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THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SATURDAY, MAT 14, 1892.
SCEKES FROM LIFE'S STAGE,
BEING TEN ORIGINAL STORIES,
WRITTEN- FOR THE DISPATCH
BY SIR GILBERT E. CAMPBELL, BART.,
Author of "Detective Stories From Real Life," "The Avenging Hand,"
"The Mystery of Mandeville Square," Etc.
VI.
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
"I tell you, Xell, that I do not like the
fellow, anil that I do not think it right, en
gaged as you are to me, to keep on dancin;
with him, and let him monopolize you for
nearly the whole ot the evening."
"You are full of absurd insular preju
dices, Tom," was the reply, "and I am
lortunate in paining an insight into your
character before we are inevitably tied to
each other. I should never get on with a
jealous husband, and as for our engage
ment, you are free to break it ofl If you
think fit."
One of the speakers was a tall, broad
shouldered young man, presenting a com
plete type of the handsome young English
man of the better class. His cheek was
flushed, and during the enunciation of his
sentiments against some absent person, his
fingers tugged nervously at the tawny mus
tache which half-concealed his mouth. The
other was a girl of about 22 years of age,
dark, tall and graceful. There was an an
gry gleam in her eyes, and the little toot
encased in its satin bottine tapped impa
tiently upon the floor, as if the so doing
afforded some vent to the irritability under
which the speaker was laboring.
The scene was a conservatory filled with
choice exotics, and through the open door
came soft strains of music, while occasional
glimpses could be caught of couples gliding
past in the graceful movements ot the Manila
waltz.
"Xell." said the young man, earnestly,
"vou do not know hat you are saying.
"Would you wreck the chance of the happi
ness of two lives tor a trivial disaereeraent
of this kind? Surely you would like me to
have an opinion of my own sometimes."
"And vet," broke in the girl, a mischiev
ous smile stealing over her face, "you iave
told me I know not how often that you had
no will, except so far as my wishes were con
cerned.'" "Of course of course," stammered the
young man.evidentlyalittle staggered bythis
quotation from soiue of his own gushing
speeches; -'but this is something entirely
different, and one where my knowledge of
the world might help to draw you back Iroin
the brink of a precipice you had approached
too nearlv."
"Hear him," laughed the gill. "Hear the
vanity of the young men of the day, asif
one ot them possessed one-half of the savoir
faire of a girl in her second season."
"I know that most of you are up to a thing
or two," answered the young man, who be
gan to feel the ground giving way beneath
his feet; "and what can nave possessed you
girls and, by Jove, the married women are
no better to" run alter this fascinating in
dividual is more than I cn imagine."
"You are speaking, I presume, of the
Marquis de Floridore?" asked the girL
'Of whom else have have we been talk
ing tor the last half-hoi'r, and quarreling
finally over him, too?" returned the young
man.
"Is he not a fine man?" asked the lady.
"Granted," answered Tom, "though his
feet are very large.
"Does he not sing divinely and plar on
the guitar with the hand of a maestro?"
"A matter of opinion," growled To.
"And," continued ifell, as if to clench
the argument, "is he not of distinsuished
lineage and a true type of the old French
nobility?"
"Xo, a thousand times no" burst forth
Tom. "He is simply a howling cad; and
how comes it that thev know nothing of
htm a-Ms own .Embassy?"
"VoulJ ze ambassador of a republique
recognize ze descendant of ze noblest of
families,?" asked Sell, with so clever an
imitation of the tone and manner of the
Marquis that, in spite of his vexr.tion, Tom
was compelled to laugh aloud. "Tom,"
continued she, laying her hand gently upon
his arm, "do you know what has made me
flirt so outrageously, as you term it, with
the Marquis?"
Tom was about to say "pure cussedness,"
but, fortunately checking himself in time",
he only shook his head.
"Because I thought that yon were paying
a great deal too much attention to Miss
Stephania Cobb, the American girl with the
tqucaky voice, and so I wanted to show yon
that there were other men besides your
lordship in the world."
"Fellows didn't seem to take to the little
girl, and so I had pity on her, for she
seemed so precious dull," replied Tom, with
a sheepish air.
"Tom," answered Nell, impressively, "an
engaged man has no business to pity any
girl, on any excuse whatsoever. How that
we have had our customary gangle out, will
you take me to the ballroom? By the way,
of course, you have been asked to Sir Mat
thew Pontilune's lor the pheasant shooting,
lam going."
"And so is that fellow Floridore," re
turned Tom. "Never mind, now that we
have had an explanation I am quite at mv
ease, and promise not to be jealous any
more." "There's a good boy," answered 2?ell,
and, laying her hand upon his arm, she
permitted herself to be led from the con
sei vatory. .
Tom ilarlingham, the son of 'Squire
Harlingham ot the Grange, who had for so
many years successfully hunted the West
ern Division of Marlshire, had been for the
past three months engaged to Xell Fol
tiiorpe, the only child of Sir Gervaseand
Lady Folthorpe. The match was a suitable
one "from every point of view, and every
thing had gone smoothly until the arrival
of the Marquis de Floridore on the hor
izon. Xo one exactly knew who was responsible
for the introduction of this fascinating for
eigner into society, but he certainly had
achieved an entree, and was to be met with
at some of the best and most exclusive
houses, both in ton and country. Strange
rumors were certainly circulated concerning
him, and the Embassy, as Tom had stated,
denied all knowledge of him, but for all
that the Marquis contrived to hold his own,
chiefly owing to the way in which he had
managed to ingratiate himself with the fair
sex.
He did not mix much with the men, but
roamed from dancing room to boudoir, sing-,
ing those little French and Italian songs for
which he had achieved quite a reputation,
and declaring his intention of not returning
to the family estates until he had persuaded
an English wife to accompany him thither.
Sir Matthew Pontilune had always en
jojed the reputation of collecting a pleasant
circle ot guests together lor tne pheasant
bhooting, and this year his arrangements
were as successful as usual. All the guests
had arrived with the exception of the Mar
quis de Floridore, who could not put in an
appearance until lie had concluded a visit
lie was paying to the potentate of an ad
joining couutr.the Duke of Kestreltowers.
For some time past a series of daring
Jewelry robbeiies had puzzled the police,
and set the stanchest sleuth hounds of
Scotland Yard at defiance The depreda
tions were entirely confined to country
houses, and manaeed with such consum
mate skill that not only was it impossible to
trace the property, but also every effort to
lay hands UDon the actor or actors in this
well-laia scheme of plunder had proved
utterly fruitless.
For a time there had been a lull in this ne
farious campaign, and It was hoped by the
possessors of valuable Jewelry that, satisfied
with their spoil, the thieves had retired to
enjoy their otium cum dignitate. At any
rate "the visitors at the ancestral seat of the
Kcstieltowers had suffel ed no loss, chiefly,
it was surmised, from tho fact of the Duke
insisting upon all valuables belonging to
his guests being deposited each night In a
burglar-pioof safe buUt in the wall of the
library.
"I believe that confounded Marquis has
liad something to do with all theso rob
beries," remarked Tom Harlingham, confi-
lly, to his especial friend and crony,
Bulstrode. as the tw o were smoking
dentin!!
Irant
a surrentitiousrjine m the stables.
"Xonsenbe, mv dear tollow," returned Bill
strode. "I leally think yon allow your
prejudice to cairyyou too far. I don't like
the fellow, I confess, but how could he do it?
Besides, tho women run after him to such an
extent that he is hardly ever alone."
"I tell you that these logues have secret
means o"f carrying on their little frames
which wo are not up to," answered Tom,
knocking tho ashes out ol his pipe, and pre
paiing to ro-enter the hoii"e, as the gong
gave notice that it was time to dress for din
ner. "Ho rather cut you out with Nell Fol
thorpe, did he nott" asked Frank, with that
brutal sincerity that an intimate friend
always considers himself privileged to
adopt.
"Cut mo out; nonsense!" retorted Tom,
angrily. ""Sell and I have had all that out.
The fact is that I had been makinir too much
running with the little American girl, and
Noll pretended to encourage the fellow in
order to bring mo to my bearincs again."
"O, that was it, was it?" returned Bul
strode, a little doubtlully, "then you don't
mind the Marquis coming here a bit you
know he arrives hero to-morrow, I sup
pose?" "I owelilm one," remarked Tom, "and if I
get the chance I'll pay him, you may bet on
that, and 1 wtsn tnat von wouiu join me in
keeping an eye on him. I have nskep Sir
Matthew to put him in n room on the same
corridor as mine, and I tell you I'll watch
him as a cat does a mouse."
"All right, old man," answered Bulstrode.
And then the two young men parted in or
der to prepare for their appearance at the
uinner taoie.
The Marquis arrived the next day as hd
been arransed. and was received with gush
inc adoration by many of the ladies, and
with the usual cold civilitv which the men
display towards ono of their own sex whom
they dislike.
The Marquis, however, seemed to caro
very little indeed for this reception, and
bow cd and smiled around him w ith his usual
grace and suavity, and in the evening was
as usual the center of an admiring group of
ladies, who hung upon his lips, as ho bub
bled forth his little chansonettes in various
foreign tongues.
Nell Folthorpe, however, did not form ono
of the satellites which centered round this
popular planet, and sitting in a distant cor
ner ot tno room with xom, sue leit tnat sue
was really sobering down, and going into
proper training for the matrimonial stakes.
"Nell," said Tom, suddenly, "has vour
mother brought her diamonds with her?"
"Why, of course she has," answeied tho
girl, "the country ball comes offin four da
and a strong detachment arc going to it
from here."
"Well, tell her to put them under her pil
low at ni;ht," said Tom, lowering his voice.
-orcie mat tmeving scounaiei 01 a jiar
quis will get them as sure as we are sitting
here."
Nell started and a look of surprise stole
over her face. "Do you really think that the
Marquis is a ?"
"Sure or it," broke in Tom, "but what
makes you look so surprised at this little
cxpiesslon ot opinion on my pirt?"
Why, when 1 come to think of it," an
swered the girl, "the Marquis always pro
fesses an almost passionate adoration for
precious stones, and is continually speaking
to one lady about the magnificent jewels
worn by another; rather Dad taste, is it not?"
"A caoital dodge," returned Torn, "for by
that means he gets a good deal of informa
tion about value, etc Depend on it. Nell,
he is a thief, but Bulstrode and I will collar
him yet."
The Marquis did not entirely absent him
self from the sports of the Held, and as the
men said, did falrlv well lor a loreigner, but
ho generally found some pretext for leturn
ing home alter lunch, pleading us an excuse
he was not accustomed to these long "prome
nades of feet," which foimed the delight of
the "sportsman Britannique," and would
spend most of his time in his own room, or
in rambling about tho grounds when he
could free himself from the society of the
ladies.
On the third morning after his arrival
there was a great sensation and excitement,
for the Countess of Bottletow's almost price
less locket, together with the bracolets and
collar to match, had vanished in the most
unaccountable manner. The Countess said
that before she retired to rest on tho pre
ceding night her maid had, by her, orders,
got out the diamonds which she intended to
wear at the county ball, and that after ex
amining them she had not considered it
worth while to put them away again, and
that consequently they had been left on the
dressing table.
Shedeclaied, however, that she had not
heard anyone enter the room, nor did the
apaitment display any signs of unauthor
ized Intrusion.
The rural police were called in, and with
all the sapiency usually displayed by that
body, proposed that the rooms and boxes
or all the servants should bo at once
searched.
At this suggestion thero was considerable
murmuring among the domestics; and the
Marquis stepping forward begged to be per
mitted to say a few- words, and when
silence was accorded, began In his sort for
eignaccent: "Ladies and gentlemen, let us
not forget zat to all all have ze common
feelings in zo present, as in ze past, and zat
vo should not outrage zese delicacies of ze
nature. Vot for should zeso pauvres gens
andzere colis vot you call baggages be
visited, ven ours temalns untouched? Let
all the world submit to right of search, and
zen no von can Tot you call grumme."
The ladios wore loud in theirpralses of the
great delicacy of feeling evinced by the dis
tinguished visitor, and even the men were
reluctantly compelled to confess that the
fellow's proposal was a fair one.
iuio tno searcn was taxing place, nose,
guests and servants remained in the draw
ing room, so as to leave the police entirely
unfettered in their operations. The result of
the search was that no trace of the missing
stones could be discovered, and thattherob
bery promised to be as great a mystery as all
those which had picceded it.
"I know that the fellow did the trick," re
marked Tom. as, after the return of the rev
elers from the county hall, he and Frank
Bulstrode sat chatting together and smoking
cigarettes, regardless as to whether the scent
of the Nicotian herb could be detected by the
other occupants of the corridor. "Depend on
it, the rascal will make another attempt at
night, and I am going to keep watch. Bul
strode, old man, will you oblige mo in one
thing?"
"Delighted, I am sure, dear boy," yawned
his friend. "Call mo when vou want me. I
am as tired as a dog danced every dance,
square and round, I do assure you, and I
leallv must bo off to bed."
"But that is lust what vou cannot do."
exclaimed Tom, laying a detaining hand on
his friend, who was making for the door.
"I am sure that the Frenchman has some
communication with tho outside, and I want
you to patrol the grounds, keeping with
easy distance of his window, so as toseeif ho
plays any hankey-pankev tricks from it."
Bulstrode looked excessively blank at this
announcement, "flow long am I to be kept
at this work?" asked he.
"Why, until daylight, of course." replied
Tom, "then yon can go to bed. You won't
be alone. I have arranged everything, and
you will have Jobson, one of the watchers,
and my own man, llutchins, with you. I
arranged everything before we started."
"By Jove, Tom, you would have made a
splendid detective." replied Frank Bui
strode, looking at his friend with a kind of
lazv admiration. "If things ever went bad. I
ly with you I should stait as a private in
quiry agent, and Nell Folthorpe might help
you in the office, lor I am hanged if I think
shewould let you Interview the lady clients
uv voursen."
"There, no chaff, the matter is a serious
ono," retorted Tom. "Be off. You will find
Jobson and Hutchins iu the laurel shrub
bery. Keep yourselves as much out of sight
as you can, and I'll lay you a fiver that we
mako a big bag this morning."
"Well, I may as well take a cigar to while
away the houis of my moonlight watching,"
remarked Bulstrode, as he extended his
hand toward Tom's cigar case, which lay on
a table close at hand.
"Aie yon mad?" exclaimed his friend,
promptly interposing. "A protty sort of a
detective you would make, letting malefac
tors know of your presence by the scent of
your havannnh. Keep close, crawl if you
want to move from one place to the other,
and when you are stationary remain
stretched out on the ground, as flat as you
can."
1 rank heaved a sigh of resignation, and
with a muttered "Sweet are the duties im
posed by the calls of friendship," quitted
the room.
Carefully leaving tho door a few inches
ajar, Tom commenced his watch. Tho house
was completely silent, and the slightest
sound would havo been perfectly audible,
but no noise broke the stillness, which was
so intense that bv degrees it began to exer
cise a soporific effect over the watcher. Tom
yawned more than once, stretched ont his
legs, pinched his arms, and at length in
despair, rose from his seat, and applied a
wet towel to his face. All was In vain, how
ever, ana on resuming his chair, in spite of
a feeble attempt te exercise will power, he
fell into a slumber, from which he woks
with a sudden start, and a vague uncer
tainty as to where he was. "A nice fellow I
am," muttered ho, as he rubbed his eyes.
"Suppose that I have let that fellow slip
through my fingers after all?"
He crossed the room, and peeped cautious
ly down the long corridor in which the gas
was always allowed toburn during tho night.
The Marquis room was situated at the other
end of it, and much to Tom's surprise and
annoyance, the door was wide open.
"Confound it all, I havo been fast asleep,
and the rogue has been out, let me see if he
has returned," muttered the dlscomfltted
amateur detectlvo. and, walking down the
corridor, he looked into the sleeping room of
the distinguished visitor. It was perfectly
empty, arid Just as Tom was wondering what
his next step should be, a terrible cry broke
the death-like silence ot the house, a cry
which never fails td arouse the sleeper, and
to carry w ith it fear and confusion.
The cry was "Fire," and as the watcher
stood uncertain what to do, it was repeated,
and Immediately a hubbub of voices arose,
mingled with the pattering sound of slip
pered feet, and the noise of doors being
thrown open in wild haste and alarm. "I
ought to know those accents," exclaimed
Tom, and in another moment he had darted
away in the direction of the voice.
Meanwhile Sir Matthew Pontilune's guests
hid assembled on the lawn In lront of the
bouse in various stages of deshabille, whilst
a group of terrified domestics stood at a lit
tle distance on. t onunaieiy me mgnt was
a fine one, and fortunately, also, the confla
gration was not a verv serious one. One of
the curtains in the library had from some
unknown cause become ignited, and being
oi light material naa mazea up at once.
Only two of the guests were missing from
the group on the lawn, and these were Tom
Ilarlingham and the Marquis de Floridore.
Before any horror, any conjectures, could be
hazarded, the flguies of the two men, locked
together in the fierce embrace of strife, ap
peared at a door leading into the garden.
The struggle was short, for one of the com
batants speedily overcame the other, and,
hurling him to the ground, placed his knee
upon his oliest.
'What is tho meaning of this, Tom?"
asked Sir Matthew, addressing the victor.
"Yes, vot is ze meaning of zis combat of
fist?" screamed tho Marquis, as soon as he
recovered breath to speak. ' "I could not
sleep me, so I go into zee bibliotbeque, vot
you call ze library, for a book, ze curtain
set himself on fire vis my candle, I give ze
alarm; and zen as I run myselr to ze door,
zis boxer, Britannique, threw himself on mo
like one coward poltroon. Aha, M. Ilar
lingham, you shall render me ze reason for
zis, wis swoid and ntstol."
"See," answered Tom, looking round at
the ring of spectators, "if he has not got
Mrs. Mountchesney's emeralds in his breast
pocket I have made a mistake, and will
light him or apologize, just as he likes. I
saw him dart into her room, snatch some
thing off the table, and make for the garden
and I only caught him at the door."
"It is true, I did take ze Jewlls." screamed
the Marquis. "I did see zem as I pass, and I
say to myself, Aha, I vill make them safe,
and so I take zem, and If zim beef fed
Anglais via let me vie, I viUlav zem at their
fair owner's feet."
"Do you always wear goloshes over your
boots?" demanded Tom, casting a backward
look at the Marquis' feet, which wero en
cased in India rubber coverings.
"I vair zem so as not to disturb ze house.
I am bad sleepers, and walk myself about a
good deal at night," answered the Marquis.
"It won't do," said the yolce of Frank
Bulstrode, as he suddenly appeared upon
the scene. "Here is a friend of yours who
has split on vour little game; bring him for
ward," he added, and Jobson and Hutchins
appeared, keeping tight hold of a ruffianly
looking prisoner.
"I couldn't help it. Frenchv.' said the fol-
L low. "Every man for himself you know; and
as they copped me, why I made a clean
breast of it, so as not to do time for so long a
stretch as I expect you will."
The face of the Marquis assumed a siokly
pallor, but ho made no reply.
"My prisoner informs me," remarked
Frank Bulstrode, "that his confederate was
in the habit of committing the robberies,
creeping into the chamber when the owner
of the Jewels was fast asleep, and flinging
them out of the window of his room to his
confederate, who had orders to hang around
the grounds on certain nights."
Another and a good deal morocatne out
on the trial, at which it was shown that the
prisoner's name was Henri La Bouche, and
that he had been a valet in the service ot the
Teritable Marquis de Floridore, an elderly
gentleman who led a very retired life, and
from whose house he had absconded, carry
ing away a sum of money and certain papers,
-which enabled him to support the preten
tions he had assumed.
Both rogues were sentenced to a long
term of penal servitude, and J ewel robberies,
were for a time put to a stop to, for which
society showed its gratitude Dy presenting
Nell with many valuable trinklets on tho
occasion of her marriage with Tom Harling
ham. "Don't think, Tom," said Nell, saucily, as
they were looking at tho gifts, "that I have
received them on account of my marriage
with yon, for I look on them as all coming
indirectly from on eDistinguished Visitor."
THE EMD.
Copyright, lSsl, by TiUotson A Son.
NEXT WEEK,
THE LION'S BRIDE.
A QTJAKEB CITY HAD DOG LOOSE.
After Biting Three Children and a Cor Its
Wild Career Is Stopped.
Philadelphia, May 13. As Joseph
Reed, 14 years old; Philip Gravenstine, 3
years old, and Bertie Roche, aged 4 years,
were playing in front of their homes this
afternoon, a dog belonging to the mother of
the little Koche boy bit the three children.
The dog then ran down the street, foaming
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its way. It attacked another dog biting it
severely, and then continued on its mad
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By this time the whole street had been
aroused by the cries of the wounded chil
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started in pursuit. The dog was overtaken
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the dog bitten by it. The three children
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Suits. A rare bargain.
Price, Tuesday Only, $17.75.
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AT PRICES
Never Before Attempted
Because we have far too many, as
many orders given early in January
have only been recently filled.
We won't have them long. These
"Little Prices" pasted onto "Big
Values" will cause a furore among
furniture buyers:
50 Suits, .$17.00, worth $25
29 Suits, 18.50, worth 30
41 Suits, 23.75, worth 35
18 Suits, 27.25, worth 45
13 Suits, 32.00, worth 50
15 Suits, 39.00, worth 57
25 Suits, 43.00, worth 60
40 Suits, 47.00, worth 65
22 Suits, 60.00, worth 80
10 Suits, 69.00, worth 98
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FEATHER
PILLOWS,
75c.
LADIES' BLAZERS,
$2.50, $3.50, $4.25.
Worth $4, $5.50, $6.50.
LADIES' REEFERS,
$3.75 to $6.
Worth $7 to $10.
TUESDAY ONLY
I You can have your I
choice of the best
TUESDAY CASH
IRCTG-S.
SALE.
Second
Third
CARPET
In our stores at
87 l-2c.
Grade, 75c, worth
Grade, 68c, worth
$1.00.
90c.
TUESDAY ONLY
You can have your
choice of the
best
BODY BRUSSELS
In our stores at
$1.15.
Second Grade, ji.05, worth 1.35.
Third Grade, 95c, worth $1.25.
Special Sale of BROMLEY'S
Double-sided Wool
SMYRNA RUGS.
2 1x45 -in, gi.25
26x54-in, 1.95
3ox6o-in,
36x72-,
2-75
3-75
Also 200 MOQUETTE RUGS,
27X54-U1, $2.87; worth $4.50.
TUESDAY ONLY.
I Extra Super 1
I Ail-Wool I
INGRAIN CARPETS
61c; Worth 85c.
Extra Super 'Cotton
Chain
49c; worth 75c.
-Wool,
37c; worth 60c.
GOOD INGRAINS, 28c.
TUESDAY ONLY.
20C, 25C,
CHINA MATTINGS,
30c yard.
OIL CLOTHS (all widths), 25c
to 60c square yard.
LINOLEUMS, 65c to 8oc square
yard.
EXTRA SUPER ART SQUARES,
$4.95.
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EDMUNDSON & PERRINE
SiLVEHWARE.
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$1.50 Set
For Rogers' Guaranteed Triple
Plated
KNIVES OR FORKS
25 c for Rogers' Engraved Sugar
Shells.
25c for Rogers' Engraved Triple
Plate BUTTER KNIVES.
, 1.69 five-bottle Table Castors.
1.19 dozen Silver Plated Knives
and Forks.
GHINAWARE.
$8. 75 for elegant
SETS.
4-piecc TEA
FOR PRETTY
DECORATED PLATES
ic each Cups and Saucers.
2 c each all size Plates.
6c each all size Pudding Dishes.
9c each all size Bakers.
15c each -gallon Pitchers.
Elegantly Decorated
DINNER SETS,
GLASSWARE.
TINWARE.
IN THE BASEMENT,
S6.95
100 PIECE
EislPoraliDmer Sols
Two Colors,
Handsome Decorations,
$8.79
WORTH
14-
IN THE BASEMENT.
3 Cents Each
For your choice of 3,000
GOBLETS.
10c Nickle Top Sugar Shakers.
18c Nickle Top Molasses Cruets.
7c Large Bread Plates.
10c Half-Gallon Pitchers.
10c Hand Lamps, complete.
IN
HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS
THE BASEMENT.
These pint TINCUPS
4 for 5 Cents.
WRINGERS-SOAP.
$2.65
Quart Buckets, 2 for 5c.
Rim Wash Basins, 3c.
2-Quart Buckets, 6c.
6-Quart Dish Pans, 9c.
Half-Gallon Oil Cans, 5c.
Wash Boilers, any size, 59c
All first grade.
No seconds in
our stock.
I IN THE BASEMENT.
For these COLBY Iron Frame,
Hard-Rubber Roll Wringers.
WOOD
WRINGERS,
$1.95.
122.51, i PIECES.
This Bedroom Suit, full size bed
stead, landscape beveled glass,
heavy handles, Antique Oak finish;
a handsome design; former price
$35-
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$43.25,
TUESDAY ONLY.
Solid Oak, deep-set panels, mas-
Sive carvings, neuvy ujk iianuies,
beveled mirror; a regular 65 pattern.
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2,000 cakes fine TOILET SOAP,
made to sell at 10c,
2 for 5c.
The great BRUSH SOAP,
5c Double Cake
TUESDAY.
IN THE BASEMENT.
5 Suits, 73; worth '....ioo
9 Suits, 85; worth 120
95; worth 135
112; worth i?o
worth
12 suits,
7 Suits,
5 Suits,
135;
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CM, GLASS SUITS.
$22.50; regular price. $ 35
26.00; regular price 40
29-75J regular price 48 J
69.00; regular price 100
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Bring This Paper With You and Ask to See the Goods.
FILLED 1635-637 SMITH FIELD ST. 635-637
If You Pay a Deposit
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We Will Hold the Goods One
Week for Balance.
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