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A WARRIOR BOLD
By ST GEORGE RATHBORNE
Author of Little Miss Millions The Spiders Web
Caprice Dr Jacks Widow Etc Etc
As you say There is my card pro
fessor Leave the particulars at my
hotel
Stuart stood looking after the learn
ed disciple
She the wife of that bow legged
heavy brained scholar Perish the
thought There is another infernal
mistake about it This queer old town
is all upset it seems
Then he suddenly remembered the
card she had given him with her ad
dress as he had not thought to look
at it so he hastily drove into his pock
et and drew out the case in which he
had placed it fresh from her hand
only to receive a sad shock as he
read
MADAM SOPHIE RICHTER
KctsI de la Praix Antwerp
Dresden
Weil there It was
Li black and white he saw the mis
Miss
Copyright 1901 by Street and Smith New York
CHArTER IV
And the Professor Too
Perhaps it was a rash resolve pos
sibly Charlie Stuart should have ac
cepted the barons well meant warn
ing for its full value and have left
Antwerp by the first train But It was
only the word of the baron against
his own powers of perspicacity and
Charlie did not see why he should
yield so easily
In other words he was not ready to
believe in the story the wonderful
baron had related without more
abundant proof
Perhaps he might even doubt it until
the action of Arllne Brand convinced
him of her guilt or her own sweet
lips confessed it
That was Charlies idea of friend
ship
With the disappearance of the baron
from the scene Charlie supposed the
show was over for the morning
He was mistaken
While he stood there on the curb a
prey to distracting thoughts he was
being closely watched by a man who
had been lounging just inside the en
trance of the Steen courtyard
When Stuart started to move away
the gentleman appeared to lose the
last vestige of control which he pos
sessed
He ran after the retreating figure
The patter of footsteps just behind
him natuarlly caused Charlie to half
turn perhaps he thought it might
be the baron with yet another choice
hit of information with which to add
to his stock of cheerfulness or mayhap
Artemus desirous of overtaking him
He was immediately undeceived
A florid faced gentleman who look
ed as though he might have been dal
lying with the wine too long but with
hot passion glowing in his eyes was
close upon him
Even as Charlie stepped back a pace
thinking the man was drunk or in a
great hurry to catch a train to his in
tense surprise the stranger slapped
into Charlies face a pair of kid gloves
he carried
Luckily Stuart had a cool head for
one of his race or they would have
had it out then and there in the re
spectable street of the Steen
He saw that the man had a griev
ance though utterly in the dark as to
what its nature might be
See here Who are you asked
Charlie
Aha I am Herr Professor Richter
of Dresden
Charlie shook his head
Still I am groping in the dark To
my knowledge I never had the pleas
ure of meeting you professor
The German scowled angrily
Which is one good thing for you
sir and now that you have met me
you shall give me the satisfaction of
a gentleman To morrow morning it
must be with pistols or do you prefer
swords Blood alone can wipe out the
base insult
Suppose you tell me Herr Profes
sor how I have offended you Surely
it could not be a matter serious enough
to call for a duel
How roared the German dancing
up and down his eyes glaring his
hands working as though eager to
clutch the others throat After des
troying my honor you profess ignorance-
scoundrel Then I will tell you
even though every gossip in Antwerp
learn of my shame By running away
with my wife
What
Charlie was so staggered by the ac
cusation that he could hardly catch his
breath
He had passed through some
f ange experiences during his life
this was really the first time he
t
nad ever been accused of such an es
capade
But Herr Professor I swear to
you I never set eyes upon the lady in
question
You lie rascal Did I not with my
own eyes see you put her in the car
riage and stand there watching her
drive away You are guilty
Poor Charlie felt as limp as a dish
rag
This connection with Artemus and
his irrepressible dramatic fever was
bringing about the most agonizing e
sults
Well all I say is I must have done
it in my sleep But I gave you my
word and if I cannot prove my in
nocence I will give you the satisfac
tion you demand
To morrow at sunrise eagerly
erable evidence before his eyes
Still he was grimly determined to
keep his engagement for that evening
come what might
Oh sublime faith It would re
quire mountains to crush a positive
belief in the conviction of his own eyes
and his own intuition
Dinner came next
He could amuse himself with a
thousand and one theories bearing
upon the case
Charlie was enjoying his dinner
with a fair amount of satisfaction
considering what a load he carried
upon his mind when Artemus who
had been given his address made his
appearance
Stuart immediately decided to make
a full disclosure
An opportunity came in good time
whereby they could converse without
being overheard
Then Charlie let loose
He fairly staggered his companion
with his first volley containing the
account of the famous baron and his
charge that Arline Brand was the most
dangerous as well as notorious adven
turer in all Europe
While Artemus was yet gasping
from the effect of this hot shot Char
lie poured in grape and cannister He
sketched the dramatic advent of the
professor on the scene the challenge
to a duel he had flung at the supposed
disturber of his family peace Charlies
amazed questions concerning yellow
hair and blue eyes and finally the sol
emn agreement that had been reach
ed between them
Charlie having exhausted his reper
toire now turned the tables
What became of you my dear
boy he asked
I waved you farewell Artemus
said
Then you were not in the second
coach
Ay ay You see the fair lady
neglected to favor me with one of her
cards and I was compelled to adopt
measures of my own in order to dis
cover her residence She went to the
hotel in the Rue de Mennisters
Thats the De la Paix with a
frown remembering the card he held
Yes my boy the same I was sat
isfied that I had found out just where
she put up but curiosity induced me
to waylay the doorkeeper he who
opened the carriages and exercised
the functions of factotum So put
ting a bit of silver in his hand I ask
ed him who the lady might be she
with the veil over her face He
scratched his head as though a bit
puzzled himself and then suddenly
answered as though at random
Mile Brand
Charlie had been listening eagerly
He gave vent to an exclamation of
satisfaction
Artemus you aro a brick
So continued the other with a
grim smile as though he could scent
something that had not yet become
visible to the naked eye I came to
the conclusion the young lady had
given us her true name after all
though she hinted at possessing an
other
Yes why did she say that mused
Charlie But one thing seems clear
there is an Arline Brand after all and
to night I am bound to discover what
relation if any connects her with this
bold intriguing countess or the run
away wife of the Herr Professor
either that or to morrow I am booked
for a duel
Charlie Stuart saw the shades of
night close in upon the old city of
Antwerp with a sigh of deep satisfac
tion
Reaching the hotel he boldly asked
to see Madam Sophie Richter
Some time elapsed while he waited
He was on needles and pins hung
up as it were on tenter hooks by sus
pense
The lady awaits meinherr in the
little parlor over yonder at last came
the message
Charlie drew in a long breath and
entered
He felt a sensation of tremendous
relief
For the lady while pleasant and
even handsome in her appearance
was a stranger
He bowed courteously to the lady
I am a stranger to you lady an
Englishman Stuart by name Through
some misadventure I have become
much against my will I assure you
mixed up in your domestic arrange
ments and I have come here to throw
myself upon your mercy and beg your
gentle indulgence as an intercessor
The lady looked astonished
Sir explain Who seeks to do
you harm and of whom am I to beg
indulgence she asked
Madam there is at large in Ant
werp a man who has sworn to have
the life of the wretch who has robbed
his quiet home of its one bright jewal
who prowls hither and yon regard
less of his personal appearance
breathing vengeance and ready to
sacrifice all he has on earth if he can
but avenge his honor
You really mean that tha profes
sor is here in Antwerp
Raging around like a mad bull
That at last he has left his mustv
old books
Very much in evidence I assure
you
mat mi inBHjuiwvV
Then our strategem worked she
laughed
Pardon my ignorance madam
but I am Inclined to think It worked
only too well since I an entirely inno
cent man am booked to meet the pro
fessor In a duel to morrow at sunrise
because for3ooth he chanced to see
me place a lady In a cab a lady who
had golden locks and whom the old
I mean the jealous professor chose to
fancy was the wife of his bosom
The lady laughed aloud
In a duel He fight for me Oh
charming It Is too good What will
Cousin Hildegarde say
Im sure I dont know but Im
anxious to convince this old fire eater
that he has gotten hold of the wrong
man and I am certain you will assist
me to prove my Innocence
Oh sir most certainly especially
as there is no man in the matter at
all and the object of our little esca
pade has been accomplished Since
you have been put to more or less in
convenience in the premises it would
be only fair for me to explain
The story was nothing new though
its sequel gave evidence of consider
able originality thanks to the appear
ance of the bright witted Hildegarde
on the scene
Madam and the professor had not
been the happiest couple in the world
He was wedded to his books and
neglected his pretty wife Long had
she suffered and doubtless would
have continued to do so only that his
cousin took the bull by the horns and
suggested a strategem whereby the
student should be aroused and made
to realize how dear to his heart this
wife of his really might be
It was the old principle over again
of not missing the water until the
well ran dry
And one day when the learned man
found his blue eyed spouse gone and
a few lines simply signed H begging
her by her love to meet the writer in
Antwerp which note she had appar
ently dropped in the haste of her de
parture the professor threw his books
to the winds and started in pursuit
To think he would even fight and
for me she said almost incredu
lously
Indeed he is distracted enough to
defy Fate itself But madam you
may do me a favor boldly
You have but to name it sir
This lady whom I had the pleas
ure of serving this lady whom your
furious husband saw me put into a
carriage gave me a card and invited
me to call upon her here at the hotel
to night
Ah yes with a bright smile
She gave me a card I did not
look at it just then but after the ridi
culous encounter with your husband
in which he accused me of stealing his
wife and threatened me with death on
the field of honor I took occasion to
investigate and found this
He handed the card to her
One glance and the professors wife
laughed
Yes it is my but
on my honor Meinherr Stuart I did
not give it to you
That I know very well What I
wish to discover is who did There
is a young lady also with such gold
en hair and blue eyes as you yourself
possess she is stopping at this hotel
Now you must have at some time ex
changed cards with her Can you not
remember the circumstance
The professors wife nodded eagerly
Well do I remember it was only
yesterday She quite charmed me
with her naivete and her flattery I
had never before met one so fascinat
ing
It was the Countess Isolde Bra
bant
And her name asked Charlie
his heart sinking
To be continued
WHERE PERSONS ARE EVERYTHING
rosltion
of Congressmans Wife
in
Washington Society
The rural congressmans wife am
bitious to be in society and who fond
ly imagines that election to the Houe
of Representatives carries with it the
golden key to unlock all doors learns
her first and bitter lesson says Mr
Low when she discovers that position
means something but persons aro
everything Such a woman comes to
Washington fuU of her own import
ance profoundly impressed with the
greatness of her husband fondly be
lieving that the wife of the president
the wives of the members of the cabi
net the wives of the senators will
receive her with open arms that she
will be invited to the dinners of which
she has read in her local paper that
she will get her name in the news
papers and her dresses will be des
cribed as was that of the governors
wife at the last charity ball Alas for
her disillusionment She learns that
while a congressman may be a very
big man in his district he is a very
small man in Washington until he has
established his right to be regarded
as above the average If he has money
and tact he may soon attract attention
and cross the golden boundary or if
he has no money but much ability
he will reach his destination by an
other route but if he has neither one
nor the other if he is simply an ordi
nary member of congress a very fair
specimen of middle class common
place intelligence the social recogni
tion for which his wife sighs will
never be hers The wives of senators
from her state will return her call she
may be invited to a tea even to a din
ner at the fag end of the season but
that Trill be the limit of her insight
into society Harpers Weekly
Scejs of the recent magazine articles
seem to prove that a little learning s
a dangerous thing
We like to console ourselves with
the delusion that the grapes just be
yond our reach are sour
TO CHEAPEN SUGAK
HOW TARIFF CONCESSIONS MIGHT
HELP THE CONSUMER
While Kednolncr the Duty on Cuhaa
Kuiv Iroduct tho Daly on Keflneil
Sacr Hhuuld Ho Correspondingly
Lowered Prospective Trust lVollts
If the friends of the Cuban Relief
proposition are really desirous of doing
something for the American consumer
while relieving the Cuban producer
they can accomplish this result by
adopting the plan submitted by Repre
sentative Morris of Minnesota This
plan briefly stated provides that the
tariff reduction on raw sugar shall also
apply to refined sugar The bill as re
ported from the ways and means com
mittee makes a reduction of 20 per
cent in the duty on raw sugar but
leaves the duty on refined sugar as it
is now It cheapens the cost of raw
sugar to the refiners to the extent
of the tariff reduction without cheap
ening the market price of the refined
product That Is what Mr Havemeyer
meant when a few weeks ago he an
nounced that the selling price of re
fined sugar would not be in the least
degree affected by the reduction or
even the removal of the duty on raw
sugar He knew what he was talking
about He knew that the greatest
boon that a Republican congress could
possibly confer upon the sugar truit
would be to cheapen raw sugar by
means of tariff reduction while re
taining the full tariff on refined sugar
He knew that almost the entire bulk
of money thus lost to the United
States treasury would in such an
event find its way into the sugar trust
treasury
There is net a single Republican in
congress or out of congress whose
bowels of compassion yearn for suf
fering Cuba who does not know that
in cutting down the tariff on raw sug
ar and leaving intact the duty on re
fined sugar he assists in swelling thr
profits of the sugar trust by many mil
lions of dollars There might be some
excuse for a Republican at either end
of Pennsylvania avenue who did not
know or did not believe that the 450
000 tons of sugar held on the wharves
in Cuba has long since passed out
of the hands of the planters who
raised it and into the hands of the
sugar trust and hence that the pro
posed relief measure would prove a
hollow mockery to tho original pro
ducers of that sugar The sugar trust
has covered its tracks so skillfully that
even Governor Wood might be par
doned for his inability to find the trail
and for publicly asserting that practi
cally all of the heid up sugar is still
owned by the parties who raised it
Ignorance and excessive credulity
might possibly reach these extremes
but that is the limit To vote for or to
approve of a scheme of tariff reduction
that withdraws protection from do
mestic producers and adds millions to
the already swollen gains of the sugar
trust by leaving that concern in the
full enjoyment of a tariff protected
profit margin would be bad economics
bad statesmanship bad politics We
cannot believe that the Republican
party will be made to stand for a blun
der so atrocious as to amount to a
crime
The American Economist speaking
for the principle and policy of protec
tion deprecates as ill advised and un
called for the entire scheme of tariff
reduction for the benefit of aliens and
to the injury of our own producers
but if any scheme of the kind shall
unfortunately prevail it earnestly
hopes that through the retention cf
the differential on the finished product
while reducing the duty on the crude
material it will not take the shape of
a big prize package for the sugar
trust
Not Mucli Belief
The cut in duty making it apply so
that but SO rer cent of the lawful rate
shall be collected on Cuban products
will not give Cuban sugar planters
much relief They will have to sell
their raw sugar to the sugar trust
which owns the only refineries and
the trust will of course see that they
get practically nothing of the advan
tage which the lowered rate is sup
posed to give them But if congress
would adopt the Tawney plan of col
lecting the full duty and giving the
rebate to the planters direct the re
lief would be sure and they would get
all of it In that case perhaps the
20 per cent proposed would be enough
But with the direct cut the refineries
would get the benefits up to a point
where it would be scandalous to refuse
to vide with the sugar growers
Salt Lake City Tribune
Froe Trade In Catle
The Philadelphia Record in dealing
with the meat trust question says
It is not pretended however by
the most sanguine champions of free
trade that mere repeal of the meat
duties would destroy this rapacious
combination against the American
people
Nevertheless the Record thinks that
we should begin by repealing the tariff
behind which the trust has in
trenched itself with the false pretense
that the duties on meats are imposed
solely to protect American farmers
But is it on false pretense that
duties on meats are imposed to protect
American farmers Does not the
Record give away its whole contention
in this regard when it urges the repeal
of the tariff on live animals so that
cattle can be imported tree ot duty
from Mexico and Canada and thus
cheapen the cost of meat to American
consumers How shall the cost of
meat be cheapened to the consumer
unless the price of the American farm
ers cattle be first cheapened Free
trado In cattle would undoubted
lower the price paid for American
beeves but it would not necessarily
lower the retail price of meat Trusts
know how to get over international
boundary lines
Friend and Enetnlca In Accord
For tho first time in nearly flvo
years tho Republican party represen
tatives in Congress have been called
upon to vote on the question Shall
the DIngley tariff be sustained In
order to secure an affirmative answer
to this question these Republicans
have been compelled to rely upon tho
assistance of their political adver
saries With the aid of free trade
Democratic votes these Republicans
have succeeded in attacking and un
dermining tho principle and policy of
protection to American labor and In
dustry Is not this a strange position
of affairs that a Republican measure
should be assailed by its friends and
its assassination accomplished by the
aid of its enemies It is done under
tho plea that we owe something to
Cuba A monstrous debt indeed that
requires such payment
Beat Way of Help
The Republicans in the House who
favor relief for Cuba and also believe
in protection have it appears laid
down their ultimatum They stand by
the principle of the Tawney amend
ment They oppose any reduction in
the sugar tariff but will help tho
actual planters by granting them a
stated rebate Tills takes the matter
out of the hands of the sugar trust
and gives whatever Is to be conceded
direct to the producer of the sugar
It is undoubted that this is the best
way of help and it should carry if
there is to be any concession at all
But Cuba from all accounts is in bet
ter industrial and financial condition
right now than ever she was in all her
history Salt Lake City Tribune
Will no Got In Hump and All
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P h s n as If
Must Bo Had Fnrmors
Farmers are getting pretty good
prices for their products But they
are paying good prices for their neces
sities Many of them think the bal
ance of prosperity is against them
Defiance Crescent
The Crescent must have in mind
either mighty poor farms or mighty
poor farmers Probably they are what
is known as porch farmers As a
matter of fact every one knows there
is not a particle of ground for such
a remark as the above The Crescent
is falling into its old habits contract
ed in the days when it was yelling
for free silver and Bryan Bryan
Ohio Press
Xo Sentiment In Trade
There is no sentiment in trade and
foreigners do not buy of us simply be
cause we buy of them That is amply
demonstrated by our trade with South
America Brazil imports over 100
000000 worth and the United States
supplies about 10 per cent of those
imports The United States buys from
Brazil five times as much as it sells
to that country and it carries on a
one sided trade of that kind with
other South American countries
Philadelphia Press
Womanly Virtues
First one must understand that
what attracts men and what they like
are not always the same thing
A man is often attracted by a be
witching smile but a good tempered
woman in the end has the greatest
hold on him and wins his respect It
is a mistake to think that in these
days men prefer brainless silly wo
men says the Buffalo Times
On the contrary they like those who
have bright quick brains who take
an interest in things around them and
can talk sensibly on subjects in which
they themselves are interested though
if the women possess superior knowl
edge on any one topic they will do well
to keep that fact in the background
and play the part of interested listen
ers
Irreverent women are an abomina
tion to men Whatever may be their
own religious opinions if they have
any at any rate they like to feel that
women cling to the faith which they
once learned at their mothers knee
Rlghteous Indignation
When King Edward visited Burton
he attended divine service at Range
more church An old lady close upon
SO years of age who lived many miles
away thought she would like to see
the king and presented herself at the
church but was greatly disappointed
on being told that the church was
already filled and became highly in
dignant
Look here said the old lady re
proachfully to one of the clergy
aint been to oly worship for close on
sixty years and now when I obbles
all this way to see the king I aint
admitted Bah Ill give up being re
ligious Birmingham Post
T
CLEVEREST ROGUE IN ENGLAND
Man Capable of Making American Sharp
ers Look to Their Laurels
A person of distinct genius has Just
been sentenced to seven years penal
servitude in Liverpool His name Ih
Charles William Burrows Ho be
gan life as a druggists nsslatnnt
Later ho was a member of a strolling
theatrical troupe Then he oxhlbltcil
a fake bullet proof coat When this
was played out ho bought tho prac
tlco and residence of a doctor al
though he had not a penny In his
possession at the time On tho
strength of tho purchase however ho
managed to borrow 375 and tho doc
tors horse and carriage Ho then
formed a syndicate to manufacture t
apparatus devised by him to generate
electricity in a new way For soveral
months he drew a big salary as
manager of the syndlcato and borrow
ed money right and left Incidentally
he married three different women Ho
also managed to get himself appoint
ed as assistant house surgeon In a
prominent hospital and held the post
for several weeks before the authori
ties discovered that he was not a doc
tor at all By that time he had made
hay in the form of more loans from
everybody In sight
When he was arrested at last be
sides these charges there were tho fol
lowing against him Larceny of pos
tal orders larceny of a horse and
wagon larceny of a silver flute lar
ceny of an electrical push button lar
ceny of a watch and passing a bogus
check for 230
The authorities hope against reason
that he will not succeed in stealing
tho prison New York Press
FENIMORE COOPERS GREAT WORK
He Created Tliroo Dlxilnct nml Xotuhlo
Typo of Fiction
Few American romancers have writ
ten so many books as James Fenimore
Cooper none achieved like him tho
honor of having created three distinct
and notable types of fiction It is not
too much to say that Coopers noel
The Pilot set the fashion for al
sea stories that followed it his Loath
tales were the progenitors
of the hundreds of romantic tales of
life and adventure among the Indian
and his Spy was the first great novl
with scenes and characters of the Rev
olutionary war It must be admitted
also that no other author of high re
pute wrote books so widely different
in merit and interest some of his
stories are so weak as to be scarcely
known by name even to his heartiest
admirers yet to day more than half
a century after his death some of his
books are in steady demand at all the
libraries in the land and several pub
lishers find profit in issuing new edi
tions for individual purchasers No
other American novelists works have
been so heartily received in Europe as
were Coopers or have been as highly
praised by foreign romancers of high
reputation Commendation as high as
was lavished upon some of Cooper3
stories by Sir Walter Scott Miss Edge
worth Balzac and the elder Dumas
would astonish and delight the great
est American novelist to day who
ever he may be Not only were his
greater books translated into most
languages of Europe but at least ono
of them The Spy is still read in
Arabic and Persian John Habbertoa
in the Era
Queer Superstition
A curious example of superstition
was made public the other day
through the medium of the law courts
of Berlin A tree growing opposite
the gateway of a farmer was noticed
to be withering away and dying 0i
further investigation it was found
that a deep hole had been bored in it
probably by some person who wish 1
to kill it As the tree somewhat in
commoded the entrance to the farm
ers house he was charged with the
deed and fined He however ap
pealed to a higher court and succeed
ed in proving that the hole had been
bored by some superstitious person
who believed in the old superstition
that if illness attacks a househould it
can be driven away by burying it in
a healthy tree A hole is bored in
the tree and all kinds of medicine
are buried in the hole which is then
carefully stopped up amid the sing
ing of weird incantations This coul I
have been done by any superstitious
person in the neighborhood the- far
mer pointed out The judge acqnitte 1
him
The Origin of the Cat
Agnes Reppler in her book on cat-
entitled The Fireside Sphinx telli
of the following legend giving th
exact account of the origin of the do
mestic cat and the peculiar work that
she was created for
The cat sprang into existence at
thft deluge for during the long week 4
in which the ark floated over the
waste of waters the rats and the mice
increased so alarmingly that the com
fort if there was any comfort of th
inmates was threatened with destruc
tion Then Noah equal to the emer
gency passed his hand three times
over the head of the lioness and Io
she sneezed forth the cat
A Nice Game
I came mighty near being cheated
out of that election said Senator
Sorghum mighty near It made me
think of a poker game I was once in
What kind of a game was that
asked the attache who has had his sal
ary raised several times for laughing
in the right place
Well all I can say about it U
that if the other fellows hadnt been
too busy stacking the cards and deal
ing off the bottom to take any notice
of me I never would have gotten a
chance to ring in a cold deck on
them
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