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Tills I-ALLS CITV TRIBUNE , IUIMY ! , FEBRUARY I , 1907.
CHAPTER VIII.
"The unexpected always liappeus , "
Itesan the pseudo-detective , closing
Ills tiat. drawing off Ills gloves and
Hlurinp them Into a pocket. "As u
fin ml ot mine used to bay , U Is the
unexpected that nlwajs surprises us.
\Vi- never expected to see these
< ! . ! mfng niasqttcsaders again , did we ,
\ \ 'Warn ? "
\n Kir. " said Wlllnm. grinning af- j I
f > i\ ! . 'wo didn't. The gcntlennn was I
M . nice and obliging to
me , sir , }
v i was in the collars. " i
I understand. Now , " continued
the late Mr. Haggerty , with tlu ( Vail.r
affability ot a Macnlto , " 1 beg of you ,
Mr. Cornstalk , 1 beg of you not to' '
move or to become unduly excited. '
Physicians ( ell us that excitement
.wastes the ted corpuscles , that la to t
pay , the life of the blood. "
I
"Your blood , sir , must be very thin , " j
I returned coolly. Hut I cursed him
nonndly in my mind. William's bulgIng - ( ,
Ing Fide-pocket convinced me that any ! '
undue excitement on m > part would I
btt exceedingly dangerous.
"William , you can always tell a
jentlcmati ; , " said the chief rogue ad
miringly. "A gentleman always re
cognises his opportunities , and never
lose * ; his sense of the balance ofj
things. "
"And he Is ? usualb witty , too , sir , "
William assented.
The ghl snt pale and rigid In hoi1
chair.
"What do > ouanl ? " I dcnmudud
t.avagely.
"for one thing. 1 should like to
iiue&tion the piopricty of n gentle-
iuan'8 sitting down to dine with a lady
without having washed his face The
u
X "r <
The Master Rogue Lighted * . a Cigarette.
coal-dust does not add to your manly
Ixnuity. You haven't a cake of soap
about you , "William , have you ? "
"Xo sir. " Willam's face expressed
Indescribable enjoyment ot the scene.
The girl's mouth stiffened. She was
Htruggllng to repicss the almost irre-
tilBtible smile that tickled her lips.
"In times like those , " said I , deter
mined not to he outdone , "we aio
often thoughtless in regard to our
personal appearances. I apologize to
Iho lady. "
"Flue , fine ! I sincerely admire you ,
Mr. Cornstalk. You have the true
iipirit of adventure. Hasn't he , Wil
liam ? "
"lie certainly hah. sir. "
"Conies to a private ball without an
Invitation , and has a merry tlmo of
It Indeed To have the perfect scnso
of humoi that is what makes the
world go round. "
"Aren't you taking extra risk In of-
ferlng me these pleasantries ? " I asked.
"Ulbks ? In what manner ? "
"The man you so cleverly Impor-
uuimted is at the club. " 1 do not know
what prompted me to put him on his
guard.
The logue laughed lightly. "I know
Mr. Haggerty's habits. Ho Is hustling
hack to New York as fast as ho can.
He passed hero ton minutes ago in.
the patrol , lickety-clip ! He wishes to
warn all pawnbrokers and Jowelcro to
be on the lookout for mo to-morrow.
Ten thousand In a night ! ' ' jovially.
"A very tidy sum , sir , " said William.
"A fourth of which goes to you , my
good and faithful friend. "
"Thank you , sir , " replied William.
Two cooler rogues I never wish to
meet ! ,
"But wouldn't It be well , sir , to
hasten ? " asked William.
"We have plenty of time now , my
r-on. "
"You have not entered this loom , "
tiaid the girl , her terror slipping from
her , "simply to offer these banalities.
What do you wish ? "
"What perspicacity. Wiliam ! " cried
Iho rogue , taking out a clsarotto case.
"I don't know what that word
means , sir , but as you do , It seems to
lit the occasion proper enough. "
"It means , William , that thin charm
ing young lady scents our visit from
afar. "
"I had a suspicion , sir , that it wight
mean that. " William leaned against
the wall , his bendy eyes twinkling m r.
rilyThe
The master rogue lighted a cigarette -
otto at onr > of thf < caudles
Pardon me ' h ' aid , ' but will
you join me ? " proffering the hand
some gold case.
I took a clgaiette and fired It. ( I
really wanted It. ) I would show up
well before this girl If 1 died for It.
I blew a cloud of smoke at the can
dle-flame. There was n aparklo of
admiration In the girl's eyes.
"Mr. Cornstalk , my icffpect for > oti
increases each moment. " The logne
sat down.
"And to whom might this hand
some case' belong ? " I asked , pMiinln-1
Ing it closely |
"Oh , that has always been mini' .
There was a time. " blowing rings at
the candelabrum. "when 1 was re-1
Hpected like yourself , rich , sought
after. A woman and a trusted friend' |
how these often tumble down our
bountiful edifices ! Yes , 1 am a scamp.
a thief , 11 rogue ; but not because I
need the money. Xo , " with retro-
spccllve eyes "I need excitement ,
tremendous and continuous , excltui
men I to keep my vigihince and invenl
, tton active day and night , excitement
to obliterate memory.
"Hut we can't < lo it. m\ liieiid.o
can't do it. Mcmoiy is nlwa > g with
us. She hi an Impartial Nemesis : she
dogy the steps of the righteous and
the unrighteous. To obliterate mem
ory , that In it ! And where might I
find this obllteiatlou , sine in this
life ? Drugs ? Pah ! Oh. I have given
Ilaggerty a royal chase. It has been
meal and dilnVt 'o mo to fool the
cleverest piiliceir.ili In New York. Till
yesterday my face , is ; : criminal.as
unknown to any niu. oroman , save
William here , who .va.-- . .r.vulut in the
old days I have "in10 my clubs ,
dined , placed hlllinids. .1 line comedy ,
a line comedy ! To-morow William
and 1 nail for Europe. Miss Haw
thorne , you wear one'of the most ex
quisite rubles I have ever seen. Per
mit me to examine It. "
Flu slrl toie the ring from her fin
ger and flung It on the table. I made
: i move us though to push back my
chair.
"I wouldn't do it , sir , " waim-1 Wil
liam quietly.
Sly muscles relaxed.
'Do not commit any rash action , Mr.
Cornstalk , " said the tirJ , smiling
lirnvcb into my oyos. 'The gentleman -
man would not appreciate it. "
The master rogue picked up the
ring and rolled It lovingly about his
p.'ilms.
"Hcautlful , beautiful ! " he mur
mured. "Finest pigeon-blood , too It
ir easy worth a thousand. Shall I
; ; ivc you my note of exchange lor it ? "
humorously. The girl scorned to ro-
ply. lie took out a little chamois bag
and emptied its contents on the table-
How they sparkled , nuimiiaiuu ! , glow
ed : thousands In the whitest of
oloiies ! How he ever had got bis
lingers on them is something I shall
"
ne\er learn. "Aion't thej just bonutl-
fill ? " he asked naively. "Can you
blame mo for coveting them ? " Ho set
the ruby on top of the glittering heap.
It Un there like a drop ot i > lood. Pres
ently he caught It up n. , . ; presented I
It to the girl , who eyed bin' in nston- |
Irhmont. "I only wanted ! < look at
It , " ho said courteous ! ; , , 'l liKe your
grit as much as 1 admire > our beauty.
Keep the ring. "
She slipped It mechanically o er her
finger.
"Hut you , my dear Mr. Cornstalk ! "
ho cried , turnins , his shining eyes
upon mo , while his lingers daftly IP-
placed the gems in the bag.
"I have no jewelry , " I replied , toss
ing asldo the cigarette.
"Hut you have something infinitely '
bettor. I am latherobservant. . In
Fihud's curio-shop you carelessly ex-
hiblted a wallet that was ' .Imply chokIng -
Ing to death with long yellow-boys.
You have it still. Will you do me
the honor ? " stretching out bis slim
ivhlto hand
I looked at William ; In.iodded. .
There wasn't the slightest chance for
me to argue. So I drew out my wal
let. 1 extracted the gold-bills and
nuido a neat little packet of them. It
hurt , hurt like the deuce , to part with
thorn. Hut !
"Game , William , Isn't he ? Most
men would have flung the wallet at
m > head. "
"Ob , lie is game , sir ; uovor you
doubt It , sir , " said the amiable Wil
liam.
"I have borne sliver In change , " I
suggested with so mo bitterness.
"Kar be It that I should touch sil
ver. " ho said generously , did tills
rojcuo. "Hosldes , you will need aomo
thing to pay for this little supper and
the faro back to Now York. " My bills
disappeared Into bis pockot. 'You
will observe that I trust you implicitly.
I haven't oven counted tbf monoy. "
William snlggoied.
"And is there anything further ? " 1
Iiuiulred. The comedy was beginning
to weary me. it was so one-sided.
"I am in no particular hurry , " the
rogue answered. Ills santonin smile
returning. "It is t o long since 1 have
chatted with people of my kind. "
I scowled.
"Pardon mo , I meant from a nodal
point of view only. I admit we would
not bo equals in the oyc of the Pro * ,
bytor. "
And then followed a seaue tnm re-
nludu toe to tills U y of sonif brokWt. ,
ff.ntaslic draw in. a fragment f-om j i
some liev/llilurlng nigmns' <
CHAPTER IX.
For Hiiildenly f saw hla > > ( widen
and llaBh with anger and apprehen
sion. Quick tui a passing sun-shadow
his hand swept the candelabrum
fioin the table. He made a swift back
ward Hprlng toward the door , but he
was a little too late The darkness
j he had dented was not Intense
j enough , for theie was Mill the ruddy
' glow from the logs ; and the bosom
of his drasK-Rhlrt made a line ( argot.
Ik'sldos , the eyes that had peetod Into
the window were accustomed to the
night. '
Blang ! The glass of the window
shiveii-d and jingled to the Hour ,
and a sharp report followed. The
logue cried out In llcrce anguish , j
and reeled against the wall. William j
whipped out lila revolver , but , even j
from his lavorable angle , lie was not |
quick enough. The hand that had dl-
lected the llrst bullet waa ready to
direct the second. I
All this took place within the count '
of : ten The girl and 1 sat sillily lu
our clmliB , as If perilled , It was all j
no swlltly accomplished.
"Droii It ! " wild a cold , aulhori- |
tatlve t voice , and 1 saw the vague outj j
lines l of llaggorty'n face beyond the '
broken l window-pane. j ! 1
Wlliam knew better than to hosl- ,
late. His revolver struck the floor j
dnllv. unil a curse i oiled from hit '
lips. Immcriately a heavy body pre-1
cipitated Itself against the door , which
crashed Inward , and an olllccr fear- '
lesslenteied l , a revolver In each '
hand. Tills tableau , which lasted I'ulI I
ly a minute , was dually disturbed b\ '
the entrance of llaugerty himself. ,
'Don't bo alarmed , .Miss , " he said j
'
'urtilv : "it's al ovr. I'm sony for
the bullet , bill it had to bo done Iho |
rascal has nothing more serious than I
n splintered bone. I am a dead shot. i
line night ! " triumphantly. "It's
been a long chase , and I never was
sure of the finish You're the clover-
cst rogue it has been my good lortunc ,
to meet this many a day. 1 don't
even know who you are yet. Well , ! I (
well ! we'll round that up iti lime. "
Not till the dandles again sputtered I
with light , mid \VMIiiiin was securely I
handcutfed and disarmed , did 1 teeol-l |
Icct that I possessed the sense of mo- '
tion. The smoke of powdei drifted ,
across the flickering candles , and I
( here was - a salty taste on my i
tongue. '
"Horrible ! " cried the girl , covering
her eyes.
The master rogue and his valet
were led out into tlie assembly-room ,
and we reluctantly folloved. I saw
It all now. When Ilaggerly called up
central at the club , ho ascertained
where the last call bad been from ,
and , learning ihut it came from Hollywood - '
wood Inn , he tool ; his chance. The I
loom waa soon filled with servants' '
and stable-bauds , the pistol-shot hav
ing lured them Irom their beds. Tlio
wounded man was very pale. Ho
sat with bin unlnjuied band tightly
clasped above the ragged wound , and
u little pool of blood slowly formed at
his side on the floor. Hut his eyer. j
shone brightly. I
"A basin of water and some linen ! " I
'cried the fiirl to Moriarty. "And send |
all these peopleaway. . "
"To ycr looms. Ivory one of ye ! " j |
snapped Morinrly , sweeping ills hands. I
"Tls no place for ye , be off ! " Ho
hurried ' I he servants out of the loom ,
and > presently leturned with a basin ]
of i water , some linen and balm. |
Wo watched the girl aa she bathed '
and bandaged the wounded arm ; and
once < or t\\ice the patient sm'iled. lingk
gerty i looked on appiovlngly , and In
William's eyes there beamed tbo iea- '
tlo t light of ruvcrence. It was a picture -
turo ' to see this lovcb creatmo plaj-
ing 1 the part of the good Samaritan ,
moving : heie and there is her o.viuisiiu
gown. I Ah. the tender mercy ! 1 knew | ' '
tliat i , come what might , I had strangely -
ly J found Hie right woman , the one '
woman.
"You're a good little woman , " said
the rogue , his face softening ; "and n
good woman is the finest tiling God | 1
over ( placed upon earth. Had I only
found l one ! " lie tinned whimsically
toward me. "Aro you engaged to marry -
ry ; this little woman ? "
"No. "
"Surely you love her ! "
"Surely I do ! " I looked bravely at ! '
the girl us I spoke.
Hut she novcr gave any sign that i' ,
she heard. She pinned tlio ends of
Iho bandages caretully.
"And what brought you to this ? "
asked Ilaggerty , looking down at his
prisoner.
The prisoner shrugged.
"You've the making of a fine man
In you , " wont on Ilaggerty generously ,
"What caused you to slip up ? "
"That subject Is taboo , " lepllod the
thlof. "Hut I want to bog your pardon -
don for underestimating your cun
ning. "
"It was all duo to a chance shot at
the telephone. "
"I kept you guossliiK. "
"Merrily , too. My admiration la
wholly yours , air. ' returned Haggorty ,
picking up tliu luk phone exchange-
book. He rang and placed hlK Jlpg to
the transmitter , calling a number.
"Hello ! It this the chief of the Hlank-
shire police ? Yf ' Well , this Is Hagi
Korty. That Ide I hinted to you wan
a mighty good o. ! . Piepare two strong
cells and have a doctor on hand.
What ? Oh , you will flnd your her o
and carriage at . 'I : iai-ty' . Good-byo ! "
My money wa 'amded over to mo.
1 returned It to . \ wallet , but with
out any partlcuUir enthusiasm.
"It's bad but. a , s. Wiliam , " said I.
"It's all in tlii < ame , air , " with u
look * at HuKKeuy that oxpro sud in-
llulto hatred. "In our builnowi wo
can't afford to be cart le . " \
"Or to talk too miiah , " supplo-
merited bis master , smiling. "Talk ,
in ) friend , rounds ino up with a bill-
,
'
,
'
The Girl nncl I Passed Out of Holly
wood Inn.
let | in ( lie a..4i , „ I a long sojourn be-
hind j stone walls Never toll ! . Thank
you , too'Mi ' , Coinstnlk. lor the waving
, ; raco. of huftioi. If It were possible ,
[ t lmuld like 111 gi\o Misa llawtliorno
tlie , pick of the jewels. Tills Is a sordid
did world. "
' Yo'ercarr in coming ! " uhouted
\iorhul > , iiiiuilm ; to the \\indow.
.So the uiil and 1 passed out of Hoi-
l.\\\ood | Inn , lea-In- ' lu'gorty ! with Ills
iii.xHtcrloiih , priMinoi'y. 1 can't reason
it j out , even in Hilda } ' , but I wan g 'ii-
ulnolM ry that llaggprty had ar *
rived i ui i > i tiic Bccno. For one thing ,
lie ' had : jioili d Hie glamour ( if the ad-
vrnttue b > tingelng it with blood. And
on the way to Hie car I wondered what
had ' been the roguo'n past , \\hat had
turned him into this hardy , perilous
'path ' , lie bad spoken of a woman ;
i-erX'ips that was 11. They are a >
jwu\s behind good actions and bad.
Hpifih-ho !
Once wo were seated in the lonely
ei. : : the girl broke down and cried as
'II her lipart would break. It was only
Iho sen-1 a. lenctlon , but i ° . .iolight of
lu'r tears- unnerved mo.
"Don't cry , girl ; don't ! " 1 whlspoiefl ,
taking her hand In mine. She mndo
no olToii to icpiilsc me. "I am sorry.
The rascal was u gallant beggar , and
1 for one shouldn't have been sorry to
see him get awny. Theie , there !
You'ic the bravest , tenderest girl In
nil Htiis v , nrld ; and when 1 told him I
loved > ou. Clod knows I meant it ! It
Is ' one nf those inexplicable things.
You sn > I have known you only eight
hours ' ? I have known > ou always ,
only I had not met yon. What are.
( ilt-'bi houiH ? What IH convention ,
formality' ' We two have lived a life
time in thi.-iu ulght hours. Can't you
see that we have ? "
"To shoot n human being ! " she
sobbed. Her head lei ! against my
shoulder. ! 1 do not believe .she was
conscious ot the fact. And I did not
care a hang for Iho conductor.
I patted her hand encouragingly. "It
had ' to be done. He was In a dea-
pc.'iite ' predicament , and lie would
have ' shot Ilaggerty had the detective
been ' careless In his turn ; and ho
wouldn't have amied to malm , either. "
"What a horrible night ! It will
i' haunt ' mo as long as I live ! "
I said nothing ; and we did not
i.iioak ! again till the llrst ol' Hie Hlunk-
sbiftk lights flashed by UM. Hy this
tlmo her soli- had ceased
"I kno.v I huvnn'l done anything
' ipeclnll.i Kiiliant to-nUht : no fight-
. : & . no lemming , uu ! all Hut. They
just J moved me mound like .1 piece of
siage scenery. "
A amile llasbcd and was KOIIC. It
was a hopHtui s'ui ;
"Mut fhn losiilts are tlio Hnmu. You
have ' admitted to mo that you are
neither eriKiiKcd nor married. Won't
. \iiii lake me on on approval ? "
" .Mr. Comslnlk , It all seems vo Ilka
a horrid dream. You aio a bravo
man ' , and , what Is better , a s'enslbln
one , tor .M I submitted to the Inevit
able with iho best possible grace. Hut
you : talk of love as readily as a hero
I'i ' a-popular novel. "
"I never go back , " said I. "It scums
Incredible ' , doesn't it , that I should
declare ' myself in this fashion ? Listen ,
for ' my part , I bellovo that all this was
Mrlttrn , my Tom-foolor.\ Mou-
iiiiiii'M , my Imposture and yours , the
two ( Identical cards , the adventure
11 ' om beginning' to end. "
Sllonce.
"Suppose I should any , " the girl bo-
Kdii i looking out of the window , "that
in i the restaurant yo'u aroused my
curiosity ' , that In the cellars my ad-
! : ' . "iallon wan stirred , that the frank
11 unor In which you expressed your
' /ard for mo to to Iho burglar
awakened "
"What ? " I cried eagerly.
"Nothing. It was merely a supposi
tion. ' "
'Hang it ; I love you ! "
Are you still the Capuchin , or sim
ply Mr. Cornstalk ? "
I have laid aside all mask * . e\en
that , which hides the heart. "
She turned and looked me steadily '
In i the oyes. '
Well ? " said I. I
'If I took you onon approval , |
what in the world should 1 do witli 1 I
you in case von should not suit my i
i ricodg ? " I
"You could return mo , " attld I laugh |
Ing. i
Hut who UiuVt. I
r f'U' ' I. 1'iH * Iowjliyi i , ,
b * * $ " . " i- ! * > livei- .
ui.iXf.Mdi 4M . if . . brleht eyes
awl h < > o ' > ! A. ' . i
\V.ir-n ' * . . -
j Abortion In Live Stock ,
i A very common malady aiyonjf
! live stock- , and more uspivialls
it Cttimon ) to cattle , is abortion--
premature liirth. It is caused in
jdilTorent ways an < l from export
, once we can say that it is nets
1 only contagious , but is very per-
'sistent ' and diflicult to rid from
! the herd. Immediately after it
is noticed to be in a herd , that is ,
when tlie first female gives pre
mature birth is the time to begin
if the worst results would be
warded off. Suclj individual
should be immediately isolated
from the remainder of the herd ,
and tlie place where the birth
was given should be thoroughly
disinfected with lime , carbolic
acid water , or any of the recog
nized coal tar dips. We have
known cows to become infected' '
! from merely standing in the )
barn 1 beside a cow that had recently
1c
cently aborted. The next tiling
! to do i : ; to watch for it in the re
mainder of the herd. While
ibortion is a skulking disease , it
may be usually detected in time
to apprehend the premature birth
if properly handled. Especially
is this true of younger females
md those giving birth for tlie
lirst time , that the udder begins
to spring just as it is common
just before calving. When this
is noticed it is time to get "busy. "
live a carbolic acid water solui
lion on hay or oatst or use anv of |
condition powders advertised
in these columns. Some of these
condition powders may be fed
right along and thus eliminate it
from the herd. Aborting cows
should bi washed internally with
a syringe and a solution of any of
the coal tar dips. The trouble is' '
very often transmitted by the j j I
bull , and for that reason it is a
very wise plan to wash the
sheath of the bull with the above
boluioiii both before and after
breeding. j
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Newspapers and Transportation.
The question of whether newspapers - !
papers may lake transportation' I
for railroad advertising comes up
in a natural way in connection
with the Jamestown exposition
Tlie roads are anxious all over ,
the country to promote travel to
the shbw. Newspaper advertis
ing is a vital necessity to the sue
cess of the enterprise. The press
generally is willing to boom it.
Phe roads are running their trains
and have room in them for an oc
casional newspaper man. The ! |
pap < 't" are going to press every
di ; v anil tln-j h.ai- occasional sparv
for notives of the exposition-
is convenient both ways to swap
oil ' what in.i ! side has the most
to offer in the way of trade LJtit
the commission vetoes the notion.
The bc"-t w.ty to get at the
right of tlu > controversy is to take
it into .the courts. The Motion
louti- has done in a test case
what is ol far wider interest than
the exposition raises in itself It
covers the whole question of ex
change bt'tween the roads and
tinpress. . It has been the course
of decision of the courts to rule
that what tinparlies agree shall
be pigment shall constitu'e pay
ment. The commission tries to
make : in exception to a rule for
merly ttnivcrs.il.
Kven if the courts now strain
the doctrine < if public policy to
sustain the commission , congress
ought to hold tlie old rule and
amend tin : law in favorol fiv < 'dom
of ( Oinr.ict. If a limitation
may be imposed in one direction
the people of the entire lTnited
.
States m ay be fenced jn with a
:
hund'vd oiln r : , s ; ud : all '
btis'r. , ! ! . ' . tried
x- up' ' < tn > ( on
under , irlntr.ir\ onditi.uis tl ; it
must [ < ru. . . ! " . . ; < r.ihle in l' ' ! end.
St. Jn. ! ! ) News.
Ho Opiates.
Conforms to
Katlonal Puru
1'ooj and
Drue Law.
All cough syrups containing opiates cooitl-
pate the bowels , lice's Lsiat ivc Cou b Syrup
mores the t wtls irl c'nU'ns co opiates.
LOYALTY WON FORTUNE. }
Railroad Mnn Loaves Generous Do-
quest to His Long-Time
Assistant.
.
121ghtcon years of unswerving dovo-
tlon htm brought ttu rich reward to John
Smyth , of 87 Crawford road , N. H. , enc
a Now York "cubby , " now the heir of n
railroad man of wealth. l 'or that length
of tlmo ho served the late Gcorgo But
dotto SprlggH , formerly general frclghf
agent of the Nickel Plato system , In th-
capacity of valet and confidential secr -
tary.
Kor llvo years prior to his death Ah
Sprlggs wan an invalid nuffcrlngfrotnau
inctirablo malady. During that tim
Smyth hovered over his beside , forego
ing all his pleasurca. For weeks at J
tlmo the faithful valet waa seldom abh
to take oft his clothcsi and was forced t >
snatch hln ( deep in n chair by the bed o1.
tiln allllctcd employer ,
Mr. SprlggH died n few weoKa ago ; hti' '
ho did not forgot Iho self-sacrificing de
votion of the man who oonthcd the las'
hourn of his lonely life. The former
"cabby" from Now York in now heir tn
real estate and nionoyn representing : J
bequest of more than $30,000.
It was on u dull Nn\ember morning ,
IS years ago , that ( leorgo IJurdclt"
Sprlggn met John Hmylh , cabman , In the
lot by the Hoffman house , New York.
"Cab , RlrV" InmtltPt ! Smyth of th
magnate.
Sprlgga turned and looked at tin ?
"cabby. "
"In tlilii the man you lecommundcd ? '
ho asked , turning to tlio hotel clerk tit
the desk The clerk nodded.
"Son , would you Hko to go to Cleveland -
land with mo'.1 I have Just discharged
my valet , and Callahan hero tells mr >
you arc honest and trustworthy. Will
you coma ? "
It did not luho long lostrlltc the bar
gain. The promloo of travel and the In-
duceniontii i held out were too strong tn
bo ! ro tinted by the neophyte who wlsht'i' '
to pluugo lulo tlie baptism of llfo- real
life 1i 1 by "seeing the country. " And the
arrangement i was never regretted , either
! by the busy man of railroad affairs , who
had neither wlfo nor child to brighten
his llfo , or by the forjnor cabby , who left
llttlo behind , and who is yet in the full
tidu of young manhood , with the means
nt his disposal to pursito a crowning de
sire.
"IIo never treated mo as a servant ,
but ] rather ns u companion , " said Smyth
"Mr. Sprlggs wan ono of those men
whom the possession of wealth docs not
upoll. IIo waa liked by every person with
whom ho came In contact , by his scrv-
nnUi as well an by his business asso
ciates.
"Tho properly ho loft me was entire ! " j |
unexpected. Before ho died ho told mo
I should bo taken care of in hla will.
Hut what WIIH left to me was so much
beyond my dcsorlo or expectations that
I wan overwhelmed. I tried to do my
duty while I wan In his employ , htt
I 'cally I did nothing moio than what I
wns very Hharally paid for. "
fieorgo Diirdcttc Sprlggs was 71 year'
old when ho died. Ho had railroad and
other interest * ) In Canada and on the
continent ns well as those In this coun
try. Uy hla will ho loft ? 500 to each of
three other employes and omo of his *
real catato to a nleco In Gloucestershire ,
England. Thn icwl of hla esluie liebe-
iiueathcd to John Smyth , once rabman ,
then faithful valet.
WEATHER AFFECTS RATES.
Comlltionu of Tomcratiuc.Hay Force
Tlnilrunda to Hne'ilcnl Re
ductions.
Weather conditions are frciiucntb
of striking Influence upon rates. To
start with , writes Samuel Spencer , in
"Hallway Rates and Industrial Pi og-
l-oss , " in Century , the seasonable topic
of Ice , there waa in n winter not lon
past a total failure of the ice crop
on the Hudson river and the lakes and
streams. In Nor/ Jersey and eastern
Pennsylvania. It was suddenly re
alized that distant sources must be
utilized for the supply of Ice for New
York and the populous adjoining re
gion for the coming summer. Lake
Champlaln and Lake George , several
hundred miles away , seemed most
available , and rail transportation had
to be arranged. Here was a now sit
uation , and a new and exceptional
traffic , for which no rates had ever
before been needed or established.
The emergency was ijulcluy mot.
necessary low vatcH were made , the ice
waa transported , and the deficiency
supplied.
A year or so a o the wtather gave
another uspoct to the ice problem.V
particularly cold season left a large
surplus stock of Jcu in the icohnusoK
In the vicinity of Now York city.
This dopreaeed the ice so as to affect
Injuriously the buelnoas of those lakes
In Peniisylvanlf. which regularly
shipped Ice to New York. To repair
aa far as possible this unexpnctrd in
jury to a regular , established b.11 new ,
the railroads leading from Pennsylva
nia made a substantial reduction in
their rates for Ice transportation In
order that their patrons during the
emergency might reach other more
distant markets.
Heed's Ride "Round the Horn. "
Tom Ilced , accompanied by William
Bryant , a well-known politician in
Walthnrn , took n Watertown branch
( Fltchburg railroad ) train ono even
ing a few year * ago for the watcli
city , whcro ho was booked to speak at
a Republican rally. It waa Reed's
first experience going "around the
horn. " Stop after stop was made , and
finally the brakeman sang out :
'Dlcafhery ! Ulcachory ! The next
tatlon Is Chemistry ! "
Say , mil , " drawled Hood , "this
.rain is taking u regular high school
toM iNnoton Herald.