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CHAl'TKK XXIV.
A-\ OUTRAGE ON WIIITTAKEH.
Carnttlicrs , when Horace and llerber
wont forth at the call of duty , Lad nskec
that Ueatrico'a letter might bo loft with him
As ho had fully proved his right to bo
ndinlttcdto the family council his request
was readily granted. AVitlitho loiter in his
hand ho wont into the library mid ponderoi
what had happened. The question ho hai
to bolvo was \ \ hnt motive could hnvo bccu
GtrouB enough to foico Beatrice to take sucl
a step 1
lie had heard from Horace all about the
claim niado upon the child , and this had ex
plained a matter whlcli had for bomo days
been troubling him greatly , namely , Uca
trice's abrupt departure from London. Ha
hero ho could BOO no strong motive. Thi
clnhii was abandoned , or at least lay qules
cent. Besides , Beatrice , us ho judged her
was far more likely to light than tolly
Ho dismissed anything to doith the boyer
or nt least put it osido to bo inquired into
collaterally.
Herbert , too , hod hinted lib idea about ai
attachment. Frank having nccrtalnw
that no shadow of. suspicion of such a thin ;
hung over Beatrice , fctcinlj- put it out o
Bight. Besides , there wcro one or two rccol
lections V'icli ho carried always with hln
and which rendered Mich a vulgar , unworthy
explanation something not far short o"
sacrilege.
Ho reckoned Beatrice a. uoman of superior
abilities , logical mid perfectly nblu to foresee
consequences. Ilo lull that she would no
have uctod as she had acted without care
fully considering what it ciilaileJ. No ro
mantic , girlMi iinimlso had hurried her
away ; no eccentricity of clmi actor had lot
her to fchajw mch u course. The loasou ,
whatever it might be , was t her uiiiid am
ply su lllcient.
(3ho ( was unhappy. Her own words raid
0. Did some danger overhang her ) Die
some evil threaten hcrJ What danger ;
"What evil } Why could not he , Frank Car-
mthers , bo at her lido to thioid and nidi
Heaven knows ho uould do it and tock no
reward.
Ho groaned. Ilo uns very miserable anil
cast down. It was in this very room ho had
bemoaned his ilrst sorrow. Ho had recovered
from that and had encouraged himself to
hope that lUc > -uomau ho loved would , after
all , be his. And now to como and Hud her
gone Rene \\ithout a word gone no ono
knesvhither no cno know whyl To feel
that she was llymg from some menacing evil
amlyi.t not known hat. Ho was very un
happy.
Ho had como down with such news for her
news which even as n Iriend she would
have been glad to hoar. lie had breathed no
woid of it tj her in London ; had resolved to
say nothing about it until all was tuttlcd.
At last ho taw his way to giving up the
drudgery of teaching what ho bitterly called
fools. Ho had for yeais been a thrifty man ,
and the money ho had saved was not u small
sum. For years ho had dreamed of literature
as a profession , and now ho s > uw his way to a
realization of that dream. His political
articles had attracted attention. Ho had
been offered an imjiortant journalistic post.
A manuscript from which he expected great
tilings was iii the printer's hands. Ho saw a
ccitjjn amount of renown if not fortuuo
waiting for him. All this ho had como down
to tell Beatrice before ho went back to Ox
ford , wound up his uli'oirs , and bade the
eltibaic town farewell.
It seemed as if , whenever ho counted on
dinmiiig tlio cup of joy , it was struck from
Iris lips !
Ho must find Beatrice. Sacred as her wish
not to be traced might bo to Borneo and
Hprber' . , Fiauk felt that it did not affect
him. Jio would not of course itoop to call
ing in detective aid , but the utmost ho could
do to solve the mystery should bo done. To
Finnic , Beatiico's flight appealed m n far
more serious light than it did to tar uncles.
Ho must go and look at her portrait. There
was a fine ono in the drawing room. He
went there , stood before it for a long time ,
and to the representation of herself vowed
that she was tlu fairest woman on earth ,
well worthy for a man to live or die for.
Then ho began to retrace his steps to the
library. As ho crossed the hall ho saw a
strange sight.
IVInttakor , the irreproachable , the dignl'
fled , with indignation written in every line
of his black-coated limbs , was standing at
the front door against which ho leaned his
full weight , whilst with his right hand he
was struggling with some object which pre
vented him from quito shutting the door.
Closer examination showed Frank that thia
was the end , about six iuclicn , of a stout
wnl'iing ' stick n contemptible object , yet , as
it was hold , powerful enough to foil the old
servant's efforts. IVhitlakor was puffing and
blowing , not so much from his exertions as
from anger. His face was as red as a turkey
cock's. Nothing impicssed Fiank more
strongly with the feeling that unusual things
were happening at Hazlowood House than
the sight of this respectable old retainer in
such abnormal dilllcultics.
"What's the matter ! " ho said , going to the
door.
"It's a man , Mr. Carruthcrs , " puffed out
"Wlnttaker.
"What doe ? ho want ? "
"Ho asked for Miss Clauson , sir ; I told
him she was away from homo. "
"Well , what theuf" Frank grow inter
ested. The parties outside and inside re
mained in the deadlock.
"Ho asked for her address , sir ; I told him
I did not know. "
"Well , what thenf *
"Ho culled mo a damned liar , Mr. Car-
ruthera , " said Wblttnker , with supreme
emotion , and in a voice so low Ihat it shown ]
liow ashamed he was of the occurrence "a
damned liar , sir. " The repetition sounded
almost tearful.
"Open the door and lot mo have a look nt
lilm , " taid Frank.
"I wouldn't , Mr. Carruthors , if I were
you , sir , 1 licliovo ho meditates making an
attack of personal violence. "
"Never mind ; ojxm tlio door. Ho won't
personal violence me , and you can fataud bo-
iiind mo. "
This , ns ho vraa a head and shoulders taller
than Frank , Whittakor felt to bo sarcasm.
However , being accustomed to obey , ho
opened the door , and Frank found himself
face to face with n man about lili own ajo.
A strong looking , muscular fellow , dressed
In the very height of fashion too far up , in
fact , to look u gentleman ,
Maurice Horvey , of course. Having given
Beatrice more than 21 hours' grace , he put In
execution his threat of looking her up. Not
that ho expected to $00 her ; not that ho was
prepared with a plan of action in casa die
[ roved icculcltrant ; but ho know the call
nould alarm her. It was only when ho hcaid
from Whittakcr that * > ho was out of to\vn
that the idea of her attempting to evade him
l y Wight occunod to him. it completely
throw him off his balanc ? , mada him disre
spectful to the old servant , and oven when
that functionary replied iw a gentleman's
servant fchould In BuchstrniUreply , byslmply
closiug the door , Induced him to put his
btick between the door and the post.
Hervoy looked at Frank ; Frank , little
guessing w hnt this man's existence meant to
liim ntid Beatrice , looked at Hervoy.
"Well"1 ho &iid. coldly.
"I wiih to icpeat a few inquiries which 1
made of the servant w lion ho to uncivilly
shut the door In my face , " said Herveyl
"I bo , ; to repeat the buruuii'a answers
which you to uncivilly received , " wild Frank ,
"You do not know her r.ddresl"
"If you uro tpeakiiig of Alias Claiiion , I
do not. "
Hervey hesitated.
"You are not Mr. Talbcrti"1 ho said.
"I urn not , " Mild iYunk , coldlv.
"Mr. Talbcrt cuu no doubt give mo the in-
fonimtloiU'1 j
"No donbt. But I presume ho will wan
to know your reasons for asking. "
"I'll wait and see him. "
"I don't think you will. Of course I hav
no power to prevent your colling again , bu
you will not wait hero. "
Hcrvov scowled , "Will you try and turn
mo outr ho said , defiantly.
Ilcrvcu Kowlcd. "Will you try and ( urn
me out ? " tie satrf.
" not " sold Frank
"Certainly , , pleasantly
"You stand bighor than I do ; you mus
weigh twostono heavier ! you look In pcrfoc
condition. Oh , no , 1 shall merely Foiulrotuu
to the stables nnd have the dogs loosexl , or
may oven scud as far as the villugo and fotcl
tbo constable. I shall not Interfere furthc
tbnn that , "
Hervey muttered what Frank know wn
nn oath. Ho turned away ns if about to tnki
Frank's warning. Suddenly ho changed his
mind nud came back.
"Docs Mr. Tnlbort know his niece's nd
dress1 ? ho nskcd.
For n second Frank felb almost sick. His
Interrogator had tried to nsk the question a
if it bore no hidden meaning , hut ho hai
failed. As by inspiration Frank know tha
this man , whoever ho might bo , was nwnrc
that Beatrice had lied. "JSTo , " ho said , look
ing him straight iu tbo face , "ilr. Talbcr
docs not know it. "
Without n word Ilcrvcy turned and strod <
away. Frank , with his head iu n ferment
walked across to the library. Dimly hi
guessed nt something not the truth , bui
something which from its vnguo terrors was
worse than the truth. And in consequence
of that halC-formod guess ho turned traitor
at once nnd began to fight on Beatrice's side
ready to aid her and to keep IILT uncles ii
the dork. Ho paused at tbo door , and callei
to Wbittnkcr. WbittnUer came. "You sot
that fellow down properly , Mr. Carruther,1 ! ,
bo said , approvinglv.
"Did II If Iweroyoii.AVhHtakor , I should
not mention the affair to your masters. "
"Sir , " told Whittakcr , with emotion ,
should bo aHiaiuod to breathe n word ahout
it. Both -Mr. Horaca and Mr. Herbert
would bo so mortified at the thought of t
servant ot theirs being called inch ou op
probrious epithet.1
"I should not mention it to Iho matdi
either , Whittaker. "
"Sirl" exclaimed Whittakcr , in o tone oJ
great surpiifo ,
"Ah , I forgot to whom I was speaking.
I bog your pardon , Whittakcr t quiM
forgot"
"Yes , sir , you did , " said Whitaker ( , witb
true dignity ; but , nevertheless , 1C only in
order to show th ro was no ill-feeling , tak
ing tha two half-crowns which Frank ten
dered liim.
Who was tliis man so anxious to ascertain
Beatrice's whereabouts ? Leaving out of the
question his nugentlemanly behavior to
AVhittakor , instinct told Carruthers that he
was not ot the class from which Beatrice
drew her friends. Spurious metal ; no eigh
teen carat stnmp anywhere , ho felt certain ,
Horace and Herbert would look gentlemen ,
whether dressed in the pink o fashion or
lounging about in rags not tliat they over
did the latter so , although ho was too
modest to add his own name , would Frank
Cnrruthers. But this fellowl
Suddenly Corruthors started from bis un
happy musings. Why had ho let the man
go ? Why not have forced him to say for
what purpose ho wanted tha address ? He
took his hat nnd ran quickly down the drive
nnd along the lane in the hope of overtaking
the man. Ho ran right down to the village ,
but saw nothing of him. Horvoy had
caught a passing cab , and was now well ou *
his way back to Blacktown , and carrying
the pleasant reflection that Beatrice's man
ner of getting out of her difilr-ulty bad pub
him into a cleft stick. Ho began to wish ho
bad been contented with monay , and fore
gone revenge. In the nineteenth century an
attempt at revenge proves a failure in nino-
ty-nino case's out of a hundred.
Although Carruthers did not find the man
ho u anted ho found eomo one else Sylvomia
Mordle. Sylvonus and his tricycle formed
the centra of a Kympathotio group of vil
lagers. Something had gene wrong with
the metal stood , mid the curate , smiling as if
n foundered tricycle was ono of the greatest
unexpected blessing * that can visit n clergy
man , was examining wheels , spokes , cranks
and chalas. Various suggestions , some
prompted by rustic wit , were hazarded by
lookers "Got the " "want's
on : staggers ; a
food , poor thing ; " "light ii fire under him ,
fair , " etc. , etc. Sylvnnus took Iho jokes of
his flock iu good part , but , presently looking
up , saw CaiTiithors among tlio spectators.
Ho left his helpless machine , nud the two
friends shook hands warmly.
"Here , " said Mordlo , turning to bis flock ,
"bring that affair to my house , rome of you.
Now , old fellow , " to Frank , "como and liavo
nehat. Heard you wcro to bo dowu this
week. Como to my lodgings. " Ho took
Frank's aim nnd swept him away.
"Cau't give you moro than n cup of tea , "
ho continued , "tobacco anil ten that's the
worst of beiu ? in the church. Can't ' ilaro to
offer n friend whisky until after 10 o'clock
at night. An enemy might go by un
awares. "
Ho rattled on merrily , nnd appeared to bo
id the highest spirits. This , of course , was
because ho felt certain that Frank's rccond
visit to Oakhury would not have bosn paid
bad Beatrice remained an unattainable prize.
Frank only came again because ho felt sura
that a Mcoud attempt would ni-'nn MICCCSS.
"Lots to say to you lots , " jerked out Syl-
vanus as they entered his rooms. "Fmi-
sliawe writes mo that you nro going to give
up coaching. Want to hear ail about it * but
wait till the tea's made. Ever see mo make
tea ? "
"Wonderful thing tea ! * , " bo continued.
' Cheap tea helps Christianity tromondously.
Great blessing , " Ho put the a'ready steam
ing kcttlo fully on the llro , nnd opened a
canister. "I I , Bylvanus MorJb , found
out the error of modern tea-making , I'coplo
make it as they made it t enty years ago ,
when it cost oaven nud six n pound spoon
ful each head , one for the put. I go on a
tcalo . " Ho absolutely
sliding , according to price.
lutely shoveled in the tea , uud dushol tha
boiling ati > r on it. "Now two rninutos ,
and tticii | K > 'ar. The aroma , tha soul of the a
tea , is caught. Tastal' ' ci
Frank thought that even an aroma must "
bo cunning and bubtlo if it managed to csf <
capo this bustling , energotio parson , The Ei
tea wns certainly good. ei
"Now , " wild ilordlo , stretching out his
long legs , "toll me the now * "
During Iho process of tea making Frank B
had been reflecting. Ho saw thit ha wanted n
aid moro aid than Horace nnd Hcrlnjrt , tt
who o ono Idea was to conceal Beatrix I *
flight from tlio neighboring gossips , could '
give him. Ilo knew that Bylvmms was true < - ' '
as stocl , and would keep the secret. Ho r <
hoped to gather from him tome useful particP1
ulurs ns to Beatrice's everyday lifo during li
tbo lost few months , So bo told By 1 van us
the news the whole news.
And having told it. Frank Carruthcrs KIW
what few , very few in this world have ever
sccuj thai \vos the Hev. Sylvomis Mordlo
looking the picture of utter "misery mid self
reproach. Tlio change in the man positive1 !
startled Oarrulhors.
"It's been on my mind over since , " tali
Mot-die , dejectedly.
"What's been on your mlndf For mercy'
sake sjKak out if you hnvo any clue to give. "
"I have been very wrong. I ought never
to have yielded. But 1 did. 1 could n' '
icfuso. "
"Did wlmtl Pull yourself together nut
tell mo what you mean. "
Mordle did so , and gave Frank the whole
history of the expedition to Blacktown
Frank , who a few hours before had heart
nil nbont the Raw lings claim , tried to relieve
Wordlo's mind and to certain
, n extent suc
ceeded. However , the curate still rotainct
the Impression that the visit to the "Ca
and Compasses" was in Kimo way rcspomiblt
for the girl's flight. Frank had some troubli
to got him to promlso to withhold his con
fcsslou from the Talborts.
Ho resolved to find this woman whom Beatrice
trice had visited , nnd to learn what oecumx
nt the Interview. Ho felt halt inclined to
veer round to Horace's original theory , tha
Beatrice had fled to insure her pet's ' safety
1'crlmpi the man with whom Whlttnkcr hat
struggled wean lawyer's emissary. Beatrice
might have paid her mysterious visit in ordc
to delay proccodtngs. Jf so , her strange ac
was but nn neb of folly , and all would come
right in the end.
Ho tried very hard to take this view of the
case , but ho could not. No , there was more
much moro , in the background , and ho fcl
that the man ho had seen hold the key of the
puzzle. Ho cursed his own unreadiness o
resource ill having lot liim go so easily.
CHAPTER XXV.
ANOTHER rAI.NTUt. TASK.
Tlio dinner that night at Hnzlowootl House
was a dreary affair. Frank did not t-co his
hosts until the gong sounded. Their calli
had kept them so long that they wcro obligot
to dress in undue hnslo to avoid impunctiml
ity in their own persons , n thing w hich wouk
have amounted to a kind of moral sulcido.
The conversation whilst Whittnker Avns ii
the room was naturally forced. Frank eouk
indeed tell them of the contemplated change
in his life , but us all the while ho was think
ing how Beatrice would have received the
news , his communication was made with
none of his usual vivacity. Horace and Her
bert wore mildly astonished. They trusted
iu that way which implies doubt that il
would bo for the best. To give up n certainty
for an uncertainty seemed a pity ; but of
course Finnk know his own business host. A
remark with which Mr. Carrutkcrs mentally
agreed.
It seemed quite in order with the misfor
tunes of the house that the bottle of Ii
- - -
-w-i
should havs been shakoa In some way an4
appeared cloudy , not to say thick. It might
have boon as thick aa pea soup for all Frank
cared.
Nothing , or next to nothing , was yaid dur
ing dessert about the recent painful event.
Frank sat n oody and silent. Ho was workIng -
Ing out problems ; connecting Beatrice's flight
with the man of the afternoon and the visit
to the inn. For Beatrice's sake ho was now
fighting i for his own hand. Horace and Her
bert 1 ho eliminated from the inquiry.
His moodiness affected his hosts , and upon
his refusal to take moro wine they suggested
an adjournment tothodrawing-room. Frank
agreed readily. At any late ho could sit
there and gnzo at Beatrice's portrait.
"Do you mean to take uny further steps ? "
tie asked.
"I think not , " said Horace. "Herbert and
I have talked the matter over and feel there
is no moro to bo done. Wo saw n great
many people this afternoon , and I nm sure
liavo leit a general impression that Beatrice
has gene to visit friends. "
"It was a most painful duty , " raid Her
bert , "but ono wo felt must bo performed.
In fact , it was due to oui selves to forestall
jossip. "
"I nm sure Frank quite understands the
situation , " said Horace.
A satiiical smile curled round Frank's
ips. "It must have boon most painful , " ho
aid ; "you must have felt like two Spartan
joys with a joint fox uudor their clothes.1'
"Yes , " said Herbert , simply ; "wo did. "
"I have often heard tbo simile used , " said
[ lorace , "but its great strength never struck
no until now. "
Carruthors gave a short , quick laugh ; ho
could not help it. The brothers looked sur-
irisod. They could see no reason for any
ipproach to merriment. A biting sarcasm
came to the young man's lips , but ho ro-
itraincd it , and in a moment was glad ho
lad done so. It w ould have wounded thcso
wo kind , mild-looking men , who , no doubt ,
vere ns unable to realiza the anxiety raised
n his breast by Beatrice's flight , us ho was
unable to comprehend the importance of the .
consequences which they wcro making such
sacrifices to avert. Seeing things in the
same light is a matter of constitution , cduca-
ion , mid training.
Just then Whittaker brought In tea. and
vhilst ho handed it round Frank had leisure
o rejoice , insomuch as ho had kept his tougno
u command. But misfortune hail not yet
lone with Hazlewood Houso. Frank , in
noving his arm , knocked down a cup , nnd
sent its scalding contents over one of the
overal delicious little Chippandalo tables ,
ho pride of the Talbjrts' hearts aud the envy
of their lady friends.
Tlio simile of the Spartan boy and the fox
nust have scorned oven uioro appropriate to
loraco and Herbert ns they smilingly assured
'Yank it was of no consequence , uono what
ever. They did not oven ring for aid , This ,
lowover , was because Whittakcr , who had
vitnossed tbo catastrophe , was already on
is ! way to the ECCIIO with nn armful of soft
clotlis. Ho mopped and dabbed and wiped >
ho table as tenderly ns a mother might per-
'ami tlio ablutions of an infant who suffered
'ron ; some imtation of the skin. Horace
ami Herbert uatchod him for a while , and
hen , 110 doubt thinking their apparent care-
ossno-ss h id cased Frank's mind , joined in' '
ho rubbing aud wiping. They Uiutod up
,
L-v
Torace anil ITfrltr joined < n the wiping ,
omen of their Rla-ss cloths , nnd poked them
nto every little corner nnd intcrstit'coxnctly '
s : a floanly nurse wotild linra explored tlio '
ars nnd oycs of her infant charge. Frank
-as compelled to stand by nil the time and )
ocl what n clumsy rnlllan bo had boon. Ho
il-hcd bis relief usVliittaker \ nt hibt gutb-
rod up the duiter.ami dcpartod.
Convcrsntion Inngiilshod. Tin mlsfor- Ir
Line to the toblo Doomed to have driven , , ,
leatrlco into the background There is <
olhing lllco a Eocond grief for driving out
tie first. Frank felt that Iloraro and Uer- n
crt wi-ro still thiiiUius of that VId
Icco of furniture , Ho was right. Pros- VIP
ntly Hoi uco Klipjxjd out of tbo room , aud P >
eturnol with u biimll bottla of furniture it
ollsh and a piece of flr.unel. Gravely nud 8' '
elaborately bo began } iolishlng bU blander- 8'S
> ggod Chippeiulalu tieasuro. 8'h 8'h
( TO UK CONTINUED ] T h
Tbarfl ar to tl.o United States forty ccflin 1w 1
ictoilej , tbe UrijesV baiujf In Cincinnati , w
THICKS OP MNEMKN.
How tlio Wlrcn Are IllcRitlty Strung
"T | it | > tiiR " Wires lor ln-
rornintton.
Chicago Tribune.
Oa the roof of ft lofly bnllding In the
business district two brawny linemen
wore at work among the network of wires
fastened to n high series of cross-arms.
Ono bent hla oir oloto to n tiny telegraph
Instrument connected with a wire , while
the other , under his direction , busily
twitted two wires together.
"Hold on , " raid the men listening nt
the Instrument. " They want to mcnitiro
retlstanco. Wo will have to wait a
whitu. "
The two descended and behind n hugo
chimney lit their pipoo , Asked a young
man who had been watching them with
Interest : "Suppose you wanted to string
a wire from this to that building oppo-
sit , how would you do it ? "
"That's against the law , yonng fellow , "
responded the tailor of the two llnemou.
"Telegraph companies never break the
law. "
"Bat stipposo yon wanted to. "
"Young follow , If 1 wanted to c rrn
wire across the street from hero I'd lot
yon go down on the sidewalk end watch ,
nud while yon were watching I'd ' got the
wlro over and yoa'd never knorr It.
How ? Well , that' n business aocrot ,
but I don't rnlnd telling /on that 1'ro '
known men to psifurin the feat several
w ye , If I wanted to do It I might take
tbiit pilot wlro , for instance , that IB com-
poaoa of two or throe strands. 1 might
twist a bunch of wires to go across the
ttreot till they exactly resembled the
pilot wlro to an cbaorvcr on the sidewalk.
I might cat the pilot hitching on my
bunch end keeping It taut by main
strength , any man opposite could eloirly
banl It over. You wouldn't know It was
msvlng. When ho had wlro enough I'd
ibako ont the n ires I wanted from the
bunch and leave the rest to make good
the gap in the pilot. If I couldn't find
a pilot wlro on the particular roof ,
I'd take the biggest gage single
wlro there and hltou two small wlroa
twisted together to It , make a Quo joint ,
nnd my assistant would haul them over.
: ) uo would servo to make np the break
n the big wlro , the other would bo rnlno.
[ f I ware driven to it and had to got a
rope across the street , I'd work either
early in the ovonlng or early in tlio morn-
ng , when I have hoard there rtto only a
'orr policemen around nnd thojo cither
csleop or cbutnpa that Trouldn't know
what I waa doing. I know one man on
Dearborn n'.roat who had ono wlro in hla
oflico and had to have another. An
enemy asroro ho shouldn't and hired a
maa and a policeman to watch the cor
ners of two buildings on oppocito sides
of the atroot and the sky to BCD that no
wlro was strong While they were look-
ng the wire went over. It wcs a little-
; wo-strand cable , just the elzo of the oln-
; lo wire , and after it waa fastened to the
alter and the joint nicely soldered It took
an hour to poll It slowly over. "
"If yon woio to undertake such n job
wouldn't ' yon bo liable to mistake th.3
wire ? Got the wrong one ? There arc
a good many on the roof-topr. "
"Yer , there are thousands of thorn
elegraph , telephone , electric light , sig
nal , fire alarm public and private , dead
acd seen t. But there are cccrcs of llnc-
ncn who know every ono. T can put my
lands on a dozen mon any ono of whom
cu can take blindfolded oa any roof
nd ho'll tell you the name , number ,
owner , use , destination and origin , and
BCD of cvory wlro in the biggest rack you
csn find. Its kind of a natural knowl-
dga you either know cr yon don't
enow. I know a man who can't read or
wrlto , but ho can break open a thlrtj-two
trand cable and pick out tha wire ho
wants.
"It Is alnaya a follow who knows tbo
wlro geography ot the rocfa , " ho coa-
Inucd , "that makes the taps. Are there
many taps ? Ton don't hear of a fraction
f thsra. It Is natural Bomoltmeo people
would try to catch the secrets worth
housands of dollars that go over tolc-
; raph wires ain't It ? I was after a tap
.ho odhor day and found it in our oflico
orcr. ; It reminded mo of another In
he days of the hottest war against the
inckot-ihopa. A certain shop wan get-
Ing quotations. Wo made a dozen tests
and tours , and found nothing. Finally
> y accident I discovered the operator in n
trtaln hotel hod hla Instrument near a
olophono nnd shouted quotations out too
oudly. I looked at that telephone and
uund that It was kept in circuit by a
iltlo wooden-peg under the lever , which
was apparently with the ear pleco hang-
ng in it. That wai a good dodge , bat
lie tappers mtdo It a beautiful ono by I
ahiog that : telephone wlra all over town
nd actually breaking open a telephone
able , running it through that aplcco ,
tun into another cable , aud finally taking
; through a cantril tower , all to disarm
usplcton. Wo located Ita other end in a
nk cllico In a high building on Clark
t-eot nnd there sat a telegraph operator ,
tie 'i/lnno to his car , catchlnc ; tha shoot-
ng quotations of the other operator and
: -iegraphlng them over a eccrot nlro to
ho bucket shop. la another case they
eft a blind lead for us In the shapa of a
wlro half concealed running into a hole in
brick trail while they broke open the
nen-covered line , fastened their tiny
opper threads to It , and ran them down
olus bared in thn Insulator Into a
tilmnoy. In another oaeo they tapped
very wlro cf a certain company and
[ pged up a battery of their own. thus
nicking themaolvca Independentand bade
efianoa to that company for four weeks ,
II they dropped on the tapa in their own
( lice , In another case they went on a
ertaln roof the owner of which aworo
10 would shoot any man found there
dinging moro wlro , and kept a guard to
o it ; and while the guard wan on band
apped the wire they wanted , Of course
wo didn't think of looking there Mid
idn't ' go up tborofearing we'd bo thrown I
ff , till we had to. "
Tnlclntj to tlio "VVoortH ,
OJtlitan ( to editor with valleo In hla >
land ) Hello , Shosral vrhoro are you gen -
n ? at this hour In the raomlnti Jt
Editor Snpara ( looking warily about )
'm ' going for thu first truln. In writing '
ip the eoclablo last night I stated that
be ladfos wcro the ciinliott lot of wo in ( in (
Dvor saw nsietnbhd together. This
'nornlni ? thn paper had ' 'homelloat" for
oomelleat. " I'm ' golnc' up into I IIP
orth Woods for a month's mention.
Tlio Slroet Oar Nulannco ,
The conduct of the street cir drivers
stopping tbolr oars and shutting their
yea against imtla from the street , la bo-
onilng abiolutely uaboirabla to the pit-
ors of the line and IB a matter of unl-
ercal comment and condemnation. One
river was caught In the ut , BO flagrantly
orforinod this noon tnat U U tin-
mpoisiblo to overlook It. Ono of tbe
jentlotnen of the Union Pacific panaoii-
er department was compelled to run n
lock to catch car No. 21 , turning off of
'cnth street op Fanum at 12,15 , wblle
IB batle were eocondcd by a choraa i /
iioutn fiom the atrtet , which a peat
nruuld liavu heard ,
T"E CHICAGO
Council Bluffs
and Ghicam
The on to Uke far Ta Stolnc" . Utnhitl !
( own , Ccilut lUpUj , Clinton , DUIo , Chlc-iffo , lilt
OTuVo knd 1.11 j-olnta cMl. To the npoplo ol No
btMk , ColoiAdo , Wyoming , UUh , Idaho. Nn d
Oregon , WMblnRton and C lltotnl It offers lupotlot
( ulv ntitf ( a not I'oflfilblc by ny other line.
Atnortc a low ot the numoroui points of npsrlor-
Ity cnjojcj by thopatromo ! this ro J Iwtwocn
Omih rnl Chicago , are Ita two tralni a day ot DAT
COACHK3 which ate thoflncet that human art anil
Ingenuity can crnto ; Ita I'ALACR SLUKl'INO CA113
which are models ol comfort ami clccanoo ; It * PAH
LOU DIIAWINQ HOOU CARS. ungurnamxHl by any
nil Its nldoly celebrated PALATIAL DINING CAU3
ho equal ol which cannot bo fotiml elsewhere.
At Council niuHa tbo tralni ol the Union Ptolfld
Hy. connect In Union Depot with thoeo of the Clilea
& Northtrcttorn Ily In Chicago tha trains ol thlj
Ro make close connection nlth thoeo ol all custom
line I.
For Detroit , Colnmbne , Indlananoili. Cincinnati ,
Nligara Fail * , Buffalo , Pllteburg , Toronto , Montreal
Boston , Now York , l'hllailclhla | , Baltimore , W h-
Injjton anil all points In the Kaii , Mk the ticket
agent lor tickets Us the
If von vrtan the best accotutnoiUtlont. All lick
agents sell tickets \la this Hue.
M.nuoniTT. ps.nAiH ,
Qtneral Manager. Gon. Pa. . Agent.
CHICAGO W.N. 11ADCOCK ,
Oon 111J FarnamSt , Omaha , No b
CMXVA. GO ,
St. Paul
: e.A.iLW.A : -ST.
TH23 SHOBT LINE
And BEST KOTJTSS.-
FIIOSI OMAHA TO
THE EAST ,
TWO TRAt NS DAILY BETWEEN OMAHA AND
Cblcngo , Minneapolis. Milw.vikoa
St. Paul , Oodnr linplda , U.weaport
Clinton , Dubuque , IlocUford ,
Hock Island , Freeport iTnacuvillo ,
Elgin , Mtidiecm , La Oroojo ,
Bololt. Winona ,
And all other Important points Unit , North-
cast aud SouthoMt.
Ticket offlco at 1101 Farnsra street ( In Paxton Ilo
tcl ) , and at Union I'aclflo Depot.
Pullman Sleepers and tbo Finest Dining Cars In
The World are run on tnomaln lines of tlio CHICAGO
MU.WAUKRH & ST. PAUL H'v and orcry attention la ptld
to paseoneora by courteous cmplojct ol tuooomnooy.
K MIU.EK , General Manager.
J. P. TUCKER , Asa't Gen'l Jranagor.
A. V , II , CAlirHNlKB , Genl Paea. & Ticket
Agent.
GKO E. IlKAi-Foni ) , Asst. Genl , TfttB. and
a IBU&rti. ffl q
ESuccK8son ( TO )
FOSTER GRAY.
WHITE PINE , YELLOW PINE , OALI
FORNIA KEDWOOD
ASH , OA1C , BLACK WALNUT ,
SPANISH CEDAR.
Bear ( U Lime , Louisville Cement
Portland Cement , Iowa nnd Michigan Plas
ter , Hair , Etc. Etc.
. 6th
I'rrmnmr' TJccIIno f rnmrrrors or o.i
Lost Pinvi-r jJistatc.l ol HIP UlilnoyN , Illili- ]
nrr. ns < l I'mxtnlu Clnnil rujmi ) without
btnmoch Medicines hy tlio JInrstnn llolui. Vn-
rlrort'lu cured without surgery. Treatlsonml tes
timonial0 rrop. All rorreapoixipnr'O confidential *
JtAKSTON REMEDY CO. , or DR. H. TRESKOW ,
ac ' - - ' 4 r o wouv vntJK.
1 faaro a poBttlra roincdy for tin aboradlioaio i by It *
oea thoatftndiof catovol tlio worst Llnil ender lone
taodln tiavo been cured. ltilet ) > il. o.trnncliitnyrnltti
initictticacr.timciwiii nen.irno itom.Ki ) I iin : ,
tnKctbcrivUlinVAI.UAIII.UTKUATIbKctitlillOlliiiua
toanyeuflVrer. Olvonxpn-KBknil r O.uddrivs. /
UK. T. X. ULOUUM.llli'earlSt. , New Tu * '
Plnttsmoutli , Nel ) .
Crco-rol thoroughbred and high grade
Heroic d and Jersey Cattle ,
And Pnror ml .Tnrnnv Ilfil Hwino.
Did you "Sup- '
/4JJrji iV „ | C * " ' ffetinyi !
pose Mustang Liniment only good
for horses ? It is for inflamma
tion of all flesh.
"CHICHESTER'C ' EPJGLISH. "
Tlio Orl lnul iiinl Only < Joiiuliip.
ludlilionitlilo ( a LADIES. A U > oiir llrlluirUt fit
"t'mcliritrr'ftjTnulUlr'iiiiJ tkkt o ollur , or uitloke 4ft.
( itfttiii ) to u for t'Artlcultn ( n Ittttr l > yr < turii mail *
NAME PAPER. ClilcbcKtcr Chrmli'iil Oo
ffiMBraG-liiiii
PACKET OOMPjOY.
Direct Line for England , Franca
and Germany. !
The immjhlpa o ! thli well known line tr
f lion , In Huter-tlgbt compartmcntg , * nd are far
ilibcd with every icqultlte to msko tha inajeiK
both ( its nd agreeable. They ctrry the Unllo
( os and Euroucao inalli , and leave New Yor
rfcusdavi and 8atuida lor l'l > mouth ILI/NDON
Jherboug.U'AItlS and IIAMQUUK )
Ilatcii , Firtt OablnW- . Bt crago to and
'rom Hambure J10. O. U UIOJIAHD& CO. , Oen-
trtl Pass. AKoct , 81 Croadway , New Yorlc and
VuhlnRton and I.a Lcllo etrccti , Chicago or Henry
Juuclt M rk JIatiBon , K. E. Mooroi , llarryP , Dcul
; Orontwlv iSchooto-cr Country ,
'
OMAHA rANOYTKAM DVT1NU
AND
Piopitetor. atntlcuQ0 > 'Clothlntc
' ' 'l I' t ! '
. All kin
( tort notla
il ) . Ku 'ai-tctd , Uouglaa Btreo
StJOOEsaona TO'JOHN O. JAOOCS ,
UNDERTAKERS I
AND E3IIJALME11S.
At Ibe old ttuidlllT Farnau St. Oidrro by telo-
rrti > h aollclt d aud promptly attended to. TUoohooo
o. S26 ,