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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1905)
Market Irrlby Crnnuunr FHiool ; fcoaatod of a trench profenimr oim John Henry, EuglUu by comimUlon, Frvtich by birth uml training, limy body could im'o tlmt by lila iimniuT, hl drraa, hl tall, furry t'rrnrb bat, bla allvt-r buckled I'rruru I.m. He waa a diminutive, courtier UU gen tleman, riitlu r aliultff on hi tilthim of a hundred poumla a rear, but mm 5 .. "'? ,'1roud or Ll "vatrjr. Wa I "it.vvi mm u ihi il rUTUI UllKMJ. v we uiu not auow rwuwt, evcu for tibj attalimieuta. ludeed, with bla In tlgnlncaiit stature and bla absent uiludi'duraa, bo was something of a butt for raw Jokea. 1 ivuioujIht ao well the winter (for it led mo to ber who bat become the light of my life) when bi atrurod. t!uUBhtlea!y Into tba mldat of a anow-bnll right In twecn elaaaea oil tho atbool grvcu. UoiU aluea Joined In the attack, aud thw old vrofcaitor waa well nigh un eoimcloua when I rewned blui. aet blin In a bumtom, and took blui to bla biH. A tluy cottagp, on a corner near the outaklrta of town, where the rlrer anve awept tuto our llilh mrk- l.ow often I rt'inemlMTel it lu after dnya. There Ail lnll(. iumI her father aM-ut their quiet, bappy life. The irofear waa aiioorU'd lu h Ihh.Uk; ih daughter Uwived iiuetly (irouud the botme, or attemleil her flower. Ho It waa when 1 called a few nlgl.ta later to liujiilre n to Mr. Henry' condition. The I'hrlatmna bolUbiy wen on. I bad ample lelaure. ' And wlmt a team hive nud leUure make. For two yeara mow ht Market I'errlby waa heaven. I think 1 did uiya4-lf credit In certain atmCca. ulthough tho profeHHiir I..I.1 m bland ly that I waa ao well pon.i In eertal'i otlMra tlmt be would not II ml It me eaaary to namlne tue, wliU h t'M'lana. thm my imreuta awallowed wttlnnit bealtailon. If I failed In any I mtiNt toiifeaa my greater Intereat nt the I,t tl. cottage. 1 apent a goml many boura tudy!ng a pair of eyea and a pretty face and tho kind of voice Hint inn ken you think. 1 graduated with two preelmm imih- aeaaioiia; a heart and a diploma. I m I HVl tx ... ".V-A : f.' fi 'mm Ji: h Ah KISsiEI) HEIt I'ASSION'ATELY IlEFOUE THEM ALU- think I far out vnlued the benrt, for there never was another like It. nnd none ever will be, Itut nt my pater nal home, Cbnrtcr'w Court, there wna bloiwl on the face of the moon, nnd n leather at rap awaiting they ywithful M lon. So 1 deviated ami npeiit a b ful month lu Franco, ixndlnjc a reduc tion of tho tempet. For I bud told them of my engagement to Adelaide, nnd my donlre to marry ber Immedi ately and bring ber borne. "It will blow over," I mild to inywlf. laugh ing nt love letters from Adelaide, und wrltlug ber a stream of tender re plies. Then I got mad. For nho told mo her father, old Henry, bad thrown a fit when aho spoko of ber contem plated co-operative uHHoclatloti. I dinned back to Ferrlby nnd dropped In at tho Iiouho nbout tea time I nte n forml kiipikt. O.d llenry'a mnnner chilled mo to my pur. nnd I could think of nothing but army rohhIp, for I bud graduated Into nu organization of prospective urwy olUm'B. Then I broko loose nnd told blm what I wanted, whllo Adelaldo dis creetly withdrew. He wn n atone post to my entreaty, my demand, my ntorui. So ns I had put pride beneath my heel, nnd could not give ber up. 1 offered blin a home, an annuity, an Indefinite leave of nlmenro, with pay nud expense" nny old plan that would give a fair exchange for bis Borrow. He shook bis bead, lie even swore at me In French. And then he called ber In and made ber dismiss me, though she did It in tear. Prom India to Africa, from lee to equator. I moved about tbrougU. Eng lish Armv Stations. We were on a tour of England's outposts one of the flrat Behind trlns of the young otllcer. T attained new erodes nnd donned new uniforms I ndded stars and lmr. eonl and fringe. I had be come a real soldier. I oven got Into some scrimmages with tho blacks in Egypt-a gang of robberB who Inhab ited an abandoned city. And after live years knocking about, I returned to Fnglnnd. Hut my beart "was still at the little cottage, and tblthcr I went n tu first train. It was empty. Adelaide's .chickens Inhabited the -XT HJ n?it 1iKrrarJ. ami gave th-lr trlbuta tit BtioiiHT. 'liu tIii- liad como tip and run to ami twice lni aha M'd their iiMiMiuiM. Neighbors Mild tlx )rfilr and bia uUti-r bft auddcnly. Homo one board Lira exclaim to ouiu olio fba "1 go back to in v kingly rlghta. 1 am a iuou urd." That wna all. Hornet lilng clutched at my throat I wo hardly 1 -btoco. l lotl wonder I cried a Ul UVJ I went to Tarta and atmlled the great iiewapaiH-ra for mouiha tiaat. One morulng 1 found In a year old American New York Herald, refer rm-o to tho litth kingdom of Harrat- aru. an Uland In the northern aeua Tho writer told of great fetea In the lltllo twti of a' thoiiMaud aoula over tho return of t king, driven out dur ing u revolution atuiio yeara before. J hen my heart went alck. for tliere waa a picture of little Adelaide, aa tl(o klug'rt daughter, wearing a quaint l.ie beaddrt' with gold oruaiuenta aniiimi tlm ear. Hie old love re kindled. 1 packed mr arlo aud de. parted for ItarraUirui ou tho night i ui ui. Itarrntarla connUted of a city of koiiio four thouHand aoul. ou a two- liuiiilred acre IhIiiimI, reached by h.ng. Heavy brldgca from tho mainland. It waa nn elevated plain, built uy aolld with realdeiice and wnrclioiim. It iHi.pii. were well-to-do. Many of inein flri.-d ablploada of berrliiff and ao aioring their package of fra grant iinIi under on-u kIh-iU. or In loowly built frnmn bum. Othera OlM-raleil MteillllMhlll line. him-ihI lug their d.iya ut buHlnea aud their reailuK hour In Itarraturhi. Othera were geiith men of lelaure and cum bier. They camo from aeveral near ly provlnee. And preaeutly they wero Intermurrylug and n-arlng hoiu with morv money than brain. It I no wonder that tho voteV-tho native Intrn .were turbulent. When I ar rived n new Mirtv bad tn-eit oriran Imxl; wmie kind of a.n nntl. or may I n HlM-ral. Anyhow the little towu waa tirtikett nn Into clliu, mid thev wen1 nt one auotlnTH thmata. tlpponltethe I'lty 1 In It. tiovernWut troop aat on 'l i '1 i :Mkf ti- r-- -yw I it - I'V aa . -r -4. ; VJ knapsacks nud luughed about the pos sible end. Ihey were a brave, roi licking, fitful class these youug Btu deuts and merchants of the town, They could form Instant ntt icliinents Hut they could forgot as easily, lleuco their present bitterness. It took n passport and an Inter national secret budge and password to get In nt nil. Then, weary to death after a three-day rail nnd boat voyage, 1 went to bed in the only bote. Toward morning I was nwakenei bv gun firing. 1 arose nnd dressed immediately. There was skirmishing to the south, where tho Island ran oft In a long neck of land. Then I beard marching "In the street near by, nnd the rumble of cannon, it wu nono of mv business, really: but Ado luldo or no Adelaide, a British Army Ohieer cannot rest supinely In the midst of civil war, even though It be morel v opera bouCfe. So I- went among them, oh n citizen, discreetly leaving my uniform m my porimau tcau. In tho dark for It was not . yet morning I mixed with the crowd nnd caught tho drift of tho revolution. They wero tired of old John Henry now gracefully styled Enrique XVII. For a time his return to Barratarla was tho occasion of festivities and brilliant ceremonials. Now they wanted a young man. There was Trastamara, AdelcidoVdistaut cousin. He was of royal blood nnd full of Are. Why not make blin king? And I found by questioning that Trastamara, the gambler and sport of the island, was laying wires along de vious pntlis to accomplish Just thnt end, forcing the abdication of John Henry and bow It floored mo tak ing Adelaldo ns his queen.' I ground my teeth. Sooner than see thnt sweet angel Trastnmnra's wife I would wet mv Bword In the villain's blood and carrv off the Drlze myself. I saw that action was necessary if I were to accomplish anything, nnd the next day, early In the afternoon, attired In full uniform, made my way to tho pnlnce. It was surrounded by the King's guards, .with Instructions to admit only the nnnolivted. My highland garb, with kilt and sperran, tartan and feather bonnet, was un- t i I I it Wv I VH &n v3v 111 K I V no wn la DarratarU mud ettractrd uiu attention. I rrlrp-lit-! tnrwlt a disuut relative of tue rural I a lu ll ou au luiiurtaut uniu, ai.d rtT trll t ly tu a-twrd. wu ix-rum- hi to abvi la bi card. I'n-M-uwj iu juru re.ururu, ami uowiiij ww, - w. himh1 'through tl marble hail oi n iaiu-t, ana was uiirred luto a Uluil) -lighted drawing rwm. And lu few minutes filtered Adelaide, my wu. my uuriluir. buUllnvc out bota Iianda aud auiUliiit br rrvctlnir. 1 )Oli blT to Uir Ll'urL 1 loVtri-d U-t dear face with kUava. And wbru we mm ijiin ii-u, i iuiu bit uuw i uuu found Uvr and why I bad coio. fcbe inalaloU llmt It a Uo um that It only umdn Ler lot harder to bear. KUe bid Utu ordered by the klutf to wed TrttaUuiara, "Ihv gambler," though ho loathed blin. 'b. Oregory," au aobU-d, "if we could only Ut buck lu the little cottage lu ri-rrioy." AM Uie bitter awect of those tuya- the hunger lor my sweetheart, the in fnjueut gllmpm-a of ber dear face, the haunting fear of Trnatamara'a acbetues. 1 or two weeks 1 remained at the hotel, while the revolution smouldered, and I racked my brains ror a mcmoa or avuuig Aiieiaiae. Then my plan formed, 1 sat still and awaiu-u mo crucial momeiiL I It waa the night of the annual Grand Ktato Hall. With a somewhat doublful heart, 1 entered the palace, lu lua uuiiorm. wku anort hcotcn sword. Heforv many minutes I was summoned by Auelaidoa Chamber lain to meet ber la tho dancing-ball. and thither I went for a brief dance with my beloved. Near by her, guard ing Her Jealously, alootl 1 raaiaui-ira, a u ujii k-browed ucicrudo. 1 had learned though bo kuew It not that mm had aeveral buudrel truatr follow ers, 111 tln palace and out, ready to nihil to bla call. He bad plauued to carry out Ma achemo that nl'!it. 1 knew all thl, and 1, alouo and ulmoat cmply-baudi-d. waa there to lwJk blui. After our dunce, I uad ou opportu nity to druw Adelaide Into tho con servatory. I abjured ber to go with mo back to hngland to leave the place with all its bickering and plot ting, aud be my bonulo Kuglluu wife. l(ut lamer." alio faltered; "tiiey would tear blm to pieces If they found mo gone. Ana ret, uregory ueur, I Ixllevo he would go if be bad a chance. He la so feeble, so sick of It all. If you could talk with blm. tfuddcnly Adelaide's eye grew big ami ibirk with fright Jiy back wu lo tno uoor, unu i bad oue Laud ou ber walnt, smoothing ber dear hair with the other. I turned and my heart chllhvl. There, peeping be tween the great leavea of a palm, grinning hatefully, was Trastamara. lie disappeared. The next moment there was a bub- bub lu the ball. "The King:" I beard them cry. "1 ho King:" "Come with mo quick, said Adelaide, lu nu ex- excited whisper. "It la our only chaucc!" And taking me by the arm, she drew me Into the ball-room and up on to the stage. The crowd ap proached us on tiptoe with excitment. for Traxtamara bad undoubtedly spread the news, lu the front came the king, with brilliant rubtn and Jew elled crown. How old aud feeble lie looked. How worn und tired. Hut he bad lost none of bis proud anger of old day. Raising bis mace be called aloud: "Hint man Is an Inter- 1okt. He hn designs ou the body of u.e king: rut mm outl liairlsu blm: Away with blm'." I turned to Adelaide. Rho stood there- tremulous, ber eyes shining like stars, nn adorable creation. Ou aud- den Impulse 1 threw one arm about ner ana kisseu ner passionately be - fore them nil. Then, facing the tier Prof. Haffa. the great Berlin spe-crowd:-"The princess Is my amaiiecd 1st, Sir Alfred Fripp took a photograph wife:" I cried. "It blm who dares of the Injured Imhio bv means of tbe put foot on this platform!" 1 drew mv aw-ord tnf in fimn Brave a a lion. Trastamorn leaped M upon i ue Ilia lorm Olid came nt me snarling. lie held a short knife lu bis right hand, nnd circled for an oiH'tilng. "I log!" 1 cried. Letting out witti my sword J fetched him a mighty stroke acres the temple, and lie rolled back Into ie .crowd. There was now a babel ul the ball. The Msslblllty of defeuM was at an end, lor i ucaru orders outside nnd knew that soldiers wero approaching. A door stood open behind us. I took A ill till Llit litr f lirk atinn1ilnatt o awl ..i....! her through it "To the south gate." I whlsiered in her ears. "For your life, darling! ' Down the stairs we ran lightly. Behind swept the king, tho courtiers, nnd the crowd of gay dancers. Old John Henry bad thrown aside bis long robes and bis crown, aud was sprinting after me In excellent style. At mo bottom of a long fllgh of stone steps, we opened a massive door, and tZ u, i V V ,u T,;w tZ ?1K f a ?wLBUt ? SnV-t i "TfT- tTn Jn- A r.!,t iU If'i ol1!1 yJE?L ,uU v iLJyS0 WttlUllS since iioon. We are saved! ' The door of the palace closed with a secret spring, but not soon enough to keep back old John Henry, lie slipped through, looking very odd in his short tunic and bare head shorn of bis kingly habiliments. Hut It slammed in the face of the crowd, and wo three were alone, Adelaide leaped into the carriage. With a smothered oath John Henry Jumped nfter her. Ho had no thought but to capture bis daughter. Tho sol dlers could take care of me. Hut this was exactly what I wanted. 1 sllimed in beside Adelaide, closed the door, called to the driver to make across tno southern bridge at lop speed, nnd we were off without a-sin . , . , . 5 " r"V ,UL," S.f JSi1 ' " , r'";"" V Js,T half-way with my fist beneath his chin. He doubled up like a Jack- knife and knew no more untlll we were on the miiluliind. In a fast train for Paris, recline- off the miles between Hell nnd Heaven. . ' " TTnrr tnnb- t nnt-indtr. ttit fn ttmp he became grateful to me for saving his life. For It was really planned thnt nhrht to make wav with him and! to turn Adelaldo over to Trastamara. Adelaide's oWckom nave come "acK. siiiKiuif; i"e vines eon uu wuu I I 41. 1 I Ul. ueiiKiu; "V Pv. i M-ivcn iu ueniu, nu iui inn mujr iu iue little cottage. Old Henry W In his heaven the library: Adelolde Is in hers, the nursery. I am busy and contented. I have fought the good tight; I have won my queen. Preservative For Stoac. The Hungarian chemist. Brun, says Iia has discovered a llauld chemical I comoound which renders certain kinds nf mattsr nroof sealnat the effects of time. He says it doubles the density ot nearly every kind of Btone and ren- dera It water nroof. CO CUT ?OTES. Th Strange Myaury f thM flaunt ed Koom" MeveaUd to Lord Clamla. IrJ (ILllnl Biitl if Ilia Purl atuf rouutraa of UtralliDMiri-. cat of aw - - n. x a a s I reiiieniiM-r Ti. and the secret of the rlUunt.d Koom" waa communicated to blui by I.U fatlo-r. Thl tin a Uvu an luvorlable practice on am-U neen- (loua from time Immemorial, What arret the "Haunted ltoour coutalua la auppoM-(i to o paaed on to every heir an he atlnlna ll mnlnrltv Tl.na It jnl4 nniiire la In the iKiln oi uevi-r more tuan two pcraona at tbe tame tinn. Conji-rture and tradltlona mr. bownvrr. that In Uia l.mr men uui-n the LHidtija and Ogllvle were at feud n nunil r of the Litter dun were iinprlaoried and dlod In that Par. tu-uhir thamUr. Tbut th riKmi h.-ia some uncanny pccullnrltlca appara to ie ie)ona a doubt, for the late Lord htrathmore bad it walled up after vis iting the npurtiii'-nt one night to de termine the origin of certain weird n-- which. It la aald. tml for a lontr tlm dUturln-d and puzzled blm. 'The Carl opened the door with a key." w-rnt a correiMndent to a Ir. Iee, "nnd iirontHHl back In a dead awooti into tin arms of hi companion; nor! could he ever lie Itxluceil to open hi Una on the subbi-t afterward" The experience of a lady visitor at tho ca- tie are quoted (u the book, "Haunted Kits. ARTimt PAGET. ITomes nnd Family Legends." "Sud denly," ho the story runs, "a cold blast tole into the lady room, extinguish lug the light by iter bedside. She saw a tall, mailed figure pass Into the dressing-room. Immediately there after there was a shriek from ber child In nn adjoining room. Her maternal Instinct was aroused. Fhe rushed Into the dressing-room nnd found the child In an ngony of fear. It described wnat It had seen as "a giant, " wuo came nnd leaned over Its face. The operation Mrs Arthur Paget un derwent recently nt the bands of Sir Alfred i ripp was a very delicate ana wonderful one, though thoroughly sue- ccHsful. Xlore than a year ago Mrs. Facet fell down nn elevator shaft nnd fractured ber thigh. The boue failed to mend and in spite of un operation 1 ami n stioclal course of treatment un Koentgeu rays, which showed that the fracture was as bad as ever, it was necessary to make an incision so that '"- irucuneu uoiies couiu im- reiicneo. These were screwed together with Ivory, and It is confidently believed that In a few months' time they will knit and In-come strong enough to bear th weight of the body. In spite of the agony extending over thirteen month which Mrs. Facet has endured. she Is able to drive out every day hi an opeu carnage, airs, raget recently visited the new ward at Charing-Cross Hospital, built from the proceeds of a I crront rhnritr hnznnr she orcranlzed. and onl,,,1 t"e Minnie raget ward. It contained many fracture cases .nnd I Mr!- 1 Pei cmwu iue euuerers greui- j l'J "er iioh-iui coiiver.iiiou, wweu was appreciated even more than the gifts of fruit and Bowers she bore to each patient. Of Abdul-IIamld s two predecessors. tho one was ossasslnatrd, the other went mad and was deposed. These two tragical events have made the Sult!n Immensely suspicious. Always keeping watch against conspirators, be regard s as his most faithful nnd useful "ervltora the men who spend their t' discovering bis enemies, in fln.ii i7,a or,i in r..nnt. inc tho execution of these Dlans Tho best rewarded will be be who has given his Majesty tho most exhaustive information. As everybody wants to obtain such reward, all keep busy collecting Information. Constantinople is a perfect paradise for the secret police. In all classes of Ottoman society you encounter the secret agent; null the very highest dignitaries gladly fur nish the Sultan with confidential In formation. Van Calava. 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