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THE MYSTERY
OF GRASLOV
'■ = By A/hley Towao
>IS Ml. —. to Chert* B. MhcrU+Am
TK&S
friwt Nulr WIT waits to mrry Pmcw
Cato. Ik* ikwii daughter of aa
Atrlh, who u building the Trans
la the htuu of V-adimir Paalpoff. a
stalwart haaaiaa MalwUK. She aaks
to aae his Influence far Vladi
arir. WMIIIOT goaa to Vladiaiir'a hat.
The blacksmith baa talent and show*
Hislsioi a picture he baa painted It i*
the portrait «f • ■»■■■ of rank copied
trmm~ a'aiiaatare. The Prince U excited
awf aaka~for the o»igiaal. Vladimir's
hthir wya it has beca loaL To Vladi
mir'old Paalpoff eaateaoaa that he lied to
Merierov and atffl has tha miaature.
Vr *Mm r aKM heroes, H la a possibility,"
aaM Wwlan ui whipaiH Into silenea.
-I —ppnat It is always a possibility
to mm ee powerful as your excellency,"
aaW Xaaakp. «k* had a flaa talent dor
-• flattery.
"At thh particular ■oautat It la mors
aeoßy acconpllebed thaa at any other
' ttdM."
-If yaar exeeOrocy wffl explaln-lf
aaythiag la expected of me. I waa Id"—
. "Daty. only doty." broke la tha prince.
"Bat I wfll explain. Tan an already
•wan that whoa yoo were made In
spsctor of patlcs la Pern the Held of
police activity extended hot little far
ther east. Tha Ooaaacfc guards and tha
Tartar caralry cowpoatd the police
arar tha hovflar. Bat thla now railway
| ja nlalls— mi sB that la each
fimaaiial through which thla line oi
trarel paaaaa ar la to paaa a depart
■Mat of polka to to be established
I>er» will be new cities develop. Theft
wilt ha lailway station- The pejwla
Ma of Siberia will Increase and. thougl
tuiplil enough at all tinea, will now
fewest a Car greater variety than evet
before. Tha entrance of foreigners, ol
i naapliaiura will have to be made WM
difficult. The escape of a convict wil
Miw ha ahacst a mere act of stepplnj
ppea * train and saying farewell to bit
"It wtß ba. therefore, quite neccssarj
fa aatabllah a system of police wltt
ilcui of more ability and ahrewduesi
than tbe Cossacks who now command
|be rods goards wbo atand sentinek
prer tba tsar*! great dominion In Asia
"•■eh a department of police has a!
ready been established in Tobolsk
tbawofb wMeb tbe railway la now com
yiatd It la time now for aa to think
tt sack ■ department in Tomsk."
| Aa tba prine* gad governor paused
tba iMHibt'li breath came abort and
teat
, "And. yaar aawtlency. la tba pood
:otm l*v heart yon bare tbough'
SreWf
I Ikm been thinking of aeveral. I
pare NfHapigJ yea. I desire ta do so
ppala. Bat ttan gre difficulties which
W* Mat conaUsr. Vaar prjaent posl
om. wbOa not a low oaa. still la so
Mr tbat tba leap from It ta tba posi
tion of aaparinteadent of police of the
jaiwaat of Tomsk would excite the
Imaginations of carta In people at St
' Hapulatmirnt of potles af Tomsk T
That Is tbe posltloa for
wkicb I Intend yon. I have watched
paar earear. Taa are enper. ambttkiua
and laaam 1 a fal What better man
aaaM I bara la aaeb a position? It la
yaa wbaaa 1 moat rely to prevent
H, 1 laai hmi nla of onr enemies. It
or* ba tw~ aapariatmdrat of aiy police
flrba »• ba etoeert confidant. Who
oatfd ba areaa iaPeptable to ma thaa
-I thank yaa, year agfrtleccy. I
"Watt. Tbaak me wttb dseda when
an Mi 1111 Aa I aald before, there are
—1 allln Cat cannot leap too great
gjrtiaa at aaea wltbaat a caaaa. We
■ / ' A aaaaa, yoar exeeHenayr
lOat I aaeaa la aarea potent reawP
for this great promotion. Tbe chief of
Ma Treaak pnllri win bare a palace, a
hiw toil ami aad will be second only
k* —f—ff In power. Ta obtain that
' pae most da aometbing worthy."
flfOh. If I cooM bat win that dlatlm
tlsal"
"I think R area now rHkb yoor
"Ton bara Jbtwind something?"
I Tsar-d »pry nesting place for al-
IllHglr H
"Oood! aire aw pa Mea where this
ataaa la. year excefisaep. There wiU
pa aa Ml* ■eating.'*
"Da poo know a toga on tbe forast
(aad leading oat of Perm ta the aotitbT"
"A forge? A boeeeeboping placer
"WeflL tbat and all Ireaworklnp. B
4a kept bp n man aamed I'suipoff."
•Plshog. the giant wbo breaks boraa
ghaaa wttb Ma tbamba asd foreflnceref 1
Tba Slap* mtocKd son of old Ulchaell
What baa ba ta do wttb nihilists!"
the'.r laader." Neslcrov aald.
Jaaaky tamed white; whether bam
sarpriae ar barror at the devfllab plot
ba areated we do not know. Bat bs
mt there waiting. The police of Tomsk
T? * --?* —-
ttere 111 Ilk shops. I cUartC.'U 111 pass
there yesterday and overheard a bit of
conversation between the MS and the
old man. It seems there 1a to be a
meeting In a few n'shts." . ' .
W A meeting of nihilists in the ships
of Paalpoirr
•Tea. Now. It has long been suspect
ed that there were many nihilists at
Perm, but the police have Dot been able
to uacovef them. Let me advise yoo.
Keep this to yonrsdf- a secret between
you and me. We will go to the fbrge
and aiTMrt these Pauipoffs. If we find
proof tbst they are alhUlata. they will
go across the border aad yon wIU be
mentioned for promotion Then Ibe
opportunity win corns to me to speak
to the minister of Justice for you. and
undoubtedly you will be given to ma Ml
the chief of the Tomsk poller."
Jansky nodded. II was not for him
to ask questions MOW.
"1 am ready." be said.
"Then tomorrow. I win make still
further Investigations In my own way.
and we shall lie ready to act. We most
both go to Perm from here."
Jsnsky. not being asked to remain
longer, took bis departure. And then
suddenly from his repose the prince be
came a man of quick action. Ue called
from his estate four men In whom he
knew be could place tbe most implicit
confidence. He spent some lime st his
desk writing. To escb of tbe four be
gave a letter, unsealed, nnstsmped. but
addressed to each snd apparently hav
ing been delivered by the hand of a pri
vate messenger.
"Oo with tue. do what I bid you, and
yon will hare gold rubles for a yetr's
pleasure," be said.
Inspector Jansky. happy and yet agi
lated at the result of the conference
with the prince, sat In hla office In
Perm on the following aftenman. It
waa growing late, and he bad lookid
hours for Prince Nesleror.
"Be was mistaken or be has failed."
be said. "lie would have come If ttxre
was a poeslbillty of nuccvss."
As be spoke the prince's horse gal
loped to the door.
"Good! Tlicn succetis Is possible!**
said Jansky, grasping the band of hla
noble benefactor.
"Possible! It la certain. Come with
a>e"
Jansky's feonw wait soon by tbe ildf
of the itm) ridden by tlio prince.
"I mode It 1117 business to ride pial
the shops of Pauipoff," iiahl (be prince.
"I met there, Just living, a uian who
" rm, to m; tbo least, discreditable lu
appearance. I apoke to him, and be
waa frightened. I aaw him crumple a
paper In bia band. I snatched it fruui
bim. It iraa a message addmscod to
'Number Five' of aome mysterious dr
els. calling upon tbe person liearlnx
that name to come ta tbe abopa at a
certain boar tonight. We aball be in
time. Let ua
It had ao chanced that a number of
accidents to torses bad taken place
tbat day on tbe forest road. When
tbe Inspector of police and Neslerov ar
rived, four men were within tbe shop,
their horses standing oatafde, and all
ware apparently In tbe greatest eager
neaa to bare tbetr horses shod. Papa
Psulpoff waa rlalbl; disturbed by this
andden Influx of the horseshoeing busi
ness, bat tbe giant Vladimir, wbo Or*
ar refused a request If be could help a
human being, waa beginning to make
tbe shoes. Tbe men did not apparently
know one another, and each growled
continually at tbe others for being
there,
Nsslerov. upon arriving at the shop
whispered to th* Inspector, and both
leaped from their horses.
"Beise the old man and tbe san!" aaW
Nealeror. "I will scan* these fe»
lowa."
Poor aid Papa I'aulpoff turned white
and sank in horror to tbe ground, sns
pcctlng what waa coming, bat Vladi
n.lr. In whose Innocent mind there waa
no snp pic Von, stood gaping at the new
come ri.
"It la tbe prlncel" be exclaimed.
"What hare tbeae poor men dose, yoor
•SCeHeiiej-r*
Kaalcrer did not answer bim. lie
tamed ta tha nearest of tbe four, a lea
tied with him • abort time, while tbe
others showed evidences of terror, and
then polled from hla pock e* a letter.
"Seer be cried, waring It la tbe air
and tben allowing It to tbe inspector
"It Is a measage to 'Number Three!*
Wo hare here tbe fire constituting tbe
circle."
"Let me read," said the inspector,
while Vladimir it 111 looked on cocca-
Kcloaa of tbe tragedy tbat waa being
played with blmsi If aa tta center.
Tbe letter simply commanded "Num
ber Three" to attend a meeting of tbe
circle at the shops at that boor.
The aame of Vladimir raulpoff wax
signed.
"It I* enough!" cried Janaky. Paul
poll, | make yon my prisoner In the
name of tbe c*ar!"
Tbe young Ironworker coukl. bad be
exerted bis strength, bare thrust tbe
entire sbaioclesa crew from the place
and crashed their skulls together. Bat
ercn BOW he did not realise tbe enor
mity of the tbing with which he was
etwrged. jA
"Attend. Paolpoffsf commanded Jan-
% (Mtrjinse.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20.1903.
tec tlie legs >r iXit> pHmV "W? krß In
nocent. 1 iwiar H! Some rarnqr kM
tl«H- I bin thing! IV iinm** b lot II
Ike writ In* of my CUB. I am certala!
Oh. Wt DM see tln> letters!"
Ncskrov made t movement as If to
hand the letter* to the old man wbea
j p£ HH I
"BteT' ft* erUtL "It I* a mtungt to
"Number nrt*T **
Me of the wretches who bad brought
them there sprang forward, seised
them and rushed unhindered from the
pises.
"The letters! The proof la goner
bowled Jsnsky.
"We bare seen them. It la enough."
said Nmlrrov calmly.
At this point Mamma PaulpofT came
In. In consternation and helpless hor
ror sbe saw bcr btHiand In the grasp
of an Inapector of police.
"What Is this?" she cried.
"It la nothing, mother." said Vladi
mir. "Them- men bare found some let
ters, bttt I did not write tbem. Have
pesce. We shall soon set ourselves
free."
The three Panlpolfs were thrust Into
a dungeon. The prince and the Inapect
or told their stories—clear. Ittckl, con
vincing—to the governor of Perm. Tl*
word of a prince ami governor and it'
an inspector of police waa not to be
doubled. There was no trial, no hear
ing—nothing but a report to the minis
ter of Justice at St. Petersburg.
In three days the PanipofTa—old man.
old u-ouian and the unresisting giant—
I'-re on the way to Siberia on tlie rail
way which Cordon had helped to build.
CnAPTF.U IV.
THR mtrnxc AT THE rotor.
IT «M chantcterlidlc of Frances
Gordon 'hat. no matter how great
the stress of social or oilier du
ties. her mind never lost room
for snrh favorite scliemes aa were cloa-
Mt to lier heart.
It waa by reason of thla characteris
tic that, while her bi:*y father was
deep in the mysteries and Intricacies of
the Moscow conference, the subtleties
of which Incrcaxed ax the time fur iwp
araliun and departure drew nearer.
Frances liethouglit her of a fitting op
porluulty to make gool a promise she
bail made to Vladimir I'aulpoff, the
blacksmith.
During a conversation held several
weeks before Vladimir had expressed a
desire to stndy certain books which
were apparently beyond hla reach.
Prance* proiuiaed to obtain the books,
agd she did no. These made quite a re
spectable jiaekage, aud a drosky v. as
called to convey ber to the railway sta
tion.
It was nothing new for Frances to
traeel alone aa far as from Moscow to
Perm, but 011 this occanlo:i her father,
with some sort of premonition, begged
bcr to seod the books by messenger.
"Ob. no," abe aaltl In her quiet man
Iter of iiiaiatence. "We are nlwnt to re
turn to tbe i-flat. and I shall not aee
poor Vladimir for a long tiioe."
"Hang Vladimir!" exclaimed Cordon
aa be aaw bla aelf willed young lady
step Into tbe drosky.
Having alighted at Perm. Abe hired
another drosky to take her and tbe
precious books to the forge.
The driver waa a huge, surly Indi
vidual, whose face waa covered with a
thick mam of beard and whose voice,
when apeak log to one not eatabllahed
as bla superior, was henry and Inso
lent
Responding to tbe call of Frances, be
swung his heavy droaky In toward the
door of her hotel. A police Inspector
stood near, and the driver saluted la
humility.
"I hate women!" be aald to himself.
"They pay nothing and bare things
happen to them. I shall get into trou
ble before I loae her."
Fratt-ea stepped toward tbe vehicle,
and Up driver'a mouth opened.
"Bcqh a woman T' muttered the droa
ky driver. "Bbc must be English or an
American. If abe waa a Uuaslan, abe
would be a princess."
France* bad bad ample experience
with bis clsss In all parta of Busala.
Fhe calmly stepped Into, the droaky and
handed bin a silver coin.
"I want to go to tbe Iron sbops of tbe
Paulpoffa, on tbe South road," abe aald.
"Pauipoff— Uichacl raulpoff and hla
■OO Vladimir. IH> you know tbem?"
"Tea. I know them. Bnt do you—
know— what has happened J"
"Ko. Urn any one been till"
"No; but'*—
The police Inspector caipc up.
"Any trouble here?" he asked sharp
ly-
Trouble? Ota, no!" replied Frances.
"I was just asking .the driver aome
questions." f
"Where Is It yon wish to got"
To tbe Irrw workers'—Psulpoff.'*
A warning look tbat meant volumes
to tbe Initiated sbot from tbe inspector
to the driver. /
Tba bones were whipped up. aad tbe
vsblele roiled clumsily over Uie.read.
"Tan said -mm-«l»i->v had baDDened."
PBOI|H®»7"" ♦ - • • -
"No. It saiat .tint. - testnnJ the
«vtt. "Bat the tato yesterday broke
ap the road. 1 Msa think y«a would
wish to cease." J
way to get tint"
la treib tha way was as aaffc and
comfortable aa ft had evrr bus. bat
tha wsruing look af the tosprrtnr had
prevrated the driver fisss Impartial
the knowlrdf ha Bad af tha PaulpnlTs
"let the poDee trtl their sWai tales
they are alwnyn trap then—aceordlag
to police itislsid\" driv
rr
It was a long drive to tbe forge, and
whea the ihwty drew near. hattag
passid throogh the wild sad almost
unsettled region hilwasw It aad IVrrn.
Fiances was strmk with sn sir of
mjstcij that aiisij to have soddealy
enveloped tha place.
There was no soand of tbe trrmen
dons Hows of Vladimir that nut the
ring af steel tor tola the forest. No
smoke came from tha chimneys. Okl
Mamma Psatpndf had been wont to rua
to her door to see every arrival. hot ebe
was not to be sns.
The wolfhooad that had been \lcdl
mir's prt sat whining upon the porek
aad was evidently weak with hunger.
"OU Bori*r cried Frasns, leaping
flom tbe diosky. "Where Is your baatl
some master T"
The hooad. who pharabrred her.
placed his cald aaae la her hand lov
ingly. He seemed to feet that he had
friaad a friend.
Frances stopped to fee doer sad posh
ed It opea.
"Oh!" she cried.
Sbe bad opeord the door on Prince
Nicholas Nrshnwv. who stood there,
about to depart, evidently, with a paint
ing under bis arm.
"Mile, tiorvloa," bo said, with a bow
ami smile.
"Where are the Pauipoffs r sbe ask
ed
"Why. yoo bare Bot. then, been In
formed of their misfortune?"
"Misfortune! I knrw n-'lhlng of any
misfortune. What kss happened?"
"They sre d« ad."
"IS-ad! All Ibr riu!piV4nl! Im
povllilr! IVpa Paul|o( uJ Mara ma
raul|wiff rnlctit die. ihey were >9 ukl.
I>ut Vladimir! Impossible: So young
ami powerful! N'«tk utlml the w.aj* n
o* an enemy coofcl kIH hiui In Ihla
healthy place."
"I *]M>ke aa we apeak. mademoiselle.
The I'aulpufa are Dot n-ally dwnt. We
speak of a mm who Is caught In crime
and aent eIT-eilW-ai l. ail. lie I*
dead In hli frienda and to the world.
Too understand?"
Frances stood ridd and white, the
package of books f--rgut!' n In the
lianlt cf the itrns-ky drirer.' Her na!la
l*lt Into the tender flesh of her clinch
ed liaciN ller «yea studied the face
of the goTrrnor of Tnmifc
"Vladimir baa not Ires caught in any
crime," the fa id. with a Ml of gasp
"Impossible! lie waa ao simple and
Loliot! Wtat crimeT*
"Censplraey against bla Imperial
majesty the ciar."
"Ami where Is he now?"
"tin I lie way to IMtierla." %
"Alberta! Vladt ~ir PaulpofT sent to
BIK-rla! And WIK-TT are his parents?"
"One in a family taken red handed
condemns all. The old people are also
on their way to Blberta."
Frances swayed a little. She had
studied Russian customs and llu*«lan
Justice and »horM«til aa sh naliml
the horrible torture In store for thes'
simple work people who bud never, she
felt convinced, harbored an evil thought
araluxt any man. To her they bail al
ways spohen In t.-ruis of loyalty and
praise of the cxar.
The face of Xeslerov was ln«-ru tabic,
lie bekl the picture lowly and care
lessly. aud the girl caught a glimpse of
the facts.
"That la Vladimir's picture!" she
cried. "Wflbat are you doing with it?"
"1 am rending It to him." was the re
ply of Xesleror. "It so ha|>pened that
I had occasion to visit my chateau near
Oraslov and rode by here at the time
the Inspector at police was making the
arrest. I remembered what you aakl to
me at Moscow and tried to do what I
could for the poor fellow, at first doubt
ing his guilt Bat the Inspector was
certain, and so all that waa left to me
WM to ask Vladimir what favor I
could pafisui for Ua. lie aaked me
lo scud him this picture, and I hare ar
ranged with the governor of Perm to
permit It to be pa said along to hi in."
"It ts a beautiful Care.** said Frances.
"Vlailimir has the anal of a great art
ist In him. But In Xilierla be"—
She shmtdcred and ended her sen
tcnce abruptly.
"I have dooe more tar him. for you."
continued Xeslerov. "There Is another
picture be painted from memory. I
hare arranged to purchase H for a good
price, and he stall not looe the money
I pruAiaed him. It was a beginning to
certain stepa I bad thought of to assist
h!tu-
"Sly owl h«r ciW Knncm In es
lonMnwDt u Nfrinvr showed thr
«-cood ptrtoi*.
-To, and the matitabk part of It Is
It took Mm but a abort ttee. I deacrlb
(d you. and be remembered yon. and
between the two be manage! • very
creditable work. I shall cberlab this
pScttsn while I lire.
"My plrtir?r murmured the girl
lookln* at the sweet yet strong
ydnpg Dace the blacksmith artist had
placed open tbe esnraai "Aid all from
memory p
."Tea. from memory and my descrip
tion." said Xesleror. -Your face Is so
IndeiiMy imprinted upon my memury
that 1 could dtsorilie each line, each
feature, with tbe utmost accuracy
She looked at him la astonishment,
fie had made frequent attempts tc
mak- lore to her. bat ahe bad aJwayt
aklllfully repulsed him. That thla could
be true—that this man whose life wa*
one round of pleasure should bare her
face so impressed upon hla atlad seem
"iftit y6u wTiTbefHead him." she asfd.
wit bout easwertog Ma remark. "Too
are powerful In Rai la. A large part
of Mherla Is aadrr roar (antral. Too
can make the Me of the PBulpofi
pleasant there If jm wish."
He bowed, aad his eyes wers hidden
flam her.
"Believe me. I have already token
steps to befriend them. la Tomsk tberv
Is great Bred af swh Ironworkers sow
that tbe railroad baa gnae beyead the
ON, sad 1 have seat my petHloa to the
■sinister of jastlce to hav«Jheas »ei>«
to Tomsk. They win aat toMtond as
ponrlct* bat as honorsworkers."
"What was tbe rHmrr asked Fran
M. She was very pale, bat quite
calm.
"Why. It became known to Inspector
Jansky 041 he police that a crrtsla asm
brr of men congregated hetv and seem
ed lo bold secret inrx-tiugs. He lavestl
gated aad discovered that this was the
headquarter* of a crrrV of BlhllMs.
He errestrd them all. but many es
caped."
"Ami the proof?"
"Letters from Vladimir found on
them."
Prances sighed ami turned sadly
away.
"Too arv an American." cotitlrucd Xe
slcrov. "and cannot umlerrtsnd bow s
man who sppcarvd to you lo le simple
ami rootenled with hU M should prove
to be aa sssssain. This same »pirll
permeates ocr lent sorklr. It comes
to tbe sorfaer even among tlx* relatives
of ocr highest noMe*. My own eousin
was sent lo Siberia. I had no pity fot
Mm. beeanse be was rich, (derated S;MI
bad no reason lo mmtdaia. Rut lite
Panlptrffs—now I bet I know you are
Interested lu them I will |irotect tlwui
from further harm."
"I I hank you." said Trances sadly.
Ne- lerov »llp|» d a coin into tbe I SIKI
of Ibc ilrosky driver. aal be limm-d!
stely had cause to go lo his horses,
whleh were stsmling peacefully raonjli
Where he left Item.
"I wis>h to |k nk our word before we
knio hrr," said I!:P prinpp, laVing Hie
bml of t'ran.-e*. which she. In l« r snr
|ariw\ p»-nuiltid blm la IHIM ■ moment.
"I lore jott I hare lured yon ever
iHMT the ilny I ww you flint. We
have Uniitifnl tram n la KIIIWU, lint
Ocnc like >ou. lam rich, powerful ami
sin Out iiPi.lnj you an empty name.
V.'IU Jim Iw my wife. ray |«!i*fer
'Trlnce Xeslermv." w»l.| I'raini a g n
Uy. Iwit >ll!l in a torn of r> pro>f. "yon
cannot mian. 1 am Mirv. to take n 1
rantnse of my 'ltaths. r.lne auj at
your mercy. You are a gentleman.
I'lease lear- mch no: la for a rasri* fit
t!n occasion'
"All occasions arc tfie «sra to a man
who lore* a« I do." answered Xmiemv
"I nuked yonr father. lie tnalrd the
mattir as of no concern. To me It Is
my life. Slake me happy. IIH- world
Is your*, ltefnse me. yon plunge tne
Ir.to d-ep despair. Ido not care to live
wit hoot you."
"HTuH ii«n'ii»r' »»ld pRUMif. **E»-
•rybody has sooner or later lo live
without a lorni UM-. My fa I her- I my
mother illni many jrwni ago. lie luviil
ber. I!c ban krn Inn? lu Iter memory,
but be bait Ural."
"Ab, but lb.il It uut Iln' same thing
at all. Had I ikhw-hM you fur a time
ami luot yon at the cunim:iud of death,
then I could llvr. lui|«jiy lu tin l l>k>-»i!
memory. Pot to lore you an-l l»w yon
to another! Ah. I would kill him!"
"Too are mad. Kuch word* do not
inspire lore In the heart of an Ameri
can girl fr'oola kill their rival*, hut It
la a poor revenge. 1 do,not love you.
prtnw, ami so rannot marry you. Lei
that cad the matter. I rnii'l now re
torn to Moscow."
"You shall not go till you are mine!"
cried Xeslerov, driven to madness by
her coldness. He sprang forward and
slammed the door, shotting th-m alone
In the unoccupied house. lie «teppid
ton.ml her. Ills breath -amc b»t a|wi
her ckwkn IIU arms were outstretch
ed to setae her.. There was a look of
mad passion In his eyes.
She knew no help was near or possi
Me. The drosky driver was a Hunsian
and would not light the prtei-e. She
I • '
-
"Stand lack, you Umltcr!"
iclgbt scream, bat ber voice could not
reach within two miles of the nearest
bouse. The threatening lips, the touch
of whh-b would be pollution, wore near
ber own. With a iuk-k movement the
slipped her hand into ber pocket.
"Stand back, you Insulter!" she .-aid.
with a cold, steely voice.
The shining barrel of a revolver was
thrust Into his face. It *j« not 9 !*rp
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V" REMITTING * FINE. "
Senator Dubois of Idaho daring
the din when be ra practicing jkv
in Itoiic City was on ■ certain occa
sion itetnlj reprimanded by the
judge of a court in that city be
cause of alleged contempt of court
and in addition »u fined in the turn
•f *SO. The next dey, according to
a custom followed in the Idaho
epurU, th* judge called u,mn ILr.
1)«KW til acciip# the bn«k for hnn
during the transaction of tome com
paratively unimportant bjMneu.
After the judtrea departure from
the court room Mr. Dubois exhibit
ed an instance of that remarkable
presence of mind for which he hat
ever been noted. The future senator
said to the clerk of the court:
"Turning to the record of this court
for yesterday, Mr. Cleric, von will
observe recorded a fine of SSO
against one Frederick T. Dubois.
You will kindly make a note to the
effect that such fine lifts been re
mitted by order of the court-"
Kansas City Journal.
A Triple Beam Searchlight.
For aw in lighthouses a new form
of combination searchlight ha* been
designed and constructed in Berlin.
This throws three Warns of light at
the same time from the top of the
tower. This Sieiwns-Schuckert
searchlight has three arc lights, re
flecting mirrors and projector regu
lating devices IJU d*grecs apart, all
operated automatically. The car
bons of the arc lamps arc fed auto
matically, and electric motors are
used for turning the three search
lights, while a fourth searchlight is
mounted upon the top. this working
entirely independently of the other
three ami moving in any diivction
do*ired. This neu form of electric
flash light has been installed in the
lighthouse tower ai Helgoland.
The three searchlight* mouiitid
on the lower revolting pl.it form liO
degrees apart have mirror* twenty
nine inches in diameter. The plat
form revolves at the rate of four
revolutions per minute.—Carrier's
Magazine:
CwLad D MM.
Here is a conversation that Wall
street men ini.-t took place liotvtvii
J. I'icrpont Hoi||U and John VV.
Gates nt the time I.hen the latter
was doing some remarkably heavy
plunging both in the stock market
and at the race tracks. Wall street
ia recalling it just now with much
interest.
"Mr- Jates, I wL-h you wouldn't
gamble fo openly. It has a bad ef
fect on the market," said Mr. Mor
gan.
"The doors are open when I do
thing?," replied Mr. Gates in his
usual bluff fashion.
*l>oorj were nimle lq sh.it, Mr.
Gates," was Mr. Morgan's (|uirt re
ply as they separated.- -New York
Times. .
Nat Surprised.
Glen who wrote
the libretto for the eomio opera
"Balies In Toyland," was fitting in
H New York restaurant recently
with Victor Herbert, the composer,
when a waiter approached to take
hia order. The waiter smiled at
Mr. MacDonough and said: "You
don't remember me, do you? I
used to sing in one of your com
panies."
"1 remember you very well," said
Sir. MacDonough.
""Arc you surprised to see me here
as a waiter?" asked the other.
"Not a bit," replied the librelti«t
cheerfully. "You know, I hare
heard you sing."
Alaska Tin.
Stream tin was discovered in
Alaska last year, anil now it is re
ported that great ledges of tin ore
hare been found at Cape York, on
Bering sea. Numerous individual
placer miners arc reported to have
made small fortune* during the past
summer, two men, for example, hav
ing taken twenty-two toes of stream
tin from claims along one of the
creeks in the Cape York region,
using the crudest hand methods.
Hydraulic machinery will be taken
into the district n»it «»a«on, when
the extent and value of the tin de
?«its will be ascertained^— New
ork Engineering News.
Lost Article Album.
The French nil way companies
have issued to all stations an al
bum which contains pictures of ev
ery possible article that a traveler
is likely to have about him. Owing
to the great number of p.uecngera
who are unable to speak French it
is often found difficult to trace lost
articles from the description given.
Now all that a passenger has to do
is to point to the missing article in
the album.
Blowing Their Own Trumpet.
"Something for a present, not
too expensive? Yes,madam. These
phonographs are very popular."
"But arc they good?"
"I've sold a great many and had
no complaints. I need hardly Bay
man, madam. They speak lor them-
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