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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1909-09-30, Page 2All Unexpected Confession; Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life. CHAPTER KNI1t.—(C'ont'd) Esther let him in, and then the three spent a pleasant hour in sod - el conversation, when the young wife went away to her own room, thinking the friends might wish a confidential talk together. When sho opened her pretty poc- ketbook to inspect its contents, her breath was almost taken away up- on finding three crisp one -hundred - dollar bilis. Sho had never even held so much money in her hands at one time before. When she heard Mr. King leave the room below, she went down to her husband again, remaining with him throughout the day, for she saw that ho seemed to be growing weak - r. About six o'clock, and after ho had had his evening meal, he told the nurse he thought he should re- tire. He however, begged Esther not to go away, but come and sit beside him for a while, after he was settled for the night. When the nurse returned to the sitting -room sh - went to him and remained chatting with hint at in- tervals upon various topics, until eight o'clock, when he had a dis- tressful turn, which startled her exceedingly. It soon passed, however, but the nurse thought it unwise for him to talk longer, and Esther arose to go to her own room. The invalid caught her hand as she did so, held it in a lingering clasp for a moment, then raised it to his lips and left a light caress upon it. "It is the hand that saved me, Esther," he said, in a scarcely au- dible tone. "God bless it and you forever l" She was deeply moved, and her voice was husky with emotion as she bent over him, saying: "Good -night. I hope you will rest well until morning." As she passed out into the hall, softly closing the door behind her, she saw the housemaid coming up from below with a card in her hand. "It is for you, Miss Wellington," irritably—for Esther's recent re - Mary said, giving it to her, and buff still rankled sorely in his there's a caller in the parlor for breast : yoA shiver shook the girl from head ther"What are you driving at, mo - to foot., as she read the name of beating aboutthe bush. 1 Out with it, and don't go Donald Lancaster upon the card. 'You know You very well what I am She had hardly believed that he 'driving at,' as you rather coarse - would come; but it seemed that he ly express it," Mrs. Lancaster re - was inclined to keep up the farce torted, her upper lip curling with of two days previous a little long scorn at the term he had employ- er. ed—just enough to reveal an un - Her lips curled bitterly at the broken line of fine, white teeth— thought ; then she drew her form up "and you know that it is high time slightly. you carne to some definite under - "You can tell the gentleman that I am engaged, Mary," she said, in standing with her, regarding your future relations with each other. s cold, hard voice, and then pro - "Since my 'future relations' with ceeded on her way upstairs. Marjorie will be what they are now A few moments later she heard —simply of a friendly nature -1 do the outer door shut heavily, y' and not. sec what future understanding the sound was like the death -knell is needed," Donald stoically re to all her fondest hopes. plied At an early hour of the morning • ••'Simply of a friendly nature,' Mr. King chine to her door to iirdeed !" excitedly returned Mrs. mouse her, and gently told her Lancaster, losing much of her bril- that Lord Irvington was dead. liant color, her eyes blazing with He had come in shortly after she „ left, he said, and remained with repressed passion. You know hint all night. He had fallen into city well that fur years you have a stupor about twelve o'clock, and ,loracticnlly been engaged to her, e hpunt had not rallied from it at all, pass- and it is high time that some an- ing quietly away just as the cluck no of the fact was made to tthe public." struck the hour of four. "I have never pledged myself to And so, lather, Lady Irvington, Marjorie Dexter," said Donald, lea reed that she Kash widow' sitting erect and growing stern and CHAPTER S\IV. white, for the situation was becom- serious. "I know." he continued. Donald Lancaster stood like one "that when I was but a boy, and paralyzed after receiving Esther's we lived as neighbors to the lrex- message from the housemaid. ters, there was some jesting be - "Engaged !" he repeated, at tt een the two families about cemet- length. "Did you give her my ing the friendship by a marriage in card 1" the future. I remember that Mar - "Yes, sir." jorie and I also laughed over the "And was that all the message subject, now and then. But after she sent. me F' v. c came to New York to live, I nev- "Yes. sir ; she looked at the er gave the matter another thought, card and then said: 'You can tell ncit•her did I suppose that she tree - the gentleman that I ant engag- cured the slightest sentiment in cd ' " connection with it." The young man flushed hotly. He "Rut she has, Donald." said his could draw but one inference from mother, impressively; "she laid such a "message—namely, that Es- those things deeply to heart ; they Ow did not wish to see him. grew Kith her growth, until she instantly his mind reverted to learned to love you as a man is their ntecting of the previous even- seldom loved in this world, and the ing, when she had given him the thought of becoming your wife is tut direct. thr dearest wish of her life." The incident had troubled him Donald flushed hotly as be list - somewhat at the time; but he had ened to these revelations. and he felt so sure that everything would was far from feeling comfortable to satisfactorily explained when he in view of them. saw her, he had not allowed him- Iie knew that Miss Dexter ap- self to dwell upon it. peered to enjoy his society; she had "('an it be possible that she is et en been rather more familiar at jealous of Marjorie Dexter 1" he times than was exactly agreeable, wondered. but he laid this to the intimacy He could hardly believe she would be so unreasonable when only that shine morning he had told her she was a relative, who was visiting in his home for a few weeks. Ile had given her credit for being sensible; and yet, now that she had Fo curtly refused to receive him he could think of no other explana- tion of her treatment of him. At first he was impelled to write "Really, mother, I think you are making altogether too ►Much out of what was mere pleasantry iu those old days—" he began. "You have only to ask Marjorie one important question in order to ue satisfied upon that point," his !companion interposed. "You mean that 1 am to propose to her—ask her to be my mite t" "Exactly." "Mother, I shall never do that," said tho young man in a tone of quiet decision. "Donald, you must —all society is looking fur it," Mrs. Lancaster a few lines upon the back of an- other card, begging that she would revoke her decision, but he did not care to reveal too much of the situ- ation to the servants, and finally took his leave, mentally resolving to go directly home, write a letter discussing the matter, and implore 1.er to appoint another time when be night see her. But he was deeply hurt and dis- appointed, and was, therefore, in no very amiable frame of mind, twhen, upon entering his elegant home, his mother met him in the reception hall and asked hint to come with her to the library for a quiet talk, as she had something of importance to say to hint. "Well, what is it i" he question- ed, as he took the chair she indi- cated and saw by her face that something unpleasant as well as "important" was about to bo sprung upon him. "Donald, I feel obliged to speak to you with reference to Marjorie," Mrs. Lancaster began. "Yes? Well?" he inquiringly ob- served, but with inward qualms. "What are your intentions re- garding her?" "Why, really, mother, I—I sup- pose my intentions are to make myself as agreeable as possible to her as long as she remains our guest ; I -wish to do my utmost to make her enjoy her visit," he re- sponded, bracing himself back in his chair and plunging his hands in- ti his pockets; for now he was pret- ty sure he knew what was coming. - Mrs. Lancaster now began to t.ridle. She was a remarkably handsome woman, and somewhat imposing when she assumed that haughty, au- thoritative air. "And that constitutes the extent c f your intentions regarding her, does it?" she icily demanded. "As far as I know—yes," said Donald, trying to assume an air of indifference. - Then, meeting with a steady, di- rect gaze, the proud angry eyes fastened upon him, he broke forth burst forth excitedly ; "her friends, our friends, all believe that she was invited here for the sole purpose of having the matter formally set- tled and announced." "I am very sorry, mother, if such is the case. It seems to me, how- ever, that, society would have been more likely to suppose that such an arrangement would have been "lade previous to her visit here, if it was to bo made at all; but, be that as It may, society will be disappoint- e.f fur once, for I shall never ask Miss Dexter to marry nue; I do not levo her, and I will wed no woman without loving her." "Donald, think you the advant- age of such a marriage. The Dex- ters—" Mrs. Lancaster began pleadingly. when he checked her with a gesture expressive of dis- gust. "Such an argument would not have the slightest, influence upon me," he said ; "I know that Mar- jorie Dexter will be a very rich wo- man by and by; I know she is handsome, and makes a fine appear- ance in society; but when I marry, I want a wife who will care more for me than for the world; not a leader of fashion, whom I should scarcely see front one week's end to another ; I want a sweet, ten- der, womanly woman, who will make my home the dearest spot on earth." "Really, my son, you have grown hypercritical all of a sudden ! Pray, where will you find this paragon of perfection, this model wife, whom you have described?" sarcastically demanded his mother. "I have already found her," said Donald, with placid frankness. Mrs. Lancaster grew startlingly white. "Who is she 1" slie curtly de- manded. "You have seen her—you al- ready know her; she is Esther Wel- lington." "Heavens! that plebeian, little apron maker, who cones hero to take orders for housemaids' and waitresses' aprons !" "Yes, another, if you see fit to so designate her," Donald proudly returned; "but a sweeter, more ingenuous, more beautiful girl is not to be found in New York City." "Donald, aro you demented ?" "I know you are shocked. I know all you would say about a dis- graceful mesalliance and a scandal in society; but Esther is the peer of any of your so-called creme de la creme—she would shine a queen among them. And, then. she has a heart—she is good, through and through," concluded this eloquent young lover. "You shall never marry her, Donald," cried his mother, in a scarcely audible voice, but with a menacing note of passion in her tones that would have been appal- ling to a less dauntless swain. "Oh, but I shall—that is, if she will have me," Donald replied, a shade of anxiety crossing his face as ho recalled Esther's recent re- fusal to see him. "Come, now, rrot-lier, dear," be continued, in a gentler tone, as he saw the white, tense expression on the handsome face opposite him, "be reasonable. and listen to your mother instinct rather than .to your pride. I do not love Marjorie Dexter. and I should be wretched if bound to her for life: for, aside from our money and position, we really have Hard- ly a sentiment or characteristic in common, and I am sure you are too fond of Inc to wish to ruin my life b: driving me into a loveless mar- riage." "Yes, I ant far too fond of you to allow you to ruin your life by throwing it away upon a little, plel►ian pauper, who has been beg- ging front house to house hero in New fork for her daily bread,' was the passionate retort. "Mother," returned her son, with a hauteur that sat. well upon him, "i think you are forgetting yourself, and also that I have ar- rived at man's estate, or you would never speak thus in my presence of the woman whom I have told you i love and intend to make my wife. You surely have also forgotten the tendency toward Scotch obstinacy which I have inherited from previ• cu- generations, when you assume that I can he driven into a union with 'one for whom I do not enter- tain a particle of affection ; who— yes, I may as well confess it — is absolutely distasteful to me in some respects. Now, let this discussion cease," he continued, with a white, determined face that spoke vol - that had always existed between times. "I am a man, long past my the families. But, as for love. such majority. and capable of judging as his mother had portrayed. he for myself. especially upon a mat - did not believe that the fashionable girl loved anyone in the world as she loved herself. and had he not been the prospective heir to a pintnp fortune, he felt, very sure she would never have given the matrimoniale-tmg of the pasta serious thought. • determined to have the last word— for she was too angry to conciliate him ; she drew herself proudly erect, and, rising also, exclaimed: "You shall never marry this low- born girl' 1 will move heaven and earth to prevent you from disgrac- ing yourself and your family to such an extent." Donald bowed with cold courtesy, but his eyes flamed with a danger- ous fire, as he returned: "Miss Wellington is the daugh- ter of the late John Cushman's sister, and she has been reared a lady, in spite of her poverty. "Now, as i have an important letter to write, I beg you will ex- cuse me. Good -night." \\'ith another courteous inclina- tion of his proud head, ho walked quietly from the room, taking caro to close tho door noiselessly after him, although his Scotch blood was aroused to such an extent that . would have been no little satisfac- tion to hire to have banged it rudely. But Donald Lancaster was too well bred to be disrespectful to his mother. (To be continued.) ter of so much vital importance to me; moreover, I intend to do so." Ile arose as he concluded, and his mother knew from his tone and manner that, she could never drive him int', submission to her will. But she also possessed an indo- niitab:c spirit, and, woman-like, + FAITIILI'SS LOVERS. Strange Penalties for Breach of Promise. From the plaintiff's point of view, England is the hest country on earth for breach of promise actions. Any girl who can bring evidence that her affections have been seri- ously trifled with will be almost certain to receive substantial dam- ages from a sympathetic English jury. In certain parts of the Unitad States breach of promise actions aro not allowed to be brought in- to court, and the man is at liberty to become engaged and disengaged to as many maidens as he pleases. in other parts of the States, how- ever, huge damages are sometimes awarded on very slight evidence. In Germany a special law has been framed which has con'pletely abolished breach of promise ac- tions. Should a young couple de- sire to become engaged, they visit the town hall and declare their willingness to marry, and sign, with witnesses, a series of docu- ments which render a change "f mind on the man's part practically out of the question. They are not engaged until this formality aa. been carried out. Should either party discover that they have made a mistake and wish to withdraw from this agreement, the pair again visit the town hall. and another series of documents are formally signed, witnessed. ani sealed. The authorities then deter• mine the question of compensatian for injured feelings. In France breach of promise ac- tions are extremely few. The French law requires the plaintiff tt prove in court that she has suf fered pecuniary loss by her fiance s fickleness. Throughout France a bride almost invariably has a mar riage clot, large or small, and the fact is likely to weaken her cast The same law has been adopted in Austria and Holland, where ten number of such cases is small. In most of the Continental cities the parties concerned take the law in- to their own hands and get their big brothers or muscular friends toadnuniadminister a severe thrashing R to any fickle man who breaks his promise to marry. Still another method is followed in Itnly. The law requires the per- son suing for breach of promise, of whichever sex, to produce a writ- ten promise to marry from the de- fendant, otherwise the ease is in- stantly thrown out of court. The difficulty of producing such evi- dence is, of course, practically in- surmountable, and eases are rarely tried. Many an Italian girl, there- fore. whose affections have been blighted does not hesitate to re- venge herself by means of the stiletto. ('].EVER WOMEN. Noticeable Feature at Unique Ex- hibition of Clothing. A striking feature of the unique cxhibtion of clothing held at tho Madison Square Garden (writes 'Ihe Loudon Chronicle's New York cor- respondent), or- 1 d t)the 1number d• ++++++++++++++++♦♦+♦+♦ ITheFZ rm res ,on eu , was ie argo+♦+♦♦♦♦♦1++♦++++++++ awomen exhibitors representing factories which as the result of BEEF TYPE. OF ('.\T'1'1v. their enterprise have sprung up all ever the country within the last few The general appearance of the years. beef animal, when of correct type es stent which prac•ticalt +rhsistsof These women have in no case' shows a distincy mpducing etting high enough •and long been engaged in the manufacture form. The, dninutlil is coeal-mportroar:d benough, Mr. Huntley Walker has •'f women's clothing more than broad of back from shoulder points left Monte Carlo $90,000 the rich - three or four years. The story of , to hips; has a wide, deep body ; their success reads like a fairy tale.' short and somewhat thick neek1 Etta nlexttday, on $ n little over two Ono of them—the daughter of Eng- wide, deep full bosom ; rather broad, lish parents—was left some ten thick, fleshy hind quarters; and a hours, won bGU,000 more, which years ago with several small bro- generally deep, wide body. Viewed necessitated the table at operation h titers and sisters to support. Sho from one side, the top and bottomfwas playing minutesuspens entered the business house of Mar- lino of body run rather parallel fora few minutes Khilo furthe funds were obtained. This is tech- ' ual1 Field in Chicago, and three v ith the back quite level. From ttically called "breaking the years afterwards found herself es- front or rear the outline should ho bank," and re -calls the feat of "Monte Carlo Wells," the first man to break the bank at the famous gambling resort, who a few years ago, won $200.000 from the Ca- sino, says London Tit -Bits. Wells played by a system, and afterwards explained how, starting with a certain capital, lie bet on "runs"etsor "series," staking $100 or $240—the minimum or maximummum b. FORTUNES WON AND LOST REMARKABLE INCIDENTS AT MONTE I: ('.ARl.t). Men Who ]lave Broken the Rank -- and Some 1t Ito Have Nut --!lore Often. After a fifteen -tears' trial of a iIOTTi.ING UP A FLEET. The German Navy Could be Shut t'p in Kiel. From an article in a Danzig news- paper, quoted by The Navy, on the recent Baltic cruise of the Brit- ish armored cruiser Cornwall, it appears that fears as to the bot- tling up of fleets are not entirely confined to English writers on tho Germans. The journal reports that on the occasion of the Cornwall's visit to Kiel, a dense mist prevailed, and the harbor authorities, who had been advised of her pending ar- rival in the evening, did not ex- pect her to put in an appearance before morning. However, when day broke, there she was, moored at her assigned po- sition, and appearing to be quite at home. She had navigated the difficult Kiel ford in the darkness and mist without a pilot on board. This performance she repeated at Danzig and Swinemunde, accord- ing to the report, in both places without a pilot. "From this performance." says the journal, "we are compelled to ask what would hnppeh in the event of a sudden outbreak of war with England.... They would not have the slightest difficulty in bottling up the high seas fleet in Kiel or e,sewhere. ' tahlished in Paris as their buyer for rather full and broad. Cattle of ladies' underclothing. I this typo are referred to as Three years ago she decided to "blocky" indicating compactness manufacture in her own behalf. and neatness of form. If the body She began with twenty wurkwomen. is inclined to be long, it niny be Now she employs 600, in addition termed "rangy," while animals to nearly a hundred agents travel- long of leg, showing too little depth ing in every part of the world. and fullness of body, may bo teem - Miss Leona Forster, who has built ed "leggy." up this enterprise, is still in the The haad should havo a broad, early thirties. She is petite and strong muzzle, indicating superior as dainty as a rosebud. She wears grazing and feeding capacity. The Parisian gowns exquisitely cut and nostrils, when somewhat promin- of charming simplicity. She tells ent and largo, with a wide nose me that by living rationally and show ample nasal capacity to sup - dressing comfortably she finds her- ply the lungs with air. A Homan self able to spend the day in her nose sometimes occurs with cattle, factory from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. in but it is neither attractive nor de - summer and from 8 a.m. until 5 sirable. The distan^e from the p.m. in the winter. Miss Forster. muzzle to the point immediately explained that her success was duo; between the eyes is preferably short, with some curve or "dish," as it is termed, just below the eyes which should be wide apart, large and indicate a gentle temperament. A quiet eye means an easy feeder. t i her entire devotion to her busi- ness. "English girls," she declared, "of the better class make their bu- siness a subsidiary matter to their social success. So many of them, while a nervous, restless eye shows pouring out by the hundred from an animal unsatisfactory to handle schools and colleges every year, and care for. The forehead, ar. aro seeking some genteel occupa-mental capacity, should tion which will leave them free to be broad and reasonably full. The play tennis and attend unlimited them succeed in .buSiness in Eng- fact and cheeks, in a superior head numbers of afternoon teas. hew ofland because their habits are not are full and deep, couuceted with a rather broad, strong lower jaw. If on rho horned type; the horns should not bo coarse at the Bead, but should show plenty of find tex- ture and quality, and be graceful and of harmonious proportions. An abundance of rather long hair should crown the pull or top of the of these ladies lamented that so head. It is very desirable that the li ate was done to further the emir car should be neatly attached to talion of women the better the head, without coarseness, and g that is should be of superior quali• class. There is a demand for them in America, she declares, because h lk t Kith hair at they aro better educated and more reliable than the young women of America. businesslike." With Miss Forster are exhibit- ing two Scotswomen who are daugh- ters of professional men in Scot- land. They went to America to teach, and have found a more pro- fitable livelihood in business. One ty and neatly pointed and covered with silky Lair, long the edges or tips. The neck of the beef animal tends to bo short, thick and m•is- -4' cular, of medium depth, and should be neatly attached to the head and smoothly blended to the shoulders. Woman Who is a Blot Tho bull at maturity show a neck on Her Sex. of more length, with heavier mus - There is no excuse for the untidy, cies, some arch and a heavy coat of disorderly woman—she who leaves fair. The female will havo a short - odds and ends wherever she goes. er, lighter neck, with less thickness It is a sad fact that a great many- and less depth. The steer should husbands are far neater about have a shorter, thicker, fuller, their belongings than their wives, and many a man has decided that matrimony was a failure because the house resembled a rag box ra- ther than a hone. Every neat man with orderly ha- bits ought to be such a reproach tc the opposite kind of woman that she should retire from society un- til she changed her ways. 1f we are neat and methodical in our ways we are lacking in the chief attribute of woman. She is meant to keep the world in order and so snake life beautiful, while man gives his whole time to work. Not all the good qualities in the world can redeem the sloppy wo- man front being a failure as a wo- man. She can bo brilliant, witty and good, but she is a poor creature if she is.slovcnly in appearance and if her home. is one jumble of dust and things out of place. We cannot all have rich and beau- tiful things around us. Some of us must go clod in cotton and eat from pine boards. But those hoards should be scrubbed until they glisten like snow, and the cot- ton dress should be as fresh as the morning. And, maiden- there is no need of your wearing cheap jewellery that needs repairing, cheap laces that need washing and cheap feathers that won't curl, and you don't have to use in your house spotted table- cloths, dust covered brie-a-brac and broken furniture. Better an empty room with four Litre walls. ELECTRIFYING AN ELEPHANT IS "NO EXCUSE FOR HER. The Untidy A very curious accident occurred in Mysore, India. recently. A I'alace elephant mahout, seated on a huge tusker, happened to pass tinder the main -line w ires conveying current from the power -station. Thinking he would test the truth of anyone being killed if the wire A poor laborer was charged with a were tote lied, he was foolish petty offence. "Have you anyone enough to place his hand on the in court who will vouch for your Kine. The effect was disastrous. good character?" said tho judge. Both mahout and elephant were knocked down instantly, and lay in- sensible. The elephant, after a short while, got up, and rushed about in a dazed manner, wrecking even know the man," protested he. carriages, posts, etc., in its mad "Now, sir,'' broke in the culprit, career. After a most exciting '.i have lived in the village for chase, the semi-eleetrc'cuted de- t• e at vers, and if the Chief Con• rhnnt was cannred }•y means of 1• lc' doesn't know mo yet, isn't two other elephants. t;'at a character for your smoother fleshed neck than the cow. When in perfect pose, with head tip, the top line of the neck should be slightly raised above the height cf the withers. Tho shoulders should extend well into the hack, lying smoothly covered with flesh, blending neat- :). Kith thebody. Aht$htype o. shoulder is uniformly covered with Posh from shoulder point to top of withers. ]lough angular shoulders. unevenly covered, aro among the most common defects of cattle. A prominent shoulder also empha- sises the development behind it,. The breast and chest are most important. The former should be carried well forward and be broad and full in the bosom. As one stands and views a beef bull in show form, a great breadth of breast and strength of brisket meets the eye. Sometimes the breast and chest havo great depth and the brisket conies with- in fifteen inches of the level of the foot. Viewed from one side it niny curve forward lil:o the prow of a fillip. With the cost consit-'erablc bosom may show, but not in se great a degree, and with less breadth and feminine outline. The chest which lies between the shoul- ders and just back of them should 'se hill at the crops, allowing much spring of rib and also well filled eut in the front flanks. The most beautiful front on the beef animal no "natter whether bull, cow or steer, is a smoothly laid, well flesh- ed shoulder. with a strong arch of rib behind, leaving little or no de- piession. Much depression behind the shoulders or a narrow, con- tracted, low chestindicates lack of constitution.—Plumb's 'fvpes and Breeds of Farm Animals. + PROOF POSITIVE \VON $350,000. Five years ago an immensely wealthy American, Colonel Power, the owner of mines in Mexico, won 8350,000 at the Casino. His first day's play, which lasted less than ar hour, brought him in 818,600, and each succeeding day had a sim- ilar story to tell. Crowds dogged his footsteps whenever he entered the Casino, some of the habitues ribbing his shoulder or surrepti- tiously :touching the hent of his coat for luck, while tho more ra- tional followed his play. The Colbnol did not plunge, but con- tinued to stake the maximum of $2,400 each time. Tho result was that ho came away richer by $350,- 000. A Russian count once carried away $70,000 as the result of a single night's play, while a North of England shipowner won $30,000 in a couple of hours. On another occasion a Yorkshire colliery own- er left Monte Carlo, after a three weeks' stay, $75,000 richer than when he went there; but in tho same month the wife of an Eng- lish peer lost $80,000 in one night and $100,000 on the night follow- ing. "Yes, air ; there is the Chief Constable." The Chief Constable was amaz- ed. "Why, your honor, I don't A COSTLY DEFECT. One of the most remarkable in- cidents which ever happc,ned a Monte Carlo was when a Mr. gers won $•100,000. Ile kept a c catch over the roulette wheel the various tables, and discov that each one had some smal. feet which resulted in one nu winning more frequently than other. These numbers he bac winning $600,000. The bank. he ever, discovered his secret, ha new wheels made. and Mr. Jaggers was losing rapidly when lie wisely desisted and returned home with 8400,000. One of the distinctions enjoyed by the late Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, the uncle of the Czar, who died in Nevember last, was that of being amongst the men who had broken the bank at Monte Carlo. Ile won something like $300,000 in u couple of days ; and it. may he remarked that Lord Villiers, heir to the earldom of Jersey. was cre- dited it short tine ago with an ex. traordinary run of luck. Starting with a capital of $12,000. a sum which reperesented only five maxi- mum coups. and playing only one hour in the evening, always on black, he won $150,000 in a few days. BANK WINS IN LONG RUN. But, in spite of nil these huge sums which have been won, the tank holds its own against all sys- tems, plungers. and persevering gamblers, and, as a witty proverb invented in the days of M. Blanc, the founder of the Casino, truly says, "The black often loses. and red often loses, but white (Blanc) Always wins." and his winnings range from $5.000,000 to $7.500.00C every year. Well might one remark that, he who breaks the bank to- day will ho broken by the bark to. morrow. + HIS NOT TO REASON WHY. Ills Rut to bo as He was Told Though Profits Dir ❑died. A story is told of th o:hschilds to illustrate the strict obedience which they at times exacted iron their employees, high and low They once had an agent in New Orleans, a young and alert f• ll„N ho kept his eyes and ears • ese. According to System, they ti le, graphed him to sell their ca n holdings on a specified day. Believing thnt he had better in formation on the local market that his employers he held the sale ever four days and netted an extra l re- fit of $ In.000. He promptly not the Rothschilds of his achievement and ferwarded the bonus. The ilothschilds returned tl►e nnt••unl intact Kith a cold note than ra i "Tho 810.000 you made by dis- ebeying our inerructions is not curs hut yours. Take It. Your sue .ss sor sails for Yew Orleans to -day.”