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A QUESTION OF EYIDENSE,
BY ALEXIS KItAVSSE.
Author of" Tile Theory o f Samson Ye’d • Ilte., Etc
Copyrighted, I)>9S hy- Alexis Krausac.
i limes think that all reality is a
said the Countess.
At’ lll
r l ai we shall wake up some day
l( j.r al Its vividness,” said the
ijcrru.iif t. '
' Kl i ; ,,rset all those details which make
,-.?t impression on us while we
dit-aming," I suggested.
' |, „i linished dinner and had drawn
_ , t blazing log tire. The shutters
; t>een closed, and as I sat outside
circle close by the Countess' el
, A itched the heavy bands of fleecy
which a northwest wind was driv
-1 il<s ,he limb of an autumnal moon.
Il " , ,„bject had been started by the doc
wlio had volunteered a ghost story,
jiiis had led'to a discussion in the
! .. r9t , of which it transpired that we all
, just a tinge of superstition in our eom-
Jj-inis. All w-ith one exception—for
y„ Grimstone had not spoken.
h ,i,j observed, however, that while ap
,^ r , ,uly gazing into the fire and devoting
I -i attention to the sparks which now
1 , ;. K n sailed up as the wood crackled
a , 1(1 shifted in the grate, she was listen.
|!IS n tently to the remarks being made,
' „j as the Countess ventured the dogma
chronicled above, 1 gathered by the change
m the expression of the face opposite me
jtie was about to break silence with a pur
pose.
1 cannot say that I agree with you,”
said Mrs. Grimstone, in that sweet, sub
ijued voice of hers, "but it has more than
on , occurred to me that many dreams are
reality, and that some deficiency in our
perceptions causes us to think them un
real.
My dear Philippa,” replied the Coun
i,,.,. "whatever brought you to think such
[ . thing?"
■Thai involves the telling of a story,
anil a long one,” said Mrs. Grimstone. "1
rannot tell you what U was. I could only
relate to you the circumstances and leave
you to classify them for yourselves. And
as the story is not a pleasant one 1 do
not know that I should care to tell it."
"Vou are very cruel to thus excite our
appreciation in order only to disappoint
ua,' cried the journalist, who never lost
a possible opportunity of acquiring copy.
"And wasting a perfect ‘niise en scene’
for a mvstery tale,” put in the countess.
“See, the fire is gbing down; vve are in
e-mi-darknesS. Listen to the wind, it is
blowing a gale. We shall find some trees
down in the morning, and there’s your
moon ready to give a finishing touch to
the picture.”
"It is manifestly ordained that you
should hold us spellbound," I pleaded.
Thus appealed to. she turned her beauti
ful pale face towards us as though with
an effort, and appeared to debate within
herself before refusing our request. But
suddenly her face brightened.
"I will tell you the story if you would
really like to hear it,” she said, “but it is
noi a pleasant one to listen to. It has been
the hane of my life for fifteen years.”
Then she paused awhile, and turning her
face towards the countess she setned her
s. If on the low bench on which she was
sated, as w*.< all instinctively drew in a
little and prepared to listen intently.
"You are most of you doubtless acquaint
td with the circumstances of my husband’s
death. Such, things are not easily forgot
t' n It is close on twenty years ago since
ii happened, but the fact remains.
"But you are probably not aware of the
reasons for his having committed the fatal
le t. It is necessary that I should refer to
them. The subject is a most painful one,
as you will understand. He took his own
life rather than suffer disgrace. We were
comparatively poor, and had losses; and in
a mad moment my husband had got into
the clutches of a usurer.
"He had met the man at the house of an
acquaintance. He was an elderly man
with a hook nose and a very long white
beard. I took such a strong dislike to him
the first time we met that I avoided him as
far as I could whenever lie fell fh my way.
He was evidently well-to-do, and lived in
good style, though exhibiting intense vul
garity in all his surroundings. He was al
ways talking about himself, and the many
influential people he knew, and was most
objectionably familiar with every woman
he came across. He was altogether the
most loathsome person I have ever met;
un i to make his appearunce especially dis
agreeable he had a peculiar wen-like pro
tuberance on his throat just under his
chin. It was like a turkey's wattle, and it
was evidently to hide this that he wore so
long a beard."
We sat motionless as Mrs. Grimstone
paused in her recital. Her story had al
ready engrossed our attention, and the
well chosen word£ in which she told it were
almost fascinating iu their simplicity.
"This man boasted of being a member of
several West End clubs; he belonged to a
city company of which he was shortly to
become master, he also lent money to his
friends, so he said to my husband on
more than one occasion; and one fatal day
Haul went to him and borrowed iSOO. I
never saw the papers he signed, and could
never find out what the terms were, but I
do know that In the course of four wAiry
years of harrowing, suffering and cons
tant, weary torture,he succeeded in squeez
ing more than six hundred out of my hus
band in constant installments and for
feits on account of interest alleged to be
due, while the original bill remained in the
usurer's hands. The fiend used often to
come and see Paul, and when he was out
insisted on seeing me. And he used to keep
reminding me during his hateful visits
• nat he could ruin my husband and sell
my home if he liked. So 1 was compelled
lo receive him and to be civil, until his
persecution became acute and his atten
tions so Intolerable that I rang the i>ell
and ordered him out of the house.
”1 did not dare tell my husband what
had happened for fear of what he might
do. Nor did I then realize what was oc
curring. But too late I found that upon
leaving our house, the villain had written
to Paul to say that unless the full amount
of the bill was paid forthwith he would
ruin him.
' George shot himself that night.
She paused a moment, but the only emo
tion she showed betrayed itself In the In
creased brightness of her eyes which
seemed lo he flashing in the dim light.
"He left two letters, written the after
noon of that day. One was addressed to
the man who murdered him. the other to
me. In my letter he explained that the
course he had taken was the only one
possible to save me from disgrace. He
reasoned that the vllllan would not dare
to sue his executors for money which had
already been more than repaid. And the
• vent proved he was right. The murderer
had the Infamy to send a wreath of flowers
with his card tc my house.
That was twenty years ago. Ethel was
Vet a child, tnd she was my only comfort.
1 left town with her and lived quietly In
Switzerland for four years. We came
hack, Just before the unexpected death of
my cousin, and I succeeded to the proper
ty too late to enjoy It. Hut E'hel was
growing up and X had to to about for her
sake; and thus It was that we went to join
the house party at Lady Glover's. You
: ll ' k " ow ; h 7 P ,n( 'e and what a curious as
- rtment of people one meets there We
found the Chase- rather full and sat down
twenty to dinner. But the gaiety of the
party and the constant round of entertain
ment amused Ethel, and t did not regret
having-come.
"On the second day we went wlh a mer
ry party for a drive to Crosby Abhov, and
on the homeward journey one of the horses
fell and broke its knee: so we were delay
ed and had to walk back four miles, only
getting heme just In time for dinner; and
when we got into the drawing room the
visitors were already going out. There
had been some fresh arrivals in the after
noon, and my attention was claimed bv an
old acquaintance who took me in to din
ner. I didn’t see whft it was took Ethel,
hut I just saw the butterfly in her hair
as she went into the room. The dinner
was better than usual, but I had no appe
tite and felt Indisposed. An overwhelming
wave of depression had suddenly descend
ed on me. It was quite useless lighting
against it. My neighbor noticed it indeed,
and teased me about being so triste. X
could only make apologies, and say that I
had the toothache, and immediately Lady
Glover rose I hurried out of the room and
went upstairs, threw myself on my bed,
and gave way to a hysterical fit of weep
ing.
‘‘This relieved me, and after an hour or
so I went downstairs and entered the
drawing-room. My absence had not been
noticed. I found the gentlemen had been
in some time. Someone had been playing
and everybody seemed to Ire in high spir
its.
"I exchanged a few words with old Mrs.
MoncriefT, who was over ninety and had
known my mother when she was a little
girl. We spoke of old times and tilings,
and then she said to me, "what a graceful
creature your little girl has grown. I have
been admiring her ever since dinner. But
who is that old gentleman she is talking
to?'
"Then I glanced round the room and saw
Ethel seated at a table, idly turning over
an album of views, as she Chatted with
her father’s murderer!”
At this juncture Mrs. Grimstone drew
her seat a little nearer the fire, as though
feeling cold. The journalist cleared his
throat in order to remind us that he was
taking it all in. and the countess fanned
herseif to conceal her anxiety.
"I had great difficulty in keeping my
self-possession. My first impulse was to
do something dreadful. Then it occurred
to me that this man, though morally the
murderer of my husband, was legally a
tower of commercial probity; an ornament
to the city, you know. I could not charge
him with any crime, and to have made
a scene would have been extremely ill
bred, and have served to rake up the for
gotten tragedy in my life. But to see
Ethel confidentially talking to the man
taking an evident pleasure in his com
panionship was too frightful] He was
certainly no fit companion for any de
cent woman, I knew that. lAnd my H-thel
was always an unusually simple-natured
girl.
“So I told Mrs. Moncrief that I did not
know who the person was, and tried to
catch Ethel’s attention, to beckon her to
me. But she was so engrossed in her con
versation that I could not.
"And I did not dare go and confront the
old man. I could not trust myself. The
horror of the situation overwhelmed me.
I made some excuse to my companion and
crossed the room to where my hostess was
sitting. I noticed as I did so that the hor
rid wen was visible behind the villuin’s
beard.
“I asked Lady Glover who the man was.
She answered me with a significant smile.
H“e is a Triend of Sir George Wraggles,”
she told me. "His name is Joshua or Jo
seph, something begining with aJ. It
may be Judas, I don’t remember. But
Sir George said he was a great friend of
h>s. He is on some of his companies, and
all that sort of thing; so I said he couid
bring him; and here he is—quite a char
acter, don’t you think so? They say he
is very rich.”
“I sunk away feeling unutterably
wretched, but was cheered when young
Richard Balmain accused me of trying to
cut him. He was always a protege of
mine, and had only just got his commis
sion for the Royais. I reassured him and
packed him off to rescue Ethel and bring
her to me.
“She appeared surprised at my message,
but rose and came to me not looking best
pleased at being separated from an amus
ing companion. ‘He is so very funny,*
she remarked, ’so vulgar and so conceit
ed, and he talks about nothing but his set,
and the upper ten. I never met anything
so grotesque. He fancies himself a sort
of George IV.’
"I thought it wisest not to tell her any
thing, and so explained I thought il wou.d
be nice if we were to take a walk in the
park. It was a perfect night, and full
moon, and I added that I was sure that
Mr. Balmain would be our escort. My
proposal was agreed to, and we all went
out and strolled down the avenue and un
der beeches, which you know at Braxteth
are famous. We stayed out quite an
hour and then went in again ;but I pleaded
fatigue, and so went straight up stairs
with Ethel, and begging her not to go
down again we said good night and went
to our rooms, which joined and commu
nicated by a door from one to the other.
"I undressed, but felt that I couid npt go
to sleep, so I took a book and started to
rend. But my attention kept wandering,
and I found myself seeing an old man’s
face with a white beard, and then the
beard would appear parted in the middle,
showing the wrinkled bag of flesh which
hung beneath. And the wicked black eyes
stared at me, and the bushy white eye
brows contracted, until at length 1 felt 1
could stand it no longer, and flinging down
my hook I wertt Into the next room to seek
the companionship of Ethel.
"She was In bed and asleep. I stood by
the bed and admired her face. It bore the
repression of such simplicity and sweet
n'ess_remember, it is fifteen years ago
that I am speaking of.”
"The reminder is unnecessary, my dear,
interpolated the Countess. "Ethel is still
both simple and sweet, as well as beauti
ful; marriage has not spoiled her a bit.
She takes after her mother."
Mrs. Grimstone did not appear to havo
noticed the compliment, but continued her
recital.
"Where was I? Oh, yes. Ethel was
sleeping peacefully, and I hesitated lo
rouse her. And as I stood by her bedside
pondering 1 heard a slight rustling sound
over by the heavy wardrobe. I started
and turned, and saw what I had not no
ticed before, a small piece of something
white on the floor.
"I went across the room and picked It
up. It was a piece of paper folded up
small, and It had just been put under the
door leading to the rorrldor.
“I felt overcome with agitation. I tried
the door and found that Ethel had locked
It. This reassured me. I went quietly
back into my own room, opened the paper
under the electric light, and read its con
tents.
"It was an assignation for that night.
Unsigned, but plain enough tor me. It
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27. I&9S.
gave instructions as to the meeting place—
the last door on the left of the corridor by
the oriel window!”
The speaker hesitated!, and turning her
face for the first time away from us,
peered into the glowing embers in the
sinking fire. Then she resumed, appearing
to gain inspiration from her reviie.
‘‘l had thought that I had learned the
depth of this man's villainy—for of course
the note could have been written by no
one else. I paced my room in an agony of
helplessness. What could I do? Leave the
place? My doing so would appear suspi
cious and get Ether talked about. Warn
the villain? It would surely be useless,
fon fide in our hostess? To create a scan
dal and perhaps break up the party. No!
It was better for me to do nothing. But
Ethel—l had surely the right to protect
my child!”
I flun S myself on the hoi. I fancied
I could hear the throbbing of my tem
pos. 1 thought such thoughts as I dare
not recall. I conjured up expedients such
as are only possible to a desperate wo
man. I Cannot tell how long 1 lay thus,
a! 1 l°okt-d at my watch it point
5. one. I read the note again.
It filmed 2 o'clock,
Then I had anew idea. And as it ma
ture 7 ln my br ain. I felt I should act on
• ‘- mind was made up, I would end
the tension, ami protect my child.
I rose and quietly unlocked the door.
I peered out along the corridor. All was
still. 1 went out and closed the door with
out making a sound. I turned towards
the great oriel window, through which the
moonbeams fell in briffinnt opal- so on*
tints upon the oaken floor. I paused In
voluntarily, roused by the peaceful beauty
of the vista closed in many yards away
by that wonderful window.
“Then I crept along on tiptoe, until I
had reached the end. 1 noticed hy a glim
mer under the last door that there was
sttl! a light burning m the room. I paused
a moment, nerved myself for the effort I
was about to make. Cautiously I grasped
the handle tightly, and slowly turned It,
so slowly as not to make the slightest !
sound. And then I opened the door und i
peeped in.
It was his room. The murderer stood I
with his back to me before a swing glass;
he was dressed in his dinner things. He
held a pair of scissors in his hand, with
which he was trimming his beard.
"ft was the opportunity of a limetime. I
My opportunity! And I took it! I ran at
him. and before he knew that he wns r.ot
alone, l had seized him by the throat. He
didn't call out. He hadn't time. With ell
the strength of a madwoman, ,J[ stuck my
fingers into his neck until I felt the mus
cles give. And then I pulled him down
until he came on hts back, my km 09 on
his chest and my nails dug deep into his
flesh.
Slowly his features became more and
more distorted. His eyes opened wider
and wider. His face turned paler even
than ever. Then suddenly It liegan to
swell. His eyes became prominent, and
his tongue found its way through his
teeth, and he had ceased even to attempt
to struggle. Still clutching at his throat
I glanced around. We were quite alone,
he and I, and his reckoning had come.
"Then I saw the scissors he had held,
lying by his Side. It appeared providen
tial. I renounced the hold of one hand,
watching him carefully the while. But he
didn t move and his face grew more livid,
more swollen, and more hideous every
second. Without removing my gaze I felt
for the scissors and found them. I grasp
ed them firmly. I passed them under the
long, white beard. But I could not affect
my purpose with one hand. So carefully,
grudgingly, I withdrew the other from his
throat. Still he didn’t move, but I no
ticed the Imprint of my fingers on his
neck. Then I touched the horrid thing
that has caused me disgust so often. But
it didn't shock me now, I had a mission
to perform and was busy. I heid the I
thing in my left hand, and then stuck the
pointed blade of the scissors throjgh it
with my right. As I did so the body
tw itched. Then I closed the scissors
quickly!"
The Countess drew her breath convul
sively, and I felt the back of her chair j
shake as she shuddered. The journal’ot ■
covered his face with his hands. But the |
little lady with the grey continued to gaze !
at the embers and went on in her silvery I
voice.
"I rose and looked at my work. I felt i
light-hearted, for my husband was aveng
ed and my daughter protected. And I was
quite joyous as I watched a little wavy
line of red creep down the embroidered
shirt, tinting the diamond stud on its way,
until it began to add anew hue to the
faded carpet.
. ‘‘l approved my work and felt relieved.
And then I turned to go. And as I did so
I recognized that my Nemesis had over
taken me.
"I was about to leave the room, and was
a.ready at the door. I half-involuntariiy
turned to take one ,ast look at my work,
and struck by the hideousness of the
bloated features, for they had swelled al
most immediately. I returned and, taking
a towel from the horse, I covered the face
up. Then 1 saw h ; s features peering at
me from out the looking-glass by which he
had stood when I seized him.
“My heart stood still. I looked again.
There all agog, with a look of horror on
his face, there, as though in the act of
falling backwards, was the counterfeit of
the thing which now lay on the floor. I
rubbed my eyes and looked again. I dug
my nails Into my flesh, and yet it peered.
I took my handkerchief and rubbed the
mirror. But the ghastly features still
fixed me with their gaze.
"Then I became desperate. On the
dressing table were a pair of heavy silver
candlesticks. I staggered across the room
and seizing one, with all my might I dash
ed It at the mirrored head.
"There was a crash. The glass cracked
from its center in all directions, and the
great plate flew in a thousand fragments,
covering the thing which lay at its base;
and I noticed that every little splinter had
its portion of counterfeit presentment upon
It.
“Then I lost consciousness. Nor do I
remember anything more until I found
myself in bed, With Ethel, fully-dressed,
bending over me.
"I was puzzled to find her appearing anx.
ious about me. and her answers only sur
prised me the more. I learned from her
that she had been awakened shortly after
1 o’clock by my talking In my sleep. She
had come to me, but could not rouse me.
She remained hy my side, and she related
how for more than an hour 1 had muttered
and tossed about as If I had been in a high
fever. Then I had become quieter and
dropped Into a heavy sleep. Poor Ethel
had sat dozing >n my room all night, and
was much terrified, as you may imagine.
“And then I realized that It had al) been
a dream. Eut it was so vivid that every lit
tle detail was engraved on my memory.
"But I dared not speak of what I had
dreamed; so I said I had had a nightmare,
but could not recall what It was about,and
got up and dressed."
“A most horrible Jream It was.” said
the Countess. "I don’t ever remember hav
ing been so Interested.”
“It was enough to destroy one’s reason,"
said the journalist,
"But after all," I added, It was only a
dream.”
"There Is a little more to be told," aald
Mrs. Grimstone. “U was, as you say. only
a dream. But I hdve not yet told you the
enrT. Owing to my having slept so late we
dtd not get down to breakfast until most
of the others had finished, and we took
ours In company with two or three other
late risers whom we did not know very
well. As soon as we had finished we went
out into the great hall to see what the ar
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rangements were. I did not feel very well
after my bad night, and hoped there would
be a driving party. We found a knot of
men in the hall gathered together discuss
ing something of evident importance. As
we appeared the men separated, and sev
eral came to meet us with the usual greet
ings. But I had seen enough to know there
was something very interesting and im
portant going on. so I took young Bal
main’s arm and led him down the steps on
to the terrace and asked him if there was
any startling news. He endeavored to
evade the question, but on my pressing him
he owned that there was.”
“The fact of the matter is,” he said, “if
you really want to know, that something
has happened to one of our party. At
least, us he was staying In the house, 1
suppose he was one of the party. An old
gentleman, a friend cf Sir George Wrig
gles; they arrived together yesterday; any
how. he has died suddenly."
"The news didn’t startle me in the least,
neither did it shock me. ‘Died, you say?’
, I remarked. 'What did he die of?’
“ "Pon my word, 1 can't say,’ replied
Mr. Balmain. "He didn’t come down to
breakfast. No one would have missed him
had not Sir George asked where lie had
got to. And then one of the maids said
she had been knocking at his door for
half an hour, and couldn’t get any an
swer. So the butler went up and they
broke his door open, and found him dead.'
“ ‘Gr murdered,’ 1 suggested.
“ 'What makes you say that?' lie replied.
‘No,’ he added, after a pause. ‘He wasn't
murdered, because his was locked
on the inside, and his windows were shut
and fastened. But if you really want lo
know, I am told he committed suicide.’
"I felt overcome, but curiosity got the
better of me. I felt I must know every
thing. ‘How did he kill himself?’ I de
manded.
“ 'The butler tells me he cut his throat
with a pair of scissors,' he said, with a
shudder, ‘and it's a most extraordinary
thing that he didn’t rouse the whole house,
for us he fell he knocked over a glass
which is broken into bits. It must have
made a terrific noise. But then the next
room was empty, which, I suppose, re
counts for it.’
“That is all,” added Mrs. Grimstone, as
we sat wKhout breaking silence. "The ne
cessary forms were gone through, of
course, with due consideration to our feel
ings. The ldy was removed to the village
Inn, where It was shown beyond doubt
that Mr. Joseph—that was his name—had
accidentally cut himself with a sharp pair
of scissors while trimming his lieard. This
was proved beyond question by the frag
ments of white hair they found the
floor, and the scissors which were discov
ered still lying beaide the body, and every
body was satisfied.
"I could not bring myself to go to the
Chase for years after that bight. But Just
after Ethel’s marriage I was lonely and
was persuaded to go and stay with Lady
Glover for a while. She is a sort of distant
connection on my mother's side, you know.
It was on the second night of my visit I
happened to lie In the library and cfianced
on a book which was placed on ths shelf
upside down. The gilt being rtveeged
caught my eye, and I took the book out of
its place and lurried it. As I did so a piece
of paper fell out. It was the assignation
I had picked up in Ethel's room that awful
night. I have it still.
"Then the question struck me with Its
full force. How much of that night’,* work
was reality, and how much of It a dream?
Was it mere imagination on my or
was It ”
"Second sight,” prompted the journalist,
as Mrs. Grimstone hesitated.
■’Hallucination." suggested the doctor.
“A curious coincidence,” I remarked.
“Reality," muttered the Cour.Uss v.ith a
sigh. "Now let us go und get sothflt'^ca,"
1 <The End.)
MOZLEY'S 1,1 MO\ ICLIXIH.
A PLEASANT LEMON IMtINK.
Dp. H. Mozley's Demon Elixir Is pre
pared from the fresh Juice of Demons,
combined with other vegetable liver tonics,
cathartics, aromatic stimulants and bloo,j
purifiers. Sold by druggists. 500 and SI.OO
bottles.
For billlousness and constipation.
For indigestion and foul stomach. ,
For sick and nervous headache.
For palpitation and irregular action of
the heart take Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness arid nervousness.
For loss of appetite and debility.
For fevers, malaria and chills, take
Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorough or
ganic regulation, take lamon Eilxir.
Fifty cents and $1 bottles at druggists.
Prepared only by Dr. H. ilozley, Atlan
ta, Oa.
Lemon Elixir Will not fail you In any of
the above named diseases, all of which
arise from a torpid and diseased liver,
stomach or kidneys.
AT THE CAPITOL.
I have just taken the last of two bottles
of Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir, for nervous
headache, indigestion, wlh diseased liver
and kidneys. The Elixir cured me. I
found It the greatest medicine T ever used.
J. H. Mennich, Attorney,
1225 F street, Washington, D. C.
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR
Is the best medicine for the disease you
recommend it for on earth.
T. R. Hewitt, Hewitts, N. C.
MOZLEY’S LEMON HOT DROPS
Cures all Coughs, Colds. Hoarseness
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage ami
all throat and lung diseases. Elegant, ie-
Itabie.
Twenty-five cents at druggists. Prepar
ed only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Oa.—
ad.
—A Wild Ouess—“l see here," said .Mrs.
Grumpy, "that a German philosopher
says that the sun is shrinking. What do
you think of it, Mr. Gruhipy?” "Work of
the coni trust, I suppose."—Detroit Free
Press.
P. P. P. is the greatest tonic for the
stomach that was ever known.
Indigestion, bad dreams and biliousness
give way rapidly to the powerful tonic
and blood cleansing properties of P. p. P.
A prominent railroad superintendent
eays he feels better than he ever did, tnd
he had the worst case of dyspepsia on
'record. He had no appetite, and the little
He ate disagreed with him, causing nlm
to vomit often; he had pains In the nead
breast and stomach; but after using three
bottles of P. P. P. he felt like anew man.
He says that he feels that he could live
forever If he could always get P. P. P.
His name will be given on application
to us- Sold by all druggists.—ad.
it gin iii iii
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
isieoi nope, flomgoiwi m aii mm m.ii
fcy%K> KL r N AS f* 01*1*0 IV* (City Time) I
foi isleuf Hope— l*eave lioitou Htree- If:Of
a. m ; leave Second avenue 10:15, 11:15* m,
mor Montgomery and liuthesda -9 07 a. in.
from Bolton street, and Id: b> a. in . Ul > p. in .
3:16 p. in. auu ti.v p m. from Second avenna.
connect with cars at Sandfly
Leave Isle of Hope s. 17. 11:14 a. ta,
1:16, 2:14,3:15, 4:15,5:15,6:15. 7:15, J and Id p ia
Cars from Thunderbolt to Isle of Hope every
hour after 2:80 p. ru. until 7 p. m.
Leave Montgomery 7:35, V.Ai a m , L:3jani
,E*s and 5:35 p in. , „ „
f Leave Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt at 2:00
ttd hourly afterwards untilt :3U p ta
Plant System
-1 mins opernted b> tMnii Meridian iluie-Om hour slower than (iffy Time,
lead DOWN TIME CARD. jp READ UP7~~
! IJ3 :22 II If*B Ia 1 * i37 I
I I I | | In Effect Feb. 12, IS9B. || | 1 | Fla. |
|Sp* e'l-nnily Dally La ly | Dally|Dally|Daily|Spec'l|
| ‘ - T b 8 <#a| 1 45a; 1 *p||Lv Savannah Arjj S 15a| 1 60a| 7 Ssp| 9 Ola ..
-
s 'b'! 7 ’sp| 4 oOa| Ar Richmond.... Lv; 7 Sflp l 9 03a| jit) OOp
■ f;P 11l 3‘ipj 7 4!n Ar ...Washington.... Lv|| 3 46p| 4 30a 6 30p .......
I 1 2>3pi | 1 03aj i) Ofin'jAr ltallimore Lvl 2 23p 2 50a 5 lOp
I 4 Mb I 3 Jtii.U 25 i Ar ...Philadelphia... Lv||l2 09 t 12 o;.a| 2 52p
3 l' | ti 52a1 2 03p| Ar ..New York Lv|| 9 3)a| 9 00p| 12 30p
37 ! 23 21 123 35 || j |! 32 j~" 78 f24 22 | ' 3*”"
Fla , , till: | I j I | Fla.
S|“ C| DailyjD.illy Daily Daily|j _ ||Dally|Dally!Daily|Dally|SpecT
9'Fi Tin., S 15|.' 2 10a * 35a Lv ...•savannnh Ar ||l2 45p|l 20n 8 20a. 11 OOp| 7 22p
ill -a :i oua is st!p| 3 47a,lti t.a Ar J.-sup Lv 111 21a|ll 42p| 27a| 9 23p| 5 Sip
i ' ur 'l*i 1 60a■ A ......Waycross LvjlO 12a110 25pi 5 15a; 8 2,)p| 5 02p
1 **9 ‘ 3opK) i l sop! Ar Brunswick Lv'! 8 00aj 8 oup! | •
I ; .’. I" 2 !oa| | I Ar Albany Lvjj I j 1 30aj 1 30p
’’ 2>*P| 5 40a| i |Ar Columbus Lv|| | jlO 10p|10 05a
1 lftli I OOpilO ir,p; 7 3<la; 1 imp Ar ... Jacksonville... Lv| 8 20a|0bp|.7.~...| 4 40p 313 p
2 ~l p! - *'l* i s 40a| 2 20pi|Ar ..St. Augustine... Lvj, 7 00a 6 3Spl 2 OOp
’’, l> ’* 3 ”lt [l2 or.pl 335 p |Ar ....Gainesville.... Lv! 3 15a 4 20p| |
5 Jop, artpl | i f,sp 6i, Ar Ocala Lv| 1 30a! 2 25p
5 f.’ 1 ' ‘ “J l ' 9 4rta ! *'••l'! 7 sf.p Ar Tampa LV! 7 37p 10 55a| | 8 10a 8 10*
_ 4 ' ,,>l s !l >wa| ti li> 8 Of,pi Ar ..Tam U. Hotel.. Lvj| 7 25p|10 4on| | 8 00a 8 00a
1 20p| 1 ap|l2 15o[ I 1 2tlp lAr Valdosta Lv|| | 7T.| 3 13a| 6 21p
ot’ 1 ' 2 :;”*** 1 *•' !236p' Ar ..Thomasville.... Lv|| 2 05a 5 lOp
s 20a :*p|;Ar ...Montgomery... Lv| 7 43i> 10 5 a
' l’; 1 . * 4<lil ' s l°ti ! 7 4011 ]Ar ...New Or.eans... Lv | 7 55a 7 4f.pt -
i f'i J e- 3 1 I c 6"a::.\r ....Nashville Lv j 9 15a| 1 34a|
1 Wp|-7 0a I 1 Ar .. .(’in iunuti Lv|| [ll 00p| 4 06p|
N. B.—Nos. 37 and 38 are the New York and Florida Special, a solid vestibule
1 mi, consisting of Pullman's finest sleeping, parlor, observation and dining car*,
steam healed and electric lighted. Runs solM between New Y’ork and Jacksonville
It divides at Jacksonville, part going to St. Auguntine and part to Tampa. No 37
. N, ' w York daily except Sunday. Leaves Savannah dally except Monday.
. o. .8 leaves I ampu daily; leaves Bt. Augustine, Jacksonville and Savannah daily
except Sunday.
All trains except Nos. 23 , 32, 3, 37, 38 and 78 make all local stops.
J unman Bullet Sleeping and Parlor Cars, and Plant System Parlor Cars ara
operated as follows:
... 27°., 35, sleei.rs. New Y’ork and Jacksonville; New York and Port Tampa via
west t oast; Waycross and Cincinnatiwla Montgomery. Parlor car YVaycrosa and
Brunswick.
■ N m ■ s i ff,,v “ rs 'Vaycross and Jacksonville, Waycross and Port Tampa via Jack
sonville and via West Coast. Wnycroaa and Cincinnati via Montgomery, Waycross
mid Nashville via Atlanta. Parlor Air Waycross and Brunswick.
23. sleep, is Savannah and Jacksonville (car opefi for passengers at 8 p. m).
oriv iii<l J.ii ksonville; Waycross nn<l Jucksoiivlllo; Waycross and 81.
bmg via Jacksonville, I alatka, Ocala and Tri.by. Parlor car Jacksonville and Pori
Tampa via Sanford
Nc 21, sletgi, rs, Waycross and St. Loins via Montgomery; Waycross and St.
Dorns via Albany. Columbus, Birmingham and Holly Springs; YVaycrosa and Nash
vllle via Atlanta; Waycross and Port Tampa via Jacksonville and Sanford.
No. 37 connects ai Waycross with sleep, r to Cincinnati via Montgomery; to Port
Tampa via West Coast, anil parlor car to Brunswick.
No 32, sleepers, Jacksonville and New Y’ork; Port Tampa and New York via
West Coast. Parlor ear, Brunswick and Waycross.
No. sleeper, Jacksonville and Savannah (passengers are allowed to remain in
ear at Savannah until 7 n. m.); Jucksonvilo and New York. Parlor car Port Tampa
and Jacksonville via Sanford.
steamship , h ave Tort Tampa for Key West and Havana 3:00 p. m., Monday* and
Thursdays. For Mobile. 10:00 p. m. Saturday*.
E. A. ARM AND, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, De Soto Hotel.
B. YV. YV’RENN, Passenger Traffic Manager,
H C McFAPDEN. Assistant General Passenver Aisen*
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA* RAILWAY.
SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.
Passenger Schedules. Effective Dec. 12, 1897.
74 Miles Shortest Operated Line Between Savannah and Montgomery. 26 Mile*
Shortest Opened Line Between Savannah end Columbus.
A K • Line. j| jj A. C? Line, j F. cT A f>.
12 16em ISUpm| 900pm| 9 90am||Lv ...(Jew York.... Art 3 03pm[ G s,tum| 23am112 43pra
8 50am| 0 55pmjl2 05 n't,l2 09n'n;,Lv ...Philadelphia. Ar|jll 25am| 3 45am| 2 56am|10 15am
6 22amj UlOptn; 2 50ain 2 25pm Lv ....Baltimore.... Ar|| 9 05am: 1 08amjll 35pm| 8 00om
1115am|10 43pm| 4 30am :i4<ipm|;Lv ..Wasliington... Ar|j 7 40umjll 10pm| 9 25prn| 6 42am
| | 0 Ouam[ 7 3o; in Lv ....Richmond... Arij 4 00am 7 15amj
| [ll 15pm, 6 13amj;Lv ...Charleston.... Ar|| 5 08pm| 6 13am| |
10 15pm 1 9 25am' j j|Lv ...Charlotte Ar|| 1 | 8 50am| 8 20pm
12 47am|Jl 55um| I fil-v Columbia.... Ar|| ) j 4 24am| 4 15pm
5 00am; 4 34pm; 1 SOamj 8 15am||Ar ....Savannah— Lv|| lOepmj 1 46am|U 40pm|12 20pm
• 1 I I I 17 ~fi ' ~11 f 18 | | 20
i 25am 1 1Lv ....Savannah ... Ar| |li 20pm| 8 loam
10oopmi | 9 3uamj|Ar Collins Lvj 9 05pm 5 55am
12 04am| | 11l 35am ;Ar Helena Lv| 6 40pm 335 pm
12 57amj | |l2 26prn Ar ....Abbeville— Lvj 5 sf)pm 2 40am
*9 Ifiamj | | 6 55pm, Ar ...Fitzgerald.... Lvj 1115 am 9 20pm
jo(HJamj j 7 25pmj;Ar Ocilla I,v| 1020 am 8 00pm
2 15am | | 1 ipm,jAr Oordele I.vj 4 45pm 1 3Sm -
3 lsaiii 1 | | 2 56pm11Ar ...Amerlcus Lvj 2 39pm 12 28am
f bum j 355 pm Yr ....Richland.... Lvj 2 40pm 1130 pm
12 OOn’m |5 20[imjjAr ... .Columbus... Lvj 10 06am J oopm
12 39pm ... | 7 45am Ar ....Dawson Lvj 7 lOarn 2 58pm
1 30pmi j 8 30pm Ar Albany Lvj 6 00pm 2 10pm
4 34am; | 4 17pm Ar ....Lumpkin.... Lvj 2 17pm 1110 pm
607ami.fr | 5 56pm Ar ...Ilurtsboro.... Lv| 12 38pm 9 36pm
8 Ooamj j BWpmj Ar ..Montgomery.. Lvj 10 45am 7 45pm
10 SOamj jll SOpmjjAr Selma Lv: 4 20am 330 pm
1201 pm jl2 25 n't Ar ..Birmingham... Lvj 7 58am 4 00pm
7 00pm | *soam||Ar ...Nashville Lv| 128 am 915 m
2 23am' 1 12 25 n'l Ar ...Louisville Lvj 8 10pm 2 50am
7 05am j 4 10pm Ar ..Cincinnati Lvj 350 pm 11 00pm
12 40amj jil 59am:| Ar ..Evansville— Lvj 9 00pm 350 am
8 55aml |Bl7pm;jAr ....Chicngo I.V 100 pm 7 55pm
7 20am! | 7 32pm; Ar ....St. Louis.... Lvj 7 56am 8 55pm
3 45pm j 1 811,5 am: Ar Mobile Lv|| |l2 20n't 12 63pm
810i,m) i | 7 40am Ar ..New Orleans,, Lvj| | 7 Vpm 7 55am
•Daily except Sunday.
Connecting at Savannah by all trains, with steamships lines for Raltlmore, Phil
adeiphia, New York and Boston; wilh Plant system, and Florida Central and Pen
insular; Atlantic Coast Line for points north; with Savannah und Atlantic Rail
way for Tybee. •
At Collins wilh Collins and Reldiville railroad and Stillmore Air Line.
At Helena with Southern railway for all points thereon.
At Confide with Georgia Southern and Florida for Macon and beyond; also with
Albany and Northern railway for Albany.
At Richland with Columbus division for Columbus, Dawson and Albany.
Ai Montgomery with Louisville and Nashville railroad for all points west and
northwest. „ , ~
Trains !7 and 18 carry Georgia and Alabama railway new and magnificent buf
fet parlor cars.
Trams 19 and 20 carry Pullman Palace sleeping cars beiween Savannah and
Montgomery.
Tickets sold to nil points and sleeping ca- berth* seeured at tleket office, corner
Bull and Bryan sir" •*, or ut West Broad Street passenger station.
CECIL GABHETT, First Vice President and General Manager
A POPE, General Passenger Agent. C. C. MARTIN, Agent
J. L. BECK. Soliciting Agent.
CHAS N. KIOHT. Asslsant General Passenger Agent.
A. M. MARTIN. Ticket Agent, corner Bull and Bryan streets.
■ Ce ntral of Georgia Railway Company
SCHEDULES IN EFFECT FEB, 25, 1393.
INI, V, i.S'l . READ DOWNjf JJ_ GOLNG - EABT. READ UP.
Hu. 9 "No! 7 No. 's' No- 1 || Central . || No. 2 No. 4 | No. s'T'.N'o.'fij
except except ! dady. I dafiy. || or 90th | daily. dally, jexcept lexcept
Sund'y Bund'yi _ J II Meridian time. ) |Sund’y Bund’y
2 isjpm iftwprn 9opmi *43am|;Lv ..Savannah.. Arj 6 isipm 6 uOamj 7 48am 4 50pm
3c.,isn 7 04pm 10 03pu, 9 59am) Ar ...Guyton.... Lv 6 GOpm 4 Slamj 6 48um 8 16pm
.j 7 35pm lofcipml loaOamjAr Oliver.... Lvj 4 30pm 4 20am: 6 13am
; 11 00pm| 10 52ampAr ... .Dover.... Lv; 4 08pm 358 am .
j 11 48pmj 1134um| Ar ... .MUlen.... Lv 3 25),m 320 am
0 35amj I lOpra, Ar ...Augusta... Lvj 1 20|gn 8 40prn jj!!!'.’"*
j 12 Slam 12 35pm Ar ..WaJky Lvj 2 30|,m 2 25am "
1 52ami 1 s'if,m Ar .. .Tenmlle... Lvj 137 pm 1 30arn ! "
■ 1 Vpmj 8 50pm Ar .MllledgovlUe Lvj 1 6 30am f 3 45)an j
t 3 (Wpm 110 00pm Ar ..EHonton.. Lv; f 5 25am t 1 30pm
t 6 60pm! Ar ...Covington. Lv ) 9 20am !!!!!!!!! !!!!!! ”
... 6 47am| 5 42|,tnjjAr . Barnesvllie.. Lv 94. r ,aml 9 45pm
., t 1 05pm| "Ar .Carrollton.. Lvj t 2 lOpen **
I | 8 50a m | 8 40pm; |Ar .Fort Valley Lv | 6 39am| 6 27pm| |
| *ls[,m| 1105pm|;Ar ....Albany... Lv 4 15am 1150 am j" j
j" | 7 25pm| IIAr Troy Lv 7 55am
...I 11 15amj |;Ar ...Columbus. Lvj 4 00pmi
j j..siop| Ar I'li mingbam Lvj | 8 30amj
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE. *"
ern (£ > rTiy iline used betw'een “ ' f'baliy
and only | Daily jexM'dy
GolngTf*ave Savannah | 6 15am| 3 30pm'10 OOain
•jßTTurmng. leave Tyhee | 7 20am| 6 00pm!ll Ogam
irlins marked t run daily, except Sunday.
Tim, shown is 90th meridian, one hour slower than Savannah city time, except
that between Savannah and Tybee city, or 75th meridian time, i* shown.
Solid trains between Savannah end Macon and Atlanta.
Sleeping cars on night trains between Savannah and Augusta. Savannah and
Macon. Suvannah and Atlanta. Parlor cars between Macon and Atlanta.
Passengers arriving Macon at 3:55 a. m. can remain in sleeper until 7 a. m.
For further information ,nd for schedules to all points beyond our Une, apply
to W. G BREYVER. City Ticket and Passenger Agent, 39 Bull street.
J. C. HAILE. General Passenger Agent. Savannah. Ga.
THEO. D. KLINE, Oen. Superintendent. E. H. HINTON. Trafflo Manage*
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