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CARNACS PALLS FOURTH. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL NOT RhQAHOfiQ A* A MkNACt. SPOKANE H1TUHNS TO ATTACK Aokl Bays Amarle« la al Liberty to Buss Railroad for Alleged Overcharge Vtrsngthen Pae Ac Pleat, on Waterworks Material. Washington. July 6—"No, the Jap anese Would trot regard It as au un- friendly art II the Auistloan government the saw til io In»-ressa her naval repre eentatlon In het territorial water upon the i'aclde r-oaat, or even It alia eent ad ditional men-of-war to lire Asiatic sta- Hott. Hire would not look upon It aa a menace or regard It witli regret." Tírese were the words of Vlaoount Aokl, ilie Jajxiieee aiiilasasador to tire United Htatee, win»« attention was ral loti to lire |>nbl|»he<l reports that the general lx «rd of Hie navy had recotn- menderl to the I realileut ulrat the l«t- t lesti I pa rd the A marmati licet be Mnt around Io tiro I'aciflo posât. At the same time the atid«Ma<lor eapreaeed a great dual ot Interi«! In the stories printed and naked if they wore true, lie dlallkeil, ho aal<l, to apirear In lire public |>rlnta, when there was no reason lor It, hut he leit at perfect liberty Ur say »Irai ho did un this subject. Demand Respect for Uniform. Washington, July 9—Ths city of Hp! kaus has tiled with the Interstate Cuniiueri-e commission litres new com plaints sgainst ilie Northern Paillk-. Great Northern and Union Pacific rail ways lm»«-d mi the Mins pilnciplM that form the fiitimlation ot tliecase isosntly atguad before ths commission. This time Hpokane complains ol the rate on sii<«it steel shipped from Pittsburg. it ap|x»srs that the rate from Pitts burg t<> Fpokanv on sheet steel la $1 .213 |*r 100 pounds, wher««a Ilie rate on the Mina commodity to Puget sound la only 75 onetfi per lot) pounds. Hpokane si- leg«« that, brrauae of the shorter haul, she Is entitled Io a rate cuint>ll*l on the mileage l«sla and, inasmuch as Hpo kane is 300 ml lea from Seattle, she asks that her rate on sheet steel lie fix ed by the eonunlesion at fill 3 cents per hundredweight. As In the former complaint, H|x>kane totally overlooks the fact that Puget sound enjoys terminal rates because of water coiiipelillon. The shipments on which Hpokane’s complaints are taeed consisted of 1,- HSU,515 pounds of sheet steel and 134,- irw | uunds of rlvnte for use on the city waterworks. The city asks to recover from the road fl 13,HI H, which it allege» Is in eseeee ol the propel rate, together » ith 11,2011 attorney's fee«. The rail road» have refused to jwy the claim whenever it waa presenti-d. Washington, July 10. — Secretary Taft la <-l|m-tol to rival in his annual reprit with a subject which ha« been a source of a g oat deal of irritation Io the milltarv authorities rind which 1rs« Iwn b-oiigni about by a condition tot which liiere ap|M«-B to 1er no legal rem edy. This Is dln-tIminati n by pr<>- priehirs of amusetnei i placee am mat American Flour In China. en I la cd men wearing the unit- rru. The Washington, July fl.—Vice Consul arlinln »trail m'a effort lor legi«latios which will prevent each diac ituinat on A. W. Pontius, ot Nluchwang, China, will ba ercuoiled by the Navy, at its reports some intarrating figuiM in re n.on also I ut ve »off oravi. ference to American shipments of flour to that port during HMM. He says: "An inertmre of marly $200,000 was Irrigation Work Delayed. »Mown In oom|mrlaou with th«r figures Washington, July fl.—-Owing to un of the preceding ysars. The impoita of tume! severs waallrer, which tendered American flour during the year were it ImpraMllsU* to carry on work cf exra- 3«,414UOO pound», vslurel at $713,050 valimi lor a «msidvrable portion of the peat winter, the secretary of the in in American gold, lu addition to the foregoing figures, American! flour to terior has granted an extension of two the amount ot $l,33fl was Imported months* time to the following contrae- fiotn Hhangliai. During 1007 the di lore, in which to complete their con- rect Imports of American flour will Uocta on main laterals of Ute Okan most likely 1« larger than those of the ogan Irrigai-on project In Washington priveding year. John H. and 8. I'etoraeon, Frank E Jones and Edmund Kail, ell lis-al resi Kills Oambllug Syndicate. dents. Washington, July 10.—By the revo cation of the paa»enger certificate ot the Will Issue Now Small Bills. eteamloat City of Traverse, the govern Washington. July 4 —Ths Treasury ment Usiay dealt a heavy blow to the de|«rtnienl Monday Iregan carlying alleged gambling syndicate of the city IliLi effect the provielons of ths Aldrich of Cl>ic> go. The City of Traverse act, which confers upon the secretary leaves Chicago each day and anclmrs in of the tiMsury authority to iseneall lake Michigan near the lines of in neveasary quantities of small bills to tersection u| the »tales of Illinois, In meet the buain««s nervi» of the country. diana and Michigan, and, it is said, The large denominations of gold cert I fl condiK'la there gambling operations, ea lea are being replaced by new $10 luformatlon concerning the results at certificate«, »Inch will Ire leeiied from the various racetracks of the country Is tl(e eublrvaumry. Small silver certifi received by wlre.ee« telegraphy and the cate« in large i|uantlti«« will be hraued steamboat, It Is furhter alleged, is at once, aa will a new arrisa of United "pernled aa a floating poolroom. Htatee $5 notes. Navy Officials Are Evasive. Washington, July 10.—Heads of the naval hurran areert Ignorance of the plana of the adminl«'ration to temi the Imttle'hlp fieri to the Pacific, notwlih- standing otti ial conflrma'loa. These bureau chiefs »ay lluit they arc engaged only In routine wotk, and that they S'O making no untuual p*«*|to>adone They also astori that they have liad no ordeta to do otherwise. And on the surface there are lew rlgn- of abnormal activity In the Navy de|«riuient. Road House for Tourists. Washington. July 10.—The Olympia Kreort ami Tranapoitation company, of Hostile, lias been granici a permit to occupy five acres on the banks of the Docowalllps river, In the Olympic na tional fviro't, and to const rm t the ne- ctmtary buildings (or conducting a rv«<l house fur the aecoinunalatlon of tour ist». New Postmasters Named. Washington, July IL—Postmasters appointed Oregon—Flanagan, Tluan- aa Flanagan, vice John Flanagan, re signed; Lower bridge, Elijah Sparks, vice A. Lemon, reiengeil. Washington —Fort Canby, Laurence Elleoon, vice William I>wvIs, resigned; Vance, Jos eph T. Hateon, vice R. T. Hiler, re moved. Not Buying Naval Sits. Washington, July H.—Acting Secre tary id State Adee tonight ilenled that the United Stale« lias made any over-1 turea or contemplates any negotiations for the purchase from the republic of Mesico of a naval alt« on Magdalena b«y. in Ixiwer California. The govern ment has no idea of making any such proposition to Mexico, he said. Civil Service Examiners. Washington, July fl.—Civil service examinations will l>e held thia fall for positions in the departmental service inWashlngtcBy at lite following places in Oregon: Portland. Eugene, Raker City and Astoria, Septemlwr 11 and October Ifl. Idaho—Boise, September 11 and October 1; Miecow, September 11 and Octolier lfi; Pocatello, October 11. Nebraska In Commission. Washington, July 5.—The Navy de- |«rtuwnt is informed that the new bat tleship Nebraska «as placed in com mission today at the Bremerton naval station on Puget sound, making the only tattlrahlp in active service in the I "ack-fl waters. Lieutenant Donee is acting aa commander of the ship . tem- |»rarlly and has with him only a skele ton crew. The Nebraska must remain at the ll'enn-rtoii yard for some time yet, and in the meantime Captain Reg inald Nicholson, who is to be perman ently in command of the ship, will gather up a crew for her in the Eaat. Fleet Not to Move Soon. Washington, July 10.— Rear Admi ral Btowi son, declined to say anything about bis con (wren e with President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay or to express an opinion a« to when the battleship fleet may move to the Pacific coast. In formation has been olrtalned, however, from a reliabs source that there la no likelihood of an Immediate order fur this movement. The navy program is to have the ships of the Atlantic fleet ei gage in their usual tummrr mar en- ve'S and target practice before going to the Pacific. Can't Fix EvacuaMon Date. Washington, July 4.—Secretary Taft threw some additional light upon hie plan regarding the Ameriiwnevacuation of Cuba yesterday by sending the fol lowing cablegram to Governor Magoon at Havana: "I am In receipt of a tele gram from Genrral Ixtynas Castillo as t> something I have had with reference to the restoration of Cui« to the repub lic. The plan I m the revolution of the government of the island upon the per son to be selected by a fair election, as outlined in my letter to you, lias aot lieen changed In the slightest." No Discontent on Isthmus. Washington, July 4.—What would appear to lie conclusive condtradiction of the reports recently published in thia country to 4lie effect that the army officers engageri in the work of con structing the Panama canal are en deavoring to lielittle the tavk is con tained in the call legram receivrd at the War department yesterday from Pana ma: "Everything going well and har Leach te Suecaed Roberts. moniously. Report of dissatisfaction Washington, July 10. — Sceretary elieolntely false.—Goetliale." Corlelyoii hat recoinmrnded to the presl-lont the appointment of Frank A. Contracts for Big Ships. Leech, the present Superintendent of Washington July 4.—Before leaving the mint st San Francisco, es dliector for the West, Secretary Metcalf an of the mint to auceced George E. Rob nounced bls decision in respect to im erts, reslgned. portant matters. In one of these he places contract a for the construction of Heyburn Starts for Homs. the two American "I>readnanght” hat- Washington, July 10.—-Henator Hey tleehlpa, the interesting point of his burn will leave for Llaho tomorrow. decision being ths rejection of the Navy Since Ida recovery he has levn devoting department's plana and the acceptance practically his entire time to the work of the more progressive Idea» of the of the coinmite« to check up on the private shipbuilding firms, involving commiMion that has been codifying the the use of el earn tnrblnee. laws. Celebration Victims Up To Former Records for Number. Chicago, July 5.—The annual slaugh ter has been duos In the name, or rather under the guise, of "patriot ism." With fin known victims, end Lund I «la ol others groaning out their II vm in hospitals. It I» certain that thè list ol vk-llme tothe "Glorious Fourth" will eaceed 16M, ths total last year. In IVtel with all the precautions that ooulJ lie lakea by authuritte«, the total Injured reached mwrly fi.UOQ and th* total this year when all the return« are In, will lie quite as large, more likely larger, for the foolkiller lias lieen sadly remise in bls duty. Inventors have brought fusili new engir es of deal ruo ti on. The toy pistol and cannon cracker aud deadly dyanmlte cane liave claimed their usual quota. One peculiar feat ure of the cMualtlee thio yr*r la the number of deaths In m fright. Of the five iuatant deatlia in this city, four were from fright. This'is a splendid tribute to the manufacturers of expto- s I vm and ths blithering idiote who use them to canee suffering. lu New York three perrons were killed by explosives, and a girl was trainplwl to death under the hoofs of a panic stricken hone S<*red by celebra- tors. Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and several other large cities report no deaths, but hundreila of strident«. The total fire lixw attributable to fire works was 6304,000. This was greatly rixluoed by heavy rains, which were general over the Middle West the night before the Fourth. SUE SAN FRANCISCO. Injured Japanese Claim Damages from Bay City. Washington, July 10.—The Light and Power company, of City, Or., was granted a permit Blue Mountains national forest to oonfltroct a telephone line miles long from Bourne, Or., for gencies. Baker Baker in the (eastA eight emer Washington, Jnly fl.—The eecretery of the intericr lias madr a requeet thaï tho attorney general authorise the or ganisation of a poses by the United Htatea mars ha I for Arlsona, to aaeist in the removal of disorderly Indiens from the Indien réservation at Fort McDow all, to lie uaed if found expédient. OPEN m IN CHINI BATTLESain COMING TO PACIFIC Waahiugton, Joly fl.-—Interest in world politice end the jxsMibllity ot txMifiict witli Japan was renewed here today when the definite news Dial « grrat fleet of United Htatee warshipn would 1» eent to the Pacific oast lie- came generally known. Also a new ptmre was put on the matter wlieu it l«»m« known that tbe move, calculat ed as It la to inipiese Japan that she 1» not dealing witli a pewer like Ruasia, hitigra on something deeper than the rtwentment of Japan at the treatment her cltisetui have received that Han Francisco. The real iaaue, it is pointed out here, la the open door In the Far Eaat. Ostensibly It was for the open door that Japan went to war with Russia. But after her victory tbe door of trade In Mnnchuria and Corea was pretty well hheked op with otatscleo placed by Japan, much to the discomfiture of American and British msichants. America waa given a»»urat>rea that the door would remain ojan and, though the preaident is at Oyster Bey and other official« of the government are oat of the city, it is reported here that the United Htatee intends, if it should Ixnotne necessary, to be prepar ed to insist tliat tbe Japanese govern ment put no restriction» in the way ol trade with the continent cf Asia. While it lias lieen constantly declar ed by tbe Navy department tliat no menace to Japan Is Intended by the dispatch of I he fleet, and Ambaseador Aokl. of that country, Ims s»»«rted tlat Japan will not construe the presence of the fleet in the Pacific as stirh, it la understood here tlmt the arrival of the battleship squadron in ths Pacific marks the initial step towards tbe maintenance ot a permanent fighting fleet in tbe Pacific hereafter. Whether te entire fleet of 18 vessels which is now destined for the Pacific remains there or not, it is aaeerted on the authority of well intermed officiate that ths Ainerictui navy in the Pacific will never again be inadequate to cope with any emergency on tliat side of the continent unless there te s vast change in the aat>ect of international politice. Han Francisco, July 5.—Huit sgainet the city and county of Han Francisoo was fileii this afternoon in the Superior court for the recovery of 62,575 for damages alleged to have been sustained by the proprietors ot the llorst-slioe res taiiranl and a Japan««« bath houae at Eighth and Folsom streets on May 23, when a row, oauaed by an attack by la bor union nn-n on two nonunion men, who were eating In the restaurant, re sulted in the fronts ol the two places being smashed by »tones and clubs. The suit was brought In the name of J. Timoto, proprietor of the bath house, but Include« the damage to both «stab- liihrnents, the proprietor ol the restau rant having assigned hie claim to the plaintiff. The papers were filed by Carl E. Lindsey, attorney for Timoto. Asso ciated with him are United Stat»« Dis trict Attorney Robert Devlin, »ho ap- peani at the request of United Elates Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, and Ear) H. Webb, of counsel for the proeention. Japainrwe Acting Counsel Mslsuiiaio is also taking an active interest in the aase, which is the first legal action re sulting from the declaration of the BELIEVE SCHMITZ BARRED. United States government that, by due li-gal pnrvaa. reparation shook! be Prosecutors Say Name Cannot Legal made for whatever damage the Japan- ly Go on Ballnt. ote may have sustained. Han Francisco, July 6.—Announce ment by Eugene E. Schmits that be BIG LEVkE LETS FLOOD GO. would be a candidate for re-election to the mayoralty tills fall to a fourth term One Million Dollars Damage to Farm unless bis appral for a new tiial is in the meantime denied by the Appellate Lande In California. and Supreme courts, lias raised the Bakersfield, Cal., Julv 5.—The Buena question whether he can legally go Vista lake lev«« lias broken, floixiing upon the ballot. An examination into 30,000 aerra of land belonging to Mil the law on thia point was made today ler A Lux and IheTevia Ijuid company, by Assistant District Attorney Robert and reusing $1,000,000 damage. The Harrison, and the tentative conclusion Sunset railway lias been put out of was that the mayor is tarred. commission and the oil fields are cut off Schmits maintains that be is not con from communiration with thia city. victed until his conviction by the jury The levee held back the waters of in Judge Dunne’s court is finally pttssed Buena Vista lake, oovering 19 square upon and sustained by the Supreme miles, and piotected a body of re court of the s'ate. claimed land extending for a distance of 15 milt's, including the old bed of Finns Arming to Fight Russia. Kern lake, the property ot the Kern St. Petersburg, July fl.—The Novoe County land company and Miller A Lux. Thia land was covered with crop« Vremya declares it lias learned from of growing grain ready for the harvests an official English source that the re cent eeixure of arms and ammunition and with alfklfk. Of the tlorxled land, about 22.0te' totaled 90,0LK> rifles and also several acre« lielonging to the Kern County million roubles' worth of ammunition. land company and 8,000 to Miller A All this war material came from Ger Lux. Tho territory is divided into many and was reehipped via Newcastle. four big raiigh«'», and the work of re The sise of the shipment, the paper clamation has been in progress for says, is taken to indicate that the pur chasers are Finns, iu< none of the Rus nearly 20 years. The levee was built in 1888-7 jointly sian revolutionary bodies is sufficiently by the two corporations at a cost of wealthy to buy so much arms and am munition. $250,000. Throws Sop to Peasants. Fiji Islands Devastated St. Petersburg, luly 5.—The govern ment is showing feverish activity in pushing the distribution of the 25,000,- 000 scree of crown, state and peasant land, which it has decided to distribute in average lots of 25 acre« to individual peasant soldier« on ea»y payment term«, in order to make a allowing lie I ore the convocation of the new parliament. Four of the participant« in a pawnshop robbery here June 12 have been tried by court martial and condemned to be hanged. Eight handite at Riga have been sentenced to death. Victoria. B. C., July fl.—News of a disastrous hurricane in a portion of the Fiji group, resulting in the com plete devastation of Futuna island, causing grrat pnq»>rty lues, but no lose of life, was brought by the steamer Moana, Captain Davidson, which ar rived from the reene of the hurricane. The island, which towered high with beautiful vegetation, now is a great bntnt-up brown lump of earth. Tne island is a scene of dreolstion, strewn completely with debris, snd that no live* were lost is considered remarkable. Strike In Another City. Coal Will Be Scarcer. San Francisco, July 5.—President 8. J. Small conflrmeil the retort that he ha<l ordered out the operators in an other city. "I have ordered the union operators in at lra»t one more city cn mike," eaid he. "I will not divulge the name of that city, but the tele graphers will be out in less titan a week. When the whistle sounds in the office designated, the keytnen will leave their places. Until then or until I choose to make the place known neither the telegraph companies not the public will know." ■■ i »ii i ii ■ • Rock Springs, Wyo., July 6.—Asa result of the suits tiled by the govern ment against the Union Pacific Coal tomjiany, forcing that company to abandon coal property alleged to have been ilh'ually tux'iired from the govern ment, three of the big coal mines situ ated on lhe disputed property have been cloeed down. The mines belong to the Superior Coal company, which *" Pacific, '* The Is owned *■ by the “ Union effect will be a further shortage of coal in the West. Pouring Into British Columbia. Mexico City, July fl —Two hundred and seventy five Japanese landed st Santa Crux yesterday. The Japanese are headed for the coal mines in the district of las Erperan«. Joseph Z. Strand, a Chinese immigration inspec tor station*«! at El Peso, who arrived in this city t<xlay, stated that the Jap anese are flocking to the border in great numbers and buying tickets from Juarex through to Canada, in order to enter the Unitetl Htatee. Victoria, B. C., July 5.—It Is ex pected over 3,000 Japanese will arrive in British Columbia during this month from Japan and Honolulu, and aa many if not more are expected in August. The strainer Kumeric will bring the first large contingent of 2,000 Japanese from Honfilulti, to be followeii by other steamers. The numbers brought across the Pacific are constantly incieaaing. Five steamers due during the next tiro weeks have over 000 on txard. Flocking Over Border. No Idea of Boycotting. To Rout Frac doue Indiens Will Construct Telephone Lino. T Straus Probes Immigration. Montreal. July 5.—Oscar S. Straus, sceretary of commerce and labor, left here tonight for Honolulu, via Toronto and Winnipeg. Mr. Straua is studying conditions at the porta where immigra tion into the United Htatee is the heav iest. CHAI'TEK III.—(Continued.) The Levantine edranced. baited before th» trio, and raised his bav. "I t»g you to pardoo my Intrusion," be «aid. speaking In German to Eraser "You wars good enough to help u«e once before. 1 have a postcard here whk-h I cannot read Will you be io kind as to translate It for me?” Fraser grs< lously took the poatrard snd translsted It Into Gertnsu. A Brus seis chemist wrots thst one or two ot tbe Ingredients Io tbs prescription ter- wsrited to him by Mr. Albanos Zeno were not commonly used In Belgium, and that be had bsen compelled to send to Enflsnd for them. Tbs prescription would be ma<l» up and forwarded in a day or two. Mr. Albanos Zeno raised bls hat ooce more aud accepted tbe proffered pMtrard from Fraser's fingers professing hl« In finite obligation. He bad received tbe prescription some years ago from an Eng lish physician whom he bad met at Ber lin. It had always dons him a great deal of good. He was a little unwell now, and he bad been recommended to Jatu-une betauae ot Its famous air. He bad ex pected to have had friends with him who spoke tbe language, but tbey bad not ar rived. It was not very cheerful to-be all alone there, and to exchange a word wltb nobody. He trusted to be forgiven thia Intrusion. Fraser Intimated, in bis own lordly and condescending way. that be should be happy at any time during bis brief stay In Janeune to bo ot service, and Mr. Atbanos Zeno, with a bow to s«u:h In turn. withdrew himself. CHAPTER IV. At ths back of abs Hotel te a little garden where tho flower beds are Islanded in a harsh Inks of broken schist, snd where in summer time the grsy stone walls which bound tbe gsrden on three sides beat back the beat ot tbe sun upon lbs air like tbe reverberators of a furnace. Unobservant visitors won- det to find themselves hotter here in shade than tbey are in »unshiue elsewhere tn the same village. Atbanos Zeno eat here pretty often, leaning back in a springy chair of painted strip iron, with bis lustrous black eyes half closed. A delightfully idle man to look at was Albano« Zeno, and on tbe outside nearly always abstracted from the world, though to a keen observer there was visible when people talked in bin neighborhood that curious listening, observant poise of tbe bead which Austin Farley had noticed in him. He had noth ing to coocwal. and but little to observe, juat now. Dobroski. Fraser and O'Rourke were talking together In front of the Cheval Blanc, end now and again a stray village girl c«une down to the village pump for water, but there was nobody else in eight. Mrs. Farley walked into tbe garden with tho boy's band in one ot here, and seating herself at some distance from the Levantine, busied herself over a bit of lace work. At an open window overlooking tbs gar den sat Austin, with rumpled hair and disordered aspect, occasionally scratching bis head with tbe feathered etump of • very short quill pen. Lucy, who had so arranged her seat as to command a view of him st will, observed him smilingly and tenderly for awhile, but he began to rumple bis hair so wildly at length that she spoke to him. “Can't you work to-day, dear?” “It’s tingling all over me." he an- ewered, with an Irritated flourish of the he n<te. "Actually and absolutely ting- do nothing in that mood," shs ■aid. smiling. “Lravs It for a little while. Come down into tbe garden." "I think I will,” be answered; and she watched him whilst be swept away from bis table a disorderly double hand ful of papers, and snatching a straw bat from a book on the wall, stuck it fretful ly at the bac kof bls bead and left the room. Juet st that moment the carriage driv en by Maekelyne pulled up in front of the Cheval Blanc, and the good wife cried, in a hurried whisper, "Austin, here ar« tho people from Houfoy. And you In your slippers 1 Go away and make yourself preeentable." Austin eras« with something of an air of humorous discontent, and sauntered Into tbe hotel, reappearing in time to greet Maakelyne and Dobroaki at tbe door, where tbe young American introduced Mia« Butler with a solemn little phrase or two about the novelist’s fame, which caused him to blush like a schoolboy. Angela looked upon him with eye« of ven eration—tbe first live author she had be held. She was at tbe age when venera tion la at its freeheet. and thia encounter was an unfeigned and unique delight to her. By and by they were all seated in the garden together, and O'Rourke and Fra ser came in. snd each took a chair in tho hot shade of the trained limes. Angela. Farley and Maakelyne were juat begin ning to feel at home together, and were gilding Into talk. O'Rourke sat near and kept silence, though it was a common habit of his to lead conversation. He was esteemed a good talker, but bls power as a listener was rarer and more remarkable. Ao a listener bo was full of subtleties. Ho responded silently to tbe slightest shade of thought, and the talker always felt certain of sympathy with him. Ho saw but little of feminine society, and knew but little of women's manners or their Interior iraya. He watched with a doser interest than be could altogether bar« accounted for at the moment for any sign of rapport between Maakelyne and Angela, and saw none whatever on either side. Lkvbroekl sat by. sileat. and many glances of affection and understanding passed between her and Maakelyne. "Engaged, perhaps." said O’Rourke to himself. “Sure of each other." A mo- meat later, with a little touch of passing anger at himself, “What has it to do with ■er A voice spoke from tbe road below the garden asking for Monsieur Dobroski. The village postman, politely raising bls ofll elal rap In general salute, stated that be had a letter for Monsieur Dobroekl. Ho bad Inquired for monsieur at tho Cheval Blanc, and had afterivard discerned him from the road. Would monsieur please to sign for tbe letter? **Ys must sign In ink," said Fraser, who eras always willing to display his knowledge, even of trifles. Tee a stoylo- graphic pen. Mr. IMbroekl." ''■¡sense me,” mid ths old man. bow ing round when be bad received tho pack age from the postman. He broke tbe seals leisurely. «Talking to one side as ho did so. "Angela!" he cried, suddenly, "coms hare." Tbe girl moved quickly to his side, and mw at a glance that he was London, Jnly «. — "The leading chamlx-rs of commerce «»«tire me," cabled ths Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, that they never even entertains«! the ide* of boyrotting American goods. Such * boycott would be considered suicidal, in view of the existing trade ccnditk>nfl.” ■kraagaiy disturbed. His face wee white« and bis ryss, oriTiuarlly so mournful, glittered wltb su unusual light. "It te with you." be said. Io a rote« as disordered aa hte tooke, "that I must •hare title so eacred Joy. I-*t us be alone, little ewee'beart. Come wltb me." He took her by tbe band and hurried her from tbe garden to the aaloo. followed by the curious aud wuodrriug glances ot tho others "Hero!'' be as Id- "here! After these thirty-thrro yes re. Look ! My wife, little sweetheart, my boys!” Angela was a-armed and wonder- stricken. ble manuer was eo changed and wild. Hte Iran brown hand trembled aa be held out to her a something in a bind- ing of faded golden filigree. Angsta, open ing It. saw two miniatures within. In one. two handsome teds ot twenty or thereabouts wers standing with their arms about each other's waist. The other de picted a womao In tbe prime of youth, and dress» d lu the national coetume of Poland. Angela had scarcely glanced at It when Dobroekl took It and her hand together, aud kissed the picture twice or thrice. “Here!" be mid. with a hysteric trsmu- lousnraa. "After these thirty years!” "Try to be calm, «tear." urged Angela, with a hand upon hte shoulder. "Ten, yrs." be answere«L "I will be calm. Ix>ok. I am calm already.” "There are your wife and your boys?” abe said, surveying tho miniatures. "Tso. Th» boys are very like you." Mr. Arheuoe Zeoo, with a small secre taire under hte arm. walked into tho room, bowed, and. establishing himself at a little table at tbe far end of the cham ber, began to make busy arrangements for writing, setting down hte Inkstand with a brisk tap on tbe table, and smooth ing out bis blotting paper with a flourish. Angela had never seen Mr. Zeno before, and Dobroekl scarcely saw him now. but tbe girl was conscious of an interior de mand for privacy, and with a hand laid gently on tbe old man's arm she moved toward tbe open doorway which communi cated with tbe larger aalon. Itobroaki yielded to the pressure, and mads a step or two with downward eyes, hte lean brown Angers tremulously tearing at tbe package, which still contained a some what bulky incloeure ot papers The en velope gave way, and be dropped some of its contents on tbe floor. Angela fell upon one knee and. gathering up ths (alien papers, bandefl them to him. Tbe sudden grasp with which he tore them from her flagrrs, the look bo bent upon them, tbe quick, gasping "Ha!" that broke from him. so «tartied her that she knelt there, still looking up at Mm in fear and wonder. The quick, gasping exclamation be bad made had much of tbe sound with which a hungry wild beast receives bte daily rations, and for a mere instant bte teeth were bared with a look altogether savage and carnivorous. Thia singular transport lasted but a moment, but he Mood for a second or two staring intently at the paper In hte hand, whilst Angela rose slowly, and laid her band upon hte arm again. Then shs »aw that tbe object which bad so excited him was the photograph of a man of nearly hte own ago—tbs face a quarter life sue, or thereabouts—the photograph very clearly and finely printed—and the subject noticeable by a lofty dome of bald forehead, aud tho eyes of a very lynx. Once more Dobroaki obeyed tbe slight pressure of her hand, and tbey entered tbe larger salon together. Angela closed tbe door, and the old man tot down upon tbe broad sill of one of the windows, still fixedly regarding ths photograph. By and by be offered it, without raising hte eyes, to Angela, and began to turn over the papers. Most ot them were printed, and one waa in Russian, and another In German type. Scattered among them by their fall were the leaves of a lengthy let ter, and having sorted these leaves from the other», snd arranged them In tbe or der in which they wars numbered, he be gan to read. the letter was written in French, and be made one or two exclamations in tbe sams language as he read, “Ah! tbs good Bremner! It was he," being alone dis tinguishable. Angela, with knitted fingers and down turned palm», stool before him at a little distance. She bad laid down tbe photograph and the miniatures on ths n-indow sill beside Dobroski. and divided her serious and inquiring regard between them and him. He skimmed the letter rapidly aa if in search of something until he reached the final page. This be read slowly and deliberately, breaking off once to drop the letter in both bands between hte knees with an odd cackling laugh, which, whatever else it may bare ex pressed. was absolutely devoid of mirth. After this he reed on quietly to the end. folded the letter and the printed pap«" together, restored them to the torn en velope, and button«*d up the package in tbe breast pocket of his military looking frock coat. "Thia was stolen." be said, taking op ths miniatures, and holding the care clasped gently between tbe palms of both hands, “when my house was sacked by a clerical mob In Vienna more than thirty rears ago. And now a dear old friend - one ot the few dear old friends—finds It by chance in a shop window in Berlin. I know how poor he te—Job was never poorer—yet he contrives to bay IL and to •end it to me by the friend who writes me this letter. Ah! little sweetbearL there are true souls left In tbe world." “And this?*' said Angela, indicating the photograph. "That?” returned Dobroaki. with a very singular smile. "That te a warning which I do not need." He peueed. and then advancing to the window, and stooping forwatd, be tapped the photograph twice or thrice with a forefinger as he «poke. “That te my implacable and Inexorable enemy—as I am hte. That te ths man who years ago wormed himself Into my confitience. and then betrayed me. That is a countryman of mine, little sweetheart, a role, and a Russian mouchard. That te the denouncer of my wife and children. It te kind, it te well meant, but I do not need to be warned of him. Nor do I think that he nee«te greatly to bo warned of to*.” He spoke qnetly. almost dryly, except for tbs single phrass, "a Pols and a Russian mouchard." Then his voice waa raised Into un expression of incredulous wrath, and he broke off with tbe curious cackling laugh with which he had granted hte correspondent's warning a minute or two Lefors. "Let us go back to our friends.” he said, suddenly. "I must apologist for dragging you away In so strange a fash ion." He passed an arm through one ef hers ■nd looked down upon her irith a tender •mlla. Mr. Atbanos Zeno was still stat ed at the littls table as tbey passed CHAPTER V. Everybody felt a little startled and ntrious at Dobeeshi's abrupt departure from tl>e garden with Angela, but nobody but Fraaer felt altogether at liberty to •peak ef It Farley an J the young American «eeee •till talking books when Dobroekl and An gela returned. "You wlU pardon ne for taking stray your charge,” he said to Mashelyae. "I bad received eutidea and moving new« In which I kaew she would be laterastoC 1 will axk you to forgive me, too,” he added to Farley, "for taking away your guew." He waa quite himself again, and bore no trace ot hl» late agitation. "U<xjd- by. little aweethaart. I must go.” He raised her Bugera to hla lipa and klaaed them, ami ebook han.te formally all round. "We aha 11 meet again, ! trust," he raid to O'Rourke. "Can you speed the evening with m«r "1 am afraid I should be dull to-night,” returned O’Rourke. "I waa up at sis yesterday mornlag. and have had so nag aa yet. C'aa ws meet to-morrow?” "When you «rill," returned Dobroaki, and eo with a final ■elute all round be went Ma way. A corridor or covered passage led direct through the hotel from the garden te the village rtreot. and bo took that way. Visaing the center window of the larger salon he encountered tho glance of Atha- noo Zeoo, who eelaad tbe opportunity te bow sad «all». Dobrotel suddenly re called to mind the tact that ha had left tho photograph upon the ledge of that seme window, aad retracing Ma steps, be eutered the hotel once more. He found Mr. Zeno standing at the wtodow, tapping hte teeth with tbe ivory paper knife, and tho poll to Levantine made way for him with a dancing master's grace. When the old man stooped for the photograph which ■till lay whara he had left it, Mr. Zeno epaha. "Ah!” said be. In German, "that te yours, sir. A striking countenance. A friend?" "Aa acquaintance," returned Dobroaki. “A delightful art. And useful. Bo charming to hare the face of a friend be fore one even in ahosnee.” Mr. Zeno etood smiling nntll the olfi man irith bent brad had ooce more pa said tbe window. Then hte face fail suddenly into a thoughtful frown. "A trap foe mo?" be said to Mmaelt. "I think not. Even if an, a trap that caught nothing. Ho knew that clumsy canaille whom be caught In tho woods tho other night, but he never gueeoed that I meant he should know him. I must And him soother to dincover, and after that another. Ha has some great coop eo hand. He te not spending the better pert of a year in this perfect quietude and In this little riltag* for nothing. Well, he foiled Maurita. and bo foiled Bernardo, and ‘ be " foiled Arnaud. Let tu ass If be will foil me." (To be continued.) Tee Greet Wr«»S»a» ea «Hrl’e Creates Bea '~lllull FasS Georgia Royce was a splendid girl, her friends declared—and she had a great many friends—If only— Nobody bad to meet Georgia twice to know what "If only" meant; and mora than one of those who loved her for bar downright honesty, her unfailing klnd- beartediteaa. her acorn of petty thlKa, had remonstrated with her earnestly over the false position In which sbs pat herself. But Georgls's answer was al ways the tamo: “I become a Mias Slsey? Not much! If people don't Hke mo they can let tne alone. I'm not bidding for popular ity.” Ono winter day Georgia rushed tu multuously In upon her chum. ”I*ve come for congratulations!” etw cried. "Dad has melted at last I'm going to Rome In March. And guees who's to be my chaperon. Dad's cousin Alkfla! I've never seen her, but I’ve seen her picture—dainty, gentle, con ventional—you know tbe sort I’m go ing to bar« the time of my life making her open my eyes." "Georgia, dear!” her friend begged, wistfully. But Georgia only laughed. "Don't you be a green goose«” «tee said. "I guess I know bow to take care of myself.” Tbe next weeks flew even for Geor gia. and on tbe 5th of March her father took her to New York to meet her un known cousin. She found a beautiful woman who. In spite of bar quiet man ners. did not fit Into tlie catalogue where Georgia had confidently labeled her. As for Mrs. Carroll, If abe was dismayed by tbe exceedingly masculine young woman who greeted her. abe did not show it In the first moment however, each had had one swift thought Georgia's was one of satisfaction—"Hbe won't preach." Mrs. CarroU'a was—“Oh, I must help her!” But as tbe days passed It seamed mors and more Impossible to reach Georgia. The girl, with her loud voice, her open stare, her mannish drees and stride, was always sludlug her cousin's attempts to make her leee conspicuous. Then suddenly one evening, when tbs bad slipped away from her cousin to get as she «aid. a mouthful of air on deck, she beard two young men stand ing by tbe rail epeek bar name. For a momc it she stood stunned. She could not beUore that tbe terrible thing abe had heard could have been said of bar. Then once more her name cam« With a low cry «be turned and fled, bar fin gers In bwi' effra. It wee a sick girl who, veiled and shrinking, left tbe steamer flour days later, and It waa weeks before stow^r, •be began to wake once more to Ilf*. Her old free spirit was gone forever; she who never bad fleered waa afraid always—afraid that people abe met might have beard what two strangers once thought her. It waa tbe terrible price she paid for Insisting that a girl could be a law te berselE—Youth's Companion.