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( rl ;!.p k ■ d '»■*• 1 m • LUT)tl4 trr ' •CHAPTER V^Ceet.eoed > ta heplnr-ng Jr. iinden-iacd—a 1*M®r b- said ~Ot>adiah bad planned I ° ** * «t<>ad to: Mar oe. bat 1 was a RM aim ry*. ed t , scheme 1? 1 bad rat u> Le told me I should tave ae*m Lts it * r omit* ' *• » Ire more* fc<* renewed the »»'3ta Cf tbe prt-rac.rf even tap and «f Hat C«nj( -«( hi* (usin* to the **' '*4 l * mamt--ip mttb Chadiar. and «*■*- *St*.Jir a ay t» wh«-i he tad ae-j-ae teterarted la Manoa He sKiSU*m lie ccub* bat told of Wtns •raw* »tntaf acd of its interne w a 3 the borcos bite When be ****** **» *.rl as he tad seen ter tt roairb lb* bites aitdo* and >*f her * ta^a -af laee unH tosard him at ' tbe-^u, bta tot« tmaWH with an -v *aat It ax ott p.:.ea tbe Cush In b- - •■fa < wit ;iUm H»c«» 1 thank God that yw * -•» XartnmT te sa.. Simply "Aft ar » *..j vjai«< aid y« „ te p Ler*” 'lea* l«a are mllilnp to -,*k — “ - ■ 'b'iU e! »,« ke t- .fie to * horn *a*^ had been suddenly tpened tbe *- ttA" *o a r*«at ■■ w He sprang to ‘ • bet ard stood before Nell, tls *‘rb b* .t* throbb-sp a ilh tbe rmo »L.tb ta been a aliened ailtm his any e at yog te!I me * ‘W . l»*" he "led. no !< r.ger r >trv‘»xt fcfcnweif. -\Vhy ire you * » u# Ui L '! SUir;* Has he—has he ills I#ft a tih the **b• wd -ch k* eared nut Ictsh. *- t« tth'" ->rrui«4 NelL *'H* uu never li d a Lind r»n Mario*. ‘ M halts a as ate hates tie shines * • *•» »-*h; And ye-—next Sunday J to 'jt-TOZZAt h»* seventh mife!” N-" »: ■■ sharted as .1 he tad Urea tbc*-*tt t« d fry a blom Vr .< _a he is * r< :ng her into its fc_-' je?" be ass*: N t» cae wot 4< tiat'~ exclaimed N *ea the fcalreu ban g out ace* !e th face. “He caa aot force her las* r-arry-rg fctm. and yet—“ He a 30 L . artua ahoee tit head !a eud «ac f sac Jtat* e«;a.r "As there is a >u4 is fceatea I a^uid give 10 years <rf •» We Ice the secret at the prophets rw-er over Marion'” be g- mmS Three metres ago her ha ! rs e! I a was t«mh*e see loathed h • • j s of t at. 1 have seen her *-»> at the wound of his voice When he as-*- tl ter to become tie a .fe she r se4 t.xn is % rdv that 1 had U* M-wad ho person is 'tie kingdom mould L»*« dutl U> li*«. The*—lees than a am alb act*—the thang- came, and dm day CL* tod tee tig! the lad t'isvM «;> ter tr.au to beron* Ptraag s »i't M«e that day her heart uas br **•a 1 was dumbfounded 1 raged sad voraed arid esen threaten* d Once 1 a-wowed her ot a shameful thing and *W-sogb t ticjiiored ber forgiveness a tarnsand times 1 kne e that she weeps « s «u> brutal word* (till. Bat noth ing cwvtld change her On my knees 1 -as* ; leaded attn her. and once she 8 -ng ber arms round my * hou.uers and maud. 'Nell. I can cot tell vou why | am marrying Strang Hut 1 must' I • nt to ill rang ami de-r.aaded an ex »a»fa I to‘d bin. that my sister Vik4 t.rr. thal the sight of his face end lb* sewing ot his in ce h ied ber » fk nbaorjewce. but he only iaighed U 3* and uswi me shy I of acted to i- 4T3ilg lee brother iu-iaw of a ** 4-**e. hay ty hay 1 have sees Man tu a aosl dying within t er Some •crio.Ce «crw> is gr.awing at her - wl nbung her of the very life * sari a few week* ago made ber the vewi Meat !i»b| thing on this island; •use dreadful influence is shadcaing b«c every step, and as the day draws f- •* vUt st>« is to join the king s t*es. I wee *a her eyeu at times a t-*d that Ingtilrui u.e There is only aw* salv-ta4t Tomorrow 1 shall kill 104 then Itedt atrugged hi* shoulders 1 »i3 rhoot him through the ih 4 as wo that Jt aill live to tell hi* » *>■» a to d? >e deed After that 1 will try to lit scy iwipy to the Muhad “ “had Marina—" * HI *. I marry Strang’ Isn't that »«««■*“ 1 * have guessed nothing—no roam far the prophet's power over y mi water'- asked NathanieL * t-»!o*eiy And yet that influence Is aar« that at times ibe thought of it ’news the Mood in my veins It t> wo great that Strang did not hesi tate to throa me into Jail on the pre vtt that I had threatened his life Vartoa implored him to spare me the tmni of a public wtipping and be rtVM hr reading to her the com-1 mandments of the kingdom. That was last n.ght—when you saw her through the window Strang Is madly Infatu ated with her beauty and yet he dares to go any length without fear of losing her. She has become bis slave. She is as completely In his power as though bound In Iron chains. And the most terrible thing about It all is that she has constantly urged me to leave the Island—to go, and never return. Great God. what does it all mean? 1 love her more than anything else on earth, we have been Inseparable since the day she was able to toddle alone —and yet she would h3ve me leave her’ No power on earth can reveal the secret that is torturing her. No power can make S’rang divulge it-'" “And Obadiah Price!" cried Na thaniel. sudden excitement dashing in Lis eyes. “Does he know?" “1 believe that be does!" replied Neil, pacing back and forth in his agi tation. "Captain Plum, if there is a man on this island who loves Marion with ail of a father's devotion it is Obadiah Price and yet he swears that he knows nothing of the terrible in fluence which has so suddenly en t.aved her to the prophet! He sug gests that It may be mesmerism, but 1—“ He interrupted himself with a harsh, mirthless laugh. “Mesmerism be damned! Its not that!” “Your sister—is—a Mormon," ven tured Nathaniel, remembering what the prophet had said to him that morning. Couid it be her faith?—a message revealed through Strang from—" Nell stopped him almost fiercely. Marion Is not a Mormon!" he said. "She hates Mormonlsm as she hates Strang I have tried to get her to leave the island with me but she in sist* on staying because of the old folk. They are very old. Captain Pi in. and "hey believe in the prophet and his heaven as you and I believe In that blue sky up there. The day before I was arrested I begged my eis'.er to fee to the mainland with me but she refus»d with the words that she had said to me a hundred times before—‘Neil. 1 must marry the prophet" Don't you see there is noth ing to do—but to kill Strang — Nathaniel thrust his hand into a “You Are Not Gcir.g to Kill Strang Tomorrow.” pocket of the coat he had loaned Neil and drew forth bis pipe and tobacco pouch As he loaded the pipe he looked squarely into the other s eyes and smiled “Neil." he said softly. "Do you know that you world have made alt awful fool of yourself if I hadn't hove in sight just when 1 did?" He lighted his pipe with exaspera ting coolness, still smiling over its bowl. "You are not going to kill Strang tomorrow." he added, throwing away the match and placing both hands on Neil's shoulders. His eves were laughing with the joy that shone in them. ‘Neil. 1 am ashamed of you! You have worried a devilish lot over a very simple matter. See here—” He blew a cloud of smoke over the other s head. “I re learned to demand some sort of pay for my services since I landed on this island. Will you promise to be—a sort of brother—to me—if I steal Marion and sail away with her tonight?" CHAPTER VI. Marion. At Nathaniel's astonishing words Kell stood as though struck suddenly dumb. "Don't you see what a very simple rase It is?” he continued, enjoying the other's surprised silence "You plan to kill Strang to keep Marion from marrying hitn. Well. I will hunt up Marion, put her in a bag if necessary and carry her to my ship. Isn't that better and safer and just as sure as murder?” The excitement had gone out of Neil's face. The flush slowly faded from his cheeks and la his eyes there gleamed something besides tbs ma levolence of a few moments before. As Nathaniel stepped back from him half laughing and puffing clouds of smoke from his pipe Marlon's brother thrust his handa Into his pockets with an ex clamation that forcefully expressed his appreciation of Captain Plum's scheme. "1 never thought of that.” he added, after a moment. "By heaven, it will be easy—” “So easy that 1 tell you again 1 am ashamed of you for not having thought of It!” cried Nathaniel. ”The first thing is to get safely aboard my ship." "We can do that within an hour." “And tonight—where will we find Marion?” “At home.” said Neil. “We live near Obadiah. You must have seen the house as you came into the clear ing this morning from the forest.” Nathaniel smiled as he thought of his suspicions of the old councilor. "It couldn’t be better situated for our work,” he said. "Does the forest run down to the lake on Obadiah's side of the Island?" "Clear to the beach.” Neil's face betrayed a sudden flash of doubt “I believe that our place has been watched for some time." he explained. "I am sure that it t3 especially guarded at night and that no person leaves or enters It without the knowl edge of Strang. I am certain that Marion Is aware of this surveillance although she professes to be wholly ignorant of it It may cause us trou ble." "Can you reach the house without being observed?” “After midnight—yes." “Then there is no cause for alarm,” declared Nathaniel. “If necessary 1 can bring 10 men Into the edge of the woods. Two can approach the bouse as quietly as one and I will go with you. Once there you can tell Marion that your life depends on her accompanying you to Obadiah's. 1 lieve she will go. If she won't—" He stretched out his arms as if in antici pation of the burden they might hold. "If she wont—I'll help you carry her!” ‘And meanwhile," said Neil. "Arbor Croche's men—“ ■'Will be as dead as herring fioaters if they show up!" he cried, leaping two feet off the ground in his enthu siam. "I've got 12 of the damnedest fighters aboard my ship that ever lived and 10 of them will be in the edge of the woods!” Neil's eyes were shining with some thing that made Nathaniel turn his own to the loading of his pipe. "Captain Plum, I hope I will be able to repay you for this,” he said. There was a trembling break In his voice and lor a moment Nathaniel did not look up. His own heart was near bursting with the new life that throbbed within it. When be raised his eyes to his companion s face again there was a light in them that spoke almost as plainly as words. "You haven't accepted my prtre. yet, ■ Nell,” he replied quietly. "I asked you if you'd—be—a son of brother—” Neil sprang to his side with a fervor that knocked the pipe out of his hand. ! “1 swear that! And if Marion j doesn't—“ Suddenly he jerked himself into a listening attitude. *'Hark!” For a moment the two ceased to j breathe. The sound had come to them J both, low. distant. After it there fell j a brief hush. Then again, as they ■ stared questioningly into each other's eyes. It rolled faintly into the swamp ■ —the deep, far baying of a hound. “Ah!” exclaimed Neil, drawing back with a deep breath. *'I thought they would do it!” 'The bloodhounds!" <TO EE CONTINUED.) _ Child a Train Dispatcher. Frankie McClure is only eleven years old, but she can dispatch trains and operate the telegraph key just as cleverly as her foster father, who has been in the business for more than a score of years. “She is the best train dispatcher along the line," said her foster father. George Moore of Gabbettsville, Ga. Frankie passes much of her spare time with her fa ther every day. Telegraphy provides as much amusement for her as her dolls. She learned telegraphy when she was six years old. and her pro ficiency has been increasing ever sines. DOE TO FREIGHT RATES IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. Millionaire Says That People Are Bled to Pay Dividends on Nine Bil lions of Watered Stock. Akron. O.—Declaring that excessive freight rates are responsible for the high cost of living, Ohio G. Barber, the millionaire match magnate, has *ent a letter to every member of con gress demanding reforms In addition to the regulation of freight rates, he demands that laws be passed that will effectually limit railroad and industrial capitalization. He declares the freight business of the railroads cost each family $S7 a year. This latter, coupled with the other earnings of the railroads, he as serts. has boosted the average rail- | road cost per family to $127 annu- j ally. Barber starts his letter to the con gressmen with these three demands: “What is the matter with America? “What is the matter with congress? “Why has the seat of government been transferred to Wall street?" Continuing, he says: “Personally. 1 appreciate fully the inijxirtance of stability of vested rights in property, corporate or personal. “But 1 vigt rously contend that the commission of excesses in the capital ization of corporate companies for feits instantly the right to claim face value for such capitalization in the levying of & tax upon the American public for the payment of dividends upon this watered stock. And in this offense trie railroads always have set the pace. “Conceived in the master minds of Huntington. Morgan. Hill and Harri man, this (>olicy has been worked out to a nicety. These clothed the scheme j in the pretty catch phrase of a "com- ! munity of interests' and cleverly set about to grab all the through trunk lines of railroad from coast to coast, i "They argued plausibly, and with ; truth, that these trunk lines were the great arteries which maintained the 1 life of commerce; that they were a necessity for quick transportation. “Approximately nine billions of this 18 billions of railroad capitalization is fictitious; purely and simply wat ered stock, upon which the people of the United States are taxed in rail road rates to maintain the annual div idends. “Despite this tremendous stock wa tering. the railways net earnings have advanced steadily and the average dividend rate has more than doubled in the last 13 years. “In 1894 the dividend rate was 1.66 per cent. I-tat year it averaged 3.6S per cent, and the railroads earned a net income of IS52.153.2S0. “And the people paid the freight: "Railroad presidents indignantly de ny that freight rates afifec* the cost of existence. Jaaies J. Hill and W. C. Browne declare low acreage produc tion by the tanner is responsible for high prices. "Trust magnates disagree. All seek to shift the responsibility. S. R. Gug genheim says it is extravagance on the part of the laborer. Ogden Ar mour says it is the law of nature. "This one problem of railroad freight rates is the great economic question of the age. Were it fairly | solved all other lines of commerce i and trade would soon adjust them selves an1 a more equitable distribu tion of the products of business would result. What are you going to do about it? “Yours in militant sincerity. (Signed > “O. C.■ BARBER." — THE CASE OF LORIMER. Senate Wonders How Many Votes Vo Remove. Washington.—Whether it would re quire a two-thirds vote or only a ma- , jority of the same to unsea: Mr. Igjri- ; mer as a senator from Illinois is an interesting question which has arisen in the contest about to ne waged. The answer depends upon whether j the opposition to Mr. Lorimer seeks to connect him with any corrupt prac tices or merely attempts to show that he was the beneficiary for which he was not responsible. Officers are a Failure. Chicago.—Nearly two hundred vol- ] uuiary probation officers of tie juve- ! niie court were dismissed, following i an investigation of the system by j Judge Merritt W. Pinckney and his ! chief probation officers. One of the I volunteeers was found in the county ; jail charged with uxorcide. Another, a negro preacher, was under arrest on charges by children, and others were found incapable. In announcing the dismissal rule the court specified that it did not convey criticism in most cases. The Apportionment Bill. Washington — The apportionment bill introduced by Chairman Orum packer fixes the membership of the house at 433. The bill was referred immediately to the census committee, where the entire subject will be taken up. Burned to Death. Huron. S. D.—David Mitchell, aged 53. was found burned to death in his cottage a mile south of the city. Mitchell was a widower and lived alone. To Protect Titles. Washington. — Secretary Ballinger and Senator Borah of Idaho are both interested in the question of timber on the area burned by the gTeat for est fires last year. Mr. Ballinger has prepared a bill that, if passed, would permit the government to disptose to the best advantage of the timber on the devastated public domain and on the land of homesteaders who have not perfected title. Senator Borah discussed the matter with the presi dent and hopes that legislation wiU be passed. LIVES FOR SAKE OF HER ART Po*t Joaquin Millar's Daughter Woos the Muss In a Cheap New York Lodging. New Tork.—Everyone has heard of Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sierras, who lives with his birds and his books in a little cabin on the mountain side above Oakland. Cal. Once in a while the aged and bewhiskered her mit-poet comes into civilization and entertains people with his undisguised contempt for society, but in the main he prefers to commune with nature Miaa Juanita Miller. and the muse which he courts. He is a scholarly man with poetic thought*. His beautiful daughter. Miss Juani ta Miller, is something of a hermit herself, for her home is a tiny room in Carnegie hall, this city—a room which used to be a box office. Young, pretty and very talented, she could take a prominent part in society if she would. But she will have nothing to do with the pleasures and frivolities of the world. “I am trying to find myself and dis cover what I am here for." she says. “I am severely criticised by my friends for trying to live my own lire, but to me freedom is above all else to be desired. My greatest horror is the possibility of being a sheep and fol lowing a leader. Society women do not order their own lives. I am well and happy and just now am living a life which tends most to happiness. I have solved the problem of high prices. I pay $4 a week for my room here and as there are no bathing facilities 1 go to a Turkish bath once a week. My clothes I buy on Fourteenth street and pay almost nothing for them. My food costs me only $2 a week; so I may say my total living expenses amount to but little more than $7 a week. I make my own coffee in the morning. At noon I go over to Sixth avenue, where 1 get an egg sandw-ich for five cents and a good stew for ten cents. In the evening I make my cof fee again and have some fruit. “Once 1 was drifting and was bored. Now I am happy. I have done some water colors which my friends say are good. I can sing and I can play. Now I want to know which thing I ran do best and th~n follow that line. Why should 1 consult my friends about my own destiny? I couldn't stand my old life in society any long er and I broke away. I decided to earn my own living and be absolutely independent. I pay my way by giv ing piano and mandolin lessons and have lots of time for myself. My fa ther is heartily in sympathy with me.’’ Miss Miller's mother is very fond of life and society, but cannot induce the girl to give up what seem to her to be very peculiar notions. Evidently Juanita is a feminine copy of Joaquin. GRAVE IN A CHICAGO PARK Massive Couch Mausoieu-n Stands as Last Vestige of the City’s First Cemetery. Chicago.—Familiar as are most peo ple. whether visitors or residents, with Lincoln park, this city, and its prin cipal features, there yet remains one object therein which causes wonder and question by many who go there, and which still stands an unexplained mystery to thousands. During the early days of Chicago’s history the present site of the park was occupied by a cemetery. About ISC.j Interments The Couch Vault. ceased and the lot owners were given lots in other cemeteries. So the park became a pleasure instead of a burial ground. Among the pioneer settlers who ultimately found a resting place in this old cemetery was one Ira Couch by name, who built a mau solemn for himself and his family. When, however, the cemetery became a park the commissioners found that the Couch family objected to the removal of the tomb. Those circumstances finally settled the question of removal. So with its heavy blocks of stone and massive iron door it has stood for over half a century the last vestige of Chicago's first cemetery. Tightly-Laced Shoe Bursts Artery, SL Louis.—A tightly-laced shoe, which impeded circulation, caused an artery to burst in the leg of Miss Maggie Hunt of this city while she was sitting in her home. She almost hied to death before medical °*vist ance was obtained. FLAX IS PROFITABLE Wonderfu. Paying Proposition In Western Canadian Prairies. So much is heard of the wheat, oats and barley grown In the prairie lands of western Canada, and so much has been told of the wealth to be mada out of the raising of cattle on the succulent and rich grasses of those fertile plains, that a most important product has been al most lost sight of. Flax. Recent press reports advise us that on one of the last boats to clear from Fort William (at the head of Lake Superior) for Buffalo, there were 241,000 bushels of flax valued at $5&3.220, and on another boat leaving the same day there were 2SS.000 bushels valued at $720,000. There has been a big demand for Ca nadian flax this season, and the lake movement has been very heavy. Flax is always a sure crop, and gives to the farmer who is anxious for quick return after getting on his land, the chance he is looking for. There is opportunity for thousands yet, on the free homesteads of 160 acres, ar.d many of these are available within short distance of the lines of railway that are already built or under con struction, either on the main line or branches. Besides these free grant lands there is an opportunity to pur chase from railway and land com panies at reasonable prices. The display of western Canada's grains in the straw as well as j threshed grains and grasses recently made at St. Louis was an excellent j demonstration of what the country can I do. It proved splendid as an Illustration of the resources of that vast prairie j country, which during the past year j has again proven its ability to pro- I duce excellent yields of wheat, oats and barley—and flax. Not only this, | but the splendid herds of cattle are a source of large revenue. There is a fund of information to be had by reading the Canadian government lit erature. copies of which may be had free by applying to your nearest Ca nadian government agent. -. A Christmas Criticism. Orville Wright, discussing flying in New York, said to a reporter: “The French claim to make the best machines, but our foreign order books tell a different story. “Our foreign order books give the game away like the little Dayton boy at the Christmas treat. He got from the tree at this treat a pair of trous ers. and. waving them around his head, he electrified the entire Sunday school by shouting in a loud and joy ous voice: “ 'Oh. ma. these pants must be new. Pa never had a suit like that." Very Different Matter. She—Yes. I like Ted; he is so ex travagant. He—That is hardly the best quality for a husband, is it? She—Of course not; I am not go ing to marry him.—Stray Stories. The next time you ice! that swallowing sensation. the sure sign of sore throat, targie Hamlins Wizard Oil immediately with three parts water. It will save you lays and perhaps weeks of misery. If 1 were an inventor I would ex pend all my energies in trying to patent a collar button that would ; come when it was called. IF YOU WOULD BE WELL KEEP YOUR KIDNEYS WELL. The kidneys filter the blood. When they are sick, the uric poison is re tained and various troubles result. No kidney symptom, however slight, should be neglected. There is no bet ZyrryPklarr ^'ilsASionr' ter remedy tor sick kidneys that Doan ’ a Kidney Pills. George Seid er, C32 Pacific Ave.. Alameda. Cal., says: “1 could not lie on my side ow ing to the sore ness over my Kidneys, xvty timDs swelled badly and the flesh was soft and flabby. After beginning to use Doan's Kidney Pills, the swelling van ished and the pain in my back disap peared.” Remember the name—Doan’s. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. 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