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CHAPTER xv.
Forewarned.

ForeWarned.
The lions had now begun to give me
4 great deal of trouble. Oh, they
knew, and 1 knew, that matters had
gone wrong with me; that had, for a
time, at least. lost the intangible some
thing which once possessed-that oc-
cult right to dominate.
That morning, as l left the training
cage-where among others, Kelly Eyre
stood looking on-I suddenly remem-
bered Sylvia Elven and her message
to Eyre, which l had never delivered.
my son. said 1, politely, "do you
think you have arrived at an age suf-
ficiently mature to warrant my deliv-
ering to you a message from a pretty
girl?"
There's no harm in attempting it,
my venerable friend" he replied,
i. laughing.
''This is the message" l said: "On
Sunday the book stores are closed in
Paris"
Who gave you that message, Scar
lett?" he stammered.
He was so young, SO manly, so un-
spoiled, and so red, that on an impulse
said: Kelly, it was Mademoiselle
Elven who sent you the message"
His face expressed troubled aston
ishment.
is that her manner" he asked.
"Well-it's one of them, anyway"
replied, beginning to feel troubled in
my turn. "See here, Kelly, it's not
my business, but you won't mind if
speak plainly, will you? 1 know
Mademoiselle Elven-slightly I am
afraid Of her-and have not yet de-
cided why. Don't talk to her."
Butt don't know her." he said;
''or, at least don't know her by that
name"
Then who do you believe sent you
that message, Kelly?"
His cheeks began to burn again, and
he gave me an uncomfortable look
A silence, and he sat down in my
dressing room, his boyish head buried
IN his hands. After a glance at him
l began changing my training suit for
riding clothes, whistling the while soft
ly to myself.
"Mr. Scarlet I SHOULD like to tell
you about myself; was a
clerk in the cOnsuls office in Paris
when Monsieur Tissandier took a
fancy to me, and entered his balloon
ateliers to learn to assist him. Then
the government began to make much
OF us E.. you remember? We
started experiments for the army.
was intensely interested, and
there was not much talk about secrecy
then l made an invention-a
little electric screw which steered 2
balloon sometimes !"
He laughed, mirthful laugh, and
looked at me. All the color had gone
from his face.
There was woman l turned
partly towards him.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Circus.

A little after sunrise on the day set
for our first performance, Speed
sauntered into my dressing-room in
excellent humor, saying that the
country was unmistakably aroused to
the Importance of the Anti-Prussian
Republican circus and the Flying Mer-
maid Of Ker-Ys.
I had had an unpleasant hours
work with the lions, during which
Marghouz, a beast hitherto lazy and
docile, had attempted to creep be-
hind me. Again had betrayed IT.
ritation; again the lions saw it, un-
derstood it, and remembered. Poor
devils! Who but 1 knew that they
were right and was wrong! Who
but I understood what lack of free
dom meant to the strong-meant to
Gagged creatures, unrighteously de-
prived Of liberty!
l mentioned something of this to
Speed as I was putting on my coat
to go out, but he only scowled at me,
saying: Your usefulness as a lion
tanner is ended, my friend; you are
fool to enter that cage again, and
I'm going to tell Byram."
Don't spoil the governors pleasure
now" said, irritably. I'm going to
give it up soon, anyway-not now
not while the governor has chance
to make little money; but soon
very soon. You are right; 1 can't con
troll anything now-not even myself.
l must give up my lions, after all"
"When?" said Speed.
"Soon-I don't know. I'm tired
really tired. 1 want to go home"
Are you really going home, Scar
lett?" he asked, curiously.
81 have nothing to keep me here,
have II"
mot unless you choose to settle
down and marry"
After a moments thought 1 said:
Speed, what the devil do you mean
by that remark"
"Oh, what do you imagine I mean ?"
he retorted. do you think I'm blind?
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CHAPTER XVI.
A RestIess Man.

When l came into camp, late that
afternoon, found Byram and Speed
cropping about among a mass of news
papers and letters, the first mail we
circus people had received for nearly
two months.
There were letters for all who were
accustomed to look for letters from
families, relatives, or friends at home.
/ never received letters-I had re-
ceived none of that kind in nearly a
score of years.
But there were newspapers. enough
and to spare-French, English, Ameri.
can; and sat down by my lions cage
and attempted to form some opinion
of the state of affairs in France.
When, on the 3rd Of September, the
humiliating news arrived that the en-
peror was prisoner and his army an
initiated, the government, for the first
time in its existence, acted with
promptness and decision in a matter
of Importance Secret orders were
sent by couriers to the Bank Of France,
to the Louvre, and to the Invalides;
and, that same night, train after train
rushed out of Paris loaded with the
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STRONG DEFENSE oF HER SEx
Miss HuIda Mutt Proves by Ansedote
That Men Are Just as Foolish
as the Women.

1T certainly does make me weary,
all these innuendoes in the funny pa
pers about the women. One would
think by some Of the supposedly face
tious jokes that we girls didn't have
enough intelligence to keep out Of the
home for the feeble minded" remarked
Hulda Mutt to her sister, Ina, as she
pointed to an illustration in the eve
ming paper
Now here, for instance, is a re-
.hashed story about a bridegroom car
rying a basket, approaching a narrow
creek. He turns to his simple minded
bride-I Judge she must have been
simple or she never would have mar
ried him-and he offers to carry her
across the stream This egotistical
male jokesmith has the bride make
the inane reply: But you can't carry
both me and the lunch basket. We
would be too heavy. You carry me and
/ will carry the lunch basket
As matter Of fact that foolish
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and the lieutenant, facing the shutting
single rank. began to call OF:
"Roux of Bannalec?"
Here, monsieur"
Don't say, Here, monsieur!' Say
Present. Now, Roux?"
Present, monsieur"
idiot! Kedrec?"
Present."
"Garenne!"
There was silence.
Robert Garenne!" repeated the off,
Ger, sharply. Monsieur the mayor
has informed me that you are liable
for military duty. II you are present,
answer to your name or take conse-
quences!"
The poacher, who had been lounging
on the bridge. slouched slowly forward
and touched his cap.
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Il know" L said.

| Il know" said.
Somehow We always talked about
military balloons. And that evening
she was so interested in my
work 1 brought some little
sketches l had made"
'T understand" I said
He looked at me miserably. "She
was to return the sketches to me at
CaIman n's-the fashionable book store,
next day. never
thought that the next day was to be
Sunday. The book stores Of
Paris are not open on Sunday-hut the
war office is"
Il began to put on my coat
"And the sketches were asked for?'
suggested-"and you naturally told
what had become Of them?"
'1 refused to name her"
$50 they sent you to fortressr'
asked.
ITO New Caledonia, four
years. was only twenty,
Scarlett, -. and ruined. /.
I joined Byram in Antwerp and risked
the tour through France"
You never saw her again?"
81 was under arrest on Sunday. l do
that she went to the book store on
Monday, +. that she made an in
nocent mistake, ]. -. but never
knew, Scarlett, never knew"
Suppose you ask her?" I said.
His firm hand tightened on mine,
then he walked away, steadily, head
high. And l went out to saddle my
horse for canter across the moor to
Point Paradise.
So. by strange ways and eccentric
circles, like the aerial paths Of hom-
ing sea-birds, 1 came at last to the spot
l had set out for, consciously; yet it
surprised me to find had come there.
A boy took my horse; servant in
full Breton costume admitted me; the
velvet humming of Sylvia Elvens spin
ning-wheel filled the silence, like the
whirring of great, soft moth impris-
oned in room.
The door swung open noiselessly;
the whir of the wheel and the sound Of
the song filled the room for an in
stant, then was shut out as the Coun-
tess de Vassart closed the door and
came forward to greet me.
Are you troubled?" she asked, then
colored at her own question.
No, not troubled. Happiness is
often edged with a shadow. am con-
tent to be here"
Her face grew graver. You must
forget the past" she said; you must
forget all that was cruel and false and
unhappy, will you not?"
yes, madame"
81, too," she said, have much to for
get and much to hope for; and you
taught me how to forget and how to
hope"
81, madame?"
yes, at La Trappe, at
Morsbronn, and here. Look at me.
Have not changed?"
YES" said, fascinated.
l picked up my gloves and riding
crop; as rose she stood up in the
dusk, looking straight at me.
''Will you come again?' she asked.
stammered a promise and made
my way blindly to the door which a
servant threw open, flung myself
astride my horse, and galloped out in
to the waste Of moorland, seeing moth
ing, hearing nothing save the low roar
of the sea, like the growl of restless
lions.
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La EternaI Feminine.

The South African natives in Boer.
land still preserve their old customs.
and one of the most curious is that
Of carrying OF girl for wife. The
-sustom is called "ukutwala," and the
girl, though not indisposed to accept
the man, causes every obstacle to be
placed in his way.
The suitor watches his opportunity
latter first placing so many head Of
cattle in the, kraal of the girls father)
and eventually carries away the girl
by main force.
The heartrending cries Of the bride.
as she is carried away. are something
pitiful-a cry that pierces the heart of
Christian, but his pity subsidies
when he learns that in native Ian
guage it>means:
Don't take me, but don't let any
one help me. because want to go!"
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thresher shark is also called the sea
fox, from the remarkable tail. which
he uses to frighten shoals of fish, and
so make them more easily caught.
There are sailors yarns that this
whiplike tail is sometimes used for
f1ogging whales to death. But the
real prosecutor of the whale is the
gladiator dolphin or sword grampus
Delphinus gladiator), very carniv-
orous fellow, who kills and eats
whales. seals and even his brother
porpoises.
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sea Monstera.

That "thresher shark" Of fabulous
dimensions just caught on the south
coast of England is fast becoming a
formidable rival Of the sea serpent
and the big gooseberry. He is fairly
common during summer around Corn
wall, where he does great damage to
pilchard and mackereI nets, IN which
he completely finds himself, Ike a
caterpillar in his chrysalis. The
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SYNOPSIS.

Scarlet, an American soldier of for
tune in the employ of the French Inn
perial Police at the outbreak OF the Fran
John Buckhurst. 4 leader Of the Com
munists and suspected of having stolen
the French crown Jewels. While searen-
ing for Buckhurst, Scarlet is ordered 70
arrest Countess de Vassart and her group
OF socialists and escort them to the Bel
gian border. Scarlett finds Sylvia Elven
Of the odeon disguised as peasant ana
carries her to La Trappe where the
countess and her friends are assembled.
All are arrested. The countess saves
Scarlett from a fatal fall from the ROOF
or the house. He denounces Bucknurst
tess conducts him to where Buckhurst Is
secreted. German Uhlans descend on
the place and BuckhurSt escapes during
the melee. Scarlet is wounded. He re.
mouse at Morsbronn, where he is cared
Tor BY the countess. fierce battle Is
fought in the streets between French
and Prussian soldiers. Buckhurst pro-
fesses repentance and returns the crown
jewels to Scarlett. He declares he will
give himself up to the authorities. scar
lett doubts his sincerity. Buckhurst urges
the countess to go to Paradise. Buck
hurst admits that he receives pay from
the Prussians for Information which ne
does not give. He secures passports to
tess and himself. Scarlett reports to
the secret service in Paris and finds Nor
nae, shadow Of the emperor, in charge.
He deposits the crown jewels and later,
when making detailed report, finds that
pebbles have been substituted for the real
stones. Speed, a comrade in the service,
warns Scarlett that Mornac is dangerous.
He also informs him that all the govern
ment treasure is being transported to the
coast for shipment out of the country.
Scarlett and Speed escape to join a cir
Gus. The circus arrives at Paradise. An
order is received by the mayor calling
the citizens to arms. Jacqueline, daugh-
TO give exhibitions IN the Character of a
mermaid. Scarlett makes friends with
the Lizard. Scarlet calls on the countess
at her home in Paradise. He finds Sylvia
Elven also there. He learns the countess
has Withdrawn from the socialists They
swear eternal friendship. The Lizard
learns for Scariett. through one Tric-
Trac, that Mornac is head of communis-
tic conspiracy.
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chestnut was first recorded about an
old man with basket of eggs and a
commercially humane heart, who. as
he boarded the street car, observed
that the arched necks and cruel
docked tails of the two decrepit horse
in front, bespoke sadly contrasting
prosperity in their remote youth The
old mans tender heart was touched al
the pitiful sight, and as he took his
seat in the car he gently lifted the
basket Of eggs out the window and
held them there all the way of his
journey to make the burden lighter for
the poor horses. So you see, Ina" she
added with an emphatic nod of her
head, "the men are every bit as foolish
as the women, if not more so.
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chIna acaIIedu LIvlnustone.

1t is not generally known that Liv.
ingstone originally had the intention
of devoting himself to the work of "a
pioneer Of Christianity in China" It
was as such that he odered himself
to the London Missionary society in
1887, but when he had received his
diploma from the faculty of physicians
and surgeons in 1910, ihe found China
closed to him. as GTeat Britain was
then at war with the country. 1t was
his meeting with Moffat, who had re.
Gently returned from South Africa,
that led his steps to the Dark Cont
nent-
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Am an ass. Scarlet? Be fair; am
II"
mo; not an ass" said.
Then let me alone-unless you
want plain speaking instead Of =
bray"
Il do want it."
Very well, my friend; then, at your
respectful request, beg to inform you
that you are in love with Madame de
Vassart- and have been for months. {"
You are wrong" said, steadily.
mo, Scarlet; 1 am right"
you are wrong" repeated.
Don't say that again." he retorted.
''If you do not know it, you ought to.
Don't be unfair; don't be eowardly.
Face 1t, mani"
What are you saying. Speed?" l
asked, rousing from my lethargy to
shake his hand from my shoulder.
THE truth. In all these years Of
intimacy, familiarity has never bred
contempt in me- 1 have watched you
as younger brother watches, low
ingly, jealous yet proud Of you, alert
for failing or weakness which 1
never founder, If 1 thought I found
flaw in you, knowing that 1t was
but part of a character too strong,
too generous for me to criticise.
Listen to me, Scarlett. l tell you
that a man shipwrecked on the
worlds outer rocks-if he does not
perish-makes the better pilot after
wards"
But perished, Speed"
1T is not true" he said, violently;
"but you will If you don't steer a truer
course than you have. Scarlett. an
swer me! Are you in lover"
"Yes," 1 said.
He waited, looked up at me, then
dropped his hands in his pockets and
turned away toward the interior Of
the tent where Jacqueline, having
descended from the rigging, stood.
1 walked fast across the moors, as
though had destination. And /
had; yet when 1 understood it I
sheered of, only to turn again and
stare fascinated in the direction Of
the object that frightened me.
Then, looking seaward, for the first
time l noticed that the black cruiser
was gone.
For a while I stood listening,
searching the sea, until a voice
hailed me, and 1 turned to find Kelly
Eyre almost at my elbow.
There is a man in the village ha--
ranguing the people" Speed thinks
this man is Buckhurst"
What" 1 cried.
There's something else, too" he
said. soberly, and drew a telegram
from his pocket.
l seized it. and studied the futter-
ing sheet:
THE governor of Lorient, on COM
plant of the mayor of Paradise, for
bids the American exhibition, and or
ders the individual Byram to travel
Immediately to Lorient with his so
called circus, where a British steam
ship will transport the personnel, bag
gage, and animals to British territory.
The mayor of Paradise will see that
this order of expulsion is promptly
executed.
"(Signed) BRETEUIL,
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BRETEUIL,
Chief of Police
"(signed)

Where is that fool Of a mayor2
Come on, Kelly! Stay close beside
me-" And l set off at a swinging
pace, down the hollow, out across the
left bank of the little river, straight
to the bridge, which we reached al
| most on run.
Look there!" cried my compan-
ion, as we came in sight of the square.
The square was packed with Bre-
ton peasants; near the fountain two
cider barrels had been placed, a plank
thrown across them, and on this plank
stood man holding red flag.
The man was John Buckhurst.
When came nearer I could see
that he wore red scarf across his
breast; a littls nearer and I could
hear his passionless voice sounding;
nearer still, could distinguish every
clear-cut word:
Men of the sea, men of that an
cient Armorica which, for thousand
years, has suffered serfdom, come
to you bearing no sword. You need
none; you are free under this red
flag raise above you"
He lifted the banner, shaking out
the red folds.
Peace, Love, Equality! All this is
yours for the asking. The commune
will be proclaimed throughout
France; Paris is aroused, Lyons Is
ready, Bordeaux watches. Marseilles
waitsl"
A low murmur rose from the people,
Buckhurst swept the throng with col
orless eyes.
Cro BE CONTINUED
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Chinese boatmen at Macao have
been letting OF bombs and crackers
to induce the gods not to injure them
with whirIwiBd
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jedge, befO' All went out ter kill dat
niggah!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
Courtney Has Two Veterans
but There Are Plenty of
Candidates Out at
Cornell.

ton TO these ging conditions Nick
alls is TO have new boathouse for his
crews.
Jim Ten Eycks winning Syracuse crew
will be decimated this year. for only four
Of the eight men who rowed to victory at
Poughkeepse last June will be on deck
when Ten Eyck makes his first call for
candidates Mahan at bow Probst at No
., Rich at No. 8, and Thurston, stroke,
have been graduated, but of the eight
Joslyn, No. .: kuehn, No. 3; Robbins, No
4, and Hilfnger. No. I, remain for the
1914 crew. In addition TO one man-Turn-
bull-of the varsity four and the entire
freshman eight. Whether Ten Eyck will
be able to mould another winning crew
from the material he has on hand, is the
question.
Conditions at Wisconsin are peculiar,
and at the same time most highly salts
factory. Last year Harry Vail, the coach,
found month or so before the Pough-
keepsie regatta that the varsity eight
he had selected was laying down on him,
and as a result, on less than a days
notice he switched the second varsity
eight. composed of the men who mad
rowed I'm the freshman crew the year be-
fore, to the varsity shell, and it was this
crew which Towed such fine race on
the Hudson in June. The eight men we're
all members of the class of 10, and will
be in college and eligible To row when
the starting gun sounds at Poughkeepsie
The University OF Washington crew.
which made its bow on the Hudson last
spring, made such 81 good showing that
the business men Of Seattle nave decided
to send the crew East again this year,
provided. of course. that it wins the
Pacific Coast championship. The Wash
ington eight was the surprise of the re-
gatta last year, in view of the poor
showing that was made By the Stanford
oaIsmen the year before. No one took
the Washington crew seriously. and II
was as big a surprise to the old sharps
in the game as 1t was To the novlces 10
see the Washington men pull in third.
Six Of the oarsmen who made the trip
East are on deck again this year, and.
Furthermore, Connlbear. the coach. has
two men from the four-oared crew who
should MT in pretty well In the gaps. Be
cause OF the large expense incurred IN
sending eight men. ii ~ doubtful whether
Connibear will enter a crew I'm the Junior
race. II he should do 50, however.
Poushkeepsic will look forward 10 an
other sterling eight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
WINS AFTER EXTRA ROUND
Sheridan Defeats Spengler in
Amateur Boxing Tourney.

Arthur Sheridan, of the Trinity Club, OF
Brooklyn former national boxing cham
pion. came into his own in defeating Will
lam Spengler, of the Union Settlement,
the holder of the national and interna-
tional titles. after an extra round. at the
New York Athletic Club finals of the
boxing tournament last night.
The men met in the light heavyweight
division. and after Sheridan had clearly
outpointed his opponent in the regulation
three rounds, the judges disagreed and
ordered an extra round. Sheridan had
Spengier I'm distress several times on the
ropes. but could not put him down for
the count
Frank Stanley of the Dominican Ly-
ceum. the l0s-pound metropolitan cham
pion, was rather favored by the judges m
receiving the honors over Bert We'll, OF
the ST. Bartholomew Club,
The summaries follow:
l25-pound class (semi-hnaD First bout
Z. Kolthe. 81. bartholomew \. C.. defeated
J. CovrellO. Xavier A. &. three rounds.
judges decision. Second bout. W. \. Lee.
Xavier \. g. defeated j. T. Shiels. Domini-
can Lyceum. three rounds. Judges decision.
Final bout. I'd Kolthe. 81. Bartholomew 4.
g.. defeated W. \. Lee. Xavier \. g, three
rounds. judges decision.
Special bout. i2T pounds-Harry Waxel-
baum. unattached, defeated w. Conrad. un-
attached three rounds. judges decision.
second spccal-Moc Schwnger. Pastime \
g. defeated T. Hcrlihy. Union Settlement
\. g., stopped by referee I'm second round.
FluaI-Moe Schwnger. Pastime \. c.. de-
featcd Harry Waxelbaum. unattached, three
rounds. judges decision.
i0S-pound class (spccial)-Frank Stanley
Dominican Lyceum. defeated Bert Well. St
Bartholomew \. G.. three rounds. Referees
decision.
Heavyweight class ispecaD-A. sheridan.
Trinity Club. defeated W. Speng'er Union
settlement A. G.. extra period. Judges decl-
sion.
i;S-pound class (nnaD-L Bernstein. sheridan
4 c. defeated J. Tiplitz Educatlonal Alliance
A g. three rounds. judges decision
ii5-pound class (hnall-l. Seller. unattached,
defeated v Allen Mott Haven 4 G., three
rounds. judges decision.
i35-pound class tfnBp--T. MuvaneY. Glencoe
4 C.. and II. Ehneth. unattached extra
nerlod draw. referees decision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
CUTLER R0UTS COLLEGIATE
Gets Second Victory in Inter
scholastic Hockey League.

The Cutler School hockey team captured
its second consecutive game by easily
defeating Collegiate School in the Inter
scholastic League series at the St
Nicholas Rink yesterday by score Of
to 0. Collegiate was on the defensive
for the greater Part Of the contest, and
only the clever goal tending OF Greene
averted rout.
Robert Bowling. the Cutler coyerpoint.
played a whirlwind game for his team.
He scored a brace of goals, sending the
puck into the cage in $40 in the first PEE
riod and tallying in 9:25 in the second
On the face-oH in the latter session.
Fox, the Cutler centre took the puck
from Lyle. his rival, going through the
entire collegiate team for a score.
The lineup follows: