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CHAPTER III.

"You buried him aive?" For mo-
ment i was too stunned act. Then
hurled myself upon the man, as he sat,
with that placid smile of his upon his
lips, and l would have torn his throat
out had the three wretches not dragged
me away from him. Again and again
made for him, painting and cursing,
shaking off this man and that, strain
ing and wrenching, but never quite
free. At last, with my Jacket nearly
torn off my back and the blood dripping
from my wrists, l was hauled back
wards in the blight of a rope and cords
passed around my ankles and my arms.
you sleek hound" cried. IF ever
! have you at my swordspoint | VIII
teach you to maltreat one of my lads.
You viii find, you bloodthirsty beast.
that my emperor has long arms, and,
though you lie here like a rat in its hole,
the time will come when he will tear
you out of it, and you and your vermin
will perish together" My faith, l have
rough side to my tongue, and there
was not hard word that l had learned
in fourteen campaigns which l did not
let fly at him, but he sat with the han
die of his pen tapping against his fore
head and his eyes squirting up at the
roof as If he had conceived the idea of
some new stanZa. 1t was this occupa-
tion Of his which showed me how /
might get my point into him. You
spawn" said I, "you think that you are
safe here, but your life may be as short
as that OF your absurd verses, and God
knows 1t could not be shorter than
that"
Oh, you should have seen him bound
from his chair when l had said the
words. This vile monster, who dis
pensed death and torture as a grocer
serves out figs, had one raw nerve
which I could prod at pleasure. His
face now grew livid and those little
bourgeois side whiskers quivered and
thrilled with his passion.
Very good, colonel. You have said
enough" he cried. in a choking voice.
"You say that you have had very dis
tinguished career promise you also a
very distinguished ending. Colonel
Etienne Gerard, of the Third hussars,
shall have a death of his own
"And 1 only beg" said I. that you
do not commemorate it in verse" l
had one or two other little irones to
utter, but he cut me short with fu-
rious gesture which caused my three
guards to drag me from the cave.
Our interview, which l have told you
as nearly as l can remember it, must
have lasted some TIM, for it was quite
dark when we came out, and the moon
was shining very clearly in the heav-
ems. The brigands had lighted great
fire of the dried branches of the fir
trees; not of course for warmth, since
the night was already very sultry, but
to cook their evening meal. A huge
copper pot hung over the blaze, and
the rascals were lying all around in
the yellow glare, so that the scene
looked like one of those pictures which
Junot stole out of Madrid. There are
some soldiers who profess to care moth
ing for art and the like, but have
always been drawn toward it myself, in
which respect l show my good taste
and my breeding. l remember, for ex-
ample, that when they were selling the
plunderd after the fall Of Danzig,
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bought a very fine picture called
"Nymphs' Surprised in Wood" and
carried 1t with me through two cam
paigns until my charger had the mis-
fortune to put his hoof through it.
1 only tell you this, however, to show
you that was never a mere rough SOL
der like Rapp or Lefebvre. AS lay
in that brigand's campI had little time
or inclination to think about such mat
ters. They had thrown me down un-
der a tree. the three Williams squatting
round and smoking their cigarettes
within hands touch of me. What to
do could not imagine. In my whole
career do not suppose that have ten
times been in as hopeless a situation.
But courage" thought /, courage,
my brave boy, you were not made a
colonel of hussars at % because you
could dance a cotillon. You are a
picked man, Etienne, a man who has
come through more than 200 affairs and
this little one is surely not going to
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eaCn or the -FOUR troopers, WHICH iS tHe
same as with us when we cry Mon
Dieu" Out rasped the five swords and
the four men closed up. One who wore
sergeant's chevron laughed and
clapped me on the shoulder Fight
for your skin, froggy." cried he.
An! 1t was so fine to have a horse be-
tween my thighs and weapon in my
grip. / waved it above my head and
shouted in my exultation. The chief
had come forward. with that odious
smiling face of his.
"Your eXcellency will observe that
this Frenchman is our prisoner" he
said.
You are a rascally robber," said the
Englishman, shaking his sword at him.
1T is a disgrace to us to have such
allies. BY the Lord, If the general were
of my mind we should swing you up to
the nearest tree"
But my prisoner" said the brigand,
in his suave voice.
"He shall come with US to Lord We'll
lingtons camp"
Just a word in your ear before you
take him.
He approached the young officer, and
then, turning as quick as flash, he
fired his pistol in my face. The bullet
scored its way through my hair and
burst hole on each side of my busby.
Seeing that he had missed me. he raised
the pistol and was about to hurl it at
me, when the English sergeant, with a
single backhanded cut. nearly severed
his head from his body. His blood had
not reached the ground, nor the last
curse died on his lips, before the whole
horde were upon us, but with a dozen
bounds and as many slashes we were all
safely out of the glade. and galloping
down the winding track which led to
the valley.
1t was not until we had left the ra-
vine far behind US and were right out
in the open fields that we ventured to
halt and see what injuries we had
sustained. For me, weary and wound
ed as l was, my heart was beating
proudly and my chest was nearly burst
ing my tunic to think that l, Etienne
Gerard, had left this gang of murderers
so much by which to remember me.
My faith, they would think twice be-
IOTe tIey NeHtuTeu again TO lay ndnuS
upon one of the Third hussars. So car
ried away was I that 1 made a small
grafton to these brave Englishmen and
told them who 1t was that they had
helped to rescue. / would have spoken
of glory also and of the sympathies Of
brave men, but the officer cut me short.
That's all right" said he, ANY in
turies sergeant?"
trooper Jones horse hit with a
pistol bullet on the fetlock."
"Trooper Jones to go with us. Ser
geant Halliday with troopers Harvey
and Smith to keep to the right until
they touch the videttes Of the German
hussars."
So these three jingled away together,
while the officer and l, followed at
some distance by the trooper whose
charger had been wounded, rode
straight down in the direction of the
English camp. Very soon we had
opened our hearts, for we each liked
the. look Of the other from the begin
ming. He was Of the nobility, this
brave lad, and he had been sent out
scouting by Lord Wellington to see If
there were any signs or our advancing
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as snap pistol at me l was beside the
English officer.
II surrender to you, SIR l cried,
though l dare say my English was not
much better than his French. "lf you
will look at that tree to the lett you
will see what these Williams do to the
honorable gentlemen who fall into their
hands"
The fire had flared up at the mo-
ment, and there was poor Vidal exposed
before them, as horrible an object as
one could see in a nightmare. "Godam!
cried the officer, and "Godam" cried
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C-N
No, Never.

Physicians have never been
able to prescribe any other
emulsion of Cod-liver Oil which
would bring as satisfactory re-
suits as SCOTS Emulsion.
The reasons for this are the
absolute purity of its compo-
nents and the superior process
of its manufacture. Nobody has
ever been able to initiate it.
limitations are always inferior to
the real thing.
Remember that Scott's Enul-
sion is the great food for wasting
in adults and children.
Don't b persuaded to accept suosatutei
Scott 4 Bovine, NY. All Druggists SOC. and 81.
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1t Is astonishing-and | have heard
many make the same remark--how
acute. ones senses become at such
crisis as this. ! am convinced that at
no moment is one living SO yiyidly. so
acutely as at the instant when a vio-
lent ana foreseen death overtakes one.
l could smell the resinous fagots, |
could see every twig upon the ground.
could hear every rustic Of the
branches, as l have never smelled or
seen, or heard, save at such times of
danger And SO 1t was that, long be-
fore anyone else. before even the time
When the chief had addressed me, had
heard low. monotonous sound, far
away, indeed, and yet coming nearer
at every instant. AT first Ii was but a
murmur. rumble, but by the time he
had finished speaking, while the assas
sins We're untying my ankles in order IN
lead me to the Scene Of my murder. I
heHru. as plainly as ever / heard any,
thihg IN my life. the clinklng of horse
SHOES, and the jingling Of bride chains.
with the ciank of sabers against stirrup
irons. Is 1t likely that I, who had lived
with the light cavalry since the first
halr shaded my lip, would mistake the
sound Of troopers on the march? Help.
comrades, help!' / shrieked, and though
they struck me across the mouth and
tried to drag me UP to the tree, I kept
on yelling: Help me, my brave boys,
Help me, my children They are mur-
dering your colonel!' For the moment
my wounds and my troubles had
brought on delirum. and looked for
nothing less than my five hundred
hussars, kettle-drums and all, to appear
at the opening of the grade.
But that which really appeared was
very different to anything which I had
conceived. Into the clear space there
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through the mountains. 1t Is one ad-
vantage Of q wandering life like mine,
that you learn to pick up those bits
of knowledge which distinguish the
man of the world. l have, for example.
hardly ever met Frenchman who
could repeat an English title correctly.
If had not Travelled I should not be
able to say with confidence that this
young mans real name was Milor Hon.
Sir Russell Bart, this last being an
honorable distinction, SO that 1t was as
the Bart that usually addressed him,
just as in Spanish one might say "the
Dom"
AS we rode beneath the moonlight in
the lovely Spanish night we spoke our
minds to each other as II we were
brothers. We were both Of an age, you
see. both of the light cavalry also (the
Sixteenth light Dragons was his
regimenD and both with the same
hopes and ambition. Never have
learned to know a man so quickly as I
did the Bart. He gave me the name of
a girl whom he had loved at a garden
called Vauxhall and for my part
spoke to him Of little Caralic of the
opera. He took lock of, hair from his
bosom, and a garter. Then we near
ly quarreled over hussar and dragon,
for he was absurdly proud Of his
regiment. and you. should have seen
him curl his lip and clap his hand to his
hilt when / said that hoped It might
never be its misfortune to come in the
way Of the Third.
ITO Be Continued
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Trains leave Scranton for New York
and intermediate points Oh the Erie rail-
road at 6.S5 am. and 32i pm. Also for
Honesdale. Hawley and local points at
6.35. 9,45 am, and 1924 pm
All the above are through trains to and
from Honesdale.
Trains leave for Wilkes-Barre at Gao g.
m. and 3.41 pm.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES

Central Railroad OF New Jersey.
(Lehigh and susquehanna DivsionJ
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT MARCH 20,
1895.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston.
Wilkes-Barre. etc, at $50. 9.l5. ll.SO am.
E45, 100 3U, 800, 40 p. IN. Sundays. sVO
a. M, 100 215, 7.I0 p. m.
For Atlantic City, $40 am.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
$40 (eXpress) am, 12.i5 express with Buff
fet parlor carr. S.O5 (eNpress) pm. Sun
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
hem. Easton and Philadelphia, $50 am.
l?45., S.O5, 500 Except Philadelphia) pm.
Sunday 2l5 pm.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove. etc. at
SO a. M, 12.45 pm.
For. Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown. $40 am, 2.45, 600 pm.
Sunday, 2l5 pm.
For Fottsville. $50 @. m. 12.45 pm.
Returning, leave New York, foot Of Lib
erty street, North river, at $40 (express)
am, Ito. 1.3O. 4.30 (express with Buffet
parlor carr pm. Sunday, 4.30 am.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal.
800 am, 200 and 4.30 pm. Sunday GIT
am.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ad-
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
H. p. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Agent
!. II. oLHAuSEN. Gen. supt.
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DELAWARE AND
HUDSON RAIL-
ROAD.

Commencing Monday.
day, July 90, all trains
willarrive it new Lack
awanna avenue station
as follows:
Trains will leave Scran-
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The New Woman.

She does not "1anguish in her lower"
or squander all the golden day
In fashloning "a gaudy flower
Upon worsted spray.
Nor is she quite content TO wait
Behind her "rose-wreathed lattice pane
Untn beside her fathers gate
The gallant Prince draws rein"
The brave New Woman" scorns 10 sign
And count it such grievous thihS
That wear on year should hurry by
And no gay sutton bring;
in labor's ranks she takes her place,
with eklful hand and cultured mind;
Not always foremost IN the race,
But never far behind.
And not less lightly fall her feet
Because they tread the busy ways;
She IS no whil less fair and sweet
Than maids of Olden days,
Who, gowned in samite or brocade,
Looked charming in their dainty gulse'
But dwell like Violets IN the shade,
with shy, half-opened eyes.
or life she takes a clearer view
And through the press sereneiy moves
Unfettered, free; with judgment true,
Avoiding narrow grooves.
She reasons, and she understands;
And sometimes it's her JOY and crown
To lift with strong yet tender hands,
The burdens men lay down.
II. Matheson in Chambers Journal
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FOR OUR
SMALL PEOPLE.
Nellie's Troublrs.

On. dear. am nearly distracted to-day,
My family worries me So
For sweet Angelina, my very best doll,
Has quarrelled with Benjamin Joe.
Poor Margaret Mabel has torn her best
And Jane has cracked three OF her
toes
Jemima has hurt her right arm, and been
scalped,
And Daisy has broken her nose.
My Kitty has scratched me-my mammals
asleep
I can't find my slate when / look
My tea-set is broken. and sister is cross
And Johnny has hidden my book.
II papa were here he would sing me a
song,
Or tell me a story. / know
And II he would ride me down stairs on
his back,
I guess all my troubles would go.
1 do feel so bad-do you s'pose its my
nerves?
And do you know what would re-
lleve?
But there-I heard somebody open the
door
It's papa, | really believe!
Carrie Ellis Breck, in Presbyt Jour.
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has It's walls covered by burlap. against
which are hung all sorts ana conditions
or pipes daggagH. swords, armor, Gamer
ana Indian trappinrg J, Zulu snields ana
assegai. The windows are covered WIN
oriental drapery. run through ring IN
lions nose. The rugs are OF lion and
tiger skins, and the low tables hold
Turkish pipes. unique ash-stands and Jars
OF tobacco
IL really Think says Miss Lewis. II
like furnishing bachelor rooms better than
the boudoir Of my lady. 1t seems to me
larger field"
Two women of Baker county. Oregon,
own silver mines, and are running them
In person. They do not actually handle
shovels and sft the earth. but they SUI
perntend the working of their property.
and while they admit the business has
rough sides for a woman, they are max
ing money and propose TO keep on.
The management OF Kansas farms
and ranches Is not confined entirely 10
men, for there are some very shrewd and
capable managers among the ladies'. One
OF these is Miss Kittie ID. La Master, Of
Gardiner. Johnson county. Miss Master
goes to the Live Stock Exchange and at
tends to the financial part Of the business.
81
the lady, "for the past six years, on ac-
count of the i'll health OF my father, who
Is incapacitated for work on account OF
rheumatism, which goes hard with him
at his age, which is scventy-three years.
When my mother and myself took charge
OF the farm Of over so acres every one
predicted We would be failures. but we
are very well satisfied with the results"
OF the other Kansas women who are
patrons of the Kansas City live stock
market, may he mentioned Mrs. /. d.
Harkleroad, Silverdale, Cowley county;
Mrs. Il. ID. Freeman. Madison. Green
wood county; Mrs. Mary a. Bowling
Chapman, Dickinson county; Mrs. Mary
Nurgessen, Lit Cynge. Linn county and
Mrs. John Stack, Rossvile Shawnee
county. There are some ladies who man
age large cattle ranches. Mrs Lucien
Scott widow Of Judge Scott, Of Leaven-
worth, Kan, manages her ranch in the
Panhandle Of Texas, which consists of
10000 acres, all fenced, and on which
there are between GOO and 1000 cattle.
1t is truly remarkable how good the
Queens eyesight remains THE Lady"
says There has been an idle rumOr I'm
circulation that the Queens eyesight is
becoming impaired As a matter of fact,
Her Majesty can read without glasses
iE a good light, ana her only ailment is
the severe rheumatism in the knee joints,
which is so bad at times that she cannot
walk without great pain. She is now
always wheeled about indoors. and there
are lifts even at Osborne TO take her up
AMI down stairs; and, for short ascents,
sloping boards"
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This natty coat, in latest English style,
bears the name of her favorite Duchess.
English cheviot, in mixed tones of brown
and gray IL chosen for the coat, which
is made 10 match the skirt. The adjust
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darts I'm front under arm and side back
cores. which end in stylish coat laps.
marked by a single button on each side OF
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ishes I'm broad laps below the waist
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The fronts close in centre, with but
tons and buttonholes, the upper por-
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reyers. that meet the rolling collar In
nOtches.
The shaping produces the wavy ripples
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modes.
Bouffant sleeves IN gfgot style fit
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Lining. or merely faeings, of pretty
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Tweed, covert cloth. whipcord. serge.
or some varieties OF crepon will make
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Pattern G,3l6 is cut in five sizes, viz:
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The retail price of the pattern is 80
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Inter viewed John l..

An Atlanta dispatch of Sunday tells a
| very clever story as follows:
| Secretary Hoko Smiths Evening Jour-
nal was i'm the hands of the ladies' yes-
| terday. The women of the Exposition,
! with Mrs Joseph Thompson, president OF
| the Women's Board, as edltor-in-chief
! took charge of the Journal and got out a
! 40-page paper which was full of good
! features and was in every respect excel
| lent. The sweet society belle who acted
as sporting editor tackled John l.. Sui
/ liWn for an interview, and here is the
| result:
Mr. Sullivan stepped into the portals of
the K.mball House parlors with a wor-
red look and demanded in his famous
Where's de young woman Whut wonted
| ter see me?"
Here she IS" replied the reporter,
family. but as sweetly as she knew how.
We'll, Whut ter you got ter say?'i
Inc reporter at this iuncture paused for
! reply. because the possibility OF reply was
| absent at this time by reason of fright
| Finally she mustered up enough reporto-
rial cheek to venture in tremulous tones:
, You know. Mr.. Sullivan, the women Of
the Exposition"
"Whut Exposition
THE women of the Cotton States and
International Exposition"
Say. no man in the biz" he said. sis
willing TO do more for de female sex than
me, and l am tickled to DEATH on the
dead now, Miss -. wild dis interview.
but I'm not on to your point yet"
well, you know" the reporter began.
the women connected with the EXPOSE
ton have charge of the Atlanta Journal
to-day and they have sent me down here
TO interview YOU"
Mr. Sullivan shook the timbers OF the
parlors with several hearty outlaws, and
when he had recovered himself. said:
ION the dead. now, this is rich. Well.
just tell 'em dat I've been de victim of
misfortune. and am still willin' TO knock
out any man in America inside of twenty
rounds"
Eyes, sir" said the reporter, smiling
sweetly. The reporter thanked Mr. Sui
liva'l Tor the exhaustive talk, and the
last words she heard stepping ON the
elevator We're:
"Now amt she peach?"
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II 4 Were You.

II / were you, ana had a friend
Who called u pleasant hoLr to spend
ia be polite enough TO say,
"Ned. you may choose what games wei
play"
That's what I'd do
If | were you.
II | were you. and went 10 school,
I'd never break the smallest ruiz;
And it should be my teachers joy
To say she had no better boy.
And 'twould be true,
If 1 were You.
II | were you, I'd always tell
The truth, no matter what befell;
For two Things only | despise-
A coward heart and telling lies;
And you would, TOO,
If | were you.
III I were you, Ia try my best
To do the things | here susg est;
Though since / am no one but me,
l cannot very well, you see,
Know what I'd do
II | were you.