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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, lOOl 7 I Ii Üi By GEORGE DARR M'CUTCHEON Copyright, xgox, by Herbert S. Stone & Co. 44e444446 Synopl of Preceding Chapters. Grenfall Lorry, a young man f wealth and a traveler, boards the east-bour. exrress at Den ver. He fiicts a tedious trip, but finis a mys terious and beautiful young woman on the train who interests him an-i Jj evidently a foreigner. He Is unable to larn anything about her. The tiala Is stopred through an accident to the en gine, an-i the mysterious young woman U left bhln4 when It resumes Us Journey. Mr. L"ry voluntarily stays also, though he pretends that It was an accMent. Mr. Lorry succeeds In get tin? the train held at the station four miles away and the two take a wili rl'Ie over th-s mountains. Their relations become friendly and the girl tells him her name is Gug?er.!ocer and that she Is from Edelweiss, the capital of Oraustark. a country of which he ha.- never beard. On tha train sgaln he make the ac quaintance of the girl's uncle and aunt. In whose company she Is traveling, and does his best to establish himself In their good graces. n The Gugeenslockers spend a day In Washington, which is Mr. Lorry's home, and he does tin honors, amors; other thir.ss takln the youn? Wuin&n out to drive and showing hlmeif obvi ously in love. The visitors leave for New York with tha Intention of sailing immediately for Kurort. After their departure Lorry Is unable to ittle down to business, becomes restless and -JC moody, and tefore the end of summer sails for T Europe with the purpose of visiting Edelweiss. In I'arls h meets an old co'.le-g friend. Harry Anguish, who is romantic and ready for ad venture, and who arranges to accompany him on his search for Miss eiuggenslocker. After a good deal of difficulty they find that Graustark Is a tiny principality in the mountainous region on Austria's remotest border. Edelweiss, a city of 7S.0OO. is its capital and metropolis. When they reach there they find many soldiers in evi dence, and they themselves attract much atten tion by their distinguished appearance and from the fact that they are Americans, but they find no people in the place named Quggenslocker. Next day. In strolling about the streets, an ele gant carriage drawn by gayly caparisoned white hordes attracts their attention, and one of the ladies seated therein proves to be Miss Gurgen slocker. Sh shows much surprise at the sUht of Lorry. later sends him a note setting an hour of the next day for him and his friend to call at her home with an attendant who wlJ come for him. The same night Lorry and An guish orhear a plot to rob the- palace and abduct the rrlncess. The chief conspirator is addressed as Michael. Lorry and Anguish, bein? armed, resolve to frustrate the plot and save trie princess. They gain entrance to the palace, une cf the conspirators is Dannox. a palace Kuara Lorry and Anguish becoma separated. Lorry, hearing footsteps, conceals himself and through a door, finding himself in a sleeping ciiapti:r xix. The Soldier. Off went the carriage with a dash, the rumble of its wheels Joining in the grew eome roar of the elements. For some time the two sat speechless, side by side. Out side the thunder rolled, the rain swirled rnd hissed, the wind howled and all the I horrors of nature seemed crowded into the blackness of that thrilling night. Lorry wondered vaguely whither they were going, why he had seen no flashes of lightning, if he should ever see her again. His mind was busy with a thousand thoughts and queries. "Where are we going?" he asked, after they had traveled half a mile or so. "To a place of safety," came the reply from the darkness beside him. "Thanks," he said, dryly. "By the way, lon't you have any lightning in this part If the world? I haven't seen a flash to light." "It is very rare," came the brief reply. "Devilish uncommunicative," thought lorry. After a moment he asked: "How far do we travel to-night?" "A number of miles." Then I'm going to take off this wet coat. It weighs a ton. Won't you remove yours?" lie Jerked oft the big rain coat and threw it across to the orposite seat, with the keys and the lantern. There was a moment's hesitation on the part of his companion, and then a second wet coat followed the first. Their rain helmets were also tossed aside. "Makes a fellow feel more comfort able." "This has been too easy to seem like an escape," went on Lorry, looking back re flectively over the surprises of the night. 'Maybe I am dreaming. Pinch me." A finger and a thumb came together on the fleshy part of his arm, causing him to tart, first in amazement, then in pain. He had not expected his reserved guardian to obey the command literally. "I am awake, thanks," he laughed, and the hand dropped from his arm. After this there was a longer silence than at any time before. The soldier drew himself into the corner of the seat, an ac tion which repelled further discussion, It teemed to Lorry, so he leaned back in the opposite corner and allowed his mlrrd to wander far from the Interior of that black, stuffy carriage. Where was he going? When was he to leave Graustark? Was he to se her oon? Soon tha carriage left the smooth streets of Edelweiss and he could tell, by the jolt ing and careening, that they were In the country, racing over a rough, rocky road. It reminded him of an overland trip he had taken In West Virginia some months before, with the fairest girl In all the world as his companion. Now he was riding in her carriage, but with a surly, untalkative soldier of the guard. The more he allowed his thoughts to revel In the American ride and its delights, the more uncontrollable became his desire to see tho on2 who had whirled with him In "Light-horse Jerry's" coach. "I wish to know how soon I am to see your mistress." he exclaimed. Impulsively, titling up and striking his companion's arm by way of emphasis. To his surprise the hand was dashed away, and he distinctly heard the soldlet susp. "I beg your par don!" he cried, fe;. g that he had given pain with his eager atrength. "You startled me I was half asleep." ntammered the other, apologetically. "Whom do you mean by my mistress?" "The princess, of course," said Lorry. X' Impatiently. "I cannot say when you are to see the princess," said his companion after wait ing so long that Lorry felt like kicking X him. f "W11 nfc Yipvf tyiv frlen.1 vm lrnnn. ' why I agreed to leave that place back there? I said I wouldn't go away from Graustark until I had seen her. If you fel low are spiriting me away kidnaping me, as it were I want to tell you I won't have it that way. I must know, right now, where we are going in this damnable storm." "I ha orders to tell you nothing," said the soldier, staunchly. "Orders, eh! From whom?" "That is ray affair, sir!" "I guess I'm about as much interested in this affair as anybody, and I insist on knowing our destination. I Jumped Into this thing blindly, t-ut I'm going to see my way out of it before we go much further. Where are we going?" "Tou you will learn that soon enough." Insisted the other. "m I to see her soon? That's what I want to know." "You mu;t not insist." cried the soldier. Why are you so anxious to see her?" he 4 asked, suddenly. "Don't be so blamed inquisitive," cried Orenfall. angrily, impatiently. "Tell me where we ere goln?? or I'll put a bullet intr you!" Drawing his revolver he- leaned over, grasped the guard by the shoulder an! r placed tre muzzle against his breast. "For God'a sake, be calm! You would not kill me for obeying orders! I am serving one you love. Are you mad? I shall scream If you keep pressing that horrid thing against my side." Lorry felt him tremble. and wai at once filled with compunction. AUSTARFi The Story of a Love DeHind a Throne. room. A woman speaks. She tells him she is the princess. He Implores her to be quiet, tells her that there Is a plot against her and thai he will save her; that he is Grenftall Lorry, freeing his face she trusts and obeys. The rrlncess is Mius Guggenslocker. Dannox. the facial guard, who 13 or.e of the traitors, enters and strikes Lorry Insensible. Anguish arrears on the scene an1 after him Uaron Dangloss. chief of police, with a squad of men. He na-i suspected the American of evil designs en-i had followed them to the castle. He has tne conspirators Instantly taken out and shot, wun out thinking first to extort from them a con fession as to the Identity of their leader, nameu Michael, who has escaped. Lorry, recovering slowly from his injury. Is kept In the palace and made much of by the princess and her uncle and aunt. Lorry falls more deeply in love than ever, but realizes the hopelessness or ma suit. While he is still confined to his room the princess comes In alcne on one occasion to see him. and her kindness causes him to tQTt&t his prudence and confess his love for her. fane aa mlts a regard for him. but tells him that the affection is hopele, and that they must forget it. She has. however, arranged that he and Anguish shall be guests at the palace as long as they shall stay in Edelweiss. Anguish win the affections of the Countess Dagmar, iady-ln-waltlng to the princess. Lorry learns that Graustark Is on the verse of ruin; that a w.ir debt of $30,t"0,'.oO will shortly fall due, and de fault means the forfeiture of nearly all of Graustark pave Edelweiss. The princess can avert disaster by giving her hand in marriage to Prince Lorenz or Prince Gabriel, of adjoining provinces. Each is coarse and dissipated. The princes conducts Lorry through the castle, finally reaching the throne room, where an ar drnt love scene ensues, and Lorry barely escapes thootlng by one of her zealous attendants. This episode results In the speedy departure of both Americans from the castle. Lorry and Anguish recognize Gabriel's voice as that of the con spirator called Michael. To save Graustark the princess agrees to marry Prince Lorenz. At an Edelweiss cafe Lorry hears Prince Lorenz pro posing a toast to the princess. Enraged, the American strike him to the floor with a blow in the face. Phince Gabriel witnesses the scene. Lory accepts Lorenz's challenge to a duel to be fought the next morning. The same night the prince Is murdered In his bed. Lorry is chared with the crime and Anguish detained as a wit with the crime, imprisoned in the tower, and Anguish drained as a witness. The princess is forced to sign a decree for Lorry's arrest and detention for trial. She makes plan3 for his escape. A soldier accompanies him in the car riage which is driven over a rocky road. How could he expect a loyal fellow to dis obey orders? "I beg your pardon a thousand times," he cried. Jamming the pistol into his pocket. "You are a brave gentleman and I am s fool. Take me where you will; I'll go like a lamb. You'll admit, however, that it is ex asperating to be going In the dark like this." "It is a very good thing that it is dark," said the soldier, quickly". "The darkness is very kind to us. No one can see us and we can see no one." "I should say cot. I haven't the faintest idea what you look like. Have I seen you at the castle?" "Yes, frequently." "Will you tell me your name?" "You would not know me by name." "Are you an ofllcer?" "No; I am new to the service." "Then I'll see that you are promoted. I like your staunchness. How old are you?" "I am er twenty-two." "Of the nobility?" "My father was of noble birth." "Then you must be so, too. I hope you'll forgive my rudeness. I'm a bit nervous, you know.". "I forgive you gladly." "Devilish rough road, this." "Devilish. It is a mountain road." "That's where we were, too." "Where who were?" "Oh, a young lady and I, some time ago. I Just happened to think of it." "It could not have been pleasant." "You never made a bigger mistake in your life." "Oh, she must have been pretty, then." 'You are right this time. She is glorious.' "Pardon me. They usually are in such adventures." "By Jove, you're a clever one!" "Does she live in America?" "That's none of your affair." "Oh!" and then there was silence be tween them. "Inquisitive fool!" muttered Gren to him self. For some time they bumped along over the rough road, jostling against each other frequently, both enduring stoically and si lently. The rain was still falling, but the thunder storm had lost its fury. The crash ing In the sky had abated, the winds were not so fierce, the night was being shorn of its terrors. Still the intense, almost suffo cating darkness prevailed. But for the oc caslonal touch neither could have told that there was another person on the seat. Sud denly Lorry remembered the lantern. It was still lit with the slide closed when he threw It on the seat. Perhaps it still burned and could relle the oppressive darknes; If but for a short tiuie. He might, at least, satisfy his curiosity and look upon the fac. of his companion. Leaning forward he fumbled among the traps on the opposite seat. "I think I'll see If the lantern is lighted. Let's have it a little more cheerful ir here," he said. There was a sharp exclama tion, and two vigorous hands grasped hin by the shoulder, jerking him back un ceremoniously. "No! X'j! You will ruin all! There must be no light." cried the soldier, his voice high and shrill. "But we are out of the city." "I know! I know! But I will not permit you to have a light. Against orders. We have not passed the outpost," expostulated the other, nervously. "What's the matter with your voice?" demanded Lorry, struck by the change In it. "My voice?" asked the other, the tonea natural again. !It's changing. Didn't it em barrass you when your voice broke like that?" went on the questioner, breathless ly. Lorry was now leaning back in the seat, quite a little mystified. "I don't believe mine ever broke like that," he said, speculatively. There was no response, and he sat silent for some time, regretting more and more that it was so dark. Gradually he became conscious of a strange, unaccountable presence In that dark cab. He could feel a change coming over him; he could not tell why. but he was sure that some one else was beside him. some one who was not the soldier. Something soft, and delicate, and sweer came into existence, permeating the dark ness with its undeniable presence. A queer power eemed drawing him toward the other end of the seat. The most delightful sensations took possession of him; his heart fluttered oddly; his head began to reel under the spell. "Who are you?" he cried. In a sort of ec stasy. There was no answer. He remem bered his match safe, and with trembling., eager fingers drew it from the pocket of the coat he was wearing. The next in-tnnt he was scratching a match, but as it flared the body of his companion was hurled against his and a ruthlehs mouth blew out the feeble Maze. "Oh. why do you persist?" was cried in his ears. "I am determined to see your face," he answered, sharply, and with a little cry of dismuy the other occupant of the carriage fell Lack In the corner. The next match drove away the darknes and the mystery. With blinking eyes he saw the timid soldier huddling in the corner, one arm covering his face, the other hand vainly striving to pull the skirt of a military coat over a pair of red trouser legs. Below the arm that hid the eyes and nose he saw parted lips and a beardless, dainty chin; above, long, dark tresses strayed in condemning confusion. The breast beneath the blue coat heaved convulsively. The match dropped from his finsrers, and as darkness fell again, it hid the soldier in the strong arms of the fugitive not a sol dier bold, but a gasping, blushing, unresist ing coward. The lithe form quivered and then became motionless in the fierce, straining embrace; the head dropped upon his shoulder, his hot Hps caressing tht burning face and pouring wild. Incoherent words into the little ears. Tou! You!" he cried, mad with joy. "Oh. this is heaven itself! My brave dar ling! Mine forever mine forever! You shall never leave me now! Drive on! Drive on!" he shouted to the men outside, drunk with happiness. "We'll make this Journey end less. I know you love me now I know it! God, I shall die with Joy!" An arm stole gently about his neck, and her lips found his in a long, passionate kiss. "I did not want you to know! Ach, I am so sorry! Why, v:hy did I con;e to-night? I was so strong, so firm, I thought, but see how weak I am. You dominate you own me, body and soul, in spite of everything against my will. I love you I love you I love you!" "I have won against the princes and the potentates! I was losing hope, my Queen, losing hope. You were so far away, so un attainable. I would brave a thousand deaths rather than lose this Blngl minute of my -life. It makes me the richest mar in all the world. How brave you are! This night you have given up everything for my sake. You are fleeing with me, away from all that has been dear to you." "No, no. You must not be deluded. It i only for to-night, only till you are safe from pursuit. I shall go back. Y'ou must no; hope for more than this hour of weakness, sweet as it is to me," she cried. "You are going back and not with me?" he cried, his heart chilling. "You know I cannot. That Is why I hoped you would never know how much I care for you. Alas, you have found me out My love was made rash by fear. Y'ou could never have escaped the vengeance of Ax phain. I could not have shielded you. This was the only course and I dared not hesi tate. I should have died with terror hac you gone to trial, knowing what I knew. You will not think me unwomanly for com ing with you as I am. It was necessary- really it was. No one else could have But he smothered the wall in kisses. "Unwomanly!" he exclaimed. "It was by divine inspiration. But you will come wlti me, away from Graustark, away from ev ery one. Say that you will!" "I cannot bear to hear you plead, and i breaks my heart to go back there. But cannot leave Graustark I cannot! It woul. be heaven to go with you to the end of the world, but I have others besides myself t( consider. You are my god, my Idol. I can worship you from my unhappy throne, from my chamber, from the cell Into which my heart is to retreat. But I cannot, I will not desert Graustark. Not even for you!" He was silent, impressed by her nobility, her loyalty. Although the Joy ebbed from his craving heart, he saw the justice of he; self-sacrifice. "I would give my soul to see your face now, Yetive. Your soul is In your eyes; ) can feel It. Why did you not let me stay fii prison, meet death and so end all? It would have been better for both of us. 1 cannot live without you." "We can live for each other, die for each other apart. Distance will not lessen my love. Y'ou know that it exists; it has been betrayed to you. Can you not be satisfied just a little bit with that knowledge?" she pleaded. "But I want you in reality, not in my dreams, my imagination." "Ach, we must not talk like this! There is no alternative. You are to go, I am to stay. The future Is before us; God knows what it may bring to us. Perhaps it may be good enough to give us happiness who knowis? Do not plead with me. I cannot endure it. Let me be strong again! You will not be s cruel as to battle against me, now that I am weak; it would only mean my destruc tion. Y'ou do not seek that!" His soul, his honor, the greatest rever ence he had ever known was in the kiss that touched her brow. - "I shall love you as you command with out hope," he said, sadly. "Without hope for either," she sobbed. "My poor little soldier," he whispered, lovingly, as her body writhed under the storm of tears. "I I wish I were a soldier!" she walled. He comforted her as best he could and soon she was quiet oh, so very quiet. Her head was on his shoulder, her hands in his. "How far do we drive?" he asked, at last. "To the monastery. We are nearly there," she answered, in tones far away. "The monastery? Why do we go there?" he cried. "You are to stay there." "What do you mean? I thought I was to leave Graustark." "You are to leave later on. Until the ex citement Is over the abbey is to be your hiding place. I have arranged everything, and it Is the only safe place on earth for you at this time. No one will think of look ing for you up there." "I would to God I could stay there for ever, living above you," he said, drearily. "Your window looks down upon the cas tle: mine looks up to yours. The lights that burn In those two windows will send out beams of love and life for one of us, at least." "For both of us, my sweetheart," he cor rected, fondly. "You say I will be safe there. Can you trust these men who are aiding you?" "With my life! Quinnox carried a mes sage to the abbot yesterday, and he grants you a temporary home there, secure and as secret as the tomb. He promises roe this, and he is my best friend. Now, let me tell you why I am with you, masquerading so shamefully " "Adorably!" he protested. "It is because the abbot insisted that I bring you to him personally. He will not receive you except from my hands. There was nothing else for me to do, then, was there. Lorry? I was compelled to come and I could not come as the rrlncess as a woman. Discovery would have meant deg radation from which I could not have hoped to recover. The military garments were my only safeguard." "And how many people know of your deception?" "Three besides yourself. Dagmar, Quin nox and Captain Dangloss. The abbot will know later on. and I shiver as I think of it. The driver and the man who went to your cell, Ogbot, know of the escape, but do not know I am here. Allode you re member him ls our driver." "Allode? He's the fellow who saw me er who was In the throne room." ' "He U the man who saw nothing, sir.- "I remember his obedience," he said, laughing in spite of his unhappincss. "Am I to have no freedom up here no liberty at all?" "You are to act as the abbot or the prior Instructs. And. I must not forget, Quinnox i I A BOOH WITH A MARVELOUS SALE LIFE AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES OF I 3 1 With chapters by Hon. 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I want to hear you say that you do not believe I killed him." "I feared so at first no, do not be angry I feared you had killed him for my sake. But now I am sure that you are innocent." The carriage stopped too soon and Quin nox opened the door. It was still as dark as pitch, but the downpour had ceased except for a disagreeable, misty drizzle, cold and penetrating. f "We have reached the stopping place," he said. "And we are to walk from here to the gate," said the princess, resuming her hoarse, manly tones. While they were busy donning their rain coats, she whispered in Lorry's ear: "I beg of you, do not let him know that you have discovered who I am." He promised and lightly snatched a kiss, an act of indiscretion that almost brought fatal results. Forgetful of the darkness, she gave vent to a little protesting shriek, fearing that the eyes of the captain had witnessed the pretty transgression. Lorry laughed as he sprang to the road and turned to assist her in alighting. She promptly and- thoughtfully averted the danger his gallantry presented by ignoring the outstretched hands, discernible as slen der shadows protruding from an object a shade darker than the night, and leaped boldly to the ground. The driver was in structed to turn the carriage about and to await their return. With Lorry in the center the trio walked rapidly off in the darkness, the fugitive with the sense of fear that belongs only to a blind man. A little light far ahead told the position of the gate, and for this they bent their steps, Lorry and Quinnox con versing in low tones, the princess striding along silently beside the former, her hand in his a fact of which the real soldier was totally unaware. Reaching the gate, the captain pounded vigorously, and a sleepy monk soon peered from the little window through which shone the light. "On important business with the abbot, from her highness, the Princess Yetive," said Quinnox, in response to a sharp query, spoken In the Graustark tongue. A little gate beside the big one opened and the monk, lantern in hand, bade them enter. "Await me here, captain," commanded the slim, straight soldier, with face turned from the light. Ä moment later the gate closed and Lorry was behind the walls of St. Valentine's, a prisoner again. The monk preceded them across the dark court to ward the great black mass, his lantern creating ghastly shadows against the broken mist. Ills followers dropped some little distance behind, the tall one's arm stealing about the other's waist, his head bending to a level with hers. "Is it to be good-bye, dearest? he asked. "Good-bye forever?" "I cannot sav that. It would be like wish ing you dead. Yet there is no hope. Xo, no! We will not say good-bye forever," she said, despairingly. "Won't you bid me hope? "Impossible! You will stay here until Quinnox comes to take you away. Then you must not stop until you are in your own land. We may meet again " "Yes, by mv scul. we shall meet again! I'll do as you bid and all that, but Iii come back when I can stay away no longer. Go to your castle and look forward to the day that will lind me at your feet again. It Is bound to come. Dut how are you to return to the castle to-night and enter without creating suspicion? Have you thought of that?" "Am I a child? Inside of three hours I shall be safely In bed and but one person in the castle will be the wiser for my ab sence. Here are the portals." They passed inside the massive doors'and halted. "You must remain here until 1 have seen the prior." she said, laughing nervously and glancing down at the boots which showed Kneath the long coat. Then she hastily fol lowed the monk, disappearing down the corridor. In ten minutes ten hours to Lor ryshe returned with her guide. "He will take you to your room," she said breathlessly, displaying unmistakable signs of embarrassment. "The prior was shocked. Good-bye, und God be with you always. Remember, I love you!" The monk's b ick was turn-i. so the new recluse, snatched the slight figure to his heart. Some day?" he whispered. She would not speak, but he held her un til she nodded her head. ITo be Continued Next Tuesday.! LLIAM OUR MARTYR PRESIDENT. By TW U R J X HALSTE AD, The Celebrated Author and Journalist. Sherman, Gen. C. H. Grosvenor and Col. Albert Halstead, of Ex-Governor McKinley's staff. Introduction lion. Chauncey M. Depew. Enlarged to Include closing days, death and burial. y . J . Author L.Topics in the Churches... SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON AND CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR WORK. OS TIIK SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON. Xov. 17, lOOlt The Childhood of Moses -Exodns II, l-lO. Some one has likened the eleventh chapter cf Hebrews to a tall obelisk graven with the names of the Heroes of Faith. That Egyptian column, brought at such expense from the banks of the Nile, and set up in Central Park not one In a million can read its hieroglyphics, ana it Is ast crumbling away; but this obelisk Is imperish able; it is intelligible to even a child. In all this shining catalogue the most brilliant name Is that of Moses. The faith of Moses was antedated by the faith of his pious parents. It is written: "Dy faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents because they saw he was a proper child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment." It was something more than mere natural affection which impelled them to this act. It was borno In upon their minds that this child of uncom mon physical beauty and precocity was to break the galling yoke of bondage, and lead God's peo ple from the brick kilns of Egypt to the high lands of Canaan. They believed this. They wished God's purpose fulfilled. Loving and fear ing the King of heaven, they despised and feared not the King of Egypt. Though his cruel soldiers, with drawn and glittering swords, pa trolled the streets, and though instant death was the penalty of disobeying the king's command ment, they were not afraid. For three months they successfully hid th babe In the deepest and darkest recess of their lowly hut. But further secrecy was Impossible. The child's cries were too lusty. Suspicion was already aroused. The'envious gossips were at work. We see those parents tolling at night weaving a basket out of the long ribbons of the papyrus, making a tiny mattress, and tucking the beauti ful babe into his strange cradle, which wai to be rocked by river's wave Instead of a mother's hand. The parents used their best Judgment at the same time they exercised their faith. The papyrus is said to be offensive to the crocodile. Hence the child was comparatively secure from that great danger. He was put afloat upon a river which the Egyptians worshiped, and, found there, would be esteemed sacred as the gift of the river god. He was placed whre Tharach's daughter was accustomed to bathe, with tho hope that h might fall into her hands, and the little tactful sister was stationed to watch, and use the strategy of calling a Hebrew nurse if opportunity afforded. Having done all they could, they waited in confident faith for God to bring it all to pass. And they were net dis appointed. 6-i the Divine Trovidence God in history! He ju?t picked the bab out of the river and put him in Tharaoh's palace to make spoil of the wisdom and wealth of Egyrt. that he might the more easily deliver Israel. But who does not see that one of the turning points in the history of God's ancient people was the faith of Moses's parents? The destiny of the child, the destiny of the nation, turned on the piety of the parents. THE TEACHER'S LANTERN. On that rivot, the pious faith of parents, na tions are turning ytt. Parenthood! who can ex aggerate its responsibility? Marvelous! that any parent can put a soul adrift upon the stream of time, headed toward eternity, and not appre ciate the accountability! Christies parents are a curse to any nation. To desecrate the Sabbath, to neglect church, Dible, prayer, live as if there were neither God nor heiafter, Is to push the tiny bark of the child-life into thse dark and swift waters which, at the end. fall with Ni agara roar into the abyss of hell. Snap ping crocodiles infest the stream of our Ameri can life. Ead literature, a lewd theater, saloon, poolroom, and brothel all are yawning fur our youth. Every precaution must be taken before the child goes into the stream. He must be watched while there. Providence must be ap pealed to for his defense. Cut. after all, there U an ultimate element of self-hool in the child which finally decides whether. Ulysses-like or not. he will sail past the sirens. Sweet est of charities is that which is so widely, per sistently and Intelligently exercised to-day to ward unfortunate children fresh-air fundi, country-home ringing, newsboys lo2g!ng nouses, societies for the jrevention of cruelty to chil dren, chilJren's home, etc. How pleasing this la to the children's Friend, who lr tho days of His flesh took them in His arms and blessed them! All the splendid achieveme-nts of the Pharaohs pale before this princely act of a Pharaoh's daughter. Greater by far was the compassionate lifting of this dripping basket, with Its helpless human occupant, than tho rlacing in position Cheops' snowy ai-x. Where soever this book of Exodus Is read, ther shall 9 TW UNS and Eflitor. O IN , Same of Tow a above. filNLEY TO THE JOURNAL: Deliver me the book 4Life and Distinguished Services of Wil liam McKinley." 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There is more than one way of preaching. The early missionaries to China, rorbldden to preach, translated the Scriptures Into the Chinese lan guage, and thus did most effective preaching. Unable to obtain access to the Hindu zenanas. Christian women study medicine and are called in as physicians, preaching powerfully through prescriptions and pills. The splendid exhibition of Christian commerce, llteraturt and laws ha3 preached Christianity to the entire Japanese na tion. But notwithstanding these and similar notable exceptions, It is by "the foolishness of preach ing," by speech and not by means less direct, that the world is to be won to Christ. When a man stands face to face with another, looks him in the eye, grasps his hand, and pours out his love for his Master and his reasons for faith in Him, answering doubts as they arise, solving difficulties, pressing home the plea with kind Insistence, there is added to the argument all the convincing logic of a life. It is well to bom bard the citadels of heathenism with text-books of science, with surgeon's Instruments, with printers' type, with railway ties; but ths irre sistible bombardment consists of men. Cur duty in the matter has been condensed into the familiar watchword. "Go or send." I believe that this should be changed to "Go and send." Go, where you can. Send, whtre you cannot go. Most of us can go to far more than we yet have reached. We can preach Christ by loving references in our conversations, instead of avoid ing the topic like the plague. We can preach Christ In our letters. We can go to the Inmate? of our homes and win them for the Savior. We can go to the Sunday school and capture our class for Christ. We can go to our friends and neighbors and to the neglected classes in our towns. And many of us who now think It Im possible would find it entirely possible to go ourselves to some missionary Meld. Some day, when a more obedient Christendom looks back upon its history, even this twentieth century will be considered part of tho dark ages of beneficence. Forty cents a year apiece for foreign missions, out of Incomes that certainly average. In our comfortable Christian homes, one thousand times that sum! We study "pro portion" in our arithmetics and "perspective" In our drawing classes, but neither proportion nor perspective when we come to lay aside money for God's work. AMOS R. WELLS. METERS TOR NATURAL GAS. A Worker's Argument In Dehalf of Their Introduction. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: There is no particular excitement over the subject just now, though I see both the companies. In a late interview, mention meters as commendable in the economical use of the falling supply, and some citi zens have recommended their adoption. It is a good time to give the consideration its importance demand.. From the very nature of things the only reasonable presumption from the first must have been that the gas .would at Home time give out. For, so far as we knew, know now or could determine, there was no manufacturing process in the bowels of the earth to produce the article on demand, though reducing the pressure somewhat facilitated its collection at points of escape. The time of Its exhaustion must depend wholly upon the rapidity of its escape from confinement. Experience everywhere has demonstrated, and is still proving, the correctness of this presumption. Almost numberless wells have become and are still bt-comlng dead, while the very best every where are perceptibly, indeed rapidly, de creasing In pressure. In the face of this presumption and very evident facts, what has been and still is the policy pursued by consumers? Evi dently only Much as to indicate a convic tion on their part that the supply is in exhaustible. Its very great value needs no demonstration; all know it. For fuel and light purposrs the cont to consumers is not one-half that of the ordinary ar ticles used for that purpose, and Its value on account of cleanliness and convenience 1 .190. Date abov. . is Inestimable. There can be no difference of opinion in this respect, so that tha commonest kind of common sense would say husband it with the greatest care that we may possess its advantages for the longest possible time. Almost the very reverse of this is the course quite generally pursued. Houses are thrown wide open in chilly weather, and sometimes even in win ter, with huge fires in furnaces, stoves and grates. Jumboes are left burning night and day In stores, stables and fac tories, sometimes when the sun is shinlr so bright as to almost obscuie their bril liancy. In the hottest weather cook-stove fires are left burning hours after the cook ing Is done, and often from one meal to another. How many firea in this city are the result of overheated stoves arising from this worse than waste of this precioua material? In former times, when fuel was expensive In money and labor, these things did not occur, and 60 degTees temperature in th house was considered comfortable, but now 70 degrees is often considered cool, and we sometimes find It above bQ degrees! Is it right that some should waste what others need? Certainly not. "But what Is the remedy, since people will be careless and wasteful?" Remedy? Simple: Make it to their interest to be care ful and saving; make them pay for what they waste, as well as fo- -what they ue, instead of as now making many pay for what they do not get. In this way the waste will be materially diminished. If not. in time, almost wholly stopped. Few peo ple forget to turn off unnecded gas for which they pay for the amount used, or maintain useless fires when knowing it is attended with unnecessary expense. What difference does it make to most persons whether they burn ten thousand, instead of two thousand, feet when It costs no more? In the face of theie very evident facts and conditions there has been such an outcry against the u?e of meters that two years ago candidates voluntarily pledged themselves to oppose their com pulsory Introduction! How foolish the ob jection If their introduction would be In the interest of the people! That It wouM be so is fairly presumable 'from the fore going, and in addition from the fact th.it the companies have never done It volun tarily. It is not to their Interest to d- so, for now they get their full pay In ad vance and furnish gas or not. Wit hi meters they would receive pay onlv for what they supplied. That the present ar rangement is to their advantage cannot be disputed. The true meter would reveal the exnet amount consumed by e-c.ch consumer, anl he or she would pay for that, and no more. This would be just and right. Right wror.es no man. Right and justice are to the true interest of the people. It appears rather anomalous that an Institution organized, established and capitalized by the people for the people should be slow to adopt such, measures as are evidently in the people's interest, but the origin and purpose cf the company seem to have been forprotte -m by those In control. The spirit of the of fice is distant: "Ask no questions1." "We make no exeplanatlons," "This is our busi ness, and we attend to it," "We work with, those whose interests are with us." For the. Trust this is not equitable procedurr; it should look to the people's interest with out regard to the interests of others. With candidates the conditions are differ ent. They desire plac; to get It they must have votes; to obtain these they must please the people, right or wrong. What the people want they must be willing to do. They did not want meters, and to secure votes there must be a promise of opposi tion. Rut why this objection to meters? Why this unreasonable prejudice so generally prevailing? Without doubt it is due to ip noranca of conditions and a conviction of greatly Increased cost as the result. "My goodness," exclaime one, "to use gas in my cookstove by measurement would cost four times as much as we now pay!" This. I think, is a very great mistake, for the reasons: First If true, the companies would have been urging their adoption, which they have never asked, except at doubled rat". Second Prior to the Introduction of nat ural gas in this city th greatest care was taken to ascertain a just and equitable price. Two systems of application were found in u .n different p lares th con tract and the measurement th rates for each as we hive them being found equiv alent in cost, and fair nud equitable, it is not probable a mistake was made in this particular after so careful and ex tended an examination as was mnd. cer tainly a very stronic reason for bellevlrjj the prejudice unfounded. For convenience as giving furr.lher nrd consumer an x act and definite knowle.Jo of price ar,l cost In each application, the contract syr tem. as we have it. was adopted. Corrobo rative of this argument Is the following fact: Where the two systems have bea tried the change from contract to meas urement did not increse the cot. Third It Is know: they have gas In Chi cago, and it is furnished wholly hy rnet r at 50 cents per thousand, and yet it is used there in preference to ordinary fuel. A resident Informed me that the I'.at he live 1 in was warmed wholly by the use of tb'.a fuel, and that his cook stove cost hirrj only about SO cents a month Surely, th n, there would te no additional tet by meas urement at 10 cents per thousand. We may safely wager that the Chicago man does not let hi stove burn when not need, ed day or night. Then bt us have the meters, save all we can and let e.trh pay for what he wastes or hm-m T;o more. ONK OF THE WORKERS. Indianapolis, Nov. 14.