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*. ' Hotlac Ca.4 { i CHAPTER XVIII. IN a moment we were hurrying aloin the street in the direction the not a ry had pointed out to us. Murtign.v waa already out of sight, and wt had need of haste. My head was in n whirl. So Frances Ilolladny was nol really (he danghter of the dead million alrel The thought compelled u com plete readjustment of my point ol view. We had reached the beach again, an.I we turned along it in the direction ol the cllhlh- Far ahead I saw a man hurrying in the same direction, I could guess at what agony and danger tc himself. The path began to ascend, and we panted up it to the grassy down which seemed to stretch fot miles and miles to the northward. Higlit before us was a little wood. In the midst of which I caught a glimpse of a farmhouse. We ran toward it, through n gate and up the path to the door. It was closed, ' . but we heard from within a man's excited voice, a resonant voice which I knew well, I tried the door. It yielded, and we stepped into the hall. The voice came from the room at the right. It was no time for hesitation. We sprang to the door nnd eutcved. Martlgny was standing in the middle of the floor, fairly foaming at the mouth, shrieking out commands and imprecations at two women who cowered In the farther corner. The elder , one I knew at a glance; the younger? M my heart leaped as I looked at her? was it MIjs Hollnday? No, yet strnngely like. lte saw their startled eyes turn past liim to us and swung sharply round. For an Instant he stood poised like u serpent about to strike; then I saw his eyes fix in a frightful stare, his face turned livid, and with a strangled cry he fell back and down. Together we lifted him to the low window seat, pursuers and pursued alike, loosened his collar, chafed his hands, bathed his temples, did everything we could think of doing, but bo lay there staring at the colling with clinched teeth. At last r.oyee bent and laid his ear against his breast. , "ft is no use," ho Raid. "lie is dead." # ft . J looked t? see them wince under the y j>jxv?v. put They--am not. tuu younger T woman wont s!o\vly to the window and i stood there Robbing quietly: the other's I face lit with a positive blaze of Joy. "So," site exclaimed in that low, vibrant voice I so well remembered?"so he is dead!" Itoyce gazed at her a moment In astonishment. "Mate. Alix," he said at last, "you know our errand." Isho bowe l her bead. "I know it. monsieur," she answered. "But for lam there would have been lio such errand. As it is. I will help yeu all I can. Oecilo," she called to the woman at the window, "go and bring your sister to these gentlemen." Tlie younger woman dried her ey< and left the room. Celeste came In slowly, listlessly. 1 gave me n shock to see the pallor oi' In face. "lien she glanced up ami sa lloyce standing there. She drew 1. Jicr brcutli with a quick Rasp, a urea wave of color swept over her cheek and l?row, a great light sprang Into he eves. 1 '"Oh, John!" she cried an?l swayed to 'ward hint. kfc J lie had her in bis arms, against bis j heart, and the glad tears sprang tc *ni.v eyes as I locked at them. "And Plinve come to take you away, my love." he was saying. "Oh, yes; take me away," she sobbed, She stopped, be? eyes on the window Beat, win re "the other" lay, and the color died out of her checks again. . "lie, at least, has paid the penalty," said ltoyce. She was sobbing helplessly upon lib shoulder, but as the moments passed she grew more calm and at last stood upright from lilm. The younger worn l an had conic back Into the room and I was watching her curiously. "Come, let us go," said the girl. But Royce held back. "There has been a crime committed,' m -^o said slowly. "We must see that 11 J % punished." "A crime? Oh, yes; but I forglvt them, dear." "The crime against yourself you maj forgive, but there was another crlmemnrrter" "There was no murder!" burst It CeeSle Alix. "I swenr It to you, inou sleur. Do you understand?" I saw Miss Holladuy wince at th< other's voice, and Royce saw It too. "I must gfct her to the Inn," he said "Stay and get the story, Leetcr. Ther wo'll <leolde what It Ik best to do," He lod her away, out of the bourn and down the path, not once looklni back. I watched them till the trees hl(J them, and then turned to the women. "Now," I said, "I shall be happy t< hear the story." "It was that man yonder who wa? the cnuse??j#:*fc all,'4-i>agtm .the. mother clasping her hands tightly In licr lai . . to keep them still. "Four years ago b< came from Paris here to spend tin R " v^snmmer?he was vcr' III?his heart been living happily, my dnugh A Mystery I O f T w o ^ Continents BljRTJN E. STEVENSON f& Copyright, 19CJ, by Henry Holt end Company ? ho nutted no dowry, and, besides, j 1 daughter was twenty-live years i past her first youth. But she nttru , him, and they were married. lie 1 , her hack to Paris, where lie had u 1 l theater, a hall of the dance, hut t grew worse again and cam -' hack 1 It wus then that he found out til . had another daughter, whom I had p cn to a rich American. 1 was l>oor, monsieur," she added pi.ems [ "Yes, tmniume. 1 I.now.' I s ? touched by Iter emotion. "So he wrote to friends in Ameri I and made questions about M. H( , day. He leurned?oh. ho learned \ lie was vcr' rich; what you call a r ! of niililous?and that his daughterilinil'llfatr innnainne ??"?o n..!?w. - ...w.iiiiiik e Fro til that uiomont ho was like a i | possessed. At once ho formed his p ( building 1 know not .vlutt hopes u it. He drillr.l o.s for two years speaking the Ihigiish: lie took us for months to I .on. Ires that we might ter learn. I?ay after day we took lessons there, always and always I! Ush. Ceclle learned vcr* well, u Hieur, hut I not so well, as you can 1 I was too old. Then at last we reac New York, and my daughter?this I ?was pent to so? M. Holladay, whi I was directed that I write to Celes ' to Mile. Holladay. She eame that 1 afternoon," she continued, "and I 1 her that It was I who was her inoti He was with me and displayed to the papers of adoption. She could but be convinced. He talked to as an angel?oh, he could seem when he chose; he told her that I 1 lu povortj*; he made her to weep, wl was what he desired. She prouilse< : bring us money. She was ver' g( ; My heart went out to her. Then, j as she had arisen to start homewi In Cecile cniue, crying, sobbing, st ed with blood." She shuddered and clasped her ha before her eyes. "But you have said It was uot ir der, madamc," I said to the youn j woman. "Nor was It!" she erlcd. "Let 1 tell you, monsieur. I reached the gi buildiug, which my husband had ready pointed out to inc. I wont In the lift; I entered the office, hut * _ M. QUO. I u'tint .ou. U. door and saw nn old man sitting a desk. I Inquired If Mr Ilolladay there. The old man glanced at me i bowed toward another door. I sat was a private office and entered The door swung shut behind me. Tl: I was another old man sitting at a d< sharpening a pencil." I " Ts It you, Frances?' be asked. " 'No.' I said, stepping before 1 ic is nor sisior, m. noiiauay:' | "lie stared up at me with such a I of dismay anil anger on his faro 1 I was fairly frightened; then, in same instant, before I eoulil ill breath, before I could suy nnol ; " l ? ?? 1 U*m Jfe fell back and down. word, his face grew purple, monsi t nncl ho fell forward on his desk, on hand, on the knife which was clai i In It. I tried to check the blood, could not, It poured forth In sue stream. I kuew not what to do. I distracted, and In a frenzy I left place and hurried to our lodgings. r 1 Is the truth, monsieur; believe me.' "I do believe you," I said. "It was then," went on her mol i "that that man yonder had anotliei sntratlon. Before It had been or * what you call?blackmail?? few t 1 sands, perhaps a pension. Now it something more. ITe was playing * a greater stake. ] do not know nil f he planned. Ho found Celeste huhj I od of having killed her father. must get her released at any cosl > lie wrote a note"? "Yes!" I cried. "Yes, of course; I ? Miss Holladay under arrest was . yond Ills reach." > "Yes,* she nodded, "so he wro i note. Oh, you should have seen hh * those days! He was like some fur wild beast. But after she was set - Celeste did not come to us as she P promise. We saw that she suspe 1 us, that she wish to have nothing i 1 JlC-Tltb. P*k fi? y.ictor coxnmai d: .. ?, Ithnt I write another lett'or, Imploring | her. offering to explain." She stopped n moment to control herself. "Ah, when I think of Itl She came, monsieur. We took from her her gown and put it on Ccclle. She never left the | place again until the carriage stopped i to take her to the boat. Ar for us. wo ' were his slaves." There was 110 need that she should, j , tell me inore. "And the gold?" 1 asked. ; She drew a key from her pocket and j gave it to me. ! "It is in a box upstairs," she said. I took the key end followed her to the floor above. The box, of heavy oak, ; bouud with iron, with steamship and ; u,y express labels fresh upon It. stood In , 'l(l~ one corner. I unlocked it and threw i c'teil back the lid. I'nckage upon package | took lay in It, just as they had come from Ittic tlio suhtreasury. I locked the box llu again and put the key in my pookW. icre. ?.Qf course," I said as I turned to go, nt I ?.j can only repeat your story to my EIV| companion. He and Miss Ilolladay vor will decide what steps to take." ' v- They bowed without replying, and I tald, W(?nt out along the path between the trees, leaving them alone with their (iue dead. , Joy is a great restorer, and a week Unit nf impplness in this enchanted I'arls had wrought wonders in our Junior "Jnf am* ^ was gocHl to look. ' * at tlicm, to smile at them sometimes. as when they stood unseeing before * '' some splendid canvas nt the Louvre. ' The past was put aside, forgotten, j , . They lived only for the future. I Aud n near future too. There was no ( 0llI. reason why It should he deferred, and { lug- s0 t',0-v wel*c wedded, with ouly we ion- three for witnesses, at the pretty chapel of St. Luke's, near the lioule- j lio/i vard Montpnrmis.se. ol)0 Tlipro was a little breakfast afterle I ward ut Mrs. Koniball's upartmcut, tc_ and then our hostess bade them adieu, ver? nud her daughter aiul I drove with rokl theui across Paris to the dare de Lyon, her where they were to take train for a hCr fortnight on the lllvlera. Wo waved not them off nnd turuod back together, her **lt la a desecration to use n carriage one on such a day," said my companion. ivaR So we dismissed ours and sauntered ilch toward the river. 1 to "So that Is the end of the story,'* she >od. said musingly. iust "Of their story, yes," I Interjected, ird, "But there are still certain things 1 nio- do not quite understand," she contlni ucd, not heeding me. nds "Yes?" "For Instance, why did they trouble nir- to keep her prisoner?" ger | "Family afTectlon?" "Nonsense! There could be none, me Besides, tbe man dominated them, and eat i believe him to have been capable of nl- any crime." up "Perhaps he meant the hundred thouL ue mfgWopcTo get t n Indefinitely. Without her"? ivns j "Well, without her?" and j "Oil, the plot grows and grows the v more one thinks of It! I believe it grew t- under his hands in just the same way. icr0 I don't doubt tbat it would have come nt last to Miss Holladny's death by isome subtle menus, to the substitution of her sister for her. After a year or lint, two abroad who could havo defected I It? And then ?oh, then she would OOl( hnvn mnrHml ncruirt (hat would have settled down to the enjoy- t 'he nicnt of her fortune. And ho would ^ raw have been a great man ?oh, a very ther great man!" My companion nodded. 1 ^ "Touche!" she cried. ?-\ I bowed iny thanks. I was learning * French rapidly. f "11 "ButFrances did not see them again?" * '] "Oh, no. She preferred not." ' J| "And the money?" "Was left In the bos: I sent back 1 the key. She wished It so. After all, 1 ' it was her mother"? f "Yes, of course. Perhaps she was ( T not really so bad." T "She wasn't," I said decidedly. "But ' \ I the man"? ' "Was a genius. I'm almost sorry he's < I 1 deud." I , "I'm more thun sorry. It has taken ; an Interest out of life." ^ Wo had come out upon the bridge of Austerlltz aud paused Involuntarily. ^ "And now the mystery Is cleared away," she said, "and the prince nud W1 the princess are wedded, Just as they ^ were In the fairy tales of our chlld's hood. It's a good ending." "For all stories," I added. She turned nnd looked at me. "Thero are other stories," I explained. "Theirs Is not the only one." "No?" | The spirit of Paris?or perhaps the " Juno sunshine?was In my veins, running riot, clamorous, not to be recur, pressed.^ ^ ^ | \ j)js * t't i a i ii i \ tbii\, lntMi- iiii^ui ih? tinjped other, for instance, with you nn<l ine but flH the principals." , jj ft I darod not look at her. I could only waH stare ahead of tne down at the water. {i>u She made no sign; the moments mat passetl. ? i "Might be," I HHld desperately. "Hut ! there's a wide abyss between the posUjCr> slble and t!w actual." r in* Still no sign. I bad offended her?I ily might have kno^n! lion- ?nt 1 mustered courage to steal a was sidelong glance at her. for She was suilllng down at the water, that nnd her *yes wero very bright. Ject- "Not always," she whispered. "Not iirt nlwnvs." i t, HO THE KND. peo. ^ Eipert Oyer*. be. The Tyrlan*, It is claimed, were the moat expert dyers of ancient times, te a The fabrics dyed with the famous tyrln in an purple did not assume their proper lous color until after two days' exposure free to the light and air. During this time hid they passed through a gradation of cted shades of yellow,. green, blue, violet nore nnd red, which the dyers understood yiftt how to arrest and fix at^nny moment, ! How He Won the Cross (Original.1 Til's story of Heury Kavanagh is true. Kavanagh was a British citizen living with his family at Luckuow. The j long belcaguerment of this town is one of the famous sieges of history. Soldiers aiul citizens alike took part in , the defense, and Mrs. Kavauagli was ] once wounded, while her husband was i v.-oundcd several times. At last it was announced that Sir Colin Campbell was advancing with a strong British force < to relieve the garrisou. Then came Kunoujeo Lai, a native snv from Cnwnptir. Kavanagb heard of his arrival and that lie was going back to Ah'.in lingh with dispatches for Sir Colin. It was essential that the hitter's advance be hastened and that he be furnished with a guide. ISut it was next to impossible for any Mnropean to make his way undetected through Hie sepoys, nud if detected he would immediately be murdered. Kavanagb volunteered to make the attempt In company with Kunoujeo I.al, and the olTer was accepted by the ] commanding officer, Kir James Outratn, after many protestations that the feat was impossible. One stipulation, and < one only, Kavanagb made, and that was that Ids wife should be kept iu Ignorance of his perilous attempt until * ills fate should bo determined, lie ires sod himself as a sepoy soldier, coloring his face and other exposed parts i with burnt cork dipped in oil. On re- I porting to the general in this disguise le was not recognized. Having learn;d the commander's plans, lie set forth r tvltli Kunoujeo Lai. Proceeding to the t Jonitcc river, tiiey undressed nud, linking their clothes above their heads, forded to the opposite shore. c In dressing Kavanagb came very s lear exposing ids white flesh to a c Sepoy who had come down to bathe, they were questioned by a Sepoy ofiocr of the picket, but Kavaitngh kept e mek iu the dark and left his companon to do the talking. Then they pro eeded down the river and recrosscd r it a stone bridge, unnoticed by the n icntry guarding it, who was talking vith a native. Passing into the green fields, Iiav- t uiagh pulled up a carrot. Since he had 11 lot had vegetables for five months It astcd delicious. After walking n few ni!e.s they found they bad taken the vrong direction and were in a region icld bv the enoniv. Tviivmincli m-oi-iiw* [(stressed his comrade by going within wenty yards of the guns to find out he Sepoy strength. After wandering t'lout for two hours two women put hcin in the right di vho questioned them. Here Kuuoujee -al became frightened and got rid of st etter lie was carrying to Sir Colin 'ampbell. Then they waded for several hours in t swamp, and when they emerged vavanagh was so exhausted that he usisted on a short rest. This his com>nnloo objected to, but Kavanagh took i quarter of an hour, then arose and tressed on. About 4 o'clock in the norning tbey managed to steal beween two of the enemy's pickets, after vhfch Kavanagh lay down to sleep. "Who comes there?" Could anything sound more dellghtul? It was a British challenge and old them that their danger was over; t told tlieni that their mission had been iuccessful; it spoke encouragingly of be relief of their starving friends In Aicknow. Tbey wore withiu Sir Colin Camp- j tell's lines, which tbey believed to l?e ulles distant. An officer took Kavtnngh to his tent nnd gave him n glass ^ >f brandy. Then Kavanagh asked the vny to the commander's tent. Meeting in elderly man coming out of the tent. 10 nskcd where lio could find Sir Colin Campbell. . "I nm Sir Colin Campbell. Who are you^ "This will explain, sir," and Kavauagh. taking his note of introduction from his turban, handed It to the genaral. Sir Colin could hardly believe what had been accomplished, lie wished to hoar an account of tho Journey, but Knvauagh was so worn that lawns obliged to take sleep before telling Hie story. When he awoke he was re goled at Bfr Colin's tnble and told tho commander and his staff his adventures. Meanwhile the garrison of Lucknow ' bad beeu signaling, "Is Kavauagh safe?" but the signal was not understood. But now from the relief camp was given the sigunl that had been agreed upon between Rir James Outrnm and Kavauagh. A flag was raised ' on the Alum Bagh. Then Mrs. Kavanngh was told that her husband had passed through an almost Impassable Journey and had sud- J deuly become a hero. Kavanngh guided the relieving army to Lueknov lie was the first man to enter the city and was received with < shouts of welcome by the starving gar- { rlson. I There Is one part of the story that enn never bo written?the meeting between the husband and wife who, when they last parted, had been but ordinary mortals, but who now were singled for congratulations and honors. From that day the wife was Mrs. Luck DOW Knvanagh. But there is another, a iiual, scene to tlio story. At Windsor eustlo the sovereign of England, Victoria, surrounded by the royal family and attended by her bodyguard, holds in her hand a oro*s made of gun metal. A man advances, and the queen fixes the cross 1 to Ids breast. lie Is the first civilian ever to be decorated with tho Victoria cross?Henry Kavanagh. FLORA MILUOKN. < t' Humor end Philosophy Dy DUNCAN M. SMITH , . PERT PARAGRAPHS. A critical spirit i- an awkward thing to have around when roue boss tells A I hum Joke. __ i One of tlie best ways of finding out fi man's real disposition Is to watch him when ho Is putting down a curpet under his wife's directions. X ten dollar bill Is said to be a wonIcrfui cure for a lit of despondency. If the sunsets wore good to eat more [>eople would appreciate theui. As Job losers some people ore limited >nly by their ability to find Jobs. A quitter Is one whose nerve has on lttack of paresis. A fad is a thing that busy people ulopt to drive dull care away and coop old age at bay. The devil doesn't care a rap who una the politics of ft country If lie can lo the matchmaking. Some people arc so distressingly self onscious doubtless because they deIre that soaie oue should think much if thfin. Life Is a proposition that requires of very one an original demonstration. An up to date romance Is not comdeto without an automobile elopement ind a ilying machine pursuit. Wealth has a very disagreeable facilty of making poverty feel that it is iresuuiptuous in being alive. Not What They Seem. To sco the stars serenely blink. Far In the evening sky. You wouldn't for a moment think They were great worlds on high. Like tiny tack heads they appeur. Or some small works of art. But as for mighty worlds, 'tis clear They do not look the part. 'c*? co fa ? nwar You wouldn't, looking at them, say Offhanded they could be Croat worlds ns big as all outside "With Africa thrown In. In many cases twlco ns wide As one just half as thin. It seems so strange those tiny specks Could possibly bo largo Plinilffh for Irnlnq nnil rqllrnnil Or infantry to charge. Or streets and sidewalks, towns and trees. Or even peanut stands. For Islands, continents and seas And busy harvest hands. The moral, steamed and piping hot, Learned from the telescopo Is that tho truth at times does not Work out to match the dope: That eyes, unaided, may deceive And with the facts make free. And that sometimes you can't bellevo Tho things you think you see. Faint Praise. "It was n shame for you to tell Mrs. ror.es sho had ? homely baby." "I dltlu't. I praised the Infant." 'Tralsed It! Why, I distinctly heard rou say It looked like its father!" Such a Relief. "What Is there that's ss fasciuuting ibout motoring that every onfe wants o try ItV" "Why. my dear, you feel so happy vhen you have got over it. It Might Be Worse. When you think that life is hard And your neighbors don't regard You with deference your due. When they don't pay court to you, Do not notlco you a bit. When with them you're not u hit. Just remember That theso things are not the worst; Might have happened you were first Juror drawn on famous case While the lawyers sparred for place Just about the first of May, And they finished drawing, say, In December. Right Way. "Hotv is he coming with his sugar limitation?" "lie is raising cane." Easy to Pay, "I fear I owe you an apology." "Don't worry about that. He thankful it isn't money." d'virtue is\ No Cash. sit '5 own \ JtlWAI Ik* I I. 1. ? own reward; On that It's safe si aIj^^ to p'qc? yotir For that Is, In V 11 fiuTl moat ?T?ry I U IT/ All the reward ^ (f It ever gets. To Match. ' He la n crank on music." "Why doesn't ho get a hand organ?* Universal. To And an ample blessing We need not seek It far. The poorest may be thankful He srsum't horn the osar. '*18^ *' < : v - mmmmmmm i *? A Tiger's Choice | [Copyright. 1005. by K. C. Parcells.] ' Four of the officers of the native Sixth Infantry, stationed in the province of Bengal, had gone to the junglcit on a tiger hunt. The accident that befell three of them on the second day was a curious oue. The four wore uinklug Il>nlr TV??\f nn ltm ilftr IumI ? .,Mt, U|f %IIV \w J UVU V/l a HUB III II * or ravine, when a tree growing on u high bank 8U<l?lonly caved into the ra lnc, catching nnd breaking bones for three of them. The ollicers were at tended by flfly servants and beaters, and litters wore soon constructed and they were borno back to camp. On tho third day after the accident word was brought in that a large tiger had visited n village four miles away the night previously and carried away a woman. Tlie fourth ofllccr of tho party, who was a lieutenant, had, of course, given his services to bis comrades. but when news of the tiger came they insisted that he make an attempt to kill tho b^.st. It was believed that the feline would pay the village a second visit, and ihe olheer would have to pass the night In a hut to l>e ready for him. lie protested, but was overruled, and an hour before dark set off with his guns and guides. Tho Injured officers by 10 o'clock were all asleep, and an hour later tho attendant also slumbered. The major bad slept for thioo hours when his thirst awoke him. His huuimock was swung very close to the ground atul his head and shoulders so elovated that lie could see all around him. lie saw that the servant was asleep nu?l hesitated to call to liim for fear of awakening his brother officers. He had been awake about ton minutes when n great tiger suddenly appeared close beside the sleeping native. The beast must have made its way over the clear and open ground from the jungle, and as there was 110 air stirring the horses had not .scented him. lie was a male tiger in his prime, and that he had come for a victim couid not be doubted, ne must have been surprised that no bettor watch was kept. Had the servant been awake he would have instantly been seized and carried off, but bis being asleep puzzled the tiger. The beast sniffed and snuffed for a moment and then turned to the hammocks. Ho visited the captains before he came to the major. He purred like a cat as he stood with his nose within six inches of their faces, and it is n thing hard to believe, hut nevertheless true, that his purring awoke each in turn. Neither of the men moved so much as an eyelash while under the scrutiny of the beast. They were men many dangers" "hau htfTu'oneu nerves. When the tiger left Captain Rurton to purr in the cars of Captain Brookes, the former opened his eyes and watched his further movements. For what seemed five minutes the terror of the juuglo stared into the face of the sleeping man, thrusting out his furred tongue nt intervals and licking at the splints and bandages of tire broken arm. Fortunately there was no blood to excite his appetite. Then came tire major's turn. He knew It would come and had prepared for it, but lie afterward Raid that it was the ordeal of his life. The skin of his leg had been broken and bled freely when he received the greater hurt, but luckily for him the surgeon hud treated the hurt with an antiseptic very disagreeable to the tiger. The beast sniffed and licked and then fell back wltli a growl of displeasure. For two or three minutes he stood staring at the horses and the tents of the natives and seemed Inclined to pay them a visit, but why go to that trouble when he had four victims under his nose? It was such a good thing that lie wan troubled which to select. He inspected each of them in turn again an<l was s)ill undecided, when one of the native servants helped hlni to decide tlie problem. The man awakened and came out of his tent to see if the horses were nil right. lie had no idea of danger, but stood and yawned and stretched. Probably reasoning that an alarm would he given In a moment, the tiger whirled and seized the servant by the right arm close to the shoulder and whirled the burden over his back and galloped off to the jungle, and in Ids surprise and terror the man made no outcry until half the space had been covered. Then the tiger uttered a roar of detianee and lucrensed his pace. The camp was at once alarmed, and great was the surprise of the officers to tind that all had been awake and watching. Some of tbo servants tired off guns and ran to the edge of the jungle with blazing brands, but, of course, the tiger 4 O Itttt IVHAtf Early In the morning the lieutenant appeared. He had passed the night in the village, but no tiger had appeared, lie at onee took up the trail of this one. having a dozen native dogs tOjflssist him. The beast and his burden hod passed 'through a strip of Jungle al?out forty rods wide and then reached rough nnd open ground. All the way through the jungle the man had caught the hushes with his hands to detain the tiger, but had always been wrenched loose. When clear of the tangle the beast had made for a rocky hill, and upon the dogs closing in the bodies of both were found there. The tiger had been stabbed four times, nnd in his agony nnd anger he had torn the man almost limb from limb. As near ns could be figured the native had had no ohanee to get at his knife until the tiger dropped him among the rocks. ...if' ITo had secured it then and made good use of it. hut the odds were against htm. though in dying be had bad * pplMMU* revenge. M. QUAD. ( V it~. ....** ~ 4 .>?