THE SCRANTON T1UBUNJ5-FRIDAY, MARCTt 10, 1899.
The
of Manalian
In the channel oC Manalian lnlot wni
tinchored a llttln cntbnit. With Olio
tirm mound the matt, Mtur.iy Stewart,
Its captain, ninte and crow, c.igerly
scanned the vvntcv, fur he was expect
ing the coming of the woinnn he wish
ed to mal.e his wllV Tin- little bronn
gieen wavoj, glittering under the sum
mer sun, surged ngt.lnst tho ho it with
fidtck, oiillx onltiK lnipuHi'C i;l Incr to
It the iiorv-iunesq of a loir. Trom
tho hore, blight with m.iny tolois of
seaside honifs Imprinted ng.iimt a
background of green plnns. started a
tew boat bcnrlng a woman mid a young
Blrl
Seeing them Stowuit bioithed a s-lgh
of relief. She was coming1
Murray Stow irt was 25 j.eain of ngt
When 20 he had started to llnd out 'the
leal meaning of nxlotence by dissipat
ing Hl3 search contlmad foi thieo
veais, and after that he was a er-i foi
a short time, with 1.0 hopes, filths,
ambitions or loves, not oven a dosiie
lor more rioting. Too poor In pocket
nnd pluck for business ambitions ho
simply drifted.
Then Margaiet Hemming 1 ousel him.
very beautiful, ver i lt.li, very kind to
him, she gave him Impulse that made
him think himself a new and better
man Being older than he, she had the
latuity to think loe between them
entirely out of the question, and she
had put herself close to him with tho
uns-elflBh alms of a good woman anxi
ous to nsslst a hi other. After two
year-' however, hei heat I gave her
deal Intellect Its life worry, it heat
too fondly when near the man Ileal t
nnd head fought foi the niastety of
her
The rowhoat, with the sill U the
oais and Margaiet Heated in the stern,
moed slow Is tow aids the jaehl.
' tt Is haul work." said Margaret "I
wish 1 could hilp ou, but jou know
I cannot row "
Yes ma'am Tlnnlc jou." -aid the
voung clrl lie was a mite, bi't her
brnie little muscles earned biead und
butter for hei 'elf and her Klckly moth-
I I 11 the rnmraer visitors at Mana
lian nought Alary Skelly when they
wished an ortlng on the watei. She
lented boats, she lowed them If re
nuiied, she sold shells and tiinkcts, t,he
attended to bithlng costumes, and, al
ter a h.ud dai s woik she coddled a
whining mother Mntgiiiit knew of
this haid tuiBglo for a livelihood, and
was the little Bill's devoted friend.
Aie ou going to take a pail with
Mr. Stewart"' innultcd Mai. as she
rested a moment
'I think I will He is sning to leave
hue tomciiow, and we wish to have
a faiewell tilp togethei.
I wouldn't go far with him if I was
you He can't tall a boat."
"Oil, jos he can, Mat v. I have often
seen him out alone '
"I don't like a man who taut swin.
S post, jou'd upset9'
Mr Stewart can swim a little I
know because I hae seen him piaetlc
when In bathing. Hut I must cay that
he is not at all expeit at the a it. Wo
w 111 not upset."
You don't know. I'oor dad uted to
ay that a man on tho water who tan't
swim is like a soldier with no powdei;
a poor man to hne aiound when It
tomes to a finish. Wliv I tould .swim
as soon as I tould walk. Maj be sooii
pi You are a pai.iBon, Mniy my deal."
What'b that?"
V dow might, regular, good and truo
' lue little ciaft, Maiy, good and re
liable to sail with."
O h h Miss HemmliiB. That s nice
In jou"
How is mothei todav '.' '
'Pooilj. She can't walk. I am afiuld
III neer get married."
Married? Why, Mary' What put that
Into your 14-j ear-old head''"
'Oh, deal, sometimes I feel so tired
nnd do so want to itst If I was mar
lled I'd hie no more work to do. Hut
who'd mind mother? Nobody would
mariv mo and mothei."
Man's sigh was pathetic and lu
dicrous Maigaiet Hi mining, txtieme
ly ilch In hei own light, felt a shame
In its possession while this voungiter
labored so.
"MalV, will ou let me ghe ou a
little monei ?"
' Oh, Miss Hemming: I'm no beggar."
NTo4 tlcai child, jou aie a noblo
woiker But if jou would take some
thing f i om my big stotk, l'o oceans of
H jou would not hao to woik bo hard
And voui poor mother could have lots
of things she is In need of Just think
it oer You tould go to school"
'I can't, I can't Don't speak ot It
again, pleafce My dad out theto under
the water would spook me. He wan dead
Bet In his was. And I'm like him '
'lloat ahoj "'
They wore near tho sailboat and It
was Stow ait's voice they heard. Mary
soon managed to row alongside and
Margaret Hemming stepped Into tho
larger boat,
"Good-bje, Mary."
"Good luck to jou. Miss Hemming"
Stewart hoisted his sail and, smooth
Ij pushed by a gentle breeze they soon
left tho vigorously i owing little girl
tar astern.
"It Is a beautiful day, Mnrguict '
"Yes, Murray."
"It is the last day of my ieiy happy
vacation "
"I nm so sorrv. You know that."
'I hope to make it the happiest day
5f my life I I cannot make a good
preface, Margaret, but I love you. I
tvant to tell you so. I love you. 1 want
jou to be my wife. Will j'ou, deal?"
The man's words were terse and
ttlrred Margaret's heait. A host of
motions, a multitude of divergent
thoughts tossed her about In a sea of
sontentlon He spoke Uko a man. Mar
garet almost thought him a stiong one
at the time
"You know I am poor, so poor thot
I could not bu your dowers for jou,
let alone anything else. I have never
had a fair chanro to make monej If
you marry me my friends will call mo
a fortune hunter. They will be light.
I am seeking tho greatest foi tune thot
any man on this earth can get. I sr
your love. Can jou will j-ou gUo it
to mo7"
Tho man was winning. Margaret
felt an almost Irresistible linpulso to
loose her deep love from Its leash. With
virginal tenderness she wished to claBp
III? hand nnd rest her throhblnp head
upon his shoulder. She loved him and
Bhe knew It.
Jiist then It becamo necessary for tho
boat to tack The few seconds of that
pperatlon were a gap of years to both
Derelict
Inlet, by Edgar Francis Jordan
4 - f 4- 4 -f 4- -f
of them. Margaret's mind had raced 1
throiiBh all their past ami lounded up
with the present ns the boat steadied
ttfclt on the new com so.
"Munaj, jou wish my heart to an
swer j ou, but dear friend let us talk
It over carefullj-."
'Oh, Margaret, you do not loe mo
or there would be no cold arguments."
"Indeed1 Ah, prav paulon me that
sneer. Tell me, Mini ay, why jou wish
to minj me."
"Because 1 love jou more than tongue
can tell "
"And If I love jou I should wish to
mnny ou? '
' Yes '
'iiogaulless of anything else'"'
"Most cortalnlj'. Iove Is paramount
to evciythln.; else In this world; at
least leal, deep loe Is. Oh, Mnigaiot,
Margniet, don't von love me I thought
I s,i, I thought I knew jou had sonif
llVlng stionger than a friend's affection
lor me "
"Uteii, Munav I nm going to hurt
jou, and It Is most painful to me. I
do not trust ou. I cinnot linuy a
man I do not trust "
"You do not love me, jou do not loe
mo "
'Hear me out. I vioiiU m.uts ou
If 1 could trust jou Ho not smile In
that aicastl" way, Muuay, jou harm
yourself. But I hao no abiding faith
In joui llslty of pin pose, In the Bood,
woiklng stiength or your chmaclor.
You may bo all tint I Mi you to be,
but it l not roven What moio teiri
hle thing could happen than If I lmn
iled jou, nnd afterward" found that
jou wcie nowhere up to mv opinion
ol you" The death ot m lisped for
you would kill my love "
"Tij me, Maigarot. My loo Is gteit
enouuh to keep me a man lit to be your
mate. If ou Ioe me, tnniij ma.
Awn with all despondency and pessi
mistic thoughts. I hae been thioigh
the lire. I tiust 1115 self. Hive me jour
faith, too "
"I cannot, but I will tiy to We aie
gutting near the pier now, nnd T think
it hot not to take the long sill with
ou that 1 hi 1 planned. Steei In nnd
let lie out, please. I hae thought of
a wnv. Majbe jou will think me a
cold-blooded wietch. hut T can do no
beUoi. Listen to what I hao to iiy,
and remember that what .-eeiris haul to
ou is tiebly haul to me I will trv to
tiust jou bv testing the found it Ion of
tlis tiust. Uo not lireiiupt or espostu
late.nnd I will show jou to what length
I will go to do what I i 01 1 01 for th
man I Ioe
. 'Oh, Maigaiet -deal- '
"Hush, please Muirav 1 h.nc over
JSOO.O00, all my own isn t it an awlul
hum.' Tomoirow I will intiuct mj
agents. Haidy & Co, to place half ot
what I own to j'our credit, to be diawu
on as jou wish. With this money jou
can buj- an Intel est in some business,
l'eihaps j'oti would like to stait one of
jour own. You might pinch i-e gjJd
stocks and bonds, 01 jou can bmy it in
the gioiind as jou see lit. Walt a little.
Tluee jeais f 10111 now, on this same
daj- of the month, 1 will row out to jou
in the Inlet just as I did todaj. Pjii t
forget It, rain 01 shine, dear If jou
will meet me then and tell me jou 111 o
a man stne ol out self and jour acts,
and that the eents of the past t"ir e
j'eais hae pioed It to vou ljeon(l a
doubt, I will take jour woul foi it, and
marrj' j'ou within a month
"Maigaiet what cia?v sthenic 1 iu
got'
"It Is nil light If I liiiiuj jou the
monej will bo voins anj waj, and if
I do not well. It will be woith it "
"It Is geneious, but absolutM- ab
stiid "
"Ileio we aie. 1 must leae jou T'ut
mo off Do not wilto to me And do
not foi get. Mm raj-, I will not see jtu
for three jear, but I will loo nu
with all my hemt, then as now, deal
est "
' But, Mnigaret "
"No moie, no moie Pioy 0111 - If
a mail, Munav, and It dajs get dark
or tedious, remember I love j-ou, jev I
do, and no, you stupid, j-ou cinnot
kiss mo befoie all those people "
The boat was at the plei. Maig.vet
Hemming landed, and Mm lay Ste ut
put to sea again
II.
Thiee jeais later Manalian Ink t
again bore on Its wrinkled bosom tho
man waiting for the woman. Tho In
let had not changed, the 0(ean beat as
of j-ore against the Implacable bai, ind
the little town was the same ud and
j'ellow blotch
The heat ot the day was Intense, as
theie was not a breath of air to tem
per the ertlcal injs of the run. Laise
drops tan down Maiy Skellj's honest,
brown face as she lowed her dear M'sa
Hemming towards tho sail boat. Mar
garet was silent at tho stair, and
looked Intently ahead. Their separa
tion had de eloped ner loe towatds
Murraj-, for sho had made nnd keut a
heart picture of him that had none but
noble attributes. Tho three jeais, In
spite of tho excitements and enjo
ments of Ihnopean travel, had passed
J cry slowlv. She had fretted at the
conditions she had hei self Imposed, and
had often blamed herself for the seem
ing lack of necessity In them. Toi get
ting tho cailses that had made her best
judgment demand a thorough trial of
his constancy and put pose, she giew to
regard Murray as a maitjr to her cold
blooded skepticism. Her desire to jee
Win, to touch him, to change tho lone
ly tenor of his wajs; in brief, to over
whelm him with a mature woman's
generous loe, became a mastering pas
sion. The noise of Mary drawing In her
oars to tako the rest necessitated by
tho prostiatlng hoat roused Margaret
Hemming from her abstraction. She
looked fondly at tho tired but plucky
llttlo woman facing her.
"You aio one of the bravest women
I know, Mary Skellv."
"Oh, Miss Hemming, what do you
mean? You don't know me. I am afraid
of a shadow."
"That may be, but j-ou arc not afiald
of tho hard, real adversity of jour lot;
you truly light a battle for j-ourself
and mother, and you win it. I call that
real courage "
"You don't know all, Miss Hemming.
I have been beaten at last."
"What!"
"Yes, a man has nabbed me. I am
going to many him."
"I do not understand. How has a man
nabbed jou?"
' Woll, jou see, Mhs Hemming, It Is
this way. My father was a sailor, my
How Murray Stew
art Won and Lost
His Bride A Story
giandfnthern were pallors, nil of us
havo nlways been sailors. It runs In
our blood like tho dHnk habit does In
some people's. I am ns good a sailor
ns Is made, If I do say It myself. Now,
I havo alwnj-s wanted to many a sea
faring man, for It's a man's calling,
and most ot them that follows It are
good, true men. But a man named
Israel Kianier, who keeps a store, Is
going to marry mo. I can't help It. 1
liked him some, and one day he said,
'Mary, I keen a store, nnd I know jou
hate It, hut I nm going to add you and
jour mother to mj stock, and so you
get leadv this day month, nnd don't
hick out or up, for it's no use, nnd, be
sides, 1 love jou,' why It Just bested mo,
ho was so masterful suie So 1 said:
'All light, Israel," and I let him kls
me. Still oh, how I hate the Idea of
a store-keeper."
' But jou do not hate Isiael'"
"No, Indeed. He's fair and Fqunro and
vcij' kind. And I'll tell jou a mm let
no one else knows. Miss Hemming. I
am going to Ttenton with him tomor
row, and when I come back I'll bo Mrs.
Kramer. Mother's going to live with u,
of course, nftei il's over. I couldn't
stand being publicly mnrrled, so we
plenned the Ttenton trip It Is snenkj',
but I nm so ashamed of myself."
"Oh, that Is all right, MaiJ-. I wish
vou, with all mv henit. a happy, lov
ing man led life, and a good man to
lean on "
As she spoke Mnigaiet look wlstfullv
tow aid the 1 illboat which was veiy
t lr"s, to them Oh, whit a teulblo
longing to llnd theie the honest, hear
tv, ullant man of her Ideal Tor tho
Hi st time In thres ypars the gieat
doubt tonefe obscured her face All
of Munaj-'s old weaknesses, the Bieat
selfishness thut she had known of, and
his Immense want or solf-depondcnce
rose up before her and menaced th"
Idol of her dieams. Her heait boat
wildlj-. There he was, and, In the fi ac
tion of i second, so It seemed to her,
she was bv the sailboat and stepped
into It
Mary Skellj aftci an affectlonatJ
good-bve," ptillid slow ly away, won
deilng whv the drops no longer thnfed
one nnother down hei cheeks and neck.
It was fiightfully hot and she felt wot 11
out, so, when about half a mile up tho
t hannel from the anchored s illbe.it sho
diew In her oais to tike another iout.
Then the fainted. She wns one ot
mnnv hundieds the sun oveithiew that
July dav But while theo others le
"flved immediate attention In the cool
est plates obtainable, the hot fire ton
tinned to pour upon Maij"'s piosti.itu
bodj-. In tho weM, however, the dei.
black clouds piomlscd nllef Horn the
oppression
Murraj' Stei'.ait piolouged the hand
clasp v hit h had bo n necessaiy to get
Maigaiet s.ifelj on boatd She looked
at him wlstfullv, tioinulouslv
"Muitaj" she said There were a
thousand words in the one. "Dear
Muriaj '"
"Mj- Mai fi.il ct,' he? whtspeied, with
out knowing why sh, stiove to dtaw
away her hand from his.
"Oh, dcatest'" ho ciled, "have jou
still the doubts which have separated
us for so long" Did you think that I
would be lute If I were not able to
claim mj wife" Oh, denies:, dt'.nest,
can jou not we tint I nm a Mian, not
a pei feet nevti-etilng one, but a man
ot sine )uu pose and will, famishing for
jour love' Come to me, dear. Como
to me, my wife, for I am j'our husband
and I claim jou with a Just claim "
With a ciy of the deepest joy Mar
gaiet loaned over towards him and
kissed him on tho cheek befoie he was
aware of her design So pale wns she
that he 'thought she would faint, and
ho diew her down beside him on tho
bench. Slowly fiom between hoi diik
lashes came the big1 drops, and :,lio
shuddered conv ulslvelj". Ke kissed
away the tears, and the phise quietly
passed awuy fiom her. Then she lift
ed her head from ofi his shouldci and
gnred at him admlrlnglj.
"Muiray' You dear boy'"
'Oh, my dear, isn't it wondnful'"
' Is it nil true" Ai' we ically trgeth
er"' And, Muiny, deai, have j'ou suf
fered much?"
"S-s-h-h. dearest love. It Is all over.
What does It matter? I have you now."
' Ye, dear husband."
She nut her aims around his neck.
The chained fires of ten jeais burned
in her large, In own ejes when Stow ait
clasped her to him She was manifest
ly beautiful as her soul icsponded to
tho delight of gratified love Her whole
being had been coinpletelj changed In
a few moments.
How sweet It was that swlftly-mov-iiiS
time, when llttlo wns said and all
was understood The jois of love aro
combinations of loving another and
being loved. The pleasures of loving
aro necessnrlly unselfish when the love
Is pure nnd wholesome, but tho sweet
ness of being loved by 0110 whom we
hold npait from all others Is a delicious
selfishness, seldom ically culpable, thnt
we nut so In our heaits as a mother
her child And If that love-child be a
first-born it Is a passion tho least gioss
of any In this world
Margaret In the boat, loving, loved,
was wiapt In mjstlc dieams, kaleido
scopic and Intangible. At her request
Murray sti etched himself In the bottom
of tho boat with his head In her lap,
and she crooned sweet melodies to
him ns she petted nnd fondled hlni.
Her mother-heart was very full.
Suddenly she thought of tho prettiest
love song she knew, a little thing In
pimple language ilchlj sot to sweetest
harmony. A few weeks previous she
had heard It sung In tho most refined
and touching way by one of the finest
voiced cantatrlces.
With Infinite tenderness sho staitcd
the appealing chausonettc. But sudden
ly tho object of her love leaped to his
feet trembling In every flbie.
"For God's sake, not that tune'" he
cried
"Muiraj! Murraj'"
And then, parallel to the startling
suddenness ot his words and tho ia
pldlty of tho transf 01 matlon that had
taken placo In him, camo a dazzling
blazo of uhl to light and a crushing
ciack of thunder fiom the deep black
clouds which had raced to tho zenith
unnorcolved by tho two. A storm was
upon them.
"I wish that had lilt me," cried Mur
raj'. "Maigaret, I am a scoundrel, but
I could not He with my head in jour
lap and hear you sing that song,"
"Why, dearest? What does this
mean?" Sho folt a heart-stab.
"Mean? I am 11 liar and ought to be
in hell. Can't you see7 Whero did you
hear that sonc?"
"I heard a French woman sing It."
"Annllo Brasta?"
"Yes "
"Well my Godl sho used to sing it
to mo j'ou understand? Oh, why did
1 speak? Mnigaret, Margaret, I am
tavlng."
"No; you 1110 telling mo the truth for
onco In jour lite"
"I was era' out of my mind"
Coward! Sllr youtselt and get
nshoto before tho honest sea In Its just
ftny swallows you."
These words from tho woman ho had
wronged struck him like bludgeons. In
the past tho knowledge of Ills unfaith
fulness had often oppressed him, but
the lightness of his nature had easily
cast aside uncomfortable thoughts.
Now the situation had a vivid vitality
unknown In his past life, nnd guilt took
on only too definite shape as he looked
at the stricken woman before him. He
burled his face In his hnniK
Mnigaret stood up nnd looked around.
Already the wind went howling by. nig
drops were slowly falling, nnd the
lightning was terrific.
"Come, captain," she said In an un
real, husky voice.
Stewart buist Into tears. Tho sud
den dreadful change In everything had
unneived him.
"I did love jou" he began
"Slop that," said Margaiet qulcllv
"Wo had better get out of this as so in
ns we can Heavens, what Is that""
Up tho 1 hannel, about a quaitor of a
mile nwnj w hilled In the teeth of a
driving huirlc.ine bj tho outgoing tide,
was Mary Skellj's boat In It thev
could see Marj's bodj-, but thej- could
not toll whether she were Bleeping, tu a
faint, or dead. They qultkly saw that
the elements would tako her past them
on to the bar, wnere the white breu t
ers weie growling luirshlj foi some
food.
"Cut loose nnd got her," command d
Margaiet j
"I can't Don't jou see that she Is
on tho other side of that flat, where the
watei In too shallow for us7 And I
innnot sail up the channel to i,et
mound the fiat because It Is Impossible
to sail ngnlnst this wind The only
snlo ionise Is to remain nnchored hero
and ildo out tho storm If our anchor
gives wnj we'll go out over tho bar,
and that will end us."
' Mutiny Stewart, aie jou telling 1 m
the tiutli, 01 are jou too much of a
toward to trj' and save that uooi wo
man?" He glaied at hei
It is tile truth," he s ild
She felt It to be so.
' Hut see'" sho ciled. "The 0111 s ate
in hei boat Sw im out In the boat'fl
way and catch It as It goes bv With
the oars jou tan get safetv."
"And have jou? '
Hah'" It was nnothet bludgeon
stloke
"You know I can't swim "
"Yes jou tan, enough to save thot
woman Uo on, Mutiaj, for God's sake
be a man That llttlo vvomun Is worth
ten millions of jou. Go on, I sa go
on betoro It Is too late "
' I cannot. I cannot Hut Maigaiet,
IT I should, If I should ave hei, at
tho ilsk of my own life, will jou will
jou forgive nnd foi get''"
"Never1 Save her, Munav, for tho
deed's sake and jour own. Save her.
Ah for 1110 do not think of me I will
never see j'ou again after today wheth
er jou save her 01 not. Save her,
Muriaj-, quick she Is to he mairled to
niouow "
' r will Can vou kKs inn ' '
' Awaj '."
"I'll get her foi jou, Maiguiet, if
I can. Good-bje "
She did not answei, and coat and
shoes oft, ho sprang into the watei.
Bight manfully aid he stiiko out with
tho unusual hope of doing something
for another at the expense of himself.
Tho exhilaration of tho selt-sacriflce,
the reallv noblo feeling in him which
had momentarily supplanted his gross
selfishness, gave him tho nerve and
com ago of a heio. He was a poor
swimmer, but ho had not tai to go In
older to get neur where he thought
the low boat Would be caitled. Onto
theie he tiled to lloat, but tho spiay
fiom tho choppv waves nearly
sti angled him, and ho was compelled
to tuin over and strike out again.
Then he found he was getting out of
position, and ho swam sturdily to In
tel c opt the now swiftlj -moving boat.
It was tho struggle of his life, and no
man doing an unselfish deed ever .strove
mote herolcallj-. At no time did ho
become uncollected or frantic, but w 1th
gilm determination he willed and
woiked
Poor heio'
Poor little bllde'
Tho wind and tide can led her far be
vond his icach, and sho sought her
father under tho white-capped waves.
Murrav, seeing her go by, tiled to
lotmn to the sailboat. The attempt
was vain, great gusts of air and water
beat him down, and ho sank, leaving
Mnigaret kneeling In the midst of tho
storm, piajing foi two wandeilng
souls
She was rescued later
ABOUT BLOODHOUNDS.
Not tho Ferocious Brutes Thoy Aio
Ordinarily Considered.
Piom thej London Spectator
The following flist-hand notes on tho
"aptitude" of a young Hiiglish blood
houd, absolutely untrained, shows the
material which tho breed presents for
development. When a puppy It natui
ally followed Its master by scent, put
ting Its nose down at onco on to tho
glass path of the graden Later It
was seen to pick up the scent of Its
master forty-eight hours old, and run
It for two miles homo across gravelly
footpaths near London. It was taught
to amuse itself by hitting off his track
and finding him In a large vvood, which
It did successfullj', and on Hastbrooke
Downs often ran a three-mllo course
when the ground was hard nnd frozen
nnd snow was Ijlng In the hollows.
With a strong wind blowing across the
trail it ran 100 jards to leeward, at such
a headlong paco that It more thun onco
went head over heels In enow drifts
Like almost all bloodhounds, this was
a gcntlo animal and teachable, would
fetch sllppeis, "mind" bibles and of Its
own accord struck up a friendship with
tho police, whoso flro at the "office"
she frequently shared; nnd was poison
ed, presumably by burglars, who had
broken into eeveral houses In tho
neighborhood.
The gentlenesB'ot bloodhound disposi
tion is probably uccounted for by their
not having been used to hunt and kill
prey. One of tho most ancient aneo
tiuten of thesa flogs nttilbutes the cap
ture of a fugitive to tho use of his
own bloodhound. Tho namo itself Is
probably a modem one, based on a vul
gar en or that the dogs only followed
poison, who were "iod-handed" from
homicide, or who had about them the
smoll of recently killed sheep. Thu
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Grand Concert by the Bistolfe Trio
Saturday Evening at 7 O' Clock
The "Bistolfe Tno" is a musical organization that has been in this country but a few weeks
having come fiom Italy to fill several important engagements this spring. Meantime tney are
tilling a few open dates. The musicians use a violin, mandolin and guitar the manipulator ot
the latter at times using two separate instruments.
Do not miss this big event you will enjoy it.
E PRIDE OURSELVES on the magnificent crowds, the pleased
customers and the wonderful bargains which we are continnally
offering at
PI 3 wllM. 3 t3 & mf CLSE'A
1 1" IS INTERESTING to watch the ciowds if onlv to admne their ploasuie in
buying. These Friday bargain sales of ouis are a revelation to them.
'1 hey find good goods at prices lower than was ever known. The buying spirit is
peivasive. Catch the spirit and join the Fnday thiong. You'll not be disappoint
ed when you reach home and open your parcels for they'll measuie the full
standard of our representations and more, too.
Sales Begin at 10 O'Clock. Close at 6 O' Clock. Red Price Tickets.
Women's
Kid Gloves
.lous(jiietairc Glove
or in
other word-
otitton gloves
that arcS-buttonlength. They
are of ical French Kid skin,
line tannage and smooth fin
ish I n this lot there ai e sev -oral
shades of tan, also black
- all M7cs I'hey aie posi
livclv uoith $1 .."0 paii and
we'll leave it to au glove ex
pert in the citv On Fndav
onlv thev are
64
Cents
Pair
Women's
Dongola Shoes
Xo need to be witl'out
shoes when we offer on Fri
day only :U)0 pairs of fine
Dongola button ant' lace
shoes, w ith sole leather soles,
good kid uppeis made on
the new Leno. F.roadvvay
and Pans toe; heel and spring
heel; sues 2 J to S: never sold
under $1 2." On Fridav only
thev aie
Cents
Pair
Linen
Bureau Scarfs
We offer on Friday only "0
dozen fringed linen bureau
scarfs with colored centres.
They ate (iS inches long and
are woith 2.1c and ItOc On
Fridav thev arc to go at
Cents
Each
vO
Bargains
In the Basement
We otTei on Fridav vour
choice of verv pietty designs
m 7-inch Jardeniercs; laige
size japanned coal hods;
large size 2-hoop wood pails;
or r0 feet of good clothes line
any of which is worth 13c,
to lilc, at the little price of
Cents
Each
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Jonas Long'
unclent namo was lymo dog or talbot,
which later appears to liuvo been a
vvlitto variety of bloodhound. The Cu
Inn "bloodhoundf," whloli were used
tor hunting slaves by tho Spaniards
and vu'io lmpoited Into Jamacla, wore
not bloodhounds at nil, but a iross bo
tween tho mastiff and bulldop, or per
hups tho "doeuo" of Houleaux. They
were brindled, prick-eared and, doubt
less, horribly savaue. They were, how
uver, Ufied us "polleo" and, Uko tho
bloodhoundB on the border, were main
No matter what engagement you may have for Saturday evening
postpone. The great store wants you here that evening
where every one will be. We have completed arrangements for a
Spring
Dress Goods
V window full of them all
told there are li,:H7 vards.
Double width, all woof suit
ings in the newest spring
colorings The tetme is
i idi and smooth and the
shadings perfect. The abso
lute retail alue of this won
del ful offering is easily ,V.
cents vard Vo otfer vour
choice of the lot on Friday
only at the little price of
16
Cents
Yard
Men's
X Fine Underwear
About fortv-two dozen
men's fleece lined Undtiwcar
and this is the last call on
them. You may need an odd
suit a shirt or pair of
drawers this is vour cinnce
Early in season the price was
:5!)c, and considered cheap at
that On Fnday onlv they
are to go at
Cents
Each
Fine
Dress Gingham I
We offer ou 1'iidav onlj,
KIO pieces of new- styles in
spring dress ginghams; also
verv fine ;l-inch Madras
cloths. Every v.ird is woith
12k On Fridav onlv they
go at
3 Cents
4 Yard
Women's
handkerchiefs
All Swiss and putc lmcn
hem ititched handkerchiefs ,
some embroidered on the
hem and others on the Swiss.
Very fine quality and the
kind that have alvvavs
biought l.ric and le here. All
to go on Friday at only
Cents
Each
tained In every parish in Jamaica
where It was tho duty of tho church
wardens to keep them at tho expenso
of the community. Homo of theso dogs
wore Kept In London during tho early
days of tho zoological gardens. Tho
stories of their ferocity aro probably
not oxaBgeiated, though Lord Halcar
res, who imported 200 of thorn Into Ja
maica to aid In subduing tho maroons,
never used thorn. Ho frightened tho
negroes into subniltnlon by circulating
tho stories cut rent about tho dogs.
Women's
Black tlose
27!) dozen pairs of women's
fast black Hosiery are Ui this
lot. Some aie plain fine
gauge: some Richelieu ribbed
and some with unbleached
feet. 1'he manufacturer of
them told us when we took
the lot from him that they
would easily bring 1.1c and
17c pair but we make them
a greater value and they're
vours Fiidaj at
i
Cents
Pair
Women's
Merino Vests
Here's a chance to supply
the need of an odd vest to
help out until warm weather
comes. In the lot there is
20,1)1)0 do7en. line merino,
nicely inatk and finished. J
Eaily in the season the price
vni" .III. n4sl PI Ivn wi m T
UclS "Ji(l. .11111 u uciiy.uu tvv.ii
then. On Friday only the
price is
Cents
Each
v
Prettg
White Goods
c olur on Friday only
J ,000 vards of fine white
goods in plain, checked,
striped and open work ef
fects; extra quality, worth 10c
yard to go on Fndav at
3 Cents
4 Yard
All-wool
Ingrain Carpet
Best quality all wool extia
super iugiain carpets in a
great variety of the very new
est spring patterns in all the
brightest and best colorings.
We offer this splendid bar
gain to all comers on Fiiday
at the phenomenally low
price of
49 s;s
Wireback to Die May 17.
Lancaster, l'a , March O-The death
warrant for Halpli VV. Wireback was le
eched to.lav May 1; a (lXui os tlm iay
for the exei utlcn Wlrob.ick blow off the
head of L H lnndls, on April 7 last with
a shot Kim while tho liitt.r was trvlng to
eject Win-buck from a houso for which
tho leuso ImU eptcd.
Tho Wtlkcs-Barro Record can be had
In Scranton ot tho r.ows stands ot Ilels
man Bros., 401 Spruce and 003 Llnilsn
CWcets; Mac, Lackawanna avenue.
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