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laces. "Well, he came to this country
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some mooey to purchase a basket and be
gan to peddle shoe laces. How much do
you think he's worth to-day? Just mak
a guess."
Several large sums were mentioned ex
pectantly. "Wrong," said the clubman. "He isn't
worth a cent and he still owes for the
basket." Puck.
Encouraging- Him.
The Young Man (ardent, but bashful)
Miss Hope, I shall try to show you
that I am not er as big a fool as I
seem. You mustn't judge me Dy appear
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interstate commerce all birds killed Il
legally in any State, and makes those
legitimately killed subject to the law
of the State lu which they are boujht.
Laws prohibiting the sale of game
out of season, even when killed In sea
son, look toward the same end of con
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been aroused on the subject, and even
the manufacturer of air rifles no long
er calls attention to the fact that they
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tances. Absolute protection has not
yet been given the birds everywhere,
but a great and Important work has
been well begun and Is being carried
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' Prisoners and Captives
By H. S. MERRIMAN
CHAPTER XVI.
There Is no cloak for tears like
aughter. He Is a strong man who mere
ly does nothing in the midst of tears.
Most men either laugh or weep, but soma
there are who reuuiu grave.
Matthew Mark Hasten was not a
strong man. The last meeting of the
association he was pleased to call "Guy
Fawkes" was looked forward to by him
with positive dread. 'He did not hold
himself responsible for Pavloski and his
three compatriots, for he knew well
enough that he himself was but a means
to the end. If these four Russians had
not met with him, they would still have
gone to Siberia ; for they wore branded,
their souls were seared by the hot Iron
the thrice-heated iron of unquenchable
vengeance.
Serglus Pavloski was the first to ar
rive. Immaculate, cold, and self-contain
ed as usual ; his old-fashioned dress clothes
scrupulously brushed, his large amethyst
shirt studs brightly polished. There was
steady glitter in his unpleasantly veil
ed eyes, but his manners were always
suave and courtly.
"Ah, Smith !" cried Easton ; "punctual
as usual. We business men know its
value, eh? especially at meal times."
tt hen the guests were assembled, Kas-
tou led the way to another room, where
ditinor was served. The usual silence up
on the subject of their meeting was ob
served until the meal was over, and all
chairs were drawn round the fire.
Then the informal proceedings com
menced. Matthew Mark Easton, was a
trifle more restless than usual ; his mo
bile features alternated between grave
and gay, while his dancing eyes were
never still.
"Gentlemen," he said, "we have done
vast deal of talking, and now at last
some of us are going into action. Each
one of you knows his part, and each one
of you, of course, will do his best. The
three gentlemen who leave to-nlghf for
Siberia take absolutely nothing with
them except a little money. There are
no maps, no letters, no Instructions, noth
ing that an enemy can get hold of. We
have, however, taken measures to supply
them with money at various stages of the
ourney. V e have also completed a meth
od of communication, by means of which
the safe progress of the travelers can
from time to time be reported to St. Pe
tersburg, and subsequently, to the head
quarters in London. But in case of par
tial failure, it is quite understood that
the others go on. Mr. Tyars undertakes
to get his ship round Cape Chelyuskin,
and to wait for you at the meeting plaoe
arranged, namely, the westernmost mouth
of the river Yam, not far from Oust
Yansk, where we have a good friend. On
the 10th of 'July he sails thence to com
plete the northeast passage, and reach
the coast of Alaska. That date, gentle
men, is fixed. If no one comes to meet
him, he goes on alone, but he hopes to
see you all three, and each with a party
not exceeding fifteen persons."
The three men turned their dull eyes
toward the two Englishmen seated side
by side. Unconsciously the seven men
assembled had grouped themselves in or
der. The stout Russian and Easton were
seated side by side with their backs to
the table, and on their left were placed
the three young Russians, while on the
right the two sailors sat side by side a
big man and a small one the lesser and
the greater power.
Of course," went on Easton, "the dis
tances are enormous, but we have endeav
ored to equalize them as much as possi
ble. The meeting point has been fixed
with a view to this. It is the southern
most anchorage obtainable east of Cape
Chelyuskin, though it is far within the
Arctic Circle. We have succeeded, I sur
mise, in keeping our scheme completely
secret. No one knows of it except our
selves; not even the Nihilist party in
London. We must remember that we are
not Nihilists, but merely seven men en
gaged upon a private enterprise. We
have friends who have been unjustly ex
iled, many of them without a trial upon
mere suspicion. We are attempting to
rescue those friends; that is all."
"Yes," echoed the stout man, speaking
for the first time, "that is -all. I seek
my daughter."
"And I my sister," said one.
"And I my brother," said another.
"It is," added Pavloski, slowly, "a wife
with me."
Tyars and Grace said nothing. They
had not quite thought it out, and were
unprepared with a reason. Easton was
more at ease now. He consulted a little
notebook hitherto concealed in his waist
coat pocket.
"I have endeavored,"., he continued,
without taking his eyes from the pocket
book, "to make every department inde
pendent as far as possible. For instance,
my own death would in no wise affect the
expedition. The money and information
would, after such an event, continue to
filter through to Siberia by prearranged
channels. In case of the death or iniprls'
onment of our agent in St. Petersburg,
the eame communications would be kept
open. We have each a substitute, and
the arrangements are so simple that these
substitutes will have no difficulty in car
rying them out. I need scarcely tell you
that heavy bribes have been sent to the
right quarters in Siberia high official
Quarters."
The stout man grunted In a knowing
way, and signified by a little nod of the
head that no further interruption need
be feared.
"la Russia," continued Easton, turning
the pages of his notebook, "we all know
that every official has his price. The
only difficulty lies In the discovery of that
priot, Th only parts that have not been
doubled are those of the three gentlemen
who go out to Siberia to organize the
escape of the prisoners and exiles. I sur
mise that It Is unnecessary to point out
that these parts cannot be doubled. There
are uot three other such men to be found.
As to our ship, she was built, above and
below, under the personal supervision of
Mr. Tyars and myself. In Mr. Tyars
and Lieut. Grace we have two sailors emi
nently calculated to bear the strain that
will be put upon them. Humanly speak
ing, they may be trusted to do all that
man can do to get the Argo around Cape
Chelyuskin to the rendezvous by the date
named. This Is our last meeting in Lon
don. Some of us may see each other
again. I trust to God we shall. I trust
that He who knows no nationalities will
bring five of you together again next sum
mer.'' There was a pause, Matthew Mark
Easton turned the pages of his notebook
in a vague, aimless way. Then in that
same position, without looking around, he
spoke in a low tone of voice :
"Gentlemen," be said, "my report is
finished."
CHAPTER XVII.
On the evening of the Admirals' Club
dinner, early In December, Helen had
been In the habit of dining at the Win
ters'. Although Agnes Winter was now
alone, she seemed singularly anxious to
keep up this custom, and Helen acceded
to her proposal readily enough. Oswln
was easily disposed of. A sailor return-
ng to London after an abseuce of some
years can usually employ bin evenings
satisfactorily.
It happened that Miss Winter was ab
sent from town during the three days pre
ceding the anulversary, and Helen was,
therefore, left In ignorance as to the na-
ure of the entertainment to which she
was Invited. As she drove through the
fog and gloom of December streets tho
thought came to her, however, that had
there been other guests her brother Os
wln would, in the ordinary course of
events, have been Invited. This thought
generated others, and before the little
brougham drew up smoothly, the young
girl was verging upon a conviction that
the course of events had diverged already
from the commonplace. She was not,
therefore, surprised to see Miss Winter
standiug at the head of the brightly light
ed, softly carpeted stairs to greet her. Be
fore she spoke Helen had guessed that
they were to pass the evening alone to
gether, and as she mounted the stairs she
did her best to quell an indefinite feeling
of discomfort.
Tho drawing room looked Intensely
cozy. Two armchairs, and two only,
small and low, were drawn forward to
the fire, and between them a small table,
promising coffee. In response to a little
gesture of the hand, Helen took posses
sion of one of the chairs. Miss Winter
took up an evening newspaper, of which
the careful cutting betrayed no tamper
ing on the part of a literary cook, and
slowly unfolded It.
I want, she said, to see who is
acting in that new piece at the Epic.
I had a note from Oswln to-day, propos
ing to make up a party for next Wednes
day."
"Yes; he spoke to me about it. I
should like to go.'
Miss Winter continued to unfold the
paper with a considerable bustle. She
was not looking at it, but at Helen, who
seemed interested In the texture of an ab
surd little lace handkerchief.
"Who is going?"
The girl raised her head and frowned
slightly, as if making a mental effort.
"Let ' me see papa, Oswin, you, my
self, and and oh, yes! Mr. Tyars."
Miss Winter was not an impulsive
woman. There was a graceful finish and
sense of leisure about her movements, but
before Helen could move, her friend was
kneeling on the white fur hearth rug,
drawing her toward her, forcing her to
face the light.
'Helen, let me see your face."
It was almost a command, and the girl
obeyed, slowly turning. Her eyes were
dull, as If with physical agony. Miss
Winter relinquished the warm, soft fin
gers. sue nan turned, and sat with her
hands clasped in her lap, gavlng into the
fire.
"When," she asked, "when was It?
Long ago at Oxford, or only just lately?
"I suppose, Helen answered, quietly,
"that it was long ago at Oxford; but
but I think I did not know it."
This daughter of a sailor race was not
given to tears, but now her lashes were
glistening softly. It Is not the bitterest
tear that falls.
"My poor, poor Helen I" murmured
Miss Winter, stroking her friend's hand
gently. "And he Claud Tyars he has
said nothing?"
"Of course not."
Miss Winter's eyes fell on the news
paper lying open at her feet. Mechan
ically she read the heading of a long
article on the "New Arctic Expedition."
Her heart sank within her.
"But, Helen," she whispered, "do you
think he " i
"Hush, dear," Interrupted the girl,
"Don't ask me that."
"Helen, will you tell me one thing?"
The girl moved uneasily, keeping her
eyes averted.
"I think not," she answered, "you can
ask it, but I do not think I will answer
it."
"Long ago," murmured the low voice
of the elder woman, "long ago at Oxford
did you think Helen, forgive my asking
did you think that he loved you?"
There was a long silence, broken only
by tho officious little clock upon the
mantel piece, and the heated creak of the
glowing cinders. Then at last the an
swor came :
"Nono, certainly not. But ho was
different from the others- quite different.
It seems ridiculous, but at the time I
thought that It was because he was tt
Cambridge man."
"Then If you had not met again this
would not have happened?"
''No," answerod llolon, gravely; "it
would not. I wonder why Oswln should
have saved him, of all men, In the middle
of the Atlantic ocean."
CHAPTER XVIII.
On Mils same day Oswln Grace dined
with Claud Tyars at his club. It was In
this manner that he disposed of his un
occupied evening.
During the actual meal, served in a
tall, hushed, and rather lonesome room,
by a porteutous gentleman In red plush
breeches and pink stockings, there was
not much opportunity for private conver
sation. The elder man was the first to
break the silence. He vatched the fire
burn while he spoke.
"You have not." he said, Interrogative
ly, "got leave from the Admiralty yet?"
'Not yet," was the answer, returned
confidently. Grace evidently anticipated
no difficulty.
"Then don't do it." A
Tho little square-shouldered man tat
up, but Tyars bore with perfect equa
nimity the glance of a remarkably direct
pair of eyes.
"Why," he asked, "do you want to get
rid of me?"
'I don't want to got rid of you. There
s no man afloat whom I would put in
your place. But I must be consistent. 1
have refused many good men for the same
reason. You have too many home ties."
What do you mean?"
It was an awkward question, for Ty
ars had been assured by this man's sister
that there existed a distinct understand
ing between him and Miss Winter.
"You see," said Tyars, awkwardly. "I
am quite alone in the world. I have no
one to sit at home and worry over my ab
sence or my silence. I should like all the
follows who go with me to be in the same
circumstances "
A somewhat prolonged silence followed
Hie stately silence of a club room, with
padded doors and double windows. The
two men smoked meditatively.
I suppose," said Grace, at length,
"that Helen has been gottlug at you."
"I merely told her that you were going
She did not say In what way it would
affect her; only suppose we are away two
years suppose we don't come back at
all. Your father is an old man she
will be alone In the world."
Oswln Grace stroked his neatly cropped
beard thoughtfully.
'Helen," he said at length, "will mar
ry."
Like most big men, Tyars possessed the
faculty of sitting very still. During the
silence that followed this remark he might
have been hewn of solid stone, so motion
less was he as to limbs, features and even
nerves. At length he moistened his Hps
and turned his slow gaze to meet that of
his companion, who was sitting forward
In his chair awaiting the effect of this
argument.
"Yes," he said, "that is probable, and
she always has her friend Miss Winter."
Oswln Grace relapsed suddenly into
the chair.
"Yes," he said, "she will always have
Agnes Winter, and If she married, her
friendship would be only the more use
ful." That settled it. Claud Tyars gave a
little sigh of relief, and helped himself
to coffee.
"Of course," he said, "if you feel quite
free from the slightest moral obligation,
I have nothing more to say,"
"Thank you," said Oswin Grace, with
relieved cheerfulness; "that is exactly
how I feel. But, old fellow, I wish you
would give me notice when you feel a fit
like that coming on. It gave me a beast
ly fright. Quite a turn, as my washer
woman said, when she saw my shirt-cuff
covered with red paint."
(To be continued.)
For Spring;.
"Hello," Ed, have you seen Billy?"
said friend No. 1 as they met on tha
avenue.
"Yes," answered No. 2, "I Just saw
him going into a seed store."
"What was lie going In there for?"
"Don't know, unless It was to buy
another package of wild oats."
Cheap Enong-h.
"Isn't It ridiculous," begun Henpeck,
"to say 'talk Is cheap' when as a mat
ter of fact "
"Oh! I don't know," Interrupted
Newltt. "I can take you to a place
where you'd get dead loads of It and a
shave thrown lu for 10 cents." Catho
lic Standard and Times.
The Need.
"Here Is another question that ought
to be brought before Congress," said
the earnest citizen.
"My dear sir," answered Senator
Sorghum, "Congress now has all the
questions it can take care of. What It
needs Is some answers." Washington
Star.
Looking After Inaecta.
Bacon Why do they put all those
dead Insects, in the museum, In glasa
cases?
Egbert They consider that is the
place for them.
"I think It would be better for the
public if they put 'em in glass cases
before they died." Yonkers Statesman.
A Small Beginning,
Elsie Your Uncle Harry seems aw
ful young to be a doctor.
Willie Yes, but he ain't a real,
growed-up doctor yet I guess he's only
'tendln' to children yet, so's to get some
practice. Philadelphia Ledger.