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This spirited way of doing tnlnga
struck Chuillo as Jiixt about right.
It milted his own aggressive nature.
nlway bunt upon carrying the war
into the enemy's country and striking
quick blows.
"Tliat's hind of yon, Artcuiits," he
said, Immediately, 'and I shall he
(inly too pleased to meet the captain."
Kate decreed that they should
meet Capt. llrand as they sauntered
toward the exit.
Hoth save him a cold how.
It was no mote nor loss than he
was accustomed to from these friends
of Arline. and yet he looked alter
them suspiciously.
Ah! had lie hut dreamed of whither
they were bound, and for what pur
pose, the opre would have considered
that the case called for something
beyond suspicion.
"Keep nn eye on him. Artonius,"
said Charlie
"Well, rather. It would pteclpltate
matters If he chanced to sec us meet
the original ghost, of we may so term
Capt. llrand."
Hut apparently the ogre had awak
ened to the fact that he was assailed
hy a thirst walch would not' be de
nied, lor the last they saw of hlni
he was heading in a bee line for the
barroom.
Once clear of the hotel, the two
friends turned along the avenue.
Artotnus Ian w wheie he was going:
this was his old stamping ground,
over which he had ranged for years,
iilwnyn hearohing for that wlll-o'-tlie-wisp
which until now had eluded his
grasp a f-cnsntlon that would take
the theatergoing public by storm,
and make his reputation at a bound.
So he led Chnrlle at length Into a
public house, where many men came
and went, where silver and cut glass
gleamed upon the buffet back of the
bar, and tables invited a social chat.
Before they reached a distant table,
Charlie had located his man; It was
easy enough utter ho had points given
to him.
Nor was Artemus an lota out of the
way in his rough-and-ready diagnosis
of the man's character.
Chnrlle Haw he had been a bluff,
genial snilor, nnd these years of wild
life on the Sahara, with the wander
ing tribes of nomads into whose
hands ho had fallen, had not eradi
cated these predominant traits.
Warmly ho shook the hand of the
wanderer.
Eye looked into eye anil read there
the nature of tho man back of It.
And Capt. Brand was thanking
heaven mentally that his child had
been beloved by ono whom ho reeog
n I zed In his soul to bo nature's noble
man. Long they sat there and eon
versed. The hours passed unheeded,
Charlie was enthralled by what he
heard.
There was no braggadocio about
this man, ns In the caBe of the ogre,
and yet ho had evidently passed
through adventures beside which
oven the Imaginary ones of the other
paled Into Insignificance.
Ho asked eager questions about
his child, and it could lie Rcen how
anxious the father was to enfold her
In his arms.
Taken In all, thoy passed a most
pleasant time of It, and were finally
astonished when ono of the waiters
came with the Information Hint mid
night had arrl" d It was time to
close the house, and would the gen
tlemen have the kindness to vacate?
Which, of course, they did.
Arrangements were made for an
other meeting.
Capt. Brand also yearned to em
braeo his wayward boy, whom ho felt
sure he could easily lead Into the
right path.
Charlie walked on air as ho re
turned alone to the hotel, Artemus
pleading private business elsewhere.
Possibly his study of dramatic art
Included also tho stars of the stage,
and ho thought it his duty to seo
Borne divine Casino girl to her home.
There wero many reflections to
koop Charlie's poor mind In trouble,
and ward off sleep,
This appenranco of the real Brand
on tho scene was a remarkable event
so opportune that he could not but
look upon It ns provldenllnl. Indeed,
bad the affair been left entirely In bis
bands, the chances were he would
never have conceived so brilliant a
climax as to raise Brand from the
gravo he was supposed to occupy in
Africa, and bring hlni upon the scene
to confound the ogre.
Little did this latter individual
dream of whnt wns In store for him,
or that he stood upon a volcuno that
was rendy to oxplode.
It was a man very well satisfied
with the wny the world treated hlni,
who sauntered Into the Windsor lato
that night, and ran upon his heto nolr
nt tho very first turn.
Charllo believed Brand had been
waiting for him; his manner seemed
to declur-L" ,
Whnt cl J he want?
Thoro was something so exceeding
audacious" nbout tho fellow's game
that Charlie was forced to admire bis
nerve, oven though ho felt angry with
hlni at tin mo time because ho had
deceived At. Inc.
CanJ. Brand as wo may still call
the old rogue, through courteay,
nerve, oven thouirh ho felt angry with a very durirui daughter." Vienna tho papers think thnt a new rornaps mnro signincani wun '.no rawer; t3Z.r...Ji&2xsu3 -w
j though well nwnre that this was not
I his right name Capt. Brand had ovi
i dently made tip his mind that the
time had eonie for a plain under
I standing with this young fellow who
I courted Arline.
I "o had fortified himself for the In
terview 'vth vnrlous potations calcu
lated, according to his way of think
ing, to put courage Into a man.
So he had kept watch, waiting for
Stuart to appear.
And doubtless his particular thirst
needed attention nt frequent Inter
vals. Charlie saw nt a glance the man
was hardly himself, as usual, when
the liquor was In the wit went out.
He might have preferred avoiding
the Interview If given his choice, since
no good could come of It save to
let this man understand they were
deadly foes: but Brand Intercepted
him, and appeared to he decidedly hi
earnest.
Charlie knew no reason why he
should run away. He believed he
could give tho fellow as gooil as ho
sent, a Rolnnd for nn Oliver, and per
haps find a chance to pick up some
Information.
It occurred to Charlie at that mo
ment how much of truth there might
be In the old saying to the effect that
"whom the Rods would destroy they
first make mad."
Capt. Brand exhibited a fair sam
ple of It; he was not only mad, but
slightly inebriated; not enough to In
terfere with his litterunce, but to
muddle his wits a bit, and render him
Incautious.
Of a truth, whisky has ere this,
played the deuce with the most won
derful plans that were ever conceived
in the minds of men.
Charlie could not refuse the horny
palm offered to lilin. It had served
its owner many a good turn, and also
brought him into much trouble.
"I want to see you, Stuart veiy
important -couldn't wait till morning.
Come this way, if you please. Know
It's late, but won't detain you long.
Must get It off mv mind."
So Charlie, obliging always, went
with him.
Brand had his eye on n couple of
chairs In n corner wnere they would
be Isolated.
What he had to say wns of a pri
vate nature, nnd admitted of no
eavesdropper, nor would It have been
snfo for any curious person to have
lolteted near while he was In this
chaotic condition of mind.
Prudence does not ally Itself with
the Indulgence in strong drink.
"Ah," said the other, dropping into
a seat, with the air of a weary man,
fairly well loaded, "this Is something
like comfort, Stuart. I've learned, in
my long and wearisome exile, the
value of taking It easy while you
mny. Trouble flies fast enough as It
Is. By the way, excuse me, but I
quite neglected to ask you to Join
me in having something."
"Thanks. I should hnve declined
anyway."
"Then no harm done. Now, of
course, you wonder what I've button
holed you for."
"Naturally so."
"Can't you guess?"
"Too tired to make the effort to
night; besides, I'm not good ut
conundrums."
"Ha! ha! this is a conundrum sure
enough I consider nil girls' puzzles."
Then It Is about h'm your
daughter?"
'About sweet Arline, sure enough.
As a fond parent I am, of course,
solicitous concerning her future, and
especially since she will in duo time
wish to give up the obedience she hail
so willingly shown toward my author
ity, and nssume tho sacred relation
of wife toward some bright young
man. That solicitude, my denr Stuart,
brings mo to a critical moment In
my career brings me In contact with
you."
Charllo pretended to be dense; bo
even assumed surprise and perplex
ity. "How can your future concern me,
Capt. Brand?" he aske'd.
"Ah, you are disposed to be humor
ous, my lad. Or perhaps you wish
to conceal your confusion ilnder n
brave ( .exterior. Very good; every
ninri to his tnste, and I am ready to
mcet-you fairly. Now let us reach an
undora. tending."
"I am nulto agreeable," cheerfully.
. Tho returned exile rubbed his
hands together, and new hope forced
a smile upon his faco.
"I wjll Bay this, Stuart, that of all
the beaux who have come courting
my sweet glrleo I don't know of any
ono I w!ouId rather have for a son-in-law
than yourself," remarked tho
astute captain, soberly.
"Ah, thanks, awfully."
"Of courso, I'm concerned about
her welfare, her future happiness.
What fond papa would not be Inter
ested? I have been studying you,
young man, when you little drenmed
your fate was being decided, held In
the hollow of my hand, so to speak."
"What conclusions did you reach?"
nskeil Charlie, calmly lighting a fresh
weed from tho old cigar,
"I made up( my mind that you wero
a very clever, clear-sighted, reason
able fellow; that my child could be
safe In your hands, and would never
regret having transferred her lib
erty." "Thnt wns very good of you,"-smiling.
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'.And j finally concluded' that the'
time had arrived, subject to it eond-,
tlon. .when I might, give .ov,oiJ
charge forever when Arline "voiilil
no longer ho subject to -my parent nl
nuthority, for you know she has been
a very dutiful daughter."
"Von mention a condition, sir?"
"Yes, only one."
"Muy I ask what It concerns?"
Capt. Braud smiled broadly.
"Myself and xny future sup;iortv ho
said.
The cnt was out of the bag
Cupt. Brand desired to make terms
with the man whom destiny had ap
pointed to be his successor.
Charlie felt the deepest disgust for
so base a wretch, and determined to
halt hlni as the toreador does tint
maddened bull.
"Let me see, do 1 understand Just
what you mean? You now receive n
certain allowance from your daughter,
which she has willingly given you as
a pledge of her affection. This you
fear may be stopped should she mar
ry?" "Yes. yes; you have it down very
pat."
"And believing that 1 have at least
a fair chance to secure her consent
to bo my wife, you are desirous of
entering Into some specific arrange
ment with mo whereby this allowance
may be continued during your life
time." "Thnt Is It, exactly; you could not
hnve bit it better had you thought
the whole thing out."
Charlie's mnnner gave hlni great
hopes that he had found a ready dupe.
"Now, be perfectly frank, captain
are you fully satisfied with tho
amount?"
"Well, there's a point 1 wanted to
put before you. There are times
when, truth to tell, I have thought tho
dear child, of course, unconsciously,
was treating me shabbily. Twice
the amount would put me on Kasy
street, and I'm sure she wouldn't miss
It at all."
The glow of avarice was In his face
his eyes snapped eagerly, and Char
lie could see his fingers working as
though in imagination they already
clutched the golden prize.
"Ah! twice the amount would
satisfy you, then, captain?" Charllo
queried, softly.
"I am sure of It. And on my part,
I would agree to use all the inlluenco
1 possess In order to make her yours
forever. Think of It, my hearty
that sweet girl Is worth any sacrifice.
There are men, doubtless, who would
quadruple the annuity if they could
secure so rich a prize; but. sir, my
conscientious scruples stand in tho
way. Above all things, I must see her
happy."
Charlie was secretly amused It
was as good is a play to him.
"A laudable mhltiou for a fond
parent, I am sure. And die curiosity
I entertained regarding the limit of
your desires has been most amply
satisfied."
"Curiosity! Do I understand you
aright, sir? Do you mean to er
Imply that you had no other motive in
mnklng such rigid and searching in
quiries Into the sacred feelings of a
parent's heart? Curiosity, tho dovll!"
he snorted.
"It Is a cool word, hut It covert
the case, so let It pass."
"Perhaps er my terms havo been
a little lilt too high, and it might be
possible for us to affect a compro
mise." "Oh. no not a bit too high! In
deed, five times ns much would not be
considered excessive if you could de
liver tho goods."
"You doubt my ability?" eagerly.
"I know It for nn actual certainty,"
as he looked squarely into the cap
tain's bold eyes, that now fell before
his gaze.
" ean prove my power over tho
girl. I will Influence her to turn
coldly from you; when next we' talk
terms, my price will bo double what I
asK now. There are others, Mr.
Charllo Stuart, who aspire to secure
what you have spurned."
"What of the line sense of honor
that compels you to consider your
daughter s happiness? tauntingly.
"Bah! mere words, and you know
it!"
"What of that wonderful sense of
intuition which warned you I wan tho
mato appointed by Destiny to watch
over your daughter's future and
yours?"
(To bo continued.)
MACHINE MADE TORCHON LACE,
Austrian Invention Imitate Hand
Made Product.
Some fair Imitations of handnindo
laco aro already manufactured ,.. by
machinery. A recent invention by an
Austrian named Matltsch renders It
possible to reproduce one more vari
ety, known ns torchon lace. The renl
atikio Is moderately coarse but
pretty lace and Is used on garments
which It Is desirable to put through
a laundry.
Herr Matltich, nfter being associ
ated with the lace Industry In Vienna
nnd Inventing a machine which did
uot glvo satisfactory results, went to
Nottingham, England, where ho per
fected tho model In 189U. it wns thqn
necossnry to make tho Jacquards for
each pattern that it wns desirable to
produce. This part of the work wns
performed upon the Inventor's return
to Vienna. Hitherto It has been nee
ossnry to havo a separate machiiio for
each design. With the Matltlsch ma
chine It Is only necessary to substi
tute ono Jncquard for another, as in
wenving cloth.
Tho inventor does not Intend to
organize a company .to make lace,
says tho New York Tribune, or oven
tho production of njoro mnehlnes. Ho
has already put nearly $100,000 into
his cporlments' and is now looking
Tor a company to buy Ills' rights., Thq
Nottingham iaco-' m'anrtfactiirer's 'im.'
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tho MuUtsoh machine will injure
French manufacturers chiefly. In
Vienna tho papers think thnt a new
era In lace making is ahead.
In seasonable weather the season
I ivy nftcu comes high. (
KING IS NOW OUT OF DANGER
Physicians Are Confident That the Crisis Is Passed-
City of London Practically Deserter
"The king luu made substantial
Impio- emeiit "
Such Is the latest word from the
sick room of King Edward The bul
letin hi eat he the splilt of encourage
ment and hope There Is a definite
comparison made Instead of being
told that his majesty's condition Is
satisfactory or that he has tested
well, the unqualified announcement Is
made that no matter what his condi
tion was in the morning, he was bet
ter at night
This Is something tangible At the
sume time It must not be foi gotten
that the serious nature of the king's
aliment and the gravity of the oper
ation foiblds the wisdom of taking
too optimistic n view Some duys yet
must elnpse befoie the success of the
operation can be assured
There Is, however, not the slight
est leason for anything like alarm.
A great deal of Importance is at
tached to the let urn of pain In the
wound, but, according to medical
opinion, such symptoms ure the onll
nary result of tho process or heal
ing, which tends to contract the tis
sues to a certnln extent This would
naturally cause a ceitaln amount or
dlsconifoil, the seat of the operation
THE PRINCE
Heir Apparent to the
being, of course, affected by tho pa
tient's breathing.
What Is far more Important Is that
his mnjesty Is taking ever Increas
ing interest in what Is going on in
tho world outside. That his appetite
is Improving and that there are no
feverish symptoms are signs of
greatest promise and form sufficient
grounds for the statement made by
his medical advisers that the king Is
showing recuperative power of the
rtioflt wonderful order.
The queen Is cheerful and hopeful
and continues to display most devot
ed solicitude. Tho king Is able to
take plenty of nourishment. His diet
ulrtady Includes soup, fish and baked
apples, His majesty Is also allowed
to .smoke occasionally. He still opens
and reads many of bis personal tele
grams and letters, and even dictates
some replies.
All the functions of the distin
guished patient nro working n dm Ira
bly., While tho drainage pipes havo
not yet of courso been romoved, his
general progress has been very sure
and steady.
Of courso any remaining danger
lies In the possibility of pus reap
pearing and reforming in the wound,
but of this there Is as yet no trace,
nor Is there nny trace of organic dis
ease of any kind.
So confident aro all now of tho
king's complete and early recovery
that It bus been Informally settled
that when tho time arrives tho royal
patient will be carefully removed to
Cowes and placed on board the royal
yacht.
Sir Henry Thompson sold tho
king's condition was hopeful for re
covery. It was. however, too early
to say that his majesty wns out of
dnnger, but if the present Improve
ment continues for a week or ten
days ho thought preparations for tho
coronation mlg)it be resumed,
Tho only danger to bo feared, in
his opinion, was tho possibility of
cellular or other tissues in the region
of thb wound becoming nffeotx'd, but
from what .other medical men said,
tlio steudy imprnwement- In -his mnj'
"'Wi condition was attributable tfn
tmj raf;tTUlmtXt:fla--l)eW utile -to
naln'tnlh his Htrength. If tho king
continues to hold his own In this re
ipect his recovery was assured.
Pnrhdps ninro significant thuii ttio
official news given out Is a short tele
gram from tho Dally Mall's corre
spondent In Copenhagen, which says
that, wbllo King Chiifltlun, who is in
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excellent health, hail Intended com
lug to Loudon, Queen Alexandra had
wired back that there was no neces
sity for his iindoi taking the Journey,
us Kdwnrd wns making excellent
progiess. The crown prince, Waldo
mar, telegraphed tin equally assuring
message to King Christina
As to the critical peilod It Is sig
nificant that some foreign princes,
near relatives of his majesty, pur
pose to remain In Loudon for some
days.
The medlcnl men nro satisfied with
the king's progress, which, though
slow. Is reassuring, nfter the alarm
caused by the recent relapse, when
It was generally understood In palace
circles that It was almost n case of
life or death. Ills majesty through
out has exhibited remarkable forti
tude, to which his physicians attrib
ute his present favorable condition.
It Is said that after the issue or
the last bulletin Lord Marcus Bores
ford as lied Lord Lister how the king
was progressing mid thnt Lord Lister
replied- "Ills majesty is practically
out or danger "
Despite circumstantial reports to
the effect that the king wns allowed
to at a little fish, to sit up lor n
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Throne of Great Britain.
while, to smoko, and to read tho
newspapers and telegrams, tho
stories aro discredited by all tho
medical fraternity, except possibly
that the king was allowed a slnglo
clgaret, as no is such an habitual
smoker.
The doctors say it Is Impossible to
bellovo that tho physicians wore
grossly neglectful enough to allow
him to take food in tho ordinary ac
ceptance of the term. Ho takes
nourishment, but It is probably milk
and other food or that kind. It is
impossible to believe that ho has
been sitting up. He must bo lying
on his back. The slightest nervous
agitation has to be avoided, which
precludes the Idea of his reading.
Outside of the surgeons nobody has
seen the king except the queen and
bis own children.
The operating table, bandages and
other appliances connected with sur
gical operations havo been romoved
from tho palace.
Only small crowds now gather
about Buckingham pnlace. Tho bul
letins creato the greatest satisfaction.
Subsequently a member of tho gov
ernment said:
"Really, overythlng Is going on won
derfully well, ami wo nil now think
the king will recover, though, of
courso, wo aro afraid of being prema
ture or unduly optimistic, The king
is proving himself a gallant chap,"
The latest bulletins created tho most
favorable impression In parliamentary
circles. Many of the medical experts
now bellovo that all danger of any
septic process hits passed and that, so
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Where the Coronation Ceremonies Were to Have Taken Place. I hfsfal
far ns can be seen, the crisis may bo
regarded us at an end.
The ctowds In the streets nro much
smaller The work of tearing down
the decorations Is proceeding npaco.
What was to have gone down to
history as procession dny, when It was
expected there would be the greatest
crush ever.witnessed in the streets of
London, found the city practically de
serted. The bunk holiday proclaimed
paralyzed business. The masses, ap
parently, surfeited with their event
less wnndeilngs In the streets, either
clouted out to the country, tempted by
the perfect weather, or else staid at
homo Certainly the main thorough
fares ( ould not havo been inoro de
serted on any Sunday in the yenr.
The big hotels, however, wero oases
of activity amid the otherwise genera!
stagnation. Mnny Americana are t,ve
paring to start for tho continent nnd
others already hnve gone theie or to
the country, while numbers took ad
vantage of the lino day to visit the
great Hoot nsseinbled off Sj.lthead. Sir
Thomns Llpton is entertaining a dis
tinguished party cu board his steam
yacht Erin.
The fashlonablo cr.fes nnd tcstaur
nuts wore the scenes or numerous
smart luncheons, while extensive but
quiet preparations weio made for
week end house panics at tho sur
rounding country places, whose own
eis seem to think the situation war
rants at least some subdued gfiycty
In honor of the mnny prominent visi
tors. The people ure taking tho greatest
pride In the king's fortitude. It has
been learned that his majesty facili
tated the preparations for the opera
tion and that when the surgeons wero
rendy be stretched himself upon tho
operating table, declining assistance.
King Edward's calmness, cheerful
ness mid pluck are considered most
fuvorable auguries for a speedy recov
ery, and the messages from Queen Al
exandra and Sir Frauds Knollys, tho
king's prlvnto secretary, In reply to
expressions of solicitude, and tho
statements of persons most fnmlllar
with the situation, all bear out tho
i confident hopefulness which provalls
to-day.
Queen Alexandra has received a
message from the Sultan of Turkoy
expressing bis Joy at the improvement
In the king's condition.
PER80NAL TRAITS OF THE KINO.
Incidents in Hla Life Favorably Com
mented Upon.
A writer In tho London Outlook,
who has long been personally ac
quainted with King Edward, Instanced
how he Is essentially- and above all
litimnn. He recalls, as though- it oc
curred yesterday, King Edward's
beaming face nnd tear stained eyes
thirteen yenrs ago as a friend raised
him on the garden wall of Bucking
ham palace as be threw an old shoo
after the carriage of bis first married
daughter, the duchess of Fife, on her
wedding morning.
This man also recalls hla majesty's
shock and surprise when at a race
meeting he opened a telegram aud ex
claimed: "Little Albany Is dead!"
and without an Instant's hesitation
hurried Into his brougham and never
staid his Journey hy land or Bea until
he reaches Cannes, returned to Ports
mouth, and consigned his brother's
remains to the tomb of St. fleorge's
Chapel, Windsor.
The Spectator, In an artlclo com
puting King Edward's standing in the
county, says:
"Tho people forglvo hlni that hun
ger for distraction of which he was
licensed and which probably , ,was
bred In him hy thoso long years, of
waiting on the step of the throne
with nothing serious to do, through
which tho king grow to late man
hood. "Tho king often Is accused In popu
lar talk of being too gracious to nnti
veanx riches. Wo are not in tho
least disposed to deny that many
millionaires want much snubbing, but
we can, as reasonable politicians, un
derstand the king thinking that the
accumulation of now wealth is, in a
country which enlarges Its population
yearly, a benefit to the people, and
that to draw new millionaires within
tho ancient system Is to glvo that sys
tem new stability."
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