The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 26, 1896, Image 6
#
o
THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., MARCH 26, 1896.
"" r^'AMoJ^EwtOjCt.
^ ^ WIZAH3. ETf
fir?'
I
/if
CtyrHiWT. i83S QY 0 P 5cr;s.
I
CHAPTER XL
MR. BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.
On the morning of tho Sd of January
the mail which reached Mr. Barnes
contained several letters of interest to
those who follow this history. Tho first
which ho opened was very brief. It
read:
If Mr. I^nirs will c:ill at his earliest con
venience lie will greatly obligo
Einr.Y Reuses.
lie read this twice, and then took up
another, which was as follows:
J. Darnes, Esq.:
Deau Sin—I take Iho liberty of recalling to
your mind the conversation which I bad with
you last month. I regret very much that 1
should have hinted that there was any possi
bility that my friend Mr. Mitchel might bo
Implicated in the Pullman car robbery. As
you know. Miss Emily Remsen was robbed at
tho festival, night before hist, of a ruby pin
worth ISO,000. It is very evident to my mind
that Mr. Mitchel’s hand is in this. I know
that ho protends to bo sick at a hoti 1 in Phila
delphia, but may not that be a humbug? It
would have been easy enough for him to slip
over, don cue of tho Forty Thieves’ dominos,
take tho gem and gt t back to Philadelphia tho
name night. This would ho a safe theft for
him to commit, especially as ho may have tho
assistance of Miss Rercscn. Now, as all is fair
in u hot, I want you to undertake to prove for
me that Mr. Mitchel committed this theft. I
want to win that wager from him and don’t
mind spending money. Even if I should ad
vance you the whole 11,000 I should save my
own, provided you convict him within a year.
Desides, tho satisfaction to mo would ho Worth
tho money. It takes a sharp man to got ahead
of Mr. Mitchel. I inclose check for 1200 as a
•ort of retainer, and you may draw on mo for
more, up to 11,000, if you should need it. By
♦ho way, while writing to you I may as well
confess that I was wrong in my suspicion of
Mr. Thau ret. I am sure that he does not
cheat at cards. I have watched him frequent
ly since then, and ho certainly plays a square
game. I have no reason for liking the man,
and, os a fact, dislike him most heartily.
Nevertheless justice compels roc to retract tho
imputation which I put upon him. Another
thing—the partner with whom he played that
night I told you was unknown to me. 1 have
since made his acquaintance, and, though he
is poor, he is a gentleman and above suspicion.
His name is Adrian Fisher. Hoping you will
help me to win my wager, yours truly,
Autiieu Uanuoumi.
“So,” thought Mr. Buruts, “even
Mr. Randolph sees through tho trans
parent scheme of being sick in Philadel
phia and stealing his sweetheart’s jew
elry in New York. It is one thing to
see the trick, however, and quite an
other to prove it. Ho thinks that
Thaurct and Fisher are both virtuous.
Well. I am afraid ho is mistaken there. •’
Ho took up another letter. It read:
PninADELiMiiA, Jan. 2.
Deau Mn. Barnes—Pardon my familiarity,
but 1 think we are getting pretty well ac
quainted with one another. 1 have just read
tho New York newspapers and am startled to
see that Miss Beni sc a was deliberately rubbed
i>t that valuable ruby pin which I recently
gave her. You will remember that I showed
you the gem tho very day that 1 took it to be
let. I am very much disturbed about this af
fair, especially as 1 am unable, through sick
ness, to return to New York, and my physi
cion warns me that it will bo several days be
fore I can leave my room. Will you Go me a
great favor? Forget that I ever disparaged
tho detective force of which you are undoubt
edly a brillant member and take this case in
hand. I will give you II,W00 if you will recover
the Jewel, which is only a small reward, con
sidering its value. I send you a cheek for S'.VO.
which you may use for expenses, and, if n-.o: o
1)0 needed, let mo know. I wish you could
run over to Philadelphia to see me. A con
versation with you would be a great satisfac
tion to me. Will you oblige, yours very truly,
Robert Leroy Mitcrei.?
Mr. Barnes road this no loss than
1hr*oti*igK, and thou said alor.d, though
tmm,
there ms no one to hear him, “Well!”
That was all, bnt tho tone was rich in
Rnggestivcuess. What ho thought, but
did not put into words, was: “That
man has tho coolest audacity I ever met.
Here ho actually offers mo $1,000 to re
cover that ruby, when ho knows that I
was right by his sido at tho time of the
theft. Is ho so egotistic that ho dares to
guy me? Is ho so sure that ho cannot be
convicted? I know that ho was not in
Philadelphia anyway, as my man found
his room empty. His alibi is broken,
at all events, clever as ho thinks him
self. Will 1 go to Philadelphia to see
him? Well, I should think so! A con
versation with him will bo as satisfac
tory to mo as it possibly can bo to him.
But first I must obey tho call from Miss
Rcmscu. There may bo much to learn
there. ’ ’
It was nearly an hour boforo Mr.
Barnes’ duties in connection with other
cases made him at liberty. He went
straight to Miss Remseu’s and was
shown into her presence.
“You sent for mo, Miss Remseu,” he
began.
“Yes, Mr. Barnes,” she replied.
“Will yon bo seated?” The detective ac
cepted hor invitation, and she contin
ued: “To come to tho point at once, I
wish to seo you about my lost ruby. It
was a present from Mr. Mitchel to me,
and besides being very costly I attach u
sentimental value to it. I want you to
undertake to mover it, and I will givo
you $1,000 if you succeed.”
Mr. Barnes had never had so many
thousand dollar offers made to him in so
short a time before. Ho smiled slightly
and said:
“Your offer comes too late, MissRem-
scu. I have a letter from Mr. Mitchel
himself, making a similar offer. It
would scarcely ho proper for mo to ac
cept two rewards for ouo service.”
“Then you refuse to help me?”
“On tho contrary, I will use my ut
most endeavors to detect the thief and
recover your property for you. But I
need no money from you. ”
“You are very conscientious, Mr.
Barnes, and I admire it. I honor a
man who places his duty above money.”
“I thank you for your courteous re
mark. Now, if I am to help you, you
must, begin by assisting me. ”
“I will do whatever loan, certainly. ”
“Then, tell me, have you no suspicion
as to who might have taken your jew
el?” Tho girl hesitated, and tho detect
ive watched her face keenly. As sho
did not reply at onco ho asked another
question:
“Did you feel tho person take the pin
from your hair?”
“Yes, I did; but I did not realize
what was occurring till ho had it.”
“Why did you not mako any resistance
or cry out?”
Again she hesitated, but in a moment
sho said firmly:
“I know that you have a right to ask
me these questions, and I will reply to
them if you insist upon it. But first, tell
me, would it bo right for me to call a
name to you as one that I may have sus
pected when I had hut the flimsiest ex
cuse for my suspicion? Might I not
1 thus do more harm than good byattract-
j ing your attention to a false scent?”
“That is certainly a possibility, Miss
j Romscn, but it is ouo which I am in
clined to risk. I mean that I prefer to
trust to my experience than to have you
omit to tell mo your suspicions.”
“Very well; only promise mo that
; you will not jump to conclusions and
thus perhaps annoy tho person whom I
shall name. ”
i “I agree to that. I will take no action
j without sufiieicut reason other than that
furnished by yourself.”
“Very well. You asked if I suspected
any one, and again why I did not resist
the thief. If you will remember, my
head was bowed. At first I could not
umler.-tand how something seemed to
move my pin. I fancied that it had be
come entangled in tho sultan’s robe.
Then tho clack began to chime, and in a
moment it flashed across my mind that
perhaps Mr. Mitchel was taking my pin
in order to win his wager. Therefore I
said nothin'
This
oy it. i am sure, nowever, it wm prove
otherwise. So do tho best you can, if
you please. ”
“You may rely upon it that my best
energies shall bo devoted to this work.
I wish you good morning. ”
About 0 o’clock that same afternoon
Mr. Barnes sent his card up to Mr.
Mitchel at the Lafayette in Philadel
phia. A few minutes later ho was shown
into that gentleman’s room and found
him in bed.
“Delighted to see you, Mr. Barnes.
You are very kind to come and seo me.
For doing so I am almost willing to for
give you for the wrong which you have
done me. ”
“Wrong? What wrong?”
“Do you remember the day you camo
to seo me at the Fifth Avenue about tho
button which you had found? You asked
mo to show you the seventh of my own
set. I agreed on condition that you
should not annoy the lady.”
“Well?”
“You broke your promise, that is
all.”
“In what way?”
“In tho first place you bribed her maid
to tell her a lie and leave her so that
ouo of your spies could take her place;
secondly, your spy did take her place,
tho result of which was that Miss Rem-
sen could not re-engage her old maid
and has had much trouble to get another
as good. ”
“I did not foresee when I made that
promise that such an emergency would
arise as did later. ”
“Very true. Bnt I did, and I warned
yon that you would gain nothing by
making the promise, since you would
only find my own story verified by your
visit.”
“Well, I am very sorry and will say
that it shall not occur again. ”
“But, Mr. Barnes, it has occurred
again.”
“How so?”
“Why, sho cannot leave her homo at
any time without being dogged by your
spies. ”
Mr. Barnes bit his lip in chagrin to
find how well this man was acquainted
with his plans, but ho replied unhesitat-
ingly:
“This timo you aro wrong. I prom
ised you not to annoy Miss Remseu in
connection with tho particular case of
action
clear to you?”
“Perfectly. Then 1 a:u to understand
that Mr. Mitchel did not tell you in ad
vance tl'.e.r he would do this?”
“No, ho did not, and that is why I
have scut for you. ”
“I don’t understand you.”
“Why, all tho timo that I thought he
had tho pin I was not worried. I even
went so far as to act indignation at tho
festival. That was partly for your edifi
cation and mystification. I wanted to
help Mr. Miuchel’s plan. But when it
occurred to mo yesterday that Mr.
Mitchel, if ho had meant to take tho
pin, would have told mo in advance, I
saw at once that my first idea was
wrong and that »ny ruby is really gone.
Then I wrote to you.”
“Then you feel sura that he would
have told you in advance.”
“Positive. ”
“May ho not have feared to ask you
to implicate yourself in robbery and
possible scandal? You know ho was
liable to a:\cst, and it might bn u con
siderable time before ho could have
proved that his theft was only a joke.
Ho may have wished to sparo you no
toriety. ”
“Ho knows mo hotter than that. ” fciho
said this with a smile.
“How better?” asked tho detective.
“I mean that he knows there is noth
ing that I would not risk for him, since
I have consented to givo him myself. I
am ouo of those women, Mr. Barnes,
who aro not easily deterred from aiding
tho man of her choice. ”
“Do you mean that you would bo
willing to share unenviable notoriety
with him and that he knew this?”
“I do, and therefore feel confident
that ho would have asked my assistance
if it had Lota Lis intention to take my
pin.”
“Just as ho did on another occasion?”
The detective had been leading her up
to t!::s for tho last few moments, and
now watched to seo tho effect. Sho did
not change countenance, but simply said:
“What occasion?”
“The morning when he locked your
maid in this room while you went down
town and took a littlo girl from one
house to another?”
“To what other?” This was a hard
one for tho detective, and as he did not
reply sho smiled aggravatingly as she
continued:
“Mr. Barue.i, you have no proof of
your assertion. You suspect that I did
what you say, but you do not know it.
As I tedd you jnst now, it is possible for
a bare suspicion to lead one astray. ”
“Perhaps, hut I do not think that I
am far wrong in this instance.”
“Wo will not discuss it. Let us re
turn to the ruby. You told Mr. Van
Rawlstou, so ho tells mo, that you knew
in advance that this crime was about to
occur. Did yon know tho person who
would take tho pin?”
“To bo perfectly frank with you,
Miss Remseu, I expected that Mr. Mitch
el would take it. I think now that ho
did take it. Do you wish ineto continue
tho investigation? It may load to your
friend’s losing his wager, whereas you
have tho rigid to notify tho police that
your gem has been returned to yon. That
would make our work on the case use
less and assure him of winning his bet. ”
Mr. Barnes’ object hero was ingenious,
lb; thought that if tho girl accepted his
suggestion he would thus bo assured
that sho still suspected Mr. Mitchol.
Thus he would reach her true opinion
of the ease. Her answer was:
“I cannot do that. It would certainly
be to give up my hope of recovering tho
stone. I am sure that Mr. Mitchel has
not taken it. Jf I am wrong and ho has
done so without trusting iqo, why tl;eu
$
"Delighted to /tee you, Mr. Barnes.”
which wo were then speaking. My men
have shadowed her in connection with
another affair. ”
, “What other affair?”
“Abduction. ”
“Abduction? Absurd! Who on earth
has Miss Remseu abducted?”
“Tho girl Rose Mitchel ”
“Aud who, pray, is the girl Rose
Mitclfbl—tho daughter of the murdered
woman?”
“Perhaps. That is what I intend to
discover. She passed, however, as your
daughter. ”
“Ah! Now can you prove that she is
not?”
“No.”
“Very good. Then, so far as your in
formation goes, Rose Mitchel, who pass
ed as my daughter, was removed from
a certain house to a certain other house
to you unknown. ” Ho paused a moment
as though to enjoy Mr. Barnes’ discom
fiture, then continued: “like was taken,
so you suspect, but cauuct prove, by
Miss Remseu. Now, then, if Miss Rem-
Kcn, my affianced wife, takes a girl who
is my own child from one house to an
other, where is the abduction so long as
I make no complaint?”
“Let us drop this nonsense, Mr.
Mitchel. ^foa know very well that that
child was removed for a purpose, else
she would not be hidden away. If Miss
Remsen had a hand in this, she was
aiding yon to baffle detective investiga
tion, and that was on illegal act. There
fore wo have tho right to watch her in
order to discover what we can. ”
“Very well, then, wo will grant you
that privilege. Much good may it do
you. But as to the removal of the child,
that was done because your spy Lucette
had discovered whore she was, aud I
did not choose to have her annoyed. ”
“What makes you so certain that this
Lucette was my spy, os you term it?”
“Well, I don’t mind telling you that,
though perhaps I ain showing my hand
a little. Let us go to tho beginning. In
tho first place you knew about my bet,
and I knew that you knew that much.
From that starting point what more nat
ural than for me to suppose that you
would begin by having me shadowed.
To be sure of this I made a few trips on
tho elevated road, a structure peculiarly
applicable for such a test, with the result
of course that I soon became pretty well
acquainted with your assistant. 'When
ever I had nothing else to do, I would
amuse myself getting away from him.
You gave mo occupation for several
boars, I assure yon. But to come to Lu-
cotte. I guessed that tho next step in
your game would be to supply spy No.
2, who would take up the trail wherever
spy No. 1 would lose it. I began to look
for this second man. See, I admit that
I did not count upon a woman. You
beat me there, or almost did. I don’t
suppose you told tho girl to let me see
her face, eh?”
Mr. Barnes made no reply, though to
himself ho said, “Just as I told the
fool” Mr. Mitchel went on; “At last
ouo day, just us I was getting on a train,
a smart looking young woman came out
of tho waiting room and followed mo
aboard. Purely from habit I walked
through tho train to the first coach. I
ride in that because it is the coolest in
summer ana tno least araity in winter.
Now there were several cross seats
empty in tho coaches through which I
passed, and as tho young woman behind
me did not take ouo, but followed mo
through tho train, I became suspicious.
When she sat down opposite me, of
course I studied her face. I hardly ever
forget a face after I have made a men
tal note of it. Tho rest is simple. She
was sharp enough not to get off tho train
when I did, aud I dismissed her from
my mind. Thus I suppose sho was en
abled to follow me to tho Irving place
house. But, of course, I recognized her
at onco when I saw her at Miss Rem
sen’s. ”
“Did I understand you to say that
this Rose Mitchel is your daughter?”
“I don’t know what you understood,
but I did not say so. I spoke of her just
as you did, ‘Roso Mitchel, who passed
as my daughter. ’ ”
“Well, then, is she your daughter?”
“I decline to answer. ”
“Why do you do so?”
“I must decline to reply to that also. ”
“Do yon not seo, Mr. Mitchel, you
aro simply making your actions more
and more suspicions?”
“My dear Mr. Barnes, I do not care a
straw how much suspicion I aronso so
long as I am not confronted by any
proof. Whenever yon think you have
auy proof against mo, conic to mo aud I
will endeavor to refute it.”
“Very well. Yon have asked me to
discover who stole Miss Remseu’s ruby.
I have already done so.”
“Mr. Barnes, you aro a genius. Who
is it?”
“Yourself.”
“Bosh! Can’t you do better than that?
Why, I have been sick abed hero for over
three days. ’ ’
“Mr. Mitchel, yon are caught this
time. You were not sick abed hero at
the timo of the robbery. On tho con
trary, you went over to New York, at
tended the festival and took the ruby
pin from Miss Remsen’s hair.”
“Mr. Barnes, you aro laboring under
a delusion. I tell yon I have been in
this room since Dee. !10.
“One of my men followed you to this
place. On the night of tho 1st ho regis
tered at this hotel, being assigned to tho
room next to this. He picked tho lock of
tho communicating door and camo in
hero, thus discovering your absence.”
“Very clover idea, I am sure. Tho
fellow deserves credit. But did he tell
you which communicating door he camo
through?”
Mr. Barnes looked around aud was
amazed to find that tho only door in tho
room opened on tho hall. The story told
by his man was thus an impossibility.
A thought came to him quickly, aud he
said:
“Yon have changed to another room
since then. You were at that timo in
No. 234.”
“Aud this is number 342, a floor high
er up. But yon are wrong. I have not
changed my room. I will explain how
your man has made this mistake. I
knew when I camo hero that your spy
had probably followed me. I was tired
of espionage. This is what I did. I reg
istered and was given No. 234. I was
shown to tho room and at once sent for
tho clerk. When became up, I asked for
another room and desired him not to
make auy change on the register, as I
had an inquisitive friend who would
not hesitate to walk right up if ho knew
what room I was in. I explained that I
wished to avoid him. My request was
granted. I suppose your man asked for
a room near thgt of his “friend, Mr.
Mitchel.” Tho clerk at onco thought
him to bo the man whom I wished to
avoid aud gave him a room next to 234,
which of course satisfied him, aud I am
sure pleased mo as well. ”
Mr. Barnes was supremely disgusted,
especially as during tho interview he
had become thoroughly satisfied that
Mr. Mitchel was really sick and troubled
with a bad cough. He returned to New
York puzzled.
CHAPTER XII.
THE HISTORY OF THE RUBY.
During tho next two weeks there were
numerous reforeuees to the ruby robbery
in the daily papers. Interviews wore
published purposing to have been held
with every one of uoto who had been
present. The police were twitted with
their inability to discover tho thief. The
detectives from the central office came
aud went mysteriously, aud were silent
to all questioners, tho while maintain
ing an expression which plainly said,
“We could and we would.” One or
Iwo persons were even arrested, only to
bo promptly discharged wheu brought
before the committiug magistrates. So
that interest in the affair soon died /rat.
Another crime occurred, aud all New
York had something else to talk of. Tho
Remson ruby was forgotten by the
masses.
Mr. Barnes, however, thought of little
else. He racked his brain for a promis
ing starting point, and the more he
thought the more ho was tempted to
made a trip to New Orleans to unravel
this, as ho had many other mysteries,
“from tho other end.” Yet he hated to
leave the scene where were the chief ac
tors in the drama, and as he felt certain
the principal in one or all of tho crimes.
At last he resolved to mako a move,
hoping little from it, yet unwilling
longer to rest actually idle in this case.
He wrote the following letter:
Mr. Arthur Randolph:
Dear 8m—Since you have enBaped mo to
undertake to provo that Mr. Mitchel hiniwlf
(dole tho ruby on tho night of tho fctdival, 1
presume that you will consent to give mo
some assistance in iho matter. In the first
Interview that I had with you you may recall
th»t you stated that your friend, in your opin
ion, is somewhat insane on tho subject of cel
ebrated Jewels. You said, in effect, that if ho
were pressed ft littlo on this line he would
drift off into the narration of tales of gems
and erimee committed to obtain them. 1
would much like to hear Mr. Mitchel talk np-
on his hobby, but, as you know, ho Is on the
defensive with me. Can you iu so mo way ar
range to have a talk with him yourself and
draw him out, while I should lie secreted
where I could overhear tho conversation? I
should wish you to mention tho loss of the
ruby—to suggest, if not charge outright that
he himself has taken the gem, ami when ho
denies it, as ho surely will, ask him whether
there is any peculiar story connected with it
—that is, whether it has ever boon stolon be
fore. From such a conversation I might g>-t a
jjiiii ytycb, sei-mlnc sh nothing to ypq* nr^ht
66 valuable fo me. Will you do this? Remem
ber you yourself said that “all is fair,” etc.
Yours truly, J. Barnes.
In reply to this ho received a note
asking him to meet Mr. Randolph at his
clnb on tho following evening.
The next afternoon Mr. Mitchel call
ed at tho Hoffman Hon.se and went up to
the room occupied by Mr. Thanret, find
ing that gentleman at home. Mr. Thau-
ret advanced to meet him, and tho two
shook hands cordially.
“Thanret,” began Mr. Mitchel, “I
want to talk to you seriously about that
jewel robbery. ’ ’
“I am all attention,” said Mr. Thau-
ret, lighting a cigarette and dropping in
to a comfortable rocking chair.
“To begin with, let mn recapitulate.
I will go back to our partnership ar
rangement. You and 1 became in a way
secret partners, or perhaps ‘gambling
pals’ would be more accurate. At that
time I agreed to furnish the capital for
our operations up to a certain point. I
believe I have done so, in spite of tho
fact that our losses have been rather
heavy and the further fact that yon con
fidentially told mo that yon had a meth
od or a system by which losses could be
avoided, or at least controlled. Am I
accurate?”
“Quite so, my friend. You have
proved yourself an admirable silent part
ner, since you have allowed me to have
my own way, paying tho bills and ask
ing no questions till now. Am I to un
derstand that the losses annoy you, and
that you wish an explanation?”
“You may givo me one in a moment.
There is another point. You promised
to drop Adrian Fisher. ”
“Well?”
“You have not done so. I requested
you to wear tho Ali Baba costume tho
other night, and yet you chose to give it
to Fisher. Why was that?”
“It will be more simple to explain
about the losses first and come to Fisher
later. As you perhaps know, that de
tective Barnes has chosen to place a spy
at my heels. Under tho circumstances I
thought it wise to play the spy upon my
spy. {Several times I have gone to tho
club and then placed myself where I
could watch my man. In this way I
soon discovered that he had become inti
mate with one of tho club servants. One
day I called this fellow, and partly by
threatening to have him discharged, but
mainly by using money, I got out of
him what tho detective was asking
about me. This was chicfiy whether I
lose or win when I p!:.y cards. I found
that tho result of every game that I
played was bei::g i- ;ortcd. Consequent
ly after that I m;-.:Ie it a rule to lose.”
“To lose my rconcy!”
“To lose our money, since wearo part
ners. You aro sir.
Cures ol
advancing the
funds till I get remitiauccs from Paris.
Yon have my I O U's. If you are tired
of the arrangement, I will pay you at
onco, though it would be inconvenient. ”
“No. Tho money is of no conse
quence. Bnt tell mo why did you think
it best to lose?’’
“It is very simple. From the fact
that the detc’tivc. arc investigating this
point it is evident that they have heard
of tho winnings which 1 made when
Fisher played with me. They may have
concluded that I am a card sharper. I
wish to dispel that idea. ”
“Naturally. But now tell 1110 about
Fisher. What has this to do with him?”
“As you know, I did not design to
attend the feslhal. Yen went to Phila
delphia, wore tak n ill and sent rue a
letter asking me to take your place aud
wear your dress, which I was to obtain
by presenting ycurncm to tho costumer.
I did this, fully intending to carry out
your wishes. ”
> “Then hew was it that Fisher wore
my ccstnme?”
“I was coming to that. Just before
leaving for the affair who should call
here but the costumer, who informed
me that a man had been to his place and
had catechised him about me, explain-
jug that ho was a detective hunting
down a celebrated criminal. He showed
the fellow your nute. Afterward ho re
gretted having done so aud came to
notify me, as ho expressed it, ‘so that I
might not get into auy trouble. ’ I saw
at cure :hat this meant that Barnes
would hs at the festival, or at any rate
one of his men. ”
“You were right in that. Ho was
there. ”
“Yes, but I was not sure of it till
after tho robbery, when all unmasked.
He wore one of the Forty Thieves dom
inos, and I failed to seo through tho dis
guise. With tho knowledge thus obtain
ed I determined to have some amuse
ment at the expense of the great detect
ive, and decided to wear one of tho
dominos instead of your dress-. It was
essential, however, that some one should
impersonate Ali Baba in order that the
tableaus might not bo interrupted.
Fisher was tho only man I could ask to
assume tho role. Ho acquiesced, and
that is all there was to that. I have not
taken him up again, I assure von.”
CONTINUE!) NEXT WEEK.
T he most remarkable cures on ;
record have been accomplished by
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It is unequalled
for all BLOOD DISEASES.
FOR SALE.
One lot cm Jeff*Tics street.
Several nice lots on lUitledge street.
MOST » DESIRABLE e RESIDENCE
LOTS * IN * TOWN.
Oin'lot on (irenard street with 2-story
Iniildimr. storeroom on lirst Hour and
dwelling rImivc.
Several lots in the northwestern part of
t lie city.
Several hc.iuliful lots on Falrvlew Avc.
One large don hie lot on Race street.
Terms made on application.
R. S. LIPSCOMB,
Life Insurance Agt.
r m I
1*1*1—i
“icroiak to T ttrl 1
* )l wHwA- rsa *—I
Ills, IHto
IkiieD*®* 04 ,.
"kpepMudotof *1
LtowkWien*** 4 J
patient) *en«
kiise udwtatt* tortiej
lusnMl4Fr : ^ UM * , ^
“lie Dtrw f
Tired ?«** *
Send lor tw>i d tan «
1) 1
Hood’s
Prnpwt.fi. u-t- V '. ; v
firetkbKv’tr-iaa
1 pilll, K U.
I
Ripans’
pounded
widely us«
cal author?
sented in
coming thi
where.
lie* it on-
thetaarij.
“ toil*.
UQQft?.
Ripans Tabu!
but promptly up
stomach and inte
dyspepsia, habitua
tion, offensive breat
ache. One tabule tal
first symptom of in
biliousness, dizziness
after eating, or depn
spirits, will surely and
remove the whole dif
t
1 av
Price, 50 cents a
Ripans Tabules may
tained of nearest druggiL
by mail on receipt of pricl
Sample vial, 10 cent
RIPANS CHEMICAL
IO Sprue® Street,
NEW YORK.
RIPA-NS
The modern stand
ard Family Medi
cine : Cures the
common cvery-day
ills of humanity.
T. L. ELLIOT,
Monumental Works.
Granite Monuments a
specialty. Agent for
IRON FENCES.
No. 235, \V. Trade St.,
Charlotte, X. C.
T. L. ELLIOT.
Caveats, and Trade-Marka obtained and all lat
ent business conducted for MODERATE FCCt.
Our orncE Opposite u. ». FatcrtOppice
and we can sec are patrol in leas time than Uase
remote from Washington. _ »
1 Send model, drawing or photo., with deicnp-u
tion. We advise, if patrntable or not, free of ,
charge. Oar fee not due till patent is secured. ,
A pamphlet ‘* How to Obtain 1‘atenis, with
cost of same in the U. S. asd foreign countries
sent free. Address,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
Opv». PATCNT orncc. Washinqton.J
|W%‘WWWW^VW^