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,m... -. ... . .«gr. W- “A; ll NUMBER PART II.â€"â€"Continued. When he came home it was a quarâ€" ter or so before midnight. He mounted the b3.‘.ad staircase leading to his Ex- ‘cellency’s suite of rooms on the first floor, buried in thOughts of ten years ago. To his astonishment, hardly had he reached the top of the stairs when it seemed to him that at the further and of the passage, someone had just disappeared within the door of the. room his Excellency used as studyâ€" the key of which was all that moment .n his own pocket. Filled with some vague foreboding, he crept noiselessly along the pa's- sage, and having reached the door, pushed it gently open. The room was dark, save for a tiny bull’s-eye, lan- hern that lit up a space no larger than the hand. But what he did dis- cern in that small space, and lby that dim light, made Zaika shudder with apprehension. Apparently sitting at his Excel- lency’s desk was a person, whose form the young man cOuld not dis- tinguish, but in whose hands was the draft of the secret treaty. Zaika made a rush for the electric light button, turning it full on; the figure rose with a violent start, and faced him. It was a womanâ€"a woman in arich~ evening dress partly hidden undera diark fur cloak. A woman radiantly beauitfulâ€"she whose hand he had once touched ten years agoâ€"in a gloomy prison chapel when he slipped a Wedding ring on her finger, and the 1 old pope had blessed them: " In the name olf’ the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." " Countess Wladimir Rostopch’ine!” he gasped, quite unable to understand what he saw. ' The lady, who aft first had almost fallen under the weight of an over- mastering terror, now looked at him, and as she looked an icy bold veil of perfect composure seemed gradually to overspread her features. She gathâ€" 187. ment the whole truth flashed across his brain. .Ten years ago the Rusâ€" sian Government had need of aspy; it employs many; but it wanted one who would be admitted in every soâ€" ciety, one whose name and rank would, place above suspicion. He him- self, condemned to death, was asked 'for that name and rank with which fto hide this infamy, and in exchange !was offered his life and freedom. He Zhad accepted. And now he_stood face lto face with his wife, the Countess §VVladimir Bostopchine, a spy! I ‘A look of such unutierlabe scorn ,overspread his face that the lady Iwinced; but still she said nothing, and stood, proud, and calm, gazing at him with a look, half of pity and half or contempt, that he had seen in her eyes opceâ€"so long ago. “ Madame,” he said at last,’ trying in vain to imitate her sangfroid, "do you know that at this moment, I could ring the bell and expose and 'dzenounce you as a thief 'l” She shrugged her shoulders, almost imperceptibly, and smiled somewhat as she said: , “ I think, Monsieur, you would find it a trifle difficult to prove that the wealthy Countess Wladimir Rostopâ€" chine was in the act of stealing some 1000 guldens from a stranger’s room in an hotel.” I “ Are you really under the impres- l sion, Madame,” asked .the young man, iw-ho had now quite lost what little self-control he had, ‘,‘ that I shall al- ilow you to leave this room as you Icame, and not cry shame and scandal about you to the four corners of EEurope? Do you really think that _I ishall not, after this, brand you as a Ispy, warning all againstIyou, and ren- dering you powerless to injure my master and friend t” “No, Monsieur,” she said quietly: "'I do not think you will do that.” “ Because t” he asked defiantly. She looked at him for two or three .‘moments; the childlike expression on ered up her cloak round her, took 2 her mouth hardened; ,he look of pity her gloves, fan, even the little tell- tale lantern, and walked across the: died out of her eyes. They were ene- mies now. room, to the door; evidently she did ,, not intend to deign an explanation. l’ sa‘d " lrho dead v" "Madame, you cannot go I” Andre, Zaiika, struggling with his emotion, "unIi.ilâ€"-â€"-" " Because Monsieur. the dead can- not speak,” she said. “ “To in Russia,” she said, with em- phasis, “ have never much believed in is superior to that of .the finest Japan tea grown. ‘ ._ corridor, while from below Racz Pali’s band struck up the joyous notes of the " Blue Danube" waltz. PART III. A Week later the negotiations for the secret treaty, that the Transbalâ€" kanian desired to sign with His Catholic and Apostolic Majesty, were quite complete. Many alterations had been made to the Original draft, but nowit stood in its entirety; and the Emperor’s signature having been obtained, his Excellency the Ambasâ€" sador would start for Yiddiz the next morning, where His Majesty the King of Transbalkania would affix to the treaty his own hand and sea]. It had been a very great blow to the Ambassador when Andre Zaika suddenly told him, that as soon as his Excellency could dispense with his services, he would like to leave, as he had the intention of going to Amer- ica for an indefinite time. Zaika had been more than usually tacviturn for the lhst day or two, and, when .the Ambassador pressed him with ques- tions, as to the reason of this sudden determination, Andre was so retic- ent that his Excellency, discomfited and a little luffed, was forced to be content with some plalpably lame ex- cuse. ' my movements. As Iam leaving for Yiddiz toâ€"morrow, he will undoubted- ly wish’ to take the opportunity of making a copy of the secret treaty, 1143 it now stands, knowing that alâ€" terations. in such treaties are often made at the eleventh hour ;‘ we may therefore safely presume that, someâ€" time after my departure, he 'will be in my study, and with his false keys try to gain access to my bureau. (To be continued.) GREAT PIECE OF WORK. t {low the World’s Surplus Output of Ex plosives “’als Monopollzcd by the “’m- (lfllce. Between lengthy periods of slumber, the British \Var Office. occasionally wakes up and does something really smart. A short time ago it succeed- ed, by a mere stroke of the pen, ‘in monopolising the surplus of the world’s output of explosives. On January 11 of this year Her Ma- jesty’s Government 'issued a procla- mation forbidding the export of picric acid, carbolic acid and cresylic al.-id._ This proclamation at first sight look- ed harmless, but there was a great deal more in it than met the public cye. \Vholesale chemists, knowing that these acids are absolutely neces- sary for the manufacture of high ex- plosives, recognized its true import. No country in the world can produce these acids in such quantities as Engâ€" land, owing to the comparative small- ness of their coal supplies, and Ger- many, therefore, is one of our larg- est customers. On the other-hand, England, though possessing the necessary ingredients, cannot manufacture, even in times of peace, sufficient lyddite for her needs. , __,__ n___'l’ illis' RESULTING FROM‘ SCIATICA IN AN AGGRAVATED FORM. "any Nights [he Sullcrer Could Not Me In lied, and Ills Log “'us Frequently Swollen to 'l‘wlcc Its Natural Size. .‘Ier the Journal. St. Catharine‘s, Mr. John T. Benson, stationary cn- gineer art the Ridley College, St. Ca‘tharines, is known by most of the residenlts of the 'city. For years Mr. Benson suffered mute agony from sciatica, and notwithstanding num- erous forms of treatment, found little or no relief, until he began the use. of Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills. These pills speedily restored his health, as they have done that of thousands of others who have given them a fair trial. To the reporter who inter- viewed him, Mr. Benson said :â€"--“I certainly owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. I_Williams’ Pink Pills,'for they have released me from a form of tor- ture that had afflicted me almost continuously for twenty years. The' pain began in my back, then shifted to my. hip, and thence down my leg. It became so severe that it seemed as though the very marrow in my bones was being scalded, and at times I could scarcely repress cry- ing aloud from the agony Iendured. I tried all sorts of liniments and lo- tions, but got no relief. I doctored with several physicians, even going to Buffalo for treatment by aspecialâ€" ist there, but in no case did I ever re- Eceive more than temporary relief. It iIendured told upon me in other ways andI became almost a physical "I presume,” said his Excellency, a The acids are, therefore, exported to wreck At times my right leg would trifle irritated, " that you will not Germany, there to be madeIinto a leave me till- after the secret treaty is signed on both‘ sides." "As long as your Excellency reâ€" quires me I am at your service,” said the young man; " but I am longing to leave Europe, friends save your Excellency.” "I need not remind you,” replied ously shortof lyddite. compound which is afterwards ship- ped back to England to find its home in. the interior of lyddite shells. Wholesale chemists were surprised that England should curtail its sup- where I have no ply of this chemical compound at a when the country was notoriâ€" The explana- time the Ambassador, “ that if you have ltion, however, came two hours later, any desire for friends or intercourse' wihh people of birth or distinction,_ I will help you in’ any way Ican, but you have always refused my offers in that quarter. But we won’t refer to that now. I have important inat- ters to discuss with you; I must haVe your help in a very serious difâ€" ficulty in which I am placed.” when several firms were secretly giv- en permission by the Privy Council to export these acids. There were, how: ever, two 'conditions. Either the~ for- eigner purchaser must guarantee that the chemicals should not be used to manufacture explosives,,or under- take to sell all explosives made from them to the British Government. swell to nearly twice its normal- size. Then . the pain and swelling iwould Ishift to my left leg, and the ‘ agony was something awful. I suppose .that during the period I was afflicted lI have hundreds of times laid on my {back on the floor with my fact and ,leg elevated on a chair in order to iobtain slight ease from the pain I iendure-d. ."I‘he mus'rf-les and siiilews in lmmy legs looked as though they had ' tw1sted and tied in knots. The trouâ€" ble. went on in this way until finally nothing but opiates would dleaden ,the pain. A few years ago lread of acure in a Similar case through the use bf Dr. Williams" Pink Pills and decided to try them. For some time after Ibegan their use, Icould not «arrival. A ; may be easily imagined that the pain ' \NN/V's-’\a"â€"â€" \ wry ~ ‘ak " Until wh t M ' ” 'd ' - . . - -. - Countess wijh’ 1 :l?:;let_l;;?imi:rti::: ghosts; still children do say that Ithre ’fi‘ndre Za‘lfiddt‘tml’ “TIE 01:71” hls Ex' Enormous quantities were shipped, i see, hm they were hailing me but} i , c . I. _ . . _ . o enc ' v ' .. . . . _ I , ’ l I “nation of the eyebrowsI éspllltts of thoseII _whot ll-e uglburleif ItznedI-V pr“ 9 “IV” 5 1m, and 113 and are still being shipped, under I decided [that Iweuld give lhemafair "Until you have explained to me some imes come Io cal hâ€"an spea . "For some d8 5 now " sa_d th A these conditions to Germany, where, trla'l, By the thme IIhad used aha” - - n - Then. MODSIBHI‘. It becomes the duty ‘ y ’ l a m” of course the mamufacturers of ex- d l 1b.. . . d -d d your presence in thls room replied. , , b u , H s ozell .loxes, ore “as a all e llmr' ' of the friends and relativesâ€"or of the assador, I We be“ under 8”” 1 <' a t ff (1 t k h ‘ - j the young man resolutely, and, clos- . , apprehension that a S has been set D Orlvés 0 “no a or 0 991’ t 011‘ proveiment in my case, and 1 con- ,l I mg the door he. put the key in his l Widowâ€"to see that the dead 15 real- ‘ I . ' I kII‘ py _ I factories idle. At one stroke, how- tmuedlthe use of the pills until Iha'd , 1 pocket ’ Il~y buried, and the ghost is heard of upgfidiay 31:28}! very pale his hand ever, the Government not only secur- taken twelve boxes, when Dealt 'my : -.. . . - . no more ” ‘ ‘ a ‘ - - . ‘ . . I hawe.no exwaimnon to glve Lot The young man shuddered. It seemâ€" clutched the arm of the chair, his :1 tth‘ff Ute-0825a“ Silptphy lyafhte’ cure‘w.“ complete' sever-‘11 Bears l Iqu’ Monsxeur'” sald thle_countess' ed to him, as if once more: he heard mouth qUivered. his eyes were rivet- fut e wflv:.yhpmven 8. g mdpu- have Since Passed and Ihave had no With Imperturable sangfrmd; "have . the death sentence ronounced on him Ed on the Ambassador’s lips as if ac are 0 1g . exPloswes or the mtum 0f the trd‘flble’ so that I feel i - n p ’ B Ct‘ thth G“~- - ~ , the goodness to allow me to pass. , {ten years ago, once more he saw the life and death hung upon his next , 0.81.5' I0“; {gels er an I91" 334% “1 SilY'ng 111;“ the 011m has been I No explgnatlon? Isaid Andre,who great Moscow prisonI the herds of wordSI linfiavnwaele I an y a. ected, as they pelmanent.I I I fun of excxtement hlmself’ was un--half_starviIng prisonersI the Chaim” "As you knowI Russia is ever on lave Iall their work cut out to make I may also add that my Wife has able to understand the apparent the gatesI and the prison cm,de the alert where matters which might sufficient explosives for themselves. used the pills for indigestion, head- equanimity of a lady found in so where the old pope blessed himI He endanger her- interests are concerm Russra, in fact, purchases explosivesIac‘hes and dizziness, and has found compromiSing a position. “I repre- did not sneak What answer was there ed; she, more than any other Euro_ largely from Germany. ‘greal benefit from them. Words can- : Sent 1’15 Exceuency the Trans’balkan' to give? This woman, with the enig- Dean COUDtI‘Y, carries on an elaborate "“‘â€".â€"â€"" I _ n‘O'L BXDl‘eSSI'lhe great benefit Dr. I ian ambassador ;Ithat_bureau at which Imatical smile and childlike, mouthI had system of espionage, which enables NEW LIGHT FROM SCIENCE. Williams’ PmkIPills hlive beenIto me, I found Iy0l1 Slttlng Confialned hls Ila- , said: all thé‘re was to say. her to know all the sayings and doâ€" _An illustration of the new lights aIII‘d I 130116 S'm‘I‘J-Il' S“f€?1‘ers “'1” ["0- 98", private papers-I .â€" - "The dead cannot speak.” ings of every personage of import- which science throws upon old quesâ€"if‘“ by my eme'Ience'I I l I II‘Vhat Of that, MOUSW‘H‘? 'I knel" Mechanically he drew the key from ance, both diplomatic and otherwise. tions 'is the- modern explanation of an - Dr" ‘Vl'umms’ Pmk P‘USICUI‘E by ISO- ‘tiII was the calm re‘P'IY- I his pocket, and opened the door400un- I think, therefore, it is Russia who, experiment made nearly three cen- 1 mg 10 the mot or of the disease‘ They ‘ AnItIl,” aSked Andreâ€" "you read te-ss \Vladimir Rostopchineâ€"his wife through one of her numerous spies, turies' ago by the Flemish physician,‘ renew and build 111) 14118 blood, and , tllfm? II or his widowâ€"which?â€"wal.k-ed out has obtained the knowledge that I Van Heimoni, In a pot of earth .stnenmhen the nerves. thus. drwme III I'm-d- them- [past him without deigning to give am negotiating an important and weighing two hundred pounds heldl‘seflfie from the SyStem- If 5’0‘I1T For What purpose? Surelyâ€"n [him another look,and she disappeared secret treaty between the Court of planted a willow branch weighing! dealer does not keep them. they W1“ The young ’In‘m paused' In a mo‘ from his view along the gailylighted Vienna and the Transbalkanian Gov- five poundsI He kept the plant well t be Bent DOthaid {It 50 cent-B a bOX, l . â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"_â€"._~_.._â€" fimmentf and ha'Ving Obtéined Ithis watered, and in five years the willow , or' inx befes forI$*‘.’I.50I, Iby addlressflnkg .I , - .I information, all her energies Will be had gained 164 pounds in weight, ! fife Dr'IWlula’ms medlcme 00-, BT00 - g A M devoted to endeavoilng to gain know- while the ear”, in the pot had lost ville, Ont. "5 , :edg?‘ OfOtbe varlou: Clauses I°f a}: only-two ounces. Van Helmont in- W' realty. n one or we occasions i fared that the Ian“, - d _ I has seemed to me that the: lock of my . . _ p . " gam was “8 ' ENGLAND CONQUERING FRANCE I I only to the water which had been sup- .â€" .. bureau had been tampered With. I . . . ' * mointed'1he fact out to you at the iDIIEd- MOdGI‘n bOtflnmill SCIBHCG French Newuulpcrs Object lo the Graulqul ...u-..___..-.-..._.. ,. ,,._._-__._,,, , , proves that the gain was in a great , Acquisition. ' ' v, ' ' I . , time’ an“ “e have bOLh’ I dm sure’ imeasure due to the carbon absorbed Le Gaulois, of France, says ;â€"It is A Special Formula of a Great Physmlan ls Dr. chases Nerve Foodâ€" doubled our watehfulness but up to i . . ' - this moment we have neither of us from the alr' 300d to admire Erngland' BM "hem The Great IIOOd BUIIdBl’. the slightest chm that might lead us I‘ ---- are disastrous Ways of showu‘lg ad- i ‘ to 5118 discovery of the qpy Thqt is so SEV‘D‘RED CONNECT-IONS, miration and esteem. \Vc are suc- There are imitators of Dr. A. W. ed leader among the Lady Maccabees, is it not gn 1 886 the telephone Wire ls down Climbing little by little to the “bs‘”'b' l Chaise, but none who dare to repl'oâ€" FORM?“ 31nd 2th?" maternal 500w" Aid“, bowed in acquiescenceI He between your house and Grlg‘gs‘by‘s ing force with which that astonishing . d . 1. t, .t d . t ,._h ,ti-es, and; is weal known throughout , J ., , . ,ndowed our lang,,.,g,, ‘llLe ms por ran an slgna ure, w llt. Itm, State for hm, executive {minty ahd dared not trust hIlmse-lf to speak for ones. I I race is e . I I t I. I cure foundIon only box of his gen- .1; qualitiesdngm, Young hasI N, ma]. that his voice might betray his Yles: hIlszIfe and mine have been “'hWh was; 5“; It“? “I19 If?“ m “‘3 " nine renleiies. i Ioent.y recovere' rom nervous (-isor- a I excmmging cutting remarks 3 aim world, is s ow y eulg oat ecause we Nor are there any preparations that ideas, which she describes in the fol~ eTOIL‘E. k h , ., ~d hâ€" E 1 g are tainted withthe British jargon. can duplicate the marvellous cures llowing wordszâ€" ' m v ow‘e‘er" 5‘“ I '5 xce' â€"----â€".â€"m___.-.-_.-.._.._-.___.__._,._, 7, . h t , ,1, l , hum brought about by this great physician "My social and other duties in con- lvency after a thoughtful pause, “that Lnglis cus 0111:: v.1 ( 0 us mom . of recipe book fame. Here’is asamplo ,nleotion“with several fraternal socie- I have arranged a plan that win, than Cressy and Agincourtu With of the letters daily received from Ilti-eIs hhld drawn-so touch upon my without impermng our secratSI place their sports, their horses, and their grateful cured oneezâ€" strength that I found myseth all run ,, , I I I _ do IS the anlish are imperceptibly Mn AI TI pI hammeI railway agent [down in health I was very nervousI the spy WithnIoul powerâ€"that is to 8 I -I J I : It Qlal‘enpeviflf Que.,_\yrites 3:" For ' hp no appetite, could get no real say, if he fall into the trap I have laid colonlzmg us. ; Irv-olive" yéi‘i‘i‘s Tn've been in}: down res from sleep and \vatsl-Itrofilblgd verg for him." - “3313's ' â€"-â€"+â€"-â€"â€" with nerve-us debility. Isuffered much = much with pains in e ea an .. 7I- ,. , , r * _ and consulted doctors, and used med- back. I tried many sorts tIof tIonics, p18: Iii“; E::§1§23:9e;g?:: :22: w II FIT CUIIEE APPROPRIATE lcinee in vain. Some months ago I l but could get no permenen hie p un- " ’ ~ ' J l ‘ l cure: no sy, P‘s, I, I , I - , heard of Dr. Chase‘s Nerve .Food,used till I used Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. I erly. u" ‘g’t‘fifi'gggfaggglg 22:} Young Bfl’nl’r'dge gave his fiancee. wo boxes and In health‘ im roved so 7 took two boxes as directed and found u} - rt ' v I ' , “LL ch“ 51 n sun..." "mun an odd engagement present, said i , y I P' f t E II t b, Th , .LIost ce E11111) Will, Andre, as I “OI on y u ."I f .‘ . '.; torom ro.l.,,-.-r . . .. usen no: POI v'.. t mfllfigufhgtyIffggfi;dt§g€ Z§,F€;:at_ ‘ :cffornefimau fay mu); anal, :ffecuile‘ your help will be quite indispensable. (mn'éhzflgtms up", Lrll‘Ikm 10 GillION- ,In-ent bus no equal in the medical ‘ and I believe ‘heln to be the best IWhat I (mend to do '5 VIBI‘Y SlmPle- M‘m'ThckllEmsG 30' Mm} “"3 “3 ~ v World. While using Dr. Chase's Nerve ' medicine for nervous troubles that ,l l' sillllll give out that both you and " I” "fight; A “Gillia- 1 Food I could feel my system being ' k“,°“'. ,m . ,h . d I will be out'lo-niglllt unulwery late. I A ’nell went with the wheel. lsup- built up until now I em strong an . new on ring a genuine an 7. , ,I , , . {A 2 health} I cannot recommend it too on can be absolutely sure of great I “‘11 the-Ill Slull‘t Ont. taking the. (100- .p I highly, for weak, nervous people." ; enefit. 'Dr. Clhulse’s Nerve Food, 50 “me-Ht “fill me. you remaining 138- ‘ (eltvmly. I ‘ Mus. E. H. Young. of 214 Greenwood icents a box, at all dealers, or Edman- hind. The spy, whoever he may be, Then he intended that to provide “em”. 53cm“: MiCh-l i‘ “recoiniz‘ 80“- Batea- 8‘ Co" T°I°9l°‘ is evident] well acquainted with all t the engagement rinfl'fi - , . y l l ,‘l i it, . .. lQM?i‘:if;:::::;-::.:r:awmT‘W "m‘mmwil ~: . a .. a m. ., ain'fi“: 33‘W‘C..hM-m 7 . xi.-. I ~â€" ,. 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