THE TEBSDALE iiERCUKT—WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1007. i "Don't! I only follow the custom of my OUR SHORT STORY. country," uttered the girl indignautly. GUARDIANS ON TRIAL. GREAT NAVAL DISPLAY. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. "As I «ef mine. Oh, you are right. We [iu Eiara Sum two will be revenged—we two together—my One of the most realistic of the many naval A BITTER REVENGEVENf E love. What says the soug— At the Central Criminal Court Mr. Jus­ THE U.S. AND BRITAIN. tice Jelf continued the trial of ten West Ham spectacles given at Portsmouth was provided "Will the British Empire stand or fall?" asks "They please me all, Guardians and Poor Law officials charged on Friday in honour of the visit of the Colonial I FOR GO: How beautifully lay n ^Rttar ftay They please me all, Premiere to the Empire's greatest naval port. Mr. J. Ellis Barker in the "Nineteenth Cen­ shadow as a carriagerul olHptty girls and with conspiracy to defraud in connection THE STORY| But the fair-haired girls The Colonial visitors were escorted by a host tury. " Then he puts another query: " Will their chaperon drove down from the old with contracts for the West Ham Union. They please me best." of peers, members of Parliament, and other Great Britain be able to continue maintaining Moorish castle, bound to the Governor's ball. Five of the Guardians — Crump, Anderson, notable persons, both official and unofficial, the her naval supremacy against Germany and the "O che rubia (What a fair one)!" And next Skinner, Watts, and F. W. Hill—sue been By "Look at the ships' lights reflected below party numbering in all over GOO. United States?" and continues: ia the water. Ana, oh, see the moonlight instant, to her horror, Constance found her­ tried for bribery, the first three being found •I -A Good The business of the day began with the in­ Desiring to be self-supporting and self-suffi­ on the Bock above us—and there are three self struggling in the arms of the duke. Her guilty and the last two being acquitted. The spection of the Dreadnought. Then followed a cing, and considering their territories too nar­ monkeys scampering away. What a delight­ scream was answered by exclamations from whole ten were now placed in the dock on procession of destroyers and submarines. The row, the United States have become an Imperial ful spot Gib is! And how I mean to enjoy Tony and the duchess, who burst into the the general charge of conspiracy, the second former, as they 6teamed past, discharged and colonising nation. They have conquered the myself to-night!" exclaimed Constance Led­ room. five being Tarrant, Hodgkin (workhouse dummy torpedoes at the Dreadnought herself. Colonies of Spain, they have clearly shown their yard enthusiastically. "Dutef This lady is my promised wife!" master), L. G. Hill (infirmary steward). As each torpedo neared the great vessel the desire to extend their colonial empire in various uttered Boulderson in a tone of thunder. Riches (infirmary store-keeper), and Baird CHAPTER XL. "Take care. That is unlucky," warned line of bubbles became distinctly visible, till, directions, they are building an enormous fleet, "Manuel! Are even my visitors not safe?" (infirmary engineer). THB BEGINNING OF THE one of her companions. finally, the torpedo was brought to rest by the and we cannot too often ask ourselves, "What LCKING hreathed his wife, horrified. Then to Con­ But once in the gay ballroom of "The Con- The Attorney-General said the charge al­ net of the Dreadnought. After the destroyers is the American navy for?" As the sun was casting its sett, Tent"—the residence "of the Governor of Gib­ stance, "Forgive him for Tony's sake. W© leged against the prisoners was this—that the e» People Who are »>;..•-' solitary figure approached Blacktowd had all passed, the submarines came stealing Although Anglo-American relations are most |tiCUtar, for booti poluhH vit]i Cr MM saw you and hurried back—it was sweet of 1 raltar—little thought Constance of the Guardians concerned had conspired with a silently across the water. The firet section kept cordial, the vigorous expansionist policy fol­ krep toft, ataj bUck. in. Its-* was blood in the sky. He strolled alor chances and changes of every hour. A mili­ you to visit me, my dear. Why—what " coal contractor named Bond to secure for veil ALWAYS, Ut.-v4 u as be wanted the town to be in dark on the surface. The later ones dived as they lowed by the United States is not without cletnlj to weir. tary band was playing an entrancing valse. For Constance, white, wrathful, shook off him the coal contract for the Union by voting passed the Dreadnought. danger to the British Empire, because "busi­ he could cany out his plans. Uniformed officers were crowding round her; that protecting embrace, and flashed a look for him for a monetary consideration. Of CROZINE ia the popularliqum bl*~k Herbert Buike, for he it was, ha After this interesting demonstration of the ness is business," and because the most desir­ for was she not voted one of the prettiest at Boulderson so furious that he recoiled as course it did not stop there. Other officials —abioluUly free from ocida — can !y card only to play. From the note capabilities of the submarine, the whole party able Colonies happen to be in British hands. applied —imparting * com •' fc.-ca. among the "new girls" come out for a from a blow, disbelieving his senses. had to be brought in in order to make the pouch of noequajTed durability. It ceived it was evident that some moved off in carriages to Whale Island, where We must also not forget that not so very long winter visit? Above all, Bhe was envied, con­ "Excuse me, but this lady came to kindly scheme a success, and necessarily another improve* leather, aod la nu itw'f enemy was on his track. Someone I lunch had been prepared. ago President Cleveland was ready to use our affected by dampneta, and will not gratulated on her engagement to one of the warn me—alone!" sneered Ronda. "She is fraud was the outcome, in order to provide amut nor aoil the clothing. perhaps as much about him as he didl The next event was an admirable piece of paltry differences with Venezuela as a pretext best fellows going. Anthony, or Tony, jealous, my Rosita, of a pretty plot she over­ money for them. At Root Shojm fW ifwW «wr. Tlu-ie was one thing left for him t<r mimic warfare carried out by bluejackets. The for war with Great Britain in order to withdraw Boulderson. as his friends called him, was a heard last night at the ball. And I, friend Harry Elijah Bond, the coal contractor The Gmutme if IfuutAawag'*. would upset everything. Sir Rober conception of this mimic fight was that an in­ public attention from his political mistakes, and favourite among all his comrades in a crack Tony, permit no man to interfere between who, after becoming bankrupt, was convicted wiU was in his desk at the office. H«| vading party was to attempt to land on Whale that a war with Great Britain would then have Made only by regiment. Not much of a "ladies' man," me and my wife." of obtaining money by fraud from the Guar­ atroy it, as it was now no longer any I Island and to be repulsed by the defenders. The been very popular in America. The American C. L HAUTHAVAT £ SONS, Inc. but he was a keen' sportsman, good soldier, "What?" said Boulderson slowly, looking dians, and who while in prison made a state­ This, at least, should be his revenge. landing was covered by the fire cf several gun­ people are an easily excitable people in whose most true and loyal friend. It was a matter at Constance with a stern face, gone sud­ ment which led to the present proceedings, BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. Gradually the darkness of night ere boats anchored near the 6hore. The triumph mind there is a strong strain of aggressive­ of slight surprise when he was reported denly grey. "You did this—you? You were went into the witness-box and re-told his land, and his old courage came back of the landing, however, lay not in the number ness. Afenta for United Kingdom "bowled over at first sight" by the niece of jealous that my own, my only sister asked story. He stated that it was with Crump that he approached the mill. He scaled ' of men who jumped ashore and ran up the hill Major Ledyard, newly arrived to stay with my aid in dire need?" the first arrangement was made to bribe seve­ JOHN S. DEED I SONS, ltd. the rear of the premises, and let with their rifles, but in the fact that the land­ London, England. her aunt, most popular of officers' wives. "Sister? Yours? What does this mean? Yo'i ral of the Guardians and officials, while they "BACK TO THE LAND." X lightly on the inside. ing party brought with them a 4.7 gun, weigh­ "Not much chance for us to-night; no never said you had a sister. I—I " would undertake to enable him to recoup How to get the people back to the land is the "jjuoved up with a consciousness ing no less than five tons. This ...ey success­ doubt you are keeping half your dances for himself by charging for coal which was never cry throughout the country, and Mr.