TIIE SOU ANTON" TRIBUNE -WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER til. 18'JT.
1,000 ROLLS OF CARPETS.
To Yoi Realize Wliat; Tliis Mleans?
50,000 VARDS, OR CARPETS FOR 2,000 ROOMS
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We had an opportunity of buying', for Spot cash, from
three of the largest carpet mills, all they had made up from free
wool; including all the new Spring patterns. We will of
fer you these goods, as long as they last, at the price other
dealers will have to pay for them. With these Carpets are 500
Woo! Smyrna Carpet Rugs, 9x12 and smaller sixes.
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This will be a great sale. No lire sale that you have ever
seen will compare with this. Do not miss it lor you will sure
ly regret it. We will store all Carpets until the customer de
sires to have them laid, without extra charge. This -will be
an opportunity to buy Rugs for a Christmas Present.
WILLIAMS & M'ANUL-T
iscKiLisrxoisr 2lixt pittston.
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BRANDON'S DAUGHTER.
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An Old Captain's Story.
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No. I e iiror 1C'I1 si ipwrwUrtl imr
b'-rn in collision all tin time 1 w lvn
to sua :i nutlet now of out foitv
u. IJut I've c.irrifil sumo queer
liiisscngtm in niv tliiu 1'P toll you
al mil tun who fercl-cl u powerful
inlhieni oit mo; luit whothiu for
Kind or o 11 you lnll li'.ir pivyui.tly.
It was In Hip foil of '".'. Jum wlii-n
rn the pvo of sitlinp, th.it mi old Kon-tli-ii)
in s-teppfil on in aril, ami litnrlr-dly
tiniOJ lifil mi. Ho .as a tall, s-mre
ir.ii". wltli iton-sri.iy lull, ninl li.ul .1
tllebt .st)ol at tin1 phi ulili'i's,
Gi oil-day, rnjitiiln." s-niil In-, "I only
lica til this inumlng that on tu-ro sail
ills' for Kt.Klainl, and I liastni'i down
to (isr(rtalii If you could llnd ai'ioni
mod.iti m foi nn-i'lf and ilnuslm r at
k hIioi t notice."
Ceitninly," I replied, in m lieaity
v.-; 'I s-hull only be too plt'nxed to
take ou As It happens theic aie only
tin - nanui iwis booked this tilp, .Hid
the are tecuml cla-s, s'o you tan have
the saloo'i pietty much to yourselves."
lie tli.mlvPd me etuitdvely, ipil iVsi)
peaivd into the saloon. I muneltil at
l)'s pieclpltai'i y. and wondered wheie
the lainjlilfi was to iome from, foi she
was in t 11Ible anywhere
I Kali" insti unions to the ippientlies
to have their lucsa?' conveyea on
li'iaid. nrd mself upeilntend the
stowini; ,iny ot their truiiki In tl.e two
best appointed cabins ot the idiip.
"Whilst so 1 iiK.iKed. I heard 1 light foot
f'lll bihlnd in- and, liiuiiuir around,
1 In h II tho fai'-est vllon of lmcilness
that ever brlKhteiied my saloon,
' M duiR'iter CiptJin Ilarnott."
aid Mr lirandoii. Intiodui Imr us.
I ias o taken Molt by her ex.wdinir
bivuiiv tluit 1 awkwaully touchi'd my
ap and with the wind clean out of my
ads staininered
"filail to sei' Miit. ml.-s."
Shi pl'iee 1 h t soft little lUilto hand
Into inj blur, sun-browned paw, and
loul hit, mi squaiely In the fnre out of
lit r laimhinu blue jes, staid-
' I'm .sine we shall be Knd friends,
ea tulii. 'hi ins tin- vnjnce."
Sin poke with a ihaunliiK o!onlal
luent, and, Hem that moment, 1 was
her most dew, led, humble sen ant.
slae, anything you like. 1 went heart
uvir mrs In line wttli hei at sipht.
Von niaj 1 'nlle. but recollect 1 was a
ionipatatli.ly ouiir man then.
l.t'iiMng 1 lu iv to arraivu their cabins
to then own satisfaction, I ascended
the 1 oniOv.nlon-teps, ui.d went on deck.
It ceitainlv ocuipied them a conslder
abU linie, for ii"ltiiei father nor daugh
ter apptaied on di 1 k until the iihip wan
Will nimble the "Heads," and the nir
lida 1 etui rid to poit.
That iiiirc I look luck upon as the
han Ust and saddest I ever made.
Ali"s r.iandon was a splendid sailor. In
fait 'icatli'r or foul sla'd lie on deck,
1I1 liglitliiK me with the nilmliailrn she
expnsspd loi my liands-ome llirie
niatil cllpiiev, and the childlike naiv
ete ol her i,ueton. I used to pace the
itvrti r-iii-ek In the niomlng, impatient
foi lit 1 fli mi appearance, on tile dull
est a dlitlest d iv, It was like a i.iy
of wupshlne suddenly bursting fm tit
lioir i luweiing sky to see her emerge
Jii'in the comranlon-h.iteh, looklnf as
fresh as a daisy, and a thousand times
m i lively.
Of coiuso, It was only natuiul Hint
ir mates should fall In love Willi her
also, but she treated them with in.uk-d
Indlft'ereiue. If not absoluf (o'.dne. s.
Hoi smili" were all reserved lor nie,
and she lnvlshei) them ipon me In no
iiigeaidly mannif
Theie was a piano In the saloon, and
1 'fit 11 In the long evenings she would
slug and play for my sole delectation,
wlille I would sit on a settee alongside
and gaze rapturously into her pietty
luce The .song I UV'd best was "Tom
HimHm;,' and sh. infused such an
amount of pathos into her expression
that the t-urs wou'u sometimes trickle
down iny wcalher-ln aten cheeks as she
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Soft, VTbito ll.imUw'itli Sliaiielj NaiU, Luxu
riant llatrultli Clean, Wliolrsninu Scalp, jiro
drccil by Ccnci'iii Koac, Hie mnt efffctiiu
skin urlf)lni; nuil beautifjlng soap in tlia
world, .14 Mill 04 purest ami suectcitt, for
toilet, lath, and nursery. 'Uieimlr pretentUe
of lnflainm.itlon and elogRing of tlio 1'okks.
Boir U told throughout tht world. Pottsr Diuii isd
Cikm, Conr.f Colt frooi , Uoitoo, II. 8. A.
o-"llow to 1-uMj tnl U.tuUfy lb Skin, Bctlp,
ad llilr," caiUcd frci,
PCRV UIIMflDC Itehlnitnd ittlr. In.tintlr 1..
sang. Ah' thoo were happy days; it
a hciven wlille It lasted.
1 have si nicely mentioned her father
yet. The fact Is, 1 was so engrossed
with his beautiful daughter that I
didn't pay so much attention to him
as perhaps 1 ought. At the best he
was a saturnine, unsociable sou of
person, who sei med to piefer his own
company to oilier people's. When not
in his own cabin, v'leio he spent mort
of his time, he was walking with his
hands clasped behind him, appaiently
in deep thought, in the waist of the
ship. Sometimes, when .standing idlv
at the break of the poop, I hae caught
myself wondeiitig if he hail eer coiv
niltted a crime, the remembrance of
which was weighing heavily on hi.s con
science. 1 was destined soon to lea in
mote about him.
One evening, when about nine weeks
out, i was sitting In the chart house
alone with niv idol. The second mate
was stepping the planks outside, old
.lobson was at the heel away behind
us, and the watch on iWk were loung
ing about forward. Pome days pre-
ions to this I had had the temeilty
to confess my love to her, und asked
her to be my wife. She had made nie
inexpressibly happy by promising, sub
ject to my obtaining her father's con
sent. This, after .sonic demur, he had
granted, and that n'pht the futuie up
piated very brlg'it for me.
We had been sitting "Hunt for some
time, too hanpy for woids, gazing on
tile sotting sun as It dlsappeated into
a glowing mass of golden-rimmed
clouds on the hoii.on, when, to my
Inllnite amazement she suddenly buivst
Into tears.
"Hailing, what Is the matter'" I ex
claimed in an agony of apprehension.
"Oh, Alft m1, I have just heaid such
a dteadful story from my fathei. I
shall never be happy again. We can
never bo married now."
"Xevcr be man led'" I ejaculated,
nghnal. "Why"."'
"Ilecause my father Is a a criminal.
Oh, I feel so miserable, 1 think I shall
thiow mjvelf o"tboaid!"
"Alice, for heaven's sake don't talk
like that, or you'll iltlve me mad. Wlvit
lias he done-'"
"Something diendful. Oil, don't speak
to ine any 11101 e," and lie sobbed vio
lently. At that moment I was so mad that I
felt half Inclined to go down and tear
the old scarecrow out of lib betth bv
the cuff of the neck and demand wha1
the deuce he had done to cause ivy
daillng such poignant giief. Hut 1
didn't. Instead, 1 drew her to my side,
and kls.sed her teais aw.iv,
"Tell ine all about it," I said, sooth
ingly. Well, my father, as you ate awaie,
was an ngetit in one of the banks In
Arlington, Victoria, and It seems he
cmhi ..led large sums of money be
longing to the bank to speculate wlih.
Of course, he meant to teplaee It b.
foie tlie audit, when the deficit wo'ild
hae been dlscoerel. Hut he lost :t,
and that Is why he lied the countiy"
' I." that nil," said I, with 11 sigh of
lellef. "It's bad enough, leitalnly, but
I lull to see that lu Itself It lotnis a
sutilcleiit ban ier to our union."
' Hat that is not the worst. My
father Is convinced that th.- pollen
may have tiaced hlni to Melbourne and
to this ship. He di laics he will be
ai rested on Ian 'ing."
"Nothing more likely," 1 thought.
Hut I lemmked casually: "Has he any
plan to suggist""
"Vis. ah. je.s. If you will only alst
liiui. Hut It seems too hou lido to con
template. He says It Is his only 1 liance
of escape "
"What is It, then?"
"That he should die and be bin led at
sen!" she riHpondfd with a perceptible
shiver.
"I don't undei stand."
"He pi opuses to feign death. Then,
after lie has been sewn up for builal,
we must llnd the means to liberate
him and substitute sornetlilnij elre "
The dniing audacity of the pioposnl
falily took my breath away. If dl.-uov-cied.
tho consequences to me In aiding
nnrl abetting a Mon to escape would
be d'nibtrous. 1 lesolved tu hne noth
Hie, to do with such a criminal pro
ceeding, but a look of entieaty ftom
those Iciuful eyes made me falter in
niv. icsolutlon,
"Kor my sake," she murinui'd, plead
ingly, placing her fair, white hand on
iny nrni
Her touch thrilled ine. I llesltnted
110 lunger, but gave an tinwlllllng con
sent. Ah, what folly will not a niiin
commit when lu love!
Next day It wan replitod that llran
don was seriously Indisposed. I took
out the medicine chest as In duty
bound, and ordered the cabin steward
to attend htm. Three days luter Mr.
Brandon was leported dead.
V.'licn I was Informed of thli I en
tered his cabin. He was lying In the
under b'ltli. pale and motionless as
death. 1 lilt the body: It was cold and
tlgld. If tills weie not death, he sim
ulated It to pflfectlon I sent for the
sailmaker, v.ho sewed the body up In
my piescnc". When his task was com
pleted 1 dismissed him, ami, securing
the cabin door Itihlde, with a Minrp
knife, lipped open the stitches. My
hand shook painfully. What If lie were
n ally dead?
I confis.s to (Npctlunclng ,1 singular
feeling of lellef when the man opened
his eis, and the icsuscll'ated Hiandon
F.it up. 1 ndnilnltereil some brandy,
which helped to ri vlve him. He quick
ly and niilselefhlj diessed himself.
Then he produced from an Ameiican
trunk a dummy llguie which he had
ptevlnuMy prepaiecl and weighted, and
Inclosid It In the sluoud. This he sewed
up with hl.s own hnnda. Not a ward
was .spoken by either of use. When all
was completed I stepped out to leeon
nolter. Seeing the coast clear, 1 r-lg-niiled
him, and lie crept swiftly acioss
the passage Into his daughters cabin,
where he concealed himself.
In the first dog-wntch of the f-ame
afternoon, the bell commenced to toll
Its solemn knell for the funeral of An
thony lirandon. Olllcers and mm and
passengers stood atound me with heads
uncovered as I lead from the Hook ot
Common Piner the beautiful and Im
pressive builal service. (lod forgive
me. It was an awful mockeiy. I don't
know how I got thioiuh iith It. Af
tuwatrts I heard It commented that I
was much affected duilng the sen ice.
Heaven knows I was, but 'twas with
guilt and fear.
After the funeral lirandon returned
to bin own cabin, which was kept con
Mnntly locked, and the Key of which
1 retained In my own possession. With
my connivance Alice smuggled food to
him fiom day to day.
About two weeks afteiwards, while
proceeding up the channel under all
sail, we weie hail' d by a tug. Antici
pating danger. I slipped down the companion-way,
and ennvej ed Hrandon to
my own cabin for concealment. When
I got on deck again, I was Just In
time to t.e a stout, wtll-groomcd party
clambering oer the vesnel's side. With
out any preliniiuaiies he brusquely de
manded: "Got a passenger of the name of
Hrandon on board?"
"I had, sti anger j 1 had."
He gazed at me lnqulilngly.
"Come below, sir," said I.
An we iliscended, he explained that
ho was a detective In puisult of Bran
don, who had almondcd from Aus
tralia with a consldeiable sum of
money and valuable negotiable secui
Ities. When lie had produced his war
rant. 1 ot doted tlu mate to futch tho
log-book. I'nder date of the 13th of
.Januaiy. he lead this entry:
"Hurkd at sea In lal. ."Ij dogices 49
minutes X., long. :,! degices lfi min
utes W. Antlion) lliandon, cabin pas
sengt r. Cause of death unknown."
He muttered something under his
bieath which was quite unintelligible
to me. Then he demanded to see
Hi andon's effects II lansacked eveiy
tiunk and poitmanteau; but not a ves
tige of paper or unj thing of value did
he dlscoer. The expression on his
face when he left the ship some houta
later was not paitliulaily pleaant.
When wc airivcd In the docks at
London. I smuggled Mi. Hrandon
ashore In one of his dauRliter's trunks,
aftei they had been .seatched by the
customs olllcer. Xo one lu the ship
ever suspected the tiuth. Their sec
let remained alone with nie.
It was ui ranged that Alice and I
should lie mauled quietly befoie set
ting out on my next voyAge. and our
honeymoon was to lie (spent on the
bosom of the deep. When we parted
that nlglit she promised to communi
cate with me when her father had se
emed some quiet 1 ei rent In the coun
try. She kept her promise. Heie is
the letter. 1 have preserved It all
these jears. It ha.s nelthet super
set Iptlon nor siu'iiutuie
"I)'r old Captain: Many, many
thankes for all our kindnesses. My
husband and I fi r Mr. Hiandnn Is
my husband, though It was not known
In Atllngton, will never forget them.
l',iay furglNf the deceit we lound It
expedient to piaettie on you In order
to entry out our plans. We aie n
fairly nllluent ciicumstancrs, for my
htt.sbanrt did not lose the money in
bpectilatlon. as I thought it necessary
to tell you. Dear captain. I know I
can uly upon ou, for your own sake,
not to Infoini the authorities about ni
huribaiid. As he died at sea, we ex
pect to llv seem ej, unmolested by
the bank olllclals or the police. Good
by forever."
And thut was the end of my lomanee
No, I never heard nn thing more about
them. Whether they lived to enjov th'lr
Ill-gotten gains 01 whether they didn't.
I cannot tell. Hut this I do know, ?he
was. the lint woman that ever ioolnl
ine, and, by heaven, she was the hist.
I never gave unolher the chance.
SIIA.1I HOCKS.
'T'wns on the HUlntecnth of Mar-r-rch,
I'd Jlst in rived from Cork,
An' wlnt to spIIIii' sluimrockH on
The sidewalks of New York.
A big Dootch copper Mm along.
Bis he: "Vos hnbt wlr hler?"
"Shnni rocks," wvs I; an' lie run me In
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get acquainted with our hat department. It's a
whole hat store; has all the latest styles that are
correct and popular.
Prices, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 a dollar less than
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A Man
Who wanted to get accommoda
tions at a Western hotel for six
months or so, went in to look
at rooms. When he made his
business known the proprietor
took down a bine print, a sort
of a diagram of the house with
each room marked on it, the
number of it, and what floor it
was on. After studying the
diagram for a while the man
asked if the proprietor would
kindly move the furniture down
stairs, so that he could see how
it looked. You don't blame
him, do you ? Still he would
come just as near selecting a
room by that diagram as you could come to buying your boys' clotLes
by reading a description of a lot of them.
We are sure to have your boy's size; we are pretty apt to have the
sort of cloth you like, but it's almost impossible to tell you how they
arc finished. We have two windows full of Boys' Clothing, one on
Lackawanna avenue, one ou Penu, Our advice is, take a look at the
windows first, come inside next. We will show you the real thing
not a diagram of them.
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Banquet
Lamps.
A Urge variety of new iiul
handsome designs in KAMI'S
just received.
Brass Lamps,
Onyx Lamps,
Dresden Lamps,
At lower prices than ever be
fore quoted in this city.
Wenre Kliowlng anexepptlon.Uly tlnn Unit
or Wutilicn. Dlninondh und Jowelij it
prices w tilth will pleusojou.
A. E. ROGERS,
Jeweler. 213 LacUa, Ae,
PUT YOURSELF IN OUR PLACE
Autlyoti ivlll reullo linw easy It is to fui
nliiu your hoimi luxuriously with u trilling
outlay. 11 little ut u tunc, sinil you don't
liitss it,
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II 1 MOVKIl 'in
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