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CHAPTER IV
Toulon on the Mediterranean was
ait this time the great military depot
-of France Its inhabitants numbered
iabout twenty live thousand and more
than fifty frigates and ships of the
line rode at anchor in its harbor while
within its spacious magazines was col
lected an immense quantity of military
-and naval stores
Scarcely a day passed during the
fall and early winter of 1793 that did
not bring lo the city families and in
dividuals from all parts of France
seeking protection from the Revolu
tionists curelties outrages which the
Committee were either unable to con
trol or to which they were Indifferent
At Toulon the friends of the old
monarchy argued among themselves
-that the violence with which their
iand had been filled was too terrible
to be longer endured and they began
ito discuss the idea of surrendering
the city its magazines forts and
ships to the combined- English and
Spanish fleets lying outside its har
bor and thus help to bring about a
return of law and reason to insane
France
Among those in Toulon who heard
Of the proposed surrender was Margot
who with Jean and Pierre safe under
the humble roof of their new home
3iad for these many months enjoyed a
security she had never before known
In a measure her own mistress and
removed from the dread of Etienne
she found reliance and peace in the
kindly guidance of Pere Huot to
whom the boys went each day for in
struction his abode being some dis
tance from Margots small house
which was in a retired part of the
-city near the suburbs
A surrender suggested to her the
-possibility of bringing scenes of blood-
shed and violence and the very
name of English was to her as also
to most of her compatriots the
sip at the various eating and drinking
places frequented by them
One of these was called Le Chien
Heureux a two story house situated
down near one of the quays Lights
were blinking brightly from its small
windows and Inside several stoves
were burning where Thiel the land
lord and his one assistant were pre
paring supper for several civilians and
soldiers who sat about talking and
drinking at the various small tables
Sitting near the lire two soldiers
and a citizen together with Jean and
Pierre were listening to a man in
their midst who from his talk and
appearance seemed to have been an
extensive traveler This was Laro an
habitue of Le Chien Heureux when
on shore from the Aigle a rakish
looking brigantine of which he was
owner and captain
Jean listened with an attention
which for some reason appeared to
amuse Laro who now and then with
a quizzical smile lighting his black
eyes glanced askance at the boys en
raptured face
Laros story had been listened to by
others seated around the tables who
occasionally reminded Thiel to hurry
their suppers
The next minute a soldierly looking
man came in the uniform of a petty
officer showing as he unclasped and
threw off the heavy cloak that had en
veloped him After demanding sup
per as speedily as possible he seated
himself some distance away from the
group at the fire
But Pierre had been staring open
mouthed at him and now the sound
of his voice caused Jean to start and
turn his head quickly in the direction
of the shadowy corner where the sol
dier was seated
Greloire he breathed
What is that my cocksparrow
Toulon harbors many a stranger
tongue to be sure but I speak only
my own
And be I saint or devil to the end of my life I am Jean Lafittel
onym of what was utterly detestable
Her fears were realized when the
surrender was accomplished and the
English ships sailed triumphantly
into port landing five thousand of
their own troops and eight thousand
Spaniards
This proceeding was regarded with
the greatest alarm and indignation by
the Revolutionists who considering
the surrender an act of treachery re
solved to retake Toulon and drive the
allies from the soil of France Two
armies were marched upon Toulon
and a siege was begun which for three
months made but little apparent prog
Tess
Affairs within the city became un
settled and were soon almost demor
alized and Pere Huot having fallen
seriously ill Margots heart grew
lieavy as Jean seeming to throw off
all restraint wandered day after day
about the streets associating with
soldiers and rough characters
Margot had not dared to communi
cate much of her misgivings from the
day now several weeks past when
after remonstrating warmly as to
some offense he had committed she
bade him ask himself if his father
would have approved the act and
started back as from a mans threat
ened attack when the boy turned
fiercely upon her
Never name him to me again he
cried with heaving breast and flash
ing eyes I have no father Do you
know my name here in Toulon It is
the same as Pierres He is Pierre
Lafitte and I am his brother Jean
Lafitte And be I saint or devil to
the end of my life I am Jean Lafitte
He looked so big and terrible in his
rage that Margot silent and fright
ened felt that he was almost a
stranger to her this boy she had car
ried in her arms and whom she had
loved and watched over for so many
years
It was the last night of November
when darkness fell early over the city
and Margot was preparing her lonely
evening meal Where Jean and
Pierre were she knew not but pre
sumed that as was often their habit
they would sup with some of their
soldier acquaintances
Although the evening was cold the
usual number of pedestrians were
abroad these being mostly soldiers
who were seeking excitement and
Come gentlemen all said Thiel
now bustling amongst them with a
huge platter Your suppers are
ready
Neither Laro nor the others paid
any further heed to the soldier who
seated apart from them ate his sup
per with an appetite that bore witness
to previous fasting But at odd mo
ments when unnoticed his eyes with
a smiling warning in them met those
of the two boys and once while Jean
was staring at him he laid a finger
upon his lips with a swift cautioning
gesture of silence
His supper finished Jean strolled
back to the fire before which Greloire
had seated himself while the others
remained at the tables some still eat
ing and all of them discussing mat
ters pertaining to the siege
Leaning carelessly against the fire
place after a quick glance about to
make sure he was not observed the
boy looked at the soldier with a world
of inquiry in his dark eyes Greloire
replied with a comprehending smile
but again laid his finger against his
lips as if impressing silence and then
turned to the fire
He had picked up his long cloak
and was putting it on And no one
noticed the suggestive motion of the
head and hand as with slightly
arched eyebrows he looked once more
toward Jean who was still standing
beside the fireplace But the boy was
quick to see these and understood
that he might expect to find Greloire
outside
Allowing what he felt to be a proper
amount of time to pass after the latter
had closed the door behind him Jean
put on his cap and having motioned
to Pierre they both followed regard
less of Laros declaration that it was
earlier than usual and not yet time
for them to start for home
The two boys with occasional sharp
glances around passed along the al
most deserted street Presently
Pierre after a quick look over his
shoulder gripped Jeans arm
There is a man who looks like
Greloire coming on just behind us
He had scarcely spoken when a
swift but cautious footfall came close
behind him and a hand caught his
shoulder while Greloire said in a care
fully lowered voice Tiens My quick
witted comrade how are you
As you see or might were it not
so dark replied Jean grasping tho
soldiers hand And you
Much better for the fine supper I
have been eating said Greloire a
note of laughter in his voice
Pierre now fell behind and the
three stepped more briskly
What havo you to tell me in
quired Jean after they had gone a
few paces and Greloire remained si
lent
Did your lieutenant send you was
he wishing to know of me asked
Jean eagerly But there was no an
swer
Well yes and no replied Gre
loire speaking slowly as if consider
ing his words and adding as he
looked down into the boys upraised
face which even the dim light of the
stars showed to be filled with keen
disappointment Surely you have
every reason to know his love for you
and he is one who never forgets But
his days are now filled with that
which leaves little time for him to
think of anything but this siege He
Is outside the city with the Revolu
tionary forces
He without and you within fight
ing against him burst from Jeans
lips as he drew himself away
Sh h whispered the soldier
These streets may seem deserted
but tis as well not to speak loud
words for the winds may carry them
to where the wrong ears may hear
them
Jean laughed softly and came closer
to Greloire
Aha I see how it is
Be all the more careful then my
young master warned the soldier
There was silence for a time while
the three walked slowly along until
they reached a street where the
houses were far apart and the last
one of all from whose windows came
a faint gleam of light Jean pointed
out to Greloire as his present abode
And so that is where you are liv
ing said the soldier as they stood
looking toward it I tell you lad
that had I the chance to possess so
quiet a home I should stop within it
and not be wandering into such sham
bles of carnage and blood as is the
city now Take my advice and keep
away from Le Chien Heureux I can
nov come to your house and that will
be the best place for me to see you
But if you are to undertake the mis
sion of which I spoke the less you
see of that scoundrel Laro the better
will it be
Laro is my friend declared Jean
his quick temper rising like a flash
of fire He is my friend and even
you must not name him in such fash
ion to me
So said Greloire calmly taking
his hand from the boys arm Then
I doubt if you are to be trusted and
regret telling yon as much as I have
Laro is not to be trusted He is al
most old enough to be your father
and his suspicions once aroused he
has sufficient craftiness to surprise
your secret and use it for our harm
Jean was silent and Greloire went
on in a milder tone Now tell me
were you in my place would you not
think twice before risking secrets with
such a keeper one who cares so
much for Laro as to have temper with
an older friend who knowing the
mans reputation warns you against
him
I am not angry Greloire declared
Jean penitently and regret that I
was so Pardon me
All right all right mon ami was
Greloires hearty reply Then again
lowering his voice he asked in a half
quizzical tone And do you wish to
see our little colonel
Yes indeed yes You know that
I would not give one of his fingers in
exchange for a dozen Laros
Bien said Greloire Now I must
be going So adieu and my compli
ments to the good dame Margot
With this he turned about and
whistling softly went back the way
they had come while the two boys
after watching him a few moments
bent their steps toward the cottage
To be continued
ILLS OF TELEPHONE GIRLS
Customary Salutation Constantly
Rings In Their Ears
When a central operator hears
somebody crying Hello to her on the
street nine times cut of ten she ig
nores the greeting said a telephone
expert Why Because she takes the
salute to be a delusion
A girl who day after day hears
Hello hello dinned into her ears
and who is constantly responding
with Hello hello hello in time
grows to hear and repeat the word
mechanically and when she leaves
her work that word is still ringing
in her ears She can hear people say
ing Hello to her on all sides but
the greeting of the real thing is so
confused with the ghosts of dead la
bor that she seldom notices the first
salutation of a friend
And did you ever know by the
way that nine out of ten persons
who habitually use the telephone have
what we call telephone ear In its
first stage the telephone ear becomes
acute and sensitive but after long
use the hearing becomes more or less
blunted and half the complaints
against poor telephone service may
be attributed rightly to the tele
phone ear Try it some time If you
habitually use the right ear next
time use the left and see if it Isnt
twice as satisfactory It is a good
plan for those who use the telephone
much to frequently switch ears This
keeps the hearing equally balanced
and might ward off a permanent deaf
ness
Two Recommendations Needed
Slowpay Doctor I suppose you can
recommend your tailor to me
Doctor Certainly but you will have
to get some one else to recommend
you to my tailor
OJ3d
INVENTION
Statistics on Coal Supply
According to Statistician Edward
W Parker of the United States geo
oglcal survey it will be from 180 to
230 years before anthracite coal will
je exhausted in this country although
were the present rate of exhaustion
and waste to continue the end would
some In eighty years But while he
anticipates some Increase in this
in the next decade after that
he looks for a marked tendency to
economize the supply He notes tho
Interesting fact that although the
production of anthracite has not kept
pace with that of bituminous coal it
has Increased faster than the popula
tion in the region where most of it is
consumed In 1880 he says 182 tons
of anthracite were produced for each
inhabitant of the anthracite using por
tion of the country This was in
creased to 247 tons per capita by 1890
and in 1900 to 253 tons Using the
entire population of the United States
as the basis the per capita production
of bituminous coal was 85 ton in 1880
17G tons in 1890 and 27G tons in 1900
In 18C0 two thirds of the coal produced
in the United States was Pennsyl
vania anthracite while in 1870 an
thracite constituted one half the total
and for the last five years it has
amounted to about one fifth
Moves Pianos Without Jar
Hoisting large and bulky articles
to the upper floors of a building takes
skill and experience and is seldom
attempted except by those acquainted
with the business The method or
dinarily used is to put up a block
and tackle which is always very cum
bersome and in which heavy timbers
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are necessary A Canadian has de
vised the very useful apparatus shown
in the illustration It is designed lor
the purpose of hoisting and putting
through windows in the upper stories
of buildings large heavy and bulky
articles The apparatus is so con
structed that it can be set to com
municate with the first second and
third stories of buildings and when
the work is done it can be quickly
taken down and compactly put to
gether for transportation One of the
chief advantages is that large articles
can be put through the windows as
he parts take up little space Pianos
could be hoisted with little or no
strain to the instrument with no dan
ger of scratches It would also do
away with the trouble of getting up
aarrow stairways and passing around
sharp corners The article to be
hoisted is placed on the carrier which
is raised by the usual rope run over
pulleys and attached to a roller turn
ed by a crank Riggers could use ths
apparatus to advantage as could
also piano movers or movers of safes
Lorenzo D Frazer of Toronto Ont
is the patentee
New Process in Alloys
A Philadelphia man claims to have
overcome the difficulties besetting
those who have attempted to make
alloys of copper and iron and to have
discovered a process of alloying these
metals perfectly homogeneously The
process consists of melting copper
with a mixture of oxide iron and
calcium carbide Any oxide of iron
either hematite or the black oxide
can be used A mixture of three
parts of oxide of iron and one part
calcium carbide is made and if it is
desired to obtain a 50 per cent alloy
of copper and iron eighteen parts of
this mixture should be used to eight
parts copper The copper is melted
in a crucible and the mixture added
a little at a time the bath being
stired and the temperature raised
gradually When the operation is
completed the alloy is found In ingots
of any other desired form If an al
loy containing as much as 85 per cent
of iron is required the process is re
versed a bath of iron being substi
tuted for the bath of copper and a
mixture of oxide of copper and cal
cium carbide being aded The invent
or claims that on account of the fact
one of the metals is presented to the
other in a nascent condition a perfect
union is formed
First Knowledge of Ice
There is a small ice plant at Jeru
salem which has been in operation for
three years An oil engine of three
horse power furrishes the power
while the freezer is of French manu
facture The sale of ice amounts to
700 pounds a day and the capacity of
the works is 1400 pounds daily The
demand is increasins amonsr the in
habitants who until this plant was
established had never seen ice
Good health and good sense are two
of Hfps greatest blessings
COMBINED BARN AND STABLE
Roomy and Comfortable and Compar
atively Inexpensive
G M H Please publish a plan for
a small barn and stable to contain tho
following Box stall single horse stall
cow stall a room for two carriages
and sleigh room for four tons of hay
coal bin wood house and water closet
I wish to join It by a hall to the house
What quantity of shingles lumber
etc would bo required to build It
The accompanying plan provides
one horse stall one cow stall and box
stall besides coal bin wood house
harness room water closet and car
riage room The loft above Is large
enough to hold the hay required The
door in the drive house can bo made
to drive in at the end as shown or In
the side if desired
The amount or material required
roughly estimated would be as fol
lows Fourteen squares of shingles
22 pieces 2x6 or 3x5 for rafters 1300
feet of sheeting 1800 feet of Inch
weather boarding 1600 feet of 2x10
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Floor Plan of Stable Carriage House
Coal Binr Etc
A passapre way B horse stall C cow
stall D box stall E coal bin F car
riage room G wood house II water
closet I harness room
inch joists 900 feet of inch flooring
for upper floor 800 feet of 2x4 scant
ling for balloon frame The lower
floor is not estimated but should be
laid with concrete or made of earth
especially in the wood house and drive
house
Tar and Gravel Roof
P A L Could a cheap and durable
roof covering be made with gravel and
some adhesive material Would it
answer for a flat roof Where could
the material be procured Would a
roof of cement plates be practicable
Very flat roofs can be made of
gravel tar and felt paper The sheath
ing for the roof should be matched
lumber then tar paper should be put
on and laid the same as shingles the
lower part of tar paper should be laid
in coal tar for about ten inches up
and nailed down to the roof The pa
per should lap over each layer so
that when the roof is covered it will
be three ply After the paper is laid
cover the roof with hot coal tar and
sift on gravel while tar is soft so it
becomes imbedded in it The coal tar
can be procured at any hardware
store Cement plastering on wood
for roofs would not be a success as
it would be sure to crack and not be
water proof
Building a Bedroom
M N I wish to build a bedroom
about fourteen feet by ten to the end
of a sitting room It will be warmly
built of frame and well but not ex
pensively finished It will contain one
window and there will be no upstairs
over it I would be very much pleased
to obtain from you an estimate ol
what it would cost to build it in this
county
It is difficult to give an estimate ol
the cost of the addition to the house
as sufficient details are not given re
garding the construction whether the
roof is a gable or just a lean to Esti
mating on a building ten by fourteen
eight feet high with a lean to roof
with walls sheeted on outside with
inch lumber then paper and weather
boarded the addition should cost
about fifty seven dollars including ma
son work
Cement Curbing for Well
S D M I am sinking a well and
have come to a running sand bottom
so that I cannot stone it up Could
I make pipes of cement concrete and
put them down in sections How
thick would they require to be and
how much cement would be needed
provided the inside diameter were
three feet
You can case your well with con
crete tile as you describe but there
would be danger of the tile sinking in
the quicksand if the sand is very bad
Tile four inches thick would be suffi
cient It would require about one half
barrel of Portland cement for a tile
three feet long Very fine screened
gravel will make a better tile with
less cement than if sand were used
Sand may be used but it will require
more cement in doing so
A Concrete Wall for Sliding Doors
M W McC In building concrete
walls would it be practicable to con
struct them so as to allow the doors
and windows to be shoved back into
th in instead of swinging open
You could not rmild your waPr so
as to have the doors and windows
slide back into them unless they were
made thicker than ordinary walls for
barns The writer has built concrete
walls under barns and never built a
wall over one foot thick By building
a hollow wall for doors and windows
to slide Into the space your molds
would take up would leave only a
thin wall on each side Windows and
doors could be arranged to slide back
on the inside of the wall
Bliss Beyond Compare
Fond mother You will bo rve
years old to morrow Willi and I
want to give you a real birthday
treat Tell me what you would like
better than anything els
Willie after thinking earnestly for
five minutes Bring mo a whole box
of chocolate creams mother and ask
Tommy Smith to come in and watch
mo eat em Youth
Couldnt Lose
Ive got a bet on to days ball
game
Who do you want to see win
I dont care
I thought you said you had a bet
on the game
I have but I cant lose
Hows that
Why I bet a kiss with my best
girl
A Knock
toJNHl
Mrs N Peck You dont know how
to appreciate a good wife
Mr N Peck Well I havent had a
chance yet Comic Cuts
The Pleasures of Imagination
It is not so much what a thing 13
as what we think it is that influences
us I insisted earnestly for I be
lieved in looking on the bright side ol
things
True said tho unsentimentalisL
Nothing adds so much to the bouquet
of the wine as the right label on tho
bottle
Gaining an Emphatic Answer
I beg I beseech you to be my
wife he pleaded Oh do not say
No
Mr Nervey replied the fair girl
I had not thought of saying no to
you Im sure you wouldnt take that
for an answer and so permit me to
say Not on your life Philadelphia
Press
Somewhat Different
DeBorum I hope you do not think
I have prolonged my stay unnecessar
iiy
Miss Caustique Ohno it isnt your
staying so late that I object to
DoEorum What then
Miss Caustique To your early com
ing
Drawing the Line
This world is but a vale of tears
said the sentimental landlady Even
the beautiful rose has its thorn
Oh I dont mind a little thing like
that rejoined the prosaic bacheloi
An Extinguisher
Gusher She told me I was the light
of her life
Flusher Well that was encourag
ing
Gusher Yes but her father hap
pened along just then and put the
light out
Went Out Through the Rocf
She Jackson never goes out with
his wife
He He went out with her this
mcrning
She Your surprise me
He Yes the gasoline stove ex
ploded
Not Universal
Tommy Figgjam Paw
Paw Figgjam Yes my son
Do they kick on the street rail
way services everywhere
No my son only where they have
street cars
Oh
Cause for Doubt
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The Passenger Can I get through
here
The Gateman You may try it mad
am but I doubt it
At the Seance
Widower Is that my wife
Medium It certainly is
Widower Lord help me And to
think that I put ten tons of granite
over her
Always Something on Foot
Chicago girls have to stand for a
good deal from the joke writers
Yes but they have the broadest
cird of feet to stand on