Romance here holds sway: romance in the spirit of Dumas, his dashing guardsmen, titled adventurers, intri- guing plots and exciting episodes, Loren Garde, of Norse and French ancestry, big and blond as a Viking, nimble of movement and with the sword thrust of D'Artagnan, is a of breath- taki interest: He his own en- thralling story, It is a story of hazard desperate chances and Loren meets Dulce, Spain's daughters in world, and finds his lo) between her and the cau upon to serve In the confiict votions dangers, conspiraci plot and count on surprise hero tells and romantic exploit, pas- fairest of Western divided is ealled sion, of a4 wildcat In fight, Rreatest, no less a pet var, “the Li ington of Sout The in at will slaughter-song su 1 i strings of his people, fs 1 At the annals of his fore appeared so vividly in fiction author has gone far beyond the n of this per » and brought to light the man, 1 r ber 3 to but hag never be- The ame JLOTY CHAPTER 1 4 Moon-Madness I sat, one and studied the night, upon an iron bench Cabildo—to me the most imposing building In that his- toric city which crescent-like, within the curving sweep of the Missis- sippl. Musing, I watched the scroll of history unroll before me. 1 saw De Bienville and those hardy followers of his who had erected the first house of the Crescent city; I saw the Spaniards pass—moving to the west and south— the Frenchmen come and go, and the Spaniard again: and I heard the thunderous shouts from a thon- sand throats Claiborne unfurled from the iron balcony of old Cabildo the St and Stripes, em- blem .of the new republic “Ah, well" 1 haif to half to the shades tory, “the var ana now within the be ruled by Kings tiers and courtesans.” Whereupon a sound reverie—the lilt of a as clear as the 1 » of “But, your in Spanish, if we squares along this the . into the river. “Name of 1 gasped, to my feet, There w that vibrant cord in blood flamed stood, trembl three figures Cabildo Hes, come as the ars sald, myself hing of his ing fortunes of Louisl. the past; safe fold. ill she cou va . belong to she is NO more w 1 and queens, broke into my laugh, a mocking bird, the woman's said volce majesty walk two more way we passed G leaping ing in hed a soul, and the young As 1 ns someth musical ce that tou Veins, the trappir Speechless, vaguely if, by some fate this cons have been turies: vet, yon jousness of rown back lor stood this was New Orleans, an I felt Ford eight But had she and did of and deep of the Isabella She h certain—was the yea of our t hundred not said, look govereigns Unheeding, [ drank beauty of this modern eon twenty-one, “Your majesty,” they not like fent Spain? id all the regal dignity and poise of Spain's great queen; Titian himself might have arranged wavy blue-black hair. Her eyes in the moonlight seemed to hold purple shad- ows, her face was pale, her lips half parted; a f partly closed, curve of cheek and chin, His a sturdy man with heavy shoulders, square full beard and broad forehead, spoke deep In his massive chest: but, deaf and dumb and blind to all the world the woman who stood before me, 1 paid non heed, Except for the lovely, gracious lady who 18 my mother, woman had hardly touched my life; yet here was I, logt in the depths of a lady's eyes, a lady I had never seen until this night. Madness? Ave, a sudden and over whelming madness, and no more to be explained than the alchemy of love ftaelf, As 1 stood, dazed, faltering, his majesty's volce, which held a rasping, hostile note, beat into my conscious ness: “Have the amber wines of old Didier touched thy brain, dolt, or is stupidity the natural heritage of Yan- keea?™ “It may be that he cannot hear” ‘he lady said kindly, “~<cannot under stand.” Then in swift French to me: “Is it that you do not know the Span- ish, Monsieur, cannot hear the volee?” I tried to smile—g sorry effort, for the past, as well as the spell of her beauty, still bore upon me, “We of New Orleans must know three lan- guages, your majesty,” 1 faltered; “and a volee that is like music" “Carraca!™ The mugic of the night and the misty vaporings of my wine mused mind gave way to grim reall ties of the moment, for the broad- shouldered man who chose to ape a king advanced upon me threateningly, He tried to brush me aside with the sweep of a muscular arm, but I swung the igile hand, Inquiring and pressed against the majesty, save Author of “The Blade of Picardy” vopyright by Bobbs-Merrill Co. (WNU Bervice.) a hard and, I think, eflicient fist; for a year of campaigning in that tatterde- malion army under General Jackson had given me many things, not the least of which was the healthy Amer fean knack of rough-and-tumble fight. ing. Under a blow that feund his whiskered Jaw his majesty went to his hands and knees, then he came swift ly to his fey, right hand seeking his hip, and the slim blade of a small sword gleamed in the moonlight, “Not Adolfo,” said the graceful face, 1 no- ch of the high face of the lady that for her brother; “you so hasty, courtier, whose ticed, possessed so mu beauty of the I knew him must" “A dog," Adolfo gasped. “Why should I not run him through? Did he not accost us; did he not stare at Carisima : did not the stupid clod lay violent hands upon a Fuentes?” “But, Adolfo mio,” said her majesty, “he is unarmed.” Ah, sweet angel! I was unarmed-— she had noticed it, 1 bent a worship- ing head “Your majesty is too kind; I was but & lonely being, who, dream. ing on a bench in the moonlight, heard a voice coming out of tho night, and a vision" “Loco!” eried Adolfo, emphasizing the charge of madness against me with a whistling sweep of his sword. With a Frenzied Burst of Charges He Built Up a Gleaming Wall of Steel in Front of Me, noint ’ " ng the and, resti ross his left forearm hilt to for that ‘ id kindled a fire o within extends me, i she had calles gers, 1 8 134 5 in pr mrietary “Car f senseles Palito's weapon me i anced like a feather in blade, In are, and neath that blow His 1 » He ong Cu my hand: 1 swung the air Toledo truth a tentative reed out ma lesty shru and, point raised, advan« said he hissing ] unched a cord of cowardice in his majesty: I think he must have realized that It was not a stupid clad stood before him, and I'm “Guard” the upon me I think sword to of my cadence who sure such realization added nothing to his confidence “Not fast, I eried: “do you not know that the road to hell is traveled In haste, while heaven is reached more slowly? He swore In his beard, and I continued: “If 1 should hazard a guess as to your mas- querade [I would say that ypu are Charles Fifth of Spain, 1 noble king who lived three hundred vears fgo: but your actions and your words belie your regal trappings.” “Guard, Senor!” he gasped, Now a devil of impudence perched upon my tongue: “And indy will be the gracious Eleanor, yet love lier by far than the consort of your ancient namesake ; aye, infinitely more beautiful than Spain's great queen herself, the splendid Isabella, whose charm has furnished through the cen- turies the motif for song and story.” “Ie is mad,” she breathed, “mad !™ And so 1 was, I think. “Must 1 ran you through, Adolfo cried, 80 Senor” the your doit 7 HS SS I HS RR 5 A HAART. ASA HS My moon-madness disappeared, my brain cleared, confidence was mine, And, as I laughed aloud from the sheer joy of the thing, our blades came to. gether with a rasping whisper, I felt of his wrist, and found an iron rigidity there: I tried a tentative tierce, and met a swift, eflicient parry. No mean adversary, this powerful Spaniard In regal raiment, We swept back and forth, our blades whip- ping the ne in whining ares, or hissing together in venomous slitherings, our labored going through set teeth, our feet tapping and sliding along the pavement, every mus of tensed, alert, every g searching his breathing coming and cle our bodies lance and every of atts ing for an opening, thought building plans parry, AS of silently contended thus a circle curious gathered gathered from nowhere. They spoke In whispers, as though the spell of this we awed night of madness lay upon them also, within my circled and parried and offered riposte I smiled at much of the her to Polito came view Aas we and swift counter-riposte, him, for Polito had beauty and of any from me, I was happy to find a friendly light in his eyes, Now I eaught a glimpse of (he lady, upon whose exquisite face lay the pallor of fear, A fear, doubt, for the sturdy Spaniard who had cs her Carisima and she had calicd him mio. And here was I, mad with an inexplicable and overwhelming love a love that was- utter hopelessness {OO grace majesty gain enmity no tiled because of its nothing of Whereupon I laughed wild. ly, and with rec aban- don, beat my adversary down with a furious attack that carried me near to victory. “Nearly,” 1 Majesty I” short sheer insanity, charging 8% Your “nearly, “Nearly,” he answered, and hix deep in a gasping never quite enough” voice came almost sob “is Now, when | heard the labor of his volce 1 that 1 With the realizatiom that | master my youthful pride jibe or two: “Cannot a lor dream In the n hit, Your Majests 1 effort 1d was knew won. his and conjure or look w ut the charge o rningt him 7" 11 of | in front of me, gttark whistle nearly And iron when a weakening wrist of his, and noted the din ywer of his lunges, and saw 1 . terror tha greed fear h ® the the nent death ha n for when 1 thrust y take hold, 1 heard him offer Bp contentment : ing from upon igh almost of His ere. cla sword, fall nerveless fin tered the of cobbles he then like a m = with & soft cry arisima” went to his knees, and in who is very tired he crumpled slowly to the ement A passion still burned within the Fifth indeed” 1 my sword to the “bah-—you Charles the Last ™ I turned away her dropped to her knees beside the fallen man. “Ah, "Deoifo mio” ‘Adolfo !” “Carisima.” he said again, Polite nid a hand upon my “We would apologize, Senor wlio mer 1 and “Yes, Senor We have just lately pay of resentment, of disgust me wa iad, be should be ealled “harles casting ground side him as majesty she cried arm gasped ; “you my sister, the Senorita Lamartina from a bal masque, where adolfo has Come looked the Magy our doubtless too often upon bottom of an emptied wine glass I hope that you will let apologies?” I laughed unexplainable excess happiness Then she wasn't his “I'he Senor and his sister will find me ever at their service,” 1 said. “One never knows-—a time may come" “You are kind, Senor, as well as a gentleman of high courage.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) we offer alond In a sudden and of wife! William Dampier is one of the most extraordinary figures in the story of exploration, He was a great navigator and a great explorer; but he was also a buccaneer with a reputation for cruelty. His name is remembered for two reasons, First, because he was undoubtedly the first English seaman to set eyes on Australian and the first explorer to do any hydrographical sur- veys there, Secondly, while bucea- neering, he took part in some of the most amazing exploits of the so-called Brethren of the Coast, crosged the isthmus of Darien and was present at the sacking of Santa Marta, Twice the government sent Dampier to the South seas, The second time he re turned poor und lly wrote a “Vindi- cation,” and lived to sail again on the famous voyage that thrilled the world by the rescue of Alexander Selkirk, the sailor who was marooned on Juan Fernandez island and became immor- tal as Robinsbn Crusoe. Montreal Family Herald. One Saving Grace The mistress was looking over the new maid's references before engag- ing her. “Do you think you will setile down here?” she asked, after a while, “Re member, you've left a good many sit- untions” The girl smiled confidently. “Yes, ma'am,” she replied. “Bat 1 didn’t leave any of them voluntarily.” «London Tit-Bits. = UTUAL M sions by United France, negolinlion, COonces- the and by re accept- Hoover plan by government. States obtained uited in the ance of moratorium the principle French All other pations important had accepted, so President already Julius Curtius 1; ver announced that the plan might he in effect as of date of July Brefly s rized provides debtor shall be relieved of 1 tween July con the governments agreement payments due be- and July 1, 1832, S00 mil- in Germany re. reparations payments to the govern- of (41 figgregnting approx Hons of leved of former imately will be associated 400) and arly millions Fr debtors will ance, Italy, Bel. be re ayments approxi made tes, which will fore. i 200 mil- willebe by the United i go war debt receipts totaling Hons, Beginning Fo ND ENN, mt this back to CG if banks of pean central ord tn The nex a nti satisfactory Americ Hoover of the not debts does international French becanse statesmen the of Yes rai support torium Forel Chis tie gt Secretary and elior Bruening of Germany, of gion, COUTrSe, pleased beyond expres and the former paid warm nplished In Mellon, The German professes be dis several that it trib. ute to the work accompl Paris hy Secretary press, however, to 4 gusted with influential the compromise, Iaring dex wrecks the plan entirely. announcement of Hoover tion of world dis his President In concluding the sagreement, touched on the ques armament, which he considers the sec. program for re storing economic prosperity. ond festure of his AVING ver's Mr. Hoo- effort aboul the moratorium, the government called a conference of the powers to work out the details of the plan. The premiers and foreign ministers are to meet In London, and It is expected Secretary Stimeon will participate as an offical when he reaches England. This conference will meet from to time for several months, It derstood, and may continue to fune tion. for several years. Before this body. toward the end of the one year Hoover moratoriom, will come the question of the capacity of Germany continue paying the Young plan seconded to bring jritish ably observer time is un to reparations, the question of extending the Hoover debt holiday another year, and the question of revising repara- tions and war debts downward. VE PRESIDENT Curtis came out in the open in earnest opposition to the poli cies of the federal farm board, and, in company with Senn tor Arthur Capper of Kansas, went before Chairman Stone and Carl Williams of the board to urge that it change its stand con- cerning its whent holdings. The two Kansans argued for hours that this wheat should not be put on the market until the price reached £5 cents, but Mr. Stone re fused to make any such pledge. He did state, however, that the board would not offer any of its whent at the present low prices. But he made it plain that the board would abide by its policy enunciated July 1, which was that it would feel free to sell up to a cumulative maximum of five mil. lion bushels a ‘month for the nest year, Charles Curtis Mr, Curtis’ activity In the contro over the board's wheat hold n interpreted as indicat- on his part to avold re- wmtion for the vice to run for the which he his “They'll for at presidency Kansas sena formerly held. When political plans, he re- not get anything out least three Senator Watson of Indiana, Repub * of the senate, also to influence the farm 02 which is price pa for ich tor- plied of me months” Hean leader has been trying board, arguing he the ization the figure below wh not Borah, insurgent hairman ommitliee for average cents, sald t corporation ‘ the Wil Republi of the should sell, Senator named the last March, board defer all wheat goes to $1.25, SECRETARY OF STATE STIMSON AY is having a pleasanter time on his European vacation than has fallen to the lot of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Starting too late to get mixed up in the moratorium Mr. Stimson arrived at the steamship Conte Grande, accompanied by Mrs. Stimson. He was met by Ambassador Garrett, and, fol- lowing a to Pomp and Hercu- to Rome by automobile, at conference” that “progressive has insisted sales until the negotiations, Naples Tues. is Gay on Thurday ng he called on Premier Mussolini at the Pals 1 a dinner gi In Mr the rz Venez was a cand the nation dency in nomi. Presi. Republican for dhe 1002. Already | he has started on his summer campaign { and friends are .J.1. France his many * fo 11 we extent of thelr powers n with a public Ars farms, the de estate in soon, it doings begs at Mount Miniry Maryiand he will make a tour through t of the West, Assisting France in 1 under way are Jonathan former senator from Oregon and head of the Republican publicity bureau during the Wilson administration, and Lyle Ri: described as “a nent chemist and Bi. Et tors of Cecil county, Very is expected sintes getting his cam. go fourne, der. who York i. promi New ble speaker” Doctor France says that on his trip | in the West he will give his reasons | for seeking the nomina- discuss “the grave world residential ' tion and will erisig and its remedy through the ap plication of the principle of righteous. social and interna- ness economic, tional FORE to problems.” BF the convention of the Great Lakes-Hudson Waterways association in Albany, N. Y.. Senator Copeland and Representative Hamil ton Fish of the Empire state and various others attacked the proposed St. Lawrence canal and urged that congress begin as soon as possi ble the construction of all-American waterways from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic seaboard by way of the Mohawk valley and the Hudson, as a means to relieve unemployment. it was declared by the speakers that the St. Lawrence canal was con sidered only because the farmers of the Middle West wanted it for an outlet for their surplus grain, and Mr, Fish sald the Russian wheat situa. tion "now makes the building of a ship canal through Canada a fantas. tic myth” ship HOUGH it is un- derstood in Rome that Pope Plus and Premier Mussolini have both decided to avoid any precipitate action in thelr contro versy, they continue fo hammer at each other with encyclicals and newspaper arti cles, The pope stead ily maintains that the church 8 suffering persecution at the i hands of the Fascist rulers of Italy, but for the present at least he will not consider the withdrawal of the papal nuncio to Rome, Mgr. Borgon. cini-Duca, The nuncio, for his part, has been doing all he could to bring about a peaceful settlement of the quarrel, The pope's latest encyclical dealt severely with the Fascist position on the education of youth, and was Mgr. Borgon. cini-Duca characterized by the Italian press as a return to the medieval conceptions about the respecte authority of the church and state, Copies of the docu- ment were not only distributed in the churches of Home, but also were sent out of the country by special couriers ~which action drew Fascist ridicule. N AYRE there will be another war ‘A in South America before long. Dispatches from Asuncion, Paraguay, said that Senor Guachalla, minister from Bolivia, sent a note to the for- eign office declaring he had been or- dered by his government to suspend diplomatic relations between the two nations, The Paraguayan government replied with the announcement that it had ordered its Bolivia to return home, 3 all at ail a minister to Don't a sk w Witt been Peru has of it having government v The other ds ls at Huaml and the of Cuzco, their headquarters, was The revolters filed » Jungle, and probably little heard of them. NI y8 quarrel 4 with the Church is now y the ri defeated i ( ity taken, thereupon th to th ¢ will be if en of the of Rome tered in Yera Cruz and prospects of a peace ful are growing and more remote, pro- test against re cently enacted law of the state limiting number of priests. Rafael Guizar hop of Vera Cruz, has in- Catholics of the state (o the state gettiement more In the the it BishopValencia » LEV, Valencia, structed all ab- stain from attending dances theaters and until the conflict and government in- other festivities the church is ended. The bishop structed his priests between also has na keep tl esented a ges in the g labor an ¢ eg Of pr D. ROCKEFELLER cx . ed h es ond 1 in Ta of the day Mr FJ re af- ¥. fam- Mra mar. N WAS 8 and their etly at his home rrytown The only event i dinner attended Bn D daughter David together w ilo child Rockefeller said very by Rockefelle Abbie, Milton, { ana her hus th To her kefeller occasions offer me 8 weleame first, to express my grat- many friends who me but throughout shown thelr kindly and second, r& and all of health re to wish ure and ch are the basis I LLY BURKE of + Greenwich, Conn, professional golfer whose real name Is Jurkowski-he is a Pole—is the new open golf champion of the United States, wear ing the crown which Bobby Jones nid aside. In the tourna ment on the Inverness course at Toledo, Jurke and Georg von Bim of Detroit tied for first place with cards of 202. Next day they undertook fo play off the tie sat 36 holns, and again tied. So on Monday the second play-off was staged and lurke won by a margin of one stroke, finishing the longest tourney in golf history. Burke had a total of 05RD strokes for the 144 holes played in the five days of their battle, and Von “im had 500. This was slightly over an average of 4 for each hole, Billy Burke HH HOUGH Max many Schmeling of Ger wan a clean-cut victory over Willie Stribling in their battle in Cleveland, defending his heavy. weight title, he is still out of favor with the New York state boxing com- mission. Chairman J. A. Farley of that body is quoted as saving: “Schmeling will never meet another boxer in New York as long as he refuses to meet Jack Sharkey sagain™ The New York commission gave Schmeling the title when Sharkey fouled him, but, according to Farley, it does not consider him the cham- pion, , OTABLE among the deaths of the week was that of John Brishen Walker in Brooklyn, For many years he was often in the public eye as a soldier, business man, writer and edi tor and crusader for world peace. The duke of Aosta, cousin of the king of ltaly, also passed away, to the great sorrow of the Italian people. He won considerable fame in the World war, (@. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.) ’
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