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had been written, that only the arms of the people he loved had strained about him and their faces laid against his, and that so, wordlessly they had told him but one thing-their undying love. Weak, lonely, his intense tenn perament stretched to the breaking point by the last three months of fear ful hope, it was more than be could bear He put the papers against his cheek and his head dropped on the bed and a storm of tears tore his soul and body. But 1t was dangerous; he must not be off his guard; he remem- bered that swiftly, and with shaking fingers he opened Pietro's letter Pietro's letter which, yellowed and faded but distinct yet in the small clear writing. is guarded today with those other letters fin the mahogany desk in Virginia.
 My dear brother Francois the let ter began, and quick tears came again au that word brother" which said SO much My dear brother Francois .nis ls not Co tell you how have searched for you and never forgotten 70u. ] will tell you that when J see gou. This is to tell you how to get put of that house of mine which has leld you as a prisoner when you ought 10 have been its welcome guest When Italy is free we will do that over; but we must get you free first Francois. am now within five miles of you
 The man on his knees by the prison bed gasped; the letters staggered be- fore his eyes.
 'l am living on a ship, and l will explain how l got 1t when see you, in a few days now. Francois. Every night for week, beginning with tonight, there will be a person watching for you in Riders Hollow. from midnight till daylight After that we shall go away for two weeks SO as to avoid giv- Ing suspicion, and then repeat the ar rangement again every night for a week. You do not know Riders Hol- low. and it Is unnecessary to tell you more about 1t than that 1t is a lonely place hidden in trees, and supposed to be haunted by ghosts Of men on horse back; the people about will not go there for love or money except by broad daylight
 This Is the way you are to get there. In the wine-cellar of the cas- tie. which opens from the governors room-in old times always the room
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presence In the governors room. sc near the scene of action, and planned otherwise With infinite forethought with an eye to every contingency pos sible to imagine, he planned, and when the notice came, two days later that the Count vOn Gersuorf wished him tC dine with him that night, Francois heart leaped madly but exultantly, for he was ready
 Never had the young Frenchman been more entertaining, more winning to his tyrant than tonight, but the ex. citement of what was before him made it almost out of the question to eat the counts dinner As before, the count prescribed old wine as a tonic and took Francois with him to get it. Tonight there were three bottles brought up-the count was preparing to drink hard. And Francois had some trouble in not drinking with him, but he kept up his end with singing and acting. with a dance or two out of the peasant repertoire of the Jura. with a mock drill of an awkward squad at SaintCyr, with clever limitations of the few people whom he had seen about the castle, Batusta's grunness and mangled German words, and the sniff fling mixed with grandiloquence oi one of the guards; finally he grew dar. ing and initiated the governors su. perior officer who had visited the prison six months ago and had seen Francois among the others. Francois with his body bent out, and a fat wad. de. and an improyised eye-glass and a pursy shortbreathed manner, spoke of the governor severely putting at him between sentences, reprovIng him. among other things, for having prls. oners dine with him
 And the governor roared with de. light, for this man was his rival and it did his soul good to see him made ridiculous He roared, and drank to the imitation, and the imitation re. buked his levity throatily. tin the gov. ernor roared and drank again and shouted for more. And Francois, ex. cited exhilarated, did more; and stH the governor drank as he acted And the vaudeville went on. So that when the guard came at eleven the count was lying across the sofa, too tipsy to get to bed alone, and Francois had to wait pretending to be heavy with wine
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of the lord-in that wine-cellar, on the north wall. is a square block of stone projecting slightly beyond the wall. If you press. the lower corner on the left hand side, of the stone under this, the big stone above will swing out and show an opening large enough for a man to pass. Going through, you close the door by pressing the same stone, and you then will Ind yourself in an underground passage which leads straight half a mile through the earth to Riders Hollow The passage is five hundred years old and only the family of the Zappis have ever known of it. I went through 1t once in my boyhood with my father, and 1t was in perfect condition, SO l believe it will be now It was built with solidity-as one may believe, for if the old zappls wanted it at all they wanted 1t in working order.
 Your part will be difficult, Fran. cois, but believe you can do 1t. You will have to get the key of the wine cellar, or else force the lock. Can you do that? It is necessary to do it., Francois, for we cannot get on with. out you, and we shall from now live only to set you free. ] send you some. thing which may be useful"
 Francois dropped the letter and picked up the long loaf and tore it apart There wag a file in the center. As if a powerful tonic had been in. fused into him he felt strength and calmness pour through him. He read the letters over and over till he had them by heart; then he concealed them carefully. with the file. in his mattress. After that he sat down and concen. trated his mind with the new force working in it. on his plan.
 The governor was almost certain to have him down to dinner again in two or three days; 1t was a pity that while he was there, all but on the spot, he could not possess himself of the key and escape He thought over one or two plans on that basis, but they all shipwrecked on the fact that the guards were accustomed to take him back to his room at eleven, and that failing notice from the governor, they would certainly come to find out why fl they were not called. That would start the pursuit; he must have tho night clear So he unwillingly let SC of the great advantage of his owI
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liant like Francois" Pietro spoke gently But ] never could"
 "Yet. Pietro, it is indeed your time, % Alike threw at him eagerly. Francois must be rescued or he will die"
 "Yes,' Pietro answered quietly. Francois must be rescued"
 He was silent a moment, as if think ing. His calm poised mind was work ing swiftly; one saw the inner action in the clear gray eyes. The general and Alike, watching him, saw 1t.
 or think l know how" he said
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CHAPTER XVII
ALoaf of Bread

A Loaf of Bread.
 The next morning Battista came in with a manner which 10 the observing eye Of his prisoner foretold distinctly some event He talked more than usual. and more grumy and loudly, but at last, after wandering about the room some minutes, an the time talk ing. scolding he swooped on Francois and thrus, a thick paper into his coat and at the same instant his heavy left hand was over Francois mouth
 Not a word" he whispered, and then "The loaf of bread"
 Francois. struck dumb and blind, turned hot and cold, and his shaklng hand in his coat pocket clutched the letter.
 But Battista prodded him with his hard forehnger "Be careful, he nut tered, and then again. "The bread"- with a sharp prod -"The loaf Of bread" and the door had changed Battista was gone.
 A strong man. who had not been shut away from life. would likely have read the letter instantly would in. standy have examined the long round loaf lying before him. Francois was ill and weak and it was the first word for five years from his own people, which lay in his hand; he sat as if turned to stone, touching the paper as if that were enough; he sat perhaps fifteen minutes.
 Then suddenly e breathlessness came over him that something might happen before he could read it--this writing which. whatever 1t should say, meant life and death to him. Taking care not to rustic the paper, deaden- ing the sound under his bedclothes, he read it. kneeling by the bed. It was four letters-from his mother and Alexe and the general and Pietro; but the first three were short He felt indeed. reading them, that no words
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And to francols. considering it the fact seemed sn odd one And then the governor set Co work drinking pietros wine. and little thought, as he urged it on bis prisoner. how much more right to it Che prisoner had chan he. lt was a wonderful old liquid. full of a strange dim sparkle. and of most exquisite bouquet As he drank it Francois silently toasted its owner on his return Co his own again. He took SO little as to disgust the gov ernor but it put fresh life into him. and when 8t last be could leave the count who was by that time more than fairly drunk. he went up to his cold prison under Che roof quieter and more at peace than he had been for months.
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CHAPTER XVI
The Stone staIrease.

Battsta's prisoner stood at the barred window high up the steep side of the castle and stared out wistfully at the receding infnity of blueness-- his meadow. In the three months since his letter had gone to France, he had grown old. The juices of his youth seemed dried up; his eyes were bloodshot, his skin yellow; there was no flesh on him. The waiting and hoping had worn on him more than the dead level of the hopeless years before. There was a new tenseness in the nghtly-built figure, even in the long, delicate, strong fingers. The prisoner had caught a whif of the air Of home and was choking for a full breath
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walked up from the village. walked slowly. thoughtfully through the beech wood. his face hardly older than when he had come Co Vicques, but sterner and sadder, his sull soldiery gait less buoyant than 1t had been five years ago.
 He saw Alike and Pietro coming ioyfully toward him. running light. heartedly calling to him with excited gay voices lt stabbed the generals heart, a quick thought came of that other who had been always with them, now dead or worse. Of that other whom these two had forgotten. And with that they were upon him, and Alike was kissing him, huggng him push ing e letter into his hand, up his sleeve. into his face-anywhere.
 "Father-good news-the best news almost the best! Father, be ready for the good uews!'
 "I am ready" the general growled impatiently What Is this foolery Sabre de bois! What is your news, then, you silly child?'
 And Alike. shaking very much, laid her hand on his cheek and looked earnestly into his eyes Father Francois is alive!'
 For all his gruff self-control the gen. eral made the letter an excuse shortly 10 sit down. Queer, that a mans knees should suddenly bend and give way because of a thrill of rapture in a man'e psychological makeup! But the general had to sit down. And then and there all that had been extracted from little Battista was rehearsed, and the letter read over from start to fin. ish.
 But he is alive. fatherl Alivel That is happiness enough to kin one l never knew till now that feared he was dead"
 "Alive-yesl But in prison-in that devils hole of an old castlel" And Alike looked at Pietro and laughed but the general paid no attention. He must be got out. There is no time tC waste. Diable! He is perishing ir ] that vile stablel What was that the lad said about the doctors speech that only a long sea voyage could save him? One must get him out, mon dieu ! quick"
 Alike, her hand on his arm, put hel head down on it suddenly and stood so for a moment, her face hidden ! Pietro, his hands thrust deep in hi. pockets, looked at the general witf ] wide gray eyes, considering. With tha 1 Alike flashed up, turned on the young Italian, shaking her forehnger at him, 1 her eyes shoue blue fire.
 That is for you, Pietro If ", should lose him now, just as we hay, found him. Now is the time for yol to show if you can be what is brave and strong, as Francois has shown. ! is your castle; you must save him.
 Piero looked at the girl, and tho 1 color crept through his cheeks, but h, said nothing
 Alike, my Alike" her father put al arm around her cone may not de mand heroism as if 1t were bread an, butter Pietro will not fail us."
 Alike always wished me to be bril
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himself, while the two soluIers put the governor to bed.
 At last he was taken upstairs be tween them, leaning on them Imply; at last his door changed shut; he lis. tened to the footsteps of the two dying away down the stone hall, down the staircase; then swiftly he drew out the file and the letters from his mat tress; he hid the papers, wrapped tight in their Oilskin cover, in his coat lining; he set to work with the file to finish iron bars already three-quarters filed through. That was done and with fingers that seemed to work as fast, as intelligently as his brain, he tore the bedclOthes into stout strips and tied them together with square knots which would not slip, and tied knots in the line at intervals of a few feet which might keep a mans fingers from slipping. He had to guess how long the rope must be, but the bed clothes were all used and the rope was many yards-it must serve. He put the file, with two candle ends which he had saved, in his pocket; he made one end of the strip fast to an un- touched iron bar of his window: he weighted the other end, then he looked about a moment, half to see if an of his small resources had been remem- bered, half in a glance of farewell to a place where he had passed hours never to be forgotten
 With that he vaulted to the window. ledge and took the first knot in a firm grip and let himself out into the dark still night. Sis feet hung in the air, his hand slid faBt-iast-d down that poor ladder of torn stun; the die was cast; he was going to things unknown; he had taken a desperate chance and might not goe back And he slipped down, down, from knot to knot. Sud. denly he came to the last knot; he had fastened a bit of wood there SO that he might know when he got to tho end. What was this? It certainly was the last knoti the bit of wood scraped his hand as he held 1t; but his feet did not touch ground
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The daily sentinel., 1914-01-02
OF POMONA
TO BUILD A CHURCH

Plans for the erection of church
building in Pomona were made by
members of the Friends organization
"Wednesday evening at watch party,
in which practically the entire men,
bership was present.
Four hundred dollars was raised
for the construction and $500 more
will be secured in short time. Work
is expected to commence in about
two weeks.
Pastor Oscar E. Folger, who is now
in the r. E. Turpin home in Appleton,
will make his home in the parsonage,
which is on the church site. The
building lots for the church were
donated some time ago to the Friends
by E. j. Currier. and the building.
when erected, will adjoin the Pomona
school building.
The total church property will be
worth more than 81 400.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-02
DIR. Hobson's Ointment Heals Itchy
Eczema

The constantly, itching, burning
sensation and other disagreeable
forms of eczema, letter salt rheum
and skin eruptions promptly cured by
DR.. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Geo.
w Fitch of Mendoza, ILL.,, says: Il
purchased a box of DR.. Hobsol's Ec-
zema Ointment. Have had. Eczema
ever since the civil war, have been
treated by many doctors; none have
given the benefit that one box of DR..
Hobson's Eczema Ointment has" Ev-
cry sufferer should try it. We're so
positive it will help you We guarantee
it or money refunded. At all drug
gists. or by mail, SO. Pfeiffer Chem
ical Co.. Philadelphia and st. Louis.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-02
AUDITORIUM RINK OPENING
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

The Auditorium roller rink was
opened yesterday with heavy at
tendance both afternoon and eve
ming. During the evening an or
chestra furnished music for the
skaters. and all enjoyed a very pleas
ant evening.
Regular sessions will be held from
now on. and Manager Behymer has
made arrangements for beginner S
class in the mornings.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-02

. o. A. Hume left for Paonia this
to be gone for several days
on business.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-02

Claud Mills of Montrose accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mills home
from a visit in Montrose.
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j. B. Fonder left yesterday for the
Mckinley mine in the Unaweep canon
where he expects TO work.
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Another orchard which shows the
result of personal and intelligent
work is that of G.. L. Gimple south
of Clifton. 1t is comparatively
young orchard, apples and pears
about twelve years old. This is the
first full crop taken from it; II con-
sists of about seven acres. He har-
vested 2,150 boxes of apples which
sold for $1,000; there were also 400
boxes of kieffer pears which sold for
S670. Mr.. Gimple sold his crop at
SO much per box at Clifton and to
parties from Des Moines, Iowa.
fv.sa~ --
The crop is said to have been the
clcanest as to worms of any inl that
locality, Mr. Gimple sprayed eight
times with the Latiiner arsenic prepl
aration and used his own Judgment
MS to when the applications should
be made. He kept close watch OF the
Eoths and worms and timed his
sprays accordingly, giving careful
study to the habits OF the moth. This
must be more and more the attitude
OF the growers of fruit. No two Sec
Evening journal., 1914-03-17
MEMORIAL ALTER
IN PLACE SOON
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del. March IT,
During the absence OF Dr. John /. Rush
bridge. who is IN i'm Atlantic City. \. H..
Russel paynter conducted the services in
the Presbyterian Church here on sun.
dav
IL Is said that q commercial course
will he established in the high school.
meeting OF the Presbvtery OF New
Castle will be- held in the church here on
April IL.
The memorial altar to be erected in
lSt Paul's Il. c. Church in memory
OF the late Father Edward L. Brady, D.
expected to be in place by Easter.
a cucnre and dance win be given in
the fire engine house this evening for
the benefit OF the fire company.
The Delaware City National Bank has
made application to enter the regional
bank systom.
William e. Rittenhousc has been seri.
cusly in at tho Delaware City Hotel
Thomas Nccf spent the weekend hero
with his parcnts.-Mrs Samuel Arm
strong has been visiting her mother,
Mrs Bender Miss Greto Holiday,
Miss Mida Blake and Miss Ncma Nel
son at West Chester State Normal
School are on teu-days' vacation with
thcir parents herc.-Ccorge llutchison
Evening journal., 1914-03-17
TO Be BACHELOR
IS DEAR In AUSTRIA
Must Pay Is Per Cent. Extra
on Income Tax Under
New Law

After a Parliamentary wrangle con-
tinuing year. the new income tax
bill has been passed. and the Aus
trian taxpayer finds himself in SYM
pathy with American citizens in fig
uring out the worst that can befall
him under the terms of the tax.
The taxing of incomes is not a new
thing in Austria. but the revised sys-
TEN has so many new points that it
will practically be beginning all over
again. The new law will exempt al
together more than 100000 of the
present taxpayers, but will so raise
the rate of taxation all around that
an increased revenue may result. The
chief Improvement is in favor of the
poor man. The new burdens fall
heaviest upon bachelors, persons
without children and persons with
incomes of more than $4,000 a year.
The bachelor tax requires that
such persons having nobody depend
ing upon them. shall pay Is per cent.
additional ON the amount of their In
come tax. Persons having only ono
other to provide for such as mar
ried persons without children, will be
required to pay an additional 10 per
cent.
. The fight in Parliament over the
new bill, was almost entirely upon
the amount of the minimum annual
income liable to taxation. Under tho
old law the tax hegins upon incomes
as small as S240 2 year The Social
Democrats, or Socialist party, urged
that it was a great injustice to sDb-
ject wage earners with such small
incomes to the tax, even though it
amounted to $3.50 a year, especially
in view of the enormous increase
which has taken place in the cost OF
living since the present scale of in
come taxation was fixed II years
ago The Socialists demanded that
the minimum income should be fixed
at $3.50. A compromise was finally
reached, establishing the minimum
income liable to taxation at 1920.
Professional men and business men
with incomes exceeding $4,000 are
liable to a special industry tax,
which in some cases. may mean that
or 10 per cent. of the total income
is paid in taxes.
Evening journal., 1914-03-17
MARYLAND
WEAKENS FOR
COLLECTORSRIP
Nothing Done Since Report
Got Gut That Miles oRd
Dennis We're Slated
DELAWAREANS KEEP
EAR OF PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., March l7--Hsa
Maryland lost interest in its contro.
versy with Delaware over the Internal
Revenue Collectorship of the Maryland
districty
This question is being asked gener.
ally in Washington by persons who fol-
lowed the earlier stages Of Marylands
efforts to prevent the Collectorship plum
from going to Delaware man Of Sena.
tor Saulsbuiy's choosing. Starting out
with a rush, and enlivcncd BY visits TO
the White House of delegations OF prom
inent Baltimoreans booming William H.
Bryan, the fight has apparently waned
since the word went around that Sena-
tor Lee and Senator Smith had agreed
TO "divvy" up-Joshua w Miles going
on the slate for the Collectorship and
Samuel X. Dennis being agreed to for
the District Attoneyship.
In sending a delegation of IS promi-
ncnt citizens and political workers 10
Washington last week Delaware man
aged 10 get in the last word, and nm
doubtedly that last word did not fail
to impress the President. Since then
lHtli ANU hdo HbA HpuEhA " oNAh
similar delegation.
Rumor has it that William Fl. Bryan
has been practically eliminated from the
situation. at least by the political
forces that settled upon him as a com
promise selection, and that the place
will either go to Miles, backed, ss he Isl
by Senator Lee, or to Alfred Raughley
backed warmly by Senator Salisbury
and the entire Democratic portion Of the
Delaware delegation.
! Senator Salisbury, a warm personal
friend of the resident, one Of the real
Original" Wilson men who gave his
time and money from the frst to obtain
the Presidential nomination for Mr..
Wlson, is almost O daily visitor at the
White House. plugging" for Mr. Raugh-
| Icy. Joseph p. .Tumulty, Secretary to
the President. and "Tom" Pence, both Of
whom were with the President IN the
thick of tho pre-convention and pre-
election campaigns and appreciate the
assistance Of Senator Salisbury, arc
plugging for Mr.. Raughley, and so u
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoO.
Evening journal., 1914-03-17
HE LEFT FEW
LAWS UNBROKEN

cEORGETONN, Del, March l7.--Ac-
cused OF breaking an the laws on the
statute books. c. b. Taylor. who con.
onctod ''blacls and tan" restaurant. is
lodged in Jail awaiting trial Taylor is
charged with having sold whiskey lille
xally, having provided a meeting place
Tor blacks aud whites. having sold with
out a mercantile license, having permit
ted gambling. having sold liquor on Sun
days and having conducted a disordcrly
house.
The authorities hope TO prove all of
them. TAYLOR came TO Georgetown from
Snow Hill and for some time has run
his restaurant IN small alley, where
very few people could know who went
there and who didn't. His arrest is said
10 follow o party" at which black girls
end white men Joined in the latest steps
d the tango. while few Of the more
adventurous demonstrated the Older
hootchy- kootchy.n