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SYNOPSI9 OF PRECEDING Cratilla, daughter of slave in’ Pompell, whither her father had #0: Deen sent, into slavery. Spo ts vought by Malvia, daust the rich Diomed, | Diomed two sone, Quint and Curtiu secretly embraced Christianity. Quint loves Cratilla. escaped and is hidden by his fellow-Chrieth Biomed ditead a secret meccing of the christian Rumblings and ‘earthquakes prove that Mount Vesuvius 1s un Pausa, the chief magistrate of Pompell, promises that some Christians shall be captured and thrown to the llons on CHAPTERS. 10, the Greek, sculptor, Zeno ons of the forthcoming feast day. Quint and Cratilla avow thelr 1 love. Quint promises to restore her to her father. A amed Sintstra hates Cratilla and swears to harm hei ta meeting of the Christians, Zeno and Cratilla are restored to each other, The poldiers attack the Christians. A centurion setzes Cratllia. Quint stabs him. Zeno arged with the murder. Quint offers to confess to save Cratl father, This the girl will not allow. Malvia finds the lovers conversing. Cratilla, to aaye her father, tells the authorities she killed the centurion. Quint also confesses. ‘The girl and Quint are dcomed to dle 1a the arena. Avenir, head of the Christians, le also con “Quint Gnd Cratilla are thrown to the tions. At that moment Vesuvius breaks forth in eruption. In the confusion the vie» tims escape to the outer city a CHAPTER XVIII. Pliny’s Peril. TIE elder Pliny and his cousin were tn Misenum | on the day, of the fearful eruption. Returning home from the seashore, Pliny took a cold bath and went into his library. No sooner did he make two or three notes in one of his scrolls than the cur- tain was carefully pushed aside and some one sald: “Pliny, haveryou noticed what is going on in Pom- pelt?” “What is tt, ing uneasiness. “An enormous cloud is rising from Vesuvius, though’ the sky {s clear.and the weather is so calm.” “I must go—T aust study this astonishing phenom- enon of nature,” said the scientist excitedly. ‘Tell the Scythian to have the four-oared boat ready im- mediately,” he added to his cousin. “I shall go to Pompeii." ‘But it 1s dangerous, uncle,’ said the youth. You canont attain anything without @ risk. My days on earth are numbered, and the gods have never offered me such an opportunity as this. I am going!" A few moments later Pliny the elder was bound for Pompell. His cousin remairfed in Misenum. Within several minutes Pliny's boat reached the shore near the:mansion of Pomponianus. 66 Pomponianus, after an exchange of greetings. N “How so?” wondered Pomponianus. ‘And this infernal darkness?” “It will disperse, together with the smoke.” “And thouse creeping fires on the mountain—those purple streams? “Those are simply burning huts and houses. But the principal thing 1s over—the angry captive broke the prison and. escaped—now he {s harmless." “The explosion and the fountain of fire rising to the sky,” went on Pliny, “denoted the moment of Vapor's deliverance. Now he |s not terrible any longer. By the light of torches the two friends were slowiy ster?” asked the scientist with grow- CHAPTER XIX. Pliny Explains, OW the terror is over for a while,” sald Pliny to making thelr way toward the mansion, when sud- denly they came upon the figure of a man, who stug- gered and moaned plaintively: “Oh, my daughter! Oh, my Aspasia!" Pompontanus recognized the voce, “Zeno! he exclaimed, “Almighty God! Are you not Pompontanus, our hoa- orable defender?" “Yes, good Zeno! What's the matter with you?” Zeno the sculptor was apparently staggering. His face was blood-stained. On his head was a large white pillow, which protected his head from the rain of ashes, . ‘Where is my child? Where is my wife, whom you, oh, noble orator, saved from death? Oh, Lord! I looked for them everywhere—I knew that they went to the amphitheatre to eee that terrible spectacle. Oh!” Zeno exclaimed, bursting Into tears, “I was there, too, Do you see the wood upon my face? That 1s from the rain of stones. My head was bleeding. Oh, great God!” cried Zeno, wringing his hands. “They have all perished. When the lightnings flashed I could See scores of corpses, covered with ashes and stones, on the streets of Pompell. Perhaps they are alsa among those corpses. Oh, God!" He was inconsolable, OHAPTER XX. The Fate of the Fugitives. EANWHILE Vesuvius resumed {ts work of de- struction. Tho city of Pompell was being de- serted. The lgbtnings flashed upon the ruins of temples and statues and upon corpses half covered with ashes and stones. The thunder peals and shock: decame ever more frequent. To seek shelter in the houses or temples was {mpossible now. There was no refuge anywhere, for the burning ashes and stones and the boiling water thrown up by Vesuvius overtook even those that turned to the sea in the hope of saving thomsetves. Now the fatal mountain hurled from ‘ts crater mas- sive blocks of rock which wrought terror and deso- lation wherever they landed. Suddenly the clouds were thrust asunder and purple figures of monsters seemed to wrestle one another above the crater of Vesuvius, and with a deafening underground crash, the sea and the shore, together with Vesuvius, shud- dered conyulstvely, Then the sea rose to an extra- ordinary height and fell upon the ehore of the unfor- tunate city. Vesuvius was now all wrapped in a purple flame, Suddenly the mountain, just above the Cave of the Cyclops, burst asunder, as though open- ing its flery mouth, and an ocean of fire, an ocean of burning lava, came down with a rattling nolse and clashed with the sea just above the space occupied by Herculaneum and the northern part of Pompell. Vulean came out victorious. Neptune was thrown back from the buried city. The air became eomewhat calmer. ashes and stones stopped At last {j began to dawn. ‘The first morning after the destruction of Pompell, Herculaneum and Stabiae, these precious pearls of ancient Rome. Our fugitives, Quint, Kurtslus, Aspasla and Cratilia, The rain of waked silently along the shore in search of shelter, ‘The terrible day and night wrought a great change In them. Their fa were pale and thin, fatigue cn exhaustion were perceptible {n all their moveme: Cratilla, whose eyes bespoke intense suffering, was now leaning on Quint’ arm, while Kurtslus supported Aspasia Just opposite the mansion of Pompontanus, near the seashore, the fugitives noticed @ certain shapeless mass of ashes. Somehow or other tt appeared to Quint that underneath the heap of ashes he discerned human bodies. They camo nearer and beheld the fat body of @ large-sized man. His face, which was Sut slightly covered with ashes, was not distorted. It looked as though he were simply sleeping “God! That is Pliny, the noble Cratilla. Yes, that was the great Pliny—Pliny the Elder, the pride of the ancient world! They noticed a boat nearing the shore. Presently Quint recognized Pomponianus among those in the boat, “Oh, great Pompontanus' exclaimed the son of Diomed, advancing toward him. “God has sent you to save us once more."’ “Quint! worthy Quint!” ered Pompontanus. At this moment Cratilla uttered a shout of Joy and rushed Into her father's embrace. Zeno had passed the terrible night in the company of Pomponianus arid Pliny, but before dawn, during one of the most Pliny!" exclaimed terriflc eruptions, Pliny fell to the ground and died, | suffocated by the sulphurous fumes which filled the air, Pompontanus and Zeno managed to escape death by setting out far Into the sea, where the burning ashes did not reach them. An impenetrable darkness again wrapped the earth and the sea, and only the crater of Vesuvius, vomit- ing volumes of fire lghted the way for the fleeing vessel. “Oh, eternal Gods!” exclaimed Pompontanus. “When will your wrath calm down, when will your thunder- ings become silent?” All were silent. Motlonless, petrified with terror, they stared back at the flery cone of the mountain, which resumed its destructive work with renewed force, covering with ashes and stones the citles where but a day ago pleasure and love resided. “And how ts your father?" Pomponianus suddenly inquired of Quint, “Ala He 1s no longer among the living,” re- pited Quint. “Oh, merciless Gods! er? Your sister?" “Alas! There where they {lved, there is now a large heap of congealed lava. The mountains have fallen on our earthly happiness, and the streams of fire have swept away all iat was dearest to us on earth. Pompontanus recalled the words of John the Judean Another terrible day and sti more terrible night went by. Vesuvius became tired, at Jast! by the wind, fell on the ruins of Carthage, on the ps of Numidia’s palm-trees, on the pyramids of Egypt, and on the shores of Syria and Palestine But even Vesuvius became tired! Is It necessary to add that Quint and Crattlla were never panted again after the destruction of Pompeii? Kurtsins, the younger brother, with ‘is love for the same gin deeply hidden in his heart,went off to Rome, He 1s dead! And your moth- Its ashes, scattered where he burled himse!f in the catacombs. THE END. _JUST WHAT ENGLAND’S KING CAN AND CANNOT DO. HE MAY COMMAND, BUT DOES NOT GOVERN. Under the splendid and unwritten con- Tits Mafeaty does exercise supreme com- mand ayer the Household Brigade, and hes upon several occasions exercised his royal prerogative. of the public money could be spent with- if he chose, could sell military stores throughout While not a penny subjects from ‘his country, The King cannot expel any one of his out the consent of Parliament, the King, to say, he has the power of recalling a the nay. and citizen from abroad, and in time of the country, War could issue a proclamation com- pelling every man to bear arms. but, strange! At present no member of the royal stitution of Great Britain and Ireland, the King may “command many things, yet he only governs through his Parlia- ment,” says the London Express. In others words, the people are consulted, and the “commands” are then given. What, then, is the royal prerogative? First and foremost comes the exer- clee of royal clemency toward convicted criminals. Although the petitions for the pardon of a murderer are sent to the Home Secretary, the King has abso- lute power to pardon the criminal. On the other hand, a@ statute passed in George III.'s reign makes It impossible for the King to pardon a man who has been convicted under the old statutes of Charles Il. for keeping his shop open on Sunday. By the ancient lawr the King could sell his entire navy or declare war him- self against any country. In these prac- ucal days, however, Parliament would have to vote the money for the war, 50 that a royal decleration would be of Uttle use without the support of the Commons. In regard to the army, the King can @isband the army and dismies any offi- ct in either service at his own pleasure Needless to say, the King would not do 60 without consulting the Ministers, but AN AWKWARD HITCH. “Let's tle up here and take a little siesta for an hour or two," eaid the emj- nent French aeronaut. “Very good,” agreed his companion, “but what are we to tle to?” They were in midair, you see, and the plain all about looked ike barren stretches of undulating mist, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Here,” said M, Santos. twisted tall of a cyclone. can tle to this.” So they ted up and had a high ball, end they leaned back and enjoyed a comfortable nap. Suddenly they awoke. They were be: ing yanked through the alr at the rate of fifty mil minute, It was ewful. “Wh-what’s cut loose?" cried the com- panion, “I'm atrats M. Santos mournfully remarked, ‘that by a etrange mistake I ted the balloon to the tip of the tall of @ eleeping comet, Whew! Hold on to your hat. or THE PRESERVE CLOSET. In one well-equipped preserve closet “Here ts the I think we cloth coat, PLAID GOWN FOR THE EARLY FALL. ‘This elegant gown for early fall ia built with a plaid skirt and a fancy blue The skirt 1s gored and every seam ts covered with a band of blue cloth, It {s cut on the bias and none of the gores match faced with a six-inoh flounce bound with vely inches of soft haircloth, the other at the front and rounded off at the corners, of the plaid, The sleeves ar en, and ‘The coat ts built with circular bands, each The @everal shely are perforated with holes just the right size to hold pint and quart cans, top town, Practically the same result can be accomplished by hay- ® cleat one and one-half inohes high ni along the back of the shelves, i EOOND THIEK BEST OWNER, A GOOD. UMBRELLA STORY. Jexee to meet him. But aerpel him hard on close against the wall. Lay the cans on thelr sides, with the bottom up on the cleat; of course the vacuum is at the raised end, and any leakage or fer- “A guilty conscience The Milwaukee Sentinel addw that obber proverb, owner,” and att " Look here, old man, umbrella! is its own ac- “Beoond thief beat ta it with the follow-,ered with confusion an at the Jo sees ianign he lower end #howw Atl ing story about a Grand avenue mer- ing ready to apologize, w nee. ~| that the stranger~ seemec 2 chant who wae caught without an um-| Cont toy than came on. ONE USE § OF KEROSENE, eo, rer bo safoly used with is brelia one day when a sudden rain “When I got over on East Water| didn't know it whiten yellow clothes, |#feet.” He says, "I spied Dick, ap old| ished around the corner, Feb ae AL Ice ae I beg your pardon, yours, It is made with a slip ubove the ruMfe with ten vest and sleeves tuoked and ornamented with circular bands of blue e of It I rushed up behind him and | pi e back and oried; lve me that) pulitger Buildin, he man turned, and to my surprise I diseovered Ht wan pot Dick, but eome- one Thad never #een before. was just mak- » He has, sh Umbrella and pushed jt Into’ my a tnd he and or van, family thinks of leaving the country without obtaining His Majesty's per- mission, and this {s as It should be. One of the most ancient and Interest- ing privileges of itself with the Duchy of Cornwall. This valuafle crown asset can be sold by the King for the purpose of con- cluding a peace, and His Majesty could, by the old sta.utes, wage war for the conquest of Brittany; but here, again, would come the money difficulty. The power of elevating a citizen rests, of course, entirely with the King, and there is absolutely no limit put to the numbers who could be so honored. It is a well-known fact that with the exception of authors, coples of whose books His Majesty fonally “ac. cepts," the King cannot receive pre ents from his subjects, hard at first, of is really necessary in view the avalanches of costly presents which would be showered upon the King by persons with “social aspira- tions."" Another rule, which is strictly out, 1s that the King can never dl communicate with his subjects they are, of course, Intimate and all correspondence the office! eotly unless rien Passes through of the housshold. 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