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.THE SCRANTON TRIBUJiJifc-AlONPAY- MOBNIIfO; rDBCBMBBB , 1895.
ICMstiaslMeCirisi
' ' By JUSTIN HUNTLY ffCAMIY,
Author of." Doomed," " Lily Lass," 44 One Christmas
Dinner," Etc.
Club doon swuntr to behind him. The
contrast between the warmth and
brightness, the noise and laughter of
the place he had just quitted with the
cold, the darkness and th soilness of
the scene he surveyed, had In it suffi
cient elements of depression to chill
even one less lightly susceptible to ex
ternals than Philo Amos. He stood for
a few seconds Irresolutely on the thrcs
Iiold. Should he think better of It,
lie eskeel himself., and return to the
mirththe comfort and the companion
ship he had just abandoned. His host
tad.reoroaehed him when he loft with
thi severest reproach that Lord Lan
celot ever addressed to a Buest, the re
proach of being a "quitter," one who
quitted too early- the society of his fel
lows and the triune Intoxications of
ln-, tobacco and wit. He knew that
If he chose to return his comraUes or
three minutes ago would welcome him
with enthusiasm,' that Lancelot would
CopyrlUht. 1803, by Bacheller, Johnson and BschelHr i
- Phllo Ames shivered slightly as the no sign of the presence of any human
being save himself in the neighborhood
of the monolith. "I suppose it was a
joke, after all," he said to himself, and
he was Just deciding that it was a very
poor joke, arid that he was a fool to
waste some bettor-spent time In its so
lution, when he' became aware that
after all he was not alone.
A figure came towards him out of me
darkness of the shadow at the base of
the pillar, came so suuuenly that it
seemed almost as If It had detached it
self from the solid monument to greet
him. It 'was the flcure of a woman.
who seemed to be as closely enveloped
in fur as he was himself. So much ne
could see at the first rlnnce, and In a
moment ho felt sure that this must be
the creature he had come to meet. She
must have waited close In the shadow
of the stone until sho saw him coming,
and he slightly quickened his pace to
join the woman who now stood, clear
r.nd obvious, an the pathway In the
vivid clrrle of a lamp, evidently waiting
for him.
Phllo came up near to the woman and
halted. She did not move; he could see
her clearly, and ho looked at her close
ly. He huw a face that was very pale
with a pallor that was Intensified by the
living redness of the Hps, nnu by the
exceeding brightness if the eyes. It
was the eyes capcclully tiiat fixed and
fasc Inuttd him. Phllo Ames had looked
Into the eyes of so many women and
read many 'meanings in their depths,
but It seemed to him In that moment
that he had never before seen eyes so
strangely brilliant, so lit with somber
tire, no haunting In tholr expression, so
commanding In their appeal. The face
was very beautiful with Its white
beauty, with Its circle of black hair,
with its warm, red mouth, but the
charm of the py,. dominated nil the
rest and put them out of mind.
"You come most punctually upon
your honor." she said, gravely, and be
fore the suvprlf e on Ames' face at this
unexpected greeting had time to fade or
chungo she continued In the same strain
with the fitting sequence: "For this re
lief much thanks, 'tis better cold and
I" and with the pronoun he paused,
and the unexpected quotation drifted
away Into a slRh. Ames said the only
thing lie could very well say under the
circumstances; he said: "Let me hope
that yon are not nick at heart."
The woman looked away for a mo
ment, looked at the sullen river and the
shining distant lights, then her great
(lark eyes fixed their gaze again upon
Phllo 8 face.
"Perhaps I am," she answered. "It
was v?ry good of you to come, and yet I
felt sure that you would come; and you
see that I was rlfiht."
Philo felt and appreciated the eccen
tricity of the occasion.
You sent for me," he said, with a
manner of grave courtesy, "and I am
here. Can I be of any service to you?"
The woman replied, after the fashion
of women, to one question with another.
"Do you care for life?" she asked,
slowly and earnestly.
There was something absurd In the
utterance of such a question, at such a
time and under such conditions, which
would usually have made Phjlo laugh.
But, though the position was Incon
gruous, though the question was gro
tesque, Phllo did not feel moved to
laughtor. The. woman appeared to be l
In earnest, the woman certainly was
beautiful, and her eyes seemed, In the
line phrase of Portia, to have overlooked
her companion of a moment's time. He
did. not allow himself time to reflect
upon tho quesrness of this eccentric en
counter, upon the amazing abruptness
of the Interrogation, upon the sinister
possibilities that might bo associated
with the adventure. Indeed, sinister
possibilities never counted for much in
Phllo. Ames' estimate of an Interesting
situation, and the present situation had
at lca.t the merit of being exceedingly
Interesting. So he gave back an earn
est gaze Into the dark eyes of his com
panion while he thought of some appro
priate reply to her question. But he
could think of nothing on the spur of
the moment more appropriate than the
vague and uhcommltal formula of
Ho Road It Over Again in Memory,
mile an approval tempered with Irony,
and that one other might be added to
tho turn of enjoyable hours. But- even
while he hesitated, toying with tempta
tion, he shrugged his shoulders at his
vacillation and decided to face the
night. The dinner had been very pleas
ant; that ' was so much to the good.
Lancelot was a king of hosts; the com
pany had bean quite to his taste; the
memory of some green curacoa still
lingered, dreamiest of drowsy sirups,
on hla plate and in his mind. All had
been well; It might not have proved
better if he had loitered longer with the
Lancelot fellowship. And, besides be
sides, there was always that bit of pa
per, which might, after all, mean something.
ig read It over again. In memory, as
stdod there, with his back to the
Tightness of the club hall, with his
face to the darkness and the discomfort
of the embankment. It was a I small
piece of paper, obviously the half of a
beet that had been torn carelessly off,
and it came clumsily folded up in an
envelope of a Bize and shape destined
for a quite different kind of paper. But
the note Inside was written on letter
paper of an attractive simplicity, and
the writing was In a woman's hand
that had a distinction, that carried
boldness of script almost to exaggera
tion.' All It said was: "Can you be
een on the embankment at midnight
on Christmas eve, near Cleopatra's
Needle?" That was all, but the few
words with their large black strokes
and bold curves filled the page from
comer to corner. Phllo Ames' had
smiled as he read it.
He had received some curious letters
In his time,, but none, as it seemed to
him, quite so curious as this in the cool
simplicity of Its peremptorlness. At
first, after smiling at It, he was for tear
ing it in two and forgetting all about (..
But somethingfascinatlng In the hand
writing restrained his Angers. The let
ter could not be answered, so he might
leave for later decision the temptation,
Which seemed suddenly almost a de
sire, to obey his unknown correspond
ent. He was dining with Lord Lancelot
at the St. Stephens' club on that day.
Did the Writer know that, Philo won
dered, In naming the -embankment for
the mysterious tryst? This possibility
added to the interest, the thing might
be a Joke, might be a plot, might be ear
nest and urgent. Phllo Ames had put
the letter In his pocket, telling himself
that he would think about It.
He' crossed the road, and, pausing
for a moment, looked up at the moon
face of the clock tower. It wanted
three minutes to 12. He turned away,
and, leaning over the parapet, looked
Into the blackness of the river below
him. Its aspect chilled mm, it seemed
so still juid cold and desolate; .nueetl.
spirit of desolation seemed to be over
the whole place. '
His way was uneventful for the first
few hundred , yards. The highway
Seemed absolutely deserted, and the
footpath, as far as he could see ahead
Of him, was as Idle, as a desert. No
loafers seemed to be lounging on the
tenches; the night was too raw and cold
even for wretchedness to seek repose
In so unkind a place. No policeman
seemed to own that weary way for his
beat, and Phllo, as he noted tnls,
thought that. If mischief were indeed
.foot, he should have to face It by. him
self as best he might.
He was now within a few yards of the
great obelisk that had lasted through
so many gaps of time to be his goal
this night, and he could still discover
one of the most beautiful women that
I have ever seen."
. For a moment the Impasslveness of
the woman's -pale face lapsed Into a
smile of satisfaction. Ames noted with
pleasure that the transition did nothing
to diminish the impression of loveliness
that he had Just praised so highly.
"Then I am tempted," she added, "to
remind you of your old-time chivalry,
and to claim the fulfilment of your vow
even though It was not made over the
peacock."
Perhaps there was a subtle sugges
tion of hysteria In her fantastic speech
which touched Ames, or perhaps it was
the enchantment of her physical beauty
B3 it showed under that glimmering
gos lamp; perhaps nn appreciation of
brth possibilities led hhn to answer.
very gently and very decisively, that he
should consider himself very fortunate
if it were In his power to be of any use
in any way to her.
The woman caught eagerly at hi
words. "Come with nie," she said, and
as she spoke Fhe clutched rather than
too!: hold of Phllo's arm. and seemed
In her' Impatience to seek to drag him
along with her. Philo surrendered him
self with In-passive acquiescence to all
her actions. It was always his rule
whoa ho bofan a game to play It out to
the er.d, end as he had once for all de
elded to accept this chance of enter
tainment he was now stubbornly re
solved to see the thing out to Its end,
His companion hurried him along the
embankment as far as to the neighbor
hood of the next gas lamp. Then Ames
saw that a hansom cab was In waiting,
its two lamps gleaming in the dreary
riarxness like the eyes of a belated owl.
M'lien they got close to It Philo saw
that the cab driver was apparently en
tnged in an animated conversation with
a policeman, who seemed to be ques
tioning him sternly as to his unoccupied
presence then and there. When the
cabman saw Amos' and his unknown
frier.d come towards him out of the
darkness he straightened himself from
the "looped attitude ho had adopted in
'(inference with tho law and pointed
triumphantly towards the woman.
"There's my fare," ho said, with a
hoarse 'exultation. "I told you I had a
fare all along, but you wouldn't believe
me."
The policeman did not appear to be
greatly reassured by the arrival of a
pair when lie had only heard of one,
"Follow Mo." She Said.
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"On Yon Think I Am Tioantlfui?"
"That depends," Rnd ro he said that,
with an effort to make It seem Informed
with many meanings. It did not have
a very satisfactory effect upon the wo
man. A look of disdain shadowed her
eyes with a deeper darkness and tight
ened the tension if her red Hps.
"You declared once." eho said, "that
a man like yourself, a man with no
special purpore in life, always ought to
be ready to placa h'.i life at the service
of a beautiful woman. Do you remem
ber?" Thllo Bhrilggcd his shoulders slight
ly.' It Was very likely, Indeed, that he
had said something of the kind, at some
time or . other, to some one or other.
Indeed, it was probable that he had said
those- words, or words resembling
thorn, many times to many pel-sons.
But ho could not recall any special oc
casion, and he said so. The woman
frowned at his csplanotion."
"You raid so once," she replied, "to
one who was then a dear friend of
yours, who happened to be a flear friend
of mine, and Who repented your phrase
to me. Never mind the name, you may
very well have forgotten It; and at least
you never knew my name, and never
saw my face before." '
"Yours Is not a face," said Phlio,
"that ft man, once seeing It, Is at all
likely to forget." '
"Do you think I am. boautlful7" she
askod him suddenly, shifting her posi
tion as she spoke, so .that the light of
the lamp fell more fully upon her face.
Ames answered her with a quiet tossur
UW - - : 7 - ... . .
I know that" you are beautiful-'
for ho turned the light of his lantern
upon tho couple, though at the same
time, seeing no cause for Interference,
he drew back a few paces and sur
veyed the scene with watchful majesty.
Phllo's companion whispered to him to
get Into the cab. While he obeyed she
said a few words to the cabman, then
she got In In her turn Bnd the cab drove
briskly off. Phllo could hear his com
panion give a Blsh of relief, and in the
next moment he felt his hand caught
In hers in a pressure that Implied a
very great sense of gratitude.
It was only after the cab was In mo
tion that Ames seemed to realize the
i peculiarity of his position and the
: whimsicality, to soy the least, of the
whole amazing expedition. With the
rapidity that thought permits in mo
ments of extremity he contrasted two
pictures the one of Phllo Ames seated
in the comfort of the St. Stephen's club,
w.lth a delicious memory of green cura
coa stimulating his fancy and the at
mosphere of Amber Pasha's wonderful
cigarettes charming his inind; the other,
of Phllo Ames on this raw.wlndwhlpped
night, driving in a hansom cab along
a course which seemed the very abomi-
nation of desolation, by the side of a
'woman whom he had never seen Ave
minutes before, and who, if she was
certainly strangely beautiful, was no
less strangely eccentric, and who open
ed a casual acquaintance by perplexing
questions as to the price her companion
set upon his life. Phllo felt that it was
his duty ns a more or less sensible and
more or less reputable citizen to come
to some understanding with the divine
enigma by his side. It was, he assured
himself, absurd, and worse than absurd,
to be thus drifting about London in the
rociety of a creature as lovely as a vis
Ion, yet who might be either a danger
ous lunatic or a r.o less dangerous de-coy.
His heated mood fired his tongue to a
fantasy that seemed apt to the hour and
the woman.
"Well, sweet minion of the moon," he
said, with a laugh, "does your driver
k'iow tjie way to the Brocken? Youi
witchhood mlrrht at least have offered
me a lift on a broomstick."
The woman had her face turned to
him; he could see her quite plainly in
the lamplight cnb, and he saw that her
eyes and hor Hps gave back his laugh
ter, and that If she was lovely In aus
terity she was yet more lovely In mirth.
"This common cab will serve our
turn,!' she said, softly, and hor voice
now sounded sweeter with the assur
ance .It seemed to derive from the de
meanor of her companion, "We shall
not fare far tonight."
"May I not at least know whither the
wind of your whim will waft our spir
its?" Ames began. In a tone which he
Intended to be wholly playful, but Into
which. In spite of himself, he could not
help allowing a suggestion of anxiety
to Intrude. "To what star do we steer
our course?"
Tho woman nhook her head. .
"Surely," sho said, "so loyal a cava
lier and so courageous a gentleman uh
ynu Is content to follow unquestioning
the lady who honors him with her com
mands?" Her voice suddenly changed,
Hiid was almost disdainful as she went
on ."But if you are not, you have but
t sny the word and' we can part here
and now.' Stop the cab If you wish.
I i lnill have lost an illusion, and you will
have lost one of those opportunities of
adventure which ou are fabled to de
Birt perhaps something more. - But In
life we are always losing Illusions' and
opiiortunltles. Shall I set you down?"
Spurred by the sneer In her speech,
Phllo's fancy galloped out of sight of
hesitancy, out of sound of the call of
prudence. . .
"Let Us say no more about It," he
said, coolly. "Lead on,. I'll follow thee.
Please consider that I am your most
humble, obedient servant to corn
mend." -'
Then she leant her face toward him
white she whispered her thanks, and
he, fascinated by her pallor, and the
perfume in her hair, and the madness
of the moment, murmured wild words
in praise of her beauty, while the cab
wheeled swiftly along through a black
cess that was broken every now and
then by the passing flash of a lamp, a
nasn mat showed him for the second
more uisuncuy tne mouth and eyes
anu tne smile or his companion. It
was like a drive In a dream, and Ames
was never afterwards able to piece to
gcther the threads of that bewildering
conversation. Suddenly the cab swung
to the left and came to a stop. Amea
saw from the expression of the wo
man's face that they had teached their
destination,
He leaped out of the cab and assisted
his companion to alight She Instantly
rap up a short flight of steps and put a
key into a latch. As he turned froih
watching her movements he saw that
the cab had left them, and was driving;
rapidly away up the narrow street In
the direction of the Strand. Ames
looked up at the lady. "It is all right,"
she said. "The cab Is paid. Come In.
Ames glanced round him. He knew
that he was in one of the little cluster of
closely resembling streets that run In
parallel lines from the embankment of
the Strand, but he could not In the dark
ncs8 of the night and the confusion of
the moment recall the name of the
rtreet. He saw that the door which the
woman had opened was the door of
what looked like a new and large build
ing of Hats, chambers and offices, and
that It stood near to the embankment
on -the right-hand side going towards
the Strand. So much he gathered In a
irlance, then he followed his leader up
the steps and through the door which
she held half open into a large and
somewhat dimly lighted hall, on both
sides of which Ames saw the long cata
logue of names printed In gold upon
black grounds which are, as It were, the
linger posts to these human hives.
The woman closed the door. "Follow
me," she said, and began to lead the
way up a long flight of stone stairs.
Ames followed her without a word, but
as be followed her he assured himself,
almost mechanically, that he was not
unarmed.
The ascent was long.up several flights
of those dimly lighted stone steps, oh
which the ascending footsteps seemed
to echo gloomily. They passed several
stories, each with Its own faintly illum
inated corridor radiating away into
mysterious space, before they came to
ii Ptop. His guide turned to the right
and walked along acorrldor that seemed
to lead towards the front of the man
sion. Presently she puused at a door
and turned a handle; Ames still follow
ing her, found himself first In the small
hall of a private. flat and then In a
drawing-room which seemed to fling
upon his consciousness a sense of some
what savage wealth as the electric
light flooded It at the touch of the
woman's hand.
'Take off your coat." she said, and
then Bho disappeared through a fur
ther door and left him staring curious
ly around him. The room suggested
wealth, ease, even luxury, but there
was a further suggestion of brutality,
of the barbarous. In Its oppulence, which
asserted itself with significance. As
Phllo Ames turned to take off his coat
and lay It across a remote chair, his
glance was arrested by one among a
line of photographs upon the chimney
piece. It was the face of a woman that
he had once known, the face of a
woman that the people who talked of
him. that the people who talked of her,
declared him to have known very well.
Seeing the photograph and remember
ing that friendship, Ames saw some
meaning In his presence. In the adven
ture. He had said many extravagant
things to h-r; she was a woman whose
intimacy tempted to extravagance; It
was very probable. Indeed, that he had
said some such words to her as had
been repeated to him by his mysterious
hostess. Well, if he had he would stand
by them now. If only for the old sake's
sake, he said to himself, as he turned
from the familiar face and followed the
line of the little gallery of portraits.
There were some of his hostess, which
failed, as photographs always fall, to
renew the essence of her beauty; there
were several, too, of a man, a big man,
of block favor, strong, swarthy and, to
Ames' eye, forbidding. But his study
was Interrupted by the sound of an
opening door, and he swung around to
salute a metamorphosis. The Lady or
the Embankment had shed her street
attire; In place of the long black cloak
and the small black hat she wore now
clinging dress, white with the allur-
rig whiteness of the poftest silk and the
softest laces, foppish, refined provoca-
ively negligent, seeming more like a
garment slipped on for laziness of some
last hour before bed after a ball than.
for any more wideawake moment of the
four-and-twenty hours, rnuo leu an
admiration of her in his heart which
must have betrayed Itself In his eye.
for who stnlled upon him royally.
"Well," she said, "do you still think
Hint 1 am beautiful?"
Phllo Ames had only one answer to
make, and made it. "Indeed I do," ho
said, with Buch absolute sincerity In his
voice that the woman's pale face flushed
with the unavoidable feminine pleasure
in nralse. Ames was thinking to him'
self that he had never seen so lovely a
(lod's creature.
"Well," she said, after a pause, In
which she stood before him, daintily de
fiant, "am I good enough to die for at
least, am I good enough to risk dying
for?"
Again Ames, In the honesty of his
soul, had but one answer. "Indeed you
are." he affirmed, and the way In which
he uttered the common words made
them uncommon In sincerity.
She gave a laugh, exultant In satis
faction. "You will have your chance
now " she said "here and now."
Even the coolness of Phllo's temper,
even' the composure of his carriage.
co-jld not prevent him from a start of
surprise at this menace of Imminent,
unseen danger. He looked watchfully
at the door of the room which the wo
man had Just loft. She followed his
glance and shook her head.
''Listen," she said. "Dd you hear a
man's steD In the street, a man's step
on the stair; a horrid step that seems to
Till the street with Its footfall, to shake
the air with Its tread; a step that makes
the listener's heart throb with fear and
loathing?"
Moved by the passion In her voice,
Phllo obeying hed, listened. "No," he
ra.d, "I hear nothing." -. ',
"You will soon," he cried "the tread
of the man I hate,- the man to whom I
nm bound, the man from whom you will
free me." . ' .
Phllo felt that If he were Indeed deal
ing with a madwoman l( were wisest to
humor her. - .'..'
"How can I serve you?" he , asked,
quietly, wondering what she was going
t.i say next. She poThted to the clock. -
"He will be here In a minute or two."
,"He! Who?" Phllo asked, with a
composure which his pulses belled.
"The man, I tell you, the man,", she
answered. "That man," and she point
ed to the swarthy face In the photo
graph. "He Is my lover, and I loathe
him. He Is a madman when he Is Jeal
our. When he finds you here he will
try to kill you." . . ... , ,
"That Is very thoughtful of him, and
of you," Antes said, quietly. The wo
man might be mad or she might not,
came
door.
silence and
ticklish and a cool blood the only wis
dom. . . . v
"If he kills you," the woman went on.
with her eyes fixed on Phllo's face,
"then ha la a murderer, and so I am
well rid of him. If you kill him. as I
hope, then you have actea In self-defense,
and are Innocent and so, too, I
am well rid of him."
"You teem to have thought things
out very carefully," said Ames. "But
wny aia you honor me with your choice
m cnampion 7 . .
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un-Buse or your reputation," she
.u. wn a smile that was half a sneer;
peihaps because of your big boast
Mr omen have done so much for you that
It was time you should do something
for women."
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. .uu anruggea his shoulders. "You
, "'T ne 0ean. but the woman
uicuupiea nim.
i ' . . aW hear footfall.
Phllo, straining his sens nf h..,in.
seemed to catch the faint sound of a
distant ascending step on those dis
tant ascending stairs. He slipped his
. , nip pocket and pulled out
his pistol. The woman's eyes flashed at
.,. T?8! he ga,d' "x can on- fl
.nattered at the honor vnn h.v. .i..
If your friend attacks me, as you seem
ouiiie wen. aa I hoiiava t
sHered to be a good shot, and as I be
u . 1 1 Jusiiry the Impression. I
should Imagine that you will be relieved
of your difficulty in about Ave minutes."
ne spoke the 8ts came
nearer and nearer, im.r iminiiid .-
and louder in the gaunt loneliness of
the place. But Amea MnnA ,
- "" cxi-uemeni or tne moment
uaaeniy cooled at the sight of the
woman's face. It had
ana wan, and its look
of anxiety touched him with a aulck
Pity. She seemed to be llorar.tr...
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...ua,, aB e 10 tne on-coming steps,
out With a very different Intor.. ti
thought to himself, trying to translate
her expression, that th nrri ......w..
singularly light to be those of the bhick-
M ur. eavaKe whose face grinned on
mr i-iurnney niece. Th atar..
close and stooped l.efm-.. v.
mere was a moment'
then a ring..
The woman remained motlonlm fn
a moment, like one under the Influence
of some ungovernable font- .a ,.
naineable horror. Then. if Bi.i,i
off the lethargy of a dream, she walked
to the door and worn ir.tr. .m
Phllo followed her, with a revolver In
his hand. She opened the hall door
and Ames mechanclally lifted his pistol,
but lowered It again as his gaze en
countered nothing more alarming than
a telegraph boy dimly visible in the
faintly-lighted corridor. Before the
boy had time to say a name, the wo
man had caught the message from him.
looked at Its address and swung the
door to. Phllo Ames and she were
again alone together. Phllo could hear
the boy whistling and stamping as he
went away, but the woman stood still,
holding the message in her hands. It
was only for a minute, but It seemed
an age; then she turned and walked
Into the drawing room. Ames making
way for her. She tore the envelope
open, read the message, gave a little
cry. while she forced fiercely Into a
laugh as" ahe handed the slip of pink
iwper 10 Ames. He read four words In
a Hash. The four words were: "Go to
the devil." Then she snatched the pa
per from his hands, and the pair stood
In silence for a second, facing each
other vaguely.
"Well," said Phllo, slowly, "you seem
to be rid of your difficulty."
She gave a little shiver as she an
swered: "So It appears."
Phllo swung his fur coat on to his
shoulders, and slipped his revolver back
Into its place. As he stretched out his
hand to hia hat the woman touched
him on the arm.
"You can stay If you like." she said,
in a voice that was half a provocation,
half an appeal.
Phllo looked at the woman's beauti
ful face, and his heart grew hot; then
he glanced round the room, and thought
what shambles It might have become If
what had not been had been. He took
up his hat
"No, thank you," he said, and be
walked slowly out of the room and out
of the hall, and drew the door sharply
behind him In the dimly-lit corridor.
Then, and then only, he suddenly took
TEE VGLD CF BUSINESS
Sleeks and loads.
New York, Dec. 7. The suspension
of dividends on the common stock by
the American Tobacco company offic
ials announced this morning was a big
surprise and led to liquidation on a
heavy scale and the price broke from
79 to (7K. The first Impulse of holders
of the 'Industrials was to get out of
their stocks and a drop of V, to i fol
lowed. Subsequently Sugar and Gaa
Were bought freely and the former rose
t 108ii, and the latter from 68 to 70.
The general railway list was not ai
fected by the sensational break In To
bacco and ruled steady througnout
In the closing dealings when Tobacco
sold at Its lowest Sugar ran off to 106tt;
Chicago Gas to 9 and Leather pre
ferred to 62. Speculation left off Irregu
lar. Net changes show losses of 11 In
Tobacco and Wf2 In other Industrials.
The railway list, with few exceptions,
showed gains of per cent iue
total shares were 187,000 Bhares.
The range of today's prices for the ac
tive stocks of the New York stock mar
ket are given below. The quotations are
furnished The Tribune by Will Linn, Allen
Co.. stock brokers. 412 Spruce street
Scranton.
Op'n- High- Low- Clos
In, est. cat. inc.
Am. Tobacco Co 75 75 tt 67
Am. Cotton Oil Wi 18H 17
Am. Suxar Re'g Co..lO 10814 105 K
Atch.. To. 8. Fa.. 1GH 1 16H 16
Canada Southern.... U MH 54' M4
Ches. A Ohio 17 71H 17. 17H
Chicago Gas 68 69 CSi 69
Chic. N. W 106T iwi iwii
Chic, B. A O 2 S3 821
C. C. C. & 8t. L 414 42 414 41--
Chic. Mil. ft St. P... 74 75 74 75'4
Chic. R. I. A Pac. 73 74 73 74
Del. A Hud 129 129 1 129
Dlst. A C. K 19 19 19 194
General Electric 31 31 31 31
Louis. A Nash 52 53 42 42
Manhattan Kle 101 101 101 101
Mich. Central 7 7 7 7
Mo. Pac 29 59 29 29
Nat Lead Si) 30 S30 30
N. J. Central 106 100 l(Ki lKi
N. Y. Central KM luo KG 100
N. Y.. S. ft W. Tr... 31 31 31 37'i,
Nor. Pac.. Pr 15 15 f5 15
Out & West 15 . 15 15 15
Pac Mail 32 32 32 32
Phil. & Head lu 1 9 9
Southern R. R 10 1" 1 10
Tenn.. O. A Iron 32 82 32 32
Texas Pacific 9 9 9 9
Wabash. Pr.... 18 18 18 18
Western Union , 87 87 87 87
V, a. Leather 11 11 11 11
U. 43. Leather, Pr... 03 63 63 62
CHICAGO BOARD OP TRADE TRICES.
BP . 4 f iV
Open- HlRh- Low- Clos-
WHEAT. ing. est. est. Ins.
May 61 62 61 61
OATS.
May 20 20- 20 20
CORN.
January '. 27 2W 20
May 29 29 29 29
LARD.
January 6.32 5.35 B.S0 5.30
May B.!f7 6.57 6.55 5.53
PORK.
January 8.6.1 8.65 8.57 8.57
May 9.00 9.05 8.75 8.95
Scrantoa Board of Trade Exchange Our
tatlons-AII Quotations Based on Par
of 100.
Name. Bid. Asked.
Phil Followed Her with a Revolver In Ills
Hand,
a kind of fright, and he ran down the
stone stairs In the darkness as If for
dear life. He never knew how he got
the main door open; his next act of
conscious consciousness was to find
himself again upon the embankment,
with the cold, wet wind whipping his
forehead,
When he awoke the next morning be
tried to find the letter, but failed,
"I wonder." he said to himself, "If
the whole thing was due to the green
curacoa or to the pasha's cigarettes,
or it It really happened."
But he took no pains to And out . .
Tho Poster Maiden.
Her eyes are grayish, brownish, bluelsh
green.
The queerest eyes that ever I set mine
on;
Illumined with a phosphorescent sheen,
The sort of eyes one seas when he s a
"shine" on.
Attired In motley colors, red and white.
All striped like a stick of peppermint.
Bhe sits upon a stream of liquid light.
For or a boat there s not the slightest
. hint
Her reddish-yellow, Cleopatra hair.
Glows like the sun above a greenlsn
shore.
While all around the circumambient air
Is filled with fearful purple clouds and
gore. , -
Nay, reader, this Is not a nlghtmnre scene,
Nor dream from the seductive poppy
born; ; . . . .
A poster for the latest magaslne '
This wild, prismatic maiden doth adorn.
Washington Post
' ' OH Market. " '
Pittsburg. Pa.. Dec. 7. OH opened at
$1.29 bid; highest tl.M; lowest, $1.30;
closed, 11.83. Standard's price, 11.38.
Oil City, Pa., Deo. 7. Oil opened and
lowest. ll tto.: highest tt.. closed.
tttttt. . ... . ' . . '
V Philadelphia Tallow Market." -Philadelphia,
Dec. T.-Tallow Is steady.
but very quiet. - We quote as follows:
City prime, In hogsheads, 44c.j tountrr.
e, la barrels. 44c; do. dark. In kar-
but la, any. ease, tha adventure was rela, 8kJlfca; cakes, 4o.t grease, ntaflta.
Green Ridge Lumber Co
Dime Dep. A DIs. Bank 130
Scranton Lace Cur. Co
Nat. Boring ft Drilling Co
First National Bank 650
Thuron Coal Land Co
Scranton Jar A 8topr.3r Co
Scranton Glass Co
Lackawanna Lumber Co 310
Spring Brook Water Co
Blmhurst Bculevs.M Co
Scranton Axle Works
Third National Bank 35)
Lack a. Trust and Safe Dep. Co ...
Soranton Packing Co
Scranton Bavlngs Bank 300
Lacka. Iron A Steel Co
Weston Mill Co
Scranton Traction Co ,
Bonta Plate Glass Co
Scranton Car Replaoer Co
Eoonomy Steam Heat and
Power Co
BONDS.
Scranton Glass Co
Economy Steam Heat A
Power Co
Scranton Pass. Railway first
mortgage, due 1918 110
Scranton Traction Co
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage, due 1918 HI
Scranton A P'.ttiton Trao. Co. ...
People's Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage, due 1920 HI
Lacka. Valley Trac. Co., first
mortgage, due- 1925
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lacka. Township School 61
City of Scranton Street Imp 8 ...
Scranton Axle Works '.
110
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60
90
105
100
80
ico
100
150
250
15
10
100
60
100
100
to
90
100
102
101
100
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15 THE LARGEST PIECE OF '
VffOODToBACCo Solo For
lO CENTS ,
OLD WHITE PINE TIBER
For Heavy Structural Work.
ANY SIZE, AMD OP TO FORTY FEET LONG
RICHARDS LUMBER CO
22 Commonwealth Bid?., Scranton, Pa, ' Telephons All
New York Prodnee Market.
New York, Dec. 7. Flour-Dull, steady.
Wheat-Firm; No. t red store and eleva
tor. 7O'470c.; afloat. 72a72c.; f. o. b.,
70a71c.i ungraded red, G3a72c; No. 1
northern, 67c.j options closed steady;
January, 6ic; March, 94c.; May, 69?ic;
June. 6tWc; July. 68c; December, OSe.
Corn Dull Firmer; No. 2, S5',iartie.; ele
vator. 364o34Hc. afloat; options dull.
firmer: No. 2. 36'Ao.; January, MVc. May,
3"MiC. Oats Quiet, stronger; options, dull.
firmer: December. 22ttc; January, Ziftc
Mav. io-Tic: soot prices. No. 2, 23Uc; No.
2 white, 34c.; No. Chicago, 2ilic;
No. S, 21c; No. I white, 23V4C.; mixed
western, 23a24ttc.; white do., 24271ic;
white state, 21a28V4c Provisions Steady,
oulet. unchanged. Lard Quiet, steady.
Mutter Firm: state dairy, 12a22c; do.
creamery. 18a25e.: western dairy, 10'islOo,
do. creamery, 16a2Gi4o.; do. June, 16a23c;
do. factory. 9al7c; Elglns, 26a26c.; Imi
tation creamery, 13a20c. Cheese-Quiet,
steady, unchanged. Eggs Firm; state
and Pennsylvania, 22a26c; southern, 21a
22c: Ice house, ItaJOc.; do. per case, 13.60a
4.60; western fresh, 21a234c.; do. per case,
I3.60a4.25; limed, 16Hal7c; do. per case.
$3.60ai.
Buffalo Live Stock.
B-iff a to. N. Y Dec. 7.-Cattle Receipts,
S.50O head; on sale, 90 head; market steady
and Arm; good butchers' steers, I3.50a2.ao;
light to fair mixed butcars , 2.Tda3.2a:
bulls. 2.40a3.25. Hogo Receipts, 11,000 head;
on sale. 9,00 head; market easy; Yorkers,
t3.C5a3.70: mediums and heavy, $3.85a3.70;
light Yorkers, 3.7ua4; pigs, s3.7ua3.7t;
stags. t2.75a3. Sheep and Lambs Re
ceipts. 6.0UO head; on sale, 10.000 head
steady; Canada lambs, S4.20a!.60; prime
native lambs, $4.40a4.50; good to choice,
I4.10a4.30; light to fair. $3.40a4; culls and
common. I2a3.50; mixed sheep good to
piime. S2.60a28.V. culls to fair. SU2.25; ex
port sheep, f3.25a3.70; light handy wheth
er, $3a3.60.
Chicago Live Sltfek.
Chicago. Dec. 7.-Cattle Receipts, 10.000
brad market steady; common to extra
steer , S2.lua5.10; stackers and feeders,
I2.25a3.65; cows and bulls, 31.40a3.40; calves,
t2.5ua5.&0; Texani, t2.55a3.Co. Hogs Re
ceipts, 28.000 head; market weak and 6 and
10 cents lower; heavy packing and snip
ping lot. 13.4Tifl3.S0; common to choice
mtuitd. taXaS.M'fcc.; choice assorted. 13.50a
1.66; light, 13.35a3.57V.; PK. 12.25a3.40.
Bhecp. Receipts, 1,600 head: market
steady: Inferior to choice, ll.50aJ.40; lambs,
134 k
Toledo Oraln Market.
Toledo, O., Dec. 7. Wheat Receipts,
4,IW bushels; shipments, 6,7(0 bushels;
firm: Net I red cash, ease; May, Wftc;
No. t red cash. (4c. Corn Reclpts, 32.000
bushels; shipments, 22.009 bushels; quiet;
No. 2 mixed cash, 27c. No. I do., 2714c:
No. white. 2THC Oats-Recelpto. too
liusbels; shipments, none: dull: No. 2
mixed. May, 2114.0. Clovereeed Receipts,
41 bags: shipments, 2 bags; quiet, prime
cash, tdJtt March, ft. - -
IRON AND STEEL
Bolts, Nuts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Riv
ets, Horse Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and Sup
plies. Sail Duck for mine use in stock.
SOFT - STEEL - HORSE - SHOES,
And a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheels,
Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc,
TTE1IE1IB
SCRANTON, PA.
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Kwult in 4 weeks.
When In doubt what to um for Ntrvetn DtWIfty, Lom of Stmstt rW (hi cltiW
ei), 1m potency. Atrophy, VartcortU and otswr weakntmM, from any mum, mm
Saiinc Fills. Inalni checked and full vifof quickly rtntored. If nf tecttil, aucli
troublct result faiallv. Mailed anywhere, sealed, fo it.cn f a bMM for ftc.so. With
every I3.n1 rder we jHve a legal ffuarinte to cure or refttd the Money. Addfeaa
PfcAL MEDICINE CO., Cleveland, Ohio,
For sate by JOHN H. PHELPS, Pharmaoisti cor Wyoming Avonu and
Spruoa Straag Scranton Pa.
tenri H
Faultless Chemical Company.
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