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other European trains. across the car
10 a corridor at one side, like the bOudoir
cars Of former days in America. generally
accommodate four people in the seoOnd
class and two In the first. The berths.
closed into seats during the day. open
as In the PullInan-uar. one above the
other. In the third class there are three
ixed berths one above the other. hard
wooden shelves In the fourth class cars
there are platforms. into which the Pas-
sengeFs crawl. 20 lie down in rows Then
there 10 a tfth class. made up Of cattle
cars with the sign outside TO accommo-
date eight horses or forty men,
Though the cars % the first classes
are all slespers and not more tickets are
sold foI any first Or second class car
than there arc berths. no bedding Is
provided. Blankets and pillows. sheets
being dispensed with. are carried by
each traveller In a strapped or canvas
covered roll.
A compartment il therefore very much
uttered with luggage; aud pillows and
blankets are by no means al of the fur
nishings that come into the onr Each
man or woman brings also n tea kettle
and Gun. and various other table utensils
.ometim.. even a snmoyar.
. There Il a regular business conducted
In hot water at every station. Whenever
the train stops the passengers jump TO
m. platform. each with a Kettle In hand
and hurry into the retaurant for one or
two kopeks worth Of bollinR water. for
tbev drink much tea in Russia. especially
on a railway Journey. The price Of a
49, - go -. 49,. 1870. -
S. U -, =, .O - - - = -, h",,,.. =, -
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a cup Of OoRes in the station restaurant
the waiter cannot extort a couple ~ dol
lars from YOU. nor can the cIbman charge
you beyond the sum his motor registers
Or tho porter OveTchargs for carrying
your baggage. How different from con-
ditions in Russia. where you must haggls
over every drosky fare before you ttke
your ride and - the printed charges on
the hall Of fare before you order q meal.
% course there are restaurants IN the
large Russian CITIES whore the prices
are fixed. hut the stranger h generally
a. the mercy Of thoss he deals with from
the time he crosses the Slav frontier
until he changes trains In hanchuria,
where japanese Jurisdiction begins. !
do not mean 10 give the impression that
the Russians % q race are eHtOrtiona -.
but 10 point out that German laws and
regulations have their value.
There is no through train from Berlin
10 Moscow because tho gauge % the
Russian tracks IL broader than that Of
other European lines and the cars must
needs be wider.
Strange people are the Russians. quite
the reverse Of the Japanese. mOre indeed
like the British The japanese are recog-
nizcd imitators. Thsy copy everything.
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for the man Of moderate purse. says
Popular MecAdHics are an open boat Of
from q 10 20 feet In length. costing from
son 70 t25OO. according 20 hniah. and
equipment. and raised cabin cruisers
from ~ 20 50 feet In length. with sleeping
room for from two 70 eight persons.
Such a raised cabin cruiser h usually
provided with two lower and two upper
berths on each side Of The cabin forward.
The lower Brths are uaed ~ seats during
the day and tho upper bsrths drop back
agninat the sides.
Tho engine n usually paced at ths
back end Of the cabin or under The cockpit
floor. The cockpit h roOmy and can be
utilized for sieeping purposes 20 night by
using an awning and aide curtains.
A "a foot cruiser Of this type would
cost anywhsro from N.1oo 70 B.Ooo. 90
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The height the motor boat industry
has reached IN the construction q what
h. known a. the AUTOMOBILES typa Of craft
- vel illustwtBd by the luxurious glaes
oahinod euto boat and tho 0ped auto
boat. iino example q the former was
specially designed fcr express service
botWeen a uliiroad station aud a c0untry
or summer cub across an inland lake m.
the East The guessed in main cockpit
gives tho body an appearances like TlIas Of
q limousine automobile. ltsI length IA %
feet. the beam feet and Sc sixCy 90
h0rae-D0Ncr engine drivea u at a sp0od
81 eiEhieen milee an hOtf. which % ex-
oeedingIW iaet for q boat Of 10 aiae. such
a craft aeEgNa on wNtar a. AZ automobile
serves on land A similar boat with ths
same aquipmeut would cost between
a. 900 and $4,000
A ~ loot open autom1hila boat nffHin-
ing speed 81 twelve milfa an hour Wifh
q - orae-pouer engine costs q. so ana
hlE many Inicrrq2lng leltu1g1. 10 ainrt
Che engine requlfu1 . nlisht push howard
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electricity. stood waiting across a plat
form on another
LATHE yellow policemen in yelloW uil-
forms trimmed with red stood by with
pCpcr hnttrns ION sti0ks Pigt,iled fel-
lows, Cinnamon mitch larger than the
Japs, scrambled into the compartments
Tor our valisrs We coub see what they
we're and 80 could the Japs travelling on
our train. for they wore loose. I'm blue
shirts IKE short nightgowns. on the hor-
dcrs Of which was printed In white letters
a foot tall the word porter 70 large that
II ran completely around them ON their
chests and hacks wns the zane word On
huge Japanese characters.
There was nov some expedition In our
travelling Tho Httle Japa.' not ore 81
whom looked like fun grown man. had
an American. train and knew how n man
age Il They also spoke English, thoagt
only pigeon English. some with the Eng
lish sccent some with that % the United
States
We we're very hungry. having lived FOR
a day on only such fare a. the Manohudan
st,t'ons afforded. ard Il was with nich
gtisfuotion that We entered the dining
car The menu provided corn from
Chicago and English roest beefF The
spelling. which tried TO be in English.
brought chuckles from every one, Eyi-
IDENTIFY the man who prepared the btu a
fere knew English mainly by ear ard ca
perisnced the customary jspahesA din
Guilty in distinguishing an 4 sound from
that Of an l. The fish. for instance. was
flied. the chicken "culhed-
A youthful looking Japanese. Who
from sire and appearanoe might have
passed for 70 bur was in reality mare
than %. met the Belgian delegation on
behalf Of his Government and ordared
champagne for them. lie told thom thar
he spoke no Frcrch, the language fhey
used anong ihcmscNe-. 80 they conversad
with him in broken 'English, but a
Jewish speculafor lFavehing with NJ. q
man who called himself by a. Irish.
a namc as Nike Fianrigan. informed "
that the Jap was the best linguist bis
country had. that be- spoke not only
kuMNsn nAh NFNaii NtAHl AAAAhAAAf alAAA AAlaAA
he was the rcputc' chef 81 the japanese
secret service in Mailcbuna. ,..-, ~
You hear al every turh IN the East that
the Japs arr up 10 many troks, and you
cannot oechne 10 bolqse thai they ere
watching thirgs very closely In north
ern China. but their position, il must
be admitted. is precarots, they have
enemies not alone among the Russians. r.
and IL their preparation for eyentualitias
sometimes !eads them into unsCrnpnlons
dealings. circumstances which are very
pressing may b. held in a measure 90
miti gate the oTence.
The Japaness. a. anYraie. are not BY any
means 30 petty and absurd in tAelr spyipG
a. tho Russians. On he Russian train
Il you lock the doar Of your compartment
during the day and pull down your bind
a gentle tapping IL likely to sake YOU;
and when you open the doOT . pFyins
Russian head wiz peer In, To this extent
We were no, bothered on the snpfh MAJ
churian road.
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LONDON TO PEKIN BY RAIL
a ,D,1 HIIE "TRIP ACROSS
40 CONTINENTS.

,,ur.ai. Of Wauy NationS Compared
t.rran Rcd Tape Has Iis Coed
Pam. Travel ~ Russia business
pLr .rapanr,r Risah IN Alanchuria.
py,,, rur. April eO.--It IL more
,.r.- than fatiguing 20 make a
.:,Brr.. .r ril across two continents,
,.r,.sr mHrv Countries that play an
,-,r,rtIrr rari IN the conflict In the Far
T.s starting from London nearly a
,,r,h r- md stopping several days on
,bs usr anne 60 Pekin. travelling
,hr,ug. holland, Germany. Russia and
Manchn
Through no Chinese province the Jour
,sv .- r- Boz hv the trains % ohree ma
nor uu,.B Japan and China. each a.
Al .-r, from tho others a. trains can
hsir r1.- yelling age. This part % the
Jonr Iouuov 81 500 miles "a. In view Of
prr.ert r11ten'ions, quito the most IN
,erestnc n an; but AZ I started from
London ] must begin my story there.
An Enr N engineer. a fellow traveller
snEaRed IN laying tramways IN shanghai.
spoke Of tho Jerry built American trains.
which. b. said. go 20 pieces IN two or
hire veirs and have 20 be renewed
rstrus OF course that IN too many things
neither We nor the Germans build 80
ubs1ntrally a. tho British. Our craze
,or 'te new thing often leads Ne de-
ihsrp'sly 90 construct only for a brief
prod
ne Englishman was able 70 demon
gtrats his point IN telling fashion when
We got into a cracking American carriage
built only a nv years ago for the japanese
Manchuriln railway, but on the way from
London % Queensboro. where we EN-
harked 70 cross the English Channel. Il
vas only too evident that his country
could meet us half way and he better Of.
n England they frequently build too
ohdly. and except in battleships they
generally ching too 1ong 10 Old things
which ought 10 he strapped. In their
streets houses which could well give
ulacn n never models still occupy space
which We would consider too valuable
for relics Of past century construction.
IN their railE ays carriages " hich no other
European country would oHer TO first
NJ second class passengers still do duty.
because they were built in the first place
too substantially
u was a cold evening that we boarded
the train a. Victoria Station. hut there
no heat IN the old fashioned carriage.
and the train guards. who correspond
10 American pOrters, were showing
yard long tanks Of hot
v ater. into the compartments between
the SEATS. Fortunately il was but a two
hours ride 20 the SEA
The following morning at O'Clock
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A sign printed in Eagllsh hung 10 eveTy
car. for the benefit Of passengers gong
north TO Hardin. Ten houTu.- n rsad.
ION Russian train. A good lunch in q
pretty baske, can b. got in the dining car
for a dollar. Give one ~ the walters
notice before reaching Kwah Chaazeei
Our cur creaked terribly through tbs
night and few Of us slept. In tho nova
ing German. Frenchman and Chinanan,
Russian and all the other mpn and woman
Of whatever nationality proclaimed 20
~ that they liked neither Jerry bldlt'
American cars nor the Yankee style %
sleeper. We could remind our British
companions that on the way on OF Lon
don the only heat in our ear wa3 that Of
the water bottles and our own b lood. g.Ili
From Mukden 10 Pekin you travel ~
the Imperial Railway OF China With 4
Chinese train crew directed by British
conductor. FBEDEHIcE MooEE.
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and much that IL not good; but the
Russians a. a rule reject svorythiug that
h foreign. refusing good and bad alike
u Il n not Russian.
On their Rilways they have larger
and broader cars than the other countries
Of Europe have found most serviceable
They prefer the Russian alphabet 20 the
more practical latin. Though in these
two matters good Judgment may he on
their side. there seems little excuse IN
this day for European State IA preserve
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the orthodox or old style oalendAr Of the
Greek Church and 10 continue tho pass
port and the spy system with which
even the Turks have in a veFy large
measure dispensed.
A Russian train h curious though not
We travelled in one
az far a. Moscow. Every car IL a sleeping
car. Tor Il IL the custom among Russians
on a journey 20 remain awake only when
AZ their meals or slipping tea.
The compartments. which run. az in
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Who arc contemplating a summer tour in
Germany to the works Of Mark Twain
and Jerome X. Jerome. 10 IL indeed
humorous 10 80 a uniformed switchman
wearing q couple Of medals and 4 spike
topped helmet Of polished metal. sitting
by the side Of the track eating his lunch
out Of a tin can fetched by a haHen haired
daughter from a humble cottage
And yet, later on our journey. Ne were
10 regret, and regret often. that the whole
line 70 Pekin was not managed and con-
trolled by these red taps officials whose
trains run always on time. whose cars do
not break down and who's steam heat and
water supply do not give out. There IL
one other boon q travel in Germany;
prices for everything are fined and you
know that when you take q sandwich and
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right The forward motion disconneCis
gear and cunneols Il directly with the
motor shaft through chain and sprocket.
The momant the engine startA the wiiagl
b automatically disengaged from Il and
IA ready for steering. The cockpit d
aiflficienfiy large for four or Eve wicker
chairs and a table and at the rear end
h q wide automobile seat. A paddod
leather mattpaua h also provided foF the
after deck. which can be used Tor lounG-
Ing.
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who felt Il their duty. being in their own
country. 20 interpret for passengers.
even for the japanese. who could not
speak the Slav language. One of these
officers talked Of the -fanaticism- Of the
Chinese and minated that Russia would
have 10 occupy. some day. more Chinese
territory The passion for expansion
has not been driven out Of the breast oi
the RussiaI in Manchuria.
There was a delegation Of Belgians
with many Wallets, occupying a chr by
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themselves They were on their way 70
announce 10 the Mihado the accession
OF King Albert. A very practical fellow
countryman aboard the train. a Consul
returning 10 a Chinese port. suggested
that Il would have cost the Belgian Gov
eminent lees 10 send a copy Of London
paper. Az the head Of the mission was
a certain baron who. we were told. had
been King IeopOld's instrument in the
financial deals BY which he amassed his
wealth and caused the slaughter Of many
thousands 81 human beings.
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~ ~ DtTE WOTOR BOATS.
'"'t irom sss 10 A4o. OOO Newest 4
! the Automobile Variety.

a''i from sss 10 A40. ono Newest d
IN" automobile variety.
Pieces ~ motor boats ~ toy are built
V 'aV rang" from SIS 10 sm.OO Even
'. H'''r ngur" Is not tire limit IN size
'''' H.F" from che ~ foot rowboat
.. a detachable engine ana propeller
''..'. oyer ihn rFrn % palatisl cruisers
Pom % nH1irsld fees l0ng.
J. tween a0. xteen mile an hour
- 20 Nn.. ght ~ horsepower
freira'a. little 10 foot launches
o. i' NOM -'Iu b t9oO and q multi
y racing -a h. open and closed
,''l' nos t.'H. boats. motor doriea.
To- .i.1'."s md trunk and raised
T''1-oy ls zol satisfactory types
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tue Mssuiy Gld Giosrt. Which Fona neeol-
ieetian Presents 10 or View.
Rarely indeed does ARA. Blliops
indulge m moufnful "reminiscences. said
Or. Blihnpa. 'Chsofiulnea5 d her keynote
and har o9uraEs usvsr Iailai bui tia
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Rel hold, presa de un temblor
que lie &c repilnlii, Sc u
quito detras del sillon de Nenlta.
Interpdsose de nuevo el conclll a.
dor Van Praet.
-iPazi. ipaz!. -. noble Ya-
-dijo:-guardad esos utensl
lios NADIA convenientes en- este lugar
.Estamos en- Paris, mi querldo
camarada, y en- Paris no hay nece 81
dad de pistolas para hacerse adml-
nistrar justicia.
-Es que a mi me agrada no con-
tan mas que conmigo mismo-res-
pondi6' el Magiar:-que liable ese
hombre en- seguida, 8 lie salto la ta-
pa de los sesos!. 80.
Ell magyar habfa montado una de
sus pistolas y SUI mirada decia que no
era inutil SUI amenaza.
No Sc podfa contar con el, nj con
la prudenia, nj con el tenor; cuando
guerra hacer una cosa, la hacla, cual-
quiera que fuese ell peligro que lie a.
mcnamara.
Ell lexceso de espanto desat6 la len
qua del caballero. En- ell momento en-
que vi6 al magyar rechazar ruda-
mente a Van Praet, que aun trataba
de contenerle, Sc levant6 sobre sus
vacilantes piernas.
Su mirada LENA de terror recorri6
la sala toda, buscando en- ella un am
paro 9 un asilo.
Pero no habfa socorro ninguno
que esperar: Abel de Goldberg, pa.
lido e inmovil, crispaba sus dedos
sobre los brazos de SUI sill6n. Mira
! Itenia STEM pre sus ojos inclinados; nj
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con tono de amarga ironfa,-Spre-
tende tambien no haber tocsdo los
Glen mil escudos? II.
-Lo afirm6 bajo juramento-dijo
Mira sin levantar loo ojos.
Oh! ah!. .-exclam6 Mein-he1r
Van Praett: y vos, mi ioven ami
go?
-Bajo mi palabra de honor, os
juro que no he vuelto a yer al senior
baron de Rodach.
A este nombre, pronunciado ca
sualmente, Sc alzaron todas las ca
bezas como inmpelidas por I'm resor-
te.
En- seguida, todas las miradas Sc
fijaron interrogadoras y sorprendi-
das, en- Abel.
Precise es, no obstante, exceptuar
la del digno Van-Praet, que no ex-
presaba ninguna clase de sorpresa.
A los pocos segundos de silencio
aconteci6 un hecho extraflo. Por un
instante pareci6 que suspendia su
rencor cada pareja de adversarios
fernando aquel triple duelo.
Nenita y el doctor trocaron una
rapida ojeada.
Ell mismo magyar dirigi6 a Rein
hold una mirada en- que va no Sc re-
flejaba la ira.
Mira fu6 el primero que tom6 Ia
palabra.
-Habeis dicho el sefor baron
de Rodach., Abel? pronuci6 como
81 hubiese pensado que solo la repe
tici6n de este nombre bastarfa para
provocar no ~~''';f'"acion inmedia.
ia de parte del joven. mi
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en Ia misma posici6n que el va
sliante Yanos.. o.. Parece que la
casa de Goldberg dispone de ex-
celentes y numerosos agentes dlplo..
mAtieos. Ell que Sc pregunto en- mi
casa, no me era absolutamente des,
conocido. Me pidi6 un poder lgual
81 que ACADIA de hablarnos el senior
Georgy; porque mis- tftulos Sc hallan
tambien en- Paris, en- casa de un
agente de negocios que debia exlglr
el pago mtegro de dichos credltos .:
hoy mismo, sopena de proceder defl-
nitivamente ante los tribunales.. :.
J Con este objeto, el querido Yanos
yo habiamos mantenido una CO.
rrespondencia amistosa, y tenla-
mos convenido obrar de comdn
aclerdo. .Pero sea de una manera Q
de otra, es 10 cierto que df ese poder.
" cuando, conociendo MI torpeza
caigo como una bomba en- casa de
mi mandatario de Paris me encuen-
tro con que mis- creditos habian lido
4 reunirse con los del senior Yanos
Van-Praet Sc interrumpi6l lhacien.
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"LA VILLA DE MADRID"

E.teimportante establecim,ento aca.
eeses marea E. H. de fama universe "a
, q; como las legitimss Camisetas Il. 4 B.
.onocidas del publico de gusto. Tam n
bieu acabamos de recibir faiio de bl-
liar frances, Casimires iDgleses Propio
1ar. verano , Ell mejor surtido de per. per.
lss Al5ombr.s lej{timas de oriente to-
jid,. en- ana sO!a gieas dOnds d M. no tsne, eom
nisto ,ss snrtido en- generos de fantasia q
Ios .'p preeios ma. linitadc:: ve9de1 nd l3. Su,,
mas mercancias e. el lfma de LA
VILLA DE MADRID" Visitenos
s pidanos muestray serd serv'do SIN
demera r,so7 o72
P. o. b 764. le1eion pP
San Francisco Oh S4n u1ln. -.
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.:D|RECTOR|O De PONCE

Besosa 8 Ramirez, Representa-.
to de manufacturers y comisionis-
tas-Agentes de Ia m&quina de es-
cribir. UNDERWOOD. Ponce, P. R.
Jose Romaguera y Co, S. en- c.
Fabricantes de icores y comprado-
res exclusives del ac1editado Ron
RrPARADA y antique alcoholado Bar
mes. Villa No. 46.
Agencia de J. Brandt Motosi-
cletas y bicicletas para venta y al
qu,ler. accessories de todas classs.
Reparaciones en- general. Plaza
Principal al lado del Consistorio.
La Bella Borinqueiia fabrica
de sombreros do sucesores de Juan
Cabrer, calle Salud, No. q y Ato-
cha 8.
Luis dc Ia Cruz. Fabricante de IL
cores y del afamado Ron marca Angel
y Cubanito. Calle Guadalupe No. S.
La Caborrojefia, jugo do caia
y frutas al natural, refrescos, dull
ces y cigarros, calle Marina. No. s:
Barberia "El Figaro, de Ru o
vasquez. calle Victoria No. 8.
Rodriguez & Co. S. en- Ca
bricantes y vendedores de icores al
por mayor y detail Gale Mayor
ndmero 40. Ponce P. R.
Eel Socorro Mutuo". .-Asocia-
ci6n de servicios profeGonales. d.
rector Facultativo, Dr.. Vicente San
toni. Plaza Principal, ndmero 8.
Jose Dc Lucas. ComeTclante Al de-
tall calls COnsweio esqUino Salud,
No. 10.
IABEllEU De Ramon Rivera Es-
Ia fonda es una de las principles que
tiene vida en- Ponce, por su limpieza,
buen servico, comidas bien condimen-
tadas y precios m6dicos. Gale de Ia
Villa No. %.
Ia Chiouita." De Jose Mas ,
Perez Ropa hecha Quincalla y Mer.
cerfa Fabric. De sellos de gonna
Gale Mayor, esquina & Estrella
Jorge Acevedo s Co. Provisiones al
por mayor y detail. Compra y vents
de frutos del pals. Guadalupe esquina
& salud No. 20.
E. Aviles.-Fabricante de licores.
Especialidad en- las marcas, Cruz
Roia, Maximo Gomez y el excelen.
te Anis LA BELLEzA. Sc sirven
/ pedidos & toda la isla. Villa No l6.
T. ARIZONA Oliver .--Almacenista a
/ por mayor, en- povisiones de todas
clases. Sal molida en- saquitos de
una libra, marca Ag1ila Frents
Ia Plaza del mercado. Agente er
San Jnan' N. uaui 4 Co.
Dr.. J. ? Ralliris.-Optico. Represen
te del "Balsamo do Higos" para las
sehorss J de las "Pastillss del doctor
Moeller' para el Est6mago Sc ven
den estas en- todas las farmacias { 80
centavos frasoo- H. doctor Puial.
! St Ponce.
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Sarah, Reinhold y el magyar apli-
caron con avidez el dido.
-Si-respondi6 Abel-eso he di-
cho, el entonces senior baron de Ro
dach.
-Entonce, os enganais -repic6
lmperiosamente, Yanos.
Van-Praet sonri6.
Mi bravo camarada-dijo dull
cemente; esta vez no somos de un
mismo modo de pensar.. Mi joven
amigo Abel, tiene raz6n.
-iNo la tiene! -exclam6 con vi
veza Nenita.
No Ia tiene-replic6 Reinhold y
Mira.
Ell magyar Sc encogi6 de hombros.
-Muy lejos esta Amsterdam de
Londres-dijo,-y puesto que ese
baron de Rodach estaba en- mi casa
! el jueves, es claro que no podia ha-
| llarse en- la vuestra.
-Nada mas clertO- murmur(
Reinhold, que estaba contentisime
con que Sc le presentase una ocaci6n
de aliarse con su terrible adversario
Ell asombro retratado en- el rostro
de Nenita y de Mira, Sc cambiaron
en- estupefacci6n.
-iEstais bien SECURE de 10 que
decis ?-pregunt6 maquinalmente
la primera.
! Tan segura como de que existo
comenzaron a decir a la vez Abel y
Van-Praet.
-iEsperad!.. .-interrumpi6 el
|magiar:-es ese Rodach la persona
que me habeis mandado, Mr.. Reg
nault?
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P OR P AUL FEW AL,

| siquiera vefa la amenaza suspendi-
da sobre la cabeza del caballero.
En- cuante 4 Mad. de Laurens, Sc
habfa recostado languida y graciosa
|sobe el respaldo de su asiento: tenia
clavada en- el magyar una mirada en-
que Sc traslucia la curiosidad y ese
terror mezclado de encanto que Sc
apodera de los espectadores de un
drama, en- momento en- que el actor
|que esta en- la escena CORE un gran
peligro imaginario; 8 tai vez habia
otra cosa en- sus ojos, porque el
(rostro del magyar estaba, en- aquel
momento, magnifco de salvage CO.
lera y de feroz orgullo.
, Reinhold tartamude6 con voz tire
! mula. .....---
-Os iuro por mi honor, que nc
he recibido vuestros creditos, senior
-iMientes!- grit6 este levantan-
do su pistola.
Nenita hizo un movimiento con Ia
mano; ademan que no era sdplica
en- favor del caballero, sino unica-
mente un signo para indicar que que
ria tomar Ia palabra.
Ell magyar dejo caer docilmente
la mano en- que tenia la pistola.
-Ignoro-dijo entonces Nenita
ST el caballero miente 8 no. pc.
ro la impaciencia del Sr. Yanos me
ha impedido obtener la respuesta de-
doctor.
/ va mi la de mi joven amigo Abe
agreg6 Van-Praet;-es necesarle
que cada cual sepa q que atenerse
| Ell senior doctor-ailadi6 Sarah