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firte+i with each other, with the hunsrv

firte+i with each other, with the hun1ry
eyes ct cat baked of her prey. At last I
gave it up and with curse flung myself on
my bed. Fool that was! Five-and thirty
years should have brought me wisdom. had
stayed on in Florence, allowed my chances of
revenge to get more distant, in fact, reached
a stage OF mind when | was doubtful if ]
could rightly exact vengeance, drilted into
abject poverty, and, worse than that, was
continually thinking of woman, who, when
| had rendered her a service, treated me with
contempt, who had no doubt forgotten me
by this time, amidst her duties, if she had
any, and her pleasures, Of which doubt not
she had store So the evening came amidst
my reflections and self-reproaches, and, it
being dusk, decided to go forth again, and
snatch purse, if necessary, to obtain food.
AS l rose an impulse could not control
made me unfasten my money-bet, and
search ii by chance there was a coin within
it. Of course there was not brown copper,
but my fingers, in running up the belt,
touched something hard, and pulled forth,
attached to it's tag of red ribbon, my cross
ol st. Lazare, which, 1T will be rcmem-
bered, l had placed therein for safety the
night was imprisoned in the Villa Accolti.
had clean forgot it in my troubles, and now
it lay in my open palm, with the diamonds in
it winking in my face. My whole frame
trembled with excitement. Here was the
means Of freeing myself from debt at once,
and of obtaining funds to quit Florence, nay,
Europe. At the lowest computation it's
worth could not have been less than forty
crowns, and this at present was wealth to
me. What with the effects of the want of
food, and the sudden discovery of the cross,
| began to feel weak all over, and, finging
the badge on the table, sank down into a
chair before it to compose myself. The
room was almost dark, and l sat staring at
the jewels and at the diamonds on it, which
sparkled through the gloom. That little
tr1nket was linked with the one great event
ct my life. All the past came vividly before
my excited brain. | was again in that des-
perate retreat of Charles of France up the
valley Of the Iaro, with the army Of the
League in full cry behind us. The old boar
Trevulzio commanded the rear guard, dis
puted every inch of the road, and now and
again stood boldly at bay, and gave taste of
his tusks to the duke of Bari, and the fine
gentlemen of Venice. It was at this moment
that Roderigo Gonsaga made his dash for
the height above the junction of the Ceno
and the Taro. Trevulzio saw the movement;
he was powerless to help, and knew that if
it succeeded all was lost All the time | was
at his bride hand.
"Ride for your life," he said, "and tell the
king-that." He pointed to the black line
Of the infantry Of Spain moving towards the
heights. l was off at once, waiting no sec
ond bidding.
ITO BE Continued
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-12
CHAPTER VIII.
TEMPTATION.

I had looked upon death before; I had
eeen the plague strike down it's victims in an
hour; had been in the hell of sacked
town, when men, women and children were
given to the sword. On the breach at ARK
Sismundea, dead, dying and wounded were
piled breast high, when we stormed our way,
through the fog Of battle, into Malatesta's
stronghold. Stricken down at San Miniato,
/ saw, in the dim night, the death hunters
at their fearful trade, and heard the dull
blows Of their daggers, as they murdered
some helpless wretch, sometimes for the
rize of a tag of gold. lace, sometimes for the
sheer pleasure of slaughter. Lying unable to
move, by good luck concealed in hollow,
amidst grass which stood yard high, saw
a man killed not ten feet from me. He rose
to his elbow as the fcnds approached, and
called for water. But it was not water he
got. How he struggled! He cried for
mercy, and lean still sec the wretches as
they held him down. A roul-looking bag
placed her knees on his chest, she looked
towards the sky for moment, as if invok-
ing a spirit to a sacrifice, and the moonlight
shone on face that was hardly human.
Then she stopped down, and with a relent-
less hand plunged the knife she held into her
victims throat. But all this, which should
have hardened my heart, did not affect me
as the scene had just quilted. After all,
what had passed through was done when
the blood was high with excitement. Here,
however, was another thing. had watched
the end OF being beautiful and pure, who
was born to adorn life, and yet what was her
story? Fallen into the hands Of an incar-
nate devil, outraged, and then cast forth
blinded, to die like reptile! lt<was too
horrible! Surely God must have slept whilst
this was done. Surely the after life ought to
- to her, in an inverse proportion to ker
s4Rinsss on sartb. But Why any such in
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take the furniture back for two pieces, al
though it has deteriorated by wear and tear
to the value of form, and you still owe me
one piece. See, signore," and he suddenly
changed his tone, pocket your pride, as
many better man than you has done to fill
his purse. 1t is but stroke Of your sword
we want, and here are ten gold crowns"
"Begone!" I cried, in a rage. and starting
UP laid my hand on my sword. Ceci instant
ly drew dagger from, his girdle and faced
me with the highest courage. We stood be-
fore each other for second, and then with
laugh he put back his poniard.
II will give you time," he said. "a whole
week-and now leave you to cool. Adieu,
most noble excellency!"
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= CHAPTER TX.
THE MARZOCCO INN.

I tried every available means I could think
of to obtain employment, to no avail, and, in
the intervals Of my fruitless search for work,
haunted the streets and gardens, with the
hope of obtaining another glimpse of An
giola, but without success. Inch by inch
my resources diminished, until they be-
became so small that blind beggar would
have hardly thanked ME for the gift Of
them. / lived in constant dread of Ceci re-
appearing to demand the sum I owed for
my rent, but he did not come. He was evil
IDENTIFY giving me time, starvin ing me Quito
surrendert to his terms. fused to see him as |
went in and out, sitting in his office like
spider, yet he never even lifted his head as
| passed. l hated, almost feared, going BY
that door. Bitterly did regret not having
left Florence when 1 was able. It was now
impossible to do so, unless as defauiter, and
the weight of my paltry debt oppressed me,
as If cannon ball were slung around my
neck. / could not leave until paid it, and
OF doing this there seemed no prospect. |
he'd parted with my cloak for money to buy
food, but the last copper Of that was gone,
and l was now penniless. For two daysl
had not eaten anything but morsel of
bread, and on the morning of the third day
l rose desperate with hunger, and prepared
to go to any lengths to satisfy it. / ate my
self-esteem and made another attempt to
see La Palisse, but was denied admittance,
and when l came back l actually hesitated
before the door Of 'Ceci's office, and almost
made up my mind to yield, and say would
do his business for him. It required ansef.
fort, so low had sunk, to rouse my pride:
At last it aared up, and, with cheek hot
atsmy weakness, sought my chamber and
there passed the day. The pigeons that
lived under the caves opposite my window,
and to whose soft cooling l so often listened
with pleasure before, now aroused other
thoughts within me. II | could only lure
one within reach! But it was impossible,
and I glared at them. as they sfuttered and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-12

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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-12
CHAPTER VII.-CoNT1NUED.

After q short delay, which seemed ages
to me, messcr the padrone reappeared with
the hagon of Burgundy under his arm, and
Selling it from him, l ran back to the Albizz
Palace, and hurried up the stairs to the room
occupied by Corte. Although I had been
away barely half an hour, that was sufficient
time to make change for the worse in the
sick girl, and | became aware that the end
had begun. We tried to force little of the
wine between her lips, but she could not
swallow, and now, instead of lying still, kept
tossing her head from side to side. Corte
was undone. He could do nothing but stand
at the head of the bed, in mute despair, as
he watched the parting soul sob its way out
l went towards him. Shall send the in.
tendant for priest?"
II ever words changed the countenance OF
a man, mine did. His eyes fairly blazed with
anger, and he Kissed out: "No, signore-
this is priests work-pray if you like, but
no priest comes here"
| had, as all other men have, frequently
called upon God, sometimes in idle bias.
phemy, but never on an occasion so serious
as this. Pray if I liked! 1 had forgotten
what real prayer was. Impelled by power
could not resist, knelt down and tried to
form some words to reach the Most High.
But they would not come; could only feel
them, and / rose again and took my stand
by the dying girl.
She began to talk now in rambling man.
ner, and with that strength which comes
at the point of death from somewhere; her
voice was clear, but with metallic ring.
It is not for me to repeat the last words Of
one who is now with her God, but gath
cred from them a story of trusting love, OF
infamous wrong and dastardly crime. And
Corte shook like branch in the wind, as the
words came thick and fast from the lips OF
his dying child. After awhile she became
still once again. So still that we thought
she had passed away; but she revived on a
sudden, and called out:
"Father-I cannot see-I am blind-stoop
down and let me whisper"
II am here, little one-close- close
to you"
'"Tell him-I-forgive. You must forgive,
"too-promise."
Corte pressed his lips to her damp fore.
head, but spoke no word.
1T is bright again-they are calling me-
mother! Hold me up-I cannot breathe y
Corte sank on his knees with his head be-
tween his hands, and passing my arm round
the poor creature lifted her up, and the
spirit passed. In the room there was now
a silence which was broken by heart-rend-
ing sob from Corte. He staggered to his
feet with despair on his face.
"'She said forgiven he exclaimed "Man,
you have seen an angel die. This is the work
of priest, of a pontif, of him who calls
himself Vicar of Christ! Go now, and leave
me with my dead"
took his hand, and pressing it, turned to
the door. As closed it behind me, saw
'Corte bending over the still face of his child,
and the little dog, throwing up his head,
howled piteously.
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No Spare Hours.

Mr.. Hayseed CARRYING at city hotel)
Il s'pose I kin hear the gong here
when it rings for dinner, can'tI?
Clerk-We have no gong. We have
breakfast from 6 to II, dinner from IL
to 6, supper from to H.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures! How
am to git time to see the city?-N. Y.
Weekly.
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yours and he got bottle; my fourth bottle
feel that entirely cured can work day. hardly
realize that such wonderful possible Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the best medicine for women"
Don't wait until you Frustrated with mysterious
don known Change of Life. Get Mrs. Pinkharns adj
vice and learn how other women got through. =#* =
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She has done SO much TOT Women,
surely you can trust her. Read
this letter from MRS. NJ. G.. GR1F-
F1NG, of Georgeville, Mo-:
:DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: The
doctor called my trouble ulcera-
ton of womb and change of life.
I was troubled with profuse flow
When I wrote to you l was down
six months; was under a doctors
it did me no good. l had almost
1r Vegetable Compound has made
I. I cannot thank you enough. I
who is afflicted as have been to
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At the Vaudeville,

Eyes, lost my watch in the river
once. and it kept on running for seven
years."
1.-THE watchY" r. r~.f, -. =
] Nah. The river."-(incinnati In;
nIirar =" #$ T. - =. &g,EEL E-ssrr. -. II
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-12

DREPARE for the turn of life. 1t is critical PERIOD
Asndcations of the change appear be sure your phys
cal condition is good. The experience is wonderful
one under full of menace. Mrs Pink
ham, of Lynn Mass will give her advice without charge
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-12
TALKS WITH
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE

ing and became very weak.
in bed, had not sat up for sl1
treatment all the time. but it
given up in despair, but your
me feel like a new woman.
would advise any woman W
write to Mrs. Pinkham, al
Lynn, Mass, and get her adj
vice and be cured as I have
been"
MRS. F. H. ALLEN, 419 Ne
braska Ave., Toledo, Ohio
writes:
"DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM:-
Change of life was working OF
me. My kidneys and bladde
were affected. I had beer
confined to the house all sum
mex, not able to stand
on xoy feet for any '
length of time. Terri s
ole pains when urinat- ~
ing and an itching that
nearly drove me wild.
I had tried many RENE
dies. I told my hus-
band I had great faith
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Many a girls heart has been melted b,
lce-cream.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-19
The Great Resolve.

The great resolve of any human beings
Hfe-the resolve that is greatest in impor-s
tance-is that which determines bis attitude
toward God. Many people at some time
make 1t deliberately. Many others never
make 1t deliberately, yet make It as truly
and as finally as II they reached a
formal determination. Its fundamentay
importance Is not always appreciated, and
multitudes make 1t adversely to, their high
est welfare, supposing that they are not
making 1t and failing to realize that f.
never will be made subsequently. It iS;
often declared that there Is more or less OF
cant in appeals to decide at once to be q
Christian, but only he who fails, to UNDER
stand the tremendous importance Of the;
matter says this seriously. The gteat.
resolve is the life resolve. He who
makes: :it turns his back on zone OF;
two divergiDg paths Of life and enters upon
the other, without thought of retracing bis
steps or OF amending his choice. In this
age, when the work OF God makes 80 many.
80 pressing and SO diversified appeals TO-
everything which Is noblest and best in the;
human heart, 1t Is especially important that
this great resolve to be the Lords should bes
made Immediately and once for all.
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they rush forward, often with arms
thrown around each other, much like
"a gigantic flying wedge on the football
field. With this method of approach
it is not difficult to see how the rapid
fire guns of the American artillery
could tear holes in their" formation and
no doubt lay out more men than would
have been the case had the attack been
made by skirmish lines.
At present it would be q most diff
fcult matter to say what course the
insurgents will pursue. Aguinaldo
has fond hope for a Tagal Republic
composed of the entire gronp. The
whole Tagal race is most ambitious.
In the insurgent army every man
wears some mark indicating position,
for all claim to be officers of various
rank. It has not been long since
Aguinaldo declared that he was ready
to disband his army just as soon as
assured that the United States IN
tended permanently to occupy the
islands. But that does not mean that
means to keep his promise,
or that he ever had any intention of
doing so, for on former occasions the
insurgent leader has violated his
promises. If the insurgents lay down
their arms they will avert great trouble,
and if they are induced'to do this it
will be due greatly to the fear inspired
by our soldiery.
Most of the insurgents now with
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Encteriolosicnl Cooking.

A Konigsberg Germany doctor,
Dr.. jaeger, recently gave course Of
hygiene and bacteriology for ladies,
which included practical exercises in
applied bacteriology-for instance, in
the preparation and preservation of
food by methods used in bacteriolo-
gical work. At the close OF the lee
lures the hearers were allowed to in
vite their friends to an exhibition Of
kitchen products-some raw and some
cooked-which had remained in O
warm room for periods varying from
five to sixteen days, and which were
all found perfectly fresh andguite un-
changed in appearance and taste.
Nor, says the British Medical Jour
nal, had any complicated procedure
been required to attain this result.
The method simply consists in: ~
The use of vessels with wcll.ftting,
overlapping lids, instead of the inside
lids used in kitchens oil tho world
over, which allow stray bits of mat ter
TINT may adhere to their rim to fall
into the food: (2) avoidance OF open
ing the vessels in which the food, was
kept, or, whero this was indispdnsa-
BILE, careful manipulation, as in bac.
THEOLOGICAL work. and (Sl the use OF
cotton wool rs q covering. Cotton.
wool lids had been specially prepared
to fit the wido tops Of the fcod yes
sells; they consisted of circular disk
of cotton wool, tightly held between
two metal rings, tho outer Of which
formed the overlapping rim Of tho lid.
London News.
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Stories Of Tolstoi.

After visit to prison Tolstoi said
he always had the impression that the
social regime is alone guilty.
my gardeners son." he said,
"asked the other day:
"'To whom do these lands belong?'
"To the countess
"'And those lands over there?'
"To the countess
"'And those lands still further
away?'
"'To the countess
"'But why should all these lands
belong to the countess""
And Tolstoi aconcluded: "That~is
the idea of justice. In it's naive e1-
preston, it came forth from the mouth
of child"
One little story, told me by the gov.
erness, will illustrate his way of deal.
,ing with the children. His youngest
daughter, sacha, pretty child often,
had come running into the. house a
day or two before with her arm black
and blue where a peasant boy had
struck her; and she went, crying, to
complain to her father. He took her
on his knee and quieted her, and then
said: eff I were you I would goto the
pantry and get plate of sweatmeats
and take it out to him. Don't you
think that it will do him more good
than whipping?" And he actually
persuaded her to do as he said.-New
York Times
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The Joy Of the Lord.

To have the Joy OF the Lord we do not
need to make long and expensive journeys
to far of conventions. We do not need 70
spend our money for the great luxuries Of
palaces and costly equipage. The poor have
it in their own homes, often in great full
ness. In their godly and contented lives.
they have peace and satisfaction OF soul,
that may not be found in kings palaces.
They have not the means or the time to
spend attending the annual conventions SO
attractive to many. But they have the sweet
felicity OF communion with God In the home
circle and the home church, undisturbed by
the hustle and excitement OF the convention
life. There is no reason why the quiet Joy
OF the home should ever be disturbed by
envious thoughts toward those who can
go from conrentiop-toc convention and have
their names emblazonedr6road In every.
paper. The Joy OF the Lord more than COM
pensates for I'LL there is in a junkettng trip,
either to the lake or mountain pleasure re-
sort, for religious services.-Christian In
structOr.
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CHAPTER VII.
rHE VOTING DISPOSE.

THE YOUNG DISPOSE.
"The happiness OF her child IS the crown OF
mother"
"Love and hope lay encamped before the
gates OF the future"
The bride dance WAS not further dis.
cussed, but the young people of the
neighborhood were oil bidden to it,
and in the interval, while the laird
was away one day, Katherine's trunks
we're sent to the Northwestern Hotel,
Liverpool. There was telegraphing
to and fro, and riding here and there,
and nobody had ever seen jamie Win
toun so busy; but, then, when o man
is to be married in day or two, any.
thing is ordinary and expedient.
Fortunately, Monday was one of
those lovely days which are the charm
of the dying summer, and the night,
though moonless, was bright with
stars and only pleasantly cool. A large
company of young men and maidens
were gathered at Levens-hope. They
trooped through the halls, and ran up
and down the stairs and danced in the
parlors and lirted in the greenhouses.
The laird was important and ELUSIVE;
Mrs. Brathous was playing waltzes
and singing songs and finding part.
ners and sending servants here and
there and everywhere. There were
fddlers in the large hall, and they
were dancing the Lancers there.
Katherine, in gown which had the
ineffable softness of pale.primrose silk,
covered with Valenciennes, was won
derful picture. Her beauty was 80
harmonious, so radiant with love, so
etherealized by the emotions filling
her heart, that even Jessy was amazed
at her TRANSPORTATION. She danced
continually. She had kind word
for everyone; she appeared to be the
happiest of oil that happy company.
Jessy kept close at her side, and it
was remembered afterward that she
was evidently on the watch, and very
frequently in the southern greenhouse.
This enclosure was entered from one
of the perlors, and had door OF tho
other end opening into the garden
shrubbery.
About ten o'clock Jessy was sing
ing, and it was while the. delicious
strains of "Braw, Draw, Lads O. Gala
Water" were floating through the
room, that Katherine was aware OF
the concerted signal. Wintoun was
looking into Jessy's face, and taking
on his own heart the words dropping
so musically from her lips:
but there Is ane, a secret ane,
Aboon them a. that I loo better:
And III bc his, and he'll be mino,
The bonnie lad O. Gallo Water!"
ITO DE CONTINUED.