for homes.
IpOO COUNTRY OPEN
SETTLERS.
ruousand People Hake a
f„r 437 Claims —
luj.nj Ip In a Twinkling—
line©.
City, O. T„ May 25.—At
lay at least 25,000 people
[he Klekapoo country. In a
to take up 437 claims. It
[ , Kcitlns run that has oc
history of public openings,
tin* great crowd, the small
and, and the difficulty In
P.:u t. The greatest crowds
,,'n. y s Bridge, and two or
down the river, the oniy
Ji.s could cross. Horsemen,
[ot afraid to risk the Jump
nk. rushed across the river
opposite bank, and through
les below Sweeney’s Bridge
rred and two horses were
y were hauled to one side
tt, went on. The crowd in
ot Jammed several times
t able fights occurred. Guns
, but matters were patched
"soon as the blockade was
rush was on again,
s over the line Is an eighty
i claim that was not allotted
ms. All the people started
er and a prettier race was
Many of them reached the
hty acres at the same time,
their stakes simultaneously,
lan three minutes after the
i had been given, but ahead
test of them was the ever
u ner," and half a hundred
amped on the claim,
te boom was started on the
irder and it spread through
with lightning-like rapidity,
is the city of McLoud, lo
fi acres of land on the Oltla
rtnv & Gulf railroad, six
i uf Dale. It has a popula
(n souls and mayor and a
nu nt of ofllcers and all the
if a typical frontier city.
ORTON IS THE MAN.
f State Palmer Declares That
riinr Is a Strong Candidate.
X. Y., May 25.—"I do not be
i Is any foundation for this
;,iv. Morton has made an al
ii c;;-President Harrison to
it the nomination of another
itiil Morton ticket in 1S9G,"
"aimer, the secretary of state,
tun has been vice president
the ofllce probably has no
ruction for him. Besides, the
be considered that he was
v..rnor of New York in 1891
nusrkable majority of 150,000
his course as governor has
ly satisfactory to his fellow
rcspectlve of party. I think
il.tr as he was when he be
mior, he is a much stronger
for, as the chief executive
1". he has carried out the gen
i n variety of ways. Much as
Pnjamln Harrison, I am con
t Levi P. Morton is the logical
f the New York Republicans
residency. If he desires the
he will have a solid delega
Xew York state to the na
v ntion."
OFF THE RESERVATION.
i the Winnebago Lands Ousted
by Indian Police.
Xuh, May 25.—Indian Agent
c.immenced the ejectment of
( copying the lands of the
'■"nipany on the Winnebago
lr O. E. Anderson, Peter
* M illiam Berg, residing in
■' °f Wakefield, Neb., were
I ■ sterday afternoon by sixteen
1 , c, armed to the teeth. Capt.
served notice that other set
li go, and will continue evic
tglit there will be an attempt
the cattle in Dick Kelly's
afternoon, but It has not
^tempted. If the attempt Is
' v.'iH surely be bloodshed, as
threatened to shoot the first
comes inside of his pasture
■ nfu, He is a d£tredevil sort
‘hd likely to make his threat
no excitement here what
-not generally believed the
ustf i.orce
°T BY A BARONESS.
£ 1{<,ve;‘ls Secret of Crown
Rudolph's Death.
MaV 23.—Johann Tran
'. *. ln the hospital of the
ttity Asylum for the Insane
Island. Just he'k.-e his
•"(•aled the secret h*tory of
... , lnco Kudolph's death at
Ihi ,!I!nary 30' 1SS3' Johann
' f he was no more than
,,Tl ker-kutscher, or the driver
"’,as th„e intimate friend and
of Rudolph. For years
e u*1 fr°U=s wt're familiar to
'a all n!,Who cirove th0 Crown
uiHn “n.herjllded excursions,
world's hion,or himself a place
wn Prin ‘'°ry "hen he drove
i Uudomm l,° hleyerllng the
of "hi 3 , ath' When thc
v fr. Sedy were whispered
;tod canm/rh to ear >n Vienna
'‘berallv „t0 )hlS country- He
a i a"y..prov‘ded with money.
^ ? >" lavish extraval
151 "as thatU?hriaSS this clty'
ty Barones- v* Pnnce was at
"ith him 1 Rhe^'v,'^’ "ho .was
" tieon hi’ ?? then turned a
KtaJitiy h irSf?f and expired al
• t:ien drau thep’ -Wh° Was her
1 his temple. Pnnce a mortal
d' f5*^**“u Ta—.
pn •' ’■ -1 hose gx*
3 reservation S'atl°n Into the
. ti:in&s are rin'^reatly dis"
'•^•ne-tenth of \lfly decroa3
The remainder V land being
a^t^n^^and
\
A MYSTERY CLEARED UP,
Mn» Notson and Her Children Dragged
from tho River at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., May 23.—The bodies of
Mrs. Ida Notson and her two 8-year
old children were found In the-Mlssourl
river three miles south of the city to
day.
The bodies were firmly tied together
with a heavy rope. It wound around
them several times. Evidently tho mis
erable woman had taken her children
In her arms, twisted the rope around
them, and after (Irmly binding their
three bodies together that they might
not be separated In death, leaped Into
the river. Leather straps were drawn
tightly around the throats of the chil
dren, as If they had been choked to
death by their mother before she
plunged Into the stream. A towel was
tightly drawn around the heads of the
little ones, as If to prevent them from
seeing what was going on.
A fisherman found the bodies in an
eddy and dragged them ashore.
Mrs. Notson for many years was a
prominent Omaha school teacher. She
disappeared suddenly with her two
children In December last year, leav
ing letters In which she declared she
was driven to suicide because of dis
appointments In a political way.
ARE AFTER THE B1QAMISTS.
Canadian Women Demand That More
Stringent Lane Shall Be Paaeed.
Quebec, May 25.—Bigamy In the Unit
ed States by Canadian citizens Is one
of the subjects to be grappled with next
week at Toronto by the National Coun
cil of Women of Canada under the pres
idency of Its founder, the Countess of
Aberdeen. It has lately been decided
here that a married person who is a
British subject resident In Canada and
who goes to the United States or any
place out of Canada and there goes
through a form of marriage with an
other person cannot In Canada be con
victed of bigamy. This Is the case even
when no divorce has been obtained In
the United States.
CHURCH UNION IS FAVORED.
United Presbyterians Deceive the Over
ture> Warmly.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 25.—The general
assembly of the United Presbyterian
Church began its business session at 8
o'clock yesterday morning In the Sixth
Church, East End. After devotional ex
ercises Rev. D. J. B. McMichael, of Mon
mouth College, 111., was elected mode
rator by acclamation. Rev. Dr. William
J. Reid and Rev. Dr. A. C. Wallace were
re-elected clerks. A committee wa3 then
appointed to extend congratulations to
the Presbyterian General Assembly.
The report of the committee on federa
tion of churches expressed the hope that
favorable and final action would be tak
en on the question in hand before the
close of the year.
ATAL JEALOUSY.
A Chicago Woman Kills Her Husband
and Commits Suicide.
Chicago. May 25.—Mrs. Anna Anna
ble, No. C416 Ellis avenue, shot and
killed her husband last night and then
put a bullet into her own heart.
The tragedy was the result of jet-l
ousy on the part of Mrs. Annable be
cause of the attention she thought was
shown by her husband to a young
woman of Davenport, Iowa, who had
nursed him through an illness contract
ed while he was on a visit a short time
ago to his parents, who live In the Iowa
city.
\Vi*(ls a Hair-Caste.
San Francisco. Cal., May 23.—Advicei
from Tahiti bring the Intelligence of
the marriage there of United States
Consul Jacob Lamb Doty, of New York,
to a half-casto native girl named Maevn
Tumeo Raurl, aged 16. What makes
this marriage peculiar Is that young
Doty didn't call In a missionary to tie
the knot, but he was wedded after the
native fashion, which doesn't call for a
license or a preacher.
Murderer Run Down and Shot.
St. Joseph, Mo., May 25.—Jamot
Owens, a murderer under sentence of
death for shooting his father-in-law,
Seneca Noblltt, and who escaped from
Jail with train robber Pat Crowe here
New Tear’s night, was shot and killed
by oflicers near Itockport while resist
ing arrest._
HUGH M’CULLOCH DEAD.
lifts Secretary of the Treasury Undei
President Grant.
■Washington, May 25.—Hugh McCul
loch, formerly Secretary of the Treas
ury, died shortly before 3 o’clock yester
day morning. With him when the end
came were his two sons, a married
daughter, and a grandson. Death was
calm and peaceful, the patient being
for some time previous in a comatose
condition. Mr. McCulloch was over SO
years of age._
Blackburn to Answer Carlisle*
Frankfort, Ky„ May 25.—Senatoi
Biaekburn, who is making the race for
re-election on the silver platform, will
reply to Secretary Carlisle's speech at
Daw renceburg on Saturday. Mr. Black
burn will arraign Carlisle for his
“change of heart’ 'and will champion
the coinage of gold and silver on a
fair ratio and try to convince his hear
ers that Carlisle became a gold advo
cate upon his election to a place in
Cleveland's gold-bug cabinet.
Takes a Headache Cnre and Die*.
Goshen, Ind., May 25.—Mrs. Lewis
Freshour died here from the direct ef
fects of a single dose of a patent head
ache remedy. She was not addicted to
the use cf opiates and taking the medi
cine immediately sank into uncon
sciousness. The case baffled the at
tendant physicians.
Advance in Pig Iron,
Philadelphia, May 25.—The Thomas
Iron company, with large furnaces at
Alburtls, Lehigh county, has advanced
the price of pig iron 50 cents per ton.
This action on the part of the company
is likely to be followed by other manu
facturers in pig iron, and an advance
in prices of manufactured iron is looked
for.
lounu uuiay or Manslaughter.
Alton, 111.. May 25.—The jury in t:
case of Paul Lange, charged with mu
dering Annie Gottgetrue, brought in
verdict of manslaughter, with a Dens
ty of thirteen yean la the penltentlar
ARGENTINA GAINING GROUND.
Peaceful Negotiation* With Brull ng
UlUf. , 4
"Washington, May 24.—Feare of trou
ble between Chile and tlie Argentine
Republic over the boundary line appear
to be overcome by the annual message
of President Urlbari of Argentina,
which has Just been received here. It
was sent to the congress, which met
May 2, and speaks of the satisfactory
progress of negotiations with Chile.
The president also refers to the settle
ment of the trouble with Brazil over
the missions territory through the ar
bitration of President Cleveland, and
says that the arrangement promises to
bring about a renewal of the strong al
liance formerly existing with Brasil.
President Urlbari reports that In the
midst of the world’s depression Argen
tina’s revenues largely Increased last
year. The total value of exports was
$102,000,000 or $9,000,000 In excess of the
Imports, showing that the balance of
trade remains on the side of Argen
tina.
muniun uvton i liive> 11.
Object* to Having HI* Meat Inspection
Method* Criticised.
Washington, May 24.—Secretary of
Agriculture Morton and Dr. Salmon,
chief of the bureau of animal industry,
are very much exercised over the at
tack made upon the effectiveness of the
meat inspection now carried on under
the act of 1890. The Inspection provided
for under the act was to meet the de
mands of foreign governments to which
American meat was exported, but the
authority given the secretary was in
sufficient and Mr. Morton has tried in
every way to Induce congress to cure
the defects. While the inspection sepa
rated the healthy from the diseased
meat and prevented the export of the
latter, the secretary was not clothed
with the power to compel the destruc
tion of condemned meat, and this could
be sold in the domestic markets.
HARhloON IN GOTHAM.
The Fx-Preaident Meet* a Number ol
the Illg Politician*.
New Tork, May 24.—New York's ex
hibition of presidential candidates went
on yesterday, and the Interest in it was
fully maintained. The interest to-day
naturally centered around ex-Presl
dent Harrison. A gathering of politi
cians welcomed him when he came
down into the corridors of the Piftli
Avenue hotel. His first two callers
were Charles Emory Smith, ex-minister
to Russia, and Col. Fred Grant. Gen.
Harrison then held an Impromptu levee
in the corridors of the hotel. The fol
lowing politicians called upon him:
Ex-Congressman Stuart, of Vermont:
Major J. G. Rathburn, W. B. Clark,
Col. E. S. Ferguson, Gen. Edward
O'Brien, Senator Thomas Carter, chair
man of the eRpublican national com
mittee, and ex-Gov. James S. Hogg, of
Texas.
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Debs Suit Among the Important Ques
tions Awaiting Decision.
Washington, May 24.—There are six
ty-four cases on the supreme court
docket which have been argued and
have not been decided. It is expected
that conclusions will be reached in a
majority of these cases before the final
adjournment on June 3. The most im
portant are those concerning the valid
ity of Judgments against American cit
izens obtained in foreign courts—that
of the Consolidated Electric Light com
pany against the McKeesport Electric
Light company, involving a contest be
tween the Edison and the Sawyer-Mann
patents—and the Debs haveas corpus
case.
Will Examine the Hooks.
Galesburg, 111., May 24.—The Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen convention
decided to have expert accountants ex
amine the books and affairs of the
brotherhood. This step is regarded as
significant. One of the greatest prob
lems before the convention is how to
meet the deficit of 178,000 in the general
fund. Reports show a loss in running
the printing plant.
College Goes to Detroit.
Lansing, Mich., May 24.—Both houses
have passed the bill appropriating $25,
000 for the removal of the homeopathic
college at Ann Arbor to Detroit, where
it will be attached to Grace hospital,
and the governor will approve It.
Monslgnore Dubois Dead.
Paris, May 24.—Monslgnore Dubois,
formerly Roman Catholic bishop of
Galveston, Tex., died at Vernalson.
SPANIARDS JUBILANT.
ilejolce Over the Crippling of the Cuba
Insurrection,
Madrid, May 24.—A dispatch received
here says the death of Jose Marti, the
Insurgent leader, who was proclaimed
President of the Cuban republic, has
been confirmed officially at Havana.
Havana, May 23.—There Is a great
deal of rejoicing to-day In official circles
over the news of the defeat of the rebels
In Eastern Cuba and the reported death
of JoBe Marti, who had been proclaimed
president of the Cuban republic by the
revolutionary party, and Colonel Sal
cedo is receiving great praise for the
manner in which he encompassed the
Insurgents’ rout. The rebel loss in the
engagement is placed at twenty killed
and many more wounded. The Span
iards captured a number of documents
which have placed the authorities in
possession of information which com
promises persons at Santiago de Cuba,
Holguin, and Havana. A number of im
portant arrests are expected to follow,
although the persons of this city who
are compromised are believed to have
fled. The loss on the Spanish side was
five killed and seven wounded.
Fifty Horses Cremated. |
Chicago, May 24.—Twenty-five car- I
ettes were burned and damaged and i
fifty horses %vere killed Jhls morning at '
3 o’clock in a fire that partially des- !
troyed the Carette company’s barns, |
Green street, between Adams and Jack- j
son streets. The loss on the company’?
stock will be about $10,000. !
Jail Fired by Lynchers. ;
Vicksburg, Miss., May 24.—A private j
letter from Itodne;, Miss., says that the
town jail was fired by a band of lynch
ers and that a negro perished In the
[ flames. —' --- -— - ■ •
I lN6Elt NATIONAL PRESS AsS'N J
Vao «» f
OHAPTKR II.
A MALTRSR SUITOR.
I AY ST. GREG
ory confound all
Englishmen!" re
peated l)r. Uusatti
in a hissing whig
per between
} clenched teeth as
’ he walked home,
after separating
from Lieut. Cur
Eon. He glanced over his shoulder,
cautiously, in the very utterance of
the malediction, as if to ascertain
whether or no the saint invoked had
blighted the stulwart enemy on the
spot But the oflicer pursued his way
at a light and brisk paco, without a
backward look.
Dejection gradually subdued the
fierce wrath of jealousy in the breast
of the young physician. Why was
Dolores so portionless a maiden? He
asked this question, piteously, of the
blue sky and limpid sea. In his
family, the bride had always
brought her dowry, her household
linen and embroideries, however
modest, and he had been educated to
laudably respect the possession of
worldly goods. Still ho was irresist
ibly attracted and charmed by the
arch beauty and winning ways
of Jacob Dealtry’s granddaughter,
whose smiles animated his grave and
somber humor on those occasions when
he sought a pretext to visit the Watch
Tower in the country. Dolores was
glad to see Dr. Busatti. She was glad
to see any visitor in her restricted ex
istence. She played with his devotion
as a kitten sports with shadows, plac
ing the paw of innocent curiosity on
dark phases of passion in human na
ture in mere sportiveness of mood. He
had cradled himself in the sweet de
lusions of the present hour, without
too accurately defining the future,
even in his own mind. Jacob Deal
try’s span of life must of necessity be
brief; and, possibly, when Dolores was
left alone, the heart of his own home
circle would be softened toward the
helpless orphan. He was a dutiful and
obedient son, and had never rebelled
against paternal authority, while al
ways willing to carry his father’s
messages to the Tower as an
opportunity to enjoy the vivacity of
intercourse with Dolores, albeit she
often bewildered as well as dazzled his
sober faculties. Not the least clement
of his satisfaction consisted of the
secrecy of his course. The paradise of
little garden where dwelt Dolores was
remote, and safely hidden from all
eyes save his own. Even his mother
did not suspect his penchant, and
Giovanni Battista especially feared his
mother.
The intrusion of the British sailor,
alert, handsome, and keen of eye, on
the paradise of the Watch Tower was
a rude shock to indolent possession of
the citadel. The discijjle of rEsculapius
was irritated and alarmed, without
constitutional irresolution being con
firmed into swift and decisive action.
He was dissatisfied, even depressed, by
the circumstance. Afterall, the oflicer
might never return to Jacob Deal try's
dilapidated abode.
OUSE UV ED TWO I’KEKON'S.
Absorbent in these reflections, Dr.
Busatti reached the town.
As he approached his own dwelling
he observed two persons, who had
paused near the shrine of the angle of
wall, engaged in earnest conversation.
These were a tall priest, whoso form,
clad in black robes, and beaver hat with
a wide brim, was sharply defined like
a silhouette against the relief of white
wall, and a fat. little woman, with a
round, yellow face, and a tendency to
black mustache on the upper lip.
The tall priest, drawing a tortoise
shell box from his pocket, took a pinch
of snuff with an appearance of slow
enjoyment Tho little woman held
the ailk mantlo, the faldetta of Malta,
over her head, which fluttered In tho
wind.
The couple concluded their colloquy,
with many nods of mutual understand
ing1, and much animated gesticulation,
then walked on slowly.
Dr. liusattl recognized his mother
and his maternal uncle, the priest of
a neighboring parish. Why did a
gloomy conviction smite him that they
were talking about himself? Why
did the roseate picture of pretty Do
lores, pausing beside the fountain and
the orange tree, fade as he entered tho
chill shadow of the Btreet?
“Good day.my uncle,” said Giovanni
Battista, overtaking his relatives ut
the door of the paternal home, which
was a modest nook of an old and
spacious mansion.
"Good day, flglio miol” replied the
priest, with benevolence. *
Madame Busatti surveyed her son
scornfully, tossed hor head slightly
beneath the folds of the faldetta, and
uttered a short and contemptuous
laugh.
“I have been for a walk in the coun
try,” stammered Dr. Busatti, with an
apprehensive glanoe at the maternal
countenance.
“I know where you have been,” sho
retortod sharply, and entered tho
house.
The uncle patted the young man on
the shoulder reassuringly, and re
garded him with a sly smile of humor.
r-— "> *lh-eA
“FOOL THAT THOU ART.”
Giovanni Battista ltusntti the elder
was a government oliicial, who had
reared seven children on a small
salary. Studious in taste, he was com
piling' a history of his native island in
moments of leisure. Thin and cadav
erous like his offspring, he was mild
in disposition, and wholly swaj od by
the influence of his wife.
Maddalena liusatti led an existence
divided between thrifty cares of her
household and attending mass at the
parish church.
Antonio, still more slender and
dusky than his elder brother,
was a student of law at the Lyceum
and University. Five docile and
swarthy young sisters completed the
domestic circle.
Doctor liusatti took his accustomed
seat at the table, and kept a vigilant
eye on his mother. The good
humored gossip of the uncle, who
shared the meal, did not divert him
from the suspicion that something un
usual had happened to excite the rul
ing spirit of the place.
lie had not long to wait. Signora
Busatti, after talking with her custo
mary volubility on indifferent topics
during the first portion of the meal,
placed her two plump arms on the
table and announced, with a compre
hensive glance at her numerous off
spring, “Giovanni Battista mustselect
a wife.”
“'‘T »»»*« UIU3 c* 1>UJ OlUilll
to win the confidence of the communi
ty,” added the priest.
“I was already married at your age,”
echoed the father.
Antonio smiled with the supercilious
smirk of adolescence, and dipped a
morsel of bread in olive oil. The
swarthy little sisters giggled and
nudged each other.
'•There is plenty of time," said Doc
tor Busatti, in feeble protest, and feel
ing himself surrounded by domestic
conspirators.
"There is no time to lose,” rejoined
the mother.
"I am in no haste to wed," demur
red the son, wiping his brow with
risible dread of arousing family
wrath. “I can very well wait for an
other year.”
Then Maddalena Busatti planted her
elbows yet more firmly on the table,
and spoke at length. The uncle was
present to support her in unfolding
her matrimonial schemes, but she re
quired no aid, spiritual or temporal.
She was a host in herself. She had
found a suitable daughter-in-law in the
plump heiress of a certain wine mer
chant down at the Port, Caterina
Vacelli by name.
“Caterina Vacelli?" repeated Dr.
Busatti, in troubled accents. "1 have
never seen the girl.”
“Your uncle knows her well. lie
baptized her in infancy,” was the glib
response.
“Is she pretty?” inquired the suitor,
dolefully.
“As pretty as your own sisters,”
affirmed Madame Busatti with enthu
siasm.
The five maidens again tit
tered, and whispered together,
much flattered by the unex
pected compliment, while Antonio
dipped another morsel of bread in oil,
munched the delicacy slowly, and
scrutinized them In turn with that
latont, fraternal derision observable In
the youth of all races at times.
‘‘There is a fine \ve<!<lln(f-<lowry, my
son," continued the mother, impressive
ly. “The wine merchant will not
stint the supply of linen to become
connected with our family."
I)r. Uusattl sighed deeply, and shook
his head.
“We will speak of the matter later,
another day,” he said, with a gesture
of indignation.
Here the mother's patience became
too severely tried; her black eyes
snapped angrily.
“Cuterina Vacelll will bo won by
another while you wait,” she cried
shrilly, and without finding it neces
sary to explain that she had made all
requisite overtures in the name of her
eldest born. “The grandchild of that
heretic, Jaoob Dealtry, has bewitched
thee, Giovanni Huttista; fool that thou
art! Have 1 no eyes? Do not attempt
to deceive mo! Ah, 1 know alii It is
true that the girl has had some in
struction from the Sisters and attends
church, especially on Festas, but
she is without a penny. A fine bride
fnr mr inn 4 **><!..(
took her mothor's wedding chain to
the Monte di Plota and actually
pawned it to buy some flnory."
Dr. Iiusutti winced and his brow
clouded, yet he remained silent
His father rubbed his chin medita
tively and regarded him with a quizzi
cal expression which said more elo
quently than words: “So this is the
secret of your willingness to carry
archrcologleal treasures to the Watch
Tower? Your mother is more clever
than the devil about finding out
things, and it is useless to resist her.*'
The meal over, the uncle drew forth
his favorite snuff box, and the family
union acquired the character of a sol
emn conclave. Dr. liusatti did not
venturo to inquire how that, fatal
stumbling block in his own path of
timid and vacillating love-making, the
visit of Dolores to the pawnbroker’s,
had bocouio known. In the end he
submitted to the decrees of Provi
dence.
Ho was presented to Caterina Va
celli, who proved to bo not very
young, and with shoulders round
ed in a curve ■ which would
have been pronounced a humpback in
a bride less well dovvored.
Giovanni liattista failed in none of
the duties which his new position en
tailed upon him. He promised to
take his wife eucli year to the festival
of San Gregorio, according to the old
custom. He brought her cakes com- ,
pounded of honey, sugar, and hemp
seed, to the satisfaction of both fami- -
lies.
The mocking student-of-law, An
tonio, sang in a clear, tenor voice:
“In the wedding, or matrlmon'al contract.
They make this conjugal bargain,
That he (the bridegroom) shall take her to
the testa of Man Gregorio.
Shall set her upon the wall,
Shall buy her a slice of sweetmeat,
Hade of hempseed,
Tor that is the kind that best pleases
his lady, the bride ”
Thus material wisdom triumphed,
and l)r. liusatti haunted the little
garden of Jacob Dealtry no more.
CHAPTER Ilf.
OVER A CUP OF TEA.
EN
pro
HE SAILOR
ters like the
verbial bull in a
china sho p,”
thought Capt
Uloke, as Lieut
Curzon, pushing
aside tho hangings
of a door behind
him. Kt.ruplr hie nl.
bow, and sent tlie cup of tea which he
was about to drink spinning from his
grasp on the floor.
“I beg your pardon,” said the new
comer, halting in dismay. “The place
is dark-”
“Oh, pray don't trouble about me,”
replied Capk lilake, airily, and con
templating the fragments of rare bat
suma ware scattered at his feet.
“You are late, Arthur,” said the
hostess, greeting the new arrival with
unruffled suavity, and ignoring the
broken cup, except to order a servant
to remove the debris.
“I have been for a walk in
the country,” Lieut. Curzon re
ioined as he wiped his heated
brow on his pocket handker
chief. “Your tea room is deliciously
cool and fragrunt. Cousin Maud, but
it is dark after the sun. I am awfully
sorry to have smashed your china ”
“This is my friend MissSymtlie, just
out from England,” interposed Mrs.
Griffith, smiling, and presenting a
young lady who was pouring tea at
the table.
“Will you take cream and sugar,
Lieut. CursonV” inquired Miss bymthe
in caressing accents.
“lioth, please.”
“Do try a sandwich, or some bread
and butter,” supplemented the hostess.
“You must be half starved after jour
walk, We intend to keep you to din
ner as well, even if you disobey ship’s
orders. ”
(to be co.vTi.ni kd )
How (iold Logei by Abrasion.
Gold while in circulation is handled
less than any other medium. It is usu
ally kept in the vaults of banks for de
mands rarely made,and for this reason
the loss by abrasion is about one-half
of 1 per cent in any twenty years. In
a $30 gold piece, the standard weight of
which is 516 grains, the government al
lowance for loss by abrasion is i. 56
grains, but, except in cases where the
coins bare been tampered with by
“sweaters," the loss rarely exceed*
this limit
