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BY LUCIE
[Copyrighted 1SW, byAmerican Press Associat
PRELUDE.
The sepoy mutiny of 1857-8 was one
of the most tragic uprisings in history.
Two hundred million fanatics revolted
against British rule, and the darning
plains of India were swept by firo and
crimsoned with the blood of the innocents
nntil faraway England rose in
the might of her wrath, and her heroes
ground the rebels to the earth. The
Mogul empire was proclaimed at Delhi,
in May, 1857, ami Cawnpnr mutinied
on the last clay of that month. It was
invested by Nana Sahib on the 6th of
June and surrendered 20 days later.
General Havelook fought his way, step
by step, to the walls of the city, and
Nana stole away like a thief in the
night Before he left (Jnly 16) occurred
the massacre of the European women
and children in Cawnpur?a crime that
thrilled the civilized world.
The British government offered a reward
of $50,000 for the capture of Nana
Sahib, and every effort was made to trace
him, but he vanished as utterly as if he
had never been.
Investigation, however, has made it
quite certain that Nana Dhoonda Pant,
known in history as Nana Sahib, fled
with a few followers to the jungles of
Oude and penetrated deep into those
dismal solitudes. All died miserably,
and the eagles of the Himalayas alone
look down from their lofty heights upon
the crags of the royal vagraut who perished
there long years ago.
Small loss to the world was the death
of Nana Sahib, but when he entered
v those desolate wilds ho carried with
him the most wonderful rnby of history.
It was the size of a robin's egg,
of the purest "pigeon blood" and without
a flaw. Its brilliancy and perfection
gave it fabulous value and a rank
beside that of the Kobiuoor and the
great gems of the world. If that ruby is
ever found, it will make the finder famous
and rich beyond compare.
CHAPTER L
THE NARRATIVE OF JOHN R. BROWN.
I am a quiet, middle aged gentleman
who has been a jeweler in Maiden lane,
New York, for rising 30 years. I may
be permitted to 6ay that I have a family
of whom I am fond, and that my oiroumstances
are satisfactory. Understand
at the beginning of this story that I am
* not the hero, and have only 6et out to
relate the occurrences that came to my
knowledge, and in which, from the trend
of circumstances, I was compelled to act
a leading part.
A certain October day, a few years
ago, was one of the most dismal I ever
experienced. The downfall of rain was
constant for two days, and when night
v closed in the steady drizzle continued.
we naa doe seen a customer since iuw
forenoon, and I allowed my two clerks
to go home early. There was nothing
for them to do after placing the stock
within the massive safe, and I was in
that state of nnrest when I was glad to
be freed from seeing their faces.
I would" havo left the store at the
same time but for a call from my old
friend, Carl Wittner, the detective,
who, with the remark that he knew I
would be lonely, walked behind the
counter and back into my private office,
where I joined him and we lit our cigars.
I was glad to see him. Wittner was
an offioer of exceptional skill, bright,
intelligent, well educated, and I am sure
thoroughly honest. We had been friends
for years, and he knew that he need
never wait for an invitation to visit me.
TT~ ?
.nu v> as tiiwaju w?iuuluo.
The genuine detective is not a man
to tell his secrets or boast of his exploits,
as members of the profession do
in fiction. Nevertheless I am satisfied
that Wittner let me know.more of his
doings than any other person. He sometimes
appealed to me for counsel in certain
matters, but inasmuch as, so far as
I could learn, he generally took an opposite
course from what I recommended
(and I raust confess with good results,
as a rule) I suspect that he had little
purpose except to compliment me.
We had talked 15 minutes or so upon
nothing ia particular when the door of
the store opened and a man entered.
"Is it possible that I have a customer?"
I remarked, rising and walking forward
to greet the caller.
I waB struck by his appearance. He
was tall, elegantly formed and dressed
and evidently a foreigner. He set down
His dripping umoreiiam tne stand, and
then, as he turned, I gained a good view
of him.
His hair, eyes, mustache and imperial
were as black as the raven's wing. His
teeth were glistening white and his
complexion as swarthy as a Spaniard's,
though I was sure he was not a native
of Europe. His gloves, silk hat and attire
were of fashionable make, and a diamond
of the first water glistened on his
scarf.
Years before I had spent several
weeks in Calcutta, aud prompted by a
.? curious whim I said:
"Rajah sahib salaam. Ap ka mizay
kaisa hai?"
These words aro Hindoostanee and
mean: "Peace to you, honorable sir.
How is your temper today?"
The black eyes flashed, the white
teeth showed behind the jetty mustache,
and he instantly broke forth with a lot
of words which I could no more understand,
except that they were in the
same language employed by me, than I
could speak Choctaw.
"I picked up only a few sentences
ST. DEANE.
ion.]
when iii India," I replied, with a langh.
"If you are familiar with English, let
us confine ourselves to that."
"With pleasure," he replied, his accent
faultless. "I suppose nearly every
language is spoken in New York, and 1
was delighted to hear my own, but I
think 1 can make my meaning clear in
your tongue."
"lam sure no one could speak it more
correctly. I shall be pleased to serve
you, if in my power."
"I thank you, sir. You are a dealer
in precious stones, I observe?"
He glanced about the store as he
spoke, and I inclined my head.
"I have something I would like to
show you."
"I shall be glad to see it."
He reached bis hand inside his vest
and drew forth one of those small
green pasteboard boxes such as are
used to hold certain kinds of jewelry,
and lifting the lid took from the soft
pinkish cotton the most wonderful gem
I have ever looked upon.
A man who has been in business for
30 years in Maiden lane sees aboht all
there is worth seeing in that line, and
during my travels I had beheld some of
the great jewels of the world. I may
say that had he produced the Kohinoor
itself my amazement would not have
been greater.
That which I took between my thumb
and forefinger at his invitation was a
Dieeou blood ruby the size of a small
walnut with the husk removed. A pigeon
blood ruby, it may not be known,
is more valuable than the sarno number
of carats in the form of a pure diamond.
"What do you think of that, sir?"'
asked the man, enjoying my astonishment.
"If that is genuine," I replied, holding
it under the glare of the electrio
light, "and it seems to be, it is worth
a kingdom."
"You are an expert. I leave it with
you to decide whether it is a ruby or imitation.
"
"Wait, please, till I get my glass."
I made tjjis excuse to walk to the
back office, where Wittner was smoking.
I stooped over the table, so as to
bring our heads close together, and
whispered:
"Follow that man and learn what
you can about him."
1 was gone but a moment. When I
returned, the caller was leaning one elll^=n
. <W<J If I
**Follow thai man and learn what you
can about him."
DOW Oil toe glass case, ins uunuuu ?u
easy and graceful one, patiently awaiting
ruy verdict.
The scrutiny under the magnifying
glass seemed to confirm my first impression,
and my wonder grew.
"I would like to examine it by daylight?that
is, if the sun will over shine
again," I remarked as a gust of wind
blew the rain spitefully against the
windows.
"With your permission I will leave
it with you a few days."
At this moment Wittner came from
the inner office and passed through the
door.
"Good night, Mr. Brown," he said
carelessly as he buttoned his mackintosh
about him. "I must go home. Will see
you next week."
1 nodded to him and noticed the
quiok, searching glanoe he gave the
man, who did not seem to be aware of
his presence.
- "May I inquire where this gem came
from?" I asked as the door closed behind
my friend.
"Certainly?from the Himalayas, in
northern India."
"It is yours?"
"Pardon me. It would hardly be in
my possession if it were not."
"Why do you bring it to me.'"
"Perhaps you may find me a customer.
"
"Then you wish me to sell it for you,
for it is too valuable for me to buy."
"That is the view I took of it"
"But, begging pardon, it strikes me
as strange that you should have brought
this ruby to America when in London,
Amsterdam, Vienna, Paris or any one
of a dozen cities in Europe you would
have been more likely to find a purchaser.
"
"There aro plenty of buyers, but kings
and queens just now aro poor and cannot
afford my price. I presume you are
somewhat familiar with the history of
the mutiny in India in 1857?"
"In a general way I am."
"You have heard of Nana Sahib?"
"I saw him at Cawnpur a fow weeks
before the breaking out of the mutiny."
"Ah, you were fortunate. "
"In what way?"
"That it was a few weeks before the
uprising. Had you been in Cawnpur,
say, in July, 1857"?
He completed the sentence with a
shrug and shudder'.
"I understand. Well?"
"You are aware that tho British government
offered a reward of a lac of
rupees for his capture, but never captured
him?"
"I have heard that."
"Do you know what becaino of him?"
"No one knows of a certainty. It was
reported that he and a few of his followers
took refuge in tho Himalayas
and there perished."
"That report is true. Two of bis spies
returned. I saw and conversed with one
of them. When Nana fled, he took with
him the most valuable ruby in all India.
"
"I have heard that also, but what
bearing has that upon our business?"
"The ruby which you hold in your
t a '_ i.u? VTnnn Gahi'K tnnlf
nami is tnu yuo wuiw xn?uw ?%??.
with him iu his last Sight."
CHAPTER II.
My caller rightly interpreted the expression
on my face.
"It is a strange story, but I tell you
tho truth. Nana did not flee until the
year after tho Cawnpur massacre, and
it was 23 years later that I met one of
the 6pies who was with him. Ho was
an old man, living in tiro sacred city of
Benares, on the Ganges. Ho was at the
point of death when I helped?beiDg a
physician?to bring him back to life. He
told me the story and volunteered to
show me the path to the spot where his
master died. But though he led the way
to the neighborhood he either could
not or would not take me to the place.
We returned from our bootless errand,
and he died a few years later. His secret
was buried with him. "
The speaker paused and changed his
lolling attitude. Noting my interest, he
resumed:
"I knew that when Nana Sahib entered
those jungles the great ruby was
in his turban, and if the spot could be
found where he died there would be
found tho gein which I have brought to
yon. Five years ago I went back with a
6ingle companion, a native like myself
of the country."
He paused long enough for mo to remark:
"Then 30 years must have passed
since tne aeam ox ruana.
"Fully that, and not a vestige of his
rags or bones was left. How could I
hope to discover the gem? There was no
reason to believe I would, but all such
groat finds, as you know, are the result
of chance. I knew whore to look for it,
and I kept up the hunt for weeks until
stricken with fever and so emaciated
that I could barely stand. My companion
did not fall ill, and my spirit enabled
me to search even when my brain was
burning with delirium.
"One night when the moon was shining
bright and I was groping over the
spot where I had at last tumbled down,
unable to walk, I reached out my hand
and clutched the ruby of Nana Sahib."
The speaker was now greatly excited
and would have said no more had I not
asked him to finish his story.
"I do not remember clearly what took
place until I reached Bareilly. I was
ill most of the time. My companion
tried to tako the ruby from me, but did
not succeed. When I returned to my
friends, I came alone."
No need of more particulars on tnat
point. I could picture the fearful struggle
between those two men for the possession
of a jewel worth a prince's ransom.
The presence of this man before
me showed who was conqueror.
Who knows that it was not his companion
that made the find? Who can
say what the nature of that struggle
was? Was there a conflict at all? Was
not this man now in my presence a
murderer?
? But why speculate? He was the only
living witness, and no one could unseal
his lips.
"Pardon my agitation," he said, rapidly
regaining his self poise, "but you
can comprehend the reason. I have
given you the true story or JNanabanio s
ruby. I bring it to yon, hoping that
among your many millionaires in this
city you may find a purchaser for me.
True, the ruby is valuable, but of itself
it is neither meat nor drink, and what
good can it bring me? I cannot afford to
beep it. There are those who can. Find
me one of them, and your fee shall be a
liberal one.''
"You have not set a price, provided
I find a customer, which is exceedingly
doubtful."
"What do you esteem it worth?"
"I must decline to say. When you
pass a certain point with the diamond
or ruby, thero is no rule by which its
value can be determined. It is purely
fancy."
?< n? TTAn n?ioU mq fn noma nrtr* r\ri no T
AX JUU >TiOii LUO U\J UUUiO XJ_J J IUU) A
will say $50,000."
I was astonished again, and an uneasy
suspicion took possession of me, a
suspicion which I could not define. But
I felt there was something uncanny and
unnatural about the whole business.
The price he had set was barely onetenth
of the ruby's real value. I believed
more than one crowned person in Europo
would pay at least $250,000 to
become its owner. The thought that
such a bargain was probable half deoided
me to make the purchase myself.
"I read your surprise," ho said, with
that winning courtesy which had impressed
mo nt the opening of our interview.
"I know that it is worth a great
deal more than that, but the sum I
name is one which few people will pay
for a luxury of that sort. It is enough
for mo. When shall I call?"
"Suppose you say toward the end of
the week. I will give you a receipt."
"It is not necessary. Your reputation
ifl a guarantee that my property is safe
in your hands." on
"Bat I prefer that you should hold
my receipt." ea
"I am satisfied. Why should you not eu
be?" ' w<
And despite my half angry protest b?
he took up his umbrella, and with the ^
smile revealing his white teeth behind
bis black mustache he passed out of the wt
door into the darkness and rain. ne
Left alone with my disturbing thought he
and the wonderful stono, I now sub- th'
jected it to the most minute examina- ire
tion possible. on
Aud as one claiming to be an expert eal
I must say something about the ruby,
one of the aristocrats of the mineral
kingdom. thi
The finest rubies in the world come ^
from the mine9 of Burma, although
they nro found in mauy other parts of ~?
the world, and even in our own conn- aa
try, where their quality cannot be com- J10
pared with those of Burma and the vV
specimens of India proper. Tho genuine
ruby is pure, limpid, fiery red corun- ab
dum, which is crystallized oxide of
aluminium, and forms the basis of nearly UI3
every gem, excepting the diamond, which
we valuo for hardness, brilliancy and 811
color. A crystal of pure red corundum
is a ruby, of the blue variety a sapphire,
of the green an emerald, and so on. m
The structure of the ruby is as extraordinary
as that which determines
its color. It is found in crystals of an
endless variety of shapes, but all hav- Q0
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He kept him under his eye. Sp
iug a peculiar tendency to tlio growth
known to crystallographers as "twin- yo
ning." By testing crystals of corundum Hi
with polarized light the structure is t-b
found to be remarkably complex, and hi
under the microscope its exterior face is H:
covered with a 6trange network of
sculpture indicative of molecular changes.
H<
The most striking fact about the co- su
rundum crystal is that it is nearly al- cli
ways found to have inclosed and sur- w
rounded some foreign body or other, kr
which lies imprisoned in it Morestrik- th
ing still is the fact that these included kr
foreign bodies lie generally disposed of av
in planes, meeting each other at an angle pe
of 60 degrees, the result being to pro- if
duco the phenomenon of asterism, cii
which is the term given to the white yo
1 i rtl, o i n nflrf fli n lPVolq I n n
SbUl U1 U^Ji t UUOCl I nun- m uuu JV II v?w UJU
cnt with rounded surface. Quite frequently
the imprisoned body is a minute m
bubble of gas or drop of liquid, contain- w:
iug sometimes littlo crystals of its own. sti
This fluid delicato scientific tests have
proved to be liquid carbonic acid gas la
reduced to that condition by immense m
pressure. ag
Rubies change their color in a remarkable
way under the action of heat.
Bluish ones turn perfectly green, and so
on cooling regain their original tint. yc
The blue sapphire turns white, and the I <
ypllow corundum crystal becomes green.
I might mention other singular properties
of this gem, but obviously it would nc
be out of place here. Let me say that
on the following day, during which the fr
gun shone most- of the time, I subjected so
the ruby left with me to every possible er
test, and that it passed triumphantly
through all. No problem in geometry I'
was ever demonstrated more clearly da
than that this enormous gem was the sb
equal of any similar one, us respects pur- m
ity and brilliancy, found anywhere in th
the world. That being the case, its. b(
value could be measured only by hundreds
of thousands of dollars. ba
Meanwhile my friend Wittner had
called with his report. He had lingered fo
in the rain and darkness on the other ar
side of Maiden lane on the night of the in
man's first visit with the gem and kept
him under his oye until ho reached the m
Astor House, where he was staying for lit
the time. pe
"He maybe an East Indian," re- th
marked Wittner, "but if his right name gt
is on the register of the hotel it is no w:
? TTnurc nr mi no PT
JUUIU liiuuuuabflXiOO vuuu ;wuio *-?*.
for it is plain Darius C. Howard, and ar
he hails from London. Look out for si:
him." ch
m
CHAPTER III. th
Having established the genuineness br
of the groat ruby, another duty was be- w
fore me?the finding of a purchaser. ea
The conviction that there was something
wrong behind tho whole business?that, gv
in other words, Darius C. Howard was 0t
one of those brilliant criminals who are Jo
continually pitting their brains against y,
tho law and generally winning?was as
fixed in my mind. It was incredible Vj
that he should have brought such a th
priceless gem thousands of miles across
land and ocean, passing by more iuvit- fc
ing markets on tho rond, and then plac- fo
cd it in my hands at an absurdly low th
price. He must have had some all powerful
reason for this extraordinary step. J '
Thero was no ground for fearing that I
could become implicated in the dark re
work. What I had done was wholly ey
regular, and my standing_conld not be "]
iperiled by anything that he or any
e else could do.
I gave up the idea of negotiating the or
le through some of our correspond- sc;
ts in Europe, not that I feared 1 sci
mid not socure a princely price, but #
cause of the annoying complications w<
at were sure to follow. ha
"You may speculate for days and th
;eks," remarked my friend Carl Witt- sp
r after he had made his report of what of
had learned about my caller, "and br
n ofliof Trnn mill Ko fnrflior Cpl
Q VUttUVl,.'' 1)1 U 111 (4U J \J U TT 111 UV 1U1V11V/1 wv<
)m tho truth than at first There is $8
e point where you can stand upon bt
fe ground." fr<
"Where's that?" pr
"At the beginning. Thus we know
at a gem worth several fortunes has foi
cn placed in your custody uy a 11...1 6y
10 is registered at the Astor Houso as ga
irius C. Howard from London. Ho
s told you an interesting story of how
found it on the spot where the late
ineuted Nana Sahib crossed the great he
vide, and?well, that is all we know jjj
out it." th(
"But we know that what he says is
1 true." pit
"We know nothing of the kind. We be
nply know nothing. " mi
"What is your theory?"
Wiftner shook his bead, with a sig- bl<
ficant grin. eq
"No, you don't. I have given up the
siness of dealing in theories, [haven't
en very successful. My last theory re- t0
lired the murder of that merchant in
0 Tenderloin district. The whole $1
ing was perfect, but in the end a flaw
peared. Tbe merchant was unfeeling
ough to come back from Europe and q(
ove he hadn't been murdered at all. wj
a, Brown, there isn't any satisfaction wj
the theorizing business. Take my adce
and keep out of it. Gaboriau's do- an
;tives who could spin facts and theo- jn
js down to the millionth of a hair
ver lived. The only man who could
rike a true theory in this business was
lorlock Holmes, and now he has been
lied?an unpardonable crime on the ge
rt of the gifted Doyle. So, as I said,
i's keep out of the whole thing." to<
"But a man can't help thinking." aL
"True, but let him strike out and try
get hold of the truth. The mystery is gj|
fore him. Solve that if he can, and t0
t theories alone."
"You go to the other extreme. What na
the harm of speculating when you do jn
it allow yourself to be misled by your
eculations." f0
"You cannot help it. For instance, ha
u have formed the belief that Mr. ar
oward has lied to you about the ruby; gj
at it was not the gem which Nana Sa- th
b carried in his turban with him to the pj
imalayas." in
"No; I don't believe it, nor do you"?
"Never mind about me, but Mr.
award may have told you the truth. I W(
spect that that ruby is what ho de- jn
ires it to be. It seems to me that if it n(
as not a great deal more would be 60
town about it, but his story explains m
e fact that you, and, so far as you th
low, less than half a dozen persons are 0i
rare of its presence among civilized
ople. My advice is to sell the tiring,
yon cau fiud a boyer, explaining the
rcumstances, of course, aud tlieu wash
iur hands of the business. Have you !?
iy purchaser in view?" ^
"Yes; Geoffrey Sandhnsen. He has ^
ore money than he knows what to do *a
ith and is a connoisseur in precious e.v
mes. You remember that it was he J-'"
ho bought the Darak diamond of mo hr
st year and that famous black diaond
from Kimberley a couple of years V
;o." ta
Wittner nodded his head. w
"An old friend of mine. I've done
me work for him. Did he ever tell
in how ho lost the black diamond and sa
succeeded in recovering it?" 'g
"Never heard the story." to
"I may tell you some time; can't an
iw. Is lie at home?" he
"No; his family have not returned se
om Europe. He's staying at the Wind- ev
r. I'll take the ruby up there this aft- ta
uoon." th
Wittner left a few minutes later, and ot
was sitting in iny office reading a
diy paper when a lady entered the th
ore and asked to look at some din- an
onds. I remained in my seat, leaving <]c
e clerks to wait upon her, when I th
;ard her ask: rij
"Let me see the finest rubies you de
ive." ce
The words, as well as the slightly gt
reign acceut, caught my attention, at
id laying down my paper I strolled 0f
to the store. 0f
As I did so my gaze fell upon the ^r
ost beautiful woman I have ever be- ac
ild. Sho was elegantly dressed, was ?e
rhaps 30 years old (though I am aware ?(
at I may bo far out of the way in that _e
less) and instantly recalled the visitor
ith the great ruby. Like him, her e(^
es and hair were of the deepest black
id her complexion olive. But the nose, g(j
ightly aquiline, just enough to give
aracter to her countenance, the Cfl
atchless teeth, displayed as she talked,
e perfect contour of the face, eyeows,
forehead and the tout ensemble
ere her own and in their way were ov
:quisitely perfect. ?Q
My age and experience are my eafe- *D
lard against the fascinations of the c
her sex, but I am sure no man could Wl
ok upon such matchless loveliness co
ithout being impressed. I admired her a
I admire a masterpiece of Rubens, f*-1
audyke or Augelo. It was a feast for 1S
e eyes too rare to be neglected. fl
Hamilton, the clerk, was a sensible so
llow, and when he saw me coming Pe
rward ho resigned his place behind >'c
e case, with the remark: dc
"This lady wishes to purchase a ruby, se
believe." Pc
"Begging pardon," she said, with a
sistless smile and turning those dark th
es, tremulous with light, upon me, P1
[ asked to look at some rubies."
"I shall bo pleased to show you what
a have,"I replied, blushing to the
own of my head, where the hair is
ant, and feeling as confused as a
hoolboy.
Those tiny bands of fairylike contour
are covered with kids which could not
,ve been larger than No. 5 or 5^ at
e most, and she handled the crimson
ecimens with the delicate grace that
itself was enough to set a man's
aiu awhirl. After some dallying she
lected a rnby, the price of which was
00, and paid me with eight crisp new
lis which looked as if they had come
nn the government press within the
eceding 24 hours.
The transaction completed, I laid here
her Nana Sahib's ruby. When her
es rested upon the marvel, she gave a
sp of astonishment and delight, and
jking at it a moment daintily picked
up and turned it over and over in her
nd, finally holding it np to the light,
r expression and manner all the while
;e that of a child who has been given
s most gorgeons toy ever fashioned.
Closing one eye?and it seemed a
fcy that the light of such an crb should
obscured for a moment?she murared:
"Yes, it is real, a genuine pigeon'9
Dod! Where in the world shall its
ual be found? It does not exist. "
"I am confident it has 110 superior,"
ventured. It was placed in my hands
sell. Would you like to purchase?"
"Ah, me, if I could I That is worth
,000,000."
"It may be to the queen of England,
e czar of Russia or the emperor of
jrmauy, provided any one of them
ishes to buy. But it is the property of
boever will pay $50,000 for it."
Another faint gasp, a slight recoil,
d looking in my face sho assumed an
describable expression of despair.
"How sad it is to bo poor! I would
happy all my life if I could own that,
it I am too poor, too poor!"
It was on my lips to remonstrato
ntly, but I held my peace and tried
keep my countenance from becoming
0 crimson. She fondled and admired
d praised the gem for several mines,
and then with a faint bewitching
*h shook her head and handed it back
me, with the envious remark:
"He who gets that for the sum you
ime is the most fortunate individual
the world. Ah, if I were riohl"
She bade me good day, thanking me
r my attention, and passed out. She
id not come to the store in a carriage,
id as she turned in the direction of
roadway I presume she either took
e cable car or possibly canea ai some
ace where her conveyance was waitg
Resolutely putting behind me the disrbing
thoughts about this remarkable
oman, I placed Nana Sahib's ruby,
closed in its little box, within my in>r
pocket, buttoned coat and vest, and
me 20 minutes later left the car and
ado my way to the Windsor hotel, with
e purpose of offering the gem to my
d friend, Geoffrey Sandhusen.
to be continued next friday.
Sibley on Silver.?Ex-Cougressan
Sibley, of Pennsylvania, was at
enver, Col., last Tuesday, and from
e steps of the capilol addressed the
rgest assemblage of voters that has
er been seen in the State. The Assorted
Press dispatches give but a
ief svnoosis of his speech :
"Any place but Colorado to talk silr,"
he said. "I did not come to
lk silver. I can do that in the East,
here it is needed, but I can ask you
advance and exalt the spirit of paiotism,
even at the sacrifice of partinship.
The president has said the
norant people of Colorado have got
be educated on the money question,
id I wish he were here to see whom
i proposes to educate. The silver
ntiment is steadily growing, and
en in Bostou and Michigan it iscrysUiziug.
It is spreading in spite of
e efforts of J. Sterling Morton and
her members of the cabinet.
"The people of the East will think
e white ballots for silver in 1896 will
nount to a snowstorm, and will lie
iwn and die like the bliud mule in
? T C f II t?nn Kn/1 nrnf If a
C pupuuiu. XI OUVti HtlVt uo
;hts when Cleveland took the presi;nt's
chair, Denver would now be the
nter of the population of the Uuited
ates. But I did not come here to
tempt to educate you on the subject
bimetallism, but to meet the people
Colorado and talk with them as
others, and fill myself up with the life
id vigor and electrical force which one
ts from breathing the pure ozone of
dorado and shaking hands with her
tople."
Mr. Sibley was frequently interrupt
[ with applause from the vast assemage
of men and women, and express[
himself as more than gratified with
e earnestness of the people in the
use of silver.
Baked Pokk and Beans.?Soak
eruigbt in cold water a quart of
lull white soup beans. In themorng
wash them well through a cullen;r.
Put on to hoil in a pot of cold
iter, which should much more than
ver. Let boil for an hour, then add
pound of salt pork in square piece,
fter another hour, when the water
partially boiled away, remove the
>rk, which score into square. Sean
the beans in their liquor with pepir
and salt if needed. Add also, if
>u wish the beans to be especially
dicious, two tablespoonsful of molass.
Put both pork and beans into a
>t and let them bake in a slow oven
1 day long, being careful not to let
em become too dry. Pork and beans
epared in this way may be served
ther cold or hot.