THE OMAITA DAILY BET!: SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. 100.1.
9
CHILD INSURANCE GROWING
Dtath of Babes in Bwiddlinr CV.kei Hi
Mean a Pr.fit t: Parent.
TtMPTATlON TO LET THE SICK DIE
Irade of Domrille ( rlmr Movias: from
l'ran)lltil to (he Wet
llrfl F.tlerlrnee
i la ( h Irani).
Recent InvcsUgaton of child Insurance In
Pennsylvania proved conclusively that the
business was res; .-.nslble for the In
creased mortality among children noted
among the vital statistics of many com
munities In that Mate. rrniotcrs of child
Insurance are wtrklng f'hlcego and have
aroused ronslderaljle public Indignation.
In the territory of Hull House and all
wlthlu the field occupied by the ("blcsKO
Bureau of Charities the rprc sentatlves of
the two associations ror.ie In contact with
the Insured, both aa to the La boa and
dulta.
"It la everywhere In the neighborhood
of Hull House," suld Miss Jane Adlama
to a Chicago Tribune fporter, "and while
1 am certain It carries with It no such
abusea as are complained of In Loudon. It
la an evil nevertheless. No case has come
to the kuov.lrdr of th" settlement where
at parent baa killed a child In any way
for the Insurance, but we have seen In
ctances where the temptation must have
been felt.
"For Instance, a case occurs to me
where one of a family of five children died.
When I culled upon the woman she was
loudly bewalllnt; the fart that the child
who died was the only one of the five who
waj not Insured. Her Brief had taken
auch a turn that there waa no doubt ahe
would prefer to have had one of the In
aured members go than to have lost one
whose death did not provide burial funda.
Temptation to Let lck Die.
"At the most I think the Insurance of
babes and children may be a temptation
to parenta to allow tho child, when sick,
to be Def lected. It would be pretty bard
la this country for a wholesale killing of
children for any reason to go undetected;
It la hardly possible that the email Insur.
a nee In such cases would prove enough to
ncourage deliberate murder. However,
the system must be regarded as bad in Us
effects.
"Not only are the babes Insured, but
any and all members of the family are pro
tected by this form of industrial insur
ance. We had a case here a year ago in
which a man and his wife were dependent
upon charity. Both were 111, and we
looked after them until the man died.
Then we were astonished beyond measure
to find that his life had been insured in
one of these companies, and through all
the poverty of tho family his wife had
kept up the weekly premiums. Not only
that, but after hie death we discovered
that the widow's life was also Insured,
and when she finally waa taken with her
last Illness she turned the amount of the
policy over to me.
I adertaker Ciets It All.
"One of the most hopeless things about
these policies la the fact that, no matter
bow much needed is the policy falling due,
tt la alwaya misspent. The undertaker geta
It all, as a rule. In the few cases where we
have had knowledge of the burials ot these
people everything went toward the funeral
expenses. With most of these people It is
the first time Id their lives thet they have
had money In any amount to spend, and,, as
It came easy. It goes that way.
"With regard to nationality, the reel
dents 1n' this settlon of the city seem 'to
take to the industrial insurance, however,
many ot them In the hope that it will keep
them from a pauper's grave."
At the Bureau of Associated Charities the
work of the industrial insurance 'agent Is
known In general, but there, as at Hull
House, any specific abuse Is hard to point
out. In one Instance about a year ago a
whole neighborhood was worked up ovot
the reported poisoning of a babe for the
Insurance money, but nothing came of It.
The ' family was white and poor to the
verge of starvation. .
( agar. Ktlravagaaee la Funerals,
"I have lust one case In mind," aald
Superintendent Blcknell; "a boy, pretty well
grown, died while we were helping the
, family. Ordinarily under such clrcuni
' stances we would have allowed 135 for, a
decent burial for the child, but the parenta
apent the full '.0 Inaurance In burying the
boy and then came back on the bureau for
more help.
"We have such experiences all the time
money that ahould go to the keeping of
these people is spent In these Industrial
Insurance policies. People are caught by
' the amallness ot the premiums each week;
a nickel a week is pointed out to them as
almost nothing; whereas, In proportion to
what the Insured gets, he is paying the
biggest of. premiums. It would surprise you
to know just how widespread thla form ot
life Inaurance has become among the poor
all over the city."
r Negroes are especially good marki for
these agenta. The darky baa an element
of riak in his makeup and everywhere he
baa Invested in this so-called "graveyard"
Insurance.
"In the southern odge ot Keotlworth
ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
Walter Bakers
BREAKFAST
end
at
Tfca FINEST COCOA in tha World
Ccsts Less than Oca Cent a Cup
Fcrty Highest Awards in Europe
Ltd America.
Walter Baker & Co,
tsiabutha. mo Dorchester, Mass.
mem
If Ik I
- ! if pi
. III
there Is a negro settlement where nearly
every darky In It Is inauted." said a well
known resident of the suburb. "The darky
Is groat on funerals, and It Is to be able
to have some of the expected pomp and
show at desth that make these colored
people Invest universally In this form
of insurance. There's an old woman la the
settlement who used to know my family,
and f ir several years since she hss been
unable to nrk I hare been giving her 60
cents a week to pay on her policy; ahe
pays 77 cents, so the savs. but she gets the
17 cents somewhere else."
In this child Insurance, which has been so
hardly denounced in some states and in
Europe, one of the leading companies In
the business In Chl'aeo will Issue a policy
upon any child that haa passed Its first year.
At the same time baby policies are not
til that are to be deircd by the company,
apparently, for there is a sharp limitation
as to the amount cf premium received on
one cf these Infant policies. For Instance:
A weekly premium of S cents, paid in be.
half tf a child more than 1 year old and
under 2 years, will give to the parent only
S if the child flics althln three months,
110 If It dies between three and six mcntbs,
(12 between six and clue months; J15 be
tween nine months and one year; after one
year, 117; two years. 120; three years, 2i,
four yesrs. $29; Ave- years. 165;- six years.
JSO; Beven years, $100. end eight years,
$120. Twice the amounts named abova
I1 be paid for a premium of 10 cents a
week, but no higher premium will be re
ceived. "
In the collection of these premiums
agents of the companl?s csll at the homes
of the Insured and receive the money in
person. Babes 1 year old to old people
under 70 are eligible for policies, and as
comparing the two extremes It may be re.
marked that while 5 cents a week paid in
behalf of a babe 1 year old Insure it at
the end of a year for $17, the same sum
applied on the policy of a person 70 years
old Insures for only $13.
NEW BUILDING MATERIAL
Experiments la Germany with a New
Dtlck that Is Jlade of
Flinty Sand.
Consular reverts for December contain a
report from Coos il Dtedorich of Bremen on
a new building material which la now at
tracting much attention in Germany and
promises to greatly reduce the cost ot fire
proof structures. The Invention consists
of a species of brick and a new kind of
mortar, both of which are named "quart
ltol." They are composed of flinty sand and
some chemical admixture, and are aald to
contain "neither clay, lime, cement nor cal
cined plaster In fact nothing but clean
fine quarts sand and some chemical binding
material."
The consul visited the works of the in
ventor and witnessed the process of making
the brick and the mortar. He aays: "A
number of tests were made In my presence.
An ordinary brick waa placed alongside
quarzltol brick and the same quantity of
water poured on each. The water on the
clay brick waa soon absorbed, while half an
hour later about one half ot the liquid still
stood on the quarzltol. Three bricks were
taken, one ot clay, one of sand lime and
the other of quarzltol. They were weighed
and put in a vessel with water. After they
had absorbed all the water they could tbey
were taken out and weighed again. It was
found that the aand lime brick had absorbed
254 grams of water, the clay brick 129 grams
and the quarzltol only eighty grams. The
three bricks were put In a drying apparatua
and aubjected to a beat of 200 C. They were
then taken out and permitted to cool for
an hour, at the end ot which time It waa
possible to bold .the clay brick or the sand
lime brick In the bare hands, while -the
quarzltol was atlll so hot it waa Impossible
to touch It." The last test is taken as proof
that quarzltol la a poor conductor ot beat
and is warmer than either clay or aand
lime.
Equally promising teats were made of
quarzltol mortar, which Is said to be Ore
and water proof, capable of binding wood or
Iron aa well aa brick and much cheaper
than lime or cement. Tb final claim la
that the new material can be worked up like
artificial atone and be used for orna
mental purposes ot Interior decoration as
well as for the outer walls of a structure
Altogether the Invention promises to be a
great benefit to the world, but aa yet
seems hardly beyond the experimental atage
and It la too early to count on it as a sure
thing.
RUBS AND RUBBERS GALORE
rhlratosni Pay T8,000 to Keen Up a
Face that Will Sot Shock
Visitor.
"How much money do Chlcagoaos spend
having their faces massaged?" That que
tlon developed in Judge Stein's court In
Chicago the other day in course of a suit
to recover damages from the Chicago Cit
Railway company for injuries alleged to
have been suffered In December, 1901. Mrs.
Barnes avera that she waa run down by
Wentworth avenue car at West Sixty-first
street and rendered Incapable ot performln
her work profitably as a masseur.
' While on the stsnd Mrs. Barnes declared
that before the accident ahe waa In the
habit, of making on an average $15 a week
for massaging faces of persons who sought
beauty, good looks or proper dinner appear
a nee.
The veniremen In the courtroom began to
wonder how many people In Chicago had
their faces massaged as a dally duty or
pastime. It Is a queatlon which.
The city directory, upon Investigation
showed that there are at least fifty women
who make tlu-lr livelihood by rubbing
grease and possibly other things Into the
akin of eager patrons. At the rate ot 115
week, Chlcagoana would spend at least $750
In the course ot seven days to look proud,
Then someone suggested that male bar
bers are also seeking to make massage pop
ular, and with the consideration the $750
was doubled as a weekly estimate. A
mathematlt'ian puts the cost at $78,000.
What Make Habjr Lip.
The pure, rich blood made by Dr. King's
New Life Pills. Tbey promote beauty.
Give clear skin, rosy cheeks. 2oc. For
sale by Kubn Co.
YVaea la Say Grace.
When pa says grace.
He looks up like the world to him
Was full of good things to the brim.
Ills ryes are like an angel s, while
The sweetest, moat forgiving smll
Is on hi tac.
He takes hi place
Before the goodie ma haa spread
As It upon each dUb he read
Some plcus message from above.
An' every glance seem full of lov
N ben pa say grace.
An' yet he'll chase
The rat down stairs, an' slam th door.
An growl at every one oeior
The meal time cumn, an' often Jar
The air with words not like they are
When ne aays grace.
Ma aays the trace'
Of that sweet spirit which reveala
Itself In thankfulness at meal
Is everywhere, an' ought to be
At all times prrsent as when we
Ar saytn' grace.
An' in that esse
I'm 'cllned to ihiuk. re member In' how
Pa fret and rum up hi brow
When he eft ashes and aw wood.
It s sppetlt make him feed good
When be says grace. --
. Boston Court
The Royal Alarriage
BY FRANCI5 GR1BBLE.
Author of "The Englishman's Prisoner," etc., etc. ,
'Copyright. 19ns. by T. C. McCiure
The ITinces was young and beautiful,
dark-haired, dark-eyed, with possibilities
of passion, unaroused as yet. She waa
self-willed, too, as her mother, the Queen
Regent, found, when the time came to
marry her.
"I shan't marry him," she said, stamp
ing her foot petulantly. "You can't make
me. You know you can't. If you try to
11 scresm right In the middle of the wed-
ing."
t was a thing the was quite capable of
olng, unless she was carefully managed.
o the Queen Regent had to explain the ;
reasons why the marriage was deemed
eeessary. The bridegroom-elect as of j
he family of the pretender to her little j
brother throne. To unite the two faml- I
lies by marriage was the only means of
tavlng off a certain civil war and a very
possible revolution.
"Then I know I shall hate him." said
the Princeas. "It Is my duty to hate him.
His father fought against . us snd killed
my countrymen."
The Queen Regent explained as delicately
as she could that the people who had been
killed were of no particular Importance,
that it waa only the dynasty that mattered,
that this chance of saving it must on no
account be let to slip.
Besides." she added, "he's very nice
and very good looking. When you see
biro you'll fall In love with hlra."
I shan't, and what'a more, I won't,"
answered the Princeaa.
"Well, you've got to marry him, whether
you fall In love with him or not," retorted
the Queen Regent. "And as for your threat
of screaming In church "
She did not even trouble to finish the
sentence, but proceeded with her prepara
tions for the wedding, her son's Interest.!
being far more to her than her daughter's
whims.
'He's coming next week to be presented,"
she announced, a little later.
I don't care," said the Princess. "I'm
going to be rude to blm, so that he won't
want to marry me."
But a beautiful young woman'a rudeness
does not alwaya have the effect that she
ntlclpatea. It did not In tbla Instance. It
merely aeemed to the young Prince to give
piquancy to a courtship which he bad ex
pected to be dull and common-place.
'I'm a horrid girl, and you won't like me
at all." she said, talking to him like a
naughty child. I
"Princess," he replied, "you are worth
winning because you are so hard to win."
"Not hard Impossible," she rejoined.
making an ugly face.
"Impossible? In what dictionary do you
find that word? It Is not In mine," was bla
retort.
"Your dictionary will have to find room
for It."
"And why, pray?"
"Because I don't like, and don't mean to
like you."
Princess, If you only knew bow thankful
t am to you for saying that."
What! Don't you like me either? Don't
you want to marry me?"
Tbe expression of astonishment had
slipped from her unawares. The smile with
which the Prince received It made her feel
uncomfortable.
I beg your pardon. That Isn't what I
meant to say," she Interjected quickly.
"It's no matter," be said. "I only thanked
you for your candor. Candor la a virtu
that"
I think we've talked long enough. Please
take me back to the Queen." aald the
Princess, feeling that her first attempt at
rudeness had been less successful than ahe
would have liked.
She made other attempts, however. Her
manners were not only bad for a Princess
they might even have been called unlady
like. And the repeated efforts began at last
to tell. The demeanor of the Princess stif
fened under the Influence.
"You're; forcing yourself upon me," she
aald. "You're taking advantage of my help
lessness. It's rude of you. It's cowardly.
You ought to be ashamed."
'We are the creatures of destiny. Prin
cess," be answered. "Things have been ar
ranged for ua. We cannot help them. But
don't you think that we might try to mako
the best of them?"
'No, I'm not going to pretend that I like
things when I don't," she retorted petu
lantly; and be waa driven to soliloquise In
language that waa more human than
princely.
"What a boydent She la quite hopeless!
'Poa my word, I with I waa out ot It."
And to bla betrothed he aald, politely,
but Icily:
"We are unfortunate, Princess. Our mar
riage Is decreed. Oreat public Interests de
pend on It. But I will be undemonstrative
alnc you wlsb It. I will not make love."
"Thank you," ahe aald. "It would be un
becoming. Your father killed my country
men."
"There was killing on both sides," be
corrected. "There generally Is In war. But
I take no advantage of that fact. Though
we bave to marry In obedience to orders, I
promise that ther shall be no love-making
unless "
He paused and she echoed
"Unless?" '
"Unless tbe advancea come from you,
Princess. Unless, with quit unmaldenly
abandon "
"How dare you?" the asked, defiantly
but be eoly smiled coldly, enigmatically.
L TO
and said nothing that gave her an opening
for any further demonstrations cf dislike.
And no doubt things mitht have gene on
thus until the wedding day bad the royal
bride and bridegroom had nothing but their
own feelings to consider.
But this was not to bo. The populace
also had a word to say It trar-spired that
the populace waa very angry. Bitter mem
ories of the civil wars were seething In the
people's minds. Each rival dycasty still
had Its partiF&ns; but the policy of facing
the dynanies by marriage had no partisans
) outside the palace c.iln. Tbe people were
disposed to rise and riot. The palace had
j been cryinn peace whtn there was no peace.
For a while they kept these thinrs fnmi
the Princess' ears, fearing to frighten her.
Hut when the rumors did reach her, through
servants, she showed fear, and did not talk
cf them. Her pride sustained her partly
a personal pride, and partly the prtde of
race and place.
"The Idea that they should dictate to me!
The canaille!" was her reflection: for If she
had to choose between dictation from above
and dictation from below. It was not the
dictation from below that she would listen
to.
That wan the mood she was In when the
Prince spoke to' her on tho subject.
"It appears that we miscalculated, Trin
cess," he said. "Wo were to marry to
please the people, and the people ere dis
pleased." "So I have been told," she replied, with
proud indifference.
"But you probably hive not been told
everything. Their displeasure Is not pas
sive. They agitate; they threaten."
"Indeed!"
"There have been public meetings, dem
onstrations In the parka and squares. "
He was searching her face for a sign of
tear, but he raw none. He went on:
"I don't know whether you realize tho
danger. It means revolution unless you
can trust your army. And your array Is not
to be trusted.
"Nonsense," said the princess.
"It Is not nonsense, put the truth that
I am speaking, as you may too soon dis
cover. And that Is whv I now ohtrudn
myself"
"Yes?"
To offer to release you from an engage
ment which you did not desire and which
aeems pregnant with consequences which
none of us foresaw."
By all the laws of logic she should have
been grateful to him. He expected to be
thanked and dismissed. But she surprised
him.
His Icy, punctilious Indifference bad
moved her. She had the burning desire to
say something that should eting him to
the quick, and here was her opportunity.
"Of course, if you're afraid to marry
me "
She knew when she said it that he was
not afraid, and be en his part never
doubted that she knew It. But he an
swered without emotion:
"Of course. If my reputation for ordi
nary courage is at stajte "
He knew that she did not mean that
and he paused, leaving her the tooDhole.
But she Bought no loophole. His com
posure and his resolute adhesion to his
promise that there should be no more love
making were the things that Irritated her.
Her petulance overruled every other feel
ing. She flashed out at blm In her naughty,
school-girl manner: " '
"Vou must have"' bee;bf afraid. There
can't have been any 'oUMr reason."
And after petulance prl.de spoke the
pride of the daughter ot kings.
"I'm not afraid.'- Who are these people
who presume to -Interfere with me and dic
tate to me? The mob! The canaille! Let
them shout! Let them riot! But don't let
BY THE SIDE ENTRANCE THIS TIME THE CROWD 18 NOT
them think they are going to dictate to
me!"
She was consulting him arid confiding In
him in a bresth. He noticed It and smiled.
Perhaps, If he had chosen at that moment
to unbend but though he was tempted to.
be would not, remembering his resolution.
He merely bowed and said:
Trlncess, you have decided for me. I
am your obedient, bumble servant."
But, of course, the decision did not
really rest with either of them. It de
pended upon the events outside the palace,
and upon the view which the queen regent
and her advisers took of them. And the
course of those events was more than un
satisfactory, and the royal advisers were
more than r-xlous.
"It bas come to this, majesty," said the
prime minister, "that we must give way
or be swept away."
"I do not like concessions to popular
feeling," said th queen regent. "I object
to then an principle."
"On principle," was the reply, "your
majesty t advisers object to them also. But
In practice they see that they must be
mad."
"Give them an Inch and they will take
an ell," quoted tbe queen regent.
"Refuse them an Inch and they will take
a fathom or perhaps a league," corrected
tbe prime minister; and then he dropped
metahpor for plain words, and gesticulated
with a wise and vehement forefinger, add
Ing:
"Mark my word, your majesty. It
Is not tbe cabinet that la In dangi
It la the throne. Would your majesty Im
peril her son s throne? Your majesty has
not the right to do so. It it not a posw
alon, but a aacred truau Our Judgment
I SPECIAL DISEASES OF 1
I Do fist Treat All Diseases
but Cure All I Treat
I want every man that Is suffering
from any speclst disease or condttlon
to ccme and have a social chat with
me, and I will explain to yeu a sys
tem of treatment which 1 have orig
inated rid developed aftrr my whole
life's exrerirm-e in the treating of
C'.tesres peculiar to men. It Is a
treatment thr.; is based on experience,
r.cicnce and kcowie-'n". I have no freo
rrofcsli leu, to irUl or sample treat
n rn; to o.Tcr vou. Mr education, my
experience, ray ccDcience. my reputa
tion, ecrden-.a all ruch cusckery. If
yru will call and a-e me I will
glvo you a thorough pers:nal
VARICOCELE
Is the er.!ar;emer.t of the veins or the
si-rotum end a corcltlon that mankind
surfers frrm more than all other condi
tions combined, and Is the, direct cause
or nervous prostration snd the early
loss of mental, physical and vital pow
ers, which In turn cause business fail
ures and unhapplnrss. My treatment
for this condition Is perfectly pain
less. 1 nccompllsh a permanent ore
without a cutting or tying operation
or any detention from business. The
best relcrence I can give as to my
ability lr. curing this rendition Is the
names of thousands who have given
ir.e the permi -Inn of using their names
after permanently curing them when
ethers had failed.
SPECIFIC BLOOD FOS0MN3
Is the mort loathsome of all venereal
diseases, and It Is one that may be
liereditury or acquired. The first
symptom Is an ulcer, then pa'rs In
bones and Joints, ulceration of the
mouth, throat and tongue, falling out
of the hair and eyebrows and a copper
colored rash coming out over the entire
body. I care not who has treated you
and failed, I will cure you Just as sur
as you will com to me for treatment.
I use no mercury or Iodide, thereby
aasurlng you when cured that your
bonea and tissues ar not destroyed.
1308 Farnam
References--Best banks and
leading business men of the city.
has been at fault, and we must own it.
We have taken a Jonah on board the ship
ot state, and we must sacrifice him. It Is
tbe only way to save the ship."
"A shameless way!" the queen regent
threw In, Indignantly.
"The only way. And for your majesty's
son's sake "
"Then I will think about tt. Give me
time."
"Your majesty must think quickly, for
the time la short."
Tbe time, In truth, waa shorter than
either of them knew. The revolutionary tide
waa running fast. The streets and square
were packed with angry crowds. Radical
leaders were delivering Inflammatory
speeches, the alleys and slums were pouring
out their angry hordes, the shops of the
armorers were being pillaged. From the
upper windows of the palace the roar of
murmuring multitudea could be plainly
heard. They roared for the blood ot the
IT. V
SO CREAT THEr"e.'
young prineo who wa harbored In the pal
ace. It was already doubtful if the sacri
fice would satisfy them or If they would let
him go In peace.
"I will not let him go. I dare not. I
should feel like a murderer," cried the
queen regent In her terror; and the excited
arguments of her prime minister had no
more effect than waves splashing upon a
rockbound coast.
The prime minister had to address his
arguments to the prince himself, and In bim
he found a firm ally. As he would not go
when he was told that It was dangerous
to stay, so also he would not stay when he
was told that it was dangerous to go. I
I Irtist," he i ail. "Th-ro is evidently
no time to lose no time to pack. Take
care of my things for me and I will go
at once."
He would have hurried off without even
aaylng goodbye to the Princess bad ahe
not aent tor him while tbe horses wr
being put into the carriage. Aa It waa. be
waa atlll proud and stiff with ber, though
be found ber crying.
"Goodbye, Princess," he said. Some day,
I trust, you will think better of me. They
will explain to you that it is not because
I am a coward that I am going."
She mastered her tears and spoke:
"I beg your pardon. I'm so sorry. I
didn't mean it. You know I didn't mean
It."
"Thank you. Princess."
"Of course, you're not a cowsrd. I never
thought that, really. It's only that I -n
bad tempered. Please say that you fc
glve me."
"Of course, I forgive you. Of course. I
understand. Goodbye."
lie tok ber hand, which was wet and
State II
S7i
f.o incurable Casss A:c:p!aJ
RHEUMATISM
and all Its form BY MY SYSTEM OF
TREATMENT l permanently cured.
Irrespective of how many treatments
you have tried and failed.
NOCTURNAL LOSSES
that sap the very life from you and
later lead to complete loes of all pow
ers, stopped forever In from I to 14
cats.
DISCHARGES
of an unnatural order stopped forever
In 3 to i days.
ural order stop
BLADDER
and kidney troubles, the symptoms of
which are pain In back and loins, fre
quent and scalding urination and
thousands of other eymptoma that you
can appreciate better than I can de
scribe BY MT SYSTEM OF TREAT
MENT are permanently cured.
RUPTURE
of men, I care not how long atandlnc,
cured In 10 to 80 days without any
cutting operation or pain or los ot
time. .
STRICTURE
l the partial or complete closure ef
the canal, and BY MY SYSTEM OF
TREATMENT all ebatrjcUena ar
permanently removed without cutting
or dilating.
M r M. . fa.-. - V
Gctro-r.Wical
Street, Between 13th and 14th Street:,
CONSULTATION FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL
warm with a tear drop, bowed over it and
kissed It ceremoniously. She looked at
him with shining eyes, as If appealing to
him to say something more. His answer
ing look Implied that the first word must
come . from her. But while they waited
there were voice calling:
"Quick, please. Tbe carriage and the es
cort wait!"
"Goodbye, Princess," the Prince re
peated and withdrew, while tha Prlncesa
Just threw herself Into a chair and cried
hysterically and then ran upstairs and
gazed out of her open window as though
to watch her suitor's perilous progress
through the city.
, She aw the flashing helmets and tbe
resplendent uniforms of the mounted es
cort, leadiug. flanking and following th
carriage, cross the great courtyard and
pass out through the gate. 8he heard the
clatter of the horsea' hoofs upon the
stance and the vindictive yells of tbe mob
that waited for them. She craned her
neck and strained her eyes In uncontroll
able anxiety, but could make out nothing
definite only gathering a general Imprea
alnn nf a rltv In tumult. The less she
could perceive the more she feared and
In the train of her fear came self-reproach.
"My fault! My fault! He might have
gone safely If I had not taunted him and
mado blm r.tay. And now, who knows?
It I hive killed him!"
But the time for sclf-reproacb was short.
The surprises of that eventful day came
thick anl fant. They had missed the
Princess, and a lady-in-waiting found her
at her window end hurried her away.
"What la It? Tell me," she asked, and
aa tbey sped along tha corridors the breath
less attendant told ber what she could.
"He is back again. The people drove blm
back. Only here, lnelde the palace, Is there
safety for blm. And for Low long? How
long is there safety here for any of ua?
Tbey threaten,, to storm tbe palace gates.
Alas! my poor Princess, It la tbe revolu
tion!" It was, "indeed. The njob held the streets,
and the soldiers bad refused to Ore on them.
The few who were faithful were maased
round tbe palace and could do no more
than get Its Inmates awAy In safety, ao fast
bad thinga been happening.
"We are going now," ber lady added.
"They are harnessing the horses. Put on
your cloak, and get your Jewels. Quick!"
And she threw a manle over tbe Princeas'
shoulders, and bustled about putting rings
and brooches and. necklaces into a bag.
answering questions while sh did so.
"Wat he hurt? I think ao. Ah! yes,
his bead waa bleeding. Tbey have bandaged
it. But nothing serious. Only a flesh
wound. ' He 'did not even faint. And be
goea with us. As many as there are car
riages for, all drive off together. By the
aide entrance thla time, the crowd la not to
thick there. They say there Is no danger.
Heaven grant it may be so. But quick,
Princess, there is no time to lose."
So tbey came downstalra and fouud the
others waiting for them the queen regent
crying silently, the little heir apparent
clinging to her hand and wondering what
It was all about, officers bustling and mak
Ing arrangements, he prince, her be
trothed, the white bandage on his fore-
bead atalned with blood, hla arm In a sling
lying back in a chair, while an equerry
gave blm brandy.
"All la ready; be at quick as you can.
please," called a voice. And she could
not get near the prince, but waa whirled
away In the general movement toward the
gate.
Then, In the confusion and excitement,
the , whirl ot ber emotions, she hardly
knew what happened or what she did. All
wss baste and there waa no time for cere
mony or for standing upon the order of
one's going. Someone be did not know
who It was bad taken charge and was
shouting order to members of tbe royal
family almost as to a company of sol
dlera.
"Next, please. This way, thla way. No
more in that carriage. Quick with tbe
next carriage. Walt a moment, there. Let
no one start till all are ready. Is the road
clear? Off, then. Don't drive too fast at
first."
And ao forth. She remembered it all
afterward, but at the time her brain was
dated. She did not even know whether It
waa by accident or by Intention that sh
found herself in a closed barouche, with
bvr wounded prince seated beside her and
a lady- and an officer seated opposite.
Tl.loxs were happening so fast that her
stunned brain could only follow them at
distance, waiting for aa hour of calm to
catch thttu ui. Se tried to siek. but
I Treat Men Only and Cure
Them to Stay Cured
examination, together with an honest
and scientific opinion of the case. If
after examining you I And your ease Is
Incurable, I will honeetly tell you so
and advise yoj as to the future ear of
your condition without any extra ex
pense .
On the other hand. If I find your ease
Is curable. I will give you a legal
guarantee assuring you ot a perma
nent rure.
1 will make you no fnlse promises as
to curing your case in a short time,
knowing It wilt take longer, aa I
promlst nothing but what I can do, and
always do as I promise.
ULCERS
I rare not of how long etandlng or of
what nature, aa MY SYSTEM OF
TREATMENT drle them up at once.
HYDROCELE
or any swelling, tendamea or Im
pediments reduced to thlr nrmaj
sis without th aid of a knlf.
ECZEMA
pimples, erysipelas or any eruptive dls
ease of the skin BY MI SYSTEM OF
TREATMENT are permanently re
moved, never to return.
IMPOTENCY
Is a condition caused by exeea of
early or late life I car not how long
you have been so. or how old you are,
as MY SYSTEM OF TREATMENT la
especially adapted for tha permanent
cure of all aurh case a your. Thou
sands have been, cured of thla condi
tion, and a cure awaits you. Suffer
no longer.
ORGANS
that have shrunken or have been un
developed, or that have wasted
through diiM. BY MY SYSTEM OF
TREATMENT ar permanently re
stored to their normal sis.
WRITE
If vou) cannot call. All correspondence
strictly confidential, and all rsplles
Mnt In plain envelope. Jocloa
at am to Insure rwpiy.
Institute
Omaha, Neb.
Offlc Hours I a. m. to I p. m.
Sunday 10 a. m. to 1 p. m.
multitudinous noises drowned her voice
the clatter of the cavalry In attendance,
th rattling of tbe wheels, the shouta ui
hatred, triumph and derision. Even th
officer In command of the escort could
hardly make his orders heard.
They drove and drove, slowly at first,
then faster and taster as the crowd
thinned and they neared the suburbs. One
as tbey drove a stone thrown from a dis
tance came crashing through the carriage
The princess cried out In ber terror and
fainted, but It had apent Its force and
dropped on the floor without hurting any
one. And after that there was no othei
Incident.
They drove and drove and now tbty were
in the open country and tbe mob waa left
behind. The flag of the republic, raised In
defiance of this luckless royal' marriage,
flew triumphantly over the capital which
they had left behind, but the royal fugitives
were safe. They must ride on. Indeed,
until they reached the frontier, but there
was no one In pursuit and no hostility wes
likely to be encountered that the eacort
could not overawe. So they halted to rest
the horses at a village inn, while tha
villagers stood round and gaped at them,
making no demonstrations save of curi
osity. Not until then did the princess' thoughts
overtake the quick rush of terrible events .
and even so they came up with them, but
lowly. But then at last, while they fed
and watered the horses and got for them
selves such poor provisions aa the Inn af
forded, she realised that thla was ber life
and not a nightmare, and became again a
consolous, sentient being, with free will.
"I know v.hat I bave to do," she aald to
herself and demanded to be- taken to the
prince.
Upstairs," they told ber and showed the
way to him.
There was a rickety staircase more.
ladder. Indeed, than staircase to be
climbed. Tbe door waa at the ton of It,
without any intervening passage. The room
waa a poor room, though the best, with
bare floor and broken windows, and hardly
any furniture except the truckle bed on
which the prince lay resting.
Leave us," he said to the officer who waa
with him, and the officer withdrew, and tho
princess' lady retired also and sh was
alone with him.
She atood beside blm, for there waa no
chair to sit upon. Her heart was full;
the words were hard to speak. At first,
Indeed she only aald:
It Is my fault. I am so sorry. How
can you forgive me?"
It 1 nothing," be answered. "I am not
really hurt. When I have rested"
"But"
"My loss Is lesa than yours. It Is not I
who am driven from my country. I bad
no country to be driven from. But you "
She felt abe really must lay what she
bad come to tay. But It was bard. She
could only lead up to It, hoping that be
would help ber.
We are exiles alike. But you are rich
and somebody, and I am poor and nc
body." You are no different In my eyea,
princess, from what you were."
It waa a little help, but hardly all she
needed.
"But you said there could be no love-
making unlets unless "
He smiled at ber embarrassment.
"Unless. Oh, yes. princess. I have not
forgotten. And you?"
"But how tan I? I was so wicked, so
proud, so cruel. And now I am a poor and
wretchod at one of thete village gtrla ber.
I have no right. I do not dare. You would
think "
Ther waa triumph in hit eyes, but not
malicious triumph tbe triumph of true lov
In the hour of victory.
"The condition Is still there, prlncets.
You shrink from It?"
"No, no. At least, I don't want to. And
yet "
"And yet, princess," bt repeated, at once
encouraging ber and Insisting.
She looked at blm longingly, hesitated,
and then made the plunge. '
"I love you. Oh! how I love you. Please
let me make love to you." she cried, snd
bent down snd kissed blm on tbe lips,
while ber warm tears fell upon hla face.
"My sweetheart! My angel!" ha answered,
sa he put his arm around ber and drew ber
nearer. ...
And there In that wretched garret, on
the road to exile, their troth waa plighted,
and the royal marriage waa arranged.
"I am so happy," ah aald; "oh! ao happy.
Thank God for sending me into exile, sine
In tille I Lav found a lover."
I
