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Ilook "Thou mshto goodness Senor Ramon cfeomeofthelrcurious prectioesmeybecf uplon yolihestmy fethgr. yet to be."m11 d firebqu and eh?i {Bang siege ammo, if is wlpfimipdmt. lib. gal Beokwilh has In m h rom a momen Ramon wees es en ow up " se 2g y a whisper u an tone- 3 per on the “ Yu‘ my III. ‘ mud" . egoflgog'r gmxg: I. my w c Rood-humor; “Pia-05118“ ogre of til;1 es a;ng at Hdelen, whlLshook hgr heed “fitness their: report offitihe Smithson- _ , oanno , .dn h vocenoeso e , up an cove as y;en hesaw ereyss llwith turon men 0 erthlc he more delightful climate. Winter is unknown, ‘ Mi" Man" ' 8mg " plm to remarks that the medicine film or high p‘r'iest , - b time with and flow with n th‘ tears. ’ said ldl .-“ Shell in V 8"“ a" 0 111% mtyoslménit yzrdtest; by ailecting the 3:; “a”, 133317. °° izn I.. w° 1° to tell that they were not pleasant mounds. , Fraser was a dtun yards away, steeping ll inmlebly A 011i“. “d “$03811 11° W- ‘horl hr; of); co Own. yit absu- ,, Tm you, Mr. D by ; no, this "uh a stick was thrust deeply, end then a to pick up you soother or; stal, while Red. talus his away by the use of mysteries and , y w are you stend , a cry on analog “ u it femt vapour arose, invxsible to the eye, but grave was walking towards him. incentetions, nevertheless at times shows e dred feet higher in the mountains, France ' “’3'” “id 3°19!“ her ‘70 c. ‘0 dlfiusin od f l h “ " ‘ ‘ ’ . , h out,” 0, ML g nn our 0 In p ur that was Forgive me, whispered Di 1) . ‘ The power which unot understood by those out. ig‘gffgl‘fidimd 1N°""YA‘nd 1" "131°" mg goats ytogwwfil come, my do“ "not," strenger suggestive of heat fer down beIOW. were the words of a thoughtlefs boy." y side of the cult cr brotherhood, and through be h‘ p: c "e vo cane. men oug t to Mid om ,, I ,1." brought you ‘ few of Redgrave was always friendly to the two Her look said so much that he caught her a knowledge of the medicinal properties of “ pg ere. " “m F 1 my law”, we 0, 8‘11." men, but he made no proposals for trips in hand and raised itto his lips, but only got herbs often perform- cures that lead one to u N 7°: “0 1106‘. frth yo b in tho memfime' Rod n“ bod led the tho‘ls’land ; he nave: invited them to come. it to be drawn zimidly away. believe he is not altogether the cherlatan he m 03:: ‘33. “murit m I J '"y up 5 Path through grounds, {ouom 1 ll doIpothing, he used to mutter to “ Well, Fraser, when you’re ready," said is represented. His cures are often the b‘yngell; ‘u m :3: b0 ; I"uhâ€"â€"ied tours; ed “willingly bv Flu”. a a "oo out“, himself. My attempt: _alweys fall. Ill Rodgrave. “ It’s a long way back ; the Wonder of the _ermy surgeons. 00 Jun: warez “y ‘ 110 er s the no.1) “0!”, from which the could so“ 16338 everything to fate. mnd's hi ; the gases bad, and, the dust Anincident in point ll cited in the case of go I“ prim 1 gegvuowcenemen ‘ fight “fly to a“ “d our t a “coping When are we tonheve this lougtalked-oi blows. ts very cold tomâ€"Shall we go an Indian who one day came a ring into mphpyu3t :d oh oh. e . db .ed tom trip to your works? said Fraser ono even- back 2" camp with his leg horribl swcl en frame to thg y d on , at ueyes were ec. "Yuk loch we“ tonight," “m Rod. mg, when he had been Watching angrily the Frasor assented ; and Dlgby gave way to bite of evenomous snake. he camp surgeon e gar en. looks which Dlgby directed at Helen. him as ho came forward to help Helen to could do nothing for the sufferer, but he was .. . ,. intin ht dlik fit ,, . ,, “Yes, oommuod Roasts“ , “1 ya been 8”": P0 R t° w ‘ '“me e a n n Eh! Ah. when you like, said Red- climb up the side of the crater to the edge, cempletely cured by the medicine men. An- to confoundedly unlucky. To; speculative 91”“ “he” the 1‘“ r?” of the depumd a . ' Perhaps ;butI came out here twenty year; "m unZBted- "I" 3 bentunl “mild gr ve Whence' after 8' bnef 83“ round at e Other one“ quomd in Which a “mu 0‘ Po bod “n.1ng “ To marrow be it then," said Fraser. glorious view, they all descended to the but, the eye was cured by inserting brass filings “0 M B Ipecnlhtion. "16 1’!!! I llubbom “Pandoxic 1.. “1d Fruer l “A tripâ€"a walkl’ said Ramon, turning and par-took of the luncheon they had into the affected organ. To im ress u :1 Elana man, sir : I will not beheaten. “ But " Ye. Sir. “We span it :3 auto 1o sharply. brought. Helen remounted the mule, and the mind of the patient the divine9 neturgoof 39 got hold'of the right thing at last. bud ,, ' I ’ “hes ; only to the works." Digby took the bridle once more as her his medicine, the medicine man adds to the And whats that! T‘here w“ a long meme during which " Ah, yes; very interestingâ€"You will father and Fraser went on. efficacy of his remedy mysterious panto~ “Sulphur. sir. I'm Working up that at tho no god Imokod . ood’ from do“, to take them tomorrow, Redgrave?" The first part of the descent mlmes, contortions of the body and features, the top of the mountain. You shell see the fimyo “may hoord ’oomo tho tinho of The latter nodded. took lace in silence, both Digby always to a drum accompaniment. If the piece, if you'll come.â€"Ah,here’s Nelly. We Holo’olo gait". ’ “ I wish you a_ pleasant day. You will and elen wondering how it was that patient is affected with a serious ailment, 9”" ventured” min” ‘Pluma Benfle' “You have been so friendly to as,Mr. 't‘“ “rim asitrsfar 2" they had not noticed that it was bit. he places a paper or bark figure on the “ Yes. Soon after sunrise, I 311311 h“. terly cold, the wind boisterous, and the round. and, while the patient is held over everything ready, gentlemen, so be here in dust that rose painful and wearying to a do. it he fires a gun, by which act the sick- good time," gree. They were conscious of nothing save ness passes into the image in the ground and Ramon smiled to himself so he went own, that they were together in an idyllic dream, is killed by the discharge of the gun. They in the best of humor that night, bu; he .m' . with a world of beauty spread out below. claim that all this power is received from ed too soon. ' Eight thousand feet, they had been told, the Great Spirit, who confers upon them a Redgrave saw is, and he was vex-y was the height of the quiescent volcano ; spiritual medicine so powerful that they can thoughtful as he bade his other yum“ good. but the words had fallen upon deaf ears, for kill at will, resuscitate the dead, and cure night. there was a question asking itself at the the sick. This spiritual medicine is repre- "Nelly, my darling," ho soid as they to. portals of their hearts : ‘How is this to sented by anything that strikes the fancy, entered the house, “it is very cold up the end?" as a bunch of feathers, a claw, a bird, or the mountain, and the way there is soorohiog The sun was gething low in the west as head of an animal. and dusty; but if I bird the .ide..oddlo the pine zone upon the mountain was reach- When a canned is held, a barricade is clapped on one of the mole. you could 30 ed ; and once more in the dim obscuri y erected in the form of an ellipse, and a tent with us.” they seemed more dreamy and sweet than is raised at each end of the inclcsure, one The sad aspect fled from Helen’s face on ever. for the high priests or medicine men and the the instant. “ Ah yes," she orlod_ Fraser and'Bedgrave were well on ahead ; other for ten men who have been selected "That’s right,” sold her (other, “Then the track wound here and there; but dim to keep order and conduct the ceremony, be ready, Thick boots and cloak ready for as the woodland became, the mule was fa- acting as a sort of police. The high priest, the cold," milliar with the way, and paced slowly on from his seat in the medicine tent, appoints Helen firm her arms about; his neck, and with its bridle upon its neck, and Dlgby your assistants, one bearing a drum, one a bid her face {or a moment in his brouo be. walking now with his hand upon the saddle- willow and stick, you a rattle, and the last fore kissing him and saying “Goodnight.” bow. assisting by grunting. A big drum in the “I’ve seen him smile before," said Rod. Darker and darker it grew, save where center of the circle is being constantly beaten grave to himself ; “and it means misohlof, the ruddy light of the westering sun pierced by several drummers. The high priest then As soon as we were out of the way, he would the garden pine-boughs, and cast strangely speaks to them of the holy dance which was behere pestering my poor girl, Checkmate lurid rays through the dense forest. And founded centuries ago, and tells them of the there." still darker and darker, till a gurgling stream power of the medicine of their ancestors “Treaohorons enemy at least," said Ramon, was reached ; the mule stopped of its own and warning skeptics not to 5008' at them or as he returned home. accord to bend down and drink, and Di gby’s their crafts, as they have the power of thrust- “ Tom,” said Fraser 'suddonly, so the hand took that which was near his on the ingaclaw or stone through the body of any two walked together down the stoop slope, pommel of the saddle. one at will, causing instant death. In proof " Eh I Yes ‘3 ’ said Digby with a start. “ Helen l" he said, and his voice was a of this assertion, he calls one of his assistants “ What do you say to getting back to Whisper among the pines. to him and points toWards him with the Santa Cruz and trying to catch one of tho She did not speak; but her hand was medicine bag, at the same instant puffing at Castle boats homer" timidly resigned to his grasp, and the next him with his lips, whereupon the assistant " No." moment his arms were about her. “ My fails to the ground apparently senseless. “ Eh?" darling l" were his words; “ I love you with 3 Then the priest salaams to the four points “ I said No. I’m very bad, one of sorts, all a man’s first true love 1” of the compass, and invokes the Great Horace; and this place is doln mo world; There was no reply, a timid shrinking, Spirit to aid him and the other members of good. Emphatically, No. asides, you and with a sob Helen let her head rest upon present in bringing the dead brother to life hove not homdone the “land you, You said his shoulder. as if that were the place where The drums are then beaten and a frantic so the other day." she might find safety from the fate that dance is begun, when the lifeless ‘ “ Truo :V I did." seemed to her worse than death. . foirm'gradually returns to consciousnessirend “ Then do it properly while you are here; There was a strange grating noise, such spits into his hand a mass of froth and blood and don’t bother. Why, you are always as mi ht have been made by a frightened inwhich is found a claw or a stone. Thehigh wanting to go home." bird, at it was caused by ivory gritting and priest now dances around the circle, and Fraser's countenance grew more sad as he grinding upon ivory. waving his medicine bag, blows upon some szed sidowise at his companion’s happ Digby started round to see dimly, half-a- one else, who in the same manner, fallstc the ace, and he sighed gently. “ Youn â€"han . dozen yards away, Ramon standing by the ground senseless. Thoichief continues, and someâ€"volatile,” he said to himso ; H and bole of one of the thickest pines, while a the “ dead men," revxvmg, assist in shoot- he loves her dearly ; while sho"._._ Ho cheery voice ahead shouted back : “ Come, ing others, until the lnclosure is full of howl- seemed to have come upon a confused mental you people ; don’t lose your way." ing savages dancing, yelling, and shooting tanglement, end it was some minutes after (To BE COXTINUED) each other. The dancmg is kept up in the blindly blundering on through a maze of most frantic manner. After a certain length thought, that helsaid softly : “Matters are of time the four assistants, who have been getting in a knot." trotting around the ring faster and. faster, form in line, and after advancing and retreat- ing several times, thrusts the instruments into the hands of others who become their “successors and then take seats, and now re~ presents the gods of the north, south, seat, and west, the high priest representin the' Great Spirit, or Wen-ken-tanka. W on a new memberie initiated, he is taken into men ; but we have e guitar and I'llbe bound n u to say if we petition rightly, we shall get a fizignvazhg'g. Frau n hat' “d you song." u . H 1, “Do you wish me to sing, father 2" said o hgigggthi' Imh’ laid the at all With the girl, colouring slightly as she met u A om or among Imogen, that I Dlgbylearnuh 8338- take the li rty of speaking,” continued “Yes my dear if you are not too tirod." - "0h do," she sdid hastily :and she crossed Er;':;’o;‘::°;:u§§%ing the mmrrupflon' the room to reach down a guitar hanging by u n its ribbon from a nail in the wall. It 83:11; varyoeyfealzgfoomtrymon help The two Englishmen had been a fortnight you 1", M; .1». mm“ " ', ’ in Isola, and, attractive as the place had it No’srzoid' Rod rovo .bortlm roved with its wondrous vegetation, orge, u I bog your pm. on. I moont won.” ill and crater Redgrave's pretty ha -Eng- u lish’villa seemed to be the spot which drew ,hsnokfy23:11:°§ogigg£vh$Â¥n$if§§v§ them to it again and again. The days would _ d n be passed in narrating the most out-of-the- twg firfiri‘g‘lflfl ,dfite’fiflifliyfiggfifigr way parts of t e island and adding to Fraser’s (1171 collection ; then they would return, tired u {ion it so H you like, oh," cried Redgrave, out, to the little venta, where their dark- olmooo fiercely; “but I owo that, Spanish eyed moustacth landlady had prepared a dog moro than I on over poy ham‘ He has substantial meal; after which there w0uld - be chocolate and a 0,8“, followed by : u I led me on in my foolish desire to speculate, my. Horace. what do you fly to 3 Wm: up tempting me to borrow of him, as if he were , my best friend and I could not see it. I to Redgrave sl He will nctsee much English hovo no moon; of proving it; but I fool “a”? When we “9 °“°-” morally certain that he has used his great Fru" “WM” l°° ed “"93”. he'ii3ied’ influence as the richest man in the island to and seemed on the point of refusing ; but he - invariably ended by rising to go, till it be- Sggfifiinso?;o$ 113%“sz 3' And now he came almost a matter of course for them to l u - . ’ find father and daughter standing starting by u Kiliagabpay him" the rough gate between the prickly-pears, "You hovo noo the mom 2" Redgrave mokir. g one of his homemade cigars, u Yo. I hove . boo I cannot Poy him-n and Helen watching with a sadness of ex u Moy’ I oak w'hy In pressicns in her eyes which seemed to grow «I Become ho Wm noo toko money.“ night by night. “ What do you mean ‘2" Then there would be more chocolate out so there, in the delicious evening, with the hovixgfih did on Shylock inst“ upon scent of orange blossom floatin around and .. ~ ,n the,boom of the great Atlantic lllows, 'soft- esÂ¥;:.po‘1ln§n?;hfl:sgérrow ano poy mm ; cued by the distance coming up like a bass : murmur from far belbw. bhgddtfgfli' 1,593???“ ham“ my dunght’er I Delicious dreamy evenings, with sea, sky u u“ - and shadowa of the coming night, and the thoronfoioho‘ Jfiifled Frau“ tiny a“ slowly developing stars, all tending to give so And [ho hate; him»____ an indefinahle something to the place which Thom woo o poo" seemed to hold the visitors as in a thrail. u A. mooh no you 'ok. It had been to night after night, with tl e u no In oiooolotod'Frgoor ogoin. only drawback to the pleasure in the pre- umhuo: oomo book, no ooh tho you! sence of Senor Ramon who seemed to be quite at home at the v’illa, and polite and Eggs F2;°rgm,1,gf;l:°§:°gp§1wo{:£12%: friendly, to a degree ;but whose warmth ne- oooiny For Romon’o voioo w“ houd ver seemed to thaw the two Englishmen. This night, Ramon was absent at his home Egfii ?:§,:::;8:1' and dkecuy “not the a quarter of a league on the other side of the To“ mom, Romoo 'ood Rodonvo wound little port ; and as soon as the niter strings pore of the woy book with oho owo vmooro; had been tuned Helen sang 1: one end then another of the old ballads of home, the 32,3“: they hid pum’ Runon .mpped room growing darker and the feces of those u . in present more indistinbt, till suddenly Red- ssggfielggr:'x:?:l izdgg:gs_’nloho'n “id grave started up as ‘ his child’s sweet sym- - pathetic voi ceased, the lest note of the :23: “lg: oasifiglgf “How long d. guitar vibrat g in the fra ant air. u v . at Room,“ too ham" “1 Body.“ huh. muérdgnt know. they are their own Liz-2:“ Come and have a walk round, Fra- n Y“, sonor Room", ; ond 1 w you". The March Toward Cairo. The Soudanese have been advancing very slowly since they crossed the frontier into Egypt. A few miles west of the Nile are I ranges of high hills which run parallel with the river for a long distance. It is among these hills that the Mahdist force is making its way north, and from his gunboats in the river Col. Wodehouse can see the advancing CHAPTER V. “ Going with usâ€"you i cried Dlgby as he entered the pretty room at Redgrave's the next morning, to find a delicious break- fast spreed, and Helen stendin ready to re- ceive him in a riding-habit spec ally adapted to the place. h - the council tent for instructions which ere‘ “ Poor pa!” 1” “id Hden’ rm“ “ h° Eli-git Prawn“ he" mp1.“ mo. L“ them g1? 3:111! “Ob think me In tho w“ 2” .110 film. bexvffddiiigifjezbbbxig 573103“ smztigfii secret. He is then stripped of hl’e clothing left the room, followed by Fraser w th on 3,, “moo "fly "no “ Roam". wowed Y Y~ on tho much. The rebel "my huboen north excepting an a ran about his loins end moo- Freser’s countenance looked more sombre as he took the bend extended to him, end smiled sadly as he followed Digby’s example and expressed his delight. Tc both men that day was a dream of a wondrous journey upward along a flower- strown track towards a dense 0 end, which soon after enveloped them, and through which they laboriously climbed to find them- selves in a new region, where the air was cooler, and fragrant with the odour of the resinous pines through which they passed ; end as Digby led Helen’s mule, they talked little, but listened to the music of the birds and the gnrgle of water, and caught from time to time among the tree-tops glimpses of the dazzling blue sky. They spoke but seldom, but went on with their eyes fixed upon Fraser and Redgrave, who led the way some fifty yards ahead, but stopped from timetc time, for the leggards to overtake them, and ed- mire some fresh view. And all through that temperate summer willing step. “Is anything wrongl’ said Di by, lay- ing his hand upon the guitar, as in pro- test. H‘;It W; 1mymotshtor's fegcurlte song," said sens y. " euse tosin it. Ire- membsred the air, and found the8 words one CHAPTER Iv’ day in her desk. I sang it to him one even- Another fortnight had passed. Excursions ing as a surprise, and his emotion frighten- \hed been made along the shore to where the canine on his set. He is then painted en- tirel black except a small red spot between his I oulderl. The candidate is exhorted to be good, and is told that his medicine will be correspondingly powerful, and he must elsc give a feast once a year. If he does not, he will meet with misfortunes, sickness, or death. The candidate now receives the holy’ claw or stone. The medicine man, approec . him from the east, describes the course 0 the sun with the medicine bag, and bowing to the four points of the compass, matters of the frontier since the first of this month but much of the time it has remained in oem , and when on the move its progress has nfrom three to seven miles a day only. Both the Sundanese and the Egyptian forces are playing a waitin game. ’ode- house, with his black Ezypt an troops, num- bering about 4,000 men. is waiting for the British rt- snforcements which are hurryi lg to Assouan. The commanderof the Wady Haifa $3120; gzugofiyttgru: 3551138: 3:3; an incantation, and thrusting the bag toward in the fight at Arquin he defeated them. mm “ys’ “ The” 8°" the with", Th" mwmm ho ho. ordered the duomooion candidate then falls prostrate, end blahkete, of all the crops on the west side of the river gkm'“ °mm°nu' em" "e “1”” u “h” “d at [no “Gonna the fields had been Md age over the cendidate. At command of the mum more than but the way ,0 Anon”, high priest the novice_ recovers and is pre- and the natives were flocking into the forts 'ean.w“h “he medmme “‘5 bwomh’f " ‘t for food. wad Njumil. recognized member of the order. A “I flow progress is sold to be due to the not these ceremonies the feast begins, and the ~ - food which has been cookin before the mtrgéoofirofizngfiggngoarg‘figfa 0‘ fwd tent of the assistants is dietrfiuted among pom the pie. The dance lasts from day- Egl; hm “2:81.23; 35:38:21,371ng :3de bre tc daybreak of the day following, and - _ as these dances are frequently given in £31,123:tggofigiiezgégeggrgg £32238 1:3 winter with the thermometer often far below hiret ' com 1 them to retreat southward “'0’ 1‘ my “my b° laughed how tho :ver midimnieu. however, the rebel lead- candidaw' Tu" “fier'm‘d 3' they "° in] or still pushes north or attempts to cross the :h°°“ m punt 1” h sewn“)? and”.de river, we shall hour before long of another . at the momma" of the order. bwo “or” big battle on the Nile ; and unless they are 5‘3“ “ad pm’lbnt the pem‘tyfdhupo'u" perishing from starvation, it will not be like u '0 ""6 ""1 'wut’ th“ no“ 0 t e wont- . ‘ known these desperate fanatics to turn south again 9" ever 4”“ ed' 1M" no well before the arms of the hated infidels inflict "name" m wgdoh indhore“ member. 11“” - mysteriously but permanently disappeared upon them & 0"“th revel-'8' at the instance, it lssupposed,cf the medicln; momâ€"[Scientific American. slowly back, he struck the palm of his left hand a tremendous blow with his fist and said something Englishâ€"only one word, but it was very English indeed. ed me ; but ever since he makes me sing it huge billews thundered in. Dlgby has mes- wbsnever take down the guitar. He says tered his entipathy so far as to allow him- it brin s him back the past; but it always self to be let down by a rope in company makes in sad.” I with Fraser to inspect the mummy caves, There was a few moments silence, ember- where, in the most inaccessible spots. the rassing to both. Dlgby bad words rising ancient inhabitants of the island buried to his lips which he longed to s ; but their dead; and here Fraser had descented he checked them, as he felt that o had no upon faciel angles, to ethic jaws, width right. . ’ . of cheekbcnes, height 0 forehead, and the " Let us Join them now,’ said Helen, try- like, as he stood before Dlgby, Hamleolike, ing to draw away tho guitar. holding an antique skull. Botanical speci- “No, no; not yet, cried Dlgby. “One mans had been procured: geological exem- moro songâ€"will youlâ€"mey I ask you? the plea collected, and packed in boxes for tren- ldlttle Spanish swig I gnarl you singing that sit home ;dinsects had beenceptured,enddul a you were gs er s owers." stuc ; en the troglodytes of the islen m - end to Helen drew her breath so sharply that visited in their cavern vill es, where the 351,3:hgkihlgiglygfnfisdvethebd'to Helen tillere el soubnd 'iruhtcetctilerkening {loom es dwelt ILvillas-“til: end securely n caves, whic of W1,“ shy be, ' o apamu so . en erewase eucees were tothosousedinthe estb the off Digby sank beck in his chair with a feeling Guenches u catacombs, being r’eslly huge o £3312; 33:13:12: imitating-slit: of misery crushln down upon him such as ruptured bubbles formed by volcanic gases wary. before her; md when, after riding b b d ' f it ensmne‘slm is“: l"lathe; “id to “my. lnthe molten stone, when the great mountain he; mule through some rougher pert, Digb “Wk” bum”. h“, I ever to who“ mob °f ‘h' him!" 90"“ with 1“ “will?”n “10 turned to seek her gaze, she averted it wit . rock-formed fluid of the interior of the earth. than his? But if it had been another, I While over, night after night, as if drawn by $38323; “33:11.3 iznklfleguihfd tie: ehcu d not have cared." e magnet, the two visitors found their way hgd no“, befofoijYQd a day like this. He knew he wes thinking a lie es hei to Redgrave’s house where the master was1 - seemed to start back into consciousness, for l gravely friendly, as he noted how his child's \“ahi'uiLmXfi'LKEL: :1; 3:1 tJe chord! of the guitar rang out in a wild sad countenance lit up as the familiar foot~ - helf~minor refrain, end before him he could step: were heard upon the silvery pumice- gm.g';§f,l,“°§n:° 3385:: gully": '32:,“ dimly see Helen on the other side of the pet “d :5. I“ poured down with blinding. room seated opposite the window while the on, mm . ewes; pure notes thrilled him thr'ongh end uter'oo A go“! ’ gm who p 1,231,,”me through. ' h I: But the song seemed difl'erent now. In 3:11.}; lognfimng 1.33%; 1:015: piece of the vivid greenery of the wood, and till s. w on but was reached, where the a“ {m 0‘ $03108” l°°km8 Nights hip li- mule wee tethered: and Fraser now, at Red- eud sur rieed in the encounter, every g Redgrave," he whispered. on?“ Ingestion, offered his arm to help we: dar and oppressive ; even the so In an instant Redgrave’e strong band Eden up ., mdory dope to tho edge of the seemed end, while it was as if a blow h gripped him by the shoulder. and his y moum mm on. pony than descending been struck es the lee: note ran out and e eyes fleshed fire into the Spenierd's 53k \. hundred (“for do mm a hollow, where Character the Key to Success. Two fundamental psychological elements Evidence that a Man is femfnuy and to be always studied among any poo in are character and intelligence. Characte‘; is in- wonderfully mda' finitely more important to the success of an An old preacher, after services one Sun- individual or a race than intelligence. Rome dey,ennounced his-reading for the following in her decline, certainlv possessed mor sup- Sunday. During the week, some mischiev- erior minds than the Rome of the earlier one boys obtained his bible and pasted two ages of the republic. Brilliant artists, 610- of the leaves together, right where he was quent rhetoriclens, and graceful writers ap- to read, Sunday morning coming, the aged peered then by the hundred. But she was divine opened his book, and read as follows: lacking in men of manly and energetic cher- “and Noah took unto himself a wife who actor, who may perhaps have been careless was"-â€"aud here he turned the leefâ€"‘forty of the refinement of are, but were very cere- cubits broad, one hundred and forty cnblts ful of the power of the city whose grandeur long." With a look of astonishment, be they had founded. When it had lost all of wiped his glasses, re-read and verified the these, Rome hedlo give way to peoples much p e and then said 2 “My friends, all. less intelligent but more energetic. The thong I have read the Bible many times, m b d . g conquest of the ancient, refined, and lettered this is the first time I have ever seen this 8 Y a 0d “3 . bi“ bi! hll up With marathon . Senor Ramon. but thero's a ohjp it 03‘ home, But you hsd born;- not (5::ecc Latin world by tribes of semi-ber- passage, but I take itae another evidence rage, for .he wc s would not come; and good deal of truth lo it, all the same. my long; so. sulphur 8“ comes up strong barons Arabs constitutes another example of of the fact that man is most fearfolly and‘ Ramon continued : “ Lame, senor, confess Don t threaten, sir. llou've got me down, “41",” ' the same kind. History is full of such. wonderfully made." Ramon raged end stormed. Redgrave for get his Canary-Spanish education. and w more English, displaying a bulldog 0 ti- nac . Tyhen Ramon threatened at he showed his white teeth. “ Mischief may come, my deer voice from the window cri “Brave! orbs. "Don’t try it." be said fiercel . thing ’ breve l" with the addition of hearty pleud- "You have an Englishmen and e Soot; Fmr forgot "cry but the dahght be its. _ deal with, air, and those two together can Dl‘hy I rang to his feet with the hot hes: the world. leteloueSpein. Reedyour bl in h cheeks; . history, sir, if you don't believe. Your " Ah, my dear senor Dlgby, I did not 8 enlerds fight with knivesgwe Englishmen know you were thereâ€"ls not Helene voice w th our lists. Knives break, lists break delicious Y’ I too, but th break people's heads. That’s found in gathering specimens of mi bur crystalsâ€"pale straw colour, rich ye ow, and brilliant scarlet. " Yes, this is my last venture," said Red- grave suddenly. ,“hiy men come up here to dig the sulphur, of which there is no end, store it for me in the tent below, and we