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Show dB " .... r.,ri . T., t B nmnj,,,,, ii-wuMijfiijiii 1 CIlljCLlIlilD BY SAVAGESL M Sho Exoruoitttlnjr Cxpoiionoa of a H Qorrnau Advonturor, He Vontnrei Ainonri the IllootHhlnity H Slnftphoa lit lluriiinli nnil la Nallott ThrousU tho Hands nnd I'cct H to a Cross A short tlmo ngo William Dredo- tnoycr, a I'russlan by birth and n mln- H Ingexiwit by profjuslon, died ln Ta- H coma. Ho was n quiet, unobtrusive H tori at a chap, ttiys tho Bun L'rnnclsco H l'.Yumlncr, and cousltlercd by thosa who knew htm to be an everyday cltl- zou of the oommonplnoo type. Hodled M of pnnilyils In thv most ortliodox way, a but v-Uen the i n 1 .'rttvkcra began to prepare hl-i b.ly fi r burial they found H a luosleitrlonshuar tipmhiHrlghthnnd. H At one tlmo there 'in 1 Ik en aholomado H by uomc noi't of sharp instruinentlu tho palm, going lu at ono mile nnd coming B out at the other. Tluiru was somo spec H ulntton lu regard to lift origin, when sutldeuly one nt the uudorlakcr'a as- H blbti'itts utt r. 1 an . .vc himatkm of ns- H tonlbhmeut nnd hut 1 up tho 'dcccascd'n left hand. Thero was a precisely idcu- J tieul soar ttpim that aluo. Men do not H gcnorally ha70 bullet holes through both hands, nad Ihedoniayer had alto B similar ocars upm oaoh foot. Tho right hand sear was not as lunjr as tho left HJH li.i'id only by nit lu 'i. Itoth wore be- tween the bons of tlio thumb and Bl foroflnger, In tho thtokost part of tho HH palm. Tho left hand scar was two and flBVJ one-half Inches long, and on both sldos HBl of tho hands tho soars set out Uko flBVJ mountain ranges, compared with the BH slzo of tho hinda, tho narrated lop Bl i ridges of tho ugly mirki Ivtng whlto HBl nnd smooth, llko snow-capped teaks. HBl I Thoy wcroexaetlyllkothoiuarksofcru- hBVJ clllxlon, mid llttlo wonder, forcrucllled ! lirodcmeycr liad lieen, althougli ho HB had never told tho story to anyone, nnd V tho fact was unknown until llrodo- H mcycr'a record of bin own llfo was fB found among hie papers nf tcrhlsdcnlh. Ilredcinoycr was a graduate of tho i university of Ilantt and had qualified as n member ot thu X'russlan pioneer en- H glnecr corps. Tint was in Ifva. -The next year ho onterod tho Uittolt-Indla BHVJ bcrvico as n raining engineer and ox- BHH pert, and ndranccd step by step lit his H chosen profcmlon until 1808, when tho H king ot Ilurmah mado him chief cngl- fH ticcr of the famous ruby mines in tho H northern part of tho country, llrcdn- H moycrhad hcadquartcra at Medea, in H tho ruby lnlno district, where bljr sarn SBV phlrcs ere also found. Tho mines nr6 Jealously guarded and nil tlio precious" H stones belong lo tho king. I'rom tho ruby and capphiro harvest tho king1 H real Ik.', from fifty thousand to tev- fH enty-flvo thousand dollars a year. HJB North of Medea, in tho lofty raouu- HS tains, thcro were somo ruby mines ""! which tho klnrr had not prospected for H various reasons. No white man had H over ventured into tho mountains of tho north, among tho half-clvlllzod. aBVJ Siutrnhos, who. wliilo partially rcceg- HH nfclng t!f nutiiorlty uf the Icing, wero unruly and barbaric. Thlthor tho klnff ib"l ttiit lhi.Jomi.yor. r ! His advent was tho signal for great H excitement among tho Blngphos. Tlioy BHH had never seen n whlto man, and, not- J withstanding Urcdcmoycr announced fH his mission under nuthorlty of tho flHJ king, the Blugphoa wero not EntlsUed. 9HVJ They decided to crucify tbo whlto man JHJH if ho did not flog tho country. A hand- " VT"B fill of soldlcni wero with Hrcdcmcycr, BJHJ perhaps fifty nil told, but then thcro 'JH wore thrco million iho hundred thou- ;"l sand Inhabitants, llredemeyer refused to leave tho country until ha had flHVj carried out tho orders of tho Icing1. Tito BJHJ Blngphos declared war. llrcdcmeycr's A HHH soldiers went Into ambush, only to 'HJHJ surrender tho mining expert when tho HBi natives swooped down upon them. Whllo soldiers wero sourrying about H for rclnforccmuutn tho natives nailed HJHJ llredcmeyer to n oross mado of two plcccn ot native nil woikI. lief oro tho HH brutal work ot nailing llredcmeyer to tho cross was finished ho beeaiuo W"l partially uncousolous. Tho bhoclc waa HH ulmosl futal. '1'lie last thinir ho dls- 9HV tlnctly rememborod was tho swurtnlnr HJH Blngphos, looking llko devils, with .! their flat facos, broad skulln, Htralght " H black hair, deep brown skins. When Ilredcinoycr had been nailed to tho HJHJ cross the natives prepared lo raiso It jHJHJ nnd fustuiiud this 'and iioarost his feet ! iy to tlio 1,'niiinil At t at Instant tho H toldlursi'oturne.l with reenfnrcements flHJ and t'outetl tbo nativeu. Ilrcdomeyer flHB was t'jrrlod bach lu Mcden. Tito H eruclflxloaosourrodntabodt noon. At BH noon tho next day bin woundj wcru H dressed Thu ruiuy bcoaoit had not bet HH in and it was very warn and under thu uiiforluonlo audi'.itni It was feared flH gangrace w.ml I sot in lie wmi e.ired AVJ fortonderly ttmlcr diaetl ms from tho 'BjH Mug nud lH-iug ns. nn.-d to great 9JH b-rrt'ilp. he sp- i eovered, but HH nuvei-ngln vunl 1 ....o tho land ot H thu bluspl HH |