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_ THE PEOPLE'S OL 7--NO. '5 PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 6, 89. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR A SIN6JLM{ ABDUCTION By RODRIGUE3 OTTOLENGUL [Copyright, 69M, by tho Author.) Mr. Barnes was alone in his saniotun whra.t an elderly man of cultured man ners was ushered in. Thu visitor stink into a seat and began his appeal at once. "Oh, Mr. Barnes,' s"aid li, "I am in great distress. I iardly dared to hopo thaZ et.sistiiieo wvere possiblo until I met my friend Leroy Mitchlel. You know him?" Mr. Barnes assentod, with a smile, and the Old man continued, "'Ho told 31o that you could surely aid ine. ", "I will certainly do all that is in my power to serve a friend of Mr. Mitch ol's, " said thohe dtectivo. "You are very kind. My last lopo is dopoudent upon your success. But let m1e toll you the story. I am1 Richard Godney, the broker. Perhaps youI havo hoard the nime. " Mr. Barnes nodded. "I thouglit so. Old Dick they call m on the street, and somnet imes Old Nick, but that is only their little joko whic the market : go(es agailst thiem). 1 (1 int thinak that they really dislike me, thouagh I have niutido iimy fortune. I have never cheated iny o nor been hard n(i a friend during tll my career. But that is imiliaterial, except that, it imtak s it( hard to un(lersthmtd how any one could have done 11 so preat iii inju0ry as to "Steal youir duhttr!" interutipted Mr. Barines. "Alidution?' "Abduction, I suppose, is your tech nieal term. I call it plain stealing. To talco a girl of 14 avay from her fatler's home is stealing, 10 more, no less. " " When did this occur1?" "Two days ago. Tuesday morning we missed her, though she may have been taken ruring the night. Sihe). was slight ly sick on Motnday Ovellig, tnd her maid sent for the doctor, who ordered her to bo put to bed and kept there. When ho called againa on Tuosday morn ing, ho went to my little girl's roon and was astonished to see that shio was not thero. A search was instituted un der the supposition that, in tile absenco of her maid, she mig ht have wandered to som other part of the house. But the child could not be foutnd. It almost scomned as though she had vanished. " "I1ad you stion hor yourself that morinug?"' "I cannot too much condemn myself. You so I ll) till old whist phlye!r, aind tho temiptation to play made me linger so late with som3e friends on LMonday night that I preferred to( remain in New ark, whero I was, and so did not reach homo until after 10 o'clock oin Tuesday morning. By that, time the misfortuno had occurred. " "Have you discoverr ( no clow to her whervabouits?" "'None. WO have sent to all of our friends in the vaini hope that she Imlight have a risen early and gone out;, but no 0110 has19 seenl her. She has disappeared as thoroughly as though sho had been swallowed by an eatrthiquake. Here, however, is a letter which reached nie this morning. I cannot decide whether it is important or imerelly a cruel joko perpetrated by somelL, crank who has beard of my misfortune. " He handed the Itter to Mr. Barnos, who read as follows: Your daughter is .safo if yu arm Snlill. If you wit her hacl, lji, 1or her. Alko your offer higt enough, ai shu it im with you. I will Imwor if yoiimt a iversonal in iThe llor aid addressod to "M. 1s." "Mr'. Gedney," ''aid( Mr. Darnes, "'this Is a serious affair, but if this let ter is genuine-as I t hink it to be-we can recover the girl, though we may have to pay ai ransoma. T1hatt de~pends 03n whet her we aro shlrewvder than thle pier petrtator of this crime, andi( he is 3no fool. Thus far lie hasi proceedled with conisumti "'You stay lie. You thlink it is a man ?'" "Not so fast, Mr. Gedney'. I cantil judgo the sex yet. This letter is writtenl pn ai typewriter, and1( the majority of operators are~ women. But we shall see. Other detil s muist be gathered anrd studlied. I will follow' this up personall ly. Como! We will beg in worck at (on1e." Thley' prtoceeded first to IlieralId squiiare and1( left the fellow intg to bo ins-rted in the next dlay's IIerah: "M1'. 10."'-Comniciatu at, one, itntii hw low es't ternms. (l;IskY. Thoec they wen(lt tol Mr. Gedneoy's house. Seating himisel f 313a c'omifortablo chair in the i irar~y, Mr. Ibarn-3es asked that the butler should be summonieiod. Tho man11 ('ntered thec roomil, andic it was aipp~arent at once0 fr-om hiis dleferenitial manneir and at titudho t hat lie was a good servanit of the Eniglishi type. At the samle timto lhe eyed th~e stranger keenly, and( throughout the initervieiw answleed with ai di~berateniess which showed thatt lie weighed his wordls and1( would bo very carieful not to say3 antything wh ich might, ho used against hlim, a phiraso botter kniown thlan understood. - In short, whet her or not lhe had anly thing to coniceal, the butler w~as cauitious~ because spea'tk ing to ai detective. "'Moultoni,'" began Mr. Barnos, "'I am a dletectivo." "'So .1 thoughlt, sir,"' answe~Vred Moul ton. ''And( why, pray, did you t hiink so?'' "Well, sir3, I shiouldh say we nteed one0, and you 're a st ranger to me, sir. I know all my maister's fieinds."' "'That is your only realson for suspect ing miy profesion1?"' "'That 't all1, sir." "'Moultotn, 1 am11 going to find( out whoe yoiur mist ress lhas been t aken."' Mr. Barnie' said this suddenly3 aid watched the muan close01y. Moultonu seemed 11jipassivo, and3( his repmly was 110on01o311itt al. "I 11(p11 so, sir." "V er-y wvelI,"' said thle detective. "'Answeor ai few (inestin <((1 xpl icitly an:1 you muay giv1e ma grteat as-i stanmce. On Tiulesday 131ornig you1 adam Itted the d1oc tor. At wyhat time wvas it?'' "It wnn about 8 o'ntmt, Wo ,Iad ta taken our seats at breakfast in the serv ants' hall whon tho boll rang. That is how I fix tho hour. We are regular about meals in this house. We have our breakfast at 8, and the master cats at 9. "1 "What occurred when you admitted tho doctor?" "Ho asked for Miss Nora, and I se.id she was not down yet. lHe said lie sup posed ho could go up, and I said I sup posed 0ho could, and he went. "What did you do next?" "I weit back to iy breakfast." "Did you tell the maid that the doc tor had called?" "No, sir.'" "Wihy not?" "Well, partly because I did not think it necessary, an(] partly, I sup pose, because sh had not come into tho breakfast room yet." Moulton siniled a little as though lie thought that lie had said soinothing elever. "Did tho doctor find the maid in her Iistress' roon?'' "No, sir. I heard the doorbell again and went up. The doctor was st anting in the ball. HoI said ho rang the door bell henauso he did not know how elso te call i. Then ho said Miss Nora had left her reoom, which was against (iI orderi ho gavo tle night before,, and that I wzIs to tell tlie maid to havo her back in b(d at enco, andl(] he would call again in at hour. I went back to the breakfast room, and this time the maid was there, and frightened she was when I gavn her the messago ." "'When the doctor told you that Miss Nora was iot in her room, were you Surprised?" "No, sir. Upon this admission Mr. Barnes ask ed quickly: " You know already that she had been stolen?" But Moulton readily avoided a direct answer. "Why, how should I know that, sir?" lie asked quietly. Mr. Barnes observed him for a mo ment In silence and then asked to havo the maid called. Ho told Moulton that lie had finished with hin "for the pres ent," and the butler retired, with a sat isfied smilo upon his face. While waiting for the maid Mr. Barnes addressed Mr. Gedney. "Mr. Ged ney, " said lie ,ven have not told mo the naio of the doctor." "His namo is Donaldson-Stephen Donaldson." "Has lie served you long?" "Ever since lie came into this neigh borhood, about three years ago. Ho first came to us at the time of my wife's death. I have itainied him sinco that time. He is a good, kind man, and I think lie is quito as fond of Elinora as I am myself. This explains his solicitude about her an( his early call. lie has a rather curious theory. Ho thinks she may have wandered otT in her sleep during the night." "Why, has sho ever exhibited a tend ency toward somnambulism?" . "Yes. At least we have found her asleep ou t of her own room, bu t noth ing of the sort has happened for over two years, and I supposed that shOe had out grown her sleep walking habit." "This adds a most interesting phase,'' said Mr. Barnos. "I would like to speak to Dr. Donaldsou about it. Do you think he will be hero today?" "I expoet him, as lie promisod to come at about this hour. Here is Bron son, my daughtor's maid." This directed the attention of Mr. Baries to i young woman who had just entered. She was evidently dreadfully alarnmed at being stiumonied to moot a detective, aiid he'r eyes shiowed that she had 1been weepinig. "'Comio, miy girl,'' said Mr. Barnes reassuriingly, ''yeu need inot be fright emi dI. I 01n1y wish to ask you a few ques tionis. You are willing to help me to find your miistress, are you not?" "O.h, inidoed, indleed, yes, sir.' ''Then tell me exactly hiow sho was oni Monidaiy night when you sent for t lie doctor.'' The girl comnposed herself with an effort, st ill flmndiig it difficult to fin~d properi words with whichl to aiddress a detet iv~o. "'Mlisi Norai acted odd all Monday and was mielancholy like. She'd sit and stare out (of the windo~w and not answer when I spoko to her. I thought perhaps some thing had bothered her, and so I left her alone, meaning to speak to Mr. Gedney at dininer timo. But ho sent a telegrami that lie was goiing out of town. And so when Miss Nora wouldn't come down to dinntr and wouldn't answer or 10ook at me, bat just kept staring out of the winidow, I got soared a little and thought best to send for Dr. D~onaldson." "'What did/" e say when lie examined your mistroy' "'li tal' J to her, but she wouldn't answer .,m either. Hie patted her en the head and said sho was sulky. Thon lie told mo poihaps she was angry be cause her father wouldn't come homoe, but that she must not be allowed to brood over trifles, Hie said I must put her to bed, and he left some miedioine that lie said would put her to sleep.'' "Put hor to sloop?" repeated Mr. Barnes thoughtfully. "Did It occur to you that perhaps she was asleep al ready, eiven though her oy~s were not closedi'' ''No, sir, It didn't. But, no0W you speak of it, it wouldn't surpriso me in the least. She certaiinly didn't act as thongh she wvas awake." "Did you have any trouble to put her to bed?'' "'No, sir, though that was strange. She just stood still (and lot me do every. thing. She did inot help me, and she did not p r(een e."1 "Wheni did you see her after tbhat?"' "'I never saw her aft'tr that."' the maid( cried so'ftly'. "'Was it iiot year dluly to go to her room again biefore ret irin g yourself?'' "'Yes, sir. JBut-hut-but'"- She soimed :onifused anld stoihpped. "Go oni," said1 Mr. Barnes. "Tell all that von kano." "Put her to slecIV" repeailcd .11r. IHarnos. "Idonl't know haniythiig, sir. Indeed I don't. I-I-.-well, I was liater thii I ought to have been going up stairs on account of comlpan. So I just put my head in Miss Nora's room, and as every thing was (iliet I wen'33t onl to my oWn room. It was inearly 2 o'clock." "Then iyou (o n1oit really know that your ntostress was in her room at that "No, sir. I ought to know, but I don't.." "It is your duty to attend her in the morning, is it not?" "Yes, sir, but she iever wakes before 8 o'clock, and the doctor told me not to disturb her till be came. Ho said he wanted to wako her himself and soo how Rho nocted. " "But you wero not in her room nor in the breakfast room at 8 o'clock. " Mr. Barnes scrutinized her closely. "Where were you?"' Tio girl turned crimson and stammered a few words inaudibly. "Come, tell m i where you were, " said Mr. Biarnes sharply. " You wore some where, you know. Whero were you?" "I was in tho dowh stairs hallway, sho said slowly. "Doing what?" "''I was talking to tho policeman," shc replied reluctantly. "Your beau?" suggested Mr. Barnes sigiificantly. "No, sir. Ho is my husband." Sh tossed her head deflantly now that hor scrot was divulgod. "Your husband?" said Mr. Barnes, slightly surprised. "Why, then, did you hesitato to speak of him?" "Because-becauso' "-she stnnmoree once inoro and seemed troubled--"bo causo maybe if I had not been talkini to hin Miss Nora wouldn't nave beci carried off. Ho might have soon th thief." 'Just so, " said Mr. Barnes, and n tho doctor was announced ho allowe the maid to go. Dr. Donaldson appeared to be a gen ial, olderly medical man of the oh school-ono of those who bring an at mosphero of con valesenco and loplo int sick chambers. Mr. Godnev introducem him to Mr. Barnes, and ho advauce< and shook the detectivo cordially by th hand. "I am delighted, Mr. Barnes, that m. old friend Gedney has been seonsiblh enough to ongago you to umravel this af. fair rather thai call in the police. The polico ire bunglers, who depend for sue cess uponi publicity and newspaper aid. This afftir can bo managed without pub. licity, eh? You have looked into tie mat ter? What do you think?" "That is precisely the (Iuest ion, doc tor, which I was ailbout to as5k you. Mr. Gled ney tells me that you think somnami b)ulismi." "J]ust so. But I Only said it might hr that. D~octors, you1 kiiow~, are0 as cairefillI as detectiv es inl forinIig concelusions. You have heardl that I was cal led in t< see tho dear litile girl on Monday night! Well, I found( hier ini ai st1ange mood0(. Tink~inag it over, I have almost con v incd mhysilf thait what we took for stubbor1ine----sulk, .1 think I called it -wasi& so ublim that, ini fact, she waH1 le 'Tp wVwn [ sawy her. That wvouldt aIcc(lu) for he'r niot replying to questionis anid offerng no11 resistaneci whien her mnaid remnovedl her clothing to pu t her to bed. St ill, it is merely a guess. It is possible that she arose in3 thia night and wandered out (of thio house. I 03n13 venture theo suggest ion as a vaguo clow for you to work from." "'What (10 you think of this letter?' asked Mr. Barnes, handing him th< anonymous communicatioun signed "M. The doctor road it twico over aind ther] ''Looks moro like somnam~iibu lism ih Dyer. Don't you 5(e? She nmust hiavt dressed herself in tho night and3( wan dlered off. Some ono( found her and3( hat taktni her homo and( no0w fries to ma13k( DapintalI out of it. WVill you nlotico this?' "Wo have alroady inseertedl an adver tiSemenit in) The Ihorald, '' faidl Mr. God ney, "'asking for terms.'' "I suppose that was the wisest course," ''said the dloctor, ''and I hopo you w-11 soon recoveor lit tlo Nora. J trust, t bough, thait Mr. Blarnecs may bc able to save you paying out anything tc the scound1(rel. Well, other peoplo art waiting for mie,"' with which romairk Dr. D~onaldsona left thle 130138. Mr. Blarnles prom3isedl Mr. (lednoy tc lose no tim in301 his seareb) and3 was leav ing th 13 ou301e, wh len, at the door, thc butler stopped him hyi i saying: "There's one( t hin3g, perhaps, sir, thal I ought to tell you, thbough it, may not1 amlounit to aniythinig." " What is it?' asked Mr. Barnes. "WellI, sir3, as5 you1 know, tho mnaste; was Out 03n Mond'ay niighit. It. was nemli 10 o'clock whle ni the doorrell rang, which surpraid 133. 1 aniswered tht bell, and3( it was3 Mr. M itchiel." "'Mr. Leroy Mitehiel?"' asked the de tect ive, iuchi initerestid. 'Yes, sir. Ile comes3i here often, though no0t so late at ighp t. tie 5said h< Wast pasin~ig, anid, seeinig a ligh lt in thle library, thought he0'd dIrop in1 and3 havo a oigar with the matm, Who,, r to him Mr. Geduny was not at holne, li said it wats of lno conseqItuenco, and I , edli't 1it1ion thait ie had called. '" "Did you tell Mr. Godivy of t.his vis it?" "No, sir, though I did think it odd to be asked to keep it a secret. " The but lor tittered the last word in a very sug gestivO tone, but the detectivo appeared not to notico it. "I'll just step back and sioak a word with Mr. Godnoy, "' said Mr. Barnes after a brief pause. Finding tha; ge tltilan, he asked: "By the wiy, Mr. Ge'dney, when you spoko to Mr. Miteliel about this initer what did ho tiink of i( Did h (xpress aly opilion?" "Yes. Ile said the dotor was moinst likely correct, atnl that lIe thought Ihat Nora had ierely wandeied away in hi'r Slee); that she was not reailly ab1,11c(d at all. Ho told mew to cheer 111 :,:)( mot to worry abouit tIhe girl; that heIm N otu ld soon heo at homeo again. Then hi. virI. me to you, saying you could find her witi out difficulty." "le has faith inl mv abilit ies," mit tored th deteetive, then adll ctlioi. "I will endeavor to deservo Mr. Mlitel'T Opinion," and once -- On his w v joit-La Mr. Birns rtvolvted an idea in his intinid, tl'yinJg to deiei0 upon its probability. Tho maid had left the girl in bed early in tihe evening iad could not he sure that she wiis st ill t here when she \ isited the room againt at 2 o'clock. As a child sho ial wal keid in her slop. The family physician's ding "Did yjou tecU Mr. H edne otqf(. thtis vistit?" ntosis wa sonaibulism. Mr. Mitr-hel had Called at th houso imuisually Ilte for a social visit. Did he find tO child wanderin~g about the street and not ree oguizo her until bo had takenl her to his ownli home, which was only a fow blocks away? Was that why he laid called at Godnoy's h1os0 so Into? The anony mous letter was signed "1. E. " At first glance it s'omed liko it rather poor effort at a joko, the letters spelling "9m1." But they werp ctipitals. Did the "M" indieato "Mitchel" and the - l"E" "llinor ?" Was this anothr lilt O plot of Mr. Mitobel's to test Mr. Blni-ies' skill? Thero wvas one vital objection to this line of reasoning. Why would Mr. Mitittoh el pernit his friend to suffer Io mucih anxiety merely to gratify a whim, a hobby3 of outwittilg a detective? Such an act woulId be tan outrage on1 frieldship. But thlen wasR it aibsoluitely atsured that Mr. Godney was nlot in the seeret? Thtus tho detecliti's indi wtas racked wvith airgumentit during tihe dacy. 11(o specculated upon Mr. Mi tche 's cormteo tion with1 the affahir. 1ie wonidored wihy tile imaiid had1( ret-i id so lat 0 that ntight. le asked himtself tile mo~ainilg of the butler's cauttiont illn his intterietw, and1( the object of his caestintg a suaspicioni uploni Mr. Mitchtel. Lastly, hto fountd iS difficult to decide exactly whtetheir Dr. Donaldson and Mr. Ge'dttey hald beent entirely honest withi him. Did (eit her oir both know more than~ they hacd tomld or tell mioro than thte facts? Was tie whole sleep walkiing t heory mter('ly a t riek to1 coenfus~e himit? Il wt ~ ishied thattt hl coilde certai eli m 13 im l ito( Mr. Mi tcel ase a factor ini tilte epi it ionl. WVi ithout himi overythtin~g Steemeld clearer. At 10( o'clock on thle following morn ing Mr. Gedne'y prl~~elnted imstel f antd lhnded1 M~r. Bares't' Ih1o fol lowing lette :' Baw, your aedvel Isteinent, andie anser'~e at. (ne. I wantt $'20,000. I jot mot e0 :iit'hi t ho faect thatn I wi-ll not,. tacke icei. VY u ei l wi s tod l'i orn-3 docoy ih-tters. 1lirn c i ' lyhjing youee. I kn ow tihat, yout ii-'. ItilecI's en dhvii, beet 'Io umt I. O)ne~ oft yout ho t. the pollie t'ie-phon in leoff ceai Iosea ait 2Vi' o'cck con-' te sro I wiil : ll vi'ice'. I mnay needi hisi va:lua~ledi id ov-olf lee the fututre. I ineclusc a pi ci of the girt'e ch~lh dressi anld a lock of her hitr. M. E. supposo tiis bit (of htair ander serap oif clothI 5tisfy you thait thle sicoundrel really has y'our child?" '"Yen. I amii conviniced oef thatd." "T1hent I will recovyr leer antd wi thouit ranomi too. M~arkc that. Meet ime att tihe lioffma itlouse aOit thIle apin ted houe r." Duintg the 11mrning Mr. I a.rneis wrote th10 following no0t: Dr. I~onatldsoen: fOn:A 31 .S InI-Te person whio lia thie chiibl watsl a largo, ransomlte. I nm eliteriede to tre covter leer wi thouet tpai~yentc of ree'y. TIo fol low ac ew thaitl I hav~'e It ise irnortan t I knoew the 'xct tizot~ (f thIee gi'rI. An ca phyieiane you canii guless ti Oeei hilet' t erea thu fath ler: ecleo inlforml lme of iany pleiiiltrity eir tencrk known't't to you by wheichl I c'oubl re cc'gnleize' her citevi eor donid. I say em:l h. carc ' th e; art e' at prenet u3 e nt edetie woubiel Hil! e c ll :th :g to ehield leoim selft fr'ome aeit. Oh I' an i i w'a r by h~*~err. Youre truly, . 1 ascmi. Th isi1 ho set by messent'lger antd re ceived tilt foillow~ i;.x reply: I hopec you w ii . - e. FlinouraeI ~i eall anld selim, beeing' e cc. umb r-lzid fore.' ae I should say at.;.: ;* -to tich, .. I dcnow ef no distinlct ive' Im I .1.1 33r' lier bly icould b~u recoignizeii 1. l 3 ., tha neelothineg of' SOil Biuggetetd w~ll oe 'car. Yours trully, IOnna UonAwJon. At 2 o'clock Mr. Blarnem and Mr. (l-ad. hoy let; at t ho Iloffimn louse. Tho de tectivo received permission to condilct tho conversat ion. The sigail was I'Cce)iv od promptly, and Mr. llarnw thust ad dressod "M. E." ovvr the telpionio: "WO will pay thet am~lounlt delinaulded if tho girl is restored uiliarmed. Notify uts immediately when aid whero the ex chanigo may bo llale." Laolving th( hotel, the detectivo Said: "You imiust obtain $20,000 ill ('nsh), Mr. Godiney. Wt% will need' it, but if my plans aro Ruenessful I shall I ablei to ir cover t hl monoy as well as tho girl. Are you satisflol?" -1. nave perfeot confidenco ill your skill, Mir. Barnres," vai tihe, reply. On thio next day the following letter was ret.oived by Mr. ( ;vfdney: St. yoll aecept 1a. tirini11. I oariglht to havn a llcaa i n10ir. b)ut will latni miunart-ly ial not raisa .vom. 'Ti ta:i tar can ho, sit tili at oni--. That .vl an Juy 6,- sufr yolrt gi-l 1i .1 sIT 4e-al 1 n ino rin, wil'l i 1tultrstnrl is tit, 4on ittin of yaitr n rae, let youttr ei:tsab;w r li4 your frienti, P'r. )ai llsoIn. 1i4 linaaIws hta-r 1111l Canl jilge. at' h jit phiaysieal coia itinill. 1.1 hina leave hi at IS11 itnihtinight 111i14 alriv up tilt oni iav,.ia:n laawly uti l h : . tly th ignu "M. E." I ' h is 1a ,11 . ani f,~ 4n1* is l iNf. vow lng la0in1, li! will be staIpaeal. If your <fi te tiv trhI'a any Irb'ht, hi- will inva'raly hav hf. ; drivn ' .. not hing. I will be In hb1dlig with tli gir, ntid if yolu heali fiith t h tritiNasatil will aa Oupy 1,11 it a nioainen t. I will 1t:1a tho ensh 11da deliver' tha girl. lint. I shall Ia, airn al, inti trenc-hery will ma na <(1n.111 When Dr. Donaldson w'as approacbed upon I his su bject, hev offored inany ohjoc tions, but w;s fi11ally prOvailfid up1ion to underalke ifh, dalienti mii ion. Shortly after inidnight IMr. Ibrnes and Mr. (*taney waer awaiting ihe ra turn of thie doctor when Mr. Aitelb.1I waInn i ulillOnilcd. Mr. arines fua ilnviffd hi3 to h pleslt, but was ill Itmlh whethor hIle would aet'pt at wrnt. It' he had 1 h11 girl ill his posse-sSionaa, it s(.t11n-d i: iproinablehj, uletsS bideed Dr. Imial cou were ill 11fhe st aret. "Wil, Ar. BarnaI, " s4a Mr. litchi cl alft'er an exchanitgo of grtiiings, "'.4) you have ullravelfd this cas'?" " Well, lat nt irey. Ihere ar aSt ill Ia few knotty Skloinls. But waIti I, awhIIi le, andl(] you will suo whfthcr I sacfi-id if or fail."' It was nearly 1 o'clock wholn ait. Iast ia carriage stopped at the boul , an1md at few mint1es littii thle dotor anteried, bearing Elinora in1 his airnms. "My daughterl" exelaimed the father excitedly. '"yhiaik heaven, she is ro stored to mol" " Yig," aid tIh doctor, "Him is Safo onough, but I thinik Ois has h in drug god, for si- has slept ever sinco I re Ovived her. ", "Did you hiav any (ifiti y?" iskeri Mr1. 1 lh1rneS, en1ter-ing ait this 11uo11Inet. H! had lingered oultsido lollg (enough t( exchaiga it word with the bitler. "No trolmble at .11 1al," r ied thilte doe. tir. "I drov slowly ats far i nil f 11113 dred and Seind sItret, whell I heard the signal an id dfr,\w kip 11nearI he vurb. A min catio alt of tho shaow of a builling 11111 aolid if I had th1 e11sh. I replied ffirrnativel.y. lIf we-nt :a'k to tha donrayv alld retuirrt'd with Ilw. girl ill hi 1 ins1 , bu31t with11 at pistol poilln :l lit Inlv. I handed hills Ohe packot of hill,: an3d he passd 13w 111l. girl. I' Stood with Il is I listol poftll e in ill. iy direction v1ntil I dr(ao awaly. Soa1 1aitar wam nithing tha3t I cfubl do. lI I will t .ill dolbiedly escap plniishmeni11t, for this villailly." ''I cannilot. agre1 w it h youl, doct Ior," Said Mri. Blarnes. vahiy. "I thinlk heo will bv fully punishe1d." "In what w 1a1y?" ai l It it. amr.azed'. "Oh,(I slz! You' man bylc'r his nirro133aaI11 (norfet and I ilg e.fp intor fuy . "Iil'11a tll~l frol wnt Jabt a ih doo jand amiff e th butle Rioul~i thel saiev poleea lih had~? been ff is beaNIt, ti aking w'ith t~f lhot goid Mr.ye ja aidar, "O llht.i 1rfflco, 1ar-1 r113(; tha~t uin, by herenpon1 I th po'(li e-, "What;il '.h~ dIe thsotago11 1 mean?"lll( a rnarned the doctorIi a~l Jl fight sprag "Put(1il ~ o nt intanles,88 out, (*atid t Mr33. 11arn'es11 quilt I ad wi3 ( l t hrwa from th doctora .l-Ic p 11ocklet.. a 11( "Thder faOtc', no" aotiue thoe detect sup~ yol 131 hae th )(ight 1, Cia?" "Riddle?"1 1id Mrt. 111arnels.~ "lWll mionienlthi ag"o.I. wAt Ordy whoilO Iyou'4 carnc ino awhile ago hat eliion ie ATTE 1 "Too Good 'I IT Is. W (olras son therefafter its I H ive- to fihl! Suceet1 sful vust itro-( httving live thousarl ticko art' 1i1 giveng (lilt wit will gie'n g reatest, ninniher oIf tickets, tratiet t,( h,11 ailmun or one dol are enti t id tola ticket,. It, 'ih Is t he eapt. Undhbuy anti undersoell shel ouilr Dry (jods; and Notioms I) V* isit. Its and 4,11 our price"s. triue. Yours to savi New York R lI' y, S. C., M ar'cI 1, 1817. iteissary (entit ioi answering (ies timns. Liater1. .,] hen ch ld that It was )n-rcly a per-smiuti c 1haracteristico to t1120 ' W1 ei ninmi t al repli t i at r iort of rvinisit(t will goid seioulOcs' tt o vil" iuiterhist,. Tlr. (i w 'i i l' to) m11v wii it the iply to mui . lSoial. The velvIotpat w tas pIstlujil he1 111. ni tht befoill, nini thus was aht0-ally li;ul111(l befor hei bele p fr Was prntefd, an ovr1sight (In the pari k th ter r '. Nil oneo knew o(f fhoo. ruver-tisv ete xt.Il ourtee 1d Dr. D riiisjl- iion, unl4s4 yi n lu'ld i mo i ti lilii it, M\1r. ( id ll 1. At You1 inigh t 111ve (1 .i so, aulas ts ll th tler i' was till urlersuispicion, a well a teinivmaid who was 11 po IW 'o la wh 1n sh mlu shu luiyv beenr taring for the yoil nisitreil had to look farher for convinc1ing irof. letter i itself wat' writton irn typewriting, and I obevda t-uriouis errir in thev speling ir t i.i I founal ') tphai v s t 'recgiiinize. ' Ia eaiIho, i il t i i fth 'Z' theri wars ia riep otitionl (f thel 'i,' Amt ltter beting. diau bled. The wNatlrmrk on dI llt! paper was 'Caligraph,',fit(- a th a i f a tye'-writer , inmark which is ton all tIIlegiar stol by fthe cormpany cointroilling that inistrul ment. nth 111chinle thi ar whiih carries hon lefto r 'j' is nixt tio tat. which crri s te t4er 'z.' It Is iot ia n un cornmd n thing when it a typwriter is out of order fo~r two inarm to) fail toi pasH (mne inotheri. Thu111s, in) wriing 'enphas'izv' 1a rapid r iter w222(1 o h' i ftri' 1 h e'' kO y lfore thi 'P' ar had fully desce vnd.( Tie 'z' Imr, risin g, wo l strik Ot h 'i' and enrry itu upr agailn, h1111u dtlubling thi letter 'T instva l if wrinll g 'ir. TI repetition of such a ni iislake provel that fthe nfi'uihn w uit y Il l2I1. I wroltel to Dr. Dona' ahuiwkig b1uti theoi of tie girl and for narks wheIiir(-biy her body could bw 'r(-vogniz-tl.' I mx -<l the wordsi 'sizO' anid 'r(-Cvgnizfe,' hopinlg to temlipt, him to) repewat thiI ll in r ptly i n Ig. My lettr waist also wordd so that, i lio iIl 1111 I lal e i f' Tsp ted 1221', 52n1 thtlin-rti thangiublf fr his ansr i I four(al22 the( wenii 'r~' e'en(2nizo' and22 a22(imil3a r.- ('udrize.'2\i In inthli the' i212' doublo ' 01 ' 'ero raperd Tifin I III waisr. of iIany I~':2 ma IM. Wh w reeived thei'2 te pr efta tat hollhin'- 1f1shou'' lil Iornsador, uliho trlllil wasi'i onl too11'' fl d Ii iet anothe J' rai . ''i Ill'rerly placed herell a2( to1a' of. 2ight 11ni lo The23 bullr ota:inedltin' 'hlyoin':ir till motiV (when the llll carrie stoppedai $it2' sfws tjuet watite at binhllo util'2'(152r ( th2112 proper121 Milihl.111 "Youie 1i aro4crtail'y imprv "t ut howI12~ id hof ge5t Eilinora?" asked02 itl," ift(d ii' Alr hain . "I0 jmlgi from FTION. 0 Be True," )m the first day of September, he(! ticket-s are tken up) to n a.7~,.0 Sil I ~V. 'We 'ts struck off ai wih-n they to Ihe mustntmier holding tho Owhe Surry. l'Ivery timo you latr in any <s'partnment, you all be ourI am to S01 I as cheap 11 ho out Motto, especially in -partmentv,1. amd know that what wo say Is yilu money, acket Store. Cl2 I~l &N A lY, P'rops. tho caninh'psy*N amndknw that no resikt ance wouhd he mado to his carrying tho child oil', and tlat slh would not tell whIN'ro hid beln d uii ng the 1rano, evin after ler' 'veover)y. The1i opportunl ty cameo imh fOllow in g miorning, vhoin ho found tih girl unogturded. 110 could not resist it. 1lio clovevly niaittnaged tiho corntunient viionls by telephonlo and by writ ing vith t rnotwrite-r. whinh vnnivt not 41n1aarily. imave btra.yed him ats its dld. Iastly, as 1. w.s coinissioned to 1al&o the ranlsm to himself, dutoetionl m-4-1n1 d ilim ssible. " "Yit dispit all hiseleverliersi,"mor alized Mdr. \lit'uhel, "tho rogno iindo two fIal slips, and theso brought him his doom. (tomd night, Mr. }3anes." 'TM 130. =.----Nw. . m ---- W AYS M1 UA'T'MOUilNGS. ti ts ot lini Itnor ati Ntuggets o 'I'Truthi A'or he llt it (t. -SilehS are smihs only when tho I arit 1 uls the wire''. I 11(011i y is tight, avoid it-it ou)gh t to kno be lttler. --\alil! : livis up1 1,h1 trreater' pat 4)f lier iwn veno). and poisons hierself. ---If whalt. is saiil ht not to tho pilr )Is", a oingle word Is IIready too lii)uch. l)uring the y'ear 1897 ther will be I"" ililet ! of thi Imoon, i very inutual t"al. h,'" said le litt le ho', after' a wik's St'd," faith is be'lievhiIg -(iii tiagi that you know can't ho -- 1 i who ' will d4ny his old moother iiu,4n reas~on to compliain if iltlil. hlieove him capitle of alimost .ny cranew. T e nly Stats inl Which capital punishment if y o'4 30 wit hitw aItr Nlichi'iuian. \\'iconsin, Coloat'do, Iliodo L'ltd aId .\iainv. t--" Nt, all tte time, sir*. O.nly when lhe a tti~tmpits LIo Lalk."' -Thlo ,wonder'ful progres made lii(L in surgery is sho0wn from) the) faect that 1) Inly i per0 ent,. (if aill operaLtionIs in amuiita ition are0 fatal. -1)on 'L sot ai rheuma~itism traip by going atrondi in you r sh irotsleeve's Libeso raw spring days, just to show how --T'eacheor -"i Wvhat is ai synton flm ?" 1110y--" It's a word you l ueit the pho ofanoherwhe yo do'tknow how to spell~ tile oth bir one" --A niotit of tihe Iutnk of I'4ngland, twistied into ;a kind of roipe, cnn suis inwnd as5i och ats :2 pounds uplont 0ne (rad (of I it an not, be1 injilrid. I 4t.L young men~t maiike thtomse~lves ready . for pos I iions of trust, aindli they will be (:nILld to tho ~osit~Ion at theo r'ighlt ~i me. God's (:lock 1inver' too slow. Ihtaron, Alde0rson , on bel ig asked LI) gi vi his opintion as8 I)Lto he pol)O' lntgth of a ser'mon, replied, " Twenty m in))ut 05--iith ai leaning to the sido of I )idl you~ Iver' fin d aL womaln's let I fill)l one 0)f1 my own'(i'. there the1 other hlay that I pave him to mall a week Ilr 0 your netig.thbo)' Is too polito "i t' ii ou h ut still he (10es not fIi it. *i~td f, ar13d you will uover' -Al n 1h1 w.'omant, gi uIto t'0pell(.nt, ite . "llo you Lh ink1 you enn0 fInd aI buIttad for) me' Y'" shie asks. "' Per ha p..- if '0ome1) bindt man (!Omfes in,)' -ass thle agenrt. Sa III tlbe prene~ I er " You' ar0 comh mat lt'd to love your neigh b~or as8 yOur' I f-' , " ;Good graiciouis ! as much as I' a P ' )'x(:laimed(' the bonest, man of t.hi ciong regation. -A rilpresent)atlvo of one of tho largest h~erry-hox mnunufacturlng os Liai bi ments says thbat they maikot sov ontozn dlilferent sizes of quarts, of whIicho only two will hold ai qluarit. -" Are you going to miako a flower had( hieret Y" sido the .lroo)klyn i girl' to her father's gaurdlenor. '" Yes, m1iss 1)he's' thfe (ird~ers."' "Why, It'll spo011 4)))r teinnri I griounds(!" "' Can't help It,, m)i8s. \'ouri pal saLys bao' hound to halve t.hiis pl oLt id (lut for horticulture, not huii-bhndrv." - " It,'s r'eal mean011 !"' the young wo. 1)m31, ('ehu med. " 'vVhat Is the aa ti-r'?' her' mother 1)m'iutirel'd. "lBefore I )utrieiid IIi'lt 'rt I maudo him promnise ii to pa5 (every' tvein lg at homo wIth me,~t atnd now hte says hoe sorry, but ho can't take mo to the thea~tre with out breakIng his word."