REBELS IN DUBLIN
ROUTED BY BOMBS
Liberty Hall, Dublin, Headquarters of the Irish Rebels
The Red^Mirage
A Story of the French Legion
in Algiers
Hall Occupied as Headquarters
Shelled by Gunboat.
By I. A. R. WYLIE
TOUR HUNDRED CAPTURED ON GREEN
(Ali rights reserved. Th« Bobb*- M errill Co.)
SYNOPSIS.
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Large Reinforcem ents Have Arrived
W hen S ylyla O m ney, a bea utiful E n g
li sh g ir l , r e t u r n s f r o m a s e a r c h In A l g i e r s
for h e r m iss in g b ro th e r, h e r lover, R i c h
a r d F a r q u h a r , f in d s s h e h a s f a l l e n In lo v e
w ith C a p t a in A r n a u d of th e F o re ig n
le g io n .
In C a p t a in S o w e r's ro o m F a r
q u h a r g ets deliberately d ru n k , but w hen
y o u n g P r e s t o n lo s e s a l l h i s m o n e y t o
Iaowe, a s h a d y c h a r a c t e r . F a r q u h a r f o r c e s
S o w e r t o h a v e P r e s t o n ’« I. O. U ’s r e
t u r n e d t o h i m . F a r q u h a r is h e l p e d t o h is
ro o m s by G a b rie lle Sm ith. S o w e r d e m a n d s
a n apology Refused, he forces F a r q u h a r
to r e s i g n h i s c o m m i s s i o n in r e t u r n f o r
p o s s e s s i o n o f F a r q u h a r ’« f a t h e r ' s w r i t
t e n c o n f e s s i o n t h a t ho h a d m u r d e r e d S o w
e r 's f a t h e r
G abrielle s av es
F arquhar
f r o m s u ic i d e . F a r q u h a r t e ll s h i s m o t h e r
t h a t h e is g o i n g t o find h i s f a t h e r if t h e
l a t t e r is a l i v e T o s h i e l d A r n a u d , S y l v i a ’s
fia nc e, h e p r o f e s s e s to h a v e s t o l e n w a r
p la n s a n d tells th e real c u l p rit w h y he
di d so. A s R i c h a r d N a m e l e s s h e J o in s t h e
F o r e i g n L e g i o n a n d s e e s S y l v i a , no w
M m e . A r n a u d . m e e t C o l o n e l I> es tin n.
in Dublin and Situation Seem s
Well in H and, Is Report.
L ondon.—T h e D ublin rebel« h ave ..
been d riv en o u t of th e ir positio n s In „
8 t. S te p h e n ’s O reen w ith bom bs a fte r ^
su s ta in in g h eav y losses, sa y s the
D ally News.
K in g sto n , Irela n d .— P o u r hu n d red
Irish re b els w ere m ade p riso n e rs w hen
th e tro o p s c a p tu re d St. S te p h en 's
O reen and drove th em out w ith bom bs.
B elfast.—T h e firs t official ln tim a
tlon of th e o u tb re a k in D ublin w as re
celved h e re S a tu rd ay .
T eleg ra p h ic
and
telephonic com m unication be
tw een B elfast a n d D ublin Is still in te r
ru p te d seriously.
T h e B elfast N ew s L e tte r say s it u n
d e rs ta n d s th e postoffice a t Dublin h a s
been re ta k e n by th e m ilita ry forces.
T h e n e w sp a p er a lso p u b lish es th e fol
low ing sta te m e n t:
"T h e police a u th o ritie s d e sire the
w id est p ublicity in y o u r d istric t of the
follow ing: ‘D uring th e nig h t (W ed
n esd ay ?) a royal naval re se rv e gun
b o a t shelled L ib e rty H all, the head
q u a rte rs of th e S inn Fein force, and
it w as su b seq u e n tly occupied.
“ ‘M eanw hile larg o re in fo rc em e n ts
h ave a rriv e d In Dublin. In o th e r por
tio n s of th e c ity th e situ a tio n is well
in h an d and re p a irs to th e railw ay line
a re being e ffected rap id ly .’ ”
N ew s has been received h e re of the
safe re tu rn to D ublin o f Lord Basil
B lackw ood, s e c re ta ry to th e L ord L ieu
te n a n t, and L ie u te n a n t M urray G ra
ham . who cam e to B elfast before the
o u tb rea k of th e d iso rd e r in Dublin.
D ublin, T uesday, A pril 25, via L on
don, A pril 28.— D ublin now h a s been
held up for 24 h o u rs by a com bination
of m em bers of tp e S in n Fein Society
and follow ers of Ja m e s L arkin, head
of th e T ra n s p o rt W o rk ers' Union, and
w idely know n as a strik e lea d er
T h e re has been th e sam e violence
In th e c ity as m ark ed th e big s tre e tc a r
strik e In 1913, w hich w as headed by
I a r k l n , b u t su p p lem en ted by th e use
of a n arm ed force w ith m ilita ry pre
ten sio n s and th e se izu re of stra te g ic
poin ts designed to give th e d istu rb
ance th e a sp e c t of a revolution.
T h e tro u b le h a s gone on now fo r 24
ho u rs and has co m p letely d islocated
th e life of D ublin. No shops a re open
and no b u sin e ss Is being tran sac te d .
S tre e tc a rs h ave cea se d to ru n and th e
gas supply h a s been c u t off. U se of
th e tele p h o n e b etw een th e c ity and
th e su b u rb s h a s been forbidden by the
m ilitary , and th e ru n n in g of tra in s to
and from th e c o u n try Is Irreg u lar.
Y e ste rd a y (M onday) a t m idday th e
S inn F ein re v o lu tio n ists w ere a sse m
bled aB if fo r one of th e ir usual p a
rad es. T hey w ere supposed to be go
ing fo r an E a s te r M onday m arch,
gom e of th e ra n k and file even im
ag in ed th is w as th e ir purpose.
A bout 600 of th em , how ever, took
p o ssessio n of th e g e n era l postofflce in
S ack v llle s tre e t, w hich a t th e tim e
w as a tte n d e d by a usual sm all holiday
sta ff of clerk s. T h e re th e 60ft m en
rem a in e d all day a n d n ig h t and still
hold forth.
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S ixteen S e n ten ced to D eath.
A m sterdam .—A g re a t high tre a so n
tria l in w hich 16 p erso n a w ere sen
te n re d to death h a s Just ended a t S a r
ajevo, Bosnia, a cc o rd in g to th e F ra n k
fu r te r Zeltung.
A m ong th o se con
deraned to d e a th w ere V ast) G rgjl, a
fo rm e r deputy, and M attla Popvlc, a
p riest. Sixty e ig h t p erso n s w ere sen
tenced to prison fo r from one to 20
years. Fifty-five o th e rs w ere acquit
ted. S a ra je v o w as th e scene of the
a ssa ss in a tio n of A rchduke F ra n c is
F e rd in an d , h e ir a p p a re n t to th e A us
tro -H u n g arian th ro n e, and his wife.
Com pulsion T ho u g h t N ear.
L ondon.—C o n sid erab le gossip w as
occasioned in political c irc le s over an
official
a n n o u n ce m e n t
th a t
K ing
G eorge Journeyed from W in d so r to
L ondon S a tu rd a y to c o n fer w ith P re
inter A squith and K arl K itch en er, and
Im m ediately re tu rn e d to W indsor. It
Is p ossible th e k in g 's visit to th e pre
m le r had to do w ith the se c u rin g of
the k in g 's Approval of the new m ilitary
bill. T h e u n iv ersal opinion is th a t
th e re no longer Is any a lte rn a tiv e to a
g e n era l co n sc rip tio n bill.
Mora R u ssia n s In F rance
P a r i s —A H a v as d isp a tc h from M ar
seilles re p o rts th e a rriv a l th ere of a
fu rth e r c o n tin g e n t o f R ussian troops,
th e n u m b er of w hich is not given
T h e R u ssian s reach ed M arseilles
S a tu rd a y m orning, th e d isp a tc h sAys,
and d ise m b a rk ed im m ediately. They
w ere received w ith th e sam e m ilitary
ho n o rs w hich w ere accorded th e pre
vtous R ussian d e ta c h m e n ts and w ere
c h ee red by th e people a s th ey m arch
ed to (’am p M lrabeau. T hey will be
se n t in a few d a y s to Cam p Mailly.
C rsw L eft F a r a t Sea.
Ixradon.—T h e B ritish ste a m sh ip In
d u stry , of 4044 tons, has been su n k by
a su b m arin e, w hich left th e crew of
th e vessel In open b o ats 120 m iles
from land
T h e crew w as picked up
by th e A m erican lin e r F inland
T he
c ap tain of the D anish s te a m e r Jo h a n n e
waa killed w hen th e veasel stru c k a
m ine In the N orth Sea. acco rd in g to
a d isp a tc h to th e E xchange T elegraph
from C openhagen
T he re m a in d e r of
th e crew waa landed a t H am burg
S eizure le Confirm ed.
V allejo, Cal.—T h e re p o rte d eelxure
of th e A m erican pow er achooner O re
gon by th e B ritish c ru is e r Rainbow
In th e G ulf of C alifo rn ia la confirm ed
by a d v lre a re ce iv e d S a tu rd ay a t the
M are Island navy yard from tluaym aa
T he se izu re o c cu rre d on April 23 w hile
th e O regon wae en ro u te from l a Paz
L ow er C alifornia, to G uaym ae
T he
O regon, a vesael o f 350 tons. Is owned
by th e C raw ley com pany of San F ra n
claco.
This photograph of Liberty Hall, with the defiance of the British government, was taken some months ago. The hall was the
headquarters of the followers of Jim l<arkin, the agitator, who was in the United States not long ago. From here the rebels spread
through Dublin. At the right is a company of “ l^irkin's Citizenry Soldiers.” They are probably the men concerned in the cap
ture of the postoffice, under the direction of the Sinn Fein Society. The hall was taken by the British at the cost of eleven lives.
RiVOlUriON IN IRELAND BROKEN;
707 PRISONERS; LOSS MILLIONS
Go To Convention in
MEXICO DOES NOT Blacksmiths
Autos; Machines Supplant Horses
SEND ULTIMATUM
T acom a, W ash.—A fte r rid in g to
K ingstow n, Irelan d .—T h e m ain body !
th e ir convention In a utom obiles 65
of th e Sinn F ein re b els in D ublin but
m a s te r b lack sm ith s of W ashington
re n d ere d Sunday.
spoke of th e lean y e ars In th e ir bu si
T h e re w as, how ever, co n sid erab le
n
ess and dolefully p re d ic te d th e hope
fig h tin g th ro u g h o u t th e day In Dublin j
lessn e ss of the fu tu re w ith the grow
and th e su burbs. It w as e sp ecially se-1
ing p opularity and u tility of th e a u to
vere a t Halls B ridge o u tsid e Dublin.
m obile and th e d isu se of h orses.
T h e re b els in th e C ollege of S u r
T h e old-tim e b lac k sm ith Is becom ing
geons su rre n d e re d Sunday m orning, j
e x tin c t, they said, and in his place is
One of th e p riso n e rs ta k e n h e re was
com ing th e black sm ith who shoes
the C ountess M arkievlcz.
h o rse s occasionally and re p a irs a u to
London.— An official s ta te m e n t re [
m obiles frequuHtly. No a tta c k s w ere
g a rd ln g th e rebellion in Irelan d sa y s:
m ade on th e m o to r c ar, th e m ajo rity
“T h e re b els a re su rre n d e rin g fre e
of th e m em bers m erely re p o rtin g th a t
ly. T h e back of the rebellion has been
th ey h ave gone Into the autom obile
broken.
re p a ir business.
“ M essengers have been se n t from
J. \V. W oodside, of N orth Y akim a,
the le a d e rs of th e D ublin re b els to Threat of Force Denied by Mexican w as elected p re sid en t for the ensuing
o th e r reb els In G alw ay, C lare, Weg-
ford, L outh and D ublin c o u n tie s o rd e r
G e n e ra l-M e e tin g Marks Tim e,
ing them to su rre n d e r.”
" P rie s ts and the R oyal Irish con
Pending Reply of W ilson.
sta b u la ry a re doing th e ir u tm o st to
d isse m in a te th is inform ation.
“ As to th e situ a tio n In Dublin, re b
els from th e a re a s of S ackvllle stre e t,
El Paso.—M exican and A m erican
th e p ostofflce and th e F our C ourts are c onferees o ver th e disp o sitio n of the
su rre n d e rin g freely. M ore Incendiary
fires took place In S ackvllle s tre e t A m erican forces In M exico m arked
S a tu rd ay night, h u t th e fire brigade tim e Sunday w hile G en erals H ugh L.
Is now ab le to resum e work.
S c o tt and F re d e ric k FunBton aw aited
“ It Is fu rth e r re p o rte d th a t up to word from W ash in g to n as to th e next
th e p re s e n t 707 p riso n e rs h ave been
ste p to be ta k e n In th e n e g o tia tio n s
taken.
"T h e re b els a t E n n lsco rth y a re re w ith G eneral O bregon.
p orted to be still In p ossession of th is
T he re p o rt of th e A m erican re p re
place and a m ixed colum n of cavalry, se n ta tiv e s on S a tu rd a y 's co n feren ce
in fa n try and a rtille ry h a s been se n t went forw ard by w ire. On th e an sw er
from W exford with a view to engaging of P re sid e n t W ilson and S e c re ta rie s
th e rebels. T h e la te s t Inform ation l.anslng and B ak er to its recom m en
from E n n lsco rth y show s th a t the rebel ilations depends th e fu tu re s ta tu s of
lea d er a t th is place does not believe th e conference.
the rebellion le a d e rs' m essage from
In Hie m ean tim e th e follow ing facts
D ublin and has proceeded to th a t city developed:
In a m o to r c a r u n d e r e s c o rt to verify
T h a t to d a te th e a p p a re n t Intention
th e Inform ation. In th e m ean tim e a of the W ashington g o v e rn m e n t to keep
tru c e exists.
G enerul P e rsh in g 's colum ns In Mexico
“ A d e p u ta tio n for a sim ila r purpose h a s not been changed.
from th e re b els a t A shbourne (County
T h at G eneral O bregon In S a tu rd a y 's
M eath) has also been s e n t to Dublin. conference serv ed no so rt of notice on
At G alw ay the re b els a re believed to G enerals S co tt and F u n sto n th a t could
be d isp e rsin g and few a r re s ts have be c o n stru ed as an u ltim atu m dem and
been m ade.
lug Im m ediate w ithdraw al.
"A t New Ross, G orey, W icklow . Ba
T h a t the d e sire of th e de fa cto gov
gcn alsto w n and A rklow, th e situ atio n e rn m e n t for w ith d raw al w as again
Is re p o rte d norm al. C arlow and Dun announced, hut th a t the only d isc u s
lavln a re believed to bo q u iet.”
sion along this lino w as re g ard in g the
ad v isab ility of a n A m erican r e tire
m ent.
T hat th e re w as c o n sid erab le d iscu s
sion of th e p o ssibility of effective
P o rtla n d .—W ith gay sa sh e s and ban A m erican and M exican c o o p e ra tio n in
tiers of gold, w hite and purple, riv al th e e rad ica tio n of s c a tte re d V illa ban
Ing th e b rig h tn e ss of th e sun n y spring d it groups.
m orning, th e d eleg atio n of 23 e a ste rn
T h a t th e re Is a stro n g possibility
s u ffra g is ts tou rin g th e c o u n try In the th e re w ill be only one m ore c onference
In te re sts of the S u san B. A nthony and th a t depending on th e w ishes of
am en d m en t for n a tio n a l su ffrag e, a r the W ashington governm ent.
Abraham Wilcox.
rived Sunday In P o rtlan d . A fter break
T h a t w hile th e p re se n t n e g o tia tio n s
A braham W ilcox, who has ju s t died
fa st th e v isito rs w ere ta k e n on a tour a re proceeding, sh ip m en ts of supplies
of th e c ity , th en to th e g en eral re n d e i to the A m erican exp ed itio n 's forces in F o rt W orth, d e clare d th a t h e w as
vous s ta tio n a t th e O regon building a re going forw ard u n in te rru p ted ly , 115 y e ars old. H is so n s and d a u g h te rs
ami th e n c e o u t th e C olum bia riv er am ong o th e r supplies leaving th e Co say he w as 107. U ntil his la st illn ess
highw ay to view th e sc e n e ry and en lum bus base being nine tru ck lo ad s of he w alked tw o m iles ev ery day. and
n e v er failed to read the dally papers.
Joy luncheon a t (T ow n P oint C halet ordnance.
A ro u sin g m ass m eetin g a t th e library
From s tra y b its of info rm atio n It a p He cam e to th e U nited S ta te s a t the
a t n ig h t com pleted th e busy day's p ears th a t S a tu rd a y 's co n feren ce e n d age of th irty , and w orked on a farm
visit, a fte r w hich th e p a rty left for ed w ith th e q uestion of w ith d raw al of n e a r R ochester, N. Y. L a te r he owned
S e a ttle .
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th e U nited S ta te s tro o p s still u p p e r a farm In M ichigan. H e sp e n t m any
m ost In the m inds of the M exican con y e ars a t San L uis Potosi. but could
L ead er A dvisee S u rre n d er.
fe re e s T hey a re understood to have not sta n d the rev o lu tio n s, and h e w ent
K ingstow n, Irela n d .—T h e p ro clam a trie d to Im press on th e A m erican re p to F o rt W orth.
tio n Issued by "P ro v isio n a l P re sid e n t” re se n ta tiv e s th e ir co n te n tio n th a t po
litical c onditions In M exico a re such year. J a y R. C h am b ers w as chosen
P earce, a d v isin g th e s u rre n d e r of all th a t they c an n o t be resp o n sib le for s e c re ta ry and A ugust Sw enson, of
th e re b els, follow s: “ In o rd e r to pre any e v e n tu a litie s th a t nmy re s u lt from P o rt A ngeles, w as elected th ird vice-
vent th e fu rth e r sla u g h te r of unarm ed contin u ed occupation of M exican soli president. AM th e o th e r officers w ere
people, am i in th e hope of sav in g the by A m erican colum ns. T hey a re said re elected. N o rth Y akim a w as chosen
also to h ave laid stre s s on th e fact as the next m ee tin g place, h e atin g out
lives o f o u r follow ers, w ho a re s u r th a t the position of th e C a rra n z a gov B ellingham for th e honor. T he v isito rs
rounded and hopelessly outnum bered, e rn m e n t would be ex tre m e ly d e lic ate a tte n d e d a b a n q u e t
th e m em bers of th e provisional gov If the exp ed itio n ary m ovem ent w ere
e rn m e n t a t h e a d q u a rte rs had agreed not ended.
Ja p a n K eepa ‘G en tlem an 's A greem ent'
to unconditionally s u rre n d e r and the
T here w as n o tin g in th e a tm o sp h e re
S an F ran cisco .—T h e J a p a n e s e con
co m m an d ers of all th e u n its of th e re o f e ith e r El F aso or Ju a re z to in d ic a te
publican forces w ill o rd e r th e ir follow th a t any c risis h a s been reach ed in sul general a t S an F rancisco. M ass
e rs to lay dow n th e ir arm s. P earce." I the n e g o tia tio n s All of th e principals. nao 11 a u ih a ra. a sk e d U nited S ta te s
M exican and A m erican, seem o p ti D istrict Ju d g e P ooling to postpone the
m istic.
case of M atsu taro N akao In o rd e r th a t
S trik e rs Lose <650.000 In W eek.
he m ig h t a s c e rta in w h e th e r th e “ gen
P itts b u rg .— A d v e rtisem en ts In the
a fte rn d o n p a p ers annou n cin g th a t the San Francisco H e ars W ashington. D.C. , tle m an 'a a g re e m e n t” e x istin g b etw een
San F ran cisco .—P re sid e n t W ilson, Ja p a n and th e U nited S ta te s w ith re f
strik in g em ployes of the W esting
e ren c e to th e im m ig ratio n of Ja p a n e se
house com panies had a lre ad y lost through S e n a to r Ja m e s D. F h e la u at laborer» had been violated. Nakao.
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$650,000 In w ages In th e ir effort to en j
a 17 year-old boy. w as o rd ered deport
fore* th e eight h our day. m ade up the | c o n g ratu la tio n s to th e people of S an ; ed on th e show ing th a t his fa th e r
m ost Im p o rtan t develo p m en t since th e | F ra n c isco e arly Sunday m o rn in g by | w as a lau n d ry w o rk e r and n o t a
w ealthy m erc h an t, a s re p re se n ted .
strik e w as declared a w eek ago. Re lo n g d is ta n c e telephone.
p o rts th a t re p re se n ta tiv e s of th e d e I
pur t ment of labor a t W ashington w ere j N early 1800 p erso n s a tte n d in g th e |
N inety P e r C ent F ig h t Again.
to c o n fer w ith officers o f th e com pany I an n u al p erfo rm an ce of th e P re ss Club,
B erlin.—T h e a n n u a l m ee tin g of th e
proved unfounded, and so fa r a s the of San F ranclaco. co m m em o ratin g th e
public waa concerned n e ith e r s i d e ! c ity 's re h a b ilita tio n from th e g re at I G erm an S u rg eo n s' a sso c iatio n began
fire of 19i>6. sa t w ith re ce iv e rs a t th e ir |
m ade a m ove to end th e strik e.
e a rs at 4 o'clock th is m orning and j S aturday In th e p re sen c e of th e O er
heard S e n a to r P h e lan d e liv e r th e j m an e m p re ss w ith th e A u stiw H u n g ar
ian. T u rk ish and B u lgarian chief arm y
Idaho Sells 5000 Acres.
p resid en t s m essage.
surgeona In a tte n d an c e.
C a ld w ell- A pproxim ately 5000 a cre s
T he surgeon of th e G erm an array
of s ta te land w ithin th e Payette-
and p re sid e n t of th e association. Dr.
B olse p ro jec t w ere sold a t public
Land G ran t Bill E ndorsed.
auction by S ta te L and C om m issioner
W ashington, D. C.—T h e s e c re ta ry S chuerntng, re ad a p a p e r re g ard in g
th e recen t a ch iev e m en ts of a rm y su r
G eorge Day. T he bidding w as sp lr
T eta n u s, he said, had been
Red. choice p a rre ls being sold for from of ag ric u ltu re , in a le tte r to th e house geons
$60 to $83 an a cre
C om m issioner public lan d s co m m ittee, h a lf h e a rte d ly w iped out. w hile In G erm an h o sp itals
Day d eclare d th a t th e s ta te would endorsed th e O regon A C alifo rn ia land 90 1 tier cen t of th e to ta l n u m b er of
realize $150...... from the sale
g ra n t bill as fin ally d raw n by th is com w ounded had com pletely recovered
and w ere fit for service.
D rafting G row s In Favor.
m ittee, but o ffers enough p ro te s t to
Glasgow
T he S c o ttish T rad e s I ’n ju stify th e c o n se rv a tio n ists In the
H a rp s r's W eekly Is Sold.
Ions' C ongress, by a vote of 66 to 46. house w hen th e bill is up for co n sid er
d e clare d its opposition to com pulsory a tio n In m aking a
to h a v e 300.000
New York —H a rp e r's W eekly has
m ilita ry serv ice T h e vote la consul o r 400.000 a cre s th ro w n Into forest been a cq u ired by th e Independent
cred plg n tflran t a s h e reto fo re the reserve*
T he le tte r a lso pav es the C orporation. It w as announced here,
S c o ttish T ra d e s U n io n ists have been way for a fight to p rev en t h om estead and is to he Incorporated In th e Inde
v irtu a lly unanim ous a g a in st com pul In« of r u t o v e r lan d s re g ard e d a s m ore pendent. T h e In d ep en d en t ts 68 y ears
sory se rv ice
valuable for tim b e r grow ing.
old aad H a rp e r's W eekly 59.
Conference Makes No Headway
Though Optimism Keigns.
SUPPLIES GO fORWARD TOR TROOPS
Lived Over 100 Years
[astern Suffragists Visil Northwest.
A m ilitary officer com m its a
serious offense in his own coun
try and flees to A frica, w here
he joins th e F rench Foreign Le
gion.
His ability eventually
puts him in high position.
T here he d istin g u ish es him self
by cru elty to his m en. How will
th e lives of Colonel D estinn and
R ichard N am eless cross one an-
other?
C H A PT ER V.
Colonel D estinn of th e Legion.
A thln-volced chim e from som e
tow er In 8ldl-bel-A bbes announced the
hour—fo u r o'clock.
Colonel D estinn looked up. From
w here he sa t he could see the barrack-
yard, and, beyond, tbe g re at stre tc h of
ocher plain rolling to the horizon. A
little to the right an A rab m osque lift
ed Its w hite m in a rets a g a in st tbe sky,
which hung oppressively over tbe p u n t
ing, lifeless country.
In the narrow , m eanly furnished
room the ntm osphere w a s stifling.
Colonel D estlnn's guest drew back Into
the th in patch of shadow . Colonel
D estinn him self sm iled, and the thin
lips under the Irou-gray m ustache be
cam e Indescribably ruthless.
“ Yes, you a re q u ite right, Mr. Lowe,”
he w as saying In bis suave French. “ I
have som ething to sell—som ething
quite valuable. In fact. B ut I do not
choose to sell It to you, th a t is all.”
Stephen Lowe glanced up
IIls de
form ity w as very obvious a t th a t mo
m ent. H e looked old, a n d physical e x
haustion had stam ped out the last
trace of b eauty from bis tliln features.
“ W hy not?" he asked.
" Is not th a t my affair?"
Colonel D estinn brushed a speck of
lust from bis dolm an. Ills slate-gray
yes fa sh e d . H e rose, and Lowe bud
¡to choice but to rise also.
"1 have m ade you an Indefinite offer.
Colonel D estinn,” lie said. “One day
I may come with som ething different
and perhaps then you w ill reconsider
w hat you have said. No life can be
bound up definitely anyw here, not even
In a desert, Colonel D estinn.”
The officer did not answ er, appeared
even to have forgotten his g u e st’s e x
istence. Stephen Lowe w ent out, clos
ing th e door softly behind him.
Someone tap p ed ut Colonel D estln n 's
door.
" I f you please, my colouel, y e ster
day 's batch from O rnn.”
Colonel D estinn lifted his head.
“ It Is well. You will accom pany
me. corporal. H ow m any?”
“ F ifty ."
“ W e shall need them .”
H e picked up his kepi and led the
way dow n the passage, the corporal
follow ing close beside him, his featu res
composed In m ilitary Indifference.
In the c en ter of the y ard a Hue of
men had been d raw n up. N either tbe
violent ab u se of tb e serg ea n t nor the
"1 Ha e Som ething to Sell, but Not
to You."
com m ents o f a pale-faced lieutenant,
much less th e uniform s, had been able
to tran sfo rm them into soldiers. Only
one thing w as com m on to them all—
m isfortune. It w ss w ritte n In every
haggard face In every language of de
spair. from reckless defiance to sullen
resentm ent and
stoic resignation.
Colonel IV stin n read tbe language w ith
the rapidity o f ruatom . B efore each
recruit he stopped an Instant, bis bard
eye* picking cut the broken refinem ent
of the prodigal from tbe b ru tality of
fugitive crim e. And a t each be Jerked
•ut an Im perative question.
ame. I am too old. P e rm it me.” He
passed through tbe g a le w ith h e r and
helped ber into the w a itin g carriage.
"D o you kuow It la tw e n ty y ears since
1 last spoke to an E nglishw om an?”
“ And waa »he— aa nice aa I am ?”
"She w as a little like you—a n d very
beau tifu l.”
"You could have expressed yourself
more prettily . N ever m ind. By the
way, you do not sp eak E nglish,
colonel?"
"N o,” he answ ered a b sen tly , “ I do
not speak E nglish."
“ I m u st give you lessons. Coach
m an— borne. Au revoir. colonel!”
“ Au revoir, m adam «."
H e stood a t the sa lu te until he had
lost sight o f the sm all, sw eet face u n
d e r the parasol. A couple of C hasseurs
d ’A frlque gave him tb e careless m ili
tary g reetin g of F ren ch aoldlers as
they sw aggered past, b u t be did not
see them . A young A rab w ith a sprig
of Jasm ine tucked g racefully behlud
bis e a r drew his burnoose closer
arouud blui w ith the a risto c ratic con
tem pt of bis race. Colonel D estinu
rem ained sightless a n d iudiffereut.
“ Your nam e?”
“Jo h a n n H arding, m y colonel.”
“ Profession?”
“D octor.”
“Sergeant, keep an eye on him. He
will aham like the devil, or poison you.
And th is m an?” T here w aa a alight,
scarcely perceptible change In the In
flection of his voice, a note of som e
thing th a t m ight have been surprise
or even m ore th an th a t—uneasluess
The m an whom he confronted held
CH A PTER VI.
him self w ith a cool, u n d istu rb ed dig
nlty.
R ichard N am eless.
"Richard.”
"T here Is no god b u t oue God. The
“ H a v e you no su rn a m e? ”
Lord is great. I extol the a anctity of
"N o.”
Allah.”
D estinn glanced a t the lie u te n a n t
T here w as silence. T be m an bend
who, a fte r a hurried glance to his note ing over tbe low uneven mound
book. shrugged bis shoulders.
straightened him self and listened, his
"No. 4t»>5—calls blm self R ichard face tu rn ed w estw ard to the red ball
N am eless, my colonel.”
of the sun. Beyond the crum bled cem
“A noin de guerre, I presum e. Your etery w alls a line of A rabs stood fac
last profession?”
ing tbe e aste rn desert, th e ir b ands
"T ra ito r.”
crossed upon th e ir breasts, silen t aud
"You are E nglish?”
m otionless lu tbe aw ed suspense of
"I nm nothing.”
their worship.
T here w as a troubled pause. The
The m an who called him self R ichard
m an bad answ ered fluently In French, Nam eless re tu rn e d to bis task. G ently
w ithout hesitation and w ithout Inso aud reverently be drew aside tbe cling
lence. And y et bis easy self-confidence lng overgrow th aud freed a bent anil
ja rre d In th a t atm osphere of cowed m olderlng cross from its burden.
and broken hum anity, and w as by con
“ W hat Is o u r fa ith com pared to
tra s t alm ost a challenge. The mornen- th eirs?” he said w ith b itte r acorn. "W e
tnry Interest died out o f Colonel De p lan t tbe sym bol of our belief over the
stln n 's eyes, leaving a cold anger.
"T h at fellow Is d angerous," he
jerk ed back over bis shoulder, aud
passed on.
C orporal Goetz hesitated a n In sta n t
before tbe m an thus sum m arized. H e
m easured him, a n d tbe recru it a n
sw ered the keen, d eliberate gaze w ith
the sam e ste ad fa stn ess. A m utual rec
ognition bad been acknow ledged; steel
hud rung a g ain st steel. T hen su d d en
ly th e re c ru it's fiery blue eyes focused
them selves on som ething beyond, aud
th eir expression—th a t of a m an s ta r t
ed Into an In sta n t's self-b etray al—
caused tbe corporal to tu rn sharply.
A ra re vision had appeared In tbe
dull, colorless square. T he Iron g ates
had been opened, and a g ain st tbe back
ground of tbe green aTenue beyond
there stood a w om an—a slender, beau
tifu l w om an, such a s b u t few of the
lost, degraded Inh ab itan ts of those
w hite w alls bud ever seen. She cam e
slowly to w ard them , the lace sunshade
fram ing the lovely golden head, her
so ft m uslin d ress revealing each
m ovem ent as som ething exquisitely
balanced, absolutely free and confident
In Its youthful g race and health.
“ Colonel D estinn," she said, “ I hope
you are not an g ry w ith me. I have
come to find my h usband.”
H e lifted bis hand re luctantly but
Instinctively to h is kepi.
"I heard th a t C aptain A rn au d 's w ife
had a rriv e d ,” he said roughly. " P e r
m it me to Inform you tb a t C aptain
A rnaud left the b arra c k s h a lf an hour
ago, also th a t you have no business
here and a re In terferin g w ith my busi
ness. The sentry should not have let
Your L ast P ro fessio n ?" “ T ra ito r."
you p ass.”
"H e did not w a n t to," she explained, bodies of m en we called brothers, and
"b u t I told him tb a t I knew you aud then leave both—to ro t.”
C orporal G oetz’ lean, w hite hand
tb a t you would tie furious If be re
dropped on to Ills knee. H e w as s t a r
fused."
"W hereby, uiadam e, you overstepped ing thoughtfully a t the cross In fro n t
of him. In the fading light tb e le t
tbe lim its of tru th ."
"P ard o n me, I do know you. But ters stood out w ith a new distinctness.
since I Intrude, I will m ake good my
“ Philip G rey—No. 3112— Forelgu L e
re tre at. Good evening, my colonel.”
gion.”
She tu rn ed her hnck on him and be
“I have seen ten men ‘done to denth.’
gan to w alk w ith untroubled dignity as you call It,” he said quietly. "O ne
tow ard the gate. F o r an In sta n t he of them lies here. H e w as a young
hesitated, then overtook her.
E nglishm an, and I bad tak en a fancy
"I have a w ord to say to the se n to him —heaven know s why, for our
try ,” lie said significantly. “ I will ac races do not love each o th er now adays.
com pany you. You say you kuow me. T here w as a forced m arch—a frea k of
I have not seen you before.”
our good colonel's—an d he collapsed
"T h at Is q u ite possible; but I have out In the desert. W e left him there
seen you.” T hey had reached the gate w ithout food or am m unition. You u n
T hree
and she stopped and looked up a t him. d e rstan d — I w as his friend.
"D o you w a n t to know w hen?"
days late r I got perm ission to look for
"I am Interested, I confess."
his bones. I found them and a few
" I t w as about a y e ar ago a t n ig h t rags of his uniform . T here are hyenas
tim e. I w as sittin g un d er the trees on the desert, you know , aud they
in the Cerele des Ofllelers, listening to m ake short work o f things. W ell, I
the band. I rem em ber it w as ra th e r brought w hat w as left—here.'-
dark, except for the lan tern s, a n d the
R ichard Nam eless took a step nearer,
faces of the nativ es had m ade me as though to look closer into the G er
nervous. T hen cam e a bugle call and m an’s scarred features.
1 w as really frightened. I th o u g h t It
"W ho are you?” he asked signifi
w as an A rab uprising or som ething; cantly.
Instead you rode p a st—a t th e head of
"My nam e la Goetz von Rerlichen-
y our reg im en t.”
gen.” w as the mock pom pous answ er.
"I rem em ber." he said, bis face full " If you knew a n y th in g about Goethe,
of hard trium ph. “ It w as tbe night I which, being an E nglishm an, you dou't,
won my w ag er—one hundred and fifty you w ould know th a t Goetz von Ber-
kilom eters In th ree d ay s.”
Uchingen w as a robber-knight. I led
* H e w as silent a m om ent, driving men. i t w as my b irthright. T hen one
his sp u rred hkel Into the sandy gravel day I killed—Justly, as I believe, b u t
T hen he looked up a t her.
neither according to the law of my
"W hy did you come to A lgiers?" he country nor my caste. And then I
said a bruptly. "W hy. above all. did lost my b irth rig h t—forever.” H lchard
you com e to Sldl bel-Abbes? W hat Is Nam eless drew a step nearer. The fine
there fo r a to u ris t to see here? Sand fe atu res tu rn ed to the fadlug light In
and vineyards, and then sand again." stern. Im placable self-judgm ent, had
“ I w as a to urist. I cam e on a m is aw akened aw e aud pity and a vague,
sion—to find my brother."
shapeless recollection.
"Y our b rother?”
H e passed on. Instin ctiv ely R ichard
"H e w as lost." she said alm ost In Nam eless drew him self up to a salute.
a w hisper. "H e had done w ro n g —and It w as answ ered w ith g ra v e courtesy.
my fa th e r ts a stern m an—be ran F o r a m om ent the m an tle of ruiu had
a w ay —and we w ere afraid. W# fol ■lipped from th eir shoulders, snd m an
lowed him to A lgiers, and then we lost faced m an In honorable recognition of
trace. W e never found him ." The w hat had been. T hen tbe »light, sol
te a rs had g athered In her d a rk eyes dierly figure lost Itself am ong the
"Colonel I>estlnn— I do not know why shadow y crosses.
I tell you this. It Is silly o f me. I
loved him more th a n a n y th in g else In
T he p ath s ef C orporal Goetz
the world. You w on't u n d e rstan d — "
and R ichard will c ro ss very
H e laughed roughly.
soon, perhaps.
Do you th in k
“Oh, tnadam e, even I u nderstand
they will qu arrel over ■ wom an
loan.”
or th a t th ey will help a wom an
"Y ou? I thought—" She stopped -
to keep a guilty e ec ret w hich
w ith her eyes on h it blanched face
they have diacovered by acci
"Ob. colonel, I am so sorry. Somehow
d en t?
I d id n 't think of you like tb a t—"
H is cu rt gesture Interru p ted her.
"M adam e, we have grow n too se ri
(T O B E C O N T I N U E D .)
ous. a poet of yours said th a t loss Is
common to the race. I can only hope
F requently It T h a t W ay.
th a t your loan m ay he m ended.”
W hen a m an ( e ta w h at he w anted
"A nd your», colonel," she »aid «oft he'a lucky If he doean't p u t In a lot of
iy-
tim e w ondering w h at h e w anted w ith
"M ine can never b« m ended, m ad IL