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TOIT de CHAUME
Par M. DU CAMPFRANC.

On approchajt. On entendait Il
le grand bruit sourd qui montai,
dams lie silence, le bruit de cette
mer~ de Chine, 6ternellement bri.
SAINTS. Et puts, la VOLTA qui s'ouvre
toute grande: une nappe d'eau
bleue resplendissante, un immense
miroir q soleil, Oh pas I'm soume
d'air ne passe, car en- CO jour, Ia
chaleur 6tait sufocante. La VOLTA
la grande mer qui d6roule son
6tendue infnie, Et la-bas, apara1t,
tres loin, a peine visible, CONNIE
perdu au bout de toute cette agita.
ton bleue, I'm navire. -. I'm navi-
re de France!
Une joie immense trans6gura
les traits du lieutenant Salbris; il
! ne pouvait parler; mails ses yeux
ne quittaient pas le navire qui Sc
faisait de plus en- plus visible. On
voyait s'6lever son mat ct Aotter
le pavilion au-dessus des cordages.
0 beau navire qul approche!...
Ii le regardeit 6perdument. Les
formes devenaient distinctes. Bien-
tot le fugitif serait de l'6quipage;
il trait, il viendrait sur le pont; ii
aurait sa part de vie libre; il rede-
viendrait I'm homme, apr4s avoir
Ste, 81 longtemps engage CONNIE
un fauve.
ct il tendait vers lie nayire de
France ses deux bras fr6missants.
LIE navire c'6tait la patrie: c'6tait
la joie de l'avenir ct l'oubli des
peines du pass6. Contre les flames
du valsseau, chaque petite vague
s'avancait 6cumeuse d'abord, puts
reinstatement s'aplanissait, lais-
SAINT derri6re ellie, les focons de
ga toison blanche.
La jonque l6gere venait enfn
d'accoster.
Salbris 6tait fou de bonheur.
All! quelle ivresse quand il monta
l6chelle de corde ct foula le pont
du navire. On pentourait, lie COM
mandant les officers l'interro-.
gealept. II disait So douloureuse
captivit6, on lui ser
raft les mains, on Fac
on lui promettait I'm gra-
dee la croix. Ell lui, il oubliait
SEES s%ouffrances ct SEES fatigues.
Fatigue des marches ct des dan
gers de l6vas1on. All! il pouvait
mails IL ny songeait meme
plus; punivers pour lui, await chan
de face. Sa jo;e tenait du deli
re. % riait dun rire l6ger ct JOY
eux. C'6tait CONNIE sill await bu du|
vim nouveau. Tout tournait autour
de lui. Ali 6tre libre! etre Iibre!
II allait ct venait sur le pont, ne
pouvant SO laser de cette iyresse
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sans Isabelle de Miramare. Toutes
ses pens6es avaient Isabelle de Mi

sans Isabelle de Miramare. Toutel
ses pens6es avaient Isabelle de Mi
ramare pour point de mire.
Et puts VOLTA que tout q coup
] au milieu du d6lire de So joie, une
poignante ango1sses vint le saisir.
I LIE soleil baissait d l'horizon
Ilncendie de la mel s'6teignait
Quand les dernieres cretes DIES va.
CUES current cess6 de recevoir IL
luml6re, une grande ombre, ainsj
qu'un sombre voile. s'6tendit sui
les fots, ct Jean, pour la premiere
fois, sortant de son ivress, comprit
que, peut-6tre, il ne trouverait plus
q has, dams la patrie, le bonheur
attendu.
Tant DANES s'6taient 6coul6es
j depuis son depart.
LIE chalet serait,il desert? En-
six ans la mort peut venir. =. Ellie
fauche les vieillards. Et SO fan
Gee. -. lui avalt-elle conserve un
souvenir fd6le? Ellie await dd Sc
dire: il est mort.... Et on oublie
les morris. -. II revenait de 81 loin.
II ne devait plus 6tre attendu. De-
puts combien d'annees avait-il
quite le pays? 1T, le occur serr6
dune indicible crainte, il comptait
encore: six ann6es de tortures ct
d'atroca captivit6. CONNIE il await
vieilli! ses cheveux avaient blanchi
avant Page; ct, sous lie pojds du
malheur, sa haute taille s'6tait vod-
tee. Serait-il reconnu?
IL frissonnait. II aurait voulu ar
reter le navire en- marche. lap
proche de la patrie, qui l'avait fait
d6llrer de joie, maintenant le fai-
salt trembler de Granite.
All! comment serait-il recu? Que
dirait-elle q CO fantome sorti de la
tombe? Tout pour lui 6tait dams
ces deux mots: la fd6lit6 d'lsabel-
le on son oubll. Lui tendrait-e ellie
la main gu reculerait-elle avec
6pouvante; Car enfn, le croyant
mort: ellie aurait pu du devenir la
6anc6e dun autre, Ia femme dun
autre.
1t VOLTA pourquoi ses mains
tremblaient, pourquo1 son occur go
serrait dun indiclble angoisse.
Certainement il await dd passer
pour mort, ct Philippe de Mirama-
re- await mis- en- Guvre tous les
moyens pour distraire sa sGur. OIL!
ellie vait pleur6; il men dou-
TAFT pas; mails la douleur s'use.
il s'6mousse, use par le
l'aiguillon qui blesse; Ia
angoisse devient sour
lie, puts Sc calme, s'endort, ct le
occur est tout pref 4 s'ouyrir 3 une
aouvelle tendresse.
Six ans! six ann6es de captivit6.
All! il souffrait; ct. pourtant, 81
6tait venu au cmursd de Mile
le Miramare, Inc pouvait Ia bla-
ner;; ellie await suivi la comune loi
i les transformations du occur
Iont myst6rieuses, Giles sont Ger
aines. On ne peut marquer les
par lesquelles Giles ont pas
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de fouler CO sol de France. C'6tait
al hon ootto ~oonaation do lihart6

oO0oXNOS u OASAAN4O~<A ~
marcher la tete haute, sous la lu
miare du jour, sans craindre aucur
danger, sans 6pier l'apparition d.
quelque creature humane. II ALLAH
devant lui, fou de joie, ct le com.
mandant ct les officers, attendrit
jusqu'aux larmes, respectaient Get
to folie de bonheur. LIE pont lul
faisait l'efet du tapis de velours
dune de ces prairies de France Oh
lcoule le Gave, ct Pair chaud dune
caresse du ciel.
Oh! etre Ia sur ce navire! etre
Ia, debout, sans entraves a Sos
membres, sans barreaux in6bran.
tables pour lui fermer q jamais lie
chemin de la patrie. Etre Ia, au
milieu de ses compatriotes, respi
rer, Sc mouvoir, 6tendre les bras
vers les espaces infnis de la mer
ct du ciel! N'avoir plus a SO cacher
CONNIE I'm serpent GU CONNIE une
taupe; n'avoir plus q trembler de-
want son ombre, ne plus Sc d6ro-
Der dams les grottes GU dams les
touffes de roseeux GU de bambous,
aux heures d6licieuses Oh luit le
soleil; ne plus trembler au bruisse-
ment dune feuille, au chant dun
oiseau!
A cette seule id6e, il 6tait bien
pres de rire ct de sangloter a la
fois. All! oui, sa joie 6tait 81 inten-
SO quill en- 6tait CONNIE fou.
Et, tout a coup, au milieu de
tous ceux qui lie regardaient, non
ayec moquerie, mails avec attendris-
sement, il tomba d genoux, ct le-
want ses mains vers le ciel:
oh! mon Dieu! merci! Mon
Dieu, vous ne m'avez pas d6lais6!
s6cria-t-il dams lenivrement de la
libert6 conquise.
La mer 6tait devant lui: ct au
della de la mer, la vieille Europe,
la France, son village, SOL pore sa
fanc6e!
-Merci, dit-il encore, merc1,
mon D1eu!
Et il Sc releva en- essyant ses
larmes.
XIV
lie navire faisait route vers Ia
ct, malgr6 la marche rapi-.
de de la fr6gate, q Ia roue sans ces
SO mouvante, Jean Salbris trouvait
Tongue la travers6e. II allait ct We
matt sur lie pont, ct regardait l'ini-
nj bleu DIES fots; puts So repor-
sur les marins occupies
aux manoeuvres. Quand done
le but serait-il atte1nt? II aurait
alder q la marche du n%avire.
LIE movement, Iactivit6, le bruit
de la vie le ravissaient, PENTHOUSE
asmaient.
CONNIE dams I'm mirage, il re-
gardait ceux quill aimait, la-bas,
On france: son p6re ct SO fanc6e.
pouvait plus conceyoir Iavenir
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Especial letter.

especial letter.
The abduction OF Miss Ellen M.
Stone, the American missionary, by
Turkish brigands, directed the atten-
ton of the world upon this unfortunate
woman and her cruel and daring cap
tors. Miss Stone Is a Boston woman.
who for years has been In the employ
Of the American Women's Board Of
MissionariesA and whose devotion to
her work is as intense as was that Of
the early Christians. Frequently shs
has been halted by brigands and test
ed as to her capacity to furnish plum
der. In one instance she explained the
nature OF her work and the fact that
she had but little available money. and
was allowed to continue her journey
and work. In another case, while she
was asleep In a small structure, she
was
Aroused In the Night
and became conscious that hands were
passed over her features, but she was
not otherwise disturbed, and in the
morning she found abundant evidence
that brigands had been In the vicinity
during the night. Her latest and most
serious adventure occurred September
3. when she was halted between Ban
AXE and Djoumania by forty brigands.
She was accompanied by eighteen
other missionaries. all of whom were
relieved Of their v%aluablss and after
ward released. Miss Stone was car
ried into the mountains. There she is
allowed great liberty and Is not Ill
treated, but shameful treatment and,
perhaps. death are In store for her II
the ransom OF $11O. 900 demanded by
the leader Of the brigands Is not forth
coming. The mission board which Miss
Stone represents will. 1t Is said, pay
the ransom. but some action will un-
doubleday be taken by the state depart
ment to secure r%sparation from the
Turkish government.
A Wild Region.
The country In which Miss Stone was
captured Is the same as the Thessaly
of the Scriptures. the Thrace of Gre
clan history where Philip of Macedon
and Alexander the Great led their
armies and where Socrates campaigned
b%are-footed as a common soldier. II
Is wilder now than then. All the rest
Of Europe contains nothing as bar
barous. Bands of rowing, plllaglne
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
AN ELECTRICAL WONDER.
Ingenious COntrivanco Constructed In
America for the jam nese.

Ingenious Contrivance Contracted IN
America for the japanese.
A wonderful electrical continuance,
an instrument used in the transmits
sion of messages by ean Of wireless
t~clegraphy, has recently been built by
a Philadelphia firm for the Japanese
government. The instrument Is the
largest coil ever constructed for trans
hitting wireless messages and
which also gives the largest spark of
any coil heretofore built. This coil
will easily give a miniature streak OF
lightning 45 inches In length. being
three inches longer than that Of the
famous Spottiswood coil built some
years z in England. 1t II now In
use in flashing cableless messages be-
tween the Korean peninsula and ia
pan.
The object of the induction coil Is to
obtain the little flash OF lightning, for
it is this spark bursting through the
air that sends forth the etheric waves
for hundreds of miles. In the Queen
coil when the terminals are separated
a distance of AZ inches a forked streak
of liquid lightning bursts through the
air with a cracking noise just as real
lightning does. Though the machine
made lightning does not, OF course,
produce AS great a crash. yet tho little
bolt would cause death II one were to
get in its way just as certainly as
would any bolt that ever came ont OF
natures electricity works, the clouds.
1t requires nearly one-horse power
of electrical energy to operate this
giant coil. The whole apparatus Is
mounted on casters and weighs. com
plete, about 1000 pounds. There was
used in its construction approximate
~ 1920, 900 feet of copper wire. With
a proper receiving apparatus a distance
of 500 miles should be bridged without
dificulty by the wireless messages.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

In America. Ills income Is about
$4,000, 900 q year. and is growing space.
His wealth Is unknown to all men ex-
cept himself. Il has been estimated at
$50, 900, 900, and from that Azure up to
$50, 900. 900. Every dollar q his great
fortune has been actually earaad. Not
a penny OF It has been won - A&t In
stock speculation.
Senator Ciarh's Properties
Senator Clark owns several mining
properties and a smelter at Butte. He
owns the biggest banking institution
In the whole northwest. He owns 20
miles OF street railway. He owns a big
daily newspaper plant. He ownst thou
sands Of dollars worth Of real estate.
He owns big business blocks. He owns
the opera house. In other parts Of
Montana he owns i've newspapers, tim
Der tracts and lumber mills. coal mines
and ranches. He owns and operates
mines In Idaho. Nevada and Colorado.
He owns the franchise and Is building
. railroad from Utah to southern Cali
fornia. He own a controlling inter-
est in a daily paper In Salt Lake City.
In Arizona he owns the rich United
Verde copper mines and q ranch OF
SOC. 900 acres in California devoted to
beet sugar raising. tho frat n OF any
consequence started In this country. He
owns and operates a large coal mine
In Mexico. On the Gulf Of Mexico. on
the Mexican side, he owns a vast tract
Of fertile land which is to be utilized
In growing rubber and coffee. This is
one OF Senator Clark's latest projects.
The work of setting out rubber trees
is now being pushed ahead and will
not be finished until ] .000. 900 trees are
planted. When Ave or six years old
these trees will each yield n dollars
worth OF raw material. One Of the
largest of Senator Clsrk's industries Is
the Waclark Copper Wire Company OF
New Jersey. This plant treats the cop
| per bricks from the senator's smelters
and turns them into coils Of high
priced wire ready for the hardware
market.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
IN MS WESTERN DAYS.
An Anecdote That shows tho Observing
Character Of President Roosevelt.

An Anscdote That shows the Observing
Character Of President Roosevelt.
Much Of President Roosevelt's per-
sonality Is shown In the following
story by a chance acquaintance on a
train. The first time. says the mar
rator. that I ever saw him vas back
In the early SOS. I met him Of a
sleeping car coming east from Wyom-
ing, where he had been visiting his
ranch on the edge of the bad lands.
AT. that time he was unknown to the
public except as the autlDr of a few
magazine articles on western life, but
luckily l had read them and they
formed a bridge for conversation. l
found him n burly young man with
heavy brown beard. which he had al
lowed to grow during his trip. and
with that were nervous and
abrupt. but nevertheless very engag-
ing. He was Just recovering from an
attack of TO- blindness and wore
large blue glasses. so he was pretty
well disguised. There were eight or
ten passengers on the car, represent
Ing the usual wide variety of type to
be found on the frontier and I remem-
Der that Roosevelt easily took the lead
In conversation. His versatility and
the extent OF his information were sur
prising. and there was a vein of quaint
humor that ran through his talk and
lent a certain sparkle to almost every
thing Re said. Somebody remarked.
for instance. that he had recently WIS.,
tied q new mining camp in the Black
Hills and had to pay so cents for u
drink of execrable whisky.
You can always determine a camps
& and stage OF development by the
price charged for drinks" said Roose-
welt chuckling. "Four-bit whisky
means recent occupation, unsettled
conditions and the presence of one half
barrel. which some fellow has brought
over the trail on a burro. Two-bit
whisky indicates that the regulation
boom Is on, that tcnderfeet are plenty
and that regular communication with
the outside world has been established
The next drop to three for a half IL
not u sign of n slump. but merely
shows that the first excitement has
passed and the town is getting dowr
to what they call n business basis.
Ffteen-cent drinks mean that the
business basis Is reached. courts have
been established. a school-hou s is be
ing built, claim jumping has become
bad form. plug hats are tolerated ant
faro hanks have moved upstairs. ANY
further decline. however" added Mr.
Roosevelt, lis a danger signal. Two
fo~r-a-quarter whisky Is a sure sign o
deterioration. and scent beer mean
that a stampede has set In for the mex
diggings. That's the way to read tn,
alcoholic thermometer of the WOOL!
West"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
VERMONT
MAS A MOST
TOMB

block Of granite weighs from 3 to 6
tons. The exterior decorations are
Greek foliage with laurel frieze. With
In the portal is closed by a granite
door Of one marble slab weighing $500
pounds.
But the conspicuous and grewsome
feature Of this mausoleum is the life
sized statue Of Mr.. Bowman himself,
standing hat in hand, with one foot
upon the step. about to enter the
tomb! He holds a wreath OF marble
immortelles. and a huge key with
which to unlock the chamber of death.
Within, upon pedestals, are busts
Of himself, his wife, his beautiful
daughter, and. In the center, his baby,
It's plump limbs sinking into a cushion.
Its chubby arms extended to It's moth
err. cold and rigid In unrcsponsive
marble. These were wrought in Italy
from finest parian marble las was his
own fgure) and are Of immense value.
Two long mirrors give the illusion
Of vast corridors filled with busts and
statues of dazzling Wilderness. BY
this optical illusion 20 halls may be
seen. Rich sculptures, bronze trac-
cries and ornaments I'LL the sepulchre.
A nightly illumination Is produced
by six bronze c%andelabra. bearing pyr-
amids Of wax candles, which shed a
weird. ghostly light and give a SOL
emn. cathedral atmosphere to this pal
ace Of death.
Upon a rolling terrace. conspicuous
from all directions. stands this maui
solemn, with its owner ever entering
It's threshold. Rare exotics adorn the
lawn In summer and a conservatory Is
kept up solely for the decoration Of the
tomb In winter.
The cost of this sarcophagus Is sup
posed to be enormous. but no records
can be discovered. The founder left
$50, 900 for the sole purpose Of having
the grounds and the tomb cared for
perpetually.
Trustees Guard II.
Six trustees guard this legacy and
one Of their number enjoys the castle
once occupied by the Bowman fam
| iiy. ~ AdCCS tuc HIOTtudTs, anu III ~
+ the elegant furnishings just as
they were used by the cratic owner.
Oriental %colors, woodwork in pale
blues, reds and blacks, statues and
relics brought from sunny Italy to the
region of deep snow, speak OF a luxury
entirely foreign to austere and pro-
vincial Vermont.
The tomb was completed before the
death Of the founder. What melan-
choly satisfaction he experienced In
viewing his own marble image for
ever ascending the steps that led tc
the cold clay and colder marble pre-.
sentiments of his wife and children car
only be surmised. He has made the
village nestled in the mountains un'
der the shadow Of KillingtOn a poin'
for curiosity seekers, and the life ant
death story Of his own obscure fam
lily well-nigh imperishable. Perhaps
to have done this seemed to hin
worthy Of having lived.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
FAMOUS GAMBLING PLACES.
Mexican Estabiishment That RivsSs
That Of Monte Carrie.

MEXICAN mont That nivaSe
That Of Monte Garlic.
Possibly few are aware that In the
City Of Mexico there exists an ostab-
lishment which for splendor and lux
u%riousness runs Monte Carlo very
close.
Some years ago the Mexican govern
ment resolved to abolish gambling.
which is, by the way, AZ much part
and parcel Of the Mexican's nature as
Of the heather Chinee. The measure
proved intensely unpopular. being Wig
orously opposed not only by the pro-
fessional sporting element. but by
many OF the most influential and
wealthy subjects Of the republic and a.
nally the government climbed down."
Determined, however, not to be alto
gether outdone. the authorities con-
ceived the idea of imposing q heavy
tax upon gambling. and a law was
passed requiring every gambling resort
to pay the enormous daily license OF
1880.
On the day this measure became law
the gambling establishments through
out the country closed their doors, all
a v one. Senior Martel presented
himself ut the tax gatherer's ONCE
with the amount of the license in his
hand, and demanded the privilege of
keeping open his house. The license
was granted by the ~dumfounded on
Gals, and long before nightfall II was
noised all over the city that Martels
establishment on the Gale do Gante
was continuing business as usual. That
night the place was literally thronged
by the wealthiest sports" in the city.
and Senior Martel's profits ran into the
four figures.
Next day the other houses took their
licenses, but Martel's bold venture
made his establishment far and away
the most popular among the gambling
fraternity. His successes continued.
and he opened other establishments
for each Of which he pays the enor-
nous tax OF something like $450, 900 a
year.
When 1t became evident to the au-
thorities that Martel had come to
stay and taking into consideration
the immense they were reap
ing from his enterprise, a government
Official was appointed to preside over
each OF his business places. this fact
greatly enhancing Martel's prestige.
The average daily expenses of the
great "fnancier's' establishments
amount to the incredible sum Of $40.-
900. That in the Gale de Gante is
sumptuously furnished. and those
guests who can afford the luxury of
gambling here enjoy the choicest CT
gars and wines that money can pur-
chase.
Felipe Martel Is a devOut church.
man, and recently built q church
which cost him over $4,000 in the SUI
burban village of San Angel, where
he lives. His residence, is needless to
say, a most palatial structure, and
(strange trade mark of the gamester's
profession) contains 40 windows. rep
resenting the number OF cards in the
Mexican pack.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
MISS ELLEN M. STONE.

MISS ELLEN M. STONE.
Turks or Bulgarian outlaws infest the
whole region. Woman's honor is held
in light esteem. Up to within a very
few years the most de%plorable out
RACES were committed openly and are
now even done secretly.
While the corps Of Janissaries ex-
listed every fifth male child was forced
into the Turkish military service and
sands to I'LL the harems OF their con
Querors or otherwise minister to their
pleasure. The naughty bearing and
tyranny OF the troops which marched
to and fro In the country SO cowed the
Christian population that they became
timid serfs. Many escaped death by
embracing Islam and 1t was not un-
common for parents voluntarily to
send their diugh' ers to the harems o.
the Begs, or noble men, SO that they
themselves
Might Gain Protection.
Cruel as the bandits are to foreign
ers, they have "a hold on the affections
Of the population, who shelter and pro-
tect them. A curious state of affairs
has resulted from this anarchy. When
the ~peasantry are maltreatsd by the
Turkish Begs and other officials they
appeal to the ~brigands, Haiduts. Kird-
jalis or by whatever name they are
known, for protection or revenge.
In one place a young Turkish noble
man had been guilty of the greatest
| cruelty and excessss, committing out
RACES on the wives and daughters OF
the p%easantry. even capturing and SELL
ing children. He entered a village on
| one OCCASION on horseback, surrounded
by his retinue all decked In silk and
gold. He had not gone far when a
band of Haiduts. led by a well-known
chief, sprang from hiding places.
pulled the Beg from his horse. broke
his arms and legs and struck of his
head. This bloody trophy they put
on the end of a spear and carried II
In triumph at the head Of the band
as they marched through the village.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
JOHN p. O NJ

submarines. One of these devices is an
arrangement for blowing up an ap-
preaching submarine by 9 Of a d.
rigible torpedo. A young English cleo
~trician. Cecil Varicas. has perfected. 1t
IL said, an apparatus by which he can
steer q Whitehead or other torpedo BY
means Of wireless te~legraphy. TIL now
dirigible t~orpedoes have been steered
by means Of a gyroscope. But its ac-
ton has been uncertain beyond q short
distance. Mr.. varicas proposes to con-
troll the rudder OF the torpedo by means
Of electrical impulses that act upon It
from = great distance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Colonel Scooter, the celebrated au-
thor. desires to swap the manuscript
OF a new novel for a young mule IA
millar with blowing. The Authors
club gave q hot dinner last Wednes-
day. at which. In a literary dispute.
the recording secretary was struck on
tie head and left ear with Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary. There were
more words than blows. however. The
editors mother-in-law published
ymously a book she had written. A
copy was sent to the editor and he
criticised 1t severely. After the criti-
cism appeared a friend whispered the
name Of the author. The editor then
packed his valise and left for parts
unknown. We propose writing a his
torical novel Just as 500 as VIC can
hire q reliable young man to manufac-
ture history for it.-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.