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projected several inches beyond the
window, like the end of cage, as the
gratings generally do in old italian
houses; and though Zoe was on one
side, Tocktamish could still look al
her.
'Tf you will come inside will tell
you what you wish to know, my little
dove" he said with an engaging leer,
for he did not really believe that any
woman could resist him.
Thank you," Zoe answered. 'I will
not come in, but I will warn you. If
you will not tell me where Messer Carlo
is, I shall have you shot with the
masters crossbow, like mad dog
Shall 1 get the bow?" asked the
voice of Carlos man, the Venetian gon-
dolier, who was an excellent shot, and
had won a prize at the Lido.
But Tocktamish laughed scornfully.
Your crossbow cannot shoot through
the shutters he said, for they were
very heavy ones, at least three inches
thick. Besides" he added. IT can sit
on the floor under the window and you
will not even see me-
IF we cannot shoot you we can
starve you," retorted Zoe.
"Oh. no, you will not be so hard
hearted And besides. If you will not
let me out and give me a kiss, my men
will come presently and burn Carlos
house down, and I shall carry you
away! Ha, hal You had not thought
of It! But Tocktamish is not caught
in the trap like a cub. He is an old
wolf, and knows the forests My men
know am here, and II do not go back
to them within the hour they will
come to get me. That was agreed, and
I can wait as long as that. Then sc
of them will come, and before night
we shall take Carlo to the emperor and
give him up, and tell all we know
and tomorrow morning he will be on
a stake in the middle of the Hippo
drome, and 1t will be the third day be-
fore he is quite deadI Ha, hai I re-
member how we watched that old
scoundrel Michael Rhangabe. I and
my men were on duty at that exc
cutioni"
zoe's cheeks turned CHASTITY white
and her eyes cleaned dangerously. II
there had been weapon IN her hand
at that moment she could have aimed
we'll through the grating, and Took
tamish's days would have ended
abruptly. But on the other side OF the
bars the drunken Tartar was laughing
at his own skill in frightening her, for
he thought she turned pale from fear.
Can no one silence this brute?" she
cried in tone that trembled with
anger.
1T is easily DONE said voice she
knew.
She turned and looked down from the
little elevation of the stone seat and
she saw the impassive face OF Gorlias
Pietrogliant looking up to her.
Come into the house, Kokona," he
said, holding up a hand to help her
down. I'VE will send him pitcher OF
Messer Carlos oldest wine to help him
pass an hour before his men come to
burn the house down.
Zoe understood the wisdom of the ad-
vice; Tocktamish would drink himseIi
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ing on the broad stone seat that ran
round the outside of the house in the
Italian way, and they could easily look
through the bars. In her haste Zoe
had not yelled herself, and when the
Tartar caught sight of her beautiful
face at the window the effect on his
susceptible sentiments was instantan-
eous. He had never seen any one like
her. For a moment or two he was al
most sober; the desk fell from his
hands upon the iron chest, and was not
even broken, and Tocktamishs hands
hung down by his sides while he stared
in stupid wonder.
Zoe was glad that there were iron
bars between him and her, for she had
never seen q human being more like a
raging wild beast. She had looked
anxiously for Omobono, hut as there
was no trace of him nor of any blood
she at once decided that he had been
able to get out by some secret way
after Lucilla had barred the door.
where is Messer Carlo?" were the
words which arrested Tocktamish in
the act Of smashing the desk.
He stood gazing at Zoe sulkily, and
as he did not answer she repeated her
question, watching him quietly so that
he should understand that he was COM
pletely in her power. When he heard
her voice again he made a sort of in
stinctive attempt to smooth himself
as the peacock spreads his tail before
the female; he pulled out his immense
mustache, drew his shaggy beard
through his two hands, settled his fur
papakh on his head and smiled COM
placent1y as he approached the win
dow, prepared, In his own estimation
to win the heart of any woman IN
Constantinople. The exercise of break
ing up the furniture had probably done
him good, for he walked quite steadily,
with his eyes wide open and his bis
head little on one side.
'Messer Carlo is quite safe and very
we'll" he answered when he was near
the grating. He has sent me to get
him a little money, which he greatly
needs"
ing his commission" observed Zoe.
looking at the splinters of the smashed
furniture.
Tocktamish felt that the havoc round
him must be explained.
g l have been killing the rats" he
said. 1T is extraordinary how many
rats and mice get into counting
housesi"
where is Messer Carlo?" Zoe asked
a third time.
Sweet woolly eve lamb of heaven. .
said Tocktamish, leaning on the win
dow sill and bringing his face close to
the bars 'ff you will only give me one
little kiss / will tell you where Carlo
is,''
Zoe stepped to one side along the
stone seat on which she stood, for she
saw that he was going to slip one of his
hands through the grating and catch
her; and even with the bars between
them he looked as IL he could twist one
of her arms of IL she resisted him,
Indeed, she was hardly out OF his reach
: in time He laughed rather vacantly
as he grasped the air. The grating
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have moved such a weight. AS he sat
he stopped down and drew the scat
tered contents of the chest toward him
and picked the small bags from the
heaps Of documents.
When he had put all together in a
soft leathern sack which he found
empty he got upon his feet with the
idea of going back to rifle the house,
since he had not found what he expect
ed in the safe. 1t was familiar work to
him. tor after he had left Greece he had
been a robber before he had turned re-
spectacle by taking service with the
emperor. He kicked the strong box be-
fore he went away.
"Goodby little man" he laughed, and
fastening the leather sack securely to
his belt he went to the door to let him
self out. When he found it fastened he
looked at 1t curiously and scratched his
big head trying to remember whether
he had locked it after him or not, for
he recolleeted that he had shut it lest
any one should come upon him sudden
ly. But there was no key in the lock on
the inside. He might have dropped 1t
or slipped 1t into his wallet. and he be-
gan to look for it, going round and
round the room and kicking the papers
and account books hither and thither.
1t was not to be seen, and the windows
doubt his strength to break the door
down. That was mere trihe after ALL
He shook it violently struck It.
kicked 1T and shook it again, but to his
stupefaction 1t would not bulge an
inch. The servants had pushed heavy
marble table against it and had piled
up half ton of furniture; he might as
well have tried to break through the
wall Then IT occurred to him that
Cly,0n nf0T1 1ferf,k !, 4olr r.
He would open the box, though 1t was a
pity to disturb a dead man in such an
excellent coffin.
But the box could not be opened any
more than the door, for the springs
had snapped, and he did not understand
the complicated locks. He tried again
and again, but failed each time
He seized the high stool that stood
beside the desk and swung It with ter
rife force, bringing it down on the
strong box. so that it flew into splint-
ers with an appalling din. He ragged, he
foamed at the mouth. he bawled and
yelled, and he smashed one piece of
furniture after another on the heavy
iron without producing the smallest
impression on 1t, and without getting
the least answer from Omobono, who
was still half unconscious, happily for
his nerves, and was dreaming that he
had taken refuge in a bakers oven dur
ing a terrible thunderstorm
The stool was reduced to kindline
wood, two large chairs had followed ii,
and Tocktamish was in the act of
heaving up the desk itself sending ink
stand, pens and papers flying to the
four corners of the room, and deter
mined TO crack the strong box with
one tremendous blow when a musical
voice spoke gently through the window
nearest to him. Zoe and her maids
were there. and the whole household
of men servants and slaves were be-
hind them. The three girls were stand
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ADHTHT LCA :cR Py;ncess in <Slav9Ey~
1874 IOO/ y Dy~I:1nar'10GR (2rsa&y1g9sSls sSl~
dous disnity was all gone to pieces in

dous dignity was all gone to pieces in
his fright.
You are a clever girl" said Zoe
i only hope that the door is strong.
Il called the servants and the slaves
before I came upstairs" Lucilla an
swered. Il left them piling up furni-
ture against the door. A giant could
not get out now"
Poor Omobonor Zoe exclaimed.
How frightened he must be-"
Giustina meanwhile prepared to go
away, settling and smoothing the folds
Of her gown, and pressing her hair on
one side and the other. Yulia brought
her a mirror and held it up, and
watched the young ladys complacent
smiles as she looked at her own re-
hection. When she had finished she
barely nodded to Zoe, as she might
have done to a slave who had served
her, and she went out in an exceed
ingly stately and leisurely manner,
quite sure that she had impressed Zoe
with her immeasurabIe superiority. She
was much surprised and displeased be-
cause Zoe did not rise and remain re-
spectfully standing while she went out
and she promised herself to remember
this also against the beautiful favorite
when she herself should be Carlo Zenos
wife.
But at a sign from Zoe Lucilla fol-
no one else to escort her; and a few
minutes later Yulia saw the little party
come out upon the landing below. The
fat lady in green SILK was in a very
limp condition. the embroidered roses
seem to droop and wither, and she was
helped by three of Zenos men; Marin
Corner was holding a large napkin to
his injured nose, so that he could noti
see where he put his feet and had to be
Ill Go
bastian Polo, his wife and daughter
well knew that he was by this time
safe at home. and was probably recov-
ering his lost courage by beating his
slaves.
They are gone" said Yulia, when the
boat had showed of at last.
Zoe rose then and went slowly to the
window. She stood there a few mo-
ments looking after the skiff and in
spite OF her deep anxiety faint smile
played round her tender mouth as she
thought OF her meeting with Giustina;
but il vanished almost at once. Her
own situation was critical and perhaps
dangerous.
She knew that although she was
slave she was the only person in the
house who could exercise any authority
now that omobono was locked up in the
counting house. and that it would be
impossible to let him out without fiber
ating Tocktamish at the same time.
which was not to be thought of. II the
Tartar got out now he would probably
murder the first person he met and
every one else whom he found In his
way; indeed, Zoe thought IT not irnpos-
sible that he was already numbering
Omobono out Of sheer rage
Come she said 10 Lucilla I'VE
must go downstairs and see what can
be done"
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CHAPTER XVI
The Treasure

n EITHER Tocktamish nor his vic
IN tim knew that Lucilla had
slipped the bolt after them. for
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HAMLET

had melancholy. probably caused by
an inactive liver A bad liver makes
one cross and irritable, causes mental
and physical and physical depression
and may result disastrously.
Billiards. Herbine is acknowledged
to be the perfect liver regulator. If
you're blue and out of sorts, get bot
tie today. A positive cure for bilious
headache, constipation, chills and fe-
yer and all liver complaints. Sold by
the Anti Monopoly Drug Store.
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THE F|TlG[R1[D CO..
RoOFlNG. PAYING, CEMENT
TILE WALKS. TARRED jFEGIy
TAR, PITCH AND GRAVEL

We have q crew or expert ceMe
workers in the city for q short IT,
and we would be pleased, while -
Id give estimates on and put II
work OF thi: character. either c.
" tile sidewalks, copings, retHt1
walls or heavy concrete work.
We have exceptional facilities
handling cement work cheaply -
satisfactorily. both In our equipme
and corps If expert workers.
Either call at our works or Nor
Main street. near the foundry. or
iress our representative. HUGH NJ,
LIAMS, Rom 6. HOLDER BLOC1k
BOX SIS, who win cheerfully can
give any information desired. z
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ITO HAVE BULL TAKE AFTER You.

ITO HAVE A BULL TAKE AFTER YOU"
dreamed of a hundred years ago don't
count now. Darfore after a good deal
Of thought and figgerin' l desire to
present you de follerin'. which will
stand until further notice as de only
schedule issued and authorized by dis
club:
ITO dream dat you am walkin' along
de seashore and find q diamond breast
pin signerfies dat dar am gwine to be
sickness In your family. If you hain't
got no family. den your aunt or your
uncle am gwine to be Token down. II
you hain't got a relative on airth.
you'll be Token yourself, and salt
peter won't save you.
'"rO dream dat you am a Goldfish
sailin' along de briny deer is one of
de best dreams l know Of. 1t signer-
fies dat when de landlord comes to
collect de next months rent he am
gwine to drop q ten dollar bill on de
fob and not notice it.
ITO dream dat you am lobster and
dat in attackin' q schOOlma'am walk
in along de shore you have one of
your claws knocked off am a dream
dat soon brings results. De police am
gwine to be watchin' in de alley fur
you.
ITO dream dat you am q whale and
am Swimmin' around and takin' ND
most of de Atlantic ocean signerfies
dat when you go to your job in dc
mawnin' de boss am gwine to glib you
de bounce. He's found a dagO who
will work 80 cents day cheaper.
ITO dream dat you am a giraffe sig
nerfies dat you will be higher i'm de
air very soon. 1t may mean dat you
am gwine to climb persimmon free
and 1t may mean dat you am gwine to
he 'Iected to some Office. While you
am waitin' to see which don't work too
hard.
lon three different occasions widin
a year my old woman has dreamed dat
she was n bunch Of bananas and dat
was steppin' for'ds to pick one of.
On each and cherry Occashun she has
found nickel on de sidewalk next
day.
ITO dream dat you wandered out in
de kentry and found a great big wa
termillyOn and took 1t home and dat
when you cut it de core was rs red as
blood and when you tasted 1t 1t seem
ed fit food fur de angels don't signerfy
good luck onless you furder dream dat
you got rid Of de rinds befor' de police
come around.
ITO dream dat you am a pullet sit
tin on de rOOst and dat de hand Of
Guild man am reachin' up to grab
your leg and make you bis signerfies
dat you am gwine to win on de next
boss race. II you am in Tub it signer-
fies marriage.
A ClothesIine Dream.
Zone night two months ago l dream
ed dat l was clothesline and dat de
old woman was hangln' out de Monday
washin' on my back. I woke up in
sweat. jest felt dat I was i'm fur
bad luck. but de VERY next day de
grocer weighed ME out three pounds Of
butter fur two, and Sir Isaac WalpOle.
who had owed me a dollar fur six
months, come along and paid It.
IF any Of you have got de idea dat
to dream Of cOuntin' money signerfies
good luck you'd better drap it at once
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copyright. 1901

Copyright. 1901
"My frens." said Brother Gardner Of
the Limekiln club after the routine
business at the last regular meeting
had been disposed of. we has been
dreamin' old dreams and seein' old
signs fur long time past. | think de
time has come. fur sunthin' new. II de
cuIl'd race am gwine TO keep up wild
de pursession. den old things must be
dun away wild. What Guild folks
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DREAMS BY GARDNER
LimekiIn Clubs President An.
h0unces a New Stock of Them.
HAVING A BULL CHASE YOU.

Sign That Things Have DwlndIed AIo ,e
Until They Have Finally Reached a
Climax and Can't Be Put Of Any
Longer.
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Wednesday to attend the funeral of
Senator Carmack and were the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. T. j. Cunningham.
Among the prominent Tennesseans
here to attend the funeral not men
toned yesterday were Hallum w.
Goodloe, of Franklin, Judge Geo. P.
Lindsey, of Roane county, Erwin L.
Davis, of Tullahoma, and w. A. Percy,
of Memphis.
John T. Wooten returned Thursday
from the Eastern markets where he
has been for the past week buying
more goods for his store the Maury
Dry Goods Co. This is the second
trip Mr.. Wooten has made to New
York this season, and indications are
that if the heavy buying is kept up
that has been started so early in the
season that all stores will sell out and
may be compelled to make another
trip to the eastern markets.
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LAST FOOT BALL
GAME OF SEASON
WILL TAKE PLACE HERE ERJDAv
BETWEEN BOWEN AND THE
CADETS.

The last foot ball game of the year
on the Academy field will take place
Friday afternoon when the Bowen
team comes for tussle with the ca.
diets. Bowen has a nice team and thew
will doubtless put up an excellent
game, but the cadets are in good shape
and have only to play to the form
they showed against Branham( a.
Hughes to win the game.
Coach Stone is keeping the team mn
for the game with Castle HeiRhts
which takes place the day before
thanksgiving and will be the hardest
game the cadets will have this season.
Castle Heights always has a team of
calibre and their team
this year is up to their usual high
standard. There is little doubt that
they will carry or the honors this
year.
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FINE APPLES
FOR HERALD STAFF

The Herald is indebted to Calender
& Co. for a basket of the Albermarle
Pippin apples, which is one of the
best varieties of eating as well as
cooking apples on the market Messrs.
Calender & Co. are trying to intro
duce this apple in this country and to
do so they are offering to sell them in
barrel lots to any one at wholesale
price. The apple was introduced into
Albermarle county, Virginia, about
fifty years ago by an Englishman, and
was made famous twenty years ago
by an article written by Queen Vic
troia The article was brought about
by the old Englishman shipping ten
barrels to her Majesty with his COM
oliments. The Quee Immediately
placed a standing order for ten bar
els to be shipped her each season
is long as she lived.
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AROUND TOWN.

Cabinet Photos, $1.00 per dozen fol
thirty days at YoUNG'S. 23-tf
Don't forget the public sale at NJ
NJ. Dunn's. three miles south Of Co
lumbia, Saturday, Nov IA. $685.
C. NJ. Jones, who has been with the
Maury Dry Goods Co. as salesman for
several months, has accepted a posi-
tton with a Nashville wholesale dry
goods house as travelling salesman.
Mr. Charley and Miss Dora Lentz,
of Union Valley, have been spending
part of this week with friends and
relatives in Bigbyville neighborhood.
STRAYED OR STOLEN-Fine Pc
land China boar about two months
old, in fine condition. Reward for in
formation leading to recovery.-MRS.
FANNIE BOWEN GRAVES. Camp
bellsville pike. Bell phone 1872
7-d&w1t
Mrs. Mary Akin and family have
moved to their new home in Mayes
Place.
Judge Gordon is now prepared to
pay the costs of the November cleo
ton. The total costs to the county |
for the election in the way of officers
pay, constructing booths, etc, is about
$3.50.
The regular meeting of the Maury
County Historical Society for Tuesday
night was called off on account Of the
Heath of Senator Carmack.
Next Monday night Lafayette Chap
er of Royal Arch Masons will have a
JAILED meeting for exalting three
prominent citizens of Carriers Creek to
he august degree of the Royal Arch.
Columbia Masonic Lodge will have
special meeting next Thursday night
or business left over from the last
Meeting. when the proceedings we're
Interrupted by the fire at the Ruttle
tables.
In our account Of the services at
ne First Methodist church Wednes- r
ay the statement was made that the
bio. Death is only a dream" was
ing by Miss Wheeler of the Insti-
lite. Mrs. E. Yoest, leader of the
hristian church choir sang this solo.
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OVER THE COUNTY.

H %. Williams, of Spring Hill, is the
proud father of a nine-pound girl.
Miss Mary Brooks, of Cross Bridges,
is visiting Miss EVE Akin at Hamp-
shire.
Wanted to exchange beautiful high
grade gold watch cost $4,000, prac-
tically new, for good young horse
mare preferred, will pay difference if
any due. Address -. D." Box 1873,
Cullman, Ala. 1927
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PERSONALS.

T. c. Britain has gone to Holt
Corner for several days.
w. p Erwin has returned from ;
business through the south and west
Mrs. w. B. Wooten and Miss Emma
Wooten have returned from a visit Il
Nashville
Mrs. Arch Craig and little son have
returned to Mt. Pleasant, after visit
to Misses Mamie and Elva Hill.
Mrs. D. r. Hill and Mrs. j. B. Ash
ton have returned fro ma visit to
their sister, Mrs J. B. Walker at Cen
treville.
w. j. Webster, Jr., who has been
connected with the Tri-State Fair at
Memphis, is at home for a few days
visit Will has a first-class opening
at Memphis and will return there In
a few days.
T. F. Fleming has returned from
Nashville.
Alex Colvert has gone to Albany,
1eA', lOl q DuoihOoo up
Mr.. John L. McClain, of Lawrence
burg, is visiting his son, Tom Nc
CLAIM.
Miss Lillian McGavock and Mrs.
Julia McGavock Shields are visiting
friends in Nashville.
Ex-Governor Benton McMillin was
here Saturday night on business and
stayed over Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Richmond, of McMinn-
Vile, is visiting Mrs. w. A. South
worth near Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. James Andrews was called to
Springfield Saturday by the death of
the little child of Mrs James Long
Mrs. Mary McLemore and daughter
Miss Rose, of Memphis, are visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs E. E. Nc
Lemore.
Miss Bessie Arnold is here from Mis-
sissippi to attend the Craig McLemcre
marriage.
Will Elicit of Elicit, Harlan, Porter
Z Co., and Lee Vaughn tf j. p Street .
To-, left Tuesday to attend the T
Meeting of the Tri-State Vehicle AS :
ociation at Cincinnati and to buy !.
'ehicles for their firms.
j. w Bishop is here from Metropo- y
is H., on business. .
Mrs. Ellen Morrow, of Paducah, IL
~, and Miss lola HARDWOOD, of Mis- F
ouri, are visiting Mrs. Ellen Dunning- F
IN and family. b,
d. A. McDougal, of Oklahoma and n
F. McDougal, of Paris City, Ark,
)usins Of the late Senator Carmack,
re here, having come to attend the n,
neral. Ct
Mrs. Ben Barry and Mrs David hs
AIRY and son, of Gallatin, were here d.
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CARD OF THANKS.
To MY Friends and Patrons:

To My Friends and Patrons:
! wish to thank you for your patron
age and friendship in the past and
for your expressions of sympathy over
my loss in the recent fire.
AS soon as can find a good stand
will reopen for business, when hope
to merit and receive a share of your
custom again. I have a lot of Car
Harris" overalls on the road and Gus
toners desiring them can secure them
at nv residence on South Main street
for the present Respectfully,
13-d&w1t VIM BLOUNT.
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Mrs. Addie Moore.

Mrs. Addie Moore, widow of the
late John D. Moore, died Thursday
afternoon at her home on South High
street after a weeks illness. The
funeral took place at the residence
Friday afternoon at o'clock with
services by DR.. T. A. Wharton. In
terment followed in Rose HILL Mrs.
Moore was an estimable, christian
woman, lifelong member of the
Presbyterian church, kind and char
liable neighbor. She was a sister of
Frank Wiley and of the late Mrs. r.
F. G. Bennett and was greatly beloved
by her family and her lareg circle Of
friends.