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CHAPTER XIII.
In Which We Sail Due South.

IN WHICH we OdtI OuC OOuIH.
Those days and nights following.
while serving to bear us continually
deeper into the immense expanse OF
water that concealed the mystery
awaiting us in the great South sea,
contained little of incident directly re-
lating to this narrative. Day following
day that same wide circle of the sky
came down to unite with the circle of
the waters. 1t was almost as though
we remained motionless, "a painted
ship upon painted ocean; only the
figures on the paper the pins on the
chart, the sharp stem cleaying the
waves asundeT, and the oily wake
astern leaving us aware of steady
progression through this trackless
desert Of the sea.
We passed somewhat to the west.
ward OF Juan Fernandez, 80 far
out that only with glass from the
foretoo could the distant peaks be
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sea, and | watched him test her, loos-
euing a rope here tightening another
there, striving to discover her good
and bad qualities, until my admiration
for his seamanship almost overbal-
anced my growing detestation of him
otherwise
Lady Darlington became positively
afraid of him, dreading his approach
shrinking from his address. yet not dar-
ing to withdraw wholly from his pres
ence. His sole topic of conversation
was psyChomancy, and every time she
endeavored to lead him to some more
pleasant subject he would return with
dogmatic persistence to that one rath-
er dismal theme. His blatant self-con-
ceit saved him from realizing her utter
WEAKNESS, and he never seemed to
tire of his own unctuOus, nasal tones.
Heavens, but the fellow was an insult
ferable bore. Celeste would slip away
unobserved, but her mistress and my
self had no means OF escape re-
manned quietly below for three days,
and even then was not released by
any formal word of mouth. | simply
became 80 tired of the senseless i'm
prisonment that | mounted to the
deck. taking Lady Darlington with me.
determined to be confined to the cabin
no longer except by physical force De
Nova was upon the bridge when we
emerged from the companion. but he
merely glanced at us curiously. Tut
tie, coming aft little later, retained
! sense enough to remain silent. The
three days passed below had thrown
me much into the society of both mis-
/ tress and maid, although the frank
intimacy of that first conversation
/ with Lady Darlington was never re-
| sumed. There seemed an intangible
| barrier of reserve between us, al
! though we talked freely enough re-
| garding our situation. the peculiarities
| of futile, and the constantly changing
wonders of the deep. 1t was as il
neither of us quite dared to probe be-
meath the surface, opening up once
more the depths each endeavored to
| conceal rather were we content to
drift as the tide ran.
saw comparatively little Of De
Nova, the second officer during this
| period, and gained an impression that
he was endeayoring to avoid meeting
me. Yet | ran across him twice in
company with Celeste. once in the
cabin, and again in the narrow deck
space overhangng the stern, and be-
| gan to hope vaguely that the girl was
winning him over to our interests.
| With the others | sought to approach
| made no progress. Mcknight sell
dom showed his nose above deck, and
then only to smoke in sullen silence,
seated glOOmily on the edge Of the
main hatch or to the lee Of the chart
house. Olsen was undoubtedly honest
enough, yet without intelligence, his
eyes those of a faithful dog. The
Chilean, smooth-faced young fellow
wonderfully deficient in chin. learned
had been assigned as assistant to the
cook. and was thus kept too busy in.
| side the galley even to be approached
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1 replied, honestly, although dISap-
pointed at his confession. That's
natural enough. Still, hoped there
was a little French girl down below
who might be worth more to you than
even that fantastic dream of money"
He did not meet my eyes, his own
gaze out over the gray tumbling wa
ters. But he smiled good naturediy.
Il nevaire suppose, Mons. Stephens"
he returned quietly, Eat a girl care
less for man if he have plenty re
chink. A few days more not make
much difference to re ladies below.
ley have re plenty eat. re coal to
burn. Maybe zare be truth in re mates
story; anyway, it worth ze try. My
share of re pesos be bettaire as a
sailor-man's pay. Out, why nOt?"
The man was undoubtedly right
from his point of view, and | compre-
hended fully the utter uselessness Of
any further argument. I was still
practically alone; yet now I had an
understanding which greatly strength
ened me.
Then why did you speak to me
about Tuttle?"
ITO warn you take care of yourself,
monsieur; to have you keep your eye
on him"
That, then, is all you expect me
to do?"
80 | sink; Eat will be all so long as
he sail re ship right, an keeps away
from re ladies'"
Ay. but would he? The vagaries of
a Crazed man were beyond all guess
ing, and to be COoped up in the con-
fines of a narrow cabin with one, and
he in virtual command, was anything
but a delightful position. l no longer
doubted Tuttles mental condition; in
a way | had suspected it long before,
but now l possessed positive proof
Even as | gazed down over the rail at
the white foam rushing past us, it
was to perceive the appealing eyes Of
Lady Darlington. De Novas voice
aroused me.
Would you min to Civ me re pres
ent position of re ship, monsieur"
| glanced around at him, startled by
so unexpected a question.
Our position, Don't Tuttle prick
off the days run on the chart?"
Maybe he do, but he keeps re map
in his own room. He get YER mad
wen | ask him to see wat it was. Eat
was wat he have agains' you-ze
takin' of re observation: He not seem
to want us to know. l understan' not
wat he be up to, but l have to guess
Were we was for maybe two week"
| gave him our position according to
my latest figures, and we went for
ward to the charthouse, hunting
among the maps there until we
finally discovered an old one partially
covering our course. By means of
this | indicated with some accuracy
about where we were, and the point
toward which we were driving the Sea
Queen. | left him studying over 1t
and descended the cOmpanionsteps
unwilling longer to remain out of sight
of those | guarded. My lady met me
in the dim light of the cabin, her lips
smiling welcome.
Il have just found the music you
were so anxious to hear" she ex-
claimed, triumphantly. Shall l play
it for you now"
And so we sailed on into the pitt
less ice, through the cold gray seas
of the Antarctic, under a mad skipper,
and | looked down at her smooth
cheek, breathed the faint perfume OF
her hair and stroye vainly to forget.
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Indeed. so far | had not seen his face
on board the snip.
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CHAPTER U.-Stephens rescued the
young woman from drunken officer.
He was thanked by her.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The SDR opens wi:a
the Introduction of JoAa SSAshens. ad-
venturer, a Massachusetts man r.srsoned
by authorities at Valparaiso Chic Be
ing Interested in mining operations in
Bolivia, he was denounced by Chile as
an insurreCtOnist and as consequence
was hiding. At his hotel his aNeFGion
was attracted by an Englishman arh a
young woman.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
Fossil Lightning Bolts.
the Princeton Alumni Weekly.

From the Princeton Alumni Weekly.
One OF the most curious exhibits in the
museum OF the new natural science lab
oratory at Princeton University is col
lection Of fulgurites. or so-called fossil
lightning bolts. recently presented to the
university. DR.. W. J. Sinclair of the
geological department, describing these
extremely rare and valuable objects,
points out that they are formed by light
ming striking in sand or other loose ma
terial. which fuses along the path of the
current, and thus forms a tube Of natural
glass.
On the outside these tubes are rough,
more or less ridged, and studded with ad-
herring particles of sand. while the inside
is quite smooth and CLASSY from the per-
feet melting of the sand by the great heat
Of the bolt. When wet streak Of sand
Is encountered by the current in It's down.
ward course. the steam generated causes
minute bubbles to form, rupturing the
walls Of the tube. Several of these bub-
bles are seen in one Of the Princeton spec
linens. Layers of iron-bearing sand
pierced by the lightning. form narrow
black bands girdling the tubes.
The specimens very in size from that OF
a lead pencil with length Of about twen-
ty-two inches to a diameter Of two inches
and a length Of over six feet.
Apart from the general rarity OF full
gurites. due to the slim chances of their
preservation when a sand bed is dug up
for commercial purposes. the Princeton
specimens are unique among geological
collections. because the stratum in which
they were found shows that they antedate
the present geological period, and were
therefore formed thousands, perhaps hun
dreds Of thousands. of years ago.
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Rarity Of Great Actresses.


Interest In Ristori is revived three years
after her death by the project to erect q
memorial to the Italian actress In Friuli.
her birthplace. The memorial Is to con.
tain decorative tribute from eyery
country In which she performed, and the
recent "Ristori matinee" In J,ondon va.
to raise funds for an English contrjh,,ticn
a great singer dies or retires and another
rs round ready to take up her roles, often
uisPutlng her supremacy while she Is still
In the full tide OF her fame. The great
actress leaves void not so soon filled.
Ristori. 1t Is true, succeeded directlv to
Racheis honors. her first appearance in
Parls IN 1855 preceding but by three wears
the death OF the French actress. But who
is there to inherit from Ristori? The
stage mas great Phedre In Bernhardt
ana e great Camille and Magda in Duse.
but WHO Is there to play Lady Macbeth
as Ristori played 1t in an impersonation
Which was the finest since Mrs. Eiddons?
w nat young actress is there whose Juliet
or Portla, or whose Francesca. done like
Ristorfs at fourteen. gives promise OF a
nrst rank in tragic roles?
nature Is generous OF her fayors "a
women singers. Each generation has its
Mallbrans and PATHS. Why is sne so
chary OF endowing women with the high
est stage gifts? A host Of women make
the stage their vocation. a number ex-
ceeoing that OF the men engaged. There
are many capable actresses whose talents
Iail just short of the highest achievement
But the scarcity of Ristoris and RacheIs
or even OF Janauscheks and Modieskas
is IN striking contrast with the Compare.
tive frequency OF prima donnas of equal
rank on the lyric stage.
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Paris Under the Empire.

Harry ThurSton PccE. In the bOokmdn
II there was no open scandal of this
sort, there were plenty OF private ones.
Never was there SO pleasure-loving and
so easy-going a court, and seldom has
there been one which was externally so
splendid. The emperor spent money like
water, and thereby produced a prosperity
the government Hundreds of millions
were laviShed upon Paris, much of it be-
ing wasted. yet none the less with the re-
suit that the city really deserved it's title,
la vile lumiere. In these days it has
gone to seed and grown shabby, but in
1869 everything seemed fresh and new
and brilliant and imposing. The army
was rotten to the core: yet the EmperOrs
Cent Gardes were splendid soldiers to the
eye. Society was no less demOraliZed, yet
it's gayety was eXhilarating. These were
the days when 1t was said that good
Americans when they die go to Paris. The
emperor conferred distinction by recog
nizing any foreigner. The empress set
the fashions for the world. 1t. was all
sham, but 1t was thoroughly magnificent
in its way. 1t can best be understood at
present by reading Zola's early novels. by
recalling some chapters of Daudet's lie
Nabab," and by remembering jacques
Offenbach, whose opera bouffe was the
most characteristic production of an en-
pire which itself was bouffe. That shall
low and yet catchy music was tonal
sneer. Every 1ibretto was a mock at the
oldtime virtues of chastity and honor and
courage.
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Secrets of the Chinese Court
Told by Miss Scidmore.
DOWAGER QUEEN A DESP0T
Uneducated, Slave Girl Of a De.
spised Sex and an Usurper.
FALL OF EMPEROR KwANGssU
Sought Refuge in American Lega'
tion-Esacpe Blocked by
Eunuchs.
5 ;FBY ELIZA RUHAMAH sCIDMoRE.

.F'BY ELIZA RUHAMAH sCIDMoRE.
Ffeh Harper's Weekly. Feb; g. Copyright 1902
Harper & Bros.
In the twenty-second day OF the tenth
moon November 10y, SO they say. the
Empress Dowager of China thanked the
world and passed away. and the great
est figure In Chinese history Joined Its
ancestors.
She had ruled China absolutely for
forty years, and beside her all other
usurpers and female sovereigns are insig-
nifcant, even that dowager empress OF
the Tang dynasty. who conquered Tibet,
wore imperial dragon robes. herself Of
fered the sacrifices to heaven, erected
a temple to her own ancestors, and even
made vain efforts to reform the spelling,
or rather the mode of writing the Cni-
nese characters.
Tsze Hsi-An the Great came into the
palace merely as one of the eighty young
Manchu beauties chosen for the harem
of the Emperor Hienfung, girl without
any particular education or accomplish
ments, the daughter of a Manchu gen.
eral living over by the east gate Of the
Tartar city She died the despotic ruler
of one-third of the human race, a usur-
per VINO had hesitated at nothing to re-
tain tie supreme power, who lost by
piecemeal more territory than Knanghsi
conquered. and whose whole reign was
an unbroken series of wars and rebel
lions-who had to flee twice from Peking
before foreign armies, and in whose time
every sacred place was desecrated. the
altars defiled. and the very ancestral
tablets looted by the invaders and hawk
ed as curios in barbarian cities across
the waters.
In all time there has never been any
thing so spectacular and astounding as
Evening star., 1909-02-14
ORIGIN OF GOLD DEPOSITS.
Rich Beds of Streams Show No Trace
of Quartz Veins.

From the Scientific American.
The curren. theory of the formation OF
gold bearing alluvial deposits assumes
that the gold existed originally in the
central nucleus Of the earth in the
forms Of sulphide and telluride. which
subsequently became dissolved In the
waters of hot springs and were deposited
together with gelatinous silica. Thus
were formed veins Of auriferous quartz
which, in consequence Of erosion. gave
rise to alluvial strata containing par
ticles of metallic gold.
NJ. Fieux, however, asserts that the
erosion of outcropping auriferous veins
of quartz does not account for all de-
posits of metallic gold. He finds that
some gold bearing strata show no trace
Of quartz. but consist wholly OF clay
with fragments of diorite or diabase,
and moreover are SO situated as to pre-
clude the existence of quartz veins. He
has seen beds of streams become richer
in gold after every ram, though they
showed no trace Of quartz. Finally. In
certain saurHerous strata which contain
much quartz not a particle Of gold is
found in the quartz. though some gold
occurs in the diabase which accom-
panies 1t.
Hence Fieux concludes that the erosion
of quartz veins cannot be the sole
source of auriferous alluvial strata: and
Furthermore, that the almost constant
presence in those strata of heavy basic
rocks. containing diorite, amphiholic
schist and diabase indicates that native
gold is one of the subsidiary ingredients
of those rocks.
According to this new theory, there
fore, certain of the 1heavy eruptive rocks
have carried with them in their erup-
ton some of the gold existing in the
metallic state in the central nucleus of
he reaching 10 surface
these rocks were oxidized by contact
with the air and eroded by water. which
washed away the lighter materials and
left the heavier, including the gold.
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Of his reform measures OF 1888 was
adopted. Twice attempts were made to
rescue him from his ignominious estate,
but the emperor would not avail himself
of his chances: not even when. on the
occasion of one visit to worship at the
disguises were ready and in his sight. He
would not forego the imperial dignity.
He had seen the horrors of war and siege
in 1900 and he could not invoke another
such a reign of blood, which he knew
would be inevitable.
Yuan Shih-Kai.
he was Chinese resident at Seoul. and
we travelled on the same ship from Che
mulpo to Tientsin, where he was going
to consult his master, Ii Hung-Chang,
then at the height OF his power. "A mill
tary mandarin" said the China treaty
port residents with a scorn l could not
then understand.
Yuan Shih-Kai was a small. brown.
greasy person, very untidy and unpleas-
ant to have in the first cabin with for
the barber, the bath and fresh clothing
in that June weather. We were amazed
to find his wife. children and servants all
travelling together In the steerage.
A great Chinese scholar has told me
that he also met Yuan Shih-Kai travelling
in the first cabin. and his wife In the
seclusion of the steerage. while at the
sages for his Polish wife and daughter.
and himself herded with the coolies and
Mrs. Yuan Shih-kA in the steerage. my
standing Illustration of the different re-
gard in which women are held In the east
and in the west" said the great sinologue.
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FOUR FISH ON ONE CAST.
Two Perch and Two Trout, Accord
ing to Anglers Story.

From the Field.
It is something after all to be tho hero
Of a record, even If it does not mean
much, and perhaps the successful landing
Of four fish on one cast is not unworthy
of being rescued from oblivion.
Il happened with me here on the Shan
non some few years ago In the last or
very nearly the last of my seasons with
the wet fly. and is the more remarkable
as have not fished with four flies on
my cast half a dozen times in my life. 1
was fishing from q boat anchored at the
tail of the strong broken water Of the
weir. and rose and hooked what saw
was a trout Of about half pound.
Presently as I was playing him his mo-
tions seemed to become most erratic: he
would pull heavily down and then In
stantly there would be slack. or q move
ment down stream would become a move
ment up with a suddenness quite bewil-
dering. and for a few minutes 1 could
make neither head nor tall of the action
that was going on below At last on the
line coming closer 1 saw there was good
sized perch on the highest dropper. and
presently I saw a second perch on the
lower, while a moment later was aston
ished to see that my trout was still on
the point with a smaller trout on the
dropper next him.
None of the fish was large. OF course.
though the perch next me was quite a
pound: but I saw there was scarcely Il
possible chance to get all four into the
boat safely, so. hauling up the stone and
rope which held me. quietly started pad
ding for the shore hundred yards off
with alternate strokes Of the oars.
Strange to say, I reached the low shelving
shore without single fish escaping and.
slipping out of the boat, drew the whole
string ashore in triumph.
The four fish were about two pounds in
weight. and I had an applauding gallery
CT several young fellows on the bank
whom it took me all my time to restrain
from rushing into the shallow water to
scoop out the struggling fish when they
saw the extraordinary catch was trying
to drag ashore.
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FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESS.
Recent Contributions to Charitable
Organizations.

More money is urgently needed by the
joint finance committee representing the
Associated Charities. Citizens Relief As
ISOLATION and the Association for the
Prevention Of tuberculosis Small as we'll
as large gifts of money are gratefully
received by this committee to carry on
its work for the winter season.
In response to it's recent appeal the
following contributions have been received
by John Joy Edison, treasurer of the
Associated Charities, sl1 G street:
Edwin f. Howell, "a; Rev. John Cor
nell, 81. .96: George W. Herold, $2.4J; "a
friend" 50; II. NJ. Shannon. 50: J. 8.
Holmes. 81: w. L. Montgomery. SO: Miss
Lila Taylor. IS; Mrs. A. H. Bowman, s.;
p p7 censs ensre= "a f. eTsss s. Miss A Merritt M
A. B.. IS: r. c. s.: Mrs. Emile Berliner.
S.: Owen OHare. s.; Charles r. Rocker.
50; Mrs. Mary E. Reynolds. 81; Emmons
s. Smith, So: j. II: r., IS: Gen.: Ellis
Thomas Harrison. 81: Miles NJ. Shand,
50: Charles Hallock. So: Prof. John Porter
Lawrence. SO; Commander Abraham E.
Culver. IS: Saks & Co. $50; r. W. Thomp-
son. IS: John D. Langhorne. $50: Mrs.
Abner T. Leech. 81: Mrs. saIlie L: Mich
OILS. $15: Miss Malina A. Gilkey, So; Mrs.
Ella NJ Russell, s.: H. Z. Warner S5;
J. L. Briggs, $40: Frank Baker. $: James
II. Blodgett, $40: Samuel NJ. Jones, -.
The joint finance committee has trans
ferred to Milton f. Allies. treasurer of
the Citizens Relief Association, the fol-
lowing amounts:
Rev. John Cornell. s1.4o: Luther w
Slater. IS: George W. Herold. H.75: Mrs.
| w. f. Stafford. IS: Mrs A. Fl. Bowman,
81; l.. A. Merritt. 50 cents; Admiral
Thomas O. Selfridge. $25; a friend. 81:
| S. P. Pearson, s.; Miss H.. 81; Mrs. Emile
Berliner, IS; r. Ross Perry. jr., $40: Mrs.
Mary e. Reynolds, s.: Emmons S. Smith,
81; ]. II. r.. s.: Thomas Harrison. 81;
Washington Market. 500: friend. 81.
| William II. Forwocd acknowledges the
following gifts for the Association for
the Prevention of tuberculosis, trans
| ferred through the joint finance commit
tee: Rev. John Cornell Ga cents: George
W. Herold. so cents; Mrs. A. H. Bowman.
s.: DR.. Charles f. Gross, IS: l.. A. Mer-
ritt. 16 cents; Miss H., 81: Mrs. Emile
Beriiner. IS; Mrs. Mary E. Reynolds So;
Emmons 8. Smith. 81: j. H. R., IS: Thorn
as Harrison. 81: an afternoon sewing cir
Gle. IS; Mrs. Samuel G. Cornwell. IS; Mrs.
| John w. Thompson, IS.
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The Emperor's First Lesson.


When Emperor William was a small
boy he had q strong objection to being
washed in the morning. and his governess.
having had some unpleasant experiences
with him and being in some doubt as to
what she had better do. appealed to his
father, the then Crown Prince Frederick.
Frederick answered, 1.-The next time he
gives you any trouble on this score leave
him alone to his own pleasure and report
to me-"
Naturally. it was not long before the
young prince refused to go through the
publication process, and the governess
followed the orders received.
Now. the boy had a little carriage and
was very fond Of driving out in the
morning, and he generally ordered the
coachman to go by way of the Branden-
burg gate. as 1t amused and flattered
him to see the soldiers In the barrack,
just inside the gate, turn out and present
arms as the heir to the empire passed
their quarters. Accordingly. on the morn
ing Of his disobedience. the order was. as
usual. TO the Braudenburg gate" and
Evening star., 1909-02-14
Shaving With Carving Knife.
from the Strand Magazine.

Mr.. Robert Hardie is the quick-shaving g
champion Of England. Mr.. Hardie's rec
ord of shaving five men in one minute
fifteen seconds stood for some years. but
not long ago the champion of the razor
thought he would try for new and bet
ter times, SO he managed to shave six
men in one minute twenty-nine seconds.
Mr. Hardie little time back issued a
challenge to the world for $500. and
this money can be won by any one who
will take up the cudgels at either quick
or blindfold shaving. and is able to beat
the existing champions times.
Mr. Hardie can shave one man, no
matter how harsh his beard. in twelve
seconds. or he will allow himself to be
blindfolded and then make a clean job
of it in twenty-seven seconds. Besides
these times, which are accomplished by
the aid of an ordinary razor, Mr.. Hardie
will give any man perfectly satisfac-
tory shave with the aid of a carving
knife in forty-five seconds. and with a
penknife in twenty-eight seconds.