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A WARRIOR BOLD
By ST GEORGE RATEBORNE
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Copyright 1001 Street ana Smith Now York
CHAPTER VIII
Of course it was very annoying
His cigar had gone and that source
of consolation lost Charlie had V
turn to something else in order to in
terest himself
A companion In misery was along
side Up to the present Charlie did
not know whether he were young or
old all he saw was that a man had
been shoved in ahead of him
So he leaned his head toward that
of his fellow passenger and exclaimed
in French
Monsieur It seems that we are
companions in misery Might I ask
your name giving his own at the
same time
The other did not appear downcast
indeed he answered quite cheerful-
I am Henri the Marquis of Mont
pensier a blood relative of Don Carlos
of Spain
Further conversation was prevented
by a gruff demand from one of the
guards for silence
At length they drew up to the pris
on
Without ceremony the two prison
ers were hustled into the Jail
Charlie silently walked into the
dark cell which yawned before him
To have refused would have been fol
ly since by force he would doubtless
have been thrown over the thresh
old
Ah he might be worse off
His cigar case still held a few
choice weeds such as appeal most
strongly to the heart of the confirmed
smoker
So he hastened to secure a cigar
Next came a match
As he struck this latter and a light
sprang into existence he heard an ex
clamation and remembered he had a
comrade in misery
He saw a young chap with a reso
lute face There was more of an
American look about him than Euro
pean and yet Charlie romembered
having heard him give the name of
Guiseppe Brignoli as though he were
an Italian
Pardon comrade Charlie said in
French Allow me to light my weed
since matches are scarce and then I
shall offer you a cigar with which
he proceeded to put his words into
execution
Thanks awfully but I dont smoke
said the other laconically in the best
of English
The match expired before Charlie
could get another look at his comrade
But he knew his first suspicion was
true the young fellow came of Anglo-Saxon
stock and had assumed an
Italian name in order to keep his own
from disgrace or from some other rea
son
They might exchange confidences
while trying to pass away the long
hours or at least engage in social dis
course
Pardon me again sir but can you
spare a couple of matches asked
the other
Half-a-dozen at your service
Thanks They may serve my end
well and yours in the bargain
Charlies curosity flashed up
What did the other mean to do
Was he desperate enough to think of
setting the prison on fire Nonsense
There was not one chance In a million
o accomplishing such a thing to men
shut up here in this grimy dungeon
Nevertheless he knew that nothing
was ever accomplished without effort
and that often a capricious fortune
aids those who help themselves
A cursory examination of their dun
geon revealed a startling yet cheer
ing fact
Under the boards the youngsters
discovered a tunnel
When the flat stone was lifted up
behold an opening yawned below
The youth gave thanks in his pe
culiar way and without much more
ado jumped into the breach
I shall return comrade he said
And Charlie believed him
He sat there smoking his cigar and
feeding the flames with bits of the
splintered planking
Minutes passed
Evidently his companion was mak
ing quite a tour under the prison
flooring
At last there was a movement and
a head appeared above the stone flag
ging
Give me a hand please
Charlie knew from the look of tri
umph upon his face that the other
was decidedly pleased with what he
had discovered
In luck eh he hazarded
The best in the world Some good
chap in the past has made a tunnel
all but breaking through I did that
part while I was gone In fact to
tell you the truth Ive been under the
starlight
Outside the prison walls incred
ulously
Yes When I tapped the end of
the tunnel I found it came up in an
old wagon yard some ten feet or more
beyond the outer walls But I suppose
we might as well go
Then good by my dear fellow
But you will share my escape We
dont separate yet you know
Im not going
NTnt coiner You nrefer to remain in
I A this accursed hole when freedom of
fers Come you arejoking sir
Oh no You see if I crawled out of
here I would by implication admit my
connection with those whom Baron
Peterhoff has hauled in Being
cent I shall sit here until he comes
Erasss
to beg my pardon and personally con
duct me to freedom
The youngster looked at him with
kindling eyes
Bravo I like your Bplrit he said
Would you mind shaking hands with
me sir
It will bo a pleasure on my part
And they exchanged a warm grip
I hope we may meet again Let me
give you my card Who knows what
strange chance may drift us together
again Who can say under what condi
tions we may come together again
Who indeed
Both of them would have been
chilled with norror could they have
even guessed the truth but the veil
of the future mercifully hid that from
mortal ken
Another hearty Anglo baxon hand
shake then the youngster dropped
into the hole
Charlie made as comfortable a seat
as was possible from some of the old
planks and kept the fire going with
fragments
By degrees his thoughts came
around again to his late companion
Then he remembered that as yet he
did not even know the others true
name
Where was the card Ah just where
he had thrust it and bending down
he read the name by the flickering
light of his fire
Then it dawned upon him why he
had felt such a singular interest in
the young fellow and why he had
deemed his features familiar yet
could not grasp the tangible substance
for the name written boldly was
ALEXANDER BRAND
Here then was the most remarkable
coincidence in the whole course of his
varied experiences
There could be no mistake
This young fellow bore some rela
tionship that of brother or cousin
perhaps to Arline
He had her name and there was
a strong family resemblance in their
faces
There must be a sense of awe in
the realization that one is a mere pup
pet in the hands of destiny that the
power which sends unnumbered
worlds whirling through space in their
exact orbits without danger of col
lision or of the slightest change in
their course can condescend to super
intend such a small thing as the wel
fare of one puny human life
Charlie pondered upon the matter a
long time
Then before he knew it he fell
asleep despite his hard seat and his
determination to remain on guard
When he awoke he was stiff and
sore
A light gleamed in his eyes it was
the warder making the rounds with
bread and water
When the gruff man held up the
light in order to view the confines of
of the dungeon and beheld only
Charlie seated there and blinking like
an owl he was much amazed
He demanded to know where the
other prisoner had hidden himelf
Charlie calmly pointed to the hole
still uncovered by the slab of stone
Oh hes gone out for a walk he
said coolly
The man began to grasp the situa
tion and when he could move he
sprang to the door of the dungeon to
bawl for assistance
Several other wardens came
tumbling into the cell
Then ensued a great powwow of
Dutch phrases while Charlie yawned
and stretched himself
Then came the commandant
How did this happen he de
manded
Well you see he had an appoint
ment and did not wish to break his
engagement
But you mein herr how is it you
remain Do you like this residence so
well grimly
I told you last night or attempted
to that I was an innocent party that
Baron Peterhoff was my friend that
my arrest under the circumstances
was an outrage and hence I utterly
refused to leave this place until you
and the baron had humbly begged my
pardon Indeed I am not sure but
that I will Insist on remaining here
until the English consul comes to see
me and takes action against your mis
erable government for treating me a
British subject in this disgraceful
way
Just as he had expected his manner
awed the fiery commandant who
feared trouble
He began to whine at once and ex
pressed his rgret that any mistake
should have occurred Surely mein
herr must hold him blameless since
he had only done his duty in the prem
ises It was not given to him to in
vestigate when the all powerful Baron
Peterhoff brought in political prisoners
with orders to hold them securely
Would mein herr be pleased to go
with him to his office where he could
be more comfortable and there await
the coming of the baron who would
with a word set him free
But mein herr was obstinate
The baron must come to him As
Paul and Silas in days of yore made
the governor unbend his dignity and
come to plead with them to go away
so Charlie meant to keep hold of his
advantage
So the commandant went away
Charlie was still smoking with one
of the keepers for company and the
door of his cell wide open when voices
were heard in the corridor
Then entered the baron
The great man lookeu both disturbed
and amused He had heard the amaz
ing story of the commandant and
sifted the wheat from the chaff so that
he had a pretty fair Idea as to the
truth
He marched straight up to Charlie
and stretched out his hand
My most abject apologies my dear
boy for what has happened It was a
miserable mistako on my part I trust
you will forgive me he said
Charlio saw he was sincere and as
his indignation passed away he unbent
his dignity
Then you know It was Miss ArHne
Brand and not the Countess Isolde
whom I assisted into a carriage at
the Steen he asked eagerly deter
mined to put his fears to the test
Yes she has assured me she never
saw you save at a distance returned
the baron
Then it is all right Now I am
ready to leave here and go out with
you baron he said smiling
To breakfast with me I hope
Charlie hesitated
True he anticipated more or less
pleasure in his coming interview with
Arline There would be much to hear
and some surprising things to tell on
his part
But these would keep a little longer
besides it is sometimes exceedingly
pleasant to anticipate a feast
He had something which he wished
to relate to the baron seeking In re
turn his advice and material aid
Whenever men wont to the desperate
length of contemplating crime in order
to secure wealth as the so called Capt
Brand and his confreres had certainly
done when they purposely abandoned
the young girl among those awftH
passages amid the Steen dungeons it
was time the stern arm of the law was
invoked in order to bring them up
with a round turn
And to whom could he go with a
better show of results than to the
baron
So arm in arm Charlie and Baron
Demetruls Peterhoff sauntered out of
the prison
It was about eight in the morning
Charlie could imagine the young fel
low standing on the deck of the ves
sel bound for London and snapping
his fingers at the barons dragnet
He was determined not to give the
slightest clew to his companion con
cerning Alexander Brand his plans or
present whereabouts
A vehicle stood near
Into this Charlie was shown the
baron followed and presently they
drew up before a palatial abode where
the widower baron resided in great
style as became a man of his immense
means
And over the elaborate breakfast
Charlie found a chance to spin his
little story the baron proving greatly
interested as the sparkle in his eye at
tested
He could read Charlies secret as
easily as though the other carried the
story on his brow
You have done excellently Charlie
my boy he said finally but it is
just as well you ask my assistance in
unmasking this unholy fraud He
and his unprincipled accomplices
might be too much for you Depend
upon it I shall tear the mask from his
face and that right speedily
To be continued
DREW THE LINE ON JACK POTS
Conscience of Theological Student Has
Sadden Awakening
At a certain university in this state
the game of hearts has been exceed
ingly popular among the students the
last winter A group of them accus
tomed to meet in one of the fraternity
houses to play included a theological
student who although a member of
one of the stricter denominations did
not find it against his conscience to
be an ardent devotee of the game
which however at least when he
made one of the party was never
played for money Even when chips
were introduced for counters as be
ing an easier method of keeping score
than the tiresome tally with pencil and
paper the theologue did not balk
But there came an evening when
his sense of the fitness of things re
ceived a rude shock The pile of
chips in the middle of the table had
reached rather large proportions and
one of the players inspired by a de
sire to make the prospective winnings
still more worth while remarked
Lets have the next a jackpot
The effect of these words on the
theological student was electrical He
knew of their being associated with
only one game and that scarcely to
be mentioned in highly moral circles
A jackpot he exclaimed mechani
cally Then I guess Im through with
this game and he rose and walked
out No amount of explanations or
apologies was sufficient either to re
instate hearts in his approval New
York Tribune
The Swiss Language
We sometimes hear that the French
language has less vitality than some
others and it is in particular pointed
out to what an extent it is giving
way to English and German says the
London News Some figures just pub
lished do not however bear out this
in the case at any rate of Switzer
land where French German and
Italian are all spoken In 1888 the num
ber of persons speaking German in
the Helvetian republic was 2083097
those speaking French 634613 ana
those speaking Italian 155130 At the
recent census it was found that the
position had changed considerably
There are now according to the offi
cial figures 2319105 persons whose
language is German 733220 who
speak French and 222247 who use
the of Dante
language Certain can
tons appear in particular to be giving
up the use of German In Neufchatel
where formerly 22000 persons spoke
that tongue there are now only 17000
Isnt It funny that in many parlor
windows the best marble bust turns
Its face to the strangers outside and
its back on the family within
Your inferiors are of real help to
you only when they know you ars in
flexible
REJECT COMPROMISE
PRESERVE INTACT THE PRINCIPLES
OF REPUBLICANISM
Having Declared Itself Uncompro
misingly in Favor of the American
Stom of Protection tho Tartr Can
not Afford to Swerve from That roller
The pending bill on Cuban reciproc
ity is like most compromises satis
factory to no one but how far reach
ing in its effeat should it become a
law it is aot safe to conjecture We
have never had a compromise tariff
law that has not been most injurious
to our industries We never com
promise upward it is always down
ward
In 1816 we repealed the tariff of
1789 and its amendments of 1812 and
in a spirit of compromise and concili
ation passed a law that was thought
to be protective but alas how dis
astrous it proved to be We let down
the bars just far enough for England
to dump her surplus at prices which
ruined our own manufacturers It
was In 1816 that Brougham said in
the House of Commons
It is well worth while to incur a
loss upon the first importation in or
der by the glut to stifle in the cradle
those infant manufacturers in the
United States which the war has
forced into existence
And England poured in her fabrics
far below cost and we dearly paid for
the repeal
Again in 1833 for compromise and
conciliation we substituted for a
splendid protective law low duties
that were to be even lower and lower
as the years went on We compro
mised our industrial liberty and prog
ress to save the Union We saved It
for a spell but oh how dearly It cost
us Ruin came quick and fast and
the Union we had saved was bank
rupt
The tariffs of 1846 and 1S57 were
free trade on purpore just as the
tariffs of 1841 and 1861 were protec
tive on purpose
But in 1883 we resorted to compro
mise again Both houses of Congress
and the President were Republican
but there was a clamor for revision
So we had the commission and we
lowered the duties especially on wool
Again we compromised with the free
traders of the South and their north
ern allies and again we lost millions
by the transaction
And now again we are in the same
position as in 1816 1833 and 1883 We
have a splendid tariff law in success
ful operation We have prosperity
and we have a president and both
houses of Congress professedly pro
tectionist And yet we have a bill
pending to lower duties and which
strikes at our agricultural progress
and prosperity as well as a growing
industry giving employment to thou
sands and bound to become one of
our great industries if left alone
What does it mean Why this desire
to compromise again A man or
woman who compromises his or her
reputation is treated with contempt
and opprobrium It should be and will
be the same with a political party
The Republican party once declared
in its national platform
We are uncompromisingly in favor
of the American system of protec
tion
And yet to day we are debating a
compromise History forbids it Ex
perience forbids It Intelligence for
bids it Common sense forbids it Hon
or forbids it But it is such a little
compromise and so harmless say
Payne and Grosvenor and Dalzell and
Babcock and Russell and Lane So
says the frail creature at the begin
ning of her downward career But
there is always a next step and soon
the descent becomes easy and rapid
till shame and dishonor and ruin
come
No man can afford to compromise
his reputation No woman can afford
to compromise her fair name No par
ty can afford to compromise its honor
Every Republican in Congress should
be uncompromisingly in favor of the
American system of protection If
any swerve from that principle he is
dishonorable towards his constituents
and toward his country He was
elected to protect all the industries
and all the labor of his country If
he has changed his faith he should
resign his seat and let another take
his place There should be no volun
tary surrender there should be no
willing compromise We are making
history these days as we were in
1816 and 1833 and 1883 Shall the pres
ent be a repetition of the past
WAS ORIGINALLY A GOOD IDEA
But It nas Gone Wrong in the Con
fusion of Conflicting Claims
In an obviously unkind spirit the
New Orleans Item digs up some an
cient history to prove that consisten
cy is a rare jewel among the truly
great Taking its cue from the sar
castic remark of Congressman Cush
man that with a collection of Gen
Grosvenors speeches to fall back on
he had made a triumphant campaign
because he could always prove or
disprove anything that ever came up
the Item goes back to the time when
that erratic statesman from Ohio
said of the Dingley tariff then under
consideration
There is not a rate of duty not a
principle of taxation that has not
been protested against by the sugar
trust and fought to the bitter end be
fore the ways and means committee
We propose that instead of sending
125000000 a year to the foreign
countries of the world most of which
goes to pay labor in the production
of sugar we will make it possible for
every pound of sugar that we want
to bo produced In the United States of
America The Republican party
comes and offers to the agricultural
ists of this country this magnificent
boon Wo will protect the industries
of the country in all directions from
further demoralization and wo ask
you to turn aside hundreds of thou
sands of acres of the splendid lands
of all these states from the produc
tion of corn and oats and wheat and
potatoes and cotton to be put Into
an already overstocked market to
the production of sugar and give to
the farmers upon the farming lands
of this country a better market with
less competition than they have now
There was a splendid economic idea
in this proposition to turn aside hun
dreds of thousands of acres It would
become millions after a few years of
assured protection from the produc
tion of coarse and cheap staples to
the more profitable culture of sugar
What has become of that Idea It
seems to have disappeared in the
confusion of claims claims for do
mestic agriculture and for the honest
and honorable carrying out of Repub
lican pledges on the one side and
claims for the relief of somebody
or something outside of our own peo
ple Cuban planters perhaps sugar
trust to a certainty on the other
side It is a clear case of a good
idea gone wrong
Tho Democratic Motive
Democratic papers are printing a lot
of rot about an alleged Democratic tri
umph on the sugar differential amend
ment As a matter of fact the Demo
crats in the house have been voting all
sorts of ways on the Cuban tariff con
cession bill At first they voted with
the concession Republicans but finally
acted with the no concession mem
bers The object of the latter Is to
stop all tariff tinkering at the present
session The purpose of the Democrats
of course is to make trouble for both
Republican wings their motto being
A plague on both your houses The
Republican differences in the House
concerns no point except that of tariff
concessions to Cuba some favoring
others opposing it The differential has
been drawn in to defeat the bill in the
senate But tor the bill undertaking
to make a special tariff exception in
favor of Cuba there would be no dis
agreement among the Republicans in
Congress Yet if the Dingley tariff is
to be disturbed in relation to Cuba
other changes will be proposed and
the differential amendment is a proof
of the assertion The Democratic
self glorification is silly St Louis
Globe Democrat
A Fearful Straddle
There is a picture The gentleman
from New York Mr Payne With one
foot planted on the wall of protection
with the other set firmly in the ram
parts of free trade with the American
Sugar Refining Company in his arms
and the platform of the Republican
party in his hip pocket there is a
tableau that with the aid of a slow
curtain and a little red fire would
bring tears to the eyes of an Egyptian
mummy From the speech of Repre
sentative Cushman of Washington
3Ir Robertson Democrat Louisiana
Mr Robertson Democrat ot Louisi
ana is rapidly earning the enmity of
every free trader and especially the
bitter hatred of Pitchfork Tillman
the sworn foe of business men and
their employes Congressman Robert
son proposed to spend 2500000 for
the improvement of the harbor of Ha
vana to relieve Cuba by furnishing
work for all who might need employ
ment This he thinks would be far
better than lowering the duties and
turning out of work tens of thousands
of American laborers unless they sub
mit to a serious cut down Such pro
tection sentiments from Louisiana if
uttered in the presence of Shotgun
Tillman would have called forth the
dramatic cry of Renegade
Free Hides and Free Shoes
If New England wants free hides
and the West free shoes and free
cotton goods a little scheme of reci
procity might be accomplished just
as under Cleveland New England
asked for free wool and got It But
dont forget that at the same time such
a large slice was cut from protection
to woolen fabrics that the woolen
business of New England looked pre
cisely like 30 cents
Louisianas Welfare
If the Louisiana sugar crowd
should decide to carry the State for
Teddy in 1904 Exchange
If the people of the Creole State
awake to their own best financial and
political interests that Southern com
monwealth will cast its electoral vote
for the Republican nominee in 1504
just as sure as flowers and fruit lux
uriate in the fructifying light and
warmth of the sun
THE LIVE STOOK MARKET
iSbiXit Xrol
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
There were more cattle on sale tho
day beore but still the recelptn for tho
flrst half of tho week are consldorably
lower than for tho same days o laat
week or of last year The market was
not very actlw and in some cases looked
a little lower but still very satisfactory
nrices were paid as a rulo The fact that
Chicago was quoted weak to a dime lower
naturally weakened the feeling hero to
some extent but still the better grades
of beef steers sold at right around steady
prices as compared with yesterday Tho
kind however that packers were not as
anxious for were a little slow and In
some cases sales were made that looked
a trifle lower The situation could per
haps best bo described by calling tho
market steady to a shade lower Tho
highest price of the vear was paid for a
heavy bunch of cattle They weighed
1333 pounds and sold at 7 Thcro was
not very much change in tho cow mar
ket so far as the better grades were con
cerned The same as was the case with
steers buyers did not seem to le overly
anxious but still they took the goO
stun and paid just about steady prices
fcr It The commoner grades were neg
lected the sne as usual and in most
cases sold a little lower
There was a big run of hogs but that
did not prevent tho market from advanc
ing a nickel Packers were all anxious
for suiIIes and as a residt thoy weru
out early and while a few loads sold on
the start at not much letter prices than
were paid on yesterdays close still it
was not long before the market was
generally a nickel higher It was the
most active market that has been expe
rienced here in a long time and every
tnlng was dlsjyosed of In good season
As tho mornln advanced the market
seemed to gain in strength
SHEEP There was a fair sized run of
sheen and lambs but the market held
steady and ruled active Tho quality
vns a little better than It has been of
late so that packers were more inter
ested than usual There were somo
clipped lambs good enough to sell at ICSi
and some spring lambs sold up to 700
Clipped yearlings sold for 575 and a
good bunch of clipped ewes brought J52j
KANSAS CITY
CATTLE Peef steers 23e lower stock
ers and feeders strong 7il521 cows
itic lower 277ftKS choice steers
t0yj7r fair to good 3rG0fjtjS5 calves
Si 73f 7 heifers 33fjGC1
HOGS Steady to c lower heavy
S722Vfi7S0 mied S700fJ727Vi light
J67iKr70 j pigs iiWJ7fS0
SHEEP Steady to strong lambs
r Wi 7 wethers 4tfKxJ ewes S4S0
AZ stoekers and feeders SUOGfHCS
IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY
Thousands Participate in Memorial
Day Exercises
WASHINGTON May 31 Decoration
day was observed perhaps more gen
erally than ever before The an
nouncement that President Roosevelt
would deliver the oration at Arling
ton brought to this historic city of
the dead a vast concourse of people
among whom were numbered thou
sands of veterans who journeyed to
the cemetery to honor the memory of
their comrades who had died in their
countrys cause or who having sur
vived the struggles of 1SG1 and 1898
had passed since into the great un
known
The local arrangements were in
charge of the Department of the Po
tomac and included a parade of all
the Grand Army of the Republic and
other patriotic organizations the dec
oration of monuments and graves and
addresses by men prominent in the
affairs of the government
After the invocation and tho rendi
tion of several numbers by the band
and choir Mr E B Hay read Lin
colns Gettysburg address President
Roosevelt followed and as he arose he
was again greeted with cheers and the
plaudits of the immense audience
which stretched far outside the lim
its of the amphitheater His re
marks were given the closest atten
tion and he was frequently interrupt
ed by bursts of applause
ROOSEVELT TO COME WEST
Contemplates Fall Trip to Northwest
and Southwest
WASHINGTON May 31 President
Roosevelt has undertaken to make
two trips through the western coun
try next fall One will be in the
southwest and the other in the north
west The will be made in redemp
tion of promises more or less spei
cine made by the president last win
ter
About the last of September the
president will go to Springfield III
and to Detroit Mich stopping err
route at some other points not yet
detei mined upon
In the latter part of October he will
go as far into the southwest as San
Antonio He has been strongly urg
ed to go on a bear hunt in Missis
sippi as the guest of the governor
of the state and it is possible that
he may avail of this opportunity to
accept the invitation for he must
visit New Orleans which is near by
en this trip
Eastern Potentates Witness Parade
BERLIN May 31 The annual
spring parade of the garrisons of the
Berlin military district was held yes
terday The weather was superb
The shah of Persia was present in
an open carriage drawn by four horses
and the crown prince of Siam Chow
fa Maha Vajiravudh attended on
horseback Emperor William led the
second regiment of the guards past
the shah who acknowledged the com
pliment by standing
rivoi
mart
