THO EXAS I CRUISER -DY- T. IITTKMNCAMK KOBB I l 4 a K @ CIUl'TIM XV.-Contlnuod. ( ) "Here , " murmured St. Mure , plnclug feh band upuu his ri ht lironst. "It Htruck Bir here. " Tlir young priest tore open the donlilet , iiid RH lie did so a sviilcd packet full out. Ills eye caught the superscription , ntid picking It up ho placed it In hU own osom. hi a nioiuenl more Sun Hcnito came up. Jllok Twirl had also been laid npon the pniss , and the elder prieot had e n called to his side. "Are you fatally wounded , my son ? " holy man axlicd , nt the same time Ink- Ep p Die pirate's hand. Tudel opened his eyes and Riized Into face of the man who knelt'by Ills de , lie was upon the point of speak- i ; , but suddenly a strange light shot Across his pnllld features. With a ripus- fciodic mo\cinent he caught the priest by Die neck , and started up to a bitting pos ture. "Hal" he gasped. "By the nnlnts , thou dog , I know thcel III ! Hero Clarence Howard 1 the Yankee cap- In ! Seize him I" In a moment Clarence THIS upon hli feet , and a pistol was drawn from his bosom ; but Miguel wan too quick for him. The latter had heard all ahuut the young taptaln's exploltH , and with a quick move ment he knocked the pistol fioin liln rraBp , and then seized and held him until h surgeon came up. Clarence for he It ( trail was thus taken at a disadvantage , | tnd ere he could shake off the Burguou'u Miguel dealt him a blow upon the Eip ad that felled him to the ground. "The other one ! the other one ! " cried ITudel. "He belongs to the saint " Though he could speak no more , yet lie ad Bpokeu enough. San Hcnito caught Che boy Peter and held him fast , and as peen aa Clarence was bound they came nd secured the yotingstera. AH present lad heard much of the Texan Cruiser , ind they knew him only as the bitter rneray of their country , and hence they Ml it a patriotic duty to secure him. After this the surgeon went to examine ODudel's wound. He found that the hall had entered at the lower part of the left breast ; there was a dark , livid spot where the ball struck , and a sluclc drop of blood had oozed out. "He doesn't bleed , " said Miguel , hopc- Bully. "Not externally , " said the mirgeon , Baking his head ; "but he must bleed rX-lthln. Tudel Tadel do you know too ? " This e med to arouse the pirate's pow er * once more. , lie started tip , and with an expiring effort he cnsped : "St. Marc he Is wounded I Can Kve ? " "I don't know. You wounded him bad- tor. " "Where " ( ? Tn the breast. " The pirate muttered something , but It poulil not be understood , and on the next jnoment he Bank back upon the gratia. "He may live till night , " Bald Uie sur geon , In answer to a question from San Benito ; "but I think not longer than Pat. " In tha meantime St. Marc had boon raised up , and his wound examined. It bled freely , and as soon as the surgeon wuld leave Tudel he came to the other , Ele Introduced his probe , and found the ball lodged against one of the ribs near the side. It was an easy job to extract t , and the operator wan sure no vital _ pnrt was touched. By the time the ball | wus extracted and the wound dioscd , pome twenty people had gathered about the spot , and among them were three Bfllcors from the ritr. "What have we hero ? " cried one of the fatter , as he came upon the spot. "See , " ans-wered Martin San Benito , firtio know that If they chose , the oillccrs tnight bring them to punishment for the part they had played in the tragedy just concluded ; "look ye at these two priests t-they are Yankee privateers in dls- rulcc. " i "Hal" uttered the ofllcer , starting as Chough he had received an electric shock. "Yes , Fcnor , " resumed San Benito , rene of them Is Captain Howard of the Ixme Starl" "No , no It cannot be ! " "It isl It Is ! " uttered St. Marc , rais ing himself upon his elbow. "It is who ? " asked the olllcer. "Clarence Howard , " relumed St. Marc jfalntlr. "How is it ? Who are you ? " asked the pfllcer , approaching Clarence. The young man had at first thought of 'denying the fact , but he knew that It iwoukl be of no UHe , for many in the city .would recognize him , so he frankly said : "I am Clarence Howard , senor ; and Was once commander of the Lone Star. " "Aha and now you are come as a pyl" "No , * * nor. Nerer such a thought en tered my mind. I catue on busluos * of Sny own , entirely. " "We shall see about that. " "Let me upeak one moment with St. h * * * Before the ofllcer could make any reply Jfre youth had darted to the wounded piaii'n side , in spite of his bonds , and kneeled down. "Where lx Irene ? " he naked , hurriedly nd anxiously. "She has lied , I know not whither , " Bt. Marc returned. "All this duel IH on her account. She fled from Jilok Tudel , ml he accused me of getting her away. But I know nothing of her she has " " At this Juncture those whom the sur geon had procured to carry the wounded bicn buck to the city came forward , and the two Americans were taken by the Cfllcers. The pirate had only prayed for ne thing that he might hear of An tonio St. Marc's death before he died ; but the boon was not grunted , lie re ceived the mcHKpnger whom ho hud last em , and the message was : "St. Marc still Jives. " In five minutes more Jllok Tndcl was lead. OnAPTEIl XVI. "Dear Peter , " said Clarence , as they entered the nfrong city In charge of a iquud of Mjldlers who had come 'out , "let four Leurt be btrong. If we are treated i iiH prisoner * of war , we shall have nothing - j ' ing to fear , for jtmt an nun ; IIH fate our j ' country's iirin.s will conquer here , and then we ahull be relented. " "Think not of me , " returned the boy. "I fear nothing for myself. " Clarence would hiive spoken further , but the olllcer interneted , and separated them. ISro long afterwards they were led into the presence of lien. Lnndcro , who held command In the city. He WUH u dark , stern-looking man , and his first expressions were by no meniLs calculated to inspire the prisoner * witli hope. "Yon are spies , phV" he littered , after having scowled upon them for some mo ments in silence. "JOxcelleney , " spoke Clarence , In reply , aKmimlng u calm , frank lone. ; "I am well acquainted in Ver.i Prtiz , and have , with in tills month past , tukeu several prison * era direct from here. From this you might percelnve that for no purpose of a spy could 1' have come. " "Hut wherefore do I find you here in disguise ? " asked the general. "I will tell you , senor. Some years ago F saved one of your most wealthy cltlrens from the hands of a pirate I allude to Antonio St. Mnrc. Ills daughter WIIB with him. I miw her , innl loved her. I spent some time be.ne.ith her roof and loved her more. Hut cireumitaiK'ps ' cull ed me away. A short time since , an old woman , called Calypso , and sometimes 'the Wanderer , ' came to me and Inform ed me that Donna Irene St. Marc wished to sco me. Her father was about to force her Into a marriage with Jilok Tu del , a bold , bad man , of whom your ex cellency must have heard. " The commandant nodded his head , and Clarence went on : "Only a few days after that I captur ed Jilok Tudel and his vessel ; and he Informed me that he wished his liberty HO that he might return and claim his wife. I took him to Gulveston , and he made his escape. Of course I knew he would return hero nt nnrn. nnil I dolor- mined to follow him. 1' only hoped to rescue the being whom I loved better than life Itself. I obtained leave left a competent man In my place , and then set out with this boy as my only companion. " "But how happened you to shoot two of our best men ? " asked the general , sternly. "Me ? " uttered Clarence , In surprise. "Do you mnke strange of It ? Did you not shoot Tudel and St. Marc ? " "Your excellency bus been misinform ed. When I reached the ground this morning 1' found Tudel and St. Mure just preparing to light a duel. " "And did the duel take place ? " "It did , senor. " Landcro turned to the ofllcer who had brought the prisoners In. "Did you not say these prisoners had shot those men down ? " "Ay , excellency , for so I thought It was , " returned the olllcer. "When I reached the spot , these prisoners were bound , and I was given to understand that there had been sonic dllllculty In apprehending them. " "Whom did you find there ? " The olllcer named those whom he had found on the ground , and the general or dered that the surgeon should be sent for. It wns nearly half tin hour before the messenger returned with the surgeon , nnd when the latter came he related all the circumstances just as thi'y hud trans pired. Tills1 seemed to put a new face iippn the mutter , for the commandant looked more kindly upon the prisoner * . "Senor capitun , " he said , addressing Clnrence , "jou have done much harm to our interests , and your vessel has long been known us a scourge upon our const ; but you huve proved yourself n brave man , and < wo can only consider you us u prisoner of war. We are too thankful to huve got you safe within our power to feel much 111 will against you , for we would much rather huve you here than to huve you cruising about the gulf upon our const. " * Irene nnd Cassandra hud renounced their priestly disguises , for they weie. worse than useless In the daytime. Their fair faced could not be changed by the dark robes , nnd the first glance , even by a child , at those two countenances , could not but reveal the female. Xanpu assur ed them that they hud nothing to feur from his neighbors , nnd they soon be came free from the uneasiness which nt first troubled them. On the third duy of their residence with the good native , just before noun , they were startled by hearing their names pro nounced without tlie hut ; but their fear was soon banished when they KUW the face of Uonzalcs Hondo ut the door. But he was not uloue. He WUH followed by n female an uged woman , bent nnd bowed with uge whom Irene quickly knew Calypso the Wanderer. "You see I huve brought you an old ae- qunlntauce , " suid the good priest , utter he hud saluted the maidens. "And one whom I am glad to see , " re turned Irene , extending her bund to the old woman. "Anye glad to see me ? " asked Calyp so , eagerly , us she returned this maiden's grasp , "Most assuredly I aui , " Irene replied warmly. "Hut why ? What makes you glad ? ' the old woman pursued , guxliig admiring ly Into the fuir girl's face. "Hecuuse you have been kind to me. " "Hut 1 never helped you uny. " "You have helped me , perhaps , when you Knew It not , " returned Irene. " \ou huve spoken cheering words to me ; and during the very few visits jou huve paid me , have opened my thoughts und feelIngs - Ings to those nobler usplrutluns which can lift the soul above the pauj ; * of earth. Hence 1 love thee. " "Uo iouV" "As heaven knows my soul , I do. " This icply wus fervent , und u bright tear ulistened upon the old womuu's lids us she henrtl it , "And now , " said Irene , after these things hud passed , "what has passed In the Hty ? " She spoke eagerly and lowly. Hondo pondered n few moment * , and then com liifiiccd to . 'relate , tl e bU'curiiAtnnccs they had occurred , ' II told her of the dispute that hud otrmicd beUuun her father nnil Jllok Tudel , and of its results , A beam of relief passed u cross her face IIH she heaid of Tudel'H deuth ; but her countenance changed when v\w learned of Clurcnre'fl apprehension and Impilvou- ruettt. She started up unit clasped her hands. "O ! lie came for my sakol" she cried. "Ho did , " rotunied Calypso. " ! ' saw him In Texas , nnd I told him nil you Inlied him to know , nnd ho promised me that he would come here nnd nsslst you If he could. " "And he has fallen n victim to hfs own work , " uttered Irene Biidly. "O , I must HIMhim. . Perhaps wp can help him -perhaps mive him from the power that holds him. " "No , no , " returned the priest , decided ly. "You rould do no good. lie Is n prisoner of war only , nnd will not suiter more thnti nil prisoners must suffer. It Is proper that your sympathies Hhould be excited , but you must be governed by your own nccessilles now. You rniinot return to the city. " "Hut to nee Clarence once more. If It were but for n moment. " "He shall know where you nre , my child ; nnd he shall know , too , how jo > - fully you would have risked yonr own lib erty to see him. " "And yet , " murmured Irene , ginking back In her sent , "I might see him , He has Kiicrlliced much to we me , and whj should I now take only self into consid r ml ion when he Is to be - " "Stop , " Interrupted Father Hondo , kindly. "You look upon this question In n wrong light. You nre the cause of the noble youth's visit tq Vern Cruz. You know why he came , nnd how he must have hoped to find yon. Could he find you the wife of another , Ills hopes would lie crushed nnd his joys all gone. As sure us you venture into the city , just so sure will you be upprehended , for your father bus hud every sentinel Instructed to wiitch for you. " "Hut Tudel Is dead , " said Irene , per- BUUHlvely. "I know It ; but there Is one living more dangerous thnn he wns. Do you remem ber Martin San Henlto ? " "Yes. He gambles with my father. " "You arc right. Now mind you r had this from n friend who visited St Mure when he thought himself dying. San Benito has received a pledge that he shall have your hand if you are found ; nnd I know your fnther will keep this pledge. Now yo-j can see thnt your von- turinc back Into the clt.v would be dan gerous to the very happiness of the man you love. When pence Is concluded be tween the two nations , Clarence Howard will be released , nnd he shall know where to find you. Now , wlmt say you ? " After a few moments of thought Irene replied : "You ore right , good father. I will do ns you say. But you will see Clarence ? " "I wlll-nnd I will tell him nil. " "O you mny think me weak nnd child lsh. but I cannot help my feelings In this. Why I love Clarence so much I c.nnnot tell. But I do love him with my whole soul nnd I cannot hide It. " It wns near night when the good priest started to return to the city. He blessed his friends , nnd assured them thnt they might depend upon him for all hp could do. On the following morning IVene nnd Onssnndrn washed their hands nnd f.ices in n dark , browning IJquld which Xnnpa had prepared from some roots , and then nssiimed the garbs of the common mes tizo pennants. After tills they mounted the horses which they had bought of the Indlnns , nnd bidding farewell so Xnnpn nnd hl fnmily , the trio were upon the great rend lending to the cnpltnl. ( To be continued. ) I nId In His Own Coin. Sir Frank Lockwoodvne on one oc- cnslon conducting n dofcnKO of ft per son chnrpeil with cattle stealing , nnd wns pressing n witness In cross-exnm- Inntlon to ascertain how far he Avas away from the animals nt n certain time. "How could yon tell they were boasts ? " he iiHlcwl. "Bpcause I could sec 'em ! " "And how far off can you tell a beast ? " Wltiiwa looked calmly at Sir Frank nntl said : "Just about as far as I nm from you ! " In n humorous letter to the Tlmca Lockwood protested that barristers should be protected agaluat such out rages. r lid Prescriptions. Lntln Is more precise than English. Being a ( lead language , U IB not sub ject to constant change as the English. The Lntln name Is usually descrip tive of some prominent feature In the object , and so IH more easily remem bered. For these three reasons , scientific names nre usually In Greek or Latin , anil the drugs have the samp names In the phnrmncopelln as In the sci ences , that describe them. Most of the drugs have no English mimes. Latin Is the International language of scholars. It Is best for unscientific persons not to know thp iiatntH of drugs similar In so many respects nnd deadly In others. German German law holds a man to his bar gain when he bus agreed to give up his name. A young count , Flnck von Fluckennteln. In order to marry a g rl of whom his family disapproved , conK - K wit CM ! to change bis name , and peti tioned the Emperor to be allowed to call himself Stein Instead. Alter ob taining permission , however , IIP kept on using his former name , and has Just boon fined "for illegal use of a tltlo of nobility. " Vnln Slaughter of Gull * . A Baltimore court has confiscated to the State the skins of 2.r.00 seagulls killed In violation of the law. The skins were Intended to adorn women's hats. No Chili ! Labor In Unnsln. Russia absolutely forbids the employ , nient of children under I1. years of age lu Industrial establishment * , whether conducted by 'Uie titatv w prlvuto In dividual * . I IF every one In the world were healthy and what happy 1 a glad day Easter would be. But the sun rises Easter every morning on a multitude of sich and afflicted. The Easter lilies gladden the hearts of the sick and well alike. But to the sick something more than the Easter that Illy Is necessary to bring and hope cheer which every one expects on Easter day. The well need no physician , but the sick need a remedy. Nearly one-half the people in the United States are suffering from some form or phase of catarrhal ailment. These ailments take different forms at different seasons of the year. In the springtime catarrh assumes a systemic form , producing nervousness , lassitude and general languor. Systemic catarrh deranges the digestion and through deranged digestion It impoverishes or contaminates the blood. Thus we have blood diseases and nervous derangements through systemic catarrh. Peruna is a specific for these cases. No other remedy yet devised by the medical profession is able to successfully meet so of ailments as Peruna. many phases spring Men and women everywhere are nraisinrr Peruna n * A First Class Tonic. Wm. A. Collier , Assistant Paymas ter U. S. N. , writes : / ha\e taltsn Peruna , and recommen t It to ttiase Deeding n first-class tonic. " A Great Tonic. Hon. M. C. UtitlerEx-U S. Ssnator anil lx-Qovernor of South Carolina , writes from Edge field , S. C. : / h-ive bten using ljeruna for a short period and I feel very much rn-levcd It is Indeed a wonderful medicine and be sides a gmat tonic. " Silendld for the Nerves. Kobcrt li M in ell , the famous nctor , writes Irotn Mew York City : "Pennta Is splendid and mi" > t Invigorating re freshing to the nrcs and brain. " For General Debility. Hon. Jno. V.Vrlht , at t"ic Law Dcpart'itt nt. General Land Office of Tcnnni > aee , writes : "I wish cverjo n > win Is sufierlng with gene-a' debility or prostration could know of Peruna. " MKII of spring. "Have you heard ; i robin yet ? " "No ; but I've seen a woman with her head tiorl up hi a towel bealitu ? ; t carpet In the back yard. " Chicago Record. _ OtMiiRnt the llotloin of It. Small Tommy ( pointing to map ) Why Is this called the Dead sea , pupa ? Papa O , bueauso It's dead. 1 sup pose. Small Tommy Dtit what did it die ? Chicago News. An Obedient Dniifjlitcr. Father Why did you let him kiss you ? Daughter Well , he was so nice ; ho iskcd mo Father Rut haven't , I told you you must learn to say "No ? " Daughter That's what I did say. Fie asked me if I'd bo very aogry if he kissed me London Tit-Hits. Swpnt nnd fruit acids will not dis color goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.Solcl by druggists. Ttilrtcnu-lneli Shell * . Memphis Scimitar : The negro porter ter In a certain ofllee building applied tea yoiuiir lawyer who had frightened him on various occasions , and asked him to write out all the big words he know on a piece of paper. The lawyer , beinir puzzled at the re quest asked the negro what ho wanted with the woids. "Weil , you sec. bos ? , " replied the darkey , "I Is going t < > have a debate with a sassy young negro , who thinks lie is eddlcatc'd. Ilo dout1 know big words , and ho hasn't got do sense to nnd out how to get dum , and if you will Jest help me out , boss I will do dat ulfner up in do fust'round. . " A Spring Tonic. Mrs. D W. Timberlake. Lynchburg , Va. , sws : "Thera is no better spr > n : tonic than Pe tna , and I have used about all of them. " A Good Tonic. Captain Percy \ VWos ? , Second Ar kansas Voluntters wnt = s from Para- g-nild , Aik. : "I find Peruni a very gooa soring Tonic , and will readily recommen J It at any time. " Builds Up > he knur ? System. Miss Jennie Johnson , 3118 Lake I'ark avenue , Chicn < ; n , III , / Vice Pnsldeut \ 01 Chicago To ichers' Federation. She i ' writes : "Peiuita r ° s"ne * the tune- I i tionof nnttir * , Induces slep and1 , build > uo the entire system. " Makes Steady Nerves. D. L. Wallace , Chart r Member In ternational tiarb-rs' Uni 'n la Wes tern itvcnue , Minneapolis , Minnesota' , writes : "I now fuel splendid. My head is clear , my nerv s arc steady , I enjoy my h od and rtst well. " Food Vnltio of KtfH * . The food value of eggs depends upon their cost ; when cheap they should be used freely. Among vegetables , on ions , cabbage , peas and beans , corn and potatoes , both white and sweet , are the most useful. Marcaroni , In dian meal , oatmeal and the vorlous whert products rank first among the cereals. Many of the so-called healUi foods are of doubtful value , but the whole wheat Hour is excellent. A dietary largely composed of lentils , Naming Hie IVt. Fair Customer l\vi > h to got a novel. One witli a choice of piet.ty names. Saleslady Going to name Uie baby ? Pair Customer No , the puppy. Chicago News. He.t Wood llirlfler In the world , Iteclre II.M. T O re Urunknn * , Sure , Quick , llinnlf t. , lUcll'U tto. bl rhpe . .UUCo. . IJT W. tllk St. , ChliuKu. The lly that loafs around a black smith shop isn't afra'd of a hammer. A dude dicssed out of sluht is very apt to be out of mind as well. II afflicted wtth ' Ttapii'sEyeY/atei / ml ) , ukt The Best of Tonics. Hon.V. C. Chambers , Chief Justice of Sam > a , says : "I have tried oni boi > tie of Peruna and I can truthfully say It is one of the best tonics I ever used. A Grand Tonic. Mrs , Or Id ley , anther of Cantal * Qridlev , of the " " " "Oiympia , writes : "I used Peruna and can truthfully say H is a grand tonic. " For Overwork. Mr. Tefft Johnson , a prominent actoi of Washington , I ) . C , writes from Fourteen h and ' / " streets : "In tht effort to imorovc a condition Impaired by nverwork I have found nothing thai has dune as much good as Peruna. " For a Worn-Out System. Mrs. Catherine To/ ' , President "Vat' kvrlen Assocation , " 5649 Lottnxi Qtovi avow , Chicago , 111. , wrltesi "I of en ad visPeruna In cases of < o worn-out system and a broken dowa constitution. " macronl , Indian corn , haricot , beana rice , onions and cabbage , both raw and cooked with the cheaper , salt and smoked meats and tish , and cheese , at relishes and equalizers , soon so en tirely notirnlshes even the most heart ) eaters thac the dlmlshcd supply oi fresh meats ! not severely felt. lie who calls all men fools la right in at least one instance. The largest room in the world is tin room for improvement. : iull'sS . . . _ . . 1 - n- * „ Cures all Throat aud Lung Affections. _ ft * S * i Getthf ireuulue. KcfineRuliMIUitei. A IS SORE r Sslmlon Oil cure * KneumaUsm. i < } & afl cto. for Orchard Sash Lock , nd Brohard Door Holder Art1r vrorkem everywhere can turn big mo Iwaji a xrHiljT ( li-nmnil for our icoodR. , , , . , posmiff. TIIM IlltOII \ It II CO. , l 1U , t'blluilelpUlu , fn. W UNION MA-E. Th real worth of HIT t J.OO n < l ft V ) ihn < i cnmp rtt with otliiTinakeala ? l.CO to t > 3.00. 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