VOL- xxxvi
Sicneis'S!
The time of the year is here when you want to purchase
your winter footwear.
Our stock of BOOTS, SHOES, RUBBER and FELT GOODS in complete.
All our orders were placed early before the advance so we are prepared to offer
BIG BARGAINS.
November Price I^
.Men's double sole and tap working shoes 90c
Men's high cut heavy sole box toe shoes $1.15
Men's heavy sole good kip box toe boots $2.25
Ladies' waterproof oil grain shoes 90c
Misses' waterproof oil grain shoes 80c
Children's heavy shoes 50c
Ladies' fine dongola patent tip shoes 90c
Misses' fine dongola patent tip shoes Boc_
Ladies' fnr trimmed Juliet slippers <sc_
Old ladies' warm lined lace shoes ~sc
Men's fine calf latest style shoes
Bov's fine calf latest style dress shoes sl.oo_
Ladies' fine dongola turn sole slippers •• c
Old ladies' fine dongola shoe® *I.OO
•GRUBBER GOODEK
Men's Storm King mbber boots $2.75
Men's rubber boots (regular height) *""' ''2, 0 -
Men's buckle arc tics ¥'•—»
Ladies' Croqnet rnbbbers ■'■ > c
Misses' Croquet rubbers - ,c
Men's self acting rubbers ® -,c
Boy's self acting rubbers 4"°
X X FELT GOODS. X
Men's felt boots and overs $1.75
Men's knit boots and overs ~5
Boy's felt boots and overs
Youth's felt boots and overs ..
Men's German socks and high cut overs '
Boy's German socks and high cut overs $1.50
Ladies' felt boots and overs *l.-5
Complete stock of Oak and Hemlock sole leather Shoemakers''supplies of
»U kinds High iron stand for repairing, and a complete stock of Ladies', Gent s.
Misses' and Children's overgaiters and leggins: also a full line of lambs wool
insoles for making slippers.
JOHN BICKEL,
128 SOUTH MAIN STREET, - - BUTLER, PA.
HUSELTON'S!
Showing of FALL and WINTER Footwear
The biggest, most carefully selected stock of BOOTS and SHOES we ever of
ftri'l is now assembled ready for the showing. Crow>ls are here all the lime because
the best shoes for the money are here all the time.
We please everyb xly, no one disappointed, ask the thousands of people whom
we shoe and see. The newest styles from the
WORLD'S BEST MANUFACTORIES.
Women's Shoes.
We show all the newest shapes anil
fashionable manish shoes, he&vy soles in
kid skin and box calf AA to E at $2, 2.50,
3.00 and 3.50. These shoes are the most
comfortable shoe a women ever wore.
In McK*y sewed 75 cts. to f r.50.
Women's Heavy Shoes.
Our celebrated calf kip and veal un
lined at 85c, $1.25 and 1.50, then the oil
grain, kangaroo kip and grain it sl, 1 25
and 1.50, you can't duplicate in Butler.
Children's School Shoes.
We sell only the best unlined kip
heavy sole tip only one pair to buy dur- !
ing the winter, no rubbers needed; then
aee the heavy veal oil grain, kangaroo
kip; prices 75c, SI.OO and up to 1.40,
sizes 13-2; sizes 9-12, 50c, 75, fi and 1.15.
We sell "Queen Quality" Shoes for Women and
The Famous Mrs ienness Miller s Shoes.
B. C. HUSELTON S,
Batter's Leading Shoo House. Opposite Hotel I.owry.
SKS it, £ Jjpf
£ Men don't buy clothing for the pur- /]«lf 1 J/
J tpone or spending money. They y ] m
. .to get the beat possible results for thegj A\l ■ pOr &A a
7 Cmoney expended. Not cheap
i f.l»ut goods as cheap as they can l>e.W. Lsr/ /£T\ j \
. .sold for and maile up properly. If 3* 1
V Cyou want the correct thing at the cor--.?; -4' A i
J trect price, call and examine — * \ f 1
? Jlarge stock of Heavy Weights, | \ 1 IftjtffiMJ WH/I jl
"J Cana Winter Suitings and Overcoats \ Pyg .' n
H the latest Styles, Shades and Colors\l J'-Ma 11 !
Fit* and Workmanship -J I.J I
Guaranteed. eW'
G F. KGCK,
142 North Main Street, Butler, Pa
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I > That the dread house cleaning is over the next I >
{ ► and more important work is picking a new carpet < >
< > To pick a carpet in our well stocked carpet rooms 4 >
l I is a pleasure, so say the many who have done so. i k
I > We have the famous Hartford Axminister, Wilton i .
I | Velvets, Body and Tapestry Brussels and Ingrains .
. . in all the up-to-date patterns, only, and prices
that will astonish you. Then our China Mattings,
Floor and Table Oil Cloths, Linoleums, Rugs and |
Art Squares, deserve a passing notice. Ask to V
; * SI.OO Axminister Rugs,
Neatest thing for the money ever shown in Butler at
IjDUFFy's STORE]:
PAPE'S, JEWELERS.
Diamonds, Watches. Clocks, Jewelery,
Silverware, Spectacles etc.
We have a large and well selected stock.
We of Watches.
If you have broken jewelery that you think beyond repairs
bring it to us and we will make it as good as new.
We take old gold and silver the same as cash allowing the
highest marketprice.
122 S. Main St., Butler, l'a,
Men's Fine Shoes-
Come here if you waut the bast for
your money, they are here in winter tans
—box calf, cordovan, wax calf, Knglish,
grain, vici kid, heavy soles, all new
shajxs at si.so, 2 00, 2.50, 3.00 and 3.50.
Satin calf fi.oo ami 1.25.
Heavy Working Shoes
In kip oil grain 2 soles and tap, high cut
box toe at fr.so, i.oo, 2.50 and 3.00.
Heavy yeal and oil grain Creedmore's at
$ 1.00, 1.25 and 1.50.
Heavy Boots a - *'-50. 2.00 and 2.50.
Boy's School Shoes - Strong,
Dressy, Well Shaped-
Our Jamestown kip, high cut copper
toe shoe; then Bengal calf, oil grain and
crackproof calf, 2 soles and tap at sr.oo
1.25, 1.50 and 2.00, can't be duplicated
in any store in Butler.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
REGISTER S NOTICES.
The Register hereby gives notice that the
following accounts of executors, adminis
trators and guardians have been tiled in
this office according to law, and will lie pre
sented to C ourt for confirmation and allow
ance on Saturday, the 9th day of Dec.,
IyJD. at y A. M.. of said day:
1. First and final account of W. 11. Dodds
and James Wallace, executors of Peter Wal
lace. deceased, late of Muddycreek township.
2 Final account of Alex. Martin, admlnis-
I trator of Thomas Martin, deceased, late of
Jefferson township.
I 3 Final account of J. C. Glenn, executor <>f
J. Newell Gleun. decease tl. late of Worth
township.
4. Final account of Jame*» Finlay, execu
tor of James Finlay. deceased, late of Frank
lin township.
First and final account of Mary J. Nixon,
administrator of W. K.Nixon, deceased, late
of Buffalo.
G Final account of James Walker, executor
of John Hanna, deceased, late of Clinton
township.
7 Final account of W. C. Ilawn, guardian
of Nora M. Black, minor child of If. <Black,
deceased, late of Harrisville borough.
s First and final account of t harles Kimp.
administrator of Catharine Kimp, deceased,
late of Summit township.
Final and distribution accountof Walter
G. Goehrlng, aaminist rator of Sarah Goeh
rinjr. deceased, late of Jack son township.
10 Final account of J. J. Hesselgesser. ex
ecutor of John Hesselgesser, deceased, lale
« ' Win field township.
11 Final account of W. .1. Bell, administra
tor c. t. a. of David 11. Bell, deceased, late of
Butler, Pa.
12 First and final account of Eliia L. and
John O. Hutchison, administrators of S. V.
Hutchison, deceased, late of Cherry town
■tkto.
13 First and final account of Henry F.
KnaulT executor of Jacob Knauff, deceased,
late of Middlesex township.
14 Final account of Frank Neely, adminis
trator of John Neely. deceased, late of Lan
caster township.
15 Final accountof 11. 11. Beringer. admin
istrator of Katie B. Wilson, deceased, late of
Adams township.
16 Final account of I. B. Hepler. adminis
trator of Isaac Hepler, deceased, late* of Oak
land township.
17 Final account of Adaline Peters, ad
ministratrix of John H. Peters, deceased, *
late of Clinton township.
Is Final account of L. < . Northime, ad
miuistrator of Dilimau Northime, deceased,
late of Centre township.
11l Final accountof w. H. Bovard. admin
istrator of T. A. McDevitt, dece.'ised. late of
Slippery rock township.
2U Final account «»f John Q. A. Sullivan,
administrator of Mrs. Valeria Sullivan, de
ceased. late of Buffalo township.
21 Final account of T. A. ana H. M. Parks,
executors of Richard G. Nelson, deceased,
late of Middlesex township,
22 First and partial account of George
Angert and Conrad Ancrert, executors of
Conrad Angert, deceases, late of Oakland
township.
Zl Partial account of Louisa Zelgler. exe
cutrix of Henry D. Ziegler, deceased, late of
Harmony borough.
-4 Fir-t aii'l Final account of J. Howard
('oult«T t executor of John Coulter, deceased,
late of Concord township.
25 Fins* account of S. K. McC'all. guardian
of Flun*ii«*e Wi'hli, minor child of John M.
Webb, defeased, late of Clay township.
'J»i First and partial aecount of Joseph
Neigh, Peter Neigh and Joseph Port man. ex
ecutors of Pet**r Linebaugh, deceased, late
of Summit township.
'J7 Final account of Elvira <J». I.yon, guar
dian )f Margaret Loui>«- Mitchell, minor
child of Margaret Mitchell, deceased, late of
Butler Ijorough.
J* Final account of Anna M. Khmer, ad
ministratrix of George L. Ehmer. deceased,
late of Hutl<>r l>orough.
W Final and distribution account of S. F.
Rowser and William Donnelly, executors of
Margaret Dougherty, deceased, late of liut
ler borough.
'M Final account of Lot Wilson, adminis
trator of James A. Gallagher, deceased, late
of Calaveras county. California.
31 First and partial account of A. It. Ham
el, executor of James iiamel, deceased, late
of Penn township.
.'£! First and final account of Ella Camp-
Ih'll and C. A. Morris, administrators of
Harper Campbell, deceased, late of Washing
ton township.
Si Final and distribution account of Solo
mon Hemphill and Catharine Sanderson, ex
ecutors of Henry Sanderson, deceased, late
of Slinneryrock township.
:t4 Final account of John H. Kennedy, ad
ministrator of Evander McCandless, deceas
ed, late of Muddy creek township.
35 Final account of Lawrence Buehle, ad
ministrator of John Buehler, Jr., deceased,
late of Cranberry township.
W. J. ADAMS, Register.
ROAD REPORTS.
Notice N hereby given that the following
road and bridges have been confirmed nisi
by the Court and will be presented on the
first Saturday of !>«•«•. Court, 1*99, being the
9th day of said month, and if no exceptions
tlon of citizens of Conntxiuenesslnß township
to review it road in salil township from it
point oil road leading from liie Butler and
Harmony road to Meridian road to a point
on I lie Butler and Evans City road. Mare'i
Ift, IKK), viewers appointed and order Issued.
September I. IMK», report tiled, stating that
there is no necessity for a road bet ween the
points mentioned. Sept. !». IH9B. approved.
Notice to lie given according to rules of < 'ourt.
It y The Coukt.
No. I. September sessions. l»D!i. In re-peti
tion of citizens of WinHeUl township to
change a port lon of the Saxon station and
Wlnlleld !• urnace road. May 84, I*SW. viewers
appointed and order issued. July 2". ls'.P.i. re
port of viewers filed, changing and supplying
said road. Sept, it, l-im, approved ami fixed
width of road at :Ci feet. Notice to be given
according to rules of ( ourt.
BY TII E COURT.
No. 2. September sessions, IAD I .*. In re-petl- j
tion of citizens of Buffalo township to N aeate '
and supply a portion of the road heading j
from Leasureville to Freeport, July 15, IHWI, j
viewers appointed and order Issued. Sep
tember 4. J*lW, report Uled. vacating and sup
plying said road. Sept.. t*. IHiv. approved and
fixed width of road at Si feet. Notice to he
given according to rules of Court.
Bv THE COUIIT.
Certified from the record this 6th day of
November, I*W.
ISAAC MEALS.
clerk <>. O.
WIDOW'S APPRAISEMENTS?
The following willow's appraisements of
personal property :iu<l real »*sl;ttt■ set apart
for tin- iM'tirlii of tlir widows of ill dents
iiave IH I'M tiled In the olHce of the Clerk
of Hu tier County, viz.:
WWlow of Frank J Snyder, per. piop'y.s3flo no
Jesse Jones " " 221 M
H C liovard " " :#«> no
II Klrchner " " CO
'■ ,lantes Anderson " "
Michael Miller " " 2HO 95
I-rank Keith " "
** George Htatil " " on .
Frederick KichOlU" " ■»») 00
" Geo I. Khmer " " :**> no
Martin Eytli " " :»«i "0
John McGarvey " " :««> Of
" John M. San key " " -DU K5
'• Will M. Shlra, real property. :mn <*>
All persons Interested In the above ap
nraiseii.'Mits will take not Ire that they will
lie presented for confirmation to the Orphans
Courtof llutler county, I'a.. on Saturday, the
oth day of l>ec., A. I> . IH9», nnd If no ex
cent lons he flle<l they will he confirmed ab
solutely.
ISAAC MEALS. Clerk O. C.
jffj? rj j
& laL >dr \
The Same Old Customs
Prevail in many tailor shops that were the
proper thing many years ago. But not so In
our shop. We do a variety of things that
other tailors do not do to make a suit smart
and np to date.
The reward of business success is not due
alone to modern methods. Heasonahle Prices
and Modern Methods are hand in hand re
sponsible for our prosperous enterprise. Its
money saved to place your order with
ALAND,
MAKKR OF
MKN'S CLOTHKS.
Practial Horse Shoers
W .L ROBINSON,
Formerly Horse Shoer at the
Wick House has opened busi
ness in a shop in the rear of
the Arlington Hotel, where
he will <lo Horse-Shoeing in
the most approved style.
TRACK AND ROAD HOSRES
A SPECIALTY.
Mf.\ NTED SEV Kit A L HKIGIIT AND
"• honest persons to re present us as Man
agers in this and close by count its Salary
fiKIO a year and expenses. Straight, bona
tide, no more, no less salary. I'osltlon per
manent. Our references, any bank in any
town. It Is mainly office work conducted at
home. Reference. Enclose self-addressed
stamp' <1 envelope. THE DOMINION COMPANY.
i Dept. 3, Chicago.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER L J 3, ISJ y
NOTHING BUT FAG?S
So Deception Usel ia i 1 1 ; o I
Morrow's Kid-n voids
The Arguments in t. eir Favor
Come from People who have
Tested their Merits.
There if no deception in ;. we
publish about Morrow's Knl-n<j->i'ls.
All our statements are facts ; 1 "•? from
people right here in Pen > I i.i I'e -
pie in all walks of life are u-in : and rec
ommending Kid-ne-oi-ls veans■: they
cure backache, nervousn- , ieepless
ness and jjenei al ilebilit\ in s where
other remedies have f;\i!e l.
Mrs. W. S Brandon 76 i-.' Fotreat St.,
Newcastle, Pa: says:- "]-'<>r years I have
suffered with pain in my • .el; just over
the kiflneys. I was restless and could
not sleep, which was cau ! :n . v«>us
mk 1 tried different kin 1 f kidney
remedies, but none of them .eve me re
lief, until I took Morrow's Ki '-ne-oids.
They gave me relief in afe v days '1 he
tain in my back stopped, mj nerves are
srengthened ai d I can siei ;> and resi
better."
Morrow's Kid-ne-oii's are ; t : ills but
Yellow Tablets and sell nt fifty 0 nts a
box at all drug stores ai:d at K dick &
Grohman's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac
tured by John Morrow & Co , Chemists,
Springfield, Ohio.
Thou*an<l« are Tryi rip: Tt.
In to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most eflectivo cure
for Catarrh and Cold i;> 1! 1. have pre
pared a generous tr.al si/.' for 10 cents.
Get it of your drnggi- t f 11 ! ». e:.ts to
ELY BltOS., 50 Wa: ren St.. X. V. City.
I suffered from r i i -': ftl kind
ever since a boy, an I ! 1 r
cure, but Ely's Cream Pa'r
even that. Many aequai
it with excellent result- C .^rurn,
45 SVarren Avo., Chicago, lii.
Ely's Cream Balm is tl aekn -rledged
cure for catarrh and contains ). 1 cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious <lr ». I'r: o,
60 cents. At druggists or I - m ..1.
Butler Savings Bank
Butler, Pfi.
Capital - £6o,r>uo.oo
Surplus and Profits - - i: 70,000.00
JOS. L PDBVIS ' resident
J. HENRY IROUTMAN . V,<- i-ient
VM. CAMPBELL, Jr '
Loris b.stk:n >•
DIRECTORS -.ln.seph 1.. i:rvt . .1. llenr.
Tro'-.tman, W. 1). Brandon. W. A. St. in J s.
Campbell.
The Butler Savings Hank is tli- Uld>
Banklni? Inst itutlor.: 11 Butler <'
General banking tl u.i;i
We solicit accounts of ~il pn duel is. mer
chants, farmers and others.
AU b.tsinrss ontrns'e'i to us «i!l re -. ive
prompt attention.
Interest paid on time deposits
rll k
Butler County National Byk,
Butler Penn,
Capital pai'l in - - $1 x>, 000.00
Surplus and Profits - f i3°>7°3-95
Jos. Hartmau, President; J. v r . Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
/ general banking business t ransaenjd.
Interest paid 011 time deposit-,.
Money loaned on apprm <-< l security.
We invite you to open an account wit ii this
bank.
1)1 itKCT'JßS—lion. Josepl Hartmau. Hon.
\V. S, Wail!roil, l>r. .v. M i!oe,-.er. 11. Me-
Sweeney, K. K. Alirams, «' I'. <'oillns !. •>
Smith. Leslie I" Ha/.lett. M. linepin,
W. 11. I.arkin, Harry llensley, Hr. W. <'.
M'-Candless. lien via, et.li. I V. I.'itt*
Brauns Pharmacy
Cor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way. j
Wholesale and Hetaii.
Importer antljobberol 1 )rugs,
Chemicals, Perfumes, Soaps,
Brushes, Etc
The only house west of New j
York carrying a full line oi j
Meyers' Grease, Paints and 1
theatrical goods.
Physicians' Prescriptions
Compounded Day or Night by J
"Registered Pharmacistonly.
Wholesale and retail !
dealer in Lubricating and
Illumniating Oils, Capital
Cylinder, Dynamo, Water
White and Standard Gas
Engine Oils, Gas .lein, Ben
zine, Paraffine Wax and
Petrolatum.
Address all mail orders to
W. F. Braun.
H.O.HAYS. L.H.HAYS.
PUT YOUR RIG UP AT
jNs Bros.' 1
Livery and Sale Stable.
Beat Accommodations in Town.
West Jelerson street, Butler, Pa
People's I'lione 109,
Hell's Phone s<j
L. S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Eslate
Agent.
117 E. JEFHKRSON.
BUTLER. - PA.
Pearson B. Nace's
Livery Feed and Sale Stable
Rear of
Wick House, Butier, Penn'a.
The best of horses ami first ••lass rigs al
ways on band ami foi
ifcst a(!C()iiiiiii)dail()n» in town for pcrrn.i
sent boarding and transient trade. Bpeci
ul care guaranteed.
Stable Room For 65 Horses.
QA BO(xl class of horse . both drivers and
draft horses always on hand and for sale
under a full guarantee; and hoists bought
pon proper notlficat !on by . y ,
PEARSON B. NACE.
Telephone.. No. 219.
1/lEY_ IcIAT JIT IN DARKNESS
A3TORY or
O;THE AUSTRALIAN NEVER-NEVER
Vl 9 By c?
_ </°HN AACKIE
\ AUTHOR OF'IHE DELVILS PLAYGROUND AND 3INNER3TWAJN."
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CHAPTER XIX.
CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN THAP.
When that morning I had left the
cave, and scaled the crevasse, with the
somewhat wild hope of falling in with
the squatter's party, and bringing back
help it was Xcrah Mackenzie who first
mi -:-ed me. and it was the conduct of
I Snowball that first made her suspect
something wrong. Ibis gentleman, aft
er I climbed out of sight, had become
; strangely uneasy and apprehensive as to
his own share in the matter. Every min
nt ho had expected that my lifeless
j body would come hurtling down the
rocks, and this caused him to gravitate
in an aimless and undecided sort of
fashion between the narrow passage and
the cave for some little time. The ways
of a white man to Snowball were mys
t rious. Doubtless it may have occur
red to Snowball that I was following
Daly's example, and going off on my
own account. But Snowball was not to
be left 1< ng to these speculations.
"Well. Snowball." asked his mis
tress, "what for you look out that one
rock t*'
Snowball tried to look as if he did not
quite understand. The old fashion d
way lif gaining time is much the same
all the world over.
"Wier --Mr Parker?" she persist
e '■ vim: 'to have a suspicion that
s- 'thing was wrong and going into
the narrow passage.
"T! • f: lin go np, "grinned
1 in a manner tl:at wan m: ant
t 1 •! ..< 'atorv. pointic ;to the strip
if blue sky oveiLad.
J list then my handkerchief, with the
si. ne in it. came sailing down the cre
v 'rilring from side to side in the
c jurs of it < d--scent.
"My! <: vt ; iii iv.ball i;s he dodged
a "ainst it, experiencing a rap on the
side of hi-- head that made him feel
qiv r for a second or two "That f. 1
low pl'-nty ( olah. I t'ink it
And now ti murder was out, and
there was not a little excitement in the
c ive. Norah Mackenzie said that I
nmst be seen by the blacks and neces
sarily killed. She scolded poor Snowball
f. rn t having acquainted some of the
party with my intention.-.
"We must distract the attention of
the blacks." she said and, going on to
the terrace, uttered a loud "coo-ee. " In
an in-tant a number of them came to
v. 1 i the cave, and the attention of the
v.'hole camp was attracted. Those in
the cave were somewhat mystified.
What was this strange girl going to do
now? Bnt they knew her too well to
ask any questions. They only held
thcm:"lv( s in readiness for whatever
might o< cor.
"Place your rifles on the ground,'
from ascending in the meantime and,
if j.. sib! e. find out their plans. We may
learn something and gain time." •
The blacks still stood some 200 yards
off. Then she went down the terrace
before any one could dissuade her and,
breaking a small leafy bough from a
tree, waved it over her head. In another
minute a tall savage had taken another
bough and waved it over his in a like
manner.
The girl had evidently made herself
sufficiently plain to the blacks, because
most of lliciu retired to some little dis
tance. and the chief advanced. Then,
before Jack or any of the party could
j,r, vi nt her, the girl went forward onto
a clear space some 50 yards from tho
terrace Tin; black fellow also came to
ward h'-r. Suddenly she stopped, stamp
id li< r foot significantly, and the savage
dropped the spear he had been dragging
along the ground by his toes. He looked
•shamed, and so he was, but not be
ta'i-c he had taken a spear with him to
1111 et a woman, but that ho had been
tir-ti etetl by one in so doing.
The party gradually came down from
f • terrace, all save Gordon, who cams
and sat on the breastwork so as to keep
a lookout. Tho chief, who was a whito
haired, rakish looking individual with
breast and arms cicatrized in a gro- I
t -que and horrible fashion and wh<
had several possum skins lnuig on vari
ous part • of his body, looked with not
a little surprise on the "White Mary''
who stood within a few paces of him so
cool and collected. She was probably
the first white woman he had ever seen.
Ue tugged in a curiously nervous fash
ion at (lis long grizzled upturned mus
tache.
"Laka natcha cooramora takanyat"
she asked.
"Wata cawanti carabinyi," he re
plied, shaking his head.
The girl tried another tack The sav
age had not understood what sho said.
She placed the palms of her hands to
gether tuid then, turning the tips of bet
fingeVs downward, said, "Yola che an
ai T"
Airl now the chief understood and
talked away at a rattling pace. One
great faculty the Australian aboriginal
has b( sidt s that of mimicry (there are
no mimics in the world like them) is
tho In .istie faculty. He has ail irro
sistibl,* desire to learn tho language of
any tribe with which he comes in con
tact. This chief had doubtless in his
wanderings picked up the one that
Norali Mackenzie now spoke. After
they liii i talked together for a few min
utes, during which time the mob of
blacks manifested not a little impa
-1 tience, the girl turned to the party and
interpreted what had been said, with
not a little of tho old spirit of mischief
in her ey< s.
"His request in a modest one. Elsie,
yon have a chance of doing a noble
deed and sacrificing yourself fur oth
ers. This gentleman says"—anil here
she mimicked the high flown tones of
the old reprobate—"if the lady with the
hair like the yellow rocks and the cheeks
like the color of the setting sun will
give herself np and enter into a state
of connubial felicity with him he will
withdraw his forces and let tis all de
part in peace, llis people, he says, are
here from very different motives, that
of revenge being one and that of a
check to our future movements b< ing
another. However, bis wishes are para
mount. lie has also done me the honor
to say that, although he does not person
ally admire me, still, he has no doubt,
if I desired it, one of his numerous sons
might be induced to marry me. I would
then have the honor of belonging to the
royal family. What do you say to it,
Elsie? It's a tempting offer. Shall wo
go with this nice old gentleman?"
It was a .grim joke, but despite the
gravity of the situation the party could
not refrain from smiling. Poor Elsie
nearly liecame sick at the thought of
the honor that probably awaited her if
she- were caplured. But she did not
know that there was one stanch soul
in that crowd who would have a ritie
bullet ready for her in tLe event of her
capture. Poor Savile grew re< »; tln
affjont put upon his Elsie by this conse
quential savage.
After a little inure talk the savage
asked where the missing member of the
company had gone. Then Nor ah Mac
kenzie tried to work on the superstition
of the savage. She told him that 1 was
a spirit, had taken the form of a pigeon
and flown away to where there was a
large camp of white men. and that, as
surely as they made any fnrth-r at
tempt to molest her party, the pigeon
would come back, and bring a large
body of white men who would surely
destroy them utterly. The black fellow
looked thoughtful but incredulous. A
child who has given up reading "Jack
the Giant Killer" looks mnch in the
same way when it is told that if it does
not behave itself an old woman riding
on a broomstick will come down the
chimney and take it away. He, how- ;
ever, said that if the lady with "the
yellow locks and the cheeks like the set
ting sun" did not give herself up with
in a certain time the blacks would come j
and fetch her. He then retired back
ward. and the little party retreated to
the cave. Some considerable time had
been spent in this parley, and the mob ]
of blacks had been kept from straggling ;
off to the highlands in pursuit of game, <
where they might possibly have fallen
in with me.
It was well on in the afternoon when I
the fieue thunderstorm broke. No soon ,
er had the storm lifted than the blacks j
began a determined attack upon the
cave, their idea being to force it at any
risk. Things began to look serious. It
would be little less than providential if
help could come now. so they must try
and temporize.
Norah Mackenzie, at considerable
personal danger, again harangued the
old chief. She kept him at hast half an
hour talking. At last he began to see
through the ruse and darted forward as
if to seize her. He had begun to think
that after all the dark eyed, sun kissed
maiden was the better of the two wom
en, but with a laugh the girl drew her
revolver and leveled it full in his face.
He ducked his head and promptly re
tired, not being prepared to die.
Then the blacks made a dash at the
breastwork. For a good 20 minutes they
kept discharging a flight of spears from
their wimmera The black gins as
well as backs had climbed on to the
terrace, where they began to tear down
the loose stones, quite regardless<of the
fact that their comrades were falling
dead around them.
It seemed as if Providence had alto
gether deserted the little band.
If in a few minutes aid did not come,
iiir-r- }„. another additi— *— »'
tory of Australian colorilzafi u.
And now the determined savages i
i . en: hi. •v- ! Ile- 1 :.ri i ail 1 It
Then lilt blacks made <i dash at the hrcaat
work.
would soon be all up with the littla
party. Must Savile and Jack put into
execution what they had agreed upon
or would one «>f the women relieve them
of the work and do it herself ? In an
other minute it would have been done
—that which has been done by heroic
women before rather than they should
fall into the hands of fiends—had not
an unexpected interruption occurred.
Just outside the outer circle of the
blacks was heard a "bang, bang, bang,"
u wild "hurrah"—a right lusty, heart
stirring British cheer, and a semicircle
of horsemen swept up swiftly and piti
lessly, surrounding the savages. In an
other second certain bullets that had
been intended for very different billets
found more satisfactory pities. Savilo
had the pleasure of exchanging compli
ments with the chivalrous old potentate
who had made such modest advances in
the morning. The latter left behind
him a reputation for gallantry and en
terprise that King Henry \ 111 himself
might have envied, but that was all he
left. His many widows did not even
come back to that spot to gather up and
fight over his bones.
The blacks were caught in their own
trap. The pigeon that Norah Mackenzie
had threatened the old chief with had
kept its word, in so far as, if it did not
return in person, it sent a number of
hawks and other birds of prey which
swooped down on them as they might
have done upon so much carrion.
The savages had no time to mako a
stand, thongh their numbers were a
hundred toona Their superstitions had
been worked upon, and demoralization
was the consequence. They backed off
the terrace as quickly as they had
charged on to it, but it was "out of the
frying pan into the tire. "
Then an indescribable scene took
place, for the horsemen were in among
them from all directions dealing out
well merited punishment. The blacks
only thought of saving themselves, and
mini of them had no time to think
about that. They were saved the trou
ble of thinking. They ran first one way.
then another, and scuttled over rocks
and up trees like iguanas. Some of them
even tried to scale the cliff by leaping
the break in the terrace, but they leaped
short and resembled the mythical flock
of sheep going over a precipice.
The arrival of the relief party had been
opportune. Another two minutes, audit
would have come too late The squatter
was soon learning from the lips of his
daughter all that had occurred since he
had left. Gordon, who had begun to
recover, was put on horseback. Enekily
the saddles and other gear belonging to
the party were discovered and found to
be comparatively uninjured, with the
exception of a few small straps that
had been taken from one or two of
them. These were put on t lie surveyors
snare horses. Nothing loath, thev left
it. -hi la rof the cave that hml so far
hefri- ii'l d them and cat aaioo the
bu?h to the river.
CHAPTER XX.
"FOll NOW THAT I AM BUND"—
The tea that Clements had made fur
ine and the r< st did me a world of good.
At length Clements said:
••If you think yon conld travel now,
thete's a horse and saddle here for yon.
Do yon think yon conld sit one, old
chap?" he asked. "I warrant he won't
buck. It's old Sir Henry, called after
the jolly old premier of New South
Wales, and as sure footed as that old
gentleman himself. I'll attach a lead
ing rein in case of accidents, though."
Sitting in the saddle again. I held
myself erect and experienced the old
fjeling of exhilaration which always
pos esst d me when mounted on a good
horse. Who could tell but what I might
man} a good gallop yet? Then
we rode on steadily for about an hour,
and as Sir Henry was as easy to sit
upon as a rocking chair I never had the
slightest difficulty in keeping my seat.
Once > uly I had to hold on to the can
tic > f the saddle and throw myself
backward, lint that was at Clements'
caution, when we were descending a
gully into the great valley again.
Clements directed the black boys to
drive the pack horses some little dis
tance down the river. He then left me
again for some little time while he
helped to round them up and remove
the packs. He then sent one of the
black boys off to acquaint the party re
garding our whereabouts.
I hail dismounted, tied my horse to a
tree, and sat down to wait till Clements
came back, when I heard the clatter of
a horse's hoofs as it came galloping np.
In another minute the horseman dis
mounted. and something told me it was
Jack. There could be no mistaking him.
He n -ver uttered a word, bnt took Imth
my hands in his and voting them till I
thought he wonld break every bone. I
wondered why he did not speak. Then
something told me I was tho cooler of
the two.
"All right in tho cave. Jack?" I
ventured at length.
"Yes. my dear old fellow, thanks to
you. Dick. I can't tell you what I feel. "
His voice was somewhat shaky, but I
saved him saying more.
"I know what you feel far better
than if yon told me. Jack. My life has
been spared. I ought to be thankful for
that, also that you are with me. You'll
be able to help me a good deal now."
And then to change the subject I asked
for Gordon.
He told me that Gordon was wonder
fully well, and that the rest of the par
ty wonld soon arrive. The squatter and
the surveyors' party had come just in
the nick of time to save them. If I
wanted to confer a favor on him I was
to order him about incessantly —it
would be impossible to aA him to do
too much. Then, as if to prove his words,
he went off to find a tent.
Then there arose the sound as of a
great body of horsemen approaching,
and I knew that the entire party had
ccme back from the cave to camp. I
was conscious of many hands shaking
mine, and many honest, warm words of
gre-ting. They, doubtless wisely enough,
feared to indulge too much in sympa
thy, 1 was conscious of a pair of giant
hands holding lifith of mine and knew,
UU "'lie tried to Break, -i
II)|| ■ . .u
--word«?stuck in hi-; throat, and he sim
ply wrung my hands again. A pair of
soft woman's hands caught up mine,
and kissed them 1 knew that it was
Elsie Gordon.
Then Jack led me away to a tent that
had l>een pitched for ine some little dis
tance off and, saying ho would lie back
in a few minutes, left.
I stood with one hand resting on the
tent pole fur some time, wondering if
tho squatter and his daughter had come
and speculating in my own mind a:i to
how the news of my blindness would
affect the latter That she would IK?
heartily sorry for me I had no doutit.
but then, "out of sight out of mind,
she would soon cease to remember me.
I would become simply a shadowy
memory, recalled only perhaps with a
vague sense of regret. It was as well,
I thought bitterly, though with a heavy
heart, that she had loved some one else,
for how con Id she ever cling to a blind
and helpless man?
For a minute or two the old original
Adam waged war within me.
But there caino tho sound of a quick,
light footstep just outside tho tent and
tho rustle of a woman's dress. I drew
myself together. I would show myself
a man before her at least.
How I greeted her in the bitterness
born of my affliction and senso of ship
wrecked hopes I care not to remember
now, but this I know—that a woman's
arms were round my neck and she had
kissed me once, had kissed me twice,
npon tho lips.
Despite my surprise, it needed no one
to tell me who she was. Of such are the
supremo moments in our lives, when
earth seems akin to heaven and the
commonest clay is spiritualized
What if it were her first and last
kiss'.' She had still kissed me, and tho
memory of that would linger with me
"sweet as remembered kisses after
death" —aye, and long after sho had
passed out of my life. Hut I had still
some measure of reason left and would
bo true to myself and to her. I would
not let this impulsive girl in a fit of
pity act in a manner which might cause
after regret. So I disengaged her arm
tenderly.
"You are very, very good to come to
me like this," 1 said as steadily as 1
could, "but you must not forget there
is some one else. He mightn't like it.
you know."
She had caught and held both my
hands, and as she spoke her fingers
tightened on mine.
"Oh, Pick, 1 knew yon had mistaken
my meaning that morning in the cave.
1 was speaking of my father. Yon went
out before I could explain myself Will
you let mo do it now?"
Her face was so near mine that I
could feel her warm breath upon my
cheek. The hands that held mine trem
bled, and I could tell, although I behold
it not, that with her bright eyes she
was gazing into my sightless eyeballs.
Her vehemence frightened me, and 1
temporized, altbough.it was like crash
ing my very heart within mo to speak
as I did.
"Don't explain what you may be
sorry for afterward," 1 ventured.
"Then I'll tell yon that I love yon,
Dick, and think no shame." sho cried
"1 could have told you this before, but
things were different then"'—
13ut she said no more, for 1 caught
her in my arms and stopped what sho
would have said with my lips. Had 1
known there was death in her embrace
I would have clung to her just as fond
ly. If 1 had said goodby to prudence, I
no longer saw things distorted through
a jealous love. 1 understood now what
the reference to her father meant. That
affection with which she regarded him
and her his right to
a first voice in anything that pertained
to her was a sufficient explanation Sho
had answered that all important ques
tion which 1 had but iinjierfectly asked
she whose lovo was too real ami noble
a thing to be sUiid by false restraints
—which was not ashamed of proclaim
ing its. If It surely was n>> wonder that
in the sudden joy which came to me I
should utterly forget myself But it
mast have been my good angel that
came t> my aid just th- n aye, even
though it took the form of that hideous
ghoul blindne-s and the horror of its
pracoiD crushed down ngain npon my
soul Were we b th mad that we should
talk of love ? We who most say fare
well! Could I forg> t her youth and my
affliction and helplessness t Ten thou
sand times no, and my very love for
b» t must save h.-r. even althuiigh a joy
less life's eventide were th ■ price I paid
I kissed her once, and yet once again,
Jy \ v->\ - W
• • >
With hi r urnu around my neck the had
kissed me twice upon the ltp»
anil th' n released her. but she trill held
my hands. How I had the con rage to
say to her what I did Is a my story to
me now.
"Yon have helped me to bear my loss,
but et course we must forget all this,
for now that I am blind"—
"I have eyes for both of us." she
cried.
"It is your woman's pity that speaks
now," I rejoined. "You will live to
thank me yet for speaking like this. If
1 loved you k*«, I might let yon sacrifice
yonrs> If. but I want you always to
think well of me. It was too bad of me
to think it was Jack yon meant when
yon referred to 'someone' in the cave,
lint you remember the part yon played
for him on the Macarthur 1 You think
too much of others."
"Did yon think that when I saw yon
both in trouble on the Macarthur I was
going to withhold the little help if- was
so easy for me to giveT And now per
haps yon forget that it was in order to
save us yon risked your life, and -and
met with this."
"Think of what blindness means." I
hazarded, "its helplessness and useless
ness."
"If you were deaf and dumb as well
as blind, it would muke no difference,"
she rejoined.
And then to justify myself in her
eves—if jutv
to Icuuvs: uftcr what she had said.
T confessed how of late T nan wnrted
for her father not from necessity but for
love cf her; how, when I had si>okcn to
her in the cave, it was not only because
my worldly jHisition justified me. but
because I could not conceal my real feel
ings any longer.
"You think it would have made any
difference to me if yon had not possessed
a penny in the world?" she asked
•'I don't think it would—to yon,"
was my answer, "but it would to me,
because then I could not have had the
courage to speak as 1 did. "
"Then I'm afraid you are hardly the
man I took you for," she rejoined, with
a forced assumption of her old manner
I had been m#re than hnman if my
resolutions bad not wavered then, but
I ground, as it were, my heart under
my heel anil honestly strove to do the
right. It was dishonorable to temporize.
I would find the squatter and ask his
pardon, and he, being a sensible man.
would look at the matter in the same
light as myself. In the after years she
would be glad that she had been saved
from the blind man. I told her as much.
And now she astonished me, for she
said:
"I have told him everything al
ready. "
There was tho sound of footsteps
which I thought might be her father's.
Instinctively and quickly, I fear, I tried
to withdraw my bands from hers, but
she would not release them. VN hat
would the squatter or any other right
minded man think of my conduct in
this matter? The thought filled me with
shame, and now he entered the tent
Though my eyes saw him not, still by
some intuitive sense I knew it was Mr
Mackenzie. He greeted me in a kindly
fashion, and his voice betrayed no sur
prise.
I lost no time in telling him what I
had to say. I was afraid that he might
think I had ucted dishonorably in the
matter. Certainly appearances were
against me. It was not too late, how
ever, to rectify matters, as I had just
told Miss Mackenzie. Would he allow
me to explain and then perhaps he
would Im< more ready to make allow
ances 1
"Norah has told ino everything." he
said in a kindly manner, "and I can
not well see how I can blame you. "
"But, sir, consider iny position" —
"When I married Norah's mother."
th"- squatter interrupted, mistaking my
meaning, "I was not better off than
perhaps you are now. I had a A'lU note
and she had i'a.OOO. It was with that
I commenced life in this country. No;
I can't wo how I cun judge yon from
that standpoint."
lint I explained that he mistook my
meaning and that it was my blindness
that had now come between us. for. of
course. I could not think of holding her
to that imperfectly made avowal.
"You're quite right its to that." said
the squatter, "for of Course yon re now
handicapped from a bnsiness point of
view Yon could hardly expect other
wise, you know. Still one doesn't know
that your sight is altogether destroyed.
If there was any definite"
Hut I iuternipted here, t> him.
as I had told his daughter, that it was
not a qnfdtion of means. Had I H"t
posn-ssed the wherewithal I should have
taken my departure k»UK ago. I merely
wanted to aiwnn them that if under the
altered circumstances they did some
what alter their attitude toward me it
would !»' understood. It wai only what
one expect It is not unlikely
that as I mad-' this speech the misery
and pain it occasioned me must have
shown uj»>n my face, for I conld he»r
the girl catching her breath quickly
Hut tin) squatter came to the rescue.
"Norah," he said, "you've heard
what Mr. Parker has said lie was tin
means of your alive now. yon
know, and is entitled to lie heard. Had
not you iM-tter let thiuga remain as he
suggests?"
••Dad. I'm ashamed of yon," cried
the girl. "Yon want my answer Here
No 47
She drew yu« -.1 :• .-atly toward hei
and kii- 1 me.
Irj >s i snoaj
The office !*«•>'•
A )'OQO? Ia«! J v. ho is ♦•m ployed 13
Ofi«» t' »• tr.'J I- JMiogv Kan a
jouni; ...an av ; ; t .ntin.-v wboot naXtit*
is Jotie*. a f, vv dajrs ago the ofTW
l«>y was saucy. .:ad »'.e scolded Mm.
A day i t- two Lit. r he mare bed Into the
inner office *vh. re she was ut work anal
handed i.er < ue of .Mr. Jones* calling
cards.
"Is he <"it ti.ere?" she whispered to
the boy.
The Litter n<xl«led.
ller heart 1- it faster. She could not
iuia.it- what be had come to her of
fice fv»r. Perhaps be wanted her to go
to the theater that night. She went
softly to the washstand in the corner
aud rearranged h. r hair, tied the rib
bon about her neck freshly and then,
with her sweetest expression, went
Into the other office.
A burly man with a mustache stood
near the door. It wasn't her friend at
aIL
"Are you Miss T' he asked.
"Yes?"
"Well. I'm a constable, ami !'▼» got
a Judgment of against this
firm."
And now the young lady wonders If
she carelessly left any • ailing cards
on her desk or whether it was a curi
ous coincidence and the constable had
the same name and ased railing cards
In his bus 1 —Chlcago News.
The 1 .«■*«■* That Hal«r4 Hlm.
A young man who is now well up the
list of high salaried officers of a big
manufacturing company ««\UI several
days ago that he owed his first oppor
tunity to show his ability to the fact
that he was not afraid to soli his
clothes, lie was one of I.alf a doaea
youi:,' men Just graduated from scien
tific schools who entered the shop* of
this company as students Tbey were
expected to show that they were prac
tical workmen, but most of them pre
ferred theory to practice. The man
ager of the company was a self taught
man. and he didn't take tuach stock ;n
scientific schools. The young man
who lias succeeded took hla measure
accurately aud. puttlug on old clothe*,
went to work in the shop*. Whether
by accident or design be was noticed
by the manager one «laj stretched oat
on his tiack under a heavy casttmt
with a hammer ami cokl chisel In his
hand working away as if he hail no
higher ambition. A week later the
manager summoned him to the office
"Didn't I see you umler that casting
several <!ays ago?" he asked.
"Yes/' «
"Well 1 find tliat we have a vacancy
on our staff now, and yon may fill It if
you choose."
The young man did choose, and his
progress has been rapid. lie does not
have to soil his clothes now to prove
his ability.—New York Sun.
Hp Tank the Hla*.
General Harrison. In ISSfc seat Dr.
Bedloe »f Philadelphia to <'anion as
consul. During his term the doctor
was sjwudlng a month or two in Wash
ington and was largely in evidence In
social aud political circles. About this
time the Gridirou dub K"»jea dinner
doctor toid a tew stories eanj Wiixt
evening, nml later on the president
made a speech.
"I was charmed." he said In his soft,
graceful way, "to hear the clever anec
dotes from our distinguished consul to
—I mean fn>m Arnoy." Tlieu he pose»-d
on to other topic*, but the doctor took
the hint, aud the next steamer carried
him back to his post.
It was not the first time that Dr.
Bedloe had experience with presidents
at club dinners. < >m-e President Cleve
land was a guest at the celebrated
Clover club iu Philadelphia, of which
the doctor is a famous wit. The Clover-
Ites always interrupt their guests when
they rise to sj« ak. Knowing this. Mr.
Cleveland began:
"Go on, gentlemen. 1 am prepared
for the worst."
There came an Instant's i»ause. ami *
the doctor cackled shrilly:
"So are we."— Philadelphia I'ost.
Maale aarf Mnlrla.aj.
Captaiu I lev her, an official of the
Kongo Free State, won the affection of
many of the natives In a very curious
way He bought a good loud playing
barrel organ ami allowed the natives
to turn the handle. The captain was
very auslotis that the |«*ople should
lie married iu accordance with the
Christian religion, and when It was
known the organ would be played at
all such marriages the Increase In the
numlxT of »'hristlau weddings was re
markable. Tilings were generally ar
ranged so that one wedding took place
each day. In order that the organ
might bo beard regularly. It turned
out afterward that several couples had
been married twice, lu order that thJ
organ might !>e played at their nup
tlals. Sussex News.
Fatal llraltatlaa.
"It apix-ars that Charlie asked her
to marry him."
"Yes."
"And she hesitated Iwfore she said
•yes.' Then < 'harlle said. 'Take a lit
tle time to think it over."
-wviir
"And Charlie has never said any
thing more about It."—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
A faae of Illdla*.
It la considered the thing to hide the
orchestra at a |>arty behlud a screen of
palms. Why hide the orchestra? As
« rule, the players are fine looking m< u,
and It is Interesting to watch tl».-m
play Why not bide some of the guotsT
They look worse than the orrhestra -
Atchison Globe.
The great city of London began no
the iMiuks of the Thames, suiround.sl
ou all Sides except the river by a bul
wark of forest. Interspersed with
swnnips. I*arls rose oa an laton-I of
the Seine, with a protecting wall of
water all around.
A Call Dow a.
\ ■Mrh
WW*
"I*a. ain't you a director of th school
hoard 'f
"Yes. I am. What of It?"
"Well, teacher called me dow U t'xiay.
and she was Just awfully lmp.dite
I alsmt It."
"Were you on the schoolboti*< preui
! iim-s when -he called you down?"
-Yes, I v. us on the roof."