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“Yes; but they were never quite pleased, after all. More than one of then: declared that an innooent man ‘had better be executed than that a law of the realm should be set at naught." Before further remark could be made the keeper appeared with the announce- ed it. I believe the privilege of the duke to withhold his name for cause has been exercised but twice since the IN was so framed. My grandfather, who preceded me on the throneâ€"my father, alas, did not live to hold the scepterâ€"my grandfather withheld his endorsement from the death warrant of a. man who had been convicted of murder. and he did it upon the assur~ anoe of a. person in whom he had enâ€" tire faith, that the man supposed to have been murdered was still alive. And it so proved. The members of the council were very indignant with the old duke when he announced his determination ; but family troubles had softened his heart, and he was not to swerved from his purpose." "I suppose the council forgave him in the end?" . "Yes." The duke had reflected a. little before he answered. And he now paused again. Presently he went on: "By a peculiar fictiun of {he law the Duke of Puma is custodian of the lives of his subjeots. and no person, no mat- ter what his office, nor how criminal, van ho executed until he shall have signed the warrant for his deaih. or, I had better my, until he has endors~ "Suppose," pursued the painter, "it should [w your wish to put off the exeâ€" cution of the sentence of the court for a time, could you do that, or cause it to be done 7" "Ah! I now understand you. Yes, 91:11am is no power can keep me from any part of my prisons, nor from any prisoner whom I choose to visit." "Aye, very near. Now, Duke, will you tell me, if 1am condemned to die, will you see me again 9" “Certainly. if you desire it." "What Imeamt was. if you would be permitted so to do." "Ask what you please. I will answer, it I . â€" “Yes; ten o'clock was the hour namâ€" ad. It is near at hand." "It is not muchâ€"perhaps to you nothing. 1 think my trial is to take plays; this forenoon.” I â€" "My lor'd. I have a. question to ask of youâ€"a. question to me of deepest import." Byâ€"andâ€"by Zanoni looked up and spoka. There was a, deep earnestness in his voice and a new light in his exâ€" presgxive‘eyes. At this point Zononi bent his head in thought, and so remained for a conâ€" siderable time, the duke meantime waiting patiently, and with true symâ€" pathy. He started to think once more of the fate that had set his dear ward tree from a great danger, but he put It away as unkindâ€"as treacherous. Aye, he told himselfâ€"and he meant itâ€"that It he could save the man, if he could give him back, at that very moment. to life and liberty, he would do it. and risk the saving of his ward afterward. Or perhaps he might make the painter promise never: to see the princeSS again the price of the favor: On the whole that would be the best thing that oogld happen. "Alas!" broke in Antonio with a. groan. “he has told it. He told it last night before they made out the order for your detention and preferred their chamge.f’ "Well," pursued the prisoner, with & gloom he could not overcome. "knowing all you know, can you, honâ€" estly and understandingly. tell me to hope ’3' "Ah! Duke. Duke, you are drawing upon your own goodness of heart. upâ€" on your own sense of justice and right. .You know the character and temper of Baron Dodero and his associates. When they have heard the story which Steffzmo has to telLâ€"” ‘ “Perhaps not. And yet, it is a. laying not to be forgotten. and which every man in your situation may bonâ€" estly repeat to himself. ‘While there is life there is hope.’ I can say no mqrfaflgtan fihat; It is not muph." _ "I do not. not believed tell youâ€"no spoken. had “Once, Duke, when the count had made 'two or three rapid and impetuâ€" ous lunges, I called upon him again to desist, and I used language like this. Said I: ‘Count, if you persist, if you drive me to the verge of danâ€" ger to myself, I shall kill you.’ These words, which in the great anxiety of the moment I meant for a. solemn warning. never, so help me heaven! dreaming of doing him mortal harm, the marquis would torture into a. deadly threat on my part. I ask you, do you believe me "6’ "Yes, Zanoni,” replied the duke, romptly and frankly. "I believe you plicitly. I firmly believe every word you have spoken. Oh! I wish it lay in my power to save you! But, ulaslâ€"f they were incontinently dismissed. There were no arguments beyond that; no charge by the judge ; no- thing but the decision of the court, which was arrived at as follows: Each of the seven judgesâ€"the chief and his six associatesâ€"were given a small slip of blank paper by the clerk. upon which they wrote. Then an offi- Three of the city guard. who had been engaged in the prisoner’s arrest were called to testify. They clearly swore to the killingâ€"or, two of them didâ€"because they had seemit; but when their answers began to tell unâ€" mistakably in the prisoner’s favor they were incontinently dismissed. The prisoner was not allowed to speak for himself; it being a natural supposition of the court that a man who could commit a. murder would fabricate any number of falsehoods to conceal his guilt. His counsel, how- ever, told his story. as far as he was allowed to go, simply and truly. and it had a marked. effect on a portion of the audience. â€"nt no pointâ€"could he, shake him. His lies had been fully committed. and no falsehood was too glaring. no untruth too bold or absurd, to cause him_ a moment’s hesitation. â€"..â€"_-â€"J vuâ€" into the facts attending one of the most foul, wicked. base, cowardly, brutal. cruel, coldâ€"blooded. dastardly and fiendish murders that it had ever been 113% misfortune to contemplate. m1 to conduct his cause, and his counsel was present by his side. The duke was not in the room, or he was not wisible. The attorney who conductâ€" ed the prosecution. member of the council and a. man possessing an abundant flow of language, presented his side of the case. According to his yiews of the matter they were (here Impartiallyâ€"without fear or favorâ€"- assembled. to examine. candidly and. :_A._ AL There is no need that we should present in detail the proceedings of the court. The priscmer, Juan Zan- oni, painter, was duly arraigned. the charge and the specifications read by a. clerk. after which he was asked if he was guilty. He pleaded in a clear, firm and resonant tone, "Not Guilty!" And then the trial proceeded. Zanom', through the keeper of the Prison. had called upon a legal irieml The court had not waited to enter with a. flourish. The chief justice was in his seat when the prisoner entered. with six of his companions of the counâ€" cil as associates, and that may account for the quietness of the assembled spectators. The others of the audience. by far the majority. were of the plebeian class, and, as was natural, sympathized with the accused; and, further, they were not backward in showing it. But their sympathy could not serve the man to whom they so readily gave it, though the kindly looks he met upon many an honest and intelligent face served tolighten his heart for the moment call up g1 grateful emotion. This last to the keeper. who there- upon Ied himto the door, where two armyl men, officers of the council, took him in charge. "No. Iwoqu not," replied Antonio. promptly. "Thank you. If Inm condemned and sentenced. as of course Ishall be. you will come to me in my prison before the order {or my execution is issued?" "I \\ ill do so without fail. And, once more, let us hopeâ€"” "No, no; I know what the decision of the court will be. Signor, I am ready!" "Duke!" said Zanoni, speaking quick- ly and eagerly: you. should in your heart desire that my execution should be: put off to aday in the future -â€"say. one or two weeksâ€"you would not hesitate to do it?” ment that the officer had arrived from the council chamber, and that his pris- oner was demanded. you. If Inm condemned and as of course Ishall be. you to me in my prison before for my execution is issued?" CHAPTER! XVI‘ Lg< of his office. He was very angry, but he could do nothing to help the matter. he could only resolve. in his own heart, that it the power should ever be his he would pay the man W_01_11_d not trust tilâ€"6; Ee'cREé nor." WStgffanq saw glggrly thqt the keeper On the morning of the. next day Marquis Stefl‘ano was ustir earlier than usual. He prowl-ed his break- fast at an hour which the SEIVRMS thought wonderfully out of season for him, and then proceeded to the prison when: he found the keeper just arri": ed. Ho haul come to ask when Zunfim' would be hanged; and he asked wllfh an eagerness that appeared well-m‘gl} brutal in the estimai ion of Lulé’:l Maraccini. whose respect for him. we are already aware. was not of a high order. He, looked at the visitor re- flectively; and if the latter had been less blinde by his own selfâ€"sufficlemy. he Would have seen the lurking 00“- tempt that curled the close lips and shadowed the watchful eye. The offi- cer answered after a pause: "You must ask the noble duke that Question. Signor. I can not anSWer it." The baron and his companions con- ferred together for a. little time, and finally. without further question or remark. unanimously granted his re- fmest. Hr! thanked them kindly, and shortly thereafter the audience was at an end and the session closed. in the present instance that his in- centives are not good: his desire is purely selfi-zh and unjust. I give you my word that I am firmly convinced that Zanoni is guilty; and though I should not wish you to believe- that such a thought could influence me in the least degree in wishing harm to the culprit; yet. his death will re- move a source of deep concernâ€"a. source of danger, in fact, from my way. \Vith this assurance on my part. will you not grant me lho favor I zmk ?" He waited a few moments. during which, as before. Baron Dodero 100k- ed at his colleagues, while his collear gues looked at him~then he want on. with the weight and force of consci- ous rectitude in look and tone. "I see, signers. that he has. Far be it from me tospeak against my bro”!â€" gulch I am justified in telling you. "Has Marquis Steffauo given you such an idea? Has he sought to inâ€" fluence in any way with regard to thllj prisoner’s fate ?” "Stop!" interrupted the potentate. something in the president's 100k and tone struck him on the instant as sigâ€" nificant. and it led him to ask SO pointedly that a refusal to answer Would be next to impossible. "Has this request anything to do with further examination Into the guilt of the prisoner? If it has I mustâ€"” The baron looked at his and they looked at him. he asked: "Signors," said the duke frankly. "I have a great favor? to ask at your hands. For myself I desire that his execution may be put off for a. few days at least." A few hours later the president of the Counvil of Twenty. together with ten of his Colleagues, were with the duke in his chamber of audience. ThPy had transacted the business of state on hand, wth Baron Dodero asked Antonio when Zanoni was to be axe? outed. Not long after the trial had closed the clerk of the court waited upon the duke with thP warmnt for the execu- tion of the prisonpr just condemned, requesling his signature. His grace took the, document and told the mes- senger he would give his; decision to the council when in session. "And you know nothing of it 9" _ "I know nothing of the order. alg- k... u iture. He learned later that it was an apartment intended for nobles un- der charge for political crime, or wealthy men shut u for civil offen- ces who could affor 10 pay for com- fort. The duke had procured him the favor. He added no suppllcation to the amen for mercy on the soul of the unfortunate man. That W115 all, and with [hit the prisoner was removed from the chamber, where. he was plac- ed, not in the airy apartment he had previously occupied, but in a deeper and more gloomsome place. Yet it was not such a dungeon as he had expected. It was of good size, with a. large window overlooking the river. a. fomfortfrble bed and respectable furnâ€" voice which he has trained to reach the uttermmal: depth of vocalization. he pronounces: "Juan Zanoni! You have been duly and impartially tried before this aug- ust tribunal on the chxrge of a wil- ful murder of a. nobls> of Parma. The court unanimously declares you guilâ€" ty! It also condemns you to death!" the next. until the seven slips have been drawn forth and their verdict announced,; and in the end the chief arises in his place, and the prisonar 15 called upon to do likewise. Then in a. voice which he has trained to reach the uttermost depth of vocalization, oer in waiting. brought a small black box, with an opening in the cover and through this aperture each justice, in turn, beginning with the chief, drop- ped his slip of paper. Then the clerk takes the box, and, with it in his hand, mounts a plat- form which lifts him into the view of all in the chamber. The officer who brought the box now commands sil- ence! and for the next twentyaeconds a. pin might have been heard to [all a. pin in thl Pretty soon the chief justice makes a. signal to the clerk. and he proceeds to the final scene. He lifts the cover of the box and takes out a slip of Paper. which he holds up. and reads aloud what he finds written thereon. "Guilty! Death!" And as he goes on, to the next, and the next. until the seven slips have been drawn forth and their verdict announced,; and in the end the chief nd for the next twentyseconds might have been heard to [all spacious room. y soon the chief justice makes 1 to the clerk. and he proceeds final scene. He lifts the cover box and takes out a slip of which he holds up. and reads nd, mounts a plat- xim into the view of r. The officer who now commands sil- next twenfyseconds been heard to [all colleagues By-and-by a box is booked for him through an agâ€" ent. in an ordinary way. If what is usually understood to be the royal box is already booked then the previous purchaser is politely asked to waive his right, that is all. Whenever this is done the waiver is always specially thanked in a letter from the prince‘s secretary. Years ago. when the prince was known to have booked. a box. if he did not arrive in time the curtain was kept down, and his appearance was made known by the band playing the national anthem. When this came to the knowledge of the prince he was very much annoyed and requested that both he and the princess should be treated exactly the same as any other playgoers. Their royal highnesses in- variably arrlve in good time, and where a separate exit is provided always re- main untii the fall of the curtain. There are theaters without a private entrance; at these houses the prince leaves a few minutes before the fall of the curtain simply that his carriage may not disturb the ordinary arrange- ments at the principal entrance. No- body, in fact, can be more courteous and considerate than the prince and princess on these and all other occa- sionn. The idea prevails here and there that the prince has special privileges in re- gard to his visits to the theater. The only privilege he has is that of heing a royal patron. though there is hardly any privilege managers would not grant to so constant. kindly and sym- [xxt‘hetic asupporter of the stage. \Vheu the prince desires to go to a theater :1 box is booked for him through an agâ€" ent. in an ordinar) way. 11‘ what is usually understood to be the royal box angles of a. public building crouched some twenty or thirty miserable huâ€" man beings, in all stages of emacia- tion. They were "reconcentrados." A lady with a. bright smile upon her face came down the steps of a large hotel near-by, and passed along the street. Her smile faded when she caught sight of the hopeless group, and she stood still in pained and silâ€" ent pity. The poor wretches stretchâ€" ed out th._ir hands, and the little ones ran to her and lifted up their pinch- ed faces, begging for a. coin “in God's name.” ‘years old, who did not move nor speak. She sat near a woman and two smaller children, who lay on the ground. apparently helpless. - Drawn by her great, pleading eyes the lady went to the child and offered a. coin. The haggard little creature glared at it a moment. and then, lsnatching the money with a. wild lshriek. darted across the street to the . nearest store. The prince is not what commercial men Would call wealthy, but he has plenty, and his establishment is manâ€" aged on strict and careful principles. It has been asserted that members of the royal family travel free of expense. The truth is quite the opposite. One of the Prince of W'ales‘ heaviest items of expenditure is the cost of traveling. Wherever they go both the prince and princess are very lavish in "tips." flow the Prince of W'ales (‘ondm‘ts lllm- sun“ Private Life. Directly she returned with a loaf, smelling it ravenously and almoat licking it, with her longing tongue; but she did not taste the bread. Run- ning to the wretched woman lying on the ground with her little ones. she thrust the loaf into her hand and then threw herself on her face in the dust, sobbing and shivering with utâ€" ter grief. The lady was deeply affectâ€" ed. and seeing a soldier, who seemed not wholly unsympathetic, she asked him to bring the generous little. daughter and her starved family to the hotel. "They shall be cared for," she said. It was a pitinble sight. but it gave a refreshing view of the sup- reme power of love even over mortal anguish, Centlvos and pesetas were bestowed freely from the lady’s purse ; but what distressed her more than all was the despair stamped upon the face of one little girl, not. more than seven years old, who did not move no: Hunger in its acute stages is said to destroy natural affection and all the humane instincts. leaving nolhing but selfish animal frenzy. This effect of famine is, of course, the same in very young victims as in adults. Oc- casionally the finer feelings seem to remain unhrutalized. When these are manifested in adults. both admirâ€" ation and pity are aroused in the ob- server; but there can be no more ap- pealing sight in all the terrible phen- omena of starvation than the altruism of a child. A writer relates What he saw in one of the Cuban cities. In a. recess of the wall between two angles of a. public building crouched Twenty know w found a officers of the him no that he l'ntht-Ilr Scone In one of the Cuban ('ltloe. As a. final resort; the see knowledge resolved to visit justice at his dwelling. not ask the duke. In truth not. He feared to eXCitt further while Zanoni lived. back From his way nothing he had in a. manner he should remember after. LIKE A SENSIRLE MAN. A TOUCH NG INCIDENT. hadfi final the prison our marquis made to the office of the Council 0! determined. if possible, to nen the Imaging was to be. He clerk and two or three minor in the place, but no member nouncil. The clerk could tell hing. for the simple reason had nothing- to tell. To Be Continu‘ He Antonio fter hief ould reduced, and we see little evidence in the Franco-German war that compara- tively raw recruits are so much worse soldiers than the older men in the re- giments. The Americans have tested the theory for us again, and they have found that with good officers and an able staff three months‘ instruction turns out men competent to fight great battles against regulars, and the prob- lem approaches much nearer solution. Every nation could defend itself if three months’ drill would make solâ€" diers, for every nation if it pleases can afford artillery, supply departments, and a sufficient body of educated of- ficers. It would be possible, in fact, to maintain great armies for defence without developing militarism, which would lift one of its greatest burdens from the whole of the white race, who, in fact, would give their live»; to sol- diering only when x-yquirod. land no private soldiers by profession, EXCept artillery. Even in the best dis- ciplined regular armies the duration of actual servme with the colours has in our own time been extraordinarily reduced, and we see little evidence in to furnish an army with good rank and file, so that, in fact. the barracks may not hes required for the military pre- paration of the masses of a people. Even a German army would think the conquz-m of Switzerland a. serious un- dertaking. and there are in Switzer- training which our grandfathers would have considered worthless, is sufficient war, and the object. in the intarest of their permanent happiness, is to re,- duce the burden. and the misery, and the waste involved in that great fact to the lowest practicable point. Noth- ing would reduce it so much as certain- ty that exceedingly short training. There is no ground for believing that until the human race ends war will end. or for supposing that the feelings WhICh really cause war will ever be extinguished by arbitration. or that small armies will ever again do the work of large, says the London Specta- tor. The nations must. therefore, 11 they are to be safe. be organized for ForuNnuon to lie Prepared f" Contln studies. The a_lmveâ€" statemefit iQAI-EQE'rn to before the undershgngd_at Port Afippo A- 1.1“ “my, . ~r‘ompleite recovery. He is a. life 10m friend of Dr. \Villiams‘ Pink Pills an never lets an opportunity pass a speaking a good word for them. [decided to try them and in less than five. weeks the ulcers were completely healed and the swelling in my legs dis- appeared. The ulcers never returned and mv leg is just about as sound as the other one. I know that Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills alone cured me when doctors and all other! medicines fail- ed and I am willing that the details of my illness and cure can be made known." Mr. Croazrey who is 41 years of age, is 'now at work every day. {1119 nature of his work that of lifting heavy bags of flour and feed, is proof of his v " "' “luau” "For the next year and ahalf Iwaa treated by four or five doctors but my leg and the ulcers were as bad as ever. The doctors pronounced the disease phlebitis or inflammation of the veins. Tibeiyi didn’t seem to know what to do for me, however, and I despaired of getting well.” Mr. Crosgrey’s relief came in a strange manner. almost chance one might say. He tells of it this way:â€"“I had a relative living near Teeswater, named William Bap- tist. He heard of my condition and sent word to me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. His reason for recommend- ing them he stated was because they had cured him of serious trouble in both legs, when all else had failed. MR. JAS. CROSGREY, 0F PORT HOPE, TELLS AN INTERESI‘ING STORY. Ills Right log Swollen to Three Tlmcs lu Natural Mze-llccrs Followed add for It Your andu "1111' Doctors" Trcnlmcnl ‘ II?“ to Help mm, .. It phon From the Port Hope Times the 17th day a": FébEfiary. 1335. D. H. CHISHOLM. SOLDIERS NOT NECESSARY. A STRANGE BASE. 3.5116 , for eight years Hope, Ont. Mr. mploy of Mr. R. zed store on 'W31- :11 and favorably iciniLy. Less than 0:3‘1‘6)’ was the ls as ‘that tele-