10 TUB OMAHA BAlTjT IVI-HS : STTlsrDAT. OCTOBER 25 , 1890.
THE PUPPET.
I Y CLINTON ROSS.
§ 2 ,
PIIKKATOHY NOTE.
Count Carlo Oor.7.1 , the Venetian , nays In
his memoir that "humanity has always
quented nftcr the marvelous like a hound , '
which may bo true enough ; and yet , ho who
lias on extraordinary talc to tell must lies-
Itato. Hut there nro considerations other
than my own which lead mo to Klve tills
narration , and on their account I am will
ing to risk people decrying It. Kor I have
felt ( and Mgr. Heux himself has felt ) that
this should bo told , not only to explain
certain episodes for the students of con
temporary manners and politics , but as
well to glvo the true reasons for the seem
ingly Inexplicable conduct of n family whose
affairs , from their circumstances , are public
matters. Kvents have made that family
dear to me. I feel that I who know these
things as well as nny living man should
toll the story. If I have told them 111 , I am
not by profession a literary man. If the
events present , themselves with surprising
HUddenness that takes away their credibil
ity , they are told as my memory carries
them , beginning with the adventure , the
extraordinary episode that befell In the moat
matter-of-fact of the modern world's great
towns , fiut there Is nothing so mirprlsltig
sometimes as the truth , as wo all find
sooner or later. II. Q
Mcntonc. 27th November , 1S95.
CHAPTKU I.
HOW THE niSHOP -WESTCHESTEIl
HE.MAIIKED ON THE BASE OK PASSING
FUOM THE ORDINARY TO THlK EX
TRAORDINARY.
"It's so easy to cross the line from the
ordinary to the extraordinary , " said the
bishop scntcntlously , aside to me , that even
ing.
"Some lines are easy to cross , " I an
swered , watching Mrs. Harrington ; and then
remembering I was talking to the bishop ,
"for Instance , the line from respectability
to dlsrcspectablllty. "
"Now. who would have supposed a Ger
man peddler's grand "
"Ho peddled well , " said I , for I am
ashamed to say that my thoughts were more
across the room than with the bishop of
AVcstchestcr.
"Ah , that's good , Mr. Gerald , almost ng
good as Mrs. I'embcrlon's port. " said the
bishop , "and that reminds mo that the
duko's people were once " '
"Ah , yes , " said I , "now It's extraordinary
how people gossip. "
"Gossip , " said the bishop , "Is an Inven
tion of the devil. "
"Tho patent must pay well. "
"Now , really , Mr. Gerald , " began the
bishop.
"Dick ! " said my cousin , the hostess , callIng -
Ing to me , "how can you ? "
"How can 1 what. Sally ? ' said I.
"You know you arc not witty , " said my
cousin. "Tho b'rfriiop laughs only because
you are rich "
"It's not my fault , " said I.
"Your poor wit , " said my cousin.
"That my father , who began as nobody ,
was clever enough to outdo Mr. Gould In
being somebody. It was my father's fault
that I am '
"You are not a hit like your father , " Bald
cousin Sally.
"Ho married a Maryland Pcmbcrton , " said
I , "so 1 happen , to be your cousin. "
"Your poor , dear father was n remarkable
man "
"Yes , I know , Sally. " said I , "Robert
Gerald I was the most remarkable man "
"Then you must know , Deb , " said my
cousin , "that the bishop laughs at your
Jokes because you are your father's son "
"Because I shine In my father's glory. Hut
I thought blshopa "
"Exactly , " said my cousin. "People arc so
horribly Insincere. "
At this moment my cousin proved they
could he. Hut the Insincerity of good man
ners Is often the sincerity of kindness.
A lady had entered. My cousin failed to
catch the name , while evidently thinking she
know the face.
"My dear Mrs. Pennlngton , " she cried ,
mailing forward In her most affable manner ,
"how delighted I am after all these years-
how delighted ! And how Is Louise "
"I am Louise ! " said the lady atlmy. My
poor dear cousin was taken back for a mo
ment. To have mistaken a daughter for a
mother was sufficiently embarrassing. I left
the beautiful Mrs. Pennlngton to wilt my
cousin by way of conversational revenge.
The opportunity was too good a one.
"Speaking of the Insincerity of bishops , "
eald 'I. "Now , weren't you rather Insln-
cero ? "
"How should I know after not seeing her
In twenty-ono years ? " began my cousin.
"Uut how can you flirt with that horrid "
"Tho Harrington ! " said I. "She's very
pretty "
"Its your money , Hob. "
"Oh. bother the money , " said I , and for n
MR. (1ERALD AND FOC5G.
moment I did not feel at all grateful to my
father for having left mo the richest bachelor
of the town. I decided I would go out to the
ranch In Wyoming ; I fully Intended to.
Outside , Lai kin had not appeared with the
hansom , and I strolled up the avenue. De
lated person passed. The oplro of St. Pat
rick's una lost In a misty blackness. The
lights'twinkled the length of the long street.
I paused fur n moment beyond the allll
brilliant square , hesitating whether I ohould
go Into tlio white , new club , that , If the
marble were only a bit dlicolorod , might
btniul on Pall Mall. Across the street was
tliu dim , at that hour and place , forest-
llko mystery of the park. Dcyond ( stretched
the dim street with scattered lights , and behind -
hind lay the square , with the for reach of
lights beyond.
The quare na It stands today seems to
bo n line of demarcation between tliu old
Now Yoilt and the provincial Ideal * It
typllled and the newer , more Intricate cap
ital of the west , whuae palaces will stretch
In n score of yeara jnoro along the IllvJr-
sldn drlvu on oneof the boulevards of the
world. For tbo commercial capital of the
wcat It crating to bo meiioly Imitative. Ita
puoplo have become self-conscious , with no
longer Iho fear of becoming un-natlonal
In Imitating what ls boat across the seas.
A coimopolltanlsm hovers about Iho great
city , and this particular nquaro already
scorns to promlso to bo what the Howling
Green was once , Washington and Union
square * successively , and what Madlion now
ta. Hut our modern commercial capital will
not Imvo , llko iho old Venice , a shining
glorious center , reflecting Us life , but , l.lUo
London , ( hero will be many localities , cen
ters of portions. To nuke a comparison , Iho
e.uaro at Klfty-nlnth street nnd Central
park will bo the Hyde park corner.
I paused with these reflections , not un
usual to New Yorkers , that night after leav
ing my cousin's , Mrs. Pembertcn's , recep
tion. The street was deserted , sayo for a
. cab or thr > occasional policeman. The Octo
| ber air had a wintry chilliness andI , pressed
my coat closer , with a vivid feeling of clc-
siialrjnt the general uselesaueaiuof my llfo.
Robert Gerald I had left me , Robert Ger
ald < II. power and station. Ho who In
hl.i busy career could not Imagine that qual
| ity dIJ not know that he had added the
j poison of cnnul. Kor I had my father's
I strong vitality , with nothing except sports
anil ooclety and sonic tiresome vices on
which to spend It. I wonder how many
others them me 03 1 was n year ago , for
a fortune possessed by a person whoso an
cestry has not given him the aptitude1 for
It Is a most common phenomenon In Iho
United States. Hut I will hasten to say
that my sister and 1 arc of Iho Maryland
Pcmhcrtons. My father came from the people
ple , did not know who his grand
father was. yet he himself married a de-
n.endcnt 'Ct the revolutionary hero , Robert
Pomherton n lady who 'could trace her
family tree to Duke William.
In relating this extraordinary story of
what happened tq me last year , and how I
became Involved In those matters wh'ih ' once
Indeed threatened an European complication ,
I really can sec nothing moro extraordinary
than my own father's prgress from ex
treme poverty to wealth , with all Its modern
potentiality. His story Is only part of that
of the financial adventurers who since the
rebellion have developed the resources of
the United Slates , gaining the prestige of
power.
No , this story of my own experience Is
"No , not dangerous , but nho must ho
found. "
"What Is the namot"
"Cabanel. "
"Spanl h ? "
" 1 did not nay that , sir. Hut are you
aurti ? "
"I Imvo said so , " said I , sillily , lie
looked mo over from little , auspicious bear
ing eyes , I claied the door In his face , won
dering at myself as I did so.
"Sir , " began Larklna ,
"You may go , "
' 'Hut , sir ! "
I saw he had something to ay.
"You may go , " 1 said again.
As ho turned away the lady appeared In
the doorway. "Thank you , monsieur. " aald
nlic"You never will regret this. . "
"I am sure 1 never shall. " said I , remem
bering all at oner , ns one will after futile
efforts , whcro 1 had seen her. And It was
the recr.llcctton which mailo the matter the
stranger , end which made mo question
whether after all the man at. the door had
not lied about the lady's sanity. Whatever
the situation , I plainly was meddling and
making myself a deal of trouble.
And then I remembered the blohcp of
Wcstchcster'a sententious rcinnrfi earlier
that evening. "It's BO easy to cross the line
from Iho ordinary to the extraordinary" a
remark from which , when made , I had dif
fered.
CHPTER II.
A CONFESSION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY.
Will any feature of the new Now York of
which I was philosophizing ever become so
entirely pnllstylnn to all sorts and condi
tions of men as the Venetian piazza ? I have
teen persons from the far weal who dropped
g's as nonchalantly as a poseur hla clcvcr-
t.iss , and who twanged our mother Englhh ,
who have felt the plazra ; hut taste In not
limited by grammar , as hopeless" pedants
would havu us Iclluvc. Now , I sat on the
Piazza San Marco of a May day In the twi
light , looking at the dcllcUus coloring which
entcrod Into the souls of the1 eld Venetians ,
as you know , from the galleries. The crowd
surged by , Venetian dandles , flippant younn
cfllccrs , rounders of the piazza , who had
cnmo and gene there all their long , nsc-
Iws lives black-eyed women , with the lit
tle shrug of the shruldcrs , the Innate co
quetry of the city of the marriage of the
sea nnd the laVid. My coffee did not keep
my muslnga Etlll , and suddenly they were
taken up by a low , musical voice over my
shoulder , In that softest of tongues which
elways will plve to my car the Italian opera
an advantage over the German. Uut as I
have said de gustlbiu non , which Is to E ? :
every man to hlj own tnnte of a woman , or
lT. ' - § 1 ; lV N1f"v c * "
-
MR. GERALD AND THE PRINCESS.
no more remarkable than my father's , and
BO I will hesitate no longer , fearing the
criticism of those who may accuse me of
stealing the privilege of the romancer.
Adjoining my town house , which my
father built at considerable expense and
which I now occupied alone since my sis
ter's marriage In Great Britain , la a largo
dwelling built by the Chicago wheat spec
ulator , Perkins. In 1S93 Caleb Perkins was
"crippled. " as they say , financially , and he-
Ing unable to find a purchaser for so ex
pensive a house he had rented It ta several
successive tenants. Hut two weeks before
my man Larklns had told me the place had
been rented again to some foreigners Ital
ians , ho thought. "You never see 'em , sir. "
ho went on to explain. "The servants can't
be made to talk and "
"Confound your curiosity , Larklns ! " I had
said then , and had thought no moro alrout
the matter.
Hut that night , as I paused at my own
door , I looked for some reason over on
this monument of Perltln'o extravagance
when wheat bad been his way. I am not
usually curious , but then I regretted that I
had Interrupted Larkln's story , whatever It
might have been. The great place was dark
anil Irresponsive. Suddenly from the shadow
of the vcstlbulo came a woman. On the
street she looked up and down as If uncer
tainly and then she saw me. Hesitating
for a moment , nho came toward mo where
I stood by my own door.
"Monsieur , " said she , and her French waa
In an exquisitely modulated voice , which
seemed to convoy a ssnao of a different per
sonality from that which I had vaguely ex
pected In ray hesitancy at the door.
"Yes , " saidI , In English.
She shook her head. She stood before me
tall and slender. I could swear already this
was the most extraordinary experience In
my life , and I had been about the world ,
from San Francisco to Calcutta , seeking to
destroy cnnul.
"I do not speak English , monsieur. I am
running from enemies. "
She motioned to the house she had left.
At the moment there was a rattling at that
door.
"Lot mo'fn , monsieur , I pray you. I can
not escape them If you do not. "
Impulsively I opened my door and admit
ted Jier. It was most extraordinary of mo ,
I ) < imiyjio\v. and I heltovo I felt It then ,
"CloM the door , ' said the lady , breath
lessly , for lady she certainly was. I knew
enough of the world not to be mistaken on
that point.
I cjoretl the door. She threw back the
cloak from her head , standing thcro tall ,
with exqulslto hair , uuch as Titian know ,
contrasted with dark eyes. The plain , black
gown was without ornament , save for a
slnglo ruby at her throat. The hands were
bare , long and slender , with ono curiously
carved ring on the third finger of the left ,
"I have seen you , mademoiselle , " I began ,
but at llrst I could not tell where.
"Yes , possibly. "
At the moment thcro waa a ringing at the
door.
"Hide mo Domowhe.ro , " she began. "I am
at your mercy , monsieur. "
Obeying , I pushed htr Into the dark room
at the left.
"Thank you. monsieur. " said the lady ,
for lady , as I have said , I felt she was. At
that moment Larking appeared at the end
of the hall , Ho had nut seen her , I was
sun .
I opened the outside dour myself. A lit
tle , dark fellow was there. I tmw bo was
strangely excited.
"I am sorry to trouble you , nlr , " ho be -
gan , with nn accent which was from ono of
the Roman tongues. "Did you ceo a
lady ? "
"A lady ? " I began.
"A mad woman has escaped from the
house next door and disappeared. "
I should have told him differently , I know ,
by all the laws of reason , but there was
that In her entreaty , wore uho naiio or In
sane , which made mo net unreasonably. "
"Really , " paid I , "I uavn seen no one.
Did you , Larklmi ? "
I was sure he hadn't.
"No , sir. "
"It't ) very strange , " began Iho man at the
door.
"Why ? "
"She must have goivj Into uomo honao In
the neighborhood. "
"Who was aho ? "
"A m d woman a foreigner whom wo
we.ro detaining until wo could arrange to
take her bacl ; to "
"To ? "
"Europe. "
"Ah ! " * ald I , "but Europe la large. "
"It does not matter where. ad | the man.
"It's Important "
"la Bho daugvro'JiT" ealil I.
religion , politics , a picture , a play , a booker
or music , which , Indeed , Is sentiment.
Thrco people were there at the lUtlo table ,
around which Flat fan's oldest waiter bustled
obsequiously , a striking , black-eyod , black-
haired Kontl.'inan , an old. white-haired wo
man and a younger lady , who wcs plainly
owner of the well-toned voice. She might
have been 20 , or 23. or 30. I * aw only a cer
tain distinction of breeding and manner , and
for details , that the face was thin , noble ,
with delicious dark eyes , a broad , low fore
head , framed by that yellow hair. I looked
twice , thrice. Decidedly these persons looked
somebodies out of the ordinary ; Italians ,
probably.
I ever am given to vivid Impressions of
faces ; no much so that when I see the same
face again I often am on the point of bowing
and carrying the recognition to the point of
acquaintance. The lady's face I put away
most carefully In my memory , as a bit of
sympathy In a perfect getting. I should
have liked It better If I had seen her in the
early morning , when the piazza Is.awept of
the night out of the spaces of the Adriatic
Into a quietness , for I fancied she was the
sort of woman who would add to the dis
tinction of even that distinguished spot In
Its most distinguished moment , when the
early morning has It to Itself.
I will make no particular defense of this
point of view of the stranger I eaw that
oveniuK at FlorUn's ; nor at 35 do 1 think 1
have much sentimentality left , although
they say a man who has been through many
experiences Is the weakest.
That evenlns , on the Piazza San Marco ,
which occurred to mo , was far away ; for
thcro had been so much In my life slnco that
oven a year made those days a dream , or a
recollection of a far-gono experience , which
takes In the mind the place of a dream. And
she I saw that evening became llko a pic
ture In a Venetian B'llcry that I put away
when I waa again In London , where I know
many people , and whcro I put up at the lit
tle , dark , browned house that stands at an
allcy'H bllcd end , near Piccadilly , with the
sign , "Tho Earl of Ducsdale. "
Ducsdalo and I have many discussions.
"You commercial Americans " be began
onu day.
"My father , who was a poor Irishman , did
exactly as your ancestor "
"Founded a family. I don't suppose the
first robber Dalton ws much better. "
"Thanks , " said I. "At least you English
men appreciate the same thing. "
"Well , I was thinking you might Introduce
mo , say at Newport. You kno\y I must
marry some money. "
"And our new rich don't carry their pasta
over here. "
"Bother ycur pasts , they make no differ
ence If you are agreeable. "
"Humph , " said I , "wo have eomo good
blood , .My father may have been a pool-
Irish adventurer , but my mother was of the
revolutionary Pembertons as good blood ,
say "
"Say as the Daltons , " said their present
head cynically.
"Well , yes , now that you mention It. "
"You Americans are so funny when you
got on the subject of famlry "
"I acknowledge that my father had
none "
"Ho was an ancestor. "
" 0 , ha was forcible. "
I remember In time that there was a scandal -
dal about Robert Gerald , first's , sense of
meum an tuum In certain railroad trans
actions , but then that l not altogether un
usual In a founder of an American family.
These ancient gentlemen who wore our
English cousins'
progenitors sometimes ap
propriate others' possessions aa nonchal
antly. The only Justification In either case
Is strength to maintain one's aelf In the
position taken. I am proud of my father ,
who , from a poor anccatorleus that Is to
say , ho didn't know 'em Irish emigrant ,
became ono of the first of American finan
ciers ; nor did I have any patience with my
alBtcr when nho tried to assume the arms of
the real Geralds. "Nobody knows our grand
father. They can't contradict our claim. "
said my dear olstcr.
"Hosh. " said I. "was not our father
enough ? U It not greater to ho a great
man's child than his hundredth descend
ant ? "
Now. doaplto the world. I believe It U.
And I think my sister did quite enough
when ehe married the sixth Ilaron BhauKb-
ncssy. My Esther was born a nobody on
the Shaughnessy estate. Ho died that BOIUO.
body who controlled the markets of the
world , and his daughter married the heir
of his own mother's landlord , and It U
this that makes mo prouder of being Rob-
crt Gerald's con than a descendant of the
Maryland Pcmbortons , although Americans
are rather proud of long descent. In fact ,
I have often said wo are a race cf snobi ,
and need our Thackeray or our Juvenal , He
doubtless wXU.nppcar , as demand creates the
supply In JblM.mattcr as In that of trade.
Ho really ffllL | < lo us a lot of good , nervine
as n mental tonic.
Out of rafp/yjt / for my father I feel com
pelled to rctur # to America orca lonolly to
look after..Ul < ) affairs he mode , although
I am conscious pf poor rnouh financial per
ception. Ho knew I was Impractical , and
wan rathcrfiirpud of It , for , like most men.
ho appreciate the side of character ho him
self lacked , . ; Ho had been maligned , hut
If ho rode roughshod over the people's In
terests , thinr * ? * the way In his day the
day of Mr. itftek PUJ Mr. Gould and nature
Rcem.i to lravei , rcated this style of man to
develop a new country , Just ns she made
a Roman or ; Norman conqueror's sheer , re
lentless fqixt. .uAnd this U what I find to
be proud of in the memory of my father ,
nnd those who know him will pardon me , i
his son , for adding my evidence that I feel
IIP was a remarkable man. ! '
That nlBhtlth Ducsdale was before my
departure to-America. Wo decided , alii (
other things falling , to go to a sentimental )
rendering of "David Garrlck , " by Mr. ,
Wyndham. In ono of the boxes I saw the 1
lady I had noticed nt Florlau's. L'hc ' reemcd
to be with three ladles , whom I failed to
place , although the persons In the stalls 1
about appeared to recognize familiar faces. 1
"laa't that a face to remember ? " I said
to Ducsdale. "I saw her two months ago
on the Piazza San Marco. Who la she ? "
"Tho young lady , you mean ? "
"Of course. "
"Jove , I dont' knov. The others ono Is
a German prjnccss , the grand duchess of
Heidelberg , related to our royalty. "
"Yes , but sle ) ? " I asked again.
"I don't know a woman llko that ; hut
I don't. She looks a foreigner ; but you !
can't tell. "
You Indeed never cm ; and I was forced I
to leave London without knowing. Uut the
Impression that face made on mo was In- J
dellblc , and I carried It with mo onto the i
rough sea beyond Southampton. Nor did I
suspect what the remembrance was to mean ,
nnd how It was to Involve mo In these cir
cumstances which I hesitate to recount ,
because they seem so Improbable , but which
have much tp do with an explanation of
certains events that already have become
more or less part of contemporary Euro
pean history. Who can tell of his mor
row ? >
For I was willing to swear the lady who
was declared an escaped lunatic was no
other than she I siw first that evening at
Florlan's. while the Venetian crowd surged
by and the band played , nnd San Marco
faced the scene with Its superb color blend
ing with the twinkling blue.
CHAPTER HI.
HOW I LODGE MY STRANGE VISITOR ,
AND WONDER AT MYSELF.
"In Venice ? "
"Yes , Venice. , " said she , there In the hall
of the house In t.io moat carlsh of th ?
modern world capitals.
"At FlorlanV
"Ah. 1 rctnembor , two years ago In May. "
"Ah , yes. "
" "
"And
"And ? "
"Stop , " aald the lady , when I remembereJ
v.o still wcro s'landlns In the nail.
"If you wlir'bome In. ' said I , entering the
room and turning on the gas. "I am sire
you am not msrt. But this Is very peculiar. "
"Monsieur , : yisfii hr.vc done me a signal
scivice. Nu1. n Ahi not mad. "
"Hut what : uVs this mean , If you will
permit me ? " ' ' I
"I cannot" toll'-you. I wish "
"Hut v.hatMurrticr do you whh me to do ? "
I asK'.d , trying to summon common sense
against her attractiveness.
"You havii idoire me a crcat favor. If to-
morrovou rainiake or send a letter to the
Italian consul ? " , I
"I will eli\iUvU $
"But you wish to know moiv about me ,
nnd 1 I feqljl Cannot tell you under the
clrcumstancw . " . ! f
"I'm curious. I'jll confess. "
"Hut If , youi wish you run danger ,
monsieur. " f |
"I laughed , * I did not know what danger
was In llBhli -modern lay- and order , and
was i not iKtfycrrui ; Did shemean , aho wag
dangerously 9attrsctlve ?
" 1 dpi't jcarfj-j1 , ' , , . _ , , . .
' "Ah , I knoj j , iu\ont > here. ' '
"You know no one" In New York ? "
"Positively no ono. "
" "
"Uut
"If you only could find me a place to stay
until tomorrow , when you can communicate ,
with the Italian connul. "
"You are an Italian ? "
"No , " said she.
I began to bo oven more perplexed than
at first. Was she simply a madwoman ? How
was It all to bo explained ? And yet there
was tnat about her personality leaving all
explanations of no particular account. 1 could
be sure that cho was some person out of the
ordinary , for thcro was a certain distinction
that Indefinable something which was
breeding , and looking nt her standing there
In my house I was equally sure that madnesu
was but a phraae. Wo are all mad , more
or less ; I could not be wrong In that. I sup-
pose. Indeed , my logic was founded on folly.
"There are reasons , I see. why you should
not wish to tell mo about yourself. "
"Good ones , monsieur. "
"And equally good why you should be hid
den. "
"You understand , monsieur. "
"Hut tomorrow ? "
"I may bo able to communicate with my
friends. "
"And no ono must know you are here ? " I
began.
"It is safer , " said she.
"I think I can arrange It , mademoiselle.
For , fortunately , this Is my house , I am
alone and I think my servants can bo In
duced to bo discreet. "
I went Into the hall , summoning Larltlns.
If she were mad I had fallen to humoring
her fancies.
"Tho lady next door ! "
"Yes , sir. ' said he , his eyes bulging.
"She Is here. "
"Here , sir ? " Ho started us If I had
told htm I had a ghost hl.Ulcn.
"But she Is not crazy. She H pursued by
enemies. I choose to help her. "
Ho probably thought I had been drink
ing although I rarely did too much or that
this wns a chapter out of a novel , a sur
prising sequence of the Improbable In the
possible.
"You are to know nothing about It. "
"Yes , sir. " -
"If you do you lese your place. "
"Yes , sir" ' ;
"If you do not , ypu have your wages In
creased. " i
"I don't understand. "
"It's , Just silence. "
"I understand , " But I doubted him.
"Send Mrs. PlQrccV
Mrs. Pierce w rs the housekeeper , and with
'
her , good Now 'England woman that fihe
was. I anticipated rather moro trouble. Hut
I explained 1 hajj Irlcnd who needed chap
eroning ; that'she must tor certain reaaonc
remain thcra.Jn-tlio house ; that aho cuuld
uneak no KnwUslil
"A lady you mot In furrln' parts ? " salfl
Mrs. Pierce. ] R 3I [
"Exactly. " 'said n , renewing my explana
tion , nnd thcrtJt proceeded further , explain
ing lmagnatlv ! < Iyitho case , until Mrs. Plcrco
was won , when 11 returned to my fctrango
protece. I tMfl libr , while Mrs. Plerco re
garded her IniWIflngly. that this was my
housekeeper , ( maij/l had arranged her lodg
ing. * ' * *
"Thank yojSjnuch ! , " said she , giving
Mrs. Plerco ' 4Jamllc. "I hope , monsieur ,
you may notljniffrr from your kindness. "
"I am vcrynglad to bo of any service , "
said I. and rcjjllj wondering at myself. But
why tbo dlckuis ] Jdld she use that word
"suffer ? " ,
She extendejlj warm. soft Ilttlo hand ,
and then wa gpno with the housekeeper ,
leaving tho.-jjpnm strangely deserted , and
I by myself , questioning why I had done
oa I had. Hut who could expect ouch an
occurrence In ths ( ordinary town ? Who
can say how hoi vfpuld net under similar
circumstances ? . , And I went up to my
room , but not to sleep. *
For U Is noj.'without a shock that one
suddenly finds routlno disturbed by the un
expected.
CHAPTER IV.
HOW I AM CONVINCED THERK MAY HE
OOCURRENCES STRANGER THAN FIC
TION.
But It's the morning that corrects rour
follies ; the morning when you wonder at
yourself , and so aw < vko saying "Fool ; " and
It was this definition of myself that I car
ried down to my coffee. I thought I must ,
have dreamed tbcve occurrences , as they
were of the ituff that makes caatlca In
Spain or In the realm of pure folly , I
deliberately had 'harbored ' a mad woman ,
against all common iseuse. Outaldo It was
gray fog calling on common cnse > to re-
vcngo Itself. I wondered
Just then Mrs. Plcrco brought my guest.
She wn pale , and yet bore the ilmple dis
tinction that made all other reasons for
her conduct Impossible than that ttho had
been forced to this fainappearance. . She
was the lady 1 had seen on the piazza , again
nt the piny In London with a lady of the
blood royal the phlegmatic blood royal of
the Hunovrrlun brood ; nnd here she was In
my house , whore she had hern followed
by n otraiiRC , foreign persan , who had dc-
clnrcd her mad. And I had harbored her.
It's curious how > our common sense can
Icnvo you under certain revocation. I was
as foolish , I think , a.n the night before.
"I have written to the Italian consul , '
said she. "I hope I may bo nblo to requite -
quite your hoipltnllty your aid , monsieur i t
nivl some day I may bo .iblc to explain. " '
Now , curiosity Is ngnln- manners , and !
there was Bomothlng of the "great Indy. "
"of being , " as the phrase Is , "to the manor
born , " taking nwny my boorlshncss.
"I am glad. I am suro. It I may have been
of any possible service. "
She was my vls-a-vls. The situation win
Mngulnrly delightful < vvcr coffee nnd rolls.
Now nnd then she blushed prettily , although
wo Bild little.
"What r. great ugly place your New York
Is ! "
" /.h , you don't know It. "
"I wns traveling In your country , mon
sieur , when I fell Into n plot that had been i
laid for me. " i
"I nm sure I shall hold myself most
lucky If I may help you to thwart It , " I
said.
said."I
"I owe you much , monsieur. "
"Nothing nnyono would have done so
much. "
"But I count myself fortunate , " said she.
"And I , too , to have h.id the privilege. "
Now , she. accept * ! this' style of talk as ,
natural , nnd I wondered nt It ns If she ]
fancied herself n princess , or really wcro '
one. I remembered the box at Mr. Wynd- i
ham's Onrrlck. Was It she , Indeed ? Hut
us I say , 1 hesitated to ash , nml yet , when I
T \ \ as outside , I wondered at myself. She |
declared that the Italian consul would arrange - I
range It all , and that there I should have ;
my explanation. I ha.l the letter , addrcsnJ !
In a pretty foreign hand. The avenue ap
peared garishly ordinary ; I was In the ex-
traordlnary , and I sighed to think It doubtless -
less all would end In commonplace explana
tion.
tion.The
The Italian consul had not reached his
office. I turned back to tny bankers. As
I was passing out I met Obndlnh Fogg , who
took mo by the coat.
"I hnvo been looking for you , Gerald. It's
lucky I have found you. "
I never have employed Fogg & Fogg , nnd
I wondered nt the Inttrruptlon. The great
lawyer ( for I believe he I. < called great ) , re
garded mo curiously from his noncommittal
gtay cycrf.
"It's of the utmost Importance , " ho re
peated , when ho reached his ofUce. which
looks out on the calm llguro of Washington
dominating the steps of the treasury build
ing."You
"You were very Indiscreet last night , Ger
ald , " Mr. Fogg began.
"What do you mean ? "
"Evrn c. mnn of your wealth can't take the
risk you have. "
"I don't undsrntnn.l , " I began , now really
alarmed.
"You court prosecution "
"What have I done ? "
"My clients "
"Who iho devil are your clients , Mr.
Fops ? "
"Very powerful people "
"What Is the case agnln t me ? "
"Wo have positive proof that you harbored
a mad lady. " liv did not say woman , I no
ticed.
"Vho Is ahe ? "
"Ah , that I can't tell. But If you will
surrender her "
"I lefcr you to the Italian consul "
"Tho Italian consul ? "
"You tal'c ' In enigmas. I did harbor a lady
who applied to me for protection last night.
She did not appear mad to me , while the fel
low who asked for her looked the riscal. The
lady was looked after by mv housekeeper.
Fho has not Klven n clue to her Identity , and
If "
"I can't let you know for that matter. I
only advlso you not' to meddle. "
"That la to say ? "
"To return her to the hoiuo next door. "
"But who are these people ? "
"I can't tell you. "
"But I can find out. "
"Thoy are thcro un.ler Delicious names. "
"But how do they keep this mad woman
there ? "
"I can explain nothing. H Is a most tin-
us-ial case. 1 can only advise you to let the
matter go. The lady has been In the hands
of her friends. If you think ahe U not mad ,
what experience have you that you all at
once constitute yourself an expert ? "
"I will see 111' , Italian consul first , " said I ,
still unconvinced.
"I really advise you not to. "
"But I will. Mr. Fogg , " I replied , ob
stinately ; "and then If I see I have been
acting foolishly , I will deliver the lady to
her friends when I may be convinced. "
"I am sorry I can't explain. "
"You only have to convince me , " I uald.
"But I can say no more. "
I looked at the statue of Washington , on
the street of the hurrying crowd.
"Well , good day , " said I. ' "I don't llko
mysteries. I think I can find out. "
"You make n mistake. Mr. Gerald , "
the lawyer called out , solemnly. But I did
not choose to turn back.
The matter certainly was assuming a per
plexing guise. If I had befriended this mad
woman , this lady , I had not been so much a
fool. I at least had harbored a superior per-
con , although certainly I might have been
Indiscreet. And here wus a creat lawyer
roason'ng with me. and the Italian consul
Invoked by the lady. If It were all most
mysterious , I doubtless should know all
very soon.
At the door n man , a groom-like person ,
stopped me.
"Mr. Gerald ? "
"Yes. "
"A gentleman wishes to speak to you In
a carriage outside. "
"Who ? "
"Ho will explain. "
My hansom waa waiting , but-I walked to
the coupe the man Indicated. The curtains
were drawn , but ns I approached the door
opened , and there was projected the head of
the man who had been at my door the night
before.
"Wo can talk better If you will step In-
eldo , " ho ald.
I hesitated , hut what danger could thcro
bo In Wall street In the daylight , at the
huh of all that was practical , ordinary In a
great nation ? Nor was I Inclined to show
the feather now that the matter was plainly
put. Again , I was curious for nn explana
tion. 1 stepped Into the cab. The door was
closed.
"Well , sir ? " said I. A pungent odor made
me faint , suddenly dizzy , and then I know
the cab was being driven rapidly , and that
I was powcrlass lo move ; and then I was
aware , It was after a long , dark Interval , of
being on my back In a Ilttlo room that
seemed to sway.
With difficulty I raised myself. Yes , I
was In a ship cabin at sea. I could not be
mistaken.
Then all these occurrences I have writ
ten of hero followed as mysteriously as
ever ; so mysteriously , so strangely , so un
accountably , that I hesitate now in telling
them lest I bo called story toller. In some
way It became clear to my aching bead
tliat I was Indeed allvo ; that I had been
abducted on Wall street In tliu light of an
American law and an' American day : that I
was a * sea. I could sco through the port
a stretch of distant , waving horizon.
Why was It so ? Into what hands had I
fallen ? What powerful Interest had I an
tagonized ? My predicament plainly waa a
Boquel pf the adventure of the night before ,
There my reason began and ended. For
the matter was Inexplicable. I could only
bo sure that this was not dream nor Illu
sion , for I made certain I was allvo ; thai
all bad happened exactly as I have put It
here.
( To be Continued. )
Tliol7 OI > J ; rt.
Washington Star : "Thero are burglars
trying to got Into the cellar ! " she ex
claimed.
In an Instant ho had leaped Into his
clothes and started down Blairs.
"My diamonds ! " aho exclaimed. "Shall 1
hldo them ? "
"You might hldo 'them If you want to , "
ho atuwcrtd , pausing nt the door. "Uut I
don't think diamonds would bo much In
ducement to them. My theory la that
they've somehow found out about that ton
of anthracite coal \iu bought yesterday. "
The United States excel In champagne
Cook'u Imperial Extra Dry taken the lead.
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
The following proposed amendments to tlr <
Constitution of Iho Stnto of Nebraska , ad
lu'rnlnnftcr sot forth In full , arc submitted
to the electors of ( ho Stnto of Nebraska , to
bo voted upon nt tlio general election to beheld
hold Tuesday , November 3 , A. 1) . l'Wt5 :
A Joint resolution proposing to nmond
flections two (2) ( ) , four (4) ( ) , and flvii (5) ( ) , of
nitlclc six (0) ( ) of the Constitution of tliu
State of Nebraska , relating to numfier of
Judge ! ) of the supreme court and th.tterm .
of offlco. 'i
Ho It resolved and enacted by thOHIs -
laturo of the Stall' of Nebraska : . 'J .A. , , ,
tiuctlon 1. That section U\o (2) ( ) < HV ! ! Zft
fix ( fi ) of the ConsItutlon of the -XT'
Nebiaskit bo ninctulcd NO HH to
! O H :
,
.
jurisdiction In cases relating to i\
civil cnncH In which the state shall
party mandamus , quo warrantn ) ' habeas
corpus , nml uch appi-tlato Jurisdiction , us
may be provided by law.
Section 2 , That section four ( I ) of article
fix ( C ) of the Constitution of the Htulo of
Nebraska , bo amended so as to read us fol-
Iowa :
Sfctlon I. The Judges of the sinrcmo
court shall be elected by the electors of
the state at large , and thrlr term of olllee.
c.Nccpt aa hereinafter provided , shall bo for
a period of not less than live (5) ) years as
the Icfilslaturn may prescribe.
Section 3 That section live ( B ) of article
six ( fi ) of the. Constitution of thn State of
Nebraska , bo amended to lead as follows :
Section 5. At the llrst cenernl election to
b < - held In the year ISM , thcro shall be
elected two judges of the Hupreme court
ono of whom shall be elected for n term of
two (2) ( ) years , ono for the term of four (4) ( )
years , and at each general election there
after , them shall bo elected one judge of
the supreme court for the- term of live (3) (
year/ , unless otherxvlsn provided by law ;
Provided , That the judges of the supreme
court whoso terms have not expired at the
time of holding the urneral election of 1S"0.
shall continue to hold their ollleo for the
remainder of the term for which they
\vi-ro respectively commissioned.
Approved March 20 , A. D. 1SD3.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to section thirteen (13) ( ) of article six
of thn Constitution of the State of Nebraska ,
relating to compensation of supreme and
district court Judges.
He It resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section thirteen (13) ( ) of
article px ( fi ) of the Constitution of thn
State of Nebraska be amcndml so na to
rend as follows :
Sec. 13. The judpcn of the supreme and
district courts shall receive fur their ser
vices such compensation as may bo pto-
vldcd by law , pa > ablc quarterly.
The legislature shall at Its llr.it session
after the adoption of this amendment.
three-lUths of the members elected to
each house conourilng. establish their
compensation. The comitensallon so es
tablished shall not bo changed oftcncr than
once In four yearn anil In no Went unless
two-thirds of the members rkn-led to cnch
house of thn leRlslaturo concur therein.
Approved March 50. A. 1) ISO *
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section twenty-four (24) ( ) of article ftvo' (5) ( )
of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska ,
relating to compensation of the olllcors of the
oxoeutlvo department.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska :
Mention 1. Thut section twenty-four (24) )
of article five ( $ ) of the Constitution of
the Rtato of Nebraska bo amended to read
as follows :
Section 21. The olllccrs of the executive
ilntiri 1't liiiiM t itf thn ut it I * \ IT * tu/it tt ii * uUtt 11
recolvo for their services a compensation
to bo rs'nhllsfn-d by .law. which .shall bo
neither Increased nor diminished during
the term for which they shall have been
commissioned nnd they shall not receive
to their own use nny fees , co ts , Interests.
upon public moneys In their hands or
under their control , perquisites of cilllco or
other compensation , and all feus that may
hereafter be pnyablo by law for sevvlc. s
performed by an officer provided for In
thl- ' ahtill bo pnld in advance Into
the state treasury. The legislature shall
at Its first session after the adoption o'
this amendment , three-fifths of the mem
bers elected lo each house of the legisla
ture corn-lining , establish tlio salailes of
the ofllcors named In this article. The
compensation so established shall not be
chanced oftencr than once In four yc-nn
and In no event unless two-thirds of thx
members elected to ench house of the leg
lalnturc concur therein.
Approved March 29 , A. D. 1SS3.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
section one (1) ( ) of article six (6) ) of the Con
stitution of the State of Nebraska , relating
to judicial power. .
Be. It resolved and enacted by the Legls
laturo of the State of Nebraska :
Section ] . That suction one (1) ( ) of article
rlx ( C ) of the Constitution of the State ot
Nebraska bi > amended to read as follows :
.Section 1. The judicial ponur of this state
shall bo vested In a .supremo court , dis
trict courts , county courts. Justices of the
peace , pollco magistrates , mid In such
other courts Inferior to the supreme court
as may bo created by law In which two-
thirds ot the members elected to each house
concur
Approved Match 23. A. D. JKij.
A joint resolution proposing to amend Bee
tlon eleven (11) ( ) ot article * lx ( C ) of the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , re
latlng to increase In number of supreme
and district court Judges.
Ho It resolved nnd onactfd by the Leg
Islaturu of the State of NcbiatiKa :
Section I. That section cloven ( U ) of aril
clo six ( C ) of the ConHtllutun"nf ! the State
of Nubrauka bo amended to rcml aa fol
io WH :
Section 11. The legislature" , Whenever two-
thirds of the members elentdl
shall concur therein , may , ill or , at > ir the
ye.xr ono thou.iand eliht .hundred and
ninety-seven and not oftericr'fliaM oncu In
every four yearx , Incrcasn tli ( ! > - > ni'niihcr ol
judges of supreme and dlxlrlcij ndurls , and
the Judicial districts of tlio n. < , \ \ \ $ . , , , Sueh
districts shall bo formed of crimiucl terri
tory , and bounded by county Hill's ' ; and
such Increase , or any rhallL'o In th < !
boundaries of a district , shall not vncnu
the olllco of any Judgo. u u ,
Approved March 30 , A. i.tlll$5.
A Joint resolution proposing to nmend
section six (6) ( ) of article ono (1) ( ) of tbo Con
stitution of the State of Nebraska , i elating
to trial by Jury.
Bo It resolved nnd enacted by Iho Leg-
Islaluro of the Htuto of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section ulx (0) , article one
(1) ( ) of the Constitution of the Htuto of Ne
braska bo amended to rend a.i follows :
Section 0. The rluht of trial by Jury shall
remain Inviolate , but the luglxluturu may
provldo that In civil aullonn llvu-alxlha of
the jury may render a verdict , arid the
legislature by also authorize trial by a
jury of a less number than twelve men ,
In courts Inferior to the district court ,
.Approved March 29 , A , L > . , ISM.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
section ono (1) ( ) of article tlvo ( C ) of tbo Con
stitution of Nebraska , relating to oinccra of
tbo executtvo department.
Ho It resolved and enaetrd by the Log-
lulaturo of tha State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That Hcctlon ono (1) ( of article
JIve (5) ( ) of the Constitution of the Htutj
of Nebraska bo amended lo read up rol-
Sec'tlon 1. Tlio executive department shall
consist of a governor , lieutenant ioy rnor ,
secretary of state , auditor pf public no.
counla. treasurer , Buporlntendent of public
Instruction , attorney tffneral , commissioner
of public lands and building" ) , and tlnco
railroad commissioners , each of whom , except -
cept tlio nakl railroad coniinlauloneia , shall
hold hla oltlce for a turm of two yeara ,
from tno llrst Thursday nflur tha llrnt
Tuesday In January , after hln election ,
and until lilt ) aucceador (3 ( elected nnd < ; na ) | .
lied. Each railroad criiiiinls.iloner nhiill
hold hla olllcn for a term of thrco yeain ,
beginning on the firm TJiumday after the
tlrut Tueaduy In January uftcr Ms election ,
and until hln usccesnor Ir nlectcd nnd quail-
lied ; Provided , howuver , Thut at ' .ho llni
general election hold after the adoption
of thin amendment thcro shall he elected
three railroad commissioner ) , onu for th < i
period ot one year , on'j far Iho polled of
two years , and ono for Iho purled of tin en
yearo. The governor , n n-ciary of sliilc ,
auditor of public iK.countj , tun ! truamircr
Hhnll reuldo at tha c-ipltol dlirlnir tlielr
term of otllc.o ; they itrjll ; keep Iho public
records , bookii and pnpcru there , und sliull
perform such dutlr.s as may ba required by
law.
Approved March 30 , A. D , , JS03.
A Joint renolutlon piopjalnu to amend sec
tion twenty-six (2C ( ) ot article nvo (5) ( ) of th
Conitltutlon of the State of Nebraska , lltnlU
Inc the number ot executive state officers.
He It resolved nnd enacted hj tli LCK-
Islnturo of thi. Htnto of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section twrnty-slx ( M ) ot
article llvo ( f > ) of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska bo amended to irnvl n *
follows :
Section Sfi. No othrr r-xertillvo Mtate oirt-
cnrs except tho.so named In section one (1) )
of thli article shall ho rrc.Hwl. except by
nn act of the legislature which U con
curred In by not less than three-fourth.i
of the members cdootcd to endi house
thereof ;
Provided , Thnt nny ofllce created by nn
net of the leKltilnturo may bo aboljthcil by
the legislature. , two-tlilnl-i of the members
elected to eaeh house thereof concurIng.
Approved March 3iA. . 1) . , mi.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
lection nine (9) ( ) of artlcln eight ( V ) ot the
| Constitution of the State of Nebraska , pro
viding for the Investment ot the permanent
! i educational funds of the tnto.
I Ho it resolved and enacted by the LegIslature -
Islaturo of iho State of NVbr.iska :
j | Section 1. That section nlno CO of nrtlcla
i i " .PI1. , ( S ) "r the constitution of the. Slnto
! "f Nebraska lie amended lo us-ul as fol-
] lows i
1 Section 9. All funds belonRlng to the state
. for educational purposes , thn Interest nnd
Income wheieof only are to be used , shall
lo deemed trust funds | u > ij , iy the state ,
and iho slain shall supply all losses thorp-
of that may In any manner accrue , so that
.ijtlip same shall remain forever Invlolnto
"timl iindlmlnl.shed , and shall nol bo In-
nested or loaned except on I'nlted Stales
, or Mtntu securities , or registered county
bonds or registered school dldrlet bondi
of this state , and sueh funds , with the
Interest and Income thereof aiu hereby
solemnly pledged for ihn purposes for
1 which they ate granted and sel ap.ut and
Khali not bo transferred to any other fund
for other uses ;
Provided. The board cirated by section
1 of this article Is empowered to sell from
tlmo to tlmo any of Ihti securities belongIng -
' Ing to the permanent school fund and In
vest the proeccd.q arising therefrom In any
of the securities cnumcrntul In this sec
tion bearing a higher rate of Interest ,
whenever an opportunity for better Invest
ment Is presented ;
And provided further. That when nny
warrant upon the state treasurer regu
larly Issued in pursuance of nu appropila-
lion by Hip legislature and secured by Iho
liivy of a lax for Us payment , shall bo
ptcscnted to the stale treasurer for pay
ment , and there ahull not bo any money
In the proper fund lo pay such warrant ,
the board created by si-ctlon 1 of thin arll-
clo may direct Iho stale treasurer lo p y
the amount due on such wnirant from
moneys In his hands belonging to tliu per
manent ochool fund of iho sluto. and ho
shall hold said wairant as an Investment
of snld permanent school fund.
Approved March 29 , A. J ) . , 1S93.
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska by adding a new section to article
twelve (12) ( ) of said constitution , to bo num
bered section two (2) ( ) , relative to the merg
ing of the government of cities of the
metropolitan class and the government of
the counties wherein such cities are lo
cated.
He It resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature of the Stallof Nuhrni : ! < ii :
Section 1. That article twelve (12) ( ) of th *
Constitution of the State of Nebraska bo
amended by adding lo said article a new
section lo be numbered section t\\o (2) ( ) , lo
road as follows :
Section 2. The government of any city of
the metropolitan class and the goveinmeiit
of the county In which It Is located may ba
merged wholly or In part when a proposi
tion HO to do has been submitted by au
thority of law lo thn voleis of such city
ami countv and received thn assenl of a
majority of the voles east In such city and
nl. o a majority of the votes c-isl In the
uounty excluilvo of those cast In uuuli
metropolitan city at Huoh election.
Approved March 29 , A I ) . 1SI3. :
A joint resolution proposing an amendment
to section six (0) ( ) ot article seven (7) ( ) of the
Constitution of the Sthtc of Nebraska , pre
scribing the manner In which votes shall
bo cast.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the Leg.
Idlattiro of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section si : : ( M of nrtlolo
seven (7) ( ) of the Constitution of the State
of Nebraska bo amended to read as fol
lows :
Section 6. AH votes shall be by ballot , or
such other melhod as may vbo proscribed
by law , provided iho secrecy of voting ba
prcservid
Approved March 29 A. 11. , 1KC. .
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section two (2) ( ) of article fourteen (11) ( ) ot the
Constitution ot the State of Nebraska , rela
tive to donations to works of Internal Im
provement and manufactories.
Iln It resolved and enacted by the LegH-
Inturo of the State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section two (2) ( ) of nrtlcla
fourteen ( H ) of tha Constitution of the
Stnlo of Nebraska , bo amended to read as
follow s :
Section 2 No city , county , town , precinct ,
municipality , or other subdivision of tha
state , shall ever make donations to any
ucrks of Internal Improvement , or manu
factory , unless a proposition HO to do shall
have been llrst submitted to the quatlHcd
electors and ratified by a two-thlids votu
at nn election by authority of law : Pro
vided , That sueh donations of a county
with the donations of such subdivisions In
the agKroKate ihnll not p.vceed ten per cent
of the assessed valuation of sueh county ;
Provided , further That any city or county
may. liv a tin co-fourths vo'.o Increase such
Indebtedness llvo per rent , In addition to
such ten nor cent and no bniiila or evi
dences of InilehtPdnemi so iKBued shall bi
valid unless thn samn shall Imvo endorsed
thereon a certificate signed by thn secretary -
tary and auditor of stale , shotting that
thn came Is Issued pursuant lo law.
Approved March 29 , A. IX. 1SD5.
I , J. A. Piper , secretary of state of Urn
state of Nebraska , do hereby certify that
the foregoing proposed amendments to tha
Constitution ot thn State of Nebraska niu
trua and correct copies of the original en
rolled and engrossed hills , us passed by the
Tuenty-fourth session of the legislature of
the Stnta of Nebraska , as appears from
( vald original bills on file In this office , and
that all and each of said proposed amend
ments arc submitted to the qualified voters
of the state of Nebraska for their adoption
or rejection at the general election to ho
held on Tuesday , the 3d day of November ,
A. D. , 1800. !
In testimony whereof , I have thereunto
set my hand and alfixcd tha great seal of
the state of Ncbraxka.
Done at Lincoln , this 17th day of July , In
the year of our Lord , Ono Thounand Eight
Hundred and Ninety-six , of the Independ
ence of the United States the Onu Hundred
nnd Twenty-first , and of this Mate the
Thirtieth.
Seal. ) J. A. PIPKIl ,
ficcrolary of Stato.
AUB 1 Dto.VovS morn
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