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destroom, "t hat te 1,atchel bel
gobnitrf coure the)'3$l notes"'3 will b31 1t31
ped, as11 thfe numbers"--! o~llIlf
'Matidai Yaniue," interpy (oe the dh!
ofl dei' vom.:ims-you yu1'1up to'.crni,
3dor 11 flloI1 (.11 EsielliC, the o', fi (1 ]h|
viiinto ke iatC ht (10e dtriiiity
Ao d eratb t with a Olpasti oe gen t
livered with a tap on the sido of the
nose and a sagacious wink of the eye.
Mr. Cornelius Vaiiierstroom oxocutod a
r digni(led waddlo down the road in the
direction of his train, whilo him wifo,
turiiig round in the hall whon her lord
and inaster was out of sight, discovered
arnid inned iately took possesion of tle
dropped pocketbook.
When the diamold ierchant returned
from his business to him siburbi hoine,
he was a strangely altered man.
There was no lee for hii that nigbt
until him bedrooii had be eni turned into
a star chamber, with his wifo as grand
inquisitor aid the bed for tho rack.
Slowly, but surely, the dreadful confes
sion was wrung from him. Humbly ho
had( to disclo.-o tho nature of the loss ho
firmuly believed ho had sustained, to ab
jeetly own that Io had hoen robbed in
broad daylight, inl his traiii peruhateo
-Ie, the astute, clever Corneliu-rob
bed like a (coimnlllon country11 brlinkii of
his opocke k, coitaining .3,500 in
13a111k of EnIgIaid nlotes, whicb must
have been abstracted fromn his unircoat
sriinwiero betweeni his hoine and Hat
tori ( Qarden, for when bo renihed his
oilie that morning it vas gone.
Mrs. Vanderstroon listined inl a kind
of evstasy of fetuale triimliph to her husi'
band's agonized ConfesSion of 111ale fatl
libility. It, was only after sie had 4x
tracted from h1 ii a vow that he would
niever Ca1rry such I zlarge su11ins aiouit with
hii agjin ani that lie would doliver
the .3,jOO into her safe keeping (should
it ever he reloven-d, wh ich Vee4nd iope
1b - aft I all hv hald tON her at break
fat ot "innocenit h (dis f Ftolenl
,:ink of '-:nhau l iiies") ad liever ask
Ifo t il' lill.1 (.gi il lillless thto di
1 ifs(11f holii l'Ss ri'litilerm( el c v e 11lls
g '' 1i i ve---l'ri i i lt w on1 ly i i ft er
d'-i1'1it .tlilin s hltl 1w iidrw il
tI. I iill'il~h2), irriji elnils nrla! '-il'
fii ii t*w Iimi'p iw. (Ii ! ha l,
1i hi l' 1 ri n tiimstal I fri li
thl. i :' (if IIi 'a It 0h 1
nii .ji . us oi f l011o l-tin jn biy h inlii
1illr his I }i)e t thiok w ith l h ' ilt'i'-s In
Itot ; :i): h li lia i t ill il ti ll l ill th' 11'ia
tha it I'I Ilii p t, a i t m f
I 1111d t li )i , r6 111%is ny - i lati l: ii
ly li i e lo w 111. ra
1*1 e11 in4 i ll;6 f i tr ph l'. h lb r trlil
reitl it, -I ill' 4 ilip"i li:'inl 41'vtilIl In
t' il i it li f 1 o' i .'
vtoilii l .ll , inw ' jl tit
41 liro l N ill tt f-id1 ' if o f 'tlit 11))
y i, '' ha li oo re fine d t hiscity (ir
it 4f lilli lli ' : S i , , ' \w ri i'll
In rhanil '. r. 1ut1)(11s 1 for sharp ess ai
Innelh a11br.4.1(1 a1 :if1114'n .
I wa a I I ittll l a
Iir -in ii r wa Si lill ig hin' tlins4n
tial lit l i u day ('n los llie sltp ,
wli ht hlk Ievy rin :l r t hrus i lai
tiht ariniiab s if h i l ai 'ioteat mid fo I
dillitu y little Ig4 h 1411tt14r1 inportanl tly
apiart. A bole volen-It ronlIplacenlcy sut'
flied Ilis il uri' s, fior'i wh bmfl jutI'
ll bid "uil ilt od. M vr
h l It ira u'n ? It r ir t buinetl s inl thlle
n-rn ,%find, aluonig other deligs
hadl g1t rid f it parel (f slightly "i ,'
color". iantIs o anI aniteurll lit, closa
('1 "w ater'', vo-.s 'I'() a.I t i tr k
of lu~ck, hel hall julst playe-d I lh- 1e rs
-at <llintilf mit lui lt te ti[ en
l f litnl ' e fo, a th111 11 I It o th la r
d n I ; i I I vi I .!I. Th reil r , I I av I biall
i all hi v.mn vy, IIli. i:trIt was ju-:It
theVi1, ~ a liirary eVt ganh-n m. '\-:d e t
(ierneli-u , it nev-- i'a I:te in t
o *bauttt a i." ta v.:eee :tnt -t l f tn a ii'
i it n de n ois ra' ro til.l
at- ig Ii a :u ii had.i (iw ii jtO flaie it
Lunia ii that hl - i A-'>i hing of-~' &a
I'si 'If lir li h .iaer i l .'i ; Wo l
hi wy I n fi eiN 'i a t i' :e, ;n 'i whe the'
d ler IIIlti f hig :- -pin f hay m.a t -la-dIto
U the is enlt -ablye. n 'F i trtand 'ti pulleatI
d : with 101a' (inh j.wi t !us that hearly sent
ii heln on~ i t he h~nis tis ouIi ni dtm
bu of h!'iuiid (ifdn' h e n'ci t tw Iit olv
w)01 V'ht andrsrom bsrvd4 tiiil i ' hati thie;:m
tonral gr-3uay fsrvu <at a g iptl y andi
uasy air or commai--approval. AIn
what a nice, discriminating y) the
American had for a first water toiv-'1
Iln vain Cornelius tried to palmx (i' in
ferior qualities at high grade rates. Tihe
mrangor wasn't to ho 'had. ' So the ner
chait's res1pot for his customer roso inl
proportionato ratio to his fitst iliotidems.
At Jast a niumxbxl.er of beautiful picil,
or river, diamonds ali( somo perfect
apecimein from the Jagerfontein mines
were selocted. They coisitituted the
very pick of Vanderstrioxm's great imfe,
and ats they wor'o plaxced on one side to
bo appraimod tihe littIe Dutchman ighed
to discover low tihe expert (-ye of the
Arizona silvor king lil traveled over al I
the straw tinxged goris aid fasteied onxly
oix the blel whito stonxe'x.
A splendid' lot and eap at 21,500o.
So ovidontly thought the Amriean, for
nt t hat: prico tho bargain w'axs coincluded
Aixxl ndxno a boit t he cet f ijg. Wlat voul(
l r. Vanxxderstroox reextxxndiil? For
himelf, tle Anericaii faixcied tho two
fiwnst pneili stor ( for variniig4 and the
rinahiiiilxr in a spray, a cataract of lxril
lianey which , he guxe'ssed, "'would take
the lihixo out (if Niagara aid make Pot
sihiot (illh fiit up1)."t
Ultixnately it was arranged that Vanl
derstreolm shoild got. th jewels set, anld
the little manl Scrned proud of tie con
fideoe ropoxzed inl him. Ixx six weca at
the latest tho Duteuain undertook to
deck I i ar and hosom of t io tranger's
wifo Wit~h the loveliest, orlmilments that
ever struck ienvy into the ferinalo hoart.
Tln ti-ro wax a paus'.
Tho A nn-riacai s'eixmed inlsxt i net iely to
flivincO tie ulipic'xeinost thought ini Oor
lonlius' head. With at pllsit. smxllo lho
mlbut foiled his colat with his only hand,
ho leftf. h'llon he was mexcxt ly at dimfeiil
y w hi ih Vandierstrom was requested
c a xist inl v(errxniing.
Woubl be iiii4 put iig his hand in
iJ (the t , raiger's) left. insixide breast
x v!ot al git his poxx:-kethook outi for
im1? Ever Since "tsle digasted Ili
lls" h:d41 winlged him, remxxarked tle
ANerican, vithx a laugl, h had umde
lis wife hi right, hlud, but as she
a' t hero h must ask Mr. Vander
oomxiii to take hr plaeco anxd ielp him
.0 wrigh out, siixo dollars.
Vael'rshroxxn, thus inlvited, dipped
iis chubllby little luid intox his patrot's
ckeit will proiuced(I tIhe cas. It was aI
I
h ~lnl ima li a:s in-r ha.inir bound
with t'ilver1 ardolhagimL :autJllograph111
ct ixxfi th sann m<xx tax l c n thxe lxxii. ituxx
(t'enxxxliuxs plaied thei lhllothxook inx cthex
Anic;rxicxn's hxxxnxi withoutxx. h'toppx~ing tox
dreix1x'ixer te xnann-x.
Th' stru rxcx~ x ucrghedx agax~inx aini rxe
txurnedx it, ix ihxx' iunaxnxxxi iexrchaniut withx
a x'xluxst t hatf xx hex woihl read it.
Thix lix' 1.,;.:, a.e a :- x xx, anid a
shortx, shcxxlxr' extf surprxxise sx xl'xng tox lhis
wvithl u ilx s ix' .xl. ai,'rx, xxx.ax 'txxxiA'c'
xixn's ce xt ly Cxrix, lxx- xaw l his x~x own x un
xxuaxl xxxhne, "Corne'ixllius Vanders'u.itroomx i."
Thexx A.nrixxicanxi lit~bl xx xcxigarx, tooxk n
nxxaxuto (Cr sox to' . i c n ;. ! work'cing
orer, elurinig wY I. a :xxx-wd to ho de
('hanit'se anxtoxnishxed looksx, anxd then he
'"All pxowerful stranxge, ain't it, that
moy namexx shiould pani out just l iko yours?
( ues~s I wasc just xs flabbhexrgaste'd as you
whexn, lookixxg inx yourx Londonx diroctory
fio' ai leadig diamondlx~ joinit, 1 onixno
nxeroiss t ho fnosimi ho f xxx sponxsoriail
applaI .t ion amoxxg thIe IlIattoni (Gxrdoxx
cxrxnxxnunxi ty. TIhaxt.' w what; xre x m~ xe to
youxi forx it xnight hxe t lutt wo'r'e kinxder
'llT liftlo Duitlbxnanx lxxad xxover hxeard
of' anxy kith lxrx k in ini Anxxerica. Iluxt t henx
the' x'ib1o of Vanderxcxstrixcx ha xd senkt toredu
frucm Th 'lla cguo axint Axrnx"'terdxxxn yacrs
andxx yeaxrs ago, aixil xxxntxo of thcexm mxxight
havei' foiundi theixr way'x to ihli cxolonxioe on
the' 1lludxoxx. Yea, xxi doub lt the genieracl
wa'xs right ---blood as well as: buxnxesscx t ies
exi xid bxet ween thxenxi. Arxxi, as hxe know~xi
Xcuntixiis formxod th ina xxxjor pion ii of
th ristx'x~oernyc' axxxx wcalth oi (f thlex niow
worixldx, Corneixil i was by hex xxx'n l~xs loat
to) wvelxomoi so desirabclex a famxxily con-.
nxiet.ionx, espiciailly wh'lex tho ixato fox'
dliamiiondeI xi th ieahinxg imcyix xand the un-x
told wea'xlthx of Potshxot Guxleh weo bornxo
No xoonxe', howver'xx, hadie thxose'
thoughtslxi t axki'n formxx wvitin the no~tive(
bxxaini of C ornxeliu than l aixx horriblo~ sucs
lxiiioni preksentxedx' itsexlf. Whaxut if thlis
ne'w ly iscio'vere x ininumxci hadi (1nly3
lxengthyx) cxxdiii fox' thexi jewex'l. hce lxad to
lectedxi? Thco xare' id wlx;x~ as too appallinxg
forj 'liixi cn mplat ioni, ani iit en used thle lit
the mxerxxlcanxt to break out into a0 pr xof~xu
persirat'Ixx ion.
Th'lo Amxx'erican x wxas evidenxxthy ax thou gh
r'eadxer of the hxighxest~ ordxer. lbo produciced
xa ihm xk of Enxgland nxxote fxrom lxis pocket
bxoxk foxr 2100 and laid it oni thce table.
"'Bilks,'" said he, adr'oitly callinig ixn al
litexrai lon ' artfux li, "acre bul1ly boysx
forx busxxixessi. "i No gettIinxg over t hamx.
I lx li kedl a fxair andx squatre dexal, he did,
andx nxo faivor's nakdl. Tlhice was hOw lhe
gcxexced he'd liko to tradoul. lHe was ai
stranxigcer inx Eucropo, andii he'd ask nxo
manii to go hail for' hixx-no, ir-x'e!
Tlhxat ?1 00 billi was, ho cal cixlaited, ax
hetter x xixrodctin thanii all the namxxes
andxi refercescx "'on thxis plaxyc d out side'
of thexi xhring pondi."
Theli'i diamxoixd mxechanxt rubbiled lhis
iixUxx!s, xiix l(ett elilxsxvt jy xxlil wasx xvx
dentcly of lhis namxxesaxko's waly of t lhink
inxg.
"'Waal, thxenx, s'porei w'u fix it thxix
way', " 'nt liinued thIe A mxericaix in hxis
uuCompromxxxisinxg Yarx~ co sty lx - "'ye u
hxohll this ?100 bill andi wire mel to myxi
lhote~l wh th x le ibi: inxgs to thle diamxionds;
arex. ccxmphii to. Thenx'x I comeit axlong to~
yoccr bureau andxi weigh inx ?1,400~t mxore,
andxi you hamixl over thxe jewels. Thax~t
waiy I don't p1ln down too much be
fornhxand fnr whaut I hxavcnst unt andi
you don't part with what you've not
been fully paid for.'"
Roally, aftor all, thero was a down
right honest way of trading about these
Now England folk that put your old
world methods to tlho blush ! So thought
the little morchant its lie cousigned tho
lote to his waistcoat pocket and took
down tho address of the Amoricant's
hotel-a first class one, by the bye-in
Northumberland avenue.
Thenl, With many expressions of imIu
tual estoozu, the two Vanderstrums
parted.
But long beforo the expiration of tho
term fixed for the completion of the set.
ting of the diainonlds tho Anierican was
back ill Hatton Gardon, and the visits
becamo iuore frequent as the intimacy
between tho two Vandorstroom.s grow
stronger. Tho colonel-he was not a
geleral, as the Dutch Oorielius found
out from inquiries ho caused to ho imado
at the American's hotel-tho colonel
developeld ia habit of dashing up with
those iagnificent bays of his to the
mrehant's offico two or throe days a
woI-k, "just to seti how he was getting
oil" andt to invito him out for a bottlo
of "11874"1' and in oyster putty at the
adjacent railway restaurant.
On thies oconsiois the AmeriOAl
would allow the voluiblo littlo Dutch
man to do t he major portion of the t alk
inig. Somehow or other the coinversation
invariably took the diretion, under the
coloiel's doxterous steering, of lindon
thives and the various great robbories
il swindles that had receiitly taken
place in the metropolis. This was a sul.
joct on which the diamond merchant
was quite at ionie, and thero being no
wife in tho way be proceeded to pose
with great impressiveness aH aln author
ity oil the iltricacies of "put ip yobs, "
the great bank haul f A11,000 and how
all these affairs wvere worked on the coin
jurer's princiiilo f(it "do iuicknIess of do
hand dat deceives l d< ye. "
Once, after the oliing of a socond
bottle, when Corneiius tle lesser had
grown, extra comn iniit ivo, he impart
ed to his kiainsman the episode of the lost
pocketbook and the teneity wvith which
his wife had stui'lk to the.(3, -500 she hadl
found in the hall, reftusiig to give it
uip, eXceplt oi its Irin i't. dc.m1and for tle
iplplication of the suni strictly to busi
ness purposes.
Tho American, -who had been lolling
at the bar with characteristic langtior,
grew suddenly interested. 110 stitlfened
hinself up, listled attentively, became
abstracted for a iiminut or two, tlien
hastily, for such an miisually deliber
at o giIelinan, tossed oiff hi lsplead
cd a forgotten eigalgeieilt, got finto his
hiliiitin :0i was drivenz ofi hy the dis
('tiet loiiig gruom, with whom ho
might aftierward have been noticed in
e:tirnest C(I nversat ion1, fin the direCtiOn (if
The folIiwing moriing the Yankeo
Vairlerstruom w:s again in ilInt ton ( ar
d('n lid alnost as soon as the other Cor
elius liad arrived at business.
More iiews-winderful viro from
Potshot Gucli ".1l ained' " if i didn't
think tlhe' miino was "goinig to turn out
I SeCoId 'mIIIbst nv. "'
Th in wvrti Ii ug it out" of two
moire reefs and thle vife must have more
diamids. I-t ter f1inish her oi' ono for
all while le was about it witl a IIecI
lu'e aindl stari'. T[hose, with wh vlat lhe
hadI already ordmed, "Oughit,'' lie do
elar'ed, "'to makel~i hier shinio l ike theofig
url'ihe~l oil Libety at the entrance toi
N ew~ Yoirk harhor."
'Tis~ timeii stiili a to the value o f 2?,
000u werei lh-tiI, ti anithe .iiino1
ntlt was biataledi olvir, just, as~ lie
Amiieien'i putii ii, ' 'h y wayt', o f cover fo r
the fixings."
Th1e dliamiond~ iereblant was perfCectly
saitisfied, atol, at lhis friji-n's urg'iit so
have the ('ntiro suit 'ompnleteli that <hiy'
thirie weiks, Fso that tihl silvter king
coul d catcb t he Amrican mailI on thlei
following F'ridaiy, itsIto was ainxioits to
lose no timeo in gettinug hack to t hat
wonderful TIomu T1iddleir's griound of his
in Arizona. All reasotn for anixiety was
furthmermoero rel ievied by t ho Amiericain
promiisinig to0 bing tho 23i,:300 wit h
hi111mid "lan~iked dowin, fair andit
Iquare'" before the jewels wvero handed
ove r.
At last t he event ful (day arrived w hen
the settinag was tiished and t ho malg
nifici(int sulit (if jc'wels wais ready ini its
gr'eat, v'olvet lineicd case fior deliverv1'.
ITe 'oloneil was punctuaility itsel f.
Hei wasi diriv~en upl to thle (1tli('e, as5 uisuail,
liy thiat enmiently respect aleo grom oi i f
his1, mid~ hie cam ini smok ing ai great
gr'eent cigar, ats cool andic coiil'lctd as
TJhe suilt was pr'onmounced superhi. It
surplaissedl the colone's e'xpec'taitiionls.
W\ould Viandestrom thle lessir in ii
pullin11g th11( diamiiondis bai'k in thirx 'awi
und htiiding thenm to his man below,
while he, tho colonel, counted out the
n ot es?
Thme mirchaiit wias about to do as ho
was1 bid wh'Ien hisa habitual caut ionl got
the better of himi. IHo kept ai firm hold
oin the cao nd0 11((din't budge aon inch.
T.lhe colonel eviduntly didn't seo his
hesitation, 110 was feeling as well as lie
could with his '''o hanid ini his poo-ke0ts
fInd ing what 1 3 as8 sealrchling for.
Woulau h( iis i amiiesaki mindi~ "'just go
ing ov'er him?" Ilo was so) helpless wvith
hiii one hanid.
Tfhire wa'is 1:0 poc~ket boo~k tom he foiinde.
A\fter' ia moensreheti ''l' on lie ('olo
noel shaiped hiis leg, Ilaughied and said
lie hadi it. ie reemimersedl now his wvife
took hiis bill ('ase ot (f his~ pocket at
the hotel thaiit miorniing to get some
1m1010y to pay for some frocks.
'"Guess she forgot to put it back. It's
a way they've got, elh, Van?'' laughing
ly ejaculated thle Amieican.
Thmo colonel '14 open, hieai'ty miamner
reasuered the liltl dc(iamond mierchiaut,
who wias growving just a little--tho
merest shado oif a tifle-sumspioious.
Thej1 sharp t'yes of tho coloinel noticed
it iat once.
'"We'll son i:s that uip,"' ho said,
withi his usiual ('ain drawvl. "I'll stop
right hora and noet thle imney all the
Itaml'every et . ,....' But I must ask
y'ou to act as iiny secre'tary'. Aly left list
ain't iio good niobow withI a p)en1. Ibei'o,
anuy paper will do. ITako this memo.
formi (it yours and1( scr'iib a few l iies
for me. Aly wife knows I camne irighlt
hero, and1( your billboead wil11 recall thle
business and why I want the dollar..
NotIhiung unireasonialo in that! Little
Vaniderst room had penei led memioirandlla
for his imaimied namnosakow se"ral tie
before. Ito sat down iad wr'iote to thme
colonel's dlictationl:
MYft lSAH Wiva-Sond mue by betarer to
sotS. I r(ltiro it fot' an ilinediOa t ad flln
portant payionnt. Don't keap tih. III, vngvr
waitlig. MtakcjO him1 giva you n r-cuipt for it.
Your affectionate It:,hbaial,
CoUNser-ma VA.NDESasI)Oos.
"Bully for you!" cried thai Ametatricaan
when thO Dutchini harl written, sigld
und oncled the letter. "Now, tien,, you
JLJ
"Droken'l my vordl! VW vordl?"ere
VI'micr.4troonti In <mnu j cut a
jusit 'rim down anid giyo it to illy 111
Tell him to drivo to the hotel, get his
answer from ilny wife, and ho'll ha back
wiath th0 dollars before wo've tinto to
finish a cigar."
The diantond inrcuat executed this
Coinnission with uilch alarity and dim
patch that to was backin the ttIoffice li
most befor tht colonel had takii 11 se
ond puff at a fresh Villar y Villar.
The Atnerican held the closed jewel
caso inl h11i hand.
"Lock it lp," ho cried jestingly, "or
I Imlight bu tempted to run away with
itil"
The littlo Dutchnan hardly relished
that forim of joking. le openlAd his safio
witlh surprising prolliptitide, anld the
colonel hinlist-lf phicecd the case withinl
Its fastness. The m Ttaxehanit Iurin'ld til!
key and returne-d it to hlis, poela t.
They sat dawi aul siaokeld. Tinio
passed, and it grew dusIc. The colone
becaiiun fidgt y. VaalerIstroolIm was also
getting restless. It was timo for hin to
be gettilig hoie to dinter.
After tivy hiad sat thus for imtaret than
anl hour the colonel rose from Iis chair
iand put his watch to hik ear. ft mulst
hatve stopped. No, it was golinjg. 'IT h irty
three hitmarcd pojd1 was a large soain
to inti'll-st a se'v:1 at with. Ia' wished
he lud genao to th lotel for th' moneyaaa-V
hiist-If. Hut- -shaw I Nollsenlso! ll'a
tru11stekd th 11V anl with Largerl SuImE he
fore. His wil Ill gloe (aut alld the
groom w as Vailtilg for hIM. Yes, n1o
doub01t tlat was what it was.
S:ix 'lock and nearly dalrk now I An
hlourl past closing tinre! .
The colonel no longer d'isguised his
antxity. oetht ing unu tIsual 1muLs"t have
happilned. lie would retill to his hltl
at olice. fIis wife Inlat have pit hoillo
by t hat time1. Wouiild \'ahde-rstroonl com
With him,? Or-hmv silly he wis--I -
1nMrrOW mloringl" wouhd (14 equallywl.
Evten if hs8 nman had ,,ilo wrong, ho
Coubl .as iIV get fres otas aild b ill
11: lt I with thilni by 10.
The ditunnd inehnw r.ally
Illor IN i, a!:: tal-it h it thanll y
thing t k l . cIltion had shi wnl httim'i
tah:it hvere i t . iof lu! ei fir aimxa-ty (Ion
h''~i it Th jewedistwe ialsll d up ~i'n~
th:at II i, an d e lu' 20 ascoerfo
tilat pat eti 1111 .:tj tasw l bec -
chaa il' ' ltn teI tie . o sth tng t
h y lOla' ' ea <Iter after ietor iltwotI
reftlat'wrat the:11 ir flIaorito rtt urnt
gex t"n--n. twsno etbyete
iparty. s The colo'ne tcat~ll faf Itom as~tt
1i ' wavfred i on ''ha t io lm, and it
was ih , het1 glmpsl the l uaoittl utch-('
m'a' eve ld of hits m l%' ilr YanJkeo
Whent u theai lioneit (1ached.his
suburban illn tha nl~ight aiaatlwas he
nfort h-ut lit Itea rien and151 inedt' ith~~
wit t- at is w (htllub.fta A~''i'ul
M-jtrit. Via \ih -r-iom was doingWI i a
chtiairH eogrthair.
"My ote,"13 bega bor ahusbanItd Las th
'I15II k o tshe asw dered Iilepi lya 'S
happos yiou *wnit aIinlus ~insa or you
wotuii'tiai at broke you 'a word."Ih 'vo~
"Brtken any vordi VJtat. vord? cried( a
Vaeioh ratutrons in amze nenot.~ Isi
"Whyt-I, yo11(~tu' wlrd tau~' eit wold
neie tiuch -vt',atl il3,500ld ltss I'
"Vr s dr. dreti'tosan (fitfe hun11dre
pau'nd1s shrikeoreiu(wthr
ribl foeoig "Spea i Wh uso
" Whylt, who shu~ld 'haibut ~etLudyou?
dertv Andt of u (Itigae te~I pokt
hookuit upIL t hi tt once."o i a tl
unfodrItunat ke mWrhit aIC~isi ye s hcaught'(i'
witt ften at herc a t isn ofta t At tutrican
pokebok n signedl''r s aa-acl tal signead
h--JuaCorniu Vamertroohiis ownilI.~ int ia
"Dton , I y a-Jll"l helotled asll trhe
hol sw11 imllI flahe upotls' n him.le Then
had' flo'. 'Wit h f arhorr ibh.' .lsuspicitn
terva, founi their ayV jinto the ilvi
tablo! "innoecent holder'si hunts,"1 wilj
(Ie lu e, wnIci taken ott of tIho Het.
till", Illigh t hM!' beull Oasi ly d Spoed
o' fn t141 C(olntin (en3t. I'lh tho great
SIult till ( :ardii rolbIery lives now onily
l lint. archliv ef the poli(o a th I nost
succ4'sf'l I a34( cu(t st "siirglo uulled"
sU ilat.lu of the4 cl"'tury.
T'Ii-; I1-N).
COUNTRtY 31131"11I A NTS
ShoulI k1nvlow that thero is noLlting
that sell 1;o wel. as n artiehr that you
can trialatee to give satisfact.ion to
your n.-:tm r. Sliei :.I article is
J.IC'*'s Go I G1. I.\bl: I .I NI
AlEN T. It cures all aci&s :mui pains
ill mal or. bea.t--- rche, in hoe,
Swinnelly. and all atlinew -'.; i:.- I Mn
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PA Y, Is the inuotto of the (hnzOe (;:
-pople. Don't foret wo are who'.atl
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Try Palmtto Ui vvr I .uh:or.
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SOUTHURN RAILWAY.
Coadensed Scaluto li Ultroos
NOV. it, 1890.
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