VOL.- xxxv
HUSELTONS
YOUR SPRING
F^OCTTWEAR.
Wil' play no small pait in adding distinctive elegance to your new go*r,
stylish costumes, the choicest of new spring, hats and »1 else counts for
naught in ahsenr of correct and perfect fitting footwear. There's much
in our shoe store to enlist the interest < f every Woman, Man or Child who
appreciate faultless shoes.
WE SET THE PACE IN STYLES.
Jir f Our Misses' and Children's Dc-
I Is full of everything that's grod in
r * X' wear for llie little folks, large sal s <la; v
r 3 <J speak for quality here. Misses' *1 n
and Blarl: Kid Shot-;, lace or In:'.:
V"OT3PPvw\ and Kid or SilK Vesting tops, sj::tig
V- ;iy heel-- sizes 11 ' . *t.oo to <•',>.
Our Late Spring Shoes For
V ' if X- | The choice of fastidious dressers wl o
, J are posted on the swagger styles. Kvety
shoe shows the mister touch of well
stndied, nrtistic individual style, all
1 5 fashionable styles in lace and button, in
klouj Tan Fnr RfIVS Black. Tan or Chocolate vici Kid, ma<!e
new ian onoes roi ooyb. with „ n Ki(l or frtllcv figure(l vesting
, tops. Kid or patent leather tip.,, ail
We are showing every new shape and size , an ,; widths
color that's good in Boys at ft.oo, $1.25,
$i 50, and $2.00. Youtus at less price.
—OUR LITTLK REGENT SHOES-
Me»'s New Spring Shoes in Tan
same swell styles and shapes at 90c, sl, and Biack.
and $ 1.25.
Stvlp flnd Prirp app Thpstrono We are showing tho swellest shoes the
axyie anu rrioe die iiieouuny tnarket produces, ran in Titon, wiiio.v
Points of This Siore. a,:<l Russia Call. Vici Kid with silk
vesting or leather tops at $1.50, $2.00,
A regular $2.50, $3.00 and *4.00 quality *2.50 fe.oo and *4.00 The dressy men
in these shoes at $2.00, $2.50 and fvoo. say these are the-finest style s ... Butler
Our line at 85c, SI.OO, fi.25 and #l5O 1" Black . j ll ?'- 2 5. • '-50. *2.co,
cannot he matched in Butler. * 2 *P an ''
Men's Heavv Shoes, Oil Grain, Kip, P'iesli Split, Kangaroo, Calf Lace
Bals, Brecdtnore, Congress at 75c, St.oo, 'ft.2s and 11.50.
B. C. HUSFLTON,
ftnticr'g Leading Shoe House. ilt< Il«>t**l Lowry.
I HE IS A WISE HAN \
| —WHO SBC USES HIS CLOTHING FROM— •
i i
I J. S. YOUNG, {
THE MERCHANT TAILOR, <j
I I *
0 The floods, style, fit and general make a
J lip -of his suits \
{ TELL their own STO^Y.I
V% •% %/%/%&%/% C <4
Spring STYLES
CTjThree of a kind for spring, two of a Uin'l f>.i
'•£> mm Summer what tx tt. li:i. d would tn:.n
Jy> >3 ill clntliii'ir Ti.ry nr. nil ... • Mik' IN
\ i fx yflliV the- Ial« Nt. in « 111 MM) • f.i kn.an>liip t Ih> tttM-t
1 A /l I f\ /# Vj;l "» duialiilitv the stM:i.«'!.« i. in pri.-c ( s
■- '* I /J I K"JV /, 111 lllo<icrut''. UhCFft! I.;i , y.,u jr|.f slich (i Tri
-1 r! \ %) / J | LA oiiiHti<nis. \<iu(lomtliiniof(i. I'. KK K. i|. ( .
/ v*/ A Ln J W \ u\ ta '' or N>chav a lssortri.t nt of spiii '
./ 7-) I &-\/ 1 it Ilic ail t f tti ri> 11. •! pries i.. sitii
l/l\\ UI fw
1 Hp Ml G. KECK,
J'i j I Jlj(I I TAiLCR. 142 North
wi' Wain St., Butler. Pa.
. 328 5. MAIN ST- 328 S. MAIN ST
MILLINERY
Most complete stock, finest goods, newest styloj and 1 r.ves.
prices in Millinery, Notion? pnd perfu-nes-
THE H. H. CORSET A SPECIALTY.
SEE OUR NEW SPRING HATS
Mary Rockenstein.
1. " -
Pape sros,
■IEWEbGRS.
We Will Save Vou Money On
TDiamonds, Watches Clocks,!
S Silverware, 1847 Rodger Bros, \
? Plateware and Sterling Silver^
Goods. *
Our Repair Department takes ill all kinds of Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry, ete
122 S. Main St.
O'd go'd and silver taken the same as cash
House Cleaning
Time U here and the War against Bugs, Moths etc., is on We have prepared
* Bu' Killer f° r the extermination of these pests, let us that it this 1 e
mixe<l with the paste before papering the result will l>e very iafsfact'-ry We are
also headquarters for Moth Balls, Insect powder, Hellibore etc
REDICK & G ROHM AN
109 NORTH MAIN ST. BITLEtt.
"ar £ -% t rr « A a
THE BU J LLR CI I I ZEN.
Biliousness
Is-Miised by t<T]i. iver. which p: vorits i
tioa and per.:. * f » 1 f»'mient and pt.tr.ls in
die stomach. rii*-u Xoliow t ao,
! tnsoiiiina, ner ->s. ..:id. .
or bl .1 HI
!»:::• *»•». t • civ * mr u
J RUNS t i.v-r • eadaehe. rtltnrtnw. COB
' f : li'on - ! I f nli • iru-r-: _»
1 Xb<* l!>' I • v.:i.t jtf-/.
Tl»i» T<* Vftnr o|»voriniiilr.
; On receipt of t rents. c:.sh or
CGDerou *■' o| will nir.iled of the
I most popular Catarrh and liay leTtr Cure
i rElv's Cream IMi: ufTieicnt to deaica
strste the «rt t v.r ri's cf the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
CO WVrri j St , Kew York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., r f Or- at Falls, Mont ,
recommended Eiy's Cream lU;n> to me. I
can emphasize j,.->s a - . '•Xtisftprs!-
ti>e cure for catarrh if us«d atidirectcu."
Kev. Francia W. Poole, Pastor Centrai i'res.
Church, Helena Mcnt.
Ely's Crea:r. tia'ui ithe aokn> iv.ledgi d
i enre for catarrh an t tuc aius no mercury
I nor ;iay injurious diti£. Price, 50 cents.
VICTOHV
A 1 v. a}''" crowns our efforts to
tbe hat: Isotnest end
in' st c"irect thing in Men's
D.ess at all season's of the
year.
There's a fresh, bright
ppnrkh* of style about our
spring patterns, the kind
that has saap and art in it.
We cater to the economical
man because our clothes
give a dollar of service for
every dollar paid.
Let us show you the kind of
a suit we make for
MAKER 01.
MEM'S CLOTHES
i
Pearson 8. Nace's
»
Livery Feed and Ssle Stab'e
Rear of
Wick House, Butler, Penn'a.
Th«- bi*<r <»t lior -s ;tnd firsi class riu > ;«i- j
way.. **ll hand ac i i hfri*.
Il< ri-'(*omrii«/d:»> ions in * .vn for p< »••(; f
lit*til »« ir: 111ir .n*il un dont ir;.:i i
al rnpi guai.-uUM- !
Stable Room For 65 Horses.
A tfoorl r*lsi v,. rf v -.rs. i.oih am. »
< lioi-ms J. :\.,1 . hand arm for
urnhT 'i full ;:i*a i'i ••• and hur.*;i'S buUi! u
propel : ■*:!: Hi mi I»y
PEAHSOTi Li RSUI,
*TV!t jjlione. No. 315 i
L. C. VV ICK, |
Dkai.Bß IN
Rough Worked Lumber
OF AW, KINDS.
Doors, Sash, Blinds, .Vloulri ; »>;*?s |
Shingles and T.atl;
Always in Stock.
LIME. IUIR AND PLASTE R
Office opposite P. W.jDepot.
BUTLER. PA,
C* D. L. CLEELANO, S
Jeweler and Optician. \
< 125 S. Main St., >
Butier, Pa. )
C. S ELIGMAN & SOW
No. 416 W. Jefferson St.,
Butler, Pa.
A lint* of laU'st
and D'lmostic-
always In stock.
Fit. Stylo and Work
mnn.-thip d
to satUfsw-'tlori.
PRICES REASONABLE.
p:i» is the rmz to have
ji'Jys Your ClotHii^
CLEANED or D7ED
If you want good and reliable
cleaning or dyeing done, there is
just one place in town where you
can get it, and that is at
T?2 f nssYi fft rvi?'" u <fi
lilt lilllfE Oil WUHHi
21(3 (Jon.tor a venue.
do fine work in out
door Photographs. This is the
time of year to have a picture ot
your house. Give us a trial.
Agent Tortb« Jame. :o.oi
Blind Co.—New Yfrk.
R. FISHER k SOW,
OiL ME'L "" ■
Sow rery cheap.
I »•« <1 r... lloi'M-s. ' KWS. Okimi, llo;'. . Kowls
et i". I ten! t■i. st i - li ■ . t t*lt: jiv r. i,.■ ■ r
to animal*. An- vou t<i.i,iiit !t- ,t
f« »'(i tn tt:e tn.'ii'kot
LINSEED OIL 11 -y\
. i
years on L.irn or o neo.
aro doul tfn) gu tlitv . Mime Koorl ju.rj , r ltl v
▼ory I in. Write f« r ourcli- uiur
For pure Linseed -j. moat, md wblt4
Hsk for "I honi|# m»ii «.j- nddr>->s
inanuf.'i'-t u« !. T!I».).M i'. w ON r w
Diamond sir< »'t AH' . lit iij, l\t.
M. C. WAGNER,
ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER,
1,9 South Main street
Over Siiaul & .Nast's Clc.liing Store
A Wicked Wor^aij*
CHAPTER I.
A Mysterious Tragedy.
A dead man! A ghastly speetaole
huddled upon the gayly carpeted flow
of a room at a fashionable hotel in a
certain large city. Dead! Yes. there
was no doubt, for the body was quite
! cold and fast growing rigid,
j On a table beside the chair in which
the man had evidently been sitting,
stood a tiny wineglass and a vial la
beled laudanum; the glass showed
traces of the poieon and the man h£4
died from its effects.
He was a stranger to the house; h&d
called the evening before and secured a
: room, retiring to it immediately, havirg
first requested to be called in tl e
morning in time for the six o'clock
Wertern train. But when the hour ar
rived for him to be aro ■d. and the
ser\ant went to awaken him, iie did
i cot respond to the summons Hour
after hornr passed, and still tho
stronger failed to make his appear
i ance, ami finaliy the proprietor of the
i h itse, aSarmcd at the strange silen< e
' within the if om, burst open th" door
! of thf chamb: r. revealing its ghastly
| occupant.
Tb;> afft'ir was enshrouded In mya-
I tery The door of the room wti.s
. locked on the inside; there wa? but
one wirudow, opening ant upon a small
balcony, and this window, thougb
closed, was n >t faster.fvl; but the room
V'RS in the thiid story, and could not
be tetached from without except by
the atfl of a long ladder, arnd certain
exposure would follow such an at
tempt.
They crowded about the door-way
of that chamber of death —thp terrified
servants and guosts of the hotel; while
Inside two police officers guarded the
body, awaiting the arrival of a coroner.
A* last Coroner Jackson aad Dr. Dud
ley were announced. An investigation
revealed the tmith of the statement al
ready made—that the "deceased died
from the effects an orerdose of laud
anum."
"I wonder who «3he is!" observed the
doctor, a grave, cynical looking man,
as he stood besidetoe body, discussing
tiie ptrange affair.
Coroner .Jackson looked sutrprised.
"I—l don't understand you, doctor,"
he returned.
The physician smiled sardtonically,
his dark, rugged face growing sterner.
''Of course there's a woman at the
bottom of this tragedy," he explained.
"Since I have practiced medicine, I
have had plenty of experience, but I
have never come across an affadr of
tills sort—for it's suicide, of course;
that's plain to be seen—but there was
always a woman in the case! A
daughter of Eve at the bottom of the
mystery, as, indeed, they are con
terned In most of our troubles."
Coroner Jackson shrugged his shoul
ders.
"Well, perhaps so, doctor," he ven
tured; "but "
"Gentlemen!"
There was the rustling of silken
drapery in the corridor without, the
Odor of frangipanni, and Dr. Dudley
Started forward, as a lady stepped over
Itir. ♦!.v»*ihnld.
A -slight, graceful figure, in a trail
ing robe of gray silk, with a broad
briWmedi hat, and long, sweeping gray
plumes. A woman beautiful as a
Iream! The childish little face as fair
as the'daintiest lily, with a faint pink
oil .tbe dimpled cheeks; a month lijta
% w&rtet pomegranate blossom, white
teeth, and dimpled chin; eyes largo,
luetroAis, like black velvet, veiled by
Irthg. sweeping dark lashes; while—
Jtr&Hge contrast I—Her hair was the
edof or gold, and waved over a low,
btoart brow.
Dr. Dudley removal hrn hat, bowing
lourteously; but as his eyes fell full
apoc the facrc of the-lady he started as
witb. an electric sbodjk and a dull red
Jush stained his deult face for an in
stant.
'"Where have I jmcrt her?" he mut
tered to "By Jove! I know!
riißfS'S no mistiWiling iihat face among
kthousand!"
6tit the lady—qu?te unconscious of
{lb close scrtitiny~«-advanced to tho
{enter of the room near where the
lead-man lay, paused irresolutely, and
|jr, DUtJley observed! that she did not
turn her eyes in the> direction of the
lofjjsc upon the floor
W! 1 '
Xfce low, sweet, vibrant tone stirred
Uie heart of every man present.
"I ventured-. here because I—l
fcave just arrived in the city, and as
ioon as I reached this hotel I was in
formed of the —this awdiul affair, arid
ther eyes searched tfcie room, with
t nervous hunted look In their lustrous
Jscths, resting at last upon the White,
kpturae't face of the dead man.
She darted forward 1 with a low cry
►f horror.
"It la!" she wailed. "Oh, Barton!
Barton! my husband!"
She fell upon her kneas and pillowed
the dead man's head upon her breast,
lobbing, moaning, wailing.
"Is he really dead? Is there no
tope?" she cried, witlly, glancing in
to the faces of the men who stood near
kn respectful silence. "I must see a
physician."
Dr. Dudley came nearer.
"I am a physician, madam," he ob-
"Dr. Morris Dudley, of this
fity. I have made an examination,
(tnd —I regret exceedingly—but—he 1$
(uite dead—an overddse of laudanum,
madam/'
"Oh, Heaven!" she groaned, "I
feared this! I have earned him re
peatedly, but he would not dusistl
Doctor, my husband was a great suf
ferer from an acute nervous disease.
Ho contracted the habit of using laud
anum and opium some months since;
he must have taken an overdose! Yes,"
he added, thoughtfully, In an under
tone—her eyes dropped to the still,
iload face before her —"he must have
taken an overdose!"
Her head was bowed again as though
she was weeping violently. But at
last she arose.
"There will be an inquest. I pre
sume?" she questioned, timidly.
The coroner bowed respectfully.
"In a short time, nwraaui." he re
turned.
"I will tell you," she faltered. "This
gentleman—Mr. Barton Chadwicke, of
01 irtwifke Hull. Westchester County,
Maryland—was my husband. He left
home two days ago. intending to go
West on some business. But he was
not well, aud I —l was so troubled in
regard to his health—'fancied that "his
mind was becoming iJteeted, that when
he had gone I determined to follow
him on the next train. I did so, and
when 1 arrived nt the hotel. the first
intelligence that greeted me was this:
I felt a dreadful conviction that the
dead mau in this room was Barton
fchadw.'-'-c. I ha.-jt'.'ntU here, ant 1
BUTLICk, HA., THURSDAY. \lA\ 1C IS<)S
! identify him as my husband. That is
ail."
She burst into a violent, hysterical
. sobbing, and borne of the lady guests,
full of pity for the stranger's affliction,
bore her away to a room, where sne
could give way to her awful sorrow
; without the annoyance of curious pry
: ing eyes.
"!! ...ih!" thought Dr. Dud!'-'- to
hinu-elf. w.'ier. she was gone; "tiier. s
no iu circumstance about Mrs. "n ..-
v.-icke. She says that she
ter husband on the next train, bt't l.e
! i-rri\-. i yestertl yat sundown, .it the
! r.ext traiu gets in three hours later.
! ! - 'he madam makes her appearance
I here at noon the day following. Now,
I'' heie was she during the interval?
And there's something •:■!- • crooked,
! too; notwithstanding all the time she
| .vp- weeping and walling, and . >'>blug,
jhe hadn't a tear in her eyes!"
j Ar. 1 tlit astute iot ;or his head
sagely.
A man never commits suicide witL
o'tt a c-an/.o!'' he observed, aloud, "and
' a pretty good reason, too. I should
j imagine! Gentlemen, I remarked
j liefote, 1 be lieve that there's a woman
tin the ease!"
The ir. j" si t. at "aeiil a few hours la
ter but nothing satisfactory;
ar.d no verdict could be rendered, fcr
the jury did not tgree. there being a
d'vided opinion in regard to the matter
some advocating suicide, and others
accidental poisoning. So the matter
rested, and Barton Chadwicke's body
was prepared for the grave, and placed
In a metallic burial case, to be removed
to the. family tomb. The heart-broken
widow, arrayed in deep mourning gar
ments, entered the train, and with its
sad burden it steamed away to Mary
land and Chadwicke Hall.
it was sunset, a lovely spring even
ing, when the train paused at the near
est statiou, and Mrs. Chadwicke
alighted. A close carriage awaited
her; and a hearse was in readiness
to convey the body to the home which
he had left so short a time previous,
in life and usual health. It was just
at the louely twiiight hour, when the
sad little procession wound its way
up the long avenue leading to the hall
—a fine old gray stone house, built in
an Irrop-ttlnr fashion, and half covered
with clinging ivy.
The servants, a weeping train, re
seived the body of their late master,
with loud lamentations but the widow
went straight up to her own chamber.
An hour later she whs aroused by the
j!d housekeeper, her eyes red and swol
len with weeping."
"Mls.s Lurline," said the old woman,
laying her hand gently on the widow' 3
shoulder. "Mr. Ruthven is in the li
brary; he says will you, can you see
him?"
Mrs. Chadwiclts arose.
"Yes," she faltered. "Mrs. Perry,
tell hint I will be down in a few mo
ments. He Is a relative by marriage,
you know; I think I had better see
blip."
Fifteen minutes later, the widow
trailed her black robe down the broad
staircase to the library, a great, gothlc
sombre apartment, lying in gloomy
shadow now, lighted onlv by a single
jas-jet. A handsome dark-haired
man stood before the fire-place leahing
one arm upon the marble mantel, a
lon> nf iw»nor* nr> r o QJX b* i •
vanished as the swisb, swish of her
trailing garments sounded, on the mar
ble-paved floor of the wide hall with
out. The door opened and she en
tered the room. She went up to him,
and laid both her little hands in his.
But he caught her in his arms, and
straineii her madly to his heart.
"My own! my own!" he pnnted,
hoarsely. "Lurline. there Is nothing
In the world to part us now!"
CHAPTER 11.
Like a Fairy Tale.
Oh, Heaven! w : hat shall I do?"
The words fell like a wail from the
lips of the young girl, standing at the
window of a shabby tenement-house—
a girl with a grave, sad face, and deep,
fathomless gray eyes, and waves of
aalr like burnished gold.
Very poor and bare, and cheerless
was the dreary room; its only inmate
this young girl, whose refined beaut/y
--showed her unfitness for the burden
Df poverty resting so heavily upon her
slender shoulders.
"What shall 1 do?" she maaned,
wringing her hands in wild despair.
'Ever since I was loft alone and poor
i have managed to take care of myself,
intil now! How hard I have worked,
standing day after cltty In that dingy
store, serving customers and striving
to keep up an appearance of cheerful
ness; but now-—"
A sharp rap at
her dreary musings,
"'lt never rains bub it pours.'" she
quoted, grimly, "and 'troubles' never
come singly.' 1 expect that is Mrs.
Flint, come to collect 7»r ront"
She opened the d©of. A coarse, red
faced woman, flaahlly over-dreased,
stood in the narrow, <Uogy hall-way.
"Good morning, Miss Dinsmore,"
she began, coldly. got my
rent money ready, I epppose?"
The girl's pale fgcfc flushed.
"No, madam," she answered, sadly.
"I am very sorry Indeed , but Mr.
Grimshawe has discharged me from
his employ, and he refused to pay me
the balance due. because I—I —an ac
cident happened to a piece of goods,
and he blamed the matter on me, al
though I really know nothing about
it. But he would not trelleve me; so I
am discharged."
The words would tiave touched a
heart of stone, and tfc# expression of
the sad eyes was pitiful In the extreme
Mrs Flint, hurd-hflarrtei ap her
name, sniffed contemptuously.
"Humph! You expect me to believe
that yarn?" she voeUeruted loudly.
"But Surah Ann Flint ain't so green
i she looks!"
Which .-inille wascrather ludicro-
for her face bore the hue and expres
sion of a boiled lobstjer.
"I can't afford to keep boarders or
lodgers for nothin\;nor live on prom
ises," she went on.iangrily. "The fact
o' it is, Miss Dinsriifrre, I've got an of
fer for this room and the one a'Joinin*.
It's money out o' my pocketrto refuse
it, and refuse, it I won't!"
"But, Mrs. Flint," ventured Lesley
Dinsniore, timidly, "what urn I to do, If
you turn ine into the street? 1 am a
stranger here, and without a cent in
the world. You surely would not do
such a heartless thing?"
Mrs. Flint made »n expressive grim
ace.
"'Tain't none o' my business," she
retorted. "I can't afford to keep free
lodgln's. I work for my llvin' I do;
and there's plenty o' places for the
likes o' you."
"Madam t"
The indignant, augry. protest ip',
tone only provoked the brutal woai r n . s
laughter.
"Airs —high and mighty! /' olj
ilow long Will it last? }V ur prldc . n
come down yet. miss, or I'm mistaken.
Well, what do you intend to do? Don't
stand there, a-starin' me out o' counte
nance, a3 though you don't be'.ie\ e
half 1 say. Pay me my money, or
leave!—that's It. I want that mincv
ten dollars and seventy-five cert: -
now. every nickel «>' It. or out in the
street you go!"
"But I have no money," reiteta: t
the girl, sobbins'.y. "I canno* pay
you. Mrs. Flint."
"Then leave this Instant' No; y.-u
needn't expect to lake your d'id». Out
you go in live minutes, or "
"Stop!"
A voice—a n.-c's voice ■>u tided
c : < ?? ! ■ ide the inte landlady, making
her start in ast . . hment. A ; My,
fine-lookli i old t- ntleman stocd upon
the dusty landing outside, his eyes
flashing with Indignation.
"How dttre vou addres- 'his young
lßdv In such an insulting ruar.nor?' de
manded the intruder.
Ther. removing his bat, he turned to
the frightened gill, wao stood there,
cilea*.. an;; pale, and trembling
"I am addressing Miss Lesley Dins
more, am I not', queried the old man.
Lesley bowed.
"And your mother'., maiden name
wati !.t.--ley Chauwicke''" he continued
Again l/eslev bowed.
"Ah! I knew mat I was not mis
taken," he continued. "Madam,'' and
he turned to Mrs. Flint, .-taiidinar near,
open-mouthed anc. wide-eyed with
gaping wonder, 'don't dare to address
another rude word to Miss Dinsmore,
or you will get yourself into serious
difficulty. You do not know whom you
are insulting. Miss Lesley Dinsmore is
the richest heiress in tho country!"
"Sir!" gasped LesUy iu blank aston
ishment, '"I have not a dollar in the
wide wWld."
"ftumph!" grunted the old
"that's your mistake, you see. But I
roust introduce myself. I am Stephen
orey son, attorney and counseior-at
la'w, and I have the pleasure of an
nouncing to you, since you are really
Lesley Chadwicke's daughter, that you
have fallen heiress to a vast estate,
which is awaiting ycur superinten
dence. Vou will have more money,
my dear, than you will know- what to
do with. Your income is thousands of
dollars a year; your home, one of th«
finest houses in the whole Fnited
States; unlimited luxury, foreign
travel —every kind of fashlonablg di
vertisemeut before you. T am well
convinced of your identity. You are a
Chadwicke every iuch. Besides. I've
had my eyes on y6u for a.long time.
Here, my child, i 3 money to relieve
your present embarrassment. Pay th; 6
old —this tender-hearted old lady who
was about to thrust you into the street.
Mrs. Flint made an angry movement
forward; then, recollecting that "dis
cretion is the better part of valor," she
paused.
"Get ready to iea/re this den at once,
my dear." continued Mr. Greysou.
"Y<JU wiu have a few preliminaries to
go through wltH 1 — necessary fortm-. tiu.t
is all —before you s'utif for your new
potge; and, in fhe meantime, you shall
stay at my house My wife will te
dell*hted to roaeive you; aud we havp
no children of our own, and wouldn't
mind it if you staid there aljvays."
stood stunned and bewildef
tftilch affairs i siad t».ken r w£frHi avc"
paralyzed older and wiser people'than
this little orphan' girl. But she felt in
tuitlveljrthat she cotlld trust Mr. Giey-
SOn. Sb« hastened to f'>y tbe coveted
eUtn due to the crest-fallen Mrs. Flint
—pitiably 'bumble and submissive
—and then etwwDaeked her few MJO'kf*-
<ngo.
Thore wert*»6evera) articles in he»
possession wtfjco she displayed to her
new friend. A-gold lockot, containing
the portraits ofTther father and mother,
with their nanjos engraved inside the
lid. Then theft? was a certificate ul
marriage betwe":i»Ralph Dbiemore and
Lelsey 6hadwick«; and a few letters,
tied with a faded!- ribbon, the contests
of which were Valuable to tbe ytmpg
girl.
And so, wltjhiu four-and-twentJ|
hours after the •wonderful intelligent?
had burst upon.iaer like a thunderbolt
Losley Dinsmcf'e, was comfortably
uated at Lawyer Grey son's handsomfe
house,,and herddenUty fully establish
ed as-iheiress tju the Chadwicke esiatt*
CHAPTER HI.
The Helreas of Chadwicke HalL
Barton Chrtdwicke's oody had
lulri away in the tomb of his ancestors*
uad the day appointed for the reading
of the will had arrived. There watt a
group of interested people in the li
brary; the beautiful young widow.
Max Kuthvevi, who was a distaut con
nection by miarriage, together with the
old servants-of the house.
Lurline w«*- very, very pulei, and
there was a»stVasige gliltter In her Iteau
tiful dark eyosaas she swept into the
lofty apartment, jregal lor<her crape ant}
bombazine, and sank Unto a satin
covered easy-ctortir, its cnimson cueft
ions bringing out her- stately beauty
in fair relief.
Presently the door cipenedt and LaW»
yer Greyson appeared with Lesley
Dinsmore, pale and fragile, ..leaning o&
his arm.
A stir of surprise went. around the
group. Mrs. Chadwicke beckoned lan
guidly to her solicitor, Mr. Surface.
"Who are those peoyie, and why are
they here?" she questioned.
"The gentleman is Mr. Oreyaon, a
well-known lawyer r mudum," replied
s|r. Surface, In a perplexed top.a; "but
the lady Is a stranger to ma How»v»
er, Mr. Greyson knows wt#ii he la
about, I am confident."
So Barton Chadwicke's wjl) and
testament was produced, and read
aloud iu the presence of those inssom
bled; the widow holdim: her bli+ck-'
bordered handkerchief to her otyos, but
behind its sofi folds the dark, iuatrous
orbs were auspiciously bright and dry.
The will after bestowing a few
small legacies upon his nearest friends
and the old servants, went on. to sfstfe
that all the property cf tho. deoeuse.fi,
both real estate and personal, was be
queathed without further reserve, t4>
his beloved wife, Lurline Chudwieiie.
A silence followed the reading of
the document broken only by the sup
pressed sobbing of tlie bereaved young
widow. Then Lawyer Greysou aroint
and cleared his throat with a >reliml
nar> "ahem."
"Ladies and gentlemsr/» t, Q (.aid.
"bofore the will Just our goo*J
friend. Mr. Surface goe3 t0 pro bate, 1
have a little ro"' clat j (jn t0 m akO. You
are all, jkjsoi aware that the great
Cbadwlcly f or t une descended from old
Eben C v ja dwlcke nearly a century ag6.
'*os vxntailed upon his lineal do
'^-{idauts."
sir," interrupted Lawyer*
! Surface 4£lU>iV; "but w<«oll know that
Barton CShadwicke was the last of his
I race and, thKifljftjre, hud the
( privliogefof bestowing up
{fouwhu Awuevtr he taw fit.
all to his -I" ol ' youag wile
"Very riuht auu projier.' quoth J*\w.
yet Grey c, \ " i»t -it
bitrtoa CI. i«* l.uJ .. iQwful .: : ,t
to will a".\e> thv ---fr t • B:>
I object to ye rr . ' . ' . v.j
the last of h!-= r re, ; . there v two
living
at the tine ti.ls wIQ was inatle: but, of
couise. utiiUO'..M ti .u. Li: rtc a
ChaUwicke. vrho was not the man -o
willfully v. *- aii.v i.et ire
explain."
Ami th. raaii ? keen eyes waadereJ
to the boi ■ ' .n 1 of the widow, her
slender figure shaking visibly with vi
olent emotion, or angry wrwth, it was
difficult to ascertain which
First," went on the old lawyer,
slo'viy anfi deiib rateiy, "Eben Ciud
■wicke left a but
whether main or female has never yet
been established, uor the wueieaoouts
o{ that p"reon who. 4 .f living, would
be proitabiy twenty-five years old. It
Is, therefore, presumable that he or
she is dea<! but, were this person liv
ing, be o. she would be the rightful
heir, as oP-t of kin. 'Jut there wait al
so a cousin of tho family . L< sley Cuad
wlcke by name, who married oce
Riuph Dliiomoro anJ went to
It LcUeved that they were .iotb
drowned in the passage over as the ves
sel was wrecked; but It was not true.
They reacht-d CiiHiand, aud :a course
□f time a daughter was born to them.
A l'ew yoars after Ralph Dinsoioie
died, and his widow, being poor, took
het child, then about ten yi«ra of ag«,
and came home to America, intending
lb claim her share of the Chadwlcke
fortune. Rut she had scarcely
In ttys country when she died— died
»o jtiddenly that she had no time to
explain her Identity; and but for a
mange accident I tuyaeif would never
lave learned the truih, though she h&a
jeen dead eight long years, and her
laughter is. consequently, eighteen
years of age.
"Therefoie. stve the great-granc
:hlld (whether mix or woman I can
lot say) of Über fhadwicke is stiil
missing, though advertised for ex
tensively, 1 maintain that the daugh
ter of Lesley Chauwicke Dinsmore is
the real heir to this great fortune, and
that Barton Chadwuke, the late la
mented deceived, had no right to dis
pose of tue i.3iatc. 1 h;-ve nothing
further to communicate, oaly that this
lady i 0 Miss Lesley Dinsmore;
her Identity b»-au legally vatablish
ed. and ail necessary forms complied
with, and she has oome heie to take
possession."
And Lawyer Greyson natik into the
nearest seat, ana wiped his spectacles
reflectively.
A low moan of agony broke the al
ienee which fell upon the room. Mrs.
Chadwicke had fainted.
Lesley, forgetting everything in her
sympathy with ta.e bereaved woman,
flew to her side, to offer assistance;
but Mrs. Perry, tbe old housekeeper,
quietly '.jore her oratress to htr cham
ber, and set about restoring her to con
sciousness. v
After a time. L. slev, standing alone,
gazing out c-f thf> library window,
heard a footfall on vhe floor at her
Eide, and turning, beheld the handsome
face of Max Rutavoa. He lu-iu out his
hand.
"May we not be friends, Miss Dina
inusica. voice.
Lesley blushed us : he laid he.' har d
in his.
"We ai» almost relatives." he con
tinued. "and shall probabi> see a great
deal of each other."
There was a soft, persuasive toue to
bis voice, and his handsome eyes were
bent upon ha girl's uroopiag face. A
eiiglit exclamation made him start
galltily. Lurline stood near him, pal
lid as a specter, in her <,iiuj>iug black
rcbe.
"Leave us. Mux!" she said, impora
tivoly. "I wish to speak to Miss Dins
more alone."
He obeyed her, leaving the room at
once.
Lurline darted forward then, and
caught Lesley's white wrist with a grip
of iron; one would not believe that
the white fingers could be so strong.
"Listen to me," she panted breath
lessly, her great dark eyes fixed basi
lisk-like. upon Lesley's pallid face.
'•You have usurped my rights! You
are an interloper here, and not satis
fied with that, you—you would win
Max Ruthven's heart, I suppose! Be
ware, young woman, you may go a
Btep too far! I hate you! 1 hate you!"
She ground the words out between
her white clinched teeth.
"So help me, Heaven, I will be even
with you for all that you have done;
for daring to come between me and
happiness!"
She caught her breath convulsively;
but Lesley wrenched her wrist from
the woman's grasp, and turning with
Quiet scorn, walked indignantly from
Ihe room.
Lurline Chadwicke clutched her Jew
sled hands madly together.
' "Oh, misery! misery!" she groaned,
Jn bitter agony; "I have sinned la
V.\in! what have I done? What have
t dope? —and —all —for naughtl"
Up and down the long room she
paced 'ike a mad creature. Hour after
hour passed; night threw Its sable cur
t.in over 11 things, and the sil\ety
hi'oon arose;* £tlll Ae never wearied in
her nervous [ Vicing to and fro.
Meantime, in she handsome chamber
assigned her, LtVley slept the sleep of
the iunocent. An*l lu»her dreams, pur
•uing her like a a face haunt
ed her—the face Otf and
|h&t she nctver lb % her waking
jnomenM
A noble,: handsome .faoa;/
and rofin'-fi features, With blue
Ud gobd-i*own hair,.and
muetcushe>/: shading tbe haughty .upper
lip. lfi!» eyes, deep unfl wy&drqusly
bedlitlfuU were liked upon her face
irttli u <pud look, v-iJofee meaning aho
Could 1 tit* fathoy. A wild thrill shqj
£hroti&i» oor heart, and shuddering vio
lently, ptte awoko.
' Tho tefcitialiHbt. pearly and perfect,
a-ii.3 tltj.»!*rtf, the large room with sll
frefy rafliwice, making all things as
bright ae-Hlay. With a strange nerv
ousness arose, and uonniOg a
bltjo cashmere Wraoper. sat down ut
the wlE.vlo\» With er P ale > statu
esque fewe., and her long .gold liulr all
ifiont, 4She looked like a spirit, as she
(eaned her -iiead against the itfure
j Cushions of%er fbair. and gazed list
i U3ssry from Ihe window.
[ suddenly*she sturtcii, With a sujange
khrlll at h«* hSarL Hud her vision
jojtne to pa3B?
' For there, below her open wifidow,
leaning against a huge acacia« tree,
jtood the gractfiU figure of>a m»), his
face uplifted in Ifct) radiant.
fis glance upon her cascanent;
as the moon's ra?s glinted upon
tile handsome, clearntut features,
flinging th»>m out In bttd relief like a
jameo, Lesley saw that<lt was thievery
face of hor dream.
i ITO Ufc COKTI*UKI>- J
A STREAK OF LUCK.
It U' -tit U'n\, Tp. and It \\ *»*t U iy,
W my Down.
The r'niy of the English dude who
v.t.ked into a Spokane, Wash., .mm
li : .«ni the other night. and, \»uh
$; . -siceo d»u in winning to.OO'i. is
t." -l.'fT t:t.,t deal of talk. The oion
net r. which 'he western papers arc
treating the cvint would serve to make
cue l < lieve that such was unpre
.dented. There have been ten thou
su:.d ruses of late years when bigger
fortune* than that have l>e«n made at
faro jacks, in Santa Fe. N\ M.. dur
ing the exposition in ISSI I saw yellow
chips, representing $1 tKKt eich. piled
up as high as a cat's bark on a Single
card, writes an old snort in the Chicago
Times-Herald. Tom Jemison of Meri
dian, Miss. w,->s playing in Conaat &
Hart's on? night, and when he cashed
in. after a sitting of two and a half
hours, the Arm handed him »46,Ut)0.
Jem;.<on lost it the following day in
Demlnp. 1 witnessed the piny of a
Chinaman in the same place one even
ing, and he won twenty-seven straight
bet--, and then, without pursuing his
luck any lurther. pocketed $21,000. The
limit In .hose days was the ceiling. It
would be a hard matter to find a
gambling rocm now that would i>llow
or.e to bet on any single card exceeding
*12.50.
I asked Tom Fitz, who during the
Hopkins administration owned one of
the biggest gambling institutions In
Chicago, his highest winnings and
losses in a single night at faro. Said
he- "In those days I took my meals
at th Boston Oyster House. A certain
rod-i-e.-'dod waiter served me. He was
k'rul and attentive, and his 'tips' were
not .-mall ones, besides, he received a
fair salary. But as regularly as Satur
day nights rolled around I would tlud
him in front of one of my tables, and
he never got away with a cent. I
watched him play for two years, and
finally one night I told him that I
didn't care for his money. In othei'
words. I barred him from the game.
Well, one Saturday ni<rht, while I wag
bi'sv In another part of the building,
this waiter bought a stack of chips
from a dealer, and by the time I got
back to the table I saw him raking in
the chips as if there was no ceiling or
roofing to the building, and that POI;IB
cloud from above was raining then\
down. Of course, I couldn't then ob
ject. So 1 let him play ahing. expect
ing every minute to see his luck
change. Hut it didn't. He couldn't
iose. The limit was 1100, and he play
ed it. In less than un hour's time I
was counting out white chips to him at
$lO upiece. and the >el lows were SSOO.
"'At daylight 1 t-.ilinated that he h id
•won aba-it $20,000 Hts luck eeemed sen
phenomenal that I sent out for ftnothon
dealer, hoping in this way to break hia
charm. But he won on. I sent fop
another, and still the chips went his
way. I dealt mvself for a little while,
but he would whip-aaw me at every
turn. I quit him and turned him over
to cue of the luckiest bank dealers
could be procured in Chicago. But wo
couldn't teat him. lie would put bla
bets down blindly, and the cards would
come his way. He didn't play 'eodr.s'
nor 'single outs' nor double outs.' He,
put chip down and they west back to
him twire fold. He called the turn a
half dozen Ilnje. j for the limit. About;
•wert fagged out and it looked as If ha
would own the shop in a little while,
1 called for his chips. T had had
enough. By that time he wag fairly
drunk He tried to count, but he,
couldn't. In fumbling with his chips
he knocked more than SSOO on thq
floor, to be picked up by 'hangers on.'
He was ahefld of the game $46,700. I
took him udiiie aud explained to him
that 11 he went out of the building wltlj
much money he would be robbed.
Ho consented to let mo keep It for
him—all but ??00. I gave him thla
much In big bills, raid told him tlfrt
tuy time he wanted the remainder and
would come in sober he could get it.
"Three days elapsed and I heard
nothing of him. I became alarmed,
and sent one of my men out to hunt
him up. His whereabouts could not
be ascertained. But al>out closing tlmq
on the following Wednesday night h<j
walked in. Of course he was broko.
He had forgot* how much ho had left
w4th me, and when 1 counted him out
(46,000 he seemed dazed. He acted as
If sober. He got to the steps and hesi
tated. Then he walked back. He
bought f6OO In chips and commenced to
play. At first his former luck ran with
him. But in the course of an hour he
struck a wrong stroak, and before day
light I had every cent of the $48,000 in
the drawer, and it belonged to me. It
Is a fact that outside of whisky and a
few meals he had bought he hadn't
provided himself with a single thing.
In the way of personal apparel he
hadn't bought even a shoe string. As
he arose from the table he looked at
me appeallngly, as good a# to say,
'Won't you buy me a drink?' I handed
him $lO and told him to go home. The
following night he served me witty
oystere at the restaurant again."
Whore Maunit ift Fouud.
In Australia, tropical Asia and AfrW
ca, true manna is found on a kind ot
blue grass. It appears In masses aa
large as a marble on the nodes of tbq
stems. Nearly three parts consist o*
mannite, which, though sweet, is not
sugar. The manna also contains a fer
ment which has power to decompose
cane sugar without evolving carboniq
acid or any kind of gas.
Bint About tho fitorfe
"Wash your stove with clew warm
water before it ie blackened." says a
good housekeeper, "and if it is Vfcry
greasy wash it over night with strong
soap euds." A little sugar or irio)*t)«
aes in the blacking will make It stick.
SkucLttnicly Pr»eU«;«l.
"Mies Wlggleswsrth thinks she's
eligible en the Order of the Crown.
She's suite she can trace her Jineage
I jack to one of the Engltfh sovereigns "
"How far has she got?"
"She told me yesterday she hud
struck a bar slnlst*r"
"I guess that's right I knew her
i'rout grandfather was a bartender)"
Herr SrhuUze of the Berlin Academy
( of Sciences, has taken upon himself
1 the formidable task of preparing a
work describing all unimnls that exist
'now or have existed wHhin historical
I times. The Academy allows him $7,"000
to cover the expenses of his undertak
ing. » \
A I'olyglot Dirt ShoT»l»r.
W. S. McClelland, who shovels *dlrt
for the Panhandle Railroad Company
for $1.25 a day, speaks eight languages
and holds diplomas from the Collioge,
de France and the University of Mft-»
drid. . \
Howl* for Ciirlou* SUnipi.
pretty bowls of the popular Dresden
or satiny Bolleek are kept on writing
lesks or library table to 'hold tho curi
i jus stamps, monograms or letterheads
slipped from the doll?
No. 20
A CESSPOOL OP FILTH.
1 hi- TvrrttiU male of PbIiIM
T.iort.tinhfur**-* in Seoul.
I t-:.rii..v f1 on U nblng im rninural
:•« i thought it tr.«*. foukst citj on
earth till 1 suw Peking, and its smells
the i:io«t oJiotis tili J<Tcotinteredthose
f Vor .1 great city and •
■ 1 p:;ill its i.oanness is irdescribable.
Kliij iosto forbii's the flection of two
► houses, consequently lie es
timated ijvartcr oC a million j>eople are
livi; j or. "the ground," chiefly in Laby
rinthine alleys, many c f them not wide
enough for two loaded built* to pase--
ir. :v. d, barely wide enough for one
man to a loaded bull, and further
narrowed by a scries of vile holes or
green, slimy ditches, which receive the
solid aud liquid refuse of the houses,
theii f.<ul and fetid margins beingXbe
favorite resort of half-naked children,
begrimed witli dirt, mangy, blear-eyed
dogs, which willow ir. the slime c*
blir.k in the sun. There, too. the itin
erant vender of "small wares" and can
dies dyed flaring colors with aniline
dyes, establishes himself, put* a few
planks across the ditch and his goods,
worth perhaps a dollar, thereon. But
even Seoul hits its "spring cleaning,"
and 1 encountered on the sand plain ol
the lla.i. on the ferry and on the rood
from Mapu to Seoul innumerable bulla
carrying panniers laden with the coiv*
tents of the city ditches.
The houses a butting on these ditchee
nre generally hovels, with deep eaves
and thotch roofs, presenting nothing
to the street, but n mud wall, with oo«
easiorallv a small paper window, just
under the roof, indicating the men's
quarters, and invariably at n height
varying front two feet to three feet
above the ditch, a blackened Emoke
hole, the vent for the smoke and heart
ed air. which have done their duty la
wanutng the floor of the house. All
day lonpr bulls laden with brushwood to
a great height are entering the city,
and at six o'clock this pine brush, pre
paring to do the cooking and warming
for the population, tills every lane in
Seoul with aromatic smoke, which
hangs over it with remarkable punc
tuality. Even the superior houses,
which have curved and tiled roofes,
present nothing better to the street
than this debased appearance.
The partake of the general
meanness. Shops with a stock in trade
which nny be worth six dollars abound.
It i . easy to walk In Seoul without
molestation, but anyone standing
to look at anything attracts a
great crowd, so that it is as well
that there is nothing to look at.
The shops have literally not a note
worthy feature. Their one character
istic is that they have none. Tho best
shops are near the Great Bell, beside
which formerly stood a stone inscrip
tion calling on ail Coreans to put
intruding foreigners to death.
Caroan women are rigidly secluded,
perhaps more absolutely so thaD the
women of any other nation. In tho
capital ir very curious arrangement
prevailed. At eight o'clock the great
ijoll tolled u signal for men to retire
into their houses and for -women to
come out and amuse themselves and
visit 'heir frierds. Therulewhichcleara
the streets of men occasionally lapses,
aud then some Incident- occurs which
causes it to be rigorously enforced. So
it was at the time of my arrival, and the
ptich-dark streets presented the singu
lar spectacle of being ten-anted solely
were exempted blinu men, officials, for
tlgncrs' servants and persons carry
ing prescriptions to the druggists.
These were often forged for the pur
pose of escape from durance vile and
a few people got long staffs and per
sonated blind men. At 12 the bell again
boomed. Women retired, and men were
at liberty to go abroad. —-Mrs. Bishop's
"Korea."
SAVINGS BANKS.
More of Them Xeerted In tkc West *■<
Sooth.
It: this country 80 per cent of the
savings banks and savings doposdta aire
In the New England states and New
York. Throughout the west and south,
except In the larger place**, it is impo»-
5-lhle foT private enterprise to furnish
tmlngs facilities sufficient to meet the
need* of th- people. By an investiga
tion made under the direction of the
pjsitmos.ter-ffeTie.ral in 1992 the distances
,»f savings depositories from post office®
(which are intended to be centrally lo
cated) were ascertained to average aa
fc-llows: In the New England states,
10 miles: in the middle states, 25 mllesi;
in t\h» southern states, 33 miles; In the
western state®, 26 miles, and in the
Pacific states, 52 miles. This Is a re
markable showing and clearly indi
cates the need of bringing tome safe
and convenient dejKjsltory within reach
of these people.
The total r.umber of depositors in
savings limits in the United States Is
now a little over 5,000,000, or about one
in fourteen of the population. In Eng
land one pufson in seven is a depositor
i,n the pos-tal savings bank, to say noth«
ing of the depositors hi private sav
ings banks, who probably areasnumer
ous in proportion to the population as
in this country. The fact that the bulk
of the savings deposits in this coun
try Is In New England and New \ ork
Is accounted fnr by nome oti the ground
that the people there are more econom
ical ai d thrifty than in the-other parts
o! the country; "but the advocates of
postal saving." banks assert that the
[.<•«. p'e of the south nnd west would
l>e equally liaving were they given like
opportunity and encouragement. —
Charles P. Burwell, In Ohautauquaiv.
A I.oni) Dfi'M.
Mi6f Tom pk ins—Yaos,Mlsser Thomp
son, I'se done goin't' be married in dis
heah very gown.
Mr. Thompson—My, but yo' nm pre
pondously inconsistent, Miss Tomp
kins.
"In whut way, Mi«ser Thompson™
"Whv, yo' jrst was savin* yo' v.aser
goin' t' have cr quiet wt ddinV'-rCp-tO
J -ate.
RrnHimatile Idea.
"So you arc the glass eater, are you?"
nsked Uncle lieu ben Sassafras of the
museum freak.
"Yes, sir; would you like to buy my
photograph? Only 25 cents."
"No, T don't care for no photograph,
but I would like to usk a question."
"Well?"
! "When you want a square meal do
you tackle a window pane?"— Detroit
Free Press.
Dnrrr Wayn of \Vome».
"I never will know how to get along
with women."
"What's the trouble?"
"Well, my wife got a gown that
doesn't fit; I told lier it didn't fit, and
she got mad. Then she got another
gown that didn't fit; I didn t tell her
that it didn't fit—and she got mad
again."—Brooklyn Life.
Welcome lloine.
Duchess of Barrowitz (to attendant)
—Who knocks ut the castle gates at this
unseemly hour?
Attendant (excitedly) —It Is thy son.
He brings with him an American wife
with a purse lnrge enough to pay all
the family debts.
Duchess (with emotion) —Admit my
* son and the uurse— N. V, Weekly.
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