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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
BY A. G. PEARSE.

The strange ship was the American
whaler Resolution. which we discovered
from her log had been abandoned In latitude
"a south ana longitude - west. thirty-eight
years before. l could not believe my eyes
when l read go west longitude" What does
d: mean. / muttered.
1T means said Captain Cleveland. that
We have crossed the south polar continent
from the Eastern TO the Western Hemis-
phere. We have done that which will make
us famous Famous, OF what use was fame
10 u.s."
1T IS the %stransest story I ever heard"
said Holroyc.
W found a quantity Of provisions on
board" the speaker continued. most OF
which was in good condition And aboard
the old whaler We took up our winter quar-
tiers. I won't trouble you with an account
Of how we passed our long. weary months
Of imprisonment. I lost all account Of time.
but l believe now that for nearly three
years that ships cabin was our home.
such a life will shake the foundations
OF the ~stronsest mind. and II was near the
eni OF another polar night that Cleveland
suddenly went mad. clambered down upon
the ice. and ran wildly toward the south. 1
never saw him again"
The narrator broke down completely at
this point. but soon took up his story.
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By SERGEAr

both fell exhausted to the floor. Crozier had
fallen face downward on the fatal book.
while I fell backward and lay unconscious
on the floor. Servants hocked to Dorothy's
call. q doctor was sent for. and I was taken
to my room. To ~everybody's astonishment.
when Crozier's inanimate form was moved.
and his face lifted from the strangely per-
fumed book. he was dead!
Dorothy alone was able to clear I'D The
mystery. Crozier had aroused her sus-
picions by recount!ng the discoveries he had
made concerning the poisons that had been
used In medieval times. when death might
be found IN q book. q rose. or a glove.
He had been caught in his own trap.
Finding ne bending over the volume he
had poisoned for my especial benefit. he
endeavored TO force me down more closely
TO the poisoned pages of the book. which
had not yet done their deadly work upon
me. In the struggle which followed he had
fallen exhausted In q position which COM
PEELED him to inhale the drug intended for
me- Not being either strong or young
enough to make . Eight against the influence
Of the poison. he had succumbed.
I gradually recovered my health and
strength so that l was eventually able TO
carry out my auntis designs to that lady's
perfect satisfaction. and certainly to my
own
Also, I hope. to the satisfaction Of Doro-
thy. my wife
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7HREE GOOD STORIES OF LOVE And ONE OF ADVENTURE.

WHITES ron THE srsDAY RrrrH1jc.
I'll. aueor-ton~d ndd!. and whcczy CON
seriina were being strained 90 their utmost
that evening. and Napoleon Dersutehu ana
Pierre rnHo,te. the owners Of the Hf"t"r'l'
Instruments. we're barely allowed tim" 10
swallow even a tiny glass of whisky blanc
between the Intervals OF the dances. whi'h
were tho order Of the evening Ut Tci"Fphor
garnon'H silver wedding festivities.
Amid tho crowd OF m.rry-makefH. mostly
l,onch.canadian= Of the habitnnt type
was a group which seemed 10 stand slightly
nloof. though sinl taking a great share OF
Interest In tho proceedings. The nrst OF
them. ioliinR back Ia nm old rush -b"''"'''"
chair. aud talking 10 Gaguon. the hosi. was
o tall. nne-inokinz man. With healthy. Huh-
burn, features. wearing a PHEASANT though
rather wooden expression. This was MI
Thomas Cameron. otherwise known under
tic ,afiaus Titles OF "Monplrr tawfnon.
.,be boss. or Tommy" by his more init
mate friends, lumber contractor. store OWN
or and partner In y small river steamer. ana
living IN = large hnhitation In the n"ish-
boring village Of ~. NictolaH. sitting GA tho
tshi, beside him was a younger man.
dressed a little more carefully. IN hn'r
cloth. his feet kept warm by brown to''
stockings. and daintiiy beaded mo"casinA.
for George Barney was reckoned a man VI
importance. seeing that no por''csrcd n i"fs"
share Of the beds OF iron ore In that as
,riet. besides n considerable amount of this
worlds roodn. and tho wh-rewIthai 10 keep
and make moro of them. left by the eih"r
barney to his son. the only mcfn"nt" OF IN"
dark eyed, nitie French-'anadia VIE. WI"
died when George was born. lie r"7ss"aa,u
pleasing and good -natured features. h'
.t..l ts..f.. hair Naa tftrn atu curly. Ati't
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Hall. She wished To make me her heir. and
she also wished me TO marry Dorothy.
These were the two things upon which she
had set her heart. I was certainly startled
by the suddenness Of this proposition. but l
had no reluctance to fall in with IL. In
fact. my heart involun;arily leapt when |
thought OF winning Dorothy to he my wife.
A few words from my aunt put me on a
fresh track OF thought.
1t Is a little hard on Mr.. Crozler." she
said. You must promise not to be urkind
To him when you are master here. I am
sometimes afraid" she added weakly, "tha,
l have encouraged him IN some foolish
ideas"
You mean that You allowed him to ex-
pect TO inherit the place" l asked. in siupe-
faction
To some extent" Miss Desmond an
swered. apolcgetically.
My antipathy to Croker was. doubtless,
based y o prejudice. and yet when a sound
at the door made ME turn round and md
myself face to face with the gentleman in
question. l had not the least doubt that l
was amply justified. Such an expression Of
m~alignity I have never seen on a human
countenance. He must have been listening
at the door.
II am sorry II I ,ntruie." he said. "hut
Mr.. Petsisrew is here and wishes TO see
Miss Desmond"
l quilted the room At once. for I knew
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that Mr.. Fett!srew was Miss pesmond's
lawye:.
Dorothy was not TO be found. and. as
had nothing else to do. I resolved TO have
a look at the library. for the warning did
not refer to n solitary visit. / supposed !
WAS soon lost in admiration Of the books
that were piled up On every side. In a re-
cess there was an especially handsome vol
ume. placed open, as though for exhibition.
l turned over the pages. and was conscious
Of a slieht. but pleasant. odor that came
from the ancien, book-an cdor so unusual
that l bent over TO inhale Il more closely.
II seemed TO overpower me. Darkness fsn
upon me. and l knew no more.
When I recovered consciousness l was ly-
ing in my room and a nurse was sitting by
me. I found myself too weak to question
her-aimost too weak TO understand why l
was there. why I was SO Thin and so weak.
soon Dorothy came into the room. but 1t
was some days before I got the whole his
tory Of that day.
Dorothy. l was told. had been returning
from the village when she passed the
library windows and through them saw two
men struggling together On the floor. In
my blind de!irium I was wrestling with
~Crozier-though l remember nothing OF it
who in his turn was trying TO bear me to
the ground. The reading stand with the
book had been thrown down. and when We
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
THE PROPER SPHERE OF WOMAN.

WRITTEN n>R rms SUNDAY Rerreli,-
am a n,an es strong ana. / VENTURE 10
thirA. thsr,ushiv v,r.teu,.s,x, on,,t,,s On,
~ ,,s,, a. ,h., nn,,., 4, - ,n,,h, D.
Sm"
" ss'".s'N "us"hs'' a"" IA '"S s'F" 'no'0
heeas ee no cause Ter eaenso, fr are We
When I married scne years aso I chose
= wife wae approached very closely 60 my
ideal " man'e hcrmate. she was. ana r..
extremely rret;ys not too s,reas physically
u always shink there is ssms'htns serals'Ne
sweery feminine Appreciation OF the a.
trassNeness 81 xced Sresssss.
r~ia au ass s'as eFscemr'asninsfS. and
Win sasn tnsaskeisse sae should asNe een
csnteats eet. as not even the test az ss -
quite perfect I DO not mean TO srsak harsh
~ ser wsee , samst ina, she was M, ~
eassre,y sAasasd 40 I should have aked %
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BY ANNE LEWIS.

the end or the week. I wrote TO Jane Leslie.
uncer cover. 10 her publisher. askirs her TO
favor ME with a short article.
A few weeks later she sent NE a charm
ting short story; and NOT long afterwards
l was able. owing 20 the death Of a MEM
Der OF our STAFF. TO offer her 4 weekly col
uraa in the Eclipse. She held out for high
terms. but l knew her name would prove
a craw. ans. being anxious 10 secure her
services. l paid her fully as much "a they
were worth which Is an unwise thing to
DC. but sometimes unavoidable.
All this led Ie into al animated cor
~resporience with Jane Leslie. ard | became
deeply interested in her personality. We
rAsS-t from bushes 10 friendly relations.
and in a short time I haftcre3 myself tha;
l was her most trusted friend. Her letters
were instinct with vi, and humo-. She
gave me Siimpses into a mind thar VAS
truly masculine in its breadth and depth:
and toward the end she dropped hints
which stirred me to the bottom OF my scui.
% being soantiiy appreciated in her own
home.
cnc CT twice my Conscience rrscked me
With the recollection Of my sweet wifes
difs1snt question. Don't You Shirk TIA,
YOU would md lane Leslie a more con-
genial companion than YOU find me- and
/ rerroached myself for making t--e her
ssrmlse by the pleasure whscA ! took n
this correspondence. However. as I remind
ed myself IL WAS purely q pleasure Of the
intellect. and my ceSr one could no, be
Jealous. even II she knew. stu ! found
myself wishing TIA, she could tax 10 me
as lane Leslie wrote.
In the sa;.is Of curtrariety ] determined
10 Meet her. and when nsxt ! wrote l
tire favor o. a personal interview
! Was S-epared fo- q refusal and :Sss eota
relieved and triumphant when she wrote
asking u sae understood me 2rixe,-ds9 I
mean tina; ! wished 10 give her an HIS
rated Interview IN the Eclipse Il -. she
Would have her photo taken specially for
Ee She Nigh; have meant 10 Imply that
any irtervieu she granted me MOULD ceiy
De On business Enes. but I Jumped AZ the
excuse begged her 60 have the photo sakea
Immediately. ana 70 ap7otnt . day and
hour for cor meeting
She named Saturday afseruooa aua
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A STORY.

tone. ~ cam-ron's voice. as b. noticed
somebody approaching him. II haven't seen
you for rix moutha. Whereabouts have you
been shipping or to this timcT"
"Ah. mnr=icur." replied Dubois. II hhv"
been way back among the lakes. up among
tho TcicH iouler. with Doctor Gnulois and
two rurvcyors. and am come back viii
the snow. II brings back the time when !
wsE M ia the Ab~nnki country with your
father. monricur"-hrfe he turned To- Oar
ney -"whcn h. tried for iron up on the
Grand Pre-. Monsieur barney lived whore
you do iow-Ht n, Nicholas, ., was there.
too. lived old Mam'rcli. Gcn.vicvc. who. II
IL said. loft something In that old house.
which. "a yet. nobody has found"
whats this suddenly rnid Barney.
with u note OF interest In his voice. "Tv"
heard Of the old mcm'Sellc. but nothing OF
what you say. What did she leave. pu-
boi-9'
We'll monsieur. We hear that she left n
chest Of money In u. not rolls OF bills. hut
good French ana Engiiah gold. AMI many
trinketr."
"Wa-a-ai." drawied Cameron, ~ guess n
she iid I've bought tn. place out and out.
and what's therein belong Ia me. Mcbbc
Il was n better bargain than I thought"
well I'll hold well not quarrel over the
chest. Tom. though old Mcm'so''~ was my
anccstrcss." said parncy with n laugh.
looking meanwhile mt Belle. who had
listened TO all this conversation with In
tcrcSt. and ~ heightened color. which was
not icsscncd by Georges last remark.
And no.'' she said. really to cover her
aiight confu-ion. our house contains n
treasure, Tom"
Cameron. as has been observed. was n
Hiow speaker. hut had he been a quick one
he could not have answered IN. last aucs-
tion AZ sharply IA u was answered FOR
him.
1T io-s'' came In emphatic tones from
George.
Belle. with a now crimson face. thought
sh" had hardly improved matters by her
last words. and her brother did not appear
to come very much to her rescue. for he
finished tho conversation On the subject by
" Vas. and ! guess ZEN Ia well
looked after"
IL was nearly a fortnight after the dance
at cagnon's that Dubois. walking up the
steps Ia the platform opposite the store at
-. Nicholas. met Cameron just issuing
from the door.
Hon jour. monsieur" said the French
man. raising his cap politely.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
BY HAROLD WILD.

As he bent again. with a rather impolite
ejaculation. a piece OF board fell TO the
floor. followed by "a small cloud Of dust.
He looked up To where the board had
fallen from. and there saw "A dark hole.
Striking a match. ne looked into IL. and
then the expression of his face changed. his
eyes sparkIci. and insert. ,g his arm. he
pulled out "a small dust-covered. iron-bound
box. heavy. for he found he had to take
two hands to iift IL.
Trembling with excitement. a state which
must have been strange To the usually com
posed Tom Cameron. he placed the box be-
fore him on the floor In the stream OF light
from the stove door.
Mam'selh Genevieve's treasure"
There could he no doubt Of IL.
The shutters had not been pulled to. for
this window was protected by the bush
from the searching winds. and without in
tending he looked up at the glass. white
over with frost. behind which the moon
light CLEANED family.
That surely was "A shadow cast upon the
panes. as though somebody had Just passed,
and keeping quiet he distinctly heard a
footstep.
Stealing back into the kitchen. he drew
the bolt OF the door. slipped into the out
side porch. and opening the outer door In
the same quiet manner. looked at the snow
covered Enclosure.
What was that by the house side just
stealing round the corner and coming to-
ward him?
He stepped sharply out into the open. and
the figure started back suddenly. Then
Cameron's arm Strengthened oct. the cold
moonlight cleaned ON something bright.
there was a fash and a sharp report
echoed over the pine woods.
For a moment the figure by the house
side stood motionless. and then fell heavi-
" against the shingles. and down on the
snow. a woman's scream rang out from
an upper window. and Cameron found
himself standing stupidity quiet. looking at
the object on the snow. from which a stain
spread over the Wilderness round II.
Old Doctor Dugre. at ST. Juliet. came
down quickly ON hearing a loud knocking
at his door In the middle of the night. and
was not altogether pleased when he found
Pierre Dubois of ST. Nicholas standing
without. In whose rear was a sleigh. with
the horse steaming as though II had come
along at "A smart pace.
Before the old doctor quite understood
| matters he was standing by the sofa In the
= old kitchen. upon which lay a man very
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THE DEREIICT.

Tho stranger looked from one 20 the other
OF us with an expression that was pitiful In
His eager longing To give uttcrancc To some
half formed ideas. Then. suddenly. no
turned TO me and asked:
What year Is thisg' I told him.
Il thought, perhaps. Il was n fflshtful
DREAM" he murfnured. 'Eut u was reality.
SIN ycars-my G;od-six years"
lie stopped abruptly and covered his face
with his hands. Hoiro,d poured out "a glass
of wine and gave Il To him. This bright
"ned him w a lit ana he slowly began
again.
"pn the Nth Of December. six years ago"
he said. I'VE sailed from Adelaide In the
shir Enterprise On an exploring expedition
In the Antarctic rcgions Tho captains
nam, was Cleveland.
s,corcd for kcrguclan Island. where
we landed some seal fishers and then pro-
eecscd on eur voyage. On the 9Th ~ Ianu-
airy We made out som, high land on the
port bow. To tho west the water was full
of summer ice. hut the water was clear
In the southwark, and We pushed on until
the .si of March, when We were h-sct In
the Ice pack. and Il Was only with tho
s~rcatsst difficulty that No warped the ship
into n small Inlet. which the captain de-
termincd TO make his winter quarters.
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was a woman Of advanced age. a great In
valid and entirely crippled. She greeted ms
with fair cordiaiity. hut put some searching
questions To me about my relatives. even
In the first interview. Finally she iniimated
that the conversation was at an end. and
committed mo TO the care OF Mr.. Croxier,
who had been present all the time.
I went to my room. which was CHEEKY and
comfortable. wondering 10 myself what sort
or visit ! was likely to have II I were TO he
handed over 20 the comranionship Of Mr..
Crcsicr. who Impressed me as being singu-
larry evil and rcpulsive.
When the evening meal was over Il
seemed To he ono Of Mr.. Croxicr's duties 20
wheel my aunt's chair hack TO the draw
ing-rocm. l held the door open. and when
tho chair had passed through. Dorothy
turned Ia mo with sudden swiftncss and
said I'm a low. asitated voice: Don't stay
with him In the library. have no time
To tell you why. hut remember what I say"
Then she fcllowcd her aunt's chair across
the hall. Here was q pretty puzzle indeed.
The ladies retired early and Mr.. Crcsier
at once suggested that We 60 20 the library.
hut pleaded fatigue and went at once to
my room. Hcrr I slept soandiy. and when
! awokc In tho dasslin. sunshine all my
doubts and suspicious seemed ridiculous.
soon after breakfast I was summoned 10
my aunt's room. and found her alone. Sh,
at once entered upon an explanation Of her
reasons for summcning me TO Scarthwaite
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still. with a white face. and a woman
bending over him.. attending to what the
doctor soon found was a bullet wound In
the side.
side and bent over the wounded man.
After "a minut. or two's examination, ne
looked Up. and said quietly. 1t Is a nasty
wound and might have been very serious.
hut the man has tainted more from shock
than loss of blood"
Dusre opened his case. and mixed some
thing In "A glass. which he administered
to the wounded man. whose moaning soon
ceased. and who. after some few minutes
Enclosed his eyes. which gazed vacantiy
around until they rested on Bellies white
face. she having approached the BEDSIDE
again. then they seemed to fill with a rec
election. a look. half Of horror and half OF
SURPRISE. gradually came over his face. ana
he said. In a low voice, what has hap
pened? Have l." Then he stopped. and.
after q short pause. continued: what
made you do 1t. Tom. or was tia mistaken
mo: 1t wasn't q mistake. and l guess
it's only fair fer a man to guard his own
property. / tell you what and here the
speaker's voice grew unsteady wiki passion.
and he seemed to have no regard for the
wounded man. or the consequences of his
own rash act-"whatever Is In this house Is
mine. for I bought II. and shall stick to IL.
though I swing in the end for holding on"
At the close of this violent speech Cam
eron looked defiantly at the man he had
shot down. but the defiance faded from his
face as he noticed. In spite of his emotion.
the look OF utter perplexity and astonish-
ment which appeared on Darney's features.
And so. Tom. you thought l came after
old Mam'selle's treasure? Did II never
strike you that the place here contained
something OF far more value to me than
THAR And he looked straight at Belle.
whose white cheeks got more color into
them. as. in response to a faint indication.
she came nearer. and then. dropping on
her knees. hid her face on the pillow
Cameron. with a glance at his sister.
staggered for a moment as the real truth
of the affair flashed across him.. and. lean
ing against the wall. with one hand over
his eyes. extended the other across his Sis
ter, and gripped that OF Barney. who was
the first to speak.
We'll. Tom. / guess we'll have no more
shooting over the treasure. Ell? But you
can cure my wound. old man. very easily"
and he placed his d~isengaged hand on
Bellies shoulder.
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hut I did no, know that your train would
10 In SO soon.
Aunt Catherine. she is my aunt as well
as yours. II growing very infrm. and she
is sometimes n little eccentric. wanted
10 tel you this and that Is why l drove TO
the station"
Il tc'esrarhed from Euston." I observed.
Yes she replied In n rather peculiar
tone. Then with sudden decision: Il think.
perhaps. I ought TO give you a hint. Mir.
StaIsiield. You already have an enemy In
the house I think he dii not want mo to
meet You. and that is Why the telegram
WAS m'slaia."
Didn't understand exactly. but there wis
something IN her tone which betrayed fear
81 the enemy " whom she spoke. She
didn't explain herself more particularly. and
l DIDN'T like 10 inquire. - Ne talked upcn
irrelevant matters untsl We reached the
house. Tho door was thrown open as We
drove ur. and the tall. ianky figure Of a
man came down the steps toward ne.
I'm sure I'm slad 10 see You hack safe
~. Miss Dorothy" he sati. with a sni1srr:
YOU ran considerable risk In Your anxiety
To meet this gentleman" mo risk al all"
said Dorothy, Lot me Introduce you 10 MIR.
Philip Siansacld MIR. crosirr Is cur aun;'s
librarian and secretary"
Tho house seemed To D. Of fnc stature.
with remains CT masninccncc. but I had no
time to inspect Il. for l was hurried into
the presence ~ my aunt, Miss Desmond
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Gradually. inch by inch. the ship worked
her way through miles Of pack ice. and one
morning I awoke to find q glorious expanse
Of open water in front of me. through which
the ship slowly glided. For days. aye. weeks
I drifted on over the deserted ocean. with
never a sail in sight. The loneliness was
awful. I longed for companionship. and
dared not so down into the cabin. for every
sound made me start in terror"
During the latter part Of his recital the
wanderers voice had grown weaker anc
weaker. his pauses longer and more fire.
quent. We again offered him wine, but ne
refused it,
AT length. I took up my abode on deck
altogether. living in the galley" he went
on. And from that time until I found my
self-here-I remember-nothing. How long
l have-been drifting"
He stopped and gazed at us with q classy
stare. Then he tried to speak again. but
no words came from his lips. Suddenly his
head fell forward upon his chest. and his
arms dropped Imply to his side. The doctor
caught him as he collapsed, and between Us
We carried him to his bunk Ere another
days sun rose he was dead. The derelict
had reached port at last.
Such is the strange story Of James VII
son. found on the ship Resolution. as told
by himself.