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iRON MOUNTAIN ORE. There Is Moro of It In Slcht To-ilny Than Thoro XVn In 1S44. Thcro have been sold from Iron Mfttuitnin, Mo., 3.U0U.UUU tons 01 oro. But there is In sight to-dny moro oro than James Harrison saw when no imo horo forty-odd years ago and and flurcd out fortuned for himself associates. Thrt.product exceeds 3,000,000 tons. Tho moro exact hgures are ;i,u.),uuu tons. What does this mean in dollars? U is hard to say. But there has been times when Iron Juountnui oro was ivorth $10..r0 a ton loaded upon tho . i i cars. It IS oven remeiuuoruu uiui uncu n ear-load made up of picked oro brought $15 a ton. This was an extra lot wanted for some special work at Feckham'H Kimmswick furnace, and it brought an extra price. Tho bulk of the product Inn gone at $9, 8. and $7, with prict-s now ranging still lower. Perhaps, for a rough estimate. $8 a ton might be takju as a fail- uverage. That moans ?2.0K),000 for tho product. Early operations were primitive. Tlrf' ore was picked up from the crest .f "ihn mmintnin In chunks, trundled down tho mountain-sido on tramways, A 1 , .. .1 .1 tl... ........ i.,i,1if tr... M.l.. ;ym loauuu mi iuu u.na i iui "my mont. I'icu ami snovoi uisiougeu me . , . 1 !!. . masses, urnvity lurmsneu uie power, for the. loaded car going down pulled tho ompty ono up. That was picking up dollars. Ono workman Wis good for six or eight tons a day. Oro was worth $!) and $10 a ton, and 100 cars a day left tho mountain for the furnaces. Thoro were periods when tho ship ments wont, over 1,000 tons a day, and every ton meant a oiu to mo siock- holdors. A not income of !f;),0()0 a day! A profit or.?lo.000,000 from JfL'o, 000,030 gross income. Urn! um!" said old lorn Uwyor, "but those wore tho days when tho mountain made monoy." And yet here stands tho mountain to-day, reduced in size, scarred and furrowed and tunneled, with moro ore if, sight than there was in 1311. St. Y SHINING THE BC BOOTS. t f An Ilumblu Operation Which Turns Illnck- in;; Into Itenl DhiiimntN. ', A wise man, says Spurgoon, can seo 1 -wisdom in every thing, and can find in struction in to most eommonplaco ob jects. Few pursons would think of looking for frosh knowledge m tho simple blacking of a boot; but it is novertholoss a most interesting sub ject. "Did it ever occur to you." said a ihomist. "what a remarkable and lniquo process tho blacking of a boot is? You see, we sin'jar the boot with a iroparaticfl of bone black, which is cn- rtirelv devoid or luster: anil men, by tuo notion of a dry brush, mako it shino Jiko tho stffi. Th3re is not anothur pio- &ess like this anywhere in tho arts, so Jar as I know, and 1 never read uny- jflioro any seioiuino explanation oi ino process. I havo a theory of my own, Rlowover, which 1 will give you for jyhat it is worth. fr "The key to the mystery lies in tho fact that diamond is nothing moro than crystallized carbon. The blacking is little more than carbon paste, and tho friction of a hairbrush, being one of tho piost ofllcient methods of gonorating electricity, In tho effect of crystal lizing tho carbon of tho blacking. As Soon as this is done, tho boot is covered Rvlth millions of infinitely small dia monds, tffid, of course, begins to shino, W m t 1 1 "X is a mass ot aiamonus wouiu. ui Xjourse this is not a perfect explanation 'of tho phenomenon. What part tho jbther ingredients of tho blacking play. Mind especially, whLt isthuttheblack- ng must bo moistened, 1 can not tell; porhaps somo ono elso can. But 1 feol Ijirotty sui'o that the boot-blacks are cngagou in turning unletting into uiu- ionds." iV. r. Voice. TABLE ETIQUETTE. How to Act While Kiijoj'inR tlio r.uxury oT ii (iooil lllnnnr. Don't oat with your knifo, for, as Some writer has said, "that is u relic 5)f barbarism." Don't feel thffi you must swallow tho ?oeds of raisins and small fruit. That is dangerous. Don't hanir vour napkin to your col- lnr-hutton or stuff it inside vour collar. It was made to protect your lap, not your necktie. When vou raUo your spoon to your 'lips raise it laterally to tho mouth. Don t bring your elbow around at right angles with your face. Don't bo in a hurry, for hurry Im plies confusion and disorder. If you ii wi confused vou will surely unset a dish either upon yourself or your neigh bor. Don't "saw" your mouth with your napkin, and don't reach in front of another guosttogotany thing ho might pass you If you had askod for It, ns Kiiniim'. of course, that the waiter was l 'w ri "not standing by. Don't forgot that thoro are othor pooplo at tho tnblo as well as yourself, and that you are In duty bouud to boas eolleitioub for tholr comfort as you would be for your own. Therefore, don't spread yoitrsolf all over tho table. Don't be afraid to bo ohoerful and happy at moaU. "Cheerfulness is full of significance; It suggests good houlth, a -Jtar consciouoo, und u boul at peace wifi all human nature." L'hoorfulness iLo mother of good illgoaUon. Don't bo afraid to out hard uhuoso with the thumb anil foreuirr. Of ooure the Mift oheoe will wv to be ' nuldli tit ttfW LttiA. of Mift cbueee uimmi your urma with the odgeof'yuur knife m you would butter, 1 the projmr wuy. - fiuat"n ''' U lUvuHtr Uiw lialr shuiu dwut ii vu THK PFMINIMP CD I llnirllcent i:ilrct of the I'mcrfssUo r.n S llcliti'imifiit of Women. One of tho signs of tho tlnis is the increasing nttontion that is given to tho education of woi . n. It is only in com paratively recent times that it'has been thought necessary that women should bo educated at all. Throughout the Middle Ages women could not read nor write. Only a hundred years ago most women were only Instructed In the simplest rudiments of knowledge. Tho extant letters of Martha Washington show a most fearless independence of the spelling book. Th letters of many of the wives of the prominent men of our early history show uu ignorance that would be deeply humiliating to a fond husband of the piewnt day. The plain truth seems to be that no nation has been much more than half civilized until within the last ono or two hundred yours. Thoro havo boon nations that have attained a high de gree of enlightenment as far as their inasculifte portion was concerned, tflut by ono of the htrango perversities of human reason, it has been considered unwomanly and masculine for a woman to be highly erhicated. The time is not very far distant in tho past when prat tling ignorance and garrulous and thoughtless chatter were thought the .rowning charm of women, and the pledge and guarantee of innocence. Hut all these things are gradually changing. Now no one but an ignorant man bolittRs an educated woman, and feminine education is only ant-onized by masculine boors. Women now go through college by the thousands every year. They are taking prominent posi tions at the bar, on the platform, in the pulpit and in the fields of journalism und authorship. They arc like a new race that have como up from serfdom und a kind of savagery in the last hun dred years into a high estate of civiliza tion and progress. It is almost as great u change as when tho untutored Goths and Vandals imbibed the culture of the Roman world, and those sanguinary, half-naked barbarians became tho fath ers of modern civilization. The civilization of tho world must take a new phnr-o through this progress ive enlightenment of woman. The laws, institutions and policies of nations have hitherto only been representative of one-half tho population. The fem i line element has boon lacking. Wo ii(jn through tho superior arrogance of man, and through her own false no tions of what is becoming and proper In hfr sex. has hitherto restricted herself within must narrow and prescribed limits. But all this is changing. The enlightenment of woman is destined to work out a most remarkable change in the world's civilizution, and give the greatcbt inipulnolo progressive thought and advancement that tho world has yet seen. Yankee lIUulc. A Siberian Prison Cell The room was about ft.1 foot in lengin by -'5 in width and 12 feet high; its walls of hewn logs were covered with dirty whitewash, its rough plank tloor was black with dried mud and hard trodden tilth, and it was lighted by three grated windows looking out into tho prison yard. Down tho center of the room and occupying about half its width ran thosleopiiigbeneh a wooden platform 12 feet wide and !0 feet long, supported at a hoight of 2 feet from tho lloor by stout posts. A SfWinn prison cell contains no other furnlturo except a large wooden tub for necessities. The prisoner havo neither pillows, blankets nor bed-clothing, and must lio on these hard planks with no cover ing but thoir overcoats. As wo entered tho cell, tho convicts, with a sudden jingling of chains, sprang to their feet, removed their caps, and stood silently In a doiiho throng. "How do you do, boys?" said tho warden. "Wo wish your health, Your 1 1 igh Nobi5ty," hhout ed a hundred voices in hoarse chorus. 'Tho prison," said tho warden, "is, terribly overcrowded. This coll, or example, has spaces for thirty-fivo or at most forty men, and 100 slept horo last night." I looked round the coll. Thro was practically no vontilation whatever, and tho air was bo poisonous and foul that I could scarcely forceny solf to urolith It. Century. Interesting and Instructiv An Immense terrestrial globe, con structed on tho scale of ono-irJllionth, will bo shown at the Paris exhibition of 18S9. A placo will bo set apart for it at tho center of the Champ do Mars. Tho globe will moasuro nearly thirteen meters in diameter, and will give some idea of real dimensions, since tho con ception of tho moaning of u million is not beyond the powers of tho human mind. Visitors, to tho exhibition will too for the llrst timo on this globe tho place really occupied by certain known space, suuh as those of great towns. I'wrls, for instance will baroly cover a square eentimotor. Tho globe will turn on iU axis, and thus represent the movomont of rotation of the eirth. Tho bchome was originated by JIM. T. Vil lard and C. Cotard, and it has botm placed under tht patronage of tevural eminent Ft ouch men of bcience. . Xtttttrc. Some peoplo havo a queer idea or a Joke. Hocuntly tho "bolle" of a little I'emibylviuiUt town "playfully" throw a handful of hsmouU in the fnuu of a Methodist mluhttur at tin oruulng rc uttpUuu, Miid that iMiighod hoai tlly at the "joke." The mloUUu Uty low for k few day., until on morning thu ' Im IIi " Muvd Uio jHtrftotmgu, w)hmi hu In, full) ' llirtW H Um1I of Mlltp bU(U uu Ik u hut. Then Ut him tltlltfliBd ,i i.i. jui.f. li.it thu Uillu itw furltrtibly .i i j . i, i UuuttlMiwt Vo u thu luluU- AN INTERESTING SUIT. ! Tlie lllclit or I in lil. 11 en drd Men tu llrllnrd by u Kentucky Court. A peculiar law suit has just como up before tho Supremo Court of Kentucky. Some tlmo ago Colonel E. P. Bradshaw, one of the mojt prominent men in Cen tral Kentucky, was alarmed by the dis covery that his hair was falling out Ho consulted numerous physicians and mado secret visits to a number of hair charmers who hatl established thom solves in tho neighborhood, but nono of thorn brought tho relief which tho Colo nel craved. In his earlier days ho had been tho proud and, you might say, vain possessor of a suit of hair that would make a cowboy envious. Ills hair camo out so fast that well, ono morning ho awbko and found It all on tho pillow. Ho was. therefore, reduced to the necessity of wearing a wig. A few days ago ho swore out a warrant for tho arrest of B. 1). Moorhouse. In court, tho Colonel mado this somewhat unique, statement: "Your Honor, tho defendant and I havo over been tho best of friends. I took him into my eonfldcneo and lot him see that I woro a wig. I did this because 1 did not wish to have any thing conccnlcd from him. Wo occu pied the sumo room at a hotel. Tho other morning 1 got up as usual. It has been my habit during many years, your Honor, to get up at morning. My friend had dressed himself and gono out, 1 found my wig on tho dressing-case, and put it on. Having worn a wig frg some time, your Honor, 1 had got into tho habit of putting it on. That day my friend loft tho city. That night 1 went to my room as usual. I am in tho habit, your Honor, of going to my room when other places fail to attract mo. I un dressed, a custom which I observo just beforo going to bed, but when 1 nXf tempted to romovo my wig 1 found that it would not como off. I pulled at it and experienced great pain. In much alarm I sent for a physician who roomed down-stairs. Ho mado an ex amination and exploded in a great and insulting horse-laugh. It was some timo before ho0could tell mo what was the matter. Finally ho told mo that some one -and 1 at onco know who haJ skillfully sowed a porous plaster in my wig. Judge, and you. too, gentlemen of tho jury I am aston ished to seo you chuckle over bo serious a matter. Is it possible, Jntlomon, that a bald-headed man has no rights in this country? Is it possible that so soon as a man loses his hair he forfeits his claim upon dignity and becomes the ludicrous victim oi men who formerly respected him?" "."our remarks are timely," tho tit tering judge replied, "and wo shall now seo if bald heads aro to bo tho butt of American practical joking. Some time next year, when your wig cmnos off, wo will then discuss tho moral points of this question. Wo must now confine ourselves to tho law." Tho re sult of this poeuliuroeaso is awaited with much intorest. Arkansaw Trav eler. MALE ELOQUENCE. How It Wus Airroliit'il Iiy tlio Illrcctrcss of a I'Vnuiln Scnilimry. It was commencement day at Madamo Breckinbridge's seminary. Bov. 1'. F. Olliot Pcaso had como sovoral hundred miles to speak words of wisdom to th& graduating class of fourteen young Indies, and direct their eager feet into tho right paths of duty and happiness. This speech was two hours long; tho hall was crowded, and tho heated audi onco listened in breathless admiration whilo he poured volley after volloy of red-hot advice upon the heads of those helpless young women. Madamo Hreckinbridgo saton tho platform witha calm binile, through It all, and when it was over sho thanked tho reverend gontloman in hor most gracious milli ner. But, after tho crowd and tho spoakor were gono, sho called tho young ladios around her, and privately address thorn ns follows: "Young ladles, you havo to-day been permitted to listen n learned man, whilo ho told you what ho know about young women. Young ladies, I wish to givo you a proverb, which I trust you will alwaj's remember. It is this: 'A man never shows what he does not know so much as when ho attempts to toll what ho knows about women.' "I should bo thoroughly ashamed of nny ono of you If I ever heard you ex press such idiotic sontlmcnts as thoso with which tho reverend gentleman has favored us to-day. Ho knows not half so much about young women as you know about Catling guns and Winches ter ritlos. Should nny ono of you fol low tho advico ho has given you to-day, you would only prove a lamentable fail ure In every dopartinent of llfo which awaits you. "Young ladles, it has cost mo just ninety-five dollars to sccuro this gentlo man's services horo to-day. Young ladios, next year tho commencement ad dress wjll bo delivered by bomo intelli gent, cultured woman, who knows whereof she speaks." 1'orhaps you havo llstoned to Bov. Mr. Pernio in tho past commencement season. Detroit Free Press. Napoleon as a Deserter. When thoflrhtNupoloon having aban donud Moscow arrived at thu ferry on tho river Nluiuan, ho askud tho furry man, who did not know him, If many French lUnwtiM's had crossed ovor. "No," whs the raply, "you are tho !lrt.My,4 tHUiifft. i .i ! A hi hloodhoimd attack d it lively gtiNUMKM in it yard In Culuinbt'i. 1'a., ii fttwdH Hifo,Hiul not only ijoil-antan. but b4 Umiglil of bgth yus lw iroywJ by shu fgvrr fpurn BAR HARBOlt. A Wild, Weird Tale of Love and Adv2nturc. 33-V- AMOS JL.E33. t'cuusitcD nr Srr.ciu. Ahraxobmkxt with the Author. Copyrighted, 7. by G. II. fliltingham AV Hif,tn ltfttrttd. She, too, had been struck with tho sad ness and lino expression of Fairfax's countenance on that eventful night nt the Mnrehionoss'. When the man was under the influenco of any unusual or thrilling excitement, as ho was during that, evening, his entire nmuuer was strikingly rourtcous, rclliied and digni fied. He never nniK-arod to better ad vantage than when suffering pain, mental or physical. With a woman's eagerness to solvo n mystery, she desired to learn his history. She was convinced that there ten some mystery tnnnc'tid with it. Why had he been so disturbed at Natalie's apiicarancet Then, again, ho had actually all but "cut" hor not intealionnUy, sho supposed; thus making his action the mora annoying, bo cause of his absent-mindedness. At any rate, whatever the cause, her thoughts were continually reverting to Fairfax, and sho found horself making tho resolve to sco moro of him, nnd also to fathom his relations with tho Princess, But fate, in tlio shuio of Fairfax's wily note, hud forbidden her proposed confi dential litilo chat with Natalie upon this eventful afferaoou. Only yesterday Lydia had written n p'uwant little note to her "Jly-away" friend, llichnrd. iuvitin him tea dinner tho following evening, and begging him to bring his friend, Mr. Fairfax, if ho liked: for whom she also inclosed a note. Cursing Ins fate and usiiijj snmo similar associative expressions with regard to the headstrong and obstinate Fairfax, whoso inexplicable conduct was thus wittingly casting away so niagniiiceat an opportunity, Oxford sat down, grinding his teeth and with tears of anger in his eyes, wrote a po lite reply to Lydia, regretting that Fairfax and left for Havre tlio evening previous 'with the intention of sailing thu r ; tUvj for America"- and that ho himself was obliored "to depart in a few hours for Paris, whence ho would soon lcavo either for Kn gland or for Switzerland." This turn of affairs, whilo it annoyed I.ydia, only served to mako her more doler nmcd. ami, during her ride to Dol, sho car to the conclusion that, if sho would puin nny headway in learning tho history of this yot ng Aiiicricun, sho must nmko hor .ivr..:ng countryman tlio objeotivo point of hi":-attack.0 ' At l?i.l, of course, she found no Aunt Blanch", und no explanation of that lady's nou-upticuranco. Whereupon tho eucrgotio girl sot about solving this tin? riyatery. Dashing off a hasty telcjo'apli message, sho bade hor eoaehmnn luuid it to tlio op erator in tho depot. That ofiiciul, tho mo mcn'. ho glanced at. Lydia's signature, gave tho coachman a note that lie declared was intended for Ids mistress. Tearing open tlio letter, Lydia read: . "'iliia is simply a ru e to draw tho I.ndy I.ydia out of the way. Hor friend, tho Prin cess Natalie, lias been abducted. Kindly mako known the news at Chateau D'Or. urging tho usclcssncss of any search for her. The inclosed note is for Madame X." To explain tlio lettor's having been in liia possession, tlio operator quietly handed Lydia a largo envelope, bearing tlio ad dress: "Telegraph Operator, it. 11. Station, Dol." On a slip of papor inclosed therein was the following request: "Please hand this envolopo to Lady Lydia UroadacrcH, if sho comes to the It. H. Sta tion. Otherwise, hold it for further direc tions." That was all, but quite enough to en Hghten Lydia. Horror-struck and greatly agiuited, oho hastened back to tho chateau. (Fairfax onco again wai successful. He l.al not planned tor nothing. Kro bidding ndii'ti to tho steward of tlio "Namovim" lie bad placed in thai tellable servant's hand .m envelope, "which you will post from Hivrc," ho added- it bore tho postmark of that port, ar. Lydia observed.) ""-N-.rortuin whether or not sho wero tnc victim of a eruol, practical joke, tho poor girl, in an agony of uusponae, kept urging hor co.icUr.iii to speed tlio horses to their utmost. Ai'Jiough accompanied by hor maid, usually a great conlldnnto, she reso lutely kept t'.o news to herself, notwith standing the anxious questions of that kind hearted body, who poreoived that her young laintross wus unusually distressed. Lydia's lips wore Urinly compressed, hor chobk was very ode, and determination ni peared in every lineament of hor face; whilo that blue eye, hitherto so tendor and inditing, no'.v glittered with a baleful glare of supproujud linger and distress. The carriage actually arrived at tho chateau in somewhat, less titan two hours. Tlio titonn was fast coming on, nud tho belated lovers, DimitiOand Catharino, sud denly ii roused to tho fact of its rapid aj) proach, hudftils been making exertions to gain tho shelter of tho chateau ere its breaking. Thoy reached the gates just ahead of Lydi.i. Tho latter, -subduing hor agitation, in or dinary tones inquired of Cuthorino wlioro her mistress was. Tho muid, in surprise and sudden nlurai, replied that sho supiwsod tho Princess had liecn at tho chateau for sometime. Lvdla involuntarily exclaimed: "Thank God! I trust It is bo," and began to fool soniowhat relieved. Her iwrturlmtion might, after all, be caused by some frightful blunder. Sho niui.t keep the out iro affair a secrot until farther developments. Ho covering her seif-coutrol sho quietly asked Cutliarino to Inform the Princess of hor ur rivnl. Aftor what socinod to her anxiety an ago, rho liehold Cuthorino returning with u scared, white fuee. "Oh, my liuly, sho Is not horo, nnd Ditn-iU-i soys Modji la nowhoro to lo found, oither. Whore, O whew can sho bo. And lm in. tm. Whut iun uiuiiwiwi"' . Hliuli I dol l'oilwiri. rjy lady, l.o wont to Koe you. 1 lniov :i w: tfreau)- mui pointed whoa she rea- ' your note." W1k.ii Catlieruie n.ude this announce, inent, Lydiu's lieurt uoak wlUiln nor und sho fcit u'jliacd u yill to tho liorrlblo cer tainty that tao impudent missive had told ho truth. Bomothmg must bo done,nnd that quickly, too. "CJbII MnOunw X," MM she. The mutfaw entered, greatly alarmed. AJready drotw of ruin were beginning to CU precursor at the now rapidly np Mvooktig uw. ready to buret tfwhind (nail Hi fury The vrtnd dotefuHy through Um tm. Fiotl of lightning played wamlagl iu thu (UstHweo, aad fcrflt Kt IwntdruijTs of thunder frequently sweto I'jeil tu-' ur '1,-tfutl.or. itm iwu wun lo'rui! inn ...i.. H...1 I i.l.i l.ud tll'OUtflll lulU )H4 il . . d ,i i f..Ul. 11 Hue l'i..iin X will l ud I', N4h U lai ili. ui l fr'iu Ainigbor it ,n nuum mis oeci , id .Till Ik taken to prevent tho slightest jury or insult to her. No ransom will bo ked or accepted fur hor lelease. Sho will turn certauilv i-i six months' time from e date of her nN'- ction. nnd in nil proba cy much somk In the intervening riod she will receive tlio most courteous .d (xinsidcrnto of treatment. Her fuvorito thora and uusieal composers will bo nt r hand. A m.ihl will observo her every ish. Meilji will accompany her. From A'k to wrck one or two notes will bo ailed to hor jurcnts. stating the condition r her health and mind, ttac ly as they aro. lwnld more sjicrdy means of cominunlca jii be feud necessary, the telegraph will e i-esorted to. Should her family de.iire to ommunicate with her, let their connnunica ion lie mailed to each ono of tho following ournals: The Talis li:in, tho London nine and the New York JlerM. Use tho following cipher: 'Beginning with the letter O as II, Has it'. 1 n til. und so on. return to A. which, ot course, will bo "1 ; Unixh at F, whoso number will thus boitt: e. g. : '111, 10, U.-V!., 5V, Hi, 10' 'All wll.' "It will be utterly useless to even mi;il to loam the Princess' whereabouts. "The foregoing premises will bo kipt tfelu o , ni ioi. mill no euori n uuiuui..m i m rescue heror UMllsi-ovor any thing whatever with regard to her. . As regards inufji- communication, li taat be neceisary, teiegrapa a o .ricriiis- lvitch to the sane paiKrs, Willi xik' rvqr.osi. in insert the cipher-mo Iige in uicir next. j-n'.e.'." Both ladles were horrillod and astonished st the enormity anil miring oi um ucc:.i laidplan. They could scarcely believe tno cvidciu e of V.ic'ir senses that such a bold af- .nir luul nctuiiUv taken tilace iu a district so populous and carefully guarded. It seemed 1 nponsiblc, and yet the proof of it lay iu Nut ulio's absence and tho two notes. CIIATTBK XII. too i .vrr.. T!ie storm was now raging in its full f nvo. Tho rain, in perfect torrents, was driving against tho chateau wans, ino wind howled about tho house-corners ami down tho chimneys, real alter peal oi iifcning tlnmdor rang through tlio heavens, and tho lig.itniiig in nuniuiig t'.tishei soenied never to cease. llic en t re hotuio wax in a state of wild confu i.m and alarm, and each servant was : .i-.'.iing aimlessly around, questioning tho idier. i)i..iitri and Catherino swore that tho .''riiieess quit toil her painting only a f v minutes boforo they themselves loft, iV twrnco. They exhibited tho picture, int. with freshly-laid colors, as proof of . t work during tlio afternoon. Neither man nor maid had seen nor heard : iy th'.ug unusual. On tho drive ltotuo 1 icy pa-wed no porsons, excepting ootuo i ..iters and a wayfaring pedestrian '.I men well known In tho neighborhood. ii thcio pjr3ons lud wltnesstvl nny thing - r.uigo they surely would hav.o spoken if it. "Llttiyl Dlmltrll" said Catherine, with a i ludeii inspiration; "do you remember i.otK?lng nomcthlng qiieert" Dimitri relleciBi a moment. Said ho: " Do jvu ine.ni that, v.iilstloJ " "Yes." was her reply; "and do you re-BfrnlK-r that I spoko to you about it and t-.k h what it was" "You are right," said ho, "and tho first whistle Bounded only nJ'ow moments aftor tho l'riiictiss went." " Yes," continued IhoMjngor girl, " and the Hoeond was blown after wo left the artor.i tiad that farmer, thin aldo of tln nwl. Tl:cy were all fellovs living about turc, going to St. Mulo with vegetables for tho market ta-morrow. I think they must bj nt tho Inn for shelter from tho rain. Yoti'd hotter jump on your horuo and run down nud question thaiu." Suiting tho action to tho word, Dhnitrl hurried off. Lydiu'n eommou r.cnso told her that in all probability Natalie was now far boyonl rescue. Something In tlio frankness nuj general tenor of tho two notes led her U fee; thrt no harm would befall hor friend. That, it was no ordinary bram which luul r.ehlevcu tho deed, sho was tally convinced. Bvery thing went to provo this tho vorj bo!Ji.o.s of tlio schcino itself, the notes, tlieir general tone nud language. Although nearly brnl: Mi-h'-nrled over the nlTuir, fdil '.xilievcd it quhe usoluss even to iublittlto .1 search. The others of tlio household Joro for send mg out immediately to search tho nolgr.sor hood and di.wovor some trace bf tho lo3t Princess. All lie avallnblo males woro accordingiy pressed into tho service, nud sent out to scour the country In ovory dircc ion. Tho first objective paint, of courso, was tlio roi'd in tho vicinity of the ixol. But not tho slightest cluo could thoro bo discovered. Tho liouvy rains had obliterated all tho wheel-tracks mado by tho wairon into tho wood, whore the tJ'rincess had llrst boon carried. Searching far and wide, thoy could find positively nothing in tho way of a traco of their lost mistress. Meanwhile, Dimitri roturncd from an In terview with tho carters, and thoso individ uals all agreed in saying that thoy hud soon u horsewoman oniorgo from thu cliff road and rido rapidly toward tho village uu tho public road. From tholr description of tlio woman and her hoOu, it could bo none other than the Princess herself. They met with no stranger, excepting a huntsman wQj lmilcd them near tho cliff road, and got them all into souio angry dispute witli regard to tho land thereabouts. Thoy, too, observed tho loud whistle, hut Biipimsod it that of some hunter calling his dogs. Lro Dimitri left tlio Inn, a fannor, also living in tho neighborhood, entered, dronchod through and through by tho storm. On Ids wuy to St. Malo, ho luul be come alarmed at tho severity of tho storm, and, supposing it uu all-nlglit affair, turned back to tho iuu of thu village Dimitri remumbered mooting with him, just after Cuthorino and himself passed tho Jiool. Hero now was a cluo. The ivagonors woro not to bo diverted from thoir idoa that thoy saw tho Princess going toward tlio pool. Had Uil.i farmer, on thoojWe sldo of tho pool, seen lwrf No, he had not. Ho saw nu cub, excepting a stranger whom ho found sitting by tho road-sldu. This man nud him self enjoyed a iciirf talk about crops a talk of iwrh ins ono quarter of un hour In length. No woiu.m passed them. Of that he was iif-f--ut least no woman excepting tho ono "with that man," ioiuting to Dimitri und referring, of ooun.o, to Cutliarino. Ho, too, oborvoJ tho sharp culls of tho whistle. Lydia Uatowil quietly to Dimltri's story. Horo, at Inst, was a trace toNatiUfo-tho wily duo, prhiipi, to her illtmppourauco. " Bond tor nil tho wagoners and tho fann or, Immediately," nuld she, autlmrlutlvoly. The Urlnplng Imud of jKiasauts sihiu iqi ptaml Iu thu hall, llttJ rlrulots trickling uVwn frwn their drencliod iruieiits und -oyurtng tie Hoar Willi nilnuuiie Kiuda. Tbey sUxnl huddled tugether, iiw-tniuk and awkward. giuwii4iuig thew, Lydln found that Nut a lie i iu.i liii' l' ii l'i.,i Uu,wtMi the WUtfllU '. i i in- ikliiuf m nxl and the faruwi un lie niliii nkl, und, tin iWufe, hi lite 1 1 1 !lii,rli.l of, mil iy pi nimbly n(, the -! loll, ui d lltMl llio kUaXljei' V,itu l.-ie''vj HUll IW fill 11, r, ma (Ui) huntsman who u sputcd witn tno cariers were, undoubtedly, accessories to llio ab duction -for they both disappeared almost immediately nftcr the second whistlo. Tho wagoners snid that tho llrst call was heard just before they saw tho Princess. Tho mystery of Nntnlio's disappearance now becamo clear to Lydia, Tlio huntsman nhl would sho havo be lieved hor oars had sho been told who ho wus? must havo been on tho watch for the poor girl. Tho warning signal of her ap proach toward tho abductors was tho first blast of his whistlo. This, too, wnrncd tho outpost, on the opposito side of tho pool and both outposts stopped all passengers upon, tho road, thus preventing interference ivitb the capturo of Natalie. As soon ns tlio Princess had been secured, hor captors, iu turn, gave tho signal to their accomplices that tho deed was done and the coast clear. Unless Natallo was still in tho neighbor hood of tho pool which was highly improb able sho must have been carried toward tho scu-const; for th'' showed her captors did not come toward tlio village was quite certnii?froin tlio statement of tlio icasants; tho abductors rmust, therefore, havo fol lowedQie opjwsito direction so reasoned Lydia; und correctly. But her intuition told her it was too lute now for rescuing her friejul. A full hour nnd a half had elapsed since Nntnlio's disappearance, and It was now al most eight o'clock. To the sea-coast from tho poolTvas a drive of porhnps thrco-quar-tors of an hour. Therefore, if Natalie had been carried thither, sho was by this hour far at sea, undoubtedly. Still, us ty storm gave G.jns of abating, Lydia ordered her carriago to follow, whilo sho herself, with Dimitri and ethers, has tened forward on horseback to tho coast. Dimitri hud always imagined his mistress n peerless rider, but l'nind Lydia quite hC equal. Do their beat, tho men woro iilwajji sumo dlstuneu behind hor. They met sovoral of tho searching party, who declared that every nook and crovico had been oxatninod more especially in the neighborhood of tho brook. All efforts failed to discover any thing like tho faintest cluebeyond W grove in which thcro had been n recent onennipment. Bits of bread wore strewn nbout upon tlio turf that bora tho imprints of horses' foot, ns thoy could seo by the light of thffr lanterns. Lydln perceived that it had been tlio Jiiding-placo of tho abductors. Onward sho dashed toward tho sen-coosU tho men following her. Kach person with whom thoy met was closely questioned, but not ono had scon or hoard any tiling unusual. No vessel had left tho harbor sineo noon. Those that were O rK W i oxw.vitn sin: i)A'Uii:n. lylug thoro woro only tlshlng-sinaclra, all belonging to tho village. No strange vessel was seen uloniplhd coast recently-certainly during tmt day. Lydia realized Hint tho search was hopo less. Tho ffiductors might havo gono to SU Malo; or they might, have taken thoopposlto road loading along tho wcQorn coast. Cer tain it was that men who no clovorly planned and so sldllfully concealed then? plans would by this tlmo havo made good their escape. It was now long after nitio o'clock, nnd Lydia's carriago had nriAvod. All sho could do was tc igo back, so slip wroto a hurried noto to the head of th iolieo department at St. Malo, nud another to tho chief police of llci'il at St. Brioux, stating clearly and con cisely all sho know about tho matter; giving descriptions of tlio Granger, tho hunter,, nnd tlio Princess herself, and sotting forth her own viow.i of tho matter. Thoso notes wero immediately dispatched poaMiasto to both cities, whilo Lydia ro turncd homo. Passing onco moro through tho vlllago of Y sho found tlio pluco ablaze with excito mont. Around tho iuu was gathoredalargo crowd. Baudray, tho landlord, saw Lydla'a carriago driving by, and ran out toward it, holding an envelope in his outstretched, hand. Said ho: "My llttlo gill has a number of pot doves, which iilio alway.i shuts up iu tho dovo-coto nt night Sho missed ono this morning, and thought it had been killed; hut a few mo ments ugo sho heard n lapping nt hor cham ber window, which looks ovor tho roof of tho Kirch. It was the lost Baba iluttoring at tho window-pane, and apparently ox haunted. Tiiis little note wu'j fastened to tho bird. It I.i addressed to Chateau D'Or. Lydia tore It. open. It ran thus: "Agreoutilo to our promlso, wo send tho first message. Naturally, tho Princess was somewhat alarmed at thu outset, but iua qulto rocovorcd from tho shock, and, al though failing to discover why sho should bo hold iu durance vile, is rounoimbly happy and perfectly well, as a hoarty meal she bus just complotod, can testify. Mere anon." If not so worried about hor frlond, Lydia would havo laughed outright The Idea ot purloining u Princess, and afterwards send ing comforting notes iu this chatty, con 11 doutiul manner was oxtrcmoly absurd and woli-nlgh incredible. However, hero was tho into, nnd no doubt Natallo was safe. Lydln broathed moro freely, and nctunlly bogna to almost enjoy tlio novelty of tho. situation. Sho foil inclined to lio on her oaro, as it were, and await tho next devel opment tu tho cuso. "Who could have stolen tho pigeon?', askud she of Itundrny. "Who 1ms gono uwuy from tho Inn f "My only gneatn who havo loft aro Mon siour I'tiirfux nud Monslour Oxford and Ids valot Monsieur l'tilrfax loft two days ugo, and b&ilod from Hnvro to Ainorion yester day. Monsieur Oxford and his valot lv.fi lust night, und txjur th-y had gono, my littlo one counted her bMs and lurkt thorn sceuruly In thu dovo-coto. Thoy woro all right In nuuilM-'r last niht, ami tills moru ing tho doer was still looked; but yet una wan tfunu." A .'HlltMipll WOUIlhl full IlltOHmlll- ihiuii iuu! when tilio wuu losuued a ien- I KiiiiKl iiHlfteli wtyi iiiitiinglml lit her wlr liimtlu lltJi' IiuhIhiiiiI wiintuil (o tt)l ho"- itualn, but ehu wimld mrrhtown yrW UOt OOUWHtl-