davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ON THE PUTNAM DIVISION
or THE NET YORK CENTRAL
IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

Some or the Most Picturesque villages
Within the COmmutlng Limits Are In
the Neperhan and Sawmlll River
So, Valleys and In the. POoantico Hills.
The suburban service maintained by the
Putnam division of the New York Central
between New York and Brewster brings
within committing distance the historic
region of the Sawmill River'valley and the
rugged hill country OF upper Westchester
county.
Within ten minutes after leaving the ter
ninal at, 155th street and Eighth avenue
the train turns away from the Harlem
Rver,.with It's fringe Of shipyards and boat
houses, strikes northward through Van
Cortlandt Park and climbs upgrade along
the course Of Tibbt's Brook. The sights
and sounds Of the city are soon left far
behind and the traveller plunGes into a
quiet stretch Of back country To the right
lies a range Of low hills that separate Tib-
bits Brook from the Bronx River Valley
and the settlements along the Putnam divi-
sion from. Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe and
other towns along the Harlem road. To
tao Left is a high steep ridge that extends
parallel to the Hudson River throughout
the entire length OF Westchester county.
Along it's crest is a chain Of residential set
tements that command view OF the river
and the Palisades on the one hand and OF
the picturesque interior on the other
Lincoln. Lowerre. Ludlow and Dun
woodie, suburbs of Yonkers, lie to the south
asnd east Of the city proper, along the east
ern slope of the ridge They share in many
or the public improvements Of the parent
town, but combine with them the advan-
tages OF more countrifed surroundings.
IRAN Service is furnished by both the Hud-
son River and Putnam divisions. commuta-
non tickets being good on either.
In recent ;yeafs residence park has
grown up at Bpyn Mawr. on the wooded
hiAs 70 the west of the station. just, be.
yond this point tho railroad .makos O. loop
ABOUT, TIE shoulder Of a steep hill. orosses
the divide and dips down into the valley Of
the Sawmil River From here on 10 East
view, ten miles aHoye. il follows the coulSe
\ "a the river. crossing and recrossing the
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trip to Manhattan this being an unusually con-
venient place to which the business man can
hasten to a restful home and his
children enjoy a life of freedom in
pure air and healthful surroundings
The owners Of FERNWO0D PARK have other
properties. but none for which they have the
same affection owing to it's historic associa-
tions and natural beauties. and they offer to
those who can appreciate these advantages
an exceptional opportunity for acquiring
home in this delightful and convenient suburb.
The property is subject to certain restrictions
designed to keep out any Objectionable ele-
ment in home community and the owners do
not intend to sell any OF this property to specu-
lators, 1t being their aim to make FERNWOOD
PARK a place Of model homes for those of
modest means to whom economy and respecta-
bility are urgent considerations. To such
they make the offers mentioned below
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THE STATE gave farms to each, Tho ncrals were
presented to tile patriots by WASHINGTON himself
while encRmpcd at verplanck's Point and the three
had the honor OF dining with him on the day
kFSTLlNG in the Pocantico Hills lies Fern
wood Park one Of the beauty spots of nature.
and the FARM which was given to ISAAC VAN
WART by his grateful country in recognition
Of his loyalty. unsw erving fidelity, great patri-
otism and self-sacrifoc in face CT temptations
almost beyord human resistance. This prop
erty has been handed down from generation to
generation until in 1901 the family parted with
it ard u fire Park was laid cut, rows Of trees
were planted along its streets ard this historic
grourd. which represents tho gratitude Of the
nation, passed into other hands. Herewith is
an illustration of the MEDAL which Congress
caused to be struck and presented to Isaac
Van Wart in GRATITUDE to him for his
NOBLE DEED, and also a reproduction of the
Van Wart homestead in which his posterity
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lived until recently and which is in FERN
WOOD PARK. This property has unusual
natural advantages, being in the midst Of fine
estates, the GOULD FAMILY owning the ad-
joining property. the estate of JOHN d, ROOKIE
TELLER being but a short distance away. and
tho fine estate of JAMES BUTLER, where the
richest man in the world JOHN d. ROOKIE
TELLER, recently met the eminent divine,
CARDINAL LOGUE. is but stones throw
away. 1t is stated that Mr. Rockefeller on
that memorable visit remarked to MIR. Butler:
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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE YOU HAVE.
Do you own all thisp" Merely showing that
although the possessor of numerous magnif-
cent estates the beauty Of the locality appealed
very strongly to him. On account of its, ati-
tude, which is from two to five hundred feet
above sea level. it has the advantages Of dry
mountain air and is a remarkably healthy
neighborhood it being a matter Of record that
Mrs. Cynthia Smith lived to the age Of 1903
years. the Rev. John Driser s4, Isaac Conklin
98, and many residents now living are IS years
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svfdsntiy tssTorixsd ~ the cruel
threats hurled aaEinst her.
well! which IL 1t to be. wsnchf'
satd the young man, more calmly, the
purse Of gold or the whippfng-post?
she did not reply st once. and
stranas, almost awssorns silence fell
upon the sSsne. Not q sound from any
portion OF the Palace, even from the
gardens ana terraces beyond the night
watchman's call had ceased to echo,
only from far. very far away, beyond
the river and the distant meadows the
melancholy hooting of an owl broke
the intense stiffness of the place.
Thea the woman began TO speak,
slowly at FIRST, very calmly, and In
voice deep and low like the sound OF
nuffied thunder. growing louder and
lauder. more violent, moro passionate,
as she worked herself UP into very
whfrlwind Of fury.
Powers OF Hellr' she said. grant
me patience! Man, listeni ye don't un-
derstand mel am not one of
your fine Court ladies. who Shippers
and trips along arrayel in siiken kir-
tie I am called Mirrab--a WITCH
dye hear? witch who knows
nausht about the law. and the guard.
nor about queens and richly dressed
lords. The Duke Of Wessex saved my
life and ! want to go to him
/. Do We let me go . +. What IL 1t
to ye IL sea him9 Do let me
go. ="
Her voice broke into a rob OF agon-
ICED entreaty and batfied desire.
"Shall call the guard7" reJoiued
Don Miguel colby.
She was now quite close 70 him. he.
still between her and the door which
shs wished to reach, was half turned
away from her. in obvious impatiePce.
and looking at her over his shouloar
with q sheer and a cruel fr,rwn.
DO We let me go" she sntreated
once more
For sole answer he made pretence al
calling the guard.
what no there' the guard: What
hor'
But the last sound broke In a death
rattle Even as he spoke Mirrah had
thrust the dagger with all her might
between his shoulders. He fell forward
on the floor. whilst with one last Easp
Of agony he called upon the man wliors
he had so deeply wronged.
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dragged ~ one leg downstairs. her
head humping each step.
Dazed and fainting under this treat.
ment. she was unable to answer ques-
lions put to her. for which she res
ceived more blows sef che face and
breast, was stripped and searched, and
finally thrown Into cold dell.
she was afterwards visited by the
police oflcial and . Cossack ofieer.
accompanying the inQuisition with tor
lures Of q refined atfoeity worthy OF
Ivan the Terrible. One Item on the
Cossack offcer's program was the APP
plication Of his lighted cigar to the
girls bare flesh.
This, however, was not all. When
the girl-martyr was visited by a st.
Petersburg journalist, che wss fouhd
with her body covered with stfipes ana
swellings. caused by the terrible Cos.
sack whip. the "nagaika" The skin
had been torn from her neck ana face
she had been Kicked and tfamptsd on,
and one Of her eyes had been terribly
injured. There was other evidence Of
indeserfbabIs maitreatment
Maria Spiridonova became the hero
Inc Of the revolution. and her journey
to Siberia was almost a triumphal
progress She was eagerly awaited at
every station BY wofshipping crowds.
who greeted ker ~ a heroine aud filled
her arms with roses.
And now. after human brutality has
failed to kill her, she Is dying from
ordinary tuberculosis. II Is probable
that an attempt will be made TO raise
a monument to her memory although
such q protest against cfficiaf brutality
would hardly be tolerated while the
reaesionaries are Still In power In Rus
STA
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D'ANNUNzIO's NEW PLAY.


able Event.
Rome. Feb. 1.--Gabriele DAnnun-
zio. the famous Italian dramatist ana
poet. has made the greatest success Of
his career with his new tragedy, TN
Nave" (rhe Ship. which was PLAYED
for the first time at the Theatre ArKen-
tina in the presence or the King and
Queen and the cream Of Roman soci-
ETY..
The event was of exceptional import
ance in the social life Of Rome. and
there was fierce connection among the
best people in the Eternal City to Sc.
cure seats.
The play had a great reception. and
at the close the author was summoned
to the royal box ana congratulated by
King Victor Emmanuel.
No expense was spared In the pro-
duction bf la. Nave" 1t was produced
In the largest theatre In the city. the
most fsnnous actors we're engaged ana
on elaborate scenic display $4,000 was
spent.
Ia Nave" consists of a prologue and
three srts. with thirteen changes OF
scere. The action Of the play deals
With the beginnings of the sea-power
of the Venetiars and shows a fierce
chr 1ict mat took place on the Venetian
delta (whers the citv Of Venice was
afterwards to rise) in the sixth CEN
fury. A. D.
D'Annuszio Is the most conspicuous
personality in the italian literary
world. He holds the questionable po-
| sition of being (as a general ruie1
adored by women, and detested by
men. Although he is getting stout and
| grey-headed his annours are stiil noto-
rious affairs. and as passiouate az n
he was still q romantic youth.
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L.oa Angeles rinss.

Los Angeles Ttm98.
Almost ali lffe on tbs desert goes
desert the cactus comes frst with It's
nurhberless species. They are all arm
ed with long or short, tough sptnes that
can penetFaNe the thicksst boot. The
solitary and often grotesque Joshua
or Yucca, the mesQutte, the oats claw
and numbefiess shfubs whose naIsaes
have not been written. all &fe armed Ia
one way or another. some exuds pots
onous sap. other nauseating DOORS The
sagebrush f. about tas onIy one thai
does not seem to have any protection.
In the shinsl Kingston. most are
either aimed wfth sharp teeths splnes,
doors or pots6n 10 serve to keep theL
enemies ct q distanoes Whiis the others
depend upon tneir fieetaess or artfui
skulkin@ and hidinG.
! The spines and repuisive ella mon
ster. the horned toad. the sidewindes
with his two horns aud deadly fangs.
and its cousin. the desert rattiesnake
the taraHtula, scorplea and desert bee.
each Of whose sting to exceedingly
painful and sometimes fatal, are
among the deserts dsnizsns. Then
there are many varieties Of lizards,
large and small. and OF many coIors,
which proteot themselves by their spec.
alone. The prowlinG coyote, bobcat
mountain sheep. tbex, anteiops and an
occasional deer are tAeFe.
Among the smaller animals arot the
gopher, Kangaroo rat, trade rat, hydro
phebia skunk, ground squirrel aSd tn
Vulnerable mice, But the Traveller sell
dom sees any Of thSse. The prospedtor
however, soon becomes aeqnaiHted with
them. The first or, 81 the latest second
night o. his stay tn any enc czznp he
viii be Visited BY q trade rat which
viii carry away ell that portion OF HIS
outift that 10 not too heavy for hta rat
ship to handle and fdliGfouafy leapa
sorae stick or stone In its place
A hydrephohia skunk will be apt to
call ana lunch from any bacon rinds
that may pe lying shout. not disdain-
ting nip 81 Mr.. Prospeetdr's uees IS the
opportunity Offers. Il Is said ana firm
~ believed b. the sons OF the desert
that the bite OF this little skunk pro-
duces hydrophobia. The CHA monster
20 seldom Scent aud the writer, altar
having spend nearly year on the b9F-
der Of Death Valley, has yet to SEQ Qua
at large. Mathematics are also searce
axcept in some favorable LEGALITY.
All life on the desert lives by its
powers to resist thirst All desert
plants are so constructed that they
are able to conserve and store up naois-
/ ture against the time of drought This
necessity has wrought peculiar forms
OF both animals and ptsnts, aud 10
time IL also leaves It's indeItbIe mark
upon men who dwell amid its wastes.
The leaves of all desert trees are small
and thics so that they expose a. little
surface as possible for evaporation In
the dry air. The great and ever present
evidence Of the struggle for water ts
noticeable everywhere whore Nrnen
come together on the desert. In this
struggle all who come 70 the desert
must engage. instantly. Every wagon
must have It's water barrels. every bur-
70 his water bags. each man his can
teen.
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touohin9 the prostrate body with q
kentIe hand; FeAfisinG that ne unfer-
tunats young man had fallen on his
face, he tried with INFINITE care to lift
ana turn him as tenderiy as he could.
Then. suddenly he became conscious
of another presence In, the room. Moth
ing more than q gfostlike form Of
white, almost as rigid as the murdered
man himself, whilst from the corridors
elise BY. the sound Of approaching foot
steps. still Resitating which way to 60.
became more and more distinct. A
murmur Of distant voices, too, gradual.
~ took on 4 definite sound.
This way"
mo. that"
Tn the Court
mo! the Audience Chamber
The ghostiy white-clad figure APP
peared as IL turned to stone
Through the window" whispered
Wessex with sudden vehemenoe. ut Is
not hight quick ny. In the name Of
God' while there's vet timer
That WAS bis only Instinct now. He
could not thing Of her as the woman
he had loved, he understood nothing.
knew nothing; but In the intense gloom
which surrounded him he mad lost sight
OF the witch-iike and horrible vision
which had dealt death blow to his
love; he seemed only to see the green
bosauets Of the PARK, the pond. the
marguerites and another white-ciad az
ure. girIish face crowned with a
golden halo Of purity and innocenee.
The wild passion which he had felt
for her hanged to an aKonfzlng hor-
ror. not only OF her deed but az the
thought OF seeing her surrounded.
rough-handled by the guard, shamsd
ana treated as mad and drunken
wanton.
He despissd himself for his own
weakness. but at this awful ana s,a-
preme moment. when he realized NAT
the idol which he had set hi, ana Svar !.
shipped was nothing but denied mud
pity. ~"u
Love had touched him once and ba
enew now that nothing would ever tsa :
aer image completely from out ne
1eart Love. great, ardent. ir1snu,s ~.
was dead! but death is oft more nov.,sr.
tal than life, and his dead Iove nfssdaA
Tor his chivalry, for his nrotscss.s.'
with All the power or sweet nernorSas
and aided by the agonizins grin a.
assss stiH hands elinging to his hsaFt-
window. W the open
ouicki IN Code nan1sr,
.ne sif! moved toward him.
ao. no! for PHYS sake Gar.
.n@od TOtmorroyy.l
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IN MARYS REIGN
By BARONESS 0RczY


"I'il give thee three minutes in which
to get sober. my wench" remarked Don
Miguel placidiy. After that take
heed.
He laughed a long. cruel laugh, and
looked at her with an evil leer. mp and
down.
After that thouit CO." he said slow.
~ and significantly. but not In peace.
The palace watch have a heavy hand
:. three men to give thee ten lasfes
each till thy shoulders bleed, wrench
aye! I'll have thee whipped TIL
thou die under 1t so go now or :"
He looked SO evil, so threatening. so
full OF banled rage, that instinctfveiy
she drew back few steps away from
him, into the gloom. AS she ala
sd her foot knocked against something
on the floor, whilst the sharp point Of
some instrument Of steel penetrated
through the thin soles of her shoes.
She had enough presence of mind,
enough determination. enough deadly
hatred Of him, not to give forth one
sound, but when he-almost overcome
with his own furious passion-had
paused awhile an turned from her, she
stopped very quickly and picked UP
that thing which had struck her foot
II was an unsheatned dagger.
Silently, snrreptitiously. she hid II
within, the folds of her gown, whilst
keeping . tight grip on it's handle with
her clenched right hand. Now sire felt
safe and sure Of herself and of ultimate
success.
Don Miguel, seeing how quiet she
had become. heaved q Sigh Of relief.
Fer one moment he had the fear that
she meant to create scandal. attract
the guard with her screams. bring spec
tators upon the scene and thus expose
the whole despieabIe intrigue watch
had just been 50 successfully carried
through.
But now she was standing. quite rig
i'd and mute haff-fidden by the gloom.
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(Cenfinuea.,

(Cenfinued.l
so hot my fine lcrdr' she said,
speaking with strange ana pathetic
cainness. that's It, 10 1T /. ana do
We take me for q fool, that DO not see
throush your tricks7. You and that
purple-robed hypocrite there wanted
to make use Of me !. .you ca5o1sd me
what? /. Baht you trtcksd me. say.
do ron hsHrr, she added with ever
Increasing vehsmencs. stficked mo that
you might trick him. with all your
talks Of Ursula and Lady. the devil
alone knows what ye wanted :. Well
you've had your way he looked
on me 10 hs would on q piague-strick-
en- cur >. n&hgy and dirty. Was
that what " wasted7 You've had
more DO ye wasn't Of mel"
Don Miguel, rnueh astonished at this
unexpected bathurst Of passion. sased
st her with q sneer, then he shrugged
his shoulders ana said coid1y:
*Nothing, weneh! His Grace Of WEES
does not desire thy company. and
i cannot allow thee to modest him. 10
welI.flled purse tor thee .if not
the whip undsrstandr'
at will not go!" she repeated with
dogeed obstinacy. "TT not .pIi not
I'm see him Just once. he was
good to me :. love his beautiful
face and his kind white handss--f want
to kiss them /. I'll not go I'll not
:. tall i've kissed them. So do not
stand In my way, fine sir but let
me get TO him."
The obstinate desire, half a mania
now, had grown upon her with this
wantou thwsrtins Of her wishes A
wholly unfettered passion seethed In
her. half made up OF hatred against
this man VINO had fooled her and caus-
ed her to be spurned with unutterable
contempt by Wessex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
HUNTSVILLE SOCIETY

aentsviile. Feb. 1--(speciaI ,...o,
.ne most charming OF recert - ~
svents 10 Huntsville was tn e.y
1Gn giFen Thursday afternoon - eSpt ~.
~; ~. smith In honor OF her sns.. 49,
49, EE s Bell. Of Mont8onerv. arS
Miss Alice Garth assisted Mrs s,,s iana.
tsceiving. Mrs. r. e, Balaridga a -
Mrs. Ben Les Young served n,,,, ~au
ASout u1ty quests were entertainsS
Mr. ana Mrs. Francis Nssi s.sso
tanned at dinner on Tuesday ave,ir.s =
csiepration OF the fourth annivers. ~ =,
OF their Enafrta@A
Mr.. . w Judd entertained Al earas
on monday afternoon II, cofnnlin,s-,t -
her sister. Miss Rsbecca Wbfttborns ~ -
Sneioyyille. The prizes were won ~,
Halsey. ~A~ AaE'. WAN
Mrs. Charles n. shyer has xon. e.
M9mphis. to visit relatives
MISS Florence Witowski, of Mernphis
visiin9 Mrs. o. n. Smith.
..,sst ss Ssannie Lamar, OF Daeatur, 10
WISHING MIA Q. r. Holmes.
Mrs. Kate Mann and chlldran. az
stevenson. are Waiting Miss FIorenes
from Bfrmtngbam
Miss Shirley Hunter has rstnrned IA
.'IhiuEn&m after spending several
days with Mira. Glenn wells,
MI and MrG Walter .Parkar. os Ga.
vance. Tenn. are visiting relatives ID
Miss Mary s Rand, Of LEIGHTON. Il
visiting MIG Edgar Rand.
Mrs. ]. W. Power and Miss mar
Hines. OF Decherd, Tenn, are vfsIffne-
Miss Lula Yarbrough.
Mrs. Walter Hawk has returned 70
Corinth, Miss
Miss Florence Forbes, of New Deca
tur. 90 visiting here.
Mre j. G. Barnes. of TuscunfDfa. In
visiting Mrs. Wheeler Mitchell.
Mrs. Eva l.. Adams, of Long Beach.
Cal, 10 visiting Mrs. O. 4. PIumrner
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ScFuges, Of Mena-
phis. are visiting here.
Mrs. Daisy Cunningham. az Deehevd.
has been visiting IN HantsviIIs thIs
week.
Misses Hattie Figures and Mary
Dale, OF Columbia, Tenn, are Waiting
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilkes.
Mrs. John Parks Is visiting in IAf-
tie Rock. Ark.
Miss Mary Hereford Is visiting in
Birmingham.
Mrs. Mary s. Rubicarn, of Coalton. is
visiting Mrs. o. B. Laxon.
Mrs. Hobbs Fennell has returned
from a visit to Athens.
Miss Clara McAllister, of tho Athena
Female College. Is visiting here.
Miss Grace Walker has gone to New
York to take passage tor Europe with
q party Of friends.
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wesssx, II dls.

"A moi !. !. wessex. dls
Ana the siivery moon, which had
~s.@s ON 90 pfacfdly whilst human pas
sfaus IAN riot IN this vast audiencs
chamber. which had shed her posus
ss.dasnfv yelled her brilliant face: the
&c.,, ,,ss plunged In total darkness as
sHs Marquis de suarez breathed hs
last.
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GIRL NTHILIsF DYING.
Maria spirsdOmovs. vIctim of Govern.
raanA. ETna ConMmnanfinm.

st. Petersburg. Feb. News comes
from Siberia that Maria Spirtdonova is
dying Of consumption In one Of those
terrible, SibeFian prisona
This girl-martyrJ' Of the revolution.
victim of the most atrocious tortures
inflicted even in Russia's black record
is slowly sinking under the disease
which had claimed her even before she
fell into the hands Of the cosSack&
The brutal General L4ouzhonovaiEy.
Governor OF Tamof, was shot by Maria
Spiridonova in February. 1906. The
girl was quickly arrested BY the Cos.
sacks. who treated her with incredible
savagery. She was struck on the face
and was thrown 20 the floor. and then
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02

New York J0urnaI % Commerce.
Here il q passage from the Inter-
state Commerce Commissions annual
report. issued january q, last. along
with an appropriate up-to-date enler-
dation:
Connnission--%Jan. cit may conser-
vativsIy be stated that the inadequacy
OF transportation facilities IL little
less than alarming.
Emendation---Ian. Alt may con-
servativeIy be stated that the excess
of transportation facilities Ia little less
than alarming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02

s4ssn Amount Of commotion IN the
sses Mirrab's shouts when hrst she
80 the combat, then her htgn .voIceu
sitsrcation with Don Miguel had rouseu
fss attention Of some Of the guara VIC
100 statiof,ed In the Cloister Green
court close by. Some Oh the se"''
n,en. too, were astir.
wessex himself soon after ne nae
r.ssb Al his own apartments heard the
so,,nd 81 angry voices proceeding from
az room which he had Just Quilted. He
could hear nothing distinctly. bus u
seemed to him as IL q woman ana .
mar were uuarrelllng violently. ne
tried 10 shut his ears to inc sounu. nc
v,ouId near nothing. know nothing
more, OF the wanton VINO nao iooieo
and Knocked him.
r2,,t there are certain instincts In ev-
arv chiyaIrous man. which Will not De
s.sinsafd: among these is the Impulse
n ao Al once to the assistance OF
woman IL she be in trouble or dihicuity.
n was that impulse and nothing
more which caused Wessex to retracs
Ms footrteps. He had some dlfficulty
IN f,ndinr his way now that there was
M, moonlight to guide him; but as soon
a. he re-entered the last room, which
ysaa next to the audience chamber, ne
hearA the eminous "A MOL! Of his dy-
ing ouponent. Also all round him the
obvious comrnotion OF number OF
footsteps all tending towards the same
direction.
An icy horror suddenly gripped his
beart. Not daring to imagine what
had occurred, he hurried on. BY in
stincf--for he could sec uothirg--he
contrfved to md and open the door. and
stilI going forward he presently STUN
bled against something which lay heavy
and inert at his feet.
In 4 moment he was on his knees.