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• *«fr 1/ .> •'*. y" "•>'>' V>:7-v '^f • '.%•$ A WARRIOR BOLD. JVy ST. GEORGE RATHBORNE, "LUtU Mitt Millions," " Tht Spider't fH." "Dr. /(dt'i md»«V' "Mi** Caprici," etc. come together for a trial of strength, and It might just as well take place now as later. I am ready." So they went out. The ex-sailor quickly sighted them and "bore down with all sails set," as he would have n&utically expressed It. Charlie played his part well. He met the captain in a bluff, friendly manner, just as a young man might wish to receive the father of a lovely girl he admired. Plainly Captain Brand found no es­ pecial reason for alarm. He set out to be even more jovial and debonair than usual, with the Idea of creating a good impression on his daughter's old friend, whom he wished to study at close range. Wh^n he set out to (entertain. Cap­ tain Brand of the Hespasia was a howling success, relating the most as­ tonishing incidents connected with his long captivity in the desert, his perils on the sea. and the deep fountain of love for wife and child that had sus­ tained him through all his trials. Charlie was no mean actor himself, thanks to the splendid control which he was able to exercise over his facial muscles. Although he now had not the least doubt as to the fellow being a fraud of the first water, Charlie felt that he owed it to Arline's respect for filial af­ fection to prove this fact. This was the task he cut out for himself. J He laid his little trap. ' Captain Brand was so mu?h engag­ ed with his flow of oratory and the charming of this friend of the family that he did not notice the pit so deftly dug. > * Thus, almost without an effort. Olflriltl MKll. Street and Smith, New York. CHAPTER VI. Captain, Brand, of the Hespasia. The young girl heard her companion make this declaration with an interest she did not attempt to conceal. "Many times that thought has come tn me, but I dismissed it as unworthy. Re brought several things my'father bad with him when he went away, and be resembled the only picture I had of my father--that is. in a general way. You could not expect very much after his cruel years of hardship in the desert. Besides, he knew all about our family matters, the quarrel with mamma's people on account of her marriage, and many little things con­ nected with the past." "1 shall devote myself to the task of discovering the truth. Heaven alone knows who he is. or how he came into possession of the facts he has used to such advantage, but I intend to sat­ isfy my curiosity in that respect, at any cost" "Something tells me you will •suc­ ceed," she said eagerly, so that Char­ lie flushed with pleasure. "Thanks for your faith in me. It will go a great way toward assisting me. Of course, you would be gratified should I find the means to expose fcim as an imposter?" So long as I still believe him to j Charlie had him admit that he knew be what he claims. 1 cannot find it in . about Valparaiso, in my heart to turn against him. He has j ChiU aud had been there in the course of his wanderings, many years ago. In Charlie's mind this settled the matter. He was confident he knew with whom he had to deal, and when the lime came he would be ready to dare all in defying the adventurer. While they sat thus, speaking of the sights of Antwerp, there came a messenger from the hotel office inquir­ ing for Mr. Charlie Stuart, whom a gentleman outside desired to see. As he went, directed by the clerk, to the spot where he would find the gentleman who had asked for an im­ mediate interview on serious business, he was making up his mind to tell PeterhofT the whole story and enlist his favorable consideration for Arline. so that when the denoument came the doughty captain could be taken care of. Judge of his surprise, then, when, upon coming upon the party who wished to see him. he found it was no other than Artemus Barnaby. with his honest face clouded with an air of the darkest mystery. ft did not require much prophetic skill on Charlie s part to tell that his erratic friend had news of some Im­ portance for him. He pressed a forefinger on his lips to indicate dead silence, when he found that Charlie had recognized him. Charlie stood there waiting while . .. , • the other crept on his tiptoes to the day ! corner- in the regular orthodox stage fashion, and looked this way and that. told me so many awful stories of the cruelties practiced upon them that I sometimes fee! as though possibly his mind had been a little affected, and that he could hardly be held account­ able for his actions." Charlie seized upon a slender cue, quick as a flash to discover a vulner­ able point. X" "Ah!" he said, eagerly: "you speak of their suffering among the Arabs' Then he had a companion in exile. 1 imagine." "Oh. yes--three at first; but later on there was only one left." "And the name--do you remember "Yes. It was his mate. Ben Hazen." "Ah! that is a substantial point from which to work. Our friend, if an imposter. may be very cunning: but •I doubt if he has been able to cover his tracks so that we may not learn something of B=>n Uizen's past: Ship­ ping books and shipping masters may tell the story of identification if all else fails. By the way. what does he •ay became of Ben Hazen?" "He was shot while defending a wretched woman slave against her in­ human master, and died of his wounds." "Well, the incident may be true enough: but the chances are that it was your own father who gave up his life in this chivalrous fashion, and that what papers he had hidden on his person he confided to his fellow- he might escape and carry the news to those he loved in old England." Arline heard him with both wonder and delight. Her confidence had apparently gone out to him in the.start. and now she felt It growing he was so earnest, so positive that his logic seemed to have the faculty of convincing others. "There is one thing I meant to ask; you gave me the wrong card by a singular accident, but at the same time Intimated that you were known by an­ other name than Arline Brand at the hotel." "Yes; I should • have explained. When my aunt adopted me I assumed her name of Wallis; and as her title was hereditary, and could descend to the next of kin after her demise, I be­ came I^ady Arline WaHis. As such I have been sometimes known." Charlie cringed somehow, at this. It seemed to raise a wall between them--wealth and title. What few or­ dinary young Englishmen dare aspire to win a bride from behind such ram­ parts? Never before had Charlie Stuart wished for fame and fortune as now; nothing could be too grand to lay at the feet of such a royal princess. And while he was thus battling with his thoughts, she suddenly caught his arm. "He is out yonder! I heard his laugh! Now. come to the door. Mr. Stuart, and take your first look at Captain Brand tof the Hespasia, be­ fore you meet him face to face." Nothing loth Charlie followed her to the door, whence they could look Into the office of the hotel. Several men were in sight: but al­ most instinctively his gaze settled upon one who seemed to command general attention; and no sooner had ^Charlie f lapped his eyes on this re­ markable individual than he uttered a little ejaculation of surprise and pleasure. Possibly he had seen this same lo-' quacious Captain Brand of the Hespa­ sia under other and more exciting cir­ cumstances "Tell me," he said quietly, to the jflrl who was hovering over his shoul­ der, "have you given -him any particu­ lars as to how you chanced to escape from the Steen dungeons?" "Only that just in the nick of time I was discovered by some tourists who hAd come down to see the awful place for themselves." "My name was not mentioned?" "To the best of my recollection, not •t all." "Good! Then, If I meet the ogre, yon introduce me as one of your friends." *1 trust such is only the truth," shy­ ly. "An old, old friend, let us say, tor whom you have always entertained feelings of profound respect." "It shall be as you say. I am sure yvn have some motive in this action." "I certainly have. Truth to tell, I toelieve I have seen this gentleman be­ fore, under other conditions. I shall know to a certainty after I have been fa his society a while. At any rate, there is reason to hope for the best." "Shall we go out and meet him?" Mfced Arline. • *Yes. indeed. The Fates have decld- 'fljft that Captain Brand and I shall half or tin time. One of these howl­ ing barnstormers, a heavy villain of the piece, at home in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' or 'Ten Nights in. a Barroom.' He was the joke of the season on the Rialto, in Gotham. I even thought se­ riously of utilizing him in my great play as the seedy actor who carries the mysterious secret with him through five acts, but when he found there was a chance of him being im­ mortalized, his price for sittings went away up. and I discovered something better than Hamfatter." "Good Heavens! was that his name?" "Certainly not That's what they call all heavy tragedians of the barn­ storming variety. Let me see," plac­ ing a finger alongside his nose, a la Irving, "now I have it--bend your head lower, for that fellow has keen ears--it was Frederick Davenport Ma- cauley." "Indeed! Very suggestive, consider­ ing his occupation in life. What a man he Is, to be-sure; capable of hav­ ing so many names, and filling such various stations in life. Why, when 1 knew him, four or five years ago, he was called Captain Nathaniel Kedge." "What! you knew him, then?" "I saw him--that is, I am almost dead certain it is the same man; and I expect to prove it presently." "Where was this?" "In South America." "In Valparaiso?" "Come, what makes you ask that?" in surprise. "I remember him talking of being concerned in a little war scare that oc­ curred down there--he has always been the same boaster, you know." "Well, that seems to prove the iden­ tity. I never in all my life heard of so stupendous a rascal." "Say what was he doing down in Santiago, or was it Valparaiso?" "The latter, on the coast, the most enterprising city along the Pacific, south of San Francisco. What was be doing? Well, about the last I saw of him. he was dancing a Scottish horn­ pipe." "Yes. he has his merry moments when the liquor is in." "But this was a unique affair--before an audience that must have numbered thousands." "God! that would spur even so poor an actor to do his best." "And Captain Nathaniel did his very best. If. as you say, he has been an actor, as well as a miner, sea captain, coffee planter, speculator, and Heaven knows what not, he certainly had the chance of his life to bring out bravos. However, I don't think he took half as much interest in the affair as some of the rest of us did." "He didn't, en? I never knew he was acquainted with modesty. How was that?" asked Artemus, eagerly. "Well," said Charlie, dryly, "you see, he was being hung!" (To be continued.) KING IS NOW J0U1L 0E DANGER Physicians Are Confident That the Crisis Is Passed-- 'v '"*W' City of London Practically Deserted on Procession Day to assure himself that there could be no eavesdroppers near. Then he approached his friend, his warning finger still on his lips. Reaching the other, he placed" o his lips close to Charlie's ear, and solemn­ ly said: "The coast is clear'" "I see it is," said Charlie, aloud. "What I am about to disclose to you. will give you a cruel shock, my boy." "Shock away then, only make haste." "I am about to make a disclosure that will. I regret to say, knock away the foundations of your belief in hu­ manity." "Ah! that's a serious thing indeed. Does this disclosure concern the world at large or one individual specimen of mankind ?" "One shining light." "Then fire away, and be hanged to you." Artemus assumed a look of extreme gravity, although Charlie was sure he heard a chuckle. "You have met the father of the young lady of the Steen dungeons. The hotel clerk has been entertaining me with a wonderful story of his return to life and civilization. It reads like a romance, and would find a worthy niche in my notebook, only, my dear boy, it is so very ancient. a veritable stage chestnut, as it were. "But let that pass. I imagine this Captain Brand is a character worth knowing, something unique. I could hear him out yonder, and the dulcet tones of his voice were soothing enough to conjure with." "Yes," remarked Charlie, "he is a wonderful man, and could charm most people by the quaint manner of his speech." Artemus again bent forward. "Beware of Captain Brand!" he whispered, and then sprang back to note the stunning effect of his an­ nouncement. But Charlie, though interest*.^ re­ fused to be stunned. "Why, what has he done?" "He is a bold, bad man!" Charlie was inclined to say ' Amen!" to that, but he kept his own counsel as yet, seeking more light. "See here! You have known this wonderful modern Baron Munchausen at some past date?" he said. Artemus nodded. "It would be impossible that two such men could ever exist. Yes, 1 knew him." "Where?" "In New York." "When?" "Let me see," scratching his head, as a comedian must always do wnen desirous of arousing memory. "Ah! yes, just a little more than two years ago." "But at that time he swears he was in the heart of Africa, a prisoner at Dahomey." "Well--he lies," coolly. Charlie liked that. It was so fresh and original, at the same time so very emphatic. "Who waft he when you knew him?" he asked, determined to get down to the facts now. "A fourth-rate actor, on his uppers LESSLER'S STORY ABOUT CHOATE Great Lawyer Aiktd for Information About Trial Proceeding. Mr. Montague Lessler has still an­ other story on Ambassador Choate, which he declares is a little newer than the first ascribed to him. "Once," said the agile and capable New Yorker. "I was attorney for peo­ ple with interests opposed to those of the Standard Oil pompany. There was a preliminary examination of some of the magnates of that company, includ­ ing Mr. Rockefeller. Finally some of Mr. Choate's clients were drawn into the controversy, and they refused to answer the questions I put to them. The tangle become very intense, and it was necessary to have a long argu­ ment before th€ judge. At that time Mr. Choate himself was in New Jer­ sey arguing a Tobacco Trust case, and we had to postpone our case for over a week. Oh, my! how I studied and fortified myself for the argument against the great Choate. Certainly, you can imagine how I worked. "Well, the day arrived. Mr. Choate came. They pulled him off in one cor­ ner of the room and poured a lot of talk in his ear. Then I spoke for about an hour and a half, making the effort of my life, and Mr. Choate fol­ lowed for about an hour. "The following evening Mr. Choate was to deliver-an address before the College of the City of New York, where I was educated. I attended. Mr. Choate sitting down was quite as tall as I was standing. "How are you, Montague?" said he, putting his arm around me affection­ ately. "Please tell me what all that fuss was about which we argued yes terday." ""The king has made suDstantial Improvement." Such is the latest word from the sick room of King Edward. The bul­ letin breathes the spirit of encourage­ ment and hope. There is a definite comparison made. Instead of being told that his majesty's condition is satisfactory or that he has rested well, the unqualified announcement is made that no matter what his condi­ tion was in the morning, he was bet­ ter at night. This is something tangible. At the same time if' must not be forgotten that the serious nature of the king's ailment and the gravity of the oper­ ation forbids the wisdom of taking too optimistic a view. Some days yet must elapse before the success of the operation can be assured. There is, however, not the slight­ est reason for anything like alarm. A great deal of importance is at­ tached to the return of pain in the wound, but, according to medical opinion, such symptoms are the ordi­ nary result of the process of heal­ ing, which tends to contract the tis­ sues to a certain extent. This would naturally cause a certain amount of discomfort, the seat of the operation The only danger to be feared, in his opinion, was the possibility of cellular or other tissues in the region of the wound becoming affected, but from what other medical men said, the steady Improvement in his maj­ esty's condition was attributable to the fact that he had been able to maintain his strength. If the king continues to hold his own in this re­ spect his recovery was assured. Perhaps more significant than the official news given out is a short tele­ gram from the Daily Mail's corre­ spondent in Copenhagen, which says that, while King Christian, wlSkq is in excellent health, had intended com­ ing to London, Queen Alexandra had wired back that there was no neces­ sity for his undertaking the journey, as Edward was making excellent progress. The crown prince, Walde- mar, telegraphed an equally assuring message to King Christian. As to the critical period it is sig­ nificant that some foretgrl princes, near relatives of his majesty, pur­ pose to remain in London for some days. The medical men are satisfied with the kWg's progress, which, though slow, is reassuring, after the alarm THE PRINCE OF WALES. Heir Apparent to the Throne of Great Britain. UNIQUE FISHING DONE IN JAPAN Blaek Cormorants There Take the Place of Rod and Lint. "At the farmhouse, commodious and hospitable, likewise clean and charm­ ing. after the fashion of Japan, we send for the boy who brings our fish­ ing tackle. "They came waddling into the yard, the three birds with which we are to do our fishing. Black cormorants they rre, each with a white spot be- .hind its eye, and a hoarse voice, come of standing in the water, with which it says y'eagh whenever a stranger makes a friendly overture. The cor­ morants answer to the name of Ou, which in Japanese is something like the only word the cormorants can say. The boy puts them in a box together and we set off across the drifted grav­ el to the Tamagawa. Arrived at the stream, the boy takes the three cor­ morants out of the box and adjusts their fiBhing harness. This consists of a tight ring about the bottom of the neck, of a loop under each wing, an<* a directing line. | "Two other boys take a low net. They drag it down the stream, driving the little fishes and all the rest before it. The boy with the cormorants goes in advance. The three birds are eager as pointer dogs, and apparently full of perfect enjoyment. To the right and left they plunge with lightning strokes, each dip bringing up a shin­ ing fish. When the bird's neck is full of fishes down to the level of the shoulders the boy draws him in, grabs him by the leg and shakes him uncere­ moniously over a basket until all the fishes have flopped out.--Outing. being, of course, affected by the pa­ tient's breathing. What is far more important is that his majesty is taking ever increas­ ing interest in what is going on in the world outside. That his appetite is improving and that there are no feverish symptoms are signs of greatest promise and form sufficient grounds for the statement made by his medical advisers that the king is showing recuperative power of the most wonderful order. The queen is cheerful and hopeful and continues to display most devot­ ed solicitude. The king is able to take plenty of nourishment. His diet already includes soup, fish and baked apples. His majesty is also allowed to smoke occasionally. He still opens and reads many of his personal tele­ grams and letters, and even dictates some replies. All the functions of the distin­ guished patient are working admira­ bly. While the drainage pipes have not yet of course been removed, his gcuei'iii^rogress has been very sure and steaay. v Of cout^e . any remaining danger lies in the possibility of pus reap­ pearing and reforming in the wound, but of this there is as yet no trace, nor is there any trace of organic dis­ ease of any kind. So confident are all now of the king's complete and early recovery that it has been informally settled that when the time arrives the royal patient will be carefully removed to Cowes and placed on board the royal yacht. Sir Henry Thompson said the king's condition was hopeful for re­ covery. It was, however, too early to say that his majesty was out of danger, but if the present Improve­ ment continues for a week or ten days he thought preparations for the coronation might be resumed. 8AY FACTS WERE SUPPRESSED. caused by the recent relapse, when it was generally understood in palace circles that it was almost a case of life or death. His majesty through­ out has exhibited remarkable forti­ tude, to which his physicians attrib­ ute his present favorable condition. It is said that after the issue of the last bulletin Lord Marcus Beres- ford asked Lord Lister how the king was progressing and that Lord Lister replied: "His majesty is practically out of danger." Despite circumstantial reports to the effect that the king was allowed to at a little fish, to sit up for a while, to smoke, and to read the newspapers and telegrams, the stories are discredited by all the medical fraternity, except that the king was allowed cigaret, as he is such an habitual smoker. The doctors say it is impossible to believe that the physicians were grossly neglectful enough to allow possibly a single 1 ttiim to take food In the ordinary ac­ ceptance of the term. He takes nourishment, but it is probably milk and other food of that kind. It is impossible to believe that he has been sitting up. He must be lying on his back. The slightest nervous agitation has to be avoided, which precludes the idea of his reading. Outside of the surgeons nobody has seen the king except the queen and his own children. The operating table, bandages and other appliances connected with sur­ gical operations have been removed from the palace. Only small crowds now gather about Buckingham palace. The bul­ letins create the greatest satisfaction. Subsequently a member of the gov­ ernment said: "Really, everything is going on won­ derfully' well, and we all now think the king will recover, though, of course, we are afraid of being prema­ ture or unduly optimistic. The king is proving himself a gallant chap." The latest bulletins created the most favorable impression In parliamentary circles. Many of the medical experts now believe that all danger of any septic process has passed and that, so far as can be seen, the crisis may be regarded as at an end. The crowds in the streets are much smaller. The work of tearing down the decorations is proceeding apace. What was to have gone down to history as procession day, when it was expected there would be the greatest crush ever witnessed In the streets of London, found the city practically de­ serted. The bank holiday proclaimed paralyzed business. The masses, ap­ parently, surfeited with their event­ less wanderings in the streets, either cleared out to the country, tempted by the perfect weather, or else staid at home. Certainly the main thorough­ fares could not have been more de­ serted on any Sunday in the year. The big hotels, however, were oases of activity amid the otherwise general stagnation. Many Americans are pre­ paring to start for the continent and others already have gone there or to the country, while numbers took ad­ vantage of the fine day to visit the great fleet assembled off Spithead. Sir Thomas Lipton is entertaining a dis­ tinguished party 011 board his steam yacht Erin. The fashionable cafes and restaur­ ants were the scenes of numerous smart luncheons, while extensive but quiet preparations were made for week end house parties at the sur­ rounding country places, whose own­ ers seem to think tne situation war­ rants at least some subdued gayety in honor of the many prominent visi­ tors. The people are taking the greatest pride in the king's fortitude. It has been learned that his majesty facili­ tated the preparations for the opera­ tion and that when the surgeons were ready he stretched himself upon the operating table, declining assistance. King Edward's calmness, cheerful­ ness and pluck are considered most favorable auguries for a speedy recov­ ery, and the messages from Queen Al­ exandra and Sir Francis Knollys, the king's private secretary, in reply to expressions of solicitude, and the statements of persons most familiar with the situation, all bear out the confident hopefulness which prevails to-day. Queen Alexandra has received a message from the Sultan of Turkey expressing his joy at the improvement in the king's condition. Renewed Talk of Coronation. Sir Henry Thompson, the great English physician, in an interview, said he regarded the prospects of the King's recovery as hopeful and that if the present improvement continued for another week the coronation preparations might be resumed. WESTrurOTtR ABBElY Where the Coronation Ceremonies Were to Have Taken Place. The man who is long on wheat may be short on dough. London Paper Criticises the Physl- cians of the King. Reynolds' weekly newspaper -of June 27, a journal with a large circu­ lation among the masses, created a sensation by printing the alleged sup­ pressed facts about the king's illness. It said: "Since June of last year there have been no fewer than three operations performed upon the king for malig­ nant affection of the larynx. Dally sprayings have taken place and the king has practically ceased smoking. Two physicians have been constantly in attendance since June 1 this year. They became seriously alarmed on June 3. Severe abdominal pains were experienced. The doctors then said it was ltunbago. "The king was dosed with opium. It was represented to him that if he would absent himself from Ascot and one or two functions he would be all right. His majesty was willing to do anything, rather than postpone the coronation cheerfully acquiesced. In listening to hi* advisers the king nearly killed himself. "On Saturday last an alarming change in the king's condition oc­ curred. The abdominal pains became more acute. Poultices of opium were administered. Then, to everyone's consternation, the king's stomach be­ gan to fail. His throat began to trouble him and the spraying was continued. "Several of the doctors knew that only an operation could save his majesty's life, but 'the ministers were still determined the coronation must take place* was the verbatim utter­ ance of one of them. So the king came to London. His majesty was in horrible pain and scarcely had he entered the portals of the palace when he fainted. The swoon lasted for seven minutes. Some thought the king was dead. That was on Monday night and an operation was then decided upon. The king's temperature was 102 and he was vom­ iting fearfully. "The operation began at 11 a. m. and ended at 2:23 p. m. In making the Incision a terrible amount of adi­ pose tissue was encountered. An ab­ scess was found roofed in by matted small intestines. Over a pint of viru­ lent pus was removed. "Under the most favorable circum­ stances the king cannot be about within twelve weeks and the corona­ tion is impossible before October. "But at the present juncture his condition cannot be exaggerated. He is well advanced in years. He is suf­ fering from the throat and kidney dis­ eases, as web as appendicitis. The chances for a relapse are very great, as it is a mooted question if all the pus has been removed. It is felt that if a second operation is necessary the king must die." Gayety Gave Way to Prayer. The Cunard line steamer Campania, arriving at Queenstown from New York, reports a dramatic incident aboard. Coronation festivities were at their height in the steamer's sa­ loon when a wireless telegram from the outward bound Saxonia announc­ ed the king's illness and postpone­ ment of the coronation. The music and gayety at once ceased and pray* ers for the king's recovery. 920.00 OCEAN TRIP. Chicago to New York, through' Vir­ ginia Mountain and seashore resorts to Norfolk, Va.t thence Old Dominion Line steamers. Meals and berths free, from Norfolk. Address N. W. P. Agt., Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., 234 Clark St., Chicago, 111. Leave Out the "H." The United States Board of Geo> graphic Names has reversed its de­ cision of January 12, 1897, with re­ gard to the spelling of Bosphorus. 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