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NEVER mind. 1 don't care to talk Of
the matter, " replied Jerrold and started
TO walk away.
But Sloat was angry. nettled, jealous
He had meant to show his intense 10y
atty and admiration for everything that
was his colonel's and had been snubbed
and called a fool by an officer many
years though not so many files" his
Junior. He never had liked him, and
now there was an air Of conscious supe-
riority about Jerrold that fairly exas-
perated him. He angrily followed and
called to him to stop, but JeTrold walk
ed on. Captain Chester stood still and
watched them. The little man mad al
most to run before he overlook the tall
one. They were cut Of earShot when he
finally did 80. There were a few words
on both sides, Then JerTold shifted his
light cane into his left hand, and Ches-
ter started forward half expecting a
fracaS. To his establishment, the two Of
ficers shock hands and parted.
well, said he as Sloat came back,
with an angry yet bewildered face,
''I'm glad you shook hands, almost
feared a row and was just going to stop
it. So he apologized, did he:"
"No nothing like it. p"
''Then what did You mean by shaking
hands?'
That's n0thng-never you mind, "
said Sloat confusedly. Il haven't for
given him, by a good deal The mans
couceit is enough to disgust anything
but a woman, I suppose" he finished
ruefully.
"Wel, it's none Of my business,
Sloat, but pardon my saying don't see
what there was to bring about the APP
parent reconciliation. That ndshake
meant something, "
"Oh, well-d-n it! We had some
words, and he-or well, there's a
bet, and we shook hands on it.
Seems to me that's pretty serious
business, Sloat-a bet following such a
talk as you two have had. 1 hope
"Well, captain, interrupted Sloat,
81 wouldn't have done it if hadn t
been mad as blazes, but / made it and
must stick to it. That's all 4"
"You wouldn't mind telling me what
it was, suppose"
II can't. and that ends it"
ITO BE Continued
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Didn't you see it or stumble over II
when posting your relief, corporal?''
asked Chester.
no indeed, sir. II think the cap
tain must have been mistaken in think,
ing it a ladder. We would surely have
struck it if it had been.
''No mistake at all, corporal lifted
it. It is long, heavy ladder, over 20
feet should say"
There is such ladder back here,
captain, said the sergeant, "but it al
ways hangs on the fence Just behind the
young officers quarters - bachelors
row, sir, l mean. "
And that ladder was there an hour
ago when went my rounds, " said the
corporal earnestly. "Ihad my hurricane
lamp, sir, and saw it on the fence plain
ly. And there was nothing behind the
colonel's at that hour. "
Chester turned away, thoughtful and
silent. Without a word he walked
straight into the quadrangle, past the
low line of stone buildings, the offices
Of the adjutant and quartermaster, the
home Of the sergeant major, the club
and billiard room, past the long piazza
shaded row of bachelor quarters and
came upon the plank walk at the cor
ner of the colonel's fence Ten more
steps, and he stood stockstill at the head
Of the fight Of wooden stairs.
There, dimly visible against the south
ern sky, its base on the plank walk be-
low him, its top resting upon the caves
midway between the dormer window
and the roof Of the piazza, so that one
could step easily from it into the one or
onto the other, was the very ladder that
half an hour before was lying on the
ground behind the house.
His heart stood still. He seemed pow
erless to move, even to think. Then a
slight noise reused him, and with every
nerve tingling he crouched ready for a
spring. With quick, agile movements,
uoiseless as a cat, sinuous and stealthy
as a serpent, the dark figure of man
issued from Alice Renwiok's chamber
window and came gliding down.
One second more, and almost as noise
lessly he reached the ground, then
quickly turned and raised the ladder,
stepped with it to the edge Of the road
way and peered around the angle as
though to see that no sentry was in sight,
then vanished with his burden around
the corner. Another second, and down
the steps went Chester, three at a bound,
tiptoeing it i'll pursuit Ten seconds
brought him close to the culprit-a tall,
slender shadow.
"You villain! HaltP'
Down went the ladder on the dusty
road. The hand that Chester had clinch-
ed upon the broad shoulder was hurled
aside. There was a sudden whirl, a
lightning blow that took the captain
full in the chest and staggered him back
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Oitt itttltI utA~NF tltL NlfNty W. W totH
the other the picture, and in far less
time than it takes to tell it Mr., Jerrold
had wrenched it away and with quiet
bow restored it to its rightful owner
"Oh, I say now, JerTold, that's down
right unhandsome Of you" gasped
Sloat. I'D have been on my way home
with it. D."
"Shut up, you fool" was the sharp,
kissing whisper. "Wait till I go home
if you want to talk about it. And as
quickly as he came Mr. JerTold slipped
out again upon the piazza.
OF course the story was told with
varied comment all over the post. Sew
eral officers were injUdicious enough to
chaff the old subaltern about il, and
be was a little sore headed the next day
anyway-the usually placid SlOat grew
the more indignant at JerTold. He de-
oided to go and upbraid him, and, as
i'll luck would have it, they met before
noon on the steps of the olubroom.
Il want to say to you, Mr. JeTTold,
that from an officer Of your age to one
Of mine think your conduct last night
a piece Of impertinence, 4"
II had a perfect right to do what l
did,, " replied Jerrold coolly. "YoU
were taking most unwaTantable lib
erty in trying to carry off that picture "
How did you know what it was?
You had never seen itl'
There where you are mistaken, Mr.,
Sloat" land Jerrold purposely and ex-
asperatingly refused to recognize the
customary bre7etl II had seen tire
quently."
Two officers were standing by, and
one of them turned sharply and faced
JerrOld as be spoke 1t was his former
company commander. JerTold noted the
symptom and flushed, but set his teeth
dOggedly.
"Why, Mr.. JeFroldl Mrs. Maynard
said she never showed that to any one, y
said Sloat in much surprise. You
heard her. did you not, Captain Ches-
terri
Il did, certainly, " was the reply
"AIl the. same, I repeat what I've
said, - was JerroId's sullen answer. Il
have seen it frequently. and, what's
more He suddenly stopped.
well, whats more?' said SlOat sug-
RestivelY.
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Il lightning blOlU took the captain full IN
the chest.
upon the treacherous and entangling
rungs, and ere he could recover himself
the nOiseless stranger had fairly whizzed
into space and vanished in the darkness
up the road. Chester sprang in pursuit
He heard the startled challenge of the
sentry and then Leary's excited Halt
I sayi Haiti" and then he shouted:
Fire on him, Leary Bring him
DOWN.
Bang! went the ready rife with sharp,
sullen roar that woke the echoes across
the valley Bang again as Leary sent
a second shot after the'frst. Then as
the captain came painting to the spot
they followed up the road. No sign Of
the runner. Attracted by the shots, the
sergeant of the guard and one OF two
men, lantern bearing, came running to
the scene. Excitedly they searched up
and down the road in mingled hope and
dread of finding the body Of the ma
rauder or some clew or trace. Nothingl
Whoever he was the feet runner had
vanished and made good his escape.
"Who COT Id it have been, SIR" asked
the sergeant of the officer of the day.
"Surely none of the men ever come
round this way.
~ don't know, sergeant; I don't
know. Just take your lamp and see if
there is anything visible down there
among the rocks. He may have been hit
and Ieaped the wall Do you think you
hit him, LeaFy?''
81 can't say, sur. He came by me
like a flash. I had just a seconds look
at him. an-sure I niyer saw such run
min"
Gould you see his face? asked Ches-
ter in low tone as the other men NOV
ed away to search the rocks.
''Not his face, soF. Twas too dark. "
.'Was there-did he lock like any
body you knew or had seen-anybody
in the commander
"Well, sor, not among the men-that
is, there's none so tall an slim both
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his colonel that he was ready TO lay
down his life for any of his household.
In laying claim to this picture he hon
estly believed that it was the highest
proof he could give Of his admiration
and devotion. A tame surrender now
meant that his protestations were empty
words Therefore, argued SlOat, II
must stand firm.
Madam, " said he, "I'd die first. I"
And with that he began backing to the
door.
Alarmed now, Mrs. Maynard sprang
after him, and the little major leaped
upon a chair, his face sglow, jolly,
rubicund, beaming with bliss and tri-
umph. She looked up, almost wringing
her hands, and turned half appealngly
to the colonel, who was laughing heart
lily on the sofa, never dreaming Sloat
could be in earnest.
Here, I'll give you back the frame,
I don't want that, " said Sloat and be-
gan fumbling at the back of the photo
graph. This was too much for the ladies.
They, too, rushed to the rescue. One Of
them sprang and shut the door; the other
seized and violently shook the back of
his chair, and Sloat leaped to the floor,
still clinging to his prize and laughing
as though he had never had so much en-
tertainment in his life, The long Yene-
tian windows opened upon the piazza,
and toward the nearest one hereTeated,
holding aloft the precious gage and
waving off the attacking party with the
other hand. He was within a yard of the
blinds when they were suddenly thrown
open, a tall, slender form stepped quick
ly in, one hand seized the uplifted wrist,
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an so light Sure he must a. worn
gums, scr. You couldn't hear the whis-
per Of a football. "
But whom did he seem to resemble?"
"Well, if the captain viii forgive
me, sor, it's unwillin 7 am to say the
word, but there's no one that tail an
light an slim here, sor, but Loot'nant
Jerrold. Sure it couldn't be him, sor. "
'Leary, will you promise me some
thing on your word as a man?'
81 viii, soT.
Say not one word Of this matter 70
any one except I tell you or you have to
before a court
81 promise, sor
"And I believe you, Tell the sergeant
/ will soon be back. "
With that he turned and walked down
the road until once more he came to the
plank crossing and the passageway be-
tween the colonel's and bachelors row.
Here again he stopped short and waited
with bated breath and scarcely beating
heart. The faint light he had seen be-
fore again illumiIed the room and cast
its CLEAN upon the old gray wall Even
as he gazed there came silently to the
window a tall, white robed form, and
a slender white hand seized and lower
ed the shade noiselessly. Then, as be-
fore, the light faded away, but-she
was awake.
Waiting one moment in silence, Cap
tain Chester then sprang up the wooden
steps and passed under the piazza which
ran the length Of the bachelor quarters.
Half way down the row he turned sharp
" to his left, opened the green painted
door and stood in a little dark hallway.
Taking his matchbox from his pocket,
he struck a light, and by its glare quick
ly read the card upon the first doorway
to his right, "Mr. Howard F. Jerrold,
-th Infantry, q. S. A. "
Opening this door, he bolted straight
through the little parlor to the bedroom
in the rear. A dim light was burning on
the mantel. The bed was unruffled, IN
touched, and Mr.. JeTrold was not there.
Five minutes afterward Captain
Chester, all alone, had laboriously and
cautiously dragged the ladder from the
side to the rear of the colonel's house,
stretched it in the roadway where he
had first stumbled upon it, then return
ed to the searching party on No 8,
"Send two men to put that ladder
back, " he ordered. ct is where I told
you-on the road behind the cOlonel's.
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F. A. R. l..

Dimanche dernler nous edmes
une int6ressante s6ance de cette Ii.
que d la sale Thibodeau. LIE nom.
bre des membres s'est 6lev6 q 357
M. le president annonca d Passem-
bl6e que NJ. Jos. Cousineau await
6t6 continue dams son emploi a Ia
police. MN. z. Demeules ct J. B.
Sirois ont 6t6 charges de s'ocouper
de la naturalization gratis de tout
canadien-francais membre on non
de la ligue. II fut decide que nous
1egardions dun cell favorable les
candidats republicans NOMINEES
aux diverses conventions qui ont
Gu lieu jusqu'a ce jour, ou peut
etre plus correctement IL a 6te l6
af6rme que la ligue dem ure fdele
q ses principles. La prochaine re-
union aura lieu le 81 Octobre pro-
chain.
JULES GENDRoN.
Sec. Corr.
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ARMIES
Sec. Corr

L'ad]ulant general du d6parte.
ment de guerre q Washington
Went de publier an volume sur
Reorganization. l'armement ct le
progress militaire des arm6es anne
ricaines ct europ6ennes. lie non
bre des soldats r6gullers de diver
9 9 nations est comme suit:
Autriche-H ongrle, l794 LIS; Bel
gique lao, 900; Colombo. 10000
Augleterre (total des r6guliers ct
DIES volontiers en- Angleterre Ut ses
colonies), 662,00O; France, $780,
900 $780, 600 hommes classes com
me auxiliaires exclus); AlIemagn,
3,70O,000; Italie, 1856, 036; Mpxi-
que, 10000; Rassie, l3.0l4,865;
Espagne, 400. 900; Suisse, 1856. 600.
LIE codt 6norme pour le main
tient de ces arm6es annuellement
est CONNIE suit:
Autriche Hongrie, $55 $685. 900.
Belgique, $9.346,000; Angleterr;
$780, 600. 900; France, $127, 600 600;
Allemagne, $ll8,ll8,835; Mexi-
que, environ So, 300. 0CO; Russie,
$l86. 349, 600; Espngue, $28, l28,0 600
Suisse, lO,55O.000.
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A..

Les journaux d6mocrates SO plal-
sent q venir nous chanter u tous
les tons que ia. P. A. est une ms
titution r6publicaine, quand nous
leur prouvons tous les jours que lie
narti democratic seul ose SO recla-
mer de cette engeance; nous dlront-
lis comment il Sc fait qua Nash
vile, Tennessee, Oh le ticket d6-
mocrate a etc @lu tout r6cement,
tous les candidats, exceptt6 deux,
ont avou6 ouvertement etre ahll6s
q l'ordre en- question.
La "Pall Mall Gazette jubile
parce que, sous le nouveau tariff,
les plaques d'6tain importers en-
Am6rique ne paieront plus qu'un
droit de 1892 p. c. co qui
repr6sente une reduction d'environ
46 D. c. sur l'ancien tariff. Avec des
concessions semblables les manu-
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lie Oevoir du Moment

Je me fails un devoir cette Sc
maine de pr6venir les Canadiens
de CO qu'ils doivent faire, s'ils veu,
lent avoir droit do voter aux Cleo
tions du 6 nombre proclaim.
LIE seul moyen de pouvoir voter
aux prochaines elections est de sc
faire inscrire sur les llstes 6lecto-
%rales, ct nous ne saurions trop in
sister sur rargence d'y voir lie
plus tot possible.
Nous .vons que plus nous au-
rons de mons Inserts sur les listes
6lectorales plus nous surons de
chance d'6llre nos candidats.
Je puts dire que phomme qui
d6daigne de falre usage de cette
pr6rogative, non-seulement SO sui
eide moralement en- s'excluant de
la vie politique, mails encore me-
mace, par son abstenslon, la con-
servation des droits ct privileges
de ses conoitoyens.
Appartenant a IN groupe de
Canadiens- Francois aussi NOM
breux ct aussi important que &C.
lui de Minneapolis, on doit consl'
d6rer CONNIE I'm desoir de s'enr0-
Ter ct de combattre pour le success
de la cause commune.
N'oublions pas quill faut Sc pre-
senter soi-meme personnellement
aux endroits qui seront design@s
ct faire enr6gistrer son nom sui
les listes 6lectorales.
Les ]ours d'enr6gistrement .sont
lie l6, %, 81 ct 81 de &c mols.
Let bureaux seront ouverts de
9 heures du matin a 9 heures du
soir, les deux premlers jou1s, ct de
midi q 9 heures du soir, les deuA
derniers. Ne negligez pas d'y voir
vo5us meme. C'est important.
EDMOND ALARY.
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Au GRAND

Uue nouvelle piece, intitul6e
"a Back number, repr6sent6e par
Willis Collier ct une compagnie
d'acteurs de premiere %classe, ct
6crite par un auteur aussi bien
connu que Edward E. Kedder, at
tirera certainement, foule au
Grand Opera la semaine pro-
chaine, commencant lundi soir lie
Is octobre. Willie Collier est I'm
des acteurs les plus populaires qui
viennent a Minneapolis. II est des
plus comiques ct des plus farceurs
Dams cette piece il re%pr6sentera
deux roles: Benjamin ct Ike Beb-
mott, lie premier un travailleur hon
nete ct lie dernier tout a fait con-
traire su premier.
II y aura matinee mercredi ct
samedi aux prix populaires de 25
ct SOC.
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Az BIJoU

Ls semaine, prochaine, CON-
m%encant q la matinee de dimauche
le Il octobre on vera au Bijou IN
drame naval intitul6 "Ship of
State. C'est une piece patriotique
aussi interessante qu'instruotive.
Ellie sera Represented par des &C.
tours renomm6s.
Apres tShip Of State" on anra
lie plaisir de voir una com6dia far
oe DIES plus commiques intitul6e "A
Run on the Bank.
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D. M. c1oUaB
o.. N. CLouCH
CANDIDAT REPUBLICAN, POUR
LIEUTENANT-GO

David M. Cloug naquit a Lime,
New-York le 81 D6cembre 1916.
En- 1856, son p6re avec toute So fa-
mile ALA s'6tablir q Waupaca,
Wis, ct 2 ans plus tard q Spencer
Brook, Isanti Co.. MINI. II COM
menca a TRAVELLER pour lui-meme
q Page de 20 ans pendant quelques
ann6es, CONNIE simple journalier,
il SO or5a quelques 6pargnes. En-
1871, il fit le commerce de bois de
sclage avec son frAre a1n6 Gilbert,
sous lie nom de Clough Fr6res. En-
1874, Ills s'6tablirent d Minneapolis
Oh lis continuArent le meme COM
MERGE.
En- d6oemb1e 1888, M. Gilbert
Ulough mourut. Les affaires de la
soci6t6 ont etc depuis, sous la direc-
ton de David M. Clough. CONNIE
partisan prominent du parti r6pu'
blicaln, IL a 6t6 6lu d des positions
honorables. De 1883 q 1887 IL fut
membre du conseil de vile de Min.
neapolis, ct pendant un terme le
president. De 1886 a 1890, il fut
Ella s6nateur de pEtat. En- 1891, il
fut 6lu president de la soci6t6 agri-
cole de l'Etat ct par sa sage admi.
nistration, al'expiration de son ter
me, l'association SO trouvait dams
une bonnie condition fnanci4re,
laissant un profit net de $4,000.
Pendant quatre snn6es conseca.
tives M. Clough, fut membre du
comite central republican, de lE
tat. En- 1892, il fut 6lu lieutenant
gouverneur du Minnesota, (posi
ton quill occupe actuellement) OF
fut renomm6 par reclamation a la
convention r6publicalne de pEtat.
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III. rEd,teur:

NJ. CE01tcNT:
Nous avons Get automne des can
didats pour tous les go0ts ct natu-
re]lement chacun SO plat q chan
ter les qualities de ceux quill pre-
f4re.
II y on a un don't je voudrais
vous dire quelques mots: J'ai en-
tendu, il y a un peu plus dun an,
le doyen dc nos avocats canadiens
de Minneapolis fare p6loge de &C.
lui don't j vais vous entretenir au-
jourd'hui.
Avec cette franchise qui lui va
81 bien, j'ai entendu notre compa-
triote dire quill faisait bon de rem
contrer, parmi les officers charges
de faire respecter la loi, de bons
sentiments ct des 6gards pour les
gems dc notre nationalit6. Ii s'a-
gissait alors dune afaire tres i'm
portante, ct pour me servir de pe1-
preston de notre compatriote, Ia
vocat du comt6, au lieu de jouer le
role du diable, a fait son devoir,
tout son devoir. 900, mails pas plus
que son devoir. II ma mi aucun
advancement a p%ers6cuter quel
qu'un qui ne meritait pas .d'etre
punt ct a fat preuve de- la plus
grande courtoisie envers los COM
patriotes. Je veux parler de Frank
Nye, procureur du comt6, qui est
candidat q une reelection.
UN CANADIEN.
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H0EIo Oh LoUHST
WCTImES numAlNES
QUATRE PERsONNEs TUEEs DAMS UN
COMBAT DE TAUREAUX AU
MEXIQUE

NEW oRK--Une d6peohe de
Yacatecas, Mexique, annonce que
quatre personnes ont et6 tu6es
dams un combat de ~taureaux, di
manche dernier. On "band6rillero"
a 6t6 traverse dun coup de corne
par un taureau. Au moment Oh
des "toreadors" venaisnt gu So
cours du "banderillero" 10 taureau
s'6lanca contre eux avec So victime
embroch6 dams ga corne. En- meme
temps, un autre taureau sautait
par dessus la barriere s6parant Ia
rene des Spectators ct s'elancait
au mllieu de ceux q. Une panique
effroyable sen est suivi. Les hon.
mes, les femmes, les enfants cri
aient ct go poussaient pour FUR.
Plusieurs ont etc bless6s par DEF
coups de corne. Trois PERSONS {
ont ft6 tu6es sous les pieds de le
Ifcule.
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III Contanuer)

features de plaques d'6tain du pays
de Gales wont bient0t avoir del'ou-
vrage par-dessus la tote pendant
assez longtemps pour compenser
on quelque sorte les ennuis causes
par la loi Mckinley. Tout celia
nest malheu-eusement que trop
Wal ct .cette industre est forc6e de
dl%spara1tre ici, q moins que l'on ne
baisse les salaries en- proportion.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA (
County of Hennepin !

In the matter of the estate of Napo-
leon Emond deceased.
On reading and filing the final account
of Cesarie Emond the administrators OF
the Estate of said deceased and her petit
ton praying for the allowance of said
account and for a decree assigning
the residue of said estate to the persons
nv law entitled to the same:
1t is Ordered That said petition be
heard at a special term of the said Court
to be held at the Court House in the City
of Minneapolis, in said County, on Mon
day, the goth day of October 1894, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon; and that no
tice of such hearing be given to all per-
sons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hea-
ring. in the ECHO DIE L'OUEsT a newspa-
per printed and published in said Coun-
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day of
October 1894
BY the Court:
JOHN III. STEELE
Judge of Probate.
Geo. E. Forth,
Attorney for Administrative
AL Globe Bldg,
Minneapolis MINI
ST yous voulez savolr les nou-
~uolloe liaaz pEnHO DIR L'0nEsT