GERMAN ARMY SWORDS.
rrocrs or Manufacture from the Crocl
Iron to the Perfect Hlnile.
"Horo you nro." ho said. "Sco 11
you can knock n plcco out of tho sword
on that stono."
"I took tho handle in both hands and
struck tho stono with all my might
Vut to my astonishment a piece- flow
. . I. 1 1 .. it... n...n-,1 A I A nni
i Gil MO Stone, wimu mu onu'
show oven tho least evidence of the
'low.
' "Every ono of these weapons has to
stand that test," I was informed, "or
wo do not put tho mark of our firm on
It. nor do wo deliver it as a first-clasi
weapon."
I went all through this factory,
which employs over ono thousand men
exclusively in tho manufacture of fine
weapons. They aro now filling an
order for tho German Government of a
now bayonet. Eight hundred thousand
aro to bo made, and the firm dolivers
i ,600 a day. The weapon is twelve
inches long, and tho Government pays
six marks for each of them when
finished.
Before a piece of steel is converted
into such an instrument of war it has
to go through quite a process. To
show mo this Mr. Koch took mo into a
la,rgo space at ono end of tho factory,
Irhoro 1 at onco noticed pieces of steel
varying in length from ton to twenty
yjeot, standing all around tho walls. In
the contcr of tho room stood a large
machine, where ono man and a boy
wore occupied.
"This is where tho steel is cut before
it has received a stroke yet toward the
shapo of a sword, so we might call this
tho storeroom for raw material." Thus
my kind informunt bogau his explana
tion. Tho long pieces of steel, which
were about two and a half inches wide,
were then put under a machine, and by
tho turning of u crank, pieces of about
twelve inches fell ono after anothor in
to a basket. The boy then handed the
man another piece of steel, put an
empty basket under tho machine, and
carried the short pieces into an adjoin
ing npartmont. Wo followed, and
from tho number of fires all around I
y guessed that we must have arrived at
tho lorges. And so it was. Each one
of these pieces of sujol was put into
tho fire, and when it was white with
beat a man put it under a steam ham
mer, which struck the heated stool in
rapid succession about twonty times on
every particle of its surface. When it
was pulled out tho pieco was about
eighteen inches long. It was now
thrown into a largo barrol filled vV?th
water. Now, tho woald-bo sword had
gone through tho hardening procoss,
and a number of boys gathered them
again into baskets to carry them to the
rolling department. In tho front ol
each of those rolls 1 had my attention
called to a big coke fire. This lire was
stirred up to an enormous heat, and
ten tho nieces of steel woro one
bv ono nut into the fire. There aro
two man occupied at each roll viz.,
tho roller and his helpor. As soon
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. 1
There nro 400,000,000 cigarette?
uod in this country annually. The
undertakers, doctors and officers of ins-mo
asylums have great reason to be
thankful. Hoston Traveler.
As a rosultof advertising furniture
on tho Installment plan, a lloston furni
ture dealor was rather surprised the
nlir. lit- it-lum n vri 11,1,1 ivinm in it
? 1 - .utuuu iv nwiu LUUi HJ vi-iiui " i ' ' ' . ..v.. ......
20ver, and wo haven't lighted on tho asked for "Mr. Installment," and did
name of ono single individual who liQ not want to talk to any ono else,
jot religion euough to drive a mulo Ilostoss(boarding-hoiise) "Which
forty rods. do you prefer. Mr. do Loan, now potn-
nr . . . ... . Ol . i i ml If .1.. T itf. .lr...a4
vo re.uscd to chip in for a eiiurch. loosoromr .ur, uu i nuv.-.. .
but will contribute ton dollars to get fitter about tho potatoes, madam; but
Lumpas Jake, the revivalist, down If you have two kinds of chicken. 1 will
here. Wo want him to como horo and tho "ow." Philadelphia Jtecord.
Loll tho people that thov aro tho moan- Not tS since wo heard a young
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1C1HL.-4111 Hat ntf.i nif h .luin . I IILIIY I'.l 111 I fill ill Ull&V IIUl vv.. ...v.
iuit-uu (j, ZMiiiun-uusi l I - .
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
"nine Lively Uxcprpt Trom a YVlilc-Airnk?
frontier Publication.
Advice Gu.vris. Wo have a word or
two of advice to thoso peoplo who aro
canvassing tho town for subscriptions
to build a church. Got your congre
gation boforo you got your building.
Wo'vo taken tho town directory and
rono slap through It from cover to
us
tho steel is hot again it comes under
the roll, from whoro it emerges about
nni'-e'iphth of an inch thick, and the
eventual shape ot tho sword stamped
nn it.
Acain the nieces of stool aro carried
oil, and this time thoy go to tho center
presses, where thoy aro put under a
contrivauco which cuts tho margins ofl
tho Rtool. and when thoy leavo nore
you can sco that tho thing looks like a
eword.
Hitherto, howover. you havo seen
nothing but a dark blue pieco of dirty
steel, while wo now come into tno ue
purtments where the motal is bright
nnl. There Is at first tho "grind-mill.'
This is u largo placo which looks like u
lmrn. From ono ond of the room to the
ot.hnr I observed rows of imitnse
rrrinrlnl linos. SOmO Of tllOin eight foot ill
diameter. In this factory I saw forty
utniiw. n ml in front of each sat
grinder. The grinding department is
tho most important in the entiro me
Dill (TP indor has to bo very
ci,nifiii I In has to havo a keen eye
i,o mut imnw when to press tho steo!
iini.fi mminst. thostonoand when not
A single scraping of tho stono too mucl
spoils tho wholo weapon, and it has t
be thrown away. Most of tho othoi
work is mechanical, while horo it n
intelligence that does tho work salisfac
tnrilv
From tho grinding stone tho plcco o'
i in.! irlit. mill shurn. It ii
felUUl UHIJlliil iy.4t,..v i
now taken to tho burnishlng-rooms
tmc ivirt. nf the work is chlotly por
ff,n. iiv hnvs. who vary in ago froir
1U. "J 1111
,..r.iun in xlxtoon years. In this piac
there aro a numbor of wheols, but thej
Kruno of them aro o
fctone, others aro covered with leather
which, if tho articlo has to reoolvo i
polish, is covered with a powder whici
londs tho blado a high polish. Tin
lenob and the back of tho handlo an
now brilliantly burnished, and the
weapo. is already very dangerous
Hut still it is unfinished. 'I ho differ
. i.ia u.iih urn made in the handle
UIH liuico ... .1
tho ono which fastens tho blado on tin
run. and several othors, aro now bored
This Is done, however, by machinery
and takes but a vory short time. I hoi
the handle Is covered with leather
and now that the blado itolf U thor
ou -hlv completed. It is taken to th.
Ci;lt!""rtmontwofind n. a rule
8,,u erof old men who havo boot
nt w rk for the firm for long years
Thov ,iru not able to do actual hart
wcS.' but Uill in this X"S u X
or there Uu J -Uh K
Where. A "- wbahftl
II... .nn who U fwuitJ v Mta
lit
3St.
lot of heathens in America, and that
not ono of thmi stands any more show
jf getting to Heaven than a jack-rabbit
.loos of outrunning chain litrhtnlns. If
lakll can Wtllink- nnv- nf th flirt. ntT nin1
ifetdown to thecuticle and scare thun
der out of onough citizens to hold a
prayer mooting, wo'll go In for a church
building with a whoop.
' SociRrv Notes. Mayor Jim Gibbons
and wife, of Jerusalem Hill, aro vn
jating in tho mountains. TkeS aro
tho only two inhabitants who aro able
to take an outing this summer, and
they couldn't havo gone If they hadn't
lodged a dozen creditors and borrowed
sovon dollars of us. We'll bet four to
ano thoy bent their board bill whoa
thoy got ready to return.
To Tiir. Tkade. Tho Kickrr would
bo willing to tako a column adver
tisement from somo Eastern
louse in exchange for ono hundred
oounds of inseot powder and one
iiundred blow-guns. Thoro seoms
to be a nervousness on the part of
jur peoplo against nasklng our local
.iruisis lor mo stuu, uuv wiuru wuuijK
As the publisher of a family newspaper
wo seem to beget conlQoneo. l'loaso
leave your orJors at an early date.
Go Hnscr.! The lop-eared monstros
ity who claims to edit tho Prairie Star
!ias boon so iealous of the phenomenal
juccessof tho Kicker that ho hasn't en
joyed his whisky for the last threo
ninntlm. In his last issuo ho claims
that our circulation does not roach 150,
and that wo are carrying sixteor col
umns of dead ads. Whoroby publish
our affidavit that our circulation is 15
jopies weekly, and constantly growing.
md as for dead ads, that s our ousinoss.
Wo have discovorod that tho pooplo of
this town can extract more comfort
;mt of a patent medicine a1 than frotQ
,i two-column sketch by Trollop'o, and
It is our business to please tho masses.
A ItKMivnEit. Our birthday occurs
noxt wook Friday that being our thir-
l.v-fifth and anv little reminder bom
in by tho public will be warmly appro
bated. Wo stand in noon oi snirw.
... . . . .1 ! I .
ni'!ta. nnfi CU03. col ar J. ow.. ami 11 uat
been suggested thattho Indies organize
md contrihuto to a generous outfit.
Some of our frionds declaro mat, in
-.mm v t
view of what tho lucner nas uone lor
this locality, a purse of $100 should bo
presented to us by tho men. Wo should
bo thankful, of course, and more thank
ful, if it was mndo $150. An editor
ihould bo modost, howover, and we
simply throw out those fow suggestions
without iy thought of being personal.
l S Wo wear a No. 15 collar and
the shirts should bo full in the back.
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' ruoso two oiiii'M aro Jean uuvaii nnu
"RAT? H A KKllrS. hcinLcroi, tho former head of tlieiwlico
JDJXlM XXXX.XVAJJMI . . rtmi,nt nt st yu th0 lnl.cr ut st
P.. icax. Thcso two m.-n ar j noted rlvnls,
and letters from a friend in llavro have told
mo that they have been liko bloodhounds In
tnetr peruiuiouy to discover mo inui oi inu
ibiluctors of the stolon Princess Natalie.
Now a telegram, in cipher, iroin .Mr, ico
bitt, tells mo he Inn just learned that both
A Wild, Weird Tale or Love and
Adyeutnre.
iiv a .11 os
I'UlU.tSUKtl 11Y rl-KCUL Ahhanokmkxt with
T11K AUTHOll.
MoiiR Wind. l'rof. Hose, who hit
this town Just spring to got up a class
in music, and who has been hero on his
uppers over since, doosn't like our way
of dealing with him. jsocauso we sug
gested last week that ho quit dead
beating and pick up tho pick or shovel.
ho is around town calling us a lugiuvo
from justico, and asking why the police
don't do something.
Gently. Profossor. Whon wo loft
Xonia, .. tho sheriff patted us on the
back and lent us half a dollar. Wo are
tho only man in this town who doosn't
turn pale whon tho stage comes in, and
tho only ono who doosn't broak for
the sago brush when It is announced
that tho Unite! Statos Marshal is horo.
We ain't rich or pretty, but wo aro
rood, and tho I'rofess jr Is harking up
tho wrong troo. Wo don't bear him
any ill-will, but tho Profossor must ro
tnict his statements about us or wo'll
drop a lino to l'inkerton asking If Vallor
Jim, alias l'rof. Koso, isu i wumou
somewhere. Detroit Free Press.
Where tho Quail Bolong3.
An Austin teacher was instructing
his class In natural history.
"To what class of birds does tho
hawk belong?" ho askod.
"To tho birds of prey," was
1)1 "And to what class do tho quail
long?"
Thoro was a pauso. 'lho teacher re
peated tho question:
"Whoro does the quau uoiunxi
"On toast!" yelled out the hungry
bov at tho foot of tho class. Texas
Sifting
so slow" that she most always forgot
the first of a sontonce before ho got
tlirmiirh. nnd didn't know whether to
answer vos or no.
A correspondent writing from San
Francisco says that ladies of that
eitv woar sealskin cloaks tho year
round, and that tho sight of heavy
fur wr.mj iinil nvnri-imtft at tllliOS dvC
Intr tho summer is not at all uncom-
nun
Child (at thoatro during grand
ballot attraction) "Whore do all tho
pretty ladios comefrom. Mamma?"
Mamma -"From bohlnd that big cur-
iiiin nt tho back: there aro many rooms
thoro." "O. vos; tho undressing
"Philadslnhia Record.
An indignant parent, in rebuking a
rofraetorv son. exclaimed: "Komom-
bnr who vmi aro talklnir to, sir! I'm
your father!" To which tho youth re-
olned: "O. como now, 1 hope you ain t
coing to blame mo for that." Troy
Times.
Woman fto trampl If 1 givo you
a nice dinnor will you help mo put up
somo patent solf-rolling window cur
tains? Tramp No, ma'am. I'll saw
wood, carry in coal, or dig postholos.
but I wouldn't help a woman on win
dow curtains if sho gave mo a Dolmon-
ifn Himvul. A. J . bllll.
Mr. Varnor llurtdroppod in at the
posf-olllco in dimming, Ga., tho other
iny, and bought ten cents worth ol
)0stago stamps. Ho told tho post
master that it was tho first purchase ol
ho sort ho had ovor mado, and that in
vll his life ho is ovor sovonty-six now
ho hod nover written or received a
letter. O ......
'Did you bako thoso biscuits?" he
asked nt tho t'Oppor tablo. "Yes,
George; I mado thorn oxprossly for
you." sho winnlngly ropliod. "And
yet," said George, vainly trying to
nrv onon a biscuit, "you havo alwaye
tilil mn vim loved mo. and couldn't
livo without mo!" Norristoum Ihrall
"And what answer do you make
tn mv nnnnal?" ho asked, as ho knoll
at her foot. "James, 1 will bo franli
with'you," sho murmured. "O, speak,''
ho implored, "and reliovo mo of this
vony of susponso." "Then lot m
my it can not bo." "Why not?" "He
huso, .lamos, I do noteol ablo to sup-
lort a husband." Iioston Courier.
Author "You say tho story ha
njrit. Then why do you hesltatt
about taking it?" Hook publisher
Ngiy, you see, sir, you have not an
'Stnblishod ropuUition. You aro no)
.videly known yet. The nnnouncemon'
of a story by you would not of itself be
siifllcient to make a spontaneous do
nand for it." Author "I've fixed al,
that. 1 havo a friend that is a bool
roviowoOand as soon as my story ap
pears ho is to brand it tt onco as a
plagiarism from ono of Zola's oarlior
works." Chicago Tribune.
Had to Give It Up Long-haired
Passenger Cto stranger) "My frlond.
irn vou a commercial iravoiorr
Strangot "Yes, sir, and I'm makQig
lots of money." Long-haired Passongor
-"Ah, my young friond, thetu is somo
thing to livo for in this world beside
tnero money, which moth and rust cor
rupt and which thieves break through
and steal. 1 was a commercial man my
solf once." Stranger "Didn't you
like tho business?" Long-haired Pas
senger "Yes, but thoro wasn't any
money in iVKpoch.
.i l.m -ii liSnn ITwiUali. vrr- foolish, dear-
est," said tho invalid. "Have 1 not I 1 do
not think I ever fainted nioro tnan onco oo
f.iifi in mv lif.v" Thi'ii. na If tho saino llll-
pleasant thoughts returned, sho added :
"And you win neip 1110 to ui iiwuy n-uiu
hero, will you not! I must go m.nf."
IBro slio attempted to rise from the
couch, but found, to her surprise, that sho
loll exiroiuuiy wcuk.
"Vounir woman." said Lvilia, very play-
f..1l.. I. ,,ii tifimnmilil 1 fllllt. Vflll Uo
tllll,!, ", ...........
perfectly still until your Inncli ;q brought
'TOUN0 WOMAN," SAU) I.Y111A.
tho ro-
bo-
Ur urt.
u iivr w mi -i .
U ,,,,
.'I'hnrn Is almost as much pathos as
humor In the following story of an Al
bany boy of tender years: Shortly
.if tor his mother's death with his father
vMi.hI hr L'ravo. being carried
thoro by a horso which had recently
been bought by tho fathor. Tho hus
band, standing apart, was naturally In
aoontomplutlvo framo of mind, and tho
boy. when tumble to bland tho oppres
sive llenou any longor, llftod his ohlld
i.h voice In an liiterrogntlvu ujiiq and
til: "Ma. wu'v Kot a uuw horo. -Albany
Journal.
.-Tho doM4hnd Ui(U till UHtqpUIlriT)
i um i.ul prllstiuH )i liu.qomo to
Arsenic in VYall-Papers.
Whoro arsonle In quantities in 'wall
paper issuspectod, we suggest tho fol
lowing test. No apparatus is needed
beyond an ordinary gas jot, which is
turned down to qulto a pin point until
i,.i iintnfi la whnllv blue: whon thlfc
has been done, a strip of paper sus
peoted to contain arsenic 1b cut, one
sixteenth of an inch wldo and an
inch or two long; as soon aa tho edge
nf thin naner is brought in contact
with tho outer edge of the gas flamo a
m-iiv coloration, duo to arsenic, win oe
fceen In the same. Tho papor Is burned
a llttlo, and tho fumes that are given
off will bo found to havo a strange,
ni tl 1. Hifn nilnr. duo to the vanor of
il. Tnkn tho naner awav
from tho flame and look at tho charred
f.,,,1 Th fiiirbon will bo colored a
i, r..,-,. il thlu in nrmtior reduced by
tho carbon; being now away from tho
. .H..I..I
flitmn in II tlliu HlUlO OI UlVlHlun. Uiu
iu ullirhtlv ovidirod bv tho air.
V
nlnninir tho oharrcd ond a soo-
ond time not Uo far Into the flamo, tho
flamo will now bo colored green by tho
..i.Kir.i. 1U- thin Hlmnlo means it is
II J ------
ihiii to form an opinion without
Miiiinr-iMi-.. and without leaving tho
u in u'liiitlnir iinv wiill naner
lUlfllf, W .... w. j . -
contains arsonle, for coppor arsonio is
commonly uod In coloring wall papers.
Homo,
Quiet and Law Abiding.
MuirlHtrnto fto prisoner) It's somo
time Hinoe 1 saw you here. Unole HuHtiia.
Unole lustus (vlrUioumyj , wm.
I'm been quiet nn' law-bidin' uUwn do
Urat time I whk up iHtfo' yV. mh' dut
wur wor n U wwaUtM kq, yu' lioiiiiuli.
MmfLiinU. Ah. ym, i rwneiiioer, i
ere you u iiiunUi turUmnjt k biuii.
, U'- a yr IUU lime, Uuwi Tww.
mvstidrs. It is now a trifio after one
nVlnt'k. What is vour maid's liiunol
l!l.,,.,.1Ti U It. iint.l"
" Yes?' replied Natn'K looking up at hor
friend with somo surprise. "How cainoyou
to know ill"
it nil t inmtv iiviirvthinr. mv uear."
niiUimf nut. cheerfullv. " llliuicho
lllanchol" Sho soon heard from below,
lho answer,
" Coining, Mndiunoisollo."
" Never mind about coming up-stairs,
now. Only hurry and bring up the lunch."
Hlnnclie, wondering who was tho owner
of this strong but commanding voice, went
into tho kitchen to prepare lunch. A note
soon camo to her from Fairfax, bidding her
bo In readiness to deport "at a moment's
notice." It informed hor that tho Lady
Lydla llroadaercs, hereafter, would assume
lho management of affairs.
" It must havo been tho Lady Lydla who
ipoko to mo," said lllancho to herself, won
dering'. Lydia, meanwhile, sat down and penned a
hasty lino to Miss Ouluaro. It read thus :
" I have not only been successful In my
iTr.i0 i,iii. mvi fminil. sin I s inclined to
suspect, Miss Hoohofort an old friend of
mine. 1 will lunch with her and bo with
you later in tho afternoon."
Lydia said nothing with regard to Fair
fax or tho abduction and, of course, Nutallo
did not refer to cither.
nriwiiinUv tlui folnr returned to tho Prin-
fficai fiiookH. mill hIio came to a realizing
.nmnnf Mm iivi'soiii. llut. over and anon.
Lydia observed that somo ehuneo remark
f tlui mist nnd that sumo
weary, piteous look would again return to
her face. For n moment sho wouiu lorgei
herself nnd murmur In iin abr.enHninded,
lingering nmnuer. This was not tho Natalio
of old. Whore was tho staid rescrvo? That
mitlonrmnessl That perfect Belf-control
and admirable dignity)
Lydia began to think over tho mnttor.
"If Natalio really loves him I must bring
about a reconciliation. Tho cff:t of a
union with him would, I know, bo conster
nation in and lint disownment by hor own
family; but a disappointment to Natalio
would mean gradual dccliuo and death, I
behove. I say, then, that if thoro is to bo
suffering, hor family can hotter enduro it
than sho.
inn iim r.tiifir lmnil. if her nroscnt de
pression should chanco to bo only tho result
of pining under confinement, or disappoint-
mcnt in nnspiaccii iriciiuiui, tuu d"i'
oho leaves hero the bettor."
Thus reasoned tho practical, yot warm
hearted woman. And sho resolved to make at
least ono attempt to bring them together
again. "
lint, nn ono with anv dcgrco of cortainty
can lay plans for tho futuro.
Tho Urccus say uiero is uu inuii(,'"f4
ti'nini.fti i fill tiin t nil-it of nn uniformly lucky
man, and that when ho seems most fortu
nate tho man is overtaken ty nis ivohiums,
and from that moment begins his downfall.
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Tlio .somesiH nan ai iuhi rauyu. i nn.".
Everything as boforo it had p.eoinod to fa
vor, now scorned to militat.o against him.
Ijouvnlt ami Lord lately sailed by scpap.ito
steamers for New York.
You know the glory and tho reward that
awaits the discoverer of the Princess's
Whereabouts. Thoy have spared, and will
fparc. nothing m their efforts to find her.
Mr, Nobbitt telegraphs mo that ho is con
vinced thoy know your whereabouts nnd all
about yon, ana wonis ine, lumteuiateiy on
receipt of tills telegram, to start for Har
Harbor and tako you all off oa the yacht to
some remote p,aco selected by yourself.
"Fortunately 1 had steam up and all my
coal In. Wo camo up here Hying, 1 can tell
you.
"If you havo read tho message, you will
ttuservo ll soys tn'.ii LiOiivaiL una ijcroi win
reach New York on tho ilth or tho 7th. To-
diiy is tho Tth. I know Neuuitt won enoiign
to believe that when lie says a thing is so It is
no. You may depend upon it that when thoso
men urrivo'in New York they will como ill-
.. . , . I ... .1.11 , 4 . ..
recti) liero. u iney aro uuugou m mro
at-.Kvaal eniriuo to do It. There will bo u race
between them. Koch will stlmulato tho
Olbor, nnd neither will lose a moment.
f'know iAiuvalt well. When he's aronnd
there's no child's play, I can tell you. He is
, ii i... ii.. i.
.UWrt) HI uoau earnosi. iiucuu uihi r.uusu
like ii native. His geography is something
wonderful; his knowledge of human nature
stilt more so, and his ability in tho direction
of resources most wonderful of all. Thfiy
say Leroi, although not so full or genius us
I !4 - II... .1.1.. l.,,.t. I... !..,....
1.0UVUI1, eini'iinus iiii i.i v. iv if., ptiui.nv
precision and u tronieudous bull-dog porti-
utu'ity."
Fairfax's jaw nan uropiieu uuriug i no nrsi
.,.,i ..f tlui miMtnl! lint, nn tho enntnin nrtv
rolled, he became more and nioro aroused.
Hii oUl-timo tiro; Ills quicK ucclsion; ins
lOl'tilO lliveuiion, an ruiurnuu in mm. ui-iru-ijiectioii,
rellcotlon and disappointment
must ho enst to tho winds. Action, instant
action, was tho word.
Looking over Nehhitt's telegram (as
translated from tho cipher dispatch) ho
found it corroborated tho captain's utter
ances. All dreaminess, moodiness was ban
ished. Fairfax was himself again.
"Captain," said lie, "bo ready to leavo at
a moment's notii 1 shall not, for 1 can
imt. ifo lmck with vou: but all whom you
brought, with tho addition of Lady Lydia
ISroadaeres, her aunt and their servants,
will return m mo -iuiiioviiii. n. is uuw iu
o'clock, lly live o'clock precisely thoy must
bo ready to start."
"Ave, ave, iur. i airiax. i imia uuai-
- 1 .'. .. ., .Al I.!.. 1 1
ocss," snlil llio wormy ouicur, iu nuuu
nodding approvingly.
lint now was u umi ifouvun. nuu liuiui
liad discovered tho whereabouts of Natalio I
Simply because the goutleinan who had
seen her at tho village church tho first Sun
day after hor arrival, and had spent tho
rest of tho day puzzling out hor Identity,
soon tutorwarus rouirncu iu m cu.v numu,
,,.i I,.,!., ir u mini nf iimininonco. had been
iiiiii, " v " ' 1 fi ....... i
interviewed by a journalistic ffjsnd. In
.. . . .. 1.1. ..4 At....... I1.II1I..I
laiKiug nooni, nis uiiiiiiui in. .uuuim iusui u
lie hud inadvertently mentioned tho fuct of
seeing somo strange woman thoro wno
strongly resembled tho rrineess iN.uano
Uad.iwill.
"Of course," ho added, laughingly, "it was
onlii a resemblance."
Nevertheless, a journalist is often at his
wit's end for news, especially when It must
bo furnished at regular periods; and tills
especial journr.-'ist. at that particular tlwo,
clnmcr-d to bo in that predicament. Thus
it happened that his weekly letter to a Lon
don society paper contained, ainoug othors,
this llttlo item:
"A womun bearing a strong rcscmhlanco
to tho Prlncoss Natalio Hadzlwill is at Dar
Harbor, ono of our fnshlonnblo Atlantic
ivntnrlntr.iilacos. If sllO bo tllO renowned
beauty, sho has choaen to conceal hor
identity undor tho mow d plume of Miss
Hoj.iofort."
A random arrow often hits whoro a woll
directed shot fails. "A certain man drew a
bow ut n venture and smoto tho King bo
tweon tho joints of ills liarnoss." And this
bow, drawn at u venture, sped its arrow
straight to tho mark, which was Louvalt
and Loroi.
'riman iwn worthies, in their cnecrnesB to
cnt l,.fni.,niillnll rnllltiVI! tl) tllO tllVStOriOUS
caio, wero in tho habit of prruslng all tho
prominent dallies, i noy pom rumi mu iui
going Rem, and Immediately arrived at tho
conclusion that itfurnlshodtholong-doslrcd,
genuine clue.
Putting this and that togothor, thoy mado
keen and untiring researches, and oacli
separately arrived at, mo seconu l-ohuiubwu
lli-il nn llTnnrr wn HO rCUROllllblo US tllO 0110
that Lou vult,' about a month previously, had
, ly iv.. JdaL.. a !' oi exceedingly clover
discuiso. Ho saw, too, that tho latter hatl
I . , . i .li.,m!.n nlnnnlnrphnrlr
pcnctroicd nis own ui-jkuibu
it tho sheet of pnpor before him, ho reflect
ed, but only for a moment.
A steamer of tho Whlto Star lino was ad
vertised to leavo Liverpool lato tho follow
i... iiri.irtirwiti Riinwun known as ono of
tho fleetest of Atlantic boats, nnd, even If a
Jay later in her start, would undoubtedly
overtake and pass tho French vessel.
Laying tho pen down, ho nsked, in a volca
towered apparently that none should hear
him, yet so distinct that tho keen car of Lo
roi could not fail to catch it:
"When does your next steamer gol"
"Next Saturday."
"I will g then, histoid of to-day. Hero Is
tho money for my passage."
Forthwith ho proceeded to register his
name in tho list of Saturday's passen
gers. With nn absolutely expressionless face, q
and softly whistling to himself, ho went out.
Msting a seemingly careiess giunco ui ia.--roi.
That individual was deceived and could
scarcely restrain a look of triumph.
(&n hour later tho steamer sailed, and tho
.lecclved Leroi had tho satisfaction of see
ing his great rival, Jean Louvalt, loft lc
tilnd uiwn tho docks -just as that guileless
:re.ituro took good care that ho should.
Now for Liverpool I Just twenty six
hours behind tho Villo do Ilrcst, tho Ger
manic steamed out of Liverpool harlxir with
Monsieur Jean Louvalt among her passcn
5rs. . . . . ,
While these ovems nan oeon irning n,
Mr. Nobbitt was on tho alert. Cwtrary to
his expectations, Fairfax hnd actually ab
Aucted tho Princess. Now tliut his youujr
friend had been so successful in tho be
ginning of his hiilr-brained scheme, ho was.
itixtous ththo denoutmtnt should bo fully
is successful. Furthermore, his own un
tarnished reputation was at stake.
Ho knew well that both Louvalt and Ioroi
inspected hhn of complicity in tho affair.
Uotli men had been imprudent enough to
visit him in their official capacity with ro
card to tho matter. And ho know them to o
men of immense resources, energy mm ins
jrinilnation, and, accordingly, ho took euro
to post himself as much as possible upou
their doings.
Latterly they had both been unusually
quiet. Nobbitt suspected mischief.
Ono morning lie came across a paragraph
in a London paper nearly eight days old. It
was tho item from tho pen of tho American,
corresjioudoiit. Ho read It, and know im
mediately what it meant. It meant, that Lc
.Ml and iiouvalt were ulrcadr on their way
to America,
n.iiiiinr liliimfilf In limtnnt communication
with tho police authorities at St. .Male and at
St. llrieux, he learned fign the former that.
LouviO was "absent, ami might not bo back
for weeks." From St. Urioux camo a simi
lar resjioiiso as regards Leroi.
Tills, then, explains tho fact of Leroi anil
Louvalt being ou their way to New York,
md also or Mr. Nehhitt's sudden anil Impcr
itivo telegram to his captain.
Lot us hear the adventures of thcso two
sntorprislii't Frenchmen.
Tlio Uormnnio arrived In Now Yof har
bor early ono afternoosj, As she was steam
ing up tho bay another vessel, flying tho
French flag, followed a shirt distance be
hind her. Louvnit scanned thcOvessel
carefully through a pair of powerful tleld
irlasses." It was tho Villo do Ilrcst, anil
O . . ,1.1. 1 l 1 41.
among hor passengers no uisunguisiicu mo
rorm of his rival, Loroi.
Ah I said ho grimly to himself, "you aro
clevor, my friend, but I liuvo beaten you this
time."
Nevertheless, ho wns too cautious to pro
sumo uiwn Lcroi's Ignorance of his presence
in America. Jean Leroi Invariably took
cvorv conceivablo precaution to onsuro suc
cess," and none better than Joan Louvalt
know tills.
Me studied tho Hallway Guido Ilook. Thi
Did him that tho only proper routo to liar
tho Full River lino from-
CHAI'TLK XXV. 1
Tin. ninueriVKS aoain.
wiiiin T.viiiu nnd Nntiiliii Imilhccn talklntr.
a la'riro stenm yncht glided noiselessly down
.n . . i . , 111.. !....
tho hay anil ancnorcnon i.riiiiivcii n iim
bor. A boat put off from tho yacht und
enmo rapidly toward tho shore.
WIlllO tllO yilCIll WilS COIIIIIIK l lllll.liui, a
man olttiug mooilily und dejectedly looking
out of ono of tho windows of Glon Goro
cottngo raiKl his eyes toward tho sea, be
yond tho pimw mat stood between him and
tho shore.
Ho saw, or thought ho saw, two masts
and the extromo tip of tho blackened
smoke-stack of a steamer projecting up
iilmvn thn trees. Ho looked utriiln. Thoro
suroly had been no vessel thoro in tno
morning, und that was a very extruordinury
place lor ancnorago.
Taking his hut, ho walked rapidly toward
il... ulinrf, Aului irninrifl un nlHMllnlf ill till)
worxl tho capuiln'a gig was about half-way
lw, I..-,.,... thn v.iplit mill till) lulullllL' llluce.
The yacht plainly enough was tho "No
" 'I'linrn wiih nninistakinu Iter. Only
cn hour or two ago ho hod telegraphed hor
. i 1 ...MI1.( .vn..,l,.f. fill
capulin UIUI wun uioun .luiiiij uaij.jvi.hi4j .ii.
answer. Now, hero, us by magic, In all her
mmatic beauty boforo them lay tho yacht.
no could scarcely oouovo ma suni;.
An iim fvintiiiii iinnrcil tho shore, ho recot!
nlied Fnlrfux, and, nUsing his hat, ho greet
ed him with:
'Good afternoon. Mr. Fairfax. I'm glad
to seo you again, sir."
Tim liittor ruturnoil tno sniuio, unu uus
lu.ia.l If. Mlmlff, lillllllH with lils lutu com-
WHUII . " " -
pmiton in udventiireH. Tho cupUihi, ufter u
oordml inijuiry nimr ruu iujt n iiuunu, unu
infirfi full ubiiiiiiv nf tliat of vour fair cousin"
- horo a ly- kuowbig twluklu inoiueiitHrlly
.. . . ... . ... 1 fS-.l M ..I.. 1 1J....
IllMMl hw eye - itnttv rui rmrix uujuu iuo
UJ ,y. I lua ..uim of Iu uiuijcihmjImI nrttMUluU.
bf ImbiUuk Itun uii oitvelipo, with the ouol
reMMrk:
My or wir, your yum' Hp. All the
i.l unit MiuiA lumr mIvmiL 1L At limjetlt. I
lud tw oiUm benuie yuuntelf autl your
.U.U i.n.tUiUiU urv II.) Oiily m;Iui If)
51 'zMp J
"ate l aykI mil rAiurAX."
written out nnd sent Into tho bend of tho
..ii,.f. .iimfii-iiiiKiit of tho L'ovorumcnt-a
" ' ; . . .... i ...n i..i
theory that I.croi oy uini oi p.uiuni, um nuu
evolved somo time later. To Louvalt It had
coinoasau Inspiration. Hut whatever tho
manner in which it arrived, conviction ro
nuiined with both. Each knew that ho pos
sessed tho right clue, und an angel from
Heavon could not havo porBUiuicu nun to mo
contrary.
A stoumer was to sail ironi iiuvru mu
..fii'i, nnvl illivf. Lnnvnlt rosolved to risk ull
und to tuUo paosago upon her. His assistant
. .... ..IV..I.. .I....I..V 1ilu
was given soio cnurgu oi uumm ub
niasitor's tibsoiice.
Louvalt wont to tho steamship agent, nnd
was about to enter a fictitious numu upon
tho possoimor list, when his uttoiitlon was
attracted by tho previous numo-"Jucn.ues
Laruo." lie insiunuy rociigiiizuu mu imnu
ivritlng, diigulued as It wus. It was tho
alius of his rivul. Jean Loroi, who, In thus
getting uheud nf him, hud "hltton olT his
own nose."
IfUiivult looked up rollootlvoly, upparontly
lebnting the pnw and eons of como (Hiotttloii
ui his mind, but In nmllty uurofully setiiiulng
x the Mgorft.
Hut tweuu feet I rum biui Htoed a tall,
niHtMilnr lualrlditul obnorvinf hliu In uu
unmMWiUr nuiwMiiit numuar. lie wtu
tmuklHg h eittitu uud onroWnly lenuuig
OtfOJHMl U lUU of lMtftflt4f(i. IfUUVIttt lHUlltt-
Now York to Hton; tlionco by way oe
tilthor tho Kiistoni or Western Division of
tho lloston & Mnlno railroad to l'ortlanii.
Mo., whoro ho would bo transferred to tha
Maine Central railroad, which routo woulrl
lead hhn directly to liar Harbor.
Ono of tho Fall Itlvor steuniors loft Now
York ut 5:30 p. in., anothor at 0:15 p. m
Lord's extreme caution ho know would,
lead that mun to sail by tho formor. Coul
ho himself only tako the latter, thoro would,
bo jiiBt time to run down to tho dock where
tho "Numovna" was moored, and tlicra
make a fow investigations.
Again ho Inspected tho Hallway Guides,
ruasongora by tho first bout woi'i duo hr
Uoston at (1:60 tho noxt morning; thoso by
tho second at :00 a. m. just fifteen mki
utes boforo tho famoiiB "Vestlbulo" train,
loft for Bur Harbor.
"Well, let Leroi tako tho first bout, If ha
wants to. I'll risk myself by tho noxt, ami
got thoro In plenty of time."
With that ho hastened to view tho yacht.
f CIIAPTKIt XXVI.
I now, on Ni:vi:ul
nut tho bird hnd flown-tho "Nnmovna"
rono "sailed early tins morning, vory suu
dlngly," sutd an ofllcial of tho pier whero
sho lay.
"Whoro did sho gol"
"Dunno, but 1 think tho enp'n said as how
ho wus goln' back to Franco."
HU'lifi flllllf.ll llV 1WM)
"No ono, 'ceptln' tho oniccrs nnd crow."
"Aro you sure thoro woro no passongors
on board no ludy, for instance I"
"Sure? 1 know it. Mo or Jack's around
horo mos' ull tho timo, n wo'd u-scou any
body olso n-goln' ofT."
Hailed for Franco I Louvalt wns worried.
Tills turn In nffairs was unexpected, and
very unpleasant to tho dotcctivo.
Would tho yacht touch ut liar Harborl
and tnko away tho Princess and Fairfax!
"However, Leroi knows n thing ubout
this. I'm anothor iwlut ahead of hlinl"
From Portland alt Hur llurhor passengers
tnko tho cars of tho Muino Central rnlli-oad.
Tho remainder of tho Journoy must bo ac
complished by tho rivals in company.
"If Leroi onco suspects thntl am with him
ho will use ovory means, fair or foul, to liold
mo buck," reusoned Louvuit.
I Nnw Joan wus vcrv clover follow nnd
woll versed hi mccb rnlco. Ho ho hustcned
to thocagor, panting cngino in waiting und
Informed tho engineer that ho wus cx
cuglneor of a French lino und was very
liixioun to obsorvo tho workings of Ameri
can locomotives,
"Cortulnly," Hnld tho othor, after n hasty
glanco had oallflilod hhn that thostrangor
was not an impostor. "It's agiilnst tho
rules, you know. Hut Jump right up and
rldo with us."
Loroi meanwhile arrived, and unsus
piciously took his seat iu tho cars, congratu
lating hluibolf upou his nppuront good for
hmo, Tlio train wus what Is now famous as the
ilV'.iutitiiilfa PvnnMU 1 vjlllf.ll 111 ! nmiil l1l(!S
tho run from Ilottou to Dor Harbor In less
thuii eight hours and tlireo-miartors.
As oftoii as the engines woro changed,
each onglniKir Introduced Ijuviilt to lua
ttuccossor. o
Kometluien tho piBKoiiRara cjnlirowl the
jjHwrtuflty to stretch thWr tlml limbs In a.
hurt premeutMle up and down tho platform.
Amuiitf lUuee who uuoe IiisiiooUnI lho cngino
km IfOrei, who euil it curelesn ghun'O Ot tlu
anb fu wWoli iwt Uuvult uroucldutf dowH
III itturiiar und pretuiidlntf to liv Id 1u-jXV