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Show IHTIRNAVONAL PRE.S5 ASSOCIATION. BY PCRMI3IOH OF RAND.MSNALLY & CO. . CHAPTKIt III. (CosTJScrn). "You will not have failed to observe," he began, "that our pant attempts now flvn In number have all practically practi-cally owed their failure to one nnd the name cause. We have not hitherto recornlzed which Is the Btron(?or and which the weaker of the two barriers that confine the object of our devotion. Bciiuo there are but two cruisers uardln tho seaboard of St. Helena, while a continuous cordon of armed sentinels Ii posted around Longwood House, another at the confines of the domain, nd yet a bird alone the coast, we have made the mistake of supposing suppos-ing that our chief difficulties would meat mm on land. But experience has shown that by relying on the corruption of servants and the stupidity of .sen-trie .sen-trie the path to (he shore can always be made smooth. The- really Insurmountable Insur-mountable obstacle has hitherto been the vigilance of the Kngltsh men-of-war. They are, as you 'know, -warned of the approach of a vessel by slgnnl from the lookout on ,the peak, which has a prospect of over twenty leagues. Cruising, one to windward, one to leeward, lee-ward, they allow ho ship to enter the roads without being searchod; no one to land without permission from the admiral) and even after .dark their guardboats, pulling round the island all night, prevent any communication with the. shore. "A prisoner, then, who hns gained tho lnndlng-stnge, -Is none the less a prisoner still, for' he enn by no possibility possi-bility succeed In passing over the half-league half-league of water which separates him from the vessel waiting to bear him away to freedom." M. Carnac sighed ngaln. "It's quite true," said Mr. Holmes; "I round that out myself." "Say rather that you sent others to risk their necks In finding It out for you," growled the count. The colonel hnstcned to divert their nMantlnn frntn nMl ntllpr. "FOTtU nttentlrm from each otljer. v oriu-nately," oriu-nately," he continued, "an Inspiration came to me." Camilla glanced quickly up In astonishment; aston-ishment; and he went on rapidly, as if to retrlevo a false-step. "An Inspiration Inspira-tion from a Hource not unknown to you. Madame de Montaut, wfio has spoken wlu "o much eloquence to-night, wus In f "it the first to suggest that It might be possible to pass under thnt which we could not pass over." The three .visitors stared and were dumb. Camilla looked, nnxlously at their faces to gather their probable opinion. "Yes," said the colonel, "a submnrlno boat Is what Is needed; nnd If the Idea was another's, I may at least claim that the execution of It hns bc.cn Mine." "Execution?" asked. Holmes, with transparent 'Jealousy. "What do you mean? The thing's Impracticable!" "Oh! It Is a poor machine," said the colonel, with great deference, "and not In nny wny one such as you, Mr. Holmes, would Imve been able 'to design; de-sign; but I think It will serve Its. purpose, pur-pose, nnd that Is enough." M. Cnrnac shook his head. "I hope It may," lie said, despondently. "This," snld the colonel, unfolding a drawing nnd holding It up, "Is a sketch of the boat. It Is eight feet wide, seven deep, and Blxty-tlvc long, and Is mado in a number of separate parts, each capable of being concealed In a hogshead hogs-head cask. The whole can bo put together to-gether In two hours." "Good!" cried the count, with a side glanoo nt Holmes. "Most Ingenious! And how do you propose to uso it?" "Only ns nn auxiliary, of course," replied re-plied M. de Montnut, "for its t-ffectlvo range Is very limited. It Is sunk by admitting water Into tanks at the two ends, nnd rnlsed by pumping It dut again. Tho propoltlng power consists of two broad paddles worked from Inside In-side by hnnn, and moving much like tho fins of a llsh. The shnpe of the boat, as you see, Is not unllko thnt of an ordinary cnnnl barge, with watertight water-tight ends, nnd with tho central space covered In by an oblong election, having, hav-ing, panes of glass In the front and sides for purposes of Hteerlng, uhd at the top n batch or trap-door for Ingress nnd egress." "It will be very laborious to work," snld tho count. "Precisely," said tho colonel; "nnd I propose therefore to use It only ns fnr ns It' Is nbsolutely necessary. Iy Idea Is this; A incrchnnt-vcHsel will arrive on Jnincstown, Bt. llelemi, on a day already appointed, mid will obtnlu permission per-mission to anchor In the roads, but of courso outside the tlrclo patrolled by the gunrd-bonts. As soon ns It Is dark tho BUbmnrlne boat will be fitted together to-gether nnd Inuncbed under the charge of a skilled and resolute seaman, lie will make the pnssage to nnd from tho shore under wnter, nnd when once ho hns brought the Kmperor on board our vessel, the submarine boat may be sunk nnd nbandoued, and wo enn mnke snll for Kurope without n moment's dclny." M. Cnrnac wns nn old mnn, nnd constitutionally con-stitutionally timid; the novelty of tho Idea w-i nlnn" Kiiillr-lent to startle ,blm. Mr Holmes was llu Kiiii"ror'H accredited ac-credited ngi-nt In ICiiglnnil. ami could not brook thnt another should tako thr lead In so Important a mutter. Tho count was the boldest nnd most energetic of the three, nnd the one most attracted by the scheme; hut ho know little or nothing of the sen, and was, besides, already under suspicion on account ac-count of a previous abortive attempt. In the event of another fnllure he would undoubtedly suffer the extreme pnnlty at the hands of his enemies. The colonel, who ni"v them all, had BY HENRY MEiWBOLT . no difficulty In reading their Intentions or at any rate their Inclinations upon their fnecs; but he was not without with-out hope of gaining from them what measure of support was absolutely necessary to his plan. "I am both flattered and strengthened," strength-ened," he said, addressing them all, "by your kind approval; the more so as our share In originating this scheme Is but smnll compared with the assistance which I hope to receive from you, who will thus earn the larger part of the glory and rewards which attend success. "From Mr. Holmes, to whose honor nnd Judgment have been committed the vast funds of tho Imperial house, 1 shall hope to receive a grant of a sum of money to defray the expense of the, expedition, 'which, however Inrge, will be Inconsiderable when weighed agnlnst the magnitude of the result'. "M. le Comte, who has been endowed by nature with the strength nnd cour-nge cour-nge of .a hero, will, I trust, think those qualities worthily employed In the service serv-ice of ono who appreclntes themsohlgh-ly. themsohlgh-ly. I look to him to work the submarine boat, which will be famous In history, and In which he will receive the first greeting from the Emperor In freedom. "From you monsieur," he continued, turning to M, Cnrnac, who was await-'Inr await-'Inr his turn In visible trepidation, "I shall ask a less dangerous but not less difficult service. Our pretended merchant-vessel must be commanded by a captain of first-rate ability In seamanship, seaman-ship, and of tact and resource sufficient to enable him to satisfy the Inquisi tions of the British officer, who will board the, ship In tho usual course on her arrival. You alone of us have still free access to France; you will, I ant sure, find us such an officer nniong tho neglected marine of the empire." He had hoped to lessen tho risk of refusul by asking them, In this way, .for a simultaneous assent to his requests, re-quests, but nn embarrassing 'sllcnco followed his nppenl. Camilla Mushed angrily, nnd he hnstcned hnst-cned to .anticipate her. "Well, Mr. Holmes," he snld, "may I rely on you, then, for my llttl million?" "No, you mny not," returned Holmes, rudely. "It's out of the question." M. de Mnntaut persevered with patient surtvlty. "I understand," ho snld, "you have many calls upon ydu; we enn perhaps supply a part from other sources. How much, then, Is the most you can give us?" "Nothing, for the present," was tho reply; "possibly next year I mny have some, smnll sum to spare." . "Next year!" cried Camilla, rising to her feet, and looking superbly down upon the little agent. "Bofore next year you will have lost your pluce; the Emperor leaves St. Helena on the 6th of Mny!" And she turned her back upon him. Tho colonel looked at the other two. He saw that the count was wavering, and to give him time ho turned to M. -Carnac nest. ' "My dear friend," snld the lntter, "you have altogether mistaken -my position. I xlnre not return to Franco upon such nn errand. 1 know -none of the Imperial mnilne, nnd your scbemo, however Ingenious, nppenrs to my mind too unreasonably auduclous for mo to recommend any one to embark upon It." ' ' "I nm of the same opinion ns M. Carnac," Car-nac," ndded the count, hesltnttng .no longer. ."I would dare anything in reason, but this Is a forlorn hope." "Then, gentlemen," broke In Camilla, with a commanding gesture of dismissal, dis-missal, "we have but to thank you for your attendance this evening, nnd to nbsolve you for the future. As for this paltry million," she addod, turning to tier brnther-ln-lnw, "I will see to thnt, You shull find our captain, and tho active ac-tive service we will take upon our-sejvis, our-sejvis, If all tho world turn craven!" So saying she crossed the room nnd went out with u sweep of line" disdain. The colonel, who recognized moro clearly thnt t,ls enterprise uhd all concerned con-cerned in It were at llio mercy of thoso to whom he had committed his secret, leirialned behind to soothe the trampled feelings of .the three discomfited gentlemen. OHAPTEIt IV. Iv H E N ,D I C.K jfi li? H7 awo,to ,10xt morn-,4rT-"i,M N lnB ' "10 febrifuge ( CMvYfilil '"ul ''"" "H wurl irtk W '? "'" '"' WIH himself tK M.V I I 1 "Kaln- '""a tho (7fyf$SiJL A worse for a pnlr of WAj'OyVvfcS L2 Bl,rf shoulders and ' S " ft'w cuts u')(m "10 II M tU head. v. I J Tll surgeon a 4a Oj Wiry, sharp-eyed I tinwt. Tlfc llttle mnn, of half his stalwart patient's weight rallied ' him upon his sensitiveness to pain In a tono of Irony which brought tho. blood hotly back Into his cheeks, nnd gave them onco more the bronzed glow of health. Dick would hnvo given much to be able to explain the true causo of his ngitnted condition on the previous afternoon, but t-ven his business nt thu Admiralty, nnd Its result, seemed a futile reason to offer for such weakness; cspeclnlly to an Inquisitor whoso eyes wero alrendy twinkling with n suspicion sus-picion of the truth behind. Bo he turned tho conversntlon by asking ask-ing whether ka might go to his rooms to-day. "Oh yes, I daro Bay you might," was the reply; "but why hurry? You'ra comfortable hern 'nen't you?" "I I'm in, pretty well." said Dick, with transparent affectation. "Well, veil," nald the old mnn, "poor Madame de Montuut did her best, you know. Hut you may go," he continued, making for Ui door, with a humorous pretense of bodily fenr; "you may go to-duy. but don't get overheated, and don't be out afler sunset, flood-by!" And ho fled chuckling 1 Dick wns loft Inughliig nnd swearing J to himself 'TMn'mmd It' why am I so tfmplo Every casual stranger can ia.lt, round nnd round rne, and Blnrs Into uiy galley windows!" But ' ho i) cojy half dlsplenced, This little twit kad wnnr.ed him niter nil, and hq f$H th f sanguine curr'nt of hop- nnd Mtivq thought running through J,t3 brain Ilk n, mlll-raco In the oprlnc utt'llcrht, lie had escnpod tho dreaded good fortuno' that had threatened him with lmmo- dlnto banishment, nnd ho had begut,C, V to find his bargain with Camillu QVonJ't more pro'fltnblo thnn he could haya ventured to erpoct when he mnde Jt, 1 It WBB(not .until close upon 3 o'cloaU that Camilla returned. However, whn she did come, she came alone, and tha I wns a consolation worth waiting for, " Oho Joined DloU In tho morning-room downstairs, nnd settled herself by the flro with perfect onao of manner, He felt that his confidence inlslit forsnka him If ho waited, and after he had replied re-plied to her Inquiries ho took n plunie at once, "Are you really Irish, nnd not French at all?" he asked. "Irish by birth," she replied-, "Frenoh by breeding and adoption. Oh, It U no ' secret," she went on, with a smile, aa Dlek hesitated to 'press the Inquiry; "and I would gladly tell you nil about It It I thought It could Interest you; but your sympathies lie, as I told yon,. In -another direction altogether," "Everything Interests mo that concerns con-cerns youl" burst out ,D!ck. "I am. longing to bear more." "It is true that the more I tell you,, the moro completely you will acknowledge acknowl-edge me to be In the right," she replied,, "and thnt consideration would tempt a. woman to even greater Imprudences tha.n this." She laughed and looked him franklr In the face. He felt that this was not.. , an opportunity for sentiment, anil y caught gratefully at the camaraderie- ' she-offered him Instead.. "Good!" he said, sn.lllng back at her; "then I will abandon my sympathies and own you to be right; and It shall be simply a story that you tell me. If, you. will." "Yes; but I shall claim one from voir In return. And now listen. I was born," she began, i'ln the year 1798, la the county of Tlpperary. My mother died when I was but a few weeks old. My father, Anthony Dopoghue o'f Castle Carrol, was wrongfully suspected of being concernod In Wolfe Tone's conspiracy, con-spiracy, nnd when the rebellion broko-out broko-out In '97 tho Orangemen were upon htm like tigers. He took me a child of less than a year upon tho saddle Iil front of him nnd rode for his life. "He succeeded, ufter mnny nnrrow'es-capes. nnrrow'es-capes. In reaching Ban try Bay, wher-a wher-a number of patriots under Fitzgerald nnd O'Connor wero met to receive Gen. Hoche nnd the French troops which ?io was bringing over at their Invitation. My father, who had previously held aloof, was now tempted to Join them for the sake of revenge. "He sent mo over to France In oharg itf a deserter's wife, to whom ho was also al-so obliged to entrust the realized part of bis fortune and the Jewels which you" have sometimes, seen me wearing. She proved worthy of his confidence, and when ho came, to Paris after tho final collapse of the rebellion ho found both his daughter and his diamonds safo lo the houso of Gen. Bonaparto' himself, to whose protection I had been commended com-mended by a letter from Hoohe. "'Ah!' said Napoleon, when my father fath-er went to thank him, 'here comes Metu- v bus In search of his llttlo Camilla.' It f appears that there Is u story In Virgil of a wnrrlor pursued by his enemies, and encumbered by tho burden of nn Infant In-fant daughter named Camilla. Stopped In his flight by a rapid stream, ho bliult tho child to his spear, and with a prayer to Dlnna hurls her across, and himself swims tlio flood, to find her safe nnd sound upon the farther. side. In gratitude grati-tude ho vows hor to tho lifelong service ser-vice of tho goddess who has answered his prayer. It was to this adventure, then which our own so much rosemblud that Napoleon wus referring. "My father, who had all tho wit of i his race, took up tho allusion nt oneov 'From this moment,' ho said, "Bhe shall bo called Camilla, nnd I dedicate her l tho great proteotor who has saved us.' "Napoleonwns pleased with tho readiness read-iness of tho reply, and took him Into high favor. Ho afterward gave him a high command In tho Irl.ili brigade, anil fjBJ heaped him with rewards, lvmem- KM bered "me, too, nnd after my fitthei-'s denth he mnrrled mo to M. do Montaut, fiBJ a gentleman of an nnctent nnd wealthy B house, und entirely devoted tn the em- ( peror, In whoso serylco he met an honor- (M able death In lM. I wns but 18 then. Wti nnd I lmvu been nn exile ever slnco. Wlj for neither my brother-in-law nor I havn M I stooped to muko our peace with th Vfly Bourbons. ,Bj - i . 'Iao VTO US CONTINUIIIl ) MS |