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Show I. -- my place and ruled. fif S-- CROCKETT. Alulfar of 7eJ3acfeaSo , tCopyrlKht, im- by 3. K. Ciockw I. i CHAPTER XXXII. Continued. "Come! she said and led him with-- ' "One other revenue I hare which I in tin inner )awlion. A dim light hall keep to the last It shall be as through the open flap by which sweet to me as ours to you I shall the men had gone out with their load draw it out linuerlngiy that I may of ponder Day was breaking and a drain all Its sweetnis. It Is the up- broad crimson bar lay across the path start fcprinirald whom the Princess of the yet unrtsen run. Theresa and l8-8- Margaret had the bad tabte to prefer to me. Not that I cared a jot for the Princess. M taste is far other (here he looked up tenderly); "but the Princess I must wed, as maid or widow I care not. 1 take her provinces, not herself; and these must be mine by right of fief and succession as well as The way is by right of cohquest clear. That piece of carrion which men called by a pridces name was carried out a while ago. Conrad, the priest, who is a man. shall die like a man. And I. It an, and Holy Russia shall enter In By the right of Margaret, sole heir of Courtland, city and province shall be mine; Kernshera shall be mine; Hohenstein shall he etrm ayirajrT'wWtry' a fait for and the Mark with the Executioner's Son and his little housewife. But sweeter than all shall be my revenge upon the man I hate upon him who took his betrothed wife from Ivan of Muscovy. It Ah," said Theresa von Lynar, will Indeed be sweet! And what shall be your worthy and terrible revenge?" "I have thought of it long I have turned it over, this and that 1 have thought of the smearing with honey and the anthill, or trepanning and worms on the brain but I have thought at last of something that will make the ears of the world tingle He leaned forward and whispered Into the ear of Theresa von Lynar the terrible death prepared for her only son. She sodded calmly as she lis- tened, but a wonderful Joy lit up the womans face. 'T am glad I came hither. she murmured; "It is worth it all. Prince Iran took her hand In both of his and pressed it fondly. "And you shall be gladder yet, he aaid, "my Lady Theresa. I have something to say. I had not thought that there lived In the world any woman so like minded, even as I knew not that there lived any woman so beautiful. Together you and I might rule the world. Shall It be together? "But, Prince Ivan, she interposed quickly, but still smiling, what is this? I thought you were, set on wedYou ding the Princess Margaret. were to make her first widow and then wife. "Theresa, he said, looking amor- onsly up at her, "I wed for a auurry the. woupuk Arho is nmwvi awttr. It is our custom. . I must give the left hand; His frue. but WithIt the heart, my Theresa! He was on his knees before her now, still clasping her hand.',. You consent? he said, with triumph already in his tone . I did not say nay! she answered, with a sigh. He kissed her hand find rose to his feet He' would have taken her in his arms, but a noise In the pavilion disturbed him. He went quickly to the curtain and peeped through. It is nothing, he said, "only the men come to fetch the powder for the MargraTs cannon. ' vBat the night speeds apace. In an hour we assault .With an eager, look on'bis face he came nearer to her. .. "Theresa, he said,- a soldiers wooing must needs be brisk and speedy. Yours and mine yet swifter. Our revenge beckons us. Do you abide beta till I return with those goods friends whose names we have mentioned. But now, ere I go forth, pledge me your love. This Is our true betrothal. Prince Ivan stood beside the dead. He had been roughly thrown down on the pile of rough boxes which contained s the powder manufactured b the alchemists according to the famous recipe of Bartholdus Schwartz. The lid of the largest chest stood open, as if the men were returning for j et another burden. Quick! she said, "here In the pres ence of the dead, I will whisper it here, here and not elsewhere," She brought him round with the goatle compulsion of her hand till he stood In a little angle where the red light of the dawn shone on his dark, handsome face. Then she put an arm strong as a wrestler's about him, Mar-gtaf- -- Plas-enbur- rttlftlttlWiT "htm "Where" the gracious smile on the woman's lips held him acquiescent and content. She bent her head. she said, "tljls have I "Listen, never done for any man no, not so much as this! And for you will I do much more. Prince Ivan, you speak true death alone must part you and You ask me for a love pledge. me. I will give It. Ivan of Muscovy, you have plotted death and torture the death of the Innocent. LlBten! I am the wife of Henry of 'Kernsberg, the mother of the lad Maurice von Lynar whom ye would slay by horrid devices. Prince, truly you and I shall die together and the time Is now! Vehemently for his life struggled Prince Ivan, twisting like a serpent, and crying, Help! Help! Treachery! Witch, let me go, or I will stab you where you stand. Then Theresa von Lynar laughed aloud as she held him In her grasp. The password. Prince do not forget the password! You will need it I, Theresa, have not forgotRememten! It is 'Henry the Lion! ber! And Theresa dropped the naked candle she had been holding aloft Into the great cheat of dull black grains which stood open at her side. g - - After that It mattered little that at the same moment beyond the Alla the tpimpetr of Hugo. Prince of Plaasen-burg- , blew their first blast. - I rile share hta father Gathering Crude Turpentine. am glad! Meantime, beneath in her chamber, the Princess Margaret was making her husband's life a burden to him. Of rather, first quarreling with him and the next moment throwing her arms about hla neck In a passion of remorse. For that Is the wont of dainty Princess Margarets who ate sick and know not what aileth them. "Little one. he said, "I want you to he good This is a great and a glad day. Today my sister finds the hap piness that you and 1 have found. To day 1 am to sit in my father's seat and have my own name among men. You must help me. Will you, little one? For once let me be your tireI hate often done my own woman tiring when, in old days, I dared deaUl In womtn's garnfents for your sweet sake. Dearet, do not hurt my brart any more, but help me. " His wife smiled suddenly 'W her teais, and taut hu- rmo neck. had "Oh, f am bad bad' he It wete bo. woncried vehemently der if you did not love me. But-Ckeep loving rue. I should die else. I will be better, 1 will I wiy ! , I do not kndw why I should be so bad. Some, times I cannot help It " But-- Maumee, la&s4ul,.her.aA(LjmU. as if he knew, We will live like plain and honest words AFTER THE. TEMPEST, FEACEL looked She anxiously flngeroajlp. towards the back of the tent where lay For, strangely enough, by the wonder the dead prince. "Hush! I hear some- of Providence or some freak of the exploding powder, they found Theresa thing! she said. Then. she smiled upon him a sud- fallen where she stood, blackened but den radiance like sunshine .through scarce marred in fade or figure. So - hell they had from that burht-ou- t rain clouds. at the last she her of here that me I the am afraid "dome with brought dark!" she said, almost like a child. might rest near the man whom her . For great Is the guile of a woman soul had loved. But on this morning of gladness only when her all Is at stake. Theresa von Lynar opened' .the Joan thought of the deal woman. "To-daI will do the thing she latch of a horn lanter which dangled at a pole and took the candle in her .wished, the Duchess thought, as she left She gave her right band with a looked from the window towards her certain gesture of surrender to Prince fathers tomb. "She would take nothTvan. , ing for herself yet shall her son sit In' y f vM K S'. As i I,; i. i- - .rs.Ur: A . ' ' u - J, '' Y, x . & V ..fright, fcj In WAIT FOR THIS. Only trip to California, via Salt Lake Route. Write for full Information to J. H. Burtner, ' Salt ' Lake City. a UaitarwuS, V. great pine forests lh North Carolina. VwWrwood one of th . 30 round RAISING CANARY BIRDS. ginning of Janpary and again after the mating time.. Canaries are very sensitive to drafts and some singers, the results of years of careful breeding and training, have been ruined by a few moments expoaurb by an open GERMANY WORLD'S CONTROLS MARKET OF SINGERS. Exceptionally Good Onea Command How th Young Fancy Price Are Trained Are Very Sensible to Drafts. Ah, that's better. . In Margaret's April eye the sot shone out again, and she clung low lngly to her husband a moment befon ' ; she would let him go. r many-cblore- and in Latin,' the i it. $ d underneath, f 8een d And -- iraai iWrMnHk, Not in a vast and solemn cathedra! CHAP1ER XXXIII. was Joan married, but, in the ol church of Kernsberg, which had m The Head of the Church Visible, often raised the protest of the Churck "So, said Pope .81xtua, amicably, against the exactions of her ancestor! "your brother was killed by the great The bridal escort was of hex. db n of Friar Roger's- powder-iexplosl&t tried" soldiery ."how" WMheir "H the camp of the enemy! Then you more, and aU of them were a litth are the heir to the kingdom you must sad for that . Hugo and Helene 4 marry you must marry! had come :Hugo becauai Plasaenburg Conrad flashed fiery red.' ? he was the representative of the Exp he satif nervously, "Holy Father, peror, and Helene because ahe was hla eyes on the Alban Hills, It was sweet and loving woman who delighi concerning this that 1 made pilgrimed to rejoice in anothers Joy. I Rome to consult that might age When at last they came down the your Holiness!" choristen aisle, and the sweet-voice, The pontiff nodded amicably. maidens and the whlte-fobesang, Well, I will receive back your hat to walk for flowers scattered their feet 1 will annul your orders. But whom found opportunity to bride the upon, to wish do you marry? What, your to her husband, I shall never brothers widow? It will be difficult, whisper be Joan of the- - Sword Hand any " this marriage difficult, but not im- more!" possible. He smiled back at her as they came The Pontiff paused to give Conrad out - - upon the tears and laughter and " " ' To time apeak. of the acclaim throng 1 will pay into the treasury of the that filled the little square. maron of the Father my day Holy Fear not, beloved, he said, and his riage a hundred thousand ducats," eye were very glad and proud, he said Conrad. to me, and I will be your Sword The Pontiff turned about and beck- joan Hand! oned to a tall young man in a black , (The End.) soutane. come he hither! cried, "Gluliano, He Knew th Subject. and as he came he explained in hla In n tar western canon, near th low. tone, My nephew. Yea, mydear Mexican border, are four graves, the nephew. Prince Conrad of Courtland! headboards marking them fashioned You are to go and prepare documents from the rough deala of a packing I this noble will prince. concerning are buried three case. In instruct you aa to their nature pres- of n little the graves after gold, seekers of party ently. Await me in the hither library. one of a band of greasers" from When be was gone the Pope sat a and across the boundary who contested moment absorbed in thought. American claim to the richyerri-torthe him to wULsend "I with , Couytland in the canon. will marry you and bring you. He The faulty orthography of the rudeback the benefaction. Your hand, my conson. I am an old man and need help. ly carved epitaphs justifies the first the on Padder" that the jecture May you be happy! headboard la intended for Pad'' a sobriquet sometimes beqtowed In the . Epilogue of Explication. abstemiIt wad the morning of a white day. lawless Southwest upon an The princely banner flew from every ous comrade. That the carver of the epitaphs entower In Castle Kernsberg, for that day ideas as to the ultimate destertained It was to lose a duchess and gain a and duke. It waa Joan's second wedding tination of hla fallen companions, is of that detested plain Mexican, the day the day of her 'first, marriage. Never had the little hill town seen from the direction indicated by the so brave' a gathering since the North- Index finger of the hand above the ern princes laid Henry the Lion in bis name on each board. vault-whorbe grave. In the-greGetting Even. slept there as a new tomb, a plain Who was that plutocratic gentlemarble slab with the Inscription man you Just bowed to, 3quigglns?" THERESA, WIFE OF HERY That was the plumber who doe all DUKE OF KERNSBERG ANDOH-ENSTEJN- . the work In my house during the win, A couple of days ago a gentlemaa called upon me with a message (front the German emperor). . . . The word; ing of the message waa: "Convey to Mr. Clemens my kindest regards. Ask him It be. remember that dinner, and ask blm why he didnt do any talking. Why, how could I talk when he wa talking? He "held the age, as e rgysay and two cant the pok e talk at the same time with good effect It reminds me of the man who was reproaching a friend, who said: "I think It a shame that you have not spoken to your wife tor 15 years. How do you Justify It? T didn't want to Interrapt her. If the emperor bad been at my table he would not have suffered from my silence, be would only bave Buffered from the sorrows of bia own solitude. U I were not too old to travel I would etigo to Berlin and Introduce th quette of my own table, which tallies with the etiquette observable at other royal tables. I would ay: Invite me again, your majesty, and give me a chance; then I would courteously waive rank and do all the talking my- -. Ahaak. .hla.B)aiefltx..fr, Mi JUb.4. message, and am proud to have It and glad to express my sincere reclproca Bob of Its sentiments. From Mark Twain's Autobiography in th North American Review. . w d e ' August Personage at the Table Had a Monopoly of It. ' -- y "The password, Prince do not forget v the, password? ' T love you, Ivan! that' I may Say, keep it In' my heart till my return!" He would have taken her in bis arms, but Theresa turned quickly, WHY MARK DIDN'T TALK. O - Little one, I want you to be good.4 country folk, you and L" he said. Lt Anna and Martha follow their was captains. Now smile on me, little one ter months?" window. i Keep Mum. Women, as women, are pretty much alike. The have the asm hair, dlf- - A fering (lightly only a to color and, length; same features, tame thought. When we love on of them, therefore, w are in reality loving them alL But It la aa well not to mention this. Ufa-$30 ,i - California - ' t Ret Salt Lake Route. - Ufa on exports of canaries from thla Troopship. for the calendar year 1805 revels in Ths troopship of was $37,885 and for the calendar year luxuries compared with its compeer 1906 $40,OJ8. of other days, and if th soldier nowadays grumble to himself - at his NEGROES AFRAID OF COMET. cramped accommodation and hla ships fare, he caa take comfort ia thg Report In Indian Territory Towns thought that he enjoys advantages That Earth End la Ntar. at ths sailing-shi- p that his The- district Washington. Writing from Madge burg, Consul Frank 8. Hannah says concerning the business of raising canary bird In the Hart mountains: The breeding and selling of canary birds in Germany, which baa reached such proportion that It now controls the markets of the world, la conservatively estimated of a value of t238,-0050,000 In SL Andreasburg-aloncanaries are yearly raised for export For An .exceptionally good singer and breeder at least 300 marks (371.40) must be paid and 100 marks $23.80) Is often paid for a good Vorsaenger, a bird used to teach the younger canaries to sing by example. The normal price for good singers varies from $2.88 to $8.57. Absolute qulet..md..undlstiu:hft(t inUniate..fe!a tlons exist between the breeder add bla birds. Similar conditions are attained by the Madgebnrg breeder. Tiara canaries Many of the which-ar- e exported to the United 8tates are bred in the city of Madge-burwhere aome of the best singers are produced. "The training of th young birds to sing correctly is one of the most Important and laborious features of the breeders activity. The young birds, learning by imitation for the most pari, acquire had singing aa well aa good, and while it la the plan of the breeders that the birds should onty hear the good singing of the 'Vorsaenger, yet some f them naturally chirp and whistle in an unpleasant manner, and care must be taken that these birds be removed before the other ame bad birds have acquired (h habits and are rendered unsalable-Thart of the breeder He In his beto discover the slumbering able ing talent in the bird at an early age, developing the same to Its highest point of perfection In its particular line. These bird are divided into classes and kept in separate rooms, those having harsh and sharp voices being often placed in covered cages, where Instead of singing they Are forced to ilstqq to other good singer, through which their faults are often overcome. The better singers, after passing a certain stage where their habits are established ' and they do not require the close dally watching of the breeder, are taken into a room reserved for The elementary the best singers. training for the singer la generally finished by the end of November and the singing la at best at the be e e it' to-da- y r brathsr-la-srm- s period never even dreamed of. The Captain. Muskogee, I. T. The . tgnoran( negroes throughout Indian territory nr . $30 CALIFORNIA $30 greatly excited by the reported approach of n destructive comet. In Round trip via Salt Lake - Route. many places they have qult wbrk and Sale begins April 26th. ' Write today. are assembling nightly . In - churches J. H. Burtner, Balt Lake City. and holding religious services. Giving the Malt, a SsndofT. , .It is reported at Fort Gibson and at Over in the little town of Wildcat many other points along the Arkansas a negro postmaster each day carries rivey where there are large negro settlements that the comet la th only the maU from th post office to th he places th mU thing talked about, snd the negro be- train. - Slowly fI'iTi' lieve that the world is coming to' an pouch- on- sTcreni.'" A 'the end.. This condition has reached such Is approaching and the arm on the mall car extend to sweep th bag proportions that the midair, the old man shouts: a, local newspaper, telegraphed JProf. from P. J. J. See, of Mars Island, asking hla "Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! The honorable mall of thesarUnited State opinion about the comet His reply Is about to go. n was: air. "The comet a It is of the . ghost $30 California A Ret Salt Lake Route. is going from 4b earth instead of toward it There is no danger of conEver Have to Listen to Em. tact" The Converaatlon (as it sounds) A great .many Indiana have also beAnd I says to him, I say O, he says come alarmed oyer the agitation, but well, if you think, I eaya eaye they are not demonstrative about it, then he says he be I Just wait, I as are the negroes. At Westvllle it is aye Sadie says she never maybe reported that meetings are being held yon didnt I- - says, but I know. I nightly and prayer offered. These re- says I dont care what anybody says If he aay. so he aays I aald he he port come from the smaller, towns --I snd rural communities. There is not I says says says much. excitement among the negroes Puck. , , of the larger town, although tt ia un- $30 California A ReL 8alt Lake Route. derstood that tn nearly every church mads service 8undaj( reference was Russian Farmer Organise. A . J S. to It In Russia there are agricultural orof semstvos, ganisations through Would Manage Whole1 Town. which largq quantities of farming supArmour, S. D. One man may run plies and machinery are produced. this town not a political boss, hut A $30 California A ReL Salt take Route. business manager. - J. C. Cantonwin is, with other taxpayers, disgusted WANTEO THE WHOLE HOGS. with the city .debt and high assesswill a bond guarments. He put up Widow Fully Determined to Get Her anteeing that if given the manageMoneys Worth.'ment of the citys affairs be will demonstrate that a town and city can "It's curious how the people have When conducted be run profitably turned around within a couple , of along business lines, i years and . become ? so ' distrustful, Some of the aldermen look askance said the old farmer, aa tbe. matter of st the proposition, .but the taxpayers grgft and trusts were touched upon. generally would like to try 1L Armour I had four hogs to sell and advertised has 2,000 inhabitants and is a thriv- them ia the village paper. Half a , ing town, but It has a bonded debt of doses people came 'out to see them, be have to $40,000, and city warrants and among them was a widow. She sold at a discount wanted me to swear to tbe breed, the weight and the fact that th hogs were in good health. She wanted to he assured of their good eyesight and bearing. She wanted to be satisfied that they were hogs. She a special appliance for emptying the wanted me to sign a paper that I tub instantly. Tbe water generally ia had raised the porkers & Instead of kept at a temperature of 100 degrees ; steaRng Jemw.3Yhen J had done all thla and tha sale waa about effected and Is kept continually flowing. be suddenly turned and walked Away. The patient remains In the hamHello, now; what's the matter I callmock for a period varying from four cut their tails to eight hours at a time. At the end ed after hen Tou-voff,' ahe replied.. Yes, that waa dona of each period he Is taken from th Then you bath and placed on a cot, nibbed down, when they were pigs. knock off 60 cents apiece for missing and allowed to rest for half an hour. He then la returned to the swinging tails, or I don't buy. Ita whole hog no. arattl'-?- . hammock and IfiimerSed Ir water.The r none-an- d only purpose for which he Is taken Fashion in Medicine.' from the water Is an occasional rest There is a fashion In most thiagaT His meals are given to him in the and medicine during tbe last ten years bath. has appeared to me to be as much Tbe head, which rests on a circular wider lta away as dress or charity. rubber cushion, Is the only portion of Half ones duties aa a medical man is the body not submerged. ' devoted to explaining away the diagnosis of the fashionable physician, to 2 the which," Rowe ver, creditable Future. Should Have Bright la particularly unfof--' diagnostician, A professor at Berne university Is taat fof the patient, who readily Mile. Gertrude Woker. She is 36 and a pet of the maladte a la mode. taakea paased all her examinations some time D. W. Sam ways, in British Medical ago with great distinction. She JoumaL " on physics and tiemistry, $30 California A Ret. Salt Lake Route. i it Tlmea-Democra- t, -- WATER CURE FOR THE INSANE Innovation Will Bo Introduced at Almshouse. Phil-adslph- la ! Philadelphia. Treatment of the In-- , sane by water with the idea of washing away insanity germs will be an innovation in the new quarters for the Insane at the Philadelphia almshouse, which will be opened soon. Dr. Coply, director of tbe department of health, la confident of the success of the move-mea- "But you seem to have quite kindly feelings toward him, which plumber are hardly used to after the presenta" " tion of their bills. But perhaps be has ' The plant Is designed primarily for let you down easy mania "Not at all. He soaked me and hi the atreatment ofof cases of acute which the system by by batblng ha he so hard that other customers ia kept completely been able to buy an automobile out of body of tbe patient submerged in rhnntng water for at hla profits. But, I tell you. I w as ia deemed necessary to to see him just sow, for long aatime mighty glad cure. The plant, in Its present effect It savored- of revenge. form, is composed of a number of In what way? two are specially set "That plumber waa Just coming out rooms, of whichkind of. treatment. for this aside of an automobile xepair shop.. Ill In each bathroom a hammock Is arhe a got a taste of his own medicine on which the patient's body ranged to there, ahd it all! bankrupt him Just Above are hot and cold water rests. wagon of devil wheels the nls keep faucets with a thermometer attached running right If ttla isnt poetic Juster gauging the temperature. There la tice, what i 'T i 4f t. good-nature- d e -- leo-lure- s . srma, n |