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^««<«<««<««€«««««««^««««« ^^«^^^ «^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^««4^ H A Tale of the Rolling Wave S-&»»»3'>»»»»»^»»»»9>»»$»^>»»>»^3.»»S»»»»»»»»d3'»»»S»»-i CIIAPTKR IX.â€" Cont. There was a nice production for a tired ship-vaptain to receive at the clooe of a ratiier worrying day ! It ended abruptly, without signature of any kind, the usual vulgar nonifi de guerre of anonymous letter-writers, such as "A Friend" or "A Well- wisher," being despised by my cor- respondent. This fact, in conjunc- tion with the earnest tone of the language, which was at least that of a person of education, weighed with me in his favor, and made me disposed to credit the writer with genuine motives. At any rate the lettei did not emanate from a jeal- ous or quarrelsome fellow-servant of the man attacked. Wo should not bo oil Barcelona till late on the following night, so I de- cided to sleejj on the matter before coming to a conclusion how to act. Our course, which in any case lay close to the northern Spanish port, would not have to be altered till the last moment in the event of my wishing to run in, and there would therefore be no need for any one to know that we were going to touch there till after every one but the watch on deck had retired to rest. As to the letter it.self, I recognized from the first that it would be use- less to puzzle over its origin. It was too carefully disguised to admit of the handwriting being traced, and it was not likely that the person who placed it on niy table would have entered ray room while any one was lookins. AU I had to do was to decide whether or no to heed the warning. In the morning, as often happens "when one goes to bed with some knotty question in doubt, I awoke with a settled mind. I would adopt the mysterious writer's suggestion, and land Enriquez at Barcelona, and the argument that prevailed was the principal, nay, the only one in the letterâ€" that if there was no- thing wrong about the man he would be the last to complain. Any- how, it would be better than run- ning risks, and as we were not steaming on time the delay of an hour or so would harm no one. AU that day we steered north- eastwards under the coast of Spain, running in near enough to give the passengers a view of the ruined Moorish castles and nestling vil- lages among the vino-clad slopes. Fine weatlier still prevailed, and Aline and her companion emerged from their brief retirement, Mrs. Brink worth being evidently grateful for the universal kindness that ig- nored her connection with Orlebar. In looking over my private log of the voyage I find that two items pertinent to the stoiy are entered under that day's date, thougli at the time they seemied of such slight im- portance that it is only by chance that I recorded tliem. One was that General Waldo was confined to his state-room with an attack of gout. and would see no one but his bcd- rooin-steward â€" not even the doctor, who of course prolTered his services. The other item was that the young Earl of Darranmore, while skylaik- ing as usual on deck after break- fart, had another fainting-fit very like- the first, except that it lasted longer, and left him much more prostrate. Zavertal was most assi- duous in his attentions to the lad, and brought him round in time to take his place at the dinner table. At eleven o'clock that night, when the ladies had all gone to thi'ir cabins, and only a few inen lingered in the smoking-room, I calculated that we were about twenty miles south of Barcelona, steering so r.s to |)ass that port at a distance of three miles. In order to run for the harbor, the course would have to bo altered in half an hour, and I went up on to the bridge to be ready for the emergency. It was Mr. Mcln- tyre, the chief oflicer's watch, and I felt pretty sure that that impertur- able Scotchman would execute an.v orders I might give him, without troubling himself about reasons. It was as I expected. After a turn or two on the bridge, I said quite i|uietlj', and with the air of having forgotten something that didn't much matter,- "By the way, Mr. McTntyrc, keep her off a point or two nor-west, please, and bear up for Barcelona harb.or. I want to send a beat ashore with a telcBram." "Aye. aye, sir," was the uncon- cerned reply, and he gave the re- quisite order to the man at the wheel without conmieut. To keep his mind from dwelling too much on the sudden order, I broached the subject of some painting that had to be done before reaching Genoa, and conversation on the bridge of a large steamer approaching a crowded port being necessarily disjointed, the topic lasted us till the ship was in the bay and within haltf a mile of the town. Not wishing to disturb the passen- gers and waste time by dropping anchor, I gave orders to lay to and have a boat manned, intimating that I would go in her myself. Not till she was reported ready did 1 des- cend from the bridftc, and it was only at the last moment, as I reach- ed the head of the ladder, that I paused, as though struck with an after-thought, and told the man who was minding the side to go and turn out Enrinupz. the stowaway. "I'll take him along â€" as an inter- preter," I said. Waiting at the ladder-head, I was glad to see that the unexpected stoppage of the engines had caused no alarm. The ship from stem to stern was wrapped in the stillness of night, and except for a few figures- those of the watchâ€" dimly seen for- ward, the long expanse of deck was deserted. In my own room the laniip w'us burning, but the windows of all the other deck-houses were dark, in- cluding that of Zavertal, who was sometimes a late sitter. In less than two Kiinutes I saw my messenger returuing alone. "The Spaniard is not in his bunk, sir, or anywhere else in the steward's quar- ters," he said. "The others know nothing of him, except that he turn- ed in at the usual time and oLght to be in hed." Under the circumstances this was not only startling, but embarrassing, for I had run into Barcelona for no other reason than to put the stow- away ashore, and there was the boat ready and waiting below. In addi- tion, the fellow's absence from his bed in the middle of the night seem- ed to lend color to the vague im- putation that he was up to no good on board. I was rapidly debating what was best to be done, when u.y messenger e.'iolaimcd,â€" "Beg pardon, sir, but there is the man, sir, coming out of the sur- gery." It was true enough. Elnriqiioz was leaving Zavertal's cabin. On .seeing us be made a motion a.^ thoutrh to Pains in Chest The Da slink back again, but, changing his mind, he came boldly along the deck, I suppose on his way back to his bunk. "Hi ! you there. What are you doing on deck at this time of night '.'" I asked. He stooped with a cringing bow, and began to rub his stomach. "Seeckâ€" me very seeck, Senor Cap- itan. Go doctor," he whined. "V'ery v.-ell," I said, "we'll see whether your native air won't cure you. Get down into that boat. 1 want an intei-preter." I forgot for the moment his limited stock of Knglish, but the gesture with which I accompanied the com- mand made it sufficiently clear, and he evidently understood. Yet there was a certain hesitation in his man- ner of obeying. He went slowly to the ships side, casting furtive glances along the deck, and once half turning as if to e.xpostulale or refuse. However, I kept close behind him, letting him see that he had got to go, and he went. Following him down the ladder, I took the tiller, and the boat was soon sijeeding across the smooth water of the har- bor. I had prepared an envelope containing a blank sheet of paper, and as soon as we reached the land- ing steps I gave it and an English sovereign to Enriquez, who had sat silently scowling in the bows. Uy idea was that if I was doing the man an injustice the money would be useful in taking him to his own place, while in the mennwhile it would help to sustain the fiction I meant to employ. "Go telegraph office. Send quick- ly. Then come back here," I said, choosing words that would be most readily intelligible to a foreigner. If he had suspicions on the ship I think my manner must have allayed them now, for he put out his hand for the envelope and the sovereign, and went up the steps on to the quay. The moment ho had disap- peared I gave the word to row back to the steamer. ' "It's all right, my lads," I said, in answer to the honest wonder ex- pressed on the faces of the men as they bent their backs to the oars. "The stowaway is going to get left, that's all. We don't want that kind of cattle on the ship." "He don't take kindly to it. Cap- tain," replied one of the men. "Whew, look out ! He's going to shoot 1" We were half a dozen boats' lengths from the quay, and. glanc- ing back, I saw the dark form of EInriquez outlined at the top of the landing-step. There was a flickering gas-lamp behind him which showed up the glint of a pistol that he held levelled at the boat. Even as we looked, every second expecting the crash of a bullet in our midst, he thought better of it and lowered the weapon, to hurl after me instead a cry of angry menace. "Next time, l-'orrestcr â€" ne.xt time," he shouted. ''This is the worst night's work you ever did for your- self." All around was calm and still, and his words rang .sharp across the water. They were spoken in excel- lent English, and in a voice I could have sworn I had heard beforeâ€" where, I racked my brains all the way back to the steamer to remem- ber. That Telis of flpproachtns Pneumonia or £cr:ou3 lung Troubleâ€" Prevoiit Furvher Troublo by Using Dr. Chase's Surup of Linscad and Turpantine. WTien It hurts to cough, when coughing or a long breath causes pain, or a feeling of soreness in the chest, when the linings of the tliroat and bronchial tuhes feel raw and sore, when you feci that the cold which you expected to wear away is getting the better of you, tui-n to Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and T>urpentine, and you will get prompt relief anid cure. Mr. John Clark, coachman. Port Hope, Ont., writes: "Being expos- ed to all sorts of weather I fre- quently catch cold. Last winter I was 80 bad with a cold I couW not speak above a whisper, and had great paiss in the chest. At l«»t I feared it wtnild develop into con- sumiption If I did not'swceed in get- ting proper treatment. "A friend advised me to try Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine, end I began to iinffro-*-* he- Bore I hfid taken half a bottle. One bottle tured my cold, which, I be- itovsv yrould ha.vi» pr«v«ii vcrjf aarl- ous if I had not used this medi- cine." Mrs. F. Du,yer, of Chosterville, says: "My little girl, of three yeai-s, had an attack of bronchial pneumonia. My husband and I thought she was going to leave the world as her case rcsiisted the doc- tors' treatment. I bought a bottle of Ur. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine from our popular dixig- gi.st, W. G. Bolster. After the first two or thjee doses the child began to get better, and we art; tlaai&.l\»l to say is all right to-day aft«r sev- en weeks' sickness." Asa prompt cure for crouj), b'on- chitis, whooping cough, asthma, and all throat and lung affections, Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine is wonderfully effective. It is not a mei^e cougli mixture, but a thorough and far-reaching medicine, which acts on the whole system, luid drives out disease: 2.^ cents a bot^ tie, family size (three times as much) 60 cents, at all dealers, or Bdluauson, Bates &. Co., Toronto. CTIABTER X. When the boat reached the steam- er's siile da.y v.-us breaking, and I was not sorry to see Zavertal lean- ing over the rail watching our ap- proach. I had mis,scd the point at the time, btit it had since struck me as curious tliat tlicrc should have been no light in the doctor's cabin if the stowaway's story of having gone there for inccJical relief were true. The needful remedies could hardly have been found and di.s- pensed in the dark, and I had be- gun to fear that the man's "seeck- ness' was only an excuse covering some sinister design of which per- b.aps Zavertal him.self was the vic- tim. Vvhile striving in vain to recall where f had proviousl.v heard the stowaway's familiar voice, I had re- proached myself for not ascertaining whether the doctor was all right be- fore I left the ship, and the sight of him there, i)eeiing down at us tiirough the .gloom, was a relief. As soon as I had mounted to the deck he advanced to meet me with a look of undisguised inc.uiry, and I noticed that in the gs'e.v dawnlight his face looked singularly ]iuckered and old. "Thei'e is nothing wrong, sir. 1 hopeâ€" to cause this deviation from our programme ?" he said, rather stiffly for him. "Oh, dear no." I replied : "I merely ran itito Barcelona to send a private telegram. I thought it a good opportunity, too. to get rid of the stowawa.v." Having found Za- vertal safe and sound, the thought flashed across me that as ho was not a victim of Enriquez he might be a partner with him in something underhand, and that in an.v case it would be n\ore discreet to sa.v no- thing for the pre.sent of having seen the man leave the sui'gery, or of his sudden proficiency in English. I watched the doctor narrowly for any sign of sati.>5faction or the re- verse at the news, but he yielded none â€" did not even evince any in- terest. "That was just ns well. I dare say," was his careless reply, and then he went on to say. â€" "I am rather glad you have louchefi here, for it will give me nn opportunity of procuring some drugs of v.hieh T h.avo run short. I sux>- pose you have no objection to my taking a boat and going ashore for an hour. I will nut keep you longer." Heaven knows I am not over sharp, but I was sharp enough to see that if there was anything in my theory that there might be some m.vster)ous bond of union be- tween Zavertal and the stowaway, this might only be a try-on to effect a meeting, and I promptly refused the request. "It is ([uite out of the question," I said ; "we sail at once," and to prevent further argument I sang out to the officer on the bridge to get under weigh. The engine-room bell rang in response to his signal, and X had already begun to mount the bridge-ladder to personall.y con the ship out of the harbor before Za- vertal grasped that there was no appeal from my decision. Then he sprang forward and took steps up the ladder after me, his face quiver- ing as he hissed in a tone I had nerer heard him use before, â€" "You are not doing well by your- self. Captain Forrester. You have exceeded your instructions to defer to me in matters of this kind. It is you who will suffer. "Go to your cabin, sir, and be- have yourself, or I will laud you at Genoa," I said sternly. "You seem to forget that I command this ship." He .slunk away, scowling and I went to my duty feeling that I had rather scored than otherwise by provoking this exhibition of temper on his part. The intense irritation into which my refusal had betra.ved him suggested that there was some stronger motive for his wishing to go ashore than the replenishment of his medicine-chest, and if there was a secret motive I was glad to have thwarted him. At the sajne time a feeling of uneasiness that there was some mystery on the ship with which I could not cope because I was ignorant of its nature, grew upon me, and 1 longed for my un- known correspondent to reveal him- self. The indications that his ad- vice had not been altogether uncall- ed-for implanted in mo a reliance in his judgment, and I should have lik- ed to have further availed myself of it. (To Be Continued.) HOW TO IffAKE BABY SLEEP. You can make babj' sleep by giv- ing him laudanum or the "sooth- ing " studs which invariably con- tain opiates. But no sensible mo- ther will do that. The way to make baby sleep happily and in com- fort is to take away the cause of his wakefulness. This cause is located in Ills little inside â€" nowh'e^6 else. Babies seldom have anything the matter with them but their stom- achs, and it is safe to say that the baby who cries unseasonably is com- plaining of his stomach. There is no ailment of a baby's stomach that Baby's Own Tablets will not cure right away. They maJce baby cheer- ful and happy and give him sound natural sleep â€" not the drugged sleep produced by soothing stuffs. Mrs. Wm. Smidt, Listowell, Ont., says: "My baby used to be very restless nHd sleepless, but since giving him Baby's Own Tablets, he is better natured, sleeps better and is better in every way." Tlvse Tablets cure all the minor ailments of little ones, and can be given to the very young- ect baby. You can get them from any druggist, or they will be sent post paid at 85 cents a box by writing direct to the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockvillo, Ont. ♦ POINTED PAUAGRAPIIS. Fortunate is the man who is tlic lii'st to discover his mistakes. Most connuljial ties seem to be bow knots â€" at least they pull olt closely. Fine clothes may not make the wife, but they often unumke the tosband. The older a girl gets the more re- spect sihe has for the wisdojn of her mother. If there is any potty meanness aboxit a woman it is sure to crop out at a eiichrc part.y. When a iiinn is in love he doesn't know the dilTereiico between a briiss band and a haJid-organ. The road to success is open to all, but too many want to get there without the trouble of going. No woman cares so much about the loss of her pmse as she does about losing the lucky penny it con- tained. A man never really feels +><â-  pangs of poverty until he has to come down from 10-cent cigars to the threo-for-a-nicltcl brand. DR. A. W. CHASE'S OR CATASRHCURE... ^QC* Is sent direct to (h* dls«tM4 nails bj Ihe Improved Blower. Heals the tilceri. clears thft air pasMges, scops droppinee In ih* ihroat and permanancFj cures Catarrh and Hay Fevei. Blown free. M\ dealers, or Dr. A. W. ChaM UmUcIb* Coh ToroDto and Buffalak HAVE YOU CRIMINAL EYES? A Uussiam savant lays claim to a discovery for detecting criminals. According to M. KarlofT. you can tell a criminal b,y tV.e color of his eyes. Murderers and thieves havie maroon or reddish brown eyes, tramps light blue, and so forth. M. Korlod has claswified eye.s into fa- milies and hns drawn up rtiles which he declares to be infallible. Mtonest folk have dark gray or blu« eyeti. WEAK LUNGS. (ffade Sound and Strong tsy the Use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Weak lungs mean weak health, continual couglis and colds â€" touches of grip and bronchitis, then deadly pneumonia or lingering, liopelc.s-s consumption. Weak lungs are due to weak biood. The one ijure way to strongtheu weak lungs is to build up your blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Every dose makes rich, red blood, and every drop of rich, led blood adds strength, jigor and disease-resiating power to weak lungs. Thousands of weak-lunged, narrow-clieated men and women have been made sound, healthy and happy t)y Uie use of Dr. Williams' Pinii Pills â€" and they will do the same for you. Mrs. J. D. Nuismith, Win- nipeg, Man., says: "I contacted a severe cold, which doveloped Into brondiitis and lung trouble. The best of doctors anJ manj' different kinds of medicine failed to help me, and my friends all thought I was go- ing into rapid con.suonption. I haxl no appetite, was forced to take to bed, and felt that only death would relea.se me. My brother urged me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and to please him I began them. A few boxes proved they were helping me, and I began to get real strength. I continued the use of the pills and was soon able to leave ms' bed and .sit up. I grew stronger day by day. The cough that had racked me al- most be3'ond endurance disappeare<l, my appetite returned, and I am again strong and healthy, much to the surprise of all who .saw me while I was ill. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cured me after other modicinen failed and I shall always praisol them." Bear in mind that substitutes and ordinary medicines will not ciu'e. Sec that tl'.e full name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," is printed on the wrapper arou-nd ev- ery box. Sold by all medicine dsal- ers or sent post paid at 50g. a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing direct to the Dr. Williams' iTedicine Co., Brockvillo. Ont. ^ . A HIGH-PRICED BINrrEB.. Curious Case Decided in a French Law Court. The Paris newspapers have lately printed the account of a strange lawsiuit. The complainant in the case testified that he was dining cm the terrace in front of a restauarant, enjoying tlie air as well as the food. He had just begun to eat his aoup, whidi he found too hot for his pal- ate. Wliile waiting for the soup to cool, he took from his pocket a roll of bills which he had received in payment of a bill. In counting the money he acci- dentally di-opped a hundred-franc bank note into his soup. He took it nut of Ills plate with a fork, and sent the soup away. I'lie DanK noio â€" was saturated with the greasy liQtiid and he laid it down on the table- cloth to dry. He was partaking of the secoml couise, when a suddeii guet of wind blew the note oft the table. He ran after it, but a dog, which, although it wore a collar, and therefore lo all probability had a home, yet show- ed every sign of h.^mger, seized it. Th.e taste of the soup on the jJapor made it palatable, an.d the dog swallowed the note in aji instant. The comjilainajit used all his iwr- suasive power in an effort to get the dog to came near him. "Good doggy I Come here!" ho coaxod. The animal, pleased with the taste of the soup, was finally toled near enough for the complainant to read ,the name engraved on the collar. When he had made a note of the name and addre.ss of the owner of the dog. he dismissetl him with a Scotch bles&ing. Tlien he sought his law- yer, and brought tmit against the owner of the dog for the restitution of the hundred francs. The court decided that the owner of the dog must pay, holding t'lat' since the dog was propert.v, the own- er must be held res[>o7i.sible for any act comjuittcd b.v the animal. 1 IIOYAL SCHOOLBOYS. '' Britain is raj'idly becoming Ll:e alma mater of the world, and educa- tion is doing nuich to let the light of modern civilization into the dark places of the eaatli. The new Stiltan of Zanzibar, a bright, intelligent youth, received his education at Harrow. His English edlicaf.on will do m'uch for his country â€" a land enwrapped in mystery, au<l guatxlcd by the barriers of exchisive- ness. King Lewanika of Barotse- land was one of the most savage and cruel monarchs on earth onl.\' a few years ago, but ho is now instittiting many reforms, and has sent his two .'â- ;ons to bo educated at Golidlwirst, Kent. The heir to the throne of .Siam was educated at Oxford, and is an accomplisihed lingr.iist. The conmiercial advanceniont of Peru is rtaubtle.scs largely due to the fact that the President is a gra<Kiate of a London sie)\ool. The. heirs to many of the sumller F.ui'opean throT-OS received liberal eilucations in England, and the potentates of Inkiia are sending their sons to 'the tight little isle" to be trained and etlucated. The Khedive of Egypt coiuld not bring himself to this ex- treme, hut compromised by imjiort- ing English tutors for his children. Mrs. Forteyâ€" "He was plea.-ied to say I held m.v age very weJl." lllrs. Snappc â€" "Wh.y s'.iouldn't j-av 7 Think jf the yenrt a< prnr.liee vou'*"e had."