. L Journey an old.
mad man. nun mind and body.
L “maneuvering to recoup my
“‘1 was for a little undecided what
toadopthtwssssvedfrom
guttisrtroubleopthntscorc by
natives. who gave me that of
.r upon lint
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hole-etheir
they‘xud baud‘thelr supposition.
ideas“ literary man is a
, headand ands body somewhat bent
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-phednyth theiiadyof the manor. per-
Ming her duties of district visiting
lobe is very charitable). called upon
"In. cripps tiny landlady). who is in—
W in her ladyahip’s list of denerv
y it poor. The old tissue was bursting
with pride at having a literary man as
Indoor. and introduced me as the well-
hnown author. itr Thompson. That is
the name I go under hereJt graciously
, Messed her ladyship to notice the
‘va’eryhindiy. thembeing,asinfv
. terw‘ards found out, she wanted my ad—
rise on an entertainment to be given
in the village schooiroom on behalf of
some institution she patronines. I be-
, gun to thinit my method glimmer
would lead me into dlucultiena’and was
glad when she retired.
» “From Inquiries I made later. I find
.31 . she. like a good many more in her no-
eition. adopts the cloak of horny sim-
ply as a means of advertising her
wealth to the poor. and never loses an
opportunity of showing herself array-
ed in the family jewels. From all ac-
counts they are immensely valuable.
snleient to lteep half a doaeu men idle
for the rent of their lives. i think you
will agree with me that it is about time
s we retired from business. and we can-
not do better than teach Lady-- that
.2. the exposure of many jewels on a per-
son borders on vulgarity .and is den-
gerous alike to her and them.
”My plan is this: i have been made
an author in name why not in prac—
tlce.’ I resolved to be one. and hate
accordingly writes: a short play for.
her ladyships entertainment. with
which she is delighted. because I have
of course. taken advantage of her
weakness.
_ "It is unnecessary for me to go Into
details. It is certainly a most misera-
ble piece of composition; the only re~
deeming feature in it. and for which it
was written. is that It gives us an cosy
chance of a good ‘desl.’ For in the last
not her ladyshlp. as the heroine at a
hell. is confronted by the hero iyour
humble servant) and convinced that
she is in wrongful possession of certain
estates. she thereupon states her In-
tention of leaving the place at once.
and tearing the jewels from her person
bands them to use with the remark:
"ii the lands belong to you. the family
diamonds and Jewels do nlso.’
"Beyond this the reminder is all
rot. but it plenum her lndyship tube
will but: all opportunity of displaying
her ritual. and it will certainly satin.
iy me If the oil” for which it was
‘ is attpl
imam £3"... valuable that her
it' phasamsgggtorherbuuerto
;_ on. wings sings and when
l “girlish «at... i am supposed
.to'bioc theta militate hetalten toa
place of safety. I had intended to
stalls a bold rush as soon as the stones
were in my possession. but. after care-
fnl consideration. I thluit it will be bet-
ter to call in your help.
“I can. in fancy, picture you pitying
,the old butter leaving his cosy room
for the tirntlhls of a stage. Your
”limit! does you credit. olti boy. the
more so because it can be put in a the-
atrical form. You can tsltc his place
that night. lie is about your height.
and you will have no dlilleuity in per-
sonalise him. as you will one from the
included photo. i also inciooe a liver
for the necessary Mines. of course
it is very probable that he will object.
"you had ballerina” with the means
of “kin Ilifl see ill advisability of
lamina. Do not hurt hiMe had
snout of that in our recent espedl-
inst somo.1ime Prevail upon
tosioep. A drop of chloro-
hels yooa slot.
on hereon the lath. This
two days in which to
you study his char-
eventi'ul sight your pro-
be to call at the hall
bltler on important
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the door locked.
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well.
moons and threw the new
th a, whistle of
daring. the originality of the plat.
“I? end yet so feasible, for the
Wed him. Then. feeling
wthemnBehludhlmhebt‘oea to
work; looking up his out disguises.
studying the features of the butter.
and tasting aribmts for leaving.
The day of his departure arrived.
lie walked down to the station and
back again: doubled up one street and
down' another. then to the station
again. On the platform he adopted
the ‘sante tactics. dad at last set down
in a carriage. thoroughly well satisfied
that no one had followed.
The train was on the point of start-
ing. and he was congratulating himself
on being the only occupant of the com«
pertinent. when the door was opened
suddenly end an old women thrust un-
ceremoniously in. Her elforta to begin
a oonvneatlun were unveiling. Shady
replied cuytly in monosyilsbies. and
presently she subsided into a quiet
sleep. and did not awaken nhtii the
train arrived at lb. where they both
entitled.
The .aoat-twoldays Shady prowled
around the hell. and was successful in
meeting nthe butler on several occa-
sions. its was mount of success.
Ont» “tilde!“ February. 189*.
about N'rioclt in the evening, Shady
walked resolutely up to the‘hail door
and asked tones the butler. When
that worthy appeared he solicited a
few minutes’ private conversation.
That worthy demurred. lie had an
important “moment and was just
about to start for the schoolroom.
where the entertainment was being
held. Shady. however. persisted that
it won a matter of extreme importance.
and his request was at last granted.
and he was led into a private room.
immediately they entered. .the door
being cloned. Shady. without taking
trouble to use any persuasive means.
neised the butler by the throat and
bore him to the ground. at the some
time, thrusting a cloth over his mouth
and nostrih. The butler strtggled vi-
olently without result. He had it
younger man than himself to contend
with. and the chloroform, beginning to
take effect. tinned and made him then»
pnble of further resistance.
in a fewiseconds ‘all was over and
the inanimate body dragged under the
table. out of sight; Shady nest pro
coedrd to diguise himself. doing it so
well with the materials he had brought
and“ his victim's coat. that the footman
failed to r lee him as he passed
quickly out of the hall and entered the
carriage in waiting.-
Arriving at the schoolroom be dis-
missed the carriage. and entering by
a side entrance watched the perform-
ance from the wings.
Her ladyship was on in front and
his partner stood ready waiting for his
one to enter. No one being near. he
risked a slight wink of recognition and
success. The stage. though small, was
replete with every requisite. Special
scenery had been obtnincd and the as-
sumed author had every reason to be
proud of his first effort in the drum-
utic world.
In accordance with his book. the
stage now resembled the corner of a
hail room. The realism of the scene
was perfect. Couples were sitting
around. chatting quietly. but the cen-
tral figure addressing the audience was
the most conspicuous. She literally
blazed with Jewels. and her appearance
had caused a furor. A smothered
"0h!” follode by a terrific cheer, had
greeted her. and she was serenely hap-
py. The audience. mostly composed of
tenants and their families on her lady»
ship's estate. had never seen such mag-
nificence before. and it pleased her to
nmttso them.
Thompson. or ficntlcninn Torn. as he
was professionally called. stood in the
wings’breethleos with astonishment.
lie had anticipated a huge haul. but
had never dreamed of such a one as
this portended. lie forgot his words,
everything but the desire of possession.
ills white face attracted attention and
warned him of the visit be was incur-
ring.
With a mighty short he pulled him-
self together. and his clenched fist and
drawn face alone revealed his nervous-
ness lie heerd the one and entered
but the line acting which had dietin-
wished him so much In the preceding
rm ,_ ”and it was only by the
is y assists-m of the promoter he
continued.
The heroine heard him prove his
claim and the elimea of the play was
reached hat-ins herself proudly and
ironically. she W his: I- the
true owaarlef Winn she unseem-
ed. and dismiss befall! of her lewd-
handedthlfltohimonehyou. the
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"ity lady! my Mi" the man sheep
ed. ”the diamonds! Where are they!"
rllveryonecesasdtalhlngasdstood
“but. . ‘
”The diamondsl-rWhylv-What did
you do with them. ltr. Thompson?
,she sold, turning to Tom.
Cool and collected.,aow that the real
danger mounted. he replied: fl gave
them to this man.”
”To me? You nrs’mistahen!" yelled
the butler. "Good heavens. my lady.
you have been robbed'
“i certainly new you on the stage,"
said one of the actors.
"Saw me!——me!——on the angel-nev-
er! 0h. your ladyshlp, i see it alill
have been personated. 'l was drtmged
and the diamonds have gone," replied
the butler in a pitiable manner.
Conviction rang in his words and
horror-stricken silence prevailed. The
loss was truly terrible. The door of
an ante'room opened and a countable
entered and proceeded to cross-exam»
the the butler. It was rather a calm
cidence that he planted himself next
to Tom. Othehrise he tool: no notice
of him.
The door opened again and another .
person entered. The spectators gnned
at him and at the butler In astonish-
ment. They were identically alike.
"Two butters!”t they ejaculated. The
personation was so complete that it
was hard to tell real one.
But the comedy was not yet finished.
Two policemen led in yet another but,
ler. The ludicrous turn of the aitunv
tiou was too much for the rielhllitles of
the younger portion of the spectators.
and when some wag among them in an
audible whisper said. .. ”Still they
come!" they shrlehed with laughter.
needless of her ladyship's loos
Tom in the meantime was horrified.
He never for a moment anticipated
failure and had therefore made no ar-
rangements for flight. To escape now
meant suspicion and exposure. He re-
solved to brave it out. confident that
Shady would not give him away.
A few more constables now appear-
ed. and one of them took the precau-
tion of Inching every door in the room.
The suspense was fearful and curiosity
alone prevented some of the ladies
from falntlns.
Her ladyship. faint with her loss and
almost dumb with surprise. looked at
first one butler and then the other and
at last gasped out for an explanation.
For reply butler No. 2 rapidly divested
himself of beard and wig. and n Jolly-
looking. yet cute face npmared. It
was noticed that Tom made an effort
to more. but the companionhhle po-
liceman seized his arm. an ominous
clip was heard and he caved in. ,
”My lady." began the Jovinl-fnced
personutor. "you will kindly excuse me
keeping you In suspense—it was neces.
sary- and i hope you will pardon me
saying I trust this occasion will be a
lesson to you not to trust every genial-
lacrd man you meet. sir. Thompson.
no you know him, is one of lnmdon's
smartest crachsmcn. whom I hai’e
wanted for some time. lluticr No. :t-
the one between the two policemen—is
his accomplice.
"Disguised as a woman. i followed
him here. knowing he would owner or
later Join his pal. Unknown to him i
stayed at the snow tavern as he. and.
this afternoon. did a little burgle on
my own account. That is, i entered
his room and searched his efforts,
among which i found this letter.
which explains a hidden plot. Enter-
ing early in the evening. l recognized
(icntlsman Tom. in spite of his dip
guise.
”My next move was to ile'iit'f' a dis-
guise. and i thought i could not do bet-
ter than to adopt the lead given me.
managed to arrest llhedy without at'
tracting attention. and it was i who
received the Jewels and not him. i
have them here. and I trust your lady—
ship will find them intact. Constablen.
remove those men."
As they did so. Tom was heard to re-
gretiully remark that “he wished his
first effort in the literary line had been
declined with the editor's regrets. ctr."
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My wife has used thumbcrlniu's
Pain Balm fur rheumatism with meat
relief. and i can recommend it as n
splendid liniment for rheumatism and
other household use for which we have
found it valuebie.—-W. .l. Cuyier. Red
Creek. N. I.
Mr. Cuyier is one of the leading uter-
chsnte of this village and one or the
most pro-loom men in this vicinity.
~W. t}. Phippln. editor lied Creel:
Herald. For sale by 0. C. Stilleon.
South Norwsih. and 3. P. Weed. Nora
well.
its a Manned good tiling that all the
evil men do does not live alter them.
it isn't always the shirt that turtles
the loudest that has the greatest stilt
lining.
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Our New Goods Are Now
in Stock.
We havc paid special attention
to the new colms and have a
large variety of designs in lit-ti,
Green, Blue and Brown.
You are cordially invited to
all and see them
i’ainters' set-plies,
(amine,
Painting. ttnpcrhnuging L
and th-mtptitig.
E. E. Gorham,
it but non. lint limit.
on: sun RANGE
In a good thing all through.
Milli! ll (Ill.
Pilltti Mill.
Dim! if ifiil‘li title.
intone design.
All tilt pritt is Rim.
We also have a num-
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air furnaces.
llomli Pattern i I'm 00.,
or. \l’asltingtnn sin-rt. moth llurwnlh.
humor?"
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Suites are cot-diam Knotted to ”inspect our
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We have the \argcst assortment in the cite.
Gut dresses are a\\ tether made.
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L clings a l'Ligorcus {with
u the Spanish ‘ all" _
Washington. April 5-—-IchiiIloL!'ey
message, it is said. metals nothing»
short of intervention to eutithe war in“
Cubs.
While Pope and Powers plannedln.
tion the president has completed I
message which is a vigorous "feign
ment of the Spanish nation. The mes»
sages will probably go to (length. on
Wednesday at noon.
The cabinet discussed the message at
a special meeting last evening. It line
too strong to please two of them. To
leaders of the House and Senate itwns
:outiined yesterday. and it was strong
enough to make them agree to wait for
"KQMOI'KOW.
The fateful message will assert that
’Spain is unable to end the war in Cm”
in. By implication it will any that It
i s limo for this nation to intervene. It
will tell of the sufferings of the rennin
’t-entrados and will deal with the de-
trnction of the Maine.
The president is determined not to
tolerate European interference in
American allaire. The administration
holds that u is mntrnry to the-Itoo- . .
i no doctrine. and would be establishing
a bad precedent for future interference.
Ilespatches from the other stile of the
Atlantic seem to show that there are
great hopes that the efforts of the
era and the influence of the Pope
preserve peace.
Cable messages from Minister Wood-
’ord Indicate that Spain is endeavor to
rmpen diplomatic negotiations. Me»
Kinley. however. considers that the
ime fut diplomatic negotiations has
Mimi.
it is now admitted in Washington
ha: Pope Leo has alien-d his services ~
i ,s mediator. “in proponitloll VII l.
bat Spain should withdrew her troupe
rum Cuba, and the I'nited States her
.vnr ships from the vicinity of Cuba.
This tail; of mediation and an armis-
ire has been disquieting to those meta-
tors of tilt" Senate and House who had
no been informed as to the intentions
if the president. Representative Bail-
y. the Imnm'ratic leader in the House.
tracked the policy of the administra-
inn. declaring that he was opposed to
granting any more money without
knowing what it was for. and that he
was oppowi to granting any ftlrtllet'
(clay for negotiations with Spain.
Leaders in both houses of Com
had lm‘il made nrquainted with the line
of action tit-v president contemplated. ,
'.hcir assurances that McKinley was . ‘ L
rmlv now for action and their prom- L "
.«cs 01' at strong message ltepl both
lfilinlii ii'mu anticipating the message
i thr- prrsident by any warlike restric»
Hulls.
Minister “'owlfiml in keeping close
which up the vessels that Spain is In-
cmhliug or moving. and has notified
E he now department that the Carlos
(M our of the moat formidable of I'll"
hips. has been sent in Spain's greatest
hipynril for rapid completion. Lieu-
nnuni llycr, naval attache in Hedrld.
lllfll'l‘ instructions. is obtaining infor-
| notion about Splittilih naval move-
ncnts as for as he (man but he is dogged
in definition “instantly.
p in amortinnt-e with instructions from
Washington received in the morning.
thr auxiliary cruiser hoard yesterday
i iif‘itf‘d ion roaniwiw steamships for
h as would WWW” by ”It? sovernment. These
vessels are all speedy and of light
draught it is exported that they will
he armored and in case of war used in
protecting errant cities or transporting <
troops to Cuba. . 5‘
i'onsul General [.00 has received iftw
utructions from Washington in run"! .
in looking after the safety of Ameri- .
runs in Havana in case of an outbreak. L '58
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sunmyorcunnnsmlnm.
I .\ illumlt'h from home says that.
failing to purchase Italian warships. . '
the linitad States has bought several
morchantmen. including the steam
North America. formerly the Stirling
_.-.. t‘astlc. the fastest vessel belonltlg to
the Velour company of (leans.
(‘onsnl-llrnrral Lee has sent a for
The situation is extremely critical. W
the Americans here are pan
In answer to tlenersl Ian’s no“. ifl‘
[incite and the Blake will amok?»
marrow to carry American at“.
Key West. but these seen-ore en‘s.
’enonnh. and General Me In! -
authorised by his government to ‘L L
ter any American steamers new in“
for that purpose.
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