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swered. The mob-the terrible MOB!
Did she realize to what she would ex-
pose herself? Did she know the ter
rible danger? More plainly he told
her. AS for her going. it was not to
be thought Of; he must see she did
not persist in her purpose.
"You?" My lady flashed him a
glance You" she repeated. Whose
men broke faith"
THAT may be-" His voice rang bit
terly. yet" with stubborn resolution,
your Ladyship must not go!"
Must not! And you presume-dare
tell me that! You, the"
81 would there were no need to cross
you, my Lady" he returned, when be-
hind him the door, leading from the
street, suddenly opened; closed.
"Elise!" The voice of the Marquis,
who had hurriedly entered, rang out;
changed. Mon dieu! What is this? %
In the dim light, an instant my lord
stared hard at the man before him;
then with drawn blade threw himself
upon him.
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LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN KANSAS
Man Who Sells lntoxicants Is an Out.
law and Lands In Jail or In tho
State Penitentiary.

In speaking of the liquor traffic in
Kansas, Hon. F. D. Coburn, secretary
of the department of agriculture of
Kansas, said:
Those who have homes in Kansas
live in state where the man who
sells intoxicants, thereby encouraging
drunkenness. poverty, crime and the
making of more drunkards out of the
rising generation, is an outlaw, and
when convicted, lands IN Jail or on
the rockpile, and if found guilty a sec.
ond time, goes to the state peniten-
tiary
The youth of Kansas has his eye
fixed far above the horizon Of the ga
loon. and you can raise your boy in
Kansas without the temptation Of the
saloon, its ally, the gambling house
and dens Of shame, which in every
part Of the world are the haunts and
plotting places of assassins, hold-up
men and professional criminals gener.
ally.
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exclamation fell from his lips; his
bold. anxious eyes lighted. MY Lady,"
YOU" Her startled glance met his,
81 heard the firing; fastened to the
Mount-here! I trust not too late!"
TOO late!" she repeated wildly.
Where else should the Black Seign7
eur be than here, at the Mount-at
such a moment"
"True!" he returned quietly. Where
else?"
She noted not the accent; behind
him, through the open space a bright
fork Of fame, in the direction of the
soldiers barracks, shot into the air,
and, at the sane time, she saw that
the officers quarters and out-buildings
glowed red The knowledge of what
1t meant-that her apprehensions had
been realized, sent a shudder through
her, and quickly as the door closed,
shutting out the sight, she ran toward
the threshold, one thought in her mind
her father, and where she had last
seen him! That she was seized, held,
restrained, seemed but a natural,
though terrible, incident Of the mo-
ment.
Pardon, my Lady! In a moment
they will be here, and they will not
spare you! Your father is not at the
gate; he left before the soldiers gave
way! Believe me, or MOTT is the
truth! As true as that, If you go out.
they will kill you!"
And did he not want that; why else
was he here? The young mans face
darkened he made an impatient ges-
ture. They were but wasting time;
already were the people close without;
one Of the assailants, woman, had
been shot in the assault; the others?
Her Ladyship would understand; il
she wished to save herself? His tones
vibrated with strange eagerness The
palace had rear entrance, of course?
Then had they better fee upward to
some place of concealment, and, later
when the people were concerned most
in pillage, endeavor to find a way to
leave the Mount After that, 1t would
be easy; his ship was waiting Her
wild words interrupted; her father
she would go only to him! She would
never leave him now!
That which she proposed was impos-
sihle. Quickly the Young man an
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move. IN the cnurcn now all was
silent, but without arose discordans
sounds, cries, harsh and vengeful, for
the Governor
Starting, the Black Seigneur gazed
about, toward him they were cIamor-
ing for, now lying still, at the base OF
the monument. Then releasing the
fingers, that seemed yet TO hold him.
the young man sprang forward, as my
lady threw herself wildly, protecting
ly, over her father. At that touch, the
Governors eyes opened; met hers;
the Black Seigneur's,
Nearer the door, now rang the
shouts. His Excellency seemed to
listen;a to realize what they meant;
to him-his daughter -.
THE Governor! The Governor"
"Tremblez tyrans! Tremblez,"
An ironical fash lit up, for an il
slant, the dying eyes. He, soon, would
be beyond reach Of these dogs-cs-
naille! But she? His gaze again
rested on the Black Seigneur; in that
tense, fieeting second, seemed reading
his very soulI
EFT la belle comtesse, sa fille!" cried
the menacing voices.
A tremor crossed the Governors
face; his pale lips moved. Forget
Save her!" An instant his eyes I'm
gered persistently on the young man.;
then passed to his daughter; as they
did SO, slowly the light, more human
and appealing than any that had ever
shone there before, went out of them.
My lady's fair head dropped until it
lay on her fathers breast: uncon-
scious. she seemed yet to shield him
with figure inert. But only for a mo.
ment!
EFT la belle comtesse!"
STOPPING, the Black Seigneur
snatched the slender form to his
breast; ran back to the altar. There,
looking around him, as one who made
himself familiar with the place, his
glance apparently found what It sought
"a small stairway, entrance to the
crypt AT the same time he started
to descend. the people swept into the
church
ITO be continued.)
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Attack on the Mount.


The rock loomed black before them,
as the troopers, escorting the Cover
nor's daughter, rode up to the Mount.
Entering the town, at its base, dark
walls on either side of them shut out
the broad map of the heavens and left
but narrow open space above; few
lights were visible, so that many of
the houses seemed tenantless; even
at the tavern, unwonted stiffness pre-
vailed. Apparently was the return
well-timed; in twisting street and tor
tuous byway, where hostile faces had
been prone to frown upon the soldiers
of his Excellency, emerging from, or
ascending to, the stronghold of the
summit, now only chill drafts Of air
swept down to greet them; passed on
with shrill whisperings, and died
away in the distance.
Nearing the massive portals that
opened wide into his Excellency's
realm, my lady suppressed a shiver;
but the Marquis, in a low tone, ven
tured to jest on the depressing and
melancholy aspect Of the Mount at
that hour. To these light remarks she
returned no answer, and he had just
begun to rally her on certain quiet
ness of spirits, apparent on the beach
and irreconcilable with the circum-
stances Of the moment, when sharp
exclamation fell from the girls lips.
In front of them, between the sol
diers and the entrance to that upper
part of the Mount, many dark forms
had suddenly darted forth; at the
same time from nearby houses came
unmistakable sounds of life and ac-
tivity; doors were thrown open and
windows raised. The town they thought
asleep had merely been watching; now
showed its bright eyes in q multitude
OF menacing lights around them; be-
low, where likewise a mysterious mar
shaling had occurred, from alleys, cor
ners, and novels, Immediately after
the passing Of the Governors party!
what does it mean?" Again she
heard the Marquis tones, less conf
dent now, as he turned to the COM
mandant.
"rreachery!" The commandments
voice rang out. They've broken faith
with us!"
"Dogs!" My lord gszed uncertainty
ahead; obviously behind. What are
we going to do?"
"Do?" The commandant suppressed
an imprecation. Push on to the up.
per gatc5,"
ITO the gates!" cried the Marquis;
then wheeled quickly. But you
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CONSUMERS WALKED IN REAR
Liquor Mems Parade Is Headed by
Wholesalers on Horses and Dis
tilIers in Carriages.

Two old pals met on the street
Il saw you In the liquor mems pa.
rade, Tuesday" said one OF them.
"Oh, yes"
Now you tell me about it. Who
were those fellows in front OIL
horses?"
Why they were the wholesalers"
We'll. who were those fellows IN
carriages-the fellows In plug hats,
smoking big black cigars?"
They were the distillers and brew.
ers."
Who were those men walking-the
ones with white plus hats, white coats
and gold-headed cases?"
They were the retailers"
Who were those fellows thai
brought up in the rear?" 4
Fellows with caulifower noses ant
fringe on their pahts-the crowd !
was with
Yes"
ooh, they were the customers.
Denver Post.
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crart, threatened, through an lnHu-
ence beyond his control, with destruc-
ton; then with a quick start, his Ex-
cellency wheeled; walked toward the
stairway. About to descend, the sight
Of a figure coming up, caused him,
however, to pause; in the fare of the
light below, something in the manner
Of the mans advance impressed the
governor as peculiar.
The movements of this person, who
was understood, wiry, were agile and
cat-like; first would he stop, look
around him and listen; afterward
spring forward few steps as not
quite sure of his course. But still he
came on, keeping as closely as might
be to the cover of the shadows, until
q growing impression he had seen the
fellow before resolved itself into posi-
tiveness in his Excellency's mind. And
with the conviction and a sudden re-
membrane of the place and the char
acter Of their previous meeting, a def
mite Discrimination to encountering the
figure on the stairs caused the Cover
nor abruptly to draw into the en-
trance Of the church. There, concealed,
impatiently he waited for the man to
pass on, thus affording him the oppor-
tunity to slip by and return to the
gate.
Meanwhile, the Lady Elise had re-
paired to the palace; prey to haras-
sing doubts her fathers words had
failed to remove, she listened to those
sounds of the strife she no longer saw.
But that she wished to obey her father
unquestioningly now-at, perhaps, a
supreme moment for both of them,-
she could not have remained where
she was. Never had the palace looked
so blank and deserted; she rang her
bell; no one answered. The servants
had apparently all left-gone, 1t might
be, to look down on and behold this
guerre a la mort waged near the gates.
Or, perhaps, had they all, except the
old nurse, fed from the palace, never
to return?
AS she asked herself these questions,
in the distance tho noise of the con-
NIT SltN IOuutIy tue SHOUTS Vi IHt
people more distinct, nearer! With
i sudden premonition of disaster close
at hand. the desire to see what was
happening-to know the worst-seized
her. No longer could she remain in
her apartments; she must return to
the ramparts-to her father; and then
If need be The thought drove some
of the color from her cheek, but in
moment her Drawer instincts spoke;
there awoke within her the courage
and spirit of her Norman ancestry.
Pale. yet determined, she FASTENED
down the long, dirly lighted corridor,
and was nearing the door leading to
the street when it suddenly opened
and a man, tall and dark, showing in
his appearance many signs OF the fray
stepped in. At sight of her quick
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A Harmless JUG.

DIR. Tying met an emigrant going
west. On one Of the wagons there
hung jug with the bottom knocked
out. What is that?" asked the doc
tor. why, It is my Taylor Jug" said
the man. And what is Taylor jug?
asked the doctor again. 81 had a son
in General Taylor's army in Mexico,
and the general always told him to
carry his whisky Jug with hole In
the bottom, and that's It. 1t is the
best invention ] ever met with for
hard drinkers"
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THE elimination of the American
bar would prove the greatest step
against intemperance in the United
States" declared DR. Emil G. Hirsch,
the noted Jewish rabbi and scholar,
in an address in Chicago recently. IF
there is any institution in any land
that is offensive" says the doctor, ut
is the American bar. 1t is an Ameri-
can invention that has been adopted
by no other country"
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heMOUNSfs&5:335fA3A
bv FREDERIC s. ISKAM Il
, oAUTfiOR OF TIE STFOlLEF3 lTD[R TIL RO5L TIC.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY 7744I WATERS
SYNOP SIS.

CHAPTER I-Countess Elise, daughter Of
the Governor of the Mount, has chance en-
counter with peasant boy.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Mount" a small rock
bound island, stood i'll a vast bay on the
northwestern coast of France, and during
stronghold. Develops tnt the peasant boy
was the son OF Seigneur j, Saurac. nobleman.
CHAPTER III-Youns Desaurac deter
mines to secure an education and be-
come gentleman; sees the governors
daughter depart for Paris.
CHAPTER Iv-Lady Elise returns aft
er seven years schooling, and entertains
many mobiles.
CHAPTER v-Her Iadyship dances
with strange fisherman, and call to
arms Is made in an effort to capture q
mysterious LIE Seigneur Nois.
CHAPTER vI-The Black seigneur es-
CHAPTER vII-Lady Elise is caught
In the Grand" tide.
CHAPTER v1II-Black seigneur res
cues, and takes Lady Elise to his re-
CHAPTER 1X-Elise discovers that her
savior was the boy with the fish.
CHAPTER x-sanchez, the Seigneur's
servant, Is arrested and brought before
the governor
CHAPTER XI-Lady Elise has sancnez
set free.
CHAPTER X1I-seigneur and a priest
at the Cookies"
CHAPTER xI1I-sanchez tells Desaur-
&C that Lady Elise betrayed him, but Is
not believed. The Seigneur plans to re-
Fease the prisoners at the Mount.
With her father to spare the lives OF con-
den1ned prisoners.
CHAPTER XV-Disguised as a pea
Lady Elise mingles with the people and
hears some startling facts.
CHAPTER XvI-A mysterious Mounte-
bank starts a riot and is arrested.
CHAPTER XvII-The Mountebank is
locked up after making close observations
of the citadel, and is afterwards sum-
moned before the governors daughter.
the room during the interview with the
Mountebank.
CHAPTER XIX-As a miserable BUT
soon, the Mountebank is released by or
der of the governor.
CHAPTER XX-Desaurac overpowers
guard and dons soldiers uniform.
CHAPTER XXI-The Seigneur success
fully passes guards and finds the Great
Wheel"
CHAPTER XXII-Jacques, the TALLER,
forced TO tread the wheel and bring up
enemies of the governor
CHAPTER XXIIT-The Black Seigneur
releases the prisoners, but is himself cap
tured-
CHAPTER XXIv-The Marquis de
Beauvillers again visits the Mount.
CHAPTER XXV-The ladies' and no.
bles inspect the dungeons; Elise talks to
the Segneur.
CHAPTER XXVI-Lady Elise engages
as maid, Nanette, daughter Of Pierre
Laroche, friend Of the Black Siegneur.
CHAPTER XXVII-Nanette plans to
release the Black Siegneur.
CHAPTER XXVIII-The Marquis and
Lady Elise ride into an ambush.
CHAPTER XXIX-Lady Elise is held
as hostage.
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Governors daughter had made no
sound, fearful of fastening the inevi.
table; but at the moment the man,
with a last haunting word, launched
forward, a cry, half articulate, burst
from her lips. 1t was drowned by an
other voice, loud and commanding.
which rang out from the entrance to
the church.
Sanchez"
Perhaps the call disconnected him;
robbed the old servants eye of its GER
titude; his arm Of its sureness. for the
blow aimed at his Excellency the lat
ter was enabled TO evade. At the
same time, as with singular agility he
moved aside to save himself, the hand
the Governor had been holding to his
breast. shot out like an adder. It
struck viciously; stung deep-full in
the side of his tormentor.
That for your metayagen
q But a nomentary expression of sat
isfaction was, however, permitted his
Excellency; the petty tragedy became
oyershadowed by the greater,
THE Bastile, Our Bastile!"
And again shower of bullets, di-
rected in hatred, fell upon the church,
because its windows were priceless;
shone with saints of inestimable
value! In the chapel, an aumbry and
piscina were struck; around the
Governor, glass began to clatter and
break into bits on the pavement, when
suddenly he wavered; his hand sought
his heart, then felt for and chung to
the monument, as if abruptly seek
ing support.
why did you do it. Seigneur?" AS
my lady, eNclaiming wildly, ran to her
father, Sanchez, from where he lay,
looked up to his master.
Call out, mean? Not that it mat
tiers much now!" His implacable
glance, swerving to the Governor,
lighted with satisfaction. The people
have paid And twas I-showed them
the way!"
1T was you, then-who> broke faith
in the negotiations for the exchange
of prisoners?"
A smile came to the face of the old
servant. Il had to-" he said simply.
Il alone am to blame. No one knew;
except, perhaps, the poet, who may
have surmised! 1t was treachery for
treachery!" with sudden fierceness.
You could not have done it, nor your
father, nor any of the seigneurs be-
fore HIM" The young man seemed
scarcely to hear; his glance had again
sought my lady. But l am only
servant-and in dealing with viper I
used its own tricks! Did you think
had forgotten those stripes? Or the
blow he gave your father--in the
back?" A moment Sanchez hand
fumbled at his coat; drew out a bag
of oilskin. Here Is something that
belonged to your father. | took it
from his breast the day he died, think
ing some time-I can't tell what-only
1t contains a letter from the former
lady of the Mount! When my master
got it, he told me to pack a few be,
hngings-that we were going-never
20 returni"
Sanchez voice broke off; again he
strove to speak; could not; put out
his hand. Mechanically the Black
Seigneur's closed ON that of the old
servant; even as it did SO. the latter's
fingers elutched suddenly: ceased to
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EndearinQ Names.

That must be a discredited thing
If its own friends cannot speak of It
with respect. What do drinking men
and patrons Of the bar call alcoholic
liquors? Booze bug-juice, rat poison,
ten-rod lightning, embalming fluid,
helrs broth, kill-me-quick. and red
eye,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
TO REVIVE HORSE RACING
IN NEW YORK STATE

New York, April 4.--Horse racing is
to be revived in New York state. This
assurance was given tonight in an an
nouncement by the Jockey club that an
"owners" fund had been subscribed to
provide proper purses and that renewal
of racing would be inaugurated with a
meeting at Belmont park, beginning
Memorial day, May 80. At the close
of the Belmont park meet on July s.,
a 12-day meeting will be opened on the
Jamacia track and after this there will
be racing at Saratoga all the month
of August.
"Should conditions warrant, autumn
meetings may be considered" says the
announcement 1t is probable, 1t was
learned, that there will be fall racing
as we'll as at Belmont park and Ja-
maica again.
The revival has been made possible
by a recent court decision holding that
oral betting was not bookmaSing, and
that such betting did not make directors
of racing associations liable to prose-
|cution under the anti-betting laws. The
subscribing owners include August Bel
mont, Thomas +. Ryan, II. p Whitney,
H. T. Oxnard Joseph E. Widener,
George ID. Widener, James Butler and
r. Il. Wilson
Realizing that racing associations
would be put to great expense in an
effort to re-establish racing, the an
|nouncement says, and to avoid the neces-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05

| sity of their charging burdensome en-
try feees to horse owners and of re-
strictng the amounts of added money
TO stake and overnight events, the horse
owners decided upon the raising of their
fund.
out of this" the statement relates,
will be added to the stakes offered by
the racing associations during the COM
ing two years such amounts as. in our
opinion, will assist in the dignifed re-
establishment of the many great rae
ing events which the public, both in and
outside the state, had become for many
years past interested In. and familiar
with"
The races which are to be revived at
Belmont park, according to the an
nounoement, include the Metropolitan
handicap, Withers. Juvenile, Grand Ma
tional Steepleehase. the Belmont, Brook
lyn Handicap, Great American, Brooklyn
Derby and Astoria Dinner stakes. The
futurity is carded to be run at Saratoga
in August
In all So racing days are definitely
provided for up to September /. Rae
ing at Belmont park at the meeting
beginning May 80 Will be held only
three days a week. 1t is understood
that from $4,000 to $2500 is to he added
to all stakes and 800 to selling stakes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05

the black capped form fell and Jones had
paid the extreme penalty of the law for
his crimes.
After the physicians had declared Jones
dead the body was removed by the un-
deriakers, and after being prepared was
removed last night to the home of his
mother at Coalburg. The funeral will be
held Saturday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock
at Walkers chapel. the Rev. NJ. S. Haynes
officiating The interment will be made
in the cemetery adjoining the chapel.
The crime for which Walter Jones paid
with his life was the assassination of
Lawrence b. Evans, who was shot and
killed from ambush on the afternoon of
October 3, 1911. The killing of Evans
was one of the Lewisburg murders that
seemed destined to go unpunished for al
though substantial rewards were offered
by the state and county authorities. no
clue to the killing came to light until the
I.ewisburg Investigations were begun
which was followed by the arrest trial
and conviction of Walter Jones and he
was sentenced to die.
Evans was shot about 5 o'clock on the
above date. He was riding in a buggy
with A. j. Payne, coming toward the
city, about 800 yards from the mouth of
Mary Lee mine where he was employed
as superintendent, a shot rang out and
Evans fell from the buggy mortally
wounded Payne went for assistance,
hut when they returned Evans was dead.
He was shot in the back, the bullet pene-
trating his heart.
Witnesses testified at the trial that they
had seen Walter Jones in the vicinity OF
the crime carrying rifle, one witness
stating that he haw him run from the
ambuscades after the shot was fired. Jones
confessed to the murder which he later
denied and stated that he made up" the
details and that they were not true. The
confession was admitted as evidence, how
ever, and had much to do with his con-
viction.
At the time he made his confession one
of the attorneys asked him If he was
rot afraid that he would kill Payne in
stead of Evans, to which he replied. mo,
sir, when l take good aim never miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
MOLEY ATTACHES
"CANo TO EIGHT OF
BARON RECRUITS
eight BARONS ARE TURNED
ADRIFT BY LOCAL MANAGER.
OTHERS TO GO LATER-NINE-
TEEN NOW ON SQUAD

As predicted in The Ase-Herald yester-
dav morning, Manager Molesworth began
work. with his pruning scissors immedi-
ately after reaching Birmingham from his
trin north yesterday, and as result no
less than eight erstwhile Barons nave
been handed the pink slip"
A number of these will be turned over TO
minor league organizations, and it is un-
derstood that Molesworth will attach
string to two of them SO that they may
he recalled later during the season should
the occasion demand.
The men whom Moley let go yesterday
are pitchers Baker, AIoorer. Whitney and
Priest: Catchers Dunn, Homer Thompson
and Lage, and Outfielder Cochran.
All of the pitchers who were turned
adrift were adjudged too inexperienced
for southern league material. although
all Of them are promising youngsters and
viii probably be found in Class COM
many ere many seasons have passed. This
Is especially true of Baker and Priest
who apparently have everything needed in
the line of goods" and have only TO as
sim,late n store of baseball knowledge
that comes only from experience before
they will make any club In the Southern
league good men.
cochran will probably land berth IN