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Market Fcrrlby Grammar School i next dooryard, and gave their tribute
boasted^ of a_Frencli_ professor—one to unother. The vines had come up
John Henry, English by compulsion,
French by birth and trulning. Every
uld see that by hU manner.
-body corn
his dress, bis tall, furry French hat,
bis silver buckled French shoes. He
was a diminutive, courtler-llke gen
tleman, rather shabby on bis plttanco
of a hundred pounds a year, but none
the less proud of bis auccstry. We
believed him to be of royal blood.
Vet we did not show respect, even for
bis attainments. Indeed, with his In
significant stature and his absent-
mindedness, be was something of a
butt for raw Jokes. I remember so
well tlio winter (for It led me to her
■ who baa become the light of my
life) when he strayed thoughtlessly
Into the midst of a snow-ball fight be
tween classes on the school green.
Both sides joined In the attack, and
tbs old professor was well-nigh un
conscious when I rescued him, set
him In a hansom, and took him to
bis home.
and run to seed twice since she
picked their blossoms. Neighbors
said the professor and bis daughter
left suddenly. Some one beard him
exclaim to some one else—“I go back
to my kingly rights. X "am a mon-
nroh " Tliot ,
_ _ town, where the river
drive swept into our little park—how
often I remembered It In after days.
There -Adelaide and her father spent
their quiet, happy, life. The professor
was absorbed In his books; the
daughter moved quietly around the
bouse, or attended her flowers. So
It was when I culled a few nights
later to inquire as to Mr. Henry's
condition. The Christmas holidays
were on. I had ample leisure. And
wlint a team love nud leisure make.
For two years 'more old Market
Ferrlby was heaven. I think I
did myself credit In certain studies,
although the professor told me bland
ly that I was so well posted In certain
others that be would not tlud It nec
essary to examine me, which explana
tion my parents swallowed without
hesitation. If I failed In any I must
coufcss my greater Interest at the lit
tle cottage. I spent a good many
hours studying a pair of eyes and a
pretty face and the kind of voice
that makes yon think. •
I graduated with two precious pos-
sessions; a heart and a diploma. 1
arch/ 1 That was all. Something
clutched at my throat I was hardly
i -htecn. Do you wonder I cried a lit
tle?
I went to Paris and studied the
great newspapers for months past
One morning I found In a year old
American New York Herald, refer
ence to the little kingdom of Barest-
aria, an Island la the northern seas.
The writer told of great fetes In the
little town of a thousand souls over
the return of Its king, driven out dur
ing a revolutlou some years before.
Then my heart went tick, for there
was a picture of little Adelaide, as
the king's daughter, wearing n quaint
O uuubuict. nt'UUU^ U IJUDIUI,
lace headdress with gold ornaments
around the ears. The old love re
kindled. I packed my grip and de
parted for Barratarlu on the night
train.
Barratarla consisted of a city of
some four thousand souls, ou a two-
lmndred-acre lslaud, reached by long,
heavy bridges from the mainland. If
wus an elevated plain, built up aolld
with residences and warehouses, its
people were well-to-do. Matty of
them dried shiploads of herring and
i or
sole, storing their packages _
{ trant flsh under open sheds, or In
oosoly built frame barns. Others
operated big steamship lines, spend
ing their days at business and their
resting hours lu Bnrratnria. Others
were gentlemen of leisure and gam-
known fa Barratarta -and attracted
some attention. 1 represented reyeeit
as a distant relative of the royal fam
ily «a as Important miaueu, and
«Jr bribing the guard, wot permit
ted te ssed m my card. Preaeutly
the guard returned, and bowing lew,
entreated me to follow him. i
passed through the marble halts or
the palace, and wae ushered into u
dimly-lighted druwlng-niom. And lu
a few miuutee entered Adelaide; my
own, my darling, holding out both
hands and gaming her greeting. I
took her to" my heart. I covered her
dear face'with kisses. And when wo
wore quieted, I told her how 1 had
found her and why I hud come. She
insisted that it was no use—that It
only mado her lot harder to bear. Sb<
had been ordered’ by the king to wet
Trastamara, “the gambler," though
■be loathed him. ,"uh, Gregory," sue
sobbed, "If we-could only he back In
biers. They came from several near
by provinces. And presently they
were Intermarrying and rearing sons
with more money than brains. It Is
no wonder that tho voters—the native
born were turhulcnt When I ar
rived a new party had been organ
ized; some kind or an anti, or may bo
a liberal. Anyhow tho little town was
broken up into cliques, and they were
at one another's throats. Opposite the
City Ilall, Gorcrn'meat troops sat on
‘HISSED HER PASSIONATELY BEFORE TRIM ALL."
think X far out-valued tho heart, for
there never was another like it, and
none over will Is?. But at my pater
nal home. Charter's Court, there wus
blood on the face of the moon, and ■
leather strap awaiting the youthful
scion. Ho 1 deviated and spent a bliss
ful month In France, pending a reduc
tion of the tempest. For 1 had told
them of my engagement to Adelaide,
and my desire to marry her Immedi
ately and bring her home, "It will
blow over,” I said to myself, laugh
ing at love letters from Adelaide, and
writing her a stream of tender re-
pUes. Then I got mad. For eke told
me her father, old Henry, had thrown
a fit when she spoke of her contem
plated co-operative association.
I.\ i rr i Hip
chased buck to Fcrrlby and
dropped In at the house about tea
time I ate a form I supper. Old
Henry's manner chilled me to my
spurs, and I could think of nothin?
but army gossip, for I had graduated
Into an organization of prospective
army olilcers.
Then I broke loose and told him
what I wanted, while Adelaide dis
creetly withdrew. He was a stone
post to my entreaty, my demand, my
storm. So as I had put pride beneath
my heel, and could not give bar
up. I offered him a homo, on annuity,
an Indefinite leave of absence, with
pay and expenses—any old plan toot
would give a fair exchange for his
sorrow. He shook his bead. He
even swore et me In French. And
then he called her in and made her
dismiss pie, though she did It In
tears. , .
From India to Africa, from ice to
equator, I moved shoot through Eng
lish Army Stations. We were on a
tour of England's outposts—one of the
first school trips of the young officer
I attained new grades and donned
new uniforms. I added stars and
bare, cords and fringe. I had be
come a real soldier. I even got Into
some scrlmmsges with the blacks in
ajr.s&Sa"gas?s&
five years knocking abeut I returned
to England. But my heart wo* stlU
at the little cottage, and thither I
ssawss'.Msi’®
knapsacks and Ia<
si bio end. They
licking, fitfnl clai
dents and merchants of
They could form Instant sfMetownta.
But they could foiget aa sadly. Bence
their present bitterness.
It took a passport sad aa Inter
national secret badge and password
1. Then,
to get In at ell. Then, weair to>:
death after a tbrewday rail aad boat "
voynge, I went to bcu In tho only ■
hotel. *
Toward Doming I woe awakened
by gun firing. I arose and dressed
inunedlstaly. There was skirmishing
to the south, where the Island raw off '
In a long neck of land. The* I beard
marching In the street near by,
and tho rumble of cannon. It wni
none of my business, really; bat Ado-
Officer cannot rest supinely to the
midst at civil war, even -though * be
merely opera bouffe. Bo I went
among them, as a citizen, discreetly
leaving my uniform in my pertmou-
teas.
In the dark—for It was not yet
morning—I mixed with the crowdjtnd 1
caught the drift of the
revolution.
was the occasion of festivities and
brilliant ceremonials. Now they
wanted- a- young man. There woe-
Trastamara, Adelaide's distant cousin.
He was of royal blood and
full of fire. Why not mane him king?
And I found by questioning that
Trastamara, the gambler and sport of.
tho Island, was laying wires alongdfr
vlous paths to accomplish just'that
end; forcing the abdication of John
lug
and—bow It floored me—tak-
elaide as his queen. I ground
my teeth, Sooner than see that sweet"
angel Trastamam’s wife I would
wet
It
with kilt sod i
bvuui-u, u nv-njuiu umjr u
the little cottage lu Ferrthy.'
Ah I the bitter, sweet of those days-
tbe hunger lor my sweetheart, the in
frequent glimpses of her dear face,
the haunting fear of Trustamare’s
schemes, l or two weeks I remained
at the hotel, while the revolution
smouldered, und 1 racked my brains
for a method of resetting Adelaide.
Then my plan formed, I sat still and
awaited the crucial moment.
It was the night of the annual
Grand State Ball. With a somewhat
doubtful heart, I entered tho palace, in
full uniform, with short Hootch
sword. Before many minutes I wus
summoned by Adelaide’s Chamber
lain to meet her In the diraclng-luill,
and thither I went for a brief dance
with my beloved. Near by her, guard
ing her jealously, stood Trastamara, a
a dark-lirowcd desperado. 1 bad
learned—though ho knew It not—that
ho hud several hundred trusty follow
ers, in tho palace and out, ready to
rush to his calk He had planucd to
carry out hlg scheme that night. *
_ to bo passed on to every
. ... as he attains bis majority. Thus
its precise nature Is In the possession
of never more than two persons at tho
same time. Conjecture and traditions
say, however, that In the long ago,
when the Lindsays and Ogllvles were
at feud a number of the latter clan
were Imprisoned and died In that par
ticular chamber. That the room has
some uncanny peculiarities a;
he beyond a doubt, for the '
fRfrflt'hmnm hnri If tvullod tin
knew all this, and I, alone and almost
empty-handed, ‘ ‘
_ was there to bulk him.
After our dance, 1 uad an opportu-
nity to draw Adolnlde into tho con
servatory. I abjured her te go with
mo hack to England—?to leave the
place with all Its bickerings and plot
tings, and be my bennte English wife.
"But father,” she faltered; “'they
would tear him to pieces If they fouud
. . ^ .
Gregory dear,
believe he would go If ho had
chance. He is so feeble, so sick' of It
all. If you could talk with him.’’
Suddenly Adelaide’s eyes grew big
... ... ... back wus
and dark with fright
her waist, smoothing her dear hair
with the other. I turned and my
heart chilled. There, peeping be
tween the great leaves of u palm,
grinning hatefully, was Trastamara,
lie disappeared.
The next moment there was a hub
bub in the ball. “The King!” I heard
them cry. "The King!” "Como with
uio quick," said Adelulde, in an ex-
excited whisper. "It is our only
chancel” And taking me by the arm.
she drew me into the ball-room and
up on to the stage. The crowd ap
proached us on tiptoe with excltment,
for Trastamara had undoubtedly
spread the news. Iu the front came
the king, with brilliant robes and Jew
elled crown. Haw old and feeble he
looked. How worn and tired. But
he bad lost none of his proud anger
of okl days. Raising bis maca be
called aloud; "That man Is an Inter
loper. He has designs on the body of
the king! rut hjm outl Banish him*
Away with him!”
I turned to Adelaide. She stood
there tremulous, hor eyes shining llko
■tui
den
re, an adorable creation. On sud-
i Impulse I throw one arm about
her and kissed her passionately be
fore them all. Then, facing the
crowd:—“The princess is my amanccd
wife!” I cried, "I,et him who dares
put foot ou this platform!” f
drew my sword just In time,
Bravo as a lion. Trastamara leaped
upon tho platform and came at mo
” g. He held a short knlfo In
Ight band, and circled for an
p. “Tlnr!” T rflml. Twstflna* nut
his
opening. “Dog!” I cried. Letting out
with ~my sword I fetched Jilm a
led back Into tho crowd. There
was now a babel In the ball. The
possibility of defense was at an end,
for 1 beard orders ontslde end knew
that soldiers - were approaching. A
door stood open behind us. I took
Adelaide by the shoulders and pushed
her through It. "To the south gate."
I whispered to her ears. "For your
life, derHng!”
Down the Stairs we rail lightly.
Tito Btrattge Mystery of the* Haunt
ed Room” Revealed to Lord Clamls.
Lord Glamlt, son of the Eart and
Countess et Strathmore, came of age
, and the secret of the
>m” was communicated
_ .by his father. This has peeh
.variable practice on
'Strathmore had It walled up after vie
night to
ltlng the apartment one —
termine the origin of certain Weird
nolaes which, it Is said, had for a long
time disturbed and puesled him. "The
Earl opened the door with n key,”
wrote a" correspondent to a pr. Lee,
iped back in a dead
“and dropped back in a dead swoon
Into tho arms of hla companions; nor
could he ever bo Induced to-open his
lips on the subject afterward.” The
experiences of a lady visitor at the cas
tle are quoted In tho book, "Haunted
HIM, Arthur Paget.
and Family Legends-” "Sud-
so the etory runs, “a cold blast
•tola Into the lady’s room, extinguish
ing the light by her bedside, She saw
ilall, mailed figure pass Into the
dressing-room. Immediate!/ there-
S tef there was • shriek from her child
an adjoining room. Her maternal
Instinct was aroused. She rtisbed Into
the dressing-room and found the
eillld In an agon/ of tear. It described
Whftt It had seen as “a giant,” who
came and leaned over Its face.”
'The operation Mrs Arthur Paget ,un
derwent recently at tho hands of Sir
Alfred Fripp was a very delicate and
wonderful one, though thoroughly suc
cessful. More than a year ago Mrs.
Paget fell down an elovator abaft and
fractured her thigh. The bone failed
to mend and In spite of an operation
affn, the great Berlin spe-
lst, Sir Alfred Fripp took a photograph
of the Injured bones by moansof the
Roentgen rays, which showed that the
fracture was as bad as ever. It was
the fractured bones could be read—
These were sorewed together with
Ivory, and It Is confidently believed
swept to* Wag,-the courtiers.
and the crowd of gay dancers. Old
/Ota Hear/ bad thrown aside his
long robes and bis crown, and wns
iprlntlng after me In excellent style.
At the bottom of a long High of stone
gate of the palace. A two-horse car
riage stood outside, "ft te my own!”
cried AdotalA "It has been waiting
stone noon. We are saved!"
Tito door of Hto palace closed with
et Ue kingly MMUmimtsp But If
'•lammed to the face of the crowd,
Adelaide reaped Into the carriage.
With a smothered oath- John Henry
— d no ~
, iumped after her. He bad no thought
hut ’to eapture bis daughter. The sol-
mid take
dlers could take care of me. But
this was exactly what I wanted. I
Hide or no Adelaide’ a British Army 'slipped to beside Adelaide, closed the
door, called to the driver to make
across the southern bridge at top
SI; and 1 we WWW off without a
pnrsneK
A- moment later the king came at
with knotted, blood-thirsty fingers,
was- to a fearful rage., r met him
He
.half-way with my fist beneath bit
[chin. He doubled up like a Jack-
knlfo and knew no more untlU we were’
on the mainland, to a fast train for
reeling off the miles between
Paris, reeling c
Hell and Heaven;
Henry took It unkindly, but to time
be became grateful to me for saving
Is life. For It was really planned'
that night to make way with him and
turn Adelaide over to Trastamara,
Adelaide’s cWckens have come
Book, staging; the vines curl up with
delight; and tEB
the flowers bloom them
selves-to death, all for the lady to the
Uttte cottage. Old Henry le to bis
s n—tbs library; Adelaide Is In
, the nursery. I am busy and
contented. I have fought the good
fight; I have won my queen.
my sword to the- villain's blood' and
carry off the prise myself.
I saw that action was necessary IB
^tVrSSSto Trt&aSS' ™e Hungarian ebsmtet,. Bran, ray.
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Preservative For Stonci
has discovered- a- liquid chemical
compound which renders certain hinds
of" matter proof oestnst the effects at
of usurt/swsy hto* aCstoneand-rea-
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ivuijr. uuu 01) 49 vuuuuuutijr uvuvivu
that In a few months’ time they will
knit and become strong enongh to beer
tlio weight of the body. In spite of
tho agony extending over thirteen
months which Mrs. I’epet has endured,
she lx able to drive out every day to an
irriuge. Mrs. Paget recently
the now ward at Chnring-Cross
Hospital, built from tho proceeds of a
great charity bazaar aho organized,
and called the Minnie Paget ward. It
contained many fracture eases .and
Mrs. Paget cheered the aufferere great
ly by her hopeful conversation, which
wns appreciated even merer than the
gifts
fruit and flowers she boro
Of Abdul
the one was nssasslnati
went mod and was
two tragical events have mado tho
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keeping watch against conspirators, be
regards as bis most faithful and useful
servitors the men who spend their
time to discovering bis enemies, In
finding out their plana, and In prevent
ing the execution of these plans. Tho
best rewarded will be he who has
given- bis Majesty tho most exhaustive
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