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Mystery of
i hail chosen tho Mont Ccnls route
from Turin to Paris, and congratulated
myself upon having found a traveling
companion who seemed congenial. I
did not know his namp, hut, enviously
enough. ! had come across hi in two or
three times In tln course of my trav
lln In Italy onco In Venice, once In
Florence, and In a llttlo village on tho
Italian Itlvloin. whom p hn.l lunched
togrthor on mac aroni anil lir.otto, witn
bottle of rough, red Unllnn wlno bo-
tween m.
I greeted him. therefore, almost like
an old friend, and bcstowoil mym If
and my belongings In tho compart
mollis whore I saw tlint ho had already
established hlnmoir.
For our other com "anions we had a
French abbo and a lllllo meagre look
ing English lady travelling alone; and
we four Biid our luggnge tilled up the
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carriage so completely that we did our
best to keep out any other travelers.
I had occasion to lift Ills suit case
out of my way, and saw that It was
marked "Kdniund Juslhaii, N. Y."
I called "iilm.my friend, hut of courso
I knew absolutely nothing nhont hi in,
except that ho seemed to have leisure
and a fair amount of money at hla dis
posal. He was a shy and nil cut man,
with refined and scholarly tastes; but
be seemed oppressed by a kind of mel
ancholy, as though something lay heav
ily upon his mind. Yet ho was only a
young man, not 30, should think, with
a dccldely pleasant appearance). He
was of middle height and good figure.
Veil and suitably dressed; and his
face, although a little thin and grave),
was a striking one with fine features
and the toft beautiful eyes of tho born
U reamer. His hands, too.Mietrayed the
artistic temperament. They were long,
narrow, with thin whlto fingers, point
ed at the finger tips.
A long hot day drew to Its close, and
I was sorroy to observe that we fchould
sjoon be able to too very little of the
exquisite scenery through which we
were passing. The lovr.ly valleys
down which the mailing torrents leap
ed, the distant mountain tops, the pine,
covered hills, would soon be lost in the
darkness of night. What I also regret
ted was that as there was no full moon
we might possibly see very llttlo of the
entrance to the great Mont Cenls tun
nel, which wo should approach most
probably about 11 o'clock at night.
During the evening a good many
of the paesengors had hung about the
corridor windows, walking up and
down gazing at the scenery, but as
night caaie on one by one they dropped
back Into their seats, and in most cas
es began to partake of the evening
meal, which, if wlBe, they had brought
. with them. But Mr. Justtcan seemed
to, have made no provision for eating
be had neither sandwich nor fruit, and
he declined a share of mine or of the
red wine which 1 offered him.
"Thank you very much," ho said to
me. But I believe we come to a station
coon whore there la a buffet at which
.1 can got everything I need."
"Monsieur is mistaken," said the ah
be. In the corner. "At least I know of
no station where wo stop for any
length of time until 3 or 4 In the morn
Ing."
i "I think I shall bo ablo to got some
thing before then," replied Mr. Jubtl
can with a polite bow to tho abbe.
And shortly after thU he, too, went
into the corridor and bognn to pace up
nd down, aa though he wished to
stretch his cramped limbo after so
many hours in a railroad carriage,
He stayed for some tliho; saw his fig'
tire pass and repus tho window, but
at last I saw it no more and conjee
tured that .he was either chatting to
the conductor or smoking at the fur
ther end of the corridor.
By this time It had grown, quite dark,
the train was moving at a snail's pace,
for we were mounting a' very steep in
dine, and prepared myself for my
night's rest though wondering a little
at the continued absence of my vls-a
Yls.
However, I soon dropped Into a fair
ly sound slumber, and did not wake un
til the gray dawn, when I became con.
scions that an official had entered the
carriage and was trying to arouse me.
The abbe and the French lady seemed
to be wide awake, but the corner op'
aite my seat was stll vacant.
"Monsieur is a friend of the gentle
man who sat there?" the blue coated
man demand with a somewhat anx
lous expression of countenance
"Not a friend, I have -seen him two
or three times before, but I cannot be
said to know him. Where la bo, by the
way?1
The man looked at us silently. I
learned afterward that be had already
made the tour of tho carriages, but it
was not all at once that the state of
things made itself clear to us. Tho gen'
tleman whose luggage was labelled
Edmund Juatlcan was apparently no
longer In the train, every corner of
which bad bean searched in vain. He
was gone absolutely gone and only
the grips remained behind, with tho
exception, as we now noticed, of a
black bag which be seemed to have
carried in bis band.
Of course there was quite an uproar
when this fact became known. It was
suggested that Justican had committed
suicide, or again, .that be bad bad a
quarrel with some one and bad been
flung out of tho carriage. In any case
it seemed terribly certain that bis body
would be found near the tails at some
point we bad traversed since 11 o'
clock, for If there was one thing of
which the officials assured themselves
It was that be was no longer a passen
ger by that.train,
. Bat. curiously enough, the search
Ma without resullc Bvery Inch el the
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Mont Cenis.
i
linn wna explored, the tunneln wero
searched and the pmbankmenta rnro-
fuly purveyed, but there was no trneo
to bo found of any accident. No dead
body, no stnln of Mood, no shred of
riolhliig ronld lo discovered to tell Ita
i wii tale, I'M m ii nd Justican, If Hint
were hi name, aeemed to have van-
ishnd an completely an If ho had been
a denizen or another world.
For somo time t rontlnuoil to take
an Interest In the strange disappear
ance of the traveller, aa did tho real
of tho world, for the paper wero full
of tho mystery. Other sensations pre
sented themselves, however, and tho
Justican disappearance was forgotten.
I made up my mind nt Inst that 1
should never know the sequel of tho
stranger's story and that his disap
pearance wna one of the mysteries of
life which are never explained.
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When I wan next In tho south of
France, somo throe years later, I had
almost forgotten the occurrence, and I
was only reminded of It by moans of
the evil chnnco which caused mo to
ihIks a train and have to wait for a few
hours at Color..
Well, as this place Is known by
n a mo don t think that It has many
foreign visitors, and, as I had some
hours to wait, I strolled through the
village, admiring the quaint green pot
tery Which I saw In the ' llttlo shops,
and wondering whether I had time to
attain the heights on which the great
chateau was built or to explore tho re
cesses of its park.
As I st rolled past the houso and up
one of the green lanes, which wero
suggestive of Kligland rather than of
southern France, I came across a pret
ty little scene of domestic felicity.
There was a tiny red house built In
Frnnch fashion, with its back to tho.
view, surrounded by a garden full of
roses and other sweet smelling flowers,
with a pot of herbs behind and a llttlo
tnclosure of land, evidently well tilled.
Everything about the place breathed
of humble prosperity.
There wero great boehlves In a cor
ner of the garden, and a dovecote on
the sido of the wall, and on tho porch
Bat a pretty, dark-eyed young wo
man in peasant dress, who was at that
very moment lifting up a black eyed
child of about two years old, In Ita
queer blue blouse and black cap, to bo
kissed by a man who wore the sabots
and blue blouse of a French laborer;
but who, aa I noted Immediately had
curiously fair hair, and looked very un
like tho ordinary Frenchman.
There was a stll smaller child In a
wooden cradle at the door, and tho
young woman pointed to It reproach
fully, aa much as to say that her bus
band had not given sufficient attention
to the little one, whereupon with a
laugh tho man stooped over tho cradle
and at that moment I caught sight of
his face.
I held my broath and stared in blank
amaze, for the fair haired man In the
pca&ant dress was none other than Ed
iiininl Justican.
1 stood outside the hedge still star
ing, when tho woman at tho door
caught sight of me and euI some
thing to her husband. lie looked
around at mo and pnled suddenly
Then ho put his linger to his lips as If
to beg me to keep silence, transferred
the child to its mother's arniB, and
walked slowly down tho garden path
to tho gate, looking steadily at mo all
tho tlmo.
Monsieur wants something?" he
asked in French, or rather in the patois
of tho district, which Is generally diffi
cult for an Englishman to acquire. I
was too much taken aback to answer
in anything but English.
"Is It you, after all?" I said. "Don't
you remember me? I vas an old ac
quaintance of yours!"
' "I have no acquaintance with mon
sieur," said the man, looking me quite
calmly in the face. But the more I ob
served him the certain I became
that he was the vanished Justican.
Perhaps you don't know me by
name," I went on bluntly, "but you
must remember that we lunched to
gether at Venice, that we visited the
Pitti Palace in Florence together, and
that we were traveling In the same
compartment on the journey from Tur
in, when you so mysteriously disap
peared? I do not come as an enemy,
Mr. Edmund Justican, and I have no
wish to Inquire Into your secrets, but
you must allow me to express my plea
sure In seeing you alive and well." I
noticed that the color came back to
his face as I spoke, and at the end
ho smiled slightly and lifted hlg cap.
"If you will promise me not to be
tray my secret," he said, spocklng Eng
lish how well I remembered his re
fined and languid accents "I will not
refuse myself the pleasure of convers
ing a few moments with a countryman
of my own. You are tho flrct American
I have spoken to for three years, but
I shall be glad of your kind assurance
that you will give no accouut of your
discovery to tbo newspapers, or to the
authorities. Not that I have any occa
sion to fear them," ho said, "I am not
a criminal, but the revelation of my
true name and Identity with the men
who disappeared from the train in
which you were travelling would cause
Pie considerable Inconvenience aid
perhaps endanger the happiness of my
borne."
"I will keep your secret faithfully,"
1 said. ''But In return will you tell me
bow and why you are feero?"
"Certainly," he said. ' And I give you
my permission to tell it to the world
r.fter my death, or If you care to do so
In twenty years from this time. There
will be no difficulty then about letting
the truth be known. The fact is, I have
from my boyhood been placed In un
congenial circumstances. I do not
know whether I can express to you
the loathing with which the life of
civilisation of modern cities fill me,
pud has always filled me nlneo 1 came
to years of maturity. I suppose I have
the bouI of a recluso a hermit, though
not, as you sco, oft a celibate. My wife
.Hid children are tho greatest joys of
my present life, but In order to gain
this haven of peace I wad obliged to
cut myself adrift from the worUI and
nil my earlier associations.
"I bad mailn Flnette's acquaintance
some time before you met mo in Italy
and was convinced tlint my only
rhnnen of hnpplnesH lay In marrying
her. Unfortunately t had a relative, an
untie, who wna a severe, uncompromis
ing man, with a Cnlvlnlatle turn and
conviction that a man would bo eter-
nally lost if he did not apply him
self to business. 1 hated him, but at
the sntuo tlmn I acknowledged Hint ho
bad a complete mastery over mo when-
fiver I was In his presence. Ho even
contrived that. 1 should engage myself
to his daughter, a woman ten years
idilcr than myself, as hard and dry as
her father, and quite cr.pablo of suing
mo for breach of fromlso of nmrrlngo
if I Oared to termlnato tho engage
ment. Under these circumstances I
took refuge In flight. Hut flight was
uncle'?. I received letters from tlmo to
tlmo showing that my whereabouts
waa known, and dually I was told that
my undo nnd his daughter had re
solved to follow mo to Italy, and Insist
that tho marriage should take place
Immediately. I was forced upon desper
ate courses, and you yourself know
what I did."
"Upon my word I don't!" I Inter
polated hastily. "I suppose you mean
you gave them tho slip. Hut how did
you loave tho train?"
"My dear sir," said Edmund Justi
can, don I you rnmember tho snail s
pace at which the train was crawling
up tho hill? I simply opened tho door
and stepped out. I made my way from
tho railway lino to a place where I waa
not known, concealed myself for some
days among tho peasants, aej adopted
as far as I could their dress and hnbits.
Finally I mado my way to Flnett's na
tive village and persuaded her to cast
in her lot with nil no. You may have
observed that I took my handbag with
mo, which contained a very fulr pro
portion of my fcrtuno In a portable
form. Wo married, bought this little
homestead nnd hero we live with our
children, our garden and our animnls,
as happy ait the day is long. Thank
God, I shall never see a city again!"
I stared at the man, for such an ex
pression of feeling seemed to mo c'
traodlnarlly bizarre. Hut I could detect
no sign of Insanity In Edmund Jtutl
can's tone.
"And do you never regrot your
Irlcnds?" I said. "Surely tho relatives
of whom you speak must have suffered
some nnxioty on ycur account?"
"I took a very slniplo precaution,"
Mild Kdmund Justican, smiling, with
tho nlr of a man who had tiiiimphod
ever fnto. "I wrote to them beforehand
telling them of mv tntominn to commit
suicide. That Is probably why they
made no search for me, and concluded
Hint I had carried out my threat.
They had no affection for mo, but
they envied mo my money, and I had
no compunction for tho deception I
prrcticcd. All that I ask Is that you
will not let them know."
"I will nioct certainly not let them
know," 1 answered. "But I am glad
that 1 have met you and solved a mys
tery, which often tormented mo."
I am sorry for the trouble I may
have given," said Edmund Justican
with a glimmer of a smile In hi
dreamy eyes. "But I havo achieved
my end. Will you not come back to my
cottngo and let my wife offer you her
slmplo hospitality? She is quite a
child of nature, and sweet and lov
ing as an angle!"
"I should be charmed," I answered
with real regret. "But I am afraid
my timo is too short. I shall have to
run to tho station if I mean to catch
my train. I hope we may meet again."
"Au revolr, then, and not goodby,"
said ray old acquaintance with a smile.
We shook bantis and I saw him turn
back with an eager face to the wife
and children whom It was evident he
to tenderly loved. I hoped that I might
one day return and make their ac
quaintance. But fate has not lod me to
i out lit rn France again, and that Is the
last I ever saw of Edmund Justican,
the story of whoso strange disappear
n'.ice I am now, after a lapse of twenty
years, at liberty to give to the world.
I can only hope that he has never tired
of his paradise. Kansas CHy Inde
pendent. Cheap Watches In Japs.
After a year's absence, John Kelly
returned borne recently from Japan,
disappointed In bis heart, and hun
dreds of cheap watches In his truflks.
He had gone to Japan with a little
private .cargo of watches of low price,
expecting to sell them at a handsome
profit to the natives. But he found. In
Toklo, in Yokohama and the other
towns be visited, that the natives bad
factories wherein they made large
quantities of timepieces as good as his
own In quality snd much lower in
price. These factories were owned by
wealthy Japanese, but, their foremen
were Americans who bad been brought
out, at big salaries, to run the plants.
Mr. Kelley waa not long In learning
that It was useless for bim to try to
compete with the native watchmakers
of Japan. He repacked bis trunks,
therefore, and returned home hurrld
ly. Philadelphia Record.
Wall Equipped.
"There' tne most Ignorant men I
ever met He thinks that Julius Cae
tor was Emperor of Germany."
"What a charming historical novel
he could write." San Francisco Town
Talk.
MINDING THE BABY.
The Ordeal Which a fori If ttarhelef
tincle Unit to t'nderen.
Mrs. Guilders, leaving. "He's on the
Ing from the hnll Into tho study. "Oh,
Pick will you mind baby for a sec
ond? I'm polng, and Nornh has slop
ped out."
Volco of Dick her portly bachelor
brother. '1AI1 right."
Mrs. I.iicldcr. leaving. "He's on the
lloor In the sitting room. Ho wont
need much Just a look now and
then."
Poor shuts. Silence for a few mo
menta.
Haby protests. "Ya-an-B! Yaanl
All a a a a a a "
Mr. Wlere, hnstlly springs from the
chnlr and bolts Into tlin silling room.
"Wlir.t Is it, baby? Nice baby. "8h
ph Hi hIi."
I'nby, seemingly Incensed. "Aha-a-
a-a aa
(Irnsps watch-chain as Wlere kneela
In front of him, and abruptly ceases
his cries.
Wlere, with cheerful celerity unfas
tening chain, nnd surrendering wntch
and all. "There, baby. Tick, tick,
tick pltty ltty sing. Haby listen!"
llnby, violently throwing away time
piece. 'Ah a a a a a a "
Wlere, nonplussed, yet eager to be
of service. "Poor baby. Naughty
mamma gone all gone. Hut imklo
here. Yes, I know bnlry want to
write Jus' like unklo. There!"
Carefully draws nen from non-hold
er, nnd rxtciidH latter to child. Also,
nt expensn of sundry puffs nnd grunts,
finds wntch and chain nnd keys.
nnd places thorn In child's lap.
Unity. "Ah-a-aaaa-a "
Wlere, In apology. "Of toursn!
Hnby miiB have paper. Tan't wile
wiv-nut paper. Had unkie, to for-det.
Now!"
Paper distracts baby, who clumsily
essays to eat It.
Wlere, fearfully. "Hy Jove! One
wenld think his ancestors were goats
Instead of apes!"
Hairy, despite paper. "Ya-a-a-a! Ya-
a a a a a a "
Wlere, whirling In chair, with malil
f(t choler. "Good heavens! I wish
I knew whether you wero old enough
to lick. If you wero my child but
you aren't, thank tho Lord!"
Klses nnd tours tho room, plucking
varloun articles of shiny and jlngly
nature from tho mantel, bookcase, 1a
blo, bracket, OeBk, etc. Dumps them
upon the baby, and round about him
"Thero! Now play chew and
break and anything else, but allow mi
five minutes' peace. I'm busy."
Haby, rapidly dispersing the colloe.
tion thrust upon him. "Ah aaaaa
a-a a a "
Haby, In continuous performance,
"All a a a a a a a a "
Wlere, savagely. "Shut tip!"
At this Instant door opens, and Mrs.
J.uddors rushes In, distraught, Indig
nant, gathers up child, kisses him
with ostentatious sympathy, talk
through him for tho benefit of her
brother. "Poor darling! Poor pre
clous! There don't cry. Mamma's
turn, an' ol' unklo nha'nt 'buso him any
more that ho sha'n'l! Cruel unkle!
Yes letting him havo nil theso things
that might havo choked him, or hurt
him dreadfully? and sitting thero yell
ing fairly yelling at him In an awful
voice to 'shut up!' The Idea!"
Wlero nt bay. "Well you told mo
to mind him. nnd I minded him!
That's tho trouble; he's boon minded
too much. If he was my child, by gad
he'd mind mo."
Stalks Into study, and slums door.
Elwln L. Subln, In The Criterion.
Ilrnvorv at a Dlatieunt.
There are times when bravery Is at
a discount. It Is all very well to In
siBt upon It when the small boy Is
afraid to stay alone In the dark, but
when he cets to being brave on hhi
own account there may be trouble.
That is what Joel's papa thought when
he took hlc small son down to one of
tho beaches as a special treat because
It was his third, birthday. Papa does
not usually navigate the young man
alone, and when he came home after
the vlBlt to (he beach bo solemnly de
clared ho would never attempt It again.
He was going on business himseir,
and as there was a long stretch of
thallow water near chore it occurred to
bim, remembering the time when be
was a boy himself, that Joel would
undoubtedly like to wade while he was
gone. He removed the youth's shoes
and stockings somewhat clumsily, not
bring accustomed to the task, and left
bim wetting his small pink toes and
with an expression of rapture on bis
face. It would be all right and the
boy would be happy, and he turned to
leave htm when he was recalled by a
shout:
"Oh, papa, papa, look?, look!"
Joel, not a bit afraid, had thrown
limself on bis small stomach In tb
water, with the little waves rippling
nappuy around bim as they were
around another small boy in the ra
ter, but ono who was wearing a bath
ing suit.
History does not relate what papa
tald. New York Times.
Heirs Apparent and Praiampilva.
Mose people have got the technique
of things dynastic at their fingers' ends
this season. Nevertheless, our old
friend the heir presumptive has again
made bis incorrect appearance, this
time in the current number of the
leading illustrated paper. The eldest
ion of the Prince of Wales Is thus
sailed In the underline of a first page
illustration. The prince In question
Is nobody's heir presumptive; It bis
heredity Is to be mentioned at all he
must be called the betr apparent of
the heir apparent. An heir presump
tive Is heir pending the possible birth
of aa heir in the direct line. London
Chronicle.
W0U1C OF THE SHADOW.
MEN WHO ARE EMPLOYED TO WATCH
EMPLOYES OF BANKS,
Jliera Ara (linnl Bon of 1 ham In No
lorn i irj Ainiitipnit m t item inua ...
Ill Melhnila The Blur of Our I Hol
la ll Ynltttif Man IIUt'llHl-gtMl K.iliilnrA.
n Ihn borough of Manhattan every
flay there are somewhere In the neigh
borhood of dim persons shadowed,
liono of whom knows ns ho goes his
way that hit Is being watched. Nor
does ho know tlint t It o sword hangs
over Ills head suspended by a thread
that may be cut at any moment by
Mb shndnwor. Theso men whose falo
Is held In tho palm of thn band of a
private deteetlvo nro all employed In
lintikM, national, statu nnd savings.
There bio also other big corporations
which employ detectives to follow
Ihidr employes nft.er hours, "so bh lo
get a Huh on thn llfei that they lend
after hoiii'B," a detective employed 1.1
this particular Una put It to-day. Many
bank presidents believe that by em
ploying a deteetlvo to slia.low every
tody employed In thn Institution tho
chances for a defaulter arn reduced to
a minimum. And yet tho enso of Sam
uel C. Beeley, employed for eleven
years as bookkeeper In tho Shoo and
l.enther National Hank, might be cited
to deinonstrnie that this method of
vigilance Is not Infallible. Through
Beeley the bank In eleven years lost
$nri4,(Min. He was a model bookkeeper,
tho real kind of a homo man. That was
shown by tho fact that ho got for Ms
fclmre In net mil cash only $11,000 and
moat of this he spent In doctors' bills
for his family.
Beeley, llko every other employe In
thn Shoe nnd Ix-ather Hank, was sha
dowed; bis homo life was known; he
was reported as a model man. Where
the vigilance of tho bank's manage'
ment went astray was In not shadow
Ing Bcoley's accomplice, a lawyer who
had many real estate transactions. Tho
accomplice ono day overdrew his no
count. Beeley knew that If he notified
tbo cashier be would be discharged,
so ho called on tho lawnr and asked
him to refund the money (it was only
$100). Tho lawyer explained that ho
had a big real estate deal on and he
could not put it through In tlmo to
save Biloy unless he had more money
$.1,000. That was the beginning of
Beteleys' downfall. Tho model homo
man consented. When the Inwyer on
tho following day presented a chock
for $5,200, tho paying teller asknd See
ley how the account stood. Beeley said
that tho check was all right and tho
lawyer got tho money.
To cover up his tracks, Beeley dO'
detucted from accounts that never
were touched, so that at night hla ac
counts balanced. Ho never took a vara
tion, not even a day off In eleven
years. To all appearances he was a mo
dal man. No one know that ho had an
nccompllco who was drawing any
where from $100 to $100 a day out of
tho bank. They might shndow Beeley,
but that would not rcvenl, the trim
Btute of off ill is. Ho wna with hla family
every night; he was a Sunday school
superintendent; he nover bet on tho
raceB.
And so even wlh the precautions
that Hro taken by all financial institu
tions and big corporations to prevent
defalcations it Is Impossible to t' 11
whero tho next man will got a million
or more dishonestly. In the eystem that
tho banks havo today there is a
chance to learn where to look for n
possible defalcation, no matter how
cleverly the man's tracks are covered
up, and there Is also an opportunly to
find 'out all about employes. A man
who has been at this work in tho de
tective line for more than twelve years
talked about his work tho other day.
"I cm employed," he said, "by the
president of about tho biggest bank
in this city, and that means the biggest
bank In tho United States. Every day
in the year, neither Sundays nor holi
days excluded, I shadow comebody in
employ of the bank. No one knows
about my work except the president. I
am not on the bank payroll. I receive
my salary In a roundubout way. I
have not seen the president In all the
years that I havo been in his employ.
On tho ordinary work days I begin
my labor at 3 o'clock, the time of clos
ing the bMik. I have a list of all the
employes and I know every one by
sight. I select each day the man that
I am going to shadow. For five years
I used to wait for my man, rain or
shine, on the street near the bank
building, but now I go to an office a-
crobs the street. Its pieasanter, te
causo there's no telling when my man
will quit work. Take the case of the
cashier. Ho may stay until 7 o'clock
eometim3B. When he leaves the office
I must he on bis trail. I watch htm
come out, and rom then until he Is
round asleep I keep on his trail.. If he
goes directly home I trail him to the
door. Then I wait outside until about
10 o'clock, and If he doesn't come out
I at that hour leave. If on the other
hand be goes out for a night I record
very carefully everything he does.
"I remember about four years ago
the president notified me that I hadn't
made a report to him on an assistant
teller in three months. As a matter of
fact, 1 bad been so busy looking after
a man who led a model life, but who,
I was certain, was speculating in the
stock market, that I had forgotten the
young man. I picked him up one after
noon at be came out of the office, and
be did leaj me a chase. He met a
young woman and drove to the Wal
dorf, whero they had dinner. So
did I. From the restaurant they went
to tbe theatre and afterward bad a din
ner. So far the night had not cost him
a cent less than $20 or $30. He drove
tbe girl home, stayed a half hour and
kept tbe hansom waiting. From the
young woman's honse that man drove
straight to Dick Canfleld's gambling 1
bouse. I was after hint. 1 had to 'hitch'
on behind his hansom. When ho went
Into Cnnflt'ld's I was up against a stone
wall at first, but I flnnlly tfbt hold of
the bnbl headed man who usually looks
rfter everything when hn Is not In the
chair watching the dealer. I explained
my mission to bim nnd he let mo In,
having Ii H.I his consiiencn greased
wlih a $ro bill.
i found my man nt tho crazy wheel,
playing hard and fast. It did not. Inko
lil m long to g'-t rid of $:iiiiil forgot
to say that. It was Ihn day beforo pay-
nay, n. time when most workers are
broke. Well, from ('enflelda' my quar
ry went to the tenderloin, and there
blew in $100. I ilropiied bim at Ills
home at 5:0 A. M. Ho was discharged
Immedluliiy nfler my report was re
ceived. "Now there wan a foolish young man
as I afterward found out. He was hot
t-lnii t In his accounts. He had plenty of
money of Ills own, but hn was dis
charged Just, because of his high roller
tendency. However, the president
would take no chances wllh him. I sup
pose, that In all the while that I have
been In the bank's employ fifteen or
twenty men havo been discharged be-
cause of my reports on their lives out
side tho bBiik." Now York Sun. i
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
A whistling moth Is an Australian
inrlly. There Is a glassy space on the
wings crossed with ribs. When the
moth wants to whistle It strikes these
ribs with Its nntennnl, which hirvn a
knob at the end. The sound Is a love
call from tho mnln to tho femnlu.
The lluiignrlnn minister of the Inte
llor hna lir.ued a decree ordaining that
nil waitresses In cafes, restaurants,
tea shops end so forth must be at least
40 years of age. The decree came Into
force on Sept. J, and threw many
young women out of employment.
Jndgo Henry Keilwlnn Hie other day
took to Phoenix, Ariz., a story of an
active volcano In a smoking lake 21
miles from Tcxlca at the Imso of the
mountains across the Mexican line.
The Indian who formerly lived In the
in ighborbooo have moved away since
the hike I egnn spouting columns of
mud nnd fire. The white settlers are
srrlouidy considering Ihn same course.
Tho lake In H miles long and three
miles broad. The water Is almost con.
stnntly boiling and at times gigantic
columns ure thrown up amid which
fire plays.
Ilogfl have a -strange habit which
those who have noticed them at night
(ire acquainted wllh. If you pass a
1 og bed en thn slclo of the road or In
cn old covered bridge, sometimes one
will follow or trail you for mllcB. It
Cops not stem vicious, but Just keeps
I. Mir. Pcrhnps it is n lingering instinct
of Its wil l nnture, following ns a kind
of sentinel to see that the other hogs
fire not threatened, Just as tho wild
horses In Bouth America, when a foe
nppears, will wheel Into a seml-circio
and present to their enemy ar -in-
biokcn phalanx of heels.
One of the novelties of design in a
Chicago power station Is the white
Mitimcllng of all the motive power
(iiufpinen'.. The online room is finUhcd
with a white enamel wainscoting, and
with the whlto engines, swltahbonrd,
generator! and motors it makes a very
stilklng und unusual picture. The pip
ing Is necessarily covered with asbes
tos, so l.i'.nt the whole room prestnts
a clean and pleasant aspect. The only
prrts of the machinery which are not
pure whlto are those in direct contact
with steam, such as heads of cylinders,
etc., which are painted with aluminum
Lronze.
A London physician of large prac
tire asserts that owing to his extreme
ly sensitive reuse of smell, he 'can
foretell the coming of death 48 hours,
Hh says that when a patient comes
within two days. of death a peculiar
earthy smell Is emitted from the body.
When the fatal disense is slow in ltd
progress tho odor makes Its appearance
at much as three days beforehand
tut when tho disease Is of the gal
loping kind the doctor says he re
crlves much shorter warning. He at
tributes the smell to mortification
which begins within the body before
life Is extinct Dogs are thought to
have this senee, for hunting hounds
have been observed to begin a mourn'
fu! baying a day or two before their
matters died. .
Blrennnne AinneemeDls.
To what Infinite pains people often
go, simply to "amuse" themselves,
They far rurpass the limits of childish
"make believe" and device In stenu
ous efforts to pass the time. For In
stanco, at some of tbo seaside places in
France this year those stopping there
In quest of health or pleasure con
ceived the idea of somo unique bicycle
games. One consisted in the arrange-
ment of large numbers of empty
flower pois in all sorts of zlzzag figures.
among which bicyclists of both sexes
were to wheel, throwing a potato into
each pot, without losing balance or
smashing crockery. It was said to be
Intensely exciting, and bad great
vogue for a time. Then there were
the hurdle races for bicyclists the
hurdles consisting of sawdust filled
sacks zigzag wheel runs between rows
of tennis balls, and glove and parasol
contests, In which prizes were given
for the most rapid pulling on and off
of gloves and opening and closing of
parasols Besides these was the "mu
sical chair" game, where the players
ride around the rows tf waiting chairs
while the music continued, and on Its
sudden cessation they made a rush for
teats, repeating this either until all tbe
chairs were occupied or all the wheels
smashed. New York Tribune.
REVIVAL OP THE CAMELLIA.
Renewed lalereel la lha niil-tXaehlnnad
I'lanla Kollred by Muriels.
Florists report an extrsidlnary re
vival of Interest In old-fashioned flow
ers. Country estates hnvo snnt them
orders loo largo to bo filled for vofbe
nas, pnnnles, marigolds, phlox, and
such quaint old favorites. The aster la
nearly as popular this yenr as thn chry'
santhemiim In Its palmiest days ever
was.
Tho most remarknblo revival la that
of the Waxy white camellia, which
reigned supreme) In thn early '70s. The
demand for this flower as a man's but
tonhole decoration threatens to sen.l
tho gfirdenla Into obserurlty. The two
flowers benr a strong family resem
blance to each other, tho gardenia be
ing thn less stiff nnd waxy, but Is also
less perfect III symmetry and while
nrtisiies. The gardenia has a faint per
funio disliked by some men,
Hut tho Mrongcat. claim the cam
ellia has lo become I ho flower of fash
ion Is Hint. It In very expensive, and
not ton easy to obtain at any price.
Unlike tun gardenia thn camellia has
no stem. It Is necesary to cut the
ilant Itself wllh tho flower. As four
rr Ave buds have often to bo sacri
ficed to get ono perfert flower, and B
csiii hud la worth at least CO cents,
(veil a boutoiinlere becomes a thing
of price.
Thn camellia Is a sentimental flow
er, siiRgentlvn of crinolines, and hair
worn low on thn neck, but It Is un
deniably an elegant flower as well,
with something of tho distinction of
tho orchid about It. It Is dlgnlflnd.
Nobody would ever think of calling It
a blossom, or Including It In a "nose
jay." If. cannot bo massed for decora
live purposes, unless In funeral
wreaths, with Its own deep green foli
age. It Is best worn singly, a perfect
thing by Itself, on a man's evening
roat, or In tho dark braids of a wo
man's hair. One associates It with
dark rather than fair hair. Hut wo
men are not likely to take much In
terest In Its new vogue. It Is not
suited to modern feminine dress.
As a groenhimso plant, It Is really
worthy of esteem. It does not demand
great, heat, nor much sunshine, andi
Is, therefore, well suited to thft ordl
rarl city conservatory. It requires
moro water than other plants. A
frreenhonse full of camellias lit bloom
Is uncommonly showy and effective
Wo are accustomed to speak of the
cameilla as whlto, and thn double
wiiltn variety Is admired above all
others, but tho plant la grown In many
colors In Japan and China, where It Is
native. Tho pink and red flowers nev
er reach tho symetrlcally imbricated
form, and the virgin purity of tone
of tho white, and havo seldom been
worn as a decoration. New York
Post.
Jeronlinoa t.ltlle folte.
Showing the at one time Spanish
ascendf ncy, both In' the far west and
In the far cast, and how the web of life
weaves Itself out, there Is a divinity
sometimes shapes our ends, rough
hew them as we will. Ocronlmo was
the name of the Apache chief fighting
Ufcaliist whom General Iawon won his
spurs, and strange Irony of fate, Ocron
lmo was also the name of
tho Flllppino chief one of
band shut General Lawton
dead. The Apache Geronimo Is still In
tbo land of the living, 80 years of age.
but standing off old Father Time In
great style. Ho Is "a ward of the na
tion," drawing bis $30 a month "reg
ular;" Jolly as an old sandboy no
seared and yaller leaf aoout him
smoking his pipe of pence all day long
end dreaming the happy hours away
with not a thought of the past, though
the old chap has more scalps to bis
credit than any big Injun living. Ger
onimo, moreover, 1b "a man of In
finite Jest." What do you t:ilnk tbs
old Joker did the other day? Actually
had the nerve to petition Unclo Sam
to help hunt the late "lamented" Tracy,
but the government had "far-away"
lfions of "community of self-interest,"
and the request was respectfully
refused. Tracy, per se, was bad
enough, but Tracy and Geronimo!
What a combination.' Washington
Star.
, Big ) cheat Dlatrlet SS.
There are school districts in the west
larger than some of the Atlantic
states. In counties of Oregon, Wyo
ming and Idaho It Is no uncommon
thing for a district to be so large that
some of the children live SO miles
trom the ichool house.
District 35 in Malheur county. Ore,,
Is larger than the state of Delaware.
Delaware, it may be recalled, con
tains 2380 square miles. Is 25 miles by
110, and conuids a population of about
200,000.
District 35 Is In the southwentern
part of Malheur. It was organized In
1698. The school Is on Crooked creek
and is HO miles from the nearest rail
road point. Miss Eva Z. Smith of Mob-
qulto has been teacher for tbe last
two terms. The school population Is
only 76 boys and one girl.
Part of the population of District
3f. has to co 60 miles for its mail. In
this remote cattle county a sheriff has
been known to ride 15u miles to um-
mon a single Juror. New York Sun.
Salmon Haicberlee.
A determined effort to increase tbe
stock of Chinook salmon in the Co
lumbia river, Oregon, Is to be made by
the state and United States authori
ties. Fish srden Van Dusen an
nounces t'.iat during the coming year
(0,000.000 young salmon will be turned
loose from the hatcheries along the
Columbia and its tributaries. He es
timates that the output of yonng
salmon from hatcheries on the, streams
flowing Into the ocean from the Colum
bia to Coo bay will be li.SOO.000.
San Francisco CalL
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