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I thing worse before long. I think the best .
m.“ .
as beacons mos . .'
.‘flMhshrosd in the mldeizht. .
it strikes at the noondsy hour:
New oi man. no human might
as: aven its deadly power.
‘ "gamry one its limits is laid,
» , respects no sex or '
The stalwart youth. amoebic; maid
.Vvtndtheoidgrsyheerdedsage.
”See. ‘in the twinkling of an ey.‘
How the nullity are laid low!
4|. foolish men. to hope to ily
Tho-heft Of that fatal howl”
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A PANE 0F GLASS.
“Ialnverysorry.Fred. lhsdgotto
likoths girlvery much.snd she has been
very feithinl toher duties and a good sales-
man and allthat. but I cannot permit
this pilierlng to go on. It will lead tosome-
way to save her feelings will be just to tell
her at the end of the week that we don’t
require her services any longer. and in that
way get quietly rid of her without any div
' rest accusation. You now we took her
solely on her own recommendation. with
out asking for any references—in (not, I'll.
do her the justice to admit that she frank-
. lucid us she could not furnish any. being
a muger in the place.
"But this stealing has been going on for
Is month now, and as far as we can learn or
find out ‘she is the first one here in the
morning and is here alone long enough to
give her an opportunity to help herself.
Another thing I have noticed, and that is
M she has had several little trinkets late-
ly which, seem to me decidedly more ex-
travagant than a girl of. her means could
‘ laud to indulge in. unless she has come
by them through such means as I begin to
fear she is guilty of."
Fred hit his lip and was silent.
it would not have helped the case at all
for him to have told his father just then
that he knew the source from whence she
had derived those little gifts. which he had
contrived to convey to her in such away
that she would not be able to deteCt the
giver and so return them. and which it had
aflorded him such delight to see her wear.
little dreaming at the time that theywould
only serve as an additional means oi
strengthening suspicion against her.
He had been only waiting a favorable op-
portunity to speak to her of his feelings
and assure himself of her sentiments, be.»
lore telling his {other of the hopes he had
been cherishing. but before that opportu-
nity arrived this unexpected trouble and
threatened disgrace had cast a shadow over
the {air name of the girl he secretly loved.
“I’ll stake my life, father, that. she hasn’t
a trinket about her but what is honestly
come by." he exclaimed. liftcl a moment's
embarrassed silence. “and that she is a
thoroughly honest and trustwurth y girl.
Don’t discharge her this week. father.
Give her—give me one week more, and let‘
me see if I cnnnot discover the thief. i
promise that if i find it is indeed she I
will not. tryto shield ilcr. lint let me have
that much time to try to discover the real
culprit."
“I don't see how you are going to do it,”
replied Mr. Adams, looking around the
apartment. ”There is no way that i can
see but of getting here ahead of the thief.
whoever it is-and. of course. the money
will not be taken with you looking on, and
there is no way for you to conceal yourself
in the room here. You know I have been
accustomed to leave money in that drawer,
tor the convenience of giving change if it
should be needed, before I get down in the
morning. and nobody knows but you that
I am in the habit of counting it every night
before leaving. and that for the last month
ithasnot balanced with the cashier's ac-
count. but constantly shows a deficiency.
It must. be taken in the morning, before we
get. here, and Miss Allen is. as she has said
herself. the first. one borer-indeed she. has a
key of her own. so that she can get in as
early as she pious-es."
Fred’s eyes had been roving around the
room while his {lulu-r was speaking. There
was.” he said. no possible challoeof his
concealing himself unyw’hcre ill lhe room
without making the fact of that com-ml~
ment evident and thus dcfcul lug his pur-
pose. bllt as llt' glanced over at. lbc desk.
which stood at lilo opposilc side of tho
room near the window, and in one drawrr
oi which was kept the money for such mis-
cellaneous expenses as postage, telegrams
and other incidental small expenditure,
and from which sums that could not be ac-
counted for had been missing for a month
past, his lace lightened. The window {soul
another window or a large building. the
side of which was separaled only by a hurt
row court and which was for the time va-
cant. and a suggestion occurod to him
which be seized upon at once.
“I’ll admit it does look black against.
her. father." he sold. “lint i believe i am
find a way in a week's time either to vindi-
cate her or prove that your suspicious are
just. though i believe that it will vindicate
her. Just let me. have one more week, and
if I don’t dislover the culprit by that time
i will make no further plea.”
"All right, my boy." said Mr. Adams.
.amiling and perhaps not altogether with-
out an intuition as to the cause- oi his son‘s
earnestuem. "i can stand the loss oi a few
pounds more. i guess. Find the culprit.
and you can name your own reward.”
"i don’t desire on y rewsnl." replied Fri-d.
But his troubled lacs told another story.
and one that his (other was not slow to de-
tent.
Not only Nargery Allen. but the three
other girls in the employ of Mr. Adains‘
photographic establishment missed the
frat. bright smile and pleasant word with
which his son had beenwont togreet them.
and into Morgan’s pretty eyes crept a look
* of hurt surprise mingled with a deeper
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feeling that went to Fred’s very heart.
But hemsinlained his demeanor nnshsken.
meanwhile studying each taco and set of
the girls with s scrutiny he had never be.
moved upon them before. and by night he
had pretty well settled in his own mind as
to the culprit, but to make that suspicion
a certainty was the task that remsinad.
it say of the girls in passing near the
Window where the desk stood had chanced
to glance at the building opposite. they
might have noticed that it had been pro-
vided with a shade. with the exception of
“I pain of glass. where the shade had been
fit any. But they either did not notice it
«on not think it or eumcient consequence
510th it they did, and thedsy's work
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Mir
tlelnen landed wear. but on Ford’s {we
was also clearly manifest a look of M- “
uniphantsstlslm on.
"Young ladle-s." said Mr. Adams. ad-
dressing his enuuoyees, "I have rather an
unpleasant. subject to introduce this morn-
ing. but it is not of mynhpssinu, sad i,
would prefer to give you an opportunity to
acknowledge your out than to charge you
with it. Which 01' you is first bore in the
morning?" ‘
”I believe 1 am. sir.” answered Margery.
to which the others assented.
“Well. 1 am sorry to report that iorsome
time pesti have been missing small sums
of money train the drawer where‘l keep the
change for incidental expenses, and to
which [you have all access as occasion re-
quims." continued Mr. Adams. "Nova!
will put it to you Kormaily. Miss Alien. do
you know anything in regard to the [hiss
big money?" .
“i do not. sir," she replied. lifting her
eyes to his face with a look of perfect lnno
canoe and truthfuluee8.while Fred in his
delight and joy could scarce restrain him-
self from hugging her on the spot.
“Miss Wilson, do yon?——or you, Miss
Douglasiflor you, Miss Ferris?”
A most emphatic denial was the unani-
mous response.
“Well." said Mr. Adams, "it seems that
We must resort to some. other means to as
certain lhe culprit. What have you tosay.
Fred?‘7 ‘
"Merely to ask the young ladies if any of
them recognize any one they know in this."
responded Fred, drawing outs small plate
and laying it before them. ‘Therewas an
excellent photograph of the interior of the
room. and bending over the open drawvr of
the desk in the act or taking some silver
from it was the unmistakableprollie, face
and figure of Lottie Wilson.
With a startled ,ery she drew back. cov-
ering her burning face with her hands.
“ll you will tell me the whole story,I
will let you off with no greater punish-
ment than being discharged from my serv-
ice." said Mr. Adams stomly. “Otherwise
I shall call an ofiiccr and hand you over to
him forthwith.“ .
Overcome with terror at this threat. Lot-
tie sobbingiy confessed that she had been
the thief, having coaxed the housekeeper
to let her in on the plea that she wanted to
get to work enriy.aud then slipping out
again and not returning until after Mar-
gery had arrived. so that if the theft was
discovered suspicion would fall on her.
Mr. Adams heard her to the end. lllt‘ll,
quietly requesting her to got her hat and
cloak ultcmii-d lit‘l‘ to the door and bowed
her out. 'l‘lu-n returning to Margery, who
vms‘siundlngu little apart from till-rest,
he. said in a loncof rllol'L-lhml \volued kind-
[lei-ls:
“There is a little story connected with
this dislvuwry which there is not a lllling
opportunity to it'll born, but if you w all
low my son to escort. you to my bolls .bls
evunillg to dinner I will be happy to nmkc
you ucquainwd with my wife. and you can
bear tine sequel of this ull'air.”
Margery llilltl‘ll, too happy to speak illll‘f
one eloquent look from Fred's owns. and
\l‘rnl back in lieu-duties “’llllilllmll‘l lulllllll'
lug high. .\t ”10 appointed hour Fred ac
Collllllllllfll her to his home where, lllii‘l‘ be-
ing introduced to his mother, who look
tin» orplmn girl in her bruit and embrace
lll Hil’T. they told bur lluwmry.
"'l‘llo- lllUlllt'lll l looked at llllll window
of ”in building uppnsllr." Fri-d said lll
('onvlmiun. “ll. ownrrl-dlnme llml lmighl.
make use of it as a point not only of ob
sel'mlion, but {mm which I could lllllillli
aviow of the place and the culprit. lly
inwsliunling und oxlwriml-ntiug i found
that i could photograph the room m-clr
rlltl-iy. And I llllil u sllmlo put. lip. leaving
only one palm- of glass exposed, in front of
“'llli'll i (could place my illltt'llllit! iliul do
the Work wuluml being sol-ll ill rulllru.
l was llu-rc this morning by daylight. ur-
mnged my apparatus. and about half an
hour before your coming the: door opened,
and Ilnllie Wilson came in. l \vuiu-d llil-
til sillu was ill the wry not of hiking the
molloy.us you so». and llu-n secured my
snap shot that vindicated you, my darv
ling, and has made luv the hnppii-sl llllill
llli\‘l‘~-:lll by liu- Hill of (but. blessed plum
of glass."
lie burl not lllH-lldul lo llliilfii' bi». mound
of low in ~~llrb n l‘.l~l.;nu. lull. lll~ in}; and
ull'w-ilon |ulr~l from llllll hillllllllllll'llllnly.
and llil‘ lll‘.\l lllllllll'llll lac llml llm' in lll< mp l
(lump l-mbl'm o. from Wllll'li sllu Illmlv l.'l
cllnrl llllivlnl'llfiiiL‘i' lu‘rwli'.
“Humllli'. my uimr daughter.“ .\lr.~. .\Il i
lllns \\ l..-~lnvl‘l ti .-< ~ln- llillll‘ ill-r small-y in"
low lv :.'lllll'.: llvr lu Fred's i'lil'i‘ ll. l'I/‘(ll‘l
llrr llilllll', “You r-llllll hi‘ my llullulllrr ill
a \‘l'l'l lI-w \l'n~l.~ ll‘ 1 lulu.- llll',’lllill§.1.«l.~.l_v
ulllllll it."
And 1' lil who lint only bad i’Iill'illll'l'illiltl
to fill)‘ llllll'li ll. lllll. will il. was dvidn-m-ml
byllw mmlwl lull. Ill-liulllflll lllill‘ \\'t'il l
dim: llml look place not long nl'lvl', llli
Willt‘ll Fred and Margery were llwprinr’l- ;
pill pllrlivs lull-realm]. and if their faces
were any indium illii lilo wry lmpplml pew
plvllml. would be found uuywbrn-. l.ul|~ .
lltili 'l'll-lills,
\ Feminine- llustlrr. l
Ill‘slre- “'ill-nx of North Lyme. rm...” ‘9 l
u woman oi lillllhlilllllt'l‘lllllpll“llllll'ill s. For
sure» years she llus \vnrlu-d a farm wuhmlt
help. cwrpl. in [be busiest Hl'lWIlih. She
plowu, burrows lllld plums. harvests llrr
crop, pillllws buy. chops down tree. "ml
culs till-m inlo tin-wood and railroad lien;
slu- ynkes ulul drives cutlle. sllmrs slump
and drives it slringni from three lollvu
.i‘llkt'fi of own with a skill which is poni-
livu-ly flrllsllt‘, lli‘iill‘l‘. who is now Ml, was
nlnrrml when she was ill. but lll'l‘ husband
drunk loo much lulrd older to ('l'li‘lll'llll' lhc
cvro-nmny.su his new bride took him out
Mid rhlislised him sen-rely. then tiling him
into n l'lll‘lll‘l'. with the injullollun to re-
main lill howls» sober. lie colwlmlmldlow-
t‘Vl‘l‘. that discretion was the lwtio-r 1 art, oi
valor. so stole away during the night and
has never been seen billet-“NM? York Sun.
The Arts or the Cannon".
Previous to the destruction of the 'l‘em-
pic of Solomon by the Bullyioninlls the
ark of the covenant was coulainol tin-rpm,
but what iwcamc of it after that I lmo is not
known. it is lwlieved by mum to have
been taken: away or destroyed by King
Nebuohauneamr. while certain oi the Jew;
believe that it was concealed from the it»
vulera and account it among the ”hidden
things” which the Messiah (who is ya. u,
come) will reveal. That the old ark was
not in the second lemple all writers w,
and its slums: is one of the imperious
points of «immune betwesn lhi‘ two tom.
pies, the second bein heidasmuchinferlor
on that account. ‘hs reams that it is
thmht to have not Mini" the second
temple is More Em. Nehemiah, the
Maccabees and Josephus seller motioned
lt.—Ghlesgo Herold. .
“I'll be back in a few minutes." mm m.
NwYork business men. "l’m going out
togetsshavs." f
"Are notanoths new barber shop ‘
.boen
.Kansss titty. lie
is so old autism from inflama
rheumatism, but b not heretofore
_ troubled is climate. Last
winter heaviest up into Wisconsin. and
in consequence has had. moth" attack.
“It osm'nponwnre again verysemesno
severe,’{ he said. "by joint; swelled and
became“ inflamed; son “0“?“ or al-
moet to look at. Upon he urgent
request of my momenta-law I tried
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm to reduce the
swelling and ease the pain. and to my
agreeable surprise. it did both. I have
0506‘th fifty-cent bottles and believe
it to be the float thing for rheumatism,
ins and swellings extant For sale by
8. C. Stillson, druggist.
“Half aspen of angry steel" will pro-
duce no more fetal results than a neglect-
edoold or cough. For all throat and
lung diseases, Ayer‘s Cherry Pectoral is
the best remedy. It is invaluable in
cases of croup. whopping cough, bron-
chilis and la grippe.
1! King Solomon was alive he would
say: “Go to the traveling man. learn his
ways, and be wise." Mr. C. W. Batten.
3. Cincinnati traveling man representing
the Queen City Printing Ink 00., after
soils-ring intensely for two or three days
with lameness of the shoulder, resulting
from rheumatism. conipletely cured it
with two applications of Chamberlain’s
Pain Balm. This remedy is gainings
wide reputation for its prompt cures of
rheumatism, lame back. sprains, swell-
ings. and lameness. 50 cent bottles are
for sale by G. C. Stillson. druggist.
If a New York millionaire gives u lim.
ner at 5th avenue and 26th street. costing
$700.00, which gin-s ill people dyspe sis.
and these people s end $1356.00 in oc-
ors' bills and fins y have to pay $5.00
each for Cactus Blood Cure to cure them,
what would be the saving per capita It
the dinner should not be given. there
being 87 persons at the. ferns”
Inquire at Plaisted’s drug store. where
you may have the problem solved and
get information alhlllhl 7 wins BII.‘ i Uuro
A lady at Tooleys, La.. was wry sick
with bilious colic when M. C. Tisler. a
prominent merchant of the town, gave
her a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and lllarrbma Remedy. lie
as s she was well in forty minute-s after
to lug thoiirst dose. For sale by H (I.
Stillson. druggist.
Spring is full of terrors lo all “ho-10
constitution is not able to resist the sud-
den changes of temperature and otborin-
salubritios of the season. To put the
system in condition to overcome these
evils. nothing is so effective as Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. Take it now.
we WILL GIVE. 0N BETTER GRADES. a
Cash Discount of » 100 per _‘ yard. ,
Making all Wool Ingrains. 50c, 55c, heel. 650; Tapestry Brussells, 50c. 65c,and best 80c; Body
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Brussells 90c, 31.00, best $1.15; Veivets and Moquettee, only $1.00; Mattings, Oil Cloths and Linc.
leums.
A. Dickerman & Son,
84 WASHINGTON STREET. SOUTH NO‘RWALK. CONN.
, 1 Your Opportuni
BOYS’ SUITS,
14 to is years sizes. All new goods and at about half value. This stock is the closing out of a
large wholesale house and such bargains we cannot offer soon again. Hams’ Cass. Suit. value 818,
our prise $9.50; English Worsted Suit. value 818.011! Price i.610; Sawyer Cass. Suit, value 815. our
rice, s8; Fancy Cheviot Suit, value $12, our price 87.50. Some small size men can be fitted With
arger sizes of this stock and save lots of money. Before buying your Spring Smt look at our
stock of
Men’s clothing, Men’s Furnishings and Hats.
w. A. BENEDICT & COMPANY.
WASHINGTON STREET,
SENTINEL BUILDING, SOUTH NORWALK.
Never Before
. THEODORE SAYS:
in South NOrwalk,
WAS THERE ANYTHING LlKE THIS OFFERED
[ln- continual Sale at Summer Goods.
‘ LADIES’
EPARTMENT.
500 Pair Ladies‘ Kid lleord Patent Leather tip; Worth $1.25, at HOG.
500 Pair Ladics’ Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip, Square toe; Worth $2. , at $1.00.
500 Pair Ladios' Kid Oxford Patent Leather tip and Front Stay: Worth 82.00, at $1.00.
:l00 Pair Ladics' Nice Russet Blucher Oxford; Worth $1.50. at 05c.
300 Pair Ladies’ Russet. Oxford Common Sense-«Inst the Thing for Sore Feet; Worth $1.50, at one.
100 Pair Ladies’ llaud Welt Patent Leather tip Kid Oxford; Worth 33.00, at $1.50.
200 Pair Ladies’ Whole Fox Big Button Razor toe, Wing tip Shoes; Worth $4.00, at $2.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Fins Cloth top Whole Fox Razor toe, Patent Leather tip: Worth 84.00, at $2.00.
“poplin“ so formant,“ J
We...
Ladies' and Gentlemen these are the biggest bargains ever offered inflsouth
TH EO. H. OLSEN.
8| Washington Street,
200 Pair Ladies’ Fine Cloth top Whole Fox Square toe, Patent Leather tip; Worth $4.00, at 82.00.
200 Pair Ladies’ Very Fine Kid Big Button Crimp Vamp, Patent Leather tip: Worth 84.50, at $2.50.
200 Pair Ladies’ Kid Big Button Square toe. Crimp Vamp—The Latest Thing CutfiWort-h $4.50, at 82.50.
1:00 Pair Ladiea’ Kid Button Patent tip. all Sizes. This is a Dandy: Worth 31.50, at $1.00.
:lllll Pair Misses’ Spring Heel, Button, Plain toe; J. ll‘.!8wsin’s Make; Worth 82.00.21“ $1.25.
MEN’S DEPARTMEN .
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100 Pair Men‘s Fine Square toelLsce Shoes; Worth 2.00, at 1.20.
300 Pair Men’s Fine Gait Laces and Congress; Worth 3.00. at 1.50.
400 Pair Men's Fine Calf Blocker, Cap toe; Worth 2.50, at 1.? .
300 Pair Men's Fine Calf Blueber, Piccadilly Cap toe; Worth 8.00 at 2.00.
350 Pair Men’s Fine Russia Calf Blucher Welt: Worth:3.to, “12.25.
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