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ZShc XOonderftil Electric Elephant.
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CHATTER XVIII.
AMONG THK PAVAOT-: TART.M.S
They rroceedM in a northerly <:i:ectio:i follc.w
lng the mountains for ahead ■ '".ay. when |ast af
runeet while tb«-y w«re stopping besi.ir a tm antata
■tmxr entir.g Haroli t'nourht ba B»W tha
rparkle of a gjav la the Fur.li^ht on the mttullftil
top. Hf lo'.k»Kl again aid saw not ojiiy one s;^nr,
I>ut mnr\. iuid ail were movii.g in a singfl
%-lnfi'ng their way dov. n tho mountain path. Of
course, he knew the spears were not walking by
themFelves. though he could P'-e no r.ne. lie spoke
to lone, and they both watched the livii
that was s-;.;;ri;:m{: like a string of dial
desret-.rif BBSjsard them. Presently they dirap
f>e.ared for some min-jte*. only to appear apiin
tnuch clrvr as they Ftood out boldly < n c:iothr-r
mountain peak ready to f >How the path downward.
and as H;.»-old had surmised tha spears were car
ried by mounted Tartars. As the leader stopped
tils hor«.<-- ar'". sat gazinp all over the mountain
and valley beneath, he looked like a figure done in
tironre.
"When the Knfltaaaj pal mar enough to see us, I
xrtll make the kfajtasft Bop its ear*, pwi::g its
trunk. Ml Beajaj a little, so they will think it is
alive,"' sal I Kar 1.
'Hrr they come." said lone, as she Bat watch-
Ing them fr.-im a peephole, "a:id I am almost afraid
cf them, though we are shut up in the cieph&ct.
TIIE PJaHR TIIE ELEPHANT WENT TTTE FASTEH CA!kfE TTTE SAVAGES BEHIVD VT.
They are co terr!Wy fierce looking. They look
even worse than the Indiar.s tliat captured me.
Harold, do ]<...k at that or.c with ths Chinese eyes,
•lit no**, and ecars or: his face. I>id you ever see
a more repulsive fa ■ In your life?"
"No. I never .w ii worse one, neither do I tee
a better looking: oi eln the crowd; me have or.c
♦ye gor.f . other* jted fares BO red and 6wol'.en
that the eyes ci.n f-earcfcly ha e^en. whi.e others
are all marked by smallpox, and msny have r.o
eara. What terr i fights they must have air.ong
themselves!" ea'. : Harold.
As the Tartar '-iob drew n<--ar. they began in j-«:t
the elephant w-;n sjwjars. liaro'.d made It
«nd trum,.' at d Ftart on a dead run up t!.<i val
ley in sha ciir • ,-tl. i from which tha suvag^s had
come, acting .s f It had been wounded. Th 4
fante: the ele; a:.: wci.t, however, the taster «nw
the tribe t.f .-■ a ?-s Ul.ii.d It: so It kept on until
It struck the ; ..ii -a leading- to their fortress In the
*nounta::,s av. ..j up tttiiui.g ti.e peaks a:.; tal>ie- N
ndi
The path w:.s ust wide enojph for two to walk
on with ': -.a rely !x inches left on the outside, and
the *•:<;.!...:.; b t- :v: v scrajK-d hyaii.st the rocky amlL
Here Harold hj ta go slowly, for ■ mlaatep would
have hurled tl *m over the precipitous kj<!<? Into
the v;i!liy beneath. Bad that would have !
lest of Harold lone and th<_ wonderful ekctr.e.
<-lepha:.t Hut no MJeh thi::R hap]*-:i.<i. ;it. j lt.v
—jaj on end on. slowly going higher and l.ieh-r
until at last they reached the hignest [K-ak where
they haJ p;-en the Tartan stand and rtew tba lai:<i
• cape before Acs •• nding Into the valley. They. too.
s^obpe-d when they reached t:.ih point to take, a
look at the Tartars away henoath them, who had
not teen aile to ke*;s up with the steady pace O
the elepha? t. They !(.<ike-d uke a colored tOfe ;<s
the> wound 2n and out and arcund the peaks in
Blnri*- file.
JSeoeath on one f. !e lay the t>eacefjl valley with
the line of gttitertag iptara; U fore them extended
the mountain runse like a hup- serpent, whose
head had disappeared i:\ the distance, with Know
white humps on Its back where the p*aks \.r.
covered wll snow. To the left lay a wiu 1 .- expense
cf level pin?'*!..; surrounded by fhuw capped ;; B aki.
and on this ptaftoan at l"r<ij.i.:.t 'i.tirv-ils could
be seen emoke arising from ]■•• stone or adobe
hut*.
"See, lone, there Is where the Tartars live, and
■ Z air, going straight into their can-.,." said Harold.
* This he did, arousir.g ft:ty or sixty „.:^
clous «**as that looked like wolves ,-.'.•'■/ barked
and bswliud. and mx had all the women and chil
dren that wer« In the huts i .t to bee what the
commotion «ai aliojt. The ekphant seemed per
* iectly ■seas, and presently stood suil and be
r»n to eat jrra*s. Thje it was still doing when the
Tartars with their tired ponies hurried Into the
camj>. Af »oc'i as they dismounted they disap
pearrd Into i!,<,r separate huts, and preset. t!y came
* out carrying large eoUe of rope in one hand and
■ In the other lor.g wooden pegs which they j i ,
r^flpcl to drive into the ground ar<u tiisl'.-n to the
rcpe..
"He! hoT" «a!d Harold, "they are rolnr to try to
tic v* up. Very well, I will let them, and when I
W#>nt to mov* I'll (how them bow i;ke threads of
" cotton their ropes are."
"Hi"" eald lone. "I sssWaCM \ heard come ont
groan." and, looking out. tney saw strapped to a
•take in the grour.d a man with ryrllda gone and
both ears cut oft close to his head, while on either
aide of his ti*c- wa* driven a sinke. - j that if hs
rsr,ved his head the least bit tc rest his neck theae
rslkeis would run into his cheeks.
"My h»avem>:" exclaimed Harold, "that sight Is
' too raucJi for trie, ar.d now 1 Fhall show no pity.
I'll kill every man of the tribe I can et hold f!"
Just then »*vcral men rame out of the huts and
bcean to taunt the nrlsoner ittlng In his face
fend offering a drink '■: < '.car. cool ring wat«r
end then unauhlnr It a» ■ ju?t to torture him
with his loi.iir.g tiiirst. This »■«« the last straw
on the cp.m'lt, bsvek. cn<l with oi.e strong , pull
which brouplit up T'*** - : ' d *" 'inrold waa loote
md upon tl;e mm before they knew it. He twisted
the cTephant'r. trunk arouiid the f.rst man and
crushed him to death, the r.- Xt he stepped on. and
five r,th«™ he killed by <!<rtric chocks. Then : «
wr-n? <\o*+ to the lM,u!id man. ai oper.;ng the Ut
ilr trsrrtoor freed »!:*• iniajotr and took him Uiio
■ ifce elephant.
The jH.or captive man ,u«t have thought nit
tuterlng* J a'i fjrned him cr;iiy when be saw two
kind human **<••$ loikinif at Mm from the eid» ,? f
th* elephant. lone aturd«d to his wounds, while
Htrold wer.t 01 killing Tartars a* If they were
rats. After he hs<! ki!!r-d all In sight h* wcr.t for
those that ha<l tak r»fuce Jn tVlr huts. He
rlmp!y turned the <-]f<phant into a battery, een&U-.g
the mud and mtnr.er l:yine in every direction.
WTien the ramp wa* 4«aßj«||ajh*d ard every man
klllad be lefi tin: women an<l children and etarted
<iown th« mountain side. The poor mi they h:l
picked up had receiv-d «o many injuries that he
died before they reached the valley, even with tha
"*s.^i tajr». thaw fbvfc him aaa befuie he could taU
then bta same <r haw ha had be^n captured.
reached the valley ... bill ltd him in
v kmeaoau spot, beside a mountain stream, where
i-!<i waa beard all day 10-i£ but th» ripplinj
<.; 1 1,( 1 •■ ■ be eagle'a c^u.
• \ .-.v that we ! ye sattsSed r-ur corlrstty about
1 1 ■ •-» i Une*e and Tartar*, let is pass through their
country as Casl as Luesltile and reach Ir.di.i by the
quit kerf route " eaid irold.
"'r!:;'t wUI suit DM exr.ctly." answrci lone, "for
I am ur.-,i of slast-eyed people with pigtails and
etaiied taeed Tartars "
ITI be continued.)
The Admiral
Who Wtindered.
Tv.st «'fflt fomethirff was said about Russia's
Bajllllia. pcncrn.l. Kuro;iatkin. who was then on hlB
v.ay to Manchuria to take command of the Rus
sian army Brhftch la to Bght ocainst tho wiry little
"Japs." He bl now there. This week something
will be told about the Russian admiral, whose
blundering is said to have caused the war. Like
Qejajcrml Kuropatkin. ba h«« a |h*j nam«, hard to
pronounce. It is Evghenyi Ivanovitch Alexleff.
Ills i:im« is often printed In the newspapers. He
is an a<lmi-a] In the Russian navy. A year a«?o
the <"za.r was looking about for a man to rule for
him in Russia's eastern country near Cor«a and
Chlr.a. ll' dkaaa the btaS admiral, whom we rail
for tUort Alexiefr. to ba his viceroy, or ndcr in his
place, cs the word means. Perhaps some one will
want to know j.ow to pronounce his name. It Is
like this: Bay, first, the nic kaassja for Albert. "Al."
Add to it the third from the last letter of the al
phabet, "X." Then cay the two letter* "c" and
"f." and there it Is— Al-x-^-f.
WoJl, "Al-x-e-f rumtll to r.o one except the
Czar, and for the <-z.-,r he answered all tIM
notes the "Japs" ecnt telling what they would
do atv.'jt th<ir j'uie in the Kar Kast. Now.
in stories about people in those i-; ir E;;strrn
countri.p, who KW«J things to sel!. : en you
etk one of them the prlaa, say, of a rug, he
always asks two or three times more than he is
wiUir.p to a.\\ it for. yy O u b**« t«. hay, "It la too
much; I will not pay m much." Then he pays ho
will s,';i it for le«s. and you still Iny you will not
l)oy it fur that pike. Uy and bye, you final'y say
you will pay halt as much as he saM he wo;ild sell
it f<.r He is flad to sell it. too. for that sum. bo-
Omaaa at Jim ba nsked twice as much as he ex
pacted to Mt The admiral thought thr- "Japs"
were a.^klnp twice na nvh ns they expected to
fct, like oil the other people of the East, and he
MOM not Kivt- In. Instead he. in turn, asked more
than he taped to get. As it happened the •■Japs"
rr>ra;:t ji:st what they salil. They asked only what
th^y would tal<«, an.l when the bluff oM admiral
refused to give thtm tli.it the "Japs" said, ■■\v,3
■rfl] tight." So the war began.
Ailmiral Atexieff waa born Eizty-one years apo.
1 1 i» father wa« not a KuFsian nobleman, as tha
l"ath«rs of most of Kusslus t.aval officers are. He
was not oven a Russian. Ho was an Armenian, one
Of th* p«-<i;'le whom ih» Turks rob and k.il from
timi- to time lier.juse they work bard and aara
money. Alexleff's father, how.-ver. lived Un Itus-
Bia. and not in Turkey, where most of the Ar
menians live. His mother was a Kussian.
Aleacicff, when a boy. liked t> dream about what
l.i> wou!<i d<> when he grew u;>. and ba resolved to
tio plorious things. To dream of doinc tilings that
will make the world better whin a man Is a good
Cor a i.'oy to do. Son boys <lream of What
they will do, but it is always for themaelvaja. Al
exieff. as people Fay. loved to build BMtlts] in the
air. He !!k»<l to think hlni>»«-lf an admiral, a Mln
ister of Marine, iv fact, a vry Important official
In the nment. Tou see, h's dreams cajne true.
He worked hard to make them possible. Ha did
everything he rouid to fit himself to fill those po
sitions, and in Eastern Asia he finally stood next
tc the Caar. If he only had not made that blunder
at last!
Wh'-n he became an officer In the navy he waa
very Btrict. He never permitted a fault of the
men under him to pass his notice. Pu&lgnment
John Klcherer. Ko OS Ea«t Ose-bux]4reA
•tj--»»veath-«t-. Kew-Tork Clt^
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY, APRIL 3.1904
ETTTLE MEN anP
\ LITTLE W2MENJ
The Story of the Easter 'Rabbit.
Once more the Easter Rabbit haa arrived to ful
fil hla annual mission. Only n. day his merry reign
will last, and then— such la the Inexorable decree
he must return to the abode where Santa Claus,
fairies, brownies and other mysterious friends of
little folk hold goodly company.
With what Joyous aatiotpatlaa eager ryes have
watched for his appearance In tha confectioners'
windows, how mar.y buay little hands ha-. ■ con-
Btruoted r.eets of moss and twigs for hla reception, or
have framed aotaa of Invitation in the most endear*
ing terms to this generous little guest! Ah. imloed,
the Easter Rabbit baa won the hearts of all. and
bids fair to vie even with the venerable «'hrlstn-.as
saint *.n popularity.
And row he is li»-re. «n4 has, no doubf. renond
ed most graciously to all roajneatl and has fi!>d the
nests nnd pockets of the child wortd to ovei Mowing
with his gayly colored gifts.
But who Is this cheery etranger. at whose :norjest
knock the doors of palace and hut alild- aro epeax il
with a hearty weteoaM ' We r erely know lv> hi of
German descent, but l:is tri:t origin ami fiignlt) ance
time l.aa hHJfm from most of Be, and t» lift tha
veil we must wai it bark Ihousands of years into
the very heart of tho F.itlicrtand.
It Is «tiil winter; lak»s and slrnmi are Icebotmd,
and the BBMVW aaeou loath to withdraw its gthtten
inrr n:antlo from tha bleak and dreary Seldm, Yet in
t!..- heart of thl I'OKan motin r Ii Joy; *ho has
heard to-day tha aote of a. songbird ar: 1 has v.n
the llowa Btretch forth their Bllver ho»j<ic-d l.ii'l.i.
there is r.o doubt Ostara. tho goddaai of sj>ri:i^.
is on th<j way. filadly Khe bastena bone v .th the
good tidings, patlnrs her children ground h^r and
whispers to them:
"Th« hare of •••■.•. has been here, little ones. Pn
you know what that means? We BIBB! prepare fot
the Oatacfaattval. Father 1-; nlrru'ly m the forest,
gathering wood for tha Bra that shall great the kind
goddess at her arrival."
wits ire to follow disobedience, fo his in. 1, learned
always ti> «i" y him. Like a good father, however.
V- di.i not k<«i> then at work all the tim<-. but
arranged Interesting Bunn.s lor them. offering
prises, and la this way kcj.i them Interest ■•! and
away From vodka. Vodka is to the Elusatan. soldier
what bad tenor la to the American.
Admiral Ai<xi< ff was h-- strict with himself as
with those under him. Thl is- one of the chief
reasons why 1 ••« won the i.ifrh positions of admiral
nr.'l viceroy. He mastered himself. Never <ild he
let his temper g< t the better of him. But he could
t.ili: with the voice of thunder erben th.f rljdit
time in". He, too, waa (piW-Jt ■ o se>- things and
quick to daetde what he would do. never lie
wuh uight i;. a '■„!.•!■ he was vi tally able to flnd
some v.ay to pet OUt. He is the first Rus !: t, ad
miral to be •elected to frovern a large country and
answer the notes «f other countries, which i-< one
of the duties of whiit are called diplomats. Many
people think that an old s. a doc-Wbo can tnmand
k iic 1 Of battli ships and liicht with preat bravery.
may not ba ■o good as .1 diplomat, and that that
If tho reason he failed to prevent the war between
his country und Ja;.an.
STORY OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
-■• Morew, of No. M \\ ■■ t Nlnety-atxth-at.,
Kew-Tork City, wins tha b...'.^u for tha beat story
on Mapok 'jm Botu
NAPOLEON 9 DISCIPLINE.
While Napoleon w::s af the military achOOl of
nrler.n*. the save an exhibition of Vol
talro's "The Daath of Caeaar." The people of tba
town were Invited, and tho •■ who desired to h«>
present had to procure a card of acimlaalim fron
the r'rlnciya!.
Napo->'O!i bad lha post «T honor Of n first lieu
tenant for this festivity. Suddenly, at tho entrance
of tha garden, ro".- a loud noise. This was caused
by tha porter's wife, who wanted to .-..m.' m. Being
wed known i<> I ts, for klh> sold them
many fruits and cakes, she ■lia not think ii was
n»cessary to procure ■ 1 ard of admission, t::<i had
trledto enter without 01 1 But the guardian >,T the
gat«* wouid not allow this.
The latter went and Informed th« f.rst lieuten
ant of the ntato .of affairs. Napoleon, who wag
ordinarily kind to tho woman, listened to the rr
port of the guardian with a furrowed brow, n:id
gave his order with severe dignity: "Remove that
■woman, who takes upon herself to Introduce dis
turbances Into the camn."
This Incident shows how Napoleon placed disci
pline before hi* personal Inclinations.
America Cal!sher, No. S3 W^est On»-fcundred
aad^UilrtaanUk-at.. Naw-Tork City.
EASTER MORNINO.
"nut how did the little hare know, mother rt*ar?"
questlona a blue eyed mald'ii. "Did ho taU thee 7"
"Ah, my child," snys the mother, smiling, "there
waa no netd of it. My grandsiro told me the Btory
of Ostani'n hare wh»:i I v.an not older than thou
art now. LJstcn to me, little ones, and I will tell
you what he c u<l.
"I*ong, long raan ago, when the earth was still
young, a fearful winter visited this lan!. Ice and
(now would not cease, and Ban und beast perished
from cold and iKT. Ah, how grieved the gentle
grill lies! • Xi- ira. wan when she looked down from
on . high and beh< the rnicery of her children!
Well she knew that before long her r<MEii would
b't':u. and gran and Bowera spring up wherever
her foot touched th« ground, and the air become
frugmnt with her breath. But, alas! hope had
died within the hearts of tha i>eople. and i>h»
lunjfed to comfort them, Oh, for a rl««; mes><*r.t;er
Who would spread the news of lier coming over
the borrow stricken land, till the buds to come
forth ami the blr.l* to build thi .r naata and ilft
<i,iir votcea in v cboroa of Joy. and bid men to
mourn no l"n»;er. but look ipon all these signs and
know that New Life wm« at hand
"Thus th« goddeba '■i^t.. ti but no one heanl— no
m« but the tittle bare.s who had alwnya hern
ehjrp. wonderfully fbarPk of hearing He pricked
up his long ears and listened, and then he waa off
With -'i »>o;m'!, ii rwl Fj.«-d through thi- country a.-)
though ht» had wings on his foet. Soon his hmo
■agc vas glv.-n to (• i-h and all and wh.n shortly
nt'i r the goddeas held her imphant entry la
lh< Orman lund.i she was welconu-d and honored
aa never before bjr the grateful |>eople. Yet the
hni)ple.-it of all w.i ; th.» swift foot. J h.ir.' whom
fair iM.ua appointed her messenger f^r ever anil
■ • '
have passed slnro this simple story wa.l
tolil, the goddess of *pring has been f'.«rirot;»n. but
bet name sti'i Uvee m tho (moat Christian festival
or Oiis teaaon f 'st.-;rr.. oxtern. Daater). ESastcr
f -os ;!iirri<> on all the hillto;« of flermany. n_'i<l the
bare, or Easter Rabbit With the first tokens of
spring, t!:.- enra nn.i ih« budding willow branchoa.
are ! Id In high favor aj th»- symbeliu heralds of a
hi«h< r and spiritual revelation.
Welcomei then, thou faithful lift 'ei ■ eneer!
Welcome, a!«»t\ in this country! Glaii.lsn the h^nrtn
of thn children with thy bright and varied gifts,
Hi.d to thoaa n'i'> long fir a wider rtoion whinn* r
the rooil fidltips of a tie nnd everlastlnir life. ilr.-.t
procl.Unied at th« empty gravo of our Saviour.
ANECDOTE OF LOUISA OLCOTT.
The best story on I<oulca Ai.-ott was written by
Helen Islgley. No. 3*o Moi-nt Hor«> Place. Tremont.
>.< w-York City. A silver badge will be sent to her.
The story follows:
OB« dnv when liouisa Alcott was a little a;iri she
wandered far away from her home, and could not
find the way back again. It was growing dark, an.l
the lulu girl's (eat wire»i re» tircrl; bo sh<> sat down on
v «tcp, where a 1.-irg" j,, X w: i S lying. Aft.-r a
while she is-ri very sleepy i,nj laid her hea.l o»i
the irly bead of the dog. in a few minutes she
m aa faai asle> D.
Meanwhile Lontea'a father an.l mother, not being
n !■ i" find her, aeni the town cilt-r to look for her
He wc!it along the streets ringing bta belL Kvery
ik.w nd then be would t<-'.l that ■ little girl waa
loet, At last he cunie to the ptace where I-ouisa,
w-!s sleeping. The rtngtos of his ivell nwoke her.
and she h< irJ him out In ■ loud vole*: "Loel
loatl A little girl, six years old, Bh<» wore a pink
Jio.'k. a white hat ana r.<-w grtea ahoea," wbea
the rier bad aaid tlnn he heanl :i nnall voice
coming oul i>T the darknena. It said: "Why, <!;U -
mo." The cri r went to the place that the sound
came from and found Lootsa sitting by the lar^e
dt>»f and rupbh ■ her e\ «-.-;. The next day she was
tied to the sofa as a intahmenl for running away.
HONOR LIST.
rlra Calisher, I> Elaa i-o. -her, Rarry Prw
rril. Edgar Federer, Elizabeth S'.itton ITnderhlll,
in Chambers, LJvlnjrston Poet, Wilson Chanv
W. <;. < "hills. Gladya Chace, Dorothy T,
Webster, Johr M. Bherrerd, jr.. William B. Davis,
Allan 1". Fowler, Lyndon H. Jennings, Wilbur T,
Buchanan. Wlnlfn .1 Ogden, Cecilia TJchtenHt»in
S Ethel Lyon, Mildred Armstrong. William Mor-
Helen K. Wanamaker Josephine Hurgesa.
Minnie Kartzmark, Elsie Robinson Ethel Co«-h
rane, J. Heichelbeok. Mice Smith. Carrie Rowohlt.
Dorothy Reynolds, Emil Helchelbeck, Ray A Vnn
I'liff. Myi 1 Stewart. Emily U. 1 'remcr, Qeorge
Bchueler, I', i; Parker, Alice Young. Cornelia
Hnilth. Harriet Homroel, Lucy A. Khaaan, Henry
Bcbwoon. Fredi rick Allenrpach, William Knoelf,
Emily Robinson, Jeseli Rae, Margaret Chaplin, X
Felstedt, Dorothy HUI Kirn;. Margaret Nichols.
Orace Reynolds, Ir«>n<- Lynch, Roger Baall, Jacob
1: Dietrich, Beatrice Beddoe, Anna Jednaky Anna
Toft. Adelaide Hallock, Anna Plsbeck, Kmlly
KnuwU-a. Alice K. Berfcin. Eleanor Nye, :
IIHU-r, A, !(li.< Zelner. Edith Hell. Adele Nieas. Flor
ence Abrama, Lizzie Armbruster, Kvelyn Allen-
Hpach. Marie Henry, May Itrooks. Anna Neuburßer,
John C. Maxon, Clar«ice M. Dnvle, Jr.. Paul Cush
man, John Armbruater and Charles A. Quinn.
PHOTOGRAPHS IN PRIZE CONTEST.
FRI27E FICTUKH.
RuastU aolda. Ho. UOXI Sl*Ui-«.v*.. Ne*r-Terfc CUy.
The Stolen Trince.
(Copyrlrht; l»04: Br Tha Trlbane Association.)
BT E. M. JAMESON. lIirSTRATED BT H. C. !AU>i
Tantalus balanced herself and threw the ladder
down, and then descended with her heipe
fixed the ladder firmly to a tree, and th- 3 children
prepared to descend In their turn. They were
greatly affected at parting from their old friend,
and he hardly loss so.
"I only hope I shall live to hear good news of
you, my dears." he said. In a voice chnked with
emotion, "and I've no doubt I shall. Such fcMMMfJ
is sure to be rewarded. I-lsten to me for a mo
ment. I've heard my grandmother say that there's
a wise man, a h>rmit. living in a cave near ti> the
Shining Mountain, against whom all OatoaaaaVs
enchantments are of no avail. He will give you
advice if you can find him. and direct your path to
the mountain. <sot your bits of moonshine handy?
Ooo«lby. my deara."
Half blinded with tears, they tMagajaM tl.j lad
der rung by rung. It sway- d gently to and fro.
but there waa no danger, aa strormly had Tantalus
and her helper woven It.
Tantalus may not have been pleasant to look
at, but her kind heart had sawaad tho children to
fee.l a real affection lor her, and they thanked her
warmly for her help.
"I only wish It hadn t been beta In ffca wmng
direction, my ihiidr-'n." nhe said. In IkSf husky
tones, "but If you must po. you BMBPt Take thai
path along here, arid may jr.wl fUfIIUM awnM you!"
They paused to see hpr mount the comet again.
and then th*y wav^.i gaodbles until t'.if* last ajaaian
glimmer had died away in tha distat.
HE DISCOVERED A POORWAY IN THE MOUNTAIN SII>E.
They frit very desolate as they stood on the
hHlside. an<l then Otho searched for hla bit of
cr>'stal.
It eomehovr helped to rr.ake matters appear
more cheerful, and wti«n IVaftßjaj followed his
M.im;'> and <liew forth her own. there was quite
an Illumination.
"Let us look f'>r the hermit." aall Otho. "Tanta
lus advised oa to go this way. ('.h'.T.'t she, jrincess?"
Hand in hand thry went down th» hill. It was
co\ered with soft, green turf, ami j.leasant to walk
upon. At the foot they paused, hesitating which
path to take, nn I th<^n they saw a very faint light,
no bigger than a glowworm, moving about to tha
rlKht.
They went In that direction, and saw that the
light was carried by ■ very, rry agv>d man, bent
nearly double, his long, white beard reaching to the
ground.
He was soarchins in tha brushwood, and did not
perceive their approach until they stood besld.)
lilm. He l'H.ke.l at them long and searehlngly.
but in no way Ad he express surprise at the sight
of them. He aaM nothing, and Nerissa timidly
broke the silence.
•\\.> were told that yea would direct v* to the
Shining Mountain." she Midi "The comet told us
that there was a wise man living near it."
The hermit l(Mik».l nt th<-m sadly.
"Poor children!" he said, shaking his white head
mournfully. "Were there no others to send, that
tend< r thtaaja like thyselves must face danger so
early In life? They aaaaa Baaai aaHMaghi They
should Bjb4 have allowed ye to venture into such
jjtrils."
"Indeed. lndce<*. we came without my father'a
knowledge." cried Watlaaaj, "U -• hafja to save my
babf brother from C»ulcoii<ia."
"And it Is bort;e in upon n;«> that thou wilt
aucceed in thy ajajaat," BBjM the hermit, his keen
eyes klndlit:g; "'ljut runic nnd rest beside my
hearth. I will fclve- thee Instructions, which, thou
must follow to the letter."
He led the way into the cave, whosa entrance
was covered with deftfeatta crrepers, which ca*O
pletely concealed it from view.
Within a bright fire burn-kl. and In th» embers
...at were raked forward delicious roots were
roasting.
These and a draught of water formed the her
mit's simple fare, but the children thought they
had never tasted food more appetizing.
"Rest awhile," said the hermit, when the meal
waa ended. "Not until day dawns canst thou
IHorenoe R. T. Smith. No. « E!m-st.
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make thy way Into th» enchanted ■Mimula F»-»
know this, and rV-r> * perish at th« outset.
Rest, my children."
He strewed I«ave« for them to lie upon, ar.i! m
they slept h<» looked deeply Into the heart of tha
embers, and pondered far Into the night.
When day began to dawn, and tha «icy allowed
rosily through the delicate creepers that nrwTiij
the entrim-e to the our*. th« hermit rose to hi 3
feet and looked earnestly at the sleeping chlUren.
All through the night they had slept calmly and
without *tirrln;?. and the fare of the old man «x»w
vfry gentle a» he looked down at them. Th»y
were »urh tender Teatures. he thought, to fac»
the dangtrs of Oolconda's palace, and yet In th«tr
lnr.oeen«"«- lay their safety.
He ciuld help them to a certain intent. It Is tru»,
biit through th? greatest darters they mint ptss
alone. .ir<! hid i.ower fiuM avail nothing. H»
stghed. then reached for hi» staff, ar..l muffling
him**-'' Ir his long cloak, r.otsel* :eft ■« cay».
Th>- s^ene outside was very h»a'irifi! Th« turf,
irr»e:-. M emerald, was nil Nuaaih with <Je-».
dro^:-. Rtunberlesa l>ircl? were sinsfing in tlw
fcrar.chps. ar.'l ir. th<» h.i-kjrroiir.d -.«» ■■.:» 3h!nlng
Mountain, flush-*! a rosy pink in the light of <iaara.
At Its bBH blossomed wild flowers— wood violet*
and anemones, rinic and whit-? foxzloves, prla
rr<;ps and pe«rly tipred MM| all mingling, thatr
*wef>tfl together in wild cor.fusion— whll« clinging to
th<- sides of UM mountain w«>r<* tarjtl^l masses o'
wr.ita ttm*
It seemed so na.J that wickedness should hare
power ami 1 su.-h beautiful surrounUlngs. that, as
he stood to survey the scene, the hermit agam
sighed heavily. .
At that momer.t a beautiful l!tt> fawn trottea
fr.'ni the depths of the w iUnd, and. approacßSßg
Mm withe .t a sign if fear, push-"i its soft nose
against his hand caressingly. M .
The velvety, brown e>es were full of sr.iir.tS9. »M
locked almost human in tiieir *s.sresstoa as tnaf
met those of the hermit. , .
"Hast news fur m«» ti U morning askeg taa
hermit, gently, stroking 'he soft ears.
The sorrDwful eyes grew stlli sadder.
"Alas! no," said the fawn; "nothir.* good, at SB
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events. j«uch a deep silence reigns over the moos
tain that I fear Golconda has doae her worst. a«d
has caused her captives to be put to death. T««
recollect thfir piteous moans of a day sfl two a^a
go<xi father? Now all Is silent: not a sound brt *f~
upon 'he Btilln«»!». save that upon the moe« w*"
cipttous side of the mountain. I haard Just no
the sound %m af a creature breathing heavily. ...
"Upon the most precipitous slile. «tai!st tnos^
askej the hermit, wit a start. "Art quire sur*
"Quite sur echoed the fawn H—
"I must k<- and tißjata this." murmurea BBi
hermit, who had hi* vn reasons for being aaasw*
labed. "I will see thee anon." .
The fawn bounded gracefully into tha depths o.
the wooUlard glade, and the hermit reaMi"""
buried In thought for a few moment?. Then ■"
raise.l his h*»a«l viii prepared for action. .
•If -'is in.i.d «o, the epaortaatty aiust cot b»
lost." ha muttered. *I mu»t »*«k the trutn. ■»
wh*te\«r . •■.*t to myaeir. . .
He gra«rped his staff nior.> ftnnly tn his h»»a
-.::.. t ■ round the mountain.
4TO be coatlßuedi