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wu only In n messaro nm* Wkil
had really happened was thU:
White Fawn had rode toward the
place where she supposed the Holocs
were encamped. Sho had seen her
fathor and had told him all the cruol
story ot her wrongs.
Within an hour the warriors were
aware of Despard’s treachery, and were
on the war-path, wild with emotions of
revenge and rage.
One hour after Dcspard had left the
outlaw stronghold with Inct Tracy, the
savages arrived there. Tho bandits 'eft
behind fell Immediate victims to the
■Perhaps not; but they will try to d!»
lodge na *
"They are trying It already, cried
Ranger Ralph excitedly.
“What do you mean?*
“f.oolc yonder. •
“At the tree bridge?"
“Yea"
A cry of alarm parted the hermit's
llpa On the shelving rock were several
Indians Just about to cross the tree-
bridge that led to the strange house In
the air.
CHAPTER XXI.
Knurr ADVKsTrnse.
BY WELDON J. COBB.
CHAPTER XIX.
Till MODOC*.
Walford, the old hermit, startod
•lightly as Inoz stepped before him. He
peered anxiously, curiously Into her
face, and then seized her hand, his Im
pressive face aglow with sudden emo
tion.
“Yes,* ho murmured. “It Is Indeod the
daughlorof my o'd friend—I could not
mlstako that face."
Inez stood sylth downcast eyes and ! secured tho diamond casket and fled.
vengeance of the Modoc.*, but White
Fawn managed to Inducu her lather to
spire Darrel Grey.
Provided with a horse, ho was led out
out of sight of the tribe by the chief
and told to hasten to some of tho set
tlements, as the savages were blood
thirsty and Intoxicated, and ho could
not restrain thorn.
Tho Fawn then led them after Des-
pard.
She was the first to enter the cave of
the old hermit, and ns has been seen sho
pallid countenance and did not reply to
his word* Dcspard hissed but one
menacing sontonco Into her shrinking
ear:
“Uemembor your promise!* he breathod
Bercoly. “Your lover dlos If you fall mo
now."
Then aloud ho said to Walford: “You
arc satisfied that this Is Inez Tracey?"
The hermit bowed assontlngly.
"She has a letter from her father
written Just previous to his death If
you wish to see It she will show It to
you."
“I would like to see It.”
Inez produced a missive slut had re
ceived some weoks before
The hermit perused It, returned It to
hor and asked, “This gontleman Is your
Intended husband?"
For a moment Inex faltered. She *'*• companion.
Sho was lurking In one of the numer
ous corridors of tho cave when tho Mo-
docs ponotratod to the place
A scone of tho wildest confusion en
sued. The savages attacked tho rene
gades morcllossly.
The n'armed Inez was homo away
captive by two of the Indians.
Dcspard bad disappeared mysteriously
at tho vory commencement of the at
tack. Tho wily outlaw leader foresaw
Ills peril, and. wounded as he was, man
aged to escape.
Shadow Snake ordored a thorough
search for tho Crow, and by accident the i
suvagos went down tho corridor whore I
the hermit and Hanger Ralph bad gona 1
Walford glanced back as ho heard tho 1
savages.
They are following us," ho said to
•eomed about to deny the query when
she met the fierce, threatening glauco of
her captor.
“Yos," she gasped, almost Inaudlbly.
“And you wish me to deliver to him
the trust loft me to exocuto by your
dying father?"
"If you will.
Is thnro a way out of tho place?"
"There Is a place of safe refuge for
us, yes," replied the hermit. “As to
those savagus, wo will stop tholr pur
suit "
"How?"
"That you shall soo."
Tho hormlt had halted at a placo
Warford drow atlmo-worn papor from wlioro the corridor widened. Watching
his breast. his grim features silently, the scout saw
“In this documont," he said "your I lllm a kog fiom a recess In tho
IsAhor loft his fortunn to you In my i ro,, ' < -
charge. The fortune consists of lands in | Wslford p'aoed It across tho corridor.
California ucar tho sea coast, which are ' A minute later a flaring, spluttering
already deeded to you, and a description emitting brilliant sparks, told tho
of which Is contained In tills paper. " scout that tho old hermit Intended In a
He handed Dcspard the document as a summary manner to close tho puriult
be spoke.
“These lands," hn continued, “are com
paratively worthless; but, beside* them,
Mr. Tracey left u fortuno In tangible
shape. It (oniprlacs a casket containing
diamonds, Into which he converted bis
wealth In I'eru; diamonds which, whllo
they only fl.l a small metal box, ropro
tent a value exceeding uno hundred
thousand dollar* ”
"And you liavo these diamonds?" askod
Dospqrd cageily.
“Yea My friend Tracey told mo to
deliver them to his daughter. 1 now do
so."
Tho hermit retired to a darkened por
tion of the apartment, and was gone for
aonio moments. When lie returned ho
bore a small black box In his hand.
Tile avaricious eyes of Dcspard gleam
ed with socret exultation. The covot d
fortune of the Tracoys was within Ills
grasp at last, and ho could scarcely con
tain himself for Joy.
of tholr savage foes.
CHAPTER XX.
vn* IIOUSK IN TUB Aim
"I'owder!” ejaculated Ranger Ralph,
as tho hermit hurried him from the
spot.
“Exactly. The Indians would havo
overtaken us, and wc had to cut off our
retreat"
“Havo we done It?"
"Wnlt and sec."
Tho corridor thoy wore pursuing camo
to an mid at ast. It terminated at a
The attention of tho two bordermen
was now entirely centered opon the tree
that had crossed the ravine.
At exactly the place whence the scout
had first seen tho houso In tho air, sev
eral savages were visible. The explo
sion In the cavo had evidently only tem
porarily blooked tholr progress.
So far, apparently, they had not seen
the occupants of tho cabin, but as they
regarded the strange hut and pointed to
It, the hermit knew that they meditated
a visit
“They must not come hero,” he said
to his companion.
“Of cour.-o not," replied the scout;
"but how are we going to prevont
them?"
“Oet your revolver ready.*
“All right."
“Now take a position by this rock."
Ranger Ralph did as directed.
“If any of them attempt to oross, fire
at them,” said Walford.
"Apd you?"
“I am going n> destroy tho means of
aecoss to dur placo of refuge. ”
“And cat off our own rotroatl"
“Not at all. There Is an outlat by the
otlior rook. ”
Tho scout remained on guard behind
the rock. Tho old hormlt crept cau
tiously toward tho spot whore the dead
tree restod on tho first cliff of stono.
Ranger Ralph could observe all the
movements of tho savages without bolng
scon. He saw ono of them finally mako
a movomont as If to cross the Impromptu
brlilgn. Tho scout drew a bead on him
and llrod.
The astonished Moooc fell back with
a cry of pain. His companions, too,
retreated further Into the cavo. Thoy
wore completely mystlllod at tho strange
ntiack. Tholr bcwlldormcnt Increased
when thoy saw the tree go hurtling down
tlio ravine.
Tho hermit hnd pushed ono end clear
of the rock, and, It fell, depriving the
savagos of any opportunity of crossing
to tho rock. A mlnuto later ho rejoined
tho Scout.
“They can't cross that gap," ho re
marked. “Let us return to tho cabin.”
“Tlioro Is no danger to bo apprehendea
from our onemles that way?"
“None."
“Thoy may flro at ua."
“Tho rock Intorvenos, and thoy cannot
reach us No, they will soon retire from
tho cave as thoy came. ”
“And thou?"
“An attack from bolow, I presumo. *
“That won't amount to much. "
"I don't know," remarked Walford
conccrnodly. “Now they have dlscov-
shelf of ro ks overlooking a little ru- conccrnodly. “Now they have dlscov-
vlno that, was u branch of the. main 1 or, ' <1 u *> wl11 oxerolso all tholr cun-
i ning to dislodge and destroy us."
For over ail hour, howover, there waB
no.especial commotion visible In the val-
canyun.
So precipitous was tho descent, and so
frail tlio area of the rock thoy hod
reached, that tho scout tonkod dismayed.
•I see t|o way of oBcapo," ho re
marked.
“Walt."
Doth stood silent for some moments.
The old iceut. a silent and Interested tbure **■' • deafonlng oxplo-
apecttttor of all that bad transpired
within the past fow moinouts, was terri
bly excited.
He saw tho apparent accomplishment
af all Dyke Despard's evil plana. Ho
#w tho Tracoy fortune wrested from Its
rightful owners, to onrlcli
■III,
Biu
gbtfnl owners, to onrlcli s desperate i .
Main. He saw Inez the xrife at tlio '
- egade, 1 "
lia resolved to act boldly. Drawing
his revolver bo aprang pan tho bandit*
“Ho'dl”
HJs voice was clear and commanding.
The startled Despar.I recoiled.
Ranger Ralph had wrested the casket m
from his grasp Just as thu old hormlt thi" wax'am’vhoT rock
sloii.
"Tlio powder?"
•Ye*"
"You bollevo It wilt block up our re
treat?"
"I am sure of fc"
■And now how aro wo going So laavo
Look out and roe."
Uengor Ralph advannod to tho edgw of
tbo rock. Ho uttorod a cry of Interest
and delight, as his oyes mot a curious
spootacle.
From the gbek a dead tree ran like a
bridge acme* to a high perpendicular
column of rock. Twouty foot beyond ,
had handod It to him.
“Walford, do you not know mo? It 1s
1—Ranger Ralph!"
A cry of unm.einont hroko from tho
old hermit's lips.
“You!” ho cried.
“Yos, yes. Yonder man Is Dyke Dcs
pard, the outlaw, and thu girl Is acting
under Ills throats. “
"Down him!" L
Tho enraged Dospard shouted (ho or
der to his mon hoarsely. He himself
sprang upon thn scout as be spoko.
Thu box fell with a clanging sound
from tho band of Ranger Ralph to tint
hard stone floor of tho cavorn. '
Tho othor outlaws were about to press
forward to aid tin Ir companion and
leadur, when a sudden episode diverted
thorn from their purposo.
A lithe form, that of a woman, darted
auddunly Into view. Springing from a
dark corner of the cave, she rovoulod
the faco and figure of White Fawn, thu
Iudluu princes*
Sho gilded to whore Do-pard and the
scout were struggling in deudly combat.
With one blow sho drove a knife Into the
back of the outlaw loader.
Then, stooping, -bo -elzod tho box of
JewoN and dl-appcared like a Hash down
ouu of tho dark corridor.- of tlio place.
With a cry of pain and rage I)yko
Dqspnrd staggered back.
“Shoot them down!" ho cried hoarsoly
to his men as be rctreatod to their
rauka
Tho old hermit seized tho scout »< tho
latter wa about to spring forward to
re-cue Inez. At tlio same moment the
outlaw tired at thorn.
“This way,” spoke the heimlt quickly.
Ho drew Ranger Ralph out of range
of the bullets of tholr toon.
"Follow me,” bo ordered.
“ltut the girl!”
“You cannot rescue hor now “
Walford bad dartod down a dark cor
ridor. Suddenly ho paused. Aserlosof
Between tbo two, bold firmly tn place,
wa- a rude, dilapidated but formed of
log*
“That Is my retreat," said Walford.
“Anil a safe and strange place It Is,"
remarked the scout. “Hut bow did that
hou-e over como tlioro?"
“It was bu It by me ten years ago,
when tho two rocks wore ono. *
"I understand."
"Gradually they crumbled away."
"And left the house between thorn’*
"Exactly."
“Is It safe?"
“For tlio present, ye* Some day It
will go crashing down. Dross ever on
the treo."
A few minutes later thoy had reached
the first rooks Thence tliay gullied
admittance to the but. It was a singular
place, itidcod.
From the window thoy could look for
many mllos down tho ravino. Rcncath
them was an open space ter many hun
dred foot Tlio hut seemed tightly
wedged 111 botweon tlio two rocks.
“What do you Intond to do?" asked tho
scout, after a careful survoy of tho
strange surroundings.
“Remain hero for a whllo."
“i util the Indians go away?"
“Yes."
“But tlio girl?"
“Wo will think about that later. Wo
can do nothing by precipitate action ”
“You saw tbo Indlun girl?" asked tho
scout
“I suw a quk-k form dart through the
cave and secure the diamond* yea"
“It was Whlto Fawn."
“And ail ononiy—one of the Modoo
spies?"
“No, a friend."
j “She has disappeared. "
I “But she will return the diamond*"
And Hanger Ralph related what ho
knew of tho Indian princes*
For ovor an hour tho two men dis
cussed tho situation. It was Just corn-
savage yells cmanatod from the apart- 0 n nightfall, whou the scout bail
ment they had just loft-_ They were ponod to glance from tbo window.
mingled with thu alarmed cries of tho
bandit*
Loud reports of continuous firing
awoke all the silent echoes of tho |da> e.
“What doe- that mean?" demanded
the mystified s out
"The Indians *
“Modocs?"
“Yos. They have penetrated tho
cave. See! They are coming this way.
Hasten, old friend and partner, I have
a safo retreat If we can only reach It In
time *
The truth flashed across Ranger
Ralph's mind as bo obeyed his com
panion and stumbled down a dark cor
ridor.
White Fawn, he reasoned, had reach-
ad the tribe, and thoy had returned with
her to wreak vengoanee on the renegade*
le xfcls theory, howover. the old scout
“Look!" ho said
The hermit hastonod to his side The
vallov below thorn was flllod with Indi
an*
Thoy could see that the savages were
about to camp tn the ravine for the
night. Among them tbo scout made out
tho girl prisoner, Inez Tracoy.
■See," he said, “tho girl Is safe*
T R Y ^
CANDY CATHARTIC
^ATE the LWji
ALL
DRUGGISTS.
A FAMOUS SPANISH CITY.
ley bolow. Tho Modocs had movod
tholr camp farther down tho valley.
Quite a party of them had sought
shelter behind some rocks directly under
the cabin. From their frequently point
ing to tho cabin tho hormlt and the scout
roallzod that they were forming some
plan of assault.
Ranger Ralph looked anxiously hut
vainly among the savages for some sign
of White Fawn, llo bolloved that she
could Induce Shadow Snake to ceaso
hostilities If sho was there. The Modoc
ortucusa, however, was nowhere to bo
soon.
As tlio acout learned later, she had
mnt with advunturus that prevented her
appearing to her friends for many a
long day.
Finally, fust at dusk, tho Modocs bo
low were Joined by sovoral more sav
age*
•They are thn Indians who tried to
cross on the tree," explained Walford.
Tholrunomles seemed to discuss tho
question oxcltodly. Thoy separated,
but the wutelilng mon In tholr strange
eyrie eould see that they were disposing
themselros for a combined utta -k upon
tho cabin In tho nlr.
Thn hut was perhaps a hundred feet
from thu ground. Tho saxagos first be
gan to lire at tho windows of the cabin.
Thun, realizing that tills was a useless
expend turo of powder nnd hull, they
ceased all hostilities for some time.
|TO nK CONl'ISUKII. |
It Is True.
Is It true that the steamship It
rapidly displacing sail-vessels ou the
ocean, asks a reader.
It Is true, and .the day is not
remote when craft with stills will be
scarce on all oceans. Strange as It
may appear, steamships can now carry
freight as cheaply as sail-vessels, and
are far more secure for the freight
and passengers carried’. The present
great ocean thoroughfares are: 1. The
route across the Atlantic, through
the Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal,
Red Sea to India, China, Australia
and Eastern Africa. 2. The route by
tho Pacific Ocean to Japan, China
and Australia. 3. Tho route by
the Atlantic Ocean down the
east coast of South America
and around Cape Horn to Western
America and Australia. 4. Thu
route down tho Atlantic nnd the
west coast of Africa, around the
Cairo of Good Hope to East Africa,
Australasia and tho East, nnd the
number of ocean steamers moving ou
theso great routes is about 12,000.
Great Britain runs 0,500 of these
steamers, Germany 760, France 550,
United States 450, Italy 225, and
Russia 250; the others are owned
elsewhere. These steamships carry
an amount of freight each year
which Is simply fabulous In value, a
value not less than ten thousand
millions of dollars. English steam
ships seem to lie carrying half the
freight of the world’s commerce.
In big troos the new State of Wash-
Barctlosa Thinks She Wss Founded Lesg
Before Rome.
If tradition Is to be hil|c(ved, Barce
lona, Spain, whs foundo#t)y Hercules
long before the building,of Rome: but
historians generally nttrlhtffe Its foun
dation to Hninllenr Boren, who gave
to It the name of Barclno, whence the
more modern name of Barcelona Is
derived. From the Cnrthaglnlnns the
city passed Into the hands of the Ro
mans ard Arabs until Its conquest by
the Christians toward the year 800.
It wns then governed until the twelfth
century by Counts, who were really
Independent, although nominally sub
ject to the Cnrlovlnglnn Kings. After
this Bnreeloua became a pnrt of the
Kingdom of Aragon, and reached a
remarkable degree of prosperity
through Its extensive commerce with
nil the ports ou tho Mediterranean and
even those of England and the Neth
erlands. The first vestiges of tho es
tablishment of maritime Insuraneo and
the negotiation of hills of exchange
are to he found In the history of Bar
celona, tints showing the progressive
character of Its Inhabitants.
Tills era of prosperity, however, did
not lost very long, for once submitted
to the authority of the Kings of Cos-
tile, the commerce of Barcelona de
cayed, nnd was soon enveloped In the
general ruin of the country. This gave
rise to a feeling of discontent, mid In
1040 Barcelona rebelled against Spain
nnd was annexed to France. It wns
recovered by Spain In 1052, again tak
en by the French In 1007, and given
hack to Spain In the same year.
At ihe time of the succession war
Barcelona took the side of' the Aus
trian Arelidnke. In 1714 It was be
sieged and taken tiy the French tinder
the Duke of Berwick, am! once mure
It was returned to Spain. In 1800 It
was occupied by the soldiers ot Na
poleon nnd held until 1814. In 1841
nn epidemic of yellow fever hroko out
there, and more than *0,000 of Its In
habitants perished.
Bnreelona has been In this contury
the scene of formidable Insurrections.
Such na that of 1827, when u rabble
broke to pieces a statue of Ferdinand
V1L and beheaded Gen. Bass*, whoso
hod? was dragged ou thu streets of
tho eTty; that of 1841, when the Glint-
tlla Nactonnl demanded the destruction
of the fortifications, nnd. finally, that
of 1842, which could not be quelled
until after the bombardment of the
city by the Goverment troop* Eight
hundred Shell* 200 grenades and 100
obus were then fired on Barcelona,
and a large portion of the city was re
duced to asiies.
half the family would be busy taking
photographs of the other half.”—
Washington Star.
“Yos, and we will rescue her If they j Ington Is quite rich A Seattlo paper
remain for the night Too late! Wo are mentions a lir in Simms which Is 8H
discovered."
Botn men drow back from the window
hastily. Evidently thoy had boon seen
by soino of the Indians In the valley bo
low. They conld see them point to tho
strange house In tho rock* Than sevnral
shots wore fired at them.
“I am sorry they saw us," remarked
Wolford.
"Thoj cannot Injure u*"
foot ill diameter. Near Stanwood thore
Is a cedar IT foot In dlamoter 3.1 feet
from tho root* and 12 feet In diameter
112 feet from tho root* Nooksack re
ports a tlr 12 foot In diamoter.
Tukre seems to be a direct propor
tion between squaller and poverty, and
tho poor seem to have the largest fam
ilies.
A Men's Ckaacc ol Life.
In the English Illustrated Magazine,
Mr. J. Holt Schooling works out some
Interestlug results as regards the
clmnecs of males at ages 20, 30, 40, 50,
00, 70, 80 and 00, living for 10 years
more, 20 years more, 30 years more,
etc. For example, as regards 1,000
men aged 20, 030 of them “live 10
years more,” I. e„ to age 30; that Is,
04 i>er cent. Uve to age 30 and 0 per
cent, do not, so the chnnce at age 20
to live to age 30 Is not quite 10 to 1 In
favor of living. Similarly, 550 out of
1,000 live 40 years more," 1. e., to age
00, so that the odds In favor of a man
aged 20 living to nge 00 are 05 to 44,
say 5 to 4, In Bportlng phrase. Again,
ns only 10 out of the 1,000 “live 70
years more," I. e., to age 00, the oh a nee
of a man aged 20 attaining age 00 la
only 1 In 100, or odds of 00 to 1 against
him. As to the clinuccB for men nged
50, 770 per 1,000 live 10 yenrs more, I.
e„ to age 00; therefore, we mny say
thn chnnce of a niun aged 50 living to
IK) Is represented by odds of 77 to 23,
or nbout 7 to 2 In favor of the man
nged 50 living 10 yenrs more. This
chance, favorable ns It Is. Is of course
not nearly ns great ns the lfl to 1
chance in favor of a innn nged 20 liv
ing to age 30. Glancing at men aged
70 we see that only 336 per 1,000 live
10 years more, I. o., to age 80;" this
means that 34 per 100 live the 10
yenrs and 00 per 100 do not, so the
chnnce at nge 70 of a mnn living to
uge 80 Is represented by the odds of
2 to 1 against him. As for men aged
00, of 1,000 men nlive nt nge 00, only
4 live to nge 100. Thus nt age 00, tho
chance of living 10 years Is very smnll
It being represented by the long odds
of 240 to 1 against the man—quite au
outside chance.
Photoirsphlni the Monkey.
"One of the most difficult brutes to
photograph Is the monkey," snlil n man
In New York who makes a business of
taking pictures of all sorts of iiulmnls
and birds. “You mny try as much ns
you like, but you will never succeed In , ,
making a monkey look straight Into "V 10 ” "' 1,h 11 r<Ml ' "' hlt0 111,(1
the center of a camera for even a sec- b,uo ’ nmI “T*™ 1 f tbe Spanlsh-Am-
ond. Its glance always shifts oft to '' l ' lona 8,ates bnvp banner8 whl( ’ 1 ‘ bpnr
Our Flag the Copy,
The flag of our country Is generally
conceded to be one of the most beau
tiful banners lu the world, and tho
Diet mat there Is something Inherent
ly attractive In Its assemblage of stars
and stripes Is shown by tEe frequency
with which It has beeu copied In the
standards of other imtlous. Tho ling
of Uruguay has white nnd blue stripes
with white field und gilt sun for un
emblem; tlmt of Salvador the same
number of stripes, white and blue,
with red field anil nine white stars.
Nicaragua has five stripes, the outer
two, at the top and bottom of the flag
being blue, the two Inner white and
the middle one red. The flags of LI-
bertu nnd the Hawaiian Islands arc
exactly alike, each haring eleven al
ternate red unit white stripes, with a
blue field mid single white star. The
Greek naval flag lias nine white and
blue stripes, with blue field nnd white
cross. The Orange Free State fins
seven alternate white nnd yellow
crouch as though In pain, throw back
his head, take a long breath and In a
deep bass voice distinctly say, “Ob,
no." He can also pronounce his name.
Carlo, In an unmistakable manner.
Mr. Meyers bsB declined several
large offers for the dog, nnd says he
would not part with him at any price.
one side of the other. Nor will it ever
cnteli your eye of tlx Its own upon
yours, and I hnve come to the conclu
sion that a monkey cannot look nt a
camera any more than It can a human
being In the face.
"Take a dog's he;id lu your two
hands nnd look Into Its eyes. The
boost will return your gnze, not for
long, perhaps, for the contemplation
of human Intelligence distresses nil
animals. But It is not so with the
monkey. Hold Its head as patiently
as you please between your hands,
and It will east Its eyes up to the cell
ing and keep on winking or cast them
down to the floor ns If asleep or twist
them around in a most absurd fu-slilon
to took over one side or the other, but
never, eveti In passing by It, will It
catch yours.
"TVhy Is tills? I don't know, unless
It Is tlmt the animal lias some secret
regarding our <vvn origin that It does
not wish us to find out However, if
they are bashful, they are very In
quisitive, and if I were to leave my
camera unguarded for ten minutes In
a cage containing a dozen monkeys
a resemblance more or less close to
our national ensign. The first Cuban
ting had three stripes, the top nnd bot
tom being blue mill the middle stripe
white, the field being red with n white
slur. The authorized Cuban Hag nt
present has five alteruate blue aud
white stripes with a red field and a
white star.—St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat.
MADE A REPUTATION.
Ai ErWIts Mil's Cosvcrsstloa With s Boy
ill tie Remit.
Some good men are naturally snch
tencliers, and so full of benevolence,
especially toxvard the young, that they
cannot help spreading wisdom wher
ever they grow. That the seed may
fall upon stony ground Is proved by
a story which a gentleman, who went
hunting Into the Interior of Nova Sco
tia. tells In n letter.
The hunter was carried sixteen
tulles ot night l/y a boy sixteen years
old and a horse fifteen years old. The
ride wns tedious, and the boy driver
was Inclined to fall asleep. The hun
ter, therefore, thought to Interest hint
In something.
"I see we aro going dne west,” he
said.
"How do you know that?" asked the
boy. "WaB you ever here before?”
"No, but there Ib the North Star.”
“How do you know It's the North
Star?”
"Why there are the pointers.”
“Whnt pointers*"
The hunter explained, and told the
boy how to find the North Star. The
boy seemed wide awake now, and tho
hunter went on to give, him bis first
lesson In astronomy, telling him how
Jupiter was 1300 times as large aa the
enrth, and how Mars showed changes
of seasons, how It held bays, and ap
parent cnnnls and so forth, and how It
xvus supposed by many to have Intel
ligent inhabitants.
When, after his hunting, tbe stran
ger returned to the town where he
hud hired the conveyance and the boy,
lie found that the people seemed to
have a certain humorous Interest In
him. It was so evident that he was
the object of some curiosity that he
made Inquiries, and finally found a
nmii xvho could tell him.
•Why,” said his Informant, “you've
made a great reputation for yourself
around here.”
“In xvliat way?”
"Oh, the kid that drove you over to
the other night came hack tho
next day and told all the ‘Betters’ at
the hotel tlmt of all the liars be ever
heard, you were the sllokest.”
“What Be did I tell him?”
“The boy said that you pretended to
know the number of miles to the sun.
and thnt you pointed to a star that
you said wrb onUed ‘Jumpter,’ and
that you snld It waB 1300 tlines bigger
than this xvorld, nnd tlmt you pointed
.to another star tlmt you said was one
where folks lived.” ,
“ ‘Oh,’ snys tlmt boy, ‘you Just
ought to hear him! He’s a peach. Old
Haskins ain’t In It with that feller for
lyin’. I tell you he’s the biggest liar
In Novn Seotla. I’ll point him out to
you when he comes hack.’ ’I
The boy had pointed him out, and
he xvas nt the moment enjoying the
reputation of the champion of all tho
liars xvlio lmd cx’er come to Novn Sco
tia. *
A Dog Tbit Talks.
IT. W. Meyers, of Vestal, N. Y„ Is
the owner of a dog that can talk. For
years Mr. Meyers lms been a student
of the voice. In his Investigations he
found the vocnl apparatus of all ani
mals to be much nlike, nnd especially
did tlmt of n dog resemble man’s. He
accordingly conceived a simple oper
ation. xvhk-li nt present he keeps a
secret, hut which he says will, In the
near future, he laid before the scien
tific xvorld.
The talking dog Is of Scotch collie
breed. He lms several words In Ids
vocabulary, hut those he eau pro
nounce plainest are "Oh, no." When
asked by Ills master to reply he xvlll
A Leper Colony.
In a Basque village in the south
west of France lives a family named
Cngot. For centuries the members ot
It have been lepers. They lived In lit
tle houses ou tho outskirts of the town
and were under all the restrictions
common to their kind In the old days.
One of them once presumed to use
the general holy water in church and
for this crime hnd his head nulled to
the front door of the church.
It Is the lmhlt of Arctic dogs to bur
row under tho snow, curl up Into the
simillest possible hulk, und thus
sleep.
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