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A SPANISH MINE & .
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AN A I ) VENTURIS OF AN AMATKUR DETKGTIVE ,
13V MAJOU AllTllUK GIUFKITHS.
( C-r ' ! , . I. > ' 9T. liy B. B. McCliiro Company. )
Ono hi dt mm-nlng In the early goring Iho
od sbKi Kilo a of llic 1' . ft 0. company was
, rounding Kuropa I'olnt on her homeward
| , vo > afi\ und uos about to tr.p at Gibraltar
lor u fc-w hours.
Anion5 ; She crowd of passengers lonnglnK
About the dock or hanging against the tafrrnll
was A r.\llow-facod , dark-oyed , much-sunburnt
man of medium height and military bearing ,
Whose np.ire , rather shrunken frinio and
Ui.k-limor eye showed that his health luil
suffered form prolonged rcsldenco In the
"shiny" ctnl.
I , Lionel Macnaghtcn-Innos , was that man ,
and 1 may bo permitted to preface the ad-
vcnturoa that will bo hereafter set forth by a
fuvv brief words nbout myself.
Some twenty years previously I had Joined
ths staff corps from an Infantry regiment
In India. A natural taste for languages lud
helped , .mo lu tossing tliu higher standard ; 1
WIIB llucnt In Hindustani and Perjtiui , had a
fair knowledge of Arabic and n smattering of
Hindoo. Those acquirements had gained mo
a "civil" billet. 1 entered the police depart-
rnent , and w s presently occupied almost en
tirely with Thuggee and Dacolty.
I may lay claim to considerable success In
police work. Jn one recent case I HUB able
to bring homo a grave and mysterious crlmo
of poisoning by Datura to 'Its perpetrators ,
and for this 1 had received the thanka pi
government. Then. Just when I was on
the high road to speedy advancement , on this
very threshold of a brilliant future , my
health broke down. A long Illness followed
the completion of the case above mentioned ,
with Its Incessant labors and keen anxi
eties. I wan now on my way homo to re
cruit , but with a serious warning from the
doctors that It would bo perilous to uiy life
to return to India ,
To be forced Into retirement on a. scanty
pension when well this sldo of 40 , having
given ono's best years and energies to work
Btremioim and all-sulllclng In Itself , but
seemingly Impossible to find elsewhere , was
a bitter blow to a man who still felt himself
fit for something. I had no prospect , no
hope of finding suitable employment In Eng
land , so at least 1 thought In my then de
spondent condition. My active career , as 1
believed , had terminated abruptly ; I was too
poor to marry ; I had no living relations ; 1
could have no homu , but my clubs and a
back bedroom oft St. James * street. There
was nothing before mo but to vegetate In
obscurity without hope or horizon , disap
pointed and uselets , until I faded rapidly
Into priMiuture old ago.
As I brooded thus moodily , taking no In
terest 'In the bustle and aculllo uround , 1 was
frequently challenged to run ashore with the
lliit I had no heart for It. I knew Gib
raltar "like my pocket ; " I had been quar
tered there with my regiment In early days ;
the place was lull of ghosts. 1 did not , wlsh
to bo reminded of Joyous litres In the hey
day of youth now when I was so keenly
coiiHclona of the failure 1 had inado In lite.
Yet I went , mid almost immediately
tumbled upon an old friend. U was Harry
Ilrlghtsmltli , whom I had not seen since we
wuro lads at school together. He was now
grown Into a puffy , round-cheeked consequential
quential llttlo man , with the sclf-satlslled
nlr of one accuatomed to give advice to
others. Ho was a partner In 'the ' highly ro-
upectablo linn of Ulack & Ilrlghtsmltli , so
licitors of Grcsham street.
.As wo walked up Watcrport street to-
rjethor he explained this unexpected meeting.
" [ iMiiio out a couple of days ago , " hu
cal'l ' , "by the mall steamer , .meaning to
travel to Homo bcistly place Inland. But
I have been stopped here by a telegram
from my partner with some vurlous new .
I'm fairly boit and don't know what Is best
to do. "
"Is It business ? " '
"Yes. Oil account of some clients of
ours , helm of the late Sir William Me-
Klllop. Ho wont rather blindly Into a min
ing speculation In thesn parts ( qtiito with
out consulting us , you understand ) . Now
it's all In a tangle. The heirs are minors
unable ; to act for themselves , and even wo
can make nothing of It. So we decided that
one of us ought to como out and look after
the property. Hlnclc couldn't , or wouldn't ,
and It Ml to my share , worse luck. "
"Let's hear about It.Vhoro Is the mine
exactly and what Is the trouble ? "
"It's a lead mine In some mountains forty
or fifty miles from here. The nearest town
Is called Marbelln. "
"I know It on the coast , half way to
Malaga. "
"The mine was brought to Sir William
McKlllop's notice by a mining expert , and
1 bellevo the scheme looked extremely rosy
I find a report among his papers Unit HID
ere was very plentiful and very rich. It
could he worked easily , labor was cheap ,
the stuff could bo Kot down without dllllculty
and shipped on the opi'n sen beach. Sir
William took to the thing , paid 'A large sum
for first rights and Just as ho was looking
for returns died. Thci > when wo went Into
the business , as representing the bene
ficiaries under the will , wo could not see
our wny. We've been eleven months trying
to straighten It up and have done Just noth
ing at all.Tlioro Is hitch after hitch. Wo
can get no Information , no replies to our
letters , The engineers who brought the
thing to McKlllop cannot bo found. "
"Were thuy the real vendors ? "
"No. The property lu > 1niiged really to a
Spanish nobleman , a certain Marquis do Al-
mendral. lie Is somewhere In this God
forsaken country , I suppose , but the con-
tr.ictfl wnro made with the engineers , who
took the lend In everything. "
"And J u can't come down on the en
gineers ? "
"Can't find them , I tell you. 'ion evi
dently don't know much about mining en
gineers of this sort , anyway. Tlioy'ro llku
ceils and have slipped clean out of sight. It
was a llrm called Crlpps llaskelf Bros. I
knew tlirm , and once had dealings with
thorn to my sorrow. It was In a South Af
rican company and wo acted for the promoters
meters , who sot left high nnd dry. I smelt
some-thing llshy In this buBlnera when I
heard that Crlpps llaskolf was'in It. It was
about hit ) last coup. "
"Haw tlm firm failed ? "
"Ciono under completely. The whole of
thorn lock , stock and barrel. The partners
have disappeared to tlm uttermost ends of
the earth. Crlpps was last heard of In west
ern Auntnilla , somewhere on the Murclilson ;
Jilu brother Silas IK supposed to bo In My
sore ; the rest of them arc In Abyssinia ,
South America , Alaska , goodness knows
where. "
"Why don't you take porscsslon of the
property and work the rnlno or sell It for
the benefit of McKlllop's helm ? "
"I cnmo o'lit rioro on purpose to do that.
Hut since.I , left England wo hear from our
Madrid correspondent that .the Spanish gov
ernment has Issued an Injunction to stop
our proceedings. Wo are foreigners and
must fulfill certain conditions , satisfy some
prior claims , jjoodness knows what. Black
vires mo to go on Htralght to Madrid and
work nutters at Jho fountain head , "
"Itlght enough , LU the same tlmo you
ought tohcvo look at the inlno If it is
anywhere near hero. "
"It Is , or U supposed to bo , as I have told
you. But how am I to find It ? Can takn
a return ticket , by next train ? There Is no
train. I've Inquired hen1 , and they tell me
it'a a three or four days' ride , and tint's
not miJ'h In my line , Of course , I ought to
liavo brought out an export , but I thought
I knew all about mines und minerals. 1'vo
had enotujh trouble with thorn. "
"L ok Tioro. .Harry Brlghtsmlth , " I said
suddenly , "Shall I stop hero and see you
through It ? It might help you , and would
aiiuwe nu ) . I know Spanish And something
of this neighborhood. Shall I stay ? "
Ilu JcaepteJ my offer with enthusiasm , to
I sent on board for my traps , and was pres
ently lu close conference 'With my old friend
at thp King's Arnui hotel ,
He had a good map of southern Anda
lusia , Iho latest government survey , also
the plans originally made to go with the
contract for the sale. Wo eailly fixed upon
thu locality , or , rather , the alleged locality
of the mine , for Its existence had still to be
proved. Hut the estate of the Marquis de
Almeudral wa clearly marked under Its
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-If - tIf TI7 , | TTr TTT TTT7T T T TT tTT
name ot tlio Llanura tie Ian Sierras. W
si * .from the map Uut It was a lonp , Jeep
mountain vulley omc elx or * cvcn mllc3 In
land from Marbclla. and ending In a precip
itous ctil du nac. at thu bottom ot union wo
licllorotl the inlno to be. It was callpd In
the inlnllii ; plan 121 Ulcn Ksoondida "TJio
AVell Hidden. " Was It to dcacrvo lt ap
pellation ? ,
"Wall , what do you advise ? " asked llrlght.
smith anxiously ,
"Clearly , the flrt thlnp ; Is to verity the
fixlatunco of the mine. That nettled , you
must remove the Rovermuont 'stop' and ROI
possession. The whole affair Is comprised
In these two | Klnts. You can't work the
mlnu without squaring the government , and
you don't want to sqtiaro the government If
thcro U no mlnu. Sonic one must start for
Marbclla nt once. "
"Ayo , mit who ? it'a a fnrty-mtlo rldu. "
I patiscd before an.iwcrliig him. I was not
In robust health , but a few days on horse
back among the Vormlllon hills would act
as a fine tonic. To rldo to Marbella anil
back would be nothing to a man who had
almost lived In the saddle for years , What
I should nnd mere child's play would bo
serious exertion for my soft and fleshy friend
UrlglitKinlth. it would bo tlmo enough for
him to face the effort when ho went armed
with proper authority to take possession of
the inline ,
Of course -wo might send an emissary , but
that would have meant 'taking some outsider
Into our confidence , and after all these years
I knew no guldo or muleteer t Gibraltar
whom I could thoroughly trust.
"I'll go myself , Harry. " I said at length.
"I know my way about , t'vo been to Mar
bclla before ; I can easily flnd my way there
nlono , nnd on to the mine ( If there la one
this Hide of the Sierra Morcna ) . Three or four
days from now ought to sottlt- that part of
the question. "
My preparations were soon made. A visit
to Montegrlft's stablus secured mo a service
able mount. The hunting season was now
over , nnd I bad plenty of choice. I hired a
big-boned , flea-blttcn gray , with a huge head
an ugly horse , but ot tie class and color
much esteemed In southern Spain for spirit
and endurance. I had bretfches and "put-
tics" In my portmanteau. I shoved n few
necessaries In my saddle wallets and I was
ready for the road.
Dy ! l that night I reached Ksteponn , and
put up at the iKonda del Mar. Iloro I was ,
moro than half way to Marbclla. After a
sound sleep , anil seeing that my horse ate
his barley , I continued my Journey soon af
ter daybreak. The road led along the coast ,
a mere irulo track , rising now over low hills ,
now skirting the water's edge , and when the
sun rtno upon the glassy sea , glinting bright
ly upon the white houses ot the distant town ,
I thought It the fairest scene I had viewed
for many a day.
AVhcn still Eomo miles from Marbclla , I
camu upon a busy BCCMO down upon the
beach below me. The coast line made a deep
Indentation here , running back Into a small
cove or creek , and I saw that A falucha , or
the mine must tin ejected summarily ml
properly punished. . .
' ' ' ' business.
'I'll let them BCC. That's my
M c , I don't know lh t I need detain you
now if you are nnxlous to go home. " I
Ho was so nampous and sclfatlsflcd that
I toll Inclined to lake him nt his word. Hut
the detective Instinct wns * trong In me , and
I wanlcd to sco Iho thing through.
I was soon avenged on Urlghtsmtth. Ho
had met with & disheartening check at the
very outset. H was necessary for him to
produce the original contracts made , nnd
they worn nowhere to be found. After
a long and exhaustive search through nearly
all the notarial archives l Madrid , they
were found at last In the office of Messrs ,
llernabou and Sandoval. llut the notaries
flatly refused to surrender them or even
to glva an attentcd copy , as Urlghtsmlth's
name did not appear In the contracts , He
thcu appealed to the Ilrltlsh chancery for
protection , a ul was told by a pert attache
that our minister could not Interfere with
the course ot Spanish taw. Next he tried
to get an Injunction against the persons
unknown who were wrongfully working La
Kscondlda. llut he could not name thorn ,
, and wan again , denied , With all this ho was
perpetually worried to fulfill small formali
ties , vexed with Incessant delays and almost
childish difficulties , so that at last ho was all
but driven mad. i
I watched him , quietly amused , for a fort
night nearly going my own ro.id , which was
not' his , following my own devices , which
interested me and kept mo fully employed ,
knowing all the time that ho would como
to mo" some day on his knees Becking help
and sympathy.
When ho did I was ready for him.
"This la the most exasperating country , "
ho cried. "I seem to make'no progress at all.
What are you laughing nt ? "
"I laugh when I think what would have
become ot you it I had gone homo when you
suggested It. '
"Why , what sort ot use have you
lioou ? "
"Como up to my room , Harry ; I'll show
you something. I keep it under lock and
key. "
"There , " I said flvo minutes later , as 1
threw bltn a heavy bundle of papers , "those
are the contracts. How's that , umpire ? "
Ho looked at me open mouthed with his
llttlo round eyes protruding.
"Want more ? " I went on. "Uead this. "
I put a printed document luito his hand ;
It purported to 'bo the draft proapectus In
Spanish of the "Companla Anonyma do la
Mlna Blen Bscondida , " which was shortly
to bo floated In Madrid and Paris with a
capital of 10,000,000 ron , or 200,000 , which
was to work the very property that Harry
Drlghtsmlth sought to save for his clients.
"They have gene over your head. Harry.
This Is Haskclf's doing ; ho Is here tn Ma
drid , and I have had several tnlks with him.
He has Jockeyed you completely. You are
too late , my frlond , and will lose every stiver
unless " i
"It Is the rankest robbery , " ho cried. Ig
noring my proviso. "The vilest swindle. In
England it would mean the .Mansion house. "
"This : ls Spain , my dear sir , and you
haven't a leg to stand on. llut you may
save something a good deal on one condi
tion. Indeed , I have already agreed to It on
your account. Walt and hear what I have to
tell you. "
This wns my explanation ; .
It chanced that soon after our arlrval In
Madrid , when my friend was being entangled
In the meshes of Spanish law , and I found
myself much nlone , 1 > was lounging ono day
"OXli UF T1IK HAGS Ml'ST UAV10 Jit ItST W1115X IT WAS GOING ON HOARD.1
lateen-sailed craft ot this country , lying close
In , was being laden with produce of some
sort , packed in small kegs. Hard by ntoort
a group of pitlrnt bcanta of burden , mules
ami donkeys , bj < which , no doubt , the cargo
had been brought thither.
With careless Interest I paused to watch
the work , and while I watched It came to
an end ; the animals were got ready for the
road ; with many au "aroe" ( gee up ) and
fierce whack of the stick the train wns
started In the direction that I myself was
going. Dul I saw no more of It until an
hour or BO later , when , having passed
through Marbella without halting , I came
upon It well Inside the Llanura valley. It
must have taken some shorter cut , but this
concerned me less than the obvious fact that
It was heading for the mine.
1 saw that the beastH now bore no loads.
They had the weary , footsore gait of animals
that had traveled far , and I WHS satisfied
thu conclusion wns Inevitable that they had
been down to the coast with a cargo of ore.
What else but minerals could bi > raised In
this Inhospitable valley whoso Iron-bound
sides now rose straight nnd sheer above me
ag I penetrated farther Into the pass ?
Kro long , with my good gray 1 overhauled
tha party.
Immediately a mnn , no doubt Its leader ,
detached hlmrelf from the party nnd cnmt
towards me. He w.aa of dark , forbidding
aspopt. nml ho addressed mo with ccani
courtesy. Disdaining to reply to my "Vaya
listed con Dlos , " the usual compliment ot
the rnad , he peremptorily asked me who 1
was and whither I wns going.
"I am an Knglish olllcer from La I'cnon ,
the great rock , and I go where I please , "
I Mid shortly.
"Tills road leads nowhere. "
"Then why do you travel by It ? " I retorted.
"Tliat Is our affair ; we have no aceoiint
to render to you. H 1s our ground , this ;
wo want no strangers here. Turn back ! "
"What treasure do you keep concealed In
the rocks up there ? A hidden gold mine ,
perchance ? "
At my use of the word "Kscondlda" the
mm started as If I had shut him , then
shouted 'a few sharp words to his compan
ions. In an instant they had halted , f&ced
round , and came at mo with such an ugly ,
threatening look that In common prudence I
retired before them.
My good gray soon left them far behind ,
and I rode Into Mnrbella without drawing
ro'n. There , at the Inn. I refreshed man am !
bojst. and sought some corrohoratlon ot my
suspicions. The landlord's reluctance in an
swering my questions , his repeated Dlos sabe
( Hod only knows ) confirmed mo In my belief
that there- was really n mine , and that It
wns being worked morn or less secretly and
not for the benefit ot McKlllop's beds.
I ga'ried further and moro convincing evi
dence on mv homeward ride , qnd on vltltlng
the place where the falucha had been tak
ing In cargo. The boat was gone. I could
BOO Us sail on the far horizon , nut IKTO
upon the beach was an unmistakable tell
tale of what her business had been.
Ore of the bags must have hurst as it
was going on beard , and some of Us contents
were scattered about In the sand. I picked
I'O half a dozen plpces of dark-colored stone ,
which Hrlghtsmlth , when I produced them ,
pronounced to bo , without doubt , gulcna , or
ere of lead ,
It was on the third morning at Gibraltar ,
not long after gunfire , 'that I rou e < l him out
to tell him my ne > vs , Ho was profuse In till
Hunks , but 1 cut him short ,
"Wo had better push through to Madrid
without loss of time , " I said. "Tho game
must bo played out there. "
All that tedious and fatiguing Journey my
friend railed against all rogues , Spaniards
and mining experts In particular , and talked
lightly of what he meant to da an reaching
Madrid. I noticed a great change in his
demeanor as he referred to the law ; ho be
gan to patronlzu mo as though what remained
wjuj hit affair. Ho meant to take the case
straight Into the Spanish courts. An net Ion
for trespass would lie. with all the pains and
fienaltloa. The people who bad "Jumped"
In the I'uerat del Sol. This "sun-gato" , ls
the general rendezvous for all loafers at high
noon , who come here like lizards to bask
and My In caloric.
It was crowded now , but not so denrely
that I did not see and instantly recognize a
faca I knew.
The last tlmo I had met with It was In the
Llanura do las Sierras. Its owner then was
dressed as a peasant In brown cloth and
poolalnls ( gaiters ) ; now he wore n long Span
ish cloak and a tall hat. Hut It was the
capataz , the overseer or head man of the
mule train ; of that I had no doubt. My mem
ory for faces was strong and generally un
failing.
He was not alone. The man who walked
by his sldo was short , squat , coarsely built ,
mi-hatred unmistakably Knglish. He were
a rough suit of "dittoes , " stained and frayed ,
and ho hud the air ot being much out at the
elbows , while his slouching , uncertain gait
spoke plainly of drink.
I had not forgotten Itaakclf , the absconding
engineer , from whom the Llanura property
had been first obtained , Could this be he ?
It was a wild shot of mine , but not Impossi
ble. In any cose , the first man , the capataz.
Interested me mjfficlently to make me follow
him. Sirely siiiiL'tlilng Important had brought
him all the way from Andalusia to Madrid.
A walk of half an hour from the Ptiorta del
Sol down to Callo Alcala and on brought mete
to the gates' ' of an ancient and rather dilapi
dated house , which I afterward learned was
the Casa Aincndral , the family mansion In
the 'cortc , or capital , of the marquis of that
name ,
When the men parted at the door I noticed
that the K'.wnlari ] touched his hat with a
very offlwnd gesture of farewell. I heard him
say "Hasta la vista" ( till next tlmo ) , and then
the KngllMtman turned , retracing his steps
toward the Guile Alcaln.
I had already resolved how to act , and ,
sterling out briskly , I foon overtook him.
"Mr. Backelf , I believe ? " was my greeting ,
spoken with so much assurance that ho
stopped and stared. Surp.Isa and suspicion
struggled in his face , and ho hesitated to rc-
spand.
"Surely we met in Mysore In the gold
Ili'lds ? " I went on glibly. "I cannot bo mis
taken. "
"It must have been my brother , " he irald ,
with obvious relief , while I blessed my stars
my stratagem had succeeded.
"That must be my apology , then. I'ray
forglvo my stupidity. Hut wo are going the
( same way , I think may I walk with you ? I
am almost a stranger In Mad.id. My name
lo Innes. " And I handed him my card.
Half an hour later wo were seitod at the
same table in the cafe Kuropean conversing
as though wo had been friends for years. I
soon found that ho was In very low water.
The glassy eye and slavering lip told of
troubles quenched In stimulants which now
ho could but ill afford , and for which hi-
was constantly athlrst.
After the third brandy and poda ho began
to talk quite freely , following my lead.
I asked If thcro was business doing In his
lime. I had heard that Spain was rich In
minerals.
"There's a fortune a vast fortune to bo
made , sir , If you're on , the Inside track ami
can work the oraclo. All you want are
capital and erterprlsc , " he said angrily ,
"Well , there's capital enough lying Idle. "
"I know , sir , I know ; and I could place It
in things that would go llko smoke If If "
He checked himself abruptly , and I guessed
that he was consumed with regret that the
London market was closed'to him.
"All , yes , London ! It is very different hi
this beggarly country , where you can't get
coins together to boll a teapot , let alone
work a mine. Why , major "
He leaned over and whispered with drink-
impregnated breath right Into my eir ;
"I have a project worth millions In the
hollow of my hand millions to any < one
who will plank down a few paltry thousands.
Dut I cannot squeeze out a ma raved I hero
from -the man It would benefit most. "
"Is he a tool ? "
"All that , and a pauper to boot. N.\ proud
as Lucifer of bla title , his ruined castle , his
rocks and stones , which are worth nothing
to him now , but which t'rtrf turn Into silver
ami gold. He ha nrlno th. t will par 100 ,
200 , 600 per cent. Jt pays even now It you
scratch the ground with a toothpick. Put
up proper machinery , sUam power , a line ot
rails , the man would bo An Mrch-mllllonalro. "
Ho was. ot course , 8 ( > eaklrg of the Mar
quis de Almcndral , I3ut I gave no sign that
I knew It , and we soon parted , he a couple
of gold Isabels the richer , and I thought It
no high prlco lor the Information received.
Next day 1 made Inquiries' about the mar
quis and , much to my surprise , heard noth
ing to his discredit. Although gr itly Im
poverished , ho still [ held hs | head ulgh , as
nn hidalgo , a grandee , , vhom no one would
accuse of direct complicity in a nefarious
fraud.
I made up my mind , therefore , to approach
him , to put the whole CASO plainly before
him , seeking whatever explanation he might
'illl. UASKKLF , I UKLtEVB. "
offer ot the breach of the McKlllop contract
and the * dishonest working ot the mine.
Ho received mo with the stately courtesy
that sits so well upon men ot hid stamp. I
found an old man , spare ot frame , still erect
and with keen black eyes under bushy , black
eyebrows , In sharp contrast with his snow-
whlto hair. <
His first remark wns ono of Indignant pro
test.
"Believe mo , Senor mlo , 1 know nothing
ot this the true state of the case wns kept
from me. I was assured that the contracts
had lapsed with the death of Sir McKlllop ,
and that I was free to make now. I was on
the point of doing so. Hut nadn. It la noth
ing. Fair dealing first , I'undonor y caballer-
onldad. They nre the rule with Spanish gen
tlemen. "
All difficulties soon vanished when I was
met In such a fipirlt. The marquis himself
secured me thty contracts and declared that
ho wished to nbldo by them. Ho it wns who
gnvo me Haskclf's prospectus for the now
company , a scheme that had originated In
that fertile but unscrupulous brain. It Was
Kaskolf all through who had checked anil
countered niack & Drlglitsnilth at every
point , who had made an Improper use of the
influence the marquis still wielded In high
places and Interposed , the delays that re
tarded Urlghtsmlth's progress.
I was glad to know when , some montlw
later , the "IJIen Rsconjllda" was floated In
London under the uicst respectable condi
tions , that a certain number of founders'
and preference shares were allotted to the
Marquis de Almemlral , who thus benefited
far more substantially than he could have
done with Unskelf. / ,
That vllllan soon afterward drank himself
to death ; and I returned to England , encour
aged by Harry nrlghtsmtth to hope for more
work of a similar kindIt came In abund
ance , far afield , perhaps , but always inter
esting , as I hope to uhowv
STOIUK.S AIIOUT "I1UCIC" KII.fiOUE.
Tin- Woman Wlio > < tlio Hi'Ml < f Him
lint Koi It Si-orc-t.
There are men in every quarter of the
union , says the Louisville Courier-Journal ,
who will regret to hear of the death of Judge
Constantine D. Kllgoro , at Ardmore , I. T.
Kor eight years "Duck" Kllgoro was a nota
ble man at the national capital. In person
he was the typical Texan. Above six feet
tall , above sixteen stone In weight , above
the average congressman In ability , above
the average man in sincerity , straight as an
Indian and strong as an ox. "Buck" Kll-
gore was a marked man- wherever ho ap
peared. It was the kicking down of the
door leading from the legislative chamber to
the house lobby that gave him notoriety.
It was characteristic of the man. tie wanted
to go Into the lobby , the messenger shut the
door In his face ; ho know he had a right
to go Into the lobby. He raised his foot ,
clothed in an enormous cowhide boot and
'licked ' the door down and went his way.
The notoriety that attached to him on ac
count of the act was always distasteful to
him.
him.Except
Except Dick niand and Amos Cummlngs ,
there was no moro democratic looking man
In congress. The Uoys on the avenue called
him "Huck , " and after he kicked the door
down every gamin In Washington wao am
bitious to shine his boots , Many of them
boasted of the honor. Kllgore did not have
his boots shlncd every day. When he first
landed he took rooms on C street , not far
from the capltol. After breakfast he went
out for a stroll. A colored boy proposed a
shine. "What's your name ? " asked "Buck. "
"George Washington , " replied the boy. "H'o
an honor I did not expect , " rejoined Kllgaro ;
"you can pitch right In. " During the whole
session "Buck" would walk half a dozen
squares to give that boy the Job ot shining
his boots.
During the war ho was ordered homo to
assist In gathering up some deserters. Ono
evening" about dusk he was out In the country
in quest of a deserter who had been off tha
"layout" for a year. He was very hungry
and very weary. He called at a house by .the
roadside and thcro ho found a woman Just
taking from the spit a nicely broiled chicken.
The savor of the fowl made him ravenous. lie
had a Mexican dollar In his packet , which nu
had carried for years and to which he was
much attached , but he was bound ( o have
that chicken , and ho pulled out the dollar
and proposed a trade the coin for the fowl.
The lady said the chicken was for a sick
friend and that she could not sell It.
"nut , " she continued , "I'll Jump you for
It. "
"What do you mean ? " said Buck.
"I mean that we will see which can Jump
Farthest from this doorslll out into the yard ,
ind the one of us that beats shall have both
chicken ami dollar. "
"All right ; that suits mo exactly , " raid
Buck. The dollar was placed on the dish
beside the chicken and his gun was leaned
Dgalnst the wall by the door , and Duck
slung his nrnw end made a tremendous leap
of over twelve feet. He recovered with dif
ficulty , and wlii-n ho turned to tlio door there
was the lady with his cocked guu in her
hands , with the but ngalnst her shoulder
nnd finger on the trigger.
"Now , you Just Illrt the gravel down tint
road , young man , " e.he ordered.
There wa * thoot in her eyes and "buck an !
ball" In the gun. So "iltick" "flirted the
gravel , " his bosom swolleu with Impotent
rage and his mouth overflowing with eloquent
profanity.
By this tlmo It was dark. Over In a field
"Buck" Bpiod a gin house. Ho went to It
and climbed Into the loft , laid down on the
floor and sonn was fast sfcleep. lAfler a tlmo
he was awakened by voices down below. Ho
listened and made the discovery that ono was
a female voice , and a moment later ho real
ized that she was relating the "Jumping"
episode to her companion , who gave vent to
peal after peal of laughter. There were the
chicken and his dollar which he could see
by the light of thu tallow dip. Peering about
he saw hU gun also. There was a big hole
In the floor of the loft and Juet as the man
took hold of the dUb to eat the chicken
"Uuck" plunged through that hole and sel/ed
his gun , Before they recovered from their
astonishment "Buck" roared out : "Madame ,
you Just flirt the gravel back home , and as
for this gentleman , he and I will flirt gravel
to the office ot the provost marshal. He Is
the doierter I have been after for a week. "
There wan shoot In "Buck's" eye now. The
woman left. "Buck" recovered his dollar ,
iito the chicken and before midnight sur
rendered his prisoner to the provost marshal.
It was worth a Journey across the continent
to hear "Huck" tell tbo Btorjr ,
MONEY ORDER SYSTEM PAYS
Poatoffico Department Inlands to Extend
tbo Service.
NUMBER OF OFFICES TO BE INCREASED
HMIPIXP of ConiliiGlIni ; the llu liu'
Merely \iinilnnl I'riipofnl for
InU'ieliMiimwith Itim- '
1 mluti Kmplre. i
WASHINGTON' , Oct. 8. The rostofllco department -
partment has adopted a policy of general extension -
tension of the money order system. Klrst
Assistant IVwtmastcr General Heath be
lieves that any pcetofllco wanting money exchange -
change facilities should be given them.
Complaints have been constantly filed by
business houses Mint their correspondents
at villages are unable to send money orders
because their postofflces have no such facili
ties. During the jxiat fiscal year r.lraost
27,000,000 money order * were Issued , amount.
Ing to a little Iras than $200.000,000. The
International money orders Issued during
the year , purchased principally by work
men sending money to friends or relative *
In foreign countries , amounted to $16,000-
000 , while the amounts drawn on the
United 'States by foreign countries did not
exceed $5,000,000. During the Harrison ud-
mlntstratlon , It Is stated at the department ,
there was a largo extension of money order
olTlces , about 10,000 having been established.
During the last four years the number wns
Increased by only 1,100 on the theory. It Is
said , that there were too many postofllccs.
The total number of money order olllces now
Is about 22,000 and the number will prob
ably be Increased to 30,000 before the next
fiscal year.
General Superintendent Mctcalf of the
money order office Bald today that the cost
to tlio department of maintaining a money
order service at a postollico is less than C
cents a year , oven If the office transacts no
money order business. Jf it issues orders
amounting' to $10 It Is a source of revenue
and helps pay the general postal expenses.
The money order business now brings a.
rovouuo of $1,000,000 In fees , mostly not , and ,
accordingly the more money orders Issued
the more revenue.
The Russian empire , which Jias recently
established a money order service , has Just
submitted to this government A proposition
asking for a convention or agreement for a
money order exchange between Russia and
the United States similar to the money
order exchanges now In operation between
this government and thirty-seven other
countries. The details of the arrangements
are now being perfected -and It Is probable
that money orders can pass between the two
countries early In the coming year. The
only difficulty In the arrangement Is the
payment of the balance , as the exchange Is
sued hero Is only In paper roubles , which
differ In value from gold roubles. This ob-
staole. liowever , will be satisfactorily ad-
Justed.
C'liiiiulicrltilii'M CcniKli Itrinnlv .Super
ior < < > Any Oilier.
George B. Sccord , the well known con
tractor of Towanda , N. Y. , says : "I have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In my
family for a long tlmo and liavo found It
superior to any other. "
The above testimonial Is from a promi
nent citizen here. A. , C. Tuck , Druggist , N.
Towanda , N. Y.
Till' : .ll'DUK'S DALKJUTKH.
Slur MimiiKi'N ( < > Make 'Her ' I'atlirr
\Vlnli SinVcre Mnrrlril.
The judge's daughter was In one of her
thoughtful moods , and the Judge was natu
rally nervous , relates the Chicago Post. Hi
knew what those moods portended , for hat
ho not been tripped up as a result of them
on previous occasions ?
"Papa , " she said at last , "I wish yoi
would enlighten me In regard to a little
legal problem that has been bothering me
for some" time. "
The Judge sighed and put down his paper
He knew that there wa no use battling
against fate. Ho was In for trouble , an'J
he would have to make the best of It.
"What Is It ? " he asked.
"It's the case of this Mies Tllllnglinst , the
artist , who undertook to put some stalnel
glass angels In a memorial window , and
who has had to sue for the contract prlco
of the work. " explained the Judge's daugh
ter.
ter."It's
"It's a ftralght c.iso of law. " said the
Judge to himself with sone jubilation , fo-
he could answer about anything- the leivil
line that didn't have snarls in It. Then he
asked : "What is there about it that puz
zles you ? If she has a contract it ought ir
be a very simple "
"Oh , she has the contract all right
enough , " Interrupted the judge's daughter ,
"but I am not quite * -uro about the Inter
pretation of It. That's why I have como to
ynu. Of ' "ourse. you know everything that
there Is to know about law , and what IE
so blind and contusing to mo will be n
mere trifle to you. You sec the contract
called fcr an nng l , but the figure Miss Tll-
llnghast put In the window lias no wing
ind It was for that reason that payment ha ?
i > cen refused. .Naturally , the wholu ques
tion hinges on whether the law recognize ?
angels with or without wings. IB a wing-
ess angel lawful or does the supreme court
recognize only the winged variety ? Is It
possible to oroduce any authentic record of
an aiiKel without wings ? Would one havf
iny rtandlng in court ? And , on the other
Mml , have wo any evidence that a real
ingel hss wings ? Of course that is the sup-
) osltlon , but would you as a presiding judge
n a case of this sort feel that you were ju -
Ifled In accepting wings s established be
yond a reasonable doubt ? "
Tbo judge's daughter paused and looked
at llio judge Inquiringly. The judge puffe-l
ils cigar with unnecessary energy and
ooked at his daughter.
"Isn't that the only question at Ifflue In
this case ? " demanded the Judge's daughter ,
and the judge nodded ,
"Well , thcu ? " she persisted , and waited
'or him -to answer.
" \\V-I1 , then , he said , slowly , after a minute
of thought. "I am of the minion that the
evidence In this case shows that you niv
going to make things mighty Interesting for
some young man at some future time. "
Then the Judge went ilpstalra and told hi ?
vlfo that ho didn't care how soon their
daughter married.
There Is no need of llttlo children being
orturcd by scald head , eczema nnd skin
L-ruptlons. Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo
llvLis Instant relief and cures permanently.
Itrllrcflonx of n IIiiHirlur.
Now York Press : Inspl atlon is generally
moro than half sweat.
A man lias to think ho loves at least two
vomcn before ho can know ho loves one.
When a siart man comes out of HID llttlo
end of the horn ho turns around and blows
t.
After a girl has once heard that Rome one
aid she was fascinating she takes to look-
as qucerly at tlio butcher.
H some women could go to heaven for
lusbands they would probably end by pick
ing out one of the fnur-wlngc-J boasts.
Adam waMi't really lonesome in the Gar
den of Eden , but ho needed some onelo
toll him when to put on Ills heavy under-
clothes.
lie .Moved Out.
A travel'ng medium who recently gave a
seance In a Georgia town began by saying :
"I have been requested by some of the men
present to recall the .spirits of their wives ,
who have gone before. Keep perfectly
quiet , friends In one moment they will bo
with you. " "John. " whispered an old man
In the audience , "Gimme my hat quick ! I
don't mind meetln1 Molly In heaven , but I'll
bo durned cf I want her to resume business
on earth ! "
For Infanta and Children.
It's the Snap and
that make it go.
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\Vaten , and In every hotel
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