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~ can't go" said the earl, reso-
lutely, u have TO meet StrathSate III
the morning and beside that | cant
leave the country now"
Captain Careysbrook is in a good
deal of temper about the matter now
The orders were sent on to your
house and followed you here. He
should have gone two days ago and
he's Tuning like a Gagged lion"
Il cant help it. You'll have to 90
back and explain the circumstances
to him and tell him if he cant wait
until tomorrow morning, he'll have
to sail without me-
But that's disobedience Of orders,
returned Miller.
Man" said Darlington hotly, don't
you see this Internal scoundrel Strath-
gate ran away with my wife,
With your wife," exclaimed Miller
We'll, not exactly replied Caring
ton, that Is, they went away together
Oh, hang it. I've got to kill him and
I have to find my wife if it costs me
my commission. can't go. No, you
needn't demonstrate with me-" ran on
my lord, holly, Just simply tell him
that that's the end of it and if he
wants to order me under arrest, he
can do it. I'll face a court-martial
rather than
We'll, I'm awfully sorry, Caring
ton," returned Miller, 'but I can't stay
with you. I am ordered to return to
the ship without delay
"All right, but | must have some
friend here. Let me have Parkman.
He's on the Renown. She's not under
orders, is she?"
mo, l believe not, although since
the Britannia sailed
Where did the Britannia go?"
I'VE don't know anything about it.
A small boat came alongside, looked
like soldier in her, and then the ship
got under way, signaled to us to dis
regard the motions of the commander
in-chief and left Lascelles in com
mand."
"A small boat with a soldier in
her." unused Darlington. Which way
did the Britannia go?"
"At nightfall she was going up the
channel in the wake of a big mer-
chairman
"By heavens roared the earl,
"that'll be Seton"
Il don't understand what you mean, y
said Miller
Never mind" returned Darlington,
visibly perturbed, send me Parkman.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

it may be because of its original quail.
ity or its early training, which cannot
through divine help learn the lesson
OF happiness and thanksgiving The
secret OF Christian Joy is the peace of
Christ III the heart Then one is not
dependent upon circumstances or con.
ditions. st. Paul said he had learned
In whatsoever state he was therein to
be content We know wen that his
circumstances were not always con-
genial nor easy. but he sang songs in
his prison with as cheerful a heart as
when he was enjoying the hospitality
OF a loving friend There might be
hardships, sufferings, and want; but
in himself he had the peace of Christ;
and this sustained him. st. Paul's
secret of contentment is the Chris.
tian's true secret Of happy life.
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Ask Captain Lascelles to let him off
for the night. Explain to him"
And what shall l say to Captain
Careysbrook?'
Say anything you like, except that
/ can't come off, and I'll explain when
/ can"
THAT won't do much good" said
Miller, "but I'll do the best can"
He shook the others hand and left
the room.
Seton on the Britannia! see it
all now" unused Darlington. What a
fool ! was not to think of 1t myself.
They'll overhaul her without fail. The
Britannia will be back to her anchor
age at daybreak and I'll be there" He
stopped. mo, have this cursed duel
on hand. wonder If it couldn't be
postponed"
For the moment his intense love for
Ellen overbore every other possibility.
The thought that at last she would be
restored to him made him sor the
moment forget the pressing demands
of the early morning hour, but further
reflection plunged him into black fit
of jealousy of Seton. 1t was he who
had the wit and address to capture
Lady Darlington. 1t was he who would
reap the reward that might come to
him from his skill and daring and
devotion. And Darlington swore to
settle with him as soon as he had ar
ranged matters with Strathgate.
His reveries were interrupted
toward evening by the arrival of Park
man, to whom Lascelles had readily
granted permission to go ashore for
the night. Parkman had brought with
him case of dueling pistols, having
been informed by Miller of what was
on. The two at once settled down to
business, but not until Darlington had
catechized Parkman as to what was
known about the movements of the ad-
miral and the Britannia. Nothing
| 1urther was ELECTED than what ne nae
obtained from Miller. A challenge
was duly drawn up and Parkman car
ried it to Lord Strathgate.
The baron of Blythedale had seat
few miles east of Portsmouth.
He was bachelor, congeniai
spirit and an old friend of Lord
Strathgate's. He had agreed to act
as Strathgate's second. He and
Lieutenant Parkman soon came to an
agreement. The encounter would
take place in the park at Blythedale,
where the combatants would be
free from any possible interruption or
from prying eyes OF any sort
Strathgate, as the challenged. had the
choice of weapons, and selected
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Witnesses in the Coppicc.


Darlington was up early the next
morning. Parkman had procured a
carriage, and, as the meeting had been
arranged for seven o'clock, the two
drove out to Blythedale hail. whittier
Strathgate had preceded them the
night before The way lay along the
strand, and Darlington was not too
preoccupied to notice that the Niobe
was gone and the Britannia had re-
turned His wife was probably on that
ship. He looked long and earnestly
toward it. If he had consulted his
inclinations he would have repaired
aboard of it at once and asked for
giveness for all his folly and injustice
toward her, but the conventions OF
life-spelled in this instance by
honor-constraine him.
He gave a thought, too, to the frig-
ate which had departed without him.
Fo, the first time in his life he had
failed in his duty. Kephard was a
kind old man, and well-affected toward
Darlington, who had been midship-
man under him, but with the admiral
duty was always first and he knew
that there would be no condoning his
offense. He expected an order of ar
rest before the day was out. There.
after he would come before a court
martial.
To what a sorry pass he had
brought his fortunes by his own I'M
mistakable folly! In the bright light
of the fresh, brisk morning, he saw
Ellen in her right relation to affairs,
a woman, brave, strong, noble, true.
What If she did not shine amid the
dollhouse conventionalities Of the fast
and vapid life of the crew whom he
had gathered at Darlington. In
stead Of being ashamed of her, he
should have rejoiced from the bottom
of his soul that she was so frank and
fresh and free. What splendid WON.
an she was! Whatever she did, how
we'll it was done! No veteran Of a
thousand exciting nights over the gam
ing table could have played with more
GOODNESS and daring than she did in
that famous duel at cards with Strath-
gate. And, although the minuet was
outside of her accomplishments, how
swiftly had twinkled her flying feet
when she danced the sailors horn.
pipe. 1t carried him back to slant
ing decks and fresh breezes and
bright skies. Would they ever re-
turn? Would he himself return un-
scathed from this adventure? 1t was
by no means certain, for Strathgate
was a man of proven courage; he had
demonstrated that, and his reputation
as sword player was deservedly
high.
ITO RE CONTINUED(
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swords, to rarrington's great satisfac-
ton. The other prcliminaries were
soon settled. A surgeon was also
designated and Parkman came back
to report the progress Of events, most
agreeable, from his point of view, tC
his principal.
Darlington was as expert with the
sword as with the pistol and he made
no demur to any of the conclusions
of the seconds. All he wanted was
to have his deadly enemy opposite
him, with no one to intervene. He
had duties to perform before he went
to rest. One of them was the writ
ing of letter TO Ellen. which, after
he had signed and sealed it, he gave
to Parknlan. with instructions TO turn
it over to my Lady Darlington in case
the approaching encounter should ter
minase fatally for my lord. When
Parkman asked where Lady Caring
ton was to be found. Darlington re-
piled bitterly that in all probability
she could be seen on the Britannia In
the morning with Sir Charles Seton.
And bark We, Jack said Caring
ton. clapping his hand on his friends
shoulder. say to Sir Charles Seton
that as regards the unsettled differ
ence between lis, I'm ready to meet
him here and now, if he'll come ashore
in the proper mood for an encounter.
| might as well finish up al my en-
emies in one day and leave myself
free for dealing with my wife or get
a clearance for Davy Jones locker N.Y.
self from one or the other Of them"
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lonely. The power to hear what
natures voices have &c say is In our
hearts, not merely in the ear. We
must have the beauty in our souls be
fore we can see beauty anywhere.
Hence there are many who are really
blind to the l0veliness which God has
strewn everywhere, with most lavish
hand, in his works. So We must have
the music in our heart before We can
hear the music which sings every
where for him who has ears to hear
If We have thanksgiving within US. We
will have no trouble in finding glad
ness wherever we 90. 1t is sad and
cherries heart that makes the world
seem dreary to certain people; If only
they will let JOY enter to dwell within.
a new world would be created for
them. If We allow our heart to cher
ish unlovingness, bitterness, evil
thoughts or feelings, we cannot hear
the music of love which breathes
everywhere, pouring out from the
heart of God. But if we keep our
heart gentle, patient, lowly, and kind,
on our ears will fall, wherever we go.
sweet strains Of divine music
Then glad life makes life OF
gladness wherever it goes II leaves
an unbroken lane of sunbeams behind
it. Everybody is better as well as hap.
pier for meeting one whose Christian
life radiates gladness and cheer. We
can do nothing better either for our
selves or for the world in which We
live than to learn the lesson of praise
and of Thanksgiving. Let us learn to
sing unto the Lord with thanksgiv-
ing" There are troubles in every
life, but there are thousand good
things for one trial Sometimes we
have disappointments but even these
are really Gods appointments, as
some day we shall fine out If people
are unkind to us, we must 60 on low
ing just as before, our hearts full OF
unconquerable kindness, and il will
finally win. The most deepseated ten
dency to sadness can be overcome and
replaced by happy cheerfnlness. The
gospel of Christ comes to us and tells
us that we must be born again, born
from above, born of God, and our very
nature will be recreated Then d.
vine grace assures us that il is not
impossible even for the most unholy
life to be transformed into holiness.
The being that is saturated with sin
may be winter than snow. There is no
nature, therefore, however unhappy
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Move to Honor Burbank.

Better knowledge of nature and its
ways and OF the manner in which ma
tural forces may be improved to bene-
fit mankind is manifested on all sides.
The California Humane society is to
appeal to the legislature for the enact
ment of law which will provide for
the annual observance in the public
schools Of the birthday of Luther Bur
bank, known as the horticultural
wizard" by exercises having for their
purpose the inculcation Of higher
regard for bird and tree life. The plan
proposed implies unique COmplt-
ment in that it is paid to man who
Is still living and in the full exercise
Of his powers. No doubt it is fitting,
however, remarks the Troy On. ~
Times, for Mr.. Burbank has done Won
derful things In improving and diver
styling natures products and adding
to their value. But beyond any merely
personal consideration the efforts to
create in youthful minds appreciation
OF the place which birds and trees hold
in the economy Of the world are high
ly laudable. 1t is possible, of course,
to load up the young mind with too
much knowledge. But no harm will
ever come from teaching the children
about these objects, which have a
natural attraction for them. And had
many who are now children of larger
growth been taught in early youth the
worth of birds and trees much wanton
destruction could have been averted
and great deal of good would have
resulted.
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ly neglected than this. There are
many people who are always coming
to God with requests but who do not
come to him with thanksgiving after
their requests have been granted Ten
lepers once cried to Jesus for cleans
ing, as he was passing them at dis
lance. He graciously heard them and
granted their plea When they had
been healed. one of the ten returned
to thank the healer, but the other nine
came not again with any word of rec
ognition of the great favor they had
received. So it is continually-many
are blessed and helped, but few show
gratitude. Our Lord felt keenly the
ingratitude of the lepers who re.
turned not. Where are the nine?" was
his panied question. God pours out
his gifts and blessings every day upon
his children; and whenever no voice
of thanksgiving is heard in return he
misses it. If one bird of the forest
is silent in the glad spring day, he
misses its song If one human heart
fails to utter its praise amid LIES
countless blessings, he is disap-
pointed.
Many there are who think that if
certain definite days are set apart for
praise it is enough. For example,
they will be grateful for a whole day
once in year, touching then every
chord of praise in their being. think
ing that this is the way God wants
them to show their gratitude, But the
annual Thanksgiving day is not in
tended to gather into itself the thanks
giving for a whole year: rather it is
intended to give the keynote for all
the years life. Lies true concert
pitch is praise. If we find that we
are below the right pitch, we should
take advantage of the particular
Thanksgiving seasons to get keyed
up. When the strings of life begin to
grow discordant thanksgiving will put
us in tune.
The ideal life is one of gladness.
Unthankfulness and fretfulness are
discords in the song. We have no
right to live gloomily or sadly. Go
where we may, we hear the music of
JOY, unless our ears have become tone
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Englands snffragettes have been
quiet for few weeks, but they have
only been. making ready for another
attack on the house of commons. This
movement was looked upon as farce
at first and the idea prevailed that it
would be shortliyed. but it has grown
stronger until thousands of women
have joined it, among them many of
culture, education, rank and title. 1t
can no longer be ignored. and, though
the methods employed may not be
commended, the earnestness and de-
termination of its adherents cannot
be called in question.
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Copyright, 1905, by ". o, Chapman.)
SYNOPSIS.

The Escapade opens. not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage of Ellen
Slocum a Puritan miss, and Lord Car
rington of England, but in their life after
settling in England. The scene is placed.
lust following the revolution, in earring
ton castle in England. The Carringtons
after house party, engaged in a family
tilt, caused by jealousy. The attentions
of Lord Darlington to Lady Cecily and
Lord Strathgate to Lady Darlington com
PEELED the latter to vow that she would
leave the castle Preparing to flee, Lady
Darlington and her chum Deborah, an
American girl. met Lord Strathgate at
two a. m, he agreeing to see them safely
away. He attempted to take her to his
castle, but she left him stunned in the
road when the carriage met with an ac-
cident. She and Debbie then struck out
for Portsmouth. where she intended to
sail for America. Hearing news of
ElIen's flight, Lords Darlington and Seton
set out in pursuit. Seton rented fast
vessel and started in pursuit. Strathgate
bleeding from fall, dashed on TO Ports
mouth, for which Darlington. Ellen and
Seton We're also headed by different
routes Strathgate arrived in Portsmouth
in advance of the others, finding that
Ellen's ship had sailed before her.
Strathgate and Darlington each hired a
small yacht to pursue the wrong vessel,
upon which each supposed Ellen had
sailed. Seton overlook the IuSllFeS near
Portsmouth, but his craft ran aground,
just as capture was imminent. Ellen won
the chase by boarding American vessel
and foiling her pursuerS. Darlington and
Strathgate, thrown together by formers
wrecking of latter's vessel. engaged in an
impromptu duel, neither being hurt. A
war vessel commanded by an admiral
friend of Seton, then started out in pur-
suit of the women fugitveS Seton con-
Tossing love for Debbie Flagship Britain
MIA overlook the fugitives during the
night. The two women escaped by again
taking to the sea in small boat. Lord
Darlington is ordered to sea with his ship
but refuses to go until after meeting
Strathgate in a duel.
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Young Painter Saw Period Of Suffer.
ing While Earning Needed Money.

The young artist, almost on the
verge Of starvation, had just accept
ed an order from an elderly spinster
to paint her portrait. When the terms
and appointments had been fixed and
the spinster was descending the rick
ETY. studio stairs, student friend Of
the young painter, who had overheard
the deal, rushed in from the next
room to offer his congratulations
To his surprise, however, he found
his friend sitting downcast before his
easel, his head in his hands.
Why, Francois, why so downheart.
ed?' he inquired, stopping short 20
stare at the artist Didn't Just
overhear you bagging an order to
paint face at 1000 francs?"
Yes replied Francois, sadly.
"And your need of the money is
something fierce, isn't it?'
And the other nodded.
Then, my friend, you should be
Kicking the ceiling IN your lucky
strike!"
The artist now lifted his head slow
ly and gazed piteously at his compan.
ion. Melvin said he, did you get
a glimpse of herr"
No"
Then" said the other, allowing his
head again to fall into his hands, you
do not know, my friend, what torture
| will have to undergo from morning
till night for e. whole week studying
that face."-lllustrated Sunday Mag
aZine.
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In recent bulletin from the Uni
yersity of California is given sum-
mary of the evidence prepared by
Prof. J. D. Whitney to show that the
famous Calaveras skull. found in a
miners shaft In Bald Hill, near Alta
vile, probably came from a cave used
by the Indians for burial purposes.
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lANKSGIVING is one of
our highest and hottest
duties. There are in the
Scriptures more COM
mands and calls to praise
than to prayer. Yet few
dnties are more frenuent-
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Lesson Tauoht by life's ifs.

Lesson Taught by Lies IT'S.
He who has not known poverty, sor-
row, contradiction and the rest, and
learned from them the priceless les.
sons they have to teach, has missed a
good opportunity OF schooling.
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A Chicago man is accused of filing
six petitions in bankruptcy in nine
years
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CHAPTER xVIl.-continued.

II see," returned the admiral
Lord, what a woman that is! She
has spirit and resource and readi-
ness enough to command not frigate,
as I said before, but, by CAD, sirs,
fleet! A lucky dog, Carrington!'
"The unluckiest on earth, think, ad-
miral," returned the baronet, warmly,
land as for me, prefer the gentler,
more womanly kind of women"
Like Mistress Deborah, eh?"
laughed the old sailor. We'll, every
one to his taste. And she went along,
too, have no doubt, under coercion"
Admiral" returned Sir Charles,
haughtily, from the evidences have
had"
lover Bakers Saints Rest?' said
the admiral.
Quite SO"
We'll, what do you propose now?"
II have no proposition to make. I
suppose we can't hope to find them
now"
Might as we'll try to hunt for a
needle in haystack as to try to find
them in this darkness" said the ad-
miral. It'll be ten hours at least be-
fore it's light enough to see anything,
and by that time they may have gone
anywhere. I'm expecting orders any
day for sea, and shall have to get
back to the anchorage. There's no help
for 1t, Sir Charles. I'm sorry for you,
but you'll have to take a new de-
parture and follow the course In an
other way. Mr.. Collier, bid Captain
Beatty make the best Of the way to
the anchorage without further delay.
/ can offer you berth yonder, Sir
Charles. l have no doubt you'll want
to turn in after all you've gone through
and the disappointment you've met
WITH
Thank you," said Sir Charles, 81
do feel rather done up"
"Oh, these women" unused the old
admiral as Sir Charles disappeared
in an adjoining stateroom. Its lucky
that | have no greater attachment
than his maiesty's ships. God bless
him. And then An admiral has all he
can do to rule his feet without having
to take orders from a pair of petit.
coats" which was the sailors quaint
euphemism for the other SEX and he
did not even know that the useful ar.
ticle of dress he cited did not come
in pairs!
A couple Of hours after the ar.
rival of the two hot,headed lords at
the Blue Boar, an officer from the
squadron inquired for Lieutenant Car.
rington. A servant carried his mes.
sage up to the room where Car.
rington was lying down waiting for
the next turn of events. and he
was instantly admitted. He proved
to be Lieutenant Miller, shipmate and
Intimate friend OF Carrington's, who
had come from the Niobe to the inn
for two reasons, One was in re-
Spouse to Carrington's urgent an
peal that he act as his second in
the approaching affair with Strathgate
and the other was because he bore
orders from the captain of the Niobe
directing Darlington to report on
board at once, as the Niobe was un-
der orders for the Mediterranean with.
out delay. 1t was already quite late
In the afternoon when Mr.. Miller laid
his orders before Darlington.
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HIS ARTISTIC SOUL REvoLTEo.

(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-04-10
DENOUNCED AS inefficient
Bourke Cochran criticses Mccall
Publicity Bill.

Washington April 10.-The Mccall
campaign contributions publicity bill
was denounced as wholly ineffective
by Representative Bourke Cochran be-
fore the house committee on election
of the president, vice president and
representatives in congress. His stric-
lures provoked former United States
Senator Chandler to give notice that
he would reply to Mr.. Cockan's at
tack.
The Mccall bill is favored by the
Democratic members of the commit
tee, who, failing last Tuesday to force
the reporting of that bill, drew up
and signed statement to the press
accusing Chairman Gaines of West
Virginia of having resorted to trickery
to retain the measure in the commit
tee.
Mr. Cochran, In his remarks, urged
the substitution of the Mccall bill by
a bill introduced by himself, which re-
quires every contributor of campaign
money to political parties to file a
sworn statement of the amount with
the clerk of the United States district
court in the district wherein the con-
tribution was made.