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THE CONSPIRACY IN THE NORTH CASE.
(A Story of Boston.)
BY CHAS. HOWARD MONTAGUE AND & W. DYAR.
CHAPTER XI., Continued.
Aa the reporter approached the place
where he had left Stadia North, he began
to have some fear* that ehe had deaerted
hint in aptte of her promise; bat, no
There ehe wee, still sitting against the
tree, ae he had left her. No, not as he
had left her. Completely exhausted’
aha had fallen asleep.
Thomas placed his bundles upon the
ground and softly arranged the repast he
1 from the farmhouse upon a
rom the bowl of fresh milk to the gold
en-brown costard pie, it was genuine and
wholesome; and though he would fain
have bad Young’s chief coon at his com
mand for an hour or two, still he hopea
that she could not fall to find the display
attractive and appetising.
But he htsilaud to awake her. The
poor child slept as only one utterly
worn out can sleep. He looked atten
tively, and his heart accelerated its pul
‘Wnat a pity,” he thought, "that she
should be so compromsingly mixed up in
such an affair aa this! Young and charm
log as she is, If the police knew what I
know t>>ey would not hesitate a minute
to fttrmk her.”
The thought clouded his brow. He
looked at his watch. It was getting late,
unless he. proposed to turn her over to
the police, In truth, time pressed.
••Ahem!” he exclaimed. ‘-Hiss North!”
But her sleep was too deep to be dis
turbed by such an exptdlent. He placed
hie hand gently upon her shoulder, and a
thrill rau thrcugh him at the contract.
She started up and aland wildly about
her. Gradually the truth came to her.
She awoke from a happy oblivion to the
horror of the past few days. The sud
denly frightened look in her face pro
claimed this fact. And then her ejei
wandered from the reporter’s bee to tue
collation rpretd at her feet.
“For me 1 ’ she exclaimed, "Ob 1 —”
But nothing but tears bespoke her
thanks. She was evidently ashamed to
betray herself so; but she was too weak
to prevent it. Sue covered her face with
her hands and tank down at the foot of
the tree.
“You’ll think me foolish, I know, sbe
stammered.
“Not a bit of it,” said Thomas. “I
think your nerves are quite unstrung, be
cause you haven't tsaen nourishment
enough. Eat something, Hiss North, I
beg of you; and, my word for it, you’ll
feel better,”
By dint of much persuasion and adroit
management he reassured hir, so that
the actually smiled t no very ghost of a
smile, but it betrayed the presence or a
merry dlmpie in her cheer, which Thom,
as thought quite charming.
“How can 1 thank you?’’ she murmur
ed.
•‘By eitlcg all you can,” he retuned.
And she old endeavour to show her
gratitude iu that way. From time to
time she looked at him with a glaaee of
dread and appi ehension.
* You are not afraid Miss North,
I hope?” be said at last, pleasantly. He
was smiling now, as he sat an a rock
near by welching her eat, wbicn ehe did
with tbet ravenous appetite that comes
of absolute starvation.
’•Excuse me,” ehe said, after an evi
dent t Hurt, “but you are the seme gentle
man who called at our house—who used
to know my father?”
Thomas flushed a little end his eyes
gfrU
“Miss North,” he said, “I dont’t in
tend to deceive yon. I am a newspaper
reporter,”
She uttered a flight scream and drop
ped her knife end fork into her plate. At
smother time Thomas would most car
tainly have langhed aloud at the unmis
takable consternation produced by the
announcement of hie profession. As it
wee, be repressed his tendency to smile
when he saw her lips whiten under the
cruel apprehension that had sprung to
life witnln her.
••Yon miatiust me, Mias North,” he
■aid gravely.
"On no,” ane returned, in a voice brave
ly andible. And added Immediately,
“For plty’a sake, air, do yon intend to
print wut I tout you wkta 1 waa ao crazy
awbile ago?”
“Do I, Miss North? It depends upon
whether or not yon go on with your uin
ner.”
“Oh. bnw con yon joke about a thing
like this?”
“Mum North, I am not joking. I never
wee more serious in my life. It is abso
lutely imperative that you eat.”
The poor girl tried to propitiate him by
swallowing a few hasty mouthfuls, but It
wee evident that he hod taken her appe-
Ute away. She regarded him with a look
of pathetic appeal.
“Oh, sir,” she exclaimed, suddenly, “I
am only a poor girl, ana chance has
pieced me completely at your mercy.
Don’t torment me, I beseech yon. Tell
me tne woist at once. What do yon in
tend to do with me?”
“To save yon,” answered Thomas.
“To save yon,” sbe reposted, helpless
ly. “From what?”
“From the consequences of your con
duct.”
“Mine! ’she exclaimed. What do you
mean? I have done nothig.”
“Pardon me,” said Thomas. “Yon for
get tbe pistol which yon threw away, aud
your flight from home.”
Bhe stored at him for a a long time like
a statue.
“And you believe—” she began at last,
with an awful look in her face.
1 believe nothing,” he interrupted, “so
much us 1 believe you, Miss North, it is
not a question of me, but of thb police.”
“l’bt—polici!’’ she stammered.
“Miss North,” said Thomas, “I would
not frighten you needlessly, but I feel
compelled to tell you that you have placed
yourself, in tbe eyes of the law, In a very
equivocal position. Unites you can give
a lull exp au&tion of your conduct—”
■‘Oh, sir, ’ she broke lo, “i can tell the
police nothing—absolutely nothing.”
She wrung her hands and looked about
her apprehensively.
“It s not because I am guilty of SDy
thing—ob, sir, you knotv t rat! Butlcan
cot say what 1 have thought, what I
have been compelled to believe in spite
of myself. 1 have said things toyoual
ready when 1 did not real,zs what I was
doing which 1 never meant to have re
peated to any human being. And you—
on your honor, sill—won't you keep my
secret?’
• 1 will do everything lean for your sis
ter for your sake,” said Thomas. “But I
must ash you one question. What
reason bad you to believeher.quiltyT”
“I do not believe it. No, i will not
acknowledge that I ever ready believed
It. But foronemomeut when her strange
actions seemed 'unaccountable upon any
other supposition, 1—but it was a mis
take sir. i am sure of It. She couli ex
plain everything if she would.”
“There, there!" said Thomas,soothing
ly. “Don’t get excited. Yi a »rs at s ife
with me as you could possibly be with
any one. I simply wanted to have tbe
assurance from your 11 ts that you are
unaware of the fact of any crime.’ ’
“Oh, beltvo mo, sir.”
“I do, Miss North. I believe you im
pllcitly, and I will do everything In my
power to help you.”
“You are very noble sir.”
“You flatter me,” said Thomas, avert
In, his eyes. “I have sisters of my
own and—”
The girl clasped her hands.
“And for their sokes—”
“No, for your sake,” sold Thomas,
turning quickly to look towards the
"“Yon spoke or that dreadful pistol,
sir!” she cried, suddenly. “Tell me how
^°»1mw yon, Miss North.”
“And the pistol Is—”
“In my pocket.”
She stretched ont her heads impulsive
]y, while a wild light of hope lighted In
]^f fgfft,
••Oive it to me.” sbe exclaimed.
“Forgive me,” said Thomas, • bat I
mast refuse you that. Believe me. it
pteitf me to be obliged to refuse you any.
thiUUe”
You—won't give It to me,” she fUtar-
ed.
“And what, then, do you propoee to do
with itt”
“I will be frank with you now as ever.
Mi. North,” he sold, In a low voice. “I
Intend to give It to the police.”
She swayed, bat tie arm prevented her
^Coint 1 come! ’ he exclaimed, in a quick
! whisper, os for the moment he held her
close to hie rapidly-beating heart. “Be
a woman 1 Do your duty as I shell do
mine! I have pro-wised you my piotcc
tlon—my utmost.Norton beli.lt of your
self and your sister. Miss North, will
you trust met”
Impulsively ehe brought her faoe very
near to hie and turned the light of her
Mae eyes full into his dark ones. It w
an intense, fearful, searching stare; .
look such as one might cast into the fu
tore at a fork in the road of life between
happiness and despair. His gaze
r ever 'altered, but hers did (the blushed,
suddenly became sel:-co so ous, and pro-
clptately looked down at.vne ground.
“1 win” she murmured, faintly.
“Yon are In imminent danger,” he
said, hastily. “There is no time to lose.
Follow ms.”
And as he turned from her she obeyed
him with the trusting confidence of a lit
tie child.
CHAPTER XII.
Abint 10 o’clock on Monday morning
telephonic message came over the wires
from the chief of police at Lynn to the
Boston police headquarters which seri
ously interfered with the habitual im
perturbability of Inspector Applebee.
“Whatever does this signify?” he de
mended of the chief inspector. “That
youngest North girl has disappeared.”
“No! ’ exclaimed his seperior, in a tone
of surprise. ‘ How esn that be?”
“I don’t know how it can be; it Is,'
Applebee declared. “She left tbe house
sometime last evening. They did not
discover her absence till this morning
A hurried search of tbe neighborhood
trecas her to the railroad station, where
she took the lost train for Boston.”
“That's a queer family, anyhow,” com
mented tue chief inspector, with a very
puzzled sir. “Applebee, have you tried
to ascertain whether there isn’t insanity
in the blood?”
“Plague take HI What was I thinking
of not to have put a man to watca her
lost night? I thought of it, but it seemed
an absurd precaution.”fumed the inspec
tor. “However, her flight the minute
the funeral is over doee away with any
lingering doubt I may have hud of her
complicity in the crime.”
“Better put White on her track stonce.
Then see me aud let us have a word or
two.
inspector White having been de
spatched lo the Eastern depot with in
structions to find the fugitive at any cost
inspector Applebee returned to the pri
vate office of bis superior. The chief
carefully closed tbe door.
“Applebee,” be sa d, as he resumed his
chair, “if 1 understat.il you definitely,
tnere is nobody, so tar as known, wbo
bent fits a c.-nt oy N >rth s death except
bis daugaiet doe!;,? ’
Exactly, ii.opect.or. Yon are to un
demand ju.-t that. Th re is not the
slightest indication or robbery or theft.
Both the property in the house and the
personal property on Norths per.-on
were intact. Nobody b.nifi s but this
girl. Just two mouths ago be took out a
10 000 dollar policy in her favor in the
Penn Mutual.”
“Add are you sure he has affected no
other insurance?”
“isn’t It rather picador that he waited
all these years and then made her his
sole beneficiary In this way?”
“I don't know. His other daughter is
married, and ho probably considered her
amply provided for, and the outlook of
business affairs might have warned him
that it would be prudent to heave over an
anchor to the windward. Bat. whatever
Ms reasons, the fact is indisputable.
There It Is, in block and white. The
woman who 'uses the perfume I have
been looking for is the sole person to
profit by Paul North's death, it's a cu
rious co-incidence, to say the least, that
the two clues should implicate the same
person. And yet a 17-year old girl like
tats—oh, I can’t believe It; that’s all.”
“Applebee,” sold the chief, “I begin to
realize that we ore in a very delicate po
uttlon ia this matter. It calls for our
nicest disciimlnotion and judgment.'
“1 should say os much.”
“Let us see what we know. We have
established iCireuastaundslly beyond a
reasonable dcubt the ideotiy of the wo
man who was In the Marlboro Street
house at or after the time of North s
death; the woman who, to say the least
of it, must be an accessory after the
fact,”
“So, Indeed.”
“Instead of some adventuress, the wo
man turns out to be North’s own daugh
ter, a mild faced, innocent-looking girl
of seventeen.”
“So, Indeed.”
“Well, now, to my mind, unless the
girl Is crazy (and we have no evidence
that she is) she never could have shot
her father.”
“It's a pretty serious thing to charge
her with It.”
“You don’t btlleve It?”
“I m hardly prepared to dispute the
evidence,”
“Very well, then, there is only one ex
planatlon. She knows who did It, and
she runs away to avoid questions.”
“It looks so.”
“And as she never could reconcile her
con science to such action unless the gull
ty party were very near or very dear to
her—”
“Stackhouse again!’’ said Applebee,
significantly. “There’s no way one of it.
Unless something turns up In his favor,
I've got to a: rest that man.”
“It looks so. Bet X shouldn’t like to
make a mistake.”
“Nor I. It's not like taking some poor
beast into custody, A mlstaae like that
only ledounas to our discredit.”
Very well Walt a duy or two. Some
thing more must como ont. Let us find
this girl. It won't take much to frighten
hir thoroughly. She will tell us every
thing she Knows, Meanwhile, you are
sure Str.ckaouse cannot take French
leave?”
••Trust me for that. McMannns and
Robbins are both keeping tneir ey es upon
him. So long as he behaves himself m.
may do as he pleases. At the first cause
for suspicion they will bring him in.”
Tnere was a knoex at the door.
“Mr. Mendel!,” said tbe messenger, “to
see Mr. Applebee.”
“Its the v. rlting expert,” said Applebae.
“Seud him in.”
Mr. Mendell appeared, bearing under
his arm a small portfolio.
“Good morning, gentietnen,” was his
greeting. “And what do you think ot
tie me/vs? No surprise to you, i sun-
pose.”
“What news?” questioned the chier in
spector, gruffly.
“Why, toe collapse of North and Stack-
house, to be sure. What, hadn’t you
heara?”
Tne two officials were staring at each
other.
•‘Where did yon hear that, Mendell,
Applebee asked.
“Where? Everywhere. It’s all over
town. Of course, circumstances make
everybody talk about it. All sorts of
rumors are afloat as to the cause of it.
Some say it wouldn't have occurred but
for North's deatu. Others say it bad got
to come anyway—that it was only a mat
ter of time. But, plague take itl that
waan t what I came for.”
“What do they say’s the cause of the
firm failing?” asked the chief Inspector,
with every appearance of intense in
terest.
“Well, as I hear it, they’ve b< en doing
business lately chiefly on wind. Oh, It’s
an awful smasn up. They say Fetridge,
tee young mi llonaira, waa a considers
ble loser. In fact, they say all aorta of
things, as they always do at such times,
but I don’t know how true they are.”
“Who is this Fetridge?” the chief in
spector inquired of Applebee, as if the
name were new to him.
“Why, he’s the man who came here to
get us to search the house in Marlboro
Btraet last Thursday. At any rote, he
was at the funeral.”
“And what are the rumors, Mendell?”
punned the cMef Inspector.
“About Fetridge? Well, it’s reported
that he’s held the firm up by the nape of
the neck, os It were, until North's deatn,
oat of regard for the old man; but that
Stockhouse tried to e«e Mm since and got
the cold shoulder. They say that Stack
house and Fetridge ore anything but
friends.”
• Quite so,” sold Applebee. “But, turn
ing irom gossip to business, what’s your
re “WeTl', gentlemen,” returned Mendell,
briskly opening Ms portfolio and extract
lag therefrom several papers, “I don’t
know that I cm help yon a great deal,
bat rm satisfied of one thing: Ont of all
tho specimens of writing which Jobson
presented for my Inspection, there i
not five which could have been done _
the party who prepared the anonymous
letter.”
“There are four then?” said Applebee.
‘Just,” returned Mendell, spreading
the samples upon the table; “and than
yon have them.”
“And how about your preference?”
“I have none. Yon see, the writing of
the original to too shaky to bo a good
S ide. It to evidently a disguised baud,
t at the same time not disguised by a
poison who understood bow w dtogulte
handwriting. Evidently when ho ha
written it ho thought, because it dldn
have tho general appearance, to Ms eye,
of hto own writing, it was eonseqaen* -
suffiaiently blind to deceive anybody,
don’t believe the peculiarity of the form
ation of tho totters ever occurred to tbe
44 Who ih> thfiw Dorttoot* 9
“Three of them are business men. The
fourth was formerly a clerk in the firm’s
employ, bnt was discharged, I believe,
for drunkenness.”
* Pshaw!” said Applebee. “ I know
these three men. They're none of them
in need of money, ana would not have
taken that moons to get It if they bad
‘ son.”
“It remains, then, with this other fel
low—Willard Smith—oh?” said the diet
inspector. ‘‘What do you know of this
man’s history?”
“Nothing but tho few words that Job
son accidently let fall,” replied the ex
pert. “He raid that the man was young
and industrious; that be invested every
oei-t la Nicaragua Midland, lost his
money, and took to rum os a cousola-
tl .n”
‘That’s our man,” said the chief in
spector, positively. “Applebae, let’s get
to work on this at once.”
There waa no time lost. Inspector
App'ebee and Ms assistants were soon
scouring the city for information con
cerning Mr. Willard Smith, late clerk
with North & Stackhouse. But the quest
presented some unexpected difficulties,
and when Tuesday morning came It had
not yet achieved success.
Applebee was scarcely awake on Tues
day morning when tbe following teie
gram waa plaoed in hto hand;:
“Hartfobd, Conn ,6am.
“Important! Meet me at headquar
ten at 11. White.”
‘Does he bring Stella North with nim?
waa the grave question that persisted in
Applebee'e mind during the intervening
time. ‘If so, I am confident that we are
nearing the end of this perplexing case.”
He communicated hto anxiety to tne
chief Inspector, ai-d both men waited
with impatience the coming of the mau
who had gone in quest of Che mysterious
fugitive. Alas, >or their hopes! la
spector White was quite alone.
The three men Were closeted together
as soon as he arrived.
Not a trace of her?” exclaimed App.e
bee, Impatiently.
' • Slipped through my Augers like a
fist! ’ said White. * Circumstances vi r,
peculiar. Whole thing mytr.eriou-; more
than mysterious—suspicious.”
• How do you mean?”
White placed his hand impripsively on
Appleb jo’s shoulder, a: d though th - dour
was shut, spoke in almost a wnispar—
I til! you, man,it lsonaol two things.
That gin s either made away wito herself
or she's had he p to escape ”
It's likely enough that she had help to
escape,” observed tho chief. “But i
know of co good reason why sbe should
go outside of the State of Massachus- tis
for the purpose of committing suicide.”
“Walt till you have heard me,’ said
White, eager.y. “Observe the fads i are
fal y. 1 traced this girl to the Albany
depot, and through the hackman, wbo
bought her ticket to hartfo.d, was able
to go direct to her stopping place. The e
I expected trouble. Not a bit of it.
Everybody knew about her. Why? Wei:
111 tell you why. Somebody had got
ahead of us; that’s all. A black haired
young man, about thirty years of age
wbo wro.e Ms name William G. Water
sou, had been up iu the morning making
inquiries all over the plooe, representing
her on Insane.”
“Evioentiy an assneed name,” mat
e r e d Applebee, apprehehenslve y
“Couldn’t you get a lull description?”
“You may be sure I did, evea to tbe
cut of Ms shoes. But wait a bit. 1
haven’t got to the end. This young man
hired a carriage at East Hartford ana
started out upon the rood in chase of the
girL That he overtook her I have pjei
live reldence. Tuat she thereafter dis
appeVsd and that he went on alone I’m
equally well informed.”
-•Wnat? ’ ejaculated Applebee.
“Just as 1 tell you,” said White,
traoeu this woman to a certain placi on
the rood between Hartford ana Back-
land. Abruptly *U trace of her Sleep-
pears. She is sov.a in conversation witu
this man, aud not again by anybody in
either direction. Meanwhile the mu
kept on alone. Ha was seen by sever el
people by hlmse.f iu thecarr agj. Hi
drove clear to Vernon, sent the carriage
bqck to East Hartford by a messenger,
and there he disappears too. ’
“Great powen!” echoed the chief.
We’re outwitted.”
For the time it would seem so.”
For the tlmil ’ t cooed tbe chief irasci
bly. “Don’t you see what this means?
The girl was a greenhorn. The man waa
an expert. I’ll oet you a hundred dollars
he hod that girl all the time in the bot
tom of hto carriage. Why didn’t he go
bock to Hartford? Can’t you Bee bis pur
pose? The New Yore aud New England
.aliroad runs through Vernon. By tats
time both principal aud accomplice are
safe in the city of New York.”
The two assistants stared blankly.
“At aay rate,” said Applebee, ‘ it plain
ly demonstrates one thing. We’re deal-
lug with professionals.”
Professional what?” asked the chief,
angrily. “What is there in the line of a
professional about this affair? Was there
auy theft, nay property missing? This
isn’t a burglary, my friend, it a a mur
der.”
‘ So, indeed,” said Applebee. “But
pro essionals have been hired before now
to do a job of that kind, it’s no uee for
you to tell me cl at this chap Outsa t
know the ropes, iut pector.”
The chief seemed struck by his remark,
and became thoughtful.
Write out the fullest possibio descrip
tlon of the man," ho said to Wniie.
We’ll see what we can do; though I m
afraid we’ve botched it.”
Iusptctor White too* out his uotes, and
seatiug himself at tue table, began im
mediately to comply with tue r quest
In the midst of toe work a mess oger
ve itured to bring a curd to the door.
* Humph, said luicrief. • Kingman V
Thomas, ot the Boston Globe is here, aud
he says ibat his ousiuess is important
aud immediate.”
Lit Mm come in, tiien,” advised Ap
plebee. “1 tell you that mau cut h s eye
teeth years ago. If he says important he
means import .nt.”
The colei gave a sign of acquiescence,
and shortly aftdr tbe door opened to ad
mil Mr. Kinsman V. Thomas. Quietly
dignified, and entirely master if a lot
silf, as upon all occasions, the reporter
e*st a quick glance upon the groHp.
Without a word he advanced to the taoie,
inserted his hand in his breast, took
therefrom something unwrapped lu a
newspaper, and laid it do wn before the
chief inspector.
“What is it, Thomas?” queried Apple
bee, curiously.
Look at it,” returned the reporter,
briefly.
Tbe chief undid the wrapping and took
out an old fashioned 32 calibre, four bar
relied, breech loading pistol, about eight
inch, s In lengtu, and staiued with rust
in several places.
Everybody started and looked eagerly
from tbe Weapon to tbe serious faoe of
tbe man who had brought it.
“It is just as I found it,” he said, quiet
>, “witu the exception of the rust. I
took it out of the water, and I didn’t care
to wipe it much, for fear of destroying
the emut on the empty barrel.”
“Well,” said the chief, with an assump
tion of indifference, “why do you bring
it here?”
“I considered it my duty to do so, sir.”
“To be eur>; but wnat makes you think
so? In other words, where did you find
It?
*1 found It in the water on the shore at
Swampeott.”
“Swampscott!” ejaculated Applebse,
who began to examine the weapon with
aridity. ‘The deuoe you did! When?”
“Sunday night about nine o’clock.”
“Bunday!” echoed the chief inspector,
arply, “and it to now Tuesday morn
lng. You were evidently In no haste.”
“I went out of town by a very early
train on Monday. This to the first op
portunity 1 have bod, gentlemen.”
“How came you to be wading In the
ater at Swampscott after dark,
Taomae? ’ questioned Applebee.
“Well, air, it won’t take me long to toll
ion what little I know about the matter,
stipulate bat one thine. Thtomustnos
s given to the press. Yon agree? Very
well. I woe passing the North viUa
when I saw n woman enveloped in n long
clonk stealing ont of the garden. I fol
lowed her, diemlng hir appeararcisur-
piciout. She went towards tho shore,
and I thought I saw her throw sometbiog
Into tne water. Waiting till she bod
gone, I waded out and found this. Iren
an tho street, hoping to catch her, but
missed the last traut^n. She Mens to
have been ia better luck.”
The three inspectors exchanged sign.fi
CADt bIADOMv _
“And you didn’t see her faoe, Thomas?”
Applebee eagerly inquired.
“ldidnot;no.” * ,
“And you nave no idea whomao t> ?
Thomas hesitated a moment before rr
Pl ^l U don’t know that 1 core to state theo
ries. You have enough of yonr own."
“Well, Mr. Thornes," snldthe chief nt
last. “I think yon ore entitled to our
moot sincere thank* for important ovi
donee in tne North cose. Still, io mat
ten of this Mnd, dels} s are dangerous.
It does mom as If yon might have found
some way to get this to ua before this.”
“I preferred to deliver it in person,”
said Thomas, quietly. “I never take any
chances inamottor of this importance T>
• You prefer to be slow bat sure, I sap
nose” arid tbe chief, smiling. “Weil,
plebee; here it to. it won’t take you
long to verify your suspicions about it.”
i f rather suspect that Thomas nas
already done that,” Applebee said.
“I took that liberty, yes,” agreed the
"^Tiiwhomd<dyou take It?”
“To Comfort Harwood, Swampecott.”
“When?”
“This morning—the first opportunity
I have had.”
“And wnat did she say?”
“She positively identified it os the prop
erty of the late Paul North.”
This appeared to be the extent of
Thomas’ information. When he went
out White said with a smile:
« Bless me if that man wouldn’t stand
ae a model for this description I km writ
“Eh!” exclaimed the chief Inspector,
turning suddenly in L a chair. “Apple
bee. watch ihat man!”
“Whai? Taomae? cried tne budoicu
Date, in amused amazement.
“That same Thomas,” said tne enter,
drily; ‘‘unless yon want the newspsoers
to gel ahead or us in this matter. Fori
tell you taut man x^ows more than he
told us.”
(To be Continued.)
WEALTHY AGAINST HIS WILL.
How John J. Mastin Chanced to Die a
Millionaire.
It may be said fairly of John J. Mastin,
bo died recently at Kansas City, that he
as a millionaire in spite of himself. A
dozen years ago
he was the head of
a bank that bore
his name and that
was regarded as
the chief financial
bulwark of Kan
sas City. Politics
and business got
- mixed up in a very
serious ma nner,
and the people op
posed to the eleo-
tion of John T.
Crisp to congress
joiin J. mastin. started in to “bust
the banks” that desired his success. They
carried their point, and Mastin's bank
went down with nearly a dozen others.
While straightening out the affairs of tbs
Institution the creditors refused an offer
from Mr. Mastin to turn over several
tracts of land to which he held title. They
considered the realty worthless, and
wouldn’t consider it us an asset. So it re
mained on the owner’s hands, in the course
of time became part of Kansas City, and
some of it is now valued at $3,500 a front
foot.
Mr. Mastin, who was CO years old when
he died, was a native of Tennessee, and
served through the war on the side of the
Confederacy. From 1905 until the day of
hie demise be engaged in various financial
enterprises, making bis home at Kansas
City. He leaves a fortune of $3,000,000,
two-thirds of which goes to his childless
widow, and the other third to a favorite
nephew.
An Apostle of Christian Communism.
Rev. Adin Ballou, the venerable pastor
emeritus of Hopedale parish, who died at
Milford, Mass., the other day, was in many
respects a remarkable man. lie w;is bom
In 1803, had ‘‘religious experiences” at 11
years of age. joined the Church of Christ
at 12, and became a minister at 18. He
•con Iok* Kf.HrwIitv-r of his rejection
of the doctrine of iterntal punishment and
went over to the Universalists. His con
troversial writings created a schism, and
In 1842 he, with two others, established at
Hopedale the “Community,” an attempt
to practically exemplify Christian com
munism, literally practicing the Ten Com
mandments. This continued with vary
ing success, Mr. Ballou being spiritual
loader until 1856, when joint property own-
emhlp was abandoned, the effects sold and
proceeds divided. The “Christian parish”
organized with Mr. Ballou as pastor,
which relation he held until April 23, 1880,
when, on his 77th birthday, he relinquish
ed active parish work to younger hands.
His home was the Gretna Green of hun
dreds of lovers. His life work included
officiating at 2,631 funerals, 2,398 marriages,
1,500 christenings, writing nearly 500 vol
umes of various kinds and purposes, deliv
ering nearly 8,500 sermons and addresses
on a multitude of religious and secular
subjects. He b* ime a Master Mason in
Charity lodge A. F. A. M., Milford, 1824;
Royal Arch Mason in Mt. Lebanon chap
ter, Milford, 1825; knighted iu Worcester
county commanderv 1825, worshipful mas
ter of Charity lodge in 1820, an honorary
member of Milford commanderv K. T.
I860, and of Montgomery lodge, Milford, in
AiiS; ROYAL FLUSHES.
Eng Otho of Bavaria has fits of de-
mentia in which he imagines he is e lion.
The empress of Germany, Fredericks, is
a lineal descendant of the last Norwegian
king, Hakan V, who died in 1319.
The crown princess of Denmark is the
tallest princess in the world. Her height
la announced to be 0 feet 3 inches.
Count Casa de la Miranda, the husband
oi Christina Nilsson, has been appointed
an nnder secretary of state in tbe new
Spanish ministry.
Ix>rd Randolph Chnrchill does not re
gard himself with great favor. His politi
cal life, he thinks, has been a failure and
racing has been more in his line.
Emperor William is said to be very demo
cratic and social while in Berlin, but very
aristocratic and exclusive when at his
private residence in Potsdam.
The young emperor of Germany has dis
missed Count Seneschal von Liebenan for
refusing to admit to the royal presence a
deputation of workingmen recently.
A niece of Pope Leo has marriedKtonnt
Salvador Salimei. Tbe bride is a daughter
of the pope’s sister. Her dowry was £2,400,
to which the pope contributed £1,600.
Johann Orth, the Austrian archduke
wbo resigned his rank to become a sea cap
tain, i>ersists in leading the simplest demo
cratic life, despite all temptations to do
otherwise. $
Queen Victoria cares nothing about old
lace. The Princess of Wales is fond of it,
but says she can’t afford to buy it. But
the princess gets some pretty little presents
of old lace sometimes.
The countess of Villa Gonzales is consid
ered the handsomest woman in Madrid.
She is tall, graceful in figure, with large
black eyes and a beautiful complexion, and
devotedly attached to her husband.
The king of Italy wants to Tie emperor,
too, and thinks of making himself “em
peror of Erythrea and Eastern Africa” on
the strengt h of his protectorate of Abysin-
nia and some colonies on the Red sea.
A complete list of the sultan’s wives
■hows that he has five first class wives,
valides: twenty-four second class or mor
ganatic wives, and some 250 third class
partners, variously described as “favorites”
and “slaves.”
The empress of Germany is the possessor
of an ungovernable temper, and her out
bursts at times are said to l>e exceedingly
humiliating to her friends. This may ex
plain why the emperor takes a long sum
mer trip alone.
THINGS WELL TO KNOW.
He Envied It.
A pretty girl with a horrid cold
Spoke to a horrid man
And said, "A cold's a horrid thing."
And then to cough began—
"Sometimes I think—in fact I fear"—
This said between each cough—
•That by this horrid cold some day
I will be carried off."
The horrid man then told anew
The story that is old—
*T wish," said he, <( that I might bo
That horrid, horrid cold."
—Whiteside Herald
The Sensational Strike on the Central.
“Holland is responsible for it.”
So said Vice President Webb, of the New
York Central railroad, the other day, in
■peaking of the
■trike just then
egun on the
great transporta
tion line over
which he exer
cises control dur
ing the absence in
Europe of Presi
dent Chauncev M.
Depew. r
J. J. Holland is jj
regarded as one of jjjj
the most in Alien-f jjj
tial men among ;!!il
the Knights of j
a b o r. lie is j
chairman of the'
national legisla-
1 o n committee
and a member of
the general execu
tive board. By
trade he is a shoe
maker. He left
the beach to enter the northern army dur
ing the civil war. At the close of the con
test he settled in Florida, and continued
business there as a merchant until he
became actively identified with the Knights
__ Labor. He is a mac of large physique,
and possesses a strikingly determined cast
countenance.
A little ammonia in tepid water will
■often and cleanse the skin.
Gas is always objectionable in n sick
room, as it exhausts the air, and in bed
rooms generally it should not be used.
Old brass may lx? cleaned to look like
new by pouri ig strong ammonia on it and
scrubbing with a scrub brush; rinse in
clear water.
Linoleum can be waxed, like a hardwood
floor/and polished with a regular polish
ing brush. It is generally treated in this
way in English houses.
Lamp chimneys are easily cleaned by
holding them over the steam from a tea
kettle, and rubbing them with a soft cloth
and polishing with paper.
If the fat in the frying kettle is hot be
fore you are ready for it, put in a dry crust
of bread. It will not burn as long as it has
something to do, only when it is left idle.
A good gargle for sore throat: Vinegar,
one wineglassful; honey, two tablespoon-
fuls; water, half a tumblerful. Pour the
water on the houey, and stir it up; add the
vinegar and use cold.
In baking all things to be browned on
the bottom must be set directly on the bot
tom of the oven, but those things that are
to be browned only on top or merely heated
may be set on the grate.
Flowers are always bright and cheering,
but they should not always be left in a
room at night, and care should be taken to
change the water frequently, and not leave
them there at all when faded.
All delicate and fancy hosiery should be
soaked in salt and water before wearing,
»and stains of leather on stockings can be
taken out by dipping them into chlorine
water before putting them into soapsuds.
For burns; frweet off and cation are the
standard remedies. If not at hand sprinkle
the part with flour, and wrap loosely with l
a soft cloth. Don’t remove the dressing
until the inflammation subsides, as it will
break the new skin.
His Question.
Young Mr. Hankinson had sat in em
barrassed silence for some moments look
ing at the shapely fingers of the lovely girl
as if takiDg the measure of one of them for
a golden circlet. Presently he spoke.
“Miss Pinkie,” he said, “you will not
think I am taking too great a liberty, I
hope, if I ask you a—a somewhat personal
question?”
“Certainly not, Mr. Hankinson,” replied
Miss Pinkie, softly.
“Then please tell me,” he rejoined, “how
you got those warts off your knuckle. My
little sister’s hands are covered with them.”
—Chicago Tribune.
81ie Was Joking.
“No,” said she, “I—I can be only a sister
to you.”
“Very well,” said he, “I must be going!
I had expected a different answer, bnt—
well, good night!”
“George,” she faltered, as he started ont
into the night, “George!”
“What is it?” he asked crossly.
“Aren’t you going to kiss your sister
good night?”
He did not go.—Lawrence American.
Disappointing.
He had pleaded long and earnest,
Sued with prayer and sued with sigh.
But although the time sped swiftly
She had deigned him no reply;
Yet at last her lips were opened,
All his fear and dread were gone,
And he waited for her answer,
But 'twas nothing but a yawn..
—Philadelphia Times
Her Regards.
“You look upon me at least as a frieml?”
he murmured, grasping her hand.
She threw down her eyes and her voice
whispered:
“Oh, yes.”
“And can I dare to hope to be looked
upon as a still nearer, dearer relation?”
She spoke cordially and freely, as a maiden
should:
“Certainly; I will henceforth regard you
as a brother.”—Philadelphia Times.
How Many Congressmen?
The old fight that comes every tern
years, as soon as the census is figured
up, will soon be on again—that is, how
many members shall have seats in tho
United States house of representatives?
At present there is one congressman to
each 151.912 inhabitants of a state. On
this baois there are now in the house 328
members. The hall is so crowded that
the members cannot sit comfortably,
and only for the habit they have of slid
ing out when the proceedings are dull,
which is quite often, they would nol
have nearly room enough. Sooner eg
later the people’s representatives must
have a new hall.
In case the present apportionment-
one member for 151,912 inhabitants—con
tinues, then the number of congressmen
■will mount up into the four hundreds.
In case, however, the apportionment ia
increased, making each member repre
sent 200,000 or thereabouts of the popu
lation, a very large rub comes in. The
New England states win lose no lese
than six or seven of their present con
gressmen. This they will of course fight
while New England Iiae tongue and
breath, and that would ha a good while.
Some of the middle states would also
lose, while the west and the manufactur
ing states of the new sooth would gain
immensely. How to please all parties
will be one of the problems for congress
to study over.
No-cnrr-sll or untried remedy v ill cure
ssdoes Simmons Liver Regulsfor.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Dr. Haile, an old and experienced ohvaicimn
solicita correspondence from persons sufterinf
from chronic diseases of whatever name or
character especially such as hi retoforehave been
considered inenrabie. All letters wi!! receive
his careful consideration, an honest and candid
opinion given in everycase. Nopay for .services
until cured—you pay only for medicine fur
nished each mouth. He guan-nteesa cure in all
cases undertaken or receives no pay toi his ser
vices.
Particular attention given to .liseares peculiar
to young men. Enclose stamp for particulars
and address VP. T. J. HAILE,
T8Boulevard, Atisn‘a, Gs,
Mention this paper. 742-tt.
n£9.8flH.I
REV. J, B. HAWTHORNE
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT
KING’S
I
Sli© Escaped a Punster
“Clara—Miss Simpkins,” he murmured,
aa he reached for his hat after her declina
tion, “when you think of a little r#au
where we used to wander in the hsippy
month of July, beneath the branches of
the green trees, I pray you think of me.
For I am like that little road—a lover
slain;” and so he passed out of her sight.
And then sbe was glad she had an
swered no.—Harper’s Bazar.
Oht
“But, sir, to kiss
A miss
Is wrong-, you see."
“I do not kiss
Amiss
When I kiss thee."
—^Washington Fret.
MORSELS OF GASTRONOMY.
The perfection of rice boiling, Chinese
style, is to have every grain separate.
In these days there seem as many kinds
of olive oil, so called, as there were colors
In Joseph’s coat.
Not That Day.
“Did any man ever kiss you before, dar-
ling?”
“Before—today? No, Edward, you are
the first.”
And the recording angel didn’t need to
drop a tear to blot out the fib, for he was
the first that had kissed her that day.—
Philadelphia Times.
Natural Mistake.
Handsome Young Woman (pointing to
hammock)—How niuoh?
_ ... .... . Salesman—We guarantee it for 600 pou—
Women eatmg corn in public would look 1 er-beg pardon, miss. One dollar and fifty
less ridiculous and more graceful if they ’ cents.-Chicago Tribune,
broke tbe ear in two.
A German professor says all who eat
watercress consume at the same time a
foil assortment of minute iusects.
Somebody writes to say it is no longer
“good form” to use a bit of bread in con
nection with the fork in eating fish.
Whipped cream with peaches is a dainty
dessert at Newport dinners, served in finest
of glass saucers, and, strange to say, eaten
with a fork. j
Entrees and salmis are the dishes to be ,
avoided at the generality of watering place j
hotels, as they are usually made of what is
suggestively known as “leavings.”
Turkey is served at most hotels all tbe j
year round, so that when Thanksgiving !
comes the “national bird” has lost nearly »
ail its palatable charms.—New York Mail i
and Express. i
A Clew.
Within a hammock snug they sat;
But how the two behaved
One could not tell, it was so dark.
Had it not been for the remark,
“O George, you must get shaved!"
—Philadelphia Press.
Restitution.
Mabel (relentinga little, but still a trifle
angry)—Any thing I have of yours I will
return at once.
Charlie (giving her a kiss)—Well, there’s
your opportunity.—Philadelphia Press.
ATCHISON PHILOSOPHY.
nvw
J. J. HOLLAND.
An Actress Wtas a Lord.
Jennie Williams is a handsome little
American soubrette and dancer whose feet
have proved her fortune. Some time ago
flift secured a London engagement and
made her debut at the Alhambra. Her
skirt dance captivated one ot the audience,
Lord Petre by name. He secured an intro
duction, showered
her with presents,
offered her his
hand and fortune,
naturally was
accepted.
Lord Petre is 30
C rs of age, and
dark hair, eyes
snd mustache.
Was Williams is
years old. She
a native of New
Albany, Ind., and
been on the
since early
childhood. She is a blonde, with very light
hair and large blue eyes. She comes of a
theatrical family, her father, mother, two
brothers and a sister all being in various
ways connected with the actor’s calling.
JENNIE WILLIAMS.
Some people are always getting into a j
box, and asking you to lift the lid. ■
There is nothing in the way of sin that !
does not cost more than it is worth. j
A man never becomes so homely that he I
Is not handsome to the woman he is good to. |
Criticism is praise if it comes from a I
friend, and blame if it comes from an enemy. t
If you sell goods on credit, you will be
expected to feel grateful for a dead beat’s
trade.
There is hope for the man whose crime
seems darker to himself than it appears to J
the world. i
When you break a promise y ou weaken
the thread by which you hold your friend’s j
confidence.
Our wisest thought is the one which ws j
always lack words to express. Foolish
thought finds e:isy expression. j
Ous friend who likes you because he i
can’t help it, is worth a thousand friends I
who like you for policy’s sake.—Atchison J
Globe.
The Dear Girls.
Flossie—I made a large collection of
beautiful stones while I was at the seaside.
Maud—So did I; but mine were all set in
engagement rings when I got them.—Man*
sey's Weekly.
He Saw Them.
‘There’s a man," she said, as he kissed her once.
“Man? Where?” was his query then.
“In the moon." “Well, poor fellow, here’s one
for him."
And with that he kissed her again.
—Philadelphia Times.
The following is an extract fror
ten by the World Renowned Eva
” I returned from Tyler. Tex a
inst. I find my wife has
‘•erinetuer to the GREAT UPBUILDING ot
her physical system. She is now almost free
from the distressing headaches with which she
has been a MAKTVR for twenty years. Surely
it has done wonders for her! I WLSII EVERY
POUR SUFFERING WIFE HAD ACCESS TO
THAT MEDICINE.”
Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, Pastor First Baptist
church. Atlanta.f*
taking Royal Germetuer two months, he writes;
“A more complete transformation I have never
witnessed. EVERT STMPTOK OF DISEASE HAS
DISAPPEARED. She appears to be twenty years
younger, and is as happy and playful as a
healthy child. We have persuaded many of our
friends to take the medicine, and the testimony
of all of them is that it is a great remedy.”
Ur. King's Royal Germetuer is a boon to
women. It builds up the strength, increases the
appetite, aids digestion, relieves them of the
cause of disease, and insures health.
It is an infallible cure for Rheumatism. Neu
ralgia. Paralvsis. Insomnia. Dyspepsia. Indi
gestion. Palpitation. Liver, Bladder and Kidney
Diseases. Chilis and Fevers. Catarrh, all Blood
i«r>d ski»i Diseases. Female Troubles etc.
Prompted by a desire to reach more -ofering
people, the price has been reduced from $L50 to
5I.0O per concentrated bottle, which makes one
gallon of medicine as per directions accompa
nying each bottle. For sale bv the
ATLANTIC GERMETUER CO. Atlanta,Ga.
and bv Druggists. If your Druggist can not
supply you, it can be sent by express.
»*F\seHd stamp for full particulars, certif*
icates of wonderful cures, etc.
Office Grn’l Manager, >
AU6C8TA, 6a.,May 24 th, ’£0. j
Commencing the 25th instant, the iol.ow.lnf
Passenger schedule will be operated:
NO. 27 WEST-DAILY.
Leave Augusta 7 45 s a
Leave Washington 7 20am
Leave Athens $ 25 a m
Leave Gainesville 5 55 a m
Arrive Atlanta 1 00 p a
No. 28 east-daily.
Leave Atlanta 2 45 p a
Leave Gainesville 5 55 a m
Arrive A thens 7 c-5 p s
Arrive Washington 7 *20 p m
Arrive Augusta 815 p a
DAY PASSENGER TRAINS.
NO. 2 EAST DAILY. NO. 1 WEST DAILY.
Lv Atlanta 8 00 a m Lv Augusta —11 0c an
Ar Gainesville..815 p m Lv Washington 1110am
Ar Athens 5 15 p m Lv Athens 8 40 am
Ar Washington.2 30 pm Ar Gainesville..8 25 pm
Ar Augusta 3 15 p mi Ar Atlanta 5 45 pm
NO. 4 EAST—DAILY, i NO. 3 WEST-DAILY.
DECATUR TRAIN—Daily except Sunday.
A Fond Husband.
Billy—So you have returned from your
bridal tour. What did you see on the trip
that pleased you most?
John—My wife.—Texas Siftings.
M i su nd e rstood.
She (as he places his arm around her
waist)—Stop right where you are, sir!
He (taking a firmer hold)—Willingly,
my dear.—Epoch.
Floretta Vining is one of the largest
taxpayers in Hull, Mass. At a town
meeting not long since she made a speech
calling attention to the dilapidated ap
pearance of the public cemetery. In
consequence of her remarks the ceme
tery was put in order without delay. It
is when women—whether they believe
in voting or not—take interest in munic
ipal and town matters that we fthn.11
have beautiful landscapes and clean, at
tractive villages in America. They have
even more interest than men in clean,
whole streets and sidewalks. In a por
tion of the town of Norway*Me., the
men struck, and declared they wonld not,
any of them, serve as road supervisor;
they had no time. Thereupon, with
their approval, a woman was appointed
to the place. With the help of the road
machine und of workmen the public
highway was put in excellent condition.
Here is the fashionable recipe to paw-
vent wrinkles: Sleep on your back and
never smile.
The Why of It.
“What a stout, heavy race the Germans
arel”
“Yes. They are all Twotons, you know.”
—Chatter.
At a Watering Place.
Four and forty girls looked out
And saw beyond a man.
“He's coming here!" he heard them shout,
And then he turned and ran.
—New York Herald.
Enough for the Present.
First Belligerent—Want any more?
Second Belligerent (breaking into a ran)
—If I do I’ll notify you by letter.—Epoch.
Propinquitous.
“Her lather is rather close, isn’t he?”
“Yes—so darned close Ethel and I have
to whisper most of the time.”—Epoch.
A Short Hag.
SUa—Were you ever pressed for time?
Bella—Not for a very long time.—Lowell
Bure to relieve. There is no failure la
Simmons liver Rogulator.
Cruel Fate.
He sighed with his hand on his heart;
Before her he went ob his knees;
He’d have acted the true lover’s pvt
If fete hadn’t forced him to soeeifi
-Harper's Bassr.
Bnqltofa Spavin Liniment remoree all
Hold, eeft or calloused Lam *
Blemishes
from horses. Blood
Mf, Bii
Stifles, Sprains, all awolloh
Coughs, etc. Sara ffiO by tho BOO of erne
bottM. Warranted the reoat woadortU
hteretoh curst ever turn. Bold by an
Lv Atlanta 8 55axniLv Decatur 9 45 am
Ar Decatur 9 23 amiAr Atlanta.. . .10 15 am
Lv Atlanta 3 25 pm Lv Clarks**r.... 4 10 pm
Ar Decatur S 40 pm Lv Decatur 4 25 pm
ArClarkston 4 05 pm Ar Atlanta 4 Opm
COVINGTON ACCOM’N—Daily except Sunday.
Lv Atlanta 6 20 pm Lv Covington... 5 4U am
Lv Decatur 6 56 pm-Lv Decatur 7 25 am
Ar Covington...8 35 pmiAr Atlanta 7 55 am
MACON NIGHT EXPRESS—DAILY.
NO. 31 WESTWA RD | NO. 52 EASfWA RD.
u
NION POINT * WBI1E PLAINS B. R
Leave Union Point
Arrive at Siloam
*• at White Plains...
.. HO 10 am * 5 40 pm
10 35 am 6 05 pm
....11 1C tun 6 40 pm
Leave White Plains *8 00 am *3 30 pm
“ Siloam 8 35 am 6 05 pm
Arrive at Union Point 9 00 am 4 SO pm
♦Daily except Sunday.
No connection for Gainesville on Sunday.
Sleeping car to Charleston on Trains No 4 '
Trains Nos. 2,1, 4 and 8 will, if signalled stop
at any regular schedule flag station.
Trains Nos. 27 and 28 will stop and recelva
passengers to and from the following statioaa
only: Grovetown, Harlem, Hearing. Thompson,
Norwood, Barnett, Crawfordville, Union Point,
Greenesboro, Madison, Rutledge, Social Circle
Covington, Conyers, Lithonis, Stone Mountain
snd Decatur. 27 makes close connections for all
points north and northwest.
Trains 1 and 2, dinner at Union Point.
Train No. 28, supper at Harlem.
J. W. GREEN. E. R. DORSEY,
Gen’l Manager. Gen’l Passenger Aft.
JOE W. WHITE, T. P A., Augusta, Ga.
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