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THE PITTSBUKG DISPATCH, SATtTKDAY, APRIL SO, 189a
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GENES FROM LIFE'S. STAGE,
BEING TEN ORIGINAL STORIES,
WEITTEX FOB THE DISPATCH
; BY SIR GILBERT E. CAMPBELL, BART.,
luth'or of "Detective Stories From Real Life," "The Avenging Hand,"
"The Mystery of Mandeville Square," Etc.
IN THE
IV.
DEER
PARK.
A'part from the magnificent chase which
Surrounded the fine old Tudor mansion of
fereystoke, there was an inner division,
carefully paled offwith strong oaken rails,
which many a smaller landholder would
lave looked on as a comfortable little
. .estate, so many acres did it contain of hill
arid T&lley, meadow and woodland. This
interior inclosure was known as tne Jjeer
Park, and had been railed off at a great ex
pense to prevent the red deer, which at
tain seasons are especially dangerous,
injuring those who used the roads
wiich the park itself was intersected,
revstoke was a wonderful old place, and
luff King Hal, the Virgin Queen, and the
Scotch pedant who succeeded to her throne
had often taken their pleasure in the Tast
demesne, and followed the deer with hound
and horn.
' The masters of Greystoke had always
been a wild and reckless set of men, caring
for little but the indulgence of their own
passions and vices. There had, however,
always been a certain method in their reck
lessness; they had never exceeded their
princely- means, and had never interfered in
royal quarrels, and by these means had kept
their broad acres intact.
Grifiipi Greystoke, the present possessor
tf the wide "domain, had followed in the
botsteps of his ancestors. As a lad he had
been an adept at all sports of the field, and
when -a. mere boy he had climbed to the
summit of the ruined tower, known as the
"Wizard's Keep, and swam in the fathomless
pool in the Deer Park, said to be the abode
xt a water Kelpie, and which was the only
spot in the inclosure where the red deer
could quench their thirst.
"When old en on ph he had joined one of
the regiments of the Household Cavalry,
and for a brief space had run a wild career
of dissipation, but his untamable spirit
would not submit to the trammels of disci
pline, and, after a short military career, he
lound it expedient to throw up his commis
sion and retire lor a term to Greystoke.
Thus his devotion to field sports won for
him the golden opinions-of the country gen
try, but after a time he grew wearied of the
life, and taking with him his foster brother,
between whom and himself a devoted at
tachment existed, he started, not on a con
tinental tour, for that ould have been far
too common-place an afiair, but for an
excursion into wild lauds, where the
more lavage animals were sun 10
be found in comparative abundance.
For three years Griffith Greystoke
was absent, and his name bejan to be al
most lorgotten. The game in the Greystoke
preserves increased and multiplied to an
extraordinary degree, lor by the master's
orders not a gun was to be fired in it during
his absence. The red deer wandered about
their domains without fear of a rifle bullet
. arresting their course, slaked their thirst at
the Kelpie's pool, or fought ont their quar
rels in the battle field of fern and bracken.
All at once, with a suddenness which was
characteristic of all the Grevstoke move
ments, GrifBth made his appearance once
' ngainflt the home of his ancestors, and with
an addition to his retinue nhich caused the
squires to hold up their hands in wonder
ment and sent many a bitter pang of disap
pointment to the hearts of the country
matrons who had marriageable daughters on
hand.
Griffith Greystoke had brought home a
wife with him. 2ot a Mexican senorita;
not the daughter of some Indian rajah; not
one ol those impossible goldminer's daugh
ters, all beauty and refinement, in spite of
their coarse surroundings, evolved out of
the inner consciousness ol American writers
and their imitators, but a fair, handsome
Englishwoman, some three year, older than
her husband, the widow of a West Indian
sugar planter.
How such a marriage could ever have
come about was a mystery to which no so
lution was offered, and the only person
capable of doing so, Gideon Carthwaite
(Griffith's foster-brother), maintained a dis
creet silence.
Besides a wife, Greystroke, of Greystoke,
brought other followers back with him. An
aged, white-headed negro, an old and confi
dential servant ot nis wite; a young bemi
nole Indian- whom he had picked up in
Florida; a Zulu, and a Chinaman, who had
acted as a valet and general factotum in
camp. All these different nationalities
found accommodations within the old walls
ot Greystroke, and matters would have
ccne smoothly enough had it not been for
Mrs. Greystoke'b temper, which was as
fiery and violent as her lord's.
In her West Indian home she had been a
little queen of society, and she could not
understand why other women, who did not
possess her good looks or charm of manner,
Ebould have precedence over her, and she
was even jealous of the respect accorded to
her husband.
One afternoon, after a more serious jangle
than usual with Mrs. Greystoke, who had
objected to the archery club holding its
usual meeting at Greystoke, GrifBth retired
to his usual sanctum, the armory as it was
termed, from a collection of weapons of all
countries which adorned its walls, and,
lighting a cigar, rang the bell furiously.
Alter an interval of some five minutes the
door was slowly opened and the gray head
of Manuel, Mrs. Greystoke's confidential
servant, appeared.
"Master want me?" asked he.
"What should I want you for, yon black
faced imp of Satan?" demanded Griffith,
whose temper had been sorely tried. "Are
there no other servants but you?"
The man made no reply, Ifut still lingered
in the doorway, and Griffith noticed that
there was a cut on his forehead covered with
a piece of diachylon plaster.
" Who have" you been fighting with.
' Manuel?" said he.
" I no fight, master; missie throw candle
Ktirlcnt me in one of her dphhiPc tantrnmo
returned the negro, grinning like an angry
monkey.
"Poor devil," remarked Griffith, who
was quite disposed to sympathize with any
victim of liis wife's ill-temper; "take
that, and send Gideon Carthwaite tome."
As he spoke he tossed a sovereign in the
direction of the black servant, who
pounced upon it with alarity, and then de
parted on his errand. In a lew minutes
Gideon Carthwaite entered the armory, and
stood awaiting his loster-brother's orders.
A tall, fair man was Gideon, apparently
possessed of immense muscular strength,
and with a frank, open expression ot coun
tenance, which was very pleasing to look
upon.
"Sit down, man," said Griffith. "We
have gone through too much together to
stand on any ceremony when we are alone.
I am driven half mad with that woman's
airs and graces, get me something to soothe
my nerves, or I shall do something I shall
be sorry for afterward."
Gideon crossed the room, and opening a
upl8ard concealed by a Moorish shield,
brought ont a bottle of brandy and a couple
of glassesj which he placed upon a small
table at his master's elbow.
"Help yourself," said Griffith, as he
filled a glass and tossed off the spirit as if
it had been water. "Do you know what
new trick she has played me to-day?"
"You both spoke loud enough, when you
were discussing the matter in the pink
drawing room for everybody to hear,"
answered Gideon, as he sipped his brandy.
"I wish I had never seen her face," broke
out Griffith. "They talk about obeah spells
in the West Indies, and surely she must
have employed one of them to induce me to
J.rlnc nuch a woman home to Greystoke."
'lherc is no useln crying over spilt
lit, JllaSter unium, l '"uiiicu mo lusicr
..!,.. MlnnrhicalIl
piltmilkTxetorttd GriffitlrUaTigelj-. I
, at r
"I would give a thousand pounds to the
man who would spill her blood."
"Hush! hnshl" answered Gideon, looking
round him cautiously. "It is not well to
say such things. One never knows who
may be listening. A thousand pounds is a
bis sum, Master Griffith, and some people
might feel inclined to take you at vour
word."
"Yourself, for instance," said Griffith,
with a slight sneer.
"I have always asked for money, have I
not, when I was fortunate to do you some
slight service?" demanded the man, calmly.
"I deserve 4the reproof, Gideon," replied
the Master Of Greystoke, after a short
pause, "but I am so badgered and worried
that I hardly know tf hat I say or da Why,
if the archery meeting does not take place
in my grounds I shall be the laughing stock
of the whole county."
"Iiet things go "on as usual," suggested
Gideon. "There is a week before the meet
ing takes place, and a great change may
come in that time."
"If you mean a change in Mrs. Grey
sioke," returned Griffith, with an ironical
laugh, "you are far more sanguine than I
am. I confess that I would rather abide by
my 1,000 offer."
"We have been in many lands where a
quarter of that sum would have silenced
half a dozen troublesome women, or men
for the matter of that, "but there is an un
comfortable Institution in England called
the Law, which is apt to express itself rather
forcibly concerning acts which it calls by
some uncomfortable names, such as man
slaughter, homicide, and murder," observed
Gideon, laying a stronz emphasis upon the
last word.
Griffith started from his seat. "I never
meant that," said he. "I only wanted soma
one to give her a bit of a fright so that she
mleht pack up her traps and take herself
otr."
"Then it only shows you how right my
warning was," replied Gideon:" for I cei
tainlv thought that you were willing to give
X 1,000 to anyone who would take your wife's
life; but I see now you would pay an equal
sum tor her disappearance, why not offer
the lady a good round sum, and perhaps she
will consent to return to Trinidad, where
she can vent her temper upon her black
servants?"
"She wonld laugh in my face If I made
such a proposal," returned Griffith. "No, I
must take your advice, and see what time
will do for me."
"Bat after all. It Is a munificent offer."
laughed Gideon, as he followed his master
through the door of the armory: '"and I
dare say there are many men who would
cheerfully pay a like sum to be freed from
the Incubus ot a wife."
Next morning there was considerable ex
citement at Greystoke, for Its mistress had
disappeared, and left no signs behind her by
which she could be traced.
It was aonarent that she bad not been
spirited aw&viiT anv of the mimerona chnatH
which bad the Ciedit of frequenting the old
pile, for a costly dressing-bag with ivory fit
tings and gold mounts had vanished with
her, as well as a casket containlngan almost
priceless set of diamonds and emeralds.
GrifBth at first was disposed to take the
loss of both wife and jewels in a very philo
sophical manner, but his foster-brother
pointed out to him that he held too import
ant a position in the county for such an
affair to pass without constderame com
ment, and that he would be expected to take
aume uutivo measures.
Accordingly a thorough Inquiry was made
and a complete search set on foot. No signs,
however.could be found or the missing lady.
No one had seen her leave Greystoke and
she had not been noticed at the railway sta
tion, nor had. she procured any conveyance
at the neighboring town of Dulford, and
Griffith, knowing the Indolent babits engen
dered by her West Indian life, was con
vinced that she had not fled awav on foot.
Theieports, however, of the'dissenslon9
between husband and wife had spread far
mm wiuo over tne country, ana strango
whispers began to circulate, which culmi
nated In a visit by a detective from London,
i ho came down to make inquiries.
This official made himself generally obnox
ious, and compelled each individual member
of the establishment to believe that he was
the suspected person, insomuch that after
his departure nearly the whole establish
ment or Gros-stoko came before the master
and announced their determination of leav
ing forthwith.
The obstinate spirit of his race now blazed
forth In Griffith, and confronting the mal
contents, ho poured out a torrent of objurga
tion upon them, cursing them for a set of
cow ards, who wanted to leave the pumps
when a leak had been discovered In the ship.
"Whom doyou suspect?" cried he angrily;
"are we not all in the same boatt"
For a moment there was a dead silence,
and then one of the footmen spoke out:
The talk Is that you offered a big reward to
get rid of your wife, and that he," pointing
as he spoke to Gideon Cartlinalte, "did the
trick for you, but you managed matters so
cieveriy tnac it is impossible to bring the
crimo home to either of you."
With the bound of a tiger Griffith sprang
forward, and grasping the man by the collar
forced him upon his knees. "You lvimt
scoundrel," said he, thrusting his band Into
his bosom. "Confess that it is all an inven
tion, or I will blow your brains out."
The man turned ghastly pale, and stam
mered out, "Everybody savs the same, and
Manuel heard you offer XlJOOO to get rid of
the missis."
"Get up, you coward," exclaimed Griffith,
putting him contemptuously away. "I had
no revolver or firearm about me, as you
might have known had not your fear blinded
you; but as there have beeh snspicions I w 111
take measures to find oayt the real truth.
Who is on my side among your"
About a dozen of the outdoor servants,
gamekeepers, gardeners and grooms stepped
forward.
"That is well," said the master of Grey
stroke. "And now, listen: until this mys
tery is cleared up not a single communica
tion shall be held with the outer world.
Some one among us Is the possessor of the
secret, and if we draw a ring around the in
habitants of Greystroke we shall doubtless
find out who he is. Tou will say that I have
no right to act as I propose doing," he con
tinued, as some of the servants appeared
disposed to offer a remonstrance. "I dare
say 1 have not, but I have the power, and
that comes to very much the same In the
long run. After the blockade Is raised, you
may take what steps you please."
tiently, "but what Has that to do with the
beasts?" . j
"Do yon not remember," pursued his
foster-brother, "the herds of deer and other
animals wandering about in search of
watert"
"Of course, of course," answered Griffith,
"but I ask again "
"The deer are dying or thirst," replied
Gideon.
Randal opened his eyes. "What! with all
that ere water In the Kelpie's pool!" asked
he.
Gideon made no reply, but walked straight
away to the piece of water, which was situ
ated in the center of the deer park.
"There," he exclaimed triumphantly, as ho
came up to the brink, "It was raining last
night, and yet there is not a single fresh
hoof mark. Something has frlghtenedaway
the deer from the pool.".
"It must be the Kelpie then," said Randal,
with an air of conviction.
"Stay," exclaimed Griffith, "what has be
come of that large flat stone with a crown
carved on it. and the date James I. hunted
in the park ? There is the spot from where
it has been wrenched up. but where has it
gone? "
He turned as he spoke to his foster
brother; a meaning glance passed between
tho men, and Gideon proceeded to pull off
his boots and remove his upper garments.
"Have you got a knife? " asked he, address
ing Randal. With a look or puzzled sur
prise the keeper pioduceda broad-bladed
clasp knife, aud Gideon taking It from him
began to wade into the pool. "Where be
you agoing, Gideon? " demanded thekeeper.
"The Kelpie will lay his claws on thee as
sure as eggs Is eggs."
"I am going to bring up the Kelpie," re
plied Gideon, and as he spoke he dived be
neath the surface of the water, a few bubbles
only mai king the spot where his head had
been. He remained so long under water
that Randal' was seriously alarmed, and
muttered that the Kelpie had- got him cer
tain sure, and even Griffith, who was well
acquainted with bis foster-brother's skill as
a swimmerbegan to grow alarmed.
As They were gazing anxiously at the sullen
water, Gideon Carthwaite's head appeared
above the surface, apd no began to swim
slowly and laboriously toward the side, as if
some heavy object which was not visible was
holding him back.
'As he got Into shallower water he stooped,
and with the words, "Here is what has be
witched the deer," raised tho dead body of a
woman from the pool.
With a cry of surprise and horror, Griffith
and the keeper recognized the form of Mrs.
Greystoke, swollen and bloated with her so
journ beneath the waters of the Kelpie's
fool.
"Has she committed suicide?" exclaimed
Griffith, as he assisted to lay the dead woman
on the bank.
"She was kept down by the great stone,"
answered Gideon, "which was fastened
round her waist by this red silk scarf, which
I had to cut away In order to release the
body."
"Why that be what that woolly-headed
nigger used to wear round his waist," ex
claimed Randal, taking up the limp rag, and
surveying it with an air of disgust.
"Stay by her side, Bandal'rsald Griffith,
"and do you, Gideon, come with me."
With as little delay as possible the men re
turned to tho house, and in a few moments
the whole of the domestics were summoned.
"Mannel," said Griffith, "after you had
murdered Mrs. Greystoke, and thrown her
Into Kelpie's Pool, what did you do with
the dressing bag with tho cold and ivory
.fittings?"
The old man's face changed to that strange
gray bue which betokens abject terror In
the negro race, his knees trembled, and
when be strove to sneak onl v a few Inarticu
late sounds fell from his lips.
"Quick," said Griffith, sternly. "I have no
time for delay."
"In the vault In the Wizard's Tower,"
murmured the old man, whom terror had
deprived of all the power of judgment.
"You see he confesses," said Griffith, ad
dressing the other servants. "And ,what
From that day Greystoke was like a be
leagured city, or a plague-stricken spot
around which a sanitary cordon had been
drawn. No one went out from it,and no one
was permitted to enter. Oxen and sheep
were lu'plcnty, and there was no deficiency
of ale, wine and flour. Thero was a good
deal of murmuring, but the outdoor men
kept good watch and ward at the gates of
the park by day, and at night Gideon Carth
waite mustered the unwilling garrison, and
saw that not one was absent. Society won
dered a little at first, hut after a time all
was set down to the strain of eccentricity
always visible in Greystoke betters and
tho matter dropped.
The blockade had now lasted a week,
when one evening the headkeeper sought
an audience with tho master of Grevstoke.
"Well. Randal," said Griffith, Impatiently,
"What is it; has anyone been trying to rtfa
the blockade, or have you made any ills
co very?"
The man shifted uneasily from one foot to
the other, and twisted the brim of his hat
between his flngeis.
"You'll be laughing at I, 'Squire," said he
at length, if I tell you what I be come
about."
"Never mind what I shall do, but let me
hear what you have to say," answered Grif
fith. "Well, the deer be bewitched, and there's
an end o' It," replied the man.
"Are you mad?" retorted Griffith, angrily.
"No, 'Squire; but the beasts be," replied
Randal.
"Willyou'speak out?" returned his mas
ter, driven to the end of his patience by the
man's reticence, "or get out of the room,
and leave me in peace."
"Well, 'Squire, the deer be all wandering
about the place like lunatics, their coats
staring, their eyes swollen, and looking
more llko ghosts of themselves than any- I
tning eise."
"Pshawl don't bother me with such trivial
details," broke in Greystoke.
"But, 'Squire, a buok And two does are
dead," said the man, "and, as far as I can
see, the rest of the herd be agoing to follow
their leader."
Without a word Griffith Greystoke got up,
and, beckoning to his foster-brother, made
bis way to the deer park. A number of the
deer were standing oloso to the fenoe, tossing
their heads, and looking at the Intruders
with a strange and piteous expression quite
foreign to their usual wild and free man
ner. Carthwaite gazed at them attentively, and
then turning to his master, remarked: "Do
you recollect that great prairie flro which
extended for miles and licked up. all the
pools and pieces of water for an Immense
distance?"
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was your motive for the crime?" he added,
turning to the self-convicted orlmlnal.-
In an agony of despair Mannel oast him
self upon the ground. "I did not mean to do
it, "wailed he, "but she struck me again, and
then my blood boiled, all grew red, and I
stabbed her."
"But how dldyou pet to the deerparkt"
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"I beard what you said to Gideon," an
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frighten my mistress Into returning to the
old, bright land, for I hate this cold oountrr.
I told her that you had offered Gideon 1,000
to slay lier, and that he bad accepted tho
bribe. She felt that Bhe bad gone too far,
and -got alarmed, and agreed to
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park intending to make onr way to Dulford
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when we got as far as the pool she said she
was tired, that she would go no further, that
she was a fool for believing me, and that she
would not sacrifice the position she had
gained. .1 remonstrated with her, but she
burst out into one or her. storms of passion,
and struok me over the face in the old
wound. I got mad then, and stabbed her.
When I saw her.strotched bleeding at my
feet I grew frightened, but aftera time I col
lected myself, and tying an old stone which
lay by the side of the water round her waist,
I threw her in. Then I took the bag and
Teaching the old tower unobserved Inldlt,
Intending to carry it away at some other
time, but the shutting up ot the place upset
my plans. But you will let me go now that
I have confessed all, will you not?"
In spite of his age, and In spite of the
fervid appeal by his codnsel, entreating the
jury to deal leniently with "a man and a
brother," the murderer and robber was duly
convicted and executed. .Peace once more
fell on Greystoke, the shadow that had
rested upon Griffith's name was cleared
away, and the deer once more slaked their
thirst In the waters of the Kelpie's FboL
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GRATEFUL COMFORTING.
EPPS'S COCOA.
BEEAKTAST.
"Hy a thorough knowledge of the natnnt laws
which govern the operation of digestion and nu
trition, and by a careful application of the Una
properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Enpshas
Srorlded our breakfast tablet with a delicately
arored beverage which may save us many heavy
doctor bills. It is by the Judicious use of such
articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually
built np until strong enough to resist every ten
Slency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are
toatlng around us ready to attack wherever there
weak point. We may escape many a fatal
haft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure
blood and a properly nourished frame." vivtl
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Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only In half-pound tins, by grocers, labelled thus:
JAMES EPPS A CO., Homoeopathic Chemists,
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SELECT FOOTH
For Evening Press.
MOST CHARMING DISPLAY AT
LAIRD'S.
Delicate shades to match any
costume in stock or made
to special order, on short
notice, at VERY MOD- -EST
PRICES.
Ladies' Satin
Slippers, 3.50 t
Satin Oxfords, $4.00
Pat. Leathers, $3.50.
Dongola Oxfords,
3.00.
Patent Leather
Boots, 5.00.
Gentlemen's Patent
Leather, 5.00.
Entirely new, complete stock.
W. M. Laird,
433 and 435 I 406, 408, 410
Wood St I Market St.
Wholesale and Retail.
Try our mail order department
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EDMTJNDSON & PERRINE.
SPOTCASH-SALE.
PROFITS-NOT-IN-IT.
TUESDAY NEXT, MAY 3,
Every article in our stores
actual cost to
,yill be marked. in plain figures at
us for Tuesday only,
DO NOT WANT TO BUY!
Here are a few of the many thousand reduced Tuesday prices: '
COME EVEN IF YOU
500 Wood Dining Chairs 39c;
200 Antique Dining Chairs 90c;
260 Full-size Extension Tables ; $ 2.87;
120 Full-size Extension Tables : 12.00;.
100 Oak Parlor Tables r 95c;
50 Oak Parlor Tables 2.75;
25 Oak Parlor Tables 4-255
21 Sideboard .; 12.00;
12 Sideboards .. 39-;
14 Sideboards 49-',
7 Bookcases '. 25.00;
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10 Bookcases .'..... 45-o;
12 China Closets r. ; 22.00;
12 Hall Racks 12.00;
14 Hall Racks . 38:00;
520 Woven Wire Bed Springs 1.50 each.
210 Elegant Soft Top Mattresses 2.25 each.
41 Bedroom Suits .-...''. 13.00; regular price, $ 21.00
27 Bedroom Suits . 6-755 regular price, 30.00
76 Bedroom Suits S. 29.00; regular price, 47.00
49 Bedroom Suits .v. 45.00; regular price, 70.00
12. Bedroom Suits .v,- 59.00; regular price, 90.00
io'Bcdroom Suits...'. ". 150.00; regular price, 240.00
46 6-piece Plush Parlor Suits ; 39-po; regular price, 64.00
21 6-piece Plush Parlor Suits ? s 45.00; regular price, 72.00
15 6-iece Tapestry Parlor Suits.. 47-oo; regular price, 75.00
12 6-pMece Tapestry Parlor Suits.. 105.00; regular price, 150.00
16 6-plece Brocatelle Parlor Suits 83.00; regular price, 125.00'
17 6-piace Brocatelle Parlor Suits 125.00; regular price, 185.00
10 5-piece Wilton Rug Parlor Suits 87.00; regular price, 145.00
18 s-picce Satin Damask Suits 190.00; regular price, 275.00
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worth 65c C"
worth $ 1.50 - . ft
worth 5.00 .
worth 21.00 R M
worth 1.50 M D
.worth ' 4.50 .
worth 7.50 x ' ,
worth 17.00 T F
worth 60.00 M
worth 75.00 q I
worth 35.00 "
worth 55.00 E
WOrth 65.OO . smw
worth 34.00 w
worth 19.00 r
worth 55.00 m
GASH ONLY TALKS!
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5,700 yards regular 40c Ingrains Tuesday's price, 28c
4,600 yards regular 60c Ingrains Tuesday's price, 37c
5,000 yards best Extra Super Ingrains, 75c kind Tuesday's price, 49c
8,000 yards Lowell All-Wool Ingrains, 85c kind Tuesday's price, 61c
2,050 yards Good Brussels, 75c grade Tuesday's price, 50c
7,000 yards Fine Brussels, $1 grade , Tuesday's price, 75c
5,600 yards Body Brussels, 1.25 grade .'..Tuesday's price, 95c
3,000 yards Velvet, $1.25 quality Tuesday's price, 95c
5,000 yards Moquettes, $1.40 quality Tuesday's price, Ji.oo
2,800 yards Axminster, r.75 quality Tuesday's price, r.25
1,000 yards Wiltons, $2.25 quality.. . Tuesday's price, 1.50
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$ 7.49 will buy 12.00 Decorated Dinner Sets Tuesday
8.95 will buy 14.00 Decorated Dinner Sets Tuesday
12.50 will buy 21.00 Decorated Dinner Sets Tuesday
5.25 will buy 9.00 Decorated Toilet Sets Tuesday
ic will buy - 5cX!ups or Saucers Tuesday.
2c will buy 6c Dinner Plates Tuesday
9c will buy 15c Decorated Bone Dishes Tuesday
3c for your choice of 1,000 5c Goblets Tuesday
2c for your choice of 1,500 Dessert Saucers Tuesday
7c for regular 15c Cake Stands Tuesday
10c for regular 18c Molasses Cruets Tuesday
15c for regular 25c j4 -Gallon Pitchers .' Tuesday
1.49 for Triple-Plated Cream Pitchers worth $2 .Tuesday
1.99 for Triple-Plated Butter Dishes worth $2.75 Tuesday
8.75 for Triple-Plated 4-piece Tea Sets worth $15 Tuesday
10.00 for Triple-Plated 5-piece Tea Sets worth S17 Tuesday
17.50 for Triple-Plated 5-piece Tea Sets worth S35 Tuesday
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MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE OUR PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION.
Gooas bought Tuesday, on which you pay a deposit, will be held for one week-
tor you to pay the balance,ut you so wisn it.
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THIS MEANS HUSTLE!
Our stores' will be closed at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon to give us time to
marK aown our gooas Deiore l uesaay morning.
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