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"Out well I should think, Dont roll.,
your oyes so; my man. You didn't think
this of the Widow O'Neil, did you ?
There now, just give us that other hand.
I must tie them behind you. There,
that's. done ; that's bettor than any true
love knot, sir. Now for the feet. There,.
now, Mr. Bradwardine, you are tied fine
and fast. If Mrs, Harris should not conte
back, I don't know what would become of
you.You can call, of course, but you
know this is rather a dull locality ; yon
didn't want to be where help could be
easily summoned, and you must be satis-
fied with your own arrangements."
With these consoling remarks sound-
ing in his ears, and with Lenore Arinyn's
eye and weapon turned upon him relent-
lessly, Mr. Bradwardine submitted to be
bound hand, and foot, the widow empha-
sizing every knot she tied with one of
her cheerful comments.
" Now then, Mies Armyn," said , the
individual, "you and I will not intrude
upon Mr. Bradwardine any longer; I
have just a word for his ears, meanwhile
you had better get your hat and be ready
for departure ;'" then turning again to
the bound and baffled man, " I suppose
you wonder why I don't arrest you ?
Well, 1 will explain; there are others
more interested in you than I am, and I
leave you to them; you are sure to come
to grief, and if . you want to hasten pro-
ceedings against you, just try the dodge
you did two days ago on B— street.
Yon need not trouble that woman about
your wallet. If you really feel the need
of it, ask me where it is. As for this
lady, approach her again at your peril.
And now, if you have no other business
to transact with the aid of 'dear Mrs.
O'Neil' she will bid you good day."
For answer Jason Bradwardine gnashed
his teeth, and growled out a curse ; and
Lenore's rescuer turned toward her,
never once looking toward the bound vil-
lain again.
"Miss Armyn," said the champion,
"have you been at all injured by this
brute?"
"No, sir," replied Lenore, ignoring the
attire of her new friend : "I think, after
all, the man was half afraid of me."
"Quito likely, he is certainly a pitiable
coward ; and yet—you had the poison at
your lips, Miss Armen,"
She turned suddenly. "How do you
know my name?" she asked.
• "Just as I know his name—you do not
wish to have me call you Mfrs. —"
She put up her hands suddenly ; "No !
No one shall call me that," she said, and
suddenly became silent.
"We will take these," picking up
Bradwardine's knife and the pistol which
Lenore had laid down. ' "Are you ready
now, Miss Ancien ?"
""Yes, quite ready."
They went out and down the stairs in
silence. At the door Lenore paused, and,
turned toward her companion.
"Sir," she said, "you have saved my
life to day, and, I thank you—words are
feeble to express what I would say. To
have died thus in the presence of that
man would have been inexpressibly ter-
rible, although I do not think I fear
death. Will you answer me just one
question?"
"If I can, Miss Armyn."
"You are disguised as a woman, and I
have thought you a woman—of course I
know better now. Are you not Mr. Bath-
urst, the detective?"
"Yes, Miss Armyn, I am Bathurst the
detective, but I am anxious to serve you,
nevertheless," replied the disguised Neil.
Thank you, and I must believe you,"
she replied, then she stood still, apparent-
ly thinking. "A.mi to go with you?" she
asked, suddenly.
"Yes, Miss Armyn, it will be best, I.
have something to say to you. I have a
carriage two blocks away. You see, I
was prepared for the emergency," with a
short laugh. "Do you feel like walking
s,• to the carriage, Hes this --excitement
unnerved you?"
"I feel—a little unnerved—yes," re-
plied Lenore, with a sudden droop of the
eyelids. "The reaction'I suppose—how-
ever, I can walk—to the carriage."
"Take my arai, Miss Armyn," said the
detective, with genuine solicitude ; "it
has been. a trying time for you."
"Yes," replied Lenore, quite feeble,
and leaning heavily upon the proffered
arm, "it is over now."
They reached the carriage, and Bath-
urst gave an order Lenore could not
nnderetand, then they took their seats
and were driven. rapidly away.
Lenore leaned back wearily. "I feel—
strangely," she said, in a low tone.
"I will get you a glass of wine, Miss
Armyn," and he was about to stop the
carriage.
"No! Please don't, . Mr, Bathurst --I
shall feel better presently"
"I will let in some cool air, then," said
Neil, at the same time lowering the win-
dow nearest her.
"Thank you."
They whirled on, across a bridge, and
from street to street, turning occasional-
ly ; they were now in the heart of the
eity, and were compelled by the press of
vehicles, to move slowly: As Lenore
leaned back, glancing from time to time,
listlessly oat of the carriage window,
they, crossed a street which she recog-
nized with a shudder. Then a , sadden
light eame to her eyes. Again she low-
ered
owered her lashes, and leaned wearily back.
A moment after she caught, through the
half-elosed lids, the glow of green, and
red, and yellow color, and then she
turned. toward Neil Bathurst.
"I feel --=ill !" she gashed -"water."
And then she fell heavily forward.
In an instant he raised the drooping
form and laid it gently back upon the
etishions.. Toe he called to the driver,
almost for ettin to assume his feminine
g g
aoeents. 1
"Stop at that drug store opposite.
Drive up close,"
This was done, and before the driver
sonde descend from his perch, Neil WAS
out ort the pavement:.
Two hours later Franeis Ferrars ,was
sitting in the room that, by comma.
consent, lied become a rende voce for the
three detectives. Relied left Bob Joce-
lyn two hours. before, eugaged in a losing.
peers of poker with that limb of the
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the earls, or the quill ; and had betaken
himself to these rooms, which Bathurst
declared had sow become common prop-
erty, to reflect; and to tars a second and
more thorough. review of the wallet of
Jason Bradwardine, and all the meiuran-
da collected by Jooalyn and Bathurst,
concerning this man, and the hunted Le-
nore Armyn. They had all been placed
in his possession by the two detectives,
andathey were now spread over the table
before, him.
"It certainly looks dark," ha muttered,
after perusing the last scrap of Bathurst's
and yet—the girl comes of a brave, high-
souled race; 1 don't think that one sins -
ter drop ever yet flowed in their veins ;
and if this girl has struck an enemy in
the dark, she must be indeed degenerate;
I don't believe it, I can't ; ,although the
provocation was groat. but, guilty of
this crime, or innocent, she has some-
thing
omething which she wishes to conceal. Be
fore this mockery of marriage, and this
murder transpired, the girl had a mys-
tery, In that I fully agree with Bath-
urst—but, in spite of this mass of evi-
dence, I do not believe she murdered her
husband."
He arose, paced the room for a few mo-
ments, and then began slowly to gather
up the papers. While he was thus en-
gaged, a key turned in the door, and he
lifted his head to see Neil Bathurst in
his feminine disguise, enter the room.
Neil closed the door behind him with
great deliberation, and then crossing the
room fllung himself down in a big chair
and began, slowly and with great appar-
ent Baso, to remove his
female habila-
ments. First of all, the tightfitting mo-
rocco boots, with their exeruciatiag high
heels; next the widow's bonnet and cap;
following this, cuffs, collar and accom-
panying adornments ; and all the time
dead silence between the two.
Francis Ferrars camly continued his
work of gathering np the papers, and
scarcely glanced at his silent disrobing
myself. I was bursting with wrath
xggainat the Ono and admiration for the
other. Well, all, I didn't allow Mr. Brad-
wardiueto,get up any more. After the
first start and Waiter the girl seemed per-
feetly self-possessed. and when I asked
her to keel) Mr. B. quiet with his own
pistol, elle held out her lt,tle hand to
show tree how steady it was, and thee. told
him, with such a dangerous look in her
eyes, that he had better alit tempt her by
array movement, and he did not. By in'v
soul ! 1 believe ho was more afraid of h. r
than of e. Well,
I made him fast,
and
then we vetirtod ou.
As we went dowii
she seemed. to begin to feel a reactiou
from the excitement that; had, kept her so
strong, I was not surprised at this; any
other woman would have fainted a dozen
tinioas We drove away, however, in the
carriage that I'. had etatio,ed near„ the
house when ,Elea started out in the morn-
ing, and she seemed to be all done out. I
began to feel terribly sorry for her. We
()reseed the river and o tine down on the
South side, then we melted and came into
Randolph street; well, here we halt
move slowly. Pretty soon the girl'r .ised
her head from the cushions and tried to
say something, and thea she fell over in
a faint. Now, I did nor, want to raise a
fuss, and I did not want every one t i see
her, so'I stopped the carri•ige lust in front
of a drug store that we were paseiug. 1
got out, telling the driver not to get
down, and went in for res::oratives ---.
Well—when I came out with fey smelling
salts and wine my lady was gone."
"Gone !"
"Gone !„
"Yes, Gone !. vanished 1 skipped
dodged ,ne as skillfully as au old cracks
man. By the powers, gentlemen, I could
not comprehend.it."
"And had ,no one seen her go ?" asked
Ferrars.
"Not a soul; the streets were thronged
and nobody observes anybody in such a
crowd. The . driver sat like a dummy,
looking straight : before him, he had not
heard her g out. He was worse than a
wooden man. Everything was against
me ; my disguise most of all. I dismiss-
ed the carriage, and beat about as well
as.1 could ; I went to the hack stand, but
no one had taken a carriage f.rr the last
half hour. Well, it's no use tolling yon.
how I tried to find some trace of her; I
did not find it," and Neil arose and com-
menced to remove the paint and false
eyebrows from his face.
"You need. . not get down," he said, not
wishing to cause any unnecessary grles.
Waling, . I will be back in a moment,
And with a lady -like shake of his sable
drapery he entered the drug store. Very
soon he returned, bearing in his hand a
glans of rich,'r'd wiitie--and,, followed by
a clerk,' who carried: sal volatile • and
other restoratives. He put his foot upon
the carriage step and glanced in; then
started back, with an exclamation of
process.
Finally Neil looked up, with one hand
clutching at the wig which Bob had de-
nominated "sorrel,' and said, in a voice
of deepest solemnity :
"Ferrara, I've been done !"
Ferrars looked at him inquiringly, but
said nothing.
"I've been done," pursued Neil, "And
by that wisp of a girl,'?
"'What! Lenore Armyn?"
"Yes ; Lenore Armyn," grabbing off
the wig, and flinging it spitefully across
the room.
Farrars sat down, and looked at hien
gravely.
"Do you mean that she has escaped ?"
he asked slowly.
"That's just what I mean ! She played
me the neatest trick; by Jove," his face
breaking into a smile, "I can't help but
admire the girl."
Ferrara smiled too, at this outburst,
"And Brad r.ardine, what of him?" he
asked.
"Oh, he's safe enough, but probably
not very, comfortable," with a short
laugh. "I'ii tell you all about it in a
iff "
1 At this moment there came a vigorous
thump on the door, and then Rob Joce-
lyn's voice was heard outside.
"Let a fellow in," he said, with a sec-
ond thump.
Ferrars arose and quietly drew back the
bolts, and instantly Rob bounced into
their presence,
"Hallow ! widow," he exclaimed, "is
your matinee out?"
"Yes it's out," retorted. Neil, grimly;
"and now I am going to tell Ferrara all
about it. You are just in time. Jest
you sit down there and listen, and don't
you put in your oar u ntil J, am ,done.
If you do —" He finished his sentence,
or left it unfinished,' with a meeting ges-
tare; and Rob dropped obediently into
a chair near Ferrara, at the same time
bestowing upon Neil a comical grimace.
"Blaze away widow," he said, with ab-
surd gravity, "I'm durnbt'i'
Neil threw himself back into his chair,
elevated his feet, and commenced.
"Well, I have already told you all that,
I know concerning the roping in of the
girl through the agency of that avarici-
ous old ballet mistress. She was duly in-
stalled in that rookery that can scarcely
over find a tenant, because of its beastly
reputation, and things went on swim-
ingiy. While he, Bradwardine, went to
fetch the girl, I of course remained in the
house to receive them. Well, I put in
the time while I was left alone, and by
the time they arrived had filed through
half a dozen locks and bolts so that they
would not hold against a stiff pressure.
So far, good. .Of course, Mr. B, was sup-
posed to confide in me; he wanted
us out of the way,myself and the
Harris woman. He evised a nice Belle
plan for both of as : sending me to look
after the woman Ellen Richards down
near the street where werescuedher from
his clutches, Farrars ; and then he sunt
Harris on a fool's errand aft it some bal-
let girls; who were supposed to live away
out in the suburbs. Well, whenI had
seen Harris safely out of the way, for
she left the house last, I cameequietly
back. As I had expected,' the street door
was double looked ; I forced this open
easily, and crept up stairs and into my
owU. room. Presently 1 heard my man
come along the hall and knock at Miss
Armyn's door : then he entered the room
and T opened my door in time to hear him
turn the key in the lock, thus, as he sup-
posed, locking himself in with the girl.
Well, I was not slow in getting near that
door, and I could hear every word. T
might have interfered sooner than I did
but, upon my soul, I almost forgot myself
in listening to that girl. She is braver
than a young lioness."
Hepatised for a moment, and then
want on with his recital, giiv ing the
strange interview between Lenore and
the villain Bradwardine almost word for
word, while his listeners became more
edger and excited as the recital approaeh-
ed the elimax.
"I shall never forget my, first sight of
Lenore Armyn," .Neil sal sl, whon he .had
reached the point where he had burst in
the door. "Steadily, as she supposed, on
the brink of eternity, with the poison at
her very lips, her facie was as fearless, as
cairn and earnest as the face of the brav-
est 'mean that ever faced death, and it
looked as ptire and truthful as the 1'adtt of
the ,Madonna. /net how I struck that
phial from her haat and .felled Bradwar-
cline I can ;never tell you; I dnn't knr,iv
seated himself at the table, reopened.
Neil's packet of memoranda, and for
more than au hoar sat studying, tnaksug
pencil notes and thinking. Suddenly he
erected cis head And sat looking straight
before him.
"I have found it," he said aloud, "Im
probab a as it leeks I believe sheds there.
I believecan find Lenore Armyn,"
Rapidly he gathered up the papers,
donned hat and coat and hurried oat
µpoo the street, He went straight to the
place where Lenore had escaped Bathurst,
and cnasing over to the opposito si
de
,
walked two or three times around the
square which eu. losed teat block
CIu4Prn& XtYJX.-ANS ETIUOSs DEPOSED.
Rob Jocelyn sat staring with owl -like
solemnity for a few moanents, and t; len
ho broke out into a perfect shout of laugh.
ter. Even Francis Ferrara could scarcely
repress a smile.
°'Didn't I tell you women were the de-
vil?" gasped Rob,between his bursts. of
merriment, "I say, Neil. you have seen
Miss Armyn anyhow ; now then for
your theory •, what did her face tell
you?ti.
"Several things," replied Bathurst, his
sunny nature beginning to assert itself ;
"but it did not tell me she was going to
run away again, Rob."
"Seriously, Bathurst," said Francis
Ferrars, "I fear that it was solely on my
account that you treated this girl too
much like a guest and too little like a
prisoner. And you let that man Br 4-
wardine escape too."
Bathurst sat down again opposite Fer-
rars, and leaned toward him.
"Look here, Ferrars," he said. slowly,
"if any one save you and Rob were told
that I let this supposed murderess escape
me, because I was too soft-hearted to put.
her under arrest, as it would seem. that I
should have done, they would set me
down tor a fool. Blit I tell yon, in spite of
the fact of her escape from me—I don't
believe she killed Clarence Arteveldt.
She mustbe found, but she shall not be
arrested until I have a reason for revers-
ing my present opinion. I believe that
I know why she deceived me, and this
made her escape, but never mind that.
As for Jason Bradwardine, you must re-
member that the girl had told himof the
accusation against her. Now, if 'I had.
sent him to the :lock-up, he would have
justified, or tried to justify, himself, by
saying that the -girl was a murderess;
then the hue and •cry would have been
raised in earnest. I have left him fre s.,
or within the resell of freedom, and now
he will hardly dare approach the author-
ities on the subject. However, it's peril-
ous to the girl either way; if he canfind
her, he will kill her if he can; if we put
him in limbo, he might make trouble for
her that would be almost as bad as death
itself.';
`'And you don't believethat she com-
mitted the deed?" asked Robin surprise.
"No. Nor would you if you had heard
her declare, as I did, in what she bell eyed
to be her death hour, that she was inno-
cent. But I .have ether reasons for my
belief, reasons that I shall not mention
now."
"And—what will be your nest step?"
asked Ferrars, who had been watering
Neil's face closely.
"Nothing—concerning Miss Armyn,
except turn her over to you."
"To me ?"
"Yes—if you can find her."
"Thank you—1 will find her," replied
Ferrars, resolutely.
"Well, I must turn my thoughts to
other things.. No use for me to look for,
her, she would vanish before my very
eyes."
oy"Heavens!" ejaculated Rob Jocelyn,.
'it takes the women to outwit us. Now.
there's my murderess, and there's the
young, lady with the opal set—well, it's.a
queer world." •
"Yes, it's a queer world," assented
Neil Bathurst. ""And now; Ferrars, con-
sider the finding of Lenore Artnyn your.
affair. But when you find her, in
heaven's name, .keep. her. Is this my
packet of papers?"laying his hand upon
the bundle just collected by Ferrara.
"Yes," replied the English detective,
"heat—if you don't object, I will keep
them fora little while longer."
A week had passed since the deliver-
ance of Lenore Artnyn from the hands of
Jason Bradwardiue, and her subsequent
flight fret Neil Bathurst, A week had
elapsed since the oenference of the three
det,etiv:s; and since thatdaynot one of
them had seen, or heard, aught of the
other two. It hats been a week, too, since
:lir. Durand, accompanied by his invalid
wife, and a faathtui servant, loft the city.
He h.td been saddenly called away on
business, and he had insisted upon taking
Mrs. Durand witu him, arguing that the
°flange of climate would benefit her, as
he was giiug south. Mrs. Durand had
been her own houneketper, and she had'.
taken their best servant with her, but
fortunately Mr. Durand hadbun able tttr
procure the services of a widow lady, who
(cull not only act' as housekeeper, but as
chaperone and companion to Miss Aura,
who was thus rendered free frouiall rr-
sponubiaty, while, virta-ally, mistress of
the mansion.
It. was a dreary, rainy morning, and
Aura Durand sat in her dreesiug room,
partaking of breakfast, and thinking,
upon sa.ue disagre able subject, if one
might judge"frum the expression of her
countenance. Her reverie was inter-
rupted, however, and the current of her
thoagtits tanned into a ,new channel, by
the entrance of a servant, bearing upon
a salver several letters acid billets.
Miss ARRA DURAND:
Kind. Friend,—How crateful I should be that
I am permitted to call you that. -Your delicious
little nide--quite too brief -is at h .nd, and 1
thank you for thus remembering aud raiding
your promise to seed me a sample et your late
companion's handwriting. In response to your
plea, that I will n.,t use your hastily spoken
word's, or this writing. to the injury of Mies :l—,
I will oil. say that y, ,ur will, is ,;ryy law.
Iam surprised to near of your father's absence
from the city how much aloneyou must feel. I
cannot tell when I shall return to C—, but
rest assured that before I visit any other friends
I shall`oume to you.
Yours sincerely. N. A. Bathurst.
"Really," said Miss Durand, pursing
up her lips"this is better than I expect.
ed. He will come to me first. Ah, Noii
Bathurst, when I have won you, you
shall aidme to crush mine enemy."
And, smiling triumphantly, she took a
sip of chocolate, and then turned, still
smiling, to peruse the other letters. .,
.i,SWERT FRIEND,— i on ars toot neidhboily; you
are c. tango 1. This must not be. `I need your
charming society. I sash go sdupping to-moi•-
ro v; win you make it convenie,it to call for me
wits your carriage, or shall I come around to
the mansion?
I uaveticket for the Tip Top Club masquerade
thanks to my late intimacy with you. I wis'i to
go; e will go together, I tuink, To -morrow
we will consult as to costumes.
Yours till death, `NixA.
This was the next letter, and MiseDar-
aud threw it upon the floor and trampled
it under her small feet.
"Ineceeet !" sae. hissed. "Fool, fool
she is going too far. What does she
ni
think I amade of. Oh, for the day
when 1 shalt see her rained. utterly."
With this unchristian asperatiou upon
ho lips, she paeed up and d•,wn the din•
iug roo m•. and where, e short ti:ue .be-
fore, a smile of triumph had rested, there
now sat a look of fear and h trred
Finally she threw herself down in the
dressing;ohair, once snore looking calmer,
but very detirmlaed, and took up the
next letter. It was fivm Me. Durand,
the first she hal received sines their de-
parture. And this is what it centaiue i
Sr. Louis, — =,
D SAii CHILD,—We are here safe,$ nd very com-
fortable, and you will he vary glali.to know ttiat
your mother s liealtu 1s. improving wonderfully.
We stall remain here some time longer, just
how long I can't say. And uo :v comes a matter
which it grieves me to write upon, yet it must
be done.
Here Aura started ;and looked around.
involuntarily.
Ihari hoped and exnectecl never to be under
the ueorealty of saying what I em aooat to say.
t have never told you ,ouch of tap family his•
tory. only that at this present m,imeut I stood
quite amain toe world, as also did my wife, ex-
cept that we tiave ea tit other.: Now, however, I
must tell you that I had a brother, who, many
years ago, became alienated from his family and
friends, one by one toe rest passed away, and
my father's large fortune came into my mends.
But yesterday, am ,ng tae' letters forwarded to
Inc came one from t us brother 5 only son. My
brother is dead and lie has recommended his sou
to my care.. He .8 a young man, just of age, he
informs me. and is my next of kin,and lawful
heir of my wealto, morally as well as legally. I
sin bouse to prom.ite the interests of this young
man. :.k ,i,'"...' . ;ll ,
When I adopted y u it was wttb the belief that
I could .)ne day make y my heiress. But this.
can not be now. "shall snake my will settling
upon you a comfortable income; the rest must
g to my brot-ier's s nil Obis, of,coorse, sill not
affect you as it would have done were you e
young man. Probably it will not be long before
you snake a good marriage, and then your in-
come will become your marriage portion. While
we live you will have every want supplied as',
heretofore, and—who knows—when you have
seen this new nephew of mine which will be
a ion, you may find in him. what Miss Armin used
t' c l nsorl,unfortunate Arteveelt, "s man to
adore, _ :, a " e 1E111 'AC
flue ny,letter gro ws long wand there to more to
say. My nephew writes that he will arrive in
the city on Friday, klis letter has been unae-
cuunttolv delayed, and this letter a.iIl barely
r,`ai•h y u bet •re that day. Of course hewill
make m.: house lush ,me to future, and you will
be his little euterlainer until we return, Please
see that Mrs. Richards pre, area him the best
room, as he is a stranger in the city there will be
much that you can show him
1 would hasten my return on his account, but
that is quite impossible, so I leave my new found
heir in your hands. I wr,te him a letter by this
same mall, which` Mrs. Richards will deliver to
him when he comes. I t,ust when I return to
fired you two on tele most consinly terms, and
now S will say no more •4e send you the best
we have to send. our united're_ard.
Yours, JAMES L. DURAND.
" P.S.—My nephew's name is'Charles Durand,
"Oh, 'certainly. Ferrara, I wish I could
help you in this matter, bat, to tell the
trrnth, my head is full of another thing,
and it is something. that' requires instant
attention. We shall be divided in work,
for a. little time.?
"True," responded Ferrars "why,
�
man 1` don't need your help to find a girl;
who must be in the city. I should be
able to find her and then be ready to help
you.,,
"You had better be ready to help me,
azid that soon," broke in Rob Jocelyn;•
"I shall need a'pal.' I'm going into the
burglary , bush i ess. _
Its two hearers laughed, and then,
having prepared himself for a fashionable
call, Bathurst said: "Well, I am cool;-
polled ttrlettere you now, wish me gled.
luck, entlementi'
"Were now, Neil," asked Rob.
"To pay my addresses to Mies Aura
Durand" replied Neil, and before Bob
could littera creameethre was gone.
Ili a few moments Bob, toe', took his
departl;rs, and then Francis, Ferrers
1�3'Phis was tho letter, the perusal oI
;vhii h .left Anra Durand sitting pale as
corpse and motionless as a statue. ill
ling, long time she sat thus, the letter
fallen, at her feet, her smrallhands clinch-
ed, her ape lightly compressed, and her
ves'fixed in, a glassy stare at vacancy.
%lin;tteafterniinate passed away, until
at Islet a full half hour had gone by, and.
yet theggirl; wryer moved. WhattLnally
areu led her • Was tun silver„ chime of 1-
littlty bronze clock just opposite. Slit
started, seeming to listen mochauioally,
and then spr ng up and did what Nina
,i nniu had once seen her do. She cross
d over to a dressing 'Case tack out ,
s'np, ! 'phial, lifted it to her lipc:
s, and then
replacing it carefully turned away, 11..ok.
ing like her own cairn self
once more.
rs.
'h.t woxt bark to the table then, packotl
up the letter anis rf perused it.
Teff isle OfNTNttl4b.j
Good' manners ere a parlor good morals
Mill it is as mush yonr duty as your
tei'est to practice both'.
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Os lose'; ;i 'eel t..al'iellet eref n ,Vide
:Bary. e..C:.I ' L ,fim 9 A'', f A<.•
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for infants and Children.
OTHERS,Do. You Know that Paregoric,'
Bateman's Drops, 1 odfrey's Cordial, xuany so-called Soothing Syrups, and
most remedies for children are composed of opium or morpheme!'
Do You. Know that opium and morphine are stupefying nareotio poisons?
Do Yon Know that in most ,ountries druggists are not permitted to sell narcotics
irIthout labeling them poisons 1
Do Yott Know that you should not permit any medicine to be given your child
unless you or your physician know of what itis composed ? -
Do You Know that Castoria is a purely vegetable preparation, and that a list of
Ne ingredients is published with every bottle?
Do You Know that Castoria is the prescription of the famous Dr. Samuel Pitcher.
That it has been in use for nearly thirty years, and that more Castoria is now sold than
of all other remedies for children combined ?
Do. You Know that the Patent Ofiiee Department of the United States, and of
other countries, have issued exclusive right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to use the word
"Castoria" and its formula, and that to imitate them is a state prison offense i
Do You Know that one of the reasons for granting this government protection was
because Castoria had been proven to be absolutely harmless?
Do Yon Knoxv that 35 average doses of Castoria aro furnlahed for 35
;Dente, or one cent a dose ?
Do You Know that wben possessed of this perfect preparation, your children may
be kept well, and that you may have uubroken rest?
Well, these things are worth knowing. They pre far4e.
The fat-simtile
signature of 4
is on every
wrapper.
Children Cry for Pitcher's is .. stogie.
`i=,%ice;. `c•_ , i ' DStostm!;sim'
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Dr. Moulton.
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"Some ti years ago I contracted a serious constitutional blood
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Our New Method Treatment It strengthens the body, stops all
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Drs. Kennedy dt Kergan are the leading specialists of
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e u-
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