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Copyrighted 1831 by CilAPTElt XI. Iloram is Caged. Carefully the three men emerged from the dungeon; and when Osmir had closed and bolted the door behind them, Selim went oa ahead with the lantern. They were armed with good tout swords, and the blacks wore daggers in their sashes. "In what direction must we pass out?" asked Julian, as they came to the end of the first valuted passage. "We must pass up where a guard Is always kept," answered Osmlr; "a.id our only hope Is that we may be able to fall upon the sentinels, and overcome them, without creating disturbance enough for a general alarm." "Whatever can be accomplished by atrength of arm, we will accomplish," said the robber: "and I think we can be shrewd enough not to strike until we see that the blow shall fall surely." "You can depend upon us,' added Osmir, stopping while Selim opened a door. "We have already placed our lives In jeopardy, and only a successful exit from the palace can now save us. But, as I told you before, there Is danger in the way." "You have counted the chances?" "Yes." "And are you ready to bide the result?" "Yes." "Then let us meet the worst. If you, to set me free, are ready for the risk, I should be much more so." At this juncture Selim, who had opened a door, and gone on a few steps in advance, came hurriedly back, with a look of alarm in his face. "I hear footsteps in the passage overhead," he said, in a whisper. "Are you sure?" "Yes. I heard them very plainly." ""What is the passage of which you Epeak?" asked Julian. "It is one through which we must pass," replied Osmir, "and one in which we had expected to find no obstacle." "It may be," suggested Selim, "thai a new guard has been set there." "That cannot be." asserted Osmir. "I came through there only a short time since, and the place was empty. Hark 1 hear the steps from here and I think they are coming this way. Hold, a moment. Remain where you are, and I will find what this means." Thus speaking. Osmir glided away Into the darkness, towards the point where the stairs led down from the upper passage. After an absence of a few minutes h? returned, and his hrst exclamation told that he was excited. "The king is coming!" "The king!" repeated Julian, in a quick, deep whisper. "Yes and two of his guards are with him. Some one else came as far as the uead of the stairs with them, but I think only the king and the guards are descending." "He must be coming to see me." said Julian. "it must be so' answered Osmir; "for there is nothing else here for him to see, save oare damp walls and toads." "Hark! Here they come. I hear their voices, and can see where the rays of their lantern breaks in the gloom." It was Selim who said this, and as he poke he drew back, and hid his own lantern beneath the skirt of his tunic. Our adventurers, from where they stood, could se the foot of the steps at the far end of the passage; and presently they saw two men descend, the foremost one bearing a lantern, and wearing the robes of the king, while the other seemed to be an officer of the household. "I see now." said Osmir, as he gained a view of the approaching men. "I was mistaken. The guards have been left behind, and this i3 Benoni, one of the captains of the guard, who comes with the king." The robber chieftain was for a moment undecided as to the course he should pursue. Once his sword was half drawn from its soabbard; but Osmir, who heard the movement, seemed to have a better idea. "My master," he whispered, touching Julian upon the arm, "let us draw back out of sight, and allow them to pass. They will certainly keep on to the dungeon we have left, and we will follow them thither." "You are right." replied the chieftain. "They will be completely In our power when they Lave passed us." Just back of where our trio stood was the door by which they had last passed, and upon one side was & deep niche in the wall, which had evidently been constructed for tht reception of rubbish. Into this they quickly glided, Selim so effectually cloaking his lantern that not a ray of light escaped. In a little while the king came near t3 the hiding place, with his lantern held carefully before him, and his head bowed, as though he was fearful that he might make a misstep. He walked lowly, and hi3 frame shook with a perceptible tremor. When he reached the door he stopped, and turned towards his companions. "lienoni." he said, "I think you may remain here. This is the last passage, and I will go the rest of the way alone." "I had better accompany you to the end. sire." "No r prefer to go alone." "But," urged the captain, "the way la rough and dubious, and you may miss your step." "Out upon thee for an ass!" cried the king, Indignantly. "Do you think my step Is growing feeble? I tell thee it was never stronger. I will go the rest of the way as I b-vp said. I shall find Selim at the door "f the dungeon, and he will render m such assistance as I may need there. I must see this prisoner alone. He possesses a secret which I must fathom before he loses hl head." "I beg thee, sire, be careful." "Peace, good Benoni. Don't fret on

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Robert Bonner's Sons, .i.y account. I know what I do. 111 find out the story cf this robber's life, and then his head shall come off right quickly. Stay you here, and await my return." Thus speaking, the king moved on, and when the sound of his uncertain, stumbling footfall could be no longer heard, Julian reached forth until hi3 hand touched one of his companions. "Who is this?" he asked, In a hushed whisper. It was Selim. "There is no time to lose. The captain must be disposed of quickly. Uncover your lantern, and I will throttle him." Selim did as directed, and as soon as the raj-s of light fell upon the captain, the latter started to gaze about him. But his free-will movements were quickly terminated by a blow from the first of the robber chieftain, which felled him to the floor, and before he could move or cry out, he was securely bound, and Osmir's sash passed over his mouth. "Now," cried Julian, "for the king. He will be an easy subject to dispose of." "And how will you dispose of him?" asked Osmir. For an instant a dark thought struggled through Julian's mind. Here was an opportunity to put his worst enemy out of the way, and, at the same time, free the world from a ruler who had ceased to do justly. But the thought was not long entertained. The soul of the chieftain was above the doing of such a deed. Osmir noticed the hesitation, and tremblingly asked: "Will you kill him?" "No, no," was the quick reply. "That would be too cowardly. He Is a poor foolish old man, whose continued life must be the greatest curse. We "will put him where he put me. and let his slaves find him after we are gone. Come I will lead to this event, and then you shall lead to the next." Without further remark the robber moved on towards the dungeon where he had been confined, Selim going by his side with the lantern. Pretty soon they saw t.ho king ahead of them, whereupon Selim was suffered to go on in advance. Iloram had reached the door of the dungeon ju?t as Selim came up. "Ha. Selim. is this you?" "Yes. sire." "I did not see you when I came. Where have you been hiding?" "I have not been hiding, sire; but have been doing my duty." "And the prisoner?" "He is safe." "Open the door. I would speak with him. He is securely chained?" "No mortal man can break the chains wherewith he was bound, sire." "Then open quick. His arms are bound?" "Like Iron, sire." "And he cannot move from his place?" "The chains all center upon the bolt in the floor." "Then you may remain without. Selim. I wish to speak with the prisoner alone." Selim had no particular understanding with his companions touching this movement; but he understood that Julian would act when he saw fit. so he proceeded to unbolt the door and throw it open. "We can shut him in and leave him." whispered Osmir, when he saw the king about to pass into the dungeon. "No, no," quickly returned Julian. "I have another thought. I may find use for those royal robes which he wears." "By the gods:" cried Osmir, "the prize is worth ten thousand times more than I had thought. If you don those regal robes, Selim and I can lead you in safety from this place. By the blessed star, it is a lucky thought. Ha! He goes in. Shall I accompany you?" "You may remain close at hand." CHAPTER XII. A Royal Disguise. Until the present time Julian had thought of overcoming the king without a word of felling him to the pavement and binding him, and leaving him in ignorance of who had done it; but a different fancy seized him as he saw the monarch enter the dungeon. The temptation to face his deadly enemy, and let him know to what he owed his disgrace, was too strong to be resisted. The thought that he could now place his foot upon the neck of the king of Damascus, and grant the poor life which he had the power to take, was not to be passed by. And then the robber chieftain had another reason for wishing to speak with the king, since the opportunity had thus unexpectedly offered itself. Horam had come on purpose to see him, to learn some secret. Our hero had a curiosity to know what this meant. "Stay a moment where you are," he said, addressing the blacks; and thus speaking he passed Into the dungeon just as the king had discovered that no prisoner was there. "Ho! Selim!" shouted the monarch, turning his face to the door. "What is the matter here? Is not this the " He stopped, for the light of his lantern, falling upon the face of the man who had followed him In, revealed another face than that of Selim. "Horam," spoke the chieftain, "you find the Scourge of Damascus not quite as powerless as you had expected." "What ho! Selim! Selim!" "Easy, old man. Selim will not come at your bidding. Iet me inform you that I am master, for the present, of this lower region, and Selim is my slave." "Mercy!" gasped the terrified king. "What ho! Benoni! Benoni!" "Benoni is In my power." said Julian. "He is bound hand and foot, and cannot help you. And. thou base, false man thou, too, art in my power. Down In this deep dungeon, where the light of day cannot come, and where the noise of the upper world

cannot penetrate, here I have tht as thou did'st hope to have me. Iloram, I am thy master!" The king's knees smote together, and the lantern dropped from his hand. "Mercy!" he cried. And then, as though remembering that he was king of Damascus, he clenched his hands, and tried to speak with the voice of authority. "Vile miscreant," he said, "let me pass! If you dare to oppose me, you shall be torn limb from limb!" "Easy, old man. I am your master now, and If you give me occasion, I may do you harm." There was that in the look, tone and bearing of the stalwart chieftain which caused Horam to quail. The lantern had fallen in an upright position, and its light revealed quite plainly the features of the two men. "You will not kill me?" whispered the king. "No," replied Julian. "I should scorn the deed; and I should despise myself if I did it. I wish simply to do this. I must leave this palace tonight, and you must remain here in my place. Some of your slaves will find you in the morning. You must strip off that purple robe, and that golden chain; and I must have the jeweled crown from your head. Come I have no time to waste." "Ye gods of heaven!" ejaculated Horam. "how can this thing be! Who ever heard of such a thing! Who dares to disrobe the king?" "I dare to do it!" replied the robber, sternly and quickly, at the same time taking a step forward. "Remove the garments instantly, or I shall tear them from you." "No, no; you dare not rob your king." "Peace, poor fool! Hesitate another minute, and I will smite you to the floor! Off with the robe!" The trembling monarch cast one look into the face of the man before him. and then shrank back against the wall. He was as a mere child, and for the time, while unable to do evil, he seemed an object of pity. "If I give you these things will you spare my life?" "I told you once yes. Arid once more I beg you to remember that my time is short You will save yourself some trouble if you obey me." This was spoken very slowly, each word dropping from the robber's lips with the weight of a death sentence; and the lowering of the brow, the swelling of the broad bosom, and the nervous working of the hands, told too plainly that the edict must be obeyed. (To be continued.)

HOME MADE HONEY. A Kestaurant Man Captures a Slra Swarm of lives. Ralph Gushee, the lessee of the Park Department restaurant overlooking the Hudson at the upper end of Riverside drive, tells a remarkable story of how he obtained the honey which is one of the "specials" on his daily menu. "Two weeks ago," said Mr. Gushee to Corporation Counsel Whalen, who was the host of a party of politicians at Claremont, "I noticed a swarm of bees under the tree down there overhanging the drive just where the carriages stand at the dinner hour. I offered $10 to anybody who would remove them and nobody wanted to take the offer until one of the policemen detailed to guard Grant's tomb heard of it. He said he knew all about bees and I told him to go ahead. He went down in the basement and got an empty sugar barrel. Then he demanded a sheet and borrowed a pair of buckskin gloves from a gardener. He spread the sheet on the drive under the tree and set the barrel, from which he had removed a couple of staves, on Its side. Then he climbed the tree and gently shooeu the bees down to the sheet, whence he gathered them up into the barrel. This was covered with the same sort of mosquito netting with which he had enveloped his own head and taken back of the hotel. There must have been three or four quarts of bees, and they settled into their new home as naturally as though they had come to Riverside Park for that purpose. They began to hive at once, and for the last two weeks I've been getting four or five pounds of honey right along and the bees are still at home and at work." Mr. Whalen remarked laughingly that as the bees were evidently taking sweetness from the blossoms In the park it would be In order for the city to increase Mr. Gushee's rent. It is supposed that the bees came across the Hudson River from New Jersey. ITALY GIVES US A HINT. What Her Five Fast Battleships Could Do to This Country. We are not accustomed to consider Italy very much of a naval power; yet the five battleships of 20 knots and better that she has built or building might make us endless trouble if we were so unfortunate as to have them against us. They could range our whole coast, destroying everything afloat except our battleships and our fastest cruisers, and remaining themselves in absolute obscurity. They could cut off all trade between the United States, Cuba and Porto Rico. They could wreck the entrance of the Nicaragua canal, if that were finished. They could go through the Suez canal, harry our naval force at Manila and rekindle the insurrection in the Philippines. They could loot our coaling stat'on at Tutuila, carry off our governor from Guam, as the Charleston did to the Spaniards, and wreck our trade with Hawaii. They could devastate our Pacific coast, ruin the shore mines at Nome and capture the gold fWt from Alaska. No battleships that we could send in pursuit of them could catch them. The only things with which we could hope to bring them to an engagement would be our new ar-nioi-ed ri i- r.s. and it might b that l)w( ronumMTC destroyers, without a gun heavier than eight-inch, and with only six indies of armor, but with the, all-important quality of speed, would save us from a danger before which our ponderous battleships would 11 helpless. New York Journal. Attorney (for the defense) Now, what time was it when you were attacked? Complainant I don't know ask your client he took my watch-

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thentie life of President McKinley; also k!1uk lives of our oi her ti;ariy r I recldrms. I Iik oIi, kiiC Garlield; complete Inside his. ory of the villainous working 'f ih-: mr MMlr Mxit ilee protuo iv i!m tratcd; GOO pages. The only life of McKinley printed in i;iiirlih.ieriiin and SweliL. i.in eral commission to api-ntu and a straight truaranteed salary to tho- lis the atlvun 1 ...Mttins leu im ve had a better opportunity to uinke bi money qulCKiy and easily than you fca lousy You at n.nhc 8500 per month for the next 3 months pushln; tht- marvelous l;!i"iy of a tn-t and good and fn life. Strike now. while the Iron Is hot. Do nt delay, for every day Is worth from fJC to S.-iO to ytnj Ai bear In mind that If you demonstrate to lis that you can sell books, that latr In the fall we will I willing lc employ you under a straight-out guaranteed salary to appoint and !ntrtict other spent This t the Lne of a lifetime. We make our own books and can easily duplicate the oftercf any other house, and wiU ov We alo give a valuable premium to every purchaser worth more than the retail priee of the book. Many of these concerns that are adverttttUK McKinley hook are merely prnerH per.)tNMiMi t.nythelr hooks from us. We adv-ae you to order from ua, and thus deal directly with tht tcaDufactun rt- Crlir given; freight pM. Write todf and aend 10 cent for postage on free outfit. CO-OPEKATlYE PLIILISIII.NU lOH lept. W. 350 Uearboro St., Chlraptk PERSONAL to SUBSCRIBERS WE WILL SEND to every subscriber or reaJer of THIS PAl'KK. by mail postpaid, a foil si?o Ntf DOL.LA It package of Y1T.-K-OKK. sufficient for one month's treatment, to be raid tt. ithis one month's time after receipt. If the receiver can truthruily say tuat He uw has dfu hin- i her more good than all the drugs and dope of quacks and pood dociors or patent mt-duitir" he t relit- tiarrvrr used. UKA1) this over a'am carefully, and understand that we ack our pay on!y when It has dont- v u itooti, and not before. We take all th risk: you have nothing- to loae. If tt do,-a net l-rtiiit you, you ffcv Uf uoOlnu. VUm-Ore. la a natural, hard, adamantine, rock-like auliBtance mineral OKK-u. tried from Itie k round like gold and silver, and requires about twenty years tor oildlzatlon. It contains trre iron, frre ru't'tmi . and magneoluin. and one package will equal in medicinal strength, and ruramc alne Mio gallons r the moss powerful, etHcacloiie mineral water, drank freab. at the pi lna. t Is a iteolopW al diaoovery. to tt.-L ttirr is nothing added or taken from. It Is the marvel of the -em ury for cortnp sitcb dteaea as Ith uiiiki -sii. Wright's Disease, Blood Poisoning, Heart Trouble, Diphtheria, Catarrh and Throat AfTectlons, .Ht t. Kidney and Bladder Aliments, 3tomac.ti and Female Disorders, La Grippe, Malarial Kcer, Nt rvous PntrMtlou and General Dehlllt j, as thousands testify, and as noone, ans werlnntbls.wrlt In: for a pat kapr.w til den after utoar This offer wi'.l challenge the attention and confederation, and afterward the arraittnde of evfrjr livtnf; perM-a who desires better heaith.or who sufTerapatns. Ills and diseases. hieb have defied the medical world aud grown worse with ape. We care not for your akeptlctem but ark only you r Investigation, and at t ur rip Lt, rt-trsrd-less of what Ills you have, bv sending to us for a package. You must not write on a postal card. In uaey to tUts address, Theo. oel Company, Dept. XV. JS. V.t 637, 620,531 V. ortl Ave., Chic ago. 111.

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