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Nat." . * Tt ► * tfc* cast!* of our r *•» k t < mac Tro;b«-t—Jim jitrai* l as f :m to ►how you wtat > til* n*-**-r s»rt br'or* and »tat ou «ul n- r*-r loot epos again I Li** a* rrx upon tbe Two l’.ook» and i » ill fcrep asjf oath And tbrn—yon • ik* q-j-si.ot I askrd jou bark " H* -r*-tt «*■ ;t into 'be dBrkn«*s* of 't» -r**-* and Nathaa'H fo!lowed, bia heart *tf'«bl,:rs »:'b e*rit*n»ent. **'» a* ns* alert and on* Land r**t n* on lb* outt of bia pts-ol Hr frit 'fa- be »i* n-artre »b* > litrai of bia day » ad»er.t -* and now. in the last aox*^ of it, fc:a old re at ion reas serted itsHC Ha knew that fc* was ar: a dang-rou» pot pie men who. ai reefing to tfc* lava of ! a rountry. ! • er* - ritn :.al# ;n to** may* than on* H* tad s*en r Kb of tfc*:r work • ■ t* the roasts tad b* bad b*ard of ute* o' n H* knew that this a loot and *•_:>• «j *t of St Jatne# bid rut 'fcnnia ai d l tea'*-* and »t-*ses Still "t-r* was nothing abend to .alarm • in. Ti.» < d Baa dodged 'h* g;emns O* 'br lait-d w .ndow and slunk a»- ,od *o tfc* et d of -be gr< at be use Her* ** i• *a! feet abo** b!a brad. • a* asotner w rdew mall and »*Ued » tu f< : .g* of a *;r* that clut.g c <*t.w raasse* to th* log wail With ft* *»• ,rs*>r* of oor who had b**n tt - ** torfte* the roue*:lor mounted •os* (*»:■*-• -d»r the wsdoa. Itft*d t.r: **-■' set: I t.l# rt!c tu on a l-vel m ** the gu*.- and peered within ■ * *a-- -be-* t-.t an rs*?.*s* and then • a < tu- _:.n» and rubbing tta lands -Tom*. %mn H* root a "If to nn* side tsd bo»«< r i'ft p iteneta For a 5 •: Of * it Cmplain P.u. bes.tated t’n *rr ori r. -i cirri..-!stano-t tbi* spy e been - ;• «3ai.l to him But at pres ent see* 4*3i»d to tell bio that t*. &£• i t to ei' f!) hit cuTKirity ** *bn* OMak Price tad given fcsat liii* oKoti”: tt Would a took through Thai link a:nSo* explain - a * <S •«* npsteriea of lb** uigbC* There rjct a low abirper in hia *ar !*» VOS *rn*-l! l:!»r Nat* EtT“ a ancrher Instant Oap'am Plum lad *»*pprd upon tb» ofejnt benea'b ib* end parted the leaves ' natt • » * be io- k«*d a A strange t-i!» c • • li* *f« ile «us looking iuio a ran toon. illuminated by a : tanging lamp suspended almost os a level a itfe bn b«-ad fader th:a *a»p ?:.eo mas a toe* 'able and at it* **l > aat **r*a mornt-n and on* •an The mar a as at lb* end near ** 'be window and all that Xat could •*■* •** rh* t-a- k of his head and *■- -ii--t But tLe women were ia full ri*w. three os each side of the table and one at the far end He t-eased the man to be R-rang. but he stared at the a omen and aa his < res traveled back to the one facing him at the end of the table be could scarcely repress the exclamation of •Jirrrts* *fcat rose to bis bps It was •t- grl a boat he had encountered at the route ior'a cab n She *as lean •r.e forward aa If lc an agony of sua 9mm. her eyes on the king, her lips parted ter bands clutching at a great tcr..i which lay often before ber Her eh** ha aere Pushed trfth excitement And even as be looked Captain Plum i tan ber bead fall suddenly forward 1 upon the table. encircled by te: a: toe The bear; braid of her hair, partij undone, glistened like red go'd in the lamplight Her slender body mas cos raised m .tb sobs The woman sear est her reached over and laid a ca ressing hand on the bowed head, but drew it quickly away as if at a sharp command In his eagerness Nathaniel thrust hi* lace through the foliage until his rose touched the glass. When the girl lifted ter bead she straightened back is her chair—and saw him There came a sudden white fear in l.er face, a parting of the lips as if she were on the point of crying out. and then. b-. fore the others had seen, she looked again at Strang She had discovered h:m and yet she had not revealed her discovery! Nathaniel ct Id have shouted for joy. She had seen him. had recognized him! And because she had not cried out she wasted him! He drew his pistol signaled for him. if she called him. from its holster and waited, if she be would burst the window The girl wns talking new and as she talked she lilted her eyes Nathaniel pressed his face close against the window, and smiled. That would let her know b* waj. a friend Sbe seemed to an sw«>r him with a little nod and he fan rted that her eyes glowed with & ir e appeal for his assistance. But ot.iv 'or an instant, and then they t arred again to the king Not until that n meat did Nalhanie! notice upon her bosom a bunch of crumpled lilacs. From below the iron grip of the councilor dragged him down “That s enough.” be w hispered That s enough—for tonight" He saw the pistol in Nathaniels hand and g-i -e a sudden breathless cry. "Nat—Nat—" He caught Captain Plume free hand is his “T*Ii me this. Obadiah Price." whis pered the master of the Typhoon. ' who Is she’" The councilor stood on tiptoe to an swer “They are the wives of Strang. Nat*" "But the other?" demanded Nathan »! The other— "O. to he sure, to be sure." chuckled Obadiah "The girl of the lilacs, eh* Why. she’s the seventh wife, Nat— that's all. the seventh wife!" CHAPTER ill. The Warning. So quickly that G bad.ah Price might net nave counted tec before It bad come and gone tbe significance of bis m* situation Sashed upon Captain Plum as be stood under tbe kings window His plats bad charged since ieav.rg ship but now he realized that •••y tad become topeleesly involved He bad intended that Obadiab should f l ow fcim where Strang was to be ■ucu and that later, when ostensibly returning to bis vessel, be would visit •be prophet in bis borne Whatever The interview brought forth be would st.II be in a position to deliver tbe councilor's package Even an hour's bombardment of St James would not merfere with tbe fulfilment of bis oath But those few minutes at tbe king's window- had been fatal to tbe srb< me he had built The girl had seen him She had not betrayed bis presence She had called to him with her eyes—he would have staked his life on that What did It all mean? He turned to Obadiah. Tbe old man was grimacing and twisting his hands nervously. He SFemed half afraid cringing, as if fearing a blow The s gbt of him set Nathaniel's blood afire His w kite face seemed to verify •he terrible thought that tad leaped into his brain Suddenly he heard a b nt cry—a woman's voice—and in an :r.stani he was back at the window Tbe girl bad risen to her feet and stood facing fcim This time, as her »v«s met his own, he saw in them a hashing warning, and he obeyed it as if she had spoken to him. As he dropped silently back to the ground tbe councilor came close to his side "That's enough for tonight. Nat." he whispered He trade as if to slip away but Na ’teniel detained him “Not yet. dad' i d like to have a word with—this—*' “With Strang s wife." chuckled Oba dish "Ho. bo. ho. Nat. you’re a raw cal'" The old man's face was mapped with wrinkles, his eyes glowed with joyous at probation "You shall. Nat. you shall' You love a pretty face, eh* You shall meet Mrs Strang. Nat. arl you shall make love to her if you wii-h 1 swear that. too. But not to mght Nat—not tonight" He stood a pace away and rubbed his bands ''ifc«*re * ill bo no chance tonight. ' —but tomorrow night, or the next O. I promise you shall meet h“r. and mate love to h r. Naf Ho if Strar.g knew if Strang only knew!" There was somethin,. so fiendish v gloating in the councilor's attitude, in 1 is face, in tne hot glow of his eyes, that for a moment Nathaniel's invol 1 untary liking for the little old man b»- ire b.m turned ti> abhotrpnce. The rass ion. the triumph of the man. con vinced him where words had failed T* >- girl was Strang's wife His last doubt was dispelled And berause she was Strang's wife Obadiah hated the Mormon prophet The councilor had s:»ok*r with fateful assurance—that he should meet her. that he should . make love to her It was an assur ance that made him shudder. As he ! followed in silence up out of the gloom of the town he strove, but In vain, to find whether sin had lurked in the sweet face that had appealed to him in Its misery—whether there had been a Cash of something besides terror, besides prayerful entreaty, in the lovely eves that had met his own Obadiah spoke do word to break in on bis thoughts. Now and then the old man's Insane cbucklings floated softly to Nathaniel's ears, and when at last they came to the cabin in the forest he broke into a low laugh that echoed weirdly In the great black room which they entered He lighted another randle and approached a lad der which led through a trap In the ceiling Without a word he mounted this ladder, and Nathaniel followed him finding himself a moment later in a small low room furnished with a bed The councilor placed his candle on a fable close beside It and rubbed his hands until It seemed they must burn (TO BE CONTIXTED.I Netir Neura of Vanderbilt’s Lost Chance Lost Opportunity For Which a Vanderbilt Grieved. William H. Was Sorry He Did Not Let New York Central Show It Could Beat Pennsylvania's Fast Mail. "It has always been my impression that William H. Vanderbilt grieved more over an opportunity which came to him and which he lost, and felt more greatly humiliated thereby by the sense that he had made a mis- ; take, than over any other event in his experience as the successor of hts father, the Commodore, at the head of the Vanderbilt railways.” So said to 1 me the late George C. Bangs, who in the seventies became to all intents and purposes the creator of the coun try's fast railway mail service, and who had as his assistant in the work Theodore N. Vail, now head of the great Bell telephone system of the county "As the superintendent of the rail way mail service, and especially the fast mail feature of it, which had been established practically under my direction.” continued Mr. Bangs. ”1 was brought in very close touch with the managers of the important railway lines running from the At lantic coast to Chicago 1 knew bet- j ter than the public did how intense was the competition between the New York Central and the Pennsylvania The fast railway mail service was es tablished at about the time rate cut- ; ting was at its height, the very time when, as it was afterwards proved, the Standard Oil company was get ting very large rebates from the rail road companies. “Now. one of the things which night serve to advertise these rail reads. and to aid them in their com- j petitive struggle, was the ability they showed to maintain what in those days were very fast railway mail j services between New York or Phila delphia and Chicago “In the spring of 1S78 I happened to learn that the famous theatrical managers. Jarrett and Palmer, had made contracts with the Pennsyl vania. the Union Pacific and the Cen tral Pacific by which those railroad companies pledged themselves to haul a special theatrical train from New York to San Francisco in three and one-half days' time. It also came to my knowledge that the attempt was to be made to deliver by the same train a mail which left tbe New York post office in the early morning in Chicago on the evening of the same day. “Immediately I made an appoint ment by telegraph with William H. Vanderbilt and ran over from Wash ington to Now Tort to see him 'Mr Vanderbilt.’ I said to him when we met. ‘do you know that the Pennsyl vania is to take a mail at Jersey City at one o’clock in the morning, on the special theatrical train, under con tract to deliver that mail in Chicago by nine o'clock in the evening of that day?’ “ 'They cant do it.’ said Mr. Van derbilt. “ ‘Yes. I think they can and win. Mr. Vanderbilt.’ I replied. ‘Of couree. it’s going to take some very fast running It’ll be a magnificent feath er in the Philadelphia railroad’s cap.’ “I saw that Mr. Vanderbilt was in tensely interested, and that be rea lized how great a card it would be for his powerful rivals if they were able to fulfil the contract. “ ’Now. Mr. Vanderbilt.’ I went on to say. 'you can beat them by three hours. I will see to it that a special mail is made up and delivered to you if you will have a train ready at four o’clock in the morning, and will prom ise me that you will deliver that mail in Chicago at nine o’clock in the evening.' " 'The thing is impossible.’ Mr Vanderbilt exclaimed “ ’I beg to differ with you.' I re plied. ’If the Pennsylvania, with its heavy grades, is able to make the run between New Tort and Chicago in twenty hour*, you could certainly do it in three hours better time We will keep it a perfect secret: nobody shall know anything about it until we deliver a mail t; your road in Chicago at cine o'clock in the even ing Then *e will announce that our train left New York three hoars later than the Pennsylvania's ’ "Mr Vanderbilt got up and paced nervously back ani forth: once he went and looked at the map Then he made a computation of the run ning time. For an instant he seemed j about to be ready to accept my prop> ' sition. hut at last shook his head " it would be a great thing, but 1 don’t quite fee! like taking the re sponsibility.' he said. ’No. I wont do it. and 1 don’t believe the Penn- 1 syhvania will make Chicago in twer. ty hours’ time, either * "But when Nr Vanderbilt learned that the Pennsylvania did do it. and after he had talked with some of his ore-ating force and found that they had no question but that the New York Central could have made the run in three hours’ less time, he felt I deeply chagrined and humiliated And long after he said to me. the thought of the lost opportunity still rankling la his breast: - Bangs. 1 am sorry I did not ac cept your proposition- If I had we would have taken a feather from the Pennsylvania's cap and put it in our own.’ ” 'Copyright. IS’P. by E. J. Edwards. AU merits Reserved.) Astounded Grover Cleveland Democrat Who Astounded Presi dent Cleveland. How Frank H. Brooks Refused to Ac cept Places in the American Di plomatic Service Offered Him as Election Reward. In the presidential campaign of 18S4 the Democratic party received some very excellent assistance from a corps of comparatively young men who had been trained thoroughly in newspaper work. Daniel S Lamont himself had been a newspaper man before becoming private secretary to Grover Cleveland, and it was doubt less because Col. Lamont had receiv ed a thorough training of this sort that he was able accurately to judge of the quality of the service rendered by the various newspaper men who were associated with the Democratic national committee throughout the campaign. Among this class of as sistants was Frank H. Brooks, whose wlrd Col. Lamont had noted. Due either to a suggestion from Col. Lamont. then secretary to the presi Wouldn ’t Associate withGould Man Who Refused to Associate With Jay Gould. John Duff of Boston Declined to Serve As Official of the Union Pacific After the “Little Wizard" Got Control of It. One cf the great bankers and finan ciers of Boston, indeed of the entire country, a generation ago. was John Duff. who. as I told recently, saved the credit and solvency of the Union Pa cific railroad during the panic of 1S73 by pledging over $300,000 worth cf his own private giit-edge securities for a like amount of money with which to pay the coupons of the road's land grant bonds, then due. It was about 1866 that Mr. Duff be came a director ot the Union Pacific, and for about seven years thereafter he was a power in the affairs of that company. Towards the end of that period he began to suspect that Jay Gould was attempting to secure con trol of the Union Pacific. VV ith c man of that character." said Mr. Duff, with all the positiveness of his nature, to his son-in-law. Dr. Wil liam H. Bullard, who had personal knowledge of many of his father-in law's business transactions. "I will have no business dealings whatsoever. 1 have had none in the past, and 1 will keep clear of any In the future, no matte-r what comes to pass. I should be afraid of my own reputation if I were associated w'ith a man who tried to make a fortune by wrecking rail road properties." Gracuaily the signs became more and more certain to Mr. Duff that Mr. Gould was doing all he could to se cure control of the Union Pacific. Finally there came a day when Mr. Duff felt fairly well satisfied, so far as his personal and unofficial know! | edge went, that Mr. Gould had ac complished his object, that a majority ; of the stock of the Union Pacific rest ed in his hands. And one morning not long thereafter, Mr. Duff received from the banking house of Morton. Bliss & Co., in New York, a telegram ; which read practically as follows: “Will you accept the presidency of the Union Pacific railroad, or will you accept the vice-presidency, with full | power to act?” Mr. Duff did not doubt the authority of the banking house to make these of ■ fers; it was the official banking house : of the Union Pacific. But before an j swering the telegram he determined to learn authoritatively whether or not Jay Gould bad secured a majority of the road's stock. This within the course of a few hours he larned to be the fact, and then, as Dr. Bullard re calls it. his father-in-law sent this an swer: "I decline to accept either proposi tion. because I refuse to stretch hands across a directors' table to take the hand of a man whom I believe to be a 1 thief.” Mr. Duff’s next act was to resign as director of the Union Pacific, as he said he would do if Jay Gould se cured control of the Union Pacific; and from that day he had nothing more to do with the property w hose credit and solvency he had once saved. (Copyright. 19!0. by K. J. Edwards. Ali _ Rights Reserved.) dent, or to other friends of Mr Brooks, who knew of his important work during the campaign. President Cleveland was persuaded that there should be official recognition of what Mr. Brooks had done, especially as he seemed fitted to become a valuable public servant. So. in due course. Mr Brooks was offered the appoint ment of consul to Triest. “1 appreciate the honor.” said Mr Brooks, “but I cannot accept the ap pointment for reasons that are entire ly personal." “But.” he was told, “the Vnited States is to have- largely increased commerce with Triest. the only Aus trian seaport, and there will be fine opportunities for good work there, such as will surely lead to promotion in our diplomatic service. Still Mr. Brooks declined, and when President Cleveland was told that the offer would not be accepted, he in ferred that it might be that Mr Brooks felt that the salary was in sufficient. “I will appoint him consul-general at St. Petersburg.” the president said. So once more, the offer of a place In the diplomatic service, so important as consul-general at the Russian capi tal. was made to Mr. Brooks, yet he felt compelled to decline for reasons w-hich seemed to him imperative In the president campaign of 1892. when Cleveland was again a candidate, he appeared at a public meeting in New York City After the great throng which had assembled to hear the former president had de parted. and while Mr. Cleveland was waiting on the platform for his car riage. Mr. Brooks, who was present, approached him. “Mr. President.” he said. "I am very glad to see you again." "I recall your face very well, but I cannot recall your name.” Mr. Cleve land said, looking quizzlngly. earnest ly. at the man who had greeted him. “My name Is Frank H. Brooks, and you may remember me as one who was associated in an humble way with the presidential campaign of 18S4.” For an instant Mr. Cleveland con tinued to look with intense inquiry and question at Mr. Brooks, and then of a sudden recollection coming to him. he seized both of Mr. Brooks' hands with his own. "Of course. I recollect you now.” exclaimed Mr Cleveland, "and I have never forgotten the unprecedented and unequalled and astounding ex perience I had with you after I be came president. Mr Brooks. I have known many Democrats who have re fused the ofTer of one office, but I have not known, with the exception of yourself, any Democrat who de clined an offer of two important of fices. I shall never forget that cir cumstance as long as I live; I have had no other like it in all my ex perience I am very gUd to have met you. and 1 want again to congratulate you as the only Democrat, of whom 1 have knowledge, who declined two political offices, one after the other.” (Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All Rights Reserved.) Reason tor Excusing Him Thomas Nelson Page's Colored Office Boy Really Could Note Come. For He Was Dead. Thomas Nelson Page was telling of an office boy named Eugene, and col ored. w bom he had when he practised law In Richmond. The boy w snt much of a help about the office, but with proper persuasion, he could ,>e induced to sweep out every morning. One day. however, he did not appear. Page went* to the office, caw it was not swept, and went out and waited around for an hour and came back, i No boy had been there. He waited another hour, and still no boy. He waited until 3 o’clock in the afternoon and no boy; so. very angry, be de cided to go out and interview tne boy's father about It “That rascally boy of youra hasn't been at my office at all today," ex ploded Page. "Sbo’ly. Massa Torn,” repued the father, “you'all ain' tellin' me dat boy Eugene hain't done bin dar yet?" "I am telling you. He hasn't been there -11 day.” “Tha’s ver' strange," commented the father; "but I reckon yoh-all haf ter 'scue him this mawnin'.” “Excuse him? Why?" roared Page. "Well, Mas&a Tom, he s daid " Favorite of the King. One of the American women who is being received with favor by the king and queen of England is Lady Lister Kaye, whose sister was the dowager duchess of Manchester, and who Is the youngest of the three Tzaga sisters. Her friendship with the king and queen dates back many years. She was one of the three persons who were sent for just after King Edward died. The friendship between Queen Mary and Lady Lister-Kaye has been keen. In no other American woman’s house have the present king and queen dined so frequenty as in Lady Llster-Kaye’s. While there has been much speculation as to the fate of American wo men who were popular with King Ed ward, there is no doubt Lady Lister - Kaye will grow even more prominent socially in the new reign. Sir John Lister-Kaye, who was a groom-in-walt ing on King Edward, is a close friend of King George. The Lawyer* Won. Askitt—Old Skinner left quite a large estate, did he not? Noitt—Yes; but some of his rela tives contested his will. Askitt—Was there much left after it got through the courts? Noitt—Nothing but the heirs. The Contest. "All men," said the earnest citlxen, "are born equal.” “They are that.” replied Mr. RafTerty. “But they don’t stay equal after they’re big enough to get together in the school yard.” Her Modesty. "Do you read Browning?" asked th« young man. "Not in the original," replied th* modest girl. SUFFERED 33 YEARS. But Chronic Kidney Trouble Wu Finally Cured. Charles Ya Foehn a. S?1 A Ft. Coll ax. Wash, says: "Fta 30 years 1 suffered from kidney trouble and v vs laid up for days at a time. There »-as * dull arhe through tie snisul of cy bark and 1 had rheu matic pains in every joint. The kidney secretions passed too freely and 1 was annoyed by haring to arise at night. I could cot work without intense suf fering Through the use of 1 loan's Kidney Pills. I was practically given a new pair of kidneys. 1 cannot exag gerate their virtues." Remember the name—Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Fester hf ilburn Co.. Buffalo, N. T. Coe!eSr*t Be Than»r»u'. Bishop Charles W. Smith at a har vest dinner in Portland said of the harvest spirit: "The harvest spirit is one of thank fulness, but there are some crabbed old farmers vho couldn't be thankful if they tried. "I said to such an old fellow as he conducted me over his farm on a gold en autumn afternoon and showed me a record harvest: " 'Wei!, sir. this year, at least, you’ve so! nothing, nothing whatever to complain of.' “ -1 don't know about that, bishop.' he answered. w:th a shake of the head. 'I'm afraid there'll be no spoilt hay for the young calves.'" Hardly a Compliment. In the excitement of the comert public speakers often say the opposite of »ha; they mean to convey, and “when Henry Irving cave a reading in the I'lster hall, in 187S" says Pram Stoker, in "Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving." ""one speaker made as pretty an Irish bull as could be found. though the bull is generally sup posed to belong to other provinces than the hard-headed I'lster In des canting on the many virtues of the guest of the evening he mentioned the :xcel!ence of his moral nature and rect itude of his private life in these terms: "Mr Irving, sir. is a gentle man what leads a life of unbroken blemish ' “ “Beer” m Ka-sas. A certain Kansas editor always puts the word ""beer." when printtd in his paper, in quotation marks. "'Why do you do that?" a subscriber asked hits. "It is for the same reason.” be re plied, “that we put quotation marks around the word "ghost." We don't be lieve there are any ghosts"—Kansas City Journal. He Neve»" Shaved Again. Marmaduke—What do you sappoaa that wretched barber said when be shaved me? Pertie—1 don't know. Mcrmaduke—He said it reminded him of a game he used to play when a boy called "Hunt the Hare.” TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY Tor Red. Weak. Weary. 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NEWSPAPERS TAKING IT UP Metropolitan Dailies Giving Advice How to Check Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble. This is a simple home recipe now being made known in all the larger cities through the newspapers. It is I intended to check the many eases of Rheumatism and dread kidney trouble ; which haTe made so many cripples, invalids and weaklings of some of our brightest and strongest people. The druggists everywhere, even in the smallest communities, have been notified to supply themselves with the ingredients, and the sufferer will have no trouble to obtain them. The pre scription is as follows: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Rargon, one ounce, and Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Mix by shaking well in a bottle. The dose Is one teaspoonful after each meal and at bedtime. Recent experiments tn hospital cases prove this simple mixture ef fective in Rheumatism. Because of its positive action upon the elimina tive tissues of the kidneys, it compels these most vital organs to filter from the blood and system the waste im purities and uric acid which are the cause of rheumatism. It cleanses the kidneys, strengthens them and re moves quickly such symptoms as backache, blood disorders, bladder weakness, frequent urination, painful scalding and discolored urine. It acts as a gentle, thorough regulator to the entire kidney structure. Those who suffer and are accus tomed to purchase a bottle of medi cine should not let a little tnooe ! venlence interfere with making tb.ia up, or have your druggist do it for yma.
