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THE DAILY BEE-MONDAY , AUGUST 3f , 1885. I ; THE CHEAPEST PLAGE IN" OMAHA TO BUY i bltr DEWEY Ono of ho Best'and Largest dtockg in the United Staler To Solect.Fromj NO STAIRS TO CLIMB , ELEGAFT PASSENGER ELEVATOR WlioluTo lrfl ! tt away tbclrjoutliful leer nd power , who an Itifrcrlnufrnm torrlhlt , DRAINS anil LOSSES /who arc weak , IMl'OTUNTnnd unfit for marriage. of all ages , who find their POWER nniliitnllty , m.ruto < uiil 'SKXUA' MriiKNUTII weakened. DJ curly ImhliY or EXCESSES , err receive a ] > oaltlvoand Inatlnc. U Ri : , MO mailer of how lotikincllni ? tlio case may be , or who lias lulled In cnrc'.liy a few weev or months use of tno celebrated MYRTLEAIN TREATMENT . . .Jiomewlllioutcxposure. HiMSS time. andforLbSS money than nny ntlicrtncthml Ititho wnrld. Weak back , licatlachc , EMISSIONS , lassitude , loss of spirits ami munition , jrlfm nr UiouRlits , d r a d I ul drcarns. dclcctUo memory. 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Coneifondence acllited from engineers End bridge GREEN & BURKE , LIVESTOCK COMMISSION MERCET'S TJNTON STOCK YARD ® . REFERENCES : , U . Kt U Morchant1 & Farmer' * Bank David Oily , Neb. U fiTl 3. H Si , N 6 D. Kearney National Banlr , Kearney , Nub. Oolumbni Btato BanV , Oulumbus , Neb , McDona'd'i ' Bank , North PJatte. Nub , Omaha National Bank , Omatia , Nub. CF. . GOODMAN , Wholesale Dm AND DEALEIt I.\ OMAHA , NEB. 0. B , GREEN. 0. 11URK ( Will pay ctutomcn Draft with Bill of Lading attajhed , ( ortwo < thrdi\alueof ! itock ) A FAMILY AFFAIR BY HUGH OONWAY , "Called SaeWand "Dark ' Author of Da/ ] * CHAPTER XVII. A CASE FOR KIHO BOLOStOy. At a few minutes past ton o'clock in tha morning Sylvouua llordlo , vho for some quarter ot on hour hod bcon waiting at tlio cross roadi as patiently us the fluger post itself , saw Beatrice coming towards him , Ho hastened to meet her , and Ids sharp eyes at once noticed that eho looked worn and weary. Hod ho known that slio had spent n sleepless night this would hava caused him no sur prise. The two walked on until they reached the outskirts of the city. Hero , by Beatrice's command , the curate hailed a cab. "Whcro shall wo drlvo to ! " ho asked. "There , If you please , " said Beatrice , hand ing him a paper. Hordlo stared , nnd could scarcely repress a cry of surprise. The paper bore the words , "Tim Cat nnJ Compasses , Market Lauo. " Ho wondrrod Mlmt , ' ' wbrld Miss Clanson eould want nt a fifth- rate Blacktowu inn. However , ho gave thi order , and in duo tlino the cab draw up at ita euphonical destination. The "Cat and Compasses" was an Inn which had seen better , much better , days , on the strength of which it still ventured to call itself tx family and commercial hotel , Per haps it spoke the truth ; perhaps its assertion was but n laudable evidence of a dcslro to rogalnits former status. Itstood in n narrow street very near to Blacktown market , and , judging by external appearance , was tha very last placont which either nfanally , or even ono of these dashing representatives of commerce of our day. would dream of stay ing. It boasted n , billiard room , built over a stable at the back , nnd approached by a step- ladder. Saving this , its attractions word few , beyond the gay looking bottles and neat llttlo kegi ranged temptingly on shelves nbovo a battered but bright piwtcr counter a choarful gauntlet to bo run by all who entered the house itch' . What could bring Miss Clausou to inch n place ? Simply this : the widowed landlady of the house was nil old friend of Mr. anil lira. Hawlings. Thcso respectable people were staying \ \ ith her , and Beatrice had learned the address given to her uncles. Her busi ness vi as to BOO Mrs. Rawllngs. As the cab stopped Sylvanus , who know nothing of the claim mode on little Harry's ' person , looked inquiringly at his companion. Ho saw that Bcatrico hod nt a glance taken in the rather disreputable look of the "Cat and Compasses , " which was doubtless un fairly enhanced by a man with a sodden , gin-besieged face , who leaned u ainst the doorpost smoking a short pipe. Ho saw , moreover , that Bcatrico nppearcd agitated , "You n ore right not to cotno alone , " ho said. " You were right not to comaalonc , " fie said. "Will you step in nnd ask if a lady can see a Mrs. Ilawliugs , who is staying there1 ITordlo obeyed. Beatrice drew down her vail and leaned back in the cab. She closed her eyes , as U for the moment tohhut out har surroundings. "It must bo donel" she murmured. Hci eyes were still clorxsd when she heard Mordlo , his clear accents just tempered bycurprise , saying that the person she wanted was in the house , and would sea her. Beatrice moved as if to leave the cab. The curate kept the door closed. "iliss Clauson , " he said , "can I not dc your errand for you ? This seems scarcely the place for you to enter. " Ho spoke jnoro gravely than usual. His mind vas picturing the consternation into which Horace and Herbert would bo thrown did they but laiow that their niece was visit ing such n. place as this. Ho felt ho was bo- trayiug a trust , and until ho could assure himself that the end more than justiQed the incam would bo ill nt case. "No , " said Bcatrico , "I nlono can do it. PleiiO do not follow mo ; but I should bo glad if you will wait for me. " Very reluctantly ho opened the cab door , and with many misgivings watched Beatrice go past the soddcii-facod man , who cast oftoi her a look of maudlin npprovrl ; ho watched her go pa"t the colored bottles and thopowtei counter , and disappear from sight. As she vanished , Sylvanus , nho was shrewd enough to feel that i t would bo moral ruin for a clergy man , o pcclr'ly ono who was but a curate , tc bo teen at such an hour of the morning hang ing about the door of such a tavern , ensconced himself in the depths of the cab , and waited and wonderoJ. Ho honestly believed that whatever might bo the mission which brought Bcatrico to such n place , its object was perfectlypuro und womanly. Yet he was unhappy , and felt guilty. Horace and Hoi bert sat heavily on his conscience. CharItable - Itablo as ho know them to bo , prompted by charity as ho persuaded hhnsclf was Bea trice's unknown errand , ho was fully nwaro that no milk of human kindness possessed by the Talberts would induce them to consent to their niece's exercising the sacred quality in such dingy purlieus , or under the roof of fuch a questionable establishment as the "Cat and Compasses , " Tha limits of the charitable obligations of Hazlowood House were strictly defined by the boundaries of Onkbury parish. At the end of the gleaming pewter coun ter Beatrice encountered the widowed landlady , whoso frame , espansivo after the manner ofwidowed landladies , filled up the narrow passage. She eyed Miss Clauson curiously , and then conducted her to a snug parlor at tha back of the bar. Inn parlors af this eort are always cosy and warm. This was no exception to the rule. A cosy , low room , and not w ithout cheerful ornaments , seeing that it boasted n largo tea tray inlaid with mother of pearl , several colored prints and n handsomely-framed copper-plato writ ten document , which proclaimed to all who oared to read it that the deceased proprietor was a member of the Ancient Order of Odd Fellons. Bcatrico noticed none of these ortlstio em bellishments. She took the chair t > hich was offered her , and , without inislng her veil , awaited tha iippcaranco of Mrs. Rawllngs. As io woman with nny pretensions to re spectability and solvency would think effacing facing an unknown vititor without EOIUO little smoothing of plumes and adjustment of attli'e , JILs. ) Clauson had to wait several minutes for the desired audience. At last she hoard the door open , imd , with attillcU sob , she ros ) , turned , and faced the now comer. Mrs. Eawliugs1 good-nature. ! round , com monplace facoi > ere on expression of wonder ment. She caw that her visitor was of a class different from that which usually hon ored her with n morning call. As n. tribute to Miss Clausen's undeniably lady-likouppear- anco the good woman's gieetiug , which bo- ean with a nod , cmdod in Bonn-thing like a curtsay , " 1'leaso bos sated , ilss"fcho said. "I hear vou wont to epeak to mo. " "Yes , " said Beatrice , In n low but clear voice. 'I wish to speak to you nbout the child which you claim ns yours. I wish to hoar what you have to say. " The woman's tnco grow ( jravo. "Ah , " she sold , "I must ecnd for my husband. He's managing the business. " Beatrice mada an Imperious gesture of dis tent. "What I have to soy must bo Bald to you , Kindly see that \vo speak without In terruption. " Mrs. Raw lings settled back in her chair tather sullenly , nnd eyed her veiled tlsitor with Increased curiosity. Buddcnlj Beatrice again spoke : "Toll we , " she sold , In tones of strong reproach preach , and , perhaps unwisely , Morn "toll mo why you dare to claim ns your own a child whom you saw for the first time a few days ago ! " Mrs. Rawllngs seemed troubled. She could not sco her visitor's eyes , but had the un comfortable feeling that they wcro gazing sternly nt her , as if striving to read , tha truth in her perturbed features. "Wo lost n little boy , " she faltered out , "a door llttlo boy of that ngo. My man la certain this is ours. " "But you you are not certain. A man may inako n mistake ns tq his own child , bul not n woman. The mother docs not forgel her child , or bcliovo the child of n stranger to bo her own. " "My sunn Is so certain , " repeated Mrs. Rawllngs , "ho must bo right. 1'oor fellow , over since our boy was lost ho has been seek ing him , high and low. It has driven him all but mad at times. Now ho has found the child , nnd moans to bavo him. " She spoke the lost scutouco somewhat defiantly. "Ho will never have him"sold Beatrice , slowly. "Listen to mo. Thcro Is no chance of your obtaining that boy. His mother knows In whoso hands ho is. If your claim is pressed , proof ns to where the child really Is will bo forthcoming. The production will cause pain and grief , but that will bo berne , If needful. Sco hero" she drew from * her pocket the label -which had becu cut off the child's capo "tho parson w ho has n i Ight to that child must produce the half of the card which fits this. AVlien wanted it can bo produced. " "I know nothing nbout cards and proofs , " said the woman , w hose understanding could not , peihaps , grasp the ingenuity of the dovico. "All I know is Kits , miss : my hus band swears it Is our boy , and I believe him , poor man. Sere enough ho bos grieved for two years iiovcr been the same man elnco. " "You do not believe him , " said Beatrice , In the same delibcrato way , "but for the sake of setting his inindnb rest you humor his delusion , nnd nro willing to rob another woman. You seem to bo a kiud woman , yet you are ready to work irretrievable harm to another. " "I mean no harm to any ouo , miss. If it shouldn't bo my child , the mother can't beef of much account who could desert n pretty llttlo dear like that. But there , I've listened too long , and perhaps said nioro than I ought. If you like to see my husband , I'll send for him. " Mrs. Rau Hugs rose ns if to terminate the audience. Beatrice also rose and faced her. She throw up her veil , and for the first time during the interview showed her face to her companion. "No , " she said , with strnngo vehemence ; "I have more , much moro to say to you. Look mo in the face , and feel sure that I am speaking the truth. What if I tell you that I know the mother of this child kuow why it was sent to Hazlowood House know that if forced to do so the mother will claim it publicly will face whatever the shame , rather than yield It to another ? Will these things have weight w ith you , nnd inako you persuade your husband to lot the matter rest ! " Her impassioned manner had its effect upon her listener. Mrs. llawlings fidgeted about , and her round eyes , which hitherto had rested wonderingly on Beatrice's face , were cost down. "It's no use , " she muttered , shaking her head. "Not a bit of uso. Ho has set his heart on the boy. He'll say it's only n trick. " "Then I have yet moro to say. Look at mo again , and listen. kPut yourself in my place , and i callzo what you compel mo to do. I tell you iho child is mine it is mine. DC you understand ? " Mrs. Railings shook her head feebly. "It is mine , " repeated Beatrice. "I am ita mother. Do I speak clearly enough ? That . "It is mine , " repeated Beatrice. ' / am its mother. " joy Is my son. I bore him in marriage , but n trouble and in secrecy. Now will you or rour husband dare to lay claim to him dare : o swear it belongs to you ? Answer mo 1" "Oh , dearl Oh , dear , dear ! " ejaculated Mrs. Rawliags. Beatrice's face was palo as death1. She bteatlicd quickly , ns ono in pain. Now , that her hand was forced , now that the juarded secret of herllfovvas wiestcd from jcr , she scorned to speak like ono who , having : old the \i orst , cares little what follows. "Savo myself and ono other no ono laiows of its birth. I loved it and longed to have t ever with mo. But for years I scarcely dared to ECO it. Then came n. chanco. I schemed so that it might corao to mo and bo ilwayawii lime , nnd. yet no ono need know t was my very own. I injured no ono by EO doiug. I had my child and could love it and care for it. I was all but happy. And now , for what can bo of no benefit to you , you will f orco mo to tell my tale to the world or part with my child. Yet you nro a woman , md must have ft woman's heart ! ' ' She looked at Mrs. Eawliugs nnd saw that ar3 were in her eyes. "Ibellovoyou nro kind , " continued Bea trice in a softer voice. "You have forced no to tell you all. llufc I bollovo you will coop my secret and help mo to keep it. " She did not mean to sue , nevertheless there was in imploring tone in her voice. Mrs. Raw- Ings clasped , her plump hands together ; the tears streamed down her cheeks. In splto of years of practice in plaiting up those mysto- Icus whlto integuments whoso fanciful shapes adorn shops vhcroporlcis sold , the worthy woman was still humnno at heai t. "Oli , my poor young lady ! My poor young ady I" she cried , "You BO young , t > o proud- looking , BO beautiful ! To bo loci astray ! Oh , dear | oh dear ! What villains men mo , both Jghnndlowl" Miss Clauson flubhod to the roots of her lair. Sh3secmcdabouttoepcakbutcheclcd icrself , "You are satisfied now f she asked after a pause , "Oh , yes , miss , ph , I am BO sorry for you. You were right to trust mo. Not n word shall pom my lips. " ' But your husbaudt" ' "Oh , dear ! oh , dear ! I'must do the best I : au. I must tell him it ia not ours. Ho will jo BO unhappy , Ho's u good man and a kind msband , but rather excitable. I assure you , ; nis3 , ho was fully convinced that sweet Uttla joy 'nas his , I.own I wasn't , but I Uumorod Dim , teeing the thought made him eo happy , Anyway I would have loved the boy llk my own. Now I promise you there thaU bo QQ more trouble. But my poor man , ho will bo disappointed. " "Will of " . Boa any gum money began. * tricorat her timidly , vn , no. Ml * Although Rtiwlln < t3 hoi neglected bustnNS dreadfully for the las two years , nnd hk brother ig grumbling , tv ore fairly wcll-to Io people with n tidy b ! saved. Oh , no , my man ia single-eyed. Ho only wanted Us boy. " "How was your cMld. lostf nsked Bea trico. trico.Mrs. Mrs. Rawlings looked ratlicr coidusod. "I can't help bclloviug , miss , that the poor llttlo follow vras drowned and navor found. ButRftwllnga lie won't have it so. Ho says hovms stolen and wo nlinllfmd hint POIUO day. " After this Miss Clauson thonke < lhcrlios < cs3 with grave dignity. Then she dropped her veil and attended by Mrs. Rawllngswcut back to the cab imd Sylvnnus. She had gained her end , but at n price only known to herself. What it had cosfc her to reveal the secret of her lifo to that strange woman con scarcely bo over estimated. Such was her feeling of degradation that she almost wished that her uncles hod boon in the room v hen yesterday she went with the child in her band to tell them \\hat she had to-day told Mrs. Rawllngt. "And niter nil , " she mur mured with n bitter smile on her face , "It is lut staving oil the crash which must como sooner or later. " Hero she sighed involun tarily. Mordlo's quick ear caught thosound , "Nothing unpleasant ImppQed , I hope ? " ho asked. "My business was not of the pleasantost nature , but I accomplished it successfully , ' rcplio.l lieattico. Ho said no moro. By her desire showos set clou n nt ono of the principal shops in 31acktown , nn emporium of articles of feml- ilno need into which Mordlo could not ven- uroto accompany her. She thanked him 'or his services , nnd ho know that Ihoso .hnnksworo n dismissal. Hostroda back to Oakbury looking very thoughtful ) indeed it was not until ho was well into his own parish ' .hat ho remembered the necessity of resum- nghls usual cheerful air. "It must have jccu charitable , " ho muttered. "But why the secrecy/ Why the 'Cat and Com- lasses ! ' " Saturday cntno. All that morning , the msiest of the week , Horace nnd Herbert voro lldgety nnd uncomfortable. Long be- 'oro ' Iho hoar Used by Messrs. Blackotfc & iViggcns for the appearance of their client's sirriago the brothers were glancing down ho drive. Mi.ss Clauson , however , appeared rnlrn nud nt her case. Her woman's instinct old her that nil danger from the claimants ivos at an end. About 3 o'clock Horace urned to her. "My dear , " ho said , "has Mrs. Miller made any preparation for the child's departure ! " "Nono w hatovcr. Ho will not bo sent for. [ t was but an idle threat. " Horace nnd Hcibertexchanged glances. They know it was no idle threat , but they Ittlo know how the fulfillment hud been averted. Three o'clock come four five o'clock jut no carriage , no Hawlings , no Blackctt , no "Wiggcns. Sunday , Monday and Tuesday massed without any sign or manifestation ol aostility. The Tnlbcrts were then bound tc confess that their uieco had judged aright. "Beatrice appears to bo rematkably clear sighted , " said Horaco. "Remarkably BO , " answered Herbert. But had Sylvanus Mordle , who spent the evening with them , committed a breach 01 laith nnd mentioned his excursion with Miss Dlauson , the brothers might have suspected , hey had credited their niece with a quality ; o which she had no title. CHAPTER TOE SWEETS OP LIBERTY1. " 0 Liberty ! thou goddess heavenly bright ! Profuse of bliss and pregnant with lelight. " Every bard has sung the joys 01 jiberty ; every wiiter has said his say upon icr glories. Patriots have died for her , and talesmen modern ones especially have made her a convenient stalking horse. The ubjecb being such a stock one , nnd apt [ notations , o plentiful , thcro is no need tc Lilato upon the frame of mind in which Mrs. Miller's acquaintance , Mr. Muurico Hcrvoy , late No. 1C80 , found himself , when Portland prison nt length discontinued ita ungrudging md rnachine-liko hospitality and restored ilm to the outer world , a frco man save foi ho formality of once a month reporting him- elf to the police , and that general suspicious urveillanco which is so irksome to thf usually modest and retiring nature of c icket-of-leavo man. The "goddess heavenly bright" showed her ace , the first time for some years , to Maurice rico Hervoy on the very day when Miss -lauson and Sylvanus Mordlo went to Black- town. Mrs. Miller , who hod manifested so kcor mi interest in the felon's enlodgement , ro inoincd in complete ignorance of the happj event. This was duo to no omission on hoi > art. She had written twice to the govcrnoi it Portland , begging that the dale of the ouvict's release might bo made known tc ler. The letters were dated not from Oak- lury , but from some place in London. The Irst letter was duly acknowledged , and the nformatlon vouchsafed that the date could lot bo esactly fixed. To the fcoand letter ho received no reply. The reason for such pparcnt discourtesy was this : The day of the man's emancipation was .rawing very near , so ho was told that his rlendhad written , nnd ho vas asked if he vished to bo sent to London to most her. lo cast down his eyes and in n respectful vay stated that ho was sorry to say that he ttributed Ills present shameful position to certain evil counsel which the writer had ivcnhim , nnd v.hichho had followed. He id wibh to bo sout to London , bub would other avoid this woman than seek her. Lfter this nvownl Mrs. Miller's letter re mained unanswered. , Ho wa" ou educated villain , who had been ( entcnccd to five years' penal servitude for ttering forged bills. Like most buch men , vho nro sent into seclusion for the good oi ! io community , Maurice Hcrvey was oblo to calizo , without ) sueu , severe treatment ns , -os needed to convince the Apostle Paul , iiat kicking against pricks is foolishness , lo had bosu , ordered to pay a certain debt , lisl aavior meant that the debt would be xactcd to the uttermost farthing ; whereas oed conduct would in time lighten the obll- atlon nnd induce his creditor to accept n landsomo composition. So ho did to the > est of his ability such work ns was al- ottcd to him. Ho was too clever to attempt lie elbow-worn trick of interesting the haplain by a pretended conversion. He agely reflected that chaplains must by this Imo liavo grown wldo awake. But ho vt ore n contented , iuoffeasivo look , spoke civilly to is jailers , complained of nothing , and gave no trouble. It was only in the seclusion of is circumscribed cell of corrugated iron hat No. 10SO scowled , grafcd his teeth and lenchod his hands. It was only there that vhllo his heart craved for personal freedom ils lips noiselessly framed bitter curses and Vows of vengeance. Bo it is that if upon his return to freedom fr , Hervoy had given hts experiences ol ; ennl servitude o the daily papers , Ids de- icription of the punishment of bread and rater diet , dark cells , and that humiliating zeroise with the crank known na "griwl ns the air" would hare hod no flrst-hana value. Before leaving Portland ho was told that ho "Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society" ' would doubtless do something for liiiii. Hi expressed his gratitude for the information , wt added that unless from clhuto hU right and hud lost its cunning , ho could cern an soacst ho cm-hasizod the word livelihood without difficulty' Ho had been an artist , nud could ugaln purcuo that cicft under n now name. During his detention ho had given Ula janltora proof of his giaphlo abili ties b/ the graving ot sundry slates with complicated nnd notiuartistlodesigns. Thcs ! } worki of art wo still shown to visitors to tha > rixu. as curloi.itlcs. So , practically a free man , Maurice Her- i oy stooJ in the fctrootsof London at 4 o'clock onthaiecond day of the now year. There was llttlo about him to attract attention. By a merciful nd sensible dispensation , dur lug Ibothrco months prior to his emancipa tion a convict's hair Is left to nature , so that In these daya of military crops Mr. Horvey's head , whicU no longer jrescniblod a me * stormdrum , was not n signal of da.nff r. The suit of clothes which replaced thdIurnblo prison dress was rough and ill"fltth.c 1'ut ' not such as to crcalo remark. In London that night thcro must have bicn hundrcd ? f thousands of rjspectablo men who Jookal neither bettor nor worse than Maurice Her- vcy. vcy.Freo at lastl Free to turn where ho liked , nnd , within tfyo limits of the law , do as Iw liked ; in splendid health ; in the prlmo of manhood. JVco to redeem or cancel the past by honest work , or by dishonesty sink lower nnd lower in the f uluro. In hl pocket tha sum of live i * > umls foventcon shillings nnd sixpence , the result of years of self-enforced peed conduct nnd unavoidable hard labor. The fingering of this money. ROTO him a new , or nt least awoke n dormant sensation. It was moro than four years since his hands tad touched n coin of the realm. Think of Lhat nnd realize what penal sen-Undo means The first use ho made of bU liberty nud jnonoy was characteristic , nuA I fear may i waken indulgent sympathy in the mind * of bo majority of man- ( not womankind. ) . Ho went Into n tobacconist's nnd bought n nlncpcnny cigar. Ho lit itsat down upon a chair in the shop and for EOIUO minutca smoked in blissful , contented silence. The shopkeeper eyed his customer narrowly. His poneral appearance , especially the look of his mndi , did not seem compatible with' what ho tradesman called n "nlnepemr smoke gent. " Hervcy caught the man's oj-ej fixed on his hands. Ho himself glanced nt them \ 1th a look of disgust nnd n muttered curso. Years of turf-carrying nud digging nnd delv- ng for Portland stone piny havoo wllh n jcutlcmau's hands. Hcrvoy's nalta were > rokcn , blunted nud stunted ; his fingers were thickened nnd hardened. Altogether its hands w ere such ns a jwrsou solicitous as o the refinement of his personal nppanranco vould prefer to keep in his pockets. Thcro "wero other actions which showed ho tickct-of-lcavo man to bo possessed of n ostldlous nature. The first enthralling olemuity of the rofound enjoyment of good obacco having passed off , ho left the shop nnd went in search of n ready-made clothing stabllshment. Hero ho bought ; n chirk nud ollar , n pair of shining boots , u lint , gloves , nnd ft cheap suit which for a few dnyj would mug together and present an appearance almost fushiouable. Ho asked pei mission to : haugo his uppnrcl on the premised. Then laving had n brown , paper parcel made of .ho suit presented to him by n , generous ; overnmQut ha went his wny , no doubt nuch relieved by the ntnelioi alien of his cr- ernal condition. After n few moro purchases needed by n ; entleman for his toilet , ho found his mouoy lad dwindled down to very little. Ho had , towovcr , enough loft io buy n shiny black rag. lute this ho tumbled his jwrccls , nnd miling a hansom paid his last shilling to bo oiiveycd to the door of n well-known hotel. A luxurious dog this convict ! Ho engaged a bedroom. Ho ordered a dinner of which oven Horace nnd Herbert might have approved. Ho rang for hot voter , and spent half an hour soaking his lardoned nnd disfigured bauds. Ho scowled as ho realized the painful fact that hundreds f gallons of hot water and months of time must bo expended before these badly-used members in any way resumed their original ppearance. Then , without a shilling in his > ocket , ho went to his dinner , with which ho 'hen without a shilling in his pocket 7w went to Ms dinner. rank a bottle of champagne. It is cleat hat Mr. Hervoy , late 10SO , had liberal views s to the treatment duo to himself. Ho hod , noreover , a lot of lee way to make up. Ho spent the evening smoking the hotel gars and drinking the hotel whisky and ater. Pleasant as those occupations were , o retired to rest early. While ho had been oaking his hands ho had cast longing eyes [ > on the beauties of the white-covered bed , id had mentally contrasted its soft chnnirs ith the asperities of the strip of sacking hich had for BO long been his resting-place , wcot , truly swcot , nro the uses of adversity hen they teach a man to enjoy the simple omforts of lifo as Maurice Hcrvoy that night n joyed his bed. Ho rocled in the clean hito sheets , ho nestled on tha soft mattress nd j-et softer pillows. The profusion of aukets filled his soul with a lapturous ormth. And as ho fully : callzed thocon- rest between the innocent luxury ho was njoying and the discomforts of nu iron cell ; ht feefc by four , ho vow od n very proper ow : that no ill-adviicd conduct of lih owu lould force him to rcuow his acquaintance ith prison faro and discipline. The love of xnry bus saved many a man from going rong. * "Besides , " ho murmured , ai ho Bank off sleep , "thero is no need fox-foolery of iat kind. I am master of the bltuation. 1 an oat , drink cud bo merry for thorest of y life. " Theio are many men who would cop the sounder had they such a thought to ulc tl.cm. In the morning , of tor breakfast , it occurred Hervoy that a moneyless man staying at hotel ii in a rather precarious position. casant as waa his nowly-found liberty , icro was work to bo done before he could ith a clear conscience enjoy it. So ho Hied forth , Ijrudgcd through n number of roots , and nt last reached a quiet back road 11 of unpretending little Louses. At ono those houses ho inquired for a Misa artin , who had lodged there some four or y years ago. Miss Martin , 1m was fa * ormoJ , had left over eo long loft without 'iving an adJmss. Hcrvoy's heart grow ; ick. In his haste to once moro taste the uxurloa of lifo ho had been too precipitate , fo know that unless ho cculd flnd the person 10 wonted it would have been batter for him o liavo kept his good conduct money intact. The woman of the house , who noticed his dismay , added that the thop nt the corner night know what hod'bscomoof ' Miss MarIn - In ; so to the ( shop ho went. Ho w as in luck. Ho learned that his friend lived about a milo aw-r ; moreover , that she was now Mrs. lumphroys. As ho heard this supplement ary piece of now s the man luughed so curl ously that the shopwoman eyed him ask ance , Ho walked to the now address , , that of nil- > tkDr little house in another qviict fctrcet. Ha inosked. A Rood-looking , rc"poctahoyuung ! voinau , carrying n baby , and followed by n oddling child , opened tlio door. Klio nave a ow cry. and Btcggcrcd back againsfc the vail , Hcney raL-od his hat with mock wliteness , and without invitation entered ho hcnx ? . TUo woman called to como ono vho ccuio mid relieved her of her cWldren , 3ho then o eacd the deere a sitting-room , nto which the follow od her visitor. Horvey throw Idms If on n cliair , and looked ac ihe woman with a satirical smile , Asyct not n vord Lad j-ascod between them. Tho. man was the first to break tilcnco. "Well , Fanny , " bo said mockingly , sc you are marrloJ , end have forgotten mo ! " "No ; I am trying to for-jet jou. " She Ejioko bitterly , "And you can't. ThalV a compliment , considering the years of separation. " The woman looked at LJm in the face "Maurice , " she Bald , "I um married. . ' married , a kind , Iruo taau , who loves mo , and works for mo an l.for ciurcblldion. He know ( V fjrcut deal , uoj all about my juxst. vo | ho tooic mo nnd trusts mo. You trfll stee when I tell you I nM trying ; to bo ft . . woman and n gbod wifo/ You nl waj-s finecroi | nt anything good. Urrf , Maurice , for tb * sake of whnt fro were once to cack 6tbr spare mo now. Let luolivotnpoacty rind < you no moro. " ' ho The DOW Mjpsrmtondont o ! Indian oboli has tn do reports to the necroUrjr * * * * * ' , ' tenor concerning the condition of tM Ol ' - oocolndinn Indna-M nahml la tha InaUn , ttViitorr , and tha llaskell Inttitnto t L w. rfivoo , K n. * t the former , thera ara n.itf 170 pupils. Their to ohcts MO Ivrt yf.unr. ad lev1. The tnklo pupil * nro uwd 'M nbarerR nod tha girls do newlntf work , The pupils ranife from o to oftga. Ono half of each day Is glroa - - school ex erclies. Thalr progrMt il tlovf bttt may bo sld to-bo latlsftctorr. At the Ilk ) * call Institi'te , the progress ol Indian ohil&ea la reported to bo eomcthlna ; remarkable. Too pupils nro ropldly learning to speak , re d a wrltn ErjglUh , and in the higher brnchri fO making enccurnRiTjp ; lieadrrny. Tha gwdnn and mcchailtnl cduotion U tory. "CANDEE" ARCTICS , DOUBLE THICK BALL. * * l H' " i Tha "CASOBB" HUBBER Co. giw a better Ktsb * bcr than can be obtained clseulicro for Ure > tamo- money , with their preat Improvement of the UOlIllLi : THICK JULL. I'lio extra tlilcfcncs * ot rabbet rightundcrtho UcaJ , gives KOUllUi.lVKAK. Auk to sco the "CAXDEK" Donblo ThlctBall Rubbers lu lioat * , Arctics , overshoes , AlAskaey Ac. A Common Sense Idea" FOR SAO.E BY I ± 512 Douglas Street , 1PMOT3ECT doitroB the goima of all conta gious dlscv < 8 , ' ! ANTUTMOTJO will dot troy ftM odcr and keep tha air of your sleeping roomn conl and fiosh. ASIIZTMOTIO Is w'th-ut color or odor , and ti harm'esa tj clothing or llojh. U it Itnaluablo In the alck room , FAMILY If persons nil uwAHzrmotlo In tlio water In whloh they b the , they will flnd Rreat relief It toft onsthowatir , anddocauot dry the flesb like am ri monb. \ A.G-AZNST Dons the sir In yout hou'o smell ratuty or Im pute ? Are j ou anmycd wl < h the oior of coantnp ! Doyen yon want tn ( top It ? Antlzymc.tlo eprlnkled about will ircahea and purify It cv.ry time. CMOJLJEMA. Antizmotic Solutionrs' HAIBUEU-AMEEICAN PACKET OOMPA2JY. Direct Line for England , France and Germany. Th * eioaraxhlpa ol this well known line ar of lion , In witor-tlgbt uompaitmento , and arc for olibed with every requisite to mifco the piR6S > K b ith Bale and agreeable. Tboy cariy the Unite Btttea and Kuropean malls , and leave New Tor Innudayaand Saturdays fur I'lymouth iLDNDON Oberbouc.lPARIS oud JIAMBUUF ) Katon , firs * Cablu$63-loO. Steerage to and rrom Hamburjt 810 , O II KIOnAUDS CO. , Oen- oral Pasa. Agent , 81 croadwny , New Tork and Washlnfttun and La Ldlo streets , Chicago or Ucnry Qundt Mark Hanson. F. E. Mooioi , lurry P. Deul maha ; Grouowlf ijiohoono'cr Country. f ( BrCCEBSOB TO ) ( FOSTER GRAY. WHITE 1'INK , YELLOW TIN'E , CALL F011NIA REDWOOD A81I , OAK , BLACK WALNUT , SPANISH OEDAK. 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