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more to cry. I was very lonely, and
ne was going away. Romance was
going out of my life
He added unsteady, you even do
not understand. There is someone else
who speaks for you to me, always
someone else. But one day you will.
l shall come back for you-one day."
He looked at ME and smiled. 1t stirred
unknown depths of emotion In me. /
would have gone with him then had he
asked me. "One day." he repeated,
with an extraordinary cadence of tone.
his hand was grasping mine; 1t
thrilled me like womah's; he stood
shaking it very gently.
"One day." he said, IT shall repay
what l owe you. I wished you with
me. because l go into some danger. /
YER"
He leaned over and kissed me light
ly on the cheek then climbed away.
L felt that the light of Romance was
going out of my life. AS he reached
the top Of the ladder, somebody be-
gan to call harshly, startlingly. I
heard my own name, and the words,
mann We were speerin' AFTER
The light was obscured, the voice
began clamoring inSiStently.
Mr.. Kemp, Mr.. Kemp. moo. Here's
the MAIN We were speerin' after.
Here's Macdonald"
Macdonald's enormous body was en-
veloped rather than clothed in a great
volume of ill-fitting white stuff; he
held in his hand great umbrella with
a vivid green lining. His face was
pale, and had the leaden transparency
of boiled artichoke; 1t was fringed
by red beard streaked with gray, as
brown ffoOdwater is with foam. He
made motion with one Of his f1abby
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CHAPTER v.

A great hustle of shore-going. of
leaVe-taking had sprung up all over
the ship. Carlos and Castro entered
our cabin with a tall, immobiIe, gold
specialized Spaniard, dressed all in
white, and with a certain air of no.
ticing and attentive Difference. 1t was
Senior Ramon
with a certain courtesy, touched with
indifference, Carlos made him acquaint-
ed with me. Ramon turned his search
Ing, quietly analytic gaze upon me.
But is the cabaIlero going over.
too?" he asked.
Carlos said, mo, think not now"
And at that moment the second mate.
shouldering his way through a white
clothed crowd of shore people, made I'D
behind Signor Ramon. He held a letter
in his hand.
81 am going over" he said, in his
high nasal voice, and with a certain
ferocity.
Ramon looked around apprehensive-
ly.
Carlos said, 1.-THE senior. nv cousin.
wishes for q Mr. Macdonald. You know
him, senor?"
Ramon made dry gesture of perfect
acquaintance. IT think l have seen him
just now" he said. 81 will make in
quiries"
All three of them had followed him
and became lost in the crowd.
A couple of men began to talk loud
ly every word coming plainly to nv
ears. One of them, new from home, was
asking questions. Another answered:
"Oh, l lost half seroon the last
voyage-the old thing"
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to an honest vote in Colorado today, i
think that the men would want Mormon
ism in this. very state You can't tell
me; know men too we'll.
Mrs. Sanderson relates that her hus-
band gave four other living women his
name without securing burial permits or
DEGREES of divorce from any Of them.
After biding his time In the state peni-
Tertiary for two years he was released.
No sooner had the doors opened for him
than he was chased cross country by
five women, who demanded that he sup
port them. He is said to have married a
sixth woman in Michigan.
The term of imprisonment for con-
viction here is said to be the lowest Of
any state in the Union. Most of. the
states imprison their bigamists from five
to ten years.
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Haven't they routed out the scoun-
drels YETI" the other asked.
The first man lowered his voice. 1
caught only that "the admiral was an
old fool-no good for this job. He's
found out the name of the place the
pirates come from--Rio. Medic, That's
the place, only he can't get in at it with
his hree-deckers. You saw his flag
ship?"
Rio Medic was the name Of the town
to which Carlos was going-Which his
uncle owned. They moved away from
above.
What was to believe? What could
this mean? But the second mates,
'Scoot, young man." seemed to come
to my ears like blast of trumpet.
/ became suddenly intensely anxious
to find Macdonald-to see no more of
Carlos.
From above came suddenly gruff
voice in Spanish. 'Senor, it would be
a great folly"
Tomas Castro was descending the
ladder gingerly. He was coming to
fetch his bundle.
IT want him very much" Carlos
said. Il like him. He would be of
help to u.s."
TITS as your worship Wills" Castro
said gruff1y. They were both at the
OOllOIH Oh The IdQOeT. But an Eng
lishman there would work great mis-
chief. And this youth"
Il will take him, Tomas" Carlos
said, laying a hand on his arm.
Those others will think he is spy.
I know them" Castro muttered. "They
will hang him, or work some devils
mischief. You do not know that Irish
judge"
came suddenly forward. 81 will
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not go with you," l said, before had
reached them even.
Castro started back as if he had
been stung, and caught at the wooden
hand that sheathed his steel blade.
Castro WRithed his whole body, and
l stepped backwards. Il know what
Rio Medic isl / said, not very loudly.
1t is a nest of pirates"
Castro crept towards me again on
the points of his toes. "Senor Don
Juan Kemp, chief of the devil" he
Kissed, looking very much frightened,
you must die!"
Carlos gripped his hand around Cas-
tro's steel. He began to whisper in
the others hairy ear. I caught:
you are a fool. He will not make
us to be noiested, he is my kinsman."
Castro made a reluctant gesture to-
wards chest that lay between us.
I'VE could cram him into that" he
said.
"Oh, bloodthirsty fool" Carlos an
swered, recovering his breath; ''is it
always necessary to wash your hands
in blood? Are we not in enough dan
ger? Up-up! Go see if. the boat is
yet there. We must go quickly; up
up" He waved his hand towards
the scuttle.
But STILL" Castro said. He was re-
luctantiy fitting his wooden hand upon
low glare into my eyes, and stopped to
pick up his ragged cloak.
"Up-mounti" Carlos commanded.
Castro muttered, "Vamos," and be-
gan clumsily to climb the ladder like
a bale of rags being hauled from above.
Carlos placed his foot on the steps, pre-
pairing to follow him. He turned his
head around towards me, his hand ey-
tended, smile upon his lips.
Juan" he said, '1et us not quarrel.
You are very young; you cannot I'M
derstand these things; you cannot
weigh them; you have a foolish idea
In your head / wished you to come
with us because love you, Juan Do
you think wish you evil? You are
true and brave, and our families are
united" He sighed suddenly.
II do not want to quarrel!" / said.
II don't"
/ did not want to quarrel; wanted
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ing square. ridden furiously up to the
steps of the arcade. The rider was
talking to both of them with ex-
aggerated gestures of his arms. He
had ridden off, squirting, and the ed
itor, little, gleaming-eyed hunchback,
had remained in the sunshine, talking
excitedly to Ramon.
/ knew him well, an amusing, queer,
warped Satanic member of society,
who was sort of nephew to the Mac
donalds, and hand in glove with all the
Scotch Separationists of the island.
He had started an extraordinary,
scandalous paper that, to avoid Sc
questration, changed it's name and Of
fees every few issues, and was said
by Loyalists like the Topnambos, to
have an extremely bad influence.
The horseman had brought news
that the boats of Rowley's squadron
had been beaten off with great loss,
in their attack on Rio Medic.
Already there was a panic on the
island. / could see men coming to-
gether in little knots, talking eagerly.
l walked across the Kings square, and
the stage driving up just then, / went
to the office, and got my correspon-
dence.
read it in little house of call, in
a little whitewaShed room that con-
tanned cardboard cat labeled 1.-The
Best for sole ornament. Four swar-
thy fellows, Mexican patriots, were
talking noisily about their war of in
dependence and the exploits of Gen.
TrapelasciS, who had been defeating
the Spanish troops over there. 1t was
almost impossible to connect them with
a world that included Veronica's deli
cate handwriting with the pencil lines
erased at the base of each line of ink.
They seemed to be infinitely more real
Even Veronica's interest in me seemed
little strange; her desire for my re-
turn irritated me.
1t was as if she had asked me to re-
turn to a state of bondage, after hav-
ing found myself. Thinking of it made
me suddenly aware that I had become
man. with mans aims, and a dis
illusioned view of life. 1t suddenly ap-
peared very wonderful that l could sit
calmly there, surveying, for instance,
those sinister fellows. with daggers, as
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PART SECOND.
The Girl With the Lizard.
CHAPTER /.

Rio Medio2" Senior Ramon said to
me nearly two years afterward. 1.-THE
caballero is pleased to give me credit
for a very great knowledge. What
should l know of that town? There
are, doubtless, good men there and very
wicked, asrin other towns. Who knows
Your worship must ask the boats
crews that the admiral has sent
to burn the town. They will be back
very soon now"
| had come down from Horton Pen
to Spanish Town. expecting q letter
from Veronica and, the stage not be-
ing in, had dropped in to chat with
Ramon. 1t was just at the time when
Admiral Rowley was understood to be
going to make an energetic attempt
upon the pirates who still infested the
Gulf of Mexico, and nearly ruined the
Jamaica trade of those days.
But it is very certain" he went ON,
that if your government had not
recognized the belligerent rights of
the rebellious colony of Mexico, there
would be now no letters of marque,
no accursed Mexican privateers, every
ship that traverses the Florida passage
would not be looted by Ell Demonio,
and and every one else in the island
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should not now be losing thousands
or dollars every year."
That was the eternal grievance Of
every Spaniard in the standard Of
not few of the English ana Scotch
planters. Spain was still in the throes
of losing the Mexican colonies when
Great Britain had acknowledged the
existence of a state of war and a
Mexican government. Mexican let
tiers of marque had Immediately filled
the gulf. No kind of shipping was
safe from them, and Spain was quite
honestly powerless to prevent their
swarming on the coast Of Cuba-the
Ever Faithful Island itself.
What can Spain do" said Ramon
bitterly, when even your Admiral
Rowley, with his great ships, cannot
rid the sea of them" He lowered his
voice. Il tell you, young senior, that
England will lose this island Of ia
maica over this business. You your
self are a Separationist. are you not?
No? You live with Separa-
tionists. How could / tell? Many peo-
pie say you are"
His words gave me a distinctly dis
agreeable sensation. I hadn't any idea
of being a Separationist; I was loyal
enough. But / understood suddenly,
and for the first time. how very much
like one might look.
L cared ABOUT
party was looking out for a romance
but was inclined a little to the Sep
arationiSts, because Macdonald. with
whom l lived for two years at Horton
Pen. was himself a SeparationiSt, in q
cool Scotch sort of way.
I used to buy island produce through
Ramon, ship it to New Orleans, have it
sold, and reimport parcels of motions"
making double profit. He was al
ways ready to help me, and as ready
to talk, saying that he had an immense
respect for, my relations, the Riegos.
That was how, at the end of my Sec
ond year in the island, I had come to
talking of him. The stage should
have brought a letter from Veronica,
who was to have presented Rooksby
with son and heir, but 1t was UNI
accountably late. / had been twice
to the coach office. and was making
my way desultorily back to Ramon's.
He was talking to the editor OF the
Buckatoro Journal-the man from
next door-and to another who had,
whilst walked lazily across the blaz-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
WOMEN COMBINE FOR
LAWS AGAINST BIGAMY
Declare Penalty for the offense Is Too
Light in Colorado.

DENVER, Col, April Am Anti
Bigamist association for the purpose of
securing legislation to adequately pre-
vent the practice of polygamy has been
formed by Colorado women, and a delega-
ton from that body has called upon the
governor to obtain his signature to a
petition. Under the existing laws the
extreme sentence for bigamist is two
years and the minimum one day.
Mrs. Eliza Sanderson, of Pueblo, head
ed the committee that visited the capitol.
Owing to rush of business they were not
admitted to the presence of the chief ex
ecutive, but they will call upon him again.
'FThe legislature of this state has al
ways been lenient with bigamists,' said
Mrs. Sanderson. Men always will be
more less easy on such offenders. If left
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Oriental Advancement.

'Tis not so very long ago
That old Japan. now grown so shrewd,
Was counted rather dull and slow,
With manners quaint though never
rude.
The gentle Japs had never used
A Calling gun to raise a row
With martial ardor all enthused-
But they, alas, are learning how.
No doubt all things to them Will come
That come to countries civilized;
Like cigarettes and chewing gum
And patent foods well advertised
They say that harsh profanity
Is to the JapS unknown just now.
He cannot swear; it's sad to see
This prospect of his learning how
Washington Star.
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W. HEN Big John was drunk he
wore five scalps dangling from
his neck-and three were the
scalps of young girls. Then Big John
was avoided, even feared, by the white
settlers at the villages of Mendoza and
st. Paul half a century ago.
When Big John was sober he grunt-
ed and smiled pleasantly as he begged
at every log cabin for food, and espe-
cially for sugar or moIasses. His smile
grew broader as he requested in a
whisper: ME little scoot- ia wa -boo!"
(whisky). Then Big John wore no
scalps around his neck; then he never
talked Of killing; then he disappeared
mysteriously whenever he caught sight,
in, the distance, of any strange Indian
wearing an Ojibway headdress. The
five scalps had been slashed from the
heads of an Ojibway family. The muir
derer might Sc recognized-welI, that
was why Big John had become an
early resident of st. Paul.
Whether he was a Sioux or Chip
pewa no one seemed to know, but 1t is
thought he was the former. For some
crime or other offense against Indian
etiquette he had left, or been driven
out, and in Little Crows band he met
some as great scoundrels as himself.
1t Is certain that in 1850, when Gov.
Ramsey called the Sioux and Chippe-
was together in council at Fort Smell
ling, Big John was there with the
ChippewaS and did all he could to get
Hole-ln- the-Day to risk a fight against
the Sioux, and necessarily the whites
also. This was his first appearance at
st. Paul. He hung around the Fort
and in the nejghborhood for years, and
in the early sixties we find him with
Little Crows band on the river bot
toms.
War had drained this city and coun-
try of men. Those who had not gone
South to fight for the Union were out
to the North and West after the In
dians, and such a being as a man was
indeed noted sight in those days. If
one was seen he was adjudged either
a coward or a cOnsumptive.
Intimidated White Women.
Little Crows band knew this well
and were not slow to take advantage
of all opportunities to secure tobacco
or rum from the white women, who,
rather than have trouble with them,
gave them what they asked This
made the savages worse, and they
oftentimes used threats and made
themselves otherwise disagreeable when
refused.
And the worst of them was Big John.
Many of his associates had gone to
join the hostiles on the prairies. He
stayed. He did not want to fight He
might kill woman or a child, or per-
haps man. if he could sneak up to
him and treacherously murder him,
but he did not care to risk his hide
in fair fight. He must have rum
and tobacco, or he would become ugly,
shake his tomahawk or knife at the
timid women and threaten murder or
burning the house or barns. He found
this a lucrative and easy way of get
ting a living, and. of course, got very
bold and VenturesOme.
His general plan was to sneak up to
house in the early morning. Then he
would suddenly appear at a window
and look in. This would brighten the
children, and the mother would give
him money or whatever she could to
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go away. Then he would visit trader,
get rum and lie around drunk for sew
eral days. After his debauch he would
sally out once more.
One morning he was out earlier than
usual. He went to a settlers home
which stood where the Rosen tannery
is now. He found the door open ana
the lady Of the house, who is still living
In ST. Paul, out in the back yard, look
ing after the chickens.
Big John, with his moccasined feet,
stole noiselessly in and ensconsed HIM
self like craven image on the bed.
She was frightened when she entered
the house. He rose and shut the door
ana took chair in front Of it.
Asked for Rum.
How coolerl Rum ?" he said with a
savage questioning growI
Inc little woman was made Of that
STUFF that conquered both savages and
rebels, and, putting on bold front,
said
I've no rum or money! Here is
some bread and meat" and she gave
him the children's breakfast
He ate the meat and threw the bread
to the dog.
''Tobaek?" he growled.
NO tobacco" she replied, and shook
her head, keeping up as brave an ap-
pearance as possible.
He saw she was nervy and decided
to try another tack He put his hand
slowly under his blanket. She thought
her time had come. He is getting his
knife" she thought He will kill me
and then the children in their beds up
stairs!" Would he dare kin her right
here in the heart Of the settlement"
was a second thought.
He pulled out, instead OF knife, a
of . -
the government supply given the In
dams, and which he had no doubt
stolen at the village from some Of the
squaws He wanted to sell it,
Threatened to Kill Her.
She had neither money, rum nor
tobacco.
Then he drew his knife. me kill
Scalp!" he said, threateningly.
He then knelt on one knee on the
floor and went through the pantomime
of scalping an imaginary foe. He was
working himself up to a fine frenzy.
He circled the knife over her head
several times. She knew she had to
die. And then after her the children.
She could see their reeking heads.
the golden curls of Willie torn away.
She could picture her husbands re-
turn from the South-wife and children
slain. oh, how she prayed
Just then the door flew open. A big
burly soldier, her brother n-law, from
the fort dashed in.
you here!" he fairly screamed, and
before the Indian knew where he was
the soldier had a half-Nelson clutch
on him, pitched him out the door and
was lifting him down river at lively
gait with a pair of No. 10 cavalry
boots, Big John making for Crow vii
lage as fast as possible, his blanket
streaming out behind him like the fan
of windmill. He never let up till he
! reached the cabins.
The soldier had just got down from
Fort Abercrombie and thought he
would call on his er-in-law. His
visit undoubtedly saved her life, and
put Big John out of business. -
A year or so after he joined the
hostiles around Abercrombie, was taken
and hanged, fitting death for the
meanest and worst Indian that ever
pestered st. Paul. Alex Heron.
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white hands. I understood it to mean
that I was to follow him aft.
In the pushing and hurrying I came
upon a little clear space beside a pile
Of boxes. STOPPING over them was
the angular form of Nichols, the sec
ond mate. He looked up at me, screw
ing his yellow eyes together.
Going ashore?" he asked, "1ong Of
that Putting Billy?"
What business is that Of yours %
mumbled sulkily.
Sudden and intense threatening
came into his yellow eyes:
Don't you ever come to-you know
where" he said. 'I don't want no spies
on what I do. There's man there'll
crack your little backbone if he catches
you. Don't yeh come now. Never"
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If they were, nothing at all. When I
had been at home the matter would
tons, as many as if had seen an ele-
plant in a travelling show. AS for 60
ing back to my old life, it didn't seem
to be possible.
ITO be continuedO
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ny JOSEPH CONRAD

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and regarded him with naughty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-03
Fraud Order Reveals Bank Connection.

A dispatch from New York says: By
fraud order issued by the United States
postal authorities a connection has been
established. it is thought, between David
Rothschild and the Federal Bank and AL
fred R. Goslin and A. II. Millman & Co. of
this city.
The postal authorities after investigation
held up the mail of A. H. Millman & Co,
doing business under a number of adver-
tised firm names
By this seizure, according to report, a
nest of companies conducted by one man,
and promising from II to 40 per cent a
month profit to investors, has been handi-
capped, for time at least. Not the least
conspicuous thing about its advertising
was the announcement that it's reference
was that well-known financial institution,
the Federal Bank.
In the literature found by the post office
inspectors, and now in the possession of
the authorities, IL stated that the
firm had great advantage over all other
brokers lin that our facilities are unsur-
passed by any other house. We have d.
rect wires to the different exchanges and
place orders where the best market prices
can be obtained"
From the reports sent to the Postmaster
General in Washington it appears that he
said he came from Canton, Ohio, two years
ago and went to Chicago. Asked If he had
any speculative experience, he answered
that he had traded with Finley, BarreIl q
Coz of Chicago. although not under his own
name. This is the firm through which in
1902. Alfred r. Goslin got rid of some of
the shares of the New York Electric Brake
and Coupler Company by sending an ennis
sary to the brokerage firm TO buy stock
The recommendation In the report was
that the mail be stopped because the oper-
ations were suspicioQsly like those of ge1-
rfch-quick firms, which had been discs-
trous to the public. According to local
ceiVing an average of twenty letters a
day. He does not accept less than $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-03
Sage May Move to Escape Tax.

dispatch from New York says: Rus
sell Sage's physician, DR.. John P. Mum,
visited the tax office and told Commissioner
O'Donnel that unless Mr.. Sage's 50, 600, 900
personal assessment was materially re-
duced Mr.. Sage probably would move out of
town.
Mr.. O'Donnel said: IT don't see any good
reason for reducing the tax. He paid on
the same amount last year, and under the
law, the time having expired, he will have
to pay on the 100000 this year."
Mr.. Sage has summer home at Law
renee, Just over the city line, In Queens.
1t is understood that If he decides to be-
come nonresident he will avail himself
of this. Mr.. Sage's personal tax this wear
will amount to more than $4,000