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oidehfaBt^trtlHaU ft »»»(!. mi' WALTER Bloomfield CHAPTER X. Continued. 'When In n confldentlal mood (which ■era* frequent with him), Signor Slmo- un had Informed me that he tu own- >• of only half the raat buelneis be Conducted, hie equal partner being one Uarlo Bittleta, a Venetian merchant who had been for many yean located at Conatantlnople, where he was but- led with attain auch let kr Boras tmeri eon. off with a quarter of a million gold so quint, to I accepted the situation with the best grace I could command, at the tame time resolving that to soon at I had delivered my charge to Slg- nor Battista, 1 would Bend the subtle Anita back te VettlcC 111 her father's frlgattmh, and pursue my travels as I had originally planned them In Eng land. / at be was hlm- aelf engaged with at Venice. It was •be wish of Signor Simona to transmit si great treasure of money to hit part ner, and be waa In donbt bow to do aa with assurance of Its safety. On two previous occasions when he had es sayed to send much smaller earns t» hit partner hie captains abd talldrt had treacherously betrayed their trust, and gone off with the maney to somo small Island In the Mediterranean, or to the northwest Coast of Africa, and thero becatse pirates, but goods, how ever reliable, he had nevar lost In this way. Tba occasion, I though,-afford ed an excellent opportunity for me ta aerro the Interests of my host, and In ho doing to reach Constantinople with out expsnao to myself, and I was be- ■ides anxious to be gone from Venice ' that I might be rid of the amorona at tentions of Anita, which I found much difficulty in rosUtlng. Nevertheless, foc her father's sake, and for no other reason, I spared her. It was In these fefrcumstancta that I acquainted Sig nor Simona with my Intention to visit Constantinople, at the same time show- , Ing him my passports ond my letter «f Introduction to Sir Thomas Roe, BngUsh . Ambassador to tho Porto, signed by King James’s own hand. If Would lit out and man a frlgatoon Tor Constantinople I would, I said, gladly mako the voyage therein, the •honey being packed nnd treated ag sny baggage, bnt none the leas faith- fully delivered by me to Signor Mario Battista Immediately on my arrival In ghat city. My heat wqs delighted with my offer, and that same day gave or der* for a frlgatoon to bo made ready for sea, ns I had suggested. He also caused ten chests to be made of atout ebony, lined with eheet lead and Bound on the outside with bands of copper. Bach chest was of about onq cubic foot content, and Into each Big- ror Simona packed with hit own bands 25,000 gold seqnlns. When all the chesta were tilled they were fastened .with screws, the copper bands made fast with metal studs, and the whole coated with a resinous black paint, to which later was added my name. In white characters, upon each, ’When the design of my Journey to Constantinople became known to Ani ta, she opposed It with all her wit, and exhibited a great wealth of art- Mce In her effort! to prevent It 8bc represented to her father haw essen tial was a change of scene to one who, llko himself, had lived long and .worked hard In ono place, and who wai besides aufferlng from recent be reavement from which she argued 'that ha would do Well In going ta Con atantlnople, more especially as she waa capable, with my protection, of taking charge of his house and affairs. But finding that the old man could not be porsuaded to undertake so perilous a .voyage, she changed her tactics, and hfter somo honeyed compliments con cerning my honor and probity endear- ' ored to show that It was unfair to Sig nor Battista to entrust a great treasure In which he had a half Interest to tho custody of one who was entirely un known to him, nnd whom he (Simona) himself had known but little more thau a hundred days, and that bis merchant wisdom would be more ap parent In devising some other and more .regular means 'of getting the . money to Constantinople. This adTlce being also rejected, she feigned illness, kept to ber bed and Indicted upon her aged father, such fears for her life that he dispatched a special-courier to Pa dua to fetch a learned leech of that city. ' Several days passed beforo the leech reached Venice, and when ho came he made but a hasty and superfi cial examination of the patient. “Your daughter," said the leech to Signor Si mona, “la suffering from an Indetermi nate langu'sbment nnd may die at any time; the best thing fur her Is n pro longed cruise lu the Mediterranean; by such means her life may be spared for many years." When Signor Si mona acquainted me with wbat the leech bad prescribed for his daughter 1 perceived at once what had hap- peued. Clearly Signor Anita's courier had aped faster than her father's, and this was a prescription which had been first dictated by the patient ta the prescribar. Matters fell out ns I expected they would. A week before the frlgatoon was ready to put to sea Signor Simona took me aside, and af ter profuse expressions of his affection tor me, said be bad resolved to entrust me not only with bis mouey but his daughter also, and atraigbtway un folded bla desire that Slgnorlna Anita . should accompany me to Constantlno- p’c for ihe benefit of her health. I bad expected as much, and waa not anrpriseil, though I heartily wished tho Italian girl at the bottom of the oea. TO have raised any objection to the proposal would have savored of an Intent on my part to'felonleusly make CHAPTER Xl. ■OgmnmRAxiHianxoonncoxTixtiED November 14-.— The frlgatoon Orlo Mhilbibtfh was a noble craft, well fouHd trad in all respects fib I went With my worthy host ta see her while •be lay la the arsenal where tbree centuries before the fames of balling pitch bad assailed tbe nostrils of the Immortal Florentine. A swarm of workmen were busy about ber, and the arrangements for . the comfort of ber two passengers snrpassed any thing of the kind I had seen or sup posed possible. Two stately cabins had been, specially constructed, one foro and one aft; they were divided by a spacious general cabin, nnd both richly furnished with ail things need ful for comfort The crew consisted of seventeen men; that la to say, of Captain Jacopo Pcrugla-a fine man •t sixty or thereabouts, who bad •erred 81gnor Simona far forty years —and sixteen sailors. Tbe fore cabin was assigned to me, tbe after cabin to Slgnorlna Simona and her maid. In nil there woe accommodation for a score ot souls. Signor Simona Intro duced Captain Perugia to me as a man of Whose fidelity and good sea- -manihlp he had had frequent proofs, and utsared me that he had voyaged (o many tlmea between Venice and Constantinople that he c^d safely navigate the Oreclan nrehlpWago with out a chart; whereat I scrutinized nar rowly the face and bead of the captain thus appraised, nnd was satisfied that .he deserved bis master's testimonial. Notwithstanding that Its owner spared no expense the fitting out of the Orlo Mallpletro proceeded slower than I could have wished, and three weeks passed before she was ready for sea. And hero again I perceived the hand of Slgnorlna Anita, who had divers women at work rooking clothes which she desired not ta deparf with out, but could not sooner get com pleted, Signor Simona was a shrewd man, well versed In the ways at his kind, yet In dealing with his daughter he was hut as clay in the hands of the potter, ao great Is the blindness of a fond parent. At last the day came when Captain Perugia reportod to Signor Simona that hla frlgatoon ley ready to sail With the first favorable wind, that ber cargo of merchandise was well and safely stored, and all his daughter's baggage aboard. It was then' that Slgnob Blmonn ordered the ten chests of sequins to bo placed upon the 'floor of my cabin, where I should have them constantly In sight, and gave me 'a sealed letter for delivery with the chests to Signor Mario Battista, of Constantinople. He commended his daughter to my care, and both our lives and fortunes to tho protection of God In a manner so natural and affect ing that bnt few persons could hnvc witnessed the scene unmoved. As for Anita sho wept abundantly, and showed cither great filial devotion or consummate skill In acting. And the wind now serving, the Orlo Mallpletro stood out to sea. It was with strange emotions, not unmlxod with sadness, that I watched the spires and campaniles of Venice wax dimmer and yet more dim as the swelling sails of tho Orlo Mallpletro bore us southeastward along the Adri atic, and I could not repress thoughts of all which had happened to me siuce I first set foot In that marvelous city, so appropriately called tbe bride of the sea. Anita noticed my abstrac tion, and with the admirable tact which seems to pertain only to femin ine natures sought to dispel It by en gaging me In conversation. Poor Anita! I pitied her greatly, for she had fixed her affections ou one who had determined not to reciprocate them—on a man who had never so much as spoken to her of lave, and for him she had abandoned her nged father (tor whom I am sure she had a real affection), and had embarked ou a perilous Journey under circumstances the most damaging to her reputation. Usd I never suffered such treatment ns befcl me at the hands «r a woman in England I should probably have been content wiib tbis brave young Venetian lady for a wife, for I doubt- d not she was as faithful as she was persistent, but my English affair still rankled In my heart, nnd my oath never to regard any woman other than as one tn whom no faith should he put was too recently registered to be light ly broken. Our progress was extremely slow, and suffered several Interruption, but I regretted It not, for the month wgs June, and the seas on which we sailed lacked by tbe most beautiful lands In tbe world. Truly the ancients did well In calling tbe Mediterranean such; It was a compliment—not on error, as some have affirmed. Stoppages were made at Trieste, Flume, Zara, Bagusa and other places, and sundry men- ehandlie delivered to divers traders in these places Who dealt lh Venetian cdttinodlties. It was oh the sixteenth day If tar our departure from Venice Drheh.we pnt bff from Lemnos, and lit had gohe weil with ns In that time, Our journey being almost accom plished I sat In my cabin cogitating how I might with the least harshness return Anita to her father, for I had gathered from ber discourse that she entertained the hope of my returning with her to Venice In the Orlo Mallple- tro, and that, If disappointed In that expectation, she was prepared to ac company me for so long as I chose to travel In the dominions of tbe Great Turk. Now I was fully determined neither to do tbe one nor permit tbe other, but concerning the manner of acquainting Anita with my resolve I stood lu pause. Weakness Is a fatal thing, and I cursed my folly In leaving Venice in circumstance* such ns to In volve me In this dilemma; mid saw clearly, now that it wai too late, tint my. proper course was to have plainly told Signor Simona that I had no feel ing for his daughter other thau that of 'common friendship, and to have left Venice as I had entered It—alone. There Is no practical use In perceiving good courses after tbe occasions to which they apply are past, yet to rec ognize one'z self as a fool la the first step towards wisdom, and this I did very fully, albeit with much chagrlu. Suddenly, nnd without any warning, my reverie was dispelled by the deep boom of a cannon, and the next min- nte Captain Perugia entered my cabin, very pale, but quite calm end self- possessed. “We are lost," said he; “no earthly power can save ns, but we will die like men," and with great deliberation lie made tbe sign of tbe cross Upon bis forehead, and for a few momenta his lips moved as If he were speaking, but he uttered no sound. "Lost I" I echoed, for I was downright amazed) “how lost? The ship is sound, the weather fair and Venice at peace with every State.” At this moment three terrific cannon charges rent the air. Captain Perugia shook his head sadly. “The Turk Is as deceitful as Satan,” said the captain; thous speakest truly, yet stand mat ters as I have said. Ta the northward ride thirty-four of the frigates In the figure of a crescent, and presently they will enclose us, If they do not sooner sink us with"their guns.” "But Venice nnd the Forte are at peace,” I retiter- ntod. “What of that?” retorted the captain warmly; “It may be that the Admiral Pasha desires sport, or the Sultan needs Christian slaves, and no Venetian vessel within a hundred leagues of us to tell the talc. I hnvc said It; the Turk li more deceitful than Satan, nnd you may prepare cither for, Immediate death or to bo chained to an oar In the galley of the infidel. Do ns you will; I and my meu elect to die." He turned and again ascended to the deck. Hastily snatch ing a brace of pistols trom a locker I followed the captain up the compan ion-way, thinking of the remark of Signor Simona when he presented (hem to me, that I should certainly not need to use them while aboard the Orlo Mallpletro. On reaching the deck I saw the for midable Turkish fleet, distant not more than half an English mile, nnd disposed ns Captain Perugia had de scribed. The captain himself I could nowhere see, but after I had stood a i llnfite or so gazing In silent wonder at the grand spectacle before me, nnd wondering whether the Turks Intend ed to do us any mischief or not, he ap- THE WORLD’S WONDERS ON DISPLAY >> St* Ldtiis Working Night and Day For the Opening of the World’s 30th Next* & April to Be in Readiness Fair on Saturday, proachcd me from tj|e after-part of tho HE first few thousand car* loads of the twenty thou- 5 8 sand cars of exhibit* that X ■ R' will arrive at the World** Fair in St. Loula within the next few week* have been re ceived and unloaded. Large forces of men are employed night and day in receiving and placing the valuable products from many nations of the world as they come In. Any one who has not been over tbe World’s Fair grounds cannot, with the wildest stretch of bis imagination, realise tbe todgnificfeiiee tit this latest and great est of tihiversal Expositions. With its thousand buildings spread out over an area of two square miles, ehClOsed by six miles of fence, tbe great World's Fair glistens in the snn, and Is the centre of Interest to all this part of the country. The management has very consid erately arranged many of the prin cipal exhibit palaces in a compact group. While there are more thau twenty-five holdings of considerable size given up to exhibit purposes, tbe very Inrge buildings ore some fifteen in number; eight of these, the Palace of Transportation, Machinery, Elec tricity. Varied Industries, Education, Manufactures, Mines and Metallurgy, Liberal Arts, are situated in tbe north palaces. Neir by «* the Government Fisheries building arid *e* coast de- fense guns. The Palace of Agriculture Is the largest of the Esposltlon buildings •nd stands In the central western part of the grounds, upon a High ele vation. This building covers twenty acres of ground, the equivalent of a •mall farm, and contains msny thou sands of exhibits, not only from tbe States of the United States bnt from countries of the world. The Palace of Horticulture stands directly south of tho Palace of Agriculture and Is *00 by S00 feet. The Palace of Aft, composed of four large pavilions. Is one of tbe most In teresting parts of the Fslf. Tbe several buildings contain a total of 135 gal leries. filled tvlth the priceless treas ures of Europe and America, gathered with great care by discriminating committees. As an example of the care with which these selections Were made, Italy may be taken as an ex ample. Some four thousand paintings were offered, yet only four hundred could be selected. One, of tbe four buildings of tbe Palsce of Art Is de voted entirely to statuary. Tbe Palace of Forestry, Fish and Game Is in tbe western part of the grounds, covering four ncres. The physical culture exhibits Is altuftedln the westeru part of the grounds, and adjacent to It Is the fine large ath letic field, with amphitheatre aeatlnjj twenty-seven thousand people- this field tbe games will take placedur- lng the summer. In this hurried glance at the Exposi tion of 1004, we must not forget that very interesting quarter, known as the Pike. This is the aninsenient street of tbe Esposltlon. The visitor ril certainly open his eyes In amazement when be sees tile array of amusements) spread out for bis delectatlw. IIt 1* a long story lu Itself, to tell been prepared for ills entertnlfWcnL The Pike is considerably more inn# **. mile long, and upon either side are ranged about fifty elaborate and ex-- treinely novel shows. Some of them cover us many as ten or eleven acres each. „ . The World's Fair will open on bat- urdny. April JO. with fitting ceremon ies.. Upon that occasion an nntlieiu writteiJ by Ediuund Clarence Stedman will be sung by a chorus of six hun dred voices. The muslc-by the em inent composer. Professor Jdbn K# Paine, of Harvard University—ns well ns the poem, was written especially for this occasion upon the Invitation of the Exposition. Frank VrtAder- PALACE OF MACUINEHY. WORLDS FAlit, COVERS TEN Copyrighted, 1904, by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. essel, leading Anita and her maid, Uoth tho women appeared dated with fright, but they obeyed tho captain’s orders quieter and with greater expe dition than I should have expected of them. The stern of a frlgatoon being large nnd square, It affords a better mark for au enemy’s guns than any other part of the vessel, nnd In tho captain’s judgment It was safest for the women to be concealed in my j cabin, situated In the fore-part; where they were accordingly placed with all haste, and the door barricaded on the outside with bales of merchandise. | a nose arrangements being speedily made the captain addressed himself to me and his men as we stood In groups round about him helplessly gazing at the huge hulls of the Turk ish vessels as they approached ns: ! “Qomrndes and fellow-citizens! — the ; enemy of your State nnd of all Chris tendom Is about to add to the mnny proofs of his treachery and cowardice. ! Behold, Venice and the Turks arc at pence; ours is a small vessel, built for trade and not for war. And It seems ; that the tremendous sea strength of j the Great Turk is to be debased to dolug tho work of a corsair’s galley, j we being the victims! Wc have but j one brass cannon aboard, and that j good for nothing but signalling, while the thirty-four Turks are well armed. ! and the lightest of them is three times ; as heavy as we! Escape is impossible, * but though we number only eighteen men, we can avoid being taken alive. j Let us fight with all our strength, and » so die, remembering that life with the * Turk is worse than many deaths.” | Though second to none in valor it was but a feeble cheer with which the Venetian sailors greeted this speech. \ Had they been about to engage in a ’ fair battle, none would have been more enthusiastic than they, but an ! execution excites no enthusiasm, es pecially in the victims, and such it seemed was to be the character of the coming encounter. To be continued. eastern part of the grounds. Tbe main entrunce to the Exposition will let the visitor into the centre of this group. As each building covers from eight to fifteen ucres nnd contains several miles of aisles, lined on either side by most interesting exhibits, the visitor will see his time slipping away with a world of things yet remaining to be seen. The Government bos spent more ou this Exposition than It has ever ex pended before. First, It gave $5,000,000 to the gouernl fund of the Exposition, upon consideration that the city of St. Louis would raise $10,000,000. This of course was promptly dene. Then, the Government appropriated nearly x million nnd . half more for buildings _,«d exhibits, and a few weeks ago de cided to make n loan of $4,000,000 to the Exposition In order to have the elaborate plans carried out to their completeness. The Government can not lose much on this Investment at St. Louis, for the reason that St. Louis returns in internal revenue taxes for the Eastern half of Missouri alone, over $15,000,000 n year. I wish I might describe the great •enuty of the Government building. It Is 800 feet long nnd stands on n broad terrace upon the hillside, over looking the grand group of exhibit RUSSIA’S VICEROY. Admiral AleieleO a Master Mind, • Maatrr XVIII and a M a* ter fa 1 Hand. Admiral E. I. Alexelcff. described by Senator Beveridge in his book. “The Russian Advance.” ns “a master mind, a master will, altogether a mas terful man.” is the subject of an in forming article by Charles Jobuston. in Harper’s Weekly. Admiral Alex- cieff has tolled for years at the build ing of a new region of Russian Influ ence. n region nearly ns large as tbe combined area of France and Ger many. ami with a fringe of possible future acquisitions mnny times great er, only to see the whole of his life work threatened with dissolution. “In this llfework.” says Mr. Johnston, “he has accomplished miracles almost, fac- ing conditions of great nnd unexpect- eu difficulty, amid surroundings alter nately picturesque with the glamor of the East nnd squalid with intrigue and physical wretchedness. Through all these difficulties Admiral Alex- eleff has acted with constant resolu tion, force, rapidity, and constructive new scieuce of forestry has here a most luteresting exemplification. In tho central western part of tbe grouuds are many of the Foreign Gov ernment I’avIIIous. Some fifty for eign nutlous are taking active part in the World’s Fair, several of them spending more than a half-million dol lars each. These are-Englnud. France, Germany, Brazil, Japnu and Chiua. Japan alone has brought seventy - eight thousand exhibits. Tbe displays from tbe I’hillpplne Isl ands form a very attractive feature of the Exposition. There are some eighty thousand of these exhibits ar ranged lu buildings upon a reserva tion of forty acres, lying west of the l’alacc of Agriculture. About thirty acres are given up to an exhibit of the North Amerlcnri In dians, their Industries nnd home life. A large space Is devoted to the aerial concourse. Here will be held the series of airship trials and contests, upon which the Exposition has planned to expend $200,000. Of this sum, $100,- 000 is to be given as a grand prize to the aeronaut who will sail nn airship in the quickest time over a fourteen- mile course. The quadrennial Olympic games are to be held at the World’s Fair this year. A large building devoted to stuckeu, director of the Cincinnati Or chestra, has written a march, and Henry K. Hadley, of New York, has written a waltz, also upon luvltatioiwjgi of the Exposition, for its musical pro grams. The central feature of the Expo sition, or what Is Intended to be the most beautiful scene in the whole grand picture,, is made up of Cascade Gardens, the Colounde of Stute* and the Hall of Festivals. The garden* with their cascades and statuary, and the elaborate architectural features, - are nearly a half n mile from east to west and represent ton expenditure of one million dollars. It is the roost urn- bltlous scheme of formal gardening ever undertaken at an Exposition, or else where. The Festival Hall, 200 feet lu diameter aud 200 feet high, con tains the' largest organ In tbe world, nnd has a seating capacity for thirty- five hundred people. Practically all St. Lonis Is preparing to accommodate World’s Fair visi tors. Tbe private homes will be open for the reception of guests throughout the Exposition. Tbe prices will be from 50c. to $1.50 per day for each person for rooms. Restaurants are so plenti ful that meals may be bad in almost sny locality where the visitors may happen to stop. MUSIC AND ANIMALS. Some very curious experiments have recently been carried out In the Ger man Zoological Gardens in order to ascertain the actual Influence of music upon animals. The Instrument was the violin nnd Herr Baker was tbe per former. Of all the animals the puma was the most sensitive to the musical influ ence. His moods changed rapidly, ac cording to the nature of tbe melody, the animal frequently becoming very excited nnd nervous, “Just llkr a Frenchman,” ».* the report says. Leopards were entirely unconcerned, but the lions appeared to be afraid, al though their cubs wanted to dance when the uslc became livelier. The hyenas were very much terrified, but •the monkeys were merely curious and the monkeys were merly curious. The experiments are to be continued, and wl.h a variety of instruments. In order to distinguish between the men tal states which are actually produced by the music nnd those which are merely the resuit of an unusual ex- Deri Scientific American. N.RAYS AND DIGESTION. ThU Process Cnnses Their KralMlon, M % Dors Muscular Activity. That the processes of digestion, as well ns mental and muscular activity, seem to cause the emission of N-rny», Is the conclusion reached by M. Lam bert, in France, after a series of inter esting experiments. He believes that these curious rays are produced by ferments, especially by those con cerned In the digestion of albuminoid matter. In his experiments on diges tion, says n writer In Harper’s Week ly. M. Lambert placed a small quantity of fibrin in tubes containing In one case activated pancreatic Juice, and In another artificial gastric juice made by mixing five per cent, solution of pepsin with a four per cent, solution of hydrochloric acid. From these tubes the N-rays were emitted, and were detected not only by producing Increased luminescence of a phos phorescent screen, but also photo graphically, thus removing tbe sub jective element from the experiment As a result of these experiments, M. Lambert believes that In the course of digestion tbe fibrin undergoes strains which act to produce N-rays. In a Dublin pa^er some time since was a biographies! notice of Robes pierre, which concluded as follows: “This extraordinary man left no chit- dred behind him, except his brother, who was killed at the same time.”-' j Glasgow Times. .. . I Magic Crowes, London Society Craxe. J The latest society craze seems to be the game of magic crosses. These crosses, of small size and In a number of various colors, are laid on a table in a straight line, and the person holds a magnet, which he moves slowly down the long line of crosses. One by one. but not in rotatiou, tbe crosses are attached to the magnet, nnd when they are’at last all arranged In order, the expert cau gaiu nn insight into tbe character and fate of the experimenter. Even Cabinet Ministers have consult ed the magic crosses.—Onlooker. Evidence. This happened in Scotland. The last editions of newspapers, with the re sult of the great Perth walk, had been sold out, and the boys were calculat ing their takings. “Hullo.” said Jim my, in alarm, “I’m a ’apenny short!” “Well, wbat’a the nse of ’arpln’ on it?” growled Dick, as he calmly cracked a nut. “You don’t think I took it, do you?* “No, I don’t say you ’ave,” said Jimmy, slowly; “I don’t say you *ave. But there it is. I’m a 'apenny short, and you’re a-eating uuts, yer know.*”—London News. A Subtle Hint. “U’s curious, mighty curious,” ob served Mr. Slypurr. as he picked up his overcoat, "how some lucky fellows get a reputation without half trying. Look at Job, for instance, as a syu- onytn for patience.” “Why, wasn’t he tried to the limit, of endurance?” cried the shocked Mrs. Slypurr. "Not much,” replied Mr. Slypurr. calmly. “At least there is no record of his having to struggle with a torn sleeve lining in his overcoat all ter.”—Harper’* Bazar. ' ‘ ^ i <