ICK’S letter to the
S colonel was soon
written. He put if
.In his pocket and
walked to Bedford
iSpare. It was j
growing rapidly
dark, but lights
were only Just be
ginning 10 appear in
'most of the houses.
In No. 23 the shut
ters of the dining
room window* were not yet fastened,
but the blinds had been already drawn
down.
The bright light* Inside threw upon
one of them the shadow of a man who
was evidently sitting at the near end of
the room: his left arm was thrown over
, the back of hi* chair, and its Image waa
partly merged in the darkness which
represented the latter: his head waa In
full profile, and bent downward in an
attitude of deep thought. 1-Ie was prob
ably at some little distance from the
table, upon which the lights behind him
were placed, for the shadow thrown up
on the blind was sharp in outline and
scarcely more than life-size. The fig
ure was In. fact recognizable beyond a
doubt as that of Colonel de Montaut
|'VJ himself, and Dick, as he stood upon the
doorstep, waa almost startled at seeing
him apparently so close. At the same
time he saw that he had here a good
chance of ascertaining at once that his
' letter was safely delivered. He dropped
■ ' It Into the box and rang the bell, In
i»lU tending to retreat a few steps across
.the road *o a* to be out of sight him
self while still keeping the window in
view. A sudden movement of the sha
* dow stopped him. The colonel had
: caught the sound of the bell and had
disappeared from the room with as
tonishing rapidity: one might -.imost
have thought he had been watting for
the signal. Dick heard a quick, stealthy
- tread approach the door on the Inside;
the letter was snatched from the box
to an Instant, and when he looked at
th« window again there was the shadow
once more In Its former position, but
with both hands raised, as if In the act
of holding up a paper to read. And
fnow another step was heard coming to
; . ward the door: it was, no doubt, that
of a servant answering the bell. The
ahadow figure hastily lowered Its hands
and the letter disappeared. The serv
,1- ant at the same moment stopped sud
denly and went Into the dining room: to
. , which, no doubt, his master's voice had
■ummunpu mm. ine conversation
which followed was inaudible to Dick.
Had It been otherwise, the colonel's la
bor would have been worse than lost,
. and of this story there might have been
■$.; little or nothing to tell. Between un
derstanding ahd misunderstanding, be
;: tween the light within and the darkness
l Without, there was but a pane of glass;
but lt_s?as enough, and Dick remained
In the outer darkness. He was, for the
present, satisfied. The colonel had read
bis note, and tomorrow would act all
to rights. Alas for Dick! this hope was
. but a shadow too. The truth, which In
■ •' thl* deceptive light cast so false an
' ; Image of Itself, may be guessed from
what was actually passing inside the
' house as he turned away to go home,
r "It was I who rang,” the oolonel was
baying to his servant,
v The man apologised for mistaking be
tween the two bells.
"Go up to Madame de Montaut,” con
tinued his master, “and toll her that
Captain Estcourt Is coming hero in
; About half an hour. Ask whether she
Wishes to come to the drawing room,
or would rather not be disturbed.”
The man took the message at once.
.< When she heard It. Camilla's heart
•bi; hardened. She was angered at the idea
of Dick’s callousness in coming so soon
: to discuss the details of his treason, and
what she had said to her brother-in-law
she still meant very decidedly. She
would not work In league with a tralt
r Or such as she supposed Estcourt to be.
* "Tell M. de Montaut," she replied to
Uie servant, In her Iciest tones, “that I
Prefer to be alone this evening. And
remember yourself that from this mo
; ment until we leave London I am not
at home to any one.”
, "Very well, madame,” said the than.
And added, hesitatingly, “But If Cap
f tain Estcourt should ask for Ma
dame— T‘
.> “I am not at home to ar - one,” she
fs repeated, with deliberate emphasis,
f “And particularly not to Captain Est
eourt.”
He bowed, and returned to report to
the colonel, who seemed neither sur
prised nor dissatisfied at hearing what
Camilla's answer had been.
“Very well," he said; "then X too am
not e* home to Captain Hstcourt."
Dick, in the meantime, was on his
homeward way. The farther he went
the more Impatient he became for the
sight to be over and the present un
comfortable state of things ended. He
went over this ground again and again,
and longed for the explanation to be
done with, that he might be free to for
get himself once more In the enjoy
ment. of her society. How long it
seemed since they parted! What an
age sinoe their delightful meeting this
morning! That absurd but annoying
. Interview with old Wickerby had come
.between, and all this worry about the
eojonel's preposterous invitation, IIow
-isver, by this time the colonel, at any
■ate. was undeceived. Probably he had
f accepted the rejection of hts proposals
good part, and In spUn of all would
welcome Dick again as a friend to
: morrow morning. To-morrow. Why
)gst to-nig.btT It was now some time,
! some considerable time, Mince he had
! received and rend the letter. Surely
| by this be had got over his dlenppolnt
j rnent, if he had really had any such
! feellngr. Now was the oportune mo
ment for a visit. In the morning there
would be the chance of going too early
to see Camilla, or too late to And her
In. To-night she was certain to be
at home. This last reflection decided
Dick. He left his rooms again, and
walked quickly to Bedford Square. He
reached the doorstep flushed and
breathless, and rang the Dell. It was
exactly half an hour, to the minute,
since he had turned away to go home
after seeing the shadow on the blind.
The servant appeared.
"Is Madame de Montaut at home?”
asked Dick, stepping forward to enter
as he spoke.
"Not at home, sir."
"Colonel de Montaut, then?” said
Dick. *
"Not at home, sir," repeated the man,
in the same formal tone.
“Thank you. I’ll call to-morrow,”
stammered Dick, In utter astonishment,
and lie turned mechanically away.
The footman nodded after him, and
grinned maliciously. Then he closed
the door and went to report to his mas
ter. M. dc Montaut took out his watch.
“Very good,” he said: ."don't forget
again to-morrow." And then, as the
man left the room, the colonel, too,
smiled with secret satisfaction.
“My poor friend,” he murmured,
gently: "my poor young friend does not
know Captain Estcourt as well as I do.
He says ‘to-morrow;’ I say, ‘In half an
hour,’ and here he Is again In twenty
nine minutes!”
He rose and went to the table, took
up his half-empty glass and raised It
to the light.
"Ab for a rebuff or two at the door,”
he continued, with the same noiseless
laugh, "my poor young friend must not
mind th *t. We shall all meet again
before long! Au revolr done!" And he
tossed off the wine and went upstairs.
That night Dick slept uneasily, and It
was late In the morning when he awoke.
However, by half-past ten ho was again
In Bedford Square, and rang tho bell
with an outward appearance of calm
ness, though his heart was beating fast
within.
The same footman came to the door.*
"Is Madame de Montaut In?” Dick
asked.
“Not at home, sir.”
"Has she gone out this morning al
ready?” :
‘‘Madame dc Montaut Is not at home,
sir,” repeated the man, In the same in
variable formula.
Dick thought he detected Imperti
nence In his voice, and Bushed India
na ntly.
"What do you mean?” he said.
“Those are my orders, sir.”
"Did you tell Madame de Montaut
that X was Intending to call upon her?”
Dick asked this in a still more peremp
tory tone.
“Certainly, sir.”
“Well, and what did she. say?"
“She said that she was not at home.”
“Not at home to me?” said Dick,
choking with rage at the man's grow
ing Insolence of manner.
“Particularly not at home to you,”
replied the footman, calmly closing the j
door In his face. ■
Dick stood for a moment petrified
with anger .and dismay: then with an
effort he roused himself and walked
steadily away, but with a terrible pain
griping at his heart the while. Not
that he could yet believe any serious I
harm to have been done; his reason tpld j
him that Camilla was merely mistaken, j
and that It still needed but a few words i
from him to change her disappointment !
into sympathy; but his feelings were i
sharply hurt, and would not lot him i
hear the voice of reason without Inter- i
ruptlon. |
To the colonel, as distinguished from
her, he did not give, a thought. If he j
had done so, he would hardly have ;
treated lilm with the same leniency: ;
for he had been unable, from the first I
moment, to think It possible for him to :
be genuinely mistaken as to the duty
of an English officer. A woman might I
be excused for not thinking of such con- |
alderations, but to a man, and especl- i
ally to a soldier, they should have ap- j
pealed at once, and with unanswer- ]
able force. I
He decided that he must see Camilla !
at once. He would write a note beg- j
glng for an Interview, Insist on its be- !
lng delivered to her while he watted, j
and, tf absolutely necessary, make his
way to her presence In defiance of thl3
Insolent servant. In twenty minutes
after coming to this resolution he ap
peared for the third time upon the door
step of the house in Bedford Square,
With the note in his hand, and a look
of determination upon his face. This
time the door was open, and some men
were carrying out heavy packages to
a wagon that stood before the house;
the cook was standing by, with arms
akimbo, superintending the work. She
was a stout person with a red. good
humored face, and she looked upon Dick
with an eye of kindly commiseration,
for .she had heard In the servants’ hall
of his present turn of 111-fortune, and
thought her mistress unaccountably
hard upon so handsome and pleasant
spoken a gentleman.
So she came out to the door, and bade
i him good afternoon with an affable
smile.
ir you re looking for manamc or the
colonel, sir," she said, “I'm afraid
you’ve come too late.”
Dick’s heart stood still. “Too late?”
he said. In a faltering voice.
“Tes, sir; I’m afraid so. They’ve been
gone more than an hour.”
“Gone?” he echoed. “Where have
they gone?”
“Ah. sir, that’s more than I know
myself; and we's all had strict orders
not to say, If we do happen to know."
Dick's face fell so hopelessly at this
that she was' moved to pity him afresh.
“I'm sure I’m sorry, sir: and I don't
know what some folks mean by the
way they go oft cf a sudden and never
a ■word to their best friends. There’s
A.kert, now—” But seeing Dick frown
Impatiently she left the history of Al
bert’s delinquency and returned to the
subject at hand. "I may be doing
wrong, sir." she said, ‘‘because I've my
orders the same as the rest, but if I
was you. I'd turn over some o’ -them
packages in the cart, and see where
they’re going to.”
Hick turned quickly round to the
wagon, which was already half loaded.
He examined package after package,
but all were unlabeled. The men were
coming ou.t again with a fresh load,
but that, too, had no direction upon it.
In fact, as all the luggage was bound,
no doubt, for one and the same des
tination, It was unnecessary that it
| should be addressed,
j Still there was one person—the driver
j of the wagon—to whom the secret must
have been confided,. and Dick deter
mined to get It from him by bribery
or force.
He resolved to make an attempt at
once, risking all on persuasion and the
power of gold. Ho overtook the wagon
and asked the driver to give him a lift
for a mile or two.
The man readily assented, and Dick
was no sooner up beside him than the
horses doubled their pace. He was a lit
tle surprised at this, but he would have
been much more so if he could have
known that the wagoner had been hold
ing In his team ail this time with the
express object of taking him up, and
would In a few minutes more have been
driven to make the offer himself, if Dick
had not come forward.
The colonel had foreseen that this
plan, who could alone give any clew to
the direction of the De Montauts'
flight, must sooner or later be run down
and questioned by Dick, and be there
fore used him as the surest agent for
decoying the latter along the way he
wished him to take.
The man followed his Instructions
well, and Dick found It impossible to
get more out of him than an admission
that he wa3‘ going that day as far as
Guildford. It was, at any rate, some
thing to know this, and Dick resolved
to go to Guildford too.
With this object he patiently endured
some time the joltings of the wagon,
but when the coach passed he was glad
to stop it and secure a more comfort
able seat and a quicker journey for the
remainder of the way. He intended to
lie In wait for the wagoner on his ar
rival in Guildford, and, if necessary, to
travel with him again on the following
day.
The coach stopped In front of the
White Blon in Guildford High street.
Dick dismounted and began to ques
tion the hostler to find out If the De
Montauts had passed through or were
staying in the town. He was unsuc
cessful in his inquiries, and was about
to turn away disappointed, when he
heard some one asking for him by
name.
He looked round and saw a man on
horseback, with a small valise in front
of him upon the saddle.
"Did I hear you inquire for me?” he
asked.
“Captain Estcourt, sir?" said the
man, touching fcls cap.
“That’s right," said Dick; “what Is
It?"
The man dismounted from his horse,
which was covered with foam and
dust. He lifted the valise down, and
took a letter from the saddle bag.
"That Is for you, sir,” he said, and
handed It to Dick, who opened it In as
leisurely a fashion as if he knew Us
contents already, and betrayed not a
sign of the tempest of wonder and ex- i
citement that was raging within him.
( TO DE CONTINUED. |
AUNT ALICE'S NIECE.
All the Folk* in the Car Wondered If
She Got That Balloon.
A handsome young woman with a
beautiful little girl of 4 years sat In a
crowded street car.
“You’ve got on mamma’s dress,
haven’t you, Aunt Alice?” remarked
the child.
Aunt Alice flushed and called atten
tion to a balloon man on the corner.
, "Yes, tho last time mamma wore
that dress down town she bought the a
balloon. Will you buy me one, Aunt
Alice?”
“Yes, if you’ll be good.”
“Oh, I’ll be good. Do you like
mamma's hat? It makes you look aw
ful pretty, Aunt Alice.”
"There, be a good girl. See that
woman out there with a little girl.”
Thero was a period of silence and
Aunt Alice breathed a sigh of relief.
Then the child inquired:
“Did mamma say you could wear her
pin, Aunt Alice? She wouldn’t let me
wear it. ’cause she was afraid I would
lose it.”
“Yes, of course. Do be quiet, Nellie.”
“Will you buy me a balloon then?”
“Yes.”
“And can I carry it?”
“Yes.”
“All right; then take mamma's par
asol. I don’t want to carry It any
longer, ’caitEe I couldn’t carry it and p.
balloon too. Haven't you got any dress
of your own, Aunt Alice?”
Aunt Alice yanked the little girl out
of the car by the arm, and the chances
are that Bhe got no balloon.
A Valuable Counterfeit.
"Sometimes,” says a Philadelphia
barkeeper, “a bad coin Is a very good
thing to have. We had a braes 10-cent
piece here for two years that was worth
$1 a week to the bar. X knew the man
from whom It was taken, and. of course,
gave It back In change. He was a good
oust carter before, but much better after
wari. Ten times a week he would
come in and either give me that brass
coin or get it given to him. One day
the proprietor looked through the
drawer, and, finding the bogus coin,
I threw it away. When I told him that
It was worth t50 a year to the house he
kicked hhoself. We not only lost the
coin, but the customer as well. He
felt hurt because I couldn't give him
our pet pleoe."
In water in which decaying vegeta
bles have been Infused the microscope
discovers creatures so minute that ten
thousand of them would not exceed in
bulk a grain of mustard.
Attorney-General Harmon’s midday ■
luncheon usually consists of a slice of
pie with a glass of milk.
SELLS, DOESN'T BUY.
I - .
FREETRADEENGLANDREFUTES
ALL DEMOCRATIC TRADE
' THEORIES.
She Sella Cs More Manufactures but
Buys Less of Our Products—Ships
Shoddy Goods Hero and Buys Food
Elsewhere —Takes Less Cattle, Wheat,
Flour, Beef and Bacon.
We have already discussed the free
trade theory that if we do not buy we
cannot sell. We have shown by our
own import and export statistics that,
since the Gorman taritf went Into effect
with its first approach to free trade, we
have been buying very liberally from
foreign countries, but, on the other
hand, we have been selling less than
usual in the markets of the world. As
the results of our actual experience
have proven different to free trade the
ories and promises, we thought it best
to examine the results of England’s
buying and selling. There we have an
absolute free trade country, while here
has bought from us during the first
eight months of tlie present year to the
extent of $15,000,000 less than she
bought from us last year. With larger
sales of woolen goods by $17,500,000
and smaller purchases of half a dozen
food products by $15,000,000, It is evi
dent that England is doing pretty well
since the Gorman tariff went into ef
fect.
But unfortunately the theory of
American free traders that “if we do
not buy we cannot sell” still remains
to be proven, for England is buying
much less from us and selling us more.
We are buying more and selling less;
they are selling more and buying less.
Our statistics show that although we
are doing the buying, we are not doing
the selling that we used to under pro
tection. Their statistics show that
they are doing the selling, although
they are not doing as much buying as
when we had protection.
We should like some free-trade edi
tor to explain the why and the where
fore of this condition of affairs, , which
contrasts so strangely with the free
trade theories and promises of the past.
Undo Sam’s Sickness.
We regret that our artist has been
compelled to bring Uncle Sam’s serious
condition so forcibly to our attention.
There is evidently a failure of circula
tion In his system. He has already suf
fered from serious attacks, the last of
which impaired his vitality to such an
extent that Uncle Sam is still a very
sick man.
Uncle Sam’s advisers, ' not satisfied
with the treatment which was being ad
ministered by the family physicians,
called in the services of Dr. John Bull,
giving him complete control over their
patient and curtly dismissing the doc
\ir
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GETTING THE DEMOCRATIC SINGLE GOLD STANDARD CURE.
the free traders might claim that their
theories have not assumed practical
shape because the Gorman tariff is par
tially protective. Without going into
all the details of British foreign trade,
we take their exports of woolen goods
and their imports of some food pro
ducts, these being possibly their two
most important lines of trade. Here
are the figures for the eight months
ending Aug. 31 of the present year:
ENGLISH EXPORTS OF WOOLEN
GOODS.
Eight months to
Aug. 31. Increase.
Quantities— 1894. 1893. 1893.
Woolen and
w’st’d yarns
lbs . 64,900 1,164,600 1,099,700
Woolen tis
• sues. yds... 1,095,600 9,200,700 8,105,100
Worsted tis
! sues, yds...9,475,500 48.425.100 38,949,600
Carpets, yds.. 108,100 447,400 339,300
• Values—
Woolen and
' w’st’d y’rnsf 7,159 £ 114,2S9 £ 107,130
Woolen tis
> sues. 220,699 1,046,790 826,091
Worsted tis
' sues. 704,498 3,234.900 2,530,402
Carpets. 17,011 80,863 63,854
i - --
I Totals ....£ 949,367 £4,476.844 £3,527,477
; Value of English imports from United
States:
Eight months to
Aug. 31. • Decrease.
Articles— 1894. 1895. 1895.
Cattle .....£ 4,883,612 £ 3,167,828 £1,715.784
Wheat and
flour .... 9.558,080 9,004,163 553.917
Bacon. 3,510,019 3,222,172 287,847
Salt beef.. 223,125 175,615 47,510
Fresh beef 2,626,187 2,289,517 236.670
Cotton .... 15,506.529 15,299,266 207,263
Totals ...£36,307,552 £33.168.581 £3.048,991
Since our new tariff on wool and
woolen goods went into effect England
has increased her sales of woolen goods
More Cotton Coming.
1 f
in the United States to the extent of $17,
| 500,000 more than she has sold us of
similar goods during the corresponding
i months of 1894. It is thus evident that
England is increasing her sales with our
first approach toward free trade, hut
how is it with her buying?
In the half-dozen food products that
are given above, we find that England
tors who were formerly In attendance.
By the Injection of strong dopes of gold
cure, Dr. Bull was enabled to restore
Uncle Sam’s vitality to a normal condi
tion, but weakness has again shown
Itself. His circulation has become se
The Man Who Sees the Benefit of Free
Trade.
riously impaired, as the following sta
tistics show:
MONEY IN THE UNITED STATES.
Total. Per capita'.
October 1, 1893_31,701,939,918 325.29
October 1, 1894_ 1,655,038,982 24.07
October 1, 1895.... 1,585,593,509 22.72
Decrease since
1893 .31,116,346,409 32.72
A loss of upward of 3116,000,000 in
circulation, within a couple of years,
would kill many people, but Uncle
Sam’s extraordinary strength and re
sources have enabled him to pull
through, although his reserve force has
again fallen below what is usually re
garded as a safe limit to sound health.
The agony that Uncle Sam appears to
endure' is probably increased by the
knowledge that, in his weak and help
less condition, Doctor John Bull has
pocketed a ten million dollar fee. There
is a mingled look of pain and disgust
upon his honest old countenance. He
will recover, however, with better
treatment from wiser counselors.
A Free Trade Trait.
In spite of the fact that the duties on
window glass have been reduced nearly
one-half by the provisions of the new
Tariff, the manufacturers have formed
a trust. The trust has already ad
vanced prices nearly 18 per cent And
another advance of 5 per cent is likely
to follow. What becomes of the argu
ment that Protective Tariff fosters
trusts, and that a revision of duties ac
cording to Democratic ideas would be a
death blow to such combinations?—
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