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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28
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.Do you dance on your toes. Miss
QuickwitY'
Never, Mr.. Clumsey. Other people
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And he didn't know just what she
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eff Smithers undertakes to pull my
ears" said fellow at street corner,
che will have his hands full"
The crowd looked at the mans ears
and Grnilnd --InzaSSs-s ..S-@lizs--z...1
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Too Manv wsdd;nc..

what brought you here, my poor
man?" inquired the prison visitor.
"Well, lady" replied the prisoner, 81
guess my trouble started in attendin'
too many weddlns"
"Ahl You leaHned to drink there, or
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mo, lady, | was always the BRIDE
Rrnnm "
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A Pair of Trade Winners.

ave never had any great luck" de-
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Neither have l." admitted the opti-
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NJ odors In Hid cah.

An old lady about to hire cab In
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"If an empty barrel weighs ten
s,ounds, what can you fill it with to
make it weigh seven poundsT'
"Have to give it up"
"Fill 1t full of holes"
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Very Quiet.

Lady Visitor-That new girl of yours
seems very nice and quiet Mistress
of the House-Yes. she's very quiet.
She doesn't even disturb the dust
when she's cleaning the room.
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Churchman'S that piece of cord
tied around your finger for? Gotham
My wife put it there to remind me to
mail letter Church-And did you
mail it? Gotham-No. She forgot to
give it to -Congregationalist.
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Part of the Trade.

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for Browns job? Boy Yes. Plumber
-Wot? You 'aven't forgotten nothin'
Bless my soul. 'ow d'you expect to
make pl1mber?-B ystander
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tbnn prejudice -Diderot.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-29
Yalescence.

Yalescence. s-A ".. ara
 Captain Mistitch and a guard of hon. or for Dobrava. 'Zerkovitch decided that he would if possible ride ahead of them to Dobrava-that is, part of the way. But first he called his old house keeper and told her to put Lepage to bed.
 Don't worry about anything he says. He's raving." he added thougntfully.
 But poor Lepage raved no more that night. He did not speak again till all was over. He had done his part.
 At o'clock in the morning Zerko- witch left Slavna hidden under sack in a carriers cart. He obtained a horse at a high price from a farmer three miles along the road and thence set out for the castle at his best speed At 6 Captain Mistitch, charged with Stafnitz's careful instructions, set out with his guard of honor along the same road-golng to Dobrava to await the arrival of the king. who lay dead in the palace on the Krath!
 But since they started at 6 and not '. as the official communique led Ger kovitch to suppose, he had an hour less to spare than he thought. Moreover, they went not fifty strong, but a hun dred.
 These two changes-of the hour and the force-were made as soon as Ste movies and Stafnitz learned of Lepage's escape. A large force and a midnight march would have aroused suspicion in Slavna. The general did what he could safely do to meet the danger which the escape suggested-the dan ger that news of the kings death might be carried to Praslok before Mistitch and his escort got there.
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cold water! But his spirit was not quenched, He laughed again, Q trifie hysterically perhaps. In spite of Ster- koff he was spending the evening out! He set his feet for Slavna-briskly. tool Nay, he ran. for warmth's sake and be- cause of what the sentry might even now be reporting to Sterkofr and. through him, to General Stenovics. The thought brought him to a stand still again. There might Do cordon of sentries across the road! After a moments sesitation he broke away from the maLl road, struck due south and so ran when he could, walked when he must. two miles.
 He was getting terribly tired now. but not eold-rather he was feverishly hot inside his clammy garments. He turned along a country cross road which ran west and passed through a village, leaving the Hotel de Paris on the main road far to his right. At last he reached the main road south and turned up 1t, heading again for Slavna and for the bridge which crossed the South river. He passed the bridge without being challenged as the cathe- dral clock struck midnight from St. Michaers square. The worst of his task was accomplished If now he could find Zerkoviteh,
 But he was sore spent. Running was out of the question now. He slunk slowly and painfully along the south boulevard, clinging close to the fences of the gardens. seeking the shelter of the trees which overhung them.
 Draggled, hatless, dirty, infinitely weary, at last he reached Zerkovitch's house at the corner where the boule- ward and the Street of the Fountain meet. He opened the garden gate and walked in. Spent as he was. he breathed 6 "Bravo" when he saw light burn- ing in the hall. He staggered on, rang the bell and fairly fell in a lump out side the door.
 He had done well. He. a man of peace. busy with clothes-he had done we'll that night. But he was finished. When Zerkovitch opened the door he found little more than q heap of dank and dirty raiment He hauled 1t in and shut the door. He supported Le- page into the study. sat him by the fire and got brandy for him to drink. pour ihg out full half a tumbler. Lepage took 1t and drank the better part of 1t at a gulp.
 "The king died at : o'clock. NJ. zerko- vitchF' be said He drank the rest. let the tumbler fan. with a crash. in the fender. buried his head on hIs breast snd fell intn blank unconsciousnosz
 Re vas out of the hattie as much as Markart, who slept the clock around in spite of s,eaoyics' shakings and pr. Nstchef-s rubbiuzs and stimuiants. But he had done his part. It was for ZsrEOvitch t0 do his RoW.
 The King had died at o'cIockT IL was certainly old. that story. because ZsrkOviich had just returned from the ofsces 0f the Patriot. and immediately before be left he had sent down to the foreman printer an 0s5cial commuuiQue to be Inserted ia hls psper. It was to tie effect that Csptsin Mistftch and a FaaI of konsT of fifty men would IeAve siavna Hext morning ct o'clock For DObrsva to be fn readiness to re sefve the kinx- who had made zaznif-i csnt progress s1d vss about to prOceed ts hls couufV ss1f ts oszpsste bis con
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-29
ANTHONY HOPE:
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ing to the sea lest he should be turned over and so left for soup in due season.
 Who goes there? Halt! Haltr'
 The turtle scurried on. It was no moment to stop and discuss matters.
 The spurt of light-tbe report. There was hole in the mattress, but well above Lepage's head. Indeed, if hit as all. he was not most likely to be hit in the head. That vital portion of him was tucked away too carefully. He presented a broader aim. but the mat tress masked him nobly. There was another shot-the northwest corner of the mattress this time-but the mat tress on the rivers edge. The next instant 1t was floating on the current of the Krath. and Sterkoff's sentry was indulging in some very pretty practice at 1t He hit 1t every time until the swift current carried it around the bend and out of sight.
 The whole thing seemed strange and rather uncanny to the sentry. He grounded his rife and wiped his brow. It had looked like a carpet taking a walk on It's own account and then a swim! Superior officers might be ac- cust0med to such strange phenomena. The sentry was not. He set of at a round pace to the guardroom. He did not even stay to notice the white rope which dangled in the air from a first floor window. Had he stopped he would have heard Markart's invinclble, drug laden snoring
 Lepage had separated himself from his good friend and ally. the mattress. and diEed under water while the sentry blazed away. He welcomed the cur r.nt which bore him rapidly from the
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He pulled the mattress up on 10 the sill of the window and waited. There was no sound now but n I of Markarts stertorous breathing, but presently
 the measured tramp be- Nf% I low came, passed. sarn- A
 ed and passed away. Le- ~
 page gave a last tug at kA
 the fastenings Of his NN rope, threw the end out 4W
 of the window, took the & M mattress and dropped it rOP very carefully as a
 straight down as he 1T ptsh I could. knetC the
 The next moment, in sdtest tndy spite of Sterkoff, some 70 JotF body had left the palace. Nou9h1 Le- Why not? The runaway
 was aware that the king was not really suffering from influenza. He could spend an evening at Slavna without re proach!
 q wish I knew the safest way to faIl!' thought Lepage. dangling at the end of his rope. It swayed about ter ribly. He waited awhile for it to steady itself-be feared to miss the mattress-but he could not wait long or that measured tramp and that dark figure would come. There would be a sudden spurt of light and a report and what of Lepsge then? He gathered his legs up behind his knees. took long breath-snd fell. As luck would have it though he landed on the very edge of the mattress. yet he did land on it and tumbled forward on his face. shaken. but with bones intact. There was q numb feeling above his knees- nothing worse than that
 He drew 's. sther long breath Heavy bodies and even mattresses fall quick ly- He must have seven or eight min utes yet,
 But no! Heavy bodies. even mat tresses. falling quickly. make a noise. L.epage. too. had come down with a thud. squashing hidden air out Of the interStices of the mattress. The silence Of night will give resonance 10 gentIer sounds than that. which was as though giant had squeezed his mighty sponge. Lepage on his numb knees listened. The steps came. not measured now. but running The dark figure came running around the corner. What nsxtf Next the ehsI.enge-then the spurt of light and inc report. What of Lepage thenG Nothing. So far as LePa-e and the rest of humanity for certainty knew
 Of that nothing actual or possible. Lepsss did not approve He hitchetI ths mattress on 10 his back. beat himself nezru double and. thus bs-h b1rdeasz and protected made for the river He must have looked Ike a turtle scurTy-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-29


 the day would bring him a summons from his father. He had little doubt that in the course of personal inter view he could persuade the king to agree to a postponement of bis journey. Of sophy he meant to say nothing-by a reservation necessary and not inex- cusable. It was impossible not to take into account the knowledge he had ac- quired of the state of the kings health. The result of that condition was that his provision must in all likelihood be for months only and not for years- The task for the months was to avoid dis turbing the kings mind % long as this course vas consistent with the mainte- nance of his own favorable position. It must be remembered that no man Ia the Kingdom built more on this latter obsect than the king himself. No man was less q partisan of Countess Ellen bCrg and of young Alexis than the bus busd of the one and fhe father of the ether. The royal Iine-tbe line which toasted Bourbon blood-was for the king the only line of sts<anovitch
 Of the attack prepared agzinst bin tse rrs-ce E-e- uothizg-nothing evs1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-29

of the kings mind having been turned against the Baroness Dobraya, whom so short a time ago he had delighted to honor; nothing. of course, of Staf. nitz's audacious coup nor of the secret plan which Stenovics and the colonel had made and of which Mlstitch was to be the instrument. Of all the salient features of the situation, then, he was ignorant, and his ignorance was shared by those about his person. On the oth- CT hand, Stenovics had his finger on every thread save one-the Lepage- Zerkoviteh thread, if it may 50 be called. That was important but its i'm portance might be nullified if Mistitch made good speed.
 On the whole. the odds were much in favor of the coterie. If by any means they could prevent the king from com. ing alive and free to Slavna the game would be theirs. If he did come alive and free, their game would probably bs up. His presence would mean a hard fight or a surrender, and Slavna had no stomach for such a fight, though it would be piously thankful to be rid of Serglus. whether as prince or king, with out the necessity of an ordeal so severe.
 AS a preliminary to the summons he anticipated, and to a possible stay of some days with his father at Slavna, the prince had details to discuss and routine business to transact with Luko- witch, the captain of his battery in Vol senL He was early on horseback. So- phy and Max von Hollbrandt (Max's stay at the castle was to end the next day) rode with him as far as the gates of the city. There they left him and turned down into the plain to enjoy a canter on the banks of Lake Talt. The three were to meet again for the mid day meal at Praslok. Marie Zerko- witch had been ailing and kept her bed fin the morning. The princes mounted guard rode behind him and his friends to volseni for the sake of exercising their horses. In the castle there were left only Marie Zerkovitch and the serv- ants. The prince did not anticipate thst any message would come from the palace before noon at the earliest.
 Morning avocations pursued their usual peaceful and simple course at the castle. old vassip. his wife and the maids did their cleaning. Peter vassip saw to his masters clothes. and then. to save his father labor, began to sluice the wooden eauseway. The sta blemen groomed their horses. They had been warned that the prince might want another mount later in the day. Marie Zerkovitch lay in her bed. sleep ing soundly after a restless night. There seemed no hint of trouble in the air. It must be confessed that up to now 1t looked as though Praslok would be caught mapping
 It was Peter YaEsip. busy on the causeway. who first saw Zerkovitch. He rested and leaned on his mop to watch the head which rose over the hill, the body that followed. the farm horse numbering along in a slow. clum- sy. unwilling gaIIop. The man was using stick and spur He was riding merciIessIy. Peter ran down to the rosd and waited A groom came across from the stables and joined him
 Hes get DO caIl to treat the horse Ike that whoever he is. the groom ob served
 -Eot unless hs's co urFznt business.- . said Peter. twirIing the water frun h,s
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Zerkovitch was up to them. He leaped from his horse. "I must see the prince" he cried, and immediately"
 '.The prince is at Volseni, sir. He rode over to see Captain Lukovitch."
 When will he be back?"
 I've don't expect him till 12 o'clock" "
 Zerkovitch snatched out his watch.
 There's nobody here but Mime. Fer kovitch, sir. She's still in bed, not very well, sir"
 Twelve o'clocke@ muttered Zerko. witch, paying no heed to the news about his wife
 'sThe baroness and Baron von Holl- brandt are out riding'-
 "Can you give me a fresh horse? l must ride on and find the prince at Vol seni."
 "Oh, yes, sirr' He signed to the groom. And hurry up!' he added.
 .aThe guards here of course?"
 "No, sir; they've gone with the prince"
 Zerkovitch twisted his head irritably and again looked at his watch. There must be time," he said. They can't be here at soonest for an hour and a half"
 Peter vassip did not understand him. but neither did he venture to ask ques- tions.
 "Your horse I'll be here in minute, sir. I think you'll find the prince in his of fee over the city gate. He went to do business, not to drill, this morning"
 Zerkovitch looked at him for mo ment, wondering perhaps whether he would be wise to tell his news. But what was the use of telling Peter Vas sip? Or his own wife? What could she do? It was for the prince to say who should be told. The one thing was to find the prince. There was time-at the very least an hour and a half.
 The groom brought the fresh horse, and Zerkovltch began to mount.
 "A glass of wine. sIr?" Peter vassip suggested. He had marked Zerko- viteh's pale face and strained air. He had wondered to sec his clothes sprin- kled with whitey brown fibers, traces of the sack under whose cover he had slid out of Slavna.
 Zerkovitch was in the saddle. "No." he answered, but a bumper. Peter. when I've found the princer He set spurs to his horse and was off at a gal lop for voIseni The road, though high on the hills, was nearly level now.
 Peter scratched his head as be looked after him for a moment. Then he re turned to bis mop.
 He was just finishing his task. some twenty minutes later. when be heard Sophy's laugh. She and HoIlbrandi came from a lane which led up from the lake and joined the main road a hundred yards ssssg toward yolseni. Peter ran and took their horses. and they mounted the causeway in leisure Iy. pleasant chat Sophy was fn her sheepskin uniform. Her cheeks were pale. but the star gloved The world seemed good to her that morning
 ~And that is roughly the story of my life" she said. with a laugh. as she reached the top of the czuseway and leaned against the ruoe balustrade whIch ran up the side of IL
 "A wery interesting one. eve1 very renarkabie." he said. returning her IauEh- -But much more remains to be writer. 6on,t 6aabt hareseN-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-29
ssomethiug perhaps" said sopny.


 "A good deal, imagine!"
 She shot mischievous glance at him. She knew that he was trying to lure from her an avowal of her secret. "Who can tell? It all seems like dream sometimes, and dreams end in sudden awakenings. you know"
 ''If it's dream, you make an excel lent dream lady. baroness"
 Peter vassip put his mop and pail down by the stables and came up and stood beside them.
 "s,id the mare carry you well today. sirf' he asked Max.
 Admirably. Peter. We had a splen- did r;de-at least thought so. I nope the baroness'-
 Sophy threw out her arms as though to embrace the gracious world. T thought 1t beautiful. I think every thing beautiful today. I think you beautiful. Baron von Hollbrandt. and Peter is beautiful. and so is your moth- CT, and so is your father. Peter. And half believe that. just this morning this one splendid mornlng-rm beauti- ful myself Yes. in spite of this hor- rible mark on my check@
 T hear something" said Peter Vas sip.
 Just this morning one splendid morning-I agree with you" laughed Max. Not even the mark shall change my mind! Come. you love the mark the red star-don't youT
 "well, yes" said Sophy. with little confidential nod and smile.
 T hear. something" said Peter Vas sip, with his hand to his ear.
 Sophy turned to him, smiling. What do you hear. PeterT
 He gave a sudden start of recollec- ton. "Ah. has that anything to do with M. ZerkovitchT
 "M. Zerkovitchg' broke from them both.
 Hes been here. He's ridden at a gallop on to volseni to find the prince" ." He added briefly all there was to add. his hand at his ear all the time.
 Hun. That looks like news" said Max. What can it be!'
 "He didn't stop even to tell Marisl It must be urgent" They looked at one anotheris faces. "Can there be-be anything wrong in SlavnaT" "You mean the troopsT T had thought of that" T can think of nothing but that ff| # were anything from the palace it| would come by a royal courier sooner| than by any other hand" fl can hear plainly now," said Peterl Yassip. ''Iistenr' They obeyed him. but their ears wersI not SO well trained. A dull. indefnite| sound was all they could distinguish "Horses-a number of them. Mount cd men 1t must he. the hoofs are sol regular Cavalry" aIt's the prince coming back fronI voIsenI.- cried SozhT. ~No: it's from eae other directioa- and besides. there are too many forl that" Mounted men on the Slatra ruad-X and too many to be the princes guard '.what can 1t Der asked sophy in s| Iou voice T don't know. Zerkovftch's arrfvn1 must be connected vith the sane thlnE-| think
 CTO Be cOniinusd.,
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\ TIER his happy holiday the N prince slept we'll and rose ia a cheerful mood. still joyful
 of heart. He anticipated that
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He pulled the mattress up on to the sill of the window and waited. There
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dangerous netghboTbood of the palace He came to the surface fifty feet down stsa7 and made for the other side
 He made land oEzrter of mile be- IoT tke palace An IL -ss colder o1 the rad there thzn s-ruzzIng with the