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m a f'{-rfi; Gunmaker| a Of Moscow â€" ~ â€"10cause, sire, be deseended from his station and struck me., 3 threw away the shield which protect the nobleman and struck _ "And. then you knocked him dowatr* a ad tWts 48 "I di‘(ll. sire." "And ‘perhaps you would Zp done the same to me."* * "*** *"A* "Sire," answered the youth quickâ€" ly, "when Damonoff tried by threats to make me sign bis paper~I told= him there was but one man OR ; earth at whose order I would that thing. ‘The man who has right to command shall never have oceasion to strike me." tmo, t There was something in this 1_ and more in the tone and bearing of: him who sroke it that made the duke tremble. Te saw Thl%fit the emperor‘s eyes sparkled adâ€" miration as they rested upon the gunmaker _ â€""But _now about this duel," reâ€" sumed the emperor. *"How dared you take advantage of the count in the conflict ?" wist _ "Advantage, sire?" repeated the youth in surprige. . _ _ | _ __. "He did, sire," replied the man thus addressed. "And which of the two do you eall the best swordsman ?" Peter asked. _ "Why, sir, the count is or was vastly his superior." 2s ul Aomoae t sb nenass "And what say you, sir lieutenâ€" ant ?" Alaric trembled, for this was adâ€" dressed to him. e knew that the duke was anxious to crush his friend, and he fearcs to draw the wrath of that powerful nobleman down upon his head. But a happy thought came to his aid. ""v‘é‘i’rflev,’rfie'snid. "I would rather you would judge of that for yourâ€" self." ~â€" "Me judge? And how am I to do that?" ooo "Let Ruric Nevel‘s skill be tried here before you. If I mistake not, you have some good swordsmen near your palace. There is Demetrius, the Greek." "What, my master at arms?" "Y es, sire." "Why, he is the best swordsman in my empire. 1 think our young adventurer would fare badly in his hands." 0 _ "Never mind, sire You could judge." "Why," said Peter, with a smile, "Demetrius handles the count as I would a mere child." e _ "Sire," spoke Rurie modestly, but yet frankly, "it were surely no disâ€" grace to be overcome by your tutor." m 2 Es E4 sez _ "And will you take a turn with him at the swords ?" "Yes, sire, if so it please you." "By my soul," cried the emperor, leaping up, "we‘ll have some diverâ€" sion out of this trial What ho, there! Light up the chamber. â€"Let every lamp be lighted, for we want sight now. Send Demetrius here and tell him to bring his round edged swords |" + Both the duke and Urzen stood aghast at this new turn, but they dared not interfere, for they saw that their imperial master was all excitement now to see a trial of skill at that science which, above all othâ€" ers. ho tried to make his officers Icayn. But then they had one hm â€"â€"| »uetrius micht overcome gunmaker so easily that Peter should not see his real power. _ _ Demetrius soon came, and under his arm he carried the swords. ThK were of the common size, but wi round edges and points on purpose for p:i The master at arms was & po d‘g built man and possessed m splendid form. He was a Greek 5; comnn j c eose at to emperor as a teacher of the eword exercise. _ _ ns "Demetrius," said Peter, "I have sent for you to entertain us with a d:ovof{ourskill. Here is a man about whose power there is some dispute. linon,itbdlinkhdr ness. â€"Ruric Nevel, take your weapâ€" *The youth s forward and uundegohi §2Â¥= hand for the sword. and the right hand he exâ€" tenaed for the ‘other to grasp. ~It '.Qnm!y,hflu Greek saw in an insant that be bad a noble man to deal with And there two men were notâ€" much anlike in form,. Deéetmhetins was an atom the taller, bat Ruric showod the more musole.. 9» The night. had. come on, but the great lamps wore all lighted and the room was as brizht as day. I «@ir." said Raric, addressing Abe Greek,â€"‘this is nona of my : seeking, though I confeas that for a long while 1 have longed to cross a playfal sword with you. T play well." a [ lllm' the Gresk returned blantly kindly, "and if you beat En anreunnictatihe ht uie ones, ns far 1 have never been alnce frst 1 ofâ€" fered ‘to Tande." "O-m,:.:;'-flm.vbm impartent antertainment, ‘lot‘s soe the apening. Now, stand aside Did he not, Stephen Urâ€" # " By Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. forward and men as their weapons crossed € «©By and by Ruric‘s eye greow more intense in its sparkling fire. His :mentn'it,b.theonflfls what it meant. The youth was about what it meant. The youth was aDOHF wmmmngt-tdmb knew. Steadily his eye, his lips were set like steel. At h.nvghntthom'uphyfl for a thrust, and he lowered point. Demetrius saw the chantse, and, drawing his arm quickly batk, he made the thrust with all his pow»â€" er. He was sure now he had won, which his point could be struck eiâ€" ther down or up. But see! With a gliding motion, a motion almost im« e e T . e yeree&tible, Ruric raises his sword, and the other slides nlomh side, and the other point, of touching his breast, is caught in the 1 i foaisg tnd wity all ho mighty as lightni wi Ruri% lx::Ss his elbow dw:l'g‘lfi with the whole vdfi::'f his massâ€" ive shoulder and his wrist upward. On that instant the G'tdi sees and feels what meant that strange fire of the er. He feels his fioint caught, but before he can close isgn:gmonflrmlythohlfii. wrenched from his hand. It strikes th:l v;ult,ed ecilinfivith 8; d:nl:r :lng and, e.eond.mg , is caught on the hilt by Ruric Nevel. _ ” a us Aroccatice fhatrnhoGo en For a moment all is still as death in that chamber. Ruric is the first to break the silence. He advances to the Greek, and as he hands back both the swords he says: . ~ "By St. Michael," he cried earâ€" nestly and loudly, "you stand clear of nl{bhme, for full well do I know that had you so desired you could have slain Conrad Damonoff at your first thrust." w _ "Demetrius, â€" remember . your promise. I know i)'on are a brave man, for I can sée it in your forgivâ€" ing glance. You will not like me the less for this." "By heaven, no!" the noble Greek crics, dropping both the swords and extending both hands, which the F\mmuker grasped. "I honor you, I ove you." Peter Alexiowitz, the ingetuom emperor, then in the zeal and fire of youth, leaped {from‘ his lhndilg place and flaghlt Rlu:ic“by thejhan "Sire," returned the youth, now speaking tremuloullj, "twice did I disarm the count and yet Tn him. And when in my rage 1 broke his weapon in twain to bringâ€"him to his senses he seized a second sword." "*Now, Ruric Nevel, if you leate Moscow without m{ consent you do so at your peril. I would not lose sight of you. You are at liberty." > "Sir duke, spoke the emperot, turning toward Olga, who stood trembling with rage and mortificaâ€" tion, "you see you must have labored under a mistake. You can retire now. Not a word, sirl" ~_ In an hour more Ruric was upon his mother‘s bosom. He told her all that had happened, all but the last words of the emperor. He did not tell her of those, for he knew not whether they. boded him good or . With a quivering lip and a tremâ€" bling step the duke left the apartâ€" ment, and after him went Stepher evil. THE MASK FALLE FroX TH® YILAM‘3 FACER It was about two weeks after the events last recorded that Rosalind Valdai sat in her own spartment withzmu.mheru:u'v was in the afternoon, a severe storm was raging without. â€"_ _ «; "Now, Lenobie," spoke the beautiâ€" ful maiden, "we have a moment alone. the first sin~~ morning, And now tell me about that black monk. What did he say his name was ?" "Ah, yos. I have heard his na%r':uih;cuh_-m: mysterious being."" it, "He is. my amistress, and I am just FOR OVER BIXTY YTARS CHAPTER VHIL a t en and about Rusie Nevel" ‘A:m.u.rlfi.“ en asked, blushing. _ . .. _ > noki-dnlhocrwduaufid to know and then he secmed to take “'Ayo. and so I 'A'-&my little sprite. I love Ruric with my whole nnlndmldhmuuinhi- my hand this day, but that is no seaâ€" son why you should tell of it." . harm," the young gir} cried eagerly. es es | A aadas, _ _"Hush, Zenobie. ° I do not blame you ; only I would have you careful." "And I would be careful. But, ohb, yor could not have resisted him. He drov it fro:n me almost eré 1 knew it. He put his questions in such a strange manner that I could not speak without telling what he wantâ€" ed to know. He did not say, ‘Does she love Ruric Nevel ?‘ but he took it for granted that.such was the case, and then ere 1 was aware of it he had made me say so. But he surely does not mean you harm, nor does he mean harm to Ruric. He is a good man, I know." "I wish I could see him," returned BRosalind half to herself. “Youcn;-ut-iahhhhigw crudomMmhh:d’ is a stranige ing man, hodrmmtblnnmutm.:; our church officers. He dresses all © in blackâ€"today it was in black velâ€" vet. Btti'-lhpobhi.mtltflk- ing characteristic. He is the fatâ€" test man in Moscow. His belly shakes when he laughs, and his chin nmbshkchrwtol.;igbt. He would hnfn&vm would make me laugh if he did not puzzle me so." | "And did he ask you about anyâ€" ‘thi::fieln?' o;ot:li.lnuhdmciflkm how the duke stood with the emperâ€" or, and I told him t thouglit he M‘m well. Then he said he had M&%bndh&m dispute concerning the due! between Count Damonoff and Ruric. Buk I told him I guessed that had result» ed in no estrangement, for the dn:: was as much at court as ever. A after that he told me about the duel, as he was there and saw nearly the whole of the affair." ty onl "He asked me if I b-%i vd'th nun:. gunmaker. H And Zenobie went on and told all that the monk related about Ruric‘s bnnq,udkonlindlhhndmv attentively and y. It was a theme that her. The atâ€" tendant saw gratefully the aoâ€" count came upon the ears of her mistress, and she closed the recital with some o%nion of her own wherein Ruric Nevel was held up as a pattern after which all men who wished to win the love of woman should be made. "Surely, my mistress, I meant no _ ~But before any answer could be made by Rosalind the door of the apartment was opaned, and the duke entered. He smiled very kindly a% bebow.dhhilnrd,nd-t{wn. with a wave of his hand, he motionâ€" ed for Zenobie to withdraw, and aftâ€" cmmmfngookl Mehubyllhhirah-n'l‘ho maiden looked up into his and, though there was no serious look ““‘..:l:‘&““....fi"'""“-}"“"" see more L&-w- mind, e3 as d upon ;’ she could not help it, n.u: ';i."'â€"-n?*:“ in the look of meh'--‘ out in his tone .-'I 'm’h‘-‘a m"an-. fi C e es what it yos ahe senld was Amexte:s which an while if‘-a“ mind no k _ But sha was not to remain in the ‘dark & ‘The evil one e of restraint SBeen him before ?* t â€"you â€" â€"*"No, sl ideo a »Koy A!"' the maiden : -;? flflrq.;s-"‘"."'"“* Sn ~.#So I thought, so 1 thought," orgs iintredy hoan id apoin o mored his chair nearer to Ko« % mored his chair nearer Lo on simne enman yd'hn"’:d’i any one % capable of ‘a:ln. # pr â€" :::in Ioroy;vm!h:"th the ups m .‘ 4 1 Rosalind‘s eycs drooped beneath the steady gaze of the g:lc. and her frame : trembled. ere she could make any reply the duke went gate, and *her eyes drooped again. flh. "trembled n?: than before, and a dim, dreadful fear worked its way to ber mind. > a "*Rosalind," the nobleman continâ€" ued, "when I was but 19 years of age, I was married with a girl whom 1 lovdl.” She lived llilh‘;n four short, y years. In that & we:were r&-cd with m.child'fx but they lived notâ€"long to cheer And then 1&1 besutiful wife:.’i and the wor‘ &duk and to me. 1 th;-fiut I should never loveâ€" again. <Time E:-ed on, and. %'m gheed m%'chnt & you first came, 1 loved yohn, and 1 wondered if ;ion were to take lBhe place of the ch:eitltn'l hnd‘}od.r ut you grew quickly up. Your mind was c{nngod, and {our beart! ~was large.. I found that could not: â€" make a child of you, and then 1 sat. .down all alone and asked ny‘:f what place it was you had assumed in my heart. Can you guess the an swer, Rosalind ?" ‘ â€"*As a little child," answered the maiden, trembling violently. "Ko, no, sweet one!â€" 1 pondered, w»a I studied, and 1 examined myâ€" Fal carciully, snd I found that the mamory of my departed wife was Prst fading away before the rhi‘n'% of another one just as pure and just dnothcomrllllfllfllul"‘ as holy. Now you understand ?" "Ko, no! Oh, no!" the maiden nttered in a frightened whisper. Then listen further," continued the nobleman in a low, earnest ton# -am.mofiuh“m blue eyes. "As your charms of F -hdandpcsonvumld“n!“ weloped I came to upon you vuhmt%;r.lwfll- with the old more fully deâ€" veloped. 1 looked around me. 1 Petoui 5 in o rerrriounCqmenpepe, n L ouy: ‘ saw my sumptuous palace without a w'uhuhbod. In my parâ€" :lhfln:‘mtnlonh_ifl Q, loneliness: !#flbda:’nll-nm me. I wished not that such should be the case. Athngthmyzom med,andlnwplfinly ;:{ixlt was moving upon my I loohlupon‘{.on,lndlh"thtl hdfmmg,’ woman who was to ve me once more. rlonyutmly, tondkkm make vou my wife. Now you canâ€" nh;‘i'rn my wife. Now you canâ€" * Aroatind quaee "ap fnto the dice up into i dhcr‘pnfidmdpm'upk- death. _ â€" â€" ‘I‘Yudondme‘nâ€"‘-:lbl" hnd t was a , painfal groan, mw%mmw ward the map e her, {To be continued.) | ‘The more intelligent portion of the Conservativeâ€"press are beginning to distinguish the difference between the Rossâ€"srendum and the Rossâ€"surrendâ€" Your Back Ache? If h aches and painas, is stiff and sore, so that you can bardly get reund t« de your work, or M you‘re so bat you‘ve had to ge to bod, Just take Dr. Pitcher‘s Kidney T ablets. I was speak» o t o ) Is a part of the Mess se on Snemed Bhrstore $ :m“{h”no'::n- i neatly rumbh::a;-m be accepted.. without prool. _ M. Berâ€" nard «4s ready Ifl““h‘m | &M,.HQ took hlil“. T e ' 2t whth dhe . siiiiows sod." Bight Traice," The wiher sight, o % sod oo which a few, chips of potatoes bearâ€" ing . the iunnmmh-'- had â€" (overs ohe : of The intier " prodiiced months,â€"while in Athe former â€"were found fine. plants, ..:3- roots, < but mo tubes J f says that the reason ! are ©grown > successfuily â€" almost everyâ€" where is that . the soil has thoroughly. ‘‘infested" . with. the , arium solani;.but it was not so the plants were first brought to Eu« It is now abundantly establ that â€"migration is : catried «on "d the night, and, further, ~mainly~ ing ‘clear nights. (Only & tively â€"few . species, suth as * cranes, " certain large hawks, $Walâ€" lows, swifts and. nightâ€"hawks, . miâ€" grate during the daytime, and these, it will be observed, are cither rapaâ€"|. cious ‘birds are tmainly those that cnâ€" joy such power of rapid flight as to }. be relatively safe fromt capture. "All the‘ vast. horde of â€"warblers, . sparâ€" rows, _ finches, nycgtclgnrl. thrushes and wbo.isek'ou, as well as many "Waders swimmers,. migrate . at night.â€"On â€"clear, still nights, ‘during the migration birds may .often . be heard : : calling to: each other: high overhead, and may be actually seen by powerful telescopes.. Woods and hedgerows that were untenanted one day and become fairly alive with birds ‘at daylight the next ‘morning, showing that they have arrived durâ€" ing the night. .. They remain to feed and rest during the day, and, if the weather be favorable, may practicalâ€" ly all disappear the next night. That they only venture on these journeys during clear nights is shown by the fact that on such nights very few birds areâ€"killed by lighthouses, monâ€" uments or other obstructions, whereâ€" as on cloudy or rainy nights;â€"espeâ€" cially such as opened clear and later | become overcast, thousands of bitds become confused and dash themselves against _ these obstructions. ‘Thus lover â€" 1,500 ~ birds have been found ldead at the. base of the Bartholdi Istatue in New _ York harbor in . a ‘Asingle morning, and 230 birds of,, |speciesâ€"blackpoll .. warblers â€"r Ixilled in a single night. (Sept., 80, {1883) by the Fire Island light. ) Washington Monument, although . not j illuminated . at night, . causes the ‘| death of hundreds of birds annually. â€"|â€"‘‘The Popular Science Monthly." BIRDS ~THAT â€"PAES N THE 2 o« NIGHR.A® »+ iasa ut | ‘The annual report of the Registrar General of the Province states that the total births reu;sdql in Ontario in 1900 were 46,127, as compared with 44,705 in 1899, showing an inâ€" crease of 1,422, and giving a rate"of 19.8 on the estimated population: â€" 6f 1900, or 21.1 on the actual popula~ tign of the census of March 31, 1901. This rate, the report states, comâ€" pares unfavorably with that of 1891, when, ‘with a population ‘but 68621 less, the total N.r?l were 44,745, or 28.4 per 1,000. â€" It must be remeim« bered, moreover,. that the returns, in 1900 were more complete. than in the ‘The report then proceeds to point out that in Brant, Blgil,m Middlesex, ~Waterloo, Wentwo! York, »counties having seven out ‘of the fourteen cities of the Provincé, the births decreased . in the decade, while the total increase of the popâ€" ulation badbeen‘ 57,248" There had ‘been actual losses of births in every city excepting Ottawa, London, St. Catharines, ‘and 6!?, and a relaâ€" tive loss per 1,000 of the population previous year crease of 15 per cent. of population: in the decade, should have had 5,â€" 449 births, but had only 4,534,â€",The birth rate of 23.4 in 1891 had de. creased by some 20 per cent. in the various cities of Ontatio. ‘The report says the applications for insurance made in. 1882 showed l.lwl&-mm.nth.l.’ only 6.1, a of 14 pers In 1862 there were 3. each person insured, and‘ children, . It was same returns that b decrease of 50 per cent. in the. of persons of theâ€"same; a decrease of 25 per cent. in niumber of children of persons‘ < in .. The #otal number of ‘n fiages hn“-' r 4# ”l,‘s.nfid“.n, ied 14. ,,h*,,‘ -ms mm‘- + The total déaths tA 1900 fumberâ€" ed %0,494, an increaso of 881 . ovet the prévious year. â€" The rate is 1801 wak 10.3, «s compared with 12(8 in 1900.â€".. ‘That there should be a.. t® ported increase of $,000 deaths in ten years â€"wan odue partly :t imprpved ONTARIO‘3 BIRTH RATE. Toronto Star.â€"Why should ot tard, : Woodstook, Peterboro;‘ ra ford, Belleville, Galt,â€"Berlin, â€"< other cities and~towns take ‘by Totonto‘s experience and legislation®‘ giving ‘*to <«lectric _ ways tights ‘on‘their streets ‘Lome |day ‘greatlyâ€"hamper them? hgv Division.â€"Ida â€"Hummel,â€" Ida Gabel; / Alfred .~Wintermeyer, . Lucy Kraen, Sabina â€" , Lily : Branif, ‘Frida â€"Heimrich," Elva Krug, Tillie Hunt, Nora Febrenbach, IdwWendâ€" ling, â€" Aticeé Hannenburg, K Harth, Florence l-g‘ Agnes Gertic â€"‘Sehleier ward: » Victor LAtzkus, Prank Hannenberg. | ind Division. â€" Herbert Behrend, Irene Kraen, Mamie Martin, m Ried!, Walter Strub,: Anthony Armand â€" Hanusch, | Sophiaâ€" Nowak, Mary Lepek,° Rosw Litin, Edward Zinger, Lucy ‘Forwell, Katie Schneiâ€" Wer." Frances Pstrong, Frank Ttusâ€" zinski. â€" 3rd â€" Division.â€"Helen ~ ~Wellheuser, Edward Dengis, ‘William Benninget,: Alfred Dengis, Eileen Dillon, Mamiec Koy, . Winfred: Rohleder, : CGeorgina Joseph, Ol:via, Humme!, Harry Dantâ€" Hirteis, Edward Eckerdt, .. Thecla zer, Florence Gruhn, Fred Fred Benâ€" ninger, Roy Lindsay, Albert.. Weinâ€" stein, llugn .. Oelschlager," , Alex. Voll, . Hugo . Huber. â€"«~ "m 4 Ath Division..»â€" Andrew. . Kraen, Rosie Pstrong, Joseph Wey, Arthur Huber, Minnie Turner, Charles Fehâ€" renbach, .Olivia yon Neubronn, Geo. Mallick, . Annie Dopp, Mary Koebel, Irene Kraft, .. EBugene Braniff, â€", Cloâ€" tilde Weber. J 2o sthe *A s 5th â€" Division.â€"Nora Brick, Olive Krait, Minnie . Anton, Louisa Litzâ€" kus, Katie.Martin, John Miller,, Edâ€" ward Weinstein, John Hannon. ; . §th Division.â€"Laura Eckert,. Wilâ€" lie Nowak, Della Querrin, Fred. Arâ€" nold, â€" Annie: Voll, Vincent Ferguson, Joseph Lepek, Irene Becking, Aler. rich, Archie:Heiman, Annie Rcé.‘oEd- die Starr, . Teresa Michm, rge Reinhardt, Clara Schaat, Olive Dietâ€" BERLIN SEPARATE SCHOOL Zinger Monday night‘s gate receipts in the Wellingtonâ€"Cornwall game~ amounted to $921.75. The juniot game: <at Stratford drew $312.50. â€" ‘‘"Dutchy‘‘~Morrison‘s team defeatâ€" d& OUNingwood in a |@sudden death‘‘ game at Toronto on Tuésdayâ€"evenâ€" ing by a score of §:goals to 2. W ARNING FROM TORONTO Pingâ€"pong, the new, game that . is now all the craze in England, â€" may sound easy, but, nevertheless, conâ€" siderable . money, it appears, may..be won or _.lost on it. At a recent game played at the National Sportâ€" ing: Club, in London $10,000 changed Guelph * Mercury,â€"The 0. ‘A. C, hockey team during the recent | mild weather bas been training faithfully inâ€"the gymnasium. . Never this seaâ€" son have they been in better conâ€" dition, and they will put up a strong game against the Jennings‘ cup,. deâ€" {enders l;lom, th&dl’hiv,tdty of 'l's- ronto. ome home, games. ..will be played, â€"and upon these will . be centered. the interest. of the hockey element of ‘Varsity and, all its affiiiâ€" ated colleges. It is expected that Guelph will, witness one of these games before the week, closes. hands The telephoné girl‘‘gets more earâ€" rings than fingerâ€"rings. JENNINGS! OUPâ€" GAMES| Coughing! 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