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The morning call., 1894-03-25
CHAPTER XI.

Just at sunset that night the anxious
group of officers on the deck caught sight
of the smoke from the Maids tunnels,
and in a little while the great frigate came
In sight. AS she neared her anchorage in
the sunset glow they could see the scarcity
of officers on her decks; there were only
Brydell, Manning and Buxton, for, al
though VeTdery was on deck. he was
seated in chair with his eyes bound up.
Gentlemen" said Admiral Beaumont
10 his officers, as the ship was brought
about ana anchored in seamanlike style,
''yonder shows what can be done by lot
of schoolbovs who know their duty and
can do it. The eldest Of those young Off
GERS, young Brydell, is scarcely more than
a boy, yet he acted with all the Soldness
and decision of man. and has done as
we'll as you or or any of US could" And
then cheer went I'D from the crowds on
the docks, the admiral leading and waving
his cap enthusiastically.
AS soon as boat could be set off Ad-
miral Beaumont, the captain and the of
ficers went aboard. When Brydell met
them at the gangway he was far from
being the trim and fresh-looking young
fellow he had been twenty-four hours
before. His eyes were heavy from want
OF sleep ard his face evidently needed
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l could for his son, and I'd like to tell him
that l haven't any animosity toward
him."
The admiral gave his permission. and
Brydell went below to the dark place
where Black was in irons. He was sitting
up. with a scowl on his face, and even in
the dim light of the gruesome place Bry-
dell saw that il was Esdaie.
I'm sorry TO see you here" said he,
when the marine on guard had turned his
back. The more so that l believe your
father was man loved very much"
"pm Esdaile, if that is what you mean" I"
answered the supposed Black. coolly. "Of
course Eve gone to the dogs. driven to it
by being driven out of my class. Ny
money went long time ago. and as l knew
no way Of making living but by shipping
before the mast here am"
Brydell said not a word, but the thought
of poor Grub, his simple honesty, his
mistaken indulgence to his boy, his endur-
ing poverty and prvatiOn all his life for
this boy almost overcame him. Esdaile,
watching Brydell's face. saw he was deeply
moved, and so touching is the sight of
magnaninimIty and sympathy that few
hearts can withstand il. Esdaile's could
not After a few moments he broke The
ainful pause, saying hesitatingly and
with something like a sob between his
words, And when | saw you standing
there last night an officer, and with such a
chance for distinction, l couldn't help
hating you; and when you spoke to me
sharply about my duty l went crazy, l be-
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He was Kept in solitary confinement, and
treated vigorously but not unkindly. Bry-
dell asked permission of the admiral to go
TO Esdaie's cell every day for a few min
utes. They would talk together. and Bry-
dell began 10 see that Esdsile was indeed
a changed man. These visits became the
one bright spot in Esdaile's hard life, and
when at last the ship reached New YORK
he felt that he had at least one friend in
the world.
One night some years after that, Bry-
dell. now one of the brightest lieutenants
In The navy. sat in his pleasant quarters
writing. His wife sat near him, under a
softly shaded lamp reading. After long
silence. broken only by the scratching of
Brydelps pen, he turned to her and handed
her paper.
Read that, Minna." he said. "Esdaile,
believe. is a reformed man. These people
will give him place as bookkeeper, but as
he told them frankly his past history. they
write me If l will go on Esdaile's bond for
$1,000 they will take him. l don't believe
there is the slightest danger; his fault,
you know. was not connected with money,
but don't think it right for any man to
assume this sort Of res possibility without
his wife's consent. So ii rests with you
whether shall guarantee Esdails or OF. I"
Minna took the letter and read it Care
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In the court. Brydell could not but make
the best showing he could for Esdaile. and
something in Esdaile's face seemed to
indicate that humaniZng process was
going on within him. 1t was indeed
he turning point In his lite. Before that
he had not fully realized the wrong-doing
of his whole life. but finding himself on
trial for charge that must send him TO
prison gave him some awful moments of
reflection.
o ly day or two we're consumed in the
trial. Every time that Brydell saw Esdaile
led forward 10 Eis place to be tried for
what was in military morals and discipline
a terrible offense, 1t gave him feeling Of
agony. He thought of his kind old friend.
and the tears would come into his eyes IN
spite of himself. E-daile was singnlarly
cool, and behaved ciyilly and respectfully
to the court.
At last the verdict was given out-five
years In prison. Everybody was sur
prised at its ieniency. Esdaie, when called
up for sentence. was asked IL he had any,
thing to say.
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ALMOST TEN MILLIONS.
Uncle Sam Could Draw That Number
of Men for His Army,


An army OF 9, 900, 900 men! How Napoeon's
legions dwindie beside this. ami the hosts which
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan led shrink TO
pigmIes. Ibis enormous figure represents the
number of able-bodled men in the United States
available for military service. But of course
no such swarm OF fighters could ever be mobil-
ized in this or any other country. 1t would
overtax even American energy and resource TO
clOIhe aud feed and arm them and maintain
them in idleness. The figures have no practical
military value, but as a suggestion of the
mighty war potentialiIies of the young republic
But when We come TO enumeTate the men ac
tually under arms In the United States as
trained and uisciplined soldiers, we realize
our present military Significance. Besides
the little regular army OF $4,000 men.
there Is a more or less thoi Oughly Or
the National Guard and militia. That is.
only about one man in a hundred Of those of
our citizens liable 10 bear arms Is regularly en-
gagged IN mastering the rudImenis of The
soldiers profession. New York, as might be
expecIed, has the largest military organization
1877 officers and 1908 men. Pennsylvania
has S6l4 officers ana men; Ohiu 6l25. Then
comes Massachusetts, well up in Tie ltsf, with
0666. Fiery South Carolina, with 5440 officers
ana men, has an armed force out of all proper
tiOn 10 Its wealth and population. The New Eng
land states, outside Massachusetts, have Fespect-
able lutte armies, ranging from Vermonrs 754
to COnnecticups 2751. The Southern States
have large military organizations as a whole;
the western States very small ones. But the Ma
tioDal Guard Is steadily growing everywhere
IN numbers as In efficit ncy. 1t is fulfilling in a
satisfactory way It's purpose of perpetuating a
knowledge OF military art and II would be
found TO be respectable nucleus for a host of
volunteers TO rally on In an emergency.
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lieve. aud struck you. Now, suppose I'll
have five or ten years in prison, and after
that I'll take my choice between the work.
house and the Jail"
Brydell, like most courageous and up
right men. had a tender heart. and The
words of the man before him scarcely
year older than himself gave him a pow
rrful shock. ''Pm sorry to hear you talk
in that way" he said, after a moment; !;
''but want to tell you this-that although
/ shall have to tell exactly what happened
before the court-martial can't find in my
heart the least feeling of revenge against
poor old Grubb's son, and when you are
let out of prison. il you'll come to me I'll
do what can for you, because l promised
him when he was dying" paused,
and slight change came over Esdsile's
face at this. but he said nothing, and Bry-
dell turned away.
The next morning the court martial met
and IL made short work with E,daile. The
testimony was complete, and the offense
OF striking an officer, under the circum-
stances, was almost as grave as il it were
in time of war.
When Brydell was called upon for his
evidence he gave il in a plain and straight
forward way. and his examination brought
out the fact that the alleged Black was the
son of Grubb the marine. who had been
known to one or TWO OF the older officers
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which com bines the terra Gotta and olive
In a conventional design that is good TO
look upon but not aggressive in the least.
The window Is draped with soft Madras
curtains that are of a golden tone and
no pronounced design. and against the
glass are dainty friled curtains of
pure white figured Swiss. There is a
cozy corner as a matter of course, but
it is arranged so that the head
of the couch fills the space between the
window and the wall aud gets perfect
light. The couch itself is draped with
terra Gotta velours and the pillows are of
every possible combination OF terra Gotta
and gold. There was DO corner proper.
aud as the woman who planned the room
disdained mere arrangement of furni-
ture under the disguise of misnomer she
hung a curtain by means of a crane, which
not only makes a niche hut keeps all
draughts from playing around her feet.
The Crane Is brass. but the curtain is SIM
pie agra linen decorated by herself.
Opposite the couch. against the other
wall, is an upright desk of cherry trjmued
with brass. and before il stands the ever
ready chair. At one end of the room il a
simple case which holds few favorite vol
umes, and In one corner is a small tea
table with service only for the few. On
the walls are some delightful etchings.
simply framed. and on the broad window.
sill are growing blooming plants.
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mistakable evidence of life spent amidst
refined, aristocratic surroundings.
The Paris home of the Duchess de Dou-
deauyiIe is in the Rue de Varennes. One
enters al immense courtyard and opposite
the entrance broad steps lead to the grand
staircase, while on one side subterranean
corridor leads TO the gardens on the other
side of the house.
The garden is like an English park. with
statues. high trees. shrubbery. hedges and
flowers. A broad terrace precedes the
salons; at the right Is small conserva-
tory, connected by a rustic staircase win
an immense conservatory above. From
the small conservatory one enters series
of drawing-rooms, filled with Louis XVI
furniture, ancient tapestries and blbelots.
Separated from the salons by long gal
lery is the dinine-room, superb IN sizs ana
arrangement. Besides this magnificent
res dence in Paris the Duke de Doudeau-
VILE possesses three great estates In
France-the Vallee aux Louls, E,cllmont
and BoDnetable, an old gothic castle In the
department of the Sarthe, just restOr-d AT
a cost of several million francs. Nailee
aux Loups is Swiss chalet, near Paris,
and was built by Cbateaubriand, VINO
spent here he happiest years OF his lie.
Esclimont castle was built by Francois de
la ROchefoIeauld. godfather OF francis l.
The Duke de D0udeauvilIe married hrst,
Yoande, Duchess de Poiignac, and her
only child is the DowageT-Duchess De
Luynes. After the death of his fiIst wife
the Duke married Marie de Llgne, the
present Ducness de Doudeauville.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
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"Only this. you please. gentlemen" he
answered calmly in the tone and manner If
an educated man. Tie time was when Mr..
Brydell and l were not so UNEQUAL in our
standing. made mistake, committed a
fault, fy0u Will. in my early youth that has
made ms what am. l had not seen Mr..
Brydell since. We had both of us been
youths together. On the night of the storm
L stood apart from my mates watching
him and envying him. Here, thought |,
he is an officer, suddenly finding himself
10 position 10 reap the greatest credit,
with the admiral, the captain and all the
officers In the squadron 10 witness Ii, while
i. sailor before the mast, forced con-
ceal my real name. door and frieDdless,
might nave been where he is. And when
| went loft l scarcely knew what | was
doing When l came down on deck he
SPOKE to me; ! believe that he acknowl-
edged that he spoke impatiently. and some
devil seemed to rise up In me and / would
have killed him If / could. But that has
all passed. l have been tried fairly and
impartlally. and all can ask is the mercy
of the court"
In the midst of deep and breathless
silence the verdict was reah-tive years in
prison. Esdaie. still wearing his impaS-
sive look, neither groaned nor fell as men
sometimes do in his awful circumstances /:
he only said, after painful pause of a
few minutes:
~ thank the court for its very modera te
punishment, and | should like the favor of
seeing Mr.. Brydeil."
Brydrll was hastily sent for. He had
purposely Kept out of the way; The sight
of Esdaie's misery was terrible to him.
He was found, though, aud at once came
in response 10 the summons.
"Mr. Brydell," said Esdaile in the same
composed and reason bic voice, II have
received my sentence and nothing | may
say or do can now mitigate IL. You will
therefore think NE sincere when / ask
your pardon for my conduct, and tell you
that il live to get out of prison | will lie ed
a different life. Won't you shake hands
with me, sir ?'
BIydell, choking with emotion, held out
his hand, and for the first time In the lives
of the TWO young men thsy met in mutual
goodwill.
II was now time for the Naiad TO sail for
home, and Esdaile had to be taken back n
her before he was consigned to prison.
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HIS SWEEThEART'S FACE.

They found him. when the musket rattle
Had died away.
Lying where the iercest battle
RACED all day;
Unknown his name-they only knew
He fell in strife.
But where the oreast-bood trickled thoTugh
1hey read his life;
For there his cold hand held a face
Serene and fair
Features in mold OF virgin grace
Framed in golden hair,
And stern eyes then grew soft with tears
To think that tney
Had held the same hope through those years
AS ne that lay
With lile-light put in sad eclipse
BY bullets hiss
So near the sweet and waiting lips
tie longed TO kiss! Blue and Gray.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Turkey has had but two strikes.

Turkey has had but two strikes.
Venice is built on eighty islands.
London has about 17S rainy days year.
England spends S9O.00o.000 year on her
navy.
The war material of France is valued at
$500, 100000.
Prior tn 1867 tea was sold in England for
$50 pound.
The unexplored area of Canada is over
100000 square miles.
One cubic foot of water is produced from
eight cubic feet of snow.
The pearl is only carbonate of lime. is
readily affected by acids and burns into
lime.
I4obsters are said to get terrified by than-
Der. ana seek deep water during thunder
storms.
OF the bodies cremated in New York
State last year 80 per cent were those of
Germans.
An International mining and metallurgi-
cal exhibition is TO be opened in Santiago,
Chile. next September.
The first screw lne-of-battle ship was
the Napoleon, French built in 1S49 100
guns and 600 horsepower.
During the last year The postmasters of
this country handled nearly 4.000 900, coo
stamped pieces of paper.
California stands first in gold and grapes:
second Ia sheep and wool; in hops, third
in wheat. fifth; in silver. eighth.
Mississippi grows nearly 100000 bales
Of cotton and sends north every season
5000 carloads of fruits and vegetables.
An enumeration Of the population of
Aggsrshuus. Norway, in 1863, showed that
80 couples had been over eighty years
married.
In Switzerland girls on arriving at the
age OF IA are regularly employed as porters.
and during the season in that country may
hn aI fnV n
travellers UP and down the steep mountain
paths.
The British training squadron, which
consists of four sailing cruisers, and in
which about 1900 young officers and sea-
men have annually been trained in the
management of vessels under sail. is to be
! abolished.
| A project is on foot to introduce into the
! United States the edible lichen of Japan.
! Ii is gathered off the granite rocks Ia the
Japanese mountains aud contains large
quantities of starch and other gelatinous
| substances.
! In the geological triassic period the Con-
necticut River valley ana perhaps the
| whole eastern portion OF what Is now the
| North American continent was inhabited
| by a gigantic species OF two and four
| footed reptiles
During last year the underground rail-
way of London carried So, 5,5S3, ,S55 passen-
! gers ana eaFneu +ooouo2. ms was
| million fewer passengers than carried
during 1892. falling off attributed to the
| depression In trade.
Turriana Is said to have fashioned min
iature mills that would run the pmselyes''
so minute that monk could carry one In
his sleeve, yet so powerful that they would
grind enough wheat in single day TO
make bread for eight men.
Although Jupiter is 1900 times as large
| as the earth, it is only 316 times as heavy.
In order to become as snld as the earth it
must condense to one-ouarter of its present
size. Such process of condensation is
DOW going on, scientists say.
Meyerbser's favorite baton, made Of
ebony, with silver tip. has come to light
again. He gave it as a present to the
the other day sold it at auction for the
benefit Of famishing fishermen in Jutland.
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ceed with the excavation. pipes are run
down from the surface to the flooded local
quence is that the impending water be-
comes soldified and the workman can
quarry his way through the ice, which
now becomes protection from the body of
water beyond. and the sinking of the shaft
can be continued.
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Ii is interesting 10 see how the age OF the
heroine OF the modern novel differs from tha
Of older writers. Out of thirty of SCOTS be-
are over 20, and only one. Amy Robsart, is a
heroine ''of uncertain age." since she il his
toricaly middle ged matron and fictltiously
a youthful bride. But the conspicuous charac-
ter OF the modern novel Is a woman, not girl,
who has lived aud experienced much. and not
infreQuenty 10 married, before the story intro
duces her as its central fgure.-N. Y. Sun.
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fnlly; then handing it back. said softly:
"Of course you must sign it. DIdn't you
promise the poor marine when he was
dying that you would befriend his boy ?"
ut is you who are befriending him
now." answered Brydell. Whenever a
man is saved there is always good woman
who has share In it, Between us we will
redeem my. promise to dear old Grubb.
Here goesP And Brydell signed the letter.
THE END.
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Deep Shaft Mining.
Chicago Herald.

One of the most ingenious expedients for
overcoming the difficulties of sinking
shafts for mining or other purposes in wet
measures" is the freezing process"
Supposing that the bottom of the shaft is
SO continuously flooded that the miners
are unable to use picks or in any way pro-
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CHAPTER XII.

When Brydell walked it was near day.
light next morning. His first thoughts
we're confused. and then the recollection
of Blacks blow and the terrible conse-
quenees to a sailor of striking an officer
rushed to his mind. And he bered
poor Grubb, his early friend. and thought
TO himself, "H / can do anything for
Esdaile / will, for Grubb's sake" He was
90 troubled that he could sleep no more.
and dressed and went on deck very early
As soon as the regular routine was gone
through the admiral sent for hlm in to the
cabin, where be asked an exact account of
everything. especially in regard to Blacks
attack on him. Brydell at once told him
that he felt convinced Black was Esdaiie.
This troubled Admiral Beaumont as it
had troubled Brydell. he bad sincerely
respected poor Grubb. and the spectacle of
his boys downfall was a painful one.
81 have issued an order this morning for
a court-martal, and you will probably be
the first witness called" said he.
"Admiral," said Brydell, after moment.
"I would like your permission to see
Black / don't care anything for him. but
/ promised my poor old friend to do what
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washing. His uniform had got wet and
dried on him without improving his ap-
pearance in the least. But Admiral Beau
mont saw none of this; he only wrupg
BrydelPs hand without speaking. Bry-
dell. with flush rising In his wan face.
said. smiling:
NO accidents, admiral. except Mr.. Yer
dery's with his eyes, and the surgeon says
that will not be serious. and one staysail
torn, but think it can be mended."
Verdery. holding on to the surgeons
arm. rose to shake hands with the admiral.
And l wish to tell you, sir" he said
loudly, SO everybody could hear him,
that l was disabled at the very begin
ming OF the storm and never gave an order.
and the safety Of the ship and her CON-
pany is due entirely TO the GOODNESS. ability
and courage of Mr.. Brydeli. who COM
manded through it all, and that of the
other ofh ers acting under his orders"
Brydell turned crimson. He had only
done his duty, and he felt ashamed 10 be
made hero Of In that way.
ANY other officer. am sure, would have
done as WE'LL" be managed to stammer.
"Mr Crawford, Mr.. Manning. MIR. Bux-
ton, all did equally WELL"
Very true," said the admiral, smiling.
1T Is presumed that all officers do their
duty intelligently in an emergency, but it
is very great good fortune for young
officer to have a chance for distinction
sire to express nv very great satisfaction
at your conduct"
The other two young midshipmen and
the engineer were also highly praised, no r
was Verdery's admirable example 10 re-
naming on deck forgotten. and the Nsia
was indeed happy ship. And in little
while boat was seen pulling from the
Spitf1re. and in few minutes Captain
Brydell stepped aboard the Naiad.
Brydell was so worn out with fatigue
and excitement that as soon as the captain
resumed command be would have gone be-
low at once except for the expectation of
seeing his father, hat he waited for that.
Captain Brydell had meant to shake hands
with him formally in tho presence of so
many officers and men, but before they
knew it almost father and son were in
each others arms. The admiral took Bry-
dell by the shoulder.
young man." said he. "do you 60 be.
low and go 10 sleep. Captain Brydell and
i want to hear all about affairs from some
one who observed your gallant conduct
and win do il justice much more than you
would; so. CO." Brvdell needed no second
order. He went below, and, throwing
himself all dressed as he was upon his
bunk. in five minutes was sleeping like 9
log.
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