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pairing the spikes on top of the high wall
near the entrance declared that the horse
had been gray, with rat tail, very Old
and tired horse.
''Our friend Steinbrucke seems to have a
certain fancy for gray horses observed
Denis Mallory. "A gray horse! Good, so
far! And the cocher, was he of the Com
pagnie Generate or the Compagnie PUr-
baine? In other words, did he wear a dark
coat and a black hat, or a tan coat and
white hat?"
"a black hat" The gardener was quite
positive. The cocher had been of the Com
pagnie Generate. And there were no yellow
markings on the fiacre, which an old
one-old as the gray horse and the gray
cocher. Anything else? No, nothing-but
yes, on second thought-the cocher had
worn a mourning band about his left arm.
Further than this we could extract moth
ing from the two or three servants who had
seen the princess departure, save that the
fiacre, hood raised, had driven off up the
Rue Denfert Rochereau toward the Place du
L.on-"which means nothing, commented
Denis Mallory. "They might go in any di
rection to elude a possible pursuit. Ted,
you must take a fiacre and cover the city,
so far as you can, passing all the cab ranks
possible, on the watch for battered old
voiture of the Compagnie Generate, a vol
ture with an old gray horse and an old gray
cocher who wears a mourning badge. The
only quarter you need not search is this one
about us-Steinbrucke's no fool. If you find
the man bring him here at once and don't
let him out or sight I'LL I've seen MIN. AS
for me, I'm off to friend of mine,
police official. whom did good turn once.
1 said the police were out of the question,
and so they are, in the usual way, but l
think 1 can find if our friends leave Paris
without any one knowing save very few
people, who'll never tell. My official will
have all the outgoing trains watched, but
he'll have it done quite unofficially. There's
nothing like a friend in the police, Teddy
Off with you now! We must lose no time"
1 should be but wearisome were L
to go into the details of my exhaustive
search for the rest of that day and the
whole of the two days following
made plan of the city and covered it pa
tiently, avenue by avenue. boulevard by
boulevard. scrutinizing each cab rank as /
passed. with an anxious, hopeful eye. It
seemed that half the cab horses in Paris
were gray and half the cochers old. Nay,
by the second day did better / went to
every stable OF the Compagnie Generate
and asked for voiture and cocher which
would answer my description And many
a fruitless errand was sent upon, too.
but / never found the old colignon with
the mourning band and the battered fiacre
Colonel Won Altdorf had, meanwhile tele-
graphed instructions to trusty colleagues
in Novodnia, the fullest Of instructions, and
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CHAPTER XVI.

We sat, still our custom, in the
studio. the five of US, Mackenzie and the
prince-your pardon. princes surely have
precedence over birthday knights-the
prince and Mackenzie. then, Won Altdorf.
Denis and /.
The prince wore an eager and happy air,
albeit trfle nervous. for he was at last to
have his Interview with the Princess Flea
nor that evening. Colonel Won Altdorfs
hIbitual anxiety seemed to have left him
IN view of his masters prospective depar-
ture for NoVodn!a- Denis. with some
what pallid cheek and patch of plaster
over one temple as witnesses of last nights
work seemed much as ever though silent
and smiling little.
| was telling them of my meeting with
bruckes boasts that his mission in Paris
was in two or three days to be fulfilled.
But in less than two or three days" said
Won Altdorf, the prince will be far from
Paris and well on his way to Novodnia
thank God, Steinbrucke is too late for once
in his life and he lay back in his chair
with a sigh of relief
Then. before any one could answer him.
there came from outside swift footsteps. as
Of one running. and a noise at the door as
II some one had fallen against 1t. I, who
sat nearest, sprang to the door and threw
II open and then fell back with a cry of
alarm.
The woman who chung to the doorway
white and shaking, gasping for breath, was
Miss Jessica Mannering. She wore no hat,
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and the hair was blown loose about her
face. Her eyes were very wide and terror
stricken and her breath came In great dry
sobs as if she had been running long dis
lance
She pushed by me into the room.
They've got the-princess! she cried
weakly. They've got the-princess Oh,
don't you-hear me? They've got the-prn-
cess" She dropped down suddenly upon
the floor by the great divan, and her head
fell forward among the cushions.
The prince, Won Altdorf and Mackenzie
sat in their chairs like dead men, staring
And stood by the open door, saying ever
and over with a tongue that took no heed
got the princess"
But Denis sprang quickly to the girls
side and raised her head In his arms His
face was keen and eager and alert His
eyes seemed almost glad, flashed with their
old quick fire as he bent over Miss Manner
Ing.
The girls head moved weakly back and
forth upon his shoulder, and her eyelids fiut-
tered. She had not tainted but she was
Perilously near 1t.
Mallory's face rose with jerk.
The flask. lad" said he. Look sharp!'
forced my stubborn legs from their
trance at last. and brought him a flask
from the mantel shelf. He forced some
OF the liquor between the girls teeth, and
her eyes opened slowly, and a bit of color
came to her cheeks
That's better!' said Denis. smiling down
cheeriuily that's better! Just a bit more,
now"
'Oh, they've gothic princess." she wbis-
pered ana turned her face with a little
moan so that it was hidden against his
breast.
aver! said Denis. soft as woman.
Aye. we know. we know. Never you fear!
Wen get her back-just a drop more of
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watched him and waited for him to speak.
1 think his taking the lead, thus at once,
and without question or hesitation, moved
us to no surpriSe-if we thought OF 1t at all
but rather seemed most natural Even
old Mackenzie watched his face with an
anxious eye; and from the divan Colonel
Won Altdorf's ministrations as nurse and
comforter became absent and perfunctory
while his eyes followed the restless march
up and down the room.
II must see the servants, he said after
a while. '"rhey may have noticed some
thing about the fiacre, the horses color,
the look of the cocher. something to give
us a clue. It's just possible"
He halted before the divan
you've cipher code for telegraphing to
trustworthy friends in NovOdnia?' he de-
manded.
Naturally" said Colonel Won Altdorf.
bit piqued that, he should be questioned
about so elementary precaution
Then listen, mani. crled LENS swiftly.
you'll telegraph at once to the best man
you have down there, the very best to in
tercept any communications they can be-
tween Georgias and Won Steinbrucke, bride
Georgfas' servants do anything possible
to find out where Steinbrucke Is now. for
where he is the princess will be. Tell them
to spare no pains and to work quickly. It's
our best hope, their efforts. Ted, you'll
come with me to- the house-no, no. not the
door, the window sand the garden, it's
quickest. We must hnd III the servants
have taken notice of Steinbrucke's fiacre;
and then you're to sprowl about the city
looking out for 1T. Sir Gavin, you'll take
care of Miss Mannerng."
The girl raised her face at the mention of
her name and reached an arm toward him.
He dropped one knee beside the divan and
smiled into her eyes,
Everything win be done that man can
do" said he gently. We'll have her back
again before YOU know it. You mustn't
worry nor break down nor fall i'll, because
we shall need you. Go home now with Sir
Gavin and rest. We've all much to do"
Then he came over to me at the little Win
dow and we ran up through the garden to
the old convent.
The servants were quite as stupid as one
could have expected. No. they had noticed
nothing peculiar about the fiacre Why
should one notice facre? They were all
alike. parbleu!
But the gentleman he had an eyeglass, a
monocle in the left eye and spoke French
with an accent
Yes, yes!" cried Denis. impatiently. I'VE
Know all about the gentleman and his eye
glass! What sort of fiacre? Did no one
notice the horse, what color was ft?'
But here gardener who had been re-
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was employing his time, till reply might
come, with guarding and reassuring the
prince, who, poor gentleman, was almost
beside himself with grief and impotent
lear Tor his W1fe'S safety. He would have
been of alone in a mad search for her had
we let him out of our sight for a moment.
Aye, he loved his wife, did Karl of No
vodna, and it nearly broke his heart to sit
still, holding his hands, while she was God
knew where in the power of that devil
Steinbrucke.
Denis had gone Immediately to his friend
of the police, and no train left Paris from
any station but was quietly and unobtru-
sively watched Indeed, no vehicle passed
by road out of any of the gates without
examination. Denis service to the police
official must have been of consequence
Further than this he acted most curl
ously. He spent little time at the studio
we saw him at infrequent intervals, but
appeared to pass his hours loafing about
the terrasses of cafes with students and
cocotteS. saw him several times as l was
driving about on my fruitless search once
in Montmartre. once on the Boulevard Sc
Vastopol and once on the Bour Niche at
the d Harcourt. This last time 1 pulled up
at the curb and signaled to him. He was
sitting at a little table surrounded by the
sort that frequents this particular cafe
and 1t is the worst sort of the whole Boule
ward ST. Michel. Well, it was at the end
OF long. hard day, wholly without re-
suits, and 1 suppose 1 was out of temper
with fatigue and disappointment 1 sup
pose spoke Sharply TO him-he had seemed
so care free and at his ease there among
vauriens and strumpets. His eyes flashed
UP at ME an instant as he stood by the
wheel, an angry flash. 1 half raised my
arm. Then he laughed.
You're a good old chap. Teddy" said
he, land you're doing good work, but
you've small Imagination. Man, I've set
an army of detectives at work throughout
Paris that not the whole police of the
continent of Europe could equal Half the
lazy, loafng rascals in the city and nearly
all their lady friends are on the lookout
for Won Steinbrucke. They'll find him if
he's here. All, Ted there come times
when wasted life turns up trumps
Make to yourself friends o. the man.
mon of unrighteousness, Teddy, it
may stand you In. Run away home
now. I'm busy. I've the very littlest trace
of clue. the very littlest, but still a clue
Found your cocher yet? No? didn't ex-
pect you would. Steinbruclke's no fool, eh?
Run along now"
And that night as we sat planning and
comparing nS1es in the studio, Denis for
once among lis. q long telegram In cipher
came to Won Altdorf several pages Of 1t.
Good old Czerowitz!" ne cried .I knew
Czerowitz would do the work. See, he's
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THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1903

more and more. At4ast they appeared only
in the unripe forps during incubatiou-.an-
cestral portrafts9 shown today in the un-
born birds. and more plainly in the frog.
while 1t is still "pollywog." only to dis
appear entirely with growth.
The lizard-fish had become q lizard an
amphibiani Hail
They surely are not particularly agree
able or attractive animals, these lizard-fish
In the museum the layman would prob
ably overlook them in his interest in the
mass of fishes that seem far more curious
and bizarre. And yet. how much hides be-
hind these oldest lung breathers in the
world!
Millions of years ago those lizard-ash of
the Devonian or the Carboniferous age
played their role-the great advancement
of life. Then they became almost lest.
They disappeared from the lands where
culture. the ideal sun blossom of nature.
unfolded itself. No tie seemed to remain
between their last survivors in the swamps
of Africa or South America and in two lost
streams of Australia, and the line of light
that began to arise in the life of earth FAR
upward for the animal
And yet from this line of light. from cul-
ture, there grows one day the great desire
for knowledge. And after the mea s,,reIess
procession of time it turns back to the
lizard-fish: it seeks him In his lonely
Queensland wastes and helps him to a won
derful resurrection.
1t is the true resurrection of nature
through the spirit
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the brandy now Aye, they've got the
princess. When you're strong enough, tell
us all you know-take your time-just
drop more before you begin. Now them"
The girl raised herself. holding to his arm
till she half upon her knees, half rest
ing against him. His arm held her waist
and her head lay against his shoulder. She
was still very weak and trembling and
breathles
''They-they took her-away in-in a cab"
she whispered. They told her-a lying tale
about-about the prince. was away-shop-
ping. l reached home only a few moments
ago. and-and the servants told me-
She paused, breathless and took a sip
from the flask that Denis held to her lips.
"A man came-came to the house-the
servants say. tall fair man with an eye
Won Steinbrucke damn him. cried the
prince.
Denis held up warning hand
"-and-and said that the-prince was
very-ill. had been hurt in a carriage acci-
dent and might-die, that he was lying in
his apartments and that Colonel Won Alt
dorf was-was with him. The man said that
the prince begged she would-come to him
at Once-befOre he died"
"Oh. what a trick!' groaned the prince,
his hands over his face. What damna-
bic blackguardly trick!'
"-She-she waited only to take a wrap
and a hat and-went with him. He had
a carriage waiting. The servants say there
was one other man in the carriage, small
eli man. They-they drove away quickly
and that's-that's ALL Oh. Mr.. Mallory!
Think of her in those mems clutches! Can't
you save herr" and the poor young woman
broke down in most piteous fit of weep
ing with her face upon Mallory's shoulder.
Save her?" he cried gently, stroking the
loosened black hair. why, yes, yes, of
course. we'll save her. Never fear, Wen
save her right enough"
He lifted the girl to the divan and made
a sign to Won Altdorf to come to her there
which seemed task much to that gem
tleman'S liking. Then he rose and stood in
the center of the room, thinking rapidly.
Save herr" he cried again, but as if to
himself AYE. we'll save her! But what
to do? What to do? Those fools of serv-
ants won't have noticed anything that
could help US. and Steinbrucke's no such
fool as to have taken cab from any stand
near here. The police? No, the police are
out of the question. The thing mustn't get
abroad. Stetnbrucke knows that Will he
take her out of Paris. wonder? Ted, Ted.
If only you'd managed to trace the man to
his lodgings! Oh. Teddy. you're no de-
tective!"
He walked up and down the room for
some minutes. head bent. brow creased
and hands shifting softly together We al
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The Final Growth of the Lung.

Now let US think farther. In the course
of centuries. perhaps. many centuries, some
of the water holes became entirely dry.
Then everything died that had not adj
vanced beyond the stage of Ceratodus, the
creature of one lung, needing at least some
water
To picture any survivors we must picture
a creature that had gone beyond the old
Ceratodi-a creature that had reached a
still higher state of conformity to condi-
tons like the African two-lunged fish that
can live in sun-baked mud.
And then another step. The water dis
appears entirely and forever at last from
some of the holes. The lizard-fish that
had learned to breathe with their lungs ex-
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sent the thing from Viennai That means
| he wouldn't risk the wires from Novodni
or Belgrade, but had a messenger go to
Vienna and telegraph from there-good old
CZerowitZ.'
Then he sat down a Denis table with pen
and paper and translated the cipher.
" Message to Georgias from Paris, via
Vienna, Belgrade and Novodni, to Makarin
in the hills, he said presently. Wire cut
by my orderS-between Novodni and Ma
karin-message read only by trustworthy
operator Message follows: "She is in our
hands. He well guarded. We remain Paris
TIL orders from you. Safe hiding place"
End of message Wires cut or guarded
borders watched-believe communications
successfully broken. Address Hoffmeyer
Bristol, Vienna"
Won Altdorf threw down his pen and beat
upon the table with his fist
Sir" he cried, turning to the prince, 'I
recommend Commandant Czerowitz for adj
vancement in your service He's a man I'm
million! The thing couldn't have been
better donei''
But the princes eyes were wide and
eager.
shes in Paris them" said he. "Sbe's
In Paris? Thank God! We shall find her!
Gentlemen, We must find her."
Denis nodded from his corner
Wen find her, SIR" he promised
But old Mackenzie, stiff and gloomy on
the divan. shook his big head and blew a
cloud of smoke from his briar
VIII We thought he growled paris is
a wide covert. my lad. an yon villain of an
Austrian is no fool! Look to your work il
ye'd outwit him.
And indeed Denis promise seemed a rash
one, for day after day went by and we
made no progress. Won Altdorf continued
TO hear from Novodnia through his agent
at Vienna Georgias' communications with
Won Steinbrucke seemed definitely to have
been interrupted. The latter must have
suspected that something was wrong, for
he ceased, after a time, sending messages,
but of his whereabouts In Paris We gained
no clue.
or Denis we saw little. He was off upon
searches and consultations all of the day
and most Of the night and OF what he was
doing he saw fit to tell us nothing. That he
was working desperately we knew, and that
the strain and anxiety were telling upon
him was only too apparent. for he grew thin
ner and paler day by day, and his eyes
took on a look that dreaded to see
All. well. II was a bad week for us all
But on the fifth day after the Princess
Eleanor's capture, our waiting was brought
to sudden end.
Go be continued Monday
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clusively began to wriggle across country
to seek wet places elsewhere.
Now. geology tells us that at this time
in the Devonian epoch. most areas of the
world held shallow waters that became
smaller and smaller steadily, partly from
evaporation and partly from draining away
in the sands that now form our "old red
sandstone"
(. When the Fish Became Amphibians.
The lizard-fish had to wander oftener nd
oftener. farther and farther. The SWIM
ming bladder lungs became strengthened
more and more. The gills degenerated
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MANS REAL ANCESTOR
Lizard Fish the Bridge Be-
tween Gill and Lung.
STUDY IN EVOLUTION
IN THE CERATODUS THE DEVEL-
oPMENT BECAME COMPLETE.
When Fish Became Amphibians-Aus-
tralia's Missing Link-Years
of Search.
STUDY IN EVOLUTION
The Lizard Bird

Sitten tor The Evening Star by Prof. Wilhelm
Boeische.
The great step from gill breathing to
lung breathing is the one that opened
new world for the vertebrates. Now TINS
step is not to b. sought between man and
the lung breathing amphbian. 1t lies be-
tween the amphibian and the fish. There
must have been an animal once that passed
from one form to the other-the bridge be-
tween gill and lung.
The frog is higher amphibian. We
must look to lower form. Such a one is
the salamander. We must hunt for
lizard fish.
Now our study of evolution leads US to
believe that from the world of the ancient
amphibians there sprang two great branch
es-ene became a land-walking form, and,
finally, man. The other became the bridge.
We know the link-form between amphib-
ians and birds. 1t is the archaeopteryx.
the lizard bird Its remains are fairly
plentiful. We know that it had feathers
and wings a crocodile jaw with teeth,
long lizard tail and lizards claws on its
wing bones.
The Lizard-Fish.
So the Imagination must picture the
lizard fish as d half-and-half creature-a
thing with two lungs in its breast and gills
on its throat
In 1895 Johann Natterer discovered liv-
ing creature in the Amazonian swamps that
approached these requirements. 1t had
scales and was formed like an eel. 1t had
fully-developed gills. and it had also a
fully developed pair of lungs and all the
other apparatus for lung breathing. includ-
ing noStrils
Scientists We're still in bitter battle about
this paradox Uepidosiren Paradoxus they
called it at iasu, when a similar fish was
found in Africa.
For thirty years the two creatures were
nightmares to science. Some declared that
they were fish, and the lungs beled the
finest theories. Some tried to relegate them
to the amphihians, and they upset the
whole world of amphibia.
Then came Darwin. And in ten years the
world began to accept the two creatures
as link forms.
Through the fossils found then we
learned that in a very remote period of the
worlds story, very near to the very Oldest
the only existing representatives of verte-
brates were fish. Then, in the carbonifer-
Gus age millions of years ago and yet long
after that remote fish age, the amphibians
appeared. Somewhere between those two
periods then, there must have occurred the
change of one or more of the fishes to lung
breathing, land-dwelling animals That
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world of science the Importance of study
ing the egg of the Ceratodus. At last Prof.
Richard Semon. of Jena undertook the task
1t kept him away two years. 1t was a long
fight. Floods and accidents robbed him OF
the fruits of his labor time and again
But in the end he succeeded in studying
the Ceratodus step by step. And it was
proved at last that the creature developed,
not as a fish, but as an amphibian, passing
through the same stages that characterize
frogs
Mans Marine Ancestor.
So in the Ceratodus now recognize a
true survivor of the lizard fishes and thus