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CHAPTER XXXVu.
Vice Providence, Superseded.

Yvette had apparently recovered from
her attack of jealousy. And the veteran
was grateful. For 1t CHANGED that the
dispatches he was daily receiving from
his monarch were by no means calculated
to soothe a troubled soul
Specially was his action with regard to
the British spy, declaring himself to be
an officer of the army and staff Of the
Duke of Marlborough, most severely
blamed. He was required to place the
young man upon his trial Immediately, and
this touched the honest marquise no little
$50 constitute the court that a verdict
satisfactory to his majesty the king might
be returned
"A thousand curses on the kings majes-
tyr he growled first of ALI somewhat I'M
dutifully. crumpllng up the royal letter in
his hand GO.
How did they learn?'tS, he muttered.
stamping his foot angrHy. There is a
traitor somewhere-suyely,e mot among my
officers. They are all. devoted to me. De
Banville? Well, 1t might, be-but | cannot
imagine how he got his information
At this moment his wife came In; to find
him moving restlessly hither and thither
Yvette went up to him, and, linking her
arm with his, besought him to tell her his
trouble
There he said, laconically, indicating
the document with his foot, there Is a
good fellows death warrant. 1 thought to
hold him safe till this matter had been ar
ranged and then set him over the frontier.
But there has been spy amongst The
king has been told, or. what is the same
thing-Scarron's widow!'
Yvette smiled with sudden flash of pref
ty teeth behind the marshaTs back.
Eugene hath done her work quickly"
she thought ut was most fortunate that
she CHANGED to be in waiting this month
upon the duchess"
Then she sat down by the table and knit
ted her brows over the manuscript with the
prettfest affectation of perturbation, so that
the marquis unbent, and said as to a child:
Run away, beloved 1t is not worth while
troubling your head about. Luckily it does
not touch your friend or her father, and at
the worst | dare say there is a way out.
At least l can put off the court-martial as
long as may be!'
But Yvette did not run away. She sat
and unused. She, Yvette de Baume nee
Foy, Marechale de Montrevel, would at
once please the king. satisfy her husband 8
honor, enthusiastically save the young
mans life.
On the third night after her husband had
shown her the kings letter she was to be
found chad there been any to find her)
wrapped in hooded cloak, and in a peas
ant Woman's dress, making her way in the
direction of La Cavalerie
ITO be cOntinuedl
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CHAPTER XXXVI.
Gathering Up the Fragments.


There was (for the time being) an end
to the marshals well-laid plans for the
pacifcation of the Cevennes Cavalier
was laid by the heels and the Camisard
regiments. for the kings foreign service,
which were to drain off the rebellious
elements, always doubtful, seemed now
farther off than ever.
In his own hired house Catinat tended
his sometime rival with the same care
with which q prison surgeon might nurse
and cosset a wounded malefactor for the
gallows His wound, If not dangerous
was undoubtedly severe. Time was needed,
a long time--and Catinat saw to it that
recovery not fastened.
Catinat had gone many times to the
house of Martin Foy. but his seeking for
his ancient friend was in vain. With the
scene in the old hall of the Templars and
In appreciation of his bloody vengeance
by his Brethren of the Way, he had van
ished.
Cavalerie there was no leader but Catinat
The accepted policy was~the one of resist
ance to the uttermost-a counsel of de-
spair indeed. But in the bitter disappoint-
ment of their mood at the failure of their
heaven-born leader, nothing else had any
chance of being listened to. The Camisard
country became irreclaimable. Dumbly
and determnately 1t lay awaiting its fate
the charger trampnng noo1S, the blaz-
ing rooftree, the falling rafter.
Even on his sick bed, and in spite of
all the care of Catinat, Cavalier received
tokens that there were in the camp of the
Camsards others who had been impressed
with the truth of his words Young men
clamhered to the edge of the balcony at
dead of night to signify their adhesion to
the chief who had in their idea, sacrificed
his life to speak the truth in the ears of
an unwilling people
All were not true Camisards of the For
lorn Hope even in La Cavalerie.
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which God hath given me the power to see.
And the truth is this-God hath forgotten
to be gracious. He hath Withdrawn his
hand from us. in that we have striven
against the man whom He has made king.
the Lords anointed-
There was a moment of situpefled aston
ishment. Could this be indeed the divine
oracle for which they had been waiting
An ominous murmur arose.
Not against the king-but the priests
We have fought-the persecutors-the muir
derers of the electF
Yes, against the king. and none other!
cried Cavalier raising his voice. Il have
said it, So it is. Long we have shut our
eyes. Long we have Striven against those
set in authority over us and have not re-
pented. SO God hath departed from US
From me l know that He has set himself
far off"
C"rhat may we'll be.' muttered Catinat.
very grimiy. He will set himself yet far
ther from the Sinner.')
''Hcarken." Cavalier went on, while
kind of stupefed silence filled the hall. and
for very fear no man comnuned with ms
neighbor. Il did not come hither to tell
you this alone. l have had 8. message from
the king. You declare with the lips that
you are loyal-well. let us prove whether
this be so or no. His majesty King
Louis
God send both your souls to deepest
Gehenna,' the deep voice of Catinat
doomed through the hall of the Templars,
like the bittern over the marshes. And
from it's sheath the click of Martin Foys
dagger said in steady "Amen."
Nay" said Cavalier, his is not the
fault, but that of his evil councillors. To-
day the king offers us terms-the ending
OF the war, the ceasing of the persecution.
the free exercise of our religion-that is,
in private"
And in return?" cried Catinat, the bit
terness of his opposition masked for the
moment by a smiling countenance.
Cavalier blushed a vivid crimson.
IN, rot hn n n
says a lesson it has imperfectly learned,
I'VE of the Cevennes are to do as other
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Historic Ipek.
From the London Chronicle.

IOhu0h ChfOnicle.
The town OF Ipek. where the sultan's mis-
sion is at present surrounded by Albanians.
is one of the most historic spots in the
whole Balkan peninsula. For it was there
that Stephen Dushan. the great Servian
tsar. after proclaiming himself emperor of
Macedonia at Uskub in 1346. established
the Seryian patriarcaate. which thus be-
came independent of the Greek patriarch at
Constantinople. Even after the Turkish
conquest Ipek remained for more than two
centuries the seat Of the Servian patriarch
But in 1890. and again in 1913, many thou
sand Servian families emigrated into Hun
gary under the leadership of the patriarchs
of Ipek. Arsenios III and ". and soon at
terward the patriarchate of Ipek ceased to
exist. In its place Carolvitz. in Hungary,
became, as 1t still is. the see of the former
patriarchs of IpA1E, the sacred city o8 tho
Hungarian Serbs
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among you the word Of truth and sober

among you the word Of truth and sober
ness"
'Go-goi'' they cried hoarsely: go and
take your traitors with you, Perhaps you
yourself will come back in the kings uni
form to burn our houses and drag us to
the rack!' 10
You do me wrong. cried Cavalier IF
any have quarrel against me let him
stand forth and declare it, face to face
Then the man with the matted mass of
hair. falling badger gray and damp over
his eyes. tossed it aside, that he might see
the better, as he leaped on the platform
with the muttering growl of wild beast.
Il am herer' he shouted dagger flashed
a moment in the smoky glare.
There was a great crying. frightened
surge of men. Catinat stepped forward and
received in his arms the body of Jean Cav
alier. The dagger was deep sunk in his
shoulder.
He plucked it out again by main force.
HE hath stolen my daughter--sunl< her
soul into the lowest helln' cried Martin
Foy, holding the knife aloft TT was for
her sake that he betrayed the Lord"
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PETER Work Of Domestics.


1t is not surprising to find that these
womanish men do not like hard work.
They prefer to avoid work altogether. II
they can, and live on their parents, their
wives. their children or their neighbors
but If they have to work starve they
will invariably choose some light employ
ment.
They are fondest, perhaps of domestic
service in European family living in
Ceylon. The work is easy and the depend
ent position suits their effeminare natures
beautifully-they feel comforting sense
of protection.
If they enter the service of an English
man who is new to Ceylon they are apt to
have bad time at first. Their womanish
ways jar upon him and he gives them the
rough side of his tongue and the toe of his
boot pretty often But after they have
wept copiously he begins to feel like
brute and leaves them alone Then they
are happy.
They make good servants on the whole.
except for one great fault Like all weak
characters, the truth is not In them. 1t is
as natural to them to lie as it Is to an Or
binary man to eat when he Is hungry.
They will tell dozen falsehoods to save
themselves from the slightest scolding or
even to please master"
They are complacent to a degree. To
"oblige master" they will profess Chris
tianity, but without giving up their own
will commit perjury by the hour in court
of law If told to do so.
What Women Think Of Men.
Curious as it may seem. their women do
not despise them for being SO unmanly
Use is everything. and the Cingalese wo-
men are not used to their men being any
thing but womanish. They are taught from
childhood that 1t is the proper thing, and
naturally they look on the ways Of other
men as being cruel and brutal They all
marry very young, and Cingalese woman
who has never married is as rare as a palm
tree In Lapland.
'Womens rights are never heard Of east
OF Suez, but the Cingalese women have a
pretty good time, because their husbands
are SO effeminate. II the men recognize
any duty in life 1t Is ito please the wo-
men," as they say. They will make per-
feet buffoons of themselves for this end,
playing like children or capering and GRIM
acing like monkeys. II they are told they
ara silly and undignified they will reply.
ut is to please the women" as IL that
were an all-sufdcient excuse.
The Cingalese make excellent mechanics
and agriculturists. provided the particular
work assigned to them is not laborious
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The Egotist and. His Picture.

f. T.. hlser In the chicago Record Herald.
An egotist sat down one day
To look the family album through:
The dust OF years upon It lay,
The clasp with yefdigris was blue.
Aunt Hattie's picture made him smile,
He laughed at dear old Uncle John
And maryeled at the funny style
OF all the clothing he had on.
At Cousin Grace's photograph
He looked awhile and turned his head
Endeagoring to choke a laugh
For she. SO gladstone once was dead.
How awkwardly she seemed to stand,
The happy bride Of long ago;
On Reuben's shoulder lay her hand,
He had his oiled hair parted low.
At last the egotist espied
The picture OF a boy who gazed
At something far away, squint-eyed
And seemingly little dazed.
His ears hung ont like wings. his hair
Was plastered down across his brow:
His clothes-alas, what boy would dare
To venture out In such things now7
The egotist gazed for while
Upon the h0niely boy, then DER
His features broke a sickly SMILE
lie was an egotist no more.
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leaving them charged with murder.
"Soft, Giraffe-Like Eyes"
The Cfngalese are not without their good
points, and some travellers profess to hnd
them fascinating people. They talk en-
Enthusiastically OF their soft, girane-like
eyes, and their "clinging affectionateness
of manner'-excellent characteristics in a
woman, but disconcerting in a man. A
Cingalese man, especially II he be young,
is wonderfully graceful in his movements,
composed in his manner and gentle in his
speech and ways. There Is surface charm
about him which is attractive IL his effemi-
macy can be forgotten.
Not all the native inhabitants CT Ceylon
are Of 4his womanish type. The Tamils,
who conquered the Cingalese, are harder,
drawer race; the "Moormen." descendants
of Arab settlers, have the manliness which
seems inherent IN the Mohammedan every
where, and the Kandians, the highlanders
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of Ceylon. though allied to the Cingalese
by blood, are muscular, bearded. manly
giants, who fought like Spartans for cen
turtles to save their country from the yoke
of foreign rule. 1t is only the Cingalese
proper. inhabitants of the towns and the
hot plains. who may be courted as the
women of the human race"
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all failed in that enterprise. The Cinga-
lese simply would not learn how to drill
or how to use their muSkets. They would
throw themselves upon the ground and
weep, until their drill sergeants in despair,
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CHAPTER. xxxv.

The Fine Gold Grown Dim.
Meanwhile among the hills of the c.
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TWO DEATHS CHARGED
To LACK OF FUEL
Five Thousand Families Destitute of
Coal.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Suffering among
the poor Of Chicago is hourly growing
mere alarming. With the city and
county authorities, the local charity or
CARNATIONS, the Salvation Army, and
many individual workers doing their
best to relieve the suffering from lack of
fuel, two persons froze 10 death in their
homes today.
Mrs. E. Everett. sixty-six years old.
was found dead in her home crouehed
over a small empty stove.
Moaning with cold and hunger, Baby
Killers, six months Old died in its
mothers arms. There was neither food
nor fuel in the house.
An unidentified man. aged about sixty
five. was killed by train while pick
ing up coal in the Chicago, Burlington,
and Quincy Railroad yards.
The suffering is not confined to the
absolutely destitute. With the practf-
cal cutting off OF the basket supply of
coal, the hundreds of small wage earn
ers without funds to buy in large guam
titles, but able and willing to buy in
sixty TO eighty-pound lots, II there were
any to be had, are feeling the pinch Of
famine
Officers of the charity association es-
innate that 5000 families in the city are
either without fuel altogether or de-
pendent upon charity for II, and that as
many as 10000 are inadequateIy sup
Piled
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COPPER MINE IN
4 COWS STOMACH
Alabama Woman Struck Paw
Ore at Spring Side.

NASHVILLE Tenn, Jan. ia cop
per mine in a cows stomach may seem
out OF place, but It was there, and a
smart woman who geologized, OF. per
haps one would say dissected the ami
mai, viii become rich
Those who read this must not rush off
prcCipitately to Boston and try 20 list
their live stock on the copper exchange.
II they do they will probably find that
their claims are little If aay better than
some others that have been listed there.
Another thing, the present nigh price
Of beef leaves it an open question
whether a copper lined stomach or a
flesh lined carcass, under ordinary cir
cumstances, Is more valuable. But here
is the story:
There is a section Of country, en-
braced within radius of three miles.
lying in the mountain regions of Frank
lin county, in western Alabama, where
for some years past the cattle. sheep
and goats have been dying with a
strange disease. which the natives we're
unable to account for. Many thought
the cause was some unknown Kind of
weed or plant which the animals ate.
but others held that this theory was
incorrect, because the stock died only
in dry season and In such compare
lively small section of country
The trouble remained a mystery until
recently, when Mrs. Ray Nelson. an en-
thusiastfc geoIogist Of New Decatur and
a member of the State Geological So
Ctety. went 10 that section to study the
geological formations of the county.
Hearing Of the stock dying in great
numbers there, she became interested,
because she at once came to the con
clusion that IL was not plant that was
causing the trouble, but mineral of
some kind. She at once proceeded to in
vestigate. and her Investigations were
crowned with success, and may result
in a most valuable find which she ma De
at the time One morning she was in
formed that three cows were found dead
at a spring near by. Taking two serv-
ants with her, she went to the spring
and proceeded to investigate.
It was found that the stomach of the
COWS contained 4 hard coating which,
upon examination. proved to be pure
copper Mrs Nelson tested the water
in the spring and found it to be strongly
!mpregnated with copper, therefore it
vas evident that the spring water was
the cause of the mysterious death OF
such a large number of stock. Further
inv4stiga revealed the fact that tha
cliffs surrounding the spring contained
valuable deposits Of copper, and the wo-
man secured quite q quantity of fine
specimens. which, on being analyzed by
experts. assayed So per cent pure cop
per
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GAS FORMS A DEATH
SHADOW AROUND FOUR
Sleeping Couples Narrowly
Escape AsphyXiation.

William ". Miller. bill clerk for the
Knox Express Company; his wife. Mrs
Mary Miller: wilkins Conner. condue-
tor on the Columbia Line. and Mrs
Connor. his mother. narrowly escaped
asDhyxiation on Friday night.
All four people live at 1850 H Street
northeast. In the parlor is a stove OF
the type commonly known as 'Iatrobe. :"
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller sleep in a room
opening of the parIor. Mrs. Conner
sleeps in the room directly over the par
Tor, and Connor in a room over the one
in which re Millers sleep.
Friday hight, shortly after midnight.
Miller awakened with a feeling of great
oppression. With the blind instinct of
self-preservation he CROPPED his way
through the darkened parlor to the front
door. and fell headIong into the street
When he had lain for some time in the
fresh air he recovered consciousness.
Though still dazed and weak. with re-
covered consciousness he realized that
he had been overcome by gas. and that
his wife was still in the poisoned atmos-
phere of the house. So he staggered
back and called to her. There was no
response. Then he seized her and
dragged her out upon the sidewalk.
There he brought her back to conscious
ness in the course of half an hour.
Then husband and wife returned into
the house in quest of their friends.
When Mrs. Connor was first awakened
she declared she was all right, but when
she attempted TO arise she fell back in
a dead faint. and tainted twice again be-
fore she could be taken into the open
air. Conner was the least affected of
the four, but even he was slightly under
the influence of the gas.
When all four were safely out of the
house Miller summoned DR.. George W
Warren, Of 1912 H Street northeast, who
attended them and administered restor-
atives.
MlIler's face is SCARED where he
struck the pavement in falling, and all
four are more or less i'll yet as a result
of their exposure to the deadly fumes.
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THOUGHT HELEN GOULD
HIS PARTNER IN SCHEME
Demented Man Tries to KeeI
Supposed Appointment.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-A young man
attempted. about O'Clock this evening,
to get into the house Of Helen Gould at
$40 Fifth Avenue. The servant had final
" to slam the door in his face to get
rid of him.
When Policeman Daggett came up to
see what was going on. the young man
asked for his assistance.
7 have an appointment with Miss
Gould" he said It's Of the greatest
Importance that ] keep it"
Well, it's rather late. now" Sus-
gested Daggett.
THAT does not matter at all, the
stranger replied. eagerly. she is wait
ing for me. I have everything arranged.
The money is ready and the scheme
cannot fail to work"
Which scheme?" asked Daggett.
My scheme, the other one cried with
some Impotence. Miss Gould has
agreed to enter into a combination
with President Roosevelt and myself to
do away with all trusts. All that is
needed now is for me to get the money"
The young man was taken to the East
Fifty first Street station.
He said that he was Burdif Smeltz,
nineteen years old. and that he came
fro1I Philadelphia a week ago tG NeeD
his appointment with Miss Gould.
He was taken to Flower Hospital, al
ter surgeon had declared him de-
mented.
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WHISKY, POLITICS AND
HUMAN TARGET PRACTICE
Liquor Fell From Freight Train and
Intoxicated Village.

MARINETTE. Wis, Jan 10.-A Justice
of the peace barrtcaded in his home and
replying with Winchester bullets TO the
volIeys Of revolver balls aimed at his
windows were events Of last night at
Beaver. this county.
Over loo shots were fred. That no one
was killed was only due to the indul-
gence Of the whole village in the con
tents Of a barrel of whisky, which fell
from a passing freight train.
The village numbers 100 inhabitants.
When the whisky dropped, as from the
sky. there was a celebration. Then pol
tiles came to the fore, and Justice Fol4
ger shot out the light. A dozen shots
were fired in the darkness. but the mem
bers of the party were too near the
floor to be struck.
Then the justice Of the peace, his four
sons and two friends started for home
to the music Of revolver shooting. They
baTric&ded the justice shop, also a gen
eral store, and then a battle began, last
ing from L p. m. until daylight.
The justice was arrested for Intent to
murder In court today It was shown
that there were eleven others all intent
on murder, and q conviction Of any one
was nulIifIed by the decision of the
party not to accuse one another OF hay
ing committed any crime.
FoIger has eight bullet holes in his
clothing. John Gultz. constable. has lost
the crown of his hat. Salobnkeeper
Franz Is short a saloon mirror and
lamp.
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CONDUCTORS GET
THEIR PAY RAISED

BOSTON, Jan. 10.-The New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad this
morning put into operation new
schedule of conductors salaries. which,
In lumber Of instances, Is a decided
Increase over the old rates. The men
have been divided into six classes. TWO
more than formerly, and they are TO re-
ceive pay ranging from $3.50 to $4.75
a day, the latter for conductors raining
between Boston and New York
The Washington times., 1903-01-11
URcH1E DROPS A MATCH;
saoo,ooo III RESULTS

LONDON. Ont, Jan ia boy drop
ped a burning match into vat of oil in
the McClary Manufacturing Company's
factory, and FIVE hundred employees
We're barely able TO escape from the fire
that followed. Tae plant was destroyed
with a loss of $500 GOO.
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IS being given
with the
same liberal
hand as
usual.

We are ready 10 surprise you
with the lowest prices ever named
for guaranteed qualities Of Parlor.
Bedroom, and Diningroom Furnf-
ture, also the newest decorations
in fine Haviland China This jan
uary Clearance comprises odd
pieces Of Furniture from every de-
partment Of our stock-and We tell
you eandidIy that prices viii not
be so low again in twelve months.
II VIII not be necessary for you to
close the old account before open
Ing a new one. Come in and get
what you want. Payments VII be
arranged to suit you-weekly or
monthly. Carpets made. laid. and
lined free.
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LOCAL MENTION.

From the Government Sale, New Boots.
$50; Hair-lined Leather Collars, 81 rs; New
Ponchos. sl25: Gray shirts 81: best aualitv
Roofing Paper, S5c apiece; Blocks Oakum
Tents, Blankets, and other -oods at reduced
prices. s. Bensinger & Co, Eleventh and B.
The Washington times., 1903-01-11
BOER VETERANS TO FIGHT
AGAINST THE MAD MULLAH

PRETORIA, Jan 10,-One hundred
men. including twenty former Boer SOL
diers. viii leave here for somaliIand on
Monday TO join the British expedition
against the Mad MuIlah