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see; and the grass would hide the quivering
of her lips. She put up her hand now to
hide it, and. struggling to her feet, began
cropping toward the door.
She did not stop when Canute's voice
called after her-not until she had reached
the entrance, and the rattle of crossing
spears without had told her that her way
was barred. Then she whirled back with q
sharp cry.
Let me go! hate you! Let me go!"
He did not bid his guards kill her, as she
half expected. Instead, he said patiently:
Il foresaw that you would take it i'll; there
Is the greatest excuse for you. In your
place l should be equally unruly. Indeed
there is a likeness about our luck which
causes my heart to go out to you as 1t has
| done to no one else 1 will grant your boon
in time to come; so sure as live. I will
i And until then. since all Of your stock has
| been cut off. 1 will be your guardian and
you shall be my ward. as though you were
my own brother. Come, sit here, and
will tell you"
| She repulsed him sharply mo, no, YOU
shall do nothing for me- am going ba ok
l ask you to let me 60"
! Let you go. to starve under q hedge?"
Il Shall not starve; Avalcomb is mine"
What food will that put in your mouth
/ since Leofwfnesson has conquered 1t and
driven out your servants and set his own in
their place."
Her heart sickened within her. Once more
the impulse came to creep away like a
wounded animal and fight 1t out alone She
turned again to the door.
Il Will Starve then. Let me CO."
Leaning at his ease In the great chair the
young king regarded his ward thought
fully.
1T is not possible that the son of Erode
the Fearless should be a coward" he said
at last; but you are over-peevish, boy.
That you have never known government is
easily seen. Listen now to the truth of the
matter. II you were a maiden, It would be
easy for me tO-Are you listeninR?" He
paused, for the slim figure had suddenly be-
come so statue-hke that he suspected IT of
plotting another attack upon the door,
The boy answered very low, yes lord
king. am listening"
Canute went on again: IT say that II you
were maiden-if you were your sister, to
| tell 1t shortly--I could easily dispose Of you
| In marriage. Thus would you get protec-
| ton. and your fathers castle would gain q
| strong arm to fight for 1t. I would wed you
| to my foster-brother, Rothgar Lodbroksson.
and thus bring good to both Of Are YOU
| finding fault with that alsof'
But the lad stood before him like stone,
II faint cry had come from him It was
| not repeated; and there was nothing ofren-
| sive about hidden face and shaking limbs
The king continued more gently: but
| since you were 80 simple as to be born q
| boy. such good luck Is not to be expected.
1 It Is the best that can do to offer you to
| become my ward and follow me az my
page. until the swords game has decided
| between me and Edmund of England. But
I do not know where your ambition is II
that does not content you. There are lads
| In Denmark who would give their tongues
] Tor the chance. What say you, Fridtjof the
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BOlQ!
For time it looked as IL "F'ridtjof the
Bold did not know what to say. He stood
without raising his hanging head or moving
a muscle. Silence filed the tent, while
from outside leaked in the noise Of the
revel. Then, through that noise or above
it. there became audible the notes of far
away horns. Edric Jarl was fulfilling his
pledge. Cheers answered the blast. An ex-
clamation broke from the kings lips. and
he leaped up. At that moment 'F'ridtjof
the Bold fell at his feet with clasped
hands and supplicating eyes.
Let me go, lord king he besought pas
sionately. Let me go and l will ask moth
ing further OF you. l will never trouble
you again Let me go!-only let me go!'
Canute of Denmark is not to be blamed
that he stamped with~exhausted patience.
Go into the hands Of the Trolls!' he
swore. And again, In the fiend's name!
And at last, by the head of Odin it would
serve you we'll did l take you at your word!
1t would serve you right did l turn you
out to starve. Were 1t not for your
fathers sake. and for the sake of my own
honor, l vow l would! Now, hearken to
this" Bending, he picked the boy up by
bis collar and shook him. Listen now to
this. and understand that you cannot move
me by the breadth of hair. shall not
let you go, and you shall be my ward,
whether you will or no. And II you run
away. soldiers shall go after you and bring
you back, as often ass yau run. And If
you answer me now or anger me further
Dut WIZ not say tnat, FOR IL Is your mis-
fortune that makes you unruly, and you are
weak-spirited from hunger. Take this
bread now fo- your meal, eand that bench
yonder for your bed. and trouble me no
more tonight. ! would not be hard upon
you, yet 1t would be advisable for you to
remember that have sufficient temper for
one tent. Go as I bid you. I must meet
With the Jarl. Col Do you heed my
orders?' -stf
Only one answer was, possible After
moment the page gave It IN low voice.
Yes. lord king" he whispered. and
crept away to his corner.
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Roaring afresh, the Jotun gave her an
other jubilant toss. You clustering field
mouse! Showing your teeth already? VINO
knows? If you meet a blind Englishman
without a weapon, you may even kill him.
Here" he tumbled her roughly to the
ground, "tie up your pin-scratch and then
come after me. l must go up yonder to
Canute, under the oak tree. If you are too
tired to WELD the sword, tie your hand to
the hilt, and no man shall have better
will to do harm to the English. Erode the
Dane will experience great pride when he
looks out of Valhalla today" Putting out
one great hand he patted her soft curls as
though she were some shaggy dog, then
hurried out to his chief
1t was a respite to be alone, and she
cepted it gratefully, sinking among the
cushions with closed eyes and a. hand on
her throbbing wrist. But 1T was only
respite; she never for a moment lost sight
of that. The battle must be faced, and
faced boldly. One word of reluctance
would be the surest betrayal of her secret.
And betrayal meant-Rothgar! She shiv-
cred as she fancied she still felt his greasy
touch upon her hair. To become his prop
erty that he might even kiss With a gasp
of relief. she turned her thoughts back to
the battle
After all. it was not unthinkable. Her rid
ing would never betray her; and in the
confusion, who would notice whether
not she used her sword? She did grow lit
tie cold as the possibility of being killed oc-
Cured to her; but even that darkness gave
birth to a light. Being dressed In mans
garments. 1t was likely that the Valkyrtas
would mistake her for a boy; IL she bore
herself bravely, It was possible that they
might carry her up to Valhalla. Should
she once reach her fathers arms. he would
not let Odin himself drive her forth. The
hot tears gathered under her lids If only
she could get to her father! He would be
glad to see her, and he would be proud OF
her; Rothgar himself had said it. Even
Fridtjof would not be ashamed that she
had borne his name. She must be very care
full about that, she realized suddenly. He
had never known what the word fear
meant; even in Valhalla he would hear
from her should she disgrace him. It would
become an unheard-of wfckedness to Dor
row a name from the helpless dead IL You
smote her now for her Sinking, and she
struggled to her feet.
None too soon. Above the outside din a
horn clarioned, loud and clear. Through
the hush that followed could be heard the
voice Of Canute assigning their positions
to the different bands.
II and my kinsman, Ulf Jarl. shall be
foremost. To the right of my standard
Edric Jarl shall stand, and the men with
whom he Joined US, He shall have another
standard. To the left of my bodyguard
shall stand the men of Eric of Norway.
Friends and knsmen shall stand together.
There each will defend the other best !.
The Rothgar's harsh voice sounded. shout
ing her name-Fridtjof name. Giving her
scarf hasty twist about her arm, she
knotted 1t with her teeth: and seizing the J..
sword in her little brown hand. clotted with
her own blood. she ran out into the tunauit.
tTo be continued tomorrow)
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Was Gradually Growing
Weaker,

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threatened me. but have escaped
them all with great luck; it is poor-spirited
Of me to despair. And it must be that
witches had thinned my blood with water
that I should have thought of running
away. To do that would be to lose my re-
venge forever. I should become creature
without honor, like the girl with the neck
1 think all the time Of Fridtjof it Is Ger.
tain that 1 can hide it that l am a girl
Turning in her furry bed, she rose eau
tiously upon her elbow and looked about.
The tent was empty, though scattered
furs along the benches showed where
sleepers might have rested. But from out,
side a clatter of hurrying feet and excited
voices broke suddenly upon her. Did II
mean a battle? She sat up. straining eye
and ear. The jubilant voices shouted
greetings that just missed being Ineligible
The sun. glancing from moving weapons.
shapes.
While she was trying to unravel 1t all.
one pair Of the hurrying feet halted before
the entrance. After muttered word with
the sentinel they came on and brought the
son Of Lodbrok into view.
The girl started up with gasp Of alarm,
then made the strange discovery that she
was no longer afraid OF him; Though ne
and big of jowl as he had doomed up the
night before. she found herself moved only
to dislike. What had been the matter last
night? Understanding nothing of the clair
w
1t down to cowardice and put on an extra
swagger now as her eyes met his.
Rothgar surveyed the sprig Of defiance
with no more than a perfunctory interest
1T seems that you are the son Of Erode
the Dane" he said in his heavy voice.
Erode was mighty raven-feeder; for his
sake am going to support you until you
can go we'll on your legs. Have you had
anything to eat?'
As she shook her head Randalin's heart
rather softened toward him. But 1t hard
ened again when the thralls had brought
the food and he had sat down and begun
tunic proved to be foul with beer stains,
while his great hands reeked with grease.
His thick lips, his heavy breathing-bah. he
was revoltingl Before she had finished the
meal she had come to tho conclusion that
she hated him.
Perhaps It was as well that there was
something to add f1rmness to her bearing.
As he swallowed his last mouthful of food
Rothgar said abruptly: "Canute has put
your training into my hands. It Is his will
that ma out how much skill you have
with weapons"
It was nothing more than she should have
su0denness Of blow. She could only
etamrner, ssWeaponsf.'
the JOtun's voice rumbled hldeously as he
talked dnto his goblet, Have you the ac-
complishment to WELD . battle-ax o. throw
q epearf Can you shoot straightf'
NO" she fa1tered
He rolled his eyes around at her az he
threw back his head to catch the last drop
that olung to the golden rim. Can you
handle q sw0rdc'
Randalin hesitated. uncertain how far her
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loads of $500 tons. The first locomotives
used in the United States had to be OBJ
tanned in England. Today United States
locomotives are found on the railways of
Europe, Asia, Africa and the islands of the
sea. One concern in Philadelphia, the
Baldwin works, has made over 10000 loco
motives since it was founded. 1t will turn
out in 1903 half a dozen every working day,
or 800 in all
ago, began to follow in Englands lead in
the adoption of the railway nobody sup
posed we would catch up with that coun-
try Between 1880 and 1890 the United
States built 10000 miles of railway-more
than England, France and Germany had
constructed in fifty years. Today there
are 100000 miles of railway in the United
States, as compared with 10000 in the
whole of Europe, and England is not the
leading country in Europe either, in the
number of miles of road.
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CHAPTER VI.
The Training Of Fridtjof the Page.

foolish man
Il all night awake
PondertnG over everythin91
He then grows tired,
And when morning comes
An u lament, as before.
HAWAII
Who that has youth and healthy body
u not made q new being by night Of
dreamless slumbsrf What young heart IL
30 despairing that to walken into fair day
does not bring 'courage7 Weakened by the
suns caress. to the morning song Of blow
Ing trees. Randalin faced her future as
became the kinswoman OF warriors.
II do not know why 1t was that fear crept
into my breast last night" she told herself
severely, when the first wave of strange
ness and grief had broken over her,
and she had come saup again into
the sparkling air. Great dangers have
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Tess-'That's Miss Cable. isn't II?
Jess-"Yes poor thing, she leads hand
to-mouth existence"
Tess-"Nonsense! she's quite well off"
Jess-"I know. but she's forever retailing
some bit of scandal. "-Philadelphia Press
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Evolution of Our Railroad,
From Leslie's Weekly.

From LeSNeS weekly.
There are single rails (sixty feet long
and 100 pounds to the yard) on the rail-
roads Of today as heavy Peter Cooper's
old-time locomotive. Before the civil war
a train-load of 200 tons was considered
great. Now some freight engines haul
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Willing to Set a Limit.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
Girl in the Grand Stand-'Isn't 1t a cruel
game? Do you think It's fair for a dozen
men to pile themselves on top of the poor
fellow that has the ball?"
Her Escort-'No; there oughtn't to be
more than eleven of them, anyway"
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He Doesn't Strive.

From the Chicago Post.
You're Disconnected"
Yes"
Why"
We'll, I've noticed that the contented
man doesn't often get ahead In this world >"
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Despise Not the Day of Small Things.
From the Chicago Tribu

demonstrating yourself"
shyne-"Yes. / had my vermiform APP
nendix removed the other day. | want to
see how much difference 1t has made
The National tribune., 1903-02-26

=
ditch. This the Alabamian prefaneIy de-
clined to do. and started with his trophies
for the Confederate lines. The Yankees
blood was aroused by this violation Of the
treaty. and dashing his OWE. corn to the
ground. proceeded to tackle the Johnny
Reb in regular rongh-and-tumhe fight.
No special attention was devoted to an
observance of the Marquis Of Queensbury
rules, nor was there strictly speaking, "A
ring formed but the soldiers of each army
desisted from gathering the corn and
formed in groups upon their respective
banks of the ditch to witness the scrim-
mage and to see fair play, neither side
interfering with the contestants.
After square stand up and knock
down fight. lasting about 10 minutes, the
representative of jeff Davis cried
Enough. and relinquishing all claims to
the corn he had gathered. sullenly re-
turned to his own side of the field amid
the cheers Of the Yankees and the jeers
of the Confederate soldiers, all of whom
pronounced it one of the fairest fought
and prettiest mills they had witnessed
during their term of service. In less than
an hour the corn-stalks had been complete
ly despoiled of their roasting ears. and
hostilities were resumed by fusillade
along the entire line"
The National tribune., 1903-02-26
| Will Cure You Of
RHEUMATISM
Else No Money is Wanted.

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/ have no SAMPLES, because any medi-
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The National tribune., 1903-02-26
JEsTs OF SENATORS.
Incidents of the Lighter Side Of Life in the
Senate.
fCenturyl

| John G.. Calhoun, when Viee-President,
did not believe that, as the presiding Off
Ger of the Senate, he had any right to
call Senators to order for words spoken
| in debate. John Randolph of Roanoke
abused this license by opening speech
with the words: ''Mr. Speaker mean,
Mr.. President of the Senate, and would-be
President of the United States-which
God, in his infinite mercy, AVERT. and
then launching into one of his character
iStic TRADES.
Calhoun's name recalls notification.
When this hereSy was at its most rampant
stage, the Northern Senators depended
largely upon John Holmes, of Maine, as
champion of their side of the Chamber,
OH account of his ready wit John Tyler
tried to badger him one day by asking
what had become of that political firm
once mentioned by Randolph as James
Madison. Felix Grundy, John Holmes, and
the devil"
''rhe partnership answered Mr..
Holmes, promptly, has been legally dis
solved. The senior member is dead: the
second has gone into retirement; the third
now addresses you; and the last has gone
over to the nullihers, and is electioneer-
ing among the honorable Senator's con-
stituents."
Clay and Webster were not habitual
humorists, but both had the gift of en-
tertaining as well as of enthralling their
audiences. Clay ran most to illustrative
anecdOte. While he was in the House,
prominent politician deserted the Wing
party in the hope of starting a general
revolt. To his dismay. he found himself
quite alone, and then bent all his energies
to getting back into good standing. The
incident reminded Clay of story. Said
he:
"a stage-coach took aboard passenger
who insisted upon riding with the driver.
and who diligently drew upon the con-
tents of a bottle carried in his greatcoat
pocket. When his potations at last over
came him, he fell off. The coach stopped
long enough for some charitable travellers
to alight and pull the poor fellow out of
the mud.
".Har he exclaimed, as he looked down
at his tattered garments, we had quite
fhic) turnover, didn't we?'
"'Oh, no. answered one of his
rescuers, there was no turnover. You
only fell off,
81 say he persisted. there was Qic)
turnover, and leave it to the company.
Every one joined in assuring him that
the coach had not upset.
WELL he remarked ruefully, as he
tried to climb back to his former perch,
if I'd known that (hic) l wouldn't have
got off,
On certain afternoon the Senate clock
got fit of striking in the midst of one
Of Webster's most effective speeches.
After it had struck IA or 10, Webster held
up one finger. mr.. President" said he:
''the clock ID out Of order. have the
lloor.'
The National tribune., 1903-02-26
"SCRAP" ON THE JAMES in 1864.
Michigander Maintains His Rights to Forage.
Fist Fight With Johnny.

Incidents of the stirring days of 1864,
before Petersburg are always Interesting,
particularly when they refer to such a
gallant command as Birney's Division, ia
miliarly known in the field as "Phil
Kearny's Red Patch" Division, because of
mand, because of its frequent moves to
reconnoiter in force for the purpose of
developing" the position and force of the
enemy. also earned the sobriquet of Dir
ney's Flying Infantry" and "Birney's Foot
Cavalry" An incident occurring after one
Of these night marches, is related by Col.
e. b. Houghton, in McKee's Rocks Pa.)
Gazette. Col. Houghton says:
During the night of July 26, Birney's
Division crossed the Appomattox River,
on a pontOon bridge at Point of Rocks.
and at o'clock a. M, Of the eth biv-
Ouacked on the banks of the historic
James River at Jones's Neck. Before day
break, the crossing of this stream was
quietly effected and a connection made
with one of the brigades of the Nineteenth
Corps of Buffers Army of the James,
which had for some time previously been,
as Gen. Grant expressed it, bottled up
at Bermuda Hundred.
"a line Of skirmishers was pushed well
to the front and n picket line established
parallel to that of the Confederate forces.
Between the lines occupied by this division
and the enemy was n corn field, filled with
tempting roasting ears in prime condition
for culinary purposes.
"As soon as the lines were established,
firing was suspended in our front, q tenn
porary truce effected by the videts, and
an agreement entered into for cessation
of hOstilities until that field of corn was
'eOnfscated.' A ditch intersected the field
about equal distance from the Johnnies
and the Yanks' picket posts, and it was
agreed that the soldiers of the two armies
shonld take only that portion of the corn
Oh their own side of the ditch While en-
gagged in gathering the ears and sending
them to the rear for their comrades in
their respective regiments, considerable
badinage was INDUCED in
by the boys on either side, and the best
Of feelings prevailed until sturdy lum-
herman of one OF the Michigan regiments
Of de Trobriand's Brigade surrounded
grayback belonging to an Alabama regi-
ment, on the Yankee reservation, with
both arms full Of roasting ears. The Mich
igander ordered him to drop that corn
and make tracks for his own side Of the
The National tribune., 1903-02-26
Tho Different Stages.
(ArgOnaut.)

One smile makes a Irritation One flirta-
ton makes two acquainted. Two acquaint-
ed makes one kiss. One kiss makes
several more. Several kisses make an
engagement. One engagement makes
two fools. Two fools make one
marriage. One marriage makes a mother
in-Iaw. One mother-in-law makes red
hot time.
The National tribune., 1903-02-26
Not A Surgical Operation.
Boston Transcript.)
ArgOnaut.)

DR.. Smarty: Had a very delicate surgi-
cal operation at my PLACE yesterday. Re-
moved an arm from a lady's waist"
DR.. Synnex: "f it was your arm, the
operation could not have been very pain
ful to the lady," ss