni to etern. with hei full enmplemenl of of fli'eia and im-ii “Look hare." aald Olek with omlnoua oalmneoa. "let me tell you thle I cant* here Innocent, and I am going hack Innocent Yml have, hy ehanicful de* twite and devlllah cunning. hrouatil me with you far. hut nothlna you aay or do or threaten van move me a hair lo-radth farther Without my help your plot will fail, aa you youraelf know well Ami when you are In Malc-dme halide we lt ere whether lie'll tedlev* you or me tti »i,' Th- colonel did not betray It hy in much a» the lit mldlng of an eyelid, hut I hie laat etmke of link ■ win a down right blow and might, if not parried, mean li iuIii of hl» whole fahrl of In gcidoua poln v Ilia manner, accord in«l> an * light- i md more Ittdif fetettt I'nine tome, tni dear Ketcourl. he •aid "yvii at- hiking th< mailer | , w ilumh I d ot t think you n-.illae what II lr I am teklltM of lnU I dug t, id I out a»\ evpe • you l«i lake any trapon ethiltty fot our plan or to do anything which ould If -1 naund aa a lifi'ti h of duty or lice tula* of y--ui art vice 1 only .»*h you In th- a haem« of t'ap lain Wni*t-y to tah- > -mi wand >f tn* f|emlarll for twenty f.-ut hi-ute ant hying her to am hot n ih id-ma| de VI Maul he maid In i gtarn In iMtr t -o, i have I borne with you so far, an treating lie followed limn' dial sly, and was In time to see the doe 1 of Camilla's cabin softly closed, lie j approached noiselessly, Hint listened out- | side In his (urn. Hhe was sobbing, and | If the colonel had not been somewhat 1 flustered l»y his late unceremonious dls i missal, so keen an observer would h»v noted that her sobs were the quick, half-laughing utterance of Intense re lief. Hut he was not now concerned with Carnllln’s feelings, He had Kst court yet to conquer, and he went off * In search of Johnstone to help him In t li'- struggle. The colonel explained Hie position to j him from beginning to end. "Nogr," to- ! said In cum luslon, "you see the one i thing absolutely necessary. Ho long »• lie hopes to clear himself with Mai colm he will defy ns, Once let him com j mlt himself too fat for that, and he is ours body and soul." "What do you want him to do?" a*k"d Johnstone "You give It a name, and I warrant I II make him do ll." "Yes," repll cd tile colonel, '| think ll is time that you tried your hand now The game of skill Is up. and we must see what force can do for us. I want him to write a letter tn Admiral Mai- | colm asking for permission to anehot ; the brig off Jamestown for twenty-foui ] hours, lie needn't write the whole let- i ter ev«u I can do It for him, provided i lie signs It. II'- can't draw hack aft' i , that," "That’ll do," said Johnstone. "I'll see to ll, never fear!" "I'll have the letter ready after suo par, then," said the colonel, as he went below, "and remernlMi that tf he i< fuses to sign when I ask him. I shall leave him to you at once; tail of course 1 you will avoid taking any Irrelrlavabl i step until the lusi possible moment." | "I understand," answered Johnston' wiiii ii Him, 'Miniiii.il' .in i'mi nr nr, he ahun't meet with a fatal accident, not (III the guard bunt men net font, on hoard; nfiei that I can’t imawer for what may happen. It'D a long fall Into the hold, and aome folka are an cate le*» of t hentaei vea,' The brutality of thle Jeat dlaph’aa.d the i oloio'l, who waa above all tl.lnga a man of taate, hut he could not afford Juat now to la' critical of hla toula. go he let li paaa without rebuke, and went to order mipper. The meal waa .nerved to I)lck In the anlbon, with Juhnalone on guard ul tin door; to the colonel alone In the cap taln'n room; Damllla, locked In her own, refun.'d all pemuaalori to eat 01 drink. A long time panned, and alienee reigned unbroken between the deck* of the H peed Well It wuM nearly midnight when Camille at luat heard her brother-in-law leave bln cabin and call Johnatone. The two men apokn together for a moment In a low voice and then entered the utilooii Dick atarted up ax they came In; be looked tiled and grim; hla cheek* wen nunkeri, and furrowed with line* ilia' told of anger and determination. "Perhapa,” aald the colonel, "you hav. now thought matleru over and ar<- pr« pared to reeotialder your declalon. I do not wlah to lie unreaaonuhle, and I am ready to meet you half-way; all I novs auk im that you ahouhl demand prrml* alon to anchor from your old friend Ho I’ulteney Malcolm. It It' a moat natii ral requeat to mtikc, and In fad no more than la really neceiaary for the aafety of the veaael In auch weather aa thla. Dick kept a aeornful alienee, 10 HR i os I ISCKO i BICVCLE ETIQUTTE. Wlial Is hegHrileil its timid I urin Its Ktlwrlt «H Ills IV lii'i l. An authority on bicycle etiquette lay* down the following rule*: "In mount ing, the gentleman who la accomp.inyng a lady hold# her wheel; ahe aland* on the left aide of the machine and put* her right fool serosa the frame on the right pedal, which ut the time must he up, puahlng the right pedal causes the ma chine to start anil then, with the left foot In place, the rider start* ahead alowly at first, In order to give her cavalier time to mount his wheel, which he will do In the briefest time possible. When the end of the ride la reached the man quickly dismounts and la at hla companion * aide to uaalat her, she, In the meantime, assisting her self us much as possible This la done that la. dismounting In the moat up proved style by riding alowly and when the left pedal la on the rise the weight i of the body la (thrown on it. the right foot la crossed over the frame of the machine and with an uaalatlng hand tile rliler tan easily step to the ground In meeting a party of cyclists who arc known to each other and desire to stop for u parley. It Is considered the proper thins for the mutt of the party to dm i i mount while in conversation with the ladles. As to the furnishings of the ( bicycle, to he really swagger It must | | he fitted out with u clock ond a boll. ! : luggage currier and a cyclometer the ' latter being an absolute sine qua milt i to the woman who cares for record* tut* anil HulMi'il lass The use of hue slid ruffled lawn has cltcltded to the skill Slid some new model* me made to (nil open in front over a petticoat of flounced lawn V voluminous latula XVI heruflled tU'hu of the same lawn completes n gown that except fur tile lit!gc sleeves would tie i tist ,u ler 1sth of the vlose-shouldered pi i toil tVitatu It Is that If Ioom i»i .« nf bodice and taTrlllnioui »l skirt pre vail. there Wilt tie a chaos** it* sleeve*. I'm fa»hton has, after alt her Idea of pn.p.o non aud she never dictate* tha swi lling ul mote than one feature nf 4 |u «b it ill <% 11 Hir M«lMt I IgiekA* *!*• W*»»M I Mwt« Him Wilt The world s vetoed In eialtned by the lurtga hone tompany uf Kilnwurth Maine which ihn other doc mn lie t aid* to the engine house then f i t 1 si dt with the hose rent, coupled the ho** in the hvdrnnt and notnie to the hone nil in I ulV A WAHItlAtJK IONU. I .ore has two chorda, la hArtnouy they quiver; One tuned to earth with Nature* uiuaic swell*, Joining with bird and flower and tree and river Hong of the mountains, eoug of shady della. I’lped on the lute of ebepherd lad In hollow, What time the world with mirth and Joy dhl ring. Hymn ever new for Nature still we follow: Mother of ell Thou taugbteel ue to «tiig. ! one lit eight. '"Whistle louder, Nicholas Klegg.'* •aid I; hut my lips were too dry to pucker. Again came that sound scratch' scratch! scratch! as If the feet that made It were dragging ami l«*«y Then I wheeled armunl so swiftly that noth Ing human could have escaped tue Thate lay the r«ad hare, empty, ex cept for a lapful of colored sky that showed through the trees Now I was no award, tmt my tteixea pricked with terror I was afraid to go up • ml afraid to turn tall so I lucked to wants the wisais. thinking to hide there until the thing isishmI me t tisit mil moved two stops dan I tell , |, i hrMth cii the nap of my tie. k again I wheeled and Mother of t'hrlst) there, behind me. almost tip un me, stood a woman a woman who had un skill front her great, white rolling syetsilla to her ted feet! k nrt they told me I did mu see her wh«o even Sow I see her with her Ihlrtt two big teeth asked of tips sad the tuner lee stringing her iswty like hum ties of rtlisats curd* She raised her arm and tsunted at me and though she did not tom h me I felt hey Itngwrs between my brows ••tit.# me my skla, thief she • fted itir sad oxer until the wind and tbs trees and the ringing In tny own ears took up the refrain. "My skin, my brniitllful while skin, tied up with the lest her in that pack!’’ Then, by some hidden force within uie, I »|xike me. whose very hair bristled and whose lids had snapped hack In my horror until tuy stare was as wide as her*. “I bought It of Simon the Jew; 1 knew nothing of It until I saw It yon der.” 1 threw my pack ou the ground and tor# off the ropes. Out rolled the ac cursed hide, and the womsu leaped at It. There was a moment’* silence, , then a yell of r*K«. "It hss been cut! It la not all ksre!” I never was s preying mum, but I dropped on my knees, for the women's veins pulsed with her angry blood like soft scarlet snakes, slid she l*ent her hairless head dose to my fnce, hissing: "Oh# me tile real of It! Ulvs ms tbs rest of It!" "I can not," I groaned "Then, Nicholas Kh-gg. I will take , your own,” mid she threw herself on | me. I fought frantically, hut she was slippery and wst. 1 fell her nails , grind Into rnr breast I wrenched at her hands. I kicked her with my great boh-nsiled l*ools, I howled In my furl one f<*sr, until the thick twilight shook and the moon stared through It with a : blanched face. Suddenly the woman loosened her grasp, something dark was rushing toward* ns, and I heard a voice hallooing. Nearer and nearer It cane; what happened then I do not remember. I only know that I was lying on the ground, with a man bend lug over me. Near by stood a horse. . the stenm spurting from his nostrlla and the foam smeared on his neck. "In Hod'S name! Whet Is the mat ter?" cried the man; lait I could only sol* like a child awakened from a nightmare. Ilia fare grew pale when I told him j tnv stnrv. and a urewsomc tale It was to hear from the lip* of so wild find trembling wretch n* I was, on Hint lonesome fond, with only the blood colored sky behind the ... I tried to rise, end fit Hint Instnnt I heard ngnln Hie scratch of her feet I grasped his coat." 8he Is coming!" I screamed He turned to look; then lie said, ne If speaking to himself; "Only a leaf, a red autumn leaf, scraping on the frozen ground." I turned, too: yes, there was n red leaf. Do I not know » leaf when I see It? Yat lie said 1 had seen nothing else: and again I ask, can on* man look with another man's eyes?~-.lulle f'losson Kenly In Han Kraneloco Ar gonaiit, MAKINO DP A TIMK-TAHI.B. The Morrmenl ef Trains risllr* Out on a lllankbnnrg To the average man a railway time tattle Is a more or leas perplexing tiling, from which the desired Informs tlon can only tie wrested after much careful study. Even when all seetua plain sailing, a little asterisk often carries th* traveler to the liotiom of the page with diabolical glee, and there Inform* him that the train upon which he lias set hi* heart run* only ! on Hunduj a, or does not run Hatur days, or In some other way upset* his plans. Hallway men say that lime tnldea Hro simpler than they were teu years ago, American* have an ad vantage over their British cousin* In this matter, for no more fearfully and wonderfully compiled book exist* ou this earth than "Bradshaw's Guide. Where an American would get a time table Issued by the road upon which he wlslu's to travel, an Kiigllshman always tiles to Bradshaw. Th eoperntlon of making up n time table Is a comparatively simple one. us pursued by most rends. As a rule, th<* passenger time-table Is made up once a j'enr, for the summer and winter season*. In the general superintend ent’s room, In the Grand Central sta tion there atnnds a huge time-hoard, which has made up a great many ta Ides for the New York Central A Hudson Hlver railroad. It occupies half or one aide of the room, and ex tend* from the floor to the celling. I'pon It are ruled vertically twenty four heuvy Mack lines. The space be tween each of which represents one hour. Between these are smaller black lines, which cut the hour up Into ter-lmura being green and the half houi'M blue. From the bottom of Ihe board, extending upward, the names of all lbe stations .in the line are printed along the side. They are -it wirying Intervals, corresponding to the distance In miles between each station. From each station a heavy black lino ! runs horizontally across the hoard. When a table Is made up i, pin is stuck in the Interval at the bottom of the bonnj, representing tin* exact time at which cadi train starts Another pin Is placed at the Interval representing the time at which It will arrive V ( string Is then stretched from one pin to the other and represents the puss age of the train. The points at which tin string Intersects the horizontal lines lending across the Isiarvl from the different stations represents the time hi which It will pass each station New York Tribune. Another Point of Nets “I thought you said that you would never marry," said the “old woman" when the "new woman" bud odd her of her engagement •Well I did." admitted the "new woman" candidly. "You assorted, as 1 recall It.' went on the "eld woman.“ “that a prog re* atva woman like yourself should di vots her time to the work of enhviglug woman's sphere of action, and that for that absolute freedom was nets» sary ” "Itut marHage " >A|i deal the sphere of action is all right, Inti upon looking at the tuai rtage ,|u**sib»o fionv another |svlut i*t view I discovered that I wr*-ug as IS that feature of eur grand new movement I must have some -uu< to supisirt me while I am enlarging ths spberw " t.'hh'Sgo I*.vet V wants Vs ssk.-d ths hmr.si do thr ft laws wear dwe*s suit* out k*nh before \ « In lbs evening*" "I d course not," an Id Masur t.dgv • pill "Yon don't mean t<> sn> von thought It would he eats f*t a fellvt . «,• went «t*s >»f them siting sited vogts while It «*• Ughl enough fwr sot tssty t-> git • beaJ sn u* d-> your" t'lwiossli I. wt utter I Darant a Plagiarist. Theodore Durant. “the criminal of the century,'’ ia a plagiarist aa well as a murderer In literature plagiarism i ia a capital crime Soon after Durant had been sentenced he » hi he h id written u poem. The Hwminrr secured and published it as a literary freak It now turns oat that the “pooui' was stolen slmost bodily from ■* Ad Icnnirs V previously published In a religious magazine. Tne “deadly parallel-' dear ly shows ths fraud of the prisoner, lie merely adapted the original poem to his uses hy changing s word here and there.--han Francisco Kxamincr rtrel rivet That Dreadful 4 ry I* fraught With Imtori doubly illrc to the unhappy man elm behold* Id* dwelling or hi* warehouse feeding the devouring ele ment uninsured. Ilnpplly moel people who esn. Insure everything hut bea Hi hilne lenths of us neglect the prrserutlton of tide when It Is In palpable JconnrifF. Incipient Indigestion, liter complaint, la grippe. 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