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By LAW M. LYNCH
(E, M. Van Deventer)
Author of «A Women's Crime," •"John Artliur's Ward," "The Lost
Witness," "A Slender Clue," "Dangerous Groandt"
"Against Odds,' Etc, gte,
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CHAPTER
On a certain. Saturday in Zuno, year of
our Lord 1880, between the hours of sun-
riee and sunset, the town of W—, in a
State which shall be nameless, received
two seocks.
Small affairs„ eone.erning small people,
could never have thrown W— into such
a state of excitement, for she was n large
ant wealthy town, and understood what
let s due to hermit
She 'assessed narty factories, and
sometimea a man came to his death
tinunac the. ponderous machinery. Not
10111: F!neo one "band" hen stabbed
an •ther, fetally; and, still later, &factory
gee had committed suicide.
These things created a ripple, nothing
reore. It would ill become a town, boast-
ing irs mistocracy end "style" to grow
frenzied over the woes of such common
people. But W— possessed a goodly
nurular of wealthy families, and some
blue blood. These were worthy of core
sideratien, and upon these calamity had
fallen. Let us read an extract or two
from the W— Argus, a newspaper of
much enterprise and exceeding veracity:— •
"MONSTROUS DIAMOND ROBBERY
—BOLD BURGLARY.
"This day we are Startled by the news
of a robbery in tier mitt, the like of
which it hais never been our fate to
chi' •nie.te.
"'When the fiervants at Wardour Place -
arose this morning, they found confu-
sion 1(.: fl) in the library, &eke forced
open, papers strewn Mann and furniture
disarreneed. One of the long windows
had been opened by forcing the sbutters,
and then cutting out a pane of glass,
after which the belts were ensily drawn.
'Miss Wardour was at OTIC' aroused,
in further examination disclosed the
fact that her dresn:: room had been
invaded, and every box, tannic and
drawer parched. The beautiful little
effete welch has the appearance of a
miniature cembined desk and bookcase,
but which contains it small safe that
Miss Werdour believed burglar read, had
been forced, and the jewels so widely
known as the 'le -ardour dhernonds,'
stolen. Quite a large sum of money, and
some papers of value, were also taken.
"Most of our readers are familiar with
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the. history of. the le -ardour diamOnds,
and know thret they represented a fortune.
"The buralare- was effected without
noise, not a sounl clieturbine Miss War-
donr, or eine of her sereents, some of -
whom are light Ateliers, anti they have
not a single clue by which to trace the
robbers.
"MISS Werdour *ears the less with
great calmness. Of course every effort
will be male to recover the jewels, anti
capture the thieves. It is rumored that
Mr. Jasper Jeanette, in behalf of Miss
Wardtmr, win visit the city at once, and
set the detectives at work." -
This 'WAS shock number one for the
public of W—.
Miss Constance Wardour, of Wardour
Place, was a Indy of dietir.ction. She
poseessed the oldest; XICMIC, the etatiest
blood, the fairest face; and the longest
purse, to. be. found. In W—; and, the
Argus had :said truly, the Wardour dia-
monds represented a fortune, and not a
small one.
Emmeline Wardour, the great grand-
mother of Miss Constance, was a belle
and heiress. Her fondness for rare jewels
arnouneale to it mart:, anti. she spt•nt
enoreges oils in collectint rare gems.
At lea atmeh she bequeathed to her
datteleter a collection such as is owned by
•few leaks in private life. ,.-he also be -
queer hoe to her daughter her mania.
This daughter, after whom Constance
was named added to her motheret store
of precious stoma, from time to time,
and when, one Zito day, r; bank, in
which she Teel depazited some theuetnds
of her doliet.se eztiled. end she friend
herself a lona, sho breught her craze to
a climax, IT eenvetting all her money
into di .1011(5, set and uneet.
At her death, her grenedaughter,
Constance, initerited tbeso trot sures. in
addition to n hanlsente fortune from her
mother; anti, ttitheeeth the eriejnal aa -
lection eletne by Emmeline Wer our cart -
tabled a Writ,ty of rem StoCCS.
amethysts, pe.::61, tV.MCIS.
the litany fine qt.:l :4'11S. they all COMIC
to 1wcleemei. treeer. tee havl of the
"Wardotte diemonate"
It is 81, :al 'teenier 1'110 -it fitOOtt
aghast a tis tZ1*I robbery,
and it ie ItOy
theW001.10;`:,ts, the cmjeanteee. snegos.
tion, theorize:..n i reeteel in name:tem emetic diem 0.plece of serene reprise end
would Leve nee,. hen :en tee startl4t relearn refinement. Stale Werdonr Pinese
-Aber* overeerna Lae San (Lea mon: it. wee intended to Le; mum, it leas leen
end is.
the Argus teteaan.
tills& Conetance Wardour, mit:tree; of
"A STAIITI.ING rffaCteliareet.
ties domain and Tata of t ::1
"Yeeierdaa eftatta"Ita t; ' r favorite inorning yr aro. IP is
Was 11%4 with tee recto:meet.. e 1 t by' 1,ceas shim the ithiv(A,,,,y.t. or i1' 1)?1,.1,17,
the Werdialt j&, 11' Ali '. '1•:•'"1 1 -de 1 e,n.1 during thoen tem enorts teethe:ion
melte- the hehutillti r. ”nr -es reigned euprente., leeese-avey teeeept
wealth:1 end blrehb" atta"eete anse Weirdour, him avue.tely rVI I wile.
Jasper reeinette• "'n Itut Miss Warriour las Ireie iee. let ei.
Barri% who wee, for a t01.. fereetta ) ene tuts 11 Id ;;••;!0 ete.
otto of her fate:ere: Italia rierrill r ten lame teem, as. ioe .• •er•
known to be a divcreota- tYlle-aleet les Idling leg i one+ eid• lea . .
ftetbler wife eml 0. enial. liel'e" he 11.•013. K.t.111.
and his elawnenit wieta c,Lt. a:e.• 0. tO,`pOrt thei0:*-41,414 10: • ,
ewer hats tiled the totem with C eaterna- nititttd
ton. et he CIOSCdi and et- zise,ca et:. .•
"Mr. Istunotfie, t1 fatly.? of Y"ting teenier talker seell I ..:.• ewe., le a
lady, had not l'aelle tavestigations; t 5r • ea. 14,
bour, in (el:Peen:a taa".71 va•a- *::"t'n L r maid to c..1 VI' e it:... ;
beg eatuaboa fled. 1:•• was 1 ne:e. ter tien.ni aogee in au. mete ,s.•;
,tges any, to procure the eeevices of teette- tmegagent,
atifea1 tlita het*Gttte"rering the' War' hes jure; been bereaved or, Mem taneem,
tjZtn IC11:1
dour diamonds; ballads sons weiv absent
from home as well. Mr. Leanotto bas nob
yet returned, and is still ignorant of his
daughteerie flight."
Thus abruptly and. reluctsrttly ends the
second Argus hopelishell, and. this same
last bombshell had been a very different
thing to handle.. It might havo been
• Made far more sensational, and the edi-
tor had, sighed as be penned the cauti-
ously worded lines: "It was a monstrous
znesalliance, and. a great deal could be
'tail in disparagement of Mr, John
Burrill;" but Mr. Lamotte was absent;
the imothers Lamotte were absent, and.
until he was certain what steps they
would take in this nuttier, it were wise
to ter Cti the safe side. Sybil was au only
:laughter, Puente are sometimes prone
ta forgive muchit might bo best to
"lot Mr. Bartell off easy."
Thus to himself reasoned the editor,
erre, having bridled his pen, much
• ir.st his will, he set free his tougue,
end in the bosom of his family dis-
(real:sea very freely of Mr. John Burrill.
"y dear, it's 'unendurable," he an -
to the little woman opposite,
with tbe nod of a Snlomon. "It's per-
fectly inaemprehensible, how such a girl
amid on it. Why, he's a braggart and a
bully. He drinks in our public aeloons,
end tenalee went:met name ea he does
e. is beer glees. The fee -tory men say that
lee lies boosted openly that ho 111Ntilt to
int -I'27 Miss I.A9100tte, or Miss Wardour,
crouldn't drakes whieh. By the by, it's
rethew ocid three those two youna ladies
eintule meet with sus:a dissimilix
• eteroxes en the 81,11.0 dey."
:ere. Eaitor. SM:*11 ITmnall, who,
even everatently hearing, :owl absorbing'
eve the vecumit or her own nand, tho
weeds of wisdom teatime from the mouth
et her laislettei, Dad et:toil-ed. an eapres-
'eon of Leine elvalys ready and willina
et be cenvineed, looked up from her tea-
ena rzenannied tte folleveirent—
"le-wiett do you s'pesei she eloped with
• lert"
• "inaria, I believe a have told you
e ;neatly teet there is no such word as
tepeta.' I a0.4.1. SUITOSC ItIlything 011011t
(110t1:^': melee one eeneett
entracreft. -Nee. Fran Lamotte held are
'tad above us; elem. leenty reeve who
were the peers of elr. :John Burrill. Last
everyteete know, sho refused
.1-initert Crofton, V. Lo is humisome, ricb,
el upright irt ceeracter. This spring,
!ieee sey. ste• jilted Royinond Vandrok,
••11t1 people wit* Ought to knew, say that
Viv'y were ens:at-ed. Why,Ray Vandyck
aunes of thele:at ola Dutch stook, and
als los moo is somethine; worth while. I
-tereeer -whet young leentlyck will say to
ahe end how that high -stopping old
ee-, his mother, will feney haying her
is threwn over for .Tohn interne I wish
I knew how Jasper Lzonocce would take
So, in many a household, tongues
'twigged fast and furious; misfortune
leol smitten the miglay ones of W—,
nervi brought them within range of the
ens -siring tongues of their social inferiors;
end. while the vilhtge oracles improve
teeir opportunities, end old women hatch
rec.:wits, the like of which was never
lerard on earth, It ue melte the acquaint-
iatCe of some of the "inigaty ones."
CHAPTER II. •
Wardour Place, the home of Miss
Cense:ewe Wardour, and the scene of the.
-Arent Diamond robbery," lies a little
cost from the town, away front the
tictinor of its mills, and the contamina-
r ant of its canaille.
It is a beautiful old place, built upon
it plight elevation, surreunded by cstately
eel nem, with a wide ewe* of well -kept
been, bordered with rose thickets, and
oettel here and there with great clumps
ef tall syringns, white illees, earetias, and
at variety of ornamented trees and flower-
ing shrubs.
The intension stands some distance
freia the roma anti is reached by a
broad, sweeping drive and two footpaths
teat approach from opposite directions.
In the rear aro orehara and gardens.
end beyond these greasy slope that retreat
(town to tnet.•t the river, that is ever
hurrying townward, to eeize the goat
wheels and set them setae, lee
round and round.
Tho mansion iteele Is n, large, roomy
eteace, built by a. inester en:hit:at. /5 at
(ewe impreares one with e serge of its
tote purpose: a home, stately, but not
abounding 115 emenere end arietre
looks very calnt anti unruffled, anti sate
her coffee with a relish.
lawsently the door opens end a lady
enters; a very fat lady, with florid com-
plexion, restless, inquisitive, but good -
Mumma gray eyes, and plenty of dark
crinkly hair, combed low about her ears.
Tirts is Mrs. I/weer Allston, a distant
relative of Miss .Wardour's, who has
found a most delightful home with that
young lady, ever since the death. of
atrantimannua Wardour, for Constance
Wartiour has bean an orphan since her
childhood
Mrs. Allston conies forward, rather
rolls forward, and sinking, with is grunt
of attlefaction, into the largest ohair at
!tend, fixes two grey eyes upon the heir-
ess, which that young lady, perceiving,
says: "Well?"
"Don't say 'well' to me. I've just come.
down from the mansard," gaspea the
widow Allston.
"From the mansard?"
4`Yes," fanning herself briskly with
the pages of an uncut magazine„
Constance laughs musically. "Why,
Aunt Honor, you didn't expect to see the
robbers running across the country, did
yon?"
I," disdainfully. "I wanted to
see how long it took the news to get to
1 —Mapleton.
1 "Ob.!" indifferently.
"And—they're Coming."
"So soon!"
"So soon I and the sheriff, or constable,
er coroner.—who is it that make these
investigations? Iless coming, at any rate,
whew er ite oveth a mob at his heels.
Who Old you sena for, Con?"
"For Air. of course, and—I
would like to trae, Rey Vandyok."
"Nalutt, for?"
Constance laughed. "Oh, 1 tun fond of
Ray, you knoweinal I think ho would
offer. souse unique sug [estions; besides—
dear me, auntie!" breaking off suddenly,
"I wish this farce 'WM a an
Mae Alisfon's pray eyes twinkled.
"Why, claild, you may be thankful it's no
worse. Suppose—"
"Itush,Aunit Honor. 'Valls have ears,'
you know. I have half a mind to take
Mr. Lonotitit into my—"
"Omsk -Lace We...". -a what are you
thinking about? 'Ta • -Mr. Lemotte
tient mains lane. Lam :to and Madame
Lunette, end. the; . -114 /Ill the rest."
"I said 'Imif a, nand ' Auntie. I don't
think the notiouz will ever get its
gnesth. I think we will see the end of
this affair through our own spectacles;
bub—hear that noise! Axe they bringing,
a legion of people? A.untie, I don't be-
lieve you have tied a; cup of coffee yet."
"Don't yen? Well, I have, my child:
Let's go out and meet those people.
They will bring all the dirt that lay
loose on the highway on the soles of
their boots. Con," turning suddenly,
"you don't look solemn enough."
'Without heeding this last roraark, Con -
stoma Wardour throws open the door,
ani passes out and down the hall te;
meet the party JUS entering.
There is Mr. Soames, the mayor of
W—, very bustling and important; Cor-
liss, the constable, exceedingly shrewd in
his own oeinion, and looking on this
occasion -es wise ye an owl; Themes
Cr.•ig, Esq.,sub-editor of the Argus;
and some aser lights, who, ott 'one
pretest. P:nd enother, hope to gain admit-
tance. and vete their curiosity,
"Paailly, Miss Wardour," begins the
beetling mayor, "really, this is a said
affair! Must have given you a terrible
bight, and then the lossi—but we will
find them. Of course your jewels, such
valuables, can't be kept: hid from sharp
• detectives—ae—Corliss. what hied we
better do &se?" for Mayor Snamee, like
many another mayor, is about es capable
of fulfilling his iltitiee ns an average.
len-year-old.
Corliss, however, comes gallantly to the
rescue. He is equal to any enterg,encen
the -re is nothing, if you take his word as
proof, that Corliss is not equal to.
"karst," says CorTissi "I think we had
better—ahem—investarztte."
"To be sure—investigate, ef course --
Mien Wardour, you have—"
"Closed up the disturbed rooms," in-
terrupts Constance, promptly. "Yes,
sir; 1 far you will find little there to
ezeist, you. Neely, throw open the lib-
rary."
The servant, thus commanded, took
from her mistress' hand a key, unlocked
the library door and threws it open; and
then the fame began.
If there is anything in all our cliseen-
rations of law and order that is calcula-
ted to strike astonishment to the heart
end nrittd of a foreigner; it is our off-
hand way of conducting a police investi-
gation. In other COVITItlietil, to be is mag-
istrate, a notary, means to be In some
degree qualified for the position; to he a
conetable, means to POSStsgS 15moderate
allawanoe of mother wit, and a eniell
measure of "tnuecuIar cbristienity;" and
to discover a crime, means to follow it
up with a thorough and eestemittle
investigation. Suck Is not our mode,
With us, to hold office, meant; to get Is
sidary; and to conduct an invereaettion,
means to maunder through erene sort nt
farce, which gives the criminal thee te
make good his escape, and to permit the
newspapers; to eeize upon end weleish
every item. to retail every clue, :a fast
ns diecoverea, ell this helve; in fe.r.,r of
tee law-brealtere, mei detrimental is fee
conscientious -offict•re of justice.
In France, they complain of torrnmeh
reel tape In the police deperilllf-nt.
them supply. us out of their cireensenreli
8.11(*; we have too little.
'While Corliss "investigatess," tee
Mayor deliver; an impromptu erati et;
anti Mr. Craig, of the Armee token
notes, according to his own light.
-Out of his inner conseiousneine the
Argue man evokes an idea, whine Cer-
liss is not slow to adopt end uso ee Ids
own.
"I suppose they will have a rietereie-
down es soon asposaible," says eta (b -,
as tlorliss lays one entalt•se Kana on ;a:
overturned chair. "If 1 Nvori. 7101. res. -
lime I would. leave everything eteetesle or
it find it for the benefit of whceivea Nettie'
LS) the ease."
realise slowly lowers- the cleat. la its:
termer position, and turns upon Credo
look of -olifeitilad dignity-.
"Why, what did yon supposed 1 intend-
ed to do?"
"Unmet!" rcttorted Craig, with. a dis-
respectful sniff, "I rather thought yoll
intended to sit down in that chair."
Turning his beck upon the flippant
young man, so sadly lacking In respect
for the "powers that be," Collies pursues
his investigations. He has road, in many
novels and sensational newspapers, vivid
descriptions of similar examinetione, and
he goes to work after the most approved
fashion. He. scrutinizes the window, the
open blind, the cut pane, the hangings
within and the downtrodden shrubbery
without; he darts out, and dives in; he
peers 'ander every thing, over every thing,
into every thing; he inspects, over and
again, the mutilated 'writing case, or
atfe,from which the treasure was nett:tally
taken; and raps anti sounds it as if in
search of some private receptacle that the
thieves had overlooked, or Miss Wardour
never found. out. He goes down flat upon
his stomach., and scrutinizes Miss War-
dour's scrupulously clean carpets, itx
search of a footprint in the dust that is
not there. .
While he performs these feats, the
nsayor follows him about solemnly, and
full of wondering adteiration; and the
man of the Argus scribbles, and chuckles
and grins maliciously.
Meantime, there have been other ar-
rivals at Wardotu. Place; and Constance,
leaving the inpeotors to their own de-
vices, is standing in her drawing -room,
talking earnestly with a broad -shoulder-
ed, handsome man, who looks much
surprised at the tale she is telling.
"How unfortunate, end how fortun-
ate," he rays, depositing his hat upon
the table beside him. "I came here to
speak of our river excursion, and lo, I
tun to the midst of a sensation." ..
Constance laughed.
"aettil surrounded by forlorn females,"
she supplemented. "Aunt Honor won't
recover from the fright in a week,
although she looks so fierce at present."
Mrs. Allston, who is seated at the
farthest window, half buried by the Moe
draperies, and looking steadfastly down
the road, pops out her head to retort
:—
"It's time to look fierce; don't I know
that those Vandals io the next room will
make as big a muddle as it they were in
zyuipathy with the burglars?"
Constance laughed coolly.
"They enn't do mucb harm, auntie,
the burglars did not leave a trace; I am
pee itive of that." Then . turning to tete
2100' contort__ "I am very gird you. came
jest now, Doctor 1-netth; you array help
are with your -advies. I have sent. for
my lawyer, Mr. O'Meara; but, for some
rearon he dee s not come."
"Mr. O'lleeara loft for • th.e. city last
night."
" Oh 1 1 aan sorry for that; he would be
sure to know how to proceed, and who
to enmity. Doctor Heath you aro of
course acquainted in the city; tell me of
a good man, a really good one. I intend
to spare no expense irl hunting these
rubbers."
"And these edaenonds," front behind
- the curtain.
"Aunt Hotow, yon ere like tho ghost
in the pentomine; come out and be ono
of es."
"I won't."
"Very well, then; but sceionsly, DOC-
. tor Heath, if 1 can't secure but the one,
let it bit tho robbers. -Do you know I havo
a fancy that if we caught them or him,
;it would put an , end to some of our
• mysteries. You havo not been among us
• very long; but, don't you thin'a we have
more than our average of crime?"
"Thad not obsertad, Miss Wardour,"
"Less than a year ago, Brant, the
Jeweler, was a heavy loser. Within the
year, three banks in. this vicinity have
been robbed. Last eurear.er, Mark Olson,
a farmer, drew frau the bank several
thousand dollare, intending to purchase
land. Half way Between W— and his
benne he was waylaid, knocked front his
home, robbed, end left in the road sense-
less. I could mane to you no less than
seven private residences that have been
burglarized within the past ten xnonths,
and if I releterl toyo15 the circumstances
attending each robbery, you would be
satisfied, as 1 anethat, in every CASC, the
robbers know their ground, and did not
:work at rantiont." •
"And you havo noted each of these
events so arieuretelat Miss Wardour, and
yet, were not--werreci."
"I have noted all these oven.ts, Doctor
Heath, and y et—eteetet been robbed."
Doctor Heath betels his eyes upon the
floor, and renutinp silents; there is no
possibility of reading his thoughts in his
face. It is a fine feta, howeven, and Miss.
Wardour must be pardoned if sho takes
advantage of this temporary abstraction,
to g1220 full at him for one moment.
- The close cropped thick brown hair, die -
/nays a well shapea head, the forehead is
broad and full, the eyes large, dark gray,
and capable of aanost, any expression;
usually they look oat from his handsome
face with a half -contemptuous indifference
to all things, thee leads one to faney
those eyes may her a history; this may
. or may not be the case. Doctor Heath
came to W— lees glen a year ago, armed
with a personal -ceatificate of merit front
the :first of the gltat NOW York physi-
cians, bought out the practiced a broken
down. Old resides doctor, fitted up a
• handsome effice anti eettled clown to his
bstsines's. hlo lama a small cottage as a
place of resider...eke lestalled a deaf old
womatt ra honealteapea end maid of all
work, and lived it. (pilot bacneior life,
• riding a f•zoot.1 horse, smoking a good
cigar, end rowing in lever with polite
NV— eoci:•te. ,
And this; ;i4 li,V..111tOIT alt that W-
(11311 tell t s.;o.r.ist 1/r. Clifford Iteath.
. What iSitti WS 11S.St. wietner• he came,
what the lengiltlf his rase or pedigree,
no one knows. 1 enele lave trie01 to find
out eolnetitiria—d oeuese—but Doctor
Beath has a wonaerati way of fatting
aside tho hints of tile curette, and he
ignores tho right cif W— to know his
private instern, with as cool impertinence
tliat Is afi exatmeretina as it is effectszal.
Ae eat *duke, Miss Wardour watehee;
but ne caterent temice over the calm,
• amooth Shaven face, every feature en -
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to have your dairy goods sought for
in the market and command high
prices wake flavor a spcciallity.
What Tammy Said
Uncle John—Well, what do 3 ou tee 11 ti
to be when :vat get to be a Illi113
Little Tommy (procuptly)---A. doctor,
like pa.
Uncle John (quizzically)—ledeed; and
which do you intend to be, au allopath
or a honteeopatio
Little lesterny—I eon% know what
them ;maul big words meareUneleJetiot;
but that don't make 00 i frt113101e, twe
ain't going to be either of them.Pni
amt. gotta to tie a, Dimity clootor and ;tree
all toy patients itooda eiarsapnrille,
'cease my pa sena that if he itol 11 dot lf•I'
he's asliged to (45C11 111) that Florida eig'r-
enperilla Is ette best family medicine Ile
ever baW in his life.
Cheating the Flies.
Nowadays people in civilized re.
glens endeavor to keep flies out of
their homes by having ticreens placed
over the :lows and, window. This
keeps out (Inc greater number of the
little pests. bLt It few .always man-
age to lied an entrance through some
crevice or cranny, To dispose of
these usa ingeniots mind suggests the.
following: •
Near the tops of the screen doors
and window screens, punch several
holes from the inside with some in.
strument about the size of a lead
pencil, thbs leaving funnel shaped.
aperamires, having a rough jagged
(Age irt tine outbide. This renders
it &impossible for the Iles itoSenter
throng!' these holes, while the flies
which have strayed into the house,
the twat tinio t ey light on one of
the sertens, crawl to the upper pints
and, seeing these lioles, imagine
there is scone 'place where they ore
not wanted on the other side,"and
out 'they go. " In title manner,"
said the fly -trap dealer, " a house.
can be kept perfectly free from
tiles."
1: -
BRIGHTON BRIEFS.
4n eetexeeting Story.
A well keowa Drigbton lady tells
%het elle tholes regarding heart trouble
and how to mare it. Mrs. Stephen P.
Chem the estimable wife of Brighton's
popular painter, tells what Milburn's
ilealL and Nerve Pills -did for her, Mee.
Clapp sate : 'l haat been a suffer4e
(re)11, (1511 400 nerrommess for 'ears, add
for the hest two years rny heart has
troobleli nos greetly. I could not, sleep
sol,1,t3i,, 1.1.41 would (Alen aWinien with.
0 t(01l, togt.ther with a curette feeling
ate i f my I. en It- heti stopped beating, and
it. nottlei 1 0 F,0110 thee botore 1 co Id
yet nee At times 1 beer a
%W.; cI)zzy ural it thi.t gotbeted tad TO
EA4 Y tape. I have taken messy kinds of
pU1OIII wedicieve. but coultaget nothing
to relieve tee. Family I received a box
. of liaileure's Heart a tol Nerve Pills froth
.A. Common Trait. i‘lessro. L j. A m•ton & Co., of this
— elem., ;aid ton ghat to say that. they
Mcekton had been ont several
minutes later than usual the night
betore and there was a decided
chillness at the breakfast table. eTlie
Silence was suddenly broken by his
wife's remark
"Look at those' senators and re—
presentatives. Sec bow they , have
lingered and talked over the tariff !"
Now, Horietta, you surely can't
think of holding me responsible for
that."
"Not personnally,- but it shows a
trait peculiar to your kind, It show
how at man will grasp at anything
tiS an excuse for not going home
when be ought to. -Washington
Star.
One Honest 3nan..
r.)1011• P.,11.7011,—Please . Morn 3, our
reprieve teat if written to toefatentiela
I will mai( in it sealed latter, particinctrs of
a genuine, hottest, homes cure, by which I
was permanently restored to health and
manly vigor, after years of suffering from
nervous debility, sexual weaknees, night
losses and week shrunken parts. 1 wet
robbed seed swindled by the quacks until I
nearly lost faith in menkind, but thank
heaven, I am mew well, vigorousand strong
aa a wieb to make this certain means of
cure known in others. 1 ba'; nothing to
sell and want no money, but being a firm
believe,: in the universal brothethoodd of
tnate I am tioi!ous of helping the miter -
mime to mum their health and horDineDs
I promise you ptrfeet secrecy.
A.Hresa with genie ;
Wee mor,rmo), Agonts' Supplies,
0. Box 50, ilt, Henri, Que
Graxtd Lodge OfIleetr.
Belleville, Ontario, Aug 13 -This
afternoon's session of Grand Dale.
of Orldicilows was chiefly devoted to
ammendments and proposed arnmend
ments to the constintion,. Tile grend
officers wore installed as follows --
,T A Young, GM;,TE Farwell, I) M
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