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! (,'omti ila Rnliron, cnptnln of Krmirh
cnviilry, takrs to lilx iuiiriirn to thIho by
Imtnl it inotticrloiiB lrtnh H-rrlnr pup. ntnJ
tinmen It I'ltcliounn. Hn (linen with tliu
Mnriiiln d'lCficllKnuc awl inoctH Minn
Julia Redmond, American helrem, who
ln for him n n KnKllsh linllnd that
UtiKi'iM In hi memory. Hahroti Is onlered
to AlKlarM, liut In not nllnwcil to tukn
mirvnntn or lom. Minn Itedmnnd offerM to
tnku rum of the ilotf iliirlntr n iniiHter's
nhmmcu, hut I'ltchouiin, homesick for Ills
iiianler, ruiiH nwny from her. Tho Mur
", ul mi plans to marry Julia to the Due do
Tremont. Unknown to Bnhron, I'ltchnutie
follows hltn to AIkI(tm. Dok ami mutter
in CD t anil Habron Keln poritilnHlon front
tlui war mlnlitor to keep hla due with hltn.
Julia wrlten hltn that I'ltchoune Man run
nway from her. Hn wrlles Jullii of I'lt
chouno. Tho Duo do Trcmont IIiiiIh tho
Arnerlean helret cnprlclnun. A nownpa
per nport that Hnhron la iimiing tho mlmi
in after an cnKHKeinent with tho nutlvcfi
causes Julia to ronfenn to her aunt that
shit Iiivi-h hint. Halinin, woundnd In an en
RiilTiunont. fulls Into tho dry lied of a
river, and In watrhed over liy I'ltehounn,
After a horrible, night it ml day i'ltchouno,
loaves hltn. Julia rocs In Hciirclt of Bn
bron, reported missing.
CHAPTER XV.
Julia's Romance.
From hor Btonmor cltulr tho
Mnr-
quIho d'Escllgnnc asked:
"Aro you abaorbed in your book,
Julia?"
Mlsa Redmond faintly nmllcd as Bho
laid It down. Sho woo abnorbed In but
ono thing, morning, noon and night,
waking or stooping: when and whoro
Bh should And him; how ho was being
truatcd. Had ho boon taken captlvo?
Ho waB not dead, of that sho was suro.
"What is tho book, Julia?"
"Lo Conto d'un Spahl."
"Iut It down and let mo speak to
rou of Robert do, Tromont."
MIuh Redmond, bolng his guest and
indebted to him for her luxurious
transportation, could not In decency
rofuso tho roquost.
"Ho knows nothing whatever of our
errand, Julia."
"Ah, thon, what dooB ho think?"
Miss Redmond on tho arm of hor
bluo sorgo coat wore a band of whtto,
In tho center of which gleamed tho
Rod Cross. Tho marquise, wrapped In
a sablo rug, held a small Poktnoso lap
dog cuddled under her arm, and had
only tho appoaranco or a lady of leis
ure bent on a pleasure excursion. Sho
did not suggest a rescuing party In tho
least. Her Jaunty hat was onvolopod
by a deltcato vol!; hor hnnds wero In
cased In long whlto gloves. Now that
Sho had encouraged hor energetic niece
and taken this decisive stop, hIio re
laxed and found what pleasure sho
might in tho voyago.
"When wo camo on board last night,
my dear, you remember that I sat with
Robert In tho salon until . . . well,
Utlsh."
"After midnight?"
"Possibly; but I am fifty and he Is
thirty. Moreovor, I am his godmother.
Ho Is enchanting, Julia, spiritual and
sympathetic. I confess, my dear, that
I find myself rather at u loss as to
what to toll him."
Miss Redmond listened politely. Sho
was supremely Indifferent as to what
had been told to her host. This was
Tuesday; thoy should reach Algiers
on Saturday nt tho latest What nows
would moot them there? Sho hold In
her book tho last dispatch from tho
ministry of war. Supposing tho Cnp
taln do Sabron had been tnkon captlvo
by somo marauding trlbo and was be
ing hold for a ransom! This was the
Romance, of n Spall I, in which sho was
absorbed Tnkon captlvo! Sho could
not lot horsolf think what that might
mean.
"Robert's mother, you know, Is my
closest friend. Ills fnthor was ono of
tho witnesses of my marriage I feel
that I have brought up Robert . . .
It would havo been bo jierfect." Sho
sighed.
"Ma tnnto!" warned Miss Redmond,
with a noto of pain In hor volco.
"Yes, yes," accepted tho marquise,
"I know, my dear, I know. Hut you
cannot oscapo from tho yacht oxcopt
in a lifeboat, and it you did it would
bo ono of Robert's lifeboats! You
must not bo too formal with him."
Sho tapped tho noso of hor Pckincso
dog. "Do still, Mlml, that man is only
a sailor! and If ho were not horo and
ut his duty you would bo drowned, you
llttlo gooso!"
Tho Peklnoso dog was a new addi
tion. Julia tried not to dislike hor; for
Julia, only I'ltchouno oxlstud. She
could not touch Mlml without a sense
of disloyalty.
Tho boat cut the azuro water with
Its deltcato whlto body, tho decks
glistened liko glass. Tho sailor at
whom Mlml had barked passed out of
sight, and, far up In tho bow Tromont.
In whlto flannels, stood smoking.
"I had to bo vory circumspect, my
donr Julia, when I talked with Robort.
You seo you aro not engagod to Mon
sieur do Sabron." Tho girl 'colored.
"Tho sentimental woman in me," her
aunt wont on, "has respoudod to nil
your fantuslcB, but tho practical worn.
an in mo calls mo a romantic gooso."
"Ah," breathed Miss Redmond, open
ing hor book, "ma tauto. lot mo read."
"Nonscnao," said tho marqulso affec
tionately. "Tho most Important part
tot tho wholo affair Is that wo aro horo
that wo aro en routo to Algiers, Is It
not?"
Tho girl cxtonded her hand grate
fully. "And thank you! Tell mo, what did
you say to him?"
Tho tnarqulflo hummed a llttlo tuno,
nnd softly pulled Mlml'B oars.
"Romombor, my child, that If wo find
Monsieur do Sabron, tho circumspec
tion will havo to bo even greater still."
"Ienvo that to mo, ma tanto."
"You don't know," said tho de
termined lady qulto sweetly, "that ho
has tho slightest desire to marry you
Julia."
Miss Redmond sat up In her chair,
nnd flamed.
"Do you want to make mo miser
ablo7" "I Intend to let my worldly wlBdom
equal this etnorgoncy, Julia. I want
Robert to havo no suspicion of tho
fuctB."
"How can wo prevent It, ma tanto?"
"Wo enn do bo If you will obey mo."
Tho girl started, nnd hor aunt, look
ing up at tho Due do Tromont whoro
ho stood in tho bow, saw that ho
showed signs of finishing his smoke
nnd of Joining them.
"Ma tanto," Bald tho girl quickly,
"havo you brought mo hoio undor
falso colors? Havo you lot htm
think . ,. ."
"Hush, Julia, you aro indebted to
him for accomplishing your own de
sire." ' "Hut I would novor, novor . . ."
"Potlto sotte," crlod tho marqulso.
"thon you would nuvcr havo boon on
this yacht."
Intensely troubled and annoyed,
Julia asked In a low tono:
"For heaven's sako, ma tante, toll
mo what tho Due do Tromont thinks!"
Her aunt laughed softly. "Tho In
trigue and romanco of it all entor
talned her. She had tho senso of hav
ing mado a very pretty concession to
hor nleco, of having accomplished a
very agreeable pleasure trip for her
self. As for young Sabron, he would
bo suro to be discovered at tho right
moment, to bo lionized, decorated and
advanced, Tho reason that she had
no wrinkles on her haudsouo cheek
was because sho went lightly through
life.
"He thinks, my dearest girl, that
you aro llko all your countrywomen:
a little eccentric and that you havo a
"You Must Not Be Too Formal With
Him."
strong mind. Ho thinks you ono of
tho most tendor-hnartcd and bouovo
lent of girls,"
"Ma tanto, ma tanto!"
"Ho thinks you aro making a llttlo
mission tnto Algiers among tho sick
and tho wounded. Ho thinks you aro
going to sing In tho hospitals."
"Hut," exclaimed tho girl, "ho must
think mo mad,"
"Young men don't care how mildly
mad a beautiful young woman Is, my
dear Julia"
"nut, ho will find out . . . ho
will know."
"No." Bald tho marqulso, "that ho
will not. I havo attended to that Ho
will not lenvo his boat during tho ex
cursion, Julia. Ho remains, aud we
go on shore with our peoplo."
"How splondld!" sighed Julia Red
mond, relieved.
"I'm glad you think so," said her
aunt rather shortly. "Now I havo a
I BBMhtt
favor to ask of you. my child."
Julia trembled.
"Ma tanto!"
"While wo are on board tho yncht
you will treat Robert charmingly."
"I urn always polite to hltn, am I
not?"
"You are llko an Irritated sphinx
to him, my dear. You must bo dif
ferent." "I thought." said tho girl In a sub
duod volco, "that it would bo llko this.
Oh, I wish I itad sailed on any vesol!
oven a cargo vessel,"
Looking at hor gently, hor aunt
snid: "Don't bo ridiculous. I only
wish to protect you, my child. I think
I havo proved my friendship. Re
tnombor, beforo tho world yon are
nothing to Charles do Sabron. A
woman's heart, my dear, has delusions
ub well as passions."
The girl crimsoned and bowed hor
charming head. "You are not called
upon to tell Robort de Tromont that
you aro In lovo with a man who has
not asked you to marry him, but you
are his guest, nnd all I ask of you is
that you tnako tho voyago as agroo
ablo to him as you can, my dear."
Tromont was coming toward tbem.
Julia raised her head and murmured:
"I think you for everything. I shall
do what I can." And to herself Bho
said: "That Is, as far as my honor
will lot mo."
CHAPTER XVI.
The Duke In Doubt
Tho short Journey to Africaover
a calm and perfect sen, whose waters
wore voices at her port to solace hor,
and where the stars alono slowed
down llko friends upon her and
seemed to understand was a torture
to Julia Redmond. To herself she
called her aunt cruel, over and over
again, nnd felt a prisoner, a cagod
creature.
Tromont found her charming, though
In this rolo of Florence Nightingale,
sho puzzled nnd perplexed him. She
was novcrthelesB adorable. Tho
young man had tho good sonso to
mnko a discreet courtship and under
stood sho would not bo easily won.
Until they reached Algiers, Indeed,
until tho night beforo they disem
barked, ho had not said ono word to
her which might not havo been shared
by her aunt. In accordance with the
French custom, thoy novor were
nlono. The marqulso shut hor eyes
and napped considerably and gave
thorn every opportunity she could, but
sho was always present.
Tho Due do Tremont had been often
In lovo during bis short life. He was
a Latin and thought that women are
mado to be loved. It was part of his
education to think this and to tell
thorn this, and ho also bolleved It a
proof of his good tasto to tell them
this as soon as possible
Ho was a thoroughly fine fellow.
Somo of his forefathers had fought
and fallen In Aglncourt They had
been dukes over slnco; There was
something distinctly noble In the
blond young man, and Julia discov
ered it Possibly she had folt it
from tho first.
From the moment that the old duch
ess had Bald to Robert de Tremont:
"Julia Redmond is a great catch,
my dear boy. I should like to have
you marry her," her son answered:
"Dlen, ma more," with cheerful ac
quiescence, and immediately consid
ered it and went to Tarascon, to the
Chateau d'Esdlgnac. ' When his
mother had suggested the visit ho
told her that be Intended making up
a party for the Mediterranean.
"Why don't you take your godmoth
er nnd tho American girl? Miss Red
mond has an income of nearly a mil
lion francs and they say sho is well-
bred."
"Very good, ma more."
Whan ho saw Miss Redmond he
found hor lovely; not so lovely as the
Comtesso do la Malno, whose Invita
tion to dlnnor ho had refused on the
day his mother suggested tho Chateau
d'Escllgnac. Tho comtesso was a
widow. It Is not very, vory comme
11 faut to marry a widow, In the Fau
bourg St.-Germaln. Miss Redmond's
beauty was different. She was self
absorbed and cold. Ho did not un
derstand hor at all, but that was tho
American of her.
One of his frionds had married an
American girl nnd found out after
ward that she chewed gum before
breakfast. Pauvro Raymond! Miss
Redmond did not suggest such possi
bilities. Still Bho was very different
from a French Jeune flllo.
(TO HR CONTINURD.)
Hospital Barges.
Northern Franco la rich In water
ways, nnd hospital barges are already
running botweon Paris and tho battle
front, under tho auspices of tho Union
des Fommes do Franco. Tho hold Is
enameled whlto nnd fitted with 40
beds, and at tho ond Is tho nurse's
retiring-room. Tho barge-master's
cabin 1b convortod Into a living-room
for two surgeons. There Is an operating-room,
too, with washing gear, an
oloctrlc plnnt, nnd a porfect system oi
heating. To convert a Seine barge
Into a gondola of this kind cotts n
bare ?!i00, nnd tho results are beyond
praise especially to fracture casos,
to whom tho Jolting road Is agony.
Tho woundod are hoisted in by
moans of small cranes, and tho barge
Is then towed by steam or motor
yachts lent by wealthy persons, who
are more than glad not only to lend
their bontB freo of charge, but to navi
gate thorn In person, thus sharing In
tho work of mercy.
The Old and the New.
Inventions havo a remarkable knack
of repeating thomsolves. Among tho
more Interesting patents for 1914 is
a specification for a wheolless motor
car, propulsion being by means of
skids, which aro alternately lowered
and raised. In tho early days of loco
motlvo history many Inventors did not
bellevo that sufficient adhesion was
to be attained by a smooth wheel
nporntlng on a smooth rail, and weird
nnd wondorful wore tho devices for
ovorcomlng this supposed defect. Ono
Ingenious engineer went so far as to
design a contrivance In which Jointed
motal bars workod up and down on
tho rails after tho fashion of a horse's
logs, and there seems to bo a certain
affinity botweon this device and the
motor car referred to above.
BIG REWARD FOR INVENTIONS
British Government Is Encouraging
Ideas Tending to Improve Devel
opment of Army Equipment.
That there are handsorao rewards
for thoso who are able to deviso Im
provements in guns and machinery Is
shown in sums that have boen paid In
fcoa to inventors at army ordnance
factories for tho year ending March,
1914. No leas than 4,000, for in
stance, was paid to Col. C. L. Holden,
lato superintendent of tho royal gun
and carrlago factories, for various in
ventions and improvements connected
with orduaoco mountings, machine
tools, etc., In addition to 500 paid on
another account; while 2,850 was
paid to Mr. W. T. Thomson, chemist
and manager, respectively, of tho
Royal Gunpowder factory, for Improve
ments In tho manufacture of nltro
colluloso and accompanying apparatus,
lu addition to a previous 1,150.
Smaller amounts, such as 250 to
Mr. W. II. Turton, munnger of tho
Royal Gun factory, for Improved ma
chines for tho manufacture of ord
nanco; 100 to Mr. W. Lambert for a
process for testing steel bullets; 5
each to William Rogers and E. F. Ful
ler for labor-saving aud improved
tools for uso at tho Royal Carriage
department, and 20 to Assistant
Foreman S. Cuon, Royal Gun Factory
forgos, for Improved muillo for uso In
forges, havo also been paid. Tlt-Ults.
Speaking of War.
Church Don't hear so much now of
engagements of American women and
foreigners.
Gotham Tho foreigners seem to
bo kopt pretty busy now with en
gagemunts among themselves."
Her Kindly Wish.
"Docs your wife show any
Inter
est In tho war?"
"Yos, Indeed. Sho talks about It"
"What does sho say?"
"Why, sho says that sho wishes I
could go." Tlt-Ults.
Just the Man.
"There Is an eastern potentate who
would bo oven hotter than a Panama
export to conduct this lly-kllling cam
paign." "Who is that?"
"The Akhmoond of Swat."
The Usual Thing.
Singleton Does your wife listen
when you attempt to give her good
advice?
Wederly Yea, she listens but
that's all.
Flow of Language.
"What a wonderful flow of language
our friend baa."
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"Hut he don't use It for much except
drownln' Ideas."
A man can be reconciled to any sort
of oxpendlturo if none of tho money
bolonged to him.
Huck Kllby saya a man of leisure is
ono who has time to finish a gaino of
three-cushion billiards.
A guilty conscience makes a
pillow.
bard
Novor taunt your wife with her Ig
norance. You would probably be sin
glo today had sho been wlso.
"An Old Man at 40
How often you hear that remark! How
many such men there are! And how need
less it is!
Wrong food is the big cause.
When one feels old at forty the first thing
is to correct improper diet. The main fault
with the dietary is often a lack of the
vital mineral salts in food. Without these
mineral elements old age steals on rapidly. ,
To meet this very condition a food was
devised which supplies those mineral elements
such as phosphorus, iron, sulphur, etc
That food is
Grape-Nuts
Made of -whole wheat and barley, this delicious
food retains all the nutriment oi these grains, together
with the priceless mineral elements notably lacking in
white flour foods which the system must have to
build and maintain vigor and elasticity of body, brain '
and muscle.
One can avoid this
"There's a
A nowspaper'B Income springs from
threo Bources. Advertising, subscrip
tions and the owners of lost dngs
vorrt own druhgibt wim. tkli. you
Close Enough.
"Whoro wculd tho pvcrngo 'speed
king' bo without his mechanician?"
"My firs guess Is under the car."
HANDS LIKE VELVET
Kept So by Dally Use of Cutlcura
Soap and Ointment Trial Free.
On retiring soak hands in hot Cutl
cura soapsuds, dry and rub tho Oint
ment tnto the hands somo minutes.
Wear bandage or old gloves during
night. This Is a "ono night treat
ment for red, rough, chapped and
Bore hands." It works wonders.
Samplo each freo by mail with 32-p.
Skin Hook. Address Cuticura, Dept
XY, Hoston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Aviators' Safety Parachutes.
Tho energies of practically all the
inventors of parachutes for airmen
havo been directed towards tho devel
opment of a dcvlco for the airman
alono, tho aeroplane itsflf being al
lowed to drop to earth unhindered.
Parachutes for the wholo aeroplane
have Just been designed by a French
inventor. Two folded parachutes, con
tained in cone-shaped receptacles, are
attached to the wings as near tho ends
as possible Hy means of a simple
mechanism, operated by tho movement
of a small hand lever, these para
Ul U OlilUIl UUUU IUTUI, ."VOU (
chutes aro pushed out of the contuln-
era, ufter which they aro claimed to
opon freely, no matter In what man
ner tho neroplane may bo falling. All
tho nirmati has to do Is to hung on to
tho aeroplane.
Earmarks.
Alexander Powell, war correspon
dent and lecturer, said at a tea in
New York:
"Tho English volunteer troops are
splendid. You can tell by certain ear
marks where thoy come from. You
can tell the miners of tho Midlands,
tho mill hands of Manchester, the
bookkeepers of London, the "
"How do you tell them?" a young
lady asked.
"Well," said Mr. Powell, "it'B easy
enough to tell, for example, the book
keepers. Every time the bookkeepers
are commanded to stand at ease they
try to put their rifles behind their
ears."
An Unmaker of History.
Directory Canvasser What Is your
husband's occupation, madam?
Lady Oh, he unmakes hUtory.
Directory Canvasser Unmakes his
tory! Lady Yes; ho writes historical
novels.
Ashamed of Them.
"I seo tho Sayru baby crlod with
loud protest when It was made a
Christian."
"Well, when you see tho way Chris
tiana are acting Just now in tho world,
can you blame the baby?"
The Villain Outvillalned.
"I wouldn't trust him," she argued.
"Neither would :," assented the
other girl; "he's as treacherous as
a fountain pen."
Mold - age - at - 40H business by proper eating and living; vv
Reason". for Grape-Nuts
ld by Grocers everywhere.
VARIETY OF POSTAGE STAMPS
Government Makes Them of Three
Kinds, to Suit the Conditions of
Weather.
Sometimes you tako precautions to
place a fow postago stamps lusldo a
noto book, where you would think thoy
could not possibly stick togothor by
carrying the book In your pocket, bo
cause there scorns to bo too mufth
thickness for tho body heat to pene
trate, and yet you discover thorn, per
haps only a few houre lntor, stuck so
firmly together that thoy aro spoiled.
Then again, you may cairy postage
stomps about for many days or -weeks
und they never stick together. And
tho explanation of tbjs Is that tho
stamps that Btlck are probably "win
ter" stamps. This Is becauso tho gov
ernment makes three brands of post
ago stamps, "summer," "winter" and
"Intermedlato." Tho lntormedalto
BtnmpB are supposed to be used dur
ing tho spring and fall, or during tho
seasons when it Is neither extremely
cold or excessively hot.
ThiB does not moan that tho govern
ment printing department makes these
stamps with any different design or
color. The seusonablo part of stamps
is all In tho glue, o.' gum, that la used
to back them. For the Bummer Balo
tho gum used is slightly harder than
for the other sort. This Is so It will
not melt as readily with body heat or
room heat, and is intended to assist
in preventing them sticking togothor.
In winter such hard gum Is not ne
cessary, and again, too hard gum in
the cold months will frequently crack
right through tho paper of tho stamp,
i 0tai. wiiwuqu ., a'aw. v. . r-
spoiling It. And so a thinner, lighter
gum Is used, which 1b more pliable,
not so apt to crack with tho cold und
Is bettor all around. Of course, for
spring and autumn tho Intermedlato
grade of gum Is used, of a consistency
between the hard of summer and the
thin of winter.
Steep the Sassafras.
A St. Louis clergyman gloomily in
forms us:
"Tho images of the poet and the
painter havo ceased to charm ua. We
want the realities. Hence tho passing
of poetry."
Sassafras tea In liberal doses, about
this time of year, was formerly be
lieved to be a sound remedy for the
physical conditions which generate
that state of mind.
Reduced.
"They're having a marked-down sals
of shoes at Blank's."
"I thought they pridod themselves
on never cutting prices."
"Who said anything about city
prices? It's the sizes they've marked
down."
A girl admires a fast young man
that Is, If she has him so fast that be
can't possibly got away.
Love is one of the few things that
Is never displayed on a bargain coun
ter. Conversation attains Its most asinine
form In the grandstand at t the ball
park.-
Tho trouble Is not so much that peo
ple cheer nonsenso as that they voto
for it.
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