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The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

| Prince God Is my witness that I lie
not, They took our white flag away. They
| took our horses. Lo! They tied us, They
beat US dreadGIlly with knouts. Ten OF
us they shot and hung from treetops.
and the rest of us they tied together two
by two
And the rest are prisoners?"
| God is my witness that thirty-and-
nine are prisoners very 'adly beaten.
oh said Dick; and tie veins stood
| on his temples
ATTEND to that man." lie ordered and
Persian who had been trained as hos
pital orderly in some mission station led
| the messenger away.
Form three sides of a hollow square,
! commanded Dick
He made each man turn into common
reserve every cartridge he owned more
than thirty. and the reserve he ordered
packed on the few mean pack animals
there were On the camp. Each man was
ordered to burden himself with a weeks 5
scant rations, and when the lines fell in
| again Dick passed along each rank and
made them discard unnecessaries: what
| ever he refused to allow carried on the
march he ordered cached. and he picked
out ten old men to stay behind to guard
the cache.
Then he sent Esbeg Ali Khan ahead
with the advance guard. ordering them
to fall back and command the left wing
when the enemy were once discovered
and engaged, And SO. he marched them
down from the mountain tops In a half
mile column, letting them grow used to
long 1t amused them TO feel the level
places and shake as twelve hundred feet
would strike the earth together. then
hint -of the strength of unity crept
in the columns changing voice-the
growth Of new heart In them
1t was night and the Cossacks were
sleeping-many OF their sentries, too, were
sleepinG-when the storm burst. Instant
ly-before they were awake-men fought
with wind and wet canvas in the drench-
ing rain. shouting frantic orders that the
thunder drowned-chilled to the marrow
disheartened-and a great deal more than
half afraid, for Cossack Is not far re-
moved from savagery and its supersti-
tions cling.
Then hundred horses. fastened to-
gether in a line. pulled their stakes free.
and a minute later hell's delight was
making as the hundred loosed them
selves together through the fra ntic camp.
And into that confusion, at the head Of
his twelve hundred. burst Dick Anthony.
The Cossacks tried to rally. but there
was none to rally round. 1t was butchers
work to fire into that mill: but war is
war, and what the Cosss cks suffered they
had purchased at their own figure in
advance.
That only a hundred and eighteen Cos
sacks died that night was due to Dick
and his ability to bride savagery. Gal
looping through the backness, he found
Andry-made him stop the wild pipe
music that was maddening the Persians
into fury-ordered him to make his men
cease fire-and then rode back along the
line. picking out each officer and forcing
obedience on him.
rs there a woman In the camp?" de-
manded Dick In Persian, for he did not
mean to let It be known that he knew
Russian until he had exhausted all the
possibilities of not seeming to under
stand II.
mo No women.'
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single mounted man. that was. who
owned Dick as his chief
will he not come and say good-by to
meT' the princess asked.
Mo-" they assured her. Forward"
'Nichevo." she answered. 1T does not
matter. will help him first, and he will
thank me afterward."
A man rode back to report that little
speech of hers to Dick.
DO you believe her promises" asked
| Dick.
nothing that Russian savs!"
Then ride on-hold your tongue-and
do your duty" answered Dick, turning
at once to Usbeg Ali Khan and dismissins :
the princess from his memory.
He WAS q new Die. Anthony who turn
ed to Usbeg Ali Khan when the princess
disappeared through the gap that led out
of the amphitheater.
"Csbeg Ali Khan he said in a voice
that reverberated.
"Bahadur?"
I wish you to be second in command"
The Afghan saiuted him with dignity.
but eyed Andry Macdougal sideways. OF
Asia-deep-eyed. hard-bitten-he knew
jealousy Of old:,,Sn., old:
SIR"
salute Usbeg Ali Khan"
The great. grim Scotsman swung a
hand like a semaphore and did as he was
tOIu. me tAptssiOh fiis "IHihitu
face as the freckles worked up and down
certainly contrived to hide it, but IL he
felt pleased he hid that. too.
You're third. You know no Persian.
Your value lies in your loyalty and your
understand Persian would have made
you second I'm command. but as 1t is
expect You to pick up smattering of
Persian IL you can, and-er-always pay
usbeg Ali Khan the respect due to his
position. No more talk about black
men" Do you understand"
AYE, KEN
"Tm a dead man. Andry! They've
stricken Dick Anthony from the list
taken his name away"
''Man-Mr Dick-ye've only her bare
word for it-mak' vera certain before
ye leap at conclusions"
I've leaped.'' said Dick. "She spoke
the truth this time. I'm a dead man. I'm
going to be the livest dead man Russia
or any other country ever buried! You're
going to take orders from a ghost-you
and Usbcg Ali"
Andry gTinned-the grin slowly growing
to q cavern from which laughter realed.
as appreciation dawned. Csbeg All Khan
did not laugh: instead his jaw dropped.
for he saw the hand Of Allah in the
A quick survey, in the light of his new
resolve, told Dick that he held a fist of
trumps. Usbeg Ali Khan had been train
ed IN war ana HSeu IN tne nope OF II,
military drill and method.the art of
making soldiers out of savages-were at
his fingers ends, and he had seven
Afghan followers who had all served in
the afghan amirs army. where discipline
Is grim. Andry. too. was a soldier, train
ed in a Scots regiment.
I'm King Dick, am 1? Very well! The
game begins!'
Within an hour he had chosen seventy
men from among the bandits. and In tens
had set them to drilling under Usbeg
Ais seven. Seven, who have heart
enough to follow one man all through
Asia in the mere hope Of a brawl, can
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mountains and held indefinitely, Have I
made my meaning clear"
Yes. I am memorizing what you say.
My government will be interested to
know what the actual words were"
! Dick had won a bigger fight than any
one. but he took time to realize, although
| his men were not disposed to underesti-
mate. The sightof eight hundred rifles
! seven hundred horses. a machine gun.
swords. lances. and mass of hetero-
| geneous loot-enabled them to forgive the
d-mindedness that let the prisoners
go free. carrying their wounded.
When the princess started Into Persia
on n trail that would have frightened
nine men out of ten. and on a quest that
, n''.ety-nine men out of a hundred would
have flinched from. a suggestion that
the maid loved Andry would have met
with ridicule.
, So she rode out of Dicks forest glade
without looking once behind her. She
| rode away with her eyes straight for
ward and did not see her maid look back
; nor Andry, the tremendous. throwing
| kisses.
/ 4 nights rest under the protecting
! shadow of Dicks oak tree had revived
! her. and she rode at a pace and with a
fearlessness that puts the outlaw escort
on its mettle.
Farther and farther ahead the princess
rode farther and still farther to the rear
Jagged Marie Mouquin: until at last a
conversation started between her and q
man who refined his horse into pace with
| hers, and dallied TO keep her company.
He knew enough Russian to understand
her and to say the few things that occur
red to him. but she began with the only
Persian she knew. knowing that 1t was
the key to conversation under the cir
"Me-I-give-you-mo
low - us = to abad-and-take-mes-
age-back''
Message .:Iss back to whom. he asked.
"Annreema-Doogeel?' he asked. for
Andry MacDougal is not a name that
lends itself to Persian utterance.
Three hundred rubles are the price,"
she answered. "Hide-follow me secret
ly to Astrabad-find me there-and take
message back-or no three hundred
rubles,"
Down on the plain in the Cossack camp
in the circling hollow of a hillspur. the
princess had opportunity at last to show
her temper.
Surround the rabble that brought US
here! Shoot ten Of them and hang them
to trees! Whip all the rest and put them
in irons! Which ten? What do / care:
Shoot any ten! Give Anthony something
to simmer over up in those hills Of his.
Give me time to make Astrabad and then
send one prisoner back; let him take an
tnsolent message-one that will sting
friend Anthony where he keeps his Scots
At four in the afternoon Of the sec.
ond day. the cavalcade ratled and pound
ed into Astrabad. and the poor leg-weary
horses dropped their heads, to stand
blowing by a Cossack-guarded door. The
princess sprang to the ground just as
the knees of her own horse gave under
1t, and 1t lurched forward in the road
way dead: then. not troubling to thank
or to dismiss her escort, she half ran
up the steps between two Cossack guards
and disappeared through a door marked
guages-Russian, Persian, French.
Two Of the escort lifted the maid down
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KING DICK

And then like 0 salvo of artillery there
crashed across the amphitheather linda
bad Dee-k-Anthonee Shahc'
they looked through a gap between
two treetops sun ray lit on him-the
drst glittering advance guard of an
other day1Ietlding his red hair end
trunk Of a great tlee.
"Zindabad Dee-k-Anthonee Shah.'
they began to yell again: but he held
hts hand up and they stopped.
Enough OF thatr' he said In Persian.
Enough Of promises, Now for break
fast. and performances"'
They brouSht him the best they had u
eat, and at his orders fed the princess
and her maid: wonder OF wonders, they
obeyed him to the letter and showed both
women the strictest courtesy. Then. as
Dick had pyomised. exactly one hour
after dawn the princess and her maid set
on on their return journey surrounded by
an escort Of fifty mounted men-every
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do wonders when 1t comes to teaching
others-particulariy when the others want
to learn. tsI
II was after dawn on the nth day
when q spent horse galloped by the brook
intg the amphitheater. and q ragged Per.
sian fell from it-stsggered TO his feet
agatn-and tottered to- Dick Anthony.
"Prince" he said. speaking with great
effort. 10! We were an escort! Lo! We
bore a Write flag AL11 We did thy bid
ding! 10! A white flag met US! There
was parleyins! We gave them their two
women. unharmed and with nothing TAX
en- from them. They bade us wait. She
who Is named the princess bade US wait.
that we might be given presents. Lo! We
waited. with our white flag still In front
of ua Then came an officer OF the Cos
sacks-all aloneAwho spoke with us. He
asked us questions and We boasted TO
him Of our new chief. Lo! Even while
we boasted, came the >Cossacks and sur
rounded us.'
speak on" said Dick grimly.
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Thank God- muttered Dick between
his teeth. -
There were thlrty-nine Persian prison.
ers." said the same voice. though where
they are now God knowsw
Find them!' demanded Dick. Loose
them and send them to me to be count.
ed.'
who are your, said the same voice
ITO whom have we surrendered?.'
II am a dead mani" answered Dick
Il was drowned at sea and buried BY
the crew Of a Russian ship."
Then q commandant of Cossacks drag
ged his riding boots uncomfortabiy
through the mud for four hundred yards,
and passed his sword hilt first to Dick,
who took 1t and passed II to his Persian
orderly.
Provided my instructions are obeyed.'
said Dick. speaking Persian very slowly,
'as many Of you as are left may all &c
free at dawn. But any attempt to dam
age property-rifles, for instance-wili re-
suit in your all being marched into the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-20
LA ENSENANZA EN- CASTELLAN0|
Crandilocuente discurso 'del senor Coll Cuchi en-
defensa de nuestra lengua z3 p

Cuchl-que por cada argumento usado
por nuestros contrincantes en- este de-
bate, hay que darle las gracias porque
resultan para nosotros los mejores y
mas fuertes Ell nuestro favor.
Dice que una gran corporation anne
ricana, dedicada a la industria de ci-
garrlllos, en- cada cajetilla trae un Gro
mo con la insignia de las naciones de
America a las que rodean las de los te-
rrltorlos, y las que rodean a la de Norte
Americana son las de Costa Rica de-
mas rep1blicas centro-americanas. Es-
tie es ell peligro que nos amenaza 4 todos
los pueblOs latino-americanOs el de Ia
absorci0n.
Demuestra al senior Martinez Nadal
ell error en- que incurri0 cuando comba..
tia teor1as del senior de Diego en- Ia
formation de los 6rganos vocales, de-
mostrandO como tales teorfas estan va
sentadas por los hombres de ciencia
mundial
Dice que cuando fue los Estados
UnidOs despu6s de llegar de Europa ha-
biendo cruzado por Universidades es-
panolas, Sc dedic0 al estudio del ingl6s
con ahlnco, porque entendi0 que le era
necesarlo para luchar en- Puerto Ri
co, porque "a los lobos hay que aullar-
les en- su mismo idioma," como diio
Victor Hugo
Yo tengo una nina que entr6 un d1a
cantando en- casa una canci0n en- in
giles; la lame y le pregunte con insis-
tencla que era aquello que cantaba =
no supo declrme: me cOntest6 que "era
una canci6n que le hablan ensenado en-
la escuela y hab1a tenido que apren-
derla -; y ESQ es una perturbation en-
aquel cerebro infantil, que puede pro
ducirle una enfermedad, porque sc le
tortura con un acto que es completa-
mente antipedag6gico.
Los m6todos de hoy, no son NADIA
nuevos, sino que son una copia de los
m6todos de observation que Sc usaron
hace muchOs amos y que fueron refor-
madOs.
Yo podr1a decirle Su Senoria (di-
rigi6ndose al senior Huyke), que esta
es una question debatida por la Dieta
Prusiana; pero no tengo tempo para
(Continda en- la Ia. plana..
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|para sostener su idioma, conservaran
sus tradiciones. Esta es una question
muy debatida en- todo ell mundo: mu-
chos pueblos Sc han visto oprimidos CO.
mo nosotros con idiomas contrarios
pero nunca ha ocurrido que Sc solicite
que impere en- aquellos un idioma ex-
trailo.
Recuerda como los ninos griegos
oprimidos por la tiran1a de Roma, bus
caban en- la obscuridad de la nOche
unas cuantas frases del idioma viola
do por el tirano dominador; pero tan
pronto como este trat0 de implantar
'su idioma en- Grecia, entonces, surgi0
la primera revoluci0n: y aquel pueblo
que no luch0 efcazmente por su reli-
gi6n, lucho de forma heroica por su
idioma. Y mientras este ocurr1a en-
Grecia ell pueblo Egipcio permiti0 que
Sc implantara Ell su teritorio ell idiOma
Turco, y por permitirlo murio ese pue-
bio que no supo sostener su idioma, pa
ra no levantarse mas.
(El orador, en- patri6ticos parrafos
de elocuente erudici0n, habla de la his
toria antigua, demostrando como todos
los pueblos han luchado heroicamente
por sostener sus idiomas, siendo escu-
chado con profunda religiosidad por
todos los lados de la Camara, de los
que salen muestras de aprobaci0n.)
Refere una anecdota de los maestros
de Alsacia que dec1an a los ninos ::
"Aprended en- aleman sentid en- fran
ces,' y los viejos lloraban la p6rdida
del idioma, pero luchab ban por conser-
varlo y por que hoy Sc ensena en- fran
ces en- Alsacia.
Mi querido amigo ell senior Huy Ike nos
hablaba del pueblo Belga y yo tengo
que decirle con esa franqueza que me
caracteriza, que ell Presidente del Co.
mite de instruction no conoce a B6lgi-
ca; y yo voy a demostrarselo. Yo ten
go aqu1 la Ultima obra producida acer-
ca de aquel pals antes de la cOnfagra-
ci6n europea obra titulada: "B6lgica
para los Belgas'' y resulta que ALI a
los ninos de aquel pals Sc les ensena en-
frances a los de parte francesa, en- ale
man los de la alemana, creandose as1
mas fuerte vigoroso ell sentimiento
nacional.
Sucede-prosigui6 el senior Coll y
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La falta material de espacio, nos prl-
v6 aver de publican el gradilocuente
discurso pronunciado anteanoche en- la
Camara de Delegados por el Lcdo. don
Cayetano Coll y Cuchi, en- contra del
informe de la Comisi6n de instruction
de que sc posponga el proyecto de ley
del senior de Diego y Sc apruebe en- su
lugar ell sustituto por ella presentado.
Empez6 expresando que Sc ha dlcho
mucho va en- ell asunto que Sc debate, y
que el no terciar1a en- la discussion a
no ser porque ha dedicado algunas no.
ras al estudio de la Influenza de los
idiomas en- la personalidad y libertad
de los pueblos.
Dice que los padres de Puerto tienen
Ia gran desdicha de yer como no pue-
den saber ell destino de esta isla, e hlzo
un inspirado parrafo para referlr ell
bello simil de que cuando muere un nj
no en- Puerto Rico, deben dollar las
companas de todas las iglesias en- sig
no de algeria por que es que Sc ha arran-
cado un esclavo al sistema opresor de
la libertad de Puerto Rico.
Yo soy padre, y soy autor de un IL
bro mio para dar a mis- hijos una en-
seIanza it'll va que el que tienen en-
las escuelas es un sistema perniciosO y
perjudicial.
Lee una pagina del libro de que es
autor, en- la cual esta condensadO su
pensamiento.
Dice la pagina: "Vais a llegar, hijos
mios, q la edad de ir la escuela: os
ensenaran cantar en- un idiOma que
no entendeis; vereis una bandera anne
ricana en- todas parties; os hablaran en-
ingles de Washington, de Lincoln: os
daran una educaci0n contraria vues-
tros sentimientos: pero ell idioma de
vuestros padres, no 10 volvereis a Or
mas ETC."
(1mpOsible, sin ser un taquigrafo to-
ma los hermos1simos y levantados pa
rrafos del libro que ell senor Coll ha
escrito para sus hijos.)
Dice que ell mayor delito que Sc esta
cometiendo en- todo ell mundo civiliza-
do, es la forma en- que Sc esta ensenan-
do a los nihos en- las escuelas p1blicas
de Puerto Rico.
Decia ell senor Figueroa Acosta, que
mientras los pueblos tengan energ1as
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Esplendida oportunidad de hacer
una buena adquisicion

For tener dueno Europa
bonita prOpedad uada ao 32
de San Juan a Rio Piedras
La fnca yardas
una buena grande s6a rodeada de bos ae de las
mejores clases rdn de pedra pca garage
espenddo sio de cubro grande aureles de
dla forman sombra del
rrl detras de esa
cuerdas de teeno ben cercao da sembda de mao
ba guinea 400 pamas rboe frua abudano los
TODD ben entretenido
Para ell admirla ambo
huba deyov dnero bn dejaria parte vaor
fnca en- hipoteca neres m6dico.
Els magnlca propedad
persona quier mpanr pequeho ece
iembra de horaiza, frutas flores.
Para informes dirirse a Gus San Juan P R.
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Oculista de la Facultad de Medicina
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afecciones de la vista.
Horas de Consultas
De 10 12y de 2a5.
Altos de la antigua Farmacia de
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Su Oicina en- San Juan: Altos Anti
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Telef. $50. De 2 q 4 de la tarde.
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Ell Administrator del BOletin

Nuestro antique y buen companero
Don Pho Amador y Rodriguez iBori-
cua), ingres6 en- estas oficinas como Ad-
ministrador de este diario, en- 21 de Di
ciembre de 1914.
Con ell sr Amador deben, pues, en-
tenderse todas aquellas personals que
aeseen suscripciones al BOLETIN 6 ne
cesiten anuncios, comunicados, edictos,
esquelas 8 cualesquiera publication en-
este diario.
De todo este la persona encargada es
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A todos interesa, al rico, al emplea-
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Solicite un reglamento en- su oficina
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TETUAN No. 81. Altos.
Consultorio de intermediates del apa-
ratio digestive y del Sistema Nervioso.
Horas de Consulta:
De 8 a 915 A. M
DE 8 a AZ P. M.
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Ias Advt.
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TO HIS. Die udu u6dIu SUITES DIS ON-
cry working girl has heard them, of
employers who make presents to their
employees.
"Oh, no! I'd rather die" she cried,
wildly, and made as if to leave.
Old Ludwig stopped her. wait a
minute" he said. 81 hate to think of
your distress. 1 have thought good
deal about you, Miss Dimsey, because
know how hard struggle you have.
l am a very lonely old man. Be my
wife, Miss Dimsey, and"
What do you mean?" faltered the
girl, facing him in establishment.
Just what 1 say" answered old
Ludwig Marry me and l will give
your mother a good home for the rest
of her days and do my best to make
you happy. Come" he added, smil-
ing. 81 am not likely to live very
long, and Jack can wait. He will be
the wiser and the better for his ex-
perience. Don't answer me now, but
wait a week or two to see whether l
am really crazy and think it over.
Good-day, Miss Dimsey."
He turned to his books and little
Miss Dimsey, bewildered, went back
to her work. "Of course the poor old
man is going mad" she thought.
But, old Ludwig was anything but
mad. Two or three days later he
sent for her again.
I'm going to Europe next week."
he said. ''If your answer is favor
able I'd like to get married before 1
sail. l can't take you on honey
moon because it's only case of
touching port and returning, but I'll
take you to Paris next spring, And
to Florida for the honeymoon.
Little Miss Dimsey looked at him
with tragic eyes. do you really mean
it," she faltered.
eyes," answered old Ludwig.
"'Pn marry you as soon as you wish
me to-" said little Miss Dimsey.
1t was arranged that they should be
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IudTN0lOuS uT0dIu, 1Iu0 uOuSy, eIu0
clothes, the servants that waited deft-
ly on them with stolid, expressionless
faces.
The desperate letter that had been
written to Jack, telling him of the
necessary sacrifice, brought him rag
ing to the door. The butler, who had
his orders, refused him admittance.
Not even his vehement threats and
offers of brides could move the man.
Of this, however, Miss Dimsey knew
nothing, nor of the intercepted let
ter that Jack had written her.
The day of the marriage dawned.
Miss Dimsey and her mother awaited
Ludwig at the registry Office.
Hell never come" said Mrs. DIM
sey with conviction. ".
But he came, smiling and gentle as
ever, with a gardenia in his button
hole, and, still in a dream, Miss Dim
sey signed her new name, Anita Lud-
wig. The wedding breakfast followed,
they saw the old man on the boat,
and the two women were alone. -
Its hard upon Jack, my dear" the
mother said wistfully. -
Mrs. Ludwig cried. 'T am going to
be a good wife to him." she answered.
/: Him" queried the mother, STAR
tied. -...,.
ITO Adolf" said the bride.
+ They had three weeks to wait be-
fore the return. The days passed
leaden-footed. Jack, who had re-
ceived a notification of the wedding,
contrived to waylay the mother and
pour out his indignation. Anita he
did not see. 3,
The boat brought back no Ludwig,
but, instead, a letter from London in
a strange hand. 1t contained a no
tice of the old mans death in Lon
don hospital. ... So.
Enclosed was letter from Adolf
Ludwig to his bride. 81
81 couldn't raise your salary" he
said, so l married you instead. I