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? fiARRET OWEN'S LITTLE COUNTESS, $
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1.
When consciousnesn first returned to
0cn be. knew that lns arm wan broken.
He ' still for a momeut on the shoil
Kraii. starlnj? up into Ihe jky and wonder
In why (he boys hud led him on the field.
Then, with a Mart, he remembered that It
wn uot foot ball, but a wicked blow from
behind which had felled him and that it
was not the field at New Haven, but a
lonely roadside In RtmUn Lithuania which
pillowed his achlni? head.
Tbo sun vaa Just rlslnc no h knew that
h must have dropped like h Ior and lain
there half the night. It whs deadly quiet,
fiomethln jisldr from the aching of his
'bole body told him that he was badly
hurt, o that when he tried to move ho fell
bade with a groan of pain, with the sweat
Cdtherln In beads upon hit forehead and
round bis mouth,
He had plenty of time to recall the clr
eiimstanrcs which placed him there. Ho
remembered quite distinctly that Trine
Korolenko had warned him that trouble
might surely be expected, in fact, that
as chiefly why tbo younc American had
undertaken the survey,
Owen was a civil engineer of some re
nown and at a dinner of tho ambassadors
In St. Petersburg he had sat next the Ilus
lan the boundary of whose estates In
Lithuania, or Russian Poland, were hotly
disputed by the Countess Sysiklewlcz und
her sons, whose estates abutted on Prince
Korolenko's. This dispute had been held
In abeyance for years, but now. as the
prince wished to sll, the nuarrel which
heretofore had r.ecn largely kept up by the
peasants f.n the two estates must be jet
tied by law. The prince, alwny courteous,
had formally stlgreatcd arbitration tn hi
Polish neighbor and had requested her to
select an engineer who would be biased by
nelthei Polish nor Russian sympathies. To
this the elegant old countess hail replied
with equal courtesy that she would sug
gest an American, of whose engineering
skill she had heard some, marvelous ac
counts, but owing to the fact' that she was
a widow and had withdrawn from public af
fairs, she left the selection of the Amer
ican to Prince Korolenko, who mingled with
the world and In whose Integrity she had
full eotifldence,
Oreatly pleased by this courtesy, the
prince had asked Owen If he cared to un
dertake It. explaining that he had nothing
to fear from the gentry, but that tht blind
partisanship of the peasants, csclnlly
when augmented by vodke," was apt to re
sult In a broken head.
"Well, If not a broken head, a broken
everything else," thought Owen.
The sun was perhaps two hours high
when the stillness was broken by a shirp
Jingling of bells and the clatter of gallrp
Ing hoofs and the roll of wheels.
"A troika'" "exclaimed Owen, trying to
raise himself. The effort was too much
for him and he fell luck. Then a thought
came to him and with hl uninjured hand
he pulled out his handkerchief and held It
up. The morning breeif fluttered the pale
flag of truce and It caught the eye of the
driver, who shouted to tho occupant of the
troika. Owen could see that the young
girl In the troika was standing up and
urging on the fiery horses by her cries.
The coachman pulled up his horses be
side where Owen lay and tho young girl
sprang out and knelt down by his side,
saying In English, but with the slightest
possible accent:
"Ob. oh. how sorry we are! We have
Just beard of It and mamma Is hard at
work In the little pavilion which 'ordinarily
she despises o, prepnrlng for your recep
tion. It Is your arm surely and perhaps
yes, the collar bone, also, and, oh, mon
dleu! what a horrid gash on your head!
Tell me If I hurt you too much, but bear it
If you can."
As she talked the girl was examining his
hurt with the skill of a trained nurse,
but without her professional calmness, for
from her manner of responsibility Owen
felt sure that this was the young Countess
fiysiklewlcz', whose peasants had attacked
him the night before. Her cheeks wcro
flushed and her eyes were dark with re
morse and pity.
Without waiting for any answer from
Owen she worked on, the touch of her cool
Angers Inexpressibly soothing to the
wounds which she bandaged with deft skill.
Suddenly she sprang up, a glitter of silver
trifles hanging from her belt making a
Jingle as If of bells. She ran to the
horses' heads and the coachman. In re
iponse to a few words In Polish, placed
Owen tn the troika, where he all but
fainted from the pain.
The young girl sprang Into the troika,
nd after a moment of hesitation seated
herself and caught the half-falntlng man
In her strong young arms Just as he
swayed forward. Thus half lying In her
arms, tbe coaebmau holding In his restive
horsei until they were covered with flecks
of fonra from their fretting, tho troika
reached the small pavilion where the old
counters and a troop of servants met them,
nd Owen felt himself lifted out and borne
up some stairs, and ono of the men stum
Died and he heard a sharp reproof n a
woman's voice, and then hq remembered
no more,
II.
Owei lost count of the days after that
It was an easy thing to do, for as his
fever grew less and his clouded brain grew
clear again, the peace, md beauty of his
surroundings and the fierce unrest of his
heart gave him so many things to think
about that his recovery was slow.
The pavilion was a hospital arranged out
of her private Income by the little Counters
Elena. From Ita open windows the green
and blue waves of the 11a It 1c, with their
Hps of foam, might be seen lapping against
the sandy beach.
Every day the Countess Syszklowicz paid
a visit to the Invalid, while the young girl
Elena .spent most of her time lu the pa
ylllon, but seldom coming Into Owen's
room. He could hear the soft Jingling of
her silver chatelaine as she moved about
tbe house and he strained his cars to hear
H during hours when they funded he slept.
Although consumed with the desire to
question his hostess and to explain tho af
fair, they would not allow him to talk. He
was obliged to listen to the remorseful
comments of the countess ami to permit
her attentions In silence. If he attempted
to answer her ihe left the room. The lit
tle countess, too, sometimes sat by his
bedalde, upon the condition that he would
not speak, and tbe Joy of looking upon
her patrician face wrk so great that Owen
would have remained dumb forever for the
pleasure of feasting upon her loveliness,
She wore her hair parted on the side
like a boy's and drawn bck smoothly from
htr face. Her teeth were small and white
and when they gleamed from between her
scarlet Up her smile was brilliant. Her
forehead was as pure and white aa a nun's
ard her gray eyes, with little irregular
roots of black In them, held a clearness
which would have been disconcerting had
not sa occasional flash of spirit trouble. I
t b eir tranquility and hialed of a high
spirit and perhaps the IM ambitions of
her warrior auceitors, held In leash by a
will ef fine' tce!.
There was more than a hint of bojlshncss
In the little jfountess. Her speech wai
free and frank and gay; her manner a
guiltier of coquetry as a lad's and from
the tip of her riding boots, which she
always wore In her visits to her hospital,
to her little boyish mannerisms. Owen de
tected the nlff errint hntsnAi, fcr ntt,t nth
young Polish women he had met. !
This Individuality captivated him. The
love of adventure which flashed In her'
eyes found an nwoilnff rhnrH in hi. nun.,
breast. He Imagined her fettered by fam- j
lly and tradition Into what might she not
develop if he could free her
One day she came In hurriedly and. look
Ing around furtively, she said:
"Can you speak German?"
"Vcs."
'Well, my brother, who Is under the
suspicion of the Russian police. Is here 1
from his estate near Vllna and he wlshi
tn see you. Unfortunately, he does nol
speak Kngllsh, so you must use German.
but be careful to stop Instantly If Dr.
I oiinsKi enters, as I have my suplclons
inai u if ne wno betrayed my broinr
h .rrTr-ri v " .s., ,0VKnV "nc .
rlli'luX C.?? ' f"' ln...' ?nK"L f.r 1
erecting this hospital and my little school,
for we Poles are not allowed by Russian
law cither to teach or dispense charity
In tbe Polish tongue. Nor,' more bitterly.
to sing nur national hymn In public, nor
tn hllV Iflmt nnr In Km aU.(a,I In n fTln I
My brother was elected mayor of Vllna! My ulster!' repeated the count, still
three years ago. but he was not allowed 1 W.U'1 Penetrating gae upon Owen pale,
to accept and they put n Russian Jew, who' hn-bKM fce.
had once been his oerseer. In that offlee.v ! Owen turned cold for fear he had been
"Do you meHii to tell me." said Owen, precipitate In mentioning the youna girl's
with flashing eyes, "that the very doctor name, but he was so eager to know If any
who attends me and who Is In jour cm- j traditions or family prejudice would pre
ploy Is n spy"" vrnl ''Is marriage with her, provided he
"We di not know, because he only re. .could win her love, that he plunged ahead,
cently come among us. We onlv suspect. 1 "Count Ale.vs." he said, "was I too
His father was a Pole, his mother a litis- abrupt In speaking of your sister -'
"I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!'
slan It Is easy for him to permit cither
sympathy to sway him. Ah, these mixed
marriages!"
The young girl slRhed and as Owca main
tained a sympathetic sllenco she contin
ued; "My mother's favgrlte sister, the beauty
of her family, who was said to be tho most
beautiful woman In Warsaw, married a
Russian, Prince Vladimir Ermoloff, who la
now a councillor and n member of tho czar's
household. My aunt was also a ilamo
d'honncur aud Is a very great friend of tho
elder czarina. She has given her children
Russian names and we doubt If they havn I
even been permitted to learn the Polish
language. This has so grieved my mother
that all communication between them
ceased long ago and all my aunt's glfta
have been returned to her. Sometimes I
regret this, for my nunt Elena is so very
powerful that she might have done our un
happy nation much good If we could have
continued our Influence over her,"
"How unfortunate," said Owen. "Yet
with all that Intensity of feeling between
your nation and Russia, you do nol blnme
me for deciding that the most fertile part
of your estate belongs to Prince Koro
lenko!" The young girl drew herself up and struck
at her skirt with her riding whip.
"You aru a Just and an honest man," she
said, proudly. "You could not He and we
never questioned your decision. I admire
honesty nbove every other quality In a
man. so that I shall never recover from
the shame of your being half killed by our
stupid peasants for your honest decision."
"0, please, please" began Owen, but
the Countess Elena went on:
"Besides, It Is Prince Korolenko who
should ffct aggrieved and not the Syszkle
wczs, fot this land has been his for hun
dreds of yeais and for all these years my
fathers have reaped the benefit of Its fer
tility, while his wcro deprived of their
righteous Inheritance."
"I never knew such a sense of Justice In
a woman before," said Owen slowly.
To his surprise the young girl colored
hotly and her lips parted In a glad smile
at his tone.
Truly!" she cried, "Will I bear com-
parlson with your American frlcnda, who klewlez, surrounded by her family, had Just i iy child child tho baby of the dearest sis
have so much freedom to do as they liks I -W" summoned to dinner, when Henryk. i ler n the world! Have you ever known how
and are not thwarted In their best desms
by terror of an unjust law?"
I "You win bear comparison w th any one
j In the world!" cried the young man. with
I sudden passion
"No. no!" she cried, hurriedly. Her
glance wavered beneath his and she pokp
rapidly to recover herself. "My brnthir U
wailing. ne is in iiirsmft-. no iubiij
like my oldfbt brother except that he
tvearfl no nruni, o nv in ncumiK n jitine
i j 111.-. a l.ul. V ...... I . n
oearo i.j - .r ,.- . -
ncceivcn. u-.- win r. ....... ...... mu.-.rm.
as he only wUhcs to express h's regret t
wOUr .
"I will not have It!" t'.td tiwcn. .
will not b apologized to by a ? ,-";or-ou
family. As If I were uot amply
tecompensed for a few br.ulses by th-5 bllsi
of knowing you. Why do you never sit
here as your mother docs?"
"I am always busy elsewhere. Well, I
will sit here, hut we must not talk,"
Elena seated herself and began to croon a
Polish song under her breath, prom that
she wandered Into a Prench lullaby and,
suddenly, as If scarcely knowing what she
sang, she began something so familiar that
Owen turned to htr In surprise.
"Do you know whst you are singing?" hs
atked.
Elena stopped, ran over the, last few bars
and then colored. "' ,
"That?" abe cried, In eonfui(on. ' "Oh,
yes. That was tbe tune you was always
humming in your delirium. You sang it
so mucb t has run in my bead ever since."
"Yes, but do you know the name of it?"
Persisted the youns nun mon nd sltf otM) tr ,-d hd dawg.i
No What is if er s bowed head In slim sytiiMlh
It s 'Garrjowen' Its what the fellows Where have they tRkei, Mm' asked th
at lOlltge always signalled me by and It count, turning to Pollnsk
icmes so near being my own nam I've hal - nol knc)n. probiuw to Vllna '
to live by that song." .-of what Is he seru.H" nuked th
' It sound Scotch, but I never heard It f0Untc,j, mornly
Until i,nil In nn It ft I . UaaiiMiiI trtnn i J .
.ui.. j..i il it 3 W utthumiui own.
I think," she added, shyly.
Owen flushed with pleasure.
"tf,,t i. ..... L..-.k.... ti.... .....t.,.., I
"Hush, here Is my brother.
you are to call him Alexis, but he Is really
jtl.cf." 1
A tall man appeared In the doorway and
innno.i hnwin- I
"Come, my dear brother, and meet our
guest, Hcrr Oarret Owen." said Klens In
Herman. And thrn n. ihn tall m.m an-
proached she cave him an anxious glance
and hurried awsy. '
"Mr noor friend'" rrlf.l 1ik rniint neak- I
Ing In German, "fan iou over forgive us?" I
'My fever always Increases under apolo-
gles," said Owen, smiling. "If you pro-
cecd on that line your sister will have
her patient's recovery put back by a
month."
The count lifted his head and flung out
a touch which taxed the capacity of hi
great chest
"Ilcsldcs." added Owen, "do you think
mp " appreciative that 1 would not
willingly have a broken bone or two for
the pleasure of knowing your sister and
and your mothT," he added hastily as
he saw the count's keen eyes bent suddenly
upon him,
HE CRI ED, SHAKING TUB IRON" TJOOR
"Do you love her?" cried the count
eagerly.
"With all my soul!" answered Owen, fer
vently "I would dare anything for her
sake. Prove me! Suggest something diffi
cult" "And dangerous?" demanded Josef.
"And dangerous!" cried Owen with flash
ing eve.
"Good! I trust you! I suspected a love
affair from my sister's manner, but my
mother suspects nothing. Elena has
dashed her hopes too often."
Dashed her hopes!" repeated Owen.
"Docs your mother desire her daughter's
marriage?"
"Does she not?" cried Josef. "Therein
lies the whole of the dispute. Elena hat
a wili of Iron and she has flatly refused to
be 'hawked about tho country,' as she terms
It. My mother and all my aunts go every
year to Berlin, Paris and Rome to secure
husbands for their daughters, but Elena,
the youngest, the babv, would never go.
She vows she will never marry, but will
devote all her life to charity. This en
rages my mother so much that the only
time she has been Induced to set her foot
Inside this little pavilion Is since you have
been our guest."
"Do you think has your sister said"
stammered Owen.
"Have you not spoken to her?" asked
tho count. "Then I will not arouie any
false hopes. I will only say that I sen a
great change In her manner she was
always too cold and I attribute It to you,"
"Then. If I could win her would I have
your sanction?" demanded Owen, breath
Icbsly. "Stop!" said the Pole, coming to tbe bed
side and speaking In a low tone. "If you
will enter our family by sharing Its
dangers, you may count not only on me,
but upon the whole family. But my sister
must know nothing of the affair. Promlss
that you will not revenl ono word without
my sanction and I will even now salute
you as my brother."
"I promise." said Owen, solemnly.
The tall Pole stooped and kissed the
American on both" checks.
1H,
Three days later the Countess Syiz-
'"c driver of the troika which had rescued
, Oarret Owen, entered, and. bowing low, ap-
i"--".u -!. "
countesk' ear.
Instantly she turned so pale that ths
nlhrtre Irnn.., ilinl nnnalhlnv .nrrlKla Vtn.l
They crowded around her -and
ne,. , fc , fc t k.
I lnK ne. han(,
j "What is It Henrvk"
' mHmrM r Klena. '
What ts It, dear
'The American, our friend, our guest,
has been arrested by ths Rusnlan secret
cfi ,nkcn 0c), ,
( whrre.- th(t C0U1)IM,. n ,,rcnoh.
! .lrkJl.. nrl.l hr nn -'Thl. I.
the work of that spy. Pollnskl! He"
At that moment Pollnskl entered th"
toora. unannounced.
"You will pardon me. madam, for enter
ing unceremoniously. I had expected tn
be obliged to explain this unfortunate sit
uation, but your son's prrr plcaelty" here
he bowed Ironically to the count "has
saved me the trouble."
"It Is true, then," said the count, trem
bling with rage, "that you are In thcserv
Ice of lh secret police, and that you hav?
arrested nur friend, tbe young American
gentleman?"
Pollnskl bowed without speaking.
To the surprise of everyone. Elena flung
herself on her kneen beside the countess
and hurled her face In her mother's lap.
her wholo slender frame shaking with
tearless sobs.
Instantly the eyes of the countess met
those of her son In a sudden comprehen-
-nf .fiHrtr .Unnlrhiu tn vnnr n..
Count Joef," said Pollnkl with terrible
hL hwc,w.. i 'LT ,l "I
htavol and he clenched hi. hand to keep
.fro.m "Vine at Pollnskl s throat. Klena
raised her head trom her mother.
Inn. hut ItcfnrA .tin rnlllrl tnat !h prtnn! I
tore off his false beard hefnre their eye.
an" VTtca out
'e. as ynu see N. Owen has no
dispatches, for here am I. joser byst-
klewicr.. at your service! i
The servants began to weep, although
they tinderotooil no Krcn, h. for they coin
prehended the calamity of 'seeing thetr
master cast aside his disguise. Josef
turned Rnd dismissed them with a gesture.
"Ah." said Pollnskl, "that was Just what
I hoped to cauee you to sdmll. Sow. you
also, arc my prisoner!"
"Upon what charge"" aked the counles.
with a sternness which m only n inasU
to conceal her grief from ihe Itus'l.in.
"That he will bo told snon enough." an
swpre.1 Pollnskl.
Josef bit hie lip at the Insolence, but It
would only make matters worse If he
struck him. so he kept silent.
"Will you hnc the goodness to tell me,"
said Klona haughtily, "how the American
gentleman h lraollng? lie was In no
condition tn be moved!"
"Pardon me, mademoiselle. He was well
Hblc I purposely bandaged his arm tightly
to cause hltu to suffer so that his weakness
would permit of his capture "
"And I," cried Klcna, with flashing eyes,
"t suspected It and loosened them each day
as foon as you were gone! Stupid! Did
WITH HIS' WEAK-HANDS.
you think I could be deceived 1, who have
studied medicine?"
"And ptactlce in Polish?" said Pollnskl
ominously, "Have you not Polish patients
and two Polish nurse, and have you not
Just admitted yourself guilty of breaking
the law?"
"I do admit" began Elena proudly, but
her slster-ln-la v clatped her hand over
Elena's mouth, while Josef cried out :
"Silence, Elena! Do you wish to be ar
rested also?"
"That I do!" cried tho little couutess,
breaking away from her brother's wife.
"I wish to be near Garret Owen, for I love
him, and If I have to search the world over
for him I shall find him! It Is through u
that be has come Into this misfortune and
It is for us to rescun him."
Josef stooped and kissed her and she hid
her face on his breast. Then he tenderly
embraced his mother and sister-in-law and
going hack once more to kiss Elena, he left
tbe room with Pollnskl.
IV.
Although Elena had obtained her mother's
permission to attempt a reconciliation with
her aunt Elena, the Princess Ermoloff, In
order to continue the search for Garret
Owen. It was with some trepidation that
she descended from her sledge and obtained
admittance to the magnificent house of the
princess In St. Petersburg.
Two months had elapsed since Garret
Owen's mysterious arrest, and even the
American ambassador had been unable to
find him. They had obtained news of him
three times, but each time he had been
secretly removed and all trace lost.
Elena shivered a little even In her sablos
as she waited In the glorious room, where
everything spoke of riches and power and
the protection of the mighty. She won
dered how she would begin If the princess
received her coldly.
Her doubts were soon put nt rest, for In
a rustle of stlks her aunt entered, and,
clasp.'ng Elena close In her arms, the
prlnc hi began to weep aoftly. her tears
dropping oer the girl's cheeks.
"Oh, my little Elena! My pretty god-
daughter! What haonv chance lirlnc von
j nnrlr ,,, rnnt nn.l Inln arm. i-l,lti liit-n
: ached these main- vcars to clasn von? Ob.
I tenderly wo have always loved you" Wo
; km,w ,hat wou f0me t0 ug SQmc (,a.
Vladimir and I. Oh, you should know my
dear l.uhaud, Elena! He Is such n fine man
and so fond of you!"
Elena was mo touched by this kindness
that she flung her arms around her aunt's
neck and burst Into leers.
"How ungrateful we have been and how
we hnc misunderstood you,'' lie sobbed.
'Oh, how ran you forgive the return of all
your lovely presents to me and my mother's
roldneta?" v
"I have- nothing tu forgive, my darling "
cried the princess gayly. though tears stood
on her eyelashes. "My sister has the be''
heart In the world and It was only because
she loves our deir Poland so Intensely ihat
she could not pardon my husband's honor
from tbo Tzar. But. tell me, did none of
jnu ever suspect that a true-hearted Pole
so close to our noble Tzar might Influence
his great heart to be even more generous to
our people? uid van never suspect when
a ukase was proclaimed removing taxes and
remitting cruel restrictions that they might
have been somewhat due to me' But I hae
no wish to claim any credit for placing
our national trials before our beautiful and
tendei -hearted Tzarlna and through her
tn the Tzar. Their kindness will go on long
after I am dead and hurled, for they are
noble ruler. But. tell me, what kind Prov
idence brings you here! My precious
Elena'"
Still holding her hand the princess list
ened In silence to Elena's story. Occa-
sni tl'-. -he frc.neil and mi. r parsed
hanil aiii. hci brow
"It Is verv dlfllruli " h? murmured It 1
seems grae beoause ihey luve retinue. I
hint so many time. It ilmos' sugges'
spite They he released .loef c' hold
Mr Owen. 1 have met blm A handom 1
man with hrnve eyes and a true heart
husband only last week spoke to me aboil' I
seleitlng an Amfrlcun for the engineering j
problems of the Volga and the name of i
Garret Owen was on tbe I!- he mad - nut
Think eareiully now. Could this Pollnskl .
Iihvo any secret reason for wishing to pro- I
vent Mr. Owen from being tried? Does he I
wifh him kept out of the way""
Elena bent her hend In deep thuught. '
"No. I cannot think that he does." she
said nt Ins'.
"He was not tn loe with you. was he."'
in love with inc.' That ,py!" cried
Elena with whitening nostrils 1
Her aunt laughed gently and continued
patting her hand. "Well, wo must set j
about pulling wire" to gel him released.
If we can only find him Vladimir csn have
him set free."
"1 heard this month)-', that there wore
some new prisoners in the fortre of St
Peter and Paul, ('nn ton g'Mue n permit
to go there?" asked Elena.
' I have a plan!" cried Princess, "t
ha-,0 promised to take an merlcan woman
to see some of the sights of St. Petersburg
this afternoon. That will give us an c
disc to speak English ami we will go to
the fortress."
To their dismay when they reached the
fortress It was too late for their permit to
be used. They were able to see the cn
thedrnl, but tho door of the fortress' wai
closed.
Elena nearly fainted from disappointment I
The princess was furious, but she could
do nothing. The commandant wa not
there and the man was stupid. The Amer
ican woman was all on Hro nt the thought
that a countryman might lie behind t host
bars, languishing In prison out of spite
"Have you no signal by which you could
call him?" she cried.
Suddenly Elena started.
"Yes. Garryowen! Listen Oh. hold un
hands until I can control my voice! Now!"
Then the little countess lifted up her
palo face and with a voice of piercing
sweetness she sang "Garryowen" and a.
the last notes died away theie came an
answer In a line baritone, which, however,
trembled as If with weakness.
"He Is there! He Is there!" cried the
three women at once. They were all
weeping tn sympathy.
The princess put a gold piece Inio tho
roan's hand.
"Bring that prisoner to this door and
let us speak with him through the bar.-!"
she cried, with a stamp of her foot.
Tho man skurrlcd away and presently
he came back, supporting Garret Owen,
who leaned upon him heavily.
"Oh. my darling!" cried Owen thrusting
his long, thin hands through the bar ami
seizing Elena's.
They kissed each other, these two. while
the women wept for sympathy. Tears
were rolling down the emaciated American's
face.
"I love you! I love you!" he cried, shak
ing the Iron doors with his weak hands.
"It Is all a conspiracy. Pollnskl's brother,
who Is a surveyor, wanted to survey "
"There!" cried the princess. "You are
a free man If that Is true. My husband
can arrango It. Cheer up, my brave
nephew; tomorrow you shall dine with us
and then we will discuss tho wedding. You
shaU have my niece and Elena shall have
her "Garryowen. Come, Elena, my child
let us hnsten to release him."
But Elena would not come. She re
fused to leave the fortress and In this
most unheard-of conduct the American
woman backed her up, so that the princess,
well-nigh In despair at their obstinacy,
was obliged to go to fetch her husbsnd that
very hour and the prince only grumbled
a little at the delay of his dinner, but ob
tained Owen's release and came himself
with the princess to fetch them all three,
Elena and Gnrret Owen and the American
woman so that Owen had no lack of nurses
and attentions ami kindness at Prince
Ermoloff's, and they laughed hugely at the
sight of Owen In the stout prince's clothes,
but they et the wedding day that very
night.
"And. as fot my poor, returned gift to
my goddaughttr." cried the princess, gaily,
"you shall have them all back again for a
wedding present."
I lump for TlinnUxKl vliiu.
Harper's Bazar: "Prev'us to de amalga
mation ob dts ycr collectshun," observed
the paMor, "ah spoke at some lengf upon
de uubjec' ob Thanksglbblng.
"In mah po' way ah cndeavoied fo' to
pint out de various whys an' wharfo's dat
dls yer flock should be raisin' Its voice In
praise dls glorious mawnin', an' ah lied
hoped du result would hab been a trifle mo'
apparent in de size ob do offerln'. How
ebbcr. "But, In recountin' de many flngs fo'
which members ob dls gadderlng' otighter
be thankful, It seems dat ab neglected one
slnucr "
Here the reverend gentleman looked about
and held up to full view n shining su.i
ponder button which he had taken from the
plate.
"Ah refer," said he. "to de gemman
what put dls In de collectshun. He oughter
be tharkful ah don't know who he am!"
Scrofula
THE OFFSPRING
OF HEREDITARY
BLOOD TAINT.
Scrofula is but a modified form ofBl'Vd
"Poison and Consumption. The par-:nt'
vrho is tainted by cither will see in the
ciitlii the same disease
manifesting itself in
the form of swollen
glands of the neck mid
throat, catarrh, weak
eyes, offensive sores
and abscesses and of.;
tentimes white swell-!
ing sure sifjns of
Scrofula. There may
i. . . i i '
a long time, for the disease develops slowly
in some cases, but the poison is in tht
blood and will brcal; out at the tint favor
able opportunity. S. S. S. cures this wast
in?, destructive disease by first purifying
ami building up tbe blood and stimulating
end invigorating the whole 3-stem,
J. M. Seatvumblic Square. KLflivlUe.Tenn.,
fi): "Yen ears ago ray daughter fell and cut
htr forehead. I'rnm till, wound the glands on
the side of her fare hrrame swollen and bunted,
home of the bett doctors here ami elsewhere
attended her witrout any lnefit. We decided
to try S. S. S. and a few bottles cured l.er en
tirely." a 0 0 makes nevr and pure
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It overcomes all forms of blood poison,
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATUN'TA. CA.
KIDNEY DISEASE,
Its Insidious Progress and
Sudden Termination.
Not long ago a man who had made a
success in business Knight a country
place and retired from active commercial
life. By all outward appearances he was
a healthy man. He entered upon the
life of his country home with great rest,
engaging hiniself'ln the culture nnd care
of flowers and cnjoyiiur the pleasures of
out door life to the full. One day they
found him unconscious on the "lawn.
The familv believed he must have been
the victim of tramps. The doctor came
but could not roue him from his stupor.
When the autopsy wa. made it showed
that death wa. the result of kidney dis
ease long neglected.
This is a true storv. The facts are
Siven as the newspapers to' them,
nly the names are suppressed. It Is a
-'
'1 SV"!
tory that in one way or another is being
repe'ated every day, the victims being
men and women w h'o suffer from " kidney
trouble " and neglect it.
stow POISONING.
It is the office of kidneys to niter the
blood and remove from it those foreign
matters which if retained in the blood
corrupt and poison it. The principles so
eliminated by the kidneys are constantly
being produced in the tis'sues of the bodv.
The kidneys are therefore ceafelessly
active and care for an enormous quantity
of blood. When by reason of disease
the activity of the Icidneys is impaired,
or when th'ev are overtaxed by being re
quired to eliminate from the blood an
undue quantity of corrupting substances,
thrown into the blood as a result of dis
ease of the stomach and other organs of
digestion and nutrition ; then it is that
the poisonous deposits first begin to col
lect in the blood, aud breed deadly con
sequences. The accumulation of the
poison is slow, and the physical changes
which accompany the poisoning of the
system are slow- also, and this makes the
great danger of the disease. Many times
the victim of kidney disease does not
awaken to danger before the entire sys
tern is poisoned, and the struggle for life
is desperate and doubtful.
ACT AT ONCK.
Prompt action cannot be oo strongly
urged upon those who have even the
slightest symptoms of "kidney trouble.''
The timely use of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery will save both suffer
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"For a long time I was suffering r.nd
was hardly able to get about," writes Mr.
Andrew J. Jennings, of Thomas, Tucker
Co., V. Va., Box 194. ''Was bothered
with kidney trouble and my whole sys
tem was out of order ; had no appetite.
A friend of mine told me to try Dr.
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Began Publication Nov.
The Sunday Bee.
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"No Other Way
BY
Sir Walter Besant
The Last Work of This Gifted Writer.
Powerful and
Unique
IT is founded on n most poctiliai' condition of the English pena.
system and debtor's prison. Tho heroine, a lienutiful youm.
widow, is in imminent dnnper of being thrown into n debtor'
cell when n crafty creditor shows her how. by marrying a con
denined criminal, she can escape her debts, and as he will mini,
be executed, she will also escape the ignominy nf this surrepi.
t ions marriage.
With this curious introduction into a plot unique in fiction.
.Sir Walter Hesnnt enlists the sympathy of the reader and arouse. -the
keenest curiosity in the linal outcome of the hi range al
linnce. Com wry to expectations, the criminal docs not die. and
the elt'orts of the heroine to escape her-'huflbnnd, together witl.
the ercumstnnces of a change of fortune which has come to lie
gives a swing to the tale and a rapidity of action and dcvelof
ment which ends only with the Inst chapter of the story.
Began Publication
runs 16 weeks.
medicines to everv one whose sullrr nn
i "I" the niturr thM mine was "
The svmptottis tf ki Inev die.i- are
niativ and so variable that It is aluint
iiposiMe to de-cnl them all. In gen
era! the indication "f kidney dlsr.tve
are pain in the u k and lotus, cliang
in the utinarv excretion, a depfesse.l
feeling with latitude or weakness; ir
regular heart bea' , hot and ilrv V.111,
deranged '.is;c-tiii. varisble appetite,
urinary incontinence, puffine nlxv-it
the eye, swelling of the ankle or in
different patt of the lxl . Thev symp
toms will not be ptesetit in any one Vase.
proh.'nly. but any one of them is .1
rcayoti lor .1 prompt attempt to cure it
cause.
don'y takr i iisnci:s.
The svtnptoms of kidney disease are
so variable and so liable to' he mistaken
that it is no uncommon thing for the
in?xierieuced practitioner to treat the
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different doctor treated her but none
did her nnv good." until she consulted
Dr. Pierce:
"I had leer. tick f.e
more than a vcar with
"stdney trouble,' write
Mrs. 'Lucy Ilayter, of
Jarksboro,' Jack County,
Texas. "Several different
doctors treated me, but
none did me any good.
One doctor said I never
could lie cured, that 1 had
Blight's diiease. I su:
fered nearly death At
times j had spells the doc
tor called sjMsnis. Wns
bed-'ust most of the time
for six in on th j. Mv
mother tagged me to trv
Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. With bti
little hope I'wrote to Dr
Pierce and he said he
couM cure me. 1 berjm
to take his Golden Med
ical Discovery, and al
though I had given up to
die I bcgs'i to imptove from the stirt,
r.nd by the time 1 had taken twenty-'wo
bottles I was entirely cured. 1 thank
God for the 'Gulden Medical Dinov
cty.' I weiph :1101c than ever Wore i.v
my life nnd 1 am entirely well."
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of digestion nnd nutrition, cleanses the
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HNTIRI-I.V VRKIC.
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