WHIPPED BY MACHINERY.
Automatic Floggers Used by Several
European Armies.
Automatic flogging machines are in
use among the military forces of sev
eral European nations. For many
years the whipping was always done
by soldiers uniler the command of an
officer, and the punishment varied, ac
cording to the personal relations sub
sisting between the soldier and his vic
tim. It was to correct this disadvan
tage that the flogging machine was In
vented.
The machine Is automatic In action,
and as soon as the culprit Is fastened
in position a spring is tightened or
loosened to gauge the exact force of
the blow. A pointer is moved over a
dial to the requisite number of strokes
and the mechanism is started.
With perfect regularity the victim's
back Is scourged by the throngs, the
handle of the whip being moved by a
screw device after each stroke so that
the lash does not fall on the same spot
throughout the punishment.
Each blow is of uniform severity,
and as soon as the required number
has been given the machine comes to
a rest, and the offender is released,
with the assurance that the exact puu
ishnient ordered has been meted out
to him.—Harper's Weekly.
The Last of the Ruffs.
In 17G2 the rage for ruffs, such as are
seen on many monumental effigies, be
gan to decline. A writer iu the Lon
don Chronicle of lhat year says of gen
tlemen's dress, "Their cuffs entirely
cover their wrists, and only the edges
of their ruilles are to be seen." It Is
said that a distaste for ruffs was first
created so far back as 1013, when a
woman uamed Turner woro them on
her trial for the murder by poison of
Sir Thomns Overbury. The French
revolution of 1780 much Influenced
British fashion, and the picturesque
cocked hat and ruffies then gave way
generally to round hats and small
cuffs. The period of their final disuse |
cannot be easily determined, as men
of old fashioned or eccentric habits
have worn ruffled shirt fronts within
quite recent memory similar to those
which, according to Planche's "His
tory of British Costume," originated
In the seventeenth century.
The Back of a Glove.
The meaning of the three marks on
the back of a glove and the clocks on
ii stocking were two of the little mys
teries of dress explained at a lecture
on clothes In London. The lecturer
said that the three marks on the back
of a glove correspond to the fourchetto
pieces between the fingers, and In old
en days these pieces were continued
along the back of the hand, braid be-
Sng used to conceal the seams. A
somewhat similar origin was assign
ed to the ornamental clock on the
stocking. In the days when stockings
were made of cloth the seams came
where the clocks do now, the orna
mentation then being used to hide the
seams. The useless little bow in the
leather band lining a man's hat is a
survival of the tiiue when a hat was
made by taking a piece of leather, bor
ing two holes through It and drawing
it up with a piece of string.
Fashions In Borneo.
According to the rules of Borneoan
fashion it is deemed necessary to mold
one's limbs into a more shapely form
than that bestowed by nature. This is
done really effectively by winding
strong brass wire round the ankles, the
wrists, under the knees and above the
elbows of children. Growth at these
points is, in consequence, greatly ham
pered, with the result that the limbs
come to be deformed or, according to
Dyak ideas, brought into proper shape.
The headdress consists of a curious
headwork cap. and around his neck a
bridegroom to be wears bangles of
plaited fiber and strings of cowrie
shells. These shells, by the way, as in
other parts of the world, are used as
currency. A yard of liber or twenty
to thirty cowrie shells represent the j
value of a penny. The white armlets
are made of another species of shells. '
—Wide World Magazine.
What a Toad Enjoys.
There are few things more amusing j
thau to watch a tond submitting to the I
operations of a back scratching, lie j
will at first look somewhat suspicious j
ly at the twig which you are advanc
ing toward him, but after two or three '
passes down his back his manner un- j
dergoes a marked change, his eyes j
close with an expression of infinite j
rapture, he plants bis feet wider apart, j
and his body swells out to nearly don- |
ble Its ordinary size, as if to obtain
by these means more room for enjoy
ment. Thus he will remain until you
make some sudden movement which
startles him or until he has had as
much petting as he wants, when, with j
a puff of regretful delight, he will re- I
duce himself to Lis usual dimension '
and hop away, beut once more ou the
pleasures of the cliase.
Molokai and the Lepers.
The general idea of the leper settle- j
ment on the island of Molokai Is j
wrong, fiys a writer in Harpers .
Weekly, instead of the entire island i
being used for the leper colony the set- '
tlement comprises only eight square i
miles out of a total area of 2<!l square j
miles. It occupies a tongue of land on |
the northern side of Molokai. The
north, east and west shores of this
tiny spit are washed by the Pacific,
while on the south side rise precipitous
cliffs of from 1,800 to 4,000 feet, which
make the isolation seem even more
hopeless than the beautiful deep blue
waters of the sea ever could. The
most difficult and dangerous trail, con
stantly manned by government guards,
foils escape, if it were ever contem
plated, by the land side.
A Poor Player.
Griggs—So you got hom» from the
club at midnight. Well, 1 suppose you
told wifie you had to work late nt the
office. I'layed upon her sympathies,
eh? Brlggs— Well—er—yes, but either
her sympathies were out of tune or
I'm a darned poor instrumentalist-
Boston Transcript.
Didn't Need It.
Music Teacher—Why don't you pause
there? Don't you see I hat It's marked
"rest?" I'upil— Ves, teacher, but I
aren't tired I.ife
TESTING OF
FOOHAIUES.
Scientific Experiments to Deter
mine Energy Producing Force.
CEREALS, MEATS, ETC,, USED.
Tests Conducted by Department of
Agriculture on Human Subjeots In ■
Respiration Calorimeter Results
Applicable to Cost of Living.
Just as the mechanical engineer
finds it important to determine the en
ergy producing value of the different
kiuds of coal tar for engines, so the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton has concluded it will be worth
while to find out what kinds of food
are tho most valuable to the human
system.
Does a pound of roast beef produce
more energy than a pound of nuts or
an equal amount of cabbage? Is it
better to partake of lard or beef suet
than butter? How much are fruits
worth when it comes to producing
force enough to enable a man to swing
a pick all day or throw a sledge? If
one had to make up a ration for a set
of men—an army ration, for Instance—
Just how would one go about to obtain
a food allowance that would give the
person using it enough energy to en
able him to perform the work expected
of him?
Food Expert In Charge.
Of these and similar questions the
office of experiment stations of the de
partment of agriculture is conducting
a most interesting and probably val
uable series of experiments. Dr. C. F.
Langworthy is in charge. He is an
expert on the subject of food values
and is delving deeply into this prob
lem, one that promises to become more
and more Important as the cost of liv
ing Increases.
That the data being obtained will be
of much value for scientific and prac
tical use there is little or no doubt.
The instrument that is being used to
experiment on man is a respiration
calorimeter. It was used with success
in obtaining Information on the nutri
tive value of foods which was utilized
in preparing a publication on the use
of meats in the home. A million nnd
a quarter copies of this work have
been distributed.
The respiration calorimeter consists
of an air tight copper chamber 6 by 6
by 7 feet, so arranged that a man may
live in it in comfort for periods of a
few hours to a number of days or
even weeks. The copper chamber is
surrounded by a zinc wall and an
outer protecting wall and is supplied
with a current of fresh air. It Is fur
nished with a bed and other articles
for the comfort and convenience of
the subject of the experiments,
Subjects For Tests Changed Often.
Dr. Langworthy does not experiment
with a single subject. He has no class,
as Dr. Wiley bad with his "poison
squad," but he changes subjects fre
quently and experiments with a num
ber. The length of time for which a
subject remains in the calorimeter
varies. One or more remained lu the
chamber two weeks. Sometimes a
stay of an hour or two is sufficient to
obtain the necessary data
T!y the method pursued the respira
tory products are measured and ana
lyzed as well as the food eaten and the
energy given off by the body, which
is eventually recovered in the form of
heat. With the aid of the factors
which can be measured it Is possible
to study the relative nutritive value
of different kinds of food and there
lations of various kinds of food to mus
cular work of varying kind and in
tensity. In other words, this respira
tion and heat measurer permits the
investigator to determine the value of
food for the body just as an engineer
finds out what coal is best for his en
gine.
The nutritive value of cheese as an
economical article of diet is being
studied. It is also proposed to find out
the relative value of butter, lard, beef
fat, olive oil and other edible and culi
nary fats as sources of energy in the
body. The food value of cereal prod
ucts and meat and meat products is
being gone into. Other subjects of
study relate to the value of fruits and
preserves, evaporated fruits and other
fruit products, nuts and nut products
and vegetables. The respiration calo
rimeter is esentiai for the measure
ment of factors which are at present
imperfectly understood.
What Was Missing.
Dr. Watson (lan Maclaren) used to
tell a story about his trip to the Holy
Land, to which be had been looking
forward for a number of years with
pleasurable anticipation.
As he was nearing the center of his
toric Palestine he met an American
who was making all haste to get away.
After su !i greetings as two English
spe.iking men meeting in a foreign
cou.itry might exchange the Ameri
can asked Dr. Watson where he was
going.
"To Jerusalem," was the reply.
"Jerusalem!" exclaimed the Ameri
can in tones of unfeigned disgust.
"You don't want togo there. I've just
come away. It's a slow town. Why,
there isn't a single daily newspaper in
the whole place!"
Through the Cracks.
When the celebrated divine Edward
Irving was on a preaching tour in
Scotland two Dumfries men of decid
ed opinions went to hear him. When
they left the hall one said to the other:
"Well, Willie, what do you think?"
"Oh." said the other contemptuously,
"tlio man's cracked!"
The first speaker laid a quiet hand
on his shoulder.
"Will," suid he, "you'll often see a
light peeping through a crack."
The Object.
Rich I'ncle Rbonezer— So you are
named after me, ore you? Small
Nephew—Ye*: ma said it was too bad,
but we needed the money.
AFTER WESTON'S LAURELS.
Aged John Ennis Off For Walk Across
the Continent.
Once more a pedestrian of threescore
years and ten has come forward to
show the world lhat age is no handi
cap in a little matter of footing It
across the continent, and if he can
help it Edward Payson Weston Isn't
going to remain the peerless pedes
trian prince much longer. John Ennla
is his name and Stamford, Conn., his
home. After a dip In the Atlantic at
Photo by American Press Association.
ENNIS (ON LEFT) HEADY TO START ON
TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAMP.
Coney Island recently he walked to
the city hall In New York, where he
was started by Mayor Gaynor on a
Journey afoot across the continent.
His goal is Ban Francisco, and he pur
poses to end his walk with a swim In
the Pacific.
The record of Mr. Ennis would In
dicate that he Is Just the man to du
plicate Weston's recent astonishing
feat In 1898 he defeated Dan O'Leary
and Weston when ho walked 100
miles In 22 hours 10 minutes, and he
has performed other feats that show
him to be a man of remarkable
strength. Mr. Ennis has saved thir
teen lives by his expert swimming and
In 1908 received a bronze medal from
the United States volunteer life sav
ing corps.
Buffalo Bill's Great Hand.
The announcement that William F.
Cody, known the world over as "Buf
falo Bill," is to retire has recalled the
interesting career of this picturesque
character of the plains. Since 1872 ho
has been before the public as a show
man and organized his Wild West per-
formance In 1883,
t which has been
given all over the
don on one occasion
ward, then I'rince
the famous Dead
wood coach after a
BCFFALO BILL, performance. Ac
companj ing him were four kings who
happened to be in England at the time,
and when the ride was over the prince
said to Cody:
"Colonel, did you ever hold four
kings like that before?"
"Yes, your royal highness," replied
Cody, "I have held four kings more
than once, but I never held four kings
and a royal joker before."
When Lincoln Bat For Hlj Butt.
When Vlnnie Ream, the sculptor,
was a mere child still and her experi
ence in modeling consisted of a few
busts and medallions she timidly ask
ed President Lincoln to permit her to
model his bust. "I don't know why
any one should want the picture or
statue of so homely a man," ho a'i
sviered and at first declined to sit
But when Senator Nesmith told him
that the western girl, "who was poor,
but talented." would be disappointed
if tillable to secure this favor he turn
ed quickly and said: "She is poor, is
she? Well, that is nothing against her.
and I will sit for the model."
During the sittings the great man
would watch with much interest the
hands of the girl sculptor at her work:
but, speaking of him later, she said:
"For the most part he was sad and
silent, weighed upon by the stress of
a nation In peril and his own recent
personal loss of a beloved son. Ah,
those were sad days at the White
House! One day the president's eyes
were full of tears as he turned from
gazing out of window, and ho said
to me, 'I am thinking of Willie." "—De
signer.
A Hindoo Superstition.
When visits are exchanged by the
friends of the Hindoo bride and groom
to complete arrangements for the wed
ding great attention Is paid to omens,
which are considered especially potent
then For instance, if the groom's
messengers should meet a cat. a fox
or a serpent they turn back and seek
a more propitious time for the errand.
After the bride's father has received
the offer he must delay replying uutil
one of the übiquitous lizards in his
house has chirped.
Stupid Husjan'd of a Noted Singer.
Catalanl's husband, a handsome
Frenchman, was even more unintel
lectual than his wife—he was stupid.
Once, having found the pitch of tho
piano too high, she said after tlie re
hearsal to her husband: "Tho piano is
too high. Will you see that it is made
lower before the concert?" When the
evening enme Catalan! was annoyed
to find that the piano had not beeu
altered. Iler husband sent for tho car
penter, who declared that he had saw-,
ed off two inches from each leg, as
he had been ordered to do. "Surely it
can't be too high now, my dear," said
the stupid husband soothingly.
Significent Activities.
"That young fellow seems to linve
made a hit at your home."
"Yes; I judge he has. Ma's Investi
gating his family tree, and pa's look
ing up Ills commercial standing."—
Washington Herald.
BROOKLYN'S "RETENDER.
John Guelph Begins Fight For Crown
Worn by Kirg George.
Britain's n<w king and his
family are holding exclusively first
place in the limelight abroad just now,
a Brooklyn man pro wises to be almost
as much in the pubic eye over there
in the near future. 3is name is John
O. E. W. Guelph, or "Prince John," as
he insists on beinf called, and he
claims to be the eldest sou of the late
King Edward and telr to the British
throne.
Although now occupying a modest
apartment at 106 Montague street,
JOHN O. E. W. GUELPH.
Brooklyn, "Prince John" and his fam
ily formerly lived in one of New
York's most expensive hotels. Hav
ing no profession or business, there
has been much mystery as to where
the moaey to pay for this luxury catnti
from, bat be has given the impression
that it was sent over from England.
Gender of Garlic.
"Why is garlic masculine gender?"
asked the man who markets."lt must
be masculine because the greengrocers
I buy from call It 'he.' They are most
ly Italians and ought to know the sex
of garlic if anybody does. Of all the
vegetables and aromatic herbs I buy
garlic is the only one to which mas
culine virtues are ascribed. Every
thing else Is neuter. To call garlic 'lt'
would be an iusnit. The garlic, he la
fresh, he is tine, he is cheap, he Is
dear. Funny, isn't it?" New York
Times.
A Famous Army Nurse.
The name of Florence Nightingale
is one the world can never forget, and
when she reached the age oi ninety
§ recently many sto
ries were retold of
the famous army
nurse. Iler services
for the wounded
nnd disease ridden
> soldiers at the Cri
mea will be an in
spiration to noble
minded women for
all time. When the
Crimean war was
FLORENCE over and Florence
NIQUTINOALE. Nightingale's name
was known wherever the English lan
guage Is spoken a group of English
soldiers at a dinner in London were
asked to write down the name which
had most endeared itself to them dur
ing the war. They unanimously wrote
"Florence Nightingale."
Too Much For Her.
"The newest laws of hygiene," said
a medical man, "can't be inculcated
save among those who thoroughly un
derstand them. Take the case of
Dash.
"Dash, a rich country scientist, de
cided to encourage cremation among
the villagers. So when the old ash
man died l>ash urged his widow to
have the corpse cremated.
" 'No, sir,' said the old woman, "I'll
not cremate him. I'll put him under
the sod.'
" 'But tlio cremation won't cost you
(i cent,' said Dash. 'l'll pay all tho
expenses If you'll let me have him cre
mated."
" 'Well. I agree,' said the old woman
in a hesitating voice. 'l'm too poor
not to agree, sir.' Then she gave Dash
a puzzled look, half of pity, half of
contempt.
" 'But why do you do It, sir?" she
said. Ms It a hobby like golf or stamp
collectiu'?' "—Washington Star
The Author's Grievance.
Tho magazine editor looked up.
"I want to protest, sir," said tho
caller, "against tho way In which one
of your reckless proofreaders man
gled my copy. See here. The judge
in the story looks down at tho detec
tive. 'Are you Pendleton King?' he
asks, and the detective, removing his
beard, replies, I am.' Now, Just see
what your proofreader made him say."
The editor glanced at the line and
read it aloud:
"The detective, removing Ills beard,
replies, - 1 a. m.' "
Tho unhappy author groaned.
"Where ilo-s that leave the readers?"
he demandel.
Tho editor slowly smiled.
"At 1 a. in. they are naturally left
in the dark," he replied. "Take an
extra chapter and get them out of It."
Tho author suddenly laughed.
"Happy thought!" he cried. "I will."
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Extra Cautious.
They were returning to America aft
er a European honeymoon.
"George," petulantly, "I really feel
hurt. Over on the otUer side you de
clared I was a jewel, and you haven't
repeated it since we have been
aboard."
"Ilist!" cautioned George, holding up
a warning finger. "If 1 declared you
a Jewel I might have to pay duty. You
know these customs mm are terribly
strict these days."—Chicago News.
Quite Willing.
"Pardon me, governor," began the
street beggar.
"Certainly, dear follow," answered
the gentleman from Tenaessee. "What
are you guilty of?" Buffalo Express.
THE MONTENEGRIN.
Ha It Hoipltable, but Dearly Lovaa tha
Vendetta.
To listen to a Bulgnr singing la to
make one's flesh creep or want to
weep. The centuries of cruel oppres
sion are only too manifest In Bulgarian
music and words, but a Montenegrin
grows restless over his songs and
curses the powers that forbid him to
emulate his forefathers' deeds en
masse across the frontier. lie does
so whenever he can, but only In twos
and threes.
When the Montenegrin goes raiding
across the border it is really a more
sporting affair than the well equipped
and organized outings of the Bulgar
"Comltatchis." With him it is usually
a private act of revenge or vendetta
to which ho invites one or4wo friends.
Then they steal across tiie border at
night, ilnd their man, do their best to
kill him and then make tracks home
ward with the whole district at their
heels. Perhaps the method of killing
is not up to the standard of western
sport, for they shoot their victim "sit
ting," BO to speak, and do not give him
a chance, but as It is the recognized
system on both sides little can be said.
This custom makes men very wary,
and the stranger can appreciate the
reason when he sees a plowman, for
instance, attending to his duties with
a rilte slung over his back. But In
spite of this they are the essence of
honor and hospitality. As their guest
uo one can come to any harm, and
they will do all in their power to mako
his stay among them pleasant and
safe.—Wide World Magazine.
Party'e Fate on One Vote.
Instances are common enough In
elections when a single vote turus the
scale, but for that vote to decide not
only the fate of a candidate, but of a
party as well, Is rare. Yet a majori
ty of one In parliament, which may
logically depend on a majority of one
In the country, has worked some of the
most momentous results possible. The
classical example la the act of anion
of 1700, certainly among the largest,
most Important and most remarkable
changes ever accomplished by a legis
lative body. One hundred and six
voted for It and 105 against. Then a
majority of one carried the great re
form bill in 1832.
Majorities only a little bigger have
again and again been responsible for
farreachlng consequences. A majori
ty of five threw out the Melbourne
government in 1839. By the same fig
ure Lord John Russell's government
was defeated in 180 G. Gladstono went
out of office in 1873 because he lacked
three votes, and the public education
act, one of the most Important ever
passed, was placed on the statute
book by a majority of two.—London
Chronicle.
Wild Dogs of Ada.
The wljole tribe of wild dogs, which
In closely allied forms aro to be found
in the wildest Jungles and woods of
Asia, from the Himalayas to Ceylon
and from China to tho Taurus—unless
the "golden wolves" of the Roman em
pire are now extinct in tho forests of
Asia Minor—show an Individual and
corporate courage which entitle* them
to a high place among the most dar
ing of wild creatures. The "red dogs."
to give them their most characteristic
name, are neither large in size nor do
they assemble in large packs. Those
which have been from time to time
measured and described seem to aver
age some three feet in length from the
nose to the root of the tall. The pack
seldom numbers more than nine or
ten, yet there is sufficient evidence that
they are willing and able to destroy
any creature that Inhabits the Jungle,
except the adult elephant and perhaps
the rhinoceros, creatures whose great
size and leathery hide make them al
most invulnerable to such enemies as
dogs.—Londou Spectator.
THE HORSE.
His Appeal to His Master For Humans
Treatment.
To thee, my master, I offer my pray
er. Feed me aud take care of me. ISe
kind to me. Do not jerk the reins. Do
not whip mo when going uphill.
Never strike, beat or kick me when
I fail to understand what you want of
me. but give nie a chance to under
stand you. Watch me, and If I refuse
to do your bidding see If there is not
something wrong with my harness.
Do not give me too heavy loads. Nev
er hitch uie where water will drip on
me. Keep me well shod. Examine niy
teeth when I fail to eat I may have
an ulcerated tooth. That, you know,
is v ry painful. I am unable to tell
you In words when 1 am sick, so
watch me. at 11 will try to tell you by
sisms.
P-.'t uie > i:!■■ !i nes 1 enjoy it, nnd
1 will lenr i t > li- o >«>'!.
Pi - te : • :11 summer from the hot
sun. Kivji !iian!:et on uie in winter
weather, ai <1 never put a frosty bit in
my mouth, but h< U1 ii in your hands a
moment tir-1
I carry you, pull you, wait patiently
for yon IOHL hours, day or night. 1
cannot tell \■ >u when 1 am thirsty;
give me el.'an. cool water often in hot
weather.
Finally, when my strength is gone,
instead of turning mo over to a hu
man brute to be tortured aud starved,
take my life in the easiest, quickest
way, and your God will reward you in
this life and in heaven. Amen.—From
the Swedish in "Our numb Animals'-'
The Conductor's Baton.
According to the investigations of a
Frenchman, the credit of inventing the
conductor's baton belongs to Luliy, the
composer, who eventually had cause to
regret his invention. Before he adopt
ed the baton conductors were in the
habit of pounding on the floor with
their feet or clapping their hands to
mark the time. Lully found It weari
some to keep his foot constantly in mo
tion and so used a stick to strike the
floor and beat time, lie used a pole
six feet long. One day he brought
down the polo with such force that it
struck his foot aud made a deep
wound. He paid no attention to tho
matter. The wound grew worso and
ultimately caused his death. After
his time conductors tried more and
more to improve the baton, and it was
ultimately brought to its present form.
If you would hit the target aim n ih
tie nbove It. Every arrow that (lies
feels the nttrnctl Ki of earth.—Lonf el
low.
A BRIEF JUMP,
!t Is Said to Be the Shortest That
Ever Occurred In England.
By ANTOINETTE PERKINS.
tCopyrtght, 1910, by American Press Asso
ciation.]
The case of Mary Alkeuside, an Eng
lish lass of fifteen who lived In the
sixteenth century, Is a strange con
densed love story. Mary was at this
susceptible ago when the Roundheads
and Cavaliers were fighting for su
premacy in England. Her father, Sir
Thomas AJkenslde, was a country gen
tleman living on his estate in the coun
ty of Essex. He took no part in the
struggle, having been educated to re
spect kingly authority, but not ap
proving the course of Charles I.
One evening a party of Cavaliers
consisting of 150 horsemen, moving
from one position to another, stopped
at the Alkeuside estate and, finding
plenty of water convenient, decided to
bivouac there for the night. They
were the first soldiers that Mary Alken
side had ever seen. She kept her
great eyes fixed on them in wonder.
To her they appeared as the first Span
ish warriors who visited America ap
peared to the untutored savage.
The men made their campfires in
the grounds surrounding the house,
but Sir Thomas Invited the officers to
occupy whatever spare beds he pos
sessed. This offer they declined, but
consented to sleep In the capacious
wainscoted ball, lighted by logs burn
lng in tho great fireplace. Among
these officers was young Egbert Booth,
the son of a British peer. Young Booth
was but eighteen years old and held
the lowest commissioned rank. His
portrait, painted at that time, hangs
today in the gallery of his descendant,
the Earl of Deervale. It Is In the dress
of that period, tho breastplate and the
long curls hanging over It In negli
gent profusion being especially con
spicuous. The face la a marvel of
beauty—not a sign of a beard, larga
black eyes, bespeaking a noble spirit
•within; exquisitely cut lips, the whole
Inclosed within that perfect oval only
to be found to youth.
Mary Alkenslde saw Egbert Booth,
but he did not see her. A new and to
her unintelligible sensation came pour
ing In upon her. She had never before
been swayed by even the slightest
lephyr of such an emotion. Vet now
SHE BEACHED THE CAMP OF THE TKOOrB.
It swayed her soul. Her tranquil past
with Its mild affections was dwarfed
by this new life that bad suddenly
sprung up within her. The youth she
saw from her lattice carelessly walk
ing among tho eauiplires had In an In
stant become to lier a matter of life
and death.
The next morning when Mary looked
out upon the yard below her window
she saw nothing of the soldiers. A
number of smoldering eampllres was
all that remained to tell that they had
been there. In Imagination Mnry saw
the lithe figure of Egbert Booth, boot
ed and spurred, his left hand Incased
In a gauntlet resting on tho hilt of
his sword.
While the family were at breakfast
shots were hoard in the distonce.
"They have mot a tinnd of Itonnd
heads," said Sir Thomas, "who are dis
puting their passage."
Mary turned white as tho breakfast
cloth.
For several hours there was firing,
with an occasional shout or a cry, the
sounds gradually coming nearer.
"Our friends are being driven," re
marked Sir Thomas, who stood on his
porch listening.
Mary, who stood l>y him, gave a
smothered gasp.
Then down the road poured the
Cavaliers, the Roundheads pursuing
them. Tho sounds receded and were
at last lost In the distance.
Sir Thomas mounted his horse togo
aud see if he could find any of the
wounded that he might succor. Ho
was gone an hour, but returned alone.
The family gathered round him to hear
what he had to say.
"The Roundheads," he said, "have
stopped not a mile from here. They
are very bitter against their enemies.
They say that during the fight the
Cavaliers dispatched a number of the
parliament men who had been wound
ed and who called for quarter. The
ttoundhe&ds have taken a dozen pris
oners. They are intending to shoot a
portion of them In reprisal for the dis
patching of their wounded comrades."
"Father," said Mary In au agony,
"did you see the prisoners?"
"I did, my darling."
"Was there one among them a very
young man, straight, tall and slender?"
"I saw such a one, the only youth
among them. Mary, what means this
agitutiou? What is tills boy to you?
Have you seen him before?"
But Mary had no voice to reply.
Thinking her ill, her father laid her on
a lounge aud went for a restorative. i
Mary lay for awhile in what those I
about lieFconsidered a stupor. It was
no stupor; she was keenly alive. But
it suited her purpose to avoid being
questioned. The day faded, and when
the candles were lighted she aros»
from her couch and, telling her parents
that she had recovered, with a firm
step went upstairs to her chamber.
At midnight, when all were asleep.
Mary went to the room of her brother
uud without awakening him took a
iuit of his clothes from a closet. Half
an hour later, dressed as a youth, her
hair curled to fall over a bro'id lac»
collar and with plumed hat, she left
the house aud under the starlight
hastened down the road. Near day
light she reached the camp of the par
liament troop and, crawling inside the
lines, lay herself down near the pris
oners.
When the sun came up the captain
of the guard counted the group of
Cavaliers who had been intrusted to
his care the evening before and was.
surprised to find one more than should
be. He reported the circumstance to»
tho commander of the force, who,
merely snapped back:
"Well, make it five in thirteen."
As soon as the command had break
fasted the prisoners were marched out
| into a field near by. Thirteen bits of
I paper were putin a helmet, seven
i blanks and five marked with a skull
and bones. Then from a hat all were
required to draw a number. The pris
oners were then to draw from the
helmet in order of the numbers they
bad drawn from the hat. Those draw
lug skulls and bones were to be shot.
Mary Alkeuside stepped up to tiia
' hat to draw her number. The Officer
! In charge saw her aud said;
I "What are you doing here? You are
\ nothing but a child."
i "I'm here with the rest." replied the
j girl."
I The officer was about to order her to«
| stand aside when he recalled his com
| mauder's words, "Make it five in thlr
l teen." He suffered her to draw »
| number, and she drew No. 4.
Then began the drawing from the
helmet.
No. 3 was the first man to draw &
skull and bones. Ills knees gave way
beneath him as he tottered back from
the helmet. Mary's turn came next.
"I protest against that boy's draw
ing!" exclaimed young Egbert Booth.
The commander paid no attention to
him, and Mary drew. Her paper waa
a blank.
While the drawing was going on
Mary stepped up beside Egbert Uooth
and slipped her blank paper in his
hand. He looked at her. then at the
paper, and handed it back to her. She
gave him a look of mute appeal, but It
did not move blm. He was unwilling
to stand on any other basis than that
of his comrades. Mary's object had
failed. She sunk back out of sight tcv
hide her distress. When Booth went
up to the helmet to draw she watched
him with eager eyes. He drew, turned
and held up the paper to the boy who
had befriended him. It was a blank.
Mary fell in a faint.
Tho prisoners who had drawn death
heads were placed In a line and a par
ty of muskeeters were about to lire
upon them when a shout was heard iu
au adjoining wood, aud a band of
Cavaliers came charging over tho field.
The Roundheads, surprised and out
numbered, took to fllglH. Till- 'aliull
! and bones" men clung together in an
embrace. Then Egbert Booth turned
to Mary.
"Whence come you, boy?" he asked
In a kindly voice.
"I'm Sir Thomas Alkenelde's son."
"Indeed! You aro none of ours."
"No. I came here"—
Tho sentence was never finished.
Tho commanding officer of tho Cava
liers rode up and, seeing Mary, asked
If the king needed to rob the cradle
for recruits. Mary took advantage of
the romark to tell him that she was a
temporary volunteer and desired per
mission togo to her home. An hour
t later, having watched the house for
an opportunity, she stole inside and up
to her room without being discovered.
Indeed, the household were out lu
every direction searching for her.
Mary had barel.v time ti> assume her
own maidenly apparel WNMI they be
-1 gan to reti in in :i t'uir fruitless
search. Then she heard vuiies below.
"I ai_u beholden, sir. to a sou of
yours for n great favor I come to
thank him."
"Indeed sir!"
"Yes, he was with us this morning
In our camp."
"I have but one on.and he has not
bqgn hi r<vir enr .
Mary left her i >m and went down
stairs. Blushiuu scarlet, she joined
the group, nraon;: whom was young
Egbert Booth. On seeing her ho
itarted.
"I seo my would be preserver," bo
said, "In a girl's apparel."
"You see my daughter." snid Sir
Thomas, "In her own apparel."
Mary stood with her eyes bent on
the ground.
"Explain!" said her father in a se
vere tone.
Then Mary hnltlnptlv told her ctoe.v.
In nn hour's time Egbert Booth wna
betrothed to Mary Alkenslde. The
courtship Is said to have been tho
shortest that ever occurred In merrle
England.
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