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VOLUME XXII.
EBENSBUKG, PA.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1SS8.
NUMBER 37.
- ia me i t nort.
onaly executed at lowest prices. lon't joo lorjret
it.
0
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fc i.
iaia-lJ
CuhtS wntRt ALl ktbt Mill
t, ,nir yrul. I "l rt vaw
.,1,1 by ilruiruM.t
I blioT riso's Cure
for Con.iumrtltm ved
hit lil'o. A. 11. IHjwfll,
T.litor F.niuirer, Eln
ton, N. C ., April 2X, 1SW7.
Tho PtT Couch Modl
ciiio is C'vkk for
CoMHrMrrio. ChiMren
take it without objection.
liy all druiata. 00.
RMti','iii;li Svrni,. iwiwpHio, bee
In tiH!'. s..llv,lruirt'Mt..
B. J LYNCH,
I'X D K UTA Iv Ell,
Anil Manufacturer & Ut-a'er In
HOME AND CITY WADE
FURNITURE!
HSI3 CHAKSSS SUITS,
LOUNGES, BEDSTEADS,
TA15LK8 CIIiVIKS,
Mattresses. fcc,
ELEVENTH xVVENUE,
ALTOOXA. PEXX'A
;.ri'll:.!'n of ( ambrli County and all
.-"vr- y:!aiii to purchnse lionest FURNl
1V1S. .V;-.. at tmncst prices are respectfully
ir l to civ 11 a call bctore buvirm tlso-t'.t-i',
are confiilfnt that w can
wi rv'ry want and pica- ovT' tale.
:-f! t::e very lowest. Vlti-'SO-tf. 1
fcj'V,'''i-.' A
t ' 1 ! -.
f,rf .Tc1r!i,'.,f..,.j( li..r.: fmni to A C(m-
. i' f v' Hi.',. fj.iKMic with fawi uu lutt. km
: "l II .'" 'i , J-th.,. Tiji Vt, Rtnl U-X nf V-'Ur
V -. P 1 TRIAL
:-i 'ir.m ), im- bff. ra uii m on rtjitt. Fry
i A. VOt)l (O.MPANY,
FOUTZ'S
HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS
'!tV
I'lT v ' r...,
I'i.
vert i'tiK BT.aT
ev!4 v erv .
iv .-.urAt.iioJi.
cvi r. roTrr. p,opr,.tor.
BALTIXOUS, US.
f-r t 11 wiviN-s l,ru Store.
CatarrH-'11"4'-;rppCEEH
: BAM.
ih
" '
a er Tai
MAY-
nl Smell.
A l ir::,M-l r-pi Ilrd Into e-u-h n..Ktrll nn.l U
wr--i.ie. I'"08 lo fei.tn nt T-'niirt't.; by nmil
r-if'.:r.!. rl rt.. Hl.V IlKllH. AM A rr.n .
1 u'k.
Kemp'sManmeSpreader
Talaablo Iiuproveinrnte for 1SSS.
23 Per Cent. Cheaper than any
other, all thln3, considorocl.
-'i' VITi "7 'nh" T?p,,,t- ''' lr-..n cv.rv
"k 1' J""""' ' '-co r fre...
llAWOeioriTT;s
IT tr ul A-"'il" l5 -
is, Tcnclt, W crtelip & teMlitr.
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i m ..s .11. tour. Hot. or Lrsa Fa
t ,to r.. ,,.. rr.sf:iiHirnnl.a.
a re u.
EliVaT r"Your:o men .
j;fzlucRiiPHym ! M!5pwiA 'farms for saV.
,llll.
WDEB
Absolutely Pure.
Tne pow.ier nererTartea. A marrel of parltv,
atreaictn anj wboiciouiene-ts. More economical
tbnu the oMlnnrj kind, and cannot be a ild In
competition with the multitude ol the low teat
abort we Kht, alum or ilnwpbat pow,ir. Sold
t? '.ii. HAKiaar-owuaaCo., 106
CARTERS
U IVER iT
H PILLS.
Pick IToailni-hoand rWixve all tbe truublns Ind
dftit U a lolioiia Ktato of the ar.txnt. atM'h aa
I'1zin.v.H, Nntijwa. I (mvmiuxiw. Iitrra after
eatuir. l ain 10 the S1.I0. Ac While their nxt
rvuiai-M-iuie aucccM Itaa bern auowa in cunnf
1CIC
HaJacho. yet CtRTCR'a Lrrrt Ijtch ritJA
are e,)uailv .aliialile in ( otxitijianon. curtna;
and preventing tliM annoy inccuninlaint. while)
thev alHo oirpft all iliwifdera of tno abmach.
titnolHte the lirar and rvgulale the boweiev
teu IX U.'-y only curwd
Ache ther would he ajmnxt pnreleea to thoes
wao n(Tr from thia dwtre.-nn roirplaint:
hat fortunately their tromlnewi do-e not end
hfre, an.le?h. who onoe try them will find
lliew little pilla Taluahle in an manv wave that
liver will not he willing to do without taaio.
bui after all aick bea.1
in the harte of no many Urvn that bere Is where)
we make our areat btaiit. Our tnUa cur. IS
while ther il.i not.
.'rr') Ij-ttlb Ijvra Tiua are Terr small
and eery eonr to tak J me or two pills make
A d.nei Thev are utrk-tly veretahU and do
not gnpeor potv. I'Ut by their irer.tle a-tiuti
Eleaee all wlm line them, lit vtala at 1SV cent;
o for f 1. Sol.l everrwhere, or nent by uiaii
ablKL IbilE::;, Ibflftrii
Ask For Ayer's
Saxaaporilla, ftml be) anre yoa get It,
when yoa want tho best M.Knl-puriCcr.
I ith its tarty Tears
T of unexampled a no
il resa in the cure) cf
- 't j w
ran make do mis
take in rr:,l--rriug:
Sarsaparilla
to any cthor. Tbe
fort-rnnner of mod
ern Mood modictnes,
Ayer'a SaraaaxillA
it atill the most pop
ular, being in great,
er demand than all
a iCrx ethers combined.
"Aver'a Sarsaparilla i. cl!in faster
than ever In-fore. I nerer Iwsitato to
rri-oinmenil it." Oenra V. NVhiliuAn,
lJruKUt, AUwiny, ind.
"I am aafo In aarin that my aales of
Ayer's Sarap;inl!.t far excel'tlioee cf
aay other, and it C' thorough iatiafai
tion." L. II. l:ush, l.-a Moiiiea, Iowa.
"Ayer's Sarsapnrill.t and Ayer's Pills
are the best Helling me.ticini'S in my
atoro. I can remtund them conscien
tiously." O. Hickhuus, I'hanniicut,
llo.H. lnu.1, 111.
""We Lavo sold Ayer's Sarsaparilla
bere for over thirty yeart mid always
recutnmend it when akel to 1141110 tho
best bl.Hxl-puritier." W. T. McLean,
Drupist, Augusta. Ohio.
I have sold your medicines for the
lat seventeen years, and always keep
them in et.x-lc, as they are staples.
There is nothing so pcxxl for the youth
ful bl.MMl as Ayer'a Sarvipaxifl."
It. L. 1'arker, Fox Lake, Wis.
"Ayer's Sarsaparilla (fives th best
satisfaction of any medicine I have ia
Mock. I recommend ir, or, as the
Ioctors say, I prescribe it over the.
counter. It never f-uls to meet the
cases fur which I recommend it, even
where the doctors' prescriptions have
been of no avail." C. Calhoun,
Monmouth, Kansas.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
f EEPAUXD BT
Dr. J. C. Ayer St Co., Lowell, Mais.
Prte I ; sU tottlee, V. Worti ti a botUe.
HATURE'O
CURE FOR
COfiSTirATlOH,
miunir rexcdt
For Kirk stemarh.
tor Torpid l.lT.r.
Billon Hraitarka,
otlT.ae.,
Tarrant's urcrrraraat
S-lt:er Aperient.
It la certain In Ita eft-ecu
Ilia gentle In its acti. n.
It la palateable te the
t.ate. It can be relied
upon to care, and It cures
t.y aa.ufin?, not by ootraa
ln. natur.. Io 1.01 take
violent purgative! joar
aelves or allow your chil
dren to take tbein, always
U". till eleicant phar
maceutical proparllon,
which haa be.a tor tnore
Sick-Keadacfts,
DYSPEPSIA.
than l-.rty year, a poblle
lavurlte. Sold y Jmyf lata
'rravtj.ra
ti P.AI"- A, l,, once, tatlna- ana
SopC 14.lS-S.-3in.
(l.sier to this pauer.)
Rochester. M. V.
YOU CAN FIND
THIS
PAPER
SS-nEIIIITGTOlT BROS.
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.III. -A
i SALESMEN W AMI
TRACED IN . BLOOD !
OR
Tho Little CH Hon cf tia Satigadles.
IaILI GABOSIAU.
CHAPTER IX.
To rtftch Monlstrol's shop we had only
t a cross t he st reet.
This was done in fonr strfdes.
At the sound of the openioir door A lit
tle serrnnt, fifteen or sixteen years old.
shabbily dres-ed and with tangled hair,
came out of the back fchop.
"What eta I do for you, gentlemenf"
she asked.
"Is Madame Monlstrol ln'
"Yes, gentlemen, anil 1 11 tell her you
are here, because, you see "
M. Mechinet did not give her time to
finish.
With a somewhat rnde -moTement, I
confess, he t hrust her ont of his way aud
entered the back hop, saying:
"Very well: since he is la I'm going to
speak to her."
I followed at my worthy neighbor's
heels, sure that we should not po away
without bavins the clue to the enigma.
The back shop was a gloomy apart
ment, which served for dlniug, drawing
and sleeping room.
It was iu diorder, and had the in
congruous appearance otten seen in the
liomrs of the poor people who try to reem
rich. At one eud was a bed with bine
silk curtains and pillow cases trimmed
with lace, and before the mantel piece
was a table loaded with the remains of a
by no nicaus uniple breakfast.
A fair-h.ired young woman sat, or
rat br reclined in a lare arm-chair, hold
ing in her band a sheet of stamped paper.
This was Mine. Monistrol.
Certaiuiy when her neighbors had told
us of her beauty, their description fell far
short of the realty. I was actnally
dazzled.
Ouiy one circumstance excited my dis
approval: she was attired in deep niourn
itig, a crepe cirrus, cut alichtly low in the
lirck, which was marvelouvly becoming.
This showed too much presence of mind
for j:rtt sorrow. It aeemel like an
act re?- dressing herself in advance for
the part she U to play.
She started like a timid roe at onr
etitrauce. aud in a Toiceapparently choked
with tear. aked:
"What do you want, gentlemen!"
M. Mcchictt had noticed what I had
remat ked.
"Madame." he answered harshly. "I
am sent here in the service of the law;
I am a detective."
At this statement she sank back In the
arm-chair with a moan that would have
acfteued a titter.
Then snddenly. in a frenzy cf excite
ment, with sparkling eyes aud quivering
lips, abe exclaimed:
"Il.tve you come to arrest me? Yoa are
welcome. I am ready take uie away. I
shall join the honest man you arrested
yeteniay. Whatever bra fate may be, I
wUU to h.ire it. He Is as innoceut as I
atn no matter. If he must be a victim
to aa error of human justice it wUI be a
lat joy to die with bim."
She was interrupted by A low growl,
which proceeded from one of the corners
of the shop.
I looked in the direction of the sound
a :m saw a black dog, with bristling hair
and bloodshot eyes, showing his teeth,
just ready to .-pritig at as.
"Down, Pluto!" said Mme. Monistrol,
"lie down; these gentleman will do tue no
harm."
Slowly, still fixing itseyea fiercely upon
us, the animal retreated under the bed.
"You are right saying that we will
do yoa no harm. Madame," said M.
Mechtnet, "we did not come to arrest
yon.
She did rot seem to hear.
"This very morning," 6he continued,
"I received this paper, which commands
me to go at 3 o'clock to the Palais de Jus
tice, to the office of the examining magis
trate. What do they want of ine Oh,
Heaven! what do they want of mef"
"To obtain information, which, I hop,
will prove your husband's innccence. So
don't lock upon me as An enemy, Mad
ame. I wish to ascertain the truth."
He took up his snnfT lox, hastily thrust
his fingers into it, and in a solemn tone,
which I did not recognize, oonMnued:
"It ia fur yoa to decide, Madame, what
nn-wer you will make to the questions I
shall have the honor of addresaingto yoa.
Will yon reply frankly V
She fixed her large blue eyes, wet with
tears, upon juy worthy neighbor. and aAid
iu a tone of sorrowful resignation:
'Question me, sir?"
For the third time, I repeat, I was ut
terly inexperienced. And yet the man
ner in which M. Mechinet had commenced
this examination eiif-turiied me.
He waa betraying his perplexities in ad
vance, it seemed to me, and instrad of
pursuing a Cxed object, dealt his blows
bap-hnzard.
Ah, if he would hare let me speak! Ah,
if I had dared!
M. Mechinet. with An Impenetrable
face, was seated opposite to Mme, Monis
trol. "You must know, Madame," he legsn,
"that night lefore last, at eleven o'clock.
Monsieur Pigoreau or Antenor, your hus
band's uncle, was murdered."
"Alas!"
"Where wm Monsieur Monistrol at
that hour?"
"Oh, heavens! it is a fatality."
M. Mechiuet's face remained Immov
able. "I ask yon, Madame," he persisted,
"where yourbnsband spent the evening of
the day before yesterday ?''
It was some time before the young wife
replied; her sobs seemed to be choking
her. At last, controlling herself, she
moaned:
"My husband spent the evening out of
the house."
"Do yon know where be was?w
"Oh, yes! One of our workmen, who
lives at Moritroiuje, bad nrd"iiH to bring
ns a set of f!se pearls, and did not keep
h:.iworJ. Verr.i t!:e ri- k ct loslcp; the
orJer, whicU vrou'd hare been a miafor.
ttiTie. fr we are not rich. Fo At dinner
try l.uband said to me: 'I'm g!".q: to
tL.at taseal's Loose! AaJ About 9 o'clock
Le went rnt aad I Accompanied bim to
the o?rc;'jus, which be entered before
my eyes In te T.ue T.U belieu."
I breathed more freely. This might be
An al.- i e:terr.:i.
M. MecVaet had the same thought, and
con tinned ia a gentler tone:
"If that Is so, your workman will b
able to swear he saw Monsieur Monistrol
at Lis house at II o'clock."
"Alas' no."
"Hjw? Why?"
"Bectnso he hsd gone out. My htuv
ban l I.da't see Lira."
"Th.it 1 1 certainly a fatality. But per
haps the c.nclerrjc may hAve noticed Mon
sieur Honlstroi?"
"Our trorkmao lives in a house where
there is no concicrvsr."
This mlrht be the truth. It waa cer
tainly a terrible charge against the un
fortnD.tte proner.
"And at what time did your husband
return?" continued M. Mechinet.
"A little afler midnight."
"Yoa di 1 not think he had been Ab
sent rcry long?"
"Oh, yes; and I even scolded him for
It. lie said, to exense himself, that Le
had taken the longest vray, ct rolled
slowly along, end stopped at the cafe to
drink a glass of leer."
"How Cid bo look when he came in?"
"He seemed vexed, but that was very
natural."
"What clothes did he wear?"
"Those he had on when he was at
reefed." "Yoa noticed nothing unusual about
him?"
"Nothing."
CHAPTER X.
Standing a little tblnd M. Mechinet, I
could watch Mme. Mouistrol's fAce at my
leisure, and detect the most trifling ex
pressions of fetling.
She seemed overwhelmed with grief,
largo tears rolled down her pale chct is,
and yet at times I fancied I could detect,
in t he depths of her ltre blue eyes, some
thin 1; LUo a p'caiu cf j.-y.
"CouM sho bo guilty?" I thoucht.
And this idea, which had alieady oc
curred to me. present irr; itself st: I more,
obstinately to my mind. I hastily ad
vanced and said, brusquely:
"Hut yon, Madame, where were yoa
during this fatal evening, while your
husband was going on his useless errand
to Montrou.ro to find bis workman?"
Sho looked at me with a bewildered
gaze, and answered, gcully:
"I was bore. Monsieur. There are wit
nesses who will prove lt"
"Witnesses!"
"Yes, Monsieur. It was so warm that
evening that wanted some ice-cream,
but did not care to eat it alone. So I sc:.t
my servant to invite two of my ih
bors. Madamo Dorstrich. tho wife of the
shoe-maker, whose shop ail joins ours, and
Madame lit naiile, the glove-scl'.cr oppo
site. They accepted my invitation, m.d
Mayrd here until half-past eleven. Ask
them: tin y will tell you so. Amid te
cruel trials to which I am subjected, this
accidental circumstance is A special favor
of Providence."
Was it an accidental clrcnmtanee?
Thi was the question M. Mechinet and
I asked each other with a glance as rapid
as lightning.
When chance Is so very Intelligent,
serves a cause so aptly, it is difficult not
to susNrct it of having been a little ar
ranged. Hut this was not the right moment to
reveal the depth of our thoughts.
"You have never been suspected, ma
damc," said M. Mechinet, shamelessly.
"The worst that could be supposed is
that your husband told you something
about t he crime before committing it,"
"Mousieur. If you knew us "
"Stop! Your busiuess Is not very pros
perous, we have been told; you are embar
rassed." "Temporarily, yes; bnt "
"Your husband must have Wen un
happy and anxious about this precarious
situation. He must have grieved espe
cially for your sake; for you whom he
worships you who are youni; and Iwanti
ful. fur you. far more than Lima If. be
must have ardently desired the luxuries
and pleasures wealth procures."
"Mousieur, 1 tell you once more, my
husband is iunoceut."
M. Mechinet. reflecting deeply seemed
to be filling his nose with snuff. Then he
said suddenly:
"Deuce take It! Then how do you ex
plain his coufrssion? An innocent man
who declares himself guilty at tbe bare
mention of the crime of which he ia sus
pected. I rare, madams."
A fleeting blush crimsoned the 70003
wife's face.
For the first time her glance, till now
frank and clear, became wandering And
trotilded.
"I suppose." she replied. In an lndls
tlnct voice, with a fresh burst of tears
"I think my husband, tcrrilled and be
wildered at finding himself accused of SO
great n crime, lost his aensea."
M. Mcchiuet aliook hia beaiL "' "
"IVrhaps," said be, "a passing frenzy
might lie admitted; but this morning,
after a long nlbt spent in reflect ion. Mon
sieur Mouislrol persisted la his confes
sion." Was this true? Did my worthy nelgn
Ikt invent it? r, before calling for me.
bail be gone to the prefecture to i;et the
latest ItiteliigrLce?
However this miKlit be. the young wife
seemed on the oint of fainting; and. bid
ing her face between her hands, mur
mured: "Merciful Heaven! my poor husband
Las goue tnadl"
This was uot my opinion. Convinced,
henceforward, that I waa playing a part
In a farce, and the young wi.'e's despair
was only a He. I a.ked myself whether,
for certain reasons that escaped my detec
tion, she hail not determined the terrible
resolution taken by her busband; and
whether, if Le were innocent, she did not
know the real criminal?
After addressing a few words of cor.
mouptace consolation to the wife. M.
Mechinet gave her to understand that she
would dispel many prejudices by assisting,
with a good grace. In a minute examina
tion of her borne. ,
She seized upon tbisopening with eager
ness that was evidently unfeigned.
"Look .gentlemen," said she; "examine,
rummage everywhere. Yott will do tue a
service, and it won't take long. We have
only tbe shop the back shop where we
are now; our servant's room in the sixth
story, and a little cellar. Here are the
kevs."
To my great astonishment M. Mechinet
accepted them, and e'-nesd to ii-.)c
Ing the most thorongn and patient invea
tllfstloo. What was his object? Tie must have
-"nm secret purpose, for the search would
evidently eud in nothing.
Wheu he had apparently finished, bo
said:
"The cellar is still to be examined."
"I'll take you there, monsieur," BOhl
Mme. Monistrol.
Aud Instantly seizin a lighted candle
she led us across a court yard upon which
a eecond door In the back shop opened,
and guided us by a very tipM-ry staircase
to a dKr, which she unlocked, saying:
"Here It Is walk in, gentlemen-"
I ban to understand.
My worthy neighbor had scrutinized the
cellar with A rapid, practiced glance. It
was in wretched order. A small cask of
beer stood in one corner, and directly op
posite, fastened by sticks of wood, was a
hogshead of wine furnished with a wooden
tap. On the right were ranged about
fifty fu'.l bottles.
M. Mechinet did not lose sight or these
bottles, a-d found an opportunity to
move cac i cr anot her.
What 1 savr, be also noticed; not one
was sc. iled t ;th green wax. -
S j the cork I had picked up, and which
hadstrved to protect the point of the
murderer's wesson, did uot come from
the MonUtmls cellar.
"Well." said M. Mechinet, feltminc dis
appointment, "I fiud nothing we cau go
ha. k."
We did so. but not In the same order
that we. bad cone down, for In rclurulu
I went first.
I therefore opened the door of tbe back
shop aud tho Mouistrols' flog Instantly
rtisiied .' t me, barking so furiously that I
started hick.
"Tbe deuce! It's your savage dog," said
M. Mechinet to the young wife, who had
already driven it away by a wave of tho
band.
"So, Indeed, he isn't savage," die re
plied, "on!y a good watchdog. We are
jewellers, more exposed to thieves than
Other shopkcc.crs, so we trained him.
Mechanica'.' , as 0:10 always does after
having b-c 1 threatened by a doR, I called
this one 1 - bis name, which I know.
"Tluto! Plutol"
But i .-tcad of approaching me, tbe
animal .. re back, growling and showing
his sharp tec t!i.
"Oh, it's useless for you to call him,"
sa! 1 madatue, thoughtlessly, "he won't
fol'arryou."
"Why so?"
"Eitar-e he is faithful, like nil dogs cf
that brrc.!, nnd will obey no one but his
master r.:: I myself."
TIi r.-pareutly unimportant remark
wa3a - t of light to me. Without re
flecting, fur more hasty thau I should be
no", I exclaimed:
".lien where was this faithful doj; on
tne evening of the crime, madaine?"
T.Ij point blank question produced
such an e.Tect upon her that she almost
dropped the candlestick she still held in
her Land.
"I don't know," she sUmmered; "I
don't remember."
"P--hap be followed your husband."
"V..7, yc; now I soem to recollect."
"Tlxca he ii trained to follow carriages,
for you told U3 you went to the omnibus
with your bru."aud;"
Sho was sileut, and I was nlout to con
tinue, when -L Mechinet interrupted me.
Far front taking advantage of the young
wife's r.gltation, he seemed to be trying
to sooil-e her, and after having urged her
to obey the magistrate's summons, drew
me away.
"Have you lost your senses?" said he,
when vre were outside.
The reproach wounded me.
"Is it losiug my aeuses," I retorted, "to
fiud the solution of the problem? I havo
it. Mouistrol's dog will guide us to the
truth."
My eagerness drew a smile from my old
neighbor, who answered in a fatherly
tone.
"You are right," said he. "I understand
yoa perfectly. Only, If Mme. Mouistroi
has guessed your suspicions, the dog will
die or vanish before morning."
CHAPTER XL
I had certainly committed a great piece
of Imprudence, but. nevertheless, I had
found the weak point in tbe armor, the
joint by which tbe most solid system of
defense could lie shattered.
I, a volunteer, had seen clearly where
the old stager in the detective force was
merely groping his way.
Another man would have lteen jealous
and Iwrat me a grudge, lie was not one
of that sort.
Ho thought only of turning my lucky
discovery to account. And as he said, it
ought not to le impos-sible now that the
Case turned upon a Cxed fact.
We therefore entered a neighboring
restaurant to consult About the matter
while break fasting.
This waa tho state of the problem,
which An hour before had seemed insol
uble. It was proved that Monist rol was in
nocent. Why bad he declared himself
guilty?
We thought we could guess, but that
was not the question At preseut.
We were equally sure that Mme. Monis
trol had not stirred from her house on
tbe erctiiui; cf the murtlur. But every
thing proved that sho Lad la-en aware of
it, even it she had not Adviaed aud
planned it, aud consequently was well
acquainted with the assassin.
Who was this Assassiu?
A man whom Mouistrol's dog followed
as it did its owuers, since Le had made it
follow him when Le went to the Batig
nolles. So it waa some one who was an intimate
frieud of the Monistrol family.
He must hate the husband, however,
since be Lad combined all the circum
stances wit h infernal skill to throw sus
picion up. in the unfortunate man.
Ou the other Land, he must be very
dear to the wife, siuce, knowiug him, she
would not give him up, unhesitatingly
sacriSciug her husband.
Theu
Oh! the conclusion was reduced to a
formula. The nss.isin could only be a
miserable hypocrite, who had Abused the
husband's nflcctiou And confidence to
win the love of the wife.
Ia short. Mine. Mouistroi, belying her
reputation, undoubtedly had a lover, and
ibis lover w:is necessarily the criwinaL
Full of this certainty, I racked my
brain todl.vovrr noma inf tUihlu strata
gem that would enable us to reach the
scoundrel.
"This is the way we onght to operate, I
think." I ai t to M. Mechinet.
"Madame Monistrol and the murderer
must hsv agreed that after the crime
they would not see each other for some
'me; this is the most elementary prud
' -e. Hut ere lomr fi. woman will grow
Impatient and want to see her accomplice.
Let us station a spy near her to follow her
everywhere, nnd liefore forty-eiht hours
tbe ar-kir will be settled."
M. Mechinet paused a moment before
replying, mumbling a few unintelligible
words.
"Yoa haven't hit it. You have the
genius of the profession, that I don't deny,
but you lack experience. Fortunately I
have it. What! A remark altout the
crime puts you ou the scent, aud you don't
follow it up."
"How so?"
"This faithful dog must be utilized."
"I don't understand."
"Then learn to wait. Madame Monis
trol will go out aboiit two o'clock, to
reach tbe Palais de Justice about three;
the littlo servant will be alone In the shop
you'll see, that's all I shall tell you."
In fact, my entreaties were useless; he
would say nothing more, avenging him
self for his defeat by this very Innocent
bit of malice. Willing-or not, I had to
accompany him to the nearest cac, where
he made me play dominoes.
I played badly, being absorbed la
thought, and he was shamefully taking
advantage of it to beat me, when the
clock struck two.
" Up to our posts!" he said, dropping the
douiiuoes.
He paid the bill, we went ont, and the
instant after were again standing like
sentinels in the doorway, from which we
had watched the Approaches to Monistrol's
shop.
We had not been there ten minutes
when Mine. Monistrol aptearrd ou tbe
threshold, dressed in black, with a large
crtc veil, like a widow.
"A lteautif ul toilette in which to appear
before the magistrate," grumbled M.
Mechinet.
She gave her little servant a few orders
and walked rapidly away.
My companion waited patiently five
minutes, and when he supposed the young
wife was a long distance off, said:
"It is time."
We again entered the Jewelry shop.
The little servant was there alone, sit-,
ting behind tbe counter, nibbling a piece
of candy stolen Trout her mistress.
As we entered, she recognized us, and
started np, blushing and terrified. But
M. Mechinet, without giving her time to
open her lips, asked:
"Where is Madame Monistrol?"
"She has gone ont, sir."
"Yon are deceiving me. She's In tho
back abop."
- "I assure you she isn't, gentlemen.
Look for yourselves."
M. Mechinet, with an air of tbe great
est annoyance, struck his forehead, ex
claiming: "How unfortunate it is! how sorry that
poor Madame Monistrol will be!"
Then, as the little servant stared nt
bim with open mouth aud eyes dilated
with astonishment, he continued:
"But perhaps you can take your
mistress's place, my pretty girl. I came
back .ecause I have lost the address of
tbe gentleman the asked me to visit."
"What gentleman?"
"You know very well; Monsieur there
now, I've forgotten his name! Mousieur
zounds, you know him! The gentleman
your confounded dog obeys so weiL"
"Oh, Monsieur Victor"
"Yes; that's it. What does the gentle
man do?"
"He's a jonrneyman Jeweler a great
friend cf my master. They worked to
gether wheu Mousieur Monistrol was a
journeyman jeweler, and that's why ha
can do auyt'aiug he likes with Pinto."
"Then yott cau tell me where Mousieur"
Victor lives?"
"Certaiuiy. He lives in tho Rue Cu
Ro!-Dorc, No. 23."
The poor girl seemed delighted to be so
well informed, and I could not help
feeling sorry to hearherso unsuspiciously
denounce her mistress.
M. Mechinet, who was more hardened,
bad no such scruples, and even closed the
scene with a sorry jest.
Just as I opened the door for us to re
tire "Thank you." he said to the young girl,
"thank yon. You have just doue Madame
Monistrol a great service, and she will bo
delighted." .
- I
CHAPTER XII.
As soon as we were on the sidewalk, Z
Lad but one idea.
To rush to tbe Kue du Rol Dore and
arrost this Victor, the real criminal, was
evidently the first thing to be done.
A few words from M. Mechinet fell
upon my enthusiasm like a shower bath.
"And the law," said he. " Without a
warrant from the examlnicg magistrate,
I can do nothing. We must go to the Pa
lais de Justice."
"But we shall meet Madame Monistrol.
and if she sees us she will warn her ac
complice." "Be it so," replied XL Mechinet, with
ill-disguised bitterness, "be it so. The
criminal will escape, And the forms of
law will be satisfied. But I can avert the
danger. Walk on, walk faster."
An l, in fact, the hope of success gave
bim the speed of a deer. On reaching the
r.iU'.s de Justice, be went up the steep
staircase leading to the magistrate's
rooms four steps at a time, and speaking
to the head sheriff, asked if the magis
trate who had charge of fhc little old man
of the EnttgnoVes was in his office.
"Yes," replied the officer, "with a wit
ness a young lady dressed in black."
"Thst's undoubtedly she,"saidniycom
panion. Then, turning to the oQcer, he contin
ued: "Yon know me. Give me some materi
als to write a few words foryou to take to
the magistrate."
T je oSicer went away with the nott,
and soou returned to tell us that the
m.sjstratc would see as in No. 9.
To receive M- Mechinet he had bor
rowed tho oCice of one of bis colleagues,
leaving Mme. Monistrol in his own room
uu'ler the care of bis clerk.
"What is it?" he asked, In a tone that
enabled 1110 to measure the gulf that sepa
rated a magistrate from A poor detective.
M- Mechiuet Lriefly aad clearly related
tho steps we had taken, their results aud
our hopes.
Need I say that the magistrate did not
appear to share our belief?
"But since Monistrol confesses," he re
peated with au obstinacy that exasperated
me.
However, after numerous explanations,
he said;
"I will si?n .1 warrant."
Ouce in possession of this Indispensable
document, M Mechinet went away so fast
that I nearly fell as I rubrd down the
et.-ircase after b:m. Atacrc iiursccould
n't havo bept tip with us. I doubt if we
wercliT'eeu minutes lu going to Die Hue
du Hoi -Dore. j
But when we were once there, "Be care
ful," said M. f-e!iirer. And v:r
calmest air in theworld.be entered tho
narrow" hall of the house bearing the num
ber 23.
"Monsieur Victor?" he said to the cou
cierrje. "Fourth floor, rixht hand door."
"Is be at home?"
"Yes."
M. Mechinet took a step toward the
staircase, then seeming to change ids
mind, turned e.gaiu to the courta ge, say
inz: "I must treat t his worthy Victor to a
bottle of good wine. Do you know to
what shop he- noes?"
"Tho one opposite."
We rushed across the street, nnd M.
Mcchiuet with the air of a customer, or
dered "One bottle, if yon please, of the best;
the green seal."
Upon my honor, that ides bad never
occurred to mo during nil this time! And
yet it was very simple.
Tho bottle having been bmtiirht, my
companion produced the cork fonnd on
M. Pigoreau'a floor, nnd it was -ny for
us to prove the Identity of the wax.
Positive certainty was now added io
moral conviction, nnd M. Mechinet
knocked at Victor' door with a Lria
hand.
"Come in," called a p'enstnt vo"cr.
The key was iu the door. Wc entered,
and in a very neat room I saw a i:au
alont thirty yoars old, wit a n slight fig
ure, pule complexion aud Ltir hair, vho
was working at a benclu .
Our picscuco didn't cecra to dislutl)
him.
M. Mechinet Advanced, and, sc'z'n-j
Lira by tbe arm, said:
"I Arreat yott In the name of Ibelaw."
The ir.au turned livid, but did not lower
bis eyes.
"Ari you playing a trirk on me?" bo
said ins lently. "What have I dune?"
M. Mechinet shrugged his shonldcrs.
"Don't act like a child." said he, "yonr
Account is settled. You were seen to
leave Pere Antenor's rooms, nnd I havo
in niy pocket the cork you used to pre
vent the point cf your dagger from
breakiug."
This was like a blow lo the rascal's
neck. He sanii into his chair, stammer
Ick: I am innoceut ."
"Tell that to the magistrate," sr.id Sf.
Mechinet, coolly, "but I am afraid he
won't believe yon. Your accomplice,
Mouistrol's wife, has confessed all."
Victor started np aa if Le Lad been
moved by a spring.
" Impossible!" he exclaimed. " Sho
knew nothing" -
"Then you did it alone? Very well.
That's so much confessed."
Then addressing Limself to me, like a
man sure of bis facts, Le continued:
"Search the drawers, my dear M.
Oodeuil, you'll probably find this f::;e fel
low's dancer, and undoubtedly Lis Dul
ciuea's love-let ters."
The murderer's eyes gleamed with rsgo
and be ground his tetlh, but M. Mecui
net's broad shoulders aud iron grasp ei
tinguishtd all desire to resist.
1 found in it bureau-drawer everything
rr.y companion had told me to expect.
Twenty minutes afler Victor, "i.e.-itly
packed," that is the expression, ia u
fi'.icre, between my companion and my
self, was roiliug towards the prefecture
of police.
"What!" said I to myself, Lr-wiMered
by the simplicity of the scene, "is- t' c :-.r-rest
of an assassin, a m:m doomed ti ti.o
scaffold, so e;isy as this?" I was to loam
afterwards, to my cot.that there were
more terrilda criminals.
Victor, when lie found himself in a ce'I,
broke down and related all the particu
lars of iii crime.
He bad known Pere PSgirPnu a long
time, be said. His principal object i:i
murdering him was to bring the punl-h-mcnt
for tfcecrimeuponMci-.istrol. T.'i .t,
was why be hnd dressed lite him Ht:-l
been followed by Pluto. Wh-:i the il l
man was once assassinated, ho !.:t l h.:l
the horrible con ra ere to dip the finger of
the corpse in the blood to trnce the livo
letters, Moi.In, which Lad x.L-ur!y des
troyed an innocent man.
"It was cleverly arranged." be said,
with cynical boasting. "Jf I had suc
ceeded I should have killed two birds
with one stone got rid of rr.y friend
Monistrol, whom I hate, and of whom I
am jealous, and enriched tho woman I
love."
It was simple and terrible, certainly.
"Unfortunately, my lad," observed M.
Mechinet, "you lost your wits r.t tho lat
moment. People are never thorough. It
was the left, band of the body that you
dipped in the blood."
Victor st arted up.
"Whet!" he cried, "is that what be
trayed ine?"
"Precisely."
Tho scoundrel raised Lis
heaven, with a gesture cf tia
ciated genius.
arms to
uappre-
"That comes of being a real artist!" Lo
cried.
Then, erring ns from bead to foot with,
a pitying nir, be added:
"Pere Pigoreau was left-handed."
The criminal's prompt detection was
owing to an error in the exnmit.at ion.
This lesson was not lost upon me. I
fortunately reniemlerexl it in other verv
dramatic circumstances.
Monistrol was set at liberty the next
da v.
When the magistrate repronched Lim
for the false confession that had exposed
justice to a terrible error, he could get no
answer except:
'I love my wife: I wanted to sacrifica
myself for her; I lelieved berpuilty."
as Mie guilty? I would swear it.
She was .irrested, but acquitted bv the
same court that sentenced Victor to tho
galleys for life.
M. and Mme. Monistrol row lceen a
wine-shop of by no means good repute at
Vincennes. Their uncle's fortune Is
squandered, and they are iu abject pov
erty. THE END.
OOLS.
Ilrlef Lector, by Ilev. Whangdoudlo
Ilaxtrr-
Rerlubbe! Awjienre) : F.f I washer
describe de dillcrunt kinds ob fools dar
Am in is lieah town hit would take tue
luor'n a w ok. We has only got time
tcr deal wid a few, for of all do fools worg
wl iiu t aps dis heah world would look
lik.; oiu l.i'o; 'ji8e ranrhe.
I Las alh-rs noticed no matter liow biff
a fool a man m-iy be lie can allers find a
lig;p-r fool a huire and encourage; liiui
iu his f:iuiis.'.,.i:iv'aa.
, IodI may be? ilcrscribod ;na man w'io
keeps n tn.-kin' 'same 1 'mvlers ober
nnd 10T .vi.lout knowiu Lit. Kb-ry-U
Iv aiu o. rblebir make: t!u:i but
!c fi :n v. iiat - r.t eeiiso Lvu't ie..jr hit
Rs a re!..r i ...:!..
1 V s r.-.. ty youim man who tr.-vs bv do
n:i:n- ! ! 1 .iia not clas ;t ! i t lo
r.-l.ie i.. . 1 ! .l..n'l 1m-i ,..!! t;-r ilc Ini
!ii:::i lain ly. liar's luihty I t: ili.kr
cli i' le tf -u a diHd and a b:!H ry, and
what di!!.r;iioo dar ia am. ia lavur'ou do
m,.nkt y.
I h u .!ars de talkative f..l. Ie man
w . 11 a hi a.u 11 in U- tin il.irx !i,-s giu:-r-:dly
hs .: t:ios' talkiu'. 1m ir.iur-. jiiit
rrti:t!i:i when a liht am Lro irht t r !
u.i.4 r A bad colj most i . a.vful
loiiv in" in ! ln-ad d a ni.iu w.iotalk-t
lo- .ji H-'u; leastways dat s wiiut Upio
lieii sas.
-N. r- ni.Iy has been di-Vivorcl tor
cur - ;i ; I-'ish lias beeu s 1 I for
br.ia f .0 I, bnt brains afti't 1 - I nra
man. J '- rm loomed in imn. Y-r
can i 1111-.1v.1r a man's brui as i v de ei-'.o
: ii. n-H-i no iuoali den yn'i Lla ui
tire ii.st-i -iu-e by desir r.! ins m.-iif.
! .ii.- l.w i.n't help a I l, .i v mly
nieU .- li s f . ..-ii.'icss more :'.j-pii-iiui4. .
lit.s o:. ;.:jii..-;iun an I too iov ciaiui uai
win:! :ii s-ni.i; fools.
De raan m !i la.Ts at eliery liu'T and lo
man wh. u- u at .:beryuia urn iwula,
but ol i.;a-i am breeds.
A CURE FOR INSOMNIA.
One Tliat I Cauimcniled for lis Sim
plicity and Ceneral J'rac tR-ability.
"So rary cures have been ndvocated
for sle. pi.-ssiicss that I aia tempted,"
writes a correspondent, "to propound uiy
own rccii", which, if it may appear some
what impracticable nnd faretched, has
at least the advantage cf simplicity.
"It is merely this:
" When you have tumbled and
tossed about ono bed until your pil
low seems to bo on fire and your sheets
red hot, turn into another I menu an
other bed. You will find the sheets nnd
ti e pillow refreshing cool; aud i: is prob
able at art events that you will go to
sleep.
"The recipe is not Infallible, nnd it is of
course necessary to have another In d to
tnru into, which is not always possible.
But wheu practicable it is worth trying;
and if it fails one can always fall back on
the undoubted fact that there is 110 uni
versal cure for sleeplessness. What is
one man's meat is another man's poison."
"Line upuu Line."
Would-be Wag.to MiuUter-"n,ev say
yon ministers call yourselves fishers of
U1CU?"
Miuister "Yes."
Wag -What kind of tackle do you
use?"
Miuister "Line upon liae." Burling,
tou Free Press.
VERY PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY.
Aa Old Darkey Telia tVliy He Ceased To
I.-pcnd on Providence.
I once had an old colored man in rny
employ who, after some (xiicrieiic; iu
depending solely on Providence f..r essis
tar.ee, came to the conclusion that 'ha
ey-tt 111 was a failure, and that thence
forth he would go ou t he tit her tac'.i, said
Admiral Porter.
Till.in-; with old I'Ynr.k one dty and
fir.dius him not s fervent ns forn.t .iy, I
to d; lii:n lo task nlwiat tl.r matt cr. a::d ;a
quaint negro fashion, nnd in langa.-.ge as
fr:iblf !- that of Bacon, Ir l.ai.iile 1 the
subject w it h t !: Io;-i ; of n phil.wop'n-r,
"M.is-sa," h.- f aid, "I d me b: a pit tit:' my ,
'peiideiiei- iu Pi-ov'detice fo' 1:1:1113' latig
j.-ar, widout cousiiK-riu' fo' a i.iuiueut
!at. Prov'denee waut wnt. yott wite folks
call 'khl pi i. !:a,T fo' wl::!t I do f i' it".
" We irib oar boardin'-house keeper tree
dollars a week f' corn-cob c.iilVe e-n' j iy
bird hash, widout any o!ij -ct i.,a, mi' we
walk all ober de town wi 1 a :"il i ri .- hot
e.ffermioti. j -r to gib I:t-r a c!.:tt:c- los.iiow"
herself .:! :.n svrigIo b-r bas:l-, l-nt if
v. e. is c iii d ..!, m-. t r l.i';i I'rov'-
I
1.1 v
a a ) is
s to c i.l
! : i ll" ' 11 4 .:(T
e-.l 'c; Ii'.v.i t o
, C- : '.v.'g
L'-lp 11-, ni.' v.-i
tin 1 wo w
ti::1;-! i: v.-erry l.ard ebery
! n't j. ::a, r.; ont c." el's
:::. v e ;.x 1 V 11:11, .-:.,
i.in'.-ld'-S-ibj-e'I-'-i:
I ' ' ' ' :'-'
!-i.i-.i , .". : U r t : :: 1. i n'
cum 1 1 !. ciiici:;.-!
ti c.ii t rue m . j
i, 'Oo 1 l,e!;is d in ;.s l:e!p
-In 11 ; 1 1 - 1 ves.
''lit 11 vcii wy I.-eeomo to
t:: cot.eai-
t i -!., i;i.'-s.; ,iia yn'i ice dar ij pUeiiosscr
i hy ia wi.at I d-.:ie.
"You 'member l::s. TaiiksLiLin day,
v.cu !e I"reM : nt done l::n! i! arrrTi:e
nants d..L ebcry darkey in d.-se 'Nited
Stfe3 sha'.l l.!;b tukkey f.' be dinner?
Well, rah, Ise wait till jns'eno week bef j'
Tai ks-'ibiti' daj' nn' 1 sie no siirns o! dis
chKo gcttbi' nary luitivey. IJI v:a Mou- .
day, ni'd l.i-3 L:;ttl 1own .'111' pray to da
I.awd fo' a t n'.i- ty ti'.l my Inuea was fere,
but. nary tttkkt y tome !on.
"Dat 1 iht T.is chile f'o to bed werry '
muclt x r;.loX Tbjut de ways ob prov'- .
donee. Lit' ca ini' to do 'elusion dat silt bin
runs' l o cut t jiafc 1.11' d.t ce wheels
r.anted preis.ia'.
".VII da' C'hews.l.iy I wns n-prayiu', and
do neuiatt I cme to gettiu' flat tukkey
was wen V.'abiturton Lafayette Crow
rune to my do' 'bout sundown wid a bi3
fct.bbier under h? aria an' say: .
"'Is Jul:t:s Jones libin' here?' "I l
" '.V j,' says I, ".v.tt, ij yer ax dat ques
tion:'' "C.-s I Lab a Taaksglbin turkey fo
Lim.' st-3 Le.
"My heart went wallopin' down inter
my boo'.s to tink I come ho neiir gett.iu' a
tuhkey, Vcs Jnlins done lib i. x !.'. I
reea it i::;:s' bo a lai-take toii'i how, nn
dat ili-y I prsj' har.'.er dan tber, but 110
tukkey co:u, an' L.j l;o to bed i c-rplejicd
vrus-er dan befo.
"Wcns.;ay au' Thursday 1 pray a'.l da
time, but vidior.t t ticce-s. rh' my heart
aimos' b-ust4rd, fi' I see nil t:j tic.ahs
brin&it. home tnkkeys, an' all do time my
chances was a-U-ssenin'.
''Friday I prayed as hard as ebber, an
r. bo Lit sundown fJo::g cornea .'1 U of
t'-.-ieys, J two men r.- l ' u .! t :a,
nn' do tukkeys wns a-gcbbilu' laud cuuf
to bust up a Mefodls" meet it:'.
"Den my bfei-rt papertati.d wid j-y, fo
I tink that I bab a tur.ey, tbuab. I b;cp .
prayiu arj go to wilder, r : d 1 1 be
lio'u '. de bipr-jest tukkey ob ci 1 .t 1- , b iia
f.jck an' rua straight fo' n.y d ', L::t de
Lawd wasa't wid n:e, fo' tie fii-.b-r veut
nrter de tukkey and dribe bisa back, an
dat am do las' I see ob dc b-ird.
"Dan I tink my tactks v:t.-ri't r'.;'.'t ni'
thought I'd change 'cm. f o I pray da
I.awd ter gib me wisdom mi' let ine i'o
forth an' find a tukkey niysel-', an' dcu I
rekemernher the motto:
"D Lawd helps ('.em as htlps t'em
relre!1,' aa' tea &t out-fc do circr u:y
ways.
' So I rise np on' go forth, like Ilauer
Itto de wiluerners of Eeer-shebn, 'f j','
rays I, 'is anything too dilTiculi fo' da
Lawdl An, lo and behole! as I wan
dered Iu de dark me eyes wa3 cper.td like
Rsger's was. .Sue was a perish in' of
1 hurst an' seed a well, an.' I ttcd a dark '
ebject on de fence.
'dy i::s:iL.k tola mo dat 1113- prayers
tab been answered aa' dat . c'.e'oi j-c' on
tie fr r.ca ires nossing mo nor K .-s ;!i a
roost in' tukkes'. So 1 crawls up an grabs
hiiu au' shoves Lim iu a bai; with i had
J dat pv.rp. s'.
'D;u I 'pieahiato tie beauty ob dat
r.iott i wicU Fiy, 'Do Lawd Ltlpdemas
blip deill-elVCs.'
"My cons':. urrco ftr.iit me fo' two or
throe mi::ntc, fo I ti::k praps sotueona
mii;htc.'ll it stea'.iu'.buton liokia' round
1 fouu' dat de 1 '.o tukkey was 11 rroTin
oa rr.asa's fincc. i.u' ilea 1 remember ho
done bin roo-t iu' tiere f ' c.btr ; ri j mouth,
en I done tu' hir.i f .' de rent, nn' dat's
howlc-mie to git niy Tanks-; via' tuk
key. sab."
"Well, Frank." I said, "you aro a
subtle casaNt, nnd your c.ai.-civ nee was
easily quieted when you took that tur
key t.u the roost. I should call that steal-iiiL-."
"I cl -n't know wat dent word mnn,"
sr.id the o'd darkey; "all I knows is 1 tuk
l im f ili rent. Hi roost dar for trea
mouth; Uat's a ciuarter rent, shuah:''
CFFICE GIRk3 AHEAD.
Tlie l.ateit Ajipliani cii nt I'leetrU-ii j- AV11I
i.ot Abalo Hie t'aluu ol Their Services.
An L-c-t.ical mau says with a great
deal of f'-rcc:
"Dui't you fear that the phono
graph is toiiig to buperseaV tho lady
Stetii'grapl.er.
"Why? Did the bicycle drive out tho
horse? The bicycle can carry you wher
ever you waut to go, but the horse is still
with lis.
"The ladies, I tell you, have come to
stay. I have two stenographers, atal they
are not the very prettiest ones til her.
Now, I had a puouograph iu my ofTice for
weks. but did I oi-charite tho ladies?
No. and I don't mean to cither.
"Itt.sji-st here; they can do what the
best, trained phonograph can never do.
There is a 1 n-ge part of my corrc-poudenr
1 can l and over to one of them and never
give n second look at it, because t,he can
answer the letters as well us 1 can. No.
matter how near aud dear j our phono
graph is to you.it cau never do that.
"Moreover, I ran say 'I am Koing ut
of the ofije for a while; I wb-h vou'd
look after things.' New, the best trained
phonograph, if I put a collar ami tie ou it
couldn't do that.
"No, don't make any mistakes. No.
machinery ever has fcucceeded or ever
will iu distancing the human race."
riemiun ii, iiS,..
Smith (to Jones) "My dear fcllew
whatever is it that makes y.ui look
supremely happy?"
Jones 'Satisfied revenge, iiiyb
got even at last with -mv
y. I've!
I've 11 ade that fellow fee I so sich that
eiiemj-.
is isbing now that he was iL.,d.
"You dou't say so. And how .
do it?"
"Persuaded him to Imu l.i-
d you
lict nrd
taken yesterday by an amateur phot
ll...r-
L.y."
apner. lie gets the proof to 1
Keu-trviHe Journal.
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