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Show Then yMi are the Count von Ixen? said the princess, "v seem to have heard that name somewhere. Tell me, are you the Count von MAGNETIC POLE IS LOCATEa Explorer Amundsen, However, Must Spend Three Yeart In Calculation. Loen? S R; CROCKETT. Autfior VII. CHAPTER In the Summer Palace. "wlth a beating heart Johann at the door of fhe oot knocked eft Pa,ac a masculine voice suddenness. startling lth A Opening the door and grasping secretary suddenly Kr8( the mpjBy, Ung, t0 0( itter said net!" himself In the presence of of the tournament. with me, have business said the prince, courts--i b , ,rt the youth a regard turning upon r dignity and 0( 1 , foil condescension. The Johann Pyrmont trembled. moment his tongue refused See. tome." be said at last, .documents to the to tonvey mt noble and Wilna." He Courtland courage as he spoke, for he of i4 carefully rehearsed this Bpeech I am acting as secretwsauer. e the ambassador In lieu of a These are the proposals con-ialliance between the realms our late master,' the used by n Karl, before his death; and It Is hoped to he ratified and car-between Courtland and Plas-jst- g g lee, under his successors, the her husband. Prince took the tall, 'a from the band of Johann Pyr-- i and laid them on a desk without, however, breaking Helene and ;cesi fair-haire- d panj last' an or lists, be-bl- seals. , stood ( endld it no of I regarding the blushes came and went Irresolute before him. youth, as he lad," said the prince to "this ingenuousness is partly charming in a secretary of :on. I must see more of him. denly a thought appeared to modest Smel Ipriog Ills to IT alto i line ! tel ralua age oard e bis rbjr, s !c ir mind. did I not hear that you came way of Kernsberg." he said. blushes ceased and a certain showed under the tan, which by the young mans face as prince continued to gaze fixedly :a He could only bow In assent. Res, doubtless, you would see the hess Joan? he continued. "Is tery beautiful? They say bo. do not think so. I never thought it It at all! answered the secre- spread re a If, ass ited icepi Hunt :e prince laughed, a little. throwing back of lfte&a(detd$c world why, because you are ready to fall down and worship, this young man or, any other should be compelled to do likewise." And right princess-lik- e she looked as she pouted her proud little lips and with her foot patted the polished oak. But, she went on again to her brother. If you have done with this noble youth, I have a fancy to hear him tell of the countries wherein he has sojourned. And, In addition, I have promised to show him the carp In the ponds. You have, It seems to me, spent half the day la each others society. The tolerant prince laughed. He waa evidently accustomed to his sisters whims, and knowing how perfectly harmless they were, he never Interfered with them. A good day to you," he said to the young man, by way of dismissal. If I do not see you again before you leave, you must promise me to come back to the wedding of the Duchess Johanna. , In that event you must do me the honor to be my guest on that occasion. I hope to be your guest, most noble prince," said the secretary, looking up at blm quickly as he went through the surely a strange story to I here to Courtland, he said, !ber the lady is to come as a e re long! Especially strange il me, who ask your pardon, said Johann sont, "your Highness must bear me. I have never done an er-o- f such moment before, having ly spent my life among soldiers (he was on his guard now) la a m For diplomacy and word--I have no skill no, nor any Uk- - will have chosen trade your then, smiled the prince, "to lalm such tastes. Wherefore are not a soldier? tm! I am! cried Johann eager-a- t least, as much as It Is allowed m of my of my strength to be. doubt not, young sir, that you one of the mighty army of ad-ewhich, they say, continually ousds the Duchess of Hohen-- I said the prince, deed, you are In great error, my said Johann Pyrmont, with earnestness and obvtouB sincer-never in my life said one sin-orof love to the Lady Joan aor to any other woman! JV (aid a new voice from the iy, that of the Princess Margaret doubtless you took great ore In teaching them foreign can- And I am persuaded you did dUeo! 9 Prince left his desk for the time and came smiling towards (on :gely rs T d miles away. I must go directly aud tell my brother. He will be back from the cathedral by this time. I am sure he did not know. And the estates are they In your sole right? The estates are extensive. They are not encumbered, so far as I know. They are all In my own right the newly styled count with perfect truth. A new thought seemed to strike the princess as he was speaking. But so young, so handsome," she murmured, "so apt a pupil at love! Then aloud, she said, "You are not de--' celvlng me? You are not alread) betrothed? "Not to any woman! said the deceitful count, picking his words with exactness. The gay laugh of the princess rang out prompt as an echo. "I did not expect you to be engaged to a man! she cried. But now conduct me to the entrance of my The rose garden of the summer palace of Courtland was a paradise made for lovers whisperings. Its Trees bowers were creeper-tanglemet over paths bedded with fallen petals; a shade In sunshine, a shelter in rain, delightful In both. It was natural that so fair a princess, taking such a sudden fancy to a young man, should find her way where the shade was deepest and the labyrinth most entangled. Do you know, she began, "that I might well have lodged you In a dungeon cell for that which In another had been dire Insolence? They were pacing a long, dusky avenue of tall yew trees. The secretary turned toward her the blank look of one whose thoughts have been far away. But the princess rattled on. heedless of his mood. "Nevertheless, I forgive you, she said, "after all, I myself asked you to teach me your foreign customs. If any one be .to blame, it la I. But one thing I would Impress upon you, sir d secretary, do not practice these peculiarities before my brothers. look with prejuEither of them dice upon such customs being observI ed generally throughout the city. came back chiefly to warn you. It was with an effort that the secretary detached himself sufficiently from his reveries upon the Interview In the summer palace to understand what the princess was driving at. "All this mighty pother, all because I kissed her on the cheek, he thought "A Princess of Courtland Is no such mighty thing and why should I not? Oh, of course, I had forgotten again. I am not now the person I was." But what need to tell with what Infinite condescension the princess took the young mana hand and read his fortune, dwelling frownlngly on the lines of leva and life? You have too pretty a hand for a man," she said; Why Is It hard here and here? That Is from the sword grip," said the secretary, with no small pride. Do you, then, fence well? I wlRh see you," she cried clapping How splendid It would bout between you and that Is the Prince Ivan mean. He would give e sitting here teaching e hands and bid each n Bearland. They rd say, a custom nuld be more rv. I like out-lan- L said Policeman "If I had me wa-aBarney Flynn, with conviction, "ivery wan Iv th po-ll- s magistrates lv th' city wud be out carryin a locust fr to prepa-ar- e thlm fr their Juries on th blnch. "Locust" being a technical name for a policemans club, the full Import of this remark must be readily appaient, and Policeman Flynn had good reason for making It Ills beat at the time lay in a district where there was a most troublesome gang of hoodlums. Among them were some who had passed from what may be termed "hoodlumlsm to actual crime, ala somewhat of petty naure. though Just on the verge of manhood possibly about 18 years of age they lived y, nation of the possession ot so much small change. The evidence Is purely circumstantial, and to send them up would be only to start them on th downward path. Ill give them another chance. "Sta-a- rt tbiin down be slndln thlm up," muttered Policeman Flynn to himself, as he left the courtroom. "Oho! Is a hura'rous ma-a- n th Judge li e 'T is a he 'a not editin a comr, ic thlm! It Is that. Sta-athat's Why, t is thlm same la-aon th' a tandlm k h now with th downard area. "We also took careful observations of the aurora borealis and I believe my observations will show that this phenomenon has a marked effect upon the compass. Our zoological and ethnological collection has been carefully attended to and Is fairly complete." Valuable scientific Instruments used by Captain Amundsen in taking magnetic observations were not to be found when ho left the steamship SarThat night, as usual, he told hls atoga. It was at first thought they troubles to hls wife, but he got little had been stolen, but he later stated sympathy from her. th6y probably had left them In Nome. she Their loss may seriously interfere If yere an Injane-yu- s said, "ye'll land thlm fellies with th' with hls magnetic observations. goods on thlm. T Is th only an yere long enough on th foorce fr FAMOUS CAT CASE SETTLED. to know it. Dont talk to me tv th sha-am- rt br-ra- pa-at- e. , . , wa-a- an Lawsuit Caused udge. He knows what he by Slaying of "Kitty Is Fr you to give It to him. ' Withdrawn from Court. Policeman Flynn shook bis head with the doleful air of a man who cal Chrlsney, Ind. The famous thought the whole world waa against case of the town of Chrlsney against him; but he always shows best in ad- David Axton has come to a close. This versity. In hls own language, he wint close Is the withdrawal of the appeal and he got by the town of Chrlsney, which was out afther thlm them. He marched them Into the sta- taken to the circuit court from Justice At tion house one night about two weeks Sandage's court at Gentryville. later, and two more dejected specimens different times there have been seven of humanity never appeared there attorneys employed and, exclusive of One of them was carrying a mantel their fees, the costs have amounted clock heavy enough seriously to tax to more than J50. And, It was all hls s rength, and the other was loaded over a cat. down with brass andirons. One of the Some weeks ago Axton was annoyed officers In the station made a motion by a tomcat, which sat on the back to take the booty away from them, fence at hls home and made the night but Policeman Flynn Instantly Inter- hideous. The cat had also pounced fered. on some of the chickens owned by Ax"Lave thlm alone! he cried. T ton and carried them away. Axton re They Played Tricks on Him. e thlm with th' goods on thlm, solved to do away with the cat He got a shotgun and one night In . that atmosphere of lawlessness an Ill not 1ave thlm put th' things where youths develop early, and they down till th magistrate sees thlm. blew out the brains of poor "kitty. He was arrested for violating the town or thlm from a mile awa-a- y not only led the younger ones In a sort I've of general rebellion against law and an they ll not be out lv me sight this dlnance of shooting within the cor porate limits, but at a trial In Justice order, but they were personally guilty night "Walked them! cried the sergeant Sandage's court at Gentryville he was of many troublesome and occasionally found not guilty. On the advice of Naturally, they Why didn't you call the wagon?" costly depredations. Policeanswered T the wud n't do, attorneys for the town of Chrlsmade life a burden to Policeman Flynn. me man the town board decided to appeal "I cu'd n't eye ney Flynn. keep on tricks up him, they got They played mock fights to fool him, they Jeeied on tblm. I follied behind thlm with a the case to the Spencer district court, an thlm which was done a few days ago. Now at him, and finally they began to gun In me wa-ano a wan an the attorneys have asked the withall takei th' they amuse themselves by throwing stones at him whenever they could do so with thlm things till th judge sees thlm. drawal of the appeal. e th lvldence this timo. reasonable safety. He knew that they Oho! 1 ARE PUT TO WORK werg responsible for the minor crimes I caught thlm cornin' out tv a house "HOBOES thlm." on th was goods wltjh which of frequcstly complaint But they cant possibly hold those Hard Labor la Punishment Given to made, but he lacked evidence, and It All Wanderers. was not until he had narrowly ea things until they get Into court, urged caped being brained by half a brick one of the other officers. "It would Wallace, Idaho. Either to leave that be finally took two of the ring- wreck an Atlas. on not well. Im or to toll for wages, or to Wallace poshted to the station. leaders toll for the city at the end ot a chain "Whats the charger asked the po- jography, but I know a bit lv po-l- li coorts, an I've 1arned a few things with a heavy ball attached to prevent lice magistrate the next morning. returned Policemar flight are the alternatives left the howell, they a a bad lot, an tv lvldence anbo by Chief of Porllce Victor LangFlynn. at was heavin me," they "Me backs near broke, an me arms ley. swered Policeman Flynn. "I'm going to quit fooling with the "Did they hit you? demanded the la failin off, whined one ot the cul Willies, said the chler, and the demagistrate. And when the policeman prLts. "Shtand up, there!" commanded Po partment henceforth Is going after admitted that he had succeeded In them hard. There will be no more dodging the missile, the magistrate hoboes supplied with a comfortable added: "Oh, well, boys will be lioya, on too them. hard be we place to sleep and plenty to eat withmustnt and out compensation, either, he said. If they d hit you it would be different There Is plenty of work I can make Discharged. these vags do, and theyve got to Luk at that, now," commented Powork." liceman Flynn. "A big chunk lv The officers the other morning ran brick come fr me head, an 1 three vags out of town and IncarT thlm free. lets an that go duck, cerated four, and the chief of police e e, to me waa fr me, I sup-possays the end Is not yet, as there are a rasa. bead ahpllt open fr to ma-ak- e others he knows to be In hiding about, lv Oho! t la a fine thing. Is th la-aand be la looking for them. The men ye ye-th magistrates. Ha-av-e arrested were put to work cleaning head with ye? says hls honor, e up the alleys In the saloon section of e, no bus-nesays I. Ye the city, all but the beat behaved of he says, This to, say he; an thin the prisoners being laboring at the Is diaeba-arge- d fr th' rea of a ball and chain. end comes coort Into Officer son that Flynn All over Coeur dAlene the peace ofwith hls head on, thereby vllatin' th1 ficers have decided to take a firm a ton lv I'd like to e stand against the Idle element rr to thrown in th river. that e th to lvldence, Ysve got COWS HAVE STOMACH ACHE. ca-a- rt load iv It T is like this: A fel ma-a-n a behind comes up ly Cattle Eat Green Apples and Milk T Is ms with a knife In bis Show Thlm to th Judge with Ill Famine Results. to , I arrlst to mesllf, fr says juty, th Goods on Thlm. to me, Tr him.' Walt, says th Flynn. "Ye've been playin' New Haven, Conn. William E an' thin ye'll llceman bs'U kill th ma-ata-a- g with me long enough. Put th Hunter, a milkman at Naugatuck, aent Oho! la e case. a good t other shoulder an shift word to hla customers the other day clock on ye-thing to know th law. "I will give ye a bit iv a that he could not furnish them with ye-fut Fortunately, however, these remarks Oho! ye had a good laugb on milk as usual, because hls herd of were not made In the hearing or the fr not bein' able to put stomach ache. A milk fam Barney Flynn Policeman court and Flynn returned ye over twlct befoor, but t Is not the cowsInhadthe town resulted, and tne hurry to hls beat Naturally, hls troubles e now. calls were sent to this city for milk were not lessened by hls failure to se "You'll kill them, Barney, said the to supply the babes and children. cure a conviction, for the gang became "Either of those loads would sergeant Hunter haa a fine herd of 40 cows, bolder and more demonstrative than tire a Samson out In 15 minutes. and usually they are well behaved, ever. But the policeman patiently show thlm to th Judge with th but some of the frisky leaped the "I'll awaited hls opportunity, and before Policeman pasture fence Into an apple orchard goo (1b on thlm, persisted long he had the same two In custody Flynn, doggedly. 'Til e no mors on Mr. lluntera farm, began feasting again, with what he believed to be a moukey-foollwith thlm on the windfall apples, and booq were them. case against good draw a picture of them, and you suffering from pain under their belts Til T was like this," he explained In can show that to the Tho remainder of the herd, unable Judge, suggested court the following days, "TV door lv a ot artistic Inclinations. to withstand the temptation, tore policeman th groc'ry la open, an th two prla' Policeman Flynn hesitated, lie had dtfwn the fence, and not only cleaned awa-aI follies ners Is no desire to Inflict unnecessary hard- the ground of fallen apples, but att thlm an' ahtumbles over a bam, which ship on hls prisoners, but he did not all la reach on the trees as well they When Mr. Hunter went out to drive wish to take any chances. He could "Did you see them drop It? asked not forget that they had been dis- them to the stable all were In a sad the boys lawyer. atate because of too much apple Jules charged twice before. "Iv course not, answered Policeman "Will ye all sign It an shwear 't la As a result, the milk was unfit for I Flynn, "but 't la not to be sup posed th wa-a- y thlm in? be UBe, and Mr. Hunter says It may down th' alley be th ham be several days before he can resume asked. business." They 'a a lot Iv fruit, too, loadin' "We will," was the prompt reply. to whore th byes is all IV wa-a- y And when the evidence was produced e a px-ke- t New African River Revealed. up, an they in court the next day It was pros taken from tV till. ful lv Marseilles. The duke cf the Abruz-zl- . nounced conclusive. "How do you know It was taken who has arrived here, has just (Copyright, 1WS, by Joseph B. Bowls.) iCupyrlglu, by tha Cvntury Co.) from tV till?" demanded the lawyer. nuulo announcement that one of the scientific results "Because 'tie not In th' till low; moat Important Expert Testimony. Tom We read a good deal about achieved In hls latest explorations In replied Policeman Flynn. but I the Interior of Africa was the dis"Oh, well, said the Judge, at the "proposing In the moonlight, of tho ueual conclusion the hearing, "thors don't believe Its way, do covery of a river never before described In n geography, lie marked nothing to show that they are the ones you? Us course and measured Us volam U In I and the No. ham the who dropped Dick always proprse fruit, and flow and they give a very pluusible expla dark. Detroit Free Press. wa-ant- a, t mo- ment It checked and astonished the prince so much that he stood still on the threshold. Where have I seen a look like that before? he mused, as he cast his memory back Into the past without success. "Surely, never on any mans face before." Which, after all, was likely enough. But putting the matter aside as curious, but of no consequence, the prince rode away toward that part of the city from which the towers of the minister loomed up. A couple of priests bowed low before him as he passed, and the people, standing still to watch his broad shoulders and erect carriage, said one to another, "Alas! alas! the truest prince of them all to be thus thrown away! And these were the words the secretary heard from a couple of guards who stood at the gate of the rose garden, as they, too, stood looking pensively after the prince. said Johann Pyrmont to "Walt, hlmstlf; "wait, I will yet show them whether he is thrown away or not. HE SECURES A CONVICTION. Seattle, Wash. Capt. Boald Amundsen, the discoverer of the northwest passage, has reached Seattle on tha steamship Saratoga from Nome. extend over a "My observations period of three years and tt will take three years to calculate them out, said he. Until that time It Is utter ly lmpo88ble to say positively what 1 have accomplished by my observations. I believe, however, that I have located the north magnetic pole. I can not say as yet whether It is a shifting point or extends over a large ma-an- ," door. it was a singular look. For a bead that Is I am 'certainly the heir to that title, said the secretary, grilling within and wishing himself a thousand la-ad- s, ha-av- Found himself face to face with Prince Wasp. chambers (here she reached him her hand). "I like you, she said frankly, looking at him with unflinching eyes. "I am of the house of Courtland, and we are accustomed to say what we think the women especially. And before I carry out this wretched contract and marry the Prince Wasp, I will run away and wed "But perhaps I may a do better than either! she said In her heart, nodding determinedly, as she looked at tho handsome youth before her, who now stood with his downcast eyes upon the ground. They were almost out of the yew-tre- e walk, and the voice of the princess carried far, like that of most very It reached the Impulsive persons. ears of a gay young fashionable, who had just dismounted at the gate which led from the rose garden Into the wing of the palace Inhabited by the Princess Margaret and her suite. "Now, said the princess, "I will show you how apt a pupil I make. Tell me whether this is according to the best traditions of Plassenburg! And taking his face between her hands, she kissed him rapidly upon either cheek and then upon the lips. "There! she said, "I wonder what my noble brothers would say to that! I will show them that Margaret of Courtland can choose both whom she wlll kiss and whom she will marry! And flashing away from him like a strong-winge- d bird she fled upward Into her chambers. Then, somewhat dazed by the rapid succession of emotions, Johann the secretary stepped out of the green gloom of the yew tree walk Into the broad glare of the September sun snd found himself face to face with Prince Wasp. (To be continued.) r! wa-alk- ha-an- d, ha-av- "M-m-- "M-m-- ha-av- w er ha-av- ha-av- Great Is an Education. It Is easy enough for a man to take a pencil and a cents worth of and figure how he could paper writing trake $1,000,000 by running a corner on wheat. That Is the advantage of having a common school education. A man may have gone through only two or three grades In school, yet ho should bo de to do this In a single evening hout biting more than two Inches ho end of the lead pencil. should pity the poor, benighted ns, many of whom cannot read to say nothing of figuring. I take them several days to problem out In their heads ,nt time the glorious oppor Jit have gone by. Illinois .il. ss day-finde- nt ha-av- la-a- Rural Love. The Kansas papers, discussing rural love, relate a homely Idyl, such as Theocritus never sang, about a love affair "Oklahoma Dave Payne once had. Payne lived on a farm when a toy, and his raiment consisted of a UnFcy sack with holes for his head end arms. He was deeply In love with a neighbor farm girl. One evening he went over and sparked the girl while she was milking tho cow. She sat on one side of the cow and he squatted on the other, so he could look her In the eye while she milked. Dave felt his love for the girl growing rapidly. It affected the boy In a peculiar way. Something warm would chase Itself up and down hls spinal column. It was a new sensation and In hls Inexperience he was sure U was love. Just when the sensation was the greatest the girl remarked: "Dave, the calf Is chewing the back of your sack. 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