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V-v TTZr I ,- ' ? ) f 1 -'' TCE-SI3UI C UTTY JOMMt. I. . StmfOJtS, Proprietor HARBISOy, NEBRASKA. Mb rwU . FlMOST, O, Jan. U. Ex-President Bother a Hart died at 11 o'clock Twasday night Early in tbe evening M iafory elicited th res pome that the general had passed a fairly wall day and was resting nicely that evening Tha change from batter to worse was rapid, and at 11 o'clock: tbe distin guished ex-president pasted away. The Brat lnteliifence ef this was re- reived when Webb C. Hayes came down town and quietly announced that bis father had just died Ex-President Haves left home last Monday on a trip to Columbus, Buffalo and Cleveland. At the last place named be spent a few days with his son, Webb C. Hayes. During the last month the ex-president bad complained of one or two slight attacks of neural gia of tha heart, but as they soon passed away be thought nothing of it. On Saturday he oxperienced a Severn re currence of the malady, but being pre pared for his return home proceeded on his journey accompanied by his son. Word had been seut home by telegraph f tba condition of the general, and he was met at tbe train by his son, Ruth erford B. Hayes and Dr. F. S. Hilbisch the family physician, with a carriage. Entering the carriage they were driren to the Hayes mansion in Spiegle Grove, dura an attention was given the stride ea general daring the night. Sunday tha Hayes mansion was kept quiet and Dr. Hilbisch spent most of the day in watching at the bedside. The doctor stated that the ex-president had been suffering with a severe attack of heart neuralgia or angina pectoris, which he had received while at Cleveland; that though be had rallied somewhat he was not out of danger. Yesterday there was apparently no change, and the death of tbe ex-president when it came was a terrible sur prise. Rutherford Bnrchard Hayes, nine teenth President of tbe United States, was born in Deleware, O., October 4, 1823. He graduated at Kenyon college Cambier.O., in 1842 with tbe highest honors, and at the Harvard university law school in 1845. In 1846 ha began the practice of law at Lower r-nndusky fnow Fremont) and in 1849 located at Cincinnati, in 1852 he married Lucy Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, a physician of high standing at Chilli eothe, O. In 1858 and 1859 be was city attorney for the city of Cincinnati In June 1861, he was appointed major of the Twenty-third Oliio regiment. Dur ing the engagement at South Moutatn, , - September 14. 1862, he distinguished himself by holding his position at the head of his men after beiDg severely wounded in the left arm. He was made a colonel in October, 1862. At the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, the conduct of colonel Hayes at tracted so much attention that bis commander. General Cook, on the battlefiald took him by the hand say ing: "Colonel, from this day you will be a brigadier general" March 13, 1865, he was promoted to, the rate of brevet major general "for gallant and distingui-lied services during the cani- . jiaignof 1864 in " est Virginia, and particularly at the battle of Fibber's Hill and Cedar Creek." While still in tbe field, General Hayes was elected to congress as a republican, taking bis seat in December ! 8H5. In 1867 he was elected governor i Ohio over Allen G. Tburman. He w re-elected in 1869. Was defeated for congress in 1872, and was again electee governor in 1875 after an exciting canvass, the demo cratic nominee being William Allen. In 1876 he was :is the republican nominee for president of the United States and was declared elected by the joint high commission March 2, 1877. After a quiet adininistra ion he re tired to his home Fremont, (. He was made senior vice commander of the Loyal Legion - 1 first president of the Society of the rmy at West Vir ginia, I is last years were devoted to benevolent and philanthropise enter prises. He was n the board of trusts of a number of colleges, presi dent of the Nation rison Reform asso. elation and an active member of the national conference of corrections and chairites. England Khow.nf Her Power. Cairo, Jan. 19. The flurrp in Egyn tain political affairs has ended in a complete witndrawal of the Knedive from the position taken by him and henceforth, unless some untoward " event occurs, may have nothing at all to say as to who shall 1111 the Egyptian cabinet officers. The Khedive was handed an ultima tum from the British government de manding tha dismissal of the newly ap pointed ministry within twenty-four hours. Upon the expiration of the twenty-four hours given in the ultima tum. Lord Cremer, the British minister 'called on the Khedive and was in formed by him that Fakhrl Pasha, the newly appointed president of the coun cil, had resigned his position. He offered to appoint In his stead Riaz Pasha, who is known to be friendly to British Interests. Lord Cromer as sented to the appointment of Riaz ' Pasha and also secure, from the (Khedive an understanding that here after he would make no alteration in .tba ministry without consulting Great teritata. ' - ' , ' Prtoctlr rderor Sentence, , Teba Cruz, Jan. 19. Pedro Pool, a patbolle priest, was sentenced to life sjapriaonsaent for the murder of his Hotbar, Jose Pool a well known mer aTMtt. Tbe brothers quarreled over a trivial matter. The prlet threw a ceeet tbe merchant, hitting him hi iS Uaiple, killing him instantly, tjrt fswPeotch peasantry now wear tfcX UMt ( tba peasants dm ' i -l2Uzmu put fmeasttlte I ijtZSt mti te trotting races. I -?t :tMa the bones drew, 1 1 tM XVKRASKA LEGrsLATCKE. In the legislature last week tbe prin cipal interest centered upon the election ut Uuited States Senator. The organiza tion of both houses being completed and the rule settled in regard to the joint sessions there was verv little talked about except the senatorial con test There was very little difference in the several ballots taken. On Tuesday the nouses voted separately and a joint ballot was taken each day thereafter, tbe Lieutenant-governor presiding over the joint session. There was very little variation from the following result. Paddock, 32; Po wars, 28; Majors, 7; Edgerton, 5; W. L. Greene, 4; Thurs ton, 4; McK'eighan,6; Hinman, 1; Mar tin, 1; Reese, 1; Dech, 1; Thomsen, 1; Dawes, 1; Crounse, 1; Hi we;, 1; Mor ton, 3; Devine, 1; Boyd, 4; Bryan, 3; Keiper, 4; Hastings, 2; Stark, 2; Poyn ter, 4;C. J. Greene, 2; Andrews, 2; Neville, 3; Moore, 1; Watson, 1; Colton, 1; Allen, 1; Furnas, 1; Bailey, 1; Wheedon, 1. Considerable business has been con- sidered however, and some progress toward legislation has been made.! There has been a good deal of talk: about economy, as is usual at the open- i ing of the legislature sessisn, and1 some well-directed efforts have bcenj made in that direction. There is also1 a disposition to investigate the statof institutions more thoroughly than usual In tbe House Mr. Keckley in-1 troduced the following resolution: ' Wheeeas: Charges have recently been made, calling in question the in-, tegrity of some of our state officials, therefore be it Betolved, Thut a committee' of five. be appointed by the speaker, whose duty it shall be to investigate tba different departments of the state gov ernment, to tbe end that unjust asper sions may be rebuked and the guilty, if any there be, may be brought to justice. and such committee is authorized to- employ all necessary assistance, and that said committee have power to send for persons and papers. Oakley moved that the resolution be adopted. At this junction Mr. Keck ley asked that he be not appointed as a member of the committee. llorst wanted to amend it and make it read a joint committee of both houses, but the bouse seemed to realize that the senate was liable not to con-' cur and would not have it that way. The original resolution as offered by Mr. Keckley was adopted without opposition. A resolution was also adopted to ap point a committee to inquire into the cause of the death of the convict, who is said to have been killed a few days ago by excessive and inhuman puuish ment IX THE SENATE. Senator Young presented a resolu tion authorizing a committee from tha house to confer with the Lancaster county commissioners relative to the employment of counsel in the indict ment against former employes and contractors af the Lincoln insane asylum. Senator Young took the pre caution to name the comnritteomen, comprising Thomson, Stewart and McCarty. Senator Tefft made another attemp to give Lieutenant-Governor Majors, power to extend his list of appoint ments, which at present consists of one page and one or two important com mittees. He moved to amend so as to permit the chair to name the com mittee. On motion of Gray the state auditor was instiucted to furnish a printed statement of the appropriations made by the last session of the legislature. On motion of Moore the senate in structed Charles A. C e, president of the Nebraska Columbian commission to furnish an itemized statement con taining'expenditures of the commission, and for what purpose, also a copy of the contract and plans for the st;ite building at Chicago. Pope succeeded in getting the sena tor! to make a combined request of the secretary of state for copies of Jefferson's mannual. In the house Johnston of Neman a in troduced a peculiar bill. It provides that after any man shall qualify as district judge he shall not be eligible to any other offiice except, justice of the supreme court and county judge during the term of office which he was elected or apppointed nor until one year after his term has expired. Kyner of Douglas Introduced an immense bill house bill No. 140. The bill requires that all parents - and' guardians having the care of children beteen the age of 8 and 14 years shall instruct them or cause them to be in structed in the branches which are re; quired to be taught in the public schools of the stale. Children must attend school' not less than twelve weeks in each year during the hours and terms and. consecutively, "or to elsewhere receive instruction" during such hours. The penalty Is a fine of 05 per week. ' The bill provides for the appointment of "truant officers," whose duties it shall be to see that children Attend scImmIs. The bill is said to be the official measure of the A. P. A. House Holl 138, by John C. Watson, provides that upon; the passage and taking effeet of this act the governor shall appoint three attorneys, cltz'ns of the United States and of Nebraska, to act as commissioner snd such rules and regulations as the supreme court may adopt, to aid and assist tbe court in the disposition of the nnmeroiu esses now pending - or hereafter j brought into said court luring the terms of ottee of said commissioners It also Mwrtdea that snob oommls- It also vrovMes tut snoa con rtmrnifiu hold their oHee for of three year and recelTS tbe "tary eli ow jjaid Jndf penoQ of tba! re Ml te Fremoxt, O., Jan. 21. Bright and clear, but cold, dawned tbe funeral day of General R. B Hayes, ex-president ot tne united States, and the streets were early filled with the thousands who bad come from far and near to do honor to the memory of tbe soldier and states-' man who has passed away full of years and honors. Excursion trains from all over she state deposited soldiers, reterans and civilians at the little de pot, and by 10 o'clock nearly all who were to take part in the procession had irrivBd. Secretaries Charles i Foster, Busk, Noble and wanamaker, repre senting President Harrison, arrived early, and President-elect Cleveland same in on a train which reached here ibot 8 o'clock. The body lay in state I'husdav, but only privileged persons were admitted, l esterday morning at i o clock, however, the general public ira3 admitted. First came tbe chil lren of the public schools, marshaled by their teachers. Then came the Odd Fellows, and other organizations of which General Hayes was a member ind these were followed by the feterans of tbe Loyal Legion and the rand Army of the Republic. There was no ign of confusion and the military guard at the doors of the house tnd in tbe hall where the casket lay .vas merely formal The people passed rapidly through casting a glance at the peaceful face of the dead man, and reverently continued out through the rear door. The funeral services began w 2 o'clock. The Rev. J. L. Alhritton : the local Medtiodist Episcopal :hurch read a sermon, llev. Dr. Bashford delivered a prayer, and there iras singing. The exercises at the Trave were under the auspices of the rand Army of the Republic. The procession was commanded by Colonel Corbin, assistant adjutant general United States army. The order was: Music, escort, hearse and pallbearers, family, members of General Hayes' old :ommand, other officers and- enlisted men, distinguished guests, delegations from a distance, miscellaneous societies md citizens generally. The Ohio National guards w'as represented by ihe Sixteenth regiment, ten companies md a band, under command of General Bunker, a troop of cavalry from Cleve land, and a battalion of artillery. Suffering in Europe. Vienn a, Jan. 21. The severe cold weather- that has prevailed here for many days gives signs of breaking up and dispatches from various points in Central Europe report a slow but sure drop in the temperature. The snow storms that have caused such great de lay in business of these regions have ceased, and it is hoped that roads may he opened before another fall occurs. The situation in the rural districts is ilarming. Communication by rail or highways, with many of the towns and villages, is completely cut off, and much suffering is sure to result from the scarcity of provisions aud other necessary supplies. A Grek Burritwi. Athens. Jan. 21. A hurricana that lias passed over Greece has done much lamage in the country and along the coast. Shipping has suffered greatly. Heavy rains accompanied the wind j-.orm, causing disastrious floods. A number of villaees have been inun dated, and telegraphic communication to many points has been interrupted The Banking Bill. Washington. D. C. Jan. 21. -The nnimn committee on banking and currency yesterday instructed Chair m:in ISiicon of Xew York, to ask the committee on rules for a special ordei giving one or two days, if necessary, for the consideration of the Andrew Cafe banking and the Shermtn repeal bills. 'odayw;is namei. lhe vote on askim? for a day stood 8 to 6 one member favorable to the proposition being absent. The negative vote in dicates the purpose of the minority to contest even a consideration of tbf jill. , A vote will not be taken on tbe mti-option bill until early next week probably not before Tuesday. Impey Found Guilty. ' Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 21. Judge Stowe in charging tle jury in the Uemosev case yesterday morning re viewed carefully and Impartially all points of the testimeny brought out dur ,ing the trial. It was fortliejury.be said to determine wnetner poison was put into the coffee or tea or food at the mill. This question depends solely upon the testimony of Gallagher and Davidson If they tell the truth, then the de fendant was the originator snd prin cip.il in the business, responsible for the acts of Gallagher and Davidson, or either, and accountable for what ever they did in pursuance of his in structions. Dempsey, however, em phatically denies what Gallagher and Davidson say in regard to the purpose for which he employed them, He is a competent, but interested witness. They are also competent, but suspicious and tainted witness. The jury found the defendant guilty at charged. Ki n Entan PrUt. I.ondox, Jan. 21. Acting in con. formity with tbe instructions sent by the French foreign minister, M. Wadington, the French embassador yesterday sent a note to Lord Hose- berry, the British foreign minister, in regard to the trouble in Egypt, in which it was stated that France could not remain indifferent to an act on heo art of Great Britain that to mxrtBa on we of tto kla Kemalnsef Ei-Preal4eat Kest. CBAFTKB II. COXTINCED. But the bent, silvered head told of en grossing thought. A wail of anguish parted Flora's Hps as tbe ioliatre shut out tbe view, and she saw the road di verge towards the Interior. "Oh! he cannot hear me! lie will ride straight Into danger to death, may hap! Father! fathen Who will save him?" "I will! Flora!" The banker's daughter turned with a shock. Then, reeling, trembling staring vaguely, she stood rooted to tbe spot You, you!" she gsped, her soul in her eyes, her senses wavering. Pale, erect. In worn attire, but the true gentleman still, bis eyes piercing her very heart to its depths, his hands extended In mute questioning, the rare sunlight out-lined the intruder, tbe wan face took form and feature, and Flora Merwyn saw Tbe man she had never expected to meet thus, face to face, on earth again the man she had loved and lost Ray Webster. CHAPTER III. FOB LOVE'S SWEET SAKE. Like a visitant from the grave, a spec tre appearing across tbe dim boundary line of life snd death, the wan, worn fig ure of Ray Webster filled tbe vision of the startled and amazed Flora, Loyalty to the judgment of a wise father had closed her heart to any action that would bring about written commu nication or a meeting with the man who had betrayed a high business trust In the eyes of the world, and she had counted their love as dead, but In one flashing glance at the pitiful figure before her. Flora's mind forget the impending peril of the hour into her true, vomanly soul surged a ware of infinite pity,, love and anguish, that Involuntarily wrung a cry like that of a fair, wounded dove, from her lips. I'ast love, present sympathy, Intui tion illumined and enlarged, tbe mourn ful story that haggard face revealed. Suffering, despair, the fierce resentment of a chained soul galling under its bonus, wrong, injury, Buttering all these I in hered, eloquent, pleading, in tho pose, looks and accents of the man who con fronted her. Innocence, too. As she shrank, one reproachful glance from Ray Webster's eyes told that she might better have awarded him a dagger thrust, than add to the bitterness of de spair by tacitly insinuating that she. too, even areaniod or bis bems tno guilty retch he had been adjudged! "Flora, my life, my love!" he panted. advancing, his hands extended, his soul quivering on tbe reception she would award him. "Oh! the weary waiting the torturing silence but now, at last" In frantic, feverish distress sho waved him back. This was not tbo cringing supplication of a bypocrit, a crimi nal. Ah, no! Above the prison rot, the pallor of illness and suffering, there shone in the attenuated face the true nobility of the soul beneath, proud, un tarnished. The very boldness ol his ap proach overwhelmed her. Breathless, she recoiled. "Wait!" she gasped. "Tbey told me you were " "In prison?" be interrupted quickly. "Yes, but hope can hurst stone walls, despair disrupt iron fetters. 1 did not expect to meet you so soon. It was that man, Arnold Dacre, I sought. Tell me I am not too late? Tell me he Is still at Rldgevllle ho has not fled' for the scoro he owes my broken, blighted life, must be paid, tears for tears, woe for woe, heart-break for heart-break!" "Arnold Dacrel" Tumultously she gasped the name, as If a sudden revelation,. Into her soul flashed the true significance of the dark hint Ray Webster's words conveyed. A fierce accusation, a stern arraignment, they seemed to hint at plot, villainy, they illumined the vivid suspicion that had flamed Into her own mind that morn ing, that some hidden, sinister hand was wreaking trouble, disaster against her father, herself, and those she loved. "Then you thouaht me guilty?" cried Dalton sharply, "you " "Look! look! sh, it may not be too late yet Father! father!" With a suddenness that startled Wab jter, a feverish hone springinu to her eyes, Flora abruptly ran to tho river's edge. Glancing across tbe bread stream once more, she caught a last sight of tbe horseman bound for the bank. With a shock, ber thoughts returned to her father to his environment, his peril. "Your father? yes, I see," spoke Webster wonderingly. "You called hiic iiefore you are agitated." "His life is menaced. Oh! he has gono on," wailed Flora, wringing her hands frantically, as the horseman again disappeared from view. "Will no one lave him?" "From what?" She turned upon the questioner, her self the supplicant now. Amid her emo tion, her quivering hand sought his arm, and rested there pleadingly. "The Bank!" she pantod incoherently, "lie must not go there. It Is trouble, peri!, perhaps death. Tha thirst for ills blood,, that man Dacre says a mad, reckless mob, for the bank has failed, and " "Failed? oh! the heartless scoundrel, fl is plots have succeeded, 1 understand all! Flora, there is butono way to reach to warn, to Intercept your father the river." He steped to tho remotest edgs of the bank. Her eyes swept the surface of the stream which here ran at its swift est. Sho knew its dangers, for a few rods below the plunging falls tugged at tbe current like a giant at stout hempen ropes. "No! nol not that way. The bridge," lhe cried. "The bridge? why, he would be in tho town before I could reach It, I am weak, - out of practice, bnt 1 was a good swim mer onco and" Splash! Without another word, Ray Webster precipitated himself over the edge of tbo bank. "Come back!" A wall of love and distress, at that of tome bride bereft stretching her empty bands across tbe void that had swallowed np a loved one. Flora Merwyn tottered n the bank. At the fervid supplication, the water CRWYNS- FORTUNE. dashed face looked up into her own, il luminfed now with a smile fo proud, so bappv. that Flora Merwvn thrilled wildly. Their eves met. No need lor the for lorn fugitive to plead for s knowledge of her feelings toward him now! Anxiety, apprehension, love beamed forth. Soul to soul, thev stood rehabilitated! "I will save hlm.I would swim through a sea of molten fire to know what your dear eyes tell me!" be cried, his voice ringing with joy. "Oh! my love, my love, if death meets me yonder, remem ber I am innocent, but strong the current that drags me away from such a love as I vours." (She held her breath as he struck out for the opposite shore. Palpitating, wavering she watched him. Could he gain the banks9 Weuld it be in time to overtake her Imperiled father, would stern, self-reliant Abel Merwyn listen to his warning, heed it, owe his safety to the man he had sent to the felon's dock? A cry of anxiety was wrung from Flora's lips a9, gaining the strong ccn tral current, she saw Paul Jlaltoq waver and struggle. The river was treacherous at midstream, being strewn with rocks, which at one point formed an island. Against one of these she saw him sud denly hurled by a rushing vortex of the foam-crested waters. A faint cry of pain reached her. What had happened? Her risinif fears answered the query promptly, lie wa9 swimming with one band now. The other, maimed or benombed by the blow he had received by coming in contact with a sharp-pointed rock, hung helpless at his sldo. He reached a great boulder projecting above the surface of the water, and threw himself across its face, to rest, . reeuperato, and regain his strength. Panting, exhausted, he smiled across the bleak void at the woman whose eyes were stars of hope to his hungry soul. Only for a moment he clung there. Then he slipped into tho water again, and struck out manfully for tbe near shore. "Help!" A shrfck of agony, the cry was uttered by Flora Merwyn a minute later. Run ning frantically up and down t lie bank, wringing her bands, almost bent on springing Into the stream after him, she scanned tho rock-strewn center stream appalled. "Help oh! who will save him? Ray, my love! my love! come back! Oh, I have sent him to his death " She paused, fascinated paralyzed. A wild swirl of waters had shot him with the force of a catapult against a great jag ged rock. He caught at a projection, his head sank on his breast, and then, just as his feeble clutch was torn loose, the upraised arm was in full view, and through tha rent sleeve of the outer coat, there showed an undergarment, striped, hideous the shameful garb of the Slai-o convict! Dead drowned! With a choking gasp. Flora Merwyn sank helpless to the vel vet sward, praying to die, for tho cruel rock Seemed to have awarded Ray Web ster his death blow, and the heartless waters swept him from view. She watched the extreme end of tho rocky island, but he did- not reappear. In re union, death had stepped in with merci less tread love revived had been dealt a last crushing blow. Lost, in tho hour of finding doomed, at the threshold of hope! and that, to6, in behalf of the man who had innocently wronged him. And what of that father? Her senses reeling, Flora Mcrwvn's heart and soul seemed crushed anew as, from the dis tant village, an ominous, an unusual sound beat out upon the still morning air. A bell a bell noisy with dissonant clangor; the bell she had once heard in fancy pealing, sweetly her own wedding chimes! It was ringing no hour now, no call to church, or school, or council, clang clang! a throbbing hand swung the ponderous Iron tongue, the hoarse throat vibrating, told of excitement, haste and peril. Clang clang! the unfamiliar alarm bore an accent of sombre warning tire, riot, bloodshed! A call to arms to rescue, she read in every brazen note the Integrity of a great bank at stake, the safety of its pilot hanging on a mere quivering thread. Alas! far more sentiment was the peal- fngsignlticance. It was something else beside a clang of disorder. That ring ing babel of discord was a requiem of sorrow, it announced to the world that Flora Merwyn had lost a father as well as lover In one tell, fatal hour that she was homeless, at the mercy of a harsh, cruel world an orphan. For the mob had risen, and "the worst" had come! CHAPTER IV. TOO LATE. Tho mob had risen whence bad it com? From factory and store, from farm snd mill, augmented by the floating popula tion from dark by-ways and taverns, first serious, then excited, and now maddened to the pitch of ungovernable fury, the multitude before the doors of the bank had becomo a wild, unruly rabble. Within, still unmoved, still scornful, sinister, self-confident, Arnold Dacre sat at tho table in tho rear room, ransacking portfolios and boxes brought to him from the massive iron vault, by the trembling, apprehensive hireling. Wharton, de stroying this paper, altering that docu ment, pocketing some securities, tearing others to fragments. "A dark day's work!" quavered the old man. "Oh, Mr. Dacre! this can't last. Mercy! there goes soother window." As if the clatter was music to his self ish soul, the cashier laughed disdainfully at this new announcement of disaster. Ills work seemed completed at last He arose snd methodically arranged the pa pors In tho vault Then, lighting afresh cigar, he glanced carelessly at the clock, ticking sway the solemn moments that brought tbe man he was waiting for nearer snd nearer to the threshold of his doom. "If Merwyn does not come by 11 o'clock, we'll make ourselves scarce," be remarked calmly. Leave tbe bank?" gasped Wharton leave that mob to ransack tha papers, tbe securities tw interrupted the tpeakef wita a first they couldn't open the v.aH; lntbe neitp!ae,tbe bufdJf "f .T" piper labelled away up Into tbe thous unds went enrich them much, "what-" ejaculated the old clerk, rn'ot'tmciently lucid? Can't yoo understand plain English spoken, or are you f ' P'' the Fox, Wharton. ou re safe. When lhe crash conies, no one will look to i an :..... iH rih for their missing dol- lsrs." . . "But when they investigate "What will be tbe result? Tbey will find the coffers empty, the securities gona Thanks to your deft oftices. the books will show reckless expenditure, mad speculation, and a lot of rotten in ning siocks as assets worse than that, forgeries." "Concerning which Mr. Merwyn knows nothing." . . , "Humph! he'll know triouph about them if he reaches here alive Ho don t even know we've stopped payment. RJank ruin, disgrace, dishonor faces him. The books show that everything was done on his order The locussed statement you have. Implicates him as a spccnlatiug scoundrel. Ho denies it all, but black aud whlto betray him. My testimony will go beyond his." "And ihcu!" murmured tha clerk aghast, In a suffocating tone of voice. "You ant I divide fie ready cash. , There are resources whereby Merwyn could pay every dollar, but I shall tre veut that his daughter's fortune. With the cash in baud to bank oa, with s chance of gaining her hand and fortune as the price of my rclutal of her father's dishonor, I hope to come out victor. Wo have played for high Flakes we musi win!" John Wharton shrank, back In his chair, the picture of abject misery ana dread. The cold beads of. perspiration stood out (on his colorless face, his lips were trembling. He seemed like a poor. conscience-Stricken wretch, held so firmlv in the grasp of a tyrant, that ho could only struggle helplessly and die. v "Hark!" ! The old clerk sprang to his feet with a shock. The babel outside had siiddeuw ceased, but only to be renewed, only ft was In a new vein, now. ' Merwyn!" (fur money our deposits!" Seize hlm! don'tJet him get in and lock us out like the others. We'll sijuaro accounts here." Hold on! Fair treatment. Listen to what he has to say." Thcso various cries echoed within the bank distinctly. Tho fare of the casiiv ler lighted up with sudden excitement. He ran Into tho counting-room. Tho agitated clerk pressed close to his side at one of the shattered lights of glass. Thence they surveyed a thrilling scene. Abel Merwyn had arrived. At the curb stood his horse. Fighting his way through tbe crowd, his pleasant, honest face one voldol amazement and alarm.he was regarding the cursing, crushing mob about him with eyes of the direst con cern. That mob seemed to bo divided in sen timent. A cudgel would be raised to deal tho venerable banker a blow, only to be warded off by the sturdy hands of friends closer to him. The latter pushed their way with him to the top iron step. Bracing himself against the massive doors, Abel Merwyn. turned -f-ron-fronted tho raving throni; Cfinii.l below. "Men frlesds!" he cried, In ringing tones. "What does this mean?'' 'Mean?'' jeered a harsh voice. "As if you didn't ,know! ' It means robbery for you, beggary for us. . Read that notice." ;The banker's glanco swept the dang Hw bit of cardboard at the window. His gasping breath, bis staring eyes, his stricken demeanor told that it was an honest surprise to him. "Friends!" he opoke, with difficulty, "I dO" not understand this. Merwyn's suspended payment! Whv " "Our money! No palaver," yelled a hoarse voice, and a clod of earth knocked tho banker's hat from his head. His eyes blazed as he picked it up. his lips closed sternly as he looked down steadily at the white sea of faces before him. "Men!"' he cried, his tone vibrating with resolution and dignity, "this dem onstration is shameful. I do nol under stand that notice. Ii can only mean that the casn roscrve is low, but my own personal resources In bonds and securi ties are safo for ten times what is due you. Allow me to Investigate." "No no delay our mouey our mon-; cy!" that was the furious, monotonous sentiment of the crowd. "I have in my possession sufficient" "Siand back" "Down him!" At that moment, the venomous temper of the crowd was sot loose in all its ma lignity. Some one reached over the heads of men directly surrounding Mer wyn, and with a cane dealt the august banker a quick brow. tie staggered under it, wiped the bloc4 from his cheek, and directed a sad re proachful look upon his assailant It was tbe signal for a furious on slaught. Instantly a score of hands were raised. Amid the fierce fusilade they directed, the banker's champions fled In unite affright Pelting the door, shattering the windows, striking the banker, clods of earth, sticks and stones rained about hlm like hail. They saw him fall Drone. fileftHinff fr, a dozen wounds. With veils of rage they started towards him aslf Ir.tenton finish ing up their murderous work by tearing ' him limb from limb. The first man to spring up the iron step, however, received blow that sent him reeling and snarling back Into the arms of his companions. Of a sudden, the massive iron doors wero unbolted from the Inside. They were closed as quickly again Mlnst ,nJ baffled, veiling throng, but not until Arno d Dacre had appeared, struck back he leaders of the rabble, and dragged the prone and senscles, Merwyn out of reach of his assailants. ' to bb continued Te be Stonwii aK Wial interview of renoi v t' eentlv arrived prima don ri-Hna donna "Oh, with yonr country." 7 j uverviewer y Prima donna "Yes; been kind to me. Very am rarorised to Anil u t . . . .. j. ripocvea to nna tbem u. , and hairy, poaaibly black?r"V Interviewer ) Prima donna "I think 1 ah. Ntn YorfOrtfhit. f 1 Mtut fU bill ttaa the tJC3. " H A In- t 14
