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Then quite slowly she drew herself back
into the room pulling the green spared
wooden shutters after her and and bolting
them within.
run quickly" she said to the Count;
"close the back door. bolt 1t, and also the
little wicket window In the angle. will
attend to the front door"
Whereupon she vanished, and the Count.
smiling a little at taking his orders from
little Gertrud Richter. hastened to do her
bidding He passed through the kitchen,
where old Elizabeth stood speechless at
the unwonted apparition OF the noble
Count St. Polten marching through her
kitchen and banging and double locking
her back door. Then going quickly to the
angle behind the staircase he almost thrust
his hand into the face Of dark-browed
man who was staring in through the
wicket. But at the sight Of the Counts
revolver. then a comparatively rare wea-
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I pon, and much feared in Austria and the
Quadrilateral. he turned and fed.
Now they are warned Of our prepara-
tions," said the Count I'VE shall have the
storm presently"
He went back through the kitchen into
| the little salon and there he found Ger
| trud. She had a dozen guns out OF her
| fathers presses ranged on the table. and
several boxes of cartridges stood open be-
side them. The ancient Elizabeth. with a
somewhat bewildered look but with ready
| capable obedience. was loading the older
muzzle-loaders which had been used for
years at the chamois shoOting-guns whose
every trick and kick were known to the
Count, who had cuddled them to his shoul-
der on many perilous ridge and remote
deer-pass among the mountains.
Count" said little Truda as soon as he
entered, 'if you will take the wicket in
the angle you will have under observation
both the sides which are nearest the wood.
l will go to the gable window above,
whence l shall be able to see any who may
come across the grass"
but why trouble yourself at all?" the
! Count St. Polten began, a little proudly.
/ 81 can account for any dozen dogs Of the
prisons
} "Ah! but, said little Truda wisely,
"they are too many for you. l have count
ed ten already, and such rascals as they
would not fight fair but would shoot you
in the back ...
And she almost pushed him to his posi-
tion in the angle at which he had seen
the face of the spy.
Then there was strange still pause be-
fore anything happened The sunshine
slept white hot in the open spaces, not q
twig moved in the wood. In the grass the
cicades shrilled like the sharpening OF
scythes In a far-off meadow. The Count
had all the high-born Austrian's contempt
for the rascal sweepings Of the gaols. but
nevertheless he recognised his peril Doubt.
less the band of desperate men would dc
its best to revenge the death Of their lead.
| ers and the loss of their weapons.
| (TO be Continued)
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THE GIRL AT THE POSTOFFIC

THE GIRL AT THE POSTOFFICE.
The sad event chronicled in the fol-
lowing lines occurred several day ago
in the small and insignificant looking
structure on l. street, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth, which the United
States government uses as branch post
office.
She was an extremely pretty girl, with
the brightest eyes, the pinkest cheeks,
the reddest lips, the cutest nose and
the sunshiniest face that had been seen
in that locality in years.
So pretty she was that the suscept-
bic clerk at the stamp window gulped
as if he had swallowed something when
she came trippingly up to the window
and spoke to him.
Have you postage stamps?" she
asked. as innocently as if government
postoffices usually dealt in haystacks
and grindstones.
But the clerk never noticed that. He
didn't notice anything but the sparkling
vision before him with three unstamped
letters in it's soft white hand.
eyes, miss" he responded. making a
herculean effort to suppress his emo-
ton.
"Can l get three for nickel?"
Now this clerk loved his little joke,
and man who will joke on a sacred
subject is fit for treason, stratagems and
spoils.
Eyes. MISS" he answered, and quite
tenderly, too.
"Oh. how nice" she twittered. "Mam-
ma said they never sold them any less
no matter how many we wanted. But
! said I was sure they would. and now
won't mamma be surprised when l tell
her that got three for n nickelT"
The coy. arch smile she sent flutterina
through the window to the clerk was
something to be treasured in the hear
of any man to his dying day.
II am sure she WILL" he murmured
smiling back at her as best he could
under the circumstances.
"Well. give me three. please" and She
laid a nickel down in the window before
him.
He did not dare look at her, but KEEP
his eyes on the drawer where thu
stamps are confined
AS he picked out two twos and one
and laid them beside that soft little hant
waiting for them on the window sill
there came into her beautiful eyes suci
a look of tender reproach that he wen
right over to the registry clerl
and registered O solemn WOW
that never. no, never again, would
he permit his sense of duty to dull tn
finer faculties Of his feeling.-Washing
tuu Star.
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CHAPTER III.
THE BIRD OF HOPE,

So day by day the Count OF St.
Polten-Vassima kept the road which
leads to Verona. and day nor night none
came near him. For all the peas
ant folk were fled, the barns were
exhausted or plundered. and all the fields
were desolate. II was not long before there
came day when the men wanted food So
the Count bade Under-Officer Richter. who
was also Alt Karl. and his own Jagdmes-
ter. TO serve five rounds of ammunition to
each of the five best shots and let them go
out to kill wood-pigeons where few corn
patches were not quite trampled down and
the wheat began to be juicy.
1t happened as the five soldiers set out to
leave the camp that the note CT the cuckoo
came through the trees. rough and Stam-
mering now with the lateness of the season.
Then first one. then another, and at las.
half a dozen of the long, gray, ashen-
breasted birds swooped noiselessly down,
flying their short flights from tree to tree,
and occasionally uttering the call which,
though rough and raucous now. carried the
eternal freshness of spring along with it.
Let us try If the 'kuck- k-kuck is good eat
ing," cried Alt Karl. And one of the White
Coats lifted his gun to fire at the bird as it
flashed past. But the Count of 81. Polten-
Vassima sprang 10 his feet. His face had
suddenly grown pale.
Down with your guns"' he cried. in a
voice that had more of the war rasp in it
than even that of Alt Karl. "If one of you
so much as fires a shot at cuckoo 1 will
give him the contents Of my revolver!'
The men stopped, open-mouthed with
wonderment. Alt Karl was SO astonished
that he forgot to put down his boot which
he had been tying. and so held it for long
moment suspended in the air.
But the Colonel did not choose to give
any explanation of his strange manifesto
ton of temper. and the five White Coats
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ed to run, but the commanding voice Of
Under r-Oficer Karl suddenly brought them
UP all standing.
Halt! pigs. and eaters Of pigs meat!
Put down the guns. which are the property
Of the Kaiser-like Apostolic Majesty!
Ground arms! Pile arms!'
The rascals beneath. held by the threat
ening muzzles Of the guns Of the twenty
FIVE veteran marksmen. reluctantly piled
their arms in obedience to the threatening
accents of the voice which spoke as hav-
ing authority.
81 was not ten years a guard of such
scoundrels for nothing" said Alt Karl as
be saluted stif1y.. tf
The Count smiled. He had hunted and
campaigned too long with Alt Karl to take
any offence at his abrupt speeches and die
tatorial ways.
"And now said Alt Karl, what does
your Excellency wish done with these es-
capped thieves? Shall We shoot them and
be done?''
''God forbid.' cried the Count. who was
more tender Of heart, and had seen enough
killing of late, "even they may have those
that love them. Even as you. Alt Karl,
have the little Gertrud in the cottage by
the pine-woods.
Evolves and swine have not Trudas,' -
muttered Alt Karl rebelliously. "They
had been safer shot for they are the very
spawn of death and full of the treachery
OF the devil''
Speak to them" said the Count weari-
ly. land tell them that they are free to
go to their homes. We have not force to
hold them and do our duty to. The play is
played. Let the supers go home.''
So Alt Karl erected himself once more
and bade the ex-prisoners dismiss to their
homes and settlements and be grateful for
the clemency of the commander. And right
gladly the cowed rascals. who had doubt
less their fears of Karls solution of the
matter. bent their heads to the ground
and secured away to the south.
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campagner's cap in his hand, and was bow
ing ever the girls hand as though she had
been the Empress-Queen herself.
But suddenly, with a sudden recognition
| of her tardy dutifulness, the girl knelt be-
fore him and set his hand to her lips, kiss
ing the signet OF the Counts ring as her
| father had done.
''The Count she murmured. 81 have
been rude 10 the Count, my fathers gra-
! cious lord"
| Rudolph St. Polten raised the maid, and
| for the first time in his life he felt unwor-
| thy of the homage which was his unques-
| toned right as a grand seigneur. And
you?" he said, as if he had answered a
| previous question of hers as to his own
| identity.
81 am only little Gertrud Richter, daugh-
ter of your Jagdmeister Karl"
"Not little Truda whom l used to set on
my knee and feed with sweetmeats and
brown spiced biscuits Not little Truda who
called 'kuck-uk,' and threw the flowers
about my neck"' The Count looked at the
bright young girl from head to foot as IL
his mind could not compass the greatness
of the change.
even so,'' she said, blushing again, for
the sense OF his greatness was fresh upon
her. 81 have been for five years in Bres-
, lau at school, and have just come home
| to take care of my father"
A swift sense of the happiness OF Alt
Karl broke upon the lonely Count. His
| Jagdmeister had this to come home to
| when his days work was done. For him
| self he had only the mildewed walls of the
! great barracks over yonder, defiled by the
| Prussians and wasted by the wild boar
| out of the wood.
Suddenly the maid clapped her hands
| together with a pretty gesture Of despair.
what have I done" she cried. 81 am
dumb and stupid with your so unexpected
coming. l had well-nigh forgotten to bring
you in and offer you refreshment."
And she led the way into a cool room,
! with the green blinds set outward at an
| angle to keep out the suns heat. In the
corner of the room there was bower of
greenery-ferns and flowers. and little
jetted spray Of water that tinkled in the
midst Behind We're bright love-birds
and japanese sparrows in a cage which
nearly filled one entire end of the
little salon. piano was set in
the angle. Music was strewn here
and there. A paper-covered book lay face
down on the window seat and mighty
wolf-hound aroused himself from the fire.
place to sniff the newcomer all over. Then
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the reason why would not permit the
shooting Of a cuckoo. No, Karl, nor ever
shall while am Rudolph. Graf st. Polten-
vassima and colonel even Of this broken
regiment"
Alt Karl went and stood before his mas
ter. He bent his stiff gray head uncovered
and took the Counts hand. He raised it
to his lips and, as the manner Of the Aus
trian Tyrolers is, he kissed devoutly the
signet-ring upon it.
Master" he said, and the tears were
not far from his eyes; master, God has
given me good pupil, in other things than
the learning Of the Jagd. Saving your great
honor and high nobleness, that am but a
huntsman love you as a son for the gra-
cious words spoken to Alt Karl this day."
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Lothrop's Opera House.

The story OF Rip Van Winkle has he-
come familiar one In nearly every
family. The fascinating legend of the
Catski Ills Is ever new. The character of
Rip Is that of a good-nntured, easy going
villager, who LACED about the tavern to
escape the sharp tongue OF his wife Giet-
chen. One day the letter Indignantly
drove him from the house. Sc, shoulder
ing his gun ana calling his dog be went
UP into the mountains. That was the
last seen of Rip for 20 years, during which
ne slum bered among the mountain crags,
awakening a broken down and aged man.
For its pysfer delinention it requires
years of hard and fat aiul study. Many
have attempted ii, but few have succeeded.
Joseph Jefferson made 1t one OF the
master pieces of dramatic art, and for
years none but mis- was the name atlched
to this character ms it's Frotctype, tut our
ing the last few years eminent critics have
acknowl lodged that the mantel had fllen
with good reason upon Robert McWade.
Next week tie theater-goers Of this vicia-
ity will have the opportunity of seeing
MIR. McWsde. who has been especially en-
gagged for one week only at Lothrop's
Opera House TO interpret this great role.
Mr.. McWade has assumed the entire stag
ing and rehearsinG of the drama, aud to
that end has carefully selected the men,
bers of the cast, and several actors who
have become favorites with tho patrons
Of this house will appear. Among the
principal members Will be Frank AM
brose, Walter Walker, Thomas McCsbe,
George w. Watson, 4. 4. Thomas, Miss
Florence Mack, William kits, Miss Kate
Ampro c, Miss Mabel Grand, Miss Kate
Weston and others. On Saturday af cr-
noon the usual children's matinee will be
given, at which pupils of the public
schools will tie admitted with reserved
seat for ten cents.
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the many fskirs, German hands, "bsrk-
ers" Of the various concert halls, ana
also the clam bCEes, shooting galleries,
etc. In this act is introduced the bic sea
serpent, worked In such a manner that 1t
en- orgcs from the ocean, and upon
reaching the footlights is transformed
into 10 Young ladies altired in rich bath
ing costume. The boxing match between
Harry Clay Blaney and Nellie O'Noil is
scientific, us both OF these artists are ex-
perts in the handing of the gloves.
In the title role MIR Blaney Is said to be
very clever, and each company mombar
Is not only admirably suited for tho role
be or she represents, tut Is stl. also to
present a good speciality.
The Gs isting corps 1, beaded by tho
pretty graceful dancers, O'Nil and
sutherland. Miss Nellie O'Neil, who
plays the leading soubrette role Of Helen
Blazer. the stsnograher.is given an oppor-
tuity TO display her co-,edy tal'n; to ex.
cellent advantage. Miss Sutherland is
also cast in a congcnisl role as one Of the
Barnstrom Sisters.
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Reilh's Opera House.

At Keith's Opera House next Monday
night, Dec. 2s, will be seen the comedy.
"a Boy Wanted" written by Charles II.
Blaney, who already has TO his credit the
creation of several laugh-prodacing plays
notably "The Run on the Iank, "A
Railroad Ticket" and ga Baggage
Check" "a Boy wanted" Is said to be
written on humorous lines. containing
aboat the average amount OF plot, but
creating endless amusement.
The first act locates 1t, action in the
office OF the Evening Keg and illustrates
the funny side Of life on country news
paper; in the second act is seen that cos
mopoIitln group of characters one may
always find at a fsvorite summer resort
of the jaded New Yorker, including
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Westminster Theater.

The Westminster Theater will present
TO its patrons the well known "City Club
Spectacular Farce Comedy Company"
This company last year met with the
most fisttsring success everywhere it
went and this year has thus far been a
repetition Of last. Ii comes tnis time.
however, with new srtists, new ideas,
and new faces, so that the spco OF novel
ty Is added to the company's established
reputation. A festival of fun, beauty
aud scenic spelndor is promised, and
this promise has been verifiei in all the
chies which "1he City Club" has yisi ed
this year.
"Ite City Club at the French Bali"
with which the show commences, pre-
seuts on array of pretty women, in beau
tiful and costly costumes which show of
their charms to tho best possible advan-
tage. The scene itself Is called The "PGlace
of Cupid" and is a most gorgeous affair.
More than 900 electric lights ara used In
this scene alone. rbe trsnsfcrmstion
which takes place at the rss OF tho cur
tain Ia i'm three scenes and depicts Morn-
ing, Noon and Night. AnothGr foaturs
is the ststuesque tableaux OF ancient aud
modern historical subjects by company
Of 10 studie portrayers. The olio COM
prisss artists Of tecogniz-d ability. rncmas
Nolan, the parody singer. is folloaed by
Oracle and Reynolds, the funny Irish
team. oils Athsrton and Sophie Erbs
will tc on hand With their singing tpsc-
iaity. Lillian Melbourne will introduce
her novel musicsl speciality. Mrs Carrie
Fulton, will sing some Of her popular no
gro dit :. Marx Nooley, known ss"rhe
Dutch Doogan," will keep tho audience
IN a good humor. Nol ie Waters. will
sing rollicking Irish songs, Mural, the
CAV Parisioure, CLOSES the clio.
Ihon com the spicy bIrlesque cl-
titled "Tic srorty Dutch-s." Il IL a
scrcsmirg satire, with plenty Of Wild.
rainpant fun and the catchiosf sort Of
SONGS and chorusss. Fannie Everett will
y nr mruy ieicling cost mes.
ins sntsrtsipment IL pre- entsd with
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a fact that certainly will raommend u
10 the patrons OF vaudeville.
The brightest particular star is Papinta,
the famous "myriad dancer" who so
far surpssscs Loie Fuller and all ether
ssrpenliIe dancers, that she was for 3s
weeks out of Al tho rSgDing sensation at
Hammerstein's Oiympaia iuSNew York,
and who, in Boston aud Pbilscelphia has
proved the biggest drawing card 'of the
entire &c son.
Hundreds Of electric and calcium lights
are used TO produce effect. She earns
salary of 800 per weeky rapinta is
beautiful young woman OF spanish de-
scent, 1.-THE, symmetrical and graceful and
her dances are an indtscritGble series Of
evolutions and intricate mGzSs in front OF
large mirrors set Il every angle OF the
stage, which reflect ihe central figure
over and over agsin. until it seems as If
a whole corps de ballet were seen frcm
every possible point OF view forming an
optical illusion of incescribable teauty.
tie dancer appears sudoeply in the mid
ole of the oarkered stage hung with
OF liquid light and irride ent colors, Ter
go yards of disphanous drsperies, like
fieecy cloEds, moving in undulatiug waves
In time with the sensuous music, from
the flies and wings, tewiideringly en-
trancing kaleidoscope efietcs, the vivid
colors constantly chanRing makes a
chamiDg sight. 1t is an artigtic and fasei-
mating series of color pictures and graceful
poses with a whirl of lace and costly
hand painted silks that can only he un-
derstood and appreciated when seen.
In the vaudeville viii re seen such favo-
rites as Watson, Huichings and Ed
wards, in a funny German sketch;
DraHee, the greatest of all juggieis; Sex
ton and Miller, the famous ncrobats; Wes-
son and DeVelux in musical sketch;
the Bernard sisters in songs aud dances;
Murphy and Mack, IN an amusing irish
sketch John McDonough, In an enter
tsiniDg monologue end songs and
dances; and Williams end Tucker In
comedy sketch, "The Belle of Hogan's
Alley" The success of the popular matt
nee prices has ieeD such that they will
becontinued during the coming week, the
first 10 rows being sold for 90 cents and
every otner seat in the house for 20 cents.
The evening prices will remain as usasl;
and on "Wednesday evening again no
smoking Will be permitted, an ipnova-
tion that has proved very popular. Mat
neices are given daily at 2:l5 and per-
formances every evening at s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-26

Guy standing, Theodore Roberts, James
kearney, Samuel Reed and Anita Roth,
'sue" is a highly probable picture OF a
Western mining camp, lively in action
not lacking in bealthful sparkling
bumor, and held together by the
strength of genuine human nature. An
ME Russell. we are told, has not lost
any OF the freshness, naveite aud SINGER
ETY. which made her "Esmeralda" and
ner "Elaine" characters that will always
live in memories OF thoss that saw her
enact them. In "Sue'' she has repeated
n6F FORMER SUCCESS. The plot springs out
OF the fact that silas Prescott is con-
temptible hypocrite of western farmer
Or ranchman--a ne'er-do-well. His wife
has died and left him with a daughter,
Sue. who Is much in his way and gener-
ally Ia a burdensome charge Of which he
would be glad to get rid. Marriage, OF
course. Is the most practical way out
OF 1t. but the girl-young, ignorant, and
thoroughly unsophisiicsted-hs never
felt the tender passion. When her father
suggests the ranchman, Ira Bensley, as
he is well to do, as ranchmen GO,
and II is intimated that he fas admira Die
qualities, once you know him. At any
rate. the minister, Pdrson Davies, has
faith In MIN, and does ell he can to help
his suit, succeeding finally with tie aid
OF the girls father, whose barshncss and
iii-treatment cause her to choose ira as
the lesser evil.
SO the couple nrs made one, the girl
drags through perfect cOIotlsss ex-
istenco, when one day a circus rider, hav-
nc shot his man. ia pursusd by the sher-
ir aud seeks refuge on the place. 10
Sue, he seems an Apollo.
This Is her hero, come at last. She
hides him in the barn; she feeds him
and gives h.m clothes. She hangs on
bis utterances, and he. brutal and coarse.
sma1ed st bis easy conquest, Is attracted
~ her pretty face.
when the officers OF the law com. abe
eajoles them snd civerts their suspicious.
but her husband, who has never seen ner
80 gay ana excited before, cannot undor.
stand IL all. Finally he concludes In
his Gull way that sus IL sttEao.oi bv
the sheriff. Circumstintisl esiacBcs.
too. points thst way, and Irl, jsalou, to
the verge Of madness. seizss ISIS gun.
ny an ingenious arrangement. the cir
Gus riaer, on the point OF escsping rith
ths wife. u stopped ty the shsriL. The
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acrobat and the husband shoot simnltan-
eorsly, neither teing aware that the
it, 50 the ylllians's pistol did the work.
The girl aoss not go far with the ras-
cal. for she is stopped by the pars IN, and,
though the husband suffers much agony
OF spirits, everything 10 rlghted In the
end and reconciliation is effected. BE
fore this is arranged. however, there is a
lynching court, whore one of the charsc-
ters is tried, maling picturesque ana
exceedingly humorous sgeae, suggestive
OF the best OF Bret AaIte's wor1.
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Proyldenc. op:ra Hous..

Bret Harie's play "sue" one Of the
recent big hits OF the present New York
season will be presented ct the Proyi-
dsnse Opera House tor one week begiu-
ming Monday evening. Manager Charles
Fronman under whose direction the play
Is tfesented, expects TO have another
tneater shortly 50 that "sue" can return
to New York. and continue its success
full career The cast Of the play includes
Annie RGssell. Horace Lewis. J.G.Sayille,
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Cnllmh,a Ihearer.

During the coming week the attraction
at the Columbia The tier will tie the
Girsrd Inicrocoan Vaudeville Company
sid TO he one Of the strongest orgsuiza-
tiOns Of The Eind now on the road, IRE.
sentlng tho thoroughly clean. refined aud
tish-slass program Of spcclaltiss by ar.
usts OF osts sblishsd reputation. many OF
whom ore already we'll known and popu.
here; aud tha hill Il seid TO q,
espscisIly strong In its fanny featurss,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-26

There are thousands Of
sickly schoolgirls all over
this broad land that are
dragging their way through
school-life who might enjoy
that abundant life which be-
longs to youth by simple at
tention to hygienic laws and
a proper course of treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion. This
would make the blood rich,
the heartbeat strong; check
that tendency to exhaustion
and quicken the appetite by
strengthening the digestion.
Our book tells more about
it. Sent free.
SCOTT q ucwNE, CHEMISTS. New SsrL