The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1907 Page: 2 of 10
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BY AM1IUB HENRy
CHAPTER XXXV.—Continued.
"That is not necessary," assured
Starva. "Let all these candlw be
snuffed except, those In the candelab-
rum that stands at the head of the
staircase. Hring your man, Jacques,
to that point and no farther. We
shall see him; but he will not be able
to see us."
Fortune was favoring us indeed.
Locke and I silently bestirred our-
eslves. Now at last had come the
moment for action. But still another
grumbled; and still fortune favored
u&
"That is all very well," objected Ig-
natloff. "And perhaps a traitor may
strike a blow in the dark. I for one
refuse to gratify the curiosity of Kuhn
in this matter."
"Rut Starva was determined to
have his way.
"To prevent that," he answered,
"each of us will lay his weapons on
the table at the end of the hall."
There were cries of fierce dissent.
Starva silenced them with an angry
gesture.
"One moment, friends," he purred.
"You do not quite understand, When
we first came into this room 1 sug-
gested that lots should be drawn, and
he who was favored with the lucky
number should fire, concealed In the
gloom, that none might be sure who
had been chosen to snuff out Ferdi-
nand's little soul. But since our
friend Kuhn's loyalty has been ques-
tioned, it is he who shall have that
honor, and with Gornji's dagger he
shall do the work. And lest an acci-
dent should happen, or lest his cour-
age should fail him, Bratinau and I
will keep our revolvers. I think there
Ib none to question our loyalty?"
Kuhn had grown frightfully pale;
he trembled. But he spoke no word.
"By this arrungement," continued
Starva, "the loyalty of Kuhn of Mace-
donia will be established. And if," he
was glaring at Gingaja and Count
Piteschti," there are any mad enough
to dream of disloyalty at this late
hour, and harbor treachery, they will
be powerless.
Starva's ruse was hailed with
shouts of approval. Gornjl, Ignatleff,
and Gortschakoff strode to the table
at the end of the hall and flung down
thnir weapons defiantly. Glugaja re-
luctantly followed their example.
Piteschti folded his arms defiantly,
standing motionless.
"This its child's play," he muttered,
with pale lips.
"Nevertheless," whispered Bratinau
In his ear, "you will obey, and quick-
ly. By all the saints, Starva, I think
your plan has proved a wise one.
Come, sir, we are waiting. Or are
you so ignorant of the rules of eti-
quette that you insist in taking prece-
dence over a king?"
With a gesture of despair Count
Piteschti walked slowly to the table
and left his revolver there.
"Now, friend Kuhn, we are waiting
only for you!" cried Starva sharply.
"I have no arms," answered the
poor wretch, with a sob.
"You shall be armed presently,"
cried Gornjl.
"Now, Jaques, you may go. Out
with the candles, Gornjl and Ig-
natielf. The rest of you remain
quietly as you value your lives. You
will find your man defenseless,
Jacques. But if he proves trouble-
some, you have only to call and 1
will come. You have taken care of
Alphonse?"
"I have put him to sleep," he
chuckled.
As Jaques lifted the tapestry Locke
choked him into silence. Together we
carried him struggling up the hidden
staircase and burst into the anteroom
of the tower. Not until we had flung
him breathless into the room of the
safe, and had locked the door, did
we answer Forbe's frenzied questions
Locke gripped his arm for silence.
"Quick, there is not a moment to
lose. Have you arms?"
"No," growled Forbes, ready for ac
tion.
"In the first room to the right of th«
corridor," panted Madame de Var-
nier. "In the drawer of the cabinet
near the door."
"Then come. And you two stay
here. There is man's work below."
We stole silently down the stairs,
Locke and myself In the lead, to the
cabinet, where both Locke and Forbes
chose their revolvers.
'Do you, Capt. Forbes, make your
way along the gallery until you come
to the spiral staircase at the end of
the hall," 1 commanded, briefly.
"When X appear at the maiu stairway
with Locke, reach the hall with no
delay. There is a table by the little
Btairway; there are' arms on it; let
no one approach that table until
Locke or myself have reached your
side. Now then, Locke, are we ready?"
We had filed silently into the cor-
ridor. Forbes sped with caution to
his vantage ground. Locke was al-
ready approaching the main staircase
when I seized him by the arm.
"I am going to fool Starva I am
going to call for help. He will think
it Jacques. As he comes, i shall
take care of him. Bratinau is your
man. Walt till he shows himself, and
mind you, aim straight."
I raised my voice in a cry of dis-
tress.
"A moi, Starva!"
My trick succeeded admirably.
Starva bounded up the staircase. As
he showed himself in the light of the
candelabrum I flred. He fell head-
long without a groan. I^ocke stood
at the head of the staircase waiting.
X peered down in the darkness below.
Forbes' revolver rang out again and
again. The uproar was terrible.
"Kuhn! Gingaja! Piteschti! To
the staircase!" I cried in French.
That was the last I knew of our
melee.
I sank gently to my knees behind
the antique rug. Bratlnau's bullet
had struck me.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
"Honor, My Sword."
I awoke to consciousness to find
myself in the music room. I opened
my eyes languidly. Helen was bend-
ing over me.
"What Is it?" I murmured. "Yes,
I remember—the fight on the sair-
case."
"1 struggled to my feet, but sank
back dizzily, my hands to my aching
forehead.
"Thank God you are alive, and it is
all over!" cried Helen, brokenly.
"And Ferdinand is safe?"
"Quite safe and unhurt. Already
"Oon't!" she cried In pala ."How
can you speak of love at such an
hour!"
"Forgive me. What a selfish brute
I am. But by the by—when time has
softened your bitter pain—In happier
days may I come to you?"
"Happier days!" She clasped her
hands In quick despair, looking be-
yond me as if into a future that must
be always dark for her.
"Yes," I said, passionately, "there
shall yet be happier days for you and
for me. Do you remember on the ter-
race the little beacon light in the far-
off mountains? That was my star.
It comforted me then; it bids me
hope now; it tells me, Helena, you
love me."
"Never!" She withdrew the hand
I had held almost fiercely.
Her vehemence brought me rudely
to my senses. I had been mad to
hope. I turned slowly from her,
groping my way toward the door;
for my head was still throbbing furi-
ously.
She stopped me with a cry of dis-
tress. She clung to me in her eager-
ness.
"Yon don't understand," she plead-
ed. "You have saved my brother's
honor as far as the world caa know.
But this shame that curshes me this
disgrace, can I forget it?"
"I would help you bear it."
"Mr. Haddon. we Bretts have been
a proud race. Our happiness we share
with others. But disgrace we bear
alone."
"Don't say that; you are bitter now,
but—"
"If you had known me better," said
Helena, quietly, "you would under-
stand that I do not give to-morrow
what I must deny to-day."
When I told her of Willoughby's
tragic death, I had thought it pathet-
ic that a woman should be so strong.
It was her calm courage that had
first awakened my love for her. I
must not complain now if she was
not to be moved by my entreaties.
But this question I did ask:
"If I could have proved that your
He Fell Headlong Without a Groan.
he has left the chateau. Capt. Forbes
will tell you everything presently.
"I have been unconscious so long?
Am I wounded? 1 feel no pain, only
this headache and dizziness."
"A bullet grazed your temple—an
eighth of an inch more—" She shud-
dered. "It wounded you only slight-
ly, but you have been unconscious
nearly an hour."
"My usual luck," I cried, bitterly.
"It was to have been my chance; I
hoped to retrieve myself; and I am
winged the first shot. Fate is deter-
mined, it seems, that 1 shall stick to
my role of coward."
"Don't, don't ever say that hor-
rible word again!" cried Helen, pas-
sionately. "It was your shot that
killed Starva. It Is you who have
saver Ferdinand; it is you who have
saved for me the honor of my poor
b-other so far as the world can know.
How can I ever be grateful enough?"
"Helena" I cried, passionately,
"you remember at Lucerne, on the
terrace, when I told you of Willough-
by's death, how he had died calling
me coward, it was you that pointed
out to me a way of escape—you told
me how I could regain the self-re-
spefct I thought I had lost forever.
It was to be a life for a life, you
said. When I had saved a life for
the life that was lost through my
cowardice, 1 was to stand once more
upright among men. Tell me, you de-
spise me no longer?"
"Despise you!" she murmured. "If
you knew how I honored you!"
"Ah, it is worth while to hear you
say that. But you must say more, Infi-
nitely more than that now, dear, to
satisfy me. Helena, I thought only a
week ago that if I oould win your re-
spect I should be happy. But uow
I want your love."
brother had not, after ail, shown him-
self false to the motto of your house,
'Honor, my Sword,' would you still
have refused to listen to me?"
"Ah, if, Mr. Haddon!"
For almost the first time since I had
known her she smiled; and that faint
smile opened the gates of paradise
to me. She would not be moved to
declare her love for me, but she did
love me; I was sure of it.
And then suddenly I thought of the
words of the Countess SSrahoff when
I made my escape by the ladder of
stones: "Go, and I swear by the cause
I hold sacred, that, if you can save
Ferdinand, the honor of Sir Mortimer
shall be saved." That promise might
mean little. It might mean that she
would show her gratitude by refusing
to make public Sir Mortimer's dis-
grace. Or had her words a deeper
significance?"
'But," I cried eagerly, "nothing is
quite impossible. I repeat now what
1 said to you when in your grief
you asked me to meet the banker, I
cannot believe in your brother's guilt.
1 cannot conceive how a man whose
integrity has been undoubtetd during
a brilliant career should suddenly
stoop to the shame of taking bribes."
A flash of hope shone in Helena's
pale face, only to be followed by
the deepest dejection. "But there are
the proofs," she said, mournfully. "I
cannot, would that I could, deny my
brother's writing."
"1 must see Madame de Varnier. A
few hours ago she held us at her
mercy. But now we have the upper
hand; there are many things she
must explain. Where is she?"
"She left the chateau with Ferdi-
nand half an hour ago."
"Left the chateau!" 1 cried, agha3t.
"Why was she not held?"
"Prince Ferdinand insisted that she
must' go at once to Sofia. He ha?
sent her on some secret mission. 1
think she must be one of his spies.'
"And she left no message far me?'
I demanded, gloomily.
"No," replied Helena, looking at me
in wonder. "Why do you ask?"
I did not tell her of Madame de
Varnler'B promise. 1 knew now that
It had been given me quite recklessly
to spur me to action. I was mad tc
expect mercy and gratitude from such
a woman. She was too determined
on her revenge. I remembered bit
terly how she had told me in the tow
er that she sacrificed friends and ene
niles if they proved obstacles to hei
plana.
"I had hoped," I answered, vaguely
"now that Ferdinand was saved, that
she might in some way be able tc
show us that your brother's dishonor
is not so great as it appears."
"But could she explain away hif
writing?" asked Helena mournfully
"No; even if she feels remorse for hei
cruelty in torturing me, It is toe
late. I have eaten of the tree of knowl
edge, Mr. Haddon, and it is very bit
ter. Heaven has reversed my fate anc
yours. It Is 1 who now have lost m>
self-respect, while you have gained—'
"No," I cried, bitterly, "I have fail
ed utterly in my task. I dared hopf
for too much. 1 have dared toe
greatly in dreaming that I should find
happiness In this Castle of Lies."
"But," she whispered, "I, too, have
dared, Ernest, and I shall not for
get."
"Helena!" I crushed her hands in
mine. "Even now [ refuse to despair
I will find this woman though I Bearcb
the earth for her. She shall tell me
everything, and perhaps even now—
"Not even your love can bring about
the impossible."
"But if it could— If by a miracle
your brother's honor were shown to
be stainless?"
"Ah, if you could work miracles—
yes," she faltered.
The door was flung open brusque
ly. Locke stood at the threshold, his
keen glance bent cynically on me.
"So you are quite yourself again?"
He concealed his embarrassment by
a gruff demeanor. "So much the bet-
ter; for you must be off before the
dawn, my friend."
"And where?" I demanded aston-
ished and not a little piqued at his
cool assurance.
"En route for America, if you are
wise."
"You are settling my destiny in a
rather highhanded manner," I cried,
angrily. "And will you tell me why
you dispose of me so summarily?"
"Why," replied he, with a quiet
laugh, "I have promoted you—"
He became suddenly serious, glanc-
ing uneasily at Helena.
"Miss Bret, Capt. Forbes and my-
self will accompany you to your ho-
tel presently. Will you wait here
while I say a few words to Mr. Had-
don?"
"But It is not possible that you still
mistrust him after to-night?" she de-
manded with indignation.
"No, no," he assured her. "I would
spare you from embarrassment; that
is all."
"Come, then," I said, shortly.
When we had reached the gallery
I saw to my astonishment that the
hall below was empty. I listened and
there was complete silence.
"What have Forbes and yourself
done with your prisoners?" I demand-
ed. In my perplexity 1 forgot to ask
what Locke had meant in saying flip-
pantly that he had promoted me.
"They are all gone but two," Locke
answered cooly. He lighted a cigar-
ette, and leaning on the gallery rail
stared down into the hall. "Starva
and Bratinau's bodies are in the din-
ing-rooms. but their souls have been
swiftly ferried across the Styx hy old
Charon. Nothing reminds us of our
fight except the dark stain on the
staircase carpet yonder. It was a
good scrap while it lasted. Your shot
winged Starva, as you probably know.
I settled Bratinau. Forbes peppered
away in the dark, and had fair luck.
The man called Go on or Geeup, or
something like that, got a shattered
ankle, and the Servian a rather nasty
wound in the thigh. As for the rest
of the gentry, three of them rallied
to your slogan and joined me at. the
staircase; the other two were easily
settled with. Yes, it was a good
fight, but much too short—especially
for you, old chap." He shook his
head despondently.
"But your prisoners?" I demanded
again, irritated by his superfluous
comments.
"It was Prince Ferdinand who in-
sisted on their release."
"Their release!" I interrupted, fu-
riously. "What incredible folly!"
"You remember that Starva and
Bratinau were the only Bulgars
among the conspirators, and they are
dead. The two ringleaders are wound-
ed badly enough to go to a hospital.
Forbes himself has accompanied them
there to see that they are not dis-
charged until one of us is told. Prac-
tically they are prisoners. There re-
mains Kuhn, Piteschti and Gingaja,
the three men who showed that they
had some instincts of humanity when
it came to the crisis. The other two
were arrant cowards; Ferdinand pre-
fers to consider the three his loyal
friends and two others powerless.
He has set them at liberty."
"By Jove, his magnanimity or his
folly will cost him dear."
"I am not so certain of that," re-
sumed Locke„ thoughtfully. "It is
possible that he has made live friends
of live ene mies. You must remember
that even If he wished to punish the
conspirators he i3 ) owerlcss to do
this without advertising to the world
the intended uprising of the Balkan
States."
ITO DE CONTINUED.)
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Lice that hide by day and come out
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Low, level roosts with large, round or
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BEES AND GRAPES.
A Mistaken Idea That the Little Insect
Punctures the Fruit.
An Illinois reader wants to know if |
there is any way to prevent the bees
from sucking the juice out of grapes.
It is commonly supposed that the
bees break the skin of the fruit and
then remove the juices of the pulp.
This is a mistake. If there is no rup-
ture of the skin of the grape, the bees
will not bother the fruit. Since they
attack only those berries which are
broken and which will, doubtless
spoil, they do no material harm to the
fruit.
If the vineyard is a small one, one
of the best remedies Is to go through
it and examine the bunches and re-
move ail fruit on which the skin is
broken. This fruit can be used In
making butters, jellies and wines and
at the same time the temptation is
removed from the bees.
In some small vineyards the grow-
ers resort to what is called "bagging."
This is done about the time the ber-
ries are the size of small peas. Two-
pound paper bags are used, slipping
the bunch into the bag, which is slit
for an inch on opposite sides of the
sack, near the top. Draw the top of
the bag up to the lateral to which the
bunch is attached so that it passes
through the two slits made in the bag.
Then bend the paper over on either
side so no opening is left, and wrap
a little fine wire around the lateral
at either side of the sack. Leave this
till the fruit ripens. This not only
prevents bees and ants from getting
to the fruit, but also protects it from
birds.
Just what causes the fruit to crack
open, is not quite plain to our station
experimenters. The writer has no-
ticed, however, that fruit, grown on
rich soils has a greater tendency to
break open than that grown on poor
soils. If the soil is very dark colored,
the probabilities are that it contains 1
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ins the vine.
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Why They Are Specially Adapted tc
the Business.
Poultry raising is one kind of stock
raising that is adapted especially to
women. Brains count for more than
muscles in this department of the
farm, and every expense of brain
force is rewarded by increased reve-
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it in their power to make as great a
success of poultry raising as their
husbands make of the raising of
horses, cattle, hogs or sheep. There
are thousands of women engaged in
the raising of poultry on a commer
cial scale and there are thousands of
women on the farms that have
brought the science of poultry rais-
ing to such a perfection that the busi-
ness is every year paying them a
large income.
The education of most women has
been in the direction of cleanliness in
the house and tidiness about the
premises. This same kind of educa-
tion is what is most needed in the
poultry establishment, says the Farm-
ers' Review. It has often been solely
the lack of this that has caused losses
in the poultry yards. The women on
the farm have all the advantage of the
woman in the villifge In the way of
poultry keeping, for they have the
raw material for the feeding of the
poultry, all of which the village poul-
try keeper has to buy.
The Growing Chick.
A growing chick represents an in-
vestment. If it is well cared for and
develops Into a profitable fowl, the
Investment will be profitable. If
through neglect or bad judgment it
does not devulov into a healthy, vig-
orous specimen, the investment Is a
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It Is the business of the kidneys to
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Peruna is exactly the sort of a rem-
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