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XXXIII Faultless, Every One / > —Ol our shoes are faultless in materia', in _ V their number grew each day, find no fault V with the prices we ask for reliable footwear. x \ ' Am Going to Offer I \ t Jm Some Record ' sm} MoT Breakers. -* f 17 TVTCJ Mens Fine Shoes, Lace or Ccngress |i 251 IYJ R> IN O Mens Working Shoes 95t ( Mens Box toe Shoes (double sole and tap I-35i ft I / Mens Heavy Beavtr Bals 1.751 »sJ 1 1 \J I-i O Mens Heavy sole waterproof Ordovans 1.90 T \ IM 1?D Ladies Waterproof Oil Grain Shoes {■l.oo IJ J[ S2j O Ladies Kangaroo Calf Shoe 85c! | Ladies Fine Dongola Button Shoes j Ladies Warm Lined Shoes ( Leather trimmed 80c vy JLO Ladies Warm Lined Shoes ( Leather trimmed) 50c I Boys F'iue Shoes in all the late style toes £I- 2 5 TjAyn Boys Working Shoes 90c j ill I X Youths Fine bhoes 9«<- ; r, || sll rj We have on hand 42 pair Boys heavy grain waterproof jL|_ /H4 O shoes, double sole and tip on toe, Sizes 13, I and 2 which we bought cheap, and will sell at 50c per pair they are fully worth fi.oo. Call early for this lot will not last long. MISSE j Misses Fine Dongola Shoes Si.ocj 1 Misses Crack-procf Shoes i.oo Wtl ( } U' Q Misses Heavy Oil Grain Shoes, waterproof 85c j V/ LJ ► J Misses Satin Calf Shoes 85c ; i Our stock boots and rubber goods is very large, and prices are the lowest. Examine our stock before you buy, it will pay you. JOHN BICKEL, 128 South Main St, RutlerPa. LOOK OUT FOR BDRT 0 N S ADVERTISEMENT. « BRING FOLKS We like to see children come into our store for more reasons than one. It isn't alone for our sake of selling the actual foot wear for the small folks, though, of course, that is highly appreciated; but we have seen it proven many times that where the children get suited their elders will come to. Kring in the youngster, therefore. We'll try to deserve YOUR trade by deserving THEIR'S. Our special offerings in Childrens' Shoes today are: Infants' fine shoes, the kind that wear, sizes, 1 TO 5 at 25c Children's fine shoes, the kind that wear, sizes, 6 I'O 8 at 50c Children's fine shoes, the kind that wear, sizes, 8£ TO at 75c A large lot of Children's Tan Shoes at 50c a pair. Sample sale is now on. Come Early And Get A Bargain A. RUFF & SON, 114 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA. Anf Friday, Saturday, onday, 15, 16, 18. SPECIAL SALE OF FINE MILLINERY! \ Bonnets at $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 Worth *5.00, rjo, and *7.00 \ V at $5.00 $7.00 and $9.00 Worth $7.00, *' 9 .f,0 and *12.00. C /Childrens Hats.ll.so, *2.25 and $3,00 Worth *2.00, $2.75 and *3.75. / Ladies Natural Wool Underwear at 75c the kind you have been paying SI.OO for. M. F. & M. MARKS, ll 3[to"i i7*South Main Street, Hutler, Pi. -THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Eany to Take to Operate Are features p 'culiar to flood's Pills. Small in ' size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man Hood's said: ! 'Youn< .er know you have taken a ) ill till it la all —II I over." 25c. C.. . Hood & Co., 111 S j Proprietors, i o*ll. Mass. ® ■ The only pills o taka vith Rood's Sarsapariiia. RAILROAD time TABLES PENNSYLVANIA RI ,L. Western Pennsylvania Division. Schedule in effect NOT. 16 1896. Sotub, —•—Week l>ays A. M. *. M *. SI. P. M. P * RI Tl.kh Leave C-Jb Ruo ll jo 245 Sa'oiihiiru- . Arrive i; .w* 825 li 4.i :) lo s> I rfutler J<-'r. •• 727 x4c lL' l»7 335 5 Butler Jot. Leaver;™ *if I-' 12 335 IS3 Natrona.. . Arrivt- .:* 12 21 345 • ' Tareliflim T42 SOtJ 122 C .152 GO: I Sprlundale 750 12 12 38 402 ... i laCf-monl 925 12 53 416 G2" | .sfcarpst.irg *<r »3l loi 422 t> ". | Allepheaj City *2O ;»43 H5 4:m r 4 A. M. A. y. P. M. R. M. P. V. sr jiUAY TRAINS— Leavo liutl-r tor AIU ' j,ut 11) < Ity ami 1,1 liii'ipal Intermediate stailo ; 7:40 A. 0 l.nd 5 00 I*. M. Nnrili. . Week Days • A. ». A. M. A. »1. P. Jl. P. M Allegheny Clty. Lv. :no 900 u 235 Sliarppburg Tll !U2 11 37 2so I'laremont 919 1145 2 .*8 Spm wdnlc 930 1159 315 SSH Ta relit Um 732 939 1 2 0S 3 2-i 60~ Natrona 737 943 12 13 33# 1; 12 Butler Jet Ar 745 9So 1223 34S 0i" KutlerJc'r J.v 745 9.">0 12 34 34> cs. PuXObbul'g Slo 10 15 12 >9 413 t. 41 rfcr.Kle Ar. 835 lo 38 125 438 7!i A. M. A. SI P. M. P. M. R M SIN DAY TiiAl.N'S Leave Allegheny "li; t. duller aed principal intermediate .stations 7 . A. M.. 123 i) and7:ls R. M. WeekDnys !''nr liitt !■'■ 1 eel I)ay* a. m a. in. p ra p. ui. II 20 6 iis Lv licTLKB. .. Ax 120 12 07 727 A r Butler Jc't Lv .... 12 34 3 K!pm7 45 Lv lir.ller Jc't Ar 830 12 3i 318 749 Ar Fre< port.. Lv 828 12 "!l 322 703 '• Aile;:'y Jc't " 824 12 2; 333 804 Lei-cbburjt. " 812 12 12 350 821 'Tau)!i.i.(Apo)lo*' 756 II 55 418 Ssl " S*l>»t<urg "'7 32 1132 450 922 '• Blairsville "7 00 H 4.0 4:8 930 '• i.la:rs\ ille lns'n'-5 18 10 15 850 11 35' Alloi.ua "3 25 800 100 310 '• H"trisburg...-ll 45 310 430 623 " Philadelphia. •8 30 11 20 a. m p. in. a. a p. «■ Oti Sundae, train letitirj; Butler 7:40 A si . connects !<>r liarri-bnr|f, Altoo'ja, ano Philadelphia. Through trains for the rant leave Pitt»- Inrjr (Union Station) ar. to'lows:— Atlantic Impress', daily 3 10 A. M. IVnaaylvania Limited " 715 " Day Express, •' .....7 30 " Main Liae Express •* 800 " ' hiladelphia Express " 430 P. V. Eastern KxpreßH " ... .7 05 " Pant Line " .....8 10 " Philad'a Mail, Sunday only 840 a. m For detailed lnlormation a.ldie s 7b<.B. K. Watt, Pafii. Agt. We.<t«rn I)ii>*riet. cor .'ilth Ave. utd Sroitbtield St , Pittrharjf, S. V. PREVOST, J K WOOD, .lejera! M:nn4_er. ('cfln'l Paxsr. Aiient. DITTSBUKG & WESTERN Railway. Allegheny Short Line. Schedule in effect, July 19, 1896. u'ler Time, Depart. Arrive Allegheny Accommodation G25 am 925 am Allegheny Flyer 8 lsom 10 oOam Akron Mall x IS am T 30 pin Newcastle Accom H 15 am 9 25 an. Allegheny Accomo 10 us am I.' 20 pm iS'iWir'o'itxpreßs 3 3s pm'is "id fffii Mleglieny Mall 0 05 pm 7 M pin til wood Accomo GOS pm T »i pin CI iCaRO Kxp.ess G 05 pm !) Jj am Allegheny Express sOO pm Kane ana Bradford Mail 10 us am s 90 pn riarlon Accomo s n t'iu 0 50 am Foxburg Accomo 7:«5|.m 8 05 am SUNDAY TKAINS. DeForest Jot. Acoomo 8 IS am T3opm Allegheny Accomo lo 00 an Chicago Express 3 35 pm 4 55 pin Allegheny Accomo. G 05 pm 4 55 pm Pullman Buffet Sleeping Oars and .Irst-cla» ')ay coaches lun through between Butler am O'aicatfo dallv. For through tlckcto to points . t.lie Wn Northwo<t or Southwest apply to A H. CHOUCS, Agen' Bntler, Pa. Trains leave the B. 4' O depot In Pittbuu for the Ka*t asrollows.l For Washlnjjtoii !)• C., ItHltiuiore. PbllnOii phia, n I Ni w York. 7:30 and 9:20 p i: Oiimln rl I'd, >1:40. 7 :30, a.m. 1 :10. 9:20 p. m.Con U'".svßle. , :40, 7-in, a. m. 1.10. 4.30, 4.45, 5.30, 9.2 i 1). m. I'nloulown, 7..0 a in , 1.10, 1.30. 5.30 p. 11. Ontoutown. Morgti io'v> and Fairmont, 7,30, a 111. and s,sup. m. Mi.Pleasant «.40, 7. 311 a. m -.10 and 4.311 pm. Washington, Pa. 7.40 aim 30 a. m.. 4.00,4.45 and ».oe. 11.55 p. m. Wheel rg. 7.40. ami 9.30 4. m.. and 4.00, 9.00. 11.86 ( u. Cincinnati, St, -,ouis. t'olumbus and New - ark, 7.40 a. m., 9.10, 11.55 p.m. For Chicago, 2.40 ami 9.30 p. m. Parlor sua sleeping oars to Baltimore W a>i Ingfon, ''lncinnaU and Cbluaro. H. O. IHTSKI.K Gen. Supt, Allegheny, I'• 0. W. UA."SKTT, A G.P.A., Allegheny, I'A K. P. REYNOLDS. Supt.. Fox>iurg, Pa. MHE PITTSBURG~ SHENAN GO & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD r IMH TAELE—In effcot Monday, Jun 28, 18S.NJ. Trains are run by Stan lard Cen tral Time (90th Meridian 1 ). (iomo NORTH. GOINO SOUTH 1U I 14 12 I STATIONS 3 I 11 13 p.m:pm . p.m. Arr !,v 'ea-in. a.m. "tn I 455 230 Hurrah* 533 i 2 ... 1 3 24 I 0M Ounklrk 6 50 14 .a.m.l j ~T~ 7 no 1 42, 9 tsl Erie G 10 8 as 3 35 fi 23 1 oi> 9 IS . Wallace Juliet. G 47 9 15 1 12 8 20 1 <h 9 11 (llrard 6 Bo r 18 4 15 6 99112 51 8 5# .... Ix>ckpOrt 7 001 9 •» 4 2G 6 02; l? 851 . Cranesvllle. 701 9 w 434 143 jin - J2|ar.Connea"' lv.. 1 r4u ;• 13 3 10 | 7 40 Iv ar | 111 22l G lu 557 It 44 8 45!ar . ..Albion lv V 111 941 4 37 543 12 3't 8 31| . 'ihadeland... 7 2:1! 953 451 f4012 30 S2£ .. sprlnuboro... 727 9 sfi 455 5 S3 12 21 8 9Ui..ConueautvlUe.. 7 34 10 03 5 98 5n- 12 Of, 8 Ou' ... Mea'y le Jet... S 00'10 25 525 1 57 '2 1' s 07 ar. Expo. Park lv 8 07 io ir T"57 4 57 In IS 7 34 lv ar 8 07 456 10 02 j 7 2*l! l v .Conu't I.akrf 10 Oi 4ig 12 22 ; 8 10 ar ar 8 17 10 50 5 3. 4 2u 9as 6 4*> v..Meadviue lv 9 as 4 2. 12 17 8 421 a r ar * 42 11 25 G l j NO2 11 si r42 . . JlaristowL.. No 1 m ~.1 5 .1. II 38 7 27 Osgood.. 10 54 5 5 IS, 11 30 715 ... Greenville ... 630 II o,' 6#5 G 18 II 20 7 05 Sllenailgo ... G 4') II 201 G 2° fc oo .0 5f G 4". Kredouta... 7 03: n 44' c 3" 5 41 10 48 G 251 Mercer... . 722 12 04; 7 0" 5 30 10 29 G 101 Pardoe 7 36 12 22 7 1* 5 19 10 20 , 6 00 ... drove City. .. 7 47 12 331 7 26 5 OojlO 08 s4B .. Harrlsvllle 758 "2 45 736 4 ss;io no 5 10!. . Branch ion.. .. HO6 *2 54! 740 son ... .1 Ble (iv Branchton.ar 7 inTjVJg 5 451 855 ar . Hllll ml. .lv 6 25111 IS j ....' 4 531 9 sr>! 5 351.V... Kels.frs .... S 10172 581 7 49 4 39J 9425 21 Euclid.. 822 I 121 803 4 ln| 9 IS, 4 .'lo| H'Hh-r 8 50| 1 421 8 32 220 720 Mleghenv, PAWIi m 3 *>• 2 15 4.in ....I I'lttsbi'"g,B«<». p. in p. m .. NOTB. —Train No. ] starts Irom Exposi tion Park at, f>:4f> a ni. Mondayo only. No 2 runs to Exposition Park Saturdays only. Traiiiß if> and 10 will run Sunday only between Boiler and Exposition Pari .inak ing all stops Lv Bniler at 7:30 ain Re turning leave Exposition Park C p.in. J. T. BI.AIIt. General Manager, <»reen\llle. pa W.G. SAHGP.ANT, O P. A.. Meaflvnie. Pa I C . WUK "S »I.KW**l|» a r fi V'prk'd Lur^hpr "P AL fc KINDS D r , s»sh, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lath (ways In Stock. LIM . > ,<VIH AND P LAS7L£R Office ■pp<isil» P. A W. Depot," f r T . P». I'luijt jour CLtibtmais udvsuow. HITLER. PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ;>(i. 1 89(i. THE MJjft£EST of the^^^SMine. or A Wnman J Intervenes. : fhe fe.ee and The °Robfrt carr. CHAPTEH IV. Thf-re was one man on txmrd the Coloric to whom Wentworth had taken an extreme dislike. His name was Fleming, and he claimed to be a New York politician. As none of his friends or enemies asserted anything' worse nbouthim.it may lie assumed that Flem ing' had designated his occupation oor rcctly. If Wentworth were asked what he most disliked al>out the man he would probably have s;iid his offensive familiarity. Fleming seemed to think himself a genial good fellow, and he was Immensely popular with a certain class in the smoking-room. He was lavishly free with his invitations to drink, and he always had a case of good cigars in his pocket, which he bestowed with great liberality. He had the habit of slapping a man boisterously on the back and saying: "Well, old fellow, how are you? How's things?" He usually con fided to his listeners that he was a self made man, had landed at New York without a cent in his pocket, and look at him now. Wentworth was icy toward this man, but frigidity had no effect whatever on the exuberant spirits of the New York politician. "Well, old man," cried Fleming 1 to Wentworth, as he came up to tlie latter and linked arms affectionately. "What lovely weather we are having for winter time." "It is good," said Wentworth. "Good. It's glorious! Who would liave thought, when leaving New York in a snowstorm as we did, that we would run right into the heart of spring? I hope you are enjoying your voyage?" "I am." "You ought to. By the way, why are you so awful stand-offish? Is it na tural, or merely put 011 'for this occa sion only.' ?" "I do not know what you mean by 'stand-offish.' " "You know very well what I mean. Why do you pretend to be so stiff and formal with a fellow?" "I am never stiff and formal with any one unless I do not desire his acquaint ance." Fleming laughed loudly. "I suppose that's a personal hint. Well, it seems to me, if this exclusiveness is genuine, that you would be more afraid of news paper notoriety than of anything else." "Why do you say that?" "Because I can't, for the life of me, see why you spend so much time with 'Dolly Dimple.' I am sure I don't know why she is here, but I do know this, that you will be served up to the ex tent of two or three columns in the Sunday Argus as sure as you live." "I don't understand you." "You don't? Why, it's plain enough. Y n are ■peaking." "Oh, come, now, that's too rich. Is it possible that you don't know that Miss Jennie Brewster is the one who writes those Sunday articles over the ■ignature of 'Dolly Dimple?' " A strange fear came over Wentworth f>s his companion mentioned the Argus. He remembered itas J. K. Rivers' paper, but when Fleming said Miss Brewster was a correspondent of the Argus he was aghast. "I—I —I don't think I quite catch your meaning," he stammered. "Well, my meaning's easy enough to ■ee. Hasn't she ever tol 1 you? Then it shows she wants to do you up on toast. You're not an English politician, are you? You haven't any political se crets that Dolly wants to get at, have you ? Why, she is the greatest girl there is in the whole United States for find ing out just what a man doesn't want to have known. You know the secretary of state" —and here Fleming went 011 to relate a wonderfully brilliiwit feat of "Dolly's," but the person to whom he was talking bad neither eyes nor ears. He heard nothing and he saw nothing. "Dear me," said Fleming, drawing himself up and slapping the other on the back, "you look perfectly duin founded. I suppose I oughtn't to have given Dolly a way like this; but she has pretended all along that she didn't know me, and so I got even with her. You take my advice, and anything you don't want to see in print don't you tell Miss Brewster,that's all. Have a cigar ?" "No, thank you," replied the other, mechanically. "Better come in and have a drink." "No, thank you." "Well, so long. I'll see you later." "It can't lie true. It can't be true," Wentworth rejieated to himself, with deep consternation, but still with some misgiving, warning him that, after all, it might be true. With his hands clasped behind him he walked up and down, trying to collect himself—trying to remember what he had told and w hat he had not. As he walked along, beetl ing nobody, a sweet voice from one of the chairs thrilled him and he paused. "Why, Mr. Wentworth, what is the matter with you this morning? You look as if you had seen a ghost." Wentworth glanced at the young woman seated in the chair, who waa gazing up brightly at him. "Well," he said, at last, "I am not sure but I have seen a ghost. May I sit down beside you?" "May you? Why of course you may. J shall be delighted to have you. is there anything wrong?" "I don't know. Yes, I think there is." "Well, tell it to me; perhaps I can help you. A woman's wit, you know. What is the trouble?" "May I a-sk you a few questions. Miss Brewster?" "Certainly. A thousand of them if you like; and 1 will answer them all if I con." "Thank you. Will you tell me, Miss Brewster, if you are connected with any newspaper ?" Miss Brewster laughed her merry, •livery, little laugh. "Who told you? Ah! I see how it is. It was that crea turo Fleming. I'll get even with him for this some day. I know wliat office he is after, and the next time he wants u good notice from the Argus he'll get it; see if he don't, I know some things tbout him that he would just as soou not see in print. Why, what a fool the nuw is! I suppose he. told you out of revenge, because I wouldn't speak to him the other evening. Never mind, I can afford to wait." "Tlien —then, Misa Brewster, it is true." "Certainly it is true; is there any thing wrong about it? I hope you don't think it Is disreputable to belong to a good newspaper?" "To a good newspaper, no; to a bad newspaper, yes." "Oh, I don't think the Argus is % bad newspaper. It pays well." "Then it is to the Argus that you be long?" "Certainly." "May I ask, Miss Brewster, if there is anything I have spoken to you about that you intend to use in your paper?" Again Miss Brewster laughed. "I will be> perfectly frunk with you. I never tell a lie —it? doesn't pay. Yes. "You haven't any pollUo&l (ecreta that Dolly want* to rat at. have youP " The reason I am heie is because you are here. I am here to find out what your report on those mines will be, also what the report of your friend will be. I have found out." "And do you intend to use the infor mation you have thus obtained—lf I may say it—under false pretenses?" "My dear sir, you are forgetting your self. You must remember that you ere talking to a lady." "A lady!" cried Wentworth in his anguish. "Yes, sir, a lady; and you must be careful how you talk to this lady. There was no false pretense about it, if you remember. What you told me was in conversation; I didn't ask you for it. I didn't even make the first ad vances toward your acquaintance." "But you must admit, Miss Brew ster, that it is very unfair to get a man to engage in what he thinks is a private conversation, and then to publish what he lias said." "My deac sir, if that were the case, how would we get anything for publi cation that people didn't want to be n, "' P whon "Yes," interrupted Wentworth,weari ly, "Fleming told me the story." "Oh, did he? Well, I'msure I'm much obliged to him. Then I need not re peat it." "Do you mean to say that you intend to send to the Argus for publication what I have told you in confidence?" "Certainly. As I said before, that is what 1 am here for. Besides, there is no 'in confidence' about it." "And yet you pretend to be a truth ful, honest, honorable woman?" "I don't pretend it, I am." "How much truth, then, is there in your story that you are a millionaire's daughter about to visit your father in Paris, and accompany him from there to the Riviera?" Miss Brewster laughed brightly. "Oh, I don't call fibe that a person lias to tell in the w ay of business untruths." "Then probably you would not call what Mr. J. K. Rivers, of your estimable paper, did in Ottawa dishonorable?" "Well, hardly. I think Rivers was not justified in what he did, because he was Unsuccessful, that is all. I'll bet a dol lar if I had got hold of those papers they would have gone through to New York; but then J. K. Rivers is only a stupid man, and most men are stupid," with a shy glance at Wentworth. "I nm willing to admit that, Miss Brewster, if you mean me. There never was a more stupid man than I have been." "My dear Mr. Wentworth, it will do you ever so much good if you come to a realization of that fact. The truth is, you take yourself much too seriously. Now, it won't hurt you a bit to have what I am going to have published in the Argus, and it will help me a great deal. Just you wait here for a few mo ments." With that she flung her book upon his lap, sprang up, and vanished down the companionway. In a very short time she reappeared with soma sheets of paper in her hand. "Now, you see how fair and honest I am going to be. lam going to read you what I have written. If there is any thing in it that is not true, I will very gladly cut it out; and if there is any thing more to be added, I shall be very glad to add it. Isn't that fair?" Wentworth was so confounded with the woman's impudence that he could make no reply. She began to read: "By an unex plained stroke of enterprise, the New- York Argus is enabled this morning to lay before, its readers a full and exclu sive account of the report made by the two English specialists, Mr. George Wentworth and Mr. John Kenyon, who were sent over by the London syndicate to examine into the accounts and in quire into the true value of the mines of the Ottawa river." She looked up from the paper and said, with an air of friend ly confidence: "I shouldn't send thut if I thought the people at the New York Jnd would know enough to write it themselves; but as the paper is edited by dull men, and not by a sharp woman, I have to make them pay 25 cents a word for puffing their own enterprise. Well, to go on: "When it is remembered that the ac tion of the London syndicate will depend entirely 011 the report of these two gen tlemen —" "I wouldn't put it that way," inter rupted Wentworth, in his despair. "1 would use the word 'largely' for'entire ly.' " "Oh, thank you," said Miss Brewster, cordially. She placed the manuscript 011 her knee, and with her pencil marked out the word "entirely," substituting "largely." The reading went 011: "When it is remembered that the action of the London syndicate will depend largely on the rej>ort of these two gen tlemen, the enterprise of the Argus in getting this exclusive information. which will be immediately cabled to London, may be imagined. (That is the preliminary, you see; and, as I said, it wouldn't be necessary to cable it if women were at the head of affairs over there, which they are not.) Mr. John Kenyon, the mining-expert, has visited all the mineral ranpes alone - the Ottawa river, and his report, is that the mines are very much what is claimed for them; but he thinks they are not worked prop erly, although, with judicious manage ment and more careful ruining', the prop erties can be made to pay good divi dends. Mr. George Wentworth. who is one of the leading accountants of Lon don—" "I wouldn't say that, either," groaned j George. "Just strike out the words, 'one of the leading accountants of Lon i don.'" "Yes?" said Miss Brewster; "and what shall I put in place of them?" "Put in place of them, 'the stupidest ! ass in London.' " Miss Brewster laughed at that. "No; 1 I shall put in what I first wrote; 'Mr. | George Wentworth, one of the leading ' accountants of London, has gone ! through the books of the different mines. He has made some startling discoveries. The accounts have been kept in such a way a.« to completely de lude investors, and this fact will have a powerful effect on the minds of the Lon don syndicate'. The books of the dif ferent mines show a profit of about $200,000, whereas, the actual facts of the case are that there has been an an nual loss of something like SIOO,OO0 —' " "What's that—what's that?" cried Wentworth, sharply. "Dollars, you know. You said £20,- 000. We put it in dollars, don't you see?" "Oh," said Wentworth, relapsing' again. "'—sloo,ooo' —where was I? Oh, yes. *lt is claimed that an American expert went over the books before Mr. Went worth, and that he asserted they were all rig-lit. An explanation from this gentleman will now be in orner.' "There," cried the young lady, "that is the substance of the thing. Of course, I may amplify a little more be fore we get to Queenstown, so as to make them pay more money. People don't value a thing' that doesn't cost them dearly. How do you like it? Is it correct?" "Perfectly correct," answered the miserable young' man. "Oh, I am so glad you like it. I do love to have things right." "I didn't say I liked it." "No, of course, you couldn't be ex pected to say that, but I nm glad you think it is accurate. I will add a note to the effeot that you thisk it is a good resume of your report." "For heaven's sak£, don't drag me into the matter!" cried Wentworth. "Well, I won't, if 3-ou don't want me to." There wos silence for a few moments, during which the young-woman seemed to be adding commas and full-stojis to the manuscript 011 her knee. Went worth cleared his throat two or three times, but his lips were so dry that he could hardly speak. At last he said: "Miss Brewster, how can I induce you not to send that from Queenstown to your paper?" The young woman looked up at him with a pleasant, bright, smile. "Induce me! Why, you couldn't do it—it couldn't be done. This will be one of the greatest triumphs I have ever achieved. Think of Rivers failing- in it :ui W Ic<1 c< tnnx, re plied the young mau, despondently. "Now, perhaps you don't know that the full report was mailed from Ottawa to our house in London, and the moment we get to Queenstow n I will telegraph my partners to put the report in the hands of the directors?" "Oh, I know all about that," replied Miss Brewster; "Rivers told me. He read the letter that was inclosed with the documents he took from your friend. Now, have you made any cal culations about this voyage?" "Calculations? I don't know what you mean." "Well, I mean just this: We will prob ably reach Queenstown on Saturday afternoon. This report, making allow ance for the difference in the time, will appear in the Argus on Sunday morn ing. Your telegram will reach your house or your firm 011 Saturday night, when nothing can be done with it, Sun day nothing can be done. Monday morning, before your report will reach the directors, the substance of whafhfls appeared in the Argus will be in the financial papers, cabled over to Londoai on Sunday night, The first thing your directors will ae« of it will be in the London financial papers on Monday morning. That's what I mean, Mr. Went worth, by calculating the voyage." Wentworth said no more. He stag gered to his feet and made his way as best he could to the stateroom, gropbig like a blind man. There he sat down with his head in his hands, and there his friend Kenyon found him. CHAPTER V. John Kenyon, deserted by his only friend on board, made no complaint, nor did he endeavor to make up for hla loss by finding neipr acquaintances. He was not a man wb£> formed friendships readily, but fate was kind to him, and had already set. about adjusting the balance of profit and loss; moreover fute, who likes to do things in a'fitting manner, used the deserter us an in strument. Wentworth's conscience seemed to be troubling him because he left hll old friend so much alone going east, whereas they had been constantly together on the trip westward; there fore he considered it his duty to make an apology to lvenyon every morning, befon- placing himself for the restof the day under the fascinating influence of Miss Brewster. "There is nothing you wish to talk with me about, is there, Kenyon ?" asked Wentworth on one of these occa sions, looking down at his friend seat ed in his deck chair. "Nothing whatever." "Then you don't mind —" "Not in the least," interrupted Ken yon, with a smile. "I want you to do some energetic thinking about our mine, you know, so that you will l>e ready to open th» campaign when w*e reach London. Thinking which is worth anything is best done in solitude, Kenyon, so I will not bother you for an hour or two." Again K.Miyon smiled, but made no reply, and Wentworth departed. The elderly gentleman whose eliair was next to Kenyon's, lookeil round at the young man when his friend men tioned the mine and his name. "Are you Mr. Kenyon, the mining ex pert?" he asked, when Wentworth walked away. "I am a mining engineer," answered Kenyon, with some surprise. "Did you go out to Canada to report on mines tin*re for the Ix>ndon syndi cate?" "Why do you ask?" said Kenyon, ail his native caution being aroused in a moment, on hearing the astonishing question. The elderly gentleman laughed. "Be cause 1 am, in a twasure, responsible io»r you." fie said. "I am Mr. Ix>ng worth—John Ix>ng"» orth, of the city and a member of the London syndi cate. Two names were proposed— Scotton's and yours. I voted for you; not that I knew anything- al>out you. but sonic of the others seemed very : - : ous that Scotton should go, so 1 thoufc. ' to vote for you. There fore, you sti, . ' said before, 1 tun partly responsib. • err being here. 4 ' "I hope you will not be dissatisfied with the result, Mr. Longworth." "I hope not myself. I can see. that you ore a cautious man, and those who recommended you vouched for your capabilities, so with caution and ca pacity a man should succeed. 1 intended to visit the properties, but 1 was de tained so long in the west that 1 did not have time to go north. How did you find the mines?" "Since you complimented me on my | caution, Mr. Longworth, I should be ' sorry to forfeit your good opinion by answering your questions." I "Quite rig-ht; quite right." said the elderly gentleman, laughing again. , "That's one for you, and a very good i one, too. I must teil that to my daugh ter; and here she i-omes. Kd»th, my | dear, this is Mr. Kenyon, who wejit out to examine lur mines. Curious, ! isn't it, that we should huve been talk ! ing about them this very morning? Mr. Kenyon, 1 call my daughter my confidential man of business; slu- has been all over the world with me. I never make any investments without consulting her, so 1 warn you that she will ask you more iusidioils questions about the mines than I shall." John Kenyon had risen to his feet to greet the girl and to offer her his chair. "No, thank you," she said. "1 want to walk. I merely came to see if my father was all right, I was very much disappointed that we did not go to Canada this time, as 1 wished to see something of ihe snow -shoeing and tobogganing there. I suppose there was no tobogganing where you were?" "Oh, yes," said Kenyon; "even out among the mines they had a tobog gan slide, on which one trip satisfied me; and on several journeys 1 had to wear snow-shoes myself." "How interesting," said the girl. And the next thing John knew he was walking- the deck with her, relating- his experiences. This walk was the first of many, and from that time .orward Kenyon did not miss his friend Went worth. Edith Longworth can hardly be called a typical represestative of the Eng lish girl. She had an English girl's education, but she had not the train ing of the uverage English girl. She had lost her mother early in life, which makes a great difference in a girl's training, however wealthy her father may be; and Edith's father was wealthy, there was no doubt of that. Ask any city man about the. standing of John Longworth, and you will learn that the "house" is well thought of. People said he w ,s lucky, but John Longworth asserted that there was no such thing as . in business—in which statement he was very likely not correct. He hail large investments in almost every quarter of the globe. When he went into a thing he went into it thoroughly. People talk of the inadvisabilit-y of putting all one's eggs into one basket, but John Longworth was a believer in doing that very thing mr mi.? iiM A-'ir. iwAto*—St* l even one kind of a basket, but when John Longworth was satisfied with the particular variety of basket presented to him he put a large number of eggs in it. When anything was offered for investment—whether it was a mine, a brewery or a railway—John Longworth took an expert's opinion upon it, and then the chances were that he would disregard the advice given. lie was in the habit of going personally to see what had been offered to him. If the enterprise were big enough he thought little of taking a voyage to the other 3ide dt the world for the sole purpose of looking the investment over. When Edith Longworth was pro nounced finished, as far as education was concerned, she became more and more the companion of her father. She went with him 011 his long jour neys, and so had been several times to America, once to the cape, and one long voyage, with Australia as the ob jective point, had taken her complete ly around the world. She inherited much of her father's shrewdness, and there is no doubt that if Miss Long worth had been cast upon her own re sources she would have become an ex cellent woman of business. She knew exactly the extent of her father's in vestments, and she was his confidante in a way that few women are with their male relatives. The old man had great faith in Edith's opinion, al tho'ugli he rorely acknowledged it. Hav ing lieen together so much on such long voyages, they naturally became, in a way, boon companions. Thus Edith's education w-as very* uiUike that of ihe ordinary English girl; attaining which caused her to develop into a different kind of a woman than she would luivo been if her mother had lived. The friendship between Edith Long worth and John Kenyon ripened so rap idly that on the day Wentworth had his last disquieting interview with Jennie Brewster they also were discussing mining properties, but in somew hat dif ferent fashion. Kenyon confided to the girl that his own hopes and fears were wrapped up in a mine. After completing their work for the London syndicate, the young men had transacted a little business on their own account. They visited together a mica mine, which was barely pay ing expenses, and which the owners were anxious to sell. The mine was owned by the Austrian Mining com pany whose agent, Von Brent, had met Kenyon in Ottawa. Kenyon's educated eye had told )>im that the white mineral they were placing on the dump at the mouth of the mine was more valuable than the mica for which they were mining. Kenyon was scrupulously honest—a quality somewhat at a dis- Munt in the mining business —and it seemed to him hardly fair that he should take advantage of the ignorance of Von Brent regarding the mineral oti the dump. Wentworth had some trouble in overcoming his friend's scru ples. He insisted that knowledge al ways had to be paid for, in law, medi cine, or minernlogy, and therefore that they were perfectly justified in profit ing by their superior wisdom. So it came about that the young men took to England with tlicni a three months' option 011 the mine, which means that for three months they were to have the privilege of buying the property at a certain figure named in the legal docu ment which was called in the mining language, the "option." "Well, I am sure," said Miss Long worth, when Kenyon had given her all the details, "if you are confident that the mine is a good one, you could see no one w ho would help you more in that way than my father. He has been look ing at a brewery business in which he thought of investing, and with which he has concluded to have nothing to do, ■ so he will be an*ious to find Bomethintr reliable to take Its place How mucK would IK* required for the purchase of the mine you mention?" "I thought of asking £ 50,000 for it," said Kenyon, flushing as he thoug-ht of his temerity in doubling the price of the mine, and adding £IO,OOO to It. However. Wentworth and he had esti mated the probable value of the mine, und had concluded that selling it nt that price, which would give them £3o,<>oo to divide between them, they were sell ing a mine which was really worth very much more, and that would soot, pay tremendous dividends on the ±'50,000. He expected the young woman would seem rather impressed by the amount. He was therefore very much surprised when she said: "Fifty thousand pounds! Is that all? Then I am afraid my father would have nothing to do with it. He deals only with large businesses, and a company with a capital of but £50.000 I am sure he would not look at." ''You speak of £ 50,000," said Kenyon, "as though it were a trifle. To me it seems an immense fortune." "You are not wealthy, then?" said the girl, with apparent interest, "No," replied the young man; "far from it." "I w ill speak to my father, if you like, but I doubt if it would do much good. Perhaps William might take it up. You have not met my cousin yet, I think?" "No. Is he- the young man who sits next to you at the table?" **\ es. Except when tltere, he sj>cnds most of his time in the smokipg-room, I believe. lie is in father's ottice in the city, and we are both very anx ious that he shall succeed in business. That is why father took him with us to America. He wnmts to Interest him, and ft seems almost Impossible to in terest William in anything. He doesn't like America; 1 think it's the beer." "1 didn't like their beer myself." ad mitted Kenyon. "Well, 1 shall arrunge a meeting be tween you ami William, and then you can talk it over. 1 know father would lie pleased if he became interested ffi forming a mining company, or in any thing, in fact." After Edith Longworth left him. Ken yon waited where he was for some time hoping Wentworth would come along, so that he might tell hiin of their po6si ble new partner; but the young man did not appear. At last Konyon rose and began to search for him. lie passed along the deck, but found no trace of his friend. He looked for a moment into the smoklng-roota, but Wentworth was not there. He went downstairs to the saloon, but his search below was equully fruitless. Coming up on deck again he saw Miss Brewster sitting' alone reading a paper-covered novel. "Have you seen my friend Went worth?" he asked the young woman. She laid the book, open-faced, upon her lap, and looked quickly up at Ken yon before answering: "I saw him not very long ago, but I don't know where he is now. Per haps you will find him in his state room; in fact, I think it more than like ly he is there." With that Miss Brew ster resumed her reading. Kenyan descended to the state-room .njid opened the door. Wentworth sat upon the plush-covered sofa, with his head in his hands. At the opening of the door he started and looked for a moment at his friend, apparently not seeing him. His face was so gray and ghastly that Kenyon placed his hand against the wall for support as he - M yuoa: ueorge, ne eriea. ~rrna**» the matter with you? What has hap j>ened? Tell me." Wentworth gazed In front of him with glassy eyes for a moment, but did not answer. Then his head dropped again in his hands, and he groaned aloud. fro BE cosTiirriD.) Mnslcal Item. Mrs. Chaftie has been making an earn est effort to have Johnnie taught to play on the piano, but he neglects his practicing so much that he makes very little progress. A few days ago, Mrs. Chaflie, who was upstairs, aalled down: "Johnnie, you aren't practicing your piece." "Yes, 1 am," replied Johnnie. "No, you are not. You haven't touched the piano in the last half hour." "I have been practicing all the same. It was full of pauses, and I am prac ticing them over and over until I get them perfect."—Texas Sifter. Ntrrn Barriers. O yes! she (miles it me, You see, And I smile back at her. Yet when upon the street We meet A bitter thought will stir. The fact Is this: I'd woo Anew Another maid more dear, If I had all the rings And things • I gave to her last year. —Spare Momenta A Plaint from the Highway. "This is a hard world," said Meander ing Mike, as the dog whom he had hit with a piece of pastry went howling away. "Whut's de matter?" inquired Plod ding Pete. "I>e<m folks is too onfeeling ftir any thing. The gals there is practicin' oookln' out of a fancy book, an' when ever I axee 'em fur bread they gives me cake."—Washington Star. Unite Likely. "They say that smoke kills cholera germs," he said, as a sort of excuse far smoking ten or twelve strong cigars a day. "I shouldn't wonder," replied his wife, coldly. "Enough of it will kill anything I —-everi man." Thereupon he went to the club to finish his cigar, as uaual. Chicago Poet. A Success. Man of Family—That burglar alarm to a grand success; wouldn't part with it for a mint of money. It went off at one o'clock this morning. Dealer —Eh ? Did you catch a bur glar trying to get In ? "No; but I caught my daughter's voung man trying to get out."—N. Y. Weekly. ' Proof rosltWe. "It's too bad; the editor sent my beau tiful and pathetic story back without reading it," said the ambitious maiden. "Dearie me! how do you know It?" asked the fond mother. "I've looked through every page, anil theTe isn't a teardrop anywhere."— Odds and Ends. Interested Adfiet. "Pardon me," said the ifw boarder, after the others had left the table, "but I'm not up in table etiquette and don't know just how oranges should be eaten." "Very sparingly, very sparingly, sir," answered the thrifty landlady.— Detroit Free Press. Not What Htae Wasted. "Well, one's never too ohl to learn," she said, to her dearest friend, who had just got an Oklahoma divorce. "But I don't want to learn," was the reply. "I want to forget principally, like everyone else iu the divorce colony out there. I havo learned too much."— No. 47 SNAKE SUICIDE. A Rattler with Three F» Oft Shaflea Oi lit* Mortal 1011. A I'nited States cavalryman, •t» tione»l at Fort Meade, S. D., writes ttj Forest and Stream as follows in regard to the self-destruction of a three-fanged j rattlesnake; "As to the suicide of the creature, 1 am forced to ask for an explanation The snake at first sight, coiled up ID the usual manner lor a prime strike, mode a vicious lunge at my legging, then drew back and closely scrutinized me from hat to shoe. Instantly a change of expression came over his features, and ferocity grave way to a look that might have been born of dis gust and resignation. I watched him closely, not knowing what might be his next move. He suddenly astonished use by plunging headlong into the Belle Fourche. Motionless he sank, and I 1..y at full length at the bottom. I con tinued to watch him until the last ves tige of his reptilious breath hod risen to the placid surface in a pcaily ' tib ble, and then with the n'.d of c ck I ruised him from the water, -la' ' him in the sunshine and sa. »lied ..self that life was extinct. I liat. tever known or heard of n rnt .er ta' ' ig to water, and here I was confronted by the plainest case of suicide by drowning In broad daylight. I have since then lost all faith in snakes. I have adopted and discarded every theory that might offer n solution in this ease, and am now driven to the belief that this snake de liberately suicided because it had com mitted the blunder of wasting a well meant three-fanged strike on a United States cavalryman. Hereafter I shall travel incognito in those parts." WIDOW QUITE PHILOSOPHICAL. Pastor'* Condolence* on Her Hotlliad'i Death Very (iraclouljr Acknowledged. A North side Lutheran pastor recent ly assig-ned *o a fashionable congrega tion is wondering whether hereafter it will lie policy for him to offer con dolences when young matrons of his flock lose their husbands, or forever "keep his |>eaee. He is very much per turbed over an incident which occurred quite recently, says the Chicago Chron icle. Some time last summer and before he had been assigned to this particular ehureh the. invalid husband of one of his prominent church members went to the far west in the hope that a change of climate might restore him to health. But the rarlfied atmosphere of the mountains instead of benefiting the In valid, who was a ronsumptive, rather hastened the progress of the disease and within a very few weeks he died. Last week the young widow returned. What more natural than that the par son should offer his sympathies to tt»e bereaved one. "You have my sincerest sympathy," he said to the young woman. "But, after all, you have this consolation that the dear one is now past all suffering and probably much happier." "You are too kind, parson," answered the young widow. "Indeed, he lasted much longer than I thought he would. I expected be would go much Booner. It was a hopeless case." Such a philosophic view of the case rather startled the good man. It came so unexpectedly that it left him noth ing more to say and he beat as hasty a retreat as he could. EYELASHES MADE TO ORDER. a Chicago Hairdresser. In a fashionable hair dressing parlor on one of the downtown street* one reads the slga: " Eyelashes made to order." t "I do not know that there Is anything particularly novel about It," said the blor.d young woman who was asked for information. "We have done this sort of work for months." , "And have you manv patrons in that line?" "Not so many as we have In the other branch of our business, the removal of hair or wrinkles by mean® of electric ity, but still we have some." And then she explained the process of making artificial eyelashes. An ex ceedingly delicate little instrument Is used. It consist* of a needle operated through a spring by means of the finger. At one end of the needle a hair is Inserted. When the operator is ready to work on the person she takes the eyelid between two fingetrs of the left hand. The needle is then thrust Into the fleshy part of tl -< eyelid as close to the eye as poasibl I the tiny hairs are actually sewed < Eyelashes thus manufactured arm warranted to last two weeks without repairs. Of course the process hurts the patient, but what woman will not willingly submit to suffering to retain her beauty and her powers to charm? Corsica. According to a British consular re port, invalids in search of a winter star tion might do worse than try the cap ital of the Island of Corsica. The av erage temperature Is three to four de grees higher than that of the Itivlera. Ajacclo, moreover, being thoroughly sheltered by the surrounding moun tains and the aspect of the. bay beta# due sout h, the dreaded "mistral" is un known. It is admitted, however, that there aire some drawbacks. Living in the island is dear, nearly all articles of consumption usually required by for eign residents having to be Imported. Altogether, affairs in Corsica do not ap pear to be in a satisfactory state. The Island and Its population are described as "eminently pooa-," and were it not for the assistance bestowed by France the Corsicans would be forced either to starve or bestir themselves—the lAtter alternative appearing to be one from which they ore decidedly averse. UMI*! Wonderful Hwnt. The power of scent possessed by a deer is wonderfully acute. These ani mals have been known to take fright at the scent of a man 24 hours after he had passed the snot- Like Moat of Us. Here nature gives a lesson grim; The oyster's spirits droop— j All summer It was In the swim. But now It's In the soup. —Chicago Tlmea-Herala. TOO DREADFUL TO THIKX •». Policeman —Come now, run along, you've been hanging round here all the morning! IVoy—See here, a man wot wqara ft belt o' your size ca n't cutnoioe by being Fussy. Where'd yer be If I wus to butt yer in the stuinmlck wid all me might un' den ruitrib? —N- Y t Truth.
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