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CIIAPTER TV.-ContInucd.
For a rnornvnt the expreaIon oP my
tinclos face matle me realize that ti
' rnateh wa rcally a iertous matter to him.
! Then lie 1irtigged his liouiders with an
Incre4u1oin nniie.
"All the worse for the fools 'iio give the
odds. ' aI4 be. "My man Is all right. YOU
$
-2 - $ &W iittii yesterday , ncphew ? '
"Ito wa all right ytstert1a ) ' . sir. "
' anything bad gone wrong I nhoUtd
I- .
r - bave harL"
"Hut , pcrlinps , " saId \'arr , "It 'as not
1
gone wrong with 'Irn yet. "
What (1'yO1 mean ? "
' 111 toll YOU what I mean. lr. You remember -
member Ikrks ? You know that ho ain't
to be much depended upon at any time and
that ho had a gruilge again8t your man
'cause ho laid ) iliii out in the coach house.
Well. last night , about 10 o'clock , in lie
conies into my bar , an' the three bloodiest
rogues in London at 'Is 'eels. There was
' ' warned oft Cue ring
Ited Ike , 'liii that 'as
'cause lie ( ought a cross with I3lttoon.iid
there was Figlititi' Yusscf , who would eil
kl lila mother for a 7-siiililii' bit. The third
was Chris MeCa thy , who Is a togle snatcher
c by trade with a Pitch outside the Unyinarket
theater. You don't often see four such
beauties together , and all with as much as
they could carry , save only Chris , who is
too icary a cove to ilriiilc when there's
sonwthln' goin' forward. For my lart I
showed them into the parlor , not 'cos
they was worthy of it , but 'cos I
'
know right well they would start bashin'
some of my customers and maybe get lily
' license Into troulib ? If I left 'ciii in the bar.
. I served 'em with drink nuil stayed with , ,
'em Just to see that they didn't lay their
I I 'anus Oil the stuffed IiarroilUet and the
pictures.
' \Veli. gor'nOr , to cut it short , they began
to talk about the fight , and they all Iaughcd
about the ide that young Jim 'Arrison
could win it-all eceiit Chris , and 'e kept
a-nudgifl' and a.t'vltchin' at the others
until Joe flerks nearly gave him a wipe
across the face for his trouble. I saw
rometliin' was in the wind. an' it wasn't
very 'a1 to guess what it was-especially
when Reil Ike was rcaily to put tip a liver
that Jim 'Arrison would never light at nil.
o I up to get another. bottle of Ilptrap
and I slipped around to the shutter that
.n pass tile liquor through from the private
l bar into tue parlor. i ( Irew it an inch
open , and I might 'ave been at the table
With tliCfll , I could 'ear every word that
clearly.
' at
growlin'
'T1iero'aa Chris Mccarthy
' still. and
them for not keepin' their tongues
there was Joe Ilerks swearin' that 'e woulil
knock 'Is face In if 'e dared give 'un any of
'Is lip. So Chris 'e Eort of argued with 'em.
0 ' frighteneil of lierk , and " put
'e was
( or
vou1d be fit for the
I it to them whether they '
\ job in the mornin' . aliti whether the gov'nor '
. ' 'ad
found they
' would pay the money if 'e
' not to be trusteil.
been drinkin' , and were
r This struck them sober , all three , and
' Flglitin' Yussef asked what time they were
to start. Chris saul that as long as they
were at Crawley before the George shut up
t ( they could work it. 'It's poor pay for a
0 chanCe of a ropeY sail lIeu Ike. itope ho
i d-d , ' cried Chris , takin' a little loaded
* stick out of 'is side pocket. 'If three of you
r ' 01(1 'ira down and I break 'is arm bone with '
this. wo'vO earned our money , and we don't
4 rIsk tnore'n six niotitlis' kilIy and crank. '
'he'll fight , ' said Ilerks. 'Well. it's the only
SIght 'o'li get , ' said Chris. And that was all
t. I 'card of It. This mornin' out I went. and
r I found. as I told you , that the money is
gem' onto Wilson by the ton , and that no
odds are too long for the layers. So it
tauds , gov'nOr , and you know what the
ineanin' of it may be better than Bill Warr
can tell you. "
n "Very good , Warr. " said my uncle , rising.
a "I am very much obliged to you for telling
me this , and I will see that you are not a
to
r- loser by it. I put It down as the gossip of
drunken ruflians , but none the less you
ft I have served mc vastly by calling my attention -
- tion to it. J stippose I shall see you at till
, Downs tomorrow. "
"Mr. .Tackson 'as asked me to be one 0'
tile beaters-out. sir. "
"Very good. r hope that we shall have a
fair and good fight. Good day to you , anti
thank you. "
- 1 My uncle had preserved his Jaunty do-
snoanOr as long as Warr was in the toofli.
but the door had hardly closed upon him
before he turned to me with a face which
as more agitated than I had ever seen It.
" \Vt must be off for Crawloy at once.
ziopiiow. " said ho , ringing the bell. "There's
pot a molliont to be lost. Lorimer. order the
bays to be iarnessed In the curricle. Put
the toilet things in , aziti toil \Viliiam to
bavo it round at the door as soon as possible -
blo , "
"I'll se to It , sir , " said I. anti away I
ran i the mews In Little Ryder street ,
where my undo stabled his horses. The
fF0Otll was away and I had to send a lad
In search pf him , vhile with the help of the
iiveryiiian I dragged the curricic from the
coach house and brought tue two mares out
of their stalls. It was half an hour or
possibly three-quarters before everything
hail been found , and Lorlmer was already
DRUNIEN MAN SNOUUG IlORRhI3I.Y.
\ . 'salting in Jt'rinyn street with the inevitable
basketa , while my uncle stooti in the open
door of lila bouso clad in his long fawn.
co1ortl driving coat , with no sign UpOil his
cslm taco of tito tumult of Impatience which
znurt. I WUB sure , be raging within ,
"WO ehail leave you , Lorlmer. " said he.
'Wo might find it bard to get a bed for
iou , Keep at her head , W'iiilam ! Jump
to , nephew. lIulio , Varr ; what h the
, Uistter now"
The prio lighter was haBtening toward
'us as fast a his bulk would allow.
"JU5L 000 word before you go , Sir Charie ! , "
be panted , "I've just 'card In my tap
trooin thitt the four men I spoke of left for
; .Crswloy at 1 o'ciocic. "
" % 'ery gooaVarr. . " said my uncle , with
biR foot upon the step ,
'And the odds have risen "
' to 10 to 2.
"Let go her head , \\'llitam ! "
"Juit one more word , gov'nor , You'll
, .xcUse the liberty but if I was you i'd take
jIll p151015 with inc. "
"Thank you. I have theta. " The long
thong cracked between the ear of the
' , , 2eader , the groom sprang for the pavement ,
' , * od Jerinyn street Jiad changed for St.
% &wc's ad that again for Whitehall , with
a swiftness which showed that tile gallant
mares were as iinatleiit as their master.
It was 4:30 : by the I'ariiaineflt clock as we
flew onto \Veatminster bridge. There was
the flash of water bent'atli Us , anti then we
were between those t'o long dun-eoiored
lines of houses , wHich had been ( lie avenue
which had lcd up to Londoti. My uncle
sat with tightened lips and a brooding
brow.o had reached Streatham before be
broke the silence.
"I have a good deal at stake , nephew , "
said he.
"So have I , si ; , " I answered.
"You ! ' he cried , In surprise.
"My friend , sir. "
"All , Yes , I had forgot. You have some
eccentricities after all. nephew. You are a
faithful friend , which is a rare enough
tiling In our circles. I never hail but one
friend of my own position , anti he-hilt
you've heard me tell the story. I fear it
viil be dark before we reach Crawicy. "
"i fear that it will. "
a'In that case we nitty ho too late. "
"i'ray ( iou not , sir"
, . \e sit behind the best cattle in England ,
hilt I fear lest we lint ! the roads blocked before -
fore we get to Crawiey. IkI yeti observe.
ut'pliew , that these four villains spoke in
\'arr'a hearing of the master who was be.
hinti them , and who was paying them for
their infamy. Did you not understand that
they were hired to cripple my mali ? Vim.
then , couid have bired theta ? \'ho had an
Interest unless it was-I know Sir Lothian
lIunlo to be a desperate man. I know that
iie has had heavy card losses at Watler's
and Vhite's. I know also that he has much
at stake upon this event , anti that lie has
plunged upon it with a rashness which niade
his friends think that he had sonic private
reason for being satisfied as to the resuit.
By heaven ! it all hangs together ! If it
hOUid be so- ! " lie relapsed Into silence ,
but I saw the same look of cold fierceness
settle upon ills features which I had remarked -
marked there when he and Sir John Lade
had raced wheel to wheel down the Godstone
road.
The sun sank slowly toward the low Stir-
roy hills , and the shatiows crept steadily
eastward , but the whirr of tue wheeis and
the roar of the hoofs never slackened. A
fresh wind biew upon our faces , whi'i the
young leaves drooped motionless fro " the
wayside branches. The golden edge of the
sun was just siiikiug behind the oaks of
Iteigate lull when the dripping mares drew
up before tue Crown at Iled Hill. Tile landlord -
lord , an old sportsman and ringsitler , ran
out to greet so well known a Corinthian as
Sir Charles Tregeilis.
"You know forks , the bruiser ? " asked
my uncle.
"Yes , Sir Charles. "
"lifts ho passed ? "
"Yes , Sir Charles. It may have been
about 4 o'clock , though with this crowd of
folk anti carriages it's hard to swear to it.
There was him anti Red Ike anti F'Ighttng
Ytissef , the Jew , anti another , with a good
bit of blood betwixt tue shafts. 'J'iiey'd been
driving her hard , too , for she was all In a
lather. "
'That's ugly , nephew , " said my uncle ,
when we were flying onward toward Ileigate.
"it they drove so hard it looks as though
they wished to get early to work. "
"Jim and Ileicher would surely be a
match for the four of them. " I suggested.
"If i3clcher were with him I should have
no fear. But you cannot tell what diablerle
they may be up to , Let us only find him
safe null sound and I'll never lose sight of
him till I see him in the ring. We'll sit Ut )
on guard ss'ith our pistols , nephew , and I
only trust that these villains may l'e indiscreet -
discreet enough to attempt it. But they
fllUSt have been very sure of success before
they ppt the odds UJ ) to such a figure , antI
it Is that which alarms inc. "
"lint surely they have nothing to win by
such villainy , sir ? If they were to hurt Jim
llarrlson the battle could not be fought
anti bets would not be decided. "
'ISo it would be In an ordinary prize
battle , ncpliou' , anti it is fortunate that it
slictilti be so , or the rascals 'ho infest the
ring vouId soon make all sport impossible.
But here It is different. On the terms of
the wager I lose unless I can produce a
man within the preecribcti ages who can
beat Crab W'iison. You must remember
that I have never named rily man. C'est
dommage , but so i Is.Vo know who it is
and so do our opponents , hut the referees
antI stakeholdera would take no notice of
that. If we complain that Jim Harrison
has been crippled they would answer that
they have no olllciai knowledge that Jim
harrison was our nominee. It's play or pay
and the villains arc taking advantage of it , "
My uncle's fears as to our being blocked
upon the road were only too well ( oundeil.
for after we passed Iteigato there was such
a procession of every sort 'of vehicle that I
believe for the whole eight miles there was
not a horse whose nose was further than a
( ow feet from the back of the curricle or
barouche in front. Every road leading from
LOfitlon , as well as those from Guildiord
In the west and Tunbridge in the east. bati
contributed Its stream of four-in-hand gigs.
and mounted sportsmen , tilitil the u'hoie
broad lirighton highway was choked from
ditch to ditch with a laughing , singing ,
siioutiug throng , all flowing in the same
direction. No man who looked upon that
motley crowd could deny that ( or good or
evil the love of the ring was confined to no
class , but was a national peculiarity , deeply
seated In tue English nature anti a commot ,
heritage of tile young aristocrat in his drag ,
anti of the rough costers sitting six deep in
their pony cart.
There I saw statesmen anti soltilers. noble.
flIeR and lawyers. farmers and 'squires ,
with rougbs of the. East End and yokels of
the shires , all toiling along vItiu the pros.
poet of a night of discomfort before them ,
on the chance of seeing a fight , which
might , for all that they knew , be decided
in a single round. A more cheery and
harty set of people could not be imagined ,
intl the chaff ilew about as thick as the
dust clouds , while at every wayside inn the
landlord and the drawers would .be out
u'itb trays of foam-headed tunkards to
moisten those importunate throats. The
ala drinkhig , the rpdo good feiowhlp ) , the
heartiness , the laughter at discomforts , the
craving to see 11w fight , all these may beset
set down as vulgar anti trivial by those to
whom they are distasteful , but to me , iii.
toning to the far otT and uncertain ecboc !
of our distant past , they seem to have been
the very bones upon which much that is
most solid and virile In this ancient race
was molded.
Hut , alas for our chance of hastening onward -
ward , even my uncle's skiil could not pick
a passag. throub that zuoving mass , Ws
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catild but fali Into our places anti be eon-
tent to call along from Itelgate to honey
aid on to l'ouey Cross and over Lwtielti
heath. slilie day shaded away into twl'
light and that deepened into night. At
1nibr1tam britigo the carriage Iathps w6'Fe
all lit , and it was wonJerful where the
ro3'l c'urs'e'h downward before us to see tlis
urihing ! SCrpent with the golden scales
crawiing before us in the tlatknezs. And
then at last we saw the formless mass of
the huge Crawiey elm looming before us in
the gloom. and there was the broad 'iiiago
a'reet Witll the glimmer of the cottage
tindns , anti the high front of the old
George inn glowing from every door and
Iano and crcice in honor of the noble
eoiiipany who were to sleep within that
night.
CIIAI'TEIt XV. ' .
FOUL PLAY.
My uncle's impatience woulti not stiffer
him to wait ( or the slow rotation which
would bring tis to the door , hut lie flung
tile reins anti a crown piece to one of the
I-oil gli fellows who thronged tl&e sides alk ,
anti , Pushing his way rigorously through the
crowd. he made ( or the entrance. As lie
vam.u wi'.iiiti the circle of hIbi thrown by
the windows a whisper tan round as to who
tills masterful gentleman with the pale face
and the tiriving coat mlghlt be , anti a lane
was formed to admit us. I had never be
fore tinierstootl tue popularity of my uncle
ill the sporting voClti , for the folk began to
liii.a as we passeti. vitli cries of "hurrah
I icr Iluck Tregeihis ! Good luck to you anti
you& ' man. iIr ( 'bathes ! Clear a lath for
a hang-up noble Corintllian ! " while the
tatitliorti , attracted by the shouting , caine
running out to grcet us.
' ( iced e citing. iIr Charles. " lie ci ii.
" 7' hope I act' you well. sir , anti I trust that
von vihl fInd that your inaii does credit to
iii' . George. "
"how is he ? " asked my uncle , unickly.
"Ncer better , sir. Looks a picture , he
does-anti fit to fight for a kingdtnn.
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- . ' 'A'OMAN , ' I CRIED. " ,
My uncle gae a sigh of relief.
" \Vliere is lie ? " be asked.
"lie's gone to his room early , sir , seem'
that lIe had some very Jartic'iar business tomorrow -
morrow inornin' , " said the landlord , grin-
ning.
" \'here is Ileicher ? "
"here lie is , sir , in the bar parlor. "
lie ojieiieti the door as lie spoke , autl look-
big in we saw' a score of well-dressed men.
some of Whose faces hati become fatnliar ! to
me during my short \Vest Enti career , seated
round a table , UflOil which stooI a steaming -
ing soup tureen filled with iuneh. At the
further end , very much at his ease among tile
artistocrats and cxquisitcs who surrounded
him , sat. the champion of Englaild , his
superb figure thrown back mU his chair , a
flush upon his handsome face , anti a loose
ret ! handkerchief knotteti carelessly round
hiis throat III the plcttiresque fashion which
was long known by his name. Half a
century has passed since then , and I have
seen my share of fine men. I'erhaps It is
because I am a slight creature myself , hut
it. Is my peculiarity. I hatl rather look upon
a spiendld man than ilIOfl any work of
nature. Yet tiuring all that time I have
iict'er seen a finer man titan Jim Belchier.
and If I wish to match him in my nienior'
I can only turn to that other Jim whose fate
and fortunes I am trying to lay before you.
There was a shout of jovial greetiiii when
my uncle's ( ace was seen in the doorway.
"Come in , Tregeliis. We were expecting
you. There's a dovilleti blade hone ordered.
'hat's the latest news from London ? ' , \'iiat
Is the nieanhzig of the long odtls against your
man ? Have the folk gone mail ? What the
devil is It all about ? " They were all talk-
lug at once.
"Excuse me gentlemen , " my uncle
answered. "J shall be happy to give you
any information in toy power a iittie later.
I have a matter of sonic slight importance
to decide. Ilclcher , I woulti have a vorti
vith you. ' '
The champion came out with us into the
laSSage.
" \'here is your man , Belcher ? "
"lie has gone to his room , sir. r believe
that he should have a ciear twelve-hour
sleep before fighting. "
" \'hat sort of a day has he had ? "
"I did him lightly In the matter of
exercise. Chubs , tlumbbehls , walking , and a
half hour with the mutters. he'll do us all
proud , sir. or I'm a Dutchman. hut what in
the t'onhd's amiss svithi the heiting ? If I
didn't know that he was as straight as a
line , I'd 'a thought lie 'as planning a cross
and laying against himself. "
"It's about that I've hurried down. I
have gooti inforfllatiOn , Ileicher , that there
has been a Idot to cripple him , and that tlte
rogues are so sure of success that they are
prepared to lay anything against his appear-
ance. "
Beicher whistled between his teeth.
"I've seeti no sign of anything of the kind ,
sir. No one lies been near him or hatl
speech with him except only 'otir nephew
there and myself. "
' 'Four villains , with Berks at their head ,
got the start of us by several hours. It was
Varr who toid 1110. "
" \\'hat lull \'arr says is straight , and
what Joe hlerks does is crooked. Who were
the others , sir ? ' '
"Iteti Ike , Fighting Yussef , anti Chris Mc-
Carthy. "
"A pretty gang , too ! Well , sir , the lad is
safe , but it would be as vohl. perhaps , to ;
one or other of us to stay in his room with
him. For my own part. as long as iiu'
my charge I'm never very far away. "
"It is a pity to wake him. "
, I1i ( , can hardly be asleep with all this
racket in the house. This way , sir , anti
down the passage. "
We pa'sel along the low.roofeii , devious
corridors of the old-fasiiuood inn to the back
of the house.
"This is my room , sir , " said Belehier , nodding -
ding to a door upon the right. "This one
upon the left is hits. " Ha threw it open as
he spoke. "Here's "Sir Charles Treguhils
come to see you , Jim , " saiti he , and then ,
"Good Lord , what Is the nie'aning of this ? "
The little cluinlber lay before us'-lirightly
iilumlnnteti b a brass lamp which stood
upon the table. The bed clothes had not
been turnei down. but there was an in.
dentation upon the counterpane which
showeti that some one had lain there. One.
half of iho lattice window was swinging on
its hinge , and a cloth cap. lying upon the
table. was the only sign of the occupanC'
My uncle looked round him and shook his
head.
"It seems that we are too late , " said be.
"That's his cap , sir. W'here in the world
can he have gone to with his head bare ? I
thought he was safe in his bed an hour ago.
unIt Jim" be shouted.
"lie has certainly gone through the win-
dow. " cried ray uncle , "I believe these vii.
halos have enticed him out by some devilish
device 'f their own , hold the lamp ,
nephew ! ha , I thought so ! Here are his
footmarks upon the flower 'bed outside ! "
The lanillortl and one or two of the Corinthians -
thians from the bar parlor had followed us
to the back of the house , Some one had
opened thoslde door , and w found ourselves -
selves In the kitchen garden , whrre Cluster.
lug upon the gravel path , we were abie to
hold the lamp' over te soft , newly-turned
earth which lay between us and the window ,
"That's his footmarki" cried Belcher ,
. , II. wore his running boots this evening ,
I and you can see the nails But what's this'
onie one else has beezi bre
A woman' ' I etied.
'Iiy heaven , you are rlgii Rodney , " said
my uncle.
hlelcher gave a hearty curse.
"lie never bad a word to say to an' girl
in the village. I took artIc'lar notice of
that , Anti to think of them , coming in hike
this at the last moment. "
"It's clear as possible , Tegellis , " saul the
lion. Berkeley Craven , viit was one of the
company from the bar i'trlor.'hoever it
Was came outside the Window anti tappeth.
You see here and here the small feet have
their toes to the house , while the others
are all leading away. She caine to summon
hiiii and he followed her. "
"That is perfectly certain , " said my uncle.
"There's lint a monient to be host.'e must
tilvitie and search in tiIffeent directions , Uii.
less we can get some clev as to where they
have gone. "
"There's only this one path out of the
garden , ' ' cried the landlord , leatiltig the
Way. "It opens out into the back laite ,
% % hieh leads up to the stables. The other
eliti of the lane goes out into the sitie road. "
The bright yellow glare from a stable
iaiitern cut a ring sudtienly from the iinrk-
i1e. and a hostler came lounging out of the
yard.
" \\'ho's that ? " cried the landlord.
"It's me , niaster. 13111 Shiieltis , "
"how long hias'e you been thit're , Bill 9"
" % 'cll , master , I''e been In all' out of
the stables this hour back. Ve can't pa.ck
in another 'orse , and' tiiere's ito Use tryiii' .
I daren't 'ardiy glue them their feed , . for
if they was to thicken out Just ever so
little- ' '
"See hete , Bill ! lie careful how you
answer , for a mistake nitiy cost you your
place. Have you seen any one pass down
the lana ? "
"I here u'ns a fellow In a rabbit-skin cap
Ilollie Utile ago. 'B was loiterin' about ,
until I asked 'liii what 'is business was , for
I ditlii't care about the hooks of 'mi. or the
way that 'e was pCepiil' In at the windows.
I turned the stable lantern onto 'liii , hut 'e
ducked 'is face , an' I could only sear to 'is
red 'cad. "
I cnit a quick glance at my uncle , and I
sass' that the shatlow haul deepened upon his
face.
' ' 'hat btc.une of 111111 ? " ho asketi.
, ' 'E slouched away , sir , and' I saw the
last of 'ho. "
"You've seen iio ese elsa ? You didn't ,
for CMIIUPIC. ace a uolnaii and a alan pass
'ic\u ' ii the lane togetiler Z'
"No , sir. "
"Or hear anything utiusual 7"
" \Vliy , iiov that on niuntion it , sir , I did
'cer sonictiiin' , hut on a night likg this ,
vhicn uhi these London blades are in the
iIaite- ! "
" \'hat was it , then 9" cried my uncle , ml-
pat ientl y.
" 'elI , sir , It was a kind of a cry out yoti.
tier , as ifsonic one 'ad gut 'imseif into
trouble. I thought maybe tiu'o sparks were
iiglitin' , and I took no partic'lnr notice. "
" \\'bcre did it. conic ( coin ? "
"I"roin the side road 'onder. "
" \Vas it distant ? "
"No , sir. I should say it didn't come
[ 10111 inore'ii OU yards. "
'A single ci's ? "
" \'elh , it was a kind of a screech , sir ; anti
then I 'card somebody drivin' very 'arti
dot'n tile road. I reitiember thinkin' that
it it as strange that any one should be
di'ivin' away from Crawlcy on a great night
like this. "
My uncle elzeti the lantern from the ( "I-
lou ' 5 hand , and s'e all troopt'd beliluil him
tlouvu ( lie lane. \t the fuither end I he i cad
cut It across at rlht alil. flown this
my uncle hastened , but ' htseea1 ch was hot
a long one. for ihe gIaxloJI' light fail sUi-
denly upon somethiing , uflicli brought a
grJati to my lii's ' and a bitter curse It ) thre'e
cf Belcher. . ' .loiig the kt4surfae , of the
tiusty higlitay ti'.c're uadra.v'u a ; oLg
simlear of crlmnsomi , sIille be'l4c lds OfllhlOUi ,
slain ticre lay a murlIel'OO little iot'Itt
b'udgeun ' , such as W'atr hP1 deset'ibd In
the morning.
CIIAPTEIr xvi
C1tA\VLFY 'DOWNS.
All through that wearj night my uncle and
I. with Beleher , Berkeley 'Craven anti a
tiozemi of the Corinthians , searched the
countryside for sonic trace of our missing
man , but , save for that il-boding spasu
upon the road , not thesiightest clime could
be obtained as to what hati befallen 111111.
No one had seen or heard anything of hIm
anti the single cry of the-iilght of which
the hostler told us wait the only indication
01 the tragedy which had taken itlace. In
small parties we scoured the cotmmutry us
ar as East Grlnatcad anti fliotchingly , and
tile sun haul been long over the horizon be
tore we found ourselves back at Crawley
once more , vitL heavy hearts and tired
feet .My uncle , who bad driven to Ileigat. ,
in the hope of gaining some intelligence.
did not return until pact I o'clock , and a
glance at his face gave us the same black
news iildh he gathered from ours.
\Ve held a council round our dismal break'
rast table , to which Mr. Berkeley Craven
eas invited azi a. tma of sound wizilom and
large experience in matters of spot u
belciter % as half fretiziul by this sudiet ,
etiding of all the hains v hich lie lied takeu ,
ill the training , and could only rave out
threats at Ilerks anti his companions , with
terrible menaces as to what lie would do
wheti he mulct them. My uncle sat grave
and thoughfui , eating nothing and drum-
mning his lingers UflOil the table , while my
heart Was heavy within Inc. and I could
have sunk my face into my hands and burst
into tears as I thought how Powerless I waste
to aid m'y friend. Mr. Craven , a fresh-
faced , alert man of the world , was the
only cite of tms who seometi to mireserve both
ills vits amid his appetite.
"Let Inc see. THe light was to be at 10 ,
was it not ? " ho asked.
"It s1'as to be. "
"I daresay it will he , too. Never say die ,
Tregellis. Your inami has still three hours in
'hIchi to come back. "
My uncle shook his heatl.
"The villains have done their work too
vehl for that , I fear , " saiti he.
"Well. now let us reason it out , " said
Berkeley Craven , "A uromali comes and
she coaxes this young itiami out of imis room.
1)0 you know any young woman who had an
influence over him ? "
My uncle looked at me.
' 'No , ' ' said he , ' 'I know of none , "
"Veih , we know that she camne , " said
Berkeley Cm'as'en. "There can be no question
as to that. She brought some piteous tale ,
no doubt , such as a gallant young mami couid
hardly refuse to listen to. lie fell into the
trap , and allowed himself to be decoyed to
the place where these rascals were waiting
for him.'e may take all that as proved , I
shoulti fancy Tregeiiis. "
"I ace no better explanation , " said my
uncle.
" \Vchl , then it is obviously not tue mien-
tiomi of these men to kill him. \\'arr heard
thenl say as much. They could not make
sure , perhaps , of ( loing so tough a young
fehiow an injury which would certainly prevent -
vent hini ( corn fighting. Even with a
broken armml be might pull the fight off , as
11100 have hone before. There was too much
mnoriey Oil for them to run any risks. They
gave huh a tap on the hetIl , therefore , to
prevemit his making too munch resistance ,
anti then they throve him of ! to some ( arm
house or stable , where they u'hil hold him a
prisoner timitil the time for te tight is over.
I warrant that you see blm before tonight
as well as ever he was. "
ThIs theory sountied so reosonable , that it
seemneti to lift a little of % ho load off my
heart , hut I could see tkat froni my uncle's
polmit of view it was a imr consolation.
"I dare say you are right , craven , " said be.
" 1 am sure that I aimi. "
"But it WOfl't help us to win the fight. "
"That's the point , sir , " cried Ileicher.
"By the Lord , I wish they'd let me take his
place , even with my heft Ann strapped be.
hind inc. ' '
"I should advise you , in any case , to go to
the ringside , " said Craven. "You should
hold on until the last moment , In the hope
of your roan turning up. "
"I shall certainly do so. And I shall pro.
test against paying the wagers under such
circumstances. "
Craven shrugged his shoulders ,
"You remember the conditions of tli
match , " said he. "I tear It is pay or play.
No doubt the point might be submitteti to
tue referees , but I cannot doubt that they
would have to give it against you. "
We had sunk into a melancholy .ilene
when suddenly Belcher sprang up ftom ( be
table ,
"My God ! " be cried , "listen to ( bath"
,
, % hat ii it ? " we tried all three ,
"The bettIng ! Listen again ! "
Out of the babel of voices and roarifi Of
wheels outside the window a single ds
tetlce struck sharply upon our ears.
"Even money upqn Sir Charles' nowine t' '
" } vea znoneyl" cried my uncla. "It wal
7 to I against me yesterday. What is the
meaning of tlii"
"Even money either way , " erleti ( lie voice
aga in.
"There's somebody knows something. "
said Ilehcher , "anti there's nobody has a
better right to know what it Is than sue.
Come on , sir , and we'll get to the bottom
of It. "
The village street was paciceti with people.
for they had been sleeping telve anti fit-
teen in a room , while hundreds of geiitle-
Then hati spent the night In their carriages.
So thick s'as the throng that it. was lie
easy imiatter to get out of the door of tIme
George. A drunken man , snoring horribly
in his breathing , tas ctmrletl up in the
passage , absolutely oblivious to the streaiil
of people who flowed rounul anti occasionally
over bli'
" \Vh. . ( lie betting , boys ? " asketi lid-
ci'.er front the steps.
. , i'ven inomicy , JUn. " cried several voices.
"It was lommg odds on Wilson when last I
heard. "
"Yes. but there came a finn who haiti
freely the other way , amid ho starteti others
taking the odds , until now you can get
even momie ) ' . "
" \\'ho started it ? "
" \'hv , that's iie Tue man that lies tirumnk
in tue Passage. lie's been pourimig it dou'mi
like vatcr evere aiiice lie drove in at 6
o'clock. so it's no wonder he's hike that. "
( To ho Coutinueti. )
IN 'TO1AN'S . DOMAIN.
( Contintmetl from Tetitil l'age. )
siio sotnehowareiluite as dainty amid iova.
bie as any oilier children.
\Voimien have beemi lawyers , physicians and
college Professors so long that these occupa-
( ions have grown to seetil legitiniato amid
annual fields of ttCti'it ) ' for immtelligent , ambitious -
bitious ) 'oumig u'omen ; but it is only 'ithimi
the vast few years that the womitali tietitist
hiss appeam'etl , strong lii her Imitegrity , biceps
amid tilpiomna , to Snlilingl ) ' assure torttireti
patlemits that she "pulls teeth without haul , "
amid will chat volubly with a milan whose
imiolit ) is tlamnmnetl U ) vIth rubber amid unexpressed -
pressed adjectives.
One of the miiost successful dentists of
New York is Dr. Josephine Mantle Itamikimi.
Miss ilamikin graduated with a class of soy-
etity mcmi , froni the Piiiiaulelphia licmitah co !
lege three years ago. She at 011cc started in
business far herself , mind now occupies an
entire building on Sixth avenue , near Tweim-
ty-thlrtl street. 11cr patronage has Imicreaseti
to such an extent ( lint she CIilplo's tell miien
as asslstaiits. nIl college graduates , anti has
actually established n cOtipaii ) ' called ( lie
" \'oriti's Demital associatIon. " of which she
is the nianager.'licn asked why she did
lint employ woimien as assistamits amid so aid
( lie sisterhood , MIss itamikin replied :
. " \'hl3' , I uoulti like nothing better. hilt
do you know that simice I began husines
not a simigle w'omnan has applied to inc for a
ilosition. I think \vOtilc'il are too ambitIous
to start ( lint vay. All the women dentIsts
I kmiow are ill business ( or themselves. I
began that way , however. I was in a den-
tist's 0111cc three years before going to col-
lt'ge , amid Iuring vacatlomi I used to go as
'lad ) ' assistant' to imelp pay my stay in the
winter. I have haul , altogether. nine years'
cxpcm'iencc. and am 'cr' iroud of tile exhibit -
hibit of dental sork I was able to send to
the Atlanta cxpositioim. "
Miss itammkin Is a Bm'cok'lyn girl , youmig.
vivaclotma , thoroughly iii earnest , a graduate -
ate of tile Ilrooklyml High school , aiitl pioba-
bly ( lie most successful of the 200 wonien
deiitists In the United States.
The women photographers , imisurance
agents and lecturers of Boston share their
prorcssive homiol's with Mrs. Alice E. Cram ,
one of the most prosPerous contractors of
the busy Hub. Mrs. Cramn was originally
in bimsimicas t'itii her hiusband , hut sooii
determimied to manage her own business
affairs. She is now established in ollices
liext door to her iitmsbaiiul , anti has met with
unqtiaiifleti success. Although an unusually
iirctty wotiiami , .rs. Crani possesses a keemi
husimiess sense , is brisk and decisive iii all
dealings with man anti vomen , arid , as she
says , "believes in leaving all prejudices ,
semitlmnemits anti personalities at home ; " and ,
being a womanly woman , she has a very
lovely home at which to leave them.
The \vonan real estate agent is , strange
to say , not a new development. The first
real estate olflce superintenfieti by a woman
was opcmied in New York onVest Thirty-
huuh street the day of Lincoln's assassimla-
tion. Miss Elizabeth A. Dailey was the
agent. amid is still doing a lucrative busi-
tiess in the saute house. -
Miss lailey has had charge at different
tinies of ( lie Itropert ) ' owiied by Mrs.iarie
Taylor , widow of 13a-ard Taylor ; Miss \\'hit-
tier , niece of the Quaker poet ; amid of Mrs.
Charlotte Wiiborn , one of tile charter mom-
hers of Sorosis.
it is a remarkable thing that Cincinnati's
only' customs broker is a woman , anti that
.siie is tim only one of her sex in the United
States. 11cr name is Helena Itegina Graser
and she tines business in the Pickering
buildIng , Maimi street , in the prettiest kind
of a little office. She is a fine looking
woman , tall anti dignified , and is a lively
arId cmiteriaining talker. 11cr work is of a
nature that demuamids a vast knoivictlge of
tletnil. In assessing duties on imports she
has need of aim accurate knowledge of tables
of su'eights and measures , and ( or all lines of
her work joust be abreast of the times. even
to a perfect understamiding of tariff anti
tue money qumestlon.
Miss Graser was born in Montreal. Her
paremits were Swiss. She caine to Cimlcin
natl u'hien quite a little chilti amid hihs lived
in a brokerage atmosphere all her life. 11cr
father was a broker , and at his death , when
Miss Helena Graser was only 16 years of
age , his work was taken up by an older
daugilter. She tatigilt Miss Graser the prirm-
ciplcs of the business. After a year and a
hialf the sister solti her interest and married
Ir. Itoethic , a well known Cincinnati vhy-
sician.
Two years later Miss Graser started outer
( or herself as a custonls broker anti many
of the old patrons of her father amid sister
returiieti to her. After an experience of
seven years she has a thriving business and
Is the only licensed broker in ( ito city.
W'omiieti lecturers who are their own busi'
ness nlamiagers and i.nriressarios forum au
ever increasing list. There is Miss Kingsley ,
u'ho talks about Africa ; Mrs. Custer , who
knows all about buffaloes and camping in
( lie t'est ; Mrs. J. Wells Chanipiiey , who
is in tcuch with ( lie lateat developments in
literature , art and Politics ; Miss Clarkson ,
us'huo tells you "what Emercoil anti Browning
meant , " or what site thinks they macant ;
Mrs. Olive Theme Miller , ( lie feminine
Audubon-u'onicn who are trying to reforun
imhitics , anti women who can talk with airy
flippancy of ( lie latest fads in china or
bonnets , ou' who can fic you with an eagle
eye while they convince you ( hint the
Maiiatunas have at last domesticated themselves -
selves in the tenderloin district of New
York.
Miss Mary Proctor is the woman astron-
001cr Who has arranged to give a series
of lectures on the hicavenmu during the auto-
muer on shiipboard , for especial beueflt of the
; irctty college maidens who sail with her in
Itine to witness the eclipse of the 'sun In
Norway.
For ( lie vommien u'lmo like to lecture , but
hot to mnatuagtt their own tours , there Is
( lie female impresaario , Miss Anna Millnr.
Miss Millar has been business manager for
Thicotiore Tlinxiias for three years. During
the lirat year of Miss ! tiiiiar's manage.
maclit the subscription lists Jumopeti up some
i2,000. Miss Millar wears pretty gouns
and has a quiet. gentle manner that would
suggest a familiarity with fancy work
rather than the management of the public
careers of prominent men and women.
Tue business u'oman has also Invaded
Wall street. Miss DaIsy Weber is at pres-
cut manager of time "Western Agency , Limu-
ited , " In 1)111Cc of her father , whose recent
strange disappearance would hmave left his
vlfe anti ( auiully totally unprovitled for
had not this plucky maiden stepped Into
tue breach and decided to conduct lila bus-
Incas , in spite of the fact that a fenminine
broker was as yet an unknown quantity
in New York. Miss Weber is not a inemnbem'
of any of the exchaimgc's , but simply acts
as middleman between seller and buyer ,
and is making a comfortable living for her
family.
Mrs. Frank Walton , the chief engineer
of the recent New York Electrical exhibi-
lion , Is one of the two women engineers ill
thla country. She has been in love wilh
steam engines since she first strolled In an
ttiigino room when a tiny miss In pinafores
and long braids. At the recent electric
show abe managed ( hue two great boilers of
250-ilorso power that ran ( be fifteen engines
b the building ,
Mitts Curraim is probably the best known
Woman umidertaker In New York , And
what could be more appropriate than that
hard by In the old Ebenezer Baptist church
Airs , Maria Garrison should officiate as
sexton ,
Mrs. Dow ot Vermont is the pre'&i4oflt
,
tinti manager of a newly organiset raliros I
conipaiiy Anti tttrnilig from New Etigmati I
to California we flint that Miss Jenule liii
ton hike matle $25.00' ) 'Ithiin ( tie ; tast three
sears as a iiiiuing hurosl'cctor.
Miss Virginia i'opu' lmns for several years
divided hier attention between dressimig shop
wlntiows amid arranging dinner tables for
the nobility of Emiglamiti auth the elite of
New York. Among her patrons are tIle
princess of Wales , l'nincess Beatrice , La'iy
Gatlon , the 'anderbllts , Asters amid Fields.
Mrs. Anna E. Chase , Mrs. Auimia Randall
DehI anti Miss Mary l'alnier are itimbhishers
lmi New York. The hatter is also bttiness
manager of the New York College of Music.
h1owe'er staiiehly ( ito barriers crecteth
against the busiiiess wonian iia'e been niaiii
( shied in the past , she has yet to encouiitt'F
the obstacles she canmiot with itatience and
Bersevcraiicc' overcome. She csn iiiaiiaiie
a livery stable , ruin ami express wagoii , pilot
a Mississippi steamiler , preside over "tomm-
serial itarlors , " ticteat justice as a hirofes-
atonal turglnr , be the architect of tier own
house as e1l as fortunes , clectioticer for
herself at the h'olls , and imiake a gract'ftml
shut etlIcIi'iit mua'or of a Cit ) if her dcc-
tionecritig irovcs successful.
h'IINII Itiii Niiet' ,
The olti fashion of tucks iia been re'ivetl
in the muinshhmi aliti batiste gowns.
Silk tiresses of every sort flourish as never
before. and as thur seasOii 'oI'ant'es Itihia
fouiards are niore timid imioro iii evtuicmicc ,
W'iiite buckskin shoes are the popular
tliimig with 'hltc gowns. anti PiP.'cla ) ' ulseti
as a polish vlii keep them in tlldlr prist inc
frusiiiieas.
Stylish black silk grenadines are made up
with white catin corsage garnitures mit'arly
covered with cut jet amid spangled arabesque
Passetnemlteries.
Double skirts of equal iemigth mire iioteul
aimioiig ulC' ' stuiniiier dress iiioiels for us ) '
% 'var. Each skirt is finisheti with a hem cliii
three or four tticlcmt above the hem.
Silky hattste anti slicer grass linen lawn
are for the mnonient ( lie leatiimig materials
( or the mmiaklmug of stylish amid elegant gowmis
desigmied for dressy wear on sultry days atid
evemiimigs.
Vests of grass linen are worn 'itii tailor
nuatie coats anti skirts. The 'cst is full tumid
Icose aiiti is arraiigetl iii a series of ( ticks
with lace lnst'rtiomi and narrow edgliig he-
twcemm ( lie ( ticks.
Grass limiemi handkerchiefs are the latest
development of tile craze for this hiay-coloreti
material , i hich , umiless relieved with sonic
comiipleinentary irimuiinimig , is uimbecoxmiimig to
miimme-temitius of tite vometi wiio 'car it.
Vandykes in both large amid small points ,
bz'ntls of imlsem-tlon , narrow bebe ribbon. In
rows , festooneui Ilotmnces , mtlIliiflers' folds ,
tIny ruciies , anti tripie frills , all appear on
time sides , fronts or at the hems of the
iuercst dress skIrts.
Itoumiti bodices are decidedly the fnshln
anti quito the delIght of tile shemutier woman
because they arc so youthful , but mamiy of
( lie waists are made pOlllteti back anti trout ,
laced around with crosss'ise plaits , anti
fastemmed at the side or in ( lie back ,
The silk gown will not be such a coveteli
article of dress , because of the price , if the
now artiliclai silk iilitde ( rome wood uroves a
success. It is now being uievehopeti iii
Switzerland , anti is so nearly like the
product of ( lie siiIc'oruti that it is diflicuit to
distimiguish the difference.
A pretty little F'reuicii gown of cream-
white Inthia mull is trlmmiiccl on the bodice ,
skirt edge , anti sleeves witim smail frills of
the mull hortiered with two rows of cream-
white satin ribbon of the narrowest witithi
that is made. The effect Is dainty amid
girlish.
Pink is the prevailIng color in much of the
suiminier mnihllmlery , and Uimik straw hats , pimik
roses amid idnk tulle abound. Atiotiicr popu-
Icr color is green , In all the divers shades
Iiiiaglnaiiie , anti pale himne green straw
trimiimneti v'ithl blue or purple is cue of the
picturesque cifects commonly seen this aeu-
soil.
soil.In
In all the latest wool and taffeta silk
gowns the diminution in size of sleeves and
fullness of skirts is 'ery deolded. but in all
the thin gowns the skirts are still very full ,
1'ithm plenty of decoration in the vay of Insertions -
sertions of lace both in ( lie seamns and
arounti ( lie bottom , or ruffles set on straight
arcund or in scallops.
The coat and skirt gown of butchers' blue
hineti , faced on the edge wIth butter-colored
batiste caught witii crosswIse lines of tiny
goia buttons set in at Imitervals , is a charni-
ing summer dress , Time coat with au Eton
front acd a basque trill in ( lie back is
pretty for this , worn with a white tulle vest
and a i'ild belt.
Buttons of all descriptions are a ills-
tlnctlva feature of the latest gowns , anti
small mo.nstone buttons are profusely used
on silk gons. Added to these are the china
and enamelled buttons , miniature and rhine.
stone buttm.'ns , all rather expetlsive , but s'ery
pretty , and not altogethuer extravagant , because -
cause they tan be shifted ( cool omio gown to
another.
Tan , in all the vt'rying shades , is still a
popular color for canvas gowmls , anti made
over pale blue silk , with a wide black satin
belt , and a 'est front iruatie of a black
Mamlraut silk handkerchIef , covereti wIth a
cone patteri in blue , green and red , the
COW11 is stunnIng. Two ends of the handkerchief -
kerchief , trimmed with black lace , fall
below the belt.
Iticii s'ltIe ' 'bite satin ! bbo bordered
on either edge with narrow ecru guipmmre ,
Is a vretty triuimlmmg ( or a grass lawn gown
it Is set in i-owe around the skirt and
stripes the waist ( mm neck to belt , while
( ho sleeves , u'hich should ho tiglmt fittimig ,
are also trimmed from the shoulder to the
s'rist with these bands , ammtl a short iluff
draped up in tii middle finishes the top.
India mulha of exquisite texture and sheer
white iimuen lawns and organdies ai'e miiade
up In simuijile charming styles this eeaaon ,
wlthm skirts linishied vIthm a very deep hemn
and one row of lace Insertion above , tht
sleeves close to the arm ( rein time wrist to
three inches or so above ( lie elbow , the forearm -
arm nearly covered wIth diagomial rows of
lace insertIon ,
There are many beautiful tints of green
among the summer dress fabrics , and pink
is charmingly coniluineti with these dyes ,
It is a question yet to be solved how these
tiolicato tlyes will resist the onslaught of
tue Anierican laundress , hut ( lucre is rio
doubt that ( lie shades are all particularly
restful to the eye In mid-summer and as
charming as they are rt'stful ,
'ery mamis of the new washable gowns
are made full all round-a style known at
tue dressmaker's as "the house maids'
skirt. " Somnettmnes there Is a very deep
hem , again two , three or five narrow frills ,
one happing the other. These frills arc set
on withm a fine cord anti serve a double i ur-
pose ; they keep the dress ( cciii falling in
about the feet and certainly tend to era-
behlish it.
\\'hmite muslin neckties tucked In points
at the end anti trimmed with Valencieminea
lace are among the French novelties , armd
black and plaid neckties arc also mush
worn by the i'arislans , It is in all the
little accessories of dress that French
women especially eccel , and the balayeueo
1mm their skirts , thlelr veils , gloves anti neck
frills , and bow they put thiemmi on , are all
of special importance to them , whicht Is
more than half the secret of their SuCCCSS
In dress. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fejimililult' , ( ) iCII ,
Mrs. Lee Villarti 11111 , who is going to
Cuba to care for the sick and wounded Insurgents -
surgents , is a cousin of General F'Itzhugb
Leo.
Leo.The
The dowager empress of Germany , the
Empress Frederick , draws ( corn ( lie English
trecaury as a llrltlshi prihcess the sutn of
8,000 every year ,
Mrs. Mary 1-4 , Foote , who was recently
elected the police justice of Gaylord , Kan. ,
ran against her husband and defeated him
by a large majority.
Thie post of housekeeper to the House of
Lords has ceased to exist , on the death of
( lie late Airs. Bennett , who had held the hwst
for nineteen years ,
Sister Kate G. Raynor of Toledo , 0. , wIll
be a camididate for national president at the
Louisvihie Iaugimters of Veterans eimcamnp-
meaL 11cr many sisters wish her godapeed ,
Miss Ellen Richardson , one of the two
Quaker sisters who , In 1845 , paid ( ho $7&0 by
whichi Frederick Douglass was ieaihy mmnu.
mitted , baa jubt died in Newcastle , England ,
Christine Nilsson , the Comtesse do Casa
Miranda , bought W'ateau's "Diane au Ilaimi , "
recently sold at auction in Paris , for 107,000
francs. The picture had been ireyiousiy of.
( turetl to the Louvre museum for 100,000
francs ,
Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell of Boston Is
widely known as a philanthropist , She is a
Womap of rare Intellect and culture , and has
devoted much of her life to the thteresta of
the torii'ttg tol.ir Of Bton Mrs L wett
hu g 'at' flh'i'oti to sI'ctmd ( ito stimmt
imioimtiis in Eut opt' ,
Miss Mawi It huigersoll , ilatmgbter of C'oI. '
Ciit'h ' 'itu'b" lmigt'rsoll , is an unbelIever. hike
her sire , anti imi a New 'ork Police court
tin' other ( IA ) ' I etuseti to take ( lie oath on this
bible , smi'tng that the diti unit believe in it ,
niid was allowed to afliruii. lint she won her
case agaimist a triuckninumi , whom she charged
vithi iii tienting his horse.
Miss llt'lmi Could iumimenits ( lie fondness of
her father for flowers. lie wait especially
Interested iii orehiltl culture , ahiti hue coihec.
lion of these lovely Platits is very fine. Miss
Goimhti has cumiplayed Mile. Irma Konihosy to
PaInt somiie of time finest BpCCliiicmi5 Thu
1811) ' is ( hue iumstrtictru'ss of the vomemi of the
royal iiomie of Austria , amid is a flower
painter of exteuid'd reputation.
Olga tie liodisco , a iiiece of Judge 0. it.
Cowell of 'aterbury , Comm , is maid of
hmomior to th' eiiipress of htumssiis , amid was In
tteiiuiance ut'omi her dul'immg tIme ecrotiatton
ecremmiomuies. Site Is 17 ) 'eai'R cdui mid very
beautiful. Sue 'iiteil here vhmeu 14) years
of age. Jumuige Cout'li has * 'ecelvCui word
( lint the fatluer of the youuig Inuly , vtmo is a
royal chamuberlaimi , is item 101151) ' ill in line-
sin.
? utiuinie linuk ( linroness von hIes Vt'ar-
( egg ) , tIme' celebm'ateul Aiiiemieami irimna tionna ,
has beemi iiimuie an huomiorary lmienit'er of the
Aeflhheiii ) of Santa CecIlIa iii itomite ana
Cecilia is one of thie oltiest at auiCiiltCS In
( lie vorld anti is Paroniz'tt by Qneeml Mar-
glierita. Mimic. ilmiuk m'cspomidrd to tlmo
eomiiphimnemit I ) ) ' singimig selcctlomis of modern
classical music by Gcrrnami , French antI
Italian artists.
Miss ( iertruule Vanderbilt , u'hiosc' engage-
uuiemit to Mr. henry i'nymio'iiitimey baa
bt'eum announced , is a niost attCactive anti
( hlsinguisb'th looking girl. She has a
frciulm , rosy Cofliliexioil amid dark brown
hair. 11cr fornial introtiucioii into society -
ciety u'as iminile iii Jamiusry of Inst 30cr at
a large receptiomi givemi imi her father's ole-
gaiit anti remmmotlele'ti iiiutmtiomi. M isa'ait -
tlerliiht has been mitost. cai'efully etiumt'ateti.
It lisa l'cen ht'ariicti from a i'cliable source
that. Mrs. Ii. Ii. Catliei''ooti of Neu' York
imas lurelmased cite of the uuuost valuable
Properties iii Eamneraluha comiuit ) ' , Nc'atia ,
couisistilmg of a group of mimics , with a miiili
pmtrtiahl ) ' c'oilstriictu'ui. It is i'epuil ted thiat
the ores average $2 per iou Iii gold anti
there are thiousimiids of ( oils nhlemicui tip antI
rcatly for niillimig. The property will ho
worked at once.
Mmne. Yang Vu , tim Chimiese mimimiieter' ,
wife. alu'a's has Iii bet' W'ashiiimgton draw-
log roofll a miumnber of 'ell kmiowmi Amen-
comm girls to assist at her receptions. The
pretty little oriental Italy is singularly anx-
bus to master miii , eveil the smiialicst points ,
\Vashmimigtomi etiquette , although her nat-
mural ciinrni of unamimier voimiti milnite her at-
traeti'e if site violated ( lie moat iromiclad
( cautIous of diplomatic cerenon' .
Dr. Josephtiiie M. flamikimi of Brooklyn is
( hum mnmingt'r of omie of time immrgcst dental
associatIons in New York. tier exhibit of
deiital vork at time Alamita exposition at-
( meted great attention anti slw is still no-
ceivimig letters ill regard (0 the same. At
ouie time site almost decitled to milake music
her profession , but she has progressed so
remarkably since making a specialty of
dentistry ( lint instead of contimumimig in an
0111cc she now oet'tiiiIcs nil entire building ,
havimig ten mcmi in her employ.
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LIver I'Wj don't gripe. ° "l 10 Cent. a I'iol ,
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HOME INDUSTRIES
. . Y piirIinsing goods Illado
a itt thu following Nebras-
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not 11114.1 s'hiitt you want ,
uiftill lii tunicate w'ltii thio
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IJAGS , BURLAP AND TWINE.
iIIIMIS OM.tht. % . il.iG CO.
Manufacturers ot all kinds of ceiton cml bur. .
lap bogs. cotton flour juacks anti twine a pe
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HIIE\S'ERI ES.
( ) MAlI.iithtii'lNl ASSOCJ.t'm'ION ,
Clr hoed shipments made In our own refru.
crater cars. Blue itibboti , lllto hxport , Vienna
hxp 'rt and I'anilmy Exhiort delivered to all part
of the city.
FLOUR.
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Manufacturer of Cold Medal Flour ,
e. B. Jtiacktlunaer. Omaha ,
II1ON WORKS.
IA'mS & ( ) % ' ( , hItON W'OhtICS.
I ruin mu miii itrass imuu a tIers ,
) { tmflUactUrems and Jobbers of Matulnery. Geti.
# rai repaIring a lteCialtY. 1501 , 1.O3 and 1t'4
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iItJS'I'iI1t1 IRON V)1tIS ,
Manufacturing and repairing of mull kinds of
n'acliinery , englnet. uumtm. elevators , prlntlml
presses , hangers , iuafiJrig and couplings. IE'6 ' an
Itos Howard $ t. , Omaha.
i'AX'l'IN V I iJt 1,1 N I lION % % ' ( ) it ICN.
Manufacturers of , Arctultecuirai Irjn Work ,
General Foundr' . Machint. and ltluicksmtth work ,
Engineers mini ( 'ontrmtutors for Fire I'roof Build.
logs. 0111cc and storks : (1. 1' . Iiy. and So ,
17th street , Onia.ma.
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raics. 134)4 Dougica sheet.
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COMi'AY.
Exciusit'e custom shirt tailors , 1115 1"amam ,
TENTS AND AWNINGS ,
\VOIP 111105 , .t GO ,
Manufacturers of tentS , awning. , tarpohimuns ,
fiagmu , tanners soul ittirarnermi. TENT $ FOB
rtlN'r. 703-701 South SIxteenth street , Omaha ,
Neb ,
Wectrotyplng and Stereotyping
roll ' 1111 : TItAIIE. J'Iate. mtuJ b umu are not.4 far
tumult euj'vrior tittimult uI 'rJutlug quallhi , it
guurmuntt' . ' tlrtt-cls'o work. J'romit Iertc , Sn
tss.euablmu cbaure , ii ritu , for , 'stlmtuitemu. head faa'
cute of our iuttst ( 'ut ct.t.iouaa.
( J1IEAT % % 'h'.i4TEGN TYI'E I'OaNUliy.
liii Ltowad bu. , 0M4IIA , Balm ,
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