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(QQWG A W (eaceeg ClIA-P’J‘ER lX‘.â€"§C.011tiiiue'd .) Day was high when a. messenger ‘ came fltom Espoleto, bearing news that“ the steamer with arms had put in .on the previous night. Word was sent ashore to be ready next sunset for the discharge of her cargo, and then. again‘slie put out to sea. . So rlffector had much work to do, art ranging for safe transportation of the guns and ammunition. After despatching a messenger to the Orange King in Palm City, he rodel to Espoleto in the cool of the afterâ€": noon. 'As soon as dark fell, the Dijiboutil put in, and the work of unloading began. Bands were plenty and willing, and Hector himself lab- ored like any five; so that by three of the morning more than half the cargo was being on mule-back over the mduntains to Caldera. The next night saw. the task completed. The Orange King had forgotten nothing; and for the hundredth time Hector recognized the thoroughness of the man. Along with four Norâ€" denfeldt guns came a squad of timeâ€" expired English artillerymen to work ~ them. "It’s no use spoiling the ship for a ha’porth of tar,” he said afterwards, "and they’ll be of mom 'help than a thousand rifles.” These guns were placed in the caves of Attalaya, overlooking the cauldron, and as events turned were more than helpful for offence and defence. For three days Hector was the man of- action: the dreamer slept and did not awake until late in the afternoon of the fourth day, when a. trail of smoke on the horizon and then the led, white and blue funnel of one of the Smith liners, brought his leaping heart to a. standstill. Maddalena at last! Everything was ready for her. One of the pink and white houses in Caldera was prepared, and Asunta, whom he had not secnsince that night of madness at Frigancta, was awaiting her there. In the caves five 'thousand of the hillmen would be under arms to receive her: the townâ€"men had not yet been hidden to gather, and to the caves must Mad-- dalcna go "first, that~her people might see her and be bound afresh to the cause. To-morrow Palm City would be summoned to the hills and the legion of Liberty would be Iull. On the morning of the next oilyâ€"War ! ' Dark fell; and from the steamer went up a rocket. In answer, Hec- tor put off in a little fisherâ€"boat. At the foot of the ladder iravo receiv- ed him, his eyes and his voice full of Iairs, his moustache and imperial 'stling more fiercely than ever. For a moment or two the old man could not speak. Then in a torrent came short sharp ejaculations of Lappiness, like the barking of a faithful dog. "‘ilnd the Queen?” said lle-tor, when at last he managed to get in a. word. "The Queen! The. Queen is God made her; beautiful and brave, brave and beautiful, but 0 l so anxious to be among her people. Captain Marâ€" chant will tell you that she wanted A to land early in the afternoon, but Mr Smithâ€"what; a man is that_.l Senor lrant lâ€"he had given orders} to wait for the dark; he thinks of- everything. Come, now, and pay your respects to her Majesty.” Hector followed Don Augustin to the saloon. There was she waiting, them. She sat at a table. attemptâ€"l ing‘ to hide the unrest that surged] in her bosom by trifling with a book;- all unconscious that the print was wrong side up. She was at- tired as Hector had seen her first; in a plain black robe whose simple dignity only. enhanced her loveliness, and a, red rose (it might have theI self-same flower) flamed in the-night of her hair. As they entered she stood up, her! hands folded together. She raised her head, the dark welcome of her eyes encloscd the one man in theI‘ world, and with her radiating smile went a quick flush to warm the w ‘tc delicacy other face and throat um whisper the good news to her heart’s dim hidingâ€"place. She made: a. forward step or two, and her band was in his. He. knelt on one, knee in a tumult of surrender. She l looked on himâ€"truly, a goodly man. l Her eyes hovered from the fair hair and cleanâ€"cut pale face to the stalâ€" wart. body. garlch in the white and purple of Palmetto. He had learnec how dear to her were the colors of and there r country, and he did not hold as lreakly to lay down life for her. 00 low for attention any trifle! "My friend,” she said. "how can uch things for me ‘9" “Your Majesty must not thank in." he .answorcd, “the work only cgins now that you are come. And ,. the pastâ€"to see you here is. re “rd enough.” ,. and my people." owcr of their longing has brought on. The rest will be easy. (QQQQQ6€(¢((Q((«((«C«C¢((Q((é€((((€(€(‘€(“ii ' AN’S til OR. A BROTH‘ER’S PROMISE V . . , . V W’P’DD)§BBD»)BD§D>’9)B9))3!)>§9§)§>9§)D§»§W§5 In I stretched . m days now we shall fire the sigâ€" tinct in the smoky flare: and as the 1 gun." ' files obeyed the orders of their offi- o . Q .13 mnemoooa “80.50021 lâ€"--â€" Cl. and all 1 can [do is to pray! To be a man and ‘show that. I light not so much for my own as for themâ€"0 l my friend, I cannot speakâ€"~â€" I cannot speak.“ Let me on shore: I stifle here: I imust see my peoplc--â€"â€"- To them I .my heart. do we go ? When ?” “'whenever your Majesty is ready.” 1 "Ready 3” she cried. “I am ready. Come l” ' ‘ ~ “Your Majesty must be cloaked. The 'dews on the Monte are heavy," said Bravo. “There must be risks.” “Get me a. cloak, then. Quickâ€"â€" quick l" , She began pacing up and down, just as on that night when..Hector first to the house in ‘Bloomsbur z, clashing and unclasping her hands, and ever and again pressing them Itake. a,sword. to lead them and, We go to Caldera,” said Hector, com, the blue flash of bayonets and the dull glimmer of riflchbarrels twinkled wickedly. The ranks open- ed- and shat, clased, wheeled, clank- Cd, turned, rattled, formed fours, and again clattered out into long lines. Behind them, against the walls, lounged more men. A' com- pany was dismissed; and, in a secâ€" ond, from the, walls, hundreds stepâ€" Dcd forward for instruction and 'inâ€" spection. “ Maddalena was silent; but her hand gripped'hard on Hector’s arm, and her breath came thick and'fast. A little way below them. and eas- ily approached, was a tableâ€"like rock, rising some six feet orso from the level of the cave. This had given Hector an ideaâ€"now he was to put it to the proof. A word or two to Bravo, a whis- can 'speak something of what, iS'in per to Maddalena, and they retired a I Is there no boat ‘2 Where little farther hack into the alley. Hector stepped lightly down on to the. rock. He was seen. A shout. of greeting billowed up to him; ‘he raisâ€" ed his hand, and the wave died down. “A dozen torches here l” Happy verve the twelve that sucâ€" behind him. “Out with all the rest l" Darkness swept to right and left. "Gather closer l” Three minutes .of turmoil, and then a hush of ‘silence. . "Men of the Monte! The hour is near, the hour is very near, when you must strike the blow for free- “I try to .be calm, my friend. I dom lâ€"â€"â€"for freedom! Tell me for really try to be calm.- But to see whom! you in my uniform”~â€"she pointed to collarâ€""tells me more than words that ,the struggle is beginning. What if we should fail ? 0! what until it died away in faint murmurs if we should fail ? My people would far in the dark hollows ! l l ‘ to her breast. be worse off than now. If I thought we should fail, I would go back to exile gladly. Say we shall .fail l” not strong “Maddalena l Maddalena l” rang the silver "It’s" on Hector’s purple from five thousand throats.“ making, your thunder through the vast aisles of _. - calming and re-echoing, :111 tW0 SU'dS; then, when the cleaning Eproccss is over, it must be rinsed ithrough several bowls of clear, cool the caves, her, but he would not draw it. It PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA. was her own hand that plucked it from the-scabbar'd. _ She raised the glittering blade high in the air, The action was the [spark to the gunâ€"powder. Her lips lmoved, but what she said then no [man heard; for again, and more '10ud1y,‘ broke out the thunder 'of five thousand hoarse voices, acclaiming her, saluting her: ' "Maddalena! Maddalena! Maddaâ€" |lena l” ' (To be Continued.) ~~.¢â€"+â€"-â€"_ I TO CLEAN FEATHERS. â€".â€" Not More Difficult Than Cleaning Lace. "Hardly any woman who owns an lostrich feather thinks of washing it Eat home,” says an expert. “She be- llieves the cleaning of the feather inâ€" Ivolves some intricate and difficult. lprocess, and is withal such a delicate matter that it can only be accom- plished by a professional cleaner. But- is she only knew it, cleaning an os- trich feather is not any more difficult than cleaning a bit of lace. All there no ceeded in clambel‘ing 11D has”?! and ’is to it is the knowing how, and that is what I'll tell you. "A suds of soap and lukewarm wa- ter must be prepared and then the soiled feather should be dipped into W lLive According to the Laws of a Rational Hygiene. Becarse of its extensive prevalence and high rate- Of mortality, pneu- monia has been aptly called the lie]- low fever of the north; and indeed it was, in its ~destructi‘vehess to huâ€" man.life,, a keen riVaI of yellow fevc er in. the days before the Americafi armv doctors in Cuba robbed, yellow: [fever of its powm‘for evi1.. Most persons have an impression [that pneumonia is of common oc- currence, but they do not realize that ‘during,r the winter and spring months. 'whert-it is. most prevalent, it is in some years the cause of more deaths than any other single disease. This is due not only to its prevalence, but also to its great. mortality, for of all whom the disease attacks nearly oneâ€"half die. _ I This fact speaks ill .for the methods of treatment employed, and emphaâ€" sizes the need of prevention. The fact that pneumonia prevails chiefly in the winter and early spring has given rise to the popular belief that it is caused by catching cold, and this in a restricted sense is correct. Pneumonia is a germ disease 'due to the poison elaborated by a special microâ€"organism; but a knowledge of it and drawn through the hands a few this [act hams little in avoiding the times, as often as necessary, until the feather appears clean. Under 'no circumstances should it ,be allowed to it in and then draw it through the from it before dipping it again. If it :is very dirty it ought to be washed “Yes, for fl-cedcnn and for M'mldaâ€"Iwater, the rinsing method being the 10mm the Queen! -l-Iope has been'same as the cleaning, dipping the in you. and with the years feather in the water and then draw- hope has grown, until now the sword 'ing it through the hand. “Your Majesty can not fail,” he is bare, and you have but t0 grasp it 1 Is there any among you that must be drawn through the hand re- assured her.~ “Come,” he said, as Bravo returned with a. cloak, and would now draw back, ‘2 placed it about her shoulders, while â€"lS there any such ‘2 she threw a. lace scarf over her head; He paused, but “come, and I will show you why you throng of u~lJt\l-1‘lled faces came 110i cannot fail.” When they were seated in the boat, silently in the flash of earnest eycsl a horn lantern in the stern their only light, Hector pointed to glitter of a, dagger in the steerman’s sash. It bore the silver R. "He does not know who 1.- are. whispered Hector. "Try him.” shone l‘Ofllb’, save one, and that -â€"in the fierce g1 ‘am of determined] the features. I “You are fixed in your resolveâ€"I that I. see. or death l Let it be death to Hisâ€" She reached out and took the paniolal knife from the man's sash. "Toâ€"morrow come your brethren "Give me the word,” said she in a from the towrs-â€"from Palm City, low voice. . “For Palmetto, freedom,” , the answer. "li‘rne‘dom is but half.” “.lz‘rcedom and Maddalena. is all.” “Her Majesty Queen Maddalena.” “Whom God preserve l” She returned the man his knife. "Heaven bless your fair face, came Oriezza. from Isleta, from Bernardino, from Then shall the army of free Palmetto, the army of Madda- lena’s men, he completeâ€"ten thouâ€" sand faithful hearts ready to do, ready to die. “Ten thousands Hispaniolans: face. you. Man for man, you are equal. ' But for what do they fight ? Have senorita.. The cause goes well when they' a good cause? They fightl the women are on its side.” "The Queen,” she said; “you have not seen her ?” "Not yet. but she is coming.” “You. would die for freedom?” ltNo ’1) (INC (2!) "For freedom and l'dnxldalena, yesâ€" wheeling round pointed with outâ€" toâ€"niglit.” Maddalena sighed. "You say the Queen. is coming ?” “Yes, senorita.” "But if I told you she was not?” “I should not believe you.” “Well, I do say she is not.” A light seemed to dawn on the man. He dropped the tiller and cast himself at her feet, kissing the hem of her garment in an abandonment of devotion.- "She. has come, she 'has come 2” he murmured. "My Queen l" Maddalena gave him her hand. “Rise, my friend, rise. I shall not forget you." ' ~ 7, ’ “You cannot fail," whispered Jee- tor. Mules were ready, and in a. few minutes they were climbing from the rocky shore, up the almost precipiâ€" tous path that led to the maze of the mountains. Bravo rode on one side of the Queen. and Hector on the other, while in front and be' hind went guarding parties of ten. They spoke but little until they had reached the comparative level of the uplands. And then their talk was all of things done and to be done] Bravo recounted what had passed in Sea. of faces, and said Simply: London since Hector had left, and Maddalena contented be self with adding a word now and then. When they had gone halfâ€"way to Caldera, a halt was called, and in the shelter of an overhanging rock, they found Alasdair waiting with wine and things to eat. lly the light of a. couple. of torches they made a hasty meal, and Maddlena wondering at the Highlanders strange figure and outlandish cosâ€" tume, Hector explained. She spoke a gracious word or two to Alasdair. About two of the morning Caldera but might give her delight. .was reached. llcctor guided the litâ€" ils he rose and looked on her, heltle party, not to the entrance ‘to aw that her eyes were brimming. the great cave, but to the opening 'Benutiful and brave, brave and z of a smaller one, which communicat- cautifulf’ Don Augustin had Spelx'en. led with the central antrum by a nil-- ut the truth. {turn} corridor. 'Along this alley icanze the glow of many lights and thank you; you who have Lloiieltlze sound of many voices, hoarse shouts of comment, rattle and clash of arms, and the ring of rifle-butts on the hard rock. The COl‘l'IdOI‘ opened high up in one of the walls, so that one might look down upon tl‘e scene below as from a window. To this aperture Hector led Maddaâ€" H'l‘i.ey are longing for youâ€"-tl‘icilcna. Far to right and far to left long lines of men, indis- \\’tlS another Stfll'k man! i I as the dog fights for the bOne he has 1 stolen. And you ? For what'do you! fight ? Have you a good cause?! You light for the country that ‘hasl been stolen from you. You fight‘ H for free'domâ€"-â€"â€" . He paused for a moment, and! stretched arm to the opening in the wall. There, lit up by the red light of the torches. stood the Queen, in all the sad sweet. dignity of lonely' youth. ’ "You fight for ll-Iad'dlena, your Queen, who comes to bid you be of, good courage and quit you like' men l” - The apparition struck them dumb. I , Hector led her slowly forward into the circle of light. Men of the Monte, this is your Queen l” He stepped back a couple of paces, people. (“Beautiful and brave, brave and beautiful l”) For a few secg onds the vast crowd gazed spellâ€"! bound. The silence was painful. Hector wondered how long Mad- dalena could endure it; it seemed endless hours since he had said “This is your Queen l” Was it her beauty that had fascinated them? Or did they not believe. I» It was the Queen herself thatbroke‘ the spell. She made a little» helpless movement of the hands; she took a} forward step; she faltered. And tlicnl [lifting her head half proudly, haul appealineg, she looked out upon 'thel "1 am Maddalena.” What madness of shouting, whatg wild clamor as they pressed forward' to gaze on her, what uncontrollable laughter and tears, what fervent invocations of Virgin and saints! Round about the rock cbbed andl flowed and heat the tide of loyal! men, their eyes l‘ilessod at last with] sight of their Queenâ€"she whom they longed for, waiticd for, hungered for â€"-she the only woman among the five thousand. Maddalena! .l'l'laddaâ€" lena! Maddalena! Would the thun- der of welcome never cease? And how steadily she faced it all, thoughi the tears were streaming down her» cheeks, and her bosom was rent with ‘ insupportable fulness of joy ! J BraVO joined. Hector. (they came to the front and waved hands for quiet. Thesurge of noise subsided gradually, and far in the bolows of "he cave the echoes sank and died. “My people,” said the Queen, beat~. i ‘r back the tears; “my people, I so much the gathering of the l!l(‘.i[I-â€", ient and chronic cases into sauntorini "Oll'l‘l'. “‘0 ball milling M? the 400i. 0‘ too have waited. This is my real hour of victory. God keep you all, now, and in the day of battle ! God will keep you, for our cause is just. We cannot failâ€"we cannot fail. And remember â€" 0 ! rememberâ€" that. though I am but a woman, I shall! be with you in the light.” to Hector. He pushed the crossâ€"hilt towards “Your swor'd l” This in a "whisper munity, by inst-riuzting its members; l It is well. This time! you the issue is freedom and Maddalena.â€" "thn it is thoroughly rinsed .. it Answer 1110 pcatedly until it is about dry; then it should be placed on the thigh and from the “’fld'slapped with the hand, to bring it out fluffy. That is the whole operaâ€" tion. The flufling of the feather may require a little practice, and it would be well to clean a poor feather before taking a more expensive one through this course of home cleaning, in orâ€" der that the necessary dexterity, a thine: that readily comes to one, may be obtained. -â€"â€"â€"â€"~+ ‘WINTER IN NEW ZEALAND. o..- remain in the soapy water; just dip ' hands to squeeze the water and soap disease, for the reason that the germ of the disease almost always in 'the bod:."â€"~c.'-51')eciall)r in the mouth, throat and nose. The. question, then, is one, not of avoiding the germ, but of preventing its growth. Normally the tissues do not offer a suitable soil for its development, and [it is only when they have been changâ€" 'ed in some way that rapid growth can take place. This change. may be effected in a. number of waysâ€" by catching cold, by the loss of. sleep. by livinzr and especially sleeping in badâ€" ly ventilated rooms,‘ by the. abuse of alcoholic drinks. by habitual overâ€" ,catine', by \vorrv, in fact. by any of :thc agents, physical or mental. which ldenress the vital powers. The prevention of pneummiia reâ€" isnlves itself simply into the avoid~ l once of all those depressing influences which render the svstem vulnerable to the attack of the pneumonia germ; in other words. it consists in living according to the laws of a rational liveieneâ€"pure air and deep breathing; plentv of water internallv and externâ€" ally; plain food in moderate quanti- tv: abstinence. from alcohol; plenty of sleep; bedroom windows open all nirht. ard' finally, the cultivation of Quite Different From our Canadian a poised and unirritable spirit.â€"â€" Weather. The winters were short. and delici~ ous, except for an occasional week of wet weather, which, however, were al- Ways regarded by the sheep farmer as excellent for filliiiglup the. cracks, making the grass grow and." being ev- erything that was natural and deâ€" sirable. When it did not rain, the winter weather was simply enchantâ€" ing, although one had to be prepared for its sudden caprices, for weather is weather, even at the antipodcs, and consequently unreliable, writes Lady Broomc. Sometimes we started on an ideal exquisite morning,r for a long ride on isome station business. The air would be. still and delicious, fresh and exhilirating to a degree hardly to be understood; the sun brilliant and just sufficiently warming. All would go well for four or five hours, until, perhaps, we had crosseda low saddle in the mountains and were coming home by the gorge of a river. In ten minutes everything might have changed. A sou’â€"wester would have sprung up as though let out of a bag, heavy drops of rain would he succeeded by a snow flurry, in which. it was not always easy to find one’s wav home across swamps and over creeks, and. the riders who set forth so gsily at. ten of the clock that same morning would return in the fastâ€"gaâ€" thering darkness, wet to the skin, or, rather. frozen to the bone. I have. Of'tcn found it difficult to get out of my habit. so stiff with frozen snow w-as its bodice. No one ever dreamed of catching cold, however, from the meteorologiâ€" cal changes and chances, an immunâ€" ‘ity which no doubt he owed to the fact that we led, whether we liked it or not, an openâ€"air life. The little weatherâ€"bmn'ded house, with its canâ€" vas panel-ed lining, did not offer much protection from a. hard frost. ,and I have often found a han of feathery snow on a chair near my closed bedroom window which had drifted in through the ill~fltting' frame. Still these snow showers and even hard frosts (which usually melt- ed by midday) did no harm to man or Itcnst “mammaw NOil‘EEl- 0N il‘llllEllCULOSIS. mate. nor sunshine, nor locality, nor life in the open air, nor medical treatment alone which is necessary for the cure of the tuberculous paâ€" tient, but the judicious use of each and all of these agencies in the treatment of each individual case, is being universally accepted. It is not. and hospitals, and their maintenance there, which we seek to accomplish. as it is to, educate the. patient. in the large in these measures whih not care of himself, and the public atl : stlwl had been previously pic-l‘CI'll. 'l‘he Youth’s Companion. +._.....,.. NEW BULLETPROOF CLOTH. Wonderful Things Related of an Italian Invention. The world is at present intensely interested in a new Italian bullet! proof cloth, and since the Italiaz Government is negotiating for.- itl use it is of importance that we sex just what the results are, a'lthougl it is necessary to state that the in lvention remains a secret. and thil notwitbstanding attempts to discovcz its details. Thus we shall have to deal with a general description an: with the results of experiments. The. armor is a sort. of felt, thl stuff being capable of adaptation tl any form whatever; for example, 1 breast plate with a collar of a cor! of coat which completely envelops tlu wearer and absolutely guarantees him from gunshot wounds. The thickncsh of the protector varies from oneâ€"sire ’teenth to seven-sixteenths of an inch, according to the arm the/effects 0! which it is designed to destroy. rAgainst the armor of sevrmâ€"sixteenthl of an inch the regular ordnance rev volver with steel ccwered ball is pow: Icrluss, and also the gun of the 1891 linodcl charged with sn'lokeless: pow- ‘der. In the mnnoreus experimentd which have been nladcwin firing at a distance of several yardsâ€"the ball, lwhethcr it be of lead or steel, when lit strikes the protector is arrested land. deformed, in some cases rebound- !ing and in others-being almost reduc- ‘cd to a. pulp. Thus tlugre is not only on arrest. of the ball, but deforma- ltion. as well. and in this deformation the force. of the ball is COll\'«'-l‘f.l-d. [While there should lm a high degree of temperature at the point touched by the ball, it seems that the ball alone fuels the cll‘ects, for the protecâ€" tor does' not seem to be burnt in {the slightest. ' These results are not limited to iballistic effects, for in the recent u);- pcriments it was sought to pierce the armor with a dagger driven with all ipossible force. The point. of the arm, however, could not. pmietrate the felt It is natural to suppose that the Iand was bent into a shapelcsri mass. l T.” P .1 ,. U L .t . t c]. gforcc of the ball would be comm-tini- he. ,on( usion la 1 is no 1 Mama to U“, I {would be driven violently bacl<Ward, armour and that this resulting in a disagreeable shock :and one which at times Would be danger- ous to the wearer. To demonstrate Bendetti attached his protector to a horse and fired upon the animal only six feet. away with an ordnance rL I the incorrectness of this View Signor l | l the horse while, be, freed from his halter, walked away as if nothing had liamnenml. It is to be noted that; with the same revolver a piece of only‘ provide for the care of the sick. lame experiment. was made with a but for the protection of the ronl- ' chicken covered with a breast piece (:I' the felt, the cock. after being rid of his new she‘ll. quietly {nu-sci} p“ the even term- of his way. in the means of prevention as wefl as of cure: . l l _ _ s _ -AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA