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_ "Hear me, thou trtilihped up monk!
1:),:i you want another Wee of gold?"
t. Ing before him, he held out a trent
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• ger A gent, : Toron to.
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cloak? :Take it!" And the dissembler
rolled over, extending his arms. The
jester • greened. the garment' /by the
sleeves and with some difficulty Whip-
ped it from him. • • • •
'"Now band me. -the money and-cev-
Or me with rags that -1 may sleep,"
• continued the beer hibber. "So" --aa he.
grasped the money :the fool gave him
• and stretched ,hiniself luxutiously be-
neath a noisome Jitter -of . • castoff
• clothes find rubbish -"1 languish In ec-
stasiest The angels -are -singing around •
me,"
:With growing' surprise'and 111 homer
had the .weinari observed this ' novel
• proceeding, and .now, when the jester
had himself donned, the lets() 'friar's
gOvin, she Said grudgingly:-
• ,kon did net give him ?fie Of the five
plecei?" •-: .
• "No. there are still five left"- "
!bit: of • gold for a cloak!" she
Ottimbled,•"It is ,overmuch, That theee"
--Unfastening. a 'door 'Unit looked out
upon the field -"give me the money
and he gene." • •,
•
lie grasped ,the laridie•of the horse,
handed her the proinised reward: and,
drawing the hood Of the monk's gar -
Ment over his bead, led .the nag' out
:into the. Open air. The door closed
• quiekly.beltind, bile, and he heard' the
wooden holt as it .:shet into . plage.
Above the .dark ootilees, of the .forest
the moomtull'orhed, now alone in the
_ . , .
sky With'i irlyilad- attendant stars, it
silvet beams .0,boding the open. spaces
and reve8lin0 ,eVery, detail, soft,
.dreaniY, yet distinct • A.languorous, red!,
•iolent Air Jusit'stirred the waVing grain,
:on which. tested 4 glossy •shimmer
As the feel was about to spring Upon.
the horse a shadow suddenly appeered
around the .coiner of . the house, and
the..animal fleeced' aside"in affright.:
Before the jester co:uid quiet and mount.
the 'nag -the shadoW reselyed itself Into
a Mani and behied him eame • a nu.
merous band, the play of tight On. hel-
met, 'sword and dagger revealing them
an a party' of trecipets.. Deubtless,:hav-
- ledulged. freelY; tliey . had become'
, inclined to new adveetures,'• and ite
' cotdiogly had bent their .. footsteps to-„,
Ward the "little house on the N;erge of
the Weed," where merry company was.
' always to be foetid. - At the night Of
the 'oews feel 1.and the horse they:
°pressed forward aed, With One-a.ecoi.d, •
surrounded him. ' • •
'TheEranciecan foonicr cried one,
• "Where is he going po. late. With the
. nag?" Asked another. •• • • •
• "He's oft to "Confess some one," ext
claimed ti.thtrd;
. "A petticoat:Most likely, the rogue!".
rejoined the second ppeaker. • •••
• "Well; •what have we to. de with his
lore affairs'?" laughed thellret trooper
-
"Ride on; good father, and keen tryst"
"Yeit.ride.onl";the othere,Catied out;
•• The 'MOO. :bowed An interruptien
.which had 'proinised. to defeat his cle.,
signs seemed drawing: to 'a liarreleas
coneltision.' .His 'levee tan ',high; .the
.solciters had . not yet penetrated. be-.
neatlethe Costume; be had already de.
tetmined to leap .upon. the horse in
rusb. for freedom When a heavy, de.
Mining hand Was laid on his Shouider.
"One moment, knairel" said a deep
VOice,. and, wheeling' sharply, the fool
looked into the keen; ferret'eyeS Of the.
trooper. with' the • red mustaches.. "I •
have a question to ask liave.0.11 doite
that which 'yen 'were to dor.
:The -friar nodded his assent "The
fool will trouble the duke no more," ..he
answered. • • ' ••
• "Ale he is"- began the soldier. ' •
.
"Even • se, And now , pray ler Me
pit •
4he"s. Pluss.1" ur• .ged one the
soldiers; "WOuld.you,keep some tonge
trollop Waiting?" .
'Aieleader .of . the • peepers diol,.not
• answer; his glaime Was. boot noon the
ground "Yes, you may go," he cota.,
"Whelr-,, and 'suddenly thrust
forth an .arm and pimp& back the en.
Shrouding• '• •
: ''The cliikett Noir, he tiled. "Close
in, regime! Let him not escape!" • .
Fiercely. the fool's band sought his
breast; then, swiftly realizing that it
needed but a pretext to bring about the
end desired by the pretender hi the
castle, With an effort he restrained
himself and confronted his asiallelute,
outwardly calm •
"Tia a. poor jest which fella," be
ettid easily, •
"lest!" •gefmly rethrned he of the
red inustachee, "Call you it a led;
this monk's disguise? Once OD the •
hOrSe. it Votild blIVO been no jest, fled .
I'll warrant yOu Would. soon have left
the castle far behind, • Yes, and but
for the cloven foot the jest, as you call
It , would haVe suceeeded too. Mut it
not been," he added, "for the nOinted
eilken time peeping out from beneath
the holy robe, a coveeing of vanity in-
stead of hoiy naked:hese, You would
certainly have deceived Inc and" -with
ft brusque hough -"slipped away from
your master, the duke'
• "Thelltike?" said the jester as, ellsto
big the' ninv useless cloak from him, he
deliberately Merntlideed the rogue.
"The duke," returned the num stolid-
ty. "wen, thie spolie out' sport for to-
night, knaves," he went on, tueniiii to
tbe other troopers, "for we tanst e'en
egetirt the .jester back to the matte."
"Ileebrew binir they answered. of
one fleeOrd. "A mono upon Wm!" d
And slowly the fool end the soldiers h
$SA td NOUS ti111it..5,04` UM* the
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thiekset figure in richly chased
armor, 'Mounted on a Udissive hortse,
cerossed the arena. •. •
"'ulooinleyouloiri" they cried. "Bon
vo
It Was the name assumed by the
free baron or the day, while other
knightswere known for the time be-
ing by finch euphonious and chivalrous
appellations as Vaillaet Desyr, Bon
' Espoir -or Coeur Loyal. Bon VoulOir
upon this. Molar demonstration rein.
ea his ,steed and, removing his head
covering, bowed revereflthr to the king
.and his suit; deeply to the lady of the
tournament and her retinue and: care
• lessly to the vOciferous multitude, aft-
er. which he retired to -t large tent ot
crinisen and golet setapart•for his con!
venienee and pleasete. •.
• From. . the purple box the monarch
• bad nodded gracionsly, and from the
silve hoiver the lady had emiled soft-
ly, so that the fluke had no 'reasonfor
dissafisfactioir. The • attitudeof the
crowd was of small moment,' an un-
znesical eccompfuement to the potent
pantomime, of which the principal fig-
ures Were Francis, the King Arthur of
• Europe, . and, the .prIncess, queen of
beauty's unbounded. realm. ••
In front of the duke'a pavilion was
hung hinabield, and by its side Stood
his squire, fancifully dressed in rich
• e oi °eras
Near
the duke's pavilion, to the right
.had been pitchecl a commodious tent Of
yellow material, with tepee of the same
color. and a fool's cap croWning, the
polOin place a theeuetomitry banner.
•Overthe entranee were susPendea :the
jester's 'gilded wand and it stair, front
•which hung It...blown bladder. Here
-
were quartered the eourt.jesterswhom
lernecia had ecninnanded to he fittingly
attired for the lista and to take Part in
the general combat. •. •
- At the entialice of the 'm11,11141 stood
..Caillette,.who hail Watched the passing
•Bote,Vouloir • and now was gazing
upward into •a. sea • •of • 'faces from
whence athe a bum of voices like the
beaming' Of unotimbeted beee.. ,
-"Certes;"' he .conimenfed,: "the king
inalces noich • of • this unmannered
lumpish, 'beer drinking noble who Is
goleg to wed the Prinbeee,
. „ •
• , :"Cidilette," field the, low Volpe of 'the
duke's- Jester. at •hl a elbow, "would you
see a *,rotrian. undone?,'
"Why, mon Aral," lightly answered
the•Ftench fool, "Who is- the Woman?"
'The Peincess''Lottiser! -••••: , ;
caillette glfineed•: front the. place
Where he steed M. the center-- 0. • the
stand nod the. White hewer,' incliping:.
Troin widen was a woman,- haughty,.
fair, beautiful,' one whose 'face attract-
ed the attention Of the anottitude•ded.
who;seemeifnet'utifiepriy in beingthus
seeutinized .and admired.. Shah:Mg-Ida
head slowly,: the .coint•poet. dropped.his:
eyes and studied: the eand at his feet•
"She looks pot • wronged,". he. said
dryly, "She.:..iippeers to enjoy her tel.,.
131.61!APlinsd."yet',.:C• aillette, 'tis all a fnree.!'
,answered: the • dukes jester,
"So 1iave4-thoughtf-.-oe, Other" occa-
piens." • : • • . • '
And again his gave tear uPward,..not;
• however, to the lady wheel Francis had
gallehtly -chosen for •Oueen of beauty, ,
but, despite his• alleged eyeicisin,', to .a
eoreer ofale king's own...hex, . where
at she who bad Oneebeen a latiglaleg .
antild by his., side and WW1 Whorn be.
had played tbat .diverting„ pastoral -call-
ed "First :Loye." It was.' only an In
return intothe fareicel butjoy-
ous.,paet, and a incithent iater.he was
sharply recalled intothe arid ,present
:by the words -of hie eenipaeion,
"The'mauthe princess Louise is go
°leg to marry is. no 'more 'Robert, the
duke of .Fried-Witid; than you: ere!". ek-
claimed- the 'foreign foal. •sife is Louis •
of Pfalz-Utfehl,.the go called free baron -
;Of Hochfels His castie counnandathe
road between the:true dulge and .Fraue•
'els' domains. Ile .made itimielf nuts.
ter OE all the eoreeepondence, epeeeli ed.
the' pleb, to eeine here' himself, dna in,
tends to COO off the true:W(1'C .hride.::
-Indeed; In Private be has'•acknewledged
It Alt t� m, and failIngtocorrupt me ,
tohis eetwiee litst.'eight set an asses. :
Sin to kill •- •
Ws listener; With 'folded grins and
-
attentive Mien,. kept his .eyes, fixed
steadily upon the natrator. As . If.. he
doubted *the evidence -.of • his senses.
Without, the marshals had taken their
places in the lists, and .another sten
-
totem dissonance greeted these, ollieers
Of ,the field from the good 'humored
• gathering, which, hasking'io the: nu,
ticipatioa of the feast they knew *mild
follow the Oageantey,•. clapped their
Minds and flung 'pp their caps id. the
least provocation • for rejoicing- .UPon
the two, jesters this scene of jubilation
Wee lost Caillette Merely bendingalose
er to the ether, with; •• •
"But why, have yeti :not denouneod
hlut to the king?".
"Ilecetise of my foolhardiness in tite-
My accepting_ at ilyst this freeboker.
as my master." .\
Caillette shot a keen • glance at the
other and smiled. TVs eyes said;
"Poolhatditiessi Watt it not rather.
some Other eilletiOn? Had not the
prleceSs .leaned more than graelously
toward her betrothed and" -
"I thought him but some /limey ai1.
venturer," went ou the duke's fool
hastily, "and told myself I would flee
the play played out, holding the key to
the laittlation and"- •
"Yon underestimm
ate' hi' •
"EXaetly. His plane were cunningly
laid, and now -who inn I that the .
king should Hsieh ,to Me?'• At best, if
denounee him, they woUld probetbiy • •
consider it a ,bit of pleasantry orzniad-
nese
"Yes," reluctantly assented Caillette,
Tribmilet's words, fon fcnd ft intro with
the prineeeer reeurring to him.
WOuld biJ undoubtedly even as you
SOO
The fliikete .jeater 'looked down
tholightfully, tfe bad only half es-
presSocl to the 'hello)) pielsailt. tho
oubts witieli held assailed him Stneo
is interview with Let& of Irochfels,
Who 0011114 retli" the MItifle ot
4
rnoOnlit fields, the troepr ivith the red
•mustaelio grumbling de they 'went:
"Sueb- lueit to turn Wei; now, with all
those intideaps right under our nose!
4.,eurse to a dry march over a dusty
meadow! An unsanctilled dog of a
monk; ''Tis Mr a campaign with
maught but Intel) Water to drink. The
se
dmuit; la take the friar• and, the jesteri
Vorward, the fool the center 'end
thohe would Wive fooled around
And when they dliiiiipeared in the
distance the gypsy woman might have
. been seen leaving the holme. by the
stable door and leading in the borse.4-
.
CIIA.PTER XI,
ETWEEN Caillette 'and the
duke's Jester,, had arisen one
• of those -friendships winch
spring more f reirt Sindlitada
than. unlikeness, .an amity of which
each had been unconsetous in its in.•
• het which had gradually
grown Into a sentiment of eoniracle
ship, Caillette was` of . noble: mien,
graceful meneer ,and elegant address,
a soldier by preference, a jester against
'bls win, forced to the office by the no.
• blenutri Who WO cared Or and educat-
ed him. In the duke's foot he Inid
totted lies other self, 4 Man who, like
himself, lent dignity to the gentle art
orjoelstiollt
.ldor, Caillette experienced a su-
perior sadness, -sifted. through years of
• infestlyity and gloom, 'beginnin when
Diane was led to the altar , by the.
• grand seneschal of Normandy, that
. threw an actual, albeit cynical, inter-
est about the love tragedy ofthe duke's
fool wilich the other •divined and, from '
hits own past heartthrobs, understood:
The plaisant to the prineess' betrothed,.
• •Caillette would have sworn, was of
• gentle birth,' His face, manner arid;
• bearing prOchtimed it He was •also a,
,Schetar and a poet. :His courage, whieh
Cailletto divined, fitted Wei • for. the-
higeer,otilce of awls. Certainly he be:,
eathe an interesting • eginniftniOn; and
" the iefetieli Jester sought his con:Many
.' one/very ocetislon. And this fellowship.
• • or intimatey wheal be emitted was des- •
. tined -to seed .Caillette forth on •a.
. strenge fled adtentufesome missiloin. •
• •The day following 'the return of the
fo61 to:the eaCtie, Francis, who,
e trlY to his relen had sought to mdel
• Ills life after. the chivalrous- romances,..
inaugurated A splendid and pompons.
. tourna went . • "'
•s:• ,11.1efkIng t'Ode from the castle under
a pa \anal) of eloth of gold and purple
NNItii. the letters R boldly
outlined. renewed byladies mid weft -
Page/ aud.attendlints, Amid the
slAonts and Ituzzas of thepeople'. the
)fl 114 anti .1;16. .1011.11t.,,e took their
plaCes in the wilier ef the stank tliee.
royel box bring With ornate brOcades,
and teinnuiege. ••• . • •
an hiciesuroof white next to that
o;t the eilig were ebatea the ladY of the'
. Yearn:61mile, the Princess Louise, and
her 'maids of boner, arrayed, all in:
'snowy- garb, . end . against the garish
Inetrifiney.of the genetal backgtound„ a
potepoes pageantry of colora,,the deco.
ration of this!ditinty.,.noole shone in sit.
very Contract. • :A garlerid oC Sowers
ivms, the oely eroviii the lady...w.Ore. .•
• Behind bar, inoffeniees as a state% •
witle:•face that looked • paler , and lips
• the redder and hair the blacket,stood
• the:Maid Jacqueline. If tbe; gamin],
glenee :saw first the blond head, the'
•.creamy arms and sunny blue ..eyes of
the princess, it was apt to firmer with
alamet . start' of wonder upon the.
• striking figure' et the jekress, a ne�.
ttirnal touch- in a pearly pieture.
'Oe iny: word there's a• decorativ
creature for any lord to have in his'.
.hoese;",.. mellowed the . aged clunicel-.
ler Of the . kingdom; sitting near' the
Monarch."Who Is • she?"- •• •
"A. twggittoa .britt'pranels foUnd here
wliett he took. the castle," replied, the.
beribboned spark•: .addreased.... "Yeu.
now the:story?"' • • •
"Yes," Said the„ white 'hatted diplo-
• Mat jutlf sadly. "Thigt castle °nee be-
longed to the great 'coestable. of Dae
,btote. . When be .:fell 'from favor the
king besieged hinl, Tee Paristable fled
:and died .. -in That. • of.
• course and the ;world know BUt the..
4
. "When our victorious. monareh •took
possession of this ancient :pile,"
• "Eon / Boa Voutoir4"
planted the willing courtier, "the only
Once left in it were an old gainelceeper
and his daughter, a gypsy -like maid
who ran tvlid in the -woods. Time bath •
tamed her somewhat, • but. -there she,
Stands." •••:
"And what sad memories ta noble
but unfortunete gentleman • eluster.
ground herr' muttered •the eltaneellor,
"Alas for Our brief hour of triumph
AO favor! Yesterday was be great; I,
hing. Today what am II, while ite '
nothing."
A.great lutirmur; resolving itself into
ShOutts and resounding outcry, inter'
rupted the noble's reminiscent MOW
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Pit ,s Epilepsy; St, Vitus' Dance, or Falling
Sickness, write for a trial bottle and valuable
treatise on such (1111855(5 10 Tint Lrlinel Co
I/9 giot4Strtett W" Totting' canois
divests sell or Cdti, oleainfor yoa
LigIBIGSFETOVRg
elle, the motives • actuatiog them'?
hould he be able to convince leranela
• of the deception practived upon Willi
Wila it alto"ether unlikely thattlie king
might not *be brought to comlone the
offense for the sake of an Whams) with
Ole Louis of Pralz-Urfeld and the oth-
seeri:couqUerqb16 free barons of the
Austrian border against Charles him,
tithe voice of Caillette broke in upon
his thoughts, ••
• "You will .nat, then, attempt to dee
nounee
• 'rae-hnt,-If T may depend
"upTholleyofu!
oeLe
h, s1tated. • "Mone -out 01
favor with the king, I like not to risk
the outco
• "Did.ever friend refuse such a %dirt .
exelainied Calllette promptly, A. quigle
glance of 'gratitude flashed from the
ether's eyes.
"There is one flaw in the free baron's
position," resumed -the duke's fool more
confidently. "A fatal. one 'twill prove
if it Is possible to carry out My plans.
lie thinks the emperor is in Austria,
and his lollowera guard the road
threugh the numetains. He tellshim-
self net enly are the emperor and, the
Duke Of Friedwald too' far, distent to
beer of :the Pretender • and interfere
With the nuptials, but thathe obviate
even the contingenCy 91 their teaming
• of that matter at all by controlling the
'pray through 'which the messengers
must .go. Thus .rests be in double se-
• curity-but an imaginary one."
• What mean you?" •aaked Caillette
attentively, from his manner giving
credence ...to the exteaordinary
news he had Just .learned. •
• "That Charles, the emperor, hi Mit In
• Austria, but in Aragon, at iiefagosott,
where he pan be: reached in time to
prevent the marriage: just before 'rey
leaving, the emperor, to my certain
knowledge,... secretly departed fer sonin
• on matters pertaining to the governing
of Aragon. Charles plays 4 deep ganae
in the affairs of Europe, Ahoegh he.
works ever.ellently and unobtrusively,
Is he not always hefoteliancl with your
king? When Francis Was preperieg
the gorgeous Field of the Cloth:Of Gold
for his English brother, did net Charlea
quietly leave for the little isle,' and
there; witheut heat of -drum, arrange his
own • 'fittaite before Henry was even.
j$Cea by your pleasure loving inonarehr
Yes; .to the. !ministet. and to Francia,.
Charles is io Austria; to us.. -for now
you share my secret -ie. he in Spain,.
where by swift riding he MaY•be fouud.
and yet interdict in thia Matter." ,
. "Then why haeen't yen ere this:fled.
the emperor with the news?" ••
"Last night Iliad 'determined t� get
away, When first wes assaultedby:
an assassin of. the •InipOstcir and , next
detained by histroOp•mid btoeglit baCk
to the castle 1 had even' left .on feet
frosting to excite :leas susptcion, and
laopieg t� fiticlat MeV: on the way, but
fortune . was With' the pretender. ....SO
here ata .1 •closely watched and'wait-
ing,7 he added :grifnlY•.:' :
• The indifference laded from
lettevs, face and etinest„ boyiehen-
thusiasm ;flume In iils .eires; •
"Mon ,arai, I'll doIt!" he exclaimed
lightly. "I'.11 ride to the "emperor for
•yOn.". • . • • '
Silently the jester Of the duke wrung
Ida' hand, "I've long eiglied.for.an ud
venturer laughed WHOM,- "and here
Is, the opportunity. .Caillette,a knight
.errant! But," his faae- failing; • "the
emperor will look . on me as a med.
man." • •, • • •
'Nay," teplied the dukes piaisant.
"hereto a letter. When he reads it he
will at least think the -.Affair,werth
consideretion, 110 kite:we Me: and
trusts my fidelity and Wii...1‘4 asSuked
1 would not jesree•such ti serious met7.
ter, . Believe me, he, will receive; Yott
as more then it madmitin"..
.."Whi; thee,. 'tWillbe h'inie:'adven-
ture," commented the other, ',`Wander--
ing in:the coinitry-thebeautiful.cetio,.
2
-try,.' Where I was rOgred-nloy from
the niadttess of t?ourts. Aiready I hese
the wanton breezes sighing in Sapoble
Sottoess unit the Orests*.elegise mar-
inur. Ten Mc, hots/
"As a knight t'i the border. thouca
inward as a mbiAtrel. In Spain. there's
always 4 welcome for tt..blithe Sieger,"
"'Vs fortunate 1 learneli Sonie Span -
love songs from a fair Senna who
was 18 Charles' retinue the time be vis-
ited Vranels," added Caillette. "An 1
ly.
sho.
,os:oldu ftwiiiii?I'n'oliteteaolin;tid
:ytteatunt:greengardite),4.
•
• reply..
"1 am of your mind, but thlugs will -
• happen -sometimes. And Why.4o you
• notsp4arlyt_to • the princess herself -to
wlsru
• "Speak to herr' repeated the clUke'S
wifeissteehlry,a.sa l
• appealed
ledentohisbhert7."Whenperh
aps
whieh Caillette afterward underst000.
As it Wtla, the latter nodded his head
When",. He broke Off Abruptly. uts,
tOne Was proud, le his eyes look
"A. Woman whose faney is touched is
-what she is'," he commented gener-
ally. "Truly It would be it more theifk,
less task even than . approaching the
king, But, look you, there's Another-
-channel to tire prineess' mind, Youdor
• black brewed maid, out Idly in 'motley
-when Elbe chooses to wear It-Jacque-
li
n
e
.
h"
'"Se e not," returned the feel.
•
p"oWrtoaunIterym'Ite
etbe41,eve me in.eueli. an
•
"Pie afraid not," •tranquilly replied
Cfaillette, "In View of the improbebillty.
of your tale and the undoubted greiten!
tials held by this prOefidet. For mY
part, to look at the fellow was alemst
enough. But to the ladies•his Ihutality
signilleth strength and power acid •his
.uncoutlinesS originality and genius,
We are feels, you 'and 1, •and live, my
frietid, is but broad farce at the heat,"
Even as he spoke thus, however, front
the. lists:came the voices et theavell in-
strected heralds,' secretaries of the 'fie;
casion, who had delved deeply into the
praetfeee of the • merry and anelent •
pastline.:."Love.be . Apd
co'() 113 CON TINI 'ED.)
•
To Eti.eiql. C41111"
thbl6sDoonful oC p6W0ercil. sag ty
ifitCd into a' bottle of cream wilt vet
off the souring process ter at least
:•
twenty-four .hours; proVided the. Cream
• 1.; kept -near the Joe:
•;evigife reeefilratteine ••
• •• Maey tietsOns ere troubled with night
perSpiration awl May like to know oi' a
imple -'shongIng lotion as a remc&1y.
00 te one pint of boiling water bait
•:;piet.;of vinegar, , one ..tablespOonfel -Of • :
Ra It and one, teaSpoonfulOe bayeilite.
• -
.., He Loved the .irrointi,
• -•
Lord 'Sandwich who Was a great lOv/
er of muelc. and frequently had ore-,
-- tortes: perfeemed fit Ilirichinbrook, Was
,. so • enamored- of the thunder :of the
, drilm that he had one side of idsinusie
reem Strained with parchnient;. Which;
. upon being suddenlY•strack, sci atarna- *-
eft the Companyas to throw : -Many into
fits. ° ' ,
•
, The Earth's ShApe.
'Tibetan priests h6iii that the earth's
shape is triangular:
.• • • ' . ,
• •
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It isa custom with the' Rothschild.
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'be on hand during businesshours, and
• from tide tule :no, 'departure IS ever• •
made- • • . .
' • , .. • '
• .1tadinto said the akin. •
RitUlum•entanations Make the. Skin
pithsphorescent. and lenge exposure to
'
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"Christ° tunni-I absolve you 1
absolVe you!" muttered the friar. "GO
your way in peace!"
_ "Hear me, thou trtilihped up monk!
1:),:i you want another Wee of gold?"
t. Ing before him, he held out a trent
"Gold!" repeitted the other tipsily,
"
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fool to paradise -or purgatory? 'Tie for
the church I beg, good people. The
holy church -church, I say!"
WbtitIng and blinking, seeing
notb-
a • o
• It to mel" be munwled.
We hiire a Ala, tissortniont of "Yee; IA exchamce for your cloak!" ,
. • •
answered the Jester.•
"My cloak, thou horse leechl Sell My
.Open and Top skin for -piece of gold! Want' ray
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cloak? :Take it!" And the dissembler
rolled over, extending his arms. The
jester • greened. the garment' /by the
sleeves and with some difficulty Whip-
ped it from him. • • • •
'"Now band me. -the money and-cev-
Or me with rags that -1 may sleep,"
• continued the beer hibber. "So" --aa he.
grasped the money :the fool gave him
• and stretched ,hiniself luxutiously be-
neath a noisome Jitter -of . • castoff
• clothes find rubbish -"1 languish In ec-
stasiest The angels -are -singing around •
me,"
:With growing' surprise'and 111 homer
had the .weinari observed this ' novel
• proceeding, and .now, when the jester
had himself donned, the lets() 'friar's
gOvin, she Said grudgingly:-
• ,kon did net give him ?fie Of the five
plecei?" •-: .
• "No. there are still five left"- "
!bit: of • gold for a cloak!" she
Ottimbled,•"It is ,overmuch, That theee"
--Unfastening. a 'door 'Unit looked out
upon the field -"give me the money
and he gene." • •,
•
lie grasped ,the laridie•of the horse,
handed her the proinised reward: and,
drawing the hood Of the monk's gar -
Ment over his bead, led .the nag' out
:into the. Open air. The door closed
• quiekly.beltind, bile, and he heard' the
wooden holt as it .:shet into . plage.
Above the .dark ootilees, of the .forest
the moomtull'orhed, now alone in the
_ . , .
sky With'i irlyilad- attendant stars, it
silvet beams .0,boding the open. spaces
and reve8lin0 ,eVery, detail, soft,
.dreaniY, yet distinct • A.languorous, red!,
•iolent Air Jusit'stirred the waVing grain,
:on which. tested 4 glossy •shimmer
As the feel was about to spring Upon.
the horse a shadow suddenly appeered
around the .coiner of . the house, and
the..animal fleeced' aside"in affright.:
Before the jester co:uid quiet and mount.
the 'nag -the shadoW reselyed itself Into
a Mani and behied him eame • a nu.
merous band, the play of tight On. hel-
met, 'sword and dagger revealing them
an a party' of trecipets.. Deubtless,:hav-
- ledulged. freelY; tliey . had become'
, inclined to new adveetures,'• and ite
' cotdiogly had bent their .. footsteps to-„,
Ward the "little house on the N;erge of
the Weed," where merry company was.
' always to be foetid. - At the night Of
the 'oews feel 1.and the horse they:
°pressed forward aed, With One-a.ecoi.d, •
surrounded him. ' • •
'TheEranciecan foonicr cried one,
• "Where is he going po. late. With the
. nag?" Asked another. •• • • •
• "He's oft to "Confess some one," ext
claimed ti.thtrd;
. "A petticoat:Most likely, the rogue!".
rejoined the second ppeaker. • •••
• "Well; •what have we to. de with his
lore affairs'?" laughed thellret trooper
-
"Ride on; good father, and keen tryst"
"Yeit.ride.onl";the othere,Catied out;
•• The 'MOO. :bowed An interruptien
.which had 'proinised. to defeat his cle.,
signs seemed drawing: to 'a liarreleas
coneltision.' .His 'levee tan ',high; .the
.solciters had . not yet penetrated. be-.
neatlethe Costume; be had already de.
tetmined to leap .upon. the horse in
rusb. for freedom When a heavy, de.
Mining hand Was laid on his Shouider.
"One moment, knairel" said a deep
VOice,. and, wheeling' sharply, the fool
looked into the keen; ferret'eyeS Of the.
trooper. with' the • red mustaches.. "I •
have a question to ask liave.0.11 doite
that which 'yen 'were to dor.
:The -friar nodded his assent "The
fool will trouble the duke no more," ..he
answered. • • ' ••
• "Ale he is"- began the soldier. ' •
.
"Even • se, And now , pray ler Me
pit •
4he"s. Pluss.1" ur• .ged one the
soldiers; "WOuld.you,keep some tonge
trollop Waiting?" .
'Aieleader .of . the • peepers diol,.not
• answer; his glaime Was. boot noon the
ground "Yes, you may go," he cota.,
"Whelr-,, and 'suddenly thrust
forth an .arm and pimp& back the en.
Shrouding• '• •
: ''The cliikett Noir, he tiled. "Close
in, regime! Let him not escape!" • .
Fiercely. the fool's band sought his
breast; then, swiftly realizing that it
needed but a pretext to bring about the
end desired by the pretender hi the
castle, With an effort he restrained
himself and confronted his asiallelute,
outwardly calm •
"Tia a. poor jest which fella," be
ettid easily, •
"lest!" •gefmly rethrned he of the
red inustachee, "Call you it a led;
this monk's disguise? Once OD the •
hOrSe. it Votild blIVO been no jest, fled .
I'll warrant yOu Would. soon have left
the castle far behind, • Yes, and but
for the cloven foot the jest, as you call
It , would haVe suceeeded too. Mut it
not been," he added, "for the nOinted
eilken time peeping out from beneath
the holy robe, a coveeing of vanity in-
stead of hoiy naked:hese, You would
certainly have deceived Inc and" -with
ft brusque hough -"slipped away from
your master, the duke'
• "Thelltike?" said the jester as, ellsto
big the' ninv useless cloak from him, he
deliberately Merntlideed the rogue.
"The duke," returned the num stolid-
ty. "wen, thie spolie out' sport for to-
night, knaves," he went on, tueniiii to
tbe other troopers, "for we tanst e'en
egetirt the .jester back to the matte."
"Ileebrew binir they answered. of
one fleeOrd. "A mono upon Wm!" d
And slowly the fool end the soldiers h
$SA td NOUS ti111it..5,04` UM* the
v
thiekset figure in richly chased
armor, 'Mounted on a Udissive hortse,
cerossed the arena. •. •
"'ulooinleyouloiri" they cried. "Bon
vo
It Was the name assumed by the
free baron or the day, while other
knightswere known for the time be-
ing by finch euphonious and chivalrous
appellations as Vaillaet Desyr, Bon
' Espoir -or Coeur Loyal. Bon VoulOir
upon this. Molar demonstration rein.
ea his ,steed and, removing his head
covering, bowed revereflthr to the king
.and his suit; deeply to the lady of the
tournament and her retinue and: care
• lessly to the vOciferous multitude, aft-
er. which he retired to -t large tent ot
crinisen and golet setapart•for his con!
venienee and pleasete. •.
• From. . the purple box the monarch
• bad nodded gracionsly, and from the
silve hoiver the lady had emiled soft-
ly, so that the fluke had no 'reasonfor
dissafisfactioir. The • attitudeof the
crowd was of small moment,' an un-
znesical eccompfuement to the potent
pantomime, of which the principal fig-
ures Were Francis, the King Arthur of
• Europe, . and, the .prIncess, queen of
beauty's unbounded. realm. ••
In front of the duke'a pavilion was
hung hinabield, and by its side Stood
his squire, fancifully dressed in rich
• e oi °eras
Near
the duke's pavilion, to the right
.had been pitchecl a commodious tent Of
yellow material, with tepee of the same
color. and a fool's cap croWning, the
polOin place a theeuetomitry banner.
•Overthe entranee were susPendea :the
jester's 'gilded wand and it stair, front
•which hung It...blown bladder. Here
-
were quartered the eourt.jesterswhom
lernecia had ecninnanded to he fittingly
attired for the lista and to take Part in
the general combat. •. •
- At the entialice of the 'm11,11141 stood
..Caillette,.who hail Watched the passing
•Bote,Vouloir • and now was gazing
upward into •a. sea • •of • 'faces from
whence athe a bum of voices like the
beaming' Of unotimbeted beee.. ,
-"Certes;"' he .conimenfed,: "the king
inalces noich • of • this unmannered
lumpish, 'beer drinking noble who Is
goleg to wed the Prinbeee,
. „ •
• , :"Cidilette," field the, low Volpe of 'the
duke's- Jester. at •hl a elbow, "would you
see a *,rotrian. undone?,'
"Why, mon Aral," lightly answered
the•Ftench fool, "Who is- the Woman?"
'The Peincess''Lottiser! -••••: , ;
caillette glfineed•: front the. place
Where he steed M. the center-- 0. • the
stand nod the. White hewer,' incliping:.
Troin widen was a woman,- haughty,.
fair, beautiful,' one whose 'face attract-
ed the attention Of the anottitude•ded.
who;seemeifnet'utifiepriy in beingthus
seeutinized .and admired.. Shah:Mg-Ida
head slowly,: the .coint•poet. dropped.his:
eyes and studied: the eand at his feet•
"She looks pot • wronged,". he. said
dryly, "She.:..iippeers to enjoy her tel.,.
131.61!APlinsd."yet',.:C• aillette, 'tis all a fnree.!'
,answered: the • dukes jester,
"So 1iave4-thoughtf-.-oe, Other" occa-
piens." • : • • . • '
And again his gave tear uPward,..not;
• however, to the lady wheel Francis had
gallehtly -chosen for •Oueen of beauty, ,
but, despite his• alleged eyeicisin,', to .a
eoreer ofale king's own...hex, . where
at she who bad Oneebeen a latiglaleg .
antild by his., side and WW1 Whorn be.
had played tbat .diverting„ pastoral -call-
ed "First :Loye." It was.' only an In
return intothe fareicel butjoy-
ous.,paet, and a incithent iater.he was
sharply recalled intothe arid ,present
:by the words -of hie eenipaeion,
"The'mauthe princess Louise is go
°leg to marry is. no 'more 'Robert, the
duke of .Fried-Witid; than you: ere!". ek-
claimed- the 'foreign foal. •sife is Louis •
of Pfalz-Utfehl,.the go called free baron -
;Of Hochfels His castie counnandathe
road between the:true dulge and .Fraue•
'els' domains. Ile .made itimielf nuts.
ter OE all the eoreeepondence, epeeeli ed.
the' pleb, to eeine here' himself, dna in,
tends to COO off the true:W(1'C .hride.::
-Indeed; In Private be has'•acknewledged
It Alt t� m, and failIngtocorrupt me ,
tohis eetwiee litst.'eight set an asses. :
Sin to kill •- •
Ws listener; With 'folded grins and
-
attentive Mien,. kept his .eyes, fixed
steadily upon the natrator. As . If.. he
doubted *the evidence -.of • his senses.
Without, the marshals had taken their
places in the lists, and .another sten
-
totem dissonance greeted these, ollieers
Of ,the field from the good 'humored
• gathering, which, hasking'io the: nu,
ticipatioa of the feast they knew *mild
follow the Oageantey,•. clapped their
Minds and flung 'pp their caps id. the
least provocation • for rejoicing- .UPon
the two, jesters this scene of jubilation
Wee lost Caillette Merely bendingalose
er to the ether, with; •• •
"But why, have yeti :not denouneod
hlut to the king?".
"Ilecetise of my foolhardiness in tite-
My accepting_ at ilyst this freeboker.
as my master." .\
Caillette shot a keen • glance at the
other and smiled. TVs eyes said;
"Poolhatditiessi Watt it not rather.
some Other eilletiOn? Had not the
prleceSs .leaned more than graelously
toward her betrothed and" -
"I thought him but some /limey ai1.
venturer," went ou the duke's fool
hastily, "and told myself I would flee
the play played out, holding the key to
the laittlation and"- •
"Yon underestimm
ate' hi' •
"EXaetly. His plane were cunningly
laid, and now -who inn I that the .
king should Hsieh ,to Me?'• At best, if
denounee him, they woUld probetbiy • •
consider it a ,bit of pleasantry orzniad-
nese
"Yes," reluctantly assented Caillette,
Tribmilet's words, fon fcnd ft intro with
the prineeeer reeurring to him.
WOuld biJ undoubtedly even as you
SOO
The fliikete .jeater 'looked down
tholightfully, tfe bad only half es-
presSocl to the 'hello)) pielsailt. tho
oubts witieli held assailed him Stneo
is interview with Let& of Irochfels,
Who 0011114 retli" the MItifle ot
4
rnoOnlit fields, the troepr ivith the red
•mustaelio grumbling de they 'went:
"Sueb- lueit to turn Wei; now, with all
those intideaps right under our nose!
4.,eurse to a dry march over a dusty
meadow! An unsanctilled dog of a
monk; ''Tis Mr a campaign with
maught but Intel) Water to drink. The
se
dmuit; la take the friar• and, the jesteri
Vorward, the fool the center 'end
thohe would Wive fooled around
And when they dliiiiipeared in the
distance the gypsy woman might have
. been seen leaving the holme. by the
stable door and leading in the borse.4-
.
CIIA.PTER XI,
ETWEEN Caillette 'and the
duke's Jester,, had arisen one
• of those -friendships winch
spring more f reirt Sindlitada
than. unlikeness, .an amity of which
each had been unconsetous in its in.•
• het which had gradually
grown Into a sentiment of eoniracle
ship, Caillette was` of . noble: mien,
graceful meneer ,and elegant address,
a soldier by preference, a jester against
'bls win, forced to the office by the no.
• blenutri Who WO cared Or and educat-
ed him. In the duke's foot he Inid
totted lies other self, 4 Man who, like
himself, lent dignity to the gentle art
orjoelstiollt
.ldor, Caillette experienced a su-
perior sadness, -sifted. through years of
• infestlyity and gloom, 'beginnin when
Diane was led to the altar , by the.
• grand seneschal of Normandy, that
. threw an actual, albeit cynical, inter-
est about the love tragedy ofthe duke's
fool wilich the other •divined and, from '
hits own past heartthrobs, understood:
The plaisant to the prineess' betrothed,.
• •Caillette would have sworn, was of
• gentle birth,' His face, manner arid;
• bearing prOchtimed it He was •also a,
,Schetar and a poet. :His courage, whieh
Cailletto divined, fitted Wei • for. the-
higeer,otilce of awls. Certainly he be:,
eathe an interesting • eginniftniOn; and
" the iefetieli Jester sought his con:Many
.' one/very ocetislon. And this fellowship.
• • or intimatey wheal be emitted was des- •
. tined -to seed .Caillette forth on •a.
. strenge fled adtentufesome missiloin. •
• •The day following 'the return of the
fo61 to:the eaCtie, Francis, who,
e trlY to his relen had sought to mdel
• Ills life after. the chivalrous- romances,..
inaugurated A splendid and pompons.
. tourna went . • "'
•s:• ,11.1efkIng t'Ode from the castle under
a pa \anal) of eloth of gold and purple
NNItii. the letters R boldly
outlined. renewed byladies mid weft -
Page/ aud.attendlints, Amid the
slAonts and Ituzzas of thepeople'. the
)fl 114 anti .1;16. .1011.11t.,,e took their
plaCes in the wilier ef the stank tliee.
royel box bring With ornate brOcades,
and teinnuiege. ••• . • •
an hiciesuroof white next to that
o;t the eilig were ebatea the ladY of the'
. Yearn:61mile, the Princess Louise, and
her 'maids of boner, arrayed, all in:
'snowy- garb, . end . against the garish
Inetrifiney.of the genetal backgtound„ a
potepoes pageantry of colora,,the deco.
ration of this!ditinty.,.noole shone in sit.
very Contract. • :A garlerid oC Sowers
ivms, the oely eroviii the lady...w.Ore. .•
• Behind bar, inoffeniees as a state% •
witle:•face that looked • paler , and lips
• the redder and hair the blacket,stood
• the:Maid Jacqueline. If tbe; gamin],
glenee :saw first the blond head, the'
•.creamy arms and sunny blue ..eyes of
the princess, it was apt to firmer with
alamet . start' of wonder upon the.
• striking figure' et the jekress, a ne�.
ttirnal touch- in a pearly pieture.
'Oe iny: word there's a• decorativ
creature for any lord to have in his'.
.hoese;",.. mellowed the . aged clunicel-.
ler Of the . kingdom; sitting near' the
Monarch."Who Is • she?"- •• •
"A. twggittoa .britt'pranels foUnd here
wliett he took. the castle," replied, the.
beribboned spark•: .addreased.... "Yeu.
now the:story?"' • • •
"Yes," Said the„ white 'hatted diplo-
• Mat jutlf sadly. "Thigt castle °nee be-
longed to the great 'coestable. of Dae
,btote. . When be .:fell 'from favor the
king besieged hinl, Tee Paristable fled
:and died .. -in That. • of.
• course and the ;world know BUt the..
4
. "When our victorious. monareh •took
possession of this ancient :pile,"
• "Eon / Boa Voutoir4"
planted the willing courtier, "the only
Once left in it were an old gainelceeper
and his daughter, a gypsy -like maid
who ran tvlid in the -woods. Time bath •
tamed her somewhat, • but. -there she,
Stands." •••:
"And what sad memories ta noble
but unfortunete gentleman • eluster.
ground herr' muttered •the eltaneellor,
"Alas for Our brief hour of triumph
AO favor! Yesterday was be great; I,
hing. Today what am II, while ite '
nothing."
A.great lutirmur; resolving itself into
ShOutts and resounding outcry, inter'
rupted the noble's reminiscent MOW
lii'a414169".111111midoll
" Ifyook your friends or relatives suffer with
Pit ,s Epilepsy; St, Vitus' Dance, or Falling
Sickness, write for a trial bottle and valuable
treatise on such (1111855(5 10 Tint Lrlinel Co
I/9 giot4Strtett W" Totting' canois
divests sell or Cdti, oleainfor yoa
LigIBIGSFETOVRg
elle, the motives • actuatiog them'?
hould he be able to convince leranela
• of the deception practived upon Willi
Wila it alto"ether unlikely thattlie king
might not *be brought to comlone the
offense for the sake of an Whams) with
Ole Louis of Pralz-Urfeld and the oth-
seeri:couqUerqb16 free barons of the
Austrian border against Charles him,
tithe voice of Caillette broke in upon
his thoughts, ••
• "You will .nat, then, attempt to dee
nounee
• 'rae-hnt,-If T may depend
"upTholleyofu!
oeLe
h, s1tated. • "Mone -out 01
favor with the king, I like not to risk
the outco
• "Did.ever friend refuse such a %dirt .
exelainied Calllette promptly, A. quigle
glance of 'gratitude flashed from the
ether's eyes.
"There is one flaw in the free baron's
position," resumed -the duke's fool more
confidently. "A fatal. one 'twill prove
if it Is possible to carry out My plans.
lie thinks the emperor is in Austria,
and his lollowera guard the road
threugh the numetains. He tellshim-
self net enly are the emperor and, the
Duke Of Friedwald too' far, distent to
beer of :the Pretender • and interfere
With the nuptials, but thathe obviate
even the contingenCy 91 their teaming
• of that matter at all by controlling the
'pray through 'which the messengers
must .go. Thus .rests be in double se-
• curity-but an imaginary one."
• What mean you?" •aaked Caillette
attentively, from his manner giving
credence ...to the exteaordinary
news he had Just .learned. •
• "That Charles, the emperor, hi Mit In
• Austria, but in Aragon, at iiefagosott,
where he pan be: reached in time to
prevent the marriage: just before 'rey
leaving, the emperor, to my certain
knowledge,... secretly departed fer sonin
• on matters pertaining to the governing
of Aragon. Charles plays 4 deep ganae
in the affairs of Europe, Ahoegh he.
works ever.ellently and unobtrusively,
Is he not always hefoteliancl with your
king? When Francis Was preperieg
the gorgeous Field of the Cloth:Of Gold
for his English brother, did net Charlea
quietly leave for the little isle,' and
there; witheut heat of -drum, arrange his
own • 'fittaite before Henry was even.
j$Cea by your pleasure loving inonarehr
Yes; .to the. !ministet. and to Francia,.
Charles is io Austria; to us.. -for now
you share my secret -ie. he in Spain,.
where by swift riding he MaY•be fouud.
and yet interdict in thia Matter." ,
. "Then why haeen't yen ere this:fled.
the emperor with the news?" ••
"Last night Iliad 'determined t� get
away, When first wes assaultedby:
an assassin of. the •InipOstcir and , next
detained by histroOp•mid btoeglit baCk
to the castle 1 had even' left .on feet
frosting to excite :leas susptcion, and
laopieg t� fiticlat MeV: on the way, but
fortune . was With' the pretender. ....SO
here ata .1 •closely watched and'wait-
ing,7 he added :grifnlY•.:' :
• The indifference laded from
lettevs, face and etinest„ boyiehen-
thusiasm ;flume In iils .eires; •
"Mon ,arai, I'll doIt!" he exclaimed
lightly. "I'.11 ride to the "emperor for
•yOn.". • . • • '
Silently the jester Of the duke wrung
Ida' hand, "I've long eiglied.for.an ud
venturer laughed WHOM,- "and here
Is, the opportunity. .Caillette,a knight
.errant! But," his faae- failing; • "the
emperor will look . on me as a med.
man." • •, • • •
'Nay," teplied the dukes piaisant.
"hereto a letter. When he reads it he
will at least think the -.Affair,werth
consideretion, 110 kite:we Me: and
trusts my fidelity and Wii...1‘4 asSuked
1 would not jesree•such ti serious met7.
ter, . Believe me, he, will receive; Yott
as more then it madmitin"..
.."Whi; thee,. 'tWillbe h'inie:'adven-
ture," commented the other, ',`Wander--
ing in:the coinitry-thebeautiful.cetio,.
2
-try,.' Where I was rOgred-nloy from
the niadttess of t?ourts. Aiready I hese
the wanton breezes sighing in Sapoble
Sottoess unit the Orests*.elegise mar-
inur. Ten Mc, hots/
"As a knight t'i the border. thouca
inward as a mbiAtrel. In Spain. there's
always 4 welcome for tt..blithe Sieger,"
"'Vs fortunate 1 learneli Sonie Span -
love songs from a fair Senna who
was 18 Charles' retinue the time be vis-
ited Vranels," added Caillette. "An 1
ly.
sho.
,os:oldu ftwiiiii?I'n'oliteteaolin;tid
:ytteatunt:greengardite),4.
•
• reply..
"1 am of your mind, but thlugs will -
• happen -sometimes. And Why.4o you
• notsp4arlyt_to • the princess herself -to
wlsru
• "Speak to herr' repeated the clUke'S
wifeissteehlry,a.sa l
• appealed
ledentohisbhert7."Whenperh
aps
whieh Caillette afterward underst000.
As it Wtla, the latter nodded his head
When",. He broke Off Abruptly. uts,
tOne Was proud, le his eyes look
"A. Woman whose faney is touched is
-what she is'," he commented gener-
ally. "Truly It would be it more theifk,
less task even than . approaching the
king, But, look you, there's Another-
-channel to tire prineess' mind, Youdor
• black brewed maid, out Idly in 'motley
-when Elbe chooses to wear It-Jacque-
li
n
e
.
h"
'"Se e not," returned the feel.
•
p"oWrtoaunIterym'Ite
etbe41,eve me in.eueli. an
•
"Pie afraid not," •tranquilly replied
Cfaillette, "In View of the improbebillty.
of your tale and the undoubted greiten!
tials held by this prOefidet. For mY
part, to look at the fellow was alemst
enough. But to the ladies•his Ihutality
signilleth strength and power acid •his
.uncoutlinesS originality and genius,
We are feels, you 'and 1, •and live, my
frietid, is but broad farce at the heat,"
Even as he spoke thus, however, front
the. lists:came the voices et theavell in-
strected heralds,' secretaries of the 'fie;
casion, who had delved deeply into the
praetfeee of the • merry and anelent •
pastline.:."Love.be . Apd
co'() 113 CON TINI 'ED.)
•
To Eti.eiql. C41111"
thbl6sDoonful oC p6W0ercil. sag ty
ifitCd into a' bottle of cream wilt vet
off the souring process ter at least
:•
twenty-four .hours; proVided the. Cream
• 1.; kept -near the Joe:
•;evigife reeefilratteine ••
• •• Maey tietsOns ere troubled with night
perSpiration awl May like to know oi' a
imple -'shongIng lotion as a remc&1y.
00 te one pint of boiling water bait
•:;piet.;of vinegar, , one ..tablespOonfel -Of • :
Ra It and one, teaSpoonfulOe bayeilite.
• -
.., He Loved the .irrointi,
• -•
Lord 'Sandwich who Was a great lOv/
er of muelc. and frequently had ore-,
-- tortes: perfeemed fit Ilirichinbrook, Was
,. so • enamored- of the thunder :of the
, drilm that he had one side of idsinusie
reem Strained with parchnient;. Which;
. upon being suddenlY•strack, sci atarna- *-
eft the Companyas to throw : -Many into
fits. ° ' ,
•
, The Earth's ShApe.
'Tibetan priests h6iii that the earth's
shape is triangular:
.• • • ' . ,
• •
, A Rothschild Rule. .
It isa custom with the' Rothschild.
'faintly •that One of ,the partners shall
'be on hand during businesshours, and
• from tide tule :no, 'departure IS ever• •
made- • • . .
' • , .. • '
• .1tadinto said the akin. •
RitUlum•entanations Make the. Skin
pithsphorescent. and lenge exposure to
'
tiin in ames IL
•eyeasemieeene.,
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