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rV?r V tfi v&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& f HIS WORD OF HONOR $ iXt 0 yl Talc of the Blue and the Gray. BYE. WERNER. Copyright, 1(91, by Ilobert llonncr'n Sons w yii '. 3d939d333a333333a9333:a CHAPTER VII. (Continued.) HIb tono wns'the com toons yet do cided one o a mnn accustomed to sec his medical authority recognized with out opposition. Edwnrd hud not in tended to enter the sick chunibcr, where, he would he obliged to meet Florence, hut the plainly Intimated re quest that ho should remain outside nettled him. He glanced haughtily at the doctor and replied with evident coldness. ' "Tho physician always has the right to command In such cases. 1 will submit, but shall expect speedy news of my uncle's health." He gave the necessary orders to the servant, who was still In the room, and .then turned to Thompson again. The doctor was ushered, through sev eral apartments no less richly fur nished than the drawing-room, then the man opened a door veiled by a heavy portiere nnd permitted the phy sician to enter, while he himself re mained behind. CHAPTER VIII. Here, too, a subdued twilight reign ed, and in the dusk the newcomer at flrat perceived only the white flguie kneeling beside the bed, with her face burled in tho pillows. The sick man himself appeared to be In a sort of stupor, and, at tho end of the room, Ralph was busied with some medi cine. After convincing himself by a hurried glance that the door had again closed behind him. Doctor IJIackwood approached tho kneeling girl, bent down to her nnd said, In a low tono, with marked emphasis: "Miss Harrison!" She slowly raised her pale, tear stained face. The voice seemed to nrouse some memory, her eyes rested inquiringly upon the straugor's fea tures for a few seconds, then a start led cry escaped her lips. Maxwell listened sllently.wlthout in terrupting her. Not until sho had llnlshed her story did ho ask li few brief, direct questions. "Is Captain Wilson still in Spring Held?" "No. I heard from Ralph that ho rode away half an hour ago." "An'd when do you expect your fam ily physician and the reul Doctor mark wood?" "Toward evening. They will not arrive befoie seven o'clock." "Well, then, we shall have a few hours at our disposal. Can you rely upon this old man? Implicitly?" "Ralph was the friend and confi dant of my childhood. He Is devoted to me with all his soul, and will do anything to save William. Won't you, Ralph?" Sho had summoned the old servant by a gesture. He laid his hand upon his heart. "Yes, iMiss Florence anything." Maxwell looked keenly at him a few minutes, and seemed sutistled. "Miss Harrison's lover Is to be res cued," he said. "Will you help us?" "Yes, master, as much as 1 can." "Then first Inform Mr. Harrison that 1 must remain here for the pres ent, as his uncle's do'th may tako placo at any moment. Hut I must re quest him not to enter tho sick cham ber. Miss Florence does not wish It. Then find out for me In what part of house Lieutenant Roland Is Imprison ed and whether It Is possible to reach him unseen. This can easily be learn ed from the servants: but be careful to rouse no suspicion." Rnlph's face showed that he clearly understood the Importance of tho com mission. He promised in a whisper to oboy exactly, and then glided noise lessly out of tho room. Maxwell again turned to Florenco, who seemed some what sustained by his presence. ho silently beckoned to tn daughter to resumo hor place. JfnW v&UJir ..W CNNKSx1K'vViOvVS' "r mtsZ$l ,W Ml ffVWl mWllliMm 111 - V KNEELING BESIDE THE BED. "Doctor Maxwell! Is It you?" "Hush! Don't mention my namc! said Maxwell in a low, Impressive tono. "I pass here as Doctor Black wood, and wo are not alone." He glanced significantly at the ne gro, whoso attention had been attract ed: but Florence made an c-ser ges- turo of dissent. "Ralph is faithful and discreet. You nectf fear no treachery from hliu. I will answer for that." "So much tho better. But, first: What has happened here? I am look ing for William. Isn't he in Sprlug Jleld?" "Yes, ho Is hero, but a prisoner, be trayed by Edward, and Just at the mo ment they dragged him away from mo this Bovcre, perhaps futal attack, came -on.. Doctor Maxwell,' will my father tile?" John Maxwoll did not answor tho de spairing question at once. Tho first glnnco at Harrison hnd told him that It must be In the afllrmatlvo, but he bont over tho patient, felt of his pulse and placed his hand upon hla heart. It was a short but careful ex amination. "Yes, Miss Harrison," ho said at la3t. "It Is usolesa to withhold the truth; you must faco It; but the ' struggle Is over, and. tho end will bo painless. Ho will probably not ro covor his consciousness." Florenco, sobbing aloud, covered hor faco with Hioth hands; but Maxwell allowed her no timo to give way to her grief. "And now for tho living," ho con tinued. "Calm yourself. Another life Is at stake, as dear to you us tho one now vanishing." "William?" cried the young girl, In terror. "Is his life threatened? They concealed it from mo. They spolto only of Imprisonment. For heavon's Bako, toll mo tho truth 1" "First ot nil, you must tell mo what has happened. I have Just arrived, and know none of tho particulars." Taking hor hand, he led her to tho window, whero Florence, In hurried, breathless whispers, informed him of Do you really mean to try to roach William?" sho asked. "Suppose that you should be discovered and recog nized as hla friend?" .John shrugged his shoulders. "Then we shall probably bo 'shot to gether. Yes, Miss Harrison, a faint ing fit will be quite superfluous here and ennnot servo us In tho least. If you aro not resolute, tho game will be lost; and I tell you frankly that ft is a matter of life and death. We shall undoubtedly bo considered spies, and your cousin will certainly do nothing to clear up Ihe error. This Is the exact state of tho caso. Will you lie here, fainting, while It Is de cided, or will you do what you can to help?" Thcso blunt words fulfilled their pur pose. What William, with all his con sideration and tenderness, had failed to do, his friend's sharpnoss accom plished. Florence, who was really on tho verge of fainting, rallied her strength. Her volco still trembled yei thrilled with kindling energy as she renlled: "I am not so weak as you Imagine. I havo vr-nrago for anything whrro William Is concerned. Toll me what I am to lo." ' "For the present you must remain quietly here, hut bo ready to respond at any moment if I call you. This room has nnother door, I see; so I can lenvo It, unobserved, while I am supposed to bo engaged In my profes sional duties. After the message I sent tu Mr. Harrison, he will probably remain near, expecting further news." "But If ho doesn't If he discovers and surprises you If the doctors t juld nrrlvo a few hours earlier" "Yes. but ono must not taKe tno Its' Into account In such enterprises," sold Maxwell, carelessly. "Sovoral; hundred 'lfa' monaced mo when I rode after that obstlnnto William, yet here I nm, and my Identity Is wholly un suspected, which Is enough for tho beginning." He again approached tho sick bed, where his prediction waa bolng ful filled. Death was approaching slowly but calmly and wltliout Buttering, and CHAPTER IX. Edward Hni'lBon had, of courso. taken every precaution to prevent any ntteinpf at escape or rescue. Ho hod been forced to yield to Captain Wit son's demand (or suitable accommoda tions for his prisoner and his refusal to adopt other measures Indeed, tho latter would hae been superfluous. William wns In the chnrge of his most bitter enemy, and ho guurdod him bet ter than nny Jailor. In a side-wing of tho building, at the end of a long passage, waB a room whero many valuable articles worr kept during the absence of tho own ers. The only entranco wan through a strong door with a double lock, and the one window, which also oponcd upon the pasbage, was protected by nn Iron crating,, which, though not heavy, wns remarkably strong. In addition, tho corridor was closed by a second door, and Edward kept tho keys of both In his pocket. No assistance could come from outside, nnd hor cousin knew only too well that Flor enco had not the energy to attempt to free the prisoner, at least In hor father's dying hour. William paced up and down tho close, gloomy room In tho most In tense excitement. So this waB tho end of tho foolhardy rldo which ho had undertaken In defiance of every warn ing. True, he had thought of two al ternatives only success or death In honorable conflict; and Colonel Bur ney, too, had had no other idea when be uttered tho fateful words: "Dead or dishonored." There was n third: "Captured!" True, this captivity meant death. The young officer did not deceive him self concerning his fate; but little n.s he feared death, his blood boiled In fierce rebellion at tho thought of being sentenced as n spy. Anything Bave this shameful doom. There wau one bright ray of hope for him: He trusted In the honor of tho Confed erates. Unless Edward Harrison could hoodwink them into' bollcvlne hlra a spy, he- seemed reasonably safe. Then came the thought of Florence, who would now he left wholly without protection. How would Bho endure tho terrible event, and what would be fall hor after her father's death? Ed ward, as the sole male relative, would also be the guardian nnd protector of tho young girl, who would be abso lutely In this scoundrel's power. Wil liam clenched his hands In helpless fury, and a low groan escaped his lips. Suddenly he stntted. Ho fancied that ho heard his name spoken by some one close at hand. Of course It must bo a delusion, yet ho stood still nnd Involuntarily glanced toward the window. Tho voice reached him again. This time moro distinctly. k "William! Don't you hear?" With a sm'iden spring, the young mnn reached the somewhat high win dow, behind whose gratings tho out lines of a human figure were now vis ible. "John you? Impossible! It can't be!" "I have the honor, however, to bo myself," waa the reply. "Good even ing, Will!" . . "But how did you get to Spring Hold? How did you hear of my fato? How did you succeed in making your way hero?" "Don't bo in such a hurry. Put your questions slowly, in regular or der, and I'll answer in the samo way. Wo shall havo plenty of lelsuro for It; it will bo Bomo tlmo before I can saw through this confounded iron grat ing." The faint sound of a file showed that the rescuer was really at work, and at the noise fresh hope and courage filled the young officer's souL Freo dom! Rescue! He could have shout ed for Joy at the bare thought, as If the rescue had already been accom plished. (To be continued.) WARRIOR WOMEN. Rome Frmnlen Who lluvn DrrMtxl mill fought l.lko Men. Tho position of women In the lnijt century, writes Sir Walter llesant In tho London Queen, lend to many classes of subdivisions. I havo as certained, without milch trouble, that woman drank like u mnn, (ought like a man, and was as stioug as a man. Ono of these men-llko women led a mob In the (lordon riots of 1780, and, to escape tho consequences, assumed man's dress, became a peddler, and kept up the disguise for the rest o( her ll(o. There Is the case of Samuel Hun dv, tho girl who served on board u "Hti-of-war Hist ami a merchantman next. There wns a negress on board tho Queen Charlotte (or eleven years; sho became captain of the forotop. There- were many others, hut I will only relate the case of Clulstlan Cav enngh. Her father lost his fortune, and sho was taken up by un aunt who kept a tavern. She married the wait er and had thieo children. This hus band was then kidnaped, after tho humane methods of the time, and was carried off to Holland, whero he had to enlist as a private soldier. When Christian heard of this she dressed as a man nnd enlisted as a private sol dier In order to get near her husband. Sho wns wounded at the battle of Ijui den. Sho was made prisoner by tho French, and was carried to St. Gor-mnln-en-Lave. where she stayed un til sho was oxehnnged. She quarreled with lujr sergeant, fought a duel with him, wounded lilin. and got transferred to nnother regiment. Again she was wounded. At Ramlllies sho was wound ed In the head, and while In hospital her Becret was dlncoveied. She was permitted to stay with the rcghnctit as cook. She married again, lost her second husband, returned to England, nnd presented a petition to the queen, sotting forth her caso and her services. Tho queen gavo her a bounty of HfiO and a pension of a shilling a day. Sho married a third time, set up a pie shop, came over to Chelsea Hospital with hor third husband, died In 1730, and was burled with military honors. MOLASSES NR CAVAIRY BOSSES.' .. - - I- I.1I. ,, .HI I I! I ' WIMIII I HORSES WANT HAY AND MOLASSES. (American horses i cfuso to tako their Philippine meadow grass straight.) THE DELIVERER OF LADYSMITH Ono of tho real heroes of tho Anglo Boor war now going on Is Capt. Percy Scott of tho British battle ship Powerful, for It was the clever brain ot Capt. S c o tt that invented tho lnnd car riages for the conveyance of heavy naval guns, and by so doing en ablcd a num ber of tho big lyddite thundercrs of tho Powerful to be rushed up from Durban to the relief of Indysmlth. This adoption of naval guns for Held service has been a most Important item In tho South African campaign, and Capt. Scott, who already has a splendid reputation as a fighter, finds himself now spoken ot as tho most efficient inventlvo engineer in tho service. "MohiBsea for cavalry horses" will in future bo ono of tho Items of ex- ponso for tho maintenance of tho army In tho Philippines. Gen. Otis, In a cable to tho war de partment Homu montliH ago, objected to tho department sending cavalry regi ments because tho horses would not cat tho hay grown In tho Philippines. Recently, howuvor, Gen. Otis cabled that ho would llko to mount Col. Kon- orlental pipe, in which tho Bmoko passes through water. This plpo waB studded with diamonds, and was worth I1G.000. It waB given to tho prince ns a memento of his visit to Constanti nople. Another pipe, made entirely of meerschaum and amber, nnd belonging to Prlnco Ferdinand of Bulgaria, la ro ported as costing $3,000. PROFESSIONAL PAWNERS. CoHtly I'lpen of Oriental Jliilrrt. Tho Shuh-ln-Shah, or Padishah (King of Kings), tho present ruler of Persln, owns tho world's costliest pipe. It la the knlllan, or state, pipe, and Is used on special occasions. It is valued at 1400,000 and is ornamented with dia monds, rubles and smnragdltcs. Tho long, snako-llko stem nnd the howl aro of pure gold. Tho sultan of Turkey also possesses pipes of great value. In 1862, when tho prlnco of Wales wus on a visit to Turkey, ho wus Invited by the sultan to smoko a narghlli, un Tliolr'n I a Nice, Knny lliiilnemi mill Quite I'rnlltiilile. "I havo como across a new kind ot a trado for you," siUd a friend to tho saunteror tho other duy. "At least, tt Id a now ono on me. Did you over hoar of a professional pawner?" Tho BN'iu'orcr had to confess his Ignornnco, snyB the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Well, It's this way. There aro lotB of manu facturers of Jewelry, of watches, of musical Instruments and other things which would novor find a rialo except to tho veriest duffers nnd greenhorns, so they havo to get rid of thorn some other way. 'Uncle comes in vory handy about this time, but tho diffi culty Is to porsuado him to tako tho goods. He knows them very well, and ho Isn't going to lend money on stuff that ho can never find a market for. But ho stackB up against a vory hard thing when ho meets a professional pawner. Thcso peoplo aro genorally women. Their business In to so doc tor and prepare tho goodB aB to de celvo tho sharpest. In order to make tho deception as undetectable as pos sible tho goods aro made to appear old and pnrtly woin. Oold watches are first rubbed with mud nnd water, nnd then a few scratches aro carelessly but vory artistically added to completo non's Thirty-fourth Infantry, and asked tho war dopartment to send him horses for this purpose. Secretary Root asked Gon. Otis then how ho Intended feeding the horsos, nnd received a reply In which tho gen eral said that cnvalrymon hnd found that when mohiBseB whb sprinkled over tho nntlvo hay tho horses woro fontl ot It nnd nto It as readily aa hay grown In tho United Stntcn. tho verisimilitude. In tho caso of rings tho Insldes aro mado to appear worn, nnd pieces of Jewelry rubbed on those portions which would ordinarily re-s, celvo most wear nnd tear. Now, horo Is tho quoorest part of tho wholo Job. All ot tho tickets aro torn up nnd de stroyed as soon as tho goods aro pledged. Hundreds of watches, rings, brooches and other articles of 'vlrtuo and bigotry,' as Hairy Gamp used to call them, aro got rid of In this way every year. Fortunntoly, there are not a groat many peoplo In tho business, but It Is a very piofltablo and u nice, easy Job." TWENTIETH CENTURY'S DAWN. Tho Flrat THE LAST OF THE CANNIBALS. FOOD FOn THE BRAIN WORKERS Tbota Who Ar Hubjert to MioUl Strain Hhnoltl Iteulte Their Diet, From the Sanitary Record: It Is nil right for tho man who labors all day In tho open air to eat freely, but the mnn of sedontnry habits, tho brain-; worker, must adapt IiIb way of living to his needs. He must be well nour ished, for the brain Is Incapable of; good work unless well supplied with puro blood, but such a man cannot pos sibly furnish vital forco to digest threo large meals dally. If ho trios It nature will protest at every step. The chem ical changes of digestion will bo Im perfectly performed. Tho stomach will neither socreto frcoly nor churn tho food with cheerful nlacruy; the pyloric orifice contracts and allows such chyme to pass with grudging reluct ance; tho Intestinal laoteals are ashamed to absorb such miserable pa bulum, which chokes, Irritates and l congests them, so tho large meal re mains In the digestive organs to fer ment, putrefy and steep tho Individual In foul gases and depraved secretions. But the systom can furnish enough vi tal forco ,to convert a small meal Into, pabulum of high standard, which will bo absorbed without difficulty. Threoi such small meals are not enough to keep tho Individual properly nourlshod, however; four to six wiVbo required. Each should consist of but one or at most two articles of food, tho diet to bo varied by changes t meals. Tho portion of food sorved roust bo -small; tho patient must stop a soon na the appetlU Is satisfied and gaseous disten sion Is proof positive tlrnt the meals are still too largo or too closo to gether, The direction -if the mind is more Important tho 1U progress IS Jew Frlentlly lalanden Will 11 l'eopiu to Hull lie Advent. Tho first peoplo to llvo in tho twen tieth century will bo tho Friendly is landers, for tho dnto lino, 'as it may b called, lies In tho Pacific ocean Just to tho east of that group, writes John Ritchie, Jr. At that tlmo, although It will bo already Tuesday to them, all the rcst'of tho world will bo enjoying somo phase of Monday, tho last day of tho nineteenth century (Dec. 31. 1900). At Melbourno tho peoplo will be going to bed, for It will bo nearly 10 o'clock; at Manila it will bo two hours earlier in tho ovening; nt Calcutta tho Eng lish resldontB will bo sitting at their Monday afternoon dinner, for It will bo nbout G o'clock; and In Loudon, "Big Ben,' In the tower of tho house of commons, will ho striking tho hour of noon. In Boston, New York and Washington halt the peoplo will bo eating breakfast on Monday morning, while Chicago will bo 'barely conscious of tho dawn. At tho same moment San Francisco will bo In tho deopost sleep ot what is popularly called Sun day night, though really tho early dark hours of Monday morning, and half tho Pacific will bo wrapped In tho darkness of tho samo morning hours, which become earlier to the west.untll at Midway or Brooks Island It will ho hut n few minutes past midnight ot Sunday night. Ladles' Home Journal. Here are a pair ot aboriginal Ka nacs, who enjoy nothing bettor than a meal ot human flesh. The Kanacs, who aro a New Caledonian raco, are a hardy people, ot dark chocolate skin, with flat heads and receding foreheads. Tho men are nover seon without arms, nnd tholr weapons usually take tho torm of murderous-looking bludgeons. Little can bo said of tho Kanac's cos lumo, since It wnslats moroly of a llmlnutlve piece ot coarse cloth.whlch, after encircling tho loins twlco, is passod between tho legs. Tho abor igines along tho coast havo to n cer tain extent, adopted u moro civilized garb, and have oven foresworn, undor tho Influence of tho whlto missionary, tho consumption ot human flesh. But tho tribes farther Inland still koep up tholr barbarous practices, and, bolng of a hospltnblo turn ot mind, always welcomo visitors, providing thoy .aro whlto, with u meal ot cooked Kanao flesh, Ho Ii Tatuetl Now. About two years ago a fairly well known young man ot this town who, In tho days of his bachelorhood, was addicted to the habit of conversing through hla head covering, was deliv ering himself oracularly on tho subject of 'tho duties of pntornlty. "A man who'll wheel a baby carriage," ho por orated loftily, "Is a trlplo-platod, quadruple-expansion ass." On Sunday aft ornoon last ho was obsorvexl nil of tho customary earnmrks of sartorial econ omy distinguishing IiIb make-up placidly trundling a perambulator through Lafayette park. A huge, (at baby, goo-gooed In tho perambulator, and u llttlo lady with a hulgy'homo rrindo bonnet walked at his, side. $lisncq Is ready morioyj and there's'-a lot of pathos In tho Bpectsile'of tamed mnn. Washington Post1 L;rn ' Drawing Floo DUtlnetion. t Laurence Gronlund, Jho. soclallatlo. writer who died a few , weeks "'Vgo la Now York, was a thorough pessimist. Ope evening, after he had denounced the modern Industrial systom in sav age terms, a frlencf remarked "It la not no bad as Russian despotism, Is it?" "Not quite; the former - Ib ' tho worst possible; the latter tho worst conceivable," Tltteif by Old Olethoipi. The soil of Egypt at tho present day Is tilled by exactly tho samo kind or. plow that waa used 5,000 years agtv ' . f Tho mud plckad up by tho wheals does not Incroaso tho speed. " 'V ywhat had occurred. V N & &IA fcJv- M&&iMJ U .' J Yi-i -11wii JM" - ". r, ?s Txny yys '" w A-. gjeagrs