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EXTRA VALUE CALF SHOE. WORKING WASTS SHOE, pw and S1.75 BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES. Ali made io Conjrress, Bu tum and Lace. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE LADIES. Bent Material. Best Style. Best Fitting. If ant sold by yon* dealer, write W. L. DOUGLAS. -ROCKTON. MAS? FOR SALE BY J. Syttenherg & Sons, Agents, Jau 16_ SUMTER. S. C. DAMmUonfl,<,,Ql*bU?driphIa FBTCBat tTw Newspaper Adver *?J5?Syn,? Agency of M*?*rs . A VIR 4 ION. our authorized agents FROM THE DIARY OF BY JULIAN B -AUTKC "The Great Bank Robbery," ' Copyrighted by O. M. Dunham, and put the American Press Assod New York a CHAPTER L THE NOLENS. F YOU could put on the cap of in? visibility and sit for twenty-four hours In the pri? vate room of In? spector Byrnes at police headquar? ters you would eoe many strange* sights. Repre j! sentati vee of ! f J? every grade of the ? y community pass j through those mysterious por? tals during the day. AlHorts and condi? tions of men, from the depraved pick? pocket to the cultured millionaire; all varieties of the daughters of Eve. from the poor vulgar trull to the refined and : lovely queen of society. Hero meet ; youth and age, virtue and vice, industry ; and idleness, wise and foolish, good and j evil. Strange events are there brought \ to light: life histories, fantastic, tragic, I comic, pathetic, romantic, crimes start- ! ling or sordid: human passions are there j unfolded of every species-love, hate, re- j venge, avarice, self abnegation, ambition j and despair, which is the death of all passion, good or bad. And what a gal- j lery of faces follow one another, in end- j less succession, across the threshold- J beautiful, hideous, sorrowful, joyful, con- ! tented, wretched, cultivated, degraded, j spiritual, bestial And all who come have j some story to tell, some accusation to bring, some defense to oppose, some end : to gain. Having said their say they dis- i perse again-some to liberty, some to j trial; some to death, some to victory; j some to prisons, some to palaces. All tho j contrasts of human existence, all its i lights and shadows, appear in the inspec- i tor's room, and disappear again, xthile ! you look on in your cap of invisibility. And there, at his desk, sits the in? spector, examining, weighing, deciding, investigating, advising, reproving, en- ! couraging: cheerful or grave, as the case may be, even tempered, firm, suave, I stern, penetrating, impenetrable; the de- ! pository of all secrets, the revealer of j none; the man who is never hurried, yet never beliindhand; never idle, yet never \ weary; always patient, and always I prompt No position under the munici- ! pal government requires more tact than j nis, more energy, more courage, more ! experience. He must be pliant, yet im- | movable; subtle, yet straightforward; | keen, yet blunt. He must know all the j frailties of human nature, and yet be not j too cynical to comprehend it3 goodness; he must be an advocate, and at the same time a judge. In short, he must bo a chief of New York detectives; and, what- j ever else his office may be, it is certainly ? no sinecure. Of the countless dramas and episodes j that como to his knowledge, many can- ] not be told again; and many, if told, I would not be credited, so different from ! the strangeness of fiction is the strange- j ness of real life. On the other hand, not ? a few of these tales can be repeated with- j out indiscretion, and, in all substantial j respects, precisely as they actually came to pass. Such narratives have one ad? vantage over the conceptions of the im? agination, that they aro a record of facts, not fancies, and carry the authority and impressiveness of fact. But they also labor under a disadvantage which, per? haps, more than balances the gain of reality: for facts are stubborn, and ac? commodate themselves hu\ awkwardly to the rules of artistic construction and Bymmetry. Like rocks in a New Flag? land farm, they are continually cropping up where they are least wanted. And yet it will sometimes happen that nature so nearly accommodates herself to art that tlie story assumes a tolerable grace and proportion; and such a one is con? tained in the pages that follow. But, although the s?quence and character of the events has been adhered to, tho names of the iH-rsons are changed; forthe affair took place but a short while since, and nearly all the actors iii it aro still alive, and several of them moviag in tho best Bociety in New York. ? . ?...# Mr. Bartemus Nolen was a representa? tivo of a good "New York family, and i was possessed of comfortable means; by j profession he was a lawyer. Ile was a j member of tho Episcopalian church, and he married, at tho outset of his career, a lady of tho same persuasion, a woman of excellent education and gentle and benevolent disposition. The first twenty years of their married life passed hap? pily and prosperously; two sons were i born to them, and a few years later a | daughter, Par,!i;?e. Mr. Nc len achieved honor and eminence in his profession; the boys did well in 6chool and after? ward at college, and tho daughter gave promise of singular intelligence and beauty-a promise which was afterward fulfilled. But at length the current of luck took a turn/and began to set against the honest lawyer. He was affected with a cataract in one of his eyes, which had not proceeded *-r when tho other also showed signs of being af?ected; tliis mis? fortune was a serious drawback to his practice, and finally compelled him to abandon it almost entirely. Of course, practice meant money, and the cessation from it diminution of income. There ! was still enough left, however, to live j upon with comfort, if not luxuriously; j but unfortunately Mr. Nolen, being de- j prived of his customary mental employ- I ment, took to thinking of ether things; aid ono of the subjects of his meditation i was the feasibility of getting larger re- j turns from his invested property. Among j his acquaintance were many men whose j trade was finance, and Bartemus got in the habit of counseling with then? upon j financial matters. No doubt they gave him the best advice at their disposal; but when one begins to buy stocks, advice 1*3 of little uso; and Mr. Nolen. after several ups and downs, caine down with some? what of a thump, to the extent of about a third part of his total possessions At this juncture he proved his exceptional good sense and self control; for he never risked another dollar in speculation. Neither did he reveal the facto? his losses, which was at least prudent. But these virtues could not save him from being and feeling a good deal poorer than he was before. He owned the house he INSPECTOR BYRNES. AW THORNE, ft OF "An American Penman," Etc. dished through special arrangement by at ion wit>h Cassell & Co., nd London. lived in, and continued to live in it; but he curtailed his expenses, and by strict economy contrived to render them less than his income. Hb sons would soon be through college, and would then, it was to be supposed, take care of them? selves. It was for his daughter that he was saving, and he hoped to leave her at least a decent fortune after his death, But other misfortunes were in store for him. His oldest son, Jerrold Nolen, had graduated from college, and came to New York to study medicine, Jiving, meanwhile, at his father's house. He was a young fellow of ability and agree? able manners, and was popular among his fellows. His father was proud of him, and treated him with partiality. It soon became apparent that Jerrold was rather inclined to dissipation; his sociable nature had its detrimental side. This was the more unfortunate, inasmuch as he had a tendency to heart disease, and was of an excitable temperament. Aa this matter will be dwelt on hereafter, it is enough to say here that Jerrold died under tragio circumstances in the second year of Iiis medical studies. His death, besides bringing bitter grief to his father and oioiher, led to legal proceedings against i person supposed to have been instru? mental in compassing his destruction proceedings which led to no good re? sults, and involved a large expense. Mr. Nolen never recovered from the shock and disappointment of his eldest son's sudden end; and in little more than a year afterwards the corning papers con? tained respectful but brief notices of his decease. His will was admitted to probate; it devised twenty thousand dollars to his 3on Percy Nolen when the latter should some ef age; the remainder was settled upon Mrs. Nolen, with certain provisos in the event of Pauline's marrying with her mother's approval. Percy's bequest was intended to start him in business, ho having shown a tendency to take up mining engineering as a pursuit. He too was an intelligent boy, and left col? lege in good standing as to scholarship, but his character resembled Jerrold's in its lack of firmness and persistent en? ergy; while, unlike Jerrold, he was of a selfish disposition. After graduating and coming into possession of his patri? mony, he announced his intention of postponing for a while his professional studies and seeing a little of metropoli? tan life. Tliis made his mother anxious, remembering the unhappy career of her older son, but she interpreted Percy's de? sign in the manner most favorable to him, as simply a wish to become prac? tically familiar with the ways and man? ners of good society. Percy's original purposes may, indeed, have contemplated no moro than that; but that was far from being tho limit of what he actually did. His advances to? wards the best society were neither con? siderable nor prolonged. For a few months ho went to dinners and recep? tions and danced at balls, but it ? x>n be? came evident that ho was getting inti? mate with a class of people who, by no stretch of courtesy, could be counted among the upper ten. These were chiefly young men who dressed well, had dash and assurance of manner and wcro com? monly to bo met with on fashionable thoroughfares, in tho corridors and bil? liard rooms of the best hotels, on base? ball grounds and race tracks, and, to? wards the small hours of the night, at certain restaurants and other places of resort more remarkable for brilliance and liveliness than for respectability, in which the company ceased to be ex? clusively masculine and was yet not im? proved by the alteration. Percy had his choice, and tliis was thc class with which ho choso more and more to associate. They were, as a class, not wealthy; nev? ertheless to be with them was not neces? sarily to be economical; neither did it involve regular habits or early hours. Beforo long Percy was convinced that tho sort of life ho was leading was not compatible with making a homo under Ids mothers roof; so he took bachelor rooms on the west side of the city and went to bed and got up at what o'clock it best pleased him. He did not keep away from home altogether; he would j drop in now and then, when nothing else was going on, sometimes to lunch, some? times to dinner, sometimes to accompany his sister to the opera or theatre, but ho had cut loo?o from his mother's apron strings and showed no present signs of meaning to come back to them. Ho was living a fast life, and not thc best kind of fast life either. Ono of the executors of Mr. Bartemus Nolens will was Judge Odin Ketelle, a gentleman who had at ono period been a partner of Nolen's, and had always re? mained on intimate and friendly terms with tho family. He was a man of po? sition and inlluence, and was quietly and steadily amassing a large fortune. Mrs. Nolen, ia her anxiety about Percy, nat? urally turned to this friend for counsel; and probably sbo could not havo done better if she were to do anything. Tho judge heard her timid and fond com? plaints, in which she tried to shield tho son whose misdeeds she was forced to expose. When she had finished he sat with his hands folded on the table and his eyes under their thick eyebrows fixed in thoughtful contemplation as he had been wont to sit on tho bench when con? sidering soinu point of law advanced by comise 1. "If a boy wants to be a fool ho mostly succeeds in his wish," he remarked after a while, "Percy has a good deal of un? tamed blood in his composition, and he will probably work it off in his own fashion. His father gave him his money without conditions or restrictions. hop ing that the sense of responsibility would soi>er him; but it will need more than that. He will spend it-that is, throw it into the gutter-and then we may look for the dawning of reason in li itu. " "I am sure he is a good boy," said his mother. "Ho is only full of life and thoughtless. " "There is no reason to suppose him actually vicious," the judge replied, "and, that being the case, we may ex?>ect that tho want of money will bring him to terms. I do not look to see his father's son commit any act that will bring him under the cognizance of the law; he is, 1 < take it, incapable of any dishonesty; ! consequently, when he becomes hank- I rapt, he must do one of three tilings: j either he will sit down and starve like a gentleman, or lie will find some employ? ment that will give him a living, or he will come back to you, like his prodigal prototype in Holy Writ" "Percy star vol Oh, judge P faltered Mrs. Nolen. "Do not be uneasy; Percy will not starve," returned he, with a slight flavor of irony in his tone. "Ile is not natu? rally disposed to asceticism, nor has he tho kind of pride that would prompt him rather to die titan betray signs of human weakness. On the other hand ho is clever and quick, and could easily pick upan honest livelihood in other ways than by pursuing his project of mining should he find it necessary to forego that. But my own anticipation is, my dear Mary, that he is too lazy, and that his habits of application, such as they wero, Jiavo become too much broken up to make that course likely. What I do expect is that ho will come back to you and ask you to provide for him." "That is all 1 ask!" Mrs, Nolen ex? claimed. "1 have no doubt of lt, my dear," an? swered the judge with a smile. "But in this connection there is something that I wish to impress upon you very strongly. Do not, as you value hi3 ultimate wel? fare, not to speak of your own, give lura any money without first consulting me. If you fail to observe this precaution, de? pend upon it you will get into trouble. I know what young men are, and how they regard their mothers-as just so much indulgent soft heartedness to be? taken advantage ofl No, it isn't cynic? ism; it's the truth; and so you will find it. Now, what Percy needs is thc con? viction that thero ?3 no choice for him but to work. So long as 1? thinks that he can be supported without working he will remain idle. It may be hard for you to refuse him, but unless you do you will only work him an ill turn. You are not a rich woman by any means. Bar temus-it is as well you should know it now-lost a large part of his fortune by injudicious in vestments; and when you take out of that the sum*secured to Pau? line as her dower-a sum which, fortu? nately, neither you nor she can touch for three years to come-you will have left barely enough to live comfortably on. As for Percy's twenty thousand, we may look upon that as being as good as gone; it is only a question of time, and no very long time. Until it is gone it is no use attempting to influence him. So much for that! But now, my dear Mary," con? tinued the judge, changing his tone, "I wish to speak to you on another matter of no small moment to you, to myself and to Pauline!" CHAPTER LL SUITORS. RS. NO LEN'S face, which had assumed an ex? pression of pen? sive and brooding sadness, bright? ened at her daughter's name, and she looked up at the judge with an expectant air. "Pauline is now eighteen years old," tho latter observed. "As 1 look back, it seems impossible, but so it is. 1 re? member lier asan infant lying in your arms; and it does not seem to mo that 1 have clanged much since then. And yet Pauline is a woman, and has more char? acter and substance, too, than many a woman of twice her ago. What miracles time works!" "She is tho best girl in the world!" said tho mother tenderly. "I am much inclined to agree with you," responded the judge. "She is so strong, so clear sighted, BO faithful and upright," pursued Mrs. Nolen. , "And yet there is nothing cold or unsympathetic about her. When her emotions are touched, she seems al! fire and spirit. I am su rc no sister over loved her brother, nor any daughter her moth? er, as Pauline loves Percy and me." "I can well believe it. And have you ever seen signs in her of another sort of love-not that of the daughter or thc sis terr , "Oh, I am afraid to think of that!** re? turned MTS. Nolen, pressing her white ; hands nervously together. "It is 60 easy for a girl to make a mistake; and for her a mistako would be fatall" "I think she has good sense enough not to fall into any serious error," 6aid tho judge, "though 1 am no less per? suaded that, if she wed a man who in himself was worthy of her, she would allow no considerations of merely selfish prudence to prevent her union with him. But 1 was going lo ask you," he added, with a certain subdued anxiety in his deep toned voice, "whether it hos come to your knowledge-whether you have any reason to think that she has.airead}' met any ono who-whom she would be likely to prefer to any ene else?" "I have not thought of :t-it has not occurred to mc!" said Mrs. Nolen, with au accent of apprehension, looking at tho judge with wido open eyes. %,It is hardly too soon to take such a possibility into consideration," ho re? turned. " f'auline is mature for her age; and it is not too much to say that she ia one of the most beautiful young women in New York. You take her a good deal into society; she can hardly fail to meet with admiration." "Yea, yes, you are right,*' said thc mother. "Now that you speak of it, 1 see that such a thing may happen. But sho has sjK>ken to me of no otic, and I am sure she would have spoken if" "Do not trust too much to that," he interposed. "A young girl, with n mind as healthy and pure as hers, does not readily ask herself if ?lie l>e in love; she may l>ecomc so U-fore she is aware of it. and only the avowal of her lover will open her pyes. Till then you cannot ex pect her to speak of it to you. And then, if she have made Up lier mind, it would be too late to speak." "But would you advise me to question her? Might it not suggest to her some- j thing which she otherwise would not have thought of?" "That is not improbable. But why not j approach the matter from the other sill??? Is thero no one among the young men who know her who ??ave shown signs of any particular interest in her?" "Th-vail seem to ml i ri ire her." said | Mrs. Nolen. "But 1 can 11 . ink of no (?nc in particular-unless if be-Percy'sfriend. Mr. Martin." ?.Valentine Martin-the young I'.ng- j lishtnan?" "Yes. Percy sometimes brings him hera But his being a friend of Pe rev ? * 1 makes a difference between lum and the ? others." "How so?" "In tim fact of his being hero oftener, j I mean, if it were not for that i should j Think his visits had some further signifi- j canee." "l am not altogether convinced that his being a friend of Percy woura a prive Iiis visits of significance," said ti judge. "It ia conceivable, at any rat that ho might have made a friend < Percy in order to facilitate his access 1 Pauline," "He seemed a frank, straightforwai young man, not one you would suspe< of doing anything underhand." The judge laughed; a very low, plea; ant laugh ho had, which made those wt heard it disposed at once to like hin "You are moro like a nun, in your ur suspiciousness and unworldliness, tha like a married woman who goes in NV York society," said he, "Let me assui you, my dear, that a man in love is u< to be held a criminal, or even a hyp< crite, if he uses some strategy to get nee the object of his affection. I should foi give Mr. Martin even if he went so fa as to pretend a cordiality for Percy tha ho did not really feel, if so he might ir duce Percy to admit him to the intimac of your household. No, if we aro t take exceptions to him, it must be fror another standpoint. What do you kno\ about his personal history and his socis standing in his own comitry?" "I suppose it must bo good," eaid Mn Nolen. "I think lie said that his famil; owned a large estate in Cumberland." "Is he the eldest son?' "The next to the eldest, I behove." "And what is his business in Amer ica?" "I don't know. But a great many En glish people come here nowadays, yoi know. It is a part of their education. "Yes; but some of them are prett; well educated before they get here," re marked the judgo dryly, "and occasion ally they manage to teach os something before they leave. There is in Eugiam the same difference between an eldes son and the other sons that there is be tween a rich man and a pauper. By tin law of primogeniture the estates, an( generally the bulk of tho money, goes t< the first born; tho other boys get posi tions, if they can, in the army, the ci vi service or the church. They are Beldon fitted to enter the learned professions and it is not considered good form for i gentleman's son to go into trade. 0: course tho army and the church don'; afford accommodation for all applicants and tho consequence is that every year ? number of young Englishmen arc throwr on the world, who by training and inclina tien arc good for nothing but to be idl( and ornamental, and who nevertheless havo no means for honestly leading sucl a life. They form a class of gcntlemar adventurers. They are men of agroeabk manners and culture, talk well, loo! well, are excellent at cards and billiards, and live no one knows-how. Some ol them come over herc for reasons knovr only to themselves; they are very pleas? ant acquaintances, but it is well not to trust them too far. They have no fixed place in tho world and no responsibility." "You don't mean that Mr. Martin is an adventurer?" demanded Mrs. Nolen, in a voice of faint consternation. "So far as I know ho may bo the l>est fellow in England. But I know nothing about him ono way or the other. How did Percy become acquainted with him:' "He met him somewhere-at some club, I imagine." "That may bo all l ight, or it may not. At all o vents, you will see that you should proceed with some circumspection. The rules that apply to our young men do not necessarily apply to foreigners. Mr. Martin may bo much better educated, and havo more polished and quiet man? ners, than mne out of ten of your Amer? ican acquaintances: and yet it might be better that Pauline should marry tho least attractive of the latter than Mr. Martin." "1 wish you would seo him and find out whether ho is nice." said Mrs. Nolen, with anxious earnestness, "I would willingly do so., but for one reason," tho judge replied, "and that is that thc peculiar circumstances might disqualify me from forming an unbiased opinion." "Oh, I am not afraid of that. My hus? band used to say tliat there could be no ono more impartial and just than you." "Even assuming that judgment of hts to have been impartial, 1 should nev?-r theless be disqualified from presiding at a trial where, for instance, the prisoner was charged with the murder of some friend of my own." *'I do not understand. Mr. Martin has surely not murdered any one?** "Bless mo, nol I was only using an extreme illustration. But Mr. Martin might wish to obtain something which I had sot my own heart on y-ossessing." There was a manifest embarrassment in the judge's manner. Mrs. Nolen looker) puzzled. She l>egan to suspect there was something behind all this, but she could not divine what it was. "I began life pretty early, as you know," continued he, after a pause. "Since the age of 14, I believe, I have supported myself. Measuring my exist? ence by that standard, 1 might i>e called an old man. But though, in the matter of years, I am not exactly a boy. yet 1 am but 43 years old, and you will admit, my dear, that men have !>een known to live a good deal longer thai; that." "I am sure you will live to be twice 4'V put in Mrs. Nolen kindly. "Half that is all I would ask, if I might realize the happiness that 1 hope fwr." returned the judge, with a faint smile. "And is tliis happiness anything that I 'jan help lo insult; you?" "1 can hardly say that. In fact, it is essential in one way that it should come, if come at nil. as freely and spontane? ously as thc sunshine from heaven Nev? ertheless, I am under obligation to spca!: to y<?u of my hopes, that you may ap preciate my position and understand my conduct." lie stopped, and the color mounted to his face. "1 love Pauline," he said, a strong emotion vibrating in his voice. "1 hope to make her love me and to accept me for her husband." "Oh, judge;" exclaimed Mrs. Nolen. taken wholly by surprise. Sho looked | at him intently fora few moments, and j then tue startled look in her face soft- j ened. and sho bogan to smile. She left j her -.-hair, and, coming to where he sat, I put a hand upon his shoulder: und as lie I looked up ut her she bent down and kissed him upon tho forehead. She was still smiling, but there were tears in lier eyes. "Do you think me absurd?" said the judge. "1 think you are right," was her reply. J "At first I coulu not believe- 1 had al- j ways looked up to you us lo a sort of ; elder brother -I could not imagine you j as the husband of my little daughter- ? my own sou in-law. But I think you ; aro right. Paulino is a little girl no j longer; in almost everything but years she is older than I; she is titted to be the : wife of a man even so much older than . herself as you ure. No one of her own ! age would suit her as well." "Then you will not be against me?" ho [ said, starting up. "Indeed. I will not All that 1 clo shall j bo done for you." She put her hands in i his, and lie graspcJ them warmly. "Ii1 is more than half selfishness in ruc,' she added. "It would give rae some right to rely on you. I should not feel so lonely." .However this may turn out, always know that you may rely on me," the judge returned, with deep feeling. "Our friendship began long ago. Mary, and doesn't need any other tie to bind it. If Pauline, when tho question 13 put before her. decides against rae-and I am fully aware how easily that may Ins her ver? dict-I shall accept it like a man, and you will rememl>er that, so far as I am concerned, it will involve not the slight? est change in my devotion to you and yours. I shall leave no honorable mcan? untried to win her; but, above al! things, I desire to avoid forcing her inclination, either by any act of my own, or through you. Tliat you should approve of my purpose is all 1 ask. Leave tho rest to IVovidence, and to her." "I understand," said Mr3. Nolen, "and, indeed, if I wished to help you, I should not do it by singing your praises to her. You being what you are, the best thing to do ?3 to leave her to find you out for herself.*' "If Mr. Martin be my rival," resumed the judge, "let him have his chance and defeat mc if he can. If he bo the better man it wiil appear; and God forbid tiiat I should make her my wife knowing that she would have been happier with an? other. Put if love go for anything, I love her well, and in all my life she is the first end only woman I have loved." "You might have rivals more danger ous than Mr. Martin," returned the mother, with another smile, and so the interview came to a close. Cn.VPTER III. MRS. CTTHBSRT TUNSTALL. ??S?3 VENTS X7CTe r vttp, shaping t ii e ra - igfc sj selves for disas X?? **?? tCT: 1)1111 for the gm ' seemed to go Ij?^^^?^ri^B brilliant career, K^v^an(^ attained a p certain dist in c yL?gL? tion among the ^3^^*^^^plT persons with whom he assoc* ated. fie was a big, handsome youth, with broad shoul? ders and sturdy limbs, a clover boxer, a good whip, a fair billiard player; his spirits were exuberant, and he had more mental resources and ideas than are vouchsafed to the generality of young gentlemen of his kind. Thus he assumed, to some extent, the position of a leader among them; and, as he was unifonnly good natured and yet not to be imposed upon, he was liked and not laughed at. But his favorite companion and friend was Valentine Martin. The two men were nearly tho same age, Martin being a little tho elder, and were a good deal alike in size and personal appearance. Martin, being English, wore sido whisk? ers, and Percy, being American, wore a mustache. Martin was inclined to be fair and Percy to be dark; but they might have been taken to In? brothers. The Englishman, however, was of a somewhat gloomier temperament than the American; more reticent and more given to moods and ineq uah ties of tem? per. Ile liad brought with him several good letters of introduction and ha 1 duly delivered them, but he had a', ailed him self but sparingly of the social courtesies extended to him, seemiug to prefer a less formal and regular lifo. Ht* made no pretense of large wealth, but, on the other hand, he never seemed to bo cramped for means, and no one could Ix? found from whom he had !x)rrowed money. If he were a trifle mysterious, nobody was concerned to fathom his mystery, for it was no one's interest to do so. Valentine Martin had not come to America to speculate, to organize a company, to raise capital, orto do any of those things that are apt to render en? gaging foreigners suspicious in our eyes lie had apparently come to amu?ie him? self and mind his own affairs; and after a time he was permitted lo follow this innocent inclination. The upper ten whom he neglected, ceased to lake un active interest bi him, and those wi;h whom he associated relinquished the vain effort to persuade him to reveal his secret, and came to the sensible conclu? sion that there was probably no secret to reveal The acquaintance and subsequent friendship between Martin and Percy Nolen iiad sprung up spontaneously. without an}7 formal introduction. They had tastes and ideas in common, and thev 1 . mutually pleased one another Martins was perhaps the stronger character, hut 1 Percy's was the more enterprising and lively: so that they were upon fairly even terms. One day the Englishman accepted an invitation lo come and take afternoon tea at thc Nolens*; he met Pauline on that occasion, ami it was not afterwards necessary to urge him to re? peat his vi<it. Pauline was interested in him asan Englishman, and after discuss? ing his native country with him ad? mitted him to a certain degree of friend? ship, partly on lier brothers recommen? dation, partly on his own account, ile seemed gloomy at times, and she was sorry for him, without knowing or even caring to inquire v> hat made her so. At oilier times he conversed in a manner j that interested her and stimulated her to talk tn return: and. though Pauline was but a girl, she had a mind that was worth l coming in contad- with. The English- ! man never made any direct demand ? upon her sympathies or emotions, and I probably he gained rai lier than lost by I this forbearance. When a woman has ; insight she would rather exercise her in- | tuitions than ha'.e things explained to ! her. Matters went 0.1 in this manner for j severa, months, and tho year's vacation j which Petey had allowed himself was ? more than up. lie had as yet shown no . sign ot being hunk ru pt, unless a certain j abstraction ot' manner at times accom- ; panicd by a biting of his nails, and a drumming with ids foot, might be con- ! strued as symptoms of approaching im- ' pecuttiosiiy. But another ali air, not ; ? connected with finance, was going cm at this period which, unless put an end to betimes, might result in trouble. j 1 There wasa young married woman in 1 New York soviet} named Mrs. Cuthbert , Tunstall, lier husband, also you;:;:, had inherited from his father an immense business in coal. Cuih'.vrt Tunstall was fond of activity, and he plunged into his coal with hearty g?x?d wit!, intent upon creating a fortuno lu ice as large as that which his father had left him. As a matter of course, and of necessity, he was absent all day at his ofiice, and was often obliged to run down to I lie mines to oversee things there in person. ; His wife was the daughter of an aris? tocratic MnickerlxK ker family; she had been a reigning belle in her coming out year, and the year following the match '. between ber and Tunstall had been made. She ?ked her husband, l>ecause ho was a good fellow, because he was In love with her and tjecau.se lie was considered a big catch; but she cared nothing for coal, ; and was jealous of Iiis devotion to it. j She wanted him to be devoted to her j and to nobody else. She hated to think of him working-actually working-all j day long. Ho came home to dinner, it ; was true; but ho was not fond ot dining ? out, and when dinner was over, ho was j tired, and liked to stay quietly ai home i and go to l)ed at haff past 10. Such an | existence as this was tho next thing to j unendurable to a woman like Sylvia i Tunstall. Forty years hence, perhaps, this Darby and Joan kind of life might Ix? practicable; but not now, in the flush ! of youth, variety and curiosity! She?i.> solutely would not stand it: Tunstall was a manly, straightforward, ! singie hearted fellow, and at first he did I not comprehend his wifu's attitude. He j had homely ideas of married life, and j the routine of social dissipation was without attractions for him. When at last ho learnt how matters stood, he thought it overhand carno to the conclu? sion tliat his wife liad much reason on her side. She was young, good looking ail? full of the wine of life, and it was only natural and proper in lier to wish to j see and to be seen. So he liegrm by at? tempting to "go out" with her; but he . presently discovered tha? going to bed at | 3 o'clock in the morning was not com- j paliblc with having breakfast at half- i past 7. ile then tried giving dinners twice a week and a reception once a month; but Sylvia pointed out to him that the customs of good society de? manded that they should accept invita? tions as well as give them; so that his second state bade fair to be even worse than his llrst. What was to be done? He would not consent to give up his busi? ness; on that point he was firm. Sylvia was equally convinced that it was im- | possible to give up society. For a time | ther? threatened to lie a deadlock. . I Finally a compromise was effected. Sylvia had relations and particular J friends who were in society, and of whose escort and countenance she could ] avail herself. Her husband could take her to places and her relatives or friends could bring her home again. Hy degrees i : was found unnecessary to have him take her. and she both went and re? turned without him. His anticipations of domestic felicity were disappointed; but Sylvia was enjoying herself, and he always looked forward toa time when ?he would weary of gaye: y and return to him. il. loved lu i as much as ever, and was proud of her social popularity; he had perfect faith in Ucl truth and honor. He ale his clinnei and went To lied alone, and when l?e rose in the morning he was careful not to awaken Iiis wife. That was the style of the menage. But Cuthbert Tunstall was not a fool a fact which his wife perhaps failed to fully appreciate. As long as her conduct was above reproach, according to tho somewhat vague standards of society, he would not interfere with her pleasures; but he was not the man to permit the least step beyond this. And though he was naturally unsuspicious, and slow to wrath, any one who understood men would have known that it would bo un? comfortable to arouse him. But Sylvia got the idea that she could do exactly as she pleased, and she did it. One day Tunstall got a hint from some precious friend of his-a very distant, indirect, ambiguous and innocent hint, buta hint all the same. He appeared not io understand it, and passed it over without comment; but the repressed emotion which it aroused was so strong that he came near fainting where he stood. ile attended to his business the same as usual, returned home at his customary hour and sat down to his solitary dinner. His wife was upstairs dressing. By and by she came down to say good-by to him for the evening. She was beautifully dressed and was lovely to look upon. Cuthbert looked at her in silence. "Good night, dear," she said, drawing on her gloves. "I suppose you won't l>e up when 1 come home." "Not if you come at your usual time.' .*I wish you'd drop your horrid busi? ness mid come with me." "1 am more useful as 1 am. Do you know a gentleman by the name of Percy Nolen?" "Percv Nolen? No-yes-I believe I do." " These were her words, but lier face ann the tone of her voice betrayed her, and they both knew it. "Ile is an agreeable follow, isn't he?* pun ned tho* husband, quietly. "I suppose he is like the rest; all men are alike to mc-except you, of course, dear! Dat why do you ask?' "Some one wh 'mows him happened tc mention lum k. v. Well, and what is going on to-night:' "Dine at Mrs. Murrav's, and then the theatre." "Won't you want something to eat w hen you get home?" "Oh. no. Don't bother. I shan't bo hungry." "lt might be better to order something to be ready for you here than to ta ky supper at Dehnonico's," he said slowly, looking lier in the eyes. She turned away her eyes after a mo? ment, ostensibly to pull up her cloak. "1 had no idea of going to Dehnonico's,'' che said, in a slightly strained voice. "Of course not!" he repeated; and then he turned to his evening paper, and she went out. with a smiio on her lips and fear in her heart. Her husband had given her warning, and he hoped against hop- 1 that it would be sulucient. He would not take the j next . tcp unless sin? eompci.vd h?m .to it; but he was resolved (and she partly felt it) that the next step would be llnaL How much lie actually know of her fiir lation with Percy sh? could of course i only conjecture. She liad t ikon supper with him m a private room of a fash ipiial le resta armit the night before. They : had not been alone; there had also been j present another young married woman, j and a young man not married. But the I two couples had not been in each other's j way: they had rather helped each other ? out. lt was certainly not an altair which ! Sylvia would have wished to have gen- j e.rall v known-least of all to bo suspected j by her husband Did he know about it? ; or had his questions been only tho result j of clamce? She wished to believe tho latter, but she could not. Aflorad, she did not seriously care for | Percy Nolen. li had iieen a mere ll i rta lion for pastime. She had not supposed ? that her huslwnd world care much, even j if he knew. He had not of late betrayed ? any very passionate affection for her. If ; he loveil her. why did he not accompany j her on her social rounds? lt was vi.?icu- j lons to say that lie was obliged to attend to his business. They had plenty of money without any business. There was nothing except his own obstinacy to pro- j vent him from retiring to-morrow and ? nc ver going near hisofnoe aga-a. But if he preferred his business to his wife, why could bc not ali ow hu wife her j H! preferences? It was unjust and tyran - nicaL Nevertheless, if he was determined to he ugly about it. of course, there must be no scandal. She would telj Percy, th3 next time she saw him, that the ac? quaintance must cease. It was co? worth while to run any risks on his account. Having made up her mind to tius, she was more at ease. * . After the second act at tho theatre, Percy Nolen carno into her box. She greeted him coldly, but he sat down be? side her, and began to make various ?>**> positions. She repulsed him, but not very vigorously. At last she wluspered: "You must really lie more careful! Peo? ple are beginning to observe us. If any? thing should happen, I would never for? give you!" "I will take every precaution, but-I love you!" he replied in her ear. lio had never said so much before, ami the turned pale and j;avo ]x;m a took. The curtain went up on tho next act, showing how the hero, by a combination of circumstances, was arrested and taken to police headquarters. CHAPTER IV. KEEDS'MTST. VBGZ EETEL-i LE'S prophecy was delayed: but it came trae at a s t : and Mrs. Noion did not :eop her promise to him. One morri mg Percy came io tht* liouse, and came up to his mother's boudoir, where else was sitting re a d i n g Tir. Shorthousc's ro? mance of "John Inglcsant." Mrs. Nolen was not given to reading fiction as a rule; but Mr. Sborthouse was under stood to be a religious writer, and she enjoyed his book very much without en? tirely understanding it. Percy kissed her, and sat down in a chair opposite. After a little desultory conversation he said, "Mother, I'm in a scrape!" Her heart sank; she closed her book,, and folded her hands upon it. "Oh, my son!" she said, falteringly. "Well, it's nothing so very dreadful,** he returned, forcing a smile. "I was up at Monmouth Park the other day, and lost a little money-well, it was a pretty good sum. for me. I'm not a Croesus, you know, and a few thousand dollars makes a difference." "Monmouth Park? What is that?" "It's a track; they race horses there, you know.*' "Percy, have you been betting on horse races?" "Mercy, mother, it's no crime! All the fellows do it. I should look queer if I didn't chip in with the rest! Only this time I happened to get in pretty deep; and as all the favorites were beaten I got badly left," "Do you mean that you lost all the money you wagered?" "Every cent of it; you never saw such a run of bad luck in your life. The trouble was, I made up my mind to win anyhow; so each time I lost I put it allon the next race, so as to get back what was gone, and mere into the bargain. It was as good as certain that I wouldn't lose every race, you see. So when it came to the last I had a big pile on; ?nd it was voted a sure thing. I believe it was the jockey's fault, after all. Anyhow, he lost the race by a short head: and if I hadn't had a return ticket I'd have been obliged io walk heme." "Ail your money gene! Why, my son, if voa had invested it, you might have lived comfortably on thc interese of it! And your father gave it to you to start you ia your profession. What can you do?" "Well, mother, I must do the best I can. I know it's all wrong, and Fm very sorry and all that. But it's no use crying for spilt milk. Fm in a hole and I've got to be helped out cf it somehow!" "I wiil speak to Judge Kerelle and seo what" "Whatever you do. don't speak to Judge Ketoile! Ile can do no good, and would be certain to do a lot of mischief. What business is i: of Judge Keteile's anyway?" "Ile was appointed executor under tlio will and" "Thai is no concern cf mine, mother! My interest in the will ceased when I got my patrimony. I have no further relations with the judge nor he with me. lie has no right to help me, even if ho wanted to, which he doesn't." "My son, he the best friend I have, and whatever is for our good" "My dear motlier. I teil you it won't do! I know what tile judge would say, and after he had said il I would ??e no better oil than I am now. 1 have some pride, and I don't want all tho world to know that I'm a b ggar. I shouldn't think vtai would, either." '.percy, you know i wish nothing but your good, bat - "Tac long and short of the matter is cha* unless 1 am to t>e disgraced i must haw some money, and without any de? lay, too. I owe a few bills-they don't amount to much-and I tiras: have a lit? tle to go oil with. A thousand collars would cover the whole thing. You can" let me have it. can't your" "A thousand dollars! But after that, ? Percy? You will be wanting ?aoney ail trw time, and this cannot goon forever." "it isn't going on forever. Hus is tho first time 1 have ever asked you fora cent, mother, and it snail bo the last. Heaven knows it was hard enough to have to come to you at any rate; but I didn't expect you would make it harder by arguing ab?u? i:!" "My dearest boy. y* a mig?t have all I possess, so far as 1 am concerned" "Who else is concerned except you? a* thousand dollars isn't going to ruin you, . motlier, but ii t- ruin to me if I don't get it. And. don't fear I s?mil bo coming to ' you again. ! am gobi:; to stop the kind o? a life 1 lan e been living tho last year and turn over a new leaf. I have several opportunities to get positions in the city, and 1 am going to set to work at once . and find out what will be thc best tiling. As soon as 1 am in a place where 1 cart turn around I shall put in my spare time studying up ?ny mining, and bet?re an? other year is out 1 shall be ready to ac? cept an engagement. I can support my? self as well as the next man-and make a fortune, too! But I don't suppose you want to seo me miss all that for tho sake . ol ;i paltry thousand dollars?" Thc en 1 of it was that Mrs. Nolen gave him a thousand dollars. She tried to make harm promise that Ito would come and live under her-own roof, but he put her off with a temporizing reply, alleg? ing, in no very logical vein, that; he cid not wish to make himself a burden to, her, but when he got "rixed" ?o that ho. could pay lier for his board and lodging ho would come with pleasure. The request indicated that getting fixed; was an operation, that required time. The fact was that Percy paid sums on tiONTUCCEB OS F0?ETK PIGS.