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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 ■nnnniiBnHmHni .... ' • ; • - Wmmm 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 mm 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 tively by sending us your name and 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.