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War m South Africa
From First to Last.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE
Oct 10 (rimer's ultltn.ilmn to Tlrlt-
i.Hh
Oct I'.'- Unors inviiili N.itnl
V't. 1.T llrltlsli full ttirck on l.-uly-ffijfrnlth
Oct. 15 -Ititllor dispatched (n seal of
war.
Dpi. LVUSlose of KIiiiImtIcv hi-sun.
Oct -.SIiki. of LudyMmllii begun.
Oct SO-liners c.iitliri north) lmrly c;f
STo ut I.uilysmllh.
NOV. C--II0IT5 .oliell Muft-klie;.
Xo. :r,-itnttlf of Mmlcr lllvor.
Di'C 10-Oiitiii'io lo.it 1,0m) men (it
Stormbuig
lice, ll-licm-ral Waiichopii klllpil ut
Hproiitoln
Deo. 15-ll.itilo of TukoI.i. '.tiller de
feated witli lus.i of 1,000 mutt anil
eleven cutis.
Deo. 1.V- Lord Huberts ordered to Af-
tlcn.
Dec. 21 Lord Itobcits lnl.c.1 ooiniiiiitid
or I'.'io.loo men.
I DO").
IVb l.'-l'ronch relieve Klmburh'y.
Fob ST -Cronje lurreiidcrs I.wki men
nod xl mtnw
I'Vb. sv-Itiilli'r relieve I..id. smith.
March 13 -ltloi'iilfotiti'iti Hiiircmlt-r.-i to
Kolll'I'tH.
March IS Joitberl dim
Juno 0- Pretoria nut renders
The war In South Africa was
brought about directly by tin- refu.-.al
of tin; Transvaal government to al
low tliu foreign element of tin1 popul.i
tion to have a voice in public affairs,
and a like refusal to continue In fouo
certain railway anil other public, util
ity franchises, coutiollcil mostly by
Drltish subjects. Hut tho indirect
cause was a culmination of unsatis
factory condition!) extending over a
period of almost a century.
From the first the Doers. Dutch
farmers of the Cape, weie always In
Double. Their uncompromising spirit
liil them still farther aileld ami ttuu
strife with the natives. The relations
of the white men to Mm black caused
the first friction between the British
administration mid the old settlers.
In 1831 the Hrltlsh government re
solved to emancipate the slaves uu.l
parliament voted 20,01)0,000 ($100,
000.(100) for compensation. Abolition
ruined the West Indies and started
disaffection In South Africa. The
$15,000,000 set aside for South Africa's
share of the compensation was made,
payable In London and the unfortu
nate slaveholders weie compelled 'o
bell their claims nt reduced prices to
middlemen. This caused lebelllon and
another trek farther north. Among
the trekkera was Paul Kruger, Mien a
boy of 10.
The Irreconcilable Boors fell In
with the Matabelea and had many a
tierce encounter with them. After
numerous vicissitudes the Transvaal
became a chaos of lawless Dutch. Ito
Hiito.s, Hottentots and half-b.eeds llv
Iiir in a chronic stale of turbulence.
The Orange River Colony, then the
Orange Free State had been thrown
off by Cteat Hritalu, greatly to the in
dignation of Its Inhabitants, who de
manded compensation for the with
drawal of imperial protection, which
was granted. The Transvaal mean
while was threatened by the Zulus and
Kalllrs, the farmcis' houses were un
protected and at the mercy of the
savago.s, and though it is probable
that the Doers would hae been a
match for the combined forces of the
natives it is certain that at the time
they did not think bo, but welt-omul
Hrltlsh protection. Sir Theophllus
Shepstonc, with twenty-five men, it
the request of the Doers thPinselv-s
annexed the country, and even Paul
Kruger accepted a paid office umW
the government.
With Kruger In olllco the Doers be
gan, in deliane.e of treaty obligations,
a scries ot movements that necessitat
ed a British expedition to drive them
out of Dechuanalanil. Goshen and
Stellaland. at a cost of a million or so
to the Hrltlsh taxpayer. Naturally the
Hritlsh hold up Muse Dot r raids, In
defiance of treaty obligations, ns an
oflsct to tUo .lumcon laid.
l-.oui tills timu the new "Transvail
Itepublie" set out on the path of In
dependence that ultlmatel led lo the
wai. (lold was discovered In the
Transvaal In 1SSG. It wan a field for
elaborate machinery and for Immense
capital. These were furnished by the
(inlander, drawn from every race un
der the sun, but with the Anglo-Ccltle
astly predominant. The mining cen
ters like Johannesburg became full of
varied life and utlonled a strong con
tract to the Dutch headquarters. These
ultlaiiders largely outnumbered the
original inhabitants ot the Trnnsvaal.
They wno heavily taxed and badly
u.cd and they deafened Ureal Dritam
with their cries There was not a
wrong which hail drlwii the Doer
from Cape Colony that he did not
now practice on othcis A wrong In
18SG might have been excusable; in
iyj.". It was monstrous.
In tihort, the Ducts could not stand
the lust for gold. Their primitive vir
tue anlslied. The farmeis were still
untouched by tho nt w greed, but the
corrupt oligarchy at Pretoria, with lu
nepotism, its ncceptlng of bribes for
valuable franchises, its dynamite mon
opoly. Itn crowd of gieedy Hollanders
who hnndled the stream of gold ex
torted by way of taxation from the
mineiH. gave an exhibition of venality
and congou In the last degree ab
horrent nPnll ilKlit-niinded ami ini
partlnl observers,
The ultlander was compelled to pay
nlno-tcnths of tho taxation; is
llecced at every turn aud laughed it
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
July S (tcncral 1'ilti'loo surrenders
3.3N men.
Sept I- Traiiiv.itit annexed.
H'it 12-K. President Kruger start
for Imrope.
Nov IJ Kltcheni r tnkf command
IVe ti' -Lord Hubert starts for DiiK-
l.tttd
Feb. .1 MoiMerfotilrlM oioturod by
Doer.
Feb. r.-3i.WO rc-eiiforcoinent. Ic.ivo
DnKland.
April lit Negotiations for peace by
I tot Ita
May 1 I'luniiut-r'a mipply train cap-
ttirul li liner.''.
Ma -' -Delarey de.iti(iyn Seventh
Yeomanry.
Jtlitu IS -'.tit) Victorian Miles captured.
Juno S0-Scliall:-lturKcr mid Steyn ls-
Hue iiriK'lain.itlou,
Ante T Kitchener l.inues proclatnatlun
of banishment.
Hopl. 17 UihikIi'h tbiee compatiU'S cap
tured. Oct. J1--M i lint law In Cape Colony.
Nov. 1 -Hi'lisott loses twoilt)-tlVu of
, llceru and I'll men.
1902.
March ftDelmey captures Methucn
and destroys Ills coium.ilid
May 27-I'iaee terms reported accept
ed by IJocm.
to the bargain. If he wanted a vote
hu had to ictlde In the country four
tern years and Mien he might make
application, which had to be signed
by three-fourths of the Inhabitants of
his district and receive the assent of
the raad. Hvon then he was not nd
tnltied to flrst-elnss citizen privileges.
Other grievances too numerous to
mention weie rankling the ultlander
bosom.
In 1M.) the "Jameson raid" occurred
-a foolish nude: taking to help the
Johannesburg ultlanders In their
struggle. The ultlaudeis did not rlso,
Jameson and hia handful of follow
ers were captured by tho Doers and
after much parley released.
Tho Free State had been established
as n lepubllc by Ureat Hrituin much
against the will of its ttnrghcra, who
had even sought und obtained com
pensation for the withdrawal of the
protecting power of the Hritlsh. They
were not threatened In any way. Kven
their alliance with the Transvaal
should not have led them Into tho ag
gressive. The truth Is that the old
standing quarrel between Hritou nml
Uoer was bound to be bottled by the
arbitrament of the sword. The utntoa
phere had to be cleared. The Hocra
felt that aud were determined, as
President Kruger himself said In 18S7,
"to take their place mining the great
nations of the world."
After long parley, the Doers still re
fusing Hritlsh terms for the ultlanders
and President Ki tiger und his burgh
cm showing every sign of Impatience,
President Steyn of the Freo Stato
called out his burghers in arms. Hrlt
lsh re-enlorcetnents kept pouring Into
tho country aud the Hrltlsh army re
serves were called out.
On Oct. 0, IV.iU, the Transvaal Bent
the Hrltlsh government an ultimatum
for the withdrawal of the Urltislr
troops from the borders of the repub
lic and the withdrawal of the re-en-forccments.
Within forty-eight hours
after this message, the Hrltlsh answer
not suiting the burghers, tho Hoer
troops invaded Hritlsh terrltoiy and
the war began Oct. 11, 1SDD.
The Hoein rode to war on Oct. 12.
It wan estlmnted by themselves that
between thu two republics, the for
eigners and tho Cape Colony rebels
there were 7.,000 burghers in the field.
The Hrltlsh had chosen to defend Nu
tal and Its coal minus from soutlmen
tnl reasons. Thoy found out tho folly
of their undertaking. Tnlana hill was
tho first battle between the enemies.
The Hrltlsh ' cut at the hill In frontal
charge and took It with considerable
loss. The Hoors were again defeated
ut IClnndslaagto, but with Increasing
numbers they won a strategic victory,
the Hrltlsh being forced Into Lndy
Htnlth, a village la the plain surround
ed by hills, from which tho Hoera
LOCATION OF NEW
CAP! TOW
Tho map shows tho approximate
have been organized by tho Doers In
Hrltlsh Interference. The now gover
of (Jcrninn territory, have organized,
republic of Sangeberg and Commanda
llsheil In tho northern end of the Tr
contained In tho dispatch from Load
republics.
ft . ';?!$: ff fc
L LAN P' vyi';tfcn pa A lyJV? M
COLONY' J?
bombarded the 10,000 Hrltlsh troops
within the circle.
At the same time Men. Cronje was
besieging MaJ. Haden-Powell, who was
shut up In Mafeklug with a few Hrlt
lsh ofllcers aud a few hundred villag
ers whom ho 1 1 allied to defend them
selves. Another large force of Hoera was be
sieging Klmberley, attracted thither
by the fact that Cecil Rhodes with
customary gallantry had shut himself
up along with his people to benr tho
brunt of the attack on the diamond
mining company's property.
A Hrltlsh column sent out of I.ady
smith to Lombard's kop was attacked
by the liners: Its ammunition carried
by mules lost In tho stampede, its
guns sharing the same fate. After a
gallant defense, Mm column nurron
deted. Meanwhile Lord Methuen was ad
vancing to the relief of Klmberley.
Ho was opposetl by the Hoers at every
step and after fighting three fierce bat
tles, gaining a few miles each time,
was repulsed ut Mngersfonteln, where
ho sat down to await tho coming of
Lord Itobcrtu.
Men. Uuller hail by this time ar
rived In the country with strong rein
forcements and determined to relltm
Latlysmlth. To do tlila he ndvanced
through Natal and took up n position
on the Tugela river. Tho Doers
moved down to defend tho crossing
itml tho Hritlsh moved forward almost
without rcconnolssance. The conse
quence was that this foolish frontal
attack was repulsed with grent losr.
aud worse than all tho Hrltlsh bat
tery of cloven guns taken by tho
Boors, the battery having advanced
too close to tho burghers' concealed
trenches.
Another series of movements was
then undertaken to drive tho Boors
out of the hills, but one nttack aftor
another failed. At last tho vigor of
tho British attack made a way
through Peter's hill and Lord Dun
dounld rode Into I.ndysnilth February
J8, 1900, after a siege ot more than
four months.
Lord Roberts meanwhile had been
pushing through tho heart of the
country with a Inrgo body of troop.
Ho took over Methuen's command anJ
with the troops at his disposal began
n series or flanking movements by
means of which he sent Gen. French,
tho cavalry leader, Into Klmberley.
compelling Cronje to rctlro with what
speed ho might. Cronjo. however, was
too slow, and along with 4.C00 men
and six guns surrendered at Paardo
berg on February 27, 1900. Lord Rob
erts, with his chief of staff, Ixird
Kitchener, pursued the retreating
Boers through the Frca Stato to
Bloomfontcln, which surrendered on
Mnrch 13, tho Boers retiring to Pre
toria, which capital surrendered Juno
5, 1900. Gen. Brlnslno. with 3,318 men,
surrendered to tho British September
1, 1900; ex-Prcsldont Kruger lied to
Europe and Lord Roberts returned
homo to Kngland.
Lord Kitchener, by building a scries
of blockhouses, connected with harbod
wlro fences, succeeded then In driving
tho Doers out of n largo stretch ot
territory, but Dewct, Delarey, Botha
and others continued the hopeless war
fare and even as late as on March 8,
1902, captured (Jon. Methuen and
broke up his column of 1,300 men In
a night surprise. Tho Doers were
dressed In Drltish uniforms.
Tho pursuit of thu Doors still con
tinued with considerable vigor anil
after the Dutch government had
sought fruitlessly to offer to negoti
ate between the parties tho Boers un
der acting President Sohalk-Burger,
perhnps moved by tho British foreign
minister's courteous reference to
themselves und the fact thai they re
alized that overtures for peaco must
come from tho Doers In the field, ns
well ns pressed hard by the DrltUh
troops, sought permission to commu
nicate with the other leadors with a
view to arranging terms of surrender
aud peace.
' An AUriuloj; Tliouclit.
If great cold turned our ntmosphero
to liquid air it would make a sea 35
feet deep over tho Biirlnco of tho
whole globe.
BOER REPUBLICS.
position of tho two republics which
districts remoto from Pretoria and
uments, ono of which tako3 In a piece
Plot do Villains being president of tho
nt Beyers of tho government tmtab
ansvaal, tho name of which Is not
on which told of the formation of thu
A WARRIOR BOLD.
By SI'. O HO IMF. ItATUllOHSF,
Aulhttof "Ultlt Mlm Million!.-' " rit Uplitrr'i
f'ib,"'Vr Jaci'i UVrfoit . " "illit I'apriet." tte.
Copjtlthl 1901. Strrrt aud Suiitli, New York.
CIIAI'TKH VIII.
Of course It was oiy annoying.
His cigar had gone, and, that source
of consolation loM, Charlie hail to
turn to something else In order to in
terest hhiHelf.
A companion in misery was along
side. Ifp to the present Charlie tlid
not know whether he weie joung or
old- all he saw was that a man had
been shoved in ahead of hint.
So he loaned his head toward that
of his fellow-passenger and exclaimed
In French-
".Monsieur, it seems Mint we are
companions In miser. .Might I ask
your name?" ghlng his own at the
same Mine.
The other did not appear downcast
Indeed, he answered, quit" eheei ful
ly: "I am Henri, the Marquis of Mont
pensler, a blood relative of Don Carlos
of Spain."
Further conversation was prevented
by u gruff demand from one of the
guards for silence.
At length they drew up to the pris
on. Without ceremony the two prison
era were hustled Into the Jail.
Charlie silently walked Into the
dark cell which yawned before him.
To have refused would have been fol
ly, since by force he would doubtless
have been thrown over the thresh
old. Ah! ho might bo worse off.
His cigar enso still held a few
choice weeds, such as appeal most
strongly to tho heart of the confirmed
smoker.
So he hnstened to secure a cigar.
Next came n match.
Ab ho struck this latter aud a light
sprang into existence ho heard an ex
clamation, and remembered be bad a
comrado In misery.
Hu saw a young chap with a reso
lute face. There was more of an
American look about him than F.urn
peau, nnd yet Charlto remembered
having heard him give the name of
Gulueppc Briguoll, ns though he were
an ItAlinn.
"Pardon, comrade," Charlie said In
French. "Allow me to light my weed,
since matches are scarce and ttien I
shall offer you a cigar," with which
he proceeded to put his words into
execution,
"Thanks Awfully, but 1 don't smoke,"
said the other laconically In the best
of English.
Tho match expired before Charlie
could get another look at his comrade.
But he knew his tlrst suspicion wns
true the young fellow came of An-glo-8nxon
stock, and hud assumed nn
Italian name In order to keep his own
from dlsgrnco or from some other rea
son. They might exchnngo confidences
while trying to pass away the long
hours, or at least engage In socinl ills
course. "Pardon me again, sir, but can you
uparo n couiile of matches?" asked
the other.
"Half-a-dozen, nt your service."
"Thanks. They may serve my end
well and yours In the bargain."
Charllo's euroslty flashed up.
What did the other mean to do?
Was ho desperate enough to think of
netting tho prison on lire? Nousonse!
There wns not ono chnnce In a million
of accomplishing such a thing to men
shut up hero in this grimy dungeon.
Nevertheless, ho knew that nothing
was over accomplished without efloit,
and that often a capricious fortune
aids those who help themselves.
A cursory examination of tholr dun
goon revealed a startling, yet cheer
ing, fact.
Under tho boards tho youngsters
discovered u tunnel.
When the Hat stone was lifted up,
behold! nn opening yawned below.
Tho youth gave thanku in his pe
culiar way, anil without much more
ado Jumped Into the breach.
"I shall return, comrade," lit; salt).
And Charllo believed him.
lie sat thero smoking his cigar nnd
feeding the flames with bits ot tho
splintered planking.
Minutes passed.
Evidently his companion was mak
ing quite a tour under tho prison
flooring.
At last there was a movement, and
a head appeared nbovo the stonu flag
ging. "Olvo mo a hand, please,"
Charllo knew from tho look of tri
umph upon his face that the other
vn3 decidedly pleased with what ho
had discovered.
"In luck, eh?" ho hnznnled.
"Tho best In tho world. t5omo good
chap in tho past has made a tunnel
all but breaking through. I did that
part while I wns gone. In fact, to
tell you tho truth, I've been under the
starlight."
"Outside the prison walls?" Inerad
ulously.
"Yes. When 1 tapped tho end of
tho tunnol I found it camo up in nn
old wagon yanl some ten feet or moro
beyond tho outer walls, nut I suppose
wo might as well go."
"Then gootl-by, my dear fellow."
"But you will sharo my escapo. We
don't soparato yet, you know."
"I'm not going."
"Not going? Von prefer to remain in
this accursed hole, when freedom of
forH? Come, you nre Joking, sir."
"Oh, no. You seo If I crawled out of
hero I would, by Implication, admit my
connection with thoso whom Hnron
Pnterhoff tins hauled In. Being inno
cont, I shnll sit here until he comes
to beg my pardon anil personally con
duct mo to freedom."
The youngster looked ut him with
kindling eyes.
"Bravo' I like your spirit." he snld.
"Would you mind shaking hands with
me, sir?"
"It will be A pleasure on my part."
And thoy exchanged a waim grip.
"I hope we may meet again Let me
give yon my card. Who knows what
sttange chance tuny drift us together
again. Who can say undei what condi
tions we may come together again?"
Who Indeed?
Both of them would have been
chilled with mirror could they have
even guessed the truth, but tins veil
of the future mercifully hid that fioin
mortal ken.
Another hearty AnglohaMin hand
shake, then the youngster dropped
Into the bole
Charllo mnde as computable n seat
as was possible from some of the old
planks and kept Hie lire going with
fiagments.
Dy degiees his thoughts came
aioutid again to his late (ompaiilon.
Thou ho icmcinhorcd that as yet ho
did not even know tho other's true
name.
Where was tho card" Ah, Just where
he had thrust It, and. bending down,
he rentl the name by the flickering
light or his lire.
Then It dawned upon him why he
liml felt such a singular Interest In
the young fellow, and why he had
doomed IiIh features familiar, yet
could not grasp the tangible substance
for the name, written boldly, was.
ALEXANDER BRAND.
Hero then was the most remarkable
coincidence In the whole course of his
varied iwporleneei.
There could be no mistake.
This young fellow bore some tela
tlonshlp that of brother or cousin,
porhups tti Arllne.
He hail her name, ami there was
a strong family rcsomhlnuco in their
faces.
There must be a sense of nwe In
the realization that one Is a mere pup
pet In the hands of destiny Mint the
power which sends unnumbered
worlds whirling through space in their
exact orbits, without (lunger of col
lision, or of tho slightest chnngu In
their course, can condescend to super
intend such a small thing us the wel
fare of one puny human life.
Chnrlle pondered upon the matter a
long time.
Then, before he knew It, ho fell
asleep, despite his hard seat and his
determination to remain on guard.
When he awoke he wus stiff and
aore.
A light gleamed in his eyes it was
tho warder making the rounds with
bread and water.
When the gruff man hold up the
light in order to view the confines of
of the dungeon, and behold only
Chnrlle seated there and blinking like
an owl, ho was much amazed.
He demanded to know where the
other prisoner bail hidden himself.
Charlie calmly pointed to the hole
still uncovered by the slab of stono.
"Oh! he's gone out for a walk," bo
Bald, coolly.
The man began to grasp tho situa
tion, nnd when he could move, ho
sprang to the door of the dungeon to
bawl for assistance,
Sfveral other wardens came
tumbling Into the cell.
Then ensued a great powwow of
Dutch phrases, while Charlie yawned
and stretched himself.
Then came the commandant.
"How did this happen''" lie de
manded. "Well, you see. he had an appoint
ment, and did not wish to break his
engagement."
"Dut you, meln herr; how Is It you
remain? Do you like this residence so
well?" grimly.
"I told you last night, or attempted
to, that I was an Innocent party that
Baton Pcterhoff was my friend that
my arrest, under tho circumstances,
was an outrage; and bunco I utterly
refused to leave this place until you
and the baron bad humbly begged my
pardon. Indeed, I am not sure but
Mint I will Insist on remaining here
until the English consul comes to see
me anil takes action ngalnst your mis
erable government for treating me. a
Hritlsh subject. In this disgraceful
way."
Just as he had expected, his manner
awed the fiery commandant, who
feared trouble.
He began to whine nt once, ami ex
pressed his rgret that any mistake
should have occurred. Surely meln
herr must hold him blameless, since
he had only done his duty In the prem
ises. It was not given to him to in
vestigate when the all-powerful Baron
Peterhoff brought in political prisoners
with orders to hold them securely.
Would meln herr be pleased to go
with lilm to liis olllce. where he could
bo moro eomfortnble. and there await
the coming of the baton, who would
with a word sot him fivo?
But meln herr was obstinate.
The baron must come to him. As
Paul and Silas. In days of yore, made
tho governor unbend his dignity and
come to plead with them to gxi away,
so Charlie meant to keep hold of his
advantage.
So tho commnndnnt went away.
Charlie was still smoking, with ono
of the keepers for compnny, aud tho
door of his cell wide open, when voices
were heard In the corridor
Then entered the baron.
The great man looked both disturbed
aud amused. He had heard tho amaz
ing story of tho eonimnndant, and
sifted the wheat fiom the chaff, so that
ho had a pretty fair Idea as to the
truth.
He marched straight up to Charlto
and stretched out his hand,
"My most nbject apologies, my dear
boy, for what has happenod. It was a
miserable mlstnke, on my part I trust!
you will forgive me," ho said. '
Charllo saw he woa slncero, and aa
his indignation passed away he unbent
his dignity.
"Then you know It was Miss Arllnn
Brand, und not the Countess Isolde,
whom I assisted Into a carriage nt
the Steen?" he asked, eagerly, deter
mined to put his fenrs to the teat.
"Yes; she has assured me she novor
saw you, save at a distance." returned
(lie baron.
Then it Is all right. Now I am
reatly to leave hero ami go out. with
you. baron." ho said, smiling.
"To breakfast with me, I hope,"
Chnrlle hesitated.
True, he antlclp.ited more or lifo
pleasure In his coming Interview with
Arllne. There would be much to huar,
and somu surpttslng things to tell on
tils part.
Hut these would keep a little longer;
besides. It Is sometimes exceedingly
pleasant: to autlclp.ite n feast.
He hail something which lie wished
to relate to the baron, seeking in re
turn his advice and material aid.
Whenever men went to the desperate
length vt contemplating crime, In order
to secure wenlth, us tho so-called Capt.
Brand and his confreres had certainly
done when they purposely abandoned
the young girl among those awful
passages amid the Steen dungeons. It
was time thu stern arm of the law was
Invoked In order to tiring them up
with a round turn.
And to whom could he go with a
better show of results tliun to Mm
hnron?
So, arm In arm, Charlie aud Baron
Demetruts Peterhoff sauntered out of
the prison.
It was about eight In tho morning.
Charlie could Imagine tho young falw
low stnndlug on the deck ot the voa
sel hound for London, und snapping
his fingers nt the baron's dragnet.
He was determined not to give tho
slightest clew to his companion con
cerning Alexander Brand, his plans or
present wherenbouts.
A vehicle stood near.
Into this Charlie was shown; the
baron followed, and presently they
drew up before a palatial abode, whero
tlio widower baron molded In great
style, us became a man of his Immenao
means.
Ami over the elaborate breakfast
Charlie found a chance to spin hlu
little story, the baron proving greatly
Interested, ns the sparkle lu his eye at
tested. He could rend Charllo's secret au
euslly as though Mie other carried tho
story on his brow.
"You have done excellently. Charllo,
my boy," be snld, finally; "but it Is
Just as well you ask my assistance In
unmusklng this unholy fraud. Ho
and hlu unprincipled accomplices
might he too murh for you. Depend
upon It, I shall tear the mask from his'
face, and that right speedily." '
(To he continued.)
DREW THE LINE ON JACK POT8
t'onrlenc of Thaotogliml Htndant IJaa
Httrtdrn Awnkmilng.
At n certain university In this stato
the game of hearts has been exceed
ingly popular among tlio students tho
last winter. A group of them, accus
tomed tti meet In one of the frnternlty
houses to piny, Included a theological
student, who, nlthough u member of
ono of tho stricter denominations, did
not find it ngalnst his conscience to
bo an anient devoteo of tho game,
which, however at least when ho
mndu ono of tho party was never
played for money. Even when chips
wero Introduced for counters, as be
ing an easier method of keeping score
than the tiresome tally with pencil and
paper, the thenloguo did not balk.
Hut thoro came nn evening when
his sense of the fitness ot tilings re
ceived u rude shock. The pile of
chips In Mie middle of tlio table had
reached rather largo proportions, nnd
one of the players, Inspired by n de
sire to make tlio prospective wlnulngu
still moro worth while, remarked:
"Let's havo the next a Jackpot."
Tho effect of these words on tho
theological student was electrical. Ho
knew of their lielng associated with
only one gnmc. and that scarcely to
bo mentioned in highly moral c.Irclos.
"A Jackpot!" he cxeJnlniod mechani
cally. "Then I guess I'm through with
this game," and he rose and walked
out. No amount of explanations or
apologies wns sulllclunt either to re
instate hearts lu his approval. New
York Tribune.
Tlta Swln I uncnucc
We sometimes hear that tlio French
language has less vitality Minn some
others, nnd It Is In particular- pointed
out to what an oxtont It is giving
way to English and Gorman, sayn tho
London News. Sotuo figures Just pub
Hahcd do not, however, bear out this,
In the case, at any rate, of Switzer
land, whero French, German and
Italian are all spokon. In 1888 tho num.
tier of persons speaking German lu
tho Helvetian republic wns 2,083,097;
thoso speaking French 634,613, nnd
those speaking Itullan, IG6.130. At tho
recent census It yrus ounil thnt tho
position !iud ohn'nged considerably.'
There aro nowt according tc tho ofll
tint figures. 2.319,105 persons vhoaa
Inngungo H Gorman, 733,220 who
apeak French, and 222,247 who uaa
the language of Dante. Certain can
tons appenr in particular to bo giving
up tho uso of German. In Netifchatel,
where formerly 22,000 persons spoko
that tongue, thoro aro now only 17,000.
Isn't It funny that In many parlor
windows Mm best marble bust turns
Its face to the strangers outside and
its back on tho family within?
Your Inferiors nre of real help to
you only when they know you are Inflexible
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