davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-02-06
LAS SLAGRIMAS.

Asi como Dios ha depositado en- e
alma del ser humaAo un destello d.
SUI inteligencia, un atomo de su ex
celsa grandeza, del propio modo HI
puesto en- 81 corazon una llama fu
gaz de su amor.
Y las lagrimas son el tierno idio
ma de ese amor, de ese sentimiento
poesia religiosa del dolor conceatra
do y silencioso:
Ell que rie cYsrdo Sc humedecer
los ojos extrahos, es aun mas feliz
que ell que llora Por que no tiene la'
grimas.
Su corazon enveiece cual esas plan
tas exoticas que no han recibido e.
purisimo rocio de la mahana, nj el
calor de los rayoB solares, es ateo y
no aspira al cielo.
La cabeza del hombre Sc enfria
enrojece y la nieve suele cubrirla,
pero esa nisvs 10 puede apagar el
sentimiento, el fuego de SUI corazon.
Ese fuego solo puede extinguirlo ell
hielo de Ia indiferencia.
Tn corazon Gin lagrimas. es un cie-
10 sin arreboles, una flor sin aroma,
un campo oscuro y sombrio.
Las lagrimas de la felicidad pasan
cual veloz meteoro, dsstac indose
contusamente en- Ia somoria e;fera
lei dolor. s,
Las de la desgracia son imagen del
alma, aroma que jsmas Sc extingue,
Sc esparce en- el firmamento, V Pc
netra la esfera azul del vasto hori-
zonte confundiendoss con los perfu-
mes celestiales de la santidad.
Nj las aves. nj los sauces. nj las
flores, psrsonificacion mas bella de
la poesia, inspiran 81 misterioso en-
canto de una lagrima.
Yes que ell alma cuando no puede
hablar llora.
Toda lagrima que surca nuestra
mejilla es una sintesis.
Las lagrimas son Ia manifestation
mas spiritual de Ia humaaa natura-
leza.
Son imAgen muda del infinite.
Son uno de los poemas de la vida j.;
la filosofia del pasaio.
Son, por deeirlo asi, ell secreto ar
cano del aver, el trists desengsho del
hoy, V, tai vez, el amargo despertar
del maiiana.-.i. Ruiz .Ho,oos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-02-06

4 fYH..1As 4 u k.lse~s-.
- lIse ,;. su'sscIssegy sassle & u,
In W l9IYi1t. sel9 apela e1nlaoo. haDl
taoa uaa yislA sesplense qus na 9
nla va 1usl1as sunfsentes g..s1s. = esl ~ nsss
para ousgal " A.naenpo.. g eaele
caef az en = uo.u? ~ ae un rS'au4ue
all perl1naneglo lnmoVh.
oha rai'a % VIZ % g sce'oo ! =
otJo' 80:
que psl.uaigss.s Yuss'a i,
= sin , ouse4 sIseslo aus4t - i
m I ehalo = sl; N
piente e.liu s.esslo 1870, ~ ~
que = .nlstosnlA = Y e uess .apls..s s ~,
mo y yo, n ~ g m.slesai;e .aesa para ma;as Z:
9eia lsspassoa ~ p.'o ,;sx c sos., < =
uau ue q rang, es:a su,,.',a e
se.p.en'o qu0 'o ioiiiiese quo .4so'
ss.ssiUs. aaseg p AZ: !,
ian-pG!a -ut!o = ai ,
|sls.sla III sao,o o:aAlnan. a.lRu..
saua 49, poi ~ a, e iaaLsnlaad'. np.ua - %
o.o.so :I uis :. na!o ue aquel a o.al ! :
toaea tossn u. ~ ,'l aemsI anus poSee1t ~
..n1 49, .s snsuues. @ =. -;
49, nl.10t.n = ~ n1!o' - w
~ J.. " y % ni.,a,e 80 Tea Teayu us .oao.
eayo % eu:u: o:, 1ouos sus pallen.es
,usiLA ras u d;;a. : as'e'n'o , uuo u0 eus 4'n''
So 1Es ~, l;a.
ns pie.ioo quo nsyas sfuluo
10 ,a1on o ~, ara ,,a.n .aen'slos ~, ne.
lueno .'I po.4ue = uuelyD ~ =
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-02-06

lista:
-SSeguira usted mi tratamiento-
con entera confanza?
ST, senior con una confianza Gle
ga.
*.*
Hacienda testamento;
-Deio todos mis- bienes q mi es-
posa: pero con la condicion de que
ha de volverse a casar.
-sY que obieto tiene esa condi.
ci6n?
-Quiero que haya alguien que 10
re mi muerte.
-
Entire doctores:
Hay que eortar el pulgar y el
'tpdice -exelama uno de eIlos..
" el dedo del centro -aiade o.
tro.
No soy de ese parecer.
-iBuen, ,, Cortaremos los tres de-
dos. No vale la pena de que nos dis.
p-tsnos por tan pocs eosA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-02-06

do. Cuando las mujeres buscan, no es
10 descoro lido 10 que buscan. Quie
rem enco ltrar, he ahf TODD, eneon-
trar su easueho 9 su recuerdo, Ia
sensacion plra. 81 no tuviessn ojos ,
Scomo conseguiriamos explicaraos
sus amore 2-Anatole- Frdnce.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-02-06

! grueso que el globo terrestrs: de mo .
do que en- case de un encuentro
Ia ventaja quedar& qui5a por el CO.
meta. z
En- cuanto Alas nshulosidades las
mas notables quess han Inedido va :
rian entire siete mil doscientas y cua-
trocientas cincuenta mil leguas.
| Para conclulr diremos con Arago:
Existen 6 pueden existir:
lo.-Cometas sin ndcleo;
20. -Cometas euyo ndcleo es qui-
| "a diafano:
50. -Cometasas brillsntes que
los planetas que Genen un ndcleo
probablemente s5lido. y opaco.
Y ahora antes de investigar cua-
les serlan- las consequences de un en-
cuentro de Ia tierra con uno de estos
astros convene observar que aun en-
Ell case de que NJ. hubiese choque di-
recto podrian producirse los fenome-
nos mas graves,
En- efecto, el paso de un cometa q
corta distancia 81 SD masa fuera muy
considerable, no dejaria de ser peli-
groso. Con una masa inferior NADIA
habrfa que temer: asf es que el come
ia de l770 que Sc acerco q Ia TERRA
a sescientas mil leguas, no hizo va
riar en- un segundo Ia duracion del a.
no ttrr ;stre, mientras que Ia accl6n
de la TERRA sobre el cometa retardo
en- dos dias su revoluci6n.
Pero en- el case de que las masas de
ambos cuerpos fueran iguales, 81 el
cometa pasara q. $4,000 leguas tan
solo de Ia terra, aumentarla la du-
raclon del ano terrestre en- l6 horas
y cinco minutes i cambiarfa en- dos
grades Ia oblicuidad de ehptica. Tai
vez tambien 4 asl paso se apoderaria
de Ia luna.
En- fin. Scuales aFfan las consecuen
cias de un cho1 iVamos a verlo:
O el cometa III 44ba solamente el
globo terrestre, y dejaba en- el una
parte de su masa, ,0arrancaba alguna
parte del globo y es este ell case de
Galia) 8 bien Sc adherfa a el forman-
do su super6cie i'm continente nuevo
En- todos estos casos Ia celeridad
tangencial detraslaci6n de Ia terra
podia quedar subitamente aniquila
da. Enonces todos los seres, arboles
ycasas serfan proyectados al espacio
con celeridad de. S leguas por segun-
do de q. estaban animados antes del
choque. Los mares Sc lanzarlan fue-
ra de sus cuencas naturales para ami
quilarlo todo. Las parties centrales
del globo que todavia estan iquidas
rasgarian la cubierta que lie contiene
y Sc escaparian- al exterior. Cam
biando el eje de la terra, un nuevo
ecuador sustituiria al antique En- fin
Ia celeridad del globo podria quedar
absolutamente suprimida, y por con-
siguiente no estando contrariada por
ninguna otra la fuerza atractiva del
sol, la terra caeria sobre e. en- linea
recta para ser absorbida al cabo de
"a dfas Y medic.
Hay mas. Segun Ia teoria de Tgu
dali de que el calor no es 81 no una
forma del movimiento interrumpido,
Ia celeridad del globo subitamente,
esta fuerza Sc convertirla mecanica-
mente en- calor, y Ia TERRA bajo Ia
acci6n de una temperature elevada
. millones de grades, Sc volatlllza
ria en- pocos segundos.
Mas para concluir este rapido re-
sumen, hay 2Sl millones de proba-
bildades contra INA que no Sc efec-
tuara una colici6n entire Ia terra y
un cometa''
J. J.C.
Son Tuan
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-02-06

w Sd,SoSo a. NElotAo ec!lNlC
En- tel caso cuando 81 conleta Sc
interpone entire una estrella Y un OBJ
servador situado en- la TERRA. hay o.
cultaci6n de Ia estrella. Ahore bien,
parece que 460 amos antes de Jesu-
cristo. en- timpos de Jerges segun
Anaxagoras, el sol fue eclipsado por
un cometa. De la misma manera. DO
cos dfas antes de la muerte de Au-
gusto Dion. observe un eclpsv de este
genero eclipse que no podfa ser de-
bido & Ia interposicl6n de Ia luna,
pues que la luna Sc hallaba aauel
dia en- oposici6n.
Debemos decir sin embargo que
los cometografos rehusan estos dos
testimonies V quiza tienen raz6n
para clio. Pero dos obsevacio-
nes mss modernas no permlten po-
ner en- duda Ia existencia de nucleos
cometarios. En- efecto. los cometas
de l7774 : 1928, produjeron Ia ocul-
taci6n de estrellas de octava maeni-
tud. Y scgun obsevaciones directas.
So admite igualmente que los come
tas lie 1902. 1882 V l7A tienen nt-
clsoS duros. En- cuanto al ccmeta
de ls43.el hecho es tanto mas cierto
cuanto que Sc le podia Yer en- pleno
die cerca del sol Y sin auxilio de min.
gun instrumental
Pe-o no sclamente ezisten muchos
nicleos duros en- ciertos constas, 81
no cue han sido medidos V Sc COMO
cen los diimetros verdaderos de los
De l19S ' 1906 tGambartl que son de
onoe Y doce nil leguss. Y los del CO.
meta de 1915 Que tienen tres mil
aO:Ciantzs leguas Este ultino te-l-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-02-06
La. RISA.

La risa es Ia 4sal de Ia vida. Gene
ralmente los .hombres risuenos sor
sanos de corazon. La risa de un nj
no como una loca m dsica de la infan.
cla. La algeria inocente Sc desbords
en- una catarata cristalina que bro.
ia a plena garganta. Triste hogar e.
aquel donde no resuena la amable
sonrisa infantal.
Los pensadores meditabundos nc
rien por que viven en- :constante co.
municacion con 10 infinite, en- una
vasta serenidad. Los bandidos, los
hombres avezados al crimen; tam
POGO rien en- su vida zozobrante y
ivida, llenos de hiel y de sombra,
siempre van acompahados de un ne
gro genio que mantiene en- sus espi-
ritus el espanto Y el odio. El orgu-
llo, la vanidad, sonrfen; la lujuria,
la gula, ell robe; pueden sonreir;
la Envidia no puede. Palida y enfer
ma, traga su propia bills y esta con
ell ceho arrugado, siniestro, como le
pinto ell poeta latino, aplastado ba-
10 la montana del bien ajeno.
Bendigamos Ia risa.
Bendigamos Ia risa por que ella
libra al mundo de la noche. Bsndi-
gamosla por que ella es Ia luz de Ia
aurora, el carmin del sol, el trino del
pajaro. Bendigamos la risa, por que
es la predilecta del rey Rebe, muhe-
quito sonresado y adorable que lle-
va paz Y dicha nuestras casas.
Bendigamosla por que ella esta
en- ell ala de Ia mariposa, en- Ell caliz
del clavel lleno de rocio, en- ell adere-
20 de rubfes que coRtiene el estu-
che de Ia granada.
Bendigamosla po.que ella es la
salvacion, Ia lama y el escudo.
Bendigamosla risa.- Ruben Dario'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11

That Il w0oden shoed, simple
minded goose girl should plunge
uI0uQrchS and uaonorchieS into a
most mysterious confusion Of df-
}GirS IS q novelty. Yet The love
- Gretchen, the heroine of this
fascinating old world novel, did
just that, for no one can deny
fbat E4renstcin is a land Of ro-
nance. There Carmichael, the
tlasIti79 young american consul,
learned Of The dangers Of falling
IL IDpe with u princess; there
IIcroect, the wily chancellor,
tried master stroke, epiliy de-
signed, to change the history Of
q throne; there royalty in dis
euise wandered and plotted and
learned to know fellow human
beings; there The treocherous
Magyar Sypsies lurked in the
shadows to abduct princess.
And through all the little goose
girl frod her lowly way toward
Il fate that the magic wand of
chance had destined she must
'fiL---a fate as amazing as it is
fascinating to read about.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11
NOTICE OF HEARING

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington in and for the County of
ThurstOn.
william y. Towne. Plaintiff. VS.. Black
Lake Lumber Company, corporation.
Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
| of October, 1910. J. ID. Benner, receiver of
Black Lake Lumber Company. = corpora
tion, filed herein a supplemental and adj
ditiOnal report wherein he reported that
bv mistake and inadvertence he had
failed to include in his final report Fl led
herein. contract upon which there was
due principal and interest. on the 18th dav
| of October. 1910. S263.43 and wherein said
receiver asks that he be authorized to ex-
ecute deed to George II. Driskell. as
signee of contract from David r. Mac
Donald, and wherein he repOrts further
that the receiver and his attorneys were
inadequately compensated by reason of
| the fact that it was desired on the part of
: the receiver and his attorneys to make a
| 10 per cent dividend PAYABLE to the gene
raj creditors and wherein the court in &C.
c0rdance with said desire and in accord
ance with the desire of the court also. in
adequately compensated the receiver and
his attorneys and the said supplemental
and additional report asking for addi-
tiOnal compensation for the receiver and
| his attorneys.
Notice is hereby given that the Judge OF
the above entitled court has set Monday,
the 14th day of November, 1870 at the
hour of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and the court
room of the court house of Thurston
County, Washington. at Olympia, as the
time and place for the hearing Of said
supplemental Report and Additional Re-
port.
Notice is further given that all persons
having objections thereto be. and they
are hereby required to present the same
at said time and at said place.
BY order of the Superior Court
| WITNESS. nv hand and the seal
of said Court this 9th day of
| lsEALl October, 1910
w. NJ. MUM,
County Clerk and Clerk of the SUPERB
or Court.
| Date of first publication Oct. %, 1870 2t.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11
SUM MONS.


In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington in and for the County of
Pierce.
John McPhee. Plaintiff. vs.. Randall
Bubb, and Western States Investment
Company IA cOrpOratiOn). Randall
Bubb, Prest.. and ). +. Wright, Secy -,
Defendants.
The State OF Washington to the said Ran
dali Bubb. and Western States Invest.
nient Company, Defendants:
You and each of YOU are hereby sum-
moned to appear within sixty days after
the date OF the first publication of this
summons, tO-wit; the 28th day of Octo.
Der. 1910. and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled Court and an i.
swer the complaint Of the plaintiff and
serve copy OF your answer upon the un-
uersigned attorneys for plaintiff at their
once below stated; and in case Of your
failure so to do judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the de-.
mands OF the complaint, which has been
MED with the Clerk Of said Court. The
object OF this action is to enforce payment
Of certain promissory note in the sum NJ
$4OO given by you to the plaintiff aboye
named aud which c,Nt. due GA ApriI
l0th, 1910, and TO sell certain morlpave
gwen as collateral security for the paw
ment OF the above mentioned nOtA, which
SAID note has not been paid in whole or IN
part.
ELLIS LEWIS GARRETSON
EDWIN F. MASTERSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Umce and pOs:-office address, 3l8-l9-2g
Fidelity Bldg, Tacoma, Wash.
Date OF first pub, Oct. %. 1910. II.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that will sell.
for cash, at private sale. the interest Of
Evelyn K. Duckering. q minor, which in
terest Is an undivided one-eighth interest
In the following described property stu
ated In Thurst0n County, Washington:
Lots nine 10y. ten u0). eleven az and
twelve 40. OF block two az. Of Blooms
Subdivision of Ayres Addition to Olym-
pia. Washington.
The east one-half tEis) Of lots one ~
and two (2). Of block three t3). OF Hender-
son Il Lyberger's Subdivision of block
fourteen (l4). Of Ayres' Addition to Olym-
pia. Washington.
The northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter (NEk of NE4). section twenty
six t26), township eighteen us) north. of
range one Cd west of the Willamette Me.
ridian.
Also tract of land. being part Of D. H.
Bigelow's Donation Claim No. 80. in town.
ship eighteen u8) north, of range two (2)
vest of the Willamette Meridian. more
pa rticu'arlv described as follows. to. wit:
Commencing one hundred and eighty
Qs0) feet west aud one hundred fifty-four
and fvs-tenths u54 81 feet north Of the
northeast corner Of land sold to Weis-
deppe by deed recorded in Volume "a of
Deeds, page 81, records OF Thurston
County. Washington; thence north sixty
lGO) feet; thence east three hundred eighty
three and three-fourths (3S3A) feet; thence
south one hundred twenty.four and five
tenths U24 81 feet; thence west one hun.
dred seventy-tbree and three-fourths
It's BAD feet; thence north four and five-
tenths (4.5) feet; thence west sixty (6O)
feet; thence north sixty t6O) feet; thence
west one hundred fifty $50 feet to point
OF commencement.
Bids will be received for said interest at
my Office. Room 4l6 Sullivan Building,
Seattle, Washington. on and alter the
28th day of November, 1910.
This sale is made In pursuance Of the
order Of the Superior Court of King
County, Washington.
w. DUCKERING,
Guardian OF the person aud estate of
Evelyn E. Duckering, q minor.
First publication. Nov. A. 1910. 2.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11
lTO BE CONTINUED
A RUSSIAN SERF.

He Bought His Liberty With q Barrel
Of crimsan Oysters.
One of the principal banking
houses of st. Petersburg is said to
have been founded by a man who
for great part of his life was u
serf. Even in his condition of serf-
dom he was wealthy banker and,
as may readily be imagined, made
many attempts to procure his free
dom. The story goes that he Of
fered 100000 rubles for his lib
erty, but that his master, Count
Sheremetieff, proud Of possessing
such serf, refused to liberate him.
The liberation was, however,
finally procured and at a much low
or price than that mentioned. The
story is pretty one:
This serf, by name Shalounine,
returned one day from Odessa to
st. Petersburg and, as in duty
bound, repaired to the Sheremetieff
palace, there to report himself.
With him he had brought, as a gift
to the count, a small barrel of
choice Crimean oysters. This he
left outside till he should receive
an intimation that the offering
would be acceptable to Shere-
metieff.
Now, it so CHANGED that he found
his master surrounded by large
number of guests who had been
hidden to breakfast. The count
was engaged in berating his butler
for negligence to provide oysters
for the breakfast. The butler con-
tended that there were no oysters
in the market.
1t was at this juncture that the
count caught sight of his banker
serf.
go" he angrily exclaimed, "you,
too, are to annoy me! And with
your Fostering appeal for liberia
ton! Let HE tell you that your err
rand will prove a fruitless one!
But stay! I'll release you on one
condition-and one only-that you
get me some oysters for break
fastw
Shalounine bowed low and left
the room. When he returned he
laid the barrel of oysters at his
masters feet.
Whereupon the count, true to
his word, called for pen and paper
and instantly wrote out a declara-
ton of emancipation making the
serf a free man. Then the former
master, with a most gracious air,
added:
"And now, my dear Shalounine,
will you be SO good as to favor us
with your company at breakfast"
-Harper's Weekly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11

IN the Superior Court OF the State Of Wash
ington. for Pierce County.
J. +. Summers. and LYDIA Summers Plaintiffs,
VS.. William Z. Hudson. Julius Hontke. Mrs.
Caroline Thompson. J. L. Mafitt The 4.
borne, the unknown heirs Of william E. Hud-
son and Mrs Caroline Thompson, deceased,
and also all other persons or parties unknown
Claiming any right, title, estate. lien or inter-
Get In the real estate described In the COM
plant herein,- Defendants.
No. e, 233.
The State OF Washington To The +. Meeker
Company. corporation. Defendant
fou are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty DAYS after the fret publication of this sum
mons. to-wit:-within sixty days after the 18th
day OF October, A. ID. 1870 aud defend the above
entitled action In the above entitled Court and
answer the complaint Of the plaintiffs and serve
q copy OF your answer, or other pleading, upon
the undersigned attorney for plaintiffs at his
once below stated and In case oil your failure so
10 DO Judgment will be rendered against you ac-
cording TO the demand Of the complaint which
Court. The object OF said action is TO quiet and
confirm the title Of the PLAINTIFF In and to the
following real estate In Pierce County, Wash
ington. tO-wlt:-The south fifteen feet of lot
twelve and lots thirteen and fourteen in block
seventy In Meeker's Third Addition to Puyallup,
snd 10 exclude the said defendants above named
and each aud oil Of them from ever asserting any
right, title, interest. lien or claim thereto what
soever. FRANK ID. DAVIS.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Puyallup, Wash.
ONCE. gallup State Bank Building.
Dale OF hrst publication. Oct. q, 1910. u,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11
NOTICE.
Notice Of Settlement Of Account and Hear
inf for Distribution.

Notice Of Settlement Of Account and Hear
int for Distribution.
TN the Superior Court OF the state Of Washing
ton 10 and for the County OF Ihurston.
In re estate Of Matthias Morrow. deceased.
Notice IL hereby given that Jacob A. Nor
row. administrator Of the above named estate
has nled his dual account and his petition for
distribution. and notice IL hereby given that
the court has set the Ath day Of November 1910,
at the hour OF 10 O'Clock A. u. and the courtroom
Of the Court House Cf 1hurston county, at
Olympia, Washington, as the time and place for
hearing said final account and said petition for
distribution. and notice is hereby given to all
parties having any interest In said estate and
especially TO Edward Morrow, Albert Morrow,
Ernest Morrow, Benjamin Morrow. Arthur Nor
row aud Melvin Morrow, that IL you have any
objections to said nnal report and petition for
anal distribution TO present the same on or be-
fore said time aud at esid place.
(sEAL) w. NJ MINI
BY EDIrH HOPP, Deputy.
Date Of first publication. Oct. u. 1910. It.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11

Tell what you know" said Hans to
the gypsy. "IIighness. he alone knows
the man who brought about all this"
The archplotter Of this damnabic
conspiracy" The dukes eyes became
alive his face. his whole body. Every
beat of his heart cried out for venge-
ance. Who is he: Tell me. Give
him 10 me. man. and all OF yoil shall
20 free. Give him into these hands
His name" The dukes hands worked
convulSiyely as il they were already
round the throat of this unseen. I'M
plarable enemy He was terrible In
this moment.
The cvpsy produced letter. 1t had
TO be held carefully. as 1t was old and
iattered. The duke read ii. Beyond
that II made the original offer 1t was
worthless. The handwriting was pal
paby disguised. The duke flung the
missiye to the floor.
Fool. Is that all you have? Tell
me what you know. man. or ! shall
have YOU shot in the morning. fmmuni-
~ or no immunity. Quick
"IIighnesS." said the gypsy. thor
oushly alarmed. this is how it hap
,~.ned. My band was staying ut the
time In DreIberg. We told fortunes
and exhibited an Italian puppet show.
The letter came first. ] was poor and
sometimes desperate. | was to take
her away and leave her with strange
people"
"Ah! interrupted the duke. with a
despairing gesture toward Grumbach.
''why did you not leave US all in
peace"
"Highness. a great wrong has been
done, and God brought me here to
right It,"
You are a brave man." darkly.
II am In your hands. highness," stur-
Oily. In a mad moment l committed
a crime. ! would not accept till had
talked personally with him. He came
at last. His face was hidden and his
voice muffled. But this l saw-when
he gave me the first half of the money
I was certain should know him
again."
How"
by his little finger. highness."
His little finger?" Won Arnsberg re-
peuted
The two women. large eyed and be-
wildprrd. chung to each others hand
teuSely. These were heartbreaking
times. Greicn. MS mind. however. ab-
sOrbed nothing. neither the words nor
the picture. Her thoughts revOIved
around one thing-if she were q prin-
cess she could be happy. But the 9TH
er. from under whose feet all tangible
substances seemed to be giving way.
she was possessed by two thoughts
which surged In her brain like CON-
batants. II not a princess. what was
she? II not a princess. she was free.
She stole swift glance at Carmichael.
who seemed far removed from the
heart of this black business, aud had
he been looking ut her he would have
seen the gates opening into Eden.
"What was this little finger likeY'