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lnsly unpleasant. So he's desperate.

ingly unpleasant. So he's desperate.
l can't believe he has deceived him
self into taking you for Rutton. but
whether or no, he intends by hook or
crook to get you through this Gateway
affair tonight. He's got to. Now you
are-or Rutton is-known to be dis
loyal to the scheme. Inevitably. then
the man who passes through the Gate
way in MS name is TO be quietly elm
mated before he can betray anything
in other words. as soon as he has
been put through the ordeal as they
call It, for the sake OF appearances
and the moral effect upon the Hindu
race at large. Now think you un-
derstand."
II think l do. thanks" Amber re-
turned dryly. You're quite right, as
said before. So i'm OF to the resi-.
! dency. But how to get through that
guard out there?"
He received no response. In as lit
tie time as 1t took him to step back.
wards from Amber Labertouche had
resumed his temporarily discarded
masquerade. Instantaneously It was
the khansamah who confronted the
Virginian-the native with head and
shoulders submissiyely bended. as one
who awaits an order.
Amber. surprised. stared, started to
speak. received a sign. and was silent
the excuse for Labertouche's sudden
change Of attitude being sufficiently
apparent In an uproaJ which had been
raised without the ieast warning In
the compound. TIE advent Of a run
ming horse seemed to have been re-
spInsible for 1t. for the clatter Of
hoofs as the animal was checked alb.
ruptly In mid-stride was followed by q
Glamour Of drunken cries. shrieks Of
alarm. and protests on the part OF the
sepoys disturbed In the midst OF their
carouse. Over all this there rang the
voice OF an Englishman swearing
good. round. honest British oaths.
Stand aside. you hounds!"
Amber turned pale. That's Far
rell's yoice!" he cried. guessing at the
truth.
! Labertouche made no answer. but
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edged toward the khansamah's quar-.
ters.
The din subsided as Farrell gained
the veranda. His feet rang heavily on
the boards. and second later he
thrust the door violently open and
slammed breathlessly into the room,
booted. spurred. his keen old face
livid. riding whip dangling from one
wrist. revolver In the other hand.
He wheeled on the threshold and
lifted his weapon. then, with a gasp Of
amnzement, dropped 1t. by heaven,
sir!" he cried. that's odd. Those
damned sepoys tried to prevent my
seeing you and now they've cleared
out, every mothers son of them!"
Amber stepped to his side; to his
own bewilderment, the compound was
deserted: there was not sepoy In
sight.
so much the better" he said, quick.
ly. the first to recover. What's wrong,
sir?"
,, ''Wrong!' Farrell stumbled over to
the table .and into a chair. painting.
"Everything's wrong. What's gone
wrong with you. that we haven't been
able to find you all day?"
I've been lying there" Amber told
him. nodding to the charpoy, "druggcd.
What's happened? Is Miss Farrell"
"Sophia!" The Political lifted his
hand to his eyes and let It fall. with
an effect Of confusion. "In the name
OF charity tell me you know where she
isl"
you don't mean"
She's gone, Amber-gone. She's
disappeared, vanished. been spirited
away! Don't you understand me?
She's been kidnapped"
In dumb torment, Amber heard
swift, sharp hiss Of breath as preg.
nant with meaning as a spoken word,
and turned to meet Labertouches
eyes. and to see that the same thought
was In both their minds. Salig
Singh had found the way to lure Am.
Der to Kathiapur.
No spoken word was needed: their
understanding was implicit on the In.
stant. Indeed, the secret agent dared
not speak. lest he be overheard by an
eavesdropper and SO be the cause Of
his own betrayal. With Autter Of
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SYNOPSIS.
7 LOUIS OOSE9H kdHCE

David Amber. starting for a duck shoot
Ing visit with his friend. Qualp. comes up
dlsmounted by her horse becoming fright
ened at the sudden appearance In the road
Of a burly Hindu. He declares he Is
rnouthpiece of the Bell addresses Amber
as man OF high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box. The To-
ken. into his hand. disappears in tho
Farrell. daughter OF Col. Farrell OF the
British diplomatic service In India and
Visiting the Quains. Several nights later
bronze box stolen. Amber and Quain go
hunting on an island and become lost and
Amber Is left marooned. He wanders
about. finally reaches cabin and rec.
ognizes as its occupant an old friend
named Rutton. whom he last met In Eng
land. and who appears to be In hiding.
When Miss Farrell Is mentioned Rutton Is
strangely agitated. Chatterj! appears
and summons Ru,tOn TO a meeting Of a
mysterious body. Rutton seizes n revolt
yer and dnshes after Chatterjl. He re-
turns wildly excited says he has killed
the Hindu. takes poison. and when dying
asks Amber to 20 TO India on q myster-
Gus errand. Amber decides to leave at
once for India. On tho way he sends a
letter to Mr.. Labertouche, q scientific
friend In Calcutta. by Il quicker route.
Upon arriving he finds a note awaiting
him. II directs Amber TO meet his friend
at a certain place. The latter tells him
he knows his mission Is to get Miss Far
rell out OF the country. Amber attempts
to dispose OF tho Token to 4 moncy-len-
der. is mistaken for Rutton and barely
escapes being mobbed. a message from
Iabertouche causes him 10 start for Dar-
feeling: on the way he meets Miss
Farrell. and ut their Journeys end asks
her 10 become his wife. A Hindu con-
Ducts Amber TO n secret place. and In the
presence OF beautiful woman who mis-
takes him for Rutton. Later Amber Is
drugged.
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midnight appearance. SO l purpose
saving him the trouble. It's only a
two-hour ride"
But the risk"
Labertouche chuckled grimly. Its
the days work, my boy. I'm not sure
! shan't enjoy II Besides, l mustn't
hang back where my subordinates
have not feared to go. We've had q
man In Kathiapur since day before
yesterday"
And |? What am | to do?"
Your place Is at Miss Farrell's side.
No; you'd be only hindrance to me.
Get that out Of your thoughts. Three
years ago found time to make a
pretty thorough exploration Of Kath.
iapur, and. being blessed with an eI.
cellent memory, shall be quite at
home"
Amber made gesture OF surrender.
"Of course you're right" he said.
You're always right, confound you!"
Exactly" agreed Labertouche,
smiling I'm only here to help you
escape to the resldency. Raikes and
Colonel Farrell have already been ad.
vised to make preparations for siege
or for instant flight, II | give the
word. They need you far more than
shall. 1t would be simple madness
for you to venture to KathIapur TO-
night. The case is clear enough for
you to see the folly Of doing anything
OF the Sort
1T may be clear to you -. :"
See here" said Labertouche. with
pardonable impatience; TN pre-
suming that you know enough Of In.
dian history to BE- aware THAI the
Ru,ton dynasty in Khandawar Is the
proudest and noblest in India; It has
descended in right line from the sun.
There's not q living Hindu but will
acknowledge its supremacy. be he
however ambitious. That makes II
plain, or ought to. why Har Dyal Rut.
ton, the last male Of his line. was
and is-considered the natural. the In.
evitable. leader Of tho second. ,mutiny.
II devolyed upon Salig Singh to pro
duce him; Salig Singh promised and
lis on the point of failure. | cant
say, precisely. what penalty he'll be
called upon to pay, but It's safe to as
sumo that It'll DO something everlast.
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slde) and he is an old man,
not very strong. Once indoors, / had
little trouble with him. He's now en-.
joying perfect peace, with a gag to in:
sure IT. beneath his own charpoy.
Ram Nath happened along opportune-
ly and created diversion with his
gin bottle. That seems to be all, and
I'm afraid we mayn't talk much longer.
! must be going-and SO must you"
He glanced an1iously at his watch
"a cheap and SNOWY thing. such as
natives delight In. Both men rose.
"You return to the telegraph sta
tion. l presume?" said Amber.
Not at ali. 1t wouldn't be worth
my while"
"How's that?'
"The wires haven't been working
since ten this morning." said Laber.
touche, quietly. r
Amber steadied himself with the
back Of bis chair. You mean they've
been cut?"
Something Of that sort"
And that means"
That this Internal conspiracy Is
scheduled to come to a head tonight
as you must have inferred. my dear
fellow; this is the last night Of your
probation. The cutting of Of Khanda.
war from all British India is a bold
move and shows Salig singh's conf.
dence. 1t means simply: Govern.
mental interference not desired.
Hands on He knows we'll that we've
spies here. that enough has leaked out,
unavo!dably. to bring an army corps
down on his back within twenty.four
hours. II he permitted even the most
innocent-seeming message to get out Of
tho city"
Amber whistled with dismay. And
you"
I'm going to find out for myself
what's towards Kathiapur."
You're going there-alone?"
Not exactly; shall have company.
A gentleman OF the Mohammedan per.
suaslon is going to change places with
me for the night. No; he doesn't
know 1t yet, but have reason to be.
lieve that he got an r. s. V. P. for the
festive occasion and intends to put In
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|2s!llg3l $!Ea .':s:.-. ,Ss y: S.
Oxen In Massachusetts.

j. d. Avery Of Shelburne Falls is
surely the king OF oxen in this part
OF the country. At the Brattleboro fair
recently he has had the most wonder
full exhibit of oxen, and in all the tests
of strength for pulling heavy boat.
loads of stone his oxen have cleaned
the decks. One Of the secrets in these
tests is the way the oxen are man
aged and driven. Mr.. Avery does his
own driving and Is master at the
business. The other day again, as the
day before, he cleared everything be-
fore him in the OK pulling ring by tax.
ing all three prizes in the free for all
class and first and second in the $500
class.
The load drawn in the $500 class
was about 9,106, while the veteran OK
man made an exhibition pull of nine
feet In the free for all class with a
fancy pair of Devons with a load Of
l0,2SS. which is the biggest load
drawn at Brattleboro since he pulled
over 1000 with his famous pair Of
Holsteins.-Hampshire Gazette.
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Pearls In coeoanu,s.

Few people know that the cocoanuts
OF the Malay peninsula sometimes pro.
duce pearls that are highly priced by
the natives. The stones are not unlike
the pearls Of the mullusks and are
similar In composition to the oyster
pearls. having calcium carbonate and
a little organic matter. These concre.
tons form Just beneath the stem. and
pure white pearl brings a high price.
as 1t Is supposed by the natives to pos.
sess some kind Of charm. Cases
have been known where the cocoanut
pearl has been sold as mollusk prod
uct. but such instances arc rare.
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In Dead Eameat.

The funeral procession was moving
along the village street when Uncle
Abe Burse stepped out Of store. He
hadn't heard the news. "Sho," said
Uncle Abe Burse. who they buryin'
today? Poor old Tite Harrison"
said the storekeeper. "Sho." said TN.
Gle Abe Burse, "Tite Harrison. hey? Is
Tite dead?" "You don't think we're
rehearsin' with him. do you?" snap.
ped the storekeepse - Cincinnati
Times.Star.
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Quick Action.

Quick Action.
They tell me you took q flyer In
Wall street"
Yes" replied Mr.. Lambkin. For
little while was considerably
ahead"
How much?"
Cant say. Before l had time to
figure 1t up the market dropped and
wiped me out
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Serious Business.
Madge-Was George fooling while
you were playing golf?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. hope not?
Why, accepted him.-Lippincott's.
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Mrs. Joseph Lacelle, l2i Glenora Ave-,
Ottawa, East, Ontario, Canada, writes !:
II suffered with backlcbe and head.
ache for over nine months and nothing
relieved me until took Peruna. This
medicine is by far better than any other
medicine for these troubles. A few bot
dead,. half-aiive condition."
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impeded them in the use of their muZ-
| zIe-loading guns, while it made no diff
| ference with us in the use of our Spen-
| Ger rifles.
Our front rank was ordered to stand
! fast, while the rear rank fell back
across a deep ditch, which could not
| be crossed by horses except at one
point, and single file at that. This
ditch was perhaps 200 yards back. My
horse had been hit and quite a piece
cut out of his ear. He would not stand
for me to shoot from his back, so i
dismoGnted and threw the rein over a
| fence post.
[ used the fence for rest, and fired
% shots into that field full of rebels.
They only covered the front of the I'd
Va. Cav, and were Gen. RodeS's Divi-
sion of Infantry. which had been sent
out on purpose to ambush us. A few
cavalry were sent out to draw Us into
the trap. This affair lasted only few
minutes. but our LOGS was heavy for
the number engaged. John Dyer and
Sam Shuman, of Co. F, each had a
shattered arm and another Co. + man
was shot Every one of us had some
slight wound. The other companies
of the regiment suffered equally as Sc
we're. Old Lieut. Boyd, of Co. c, was
killed. and every horse had been hit
cont think / ever saw as hot a fire
as that was When the retreat sound
ed my horse was yet hitched to the
fence. The others moved back at once
l mounted in plain view of the rebels,
and / guess good many of them took
a shot at me from the way their bull
lets whiZzed around my head.
About this time Gen. Grant came to
Harper's Ferry TO see Sheridan. Presi
dent Garrett, of the b. e. o. r. r., met
Grant there, and asked him how soon
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Volunteers AMI Regulars

Editor National Tribune: l wish vol,
would use your influence toward an
amendment to the act of April %, 1872,
so as to include soldiers who enlisted
In the Regular Army for five years
That law -aiScriminates against a Regu-
lar unJustly. l was a volunteer, if ]
did serve in the Regulars Money
would not have induced me to give ur
my college course, as I did to go in the
Regular Army If it had been in times
OF peace. / volunteered, and we organ
lied company on or about April Is
or 16, 1sG1, at Shalersyille, o.; went ia
Cleveland, O., hoping TO get mustered
into the United States service. but the
quota was filled for that district with
out our company, which disbanded
after spending about one month ir
camp. and most of the boys returned te
their vacations, but / pushed on, as ]
felt patriotic, and went to the recruit
ing station at Cleveland, o., and enlist
ed for five years. l wish the act OF
April %. 1872, might read as follows
leaving out The word volunteer and in
Guiding the words in parentheses:
Al (volunteerJ soldiers who enlist
ed after April IL, 1891, and before Juls
az. 1861, for three Cor five) years. and
who were mustered into the United
States service for three Cor fve) years
and who We're discharged before serv-
ing two years, for cause other than
wounds received in line of duty, are en-
titled by act of April %. 1872, ard de-
cisions thereon, to 500 bounty, provid-
ed they have not already received ii fol-
such service"
i think that the act of July 90, 1888
is similar to the above act, and might
be so amended IL the above cannot he
A. L. Bellies, so South Main street
Fairfield, Iowa.
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TRIBUTE TO UNION SOLDIERS.
Representative Richardson, of Ala.
banta, Says Some Very Kindly World
About Ills Late Opponents. and Com
rade Gouiden Commitments Him.


rade Gouiden Compliments Him.
In the course of the debate on ths
war claims Representative Richardson,
of Alabama, said:
Mr. Speaker. remarks were made
last night during the course of this de-
bate by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Cole), in which he In q most kind and
complimentary manner spoke about 9
vote that 1 had recently made upon the
floor of the House in behalf of the old
Federal and Mexican veterans. L ad-
NIT, Mr.. Chairman, that that reference
by the gentleman from Ohio to the
vote that I cast at that time touched
me most kindly. 1 have always. as n
Confederate soldier. had the greatest
regard ard respect fer the Federal vet
Grams, many OF whom l met on differ
cnt battieiic.lS OF the South. My asso-
citation with the IL since the cinSe OF
that great civil var has been of HE
kindest ana mcst friendly character
and L do got hesitate to say lust this
morning that, as one of the few Con.
gle, / sincerely believe that the Rer,:b.
lie should be generous in providing for
the help and maintenance of the Fed
eral veterans and that grand old band
of Mexican soldiers who need help.
say, in my position here, that the man
VINO braves the STORM DulleIS III pat
tie and the hardships OF camp life for
his country is entitled to, and should
receive, generous recognition. In the
State of Alabama / am an earnest ad-
vocate of the needy and worthy Con-
federate soldier being cared for as far
as the Treasury of that State is able to
provide for him. These veterans OF
the blue and the gray are passing rap
idly away. Quite $4,000 of the veter-
ans of the Federal army passed away
last year. l see sitting to my right a
brave and splendid Federal soldier, the
distinguished gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Sherwood), q member On this side
of the House. / do not hesitate to say
in this presence this morning that
every sentiment of friendship, of es-
TEEN and of love of my heart goes out
to him. There are a few of these Fed
eral veterans that have their seats on
the other side of this Chamber. Some
of these brave men / met at Chicka-
manga, where the man was truly test
ed. 1t was a field of Northern and
Southern blood That great struggle
with all of its fire and passion, has
passed from the bosoms and hearts OF
these veterans of both armies. The
fact is the trouble we have had in the
South since the close of the war did
not come from Federal soldiers, but
others who talk much. l stand here
this morning an humble representa-.
tive, in my opinion, of that magnif-
cent sentiment among the Confederate
soldiers of friendship and love and
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L9-9A-
THE sULLowAy- BILL.
Senator Scott Makes an Effort to Put
II On IfsAP passage.
(From the C6& esHbnal Record
Feb. 84.&

(From the Con- esHbnal Record.
Feb. 4.&
Mr. Scott: 1 want to say that at the
very earliest moment next week. and
on every day thereafter from Monday
on, l shall try to get up the so-called
been edited by the discussion we have
had in the past week and the galleries
have been highly entertained, a great
number of-eld soldiers have died with
in that time. / have a letter this
morning from the Postmaster in a little
the bill over lour ssoldisrS getting mail
at his office have died.
Mr.. President. while we are talking
here these old soldiers are dropping off
rapidly, and / do hope that it will be
the pleasure OF the Senate to allow me
to round out my IL years, which will
terminate next week, by passing this
bill for my old comrades.
Mr.. Bailey: Fifty-five million dollars
is little too much to pay for that
Mr.. Scott: 1t was not too much when
these men were needed to defend this
country and make it possible for the
Senator from Texas to be here to-day
Mr.. Bailey: Oh, Mr. President
Mr.. Scott (continuing): Representing
part of the entire United States I
do hope that the plea of poverty will
not prevail. when We see the money
that is being wasted on the Panama
Canal. Let us not begrudge these old
veterans so millions. 1t is 80 millions.
There is no use of putting it higher.
Thirty millions is high enough.
Mr.. Bailey: Mr.. President
The Vice President: Does the Senator
from West Virginia yield to the Sena-
tor from Texas?
Mr.. Scott: Yes.
Mr. Bailey: The Senator from West
Virginia forgets, when he charges the
country with illiberality toward these
old soldiers, that we are already pay
ing S153,000,000 the next fiscal year.
During the last fiscal year we appro-
Driated 161,000,000. That is sum
larger than any Government in the
history of the world ever paid for pen
sions in single year, and that too, A
years after the war closed.
Now to add this 80 millions, as the
Senator says-and more than SO mil
lions, as the Department estimates
would make a pension bill above $780,
100000. 1 should love to see the SEN
ator from West Virginia round out his
career in the Senate gracefully and
tho / personally like him, l am glad
TO see his career terminate, since a
Democrat succeeds him. / should be
willing to pay him almost any compli-
ment except one that would put such
tax on the Public Treasury, and he is
not apt to pass this bill
Mr.. Gallinger and others: Let us
have the regular order.
Mr.. Reveridee:GI was very glad to
yield to the senator from West yir-
ginia. / am in entire sympathy with
him. but / cannot further yield ".gs
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