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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1895. t
Am . Egotist.
(.Copyright Mtt by
' ' CHAPTER I. 1
Arthur Single ton was being refused,
the logical outcome of proposing to Mtea
Berlrely after ui acquaintance of barely
three week. Futhermore, the young
lady, no lew compassionate than beau
tiful, 'had deemed lit advisa'bl to sug
gest for hl own Rake, that his visits
should ceaw, until -he could regard
tir merely as a faithful friend who,
though esteeming him highly, id not
love Jvfan and could never be his wife.
"Is At not ibeUter so?" she had asked.
"After whait has now passed toe t ween
us If you are as sincere in your profes
sion of regard for me as I believe you
are -my apparent lack of recipro
cal eenitimemt, being day by Jay im
pressed upon you, must necessarily
cause you pain."
Now, had Singleton been an ordlinary
man, this gentle though firmly-expressed
negative would 'have been suf
ficient to convince him of the utter
hopelessness of his euirt; but Singleton
was not an ordinary man, or he wouUl
not 'have reipld'ed as tie did.
"And in requesting m to cease my
visits are you not, XTlsa Berkley, actu
ated by a fear of the consequence of
theh" continuance to yourself?"
"I don't understand you," Raid Alia)
(Berkley, looking at him quickly. She
saw a faint smile playing about the cor
ners of his mouth, but In tier surprise
she failed to observe how grim it was.
"I mclam," returned Singleton, "that
having formed ti'ne resolution not :o
Jove me. are you not feainful lest a pro
longed acquaintance, cihould im.pel you
to accept me as a -husband?"
An expression of blank astonishment
overspread Miss "Berkley's features;
then a flufih of .pairdanul'ole Indignation,
mantled her brow.
"I mu.Jt -confess myself a dull ob
server of 'human nature, Air. Singleton,
for durim; the "three weeks I have
known you I was not aware th'at ego
tism waa dominant In your character."
"Why licit pay Vson'fldenoe?' Butt tio
ttvaltter caJl lit what you will. Your
wamn'er paiinly tncK-ca'tes, however,
that you 'llht'ink ae Viry idea of my he
ir. tS to hake your resolution, ia alb
eui'J. I wCH ptove it la not."
"Hew?" asked Miss 'Berkley, sarcas
tically. "By -winning you for a. wife against
your will."
"Oh, Indeed!"
"The en'torprire lis unique. I'll con
tfea," continued t'h imperturbable
Singleton. "iLet ois make tt more so.
Tou tike bon-bons, do you nat? WH,
I aim espeelnllJy desirous of having yon
select a bookmark for me. Now, I will
wager a 'box of bon-bons agaiiinst a
bookmark Una itlhrie months from to
day you Will accept me as a husband
subject, however, to certain condE
tlcms." 'Air.id tfbe condMuona, please?" The
smile on Mi Berkley's Hps would In
all probability have dlsoou-uraged any
one elijie, buit Singleton did not seem to
mind It in the least.
"First, iVhait you o-ntOwuo to restive
me as you have lately done; sciaorvduy,
that at the expiration of tlhe three
months you will g-lve me am opportun
Ky to Tepeat my proposal, and th'at
you will .than give me 'a definite an
swer." "Very well; I accept the wager and
growl tlhe ccnd'i:r.on.3."
"Your hand upon It, iMihs Berkley."
They thcok, ir.ar.da; t'htci fiCngCuicn
wllihdrew.
A'3 S'!ng'tc.n left 1'he room, a clrange
cue-hod 'the ftUturtj of MKss Berkley;
her face ftafc-cd, ihe ertampd her foot,
cr.'J tO?noh'sd ihT fk'Ia in eiuch a m-awner
bruit tlhe 'tliiuinrbs were hetwetin flngem
and palms an ominous t'lgn in a wo
man. "Why, the Imputfcavt, egotCsttail
wwt'cih!" h-s exciaiimed. "The the
Oh, but I'll foumWi hVn."
To .the ort -d-M of M!:3 iRcirk.ley be l't
said 'tihat she -aijUveired ccin.mint.iouiFly
to it'he lit'rma of iher compact wilih Mr.
Singleton. The gates einiJ ft doors
and evencerrtaln window 'in ittie Be-rk-ley
tistabllsihment yawned whenever he
was pi-eased to emter, and day by day
the spider's parlor became more famil
iar to tlhe 'Mf-lnvit'ed fly.
Miss Berkley was not long in deter
mining on hir italics. Slowly and 8a
botlously would Mr. Slnjrle'ton be per
mitted to dumb heavenward, then fihe
would Uididmfly hurl -him down. She,
therefore, began to main if est a pro
found interest 1n poetry of a eon tlmem
tal nature, Singleton, who was a.n ex
cellent reader, tendered' 'his services,
whlcih Miss Berkley graciously accept
ed. The young lady could not demy
that hla voice was wonderfully sym
pathetic; but then, sne reasoned, good
as he was, there must ureiy exist men
who were btlter readers tihan 'Mr. Sin
gletotik So sho listened, and he rtad
Tonr Unnd on It, Miss Borkloy."
the poeto BrownCng and Swinburne
and Shelley and any number of "them.
SometiJmeis, after ihavlmg read a canto
or two. Singleton would become fa
tigued, "then tihey would ak, and Mlfs
Berkley usually contrived to And some
pretext that appeared reasonable for
dasagreeing with nearly everything in
the form of an aphorism that emanat
ed from Singleton. ' (
Thus through long summer after
noons they rowed together, walked to
gether, read together talked together
and drowsed together, till at length
Miss Berkley reached the conclusion
that Mr. Bingleton was deriving rather
more , satisfaction from her society
than he deserve 1. Bhe consequently
resolved to . give him a preliminary
hurl Into the abyss of blighted hopes
Just to see how he would be likely to
look when the three months were ex
pired and he had the bon-bons to buy.
About this time Lady flympton gave
a ball In honor of the home-coming of
her son, Captain George, who had, for
several years served her majesty In a
military capacity In India. Bingleton
besought of Miss Berkley the privilege
of escorting her to the function, and It
was accorded him; but when he be
sought of her the further privilege of
Inscribing his name on her dancing
card In five or six places, his hopes
wer dashed by the intimation that he
would be restricted to two.
After this first measure they sepa
rated. Miss Berkley waa then appro
priated by the hero of the evening.
Captain George Fiympton, whose at
tentions 'to her for the nexl fow hours
were 'conspicuous t enough to 1 excite
comment It was also apparent that
Miss Berkley found the young ifflcet
fascinating as he found her, tod it was
a mooted question among the specula
tive whether or not Miss Berkley had
ver treated man so graciously, before.
But wbre mi Singleton t , , ,
By
J. AUBREY TYSON.
Irving Bacbillar.)
Oh, Singleton was dancing with Mrs.
Colchester; a charming widow, young,
handsome, witty and rich. On the mer
its of this widow, public opinion was
At Last They Disappeared.
divided. The ladles maintained she
was artlflclul, and held her conduct not
always "the thing." One wall-Bower
once remarked suggestively to another
that Mrs. Colchester waa "devllly
eyed." The gentlemen, however, took
the ground that old Dame Nature had
done a good Job when she fashioned
the adorable Mrs. Colchester, and as
for her eyes well, they were devilish
fine eyes." Whether it was the in
herent charm of widowhood, the wit
beauty, wealth, or the questionable
eyes of Mrs. Colchester that first at
tracted Singleton, it were difficult to
determine. It was likewise impossible
to state what qualities Mrs. Colchester
found fascinating In the person of Mr.
Singleton; but that she did find them
was obvious. The result was that he
devotad himself to Mrs. Colchester,
and she reciprocated his manifestations
of devotion. Each of them fairly re
veled In the society of the other. At
last they disappeared. People won
dered, Miss Berkley among them, what
had become of them. Captain George
alone was without curiosity; he would
not have given a clank of his saber for
the knowledge.
By and by Captain George proposed
to Miss Berkley that they should "sit
ou't" one of Ithe dances. He kneiw of
such a charming place a little alcove
half way lupstalrs wouldn't she come?
Well, sne was a little fatigued, and
t'hought she would and did. But they
did not sit in 'that little alcove, for
liivere they found Mr. Singleton and
Mrs. CbiCihester. They all nodded
pleasanitUy to one another, and Captain
George end Miss Berkley "sat tt out"
somf.wfivere els In consequence of
tf.ils 'M:Lss Berkley has since consistent
ly iamd emphatically .mai retained that a
tiadhelor who deliberately flirts wfth a
wbictv in the presentee of an assembly
of re ipeeta.ble .people Is a soolal abomi
nation, and fhiontd be repressed. This
introduction, of third and fourth par
ties 'Into ttiie iSlnyleton-Berkley tourna
ment wrought a new phase In the re
lations of tlhe flret artd second parties,
and each elf trie .latter now began to
mistrust -the motives of the other. Was
MIbs Birkley really In love with Cap
tai'.n 'Plimpton? Was Mr. Singleton
sini39re In ihls profef'sed adoration for
M.ra. Coishcsttr? Well, the three
months had nearly expired; all would
peon be knci-n.
MIm Berkley wa s resiaJved, h'Ciwever,
ifhat the ta-O'tlrt nh.;v!d not thus lightly
escape 'hfs well-meni'ted punishment If
she coui!'!i nrevent It. In the clrcum
star.&es on?y one thiing iwas to be done,
and she did It. Caiptain George iwaa re
tini4 as a foil whe'reiwMih to parry the
wld'DW-thraits of Mr. Bingleton; but
the eimalblllty apparently Inspired by
Oaptiai'm George at tlhe ball iwas also ex
tended to the man desOlned Vo select the
ban-'bona. Never before had Singleton
found her to gentle, so graceful, eo
eymipatlhetlc, so lova'ble. He was en
chanted, and 'his attentions to Mrs.
Colchester began to lose much of their
ardor and persistency. Out . when he
cib8f.rved llhat Captain George iwas sim
ilarly rewarded by those nvan&festa
lions cif awakened affection he became
at once chagrined and depressed. His
calls on Mis Berkley 'became less fre
quent, tne widow was neglected, his
mule fji'.endij began to know tihn bet
ter, and tihe extermination of game
birds aippra.reid nioiw to became the pre
vailing motive of (ills life.
In niiis nia.nwer the last two weeks
passed sway. The morning of the
11th cif Seipte.mlber dawned clear and
bright. This was tlhe day on which
FOie. fcwiitd 'by (Singleton was to
prcnlde at the Interview which should
determine tihe future relations of Miss
Berkley and her egotistical wooer.
' Slng'citon went shooting; 'Miss Berk
ley remained at home.
' CHIAIPTHR II. ;
Singleton, in tihe fields, confessed that
he had never before had such exe-
craOle luck with his gun. Miss Berk
ley, .In the ll'bnary, acknowledged that
never 'befcre 'had the 'h.Durs seemed so
ts:.-dy, and to unpromising of better
thCrigs. Was iSlngleton coming, or
wasn't he? WeM, he knew what her
ar.ower wcmld toe, there was no ne
cetulty cC h'ls aippearlng. Still, she be
lieved in a man aidherln'g to ihls word,
no matter .what the consequences,
lliiete were herTefleoUons In the morn
ing. In the afternoon .tihe wondered
Just how mu.dh Singleton cared for that
Colchester woman. Perhaps ihe was
oalilln'g on her 'them. - What was there In
Mr. Bingletaa that pleased Mrs. Col
ehester? Sha did not know, and tried
to ascertain by comparing . Singleton
With tome tiher young men of her ac
quaiintanisa. Siie recalled his -words,
actions, mental and physical character-
Irtiirj, lhabi'ts, virtues, and those vices
whwh the had contrived to unearth.
The result was that she brought a
greet deal about Singleton that after
noon; but why d'iid the man not come?
She was growing . impatient albout
something. Was it 'Singleton's delay
Certainly not. She would not care In
the least if flhe never iw him again;
there ilhe stopped to think this over a
little more. She - wondered how he
would act and look and fell after ft was
all over. About S o'clock she began to
reel unwell a eort or nervous attack.
the thought. .That was the reason she
had occasional crying spells, . The. per
sLstency of ilhese attacks made (her irri
table. That was tihe reason ehe scold
ed 'the maid who announced Captain
Gtiarge iPCyn-.ipton'. ' She wiasnlt "at
home" to Captain George today. . At 5
o ttosk the mold termbllngly Informed
her that Mr. Singleton haid called.
E'hocild tlhe tell him Mlra Berkley was
not at (home? No, tihe should not. Bo
Bingleton came Hi; and hlad the bad
form to lay his hat, ettok and gloves
on tne araiwung-racmi taiDie. c . . ..
As they seated' themselves each was
confclous of a sense of restraint. For
several momen ta - .'both ' .were silent.
Then iMdss Berkley made an attempt t
open conversait'km by asking her suitor
if foad been tthoofing. and If dhotlt--.
hlg was as wood tin & year, as. It had
been last yelar, ;, Slngletoo admitted
that he had tie en shooting, and that
ga'me was. about as plentiful as tt had;
been the year 'before. ' They next . at'
tempted to discuss- the merits of Tril
by, but this topJq.proVed as short lived
as ithe previous one had been; so after
tnro or threj mort Ineffeotual efforts to
' ' .-1 .. .. . fi, .v.. ' " -
ejupfar at ease. they, relapsed Into an
wfcomfortaMe-sUence? " 'F.-'f ' "' 1
"Miss Berkley," began Bingleton. The
critical moment was at hand. Single
ton's face was pale, and his gaxe sought
Miss Berkley's eyes. She appeared to
have ' become suddenly Interested In
the texture of a rug at her feet, and her
fingers toyed nervously with the fringe
on the arms of her chair. Dame Fate
had reported for duty. .
"Miss Berkley three months ago,
after having known you only three
weeks, I asked you to be my wife. You
refused me. We have now known each
other for nearly four months, and have
had ample time to reconsider what we
then said. I have reflected seriously on
what I am about to say, and having,
during the past three months, learned
to regard you more earnestly and de
votedly than before. I will now take the
liberty of repeating my proposal. Will
you be my wife?"
Miss Bekley rose and. with averted
face, made her way slowly towards the
window. Singleton rose also, but did
not follow her. Thus for several mo
ments they stood in silence. Why did
not the lady answer him? Surely the
egotist was at her mercy now. One lit
tle word the simplest in the language
would humble all his conceit and sat
isfy her curiosity. She has but to
speak that word and turn her head to
see how Athur Singleton would look
in the presence of defeat Why did she
not say It?
The little onyx clock on the mantel
ticked Joyously tick after tick until
sixty were told. Then it started on an
other sixty.
"You do not answer me," said Sin
gleton quietly. v
Ah, but she did! A moment later he
had his answer. It came gently it
was scarcely more than a whisper but
It came.
"No."
Will you try It again. Singleton, or
have you had enough? Not so IrresiHt
Ible with the ladles as you thought, eh.
Singleton? Well, go buy a box of bon
bonsthe best that can be bought
there's a good fellow. She won them
fairly. Miss Berkley still continued to
gaze out of the window. Did she won
der how Singleton looked now? No, she
had not turned her eyes In his direc
tion; but she knew. His face was pale,
his lips were compressed, and there was
an expression of overwhelming disap
pointment in his eyes. She knew it all.
Singleton advanced 'and extended his
hand. How It came to pass that hers
found a place in his she never knew.
But she will never forget that smllo
which Bhe then saw on Slnglaton's lips.
It was not a cheerful one.
"I have lost,", faltered Singleton.
"Good-by.''
"Good-bye!" exclaimed Miss Berk
ley softly. In a tone of surprise.
"Yes, gccd-ye." he returned.
"Three months ago you eatd that a re
jected lover would And it difficult to
maintain the position of a disinterested
friend with respect to the woman he
loves. I did not believe you then, but
But Why Did lit) Not Corner
In the course of three months a man
may learn many bitter truths. I now
admit that you were right."
Miss Berkley smiled. Singleton
thought it was a smile of triumph, and
released her hand.
"Come and see me tomorrow after
noon," said Miss Berkely gently, as
Singleton turned away.
"I start for Paris In the morning,"
replied Singleton, a trifle coldly.
"For Paris!" exclaimed Miss Berkley,
whose features now wore a startled ex
pression. "Yes, I shall Join some friends of mine
there, and travel the continent a bit."
Singleton turned toward the table,
and, appropriating his hat, gloves and
walking stick, started for the Uoor.
But Mlas Berkley was at, the door and,
what is more, she had her 'back against
It thus cutting off his retreat.
"I'll not let you go till you promise
to call on me tomorrow," pouted the
lady. , ,
"I (have said that I leave for Paris In
the morning." '
'Then postpone your departure, will
you call tomorrow?"
"Pe-tlhaps," eard Singleton, after some
hesitation. ' ' ,'
"That Is no promise," replied his fa.r
captor, stamping a dainty foot petu
lELntly. A dark flush mantled Singleton's
brew, and there was an ominous gleam
In h'ls eyes.
"I beg of you to let me pars. Miss
Berkley," he said with frigid polltener,
"Don't'be angry with me, Mr. Sin
gleton." ' , .
That Singleton was angry. It would
have been vain to deny. He felt that,
telmg beaten, he f houWi at least have
been permitted to depart with tlie hon
ors of war. He laid his hand on tno
knob of the door ana a momt-in wii
felt Miss Berkley's hand fall gently
upon It.
"You need not send me those bon
bons, M. Bingleton." faltered the lady,
as her eyes sought the well-handled
but Insensible knob; then, as Slngjeton
remained silent, she looked up and real
ised, for the first time In her life, that
the face of an angry man Is no pleas
ant object. A profile view may be In
teresting to a student of human na
ture, perhaps, but a full-faced view
should be avoided when practicable.
I.I... ,n,a nnnhvintAll t Vl P fllll-
faced presentment, and didn't find It
altogetner agrwauie.
"If you will leave me your address,
I'll I'll send you the bookmark by
post," she said a little feebly. Then,
withdrawing her hand from the door
knob, she continued: "You may go
now, ii juu ,
Having thus spoken, Miss Berkley
abanoonea ner, poniuon i mo uui,
end made her way dejectedly toward
ii.. O I m (rlntnn fnr tt few mn-
.ments looked as If he had taken leave
of his senses.
, "Do you mean?" he exclaimed.
- h MAnn that T tiavn't much confl-
.dence In your ability to select bon
bons, still It wouia nave own (rawim
In you to have let me win them would
It not?" and she turned towards him
saucily,
Singleton, dropping his hat, stick
and gloves, rushed across the floor, and
clasping the lady In his arms well,
he kissed her, and she let him. t
i The End. " , ' ;
'WALL PAPER MAKING.
Every Color Must Hsve Raparote Koller
and Mhoh care.
It tv very -interesting to jro through a
bail ranar factory anldi follow the pro
-cesses., of. manufacture. -The designs
are the nrst Mings oosarveo. r ormnr
ly there was a scarcity "of these., but
now there Is" a flood and a manufac
turer must exercise muoh t'.rtlstlo taste
and business aDimy. in musing "elec
tions. One was submitted to. a New
Englad manufaetmrer recently by a
woman who stated that It was dictated
fey spirits. -The least that can be said
of It is that it was not desirable.
Various designers have different spe
cialties some flowers, others achites
tural ideas, eta and of recent years
architects have devoted many of their
spare moments to originating wall pa
per designs.
A complete design consists of three
pieces side-wall, border and celling.
The general width of patterns of the
side wail and celling, as used In the
trade, and manufactured by American
machinery, is eighteen Inches, and the
length of the repeat in the pattern Is
either eleven and three-fourths or
fourteen and three-fourths or seven
teen and three-fourths Inches., as
suggested by the character of the de
sign, the shorter repeats ueing the most
satisfactory to the trade In general. '
Many of the best effects are produced
In papers containing only four to six
colors, but as many as twenty or twenty-live
are sometimes used. Each color
and shade In a design means a separate
roller to the manufacturer.
MOPPED FROM SIGHT.
Tho Mysterious Djsappcaranco of Man
Who Went Out to Get a Llttlo Fresh
Air Ono Sunday Afternoon-lie Prom
ised to lie Hack fur Dinner, But Was
Not Ucard of for Two Years. When He
Came to Himself In a Singular Manner.
From the Medico-Legal Journal.
Within the past few years the number
of cases of mysterious disappearances,
mainly of people occupying social or civil
positions of promlneence.has been so great
ana ine circumstances conuccted witn
their dlsapearance have been, as a rule,
so mystifying, that the matter would
seem to call for special analysis outsiuo
the usual methods employed to account
for such occurrences,
Tho object of this article is to record
some facts In connection with a case ot
mysterious disappearance In a person and
under circumstances well known to the
writer, and to refer to psychological fea
tures associated therewith.
He was a man passed mldillo ase, mus
cular, but of "angular" outline, of strong
powers of endurance. In rugged health
and, so far as known, free from any per
sonal or Inherited neuropathic taint. For
a number of years he had resided in a
thriving town suburban to Philadelphia,
and.by strict application to hla trade (that
of tinsmith and plumber), had accumu
lated considerable means. As his aoni
grew up they shared in the business, and
at the time of his disappearance had ma
terially assisted him in the execution ol
some large contracts, from which ho rea
lized handsome profits. For years he had
onloved nrdinnrv irnnil hcilih ami urn
Phot known to possess any eccentricities
or mornid tendencies. His domestic re
lations were harmonious, his social better
than ever before, hla tlnanclal ditto, and
he was not known to have any secret, im
moral or illicit Indulgences of any kind
whatever. The Sunday of his dlsapear
ance he had remained in the house all day,
as It was a dull, gloomy November day,
engaged mainly In reading and in play
with his younger children, to whom he
was greatly at-ached. Along about 4
o'clock In the afternoon ho got up from
the lounge on which he had been reclin
ing, reading, changed his house Jacket for
in ordinary business day coat, slipped on
an easy pair ot shoes, and. to his wires
questions, stated he was going out for a
short walk on the street "for a little fresh
air." Noting the time, she cautioned him
not to go far. as, according to the "two
meals on Sunday" custom, they would
soon have dinner. He promised not to
keep them waiting, declared he'd surely be
back in a few moments, and that he was
only going for a little turn on the main
street, on which his combined house and
store faced. He quietly and leisurely
stepped outside the door and, although a
conspicuous figure In the town, and per
fectly well known to nine-tenths of the
people of the vicinity, he disappeared as
mysteriously as though he had, as they
say, "vanished Into thin air." None of
the townspeople saw him, although the
streets were alive with the usual Sunday
afternoon strollers, and Inquiries were in
stituted reasonably early. His absence
continued the next day, the most vigilant
searches were instituted, detective agen
cies were called Into play, and, as tho days
wore on and the search became more and
more unavailing,. every possible means of
apprehension were resorted to, but with
singular futility. No one could be found
who had seen him after he left the house
on that fateful Sunday. He left no trace,
no clue. He simply "stepped out Into the
great unknown." One of the most singu
lar features was the fact that although
the town contained some 3.000 inhabitants,
that the country thereabouts was most
thickly settled In all directions, that he
was well known to the people of the coun
try villages, owing to his long residence
in that section of the State, and especially
Intimate with the trainmen on the rail
road connecting wkth Philadelphia yet no
one recalled having seen him after he left
the house on the Sunday in question. Re
wards proved unavailing. Innumerable
theories were advanced by wiseacres and
amateur detectives, but they, after being
run to the ground, only served to make
the affair more Inexplicable to render
confusion more confounded. Months pass
ed and still no sign no clue. Being neces
sary to wind up the affairs of the estab
lishment, It was found that he had taken
no money, but that his wife and family
were handsomely provided for. In due
course of time the business was Anally
disposed of, the property sold, and the
wife and family removed to Chicago, one
of the older sons settling on the Pacific
coast. The family gave up all hope of
ever finding -even a clue to the long-lost
husband and father.
Two years had almost passed when the
following startling circumstance was en
acted in a tin shop In a town In one of
the far Southern States. A number of
men were engaged at their trade, when
suddenly one of the.m dropped his work
and cried, ns he pressed his hand to his
head in a dased. bewildered way: "My
Ood! whPre am I? How did I come hre?
This Isn't my shop. Where am I? What
does It mean"
At first the men were dlsnosed to laugh
at the tall reserved mnn, who had worked
for several months so quietly by thelt
side, and of whose history not word had
rhey been able to learn, but when they
saw his changed expression, the perspir
ation standing out on his brow, his ner
vous twitchlngs. and noted all his piteous
appeals, they realized that It was all
something far from jest, and. as he was
known as a sober, most exemolarlly be
haved man. th"y could not charge him
with Inebrlty. They celled him br a name
that was now strange to him, and they In
sisted he had told them such was his
name. 1
At lasK'tremhllng with suppressed emo
tion, he made his way to tho proprietor,
who was quite as much startled by the
man's talk and manner as fad been tho
men below. It was H .who after months
of wandering and of work combined, dur
ing which period he had aged consider
ably, was now awakening from what
shall we say his somnambulistic sleep?
It was with some difficulty that he made
the proprietor understand his true condi
tion or to believe his story of a Northern
home, a family and a prosperous busi
ness, he proprietor only knew him as a
wandering tinner, who hnd drifted Into the
town, sought work at his trade, was em
ployed and proved to he a reliable, skilled
and attentive workman, regarding whose
antecedents the proprietor had not In
quired, and the workman had not volun
teered any statements. Under a fictitious
name thnt H hnd given he had been
known and paid. H had no knowledge
of the past. He remembered nothing.
But at last a dim recollection came over
him of that fateful Sunday, hla rising to
go out, the request to come back to dinner,
his promise to do so In a few momnts,
and then all was a blank. He had no
money, although he hid worked steadll'.
for some months In this shop and had
been paid good wages. What he did with
his money. I believe, has never been dis
covered, for H , after ascertaining the
whereabouts of his faml'v. made straight
for Ohlcero, where, at the last accounts
I had of him, he was living Ms usual life.
Somewhat mystified over his realization
of the strange froak In which he figured,
although feeling well and apparently m
normal mental balance, he yet realise
that he has beene the central figure Id
some over-strange phenomena, quite mys-
ierloua enough to make him at times doubt
ils sanity.
So far as I have been able to ascertain,
there are no facts explanatory of the
prime cause of his disappearance, to ac
count for the failure of his neighbors to
detect his flight, to explain his vicarious
wandering, or to solve the conditions of
his return to his normal self. So far as I
am aware, this case has never been report
ed before. .
.v;i ; .v..:. -.' Misfits. ;
How often Dame Fortune looks on as
aslant.
We think of this lfs but to rue It,
With Its women who want to be voters
and can't,
And the swells who caa vote and won't
., do it .-. v
Itk?thee -Wonderland
Off North America.
Eleventh Paper Descriptive of Northwestern
Travel The Riches of Butte City.
Resuming our Journey westward
from Helena, -we make the second
crossing of the main divide of the
Ro2lty mountains, through Mullan
Pass. 'Mountain railroading is not only
exhlleratir.g but also interesting and
instructive, as one obtains a good idea
of the methods used by the engineers
to overcome such obstacles aj we here
witness. We ascend this pats on a
grade of 186 feet to the mile, for some
twenty-one mijes to the summit, where
two locomotives are always required,
and often a pusher. The route runs in
tpiral curves like a letter 8, and very
slowly does the train climb skyward,
pulled by these two iron horses, whose
groans and snorts show the intense
strain put upon them. The gigantic
cliffs and (buttresses of granite seem
to bar the way, and forbid the further
progress of the train, but now hugging
closely to the cliffs, where the roadway
has been blasted out and then shoot
ing "across lots" over ravines, filled
In by the blasted rock from the moun
tain side, we run Into the mountain
undsr the crest of the "divide" through
a tunnel over three-fourths of a mile
long, at an elevation of 5,585 feet above
sea level, and come out upon trailing,
green and flowery meadows.
A Noticeable Contrast.
The contrast between the Atlantic
side and the Pacific slope. Is truly re
markable. On the eastern slope I re
peat, the landscape Is magnificently
grand. iSavage and romber, the rocks
are c.f prodlgions size, and at each turn
of the road they reveal new and stu
pendous characters and scenery, and
we feel more and more as if the gi
gantic range that we have read and
heard so mu-ch of was really before and
round about us; while on the western
slope one feels as If he were among
the groves, hills, valleys and farms
of Western Pennsylvania. Emerging
from the western end of the tunnl, we
behold a stream of water running, as
it were, both ways to the Atlantic on
the right, ana to the Paclfla on the left.
So evenly divided It Is that a shovel of
dirt would determine the course of that
stream.
We follow the western course of this
clear trout brook as It widens out down
to Missoula river, wheae waters finally
enter the mighty Columbia at Clark's
Ford. The train is carried rapidly on
a down grade of ninety feet to the mile
for 104 miles, through the valleys of
the Little Black Fort and Hell Gate,
to the foot of (Bitter 'Root valley, at
Missoula, called the Garden City of
Montana. These valleys are rm.n in
very poor taste, for they are exceeding,
ly pleasant, and many tine rant-me i
scattered along them. They are well
grassed, the streams are lined with
Cottonwood and the hill side wkh
pine-4 great transformation from rug
ged wlldness to pleasant pastoral
beauty.
Varieties of Weather.
While we may descend from the
summit with our hands full of wild
flowers, which can be picked close to a
snow bank; Just in front across the val
ley rises Snow Shoe mountain and Pow
ell's Peak, a massive white pyramid,
its outlines piercing the clear sky and
from its ethereal heights comes a cool
breeze which tempers the hot waves of
the plains. This valley and river do
rives its name from the Black Feet In
dians. Their raids and atrocious deeds
upon the settlers in this locality are
stilt fresh In their memories. Hero
was their famous hunting grounds.
Elk, black-tailea deer, blue grouse are
here plenty now, and a few bison,
black cinnamon and grizzly bear are
also found in the mountain fastnesses.
A run of flfty-one miles passing Ave
unimportant stations, we reach Garri
son, which is the Junction point on the
Montana Union railroad with the
Northern Pacific. Among the net work
of Northern Pacific branches the Mon
tana Union (owned Jolnny by the
Union and Northern Paclfla roads),
leading to Butte, Is probably the most
Important. Butte City, the objective
point to be reached after leaving
Helena. Plunging down Into the Silver
Bow valley southward from the main
line, a run of flfty-one miles brings the
tourist Into the great mining city.
The City of llutte.
Butte Itself Is a strange place. It Is
not - city of seven hills, perhaps, but It
Is a city set on a hill that cannot be hid.
A glance at the town would Indicate It
was a mining city. No green hills or
trees are seen, owing In part to Its ele
vation above sea level and in part, it
is said, to the poisoning effect ot the
gases from the smelters on the at
mosphere, which destroys vegetation.
Situated at the head of Deer Lodge val
ley, Butte Is a city of rapid growth of
population and wealth, the largest and
most prosperous mining city In the
world. The products being principally
copper and silver, with some gold.
Within a radius of one and one-half
miles some 4,000 miners are employed
and there are 4,000 mines patented In
this district. Six smelters and six sil
ver mills run day and night, reducing
ores to copper and silver bullion. Some
of these mines develop untold wealth.
It Is estimated that there are over 3,000
miles of veins In this district, varying
In width from thirty to forty feet and
developed to a depth of 600 feet. The
A KNIFE
In the ham! of a burgeon
gives you a feeling: of .hor
ror nnil dread. There i
no longer iiecexHity for Its
use ill mtiiiy ditKmses form
erly regnnlvd as iiicuruuie
without tinting.
The Triumph ol
Conservative Surgery
Is welt Illustrated by the tact tlint
DIIDTI1DP or Branch, is now rmtiotllr
RUT lUKE cnm Wii1(1t the knife and
without pnin. Clumsy, clinfing trusses can I
thrown awny I They never cure but nfteu induce
ittflniniiinliou, struiiRulation ami death.
TllJUnpC Ovarian, l iliioi.t ( Uterine) and
I UJTIUItOy ninny others, are now removed
without the perils of culling oiKnilious.
PM F TUMORS however lnrRe. I-lt-riLG
I UiUUIWt t,ii n, otlur (Hsmhts
of the lower liowel, arc iwrniniieiilly cured with
out pnin or resort to the knife.
CTflNF '" ",e madder, mi nintter how large,
OIVHU j,, cnmlictl, pulverised, washed out
and perfectly removed without culling.
CTRIfTTlPP of tiriunry l'lissnire Is also
OimviurtL, removed wlllimt cutting in
hundreds of cases. I'or pamphlet, reference
nd all particulars, send lu cents (ill stanim) to
World's I)iensary Mrdicul Amtovialiou, No.Guj
Msiu Street, llunato, K. Y.
MOTHERS
ami those soon to
become mothers,
should know that
Dr. I'lercc's 1'avorite
Prescription robs
childbirth of ils tor
tures, terrors ami
dangers to both
mother and child, by
aiding nature in pre
paring the system
for parturition.
Thereby "labor"
and the period of
confinement are'
greatly shortened.- It also promotes the
secretion of an abuudauce of nourishment
for the child. , . .
' Mrs. Dois A. OtrrnaiK. of Oakttr, Owtto Co.,
Tent., writes i -"When I began taking Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Iwae not aMeto
Kind on my feet without suffering almost death.
Mow I do ill my houstwork. washing, cooking,
sewing sad everything for aty family of eight.
I am stouter now than I have been in six years.
Your ' favorite Prescription ' Is the best to take
before coniuement. or at least It proved so wilh
mt. 1 uever snffered eo little with ear of my
ebildiea as 1 aid with sjy IssL"
great stiver mines and mills are on the
outskirts of the city and each is the
center of a populous village of work
men and their families.
A peculiarity of the Butte mines Is
that wherever a shaft has been sunk it
has paid a handsome profit over and
above the cost of working It. Indeed,
It seems impossible even to dig a ditch
in this section without striking "pay
dirt," and It's actually a fact that re
centlv In digging a sc:r In the heart
of th- city, a lea-' of silver was struck,
which yielded $280 per ton. One mine
from which I chanced to obtain figures
has paid five million dollars in dividends
In eight years. The dividend of an
other mining companv are $225,000 per
month. The pay rolls of the mines and
smelters Is at the minimum $500,C0O per
month and has een known to reach
$875,000. The products of copper, silver
and gold for Silver Bow county alone,
'n one year, wos $750,000 In gold and
58.S12.00O in silver, and yet the mining
Industry Is only In Its Infancy.
All through th'j mlnlr.T restfea -4.he
traveler fcsls as If the air was filled
with gold ar.U silver. (Fortunes, or ru
mors of fortunes, are on every hand.
We meet there hustling people at the
hotels, at the depots, on the train, and
even at their homes. Neither the houses
they live In. nor 'the clothes they wear
are any Indication of their fiiunn'al
condition. Oneasks, In speaking of these
impulsive men: "ur what consequence
Is the porstsslon cf a few linen fthlrts,
more or less, when before a year Is over
one may be a millionaire several times
told?"
Dutio a Rival of Helena. '
Butte is substantially built, with
large brick blocks, fine public buildings
and residences, alo churches and
school 'buildings. It has all the con
veniences of an eastern city, being
lighted by electricity and gas; having
electric and cable cars, and a complete
water workes, also a fine eawerage
system. Its raplM growth nnd pros
perity, with Its population of 3S.000, has
i created a Ftrong political Jealousy be.
tween it and Helena over the location
of the new ttata capltol, which may re
quire a special election to decide.
On tls branch are several email sta
tions. The most Important are
Deer Lodge, Warm Springs, Stuart,
Whait is
Cnstoria is Dr. Samuel Ifitcbcr's prescription for Infants
nnd Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphino nor
other Narcotic substance It Is n harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothics Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' uso by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Wornu nnd allays
fovcrlshness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency
Castoria assimilates tho food, regulates tho stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
torla is tho Children's Panacea the- Mother's Friend
Ca3toria.
"Castoria Is an excellent medidno for chil
dren. Mothers hare repeatedly told me of Its
good effect upon their children."
Da. O. C. Osoood,
Lowell, Maes.
" Cr.torla Is the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. 1 hopo tho (by is not
far distant whoa mothers nillconslder tho real
Interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the rariousquack nostrums which are
destroylas their loved ones, by forcingoplum,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
thorn to premature graves."
Ob, J. F. KntcnELOB,
Conway, Ark.
The, Centaur Company, TT
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UP TO
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'llll li ll miumm mi
EtUblish'd 1863.
the Genuine,
PIANO
. At a time when many manu
facturers and dealers are making
the most astounding statements
regarding the merits and durability
of inferior Pianos, intending pur
chasers should not fail to make
critical examination of the above
instruments.
E. C. RICKER
General Dealer in Northeast-
. it niiiijaji.t.m.
Nw Telephone Exchange Building, 115
Adsm Avo., Sorsnton, Pa. .
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Anaconda and Silver Bow. The hffl
sides are dotted with silver mines being
worked or abandon'1, wfth farm and
stock .ranches (intervening. I will only
make mention of Anaconda, which la
located forty miles from the main line,
a mining town of nearly 6.000 inhabi
tants, but a town which contains the
largest smelting works and copper re
finery in the state, employing i.000
workmen. The annual output of copper
ore here ils greater than at any other
point in the world. The consumption
of coal lorthesa works Is 300 tons dally.
Here, too, all branches of trade are rep
resented and upon a solid basis. la
my next letter I will speak of Spokane,
another wonder city of the west.
J. E. Richmond,
HAD TO WaTFhTs '1UKN.
In the days of General Sam Houston
dueling was much more common than
now.
After removing to Texas Gen. Houston
happened to give offense to a political op
ponent, who folt his honor disfigured to
such an extent that he sent a challenge to
Houston, runs a story In the Knoxvlllo
Journal. The bearer of the challengo was
received with courtly civility. He handed
tho written challenge to Uen. Houston,
who read it. and taking up his pen wrote
something across the back of tho folded
paper and placed It in a pigeonhole of his
desk. He then went on to entertain the
bearer cf the challenge with the pleasant
conversation for which he was noted.
After a time the man began to grow Im
patient, and, reminding the general of the
challenge, aeked him If ho was going to
reply.
"Oh, yes," said Houston, "I am going
to reply."
"Well, are you going to accept tho chal
lense of my friend?"
"Certainly I will accept it."
"Will you fix the dutc for to-morrow?"
"No, not to-morrow,"
"Next day?" H
"No, not the next day either."
"Well, will you llx a date?"
"No, I am not able now to llx a date.
You saw me number your frlenit's note; It
Is No. 49. There are forty-eiRht other
blanked scoundrels ahead of your friend,
nnd I must take them In turn. As soon as
I have killed them eft I will attend to your
friend; but he will have to wait until his
The bearer of the challenge bowed hlm
seif out, but of course his friend's turn
never came, and It Is not probable that he
was anxious for It to come.
-
Ho Hid Dreaming.
"I am dreaming, yer, dreaming of
thee!" said the young man who insists on
trying to sing.
"Charles," said his friend, "It's a very
bad hnblt you have."
"What Is?" was tho Inquiry that Inter
rupted the song.
"Halloclng in your sleep."
Happy, Nevertheless,
He hasn't a bicycle built for two.
Yet ho and his charmer wero happy,
they sny,
For he had, as they roamod where the
Thill winds blew.
An overcoat pocket that's built that way.
S3
Castoria.
" Castoria to so well adapted to children that
I rocomracnditasauperiortoanyprascrlptioe
known to mo." .
B. A. Ancnsa, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Our physicians iu ths children's depart
ment havo spoen biKhly of their experi
ence In their outside practice with Castoria,
and although wo only have among out
medical supplies what is known as regulat
products, yet wo are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look wits
favor upon it."
United TlozmxL add Dispikubt,
Boston, Uast
Alles 3. Surra, Pro.,
Murray Street, New York City.
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