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Show J A WARRIOR BOLD. "v ST. GV.ounr. HArnntnixE, A.'Ar,r "IMU. ,;,.... ..n, s 4 W4. - Dr. J, H..(o-," ,,.,,.. M Oaavrlfni IM1. girt anJ SmlUL Nee Yrk riiAfTrii mi. Waylnld lly tho oKrn. Thl spirited way of lining IMng truck Charlie a Just about right. It ultod hla own aggressive nature, always brat upon carrying th war into the enemy country anil alrlklng quick blowa. , That's kind nf you, Artemua." he aid, Immediately, "and 1 shall b only too plcoiicd to mi-et the captain." Kate decreed that they should meet Cnpt. Ilrand aa they sauntered toward llio exit. Ilolh gavo him a cold bow. It wan no more nor Icks than he waa accustomed to from tlio-.o friend f Arilne, mill yet lie looked after them suspiciously. Ah I hnd he hut dreamed of whither they were hound, and (or whnt purpose, pur-pose, tho or.ru would hnvo considered that tho cae railed for something baynnd uKplclon. "Keep an eye on him, Artcmus," aid Charlie. "Well, rather. It would preclpltnto fnattora If he chanced to nee ua meet the original ghost, of we may ao term Capk Hrand." Ilut apparently the ogre had awakened awak-ened to the fart that he waa asaailcd by a thlrat which would not be denied, de-nied, for the laat they aaw of him he waa heading In a bee line for the barroom. Once clear of tho hotel, the two frlenda turned along the avenue. Artomua know where ho waa going; tVj waa hla old stamping ground, over which he had ranged for yenra, alwnya aearchlng for that will o'-tho-wlap which until now had eluded hla imtap a sensation that would tnke the theater going public by atorm, and make hla repututlon at a bound. 80 he led Charlie at length Into a public home, where many men came and went, where allver and rut glass gleamed upon the burfnt bark of the bar, and tallica Invited a loclal chat. Before they reached a distant table, Charlie had lorated hla man; It waa aay enough after he iad points given to him. Nor waa Artemua an lota out of the way In hla rough ami ready dlagnosla f tho nian'a character. Charlie aaw he had beeD a bluff, genial aallor, and these year of wild life on the Sahara, with the wandering wander-ing trlbea of nomads Into whose bands he had fallen, had not eradicated eradi-cated these predominant traits. Warmly he shook the hand of the Wanderer. Ey looked Into eye and read there . the nature of the man back of It. Aud ... CepL Brand waa thanking - heaven mentally that hla child had been beloved by one whom be recognized recog-nized In hla soul to be nature nobleman. noble-man. Long they sat there and conversed. con-versed. The hour passed unheeded. Charlie waa enthralled by what be heard. There wna no braggadocio about thla man, aa In the raso nf tho ogre, and yet ho had evidently passed through adventures beside which even tha Imaginary ones of the other paled Into Insignificance. Ho asked eagor question almitt hla child, and It could bo seen how anxious the father was to enfold her In hla arms. Taken In all, they passed a most pleasant time of It, and were flunlly aatonlshcd when one of the waller rame with tho Information that mid. Bight had arrived it waa time to close Die house, and would the gentlemen gen-tlemen have tho kindness to vacate? Which, of course, they did. Arrangement wore niado for another an-other meeting. Capt. Ilrand also yearned to embrace em-brace bla wayward boy, whom be felt aure he could easily lead Into tho right path. Charlie walked on air aa ho returned re-turned alone to tho hotel, Artemua pleading private business elsewhere Possibly his atudy of dramatic art 1 Included also tho ami of tho alage, and ho thought It hla duty to ace omo dlvlno Casino girl to her home. Thero were many rctlcrtlona to keep Charlie's poor mind in trouble, and ward off sleep. E Tills appearance of tha real Urand on the reuo was a remarkable event o opportune that he could not but look upon It aa providential. Indeed, had Ui affair been loft entirely In hla ban da, the chances were ho would never have conceived ao brilliant a climax aa to raise Ilrand from tha Crave be waa aupposed to occupy In I Africa, and bring bim upon the acene to confound the ogre. Llttl did this latter Individual dream of what waa In store for him, or that he stood upon a volcano that I waa ready to explode. ' It waa a man very well satisfied with tho way tho world treuted him, who aaunlered Into tho Windsor late that night, and ran upon hla beto nolr at the very first turn. Charllo believed Ilrand had been watting for hlra; hla manner acetned to declare It. tVhat could he want? There was something an exceeding audacious about the follow game J that Charlie waa forced to admire hi nerve, oven though ho felt angry with ' him at the -ante time because ho had deceived Arilne. Capt Hrand a we may still call ! the eld rogue, through courtesy. though well awnre that this we not M right ramc ( apt. Ilia id had evidently evi-dently made up hi mind that the time had come for a plain understanding under-standing with thla young fellow who courted Arilne. He bad fortified himself for the Interview In-terview with vnrlou potation calculated, calcu-lated, according to his way of thinking, think-ing, to put courage Into a man. Ho he had kept watch, waiting for Stuart to appear. And doubtless his particular thirst needed attention at frequent interval. inter-val. Charllo saw at a glance the man waa hardly himself, a usual, when the liquor wa In tho wit went out. He might have preferred avoiding tho Interview If given hi choice, since no good could como of It savo to let thla mun understand they were deadly foes; but 111 and intercepted hlui. nnd appeared to be decidedly In enmci-t. Cnurllo knew no reason why he should run nwoy. He believed he ionic! give the fellow ns good ns bo sent, a liolnnd for an Oliver, and perhaps per-haps Hud a rlium-o to pick up soino Information. It occurred to Charlie at that moment mo-ment how much of truth there might tie In the old saying to the cried Hint whom the god would destroy they (list make mad." Cnpt. Ilrand exhibited a fnlr sample sam-ple of It; he was not only mad. but lightly Inebriated; not enough to Interfere In-terfere with bis utterance, but to muddle hla wit a bit, and render him IncautlotiB. Of a truth, whlnky haa ere thla, played tho deuce with the mint wonderful won-derful plnn that were evor conceived In tho mlnda of men. Charlie could not refuse the horny palm offered to him. It had served It owner many a good turn, and alio brought hlra Into much trouble. "I want to ee you, Stuart very Important couldn't wait till morning. Come this way. If you please. Know It's Into, but won't detain you long. Must get It off my mind." 80 Charllo, obliging always, went with him. Ilrand bad hi eye on a couple of chairs In a corner where they would be Isolated. What bo had to aay waa of a private pri-vate nature, and admitted of no eavesdropper, nor would It have been aafo for any eurlnua person to have loitered near whllo ho 111 in this chaotic condition of mind. Prudence doea not ally Itself with the Indulgenco in atrong drink. "Ah," aald tho other, dropping Into a aeat, with the air of a weary man, fairly well loaded, "thla la aomothlng like comfort, Stuart. I've learned, In my long and wearisome exile, the value of taking it easy while you may. Trouble (Ilea fast enough aa it la. fly the way, excuse mc, but I quite neglected to ask you to Join me In having aoir.d'ing." "Thank. I i..tild have declined anyway." t "Then no ha. dou. Now, of courae, you wonder what I've buttonholed button-holed you for." "Naturally ao." "Can't you guess T" "Too tired to mane the effort tonight; to-night; besides, I'm not good at conundrums." "Ha! ha! thla la a conundrum sure enough I consider all girls- puzzle." Then It I about h'm your daughter?" About aweet Arilne. auro enough. A a fond parent I am, of courso, solicitous concerning her futuro, and especially alnco she will In due time wish to give up tho obedience aha haa ao willingly shown toward my authority, author-ity, and assunio tho acred rotation of wife toward aomo bright young man. That aollrltude, my dear 8tuart, bring mo to a critical moment in my career bringa me In contact with you." Charlie pretended to bo dense; he even assumed aurprlso and perplex-ity. perplex-ity. "How can your futuro concern mo. Capt. Brand?" he asked. "Ah, you are disposed to be humorous, humor-ous, my lad. Or perhaps you wish to conceal your confusion under a brave exterior. Very good; every man to hla taste, and I am ready to meet you fairly. Now let ua reach an understanding." "I am quite agroeahlo," cheerfully. Tho returned exile rubbed hi hands together, and now hope forced a smile upon hla fare. "1 will say this, Stuart, that of all (h beaux who have como courting my aweet glrleo I don't know of any. one I would rather have for a aonln-law aonln-law than yourself," remarked the astute captain, soberly. "Ab, thank, awfully." "Of courae, I'm concerned about her welfare, her future happiness. What fond papa would not be Inter estod? I bave been atudylng you, young man, when you little dreamed your fate waa being decided, hold In tho hollow of my hand, bo to apeak." "What conclusions did you reach?" aakod Charlie, calmly lighting a freati weed from tho old cigar. "I mado up my mind that von were a very clever, clearsighted, reasonable reason-able fellow; that my child could bo safo In your hands, and would never regret having transferred her liberty." lib-erty." "That waa very good of you," smiling. smil-ing. "And I finally concluded that the tlmo had arrived. Bubjoct to a condition, condi-tion, when I might give over my charge forever when Arilne would no longer tie aubjort to my parental authority, for you know alio haa been a very dutiful daughter." "You mention a condition, air?" "Yea, only ono." "May I ask what it concern? Capt. Brand smiled broadly. "Myself and my future support," he aid. Tho rat wn out of the hng. Capt. Ilrand desired to make term with the innn whom destiny had appointed ap-pointed to be hi uecciAor. Charlie felt the deepest disgust for so base a wretch, and determined to bait hi in as the toreador does the maddened bull. "Let me ace. do I understand Just what you mean? You now receive certain allowance from your daughter, which he ha willlnr.lv given you a a pledge of her affection. Thla you fear may be atopped abonld he marry mar-ry ?' "Ye. ye; you have It down very pat." "And believing thnt I hove at least a fair chance to Recur her consent to bo my wife, you are dcHlroua of entering Into some specific arrangement arrange-ment with me whereby thlB allowance may bo cm. tinned during your lifetime." life-time." "Thnt Is It, exactly; you could not have hit It better h.-ul you thong the whole thing out." Charlie manner gave him great hopes tliul be ha I found a ready dupe. "Now, he perfectly frank, cnplnili nre you fully satisfied with the amount ?" "Well, there'a a point I wnnted to put before you. Thero nro times when, truth to tell, I havo thought tho dear child, ot course, unconsciously, waa treating me ahabhlly. Twlca the amount would put me on Eairy street, and I'm aure alio wouldn't ml It at all." I Tho glow of avarice waa In hla faro ! hla eye a hopped eagerly, and Charllo Char-llo could ace hla finger working aa though In Imagination they already clutched the golden prize. "Ah! twice the amount would Botlsfy you. then, captain?" Cbarlle queried, softly. "I am auro of It. And on my part, I would agree to use all tho Influence I possess In order to mako her your forover. Think of It. my hearty that awoot girl I worth any acrlflre. Thero are men, douhtleaa, who would quadrupio the annuity If they could secure ao rich a prize; but. air, my ronBclentloua arruplea Bland In th way. Above all things, I must boo her happy." Charlie waa secretly amused It waa aa good aa a play to him. "A laudable ambition for a fond parent, I am auro. And tho curiosity I entertained rogardlng the limit of your desire haa been moat amply Hatlsfled." "Curloalty! Do I understand you aright, air? Do you mean to er Imply that you bad no other mullv In making Burn rigid and aearrhlug Inquiries In-quiries Into the aarred feeling of a parent' heart? Curloalty, lb devil!" he anortod. "It la a cool word, but It corr the raae, ao let It pa." "Perhap er my torm have bee a little bit too high, and It might be possible for ua to affect a compromise." compro-mise." . . ' ''- "Oh, no not a bit too high! Indeed, In-deed, Ave times aa much would not be ronaldored excessive If you could deliver de-liver the good." "You doubt my ability?" eagerly. "I know It for an actual certainty," aa he looked aquarely Into the captain cap-tain bold eyce, that now fell before hla gaze. "I can prove my power over the girl. I will Influence ber to turn coldly from you; when next we talk terma, my price will be double what I ak now. There are other. Mr. Charlie Stuart, who aaplre to secure what you have spurned." "What of the fine sense of honor that compela you to consider your daughter's hnpplneas?" tauntingly. "Hah! mere words, and you know It!" "What of that wonderful aena of Intuition which warned you I waa the mate appointed by Destiny to watch over your daughter' future and youra?" (To be rontluued.) |