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Show ' " N mm & of TcAWionth S (' t Irit 15l Wife and Priest. have a ruin to rail in? self the widow of 'he Duke t.eurj of Kernssaid Theresa berg and llohei.'i-M- i von L?nar, in reph to Conrala question as to whom I might thank for rescue and sf eiter And theiefore the mother of the Duchess Joan?" lu- comluued. Theresa shook her head. "No, s.,e said sadlj ; "I am not her mother, hut and even that only in a sense her stepmother. A promise to & deau ii an has kept me from claiming ,r privileges save that of living uLi.ovvn on tnis desolate tsie M of sand arul :r.Dt son is an officer lu the servlet of the Duchess Joan. The face of the Hi m lightI - ed up imaUtuaneoHsiy. Most sure!), then. I know him. Did he not comq to Courtland with mv the Ambassador of Hiasenburg? The lady of Isle Rugen nodded indifferently. Yes," she said; I believe he went to Courtland with the embassy from Hlassenburg. Indeed. I was much drawn to him, said the Prnce eagerly; 1 remember him most vividly. He was of an olive compleion, his features without color, but graven even as the Greeks cut those of a young god on a gem." said Theresa von I.ynar se'Yes, renely. "he has hi, fathers face and carriage, which are those also of tl. Duchcs' Joan. In the morning Joan came to bid the pafi-- n good morrow, while Werner von Orscln stood ia the doorway with hhs s eel cap doffed in his hand, and Boris and Jorlan bent the knee for a priestly blessing. But Theresa did not again appear till night and darkness had wrapped the earth, and being all alone he listened to the heavy plunge of the breakers on the beach among which his life had been so nearly sped. The sound grew slower and slower after the storm, until at last the wavelets of that sheltered sea lapse on the shingle in a sort of breathing whisper. And so day passed and came again. Long nights, too, at first with hourly tendanre and then presently without. But Joan sat no more with the young man after that first watch, though his soul longed for her. that he might again tell her that she was his broth-er- s wife, and urge her to do her duty by him who was her wedded husband. So Conrad contented himself and salved -- his "conscience by thinking austere thoughts of his mission and high place in the hierarchy of the only Catholic and Apostolic Church. So that presently he would rise up and seek Werner von Orseln in order" to persuade him to let him go, that he might proceed to Rome at thp command of the Holy Rather, whose servant he was. But Werner only laughed and put him off. "When we have sure word of what your brother does at Kernsberg, then we will talk of this matter. Till then it cannot be hid from you that no hostage half so valuable can we keep in hold." So aHer many days it was permitted to the Prince to walk abroad within the narrow bounds of the Isle Rugen. the Wordless Man guarding him at fifty paces distance, impassive and inevitable as an ambulant rock of the seaboard. As he went Prince Conrad's eyes glanced this way and that, looking for a means of escape. Yet they saw none, for Werner von Orseln with his ten, men of Kernsberg and the two capt&ms of Plassenburg were not soldiers to make mistakes. It chanced, however, that upon a warm and gracious afternoon, when the breezes Des-aue- r, . - irK Kelt t,j 3 R CHAPTER XVII. Ixvrd him all gone to fighting J1 limbs mere bone and muscle, tain acrid and caustic wit keep! corner of his lip on the wicke a little back from these two, the Hussite, a smaller man, ve emn even when he was making with laugh, but neverthelesa and a high look, a stff upper lip. ti could he that so tache huge wind' a on head ends behind his To them entered the Sparha settled frown of gloom upon hie and the hunger which he shared ilually with the others already Bbarp'Jtng' the falcon hook on his nose nnlJWt. ning his thin noslvyer three heads drew At sUht-otiilPikker Alt' began to apeak apart, and the stars that were rising In the eastern dusk. , is white, he said dl The dog-sta- r In my schooldays I used dactlc&lly. pebbles convinced her of the awkwardness, if not imposMbi'ity. of escape. Conrad the prisoner greeted Joan with the sweet gravity which had been characteristic of him as Conrad the prince, and his eves shone upon her with the same afTectiorate kindliness that had dwelt in them as he looked upon hi sister in the pavilion of the But after one glance Joan looked steadily away across the steel-gresea. Her feet turned instinctively to walk back towards the house and the Prince turned with her. , If we are two said Conrad, "we ought to see more of other Is It not sj? That we may eoneert plans of escape said Joan. "You desire to continue jour pilgrimage, I to return tq my people who alas, think themselves bttier off without met They paced along together with Their eves on the ground, the Wordless Man keeping a Uniform distance behind them. Then the Prince laughed a strange, grating laugh, like one who mocks at himself. The world is ill arranged, he said slowly; my brother Louis would have made a far better Churchman than I. And strange it Is to think that but a year ago the knights and chief councillors of Courtland came to me to propose that, because of his bodily weakness, my brother should be deposed and that 1 should take over the government and direction of affairs. He went on yyithout noticing the color rlsirg in Joans cheek, smiling a little' to himself and talking with more animation. Then, had I assented, my brother might have been walking here with tonsured head by your side, while I would doubtles have been knocking at the gates of Kernsberg, seeking at the spears point for a runaway bride. cried Joan, with sudden Nay! vehemence; that would you not And as suddenly she stopped, stricken dumb by the sound of her own words. The Prince turned his head full upon her. He saw a face all suffused with hot blushes, haughtiest pride struggling with angry tears In eyes that fairly blazed upon him, and a slender figure drawn up into an attitude of defiance, at sight of which something took him instantly by the throat. he stamyou mean mered. and for a moment was silent. For Gods sake, tell 'me what you meanlU 'T - . mean nothing at all! said Joan stamping her foot in anger. And turning upon her heel she left him standing fixed In wonder and doubt upon the margin of the sea. Then the wife of Louis, Prince of Courtland, walked eastward to the house upon the Isle Rugen with her face set as sternly as for battle, but her nether lip ouivering while Conrad, Cardinal and Prince of Holy Church, paced slowly to (he west with a bitter and downcast look upon his ordinarily so surnv countenance. For Fate had been exceeding cruel to these two. , And meanwhile lion upon berg. right haughtily flew the citadel of KernsNever had the Lady Duchess. Joan of the Sword Hand, approven herself so brave and determined. In her foresters dress of green velvet, r with the links of chain glinting beneath its frogs and taches. she went everywhere on foot. At all times of the day she was to be seen s at the wherein the cannon were fixed, or on horseback scouring the defenced posts along the city wall. She seemed to know neither fear nor fatigue, and the noise of cheering followed her about the little hill city like her shadow. Three there were who knew the truth Peter Balta, Alt Pikker, and George the Hussite. And when the guards were set, the lamps lit. and Ihe bars drawn, a stupid Hohensteiner set on watch at the turnpike foot with command to let none pass upon his life then at last the lithe young Spar-haw- k would undo his belt with huge reYreshful gusting of air into his lungs, amid the scarcely subdued laughter of the captains of the host. Nevertheless, in the face of brave words and braver deeds, provisions waxed scarce and dear In Castle Kernsberg, and in the town below women grew gaunt aniL" hollow-chssksThen The children acquired eyes that seemed to stand out of hollow purple sockets. Last of all, the stout burghers grew thin. And all three began to dream of the days when the good farmfolk of the blackened country down below them, where e now stood the leafy lodges of the and the white tents of the used . to. ,comft.. Into Courtlanders, Kernsberg to "market, the great solemn-eyed oxen drawing carts full of country sausages, and brown meal fresh from the mill to bake the wholesome bread or when the stout market-women brought In the lappered milk and the butter find curds. So the starving folk dreamed and dreamed and . woke, snd crled out curses on them that had waked them. About this time the Sparhawk began to take counsel with himself, and the issue of his meditations the historian must now relate. It was In the outer chamber of the Duchess Joan which looks to the north." that the three captalnsresuaily sat burly Peter Balta, Alt Pikker. lean dry faced, kee and leather?4, fd lfe humor within body-armo- half-moon- d. Mus-covit- Glanced this way and that, looking for means of escape. played wanderingly among ttie garden trees before losing themselves in the solemn aisles of the pines as in a pillared temple, that Conrad, stepping painfully westwards along The beach, arrived at the place of his rescue, and, descending the sleep bank of shingle to look for any traces of the disaster, came . suddenly upon the Duchess Joan gazirg.thoughtfulfy out to sea. . J She turned quickly, hearing the sound of footsteps, and at sight of the Prince-Bisho- p glapced east and west along the shore as If me . Hating re- treat. ". But the proximity of Mas Ulrich and the encompass ins ban! of water wore r t - . y g anti-Vatica- n ts y You mean the red f tniei stiff-haire- -- doe-staf- dog-star- Six-Da- nt -- alx-da- y Pye-Clar- n, d d reflect-eredttTup- on 4 d h red-nose- d a Qouet-Gonrau- ii d ' . , . the m fellow-prisoners- each t - rose-garde- j the markets to It abroad. I call your to the accompanying memoDISTURBAHCES rial on this supject of the board of trade of San Juan, and I earnestly PARIS DIO NOT OCCUR hope that some measure will be taken for the benefit Of the excellent and high grade Porto Rican coffee. In addition to delegations from the board of trade and chamber of com- Sunday Passed Without any Serious merce of San Juan, 1 also received Rioting In4 French Capital Over delegations from the Porto Rican Fedthe Church Separation Law. eration of Labor, and from the Coffee Growers' association. There is a nutter to which I wish , . Paris The serious disturbances to call vour esecial attention, and KeeIt was thought would enue on that Special MeSSage is that the desirability of conferring full American citizenship uHn the the first Sunday under ihe law- - sepI. r 1 most earnestpeople of Porto Rk-o- . SUlt 01 arating church and state.' were not LXCCU-o- f I can realized. ly hope that this will be done. The services In the city In not see how an? harm can possibly reparticular passed off quietly. There sult from it, and it seems to me a mat- was a notable increase In the size ter of right and justice to the people of the congregations and In them of Porto Rico. They are ktyal, they are glad to be under our flag, they are were large bodies Of men who were MUCH GOOD WORK DONE making rapid progress along the path determined forcibly to prevent the Inof orderly liberty. Surely we should terruption of masses by 'rowdies show our appreciation of them, out There were only a few cases where pride in what they have done, agd r.o w dlea..eiiUreV-"- i he1 Churches wearour pleasure iu- extending 'recognition ing their hats, and they were promptProgress Made Under American Ad- for what has thus been done, by grant- ly ejected and arrested. ministration Is Pointed to with ing them full American citizenship. from the province show Reports Pride Last Year the Most ProsUnder the wise administration of the that there was excitement at perous the island Haa Ever Known present governor and council, marked many places. great L.Le processions, Congreaa Urged to Confer Full progress bas been made in the difficult chanting psalms, accompanied the American Citizenahip Upon the matter of granting to the people of the clergy to and from the churchea. Porto Ricans Aould Hava All In- Island the largest measure of self gov- Counter demonstrations took place fn ernment that can with safety be given several cities, notably Parplgnan and sular Government Placed In On at the present time. It would have Amiens, where thq Cathplics and free Bureau. been a very serious mistake to have thinkers came Into collision, necesinterference by the police, gone any faster than we have already sitating the crowds. quickly dispersed Washington. Hi evident Roosevelt's goue fn this direction. The Porto who Several of the demonstrators were innessage, describing conditions in Por- Ricans have complete and absolute jured. Bishop De Brty, while receivto Rico, and In all their municipal gov- ing the official notice, to leave recommendations making autonomy the, tor legislation he believes necessary, ernments, the only power over them bishopric of Maux, suffered a violent as read to the congress, it is as fol- possessed by the InsulaF government nervous shock and fell unconscious. lows: being that of removing corrupt or in- iAter, however, be recovered. To the Senate and House competent municipal officials. This of RepresenRIOTOUS SCENES IN ROME. tatives: power has never been exercised save On November 21 I visited the Island on the clearest proof of corruption or Thousands of Italian Friendly to tf Porto Rico, landing at Ponce, cross-b- y of incompetence such as to JeoparJoan looked steadily away acroaa the France Make Demonstration. the old dize of Interests of the the the Spanish road by Cayey pnople steel-presea. to San Rome. Thousands of demonstrators Juan, and returning next morn-to- island; and under such circumstances to read in the Latin tongue that It overtthe new American road from it has been fearlessly used to the Im- friendly to France and of was red! Irecibo to Ponce; the scenery was mense benefit of the people. It la not tendencies, gathered Sunday night la What Is this? cried the Sparhawk; wonderfully beautiful, especially a power with which It would be safe the piazza adjoinTng the Farneae palDo not deceive me. You were none Utong the mountains of the Interior, for the sake of the island itself, to d! ace, the aeat of the French embassy. of you talking of stars when I came Which constitute a veritable tropic pense at present.. The lower house It In an endeavor to express their pleas-us- e up the stairs. For I heard Peter Bal-ta- s Iwltzerland. I could uot embark at absolutely elective, while the nppei voice say, By God! It must come Jon Juan because the at France's action toward the It house is appointive. This scheme harbor has not to It, and sopn! And you, Hussite bean out and can not receive working well; no Injustice of any kirn church. dredged George, answered him, Six days will is American The whole garrison of Rome was do not results from it, and great benefit tt battleship. settle it. What do you keep from, met Blink this the island, and it should certainly no employed to disperse the demon-stranfact us to as ciediuble a Out with it! Speak up, like three tttlon, and I earnestly hope that im- be changed at this time. The machin and protect the Vatican, which little men! mediate provision will be made for ery of the elections is adnilnlstereien la surrounded by cavalry, and the It was Alt Pikker who first found hedging San Juan harbor. tirely by the Porto Rican people them bridges to the apostolic palace are words to answer. I doubt whether our people as. a selves, the governor and council keep barricaded by troops. All the streets We spoke Indeed of the stare, and whole realize the and fertility lng wily such supervision as is necee leading to the Palace Fnrnese are probeauty said it was six days till the moon If Porto by aoldiera with fixed bayonet. and the Rico, progress that sary In order to Insure an orderly elec tected should be gone, and that the tlma ha The demonstrators, led by a dozen been made under Its admirable tlon. Any protest aa to electoral frauds would then be ripe for a sally by the radical socialists and republican memgovernment. We have Just cause for la settled In the courta. Here again It of the chamber of deputies. Inby the Plassenburg gate!" would not be safe to make any change bers pride in the character of our representPrince Borghewe, after vainly Pshaw! cried the Sparhawk. Lie atives cluding In who have administered the present system. The elections attempting to break the the eorflofi, pro- to your father confessor, not to me. vlded "them salve with candles and I am not a purblind fool. I have earn, tApIc islands which eameunder our this year were absulutelyoi-derlh result-o- f the war. with Spain h any disturbance; and formed Into a mock procession, intonlong enough. It Is true, but at leaafip no no made against the ing the Miserere aa an Indication of has been onelofthem is more this protest .Jof heag ..withal, they answex-t- o tone than of Porto Rico. It would be management of the elections, although the death of clericalism, .admldat cries spoke of the wells, I tell you, I sag tii a more faithful, a three contests are threatened where of "Long live France," .Long live to wish possible heads as move I your entered, nora efficient apart and a more dlsinter-sste- d jthe majorities were Very email and Clemenceau, and Down with the Vatiand then, forsooth, that dotard Alt can service than that now be- error was claimed; the contests, of public Pikker (who ran away In hla youth Deputlea Costa and De Felice tried from a monks cloister school with ing rendered In the island of Porto course, to be settled In the courts. In to harangue thq people, but the police the nun that taught them stocking Rice by those ia control of the Insular short, the governor and council are ro Interfered. operating with all of the most enlightmending) must needs furbish up some government LONG GRIND ENDED. I ened and most patriotic of the people dozen a towns at all stopped told, scraps of Latin and begin -- to prate ind one of Porto in of Rico citizens the notable In the features educating s e about red and town was the gathering of the of the Island In the principles of order- Utah Riders Win Honors and Coin In white. Faugh! Open your mouths very y Bicycle Race. like men, set truthful hearts behind school children. The work that has ly liberty. They are providing a been done In Porto Rico for education t, based upon each citizens New York. The 8nlt Lakers In the them, and let me hear the worst! and the mutual respect of all The three captains of Kernsberg bas been noteworthy. The main embicycle race, which ended were silent a while, for heaviness was phasis, as Is eminently wise and prop-f- . citizens; that Is, based upon a rigid Sunday night, never acquitted themhas of observance been put upon primary educatthe principles of justice upon their souls. Then Peter Balta more glory. Tho Hopper-Downin- g selves with blurted out. God help us! There Is ion; but in addition to this there Is a and honesty. It has not been easy to which finished second, team, unaclormal minds Instill into of the and school, people agricult ural school, but ten days more provender In the three Industrial and three was to out customed beaten of for first place by a exercise freedom the the river high is and the wells turned, city, ichools. Every effort Is being made to the two basic principles of our Ameri- margin of a few inches. Clark of the are almogt dried up! k After this the Sparhawk sat awhile lecure not only the beuefits of ele- can system; the principle that the mateam, was a dangerous conon the low window seat, watching the mentary education to all the Porto jority must rule, and the principle that testant In the mile sprint, which detwinkling fires of the Muscovites and Ricans of the next generation, but the minority haa rights which must cided the winner. It was known that reserve considerable listening to the- - hum of the town be- llso as far as means will permit to not be disregarded or trampled upon, he possessed train them so that the industrial, agriYet real progress has been made In power and. waB closely watched by neath the Castle. cultural and commercial opportunities having these principles accepted as Fogler, Rutt and Downing. He failed (To be continued.) of the Island can be utilized to the elementary, as the foundations of suc- t time the last sprint properly and best possible advautage. although he hpurted desperately, he cessful eviwas LOST THE BA8S DRUM. It seventh.-Samuelsodent at a glance that the teachers, I transmit herewith, the report of the fouid not finish better than was was who very weary, and native Porto governor of Porto Rico, sent to the Absolute Proof That Such a Thing Is both Americans beaten out for eighth position 'easily were Ricans, of to devoted their work, president through the secretary Possible. by Walthour. The man who lost the bass drum has took the greatest pride in It, and were state. Utah waa represented by five riders to endeavoring their train not been found. All the insular governments should In the closing sprint, the largest numpupils, in mind, but In what counts for be placed in one bureau, either In the ber of any other section of the entire Newspaper paragraphera have made only merry with the absent-mindeman, far Inmore than mind in citizenship, that department of war or the department world. character. i and he has been accused of all sorts ti, of state. It Is a mistake not so to arI was very much struck by the Polish Rebellion Crushed. of deeds of omtbsion and commission range our handling of these islands at ' both character of adTherefore some of to the Insular take as able to be at Washington Warsaw,. Russian Poland, Reports his expense have been taken In a police- - and of the Portv Rican regi- vantage of the experience gained la received from points throughout RusPickwickian sense. The tale that s ment. They fire both of them bodies oner when dealing with the problems sian Poland jhowjhat .the governthat man said he was so absent-mindethe American that from time to time arise In anof firmness haa been ments policy that at one time he lost a bass drum administration of the Island. The in- other. ' In conclusion let me express my ad- successful In subduing the last t has always been considered a mere sular police are under the local Porto Rlcaa government. the smoldering sparks of revolution. The Porto Rican miration for the work done by the conjoke. The result was accomplished at a ter- be approlaw under the Originally this story may have been regiment of troops-mu- st enacted gress when it a fable, but now it is true. A man priated for by the congress. I earn- which the Island is now being admin- rible cost to the Polish people, the has actually lost a bass drum, and all estly hope that thU body will be Kept istered. After seeing the island per number of victims being estimated the members of an Iowa band will permanent There should certainly be sonalty, and after five years experi- at thousands. Business has become stagnant, the -- trade and Industrie troops la the Islan-l- , and it is wise ence in connection with its adminisbear witness to the fact. are bankrupt, and tbe masses are disIt happened near Davenport a few that these troops should be themselves tration. it is but fair to those who pirited and In a state of poverty. be Sundays ago. There was a celebra- native Potto Ricans. I? this law to say that It would be tion at Davenport and an up country from every standpoint a mistake not well-nigimpossible to have devised Enormous Amount of Money Bent band bad arranged to take part In the to perpetuate this regiment. any other which Ip the actual working Home by Galician. In traversing the Island even the would have accomplished better refestivities. The, train stopped at the Ylenna. Statistics just published station just a moment, and the mem- most cursory survey leaves the be- sults. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. land of Galicia, In Ana crown for the bers of the band piled into the smoker holder struck with the evident rapid 1906. The White House, Dec. 11, with their instruments and their re- growth la the culture both of the sutriatt Poland, show that during 1905 Galicians who had emigrated to the galia. gar cane and tobacco. The fruit InAristocratic French Cabman. . Just as the train was moving away dustry la also growing. -- Last year was United States went bme &5,&00 money a fat, man grasped the rail the moit prosperous year that the One of the yic!sslludeaoJife-bvalued at $1,200,000. This sum orders, and swung aboard. Then he turned Island has ever kno vn before or slhca been rfvealed by the death of an old la addition to small amounts mailed In 8L Oermain-en-Laye- , at the American occupation. pale and gasped, The total cabman In unregistered letter. The remark"Where's my drum? he cried, as of exports and Imoorts of the Island Frfince. It transpire that the unfor- able Increase In recent years in the hla eyes bulged and his knees shook. was I45.900.00g, as against 118,000,000 tunate old fellow waa entitled to style price of land In Galicia la said to be I saw it on the depot platform, in 180L This It the' larges. In the himself the pierouls de Los de due to purchase of fa mu there by emisaid the trombone player. Island's history. prior to the Amerl It la an old Spanish peerage grants returned from tbe United "Suffering cornhuska! I forgot It! can occupation the greatest trade for and In hla earlier Raya the last unfox States. When the band began business at any out ?er was that of 1896, when It fortunate holder of the title had lived Davenport It labored under a handi- reached wearly 123,000,000. Last year, In circumstances befitting bis rank. President Toe Busy to Talk of Huntcap, and the bass drummer was not a therefore, there was double the trade Bnt the latter part of hla life waa ing Trip With Buffalo Bill. popular member of the aggregation. that there was )n the most prosper clouded by constant misfortune and at William Cody, Washington. out yesr under the Spanish regime. last, two years ago, poverty. compelled Bill." who 1 In Washington Buffalo There were 210,273 tons of hugar ex- him In hla old age to take to driving In Fighter. the Interest of Irrigation matters In Buckeye How does It come Jhat ported JR Jar, of the value of a cab to eke out a wretched existence. hla all these nen I have met have the afate, had a brief talk with the $2,555,163 of tobacco, and title of colonel? president on that subject Saturday 28.290.322 rounds of coffee of the value Kentuckian They are famous fight- of $3,48IJ02. to Bound Busy. Boys Keep morning. Colonel Cody suggested to what Unfortunately, of in. ers. suh. Used to be Porto 4 Ricos prime crop The Burgess Hill (England) group the president the a possibilities Buckeye But I didnt know that coffee b teresting sport in hunt in the Rocky not shared4 this prosper- of council school managers, not being lb prescient Col. De Bosque ws In the war. It bag never recovered from the allowed to encourage rifle shooting mountains nextjalljbnt he had because tbcTidea, discouraged Kentuckian He wasnt. He I t ity. tiTleeS Jha-boof the hurricane, and. more-- . among heve deetded y disaster in bin desk that matter other so many famous hoozeflghter, cnV Cleveland of jjmw ing open consent of the East Sussex education would require bis attention. 0ver,lbe Leader. out market jto it has not rnmiH-imteauthority to give instruction In gar lufl:Ued bj the closing of denlng. for the I attention r i |
