Trust Not to
Appt
tt
tearances.
That which seems hard to
bear may be a great blessing.
Let us take a lesson from the
rough weather of Spring. It
is doing good despite appear-
ances. Cleanse the system
thoroughly; rout out all
Impurities from the blood
with that greatest specific
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Instead of sleepless nights with con
sequent irrltableneis niul nil undone
tired feollng. you will have u tone nntl a
bracing air that will enable you to enter
Into every day's vvorlc with jilcnsurc.
Remember Slood't nerer dunppointi.
Ooltre "Ooltr. wan mi expensive In
medlcnl attendance Unit I lot mlno ro
It made mn n perfect wreolt until I took
Ilood'r. HnrKuparilU which entirely cured
mo" Mil TiiOMis Jo.sna I'M Houtli HI
Utlca N. T.
Runnlner Sores "Five jcam hro my
affliction cnino u rimnhiK soro mi my leg
earning me great anguish. Hood's Barmi
iiarllla hcalod Ihu aors which lm never re-t-
-ncd. Mns A W IHmiktt 8U Powell
Lrce( Lowell Mass.
dwcdSaMai
flood Villi care llvr 111 i th nnn itYlUtlnfr intS
only vkttitrtifi t lk with lluotl BtriftDavrlll.
HIS MORNING TRAIN.
Mr. Rnbnrbantte Wai In n Ilurrr mid
Gat III Comiulaalnn
Mixed.
Ha bad reached tliedoor Inliisiuuilmonv
!ng spruit for the train when hla wife called
for him:
"Oh Tom!"
"Yaa" he anawered with hla hand on the
knob.
"I had the garden dug over yesterday"
aha cried "and I want jou to tiring aome
plant from town."
"All right" h anapped; "what do yon
want? lfurry up; 1 mutt catch inj tram."
"Well" came the reflects voice from
the dining room "you might bring tne "
"un iiurrjr lie retorted vvltfi a show of
Imna
''Well. 1 think-'
imucnce
'Quick" he shouted with the doorocn;
"I hear the whistle. What Ii it!"
"It -roses." waa the answer that reached
his tars and he waa off liUe a madman.
At noon ha feared he might have been a
little harth in the morning to he went out
and bought two doien vnriefirs of rose-
bushes and carried the thorny scratchy
thing home in the evening to the peril of
anyone who approached him
1 htn he laid the oirering at his wife'a feet
and vvas surprised to ace her burnt into teara.
"What it the matter!" he ntkrd wonder-
ing! . "Are not these nil right!"
"N-no" ahe aobbed; "I don't want
roan"
'Tlut ray dear" he protested "yof car-
talnly slid roses thia morning."
"I I know it." was the weening an-
swer. "You made me vou were in auch a
hurry and 'ro'ea' ai trie aharteat word I
could think of at the moment I wwantcd
chrysanthemum and rhododendron hut
you would not give me time to aay them!"-r
Cincinnati Enquirer.
MISSING VACANCIES.
Ther
e AVna n Ilui of Tliem and They
Were livid by (b Agent
(or Clicrst...
A ahort time aince quite a discussion arose
among the olhciala of one of our prominent
aouthern railroads aa to the rtttou of the
many vexatious delaa and troubles in the
transmission of local freight. Itvvasclannad
by same of the puties interested that it waa
caused almost entirely by the stupidity or
inethcienc) of the local agents and as there
aa some difference of opinion on this point
it was decided that the matter should be
tested.
To this end a tracer was prpared in dua
and formal shape calling for the where-
ahouta of "One llox of Post-holes" which ft
allegtd waa mining from a prior shipment.
This was sent out in the regular order of
business with nothing except its "internal
nothingness to draw attention to ita un-
usual charaoter and panned agent aftsr
agent without eliciting comment or iuforma-
;.'x"..tv .".ne tercotjped indorsement:
fot here.
Some 15 or 18 local agenta were actually
pasted in tins wa until the tracer fell
into the handa of a bright loung fellow
who waa accustomed to looking into the
business passing through his hands and
who speedily cams to the conclusion that
the tracer had gone far enough. At any
rate the document went speedily back to
the gsneral office with the following in-
dorsement: "Hox of rost-holes at per in-
closed held at this station for local ilia rues
to amount of $2 50 Will be forwarded on
receipt of eame." Under thi indorsement
was ritten j "S U The price of beer at
this station it $2 50 per keg." It is said that
the charges went forward. Ilarper'a Mag-
aiine. THE WHOLE SYSTEM
May Become Invaded by Catarrh
Genera! Lewis' Case.
Hon. Jamta Lswls Surveyor dtnerat ol
Louisiana
I'e-ru-na Drug MTg Co. Columbus O.:
"Gentlemen I hae used Pe-ru-nn for
o ahort time and can cheerfully recom-
mend It aa being all jou represent and
wish everj1 man who is unerlng with
catarrh could knpw of its great value.
Hhould I at any future time have occa-
sion to recommend a treatment of your
kind rest nsaured that yours will be the
one. Gratefully yours
James Lewis."
AVherevcr the catarrh la there la sure
to be a waste of mucus. The mucus is
as precious as blood. It Is blood In fact.
It is blood plasma olooU with the cor-
puscles removed. To stop this waste
jou must stop this catarrh. A course of
treatment with l'e-ru-na never falls to
do this.
Send for free.catnrrh book. Address
The Pe-ru-nn Drug Manufacturing Co.
Columbus Uhlo
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BEAVER HERALD.
P. 6. DRUMMOND Publisher.
MCAVER
OKLAHOMA.
CURRENT COMMENT.
O.T April '20 tbo last dollar of Iowa's
public dobt will bo extinguished.
Aiikanban hat provided ponultles for
tlio uso of birds' fenthers for millinery
purposes.
In tho last three months 4000 enscs
of typhoid fovorhuvo occurred In Phil
ndclphla.
Statisticians nro at work getting
up figures of tho cost of tho wars of
tho last half of tho century for tho In-
ternational disarmament conference
which meoti In Holland May 18.
It has been decided by tho post ofllco
department to establish a postal route
In Alaska which shall cross thoiirctlc
circle. One mall route now operated
touches the circle but the one pro
posed goes many miles beyond.
Tim: l'lgnro announces that tho
microbe of cancer lins been Isolated
mid cultivated by Dr. lira of Paris
and it says there Is reason to hope
that tho dlscovory of Dr. lira prefaces
n dollnlto curutlvo treatment for the
disease.
Okv. Hor tsTUNK who recently took
a trip through tho Interior of Porto
It I co stated that persons wero dying
from starvation nnd that when ho loft
tho Island there wero 100000 persons
who hud had neither bread nor moat
for two weeks.
Hon. Thomas L. Johnson tho wide-
ly known street car magnutc In an
Interview at Cleveland O. recently
Is quoted as saying: "Tho tlmo Is go-
ing to come when the people will rldo
frco upon tho street cars run nnd
operated by a municipality the snmo
as they now got their loiters deliv-
ered to them by tho postal system."
Tin: St. Louis Stock and Ilond llrok-
crs' association has decided to act in
accordance with the recommendation
of a special committee that a stock
exchango be established In St. Louis.
Tho oxchnngc will be opened ns soon
as a building can be placed in or-
der. Stocks and grain as quo'-d lit
all markets will bo listed dally and
St. Louis stocks will bo quoted on all
other oxehanges.
Dil Waktzhomi contributes a paper
to a Trench medical journal in which
ho asserts that out of 1000 girls study-
ing the plnno beforo tho agu of l'J 000
wero olillctcd with ncrrous troubles
later In life while only 100 In 1000
who had never touched a piano wero
nllected. The doctor thinks that tho
tyranny of eouipalling girls to "ham-
mer on tho keyboard" before they are
15 or 10 years old should be limited in
application.
Tin: now anti-trust law of Arkansas
continues to bo the subject of concern
among nil classes of people. A new
feature of tho f ar-rcaclilng elTect of tho
law is bcglnuing to bo realized that Is
tho probability that tt will destroy all
lubor organizations In tho state. Tho
law It opcratUo against any combi-
nation seeking to control tho prlco
of vnrtous enumerated commodities or
"anything." Labor being defined ns "a
thing" all unions or fedmatlous for the
purposo of mutual protection nnd tho
keeping up of a standard of wages
come uudcr tho ban of the anti-trust
law.
P110TK8T8 from tho religious and nb-
stlnenco organizations throughout tho
country against tho decision of Attor-
ney Genornl Griggs In which ha holds
that tho sale of intoxicating liquors is
not unlawful In army canteens con-
tinue to be sent to the white house.
President McKlnloy Is urged to take
action either to reverse tho decision
of tho attorney general or to abolish
the snlu of liquors in the army alto-
gether. The position taken by tho re-
formers Is that tho president should
take u determined stand nnd voice his
sentiment regarding tho liquor ques-
tion. A hkcknt dispatch from Rome said
that in view of tho proposed Spanish
sympathies of tho vatlcuu tho atten-
tion of the United States deserves to
bo drawn tn tbo idmuirv rmitiell nf
South American prelates that Is to
tneel in mat city toward the cud of
next month. It Is looked upon as a
nlnn tn further tllA nrntet. nf fnrm.
lng under tho presidency of Spalu a
species 01 uHieruuou comprising nil
tho former Spanish and Portuguese
states of Central and South America
hopes being entertained thnt Portu-
gal might see her way to join tho con-
federation. It Is the confident expectation of
o Ulcers of the signal corps of the army
that within n short time messages can
bo sent to and from tho war depart-
ment at Washington to Port Myor tlvo
miles away without tho aid of wires.
Important experiments have already
been made by Col. James Allen nud
Lieut George O. Squire to transmit
messages by means of electric waves
produced In tho manner required by
tho Marconi system and they hao
found that at a distance of 1000 yards
they can telegiaph uny message thoy
desire nnd it Is proposed to dally In-
creusu the distance.
That It Is possible to preserve dead
bodies so that they shall Ifavo the
same appearance as In life lias been
proved by two men one an undertaker
of St. Louis the other u resident of
East St. Louis tho Su Louis Itepubllo
says lloth have apparently improved
011 tho lost art of embalming as It was
known to tho Lgyptlans as they pre-
serve tho body without emaciation
or any outward change. Plulds and
gnscs which quickly eat up those
tissues which would otherwise decay
aro Injected and those parts being de-
stroyed the body Is left uncbungod as
to outward appearance.
The pension olllcu at Washington It
being almost overwhelmed with appli-
cations for pensions filed by soldlert
who served in the war with Spain.
The demand Is beyond all expecta-
tions. In the Thirty-fourth Michigan
for Instance tho number of applica-
tions so far have been 3S0 or one-
fourth of its enlisted strength. Many
of tho regiments whoso members have
applied for pensions have never been
under fire. Tho principal cause upon
which pensions ure asked is malaria.
It is the belief at the pension otllce
that the pension attorneys are largoly
responsible for the applications made.
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NEWS OK THE WEEK.
Qloauod By Tolcgraph and MclL
I'KltONAI. AMI rOMTICWU
ItKl'lii'.SKNTATlvi: Land!? of Indlnnn
lins been urging upon representatives
of the administration nt Washington
tho desirability of publicly declaring
ltd antagonism to trusts. In a talk
with Secretary Gage and others ho
laid that the people In the mlddlo
west wero aroused in antagonism to
tho trusts nnd that the trust question
promised to mnke a mora exciting Is-
1110 In Indiana than tho money ques-
tion did in tho late presidential elec-
tion. SrcitKTAiiy Ai.oF.n loft Porto Itico
for New York on tho 0th. Whllo In
tho Island tho secretary received many
potltlons from municipalities asking
financial help nnd relief from exces-
sive taxation.
Santa Cnuz was captured by Gen.
Lawton's expedition on the 10th and
the rebels were driven Into the moun-
tains. Tho Americans had six wound-
ed nnd the Filipinos lost CS men and
had 10 others wounded.
II. A. W. Taiiou tho Colorado min-
ing magnate aud ex-United States sen-
ator died nt Denver on the 10th of ap-
pendicitis aged CD years.
I'll p. trial of ex-Seuutor Quay and his
ion on charges pf conspiracy In tho
misuse of funds of the People's bank
In Philadelphia began on tho 10th be-
fore Judgo Diddle.
AN unceusorcd tolcgram from Ma-
nila said that it was tho opinion of
army men that 100000 Amoricnn sol-
diers would bo needed to quell tho re-
bellion in the Philippines and thnt tho
volunteers wero eager to return home
as they "did not enlist to fight nig-
gers" nnd wanted to bo relieved by
regulars as soon as the Spanish treaty
was formally ratified.
Wah was formally ended on tho 11th
through the exchango of ratifications
of tho treaty of peaco at Washington
followed by tho Issuance of a procla-
mation by President McKlnloy an-
nouncing to the world that peace with
bpaln was restored.
Hkv. Jay Goudiiicii of Madison K.
J. has been appointed agent of the
Amoricnn Dlblo society for tho Philip-
pines and will leave for Manila in
about six months.
It Is stated that Mrs. Mary linker
LMdy the founder of the Christian
Science religion will soou leave Bos-
ton nud pass the remainder of her days
at Lead. S. D.
Gkn. Law ton captured tho villages
of Pagsajau aud Lumban the Pillplno
Insurgents fleeing to tho mountains.
Miss Conbtanck Inoai.i.b the daugh-
ter of ex-Senator lugalls of Kansas
was married ut Washington on tho
12th to Robert Silicic of Rending Pa.
a lawyer.
Disi'Atuiies received at Washing-
ton state that a party of 105 Ameri-
can and Drltlsh sailors were forced
to reticat to the beach after having
been caught in nn ambush on a
German plantation in Samoa. It
was estimated that 800 wurrlors at-
tacked tho Anglo-American party and
several Drltlsh nnd American ofllcers
and men were killed nnd their heads
sovored by Mataafa's warriors. Tho
Herman was nrrestcd by tho Drltlsh
and detained on board the Tnuranga
which made tho situation very serious.
CAl'T. XaTHAMM. W. I'AltKKH tho
oldest river man and ptlot lu the west
died at tho residence of his daughter
In St Louis aged HI years. He is sur-
vived by suvon children 'J4 grandchil-
dren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Tin: Samonn high commission will
sail for Apia on the United States
naval transport Dndger leaving San
Pranctsco on tho J5th Inst. The early
sailing of the commission Is regarded
as evidence that tho reeent collision nt
Apia will bo diplomatically settled.
It Is becoming evident to oiliclals of
the administration ut Washington thnt
the Insurrection lu tho Philippines Is
apt to drag along for n considerable
time and that Agulnnldo purposes to
continue n guerrilla wnrfure.
Thk 810 dinner of democrats at Aow
York took place on tho lSlh. There
wero fully 300 more guests than the
1500 planned for. Judgo Van Wyck
was tho principal orutor. He spoke
against tho tariff and trusts but Ig-
nored tho money question uud terrl-
toral expansion.
Tin: Jefferson club banquet at Mil-
waukco on the nth was attended by
over 400 guests. William J. Dryau of
Nebrahka was the guest of honor nnd
delivered the principal addrob. Ho
said tho free silver question would be
tho issue ugaln lu 1000.
M I SCi:iXA L.OUS.
Maiiv Coi.so.v a young &wiss com-
mitted suieldo at Gnlesburg 111. by
eating sulphur olt matches. A short
time ago sho tried to starvo herself to
death but was discovered and rescued.
The girl was homesick. She wanted
to go bnck to her native land but had
not the menus.
Pi.UMiihits nt Chicago to tho number
of 1'-0J struck on thu 11th for an in-
crease In w ages.
C11AIU.KS llot.oioM a Trlsco brake-
man was killed at Dengal 1. T while
muklug a head-end coupling. His foot
slipped oir the pilot throwing him un-
dor tho engine which passed over his
body.
ONK hundred miners at Mount Olive
and Staunton 111. struck on the 11th.
Tub trial of tho 13 citizens of Lako
City S. a for having lynched Post-
master Daker colored began at
Charleston on tho 10th. Two of tbo
men Implicated turned state's evi-
dence. Tims broke out In the business por-
tion of Chlckasha I. T  early on the
morning of the 10th and before tho
flames could bo gotten under control
half a block of business houses was
destroyed.
At Avllla Ind. Walter Goodrich
aged 19 fatally shot his brother Wal-
lace aged S5 and then blew his owu
bralu out. They quarreled about a
horse.
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BYNOPrlia
Chapter I D'Aurlac commar.dlna; out-
post where scene Js laid tells the story
I)e Qomeron haa been appointed by Gen.
de Ilono to examine Into a charge made
ngalnat him. Nicholas a sergeant brings
In two prisoners a man and a woman w ho
are from tho king's camp nt Lo Fere.
D'Aurlac.angered by Insulting manner of de
Qomeron toward the woman slrlkca him
A duel follows nnd during the commotion
the prisoners caenpe De Hone happens on
the disorderly scene and d'Aurlnc upon
Riving hla pnrolo not to attempt escape
hears this remarkable kcnUnco: "To-morrow.
...you must die on the field. Win or
lose. If I catch you at the close of the day
t will hang ou aa high as Hainan. "
Chapter II D'Aurlac next morning takes
his place as usual on de Ilone'a staff. In
the course of his ride over the Meld he saves
the life of Nicholas the sergeant who a
victim of de Uomeron's mnllce Is found In
Imminent danger or almost Inntant death.
Chapter III After tho battle In which
King Henry utterly routs de Hone's forces
d'Aurlac lying severely wounded sees
the forms of a man and woman moving
under cover of the night among the dead
end wounded. They And a golden collar
de I.eja's corpse and llabettto stabs
. auglnot (her partner) to gain possession
01 the prize. ATler thia hideous scene
lUiry with a retinue among whom la tho
la prisoner who had escaped from the
tm.ld of de Qomeron rides over the field.
Chapter IV D'Aurlac In the hospital of
8le. Qenevleve discovers his unknown
friend Is tho heiress of llldache. tihe vis-
its him dally and when he Is well enough
Is taken to her Normandy chateau. Here
he learns from Maltre Palln the madame's
chaplain that the king Is about to force
upon the woman a very distasteful mar-
riage with M. d'Ajen With Jacques his
steward d'Aurlao leaves for tho avowed
purpose of preventing their marriage.
Chapter V D'Aurluc's horso casts a
shoe. This causes a delay at Village of
i:zy where ho comes upon Nicholas his
uld sergeant who sajs de Qomeron Is In
the neighborhood with tho king's commis-
sion and that he (Nicholas) haa evidence
of treason brewing among de (iotneron and
certain associates against the king.
Chapter VI Ltd by Nicholas d'Aurlac
gova by night lo where do Qomeron Is sUi-
llontd. Standing beside a broken pane
they hear something of the outllno of a plot
ag-alnst thu king Hurnlng with revenge
Nicholas llres through tho window at do
Qomeron but misses ills mark.
Chapter VII The two men fly for their
lives and think themselves almost bejond
pursuit when they come suddenly face to
face with Ulron one of the traitors to tho
king. nom d'Aurlac cuts down and with
do Qomeron who makes short woik of
Nicholas d'Aurlac iscapes
Chapter VIII Ho comes to Itouvres
where Jacques b previous arrangement
had prepared lo have him received from
there he goes direct to Purls.
Chapter IX D'Aurlac takes up lodgings
In Paris and lajs what ho knows of the
treachery In the army and among the no-
bles before Sully master general of the
ordnance who ndv'ses htm to keep himself
as much conllned as irass'ble.
Chapter X Calling on do Itelln a friend
living tn Paris the chevalier secures from
him a servant named Iluvalllac (whom do
llelln had won from d'Aven at dice) to
temporarily take the jilaco of Jacques. He
learns marriage of d'Ajen und Madame de
la Uidacho ls to take place In a fortnight.
Do lielln Is to be d'Aven's sponser.
Chapter XI Maltre Pnlln appears In
Paris In attendance upon Madame de la
llldache comes to ace d'Aurlac and out-
lines to hlnr a plan Ihr io mnd'nme's
escape Into Switzerland D'Aurlac crosses
tho river meets d'Ayen who throws him
Ids glove which almost forces him Into a
duel on the spot l'orced by the danger 10
himself of such a dlsturbanceon thestreet
he llees eluding the guards only by plung-
ing Into the river and swimming to hla own
side.
Chapter XII D'Aurlac has his suspicions
aroused coneernlnjr his new servant Itav-
alllac. Later ho witnesses-a meeting of the
servant and do Qomeron D'Aurlac there-
upon returns- him to his former service un-
der do Uelln
Chapter XIII M. de Belln goes to the
Louvre with d'Aurlac so that he may tell
his slorj lo the king. After a few moments
In the great hall ho Is summoned Into tho
cabinet.
CHAPTini XI1L CoTlMjri.
"Courage" whispered Itelln and I
tv as before the King. In the first two
steps I took on entering the room I
perceived thnt there had been a scene.
Sully was standing against the open
window his back to the light and
gravely stroking his heard. The mar-
shal was pacing backward and forward
in an agitated manner and the king
himself wus leaning against a high
desk beating n tattoo with his flijgers
on the veneer.
As de Belin presented me I bent to
my knee and there was a dead silence
broken only by Henry renewing the
quick impatient tapping of his fingers
on the woodwork of his desk. He was
what was unusual with him when in
Paris In half armor nnd perhaps in
compliment to the king of Spain for it
was the anniversary of tho treaty of
Vcn ins wore the senrlet and ermine-
lined mantle of the Toison d'Or. In the
silence my ejes unconsciously caught
the glitter of the collar nnd 1 could al-
most read the device "Pretluin non
vile lnborum" on the fleece.
"You mnj rise monsieur" the king
said nt last coldly nnd added: "And
jou may speak. It is because 1 under-
stand that 1 have for the moment e-
cusedjou now what havejoutosaj ?"
As ho spoke his glittering ejes met
mo full in the face and for the mo-
ment I could not find words.
"Ventre St. Grisl" und Henry picked
up a mclocotin from a salver that was
by him nnd plnjed with it between his
fingers "you could not have been born
under tho two cows on the field or else
jou would have found jour tongue ere
this M. d Atirinc jou are not of the
south are jou?"
"No sire though mj father was gov-
ernor of Prov ence and married into the
Poix Candalc."
"If so j ou slrould be a perfect Chrj s-
ostom. What have jou to saj'?"
1 had regained my courage bj' this
nnd took the matter in both hands:
"Your majesty I will speak I charge
the marshal Due delllron with being a
traitor to j-ou nnd to Prnnre 1 charge
him with conspiring "
"You Uarl"
It was lliron's voice furious and
cracked with rage thnt rang through
the room; but Henry stopped him with
a word and then 1 went on repeating
exactly what is know n and what I have
described before. When it was over the
king turned to. thu marshal who burst
out in a passion of upbraiding calling
God and his own services to witness
that his hands were clean "and is the
word of this man to be believed?" ho
concluded "this man who was openly
In arms against the king w ho Is know 11
as a brawler In the streets who is even
now trjlng to win the hand of a rojal
ward with not a penny piece to line his
doublet ockets who Is excluded from
the king's peace Is his oath to be tak-
en before the word of n peer of France?
Slre.uiy father died bj jour side and I
I will say 00 more itelleve him if jou
" fc rsJ fr
will. Here Is my sword I It has served
jou well" aud unbuckling his sword
the marshal flung himself on his knees
beforo the king and presented him with
the hilt of his blade.
Astonished nnd silenced by this nu-
daclous outburst 1 could say nothing
but saw Sully and de Uelln exchnnge n
strange smile. The king however was
much moved. Putting his linnds on
lliron's shoulders he lifted him to his
feet. "Ulron my old friend" he said
"the oaths of this man hnd n hundred
such ns he are but tiR n featherweight
against your simple word. Messieurs
It Is because I wished the marshal to
know that 1 would hear nothing behind
a man's back that I would not repeat to
his own face that V have allowed M.
d'Aurlac n free rein to his tongue. In
fine I believe no word of this incredible
tnle M.d'Aurlnc"and he turned tome
"1 give jou 84 hours to quit Prance
nnd never cross my pnth again."
With my heart boiling with rage I
made for the stalnvaj'. I did not dare
to look for mndarnc. There w as enough
despair on inj' face to enable her to read
it like a book were she to see me and
I had no doubt she had. I felt I had
miscrablj'fallcd. There was one chance
however nnd that was to urge her to
instant flight aud 1 determined to ride
straight to the Itue Vnre'nne nnd there
await cither madame's or Putin's re-
turn and induce them to adopt this
course.
At this moment some one came in mj
way and stepping aside to let him pass
'I caught sight of madnme with both de
llelln and the Huguenot at her bide.
She was not three feet from me nnd
held out her hand snj lng: "Courage I
know all." I held her small fingers for
n moment nnd then the ribbon by which
her fan vvas slung to her wrist somehow
slipped and the fan fell to the ground.
I picked it up nnd on handing it to her
caught a whisper: "Coiflier to-night"
and then with n bow I went en. Ten
steps more brought me to the head of
the stolrwnj' and Collllcr was standing
there. "Would jou have jour fortune
told monsieur?" he nbked.
"Will to-night suit jou?" I answered
tnklng his"humor.
"To-nlglitvvill betoolate monsicurle
chev alicr look in that as j ou ride home
nnd jou will see nnd now go."
With n turn of his wrist he produced
n smnll red ball of polished wood and
placed It In my )iands nnd then moved
backwnrds amongst the crowd.
It did not tnke me five minutes more
to find Couronne but as I turned her
hend on reaching the gntes of the town
towards the river face I heard de
Belin's quiet voice behind:
"Not that way d'Aurlac jou come
with me."
CHAPTER XIV.
UNDCD THE LIMES.
It mattered little to me if I rode a
portion of the waj back with dc Belln
nnd so I turned Couronne's head ns he
wished. Before setting oiT however he
gave some rapid nnd whispered orders
to Vallon emphncizing them with n
loud "Quick mind jou anddonot fall."
"It Is not likely monsieur" nnsw ercd
Vallon nnd then set oft.
The crowd was ns great as ever and
we were compelled to go slowlj-. Look-
HE FELL EXACTLY OVER THE PAPER.
lng for a moment to mj- right ns we
went forward I saw Vallon making ns
much haste as he could in the delivery
of his message and I wished to mjself
that mj own stout-hearted knnvc were
with me; one blndc such as his was
worth a half-dozen hired swords.
It vvas my intention to leave de Belin
nt his hotel nnd mnke my vvnj' ns
qulcklj' as possible to my lodging nnd
thence taking tho risk of the king's
warning go straight to the Due Va-
renne and) urge niadume to instnnt
flight. Mj house of cards had come
down n fluttering heap ns the first
f storj was raised nnd to mj mind there
was nothing for it but n sharp spur nnd
a loose rein. I wished too for n mo-
ment of leisure to exnmine Coifller's
gift. I had little doubt that it com ejed
n message orn warning nnd the sooner
I got at its contents the belter.
In the meantime Belln rode by mj
side whistling a innreh to himself
whilst n couple of lackejs immediately
behind us shouted themselves hoarse
with nn insistent "Wnj wnj for mon-
sieur le comptel"
This crj' of theirs wns being constant-
ly echoed by a capuchin who mounted
on n mule with his hood drawn over his
face so un to show little but his ejes
nnd n poition of n grnj beard kept al-
ternately flinging nn "Ave!" and a
"Way! way!" to the crowd the whiles
he struck close to our heels having evi-
dently made up his mind to follow the
old saw the stronger the companj the
freer the road.
I know not why it was but the jing-
ling notes of the tune my friend whis-
tled irritated me bejond measure and
nt last ut the corner of the Hue Per-
rnult I could stand It no longer and
reining in held out my hnnd.
"I mubt sny good-by here Belln. We
will meet again andi meet in better
times I trust for me. In the incnn-
whlle let me thank jou mj friend the
rest of xnj- business lies in my own
hand."
He laughed and said: "Xot jet good-
by; and as for jour business there Is
somo of it in Coifller's wooden ball. I
would open that here before jou decide
to leave me."
"Morbleu! You all seem determined
to speak to me In riddles. Whj- can j ou
not saj plainly what you mean and
besides this is no place to read."
"It Is as good nb any other. See here
d'Aurlac! I slipped1 out of the king's
cabinet as he spoke to j-ou told mndnme
how jour affair wns progressing; she
herself bad something to communicate
to jou; the matter was pressing and at
thlngsstoodshe could not tell jou there.
As for jour being treated like n pawn
I give j ou my w 01 d It w as bej ond me to
help that; but If jou come with me jou
will learn many things within the hour.
In the meantime open the ball maul It
was a lucky thing Coiflier was there."
Withoutnny further hesitation 1 drew
forth Collller's gift. It was as I have
said a hollow wooden globe und was
made In two parts which could be
joined together or separated by n turn
of the wrlsU I held it In my hands for
a moment or so nnd then opened it and
had just pulled forth the paper It con-
tained when by III chance ub It seemed
the capuchin who was urging his mule
past us blushed violently against my
horse with the result that the paper
slipped from between by fingers and
fluttered to earth. Couronne after her
first start was steady enough but the
monk's ill-conditioned mule kicked and
plunged bringinghlm apparently hcavi-
Ij to the ground. He fell exactly over
the paper and lay there foru moment
face downNvnrd resting on one elbow. I
sprang down ns much to get the paper
ns to assist him but ns I did bo he
scrambled to his feet with n "hundred
pardons monsieur for mj" clumsiness"
nnd then hastily turned nnd. hurried
nftcr his mule which was alrendj manj
jnrds ahead behaving after its kind
and whose speed was notdlminishul bj
the sticks btoncs nnd oaths filing nt
him and there was a roar of Inughter a
mob will laugh or hiss nt the merest
trifles as the lank figure of the capu-
chin sped nlong in pursuit of his beast
nnd vanished after him down n side
btrcqt.
Belln himself joined in the merri-
ment nnd I picked up the paper mud-
dy nnd much soiled. Smoothing it out
ngainst the Hup of mj saddle I made
out the vvord-s: "To-night under the
limes in the Tullcrles nt Compline."
There was no doubt about the writing
and thrusting the precious scrap into
my breast pocket I remounted. As I
did so de Belln said: "Well have jou
changed jour plans?"
"Partlj ; but I think I shall go back-
to my lodging."
"Do nothing of the kind ns jet. 1
have asked Pnntln to meet us at the
Tw o l'cus j our ow n ordlnarj' Vallon
has gone to call him; jou can give him
an j- orders there. You ow e me as much
ns to jleld tome In this."
It would have been ungracious not to
have agreed and I told Libois I would
go with him.
"Hasten then! The road is eleaier
now thanks to the capuchin or rather
to his mule. Bj the way did jou see
the monk's face'.'"
"Xo!"
"A pitj ! I tried to but fniled In the
attempt. His voice was familiar to me
and he sccined wonderfully active foi
an old man."
As we pulled up at the ordlnarj- and
dismounted Belin exclaimed: "Xow for
our supper I I am of those w ho can mil j
fight under a full belt nnd I would
ndvibe jou d'Aurlac jou who will
have fighting to do very boon perhnps
to follow mj' advice and mnke the best
use jou enn of j our knife."
I laughed out some replj nnd then
turning to mine hobt ordered refresh-
ment for both mun nnd beast nnd di-
rected that our supper should be
seived In a piivatc room.
"And observe." cut in Belin "If
Maitre Pnntin nrrives let him be shown
up to us at once;."
How well do I remember that small
room in the Two 1'cus with the dark
oak wainscoting the furniture thnt
age had polished the open window
showing the j ellow sunset between the
high-roofed and manj'-gnbled houses
the red Prontignnc sparkling like ru-
bles in our long-necked glnsbes and the
deft herviee of Susette the landlord's
daughter w hose prettj-lips pouted with
disappointment because no notice was
taken of her good looks bj the two env
allcrs who supped together whose
faces were ho grave and whose ppeecl
wns In tones so low as to be heard onlj
bj each other. At labt we were left to
ourselves nnd Belin who hnd been ex-
plaining many things to me that I knew
not before euddenlj- rose and begun
to pace the room sajing: "See here
d'Aurlnc I hove helped jou for two
reasons. One because I love Pi mice
and the other because I love jou. Hen-
ry hns ordered the marriage of .Madame
de laBldache w ith d'A j"en to be celebra-
ted to-morrow. He gave thnt order to-
daj to put nn end to the Importunities
of the mnrsTnl in regard to de Gomer-
011. I know this nnd mndame knows
it too. In plain language jou must
plaj n bold stroke for the woman jou
love take her awaj to-night."
"That was partlj arranged we are
to go to Switzerland."
"You will never reach the frontier.
Look there 'is- mj- castle of Mourmeton
In Champagne. It Is old and half in
ruins. See here is mj' signet. Take
it bIiow it to Grlngel the old forester
there; he will take jou to n hiding
place. Stay there until the nrtnlr blow s
over and then to Switzerland or else-
where if you will; In the meantime I
pledge jou the fnith of de Belin that
no stone will be left unturned to effect
j our pardon."
Ito na CONTINUED.
The Mule Knew.
Several jeur ago there lived in Cin-
cinnati a mule which wasemploj ed b a
street railwaj- enmpanj In hauling ears
up a steep incline. This animal was un-
hitched in front of the rrgular team
and unhitched ns soon ns the car ar-
rived at the top ot the hill. It made a
certain number of trips in the forenoon
(I have forgotten the number but will
sny 50 for the sake ofconvcnience)nnd
n like number in the afternoon resting
for an hour at noon. As soon ns the
mule completed Its 50th trip it inarched
away to Its stnble without orders from
tts driver. To show that it was no- In-
fluenced bj- the sound of the faetcrj'
whistles and bells the following re-
markable action on the part of this ani-
mal is vouched for bj the superintend-
ent of the line who gave me these data.
On a certain occasion during 11 musical
festival this mule wus transferred to
the night shift and the very inMant it
completed its 50th .trip It started for the
stables. It took the oorabli.ed efforts of
several men to make it return to its
duty. At night there were no bells or
whisiles to inform the creatures that
"quitting time" had corae; It had count-
ed the trips and haviug finished its
full quota of 50 It thought that the
lime for re&t aud food had nrrjvcd.-
Jaines Weir Jr. In LlppineotVs.
The only animal thut Is really dumb
is the giraffe w hlch is unable to express
lUelf by any loundi whatever.
IN FAVOR OF TUE CENTAUR CO.
JmdEe Ailnmi Granted nn Injunction
In the CiMlorln Cnae.
In the United States Circuit Court
Tuesday afternoon Judge Adams hand-
ed down nn optnlon in the suit of tho
Centaur Company of New York City
against Samuel 'V Kslinger cf St.
Louis the suit being for an Injunction
to restrain the defendant from using-
the plaintiff's remedj. "Cnstoria."
It was stated in complainant's bill
thnt the Centnttr Company of which
Charles II. Pletcher Is president is-tho
solo manufacturer of "Custorla" and '
alleged thut the defendant had been
selling medicine in packages closely re-
sembling those of the Xevv York firm.
A preliminnrj- injunction was prayed S
for to restrain the defendants from In
any way pirating upon the complain-
ant's business. The bill nvcrred that ther
damages sustained were large but
could not be estimated. The plea of tho t
defendant waa that he had n right to do
as he had done.
Ev idenec in the case wns token by af-
fidavits. Judge Adams without leav-
ing the bench delivered nn opinion in
which he denounced imitators of well-
know n medicines. He said the practice
vvas a species of robbery and he would
grant the InJHnction sought.
The medicine "Castoria" was at first
protected by patent nnd later by label
and trade mark. The plaintiff claimed
that other decisions similar to itjie ono
hnnded down jesterdaj" haveTcn se-
cured in the Federal courts cases being
innumerable in Chicago Indianapolis
District of Columbia Texas nnd Xevv
Jersej- in all of which the courts grant-
ed injunctions.
The attornejs in this suit were Sed-
don and Blair of St. Louis and 1 II.
Scott of Chicago for the complain-
ants nnd Michael Klncallj- for the de-
fendant. The preliminary injunction is
understood to settle the point of law
Involved but the question of damages
will be adjudged when the case has its!
final hearing.
The bottles ot the original "Castoria"
manufactured by the Centaur Company
benr the facsimile signature of the pres-
ident Charles n. Pletcher on the label
while the bottles sold bj the defendant
companj" bore on the label the words
"Pitcher's Baby Castoria." It is said
that criminal proceedings will follow
and that several nrrcsts mny be made.
Itc Took It Gently.
"If they'd all do business that vva-"
said the man m charge of the long distance
telephone as a jouns; man laid down tho
fee and went out "tins wouldn't be a bad
job to hang on to but he is an exception."
"In what respect?"
"Why he ealkd up Chicago asked a girl t
to marry him got the marble heart and 
went out without a kick. Some fellows
would have laid nround here for an hour
after to shake tliemelv es together and then
make a lug row at having to pay reguU''
rates." Philadelphia Press.
Owing to the Xumber of Drinks. Brown.
"When jou get in late at night do jou
alvvajs tell jour wife where jou have spent
the evening?" Jones "Not alwajs. Some-
times I don't know." Ohio State Journal
Hicks "In't tint jour wife's pocket-
book?" Wicks "She has gone off and for.  r
gotten it. It is might) luckv however that
she has only gone on a shopping trip.".
Boston Transcript.
Hope is a pleasing acquaintance hut ono
rou can seldom depend upon. Chicago.
Daily News.
An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method nnd beneficial
effects of the well known remedy
Svnup of Pins manufactured by tho
Caufohnia Pig Syiiup Co. illustrate
tho value of obtaining tho liquid laxa-
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medicinally lnxalivo and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to tho
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dispelling colds headaches nnd fevers
gently jet promptly nnd enabling ono
to overcome habitual constipaUon per-
manently. Its pei feet freedom from
every objectionable quulity und sub-
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liver nnd bowels without weakening'
or Irritating them make it tho ideal
laxative.
In tho process of manufacturing flga
are used as they aie pleasant to tho
taste but the medicinal qualities of tho
remedy aro obtained from senna und
other aromatic plants by n method
known to tho Cai.uoiinia F10 Syiiup
Co. onlj'. In order to get its beneficial
effects und to avoid imitations pleuso
remember the full name of tho Company
printed on the front of every package.
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