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Show n a slip from your memory, I w ftt you this ring of mine; and she drew one from her finger. "I wish yon to wear it, and to think it says always. RoseHe de Casbneau gave me to you; and she will always pray for yon:, that you may be a gallant gentleman, loyal to what Is' true and right-- ' Will you have, the ring say this to youT'., ...-- Her words touched deeply the boy's "..', chlvalric, Impulsive nature; and bending over the hand that proffered the, ring, he pressed bis Ups to the Jew- - iySbverevx PON BY LftXDSnMnON3 CHAPTER XXIII. Continued. Nov there came upon the face of the country faint scars where wheela had cut into the hard soli, these Tati rant indices of travel not pointing all one way. and not cut deep, aa was the royal highway of the cattle, bu crossing, tangling, sometimes blending into d roada, though more often straying aimleaaly off over the prairie to end at the homeatead of some farmer. .. These new bouses were dark and low and brown, with the exception that each few miles the traveler might see a small frame house painted white. Here and there over rhe coentry were broken rows of little yellow, faded trees struggling up out ' of the hard earth. The untiring wheela of windmills could be .A seen everywhere at their work. . Ip the town of Elliaville the great heap, of buffalo bones was gone from the side of the railroad track. There went many wagons now, but none brought In bones to pile up the rail-Vpfar even the bones of the buffalo ' werp now gone forever. ' The Land Office was yet at Ellla-vllla. and the rush of settlers was Elliaville had thirty business housia and two thousand inhabitants. It bad large railway shops and the division offices of the road. . It had two schoobouaes (always the schoolhouse grew gwlckly on the Western soil), six buildings of two stories, two buildings of three stories and built at ' brick, - . v V'-- -. -V. The who asked tor the old, stranger wild .days of Elllsville the Red was told that no such days had ever been. Yet stay; perhaps there. were half a ' dosea men who had lived at Ellisvllle ; from the first who could, perhaps, tkn ; one to the boarding house of Mrs. Daly; who eoald, perhaps, tell something of he ' forgotten days .of the past,' the of two years ago, before the pres- days ' ent population of Ellisvllle came West Thee was, perhaps, a graveyard, 'but ' the headstones had been so few that . - main-travele- verse ending, after the vocal fashii of his race, with a sudden uplift oi sheer octave, as thus: "M-r-'- d a dance ! Uunliar---e-e-- e For to think lava It, a For .to . in and said good steppe Fregklin in fine fettle morning said he. Very this storel v Sr fine, for. ad j see-oul- fourth st Lara thinking twl-l-l-l- djag-o-o-- n. 'yuieem jlmr Wed would be Le .Chlen lready gone tary friends, Jean, walk-th- e corner of n to .the inn, I. Acsg rt C, WILSON -' 'I mOwmiI it. Dropping on his knees, ns grsspfd a ring, and a Knars of foe apparently solid wall rolled up with a grating noise until It was level with his .head, as he still knelt; and a rush of damp, air, as If from, out of doors, stirred the short locks on Jeans forehead, as, he stared with wonder-filleeyes into the dark opening that gaped' ; before thpm,, .., i , A minute later the boys eyes were nearly .. blinded, : as he followed his room, with companion Into a cpve-lik- s a floor of rock, which was also the material of its ceiling and walls. .It was furnished but scantily; ; anfi around a table" at the further side were several men; while somewhat apart from them sat two women. As Thiel entered, with Jean close behind him, the men ceased talking, and stared with evident displeasure st the boy all except. Laro, who railed out, Aha, my young mate. Is it thyself? Welcome, my He put .out an inviting hand; then, aa the lad came to his side, he said, turning to a slenderly built man of. middle age seated next him, with an elbow on the table and a hand supporting his cheek, "Count de Case-neapermit me to present to you my young friend, Jean Lafitte, who is Borne day to be my mrte, and who Is as dear to me as an own son. The count did not cnange his position, but stared moodily at foe handsome boy while murmuring a courteous acknowledgment of his pres ence. As for Jean, he scarcely heard the words, " so engrossed had his senses become with the beautiful face confronting him from foe other cor' ner of the room. i The young lady was looking at him; and from. her clear blue eyes there flashed a smile that opened the red lips to show two rows of little pearllike teeth, as .she said In a voice whose sweetness held yet a note of d eled fingers.' . Thank you, he said, as, now with' a smile, she slipped the Uttle circlet upon. the fourth finger of. hie left hand; and the touch of her own, warm , ' and gentle, ' sent ' a thrill of ' delight; ... through his young veUa. ; ", . VI shall never forget you, ho de-dared, looking up Into her face; and no matter what or where I may be, rou and yours will always have my ove and service. - p It Is now my turn to thank' you," , she said; "for and a look chased thd smile from her eyes- "who khall say but that I. or mine may call upon yon to make good your y promise?" Before he could reply, they were In- tempted by the entrance of Laro, with Thiel close behind him;- and following the two was Pierre, who with ' open eyes and mouth stared about him wonderingly. Laro gave his orders hastily,' but-;:- , dearly, after which he turned to Pierre, who stood near him. Good night, my boy; I am sorry you are not to go with me, for I would Uke greatly to have your stent heart and strong arm aboard ' the Algle. You will come with me next time?" laying his hand on the boys shoulder. Jean Yemalned silent, standing with lowered eyes, whUe the bell Jangled second time. I'U be In this port again' within two years, added Laro; and then I nm sure you wUl be ready to come with me. Until 'then, dear lad, good And he moved away, mo-- , night. tionlng for the others to follow. ' "Good night, Jens, and adieu. said Roselle, ns she .was about to pass Do not forget me, nor what I him. have said to you.1 She was gone, leaving the boy standing mute, sensible at the odor of violets, and regretting ruefully bis in-- 1 ability to have acknowledged her gra-- ! clous farewell. . But the sound of , Thiels voice soon aroused him from , V rtsui if Batty the to it. So I slnds he "yere a dethractor of Innydnce. Aunt's Batty ould! Listen to me, boy! Its over thecountry not,. oy CubbeATAl preaching. y than Wigglt-Gal- t, slgnayture fifty years younger I am e latter called as Batterslel but Henry I'm when I saw ye last. younger than his dark face. "I life be- agent, o the British American Colon! ye ivver saw me In all your to see you. I put ' nation an I to says the, pi Sodety . sea this night" fore." .. .; er party there, says I, 'Ive fifteen hm "And what and where was thd founJean started' and stared. acres that dred o loveliest the land tain? said Franklin, as he seated him"Aye this' night with1 the Ivver lay out of dures, an' ye ma; self at his desk. set for sail continAlgle Louisiana," have if for the trifle o .fifty dollars' "The one fountain of all on earth, ued Lara. Would you not like to go acre.--. Offer It tothe Leddy Wl the me boy Sucdss succlssl The two you and Pierre? I will take to him; shes a phtlan with me dearest things of life are Suedes and git, saysanI Is both, If you but say the word." Bettherln ' fer the throplst, Ive found thlm both. Jeans cheeks were filled with sudRevlnge. I to ins-- ' den color, and his eyes sparkled with Shura, pfWhat Is that gives one man (savin' pore nephews, says The Lady Wlgglt, says I, TR excitement the lofty air an the overlookin eye, sllf). But this all passed awsy tlnnlnfiT sendin a be load o' pore ship as he said sighingly, "Aye, I would-likwhere another full his ekll in Inches over here, says I, an shell buy this fears to draw the same breath o life to go;1 but " with him? Sucdss, sucdss. me boy!" land. ' Offer It to her, says L Bo hq . "Then It Is but for yon to come," did. So she did. , She tuk it I'll bf "Well, I suppose you dont mind my urged the tempter. hdks o comes . away before thlm plslnts congratulating you on your success, over to settle Jean paid no heed to this, but Inhere, glory be! Now, whatever It may be." said Franklin, quired, "Why are you going In such as he began to busy himself about his wasnt It alsy? Theres no fools 11km haste?" w, An the me English boy. overland, work at the desk. Yoiire Just a trijfle Well,", replied Lara, lowering his twas a simple Judgment on me ray know. you mysterious, tone. "There Is in the city a certain . "Thera's none Id llever have shake ered Aunt the Leddy Wlgglt" wealthy royalist who has fled 'from , "But Batterslelgh, look here," said me by the hand than yourstlf, Ned, Paris with his daughter Roselle, a said Batterslelgh, "the more especial- Franklin, "you talk of fifty dollars ah" most beautiful demoiselle of eighteen. nonsense acre. all Thats why, ly by this rayson, that yeve nlvver He and a few others have made It believed In ould Batty at all, but thats robbery. Land I dear here at worth my while to carry them to five dollars an acre. , thought him a visionary schamer, an' where they will seek new Louisiana, Is Shura said it Ned, Batterslelgh no more. Didnt ye, now, Njl; on In England at- .homy. "But its chape calmly. your honor?" "Come, lad, he added coaxlngly; "No said Franklin' stoutly. "I've fifty dollars. ' "make a run of It, and come with me i but "Well, to best be known the you. always "An thats not all. . I wrote to thlm over seas. Come with me, I say, and fellow In the world."' Yere to send me a mere matter of tin dob youll rtap more gold in shorter time "Tut, tut!" said Batterslelgh. ' an acre, as evidence o good faith.' than did ever an aristocrat of France. dodglnk the Issue, boy. But pfwhat lars did "Not on this trip, Iato, replied so an It was most convay-nlewud ye say now, Ned, If I should till They for settlin' the little bill o three Jean, calmly, but with unmistakable over tin thousand Fd made ye pounds dollars an acre which the railroad had: firmness. ; "You have said yon would against me, Batty the Fool." 'Its robbery! reiterated Franklin.,, his It wud ave been robbery, said Come, the. landlord said sharply- -r : more no "had sint Batterslelgh, they with me. "come av been defrauded than that, for Id The hooks of a rope ladder1 were : of me Just Jues. But whut to soon fastened into two Iron Mags bolt- .ti The murdherin ould fool, mw-- f ed to foe rock. . A coll of rope was revered Aunt, the Leddy Wlgglt, sh then put through the opening, and grows feared there Is some Intint t lowered , carefully, until ' Laro, who ' rob her of her bargain, so what doei she do but slnd the entire smount si kept a hand upon it, felt it grow taut with a pull from below. wane not knowln, bless me hear Good, night again, boy; my heart v an soul, that shes thus doin a distln Is sorry to leave thee behind, he said ; gutohed kindness to the missln rala to Jean, who was close to hi: ,e Good-tlve shes long ago forgot! Jfa: ay, again, and good luck!. . wodld ye call that robbery? s' He had, while speaking, stepped vine Providence, no less! farethe as the opening, and, through Man, man, it's happy ' " well came from his lips disappeared It looks a good deal like taking ladder. the down of another's Ignorance,' advantage . Ropes were . fastened under the ? said Franklin argumentatlyely. of foe young girl and of her arms . "Sir," said Batterslelgh, Its takln maid. One of the counts friends foladvantage o their Wisdom. The land lowed Laro; then the maid 'after Urn;' worth it, as you'll see yours Ilf in tim next the count himself, and then his Anyhow, the moneys in the bank, an daughter, foe two remaining gentle-- , dhrunkTl be Fob the proper - "And what and where was the fountain? Its Batty . , , men going last of all. , this an' likewise the Hon. Cub one eenM tell but little of It now. of good English money since I came to herd night, There was no sign of fighting when Allen Wigglt-Gal- t, Etcetera, Much of this, no doubt, was exaggera- this little town?" Jean and Pierre left Le Chlen Hen two of me now, an Its twii I should say," said Franklin calmly Theras reux that night:; and foe sough of . tion, this talk of a. graveyard, of a 1 will the amount I must be dhrlnkln. give you this ring of mine. doubled street, of murders, of the as he opened an envelope, "that you foe rising wind. was all that broke a I feel thirst risln' tha swear, 1 some legal killings which served as arrests, had been dreaming again. so be Come over and command, day coming going; here, pretty the silence. me o Ingy in the hills, an the Thats It! Thats It!" cried Bat- - minds of the lynchlngs which once passed as will turn my back upon France and boy, and talk to me. I was feeling Next time I will surely go Jean o the Rile Irish wanes again. mess to himself, as he and Pierre, af--' ' . lonesome said in justice. There was a crude story of tersleigh. "Shura ye wud, an I knew this go you. yrlth and Frank? said dreadful,, "Youll place, be going away, If the first court ever held In Ellisvllle, ltl. But come with me to bank this lln, ab said the be Is ter of it so, then," "Well, you well; putting out foe light which Mar sight, pleasant, sadly, as he rose and took Batterbut of course It was mere libel to say mornin an Ill prove it all to ye. relucwhat may not your words do to cheer got bad left for them, took off their . with evident Laro. although "Youll be foe gohand. Something In his voice made Frank- slelgh by and that It was held In the livery barn. shoes and crept softly upstairs to their tance. But youll not speak to any me? And she smiled again. me hoe alone ' Humor said that the tslal was over lin wheel around and look at him. ing awayalone. leaving He knew her to be foe counts respective bedrooms. one of our sailing tonight? Laro said he awfully the case of a negro, or Mexican, or Oh, do be serious, Batterslelgh, said two return I?" should would within whom not L of Laro had daughter, Why years; and ,Nay spoken; (To be continued.) . Indian, who had been charged with he. asked Jean, as he opened the door. and he felt a still more poignant re- in two years I shall be larger, and Ill till ye a secret, which heretomurder, and who was himself killed Ill see yon again before sailing- gret that he was not to sail in the she will not call me a hoy. I will go, HOW INDIANS ARE NAMED. la an attempt at lynching, by whose fore Ive always neglicted to mlntlofi and I will find her. time. Algle that night These to anybody. Hera Fm Henry Battershand It was never known. Have you been long in Toulon? (TO be continued.) .. Jean walked slowly along the Various st Have Varioui Cognomens n He Jean a for time. somewhat things were remembered or talked lelgh, agent of The at a nothing loss streets, inquired, seeing Life. of Periods Colonization Society. On tother side about by but very few, these the toward home, and had al- what to say, and yet longing to 4 as An Insult to the Cook. Major Frank Terry, who Is 14 most going the settlers of two years ago. I might be Cuthbert Allen Wingate-Galt- . narrow street upon ifest his sympathy for so lovely .a the reached had Just engaged a new cook, ,We An Etcetera, man; etcetera, to charge of the Indian school on thd which stood Margots cottage, when being. Somewhere to the north mf the town, said matron. I was going the la young thus deqi God Reservation, knows what. Dont mlntlon It, Puyallup and In the center of what was he saw approaching that which sent .Since last summer, she answered; and as lots of little things were clared by some persons to be the old Ned, till Ive gone awsy, fer Ive loved by foe Tacoma (Washington) Ledger his dreams flying, and with them all and bent toward him aa from a sudden out, around-imy room, I locked the , ' lying cattle trail, there was reputed to be the life here so Ive so enjoyed bein Translations of Indian names, Laro and Louisiana. at impulse while she1 said, Did you ever door. Imagine my surprise when I foftug have been unsatisfactory, thougl visible a granite boulder, or perhaps it Just Batty, agent, and so forth! Belave rule, It was Qrelolre, who appeared to meet people who were strangers to returned to be greeted in the hall by was a granite shaft, supposed to have me, Ned, its much comfortabler to be there an exceptions. The case 1s seen him at the same moment; you, and yet who from foe moment a veritable have fury Impersonated by this a thin it Is to be I Ported from the Pawnee Reservation been erector, with money contributed for he paused, as If waiting for the you looked into their faces seemed same newly-arrive- d cook. She lurried I Coo. named an of Indian Oklahoma, an An loved Etcetera. Ive Mrs. of the so, at cattlemen request ye come near. otherwise? by to manner of violent language at me, all In- boy. The literal Ned! on I noblest Yere the nobleman house who She had laid a hand upon his shoulkept the boarding Daly, .Ten me have you seen him? surprised as I was, and incohera back street. Some one had seen this ivver knew or iver explqt to know. terpretation of his name as given toj What said he? Jean demanded, be- der, and a puzzled expression showed and, ent as she was, I managed to make d Is me him ' Franklin sat word back at. without and gsxlng moi ument, brought fore they had gone half a dozen steps. in his face as he looked Into her earn- out that she had been accused of bespeech, and presently Batterslelgh With this Interpretation foe agent! that it had (lit upon Its face "Never mind whether or not I have est eyes. But this gave way to a thief. 'AS! Wilde.' B. named him Fearing went on. but wholly winning ing Why she felt so bad about It was Inscription, namely: sews him, Grelolre, rather Its a bit of a story, lad, said he the Indian grows he commits- acta slowly.. "Let replied It suffice that he knows smile as. he replied, with a gallantry the puzzle. Why do you lock your kindly. "Ye see. Ive been a poor man from time to time, each of which' of my having met with you, and of hardly to have been expected in OOhS HlflH doorF she - howled. Of course, that all me life, ye may say, though the gives him a new name. For example your anxiety to see him. But he bids lad of his age, "Never until this mo- explained it all, and so, very gently, I JUAN THE LOCO, nephew of one of foe richest women he may see a bear and run screaming' you, with his love, to stop at home ment asked her how she had known it was at him folks to a tepee. The In foe United Kingdom an the stinlaugh She laughed, and draw her hand for the present. Walt quietly here, locked. She was only silent a moment If he him call and doin wild-rosof Instld her e The End of the Trail. ! obvayus juty color deepening in order to think giest of you, and you. will be away, the as he up an answer. I an supportin her nephew in becomln braids in his hair a yellow feather surt to see him in a short time.? in her cheeks wanted a needle, and so I went.jnp station, she marries a poor little lord which he has plucked from the tall of osssoseoeoseduuooeoesoos The was the exclaimed smile "See him here! gone as she said, she wss saying, when I interrupted let boy, forsakes me entirely. Wasnt an eagle, he may be called Eagle-t-a 11, boy. ' "How can that be? speaking in so low a tone that he with: But that was quite Yellow-feafoe- r. Yellow-tail, Eagle-feathewrong. 1 This Butter was, of course, not un- It hljjus of her? There may have been reher "Is tell he cannot words, you that; only wait, scarcely caught "I was Just about to send In an alarm If ue gives It to his friend he derstood by all, nor did many con- rayaons satlsfyln to her own mind, Shall see. He was not pleased lated to yon this Laro? and when my husband came home. He did but that you cern themselves therewith, men being but she nlvver convinced me that It will be known as Gives-featheOh, no, mamselle, he whispered; I ever thought to encourage your the rest We dined out PhlladeL- now too busy working eight hours a was Christian conduct on her part. So If he keeps it, when asked for it, he leaving the city; and so you must "I have known him only a few weeks. phla Record. ft promise not to attempt It . "And do you like him? day. It was generally supposed to re- I wint with the Rile Irish, and fought becomes feather. more one The than fer to something that had happened In fer foe Widdy. Ive been In the Rile he has She perhaps unconsciously reisgd ous light shone for a Respect for Age In Japan. the days when Ellisvllle was wrong- Irish Ivver since whin not some- plan resorted to in some quarters of turned to meet her voice a little; and tbs gravity of eyes fitIn Japan there Is stern look. Then it was Its tone, coupled with that which fully alleged to havA been a cow town where Use; though mostly, Ned me discarding the Indian names and thing as a day far back In the past. In the boy, stone broke, an ownin no more ting the Indians out with names that eep chewed in her face, caused Jean to disrespect from youth to age. ' tine of Two Years ago. stare at her with surprise. boy or girl could ever think: foanjine bed an me arms. Ye know are purely English has not worked well, for those selected In many cases, this, Ned. She leaned forward until her face In a light or disrespectful manner of After his fashion Franklin sat silent are names Illustrious In American hls-toiCHAPTER XXIV. own. his or her superiors or teachrs; aad and this has caused foe Indian waiting for the other's speech. said slowly and this may account for the earaeatnese , The Success of Batterslslgh. "Ned, said Batterslelgh at length, to become the butt of many a Joke. a brother so unusual among young children. till me, whos foe people of the Intire William Peifn, Fltxhugh Lee, David One morning when Franklin entered would wish When a student ..enter a master's . his office he found hla friend Batter- worrld that has the most serene be- B. Hill and William 8haksspeare are not like presence in Japan he bqrra te the- names of at Indian the In own lief their the in policemen full there before posich as floor, and when the lesaoq 4 finished him, shupayriority? slelgh s, uld ' Franklin Shoshone Agency, Wyoming. I ' my bows again, with expre.sions of the session, and apparently at peace with self have seen George Washington, all the world. He did not hear Frank- calmly. pest gratitude, as he takes his demure. The teacher, sitting in most lin as he apprached the door, and the "Wrong. Ye mustn't Joke, me boy. John Quincy Adams, Franklin pierce, latter stood looking in for a moment, No. It's the English. Shura, theyre Rip Van Winkle, Allen G. Thurman upon his feet on the flor, greve- amused at Batterslelgh and his atti- the consatedest people In foe whole and Hilary A. Herbert engaged togethires each salutation, then lights tUe pipe and waits for his next tude and his song. When-quithappy worrld. An' now, thin, who's the er In a game.' Batterslelgh always sang, and very wisest people In foe worrld? There Is no hurrying of mas "The Americans," froan room to room, as In somw' uld Franklin . London has one licensed drinking often his song was foe one he was .he place to every 4SS inhabitants. in our enlightened land gigging now, done in a low nasal, each promptly again. schools around Batterslwp aioJJwWly. 'looked and1 Ned," said to-da- . hvV - v) &Q3,- . -e 6 n...i JJNs -- ... - -- . y; 1 sea-gul- l! e, e -- . - nt far-seein-g . . " . . . f . v ''' - you-think- ? . 4. . , - . : .. - 1 T: . . 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