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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. —de-mr wu» cm 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- den H water proof. 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 m Immense! Sultan Immensely suspicions. 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