vol,. XXXIII ANOTHER CHANCE We arc going to continue our SACRIFICE SALE during the month yet— Wcrk Bridles, our own make $i Co Bug c .y Bridles, our own make i oo Sweat Pads, worth 50c 3° Han ess. our own make : 6 00 Buggies with top 36 00 Hareess Oil, per gallon 5° Axle Grease, 6 boxes 25 Team Harness, o\;r own make, S2O for 2 horses Team Collars 75c each And a whole lot of other bargins. COME QUICK. i\SrS.B. Marti ncourt# Co rn EAST JEFFERSON Street. P. S. KRAMER WAGONS AND TFUNKS. Butler, Pa., March 2d. THEY ARE HERE- We have just received a line of Rubber Goods that we will sell in addition t# our regular goods at the following low prices. Men's Buckle Arctics .60c Woman's Stonn rubl>ers iSc Men's Rubbers 26c Misses' Spring Heel Rubbers 12c Woman's Croquetts '.l6c Children's Spring Heel Rubbers 10c We say to you these are not our best goods but an additional line we have added to our stock. Some dealers are continually trying to quote very low prices in footwear to convey the idea that they undersell everybody else when the fact is they are trading in very cheap stuff, There is no trouble to get any amount of these cheap goods at any time. THE WOODS IS FULL OF THEM- We merely call your attention to these few facts that will probably be worth your consideration in buying your footwear. The cheapest is not always cheapest. Men's Felt Boots and Rubbers $1.50 Woman's Fine Overgaiters 15 and 18c Bo>s' Felt Boots and Rubbers 1.25 Men's Rubber Boots #2.00 and $2.50 Worsens' Heavy Shoes 65c, 75c, 85c Men's Fine Shoes 85c, sl, #1.25 Men's Fine Slippers 50c Ladies' Fine Shoes 67j£c, |i, #1.25 Men's Warm Slippers 35 and 50c Children's Shoes 45c, 50c, 75c See our Ladies' Twentieth Century Shoes, new spring styles, just in at only £, and it is a beauty. Some of the advance new spring styles are now coming in. tter see Butler's Leading Shoe House when you buy your footwear. BUTLER'S LEADING SHOE HOUSE, Opposite Hotel Lowrj, B.C. Huselton. Harness Shop! Harness of all Kinds Made to Order. Repairing a Specialty, AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO BLANKETS AND ROBES. CASH PAID FOR HIDES. No. tn East Cunningham St., - - BUTLER, A (The old Times Office.) FRANK KEHPER, Agt. Silver Ware Free! . Handsome triple plated hand engraved Teapots, Cakestands, Fruit stands, Butters, creaims, Spoon holders, molasses, sugars, castors, Porcelain and alarm clocks and other articles both ornamental and useful. Call in and inspect the ware. GET A CARD. Purchase you overcoat for Men, Boys and Children. Suits, Pants, Hats, Capes, Underwear, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Tics, Suspenders, Gloves, Mits, Overalls, Jackets, Sweaters, Umbrellas, Trunks, V alises, Telescopes, Watches. Chains, Charms, Rings, Pins, Brushes, Pocket and Bill-books,Purses,etc. and when your purchase amounts to $15.- OO you get your choice of any of the above articles. Our Stock is complete, And Styles correct. Quality the best, And prices the lowest. D. A. HECK, No 121. N.Main St. BUTLER PA. OUR UNDERWEAR BUYER After looking over the stock of several jobbers and manufacturers has bought the cream—THE CHOICE GOODS OF THEM ALL. We ask your special attention to a line received this week from a large manufacturer, including one case of Ladies' Night Gowns, at 49c worth 60c, Ladies' Cambric Gowns, Gulden's Gowns, Children's Waists, Ladies' Umbrella Skirts, in fact everything i:i Ladies' and Children's Muslin Underwear. M. F. & M. MARKS, 113 to 117 S. Main St. Butler Pa. TIT A Nffinrncc L KINGS, EAR KINGS. UJlAlUUillia f 80AKF PINB.CBTUDS. «jnr M «* \ GENTS' GOLD, LADIES' GOLD. " * imtia f GKNTS' SILVER,'.LADIES'.CIIATLAIN. .TTCUU MT.R "V \ Gold pins. Ear Klnps, Rln^s. ** ** ■■ * / Chains. Bracelets. Etc. «TT. V lAI A"R TI*I Tea Seta. Castors, (Butter Dishes and; EverytuiDß tnatcanbefoundiaallrstclassstore.. RODGE3 BROS. 1874 } PORKB - 8l^ PLKI , I ATH P TJIE L-f. JEWELER. 189, North Vain Bt, BVILEB, FA., THE-BUTLER CITIZEN. Take Care 1 Of your physical health. Build up your I system, tone your stomach and digestive ! organs, increase your appetite, purify and ! enrich vour blood, by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla The One True Blood Purifier. ?1; 6 for ?"). H/irvrl'c Uillc act harmoniotwlT with nooa S Kills Hood , Sarsaparllla 25c. e. vi>. ■ moiamramimo oo - , _ do .gUWer- | I Wear | | Points | oo 00 protection rv gg oc Ho irritation fitting 2? gS M©"jigr&tf pricey cy & " & <S> AH k:J%rQs btmimimmmS All grad<* of underwear at very low prices. Largest stock of hats and furnishings for gentleman ni the country. An inspection will prove this to any ones satisfacture. Colbert & Dale. 242 S. Main St., Butler, Penn'a A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME FOR LIVE, WIDE-AWAKE CASH BUYERS. A GREAT REMODELING SALE We are going to enlarge and re model our store, as our large and increasing trade demands it. We must have room. So that will ex plain the great cut in prices. LOOK AT THIS. Lot 1. Men's Fine Buff Shoes, lace or congress, tip and plain, former price #i .50 marked now SI.OO. Lot 2. Men's A Calf Bals and Con gress shoes, good and strong, suitable for Working Shoes, former price J:.40 now marked £I.OO. Lot 3. Ladies' Oil Grain Button shoes, climax cut, warranted waterproof, always sold for $1.25, going in this sale for 75 cents. Lot 4 Ladies' Felt Shoes, warm-lin ed, some felt soles and seme leather, would be cheap at #I.OO, price now 50 cents. Lot 5. Ladies' Fine Kid Congress, narrow square toe, patent tip. no matter what we sold them for, they m ustgo at 75 cents. See them Lot 6. Ladies' Cloth Slippers, warm lined. We are almost ashamed to put the price on them, but we don't want them. They are yours for 19c a pair. Reduced Prices for Repairing. Child's Half Soles 20c Child's Half Soles and Heels.2sc Misses' Half Soles .... 20c Misses' Half Soles and Heels.3oc Women,s Half Soles 25c Women's Half Soles and Heels3sc Youth's Half Soles 25c Youth's Half Soles and Heels.3sc Boys' Half Soles 35c Boys' Half Soles and Heels. .50c Men's Half Soles 40c Men's Half Soles and Heels. .60c Patches 5c NO CHARGE will be made for clinch ing or sewing rips on rhoes that were bought at Butler's Progressive Shoe House. C. E. MILLER, 2i5 South Main St., BUTLER PA J) ; • ■, —• The Place to Buy GAS COOK ING AND HEATING STOVES, GAS BURNERS AND FIX TURES, HOSE, BATH TUBS, ENAMEL AND IMPROVE WELSHBACH GAS BURNER. W. H. O'BRIEN I ON, 107 East Jefferson St. New Wall=Paper New Stock just in and selling fast. Some beauties for little money. See them and you will want them. DOUGLASS' 241 S. Main St. Near P. O. Butler Pa. liTTTLER. PA. s THURBDxVY. MARCH 19, 1890. BY ' PV. 'NAM'S - '• - CHAPTER XIII. Mil. BARNES GOES SOUTH. Mr. Barnes now began ,-unje re searches into the past history of Mr. Alphonso Thanret. Obtaining the date of his first registry at the Hoffman House, ho found that to be about a month before the train robbery occurred. Finding the expressman who had brought his baggage to the hotel, it transpired that it had been taken from an English steamship, yet the name Thanret did not appear upon the list of passengers. As it was certain, however, that the man must have arrived by the ship it was evident that Thanret was an alias. Mr. Barnes copied the ship's list for future reference. A search for the name Rose Mitchel was fruitless, though extended to the passenger lists of all arriving steamers for two mouths prior to the murder. Believing that Mr. Thanret must have some communication with foreign friends and hoping to obtain some clew by the postmarks of any such letters, Mr. Barnes arranged an espionage of the man's mail. But though the hotel clerk reported to him daily for several weeks there was not one foreign letter. As to money, Mr. Thanret appeared to be well supplied, paying his board bills promptly with checks upon a neighbor ing national bank, in which it was as certained that he had deposited to his credit several thousand dollars. Thus after a long investigation Mr. Barnes was chagrined to admit that ho had discovered nothing save that Mr. Thanret had come across tho ocean un der an assumed name, and even this meager knowledge was a mere matter of inference. Though baffled in this direction Mr. Barnes had been more successful in an other effort which he essayed. This was a line of investigation which he inaugu rated hoping to discover the where abouts of the child Rose Mitchel, who was so skillfully kept in hiding. He had first instructed Lucette as to the part she was to play, and that young wom an, anxious once more to staud well with her employer, had exerted herself to her utmost, entirely succeeding in her mission. This was to obtain some of the writing of the child. "Go to the house again," Mr. Barnes had suggested, "and get into conversation with that same servant who met you at the door on your first visit. Then in some manner obtain a specimen of tho child's writing. An old copybook would be just the thing." Lucette carried out these in structions to the letter, and by bribing the servant girl at the school obtained exactly what the detective had suggest ed, a copybook in which little Rose Mitchel had practiced writing. Armed with this, and selecting a specimen which seemed best suited to his purpose, Mr. Barnes next bribed tho mailboy at tho Fiftli Avenue hotel to examine all letters addressed to Mr. Mitchel until he should find one in the same hand. It was not until early in March that this patient work resulted in success. Theu one day the boy reported to Mr. Barnes *'iat the expected letter had at length arrived. The postmark in dicated that it had been mailed at East Orange, N. J. "So that is where the little bird is bidden," said Mr. Barnes to himself when this information reached him. Summoning Lucette, he sent her to East Orange with these instructions: "Now, my girl, I'll give you another chance to redeem yourself. You are to go to East Orange and find that child. The most promising plan is through the postoffice. I will give you a note to the postmaster that will aid you. Should a letter be sent to the child either by Mitchel himself or by Miss Remsen, you will learn of it through the postmaster. The rest of course will be simple." "But suppose," said Lucette, "that the child's letters are directed under joveu to the parties with whom she is living? What then?" "Why, stupid, that is what I send fou down there for. As tho postmaster is an acquaintance of mine I could get the address, should it reach him, with out having you there. But that is only i faint hope. Wo know that the child is in East Orange. East Orange has just so many houses. You must examine ov ary one, if necessary. Now go, and if jrou don't find the child I have no fur ther need of you. I give you this com mission partly as a chance to redeem pour other mistake and partly because pou have seen the child once and could recognize her." "I'll find her," said Lucette, and she departed. A week later Mr. Barnes was in New Orleans, where he devoted himself to iiscovering, if possible, the early his tories of Mr. Mitchel and the murdered ivoman. Weeks passed, and he made no progress. One morning in the latter part of April he was feeling somewhat de spondent over his ill success, when, as ae glanced listlessly through The Pica yune tho following paragraph caught lis eye: "Mr. Barnes, the celebrated New Jfork detective, is in the city and stop ping at the St. Charles hotel. It is be lieved that he is in search of a desperate criminal, and probably the news loving tvorld will soon be treated to one of the famous detective's clever elucidations of some mysterious crime.'' This both annoyed and puzzled Mr. Barnes. He had not told any one his :rue name and could not guess how the reporters had found his identity. While lie was thinking of it a card was brought ;o him which bore the name, "Richard 3ef ten.'' He directed that the gentleman should 1 je shown to his room, and soon after a nau of about 35, with dark complexion, dark hair and keen hazel eyes, entered, : jowiug politely and saying: "This is Mr. Barnes, 1 believe." "Be seated, Mr. Sefton," said Mr. | Barnes coldly, "and then tell me why rou believe me to be Mr. Barues, when j t registered as James Morton. " "I do not believe you to be Mr. ! Barnes,'' said the other, coolly seating limself. "I was inaccurate in using that j jxpressiou. I know that you are Mr. EJarnes." "Oh! You do! And how, pray, do ! 'on know that I am Mr. Barnes?" "Because it is my business to know icople. lam a detective like yourself. ! have come to help you. " "You have come to help me! You are j rery kind, I am sure. But since you are ! o very clever, perhaps you would not j nind telling me how you know that I j leed help and in what direction," "With pleasure. You need help be- j aase, pardon my saying it, you aro i working ou a case in which time is I irecious to you, and you have already | wasted about six weeks. I say wasted, j leeause yon have learned nothing that j rill aid you in your search." "111 mv search for what?" "Mr. Barnes, you are uolovercordial. There should be some fraternal courtesy between us. I have come to yon as a friend, houestly wishing to aid you. I have known that you were in the city for some time. I have heard of you, of pourse. Who in our business has not? Therefore I have spent a great deal of spare time watching yon. I did so sim ply to notice and perhaps to learn some thing from your methods. In this way I became acquainted with the fact, first, that you are interested in tho name Mitchel, and, secondly, in the name Le roy. I have simply put the two together and jumped to the conclusion that you are trying to learn something about Le roy Mitchel. Am I right?" "Before I reply to you, Mr. Sefton, I must have more assurance of your good will and responsibility. How do I know that you nre a detsctive at all?" "Quite right! Here is my badge. I am in the department here.'' "Very well so far, but now how can you prove that you have any good reason for assisting me?" "You are a hard man to help, I de clare. Why, what object but a friendly one can I have?" "I am not prepared to answer that at present. Perhaps I shall be able to do so later.'' "Oh, very well! You can look me up all you want to. I can stand it, I assure yon. But, really, I did want to help, though of course I have no right to in trude. As you say you do not need me, why I" "I did not say that I would not ac cept your aid. You must not think me ungracious. I am simply a detective, and careful from habit. I certainly should not speak confidentially to a man that I meet for the first time, and so disclose any of my own purposes. But it is different with you. Yon must have had a definite idea by which you ex pect to give me assistance or you would not have come here. If you aro earnost and honest, I see no reason why you should not disclose the main purpose of your visit at once." "If only to prove my honestly I will do so. I believe you are looking for Le roy MitcheL If so, I can tell you how to find him in a few hours, or, at the worst, in a day or two. " "You know of a Leroy Mitchel who is now in this city?" "I do. He is over in Algiers, a work er in one of the carhouses. He is a com mon, drunken brute, and that is the only reason why there would be any diffi culty about finding him. When he is sober, ho is easy to see, but as soon as ho gets some money he is off on another spree.'' "Do you know of a woman of the name of Rose Mitchel?" "Certainly—that is, I did know such a woman once. But she has not been in New Orleans for years. At one time any one could have given you her ad dress. I see now that this man is the one whom von w ■ ouco he passed as this woman s liosband. " "You are sure of this?" "Positive." "When and where can I see this man?" "He works in the shops of the Louisi ana and Texas railroad, over in Algiers. You can find him through the foreman.'' "Mr. Sefton, it may be that you have given me information which will be of service to me. If so, you will not regret it. I will myself examine into the mat ter. For tho present, if I do not make a confidant of you, you must attribute it to caution rather than to distrust. " "Oh, I am not easily offended. I would act in tho same manuer in your place. But you will find that I am your friend. You can count on me to aid you on demand. I won't trouble you again till you send for me. A note to head quarters will reach mo quickest. Good momiug." "Good morning, Mr. Sefton, and thank you." Mr. Barnes extended his hand, feeling that perhaps ho had been unnecessarily discourteous. Mr. Sefton took it with that genial smile of friendship so common to the native southerner. Left alone, Mr. Barnes at once pre pared for a trip to Algiers, determined not to let wjy more time be lost. He reached the shops just after the men had knocked off for luncheon. Tho foreman, however, told him that Leroy Mitchel had been at work in the morning, so he Waited patiently. When the men came back to resume work, the foreman pointed out a man who he said was Leroy Mitchel. The fellow had a bad face, and if ever he was a gentleman he had sunk so low through drink that no evidence of it re mained in his appearance. Mr. Barnes went up to him and asked when he could have a talk with him. "Now, if you pay for it," replied the man insolently. "What do you mean?" asked the de tective. "Just what I say," said the other. "We get our pay here by the hour, and if you want my time, why, you'll have to pay for it at union rates." And he laughed as though a good joke had been propounded. "Then," said Mr. Barnes, taking in tho kind of a man with whom he had to deal, "I'll engage you on a job that I have for you and pay you double wages as long as I use you.'' "Now you are talking," said the fel low. "Whero'll we go?" "I think I'll take you to vny hotel." And thither they proceeded. Up in his own room again Mr. Barnes felt at ease, while his companion certainly made himself comfortable, selecting a rocking chair and putting his feet up on the window sill. "Now then," began Mr. Barnes, "I want to ask you a few questions. Are you prepared to answer them?" "That will depend on what they are. If you don't ask impertiuent questions or ones that I think I ought to*et more than double wages for answering—why, I am with you.'' "In the first place, then, are you will ing to say whether yon ever knew a wo man who called herself Rose Mitchel?" "Well, rather. I lived with her till she broke me.'' "Do you know where she is now?" "I don't, and I don't care to." "Suppose I were to tell you that she is dead, and that she had left f 100,000 which is unclaimed?" The man jumped to his feet as though Bhot and stood staring at the detective. He gave a long, low whistle, and a keen, tricky gleam came into his eye, which Mr. Barnes noted. At length he spoke: "Aro yon giving me this straight?" "I am telling you the truth. The wo man ia dead, and that amount of prop erty is where I ean get it for the man who can prove that he is entitled to it." "And who would that be?" He wait ed eagerly for the reply, and Mr. Barnes saw that be was playing trump curds. "Why", Mr. Mitchel, that Is what I am down here for. You see, I thought the rarty would be willing to pay me a good commission for proving him the heir, and that is why I am hunting him up. I started out with the idea that I might find her husband. He would have a claim." "I see. " Saying which, he 6at down and seemed lost in thought. The detect ive deemed it well to -wait for him to speak again, which he did. "See here," he exclaimed. "How ; much do you want for getting this mon i ey for mei" "I cannot get it at all unless you are the woman's husband," replied the de- I tective. "Well, I am her husband. Didn't I tell yon I lived with her till she broke j me?" "Yes, but are you legally married to her?" "Why, to be sure. Don't I tell you I am her husband?" "Then, in the name of the law, I ar rest you," said Mr. Barnes, suddenly rising and standing over the man. "Arrest me," said the fellow, jump ing up. pale with fright. "What for?" "Rose Mitchel has been murdered, and the man who killed her has con fessed that he was hired to do it by you." "He's a blasted liar. " "I hope BO for your sake. But as you admit that you are her husband, you are the man we are looking for. I'll have to take you to New York." "But, I say," said the fellow, now thoroughly alarmed, "there is a big mistake here. I've been lying to you; I'm not the woman's husband, and my name is not MitcheL" "That won't do, my man. I had you pointed out to me by Sefton, the detect ive here." "But he is the very man that hired me to pass off as Mitchel to you.'' Mr. Barnes chuckled as he found his ruse successful. He had suspected all along that the New Orleans detective was trying to lead him off on a wrong scent and now thought he saw a chance to tarn the tables upon him and get some valuable information. "That is a very thin story," said he, "but if you will tell me all you know, perhaps I may believe you." "You bet I'll give you the whole storv straight to get out of this scrape. In the first place, my name is Arthur Chambers. I was up in the world once, bad money and was respectable. But drink changed all that. Now anybody can buy me for a few dollars, and that is what Sefton did. He came to me about a week ago and told me that a de tective was down here from up north nosing around for this Mitchel. He said it was important to an employer of his up in New York to have this detective balked; that he was hired to do it, and to make him lose time; that time, in some way, was an important item." "You say," interrupted Mr. Barnes, "that Sefton told you he was hired by some one in New York to throw me off the scent?" "That's what he said," replied Cham bers. Mr. Barnes easily guessed who was employing Sefton, and once more he paid the tribute of admiration for the caution and ingenious scheming of Mr. MitcheL "Go on," said the detective. "There ain't much more to tell. Sef ton hired me to play off that I was Mitchel, and ho gave me a cock and bull yarn to feed you with about a woman named Rose Mitchel." "What was that story?" "Say, look here," said Chambers, his confidence and cunning returning as he felt himself out of danger of arrest. You don't want that fairy tale. You would rather have the true story, wouldn't you?" "Certainly." "Well, I'm an old timer, lam. There ain't much that's happened in the Cres cent that I couldn't remember if I was paid for it.'' "See here, my man, you are not deal ing with Sefton now. You tell mo what I want to know, and if I find it is true I'll pay you for it. But if you play any tricks, I'll make it warm for you." "That's all right. Suppose I begin by telling you that this Rose Mitchel, that you say was murdered, was known down here chiefly as Rose Montalbon. La Montalbon, she was generally called." "La Montalbon?" repeated Mr. Barnes. "Then was she an actress?" ' 'Actress? Well, I guess she was; con siderable. But not on the stage. No, she kept a gambling dm on Royal street Fitted up like a palace, too, and many a young fool lias lost his last dime in that house." "But what about Mitchel? Do you know whether he was connected with her in any way?" "I can't give you that dead straight. There was some mystery there. I used to go to tho Royal street place, and i knew Mitchel in a sort of way. He wafl always banging around there. Then there was a while that he didn't show up, and then he turned up again and was introduced as La Montalbon's hus band. There was a story going that he had married another girl and deserted her —a young creole, I think, though I never heard her name." "Did you know anything about a child, a girl?" "That was another queer part of it. There was a girl, little Rosy. Some said i( was the Creole's, but La Montalbon always claimed it was hers." "What became of Mitchel?" "About a year after he passed as La Montalbon's husband he skipped out— vanished. Several years after that there was another sensation. The child was kidnaped. La Montalbon offered big rewards to recover her, but she never did. Then about three years ago her place began to run down; she lost mon ey, and finally she, too, disappeared.'' "If this story is true, it may be quite important. Do you think you could iden tify this man Mitchel?" "Well, I don't know for certain. But, see here, come to think of it, there were two Mitchels, and both named Leroy too." "Are you sure of that?" "Pretty sure. They were cousins. The other fellow was younger. I didn't know him myself. He was a Young Men's Christian assooiation sort of a boy, and not quite in my line. But I sort of remember hearing that ho was in love with the Creole girL But, say, I'll tell you who can give it to you straight as a shingle." "Ah, who is that?" "An old man named Neuilly. He knew all about the cxeole, and so must know about the Mitchels. I think he was in La Montalbon's power. She knew something about him and black mailed him, as she did lots of others. Now that she is dead you might make him open his mouth." "Very good. Get me his address, and then see what you can find out about the other Leroy Mitchel, the good boy. Discover what became of him and I'll pay you well. Meanwhile don't let Sef ton know that you are not carrying out his scheme." "Say, pard, I tumble to you now. You suspected Sefton and you played your cards to draw me out. Well, you did it neat, and now I'm with you. Good day. When I see you again, I'll have some news for you. " The following day Mr. Barnes called at the bachelor home of Mr. Neuuly. The handsome old man received him iu stately fashion and courteously asked the detective to explain his mission. For u moment Mr. Barnes did not know Low to proceed. He at last mud. • i "3n. Neuilly, 1 have come to ask your aid in the cause of justice. I hare hesitated to do this, not wishing to dis- I "Suppose I irere to tell you that she is dcadf" turb you. That I do so now is due to I the fact that every other resource has been tried and has failed me. " "Proceed, sir," said the host, with a courteous bow. "I am seeking certain information about a woman who was known as La Montalbon, and"— An instantaneous change came over the face of Mr. Neuilly. His hospitable smile of welcome vanish ed. He rose erect and stiffly said: "I know nothing of that woman, and must wish you a very good morning," with which he deliberately began to walk from the room. Mr. Barnes for a moment was nonplused, but saw that he must act quickly or loee all chance of gaining any information from this man. "One moment, Mr. Neuilly," he said. "You certainly would not refuse to help me convict her murderer." As he ex pected, the last word brought him back. "Murderer? Did yon mean to inti mate that she has been murdered ?'' Say ing this he stopped for a second, and then slowly returned and sat down again. "Rose Montalbon was murdered in New York some months ago. I believe that I am on the track of the guilty man. Will you aid me?" "That depends npon circumstances. You say the woman is dead. That alters my position in this matter very much. I had reasons, good ones to me, for re fusing to converse with you on this sub ject. But if the woman is dead the ob jections vanish. " Mr. Barnes thought he understood. Here was one of those who had been ruled by fear, as Cham bers had said. "What I want from you, Mr. Neuilly, is very simple. You either can or you cannot give me the information that I wish. Did you know a man named Le roy Mitchel who was at one time this woman's husband?" "I knew him very welL He was a scoundrel of the deepest dye, for all that be had the manners of the polished gen tleman. " "Do you know what became of him?" "No; he left this city suddenly and has never returned." "Did you know little Rose Mitchel?" "Many a time has she sat upon my knee. This man was her father. He wronged one of the sweetest little girls that ever lived." "You knew this girl? Knew her name?" "I did." "What was it?" "That is a secret I have guarded for too many years to be willing to yield it now to a stranger. You must show me good reasons for giving it to you before I tell it" "I will explain. This man Mitchel is now in New York. He is about to mar ry a sweet, good woman. Yet I think that he murdered Rose Montalbon, or Mitchel, to get her out of his way. I think that she was blackmailing him. Besides, he has his child with him." Mr. Neuilly started ap and paced the room for some time, much agitated. Finally he stopped and said: "You say be has the child with him?" "yes. Here is her likeness." He handed Mr. Neuilly the photograph made by Lucette. Mr. Neuilly looked at it, muttered "Very like, very like!" then remained gilent for some moments; finally he said: "And you think he murdered this woman, Montalbon?" "I do." "It would be terrible to hang that child's father. What dishonor! What dishonor! But justice is justice!" He seemed to be talking rather to himself than to Mr. Barnes. Suddenly he turned and said: "I cannot tell you the name for which you ask. But I will go with you to New York, and if this story of yours is true I will move heaven oud earth to see justice done. That villain must not ruin another young life." "Good," exclaimed the detective, de lighted with the result of his visit. "One more point, Mr. Neuilly. What do you know of the existence of another Mr. Leroy Mitchel?" "I never met him, though I knew of him. There was a mystery about that which I never could unravel. I think that he loved this same girl. At any rate, shortly after she died ho lost his reason, and is now in an insane asylum. Of course he cannot help us.'' Mr. Barnes, after arranging where to meet Mr. Neuilly, returned to the St. Charles to make his own preparations for going north. Up in his room he found Chambers awaiting him. "Well," said the detective, "what have your learned?" "Nothing that will please you, I am sorry to say. Only I have found the other Mitchel. He is a lunatic in an asylum out in the suburbs. But the fellow up north is your man sure. This one, they say, went crazy because his sweetheart gave him the mitten. " "Did you find out the woman's name?" "I could not do that. It seems as carefully hidden as though it was a state secret. That gives you an insight into what the creolo pride is." "Very well. I think you have worked for me faithfully. Here is a SIOO bill. Will that satisfy you?" "Perfectly. I wish you luck." An hour later a telegram was handed to Mr. Barnes, which read: Have found the child. LUCKTTK. In the afternoon Mr. Barnes started for New York accompanied by Mr. Neuilly. That same night Mr. Robert Leroy Mitchel received a telegram which read: Barnes off for New York. Has old Neuilly with him. If the last named knows anything, you must bo careful. BEFTO>'. After reading this Mr. Mitchel com pleted his toilet, used the dispatch to light a cigarette and then took his fiancee to the opera. [TO BE OONTINTEI).^ THE WAR. Tho old Johnny Rebs will be in the front ranks If we are compelled to twist tho Uon's tail.—Chattanooga News. Wo feel more like going to war with England over Dunraven than over Vene zuela.—Broekton Times. There is still open to us the hopeful prospect that "the war" will be fought solely with that terrible engine of destruc tion, the human mouth.—Boston Tran script. The possibility Is that the war will be fought about as the International yachting race was—ln ink. And, as in that case, the Englishman will be tho quitter.— Brockton American. , 1 DREAMS OF DRESS. The sack back coat is already with us, endeavoring to oust the ripple hack, fitted variety of past seasons. Four and one half or five yards is now the limit of best made skirts that appear roost graceful and look tho most finished and artistic. The prettiest trimmings for the new grass linens, batistes, chambrays, ging hams and zephyrs are the openwork em broideries wrought upon tho goods them selves. A very easy and charming way to freshen a black, white or colored silk or satin bodice is to cover It with an overwaist of chiffon tho shade of thebodioc. or, if liked, of a contrasting color. Spangled and sequlned garnitures ad Infinitum still hold the place of honor be side elegant laces and chiffon draperies on "dress" toilets aud costumes for the com ing spring and summer. A marked feature of tho modes of the new season is the lavish decoration about the neck ruches, ruffs und fri:ls of gauze plaitod llsse or chiffon; also bows of plain 1 or fancy ribbon and of enormous size. There is a whisper—a sort of stage whisper—that hip {tads in watteau fashion are surely to bo worn. If this be true, \ then wo may look for rather startling rev elations regarding new dress skirts for summer wear. Even the tweeds and cheviots for spring have caught tho color crazo and dlspluy many gorgeous dyes, and the staid serges and mohairs show a reckless tendency to frivolity, with their gay chameleon pat terns, Dresden devices and dashes of bril liant color. Medium priced crepons have been sold this week at greatly reduced rates, for fashion has nominated mohair and alpaca to reign in the place of these pretty and stylish fabrics. Tho new alpacas are un attractive as to texture, looking like can vas.—New York Post. THE EYE. Brown eyes are said by oculists to be tho strongest. The eyes should not be used in weakness or sickness. Unsteady eyes, rapidly jerking from side to side, are frequently indicative of an un settled mind. It Is said that tho prevailing colors of eyes among patients of lunatic asylums aro brown or black. Eyos placed close together in tho head are said to indicate pettiness of disposi tion, jealousy and a turn for fault finding. All men of genius are said to have eyes oloar, slow moving and bright. This ia the eyo which indlcatos mental ability of some kind, it does not matter what. The ostrich is believed to 6ee objects be hind him as well as those In front. Pep sons standing directly behind an ostrich can see tho pupils of his eyes, and aro thus easily seen by the animal. Bach became blind through u weakness of the eyes contracted when a boy. Ha copied a musical manuscript by moonlight, and thus caused a weakness which trou bled him all hla life and finally destroyed his sight. The contraction and dilation of the pu pil of tho eyo Is ono of the most wonderful operations of nature. It Is effocted, auto matically and unconsciously, by a series of muscles, which contract or expand the opening lu the center of the Iris. SHORT SERMONS. If ldlenoss do not produce vice or malev olence, it commonly produces melancholy. —Sydney Smith. Ho that Is ungrateful has no guilt but one. All other crimes may pass for vir tues in him.—Young. Sarcasm is the language of tho devil, for which reason I have lung since as good as renounced It.—Carlyle. When any ono hus offended me, I try to raiso my soul so high that tho offcuse can not reach It.—Descartes. No obligation to justice does foroe a man to be cruel or to use the sharpest sentence.—Jeremy Taylor. No liberal man would imputo a charge of unsteadiness to another for haviDg changed his opinion.—Cicero. Melancholy spreads Itself betwixt heaven and earth like envy between man aud man and is an everlasting mist.—Byron. It Is heaven upon earth to havo a man's mind move in charity, rest in Providence and turn upon tho poles of truth.—Bacou. Every human being is intended to have a character of his own, to bo what no other is, and to do what no other can.— Channing. Indulge In procrastination, and In time you will como to this —that, because a thing ought to bo dune, therefore you can't do It.—C. Buxton. POINTS FOR PIANO PLAYERS. Too much pedal in playing is worse than none at all. Do not place books on the piano if it can be avoided. It tends to deaden the tone of the instrument. Never place your piano close against the wall. It will sound much better if drawn out into the room. If this is not possibly allow a spnoo of 8 to 12 inches between it and the wall. If you lore your piano, do not allow bric a-brao to rest upon it. It is in wretch ed taste; besides it is often the cause of an unpleasant rattling while the Instrument is being used. FIGHT ECHOES. It takes some men longer to strike a match than it took the champions to pull one off. —Philadelphia Record. It is now in order for Mr. Corbett to see what ho can do with those Australian knockout drops.—New York Recorder. The worst thing about that prize light is that the Hon. James J. Corbett will be moved to make further tests of the acous tic properties of his hat.—Chicago Record. One minute prize fights are such a man ifest reduction to an absurdity that the sport will hardly need any morirt'egal knockout blows. It will fall of its own weight.—Philadelphia Press. QUR GIRLS. It is never expected of a pretty girl that 6he work as hard as ono who is homely.— Atchison Globe. The woman's rights organizations should adopt a hen—a maturo hen—for their party emblem.—Sacramento Boe. Not only is the new woman striding to the front, but her strides are much longer in bloomers than they could over have been in skirts. —Somerville Journal. With the present style of sleeves it's strange that even woman suffragists would want to add to the burdens alropdy on tbo sex's shouldeVs.—Philadelphia Times. St. Nicholas holds a prominent posi tion in Franco as the dispenser of gifts, though in many places it is the Christ child who distributes them. The Christ child frequently appears to children as Santa Clans does with us. He is usually assisted by a company of angels. In Al sace he is represented by a maiden in white, with a silver bell in one hand and a basket of sweetmeats in the other. —Selected Christmas tide. There's a little old uian with silvery hair An a long white beard 'at flies in the air, With twinklin black eyes an a rosy, red face, An *nct a year he oomes to our place. An oar littlo maid An our little man Ez anxious to see 'lm Boon's they can. In the dead ©' night when all's asleep An the cold frost snaps an the snow ez deep. With a reindeer team an a silver sled He comes straight from fairyland, 'tis said. So our little man An our little maid 2£z anxious to see 'lll1 —they ain't afraid! But you better take keer, fer some folks say 'At ill yet naughty he'll fly away. An quicker'n you kin whistle—phew— Away he's gone up the chimney flue! tjo our little maid An our little map—. Ez tryin to be Jest ez gooa „ hey can. But ef yer good an 'bey yer pa An don't never cry an vex yer ma He'll fill yer stockin's with games aa toys An nuts an sweets an all sorts o' joys. So our little maid An our little man Wants bauty to coine Jee' as uulek'o can. TSTo. 12 PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Tho reported death of Alma Stuart Stanley Is denial. May statuesque burloequer, h quit- ' . *" me in New York city. t»> ..'Jupleti is no v featured—the next , Oeoi Untig tustai4ilig<—in " Excelsior, Jr." Charles jfrohinau promises that John 1 Drew will appear In a new play within a I month. James O'Neill and family will leave for Europe at the end of hlg present 6eason, on June 1. Minnie Palmer's company has disliand •d, and her starring tour has been brought to a conclusion. M. A. Kennedy will play the prinolpal comedy part In A. M. Palmer's production of "The Absent Boy." W. H. Thompson, Leo Dietriohsteln and Blanche Walsh will play loading roles In "Under the Polar Star." "When New York Sleeps" Is the pecul iar titlo of a new play that William A. Brady will produce next soason. Jessie Bartlett Davis gave a banquet to the chorus girls of the Bostonlans at the Imjierial hotel, New York, recently. "The Reckoning," a sensational drama by Silvan us Dauncey, was recently pro viuc«d at tho Amphlon theater, Brooklyn. Thero will be nearly 50 speaking char acters in the dramatization of ''A Daugh ter of the Tenements." Every trpe in New York city Is represented. Maxlno Elliott remarks that b. • prefers horseback riding to bicycling. '.<■ is an enthusiastic horsewoman anil cl„ .is that that Is the reason of her good he .lth and spirits. Lole Fuller may go to Chicago for two appearances at the termination of hor en gagement at Koster at New York. Chicago is her home, and *.ie has nover ap peared there sinoe she became famous. A FEW POKER DON'TS. Don't nsk what's trumps when playing poker. The other players may think you are jesting and frown upon you by means of a chair. Don't oxpoct to win every timo you make a bet. There are lots of people still living who disobeyed this rule, but most of them are In the poorhouse. Don't deal yourself more oardsthan you deal the others. Besides being an ex tremely selfish habit, it also causes adverse criticism and oftentimes suddon death. Don't put all the chips you have in the center of the table for a bluff and then try to pull them back suddenly If somebody "sees" you. People have been severely injured for doing this very thing. Don't open a jack pot with a pair of trays. Some players who have done this thing in a thoughtless moment are alive ami well, others are In the hospital, and not a few have left this vain world en tirely. Don't, whon playing with strangers, ask permission to examine their Inside pockets i aud look up their sleeves for a cold deck. Suoh a proceeding is very rude and ungen tlemanly and might cause some one to rise-up-Willie-Riley and smite you athwart the cheek. Don't got angry when some one calls you and discovers that you have been talk ing eagerly with nothing in your hand save a ilush that has tho springhalt at one end. According to Hoyle, the rule In this case is to smile blandly, exouse yourself politely, retire Into tho hall and fall care lossly out of the second story window.— Exchange. SOUTH AND WEST. Let the Old Dominion bestir herself and get at loast her share of the prosperity that U coming to the south.—Richmond Times. Georgia has an honest welcome for all who honestly ask to share tho plenty re sulting from the bountoous gifts bestowed upon her by Dame Nature.—Macon Tele graph. Tho purpose of tho exposition at Chloa go is not for direct pecuniary profit, but for the establishment of closer and more friendly relations between the producers of tho south and west. —Houston Post. If wo make a notable exhibit at Chicago showing our progress In cotton manufac turing and also brlog some of* our other leading Interests to tho front, It Is safe to say that the result will be closer commer cial relations between the south and the northwest.—Atlanta Constitution. Tho people of the west and northwest arc looking southward for homes. They want to know what the south can produoe, and In what quantities. To carry our prod ucts to their doors and give them ocular proof will be the most convincing way In which to glvo them the information they seek.—Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. FOREIGN FOLK. Li Hung Chang is coming to the United States. Tho American peacock will look ' upon the'fumuus Chinaman with envy.— Exchange. In President Kruger wo opine Joe Chamberlain has picked up a grounder that Is too hot for him to handle.—Wash ington Post. Judging by what he has said sinoc he reached Havana, a fine prizefighter Was spoiled when Weyler became a soldier.— Indianapolis News. Emperor William now has another bril liant scheme on his mind. He wants to pick out a husband for tho girl queen of Holland. —Buffalo Commercial. Lord Salisbury Is adjusting himself to the necessity of arbitration lh a way that proves him to bo a close reader of sho American newspapers.—St. Louts Globe- Democrat. According to the esteemed Queen Vic toria, "co-operation" is the proper torm to apply to almost any function where the contestants do not actually use clubs.— Grand Rapids Press. POLE PROPS. Now let us organize summer excursions »o tho north pole.—Pittsburg Chronicle- Telegraph. Down In Georgia they will use the north pole to knock perslmmpps off the trees If Dr. Nansen will lend it io them.—Sparta Herald-Advertiser. Perhaps we might compromise the Mon ro® doctrine *to the extept of letting' the European powers have the north pole on tho strength of the leebergk line.—Detroit Free Press. Possibly Nansen changed the combina tion while at the pole aud that may oocount for the American weather bureau's per sistent miscalculation of meteorological phenomena.—tteokuk Gate City. The north polo's discovery is doubtless ot great Importance to humanity, but hu manity doesn't fully realize the groat work that will have been accomplished when the pole Is safely secured and lodged in the Vatican or the Smithsonian Institution or tho British museum. —Des Moines Louder. Information Wanted. Mrs. Bingo—Do you know, dear, I think Wo pay altogether too muoh for our churoh pew, considering its location. Bingo—ls that soV Where Is it located? —Truth. Tragedy In Keal Life. "We've christened tho kitten," criod Margery Jane, '' With the nanie of a princess. It's bhela." #•••••• They afterward christened that kitten again And changed its prrenoinen to Hela. —Chicago Tribune. , Clever Bridget, "They have potatoes to burn out In North Dakota." "That's nothing, Bridget Juus them right hero In our kitchen.' '—Chicago Reo dhL A Warning to Hlkesters. There was a young woman in Lynn Who oft o& a,bike took a spynn, But"so lowly sho bent On the bar as sho went_ That it raised a big Corn on her chynn. —Boston Courier. Depends. "Would you stand up.Tor the new,wow- t "In a debate or In a street change. At the Wrong Time. At the farther end of the sofa lie Bits, , Whieh Is only one other woes; When they gu.abroad.po nothing-buys—
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