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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16

"OufI Out Of it at last" gasped
out to Nicholas.
"It's mile yet to the river, mon
sieur," he answered, slackening pace
slightly to allow me to get alongside Of
him.
The i'll will / felt toward Nicholas
had gone by this time. Hehad borne
himself like a brave, man, as he was,
and, after all, if 1 had been in his posi-
ton, I would perhaps have done the
same, and let drive at de Gomeron at
sight.
We came to narrow patch now, and
rode down this, the river being in sight,
winding, like a silver ribbon thrown
carelessly down. On the opposite bank
it was overhung with willows, whose
dropping boughs swung low to the very
surface of the water. Here and there
the stump of felled tree stood up1ike
q sentinel. In the distance behind us
we could hear one or two of the troop
ers, who had by this time managed to
get through the wood, yelling and
shouting as they urged their horses to-
ward the river. Doubtless more would
soon follow, and cursed them loudly
and heartily. Nicholas looked back.
"But Is yards of swim, monsieur,
and we are safe"
''Not eXactly-see there!"
The sergeant followed my out
stretched blade and swore, too. Right
before us two men galloped out of a
strip of coppice that stretched to the
waters edge and cut us off from, the
stream.
"Sacrebleu! How did they know
that cut-have at them, monsieur"
And we did.
1t had to be matter of moments
only. The troopers behind were com
| ing on, and if once they reached us we
could not well hope to escape again
The odds were too many. I did not
therefore, waste time, but went
straight for my man, and, to do hin
justice, he seemed nothing loath tc
meet me. He cut over the shoulder
and, receiving this on my forte, 1 gave
him the point in the center of his
breastplate, making it ring like a bell
| Only q Milanese corselet could have
saved him as it did. My nag went on
but turned on it's launches to the reins
and before he could well recover him
self 1 was at him again and discovered
that he wore a demi-mask on his face.
Monsieur, shall l prick your masl
off before killing you," Knocked, suit
| i'm the words TO a thrust that al! bU
|! effected the object, and ripped him OF
the cheek.
| ITo BE Continued
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16
MR.. PROCTOR'S RESOLUTION.
1t Provides for the appointment Of Come
mittee of Five Senators to Visit
Porto Rico and Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Proc.
tor Wednesday introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment Of q
committed of five senators, tovisit tina
islands of Cuba and Porto Rico for tho
purpose of ''inquiring into the military
requirements necessary to- establish
and maintain order in those. islands
until civil government is inaugurated."
The resolution also directs the com
mittee to investigate 1.-The existing con-
ditions, military, political, economic
and sanitary in the islands and report
such facts and recommendations as.
they may deem important for the in.
formation of the senate."'
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16
CHAPTER VII.
POOR NICHOLAS.

From the oak to the spot where our
horses were tethered was close upon so
PAGES, and never, 1 think, was ground
covered alta speedier rate by men run
ming for their lives. l was bursting
with anger, and know not what re-
strained me from pistoling Nicholas, so
furious was at the blind folly of the
man. AS we reached the, horses we
could hear the dogs splashing through
the spill water at the edge ofthe lake,
and some one fired third shot at us
from horseback, shot in the dark.
which wbistled through the branches
overhead,
Quick! quick. monsieur!" gasped
Nicholas, and with turn of his hand
he freed Couronne and sprang to her
back, the great mare standing steady
| as a rock.
"Quiclo!" he called out again more
loudly, and made q vain effort to loosen
my beast, which, startled by the shots,
| the baying of the dogs and our haste
| and hurry, plunged and kicked as
though it were demented.
Damn you'll" 1 Missed, half at the
/horse, half at the crop-eared idiot who
had caused this disaster, and, manag-
4 ing somehow to scramble to the saddle,
cut the halter with a, draw of my dag
! ger. At this moment the dogs reached
us, dark object sprang up from the
ground, and, fastening on the jaws of
my horse, brought him to his knees,
whilst the other beasts flew at my COM
| panion. Nicholas pistol rang out to
no purpose, the report was echoed by a
chorus of shouts from the troopers fol-
lowing us, and Couronne, swinging
around, dashed out with her heels at
the hound that was baying her. Lean
ing forward with one arm half round
| the neck of my snorting horse, thrust
twice at, the hound hanging to him.
the first time sliding off his metal coli
! lar, but at the second blow my blade
slipped to the hilt into something soft,
ii seemed of it's own accord, and as the
dead dog fell suddenly back, bearing
my poniard with it, my freed horse rose
to its feet, and, mad with pain, dashed
forward. As we dashed into the wood
the troopers attempted to follow, but
It was with relaxed speed, and every
moment we were distancing them, and
their cries, shouts and curses became
fainter and more faint Leaping a
! fallen log Nicholas burst through a
Juniper bush, and my horse following
/ him we came on to an open stretch
! which sloped down to the river.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16
CHAPTER VI.-CoNTNUED.

The men rode by us slowly, one Of
them carrying torch. and, taking a
turn to the right. trotted off into the
forest, cursing the orders they had re-
ceived to go forth after the horn
winder.
Now" L whispered. "for the win
dow .
1--WE must get to the terrace" he an
swered. From there it might be done"
and with hurried look behind him, at
which 1 began to laugh IN low tone of
mcckery, he crawled forward rapidly.
l followed with equal speed and eau
ton, and in a half minute we had
gained the shadow of the terrace, and,
I working along its UNCOVERED wall, got
TO- the main building. Here we cast
about for some means to get up. 1t
was not possible to do this by holding
On to the. ivy, as, if it came away, there
would be fall, and all our fat would be
in the fire. The ascent had to be made
.Eciselessly, and as / looked at the high
wall before us l began to think it was
impossible. Running my eye on the
lichen-gray face OF the main building,
however, r noticed something that
lookedlike a series of huge monographs,
with crescent above each, cut in high
relief on the stones, beginning about
ten feet from the ground.
Eve might get up that way" whis-
pered.
Nicholas nodded, with pale face. In
his excitement he had forgotten the
Wild huntsman, much to my satisfac-
tion.
Bend, then, and / will ascend from
your back"
He leaned forward against the wall,
and, climbing on his shoulders.
found that l might possibly raise my
self bv the monograms, which l discov-
erred to be the letters H. d. interlaccd in
one another, the initials of the second
Henry and Diane de Poitiers; and the
crescent was, as is we'll known, Madame
DANES crest. Taking long breath, |
lifted myself slowly-there was but an
iEch or so 10 hold on tozand. at, last
found a ereviee in which could put
the point:of my boot. Thisiwas enpugh
for me to change my hold to the next
higher monogram, and finally came
to level with the parapet Of the ter
race. Here was difficulty. Every time
stretched my hand out to grasp the
parapet found that l could not reach
over, and that my fingers slipped on
from the slime and moss on the stones
Three times I made the attempt, and
swung back three times, until began
TO feel that the effort was beyond me
There was, however, one chance, ana,
quietly thrusting my boot forward
beran to feel amidst the ivy for pos
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There was no answer, and the Italian
continued: Il suppose must give it;
make your minds easy. 1t is all over
she. died last night"
"Did it hurt her?" asked Biron, nerv-
ously.
'"I don't know" answered Zamet, bru-
tally, 81 have never tasted the Borgia
citron myself" est 1f
"Mon Dieu! exclaimed the marshal,
springing to his feet, "this is too terri
ble," and he began to pace up and
down, whilst the other three remained
in whispered converse, their eyes now
and again turning to Biron, who walked
the room like Gagged beast, Nicholas
had risen slowly to his feet despite my
orders, and was looking over my shout
ders with a white face and blazing eyes.
1 dared not tell him to go back; but
with warning look at him strained my
ears to catch what was being said, but
could hear nothing until at length ga
met raised his voice: 'Have done with
it, marshal, and sign. After all, Nine.
| de Beaufort was no more than a -
and he used foul word. ''The king is
PROSTATE now; but in a week Gabrielle
will be forgotten, and then anything
might happen. He already writes
verses on her." he went on with grin.
"Charmarte abrielle-diavolo! but
you should have seen. her as she lay
dead-she was green as jade cup"
''Be still. dog and Biron turned
fiercely on him. The Italian stepped
back, his hand on his, dagger; bat in a
moment he recovered himself. His
black eyebrows lifted, and his upper lip
drew back over his teeth in a sheer.
81 did not know monseigneur would
be so affected; but time presses and we
need the name of Biron to that SCROLL
Hand the marshal the pen, Lafin.''
ct is here and de Gomeron, dipping
a pen in silver inkstand, held tout in
his hand.
Biron made half step forward to
take it when thing happened. felt
myself suddenly thrust aside, there was
a binding fash, loud report, and a
shout from Nicholas: Missed, by
God!"
There was absolutely no time to dc
anything but make for the horses
Nicholas had fired at de Gomeron in his
mad THIRST for. revenge, and had prac
tically given our lives away. In the
uproar and din that followed we slid
down the sash like apes, and dashed
toward the horses. Some one shouted
"Traitor-traitor!" and let fly at u:
twice as we ran across the open space
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16

NIL the control over the military and
civil branches of the island formerly
exercised by the captain general under
the Spanish regime.
Each of the six provinces of Cuba will
have its own military governor, just as
Gen. Wood is now military governor of
the province of Santiago, but all of
these will receive their instructions di-
rcctly from Maj. Gen. Brooke, who is
in supreme authority of the island.
Thus in Havana Gen. Ludlow will be
governor of the city, but answerable to
Gen. Lee, the governor of the province
Of Havana, who in turn will be an
swerable to Maj. Gen. Brooke, the gov
ernor of the island.
In answer to a question as to when
be intended to assume his new duties,
Gen. Brooke replied that he would
proceed to Havana and take charge
Just as soon as he could organize his
staff and forces. Such disturbances
as occurred in Havana Sunday
QlOnI, IL Is D6utNcO. NC
expected to re-occur there and to hap
pen in some of the other Cuban cities
and towns. And as the United States
is pledged to restore the reign of law
and order to Cuba, Gen. Brooke will
be under the necessity of providing an
elaborate system of administrative
machinery in order to hold the disord-
erly elements in check and secure a
proper application of the laws.
The navy department has taken steps
towards possessing itself of the navy
yard at Havana and orders just issued
assign Commodore B. j. Cromwell, now
member of the examining board, to
duty as commandant of the new naval
station there and Chief Engineer c. P.
Howell and Lieut.. j. II. Glennop and
Pay Director ]. A. Smith and Surgeon
j. D. Gatewood to do duty at the same
station.
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SYNOPSIS

Chapter I'D Auriac, commanding out
post where scene is laid, tells the story
De Gomeron has been appointed by Gen.
de Rome to examine into charge made
against him. Nicholas, a sergeant, brings
in two prisoners, a man and a woman, who
are from the kings camp at lie Fere,
O'Auriac, angered by insulting manner of &c
Gomeron toward the woman, strikes him.
A duel follows, and during the commotion
the prisoners escape. De Rome happens on
the disorderly scene, and d'Auriac, upon
giving his parole not to attempt escape,
hears this remarkable sentence: ''To-mor-
row. you must die on the field. Win or
lose, If I catch you at the close of the day,
J will hang you as high as Hannah.
Chapter I'D Auriac next morning takes
his place as usual on de Rone's staff. IN
tbs course of his ride over the field he saves
the life of Nicholas, the sergeant, who, a
victim of de Gomeron's malice, is found in
imminent danger Of almost instant death.
Chapter III-After the battle in which
King. Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces,
d'Auriac, lying severely. wounded. sees
the forms of, Il man and woman moving
under cover of the night among the dead
and wounded. They find golden collar
on de Leyva'S corpse and Babette stabs
Mauginot Cher partner) to gain possession
of the prize After this hideous scene
Henry with a retinue. among whom is the
fair prisoner who had ESCAPED from the
hand of de Gomeron, rides over the field.
Chapter IV-D' Auriae in the hospital OF
Ste. lGenevieve discovers his unknown
Z fniend is.the heiress of Bidache. She Wis
its him daily and when he is we'll enough
is taken to her Normandy chateau. Here
he learns from Maitre Palm, the madame S
chaplain that the king is about to force
upon the woman very distasteful mar
riage with Nj. d'Ayeh. With Jacques, his
steward, d'Auriac leaves for the avowed
purpose of preventing their marriage
Chapter E-D'Auriac's horse casts a
enoe This causes a delay at village of
Ezy, whsre he. comes supon Mich las. his
old sergeant, who says de Gorneron 3 in
the seighborhood with the kings commits
SIGN, and that he CNicholas) has evidence
or treason brewing among de Gomeron and
certain associates against the king.
Chapter VI-Led by Nicholas, d'Auriac
goes by night to where de Gome2on is sta
toned When near the house horn was
was heard from the depths of the forest
(which greatly frightens Nicholas, then
some men leave courtyard in direction o.
me sound.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16
WEE FANNIE.

Wee FanLie, bless her little heart,
] cannot help but take her part,
When rpmping through the halls.
Cps down the stairs she runneths wild,
This sweet, angelic baby child,
Fast clinging to her dolls.
What mem ries doth her laughter bring,
When Through the house j hear 1t ring,
In fond, ecstat1c glee;
Old scenes arise before mine eyes
Of children up beyond the skies,
Who're calling after me.
gaze upon her broken toys,
Which tell me OF true childish joys.
The Joys of baby years;
And while into the past drift,
The ills and aches of life sift
From out vale of tears.
Such purity from children roll
Into every hardened soul
That lacks the gem of grace;
Their voice, their smile, their very tear,
Can drive away the dread of fear,
Depicting Christ's own face.
Play on, my child in rapture play,
And may your life be one glad day
Of endless bliss and peace;
And after evening shadows fall,
When Quietness re;gns throughout eacl
hall,
May 10y your sleep increase.
George Mckenzie, in Boston Budget.
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A NEW POSITION.
President Designates Gen. Brooke to
Be Military Governor Of Cuba.
The New Post Carries With 1t All the Con-
troll Over the Military and Civil
Branches of the Island Exer-
cised by Captain Generals.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Maj. Gen.
Brooke arrived in Washington from
Fortress Monroe Tuesday and was
closeted for. more than an hour In
consultation with Secretary Alger. He
then, in company with Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin, proceeded to the white house, and
when he returned to the war depart
ment it was formally announced that
the president had designated him to
be military governor OF the island of
Cuba, new post which carries with il
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[To BE Continued
Napoleon in Peters Red.
the cheel

Peter the Great hated Moscow, and
above all, that stronghold of oriental
intrigue and moral darkness, the Krem-
lin. If 1 remember right, he never in
habitedl the palace within its walls after
he was child. The old palace is net
work of incredibly small, low, ill-ven.
tilated rooms, some little bigger than
closets, painted in green's, blues and
reds, after the Swedish fashion; rooms
which seem, even to-day, to reek of
plots, intrigue and murder. Napoleons
always a trifle theatrical, insisted OF
sleeping in the bed of Peter the Great
when he occupied the Kremlin in 1912
of Austerlitz to a nicely. 1t is very
abbreviated couch. In the very heart
of this oriental palace, with no window
which gives on the outer day and the
open air, is the terem, or women quar-
tors. The terem was, to all intents and
the tsaritza and the sisters of the tsar,
were only permitted to look down into
the hall of coronation through a carved
wooden lattice, just as ladies do in every
harem in the east. They received no
men except their husbands and broth.
ers, and when they went out it was in q
curtained litter. When Peter mounted
the throne of the tsars the women OF
Russia were orientals, imprisoned far
more vigorously than the ladies of Con-
stantinople to-day.-Louisville Courier.
Journal.
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MORE DISORDER IN HAVANA,
A Violent ARRAY Between Members of 8
Funeral Party aud Employees of the
Military HospiIaI-Ten Wounded.

HAVANA, Dec. 14.-About o'clock
Tuesday morning, when funeral pro-
cession, which was escorting the hearse
containing the remains of Jesus Soto
longo, who was killed Sunday night,
reached the corner of Infanta and San
Jose streets, a violent ARRAY took
place between members of the funeral
party and some employees of the mill
tary hospital. Ten persons were wound.
ed, one fatally.
b One version of the affray is that the
military hospital employees and num-
Der of Spanish privates, who were
standing in the hospital portico, re.
fused to remove their hats when re-
quested to do so by persons in the pro
cession. Thereupon the Cubans, it is
alleged, tried to knock off the hats and
a fight ensued.
The privates fired on the procession,
the windows of the hearse being brok'
en- and bullets striking the coffin.
Knives and pistols were freely used.
The procession which consisted Oh
$50 carriages continued to the Cuban
camp near Mariana where military
honors were rendered. There were
more than so wreaths of flowers from
the friends of Capt. Sotolongo, and tLl
procession and ceremonial ere vlrtG~
ally Demonstrated against the hots'
Inglater-a outrage.
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InconSideratc.

Foster-So her father refused to con.
sent TO your marriage with his daugh-
ter?
Biglin-That's just the deuce of 1t
He gave me no answer when I,told him
what L had called for, and told me if ]
didn't leave in less than two seconds
he'd kick me out. What's to be done
with fellow who will wander off in
that way from the subject of discus
sion ?"-Boston Transcript.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16
Renax for a Rainx pay.
what are Won laughing at 90

WHAT are you laughing a?
PUT an advertisement in the paper
saying that the man who had appro-
priated my umbrella at the reception
was known. There were 81 umbrellas
at my house before left this morning
and met messenger boy on every
block on the way down. Detroit Free
Press.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16
Novel nIcnsnration.

''How far was it," asked the lawyer
of the witness, from your house to the
road where the difficulty occurred?"
bout a acre en- half, sun"
81 mean how many yards??"
"Dey wuzn't any yards dere at all,
sub, exceptin' of my yard. en- dat wua
bout a acre en- a half fun dc road! -
Atlanta Constitution.
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seer-lary Bl.s,.. .ncc--.or

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-It was stated
night that 5ex-Gov Mer-
riam, of Minnesota, who has been in
Washington for some days. is under
serious consideration for the post of
secretary of the interior. when Secre-
Bliss retires from that office,
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Travellers of Two Nations.

Nothing is.so curious and instructive
as TO observe the Englishman when
travelling in comparison, with the
Frenchman. The former is calm, pune
tuaL precise, and with only the neces.
sary quantity of baggage. He will
journey through China with merely 8
valise. He is not impatient. He loves
travel; it is to him ali inclination and
a felt want. On the other hand, the
Frenchman when journeying, is rest.
less, nervous, impatient, bored; the en-
tire time he spends looking furtively al
his watch, or consuming the railway
time table. He is always crowded uE
with parcels. in addition his portman.
teauX. He is, as a rule, encountered
with many useless articles. In fact, he
disliLes travel which. he finds an ennu3
and a fatigue.-La Petite Journal.
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Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 15.-Clyde
Bennington, the 1s-year>old youth who
held up a Santa re train at Orc Grande
station last April, has been sents ucea
TO In arisonn,eut for life.
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viii Attend Roosevel,.s Inaururnt,ons

CHICAGO, Dec. Is. The Hamilton
club, of Chicago, has decloed to send
delegation of 100 members of the club
to attend the Inauguration of Thee
Roosevelt as governor of New York, at
Albany, on january 2.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16

Composers lose their hair like ordi-
nary artists. but composers who per-
form their own works on the piano al
ways have luxurious locks.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16

During the. year ended September /
one passenger was killed for every
2,250,0O0 carried on the railroads in the
United States.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16

It is stated thatin the last eight years
the number of Protestant converts in
China has more than doubled.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-12-16

Gun metal chain purses have APP
peared and are very attractive.
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From the courtyard we could hear the
hurry and hustle of men suddenly
aroused, and as we reached the oak we
heard the bay of the blood:hounds and
the thunder of hoofs in pursuit.