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CHAPTER XXVII. SnS^Br Continued. Hrafl^r*That fellow Price," continued uncle Wmp 8am, not noticing me. "was specially trained to npbold and disseminate all W virtuous principles at well by example as precept In the way of precept. I hnnM think h? hii nerformod his part, but I never bad tbe misfortune to bear him In circumstances where I was not privileged to reply. As for bis example?well, he is hypocrisy, cowardice, meanness and iigratitude personified." I was no match for bim In argument, and besides, if I bad been, this was an Inopportune moment In which to cross bim. I chose rather to turn the conversation by asking my uncle if he bad in any way notified Mr. Price of bis displeasure. "Wh*t do you think?'* asked uncle Bam in a contemptuous tone, as if he regarded the question a? absurdly unnecessary. "Hail bim promptly thrown Mt of the Investors' Guide office; am pressing him by the quickest methods for repayment of money advanced; moved Rosenberg to do ditto In respect of the value of a diamond he was fool enough to let him have on credit, and have the reverend gentleman under surveillance of two of Pinkerton's smartest detectives, so that should be attempt to leave the State before be has given full satisfaction for the claims upon bim be Will be Instimtiy laid by tbe heels." "Where is Mr. Price now?" I inquired. "Staying at a boarding honse somewhere np town. Plnkerton'i people will Inform me to-morrow whether be la likely to square accounts or not I am sure I sincerely hope be may be nable to do so, for in that case I may perhaps succeed in fixing him here long enough to spoil him of that core of souls your neighbor has offered him. By-the-by, hour long can the old lady keep the job open for Price?" I confessed my complete Ignorance f the subject I did not join In the langh with which uncle Saib preeted his own thoughts, but rose as if abont to leaTe, though with no fixed intention. The unexpected aspect of affairs in New Torfc had greatly disconcerts me. and seriously deranged my plans. Uncle Sam perceived my disquietude and irresolution, and (somewhat unoecessaHIt. I thntiffhN Inmilnxt tha miiia nf It MI shall be very anxious until I bare Men Constance." wu the only explanation I eonld offer. "Unto you die. you mean." corrected nde 8am. "At present II seems to yon that when you possess your dear Oonnle and her dollars there will be no desire In your native left un*ratiled. My dear sir. don't abuse your Intelligence by believing any such nonsense. and pray don't contradict me, for I know more about you than yoa know about yourself. The only way to escape anxiety is to avoid knowledge. for that to the poison of "which It is node. Take a Suffolk agricultural laborer, who has never been ten miles from the hovel in which he was born; he Is generally the father of ten children, and his weekly income Is rarely more than ten shillings, and that he has to earn with his muscles, is be anxious? Never a bit! He whistles and sings, or rather he makes strange noises which he believes to be such, which is quite as good; for, as we have just seen, faith is a very useful thing. ' Contentment *s compatible only with illiteracy and isolation. Now look on the other side of the picture. I have a wife not much older than your young lady, quite as beautiful as he, and tbe possessor of precisely as many dollars, while as for myself, there are not more than seven men in this great country whose means ex* eeed mine. But I can't escape anxiety. On the contrary I have had rather t . large doses of It the last few days." "But you would have avoided your anxieties If?" "If I had not done the things which have Incurred them. Precisely. But there are matters of which no man aver estimates tbe consequence, and when those matters go smoothly be Bust always refer the gratifying result to his luck snd never to his judgment." "I hope you have no objection to my calling upon my aunt and Miss Marsb to-morrow 7* "Not the least In the world, and yon can take to your aunt a special message from me. I have actually accomplished that which she insisted upon, and now, according to her own terms, she is willing to return to me. Tomorrow, or next day at furthest. I shall be in s position to ofTer you the use of my own house. Meantime, you can't do better than remain here with ?e.M Supper was now announced, and my uncle accompanied me to the private room where it awaited as, but he would not eat anything, preferring to smoke another dear and chat to me while I partook of some much-needed refreshment. CHAPTER XXVIII. M19TBKBS AWD Win. It was past 10 o'clock when I awoke next morning. The greater part cf tbe Bight had been spent in a fruitless endeavor to compose myself to sleep, and when, after many weary hours, I at last lost consciousness of external objects I had not even then escaped the sense of oppression, so that vhon 1 arose In haste, surprised at tbe late Wmm ot the hour. It was with none of tkose delightful sensations of refreshed Titauij ivmen commonly attend tne awakening of healthful youth. But tbe thought that I was thia dry to fee Constance Marsh acted as a stimulus 00 B>J feeble will. ?uid I dressed mv n ' 'ALTER BLOOM FIELD *m fiMmi Sons self with much carc, though hastily. Needleu to relate my ancle was up before me and had already breakfasted. I found him standing by a window In the room where he bad received me on the previous day, thoughtfully twirling a cheque around bis lingers. An opened letter lay upon the table. After the usual brief salutations my uncle bade me to breakfast without loss of time, a command I was not slow to obey, as he informed me that be was in receipt of an unsatisfactory communication, the nature of which be would explain on my return. When I re-entered the room about fifteen, minutes later, my .uncle was standing In the place where I had left him, his bands clasped behind, and staring vacantly at the carriages as they swiftly passed up the avenue towards Central Park. I was much Impressed by the evident change whicli hail Ki>?n wnnirht (? till* aTtmnrriln. ary man in but a few short weekt. Two days ago, and I could not bare conceived any circumstances thtjt would bate induced Samuel Truman to remain quiet and pensive for no long as a quarter of an hour. "Ah!" exclaimed uncle Sam, suddenly turning upon me in bis old energe tic way; "read that letter, Ernest, aad tell me what you think of it" I examined the contents of the tnvelope to-which my uncle pointed, tod founcl they consisted of a cheque on Drexel'tf Bank for four tbousind two hundred dollars, drawn by Eran Price In favor of my uncle, accompanied by a few polite words from that gentleman, stating that he forwarded the said cheque in satisfaction of all claims, and awaited a receipt for the same. "Well," I said, as I replaced the letter and cheque In their envelofie, "I think jon are to be congratulated. Mr. Price can't do yon any further harm, and you have recovered your money." "That's true." admitted uncle Sam; "but I'm balked of my revenge?for the present No matter; all things come to those who wait if they be furnished with watchful eyes. Meanwhile it is pleasant to contemplate the awful vacuity of that humbug's purse now that he baa disgorged those few dollars." "Perhaps he has borrowed the money to pay you," I suggested. "I don't think anyoody would lend him so much now he has no connection wiui uie lumiuii uuiuc, vui * >?/ ascertain that later on. I have sent him a receipt, and the cheque I will jive to you. It is an open cheque, and when I have endorsed it you can cash it at Drexel's, in Wall Street, which is quite close to my office." I was abont to thank my uncle for his generous"gift; but he would not listen to me, and went on to say that he was in momentary expectation of the arrival of Mrs. Truman; that she had promised to come to him at the Windsor Hotel and to return with him to their house in Thirty-fourth street. "Connie/' he added, as he consulted his wstch, "is at Orange; and if yon start for that place within an hour and bring her on at once to New York you will find on your return your aunt and me in oar proper places, and all things fixed comfortably.** This wss delightful informstion, InAnltal* mnPA nloailnif tn ma than th? possession of the cheque which I had just placed In my wallet Uncle 8am noticed my satisfaction and remarked upon it bidding me never to needlessly complicate my affairs, for that war lies Perplexity, handmaid to Madness, but always to prefer simple courses, and then small things would never lose their power to please. Having expressed himself thus, he reclined upon a settee with his feet superposed on the back of a chair, and lit his first cigar for that day. "I suppose I shall experience no dif Acuity in finding Belle Vue Cottage when I arrive at Orange" "Not the least in the world," said uncle Sam; "everybody in Orange knows it" "Then I will start *at once.** "No, don't go till your aunt comes; she can't surely be many minutes." said uncle Sam, consulting bis watch for the twentieth time in an hour. "Ah! here she comes," he exclaimed, as the door slowly opened and my aunt entered the room. Yes, it was my aunt who entered; but not my uncle's wife, the gentle lady Gertrude. No; it was my mother's only surviving sinter, the companion of my childhood, the woman who bad caused me unuappy tamiiy division or which I bad so recently learned. It was Annie Wolsey. i "Why bave you come bere?" asked uncle Sam In a busky voice, suddenly springing to bis feet. Annie Wolsey closed tbe door as deliberately as she bad opened it, and leaned ber back against it?perhaps for the support it afforded, for she was ghastly pale, and iieemed unable to close ber colorless lips to give utterance to ber thoughts. "Why have you come bere?" asked uncle Sam again. "You bave received ; uiy letter?" "Yes, I have received your letter." said tbe agitated woman, after a painful pause, "and I will not believe its contents In tliat form. With those lips with which you bave so often expressed you interest in me must you you tell me that you have no wlah to see me aguiu, ur & cuu utrver unieve It." "Annie." boKI uncle Sam sternly, yet 1 with a slijrbt tremor in bis voice, "what I bave said 19 you in my letter is true, i every word, and must l>e acted upon. > It is entire) f your own fault that it is so. Had you but followed my slmi pie advice, tbiu bad never happened. Hew many times Uavt 1 warned you of the probable municatious result Is only stHBBIflnMHflH&fl foresaw. Now yoHBQflnj^H^HB father, and your fSmK^H^^HQ of my power to be WHjfsjSBnBOaB was; but in wbateve^BHflHH0B9 you may choose toHffl^H&KfiBgj ways be provided "O Sam, sorely tbisHEggMHHB end of oar friendsblp^HHKBSSBB sake me; defy the vvcsWtMgH&jffiH this as you have defie<9R9g?K^HHfl other ways. CorsidelffiMRgHIBE wealth and the indepeiH|^HnKH fers; what censure you ^BmSSbHeS to ignore, yon can ctidHNflKaBB gold. Don't forsake me. The speaker's face was flHBflHHR and having fonnd her voicAHKM&B9 rapidly, bat In a plaintivJ^RmSBH tone that was painfnl to he&flBBRgHH tall, graceful woman standirSHHSj me I could with difficulty recag^R|^?j Suffolk village girl who buV^mMS 3 ears before had been my b,i1>PHBb Kant companion, so changed waHa9| !J5ut her fuce and figure were noi^HHB 'fcss familiar to ae. though for anMBpg lod very different reason. wneuHaH nie Wolsey first entered tbe rooHSI bad started involuntarily, so great w| ber resemblance to tbe portrait of mother wbich hung in the drawlj^H room at Holdenhurst HalL I wouHj at once have withdrawn, as bavinHS neither the right nor desire to be presH ent at such a conference, but tbafl| Annie stood against tbe closed door, and my presence embarrassed tbe dls-1 putants so little that neither of them ' took the least notice of me. Annie olsey's passionate appeal visibly disconcerted uncle Bam. "Annie," said uncle 8am, advancing towards her and taking her band in bis, "I don't think my regret is less intense than yours, but what 1 have : written I have written, and come what may I Will adhere to it Good-bye, 1 Annie." ? WV.1 1L _ .UUV AUUe T? oisvy lOUft UltT I11LUU WUICU my uncle extended towards her, and mattered a brief farewell in a voice too broken with emotion for me to make oat the word* of which it was composed, turned to leave. Aa ate did so, my annt Gertrude entered the room; and the two stood, scarce a yard apart, regarding each other in silence. Aunt Gertrnde was the first to speak. Bowing slightly she addressed ber In ley tones, but with admirable restraint: "I beg your pardon, Miss Wolsey, for so unceremoniously interrupting your conversation with my husband. Would you like me to retire until you have concluded your business with him?" The calmness of tbe American lashed the despairing Englishwoman into an uncontrollable outburst of fury. "Nor* aha screamed; MI would not!" and with these words the enraged woman drew from ber bosom a small packet of papers and cast it contemptuously upon the table. Then, drawing herself up to her full uelght, and darting one last indignant glance at my uncle, with flushed face and flashing eyes Annie Wolsey passed out of the open door and waa gone. Hark Ram. who had been u silent spectator of this setae, made a motion ss though be would follow ber, which aunt Gertrude perceiving, threw ber arms around his neck and prevented. My uncle endeavored to put his wife gently aside, bat coald not "Follow her, Ernest, follow her!" be cried; "don't leave her while she is in this mood. Quick, or she is lost!" I hastened down the long staircase and reached the sidewalk in front of the hotel just as Miss Wolsey was stepping into a landau wnich awaited her. "Annie." I exclaimed, "Annie, dear; wait a moment I want to speak with yon." "I bave nothing more to say to any-< one who bears your name," said thtl companion of my childhood, regarding me with a stony, Immovable expres^ sion as she fastened the door from the Inside. "Drive on:" ' And in obedience to ber command tbe driver lashed big bones, and vaj' girl-aunt was borne swiftly awiy. I watched tbe carriage on its course down town until it turned aiiide towards Union Square, and then slowly, and with a heavy heart, I re-entered the hotel and ascended tbe stairs. When I reached my uncle's room ^ was met at the door by aunt Gertrude; locking very pale and agitated. "Er? nest." she asked, "will you please go below and fetch some stimulant ad quickly as you can2 I don't want to ring for it" To be continued. Submarine Experiments Is 1SOS. According to Rear-Admiral O'Neil ot tbe United States Navy, among otber experts, the submarine boat bas not passed beyond tbe experimental stage. If we turn back tbe leaves of "Tbe Annual Register" for a hundred years, wc find tbe same view recorded. In 1802 Mr. Fulton, an American, contrived a diving boat, and experimented successfully with it at Havre. M. St. Aubin of Faris gave at that time an account to one of the learned societies of this "bateau plongeur." He related that Mr. Fulton not oniy remained a whole hour under water with three of his companions, but kept his boat parallel to the horizon at any : given depth. The boat made way at 1 the rate of half a league an hour, and carried a machine by means of which ! it blew up n large boat. Verily, the 1 experimental stage is a long one for submarines. ( A Xewtpeper Man For Sixty Yean. ! W. B. Scaton, the editor of the Cam- | ( bridge ?111.) Prairie Chief, lias retired j after sixty years in the newspaper j harness, lie turns the paper over to j , his son. John H. Seatou. who long has ; , been associated with bltn in the work.; Mr. Seaton was born at Howden. York-j , shire, England, on January 13. 1825. He ' i came to America when a boy, and at the age of twelve wax apprenticed to J a publishing linn at Utlca. N. Y. After serving seven years at the trade he! studied law for four years. In 1840 he married and came West, lie started the Prairie Chier in 186S. By using compressed air blow, lng of glass a Dresden inve^W bus discovered a method of manufacturing glass vessels of unusually large size, such as bath tubs and kettles. ' V / is IrlmWHHMBBBMgW and HHKHjHHnHBnHgKH withH|n|^nnRD| net. TbewHffiHn on yoke (MR^HhM uttaebeSHn9H|MSfl^^Bj^KB yoke. on are arrai^Hfl|^BHBHRHHRBE ionably ^H^9SGHHSqHH^HM bands anflHH^V^^8|^^HSB seams. and ^BmBSwHBBBp The quanMflBH9HSQHM for the fourth yards or one and four Inches wMH^BDSj^nS BLOUSE JACKET ANn half yards twenty-one inches wide, oil one and one-balf yards forty-foar incnes wide lor unaer ooaicc auu uuder-sleeves. NoUbl* Tntm of the Smmr. Short, double-breasted blouse coats with fitted basques make a notable feature of tbe season and are more generally worn for walking and tbe affairs of life than any other sort Tbe stylish model shown In tbe large drawing includes the fashionable slot seams at tbe fronts and the plain sleeve with roll-over cuffs that Is so much liked. When preferred the basque portions can be omitted and tbe blouse finished with tbe belt. Tbe blouse consists of a smooth back, under-arm gores with slightly full fronts and side fronts^ which extend to the shoulders and are stitched to an under strap to form the slot seams. Tbe right front laps over tbe left In double-breasted style, and the neck Is finished with the fashionable j coat collar that meets the fronts and rolls back to form lapels. Tbe basque portions are joined to tbe lower edge, the seam being concealed by the belt. I Th? mat sleeves are two-seamed and ; finished with roll-over cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four and onefourth yards twenty-oae inches wide, two yards forty-four inches wide, or one and three-fourth yards flfty-two inches wide. "Slot seams'* make the feature of the latest skirts, and promise to gain !n favor both this season and next. Many of the advance models show them both In skirts and Jackets, and all indications point to an extended rogue. The stylish skirt illustrated Is of checked twerd in light weight Bhowiog lines of varying shades of gray, and is trimmed with bands of plain gray held by cut rteel buttons and stitched with corticelll silk, but all suiting and skirt lUAttrlals arc appropriate. To cut this skirt in the medium size ten and one-half yards of material twenty-one inches wide, nine and onefourth yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or five and one-half yards fortyfour inches wide will be required. Silk Petal*. If you wear n stole or ruff or boa of swansdown, fur or chiffon, you are expected to carry in your hand a muff to match. An aerial-looking muff nujy seem ridiculous, but many of theg*^ t ,*? . . , p i aMMMMMWBi t be siik.^BMMaBMS^MKMgiigS siik mHHnHMQm tbe w b 11 dHngKKHH|MBHK9H| teria Is or ince HuE^^MBHRBRSnBSffl tbe tast^BBHaj^HSHH^MniMHH Tbe col^^9nH^ge9K99^BHH der nml fit easily no Invcrtet^HHBHHHBnHHjHDgra the shoulde^f^HgHBHS^^HMBB capes nnu lug collar w^SaJ?Bw!SS$ssF Imi isSB MONT* CABLO COAT. fl f.'ctinn wiit-n desired. The sloeves aic^B boll shaped and clashed at the outsldeflX so allowing the full ones of the wala^H to be worn beneath without injury. The quautlty of material requlr^HS for the medium size is live and c^^Sg fourth yards tweoty-one luilMa wmBHS ?? ? *???i-utt. I or uvo iiiiu i uriv'vi^uiu [ nvo Inches wide. flHuMfij fiHKHSflSSSlB hHH