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A Story of
GrausfarN
BY
GEORGE BARR
M'CUTCHEON

lowed the man with the lantern. He
could see that they were crowding
through a low. narrow passage, finally
depositing him with Scant courtesy
upon the rocky floor of what proved to
be a rather commodious cave.
Daylight Streamed into this conven-
lent hole in the wall" lying upon his
side, TruXton faced the opening that
looked out upon the world. Near the
opening stood the tall, gaunt figure OF
a man, thin shouldered and stopped.
His back was to the captive. but King
observed that the three men, with two
companions, who sat at the back OF
the cave, never removed their gaze
from the striking figure outlined
against the sky.
The watcher turned slowly to take in
the altered conditions behind him.
King saw that he was old. gray haired
and cadaverous. This, then. was the
"old man." and he was not William
Spantz.
Your name is King, believe" came
from the thin lips of the old man.
Yes. May l Inquire
mo: YOU may not inquire. Put a
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TRUXTON.
{ KING
Copyright. 1909. by George
| Barr McCutcheon
N Copyright. 1903, by Dodd'
Mead @ Company
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
ESTABLISHED 1865.

Chapter I-Truxton King arrives in
Edelweiss, capital of Graustark, and
meets the beautiful niece of Spantz, a
gunmaker. liking does a favor for
Prince Robin, the young ruler of the
country, whose guardian is John Tullis,
an American. III-BarOn Dangloss,
minister of police, interviews King and
warns him against Olga, the gunmak-
er's niece. Viking invades the royal
park, meets the prince and is presented
to the lads fascinating Aunt Lorraine.
V-The committee of ten, cOnspirators
against the prince, meets in an under
ground chamber. where tine girl Olga
is disclosed as one who is to kill Prince
Robin with bomb. VI-John TulliS
calls on the beautiful Countess In
gomede who warns him that her hated
and notorious old husband, Count Mar
lanx, is conspiring against the prince.
Viking visits the house of the witch
of Ganlook gap and meets the royal
household there.
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Jones say that his sentence expires in
May, but the pententiary authorities
were asked today. and September was
the date given for his release. At any
rate it will not be long now before Bob
Jones Is a free man. 1t is too late for
him to begin life over. but the lesson
of twenty years in prison walls will, in
his declining years. rise up before him
innaming of his heart years ago.
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hy thirst had been listening To the
fierce argument through the thin door
that separated the rooms II" heard
the sudden. eager movement toward
the door of his cell and squared him.
self against the opposite wall, ready to
fight To the death. Then there came a
vuiC, that he recognized.
\ woman was addressing the con-
Srirnturs i'm tones of deadly earnest
ness. His heart gave Il bound. 1t was
tin" first time since his incarceration
that ne had heard the voice of Olga
Platanuva. she who still must be his
friend.
NO, You shall not torture him. !
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Will be Released Soon.

Bob Jones will soon be released from
the penitrntiary. When he is freed ne
will have served nearly twenty years.
It is the custom i'm this state To de-
duct one month for each year of SEN
tencc if man behaves himself at the
state prison. Those who know Bob
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gag in his mouth. | don't care to near
anything from him. Gag him and cut
the rope from his feet. He may walk
from now on
Three men sprang to do his bid
ding.
King felt in this instant that he was
looking for the first time upon the fea-
lures of the Iron Count, MarlanX the
dishonored. He lay there helpless,
speechless for many minutes, glancing
at this cruel tyrant. 1t was enough
| that MarlanX suspected him of being
in the way. To be suspected was to
! be condemned.
MarlanX was speaking. TruXton
looked up, as at an eXecutioner. The
Iron Count sat upon bowlder near his
| feet.
We have met before. Perhaps you
remember meeting my eye in Dame
| Babbas cabin-twice, l think. You
remember see Ha, ha! You were
very slow not to have caught such an
old man. l dare say you are wonder
| ing what l intend TO do with you, now
that l nave you. Well, l am not the
man to mince words. Mr.. King, you
are quite young, but the good die
young. l am very old, you observe.
will not say that you are to die to-
night or tomorrow or any day, for |
do not know. l am going to send you
| to a court. Not an ordinary court, Mr..
King, but one of extreme perspicacity.
l fancy you will die before long We
can spare you. l do not approve of
mcddlerS 1t seems to be quite settled
that you are police agent"
The steady, cruel eyes fascinated
King He knew that he was in des-
perate straits.
Il am glad you called again at my
temporary abode, Mr.. King. Amci-
| cans are always welcome; the sooner
| they come. the sooner it's over. 1t
may interest you To know that | am
very partial to Americans. Were l
a cannibal | could eat them in relish.
If had my way. all Americans should
be in heaven The earth surely is not
good enough nor big enough for them,
and hell is already uv"rcrowded.
Yes. | love the Americans dearly. l
should enjoy Il similar visit from Mr.
John Tullis. expect him I" visit me
| i'm my humbl" castle bcfor" many days.
| should like to have him remain there
until his dying day.
King $huddercd.
Might is coming. | must say fare
well. my bold young friend. My way
lies to tn" north. This is merely a
land of promise to me. You &" south
! ward. To the city of Ed"lweiSs. But
not through the gates: oh, no. There
al" other ways. as YOU will find. Good
by. my brave Sir Ga'ahad: may m"v-
er see you again"
With Il Cuurtly bow he turned from
the tense musclcd captiv" and directed
his final instructions To tn" guards.
With Il curt nod t. the men. h" str"d"
out through the mouth of the cave and
| was gone. Dusk had settled down up
ON mountain and valley. one of the
men cut the rope that bound TruXt"n'S
feet
Get up" said TN" Newport man.
"Wc'vc got to be movin'."
Still gagged and somewhat dizzy.
| King was hurried off into the narrow
mountain path. cloScly surrounded by
TN" five men.
The silent. cautious march down the
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CHAPTER XI,
Under the Ground.

The second day after his incarcera-
ton began King was given food and
drink 1t was high time. for he was
almost famiShed. Thereafter twice q
day he was led into the larger room
and given a surprisingly hearty meal.
Peter Brutus had just voiced the
pleasure of the majority by urging the
necessity for physical torture to wiring
the governments secrets from the priS-
oncr. King. half famiShcd, half craZed
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r. England is building floating dry
dock with a lifting capacity of H.
900 tons. which will BE- towed to Ber-
muda for use Of naval vessels on ms
side of the Atlantic.
The steeragr business of TN" Al
lantic steamship lines is one "f th"ir
prime sources Of profit. TheE nave
been hard hit by the lull in tn" immi-
grafton tide during the last year, the
decrease in the number of immigrants
carried i'm 1908 was $4,000. compared
with 1907. The average cost OF a
third class p,ssage being $50. this made
shortage in the revenues Oh the
steamship companies aggregating the
enormous sum of $17,49O,OOO.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
The Answer.

"Ah, WE'LL" said Wilbur Wright.
there's plausible answer, you
know, to every charge"
Mr.. Wright at dinner in Dayton
was discussing the defense put up by
an infringer of his biplane patents.
"The most defenseless charge" he
said, "has its defense. Take the case
of Bloomsbury.
"A gentleman visited Bloomsbury.
Getting off the train he found he had
to drive four miles from the station
to the town. This naturally angered
him, and he reproached the ticket
agent.
You are fools on this line he
said. What made you build your
station so far away from the city?'
Because, drawled the agent, we
thought it would be more convenient
to have it down here near the rail-
road Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
! is DEEP BREATH
; ING BENEFICIAL?
ssssssss sssssesssssssssses

DR.. Woods Hutchinson, in Outing,
questions it. He says on this point:
Another fad of physical culture
which, though beneficial in modera-
tion, falls far short of the claims
made for it, is deep breathing. Air
is, of course, the breath of life, and
as this breath of life is eaten with
the chest, the larger and more su-
perbly expanded chest you have, the
more life you get; so runs our popu-
lar logic. Moreover, it can be dem
onstrated easily that when you have
been cfamped up over desk or book
for hours, it is an inspiring and ex-
hilarating thing to stand erect. throw
back your shoulders, and draw three
or four big, deep breaths. Ergo; if
little of this pouter pigeon perform
ance is good, more of it must be bet
ter"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Educational Helms.

We talk much of education, but
make little real progress. Why Is
this? 1t Is because we are taking our
cue for education from without instead
of from within. Scheme follows
scheme, subject follows subject, but
the development of any natural bent
the child may possess is almost an
impossibility. Conferences with the
teachers with view to taking their
opinions upon how best to introduce
a system more truly educational and
giving them power to classify their
scholars into sections with the appro-
val Of parents or guardians should go
long way toward attaining more
desirable state of affairs. This, Sc
quent upon or concurrent with more
attention of the right kind to the child
In the home, wherein much assistance
can be obtained from the wonderful
books for children written by the few
who understand them well, may bring
hope where at present reigns some
thing not unlike despair.-London T.
p.s Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
POWER OF THE IMAGINATION.
Illustrated to MFR. Billtops by His Ex.
perience With Thermometer.

per1ence WIN InermOmeter.
II don't know when I've been SO put
out by little thing" said Mr.. Bill
tops, "as was by the discovery that
my thermometer was four degrees
wrong; 1t gave me a real hard little
jolt for one thing, and then 1t made
me realize that for two years l had
been making myself uncomfortable
over nothing.
"Out of doors I can stand the cold
as we'll as anybody, but indoors like
to be warm; 70 is about what suits
me In the house.
1.-TWO years ago / bought new
thermometer which hung up in my
room, and haven't been warm there
in winter since.
"Other parts of the house seemed
all right; in the parlor and in the
dining room they got 1t up to 72 ap.
parently without any trouble, but in
my room it never seemed to get above
68. / didn't shiver, but l never could
get really warm, and one day l said to
Mrs. Billtops:
Elizabeth, why can't you get the
heat up in my room? Why should
my room be the only cold room in
the house?'
Mrs. Billtops comes in and stands
around minute and then she says:
Why, Ezra, it's just as warm
here as 1t is anywhere else
'Nonsense!' l says to her. Look
at that thermometer! It's only 6S
here, and it's 70 at this minute in the
parlor.'
But Mrs. Billtops insisted that 1t
was as warm in my room as 1t was
anywhere else, and she said that
probably the trouble was with my
thermometer; that my thermometer
didn't mark correctly, and l said it
did, and I'd show her concluslvely
that the thermometer was all right,
I'd prove to her that my room was
cold. I'd put my thermometer right
alongside the one in the parlor, and
she'd see 1t go up in no time to 72.
$50 we put it out there, but it
didn't bulge, that is upward, but it
did go down one degreee. Standing
side by side with the parlor ther-
mometer marking 72 mine went down
to 81; they were five degrees apart.
1.-THE temperature in the parlor,
actually one degree colder than my
own room, had been entirely agree
able to me, while in my room, though
1t was actually warmer, had, misled
by my thermometer, never been able
to get thoroughly and comfortably
warmed up. Another illustration OF
the power of the imagination.
Now I've got a correct thermom-
eter and / don't have any more
trouble over the heat."-Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
NOSo @ O Q Q o 90
sseFor the Childrenkhs 9 E

boat, manned by three men. Hearing
our cries, they had set out to save us
from watery grave. We had cat
on board and tried to get her, but
she spit at everybody who came near
her. thinking that she was going to
be thrown overheard. At last we sue
ceeded in getting her, and kept her
until we got into the rowboat.
After we got short way from the
houseboat it sank. The wind was
blowing such a gale that we were al
most upset. The waves tossed the
boat to and fro, but we finally arrived
at the dredge that the men had come
from. The superintendent invited us
to stay there, and, as we had nothing
better to do, we accepted his Offer.
There were two japanese on the
dredge, cook ar waiter. They
hustled around, getting us hot coffee
and water.
We stayed on the dredge until the
storm abated, and that was about
three days later We then went to
the city, and were glad to be on dry
land once more. Our boat was not
severely damaged, so 1t was fixed up
the next spring. 1t is as good as new
now, and we have had many pleasant
summers on it.-Lillian X. Minton, in
the New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
Old STYLE and New style.

The errors in the Julian Calendar
long attracted the attention of as
tronomers, and finally Pope Gregory
XIII undertook the revision of the
calendar. The change made by him
in 1882 is what is commonly called
the "New Style" After great consid-
Grafton, Gregory published his new
calendar, in which ten days were de-
Quoted from the year 1882 by calling
what, according to the old calendar,
would have been the fifth day of Oc-
tober the fifteenth of October The
change thus made by Gregory was
gradually introduced into other Eu-
ropean countries, England being
among the last to make the altera-
tion, the change not being adopted in
that country until the year 1751.-
New York American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
A Monster Dam.

The recent announcement was
made of the completion of the Sho-
shone Dam in Wyoming, which forms
the most important feature of one Of
the most important irrigation pro-
jects contemplated in this country.
The dam is of concrete and measures
1884 feet from foundation to the
crest. 1t is 175 feet long at the top
and eighty-fve feet long at the bot
tom, where its thickness is 10S feet.
The reservoir back of the dam, which
has capacity of 456,000 feet. will
serve to irrigate 10000 acres of
land, situated about seventy-fve
miles east of the Yellowstone Nation
al Park.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
Complimentary Reply.

OF Miss Margaretta Drexel, the
beautiful Philadelphia heiress, who
is to marry Visco unit Maidstone, a
Philadelphia said:
miss Drexel at a dinner in Lon
don once sat beside famous sociolo-
gist. She said to this sociologlst.
"'There is very much more pover-
ty and wretchedness in London than
in Philadelphia or New York. Look
at the tragic figures huddled on the
embankment every night. What is
the cause of this great misery?'
I will reply, said the sociologist,
with a line from the poet Words
worth
Drink, pretty creature, drink. "
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
HARD ON CHILDREN
When Teacher Has Coffee Habit.

BEST is best, and best will ever
live" When person feels this way
about Postum they are glad to give
testimony for the benefit Of others.
A school teacher down In Miss.
says: 81 had been a coffee drinker
since my childhood, and the last few
years 1t had injured me seriously.
zone cup Of coffee taken at break
fast would cause me to become so
nervous that ! could scarcely go
through with the days duties, and
this nervousness was often accom-
panied by deep depression of spirits
and heart palpitatiou.
Il am teacher by profession, and
when under the influence of coffee
had to struggle against crossness
when In the school room.
when talking this over with my
physician, he suggested that I try
Postum. so purchased package and
made 1t carefully according to direc-
tions; found 1t excellen, of favour,
and nourishing.
I'm a short time I noticed very
gratifying effects. My nervousness
disappeared, was not irritated by
my pupils, life seemed full of sun
shine. and my heart troubled me no
longer.
IL attribute my change In health
and spirits to Postum alone"
Read the little book, "The Road
to Wellville." In pkgs There's a
Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine. true, and full Of
human interest
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
A YOUTHFUL MARTYR.

For fbbing, many lad, ne doubt,
Has felt the sting of hickory sprout.
Ghphalet Pease, a pleasant youth,
Was birched because he told the truth.
One day, from school Eliphalet came,
And sought his mother, comely dame.
aOh, Mother, have you heard the news!
A was passing Parson True's,
III.
Down a ladder, from the top,
Full twenty feet, without a stop,
Head over heels, did Parson go,
And landed on the rocks below"
".
"Alack day!" the good housewife cried
And swiftly to her gossips hied.
And soon throughout the village, all
Had heard the tale of Parsons fall.
V.
Men dropped their fishing nets and creels;
The women left their spinning wheels;
The broth was burned within the pot,
ny wives and maids alike forgot.
VI.
The rumor grew, as swift it spread,
And declared the Parson dead.
And many tainted from the shock;
For he was loved by all his flock.
VII.
But see, amidst the tumult, where
A form appears, erect and spare.
The Parsons self. benignant, calm
And humming soft, favorite psalm!
VIII.
Before the wondering crowd, he halts,
And soon declares the rumor false.
Backward, the story, then they trace,
Severe and frowning, every face;
Until, with unexpected ease,
sTis brought home to Eliphalet Pease.
~ did but tell the TRUTH" quoth he,
'The parson was up in a tree.
X.
"And down the ladder, round by round,
he came until he reached the ground.
Head over heels he came; tits true;
Pray, tell me, how else would he do?"
XI.
Silence ensued that might be felt;
And then the crowd began to melt.
To melt away, with sheepish grin,
Which didn't save Eliphalet's skin.
For this is when that luckless youth
WAS birched because he told the truth.
Pauline Frances Camp, in st. Nicholas,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
Traces Origin of Aztecs.

According to w. D. Westervelt, of
Honolulu, an admitted authority on
Polynesian archaeology, the civiliza-
ton Of the Toltecs and Aztecs Of
Mexico is not directly connected with
that of ancient Egypt, but had its orr
gin with the Polynesians of the Pa
cific. He is of the opinion that the
effort to establish connection between
ancient Mexico and old Egypt is an
error, and cannot but lead to confu-
sion.
Mr.. Westervelt visited and careful
ly examined many of the Aztec ruins
in the vicinity of the City of Mexico.
and is convinced that what he saw is
the work of people who had been un-
der the influence of Polynesian civili-
zation.-Washington Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
Major Hepworth. A son was Dor, to

Major Hepworth. A son was born to
you. Before he was two years old
that son was stolen. You searched
for five years, but no trace of him
could be found. At the end of that
time your husband died; then you
went mad. Yes, do not shudder, for
your recent illness has banished that
fearful malady forever. But even in
your madness you cherished the hope
that you would some day find your
boy. That hope has kept you alive
and young, even in your demented
state, these long years. Not hair
wrinkle spoiled your lovely face, and
YOU retained your wonderful voice.
but you became blind. Blindness was
hereditary in your family, but your
mental distress brought it on prema-
turely and l fear you will never re-
gain your sight Several times you
have slipped out in your night robes
and been found singing by the lake
at midnight. One night, not long
ago, you went"
"Yes! yes! l know, stood by the
lake and l felt that he was near me
yet l could not see-I- could not see.
sprang forward to reach for him and
| fell into the lake. Yes, doctor, /
remember, and do you know, l
seemed to feel his arms around me
only he had grown a mani"
"Mother!" The strangers voice
was an uttered prayer.
Speak! Speak! Do I hear my
SOM"
Eyes, mother, for you are my
mother-listen! Ever since was a
little child, your face has been
stamped on my memory; always I
hear the lullaby you sang on the night
you nearly drowned. You must have
crooned it to me when l was a mere
babe! / spoke of these child-like
fancies, as l thought they were, to
my guardian, but he laughed them
away, telling me they were only
whims. Several years ago he died,
having confessed to me that he was
not my father as he had made me be-
lieve, but that Major Hepworth was
my father, and that he-my guar
dian - had kidnapped me because he
was jealous of my fathers promotion
in the army. He could not tell me If
you were living or dead. ! forgave
him because he had been good to me,
but a great gloom fell upon me,
clouding my young manhood, for,
strangely enough, l feared that you
were mad. That thought has driven
me to the extremes of terror and dis
sipation till now, at the age of twen-
ty-five, am an old man, and worn.
But Providence has been merciful at
last and brought me to where you
are,"
A long silence followed. The
mother lifted her face to her sons;
the last hour had seemed to age it,
for the weight of years, held in check
by an unconscious being who was IN.
knowingly nesting a cherished hope
in a forlorn breast, had begun to as
sert itself and leave its imprint on
her features in the moment of reali-
zation.-Boston Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
Fatal Theatrical Fires.

The following are among the most
notable theatrical fires in the United
States: Richmond Theatre, Rich
mond, Va, December 26, 1911, num-
ber of lives lost, seventy; Conway's
Theatre, Brooklyn, N. Y, December
5, 1876, 295; Central Theatre, Phila-
delphia, Pa, April 2S, 1892, six; Iro-
quois Theatre, Chicago, ILL.,, Decem-
ber 80, 1908, SIS; Front Street
Theatre, Baltimore, Nd, December
s, 1895, twenty-three; Rhoades Opera
House, Boyertown, Pa, January 10,
1908, 170.-New York American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-06-08
THE ENCHANTED ISLE.

The beautiful way to Fairy.land
Is always within your reach
1t leads to the happy Enchanted Isle,
With shining shells on its beach.
II.
II leads to the fairy grottoes there,
And the caves where the treasures lie;
And never were breezes so soft and sweet,
And never SO blue the sky.
III.
There fairies, giants, and dwarfs and
gnomes
Disport in friendly way;
There mermaids lovely arise to view,
Engaging in graceful play.
".
And when you are lost in enchanted woods,
Each bird and beast is friend;
You never suffer pang of fear,
For you know twill happily end.
Anna Moore, in st. Nicholas.