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| floor all in u sweat that drenched my
clothes and taen froze upon them.
! With that l sank back into a quiet
stupor that lasted know not, nor never
knew, how long; but happier than had
thought TO be since coming to the Sugar
House. From time to time, as walked a
bit and looked about, would catch two
or three comrades looking down at me
as l lay not uncomfortably on little
clump OF straw, and, seeing me looking
at them. they would ask me how / did.
And / smiled and told them. truthfully.
as well as they. Once a young and big
fellow took HIS coat and threw it over
me. and, try as | would could not
make him take it back: for just then |
could not seem to rise on my elbow, and
by and by l laughed and thanked him
: and turned aside and slept long. know
not how long.
So | awoke once and found II light in
the old house. for the snow reflected IN
the ceiling: and seeing the group. larger
than befope, standing about me, l asked
for bit of water. and It came to my lips
at once. Some one heard talking quiet
ly and looking a. me. and l caught the
word going And / remember think
ing then with some interest that perhaps
there was rumor of our going out "f
this frozen hell. And on asking If 7 was
so. they said in their same unemotional
way. Yes. man, some OF us-some OF
us will go shortly"
Then on sudden the group slipped
away. why l could not see. till caught
the CLINT of red uniforms and saw an
officer and some meu walking about the
room. stopping now and then. l lay so
on my side idly watching them ap-
proach. when the blood froze in my
veins.
T was Captain Atherton moving quiet
ly along, pointing now and then to
prisoner. He must not see me! That /
knew; and so | shrank back into my
straw and waited in kind OF terror 20
see If he would get by. So he came on
slowly. SO slowly. looking at each and
every man and saying not a word. But
as ne pointed TO prisoner that one
was lifted and carried out l could not
keep my eyes from him. And then he
came to me.
On sudden he stepped back. Then
quickly muttering that he had slipped.
saw him point at me and walk on, still
studying each man. Two soldiers leaned
down and took me up gently enough, for
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NONE But The BRAVE< STORY OF ADVENTURE qEe

he does more honor to hell and its king
the devil"
"Marvin-Jim Marvin"
Aye. lad. old Jim Marvin, You can
see him any day at Gowan's Tavern
What is It? Is the cut paIning ye?"
The cut? What pain could touch me
just then? Pain or no pain, dead or
alive, one thing was sure. There lived
no longer on this earth a Deborah Phil
ipse. But Deborah there was-aye
should l ever seen her again?
So the days passed on. one like an
other, except that the heat ended and
gradually the Geld came on first a com
fort to as all. then disagreeable. and
finally terrible. For we had no sign of
fire. except perhaps once a week for our
water boiling. This, too, stopped when.
as / inferred. the want of wood in the
town took what little we were before al
lowed
This cold iot into my never healing
wound and / began to grow too weak
TO stand at all. and was so sitting
against the wall one day, close to some
new made friends. that we might keep
one another warm. when some forty new
prisoners arrived; and |. lying back with
my head TO the wall and my eyes closed.
heard one telling some of my compan-
ions that he came from Tappan.
when. man." l asked. leaning for
ward quicker than l thought l could.
But three days ago"
Tell me then II you can. back two
months now. about the middle of Oc-
tober. did Citation move on Newport"
That he did. but got no further than
Huntington IIarbor with all his forces /"
Why. man, why?" ! asked.
why, because the commander in
chief. by some means. do not know. got
wind OF the thing before 1t started and
made a feint--I was with my command,
and I was a stiff fight. too-on Staten
Island and a. Paulus' Hook, and back
came scurrying the Johnnies with their
tails between their legs, thinking the
town was taben or going soon to be"
THANK Cod | muttered to myself,
lying back aGaln as the man went ram
bling on. Curtis and Acton must be
safe, then. And Hazeltine. too, dead or
alive, After all, we had not done so Ill.
and / had kept my word to the general
so far as man could. But | knew |
must be weak, indeed, for the excitement
of the mans story had taken the life
out of me. aud l slid down to the cold
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back and l saw face locking at me
! / farcied l heard the soft rustic OF ;
gown as the figure few out through th'
room. Was 1t Atherton? / strained ny
weak head to think. to decide. l coulC
not tell 1t must be. and yet-and yei
| Ii did not seem to be so, and the face
that It resembled-aye, my mind wa;
gone stark mad. Twas the face 4
could never be,
So lay, turning bit to one side
that might see the door as it stood
open into a hall with the sunlight play
ing across the floor and dancing upon
The polished furniture. Gradually | was
straining myself out of mist OF
thoughts. when there came a rustic. and
two little faces peeped in at me. and
not moving, they came on through the
door-two little faces hung about with
fair curls, enc CT golden brown and one
Of black. and carried on little shoulders
and little bodies dressed in white gowns.
There could be no doubt of it.-angels
they might be, but they were two little
girls of some four or five summers.
| waived my hand weakly to them, and
asked them to come and talk 10 me.
My voice had strange and pitifully
jaded sound, and the smile that ran
over my face seemed to crack the skin
by the unaccustomed wrinkles 1t Gre
ated.
Come here, children" mumblcd I,
"and tell me who was here but now"
They sidled up, holding tight to one
another's hands. the chubby little fairy
hanging back, both looking at me with
great startled eyes through tho fringes
of curls. but filed with curiosity. too.
Who was here but now, little ones ?'
l asked again.
''Tante. She sits here all night and
every night always" said the older.
opening her eyes wide.
And the Lieber Gott,'' said the
chubby one.
And who?"
Tho Lleber Gott Tante says He
Is here with you all the time. too
"Yeth, all the time" said the chub-
by one. But we can't catch him"
We've tried every day." said the
other, as they began to grow conf
dental.
'Yeth," said Chubby. I'VE twied
envy day"
we thought we had found him once" :"
"Yeth, we though we'd found him
once" repeated little Echo, but t
was wat scwatchin'. Tante said"
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saw the living carry the dead brother
tenderly, quietly In his arms and without
a word deliver him to two soldiers. who.
one taking him by the feet and the other
by the armpits. carried him off down the
corridor, TO be thrown without covering
or burial service into the trenches out
side the breastworks, there to rot with
thousands of others, good men and true
all of them!
With the same quiet manner the other
settled back in silence TO sit or lie mo-
tionless looking at nothing, thinking,
thinking for hours, days. weeks at a
time. without speaking; others to walk
aimlessly about over and among their
fellows. l lay close Ly the wall trying
to get such air as ! could. now and then
frozen with chills and with the pangs Of
hunger gripping me. But no morsel Of
food came TO US that day, and only by
the generosity OF a man with whom 1
talked had a bit of foul bread and salt
beef.
So came the night without change ex-
cept for a shade less light in the room.
But / slept as had during the day, in
a doze that SCENE even to me wrong
and unnatural. and when | woke. some
where in tho early hours. my face and
body burned with fever and the un-
dressed wound gave ne terrible pain.
/ pitched about a while on bit of
straw had got into my possession. and
then, turning 10 one near me. said:
Are you awake. my friend?"
Always" said the other Immediately
do you know aught Of the chirur-
seou's work."
No. man. that do not. What is IT,
4 have wound here" answered !.
"And II / could but get my clothes away
from Il. t would be less trouble"
Let the cloth stick to II, lad" said
he 'The room is full OF typhus and
smallpox. sad t were better TO keep It
closed But wait till daylight when
we can see it better"
So lay wide awake for several hours
till the light came slowly in, my
thoughts running riot at times. so that
I thought that / might go out of my
head And then / would 10 over every
hour Of my life with her, from the wet
night and the broken coach-wheel 10
that moment at the princes soiree when
she turned from me and my heart died
within me. 1t was all matter of three
short weeks. yet could not fancy my
existence before it, could not remember
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much of what had thought or felt for
twenty years. And then. fancy running
on, would present to myself. as one
will, thousands OF impossible ifs.
If l had now the chance OF going out
freely into the open air and away from
the city, but TO do that must give up
must noi know at all-my short three
weeks 18th her. would / do It? And /
knew in my heart that ! would lie down
| on the dirty straw and shake my head.
Yet how could she doubt me? What was
she thinking. doing. feeling now. and
now? And then what had become OF
Curtis and Acton and that foul speci-
What CT the expedition toward Newport D.?
And so back again to Deborah Philipse.
and round her and round her in a circle
, of thought, with the fever climbing into
my veins ali night long
/ At daybreak the guards came, bringing
each man six days rations. and We were
ordered 10 form in line and march past.
taking our share one by one. When II
came to my turn | found lying In my
/ hand about two pounds OF raw pork and
finding my friend, We got an iron
bucket wherewith one could heat the
meat. So we cooked and ate our meal.
saving only 4 bit OF water with which
the kind friend helped me get my shirt
away from the wound. And then, tear
ing the linen up into ribbons. he wound
II tight around my body for bandage.
As he did So his eye frightened a bit.
Il knew queer bird up the river who
was part chirurgeon and part man OF God
though mostly pirate" said he. who
showed me how thus TO tie a bandage. -
l paid little heed TO what the man said
for just then a falntness from the pain
took me. He knew somewhat OF all
three trades. 4 strange beast was old
Marvin! / wonder If he is hung yet"
and he smiled quietly to himself.
Marvin" said /. suddenly, where?"
up above Tarrytown in the neutral
country. l were there myself"
Marvin. say you. man." cried ].
again. "W hat sort?"
"A sober villain; solemn Of face, but
with the capacity for gallons of good
ale-but why? DO you know him?"
Aye, well, But is he then of a fact
minister OF the church," and my
wound and the old prison were forgot
ten as l waited for his answer.
True enough! Though, God knows.
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TO SPEND $5ooooooo CARRYING OUT THE NEWLANDS IRRIGATION PLAN
an appropriation for irrigation purposes.
The reasons were Obvious.
Mr.. Newlands' Success.

an appropriation for irrigation purposes.
The reasons were Obvious.
Mr.. Newlands' Success.
1t remained for Representative Fran
els G. Newlands TO devise the plan which
finally obtained Congressional sanction,
and which is now law. He has been in
Congress for ten years, and In season
and out OF season has perAstently agi-
tated the question Of irrigation. believ-
ing that the public mind must be edu-
Gated upon this great question before
legislation could be made The real
work. however, he began as the cam
paign of 1900 approached He then urged
upon Western men of both political par
ties that they should 90 to their respect
i've national conventions and insist upon
the insertion of an irrigation plank in
the party platforms This plan was
followed, and as a result both the Re-
publican and Democratic national plat
forms contained planks declaring In
favor of irrigation. Mr.. Newlands was
himself delegate to the Kansas City
convention. and drafted the irrigation
plank In the Democratic platform which
declared in favor of an intelligent sys-
tenn of irrigation and the holding of the
lands for actual settlers for home build
Subject of Cartoons.
So persistent has the Nevada Repre-
Ing and against any system that would
enable the concentration of large hold
ings. The declaration of the Republican
party took substantially the same form.
II was in opposing permanent retention
of the Philippines and advocating do
nestle development that Mr.. Newlands
delivered his famous epigram that "The
United States should cease it's irritation
of foreign lands and begin the irrigation
Of its arid lands"
sentative been in urging irrigation that
the cartoonists have pictured him with
sDrinkling pot as they do Senator
Tillman with his famous pitcbfork The
plan OF devoting the proceeds of the
sale Of public lands Is his. and he has
followed a unique course in advocating
IL.
Congress after the campaign Of 1900,
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lay back thanking God for knew
not what
And who is Tante?' asked softly.
They looked at one another and took
a new grip on their hands.
She's just Tante.'' said the older,
standing on the other white-socked
foot.
"Yeth juth Tante." said Echo.
And who are you?''
We're mudder's dears." said the
older. simply, as she came to my bed
side.
God knows you are," cried I. weakly,
and the tears rolled out OF my eyes
because 1 had no power to stop them.
had 70 wait a moment and then:
VIII you lean over and give me q
kiss" and she dill. but Chubby could
not reach and had to forego.
is He here!' she asked confidential.
ly.
"Who?'
'The Lieber Gott. Tante says He viii
cure you"
Il think He must be. hope" But
could not go one. Weakness-absurd
weakness without pain, simply lack
of power-stopped me, and just then,
closing my eyes. 1 heard the rustic Of
a dress and an anxious, nay, terrified
whisper. saying:
Children. children, what have you
done: Haven't l told you never to
come in here? Where is Tante?''
'Thhe wan away and the Lleber Gott
did. too.' said Chubby.
SO We came in" said the older
"Sh," said the whisper again. Run
away at once" and as they trotted
of. the curtains drew aside and ]
opened my eyes. still with the tears In
them. and smiled straight into the beau
Aful face of the Baroness Riedesel
Where am IT, l asked weakly.
She put her finger TO her mouth and
raised her eyebrows.
do you know me?" she asked Don't
speak. Just nod
l nodded.
Are you perfectly conscious?'
/ nodded
She moved away. and cried out and
asked her where | was.
You must not talk or move till / get
the doctor. You are in our house in New
York.
How long, could not finish, but
made 4 gesture toward the bed
Nearly six weeks ago you were
brought here and she was gone, still
with her finger on her lips
(To Be Concluded Next Sunday.)
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consultation with him upon the subject.
They expressed to him their approval OF
the plan Of the Newlands bill, and the
result was that the Presidents message
last December was a practical indorse-
ment of the measure.
A Strong Organization.
At the present session of Congress the
irrigationists perfected a strong organi-
cation without respect to party lines
and pushed the measure vigorously. A
committee of seventeen OF which sena-
tor Warren was chairman and Mr.. New
lands secretary was appointed. one from
each of the arid States to recommend .
till, and after they had agreed they
instructed Senator Hansbrough to in
troduce It in the Senate and Mr.. New
lands In the House. After this Mr..
Newlands gave a banquet at the New
willard at which the leading members
OF Congress were invited and the irri-
cation bill was discussed. and at which
Secretary Wilson delivered a notable
speech which was widely circulated in
which he combated the idea that the
development of the arid region meant
distress to and competition with the
Middle West and the East. The Hans
brough- -Newlands bill was indorsed
and when IL came before the Senate was
passed by almost a unanimous vote. In
the House. however. the bill encountered
the strong opposition Of such leaders as
Representative Cannon, Representative
Dalzell, Representative Hepburn. Rep
resentative Payne and number of
others. coalition was effected. how
ever. by the Western Republicans led by
Representative Nondell of Wyoming;
others on the Republican side. and by
Representative Newlands and Represen-
tdtlEeS SudiTOlu ana Dell Oi OotOTduO,
on the Democratic side. that swept the
House leaders off their feet. Repfesen-
rative Newlands had previously secured
the approval of his measure by the DEM
ocratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee and lined up the minority with
hut few exceptions in support of his
bill, and it only remained for the West
crn Republicans to deliver sufficient
number of votes to insure a majority.
This was easily done, and when the vote
was taken the bill was carried two to
one
The bill has been approved by the
President and the work of construction
and reclamation may be begun at any
time as there is already fund of s6.-
900 600 available.
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CHAPTER XIII.
AWAKENING.

opened my eyes again. and with
that came the dread OF seeing
Atherton there IN the office oi
the prison looking at me. So that / lay
quite still and listened No sound came
to me. but | knew in the sleepy way
had acquired of late that there was a
bright light there. and that | was warm
and so comfortable as | had not been
these two months. But strange that |
could not move, Ny side was an stiff as
a board. so stiff that | softly ana care
fully raised my arm and felt-not the
sofa. but stray
And then came a slckening conscious
ness that was back IN the prison
house. | picked up bit of straw, but IL
felt soft and would not yield to my
pulling. and looking down I had like to
have cried out when | saw In my hand
white and spotless counterpane.
Perfectly quiet l lay. my mind work
Ing so fast that it panied me sorely.
Over my head | saw a roof, and then.
quick and fast. came the knowledge that
| lay on great bed with four posts
supporting roof hung with silken
curtains. tried to move. and found
though / had no pain, that the wound
was too stiff to allow me to turn, and,
putting my hand to my side, 1t met
tight cloth bandagcs that ran around
me frcm groin TO armpits, and then up
ever either shoulder and around my
Eeck
There l lay with eyes shut. and
thought and thought. What could it be?
Was could 1t be-could l be losing
my mind, and should / begin to ask If
someone would cut my daughters
throat? Then l bade myself be quiet,
and held myself tense to see-to think
to realize the reality. But it would not
do. could not bear it, and cried out:
"Whers am I?'
That instant the curtain was pulled
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but then even the friends of irrigation
looked upon its accomplishment as an
| iridescent dream. He not only urged
II before the Committee on Public Lands
and Irrigation. but in order to educate
mis- colleagues liz the House upon the
subject he inaugurated a series OF din
ners at his country place near Wash
ington, to which Senators and members
of the House were invited. After the
meal Mr. Newlands provided an enter
tainment in the shape of magic lantern
displays of the arid region, showing the
desert condition of a particular tract
and the change that had been wrought
by irrigation and reclamation. Pictures
Of streams at flood tide and In periods
of drought. and OF reservoir sites were
displayed upon the stereopticon canvas
to give the audience a vivid realization
of what irrigation will accomplish At
these dinners addresses on irrigation
were delivered by Secretary Wilson, who
is an enthusiastic irrigationist. and has
done a great deal toward securing the
passage of the recent bill; by Secretary
Hitchcock the director of the Geological
Survey: the chief photographer. and
other leading irrigationists. Finally a
meeting of Western men. both Repub-
licans and Democrats, was held at his
home. and he presented TO them the bill
which he had drafted and 1t was unani-
mously indorsed. This bill was intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Hans
borough and was thereafter known as
the Hansbrough- Newlands bill. The
measure was favorably reported by the
Senate Committee on Public Lands and
by the House Committee on Irrigation.
The short session of the Fifty-sixth
Congress did not afford sufficient time
for its consideration and the opposition
of the House leaders prevented an op-
portunity of calling It up. Meanwhile
President Roosevelt succeeded to the
Presidency and one of his first acts was
to put himself in line with the best ir-
rigation sentiment in the country. He
had spent much time in the West and
knew and fully appreciated the needs
of that section. and he called the lead
ing scientific men in Washington into
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ing barren waste. and the water at
certain seasons Of the year streaming In
torrents and doing damage. How to pro-
vide means for bring them together to
stimulate production that many blades
might grow where none now grow, has
been the problem presented. 1t has not
been scientific problem. for the method
was known, and not one difficult of exc
cution, but the question was rather po-
litical and financial. Both Governmental
authority and Governmental aid must
be had. None realized better than the
Western irrlgationists themselves the
difficulty of inducing Congress to make
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OTERO'S LATEST CATCH

Otero informs her friends that she is
going to marry Russian prince of un-
pronounceable name and untold mil
lions. Her fiance is old and feeble. she
says. and wants to see her provided with
title and fortune before he dies. He
offered her his heart and hand. according
10 q Paris dispatch to the est. Louis
Globe Democrat, by telegraph. and
she accepted ito save his life.' -
as the old many threatened to kill
himself in case OF her refusal. Just
now Otero Is not permitted TO sho~ her
face In Russia. owing to her relations
with several grand dukes, but II she be-
comes a Russian princess and subject.
the order of banishment will probably
be recalled. particularly as the dancer
Is willing TO embrace the orthodox
church.