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| have someone to look after. and Who
must not be forgotten in the grand ch-
max. lest he be the means Of over
whelDing them with disaster.
The speed increases. At this rate
they will not be more than half an
hour. perhaps only twenty minutes. in
reaching the fatal spot.
Jack and Smithers talk 1t over In
quick sentences. while All Sin stands
ready to do just whatever he is bid
den. No danger of their being over
heard out there. with the rattle of the
cars and the clang of the wheels over
the rails.
One thing favors their plans-the
night has swooped down upon them
with black pinions. and SO intense has
the gloom become in this mountainous
region that but for the lights stream
ing from the car windows it would be
impossible to see the length OF half
the train.
Jack points to the horizon, where
some low-lying clouds are tinged with
a glow.
Possibly We are near the camp
fires along the trocha,' he remarks,
at which the other says, with grim
sarcasm:
Il would be more inclined to believe
that is the handwriting OF Maceo on
the sky
"Oh, more canefelds DESTROYED.
This is sad day for poor Cuba, throt-
tied on both sides. But we must be
halfway there, Smithers."
"At least that. A few more miles
and the blow will fall. To work, then"
Look ahead. We are just descend.
ing low grade. Beyond appears a
gentle ascent. 1t is here we must sink
or swim. Everything is planned. II
the execution turn out as we'll, we
need have no cause for complaint. Let
us change quarters"
This is readily done, and in a very
brief space of time they iind them
selves clinging to the ledge at the ex-
treme forward end of the rear coach.
Jack is on his knees cropping for the
coupling pin that holds the two We
hicles together. If they wait until
the ascent begins, no single mans
strength may drag it out, because at
that time the strain will be wholly
upon 1t. smithers is on the watch.
Now" he cries. hoarsely. as they
reach the bottom of the descent and
begin to run along very limited level
stretch, with the rise close at hand.
Jack half rises from his crouching
position: he has given tremendous
try. and is now seen to hold something
In his hand.
ut is DONE" he says, tossing the
iron pin into the darkness of the
night.
Almost Immediately the car begins
to drop behind; gap appears that
quickly widens. and the military train
speeds on toward doom, leaving them
behind.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20
CHAPTER XIV.
A Little Affair conesrnins senor Rob
Iado and the Guard.


Iado and the Guard.
1t is. as may be naturally supposed,
minute Of intense suspense. Wheth-
er they will succeed in their desper-
ate enterprise depends on the perfect
alignment of numerous facts, each
bearing on the others.
At the same time, our three friends
do not forget to act.
AS the carriage, upon the forward
ed Of which they cling SO desperate
ly. decreases its speed, their eyes are
not wholly taken up with watching
the train draw ahead.
The business has been shrewdly,
though hurriedly, planned and each
one Of the trio has his work laid out
for him.
Thus, ALI Sin, having secured
spare coupling pin that lay upon the
platform Of the last car of the retreat
ing train, only waits for the lone car
riage to about come to stand, when
he intends leaping to the ground and
placing this piece of iron behind one
of the wheels, SO as to prevent any
backward movement when the mo-
mentum already acquired shall have
ceased
Smithers has In mind the guard in
the nearest compartment.
That railway man, accustomed to
the different motions of a carriage,
will speedily know by instinct that
the rear carriage is travelling along
on Its individual responsibility, and as
this is freak hardly within the or
dinary repertoire of trailing cars in
general, involving considerable dan
ger in Its way. like faithful employe
he will be likely to show some desire
for an investigation.
This is what interests Smithers.
Should the guard discover that they
are being deserted by the train he will
naturally give tongue and endeavor by
all means to attract attention to the
fact, not knowing. of course, what a
beneficcnt fate 1t is that has thus
guarded his interests, for he can be
aware of no danger ahead.
Possibly the voice of single man.
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Once his feet have found the plank,
and he no longer has any difficulty
Half dozen times his hands seek
new hold, and then Smithers has
reached point where he can look
into the interior.
BY this time the speed of the d.
vorced car has been sensibly slack
ened, and even a very obtuse employe
Of the road can hardly help realizing
that something is wrong
Even as Smithers reaches the open
window of the compartment door and
crouches underneath it, the head and
shoulders of the Spanish guard are
hastily thrust into view, as the fellow
endeavors to look up the line ahead.
1t SO happens that the train, hav-
ing completed the gentle ascent of the
hill, is just at this particular moment
in full view outlined in silhouette
against the heavens.
There Is hence no possible excuse
for the guard not Immediately discov-
ering it, and that he fully grasps the
situation is evident from the startled
exclamation that escapes his lips:
"Madre de Dios!"
Smithers' method Of procedure is as
emphatic as it is effective. AS yet the
man has not noticed the dark figure
crouching under the window. since his
attention is wholly taken up with
what goes on ahead.
A hand suddenly plunges upward
and fastens upon the guards throat
with tenacious grip, and the hoarse
yell which is just on the point OF
bursting forth is stifled in the act
"Silencio!" says voice in his ear.
The admonition is quite shperfluous,
since there is not the slightest chance
of the fellow giving even whisper
while those fingers close SO affection
ately upon his throat
The carriage has almost ceased to
climb the gentle activity. its momen-
tum having become very nearly ex-
hausted, and already the train has
vanished entirely from view, SO that
all danger from that source IS past.
(To be continued)
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20
Copyright. 1897. by F. Tennyson NeeIy.
CHAPTER xiv-csntinvsd.

CHAPTER xiv-csntinvsd.
Jack steps upon the platform OF the
.ar adjoining that which constitutes
the rear OF the train. He is bent upon
finding out Just how matters stand'
70 that should the expedition proceed.
giving evidence that NO suspicion OF
the danger ahead has entered into
the calculations Of the soldiers, he
may be able to carry out bright
thought which has entered his head.
Il believe 1t can be done without .
doubt" Jack mutters. after bending
down and making hasty examination
of the connection between the two
coaches.
"The same thing has been accom-
plished ON numerous occasions. Rail-
road men In your country call 1t
making 4 flying SWITCH" says Smith
ers, almost IN his ear-Smithers who
seems to have intuitively guessed
what Jacks bright thought has been.
and indeed must have been figuring
himself on the same thing.
See. there is room enough for all
of us to cling to the end OF the other
coach at the time we separate. The
only danger will be the chance of dis
ccvery on the part of the soldiers
well. sir, in that We are lucky.
Note the fact that tents and certain
amount of luggage have been piled up
at this end of the car"
yes, you are right"
ut not only serves to darken the
platform in degree, but will, be-
lieve, prevent any OF the men from
noticing that the last coach is cut
on"
Then let us pray that luck will fol-
low us. II it wasn't for that prom
ise-"
"Ah, sir, II hadn't the utmost faith
In your word of honor, never would
have betrayed their secret-no not
even to save the ladies. But no more
on that subject, please. We are here,
and our work is cut out for us. 1t re-
mains to be seen what Anglo-Saxon
wit can accomplish against the min
ions of Spanish tyranny"
Bold words these to be uttered, even
in a whisper. within sight of several
hundred Spanish soldiers. who would
tear the speaker limb from limb did
they but overhear.
Look. the conference is over"
Travers has kept one eye upon the
group of officers all the while, and
when he sees them separate he knows
the subject that has been debated be-
tween them is settled.
All, the officers hasten to the train.
Will they order the men to turn out.
or make themselves comfortable for
the night, since further progress has
been abandoned?
Alas! this is just what they do not
carry out. Instead, loud orders in
Spanish of "All aboard" are heard,
and the soldiers can be seen scram-
bling to enter the cars.
Thus the station platform, which
but a minute before hustled with life,
appears empty and almost forsaken.
The man in charge of the train
glances up and down, anu seeing
everything in readiness. waves his
arms.
An immediate response comes from
the engine in the way of shrill
shriek-then is heard pufing sound,
the long train begins to move-they
are off!
And the bridge at which the fearful
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disaster is planned to take place lies
Just eight miles beyond.
Jack knows they are now reduced
to this dernier resort. Should 1t fail.
in all probability they will be in at
the death, If they can find any salts
faction in that thought.
Smithers has learned one thing that
may have a bearing on the question.
This refers to the train guard who an
swered the questions of Don Roblado.
This Sraniard has leaped into a
compartment of the rear coach while
the train was in motion-the section
nearest the platform upon which
stand. or, rather. crouch. the three
! friends. Thus it is settled that they
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

The full-rigged ship from Parrsboro,
N. S., bound for Buenos Ayres, that
collided with a monster whale. must
have greatly surprised the whale. The
ship has put into Bahia for repairs.
The whale has not reported yet.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Prof. de Martens of the late peace
conference says that American girls
are pretty, but American cooking is
Abominable And yet they say that the
way to mans heart is through his
stomach
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

He that maketh haste to be rich"
said Solomon. shall not be innocent" !"
Things do not seem to have changed
much since Solomon's time.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Now that the peace ENJOYS have
gone New Hampshire learns with pain
that even premature snowstorm does
not draw attention its way.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

In spite Of all the costly styles Of
garments shown at the dressmakers'
convention the good husband will do
his best to wear a straight and un.
wrinkled front.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

1t ought to be easy to decide the
case Of bigamy of John Grady. one of
whose wives loves him and the other
does not. Hand him over to the one
who does not.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

All the cats in Pennington, Mass.
are to be killed on account of diph-
iberia epidemic. Doubtless all the
town mice are already inviting their
country cousins to visit them.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

When Envoy Witte completed his
tour OF New York he remarked:
Everywhere is advertising. All is
advertising" Right you are, NJ. Witte!
And just notice how it pays!
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

St. Louis argues that man who
spends $25,0O0 a year ought to pay
taxes. Not necessarily. We shouldn't
have any money left for taxes after
spending $25,0O0 year.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Love is now to be legally recognized
in French marriages, under the re-
vised code. Heretofore, 1t has usually
developed later. and then with some
other person.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

New York is to have an elegant new
hotel, eighteen stories high-with
prices, no doubt, to match.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Only two presidents Of the United
States have been married while in Of
flee, chiefly probably because so many
Of them were married before they got
elected.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Baron de Forest is said to contem-
plate founding an empire in the Sa-
hara. though the desert is notoriously
q bad place for Forests
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Candidates are SO called because
they were originally clad in white.
you wouldn't think it, to see the bunch
that comes forth every year in poll
tics.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Mr.. Carnegie offers half the cost of
a laboratory at Smith, because he
thinks that women should be up on
biology. That they are up on buyo-
logy, observers at any of the bargain
sales can testify.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

For where is any author in the
world who teaches such beauty as a
@oman's Shakespeare.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

OF course the true answer to the
question. Why do men wear corsets?"
is that men do not.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Before We decide that the corset Is
not good thing for men to wear, let
us see haW --- - looks In one.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

A contemporary asks. What is
a sweet girl!" Can't answer; wife is
looking over shoulder.-Ne York
Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

To the Occidental ear an animated
conversation between an Austrian
and Hungarian sounds in itself like
an overt act OF war
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

The per capita consumption of tea
in Enxaaad is six pounds a year-with-
out prejudice to various other bever-
ages that are strong favorites there.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

A note announcing suicide has
been found in bottle. The bottle
contains The reason for many q sui
eide.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Tidings from Manchuria are rather
meager. All the same, the two great
armies are busy breaking camp and
moving toward home.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

Several members OF the Cornell
football squad have suffered sun
strokes. The hardships of college life
are not to be lightly considered.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20

III you are well, don't talk about
IT," says an adviser of the people.
CorrecG And il you are sick, forget
II.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-20
the HOLLY CHlEFTAIN
n. W. Milford, Publisher.
HOLLY, COLORADO

A hopeful feeling" is reported from
Wall street The lambs must be stray
Ing back.
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BLESSING THE BEASTS.
Curious Ceremony Witnessed In
HericQn TOzCn.
uri0us

The last time | was in Mexico went to the
feast CT San Antonio Abad who is the patron
saint of animals. On his Gay, January L. every
hody brings a favorite beast to be blessed in
the square before the parish church The streets
are narrow. and the patient file of horses and
burros wendell their way. revercntly, to my
faroy, toward the blessing But if the burros
appeared religious. / am sure the monkeys are
devil worshippers. judged from the blasphemous
leer they when they cu-led their tails
around one another the padre sprnked them
with holy water. AS for a big black bull. he
seemed the devil himself When it came to his
turn he stood. imposing as a heather god, gaz-
ing, with lowered eyes, in terrible protest
Every woman in Cuernavaca. apparently. had
brought a cat or kitten, angular, tigerish
felines. their unnaturally long tails giving
suggestion Of fercCity.
Dogs. of coUrse, were more numerous. One dear
little, dirty. three legged cur. dngy white and
yellow with pre-ocious eyes, was held in a bahy's
arms The prettiest creatures We're the turkeys
There is a peculiar affinity between a peon and
a turkey The Aztec name IS always used al
though the Spanish .'pavo" is easier to say than
..guala jCtc" This combination of letters, when
pronounced by the knowing, sounds exactly like
the tuIk keys talk. even more characteristic than
cur English .'gobble. gobble, gobble''
While waiting for the padre saw half dozen
men and women squattng, their arms carelessIy
thrown over those red, waited imposing fowl
There were also parrots AID paroquets. pigeons
and ducks and swans a dozen OF them, ungainly
and sarDentIikc out OF their native element. and
a pair Of paacocas also. Sheep, more black than
white for black sheep are the fashion in Mexico,
added to the Biblical effect.
one old man passed me with a strange glitter
in his eyes. His left hand was thrust into his
breast and his shifting. restless glance made me
shudder. What the secret thing he carried
in his bosom for blessing? Strangely attracted.
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ATHLETICS At SEA.
Sports and Games on the LeiSureIy
Liners Going South.

This is the season of winter voyages to sum
mer lands. Many of the big ocean liners are
taking off some of their most luxurious ships
and turning them into temporary cruising
yachts on huge scale. Life hoard such
leisuTely pleasure craft is somewhat different
from that on racing record breaker between
Liverpool and Sandy Hook Passengers make
themselves more generally at home. The great
ship becomes combination club and hotel, and
tournaments. deck games and competitions
organized by elected committees of passengers:
not to mention evening amusenlents, such as
fancy dress balls, concerts and mildly hirta-
tious dances.
No sooner is the floating palace fairly at
sea and heading toward the sunny South than
the purser calls meeting TO decide on the
sports and games. By common consent The
best known person board is usually voted
chairman delicate and diplomatic post Minor
committees are formed to organize the sports.
the games for the women and children, and pro-
grammes are drawn up and fancifully printed
in the ships office The sports programme in
cludes such items as the tug Of potato
race q threading the needle competition for
men the women's egg and spoon race, high
and long Jumps, and even baseball and cricket
There is often an elaborate obstacle race over a
course including such obstacles as flour barrels
which are crawled through. sails filed with
water and the like
In the classes for gymnastics and athletics Tor
the men it is astonishing how varied and ex-
ceIJent is the talent often discovered among the
frst class passengers. There may be even 4
coupIe Of staIwart merchants or brokers VINO
can give as pretty an exhibition of boxing as
vas ever seen in the amateur squared circle
Then there are organized dumbbelI exercises
and. of course, the ever popular cock hsht'
which consists in the two opponents squattInS
fn circles on the deck with their arms and knees
made FAST to a broomhandle. One has to knock
The other out and their helpless efforts are most
comic.
The high Jump, either with or without a pole.
is a somewhat delicate and even risky business
when the great ship is rolling heavily but
skilful man and an old traveller knows Just how
to turn the ships movements to his own ad-
vantage.
OF course layers OF mattresses are put down 10
break the Jumpers fan, and very often safety
nets are stret ched along the ships rail, ana al
terward left up so that the cricket ball may not
go overheard. There skipping rope contests
for both men and girls: and here the timekeeper
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and counter of the skipS has delicate position
as referee For in these conditions aloof from
the world and with little to trouble the mind
these athletic exercises on the high sea take On
a wholly unwarranted Importance. sport that
yields great fun is to string an amateur arusl
upside down by one leg, and ask him TO draw
familiar objects on the deck. There are sack
races and bolster and pillow fights of surprising
ferocity on precarious horizontal spars.
The prizes are in most cases made up OF the
entrance fees charged to competitors The tug
of war between passengers and crew is one OF
the most popular items on the programme anu
one seldom omitted Often enough the stIl"dil
sailor men prove too much for the saloon, but II
occasionally happens that professional strong
man or two are on their way South to take a rest
after a full bill of engagements, and then the
tug goes the other way.
The president of the sports committee IS haru
mt to il sometimes to devise new forms OF atil-
letics and gymnastics which shall exercise every
muscle With profit to the individual and enter
tainment to the multitude Last season me
turtle pull invented This is a Elnd -
tug of war between two men, who turn their
backs on each other at some distance al art get
down on all fours and then haul on rope
passed about their neck.
Men of active life are afraid that If they SIM
ply lie about on deck and do nothing but 81
and sleep they viii get out Of condition ard de-
rive no benefit from their stay in the south
Therefore they organize a distinctly strenuous
life of athletics and gymnastics OF Eoaiu W
South going liners
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PET STOCK SHOW.
The .fnnuQI affair at Madison
tgqadre Garden.

Madison Square Garden, from Tuesday morn
ing next until Saturday night will be ne scene
of another success for the New-Tork Poultry
Pigeon and Pet Stock Association in its seven
teenth annual exhibition
Each year the entries increase, and the DOCK
ings for the coming show exceed those q any
previous year in the standard breeds' fancy
fowl pigeons and pet stock- Inc plize9 -
,,,.tt, t,,i,,-. q blue ribbon from the New
work show means mach 10 the breeder and the
fancier and the perfection CT the birds requires
close Judging in all classes. Foreign birds VIII
also be il competition with American, and N
the showing of incubators and appliances Tor
the poultry yard many improvements viii be
introduced.
Added TO the list of attractions is the song
and Gagged bird section, under the supervision OF
The NeW-Yorl1 archaeological Society
For three days. Wednesday. Thursday and
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moved toward him, but a soft sibilant Mss
made me snakes, and | gave him a wide
berth.
A small pig followed the padre as he wound
his way through the crowd san Antonio Abad
is always followed by a zig. and in some Italian
city there is a famous painting called The Saint
and His Page the rage in this case being a
pig 4 woman behind me couldn't understand
this, but Irishman explained it to her satis-
faction by suggesting that the pig represented
gluttoay, and TO cast out that devil was the
greatest miracle Of all.
There was good Zeal OF kicking and jumping
about to begin with. hut whether the beasts were
hyFrOtized by the shining crucifiX that preceded
the padre or their dumb souls were touched by
the Lord himself, cannot tell. do know that
as the little procession came out of the church
door a silence fell over the square. The animals
stood fmmOvabIe. Even the parrots stopped
their Chattering and | heard quite clearly the
tiny sound of a hUmminS bee among the red
blossoms of A tree NJ NJ Nj.
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PILLOW FIGHT ON HORIZONTAL SPAR

Friday the New-York Cat Show, under the
auspices OF the Atlantic Cat Club, viii be nota-
bic, and cats of high value and great variety win
be shown. More than two hundred of the best
cats in the country will be in the cages.
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DIFFERENT.

she told ne in confidence that the way he
makes love is absurd
Yes but the way he makes money isn't
Puck.