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A WARRIOR BOLD
By ST GEORGE RATHBORNE
Author of Little Hilt Million The Spiders
Web Dr Jacks Widow Miss Caprice ttc
CapyrUbt 1001 Street and Smith Now York
cnAriEB VI
Captain Brand of the Hespasia
The young girl heard her companion
make this declaration with an Interest
she did not attempt to conceal
Many times that thought has come
to me but I dismissed it aa unworthy
He brought several things my father
had with him when he went away and
ho resembled the only picture I had of
my father that Is in a general way
You could not expect very much after
his cruel years of hardship in the
desert Besides he knew all about
our family matters the quarrel with
mammas people on account of her
marriage and many little things con
nected with the past
I shall devote myself to the task
of discovering the truth Heaven alone
knows who he is or how he came Into
possession of the facts he has used to
such advantage but I Intend to sat
isfy my curiosity in that respect at
any cost
Something tells me you will suc
ceed she said eagerly so that Char
lie flushed with pleasure
Thanks for your faith in me It
will go a great way toward assisting
me Of course you would be gratified
should I find the means to expose him
as an imposter
So long as I still believe him to
be what he claims I cannot find it in
my heart to turn against him He has
told me so many awful stories of the
cruelties practiced upon them that I
sometimes feel as though possibly his
mind had been a little affected and
that he could hardly be held account
able for his actions
Charlie seized upon a slender cue
quick as a flash to discover a vulner
able point
Ah he said eagerly you speak
of their suffering among the Arabs
Then he had a companion in exile I
imagine
Oh yes three at first but later on
there was only one left
And the name do you remember
Yes It was his mate Ben Hazen
Ah that is a substantial point
from which to work Our friend if an
imposter may be very cunning but
I doubt if he has been able to cover
his tracks so that we may not learn
something of Ben Hazens past Ship
ping books and shipping masters may
tell the story of identification if all
else fails By tlie way what does he
say became of Ben Hazen
He was shot while defending a
wretched woman slave against her in
human master and died of his
wounds
Well the Incident may be true
enough but the chances are that it
was your own father who gave up his
life in this chivalrous fashion and
that what papers he had hidden on
his person he confided to his fellow
prisoner in the hope that at some day
he might escape and carry the news to
those he loved in old England
Arline heard him with both wonder
and delight
Her confidence had apparently gone
but to him in the start and now she
felt it growing he was so earnest so
positive that his logic seemed to have
the faculty of convincing others
There is one thing I meant to ask
you gave me the wrong card by a
singular accident but at the same time
intimated that you were known by an
otker name than Arline Brand at the
hotel
Yes I should have explained
When my aunt adopted me I assumed
her name of Wallis and as her title
was hereditary and could descend to
the next of kin after her demise I be
came Lady Arline Wallis As such I
have been sometimes known
Charlie cringed somehow at this
It seemed to raise a wall between
them wealth and title What few or
dinary young Englishmen dare aspire
to win a bride from behind such ram
parts
Never before had Charlie Stuart
wished for fame and fortune as now
nothing could be too grand to lay at
the feet of such a royal princess
And while he was thus battling with
his thoughts she suddenly caught his
arm
He is out yonder I heard his
laugh Now come to the door Mr
Stuart and take your first look at
Captain Brand of the Hespasia be
fore you meet him face to face
Nothing loth Charlie followed her
to the door whence they could look
into the office of the hotel
Several men were in sight but al
most instinctively his gaze settled
upon one who seemed to command
general attention and no sooner had
Charlie clapped his eyes on this re
markable individual than he uttered
a little ejaculation of surprise and
pleasure
Possibly he had seen this same lo
quacious Captain Brand of the Hespa
sia under other and more exciting cir
cumstances
Tell me he said quietly to the
girl who was hovering over his shoul
der have you given him any particu
lars as to how you chanced to -escape
from the Steen dungeons
Only that just in the nick of time
I was discovered by some tourists who
had come down to see the awful place
for themselves
My name was not mentioned
To the best of my recollection not
at all
Good Then if I meet the ogre
you can introduce me as one of your
friends
I trust such is only the truth shy
ly
An old old friend let us say for
whom you have always entertained
feelings of profound respect
It shall bo as you say I am sure
you have some motive in this action
I certainly have Truth to tell I
believe I have seen this gentleman be
fore under other conditions I shall
know to a certainty after I have been
in his society a while At any rate
there is reason to hope for the best
Shall wo go out and meet him
asked Arline
Yes indeed The Fates have decid
ed that Captain Brand and I shall
come together for a trial of strength
and it might just as well take place
now as later I am ready
So they went out
The ex sailor quickly sighted them
and bore down with all sails set as
he would have nautically expressed it
Charlie played his part well
He met the captain in a bluff
friendly manner just as a young man
might wish to receive the father of a
lovely girl he admired
Plainly Captain Brand found no es
pecial reason for alarm
He set out to be even more jovial
and debonair than usual with the idea
of creating a good impression on
his daughters old friend whom he
wished to study at close range
When he set out to entertain Cap
tain Brand of the Hespasia was a
howling success relating the most as
tonishing incidents connected with his
long captivity in the desert his perils
on the sea and the deep fountain of
love for wife and child that had sus
tained him through all his trials
Charlie was no mean actor himself
thanks to the splendid control which
he was able to exercise over his facial
muscles
Although he now had not the least
doubt as to the fellow being a fraud
of the first water Charlie felt that he
owed it to Arlines respect for filial af
fection to prove this fact
This was the task he cut out for
himself
He laid his little trap
Captain Brand was so much engag
ed with his flow of oratory and the
charming of this friend of the family
that he did not notice the pit so deftly
dug
Thus almost without an effort
Charlie had him admit that he knew
considerable about Valparaiso in
Chili and had been there in the
course of his wanderings many years
ago
In Charlies mind this settled the
matter He was confident he knew
with whom he had to deal and when
the time came he would be ready to
dare all in defying the adventurer
While they sat thus speaking of
the sights of Antwerp there came a
messenger from the hotel office inquir
ing for Mr Charlie Stuart whom a
gentleman outside desired to see
As he went directed by the clerk
to the spot where he would find the
gentleman who had asked for an im
mediate interview on serious business
he was making up his mind to tell
Peterhoff the whole story and enlist
his favorable consideration for Arline
so that when the denoument came the
doughty captain could be taken care
of
Judge of his- surprise then when
upon coming upon the party who
wished to see him he found it was no
other than Artemus Barnaby with his
honest face clouded with an air of the
darkest mystery
It did not require much prophetic
skill on Charlies part to tell that his
erratic friend had news of some im
portance for him
He pressed a forefinger on his lips
to indicate dead silence when he found
that Charlie had recognized him
Charlie stood there waiting while
the other crept on his tiptoes to the
corner in the regular orthodox stage
fashion and looked this way and that
to assure himself that there could be
no eavesdroppers near
Then he approached his friend his
warning finger still on his lips
Reaching the other he placed his J
lips close to Charlies ear and solemn
ly said
The coast is clear
I see it is said Charlie aloud
What I am about to disclose to
you will give you a cruel shock my
boy
Shock away then only make
haste
I am about to make a disclosure
that will I regret to say knock away
the foundations of your belief in hu
manity
Ah thats a serious thing indeed
Does this disclosure concern the world
at large or one individual specimen of
mankind
One shining light
Then fire away and be hanged to
you
Artemus assumed a look of extreme
gravity although Charlie was sure he
heard a chuckle
You have met the father of the
young lady of the Steen dungeons The
hotel clerk has been entertaining me
with a wonderful story of his return to
life and civilization It reads like a
romance and would find a worthy
niche in my notebook only my dear
boy it is so very ancient a veritable
stage chestnut as it were
But let that pass I imagine this
Captain Brand is a character worth
knowing something unique I could
hear him out yonder and the dulcet
tones of his voice were soothing
enough to conjure with
Yes remarked Charlie he is a
wonderful man and could charm most
people by the quaint manner of his
speech
Artemus again bent forward
Beware of Captain Brand he
whispered and then sprang back to
note the stunning effect of his an
nouncement
But Charlie though interested re
fused to be stunned
Why what has he done
He is a bold bad man
Charlie was Inclined to say Amen
to that but he kept his own counsel
as yet seeking more light
See here You have known this
wonderful modern Baron Munchausen
at some past date he said
Artemus nodded
It would be Impossible that two
such men could ever exist Yes I
knew him
Where t
In New York tt
When
Let me see scratching his head
as a comedian must always do when
desirous of arousing memory Ah
yes just a little more than two years
ago
But at that time he swears he was
In the heart of Africa a prisoner at
Dahomey
Well he lies coolly
Charlie liked that
It was so fresh and original at the
same time so very emphatic
Who was he when you knew him
he asked determined to get down to
the facts now
A fourth rate actor on his uppers
half of the time One of these howl
ing barnstormers a heavy villain of
the piece at home in Uncle Toms
Cabin or Ten Nights in a Barroom
He was the joke of the season on the
Rlalto in Gotham I even thought se
riously of utilizing him in my great
play as the seedy actor who carries
the mysterious secret with him
through five acts but when he found
there was a chance of him being im
mortalized his price for sittings went
away up and I discovered something
better than Hamfatter
Good Heavens was that his
name
Certainly not Thats what they
call all heavy tragedians of the barn
storming variety Let me see plac
ing a finger alongside his nose a la
Irving now I have it bend your
head lower for that fellow has keen
ears it was Frederick Davenport Ma
cauley
Indeed Very suggestive consider
ing his occupation in life What a
man he is to be sure capable of hav
ing so many names and filling such
various stations in life Why when 1
knew him four or five years ago he
was called Captain Nathaniel Kedge
What you knew him then
I saw him that is I am almost
dead certain it is the same man and
I expect to prove it presently
Where was this
In South America
In Valparaiso
Come what makes you ask that
in surprise
I remember him talking of being
concerned in a little war scare that oc
curred down there he has always
been the same boaster you know
Well that seems to prove the iden
tity I never in all my life heard of
so stupendous a rascal
Say what was he doing down in
Santiago or was it Valparaiso
The latter on the coast the most
enterprising city along the Pacific
south of San Francisco What was he
doing Well about the last I saw of
him he was dancing a Scottish horn
pipe
Yes he has his merry moments
when the liquor is in
But this was a unique affair before
an audience that must have numbered
thousands
God that would spur even so
poor an actor to do his best
And Captain Nathaniel did his very
best If as you say he has been an
actor as well as a miner sea captain
coffee planter speculator and Heaven
knows what not he certainly had the
chance of his life to bring out bravos
However I dont think he took half
as much interest in the affair as some
of the rest of us did
He didnt ea I never knew he
was acquainted with modesty How
was that asked Artemus eagerly
Well said Charlie dryly you see
he was- being hung
To be continued
UNIQUE FISHING DONE IN JAPAN
Black Cormorants There Take the Place
of Bod and Iine
At the farmhouse commodious and
hospitable likewise clean and charm
ing after the fashion of Japan we
send for the boy who brings our fish
ing tackle
They came waddling into the yard
the three birds with which we are to
do our fishing Black cormorants
they are each with a white spot be
hind its eye and a hoarse voice come
of standing in the water with which
it says yeagh whenever a stranger
makes a friendly overture The cor
morants answer to the name of Ou
which in Japanese is something like
the only word the cormorants can say
The boy puts them in a box together
and we set off across the drifted grav
el to the Tamagawa Arrived at the
stream the boy takes the three cor
morants out of the box and adjusts
their fishing harness This consists oi
a tight ring about the bottom of the
neck of a loop under each wing and
a directing line
Two other boys take a low net
They drag it down the stream driving
the little fishes and all the rest before
it The boy with the cormorants goes
in advance The three birds are eagei
as pointer dogs and apparently full
of perfect enjoyment To the right
and left they plunge with lightning
strokes each dip bringing up a shin
ing fish When the birds neck is full
of fishes down to the level of the
shoulders the boy draws him in grabs
him by the leg and shakes him uncere
moniously over a basket until all the
fishes have flopped out Outing
ilOWTOEECJTKOCATE
NATIONAL MANUFACTURERS DEFINE
THEIR POSITION
They Declare In Favor of Each Trade
Treaties da Will Not lujure Any
Domestic Interest of Manufacturing
Commerce or Farming
The president of a large manufac
turing company in Springfield Ohio
writes the American Economist In
part as follows
There is a growing sentiment among
a large number of manufacturers of
this country to reduce the degree or
per cent of Protection and adopt a
more liberal policy In opening up
foreign trade and there is danger of
radical protectionists fighting reci
procity and making no concessions to
those that favor reciprocity bringing
about the results that you fear The
manufacturers of implements farm
machinery of all kinds also the manu
facturers of some other classes of
goods receive practically little or no
protection and If they are to be an
tagonized by radical protectionists in
fighting reciprocity you will find in
time a greater tendency to break away
from absolute or radical protective
measures
It is to the class of manufacturers
represented by the writer of this let
terthose who receive practically lit
tle or no protection because operat
ing under patents royalties or other
special conditions they have no for
eign competition that the idea of
wide open reciprocity appeals with
particular force Not being themselves
directly the beneficiaries of a protec
tive tariff though themselves built up
by and because of the operation of the
policy of protection though they have
a full share in the general prosperity
which protection always brings and
would suffer In equal proportion from
the business depression which a lapse
toward free trade always brings
these manufacturers urge a relaxation
of the principle and per cent of pro
tection all along the line They ask
that other industries now thriving
under protection and which would
suffer through a reduction of duties
below the protective point shall con
sent to a more liberal policy In open
ing up foreign trade that is that
these industries shall offer themselves
up as a sacrifice for the benefit of a
few other industries which have noth
ing to fear from foreign competition
They take the position that while
these industries will undoubtedly suf
fer from the proposed liberal policy
the latter will not suffer so much as
the other industries will be benefited
Mr Deering a manufacturer of farm
implements Protected by patent laws
and hence not in need of Protection by
Tariff laws put the case precisely in
this way at the national reciprocity
convention in Washington last Novem
ber We know said he that some
of you people would be hurt more or
less by lower Tariffs but you would
not be hurt so much as we would be
helped The pickpocket might use
the same plea as he takes your purse
My friend he could say I know
you will miss this money and mourn
its loss but just think how much good
it will do me Some such thoughts
must have flashed through the minds
of the 500 delegates who heard Mr
Deerings fatally candid statement for
they burst into a roar of ridicule and
from that moment the Deering scheme
of reciprocity was laughed out of the
convention
The National Association of manu
facturers in convention at Indianapolis
last week declared itself in a manner
that leaves no room for doubt concern
ing the attitude of the general body of
industrial producers of this country on
the question of assassinating some in
dustries for the benefit of some other
industries This convention without
a single dissenting vote adopted the
following
Resolved 1 That this convention
of the National Association of Manu
facturers heartily commends the action
of the committee that arranged the
reciprocity convention 2 That we
fully indorse the resolution adopted
by that convention as providing a
plan that may secure all possible bene
fits from fullest operation of the prin
ciple of reciprocity by the careful pre
paring of safe and practical proposi
tions for such modifications of our
Tariff laws from time to time as may
be made the basis of treaties helpful
to the commerce of the United States
and the development of its manufac
turing and agricultural interests
In order that our friend from Spring
field may know precisely what the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers
means when it advocates the careful
preparing of safe and practical propo
sitions for Tariff modifications with
reference to extending our foreign
trade we quote in full the resolution
adopted November 20 1901 by the
Washington convention and ratified
and indorsed April 17 1902 by the In
dianapolis convention
Resolved 1 That this convention
recommends to Congress the mainten
ance of the principle of Protection for
the home market and to open up by
reciprocity opportunities for increased
foreign trade by special modifications
of the Tariff in special cases but only
where it can be done without injury
to any of our home interests of man
ufacturing commerce or farming 2
That in order to ascertain the influence
of any proposed treaty on our home
interests this convention recommends
to Congress the establishment of a
reciprocity commission which shall be
charged with the duty of investigating
the condition of any industry and re
porting the same to the executive and
to Congress for guidance in negotiat
ing reciprocal trade agreements
That is the American manufacturers
idea of the correct trade policy to bo
pursued to enter into such agree
ments and only such as can be mada
without injury to a single domestic
industry Any other policy would bo
false economically foolish commer
cially fatal to the general prosperity
We recommend that our Springfield
friend read and weigh carefully tho
Indianapolis resolutions and then re
cast his idea of a more liberal policy
He should get in lino with his brother
manufacturers What Is best for all
Is surely best for one
The Only Safe Anchor
The Protective Tariff has been the
solid foundation upon which the
American manufacturers have bullded
their unequaled prosperity and It Is
the only safe anchor for tho labor and
business of the American people If
the Tariff is excessive beyond the ne
cessities of American labor It may be
good policy to reduce it but it can be
safely said that the people of this
country are opposed to any reduction
that will reduce the wages or the labor
of the worklngmen of the United
States Tinkering with Tariffs un
settles business causes doubt and
hesitation and the laboring men and
their families are the first last and
worst sufferers by the changes made
That fact is again illustrated by the
business depression In Germany at
the present time a depression wholly
caused by the efforts of the agrarians
of that country to prevent the importa
tion of farm products of the United
States It is possible that they will
succeed but it will be well for the
statesmen and agrarians of that coun
try and the people of all other nations
to remember the prediction of SIgnor
LuzattI one of the political leaders of
Italy as quoted by the New York Tri
bune that the adoption of the pro
posed new German Tariff would mean
first reprisals by other nations against
German industry next ruin to Ger
man industries and heavy losses to
German agriculture then the export
of less merchandise and more men
and finally the decay of German com
merce and the fatal decline of German
political influence Des Moines Reg
ister
The Prodigals Itetarn
How Would the Worklngmnn Fare
Of course the Babcock scheme is In
high favor among the Free Traders
and that section of the Democratic
party that appears to rejoice over dis
aster no matter who suffers And
while it is true that the great steel
combination could stand a large cut
in the Tariff schedules affecting their
products how would the worklngman
fare Prices would be lowered x
meet any foreign competition and that
would result In a paring of the present
wages The trust could rtand it but
the working man would be the suf
ferer
Another thing if one schedule was
tampered with it would open up the
door to a promiscuous revision and
there is no telling where It would stop
Under these circumstances we do not
believe the Republican party will be so
foolish as to fall into any trap how
ever appetizing may be the bait
Wheeling Intelligencer
A Question
Is the Republican majority in Con
gress going to prove to the farmers of
the country that the Tariff can be
taken off one item without difficulty
Is the Congress to say We can reduce
the Tariff on sugar the beets to make
which farmers grow but we cannot
reduce the Tariff on steel products
which the farmers buy Is the Con
gress to give the country an object
lesson to illustrate the insincerity of
the argument of the Babcock proposi
tion and at the same time give to the
Sugar Trust what it wants in the way
of a reduced Tariff on Cuban sugar
We think not particularly now that
the attention of shrewd men like Sen
ator Allison has been called to the
matter If the Congress feels that the
United States Government or people
are under any further obligations to
Cuba let that duty be discharged at
the expense of the whole people and
not at the expense of one industry
Grand Rapids Herald
The Patriotic Sugrar Trust-
The sugar trust would save the dear
people 80000000 which it pretends
would remain in the pockets of the
consumers if the tax on raw sugar was
abolished
When a corporation like the sugar
trust turns patriotic look out for some
treachery A French writer once said
Patriotism is the last refuge cf
scoundrels
To prove its patriotism the sugar
trust is investigating heavily in sugar
property in Cuba and urging Congress
to abolish the duty on Cuban sugar
so that it may import its own Cuban
sugar free The Beet Sugar
Gazette
SENTIMENT RULES IN THE SOUTH
Inoldont Which Show JCoto of Ieoplo
for Tholr Ixit Cuuse
I was In New Orleans tho other
day said a young Detrolter who has
made such a success In 11 fo that much
of his time is at hla own disposal
and while roaming about the city
came upon tho shop of an old collec
tor of curios hlmBelf about as quaint
and Interesting an object as any that
his establishment contained He took
the greatest delight in showing mo his
treasures bits of raro old furnlturo
valuable pictures and othor things
dear to the heart and purse of tho
lover of the antiquities After display
ing scores of the most tempting ob
jects he took from a safe a little box
that he handled with the utmost gen
tleness and opening It carefully ho
permitted me to gaze upon a pair of
old fashioned earrings that to my eyes
possessed little value The gold 111
them could not have been worth more
than 3 or 4 and Im sure the stones
did not represent a much larger value
Before I could express my want of ap
preciation of the ornaments he ex
claimed
I gave a fine sum of money for
those the other day
Why may I ask was my reply
They dont appear valuable to me
No theyre not in dollars and
cents But their sentimental value to
me is almost priceless They were
brought in only last week by a lady
who gave me satisfactory proof that
they had belonged to the first wife of
Jefferson Davis had indeed been
given to her by her father Zachary
Taylor as a wedding present after he
forgave her for eloping with the dash
ing young soldier who was destined to
cut such a figure in American history
In later years The lady from whom
I bought them is a relative of the fam
ily and you may be sure that only the
most pressing necessity induced her to
part with them and while I deeply
regret her predicament I cannot help
rejoicing that I should be the fortu
nate purchaser
And this added the Detrolter Is
only a trifling evidence of the love and
reverence the people of the South still
feel for everything connected with tho
leader of the lost cause Detroit Free
Press
HOW HE SECURED AN UMBRELLA
No One Knows Who Owned It Bat It
Is Good Enough to Keep
A Grand avenue merchant entered
his store the other day with an um
brella in his hand and sitting down
on the nearest stool burst Into a roar
of laughter In response to queries
as to the character of the joke the
merchant said after a few minutes of
hilarity
Well you know when I started out
in the rain I had no umbrella I wor
ried along the avenue and across the
pontoon debating whether I shouldnt
invest but was deterred by the
thought that I already have three um
brellas kicking around somewhere
When I got over on East Water
street I spied a man I presumed to be
Dick Wilson I dont believe you
know Dick but he is an old friend of
mine The man I thought to be Dick
Wilson was carrying a fine silk um
brella Its mine now he added
fondly as he gazed on the work of
art he held in his hand
As soon as I saw the man I pre
sumed to be Dick I was so overjoyed
that I rushed on him from the rear
and slapping him hard on the back
exclaimed Look here old man give
me that umbrella
The man turned and to my amaze
ment I discovered that he was not
Dick but some one I had never seen
before
I was covered with confusion and
was about to apologize when I ob
served that he was even more con
fused than I He hastily closed the
umbrella and pressed it into my hand
with the remark
I I beg your pardon I didnt
know It was yours and vanished
around the corner leaving me stand
ing with open mouthed astonish
ment
After the outburst of merriment
from the assembled clerks had sub
sided the merchant said
Well Ive got a fine new umbrella
any way and they say the second thief
is the best owner Milwaukee Sen
tinel
Color Affects Dow
There are conditions in which color
materially affects the formation of
dew as may be shown by a simple ex
periment Place three pieces of board
one white another green and an
other black so that they may have
the sun on them all day and then
leave them exposed to the air all
night
If all the conditions are normal it
will be found in the morning that
there is a good deal of dew on the
white board much less on the green
board and still less on the black
board indeed there may be none at
all on the latter
The difference is due to the fact that
the three boards absorb the suns rays
unequally and are therefore of dif
ferent temperatures at the close of the
day The black board absorbs the most
heat the the white board the least
They all begin to lose their heat as
soon as the suns rays leave them the
white board cooling first the green
board next and the black board last
As soon as they become cool enough to
condense the water vapor of the air
in contact with them dew will begin
to form on them and the most dew
will form on the one that cools first
It may be that the black board will
absorb more heat during the day than
it can throw off at nfeht if so no dew
will form on it
The least said the soonest mended
Pickwick Papers