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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
MACON, GA m WEDNESDAY MOKMN(i, rlANAURY 15, 1800.
MISADVENTURE,
• By W; E. NORRIS,
. nt ••Mv r»m»D Juu" “llura >m> Unto*,- *•!.» Pni* AanacjUM,'
"Matbimosy,” rrc., rrc.
TA11 Hishti R^crred.]
CHAPTER XLVII.'—Last Woju*. “Cktly would hare bellered you nnd
Mr Lowiulos advaucod into tho room, itorvl by you," he said.
■ . nlan whom ho would u«»er I . she didn3 lovo mo cnoiiRh for
rrcoculwd :is Archie Bligh was tlwt. I think ono would have to lovo a
tad, propped up br pillow,. man very ranch before ono could accept
ihe unfortunate young fellow wa. aa •“<* » »tory and marry him in tho face
truaciated If hehad had a long ill- of the outcry that would be rafae.1
hi, beard hnd been allowed to aaatnrt hint. I don’t deny that I waa
bia checks wcie aa wiiito aa mar- wrong; but I'm not sure that I wasn’t
Sf .'nd hia features had tho pinched wise. Anyhow, I was punished; for it
ink which is tho forerunner of death. ; turned out, after all. that tho whole
I?e turned his head sluwly and smiled,' ««no had been witnessed by old Cop-
V v io out Ilia hand. ! pard. who was in the wood,—poaching
•uih* mr poor boy !•’ exclaimed tho : t suppose. Ho kept it dark form long
honest rector, with tears in his eyes: ’’I time; hut at last be blurted it til out to
I rather have lost my right arm , Chetwode, and that was final. Tho only
d,an found you Itkn this!” thing left for me to do was to get out of
“you needn’t he sorry for me," Archie the place and break oft my engagement
t. sill right. Everything; nod—nnd find nom«hnHy acoommodattej
his happened just aa f wished, except j cn T 0 , u 8^° nut an end to me.”
"”7*. i ai-Mn’t killed on tho spot; and now if. poor Archie had beun aound and
, h ‘, vou hare coinc, I am very glad I ’ w cM, Mr. Lowndes might hare felt It his
What a rioce of luck tliat you I duty to scold him a little; but as matters
thmiid have turned up in Vienna, of all Mood, he could not bring himself to do
ftt this moment!’ that and only said, sorrowfully:
* S poke with aomo difficulty and his it was Chetwode who persuaded you
ViTeathmsi was tubored; but he seemed to ‘O Kp. then;
to quite composed and in full possession “Not exactly. I had made up my
nf his faculties. ' mind to go, and all ho did waa to give
“I'm thankful to have found vou. and | “• mtrnductions to people who seemed
■hall be still more thankful if 1 can be to put m. in the wny of being do-
.. f.et tn vnn " ’■iiawpl'Mi Mr Ctntljf killed.
“1 daresay he was willing enough to
do tluit." ‘•Perhaps: I can't tell for ccr-
tain. Ho lias kept my secret, and I
think he may have been disinterested;
though Hobby Dare, from whom 1 had
a letter not lung ago, doesn't, ami I pre-
of’anv comfort to you,” answered Mr.
lowndes, mournfully ouough; “but f
rant be thankful to nee you as you are.
Why should vou have wished it. >> hat
made you light lids dn.tr
••Well/' replied Archie, “I believe 1
shall do no harm if 1 tell you. Thera
ure certain things to which 1 have sworn ! fc ume, from your face, that you don’t
Kcrecy; but vour hearing the main ; fnher. If it hadn’t been for Bobby’s
facts will injure nobody; and it won't letter I shouldn't have made a clean
. s I.^m. I'in.l IH’i'list BI It fn i-mi it ivnnl.ln'f. Iinva
take it,any muiutmto refute them. Find
a chair for yourself and ait down. If 1
faint or anything, you had bettsr ring
fra the nuise. Sue’U know wltat to da
I mar as well begin by saying that that
duel was reullv an execution and that I
nalr got what 1 suppose were mydoeerbi
hr being executed. Before I left Eng-
Uatf I joined a secret society, which 1
mustn't particularize, and my Isjllef was
Mat 1 was to be employed in some sort
of soldiering work-in raising nn insur
rection, in lack However, that wasn’t
the view of any employers, and when 1
git otders from them to assassinate
emiiebody, I cuuid ouiy refuss*."
I should think so. indeed!" ejaculated
the astonished rector. “A nice sot of
fcoumlrcls they must bet What on earth
could have tempted you to join them,
Archie:'*
- "You shall bear presently. Of course,
after disobeying their commands and
hreaking my oath of allegiance, 1 was
bound to let them punish me in any way
that they might think tit—’’
“1 don't see tha’ at ail," interrupted
Mr. Lowndes.
“Well, I thought •*>, and I think so
•till 1 Added to which, my one with wa*
to gut rid of life. Daith, as you can
ewailr understand, i* the only puni-h-
ment that they ever indict, and they
•©nt a man here to kill me. Aa bo was a
good fellow and had bran a friend to mo,
isc naturally tiidu'i like uta juoj w 10
make it less unpleasant for him. I made
a pretense of quarreling with him an 1
accepted a challenge from him in uoe
form; and—and then he didn't quite
abo« it rue through the heert 1 dareeay.*
sdtletl Archie, meditatively, “tliat hia
hand was a little shaky; for 1 have eeen
him practicing with a pistol in a shoot-
ing gallery, and abetter shot 1 never
met in my life.”
“Ah, dear mar groaned Mr. Lowndes;
“I wish he had been a worse one—or
that he had had a conscience!"
“Ob, he lias a conscience right enough.
He did his duty according to hie lights,
and he certainly thought that 1 had
failed in mine. Personally, 1 shouldn't
like shooting a deserter; but 1 might
have had to do it, you know, in old d # vy*.
I’m glad to any that 1 can die without
•ny iil-feeliug against these fellows;
though 1 doubt whether they are much
use. Anyhow, they have answered tny
purpose; so 1 have nothing to complain
•bout,”
“You mean, 1 suppose, that they have
done for von what you would have hesi
tated to do with your own hand. But,
*ny poor dear fellow, why did you waut
to throw your young life away? I’m
vsry much afraid that you have been
cruelly deceived by somebody."
“No; the deception has been on my
side. Now. Mr. Lowndes, I am going to
wnfees the whole truth to you if I can;
nut you musn't interrupt rue, plea v. or
l shall never get through. 1 dareeay
you remember tliat 1 left the Priory for
Aldershot on tho night when Morton
mft with hU death. Well, it was I who
killed him.”
Mr. Lowndes could not suppress an
•jaouLttion, notwithstanding the request
which had just teen made to him.
Archie went on, “l kilted him,
wugh I was as innocent as you are oi
intention to commit murder. It waa
, ,uck * I miased my train, and
bile 1 waa wandering about waiting foe
the next one, 1 met Morton, who had
Jiut beard of my engagement to hie aia-
*bo was drunk and abusive,
m! 1**° ky trying to get up a row with
rj*, ; "®t courts 1 wouldn't have that,
US,** * Bx>k him by the arm to get hun
JJJfJy P*** the cull—because he was
!?*!**$ about the place—he first pre-
lYV* 5° ^ TOf 7 »ncxtiouato and then
tt? hk ** to me over the edge.
*n«end of it waa that he did sbovo me
f 04 * ** * bndn’t been brought up
* ? trrow of rock I should
.bvco dialled to pieces.
Ood I had been! However, I
J9J *. now w,| o* vni to come; eo I
^ a (Operate -tru^ta for life, and be
feU ““d rolw 0>K tba
That , tho whek- truth. I'm sure
1 wooJd JOU » ho on
u.iiL*“ o V“ D0 ‘ h » T * jam of
M Arciiiopou-od.ml smik t«ck
^for^resuz -Wh, did you nut
■/STT.* mk 1 ‘1“ «M U I -
K»s kaov. I am AM nMhr
“»» what ImmSS I
•ii °« to Akl-nt ot, ii.d V.«il it a.
"‘for I tri^i io to t \, Soeh honff;“
»•«« it tho zrcl lent. It
’..I elm..
- 'I tit llM . .
' 1 ' ti'il, !• ., 1, . I ......v
stands to
ICMt ho. f# (
brua*t of it to vou—it wouldn't have
been worth while. But now I think that
Cicely ought to know tho truth, and I
want you to repeat all I have said to her.
Then ehc can judge for her*wlf. And
will you tell her, please, that I never
loved and never could havo loved any*
one hut her. I meal ion that because
Lobny wrote some nonsense about
Madame Sotiravietf, which she may have
belie veil/’
Archie's voice bad been growing
weaker and hia articulation 1cm> distinct.
He now closed his eyes, iiud Mr. Liwndcs,
after twice speaking to him and reeviv-
r«p!>, iliuugui ii belter io ring
the!«!!. llie doctor and tho nurse at
unco appeared; and tho fonner, when he
had administered a rrstomtive to his in
dent, said:
'*1 will ask yon to leave him now. air."
Ho added in a lower tone: “Later in the
day—if there should beany rhango—you
would perhaps wish to be at hand—yes?
I am obliged to go away, but the nuix*
will call you, if nccrm&rv. J tliinK,
however, that he has probably a day or
two IcR to live."
All this time Mrs. 1 -o-vnd** had been
waitiua imjationtly f.»r her bus .md to
•• ci»rt her to tlieliiii < r..d Picture Gallery
and tliM .Sclmtxkammer; so that when he
a.*)>oared she had some incisive remarks
to make upon the seltishnera of unpunc-
tuahty. At soon as ehc had heard
bis excuse, however, site became as sym
pathizing aa could be desired and wanted
to mako some beef-tea immediately be
cause she was sure that no foreiguer un
derstood these (hinge. But the rector
ssid:
*Tm afraid it isn't worth while, Maria.
The doctor tokf tne there was no ho;>e,
and indeed 1 could see that for uiyself.
It bus been a most deplorable affair. If
only the poor lad had had senna enough
to sneak the truth at the outset l”
“But even if he had, Robert, I don't
see how Cicely could have married him.
It et«ma tliat he really did cause the
wretched man’s death, though he did it
unintentionally.”
“Under all the circumstances, I
•houklu't have regarded that aa an in
surmountable obstacle, and 1 don't be
lieve that Cicely would either—if she
really loved him.”
“Oaly, aa I have so often told you.
she didn't. 1 am ready to acknowledge
that I have maligned him and to heap
ashes upon my head; but 1 know I am
right about her.”
“It does not much signify now,” ob
served Mr. Lowndca And then, after a
pause; “I think we shall have to go
straight home ae soon—as soon as it is
all over.**
Mrs. Lowndes' face fell a little, but
t he waa a worthy woman, in spite of
tome small weaknesses', and she answered
submissively:
“Well—if you think so, Robert.”
“I might write,” said her huslumd;
“but ujion the whole 1 would rather con
vey this nows by word of mouth than hy
letter. What i dread Is tint Cicely may
engage herself to that niun Chetwode,
and If once she were to do that, she
would lw very ant to shut her esra and
Stick to her word.”
“But hoe lie done anything disgrace
ful } l suppose be wotnd say that, wnen
he beard the truth, he did the most
friendly thing that could be dona. He
didn't give information and be helped
the unfortunate man to escape.”
“Yes, yes; but I don’t like that assas
sination business If he didn't actually
Instigate it, he must have known what
was hkejy to happen and what the inev
itable consequence would be. Unless I
am wry much mistakau in bar, cicely
won’t marry him after bearing this story.
Anyhow, I should never forgivo myself
if l left any stone unturned to save her
from him.”
This good couple bad not the heart to
go sightseeing that day, the remainder
ot which they spent in their bedroom,
drearily enough, awaiting a summons
which did not come. But late in the
evening somebody tapped at the doer,
andj.be doctor put hi nis head.
said; “but if you have anything more to
say to your friend, it would be wed that
you should go to him now. The aisier
tells me that his mind bss >-n a g «d
deal wandering. To-morrow, ;~r.
be would not know you.”
The tor, of court*, hurried to Ar»
chio’sL*<i*kle. and feu -d Mm quite ro:n-
posed and rational; but, m truib, there
wa* little more to be said. The dying
man had a few niesaa,* sto w.-l to hu
fr. Ni .-. and for the re-:, I. was ready
and wihirg to accept the la-t 'rn**.-
: i • . n. h.i[; \ '• i mi:. Lie
other young men lead-knot much better 1 Comte Taul will havo t
and certainly not any worn?. Ho tvna meet her ut auy place betwi
sorry for tho sins that ho had committed j Russia which ii my pi. as
and glad that ho bod never been guilty ; point.”
of conduct unbecoming an officer and a i Madauio Sonravieff t !• ?i
gentleman; and ho was not afraid to die. j that she would leare for a
“1 funked it a little bit some time! first train, and made prat
ago,” ho confessed simply; “but now 1 | her journey without. n in
don’t f'-’cm to mind. It's all right.” | Her uiind was iu a tumult a
A plain man like Mr. Ie>wn<l(s could I ami she could r.o( co:i- • ''
only hoj>e and believe so. If Archie ; other consideration w !• o
Bligh was not “all right,” tlien assuredly I bj* tho one great and L i< -i i
nine-tenths of us must be all wrong;' was free. lk>uhtles:> t
-I’.’..! *o f-l
-lu'ill'! I.
vaa aware. I!
improbable that
ip i e M-.-ui.i *"i inv l” <l" t > Ii.:-"
iv • >• ;»'i *i .• .jra\ i-'fT," «.tld H-e Rector
Ii. niddi-rdv■, • | dm iv you will excuvo
•r . ms Jlludli tn ip whirh ton miv
i\e heard already. People
mder the tmjir
III.. Iv
ig.*»l deal to
with
■ l'lir
als
tlwj hand ot Mark Chetwode.
“oiitf can throw the man over,
though.'' JIr. Lowndes consoled himself
by reflecting: “and it shall be no fault of
mine if she doesn't.”
CHAPTER XLYHI.-Maiiamk Hot'KA*
viarr Hbam some Good Nkwh.
Anyliody who Has ever committed an
act ot telf-aarrii c -and most o ns, it
may be ooajecturvd. Iiave been gu Ity of
• that folly onoe or twice— must Ur nnrs
that only after the « e.tl has been d ue
do •* tho shoe really wgin to pinch. A c
I . r. willing to five up a very great deal
; for il.o o whom we lot#, or what wmiUl
< '.r !•..«_* I.c »•. <.fi I i’ll \v < :• !. . \> u»
our fecliogs *i. mid l*» «j *111 — understood,
and If win oul I only die and have done
with it, perhaps «c should die more or
k-se hr.ppk. hut wt* srr not, a* a general
thing,'tequirvd U» uK. wuiuv imiraiy w-
MUired to part witli a right arm, or a
right leg, oi a >me tritle of that suit, and
when ouce tho mutilation lias been ac-
coiupiiahed and the dreadful, inevitablo
reiction has set in, we are left to n»k
ourselves mournfully how we are to get
through the rest of our exist. m*e in that
maimed condition. Itisio the !</ s nut
the pro. cm of growing oex-uctomed to the
loss that is so weary and intolerable.
Thus it waa tint Madauie RouravietT,
after aho had lightly pitched her wan
dering tent in Park, waa a resthse and
niiserkb e woman. So longaa aho had
fell sure of Mark's love, or at all events
had only half doubted it, she lied keen
pretty nearly destitute, for her - d
claim upon i»er late iituband firttt e
was only a modest ono; but ►no could
not bring herself to contemplate mi
mournful a contingency a* that lie
khould have Iett everything away
from her. Only she know that ins
biolUcr Count Paul, with whom she had
not been upon speaking terms for years,
would surrender nothing to her tliat ho
was not obliged to surrender, and it cei-
tainly behooved her to accept the invita
tion se.it her by that hostile pertonsgo.
Gastein is a somewhat inrccc >\b!o
sjHit, and when at length she readied
and although that ia perhaps the othodox
do trine, it is a very hard one for good-
folks to swallow.
Tho night passed without much per
ceptible alteration in the patient's state;
but towards morning he Lecsruo de
lirious, and. as the doctor had antici
pated, ho never recovered consciousness,
within twenty-four hours of tho time
whe n he had made biscoufetsion to Mr.
Lowndes, ho died, leaving behind him
st least one person to whom his death
apneared in the light of a calamity.
But Mrs. Lowndes, after shedding
some natural tears, raid that perhaps it
was all for tho best.
“You see if ho had recovered there
would inevitably have boon rompUca-
Hon* It Kn’t as if Cicely really loved
him; and supposing that she had mar
ried him without really loving him, they
would both bate been miserable, it
seems almost a pity that she should have
to bo fold this tragic story.’*
“She is certainly goiugto be told,” an
swered the Rector with dccUion. “Wo
will start for England ns noon na wo
havo hurried our poor lad; and mean
while I have telegraphed to her, merely
saying that her cousin haw been killed in
a duel here and tliat 1 am coming home
to give full particular.*. They hurry hi* pleasing duty to relieve *
things over coin these countries! The doc- “l have thought it advisab
tor tells rue we shall be able to leave in a * • * • -*•
couiilo of days.”
Tills forecast of tha doctor's proved,
however, to have been somewhat over
sanguine. Within the specified time all
that was mortal of Archie Bligh had in
deed been laid in tho cemetery; but the
police cave u good deal of trouble, and
many formalities had to he gone through
before Mr. Lowndes was permitted to
take posvxsion of tho |«pw*rs and effects
of tl»« dceeast’d. Not until after tho
lapse of ten dnva'was the harassed and
impatient rector ablo to take hia place in
the Cologne express, and a* during that
time he had had no new* of Cicely be
yond a brief acknowledgment of his
telegram, he was hy no lucaua us easy in
his mind nUmt her as ho couM have
wished to 1h>. For, after all. tho met*
fact of Archie’s death would hardly bo
enough to prevent her from accepting
Mb‘i
i worth contradict-
’ .V in VMM- M
rn*d at such things
there U no truth
“1 nover believed t there was; and
Iiov i know that the« were false. But
v. ii.;; 1 relieved all ale ..g, and new know
u> L. a tact, ia that ytjr frier.d Chel-
woil-.* «as i t the bottom of it. It is tak-
in;- ..rent iilvity to ask w-hethcryou
aho a i, aware of that?”
mUs Souravieff shrugged her
’ ’Huy be a.* you say,” ahe auswered,
■ ) \ . iw r ,-r a fact that it Is so you
I.:.* u niti rmore than I do. Terhapa
I er destination she was ready to drop Mr. HI (i Im^ confided something to
with fatigue. Nevcrthflma—for in the you : ofera hedkdi*’
course of her protracted journey t-he had,' The Ator oonsidawd for a moment
that she would bo glad to see him faefo
retiring to ri*st. In obcdlestco to this in
timation. Count Kanl fjouravitff, a tall, j
straight-backed old gentleman, pri •
cntly enteivd her fitting-room and •
bowed low. He said, w ith an ironical
smile, that he could nn :• rstan i I.cr 1
anxiety, which peruana waa scarcely Io I
bo considered groundless: but that it was 1
It
he added, “that betore tranej '' -•tini: tho \ \
remains of my lamented brother to Kuv , ,
sis, I should seek a personal Interview ,
with you, in order to explain dearly to j
you the conditions of his will and to j .
warn you that non-compliance with 1 j
tlicso will entail forfeiture of the reve- i (
nuca to which you will otherwise be cn- .
titled.’
It now appeared that Madame Saura- *,
rh ff would be a very rich woman in-1
deed, os long a* she devoted no portion
of her wealth to Hwdling the funds of se
cret i*>litical societies and withdrew
from all connection w ith any such soci
ety to whk-h >he might already have lie-
come affiliated.
“1 am told, observed Count Taul.
“that these stipulations may b? difficult
or eviu impossible for you to accept.”
“No," answered Madame SouraTieff,
quickly,
“Indeed? ! am glad to hear it. for tour
sake. It may perhaps occur to you that
we have no meann of ascertaining
whether you keep to your engagement*
or not; but 4 feel bound to caution you
that this is a mistake. The •lightest
bna< h of faith on your part willl «■
promptly reported to us and as promptly
acted upon.
“Oh, I am
Madame Souravi
“Permit uio
am very clad, fu
I Lola vc I havo
ireuring an ally
. tl.-r . r* : !•• . . ».•;. « i. <|, n*i.i
icrai i< as- i h© thought it quite
•le th..t Mndarrc 'iiraricll s co-op-
•n 1\'. hi I-' . • ■ '• , Ro
r SU*>, • • t«-.i «h. .Ilit •!« to thi
i u;e. I io would probably be able to
• information with regard to
li-t« • < 'Jc ■* >mt«edents: if, cn the
i.m •. siiH uas in faTcr of it. no
woiM 1-h dune by arcertaiuing
nti—. nth. The «-nl> question was
her in- nap • i.t tied to reveal to her
111 uilirAar.rr*- mi !• r ..! . »»
! .ti met ith his death. But a*
> tii© rector had already made up
'Hid that tl>’ I'!" 4 1 •’ ’l." I'M! I.*
nIni Neither i or.Cicely’• sake nor
•*eke».i Archie's memory was it
il.lt ii nt .'d irk Dietwodo and old
1 l>o left tn a position to
tf.r-'mcn di-.-■!.»'
t' l'l. K-.pl'
Ac
aid:
•If you . .m spare me ten minutes. T|
will I..- <m ir iraiik with yoa My wife
i •» in the refronhinent room, getting her
brc.ikfast, :in 1 I ain sup|use-J to be
wa-liing nt I shai ing my ■‘"If: 90 that wre
flmll not b" interrupt© I. 1.. 1» 4 ;in wnh.
!• m«- *ny n m» many words that l am
sureClwt*■*!© means to^marry Cicely
V".
Heath."
gilt about his
certainly frank.” ob-
uravieff, with a faint t
wile* told hm tali*
ly Hi» he©-*cnieH a
ilu-V : ’"•'w.‘ , Xm.w ...
.... !;ivll,at i Uil.-.l, “1 'lnr.-M, .Ill ttn.l.r-
ml the provision^ of mj
1 us you would be i nt••
“Th«
; ti :»-n< *». 1 ward t<» open i i- eljN
‘ I and I • mn'ii fed Mir© that thi-v will h.
. ; o|h ij. hv the i-' t* that I »uv© m-n
i i oi^ , - I*hough '*■ U-'." muni those fad?
i.ondon i:\Mv i.ii.tins.
Experts tn iimum •; >n'j ft
I urn of tbe iinalUli Mium.
rr • ’ 1 ,|
A Linden hank teller always experi
ences a feeling of relief when he nnd*
hiS mC£«7 ;wuH.t Ml lltt* cwm?V * ii-
day’a work, aud this feeling is u unlly
shared by the re^t of the >tatl w ho can-
noi leave the bank until he eith. r dis
covers his error rr sati Hit* himsclt ;n to
thft actual shertage. Thegr. at bulk of
the kbirtages u a l<i Acnna bank counter s
in England are believed to occur on that
daT.
Next in order of l ad davs tor th* tel er
•cashier, as heisdevgnaiedi « • -n i«n,
corara haturday. but there the bad w
is ioteUigiUe. Salurdsy is wagra day,
* no sooear has the teller l.k. i
till and loadeil up his shelves with tiller
■ .v 1 ■ ' ' 1 • »n ; i. • • .it. i.
sets in like a flood. Until IS 6clxk he
is paving away with both lands; after
that hour, if m is a receiving clerk as
II. he begins to receive heavily, for
Saturday b also the last day of the week,
1 everyone elects that tho bank should
receive lus deposits ratlur than that ha
shou 11 k©.-p tl.cm in 1m own less secure
cu tody over Sunday.
in bmrtnnlnf work on Saturday the
I/indon*toller face* on open mxhojrany
counter, of wiii'-h tho ixr. ion co«troll< I.
by his desk is probably 6 feet long by 3
i. ft «id.*. H" l.k"* to h*\" " rol.
square view of hi* custom- r, and it is
ono of the canons of British linking'
that the ©yes of the staff shall command J
ti < .."i t’ •. W it.i vi. ii ..ii ..|.< -i < ci.:.!' '
the chief clerk is ablo to keep the Whole
ti* Id tin hr I s cyi- at < n*> tiu.". ar-1 '
relieve the overstrj'm *t any particular
d"*k. The effret of the exposed c- n !:•
tinn is beneflcial too on the staff, tho
members of winch preservo a stemdii-r
demeanor and attend inoro cloeely to
bevn-** w hile thus under the eyes of the
public.
The London teller is a quick manipu
lator of coin. This is largely owing to
the fact that the smallest note hsued in
London is of the value of iAcrf’*.
When asked for gold inagreatcr amount
than bin eye can count at a glance. tl*e
teller, after counting it quickly with a
pianofore nctiun, throws it with hie cop
per scoop into his faithful scalee, and so
checks his count. The weights of thew
real©* arc arranged in suitable numbers.
The teller also checks tho gold which ho
receives by weight,' and Imre his
knowledge of his liusiness will be tested.
One hundred new sovereigns ere of
full weight, rather more. in
fact, but tho same number taken at ha]>-
ha-tzard will be found to be nearly half a
-■•’©' I- i; i I | r • • M. ir • 1 'I " : ’ . .
"•bile £ joqjj. scrcrrigsa
. I *. •' I 11.»• S 1 I j •• I . I.t •' . I 111
i.ii'.;*. 'I..* iGl i hi .,mkly satie.'y
hiiusclf ns to whether the d©
W. O. McCJuro in Thr church st Horn© aoH
Abroad.
Tho old calendar or system of compute
tug iime. ami tho ono euii m quite gen
eral use. was bu&cd on tho lunar month.
Tho year contained twelve months.
Some months had twenty nino and some
thirty days. Each month was divided
into two porta of fifteen (or fourteen)
days each, and in certain years an extra
month waa added, making tvo t. ! : . f _ f
months in tlmt year. It was very a« L- .,n u .
ward for foreign*'™ to keep account of | lion,
the mouths and day©, aud eveu tho fee* t
amese had to dep< nd ujK>n their mem- > houa*i
oricsor tho prk la in tho wats. Tba | kno
.nd to
i;v .
a pe rfectI y hune, father.. . |, j
grouse, i v a hi! ©r in i,. : . ,t and
btreann It is a fine, large male 1
at first, in pacing th»- wiudow
street, thought it a skilled r p . ii
the taxhh.rxni.-tN arL I btop{H.<l
into t‘i • • n , and, u;->n in-|nirin
V™ “ :r - d it ? hi torv.
wats doabtleu kept about the correct
tunc, for some of their ceremonies, as
hair-shaving, etc., required the strict
observance of certain Hay*, and beside*
tho Wan Phra or holy day came four
-1 by th<
by d
(hr
th<
further r- tii 'ion-.
tiling’ Msdsice Sonravieff aikcl. : fr-1
a pause. “N. :l.i . u ! .iv t«» r*
" • : . I l !.-/
Lou at Paul, who had hitherto been
, Si.. .. ..... jou SMSOMpuMUF
v In'
irreproachably i nnilisora. allhhahk/iM 11***
was not best ; !• a.*d at sorting > “Oh. I am on year side.**
two-third* of nn inheritance « hkh | MaJauie N*arivi«^r, lauchin
might have been his. f©rgn*. hlu.»"!f so tremulously. “IcouMhelp
might have Ix-en his. forget 1
far us to laugh outright at this.
“Keunaure yourself, uadame,”
swi ml; ‘ nola woid L said up
mo>t important jiolnt. 1 ccugrmu,
you upcu the common senso. «« ''ell
tiio giKd taste displayeil by the qi
lion, and I have the honor to wi«h ;
good evening."
Two days after thie, Madnme Sm
vieff left Uastein on her i©turn jour
to Pari*, without having a. ..m ■ ■ r>
brothel-iu-law. - lia.l been
able Io amuse herself very well when | changed through Victor, .-n 1 h<
absent from him and had found the
world full of other interesting thing*
and per*ons; hut now that she had lost
him, now that he waa going to marry a
woman younger and prottkr tlian iter-
sell, the world assumed an altogether
changed aspect and it teemed to her
tliat not one Of its inhabitant* except
Mark waa interrating at alL It was not
that she had any lack of friends In
Paris; for at tlw first approach of au
tumn all true Parisians are only too de
lighted of an excuse to hurry Lack to
their beloved city, and ihtre were
enough ministers, ex-ministers and
future niiuUters on the honks of
the Seine at that time to provide
ample employment and diversion f< r
u patriotic ladv a inongit whose
schcmi-s tliat of a Russo-French alliance
had ever held a mou prominent place.
There were journalists, too, and literary
men, besides plenty of her own com
patriots, who bad a rospectful admira
tion for her. But the unfortunate thing
was tliat they all bond her to death.
Their conversation, which she had once
thought so wiltv, struck her a» labored,
stale and artificial; she could not dis
cover a conviction or an enthusiasm or
an original idea among them; she wished
them at the uttermost ends of the earth,
tutti qnanti, and yaw ned in their faces
without so much aa taking the trouble to
put her hand before her mouth. This
made them think all the more highly of
her, but their forbearance did not in-
*pir« her with aay sentiments of grati
tude.”
“I have been a perfect imbecile!” she
kept saying to herself. “It is true tliat
if it were to be doc« again, 1 should be a
perfect imbecile again; still 1 have given
up everything, and I shall receive noth
ing in return. ’
Nevertheless, one fine morning the
did receive something which ho totally
unexpected, and winch tho religious
i hr.. - h .H ft:oog l r .
uine in her, raiucd her to accept with
i' ii. a ..i r turn lor iu r i.;.- It. \
lhis was to less glorious a pi»-«.e of news
t.ijntlat £f h r i.u»hand's ii.-ath, con-
I V.-W-.J \ ■ > . Ill .1 h it. .
Victor.
acconipeny her hinduind'a
Russia had been dcctim
his family, nltliouh her
she pleased in the nu.t r in l no: l> n
disputed. Bhc had r ,.. .1 that it d. l
■ ' • •• I" i" -1 • ' Mil .* I riv :'i '
so grudgingly conceded, and in truth
she was thankful to \v a .1 lih rty.
For hvr intention now was to u..;.uo
straight for England, uu-1 she was in a
territdn fright lest she should reach tint
country too late to avert an incim-vM d-.’o
calamity.
Two things comforted hsr and so* Used
her impalitnee cn tho way; she hn. w
Mark's deliberate nnd ciutioca n • t u»i
of going to work, and she remainLml
bow he hail told her that •• would
always hold the hr *l| hue in his heart.
He had certainly said tluit he would
marry lier if aim were free, and now she
waa not only free but rich. Of losing
her riclies she had no fear. 8he was not
deeply implicated with the eocietk-s to
which exception had Uen taken, and th.-
duties which she had aiiuon-l c^uid
easily be got rid ot. U would be under
stood that ahe could he of far moru ser
vice to the cause in a wealthy and inde
pendent capacity than by attending oc
casional couucils and bringing no rnon-. y
t j the chest.
8he liad proceeded as fir as Minin.
i " • ■ •- t. j hit!■ .rm nn.»..|
the refreshment ro^n* In order to gc t
some breakfast, when she a!u»cst ran
intotbeaimsofaburlyg’ I-.an in (1 ••
attire of an English clergyman, who
ejaculated “God bless my »oul'
1 *»;•• H(.i;l : Mi.:. >■ •» . r © pi p
hkle-and seek all over • -I ■ ia i ... i
Ma<l*raa bouravut!. •*Om»<iay I *« .• \ ...i
in I*ar:s, another day in t-ivar.-* u
termUted to inquire whi:i.<?r joa «
“lam bound for he. i ?!r. I.-nr.J
replied
interrupted
hmg
ild Fielpyi |
.lances—but I must
a.i ' • ■ tin.' ; • i .rd.. .HI i ..i • I a .
tint I *pai M ao tsMnlj! Yea are gaiig
lLiti | straight to Abb Asporl!**
“Vw. we shall wop nowhere, l have
J aln . I\ lxni Cclavi <i much longer than
I i. .1 Hldl.Hl.
•'ll is not tu:hk< ly that l also may go
I to Abbots|iort, for 1 wi»h to sra Mr. Chet-
I nod.’. Only it is a!*- lately necessary
tluit 1 ah u)d Kj ond a fc-w days in Piiristo
buy mourning. I forgot to tell you tbet
offer to mv Imshand U dead.*’
Mr. Ixiwrnde* began some conventional
expressions of condolence, which she
cut short unceremoniously.
**i am not afflicted,” said she,
you are aware, my husband and I did
not live together, and you would not be-
here me if I were to feign regret* which
I conn t feeL Still I inu.-t wear black
f<>r a lira". Perhaps vou had better tell
Mr. ,i ketw i.dr,what has hapi* nnl. aud
you may add-~f'>r 1 am sure he w:ll be
glad to h car it-mat ray husband has
left me a great dial of money.” After
rrmainin^ silent for a moment,
asked, with the same uncertain sort of
laugh: “Now do you understood in
wlat way 1 can Le of assistance
you/”'
“Not quite," answered the rector won-
deritigly.
“Ait!—well, never mind. At any rate
I am with you; and this 1 can promise—
that r — “ L * “*—
Tbige si Mill never take place,
iiteie ate ui«re waye than one of put-
tnv a *top to It; only tha best and aim-
I. t w . would be that she should re-
fumi him. 1 think you might persuade
ht-r to do that without my aid.”
“But suppose she has already accepted
hitnr”
“In that cast we should be obliged to
havo recourse to other measures. I do
not believe that Mr. Ctietwode is in love
wilh her. I must toll you, and I do not
believe that bo was responsible, except
indirectly, for that young man’s death,
but it ii a matter of opinion, and you
hart & tight toyourr. Ilcracomes your
w if© l thiuk, U you will excuse me, I
would rathe r not stay aad speak to her.
Wo shall i * it again sooo.”
And Madame Souravieff walked
quickly away, leaving the rector to ex
plain hi* unshaven cbm and unwashed
I lace to bis consort.
1 Ti © n\ elation which had been made
| Madame IxKiravief disturbed her lew
she had timo to reflect upon it than
H—air l after one had Umo to reflect unca tt than
MhKSa iS SSSUfS* kluddowstllnt TLtrk haTnot toU
-• n r «<; l.( ,»i" , j . or"\o..i!' - : 1 ‘ , l
accident I hxppc
lioiel where he v
illto b' hiM h
i havetLe j n to
1 to Ma
Vfcto
lving, mnl vi u,i
at the last. UnU#
’•unistun' c-, 1 preferred g.»,r..
At t • '5j<tt to tuiiaiung my iiuii
had chjocteH t<
u. that hi» life i
M. 1" <
rap'
rd to
i*.u
und •
i du<’l that h©
»-recv*,
Li* hes<i.
j had led r
: r •niinni i. <1 .t-#- I t" .i> Ur.
-.,.1 .qough for him. I
uch tf the bum* sort ct life
li/re. and I.
tny that Ma.Lm© s pre-n i
i- I ootid'red de-irafcl© tor
, ' rai.nl; *rta»*. H..t -ho.M the .our nm- 1 saw Mr.
| ye j appear tco Leg for Madatue M. le j -pint* and bad
I »ul yo<
Hd l*e woun«!tni in mr other
r t Mr. Lou r<i< * nliarply.
I know nothin/ aliout’u. The !.i*t
Bii^h he Hu* in kin*i
o mtention of leaving
1 as fur his having taken ad
e of ae opportunity to remove
fro..: . ii pith, that did not prove
i’i lore with the girl who;.! lie
Jtoouuy. In short aho would
L.r - If u h- e that it was pjwi*
•>iindi r in ti^ht of land. BIx had
. *Im- had vt-iltb, she had h id
i-’iiran- • » »
» not an Kn; It-*I •> -.1 -.rl n .
Advice to Mothers.
I that the i
ii-i i • i
i ill*r
in>. '
a decimal ronvrnit nee among t
11.11 HI ! I. a-< i. il I' l• I .«
markable test.
The annual 1. sv from e »*ar and t-
gold coin in England hy rea->n »*f
H*jsen"0 of small net©* it almo-t in*
I Ii*. In - • tl He! 11 • -I..- <..* 1 I i
Hteplacr* «"ld toe grrat exten’.
Scutch tellrr excel* in counting paper
money. In fingering a bundle of n<
he la king of men. Blaring tho narki-
upright against his loft palm, and aelzing
tho top corner between the finger and
thumb of his right hand, he will turn
over the notes so quickly that an ordi
nary observer will be as entirely de
ceived as by the thrce-card trick, and
will probably count only sixteen or sev
enteen to tho teller’s twenty. Then, to
clteuk his count, he w ill either s’tt r;..x:.
Li* hand*, or. pinching the note* ten-
zofotally oo hie counter, LohiII mur.t
them toward himself with the same j or-
alyringsp>eed.
Tti- Scotch counter iv twice ai wide as
the Loudon on-; it is elevated in tho
center and It n imn the rim which fa*-il
it alea tho EaglLh teller's dexteritv w ith
the coin. The Scotch taller in' lUim-
Lurgh is railed in. Hi* on..mi is a
Jit:lz! i*;.i.id by il ’f, he i no re
sponsibility, be csrriee no belsnce in hii
bead, and will not look at a c heck until
the ledger clerk, far off in the corner,
has countersigned iu
An advantage which the English teller
possesses over the American and the
scotch teller lies in tho fact that be issues
clean notes only. The Bonk of England
ha* the exclusive privilege of note issues
in London and wuhin a ladiut of sixty
mile*, a right conferred for a certain
valuable consideration granted to the
govermue it in yean gone by. AU the
not os received by the London teller are
nt into the Bank of England, and they
are not reissued. The average life of a
£5 bank note it two or tnree weeks, that
of a £100 bonk note three daya—that is,
the interval between iu bsue and return
to the bank and final death.
Boom of the state menu made by lion
Charles IL J. Taylor, the dbtinuui»li>«
colored man and ex-minister to Lilwr i
arc significant, as they show to what i x
tent tue bulldozing of democratic uegn
voters ii earned oo in this cuutltry b;
the republicans of the same color.
While many negroes in the Mouth r*t<
number would unquestbioaLly «h> . <
nee it not for tear of tffiir own ts
y. r If- :n o I, te agi»i:i-tth(
tunes in c-acli month, al tho beginning
and middle of each half month. Thus
the prleals were quito likely to keep an
accurate couot. I do not know what
method they employ to secure accuracy
nn i prevent mistake. One mathoJ, and
possibly the one they use. L to havo a
sort of calendar written on pVitcboard,
with littls boles over th© figures indicat
ing the various Hays. A little wooden
peg In lifted to indicate tiie day. It is
stuck into tba boles over the fijpires in
dicating the proper da}, and is removed
one place each day. .My teacher has
pn t ared a calendar of tlii > kind for ine
that is quite ingenious; hy moving two
or three pegs each (lay. it shows the time
according to the old and now Siamese
id English sywtemn.
The new system or r ilendtr was in
troduccdou April 1. V 'The new sys> _
tern is to bo used in all busiuesa and j $t
legal tnuwacUon# Tlio old is to be re
tained 1n the wats. in determining the
time of religion* ceremonies, etc. It
will doubtle#* bo used also by tlw com
mon people mure or lose for a long time;
for a change like this cannot cosily be
made here as it could In a country like
America, but it will gradually «-.>rae into
general use.
Tin* new system in its practical work
ing corresponds cx.ictly with our own
system. They make the year to begin I
with April first, and have given hard
Bali names to the months. Blit, on the
other hand, their months correspond ex
actly iu length witii our own, and they
havo adopted the leap year, as in our
system: practically it is the some. It is
to bo In j od that they will soon adopt
the nam * used by other countries, and
t•• . y. <r •. "t >• m> n ..
By applying th hisrnra name for Ci-
SiNiiii, mu i mi*ii uumiuoi »ill wne
also as a 8izme*e calendar, new system.
rur: Flits'! l<un of i ictsrr.
birds lu autumn,
:e • >!■ tt
killed in ‘ouJ ‘
This ono ftotms
through n wir
fertea house,
able to find it. wav
articulo mortis wh"i
much difficulty it n
of water was in. > rtr
a bit cf grape r.nlp,
I* i mi::l tin t
ntii< nt I v io
t *
clover I« .i\".. raw r
pan lied corn, rr h Ii
corn,” corn, Lin h
Solitary, mL nt in
picked up. With
annihi'at
stinct.
The secret to a do
been opened to Ik
i ii,i i v i | . ,
ing round an.eng tl
and wife for ms
t ii in..
ii i i ■ • t: • inn
• t.‘! rr v
piriaiint to iio.i
Tin; in;’
l( Is Cal
i.i: viiiF.it.
a sho
hav
lemtlicr bearing that n:
hence the question is
“What is cordovan?”
“Cordovan,” the homo
leather made from tlie 1ml
now known, wan lln.t fioi
burg, Gi
leather.
ubir
protation through
In ■ ■ :. V. . r
■ i.t. w-r!,.l;«n:
.i - loU^ g;d <
gets th© •«©
IH.nI. of 1U
cm clem <-i ith .iinowy matter -
• lith' idt tank—make* Ujo tient
leather in existence, und prove*
y <»f nld-timo Blir.aniaker?i—that
icr of a lung llbr.i will wear—to
sken unc, a* tlio “shell" ha* no
it ha* a decided advantage over
vlth its fibre*; the breaking of
JirowH additional strain upon
. and a breaking in tho leather
soon follow*.
Kx|<criciifc has demonstrated that the-
••shi ll ’ hXu hear two or ihitt* lin-. J
lomrc^rl.rmcnh.kir.. ^ ^ ^ T
\ .irit.’ig" in bung th© niMr.-Nt waterproof^
of any l".ith-r nnd.’. Tho fineness off
U’xtiir" .»! O p< rniitt it.-, taking a ver>4
calfskii
iiny on
the end
It., .rl
t'.- Oyrae p^aoa kae
Lad no niktnu so chartnir^ nn Mrne.
Carnot. By her one is welcomed and
Immediately put at ease, und a slight
deaf new only makes her more agreeable.
Mmc. Carnot at first view seems a lit
tle I'uriUnicil in appearance, but ;* r-
hajistbir© lisa her (harm. Hia* must
have readied a “certain age,” becAUso
since M. Ckrn t * pre idency a • hild ha*
Ken U»rn to tn.ir daughter, Min?-.
Cuniseet. But there are limes when
Mrue. < ‘nrn t bm mv to bo no inm than
years old. In her face there is not a
wrinkle—n< t a line. Tl»» r«* is not a
thread of silver in lior»l n luir, u. J her
Urge dark eyes areas brill at t as tho^©
of a young girl.
Mmc. Car no*, s’rives to I e tho be-.t
drived woman in Frauce, and with Ee-
lix, he r favorite couturier#, ahe lisa daily
consultations. Her desire to be well
drived is not th© passion for drese, but
a wish to do everything ia keeping with
her position. The gown she wore at the
opening of the exposition wat original,
expressive aud unobtrusive—a rvdiugote
of dark blue satin over .petticoat of old
rose, veiled by pricsless |*)lnt d* Veni»e,
Tlio presidential electors will probably
number450 in the elcctioo of VS'/J, agaiust
401 In 18» and li , '*4. * # * Accord
ing to tho electoral vote of 1&£, with
South Dakota, Washington and North
Dakota added as republican, the republi
can vote would I e increased from 210 to
It, * 4 ’ Without New York's thirty-
even electoral votes, the republican pres
idential ticket, oo the beau of the new
apportionment, would have 100 voice, or
aixleen leae titan a majority* Neither the
ten votes of New Jetiey, nor the twelve
of Virginia, cor again the eix of West
“irginia, nor the fix of Connecticut,
ouid be sutttcknt to change the result.
Witli the thirty-seven electoral votes of
New York cast for the democratic nomi-
nee, ho would have w ; votes,
enough to win without the gain of any
other state. • * * _ In a political way,
i the
. nd rarely fails
p* nolty. As X
negro votes f<
lcave« him, tho
nit ii* -Hi - r*os
| the figures given stove is the coutin-
I ued and increased importance of* the
I electoral votes of Nsw York. Without
I ihene neither party can have any exice-
I tatioos of wintdng. New York * ill dr-
11. nuine tl'- Mu:t, and it may be ad ’ X
diminution
to suffer in thu way
of a society which
afraid to call itself
cowards ought ne
anything which will
Uvity to the enemies
ought to proclaim th
deal largely in Bout
worship the nc^r?;
niab© money by it.
, a ,:H
■’I .1 i. l I- !" II."f i» :i 1
truth in is” said Mr. Abbey, ns
the reported engagement of It
detson to Antomo Navarro,
porta nave l-.n circulated ti
- ain. K Mary At: i : n La i any . .
tention of retiring from the stage I cei -
tainly should kn >w sui.. ing • t u. -•> ■
is under contract to mo to pUv next
ustoo, and I know of i:- .thing but ui
ness that can prevent it 1 . •mtr.i t
was for this s o.on. W.#*.., . . ill t<»
play and 1 filled the dates ■
nor her with the Gaiety Cbn.. ■ - i'h«
■ame contract Is nov. m .re
next season, and I rtrtaia^y have tiny
raasoo to believe that ahe will i •■,> l. •
i iLi t»>^
i r»
fulls
Frvwa the CMcsfo Trttea*
Tba girls came out tat dremad
troop of Athenian i n'• - ?> m t
drapwy.. Burn* t. . :- .<•
Falli cx>nti i- 11 i'. cl i-.i i
•alL "They wear not
“No, mum, repli
with a faint Mush.
“Well," the madame
is all good for those y
when one Is aa fat as
wear ’em. *
I was far L sic*-you, afla
-(War* hks to bis, ©sea i
Lsotts* it Vow aa* alp as
La* *s p to i
Lt* •» Ued e* jm set dews
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