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CHAPTER XXVIL
A week before the promised month
was np Moll and her husband came back
to the court, and lost I should imagine
that her pleasures had been curtailed by
hia caprice she was at great pains to
convince me that he had yielded to her
insistence in this matter, declaring she
was sick of theaters, ridottos, masquer
ados and sightseeing, and had sighed
to be home ere she had been in London
a week. This surprised me exceedingly,
knowing how passionate fond she had
ever been of the playhouse and direr
ions of any kind, and remembering how
eager she was to go to town with her
husband, and I perceived there was
more significance in the present distaste
for diversion than she would have
known.
And I observed further (when the
joy of return and ordering her household
subsided) that she herself had changed
in these past three weeks more than
was to be expected in so short a time.
For, though she seemed to love her hus
band more than ever she had loved him
as her lover, and could not be happy
two minutes out of his company, 'twas
not that glad, joyous love of the earlier
days, but a yearning, clinging passion,
that made me sad to see, for I could not
look upon the strained, anxious tender
ness in her young face without bethink
ing me of my poor sister as she knelt
praying by her babe's cot for God to
spare its frail life.
Yet her husband never looked more
hearty and strong, and every look and
word of his bespoke increasing love.
The change in her was not nnperceived
by him, and often he would look down
into her wistful, craving eyes as if he
would ask of her: "What is it, love?
Tell me all ' ' And she, as understand
ing this appeal, would answer nothing,
but only shake hor head, still gazing in-
pot and takes her into his arms, and
there for a moment she lay with closed
eyes and a pallor spreading over her
cheek as if this joy were more than her
heart could bear, but recovering quick
ly she was again all lively smiles and
radiance.
Then comes a letter, brought by a
night carrier, from her father (a most
dirty, ill written scrawl signed Robert
, Evans with his mark), praying he may
be excused, as his masts are to be
stepped o' Wednesday, and he must take
the occasion of a ketch leaving Dartf ord
for Falmouth this day, and at the same
time begging her acceptance of a canis
ter of China tea (which is, I learn, be
come a fashionable dish in London) as
a marriage offering. Soon after this a
maid runs in to say the church bells are
a-ringing, so out we go into the crisp,
fresh air, with not a damp place to soil
Moll's pretty shoes she and Mr. God
win first, her maids next carrying her
train, and the don and I closing the pro
cession, very stately. In the churchyard
stand two rows of village maids with
baskets to strew rosemary and sweet
herbs in our path, and within the church
a brave show of gentlefolks, friends and
neighbors, to honor the wedding.
But here was I put to a most horrid
quaking the moment I passed the door,
to perceive old Simon standing foremost
in the throng about the altar, in his
leather cap (which he would not remove
for clerk or sexton, but threatened them,
as I am told, with the law if they lay a
finger on him). And seeing him there,
I must needs conclude that he intended
to do us an ill turn, for his face wore
the most wicked, cruel, malicious look
that ever thirst of vengeance could im
part ' Indeed, I expected nothing less
than that he would forbid the marriage
on such grounds as we had too good rea
son to fear, and with this dread I re
garded Moll, who also could not fail to
him. Her face whitened as she
looked at him, but her step never fal
tered, and this peril seemed but to forti
fy her courage and resolution, and in
deed I do think by her high bearing
and the defiance in her eye as she held
her lover's arm that she was fully pre
pared to make good answer if he chal
lenged her right to marry Mr. Godwin.
But (the Lord be thanked!) he did not
' put her to this trial, only he stood there
like a thing of evil omen to darken the
joy of this day with fearful foreboding.
I can say nothing about the ceremony,
for all my attention was fixed upon this
hideous Simon, and I had no relief .un
til 'twas safely ended and Moll's friends
pressed forward to kiss the bride and
offer their good wishes, nor did I feel
really at ease until we were back again
at the court, and seated to a fine dinner,
with all the friends who would join us,
whereof there were as many as could
sit comfortably at the long table. This
feast was very joyous and merry, and,
except that the parson would be face
tious over bis bottle, nothing tmseem
ingly or immodest was said. So we
staid at table in exceeding good fellow
ship till the candles were lit, and then,
the parson being very drunk, we made
a pretext of carrying him home to break
up our company and leave the happy
couple to their joy.
Dec 26. Down betimes yesterday
morning to find the sky still clear, the
. air brisk and dry, and ample promise
of a fair day. To the court, and there
perceive the great ox spitted on a stout
fir pole, and the fire just kindling, John,
the gardener, broaching the barrels of
beer, and a famous crowd of boys and
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nuggars already standing Derore tne
gates. And there they might have staid
till their dinner was cooked, ere I had
let them in, but Moll coming down
from the house with her husband, and
seeing this shivering crew, their pinched
cheeks yellow and their noses blue with
cold, and so famished with hunger they
could scarce find strength to cry, "God
bless you, merry gentlef olks !" she would
have them taste at once some of that
happiness with which her heart was
overflowing, and so did with her own
hands unbolt the gates and set them
wide, bidding the halting wretches come
in and warm themselves. Not content
with this, she sends up to the house for
loaves and gives every one a hunch of
bread and a mug of ale to stay their
empty stomachs. And, Lord, 'twas a
pleasure to see these poor folks' joy
how they spread their hands out to the
flames ; how they cockered np the fire
here and there to brown their ox equally,
with all hands now and then to turn
him on the spit ; how they would set
their bread to catch the dropping gravy,
and how they would lift their noses to
catch the savory whiffs that came from
the roasting beef.
This is all very well, thinks I, but
how about our geese and turkeys? Will
our tenants oome, or shall we find that
Simon hath spoiled their appetite, and
so be left with naught but starved beg
gars for our company? However, before
4 o'clock an end was put to these doubts,
for some in wagons, others on horse,
with their wives or sweethearts on pil
lions behind, clasping their men tight,
and the rest afoot, all came that were
asked by me, and more, and pretty jolly
already with all on the road, and a great
store of mistletoe among them for their
further merriment. And what pleased
me as much as anything was to find all
mighty civil to Moll nearly all offer
ing her a Christmas box of fresh eggs,
honey and such homely produce, which
she received with the most pretty, win
ning grace, that went home to every
heart, so that the hardest faces were
softened with a glow of contentment
and admiration. Then down we sat to
table, Moll at one end and her husband
beside her, Don Sanchez and I at t'oth
er, and all the rest packed as close as
sprats in a barrel, but every lad squeez
ing closer to his lass to make room for
his neighbor we found room for all and
not a sour look anywhere. Dear heart I
What appetites they had, yet would
waste nothing, but picked every one his
bone properly clean (which did satisfy
me nothing was amiss with our geese),
and great cheering when the puddings
and snapdragons came in all aflame,
and all as merry as pigs flinging of
lighted plums at each other, but most
If you had a child your bwn flesh and
blood, part of your life a child that
had been to you what my sweet Moll
hath been to me, you would comprehend
better how I feeL To pretend indiffer
ence when you're longing to hug her to
your heart, to talk of fair weather and
foul when you're thinking of old times,
and then to bow and scrape and go away
without a single desire of your aching
heart satisfied 'tis more than a man
with a spark of warmth in his soul can
boar."
And then he proceeded to give a doz
en other reasons for declining the tempt
ing bait, the sum of all proving, to my
conviction, that he was dying to see
Moll, and I feared he would soon be do
ing by stealth that which it were much
safer to do openly. -
About a week after this I got a letter
from him asking me to come again as
soon as I might, he having cut his hand
with a chisel, "so that I cannot work
my lathe, and having nothing to occupy
my mind do plague myself beyond en
durance." Much concerned for my old friend, I
lose no time in repairing to Greenwich,
where I find him sitting idle before his
lathe, with an arm hanging in a hand
kerchief and his face very yellow, but
this, I think, was of drinking too much
ale. And here he fell speedily discours
ing of Moll, saying he could not sleep
of nights for thinking of the pranks she
used to play us, our merry vagabond
life together in Spain ere we got to
Elche, etc., and how he missed her now
more than ever he did before. After
that, as I anticipated, he came in a shuf
fling, roundabout way (as one ashamed
to own his weakness) to hinting at see
ing Moll by stealth, declaring he would
rather see her for two minutes now and
again peering through a bush, though
Bhe should never oast a glance his way,
than have her treat him as if she were
not his child and she had ceased to feel
any love for him. But seeing the peril
of such ways I would by no means con
sent to his hanging about the court like
a thief, and told him plainly that unless
he would undo us all and ruin Moll he
must oome openly as before or not at alL
Without further demur he consents to
be guided by me, and then very eager
ly asks when it will be proper for. him
to come, and we agree that if he come
in a week's time there will be no
thought in anybody's mind of our hav
ing conspired to this end.
As the fates would have it, Mr. God
win finished his painting on the Satur
day following (the most wonderful piece
of its kind I ever 6aw or any one else in
my belief), and being justly proud of
his work and anxious Sir Peter Lely
should see it soon he resolved he would
carry it to Hatfield on Monday. Moll,
who was prouder of her husband's piece
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Dot low eager it should be seen, yet the
thought that she must lone him for four
days ( for this journey could not well be
accomplished in less time) cast down
her spirits exceedingly. 'Twas painfnl
to see her efforts to be cheerful despite
of herself. And, seeing how incapable
she was of concealing her real feeling
from him whom she would cheer, she at
length confessed to him hor trouble. "I
would have you go and yet I'd have you
stay, love," says she.
" 'Tis bnt a little while we shall be
parted, "says he.
"A little while?" says she, trembling
and wringing one hand within the oth
er. "It seems to me as if we were part
ing forever."
"Why, then," returns he, laughing,
"we will not part at alL Ton shall
come with me, chuck. What should pre
vent you?"
She starts with joy at this, then looks
at him incredulous for a moment, and
so, her countenance falling again, she
shakes her head as thinking, I take it,
that if it were advisable she should go
with him he would have proposed it
before.
"No," says she, " 'twas an idle fan
cy, and I'll not yield to it. I shall be
come a burden rather than a helpmate
if you cannot stir from home without
me. Nay," adds she, when he would
override this objection, "you must not
tempt me to be weak, but rather aid me
to do that which I feel right. " 1
And she would not be persuaded from .
this resolution, but bore herself most i
bravely, even to the moment when she i
and her husband clasped each for the
last time in a farewell embrace. I
She stood where he had left her for
some moments after he was gone. Sud-1
denly she ran a few paces with parted
lips and outstretched hands, as if she
would call him back, halted, clasping :
her hands, then turning, passed me
quickly, looking across her shoulder,
with such terror in her white face that I
I do think her strong imagination fig- j
nred some accusing spirits, threatening
the end of all her joys.
I followed her into the house, but
there I learned from Mrs. Butterby that
her mistress was gone to her own cham
ber. As I was sitting in my office in the
afternoon Jack Dawson came to me in
his seaman's dress, his hand still
wrapped up, but his face more healthful
for his long ride and cheerful thoughts.
"Why, this could not have fallen out
better," says I when we had exchanged
greetings, "for Moll is all alone, and
down in the dumps by reason of her
husband having left her this morning
on business that will hold him absent
for three or four days. We will go up
presently and have supper with her. "
"No, Kit," says he very resolutely,
"I'll not. I am resolved I won't go
there till tomorrow, for this is no hour
to be a-calling on ladies, and her hus
band being away 'twill look as if we
had ordered it of purpose. Besides, if
Moll's in trouble, how am I to pretend I
know nothing of the matter and care
less, and this Mothr Butterby and a
parcel of sly, observant servants about
to surprise one at any moment? Say no
more'tis useless for I won't be per
suaded against my judgment. "
"As you will," says I.
"There's another reason, if other's
needed," says he, "and that's this pla
guy thirst 01 mine, which seizes me
to his kind eyes as if she would have
him believe she bad naught to telL
These things made me very thought
ful and urgent to find some satisfactory
explanation. To be sure, thinks I, mar
riage is but the beginning of a woman's
real life, and so one may not reasonably
expect her to be what she was as a
thoughtless child, nd 'tis no less nat
ural that a young wife should love to be
alone with her husband rather than in
the midst of people who must distract
his thoughts from her, as also it is right
and proper she should wish to be in her
own home, directing her domestic affairs
and tending to her husband, showing
him withal she is a good and thought
ful housewife. But why these pensive,
tristful looks, now she hath her heart's
desire? Then, finding I must seek some
better reason, I bethought me she must
have had a very hard, difficult task in
London to conceal from one, who was
now a part of herself, her knowledge of
so many things it was unbefitting she
should reveal.
At the playhouse she must feign as
tonishment at all she saw, as never vis
ited one before, and keep constant guard
upon herself lest some word slipped her
lips to reveal her acquaintance with the
players and their art. At the ridotto
she must equally feign ignorance of
dancing she whose nimble feet had
tripped to every measure since she could
stand alone. There was scarcely a sub
ject on which she would dare to speak
without deliberation, and she must check
her old habit of singing and be silent,
lest she fall by hazard to humming some
known tuna Truly, under such contin
uous strain (which none but such a
trained actress could maintain for a sin
gle day) her spirit must have wearied.
And if this part was hard to play in
public, where we are all, I take it, ao-
Moll, near at hand, watching him.
tors of some sort and pn the alert to sus
tain tne cnaracter we wouul hare our
own, how much more difficult must it
be in private when we drop our disguise
and lay our heart open to those we
love ! And here, as it seemed to me, I
did bit rightly at the true cause of her
present secret distress, for at home as
abroad she must still be acting a part,
weighing her words, guarding her acts
forever to be hiding of something from
her dearest friend ever denying him
that confidence he appealed for ever
keeping a cruel, biting bond upon the
most generous impulse of her heart, clos
ing her heart where it was bursting to
open to her dear mate.
Soon af tec their return Mr. Godwin
set to work painting the head of a Sybil,
which the lord of Hatfield House had
commanded, on the recommendation of
Sir Peter Lely, taking Anne Fitch for
his model, and she sitting in that room
of the court house he had prepared for
his workshop. Here he would be at it
every day as long as there was light for
his purpose, Moll, near at hand, watch
ing him, ready to chat or hold her peace,
according to his inclination, just as she
had done when he was a-painting of the
ceiling, only that now her regard was
more intent upon him than his work,
and when he turned to look at her 'twas
with interchange of undisguised love in
their fond eyes. She ever had a piece of
work or a book in her lap, but she made
not half a dozen stitches or turned a sin
gle page in the whole day, for he was
the sole occupation of her mind the
living book, ever yielding her sweet
thoughts.
This persevering, patient toil on his
part did at first engender in my mind
suspicion that some doubting thoughts
urged him to assume his independence
against any accident that might befall
the estate, bnt now I believe 'twas
nothing bnt a love of work and of his
art, and that his mind was free from
any taint of misgiving as regards his
wife's honesty. 'Tis likely enough that
spite her caution many a word and sign
escaped Moll which an enemy would
have quickly seized on to prove her cul
pable, but we do never see the faults of
those we love (or seeing them have
ready at a moment excuse to prove them
no faults at all), and at this time Mr.
Godwin's heart was so full of love there
was no place for other feeling. Venom
from a rose had seemed to him more
possible than evil from one so natural,
sweet and beautiful as MolL
(To be Continued.)
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! DORCHESTER ON FIRE
FLAMES PROBABLY START
ED BY TRAMPS
Sweeping the Village Business District
Badly Damaged and the Residence Por
tion Vlelted The Rainfall In Nebraska
Fortunate Plattsmouth Citizen.
Dorchester, Neb., April 15. The
town of Dorchester is almost half burnt
up. The fire started abaut one o'clock
this, morning in the brick block owned
by Wm. Blackburn and occupied by
Wolf e's dry goods and grocery store.
This building, together with J. E. Mar
tin's drug store and the general mer
merchandise store of Fridell & Hanley,
were destroyed, entailing a loss of
nearly 820,000.
The bakery of C. A. St. John, build
ing owned by Jos. Teal, was burned,
but most of the goods saved. The
building was insured.
All these buildings and stocks were
fully insured. The insurance of Fridell
would have expired today.
Three frame buildings worth $700
were next burned. Scott & Mume's
meat market wen next, though the
goods and fixtures were saved; building
was worth $400.
The implement house of Sam Weuton
burned, but the goods were saved;
building was worth $300.
Two small frame buildings, one a
loan office and one a photograph gal
lery were next, and at 2:15 this morn
ing it seemed likely that several resi
dences would also be burned.
There is a high wind blowing and
there is no means of fighting except by
bucket brigade. Water is scarce.
The fire is supposed to have been
set by tramps.
NEBRASKA MAN IN LUCK
William Foxwell of Plattsmouth Secures
His Share of an English Estate.
Plattsmouth, Neb., April 15. The
luckiest man in Nebraska is William
Foxwell, a carpenter, formerly of
Columbus, but for some years of this
city. He is of English descent and was
sure that he was entitled to a share in
a large . English estate. He had faith
enough to mortgage his little home for
funds to go to England and push his
claims. He has won three times now
and the case is carried to the highest
court except the privy council, and it is
understood that the case is not of a
nature that can be carried there. The
property is in Cornwall and it is esti
mated that the share of himself and
three daughters will amount to about
815,000 a year on a 2 per cent income
1 mi Aii - . ,
uasis. xne total value or tne estate is
supposed to be in the neighborhood of
8750,000. Two women livincr in V.ncr.
land are equal sharers with Mr. Fox-
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wen. a country seat with a real castle
On it is Dart of the nrrmfirtv All t.ho
time the father has been in England,
one of his daughters has been teaching
school and thus earning money to keep
the family. The word that the case
iiiiu ueen nnany decided in Mr. H ox
well's favor came a week ago, but the
family has kept quiet about it until
the other day.
A HEAVY RAINFALL.
Nebraska Well Wet Down by Recent Rains
Precipitation 3 to 9 Inches.
Lexington, Neb., April 15. At 8:30
Saturday evening rain commenced fall
ing and the storm continued without
intermission Sunday. It is estimated
that between two and three inches
of water fell.
Fullerton Nance county has had the
best rain for five years. The rain com
menced coming down at 6 o'clock Sat
urday evening and continued all night
long. The farm lands have absorbed
the moisture as fast as it fell, and as
all wheat, oats and barley are sown it
will be but a few days until the fields
will look gorgeous.
Benkleman A steady, soaking rain
fell here from 8 o'clock Saturday night,
incessantly until Sunday afternoon at
6. About two inches of snow fell di
rectly after the rain and the ground is
thoroughly soaked.
Exeter It began raining here about
3 o'clock Saturday and rained almost
continuously for thirty-six hours, the
total fall amounted to 3.25 inches,
which with the rains of last Wednes
day and Friday gives a grand total of
4.20 inches in five days..
Superior This section has been
visited by an unusually heavy rain.
From Saturday evening to Sunday
morning 2.81 inches have fallen.
Aurora It has been raining here al
most constantly the last few days, the
rainfall amounting to about four and a
half inches. This makes about six
inches within a week.
Tobias It began raining here last
Saturday night and continued to rain
the greater portion of the time for
twenty-four hours. The ground is
thoroughly soaked.
Genoa Here is the record of rain
fall by inches in this part of Nebraska
for the past four days: Wednesday,
.49; Friday, .48; Saturday, 2.03; Sun
day, 1.02; making a total of 4.02.
Norfolk Rain commenced falling
here Saturday evening and continued
at intervals nntil Sunday noon, about
all of it soaking into the ground. It
puts the ground in excellent order.
St. Edward Sunday this vicinity ex
perienced the greatest fall of rain for
four years. The Beaver river is full
and "rising.
Elsie Another rain of an inch and a
half fell Saturday night and Sunday,
making the ground in excellent con
dition and encouraging the farmers.
The small grain acreage is three times
greater than last year.
North Loup A drizzling rain set in
here Saturday evening and continued
all night and Sunday, aggregating
about three inches, all of which soaked
into the ground and put it in most ex
cellent condition.
Plainview It rained all night Satur
day and all day Sunday, with inter
mittent showers through the night,
There is more water standing in sloughs
and low plains than has been there for
several years
April 16, 1896.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Coif as County Farmer Shoots Hie Wife and
Torn the Weapon on Himself.
Schcyler, Neb., April 14. Patrick
Finnegan, a well-to-do farmer living
two miles east of here, killed his wife
through the head with a Winchester
rifle as she sat in the kitchen sewing.
He then went to the buggy shed
about twenty rods from the house, tied
a string to the trigger of the gun and
placing the muzzle to his head pulled
the String and the bullet went clear
through his head and through the barn
door.
Domestic trouble was the cause of
the awful deed. The couple were di
vorced about twelve yeass ago, but be
came reconciled and were married
again after four or five years. They
were old settlers in the county, were
both very industrious and were worth
fully 830,000.
Four grown children survive them,
three daughters here and one son, who
was, when last heard from, in New
Mexico.
i-irtDii-i 1 t incnauncna
Bondsmen Held for Loss of Funds In a
Bank Failure.
Lincoln, Neb., April 14. Liability
of county treasurers and their bonds
men in the case of Bush against John
son county, petition in error, has just
been passed upon by the supreme court.
The judgment of the lower court.
against Bush was confirmed, Judge
Harrison writino- th nnininn Tb
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court holds that the duty of safe-keep-insr
imposed on the treasurer is an ab
solute one and it is no defense in an
action on the bond predicated on an
alleged failure of the treasurer to ac
count for or pay them over, that the
funds have been lost in a bank failure
and have not been lost or stolen with
out fault or negligence of the treasur
er who gave bond for the faithful per-,
formance of the duties of his oflice.
A patient at the Lincoln hospital
for the insane is to submit to a surgi
cal operation by which it is hoped to
restore his brain to a normal condition.
His name is Schwartz. Several years
ago he was struck by a falling brick,
which made a deep dent three inches
long over his right brow. Since then
he has experienced periodical attacks
of insanity. A Lincoln surgeon will
attempt the trephine operation. A
portion of the skull will be removed
and a silver plate . substituted. The
authorities of Pawnee county, from
whence the patient comes, are much
interested in the case and will pay all
expenses of the operation, hoping by
the aid of surgery to restore the pa
tient to permanent health.
ROUTED A ROUGH GANG
Neighborly Row in Washington County
Ends in Some Shooting. (
Blair, Neb., April 14. The notorious
Barnes outfit, who live on the Mis
souri river bottoms about nine miles
north of here and who are continually
in some kind of trouble, ran across
the wrong kind of men Sunday. Pat
Quinlin and his son were up on the
bottom when Harrison Barnes and one
of his sons came along and attempted
to drive them off the land. Pat Quin
lin took an ax away from old man
man Barnes and laid him out with his
fist. The son tken interfered and
young Quinlin shot him through the
arm and side. People who know the
circumstances say that the Barnes fel
lows were served just right.
Many Indians at Gordon.
Gordon, Neb., April 14. Gordon is
full of Indians from the Pine Ridge
agency, which reminds one of the win
ter of 1891. These Indians visit here
for the purpose of trading and merch
ants consider their trade worth looking
after. Friday night the braves attired
in the usual headgear gave the Omaha
dance and rescued the chief, Lone Wolf,
amid the yells of the tribe. A rousing
fire was built in the principal street,
while the hose company attached hose
to the hydrants and held themselves in
readiness to respond in case of neces
sity. The camp is located about one
fourth of a mile north of town, and at
present numbers about 200.
"Little Bine on a Rampage.
Hebron, Neb., April 14. The heavy
rains have caused the little Blue river
to raise very rapidly. Yesterday in
about half an hour the water flooded,')'
the basement of Wetherald Brothers'
mill, causing nearly 8300 damage. Two
boys attempted to cross the south
bridge with a horse and cart and be
came entangled in a wire fence that
had washed across the road and were
thrown into the water. The horse
was drowned and the boys were res
cued with difficulty.
Randolph to Have Telephones.
. Randolph, Neb., April 14. W. A.
Cottrell of LeMars, la. , has been here
several days endeavoring to establish a
telephone station for the Home Tele
phone company, and has been succesful
enough to justify the statement that
Randolph will sood be placed in con
nection with neighboring towns and
Sioux City, la.
A NOrth Carolina Governor Dead.
Raleigh, N. G, April l4.-Thoma
M. Holt, ex-governor and the wealtb
lest cotton merchant in North Caro
lina, died Saturday afternoon at his
home. He will be buried to-day at
Graham. The governor and State
ofllcers will be present.
Blew Open an Empty Safe.
Bee, Neb., April 14. Friday night
last the new safe of Myers & Gumbel,
general merchants, was blown open.
The burglars drilled two holes, one
above the combination and, the other
some four inches back. The safe was
not locked and the combination card
hung on the knob. This is the second
time in two years that thev have had a
safe blown to pieces. The" robbers got
no booty as the merchants do not keep
their money in the safe, using it mere
ly to keep book and valuable papers in
case there should be a fire. There isn't
the faintest clue to the perpetrators.