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By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM
CHAPTER XVII Continued.
My friend my verjr good friends,"
fegin Rowe ilowly, tracing tha table
doll designs with a stiletto, which,
i IU capacity of paper-cutter, lay at
usd, "l shall tell you all; but first
review the situation as It stands.
D begin with, then, there Is to be a
solution in Venezuela, In which we
U wgagnd a fact that we aro ab-
Urbed In to the exclusion of all else
L itii time, being good patriots all,
A having the best interests of our
jtndid country most sincerely at
W. Secondly, our patron, who shall
C nameless, Is backing this patriotic
yi righteous enterprise with hie good
Lserlcnn dollars. Now, to those inter
Wted and active in this most glorious
rfertaklng, be has represented
Yallj that he Is not so much Inter
Lied In the overthrow of the present
,ttn and corrupt government be-
LihH Is such an Iniquitous adminls-
.tllon s because of his Immense as
Lilt Interests there, and the dlsprc-
Ulonate export-tax which is at pres
Lt being put upon it, and which
tu new government would promise
iidrancs to diminish. All this he
Lt told jou and It Is true as far as
iocs. Hut there Is another and
Uper interest which Is the real mo
behind his assistance, and which
known to me alone; more, without
holding out this Interest as bait
bJm, there would be no money forth
W.ig, and consequently no revolu
it all!"
litre was a moment of stupefied
Mriie, Then the captain brought
lit down upon the tablo resonantly
"Wlit do you say ! No revolution
in trying to make fools of us,
to 70D really hold such a secret?
1m, ao playing, we are busy men!"
Have made no exaggeration of the
fell, lenorcs," replied Rowe. "And lt
13 late but little time to prove as
to. Lei us speak oi senora uausea :
'Ail th brave and noble senora!'
filmed tho little ofllccr fervently.
ahe whose presence among ua
N those interest In our cause gives
ibe so much needed courage
ae Immense popularity will be of
rlfilue to us!"
Walt!" aald Rowe. "Let mo Inform
k first of all, that the honored
pa knows no more of this revo-
: than this table does!"
mat nothing of the plans! Why,
U la it not her interest which has
W us together, which" began
captain.
r Interest! You have only my
lor that," said Rowe. "You have
"-not one of you spoken a single
le with her on the subject!
as loo truo. Save for that one
lew, when little or nothing had
aid, Senora Daussa's sympathy
npport had been taken entirely
Hearsay, furnished only by Rowe
audio.
la most ext'nordlnary!" ex-
54 the captain in bewilderment
jou please to explain (his nc-
l yours in so deceiving us and
enaore, what bearing it bus uion
: labt Is the easiest to reply to,
Kue, "and, therefore, to take
"hat bearing has It upon
ywl! Uood cuptain, sho Is the
l ls:" exclaimed tho first man
a pause, then:
' Permuted to niik how?" said
1'imin win, exaggerated-polito-
'c-rtainly," replied Rowo cheer
'MUlTlioo him liiw.n In l.ivn
' her lur '-.."-;; ho believes her
k trifoiu i- in Venezuela, i u0Me
r "Quaiuiaiices know exuetly
,ne h! 11a! ha! behold vnur
"""I U S Vprv Bin, I, lot"
M 'lie! How iln vim iwiii hor
we. demanded the captain.
I" jurpiiiij. oniinnimlv nu,
F 'te to bo win, you j.
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is iit i tuuov, yai
OlVn H.,lnol lu.nl ....
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I11 Oeeu 111 Invo will, M.
E -w.W IMIU .1 1 111 IUI
''. ail U I nill Bllimnanil In hu
L ... 10 ""d him. Find him.
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un biin !
in .,
I 1 "'0 Hairli lu hi.,.
P5t hurt ii. ... i-.. . .
- i.iia iuver oi nors!
constant
Meanwhilo, I tell
ia sue j growled the
""'f tuklug his eyes from
11 1 anmh... . ..
"Th- . 'luesiion, snapped
11 u, oumeming l do not
"awer, save that you are
l ' ,u itarn."
ithl"'8 llevll', name' wht 1
eme-wi,ut d0 you want
.. rtd the cnntoln vi
;, nt0 Joining the revolution
Kr,, or Senora Daussa's
Jul . a lu "iuko ner son
" een i.o i.i- u., ....
iisj. " u' moiizea rniuer
hi" lMUl we are In too deep
k 'u tell us that hp
LT8of 'ho plot, and bv that.
hit v" 10 tllal 8h0 wouW a"
I ll Ynn j- ....
rhianri ,u. v""acrPo1'
,,k .,0 Buuora on against
Ellu """i i me eievenin
ai mmon us and disclose this
niiltln. 1.,. ...
poii k,, '"-i leave mis room
piU ""' mauie smile played
IkCT, f Rowe'8 mouth'
'"on h c gnr wltn much
etM ,ro reB'v'"g. Then he
'la I Biuarely In the eyes
Ht H un a determined set
L l BOO.,. -
fiend .. ." 0liuarer man ever.
'o be
dictator of Vene-
ii,n'a Ve'y distinctly.
. vca ii - . .
nu,m ' ,v'" me olU fiiBhloncd
HiM i m'lr n ornate little
0Ud'y. and from some-
(Coprclstit bj Bobbt-lUrrill toj
where near at hand came a low moan,
so low and faint that none of the men
heard It, prepossessed as they were
with the stupendous statement that
had just been made.
"And how do you Intend going
about attaining this mild ambition?"
asked the second officer with mock
courtesy. "A look from Rowe cut him
short, aud wiped the sinlio from IiIh
face.
"I have alrendy gone about it." Rowe
said In his precise way. "It only re
mains for you gentlemen to make a
decision between the situations. Ou
one hand, you support me, lend ma the
power which you control a no mean
force as I am quite aware and I will
present you each with the official ap
pointment which you most deHlre In
the Venezuelan government you shall
be ministers, admirals, premiers- even
treasurers auythlng you will, when
once 1 am seated In the presidential
chair. On the other hand, refuse, and
I will simply bring my two turtlo-dovcs
together, and there will be no revolu
tion. Mark my words the tariff on
asphalt Is only a minor Iseue with
our friend. Onte he has I ho lady,
he'll risk neither life nor money lu
our enterprise!"
"I do not believe you!" cried the sec
ond officer hotly. "I think you are
lying!"
Rowe looked straight at him, meet
ing him eye to eye.
"You know I am not lying," he re
sponded slowly. "Try it, if you doubt
me!"
"You would be ruined if we did so
and lt proved true," murmured the
captain.
"I'd rather see us all ruined than
fail of my pet plan," rejoined Rowe.
A long silence followed, which was
broken at last by the captain, who
arose with a sigh.
"Well, Valdez," said he, "you have
got us at your shall we say mercy?
I think the other gentlemen will agree
that there is nothing for us to do but
consent to help you, and Incidentally,
ourselves, If you are to bo trusted to
fulfill your promises to us, which 1
doubt. Any other course we may take
seems even more likely to laud us lu
prison than this does."
One by one they agreed and then,
with a regal gesture, Rowe dlsmUsed
them.
"Tomorrow we shall talk," ho said.'
"I shall meet you all here at ten
o'clock In the evening. Meanwhile,
sweet dreams of our future power."
Then, one by one. they left, string
ing out down the vteps, and clanking
across the little paved court, leaving
him alone.
"Graclos a Dlos, that Is over!" said
ho, stretching luxuriously.
"It Is not over!" said a voice behind
him.
He wheeled about, and there stood
the senora, her golden hair In disorder,
her face white as death.
"I have been outtilde for ten min
utes," she said, "and I liuvo heard ev
erything!" "Heard you you listened!" he
stammered, the room seeming to reel
about him.
"Yes! I heard! I listened and I
found out how yen have been deceiv
ing me you, whom I have trusted,
whom I have loved as a friend of my
heart, whom I have put my faith lu,
and come away with into this strange
land. Oh! you have cheated, and re
viled me, and I believed lu you. You
liave lied to me lied, lied, !h:d! About
ing! And you are a prisoner from
this moment!"
Sho gavo a luugh, a terrible, mirth
less laugh, and clenched ber hands at
her sides, rigidly.
"Agnln you lie!" she flung at him.
"I am no prisoner! I am going to
find my lover!"
Ami, turning swiftly, she flung open
tho door, stepped out and closed lt
after her, locking It as sho did eo.
"Curmen!" screnmed Rowe, beating
on tho panels. "Curmen! I love youi
Coma back, and I will help you. Car
men!"
Hut Senora Carmen Daussa was gone,
wlihout money, without English, with
out the least knowledge of the city or
of tho way to turn gone In search of
her lovorl
CHAPTER XVIII.
i'J,lT
"You Shall Tell Mel I Will Have the
Truth Out of Your Lying Throatl"
my lover you I avo lied, about my coun
try, about your patriotism you have
used me as a tool with which to ac
complish your own dishonorable ambi
tions! Have you lied to mo about
mv child? Answer mo! Is she dead.
oven as you said? Why does she write
no more? Tell me, do you know? Ah!
1 would not believe you even if you
spoke, and yet, I must I must
Where Is my lover? Where? Tell me!
You shall tell mo! I will have the
truth out of your lying throat!"
"Carmen!" he cried. "For the love
of God 'be quletl You are like a mad
woman."
Mad!" Bhe screamed. "Would you
not be mad? Tell mo whore he Is, I
Bny!
I will not!" he Btormeu. "Tell you
do you think I am mad also?"
"Then, If you do not leii me, I will
leave you!" she said through her teeth.
His eyes were blood shut as he glared
at her furiously.
"You ahull pay for this, you wild
cat!" be panted. "1 will toll you noth-
And Counterplots.
When Pedro and Sam Hill separated
on tho night of their Jersey adventure,
the lutter made straight for Jones
street, accompanied by Ileau Jeun, and
upon reaching the refuge of the rear
tenement tumbled Into bed without
more ado, and for eoven hours slept
the sleep of the Just, his head upon
an Improvised pillow of quilting be
neath which his hand grasped the pre
cious documont tbut Iris, as be thought,
had sent him.
Very possibly tils reposi would have
continued for a much longer porlod,
had It not been for the activity of Uun
evlere and llermanla In the room Im
mediately below. These ladles, their
household duties, as ueual, entirely
neglected, were loudly applauding Old
Nlta's efforts to Instruct Koko in a
new accomplishment; namely, to use
as cymbals the lids of two fish kettles
strapped to his front paws.
Now the clash of cymbals, no mat
ter how amateurish and uncertain the
performer's efforts, Is not conducive
to slumber, to say the least of It; and,
therefore, with a groan of protest,
Sam returned to consciousness of all
that had befallen him. and all that
was yet to bo undertaken. While he
washed and shaved he pondered deeply
upon how he should set about getting
the Information that Iris desired. As
he drew on lila boots he still won
dered, and uncertainty did not cense
w ith tho knotting of the silk bandanna
about his throat. Hut at about this
point hunger begun to distract his at
tention, and so, deciding that he
would be nblo to think more collect
edly upon a full stomach, ho descend
ed to the flat below and demunded to
be fed.
Koko dropped to his all fours at this
Intrusion, glud to be rid of the encum
bering kettle-lids, which Old Nlta un
tied, grumbling at the Interruption of
tho letsson, but nevertheless delighted
to see Hill. Tho other two women
bustled about and prepared food for
him, and soon ho was munching ruminative!)-,
oblivious of, and Impervious
to, the questions that they showered
upon him. At last Hill's attention was
arrested by them, however, aud ho in
quired If Anna wero III.
"No." replied Nltu. "Sho is going
to have a baby in tho spring, that Is
all, and she Is getting so that she will
not let Rico out of her sight; nor will
she go out with Ii tin to dance tho bear.
How they w ill live I do not know, w hat
with bringing no money in, and such
(dinners! They are a pair of fools,
t'uoso two. 1 am a very wicked wom
an, l am, but 1 really do think they
should get married now."
"Are tliey not married?" said Hill.
surprised. w ny not, do you sup
pose?" Nlta merely shrugged and turned
away upon some matter of her own.
Hill, cup In hand, uroeo and up
coached thu lovers.
"Hon Jour," said he abruptly. "Why
the devil uren't you married?"
Rico looked up pleasantly, his smile
ever ready and friendly for the bo
loved Sanihlll. Then, as the hitter's
words sank Into the unknown depths
of his slow mind, a cloud crossed bis
handsome faco.
"Married? Why, I do not really
know, mon ami," ho responded slowly.
"Anna why are we not married?"
For a moment elio looked as bewil
dered as Rico, and then a smile of
understanding broke upon her lips.
"Why!" sho said, "we love each
other! We have been very, very busy
loving each ether, aud dancing the
bear. I do not believe we ever thought
about getting married."
So serious and obviously sincere was
this reply that 1111 scarcely knew
whether to laugh or frown. But to
refrain from making the patent sugges
tion was Impossible.
"Why not do it, now that lt occurs
to you?" said ho.
Rico looked at him earnestly.
"Do you advise it. Sanihlll?" he
asked. "We could not love each other
tho more because of a few words said
over us!"
"Very true," replied tho palntor
gravely, "but there Is the child to con
sider. You would .ike It to bear your
name, would you not?"
"It shall be called Rico if It Is a
boy," said Anna's lover, "but a girl
would bo Anna, bo what la to be gained
In that caso?"
"But your last nao," Insisted Hill.
"Last name? But I have none!" ob
jected Rico.
To gain time Hill finished his coffee
"It would take a long while to ex
plain Just why It is a good plan to
be married," said he at last "But If
you are willing to take my word for It,
allow me to say that lt Is good! In
fact, 1 am contemplating doing lt my
self before very long."
"Well." said Rico, "If you say It Is
good, it nuwt be so. We will find a
priest if you agrco, Anna."
"I've no objections." replied Anna;
and so it was arranged.
Leaving them to discuss the idea.
Hill fell to planning how beBt to ap
proach Vanderpool. Why not go direct
to him at his office? l'reposterous aa
the notion seemed at first, the more be
thought upon it, the more plausible it
appeared. Was there not .as good a
chance of finding out the truth in this
munner as In any other? Vanderpool
had agroed to hie (HiU'sl Incarceration,
lt was true, but tho reasons for eo
doing were strong, and his objections
had been overruled by the rest of the
gang with whom the asphalt magnate
bad appeared to be associated. At any
rate, It was worth trying. Vanderpool
was aware of the knowledge which bo
(Hill) possessed, and under any clr
cumstances the latter would be work'
Ing under a search light, so to speak.
the moment his escape was discovered.
On the whole, the notion seemed a
good one, for by its execution nothing
could be lost, while much might be
gained.
"And I think," he said aloud, "that
I shall take Mr. Jones; be wilt make
me more conspicuous and, conse
quently, safer."
"What's that?" quorlod Nlta.
"Merely that I am going out now
mother," responded Hill, rising forth
with.
Out from the dimness and dirt of
the back tenement, from the low'
roofed houses, degraded mansions of
an earlier day, out from the muck
and squalor, the slush and grime of
unswept Greenwich into the roaring
canyon of commerce to the east, went
Hill, the little brown bear tagging
after, and Joining with his master the
river of humanity that swept between
the towering cliffs of granite on either
hand; the strange, incomprehensible
towers, which stretched up, up, higher
than ono at their feet could see, at a
slnglo glance, any more than he could
grasp their significance with a single
thought Before one of theso build'
Ing Hill paused, and assuring himself
that It was that which bo sought be
gan maneuvers to guln admittance.
At first there was difficulty with the
door-keepers on Mr. Jones' account.
but they were successfully persuaded,
and hu passed them only to be balked
by the elevator man. There was more
protest than that of tho uniformed offi
cial to cope with, for Mr. Jones (laity
refused to enter tho car, and In the
end Hill was obliged to leave him In
charge of a half-dellghted, half-fright
ened porter.
"Just as well," murmured the paint
er, aa be was spirited upward. "If
they havo any claptrap mysteries
about that office, secret dungeons, etc.,
and I don't come down, they will get
tired of holding the bear, aud come up
after me."
Even before he bad come to hm
optimistic conclusion they reached the
twenty-oddth floor, and tho offices of
United Asphalt company.
However, difficulties were not at
an end, and It was only after consider
able argument and hauteur that Sara
succeeded In having his nnmo sent In
to the president of the concern. The
name, it seemed, was magical In Its
effect, for almost Instantly the super
clllous office boy who had condescend'
ed to take It in returned briskly, and
Invited "Mr. Hill to please to step this
way" and so, without more ado, Sam
found himself faco to faco with Iris'
father.
An Mill entered tho luxuriously ap
pointeJ olllco, tho distinguished man
at the wide shining desk did not look
up until ho had IliiisheJ addressing
ilio letter upon which ho was en
gaged. When ho had done so, aud
secured tho seal, ho turned and faced
Hill with tho frank, direct look
was known to bo characteristic of him.
"Well, samuci inn: ne said, so
you hnvo not only escaped, but felt
It safest to beard tho lion In his den
to seek out the conspirutor In tho
midst of tho market place. Why?'
For an instant lllll wavered as to
what course was best; and then, in
view of tho attitudo with which he
hlmoelt had como armed, decided to
return frankness for frankness.
"1 hnvo come because of this," said
he simply, taking Iris' manifesto from
his pocket and spreading It upon the
desk beforo her father. Vanderpool
fumbled at the black silk ribbon that
secured his eye-glasses, found and
adjusted them, and began to read the
little paper. When ho had como to
the end, he went back and read It for
the second time; and then, spreading
It upon bis knee, sat looking at lt in
silence.
"Well?" said Hill, desiring, at any
cost, to como to tho point.
"You love my daughter?"
"Yes."
"And she?"
IUU merely pointed to the papor.
"She haa been distressed about you
for some tlmo," said he, "and as you
were unwilling to relieve her mind,
she decided that you were being vic
timized In some manner, and so set
Re me to ilnd out the cause of the
trouble."
"Hum!" said Vnjiderpool. "And
why did you not come here this way.
In the first place, Instead of spying
upon my activities disguised aa a
goodness know s-what?" i
"Because I knew you would be un
der no necessity to tell me anything
unless I already possessed some
knowledge," lied IUU with a readiness
that surprised himself.
"Then this Is a sort of blackmail?"
"Not at all!" cried Sam hotly. "I
have no wish to use the power which
the knowledge I have gives me over
you though that and'tho evidence of
the friends who rescued me from that
beastly but would be a pretty strong
weapon If I chose to use It Hut I
don't; to do so would be to defeat my
own ends and those of Iris. What I
want Is nothing more than some state
ment from you. which" will enable me
to fulfil the conditions of that promise
which your daughter has signed. Be
yond reassuring her, I give you my
word that I shall keep your confidence
entirely: furthermore. If I can hon
estly do so, I shall even assist you lu
your enterprise!
Vanderpool arose and began to pace
up and down, silently, appearing to
consider tho proposition that the
younger man had Just made. Then he
stopped abruptly, shooting a direct
glance at Hill from under his fine
brows. He was a man of quick deci
sions, and he had decided in Hill's
favor.
"I believe you are sincere." he said
slowly, "and there, I ana going to trust
you with the whole story. Sit down
and smoke If you like no, I prefer
to walk."
The financier continued to pace in
silence for a few moments, his white
bead bowed, his thin, youthful figure
alert and active as a boy's, his hand
some cameo-like features contracted
in thought Then he spoke abruptly.
"Yon have surmised that a revolu
tion was afoot? You are right there
Is In, Venezuela. My asphalt Inter
est are chiefly there. The export tax,
as It stands, would be a drain upon
ray profit, and ostensibly that is the
reason for my backing this scheme to
upBet the present government Hut
there is another reason, a deoper one,
known only to myself and one other
Rowe. It concerns a woman, who,
"You Love My Daughter?"
he tells me, is kept a prisoner by the
now president of that God forsaken
place. Let me tell you about her.
When I first took up this business I
went to Venezuela to make my con
tracts. I got good ones, and I made
friends with the dictator a fluo old
man. He had a very young wife hard
ly moro than a child. I fell In love
with her and she with me. She had
a child a girl It was, but lt was be
ing brought up as a boy because tho
father had been so bitterly disap
pointed at having no son . . . aud
Carmen was faithful to her child and
her husband ... I am glad she
was ... I would not have had It
otherwise. Hut we danced together a
great deal . . . thcro was no harm
lu that . . . Then, one night the
Inevitable, or rather tho usual revolu
tion broke out It broko out in the
Dullroom . . . whero we were
waltzing. Tho orchestra stopped
abruptly: all was confusion. I was
knocked unconscious while trying to
save ber husband. When I came to, I
was aboard a ship bound for New
York. Tho president was saved, as I
learned afterward, but tho revolution
wns successful and ho was deposed.
Carmen, I heard, was dead. Then,
after a while, I married to please my
family."
"Iris1 mother?" said IUU.
"Yes," continued Vnnderiool. "Sho
died within a year, leaving tho baby
. . I was fond of her. In a way,
and sorry . . . but I never forgot
Carmen. Recently, I camo across
Rowv who had been prominent In the
affairs of Venezuela during my visits
there, lie told mo that Carmen was
not dead. . . . Good God! that
was all ho needed to say, but he
added that she was being kept a pris
oner, to all Intents and purposes, by
tho present government for fear that
the country would riso In favor of her
supposed son If sho wero left free.
Now you will understand tho situa
tion. I have flnnnced everything. The
inst boat sails on the early tide, before
daylight tomorrow. I hnve here a let
ter to my daughter which I thought
would sufficiently explain my ab
sence.
"You are going with them with
tho revolutionists!" exclaimed Hill.
"I am going to rescue Carmen," re
plied Vanderpool with a wistful smile.
"And you sail at dawn! Will you
not coine with me to the house at
once, and tell Iris what you have told
me," cried Hill excitedly. "By Jove!
It's a wonderful story! It will set
everything right for me, if you'll ouly
como along!"
"Impossible!" replied Vanderpool.
"There are some vital details yet to
be attended to. Besides, I prefer not
to return to the house again. The
servants have been told I have gone
away for some time, and I do not now
wish to do anything that will excite
the slightest comment."
- "But Great Scott!" exclaimed Hill
In dismay, "will you write out a cer
tificate for me to show her as the
proof of what I shall tell her?"
"I heard the young ludy giving In
structions (hat you were not to be ad
mitted," said Vanderpool with a twin
kle. "Has the order been revoked?"
"I I don't know," gasped llill.'
Then an Idea struck him, and he
laughed aloud In relief.
"See here!" he said, "she Is going
to a costume dance at the MUllgans
tonight Couldn't you go there with
me Just before you loavo for the boat,
and help mo get things straightened
out? I know it's a lot to ask, but"
"But you're not above asking," fin
ished Vanderpool with a laugh. "Yes,
I think it could be managed. I'll havo
to go in these clothes, though. Will
they let me in?"
"I'll take care of that!" cried Hill
Joyfully, "whero shall I meet you?"
"Call for me at the Calumet club,
at about twelve," said Vanderpool.
"1 I don't quite know how to thank
you," began IUU, but the other stopped
him with a gesture.
"I have been 25 years without the
thing I am helping you to get,' said
ho. "Do you suppose I want you to
wait? Then, too, I rather like the idea
of having you for a son-in-law. You'll
be good for Iris."
"Er yes!" said IUU.
"And now, get out, I'm busy," said
Vanderpool, tearing In halt the letter
that be had Just written.
CHAPTER XIX.
A Momentous Evening.
De Bush dined at the MUllgans on
the night of the masquerade and be
sides the great painter there were Ed
wards and little Berry Forest, who
paints those fluffy landscapes. Blaume
ate there, too, and Theodore Poll, who
came In at salad-time, ana BDseiii-
mlndedly ate it all, while he told of
seeing I'cdro at Beer Peter's place,
and of tho splendid article which he,
Pell, had made out of It. And as was
tho custom of the house, when tho
coffee cups had been drained for the
second tlmo. Bell Mlllignn made them
all help to clear up, and get the floor
waxed, for It was nearly ten o'clock,
and before long tho guests would be
gin arriving.
Bell woro a yellow costume with
sparkling things on It, and ornaments
of the same sort across her forehead,
and to it she added an all-euveloplng
gicighnm apron, while she superin
tended the arrangements, her frank
chuff and the laughter which made
her so well beloved by all theso fa
mous men, ringing clear.
Tho dim red lanterns wero lighted,
the cellar, with Its two famous kegs
of October brew, was arranged for
thoso who chose to sit and drink to
the accompnnlmont of dancing feet
upon the studio floor above: the tiny
kitchenette was crammed to Its utter
most capacity with tho good things
for supper, and at half past ten pre
cisely the musicians arrived: a thin
flutist, a fat German cellist, a dapper,
dyspeptic pianist, and a tempera
mental, hungry-looking violinist.
Theso took up their places around the
weather beaten piano, and tucking
their handkerchiefs under their chins,
prepared for tho strenuous tlmo that
was traditional of tho MUllgans' par
ties. Around the walls were couc hes,
and between them, on tho floor, cush
ions, to servo ns seats.
"I wonder If thero nro enough?"
said Don, nnd without waiting for an
answer, darted across tho alley to
take from under the very head of a
neighbor, the desired urticles, with
which ho presently returned. Mean
while, De Hush, gray-haired, dignilled
despite his pirate costume, was sol
emnly sliding over the wax ho flung
upon the floor, while on tho buleony
Illnume, the poet-model, and Pell,
wero giving each other illustrations of
tho latest Gotch-llackenschmidt
mutch, greatly to the detriment of
their costumes.
(TO BK CONTINUED.)
ALLIES REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACK
Home-Made Filter.
A large, common flower pot Is cov
ered over at the bottom, the opening
and all, with a piece of clean flannel
or of lnc gauze. Over this put a
aycr of coarse gravel about three
Inches deep and over the gravel a lay
er of white sand of tho same depth.
Abovo the snnd put four Inches of
charcoal, broken in fragments. If
possible, uso animal charcoal. Lay
ovor the top a clenn, fine sponge that
covers lt, or if you have not a sponge
a layer of clean flannel. The top lay
er, whether of flannel or sponge, Is
to be made sterllo by frequent wush
Ings and boiling. Sol the Alter lu a
wooden frame and under It put a
clean vessel to receive the water aa lt
comes through the Alter.
Not a Regular,
The tall blonde has Mrs. Malaprop
backed off the map when It comes to
reckless handling of the queen's Eng
lish. .
"My cousin, Ignatz, has Joined the
navy," she confided to her friend.
"Is he a regular sailor?" asked the
short brunette.
"Not yet." replied the tall blonde;
"he Is Just a submarine, 1 guess." '
Matches.
"Lucifer" mutcues (so called from
tho sulphur with which they were
tipped) came Into use about the year
18J0. Since then matches have been
greatly Improved, though, of course,
the main priuclplo remains the same.
About 1815 Scin oiler of Vienna, pro
duced his "amorphous phospnoruB,"
which was thu beginning of the inven
ting that havo resulted in the very
leasnut aud almost perfect mutch
now In ubo.
British Wool Importations.
Wool to the estimated value of $100,
000,000 arrives annually In the port of
London, about a third of which passer
through the authoi 'ties' warehouses,
while rubber of various qualities worth
between 300,000 aud 3.'0,000 is
placed on tho show floors and In the
sheds every three or four duya aud
dealt with.
Plunkvllle News.
"Yes, my son Is going to speud a few
days In the city."
"He II git bunkoed sure."
"Well, he's sure of enrfaro home
IIo's wearing a $10 bill underneath u
porous plaster on bis chest"
Line From North Sea to Aisne
River Holds Despito
Heavy Assaults.
Ypres, Bombarded From Dis
tance of Eight Miles, In Ruins.
New Position On Plateau Of Vregn
te Occupied Kaiser's Troops Hold j
Three Polnte On Yser To
Prevent Flanking Attack.
Continued Russian successes on the
East Prussian front, in Toland and In
Gallcla are announced lu an ofliclal
statement at Petrograd, which states
that the Russians, having dislodged
the Germans from their fortified posi
tion at Wlrballen, have progressed Into
East Trussla as far as Stnlluponen.
Farther south Russian cavalry, it Is
stated, has penetrated German terri
tory northwest of Kalisz, and In
Gallcla many prisoners have been
taken.
German military authorities are
quoted as declaring that the retreat on
the East Prussian frontier Is for
strategic reasons, and that In the com
ing battle the Russian Army wUl be
completely destroyed.
Efforts by the German forces to
break throush the Allies' line In t(je
neighborhood of Ypres continue, and
heavy fighting is reported, but the
French War Office declares that tht
German attacks havo been without re
sult and that on thp remainder of the
line the Allies are holding their ground
everywhere.
On the River Aisne, in Franoe, the
French report says, the Allies have ad
vanced northeast of Solssons to th
plateau of Vregny, on which they had
not previously gained a foothold.
A German official report announces
that on Saturday an Important eleva
tion near Vlenne-Ie-Chateau, on the
west of the Argnnne, which had been
the object of fighting for weeks past,
was taken by the Germans, who cap
tured two largo guns and two qulck
flrers. Tho German cruiser Geler, which en
tered the harbor of Honolulu about
three weeks ago for repnlrs, has been
Interned for the remainder of the war.
AUSTRIAN ARMY CUT OFF.
Russian Forces Get Between Them and
Germans.
Rome. A special dispatch to tho
Trlbuna from Petrograd says:
"The Russians havo cut off the Aus
trian Army from tho Germans. The
Austrlans wero encircled on their left
flank and compelled to precipitately
retrent, but Thursday tho Russians,
with a swift movement, occupied all
the ways of retreat toward Craeow.
and thus tho entire Austrian Army
was pushed toward the Carpathian
Mountains, agnlnst which they are
closely pressed.
"Their condition here la desperate,
as their only line of retreat lies across
the Carpathians Into Hungary, nut
tho Carpathians at th'ls time of the
year and with U'e recent snnw falln
are almost Impassable to l.fiOO.nno men
with provision nnd munition trains and
nrtlllery.
"Petrograd Is retailing over tho
present victory, which surpasses all
former ones, becauso of Its decisive
character.
BELGIANS HOLDING CONGO.
Reports State ThM Germans Have
Lost Fort
Havre, via Paris. A report of the
operations of tho Belgians In the
Cnngo, ns puMished In tho Courrler
L'Armee Beige, rays:
"Our troops hnve conducted them
selves bravely In the colony of Congo.
A flying column has Just taken KIs
pcgnle, a fortified point on t' bank
of I.nke Klvu. The troops In t.ielr as
sault on tho fort Inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy.
"A German attempt to tako Alherr
vllle, on the west shoro of Lake Tan
ganyikn, failed.
"A Belgium column from Katanga,
has entered British Rhodesia to aid
tho British forces from Ahercorn In an
operation directed against German
East Africa."
FOR BATTLE IN PACIFIC.
Japanese Will Have Three Squadrons
Hunting Germans.
Washington. Ofliclal dispatches
telling of the fall of Tslngtnu were re
ceived at the Japanese Embassy and
Interpreted as signaling tho beginning
of an offensive naval campaign In I'm
Pacific. Three squadrons of warships,
which have ben occupied In block
ading Klniichau, will now be released.
It was said, to hunt down the German
ships In the Pacific.
RUSSIAN PORT BOMBARDED. 1
Success By Turkish Warships In Black
Sea Is Reported.
Amsterdam. A dispatch from Sofia.
Bulgaria, to the Vosslsche Zeltung
states that Turkish cruisers have suc
cessfully bombarded the Russian
fortified seaport of Batum, on the east
shore of the Black Sea.
PROTECTS INDIA CABLE.
English Seize Port Of Fao, On the
Persian Gulf.
London. The Admiralty announcet
the occupation of Fao, a port ol
slatlc Turkey, at the mouth of the
rtlver Shat-el-Arab, on the Persian
Oulf. A military force from India. cov
erod by the sloop Odin, landed with a
laval detne' ment after the Turkish
Mins had hceM fllencrd, according t
iinoii,,eeinent. Fao Is the ter--'mis
of ths submarine telegraph te
India.