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THE SUNDAY TIMES PACE OF GOOD SELECTED FICTION

Indeed" said he, $50 doubtful has the day
been, my lord, that 1 might well refuse to
abandon the tribute, and try again to-mor-
row the Issue OF the fight. But, since 80
many brave men have fallen on both sides,
am willing to abandon II, ,lasking only of you
such favor as would be conceded to "a sim
pie gentleman asking of his friend. And yet
you will not grant it me- and thus bring peace
between US and our peoples"
Duke Valentine frowned and bit his lip,
and the prince rose from where he had been
seated and lifted his hand to the sky. and
said: $50 be it, my lord. On your head lies
the blame. For tomorrow / will attack
again, and as God lives, will not rest till
the neck Of the city OF Forniola is under my
foot or my head rolls from my shoulders by
your sword
Then Duke Valentine paced up and down,
| pondering deeply, for he was a man that
hated to yield aught, and beyond all else
hated what the Prince OF Mantivoglia asked
of him. Yet be feared greatly to refuse, for
the townsmen had no taste for another fight,
and had threatened to march home II he
would not make peace with the prince
Therefore he turned to the prince and. frown-
ing heavily.was about to say:
Since 1t must be so. so let ii be. when
| suddenly Count Antonio rode up and leaped
from his horse, crying: "Yield nothing, my
lord. yield nothing. For if you will tell me
what TO do and suffer me to be your hand, we
will drive the enemy over our borders with
| great loss
Then the Prince Of Mantivoglia fell TO
| laughing. and he came 10 Antonio and put
his arm about his ueck, saying:
'Peace peacei thou foolish man
! And Antonio saluted him with all Difference,
! but he answered:
Il must give good counsel to my lord, the
duke. And he turned TO the duke again,
saying: Yield nothing to the prince, my
lord''
Duke Valentines lips curved in his slow
smile as he looked at Antonio. ''Is that, in
deed, your counsel? And will you swear,
Antonio, to give me your aid against the
| prince SO long as the war lasts, il follow
| itg''
Truly swear it." cried Antonio. "Yet
what need is there OF an oath? Am l not
| your highness' servant, bound TO obey with
out an oath?''
Nay. but you do not tell him." began the
| prince, angrily.
| Duke Valentine smiled again. He was ever
! desirous to make show of fairness where be
risked nothing by it, and he gazed moment
on Antonios face. and he answeredto the
Prince OF Mantivoglia:
| Il know the man. my lord. l know him in
| his strength and in his folly. Do not we
know one another. Antonio?'
Indeed, 1 know not all your higness'
! mind, answered Antonio.
We'll. L will tell him." said Duke Yalen-
tine. This prince Antonio, has consented
TO peace, and TO abandon all claim to trtb-
ute from our city on one conditiOn-which
is. that /, the duke, shall do at his demand
what of my own free and sovereign will /
would not do.
His demand is not fitting nor warranted
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the mist; but suddenly cries arose, and men
ran TO and fro and cry went up from the
dukes camp: "They are behind us! They are
behind u.s. We are surrounded"
And in the princes camp, also. was great
fear; for from behind them, toward where the
spurs of Mt. Agnino began, there came the
shout of, 'At them, at them, charge!" And
the princes officers, perceiving the cries TO
be from men of Fornioia (and thus they knew
by reason OF certain differences in the phras-
ing OF words), conceived that the duke had
got behind them and was lying across their
way of retreat. And the duke. hearing the
shouts in his own camp, ran out from his
tent, and he was met by hundreds OF his
townsmen. who cried, My lord, we are sur
roundedl' For Antonios men had gone to
the townsmeu and showed them how they
might escape more fighting, and the towns
men were ngthing loath; and they insisted
with the duke that a body OF men on horse
back had passed behind them.
So the duke sent out scouts, who could see
nothing of the horsemeD. But then the
townsmen cried. some being in The secret,
others not: ''Then they have ridden past US,
and are making for Forniola, and they will
do heaven knows what there Lead US after
them my lord And the duke was very an
cry, but he was also greatly afraid, Tor he
perceived that there was stir also IN the
princes camp and heard shouts from there.
while ne considered what to do. the towns
men formed their ranks and sent him word
that they were for Forniola; and when he
threatened them with his guard they reioined
that one death was good as another; and the
duked gnawed his nails and went pale with
rage. But Caunt Antonio's men, seeing how
well the plan had sped, crept again out
from the camp and returned to where they
had tethered their horses, and mounted, each
taking q spare horse.
And before they had been there long they
heard trumpets sound in the dukes camp
and the camp was struck and the duke and
all of his force began to retreat on Rilano
! throwing out many scouts and moving very
cautiously in the darkness and mist. YET
when they came on nobody they marched
more quickly, even the duke himself now be-
lieving that the Prince OF Mantivoglia had Of
purpose allowed the stir in his camp 10 be
seen and heard. in order that he might de
! tach a column to Forniola unobseryed and
| attack the city before the duke came up
Therefore he now pressed on, saying: 81
doubt not that the prince himself is with the
! troop that has gone to Fornioial' And nj
night long they marched across the plain
covering the space of eighteen miles, an Jus
before the break of day tney came TO the city
Thus did it fall out with the army OF Duke
! Valentine. but the Prince Of Mantiyoglia haC
/ been 10 less bewidered for when ne sent ou
men 10 see what the cries tehind the camI
meant he found no man. but he still heart
scattered cries among the rising ground
where the hills begin. and he in his turn saw
a stir in the camp opposite 20 him. And
being an impetuous prince. as he had sbowI
both i'll evil aud in good that day, he snatchet
up his sword. swearing that he would fine
the truth OF the matter. And bidding his Off
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ThWarkod by
a 0InUqql6r.

"Poor Ted, poor Ted! I'd give my COM
mission to see him again."
Capt. Richard Debney. of the British navy,
commander of the man-of-war Cormorant
was entertaining some friends in the barbor
of San Francisco, and the talk turned upon
"Ted' Debney. his brother. who had resigned
from the navy several years before, because
he had chivalrously prevented a French
cruiser from boring holes IN a wretched
opium smuggling craft. Ted was impul-
sive. brave, daring, and loved alike by his
superiors and his men.
"Have you ever got on the track of Ted?"
"Once though had at Singapore, but
nothing came Of II. No Doubt he changed
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and wasson-to remain sitting precisely
where you are until We return. Come,
Lucsttina.
But where IS the nice thing You said
vou'd give me-" asked the child.
II was playing a game on you then.
van know" Holmes replied. cooking ms
eve az me. However. you shah nave
something when we get hack. Come on.
From where we sat we commanded
view OF the pasture. which was al the
bottom OF a small valley lust below the
house | had never before seen Holmes
with children: his avoidance OF them may
cave been connected with his aversion 10
female society 10 which / have made al
Iusien elsewhere in these memoirs; II you
have not the volume by YOU. you can
rr,s,ure II al the book shops. price a.-a-
The truth is he was always reticent as
10 his early history. and as | had no
source OF information except himself, L
do not know much about it l regret 10
add that instead of adopting Lucettina at
the conclusion of this adventure, as
ho-sei he would. he appeared 20 lose all
interes, in her and never mentioned her
again.
Holmes conduct in the pasture was
strange, and in anyone but himself
q
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ing ana emitted a sort OF cough imme-
d.ately after which he had received the
blow from the horses hoof that had
caused his death. | say Immediately
because IL was by the of hind foot that
he was struck. and ne was at the time on
the horses right side. ! was not long in
arriving At the conclusion that The cough
or yelp had been occasioned by the knife
falling out Of LHcsttina's pocket into his
throat. and that IL was the confusion thus
brought about IN his faculties that pre-
vented him from avoiding the horses
hOof. as he would Otherwise have
done. Having aScertaigssd that she body
OF the little dog had been deposited ur,ou
the compost heap, and having gathered
a few trties with the help Of my lens. I
returned 20 ne veranda. Now. Watson
let me ask you what would have been
your next step IN these circumstances? 30
Abrupt though the question was was
prepared
u should cause the CORPSE % the sox
10 bs produced / said II should ner-
form laparsotou1y upon II and search itS
gastric cavity for the knife"
is that the course you would -avtse
NJ. Holmes2" asked our host
But Holmes seemed to have secorns
saodenly distracted. His gaze vas turn
Ell skywards. How beautiful and in
siruetiFe are the phenomena OF nature"
ne nurn7BFed. Take the fight Of birds
Tor example. How completely does the
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Very Queer Indeed.

Daily. nay. hourly experienced. are the
sensations OF the dyspeptic. nervous In
valid. Ask him and he will tel you that
10 Is well nigh impossible to describe
them. Palpifations OF the heart suggest
-erroneously--that the organ is affected,
buzzing I'm the ears a queer metallic taste
IN the mouth and tingling along the edges
% the tongue. restless. broken slumber
az night, an inclination 70 sleep during
the day, which disappears when the re-
curnbent posture Ia assumed. frequent
unsasinssg OF the stomach between and
after meals when digestion ought 90 have
performed Its Office. These are a few
among the indicia OF the complaints
speedily removable by the use of Hos
letters Stomach Bltters, which also cures
and prevents chilis and fever. biiiousness,
constipation. rheumatism. neuralgia and
kidney trouble.
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE LOST OBJECT.

Nv JULIAN HAWTHORN F..

Re amusing. in spite OF rs commonplace.
external aspect In some respects. indeed
it is quite unique
May 1 ask what makes YOU think SOL
Have YOU observed that the advertise
rnent contains Just eight words and forty
letters-an average of FIVE letters 10 a
word? What would he your own oeduc-
ton from that
II should refer" replied /. after some
thought. that the advertiser wished 10
say as cheaply as possible that some
member OF his family had lost something
which he was anxious TO recover.
| could see that Holmes was little
nettled at the insight | had displayed.
You make your usual mistake Of not
putting enough emphasis on the signiri-
canoe OF Details said he. 1T is the
omissions in this paragraph that are I'M
rortant. From them have already been
enabled 10 form seven distinct theories as
To the problem, any or all of which may
be correct And now. as we probably have
some hard work before us. you Will par
don me for improving this opportunity
for a little rest
And before I had time 10 reply. this
extraordinary man had folded his arms.
closed his eyes. and fallen into profound
and dreamless slumber
A few hourslater we were seated on
the veranda of my American friend Hig-
gins house. Our host was man of av-
a
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the edition was sold out No, didn't ac-
company my friend Prof. Mor.arty in his
grand aerial flight; l simply let him drop
-as You say in society-and backed away
In my own tracks (which may account
for your having seen no footsteps return
ing in the opposite direction). Well,
he continued, running his eyes over me.
since you seem TO have driven yourself
down in your buggy. with the bay and
the seal brown horses. perhaps you
wouldn't mind taking me up in It. II has
break IN the top frame on the left hand
side, but / don't mind that's AS you had
brea kfasted on a goat stew just before
starting. and ate wal In spite of the fact
that you had to add a great deal of salt
TO Ii. I presume you won't care 10 stop
here for lunch. I'm glad TO see that you
have taken proper amount OF exercise
by chopp.ng down that pimento tree on
the slope OF the hill going UP 10 the sum-
mer house: one can't be too careful Of
ones health in the tropics On the way
we can stop and post that letter TO
Messrs. Ogden. your London attorneys,
which you forgot to NAH as you came
down"
my dear Holiness exclaimed I, at last
finding my voice. this passes belief. How
on earth"
'sTut,-smplicity itself. "A few horse
hairs on your coat. a couple OF grains OF
salt under your right thumb nail, the ON
nipresence of the goat in Jamaica, the
blister on the inside of the right fore
finger. the pimento odor enanating from
your person, the earth stains on your
trousers where you slipped on the slope.
your old army penchant for elevated
coigns OF vantage, the tuppenceha' penny
stamp on the corner of the letter peeping
out of your breast pocket, coupled with
the fact that except your attorneys, you
have no correspondents in London
How do you know ts,at?''
my dear Watson" said Holmes, shak-
ing his head. you must credit me with
common intelligence. Your notorious neg
lect OF that long-suffering little wife OF
yours. eliminating In a judicial separa-
ton, so disguised your friends that they
cut you In a body. and compelled you to
seek seclusion In the colonies. You are
now endeavor.ng. through your attorneys,
to get the decree set aside that compels
you TO pay her ten-and-sixpence a month,
and, but perhaps / need not continue?'
you are as wonderful as ever. But
the break in the buggy frame
IAN abrasion on your sleeve where II
rubbed against the splintered wood. But
really these explanations are poor policy.
They destroy the sense of mystery which
Is one of the great elements OF power.
How do you like your neighbors. the
American family?'
Tie met my speechless stare OF bewil-
derment with an amused smile.
The paterfamilias. with his native hu-
NOR and his classical attachments, must
he good company: the seven children
may In some respects be a drawback.
though they constitute practice in
Themselves
Holmes. you positively alarm me-"
He pulled a copy OF the Jamaica Stan
dard out of his pocket and pointed TO
this paragraph.
''Lost--A Small Object. Particulars at
Southcum Pen"
Does this allay your fears?" he asked.
ON the contrary. 1t Is true that the
place adjoining mine Is called Southcum,
hut how"
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FNUEiifEAt. Al
day % his death and The loss OF the Oh
iect ara the same, We are moving in
deep-yery deep-waters. but We shall
swim To land. That iacision on the ball
OF your left thumb was made with a
sharp cutting instrument" He pause ,
abruptly sqlatte3 down on the ground
took out note book and a pencil, and
said. Let Us play game. This pencil
Is dull Lend me your penknife'
Il lost g." said Lucettina, unconscious
Is putting her hand in her pocket
quite So you lost it." repeated Holmes.
"a Aush 81 triumph stealing into his sal
low checks. never mind. here IS another
pencil that will DO better. You can read?
I thought So I shall now write down
the words. I am going 20 give YOU some
thing nice There" hs continued. after
having inscribed the sentence IN the book.
see K YOU can read that"
Lucettina studied il few moments and
then said. You have left out 'somsthln' >"
All. how careless Of me" returned
Holmes. with an afr OF eEnbaTrzs ssmsnt
Il vas quite 81 Ave years ago. and sup
pose have not yet quite recovered. VIII
you kindly supply the missing word your
SELF
Lucsttina placed the book on her knee
and wrote slowly and carefully. Holmes
looking over her shoulder. 'Ah"' ne
calculated. as she finished. so You spell
something without the e or the <; well
& is a matter Of taste. after all And nov
we viii go down In shs pasture"
Shall I go with your Inquired Nr.
Higgins
ne; you will have the gooaness-you
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AWAY IN Ny peDs@s In me So ,es
OWN TRACKS" are biEa, he lier-
a-y profession. sol Dom reuYuuerat.ve any
where. is this YEAR especially precar'ots
!r the great rep0ai.c- hence poor anthoT
would bC especially apl :h-s year - seek
A cheap environment = eFlrumpered with
a fan1v. LIE sn the frop{-s = supposed
n b. cheap. GA .ag 20 tne fae.hues Ter
marriage AMI divorce IN AmeTtca, faTsl-
les are ctten larger here than elsewhere
To you follow me-
.'I can see bow yoa arrive a me fact
ria. he has a large family. hui how You
hit upon the number Of chidren~---
Al. you have never read. Z see. NY
sttle mouoEraFh on the rat4o between the
Family. the latitude. and tie nationality.
divided rs the profession. II gained fhe
medal 3; the Royal Society. bat that = a
tr.ae."
Holmes SAL 7. .'yoa are IN ny op,u-
!oa the best and The wlsest man have
ever known"
Holmes cbuck.ef To superficial eye,
/ know must seem eeotisttc in admitting
tie tratb o. youT estimate" he said.
''out Should hcl3 * the height - az
fectafton 20 dtsclaiO supreme powe,s and
virtues merely because they happen TO De
my own"
"An4 was e ;he Standard advertise
ruent TIA. brought you here today
Excellent. Watson you are improving
Yes. although recsnt services 70 the
crowned heads az Scandinavia ana other
European empires nave relieved re from
any pressure of necessity "a these re-
searches. stili IN The intervals % cheUrs-
Try. like occasionally 10 work o9t a
human problem or tao. I can't. of course.
expect another study IN Scarlet. or
Naval Treaty but taIs affair promises 10
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would nave pSSu uI-
accountable. When
this remarkable man
was on the hot
scent of invesiiga.
ton he was hardly
recognizable as the
cold, rather indolent
and indifferent per-
sonality that he
commonly affected.
His thin nostrils d.
lated: his cheeks
flushed. his teeth
were set: he was
like a setter crossed
with a bloodhound.
Every few moments
he flung himself
face downward OF
the ground, wrig-
Cling about like a
serpent. and exam
min & everything
through the strong
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N8S nut OH tfle
ground. the prob
lem. by the pro-
cess OF excIu-
sion. was mar
rowed down 10
the dog. on
whom. from an
> early stage OF
the proceedings.
my suspicion had
been fixed. I
learned that this
dog had gam
boiled along be-
side hes during
the ride. barking
playfuliy. as his
custom was. out
...--e suddenly h'
had STONED ia TX
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

Dispatch steamers from Seattle as 4ol-
lows:
For San Francisco via Port Townsend
sho Victoria, al a m. passengers re-
ceiyed on board al m AprIIg & II
j.. . and Is
For Alaska-Aprii 3. s. 10 and 3 at
a. IT..
From San Francisco for Victoria and
rsEet sound ports. at a. m. April 5. 10.
Tickets may be obtained at the ofiec OF
the company at Ocean dock. Seattle.
GOODALL, PERKINS e. CO,
General Agents San Francisco.
Seattle
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erage height and IN
determ,nate figure.
with a habit of
crossing his legs
occasionally and OF
3 m Him & slightly
when anything OF
an amusing nature
transpired in our
convers a { o n I
need not say that
none of the eccen-
tricities were lost
u p on III o ! m G 5.
though he sat with
his eyelids still
closed as II in sleep.
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rvEnErr RouTE-srR. aREyuo1rNp

EVERETT ROUTE-STR. GREYHOIrNn
Daily Except Sunday
leaves Seattle II Is a. m. and 40 n p,
Leaves Everett s45 a. m. and D. m. ~
sundays-Leaves Seattle p m. Leaves
Everett II a. m
Fare-Singie trip. TIC: round trim 81 q.
Connects with boats for Tacoma and
Snohomish.
Ianding-Coirnan dock foot Of Marion
street
SEATTLE AND TACOMA NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Ciaua Troup. Pres. +. ". Goodhue Sv
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ON referring %
nv notes for the
year 1885. ! ind
that or Wednes-
day. the 18Th Of
March OF 1fa.
year, l drove 70
s.. Ann's Bay.
Jamaica, 20 meet
the coast steamer
containing IN Y
weekly bundle OF
periodicals. Leay-
ing the buggy in
the shadow OF the
bank. I walked
across 10 the pier
lust as the boat
from the steamer
made fast TO 4.
The first figure 20
spring ashore was
a tab. thin. active
man. dressed IN a
blue flannel yacht
ing suit. Judge
Of my astonish-
nent when I rec
ognlzed IN him
III v long lost
friend. Sherlock
I'll o ! m e s. II e
cooked his eye at
my open-mouthed
stupefaction. and,
as usual, answer
Cd my thoughts
before I had
time 10 have any.
"Ah. Watson"
said ne. sorry TO
stultify that last
story of yours,
my dear fellow.
bur the best Icould
do was TO keep out
of the way until
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II haven't got
any dog now" in
terrupted Lucettina,
looking at him with
childhh curiosity.
IT he horse kicked
his head last Thurs
day
Thursday and
this is Saturday
Pardon ne. but
my little girl Is mis-
taken. the dog was
killed on Monday. "
said Mr.. Higgins,
crossing his legs.
StonGaY- and to-
day Is Wednesday "
Holmes went on.
rwssffsrsnf.- sssIs J. q
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THE VANCOUVER RouTE-A TRIP

THROUGH THE ISLANDS.
Steamer Utopia. J. A. oBrien. Master.
trail wharf s p. m, Mondays and Thurs
DAYS for Port Townsend. Anacortes Fair
haven, New Whatcom. Blaine and Fri
day Harbor. going through TO Vancouver
or Thursday trip.
Fare 20 Blaine 50, fare TO Vancouver. s.
For further Information apply TO Cen
trail wharf.
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PORT ORCHARD AND SIDNEY ROUTE

STEAMER DELTA
VIII leave Sidney daily at a. m and
1870 p. m. Leave Seattle, $50 a. m. and
y. m, calling at Charleston, dry dock
Bremerton. Brick yard Sylvan Grove and
head OF Port Orchard. Il m. City dock.
foot OF Main street.
d. TRoUTMAN. Master.
j. A. HATFIELD. Agent
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EVERETT ROUTE.

STEAMER CRICKET
(DaIiy) leaves Seattle. 7:30 A. m and 20,
T. m. Leaves Everett. 1918 a. m, and G
q m. Fare-Single trip "a cents. round
trip. = cents. Landing ~ Vail & Hub
he'll dock, next Flyer dock. Seattle; Nail
Works dock Everett
+. NJ. HARRINGTON, Master.
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PUGET SOUND AND ALASKA STEAM.
SHIP COMPANY.
VICTORIA ROUTE.

STEAMSHIP CITY or KINGSTON
seeam ~ MI. Tacoma. 10 Ar I.Gssrr
jolsam Lv. = o.. seattle. scar : -a0sm
s0pm Iy' = IT. r wnsd = Ar. II .aSpm
'naily except Monday.
Steamer leaves Yesier wharf SeattI.
Fer rates and other informal on apply
l. A. NADEAU. Gen. AEt y u RP
fesier ave. and Front st Seattle
= O. NERkES. Agent. Yesler wharf
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WEST COAST STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY
STEAMER FARALLoN

STEAMER FARALLON.
Leave San Francisco April 16, May 2
and IS.
Leave Seattle April "a. May n and 2s.
Passenger and freight rates the lowest
Tickets and freight rates can be OBJ
tanned by applying TO
J. G. CARROLL, Agent.
Union dock. foot OF Union street. Seattle.
Telephone 81.