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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Times, 1914-01-08, Page 7111101111111.1111MMIAR” sa FUE vt INGI!JAWI 'JANUARY 8 1914 R-OBERT BARR, _author of "The Tritimphs of Eugene Valmont," "Tekla," "In the Midst of Alarms," "Speculations of John Steele," "The Victors," Etc. Cope -Med. NW, by Robert Barr, , By Arrancement with Tbc Authors and Newspariere Association of New York. therefore he walked up and down the :deck smoking cigarettes. At the stroke :of a hell the captain mounted the bridge and the mate came down. Suddenly out of the thickness aimed ,loomed up a great black British freight- •er nuthing for St Petersburg. as the prince posea. The two steamers, ?big and little, were so close that each ^was compelled to sheer off a bit. Then the captain turned on the bridge and seemed for a moment uncertain what • to do with his prisoner. A number of men were leaning over the bulwarks of the Brifish ship, and it would have been quite possible for the person on ,one boat to give a message to those on the other. The prince, understanding the captain's quandary, looked up at 'him and smiled, but made no attempt to take advantage of his predicainent Some one on board the English ship .shouted and fluttered a handkerchief, whereupon the prince waved his cig- arette in the air, and the big boat dis- appeared In the thickness of the east. Lermontoff walked the deck, think- ing very seriously about his situation and wondering where they intended to take him. If he were to be put In .prison, it must be in some place of de- tention on the coast of Finland, which seemed strange, because he understood that the fortresses there were already. :filled with dissatisfied inhabitants a that disaffected land. His first improw don had been that banishment was In- tended, and he had expected to be 'landed at son: Swedish or German port, but a chance remark made by the captain at breakfast inclined him to believe that there were other pilot- oners on board not quite so favorably treated as himself. But why should ibe be sent out of Russia proper or even removed from St. Petersburg, . which, .he was well aware, suffered from no 4 lack of jails? The continued voyage ,of the steamer through an open sea again aroused the hope that Stock - Ulm was the objective point. If they tended him there, it merely meant a little temporary Inconvenience, and, .once ashen, be hoped to concoct a telegram so apparently innocent that It would win through to his friend and give Drummond at least the knowledge .of his abiding place. The thougbt of Drummond arouqed all his old fear that the Englishman was to be the real victim, and this enforced voyage was /merely a convenient method of getting himself out of the way. After lunch a dismal drizzle set in that presently increased to a steady elowupour, which drove Lermontoff to his cabin, and, that room being unpro- vided with either window or electric light, the prince struck a match to one .of the candles newly placed on the washstand. He pushed the electric button summoning the steward -nd, gleing him some money, asked if there was such a thing as a piece of stone on board, carried as ballast or for any other purpose. The steward said be would inquire and finally reterned with a sh:trpening stone used for the knives In the galley. Bolting his door, Lermontoff began an experiment and .at once forgot be was a prisoner. He tiled the wash basin with water and, openerg wee of the glass stoppered bot- tles, to out with the point of his knife a most minute portion of the sub- stance within, which he dissolved lo the water with no npparent efrect. Standing the whetstone up on end, he filled the glass syringe and directed a tne, vaporous spray against the stone. It dissolved before his eyes as a sand castle on the atom dissolves at the touch of an incoming tide. "By St. Peter of Russia," he cried, "I've got it at last! I must write to Katherine about this." Summoning the steward again to take away thee fluid and bring him an- ther pailful of fresh water. Lermon- toff endeavored to extract some infor- mation from the deferential young map. "Have you ever been In Stockholm?" se. "No, excellency." * "Or in any of the (lerman ports?" "No, exeelleney.".. C0111.0 NOT STRAIGHTEN UP For Lame Back. Women are corning to understand that weak, lame, and aching backs from which they suffer are due to wrong action of the kidneys. The kidneys are overtaxed—given more stork that they can do, and when the 4, 'back aches and pains it is almost im- possible to do her housework, for every move and turn means pain. On the first sign of any weakness in She back Doan's Kidney Pills should ibe taken, and thus do away with any suffering front kidney trouble. Mrs. A. 3. Lalonde, Kingston, Ont.; 'writes:—"I ani writieg to tell you what La wonderful cure Doan's Kidney Pills slid for me. I was suffering with a lstne rk, and for about seven days e. ald lherdly straighten up for the pain. I 'had used quite a few of other kinds of and received no relief. lust then dity sister came and told me about Doan's Kidney Pills, and what they had done for ;her, so I decided to try them. I used ithree boxes, and I ant completely cured, :and I do not hesitate to reeormnend nitem." Price, tific. per box, 3 boxes for $1./.5, sit all ettalers, or inailen direct ott receipt .of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, `I'orento, Ont. r If ordering direct spetify Don aS.kl "DO-yciu know wbere we are making for now?" "No, excellency," "Nor when we shall reach our desti- nation?" "No, excellency." "You have some prisoners aboard?" "Three drunken sailors, excellency." "Yes. that's what the captain said. Bat If it meant death for a sailor to be drunk the commerce of the world would speedily stop." "Tbis is a government steamer, ex- 3ellency, and if a sailor here disobeys arders he is guilty of mutiny. On a merchant vessel they would merely put him in irons." "I see. Now, do you want to earn a few gold pieces?" "Excellency has been very generous to me already," was the noncommittal reply of the steward, whose eyes .nev- artbeless twinkled it the mention of gold. "Well, here's enough to make a jin- gle in your pocket, and here are two letters which you are to try to get de- livered when you return to St. Peters- burg." "Yes, excellency." "You will do your best?" "Yes, excellency." "Well, if you succeed I'll make your Fortune when I'm released." "Thank you, excellency." That night at dinner the captain mened a bottle of vodka and conversed genially on many topics without touch - Ing upon the particular subject of lib- srty. He partook sparingly of the stimulant, and, to Lermontollas disap- pointment, it did not in the least loosen his tongue, and thus, still ignorant of his fate, the prince turned in for the aecond night aboard the steamer. When he awoke next morning he Mond the engines had stopped and, as ;he vessel was motionless, surmised it sad reached harbor. Be heard the in- :ermtttent chuck -chuck of a pony en- title and the screech of an imperfectly sited crane and guessed that cargo was' being put ashore. "Now," he said te aimself, "If my former sentinel is at the door they are ;eine to take me to prison. If he is ibseut, I am to be set free." Ile jumped up, threw back the bolt, mened the door. Tbere was no one there. In a very few minutes he was sn deck and toned that the steamer was lying in the lee of a huge rock, which reminded hen of Mont St. Michel in Normandy, except that it was about half again as high and three times as long and that there were no buildings of any kind upon it, nor, in - :Med, the least sign of human habita- tion. The morning was tine. In the east the sun had just risen and was flood- ing the grim rock with a rosy light. Except this rock no trace of land was visible as far as the eye could see. Alongside the steamer was moored a sailing boat with two masts, but pro- vided also with thole pins And sweeps for rowing. The sails were furled, and she had evidently been brought to the steamer's side by means of the oars. Into this craft the crane was lowering boxes, bags and whatnot, which three or four men were stow- ing away. The mate was superintend- ing this transshipment, and the cap- tain, standing with his back against the deckhouse, was handing one by one certain papers, which Lermontoff took to be bills of lading, to a young man who signed in a book for each he re- ceived. When this transaction was completed, the young man saluted the eaptain and descended over the ship's gide of the sailboat "Good morning, eaptain. At anchor, see," said Lernaontoff. "No, not at anchor. Merely lying here. The sea is too deep and affords no anchorage at this point." "Where are all these goods going?" The captain nodded his head at the rock, and Lermontoff gazed at it again, running his eyes from top to bottoin without seeing any vestige of civiliza- tion. ;'"Then you lie to the lee of this rock, and the small, boat takes the supplies ashore?" "Exactly," eald the captain. "'The settlement, I take it I on thea other side. Wbat Is It—a lighthouser "There's no lighthouse," mild the cap- tain. "Sort of constguagd, then?" "Yes, In it way. They keep a look- out. And now, highness. I see your overcoat Is on your back, Have you left anything in your room?" The prince laughed. "No, captain; I forgot to bring a portmanteau with me." "'Shea I must say farewell to you here." "What, you are not going to maroon me on Me pebble In the ocean?" "You will be well taken care Of, Itti [chute "What place Is this?" "It is called the Trogzinondeff, high. nes, sod thee water eUrrouadIng you is the Baltic." "Is It Russian territory?" "Very, Yery Russian," returned the captain, drawing a deep breath. "This way, if your highness pleases. There Is a rope ladder, which Is sometintes little tiastoody for a landsman, so ba mirefuls "Oh, I'm accustomed te role leaders. Ilyertiti, captain." "Illivelstt, your hitarness." "Ilyvasti, yonr Mg:antes:Le And with this mutual goodby Finnish the prince went down the twaying ladder. CHAPTER XV. OR once the humorous expres- sion had vanished from Cap- tain Kemet's face, and that good natured man sat in the Iiiinty drawing room of the flat a plc - 'tire of perplexity. Dorothy had told aim the story of the nihilist, saying 'be intended to purchase the yacht and mtlining what she proposed to do with 't when it was her own. Now she sat ;Heat opposite the genial captain, while Katherine stood by the window mid alked enough for two, sometimes wax- ing indignant and occasionally. giving in terse language an opinion of her father, as is the blessed privilege of every girl born in the land of the frees while the father took the censure with the unprotesting mildness of his na- ture. "My dear girls, yen testily must listen to reason. What you propose to do is so absurd that it doesn't even admit of argument. Why, it's a filibustering expedition, that's what it is. You girls are as crazy as 37t officer of Nica- ragua. Do you im ane that a retired captain of the Un States navy Is going to take co df a pirate craft of far less legal standing than the Alabama, for Qen we were at war, but now we are at peace. Do you ac- tually propose to attack the domain of a friendly country? Oh!" cried the captain, with a migbty explosion of breath, for at this point his supply of language entirely gave out "No one would know anything about It," persisted Katherine. "Not know about it? With a crew of men picked up here in New York and corning back to New York? Not know about it? Bless my soul, the papers would be full of it before your men were an hour on shore. In the first place, you'd never find the rock." "Then what's the harm of going in search of it?" demanded his daughter. "Besides that, Johnson knows exactly where it is." "Johnson, Johnson! You're surely not silly enough to believe Johnson's cock and bull story?" "I believe every syllable he uttered. The man's face showed that he was speaking the truth." "Ent, my dear Kate, you didn't see him at all, as I understand the yarn. He was here alone *with you, was he not, Dorothy?" Dorothy smiled sadly. "I told Kate all about it and gave my own impression of the man's ap. pearance." "You are too sensible a girl to place any credit In what he said surely?" "I did believe him nevertheless," re. plied Dorothy. "Why, look you here. False in one thing, false in all. I'll just take a SW- gle point He speaks of a spring send- ing water through tbe cells up there in the rock. Now, that is an impossi- bility. Wherever a spring exists, it comes from a source higher than it- self." "There are lots of springs up in the mountains," Interrupted Katherine. "I know one on Mount Washington tIsat Is ten times as high as the Rock in the Baltic." "Quite so, Katherine, quite so, but nevertheless there is a lake, subter- raneous or above ground, which feeds your White Mountain spring, and such it lake must be situated higher than the spring is. Why, girl, you ought to study hydrorneteorology as well as chemistry. Here 13 a rock jutting up In midocean"-- "It's in the Baltic, near the Russia* coast," napped Kate, "and I've no doubt there are mountains in Finland that contain the lake which feeds the spring." "How far is that rock from the Fin- nish coast, then?" "Two miles and tt half," said Kato quick as an arrow s; soling from a bow. "Captain, we don't know how far it Is front tne coast," amended Dorothy. "I'll never believe the thing exists at all." "Why, yes it dtms, tether. HOP' ssn you speak like tbet? Don't you know Lieutenant Drummond dred at it?" "How do you know It was the earns rock?" "Because the toek fired back at him. There can't be two like that In the Baltic." "No, not osse either," saki the cap- tain, nearing the end of his patience. "Captein Kempt,S° said Dorothy 'very soothingly, as if she desired to ctriell the rising storm, "you take the alleges flea about the spring of water to prove that Johnson was telling untruths. k expect him here within an hours and I will arrange that you Wore an oppor- tunity, privately, of cross examining him. I think when you see the matt MA listen to him you will Wiley& What makes me se mire that_lut I* tells _ COMBINATION Publishers, Advertisers and Manufacturers Unite By HOLLAND. IN union there is strength. Did you ever write this in your copybook? Well, it is true, anyway. One of the effective combi- nations of the business world is composed of publishers, advertisers and manufactur- ers. They are united in the effort to see that the public gets value received. Their in- terests are identical. No one of the trio can make money without the others share it And they cannot make money for themselves without making money for the public. The interests of all are interwoven so closely as to be practically identical. You should join this corabh nation and enjoy the benefits to be derived from it. Take full advantage of the adver- tising columns and be sure of getting a dollar's worth for every dollar you spend. ADVERTISEMENTS WILL KEEP YOU FULLY INFORMED. They will tell you where to buy, When to buy, what to buy. It is true economy to read the advertisements, for they will insure your getting the greatest value when yOU spend' your money. 'Frail is tfie fact -that -lie Men- tioned the foreign vessel firing at this rock, which I knew to be true, and which he emits] not possibly have learn- ed anything about." "He might very well have learned all particulars from the papers, Dorothy. Tbey were full enough of the subject at the time, and. remembering this, he thought to strengthen his story by"— Katherine interrupted with great scorn. "By adding verisimilitude to an oth- er wibald and unconvincing narra- tive.""Quite so, Kate. Exactly what I was going to say myself. But, to come back to the project itself, granting the ex- istence of the. rock, granting the truth of Johnson's story, granting every- thing, granting even that the young men are imprisoned there, of which we have not the slightest proof, we could no more succeed in capturing that place from a frail pleasure vachrss — "It's built inse a cruiser," said Kitth "111e. 'Even if it were built like a battle ;hip we would have no chance whet semasnr_ aby, that rock might defy a •egular deet. Our venture- would stm ey be a marine Jaineeon raid which would set the whole world laughing when people came to hear of It." "Johnson said be could take it with ball a demi men." "No, Kate," eorreeted Dorothy; "he midthe very 'averse: that two or twee determlneil eten on the rock with •epesiting rifles Id dereat a host. It vas. I olio saw •ted that we almuld ?wow a shell re I then rush the en. ranee in the con uwebn." Captnin laentr threw up his hands a a gesture of despnir. "Great heavens. lewottly Anihurse ;Motu I have alsseyi tog:aisle(' as the eiklest, sweetest tet 1 ie s1 elinruting Her Cough Racked Her Terribly. R. WOOD'S NORWAY PINE SYRUP :fleeted A Cure. Obstinate coughs And colds yield to greatful, soothing and healing power Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, and or the racking, persistent cough, often 'resent. in consumptive cases, it will be •?und exceedingly beneficial and pleasant ) take. The Ilse of it is generally in- icatcd wherever symptoms of throat, t• lung troubles appear, but especially a with all persons of a. consumptive or catarrhal tendency, as its prompt Itrutil'l prenerites speedily remove the seamen sea restore the throat and lungs to it seetel Iteelthy state if used in time. Mrs. Edward. tire son, Young's Cove N.B., er;t heve It,,d oc- easion to use Dr. \Veen, Norway Pine Syrup, and e.in say. that it is certainly a good medicine. About n year ago I eoatracted a severe oold which settled on my lungs, end left them in a very weak state. The cowl raclzed me terribly, ard I wcis in &emir ;mai a friend ad- vised tre to give Dr. Wood's Norway Pine $3 ritp a Wed. I got a bottle, and lwfore I had it hilt gone I found relief. teed two bottles, mid have never been bedewed sines. I Would not be without it in the 'muse." Price, 2.-3c.; family sise, ;Mc. 1St:1nm factured enly by Tim T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont, of girlie to heur you cehely propoee to throw a shell among a lot of Innocent mon defending their own territory against a perfeetly unanilwrizea inva- der': Throw 11 shell, say 37011, 113 If you weee tnIking of toesing a copper to a Leglarl Oh, Lord, I'm growing old! Wiint will beemne of this yoting- er gereratton? Well, I give It up. Dorothy, my dear, whatever will hap- pen to those unfortunate Russians I shall never reeover from the fihock your shell. Tile thing is absolutely Im. peeseile. Catat you Se.! that the 100- 3'ou get down to details? How nre yet; geeset) praeure your shells or yeur nhteli tiring gun? They IVO not to 1/011gh1 nt the (Met haelwere store you cenne to on Sixth avenue." weenteet seye he Nut get teem," prem.:Intel Kett., with finality, "Oh. doeut Johneeel Dorothy, I beg peer perden, bet nettle tliet thingl•ter at vta( at y nee. is past a lit:le more than I Nei beer." i. whet ere we to do?" thetuirel- e-1 ettegeter. "Sit here wilit folded hr, "That weele te a g-ent deal Ietter tc1111:111soNevel'enjenSgcnisali71)('Y'':;t1 Von .11!*1;")Iiit(1-. were a pelt. or rrienlle emmtriee in venr. Of (.0urse the States veiuld utterly dieclaim your net mid discrealt me if I WO -0 lunatic ensueb to undertake suet; 0 wit I genes 'h ':e, NVilleh itt Wit, lett, tesPilior heed. if two 01' OUP giciS 1:11101'100ii ench an eettedilien no neei can pre- eict the puhlie etanior ',het might mists Why, when the newepepere get held of a question you 1101 ('1 know where they will onil it, fantottatedly ynu tem airle el101110 ho sent to ',Hone mid with equal ntelouhteiltases the .1 Illerieatt psspie wsuiSn't permit it." "You bet they weetIn't." eall Kath- erine. dropping into slang, "NVell, then, if they wouldn't there's war." "Otte moment. captein Femme" snel Dorothy egain in her nilitiest tome:. fer volees hacl again hiersii to run high. 'Yon spoke of te ing someildleg sane. You tInclerst:Ind the sitentlen. What should yon ('01 t1'(' es to do?' The eaptain drew a long breath and leaned back in his chair. "There, dad, It's up to you," said Katherine. "Let ns hear your pro- posal, and then you'll learn how easy it is to criticise." "Well." said the teiptain hesitatingly, "there's our diplomatic servive"— "Utterly useless. One man is a Ros- si:in and the other an Engilehman. Di- plomacy not only can do nothing. hut won't even try." eried Kate triune. "yet." said the captain, with little confidence, -although the two men aro foareslg"vers, the two girls are Aineri- en"We don't emmt; v.-e've no votes." said Kate. "1 ',e:41(11w. Dorothy tried the diplomatic service end could not even get accurate information from Its Wow, father, thir.i time aed out." 'Four halls are ola, Ken., 11 11 I've only fanned the air twice. Now, girls, I'll tell you what I d ao. You two come with me to Washington. We will reek a private interview with the pres- ident. IIe will get into it 110(1(111(111100 with the czar, also mi.:eels' and tatt- eide of all regular channele. late czar will put tuaeltinery hi motion that is sure to produce teoee two soling men much more effect eel's. and speedily 11? 11 u l:11y cttha ret expedition n oa yacht" "I think," said Dorothy, "that is an exeellent -Or eourse 11 is'." eteed the eaptaiii enthusiastically. "IIs•n't you see the pu:1 the president w:1,) lee,:e? Why. tie y've put tut P;11;41,8'.1;.aill 1110 'the .111;7,' and when tit.. proeleeot coluatted• etilw this fact to tile czar he w I. Le erred to refuse, ktiowitet that StO imee.il may be, from emetic:1 to Pete - Inlet, Aid when you tell a c0.11.1., of At. erican girls to ilt.it p up, why, whet chattee hoe tee keel sy- "The point you rall.e. captaiii," ;as), Dosothy, "is one 1 wine to say 11 v woels ahent. Tee le ee,eetit (.8 eet psi Mr. Drunintoed releesed leseiuse th4 czar and all his gove:tensett be compelled to Maly tam timy Leow 9:e thiug of him. Even the president 5.) .1111 guarautee (hot the English tin tt would keep silence it' hi? were Set at eliert,y. The ezar wan '(1 know time bu• your plan would mid:mated!: ewe de. saPrinee !vett Lernee 'off, .111 the peeident has to do is to tell the cznr thet the pritwe is eneeteed to at; .\ ewe lealt girl and Lermontoff will be al- lowed to go." 'nen." objected the "Is the pelmet keowe the Etrahlin, to is Knott, how could they lie eipo . Jot et keeping qtriet vette t Dee. Is 1.'e best friend?" "I te cannot know that. 14445 '(8) twit! .0 was nrreeted fieVel'ai gitlYT4 10 funWaS." 11:11'.e 111.001:11•1:• heti, into the stiraf. 1.e" " ,••••: •,i ten !Mt 1)ort1Oly siht. 1,. • int...too- 1 ti. 1.• tits. voultt ecethilette ha Ve ther, I am kalre that one d es 1101. mow the fete of the other, theretee he wear cau quite rentlils lel lAveleu s)ff go. sine be 14 t..tt 1 t 1 tt tlt•tt tit t Nvor I sson tha isvssientito-sdei sis, 1 ata t•-)111i:eW 11. t ig 11..1 '1 Vie Trag:,1111414110 f 118 I sell sere that eeurnotel jq .1e'eises st it wes .at for tree; 0...s." • 'et, Dorothe " Heed the eaetem, eh 8 dee Agit "it e t' 1' got ho' 'k to tesen" - waved itla si1 sod sheok les need. ane maid opie ell tam door and mad, wattle at Dorothy: Patersou sad Nits Johnson." -Just show them into the morning ,.t n," said Dorothy. visitor. "Capteln :ietnot, It is awftely owl of you to uwe listened en oittlently to a 'examine iSLvere.1.1.1cli you eottlein't poemiltly ap. 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GENURNE CASTOR IA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You llave Always Bought 141 Use For Over 30 Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. 'sis"; e "Now 1 Want Feu to do me nnother •indness." She went to the deck and picked up a liece of paper. • "Here is a cheek I have sIgned—a dank check. 1 With you to buy the vneht Walrus just as she stands and wi,th you 1f) tit4 WICht IVULT'US Pie 08 slic xiands." nilie the best bargain you can for me. man le so inueli better at this kind c negotiation than it woman." "But surely, my dear Dorothy, you mti't persist in buying this yacht?" "It's ber own money, father," put in :a Uterine. "-Keep :1111:t." said the captain, for the first time speaking with eel severity, whereupon Katherine, in pito of tem fact that she was older eau twenty-one, was wise enough to ihey. "cee, I am quite determined, cap- seld Dorothy sweetly. "But, ley deer woman, don't you see tow you've been hoodwinked by this ean Jelawon? Ile is gily of a jute He nts already swindled you out of 101)," "No; "No; he asked for $10.000 only. Cap - win Kempt, and i voluntarily doubled he amount." "Nevertheless be has worked you up o believe that these young men are In hat rock. He has done this for a very Tarty purpose, and. his purpose ooens ikely to succeed. He knows he will •e well paid, and you have promised Om a bonus besides. If he, with ills 'aptaln Kidd crew, gets you on that owed, you will on)), step asbore by civing him every penny s ou possess. hates his object. Ile knows you aro rertine out to commit ti crime—tbat's 'te word, Dorothy; there's no use In tr mewing matters- you will be per- .etly helplessin til', heeds. Of course (weld not allow my daughter Kate to •0 011 wach nt extedirien" M1 net ever neenty-one years old." tied Itstte. the light of rebellion le her "I el net itimtei that either of you hall ge Katherine." -Dosethe, net submit to that," 'elect Netherton u tat a Heim; henew of ang in her Vri' o "I sSall not be set are a '1. Who leis more nt ette Mot I? A let as for cepturlier, the le k. 111 eis wed:0 it tneoell' mei Ming I v. eens later.. a specimen of 11 the ee 11 'itl (eery arid fiCt 11 Up in Be 'a.e'e Wend leeslch. the goddess end twa. "intere's yeer s ente of Lib- erty. ma 1 there's wow melee of Tyr - amyl"' • "Katherine," tended her father, "1 never liefore believed that a child of mine et,tIld talk Rath driveling son - "Paternal heredity, !tabor," retorted Kat.. o ye "Your preriaen tla I pls. te COptilin Iletin)t," itt erpoetei ft ,n .1 by. 'le ex- cellout so far ns Prime. Leentonte ie concerned, but it cennet esseue Lieu- tenant Drununond, Now, e are two things you can do for me leiet svi7I maae InC alwaye. your (Meter. as, in- deed, I an already, and the ewe im to purchase for me the sitcht. The set.- onJ is to form your ewe Jedgment of the men Johnson ;me if yon tiietrust him then ergnge for !Le one -ht;!( tho crew and E•ee that they ere 1.10Ited A teertra ns." "First sane idea I have l: 1,1sinee I came into Bee ;es'," erewieJ theca Ps tain, Amerit ens e't let the l'in- lender hold tee fur ransem, you may depend noon thet." It was a wovis,go!lt. gallant captein (est on the ieeteie. 0 ;el deter- mined maiden; 1 Itcm, fteneg lik Celegh- ter's eye upon him, he tut nee i..twerd her, "Fin going, tether." see sell, wi'ett a firmnese (mite equel to hie tie te met he, on his part, reeegilleed when his daugnter had toett the (ienger liee. Ee indulged in a laugh that hed little or mirth in it. "All I can say is that 1 ent therikful you haven't made up ;stow :elite?: to kidnap the czar. Of couree yee are going,. Kate. So ant L." CHArTER XVI. S the sailing boat cast off and was shoved away from the side of the steamer there were eight men aboard. Six grasped the oars, and the young clerk who had signed the documents given to hen by the captain took the rudder, motioning Lermontoef to a seat beside ben. All the forward part of the boat and in- deed the space well back toward the stern was piled with boxes and bags. "What is this place called?" asked the prince, but the young steersman did not reply. Tying the boat to iron rings at the small landing where the steps began, three of the men shipped their oars. Each threw a bag over his shoulder, walked up half a aozen steps and wait- ed. The clerk motioned Lermontoff to follow, so he stepped on the shelf or I rock and looked upwaed at the rugged stairway cut between the main island ' and aft outstanding perpendicular ledge : of rock. The steps were so narrow that the procession had to move up in Indian file—three men with bags, then the prince and the clerk, followed by three more men with boxes. Lermon- ! tog eounted 217 steps, which brought ; him to an elev.eee platform protecting from a doorway cut in the living rock, but shielded front all sight of the Pea. , The eastern sun sboue throegh thie doorway, but did not illumine stein- ' Mentes' the large room whetae walls, ceiling and tloor were of solid stem. At the farther enth a matt in man rorin tett behind n Inegdable on whistle, battled an oil lamp wet a green shade. At hie right hen 1 -mod a broad, roundi braeler contniniiie e1011111.1 0014% 8 rter the oriental fastiatu, It the Oliver wam meeting his tee hetet!, 1,114 it Alltt rithhing them tosether Tits room tonerthelette streiee chill 881 » eller, Lemont...I mord 0,112,44111t stnotherts1 roas of water. 'I he Omit, it tepissis forwent aim ss. Mims presented to the governor ?cent. ed there the impers and envelopes giv- en hint by the teptalli. The I)tticor as- leeted 14 bine sheet of Ditties. and scru- tinized it for n moment ender the "Where are the others?" "We have landed tirst the supplies, governor, then the boat will rettivn for the others." The governor nodded end struck to. bell with hie ow:A tithe. yhoro enters (To he Continued)