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There was pain, indeed, pain that was
horrible, but no longer Of that kind that
invokes sympathy. Malice the most III
tense, bitterness the mos fierce, yes, and
triumph tne most unbounded. His face was
like a boOk-he had heard il ALI 1t
was but second or two, and it seemed as
if we both stood as if bound by spell;
a look like that of mailman or demon
came over his face; he threw his arms
out wildly, as if in denunciation, and,
with one fierce, low curse, that sounded
like the growI of a beast of prey, he
turned and dashed headIong from the
spot With a cry of sudden alarm Margar-
ita had turned and seen his flying figure,
and for a moment 1 thought she would
have rushed after him. l seized her as
she reached the door, and at that very
moment my ears caught the quick tramp
of soldiers coming through the grounds.
They must have heard her cry, even If it
was possible that the traitor, in his frantic
excitement, had missed them. 4 cold chill
went through me- 1t was useless to fly
there was nothing TO be done.
The thought flashed through my brain
like a flash OF lightning; almost at the
same moment. a voice challenged IN the
quick, peremptory tone of command, and,
the next, a loud, sharp volley OF a dozen
rifles rang out on the stiffness OF the
night We stood as if we had been turned
i TO stone, listening with every sense for
what was to come next-but il seemed
as if nothing was going TO happen. The
faint sound of what might have been
footstep: a low sound that might have
been a distant whispering, and nothing
more.
waited-our eyes fixe d on each others
faces Suddenly there was an order given
once more; and then, we listened, step
by step, the footsteps of the soldiers died
away.
what had happened? After long
pause we stole out with pale faces on TO
the piazza; then, as If compelled, step by
| step down the avenue; then, as if led by
some unerring instinct, across the grass
and beneath the soft shadows OF the
| graceful dropping palms-and there, as
! If by common consent, we paused Farther
| on-only a few yards further On-there
| was something dark lying under the deeper
! shadows We stood for several minutes
/ as il afraid to moye-almost afraid to
| breathe-and then / recovered sufficiently y
to go forward
The moon was rising at last, and, as 1
stood beside that silent heap, her first
| light glanced from the east under the
shadows of the trees. / laid my hand on
it; stopped and turned it over. The
first rays OF silver light fell on the CHASTITY
| FACET was the face of my eomrads
| Thompson.
| THE END.
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the power and glory of this great republic
/ now withdraw the BILL
In some further closing remarks Mr..
Morgan ridiculed the idea OF Great Brit
ain having thrown her sword away"
what has occurred" nc continued, Ito
give us this sublime confidence in Eng
land? What has come over the people
of the United States and over the Con-
gress of the United states that Great
Britain should put out her hand and caress
us, and smooth our hair the right way,
and that we should submit 10 these caresses?
No, Mr.. President, say it i'll the presence
of the honorable Senator who is going
to be Secretary of State, that if he blinds
his Eyes to the truth and takes the anodyne
of flattery now fed to him like spoon-foOd
from Great Britain, lie will find that
tic people of the United States will not
sustain his administration
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Morgan's re-
marks the bankruptcy bill was taken up
and became the unfinished business 1t
was, ho wever, laid aside for the day.
Senate bill appropnating $91, $50 in
satisfaction of a decree of the court or
claims on the claim Of John Paul Jones
was taken from the calendar and passed.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up and passed. 1t approprates
$3,212 ,902, being an increase of $5T, 200
over the bill as passed by the House. The
principal item in the increase is $50 900
for the purchase and distribution of seeds.
The appropriation ten years ago was
1854 ,715-about 20 per cent of this year s
appropriation. Tie Senate at $50 p. III.
ad journed until today.
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thing, look you, my young friend Mar.
garta is right as to this Tomaso His
father was employed by me for wears.
and was faithful, but the son is dangerous.
l would gladly have forbidden him to
come here, but knew it would be unsafe.
for he bas the ear of the captain general.
by whom he is trusted as an agent. Yet
thlnk not he Will willingly injure me
If only" and here smile broke ND the
gravity OF his face. NO, it is at Won
he will aim. 1t may even be that he
will represent himself as having led Won
here; but how to save you-that is the
question"
The don went on slowly talking. as il
thinking to himself, and, in spite of the
near concern / had in his conclusions.
l found myself stealing glances at Mar
garita, who still clung to her fathers
arm, as If in the hope of Quickening his
interest in my behalf by the soft touch
of her little hands on his sleeve He
stopped and seemed to think for minute;
and his daughter look ed round and frowned
at inc, when she saw that my thoughts
were not fixed on what he had been say
ing and shook her head at me with a
gesture of warning.
Yes the don began again, II could,
indeed, get you removed in vessel of
my own, that leaves tonight, but. then.
how could we escape Tomaso? Then, in
deed, he would divulge our connection and
also stop YOU
Not for the world, Don Castellano,'
exclaimed. IF anyone is TO suffer, it must
be me, and me alone
Margarita grasped her fathers arm more
tightly, and looked up into his face, but
she said nothing. The don held up his
hand deprecatingly to me. Stay" he
said. Stay, children. Why is it that
youth is ever so hot and hasty?'' He
paused again, and his eyes rested on his
daughters face for moment. Then he
spoke as if he had made up his mind, at
the same time laying his hand softly on
Margarita's glossy hair. Yes, it will be
best so. In any case, we must risk some
thing But there is not a moment to lose
You will stay here while / arrange for
sa fe men to get boat ready to go off to
the Cabellero, and you will be ready tC
go the moment return,' 'the added, glanc-
ing quickly at me and-theH at his daughter
In al other moment the worthy don ha(
| disengaged himself gently and left the
room. Can attempt testell what passed
| between us? At first, indeed, ooult
no., if tried. All l Gould do was t,
| soothe, by such instinetive means as
natural instinct supplies to lovers, OF
| touch and whispered word, which impl,
so little and yet SO much, my companion
| wlo ecmed for the aiIst time 10 feel tn
| full bitterness Of the disappointment.
| tried 10 talk of the future, but tie presen
| seemed 10 swallow it up: tried to assur
her that all would be well, but size onl
shrank and tremblcd, as size whispered
in little, fluttcrug i,scsents: ,.Juliano-
oh, Juliano'. u f
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The CYCLISTS CONVENTION
Much Excitement Over the Contest
for President.
Strong Speeches Were Made De-
nOuncing the Present Road Laws
and Proposing Remedies.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 1Q.-When the L. A.
w. assembly reoonvened this afternoon
the hall was well filled Hon A. B.
Choate, of Minneapolis, Mimi, promi-
nent advocate Of good roads, was the first
speaker. lie said the laws ON the subject
of highways in the United States at present
are a jumbled mass of incongruities, with
out system or ingenuity, and resembled
crazy-quilt. He thought that the law
States, allowing the farmers to work out
their road tax on the roads was responsible
for the bad roads in the United States.
He thought this law should be abolished by
every State, and urged the l.. A. w. TO
exercise its offices in this direction as
primary step 10 a general good roads
movement. He said there are two prin-
cipal ways in which the L. A. W. can work
for better roads laws One is by entering
into practical politics, ard the other is by
act.O as missionaries, for the gospel of
good roads. lie said the political pros
poets are good for advancement in road
improvemen mt everywhere, and in conclusion
he urged all TO spend some of their energies
in this movement, that there might be
united effort.
j. W. Morrison, civil engineer of Rich
mond county, gave a history of the good
roads movement in Staten Island. He
said that since the highways had been i'm
proved, the increase in the value of real
estate Rad been from so to 60 per cent,
and that the Improvements had also driven
out the malaria.
+. c. Harrison of the government bureau
OF good roads, who is also practical en-
gineer and built several of the roads in
New Jersey, gave .sp, account OF his ex-
| periences While travelling through New
York and Pennsylvania in the interests OF
| highway improvements,
While the good rutdS convention was in
session there was a great deal OF excite
ment about the headquarters of the two
| candidates for president
E. W. Connolly, Of Illinois, still persists
in having his name sent to,the convention
| as a candidate for president
The West is divided on this question and
| unless there is a change before 0 O'Clock
| Thursday morning all the votes that Con.
molly Will have viii be those Of his own
| State.
| This afternoon about forty delegates
| met in Connolly's room, but nothing wa.
| accomplished, although they were in ses
| sion nearly three hours.
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PART ".

For the moment it was a relief He
was gone nd we were alone / was free
Go clasp Margarita close and yet closer
Go my heart, while / answered with soft
words and tender touches the one word
in which she contrived TO express thous-
and feelings Of love and happiness: "Ju-
liano-Juliano." But then Thompson's
face came back TO me. i knew what it
meant-how could l fail to know, as
held Margarita in my arms, and the
thought passed through me with a shiyer
icy cold, what if had stood by and seen
her in his arms?
Suddenly the crimson blush spread over
her checks and neck, as Margarita drew
herself quickly away. But Tomaso,"
she whispered, Il forgot that he was here,
Juliano."
"He has gone, Rita" whispered. 81
fear he has gone in anger; and he saved
my life"
'In anger?" she exclaimed. looking
round, "but why in anger, Juliano?
"Cap you not guess, Rita"' ! said,
hooking into those glorious eyes. and
thinking to myself, what wonder il h'
ioFcd-what wonder if he were desperate;
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SYNOPSIS.

The narrator Of the story, who has re-
Gently spent year and a half in Cuba,
where he has made many friends and
fallen in love with a Cuban girl, is en-
gagged 10y he editor Of the Universe to ac-
company a filibuster steamer, with a
cargo Of supplies, to the island. He
meets the second mate, one Thompson, at
the wharf, and together they board the
steamer The latter starts, and on the
voyage Thompson and the narrator become
quite friendly. The steamer approaches
the Cuban shore at night, and there are in
dications of a hurricane. She seeks shelter
in bay, but is surprised and fired on by a
Spanish CUNT ont, and, making for the sea,
receives the full force of the hurricane.
The steamer is wrecked, only Thompson
and the narrator escaping ashore alive.
They make their way TO a house in the
suburbs OF Havana, where Thompson has
friends. The narrator discovers that il
il the home of his ladylove, Margarita,
and that Thompson is in love with her also,
NargaTita embraces the narrator, and
Thompson leaves in great anger.
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PRESIDENT YOUNG'S CALL.
The National League VIII Meet at
Baltimore February 25.

The National League VIII Meet at
Baltimore February 25.
President Nick Young has issued the
following call for the spring meeting of
the league:
The reconvened annual meeting of the
National League and American Associa
ton of Professional Baseball Clubs will
be held at Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, Nd,
on Thursday, the 18th instant, at e
o'clock noon. N. E. Young.
President and Secretary"
By circular No. 6, headquarters OF the
National League, President Young an
nounces the following players contracts
for the season OF 1897:
With Washngton--S. Ashe and william
Lush
With st. Louis-R. Evans, A Fuller, T.
j. Dowd, r. Hill, j. ID. Sullivan, f. l..
Donoghue, William F Hart, F. Hartman
and G. A. Turner.
With Cincinnati-E G Burke and p II .
Ehret.
With Brooklyn-Ja Korwan, G. l..
Shoch and + 4. Burrell.
With Boston-F. W. Klobedanz.
With Loulsvile-C. c. Fraser, A d. Nc
Farland and william F Clngnan.
Also the following releases:
By Pittsburg-To Syracuse, J. Smith
and A Lezotre; to Cincinnati, E. Boyle;
10 indianapolis, j. Goar.
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MY COMRADE -o.-
THOMPSON CUBA LlBRE
By OWEN HALL.
AUTHOR OE "IHE TRACK OE STORM"
AUTHOR OF 1.-THE TRACK OF A STORM" +"
COPYRIGHT, 1897, BY HUGH H. LusK5
-. OR &c.
By OWEN HALL.

/ saw the idea dawn in her eyes as 1
gazed into them, and as it dawned 1 saw
that the blood ebbed away from her face.
leaving her pale. l looked at her in sur
prise, but, before had time to tormentmy-
self with any lovers questionings as to
what it meant, she clasped her hands in
quick emotion.
'Oh, no-not that, Juliano; say it is
not that"
There was so much feeling, so much
that was almost like fear, in her eyes,
as she looked in my face, that l was
conscious of some surprise, but / could
only try to sOothe her at the moment
"You could not help it, Rita, | know,
love- / whispered.
''Ah, but he will hate you, Juliano-
and none can hate like Tomaso. He will
denounce you for a rebel. He has in
fluence; he has power And she wrung
her hands together, the image of be-
wilderment and fear.
"He?" / exclaimed. HE? Thompson?
You are wrong-you must be wrong, Rita"
Wrong, Juliano? All, mol How can
be wrong? 1t lis You at whom he will strike.
Has he not done it before? Is he not the
frlen0 OF bHe Captain Sthtid- All, no,
Julianor' she said, as lover like 1 tried to
soothe her-"not now. 1t is sweet, but
not now Let us seek my father and tell
him all; it may be that he can save you" !"
AS she spoke, she turned quickly from
tile room / followed her, my mind in
an unenviahlc state of confusion. A
moment before l had been all but re-
preaching myself for the pain had given
my friend Thompson-the man who had
saved my life-the loyal partisan of revo-
lutionary Cuba-the trusted pilot OF our
expedition-and now he seemed to have
gone; and in his place was Tomaso, the
friend, and, no doubt, tool, OF Weyler-
the enemy, and therefore the treacherous
enemy OF the rebels. / am not surprised
that i was confused. Looking back on ii
all now, / am almost surprised that
was not more utterly confused than l was
We found the don in the full enjoy
ment of lis evening smoke. He had al
ways been a warm friend of mine, yet
it was with a look in which bewiider
ment was largely mingled with fear tha
he listened to the torrent OF explanation
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in which Margarita poured out her history
OF what. had taken place. AS i watched
his expressive face ] could not help sus-
pecting that the fear was not wholly on
my account, and it gave ME still more
unpleasant feeling as to my own pros
poets, when 1T dawned upon me that even
so influential a merchant of Havana as
Don Castellano had reason to fear my
comrade Thompson, and what he might
see fit to do in his anger
To do him justice, however, the don vel
coined me warmly, even after be must
have known from his daughters headlong
tale how matters stood between US. His
first question, however, enabled me to let
in flood of new light on the situation
But how did you come to Havana?'' he
asked. l told him in as few words as pos
sible, for i must admit that each moment
there was growing upon me the sense of my
danger at the hands of this man whom I
had known as Thompson, and who, for
some unaccountable reason, had taken it
into his head to save me from the death
to which, no doubt, he had been perfectly
willing to consign the rest of our passen-
gers.
"Ah, you mad Americans" was the
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at which time he will join the team. Smith
has been engaged in athletic work all win
ter at the University of Pennsylvania,
where he is a student, and l can vouch
for his splendid condition. as / see him
nearly every day.
.'Personally and collectively, l am
pleased with the Senators, and as we win
start out i'll good condition and with per-
feet harmony in the ranks, l can't esti-
mate other than that we will give the
local public the best and the most success
full season ever enjoyed in Washington.
LAS to the details of the preliminary
season, that has been left entirely to Man
ager Schmelz. Until the meeting at Balti-
more we will know nothing of the schedule.
which is secret kept invioate by Presi-
dent Young until the time designated for
its official PRONUNCIATION.
Il can't say, nor even surnise, whether
we will open the regular season at home
or abroad. or course, / would prefer to
open at home, but that is not for me to
say nor suggest.
Manager Schmelz has arranged pre-
limnary games with clubs Of the Eastern,
Atlantic and Virginia Leagues, and we
have dates with Georgetown College. The
exact dates | am not able to name, but
we will have plenty OF baseball prior 70
the opening Of the big league season.
The amendments TO the rules as given
out by the committee suggest no marked
changes / am not in favor of curtailin &
clean coaching, and l think Tim Hurst S
suggestions as To controlling this feature
are tie best that have been advanced.
shall support Tins idea, and also that of
Tom Browns for regulation of tile
pitchers box, at the Baltimore meeting"
Mr. Wagner'ss family is visiting in Bal
timore at present. He stated yesterday
that following the leagues meeting he
would bring Mrs. Wagner and tie children
to Washington, to remain during the season.
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sLUSHY TRACK AT NEW ORLEANS
Rainy weather Kept Down the At
tendance.


New Orleans, Feb. 10.-Foggy, rainy
weather today kept down the attendance
TO the 1000 regulars. The track was
slushy and three favorites won, Nc
Caren's Pat Dunno securing the 81 900 Le-
compte handicap cleyerly. Following are
the summaries:
First IaCe-Une mile Ondague, 10, C.
Reiff, ) to ., won by neck; Pirate, 105,
Beauchamp, 5to second by four lengths;
Little Billy, 100, Scherrer, s TO 6, hind.
Time, 1:51. Eau Claire, Spinola, and
Laura c. also ran.
Sec ond rac,-lIalf mile. ITonical, 80,
a Barrett, 2 10 / won by nose; George
T Todd, 102, Morse. 8 to l, second by
three lengths; Floss, 93, Dorsey, 6 10 J.,
third. Time, 0:54. Our Lizzie, Vanity,
and Lillian Russell also ran
, Third raCe-Seven fuTlongs Rhett
Goode, 102 Cannon, , 10 /, wen Icy three
lengths; HillsLoro, 103, Morse, even, sec
0nd by two lengths; Bob Clampett, 81, T
Burns, 7 to 2, third. Time, l SO l-2
Ettairre, Paskola, Mrs. Bradshaw, and
r. Q. Ban also ran.
Fourth race-Lecompte handicap: $1,000;
for three year -olds; seven furlongs P
Dunno, l 16, Beauchamp, TO /. won 10y five
lengths; Donna Rita, 104, c. Reiff. to l j.,
second; Sharon, 100, Scherrer, 1 TO third
Time, 1:35 l-2. Grayling, Full Hand,
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HIT WITH A BEER BOTTLE.
Edwin Durch Assaulted in IA ColOred
WOman's House.

Edwin E Burch, white man forty years
OF age, living at No. IA b street north
west, called at the home OF Lydia Nc
Pherson, a colored woman, living in the
Second precinct, yesterday afternoon, as
he alleges, in the capacity Of an agent.
While he was in her house, for some reason
the woman seized beer bottle and struck
Burch terrific blow in the face, which
felled him to the floor.
Tie woman was placed under arrest
and Locked up ON tie charge of assault,
and the man taken TO the Emergency Hos
pital, where il was found that an operation
was necessary, and DR.. Hooe removed
portion of the molar bone OF his upper jaw.
He refused to state the cause OF the ar
fray. except that the McP herson woman
assaulted him without cause. She tells
a different story.
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-traitor-murderer! Name not the
base creature in my presence. l abhor my
self now that should ever have endured
his hateful presence i hate him, / shall
hate him everl'
1 had been spellbound by the intensity
of her passion, and perhaps little py her
glorious eyes seen in this new hght' ana
/ cannot imagine what strong magneuc
force it could have been that had power
to draw my eyes from her face to where
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don's comment. why should you have
come to our unhappy island; and come back,
too, as if to seek death?''
Margarita had drunk in every word as
] spoke, and she turned her eyes full Of
question and reproach on me- as her father
spoke. Then the light came back into her
eyes till they shone like diamonds, and the
hot blood flushed her cheeks once more, as
she exclaimed: ''Oh, father, save him from
TomasU. 1t was for me he came
The don smiled as he looked down on
the troubled face of his only child, now
lifted to his in inpassioned appeal; then
he frowned as the full difficulty OF the
situation came over him. .Ah!'' he
exclaimed, You children-you children!
But 1 must think. This is not an easy
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ROTLY CONTESTED HOCKEY
All-WashingtGns Won by a Score
Of Two Goals.
Supporters of Both Teams Made
Matters Merry With Their
Enthusiastic Roofing

The hockey game at the Ice Palace last
evening between the All-Washington and
Regent teams was productive OF some ex-
citing sport. The game was stubbormy
pistol until the last scrimmage took place,
and the All-Washington players only sue
cecded in landing the prize by the small
score Of two goals to their opponent none.
The exciting spectacle was watched with
interest by one of the largest crowds seen
at the Palace for some time, and the
friends and adhercnts OF the respective
teams made things merry With their en-
thusiastic Roofing from the start.
The game was repIete with brilliant
individual work, and on that account was
probably more interesting To the un-
Initiated spectator than the scientific team
work would have been.
Capt. Sally Maize distinguished himself
by shooting both the goals made, and
his general work was OF the meteoric de-
scription, which marks the true artist on
the steels Yet if Capt Maize desires to
make strong showing in the approaching
C8IllGSlS WIFI lltc sSitublllC
he should set his players the example Of
better team work, rather than brilliant
individual play.
For the Washingtons the good work
OF Norris, Bushnell and Hendley was also
especially noticeable. The Regents put up
q surprisingly strong game, when it is
considered that they have had little team
practice and are much lighter than their
opponents Capt. Fisher, Wimsatt and
Coffin played their positions with skill,
and in some points their team work was su-
perior TO that of their more experienced
opponents. With more practice they will
have very excellent chance Of at least
equaling If not defeating their foes Of last
evening.
Both goals were shot during the second
half. Capt Maize sending the puck through
the posts by some exceedingly skilfnl
drives.
Following is the lineup:
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FITz STARTS FOR NEVADA.
He Will Give Several Exhibitions
on His Way West.

New York, Feb. 10. Bob Fitzsimmons
left this city at o'clock this afternoon
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad en-
route for Carson City, New, The Australian
was accompanied by Martin Julian, his
brother-in-law and manager; Dan Hickey,
his sparring partner; Ernest Roeber, the
wrestler, and last, but not least, in Fitz-
simmons estimation, his dog Yarrum. The
party will not go difect to Nevada, but
will stop at Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake
City and give sparring exhibitions.
Fitzsimmons was seen by representa-
tive of the United Associated Presses
before he left his hotel. Lanky Bob ap-
peared in the hest of spirits and full of con-
fidence as to the result when he meets
Corbett in the ring on March II. He said
Il have won hitherto, anu / am going to
win again. l see nothing to prevent it,"
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behind her, yet to one side, the window
stood open on the piazza. There there,
framed in the opening, the bright light on
his face. the dark background of the palms
and shrubs behind him, stood the figure of
my comrade Thompson. When last had
seen that face it had shocked me in its
drawn intensity of suffering, but now the
effect was different. 1t seemed to me Eo
longer human.