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HB VbYJ?atcdf^ First Page. H:-}wo?dt?k% to feis^in??t ptessing creditors i-)'[[ ,iactedingi?ieipr?pnetor of his lodging* l::/'9md'X^esit on ?virig much as before; t "salve his conscience he .did" make som -j^piTfeg 'about work, but not in such ? manner as to secure practicable answer; *Ono subject possessed bis mind, and tba 'vas-Mrs. Tunstall. It was impossible f o At?nito Kv? with Iiis motlier while tba affair was going on. His infatuation wa ^.intensified by Sylvia's timidity andre .Jactance, A man's brains count fe ~ rntotkiag in such a matter. Percy h\c itt th? desire of the moment; he gave n ; thought to the inevitable consequence; If he might see her today, or to^niofrou Jno matter about the day after, and n 'Blatter that the meeting was fraugh . "with banger both tb'ker and to him. Th ? 'difference 'between-a good desire and a *evil ono generally is that the fermer i ;8an?and -the latter has more cr less o /insanity. - * - ^Syl viafe* heart Vas'n??rengaged^if sh could be said to have a heart-and it wa dearin her mind that she must run n $?&k of comprt^nismg herself. At th Bamf time, had it been in h?r power t banish Percy forever by the utterance c asini^ word, it is doubtful if she woul< : V;; haro ScMc??t She knew that, were he husband to discover any further corre jtpondence between them, he would no ?hesitate to act decisively and finally, am ?thfiifirst'Tesu??ftf that action would b ^ . vthat she wouIdTmd herself cast upon tin Vr vwerid with a-damaged reputation: Sud :a thing was notrto be thought of. Bu ^tfie^eiy perri of lier position was an ?.1 Jlorement to linger in it; and then ther< *wat the excitement of knowing that i man was in love with her who had n< .-business to be so. and who was-willing tx -go aft-Jengths for lier. 'Moreover, sh< ?was angry as weil as dismayed becaust her husband had spoken to her as he die {Kke al? women, she interprefcpd wha1 -was said by"-wiiat was meant ). and f ounc a Measure in defying him in thought i; ?ot in deed. So, although she did no' ^openly and explicitly encourage Percy, she allotted i?im-.to-" believe tliat he waa ?ot indifferent to her. ^ ^?efther he nor she had committed an j .actual sin, but they were on the road tc -&>iSO. Pectic always believe tint thev can pull up at the last moment, and ari therefore wiliing to go on until the last moment is reached. But by that time ? events combine in an un foreseen mannei land push them over the edge. Then ; Ttheyare astonished to find themselves T'J Jinked with the brotherhood "of crime. And once that link is forged it defies all -attempts to break it It happened before long .that Percy \ needed more money. He had tess than two hundred dollars left, and he owed more than that He did not wish to go to his mother again, partly from shame, parter; because he knew that, in order to ; . o???e the sum he needed, she would be ?obliged to sell some stock, and that c.. *would involve applying to Judge Ketelle. One night at a club he was asked to take ; ?Si hand at a game of poker with three ?others. He sat down-and played with ~ .jiarying success for an hour or two. Then two of the quartet withdrew and he and the other kept on. Percy had faith in his luck, and had ^fortified himself with several whisky ?cocktails. His opponent was a quiet . man, and seemed to be in a dejected and :-izmid frame of mind. The chips on the ? - -.table represented a good deal of money, ; how much exactly Percy did not know; ?I he meant to win it ali. Some good cards .?were dealt to him; he drew, and found fc/himseli in possessio:] of a superb hand. "~ J3b was quite certain that his adversary ?Riheld no such cards, and he began to ber, : -Vif?w adversary was drawn into raising : 'him; they continued to raise each other. - rFercy swallowed another cocktail, and "felt that he could not lose. Ke .acted ?mon this conviction and lost Upon in? vestigation, it appeared that the quiet gian had won not only .Percy's original stakes, but so*ne nine hundred dollars iz??rthe bargain. -.4?Percy preserved a calm exterior, and ^rr?fe his L O. U. for the amount, to be |ae4eemed wi:hm twenty-four hours. Meanwhile, he was in a cold sweat of :consternation, for he did not know how ?berras-to get the money. It was too dargo a sum to borrow from any of his _xac^tlaintances; those whom he knew < well enough to approach on such a mat :y' -ter were aware of his financial standing, cand would not lend anything. There . -was nothing for it but to go to his rao . _ ther. Thc money must be forthcoming. If he failed to pay, he would be dishon? ored. Sylvia^would hear of it. * * * UXol ho must have the money at any cost. He went to bed, passed a very bad ?night, and after attempting to eat some .breakfast he J>etook-himself to hismotk ?eirV^house. ^ Thc nature of his errand was so apparent in his manner and ap l". .pearancc that she divined it at once. . 'The interview that ensued was a very painful ono to both parties. Mrs. Nolen had not got thc money, and could not get it for a week at least. She 'convinced her son by documentary evi? dence that such was the case. It might ?be possible to borrow from Judge Ketelle; ' there was no other way. These were .facts which no arguments or entreaties could alter. . Mrs. Xolen was terribly agitated by the revelation of her son's incorrigible perversity, and her tears and .anguish put lum in almost a suicidal frame of mind. It seemed to him that if he could only escape from this predica? ment he would never allow himself tc get caught again. But there was no escape, except through the judge, and that was almost as bad as no escape at all. The judge, even if he agreed to the loan, was not the man to spare Percy a plain and eevere statement of tho reprehensibility of his beliavior. The young man writhed In anticipation of tliis rebuke. Ile knew . he deserved it, but it would not l>c easier 'to endure on that account Under ordi? nary circumstances he might rebel and answer back: but it would not do to fight with aman whom he was begging money of. He had always been proud of his pride; now that pride was going te suffer - ?a fatal humiliation. Only one thing could be worse, and that was to inform his opponent of the night before that he could not pay him. Percy wished that he had never been born, and then he wished that he were dead. The first wish being impracticable, and the second ono that he did not care to j>ut into practice, he left his mother's jhouse in an unenviable frame of miad, .and turned his steps ir. the direction of Judge Ketelle s office. He felt gloomy and desperate. He could understand how men, heretofore respectable, were in? duced to become thievesorrobbers. IL:d bebeen a bank cashier, ho felt that he was in a mood to rcb-the safe and depart 'for Canada: or if he-had beer, ?zione -JU a dark road with- a wealthy old gentle? man, he coult? have taken him by the throat and gone through his pockets. But he was on Fifth avenue, ir? broad daylight, and those short methods of re? imbursing himself were not available. Ho Strunk into Broadway, and pres .ently, abcut a block ia advance, ho caught sight of a graceful female figure that he knew, walking in the same di? rection with himself. It was Sylvia ^Tunstall. He hastened his steps; but just before he carno up with her she turned into a large jewelry shop on the ! right It was as good a place as another fer ! an interview, and he felt a feverish de- i sire to speak to her. He followed her I into the shop, and, as she came to a j pause at one of the counters, he stood be- j -?de her and uttered hex name. 'CHAPTER V. A FATA ti MEETING. HE shop w?s a very 'largo one, and 'xras 'full of customers, for the holiday sea? son was at hand, and the wealthier portion of the cou: m unity was present ing itself . w!i t h precious gifts. The cii3 t o ci e rs were ch ic il y ladies, though there'was also a fair sprinkling of the other sex. There were also the salesmen and the walkers, and perhaps a few other per? sons whose ofiice was not to promote j sales but. to prevent appropriations of j stock by individuals who had not gone j through : the formality of paying fer it | Yet it seemed impossible that, muong i such a multitude, the eyes of a detective j should be able to fix upon the maiefac- I tors, and nevertheless a successful theft was a very uncommon occurrence in the great jewelry shop. When Mrs. Tunstall heard her name, she turned with a start, mid her vivid but pretty face paled. "Don't stay," she said in a low voice; "do go! what is the use of running any risks?" "I have as good a right as anybody to be hero." Percy replied. "If wo both j happen to be hero at the same time, what | of-that?" "Wh?fc is the matter? -You loot quite mr she said. At tl: is moment a salesman, having elk- j patched an adjoining customer, pre seated himself before her with a "What j can I do for you, madam?" She lianded | Lim a card and said? "I lia ve called about j that'uecklace; it was to have been ready j this morning." The man took the card, Bowed and hurried off. She turned again to Percy. Her muff was in her left hand, and as she turned she laid it upon the ! glass counter, on tho side furthest away j from him. His- sudden appearance lmd evidently disconcerted her. He met lier look and thought how j charming si ie was. She was dressed in j fine black velvet trimmed with soft furs, ! and wore a wonderful bonnet, adorned j with birds'feathers and sparkling points; j a delicate silken veil was bound around it. Her oval face, with its bright eyes, smali straight nose and rather full lips, was-perfectly pretty; and now the blood, ! which'had been driven from her cheeks J for a moment, came ebbing back beneath j the transparent skin. She was lovely, luxurious and rich; those diamonds in her ears would lia ve paid all his debts, and he believed that she would relieve his necessities in a moment had she known of them. But how impossible it was to tell her! How inaccessible she j was, though he could have thrown his i arms around her as she stood there! He j felt a helpless rage-an impulseT to seize j upon her and make off with her bodily, j If he only had had money-money, and ? plenty of it-there was nothing so wild j that he would not have ventured to pro- j pose it to her. What a power money was ? in this world! All this time he stood gazing at her I and saying not a word. "What is the matter with you, Percy?' j she repeated. "What makes you look I so? You are making everyl.-ody notice us. Are you"- She hesitated. "I am sober, if that's what you mean," j to said! "If we were alone I would j show vou what is the matter with me! I Good God! is there no place in the world f where we con be alone together for half j an hour?" Some one touched him on the ann. j He turned savagely. It was. only a gen- j tleman who begged lu's pardon. Ile had j left a catie standing against the counter; j it was not there; he apologized and went i ofL Percy came round to the otherside j of Sylvia and leaned on the counter, talc- | ing her muli in his hands. "I can't stand this," he resumed. **I ? never see you at all now. I have as | much ?right to see you as any of your j acquaintances. You keep cut of my I way!" "If you would be content to see me as ; my other acquaintances do-but you i know perfectly well how dangerous it is. ! And you could not have chosen a worse ! place than this." She bent for.vard and ? added in a whisper, "I expect Mr. Tun- ; stall may come in at any moment Ile knew I was coming here this morning : about thc necklace, and said something j about intending to try and meet me. Do ; go! It will only make it more difficult ! hereafter." "It cannot be more difneub than it is j already," replied Percy sullenly. "I should like to meet him and have it out j with him. if he wants to say anything! j What is there he can say, for that mat- ; ter? He has no business to interfere.n j "You don't know liini!'' "He doesn't know me, if ho thinks ? j care for him! Why should we mind? If : the wcrst comes to the wont, it would '? only th rowans together I am ready for i it-are you?" "Percy, you aro crazy! How can you ? talk so! You will make me wish never j to see you again. Nothing of that sort ! is possible. I never thought of such a ? thing." "Such things nave oeen thought of, ; and they are possible. You are not hap] A- I as you are nov.-, Sylvia, and you know it. ! Why not let society and respectability go ! to tiie devil, where they belong, and en- ! joy life in our own way? Hiere are other j places ia tho world besides New York or . America." "Herc is the necklace, Mrs. Tunstall,'' I said .he voice of the salesman. Ile was ? standing ci; ?heopposite side of the coun- j ter, will: th-. boxin bis hand ... She was thankful for rae interruption, ! for she was becoming seriously alarmed ; at P..'rey's manner; and, drawing the ! box towards her, she opened il. lt con tamed a necklace of fine diamonds, : which had been selected some time Ix*- > fore, and set according to Mrs. Tunstali's j directions. She examined them and es.- i pressed her approval, "it is twenty-live ? hundred dollars, w it not?" she said. "Twenty-five hundred dollars," re- j peated the salesman, softly. She looked around for her muff, winch Percy had just replaced on the counter. She slipped her hand in it ana ute? red j an exclamation. Then she sent a quick ; glance over the counter and on the floor, j "Have you seen it?" she sai ?lin a star- : tied tone. "1 b^g your pardon,'* said thc? sales- j man, blandly. Percy maintained a i gloomy silenco and an abstra< ted gaze. "My pocketbook-and some money in bank notes. I had them in my mull," j she exclaimed. "Have you"-she went on, turning : to Percy. Ko looked at h<r uncomprehendingly. ? "What is it?" he demanded. "My purse-and tho money. Why, j you had my muff just no .v. Didn't ; you" "Didi have your mufi? I wasn't aware of it. I know nothing about it," said he, ! unconcernedly. "Dut I can't lose it-it must bo found : -it was right there!" she exclaimed again. "It can't havo disappeared into nothing!" "May I inquire if tho sum was a large j one?" put in tho salesman, softly. "Why, yes! there were twenty-five ' hundred dollars and some smaller notes ? in the purse. I had brought it to pay ! for tho necklace." By this time several persons had col- j lected, drawn by the evident agitation of : the handsome young lady; among th< was a small, bright looking man, w: 'an alert and confident manner. He si jeeted Mrs. Tunstall and Percy to a ks but unobtrusive scrutiny. "Perhaps you put it in your pocke Percy suggested, who, on hearing large a sum mentioned, had begun arouse himself from his curious apatl She put her hand in tho pocket of I dress and felt in it anxiously, then sho her head. "No," she said, "and, besides, I red 'iectitall now distinctly. :Irput the mon in my purse when I went out this moi ing, and put the purse in my mutf, ai always do. When I got herc I took c the purse and'took the notes from it" "Pardon mc, madam," interposed t bright looking'mah at'this point; "I a connected with this establishment, and is my duty to investigate cases of missii articles. Can you state what was tho c nomination of the bills representing t sum of money-twenty-five hundred d< lars I think you said?" "There were four bank notes," Mi Tunstall replied; "one of a thousand d( lars, and three of five hundred each." . "Thank you," said the man, making note on some tablets in his hand. "1 you recollect the numbers of the notes the banks they belonged to?" She shook her head. "I didn't look she said. "You took these notes out of yoi purse, you say" "I took them out so as to have thc: ready. I was a littlo nervous about ca rying so much money, and I thought if should lose the purse I would have tl '? money separate. But now it is all gone "After taking the notes out of yoi purse, what did you do with them?** pu sued the bright looking man. "I held them ia my hand in ray mu? in this hand," indicating her left. ' 'The just as I came up to the counter, th gentleman bpoke to me." "This gentleman is a friend, of yours' Mrs. Tunstall hesitated and colore? "I am acquainted with him-slightly a< quainted with him," she said at lengtl "Will you oblige me with your nam' sir?" said the other, turning to Percy. "I don't know what my name has g< to do with it!" returned Percy, rath( brusquely. "Who are you?" Tho mau turned back the lapel of h: coat and showed tho badge of the Centn Detective bureau. "I am attending to my business, sir j he said, "and as you were in this lady company at tho time thc loss occurre you will be needed as a witness, if for n other purpose!" He pronounced the lai words in a peculiar tone, which cause Percy to turn upon him sharply. "What do you mean by that?' ho dc manded. "I mean, sir, that it is proper for m to make a note of your name," the detec ?tire replied. "I have no power at. pres ent to make you give it, however." "Oh, I have no objection," Percy re turned, carelessly. "Here is my card, and ho" handed it to the other, who rea< it, nodded and slipped it into his pocket "Now, madam, what did you do af tc this gentleman speke to you?" "I answered him. " "Did you still hold the money in you hand?" "No," si ie said, after a moment', thought. "I took my hand out of thi muff and left it Iring there on the coun ter." "W ere the purse and the money etil in it?" "Yes." "Where was he standing?** "He was facing me, on thisside.*' "So your back was turned on vom muff?" "For a minute or two-yes." "DiJ any ono -approach you dunns that time?' "Not that ? remember. Of course some one ?night have come up behin? without my knowing-of it." "What did you do next?" "1 think the salesman came up then and I spoke to him about the necklace. Ile went off to get it." "And yon continued your conversa? tion with this gentleman?" "Yes." "Was ho in the same position as be? fore?" "No-yes-I don't remember!" Sho -had suddenly -become embarrassed and the color flow'into her cheek?: again. She glanced at Percy with a frightened look. There was a short pause. "Does your memory serve you on that point, sir?" inquired the detective, turn? ing to Percy. "I have no particular recollection." he replied: "but 1 knov that when tho salesman came back with the necklace tliis lady was between me and the door and I had lier muff in my hands." "That agrees with my own impres? sion," said the detective, dryly. "I hap? pened to be looking at you at tho time. Did you notice whether there was any? thing in the muff at tho time you were holding it?" "There was nothing in it. I put my hands inside, and if there had been any? thing there I would have felt it." "When you first spoke to the lady you were between her and tho door. Afterwards, you went round to the other side of her. I want to be sure I have thc details all righi, you know. What was the occasion of your changing 'round?" "I don't know. I wasn't thinking of what I was doing. While she was talk? ing with tho ealesmar. ? had nothing to occupy me; I didn't even remomberthat I toadied the muff until you asked me." Tiie detective glanced over his tablets, and said, slowly: "The question is, how .to reconcile tho two facts: that the muff had thc purse ami money in it when you first spoke to the lady, and a few mo? ments afterwards, when you had hold of it, it was empty." "I don't pretend to account for it; that is your business, I suppose," Percy re? plied, "yj: course, if the money was there, some!K):ly must have taken it out." "Yes, sir, somebody must have taken it out," tho detective repeated, fixing his eyes upon tho young man. "Wei!, you don't mean to accuse me of it," I suppose," rejoined Percv, with a laugh. "1 an not accusing anybody at pres? ent, sir. What does the lady think?" "Oli, of course, that is impossible!" said Mrs. Tunstall, looking much dis? tress- ?d. At this moment a gentleman enterod tho shop, glanced this way and that until he saw Mrs. Tunstall, and thea caine straight toward her. As he approaehed Percy recognized him: it was Cuthbert Tunstall. Tho two men bowed politely and coldly. CHAPTER VI. Tilt: END OF AN' INTRKaT.. ' -^)h J said her husband, %^i?? / "liave yon trans lf acted your busi \J* v F B oho had been ^^"j^x /??& standing with her ? \ back toward him Lfi-V] -f^?sjL ns he approached; *"=*^3HTIKWBMBSII ^NM- IIER ^ACO l: ???O?iEi& expressed nhirrn, ^^^^?T' ^?3*^" agitation a ml ffiM$W /IffSs^*" sometida?: of de fiance. Tunstall, on the contrary, was quiet, cold and slightly contemptuous in his bearing. 'It was certainly unfortunate that should have como 'upon her and Per together. Fer months past she hi taken every precaution tb avoid such mishap, and now it had occurred, n had any ad vantage accrued as bet wei her and Percy, but quito tho reverse. "I carno in hero to pay for the nee lace, you know," she said. "I know. If you have paid for it, am ready to escort you heme-unie you have some engagement with tl: gentleman." "Oh, I liavc no engagement. M Nolen happened to come in and find n her.'. But*' "Then perhaps Tur. Noien will excu us." "But, I-Have just found-I have mi laid my pocketbook." "Left it at home?" ''No, I have lost it since I came ? here." "Do you mean it has been stolen fro? you?" "It seems to have be zn. I can't a count for it." "If you will step this way. madai and gentlemen " put in the detectiv "we can talk over thc matter in privat There is a parlor at the back, where v. shall not be disturbed. You tmdcrstain sir," he added, addressing Tunstall, "th; tir^o is of importance ia such thing and tho sooner wo can take measures 1 capturo thc thief, tho better chance thei is to recover the bank notes." "Let us go in, by all means," said TUT stall. "But in what manner is M: Nolen concerned?" "I was here when the robbery wt committed-if there was a robbery, said Percy, "and, according to this d< tective, my assistance is necessary." The detective pushed a way throug the crowd that had collected, and'led. th others to the rear part of the building where there was a small room wit chairs and a table. Into this room wer admitted Mr. and Mrs. Tunstall, Pore and the salesman. "Now, then," said tho detective, shut ting tho door, and taking up a position with his back toward it, "plain word don't break any bones, and the bes thing we can do is to clear away what ever may look puzzling. Here's the wa; the case stands: Mrs. Tunstall come into the shop with her hands in he muff, and four bank notes to theamoun of two thousand five 1 mildred dollar were inside, together with the purse She comes up'to the counter, :and tbi gentleman," pointing to Nolen. "come in right after her, and speaks to lier While she is talking with him. she lay her mulf, with the money and the purs? in it, on tho counter, and tunis her bael on it. After a while, along comes th? salesman, and while she is speaking t< him this gentleman goes round the othei side and takes up her muiT. and tums ii in his hands^as'it were, A miaute after wards she takes tlie muff from him, and finds that the money and the purse ar< gone. Tue gentleman says he had hh hands in the muff, and that it was empty. That's how the case stands. Now, 1 want to know if the gentleman has any? thing more to-say." And he looked at Nolen. ? "I have told all I know about it," re? plied Percy steadily. "I found the mu3 empty, and if Mrs. Tunstall had no1 been so positive that the purse and thc money were in it 1 should say she must have been mistaken. The bank note? might have fallen on the ground and not been noticed, but tho purse woi??d have been heard to drop." "May I ask. then, what your theory is?" inquired Tunstall, courteously. "I have none." he answered shortly. "And what is yours. Sylvia?" her hus? band continued. .Tm sure 1 don't know what to think,r she sud in a faltering voice. The eyes of Tunstall and thc detective fixed themselves upon Percy in silence. Ile reddened as lie returned the gaze, but whether with anger or with some other emotion it was impossible to determine, .'Well." he broke out a! length, "it seems to mo that I stand in the position of a suspected person. I can hardly be? lieve," he added, in a hoarser voice, "that I can be seriously charged with picking a lady's pocket-especially a lady with whom 1 am acquainted." He paused: no one s]K)ke. "Well, then," he went on, angrily, "I will say that I repudiate tho charge, and I will hold to account who? ever has tho face to make lt. I mean you, sir!" he said, with a fierce look at .Tunstall. "Have you anything io say to il?" "So far as I arc aware," sai l Tunstall, coolly, ":he only person who has spoken of charging you with tho theft is your? self. I was not present, and can only judge fron: hearsay. But I will say this. Mr. Nolen: if 1 were in you'- place, I should wish to vindicate my innocence in some other way than by asserting it. 1 should begin by asking this detective .to search my pockets." "Dc you dare 'te say you want mo tc be searched?" cried Nolen, his faco flush? ing red, while he advanced a step toward ?ho other, with a threatening gesture. "That tis what an honest man would wish to have done," 'replied'tho other, nu*, .flinching. "Come, come," said the detective, step? ping between them, "we don't want any hard words here, gentlemen. But Fm bound to tell you, Mr. Nolen, that Mr. Tunstall is right. There's no disgrace in being searched, that I know of; and it would bo worth moro than a lot of loud .talking." Percy stood uncertain fer a mcmcnt; then he stripped off lu's overcoat, and tossed it to the detective. "Do as you like," said he. "You have your duty to perform, 1 suppose, I will settle with Mr. Tunstall a fier wards." The detective put his 'hand into one of the side pockets of the overcoat, then into tho other. "Here's something, at any rate," ho remarked; and with thc words he dre>' out a lady's purse, Percy uttered u cry. ?xs of utter aston? ishment and -dismay, and stared at the pocket book ?ike a man bewildered. "ls that yours, Sylvia?" inquired her husband quietly, taking tho purse and handing it to brr. She took it mechanically . nd opened it. "It is mine," shu said, under lu-r ! breath. "Aro the notes ir. it?"-demanded thc detective. She sho(>\i her hoad. "They are not ir. tho.-overcoat.** the de? tective added. " V.Y sd:n!l have to puV ; sun our examination a little further, Mr. Nolen," he I in :: grave tone. "I don t understand-I 'have nothing to say-there seems to have bet e some p'ol against mo." said Percy, in :i dazed manner, "i d?sir?! t > have tho thing cleared np ta-^rv than any one else ca h. I wi.di ;..< be takv-y lt? thc station anil ex? amined." "Tbiit's the best renro you Ve talked yet," a:.avered th.} oth? r rtpproviujdy. "Call a o?:;;.!-of hacks, Fenis," he said j to the salesman, "and we" star* ateneo. ; You charge tl?is man e..* suspicion <-f th.', robbery?" headded, turring to Mrs. Tun ! stall. i She was standing with her eyes cas?; . down and her hand.', hanging folded be j fore lier, leaning against the table. She ? was in a delicate position, and. ;<hr knew it. If she sided with Percy, it would bo tantamount to a defiance ot' her husband -a defiance winch ho would newer for? give and would light out to the bitter ? end. It would mean for her loss of social : position and consequent exile and obscur j ?ty, or, if r.ot obscurity, a kind of proin j inence that no one would envy her. If, on the other hand, she took sides with . lier husband, it would afford thc stron cst possible indication, in hiseyes.cf li virtuous and wifely conduct and robu] of tlie suspicions lie had entertain* against her. Moreover, the evideni against Percy was very strong ai plausible, lt might be misleading-a: in tlie bottom of lier heart she did n believe him guilty-but, in case it shou turn ont that lie had yielded to Hon sudden temptation, it would heawkwnri to say the least, to have compromise herself for a felon. Had she loved ?iii! indeed, there might have been a tra.g pleasure in sacrificing herself; but it w: now revealed to hertliat tho only !ove i tlie matter was a love, not of Percy. Ia of excitement. The excitement liad rc itself < at, and was succeeded by a desi] to get out cf the serape by the shorte route. Hut did she feel no remorse J abandoning her iovrr at tho moment ( his greatest nee;!? No; thc feminine coi science is not so easily caught. It w: with a glow of conscious virtue and coi nubiaJ rectitude thatshe lifted her preti face, and addressing her husband. sai< . "Well, 1 suppose he must have done i I don't see who else could have. Yes, will make the complaint, though it wi be very disagreeable to nppea! in cou: among a lot cf criminals!" She just glanced at Percy asshoturr away, perhaps to see how he would 'tali it. His eyes wcro tixed upon her with a expression of half incredulous curiosity but the next moment he threw back iii head and burst into a loud laugh. Sh shrank a little at that sound, and edge toward tho door; and this was the lover; parting scene. Such was the train of events tim brought a young gentleman who migh liare made a good arrd respectable figur in the world tc-the office of Inspecte Byrnes at police headquarters. Tlie ir 'spector listened to the story, contempl?t lng the prisoner and his accusers dream ily in the meanwhile; and after it wa told he sat for a while absently malani lines on the bioUicg pad in-front of hui with the point of a paper knife. Finally he looked up and briefly rc quested that every one should withdraw except Mrs. Tunstall and Percy Nolen When the three were alone together h regarded Mrs. Tunstall pensively an* said : "How long have you known the pris oner?" "Oh, a year or more." "Has your husband approved of th acquaintance?" "How do you mean, sir?" inquired th lady, with a blush. "You know what I mean. I think." "I i'on-t think my husband has eve liked Mr. Nolen," she replied, uneasily "Considered him rather detrimental, suppose?" "Wei!, I suppose so." "Were tlie prisoner and your husban< at any time intimately known to eaci other?" "They knew each ether scarcelv a all." "And yet your husband consid?r?e him detrimental? There ought to hav< been some reason for that! Are yoi prepared to state to me, Mrs. Tunstall, ir Percy Nolen's presence, that your hus band's ill opinion cf hint was in no wa} connected with what he knew or sus pected of Percy Nolens relations witl you?" Tho question was put so sternly anc gravely that Mrs. Tunstall was unable t< maintain the composure of her counte nance. She stammered and hesitated and looked first one way and then an? other. vVas it possible that tho inspector in some "neomprehensr Ie manner, hat beconio acquainted with the truth? "He-I-never asked him the reasor of Ids opinion," she fullered at length. "There are many ways of getting ri<] of a man when he censes .' to be conven? ient and becomes objectionable," con? tinue;: the inspector. "Are you read; to stand before mo and take your oath that you honestly and truly believe tin? man guilty of stealing your pocket book': Poinomber, Mrs. Tunstall, your answer may be the means of condemning an in? nocent man to irrevocable rain!" But she had gone too far to withdraw; selfishness and cowardice alike forbade it. Yet it was not without an inward struggle that left her pale and trembling that she said desperately, "Yes, I be? lieve he stole it!" and then, "'Hie evi? dence shows it-it Ls not I!" "That is for neither you nor me to de? termine, Mrs. Tunstall," returned the inspector, rising. "I will nctdetain you any longer now; you will be informed when your sworn testimony will be re? quired hereafter." And Mrs. Tunstall went out. The inspector resumed his scat, and addressed himself to tlie prisoner. "I was willing," he said, "for the sake of your family and friends, to give you every chance to which you were entitled You had every advantage of training and education; but you lia ve lived a fool? ish and useless life, and this is the result of it. You were in need of money-in im? mediate and pressing need of it; you had tried every way you knew to get it; you found those bani: notes in your hand this morning, and you wero unable to resist the temptation to take them. From a gentleman you became-what you are now!" "Inspector r-yrncs." said Percy, firmly but apathetically, "I did not commit that crime. 1 have lived a bad and useless life, and no doubt I deserve to suffer for it; but I honestly beV>o*ro that no tempta? tion would have'induced me to do such a tiling as that. I am obliged to you for suggesting to Mrs.Tunstall that she would reconsider her accusation; but it wiil he no satisfaction to me to escape in any such way. If I cannot prove my inno? cence, I may as weil !>o in jail as any? where else." "Innocent men &rs very seldom con? victed," said tho inspector impassively. ''Tlie facts are against you. No one but you is known to have been near the muff after Mrs. Tunstall laid it down. You admit having haditin your hands; the pocket book was found in your packet, it is true that tho hank notes were net found; but tlie presence of a confederate .s-ould account for that. It is fer you to judge whether cr not your plea should be guilty." "lam innocent, and that's theendo? it." said Percy. "I don't expect t<> prove it. The evidence ?-'all the other way. Somel>ody must have taken the purse out of the muff and pul it in my pocket: as for the- nott s, 1 know not?vmg. Yoi say I may have had a confederate, ii ho was near enough tc take the .><:.>. from me. ht* was near enough to rob thc mau; and if he could do that, it would remain to be proved that lie '.vas ni} con? fed?ralo, cr that ! knew anything about him. fiat rd! that would in my favor is.guess work, and nf! that's p.-rainai :n<* is fact : s-4 it's a bad loo!; out!" ..Undoubtedly it is." assented thc "u neefor quietly. .'There was on ly our minuto v. hen a thief could have taken the money'and left the purse in your pocket : and t hat wa -, when yoy were ;..!:.;" ? t-> Mrs. T?>!istall and h. ?' back v..-.^ turned towards the num. !;' any one n i 1 been iv ar enough lo pu l thc pur.-e in your pocket;"yo**- oui-1 hardJy ?-;-. t a j::rv to believe that you would 1!:;!. ii ive :-. 7\eed bim." I\ rey maintained a gloomy ail.-nee fer a'moment: then his expression suddenly lightened and bc exclaimed, "Now that I think of it, some one did touch me-on (lie arm. and when 1 turu-! round ho asked me if his cane was standing against the counter. Perhaps he was the man!" j "Can you describe bim?" asked the i:i ? spector indifferently. Percy shook his head. "He had a dark mustache, I be lieve: he might have been under DCh'but 1 hardly looked at him. i doubt if I should know hun again." Tho inspector stroked his mustache. "That v.-iU hardly do," raid ho. "You have no defense at all. Thebes tr advise I I can give yen is tb make a clean breast I of it. Such, a defense as that is worso j than nothing." "Prc ?I ?ably you UT right: hut I am in- ! ?o^ent, and I w;!J ne.'rr say the con- ; "-arv," replied the prisoner with a sigh, j "So far as 1 am concerned, I don't care j much what becomes of nie. I owe J taoney I can't pay, .and-i here are other j Ikings. 1 am sorry for my motlier and j ?ister: but I never was much good to them: and Judge Ketelle will look after j them, 1 hope.'* ! "ls Ju?Ige Ketelle a friend of yours?" ? "He was my father's partner, and is J the executor of his will." "Doyou wish tosend for him? There ? will be the question of bail to consider, j RS wei' as oilier matters." "1 suppose that wi!: be tho best th'ng I can do; I thank you for suggesting it. inspector." "Don't trouble yourself to thank me I until you find out whether there is oe rasi?n for it," returned the chief detec- j 'ti ve coldly. He touched a bell, made a sign to the officer who entered, and Percy was led out. "That boy never took that money," he Baid to himself, when he was aloro. "Such fellows as ho don't steal, least of all from the woman they're in love with. As for lier!"-the inspector's face grew very stern, and he brought his hand down heavily on the table. "She is sacrificing him to pull wool over her huslxmd's eyes. Either Nolen's suggestion is the true one, or else she invented tho story to get rid of him. It's a bad lookout; but let's see if wo can't straighten it out!" ["TO BE CONTINUED 1 Conienihig the "Centipede. the centipedes that live in the ?tmYs* States, certainly the northern states, arc, for tho most part? harmless. Dut the same cannot be said of multitudes of the race residing in the West Indies and ether wann climates. In these places tho bite of tho centipede is not only very painful, but often dangerous. Ukeebnf? other animals, the appearance of the centipede is against him. j Centipedes are quito ready to stand on ? the defensivo when they are attacked, and when they consider themselves in danger. Their disposition to bite renders them rather troublesome bedfellows, j When they get into a. bed, the least move? ment of the sleeper over whom they may be crawling, and who can hardly fail to be disturbed by their sharp, pointed feet and claws acting on his skin, is almost sure to provoke a venomous bite, winch j will be frequently repeated if thc mid- ! night visitor is not removed from tho i bed. j The bite of thecentipede is exceedingly j painful for tho moment, and is followed, j unless thc wound is taken care of in j season, by great inflammation and high fever. If the insect is a large one, and tho bite is severe, life is not infrequently lost, especially if the patient is of a deli? cate constitution. Bishop Heber speaks cf centipedes as being very largo and poisonous in diff?r? ent parts cf Lidia. These insects have occasionally been brought to this country in cargoes cf ludes from countries where they arc abundant, and where their Lite is poisonous. Some years since, a man who was employed in unloading a vessel in Boston, lost his life in cons?quence of a'bite received from a centipede brought to tho country in this way.-Boston Budget. A Tenacious Memory. Up in North Georgia some years ago there was a young farmer who was as poer as Job's turkey. He was very ig? norant, and did not even know Iiis let? ters. Ono day a tourist paused to rest ender a tree where the farmer was eat? ing dinner and recited a pretty poem. Tho young man was pleased with it, and the stranger gavo him a written copy. But it was useless to a man who could not read, and thc traveler had togo over lt with his linger, pointing cut each word and letter. After iris -friend left, the countryman went homo and took his first writing lesson from the ?Titten poem. Ono letter was missing-tho let? ter Z. Thc next day ho walked five miles to seo a neighbor who showed him how to make it, and then he was master of the alphabet. Ile got a spelling book and a reader, and studied them by a pine knot tire. Two years later he visited Mercer university, at Penfield, during vacation time, and the professors showed bim through the building. "He ques? tioned mo for an hour," said tho profes? sor of chemistry, "and went away know? ing more about the scienco than some young men who have studied it two terms." "And I talked with him an hour," said tho professer ot English literature, "and he extracted from me enough information to fill a volume/' The young fellow had a wonderful mem? ory. It stuck to everything. Ho en? tered tho university and became noted for his strong, clear stylo and his varied attainments. -Slaccn (Ga.) Telegraph. Must Have Tl:oi??;tit Her Funny. A Bangor mun has a bright JittlS niece, over whoso head but a few years have roiled, and who when saying her prayers the olla r night repeated a line in tho Lord's Prayer. "Harrowed !x\thy name." The little ono was kneeling by her mother's knee, and the latter said: "Why, darling, you don't mean 'har? rowed.' Harrowed mea:"..; broken upan? they "harrow ground.' Yoe r hee.! 1 say: 'Hallowed be thy name' Hallowed means holy." Hie Mule girl though: for a r-onn-nt and tl ? n he r face bri ditened and she said wit!* a eniSe: "Weih neus ma, the Lord must tiri:;'; I'm awful funny, for I've' ss id "harrowed* for ever so long."- Pcrtlaitd Argus. DO NOT SUFK?-:;; ANY L.ON??:CK. Know ins :' h--.???.?-'.-'. i i'> :i .Li v, anil \\.-: itrsl ?tagt:.? t?f cf?nsun:|>*??>R snken j in ? v. : i !:. wv? her?.*!?y piara tu??: br. Acker's ? Kr.?h>i! Kct?:c?iy for '.,\.ri.-un"??.'i?a. :"? 1 x-v;?? re ITIIM? ti'?; ?:!< :.ey wh:> i-ny. taia* i; a? }>. r j .!::.- rioii.--. t:: i i- '::.? . i.r ?UUctr.cnt c- rrcct. .-',,, I l>\ J. !.' W- ih-.l. ! nie EEO? EOCTQIS* E?>n'??'F"5' DEAT?I. Dr. W:ih?-r i\. II.::;m -:: ? on.?: 'At'tsr n '.>?-.? ..xj i-: i-- I n?v( ! <. i?i ;.':<. i-.ir.o'ttMtrn Sin ii i!'!.- . .'".-'i 1 h.* tr rn Ci i!._*:?.-. ?M.* ;:i. -n::. ;.[><) ? . :.'i -.i !:i;,:'.' in- i :'. Pr Acker"* r.i:/'<-'i ^tniniy fur <*..t-.-u-u?ti wcry ? V <.:; i .' lillie." 'Iiis i?-?*nt:Vrfiii i;.-n;?<ii i> ???.H urittcr :i'piMiivc gu:i ruts lew lo IT J. i'. Vi. DcI.'Tiitc. tii'V <":il>ii' \"i;?*irT-. Iii.* daughter was .Toing to Europe. He is a vi ry rieh man. bul a milli- maire will rd way s make up a telegraphic code lo save m? ney. It --...ii!! be nothing to him if sh- seut'a hand red words, hut lie uH! alwavs get as much as ho ca:t for nothing nnv way .-?.?.1 h.- \. III haye a telegraph eode. 1 d ?n"t know, though. Perhaps lie thought sh..? might take as liVairy wo:d . :>> say ;i thing by :? 'egraph as ladies .ordinarily ?Lo in conversation, and that would bankrupt a millionaire. Let us ac: ti it him o?' eeonomy. Let us iii;;: f y ... ?ufiuing her to ono word he would undi-r.-tand what sh" t- legraphed, whereas if he left her to express it her own way ls* mi; ht never have found out what sh: aa-:;ni. lb*!.-ft her to make out the code. She made one quito to the point on all important matters. She se? lected the words herself, wrote it all out and handed it to him when she left. II? locked il in his desk and it was all right*' Last week he got a telegram from her. ? It consisted of one word-''Laugh.** Ile ! laughed. It seemed to he something ; <;Uite peasant. Ills code was at the ! house. Ho -.vent'np H?crein'tho best of i humor. He got out the code /md *?o ? read: "Laugh-Send mo $-;00." - San; Francisco Chronicle. ? The circumference of tlie neck and thc . calf of tiie leg are the same. Tlie cir-; eumference of the neck equals twice tho j circumference of the wrist. Three times .^^circumference of the head equals the ? length of the body. Two-thirds '.f all deaths i'i New 7<-r'; City j :ire fr??m *;on.<cr.:?-t??n <T I n?-utnf?riia. The pyins proportion !-u!-?s f.'.r v.y. '- <.;!:cr c:*i?>3. j Delays nrc Aa r'jcr>".:". br. /. .?er'? Siijrllsh I Kernedv for c;?n>''atnpu?#:i wi'l alwavs relisv?1. j S?i'i in.i'v savcy?.ur lif*. Sold ?.y Dr. .1. F. W. j DJ horrie. ! A SAD sToinr. The child coughed, ?iie mother ran. No J retired,) was re:ir. l?efo-e morning tb-; po;>r j littl? ?iirTrrcr wr.fi ?io?i<?. Monti- A?wav?*;beep I iJr A*?ker*j? Eiigiish Iter?t l? at nk?n?. Apply ; ai Dr. J. F. W. DtLorbie'i Drug Sfcr?. WH? AV O M KN FADK. Vt'-.me" Iwie their beauty l.-ecnuse cold? un? dermine their lifo. Dr. Acker's Frg?di l?ci? edy ?-.-r Cor.-iuntptiuti is an absolute cure for colds. S:>Iii by Dr. .!. F. \V DeL?>nue. ETWTTPO? Successor th F. TI. Folsom & i?ro. SUMTER, S. C. Dealer in CLOCKS, 3STffZLSrT Fine Gold and Silver Watches. Sterling Silver ?na fino?t plated BrMal Ffosents, Rich Je-vtlry in Gobi and r?ate. Ciccks. Spectacles anti Eye Glasses. Opera Glasses. Gold Pen?. Machine Needles ?nd Gil for all Machines, Fishing Tackle. &c. The celebrated l?oyal St. John Sewing Ma? chine a::d finest Razor in America always on hatid. Repairing promptly and neatly exe? cuted hy skilled workmen. Orders by mail will receive careful atten? tion. Sent. 5 Sumter, S. C. RATES-Sl PER DAV. Liberal deduction according to time. Comfortable Rooms. Good Taine, Private Parlor for Ladies. J. H. DIXON, Nov. 28. Proprietor. ft. WHITE & SON, Insurance Agents, Offer in First Class Companies. FIRE INSURANCE, TO RX A DO INSURANCE. ACCIDENT INSURANTS, LIFF INSURANCE, PLATE i? LASS INSURANCE. SURETYSHIP ON BONDS. April 6 1 We have some beautiful Attractive Styles, AND WQ have some beautiful ack Silks. A LOVELY. ASSORTMENT OF l?a?K?kcrcIik'? ?loiserv, I i SHOES, ETC j Lad?e* who bo}' of us SAVE; money. The store is fall j of pretty things. i FOR MI^X, j WE HAVE CHOICE GOODS. CLOTHING, HATS, j S?OES, ! NECKWEAR, Etc. ix KKMKMBKPi WK ALWAYS RKEPTH?: BS BOT. Sont "J'?. ?fllf?STREPS ?^W^^ntecxana^ ff ??23 ^ Bwfcs?iS?r ?;;>:5 paper, or cl",*?.:'? c^t?rst-? : on ndvcrtlcii?; epsco when i'i Chicago, v*ti? ?md it rn fi?* ii Atlantic Coast Ii?e< WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA E. R. CON B::IV SV.I> sctfi ?:? I'MS. Ti?A?NS GOINU -SOUTH._ "Date.! April M. v?U.\!\r? 2?jK??. 27j.So.j6S i-. .M .| I'. M I P. M. L've \Vi!mir)2t'>n. Leave .Marion. Arrive 'Fhrntnce. ........ Lea va Florene*.; Ar*vc Sumter. .* G 25! ' H? Iii ? 42; 12 4!? 3 2^ JO 3t)j I 2c! 4 25 i>.. 5 -? A Ai I No ?3 ; A M j jP. M. J ? 2'?.'t 6 O'C ! 4 4f: . ! 7 Sfc Leave Sunter. . Ar*' o C.i'a?.r?yia. . .. !.\7o 52, 5 15 I! 5&I y OTC N i. ? 2 r:Vr.s 'th?cagh fr-v.n Charleston via Central R. ii. # Leaving Lanes 8:22 A. M., Harming 8:5S A. M. Train on C. & D. R. ll. connects at Florence wit1: Np. !>%. TAW K S C 01S NO RTK. Leave Columbia. A:'ve Sumter. Lea-ve Sumter.... Arrive Florence... Lear? FUre-ce*.. Leave Marier:. Arr. Wilmington,. *D;?:iy. f Daily except Sunday. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S C., via Central il R,. arriving Manning 7:fii P. M., I&???-7&2 ?. M.. CharltonT:W P. M. No. ?3 connects nt Tb>rence vita C. and D. train for Cheraw and tVadesboro. ?'os- 7S ?id 14 n.ake close connection ai Wilmington v.'i:*i vV. ? W. % R. Kr "all point* North Train on Fl< renee E. R. leaves Fee Dee daify ??x<-rpr ?'u::<iav 5.15 P. M.. arrive Howland 7'3o P. M. Returning leave Rowland 7 CO A. M:> arrive Pee Dee; 10:00 A.M. Train on Mandie.-ter & Augusta R. R. leaves Sumter daily excent Sun<iay, \ G:?,i> A. M.. ar? rive Pinewood 1.1.4fi Returning leave Pine? wood 12:01, P. M.. arrive Sumter 1:25 P. M. JOHN F. DIVINE. General Sup't. J. R. KEN LY, Superintendent Trans. T. M. EMERSON, Cen. Passenger Ag't. Atlantic Coast Line. NORTH-EASTERN R. R. OF S. CK CONDENSED SCHEDULE, TRAINS GOING SOlTH._; Dated April 14, [?39 ?No. 27?No. 23jNo. 63 A.M. A.M." P.M. Lea ve Florpr.cc. *1 35 *7 30 f 6 00 44 Kingstree. 2 29 ? 48 7 22 Arrive Lanes. 2 50 9 10 7 Al Leere Laoes. 2 50 9 20 * 7 50 Ar've Charleston. 5 (?0 11 30 9 30 Train No. 63 takes No. 53 South of Lanes. "Train or. C. & D. R. fl. connects at Flor? ence v.ith No. 61 Twin. TRAINS GOING NORTH. ~~ INo. 7SjNo. 14|NO. 52 A.M. *12 25 2 45 2 50 3 10 4 20 P.M. * 4 30 6 28 6 2S 6 45 8 05 No. 66 * 7 30 9 10 f 9 28 9 51 ll 10 Letrrs Charleston.. Arrive Laue3. Leave Lanes. " Kiagstree... Arrive Florence... * Daily, t Daily except Sunday. Train No. 52 fakes No. 62 North of Lanes. Train No. 62 connects at Florence with train on G. & D R. R. for Cheraw, S- C , and VV:tdesboro, N. C. No. 5? runs through to Columbia via Central R R. of S. C. N.5?. TS and l-l run solid to Wilmington, N. C.. making close connection with W. & W. R. R. for ali points north. J. R. KEN LY, J. 7. DIVINE, Supt. Trans. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Geo'] Pass. Agent._ Scuih Caroiina Railway Cfc PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. - JOINT TIME TABLE, NO. 2. Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railr road, and Camden Bran:h S. C. Railway. In effect Monday, June 25th, 1833. S?VTHEOCXD. Nos. 12-5 157 13? a tn pm pm Leave Lancaster 6.30 3 00 4 55 " Pleasant Hill 6 53 3.22 5.30 " Oakhurst " 01 3 30 5.42 " Kershaw 7.11 3 41 5.47 " Westville T.?5 3.56 6 28 ? DeKalb 7 37 4.07 6.55 " Camden S <>0 4.07 8 00 ? June. 9 01 5 29 1*0.02 Arrive Kiugvilie 9 31 6.00 11.00 .? Columbia 10.15 G.49 " Orangeburg 6 50 " Charleston 9 Augusta 11.30 KOKTEWABD. Nos. 137 153 401 um am am Leave Augusta 8.15 " Charleston 7.00 p m " Orangebarg 8 57 2.09 " Coi umida S 50 3.30 " Kintrviile 4.45 9.45 4 ?& " Camden June. 5 44 10.16 4.4'Q " ? S 30 ll. 15 5.5o <( DeKalb S 07 il 37 6 16 ? Westville 9.28 il 50 6.28 p m " Kershaw 9.52 12 05 6.43 " Oakhurst 10.C9 12.15 6.53 " Pleasant Kill 10 22 12 23 7.01 A rr: vre Lancaster 11.00 12 45 7.25 Trains on Camden Division run daily, So noays excepted. Through trains both ways between Laoca'S" ter and Columbia. Through coach both w-vrs between Lancas? ter aud Charleston. Connections made at Colulabfa fer \Ves5 and North, at Cbarlt^ton on Tuesdays an"i. Fridays with steamers for New York ; at Au? gust;, for tho Writ. Through tickets cn sals at Camden to ail points, P. C. ALLEN, General P-sscr.ger ar.d Ticke? A?rer.'t. SUITER mm WORKS, ESTABLISHED IN 1869. - ny W. P. Si ITH, WHO IS STILL PREPARED WITH Improved Facilities, TO FURNISH MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES^ ?ll Ei3i?5 cf Cemetery "Cork, Dec lr. First Class VTorkaianship. If you wact to know .-ill about BEES AND HONEY Prod' ction, by the most economical acd prac? tical methods, send tor free samp.. 1 iii-: A MER IC A M l?KE JOURNAL, A large ?;t:arUi. ;<-: pages, publishsd Weekly ?ii ihto ;'....' .;r a Vt-ar Address pi?Tt?^"; THOMAS (? NEWMAN ?: SON, 9'J:- ? ?)25 West Madison Sr., Chicago, fltlS ?UBBES STAMPS KAWt STAMPS FOR MARKING CLOTHING w?h iatieliible ink, ?r (:>T printing visiting jard.*, and STA 31 PS OV AX Y Iv! KD for stamping BUSINESS CARDS, EXVKLv OPES or anything eise. Specimens of variuuf .. s?vic- (?n hand, which w?l liCNhotru witb pleas? ure. Tho LOWEST PRICKS possible, and. orjer.-: filled prvaip??y. Ca!! on O. P. OSTEEN. At the-Watchtrtwo and WS..jtbron OJ C*-" Sumter: S. O. .