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nnd Mr. Satttftlm aUo Insiatied upon drag
ging Handford upV the Hall for dinner,
Dinner was wafting.
young lady who bad
eiined Handford’s friendly*. ' , u r ,® 8 '. J? u i
if she was surprised or vexed a. bimoldmg
Handford as a guest, slic did nov
and, after being formally introduce* • ne **
ther he nor she made any reference V a
previous acquaintance. The girt left the
table early, while Handford nnd bis bast
sat oVer
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mSwnU ctinner mini host eyed hfm HZTZiSSto at 77 ’J ot hlS nlckna , lne f
surioueiy, ea.lfthe mere fact of acquaint- f . "Sum? Up “Hang economics!
ancewitiifclsl*teiniestm n deMo^ na< m :l fr0,n oaUlng mP .l1 . ’-ard meet-
ance with his late guest made Max as im* I „„„sain*.
~rtant and as liberal a patron. As for ! Hang theology 1 a„ «5<53»»t -
'ax, whom the reader already knows rb . ,ng where theoretical
a keen observer of h"
—v. ..liman nature, he was I dered Progress. His inrfe|>AiBd«Kt and
In want of reliable information more than energetic character may be' Inferred
CHAPTER VH. % | ‘ “CHAPTER VIH. ' 'j
About 4 o'clock on a lazy July after- The next morning Handford was- up
noon, in the year of grace eighteen hun- j betimes and before breakfast bad learned
dred and seventy-five, and twb fears aftef , all about Squire Satterthwaite andl
the advent of John Satterthwaite at: thongh scarcely surprised, he waa at,least
•' ' ‘ ~ Jfi
Chesden, the neat omnibus, painted in'
chocolate and gold, which-had been sub
stituted for the old time-honored stage
coach, came lumbering along the High
street and pulled up, as was its daily wont,:
at the door of the Satterthwaite Arms
Hotel. A gentleman alighted and was
received in very hearty style by mind
host, while Jfr. Coachee tossed a leather*
valise to the porter who stood by. j -- ■- —^— • -
The landlord’s practiced eye caiighll <? a "jy Justice at Aylesbury, .so that
the lettering upon the'side of the vallse->; Handford. was. compelled to retrace his
unexpectedly glad to discover himeel
near an old friend and patron. So before}
the sun was very high he was sauntering
under the fine .old beeches of Ohesdenl
Park, sure of a welcome from hie format*
friend and hoping for he scarce knewl
what besides. j
But the squire had become sufficiently
onclicised to attend Quarter Sessions, and
.was at that time playing the part ot a
P .
be difficult to decipher all his thoughts;
but, as he sits with his eye fastened upon
a shred of paper drawn from his pocket-i
book, we may go backwards a little to
discover the true motive which brings
him from Illinois to England.'
Just one year before, Edward Hand-
ford Was on hia way from Chicago to the
Thousand Islands, by way of tho great
lakes. The passengers on the steamer
were very few, but included enough to
make the trip a memorable one for him*
A party, consisting of an elderly lady,
a younger lady and a lad; traveled the en
tire distance. Handford met them at
meal times and was considerably impress
ed by tho younger lady, who, though evi
dently of a somewhat haughty disposition,
was brimful of fun when with the lad and
with the captain of'the, steamer, But
Handford was not even disposed to take
advantage of the freemasonry permitted
to fellow tourists, and never made any
overtures to conversation; On the last
day of the voyage, however, fortune—or
what might have proved serious misfpr-
tune—favored him.-
As the steamer drew near tho myriad*
of islands in the St. Lawrence; the young
lady mounted the railing at the side of
the boat, and with her field glass attempt
ed (o obtain a better view of a distant
island. Handford stood near, and when
the boat gave a sudden lurch, causing tbs
lady to lose her balance, instead of fall
ing heavily to tho deck, she alighted
on her feet, supported by his strong arms;
Quito unembarrassed, she thanked bint
very heartily, and walked away. That
evening they reached Alexandria Bay;
'and in the summer moonlight Handford
found himself upon the piazza of the hnge
hotel, very near his accidental acquaint
ance of the morning. He approached her
and rentured to commence a conversation,
but found the young lady decidedly re
steps and await, as patiently as he could,,
the morrow.
American-like;, without pausing to con*
sider that he was trespsssing, he strolled
off along the by-ways of the Park, and it
was not very long before h e espied
Liu
whjte dress worn by his acquaintance of
the thousand Islands. .
We all know—mostly from experience-
how eager we are, when thousands of
miles from home, to claim acquaintance
hose whom we 'should never dream:
with those
of addressing upon the streets of our own
town. Handford raised his hat and ut-
H., Chicago”—and, being utterly ig
norant of the whereabouts of that flour
ishing city; except that it was,in “furrini
parts,” he treated his guest with so much
more respect, on the general possibility!
of his being n Russian prince, or a min
ister plenipotentiary from his majesty of
the Sandwich Islands, or—a defaulting
city treasurer from “the States." ;
In truth, the stranger was Mr. Edward
Handford, an American gentleman known
in his own country as the successful and
genial general manager of the Great Oc
cidental Railroad. Because he held that
very honorable and responsible position,
it must not be supposed that he was nec
essarily old and sedate, for thirty-five
years was the full extent of bis sojourn
upon mother earth up to that July after
noon. ,
He is now taking his summer vacation;
but has by no means “drifted” to Ches
den.
In a short time he is comfortably en
sconced at the ancient mahogany of the'
Satterthwaite Arms, doing ample justice
to one of those substantial English din
ners which the old landlord is too rarely
called upon to serve in these degenerate
days of rapid railroad travel.
At last his appetite is appeased, and,
with a Chicago cigar between his lips, Ed
ward Handford ruminates upon his pres- „yn, uuni.ru uiiniiuiu, nan u ,.u.
cut location and surroundings. It would} Westerner, was making the tour of Eng-
their cigars until nearly day-
break; ■ >*
A week passed away, and Edward
Handford wns still ot Chesden. Indeed,
eyery day had' found him at the Hall,
more or less of the time being spent in the
^.company of Miss Satterthwaite—for the
sqqire hfld introduced tile young Indy tp
his friend ns "my daughter."
Handford wns in love. He had guessed
as much n year before, and now he was
snre of it.
At the end of another week be felt that
fie must be starting before very long for
busy Chicago, pleasant-itud enticing a*
were the attractions of sleepy old Ches
den. One course, of. action he was quite
resolved upon, which was that he would
teff this beautiful girl of his love for her.
She could but refuse to accept' it, at the
worst, and keenly a* be knew he wbiild
feel such refusal, it would be better than
'leaving England in doubt and uncertain
ty. ■ \
. The last evening of hfs visit arrived, and
upon the broad marble-flagged terrace of
the ancient halt, with the myriads of
summer birds singing their vesper songs
in the beech woods; Edward Handford, In
.» manly fashion, and without waste of
word's, made his fiirst confession 6t love.
Tho lady listened; because she could not
very .well do otherwise, and theh quletly
and' gently, but with evident feeling, re
plied::
“Mr; Handford, from the first I was a
little afraid .bf this; Possibly I seetn to-
flatter myself too much, yet, I repeat, I:
was afraid this might occur, and I bgpe
you will at least do me the justice to ad
mit that I did my best to evade an ac
quaintance with you; To prove, however,
that I do not lightly regard you or your
friendship, I will frankly tell you why. I
but he received a decided rebuff 'for his
pains, apd his warm manner was speed 11
pains, and his warm' manner was speedily
chilled' by the extremely icy bow which
he received in return.
“Do you not remember me?” said he.
“Sir,” replied the aristocratic maiden,
“I think that is neither here nor there.
We hove certainly never been Introduced
and I am not in the habit of talking with
of questioning as well' as idle gossip to
let folks know me. merely as Miss Satter-
thwaite. No one in England know* other-,
wise, and I tell you because you have my
utmost respect and regard, and I feel that
if' the .coat wns carried back to its peg
tered n rather cordial “How do you do,” when I say ‘No*, to your request J should
> ■—j - -»—give you a sufficient reason for-so-doing.
Good-by,"
til, that
With: ffiat she extended her smali' white
hand—devoid. of all jewelry except one
plain gold ring—which Handford took
and silentiy.prcssed to his lips. That was
all.;v, ., •-
Edward Handford was bewildered as
he walked down the broad avenue through
strangers.
not aware that you are trespassing?*'
Of course! Handford might easily haw
explained that the owner of the Hatl and
Park was an old acquaintance of his, bur
under the cAeti of the yoimg lady’s re
pulse he was in no mood to do so. He.
merely made his bow and beat' a retreat.
N^w, Edward Handford, like a true
Possibly you are ’ tho park and, when he finally collected
land by all the odd and unfrequented ways
that he could discover. Because he had
found a few old towns strung along thirty:
miles of rpad still free from the encroach- .
mentsof the iron horse, he had chosen to *}f r 08 * ,le really WJ
his scattered thoughts, Imagined* that he
had; been badly, treated. He was w good
man, was Handford, amt a generous one;
but, like worse men and better. In his love
he was selfish. .
He did not see poor Emily in, tho quiet
of her own room, as,a|ie sett with her
shapely head resting upon the window sill,
while she wept bitterly farinto>t$e sum
mer night. To him she was but a haugh
ty, cold-hearted' woman—a woman with a
history, perhaps, but-pone, the less heart'
less and crueL. As yet he could not know
include It in his lino of travel, finding the
smart little omnibus with its four dapper
horses a pleasant variation to the railroad
trains. After his sharp repulse in the
park, he wonld probably have boarded the
next train had there been a.next train,
but there was not. He cohid not proceed
on his way until late in the afternoon,
and before that time he had Concluded
tint he would wait and see Mr. Satter
thwaite.
He managed to pass the afternoon pret
ty well interviewing the landlord and the
natives who lazily sauntered in and out
of the. rambling old inn.
“Byi
the bye,” said the landlord to Hand
ford, “they was a yonng gent from Amer-
iky-stayed here just a year agone. Yes,
sir, he just come and step' here over night
and. in t’marnlng footed It over to Bar-
kumstonc to catch the I.unnon train, sir.
Dunnb much about your com
lunno much about yonr country, mister,
o I can’t say as to whether he come from
ypur, parts or not. Looked like a born
gent down on bis liick', sit, though I must
say the young fellow behaved ’andsomc
by me, so he did. He went off in sich a
hurry that he left a overcoat with a cou
ple o' letters In it. My missis read they
letters,’ but I niver bother myself with
sich-liko things. Coat’s hanging up in
the clothes closet now, sir; mebbe if you
was to look at the names you might know
the party?”
Merely for want of something better to
kill the time, Handford followed'tbe land
lord into that worthy’s private sanctum,
where the coat was produced. From a
pocket two soiled envelopes, each contain
ing a letter, were withdrawn. Both were
mailed at and both were addressed to
served; so much so that when be, rather points within the United States. One
bashfully for a man of his experience,; was very old and bore the inscription:
ventured to tender his card, it was politely ; “Harry Spencer, Esq., 2002 Fifth ave-
refused with a cold “good night” | nue, New York city.” The other was of
That was the last Handford saw of hcr ( ! more recent date, and the superscription
and although very anxious to learn some*' read:
thing more of one who had made so deep i MR. HENRY RICHARDS,
an impression upon him, he thought it he- f “Bluff City, Nebraska.”
neath his dignity to ask any questions ol i The first noma won totally strange to
the hotel people. So he returned to Chi*' Edward.Handford. The latter be remem-
cago for a year’s hard work, knowing, bered perfectly well. It was the name of
nothing except that the lady was from j the brakeman. who had behaved so welt
’Hnglaad. r , . l and bravely in frustrating the evil de-
He had picked np in the salon of the signs of the wonld-be wreckers the
steamer, after the lad who was with the Pacific mall.
had been writing, a
hit* wfcsemboss-
ng, the heading—
"Chesden Hall, — •
. jBnrUsginnpgWn^’-
That is the identical piece of paper nov
. Bnt then, thought Handford, Richards
was a very.; common name) and the coat
was much-more likely to-be the property
of Speneer than of Richards. So Hand-
wmm
: paper now
lying before Edward 'Haridfonl on the
dining table, at the Satterthwaite Arms.
HIs^ thoughts, which we wDl not attempt
to:penetrate, are soonriost even to him'
seif, and gp!4edl>r his host, he ascend*
the broad oaken staircase, snd sleeps
ongh the. night in-a bedroom win
ilk whia the**hue-st*sk. might tel!
ford turned on bis heel and soon forgpt
all about the envelopes and their super-
velepes
■criptions. ; jX JO .
After that small incident the day drag
ged wearily, and-our friend waa half re-
metrate, are soon -lost even to him- I solved, when the omnibus roiled np, t(
and gpided by his host, he ascends pick np his grip and shake the dnit ol
broad oaken staircase,-and sleeps OhSsden froth off bis feel, Bnt be stayed
and that evening the squire, on His way
home,
.ran pinmp against Hsndfocd at
strange tales of three centuries of “com- the door of the hotel. Of course the two
ing and parting guests.” , men were heartily glad, to see each other,
disappointed girl.
-cou
Unhappy and
CHAPTER IX.
When Edward Handford returned to
the Arms that night, he resolved to do
one thing at least. He wonld leave Ches
den the following day, and try to forget,
as speedily as possible, that there was any
such person in existence as Emily Satter
thwaite—or whatever hernawe might be.
So be rose with the sun and occupied
the morning by a farewell tour about tho
quaint old town and. in saying good-by to
his friend Mr. Satterthwaite. At 4
o’clock in the afternoon tho stago pulled
up, and the landlord, loth to part with so
profitable a guest, escorted him to the
street.
“Good luck to yon, sir,’! said he. “Speak
n good word for tho house when you can.”
“That I will,” said Handford cordially;
"good-by, old fellow!”
.s the two were talking there alighted
from the little omnibus a very smart and
active young man, carrying n hand-satchel
and followed Uy a porter with n genuine
small-sized Saratoga. His luggage, bis
style of dress, his features nnd his car
riage proclaimed him to be an American
youtb. He gazed upon Handford, who
calmly returned the stare. Each was
confident that he had seen the other be
fore, but only the new arrival was able to
place his man. He remembered Hand
ford as n Chicago railroad official with
whom .be had once transacted some bust-
.. thdttfh ttey had known each othe'r tor I ^ent npto him u.a
re *W?bo owns tin* Hail?” asked Max.' I “»*• ©•'^pHed: “I tun Charles
"Master SattertJturoite, in coursbf and Stuart Vane, Viscount Senlinm, and
ft out and out gent lie is, too^if he be! my father Is tlie Mnrquls of laondon*
from Ameriky!” t derry." Whereupon Rogers kicked
“That’s sia mny he,” raid JInx. “You I him three times, one for Vane, once for
r%M
n
say he has a handsome daughter. Does
she receive attentions fnomt any yonng
gentlemen in these parts?” ,
“Now, that’s aummat as I don’t know
about. My mlrals,-thinks' Miss Emily
don’t care for ariy 'of ’em, unless it’s Mr.
Handford. Soipo do say. as how he madir
fast running in that 'direction while he
was here.’’
'“la that so! Well, do you have many
gutsts from-America?”
“No, sir. Let me think, and mebbe 1
can call ’em ail to mind. First one was a
; young gent'that came about a year agone.
He just stayed ovpr one night and went
off without his overcoat. There’s some
letters in the coat, and yea might know
8,; '
the party If you read them.”
“Yes,” replied Brett, “I certainly might
know him."
The landlord stumbled off, and after a
deal of trouble returned with the coat
'from which he withdrew the two old let
ters. Max Brett might have been agi
tated as. he read the superscriptions, but
if so, he never betrayed his emotion.
Just then a loud noise in the rear of the
house attracted the landlord's attention
and he hurried off to learn the cause of
the disturbance. Max was quite too much
of a gentleman to «o much as entertnin
the idea of learning the contents- of the
letters, buf, knowing that - they might
prove valuable documents at home, he
kept thorn, and when the landlord return-
the two letters which he foupd in the
coat pocket were npt those which
udford had examined.
!ax, in an off-hand manner, said that
he guessed the letters were of uo account.
Seahatn, and once for Londonderry.
1
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Horses Regular at the Bath.
The horses which are used on the
Kennebec rice fields are so accustom
ed to dropping through the ice that they
don’t seem to mind it. They are yanked
out a little roughly, to be sqre, but they
take their medicine like the chickens -
belonging to the family that was con
stantly moving; which, every time they
saw a covered cart stop in front of their
house,: would turn on their hacks and
stick their legs into the atr to be tied
together, ready for transportation.
/ ** .. Rather Mixed.
A San Francisco Argonaut contrib
utor writes from Lower California that
he has just been down on the Gulf
Coast, where lie went in a Chinese
junk commanded by a Dutch captain
to examine a Mexican mine for an En
glish; company, nnd that on the trip his
Irish eeok drank up all the Scotch
whisky.
Victor Huso Died Rich.
Victor Hugo, who, like Lord Ten
nyson, attained the age of S3 yeqrs, hud
personal estate in England to th«
amount of £02,120. Dr. Charles Mack-
ay’s property wns valued at £2,030, nnd
that of Eliza Cook at £5,007. . Matthew
Arnold’s estate amounted to £1,041.
if 3
the closet. 'Then, as the evening was
unusually fine, Max donned his hat hud
sauntered out for a stroll.
(To be continued.)
I*.
Tlte LION’S ftOAR.
A Great Physical Effort Is Necessary
to Produce the Full Effect.
Dr. Llvlngstone.jnoted the odd resem
blance of the lion's roar to that of the
ostrich. Mr. Millais says that though
the roar of the lntter is not so loud, It-
has exactly ,tb'e same tone ns that ot
the lion. But the oBtricli always roars
bis best, the Hon Very seldom. This is
partly because a “good” roar needs a
great pbyslcnl effort. Tho wholo In
ferior and muscles of mouth, throat,
stomach nnd nlnloinen are, for the mo
ment, converted Into an organ of ter
rific sound, and the sound does make-
the earth tremble—or appear to do so..
But the attitude la not that usually
drawu. Unless lie roars lying down,
when be puts ills head Up, like a dog
barking, tbe lien "omits Ills first moan
in any position, then draws in bis neck
and lowers bis bead with extended
jaws, right down to ills forepaws, ns
if about to be violently Sick; while at
the same tliye tbe back la arched, nnd
tho whole animal boars nil nppenrnnce
of concentrated strain.”
This is Capt. Millais’ nliouetlc ren
dering of the sound, taken when listen
ing to tlireo Hons roaring their bust:
"Moan—roar—r-o-a-r —roar—ron r—roar
—grunt—grunt—gruut — grunt (dying
away).”
Why Hons roar, when It ought to
pay better to keep silent, is not yet
explained. Gen. Hamilton was eon-
vlrfced that tigers bunting In company
roar to confuse and frighten the deer.
Possibly tbe Hon roars, when'prowiing
around a camp, in tho hopo of causing
some of tbe draught animals to break
loose; at other times It appears to be
a form of conversation witb others at a
distance.—Spectator.
you are able to take advantage ot
the present, you need not worry about
tbe past.
1
HEIRS OF HEAD MAN FOUND.
“Cha les Hlli w Wns In Reality Salem <
Charles, of Brimileld, Mass.
The mystery surrounding the iden
tity of the man known as Charles Hill,
who died at Groton, S. Dak,, on May 17,
leaving $142,000 in cash, has been
solved. His real name was Salem
Charles and his home was at Brlmfield,
The story of the search for heirs by
the public-administrator and his at-
*
.-3
torney, Leon Moss,,Is Interesting. Af
ter following op Innumerable alleged
"clews,” all of 'wHlch came to naught.
Administrator Kellogg foqnd among'
the old man’s effects an old family Bi
ble on the'ffy leaf of which was writ- x
ten sentences almost faded and ren
dered Illegible by age. The writing
was magnified and the names of
“Charles” and "Brim—, Mass.” were
deciphered. Attorney Moss went to
Brlmfield, Mass., and without disclos
ing bis Identity found a family named
Charles, which had been'prominent In
that locality for about a , hundred
years. After a thorough investlga- 1
tlon, Mr. Moss became convinced that
Man of Prodigious Family.
A half-breed Indian who comes
across the Canadian border with snow-
shoes. moccasins, and baskets to sell
may lie seen almost any dny about tbe
. „ „ „ . , streets of Saranac Lake, suys a Rut-
i for .v. II ^ for, V 'l® mixe<1 land correspondent In the New York
{Th' Sun. He occasionally makes cxcur-
ards and * multitude of probable and im-1 fdoI1H to ***** t t ** B ** amo *® M at '°ni'
probable people. j her, his father having been a Freneh-
The younger man broke the silence. . | niau. The tribe to which he belongs
“Beg pardon, nre you not from Chi- i has a reservation twelve miles squnre.
cago?” | The tribe Is descended from tlie Five
"Yes,” repjied Handford, somewhat re- j Nations. The reservation Is known ns
lleved. | cnughnnwaga.
fel ^;! Macomlwr’s grandfather died last
I not transact some oil burinesTfvHh you ™*’ h a ^* ’f ’
onco? I’m glad to meet a fellow Chi- wea ** h - Hu had married three time,
cagoan anywhere in the world, if only for, ike first two wives being dead. His
a moment. Sorry you are off.” i. first wife bore him six children, the
“I’m glad you spoke,” said Handford; second fifteen, and the third the now
“It would have been a pity not to In this number.
out-of-the-way spot At home we have, His grandchildren, grcat-grandchil-
onr tiffs and quarrels but abroad, you drcll> anU great-great-grandchildren
Wh ° nr ' T number over I Offfi. Of thirty.ixch|L
“Homeward bound?" asked Brett, as drcn ‘wenty-elght are living, ns an
the fresh team bounded off with the ’bus, most of the grandchildren, great-grand-
Handford standing on the stop st the children, and the great-great-grand-
back. children.
“Yes-rdirectl” replied Handford, wav-, The tribe claims a portion of Ver-
ing hts disengaged hand. "Come and see mont known ns the Mlsslsquols Valley,
me you return.” - -
•ell
i r-ry-Tri 0
When Max entered the. Arms be found * tUry demanding remuneration.
the table already set for dinner, and the \ T—
landlord assured uni of 1i square meal at, " Kiok ftir Each Name.
3 o’clock sharp. When Brett finally set-1 “Hung Theology” Rogers, tbe dla-
he had found the family of the de
ceased. There are eight direct heirs'
to tbe estate, the most prominent of
whom; Is Salem Darius Charles, chair
man of the board of street commission
ers of Boston.
The old man, Salem Charles, always
had been an eccentric character and
no reason had been found for his
change of' name: He Is said to , have
made his money by Importing clotU
while residing In Texas before and dur
ing the civil war. i ...
~ vSS
BUSINESS BLOCK BURNED.
Fire at < o!qn((t, Ua., Causes Finan
cial l oss of $40,000.
Eleven stores, a hotel and a livery
stable were burned at Colquitt, Ga.,
Sunday morning, the estimated ’oss
being about $40,000.
The fire started In Roberts’ saloon
on the square at 3 o’clock; and by 5
o'clock eleven stores, the hotel and a
livery stable were In ashes. The orl* .
gin of the fire Is unknown.
The burned district will be rebuilt,
and by act ot council, brick and stone
only will be used.
Do you want an upto-dpta, live
newspaper—one that will kasp you
potted on affaire at home and abroad t
You will answer the question affirma
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subscription for this paper for a year
w at least six months.
FIFTY-EIGHT IN WATkltT GRAVE.
Ferry Boat Govs Down in' Vo'ga, L’ar-
Vt ing llu-sian Harvester*.
A special from 8L Petersburg, Rus
sia, says: A ferry boat while crossing
the river Vo’ga Monday, at Beresnlki,
sank sad fifty-eight harvesters were
drowned. *.
Cholera in Toklo, Jspau.
" okto, Japan, re-
Minister Bpck, at Tok«., —,—,
ports to tho state department by cable.
dated Mondav. that cholera bro
ken cut there.