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V - ?? .1. ? M I I .1 SIR HENRY MORGAN, BUCCANEER By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY, IAuthor of "The Southerners," "For Love of Country/' "The Grip of Honor," Etc. COPYRIGHT, J905, BY G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY J ? m m CHAPTER XIII. Y GodP' cried the young sol? dier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavor? ing to calm his nervous and excited norse. "What would you have ??one?' "Why didn't yon let me go?' she ask? ed, struggling feebly in his arms. "It would all have been over then." ?*! could not I love you." "The words were wrung from him in -spite of himself by her deadly peril. ^>y her 'desperate design, which he had only -frustrated by superhuman quick aoess and\ strength. He was pale, shak? ing, trembling, unnerved, for her. As he spoke those words, "I love :you,"*Vso blissful for her to hear, she ^slipped her arm around his* neck. He forgot everythiug-^?nor, "duty, his "word-everything he threw to the winds. Before the passion which ?ought death when denied him his own 7?wers of resistance vanished. He , -strained her to his breast and bent his tread to kiss her. Again and again he ?rank at the upturned fountain of af? fection, her lips. The shock had been too much for him. He had seen her "spon the verge of eternity. She thought nothing of that in her present joy. She ?he -ethers were far behind 2^T>' '/ ttl - only realized feat she was in his arms ^again, that he had kissed her, and be-, tween the kisses he poured out words that were even greater caresses. *? JEh? others were far behind. They ^#ere alone upon the mountain side, ^zit? the rocks behind and che great .sapphire sea of the Caribbean before "^Qaaa. He held her close to his breast, ^auft ifibey forgot eveiything but love as ^the* .^gea?y pricked along the road. It was-near noon now, and, as the road a ?jxlougi?arther debouched into an open plateau snaxied hy trees and watered ->y a; craning brook which purled down tl? mountain side from some inaccessi 5 .adouci swept height, it was a fitting p?ace to make camp, where the whole j party, tired by a long morning's trav? el, could repose themselves until the i^hreeze of afternoon tempered the heat . of the day. Here he dismounted, lift .a?fc iver from horse, and they stood to? gether side by side. "fXou have saved me,'" she whispered. ^Toii ha^ drawn me hack from the death that I sought God bas given me to .yon. We shall never he parted." ^tl am a false friend, an ungrateful servitor, a forsworn man, a perjured, ^oldierT'- he groaned,.'passing his hand <xver his pale brow as if to brush away rf&e idea consequent upon his words. **But thou hast :my love," she whis .pered tenderly, swaying toward him -^gain. Tes-yes. Would that it could crown something else than my dishonor." " ''Say not so." .a bad'been faithful," he went on as ?-Mta. Justification, "had I not seen thee ca the brink of that cliff, and then *&ou wert in my arms-I was lost" "And I was found. I leaped todeath. IX shut my eyes as I drove the horse howard the cliff, and I awakened to ifted myReif in your arms-in heaven! t?et 710011112- take me hence." ^It cannot Tbe;" he said. "I must go the viceroy when he returns from "ti? Orinoco war and tell him that I ferre betrayed him." .fl Tvill tell him," she answered, "or wHtc"thou tell him what I tell thee?" ?he went on. "Surely," ""Then say to him that I sought <3earh T?ther thau be given to Don JP?Bpivorto any one else. Tell him you. saved ?me ou tue very brink of the cliff "WjggL "f?sat nerer soldier made a better ^feft ?or field or flag than thou didst ?sake for thy honor and duty, but that X brote thee down. I had the power. ?od I used it. The story is as old as SBden-the woman tempted" **l ??houk? have been stronger: I stonld not have weakened. But I s?all fight uo more. It is all over." .*f,\h, th*?a canst not," she whispered, ??es'fBng closer to himv "And tell my fisher that should harm come to thee lt in fflbelr anger he or De Tobar lay tandi ?poa tb*?e-it will not advantage their plans, for I swear, if there be no m&ac way. i will starve myself to ??es?a to follow thee!" *t cannot shelter myself behind a .?Then I will tell them both myself," be cried. "You shall know, they shall %now, how a Spanish woman can love." .'And thou shalt know, too," answer eft Alvarado firmly, "that though I ftreak my heart I, an unknown, can expatiate my guilt with all the pride ef most ancient lineage and birth iagbest of them all." It was a brave speech, but he did not aeelease his hold upon Merode* 3n spite of his words wht>; dent that whatever he mig Ste might struggle, he ~ ^ae smiled up at hin/ a:rn in ^?5, .. "When .go yon to my father, Senor Alvarado?" she asked. "When he returns from the Orinoco." "And that will not be until" "Perhaps ii month." "Wilt love me until then?" "I shall love thee forever." "Nay, but wilt thou tell me so, with every day, every week, every hour, ev ! ery moment, with kisses like to these?" "Oh, tempt me not!" he whispered. I But he returned again and again her caresses. "Ah, my Alvarado, if you have once fallen, what then? Is not one kiss as bad as a thousand?" "Be it so. We will be happy until that time." "One month, one month of heaven, my love. After that let come what may," she answered, her cheeks and eyes aflame, her heart throbbing with the exquisite pain in ner breast "Some one approaches!'' he said at j last And at the same moment the rest j of the party came around the bend of \ the road. The poor duenna was con- j sumed with anxiety and remorse. "Bernardo," said Alvarado to the ser- I geant, "we will take our siesta here, j Unsaddle the horses and.prepare the ; noonday meal under the trees. Send one of the troopers ahead to bid Fa drique stop on the road until we rejoin him, keeping good guard. Senora Aga pida, you must be tired from the long ride. Let me assist you to dismount" "The Senorita Mercedes?" she asked as he lifted her to the ground. "Where is her horse?" "He slipped and fell," answered the girl promptly. "Fell?" 'Tes; over the cliff. Captain Alvara? do lifted me from the saddle jost In time." *fl shall make a novena of devotion to St Jago for thy preservation, sweet Mercedes," cried the duenna, "and you, young sir, must have a strong arm" "It is ever at your service," answer? ed Alvarado gravely, bowing before ber. The old woman's heart went out to the gallant young man, so handsome, so brave, so strong, so distinguished looking. "Why," she mused under her breath, "could he not have been the one?" By this time the little place was filled with soldiers, attendants and mule? teers. Some kindled fires, others un? packed hampers loaded with provi? sions, others prepared a place where the party might rest, and as, to restore order out of this confusion, Alvarado turned hither and thither he was fol? lowed in all his movements by the love? ly eyes o? the woman who had broken bim and who had won him. During the interval of repose the young man allowed his party the two lovers wore constantly together. Alva? rado had made a faint effort to go apart and leave Mercedes to herself, but with passionate determination she bad refused to allow it She had thrown prudence to the winds. Careless of whoever might see, of whoever might comment heedless ofv the reproving; duenna, indifferent to ancient practice, reckless of curious glances, she had in? sisted upon accompanying the captain, and he had yielded. They abandoned themselves with all the fervor of youth and passion to their transports of affection. They wandered away from the others and by the side of the brook beneath the shelter of the trees remained together and whisper Today they lived and loved ed all the love that beat within their free:l breasts. They might die tomor rorr; today they lived and loved. Fain would they have prolonged the Elysian dream forever, but the descending sun of the afternoon at last warned Alva? rado if they would reach La Guayra that night they must resume their jour? ney. Reluctantly be gave the order to mount. This time, utterly indifferent to the Senora Agapida. Mercedes, mounted on one of the led horses, rode openly by Alvarado's side. Sustained by his pres? ence, constantly in touch with him, she made the way down the difficult wan? derings of the racily mountain trail. IheyTvatcaed the sun set ??~?Tl its glo? ry over the tropic sea. The evening br?ese blew softly about them, riding side by side. Then the night fell upon them. Over them blazed the glorious canopy of the tropic stars, chief among them the fiery Southern Cross, emblem of the faith they cherished, the most marvelous diadem in the heavens. There below them twinkled the lights of La Guayra. The road grew broader and smoother now. It was almost at tho WM r,p beach. They would hs . * iisrh the town present eep rocky road e mountain un e cliff back of the governor upon the hillside, where Mercedes was to lodge. An hour would bring them to their destination. There was nothing to apprehend. The brig? ands in the fastnesses of the moun? tains or the savages, who sometimes strayed along the road, never ventured so near the town. Fadrique, by Alvarado's orders, had fallen back nearer the main body, so as to be within call. "We shall bo there in a little while. See yonder the lights of the town/' said the captain. "While thou art with me." said the girl, "it matters little where we are. There are but two places in the world now" "And those are?" "Where thou art and where thou art not. If I may only be with thee, if we may be together, I want nothing else." She had scarcely spoken before the sound of a cry, followed by a shot, broke on the night. CHAPTER NIT. T- HE terrific impact of the huge ; ship on the ?sand among the breakers, which thundered and beat upon her sides with over? whelming force, came just in the nick of time for Morgan. Had the disaster been delayed a second longer the furi? ous buccaneers would have cut him down where he stood. Even the offi? cers were angered beyond measure at him for their present situation, which threatened the loss of the vast treasure already gained in the ship, although they had consented to Morgan's prop? osition to attack La Guayra and Ca? racas, and the captain was in no way responsible for the storm and the wreck which jeoparded their booty and their future. Therefore it is probable that none of them, unless it were Teach, would have interfered to save Morgan, and he would have been swept from his feet by the savage men and instantly killed in spite of all that he or Carib or any one else could have done. But the violenc" of the shock when the ship took ground threw them to the deck, and they forgot for.' the instant their bloody purpose of vengeance in the inevitableness of their approaching danger. They were checked in their mad anger for a few seconds and given a moment for reflection. That moment convinced them that they could not yet dispense with the services of their cap? tain. With black rage and white fear striving for mastery in their hearts, they rose to their feet and confronted him with menacing faces and threaten? ing gestures. "What's to be done now?" question? ed one bolder than the rest, "?Now's the time," roared the un? daunted Morgan, striving to make him? self heard by all above the thunder? ing seas, "to show your courage, lads.p' He had quickly observed that the force with which she had been driven on the shoals had shoved the galleon's, nose firmly in the sand. She had been, caught just before she took ground by a tremendous roller and had been lift? ed up and hurled far over to starboard. Although almost on her beam ends, her decks inclining landward, the strongly built ship held steady in spite of the tremendous onslaughts of the seas along ber bilge. "Take heart, men!" he cried. "Ob? serve. She lies still and secure; Tis a stout bulk and will take a tremen? dous battering before she breaks. We may yet save ourselves." "And the treasure?" roared one. "Aye, and the treasure." "I think the storm has about blowt: itself ouC interposed old Hornlgold, snouting out at this instant. "Look you, mates i ' be cried, poinfing to west? ward. "It clears! The san'll set fair tonight." "The bo's*n is right,'* cried Morgan.. "But first of all we must take no chances with our lives. Even* though we lose the ship we eau seize another The world is full of treasure, and we can find it Now I want some one to carry a line ashore through the break? ers. Who will volunteer?" "I," said Carib instantly. "? need you "herer' answered Mor? gan, who did not purpose to be de? prived of that bodyguard upon whose watchfulness his life had so often de? pended. "I'll go," exclaimed young Teach, breaking through the crow*. "That's a brave heart!" said Morgan. "A line here!" Instantly a light line was forthcom? ing. Teach tore off his jacket, laid aside his weapons, kicked off his shoes, took a turn of the line around his waist made it fast, wrung Morgan's hand, watched his chance, leaped over? board, was caught by an onrushing wave and carried far toward the shor" The ebb of the roller carried him ba : seaward some distance, but he swam forward madly, and the next wave brought him a little nearer the beach. He was driven backward and for ward, but each time managed to get a little nearer the shore line. The whole ship's company stared after him, spontaneously cheering and yelling cries of encouragement in spite of the fact that he could not hear a single sound in the roaring, raging seas. Morgan himself tended the line, skillfully paying it out when necessary. In a few moments, although the time seemed hours to the watchers, the feet of Teach touched the shore, and, al? though the terrific undertow of the wave that had dropped him there al They saw him fall mest boro bim back again, rot by : perliuman exertion ho manatee stagger forward, and the next moi they saw him f?ll prostrate on sand. Had ho fainted or giren ra? ? ' looked at him with bated breath, after a little sp.iee they ?nw him slowly to his feet and stagger in toward a low point whore a lofty \ tree was writhing and twist i P. g in fierce wind. He was too gool a man not instantly to soo what wa: quired of him. for. waring his 1 toward the ship, he at once bega haul in the line. Ready hands bent a larger rope to it, which succeeded by a third, strong enoug bear a man's weight The bucca] hauled this last rn with great dim ty. for the distance was far and wet rope was heavy. He climbed and made it fast to the tree and t waited. As soon as he had done there was a rush on the ship for line, which had been made fast board temporarily. Morgan, howe interposed between the crew and coveted way to safety. "Baekr he shouted. "One at a t and the order as I appoint! You, L lonois, and you, and you,"" he criedv dicating certain men upon whom could depend. "Go in succession, ti haul a hoarier rope ashore. We'll a traveler with a bo's'n's chair OE and send the abbess and these prie j first of all." j There was something aborit .ti i man that enforced obedience, when the}- would or no. His orders w? promptly obeyed and intelligently e ried out by L'Oilonois und his m who first went ashore. A heavy ha ser was dragged through the surf a made fast high up on the sturdy pa tree. On it they rigged a traveler a the chair, and then the priests we brought forward from the cabin. Th were stricken with fear, but renew their .courage at the sight of the" cal: ness of the abbess. "Hornigold," said Morgan, "are y< still faithful, to-me in this crisis?" "I shall obey you.in. all things-hot* answered the boatswain. "Swear it" "By the old buccaneer faith;" sa the one eyed,, again, adding the sigui cant adverb,, "now." For a wonder;, the captain, paid, no a tention to- the- emphasis on. the- woi "now." "Can you keep your pistols dry?" "I can. wrap them in oilskin, ac thrust them in my jacket" "Go to. the shore, then," said-Morgan "and receive- this woman, and taef priests. March them away. from, ti men. to? yonder clump of palms an guard them, as you would your Hf et. ] any man? approach you or them: for-ail purpose shoot him dead without word, ni! see that the others.ha\ce?n weapons. D'ye understand.?-'' "Aye;, and shall obey." tlGo!" The boatswain swung- himself int the chair,, and the men on. the-othes? en of the traveler pulled him, to. the othe shore,, none the worse for-his wetting He opened his jacket found tho wear ons. dry,, and waved his hand as. s sig to.- Morgan that he was all right "Soar* winch of you: will go sr>:r; asked Morgan. . He turned instinctiYely to- the abbess. She indicated first sae I . then another among; the poer ,apn > t s and ats they refused she turc ed to :u<:r gan and, with a grave dignit:. said :. Spanish, of which hf was a master that she would gp first to show tin way and then the* others -rrmi?: be h better heart to follow She sat do-^ ? on the boatswain's chai' -'h?ch wai simply a bit ot wc od bj ki L'ke the s< of a swing in a tr; . - of rope, mad* the sign of the cross sj 1 raved hes hand. She was b; ?:'?? ash re in an ?B stant, with nothing ?corse to compla?t of than a dren ri dug; by -:he waves. B3 Hornigold's directios she walked pasi him toward the rlum : palms whlct Morgan had indicated Then the Spa .iests took then turn, and after th< .eached the sane the rest or the crew were sent ashore Morgan was careful to indicate ead one's tun-. that .'ie preserved a bal ance between thc more reputable abc the rr. re ?egraded members of thc crew ' . .-J,, and ashore. Among the last to ... re the maroon and De Lussan, The/ had both received in? structions, ou to station himself at the palm tree, the other to cover the hawser rch e it ran along the shore j bofo: ii ? ? ired the water. These pre? cut: Lonar. orders which he had given :. , .sary, for when the last mau j .: er: hauled ashore and Morgan Lep] ed nto the chair for his turn one oi the infuriated buccaneers, watching bis el ince, seized his jackknife, tho on?.s weapon that ho had, for Morgan id been careful to make the mon lea e their arms on tho ship, and made a rush for the rope to cut it and leave the captain to his fate. But De Lus san shot him dead and before the oth? ers could make a move Morgan stepped safely on the sand. "That was well done," he cried, turn? ing to the Frenchman. "Ah, mon capitaine," answered the other, "it was not from affection, but because you are necessary to us." "Whatever it may be," returned the old mau. "I owe much to you, and. scut? tle mo. I'll not forget it" The Frenchman, indifferent to Mor? gan's expressions of gratitude, shrug? ged his shoulders, turned away and made no reply. The transportation of so many peo? ple across the slender line had taken a long time. The sun, just beginning to break through the riven clouds, was near its setting; night would soon be upon them. They must hurry with what was yet to be done. Morgan sent Teach and the Brazilian back to the ship with instructions to gather up enough weapons to arm the crew and send thom ashore. This was promptly done. Indeed, communication was not difficult now that the force of the gale was abating. The ship had been and would hold m?essTho storrrTcar?e up aga?s. As the anns came ashore Morgan served them ont to those men whom he considered most reliable, and, after throwing out a strong guard around the band. Hie rest sought shel? ter around huge driftwood fires, which had boen kindled hy' the use of flint and steel. There was hardly a possi? bility they would be observed in that deserted land, but still it was wise to take precaution. The buccaneers were hungry and thirsty, but they were forced to do without everything until morning, when they could get all they wanted from the ship. So they tightened their ! belts and disposed themselves about the fires as best they could to get what rest they might. Morgun and the officers drew apart and consulted long and earnestly over the situation. They could never make the ship seaworthy again. To build a smaller one out of her timbers would be the work of months, and when it was finished it could not possibly carry the whole- crew. To march westward toward the- isthmus meant to encounter terrine hardships for days; their pres? ence would speedily become known, and they would be constantly menaced or attacked by troops from the heavily garrisoned places like Porto Bello an-i Cartagena. Back of them a short- dis? tance away lay La Guayra. It could be taken by surprise, Morgan urged, and easily captuied. If they started to march westward the Indians would apprise the Spaniards of their pres? ence and they would have to fight their way to the Pacific. If they took La. Guayra, then the viceroy,, with the treasure of Lis palace and the opulent city of Caracas, would be at their mer? cy. They could ravage the two., towns, seize the first ship that came to the roadstead and* make- their waytto the isthmus safely and speedily. As; to the treasure on the galleon,, the buccaneer captain proposed-to unload it and. bury it in the sand anil, after they hail cap? tured La Guayra it would, be-easy to get it back again.. Morgan's counsel' prevailed;, ami his was the resolution to which they came. The council of. war broke up > thereafter, and those not tolo!:off. to watcha with the guards went to - sleep near- the- fires. Morgan, under tne guaniianship>etf the faithful Black:Dogr.threvv himseJ?"upon the ground to catch a few hours'" rest. The next morning- the windi Md died away and the- sea: wasK fairly- calm. The men swam* out to> tee* galleon, found her still; intact,, though: badly strained, and by means of* Boats and rafts, working with- persistent energy, succeeded bx landing: and burying the treasure under the- very pain* tree which held the rope^ that had! given them salvation. Morgan's plan was am excellent one; the best that could' tte? suggested ia the Burying the . treasure, si raits they then were*, and it received tho hearty assent, of ali the men. It took them, ail day toland the treasure and mab* their- Giber preparations, wh : : injcluded the manufacture of several rude scaling ladders, pieces of tim uer with crosspieces nailed upon them, which, coold be used in sur? mounting the walls of the town. In the evening the order of march was ar? ranged and their departure set for the morrow. They had saved their treas? ure,, they had food in plenty now, andi with- dry clothes and much rum they began to take a more cheerful view- of life. They were fairly content once more. The next day, in the afternoon-for he desired to approach the town-, at nightfall-Morgan gave the order- to advance. He was as much of a soldier as. a sailor and sent ahead a party of choice spirits under Teach, while the main body followed some distance be? hind. As the shades of evening de? scended a messenger from the advance guard came back with the news that a party of travelers had been seen com? ing down the mountain; that they com? prised a half dozen troopers, a number of slaves, a heavily laden pack train and two women. Teach had stationed his men under the trees at a bend of the road around which the travelers had to pass, and he awaited Morgan's orders. Taking a detachment of the most reliable men, with Velsers and Ilornigold, and bid ding the other officers and men to stand where they were until he sent word, Morgan and those with him ran rapidly forward until they came to the ambuscade which young Teach had artfully prepared. He and his bad scarcely time to dispose themselves for concealment before a soldier came rid? ing carelessly down the road. Wait? ing until the man bad passed him a short distance and until the other un? suspicious travelers were fairly abreast the hers in wait, whom he had cha "jed on no account to move until he gave thc word, Morgan stepped out into the open and called. The buccaneers In? stantly followed him. As the soldier saw these fierce look? ing men spring before him out of the darkness he cried aloud. The next mo? ment he was shot dead by Morgan him? self. At the same Instant a volley rang out at contact range, and every man in the party fell to the ground. Some were killed, others only wounded. All of them except Alvarado were Injured in some way. He struck spurs into his horse when he heard the cry of Fa drique and the shot. The surprised barb plunged forward, was hit by half o rWon ?MiiiotQ fen to the crro"-"^. "n a h-::. h) cw his rider -ver 3 Mead ; xj.:e oijait?rd* scraml>Ie?i to -v.-^-.. whipped out Iiis sword; lunged for ward and drove his blade into the breast of old v'elsers. The next in? stant a dozen weapons flashed over his head. One rang upon his steel casque;, another- crashed against the polished breastplate that he wore. Ile cut out again in the darkness and once more fleshed his weapon Women's screams rose above-the tu? mult. Beating back the swords-which menaced him, although he was reeling' from the blows which he had received, Alvarado strove to make his way to? ward Donna Mercedes when lie was seized in the darkness from behind. "Kill him!" cried a voice in English,, which Alvarado-and Mercedes both un derstood^erfectly. "He's the Gnly one alive." "Nay," cried another-voice, stronger and sterner, "save him. We'll question him later. Didiahy escapeT "Not one." "Are there any horses- alive?*' "Two or threes "Bring them hither. Now back to tfce^ rest. Then we can show a light and see what we have captured. Teach, lead on. Let no . harm come to the women." . Aye, aye." answered' another voice out of the darkness, and a third voice growled ont: "Hadn't we better make sure that none are alive to tell the tale?" "Of course; a knife for the wound? ed," answered the stern voice, "and Lear a hand." Greatly surprised and unable to com? prehend anything but that his men had been slaughtered and no harm bad. as yet befallen his charges, Alvarado, whose arms had been bound to his side, found himself dragged along in. the wake of his captors, one or two; of whom, mounted on the unwounded horses, with the two women between: them, rode rapidly down the road.. (To Be Continued.) The Childless Rich. Andrew Carnegie has no son and only one daughter, so his hundreds-of." millions will .start no line. of. Carnegie kings. Russell Sage has neither, sam nor daughter and his fortune will be scattered among strangers. Leland .Stanford had only one son and lie died. C. P. Huntington 'hag. noo ct?l?r*n?. Frederick Vanderbilt has no children. Perry Belmont has no childrens. And three of the younger Rockefellers,-, al? though m?rried for ten.years or. more,, have no children. So we mig?rt_gp>on. through the list of millionaires, and while we should meett withi some? ex? ceptions, like William. H.. Vanderhilt. with eight children, George Gould with six and J. P. Morgan, with, finir,, we should quicke?y establish: theo ?act. that the a\erage number of children in v ur very rieb A meridan i families . is- far belo^- thc genera; a*e?-?.ge . irssc-ad of approaching four it: wettid probably. not r?ach two. Anet I have it on the authority of Dr. Guilfoy, registrar, of" vital statistics in New. .York, that: the Fifth avenue residence- section. where our multi-milIionairea? live, shows- by far the lowest birthirate of any- other section in the city.- I may add? that a doctor of great authority.-on-this sub? ject assures me that: as riches., increase not only is there a rapidly diminishing, number of births,, but there is?an-, in^ creasing number of; crimes- against, birth. Probablyy this; is, a new and. it. may be a passing- camiHrion: foe we are? told that seventjv-fiMe years ago- rich New Yorkers were^ accustomed to hewe large families.. Thus we reid in the* "New Yorkers of the Nineteenth Cen? tury," that Colonel Nicholas Fish andi Elizabeth Stujroesant had1 five chil dren; that^CoTortel" William Duer andi Catherine Alexander ha'd" eight ch?r dren and one hundred great grand? children, eoe.. Which- shows how things have changed sin-ce- then ha the fashionable set! Whena Irving, Wa* Turned; Dx?sro.. Bram Stoker, who for many years was connected with- the management of the: late Sir-Hertry Irving,, tells ot an amusing incident wnich occurred, during- the player's tour of the Middle West lt. appears that Irving, ire order to break a "long jump" from. Chicago to another city, was desirous of securing for one night the theatre o? a tawn in Indiana. Accordingly, Stoker wired the individual who was both proprie? tor, and matvager of the playhouse in question,, requesting that Sir Henry be given a'night's engagement In a short while Mr. Stoker received the following: "Does Irving parade?" When shown this the distinguished Briton was much amused. He direct? ed Stoker to reply that "Irving was a tragedian, not a minstrel." The further reply came. "Don't want Irving unless he parades." The legislature gets fighting mad and some of the learned and patriotic law makers go stark raving crazy ev? ery time the attempt is made to enact a law that will mitigate the "yaller dog" curse, but let a bill be introduced to legislate against any implement of progress, such as the automobile, and the reactionary measure goes through like greased lightning. When the bi? cycle was being introduced into gener? al use the same efforts were made to legislate them off the public highways that are now directed against the au? tomobile. W. C. Dickerson, changed with the murder of Ben F. Reed, at Bamberg, was granted bail by th*1 Simr^wo (-nnrt