Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1901 — Page 2

CHAPTER XlV.—(Continued.) “Antonio St. Marc,” said Tudel, nt this juncture, “since these people fail ns, pernaps you might tell what you know about it." This was spoken in a half-threatening tone, and before St. Marc answered, he directed the* servants to withdraw. As soon as they were gone he turned to Tudel and in a low, decided tone he said: “Senor, you seem to hint that I have had some hand in getting Irene away from here.” < “Upon my soul, you hit ffie mark most wondrous well,” returned file pirate, deridingly. W , “I should think I might hit that part of It, since you have given me so good directions which way to look. But let this at once be settled. I know nothing of the <girl’s whereabouts, and as true as heaven, I am as maeh surprised to find her gone as you caff be.” Tudel looked Nwhost in the face for tome moments, aiid the expression which rested there plainly told what his feelings

were. f “St. Marc,” he said at length, with a positive shake of the head, “you made not the least inquiry for Irene this morning.” “I did not, for I went out as soon as I had eaten my breakfast.” “But you have always been in the habit of doing so. Until this morning< as I can prove by your servants, you have never gone out without first inquiring for Irene. You saw hepkast night?” “Yes—l did.” 1

“Aha —you change* color, Antonio St Marc. You change color! Now, w> Occurred at your meeting with he' -evening?” __ “Nothing more thtan St. Marc, overcoming, by 6- ( tort, the emotion which h. ] itself ui»n his face

“By my soul, St. j am are lying to me. house,” “Ha! Be careftd^^^time growing not to be • a to bluff me off the pirate, warmsaints, ydti can’t smooth Hoover so. YoU-Jiave planned ■Escape. Stop! marked ■rmanner ever since I caft' back from Re Yankees, and I have Woubted you. Just remember, Antonio St. Marc, that you are in my power. Our mutual pledge, made years ago, has been jpost sacredly kept by me. Now give menhe girl—give .her to me!” “I say, I know no moSe where she is cthgn you do.” jy „ /‘Give me the ?iri!” “Fool! Will you '“Hold, St. Marc. 1 know you.” “So do I know you; and though I know Bothing of the girl, yet, for her sake, 1 am almost glad she is gone.” “You are, are you?” hissed Tudel, starting from hjs seat With his hands clenched. ’ “T am ” “Then you’ve played me false! You have, you lying traitor!” “Jilok Tudel, leave my house! Leave it before I strike you!” The pirate’s flashed fire. Naturally reckless and impetuous, this provocation startled the .last lingering passion into action; the loses of Irene had irritated him enough to make him angry; and now, believing as he did that the man before him had used some effort to get the girl away, he could contain himself no longer. And lie was not very far out of the way in mpst of his suspicion. St. Marc had hoped that Tudel'might never get the maiden’stiaud, and he had shown his feelings so plainly that a man with less Wit than the pirate possessed might have read them. A few moments Tudel gazed his companion steadily in the face. He was very pale, and his lip quivered with passion. “Antonio St. Marc,” he said, in a low, I hoarse whisper, “now mark me—since , I have been in the city this last time, you have shown plainly that you hoped | I should not gain possession of Irene’s | hand; you were sorry that the Yankees did not keep and hang me; you cannot deny this.” “I shall not deny it,” interposed St. Marc. “And,” resumed Tudel, seeming not to have noticed the remark, “this morning you arose and ate your breakfast, and went out without inquiring for her as you had always done before. And you had a good reason for so doing. You knew she was gone, and youyneaut not that pursuit should be instituV?d too soon. Now, ser.or—where is she?” St. Marc's only reply was an oath of defiance. ? “That’s your game, th?" uttered Tudel, ad vanning a step. “Miserable traitor, try that and see ” j The concluding part of the sentence was swallowed up in a fierce gasp of rage. St. Marc raised his arrn, but he could not defend fiD face from the blow. The ph-ate’s clenched fist came down upon his temple awl felled him to the I'oor. “There, SL Marc—that’s but a beginning of whajkyou’U get if you don't bring Irene backK’ And witfl these words Jilok Tudel strode froiAthe apartment. It was some moments alter the' pirate had gone l>efrre St. 1 Mme arose to his feet—and then bis first iinj-ulse was to rush after '.he nian who hajl struck him; but he checked himself, anuftneed up and down the anartnicdt head felt dizzy, and a dull pain folßred a full return of consciousness. ft had just concluded to go to his cbnmbw and lie down for awhile, when one of ft servants announced that ,a man see him, at the same ■thne hnndipcßn a card. RkKhow JrfiSmf’ said the host, after he ' caj up towards the window Kpked at ft •’A”' dark “ I ” i S? Marc Bh> colnlus before the servant ft had just returned to Ids RtflJldoor was opened. The jgj? . ft/, gnudiji o ■ ft !lf ' you at home,

THE TEXAS CRUISER

BY T. BURLINGAME ROSS

“Ay, my dear San Benito; and I'm glad to see you, too.” “Thank you. I was down this way, and I thought I’d just drop in. I’ve got a proposition for you." San Benito cast his eyes furtively about him as he spoke, and his every look showed that he had something of importance to communicate. “I’m open to a proposition from you, San Ben., at any time; so out with it.” “But this must be as secret as the grave,” returned the visitor, gazing around again as before. “You may trust me, I think,” said St. Marc, curiously. , “O, I know’ I may; only I wanted it understood.” H£re the man hesitated for some nioments, and he bad just made his lips up for a speecli, when he discovered~the nvuF appearance of his host’s right temple, and he asked w’hat had caused it. “O —nothing—nothing but a mere accident. But I’ll explain it after yon have stated your case. Come, go on.” “Well, St. Marc—in the fir?t place, I { think you have no very great love<f c JilokTudel.” - -

The host started, and his he J* involuntarilj' clenched. d' £> “Go on,” he uttered. “J” that villain anon.” > “Well," resume* 1 *? nn d so nervously, “I n%’ q> * have I’ll come t r ® ° her - 1 havo seen Dordb 6- thoughts of gone S’ of her hand of your way. Mind "-'-j' in this. I’ll have him 5 of his mother earth before can rise and set, if you’ll but jßne the occasion.”

St. Marc started to his feet; wice he attempted to speak, but both times he stopped and thought. At length, however, he said: “Sanßenito, youasked me what made that mark upon my temple. It was Jilok Tudel did it! Irene has fled, and he charged me with aiding her off. He struck me when I was unprepared, and then left. Where Irene has gone I know not, but she may be found. T shall have a shot at Tudel—stand as my second; if I shoot him, come to me again, and we will talk of this. Will you take a note to him?” “A challenge?” “Yes.” “With pleasure.” St. Marc sat down at once and wrote the challenge—brief, pointed and fiery—and having sealed it he gave it to San Benito, who promised to deliver it that very evening. “Wait, wait,” said the host, as his visitor attempted to speak of Irene again. “Let this affair come off first. lam not apt to miss my mark!”

CHAPTER XV. It was early morning, and Antonio St. Marc sat alone in his large private room. He sunk into a seat, and with his head bowed he pondered upon the incidents of his last interview with Irene. He was far from being a happy man; and yet there was no contriteness in his soul. There was disappointment there, and much anger. Thus he sat when the door of his apartment was suddenly thrown open, and Jilok Tudel entered. St. Marc started up and faced him. Both the men were pale, and both stood for a few moments like fixed statues. Tudel was the first to speak. He drew a note from his pocket, and showing it to the host, he said: “Did you write that, senor?” “I did,” returned St. Marc, without moving a muscle, save such as were necessary to the formation of speech. “And you sent it?” “I did.” “And you mean to fight me?” “If you dare.” “Dare? Dare to stand before you? You —Antonio St. Marc! I only wondered if you were not out of your senses when you wrote it. T doubted your courage to face me in such a work.” “Say you hoped I would not meet you and I shall believe you.” “Ah—you can use your tongue. But we are to have no more of that. Come, senor. If you are ready, let us be on our way, for I have business to attend to, and should like to get through with this affair as soon as possible.” “I am at your service immediately. We will meet on the marsh at the angle of the great road. I will be there as soon as you.” "San Benito is below,” said Tudel, and with these words he turned away. As soon as the pirate was gone San Benito came up, and St. Marc ordered two horses to be brought to the court. “I have engaged a surgeon,” said the second. “That is proper,” returned St. Marc. “I thought so,” resumed San Benito. “You are both good shots, and it will hardly happen that both, if either, can escape untouched.” “You are right,” answered the host, thoughtfully; and as he thus spoke he bowed his bead and leaned his brow upon his hand. "Senor,” spoke the second, after a few moments of silence, “have you not some directions you would like to leave?” "My dear friend," uttered St. Marc, starting up, "that is just what I have been thinking of. I cannot hide from myself the simple fact that Tudel is a good shot. He may get his finrt fire. If he does —but never mind. There is one thing of which I would write. I may detain Tudel longer than 1 promised; but I must write it now. Sit you down here, and I will write all I have to write as quickly as possible.” St Marc ojiened a small escritoire and sat down before it; and having rung for a servant and ordered a lighted candle, he drtw out a sheet of paper and commenced to write. He wrote very rapidly, but he was longer at it than he anticipated. However, it was finished at length, and having reviewed it he folded it carefully, and then sealed it with wax. Then he Superscribed it as follows: “For Martin San Benito—if I fall!” He then placed it in the inner pocket of his velvet doublet, and turning to his companion, he aaiJ:

. “If I fab— -if I die—you will take this packet from my bosom. But be sure that lam dead before you open it. Will you be faithful in this?” “I will,” returned San Benito. “But,”’ he added, anxiously, “suppose you fall, and in time to come I should fall in with Irene ” “I have written all there,” St. Marcreturned. “It is all concerning Irene. And now let us go; we have no more time to spare. Tudel is on the ground even now, waiting for us, and I promised to be there as sbon as he.”

St. Marc went to his cabinet and took out a richly ornamented case in which he kept his pistols, and having secured these he went down to the court where the horses were in waiting, and where they found the surgeon ready to accompau,’> them. . St. Marc’s horses were fleet ones, and they were not many minutes in reaching the ground, which was only a mile and a half distant from the city. “How now, senor?” cried Tudel, in a half-mocking tone, “were you doubtful about coming?” o “Never mind about that,” was St. Marc’s reply. - “He had business to keep him, J interposed San Benito. “Aha—been preparing eh?” AnThese words grated h At tonio’s ears, but he y ( seen apthls moment two coming toproaching _ ward the c* they have pass“ShaP B ed?” 5 Miguel, the man who Tudel, “let them come, ' be some striving to do. is most opportune.” jgFtrtw minutes the priests came up.

features were dark from apparent exposure. One of them seemed quite young, though not younger than many others who have friends of influence in the church. “How now, my children?” spoke the elder of the priests, gazing around upon the party. “We are about to settle a difficulty, good father,” returned St. Marc, “and in case either of us fall, you may give us consolation.” “Perhaps, if I did my duty,” answered the priest, “I should try to stop this work, for there is a better and more noble method of settling ” "Peace, good father,” Interrupted Tudel. “We must tight; and you can stop if you please, but you must hot interfere.” Then turning to San Benito, he added: “Come, senor —we wait your motions.” St. Marc opened his case and took out his pistols, and asked his mtagonist if he would like one of then > But Tudel had his own weapons, anci he chose to use them. The seconds proposed that lots should be drawn fqr the fire, and that the distance should fie fifteen paces. These propositions were agreed to; so two blades of coarse grass were obtained, one longer than the other, and the lower ends hidden in the surgeon’s pocketbook —the one w-ho drew the longest piece was to fire first. St. Marc had the first draw —and he drew- the shortest piece. “Will you continue?” asked Tudel. “Take your place?” thundered the other, made mad by the taunt thus thrown out.

Jilok Tudel took his stand without further remark, and his antagonist boldly faced him, with his arms by his side. “Are you ready?” asked Miguel. “I am.” “So am I.” “Then—ready! One—two—three!” Tudel fired—but St. Marc moved not. There was a perceptible tremor of frame for a single instant, and a twitching of the nether lip; but that was all. “Are you hit?” asked Benito, hurrying tn his side. “Never mind. Count—quick!” “One —two —three!” As the last w-ord sounded upon the air St. Marc fired. Tudel uttered a quick, low groan, and instinctively placed his hands to his left breast. “You are hit!” Miguel cried, springing towards him. “Baek! back!” the pirate cried, furiously. “Give me the other pistol! Stand, St. Marc! I have one more shot!” He caught the secOtid'-pistol as he spoke and without a word S't. Marc took his place. “Quick —quick! count!” “One —two ” But ere the other word could be spoken the pirate’s right arm sunk, and the pistol exploded, sending the ball into the ground close by his feet. His second sprang to his side, and almost at the same instant Antonio St. Marc staggered baek and would have fallen, had not the younger of the two priests caught him and eased him back upon the greensward. (To be continued.)

Had to Leave.

• A lady had a cook who gave her every satisfaction, and .she was under the impression that the cook was equally satisfied with her place. But one morning, to the lady’s surprise, the cook gave her the usual mouth's notice. “What do you want to leave for, Jane?” asked her mistress. “I am very much pleased with you, and I thought you were quite comfortable here.” “Yes, mum, I’m comfortable enough in a way, but ” The cook hesitated and fidgeted about. “But what?” queried her mistress. “Well, mum,” she blurted out, “the fact is the master doesn’t seem to ’pre elate my cookery, and I can’t stop it a place where my efforts to please are wasted; so I’d rather go. mum." “But what makes you think that your master doesn’t appreciate your cookery? Has he ever complained to you?” nsked the lady. “No, mum, but my late master was always laid up through overeating—he said he couldn’t help doing so because my cookery was so delicious—but master here hasn't been laid up once all the'three months I’ve been with you, and that’s just what bothers me so, mum!”—Boston Traveler.

Women Hunting the Kangaroo.

Among the black hunters of kangaroos In western Australia are 27 women. It Is a professional business and there are about 125 jtersons who make it their regular business to hunt aad capture the animals.

CHINA TO PAY DEARLY

JOINT NOTE OF THE ALLIED POWERS SUBMITTED. Severe. Terms of Reparation Imposed on the Empire—lndemnities Amount’ ins to Two Hnndirel Millions Demanded in Behalf of Boxers’ Victims. The joint note to China was signed in Pekin by the foreign ministers at H o’clock Saturday morning. Two million dollars is the maximum sgr manded by the powers fo *' narages, yet the claims.to’ Zjffkely to be tives and many times that* / ap p a ii en tly drawn The joint no j n v j ew . I’he chief up with two has been t 0 secure purpose^jrf£ asU res of reform looking BU^s punishments and the prefurther uprisings. Incident- - ggota* of the provisions have been deevidently, for the express purpose T>f impressing the Asiatic mind with a sense of the danger of meddling with occidental peoples and their properties. Presumably the proposed reforms of this

class, fantastic as they may seem, have been adopted with a full understandin.’ of the Chinese character. The compulsory erection of monuments and the dispatch of embassies bearing apologies no doubt mean something to a Chinaman, however trivial these measures may seen, to foreigners. As to the more practical measures mentioned in the note several are obviously just and essential. It is eminently proper that China should be compelled to pay indemnities, punish leading offenders and permit the fortification of foreign legations. Of even more importance are the various administrative reforms by which the Chinese government will be made to suspend its system of officialism in certain provinces, abolish the anti-foreign societies and punish all officials who countenance anti-foreign disturbances. « The indemnity to be paid to the government is in the nature of the expenditures incurred in dispatching and maintaining troops in China, and may be made to include sums palcTto the heirs of those killed in action or to those who received wounds during engagements incident to the capture of Pekin. The total losses of the allied forces defending the legations were 6 killed and 210 wounded, and many Chinese in the employ of missionaries and the legations lost their lives.

An idea of the indemnity to be demanded for the expenses of the several military expeditions may be obtained from this table showing the strength of the allies: Men. Russia, brought from Siberia 48,509 Japan (transported from Japan). .22,573 Germany (mostly brought from Germany) 44 guns and.! 15,600 Great Britain, brought from Hongkong and India 8,746 United States, dispatched from the Philippines and the United States 5,618 France, sent to the north from Cochin China 5,378 Italy, transported from Italy 1,000 Austria, landed from its warships. 294 The societies named in the agreement are the religious bodies which maintained missionaries in China, many of whom were killed. They will want not only heavy sums to indemnify the heirs of those killed, but to solace those who were insulted, and also to cover damage done in the destruction of mission property. Many merchants suffered losses in consequence of the outrages. The American legation in Pekin was owned by 001. Charles Denby, Mr. Conger’s predecessor, and the other legations were owned by foreigners or foreign governments. Administration officials believe , the amount demanded should not be more than $200,000,000, and that in case of inability properly to distribute the indemnity the matter should be brought to the attention of The Hague court of arbitration. In case, however, it should develop that it is impossible to agree on a reasonable sum, then this government will urge the immediate reference of the whole indemnity question to a court of five jurists, to be selected from those members of The Hague tribunal nominated by countries whose interests were mat largely affected by the Chinese trouble. There are sixteen nations signatory to The Hague treaty, ten only of whom were involved in the Chinese trouble. Remaining ones are Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, the Netherlands, Roumania and Portugal.

The Comic Side of The News

The lynching belt seems to be slowly moving northward. If the British can’t capture De Wet they can’t lose him, either. Li-Hung-Chang has the grip, but it is not the one he lost some months ago. The Boer scheme is said to be to keep on fighting whether the war is over or not. It is quite evident that Jessie Morri son is lucky that the jury was not composed of women. The ship subsidy bill, which seemed to be sailing in smooth water, has apparantly struck au uncharted reef. Castellahe no doubt can’t see why George Gould doesn’t sell a railroad Qr two and pay his sister’s husband’s debts. Gen. Mercier thinks it would be easy to invade England and Napoleon HI thought it would be a regular picnic to whip Germany. Perhaps the reason the city of Wash ington does not look its age is that it hat spent the whole of the 100 years of its life at the public crib.

Justice Andrews, Supreme Court, New York, decides that the $2,000,000 personal estate of William Waldorf Astor was illegally taxed In New York, owing to Astor now beiag a resident of England. Mrs. Grace Robinson, arrested al (Cleveland, Ohio, charged with fleeing from Montana with $50,000 worth ol bonds belonging to her husband, was ro based.

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

j recent a/pio n to the diplomatic <ofps at“/“ s ' lilf Bton8 ton ? s ? r ’ Edwarda Wilde .O'fnister from the Argentine Republic, and his

SENORA DE O. WILDE.

of De Olivera Cezar, which has long been conspicuous in the,affairs of the republic and possessed of great wealth. She was educated in Europe and. is rarely accomplished in all the arts of polite society. She and her sister, who is to spend the season with her in Washington, have the reputaU.Qn-ftLbeinK_lSVO of the most beautify! women of their southern republic. London Truth is authority for the statement that upon his retirement from active diplomatic service next year Lord Pauncefote will be offered either the title Of viscount or earl in recognition of his distinguished services to the crown. Miss Lillian May Langham, who married Baron Herman von Sternberg on Dec. 5, in London, is the .daughter of

Charles Langham, a mine owner of Idaho and one of the wealthiest men in the West. When 12 years tyold Miss Langham was sent to school in New York, where she remained for five years. During that time she was a frequent visitor to her uncle, Arthur Lang-

ham, a leading society man and financier. In 1899 she went to Europe, and on the steamer she met her future husband. The baron was arduous in his courtship, and within three months had won the American beauty. Baron von Sternberg was formerly first secretary of the German embassy at Washington, and was recently appointed consul general at Calcutta. The Cape Times correspondent has interviewed Mrs. De Wet, wife of the Boer general. She said: “You Englishmen will never catch my husband. He is going to win back for the Free Staters and Transv ialers what they have lost. He has enough food and ammunition to last for three years, aijd that is just how long the war is going to last.” Senator William Pierce Ftye of Maine, temporary chairman pf the Senate committee on foreign relations in place of the

SENATOR FRYE.

five of the State of Maine in the Senate, going to that body in 1881 on the resignation of the late James G. Blaine, who had been appointed Secretary of State. Mr. Frye was a member of the commission which met in Paris in 1898 to adjust the terms of peace between the United States and Spain. He has always taken a keen interest in the foreign relations of the United States. Oscar E. Heard has just closed a six-teen-year term as State’s Attorney of Stephenson County, Illinois. In that time he has secured the conviction of 2,241 criminals, among the number being three murderers, two of whom were hanged. Mary Caroline Washington Bond loved Attillo Morosini, son of the great New York banker. She married him secretly,

and the marriage has just been made public. She is a great-great niece of George Washington. The only ground for opposition was the desire of the bridegroom’s father that he marry a woman of his own religion. The Morosinis are devout Catholics, while the bride is a

Protestant. The bride is famous as a beauty, her miniature being among a collection by Marie of America's most most beautiful society women. She is a lineal descendant of Col. Samuel Washington, brother of the first President. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, who has just passed her eightieth birthday, is in good health and strength. Few women have done more for this country than she. Miss Permeal French has been re-elect-ed State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Idaho. In a recent article in a magazine, Gov. Steunenberg stated that Miss French is the best superintendent the State ever had. Joseph Jefferson says that when an actor is young failure doesn’t affect him much, but when he reaches the time of life that Mr. Jefferson has attained failure would be more than unbearable. This is the Jefferson reason for producing no new plays. Thomas A. Edison’s middle name Is Alva, which is little known to most people. He is of Dutch origin, and the founder of the American family, John Edison, came to this country in 1787. and became a banker in New York.

beautiful wife, Senora Guillermlnia De O. Wilde, will have a leading place at the social functions of the present season. Senora Wilde is one of the handsomest and most talented members of her sex. A native of South America, she comes of the family

LILLIAN M. LANGHAM.

late Senator Cushman K. Davis, is eminently qualified for this position, although he himself fa vors Senator Lodge. Mr. Frye is president pro tempore of the Sen- ' ate. He was elected to that position in 1896. For nineteen years he has been a representa-

MARY BOND.

One Note Within Reach.

“Speakjag of singing,” exclaimed the nightingale sneeringly, “of what earthly use are you? You couldn’t touch a high note in a thousand years.” “Oh, I don’t know,” replied the bird of pdradise, “I’m likely to be embalmed on a bonnet some day and then I’ll make a SSO note book like 30 cents.”-> Standard and Times.

MR. AYERS NOT DEAD.

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