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IpTHE LION'S WHELP
A Story of Cromwell's Tlmo
BY AMELIA E. BARR.
Author of "The Dow of Oranfe- Ribbon." "I. Thou and Iho Other On."
"The Maid of Maiden Lane." Etc.
(Copyright, 1901, by DodJ, Mead & Company. All tights reserved )
CHAPTER XI (Continued.)
"And talking of going across fcas,"
aho continued, "reminds me of Cluny;
neither of you seem to caro about him,
yd our Jane Is fretting herself sick,
and you might both of you see It."
; "Toll Jane to bo patient," said Dr.
Verity. "If Cluny Is not back by the
Now Year, I will go myself and bring
him back. Cut remember all Is to ar
range and rearrange, ordor and reor
der, men to put out of ofllce, and men
to put Into ofllce. The work beforo
the Protector Is stupendous."
J This opinion proved to bo correct.
" Day after, day passed, and no word
jt concerning Cluny was possible.
Ono crisp, sunny mottling in Janu-
E ary Jane suddenly resolved to make
f. some Inquiries herself.
f, "Have you heard anything about
Lord Neville, Sir Thomas?" she asked.
, "1 nm very, very unhappy at his long
delay."
"So am I," answered Sir Thomas.
"I sent a trusty man to The Hague,
.ami It seems Lord Neville collected
the- money duo there, six weeks ago.
He refused a note on the Leather
jNlerchants' Guild of this city, and In
sisted on being paid In gold, and was
so paid. Now, Jane, a thousand sov
ereigns are not easily carried and
.and "
"Well, sir? Please go on."
"A ship left that night for tho Amer
icasfor the Virginia Colony."
"Dut Lord Neville did not go to
America. Oh, no, sir! That 'is an
Impossible thought."
"Why did ho Insist on the gold?
This is tho thing that troubles me."
"Who says ho insisted on gold?"
"Tho widow of tho man who paid
It,"
"She may have been mistaken. She
may herself bo dishonest. Tho money
may never have been paid at all. I
do not believe It has beec paid. Did
your trusty man seo Lord Nefii6'3
quittance?"
"I have not thought of that, Jane.
I will send again to Tho Hague."
"Yes, sir, and lot your messenger
ask to seo Lord Neville's quittance."
ered this little plan lo bo ti very wise
ono, and so It proved. Her fear left
her nit soon as the door closed, and
she was nlono with her old frloud.
"Jnne," ho said kindly, "Jane, what
is the trouble?"
"It is I.otd Novllle, sir. Nothing
has been heard of him,"
"When did you hear last from him?"
Jnne offered Cromwell Cluny's last
letter, nnd nskod hltn to rend It. He
read It aloud, letting his voice become
sweet and tender as he did so.
"My dearest and most honored mis
tress, I nm just on the moment of
leaving Paris; my liotsc 1b at the door,
but by n messenger thnt will come
mote dltectly than myself I send you
a last word from tills place. My
thoughts outicach all written words.
I nm with you, my own dear one, In
all my best moments, mid my un
changeable love snlutes you. Ora
clously remember me In your love
nnd prayers.
"Cluny Novllle."
"A good letter, Jnne. I do think the
man that wrote It Is beyond gullo, be
yond dishonor of any kind. I will not
hear a doubt of him. Ho touched a
boll, and when It was answered said.
"Mr. Tnsburg to my presence with
out delay." Mr. Tusbuig came with
out delny, nnd Cromwell turned to
him In some passion.
"Mark Tasburg." he said scornfully,
"I have not once heard from you In
the matter of Lord Nevlllo's delay.
Tho commission for ynur search is
mote than n mouth old; It is, sir, and I
like not such dolnys."
"My Lord Protector, 1 reported to
Mr. Thurloo and Mr. Milton that my
search had been of no avnll."
"What date does ImiiI Neville's last
letter bear?"
"It was written at Paris on the J lth
day of November."
"Tho same date as your last letter,
Mistress Swaffham. Four months ago.
This is serious." Tho turning to Tas
burg he said, "Find Col. Ayrton and
send him here, to mo, without de
lay." During tho Interval botween Tas-
A good letter, Jane."
"I will send a man to Thfl Hnguc
to-day. Why do you not aeo tho Pro
tector? Ho was fond of tho young
man. Ho believed in him."
Sho only answered, "Yes, sir," nud
then adding, "Good-morning, sir," she
turned to go. Hor whole nppearntico
was so wretched Sir Thomas could
not rid himself of hor unhappy atmos
phere. His walk was spoiled; he went
into his private room and smoked a
pipe of Vliglnla, but all his thoughts
sot themselves to ono text: "Thoro
aro many Borrowful things in llfo, but
tho hardest of nil Is loving
CHAPTER XII
hold Thou My Hands.
This day was followed by a week of
-wretched wenthor. Jano could do
nothing but wait. Sho fully rosolvod
when sho visited Cromwell to show
him the henrt of a fearless woman
brave, because sho doubted neither
God nor man.
It waB, however, tho month of
March beforo this visit could bo ruade.
i Ono oxQulslto morning in MarcS sho
r heard Gen. Swnffham say that tho
Cromwoll ladles wore going to Hamp
ton Court. Tho Protector would then
be alono In Whitehall, and sho might
ee3 him without having to shnro her
confidences with the family. She pre.
parod a noto asking for an Interview,
I and then called on Mr. Milton and
induced him to go with her to the pal
ance and dollvor It Into Cromwell's
hand. In her simplicity etc conirld-
burg's doparturo and Ayrton's arrival,
Cromwell was occupied In writing a
letter, and whon It was finished, Col.
Ayrton cntored.
"Colonel." ho said, "I think you
know Lord Cluny Neville? Ho has
disappeared, I do fear, in somo unfor
tunnto way. On tho 11th of last No
vember ho loft Paris, after dispatch
ing tho business ho wns sent on with
Cardinal Mazarln. No ono has heard
of him since. 1 have written to his
Kmlnonee, the Cardlna', horo Is the
lettor, nnd if his reply bo not to tho
point, go next to tho lodging of Lord
Novllle, nnd from there follow his
slops us closely as It may bo in your
power. Tho treasuror will honor this
order for your oxponses. Farewell,
and God go with you."
Ho wnited until the door closod, and
then he said: "I owo you this and
more, Japo; and I llko tho youth a
dear, religious youth, of a manly spirit
nnd n truo heart."
"It Is four months, sir. 'TIs boyond
my hopo, and 1 fear Cluny Is now bo
yond human help."
"Well, then, Jano, wo will trust to
tho miraculous. Wo do not do thnt
enough, nnd bo when our poor help Is
not sufficient, wo tremble. Whcro Is
the hopo and trust you sent to mo
whon I lay between llfo nnd death In
Scotland? Oh, what poor creatures
wo aro, when wo trust In ourselves!
Nothing then but tears and fears and
tho gravo to end all."
Comforted by his words, Jano for
got her grief, and as she wont hom'-
ward sho kept repeating to herself !
Cromwell's parting advice, "Don't
doubt, Jane. God nor man nor nature
can do nnythlng for doubters. Thoy
cannot." Sho understood what was
Included In this advice, and sho tried
to realize It. The moment Mrs. Swaff
ham saw her daughter, she took no
tice of the chnngo In hor couutonnnco
and speech and manner, nnd sho said
to herself, "Jnne has been with Oliver
Cromwell. No one else could hnvo so
Influonced her." And vory soon Jano
told her all that bad been dono and
said, and both women tried to assuid
themselves thnt a few more woeka tit
patience would end the suspense.
At length April enmc, and tho bare
brown garden was glorious with tta
gold and purple of the crocus ilowors
and the moonlight beauty of tho llllos.
Uinta wore building In the hedges, and
tho sun shono brightly ovorhcad. Tho
spirit of spring was evorywhoro; men
and boys went whistling along tho
streets, the watermen woro singing in
their barges, and a feeling of busy
content and security pervaded London,
Suddenly this atmosphere of cheer
ful labor and abounding hope waa
filled with terror and with a cry of
murder, of possible war. A gigantic
plot for the assassination of tho Pro
tector wns discovered that is, It was
discoveted to the people; Cromwoll
himself hud been awaro of Its first
Inception, and had watched It grow
to Its shamelul maturity. Hut to tho
city of London tho arrest of forty
cohsplrators In their midst was a
shock thnt suspended for a tlmo all
their business.
Israel Swaffham wns tho first per
son called Into the Protector's pres
ence. He found him In great sorrow,
soi row mingled with a just indigna
tion. With his clenched hand he
pointed out to Israel tho personalities
of the conspirators. At one name ho
paused, and witli his linger upon it,
looked Into Israel's face.
"It Is a burning shamo," Israel said,
angrily. "You havo pardoned and I
warned and protected him for years." I
"I must oven now do what I can; I
must, Israel, for his father's sake. A
warrant will bo Issued to-night, nnd I
cannot stay that, and personally I can
not warn him of It. What am I to
do?"
"My dear lord, do nothing. I can do
all you wish. There needs no moro
words between us. In two hours Abol
Dowey you know Abel will bo on
tho road. Give him a good horse and
ha will so manngo himself and the
benst as to reach IiIb journey's end In
twenty-four hours."
Israel then went quickly home. He
called Jane and explained to hor In a
few words what she was to do, nnd by
tho time her letter to Matilda was
ready, Abol Dewoy was at tho door
waiting for it. Its beginning and end
ing wns in the ordinary strain of girls'
letters, but in tho center there woro
somo ominous words, rendered ro
markablo by the largo script used, and
by tho lino beneath them "I must toll
you there hns been a great plot
against the Protector discovered.
Chnrlos Stuart and Prince Itupert aro
tho head and front of tho snmo, but
thoro Is a roiKirt that Stephen do
Wick Is not behindhand nnd my father
did hear thnt a warrant was out for
Stephen, nnd hoped ho would reach
French soil, ere It reached him." Sho
hasted to sign her name and closo tho
letter. Abol Dewoy wns ready for It,
and as sho watched him ride away hor
thoughts turned to do Wick, nnd sho
wondorod In hat,mood Mntllda might
bo, and how sho would recolvo tho
Information sent her. Would it bo a
surprlso?
"Not It," answered Mis. Swaffham.
"Matilda knows nil about tho plot;
that Is most certnln; but Its discovery
may bo nows to her, nnd It so, she
will not thank you for it, Jnne. Why
will she burn herself with lire not on
hor henrthhtono?"
"Prlnco Ituport is hor lover. Sho
will do anything ho desires her to
do."
"If ho truly loves hor ho would not
permit her to bo put in dnngor."
Thon Mrs. Swaffham wont out of
tho room, nnd soon uftorwards Dr.
Verity came In, asking chcorlly ns ho
ontorod, ''How Is It with you today,
Jnno?"
"I llvo as best I can, doctor. I watch
from tho morning to tho midnight for
n footstep that does not como."
"Thoro Is a doslro thnt fulfils Itself
by Its own onorgy, but this desiro is
born of unfailing Hopo, nnd of that
unfaltering Faith that can move moun
tains. Havo you got It, Jano?"
"I nm so weak, Doctor John. Pray
for me."
"Pray for yoursolf. Why should any
ono pray for you? Pray for yoursolf,
thouch It ho only to sny, with tho old
Acadlans, 'Hold Thou my hands!' Go
to God, Jnne; you nro only a llttlo
babe in His Bight; a llttlo babe crying
In tho vast void nud darkness, and
trying to cntch hold of Bomothlng to
which you may cling. Say to tho
Fathor of your spirit, 'Hold my
hand!'"
And she roso nnd kissed him for
his sweot counsel, nnd that night, and
many a night afterwords, aho foil
asleep whispering, "Hold Thou my
hands!"
(To Ijb contlnuod.)
" i
V -
IirailHlNDKRS WAR
TROUBLE BETWEEN RIVAL FAC
TION3 IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Pistol Duel In the Streets as Result of
Encounter In Which Chink and Po
liceman Are Wounded.
The first guns In another Tcni? wnr
wore ilrcd Krli'av night Iti San Fran
cisco Clilnntnwn. Three highbinders of
tho Ynn Wo'w Tong blamed away nt a
lono member of the Hop Sing Tong.
Ho returned the fire. When the smoko
of battle had cleared nwny nnd tho
Iobscs were numbered. It wns found
that ono highbinder. How You, hnd
been shot In (he leg. nnd that Thomas
Spellmnn, n white wntchmon, had ro
eelved a similar wound. Tho shooting
wns the direct result of long smolder
ing trouble botween the Yop Sings nnd
tho Yang Wows, two of the most pow
erful of the highbinder organizations
in Chinatown.
FAVOR THE SCHEME.
Government Officials Approve Plans
For Irrigation of Utah's Lands.
Messrs. Doremus nnd Richards of
tho Utah arid land commission held nn
Informal conference with Chief TCngl-
neer Newell of the reclamation service
Friday nnd discussed tho plan of tho
proposed Irrigation enterprlso for
TJtnh, which hnd been agreed upon by
tho commission and tho Utah congres
sional delegation.
Mr. Newell expressed his approval of
tho plans In a general way, and will
look into tho matter more closely nt
an early dato.
Senate Calls For Papers In Panama
Question.
The senate on Frldny ndoptcd tho
resolution Introduced by Mr. Culberson
for the Democratic caucus which calls
on the president to state whether tho
senate has been supplied all tho facts
bearing on tho controversy of Fnnamn.
Tho voto on the resolution wns unani
mous, but thero was a roll call on tho
amendmont suggested by Mr, Cullom,
for tho Ilepublicnn sldo of tho cham-
uer, caning for tho information only In
case the president should consider It
not Incompatible with tho public Inter
est to supply It. This amendment wnH
adopted by 30 to 20, all the Republican
senntors present voting for the amend
ment nnd all tho Democrats oxcopt Mr.
McKnory (who voted with tho Repub
licans) casting their votes ngainst It.
Thoro were during tho dnbnto frequent
assurances tllnt notwithstanding tho
modification all the papers bearing on
tho question would bo sent to tho sen-ntc.
Philippines for the Filipinos.
"The Philippines for the Filipinos,"
will bo the keynote of tho policy of
Secrctnry Taft toward the far oastern
nrchipelago. In almost tho Inst speech
ho made beforo leaving tho Philippines
for homo ho reiterated tho kenynoto
which ho first sounded when ho was
Inaugurated governor of tho Philip
pines This speech has bcon published
by tho Insular government In an of
ficial form, nnd hns just renchod tho
war department In It Govornor Taft
declared that this doctrino doos not
exclude tho cncouritgomcnt of Amcrl
enn enterprise or tho lnvostmont of
American capital In tho Philippines,
for tho renson that nothing, not oven
education or n free form of govern
mont. "can mnko for tho olovntlon nnd
civilization of tho Filipino pcoplo moro
thnn tho lnvostmont vt American cap
Hal In tho matorlal dovolopmont of
tin-so Islands."
Wanted to Join Sweetheart.
Dressed in n suit of hor brothor's
clothes nnd with hor long brown hnlr
cut short and crammed Into n man's
wig, May Tlondell, 22 years old, of
Torro Hauto, Inill. has applied to tho
rocrultlng sergeant at Fort Shorldnn
to bo mustered Into company I, which
is ordered to Join tjio Twontloth rogl
mont In tho Philippines ns soon ns It Is
in full strongth. The girl broko down
whon Informed that sho must undergo
a regular physical examination nnd
confessed hor box. Hoartbrokon at the
thought of separation from hor sweet
heart, Carl Pflaum, who Is a prlvato In
tho company, she said that sho tried to
enlist ns a mail In ordor to accompany
him and ehnro his danger.
Death Lurked In Salad.
Sovon girls belonging to a cooking
school nt Darmstadt, Germany, nro
dead and six othora are dying from
poisoning which resulted from partak
ing of a dish of ennned beans and
meat, and n medical Inquiry Into the
occurrence la being mndo. Up to tho
prosont tlmo tho4 Investigation haw
failed to doflno tho oxnet naturo of tho
poison which brought about such fatal
results, although It is now thought that
nllantoxlcttm or sausago polnon was
tho cause.
WIFE &HOULD HAVE ALLOWANCE H
Lawyer's Idea of the Ideal State of H
Marriage. H
A lawyer, with his cold-blooded ren- H
soiling powers, fully developed by his M
profession, gives his opinion as to H
whether a wife should hao a ftxod at- H
lowanco: "A man should not marry M
until ho has an assured Income. Whon M
ho starts out In life, lot the goal for Jt
which ho is working bo n certain sum H
which ho considers sufllclent upon fl
which to support n wife, and whon he fl
has attnlued It let him glvo his wife H
an allowance In proportion to his In- M
come. If this were dono, if men were M
moro lovel headed before mnrrlngo. v H
there would bo loss work for the dl- 1
vorco courts. Of course, this Is not H
compatible with tho romantic Ideas 4aH
generally associated with courtiihlp, 'll
but tho final stop, the taking of the H
mnrrlngo vow, entails so many rospon- M
slbllltles nnd duties thnt a man owos H
It to tho girl ho marries to do overr- H
thing In his powor to keep her mnr 1
rrcil llfo free from cares and worries jH
of a financial naturo." r ffl
Silent Japanese Soldiers. M
Japanese soldiers tight noiselessly. tt
They havo no bands, no drums beat M
reveille or tattoo, nnd in action thoy M
uttor no cheers. fl
Dest In the World. H
Ksthervllle, la., Feb. 1st. Mr. H
Gcorgo J. Barber of this place says: M
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medlclno In tho world. Thero is noth- M
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15 years with Kidney Dtscnso which M
finally turned Into Ilrlght's Dlscaso. I H
was trcatod by Doctors In Chicago but fl
they didn't do mo any good. The beat H
Doctor In Ksthervllle treated mo for M
ftvo years with no bottor success. I fl
heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and H
inado up my mind to give thorn a trial.
"I am vory thankful to bo able to fl
say that thoy cured mo completely M
and I think thoy aro tho best medicine M
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Tho honest, earnest, stralghtfor- fl
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and women nro tho only material usod fl
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Ono such testimony Is worth mora H
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Tho pcoplo who havo usod Dodd's M
Kidney Pills aro thoso whose ovl- fl
donee is worth consideration, and fl
surely nothing can bo moro convinc- M
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lust as strong. M
Rubber Production. M
Tho world's production of rubbor M
was two years ago almost oqunlly dl- H
vldod botween Africa and South Amor- fejiH
lea; now tho Amazon region produces jBH
turoo-nfths of IL -Iv-H
Snlxor'a Eorllcit Cnne, H
Another new thlmr. Can bo cut Mx H
times during n season nnd sprouts B
again with lightning rapidity. Next to H
Bnlzcr's Tcoalnte it will make mora H
green fodder thnn nnythlng else; cheap B
us dirt and grows everywhere. M
Of Snlr.cr's Renovator a rasa Mixture,
just the thing for dying out pastures Bl
and meadows. Mr. 12. Unppold, Last
Pnik, On., wrllcii, "I Howcd Halzcr's
OrnsH Mixture on boII'so poor two men
could not raise u fuss on It,' and in
forty-one days after sowing I had the BH
grandest ntnnd of gtusu In the county.
Halzer's Grass Mixtures nprout quick-
ly nnd produce enormously," 109,000
barrels choice Heod Potatoes. H
bai.zuk'h kew national oats. H
Hero is n winner, n prodigy, a mar H
vel, enormously proline, utruntr,
healthy, vigorous, producing In thirty IH
stntcM from lf0 to 300 bu. per acre. You H
had best sow a lot of It, Mr. Farmer, H
In 1904, nnd In the fr.ll sell it to your H
neighbors at $1 a bu. for seed. H
J EST SEND 10O IN STAMPS 1
to tho John A. Salzer Heed Co. La H
Crosso, Wis., and receive In return H
their big catalog and lots of farm seed 1
samples frco. (W. N. U.) H
Fireproof Flooring. H
' chltect Btowart of Lucorne, has H
f .entod n now system of concrete H
tloorlng, consisting of hollow tubon H
and mortar and iron It Is flroproof. H
Mr. 'VlnIow' Hootlitnc Hyrop. H
1'orrlilMrru tcclhlnit, totlrDa Ihs Kuroi, reducci l M
ntniiitlou,njil)in,curmwlDilcullu. SMatntUe. H
Coffee Imports.
The Imports of coffoo at Now Or-
loans for 1903 woro In excess oX a H
million bags. In no previous yrr H
havo the Imports of that commodity H
boon bo large. M
HtnpH tlio Cough nnd H
Worltii Oir tho Cold H
Laxative Ilroiiiotjuliiino Tablets. Prlco25c, H
Value of the Banana. M
Tho banann possesses all tho ojson- M
tlnls to tho sustenance of life. Of jt
wheat alono, or potatoes alono, this
cannot bo Bald. Whon taken as a M
stoady diet the banana Is cooked M
baked dry In tho greon state, pulped M
and bollod In water as a soup or cut lH
In bIIcoi and fried. M
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured H
with LOCAL A .KJATIONS.tilbrjrcknoot retell H
the e.i'f Hie dlee. Courrh ! Woo.1 fircun H
tutlonU dlieue, nd Innrdrr tgcure It you mutt Uk fH
louriul rmodle. IIHI'i Ciurrb Cur l Mkn lo- H
tenullr, and uli dlrmljr on the IiI'hhI ml taueuui M
iurfce. llall'i Ctrrt Cure l not quick niedl- tm
cine. ItWAipreictlbedbrimeotlliebeitpDjrilcUna m
a Dili country for jrer did I- n revulir pretorlpiton. fH
It 14 Cunipotedof ilia beat (unto known, oomMmd VH
wltt) Iho licit blood ptirinen acting directly ou tin M
raueout aurfacen. Tlio perfect ivnnblnatlnnof the H
tiro Ingredient l what produce lucll wonderful rn- fpH
tulta U cuilntf catarrh. Scud fur teittmonlala, frea. fB
K.J.Ullr.NT.Y&CO.,lr&pa-roledO,a H
Bold or DrufKUH, price Tic. B
Ttko lUiraVamtfy l'lll fur conillpatlon.
Knocks Adam Story. H
Blr Kdward Fry, having mado a H
computation, puts tho tlmo which has H
olapsod otnee llfo drat uppeared ou H
the earth at 160,000,000 years. H
