10 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1899. GALLEN'S. WATCH THE YELLOW SIGN. GALLEN'S. WATCH THE YELLOW SIGN. GALLEN'S. iMiiVi MtMiMtl)liiMii VAL SALE. at: Positively Be Vacated. &tAi)AtAittAit . ... 1 MmMQimSi . ..... 1 lilifsSSJ entire Building lust $ -iiKfcBprr 1 Shoes The latest fall styles are here in all leathers. Every pair of shoes sold here is sold with a guarantee of good wear, or a new pair free. $-t tn For Men's Patent Lcath I 1 er, Vici Kid and Calf It fl Shoes. Some with hand welted soles over 50 styles to select liom, in lace or congress. Also Ladies' Dongola box calf and vici kid, button or lace shoes kid or patent tips, cloth or plain tops $a Aw For men's and women's i finest Patent Leather, Ldo A Vici Kid and Box Calf Shoes. With light or heavy extension solts, hand welted or turned. Equal to regular S 5 shoes For Boys' and Misses' Solid Leather Shoes of don- KUK1i UUA e.ili aim s.iiiii can. I-act uiiu umiuu, Keguuir vaiues iji.aj ana 1.50. For Boys' and Misses' Fine Quality Dress Shoes. Misses', of box calf, vici kid and dongola. Boys', of satin calf and box calf. Regular values Si. 50 and $1.75. JH - 197 1 1.25 175 $2.25 Hats For Men and Boys. Latest fall shapes in Youman, Dunlap and Knox blocks. For Men's Brown Black and Pearl Alpines and Derbvs Regular value, one dollar and fifty. For our regular $2. so Hats, the equal of any S3. 00 hat sold anywhere. Black and brown Dcrbys; black brown and pearl Alpines. For the celebrated $3.00 "Agency" Hats. Sold all over the United States. Swell Eng lish shapes in Alpines and Derbys. ATURDAY MORNING, Sept. 9th, ushers in the greatest sale ever inaugurated in bcranton greatest because values are greatest greatest because of the magnitude in size, and greatest on account of the high class goods that will be offered at ridiculously low prices. The large number of people who have been patrons of this store during the past fifteen years can testify to the qualities maintained by us as our standards. In addition to our immense regular stocks, we offer our entire purchases of new Fall and Winter Goods now being placed upon our shelves and contracted for by us before we signified our intention of vacating the building. These stocks together aggregate the largest stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing ever offered in Scranton. No cheap or trashy stuff will be offered at this sale. Everything will be sold as represented or your money back for the asking. Minn I ' 'i Vv 'Xx l .i ST 5?: See the P rices We Offer on lee's and Boys' TailorMade Suits, JSa? ntACKti Sef MEYER The celebiated makes of Rochester clothing will be offered at this sale. The best clothing made in the whole woi Id, every garment stamped with tne matter s name, and our own. The best guar antee against sweat shop pioduction. If you've woi n Rochester made clothing before, you could not fail to appre ciate the difference in style, fit and make. Don't Let the Prices Belie the Quality. 10.00 Suits 6. See Them in Our Windows 12.00 15.00 18.00 20,00 25.00 Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits 8.20 10.90 12.40 14.80 16.60 7'vrl 7 UrtO M,' You know our reputation for Boys Clothing, styles will be shown here as usual. The same qualities and exclusive ; I ft W t j t. for Boys' hand apX.yo some Blouse .md Vestee Suits beauti fully trimmed and made blue and fancy effects. Also Double-Breasted Suits up to 1 6 years. Itcnlin!uc$3. a- -0 for Beautiful 43.9o Novelty Suits, in vestee elfects, with car dinal, blue, tan, grey, green and cadet blue trimmings. Also Double-Breasted Suits with double seat and Knee Pants fine mateiials. Heal uluc $5. . , for Boys' all-wool 45C Knee Pants, with double seats and knees. c for Boys' fast col jloC or Percale Waists $i tn for Bovs' Fan" l.yy cy Vestee and Blouse Suits, of all-wool materials, pretty designs, well made; sizes 3 to 12 years. Also Double-Breasted Suits, sizes 6 to 16 years Values up to S3. M, for the Finest .97 Novelty Suits ever brought to Scranton. There are no better suits shown anywhere. Why pay $6.00, $7.00 or $8 00 when you can buy equally as good here for S4.97? Cloths of the finest text ures, creations newest, styles exclusive. P eno WATCH THE YELLOW SIGH. Clothing and Shoe VEMUE House, WATCH THE YELLOW SIGN. (WWWWWM(IVM(f The Society of Sudden Death Germany, with all Its haid-heailed business qualltlP'!, hai roi liorn Xho home of various formsofilieamymystl clsm, bometlmcs of a h.unilrss charac ter, but occasionally ho ninibiil as to If. id to the perpetration of banKUluniy ttajredles which break unon the- shud dering woi Id with startling abruptness, riom the days when the tenlblo Veliin Keiicht, with its midnight mcetliiKs and Us hecret executions by the coid or fteel. curbed the licence of the rob bei nobles, a fondness for secret socie ties has rven been found In the Teuton mind, and whether fot political or so cial purposes, clubs and societies have usually been kept hidden from those who weie not untitled to paiticlp.ite in their my&tciies The quaint old university town of lleldelbcift, with its crowd of students fiom nil parts of the Get man cmplte. has ever been celebiated for theio btrango societies, the dolngb of which are carefully hid den from the outer woi Id, and It is with one of these gloomy associations that the picsent nanatlve deals. t'pon a btlght summer evening, two young men were heated upon a bench beneath the trees In tho Analge, dis closing a -subject which seemed to In terest them gicatlv. llotli of them were evidently students, their peculiar caps, theli braided schaUroks. and china pipes, with conts-of-arnis burned into the clay, showed this. Tho one was flight and delhato looking, with Boft, blue eyes and a l.ither weak mouth; he was listening to what 'his companion was saving, and mat King the dust at his feet with strange signs with the point of his stick. The other Student was fully 30 yeats of age, iiark and handsome, with a ptlr of dnrk Eyes, In whlrh a lmld Hip burned, he ipoke rapidly and emphasized men !nrd by erumhtng tho gravel beneath the heel of his Jack-boot. Fiom the :oIor' of his cap ho was evidently a Bavarian and his languago and mode Df expression was that of a highly iducated man. "And so, lleber Max," said he, nd liesslng his joungor companion, "ou tre not bufllclcntly tired of this empty norld to care- about Joining tho so jlety I have Just fmmed" "The world Is very fair, Rudolph," inswered Max, with a faint shudder, 'and It seems a toirlble thing to bind oneself to quit It at a motnotit's no tice." . "A niomtnt's notice"' lPtnited Ru dolph, with a cynical laugh "Why, lieber freund, you will havo a whole JlIBDtU lo r'Ppnre foi the leap. Think ft It, n. vv'iole month! Why, It Is an eternity to tho strong soul which kvishes to bo freed from the trammels bf the body." ''Have you, then, nothing to Uvo For?" Max asked, raising his eyes and fifne them upon the speaker's face. I tjiudolph laughed again. "I have JivfldrnyiUf" nnawored he, ",md Ftfltfdpd.,7J!i,m,Ufih Into my 50,ycart as inony a man of CO, and nw I am crav ing for the long sleep the iteinlty of test and the ool .shelter of the giave" "Itut I hive something to live for," said Max, softlj Yes, the American gill," leplled Ru dolph, with n sneei. "Well, well, jou inutit buy jour epeiience, I suppose, like the test of us, and then I opect vou will be willing ennugh to Join as a member of tho Society of Sudden Death " ' P.lsle Catheilow will never glvo mo cause to legiot my life," answered Ma, reolutelv. "Ach, tJott, jou ate joung," letottcd Rudolph, "but nu will get over that. Remembei th.it even if vou join us death is not Inevitable, you may draw the unlucky number " "The unlucky number?" Jnteitupted Max. "Yes," pin sued Rudolph; "the mini boi that gives you llfo and the accu mulated pool founed by the 1,001 thal eis deposited by each member of the club on his entiance." "And how many have aheady Join ed"'" the young man asked. "Three beidrs mjself," leplled Ru dolph. "Tlii'ie Is II. imann, Trail and Johann." "All disappointed men," mutterol Ma "All light good fellows," returned Rudolph, "who havo cast aside? all pusillanimous scruples and aio long ing to -take tho gmnd leap which will land them In haven of eteinal lest." Ills earnestness of manenr sepmed to impress his companion. "Tell mo the conditions again, my Rudolph," said Jie. "I havo heaid them once, but my memoiy has not letained them" "Willingly." leturned Rudolph "I fen mo that jour mind Is dwelling too much on tho transatlantic beautv. The conditions are simple. Our club will meet three times a week, with to bacco, beer and song, a icnl social gathering, but on the last day of cv eiy third month wo assemble for busi ness and draw for nui icleaso. Tho holder of the lowest number binds himself to leave this world by any means he shall think lit within one month fiom the clutu of the meeting. Tho fact Is. Mux, you aio all talk, and in that jou aio veiy bi.ive, but when it comes to uct you fall lamentablj-, and Raron Max von Klrschofen is a degenetnto sdon of his Thutlnglan an cestors." The young man's face, flushed nngrl !j "I am no coward," said he, "and dread death as little as jou do; to prove It I will Join your society and Jlsk nil." "Spoken like a man," returned Ttu dolph. "Resides, after nil, tho ilsk is nominal. Tho lot may Just ns woll fall upon me or on any of tho others as upon you." Rut no pralso could soothe tho ruf fled temper of Max von Klrschofen. and in a very short time ho took his leave, followed by tho sneering remaik of Rudolph; "Marry the American gill, filend Ma, and 1 11 wager that In three months jou will be as eager to di.iw jour death wan ant ns any of us Rudolph von Vogelshelnier waited until the llguio of lils young compan ion had dlsappeaied among the tiees which f lingo the Anlage, and then, after tilling his pipe, lose to his feet and strolled slowly toward his lodging near tho (Mils Thru. His mind was actively at woik and a fiendish exul tation stole over him as he eongiatu latcd himself on the good day's woik he had done "The life of Ma is In my handi," he mutteied, "and something more besides With his disappearance I can appear on the stage as a suitor for the hand of Rislo ratheilow, the wealth Amciiian beaut y. In mnk I am as good as he Is, for a Vogelshehnei tan show as many quartering as a Kltsr hofen. and as for monej', thnt pooi, weak fool has baldly a iclatlve In the world,' and do I not hold his will, making me his sole heir Never mind who wiote the slg natme; when the boy is oneo In the giavo theie will be no one to dispute It And now to make all sure, wheio Is that slinking French hound. I won der'" As If the thought had tnnjuted up the person he wished to see, a man stepped bilskly beneath tin- shadow cast by one of the tall hnuses and stood before hlni. He was a smait lit tle man a peifeet type of the gay, caielehs Fieneli inn n of tho south, a man who in the nitlos gaj-etj- of bin disposition might bo supposed to wear his beau upon his sleeve, but a cun ning twinkle nt times shone In his ee, which showed that It would bo dangerous to ttust to the gtillelesHness of the Gaul. He was dressed In git tnenls of what had been once a fash lonablle out, but which weie now uoe fullv shabby and gi case-spotted. Nevertheless, his alt of self-possession did not desett him for a moment, ns gi.ieefully ho iemoed his battel ed hat and o( helmed In passable Geinum: "Gooil-ilny, Iierr von Vuelshelniei, I am ptinctuil. jou see." Rudolph made no iepj hut, enter ing the houso and beckoning to the othei to follow him, led tho way into a largo, barely furnished mom on tho second floor. The lnio was ipdolem with tho smell of splilts anil tob.nco. and the shabbv fuinltuio was burned In nianv places with the hot nsiea fiom pipes and cigars There was a pllo of books In a corner, the dust upon the coveis of which showed how sel dom thiv had been opened of late, an unmade bed stood bv the side of the stove, and a ouple of duelling bub cs with a rv highly oiustlontCle photo grails fumed the ndoinments of tho wall Rudolph diew n chair un to the table, which stood In the (enter of tho loom, and motioned to his com panion to do tho same. "Well, M Duval," said ho, address Ing his visitor, "I gathor fiom what you told me that things havo gone badly with pou and that jou are on tho lookout for a Job." "My systom both at Hamhutg and Radon Raden turned out badly, and I loft both places In disgust," replied the Frenchman "Let ns put our cards down on the table." replied Rudolph, "theio Is no use in tijlng to deceive each other. I did he.ii of a coitaln Rtknnc Duval, who was expelled fiom both places I hav e named foi c heating at the tables " "Ma foi," leplled Duval, negllgentlj, "a man must act with a little finesse to get ahead of those bloated capital ists, the propiietois of the Kuisual but i aids un the table. Heir Rudolph, as jou said at the commencement. You want me to do something a little out of the waj or jou would not have a skid mo to mil upon jou." ' I have fed and clothed jou for tho last foitnlght," said Rudolph. 'Teste'" broke In tho Frein hmnn; "sauei-kiaut, thin vvlno and sausage for the food, an 1 ns for elothes," with a glance of ludiirous disfavor nt the sleeve of his coat, "tho less wo say about them the better." "I have n position to offer jou," con tinued Rudolph, wltliou heading tho others lemaiks "Would you like to become a member of a suicide club "' "It does not seem a verj tempting offer," lomaiked Duval, making a wty fair. "What are mj duties to cany out the deed oi to acquaint the authnil tles of the sad event, anil, most lm poitant point of all what Is the pay" "Theie ate five inenibeift of the so clotv," answered Rudolph, "who have each put-In a thousand thaleis, whlcn become the pinperty of the ilub nt their decease; dinwlngs ns to wlilih mem her shall kill himself take placo every tluee months Your share shall bo this monej." "nah" nnswoted the Fionchman; "fifteen months Is too long to wait In order to icalle, bcBldes. suppose I di.iw the unlucky numbei, whete shall 1 be?" "It Is on that very mutter that I want your assistance." said Rudolph, "Ymi can manipulato the cards?" Tho Fieiiehman smiled. "c"est tnon metier, monsieur," le plled he "It Is how I get my living." "1 believe that n peison skilled In the art,' piusued Rudolph, "cm com pel aiiuthoi to draw nny uinl he liken without his being awaro that he Is not using his own will.' "Foiclng a card, we tall l." rituimd Duvlil. "Yes, that Is one of the ouilj rudiments of the pioftssluu." 'Then jou could control tho diuw lug If j mi had the management of it' asked Rudolph. The Frenchman glanced around hlu and ills keen eyes fell on a dustj pack of i at ds which laj upon tho stow He took them up. gave them an almost Impel teptlble twist and Hun vtended them in n l inltlvo Hliiipo to Rudolph, saving qmetlv ' I.ei ns take the I, Ion of spades oh the harbinger of death. Choose one, monsieur " Rudolph did so, and on turning up tin card saw it was tin one naiiied by Duval. "Wondoifur" cried ho. " Are you certain of tho tilck?" For solo reply the Fiaiii'liinnii re placed tho card, shnllled the paok and presented it to Rudolph, with tho wimo result. "That is whRt I wHtit, and now for tho let inn," m tainted tho student, Duval fctnlled. ' I am not the man to i un mj head blindly Into a tiap," said he "You want to gel rid of a ceitaln peison In j'uur club: jou must tell mo his name and jour leason for desliing to do so." "You insolent dog," giowled Rudolph, gliding his hand with a tlneatenlng gesture toward a heavily loaded cane which stood by the side of tho chair "How daro jou question me!" Rut Duval's eje, warj as th.it of a hawk, had noted ever' meneuver of his host, and, drawing a small le volver from his pocket ho said1 "Flo Herr von Vngelshelmei ' Such lan guage should not be used by one gen tleman to another. Answer mj1 quc Hon, or permit mo to take my leave" Rudolph hesltn'ed, hut at Jist, seeing the futility of fuitlmr silence, he said "Max von Klisihnfen is the mm to lie got tld of and when ho Is out of the way 1 can nintij Miss Cntherlow " "What, the hell ess of General Oath erlow, the wealthy Ameilciv1! " r -ilaimed Duval. "That Is a prize In deed, and wortli at tho lowest L'O 000 mm kH." "You shall have them," said Ru dolph, "but j on must wait." "I must hnvo something In hand." persisted Duzal: "I could not Join even a suicides' club In this nttlre" "Money Is scarce at present," replied Rudolph. "Rut I can find joiV0 niTks " ' It Is little enough," said the French man, (llscontentedlj. "Rut I suppose I must mnko It do. and now let me heai what jou really want" A long (Oineisatlnii followed, and then the Fi cm hmnn, with the "00 m.ii ks 'safely reposing by the side of the revolver, lift the gloomy old house by the Carls Thnr and made his wnv to a becond-hnnd clothes shop In one of tho back streets. I'lslo Cntherlow was returning to her hotel from some pin chases she had been making In the Haupt atinsse, when a dapper little gentlrmau t iiur up to her. and, temovlns his hat with an eN.iKceiated flourish said: "Mdlle. cntherlow." An Rngllsh ghl might have been tei rilled nt being ho sudden ' ' ' t'""r ' ' 'i transatlantic maiden won ens In .1 sterner) mold, and so Rlsle islmply ' looked tho stranger In tho faco and nsked him what ho wanted. "I hnvo como to speak to yon, ma demoiselle, respecting tho Duron vun ivirscnoien, uu feaid. A pink flush uvuspiead tho girl's pie.., . atlliii an ulie i pll d. uiUi-i1 Iitiugluilj : "I do nut undotHtnnd you bir " "I'm bleu.' letlllllsl the Frew 'mum. loi It was h'tleinu Duval i.nd I ll In K I make una. If pre m p'xln I have lo speak to jou icguidln.i th tllttll VOU love." "Mr. this Is Insolence'" retorted ilip girl. lndlrnnntlv. nnd una nrru .., Unr oll hoi way, when she wns netted bv ' m words "Mademoiselle, hit f hnev to ny eonecinlUK the baron's life, which ho Is in Imminent da:irr of los ing." "What do jou mean?" exclaimed Ulele. "That I hold llflrnn 'v'n Ufa in th hollow of my hand, nnd that I and I alone can savo him from tho death that hangs over his head " "Why do you make such a communi cation to mo?" demanded FIsle. "You should g6 to the police." ' Mademoiselle." said Duval, laying his hand upon his henit. with a bow, "It Is always more pleasant to deal with the fair; besides. If I saved Ra ton Max's life, the police would not give me what I icqulie." "Anil what do jou requlie?" asked RNIo. "Money," exclnlmed Duval, lalslng his head and kissing the tips of his lingers Monej-. the tinkling little gold elai lings, which make life so cn Jojable and without which the woi id Is a howling wilderness." KNlp looked at him In some con tempt "And so jou want money for "avlng a' fellow -ci c.ituie's life?" said she. "You had better come to my fa ther ; he takes charge of business trans actions." "It was vi hat I was about to pro pose, mademoiselle." said Rtlenno Du val "You aie stopping nt the Hotel de Russo I will do mvself the honor of calling upon M. le General this evening 1 have to be cautious, for those who havo an Intetest In Hen vm Klrschoifpn's death, would not hesitate to put mo out of the way if they suspected that I was working ugalust them. At 7 this evening, then Ftlenne Duval will present himself to vour honoicd father.' Ho again bowed and Rlsle huirled nwaj to seek her father, her heart tilled with anx iety legardlng the danger which was hanging over her lovei's head M. Duval was punctual to his ap pointment, and. as dining the Inter vl he hid again sour Rudolph von Vogelshelnier, he was ablo to lay baio the plot In all Its details. Roth Rlsio and her father weie shocked at the colel-blooded consplmej, nnd he gen eral at once declared th.it ho should give rrotlio to tho police ns to the ex istence of such an Infamous club as the Hnelidy of Sudden Death. "Faidon rue, M. le Geneial," s.vld Duval, "but such a com so at present woulel onlj- pioduce a scaudnl Later on, let Herr Rudolph settle accounts v 1th the pol'ce. but I enrr sive the baron without the Intervention of the In .v. and now forgive me for tttrniir; n tho sordid fids of the quction. but I am a poor man, suffering tinde- the pressu-o of undrserved mlsf triune, nnd H'ir Rudolph bus offeied me HO.O'V) mat ha If I do as he desire " ' "An execrable villain!" exclaimed the trenoinl, hntlj. "Willi h I i hall wwr iecMv.i if I save ihe baion's life." continued M. Duval "How much do ynu want '" nsked (Jon CntJiHrliivv. "Rpfiiri deedpir J'our ilnunhier " ie. led the Fienihmun with another of hlu eSHPWeated liuws, "I whntltd have p-e-i vrnteful for tho nrlglnnl sum but now thitt I see tb- prfz 1 sm 'ihrelllg In the hani'r of Rnron Max I riut stipulate for double that amount." "Von shall halve it," terllcd tho gon ers!, after a moment's consideration, "but only on tlio tonul-tlmi "f jour OOlltUII't " "A small ndvance would be very ac ceptable" murmured ML Duvail, In whining accents. "I am very poor and am living among strungers." "Not a cent," returned tho general, sternlj-. "It jou want monej, get an advance fiom j-our brothel logue" The first meeting of the Society of Sudden Death took place in the rooms of Rudolph von Vogelshelnier, which had been appropriately decorated for tho oieaslon Sable draperies covered the walls and table, upon which were placed .1 skull and cioss bones, pistols, razors, cords and v l.ils labeled poison foimed a glibly trophy in front of the piesidonfs chali. All the members were present, and it was easy to see why some of them were tired of life. Tranz was getting rapidly blind fiom a salier cut received at n duel In tho Angels' Meadow, the fighting giound of tho btudents. Heimann was suffeilng from an Incurable Injury In flicted upon him bj the sweetheart of a joung girl whom he had grossly In sulted, while Johann had long been given over by tho doctors, owing1 to a colli he had caught while endeavoring to swim the Necknr on a frost y night, while in nn ndv aneed state of intoxi cation. Max von Klrschofen was. with the exception of the president and the new member, M. Duval, the only one who seemed In good health. Uut If Max was In tho enjojment of bodily health, his mind was very far from easy. Ho bitterly regretted his folly at having been led Into Joining the society, and wondcied whether Rl sle had noticed the deep depression which had iccontly closed over hlni Ho was much puzzled, too, by a. letter In an unknown hnndwiltlng which hail been slipped under his door that moinlng, containing the words "Ro of good cheer, jour llfo Is safe Agree to whatever Is proposed You are In good hands AN UNKNOWN FR1RND ' The solemnity of tho surroundings was lather niaried by tho smoke which i urled from the pipes of all the mem hi is, and the glass tankards of foam ing beet which stood upon the table, 'Let mo congratulate jou, my friends," said he, "uixm the opening of the Society of Sudden Death Wu have met hero todaj to enjoy our selves, not to put aside the thought of the gilslj phantom, as the Ignorant call him, tin wo look upon htm as a will nine elellveiei fiom tho Ills of life, but to while aw a j the time until he shall be with us. with song. Joke and good llquoi, and unless any member has anything to piopose, let us pio c pod to do so " "Stay." osclnimed Johann. rising to 1 'a feet 'I hnve po-nethlng to saj M-hy should wo wait thice wearj n ont'is for tho coming of the wclcomo gu?st why should not one Imprisoned biro bo act ft ee nt the very flist meet ing, eh? President I piopose that the lot I e cast tonight " Rudol.ih was iblltbt 1 thn unex- pectid n.njoi-Hl wh b 11 'n so vvclll wltli l.l.i w 1BI1K - I -ie oi mi Hendriy inusl be taken, said he, "bj IContlnu d on Pago II.,
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