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- friend and sympathizer and
3AJ in all the family discussions
had usually taken his part His elder
sister, Edith, was, like her mother, ratA-
er arrogant and supercilious, and con-
sidered her brother as lacking in fam
lily pride and liable to disgrace them
by some unfortunate alliance. 1t was
to Blanch he always turned when he
needed sympathy and help, and to her
he appeared the day after he had left
the Gypsy. His coming to the noun
tains surprised her not little.
"Why, what has brought you here,
Frank" she asked. 81 thought you
were having high jinks down in Maine
on the yacht with your cronies."
"Oh, that is played out" he answer
ed. "The boys are at Bar Harbor. haV-
ing a good time. Bert is at little un-
heard of place saying sweet things to
a pretty girl he found there, and l got
lonesome, so l came up here to see you
and get you to help me-"
Il thought so," answered Blanch,
laughing. you never did come to pe
unless you wanted help. Well, who
is the girl now, and what do you
want?
Frank looked surprised.
How do you know it is a girl?' he
asked.
1T usually is with YOU" she answer
ed. eying him curiously. $50 out with
it. What's her name?"
"Alice Page" he replied.
"What, the girl you wanted US to
invite to go OH the yacht?" asked
Blanch.
That's the one, and. as you know,
she wouldn't come"
(which shows her good sense" inter-
rupted Blanch. "Well. what can I do
in the matter?"
Much if you want to, and nothing
If you don't" he answered. "The fact
is, sis, l want you to pack trunk and
60 with me to call on her. She is
mighty proud, and l imagine that Is
why she turned the cold shoulder on
my efforts to get her to come to Bos-
ton to meet you all. Now, If you 60
there, if only for one night, the ice will
be broken, and Of course you will in
vite her to visit you and all will go
we'll"
"a nice little scheme" responded
Blanch, "but what will mamma and
EIDE say?
"Oh, never mind them," answered
the plotter. "They need never know
1t. Just tell them you are going to
Saratoga with me for few days. We
will go there If you like. only we will
stop off at Sandgate on the way. Now,
10 this for Inc, sis, and I'll buy you
the earth when Christmas comes"
"Well, you will have to stay here
until Monday" said Blanch, land be
real nice to mamma and EIDE all the
time. or / can't fix it. Lucky for you,
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has gone wrong from the start. You
know what wanted, but as it couldn't
be, did the next best thing and made
up this party. and now the cruise has
ended in a tizzle: By the way, where
is the girl with the wonderful eyes you
met here?'
Just now l imagine she's helping
her mother in the house." answered
Albert quietly; and then he added,
"Well, what is the programme, and
where are you going with the Gypsy?'
Il want to be landed at the nearest
port where l can reach railroad, and
then you can do as you please with her.
My skipper will do your bidding"
"What about the rest Of the boys"
"Well. you can run to Bar Harbor
and dance with the girls until the rest
want to come back, or you can Do as
you please. The Gypsy is yours as
long as you want her after I'm ashore.
l think III run up to Bath and take the
night train for the mountains if there
is one. If not. we will lie at Bath
overnight
81 must go ashore and leave word l
am coming back" said Albert. THE
fact is I've found a client in this Mr..
Terry. and it's an important matter"
$50 is the blue eyed girl, l imagine" :"
observed Frank. with q droll smile.
When the irrepressible owner Of the
Gypsy had deserted her Albert return
ed to the Cape and remained there for
week. How many little trips he in
duced his new found friends to take on
her during that time, how much gossip
it created in the village and how many
happy hours he and Telly passed to-
gether! The last day but one Of his
stay he invited everybody at the Cape,
old or young, to go out on a short
cruise, and nearly all accepted.
When the morning Of his departure
came, Uncle Terry said, II hope We'll
see We soon, Mr.. Page, and ye're sure
of a welcome here, so don't forget US"
and then he pulled away on his daily
round to his traps.
Telly accompanied Albert to the cove
where his boat was and bade him good
by. When the yacht rounded the point
she was there waving an adieu and
remained there until lost from sight.
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cost money, anu "Oulu tHey klnuly
send draft on account for necessary
expenses, etc. When Albert had taken
away his best client the old scoundrel
suffered the worst blow TO his vanity
he ever received. Course the fellow"
he would say to himself. "Pll pay him
and have revenge If live long enough.
No man ever got the best of me, and in
the long run no man ever shall1'
But there is Nemesis that follows
evil doors in this world, ready to strike
with an invisible hand all who are lost
to the sense Of right and justice. In
Frye's case the avenging goddess lurk-
ed in his inordinate belief in his own
shrewdness, coupled with fatuous
love Of speculation. A few lucky ven
lures at first in the stock market had
famed the fame.
Then along came q war cloud in ELL
rope. Stocks began to drop and pro-
visions to advance. September wheat
was then selling In Chicago at 80 cents.
Frye bought $4,000 bushels on mar.
gin. France and Germany growled,
and wheat rose to "a. Frye sold, clear
ing $4,000. Then it dropped a cent,
and Frye bought q hundred thousand
bushels more. Once again the war
cloud grew black, and wheat rose to
%. The papers were full Of wild ru-
mors, and the Wall Street Bugle said
wheat would look cheap at dollar and
half inside of q month. Then it ad-
vanced to 81, and Frye lost his head.
His holdings showed profit Of $1,000,
and sudden riches stared him in the
face. Once more the two bellicose for
eign powers growled and showed their
teeth. Wheat rose another cent, and
Frye doubled his holdings. Then the
powers that had growled smiled faint
ly, and in one day wheat fell to SO and
was still falling At every drop of a
cent he was called upon for $1,000.
Day by day it vibrated, now going up a
cent and then dropping two. and when
Uncle Terry and Albert were discussing
how to checkmate his further robbing
OF the lighthouse keeper he was, with
muttered curses. watching his Ill got
ten gains vanish to the tune Of many
thousand dollars per diem. He neg
lected his business, went without his
meals and forgot to shave. He had
mortgaged his real estate for $4,000,
and that was nearly gone. Wheat was
now down to 80, and France and Ger
many were shaking hands.
Frye could not sleep nights. His
margins were almost exhausted and
his resources as we'll. He had put up
$4,000, and if wheat fell 3 cents more
it would be all swept away. Then he
executed a second mortgage at high In
terest and waited. 1t was the last shot
in his locker and all that stood between
him and ruin, but wheat advanced z
cents, and he began to hope. He had
absolutely ignored business for two
weeks, and now he went to work again.
TO collect the little due him and raise
all the money he could was his sole
thought. He wrote to Thygeson & Co.
that he had at last found the heir they
were in search of and described what
proofs he held, at the same time stat
ing that on receipt Of his fee Of thou
sand dollars all and sufficient proofs OF
identity Of the claimant would be for
warded. Then lie wrote to Uncle Terry
and demanded $500 more. September
wheat had now fallen to 7S.
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and decided that a gander cruise had
lost its charms. So I threw up my
hands and turned the Gypsy over to
Bert, and for all know or care he Is
using her to entertain his island fairy"
Alice Joined with Blanch in good
laugh at Franks description Of his trip.
When the chitchat slowed down Alice
said: 81 don't know how to entertain
you two good people in this dull place.
There are mountains and woods galore
and lots Of pretty drives. And" look
ing at Frank, 81 know where there Is
nice mill pond full Of lilies and an
old moss covered mill and miller that
looks like a picture In story books.
There Is also drive to the top Of the
mountain. where the view Is simply
grand. have a steady going and
i,ithful old horse. and we will 90 wher.
ever you like"
"Do not worry about me, Miss Page"
replied Blanch. "If can see mountain
and woods am perfectly happy"
When the evening was nearing its
close Frank begged Alice to sing, but
she declined.
"Do you play or sing. Miss Mason"
she asked cautiously.
"Oh, please don't be afraid Of me-"
was the answer. II never touched
piano in my life. Once in awhile I join
in the chorus, as they say, for my own
amusement and the amazement Of 9TH
ers, but that Is all"
It wasn't all, for she played the
guitar and sang sweetly. Finally Alice
was persuaded to open the piano, and
then out upon the still night air there
loated many an old time ballad. After
that she played selections from few
Of the latest light operas that Frank
had sent her and then turned away.
"Oh, don't stop now," exclaimed both
her guests at once. "Sing few more
songs" Then, with almost an air OF
proprietorship, Frank arose and. going
to the piano. searched for and found
a well worn song. Without word he
opened it and placed it on the music
rack. 1t was Ben Bolt!' A faint
color rose in Alice's face, but she turn
ed and played the prelude without
word. When she had sung the first
verse, to her surprise Blanch was stand
ing beside her and joined her voice IN
the next one. When 1t was finished
Frank insisted on a repetition, and aft
er that all three sang dozen more OF
the sweet old time songs 80 familiar
TO all. Then Alice left the room to
bring in a light lunch, and Frank
seized the opportunity to say, "Well.
sis, what do you thlnkT'
II think" she replied, "that you
were foolish to go yachting at all. II
1 had been you should have come up
here in the first place, stayed at the
hotel and courted her every change !
could. l am in love with her myself,
and we haven't been here six hours"
Frank stepped up to her quickly and,
taking her face in his hands, kissed
her.
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CHAPTER XIV.

'TYlOW did ye like the prayer
III meetin'?" asked Uncle Ter
h1u4H ry the next morning as Al
@H6J bert stood watching him get
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TERRORS OF A NAVAL BATTLE.
Subject Fully illustrated In the De-
struction of the Varias.
TO BE CONTINUED.

Subject Fully illustrated In the Do
struetion of the varias.
Never since the development Of the
modern ironclad has the medical de-
partment Of the United States navy
had so perfect an opportunity to study
the terrific effects on shipboard OF
modern heavy gun fire as that present.
ed in the short and fatal struggles for
life Of the Russian crews Of the Va
riag and Korietz, and the department
has been waiting with the greatest In
terest for the report Of DR.. H. D. Will
son Of the Vicksburg. This was re-
ceived last Wednesday by Surgeon
General Rixey, and 1t Is said to be OF
the greatest value, not only for the
technical lessons it teaches, but also
as conclusively sustaining the state
ments made by Captain Marshall Of the
Vicksburg, as to the tender Of assist
ance to the Russian crews. The report
bearing on that incident is as follows:
Immediately after the Russian
cruiser Variag had returned from the
fight with the Japanese fleet, and had
anchored, I was directed by the cap
tain of this ship (Vicksburg) to go
on board and offer to do anything pos
sible in assisting to take care OF the
wounded. The Russian commander
accepted the offer and requested me
to go below, where the wounded were
being carried.
1.-The medical officers from the Eng
lish, French and Italian ships were on
board at work, they having arrived be-
fore me, as their ships were anchored
much nearer the Russian.
ION deck were most Of the dead as
they had been instantly killed by the
guns; below the wounded were being
cared for; each medical officer select
ing a convenient place to dress them.
It was impracticable to do more than
apply needed dressing Of most tenn
porary nature, as there were so many
cases needing immediate attention,
and also 1t was not known but that the
Japanese would resume the fight at
any time, as the Russian ship had not
surrendered, when she returned to the
inner harbor.
mo attempt was made to perform
operations, and as soon as dressings
were applied the wounded were put IN
boats and taken to some Of the for
eign ships as the Russian captain IN
tended to leave his ship and sink her.
I offered to send any wounded on
board the U. S. ship Zafiro, which was
in port, as the commanding officer OF
the Vicksburg had directed me to prof
fer her services for the wounded. The
offer was declined by both the captain
and the executive officer, they inform
ing me that there was sufficient room
on the other war ships.
II think the engagement showed that
it will be impossible to attend the
wounded during an engagement be-
tween modern ships, unless the number
of medical attendants is tremendously
increased. With the present allow
ance the wounded would be obliged TO
! take care of themselves until the fight
was over"
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aT writer on India says: THE
snakes that are most worthy OF dread
as inmates of Indian gardens are the
terrible daboias, 'Viperia russelli'
They are truly superb reptiles, for,
while the coloring Of their armor is
relatively quiet, it would be hard to
find any finer harmony than that pre-
sented by it's tints Of ocherous brown,
on which series Of shining black
rings with lighter margins are disposed
in triple rows from the neck to WITHIN
a short distance from the end OF the
tail. Daboias are sluggish and inert,
and often lie coiled up and motionless
on footpaths until they are actually
touched or trodden on by passers-Dy'
when they suddenly unfold like q re-
leased spring armed with terrible teeth.
There is none Of the warning and pre-
paration here that there Is where
cobra is about to strike; no sitting up
and threatening, but an instantaneous
and deadly assault. When they have
laid hold, too, they hang on and worry
in a sickening fashion whilst they
strive to inject as much as possible OF
their tenacious yellow venom"
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pointed everywhere for service.

pointed everywhere lOT SeTNlCc.
Once more, 1t is an undisputed fact
that from the time Of the apostles to
the present day the church has observ-
ed the first day of the week as the
Sabbath. The earliest records show
that the churches even during the life
time of the apostles observed the first
day. There is chain Of history from
the days of the apostles to the present
time and nowhere is there the slight
est evidence to prove that any indi-
vidual or church council decreed that
change. With these facts before US we
are driven to the conclusion that the
change Of day was made by the apos-
ties in compliance with the masters
command. II. ]. MILLS.
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H meetin'?" asked Uncle Ter
UdUs ry the next morning as Al
&HdO bert stood watching him get
ting ready to start on his daily rounds.
Ibid the Widder Leach make ye feel
ye was hopeless sinnerT
ut was an interesting experience"
replied Albert, "and one I shall not
soon forget"
"Oh, It don't do 'em no harm to git
together an pray an sing, an most
likely it divarts their minds from other
troubles; but, in my way O. thinAn',
prayin' is good deal like feller try
in to lift himself by his boot straps.
It encourages him some, but he don't
git much further" Then he added,
"You haven't thought O. no way to git
me out O. my scrape, hev ye?
II have thought good deal about
it." replied Albert, land the best way,
it seems to me, Is for you to 60 to
Frye and tell him you can't afford to
carry the case any further and offer to
pay whatever fee he sees fit to ask.
You can tell him you will give up the
case entirely, and ask him to return
the proofs you want. I may decide to
have detective within hearing, so that
If he refuses you these things we can
use the detective as witness in re-
plevin suit. Most likely he will de-
mand quite sum, but it Is best to
pay it If we can get the proofs. will
advance money enough to cover what
he. is likely to ask What l want you
to do is to wait until he sends for more
money; then come to me at once"
Uncle Terry looked at Albert a mo-
ment and suddenly, grasping his hand,
exclaimed. II can't thank ye 'nough
for yer offer to help me, but I kin say
how sorry l am 1 distrusted ye at fust,
an as long as I've roof to cover my
head ye're sure to find welcome un-
der it an the latchstring allus out"
81 thank you for your kindly words,
Mr.. Terry" responded Albert, land l
am likely to avail myself Of your invi.
tation again before the simmer is over.
l expect my friends back today and
must join them. but assure you l
would much prefer to stay here for
the two weeks l have planned for my
outing"
"Ye won't 60 till see ye again, will
ye?" asked Uncle Terry anXiously.
"No. If the Gypsy shows up today
we will stay in the harbor tonight, and
I should like to have you and Miss
Telly visit her." Then as the old man
pushed off and pulled out Of the cove
with long. slow strokes, Albert watch
ed him with new interest Poor old
fellow" he thought. "He Is honest as
the day Is long and has heart Of gold
beneath his blunt speech. How hard
he has to work for what he gets, and
what a vile thing in Frye to rob him
sow When the old man was out OF
sight Albert strolled over to the VII
lage. On the outer side Of the harbor
and opposite where the houses were he
came to some long rows Of slat beaches,
md busy at work spreading split fish
upon them was the old lady who had
thanked the Lord so fervently at the
prayer meeting.
For an hour he strolled around the
harbor watching the men at work on
boats or fishing gear and SHINING
the salt sea odor Of the ocean breeze,
and then returned to the point
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Olas Frye'S nature was MS
Nd absolute belief in his own
(SEzsYy shrewdness. "They can't get
the best of me-" he would say to him
self when he had won an unusually
knotty case. He knew he was both
hated and feared by his fellow men,
bers of the bar. Being hated he didn't
mind, and being feared fiattered his
vanity to an intense degree. When
Uncle Terry put himself in his power
and. like good natured old sheep,
stood to be sheared. Frye only laughed
Mt his clients stupidity and set out to
continue the robbery as long as possi-
BILE. Messrs. Thygeson & Co. of Stock
holm, who had first employed him to
hunt up an heir to the estate Of old
Eric Peterson. whose son NeilS and his
young wife had been lost on the coast
Of Maine, Jared no better. To them he
only stated that he had found several
promising clews and was following
them US rapidly as possible. but it all
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sH When a man Is ashamed of his re-
ligion he Is generally justified IN the
feeling.
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CHAPTER XVII.

LANCH MASON, Franks
younger sister, was his good
friend and sympathizer and
In all the family discussions
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-01-02
La traididn seguiN6
.pof los h0les:'sIeW

Ciertas personals que nc quIelel 'On1n
brar, han lanzado la idea de qustiu, 81 !
l. haga ninsun recibimisuto al 40 N
Mun0z Rivera. pa
Este proceder por parte de esd g
hombres desdlce mucho. pues unOs niEl
b IN sabldo sOstenerse en- sus puestOs due
honor otros no han sabido dstingdiI y
por sus actos politicos al senior Munoida
Rivera. 10
Esta es la obra del dess 3cho; estse
es la obra della envidia; dicen que no de III
bsmos IT d recibir al senior Munoz, puesN
seria tai acto humiliation Y vejamen.lt
7 20 digO muy alto q los firmantes dee
la manci0nada hos. No o.
Pues ell senor Munoz Rivera desdea
sus primerOs amos SO dedlc0 con una
perseverance, laudable al estudio, lar
controversial flos0fca. La delicada tao
rea de la propaganda liberal en- desiguals
b2tsl.d con sus recursOs, Y teniendO a
su frente Ell sspeetrO dc La adversidad
No SO le Eio vaclar nj desmay0 un solo
instafite llevando el ga,lardo apostol de
las Ideas redentofas, III pOderOso escu
do: su Vountad; y guardad0 un tesoro de
abnegac1ol Ell la cOnciencia. YO creO
que nadie SO atreyera mirar con des
Geo d esa naturaleza superior que en-
iucha con sus inexora blS destinos apa.
rece ante la multitud como agarrOtada
pOr la desgracla Sc necesita tener IN
empedernidO coraz0n, ser un fariseO en- la
acepcion rigurosa del vocablo, para mi
rar con indiferencia sin asombro
ese Cristo de tod4s las epocas que sube
al G0gOta de la POsteridad con una au
reOla de N rtires en la radiOsa frente
Munoz Rivera es el tipo de 10 que
persevera, de 10 que SO levanta sobre la
escoria d9 la vida, de 10 que surge sin
que hayan Obstaculos que puedan resis
tirseles; espiritu de una gsneracion 70
gosa Ii qus representa- con vigor, con
altivez COO sprendimiento.
Munoz Rivera es inconoclasta para
los errores, creyente dc dulces clarivi.
dencias, cuandO SO postra ante los ve
nerados idJlOs de su pensamientO. la
verdad, Ell honor y la jlsticia No tiene
egoismo en- materia de convlcciones
es un Saint Just, pertenece,a a la famlia
ilustre de los insospechables. Rune
su ex jerada honradez politca una sen
slbilidad moral de todo punto invxpug
nabe; sensitlya para I'll infortunlO aJeno
que le IA cOnmovi le coamusve
Slunoz Rivera es ell ap6stol sin fa
naismo, Jefe de su partido sin ambicio
aes. Patricia sid manchas, fsteral sin
acomodanIisnA As, pues 81
IA al l0S acam ad m ion,o,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-01-02

Locos y locas habran danzado
ayer-dfa de Ano nuevo-en ell
Manicomio de San Juan, tOmandO
parte en- un festival abracadabran-
to, dispuestn cor el director de
aquel ASH tor Goenaga.
81 noe IS trascOrdadOs, al
comenzar el fenecido de 1903
hubo ALI OF r6e parecida.
Z buent A4o esos seres in
felices-quiz Ia infelices CO.
mo parece VI pone-se les pro-
porcione dev cuandO hOras
de esparcimiei solaz, que tenn
p1en, mediante fujo de la md
sica y I'll ejercic eograico, sus
nervios encalab 9s, en- tension
tirant1sima y do
r Una ducha q va fr1a, cor
venien temente b refrigera,
fortifica Y entOna NrganismO;
una ducha de notas ,ales, har-
1ir-aniosas, acompas hace en-
Craf en- ca ia las 1aciOnes
que oesvsr1an, dulci $ carac-
Uoros mas lhs sscibleB g. 1Om0n.
10 dado y es uuvia schora
que ca0 sObre~la oIma IS, So
ore las almas tenebro<. y sir
We a manefa Gle Dalsam con
suelO.
Honda y enternecedo oi-
seracion deben merecern,
res que viven como soma
an nT1ianAs solo aYista al i,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-01-02
A DIESTRO Y SINIESTR0

te, con amino y proposito de rom
per Ianzas en- bien y en- defensa de
los grandes Ideales y deSfacer en-
tuertos rescatar pueblOs eSclavos
liherar conciencias sometidas al
err al fanatismo? iQul6n, en-
casos tales, al considerar y medlr
la magnitud del intentC y la pc
quenez, la insignificancia y la
inutilidad del esfuerzo aislado no
ha sufrido las torturas de la des-
esperaci cion rayana en- La demencia!
iQnien, alguna vez, como Ham
let no ha sentido on su pecho los
torcedores de la duda. y, frent0 al
oceano con su eterno monologo de
olas. 8 al contemplar los espacios es-
trellados.. con su titilar eterno de
luces, no ha querido, en- balde, Pc
netrar el misterio de la vida y ell
misterio de la muerte; Ell pavorosO
proble'la del ser 6 del no ser!
5Qui6n, como Fausto, no ha
aspirado alguna vez, a Ia compile
ta domination del mundO, y de
sus secretos y arcanos, en- medic
| de una juventud inmarcesible, apu-
rando,. al par, todos los goces, to
dos los placeres, intelectuales 6 fl
sicos, siendo reQueridor de amores,
sabio, poeta, rico, poderoso, feliz,
reasumiendO en- 81 tOdas las result