The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 07, 1889, Image 1

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" MR SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, bo thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's " THE TKUE SOUTHRON, Established jane, isH _ i_-_ . Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.1 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7, 1889. New Series-Vol. IX. ?o. i. Published orory Wednesday, BY N". Gr. OSTEEN, ; : S?MTEli, S. C. TERMS : T ?w?h P?lkrs per annum-in advance. ADVERTISEMENTS. O^e Square, first riser lion.$1 00 Every subseqaen t insertion. 50 Contracts; .for three mon tts, or longer will be made at red nc? 1 rates. "~7?i?communicat?ons which subserve private interest will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. > Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesome! ess. More econ?mica! than the ordinary kindr, and can? not be sold ia competition with the multitude of lbw test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in eons. ROYAL BAK? ING POWDER CO.. 106 Wall-st., N. Y. Ely's Cream Bal m CteaiEKB the Nasal Passages. Al? lays Inflammation. Heals tho Sores. Bestares tho Senses of Taste, Smell and Hearing. A particle is applied into each nostril and is agreeable. Price 50c. at Druggists or bj mmm TT YPF^TTTn^' r~ Warren St.,New York. If You Have Ko appetite, Indigestion, Flatulence, SieK Headache, "all run down," i^S* tag flesh, you ?ill find the remedy yon need. They tone np the weak stomach and build up the flagging? energies. Sufferers from jae nt ni or physical oven? ?ok will lind relier from them. Nicely sugarcoated* ; SOLD JEVE?YWHKRE. BRUNSOI HOUSE, Sumter, S. C. RATES-$1 PER DAY Liberal deduction according to time. Comfortable "Rooms. Good Table, Private Parlor for Ladies J. H. DIXON, Nov. 28. Proprietor. H S?ll? Agents* Offer in First Class Companies. FIRE INSURANCE, TORNADO INSURANCE, ACCIDENT INSURANCE, LIF?? INSURANCE, PLATS GLASS INSURANCE. SURETYSHIP ON BONDS. April ?_ FOR SALE. A. WHIT Insurance I have on band a H DC lot of CLEAR STRAINED HONEY, this season'? make, for sale by thc gallon or less quaotity. Orders fiil^d at residence, on Republican Street. .Samples caa bc seen at Watckmoo* and Southron oflice. N. G. OSTEEN. I.F. W. MM?m Ag021t. -DEALER IN MMlWttM, [TOUT SOAPS, PEBFUME6Y t AND ALL KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco, Snuff ?md Segars, GARDEN SEEDS, &C, -ALSO Paints, Oils, Varnishes, GS?SS, PUTTY, kc. .AND DYE STUFFS, -o Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genu? ine, and of the best quality. Call and sec for yourselves. FOB SALE. 1 10-Borse Power Tozer Eneme and Boiler. 1 6*0-Saw Brown Cotton Gin, Feeder and Condenser. 1 BOBS (steam) Cotton Press. 1-Grist Mill, 20 feet Shafting, 5 Pul? ley?, Belts, etc. Property can be seen at the old J. J. Knox place, and oa Saturdays the Engine and Mill caa be seen ia motion. All in repair. JAMES D. ISLANDING, Jtise2?u 3 Sumter, S. C. fOopyrtght by J R Llppmcott Company, Phila? delphia, Pa., and published by special arrange? ment through me American Press Association.] TCONTIXTJEDJ CHAPTER XIV. Y eleven o'clock s ?i a r p tho next morning Martin the detective ar? rived at Bush's lodgings. Iiisap pearanco sur? prised Rush. IJc had expected to ese a ferret eyed, Ul dressed maa, with short cut side wtiiskers and shorter h a ? r-a veritable Sorgt. Bucket; instead of which ho saw a tall, slim man, with a delicate, foreign looking face, finely cut features, palo complexion, curling black hair, well kept beard and mustache, and largo eyes with drooping lids-altogether a well dressed, fine looking fellow. Rush could hardly believe that ho was thc detective, but ! soon found out that ho was, and they began at once to plan out a course of action. Martin had never seen the al? leged murderer of Roso Ellington, but had a careful description of him. knew that his name was Costello, and that ho was mixed up with mediums and free? thinkers. This wa3 clew enough fer him. The man who liad given jhim this information had been called out west on business, but wrote that ho hoped to re? turn in timo to take a liand in the hunt. Rush and tl io detectives visited all tho mediums, astrologers and fortuno tellers in New York in the course of a fortnight. They held conversations with the spirits of departed friends, had their horoscopes cast and their fortunes told. Thedeteo tivo palmed himself off as a medium, and exhibited so thorough an acquaintance with the slang of tho profession that Rush had a suspicion he must hare prac? ticed its arts sometime in his lifo. One day Martin received a letter from their informant in tho west telling thom that ho had heard of Costello being at a certain medium's on East Fourth street, and advising them to watch thc placo with tho greatest vigilance. After this letter of information Martin and Rush walked over to East Fourth street, where on tho front door post of No. - they found this legend painted in white letters on a black square of tin: I MADAME FANNY, COUNTESS DE PARIS. : CLAIRVOYANT AND HEALINO MEDTCST; : : FXEQOALED 6P?RIT OCTDE; ? . . I CNITES THE SEPARATED. ; I FRONT PARLOR; DAILY. ! Martin found the janitrcss, and at once secured thc back parlor of this mis? erable tenement, which was connected by folding doors with Mme, Fanny's front parlor. Thc two men had got themsel ves up to k>ok Uko very disrepu* " io fellows -Rush like a I?owery boy and Martin like a Spiritualist. Tlie latter's pale face and inky beard, and thc peculiar expres? sion of his eyes, helped him to carry out tliis disguise; and lie parted his rather long hair in the middle, and wore a coat with a cape, and a big soft black hat Rush could hardly contain himself when he talked to the mediums about tho "con? trol," fell into apparent trances and spouted the greatest lot of rubbish, all of wliich was listened to with delighted cars, particularly by the novices. Tho old hands knew it was only acting, just a?their "tronces" were acting. In their back parlor Martin and Rash spent many long hours, tho former be guiliug the time by telling thrilling sto? ries of bia detective work. Ho had h.ad some wonderful adventures, and ho sometimes named james when ho was telling them, names that were well known in New York, but about which few peoplo knew that there wero any suspicious circumstances. ? Rush yiri Martin visited "Madame Fanny, Coantcsse de Paris," one day. to get a look at her room and see how tho communicating door was fastened. It was not a very secure fastening-a bit of string tied around the two handles. A sharp knife dexterously thrust through the crack would easily cut thc string, and the ill hung doora would roll open of their own weight. On tho day of their visit to t!ie ''countess," Martin Intro? duced Rush as a young man who had been robbed of his watch in thc Bowery. It was a valuable one, and he hoped she would bo ablo totclihim where totind it. As an inspiration to her trance, Mme, Fanny demanded a fee of one dollar in advance; and then, taking her seat in a shabby stuffed chair, she closed her eyes and waited for thc trance. The men seated themselves on nn equally shabby sofa, and Rush watched thc medium as she lay bock with brr eyes closed, She was thin and pale, with sharp features and hair that had been touched up with dye and that was still in curl papers. She woro a soiled wrap? per, and the slippers on her feet had evi? dently seen better days. Mme. Fanny herself looked as if she mig!it have once been pretty. That she thought some? thing of her appearance was seen by tho attempt to tako caro of her hands. Her nails were not over clean, but they were long and carefully trimmed, and her lin? gers, though thin, were well shaped. By tho time Rush had ruado this mental inventory c? her personal charms j \ Fanny heaved a dee]) sigh and her lips ^ moved. "Mc see watch-pretty watch- | r tick-ticky-tick-gold watch." j 1 "Yes," said Rush, "gold watch and | ? chain-watch with gold face, and fob ( chain." r "Such a pretty watch! Numbers in j ? gold, too," sho continued, not noticing thc interruption. "Pretty chain! I see pretty things flanging on chain. Oh, naughty man he tako \x> watch. ?hero he run fast to ?shop. Three balls hanging out in front. Old man with big nose. Ho got watch." Then, shuddering from head to foot, Mnie. Fanny opened her eyes and looked around her. "Did you get the desired information?** she asked. "Yes," replied Rush; "a little lisping child told us that tho watch was a gold watch; that I had boon robbed of it and that tho thief had taken it to a pawn? broker's." "Tho 'control' Is little Mamie; sho al? ways tell? theso things correctly. If you search the pawnshops you will find your watch." Rush thanked her for her information and tho two men retired to their room. t "Did you over hear such a pack of lies ? I in your lifer' said Rush, as tho door closed behind them. "Hush! you wjQl be heard," answered tho detective, "Yes, of course I hav< often, from tho samo class of people." "And to think that they can got an person to believe in them!" "I am nc* eurprlsed tliafc they ca dupe the lower classes-tho poor igix rant creatures that infest this ncighbo] hood; but they succeed In getting a pn sumably respectable, intelligent lot of ps trons. Didn't you notice thut nice lookin, turnout a few doors below hero ycstci day? Well, I saw a handsomely dressa woman, heavily veiled, get out of tba carriage and come in here to Mme. Fan DJ'S. She probably listened to just sue! drivel as you beard in there just now only, of course, it was about a love ai fair; and she went borne satisfied. It i a credulous world." "Yes, credulous whero it should b suspicious and suspicious where it shoul< bo credulous," answered RUSIL Whijo Rush was doing tins detective work ho was almost isolated from gen eral society. There was some excito ment to be got out of ft, but f>e and Mar tin wero rather holding back until tte arrival of tho man Johnson from th< west. Martin thought and expressed hi suspicions to Rush, that Johnson hat been in love with Roso EE?ngton, ant had been cut out by Costello, who wai reported to havo strange fascinations foi women. Johnson had not tho timo O] tho money to spend in ferreting out th< proofs of his suspicions, and was obligee to take Tho Dawn into his confidence, Ho had not seen Costello many times, and although he declared that ho would know bim again if he saw him, he foll surer of recognizing bim by his voice, which he said was indescribable, but pe? culiar and never io bo forgotten. Rush longed to seo Helen with an irre? sistible longing, to which ho gavo way one evening. Leaviug Martin on watch, he went to his lodgings first and dressed himself, and then walked around to the Academy. The opera was "Faust," again. Helen sang divinely. Rush adored every note of that beautiful music, and he was lifted out of himself by Helen's exquisite performance. Mar? guerite was admitted to bo her best part, uiid she certainly gave an ideal interpre? tation of it. Dear girl, how he loved her! He forgot the tenor, who was act? ing in hi3 most impassioned manner; ho forgot everything but Helen; and when she appeared at tho window in a flood of moonlight, her dark eyes intensified by her golden hair, and 6ang tho exquisite duet, Ito actually weighed in his mind tho probable result if he should clamber over the foot lights and fold her in his arms. "Here I sit," he thought, "a pas? sion of love tearing me in two; and yet I suppose I look as calm and as unruQled as that venerable banker in his box." His only relief was to join in tho out? burst of applause that broke from all parts of the house. Ho never liked to go behind thc scenes between tho ac when Helen was singing "Faust," because she was so absorbed in tho part that ho felt it was profanation to bring her out of it; so ho wandered about tho lobby, hoping that he might meet some one whom ho knew and who knew her. Ile did meet some one very soon. West Hastings was Dut there, looking very blase, and talk? ing with two or three club friends about ! tis projected trip abroad and tho good imo he intended to have. Then he carno icross Mr. Archer, who insisted upon his ;oi::g up lo Che box. "iiessie has that O'Hara there, and ho x>res the ?ifeout of me with his tnsulier iblo affectations. I don't Hko tho man, md yet I havo no right to take so violent i prejudice against him. It would be a ^reat relief tome, however, if you should :omo up, and I know Bessie would bo jlad to see you. Wo haven't seen you br a long timo. What has been the natter?' Mr. Archer asked, as ho con? ducted Rush to his box. Rush explained that he was working ip a special caso for Thc Dawn and was musually busy. As they neared t?>e K>X, they saw O'Hara bending low over >esslc from his seat above. They could dmost sec thc pupils of his cat like eyes lilatc as ho talked to her iu his slow, JH> ;uliar voice. Mrs. Archer looked at him md shuddered. She could only catch a vord of his conversation now and then, md that moro than satisfied lier. Ho vas talking upon a subject she disliked. "Whether ono believes in spiritualism >r not," O'Hara was saying, "ho must Ldmit that there aro some wonderful lungs dono in its ?amo. I should Uko rou to meet a little woman down town -a medium, I suppose she calls herself. She would tell you things that would set rou to thinking. If you want to make an ippointment to meet her, I will arrange ho meeting, aud get ?lrs. Pryor to chap iron us. It's notan attractive place, but ? is perfectly reputable or you may l>o mro I shouldn't suggest your going heres.1* All this was said ir. a low voice, so that Hrs. Archer did not catch enough of tho 5onvcrsation to know what it was about, lad she known, she would have spuken mt plainly.. O'Hara seemed to speak K?hind his tongue, and it was quito diffi? cult to understand him unless you gave rour mind to the effort. This impedi nent, if impediment it could bo called, nado him speak slowly, and thi-s slow lcss gave a certain Impressiveness to tho ixnplcst remark ho made. Mrs. Archer greeted Rush with the greatest cordiality. He seemed like a vliiiT of fresh country air after a breeze rom Hunter's Point Bessie also was >loascd to soo him. Though she was rcry much interested in what O'Hara vas saying, she fourni the nv tn rather )ppressivo, and there was something illili his dilated pupils that she didn't dtogcther li ko. When Rush entered tho box, O'Hara vent out, and Mrs. Archer seemed to wreathe more freely. Tho conversation was lively and generad until the curtain vas rung up again. Then they listened vita breathless interest t<* the beautiful ausia Rush could not he'p contrasting lis present surroundings with those of a ow hours before and a few hears hence. )u every side of him were youth, beauty, efincmcnt and wealth. Tho woman ho idorcd was before his eyes, singing as no jue else could sing. "Oh, to sec her, hear her Ping?-r:, Sea reo I know which ls divinest, ** [noted Rush. Then hi3 thoughts wan lered back to tho miserable tenement in j Cast Fourth street whero ho was to ?pend ho night, with poverty, wretchedness nd crime on every fiid^, and h^ himself >n the track of a murderer. Tho life of i journalist has variety in it, if nothing :Isc. Then he looked about him, at the 'glittering horseshoe;" tho delicate per umo of tho flowers that lay upon tho ailing of tho boxes was wafted lo his tostrils, and ho was intoxicated by tho cene. His reverie was broken in upon j >y Mr. Archer, who tapped him on tho i houlder. ? "Just look at West Hastings," said he. j 'That fellow is more in lovo with Helen < han I gavo ltira credit for being. Ho 1 tas not taken 1?3 eyes off her once since < he carno upon the stage." i Sure enough, thero ho sat in Ins pro- < cenium box, alone, his eyes riveted on - tho lovely face of Helen Knowlton anti his cara drinking in every noto of her voice. This waa not a pleasant sight to Rush, and it sent bini back to his tene? ment houso watch In no happy frame of mind. But his work grew moro inter? esting as timo went on, and ho soon be? came completely absorbed in picking up tho threads of evidence against the mur? derer of thc unfortunate actress. CHAPTER XV. O il N II or! stone was very much dis? turbed in his mind. He was in love with Leoni tho dancer, and ho had promised to marry Amy Bay? liss, tho rector's daughter. Tho worst of it was that ho was very fond of Amy,and ho [did not want to treat her un? kindly. But ho was determined to marry Leoni. On that point he was strong though on most others ho was weak. Ile would still let Amy believe that they were to bo married in thc fall. Per? haps in the meantime ho could think of a good excuse for breaking off thc match. Ho might pretend to bo jealous-to be? lieve that she didn't love him. Not only was John disturbed on this account, but tho stato of affairs of tho Mutual Divi? dend Mining company did not tend to mako him happy. Col. Mortimer waa drinking heavily and playing high-two sure signs that ho was losing faith in tho continued prosperity of thc company, and there were some ugly rumors afloat that reflected upon thc company's credit. John, too, feared a day cf reckoning, and ho followed the example of his chief tn the matter of drinking and high play. His letters to Amy became less frequent, and his visits to Leoni more so. He was infatuated by tho Italian's beauty and her passionate love for him, and ho could not keep ?tway from her. Two or thrco times lie had gono to seo her while feel? ing tho worse for liquor. She was terri? bly shocked; but ho explained tho cir? cumstance as an accident, and she waa quito willing to accept tho explanation. Ono day, after a matinee, ho called for lier at tl? stage door of thc Academy to take her homo in his carriage. She re? fused to go with him at iirst, because her mother waa not with her; but John argued so eloquently that sho yielded. W cre.they not engaged to bc married? Indeed, they were really as good as hus? band and wife. It was only a question of a few words of ceremony. Moreover, Lc had something of great importance to say to her. and ho must say it to her alone. So Leoni got Into tho carriage. John spoke a few words in a low tone to his italian valet, who sat on tho box with the coachman, and sprang into tho car? riage, shutting thc door after him with a j bang of victory. As the horses dashed j ^ up thc street ho took Leonis hand and kissed it deferentially, and held it in his own while he talked to her as ho could BO weil talk io women. John had been drinking, but not heavily, and not enough for Leoni to notice; on\y enough to make him determined to accomplish his object, to which end he brought all his elo? quence to bear. Ho told Leoni the story of his lovo for her-a story sho never tired of hearing: and theo he asked her if sho really loved him. Her words were few, but their emphasis and tho look in her eyes satisfied him. Then bc told her that ho was going to put her love to tho test-that ho was going to ask her to marry him, and to marry him that very afternoon. Circumstances which ho would explain to her some day made it necessary for their marriage to be private. li' he could have his way, he would like it to be proclaimed from the house tops and cried through thc streets, lie was proud of his Jove, and ho wanted tho world to know of it, but adverso late would have it otherwise, if they j were to bo married at all, it must be privately. Leonis face grew palo at the "if," and sho pressed John's hand that held hers with an energy that gave assurance. "I was so euro that you would say yes, darling, that I brought this ring, and I have ordered thc coach? man to drive us tc tho house of a rc Bpcctablo clergyman, who will perform thc ceremony as it should be performed, making thee minc and me thine beyond tiny chance of separation." Tears filled Loom's eyes at tho thought of deceiving ber kind father and mother; but John kissed them away and told her that it would only be for a short tuna lie had his way, and as tho clergyman's house was reached in a few moments the cere? mony was performed at once, Jenn's valet acting as witness. Leoni, fa her agitation, with her imperfect knowledge of English, did not notice that John gave tho name of Hurlstone, After tho ceremony John <lrovo lier home and took dinner with tho family, lie was never gayer and never made himself moro agreeable to Signor and Signora CelLu Leoni wai more cr lesa embarrassed. She felt that she was in a Talso position, and sho was displeased ivith herself for having deceived ber parents, particularly her mother, from ivhom ehe had never concealed anything in her life. Both her father and her mother felt sure that John was seriously in love with Leoni, but they knew their .laughter too well to fi. ar that she would entertain any pre?>osition from him but that of honorable marriage. Those who look upon ballet dancers as an utterly 20rru.pt and abandoned class who regard cvcll to do young men as their legitimate [trey should have known Lisa. Celia. A better girl never lived. Not only was rho tho bread winner fur her family many Uss virtuous girls arv) that), but ?he was purity anti goodness personified. Many women of society, ? hoapplauded ber dam ing, but would have tossed-and turned away their virtuous ails if they liad met her in a drawing room, could :i"t have submitted their lives to such a scrutiny as hen; would bear. Even dear, jood Sirs. Ifurlstono would have taken to her Ix d had r.he known of her John's marriage {.> a premiere danseuse of the Italian opera-not only i?coauso ho was xlready engaged lo thcgtrl of her choice, imt chiefly because of her horror of such a mesalliance. Ir? reality.lhe motlier to have L-ecn made wretched by this marriage ivas Signora Celia, Lisa was much too Tood agirl for John Hurlstone, and never under any circumstances could ho make .?er a devoted husband. Sho was pre vtrcd to give up tho 6tagc-anything, jverything-for hfm. But if ho had lived with her quietly for thrco months , lomcstic life would have palled upon j ^ lim, and had temptation con,.; in hld | " ivay ho would have yielded to it. lie ! .vould never have been urkia;! to Iver: 1 rc ti & h ? d C si b n ti fi C tl f; a s< n fi ti ii h b P P h ? b L A a s: si V? b tl a b b b L; w b u a Y c: b t< H fi V ? ti e: ti ti tt ll J: A c. b c: Si li U ll ci t! Y et tl r< h ,? c< ti u e: o a b a vc h bi ti E that was not his nature, ho would mcr< have sought other attractions. Dut fate did not giro him ahoneynro of ttro conventional sort. Ile saw ve very little of his wife-eo little tl: many a tear mingled with Hie rouge her cheeks and aided thc cold cream its effort to tako off tho stage "make u when thc opera was over aud ho had i como. It was not because John did not wa to eee Leoni that lie stayed away; it w because he was troubled and anhoyc Mortimer kept him at tho Mutual Di1 den 1 ellice until late at night, and he h a great deal of ugly work to do. T colonel, as I have said, could not wri anything but his name, and John waa skillful penman, so his talents in th line were given many an opjK>rtunity : these ali night sittings. John knew th li-.? was doing wrong, but ho said to hit: seif j "Mortimer says lt's all right, and cunt go bock on lMor?ime?sM lio ?ulckly Mortimer would havo '*QOZ bach" On him If it had been to his inte ?st to do sol Just now, hKnvever, it w: bo his* advantage to conciliate John au k> uso him. In tho midst of his excitement an Annoyances John received a long an oving letter from Amy, telling him th: >ho and her mother were coming to Ne1 k'ork to buy the material for her trou ?au. "It may seem to you, dear Jobi hat I am taking time by tho forelocl mt I haven't a minuto too much. I ar roing to make everything myself. N >thcr hand but mino shall take a stitc n my wedding clothes. It is an egotist: :al idea, perliaps you will say, but vant to be busy all this lime, and I wau vork that will not prevent my thmkin, >f you every minuto. As I sew thc hour Lway, every stitch will have the name c ny own beloved John sewed io with it f you think this is foolish, dear John, wgivc me. I will try and bc less sill} fter tho happy day that is coming." John read this letter over slowly, wore y word; then, letting tho paper slir. rom his fingers to tho floor, ho sat for a jw minutes gazing vacantly before him. Ie could not think clearly: he felt liken ian in a stupor. If ho had been cruel, 0 would have sent a letter to Amy Bay ss, telling her that he could not marry cr because ho loved another woman, 'hat would bo tlvc shortest way out o? lio difficulty, but ho did not want tc ain her. "Poor Amy! Why does she are for such a good for nothing as lam: can't tell her I don't love her, because I o; I love her tis a brother. But brotherly 3vo isn't much, after what I have pro :isted. Well, it's nearly five months be? are September; a good deal can happen 1 that time; a good deal has happened i less limo. Thinking won't help mat ?rs, anyway." So ho threw Amy's letter in the fire, nd, walking over to tho sideboard, cured out half a glassful of brandy and rank it slowly, Then he took n mouf li? lli of ico water, lighted a cigar, and, blowing himself in a big chair, began 5 think again. "Hang it all! can't a man get away rom his thoughts?" be muttered aloud. As he rose impatiently from his chair gain his eyes fell upon the large photo raph of Leoni on tho easel. "Leoni ?y own-my wife! I haven't seen you jr days, my darling. Poor girl! I'll go co you this moment." And, taking his at and top coat, ho walked over to ?roadway. There he hailed a coupe and rovo at once to tho Cellos'. Signor 'ella had not left his bed yet: he wo3 uffering a good deal of pain. Signora ad gone to tho market-to Washington larket, sho mado such good bargains licro and had such a variety to select rom. John sympathized with Signor "ella's pains, but ho thanked lira von li?t Washington market waa not a block arther up town, ile could have Leoni ll to himself for once, and ho had not jen ber for so long that he felt he could ever seo enough of lier. How l>eauti nl she was, and how he loved lier-for h.e time being! Leoni was at first disposed to 6'.K>W a lt!o coolness and take John to task for aving stayed away from her so long; ut ho was an export ut making his eaco with women, und Leoni was soon located. What a happy two hours they ad! Jolm forgot all u!*x:t Amy, tho Lutual Dividend and the rest of his trou les, and thought only of tho moment, [e told Leoni that ho would be at tho icadeniy that evening to fetch her horne, nd he kept his word. Signora Celia in isted upon bis coming in and having ;?pper with them, and he accepted the >vitation with eagerness. His evening 'as almost as happy as Ids morning had cen. He had been happier that day ian lie thought lie ever could be again fter tho receipt of Amy's lettcc Th" next day, as Ivo 6at over his lato rcakfast thinking of Leoni und the day efore, his valet entered tho room beur ?g a telegram. Supposing it waj from Loriimer, who always communicated ith him by telegraph, owing to his ina? nity to write, John toro it open caro .ssly, tossed tho envelope in the grate nd read: Mrs. Bayliss GIV.1 Amy left on ?;.A) train for New erk. Please weet them. GEORGS UAYUSS. John turned pale, but he said., coolly nough, "AH r?jh?. Antonio. Tell tho oy no answer." And Antonio left him ) les thoughts. He looked at his atch. It wau ll o'clock. The nm rom Farmstcd was not moro than .YO hours. T?iey must bo sifting .attiug at tito station now - poer dugs. Ho would send his valet with souses for his unexpected absence from ?wu. Hea rose hastily to ring forAu > ?io, when that noiseless attendant cn red tho room. "Two ladies to see sig or; would signor ceo them:" As t!ie ian spoke, John raw Mrs. Bayliss and .my in the hall. It was too Lite to cs rpo, so ho vwnt out to meet them, and rought them into Ibo room, holding ich one by thc hand. He was so glad to ?S them, and so mortified to think ho adn't met them nt tho train; but tho legrara liad not preceded them by three linutes; herc it was. And ho fished tho nvelopc from tho hearth and showed tem the dace of its receipt at the New or!; oluce. "The company ought io bo jed for such delays," ho sahl. Thus he rattled on, while tho ladies let ?cir. delighted eyes wander about the tom. They had neither of them ever cen in tho apartments of ti wealthy achclor l>eforc, and they wore astonish .1 at his luxuriousness. John blushed ) the roots of his itair as hts eyes fell pon Lcoui's portrait. Ile made some souse to at traci their attention to an? ther part of tito room, while he pulled bit of drapery over the photograph , ut not before Amy had seen that it was ballet dancer in tights. "Dear John as to considerate of her. Ho might ? ave the picture of a dancing girl in his i >om-all men did have sucli pictures- I ut when his fiancee carno in his first lought was to hide it from her sight, i iven tho photograph of a ballet dancer, J e considered, polluted the air sho had ? 1 > breathe." j 1 Amy apologized for coming :.> bis ^ wrns, but her motlier too:* thq biarra1, * saying she had como to him because she was so frightened at being {a New York alone, whcio neither sho nor Amy had ever been before. John blamed her in his kindlest manner for thinking an apology necessary, anti at once busied himself -about brewing them a pot of tea. Ho was a tea drinker himself, and he in? dulged in the very best teas. There were French rolls, too, and little bails of Dar? lington butter. Antonio set the table for thom with John's daintiest dishes, and John waited upon them in his mest gra? cious manner. They were charmed; and and well they might be, ii' there is any charm in novelty. John's one fear was of being left alone with Amy, and he wanted to keep the conversation away from the trousseau as long as pessibb. After tho huhes had eaten their rolls and drunk their tea, they said they must be o?? to tho shops, and they expected John to accompany them. Amy wanted Ins opinion on some important ti ?Atters, ehe said, Mushing, and did hope he could go with tliem, Jolin pulled out Iiis Watch, and, with an expression of genu? ine annoyance on his handsomo face, said that it was just Ids hard luck; if ho had only known of their coming in Limo ho could have arranged the matter, but os it was there was no help for it. Thcro was an important meeting at the Mutual Dividend office at noon that would prob? ably last all day. Thcro would, how? ever, be a recess for lunch, and at half past 1 he could join them at Delmonieo's and bring Rush with him. It would be a real old fashioned family gathering. In the mean time ho would put thom in a carriage and instruct tho driver care? fully, so they neetl havo no fear of get? ting lost, and ho would join them punc? tually at half past 1. " Amy was disappointed, but she bore her disappointment bravely. Sho felt sure that John would havo gono with thom had it been possible, lie iiad got to be such a man of business now; and he really had tho worried look of a man who is bothered by his affairs. He looked well, though, in many ways. Ho was stouter than when he left Farmsted, and his complexion was ruddier; but she didn't quite like tho expression of his eyes. It was restless and not at all hap? py. He seemed to bo in tho best of spirits, however, and his manner was about tho same. He liad not kissed her when she carno in, but ho kissed her as he led her down stairs, and sho was sat? isfied. So Amy and her mother went to buy the trousseau, and John went down to tho office of The Dawn to seo if he could find RUSIL. HO was not there; he was off on his detective work; but, as luck would have it, Jonn met liim just turning into Fourth street, and captured him for thc lunch. They were a merry party at Delmoni? eo's. Amy was delighted to bo with John once more, John was delighted to havo Rush along to make tho conversa? tion general, and Rush was delighted to seo that all was well between John and Amy. Once ho turned tho conversation towards the opera, for ho was thinking of Helen; but John turned it in another di? rection, for he was thinking of LconL Tho lunch party was a success, and when it broke up John asked Rush to put tho ladies on tho train, as ho had to re? turn to that tiresome directors* meeting. So he shook hands with Amy and Mrs. Bayliss, and left them in Rush's care, congratulating himself upon tho way everything had passed off. Ho really did havo business at tho Mutual Dividend cf fico, and Mortimer was cursing liim at that very moment for being away. Ile hurried back, and the two were locked up until after midnight In the private of? fice, long after Ajay Bayliss had fallen asleep, though the excitement of tlvo day kept her awake unusually lato, and long after Leoni had thrown lier tired body on her little couch to rest and dream of her husband. [TO BS CONTINUED J PRUSSIAN RECRUITS. A Lice tenant Says Many o? Titea Aro llena-ly Ignorant ou All Subject?. Thc greater proportion of tlw re? cruits come to tho regiment raw in every respect, bodily, morally and mentally; no inconsiderable number of {.hem havo aireadv been in prison. Thc recruit is, os a ru ic, neither good nor bad ; thc greater part of the nation is, tit the agc of twenty years, morally and intellect nail v. at ("lie sumdard of a child of educated parents at ten years. There aro even some individuals who arc beneath this. I have had recruits who found great dilliculty in pro? nouncing tho number thirty-four. I asked one of these to count His scale 1 of numbers went up io cloven; ho had beard of thirteen and seventeen, but ho did not know what they meant This was a German ; tho Slavs of our fatherland are still more difficult toed- , neate, since they do not understand German. They are further accustomed to an almost incredible amount of roughness in their intercourse with their parents and associates. I remember a recruit who could only speak Polish, of whom I as a lieuten? ant had to undertake the training, and ; who did not understand u single word that I said, and stood storing vacantly , before him, I t?>kl another of ibo re? cruits, who could .speak German and l\?lish, to translate what I was saying. 1 This fellow went up to liim and gave 1 him at once a tremendous box on tho : cars. When I reproved him for this j he met mc with the startling argument: , "Oh, you must Ictmedoit, lieutenant, j ho understands much better now." Tho box on tho ear in their society answered thc same purpose as "Do you 1 bear?" does in Berlin, or ns tho touch I on thc shoulder which many men use ! to draw attention to their words. j What patience is required to make such men understand ail that belongs to j their duty in the field, to order, and to ? discipline, without even unco knock- ' tug them down, ho only can know I whose forbearance has been thus put i to a practical test. From tho moral i [Knut of view also many-recruits aro j ii backward as a child VJ years ' old. Among many of them no trace cnn bo found" of tho feeling . yf duly, of religious conscience, ot patriotism, or ol' honor, while there 1 isa proportionately small percentage *? jf them who have any idea of good or \ evil. The great 'mass only know good t from evil from the fart that tho latter s is punished. '*! will not do this or j Lhat, because if I do I shal l bo put in prison or in tho house of correction.* Many recruits hear ih-st of duty, honor I JV patriotism from their instructor > titer they have joined tho army, t Many of thom, even from parts of tho country where German is spoken, ( ?now nothing: of tho history of their ^ fatherland. ^There is a sort of figure )? speech which wo use when some 1 >ne lias ssid something' which every- j J jody knows: "Yes, old Fritz is dead.'1 j ? By "means of this I discovered that j t nany of my mon had never heard of ! c Frederick thc Great I asked one of ; hen once, and he answered: "Yes, I leard that lie had died yesterday."- j Prince lirait zu Hohenlohe Ligeiiin- j jen. tl Story of the Lost Boy. A Graphic Account of a Thrilli: Experience. Our old friend ?Slr. J. J. Knox, 1; called our attention tc the followi very interesting narrativo, recently pu lilied in the Hartford, Conn , Couru: The interest which would natura, attach to a story of this kind is incrct cd in this instance by the statement Mr. Knox, that thc writer is a son au old friend of hts, and that he is promising young minister, of Salisbur Conn., near which thc incidents relat occurred : SALI?U?IIY, Conn , July 10. Go tho morning of Memorial DJ Emil Bonahatcl, not quite three yea old, followed his brothers from tl house a short distance down thc roi into the timber, where they were gotc on their business of charcoal makin) Ile was sent back, and was aftcrwan seco about tho barn at 8 o'clock. Pr< sumably ho followed them again late at any rate he disappeared, and nothiu was known of bis whereabouts until lon afterwards. At G p. m. his brothers returned, an inquiry was at once made for little Eini As he had occasionally gone with thci before, his sister, thc only one of th family remaining at home for thc day supposed he had been with them. T thc horror of all it was reported tba they had seen nothing of him. Th child had been lost sight of for nin hours. The Bonahatcls live on tho top of th Taconio range, near the Hue betwee Mt. Washington, Mass., and Salisbury Conn. It is densely wooded an sparsely inhabited for miles in ever direction. Thc town of Mt. Washing ton itself contains neither doctor, law ycr nor minister, so few are its citizens Salisbury, thc nearest village on th Connecticut side of thc Hue, ts scvci miles away over a rough mountain roa< with a steep climb iu many a place The woods aro the home of wild cafs foxes and occasional wolves, who tnigh rcadily molest a child wandering ii thoso wilds. Thc writer saw a pile o forty-eight such pelts brought from tha region a few weeks ago, the product o a winter's catch by one man. It wat in this locality, one of the wildest k New England, that, a bare-headed anc bare-footed child of two years and nin< months was lost. The father and mother were at worl two miks from home in another direc? tion that day. They were at onct alarmed, and thc entire family set upon the search before the night closed in. A mile and a half from thc house the little foot-prints made by a child's bare feet in thc mud by the roadside were found, and that was thc only trace of him discoverable. All night through the family sought for him with lanterns They had no neighbors and so were alone in thc search, it had rained steadily from thc morning of Memorial Day, and that night it poured in tor? rents. What might become of a child vhilled through with a storm at night? Thur anxiety increased with every hoar. Tho following day fifty men were en? listed in thc search. The rain contin? ued and a cold dreary mist hung upon the mountains, making many a strong man numb with the cold and wet. The woods were searched in every quarter without discovering a single trace fur? ther. All night, too, the lanterns were in usc. Preparations were made for dragging certain of thc mountain ponds into which the child might have fallen. The third day opened with three hundred men in the field. 13y this time thc news had spread to many set? tlements, and thc road was lined with wagons that had brought searching par? ties. Tho pathetic appearance of that agonized father and mother touched every heart. "I am a poor man,'7 said M. l?onahatcl, "bull would rather have my tittle boy than ten thousand dollars." Thc mother could only walk thc roora in distress, utterly fag? ged out with grief and exhaustion. The, rain still continued and a high wind ac? companied it. Tho mist hid every ob? ject twenty feet away. Every road and clearing was miuutcly searched. Men plunged into swamps that hardly a wild cat even could peuotrato. Several of the parties lost themselves and had to climb trees to Sud their way out. Thc third day cloped with all hope abandon? ed cf finding the child alive. The only thought now was of discovering the body and relicvrug thc agony of thc parents, who were well nigh dying themselves of suspense and sleeplcSS QCSS. The fourth day opened with sunshine for thc first time. Tho mist rolled iway at IO o'clock. Five hundred aieu were uow assembled. Long lines i)f searchers, ten feet apart were formed, md every foot of ground was minutely inspected. Tho party satisfied them? selves that thc child could not posMbly bc in thc territory thus gone over. Thc feeling was general that day that the body would now bo found, PO hope being entertained that thc boy could liave survived the storm aud hanger for three days. On tiie afternoon of this day two men .rem Salisbury, Marlin Harri:? and Samuel Kossiter, were making au radc xuideut scat eh on tho side of i?ear \ Mountain. With a light, buckboard flagon they plunged into thc wood-cart paths that, lead dowu into Sal' jury v'atley. Doth were experienced woods? men and knew every foot of the ground. Uca'r Mountain is the highest laud in ' he State of Connecticut (2.o54 feet), { ind is aside from where the main body ? ,vere searching, being also tn another c lirectien from where the footprints were j ?ccu. About I o'clock Kossiter thought ic discovered something moving down he bed of a stream. Is almost took hjs ? ;rea:h away, on coming nearer, to v uakc out tho figure ol a child. It was * t I he lost boy ! ? Choked with emofeiou Rossiter utter- v id a ciy. Evidently tho unusual aoise u lightened thc lktie fellow, for he threw ( ip his hands and started cm a ran. t? Nossiter, now thoroughly excited, ran p iftcr hin?, calling to him that he would akc him to his "papa," and finally ?aptured the little fellow, more wild with . >y than thc discover of the Kohinoor. ll Tho hoy's limbs were swollcu with ; H he late, resembling parboiled tle;d? ; ^ ii? clothed w<.re tom almost a.wuy ; Lia flesh was scratched with many a thoro. ilis fingers were sucked to a point ia his childish eagerness for food. How ho et cr lived through those chilly nights, all unprotected as he wis, with* only a bush fdr roof arid a root for a pillow, will never be known. Traces of leaves were found iii his mouth, soi bc said himself that he ate .them, tie may possibly also havo f?tind May apples in his rambles aod lived opon them. The place of his discovery w*f two miles from his home.* As soon as Rossiter hedd bim in bV arms, a shout was raised, and iu a few moments thc cry rang all through the' mountains, "The boy is found I* Ever/ man passed thc word ou to his neigh? bor within hearing distance, and then* made a break for the boy's house, wbero they knew ho would be brought. One man said of hts partner, ..??? had just told me he was so tired that he* could not go another foot, when we heard tho shout, ?thc boy'is found' That tired out man immediately started on the dead run. Ho cleared boshes, logs and rocks on thc jump. I had alt I could do to keep bim in sight, let1 alone keep up with him. lie ran like' a startled deer, and he never drew up* till bc landed with a spring on thc Boo*' akatcls* porch. One of the searching party said of thc scene that followed, "I was on the main road harrying to thc Bonahatels,**' when a ronner dashed through us od his way to inform the mother. His" face was purple, his tongue hanging out. He stopped at nono of our ic-" quiries. Every man and horse followed him and he beat us all. When he reached thc cabin he had but strength' enoogh to gasp out thc fact, thc boy id safe, and then staggered and fell: Soon after came thc buckboard with the' boy asleep in an old charcoal baske? Rossiter had taken off his own shirt and* placed it on him. Thc mother could scarcely contain herself as she clasped? bim to her heart. All thc men were soon gathered around. Everybody wanted to seo thc boy and to hold him in his arms. -There were tears in their' eyes and tears in their voices.*' Hardly less affecting was the arriv?t of thc father. He was four miles awajf when the discovery was made, bat the* Dews was passed to bim in a few min? utes. He started for thc boase by the' first wagon he found. He could not go fast enoogh. He caught his bey to his* breast and walked up and down ex? claiming, "My little boy is found ? toy little boy is found P* A royal *'three times three** iu given by hundreds of voices and theo, as a further relief to their feelings, tho bat was passed for thc boy's benefit. Thc doo tor was sent for from Salisbury, ind food was sparingly given him/ llthough he called for more pitifully.. Thc next evening a mass meeting of lao citizens of Salisbury was held io* thc Town Hall, surpassing any demon? stration known here even in a political campaign. The Te Deem was sung, a prayer of thanksgiving was offered, and*" reports from the searching party were' ?riven. The enviable man who found bim, "the Stanley of Salisbury" as he* gras called, came forward, sad amid cheers and tears related his experience. The boy's father was present and spoke affectingly ont of a foll heart. Ko said the boy was now weil and entirely recoved. A generous collection was taken to put in the savings bank for tho boy. Everybody congratolated every-;' body else, and especially the father who* seemed to be holding a real reception: [t reminded one of thc occasion of old5 when the geed shepherd after being out imoDg the mountains on a like search/ gathered his friends and neighbors to? gether saying, "Rejoice with me, for f" JU vc found my sheep which was lost.7* JOHN 0. GODDARD. The Girls are Sly, You can tell pretty well how a girf eels toward yen by thc way she takes pour arm. If she doesn't caro a cent you know it by tho iuuifference of her nusclcs. if she has a great confidence n you thc pressure tells it ; and friend - ?hip is as distinct from love in that' node of expression as io / words or. ooks. 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