SIXTEEN blown to atoms
A Dynamite Factory In Michigan
Blows up With Fatal Effect
WB»*-rme“ Ho,d "p * Tn,,B In CaU*
fornta-Tl.e BrltUk Will be Alked
to Pay IoT l>libon«at Wreoh
CH--OtUer Late New*
White Pigeon, Mich., Sept. 4.—The
dynamite factory owned by F. A. Rey
nolds & Company near this place, ex
ploded yesterday morning. It is esti
mated there were about twenty tons
,{dynamite in the building,which was
a tbrec-story brick. Scarcely a vestige
remains- Sixteen workmen, mostly
Sn-edes and Norwegians, were com
pletely annihilated, not an atom of
tkem te be found, and it is impossible
to learn their names, as the company’s
books, pay-rolls, etc., are lost As it
was nearly noon none of the propriet
ors were in the building at the time of
the explosion. The loss is estimated
at 535,000- The concussion in Whi'e
Pigeon was awful, and the citizens
were badly frightoned. The goods in
the stores were thrown from the
shelves and houses rocked. The spire
of the German Lutheran church fell
with a loud crash, and the walls of
several buildings are cracked and
damaged. _
Holding Up a Train.
San Francisco, Sept. 4.—The Over
land express which left here yesterday
afternoon was held up by two masked
men four and a half miles south of
Modesto at 9 o'elock last evening. The
engineer, in his report to Superintend
ent Fillmore, says that at Ceres two
masked men crawled over the tender
into the engine cab and covering him
self and fireman with guns ordered him
io pull out as fast as possible. The en
gineer obeyed, and after going a short
distance halted his train at the com
mand of the robbers. The engineer
and fireman were then made to
take coal picks and go back to the
express car, which they were ordered
to break open. The express messenger
and Detective Lon Harris, who was on
the train, resisted. After firing a num
ber at shots, and exploding a bomb
under the car without avail, the rob
bers ordered the engineer and fireman
to walk up the road. The bandits then
disappeared in the darkness. The en
gineer thinks they had horses waiting
for them. Dotective Harris was badly
wounded by a shot from one of the rob
bers, and after an hour’s delay the
train hastened on to Merced. Sheriff
Cunningham and posse from Merced
left on a special train for tho scene of
the attempted robbery, and are now in
pursuit. Superintendent Fillmore says
they are probably members of the same
gang that held up the train near tloshen
a year ago.
Tfao IJrifcisU Mask Jhak« GotdnLoH.
Nsw York, Sept. 4.—There is a
strong possibility that the British gev
ernment will be eallod upon to make
good the damage done to a portion of
tbs valuable cargo of tho steamship
Eldorado, of the Morgan line, whicli
m»t with disaster recently in the
Bahamas by wrockors of tho Bahama
islands. Those wreckers, who are lit
tle bsttsr than piratos, swarmed over
the Eldorado as sho lay helpless on one
of the Bahama shoals, tried
to haul down the American flag
whloh flew at her masthead, and were
with difficulty restrained from taking
forcible possession of her. Tho only
means of saving ship and cargo from
them was to give them permission to
break out a portion of the cargo and
load it on their schooner. After they
had removed a good deal of merchan
dise they refused to deliver it on board
the steamship New York, or at the
port of liimini, and Captain Byrne, of
the Eldorado, was obliged to
take their word that they would land
“ a* Nassau. The character of the
wroekers is a pretty safe guarantee
that much of the cargo which perforce
was intrusted to their care will not be
accounted for. At this time of year
communication between Nassau and
this port is necessarily slow, and the
ooutharn Pacific company, which ope
rates the Morgan line, is unable to de
termine as yet what loss it has
sustained at the wreckers’ hands,
carles II. Tweed, the company’s coun
, to the Times yesterday that
e had employed counsel in Nassau to
bn jter company's interests, but
e bad not received advices from him
syet relating to tho mutter. The
wreckers claim protection of the Brit
*b asserted by many that
e British government ought to be
sponsible for their treatment of the
crews and vessels of other countries
at meet with misfortune in Bahaman
A SCHEME OF GOMPERS.
Congress
Wants England to Join In
In 1803.
, ”ST0X> Sept. 4.—President Gompers
® he American federation of labor ex
lenaed an invitation in behalf of the
e unions of North America to the
jW'de union congress now in session at
v *-astle-on-Tyne, Eng., to hold an
wternat nnni ? ’_
Chi/nat*?n^ tra<ie union congress in
ago during the summer of 1893.
Illinois at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, Pa., Sept 4.—The ex
cises incident to the dedication of
e monuments to the Illinois soldiers
to(j0 fel1 at this spot were continued
V- this afternoon Governor Fifer
leav f delegation from Illinois will
th» fIor national capital under
Wa«MCort °* the Illinois association of
win .lQ£ton uud tomorrow the visitors
he tendered a reception.
B Most Bo an Italian.
^ SePt. 4.—The Fanaulk states
^oman Catholic’s power, sup
the n° Austria, having sounded
of th *e,fe °* Cardinals on the matter
cardi!^88^8 selection of non-Italian
to ho i aro determined that the pope
w h« elected shall be an Italian.
DOCTORS SMILE.
An Old DlMoverjr Rehashed and P
tltioners Laugli at It.
New York, Sept, 4.—Physicians
this city chuckled over the Berlin
patch printed yesterday stating 1
an eminent physician had disco vi
that an injection of water under
skin acted as a local anesthetic siin
to cocoane. That is a majority
them did. Others were inclined to
angry. Dr. Bull simply said it
nonsense to talk about it. He wt
not waste time. “Why its as old
the hills,” said Dr. James
Kelly, “it is really aqua n
ical practice. Hypodermic ir
tion of water to deaden si
bility,but I don't think they have n
value as anesthetic. It is supposed
water disturbs the nutrition of ne
and deadens their susceptibility
pain. Water injections are freque
used to lessen neuralgic pains, pail
stomach or bladder. But as 1
anaesthetic for surgical operations
not worthy of consideration.” 1
doctor read the cable message ag
He remarked that the words seei
familiar; then he picked up a b
which had something to say at
aqua puncture, The wording in
books and in the dispatch was aln
exactly the same; the description
the dispatch had been copied aln
word for word. “There's also
puncture” continued Doctor Ke
“which is often employed, and wl
sometimes works wonders. Its mei
sticking a pin into the patient.
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BISHOP GILMOUR’S SUCCESSOR.
_
It Is Thought Dr. llorctmanii, of Philadel
phia. Will l&a Chosen.
Pmi.ADEi.pniA, Sept 4.—The an
nouncement from Rome that Rev. I>r.
Ignatius F. llorstmnnn, of this city,
will probably be the successor of the
late Bishop Gilmour, of Cleveland,
creates considerable surprise in Cath
olic circles, as it has not been known
that his name was included in the list
of three eligible priests that, in ac
cordance with the laws of the church,
had been forwarded to the Vatican by
the ecclesiastics of that diocese. It is
admitted, however, that the selection
is an admirable one. Dr. Ilorstmann is
chancellor of the arcb-diocese of Phil
adelphia. He is a man of fine pres
ence, a silver tongued orator, a mag
nificent musician, a profound theo
logian, and is said to have no equal in
ihe entire country as an authority on
church law. His knowledge and judg
ment are repeatedly called into requisi
tion by ecclesiastics of othor diocese?
for opinions that will tend to settle
disputed questions. He is a native o!
this city, not yet 50 years of age, and
lias been rector of St. Mary’s church
for twenty years.
THE KNIGHTS AND BEER.
I’ll© Order Is (5»tfclng Headj to Coycoit
Two Brewerjr Kstablishmoats.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4.—The official
mail of the Knights of Labor has been
tremendously increased as a result of
the following circular which has been
“ont to every section of the country,
over the signature of John W. Hayes,
the general secretary-treasurer: “The
district assembly, in cities and towns
where such exist, and local assemblies,
wher. no districts aro organized, are
requested to make lists of saloonkeep
ers and others who sell beer manufac
tured by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing
association, of St. Louis, and the W. J.
Lcmp Browing company, of tha same
place, also of dealers who display the
advertisements of theaa firms, and for
ward them lists to this office. ” It is
understood that this order is prepara
tory to an official boycott on the firms
in question.
An emphatio denial is given at the
headquarters of the Knights to the
statement that tha recent visit of A.
VV. Wright to the south was with a
view of smoothing over trouble of the
order created in that region by the
color lino. Says Secretary Hayes,
“There is no color line in the Knights
of Labor.”
THAT BIG TYPHOON.
A IlrltlaTi Tmol Was Wrecked and Mnrh
Other Property l>aaiaged.
San Francisco, Sept. 4.—An account
of the typhoon of July 18 published in
the Hong Kong Express says the Brit
ish gunboat. Tweed was driven ashore
against the wall of the naval yards at
Kowloon. A gun broke loose and
smashed a good deal of her deck ham
per. When the vessel struck the wall
a hole was made in her hull and she
quickly filled and settled down. The
crew got safely ashore with the excep
tion of Seaman John Upjohn, who fell
overboard, breaking his neck. At
Yaumati beach it was strewn with
wreckage and it is calculated over fifty
junks were destroyed. The village of
Yaumati was flooded. As far as known
the loss of Ufe will not exeeed four or
live. At Hong Kong the damage done
is not very great
A NEW CABLE.
The Lina Will Be Laid From Jupiter
Inlet to Naeaau, Bahama Inlands.
London, Sept. 4.—An important an
nouncement lias just been made by
Governor Ambrose Shea, of the Bahama
islands, now visiting here, that ar
rangements have been fully made for
the laying of a cable from Jupiter In
let, on the Florida coast of the United
States, to Nassau, and that the con
tract provides that the same shall be
in working order by December 20, of
this year. At Jupiter the cable will
connect with the United States gov
ernment land wires to Jacksonville,
Fla.
A New York Failure.
New Yoke, Sept. 4.—1'. B. Wallace
& Co., stock brokers at 55 Broad street,
assigned to John P. Cranford. Mr. E.
S. Kaufman says, as attorney for Mr.
Cranford, “I can say this on account
of the death of Mr. Lynn, Mr. Smith
as sole surviving partner, thought it
best to make an assignment of all
property of the firm as well as his own
individual property for the benefit of
creditors. ”
ox the Mia wore thrown twenty feet
and the stove in the outer rooom was
broken hy being struck with
fraftusnt* ef the safe Tho
in m*i«r ef the vault was disarranged
by the explosion. Nothing now pro- (
vented them from taking' tho ffs«h and
disparting. The bank had remitted tu
correspondents *8,800 by the la.ut train
the night before, or the haul would
have been much larger. No clew to
the perpetrators has been discovered.
They evidently were professionals. A
horse and cart were taken from A.
Rethwell’s just north of town, but
were abandoned within a quarter of u
mtle.
Mr. Irish's team was also harnessed,
evidently with the intention of being
driven away, but Mr. Irish happened
to bo up to wait on his son who was ill,
and discovering the barn door opcD
went out and shut it, the robbers slip
ping _ away without being seen 01
exciting suspicion of the work
down town. Cashier Irish says the
loss will not affect the soundness oi
the bank or its business, as the capital
and surplus amply establish. There
is great excitement on the streets this
morning concerning the matters.
The Amount stated.
StCAK, la., Sept 5.—A careful inves
tigatiou this morning places the loss
to tho bank at *4.800. The robbers
•loaned up everything in sight, even to
postage stamps.
FINED S5G0.
XIm UlnMapoUa L«tt«r Carrier la Coo*
riflUd and Fined.
MixmcArous, Sept. 5.—G. A. Gard
ner, tba ei-earrier, was found guilty ot
opening letters and sentenced ts pay n
fine ef 9500. He is the man who
claimed immunity had been promised
him by Inspector Gould, of Chicago,
because he was a Mason.
Pock's Bad Boy Arrested.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 5.-—Ooorge
W. Peck, jr., owner of Peck’s Sun and
eon ef Governor Peek, was arrested
this morning en a charge of circulating
through the mail copies of his
paper containing Louisiana lot
tery advertisements. At tho time
the law was passed, the
lottery people secured numerous legal
epinlons as te Its constitutionality and
these were printed in Peck's Sun. It
is new charged that these were pub
lished to influence public opinion and
were paid advertisements. Ms Peck
was released on S500 bail.
MmWu]| «r LMth*r Workers.
Lnr», Mam, fi.pt. 5.—The annual
convention ef the National Trado A»
sembly of tho Leather Workers ol
America will open tomorrow at Ohan
Boiler's hall, with delegates present
from nearly every part of tlie country.
The Leather Workers are a branch ot
the Knight# ef Labor. Important busi
ness in connection with the trade is to
he transacted.
A«#id«ntfhl Shooting;.
Ufair Terns, Sept. 5.—Michael McCar
thy, ef Brooklyn, was accidentally
shot and instantly killed by Pctci
Burns in Brooklyn last night. Hums
was handling a revolver, which he sup
posed was unloaded, with the usual
result
THE MARKETS.
Un Stock
Sievx City, Sept 7.
Hegs—Light, $4.90©5.0$; mixed, (4.75(3
4.95; heavy, 4,7O<®4.80.
Cattle—Steers, 1,100 to 1,300 pounds,
$3.0OQ3.SO; feeders, S8.30@2.75; stackers,
Kk00@8.80; cows, common to good, $1.00(3
&25; yearlings, $2.O0@2.25; bulls, $1.50(3
2.00; veal calves, $2.50@4-00i
CmcAOo. Sept. 7.
Hags—Light, $4.50@5.60; mixed, $4.55(3
tt.50; heavy, $4.55@5.50.
Cattle—Shippers, natives and extra
beeves, $4.30@6.10;Stockers and feeders,
$8.00(33.25; mixed cows and bulls, $1.50(3
8.25; Texans, $2.30@4.00.
Sheep—Natives, $3.25@5.00; westerns,
$3.90@4.50; Texans, $3.25@4.40l
South Omaha, Sept 7.
Cattle—Choice beeves, $3.00(36.05; cews,
$1.50@3.50; feeders, $2.40(34.'15; bulls
$1.80®2. ia
Hogs—Light, $4.95@5.15; mixed, $4,953
$.00; heavy, $4.85®5. Id
Kansas Citt, Sept. 7.
Cattle—Steers, $3.35@5.60: cows, $1.50®
8.25; stookers and feeders, $140®4 20.
Hogs—All grades, (4.00@5.0&
Produce and Provisions.
Chicago, Sept. 7.
Flour—Spring patents, $5.00@5.50; rye,
Wheat—Cash, 87K«i December, I1.01V4
Ctrl—Cash, 67%c; October, 69J/o.
Pats—Cash, 29%o; October, 29^0.
Bye—Cash, 01c.
Barley—64@$5a
. Flax—
Timothy—$1.1SL
Whlsxy—$L 18.
Fork—Cash, $10.80; October, $10.89.
Lard—Cash, $0.95; October, $7,021/.
Short Bibs—«7.20(g7.2&.
Shoulders—$0.20(30.25; short elehr, $7.50
@7.00. |
^Butter—Creamery, 19@23o; dairy, 16®
Cheese—Full cream Cheddars, 8J/@8>!/c;
flats, 8X@8Jfe; Young Americas, 6>f(39o, 1
Eggs—Western 15l/@17a
Hides and tallow, Unchanged.
M IHltE APOLtS, Sept T.
Wheat—Close: No. 1 hard, on track,I
92>4e; No. 1 northern, August, 91«;
pn track, 91X@w; No. 8 northern, on I
Back, 8f@89e,
PRIDE, PASSION & CUPIDITY
Or the Fortunes of a Hunted
Heiress.
A Talc of Factory Lib In New Bn|liind, fly
Hajor I. acXamara, Author of ••Hanni
bal, the Houdman," “The Holder
and the 8avage,’’ Eto„ Kto.
“I can, easily,* the old gentleman re
plied, taking a package of letters from his
pocket and looking them carefully over, j
lie soon separated one from tho rest j this |
ho opened and carefully perused for a few ,
moments, and when he had concluded ,
said: “She left New Hampshire on the
Oth day of May, 1860.
“Can you tell me how soon after she
was married upon her arrival here 1”
“Some where in 1861—aliout a year af
ter her arrival as 1 have been informed—
I can't get any clearer to the date than
that."
“That is close enough. Now did tho
man who manned her work in the mill
prior to his marriage, or did he go to work
there after his marriage t"
_ “He went into the miUs after the mar
riage, for he too was comparatively a
stranger here when he got acquainted
with my sister."
“His name yon say is Bendon f”
“That 1 cannot say with certainty. I
have been told it is that, or very similar
io it."
“What was his businesst*
“He was a carpenter.”
“You are sure they had a daughter are
yon J"
•'Sure they had a daughter!" exclaimed
the old man jumping to his feet as if
ready to knock down any one who dispu
ted the fact—sure she had a daughter, of
course I am—here's a dozen letters from
hor mother to prove it," and Mr. Osl>orn
pulled forth the package again and flung
them on tho desk.
Sam asked if he had any objection to
his looking at them.
“Not tho slightest." !
uno by one tne lawyer Mirant tncmovcr ;
and carefully scanned their contents. At. \
last lie came to one more carefully folded ;
than the rest and tied together with a bit
of blue ribbon wound around it.
“Ah!” cried the old man as if inspired
with a sudden thought of more than ordi
nary importance—“that will tell the story,,
it contains a portrait of the child, and I
am assured by those who saw her at that
time that it is a very excellent one.”
While he was talking Sam was busy
unwinding the blue ribbon from the pack
age. This having been done he opened
the letter and took from within a photo
graph—the portrait of a very beautiful
young girl and as fresh as ou the day
when it was fii-wt taken.
The moment Sam looked at it, he start
ed to his feet but instantly went to the
window and looked forth, doing it so nat
urally that Mr. Osborn failed to notice his
agitation. He pared intently at the pic
ture in his hand and then carefully read
the letter. Having done this, he returned
to his desk, and sitting down he turned
over the photograph and found the follow
ing address printed on the back. “W. II.
Chadwick & Co., Photographers, Man
chester N. H.”
Sam took a copy of this address, then
turning to the old gentleman asked.
“Wbat was your sister’s name—her first
name, I meant”
"Annabel S. Osborn is the only name I
know her by. film was married twice as I
have already told you; but I never knew
for certain the name of either one of her
husbands.”
“Well, Mr. Osborn, I have very littlo
doubt but that I can be of the greatest
assistance to you; I think I have a clue
to who your niece is, but am afraid we may
have some difficulty in finding her; but
that she will be found eventually, I have
not the slightest doubt. I will write to
the photographer, ia Manchester, and I
will get the right name of yenr eieter, for
generally them artiste keep the address
of their patrons.”
“I will examine the beek containing the
name of the mill hands, alee; and in a
very short time I eaa furnish you very
important information. In the mean
time I would like to keep this portrait as
it will be of service."
The old gentleman waa greatly pleased
with the result of this interview; and,
leaving a generous retainer in the hands
of his counsel he took his departure.
When the door closed behind him, Sam
again turned to the portrait and striking
it with his open palm exclaimed!
“That'a the girl tot marrud—Barbara Glen
dtml"
Cmrm XXII. j
tw WHICH MM. VICK0BT LOOKS OH WHICH
MR. THOMAS ABKRIQHT MAKJU LSVB TO OCR
■KDOIHR.
For a little time after her arrival at ■
pellville Park, the condition ef Gertrude ,
Weldon seemed to improve, so much so '
that she was allowed down to the dining* !
room where she spent many delicious j
hours with Tom Arkright, the subject of '
their conversation being-, of course, the !
one nearest their hearts, the sweet young '
love they bore each other.
“Of course dearest, your return to your !
boarding-house and the mill-work is out |
of the question; and how you, witli your :
many rare accomplishments—your fine !
genius indeed, ever descended to such la- j
bor is beyond my comprehension.” I
“Ah, Tom, do you not know that a j
willing heart and honest purpose can dig
nify the humblest labor! Do you not ;
know that among those factory girls may ;
be found some of the noblest and most un- !
selfish of hearts! I know some among j
them who support quite a family—old fa- j
there, mothers, and helpless children. I j
know many among them fitted to adorn j
the highest sphere of society, who labor i
patiently with their hands to help others, j
No sphere of honest labor is ignoble Tom, |
though,” she continued archly, “it may I
be quite unsuited to the wonderful ac- j
complishments and rare genius of some!” j
“My dear Gertrude you do not under- ,
stand me—I do not underrate the labor of i
the hands, for I know as well as you that j
honest labor may give dignity to any I
character—or, that man or woman may i
dignify the work in which they engage.— I
What I meant was, why you did not pur
sue some calling for which your accom
plishments better fitted you!”
“I had a very good reason for the
conree I pursued, and one did you know
it, you would fully appreciate. In a mill
I would be a little one among several hun
dred, while in another sphere of society,
especially the one to which I was adopted
both by taste and education, I might be
come the solitary cynosure for unwelcome
eyes.”
“I_ do not understand you Gerty, my
darling, but I am sure you are right
whatever your meaning may be, and that
your words have a hidden meaning I feel
sure.”
“You will understand fall soon enough
Tom. It is enough for the present that
yonr sister Marion understands—let our
love for each other be sufllcicnt for the
presont.”
Tom iient over and kissed the pale face
of the lienutiful girl, and stroking the
tumbled golden locks caressingly ho said
softly:
« “Your love, darling, in all-sudleient for
mo. Y ou have blessed mo beyond iny de
serving; but yon will never regret
dearest, having entrusted the keeping of
your precious heart to me—-it is nil 'my
own, dearest?"
And he gored into her lienutiful eyes, his
own aglow with passionate love.
“All your own," sho murmured, “Oh,
Tom. you know not how deep, how
earnest is the love that tills my soul_to
love you would be to love tho light and
Joy of life; and to doubt vonr love for an
instant of time would (ill my heart with
unspeakable anguish."
“You need never doubt my love, dear
est—the world has no other love !Vr me,
but you must hurry and get well my darl
ing, for I am getting im;atient for tho
happy day—you are improving Ucrtrude,
we you not t”
While he was speaking a sinister look
ing face with green spectacles over tho
eyes was standing staring in at them
through tho glass of tho conservatory
window which led directly into the rear
drawing-room, the folding doors of which
were open.
It was the face of Mrs. Vickory, who
could both see and hear all that was go
ing on.
It was a malignant face overshadowed
with scheming thoughts, and looking,
among the green leaves which Mirror,tid
ed tho white head, very pale, and aged.
The face grew eager and was put-hod
further forward, so anxious did it seem to
heur tho answer to Mr. Arkright's epics
Sometimes I think I am improving,denr
Tom, and then suddenly comes a change,
1 grow languid, 1 hardly earn 1o move
and feel—forgive me darling—but 1 loci
ax if death would bo welcome! I am
quite well to day, but I know it will not
last—I am' certain (hat to-morrow will
bring the usual change—1 cannot account
for it Tom, l'or 1 am naturally of a strong
constitution."
•‘I think wo liad belter change your
physician. It strikes me that, that board
ing-house doctor is a charlatan. I am
going to Boston to-morrow, and 1 will
tiring' Dr. Warren down with me. We
have had no diagnosis of vour case yet,
,nud do not kuow what is the matter with
you.”
The livid pallor of tho cruel face be
tween the leaves, was now something;
fearful to behold. The hniwsgrew rorro
gated, and a startled anxious expression
came into /utr face. Mi-h. Viekory at the
mention of l)r. Warren's name seemed ter
ribly uneasy.
“I have no objection to that Tom, if you
should goto Boston, for 1 have no wish
to die now, the world in too bright—oh
darling, 1 am too happy to die—the world
is heaven and happiness to me, I moil
live, oh Tom I wit) live!”
The poor girl wan weeping as she niter
cd the words we have Het down—for six
was very weak, hut Tom ]mt his armi
about her neck and kissed her and com
forted her with te nder words.
When she was more composed, he rnr.;.
the hell and Mrs. Bascoinbecame in —
“Why, Gertv, what is the matter? Oh
Tom, you wicked fellow you have beci
plaguing her with your nonsense!''
“Ah, no he has not, hut 1 am very wcel
and foolish-” e'
“Yes, you are foolish—for sitting up st
long. Come, we will go up to your room
My Heavens, Tom, wlmt are yon about?”
She might well ask. for Turn had quiet
ly gathered tho invalid in his arms ant
was walking away with her np to liei
chamber. A tender expression on hii
handsome face, and a sweet smile on tier
trndo’s as she looked fondly up at him.
They encountered Mrs. Viekory outaidt
the door as they went forth, and she re
marked as she saw them coming towardi
her; —
“Ah, I kr.ew the dear child would di
herself harm by coining down—poo
deary, poor deary,” and the tender heart
ed old woman followed Mrs. Bascombi
and the others up to the chamber of oni
heroine.
Her lover placed his happy burden up
on the bed, and ignoring the presence o
his sister and Mrs. Viekory, he pressed i
kiss on the feverish lips of his darling
and made his way from the room.
Mrs. Buncombe then mode a glass o
cool lemonade with her own hands, am
administered it to Gertrude, who declarer
that she was greatly refreshed by the do
licious draught.
Marion then sat liersolf flow nr by till
bedside, and finding that Gertrude felt n<
desire to sleep, took up a volume of Jeai
Ingelow at hand and began reading t<
her.
Mrs.Yickery tacitly understanding tha‘
she was not wanted left the chamber, anc
entered her own room, where for a mo
ment we will follow her.
She softly closed the door of the roori
behind her, and then stood silently in the
middle of tho apartment, her hands clasps
ed and the white head bowed on her bo
She stood thus for several minutos with
out a movement or a word. At last slit
raised her head, while a determined ex
pression took jiossession of her face and
muttered:
“A new doctor, eh 1 T)r. Warren—ther
indeed I must hurry, or we are lost ! Ah
is lost!—should he come now or within a
day or two—the lalior of weeks is wasted
ami my crime will bear but bitter fruit.—
I have ('one too far to hesitate now—]
will strike the final blow—and leave this
place forever. IJut I mutt see him—1
must see him; let me see where did he ap
point to meet me/ and the old woman with
the soft voice took a letter from her Ixwoni
and opeairig it, read it carefully to her
self.
"Yes, near the sumac trees—I know the
clump well; I’ll tie there! I’ll lie there!"
and she put the letter back in her bosom
and went to a table, a drawer of which
she unlocked and took therefrom three oj
four tiny boxes, from thcse-lioxes she took
with an ivory pick, an atom of powder—
an atom from each liox and mixed them
together in a few'drops <■• water. Having
seen them thoroughly dissolve she covered
the tumbler with a book over which she
threw a handkerchief, and then hastily
left the room, and moved towards that ol
Gertrude—the door was njar, and upon
looking in she found our heroine asleep
and the apartment empty. She quickly
and quietly darted hack to her own room,
seized the tumbler, and re-entering that
of Gertrude, turned the contents into the
lemonade at the bedside to disappear. '
OnAPTKK XXIII.
TUB MISERIES or BARBARA—THE TERRIBLJ
AKK0C8CXMBNT Or PHILLIP DLAKB.
The story of Carliara Giendon’s life be
came more and more painful as the week;
paused on, and the days had not many
times multiplied ere she realized the reck
less and unnrinciplcd charset
..... . oi tno
man to whom aha Itnd allied herself with
such thoughtless precipitation.
Every day brought to light aomo new
phase of badness. and every day the vir
gin warmth of her givint love lessened,
and it only wanted the final blow, which
lie Siam at node, to make it vanish, root
I nnd branch forever!
j And hero is how it occurred. ITo enmo
homo one night in his usual state of in*
j toxication, and from his humor Barbara
| judged that he had not Ixicn successful
at the gaming table.
He threw himself upon a lounge, swear
ing a (front oath that the whole world was
in longue aifaiust him. nnd that llarhara
was at the head of the conspiracy—that
she was the sole cause of his continued
1 ill hick, and until ho was rid of her he
j would meet with nothing hut misfortune.
, He continued tlie.se ravings for rnnio
I time, Ilurliara sitting quietly in her chair,
: and looking stolidly at him. Her heart
was full of loathing as she (fazed up.
I on him. Tho eight of a drunken man was
I unfamiliar to her until she had joined hoi
j fort tines with those of Phillip Blake—hut
I she made no reply to his cruel talk, litil
| watched tho man and the clock and wait*
i ed for an excuse to retire—knowing that
i if idle did so at that moment it would on
i ly irritate her liii.'dmml more.
I At last she could bear it no longer. Pc
l slie arose and prepared to leave the
, room. •
I Ah ohe placed her hand upon the knoll
] of 'lie door, Blake crird mit with an oat In
j “Where in - are you going 1 I'onm
. back here mid nit down! I’ve got some
i thing; tosay to von that I intended to have
j said a week ago. Kit down I tell you!”—
i And the brute roan up and approached
her as if lie were about to strike her.
I She turned haughtily from the door and
j fixed her IIashing black eyes full upon tho
| blood-shot orbs of her husband saying, at
I fclie pointed to his uplifted arm.
j "If you strike inn Phillip Blake, I will
kill you! I have homo for weeks with
your bridal eondurt, and will tiavo iifl
more of it. Now what have you tosayte
me. It is lain and 1 wish to retire:”
Blake without a word of reply dropped
into iiis scat.
| “1 on ll lull m", pit, you liloo*l thirsty
( creature?” lie muttered in a nianillin tone,
mul thru suddenly chnnging his humol
I ho turned In her fiercely exclaiming:—
| "Woman, yon must Irani your place, you
roust use dill'erent language toward mr—]
am sink of your puling wmBcnse. Patel
| tolls me that you do nothing but sit lier«
and nioiio all day, twirling your thumbs
ami crying) and she sworn that if I didn't
| tell you who and what you arc. to day,
| slit) would tell you hcriclf in tho mom
! inert"
"Who and wlial I am, Phillip. What cat
you mean? As for Mrs. Bates, she la 8
spying watchful thing) she instills mo at
every opportunity, ami to-day oven
laughed in my face when I informed hoi
that. X would call upon mv hushnnd tc
protect me—and that it he did not do it 1
would leave the house!"
"Call on your huetxind, eh? Why Par- •
linra, who the devil is he?” cheered the
man. with a roda l«,if,terotiB laugh.
"Who is lie?’ exclaimed Partiaru Plaka
her fare livid with sudden horror. "Wh<
is lie—how dare you ask me such a ques
linn ?”
■•I ask for information simply—for J
don’t know him you may liet ull you’re
worth young- ltuly that it isn't mo at any
rate!"
Parham had risen to her foot wliilt
Pinko was speaking, her Iqis livid, ami
her face gha«tly pale; and approaching
him she said in a husky voice;—
1 “Hepeat what you have said I1 hi 11 ip. ]
• don’t think X iimlerstiiml you.’’
The man quailed Lef.ue tho strange ex
pression in urn fierce Hack eyes of the in
■ : jurfd woman, but rum rsn with the blood
’ | in hia ruins, and lie answered r.illi a lira
i ' t.al lau gh :—
■ | “Kcpeat it? no I word—lint to have you
| fully eomprehrnd iny meaning", let mo tel1
1 : you that yon an net my wife! Mow do you
■ | understand mo?” |
i ; And the man arose, as. if suddenly real
; izing the terrible importance of his words
• I and walked unsteadily up and down th<
’ | loom.
■ ! "1 am not vonr wife—"tho mifortun
i . ate girl repeate-1 in low, awe stricken tonei
‘j —"am 1 asleep Phillip, or am I dreaming
j —touch me Phillip and tell mu that 1 ait
• i dreaming’;"
! j Thodazedgirl walked over to where thl
■ cruel, wicked man was standing, and laid
, ' her hand on hie shoulder, and looked will
I a strange pitiful eipreseion of inquiry in
'■ | to his face.
1 j Suddenly her attitude and expressiof
1 changed, and oho cried out iu a voice that
was fierce and wild:
| “Do yon mean to tell me that I am not
i I your wife—your lawful wife, Phillip Blake
i —legally married in the sight of God—
! speak monster! Is it so?”
i j Blake shivered as he looked into tho
\ fierce face of the aroused woman, but
; : managed to articulate—
| “Yes! That is what I mean; you are
! not my wife!”
. "1 hen 1 was betrayed into a false mar*
riage with youf Is it so?"
"Jnst so exactly. If yon don’t believe
I it ask Eaten, she’s an old flame of mine—*
i I told her when we came here. Perhaps
I that accounts for the very respectful man*
j ner in which sho has treated you!”
j It is imposssible to describe the varied
expressions that passed over tho mobile
I countenance of Barbara as these awful
I words which made her an outcast forever,
| fell upon her ears: horror, hate, surprise,
| and fear chased themselves one after an
: other over the. white countenance, and,
| for full a minute, she stood like a figure in
I marble gazing at tho man who was the
I author of her ruin.
i Blake paid no attention toiler, but eon
i tinned his unsteady walk up and down the
room, until at last he was startled by a
sudden cry of:
"Oh God have mercy ujmn me!" and a
sudden fall to the floor. Turning he lie
held Barbara stretched insensible at his
feet.
| At thesamo instant the door wnsopened
anil Mrs. Bates mailt; her appearance with
a wicked smile upon her face.
"Well you did it at last, I see?”
I "Yes—d-n, and I am almost sorry 1
j did,’ replied Blake.
I "Pshaw! she'll get over it. I suppose
she'll leave the house to-morrow V”
Blake made no reply, but with a mnt
tered curse seized his hat and left th«
room. _ •'
[TO BE CON’nifUKD.l
British and American Coins.
Lieut. Col. Hope of tho British
Ol d mm co Department, in a report to
his superiors on the Washington
gun foundry, declares that "the faulty
proportion and abominable workman*
ship of the English guns tiro most care
fully nvnided in America,” and that
••the Washington guns can bo
thoroughly relied upon to do wh«tthey
profess to do. and they profess to d<
just a little more tbau tho EuglWi
guus profess to do.”
