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He hurried from the room. and Paola.
stin smiling, rose and faced US.
1T is great pity" said he. pleas
antly, with his eyes on my face. that
God permits any man to be a fool"
Before l could reply he had followed
Valcour from the room. and Piexoto,
regarding me with a sulIen frown, ex-
claimed:
Il can say amen to that! Why did
you not tell me you had the ring?"
1 did not reply. The taunts and the
loss of the ring had dazed me and
sank into a chair and covered my eyes
with my hands.
Pacing the room with furious energy,
Piexoto growled a string of laments
and reproaches into my unwilling ears.
My poor comrades! 1t is their death
warrant These records will condemn
to punishment half the great families of
Brazil. And now when the battle Is
almost won, to have them fall into the
Emperor's hands. Thank God. de Pint
Is dead! This blow would be worse to
him than death itself"
However" said l, somewhat reCov-
ering myself we shall now secure his
body from that grim vault. That IL one
satisfaction, at least"
He did not see fit to reply to this. but
paced the floor in as great agitation as
before.
Captain de Souza entered with two of
his guards.
The Emperor commands yoI to I'M
lock the vault" he said to me. BE
good enough to follow. erhor- And
Senior PieXoto is also requested TO be
present"
Tell the Emperor I refuse TO unlock
the vault" ] returned, firmly.
And why?" demanded P,exoto. scorn-
fully. 1T is merely a question. of time,
now that they have the key. when they
will find the right indentation in the
door,
True" I answered. Then. to the
captain: Lead on, l viii follow"
They escorted US to the library and
down the winding stair until we stood
in the well-known chs-mber at the end
of the passage. The outer door OF the
vault lay open. displaying the steel sur
face of the inner door, with It's count
The Emperor end his secretary, to-
gether with Paola and Valcour. were
awaiting H5. The latter handed me the
ring.
'-fiis Majesty commands you to open
the door, senior Americana he said.
II believe the Minister of Police de-
signed this door. Let him open it him
SELF L replied, my resolution hating
al the thought of what the open door
Yes. I designed it, said the Min
lister. softly. but did not execute it.
Doubtless in time l could open the door;
but the Emperor is Impatient"
] saw that further resistance was use
less Bending over, / fitted the stone
of the ring into the proper indentation,
and shot the bolts. The great door was
swung upward, a whin of the damp,
confined air entered my nostrils and
made me shiver.
Reaching my hand within the vault 1
turned the switch that threw on the
-. 1scrN,f nd nj haf
the others might enter.
But TO one moved The light illumin-
ated the full interior Of the great vault.
and every eye gazed eagerly within.
Valcour uttered a grOan of baffied
rage; Plexoto swore horribly in a scarce
ly audible tone, and the Minister of Po-
lice laughed.
Good Godr' cried the Emperor. with
staring ey7eballs. "the vault is empty"
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was among those who were returning
to Rio, but was unable to note his
presence in the brief time the carriages
were in view. Nor did Valcour seem TO
be with them. Captain de Souza evil
IDENTIFY remained in charge of the guards
left at the mansion
Well. longed to leave the place my
self. now that the emptiness Of the
secret vault had been disclosed; but
for some reason my captors desired me
to remain a prisoner.
The day dragged YEARLY away One
of the Uruguayans brought me food at
noontime. and / ate with good appetite
The room grew close, but when / at
tempted to raise the window the surly
guard outside presented his carbine and
1 respected his wish to leave the sash
lowered.
During this time 1 had ample oppor-
tuntty 10 speculate upon the astonish-
ing events of the morning; but my at
tempt to solve the problem of what had
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become OF Dom Miguel and the records
seemed absolutely futile. That the body
of the chief had been removed by some
friendly hand-the same that had saved
the funds and papers-there was no
doubt whatever. But when had this re
moval taken placer
At one time fleeing hope animated
me that the vault had been entered in
time 70 save Dom Miguel from suf1oca-
ton; but a little reflection soon caused
me to abandon that notion. Allowing
that the slayer of Madam label had
been patriot, and left the train at the
first station beyond Cruz. he could not
possibly have returned TO de Pintra's
mansion on the swiftest horse within
eight hours OF the time my friend had
been entombed alive. and long before
that Dom Miguel would have sUccUmbed
to the confined atmosphere of his
prison.
Moreover none OF the conspirators
who knew Of the ring or was competent
to recognize il had been on the train at
the time of label de Mars death
Therefore the patriot who finally Sc
cured the key to the vault and saved
the records must have obtained the
ring long after any hope of saving the
life of the imprisoned chief had been
abandoned
Somehow, It occurred to me that the
man In the shrubbery had not beerhJnur-
dered by the Mexican, but by some one
Of our band who had promptly cleared
the vault and escaped with the contents
even while the Emperor and his party
were in possession of the house. The
ring might have been dropped during
the escape and found by the Mexican
this being the only plausible way to ac-
count for its being in his possession.
Although these speculatiOns were to
some extent a diversion, and served to
occupy my thoughts during my tedious
confinement. there were many details
to contradict their probability, and
was not al all positive that l had dis
covered the right explanation of the
mystery
1t must have been near evening when
the door was again opened This time
a man was thrust into the room and the
door quickly locked upon US
l started from my chair with an eX-
clamatiOn Of dismay. My fellOW-pris-
oner was the mad MeXicani
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out. he reached within the box. taking
care TO lift but a portion Of the cover.
and busted himself some moments in a
way that made me wonder what he could
be doing. L had no suspicion of the truth
until he carried the box to the window
and quickly removed the cover. Then.
although his back was toward me, l
heard a rapid fiutter of wings, followed
by a strange silence. and 1 knew that
Paola was following with his eyes the
flight of the birds he had liberated.
so, my dear Minister, l have at last
discovered your secret,' said sharp
voice and Paola whirled about as I
noted that NalcOur had entered the
room and was standing with folded
arms and eyes that sparkled triumph
antly.
Orders to my men, remarked the
Minister, quietly. and brushed small
feather from his arm.
True enough" retorted Valcour with
bitter smile. Orders to General Fon-
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quietly toward the door. as IL he expect
ed Valcour to follow. But the spy, sud
denly suspicious, cast a shrewd glance
at me and replied:
One moment. Senior Paola- must
satisfy myself that neither Harcliffe nor
Piexoto has the ring, in order that 1
may report to the Emperor"
As you like, returned the Minister.
indihereltly. and resumed his chair
ValcOur came straight to my side,
thrust his hand within my pocket, and
drew out the ring.
'Ah!" he cried. his face lighting with
JOY" your search must have been
careless one, my dear PaOla. Here is
news for the Emperor, at last"
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able; but either the Emperor's brides
were too tempting or he lost faith in
the Cause
I was about to reply when the door
opened to admit PaOla- PiexOtO paused
in his walk to glare al the Minister,
and was myself no less surprised at
the inopportune visit
But Paola. with the old. Sinking
smile upon his face that nothing ever
seemed to Danish. nodded pleasantly at
us and sat down I'm an easy chair. He
rolled cigarette and carefully lighted
1t before he addressed US.
Seniors, you are about to denounce
me as traitor 10 the Cause" said he;
but you may both spare your words
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place where I sat, slightly in the
shadow. The day was drawing TO its
close, and he had not noticed me be-
fore. A swift motion toward his breast
was followed by a smile, and he advanc-
ed close to me and said, in his stumbling
English:
"Ahal My American frIen' to which
1 gave the ring! 1t is safe. senior? 1t
is safe?''
I nodded, thinking TO humor him. IN
deed, could not determine at that mo-
ment whether the man was still insane
or not
He drew chair to my side and sat
down.
Listen, then, my frien'. Together we
will md riches-riches very great! Why?
Because we Northumberland and my
self-we build the door of the big vault
under this house. So2 They bring Us
here blindfnld. We work many DAYS on
the big plate with strange device cut in
the steel. Careno was expert. Only one
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gone. The body of Miguel de Pintra
was gone. Thank God. the great and
glorious Cause was as yet safe!
Nalcour was On his hands and knees,
prying into the corners for some scrap
that might have been overlooked.
Paola stood beside me with the old
aggravating shipper upon his face. twirl-
ing one end OF his moustache.
Suddenly Nalcour stood up and faced
him.
Traitor nc cried. with a passionate
gesture. 1t is you who have done thisi
1t is you who have led Us here only
to humiliate us and laugh at U.S.
Your Majesty" said Paola. without
moving his head. will you kindly pro-
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G apter XVII

THE TORCH OF REBELLION
nth a bound 1 stood within the
w grim vault and searched its
confines with anxious eyes.
ESTSE&5I True enough, the place was
- empty Not a scrap of paper,
a book, or a bank-note had been left
there The shelves that lined the walls
were as bare as Mother Hubbard's cup
board
The records of ID '--+'--- were
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I approached the edge Of the round
centre-table. alert to keep its breadth
between me and my companion The
Mexican paused opposite me, and Whis-
pered between his clnched teeth.
Give it me! Give me the ring!''
The guard will be here presently
said 1. fervently hoping I spoke the
truth. and he viii tell you OF the ring
! am quite sure Senior ValcOur has it
All. I am betrayed. You wish to
take aII-you and this ValcoUrI But see,
my Americana will kill you viii
Kill you now. and then you have nothing
for your treacheryl'
Slowly he edged his way around the
table, menacing me with his strange
weapon. and with my eyes fixed upon
his I moved IN the opposite direction.
retaining the table as my shield
First in one direction and then in the
other he moved, swiftly at times, then
with deliberate caution. striving ever TO
take me unawares and reach me with
his improvised dagger
This situation could not stand the ten
sion for long; I realized that sooner or
later the game must have an abrupt
ending
So. as I lodged my persistent enemy,
1 set my wits working to devise a means
OF escape j ne N4LuOW SGGL1leu my Only
hope. and l had lost all fear of the SEN
try in the more terrible danger that
confronted me.
Suddenly l eXerted my strength and
thrust the table against the Mexican 50
forcibly that he staggered backward
Then 1 caught up a chair and after
a swing around my head hurled II
toward him like a catapult- 1t crushed
him to the floor. and ere he could rise
again, had thrown up the sash Of the
window and leapcd out.
Fortune often favors the desperate
alighted full upon the form OF the IN
SIIsDecffug sentry. hearing him TO the
ground by my weight. where we both
rolled in the grass.
CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAYl
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- room upon the ground floor and
locked in There were two unbarred
windows looking upon the grounds. but
a sentry was posted at each of these,
and as we were still handcuffed, our
escape was impossible.
For a time my companion did nothing
but curse Paola in the most hearty and
diversified manner, and made no effort
TO stop him. But finally this amuse-
author, and he asked me how I allowed
myself to be captured
therefore related my adventures.
but said nothing about the ring
4 have always suspected Paola," he
told me, and often warned Dom Miguel
against him. The mans very nature is
frivolous. He could not be expected to
keep faith. Yet it is surprising he did
not choose to betray the Emperor,
too powerful and too far advanced to
be quelled by the arrest of few OF its
leaders"
But what OF FOnseca?'' I asked curl
ously. why was he not arrested also7
Why was not his name mentioned to the
Emperor
i confess the fact puzzles me-" re-
ca is even more compromised than I
am myself. and unless he had a secret
understanding with PaoIa. and purchas-
ed immunity, I cannot account for his
escaping arrest
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steadily upon the opposite wall
Then, with a IOng-drawu sigh, his
gaze fell and wandered to the table
where stood the remains of my lunch
con- With a wolf-ike avidity he
bounced upon the tray. eagerly con-
Stunning every scrap that 1 had left, and
draining a small bottle of wine Of the
last dregs it contained.
When he had finished he still contin-
ued TO tumble about the tray, and pres
entity picked up a large, twO-tined steel
fork and examined il with careful at
tentiOn. They had brought no knife
into the room, and 1 had scarcely
noticed the fork before; yet now, as
the Mexican held II firmly in his clinch-
ed fist and passed ii 10 and fro with a
serpent-Iike motion, L realized with a
thrill of anxiety that il might prove a
terrible weapon in the hands of a des-
perate man.
Evidently my ellow-prisOner had the
same thought. for after time he con-
cealed the fork in his bosom. and then
turned to examine the room more care
fully. His first act was to approach
the window. and when ne started and
shrank away I knew our ever-vigilant
guard had warned him not to consider
that avenue Of escape.
Next he swung around and faced the
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,cl.tsS eDED FROM LAST SUNDAY
kh apter XVI
TRAITOR 10 THE CAUSE.

BE Emperor retired while the
search of the grounds was be-
ing conducted, and Piexoto and
were escorted to another
room upon the ground floor and
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G h apter XVIII
A NARROW ESCAPE.

HE man did not seem to notice
my presence at first. For a
time he remained motiOnless in
the position the guards had
left him. his vacant eyes fixed
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But ValcOur was waiting for me at
the trap door and called Captain de
Souza to guard me. was taken to the
large room on the ground floor. whence
they had brought me, thrust through
the doorway, and the key turned
upon me.
PiexOto had been taken elsewhere. and
I found myself alone.
My thoughts were naturally confused
by the amazing discovery we had just
made and 1 was so engaged in wonder
ing what had become Of Dom Miguel
and the records that I scarcely looked
up when the door opened to admit Fran
cisco PaOla-
He had in his hand a small parcel
that looked like box. which he placed
upon a table near the open window.
Next he drew a note book from his
pocket. scrubbed some lines upon three
several leaves, and then. tearing them
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But the general VIII not forsake the
cause, l am sure" 1 said, earnestly.
''And II seems that Senior Bastro, also.
has succeeded in eluding arrest. There
fore, should the royalists fail to find
the key 10 the vault, all may yet be
well. in spite Of Paola' treachery''
There ls another perpleXing matter"
returned PieNoto, pacing the room in
deep thought Miguel de Pintra never
told me the vault was sheathed with
nitro-glycerine. Did you know ftp
Yes j answered. But the secret
was revealed TO me by Lesba Paola, the
Minister'S sister"
Il can scarcely. believe #. neverthe-
less he resumed YET what object
could the traitor have in preventing
their reaching the records unless he
knew the attempt 10 drill through the
walls would destroy US aII-himseif in
ciuded?
Perhaps he has fear that the records
would incrimiuate him with the En-
peror." l suggested.
BAIL He has made his terms evil
IDENTIFY That he worked faithfully in
our interests for a time is quite believe
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tect me from the insults of your ser
vants?''
Have peace. VaIcour!" growIed the
Emperor Senior Francisco has proved
his loyalty. and doubtless shares our
chagrin- Come. gentlemen, let US leave
this dismal place"
1 followed slowly in the train OF the
party as il wound its way through the
narrow passage and up the iron stairs
into the library. My handouts had been
removed when l was brought to open
the vault, and an idea came to me to
lag behind and try to effect my escape
from the house.
, 1905-10-25

A well known player, whose forte Is
romantic comedy, tells an amusing
story in connection with the produc-
ton some years ago of an unsuccess-
full comedy. This comedy was a dire
failure, drawing but meager audi
ences. The record in this respect was
reached when the curtain rose on a
Wednesday matinee in Brooklyn, with
fifteen persons in the house. In the
front of the house there was but one
occupant-a young girl in the second
row. In the first row Of the balcony
sat one young a
The play opened with a scene on the
deck Of a yacht, and as the leading
man emerged from the cabin and
gazed into the empty gulf before him,
he spoke his first line:
The sea is purple. Have you, too,
noticed IT."
Whereupon the voice Of the young
man in the balcony responded, Il don't
know about the young lady downstairs,
but l can see it very plainly. '-Har-
per's Weekly.
, 1905-10-25
Read the JOURNAL. 81 a year.
Suit For Advertising

In Squire John Bright's Court yes
terday j. X. Tresher, of the H1tna, was
sued for $50 by the Temple Review, a
Baptist publication in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Tresher used the paper as an ad-
vertising medium and in return agreed
to board people sent by the paper. 1t
seems that the rooms furnished at the
hotel did not suit the guests and they
declined to occupy them. Mr.. Tresher
refused to pay for the advertisement on
the ground that the rooms were reser-
we'd for the guests, and the RevieO sued
for the price ofthe adv. Assemblyman
J. NJ. E. Hildreth represented Tresher
and Curtis Il. Baker was the papers
lawyer. The jury decided that the pa
per was not entitled to the money.
, 1905-10-25
The Origin of Don Quixote.

The object of Cervantes in writing
Don Quixote" was, as he himself de-
clares, to render abhorred of men the
false and absurd stories contained in
the books of chivalry. The fanaticism
caused by these was a seri-
Gus evil in Spain In the sixteenth cen
fury, and to destroy a passion which
had taken such deep root among all
classes was a bold undertaking in
which, however, Cervantes was sue
cessful. No books of chivalry were
written after the appearance Of Don
Quixote." and those then in existence
steadily disappeared, so that they are
now among the Arrest Of literary curl
osities. This famous romance, which
actually had power to destroy an entire
province Of literature, has now become
the oldest specimen Of romantic fc-
ton and a most notable monument of
genius, by which "Cervantes laughed
Spain's chivalry away"
, 1905-10-25

occurred because he chose her as his
bride. Mrs. Vanderbilt was Miss Grace
Wilson, and. although she belonged to
a family of wealth and brilliant social
connections, the late Cornelius Wander
bilt objected when he learned that his
eldest son was going to marry her.
lie was so much put Il about the
match that he changed his will and left
the bulk of his fortune to his younger
son, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. But
Cornelius junior has been n success In
business, and his wife has made a So
cial success. The couple received espe-
cial attentions from Emperor William
of Germany and Prince Henry. Mean
time the widow OF Cornelius Wander
bit longed to see her son and his little
ones. and about two years ago a fam
lily reunion was brought about at New
port. TO which the young wife and
mother was invited, and since then sill
has been harmony.
, 1905-10-25
Moses as a Sanitarian.

Moses himself was Il sanitarian of
no mean accomplishments, and many
Of the principles established by him in
sanitary science might well be exploit
ed In modern times. The type Of camp
which he established for the detention
Of unfortunate lerers, well modified to
suit modern principles, would serve for
the check and practical elimination Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES American.