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scarcely had they eaten the excellent ragout, which
old Borigot served with his hands, than she
asked question of which she instantly repented,
the silence fell and the laughter ceased.
where is Pierre Audran? Why did you not
ask him." she exclaimed suddenly turning to her
brother for an answer
Armand however, began to pull at his long
tache, and his manner told the plain truth unms-
takaby.
1T is the Chateau Delacroix again." he said
evasvely. I'VE shall have to burn that place
down. They say that there always has been
curse upon the house since the valet FORCES muir
dered Gaspard Rennes in the garden. If l were
superstitious, l would believe the mischief. Our
tell stories of the place which freeze your very
blood. Poor Audran he only twenty-one too.
There not Drawer in the army"
Mademoise1le Dolores shuddered he spoke;
but young officer of chasseurs, who happened to
be passing the table at the moment, caught the
words Chateau Delacroix," and instantly chimed
in with his word:
1--WE have to drive sentries there at the point of
the bayonet,'' he said. Il don't think it is the
Prussians they fear The odd thing about it is
that many of the bodies have not scratch upon
them, and they Prussians well as Frenchmen.
think Trochu should have the place burned
out. It's like pest-house between the lines.
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the riddle we shall be much obliged to you"
"Oh, l have theory" said Orlopp dryly-
fire is the obvious remedy. Burn down the
chateau by all means and let the ashes speak,
THE General has been asked to do so, but he
always has refused" Armand said-''he seems to
think that it will base for the next sorte
the wonderful sortie which is to bring us in touch
with the army from Orleans" he added almost
pathetically.
That will be after the peace" Or1opp retorted;
but | confess that your chateau interests me-
he went on. Did you say that it lies the
Marne?"
Gross the Pont de Joinville, or what is left of
it, and follow the high road to Champigny' the
chasseur replied =" If the Prussians do not shoot
you you will find the house the crest of the hill
The betower is. standing still, although some two
three hundred shells have been fired at it. |
wish you luck of the journey, monsieur
He passed on to his table with laugh Death
too familiar thing in Paris then that men
should brood long upon it.
Dolores alone continued to speak of poor Audran
and his fate. :" He has not missed Armands
birthday dinner since they children together"
she said Il wonder that General Ordo did not
choose another man.
A question of luck" Armand rejoined, and
after all it is only tale. For my part, do not
ha1ia1 I,f,
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Edmund Orlopp
had listened with
some amazemert to
their talk, for the
story of the Chateau
Delacroix was new
to him. When the
chasseur had spoken
he asked a question:
do you say that
Prussians also are
found shot in the
house?" he said to
him.
Il say they are
found dead, mon
sieur, and no mark
or sign to say how
they died"
Then you believe
that they died of
fright?
Il believe moth
ing. Here is a house
between the lines,
shelled until it is
like a sieve. The
men from both of
the armies go to rifle
us cellars. lney are
found dead without
a mark upon them,
or if they are in
jured their wounds
are horrible. What
do you make of it,
if it is not fright
and something worth
being frightened of?
If you can read us
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ola not lack, lot naQ not
honest Maitre Borigot, discovered sheep,
other discovered a coin in an hour of bitter
need2 and not his patrons invited to partake
of it? though had said Here is the
brosa of the gods
A bitter night of anuary, with city in darkness,
and the thunder of guns for her music and the dead
and dying in the houses, in the churches, on the
streets of that Latin Quarter where the greater ter
rors of the bombardment were suffered Wonder,
far away beyond the ramparts lay the bivouac fires
of the Prussians and the death-dealing cannon the
hosts which Mo1tke commanded, and the terrible
Bismarck to complain of mercy. Within the cafe
little was heard of them. Men spoke of common
affairs, of the petty events of the day-sometimes
of story which froze ones blood provoked
laughter the mood might be- When a
rades name was uttered and he did not answer, a
hush fell until some topic swept aside the memoryi
and the interest of the living thrust down regret
for the dead.
Edmund Orlopp had gone to the Cafe de C1uny
at the invitation of Armand Morizon and his sister
Dolores. This Armands fete day, and he had
heard of Maitre Borigot's mutton Il am sick of
rat " he had said and 1 hunger after the heshpots
Let us forget that we have suffered, and try to be-
heve that it is the old Paris again" The others
echoed his words but they carried little real gaiey
to the feast The shadow of the end lay upon them;
the ghosts of Yesterday with them as they ate
Where Felix Berg, the merry Lieutenant Of
Mobots, who more than forty-eight hours ago
had occupied that little table by the figure of the
dancing faun in the window? His friends shrugged
their shoulders and lifted glass in silent homage
Felix Berg lay beneath the SHOWS on the slopes of
Mont Valeren. What of Horace Fragonard the
sculptor, who had preached such a heroic gospel
of patriotism whenever his voice raised at the
Cafe Cluny? The heights by Champigny had writ
ten the last page of that brave story. And Dorien
Bramante and Desjardins, had not the woods be-
yond the Marine echoed the last words of these brave
fellows to whom life had meant so much in the
Paris of old time? Rarely could one visit Maftre
Borigot's house at this time and hear witness to
desolation and mourning. Men and women too
met as for roll-call to which some beloved voice
must fail to answer "AdSun
Except for the fact that the excellent Borigot
had discovered a sheep Tor stolen it. as the wits
among his guests suggested, this night of young
Armand Morizon's fete differed little from other
nights when the sad stories had been told Try as
men would to avoid the melancholy subject, it was
impossible to look round the cafe and keep back
the questions Mademoselle Dolores herself quick
IN sympathy and gentle in sorrow, struggled hero
ically with her resolution for little while; but
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" The wisest thing
to believe, " said Ed
mund Orlopp; and
then he insisted that
they should speak of
other things; and for
a diversion began to
tell them a dolefu1
story of the Theatre
Antoine, where the
mob raided the stage
while an imaginary
banquet was being
devoured by the act
ors, and nearly
wrecked the house
when it discovered
that the bread was
made of paper and
the meat of wood.
In the midst of
the history an order
1y officer arrived
from the outposts
with an urgent mes
sage to Armand from
General Ordo.
Il shall write to
the General myself, -
Dolores exclaimed al
most reproachfully.
But Armand twist
ed up the paper and
did not make any
reply. 1t is only a
tale, only a tale"
he was saying to
himself; for the Cen
erals order COM
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CHAPTER xIv.-tCoNrIxuED,l

| AlN.--tAONliNlEDsl
The slips of paper were certificates
one of the marriage OF Julian Lorraine
and Margaret, the other Of the birth Of
Viola.
Now knew ALL rested still and
pictured my poor girls unspeakable
horror when she read that fatal letter
and learned that her husband was her
fathers son by what she supposed was
former wife. l seemed to see her
struck down in the first flush Of the
welded happiness, even as | had been
struck down. ] seemed to enter into
her thoughts. to feel that it was impos-
sible she could meet me again. ] could
hear her agonized entreaties 10 Grant
to bear her away and hide her from
me. | could understand now why she
took no steps to clear her name in my
eyes. How she even wished me to
think her perjured and faithless, so
long as the secret could be kept from
me-so long as | did not suffer as she
suffered. Yes! | could understand
what. rightly or wrongly, she and
Grant had striven to do for my sake!
On what chance life turnsl Why
had | never told Viola the story of my
birth and strange adoption? Why had
! never told Grant? 1t would have
cleared matters in a second.
Strange to say, it had never occurred
to me to mention it to either of them.
After / had succeeded to my reputed
fathers wealth my position was so as
sured-it seemed to me so natural to
be thought and called the dead mans
in sober truth my real origin
had all but faded from my mind. For
years had scarcely given it a thought
But ! ground my teeth now as ! re-
fiected how a simple chance might
have made me speak, and so saved my
wife and myself from more than two
years of misery
Then the idea came to me that every
moment which elapsed before Viola
learned the news was one of sorrow to
her. / sprang to my feet and went in
search of Grant.
Good fellow found he had already
backed his portmanteau and was busily |
Engaged on mine
IF you make haste we shall just
'atch the Southampton train" he said.
thanked him by a look. I tossed !
hings into my portmanteau higgledy-
'iggledy, and in three minutes we were
m our way ba@ to France.
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read it in Mr.. Monks Office while She
was waiting for you, and while was
talking to Mr. Monk. When you read
it picture her feelings, and you will
understand everything"
Grant turned away and left me alone
with the letters.
Which should l open first? Violas
of course. Sad though II might be. il
would contain some word Of love which
would be precious to me- | kissed /.
and tore it open. Here it is:
Dearest: You will read this. know
ing all Had we not met-had you
even believed me faithless to you, |
could have carried the dreadful secret
to the grave, and you at least might
one day have found yourself happy
again. You have forced the truth
from me, and the truth shows you that
this letter is an eternal farewell. AT
times, ] thought, when years and years
have passed, we might meet again.
Dearest, it can never be- Even that
hope is denied us. Julian. fate has
been cruel, and seems crueler now
that you must share the sorrow and
the shame. Farewell"
l laid the letter on the table and
opened the second packet Another
letter ir woman's writing; also two
long. narrow strips of paper. l read
the letter:
My Daughter: If I am dead, this
will be given you on your twenty-frss
birthday. The name under which
pass is not my own. / am the wife
you are the daughter-of Julian Lo-
raine. of Herstal Abbey. Somersetshire.
How he treated me, why left him. are
matters upon which need not speak.
He was fiend in human shape. | SHALL
never see him again. He does not
know whether | am alive or dead /
tell you this, not that you may seek
him and claim the rights of daugh-
ter, but that you may shun and avoid
any one bearing his wicked name. He
is rich, but riches do not bring happi-
ness. Live your own sweet life, marry
a good, honest man, and let your tsue
name. or the relationship you bear to
the man who so cruelty wronged me.
never pass your lips. If ever you feel
tempted to 90 to this man and say, ]
am your daughter think Of me and
the years Of suffering he has caused
me. Let him die without knowing he
has child so fair and loving as your
self. Your affectionate mother.
MARGARET Lorraine"
CONCLUDED ~ our NExr
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Bows GOODNESS Saved Him,

AT Rothesay, England. last year, a
boat full of people upset at some dis
tance from the shore. One of the oc-
cupants was boy some z or years
old, who had had a few swimming
lessons, and remembered that his
master had told him in case of emer-
gency to lie fiat upon his back in the
wateTs This precept he coolly carried
out; two little girls held on to his
legs and a smaller boy rested his head
on the plucky youngsters chest.
In this way all four fioated until
help arrived. This must have been
quite five minutes, for the men who
came to the rescue had to row nearly
mile. What makes the coolness Of
this small boy the more remarkable
is that a grown man and two young
women who were in the boat failed
to keep their heads, and consequently
were drowned.
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Tortoise as Weather Prophet.

A tortise is an excellent weather
prophet. though the fact is known to
comparatively few people. Tortoise
farmers on the African coast notice
that, even twenty-four hours before
rain falls. these curious animals pre-
pare for it by seeking the convinient
shelter of overhanging rocks. 1t may
be a bright. clear, sunshiny morning.
but the farmers believe implicitly in
the tactics Of the tortoise, who is
never mistaken, for the downpour is
certain to come within the time stat
ed.
This curious premonition of the .ap-
proach of rain IS shared by many
other animals and birds, and may be
explained partially by the fact that,
while rain is forming. the atmosphere
is increasing in Weight; but there may
also be some need OF moisture which
makes them aware of its approach, or
some habits Of life which make them
thus sensitive.
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hours the quay at Southampton, | had
the satisfaction of being SO many miles
nearer to Viola.
Shall ever forget that crossing! The
night was fair No thought OF sleep
came to me- | sat on deck all night.
gazing out over the sea- looking out
for the two great lights on Cape de
la Heye; listening to the steady, mo-
notonous thump, thump. thump of the
engines, and knowing that every revo-
luton of the paddle-wheels was bear
ing me nearer to Viola: or / leaned
over the side Of the boat and watched
the kissing water flying behind in a
foaming white track. felt that was
being borne away from all my troubles
and that the path the sturdy ship
plowed through the moon-lighted sea
was one which led me to unspeakable
happiness. ! was alone with my
thoughts nearly all the time Grant,
likeawise man, had gone below to court
sleeps Perhaps, in spite OF the JOY he
felt in the approaching happiness Of
his friends, my ceaseless and oft-re-
peated questions became a trifie mo-
notonous. He had to assure me a
thousand times that one at least OF his
messages would reach Viola in time to
stay her departure. He had tele-
graphed to the steamer, as well as to
the Hotel de Europe, at which he
knew she was staying. He had simply
said. "On no account go tomorrow"
and felt certain she would counter
mand her journey and await explana-
tions.
Would she? Would a few words from
him change her plansg What should /
! do II we reached Havre after the
American steamer had sailed. and that
after all Viola had gone in her?
"Do?" said Grant Take the next
boat and follow her. II will be but
the delay Of a week, and the voyage
viii do you good
But / could not contemplate with
equanimity the thought OF viola's
spending another week in ignorance OF
the truth. SO Grant had again and
again to assure me that we should GER
iainl~ find her at Havre with his sister.
who accompanied her thither and had
promised tc see her safely on board
ne steamer.
had other questions to ask him:
lmong them, when he first learned the
rue reason Of my wife's sudden flight
how he learned it. He was silent for
while, then he said grayely:
Lorraine, will opce fcr all make /
lean breast to you. A month after /
'ad placed Viola in my sisters hands
said to myself This man. who should I
ave made her life happy. has by his t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16
A Modern Miracle

AT the Academy of Sciences in
Paris it was announced recently that
M. Molliard had hit upon a means for
Transforming radish into. a potato.
Mr.. Molliard's method, briefly de-
scribed in popular terms, is this: He
takes very young radish, "Pasteur-
ICES 1t in certain way. and it grows
up into a fine potato. More scientific
ally the young radish is cultivated in
a glass retort, after a process invent
ed by Pasteur, in a concentrated So
luton of glucose. Starch then devel-
ops plentifully in the cells of the rad
ish. which swells out, loses its pepper
mess. and acquires practically the
consistency, flavor, and especially the
nutritiye properties, of the potato.
1t is not claimed that the latter veg
etable will be at once superseded or
that 1t will yet be cheaper to change
radishes into potatoes than to culti-
vate the latter in the ordinary way.
But M. Molliard's discovery is regard
ed as one which may have far reach.
ing consequences. He may have, to
some extent, found the Philosophers
stone" of the vegetable kingdom.
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ashamed to do So" I added with 4
faint laugh.
He took no notice of my self-depre-
citation.
Tell me all about yourself as short
as possible but pass over nothing"
So in few words / told him the
story which, years ago, Julian Lorraine
had told me.
How ! was born in mid-ocean, and In
a curious way established some sort
of claim on Mr.. Lorraine My tale
was but half finished when Grant left
me. and | heard him in the outer Of
flee shouting for .elegraphic forms in
a way which scandalized the decorous
clerks He wrote two messages rap
idly, threw down a sovereign, and
asked for some one to go at once to the
telegraph office. Then he seized me
by the arm.
Gomez he cried "all that trash
meaning the business papers-"can
wait Come with me-"
He swept me out of the office like a
whirlwind, down the stairs, into the
street.
He shouted for a cab, and in a mo
ment we were tearing at full speed to-
ward our hotel Had / not guessed
shat something deeper, something c0h-
cerning my own fate lay under his
excitement, I should have thought
Eustace Grant had suddenly gone mad.
No; | knew that he had made some
discovery which wrought a great
change in everything.
What is it? Tell me. | said.
Il can not. can not speak Wait
one minute"
Tell me that it means good to Viola
ana to me.
He grasped my hand. Julian" he
said, sit means everything"
! sunk back speechless. For a min
ute or two | was willing to rest con-
tent with this bold assertion and ask
no more questions. l said no more /
until we reached the hotel.
Grant careessly threw money to the
'abman, passed his arm through mine, (
and led me to our sitting-room at
'ate which made us the observed of
Once there, he grasped both my hands I
md shook them vigorously. Then he
eft me-
In minute he was back again. He
leld two letters in his hand He gave
ne one.
she wrote this" he said; 1T is a
arewell, and was to have been given
'ou when you had learned ALL"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16

Engineer Went Down Twelve Times
After Huge Mammal.

After Huge Mammal.
The schooner Charles Hensen, which
left San Francisco last spring, osten
sibly for a whaling cruise, but really
to trade for furs. has arrived.
During her eight months cruise she
captured only one whale, which pro,
duced 2,200 pounds of bone. The furs
gathered by trading were sent down
some time ago. Another big whale
was killed. but on account of the ice
it was lost. The mammal, which was
the biggest those on board had ever
seen, came up through one of the
holes in the ice. and the crew killed
it, Before it could be fastened 10
sank.
The crews of the schooners Olga
and Charles Hensen, both vessels be-
ing operated by the same concern,
were unwilling to give up such prize,
and Chief Engineer Porter of the Olga,
go down and secure the whale. He
equipped in a diving suit, offered to
descended to the bottom of the Arctic
ocean twelve times and fastened hooks
to the whale.
But when it came to hoisting it to
the surface it was found to be an i'm
possibility on account of the ice. The
diver found the whale under shelf
of ice, and the ice was forty-fve feet
in thickness. The crews exploded 600
pounds of powder in an effort to break
the ice After trying for eight days
they were compelled to give up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16
Horse Has charr,ed Life

Ezra Schuyler, cart driver. mar
rowly escaped serious injury at the
Califon Limestone company's quarries
at Vernoy He sat on the cart load
ed with broken stone when the horse
backed the vehicle and contents off
the dumping platform. The outfit
landed on fiat car nearly 100 feet
below. Schuyler jumped as the cart
left the platform and escaped injury.
The animal became entangled in the
harness and was released after much
difficullw 1t escaped with slight in
jIries. The cart was wrecked. About
one year ago the same animal fell
from the pltform and was taken out
unhurt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16
The WORLDS Richest church,

New York is counting heads ant
purses. one of the wealthiest cities in
the world to-day; yet it was once in
the market for S. bill Two hun
dred and fifty years ago Manhattan
Island, on which New York now
stands was sold for S. to an Indian
chief. 1t was about the same time
that farm on the island was granted
by royal charter for the support of the
church, and to-day the farm" brings
a revenue of s1O0OO,OOO a year max
ing Trinity church, Broadway, the
richest church in the world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16
A House Built of paner.

AT Savionoroska, in Russia is pa.
per house 1t has been built of blocks
Of papier-mache, even the foundation
and roof being made from that ma
terial. So, too, are the ehimneys. al
though the paper used in their con.
struction was first mingled with a fire.
proof material. The house, which IS
of considerable extent. and will in the
opinion Of architects, outlast such as
are built Of stone and brick. was
erected =. cost of over $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16

American pioneers were God fearing
and Bible loving. They stakcd out town
lots in 20 Bethels. 10 Jordans. . Jeri-
chos. IA Bethlehems, 20 Goshens. 21
Shilohs. II Carmels. IS Tabors and
Mount Tabors. 22 2ions and Mount
zions, 20 Edens, 20 Lebanors, 2e He
brews and SO Sharons.
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UnoratefuI Italian.

A Wilmington (Del) Italian, Lingo
Greno, would have been killed by an
approaching train If his foreman. De
Witt. had not knocked him of the
track with clod OF earth. Then
Greno had his rescuer arrested for as.
sault.
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A monster iceberg stranded near
Hampton Beach, N. H.. few days ago,
but fioated away the following day. II
was as big as a church, ana II had 4
marked effect on the t.mperaturs In
the vicinity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16

A pheasant was recently seen among
the chickeas on 2 Great harrington
farm On being approached the bird
flew to the woods in the near vicinity
and has not been seen since.
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IS FOE TO DYSPEPSIA
Mechanical Massage Claimed to Be
Friend Of Humanity.

Indigestion is one of the rank
weeds that grow up with civilization.
Who ever heard of a dyspeptic saw
age? The man o. the stone age had
digestion that could all but assimi-
late the tough hide of the mammoth.
Liver pills and dyspepsia cures would
have had small sales among the
Indians when William Penn made his
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-16
Egyptian Humor.

The ancient Egyptians liked to ridi-
cule men by pict0ring them as ami
mails. There is extant a famous carl
cature Of this kind representing con-
demned soul, doomed to return to its
earthly nome in The form Of pig.