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.APRIL 26, 1890.
New Advertisements,
Locals—Moo, Veal.
Looal—J. J, Gilpin.
Looale—A, R. Smith.
Wall paper—J. T. Pepper,
fJ ) ti 11"1105el$11:(St,
FRIDAY', APRIL 2G,1890.
TWA writ has been issued for the gen
eral eleotions for the Provincial Assomb
ly in Nova Sootia. Nomination
take place on Wednesday
May 14th, polling on Wednesday
May 21st.
A WASHINGTON despatch aalounoes
that the American Government bas
abandoned the territorial claim of Belt -
ring yea and will compensate Canadian
sealers which it seized or molested. The
Canadian.Government olaiuts two hand
red thousand dollars, which is certainly
little enough.
' HON. JOSEPH MosTia, Attorney -Gen-
eral of Manitoba, who teuderel his resit.
nation a few weeks ago, has, at the sol-
ioitation o€ his friends, withdrawn the
aforesaid resignation and will remain
in the government. They have had quite
a t'tin i e Provincial affairs over tlr'
French language and Separate school
amendments. The trouble is not settled
yet.
Dm you ever observe how the mono.
poliste and syndicates /leek to Ottawa
to oppos' or strengthen the hands of the
Government, as the case may be, in the
proposed changes in +he tariff while the
working man plods away and pays the
taxes ? What's the eye of electing men
to do the bneinese of the oountry if they
are to be buttonholed and either frighten.
ed or tiokled into granting class legisla-
tion ?
Ar a special meeting of she leading
Conservatives of East Huron, held on
Wednesday of last week, at the Queen's
Hotel, Wingbam, A. H. Musgrove, of
Whitmire, uh, withdrew bis resignation
and is once more in the field in
East Huron in in opposition to
Thos. Gibson, M. P. P. Mr. Musgrove's
throat is somewhat better. Robt. Birm-
ingham, party organizer, was also at the
meeting.
THE Ontario Prison Commission will
soon be summoned to begin its labors, a
promised by Premier Mowat at the late
meeting of the Legislature. No doubt it
will make some suggestions of a radical
character for the be,ter conduct of our
jails. Judge Faleonbridge, in discharg-
ing
ischarping the grand jury at Wentworth Assizes
on Tuesday, expressed the belief that be.
fore the ab lees aimed at could be reme.
died, the Provinoial Government would
have to take a large amount of the con.
trot of the prisons out of the hands o.
the county authorities.
Ir is stated, with a large degree of car.
tainity, that Hon. A.. M. Ross, Provin-
cial. Tr.msarer, will retire from the
political arena and that a Convention
will be held early in May in West Huron
to seleot a candidate for that Riding. No
persons name is mentioned more freely
than D. MoGillicuddy's. He has had
considerable experience in politics, bay-
ing taken a prominent part in elections
for the past fifteen or eighteen years.
He wodld fill a seat in the Looal Bogie.
latnre with as much ability as the most
of our M. P. P.'s. The Convention will
deoide who the mantle of Hon. A. Id.
Ross will fall upon, we suppose.
Tan State,of Louisiana is to be bribed
to consent to renew the cheater of that
public shame, the Louisiana State Lot.
tery, with twelve and a half millions of
dollars, to be paid in yearly instalments
of five hundred thousand dollars a year.
Surely the mere fact that this concern
can afford to give such a bribe should
eoniinoe those in haste to be rich that
their chances of success are very small
indeed. If these gamblers had brains
enough to comprehend the chances against
them their preoeption of the moral law
would prevent them from having any
thing to do with a criminal enterprise.
People generally begin gambling in the
hope of winning mewl, but continue it,
as they uonbinue other vices, in order to
gratify a desire for vicious excitement.
There is danger ahead for the poor
Province of Quebec. Wbon gambling
bas gained a little headway among us we
will aotually have the moralists out in
favor of oheoking it by high Hoene.—
Montreal Witness.
Tan daily Globe of Wodneeday has
this to say of Hon. A. at. Rosa, M. P. P.
for West Huron :—
The annonnoomont is macho dont the
Hon. A. M. Ross will not bs a candidate
for West Huron at the approaching gen-
eral election. The Treanuror has repre-
sented this oonstituency since 1875,
throughout the whole period of his par-
liamentary 0000105, and the connection
has brought honor and advantage alike
to the constituency and to tbs represent-
ative. Mr. Rose has borne an import.
ant part in Provincial affairs. For the
Iast three Parliaments his has been one
of the most familiar: and one of the
most influential voices in the Assemblyy.
He has been a wisp and prudent and able
uardian of the fineness of the Province.
No job passed through lois bands, No
Treasury Department. And as Minister
of Agrioulture, nobwithetanding his want
of praobioal knowledge of the science of
agriculture, be gave to the Province
many wiee and useful measures of legis.
laden, of sound advantage to the farming
community. He brought the Agrrcultor
al College more directly under the con-
trol of practical fanners, encouraged the
formation of Fanners' Institutes, ire-
proved the laws end perfected the maoh-
tnery for the preservation of the public
health, and enlarged the usefulness of
the Bureau et Statistics. Ontario bun
had no more faithful servant, and West
Huron will not readily find a representa
tive that will epsak with equal authority
in the Legislature, or that will command
in such large measure the (steen and con-
Aldettoe of the people.
Washington Letter.
(Prom our Regular Correspondent,)
Wannameex, April 05,'00.
The international body that dissolv
to-aay has claims upon the world which
the world may wait till tomorrow
admit. Admit them it will. Some
its work is merely vague and prelimiu
any. But if, iu course of time, America
peace, almost from pole to pole, prevaii
in cousequenee of the holding of tui
conference ; if a convenient iuternation
al currency shall result front it, au
reciprocity in trade—an extended appl
cation of the free trade existing betwee
the Stator of our federal union—th
work will have repaid the workers and
the verdict of humanity will have been
favorable. It takes long years to develop
the ben, fits of a far-reaching ent•rpeise
like this. Let no one be discouraged if
no immediate result whatever follows
upon the deliberations of the Congress.
Lithe nature of things trade cannot be
turned from its channels in a day, or a
month or year. They have labored as-
siduously with our own delegate to ac-
complish bhe several purposes for which
they assembled. They have visited a
number of American cities and inspected
American industry on the spot. They,.
go forth from the capital aain, this
time to enjoy southern hospitality and
witness southern progress. Upon their
return from a three weeks' tour to that
part of the Republic they will take final
leave of the capital and bid adieu to our
shores. The oonntry rejoices in th
prospects of good to grow out of th
Congress of all the Americans, and ex
tends its beet wishes to the foreign dale
gases, our brethren in neighborhood and
republicanism.The tariff bill and report and the two
minority views are at last before the
country. The bill is professedly a pro -
Motive measure, intended to build up a
home market a" to everything except
sugar. It is advocated on this very
ground and attention is called to the
fact that the oummittee of ways and
means is concerned rather with produc
Hon thou with prices. The report of
the minority party sets forth strongly
the argument against protection. Air.
McKenna, in a minority Republican re-
p rt, expresses the views of the sugar
producers, who are numerous in hie
State of California and in the States of
Louisiana, Kammand Nebraska. To
this dissenting member of the majority,
protection is a principle to be applied to
all iuduetries or none.
The "perquisites" of Uncle Sam's
solous a, the different ends of the Capitol
afford an amusing as well as a striking
sandy in facts and contrast. Fres
soaves and hair outs are perquisites of
Senators but not of Representatives,
though why this distiuction is made itisoe
not easy to find out. This eeomical
foresight refiects to advantage, however,
upon the wisdom of the sages who sit at
the feet of Vice President Morton. It
has been thought judicious to enoouraae
the habit of bathing among Congressmen
and owing to this commendable purpose
baths were made free for bobh House and
Senate, it being thought that no member
would be likely to resist indulgence is
anybhi.•g that was gratis. Liberal mem.
bers often give the attendant 50 cents for
his sereioss, but it i. averred that Sonat.
ors are usually too dignified to offer
tips. If there is anything to be paid the
Satiate prof rs to pay it out of rho con.
tingenb fend. The House has alto a
sp tial officer in the peson of a chiropo-
dist, who ministers to the afflicted rep-
. reseutatives free of charge. Ewell mem•
bar of Congress has as a perquisite $125
worth of stationery. Formerly "station-
ery" included such things as opera
glossae, clocks, brushes, combs, deo., all
of whioh were kept in stook by the big
government stationers' shops at either
end of ,be Capitol wilding. In those
times Senators and Represenrati`vss were
ao0astomed each tear to lay in their
supplies of Cbristmaspresents from their
stationery allowances but alas I the
privileget of the national legislator are
being Badly ant down year by year. Ib is
even proposed now to take away hie
power of directing the appointment of
ieetth-class postmasters in his district.
The majority report, the minority rd•
port and the report of Representative
McKenna from the Ways and Means
Committee 013 the tariff give a joint in-
dication of bhe unanimity of opinion- on
that issue in this country.
The present trouble in the mind of the
engem men is the fear that the proposed
bounty will be repealed. Some of them
Ma not trust even the preeent elongrese,
and charge that the bounty clause was
pub iu the Bill to be omitted by the
House.
Hides may some off, bet they stand on
the free het now. Whether it were bet-
ter to peel them off or lose the party's
cuticle later—that was the question.
Even' Senator Vanoe's poetry foiled to
prevent the seating of the Republioan
Senatorial contestants from Montana.
It will be noticed that the wool tariff
is still on the carpet.
Storing Shows.
0rsrowat„
The Listowel Spring Fair, on Wednes.
day of last week, wee favored with the
best of weather and to large turnout of
people. The quality of the stook ex•
hibtted was, on the whole, undoubtedly
unequalled at any other fair in this
district, In the Imported Draught
Class there were six horses hard to beat
anywhere. In the Standard Thorough •
bred and Roadster Classes our town
horses turned out and made an exhibit
worth going to same trouble to see, The
judges were ; John Kemp, Toronto ; J.
Russell, Toronto ; 7no, Scott, Stratford.
The following is the prize list ;
Honstss.—Imported heavy draught
with registered pedigrees, six entries,
let, Jno, Wilkinsop's "Allan of Oltenia
kisl ;" and, J110. Turnball's "Sir Pat.
risk ;" 8rd, Collison d Lavan's "Try
Mo."—Imported heavy draught, any
breed, lst,Jno, Gray's "Merrimac ;" 2nd,
es Jno. Grar's "Waverly." Canadian
heavy draught any age, 1st, John ltfo.
se Keever's "Frenob Champion." Ca nadir
of an heavy draught 3 years, lst, John
Mitoholl's "Black Gollowny "—General
n purpose, any age, 1st, Jno. Net en's
o "Oxford King;' 2nd, Adam Dinnie's
s "Young Leonow n."—Standard betel, let,
. Kidd. Bros'. "Oliver Wilkes."-Thorongb-
d bred bloods, with pedigree, 1st gidd
i- Bros,' "Ten Betook, jr •" 2nd, Thee.
n Mark's "Meteor, jr,"—Roadster, lit, T.
o H. Roll's "Kentucky Star ;" and, Kidd
Bros.' "Cornoracker."
EAST HURON.
The annual Spring Show of entire
stock in connection with the Eas Buren
Agricultural Society tuns held on the
Grey Branch grounds, Bruasels, on Fri-
day of last week. The day was fine and
the roads fairly good, so that keen com-
petition was the result, especially in the
imported horses. Phare were twenty-six
entries in the horse line, and the most of
them were splendid animals. The follow -
lowing is the prize list :
HORSES.—Heavy Draught, over 3 years
of age, 11 entries, let, L 1410Neil'e "Chal-
lenger," Grey ; 2nd, P. MoEwen's "Ran-
kin Boy," McKillop ; 8rd, J. L. Turn.
bull's ' Sir Patricia" Elms. Heavy
Draught, under 3 years, 6 entries, 1st,
Thos. McLanahlin's "Ayrshire Stamp,"
Grey ; 2nd, Thos. McLnuoblin's "Blar.
e navade," Grey ' ard, Allan Speir's "Earl
e Bradelbane,"Morris, Canadian Draught
over 3 years, let, James Mitchell's "Blank
' Galloway," Grey. Canadian Draught,
under 3 years, 5 entries, 1st. Wm. Pol.
lard's "Scotland's Beat," McKillop ; and,
Jno. Stewart's "Young Galloway," Grey ;
3rd, Duncan McLauohlin's "What's
Wanted," Grey, Carriage, Geo. Whit-
ley's "Maitland," Seafnrth. Shire, 1st,
Jno. Gray's ',Waverly." Blood, Kidd
Bros.' aTen Brocade," Listowel.
Buss.—Durham, hat, Richard Corley's
"Lord Moho," East Wawanosh ; 2nd,
David Milne's "Perfection," Ethel ; 8rd,
Jas. 8peir's "Baron Craig," Morris.
The judges for heavy horses and bulls
were Messrs, Forrest, of .Atwood ; afc-
Diarmid, of Kinloss, and T. Agnew, of
Wingham. For light horses, Messrs.
Roe, of Wingbam and Atwood, rsspee.
Lively.
There are n0 lees than six active sport.
Mg clubs in Clinton, and all are on a
flourishing condition.
The 1ltottenbury street church, Clluton,
is now lighted by electricity, eupplieci by
power from the O,tkes factory, the light
being({ used on Sunday night last, two lots
supplying sufficient light to make every
object quite distinct in any part of the
church.
The annual meeting of the Clinton Gnu
Club was hold et the Queen's hotel en
Wednesday evening of last weelt, when the
following officers were olsetedn-- lion.
Pres„ jos, Whitehead ; I'ros., Ino hour.
•ray' Vico-Pres., Dr. Blnoltall ; Sec, "Creep.,
0, Milios; Commitee of Management- J,
ydsr, T. aI. Carling, Jno. Powell, (1.
ileo ; Auditors, Jcs. Ryder anti '1, M. 1
arcing. r lyogalar ,praotiss day will be
outlay of each weep daring summer.
nELGEAYE. '
The East Witwanoen spring Show was
held iu Belgrave on Thursday of last
week. The attendance was not so large
as in former yews, but there was a good
show of horses and bulls. The following
is the prize list :
Hon:Es.—Heavy Draught, lst, William
Wellwood's "Edmond ;" and, Webster &
Genbel's "Osprey." Heavy Draught, 3
veers old and under, let, Thos. Mo.
Laoehlin's "Poteatb ;" 2nd, Allan Speir's
"Earl of Bradalbane;" 3rd. Allan Speir's
"Cadiz." Road and Carriage, 1st, Wm.
Terry's "Melbourne t" and, L. Kennedy's
"Ike Groff;" 3rd, Jno. Gofton's "The
Stuff." Beet Horse, any age or class,
diploma, T. MuLauohlin's "Poteath."
Baia.s.—Thorough-bred, aged, 1s1),Jno.
Webster's "President ;" 2nd, Rich. Cor-
ley's "Lord Elobo; 8rd, Thos. H. Tay-
lor's "Delmore." Under 2 years of age,
1st, Geo. Bowler's "Douglass;" and, Jno.
H. Taylor's "Lord of Atha." Best Bull,
any age or Claes, diploma, Jobe Webster's
"President."
We are indebted to the accommodating
Seoretary of the above Society, Finlay
Anderson, ;or this report.
The Presbyterians.
Tho Synod of Hamilton and London
of the Presbyterian Cheruh began its
sessiou ou Monday evening iu St. An.
drew's Church, Windsor. There was a
good oongoegation present and a fair pro.
portion of ministers and elders.
The retiring moderator, Rev. George
Cuthbertson, of Wyoming, preaohed the
openiug sermon, taking for bis text Psalm
128 :5.7. His theme was the religious
bringing np of the young, which he argued
from the following propositions:—First,
The religious upbringing of children leas
its foundation in nature; 'cooed, In re-
peated and oft.expressed scriptural in.
junctions; Third, Has its foundation in
the divine covenant and relation; Fourth,
Has its foundation be the divine promise;
Fifth, Hes its warrant and fouudation' in
the fact that it is . God's means for the
preservation and perpetuation of bis
church upon the earth.
After the sermon the Synod was regu-
larly constituted for business, and the
Clerk, Dr. Cochrane, called the roll and
gave a statement of the changes during
the year in the different Presbyteries,
Tile following olergymen and elders
answered to their names: Ray. W. 3.
Day, Simeon ; J. Thomson, Ayr ; J. C.
Tolmie, Brantford ; W. S. Ball, English
Settlemoo t ; L. Cameron, 'Thamesford ;
Goo, Sutherland, Dunwioh ' Alex. Hen-
derson, Oppin ; 3, B. Hamilton, Wards.
villa ; Thos, Wilson, Dutton ; J. B, Mo.
Laren, Aylmer ; Geo. McLellan, Cam.
laohie ; Dr. John Thompson, banns ; J.
S. Loughead, Parkhill ; 7. A. Macdonald,
Brigden ; F. W. MoKibbin, Oil Springs ;
Wm. Sing, Buxton ; Wm, Walker, Chat
ham ; A, Curry, Dnart ; John Gray,
Windsor; G. MsRobie, Ridgotown ; Dr,
3. lee. Battfsbee, Chatham ; Wtn, Fettle.
hereon, Dover • Murray Watson, team.
ington ; J. A. McLellan, West Tilbury ;
F. Larkin, Chatham ; A. Alanson, 3i1.
bury East ; Thos. McPherson, Stratford ;
P. Scott, 1libbsrt ; J. Kay, Milverton ;
A. T. Tully, Mitchell ; A. Ilenderson,
Atwood ' 7. A, Turnbull, St. Marys ,•
W. M. 1t oKibbin, Millbank,; D. Perry,
Nissonri ; A. D, McDonald, Soaforth ;
A. 11foLentn, Blyth ; J. S. Henderson,
Mansell ; A, F. 1ttoQneen, ltiplcy ; Nath-
aniel Patterson, Hanover ; James Gour-
ay, fort Elgin,
On tnottoo of A. D, Mrtoclonald,•seeond•
ed by A. 3. T1111ey,,11ev.. Archibald Mc.
M
extravagance can bo charged against him. ('
No faults mark his administration of the kr
Loan, of Blyth, was unani,noaaly eleoted
Moderator.
The usual committees on bills and
overtures on Presbytery records, on cern
missions of elders, licensing of students
and fur the auditing of the Troasnrer'e
books were thou appuiuted,and a hearty
vete of thanks was given to the retiring
Moderator for his excellent sermon and
his conduct in the chair ab the previous
Synod,
Sporting News.
Pete Wood will likely captain the To.
ronto team.
Lactoses in Buffalo is bound to obtain
a sure and solid footing.
The games at the Upper Canada Col-
lege will oaks plane on Friday, May Doh.
Secretary Whits hes offieia ly amineno.
ed the appointment of Chub O.dlius aed
Wes Ourry as umpire- in the Interne,
tional League.
In the wreaaling match at Melbourne,
Australia, between Profeseot William
Miller, of .elbeurue, and Dunoatt 0.
Rose, Miller woo 3 fella out of five,
It is reported that C. 7. Hamlin was
reosubay offsre $400'0 for Prince Re•
gout, wibb $10,200 more if he trots in
2.15 this year. The offs. Caine from
two Kettle It peatio Mr. lI nth.. de
Mined.
A telegrtun from Omsk, in Sieeria, an•
nounees the arrival at that Liana f the
Cnasagk otii•eer Pen hlcof, wit.. hue uuder-
talcau to ride alone WI It ono horse from
Blagove tchensk, the chief Ru-siatt fa.
tion on the U p r .t,nta"r, to •5. Peters-
burg, a distance o 5,487 utiles, Stardog
from Blagnvestchers . inn Nov. 14th, he
reached Irkutsk ou Jon 7th, and Orn k
on M ,rob 110, bbo journey as far as the
letter place being anennn: Idabel at 0 ,
average rat, of about 28 miles a day.
Horse and rider so h rammed Omok in
good condition.
The anneal meeting of the Harriston
Cricket Club was held recently. The
meeting was large and enthusutstio and
the prospects bright for a pro.perous
erieketing season The various reports
were very satisfactory, that of the tress•
urer showing a balance o1 935 on hand
after paying all • xp •uses. The club was
unanimous indeo-Ming to secure the ser•
viols of a good instructor and grounds
man for the season, and the selection
was referred to the general committee.
The following officers were elected far
1890: Hun President, A. Lamont
President, Mayor Dowling ; 1st Vice.
President, Jae. W. Wilson ; 2nd Vice -
President, 3, Dunn ; Secretary, A. G.
Campbell ; Treasurer, W. A. Glenney ;
Field Captain, 0. L Schmidt' general
committee, ".eases Beiebi., (1t dt' batt),
Schmidt, Laidlaw, impey and MaMur-
chie.
Huron County.
The directors of the Huron central
exhibition have decided on holding the
fair on Sept. 28, 24and 25.
airs. John Gemmill and f.emily have
returned from Louisi,na. The Messrs.
Orval, r and H. Hawking have oleo re
turned. They all appear to find out
that Canada is the right spot to live in.
Ma. Hawking has gone back to bis farm
in Turnberry.
At a reeent meeting of the Driving Park
&esceiation, Clinton, the following oifioore
were elected for 1890:—President, T. 0.
Doherty; Vice -Pres., L. Kennedy; Di-
rectors—J. hi. Blackall, 0. Johnston, J.
Copp, D. B. Kennedy, I. Ratteubury,R. S.
Doan ; .14. Robson, Seo.-Treas.
Hon. A. M. Ross arrived in Goderioh
Saturday evening and at once comma ni-
oated the fact to Itis friends that be
would not be a eandtdate at the forth-
coming election. A convention are been
called for May 5th to nominate his sue=
oeseor in the representatiokof the riding.
The names of J. T. Garrow, D. MoGilli-
ouddy, M. G. Cameron, A. H. Manning
and A. McMurchy are freely mentioned.
The two latter gentlemen are residents
of Clinton, the two former belong to
Goderioh, and Mr. Cameron now resides
in Toronto.
Eddie Marshall, a little child of lames
Marshall's, of Ueborne, was eating meat
off a bone, and was noticed to choke for
a time, but apparently recovered. A
few days after. it oom,nenced whealing
and gradually became very weak. Two
doctors were galled in, but nothing could
bs done to ease the little sufferer, and it
gradually became worse until death end-
er its sufferings. Dr. Irving made a
post mortem examination, and succeeded
in getting a small piece of bone about a
quarter of an inch square and almost as
thin as a scale from one of the bronchi.
etaereerul IV owee.
Nova Bootie eleotions are expected to
take pleas on May 22.
Crossley and Hunter will start work in
Tilsonburg about May 24th.
The wire worm is doing much damage
to wheat near Atchison, Kansas.
One of the New York and Brooklyn
ferry boats will carry 5,000 passengers at
a trip,
A coal vessel bound from Shields for
London foundered at sea and eleven
'hands were lost.
A Mormon with two wives and four.
teen children was found in Provo, Utah,
recently, living in a but with one room.
Prince Bismarck's pension, which has
been represented as being very large,
really arnounte to oniy 18,000 marks, or
lees than 94,500.
A Detroit boy stole a dog in Niagara,
took it to St. Thomas and sold it for a
Diger. This is rather a roundabout way
of getting a smoke.
The largest sheep ranch in the world is
in the counties of Webb and Dimmer in
Texas. It contains upward of 400,000 norms
and yearly pastures 800,000 sheep,
The Maine City Council has passed
an ot'dinu use providing chub eight hours
shall constitute a day's work on all city
contrasts and for all city employees.
A typhoid fever epidemio -'has broken
out in Augustana College, Ill, The
origin of the trouble has been traced to
defective sewerage in the main College,
whish is . being remedied as fast as
possible.
An explosion of mill dust occurred in
1,110 brewery of Bower & Hoffman,
Chicago, last week, and twenty work.
men narrowly escaped being killed,
,Many windows in residences in the
neighborhood wore broken.
The house on i'armor 41,ndrew Young,
of Pottsville, Pa„ was burned Saturday
night, Two little children of Mr,
Young worm burned to death, and Mrs,
Stehle,, the housekeeper, was horribly
burned while resetting the other children,
'.Cho fire wan caused by the ekplosion of
n
la inn.
The Diamond Buttou
omit the conotquenoea 1. love you too
deeply, though I hate myself for it, but
Put yours, and I cast all consideration
to the winds, Let it pass."
anali 1 be able 10 see you alone to.
morrow? I must go back to Now York -
to -morrow night."
"To-ruorrow night," site said in alarm.
"Yes, I must. It is very important."
"Ie it that enterprise Wo talked of?"
"No—it is not that which calls me
back—some notes to meet—some money
to mise.'
••Promise mo you will keep out of the
sight of Holbrook. Promise moyou will
tve..,l him in every way."
•1'e have not been in the habit of
meetue,.'
"But promise one faithfully you will
seek every way rather than meet him.
Hs is dangerous to yon."
"I do not understand you, neither do
I fear him, but I will promise you."
Upon this they parted, she retiring for
the night.
Dick Witherspoon persuaded Fountain
to walk out for a smoke, and they shortly
found themselves at a resort much fre-
quented by the young mon of that ex-
clusive wittering place.
A little play was going forward. In a
far corner of the room a number wore
sitting at a table.
"1 Cello!" said Dick Witherspoon, "there
Is Tom Btyail; what under the SIM brings
hint here?"
"Who is Tom Bryan?" asked Fenn•
taint.
"The keenest newspaper man in New
York, and the best of fellows, as well as
one of ilio most amusing."
The two joined the peaty and were
warmly greeted, whilo Fountain was
presented to Tom.
Tom was telling a rattling itchy of ad-
venture, in which figured persons known
to fame, and which was eliciting much
laughter.
During its recital Tom planed both el-
bows upon the table, holding his hands
upright to illustrate some point in his
anecdote. He was telling the story at
' Fountain, and did not fall to notice that
Fountain looked curiously at the buttons
Tom wore in lois cuffs.
They were the ones Holbrook had given
him.
To draw his attention to them eras
Tom's purpose.
When the tale was ended and the talk
flagged for a moment, Fountain leaned
forward and said:
"I beg your pardon, Cllr. Bryan, I am
not often guilty of the enormity of direct-
ing attention to the wear of gentlemen,
but the buttons you have aro so curious
that I should like to make an inquiry."
"Pardon is granted, for I am rather
fond of these buttons. They are rare,
and as a poor devil of a newspaper man
dosen't often mount valuable jewelry, I
am distinguished among my fellows for
them."
"I never saw ht.( one pair like them,"
continued Fountain, "and they were in
the nature of an heirloom. Those but-
tons were of Florentine manufacture—
my friend having had a diamond insert-
ed in them. They had belonged to his
grandfather, who received them as a
present from an Italian, so loo told mel'
"Yeo?" said Tont, dumfounded by the
coolness displayed by Fountain. "These
buttons were given me by a gentleman—
a friend for whom once it lay in my power
to do a yo'y great favor."
"It was possibly the same person," said
Fountain.
"Possibly," replied Tom.
Tom had expected to disconcert Foun-
tain by displaying them, and was taken
aback by the fact that Fountain had di-
rected attention to them.
He thought that either Fountain was a
man of the coolest nerve, orthat the but-
tons did not belong to him. He was
loath to give it up so, and consequently
he dexterously turned the conversation
to New York matters, and then watch-
ing Fountain so that he could observe
every shade of expression, he suddenly
said:
"I have been given a hint from head-
quarters that they are on the track of
Templeton's murderer."
Fountain's face cover flinched, and an
expression of mild curiosity only arose
upon it.
"Indeed, I hope they may catch the
rascal; it was a dastardly deed."
As extraordinary as was the command
Tom exorcised over his features at all
times, it is to be feared that astonish-
ment, if not disappointment, was visible
for a moment. However, Fountain bad
turned to the others as he pronounced
these words, and did not notice the fleet-
ing expression on Tom's face,
"How long do you stay, Fountain?"
inquired some one at the table.
"I retro to -morrow night," was the
reply.
"And 1 to -morrow morning," inter-
posed at unnun Onecfonajly. earlyahear, 1
shall retire from this enchanting scene
of vice, flee the temptation of your see
duetire society,' and say good night."
Ono° on the sidewalk, he struck his
cane on the stones and said aloud: ,
"'Weil, loo beats tloo dock for coolness
and self possession, I expected to oarry
hien by a coup do grace, but not a tremor,
by Jovol lie is a man of nerve. Ilow-
over,my trip, as much by good luck as
by tact, has not been tmfruitfttl. One
or two mere diens of the coil and I'vo
"Hang it, I'm growing frightfully stn-
pfd. Why in Cho name of common sense
didn't I ask him who it was who owned
the buttons? If there was a convenient
Ston wall )tore I'd butt my head against
it to see if it has turned soft. Ilowever,
that phot:ogre ph ought to be ready by
the time I get bade to New York, and q
then for the identification. • By St, 1
George, the work ' Veit?
0 ons beau 1 ' n t
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I'll to i:,ed?'
CHAPTER XIX,
TO31 TELL8 A 'I'ERRY PRw'=TY 600&r.
H19N Tom anew-
ed in New ''fork
city it was oat4y
In the morning,
for he cameinup-
on the Sound
steamer.
Breakfasting,
he went straight-
way to Ho1-
brook's office. He
was anxious to
cxobunge news,
Ho felt that the
end of the soareh
wan .growing
near, and while
Ito waited the
coining oS the
young lawyer, loo indulged in pleasant
anticipations of the sensation he would
create, the largeness of the "scoop" Ito
would have upon itis contemporaries,
and ho even begun to arrange in hie
mind the details of the narrative for his
paper.
It was cltaracterisf io of the man that
he felt no pity for the intetnded victim,
or gave thought to the distress his expo-
sure would carry into the household of
W itbertpoon.
Nut that Tom tuns an unkindly man.
He load only bran hardened int bhe prac-
tice of bis profession and sought his
ends remorselessly,
While loo was indulging these expecta-
tions Holbronlr cane in.
"Where have you been for the past
few days?" lto said, without waiting for
salutations. "I have been seriously
alarmed. I sent everywhere fur you
and could not find you."
"To Newport,"
"A pretty time to go pleastu'ing,"
grumbled Holbrook. 'I found your
Shadow, but he wouldn't tell me any-
thing."
"•No, he never tells," said Tom, com-
placently,
"You gave mo a pretty fright; why
didn't you let me know you were going?"
"Hadn't time. But," said Tom, "I'll
relieve you. I went on the very business
you think I neglected. Shadow, who
keeps very close to Fountain's man—his
valet—and worms everything out of him,
came tomo hastily before I was nut of
bed a few days ago, with t)te informa-
tion that Fountain lead been summoned
to Newport, after considerable tele-
graphic correspondence with the Ash-
grove girl. Upon the impulse of themo-
ment, I determined to go, and I trade up
my mind thin if I started at once with-
out delay I could get there before he did,
An instinct—intuition—what you a ill—
impelled mm to go. So not staving time
to see you I left at once. I made a big
strike."
"Olt, then you have learned some-
tloing?"
"A groat deal. Liston. 1 hall nob
tiro to pack anything, but I grabboa a
bag I had used on my last trip out of
town, in which I knew there ivas a
change of clean linen, and just caught
the train,"
"Gob to your point," said Holbrook
impatiently deeply interested,
"Take it easy, nay boy, it is not to be
told that way. The beauty of telling a
title is telling it in a sequential manner;
you make your points much stronger,
and a clearer understanding is the re.
sult."
•'Oh, go on your own way," returned
Holbrook, irritably, realizing that Tem
was not to bo driven and that interrup-
tion only delayed the course of his nar-
rative. .
"Well, then, as I traveled on I had
time to examine the reasons laying back
of my impulse. Of course, if Fountain
went to Newport Ile would go to Wither -
spoon's. That several telegrams had
passed between himself and the Anit-
grove girl, and that Fountain bad ex-
pressed a desire to remain in New York
a few days longer and had yielded in
obedience to the last telegram from
Newport, showed urgency. Now. what
urgency, and why? That was what I
was traveling to Newport to find out if
I could."
"I should take it a very poor reason,"
interrupted Holbrook. The idea of
traveling off' so many miles upon an im-
pulse."
My dear fellow, your inability to ap-
preciate how controlling such impulses
are upon some temperaments, shows me
clearly you would never succeed as a
newspaper man. I make it a rule o'f life
to obey the promptings of myintuitiotos.
Hence my success,"
"Well, get on with your story."
"After a while I thought I would
open my bag and find what I had with
me, and to my surprise I discovered a
suit of clothes for a laboring moan—a
working suit. Then I remembered that
I bad used it as a disguise 50010 time ago
when I was on another affair, and tate
thought popped into my head that I
could use it again, possibly to good ef-
fect, After I got to Newport I made
my way to the Witherspoon cottage and
took in the surroundings, I knew what
time Fountain was to leave New York,
and, therefore, about what time lie would
arrive.
"1 debermined to disguise myself as a
gardener•, get on tloe grounds, and risk
detection. So procuring apair of garden
shears, I did my working clothes up in a
package, smuggled it out of rho hotel,
and on n plausible pretext secured it
rootn in a cottage in the town, who'o I
could. make the change. About the only
tltjng I learned on the stage was expert-
oars in make up, and when I issued front
the room 1 was es fit a. gardener as you
ever saw. I loiterecd around until about
the limo for his arrival, 1 was near the ..
gates when the carriage drove top anil
uickly followed it, Fortunately for
oto, each as were at work -on thio grounds
in front anti not in bili; pea'."
('rb int. rONTI.IttY';,U,)
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