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TTACTIED to the Carl ia'- aK0iit)0t:k Circus that ifl 111 J1L. LIU- 1.-ILJ 11 - Tuesday will bo soon 1 ho most novel feature & jr. that any circus has yet put Ik fore the American public. This 1 nothing more than a troupe of over 100 trance people from Ka.st India, the first, representative body of Hindus, J'ar.sees, Mussulmans and (Mngaleese, that have ever been brought to America. Although the H.-'frnbeck Circus Las many other features, including big three-rings, with their aerial, acrobatic, high-wire, equestrian and other acts, and also the world-famous trained wild beast performances, yet they bear more or less of a similarity to performances we have seen before, and the greater interst will attach to the Hindoos. The troupe includes many examples of the Indian Fakir that Itousselet, the explorer, and lludyanl Kipling have made famous. As magicians these Fakirs have no eual. I low many of their most famous tricks are performed, years of search and query have failed to prove. It can only be surmised that Fakirism is a idipht of body, as well as of hand, and that their performances are not an occult science. There are many, Lowevc r, including Mr. Kipling hinted, who aver that the Fakir has much mysterious knowledge which has descended to him from generations of forefathers. It is a fact, in India, that what you are bom, that must you die. Horn of a caste-, you die of that caste, and t!ne are so many different castes that there is one for every business and mode of living of the people. The Fakir represents a caste that is the oldest known to history. The Fakir i.i nothing more, than a traveling rieian. poor in the extreme, al:iist a beggar, yet wonderfully gifted. The tricks that these fellows perform have never been duplicated in I A Romance of
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& er's Attention "Admirnble! Tut -wfVan nieasuro neither hcrars nor pounds." "I thlfk'i we can U both, I will construct u balance of somo kind. Then, with a ham sjuu;; to one end and a ritle and fyiuei-ortrWscp to the other, I -will toll you tiie weight of the, ham to an ounce. T ascertain the time 1 have. already Uetoriulnud to fashion a pundlal. 1' reineuaber the requisite divisions with reasonable accuracy, and a little observation will enable us to correct any mistakes." "You are really very . clever. Mr. Jcnks," said Irjs, with childlike candor. "Have yen spent several years of your life lu preparing for residence on a desert island;" "Something of the sort. I have led a queer kind of existence, full of useloss purposes. Fate bus driven me into a corner whore my odds aud ends of knowledge are actually valuable. Such aroi louts make men millionaires." "I'.-'oless pun"os:v fcho repeated.. "I can hardly credit that. One usea such a phrase to describe 'fussy people, alive with f. Msh activity. Your worst enemy would not place you in such n category." "My worst enemy frffevtive at any rate made the phrase Miss Donne." "Y)U mean that he ruined your ca fecr : 'Y.-ll-er yos. I rcriWe- the position suppose that do with fair accuraty." "Was ho a very groat scoundrel?" "He was and is." Jcnks spoke with. o.uiet Mtteruess. The girl's words Lati-'CToked a sudden I'.ood of recollection. For the morueut lie did not notice how he had been trapped Into ponklng--of himself, nor did ho see the 4Uiet content on Iris' faee whonlie elicited the information that his chief foe was a-man. A certain tremulous hesitancy in her man nor when she nest spoke might have warned him. but his hungry soul caught only tho warm sympathy of her words, which fell lite rain on parched coil. tlrfld." she said. ".Won't
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Amrlcan or Europe, and probably never will. Included in the party besides the magicians are m-fromancors, swordswallowers, snake-charmers, guayarati acrobats and Xautch i;irl dancers from the Temple of Trichinopoly. These latter girls will be of particular interest in this, country, as they represent a class of Indian relgious slaves whose duty it is to dance on fete days and at religious revivals The effect produced on a congregation of worshippers by the dancing' of these beauties is said to be most st liking and to a stranger, almost amusing.
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From the Opening you smoke for a l:tt " while and talK to me?" He produced hts p'io ami tobacco. "That lij a Uitit rate pipe," she declared. "My father always said that a istraight stOiU. with the bowl ut a right englo. vria th'i'corrcct shape. You evidently a,vce with biia." 'Absolutcl. "You will 110 Iii' father when you meet him. lie U the very best man olive. I am sure." "You.twore great friends, then:-" "Great fi'leaiis! He h the only friend I possess in'tke world.." "WhatL Is tliit quite accurate ?" "Oh, tjuite. Of coarse, 21 r. .Tonks. I can 110:0,1: forget how much I owe tj you. I like you icinitnsely. too. although you are soso grtuY tj me at times. But but you sec, my. father and I have always been together. I have neither brother nor si-.tor, not even a oor.sjn. My dear mother died from soujj horrid fever when 1 was quite a little girl. My father is everything to me." "Dear child!" he murmured, apparently uttering: his thoughts aloud rather than addressing Lor directly. "So you tiud me sxutl'. eh:" "A regular bear when you lecture me. But that is only occasionally. You can be very nice when you like, when you forcet your past trouble.?. And pray, why do ypu cy'.i i&e a child?" "Have 1 dune s7' "Not ;i tnoruera. a.ir.. How old are you. Mr. Jonjs 1 am twenty twenty last Deceaair," "And I." ho said, "will be twentyeight In, AusTist." "Good C'aejis'." sUfi1 gasped. "I am very sorry, but I - really- thought yon were f orty at least." "I look it, doiit,I,t mo be equally candid and, admit that you, too. show yonr p.ge wzTtedtf." She snX'irvotisJy, "lTUat a lot of trouble yp'u gjus ave had to to to givo you thona little wrinkles in the corners of yvur' iooutii and eyes,', she said. -
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w . - . . mm Chapter "Wrinkles! How terrible'." "I don't know. I think they rather suit you. Besides, it was stupid of me to imagine you were so old. I suppose exposure to the sun creates w-rinkles, and you must have lived much in the open air." "Early rlcins and late goins to bed are bad for the complexion," he declared solemnly. "I often wonder how army officers manage to exist," she said. "They never seem to get enough sleep, in the east at any rate." "So you assume I have been in the army:" "1 am quite sure of it." "May I nsi why?" "Your mautier, your voice, your quiet air of uttthority. the ' very way you walk, all botray you." "Thou," he said sadly. "I will not attempt to deny the fact. I held a commission ia tte Indian staff corps for nine years. Jt was a hobby of mine. Miss Donne, to make myself acquainted with the best means of victualing my men uud keeping them in good health under all sorts of fanciful conditions and In. every kind of climate. especially under circumstances when ordinary stores were not available. With that object in view I read up every possible country in which my regiment might he engaged, learned the local names of common articles of food and ascertained particularly what provision natnre mxde to sustain life. The study interested rae. Once, during the Sudan campaign, it was really useful and procared rae promotion." "Tell me about it." "During some operations in the desert it was necessary for my troop to follow up it small party of Tebels mounted on camels, wlddh, as you probably know, can '9 without water much longer than horses. We-'were almost within strikipg distance when- our horses completely; gae -out. but I-. luckily noticed indications whicja Bhowed that there was water.tbeneatli'a portion of tlid &l&ia-ssi& belowtijiirenerjftl level.
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Half an nour s spade work proved tnat I was right. We took up the pursuit again and van the quarry to earth, and I got my captaincy." "Was there no light ?" lie paused an appreciable time before replying. Then he evidently made up his mind to perform some disagreeable task. The watching girl could pee the change in his face, the sharp transition from eager interest to angry resentment. "Y'es." he went on at last, "there was 1 11 t 11 LUtliV L .4. ..till, - , cause a troop of British cavalry whi u should have supported me had turned back owing to the want of water already mentioned. Rut that did not save the oHlocr in charge of tho Twenty-fourth lancers from being severely reprimanded." "The Twenty-fourth lancers:" cried Iris. "Lord Veutnor's regiment'." "Lord Yentnor was the officer in question." Her face crimsoned. "Then you know him?" she said. "I do." - "Is he your enemy 7 "Yes." "And that is why you were pr agitated that last day on the Sirdar, when poor Lady Toser asked me if I were engaged to him?" "Yes." "How could it affect you? You did not even know my name then?" "It affected me because the sudden mention of his name recalled my own disgrace. I quitted the army six months ago, Miss Deane, under very painful circumstances. A general court martial found me guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. I was not even given a chance to resign. I was cashiered." lie pretended to speak with cool truculence. He thought to compel her into shrining contempt. Yet his face blanched 'somewtyt, and,Vthough he steadily kept tho - pipe between his teeth and$EwokedwJrta." studied nnconcern. lda lir. twlicb4 aMittie And faVdft&ff pfrt lVok' at feerr for hi
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girl's wondering eyes were nxea upon him, and the blush had disappeared as quickly as it came. "I remember something of this," she said slowly, never once averting her gaze. "There was some gossip concerning it when I first came to Hongkong. You are Captain Robert Anstruther?" "I am." "And you publicly thrashed Lord Yentnor rs the result of a quarrel abort a woman?" "Your recollection is quite accurate." "Who was to blame?" "The lady said that I was." "Was it tru-?" Robert Anstruther. late captain of Rengal cavalry, rose to his feet. He preferred to take his punishment standing. "Th court martial agreed with her. Miss Deane, and I am a prejudiced witness," he replied. "Whowasthe-lady?" "The wife of my colonel, Mrs. Costobell." "Oh!" Long afterward be remembered the aeonv of that moment and winced even at the remembrance. But he had decided upon a fixed policy, and he was not a man to flinch from consequences. Mis? Deane must be taught to despise him, else God help them both she might learn to love him as he now loved her. So, blundering toward his goal, as men always blunder where a woman's heart is concerned, he blindly persisted in allowing her to make fuch false deductions as she chose from his words. Iris was the first to regain some measure of self control. "I am glad yon have been so candid. Captain Anatruther," she commenced, but he broke in abruptly: "Jenks. if yoa please, Miss Deane; Robert Jenks. "Certainly, Mr. .Jenka. Let me be equally explicit before we quit the subject I have met Mrs. CostobelL I do not-Hk0jhrrIcontder her a de-
might have ftrnid a different verdict had its members ben of her sex. As for Lord Yentnor. he is nothing to me. it is true he asked my father to be permitted to pay his addresses to me, but my dear old dad left the matter wholly to my decision, and I certainly never gave Lord Ventuor any encouragement. I believe now that Mrs. Costobcll lied and that Lord Yentnor lied when they attributed any dishonorable action to you, and I am glad that you beat him in the club. I am quite t-ure he deserved it." Not one word did this strange man vouchsafe in reply. lie started violently, seized the ax lying at his feet and went straight among tho trees, keeping his face turn'-d from Iris si that she might not see the tears in his eyes. As for tho girl, she began to scour her cooking utensils with much energy and soon romn'ii' ed a song. Considering that she was compelled to constantly endure the company of a degraded officer, who hud been expelled from the service with ignominy, she was absurdly contented. Indeed, with the happy 1nooDKeiuen',e of youth, she quickly threw all care to the winds and devoted her thoughts to planning a surprise for the next day by preparing some tea. provided she could surreptitiously open the chest.
CHAPTER YIL TTEFORE night closed their third X? day on the island Jenks manI 1 aged to construct a roomy tent house, with a framework of sturdy trees selected on account of their location. To these he nailed or tied crossbeams cf felled saplings, and the tarpaulins dragged from the beach supplied roof and walls. It required the united strength " of Iri3 and himself to haul into position the heavy sheet that topped the structure, while ho was compelled, tdist from active building operations; in order to fashion a rough ladder'. Without": some snch contnvai?c? h? chr.M n"ot est the top
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most supports adjusted- at a sumclet height. Although the edifice required-at leat two more days of bard work .before '. would be fit for 'habitat ion Iris wiBhe to take uo her quarters there immed atcly. This the suilor would not bea of. "In the cave," he said, "you are at nolutely sheltered from all the wind that blow or rain that falls. Our villi however, is painfully leaky and draft at present. When asleep, the who! body Is relaxed, and you are then mot open to the attacka of cold or fever, 1 which case, Mifis Deane, I shall be r luctantly obliged to dose you with concoction of ttreit tree there." He pointed to , a neighboring cinchi na, and Irlsnatnraliy asked why t selected that particular brand. "Iiecauae lt'is qnlnine, not made u in nice little .tabloids, but au nature It will not be a bad plan If we prepar a strong infusion . and take a ema quantity every morning on the exce lent principle that prevention is ifcttt than care." The glrl'Iaugfced. ; Curiously enough, tie lifting of tt veil upon the man's earlier hiator made these tvo much abetter friend With more complete acquaints nc there was far less tendency toward ce tain pessajea which under ordinar conditions could be construed as notl ing else than downright flirtation ThencefortbTror. ten days they labore nnceaslnjlyrtartlnsr work at daybrea and stopnla oaly vvhen the light f alle finding tee Ibnz hours of sunshine a too short for the manifold tasks d manded of thorn, yet thankful that tC night brought rest. The sailor mad out a prosraiame to which he rigid! adhered. Ifc the flfst place, he con pleted the hotise, which had two cori partmcntawin Inner room. In which Irj slept, and an outer, which served es ' shelter for- their meals and provided bedroom for tb man. "TJ (Continued to Page Eight.)