Show A WARRIOR BOM sv by ST blonn R 1 author of I 1 I 1 vile aliu I 1 the spider i 0 dr jact jack 11 mow sl is caprice aprice apri ct 11 00 copyright 1901 and suilo now new york II 11 VI tl it 1 II 11 I captain captala and of the I 1 tho the young girl lipoid her com companion compin pInion lon malo mala this ltd stcl trat lull with an interest intel Inte eat iest she ebo did not attempt to conceal man many finie that thoi thought ight ims his come to roe me but I 1 dismissed it as un unworthy orthy ile iio brought s s cral things my ithai r had with hini him when alif n lie he val A nt away and lie ho resembled th ni rit i ture I 1 hid of my father that 19 in a funeral way you could not act very much atter after his cruel ears cars of in the desert tn lit knew all about our finally maitel the guarr quarrel ea I 1 ith mammas mamma s on oil gwint count of her and nil nv things con feted with mth th p vt I 1 shall dot diot ni if to the task of tin truth heaven alone knows who ho lie he lb fib or how lie he came into possession of the facts lie he ina used to such advantage but I 1 intend to satisfy my curiosity in that ie at any cost something tells me you ou will succeed she said bald eagerly so thit charlie flushed alth plea pleasure suie thanks for your faith in me it will go a great way toward assisting me of course you would be gratified should I 1 find the means to expose him as an imposter so long as I 1 still believe him to be what he claims I 1 cannot find it in my heart to turn against him lie he has baa told me so many awful stories of the cruelties cruel ties practiced upon them that I 1 sometimes feel as though possibly his mind had bein a little affected and that he could hardly be held accountable for his actions 11 charlie seized upon a slender ler elle cue quick ns as a flash to a vulnerable point ali ah lip said eagerly you speak of 0 their suffering among the arabs then ho he had a companion in exile I 1 imagine oh yes three at hi it but batir on there was only one left and the name do you remember yes it was his rn in lie ite hen ben hazen 11 ahl ah that Is a substantial B point from which to work our friend it if an impostor imposter may bo be very ver cunning but I 1 doubt it if lie he has bas been able to coner his tracks so BO that we may not learn something of lion hen lutzens ship ping booke and shipping misters masters may tell the story of identification if all else MIR fails uy by the way what does lie say became of ben bell diazen II azen ile he was shot alle defending a wretched momin bomin slave against her in human master and died of his wounds well the incident may be true enough but the chancis are that it was our own onn father who gave up tip his life in this chi chivalrous valious and that what capeis he hat had hidden on his lie he on fidd to his fellow prisoner in the hope thit at some ille d div 13 lie he might escape anti and carry the news to those lie he lovid in ili old Bri bridgland gland 11 arline heard him with both wonder and delight her confidence hid laid apparently gone out to him in the start and now she felt elt it growing he was so earnest so BO positive that his logic seemed to have the faculty of convincing others there is one thing I 1 meant to ask you gave me the iong card by a singular accident but at the same time intimated that you were known by an name than arline brand at the hotel I 1 Cs I 1 should have explained when my aunt adopted me I 1 assumed her name of Wall li and as her title was waa hereditary and could descend to the next of kin afeei lier her demise I 1 became lad arline nallis aills As such I 1 have hae been sometimes known I 1 charlie cringed son somehow lehoN at this it seemed to raise a wait between them wealth and title what few or din dimry iry young dire aspire to win an a bride fiam behind such ramparts beffie had charlie squirt wished foi time and foit fortune tine ag now rio rioting hing could ho be too grind to lay at the foot feet of sit EU it a royal princess and while ho he was thus battling 1119 thoughts blie bhe suddenly caught his arm lie he 14 1 out cut vender I 1 b hard i rd tits alg laughl now nonn come to the door nir mr stuart and tile tike bour alist look at caption brand of the before you sou inept hini him face to vice fice Not nothing liin loth chaille follow ed her to the door whence they coul I 1 look into the 0 of the hotel several men luen lit in bight but III al most lively ely hk his aze ae settled upon one who eleini iid d to command general and no soonee had charlie clapped ill his enes on this is ie markall mark abl thin than lie he uttered a little of surprise and pleasure ro possibly sibly lie had sten sien tills this aine po lo qua cious clous captain lit and of the lle hespa pa eta under tinder other and more exciting circumstances Cu cum stances tell me he said bald quietly to the girl who mho was nas hovering over his shoulder have 3 ou oil gln given en him any particulars as to ho how you vou chanced to escape from the steen dungeons 7 I 1 only thit just in the nick of time I 1 v was as disca discovered ered by y some who had comp down to see the awful pl pine ie for them themselves selNes my mi name was as not mentioned 9 to the best of in recollection not at all goedl then it if I 1 meet the ogre you can introduce roe me ns as one of your friends I 1 eruct such la 13 only the truth shyly an old old friend let us ug bay foi fbi vou oil irive hive always entertained feelings of profound respect it shall tie be as aa you say I 1 am sure aou ou have some motive in tills this action 1 certainly have truth to tell I 1 believe I 1 have seen this this gentleman before dundei other conditions I 1 shill know to a certainty after I 1 hive been la in his society a while at any late into theio e Is reason to hope for the best shall we go out and meet him asked arline yes indeed the rites rates have I 1 ed thit that captain and I 1 shall come together tor for a bilal of strength and it might just as aa well ell take now as loiter later I 1 am ready so they N ent out the c ex sailor quickly them and bore down with all calls balls set as ai lie he would have leilly expressed it charlie played his part well ile iio met the captain in a bluff friendly manner jut ju t as a young man might wish to I 1 evo alvo the father of a lovely girl he plainly mainly captain land and found no es pedal acason for alarm lie set act out to be even more jovial and de devonah bonali than usual with the idea of cr eiting a good impression on his daughters old friend whom he wished to study at close range when ho he set out to entertain captain brand of the was mas a howling success relating the most astonishing toni shing incidents connected with hs his long captivity in the deceit his perils on the sea and the deep fountain of love for wife and child that had sustained him through all his trials charlie wast waa no mean actor himself thanks to the splendid control which he was able to exercise over his hia facial muscles although he be now had riot not the least doubt as to the fellow being a fraud of the first water charlie felt that he owed it to arline s respect for billil affection to prove this tact fact this was tile the task he be cut out for himself ile he laid his bis little trap captain brand was so much engaged with his flo v of oratory and the charming of this filand of the family that he did not notice the pit so deftly dug illus ihus almost without an effort charlie had him admit that he knew considerable about valparaiso in chill and had been in the course of ills his many years ago lit in charlie s mind this settled the matter lie ile was inas confident he knew with whom he had to deal lea and when the time came he would be ready tu dare all in defying the adventurer while they sat thus speaking of the sights of antwerp came a messenger mes genger aiom the hotel office inquiring for mr charlie stuart whom a gentleman outside desired to see As ho he went directed by the clerk to the spot where he would find the gentleman who had asked for an immediate interview on serious business he was nas making up his mind to tell the whole story and enlist his favorable consideration tor for arline so that when the denouement came the doughty captain could be taken care of julbe of his surprise then when upon coming upon the party who wished to see him he found it was no other than artemus darnaby barnaby with his honest face clouded with nith an air of the darkest mystery mastery it did not require much prophetic skill on charlies charlie s part to tell that his erratic filand had news of some im for him lie ile pressed a forefinger on his lips to indicate dead silence when he be found that charlie had bad recognized him charlie stood there waiting while the other crept on hla his tiptoes tiptoed to the corner in the regular orthodox stage fashion and looked this way and that to absiire ass tire himself that there could be no eavesdroppers near ihen he approached appi appio cached ached his filand his Nar naming ning finger still on his lips reaching the other ho he placed his lips close to charlie s ear and solemnly said I 1 the coa coat coast t is clear 11 1 I see it ls Is said charlie aloud what I 1 am about to disclose to vou iou will nill gl give ve you ou a cruel shock my boy bo shock away then only make hate haste ha te I 1 am about to mike a that will III I 1 regret to say knock away the of your lour belief in humanity 11 kh h wits tints a aeilous thing indeed does this disclosure concern c the world orld at 1 birge irge or one specimen of ni inking one shining light then fire awa aina and be hinge 1 to ion artenius artemus as assumed umed a look of et extreme reme gianiny although charlie was sure he heard i i chuckle nou ou have hae met the aither of the boung lad of the steen dungeons the hote clerk has been entertaining ent staining me N ft ith a wonderful story of his return to life and civilization cl it reads like a lovince lon vince and would find a worthy niche in my notebook only my dear boy it Is so very ancient a veritable stage chestnut as it were nere I 1 but let that pa pass pas s I 1 imagine this captain brand is a character worth knowing something unique I 1 could horr heir him out yonder and the dulcet tones of his voice noice were soothing enough to conjure with yes rem remarked irked charlie he la Is a wonderful N ond erful man and could charm most people eople p by bi the quaint manner of hla his speech altemus ai tamus again hent bent forward forNi ard beware BeN iare of captain brand he whispered and then sprang back to note the stunning effect of hla his announcement no raut chaille though interested re filed ased to bf bb titu stunned nned why nhat has he done ile he Is a dold bad man charlip i was as inclined to say ament to that but lie he kept his own on counsel as yet seeking moro more light see herel here I 1 oil oi have known this wonderful modern daron munchausen at some past date he said Artar ardanius Art anius tius nodded it would bo be impossible that two such men could ever eier exist yes yea knew him wheres Vb ere in new york when let me see scratching his head as a comedian must always do when of aio arousing using memory ah aha I 1 yes just a little more than two deais ago 11 but at that time lie he swears ho he was in the heart ot of amilca a prisoner at Dallo dahomey nicy well he lies coolly chirlie liked that it was waa so BO flesh and original at the same time so emph itle who aas lie he when aou ou knew him he asked determined to got get down to the facts now non A fourth rate actor on his uppers half of the time one of these howling a heavy villain of tile the piece at home in uncle tom s cabin or ten nights in a barroom I 1 lie ile was waa the joke of the season on the rialto in gotham I 1 even thought seriously of utilizing him in my great play as the seedy actor who carries carrie the mysterious secret with him through five acts acta but when he found there was a chance of him being immortalized zed his price tor for sittings went away up and I 1 discovered something better than good heavens was vms that his name I 1 certainly not that s what they call all heavy tragedians of 0 the barn st variety let me see pee ing a finger alongside his nose a la irving now I 1 have it bend your head lower tor for that fellow has keen ears it was frederick erick davenport macauley Inde indeed edl 1 very suggestive considering his big occupation in life what a man he Is to be sure capable of having so many names and filling such various stations in life why when I 1 knew him four or five years ago he was called captain nathaniel kedge what you knew him then I 1 saw him that is I 1 am almost lead dead certain it Is the sime same mn man and I 1 expect to prove it presently was this in south america in valparaiso come what makes you ask that in surprise surp iise ilse I 1 remember him talking of being concerns concerned d in a little war scare that occurred down there lie he has always been the same boaster you know well that seems to prove the identity I 1 ne never neer er in all my life heard of so BO stupendous a rascal say m what hat was he doing down in santiago or was nas it valparaiso the latter on the coast the most enterprising city along the pacific south of san Pran francisco cisco what was he doing well about the last I 1 saw of him he was as dancing a scottish hornpipe yes he has his merry moments when the liquor is in dut but this was a unique affair before an audience that must have numbered thousands god that would spur even so bo poor an actor to do his best and captain nathaniel did his very best if as you iou say he has been an actor as well as a miner sea captain coffee planter speculator and heaven knows what not he certainly had the chance of his life to bring out bravos lio however I 1 don t think he took halt half as much interest in the affair as some of the rest of us did I 1 ile he didn dian t eu ea I 1 never knew he was acquainted with modesty low how was thata asked artemus eagerly well said charlie dryly you see he was being hung to be continued |