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you down."
eyes! And if the other one-pointing
over his shoulder-should find it! The old
wretch is capable of anything, sir. He
would eat our provisions, and then escape
when we were dead from hunger. No, no.
sir!!' and he Rugged the basket closer to his
body.
While Maurice was carving a mark. at the
twenty third turning of the eleventh gal
lery. AEistomene fancled that he could hear
a slight murmuring noise some few PAGES
off. He turned the corner where Maurice
was at work and lighted a candle. A couple
of feet in front of him the passage opened
abruptly. A stream of clear and sparkling
water Issued from the bowels Of the earth.
With a shout of joy Gargaridi lay dow
and drank long and deeply of the pure,
cold water. Then rising, he announced his
discovery to Maurice. He also refreshed
himself at the stream.
ut is certainly an important discovery"
he said; ''even if our eataDles give out we
shall not die of thirst. But what is this2''
-plunging his hand into the water-''a box
of matches.'
Heavens cried Gargaridi, sit is mine
ours, sir. Fool! idiot, that / am. | must
have dropped it when | was drinking
Its unfortunate, certainly said Maui
rice, examining the wet box in the hope of at
least finding Il few dry matches. But every
match was soaked and utterly useless. "Now
we are condemned he went on, like the
yestal virgins to keep the sacred fre-in
this case, our candle constantly alipht. II ia
most unfortunate. But we are losing time:
let us movs on.
Discouraged by this latest accident, they
marched gloomily on. Fourteen galleries
had now been carefully explored, Garearidi
now walked in front. holding the single
light and carefully guarded it with his
hand. The countless passages all
circled around the emo rotunda: they might
as we'll abandon tho one method and choose
their way bllndiy without referring to the
compass.
Maurice, seeing that the unfortunate Gar
Psridi WAC quite worn ont. deemed it best
that they should halt and rest. It was now
nine in the evening.
You shall sleep for five hours. Ariato-
meme, and NJ the end of that tims, | will
awake you. and sleep myself. Ii is "A pity
that we must keep our light burning, but
there is nothing else To be done"
They ate n few mouthfuis and Gsrgaridi
theE fell fast asleep. Maurice, indeed, had
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But Catherine, after all, is the real cause.
For myself, 1 should never have dared to
interfere with the plans of Goucha- Nichin,
but the sight of her distress made me risk
his annoyance and anger. and she looked
timidly towards her grandfather.
"Exrlain, Leila said the gueber's voice,
'bv what miracle you have penetrated into
this sanctuary"
''You can imagine said the girl, 'our
anguish when we we're forced to believe
that some accident had o%vertaken you. At
first it was only Catherine who had any
knowledge and power of Goucha-Nichin,
but the time at last came when /, too,
shared these fears. The hours and days
passed. Were you irrevocably lost, or must
we set out to bring you succor? Chance
had revealed a secret to me, a secret which
l never would have made use of without
some powerful motive. But now lives
were at stake. Yours, nv father, 30 neces-
sary for the welfare of our people: the
young Feranghi's, so precious to his sister,
and for whose safety you, as it were, are
responsible. This honest servant, too, was
to be considered. l hesitnted 10 longer"
A deep, heavy groan broke from the fire.
worshipper's Ii ps.
"You had already taught me-" Leila went
on, 1.-The existence of these subterranean
passages. Still more was told to me,
clothed in the legend of the Turning
JUOll5. " youlsoiA ~ . AOoa w
me the nature of the entrance. Even
though it's exact locality was lost to you.
"These things fingered i'll my mind. and
often / would mediate upon them. l
knew the bitterness it would be to you
were your life to end without having dis
covered the lost clew. It is not for nothing
| that l am a descendant of the children of
| the sun, and my one desire was to place in
your hands the power that had escaped
/ them.'
At these words the old man raised his
head and cast q look of pride upon his
granddaughter. The others listened with
deep attention.
"As success comes to those who concen-
trate their every thought Upon one thing
and search for it without ceasing, 80, l
thought, shall /, sooner or later, solve this
mystery which has caused him such long
and cruel anguish.
"And tho solution was in your hands!
Without knowing it, you possessed it, and
had possessed it all your life!'
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take, and when | fully comprehended VIC
set out mt the first hour of darkness. Even
then | concealed from Catherine my awful
fears concerning your condition. Grand
father, she has endured tho most cruel
agony"
"My poor ~sister!' broke in Maurice, as
Catherine wept npon his shoulder; "and
you, Leila. heroine that You arc. how Gun |
repay youI Should | ever again sec tho
light of day ! will servo you and be your
most faithful friend. But | fenr suoE prom
ises arc worth little. l WAS forgetting that
! am II prisoner
Tho iiro- worshipor, lost in his own
thoughts, had paid little heed to what was
pnssing.
"Leila!" he said, suddenly; ''remembor
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you will not dare, you will not be impious
enough, to sacrifice these two young girls to
your empty superstition. Wretch, would
YOU kill my sister? Show them the way
take them from this place and, if neces-
sary,, | will stay here and perish. i shall
Lead them back to life! Each moment
that they are in this tomb makes me suffer
a Thousand Deaths
He might as we'll nave appealed to a
granite statue. The gueber held his head
between his hands and kept on repeating in
a monotonous voice:
10 die-Leila. to die. Thy race is
finished, gueber. With thine own hand
! thou hast broken off the last branch.'
Suddenly he rose to his full height, and in
a ringing voice exclaimed:
tThe saorilege shall be attoned for! The
Feranghi has penetrated into the Holy of
Holes. Its altar has been profaned. The
race of the gueber must end.
But Leila's clear voice answered, with a
cry of triumph: "Father. there has been
no sacrilege. The Feranghis are of the
same race as ourselves. l, your daughter,
are of the same religion. They belong to
ourselves and you can lead them from
this tomb without fear! Save them,
father, and save our own child! Do
not bring shame upon our own white
hairs by such a crime! The Feran-
GaAS IAiAAH SuA " ILCb
me come to you and l will explain ALP The
tre-worshipper and Maurice were stupe-
fed. AS for Gargaridi, he remained in a
torpor very near to death. He heard moth
ing OF what was passing. After a pause the
gueber spoke:
Daughter. turn to the right hand and
proceed along six galleries, then to the
left and follow seven passages; then once
more to the right when you will soon find
yourself before the altar; there, await us.
Come!" he added. turning to Maurice.
Lifting the unconscious Gargaridi upon
his shoulders Maurice followed the Sueber
through the labyrinth. The old man trod
the way rs easily as if it had been broad
daylight.
Ten minutes later. Maurice, overcome
with fatigue and want of noutishment fell
in a faint before the alter of Mithra. The
tire-worshipper with stern face and closely
set lips stood. with arms folded on his
breast, and waited for his granddaughter
explanation.
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hard work to keep himself awake. for by
this time his energies were exhausted.
The five hours passed slowly away. Maur-
ice having with difficulty reused the Greek
from his heavy slumber, lit a fresh candle
with the one which was now consumed and,
bidding his companion keep wide awake, in
Il few seconds was fast asleep.
At the appointed time he was called by
Garcaridi, and they at once resumed their
mournful journey. One after another the
long, silent passages opened out before
them with the same monotonous repetition.
and Maurice soon perceived that at last
each gallery was either marked or num-
bersd, and that the issue was as far away
as ever.
Their last candle was now burning. Be
fore long they would be in utter darkness,
nothing before them but & slow and linger-
ing death. They decided to return to the
hidden spring and there wait for death or
rescue.
On reaching it they were surprised to find
the Gueber crouching down close to the
waters edge, his mantle wrapped about his
head. The old man seemed ignorant of
their presence. In vain did Maurice adj
dress him, pleading with him in the name
of humanity and bringing every argument
to bear. The only answer was a deep groan,
and the fireworshipper, folding his cloak
more tightly around him, TUNED his face to
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of the two men would rinse his mouth with
water or nibble a few mouthfuls of the
moss which grew beside it. In his black
darkness all sense of time was lost to them.
Had they been entombed for years or only
days? All sense of feeling left them; a de-
lirium came over them. Hideous dreams
and Authorizations passed through their
brain; they remained mo%tionless, helpless
from starvation, while the most awful
visions came to them. Through Maurlca's
dreams forever hoated the image of his
sister Catherine, alone, despairing, and be-
wailing him. Each moment he would
struggle to rise, to run to some door. to
gain the barrier behind which he imagined
he could see his sister.
How long they lay there was never known
to them, when suddenly a piercing cry
came from the fire worshipper, and even
reused Maurice from his totpor. "Aiy
daughter! Leila! Is it YOU, unhappy childp"
In an instant Maurice was on his feet,
awake and in his senses. He could scarce
believe. however, that he was not still
dreaming, when, seemingly within a few
feet of him, he heard a soft voice answers:
Grandfather! Where are your I am
here. Catherine is with mel"
Maurice could only cry out the one word,
"Catherine!''
Maurice! l, too. am here. l can not tell
where you are--we can see nothing before
us-our lamp is almost out" came TO him
in his sisters voice.
Utterly amazed, Maurice looked round on
all sides through the darkness, anu at last,
| on raising his eyes, per ceiyed a feeble lipht
above the wall on his r light hand.
There they are, behind the wall! Look,
Goucha-Nichin," he cried, shsk ing the old
|, mans arm.
But the Rueber shook him off angrily and
| commenced to strike his head against the
wall, uttering the most doleful lamenta-
TONS.
''She also. She alsor' he groaned in de-
spair. Lost, destroyed, finished is my
race. All is over, the shades surround me.
Mithra has abandoned me, wretched man
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the wall and remained m%otionless. The
candle burned with additional brightness
for "A moment, then fickered. then went
out. Eternal darkness had commenced for
them.
"You are well called 'Goucha Nichin'" y
the man who holds himself aioof-said Ga :
garidi. Even at such a time as this he
will have naught to say To us, Monsieur
Maurice. All! | am starving! Death ia
very near!"
Maurice tried to comfort the poor follow.
but his own voice WAS weak from hunger
and fatigue. and very soon dead silence
reigned around them. The melancholy
hours passed on. From time to time one
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that ! am. Have | lived 80 long only to
bring about the ruin OF my house? are
these eyes, dim with age, to see the Inst of
my " race perish? Better / had died ut
my birth and never seen the light of dayi
Leila, the only hope of our family ard onr
religion, You will perish here, unhappy
ohile-perigh at the hand Of your "
father His voice broke INTO sobe. Be
hind the wall the voices of the two girls
could be heard.
Father, Muuricoi Whore arc youY How
shall We Join your We have been wander
INC here for SO long, Toll us what To do
and how we can lind you.'
"Old mani cried Mau ice in disp.ir;
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CHAPTER IX.-(coNr1NUED).

ARGARIDI WAS EN-
hausted. He dragged
himself along YEARLY
in Maurice's wake un-
til the latter, out of
very pity, proposed
that he should wait
and rest at the main
crossway, leaving him.
Maurice, to explore
alone. .... . $50.
"If you think, sir.
that I will allow you to
travel by YOURSELF" he
said, ''you little know
Aristomene Gargaridi's
nature!"
"Leave the basket
behind, then. 1t weighs
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gueber.
''On tho very eve of tho day you had APP
pointed for your exploration ~ | was turn
ing over the leaves of tho Sublime Book
ylu had encouraged me to study-the Key
of Solomon-my attention was arrested by
n strange discovery. | had ceased to read
and my imagination had taken flight and
was wandering afar, when my eye fell upon
some sacred characters and seemed to be
attracted against my own will. The open
pngc before mt was filed by IA number of
paragraphs. Hall dreaming, half attentive
IL suddenly seemed to me M If all that was
traced upon this page was cifaccd or OBJ
scnred with this exception, that the first
and last letter of each paragraph was left
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Ladies' Muslin Chemiscs,
Reduced from $I.25 to S5c
Ladies' Muslin Skirts,
Reduced from ST. to 75e
Ladies' Muslin Skirts,
Reduced from $1.35 to S5c
Ladies' Muslin Skirts,
Reduced from $3.50 to $I.o5
Ladies' Muslin Drawers,
Reduced from 75c to 45c
Ladies' Muslin Drawers,
Reduced from ooc to 6oc
Ladies' Muslin Drawers,
Reduced from Sits to 95c
Ladies' Muslin Drawers,
Reduced from $3.50 to 81
Mems Summer Neckties, in
Tecks and -Four in Hands, roc
Mems Fancy Silk T.eck
Scarfs, all shades and
patterns, 25c
Mems fancy -Four in Hand
Ties, all %colors, 25c
Large assortment Cast Steel
Shears and Scissors, all
sizes, &c
Silver Plated Tea Spoons,
plated on white metal,
25c per IL dozen
Silver Plated Table Spoons,
25c per IA dozen
Silver Plated Forks,
25c per II dozen
Decorated Chamber Sets,
Bee Hive pattern, $3.75
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Mems Fancy Night Shirts, full
lengths, all sizes.
This Week, 75c.
Mems better quality, embroidered
fronts, splendid goods.
This Week, ST..
Mems and Boys White Unlaun.
dered Shirts, all sizes.
This Week, SOC.
Mems better quality, full linen
bosom and best quality muslin,
full sizes.
This Week., 75c.
Mems Summer Underwear, Nat
ural Grey.
SOC. Per Suit.
Mems Lisle Thread Summer I'm
derwear, brown.
81 Per Suit.
Mems Normal Mixture Balbrig-
gan Underwear.
$1.25 Per Suit. /.
We have about IS more of the
celebrated Whitney Baby Car
riages which we will close out
cheap, to make room for fall
shipments.
Full line of Mexican Sea Grass
Hammocks to be closed out at
actual cost.
Full line of Granite Ironware,
Porcelain-lined Ware, Tinware,
Etc, at eastern prices.
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Decorated Dinner Sets, III
pieces, extra fine decora-
tons, first quality goods,
$1,000
Plain White Bowl and Pitcher,
full size, $I.25
Cups and Saucers, plain,
white ware, 45c per II doz
All other white porcelain goods
in proportion.
CASTLE Soap, SC per piece
Bath Soap, SC per piece
Scented Glycerine Soap,
25c per box
Clarinated Clycerine Soap,
4oc per box
Full size Tooth Brushes, : 1oc.
We have just received an
other large lot Of the
Magic Dime and Nickel
Banks, which we will
sell at 1sc
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Our Counter Goods
are receiving new
novelties every day,
and are replete with
many useful and n
mental articles at Sc,
loo, 15c, zoe and CSC
An examination of
these goods will aston
ish one at the prices
quoted,
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WE OFFER
THIS week

Some special u
ments to buyers, as
we do not anticipate
any dull season when
goods are offered so
low. We are so stu
ated that we must do
business at all seasons
of the year, and the
time worn chestnut of
other merchants that
trade is dull after July
4 shall not and will
not, hold good as tar
as we are concerned.
We find from past ex-
p%erience that LOW
RIG are bound to
make business, and we
hold out the following
inducements to our
patrons, which we feel
confident will meet
with their approval.
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Misses and Children's Jer-
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Ladies' Fine Jersey Ribbed
Vests, sleeveless, 2ss
Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests
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Ladies' Fast Black Jersey
Ribbed Vests, sleeveless, $50
Ladies' all Silk Vests, ooe
Extra Fine knotted fringe
Damask Towels, assorted
colored borders, CSC
Fancy knotted fringe Turk
ish Towels, can be used
for tides, in all colors, &c
Turkish Table Cloths, one
and one-half yards square,
knotted fringe, $3.50
Full line of Fancy Ruching
in all the latest styles and
colors, CSC per yard
Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns
49,. Reduced from $1.25 to Soc
Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns
Reduced from $3.50 to ST.
Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns
Reduced from $2.25 to $1.6o
Ladies Muslin Night Gowns
Reduced from $2.75 to $1.S5
Muslin Chemises
Reduced from ooc. to Goo
Ladies' Muslin Chemises,
Reduced from $1.so to $1.1o
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Fosters Celebrated Kid Gloves,
SHOOK, extra quality, in black,
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Plated Gloves, in black, tans
and states.
THIS WEEK., 25C.
Misses Lisle Thread and Silk
Plated Gloves, in black, tans
and states.
THIS WEEK., CSC.
One lot Fancy colored Silk and
Satin Parasols, regular prices,
$3.50 to $500 your choice.
THIS WEEK.. S1.0O.
Twenty--inch Black Silk Parasols
natural and silver handles.
THIS WEEK, S1,50.
IS dozen Children's extra heavy
fast black Ribbed Hose, sizes
to s ID, worth $50,
THIS WEEK, zoe.
90 dozen Ladies' seamless fast
black Hose, full lengths, regu-
lar $50. goods,
THIS WEEK., 20C.
100 dozen Ladies' Jersey ribbed
Vests, sleeveless, retail price
~ I-2c,
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gan Underwear.
$l.25 Per Suit.

Full line of Mexican Sea Grass
Hammocks to be closed out at
actual cost.
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Full line of Granite Ironware,
Porcelain-lined Ware, Tinware,
Etc, at eastern prices.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11
FasInatIons Of tho Senate.

The news OF the resignation of Senator
Edmunds will serve to remind students
Of political history that instances Of this
Of course, that voluntary retirements
from the Senate are not altogether un-
common. Many men like Webster
Chase, Sherman and Blaine have left
that body to take Cabinet posts, and a
few others to accept the Governorship Of
down with the confident hope Of obtain
vindication for their course by a
prompt and triumphant reelection.
With Mr.. Edmunds, however, retire
ment involves official effacement. He
voluntarily surrenders his seat when two
years OF his term are yet to run, and
sinks into private life when reelection
was certain if he choose to accept it.
And this, too, while in the prime Of
physical and mental vigor, and at an age
when exalted public station generally
has powerful fascination over its in
cumbents. Clay resigned from the SEN
ate a year or two before his nomination
for the Presidency in 1874, on the plea
that public office had lost it's attraction
for him, but most OF his enemies and
many of his friends said at the time that
his retirement WAS due to desire to be
in better position to maneuver for the
capture OF the Presidential candidacy.
Nothing of this sort is within the
thoughts or expectations of Mr.. Ed
munds. Globe Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11

1t is now claimed that through the
commission to make provision for the
county OF Phillips, the re-apportionment
bill will be void. This is already hailed
with delight by the Denuer Republican,
the paper claiming that Arapahoe coun-
ty does not get as much as she is entitled
to. She would get as much as the bal
ance of the State wants her to have,
however, and it is to be hoped the error
is not fatal, and that Governor Routt
will sign the bill
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11
Silver at Home and Abroad.

Among the arguments against the free
coinage of silver was the statement that
tho immediate effect would be to drive
gold from circulation, and cause at first
a contraction of the currency. Gold no
longer used as money in the United
States would eventually find it's way to
the countries maintaining the gold
standard, which are always endeavoring
to increase their gold reserves for the
purpose of maintaining that standard
In reply to this it was assumed that the
way in which foreign gold-standard
countries would obtain gold from the
United States would be by exchanging
silver for it, and it was claimed that
there was no foreign nation which had
any silver it could afford to exchange for
gold at the rate fixed by the free coinage
law, viz: 37125 grains of pure silver for
23.22 grains of pure gold. France has
been selected as an example. The only
silver France has, it is said, consists in
her five-franc pieces, which are legal
tender, at the rate which causes 359.91
grains of pure silver to be the equivalent
in France of 1922 grains of gold. Con-
sequently these coins would not be ex-
ported to the United States, where 311.25
grains OF pure silver or 11.34 grains more
than has to be given in France for 1922
grains of pure gold. In other words, the
proposed free-coinage law would place a
valuation on silver as compared with
gold per cent. less than is put upon
the silver in the five-franc pieces by the
legal tender laws OF France.-Rhodes
! Journal Of Banking.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11

Since the excitement has subsidized
somewhat, the New Orleans grand jury
has commenced an investigation of the
killing OF prisoners in that city. They
have gone about it in calm and delib-
crate manner that will teach the italian
governmenment that they can neither
hurry or bull-doze the American officials.
There will probably never be anything
done as it is manifestly impossible to
punish a whole city, but it is easier to in
vestigate than to fight, especially when
tho other fellows have the biggest navy.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11

Just before the adjournment Congress
passed an Indian Depreciation law that
will probably put s50,0OO,OOO in circula-
tion. This law practically removes all
restrictions and limitations, and every
settler or his heirs can now get pay in
full for all losses occasioned by Indians
Horny N. Copp, the well-known lawyer
of Washington, D. G., will send free Of
cost copy of this law to all who will ap-
ply to him for the same.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11

The election OF Hampstead Washburne,
the Republican candidate for Mayor of
Chicago, was Knockout blow for the
Democratic gang in that city, as well as
one more victory for the celebrated
Washburne family which never knew
defeat
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11

The last Senatorial fight is now on. It
is in Florida, and the Alliance is cutting
quite large figure in the race. They
are after Senator Calls scalp, and we
hope they will get 1t. 1t is wonderful
how that organization increases in our
estimation, when they quit fighting US
and commence making trouble for the
other fellows.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-11
The Denuer Republican has again SUI

The Denuer Republican has again sue
ceeded in defeating the ticket nominated
by the party to which it alleges it be-
longs, and turned the city Of Denver over
to the Democrats. As political abor-
ton it has no peer in the country, and it
is dollars to cents that before two months
have past it will be abusing Mr.. Rogers
as much as it has Mr.. Milburn.