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Show o dir groei, good a prophet. The prisoner has escaped. The wicked are ever cun nlng and watchful, and Satan sleeps not" Paul gave er i -- u f1 mfDnik CHAPTER VI lb Yea feaitie. Uf (Continued.) cried Captain Falrweather H she sails for Juneau from la the. President, I will sail ob Sat Would Francisco iu'the Occident not your presence awaken uspldon? Why should it? to the Klondyke Everybody Is go-now, and why not well?" Thats so, with a craning swallow Seems all ihlch ended In a bow. but it will Is a one, Plan good rtjht It very uncomfortable to you. 1 am willing to undergo all the when It Is a matter of such I want importance, said Lackland. Men two more faithful, trusty men. ibo will go wherever I send them, they every order I give, and keep Money itill tongues In their heads. I so object Well, well! said the captain, winking and rubbing his hands gleefully; thats talking to the mark; that Is diking Just as I like to hear a gentle-ni! u n 'What la your price? asked Lack-hod- , his pale, white face almoBt quivering in bis intensity. Well, they come high. I expect to pay high for them. How much do you want for finding two such men for me in the next twelve hours? With a wink and another craning teck and swallowing bow, he gasped: One thousand dollars. I take you up; go bring them at cnee. "Meet em at my boat at midnight I will do It and the money is yours secured. u soon as they are CHAPTER IX. Pauls Departure From Metlakahtla. Paul Millers discovery that the white man prospecting on the Island was one of the men who had captured the hermit, and beyond doubt one of the four who had robbed him, for a moment deprived him of speech. He as la lad his own reasons for not wishing tskltj to be recognized by the man who had lagea robbed him and attempted his life. He uen also had strong reasons for wishing ed tj to have him held a prisoner. He believed the man could unfold the whole vs ot story of the robbery and mystery of the hjrmtt. and determined to make Itdles him do so before leaving the island. ottora After a icw moments the babel of dM xv voices without cessed, and the crowd ild b gathered near the house began to dls " tm perse. The thought then occurred to his mind that tha prisoner, having been arrested for trespassing, might alllc be released on his solemn promise never to return. With this new danger In his mind he started toward the door, when he was met by Father Duncan. "What have they done with the prisoner? he asked anxiously. "He baa been sent to the prison to be detained for a while urtll certain mysteries with which ha Is connected are cleared up, said the old man. "Father Duncan, do you think the fellow Is secure? Do you think there It no danger of hls escape? "None whatever. My Indians are very watchful and careful. They will obey me to the letter. "Then let us alt here and compare notes for a few moments. He seated himself by the old mis ilonary and told him of hls rescue by the mysterious old man of the mountains whom he had called the hermit. Then he told of the capture of the hermit. and concluded with: This man was one of the three who seized the good old man and took him away from the cavern." The Interest of good Father Duncan : Increased, and he shook bis head, rout say-teg- "This la certainly very, very strange." "There la a mystery In It all which I tm unable to solve. I cannot who this strange hermit can he, unless he la the captain to whom Jon refer. "It looks very much as If the unfortunate man waa the beloved raptaln com-pehon- d hnse mysterious disappearance has cmloned so much distress. Paul remembered the story which tee ex sailor, Glum Ralston, had told him of hls captain, and to hls recollection the ns hide. Ills also recalled mysterious wai- anxiety to eecape from the blend and return to the Klondyke, here hls friends were, was more tean overbalanced a desire to by rn something of the motives of tts trespasser. Mr. Duncan, will your friends see he does not escape? Tbre Is little danger of hls doing te Father Duncan answered. "My tends are kind and Christian men, tet they have hjr no means lost their ! to a groan, aoout the last hope he had, was gone. etc. Sr BoT Bangu i son. mUH UW, An inu r You?" utterance tank upon a large stone at the aide of MUSIC. the road and bowed hls head in hls Mr. Ninrt," "Th hands. One more hope, and, In fact, CkrfU AUwldi! JOHN R. watchfulness. Pool had Paul remained two weeks longer with the Metlakahtlas, and then decided to leave hls dusky friends and start for the Klondyke. Father Duncan selected four stout young Indians to accompany him. The Indians were well supplied with provisions suitable for crossing the mountains, and. he and bis escort were provided with dried meat and compressed bread and hardtack. The four Indians selected for Pauls party were stout young fellows, inured to hardship and danger. They were strong, brave and faithful. The Instructions given them by the old missionary were carefully listened to and they promised to carry them out to the letter. There Is always something enchanting In a great, deep forest, with its tall trees clothed In moss and solemn depths which seem to speak of divinity. At night in the forest adds to the gloom, the solemnity and awfulness of the scene. A camp fire in the great northern woods, with its rocks and cliffs, its trees, has something grand In it. Gathered about a camp fire built at the base of the mountain range were five persons Paul Miller and his four Christian Indians. It had been a long, hard days travel, and the poor fellows were almost exhausted. It was only Pauls indomitable will driving him on to more than super-humaenergies that kept him on hls feet. He had abandoned all hope of finding the men who had robbed him, and now he longed to get back to the Klondyke, take another fortune from the frozen earth, and return to Laura and bis mother. The faces which ever seemed to smile at him from the smoke and daikness gave him courage and hope. It has been a long time since I wrote to tnem, he though:. "They have no doubt given me up for dead How sad to cause them grief, and all through a mischievous yet truthful message v ltten In a tit of delirium! He was suddenly roused from hls painful reverie by the falling and roll lng of a great stone down upon and across the camp fire, scat tering the burning brands In every direction. The great, round bowlder passed within a few Inches of where Paul sat and between two of the Indians, but fortunately did not touch The stone was heavy any one. enough to crush out life or break bones had It struck one. Paul leaped to his feet and the In dlans started up with exclamations of fear. "From whence came that stone? cried an Indian. Pauls first suspicion that some con vulslon of the earth bad shaken the stone loose from tie mountain side and sent it thundering down the cliff upon them, but there had been no perceptible quaking. While he waa still trying to dls cover the cause, there came another object rolllig down the steep descent mil gled wits dirt, fine stones and snow. It semed a great dark ball, from which there Issued a human cry, It rolled to Pauls feet and stopped. He seized one of the burning brands and held It so the flame threw the light upon the face of the stunned and man, who sat stupidly gazing about him. The sudden anti unexpected advent of this stranger was enough to startle the campers and disturb their wits. The Indians, startlrg to their feet, stared at him in amazement Paul was first to recover hls speech. He cried: "Throw the wood on the fire! They obeyed, and the light flashed up, throwlrg out a broad red glare on the scere which illumined the dirt face of the man who had tumbled aown tue cliff. Paul, moss-covere- d n startlrg lack, rata Breakfast ever and they begin te prepare to ascend the mountain. had snowed considerable during night, but toward morning ft changed to a r&ln and later in the day sleet. The ascent became every moment more and more difficult. About every one hundred paces they came to mountain torrents, fed by the gits clers, and augmented by recent rainfalls, which they had to wade, the cold water often coming above their knees. After struggling up a steep ascent of twenty-fiv- e or thirty feet they were often forced from sheer exhaustion to rest for a moment, but when they stopped ever so short a time the piercing wind cut them to the marrow, chilled them to the bone and they were compelled to continue their course to keep from chilling to death. When evening came they were on the other side of the mountain in a valley wet, shivering and benumbed with cold. They had no tent not shelter, save the lowering heavena from above. Some dry pine and scrub oak wood was collected and a fire kindled. They all gathered about It to dry their bedraggled garments and warm their shivering bodies. They had just made a supper on dried salmon, moose meat and hardtack, when they were startled tto see an old man with long white hair and beard standing on a slight elevation not far away, gazing at them. He wore a seal-skicap, which shaded hls face, but not too much for him to be recognized by all the camp. The captain!" cried the Mctlak FOR EIGHT ROOM COTTAGE. t Alhambra in Dilapidation n ahtlas. The hermit! exclaimed Paul. The prisoner gave utterance to a curse and was founding away when a blow from the hermits staff sent him staggering to the earth. Paul Miller started quickly toward t the hermit, saying: Where are you from? The old man gave him a piercing look and answered: I am from everywhere, which means nowhere. This is precious fine He clutched company you keep! hls stout saff as Paul approached and warned him not to come toe I will strike you as I did yout close. companion if you come too near me,' he added, In a voice made ferocious by long years of suffering and disap- pointment Paul halted and gazed at him In amazement The old man at last said: I have been cheated, deceived, betrayed and lied to until I have about lost faith In all men. Can I trust you now? Do you know those men? asked It Paul, pointlrg to the Melakahtlas. you know them, you must know they can be trusted. Yes, they are brothers, but they have been deceived ps often as I. One of the Indians approached the hermit and addressed him In hls native tongue. The old man answer ed In the same language and grasped his hand. Though Paul could not understand a word of what waa said, ke knew from their manner and ges turcs that it had some relation to the man on the ground. After a long conversation with the Metlakahtla the hermit approached the fire. Hls face was very grave, and hls brow lowered when he gazed upon the prisoner. The mien of the prisoner had been defiant until he met the glance of the hermit, then hls countenance fell, and bis eyes were upon the ground. "Ned Padgett,, said the hermit, you will some day receive the r ward you so much merit; you will die a dogs death yet. The ruffian gave a sneering chuckle, but made no answer. Have you lived long In Alaska?" asked Paul, trying to draw the old man into conversation. Yes. "IIow many years? "A great many. (To be continued.) FREAK DINNERS A FAD. Entertainments Whers Guests "It Is the escaped prisoner, the abfor Themselves. robber and ductor the perhaps Freak dlnnera are a fad. An op He seized one of the In murderer. dlsns muskets ar.d raised It to brain dlrary dinner has lost Its cb&rm for the scoundrel, but two stout Metis some people who go out much during the season, and now that Paris has set kahtes seized him and said: Its seal of approval on the Corinthian Thou shalt not "Nay, brother. dinner at which everyone la obliged kill! The man who bad so suddenly fall to rook something, New Yorkers and en Into their midst was rapidly re Clilragoana will select this form ot as a (aversion. galrlig hls faculties and by this entertainment In a studio a few weeks ago the wife time able to speak. He growled an oath and rubbed the side of hls bead of an artist gave one of these cookWhere did you come from?" ask- ing parties to a dozen guests who knew rothlng of the fun In store for ed Paul. "From alott on the cliff, he an them when they arrived at the house. The studio was arrsrged with a long swered. table holding a chafing dish for each What were you doing up there? In Was person, with some particular viand b to cross. harm any Tryln fore It ready to be cooked. Each that?" I recognize you as one of the men guest received a chefs cap and apron, and in a abort time the dishes were who robbed me. Mate, yer off yer course when ye hubollng and simmering In a promisaccuse me o doin that. ing fashion. When tho meal waa cooked It was You are one of the two men who seized your captain a few years since served by the men, who acted aa ths waiters. Strangely enough, the dinar.d have mado away with him. In every particular waa a success ner Yer on the wrong tack again But cooking has become such a fad mate. 1 halnt done nothin o the of late that It Is considered quite kind. I tell ye. smart to know how to cook some par Whore Is your captain?" tlculnr dish In a chafer. The bachDont know." elor apartment feauts, at which the rani determined to keep a close host acts as cook, have Increased the watch on the rascal and conduct him desire for culinary knowledge, as across the mountains to the camp on these occasions prove very enjoyable where punishment the Klondyke, to those used to more formal enter would he meted out to him according talnlng. to frontier Ideas of Justice. ample proof, In time, of o danger of overconfidence. The fd night after hls visit to the Jail was awakened by a loud noise In ? direction of the little wharf, re came the report of a gun, Mnethtng rarely heard at Metlakah-- ' "d h leaped from hls bed hur dressed and ran out upon the Paul bound hls arms behind hls "fL At last he met Father Dun haek and told him to sit In front oi! "S, whom he found aa calm and firm the fire. usnal. What haa The night passed guarding the happened, Father Dun prisoner by turns, and when the day !? Aiaal my aon, you wore all too dawned be waa still among them, (Special Correspondence.) finished In the early fourteenth century by Jusut Abul Hagais, who added the Hall of Justice, which now forms the entrance to the Inclosure. The hill upon which this grand monument stands la named Alhambra, and, citadellike. It dominates the old city of the Moorish kings. The entrance Is gained by a long and rather steep ascent through a magnificent grove of elm trees, in which nightingales have made their homes. Arriving at the summit, there Is a sharp turn to the left, and the visitor stands before the Tower of Justice. Two horseshoe-likarches are sprung over the anclcut gateway, tho outer arch bearing on Its keystone a large hand. On the Inner arch is engraved a key, and the Moorish 'egend runs that the Alhambra woui uever be taken by an enemy until the hand should reach through the arch and grasp tha key, which only shows that. In order to Last Stronghold of Islam. work out correctly, legends should be Granada waa the last stronghold written after and not before events, of Islamlsm in western Europe, and, for the Alhambra was taken, and the singularly enough, the year that Boab-d- ll graven hand and key occupy the same surrendered the fortress Alhambra position they did 600 years ago. s to Ferdinand and Isabella, those Between the gates of the tower are fitted out an expedition at the atone peats, where the Moslems long Genoese of tho navigator once administered Justice according entreaty emColumbus which was to add an to the patriarchal custom of the Jews. pire to their domains. a winding walk, one No one can speak or write about Continuing along an about 200 feet reaches open space the wonderful palace of the Alhambra Flazo de los Alglbes, or without thinking of Washington Irv- square, the of cisterns. These cisterns were ing. It was Irving who peopled the place built by the Moors, and are supplied mighty palace and fortress with a host an aqueduct with remarkably pure by no of legends, legends which, doubt, water. never existed before hls residence In From the plaza is seen the unfinthe old place, and which are now part of the history of the neighborhood, for ished palace of Charles V, who Intendarchithey are all firmly believed In by the ed to surpass the Moors by hls Inan but tectural effort, earthquake natives. Irving visited the Alhambra In 1829. tervened, and the grand structure, and found It "a Moslem pile In the r.ow open to the skies, was never commidst of a Christian land; an Oriental pleted. It also haa the disadvantage to the palace amidst Gothic edifices of the of hiding the original entrance wost; an elegant memento of a brave. Alhambra palace proper. A narrow Granadas glory, the palace of the Alhambra, after weathering the wars and earthquakes of nearly seven hundred years, is, according to late reports from Spain, almost ready to succumb to the relentless tooth of time and become a ruin. Great cracks, it is stated, have appeared in the walls of the Moorish palace, and otherwise the structure is In a condition of regrettable dilapidation. It Is only about fifteen years ago that part of tho court of the Alberca, or the fishponds, of the ancient palace was seriously damaged by fire, which, fortunately, was prevented from reducing the noble building to ashes. Now, it seems, the imminent danger of the palace at that time did not teach the Spaniards a lesson. Proud as they are- of this masterpiece of Moorish art. It has been permitted to fall Into decay by Inattention. Dsalgn Showing Comfortable and Com-- j modlous Rosldonco. Please publish a plan of an eight- room cottage 28x32 feet, having a bath room on the first floor and a closet off each bedroom. The accompanying floor plans provide the desired rooms. The ground) floor plan provides for parlor, dining room, kitchen, bod room and water, St ) e Ground Floor Plan. closet If desired a doorway may be made between the kitchen and bedroom. The stairway may go up off the dining room as shown, or off the front hall, If desired. The chimney starts from the cellar floor and may be made to answer for the entire bouse. The stairway to the cellar la raon-arch- rt O 1 its . I ,1? .je 1 1 atf - twl ;aI V J.1 .r f .1,1 ;v ? k I, jj, o 'i I w BCD floor i34 3 G ROOM ' i3"V"w IS Upper Floor Plan. off the kitchen and under the front stairs. The upper story provides hall, four bedrooms and a closet off , 1L Pump Construction. How should a pump be built In order to work easily and rapidly? Doea It make any d'fference whether the cylinder Is placed near the top, the bottom or midway between? Should the pipe be swollen or larger below the cylinder, or should It be the same both above and below? W. J. D. cylinder, and possibly below, Is neces- i1- v fifO 4x31 In the construction of a pump the larger the pipe throughout the greater will be the flow, provided you have power enough. The larger pipe above the cylinder makeB it easier to work on account of reducing vrlctlon. The larger pipe below the cylinder will admit the water faster, but It It. admits the water as fast as the pump above can carry it away, there Is nothing to be gained In increasing Us slzo. Therefore, the need for a larger pipe below depends on the amount of power applied, and can be determined only by experiment. If the pump does not deliver fast enough, and works easily, that means that there Is more power available than Is required, and, theretore, the larger pipe above tne . . Hu J sary In order to secure a greater flow of water. Tbo position of tho cylinder does not materially affect tbo rate of flow Entrance to Palace of Charles V. or tho ease of working. The cylinder must not be more than twenty-fivatCharless who to of north the and passage graceful people, Intelligent or thereabouts, above the level of feet, conquered, ruled, flourished and pass- tempt leads to the little wooden door the water. ed away. The author cf The Sketch through which one gains admittance 1 Alhambra Itself. Book found something more; he be- to the came acquainted with "the son of the Bricks, Etc, for a Cottage. who W. P.Ilow many bricks would be Mateo Xlmenes, Alhambra," Grandeur of ths Palace. claimed, as do meat Spinlards, and. required for a cottage 22 by 2G feet Tho first court, the Alberca, or and 17 feet high, having four doors of course, lncontrovirtlbly, a noble ancestral tree. This man of the oldest Flshrond, Is also called the Court and nine windows of the usual size? family In the Alhambra" has gained of Myrtles. In tho center is a long The wall would bo of double brick. Immortality In the genial Knicker- pond, and along either side Is a hedge How many mere would be needed If at bockers bcok. That the Spaniards of myrtle. At tho south end of the bay window were built, and what Is' the usual size for a cottage of the thought well, and continue to do so. court are rooms, cow closed, that eviof Irvings Alhambra Is attested by dently belonged to the harem In the dimensions given? How much run! the fact that It Is the volume, trans- days of the Moorish occupation. The should the stairs hive to rise nine1 lated Into Spanish, of course, which Is large Torre do Coutarcs, with the feet? How many square feet would t magnificent 8la do los Embajadores, be In the root and how many feet of ball of the ambassadors, is at thp rafter would be required? , north end. From this beautiful court a little door on the right gives admitIt will require 18,875 bricks for this' tance to the anteroom of the Court of dwelling. A bay vindow would cost Lions, the most magnificent part of about 35, that Is, a square one having; the palace. four windows, one on each end and) The Court of Lions Is 132 feet long two In the center. The size of window' by 74 feet wide. A gallery surrounds would be governed by the size of tho It, supported by 120 delicate white house, and the room In which It would' f marble pillars, which end In archea be placed. Three and by nine of the most beautiful and graceful feet Is a very good size for a window.-Iwould require eight squares cf shlnj Moorish fretwork. The capitals of the pillars are varied, no two of them be- gles and fourteen sets of rafters, set--; There Is," wrote ting them at two feet centers. ing alike In design. Irving, no part of the edifice that gives us a more complete Idea of Ita Wlggletalls In Welt. original beauty and magnificence, for L. M. V. How can 1 keep wlgglo; none has suffered so little from the (alls out of my well? It is dug In a ravages of time. In tho center stands bard pan or cement formation, and not( the fountain famous In song and story. near any cesspool of any kind. One. The alabaster basins still shed their of my neighbors dug a well In like, diamond drops, and the twelve Ilona formation and within sixty days It was, which suptmrt them cast forth their Infested with them. Please give ort-- l crystal streams aa In the days of gin and life of the wlggletall. . e goldcn-glorle- one-hal- Cate of Justice. pressed upon the visitor utmost as soon as he hss passed under the entrance to the Tower of Justice. Foundation ef Alhambra. The Alhambra consist- of a group of fortresses, low is built uinn a hill, a tul suiroundlng a miniature town. Although in Orannda, It governor was at one time superior to the governor general of th city. Within Its walls, and on the north, forming a part of them, U the palace Itself. According was to ono legend, the Alhambra Millets Houts to Corns Down. raised by magic. It being believed that The Tarts mansion of Millet, ths no human skill could produce so creator of The Angelus. Is being wondrous a structure. As a mutter of torn down to mike room for modem I fact, tho Alhambra was begun In tho fats. It was one of the landmarks ol middle cf the thirteenth rehtury by the French csnltal. ibn Lehman, the king of Granada, and tloabdll. Opposite the Court of Lions is the Hall of Audience to which. It Is said, Columbus came to plead with the Spanish monsrehs to give him a fleet tu find them a new world, and hero, again. Columbus In chains wts later brought when ho was undone by envy and malice. It was adjacent to the Torador, or toilet of the queen, that Irving had those lovely apartments . whlln he remnlned In tho famous This was an open belvedere on the summit of tbo Coma res tower, where Moorish sultanas enjoyed tho pure breezes from the mountain and tlu prospect of the surrounding paradise." Th Alhambra Is the last reminder of the Moorlxh occupation In Spain. ay Irving, was the annihi"Never, lation f a people more complete Thpy have not even left a distant name behind them, though for nearly eight centuries they were a distinct people," pal-aro- I am not quite nure what you mean by wlggletalls. There la no Insect known to me to which this ntme properly applies, although I think It possP bio that you may mean ths larvae of mosquitoes. There are a great many kinds of mosquitoes and these vary considerably In their habits, but all lay tbelr eggs In water and have larvae which lash thetr tall from side to side when swimming, and for the most port they may be described as long slender Insects about a quarter of an Inch In length, dark brown In color and with tufts of hair down the side. These may be found in spring In enormous numbers In fresh water ponds and other bodies of slssnsnti water. It 1.x not likely that any Insect in your well, has come from a cess-pool, because tho Insects which l!ve( In filthy water are quite different from those that live In clean water, even though this may be stagnant.- -! 1 j. r. |
