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A rUt te Kill.
Vknhta, Sept 30.-The Magyarhirlap
A newspaper published in Budapest,
Hungary, gives the det&A& of a plot to
Kill Emperor Joseph of Austria-Hun
gary. Tbestoryisto the effect that
jMamenian dot overheard two men
discussing the plot. They
were ar-
ranging to hare spikes removed from'
the nils at a certain point on the road
on which the emperor was to travel on
the way to the army maneuver, wreck
ing the train, when in conclusion the
conspirators would kill the emperor
and his suite.
Having heard so much, the boy be
came frightened, ran away and told
his parents. After consulting they
told the police and an investigation
showed that spikes had recently been
loosened. Thereupon the road was
carefully guarded and inspected
throughout and arrangements made to
send a light engine in advance of every
train. The boy and his parents were
arrested and teld as witnesses.
One theory of the plot is that it was
caused by the anti-Austrian preaching
of a local paper of the village in Tran
sylvania, in which the boy and bis
parents reside, where most of the in
habitants are Roumanians and op
pressed by the Magyars. Another
theroy is that it is the result of the
recent agitation of the young Czechs,
who have worked up an anti-German
feeling and spread revolutionary.ideas.
The police are keeping the details
secret and the full facts will probably
never be known.
Igl Tender.
Washington, Sept. 20. In the sen
ate Stewart of Nevada introduced an
amendment to the repeal bill authoriz
ing the president to invite the govern
ments of Mexico, Central and South
America, Hayti and San Domingo to
Join the United States in conference,
in Washington, four months after the
passage of the act, to secure the adop
tion of a common slver dollar of not less
than 259 .91 grains, nor more than
383.13 grains pure silver, to be issued
by each government and to be legal
tender in all commercial transactions
between all citizens of all the American
states; that the finding cf the delegates
shall be binding on the governments
which sent them. On an agreement
being reached the governments repre
sented shall open the mints to unlimit
ed coinage oil! silver for the benefit of
depositors.
Peffer's resolution of inquiry whether,
legislation was necessary to prevent
the interruption of interstate trains by
robbers was taken np and was still un
der consideration when the senate ad
journed to take part in the centennial
ceremonies.
A good deal of opposition manifested
itself, to any action by the federal gov
ernment, and Vest of Missouri, and
Oolph of Oregon, were especially vig
orous in their criticism of the tendency
to appeal to congress for relief in mat
ters which rightfully were within the
domain of the states. '
A Bold Bobbery.
Leadville, Col., Sept. 20. A bold
robbery took place at Little Jonnie
mine this morning. The mine is a gold
produces and the mineral is sacked
and placed in a storehouse' where it is
carefully guarded. This morning
Guard Joseph Warren was overpowered
by four masked men, who took away
ore estimated to be worth about 815,-
000. The guard stepped outside the
house shortly before daylight, when he
was confronted by two maskad men,
who covered him with revolvers and
led him some distance away, where
they tied him and compelled him to
remain while the other two men took
the ore, loading It into a wagon and
driving away. Warren was then
taken about a mile down the river and
turned loose, with his hands tied be
hind him. The robbery was cleverly
planned, all the wires to the mine
having been cut. There is no clue to
the perpetrators.
Stress to Tree.
Arkansas City, Kas., Sept. 20.
Asa Yeumans of Carthage, Mo., was
the Cherokee strip's first offering to
Judge Lynch. He was a sooner and
settlers banged him to a tree at Chick,
askla, near where Black well now stands.
Yeumans cams to the strip in company
with' a number of Mlssourians who
were regularly organized and paid by
a syndicate of real estate men. When
the runners reached Chickaskla they
found about fifty men already located
there, Youmana had two claims, one
for a partner, be said, who had gone
for water. He said ha was a sooner,
presented a Winchester and asked the
prweomers what they were going to do
about It The boomers retired, got re
laXoroetnents, returned and placing a
lariat about Youmans'. neck, strung
lum up to a tree.
Am Old Doctor Killed.
Lexington, Mo., Sept. 20.-Dr Hart
aun, an old and prominent physician
f AullvlUe, was shot and instantly
ktUed by William Powell of that place.
Tkadlffiealty originated from an old
total between the two men. Powell is
WW la eustody at Hig ginsvllle.
All the Mboo4-teaobs la Can too,
rim, twetty-eii in number, have beea
fnradl by Aagoetus Hsmaoway. of
t toWa, to visit Um World's (air, at
Wrack m the Big Fear.
Chiaoo, Sept. 21. Last night, owinf
to tbe heavy world's fair travel, the
south-bound Big Four express left here
In two sections. Mantauo, sixty miles
south, the first section stopped for
water just beyond a curve. The second
section following close behind, crashed
into the standing train while running
at a high rate of speed before a flag
man could get back far enough to give
' warning
Fortunately the last car on
the first section was empty, else no one
In it would have been left alive. As it
was the car was crushed into kiudlint-
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owing to their lighter construction
were crushed and riven. These cars
were tilled with passengers and a dread
ful scene of death and mangling
resulted. The passengers in the second
lection and the citizens of Manteno
lent all the assistance possible toward
rescuing the woundea and removing
the aead. those worst hurt were
Uken to neighboring houses. Others
were brought to this city and taken to
St. Luke s hospital.
The testimouy given at ihe coroner's
tequest this afternoon showed that
Thomas Ames, engineer of the second
section of the Washington express, was
exceedingly negligent. During this
examination he was very nervous and
on cross-questioning showed a tendency
to contradrct bis previous testimony,
both sections of the train were late and
! were running rapidly to make up the
time to Kankakee. Ames states that
he was running about forty-five miles
an hour and could not have stopped
bis train within 180 rods. When be
first saw the danger signal he was only
about fifteen rls from the train. He
Claims that but one signal light was
burning and that but dimly. Reversing
his lever, he jumped from the train.
As soon as he regained his feet after
leaping from the train be asked the
agman why be did not flag at the
right distance. The flagman claims
that he was back the regulation dis
tance, haviug jumped from the first
section with his signal when the train
was going at a speed of twelve miles
per hour. This was the first time that
Ames has ever pulled this train. He
bad been an engineer for seventeen
yeais, with the Illinois Central ten
years, and had run a passenger train
for two months.
BODIES TERRIBLY MANGLED.
Many of the friends of those injured
and those reported missing have been
In Kankakee today trying to identify
the dead and wounded. All the dead
but one woman have been identified.
One man had all the flesh scraped
clean from the bone on the lower por
tion of his leg, bis foot cut off at the
ankle and his skull crushed to a pulp.
Another victim's head was nearly torn
off, while the left side of the face of
another is missing. Two bodies were
found crushed under the trucks of a
sleeper and almost unrecognizable.
Two young men from Columbus, iden
tified the bodies of Simplier and Dink
endutcher. Mr. Jackson was a bachelar, Who was
chaperoning his niece and four other
young ladies, and was just returniug
from a week at the fair. They were
seated in a group near the center of the
oar, Mr. Jackson met instant death,
but only one of the other was much
injured.
Most of those killed or injured were
returning home from the fair and the
entiru party was entremely happy and
neighborly. - - - -
A Terrible Hatchery.
Washington, Ind., 21. A family of
six were butchered with a hatchet last
nignt in Harrison, nine miles from this
city. The family consisted of Den-
ison Wratton, his mother, wife and
three children. The eldest of the chil
dren, a girl of twelve, is still living, but
is unconscious.
Denison Wratton was a farmer, thirty-five
years old, in moderate circum
stances. His aged mother, who lived
with him, drew a pension. She did not
bank her money and was supposed to
keep several hundred dollars about her.
To get this money was doubtless the
motive for the murder. .
There was evidence of a fierce Strug'
gle. Wratton was sick with typno-ma-laria
and incapable of resistance. Tha
mother was found upon the floor, cut
terribly about the head and both hands
cut off at the wrists. All the others
were found dead upon the floor except
the baby, three years old, which was
killed in bed.
The murder was discovered at 6
o'clock in the morning by a neighbor.
xnirty-two dollars in money was
found sewed in the wife's dress and 97
In a drawer. There is no clew to the
murderers, but it is supposed they were
tramps. Tracks of three men were
discovered near the house. Blood
hounds have been brought from Sey
mour to trail the murderer
To Sere Her Children. .
Fort Scott, Kan., Sept. 21. Two
Attle children of Mrs. Vlrgie Wood,
wife of a priminent young farmer near
this city, turned the lamp over last
night, and it breaking, their clothes
caught tire. The mother tried torescu
them her dress was ignited. She was
so badly burned that she died soon
afterwards. . , .
Revolt In SruU.
Washington, Sept 21. The State
department is still without any farther
Information regarding the troubles at
Brazil. At the Navy department tha
officials heard unofficially of the de-
Sirture of the cruiser Charleston from
outorideo for Rio de Janeiro. It
will take threa or four days, with fair
weather, to reach Bio de Janeiro.
Manor Mendonea. tha Brazil Ian mln.
later, has returned to Washington from,
bis summer stay In tha Adirondack.,
The minister declined to say whether
ha has any information of taw program
CtharrroUta BrUlL
A Daelnrdlr Oelrefe.
Roanoke, Vs., Sopt. 22. One of the
most dastardly outrages in the history
of the city occurred at about 10 o'clock
this morning. Mrs. Henry S. Bishop
was enticed by a negro named Thomas
Smith from the market, where she bad
come to sell produce, into an empty
saloon basement, beaten into insensi
bility and robbed of her pocketbook,
containing leas than 81 The fiend was
captured andfodged in jail A crowd
gathered around the jail and kept in
creasing as night approached. At 1
o'clock the Koanoke Light infantry
marched to the jail by order of Mayor
Trout. Guards were posted and the
streets in the immedate vicinity cleared.
About dark.tbe crowd was increased
by 100 men "from the vicinity of the
woman's home, headed by Mrs. Bishop's
son. At 8 o clock a portion of the mob
battered at the side door of the jail,
where the militia and Mayor Trout bad
retired. Shooting was commenced by
the mob. The mayor was shot in the
foot. The militia was then ordered to
return the fire and a volley from about
twenty-five rifles were poured into the
mob. It is thought that about five
men were killed by the fire as many
more wounded, some fatally.
During the excitement caused by the
volley the negro was taken from the
jail by officers and secreted. The dead
and wounded were removed to a drug
store and to the office of nearby physi
cians. The militia then dispersed and
left the scene as quietly as possible.
The excitement has not yet subsided.
Several speeches were made after the
militia retired and Judge Woods, of
Hastings Court, assured the mob that
the negro Smith was removed from the
jail, and accompanied by crowds went
through the jail to prove the truth of
bis statement. His statement did
much to pacify tbe crowd, but they
hung around the jail and the adjacent ,
streets for several hours afterwards,
many dispersing to search for the,
secreted prisoner. At midnight the
scene had quieted down and no further '
trouble was expect 1. The militia re-
mains under the mayor's orders, al
though it is probable they will not be
called out again. Mayor Trout is firm
in the position he assumed and declares
that he will uphold the laws.
In Deng-er From Fire.
Lead. S. D., Sept. 22. Fire was dis
covered heading for Lead from tbe west
end and the entire fire department, with
many citizens, were called out. Avery!
heavy wind brought the flames rapidly
toward the city and at 8 o'clock tbe en-j
tire force of citizens was put to work.1
At 5 o'clock, when the fire reached the
city limits, the wind shifted and it is
thought at this writing (1 p. m.) that it
is under control. Many families in this
vicinity, however, have moved out their
household goods, and the people are in
a state of great excitement.
The fire has spread through the Bald
Mountain country, doing much damage.
Many trestles are burning and traffic be
tween this city and Elk Creek is stopped.
The wires are also down and It is im
possible to get an estimate of the dam
age. Two troops from Ft. Meade are
on their way here and will be held
until the fire is over. Among tbe
buildings burned are the Centennial
hotel, Cliff House Hotel and I'funder's
ranch, all situated three miles from
Deadwood. The aggregate loss on these
will amount to 130,000.
KUNKLE WIPED OUT.
A report has just reached Lead that
Runkle, a small town twenty-five miles
from here, was destroyed by fire. One
hundred and fifty homeless people from
the burned section are now at Piedmont.
On Centennial prairie a number of resi
dences were destroyed and several
people were burned, one woman so bad
ly that she may die. The fire near this
city is under control, owing to the
change of wind and no further damage
is apprehended. At 11:40 the wind was
blowing the fire away from the city and
tbe firemen seemed to have the confla
gration under control. The flames are
still raging fiercely north and east of the,
city and the loss to small holders are;
reported very great. Many people have1
been seriously burned and several will1
die. The loss at Lead and Centennial
will reach about f 120,000 and to outside
exposed property it will be 830,000 to
850,000 more.
Foul Play.
San Francisco, Sept. 22. Five days
ago a woman's head was found near tbe
beach at Sausalito, a suburb of the city.)
It was wrapped up in wire netting and
twenty teet of copper wire was attached.;
The head bore several wounds, but it
was supposed to be part of a disectlng-j
room subject: A day or two latter a
portion of a woman's body, badly de-,
composed, floated ashore near Oakland
Today the head was indentffied as tbatj
of Miss Addie Gilmour, a comely young
milliner of Colusa, and circcmstancea
that have since developed point to a'
crime highly sensational In character.
The young woman owned a store at
Colusa, but about three weeks ago she,
came here and went to work in a whole
sale house. She lived In tbe Elmer
house, a place of doEbtful repute, but
was to all appearances respectable her
self. She was last seen alive Septem
ber 4.
Northern Faelio Affalri.
New York, Sept. 22. TheNorthorn
Pacific railroad directors hire issued a
eircolar to preferred and common stock
houMars Netting the condition of the
road under their management and ap
potatlog committee to receive the
proxies of stockholders for use at tha
annual meeting. ' October 19. The
directors agree that the receivership is
tha best way of conserving tha propel ty
during too prsaeeat (teprenlon In
boil
TO-
CHAPTER IX. - Continued.
The little boat was ready to leave.
A huntv farewell was Raid to the
groups of natives standing by, the boat
was pushed from the shore, strong arms
speedily rowed to the ship's side, the
anchor was hauled in, the sailes un
furled and the Sober Fritz was out at
sea.
The living- were eone. Now to care
for the dead. That same young maiden
bad gone unbidden into the cabin where
Louis' body was lying, and was now in
an excited and nervous manner, pour
ing a liquid into the mouth and nos
tras. Others came in quietly and softly and
looked in as if understanding the
grave nature of the proceedings, and
anxiously awaited the result.
The girl never took her eves off the
marble face before her. She expected
tbe life to return, and she was not dis
appointed, for in a short time, Louis
Dpened his eyes, gazed languidly about
the room, and, as If exhausted by the
effort, fell asleep and slept all the
night through.
On awakening, he was told of the de
parture of the ship, with his compan
ions on board, of his supposed death.
the surmise he had been poisoned, and
the result of the application of the
antidote. He was told that Captain
Bodflsh pleaded for the body to be
taken on board the ship and how pain
ful it was for the physician to refuse.
All, everything, showing the devo
tion of his companions was told him,
and he listened and wondered what it
could mean. During the day strength
ening drinks were administered to
him, and on the morrow he arose from
his cot seemingly strong and fully re
covered from his illness.
The mysteries that now overwhelmed
the poor lad nearly drove him mad.
He had been poisoned. By whom? He
was told that when his life was thought
extinct, the doctor's daughter had de
tected evidence of poison, and the
changing hue upon his face had re
vealed the nature of the drug he had
taken, and enabled the maiden to ob
tain the antidote that restored him to
consciousness. The locket containing
Mary's picture and a lock of her hair
had been removed from about his neck.
Who did that' Perhaps it was Cap
tain Bodtish or Charles, who would re
store the precious gifts to the affianced
with the story of his death in astrange
land and his burial by a strange people;
or it might be the girl who had saved
his life had removed it and hidden or
destroyed it. . .
Could it be that this girl adminis
tered the poison when the ship hove
in sight, and, with her knowledge
of the drug, kept him as one dead un
til the ship had sailed and then ap
plied the antidote that brought his life
oacK to him.' That could not be, be
cause even while his companions were
taking a last look of his face, the girl
who made one of the group around
his cot, suddenly rushed from the room
and tied like a deer to the mountains,
nor did she return until the last boat
had been pushed from shore.
On the mountain side she had gath
ered the life-restoring herb, had
steeped.it in boiling water, and not a
moment too soon had poured the potion
down his throat. Had she given
tbe poison, would she not have
the antidote ready at the exact time to
apply it? No It could not be the girl
whosoughthis life only to save it. Who
was it?
CHAPTER X.
THE WILL A FORGERY.
The "Sober Fritz" was at once got
ten under sail and by night fall was far
out to sea. Capt. Bodflsh could not con
ceal his feelings. The tears came
freely without bidding. He felt that
he had not only lost a good friend, but
ail the circumstances connected with
his death were sad in the extreme.
Could he even have brought the body
on board tbe ship and given it a burial
beneath the waves, he could have been
the better reconciled to the fateful
events which had occurred. -
Charles gave vent to his feelings by
loud expressions of sorrow. He had no
tears to shed, though he often wished
the tears would flow, but he had plenty
of words of love and affection for his
dear friend, and he never tired of
speaking of his merits and extolling his
good qualities.
At the first port made by the "Sober
Fritz" an American ship was taking on
coal, and the Americans found no
trouble in engaging passage to Boston.
The voyage was finished in three
months, and Capt. Bodflsh and Charles,
having feelingly parted with their two
companions, went to the nearest tele
graph office where Capt. Bodflsh noti
fied the owners of the "Lucky Star" of
her loss and of the captain's arrival In
Boston and his need of funds.
On board the ship the captain and
Charles had jointly prapared a true
statement of the voyage made by Louis
to India, of the "Lucky Star" sailing
for home, of the ship wreck, and the
events which proceeded Louis' death.
The letter was full of sorrow for the
sorrow-stricken mother and heart-'
broken Mary, and, being sealed and di
rected to M. Patterson, was deposited
in the poetofflce by Captain Bodflsh. A
few minutes after he had gone out of
the building Charles asked that the
letter, minutely describing It, might
be returned to him, he ciming to be
tha writer, and statin, that he wished
to enclose a inti, which, U, the harry
of writlmr. he had overlooked.
Obtaining the letter, he never re
malled it. The same day, the . money
arriving, Charles was loaned a suffi
cient sum for his present purposes,
which he promised to return in a few
days, and the two bidding each other
farewell, the captain went at ouce to
New York and Charles boarded a train
for his home in a New England city.
There seemed to be a deal of mys
tery about the young man,even though
now mingling with the people among
whom he had been brought up. He
had frequent interviews with a woman
dressed in black, and who never failed
to have a heavy black veil drawn over
her face. She may have been young
or she may have" been middle-aged.
She may have been beautiful or ugly.
Possibly Charles knew. No one else
could, unless it were the woman her
self. She came mysteriously, and went
with the casual air of unfamiliarity
with theouUside world. No one except
Charles seemed to care whe she was,
what she was, or whither she went.
Charles at once obtained a position
where he could learn telegraphing and
railway station business.
In his conversations with Louis on
shipboard. Charles had heard his com
panion speak of his knowledge of tel
egraphy. What Louis knew, Charles
never tired until he learned thd same.
In connection wih his duties in the
telegraph office he became a diligent
student, and wax soon quite as familliur
with questions of politics as had Louis
been.
For several weeks the woman in
black was missed. Upon her return,
she and Charles held many interviews,
and, seemingly as if in somewhat con
nected with these meetings, Charles
one day sent the following telegruph
dispatch:
Halifai, June , 188,
Mrs. Matilda Pattkbsun : lbuvejust landed
bereand will aturt at once for koine. Mtiy
reacn you by Thursday. Was kidnapped, taken
to Calcutta ; on the voyflgn home was hbii
wreuked, delai ed on an unknown land for
nearly two yeart. Will tell you nil wnen 1 soe
you. Lore to Mary. Hope you are both well.
Louis Paitkuwon.
When the the messenger brought
the dispatch, Mrs. Pattersun was lying
on her couch sick almost unto death.
She was surrounded with loving friends
who sought to prove their devotion by
little acts of kindness, but neither kift
nor kin were there to comfort her.
Yet Mary Nordrum had been to her
Mother Patterson all that child could
be. Their tears had mingled together;
their hopes centered on the same ob-
i'ect of affliction, and the heart of one
;new no pain the other didn't experi
ence, except the mysterious secret
about Major Nordrum 's will, which the
sick woman, for some strange reason,
refused to divulge.
Mary read the message first. The
trials and sorrows she had experienced
nerved her for any event, no matter
what it might be. For a moment she
was overcome by the glad news. Her
thoughts went out to Mrs. Patterson,
for she feared the effect of sucn joyful
tidings upon Louis' mother. With
head bowed upon the poor sick woman's
breast, and with arms tenderly en
twined around her neck, Mary told her
adopted mother of the expected ar
rival of her son.
Mrs. Patterson listened unmoveiiM
tnen turned, her head toward the wall,
as if she would be alone with her
thoughts. An hour passed. Then,
arousing herself and heckeoning Mary
to come to her bedside, she simply
said she prayed to live long enough to
take her dear boy by the hand, place
it in Mary's. bleoH her children, and
commend her spirit to the Cod who
gave it.
AVas her prayer answered?
Several days and nights passed, and i
the hour of Louis' expected arrival was I
near at hand. A kind neighbor had
I offered to meet Louis with a carriage
and bring him to his home.
During the day .Mrs. Patterson ap
' peered to sleep. Her eyes were closed
i and she breathed naturally Suddenly
she raised herself up in bed and looked
I eagerly about the room. She was not
excited, but calm and self-composed.
'Lifting her hand and pointing her
long. bony ringers toward the open
window, through which the sotting sun
shone bright and clear ihe exclaim "d,
In a voice loud and distinct for one so
near the grave:
I "See there! Look yonder! What a
beautiful light! How brilliant it is!
. TT 3 1' . .
nuw ranu. watcn its golden rays
spreading out on all sides and in every
direction. Nearer and nearer it comes,
wider and wider its pathway is ox-
tended, and brighter and brighter
grows its glittering rays, and now it
seems to cover the land with new lifa
new joys, new hopes, new expectations,
and a brighter future."
On and on she went describing her
wondrous vision speaking as one in
spired. Suddenly she stopped and
gazed upon the wondering group. The
silence was then broken by the sound
of rattling wheels of a carriage ap
proaching the house. The expected
one has come. The little group around
the bedside retire, all save the weep
ing girl, who has clasped her hand in
that of the dying woman, and the at
tending physician.
The door opens, a young man bounds
noiselessly in, rushes to the bedside,
kisses the pale cheek of the emaciated
woman who lies their so quiet, so weak,
so calm, then affectionately embraces
the trembling girl, who stands motion
less and white as a statue of the purest
parean marble, and implants a kiss
upon her lips, which salutation she
feelingly and lovingly returns.
The sick woman gased first upon the
young1 man then upon the young girl
and, without moving a muscle or utter
ing a word, closed her eyes. The sob
bing girl appealed to the dying woman
to speak to her, and beseechingly im
plored her to "give your children
your Louis, your Mary your blessing "
"Oh, sainted mother, the a.nl asic
this of you. Do not, oh! do noCI bee
of you, do not withhold It!"
There was a motion of the lips a
pressure of the hand, an effort to speak
a smile it might be perhaps it was
and Mary Nordrum believed the bles
sing she craved was mentally bestowed
upon her and her lover.
The physician noticing the change
coming over the sick woman's counte
nance, stepped to the door arid bade
oeivln that she was makins- an effort
, as if tcpa.k. one of the l5
over the bed, and askel h uSha
'wanted to sav something about tha
mo wuung attendants come In. Per-
will, bh tmilel as If pleased tut hei
desire was understood. Then, turning
her face toward the window through
which "t he lat rays of the setting sup
were dimly Bickering, speaking in s
low voice, yet distinct and clear, sc,
that with the silence that the presence
of death Invokes, to make her wordi
audible and readily understood, k1i
exclaimed, slowly, asthongh weighing
the meaninfrof each word and syllable.
"The - will is -a for -ger-y not
my s
The eyes closed, the lij.s parted, not$
only to make room for a sweet smile,
joined by a soft, mellow light that en
circled the brow, lingering there a
moment, thpn it flitted anl fluttered a
if it were the rellection of the soul
struggling to be free, imd life and light
and sun disappeared together.
CHAPTKR XL
THE WECEITION OK DrXETT.
When Charles Manning went out
from the scene of death he realized
that his fii-st bold deception, extraor
dinary as it had been, was successful.
He at once took possession of Mrs.
Patterson's farm, anl rs there wa?
none to deny his claim as the legal
heir to the estate, he was secure in ltt
oceiipui!' y. To enable him to main
tarn his deception, he had provided
lumselt with every conceivable wea-
j r,on jn , ne keeping of a shrewd, cun
ning man, he could usk lor nothing
more than he had at his command. He
was in possession of a fund of information
that would (;iiable him to meet and re
pel any suspicion thai Mary Nordrum
or any of her neighbors might enter
tain as to his identity.
Ho started out with the knowledge
that through deception he possessed
Mary Nordrum's love love as pure and
guiltle.-s as inno.'encc itself. While it
was really love for another, it rested
with him to 1)3 able to so personate
that other throughout the twelve
months custom had h'xed should elapse
between a death in the family and a
marriage, as to never give cause for
the shadow of a suspicion of the decep
tion. Charles Manning had made himself
believe that be was not committing a
crime in the desperate game he was
playing. He did not even think it a
game. He hud imbued his conscience
with such plausible arguments, in de
fense of his intentions that it became
seared and callous as far as any sus
ceptibility to a moral Impression was
concerned, and he had only to consu't
with that inward monitor to find a
counselor that would second any
scheme he might undertake.
His soliloquies were ingenious, and
to his conscience were convincing. If
Mary Nordrum believed he was her
lover, if Heaven hud fashioned two
men ai much alike that a maiden of
ordinary intelligence, who had given
her heart to one, after years of inti
macy and devotion, should continue
that love to the other, and after a long
period of si milar iut.macy w.th that
other, fail to detect a shadow of de
ception, he could not see wherein any
wrong existed.
He had to pei'vei tc 1 his co: science
that it concealed fi(.m him the evil
which was in his heart when
Lo.iis Patterso i fir X told him the
story of his love for Mcry .VorJrum; that
It concealed from him the evil that was
intensified and develo wA into an unaf
pardonable crime v. :en lie give the
drought to his compa.iiou witii the in
tention of preventing :iim trj.n enjoy
ing Mary Murdrum's iwc thai it con
cealed from him tin? inf.tmy which
made up the dnti.ierat : scheme he had
planned to secure ttic love of one that
believed that st.e w s lo in,' i.nother.
Ch:irles Mannin;-' :nn.- )ia o con
scientiously hclicyed if M irv Ncrdrum
never learned of the de.eeptin i prac
ticed njion ho" ther.! v,,is i: , wrong
done. Tnis thing of conscience either
tnkes to curious I 1 and startling
terms, at time;, or else, some other
force crowds it out of nlaco.
Charles .Maiming h .1 marie himself
brdieve that his i on i fence approved
of every scheme, he devised to cheat
and deceive Mary Nor innn.
Ye' there rails' hao k-en times in
his career, when hi caincience, not
withstanding tut; surroundings, told
him that he was a criminal of the
rle.-.ppst djv.
He spent the most ! his time in the
comp.iny of M i-y Norlrnm. The two
farms were man.f-ej by hired help,
which gave the owners plenty of time
for reading tu'tnor. Mt"lllng in the
v.o ids and fields, rowing in the lake
and love making.
to bk continued.
Model Mariners B:tuk.
The greatest savings bank in this
country Is the Provident Institution
of Uoston. It was started in 1816,
and has run until this time with, to
use the words f its President, Henry
Lee, "not the los of a dollar by dis
honesty." "There is a tradition,"
said- Mr. Lee, "that the bank was
founded partly at the urgent request
of good Bishop, afterward Cardinal,
Chevcriis, that his 'people,' n he
called them, nil ht have a place of
deposit, so as not to spend or lose
their little savintn.
"A few years later, at the Bishop's
suggestion, the plan or partial with
holding of the bank's earnings and
the declaration of surplus dividends
every five years was adopted. This
was to induce the same pejple to
keep as well as to deposit their sav
ing in the bank." The institution
now has over 90, 000 - depositors ana
over :r, 000,000 in deposits. The
largest depo it which the manage
ment Is allowed to accept is $1,000
The lank in the early period paid 5
percent interest, but the rate is now
4 per cent The sufrplus dividend
every five years are no longer paid, as
the law of the State now requires the
setting aside of a reserve fund.
Globe-Democrat.
Inst the Other Way.
There was a tight between two
Irishmen in Washington a week or
two ago, and the Post reports a con
versation overheard not long alter,
ward-
"You had
a fight with Murphy, 1
hear, Dan.'
"I had that."
. "And he gave you a black eye."
Muai s a ne. That black
was on the other foot"
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