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verin. Only once before. when as a mere child he was conquered by the terrors of the janizaries' discipline, had he sufl'ered so intensely. Yet the battle was an undecided one. He staggered up the hill from the landing to the bar- racks with the cry of conflict ringing through his soul. "What shall I do?” On the one side were the habit of loy- alty. his oath of devotion to the padl- shah, all his earthly ambition which blazed with splendors just before himâ€"â€" for he was the favorite of both the sul- tan and the soldiers-and all that the education of his riper years had led him to hope for in another world. On the other side were this new passion of love which he could no longer laugh down and the appeal of a helpless fel- low creature for rescue from what he knew was injustice. cruelty and degra- dationâ€"the first personal appeal a hu- man being had ever made to him, and he the only human being to whom she could appeal. To heed this cry of Mor- slnla he knew would be treason to his outward and sworn loyalty. To refuse to heed it he felt would be treason to his manhood. What could he do? Nel- ther force was preponderating. The battle wavered. What did he do? What most people do in such clrcumstanees~he tempo- rized. Said, “I will do nothing today.” Like a genuine Turk. he grunted to himself. “Bacaloum!” “We shall see!” But all the time his gentler feelings were gaining strength. On their side was the advantage of a definite pic- ture~a lovely face; of an immediate and tangible projectâ€"the rescue of an individuaL The danger of the enter- prise weighed nothing with him. or. at least. it was counterbalanced by the inspiriting anticipation of an ad- venture. an exploit. the very hazard rather fascinating than repelling. Yet he had not decided. v "Well, comrade.” said Ma- homet. faxmlmrly throwmg his arm about his friend much to the disgust of the capee aga. the master of ceremonies thlough whom alone it was the ,custom of the sultans to be approached. *r ‘r'Well. comrade. I gave a necklace worth a thousand liras to a girl who pleased me in the harem.” r i‘i‘rHappy girl to have pleased your majesty. That was better than the necklace." replied Ballaban. V‘i‘hink yoh so? Let me look you through and through. frhink you there 'uv â€" r-_â€"v “I have one which may be fruitful,” instantly replied Captain Ballaban. i "Ah, so quick?” “No. of long hatching. sire. I made it in my first campaign in Albania with your loyal father. The young voivode Amesa is nephew? to Scanderbeg. He Ii re‘stlea’s‘ under'the authority of the great general; has committed some crime which if known would bring him to ruin; is popular with the people of the north.” “Capital!_” said Mahomet eagerly. “I see it all. Work it out! Work it out! He may have anything it only Scander- be: can be put out or the way and the country be under our auzerainty. :Work it out! And the suzerain reve- nues shall all be yours, for, by the bones of Othman, there is not a prov- ince too great for you if only you can settle affairs among the Arnaouts. ___ - “o, is nothing better in this world than to please the pudishah? Ah. it is worth a kingdom to hear that from a man like you. Iiullahan. Women say it. but they can do nothmg for me. They dis- sipate my thoughts with their pleasur- ing me. They make me weak. 1 have a mind to abolish the whole harem. But to have a man. a strong man, a man with a head to plot for empire and to marshal armies. a man with an arm like thine. to make love to me! Ah. that is glorious. comrade. But let me make no mistake about it. You iove “‘5'! what nation is she? Perhaps I could not understand her tongue,” ob- jected Ballaban. “So much the better,” said Mahomet. “Wmen are not made to talk. But this woman is an Armout from Scan- derbez's country.” Captain Ballaban could namely be- mums-m janizary, and it is not permitted a jan- jzary to marry.” “A fig for what is permitted! When the padishah gives, he grants permis- sion to enjoy his gifts, Besides, you need not marry. You can own her. Sell her if you don’t like her. But you must take her.”r o n n. l___- m buying mntion Tho Fm Press. me? Do you really think no gold. no honors. could give you so much pleas- ure as pleasing me? Swear it. and by the throne of Allah I will swear that you shall share my empire. But to business!” dropping his voice and in the instant becoming apparently for- gettul of his enthusiasm for his friend. u, n; “-1 “And now a giftlv I will send you the yery queen of the harem.” “But,” interposed Ballaban, “‘1 am a “We make a campaign against Bei- grade. I must go in person. Yet Scan- derbeg holds out in Albania. It is use- less meeting him in his stronghold. You cannot fight a lion by crawling in- to his den. He must be trapped. Work out a plan.” - A .L‘_‘ I. PAGF FOUR. CHAPTER XXXII. APTAIN BALLABAN was summoned by the sultan. This. then, is Morstnia! To have her, to save her without breach of loyalty! This was too much. With strangely fluttering heart he acquiesced, and his thanks were drawn from the bottom of his soul. The next day he sought Kala and sent by her to Morsinia a gem inclosed in a pretty casket, with which was a note reading: “It shall be so. Patience tor a few days, and our hearts shall he made glad.” The padishah the following day bade Ballabun repair to a house in the city and be in readiness to receive the gift of heaven and of his own imperial grace. 0n reaching the place an elder- ly womanâ€"the Kouiavoue, an inevi- table attendant upon marriagesâ€"con- ducted him to the haremlik of the house. The bride or slave, no he pleas- ed to take her, rose from the divan to meet him. Though her thick veil com- pletely enveloped her person. it could not conceal her superb tom and mar- veloue grace. His hand trembled with the 22131213131 6: 11!!! delight as be ex- ercised the authority of a husband or master and reverently raised the veil. He stood as one paralyzed in amaze- ment. She was not Morsinia. She was Elissa! He dropped the veil. Strange spirits seemed to breathe themselves in succession through his frame. First came the demon of dis- appointment, checking his blood, sti- fling him. Not that any other mortal knew of his shattered hopes, but it was enough that he knew them. And with ‘~ ___RL‘- Iâ€"uv uau -â€".. the consciousness of defeat a horrible chagrin bit and tore his heart as it it had been some dragon with teeth and claws. Then came the demon of rage, wild rage, wanting to howl ofit its fury. He might have smitten the veiled form had not the latter. overcome by her be- HUI. cuv luivv-o v - .-.-.;;er.:;:: and :fié‘é'cEr'n of mm, sne supposed to have been a lover, already fallen fainting at his feet. Then rose in Ballaban’s breast the demon of vengeance against the sui- tan. Had Mahomet been present he surely had felt the steel of the out- raged man. Only the habit of self con- trol and quiet review of his own pas- sions prevented his seeking the padi- shah and taking instant vengeance in his blood. Then there came into him a great demon of impiety and breathed a curse against Allah hlmself through his lips. VBut finally a new spirit hissed into his ears. It was Nemesis. He felt that this was the moment when a just ret- ribution had returned upon himself, for he well knew the face that lay weeping beneath the heap of bejeweled lace and silk. It was that of the Do! (1013 whom he had flung into the arms of the Albanian voivode Amesa when he was awaiting the embrace of some more princely maiden. And now the sarcasm of fate had thrown her into his arms. “Allah, thou wast even with me this time." he confessed back of his clinch ed teeth. “But doubtless.” he thought, “it was through the information I gave to the aga that this girl has been stolen awn; from Amesa.” A . “Would that heaven Sid me of her so easilgi" he muttered. “Yet that is easy. thanks to our Moslem law. which says. ‘Thou mayest either retain thy wife with humanity or dismiss her with kindness.’ Yet I cannot dismiss her with kindness. She cannot go back to the royal harem. If I dismiss \her I the royal harem. If I dismiss ‘her I harm her, and Allah’s curse will [5e ta. tal if I wrong this creature again, to say nothing of the padilhah’a it I throw away his gift. I must keep her. Well! Bacaloum! Bacaloum! It is not so bad a thing after all to have a woman like that for one’s slave, for a wife without one’s heart is in: a nine. Well!” He raised the veil'again‘trom the now sitting woman. ' The mutually stupid gm carried them both thmugh several years which had passed since they had parted at Amesa’s castle. Elissa was easily induced to tell her story. Assuming that it might be al- ready known to her new Mahogany subscribe now for the Fm Prat. She was not Morsinia. covered that she was not the W hehndpresumedhortohe. Inanont- burst of rage he would have taken her life, but was led by an old priest to adopt a more merciful method of rid- ding himself of her. To have returned her' to her village would have filled the country with the scandal and made Amesa the laughlnxstock of all. She was therefore sent vithln the Turkish lines with the certainty of finding her way to some far distant country. Her beauty saved her from a common fate, 1nd she was sent as a gift to the young wadishah by an old general, into whose hands she had fallen. J-uuu w-‘u â€"â€"_ ____-7, Ballaban assured the woman of his protection and also that the time would worne when he would compensate her ‘or any grief she had endured through us fault. In the meantime she was ‘,,L .A the new seraglio. It was be- ‘ ing constructed not only with m eye to its imposing appearance trom without and its beauty within. such as betitted both its splendid site between the waters and the splendor of the monarch whose palace it was to be. but also with a view to its easy defense in case of assault. Upon the young Juicer devolved the duty of scrutinizing every line and layer that went into the various structures. He was especially interested in the side entrances and communications be- tween the various departments of the seragllo. He gave orders for a change to be made in the line of a partition APTAIN BALLABAN was al- most constantly engaged at 15:3 corridor and also for a. slight uni- tion in the position or a gateway in the walls dividing the court from the haremlik. Just why these changes were made perhaps the architects themselves could not have told. Nor were they interested enough to inquire. supposing that they were made at the royal wiii. Bailaban was, disposed to indulge a little his own fancy. If there was to be a broad entrance for public display and then a narrow passage for the sultan only. why not have a way through which he could imagine a fair odaiisk fleeing from insult and torture into the arms ofâ€"hlmself? -etained in th xer new abode. In the meantime old Kala Hanoum was amazed at the number of articles )t‘ Morsinia’s handiwork she was able to induce the young captain to pun .hase. Indeed he never refused. And juite frequently she was the bearer of gifts, generally confections. some- times little rolls of silk suitable for embroidery, with colored threads or made, accompanied by the name of aome fellow officer of the janizaries, from whom apparently an order for work was given, the captain acting as m agent in a sort of copartnership with Kala. Of course this was only .-ecret mail service between Ballaban and the odallsk. it Kala suspected it. her commissions were so largely re- nunerative that she silenced the bought at anything but legitimate :usiness. Ballaban devised plans for her es- upe which Morsinia round it imprac- icable to execute from her side of the .a'rem wall, and her shrewdest sugges- ions were pronounced equally! unsafe )y the strategist without. Ballaban .lad caught glimpses of Morsinia while .oitering among the trees at the upper end of the Golden Horn. by the Sweet Waters. where the ladies of the harem were taken by the eunuchs on almost weekly excursions. He had proposed to have in readiness two horses, that. if she should break from the attend- -mts. they might flee together. But be- fore this could be accomplished the ex- cursions were discontinued, as the at- tention of all was turned to a new pleasure. The grand haremlik was at length completed, and a day was set for the reception of the grand harem from .xdrianopleâ€"which contained nearly a thousand or the most beautiful women in the worldâ€"into this new paradise. The kislar aga had arranged a pageant of especial magnificence, which could be witnessed by the people at a dis- tance. Twoscore barges, elegantly decâ€" urated, rowed by eunuchs. their decks covered with divans, were to receive the odalisks from Adrianople at the ex- reme inner point of the seraglio water .‘ront on the Golden Horn. At the ;ame time the sultan in his calque and be women of the temporary haremlik. 'ach propelling a light skit! decorated .vith flags and streamers, were to move and for (race of ' movement, as with bared arms and shaming treason they propelled the aliquot. Morsinin found herself one of tho most dexta'ona 1n handling the oujl. The free life of her childhood on the Balkans and among the peasants of upper Albania had developed muscle which this new oxerdso noon brought into unusual eflclency. She oblerved that the attendant eunuch: were den- clhnt In this kind of Wind had no .m.m 11th be m 1.2:: .'rom the extreme outer point of the :eraglio grounds until the two fleets ;hould meet, when, amid salvos of ar- illery from the shores, the odalisks vith the sultan were to turn about and end their sisters to the water gate of ‘ie haremlik. , Orders were given for- idding the people to appear upon the rater or upon the shores within dis~ znce to see distinctly the faces of the dies of the harem. Every evening at sundown a patrol z“ eunuchs made a cordon of boats a aw hundred yards from the shore. 'ithin which. screened by distance -om the eyes of common men, the laiisks went into training for the great regatta. The padishah, sitting in his barge, encouraged their rivalry by gifts for dexterity in managing the lit- tle boats. for picturesqueness or dre- CHAPTER XXXIII. (To be continua.) the luxurious comfort or (Confined from pate 3.) than minutes, the Aphrodite wag throbbing southward. Mrs. Haxton ,whose eagerness to in- spect her stateroom had gone, was hailed pleasantly by Irene. “Now, because I asked you to wait, you shall have first choice, she said. “L/ead, on, Mr. Royson. Let us see our dens.” But Baron von Kerber came running back along the deck, all smiles and welcoming words, and it was evident that some reason other than physi- cal unfitness had kept him out 01 sight until the yacht’s voyage was ac- tually commenced. Dick heard him explaining cooly that he had met with a slight accident on arriving at Marseilles overnight. Some difficul- ty in dressing: he said. combined wth the phenomenal punctualty of the train de luxe, accounted for his tardy appearance ,but the ladies would find that the steward had everything in readiness. and Mr. Fenshawe was too experienced a voyager not to make himself at home instantly. Battling on thus agreeably, he led the way aft. In the midst 01 his explanation, he saw that Dick was accompanying the party, and told him ,rather abruptly. that his services were no longer re- quired. In no amiable mood ,there- tore, the second officer went to the upper deck, where the skipper was growling his views to Tagg about the mysterious incident of the telegram. It was a moment of tension, and something might have been said that would tend to place Royson and the captain to arm's length if the Aphro . , L-.. I.--) dite had not taken it into her head to emulate Miss Fenshawe's action by coming to Dick's assistance. The little vessel remembered that which Stump paid small heed to and as. serted herself. Notwithstanding her half-deck sal~ oon. with the tiny chart-house perch- ed thereon, and the. narrow bridge that gave her a steam-like aspect, shc was rigged as a mpsail schooner. her sharp lines and consequent extra length affording full play to her tore 3nd aft sails. Her first owner had designed her with set purpose. It was his hobby to remain in out-of-the ,â€".y--°__, _, was his hobby to remain in outcf-the way parts of the. world for years at a time, visiting savage lands where coal was not procurablc, and he trusted more to sails than to engine power. But Stump and his chief officer. and nearly every sailor on board, being accustomed to steam, dCSpised wind- jammers, and pinned their faith to the engines. Withva favorable wind such as was blowing at the moment, or to steady the yact in a cross sea. the captain would have set a foresail and jib To help the propeller was good seaman- ship, but to bank the engine-room fires and depend only on sails was the last thing he would think 0!. Hence. the Aphrodite straightway taught him a sharp lesson. While Stump was ruminating on the exact form of some scathing remark for Royson’s benefit. a sudden stoppage of the screw, and an ominously easy roll over the crest of the next sea. showed that the en- gines were idle: - a. ‘.__ 3“ ;11'1311? gnphltic reply told him that there was a. breakdown, cause note?“- ed. Now, the outer roadstead of Mar- seilles harbor is one of the most awk- ward places in the Mediterranean for a disabled vessel. Though the Gulf of ' vons is almost tideless, it has strong and treacherous currents. The configuration of the __ro_cky coast. guarded as it is by small islands and sunken reefs, does not allow much seaway until a lighthouse, some miles distant from the mainland, is passed. Stump, of course. would have made use of the ship's sails before she drift- ed into peril. But he was purple with wrath, and the necessary cem- mands were not familiar to his rStump hurled a lurid question down the Speaking-tube. The eng‘neer ’3 was far from remaining silent, and Royson, never at a loss when rapidity of thought and action was demanded. took the lead. He woke up the crew with a string of orders, rushed from foremast to mainmaa and back to the bows again to see that the men hauled the right ropes and set the sails the right way, and he had the Aphrodite bowling along under can. vas in less than two minutes after the stopping of the screw. Not until every sheet was drawing and the yacht run- ning free did it occur to him that he had dared to assume unto himself the captain's prerogative. Rather red-faced and breathless, not only from his own exertions but by reason of the disconcerting notion which possessed him. he raced up the short companion-ladder leading from the fore deck to the bridge. Stump seemed to be awaiting him with a halter. “I hepe I. did right, sir, in jumping in like tbs ,” gasped Dick. “I thought it best to get steering my on the yacht without delay, and_-” “WOt’s yer name now?” roared Stump, glowering at him in a manna: which led Dick to believe he had committed an unpudoneble‘ofience. “Still the same name, “sip-Rom" “I thought p’mpa it might he’ bin tongue. Therefore, he hesitated. though he Ehange artisi. ~ Just bung it to me iy engine-room, will you. an’ find out no. wotthstlon‘otagunbolow therei- he O’ FORTUNE a-do' of?” ’ ‘”"""'"" "‘ m M 10- “Im‘will so if you like. air. bu‘ I IM'W 0:020“ M “'3‘!“ know nothin; about. engines; by -‘ “Take charge here, then. 691) . in W y steady as she goes. You‘ve a do” 32:1,." M ukd course half a mile to westward of ch“ fled in mm your mm light.’ , din; m I “vi” y?!) to return. _‘ -_L H 8' 5. ’3: 5: Stump disappeared, and 30 found himself entrusted with charge of the vessel ere the M m tenminntesateea. Hisyuloom' mndex could have paid him no em” er compliment. ~ West In the engineer, a m from Hartlepool, the captain met one who spoke the vernacular. ‘ “It's no good a-dnmmin’ me because there’s a flaw in a connectin’ rod: he protested, when Shunp's ,strenuotfl matters. 3 can't. see inside 3 piec of crimson steel my mate's} you an. A ['1 “None of your lip. my led. or s u find flaws all over you, P. D. Q. COD you fix this meet at see or will we bovine eye. - "It would be better to put beck" sir. I may be able to meme. but it's eel was traveling under convu. the Baron, when he hard whet had token place. was most emphotic in vetoing the suggestion thot the Aphrodite should return to _ flux-semen. 1nd 1 A- ..h 9"ku n viru- .- v Stump wu equally determined to u‘: through the Sta!“ 0! Bonihcio in he]! s gale of wind. M e compromiee., a course was eheped for Toulon. end that port was made during the am- Aun_--a ALI-I- In An, "III: was: "on an"- __,r, _ noon. It wa sthe wisest thing to do. under the circumstances. Toulon ‘s the French naval base {or the Hedi- ierranean, and her marin echantiers not only repaired the enginss in a lew hours, but supplied a set of spare. parts, a wise precaution in View of the yacht’s probable sojourn in a localitl where castings would be unabtainable Thencetorth the voyage proceeded smoothly. Royson took the first oppor- tunity of explaining to von Ker‘nr how and why the mistake as to hi! name had arisen, and the 3mm only smiled, in his superior way, having Dullov‘ â€"_ _ recovered his somewhat domineering manner from the hour that the French coasteline sank beneath the horizon, Stump soon ascertained that the Aphrodite made better weather and (aster running as a schoon r than us 1 steamship when the wind suited. and Royson’s position on boar-1 was rendered all the more secure thereby. For the rest, Dick lived the hum-drum life of the ship. Naturally. he saw a good deal of the occupants of the sarcon. but the acquaintance did not pzogress beyond formalities. The tw-: e lâ€"_- J sage through the Straits of Hanna. and the red glare of Etna kept them on deck for hours. Then the yacht settled down for therun to Port Said, and arrived at that sunlit abode of rascality on the first of November. Here the stores and coal bunkers were replenished, but no memmber of the crew was allowed to land. Cable- grams, letters and newspapers came in bundles for the cabin-folk. The only communication of any sort for officers or men was a letter addressed to Royson by name. Von Kerber con stituted himself postman, and he brought the missive to Dick in person, but not until the Aphrodite had en- tered the canal after shipping her French pilot and search-light. II 3 was illegible, and. furthermore, that von Kerber had already reed the letter by adopting the ingenious plan of the Russian censor, who grips the interior sheet in an instrument resembling a longinarrow ending-tongs. and twists er Era'pt to bear signs of such treat ment. Somewhat Inter in the dny, Royson saw these things happen, md was perplexed. At the moment, he merely broke open the envelope. It was a brief communication from Mr. Forbes. "I telegraphed you at Marseilles.” it said. "and have uoertninod thst my message m delivered to you. I regret your apparent decision not towinwithmymw; Birmin- ry Bo‘yoon in in almost W ‘30,;nd1hnvereuonxobdieuthst r-vav --~ ~ 1 ladies read. and walked, and playhi hidge with Mr. Fenshawe and the Baron. They took much interest. in Stromboli and the picturesque pas- until you informed me yourself. air. that we were bound for the Red Sea.” “It is strange. Well. here is your letter. Perhaps, when you have read' it, you may understand how the thing has happened. I wished our destino ation to remain hidden from the gen- eral public. and you are the only man - -v_'_ I'"" __, He was anndyed. though he veiled his ill-humor under an enacted care Ieasness. suspicion. “Then some one has made a very accurate guess, yes?” sneered the that I never even thought of theplece v-.. 1"- vvvvv on board, except Mr. Fenshawe and myself, whose whereabouts are known in London." Now it chanced that the postmgrk ,-_“.fiowr came you to give Port Said as a. port of call to one of your corres- pondents?” he asked. "I did not," said Dick, whose sur- Luug, lu- vvvvv --â€"â€"- VVâ€"gv, __._ - -,, , steadily until he is nble m withdra 1t uninjureda Bu tstifl legal note-pap- inc enough to disarm _ or I'll M a“; 'lcn'ni‘in‘ your mecca-u din. Latino I tdviae you to return. your employer. I most Dick bud deemed this di: problem déad and done outta. not; hesitated at Marseilles. l he less decided now. He held lettet to von Kerber mun thinking how close a a mu been given to his face while learning its content- . responsibl "Yes. from Sues." And the incident might hr». we ended there had it not been brought into ehnrp prominence thet evening. Mr. Tegg took the first watch. item 6 o- clock to midnight. Under ordnury oonditione. Boyeon, who wee tree un- til four in the morning mould htve gone to his cabin and slept soundly But, like my another who pee-ea through the greet cone} lior the em M by this disphy of confidem. “No. no," he said loflily. "I do not wilt it. I luvs your word. Tint b sumcient." vâ€"v _ _',_ time ,he could not reel-t the hopin- etton o! the ship's noiseless, elmoet eteelthy, wane through the desert. After supper, while enjoyin'g a pip:- belore turning In, he went forward and stood behind the powerful elec- tric limp fitted in the bow- to illu- mine the narrow water-lane which joina But and West. The broau shaft of light lent a solemn beauty to the bleak waters on either hand. In front, the canal's silvery riband abimmered in magic life. lta near- er ripples formed a glittering ooraage for the ship's tapered stern, and merged into a wiwhes‘ way of dark- neu beyond. The red stems! of a distant gate, or station, or the white gleam of an approaching vessel 3 masthead light, shone from the void like low-pitched stars. Overhead the sky was of the deepest blue, its stu- pendous arch studded with stars of extraordinary radiance, while low on the west could be seen the paler sheen of departing day. At times his wondering eyes tell on some Arao's encampment on the neighboring band where shrouded figures sat round a fire. and ghostly camels in the back- ground raised ungainly heads and gaz- ed at the mysterious sight of the mov- ing ship. ' The marvellous scene was at once intimate and remote. Its disting- uished features had the sense of rear- ness and actuality of some piece or splendid stagecratt, yet he seemed to be peering not at the rigid outlines of time, but rather into the vague, almost terrifying. depths' of eternity. A'nd it was a bewildering fact that this glimpse into the portals of the desert was no new thing to him. Though never before had his mortal eyes rested on the tar-sung vista, he absorbed its soothing glamour with all the test of one who came back to a familiar horizon alter long sojourn in pent streets and tree-shrou led val- eys. ' you during the put htlf hour. 1 came here twice, but you you were so wrapped Up in Ihtdow that I fail- edtoaeeyomlndlwubecoming quite anxious. beam can of the men uidyonwere notinyoum" “Is that you, Mr. Royson ?” it said, and he was called back from the un- known to find Miss Fenshawe stand- ing near. “I beg your pardon,” he stammer- ed. “1 wasâ€"«o~ taken up with this-â€" to axeâ€"most entrancing experience." “That you did not hear my fairy footsteps." she broke in, with a quiet laugh. “Do not apologize for that. I am wearing list slippers. so my ghostlike approach is easily account. ed for. And I am really very greatly relieved at having found you at all. I was a1raid you had left the ship without my knowledge." “But how could that an. F ”"1"" 1’" he ask: ”33$ out. of has rem . pun... by he! .Peculnr one here twice, hit _ - :Wupmwwlm “““mm.m.i.am “Micron“hfi I“. ‘ ”men m a W ~ , “no“ M i138 build on her shoulder. '11" hunt to ask you. for my sake and . of one whom I love, not to [rum this Ship until I bid you.” At lily .thel' moment such :1 rogues! Cum- must have had a sinster sound he then, it seemed to be a dlrm‘t un- Over to Dick’s excited appeal to the unseen POWer that govern mrn's luvs, He turned and looked into her eyes. She '38 80 near to him that 119 could we the Wondrous light shining in their 15an depths. He felt the fragrance 0‘ her presence ,the glow or hvr ten- d9! beauty And she did not shrink from him when he placyd a woke!- me. 1â€" vvvvv of an: " ’ ' m M in? hand on her shoulder. " Filled ‘You need no promise {mm mm ,elriou [in Fenshawe,’ 'he said, mu :1 m- " I fill- W utterance that was wholl.V un- In- IOOOnnthle to him. “Twice already on. thong“ m h" I refused to leave 3' Time and again he strove to shake 03 this eerie feeling, but it was not to be repelled. He fought against its dominance, and denounced its 101- ly, yet his heart whispered that he was not mistaken, that the majestic silence conveyed some thrilling mes- sage which he could not understand. How long he stood there, and how utterly he had yielded to the strange prepossession of his dream, he we realised until he heard a soft votce close behind him. a :med this distal .nd done watta. He Lt Marseilles. nor now. He held a" Kerber mnxlv. c1039 3 g ~rntiay nimcient for your mwer f" his disturbing» 9 watts. He had seiues. nor WIS He he” “I“. the mnxlv, mac 3 gr-rntiay had a whi'a he was I” whispering “sealer in this lone- ; I, port of the ship might account for 1‘. A- “_A L‘A“ -_ a ”assume an inheritance :;Iitllheld. We are stub ‘f u m extent, 80 he hr 08.7 1 [or the 83011 to control‘ her “I am here to have a good look at . .M by night,” he said. "You / . be 5m, Miss Fenshawe, that 1 E" little notion of your searching for It was by the merest acvdm I '3; able to stow myself out sigh in this particular locality." gm 2 She huched softly again manner became perceptibly strained. “A big man and a small ship~is it ?n she asked. “Tell me, Mr. Boycon, why did the officer of the Guard: call you ‘King Dick' on the morning of the carriage academy» Hid the girl racked hvr mum {of 3 city to form a question mtmded 10 perplex Royson she could nave Ht on one of more perplexing eflwp He was astounded not because. we had hard Puon's exclammim, m: by “It's a most amazing thing that“ W Ilk me that. Mina I'W‘xlhhuwp'n. heard Plton's exclammim, m: by mason of the flood of tight which her Macedon of it at that mourn: had poured on his own wandfjing try-MW [god you to be a man Mm Wnuid :mile in the midst of turthuukm «here you are quit: duzzlm‘l A . MIG“ bit of («minim- m_1rimsity Don't you "uh m? 10 know how you It is one 9" "There ll no otht-r in whom I would confide IO Wimmfly," ht- mud. "Pm“. you will nut laugh at mt- It I all you more than ynu burgum {or " “Wt P I. "ION: humor in Hw "Let u: see. I am hardly a fair judge. At present I am nmro- um, lay-“fled. It fl (may Hmuflh to “X- plsin why I wu called ‘ng lm-k' It ”1100'. That i” a HH'I‘O' [fit-Inm- to my tomunce. One of ”I“ ('lu-rislwd tnditions o! my family is that We ate lineal dencendants of King Rich- ard the First. 0! England." “You have my prayers for ya “335." she whispered. "\H.» more, I believe in you ,and 1 'hy I I!!! here now. for l ban to “k m. for my sake and th of one whom I love, not to hm forgot. convention, for be praised! address the maid at whusv hoped $0 lay the tl‘ophiv:~ g: wmmng his knighthood. A as mght be expected, responm pusionate chord which soul“ “Good gracious!” “The statement lends iYm‘lf to (11.. belief, I admit- " “Why do you think me (llslmllev- “Pray forgive me, Miss Fenshawe. I am in doubting mood mysdl to- night. At any rate the lineage ol the Roysons has not bmen (llapulrd during many centuries. ()ur name- is part of our proof. and there has been a Richard Royson associated with Westmoreland ever smPc Carm- Je-Lion returned from Palestine. That. is the kind of family asset a boy will brag about. Joined m a certain proficiency in games, it sup- plies a ready-made nickname. But the wonderful and wholly inexplicable thing is that while I was standing here. watching our head-light danc- ing over the desert. the fantasticidea has evaded my very soul that 1 share with my kingly ancestor his love of this land. his ambiton to accomplish great deeds in its secret placas. his contempt and scorn of all opposing influences. Do you remt-mlwr how he defied a rain of blood wluch scar- ed his courtiers ? One of his friends has placed on record the opinion that if an angel from heaven badv Ric-herd abandon his work he would ham: an- swered with a curse. Well. 1 am swered with a curse. Well. I am .Joor. and of alight consequence in the world today, but as least it has lwvll vouchsaled me to understand Mm: a there are those who would thwart hi2i strong man and a king can m1 when will. At present 1 am pmwrlw». 85 little able to give effect 10 my enrr- gies as Richard himself wlu'n pent in an Austrian prison, but 1 do ask that’some Blondell shall 1m: Um. no matter what the ransom. and that Fate shall set me a task Worthy 0‘ the man who fought and drcuuwd and Planned empires out there right cent- uries ago " Royson threw back his stretched his right hand u desert where my Jafla and 4 He fives carried away by tin the hour. He had brushmi cobwebs of society, “Bh-C-I-h. I have always izungm. my, nmm m, m ‘0' By tint niCRmum N W" “w "' ’r In inheritance “0qu we BF We are Stabmm' (to b. continua” to fortune. and fearless you! h ed, responuud to which sounded 3. She which I whose 1M"! his head and 1d toward the md Jerusalem. y thv magic 0‘ shed arid? the spoke Io Irene uch a mine“ sound! Com- 3 a dlrect an’ appeal m me n men'a sliveS. for your suc- "What is nh 1mg!“ * feet. he gamed in And she. that i5 “'1‘ come the Sake .avc this uumxm. t0 the 9d this o-aYen "ivâ€" UVNLHAUULV I AInability of placiJ ‘.-_ of Fenelon La ‘ snow covering. < loved by Mr. (511 Adair, that the‘ .. ttee conside 1 «Grant, that. the Moved by Mr. W by Mt. Young, that mittee report a: b of making a gra Poultry and Pet 51 ESCRfled. E Moved bv Mr. '1 ”Half. Palmer, that use; committee I lion-d by Mr. Ti Mr. Boate, that the I committee report as ity of appointing N Calla!) on the comm the Dominion pvtitm bridge, in the to Messrs. Parkin and â€"Carried. loved by Mr. Me It. Palmer, that th‘ tee consider tho ad ing the lisua] grant Aid Boeiety.â€"-Came Moved by Mr. MN 111‘. Howkins, that mittee report on LI making grams u. t cultural Societies 1 Carried. Moved by Mr. Ora Mr McKaguv, that and Dr. Gould replay kin and '1‘. H. “’11! Lake Narrows brid4 mitbee.â€"Carricd. MOVvd by Mr. B} 111'. Beatty, that the tee consider the ad‘ in; the usual grunt ren's Hospital, Tort Moved by Mr. Callun. tee considu-r in; Arch. Moved by Mr. Ho 1113 Michael. [ha Bridges committee ‘ ability of taking 111 bridge as a Cuumfv Moved by Mr. E It. Benny, that m ‘08 consider ”w mi in; grants to tho v of the Countyâ€"Car Moved by Mr. H Mr. W. Jordan, flu Bridges commum- 4 ability 0‘ rC'lHJlld bridge, on tovm lil and Dalton, in mm County of Oman“:- Moved by Mr. Ca 11'. Adair, that the} committee conaidcr naming a couunmq lets and buonh‘ta} a“ .Cu'ried. '7, “WOSWI ”flagrant ent of the If. Palmer, that H tee «insider thv ml! the automery grnn' Bonth Victoria Ag! â€"O¢rried. “(Wed by Mr. W Ivy Hr. Young. ”mi ‘0 Mac communal Viability of uppnm son an auditor (.9 : “ability 0‘ appOl k m auditor of mittee report a: “mixing Lam Diary of Victor; ed by Mr. 1 1'- Adair, L! a committee 1 ‘ of widening! I swing bridq ed by Mr 0: mid. that th i1 resumed ' of and GIL TR MIL‘ Mr. Gr; that ‘1“ the ud‘ McGilli m":