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THE PORT OF |
MISSING MEN
By ME'RE'DITH JVlCHOLSQjS.
Author of “The House oi s Thousand Candles"
COPYRIGHT. 1 007. BY THE B O B B 5-M E R R | L L COMPANY
aim. iMtk. laughed
u kmvv uur parents dear
when we first began to
hat was in Rome—anil
are ul.'.ie lie continues to
trail just the same It's
tit i.. ami if you were a
ii'il find out all about
ty JW- 1
rert a
» * L: "
*,« that we
W»w l"
really divert
-vd Mother
P, arii we might even do stums to
**' r-the three of u.s. with you as
, bfn! chaperon. \ou forget
ked for you. 1 d k l
In forcing an ae
fft bC
ty WSO
I have
jreat ehauceu
with those frosty English
y*
toot
easintanve
ie at Florence Just because ym
crazy about the scrawny blond
Wt ore the frightful hats. I wash
f you hereafter. Your taste
who
nj hand!
in girls is horrible.
-Fcur mind has been affected by
png these fake kingdom romances,
where a ridiculous prince gives up
sruj mother and bis country to
nuirry the usual beautiful American
“ who travels about having silly ad
jures. I belong to the Know Noth
ing party - America for Americans and
4B;t white men on guard!"
-Ves. Richard, your sentimeuts are
worthv. but they'd have more weight
U i hadn't seen you staring your eyes
set every time we came within a mile
,,f „ penny princess. I haven't forgot
lfn jout disgraceful conduct In col
le-tmg photographs of that homely
every
coat."
Shirley.
time the
daughter of a
certain English
duke. We'll call
the incident
closed, little
brother.”
“Our friend
Chau veuet even."
continued Cap
tain Claiborne,
“is less persist
ent. less gloomi
ly present,on the
horizon We
haven't seen him
for a week or
two But he ex
pects to visit
Washington this
spring. Ills
waistcoats are
magnificent. The
gov ernor shies
follow unbuttons his
"Mr. Chauvenet is an accomplished
man of tile world." declared Sliirlev.
with au Insincere sparkle in her eyes
"He lives by liis wits, ami lives well.”
Claiborne dismissed Chauvenet and
tamed again toward the strange yon hr
man. who was still deep in his news
paper.
"He's reading the Nene Freve
Tresse.” remarked Dick, “by which
token I argue that he's some sort of a
Dutchman. lie's probably a traveling
spent for a Vienna glass factory or a
drummer for a cheap wine house or the
agent for a Munich brewery. That
would account for his travels. We sim
ply fall in with his commercial itine
rary."
‘‘You soi'm to imply, brother, that my
charms ate not in themselves sufficient,
but :t commercial traveler hardly com
mauds that fine repose, that distine
t ■ni. that air of having l>een places and
seeu things and known people”—
"Tush! I have seen American book
agents who had all that, even the air
of having seeu places! Your instincts
ought to serve you better. Shirley. It's
well that we go on tomorrow. J shall
warn mother and the governor that
jou ueed watching.”
Shirley riniltorne's eyes rested again
upon tlie calm reader of the Neue
Ireie i’resse. The waiter was now
placing certain dishes upon the table
without apparently interesting the
young gentleman in the least. Then
the unknown dropped bis news|ta]»er
and buttered a roll reflectively. Ill*
gaze swept the room for the first time,
passing o'er the heads of Miss Clai
borne and tier brother unseeingly with
perlui;.s too studied an air of indiffer
ence
1Richard Claflswne anil his
sis cr Shirley had stopped at Cone'a
to spend a week with a younger broth
cr wh., mis in school there and were
to Join iicir father and mother at Liv
*" '" 1 sail for liome at once Thu
-1_ In it™»[ t ..--s w ere permanent residents
Washington, where Hilton Clai
borne, a former ambassador to two of
the greatest European courts, was
counsel for several of the embassies
mid a recognized authority in Interna
• ona! law He had been to Rome to
ceport t.. the Italian government the
•result of his efforts to collect damages
■fem the* Ended States for the slaugh
ter of Itgjian laborers in a railroad
strike and had proceeded thence to
feogland on other professional busl
■ass.
Claihorttf had been ill and was
•vrojuj ,,n it>av# In an effort to shake
inhering effects of typhoid
contracted jo the Philippines.
”*■ 'iiuler orders to report for duty
•t Myer on
th* 1* «f April,
•^i it «ai now
to*-* Mar*V He
*ud ys sister
H**Dt the tmru
iL* « t u« j r
brother'*
ilKl wet* t-u}vf
> lrWuasr
** the Moot#
Rfwa There tx■
i* t»- tl .-tweeu
^t11 a :•
c«rn rg .lesiiip
that nas jQ no_
• •a*' a(T^-ted by
^frg.-ui taste*
* tt *i teuipera
*«»- Dick bad
i»t attained bis
a a (1
Capbiln Claiborne.
*»pts
*a* the yoaog
*** tt)30 of his
rar'E b the serv
did not know an orchid from
* R,j! .'hock, but no man in the artny
** a 'ener judge of a cacalry horse.
*•** ,f a Wagner recital borcJ him to
•ifaUi his spirit rwr ue, rt . . - to
the bugle. and be drilled bis troop uu
f ; be could I IV With it and snap it
about Ili a like n whip
Siiirle) t :nborne bad been out of
coll. a year and afforded a pleasant
refutation of the dui! tbeery that ad
vanced education destroy- a girl's
c'.< i-m or latoyalley, or whatever it is
that is so greatly aillllins! in young
womanhood she gave forth the ini
|>res-i..11 „f vitality aud strength She
was l, autlfmiy fair, with a higl color
tf. it accentuated her youthfulness. Hei
brown liair. caught up from her brow
in the fashion ,.t tlit> early years of the
century , flashed gold iu sunlight.
Much of Shirley's girlhood had t>een
sjn'iit in tlie \ Irginia tiilis. where Judge
Clailtonte had long maintained a refuge
from tlie heat of Washington. From
thiulhnod she had read the calendar of
spring as it is written upon the land
scape itself. Her fingers found by in
stinct the first arbutus. She knew
where white violets shone first uik>d
the rough breast of the hillsides, and
particular patches of rhododendron
had for her the intimate Interest of pri
vate gardens.
As the Claiborne* lingered at their
table a short stout man espied them
from tlie door and advanced beamingly.
“Ah. my dear Shirley, and Dick! Can
It Ite [HtssilileV i heard only by the
merest chance that you were here. Hut
Switzerland is tlie real meeting place
of the world.”
The young Americans greeted the
newcomer cordially A waiter placed
A I
5
' /// ^
V
"Ah. my dear Shirley, and Dick.”'
a chair for him and took his hat Ar
thnr Singleton was an American,
though be bad lived abroad so long as
to have lost bis identity with any par
tlettlnr city or state of bis native land,
lie bad iiccu an attache of the Ameri
can embassy at London for many
years. Administrations changed and
ambassadors came and went, but Sin
gletou was never molested. It was said
that lie kept his position on the score
of bis wide acquaintance, he knew ev
cry one. and in* was a great peddler of
gossip, particularly about people In
high station.
The children of Hilton Claiborne
were not to lie overlooked, lie would
impress himse.f upon them, as was his
way. for be was sincerely social by In
sttnet aud would go tar to do a kind
ness for people lie really c l
"All me! You have ariived oppor
tunely, Miss Claiborne. I hen- s mys
tery in the air the great Siroeliel Is
bere—under this very roof and in a
dreadfully bad humor. He Is a dan
germis man—a very dangerous man
but failing fast. Poor Austria! Count
Ferdinand \ou Stroeliei can have no
^successor. lie's only a sort of bold
0V4T from the nineteenth century, and
with him and his eui|»eror out of the
-way—what? For my part 1 see only
dark day* ahead." And lie concluded
with a tittle sigh that implied crum
bling thrones and falling dynasties.
The reader of the None Fr.-ie Presne.
preparing to leave bis table, tore from
the newspaper an article that seemed
to have attracted him. placed ii In Ins
cardense and walked toward the door
idle eyes of Arthur Singleton lighted
in recognition, and the attache, mutter
big an apology to the Cl.rues, ad
dressed the young goutletiutn cor
I ... . .
••Why. Armitage, of all men. and he
! rose, still facing the Claibomes with
nn air of embracing the young Anieii
cans In bis greetings He never liked
to lo-e an auditor, and he would in no
circumstances miss a chance to display
tlie wide circumference of fais a<-quajut
ant***
“ghfrter-Mls* Clalbome-altow m
to |nest*nt Sir Armltuf"*” The >'<*ung
annv officer and Arinitag* then shook
hands. autl live three men stood f'*r a
moment. detained. it seemed, t-y the
old attache, who had no engagement
for the next hour or two ami resented
the idea of being left alone
-One always meets Artnltage. de
dared Singleton. “He knows our
America aa well aa we do -ami. very
well Indeed—for an Englishman."
\ruiltage liowed grjvely.
• You make It necessary for me to
disavow any allegiance to the power
that rule Creat Britain I'm really a
fair sort of American I have some
times told New York people “n„f,J°at
Colorado. Montana. New Mexico
His voice and manner were those ot
« gentleman His color, a* Shirley
Claiborne now oleerved. waa that of
an outdoors man. She was familiar
with It In soldiers and sailors ana
knew that It testified to a vigorous and
-Of course you're not English ex
claimed Singleton. *onoyed as I* re
memteSSd. or thought he did. that Ar
mltage had on son.e other occasion
made the e*me PridesL
•Tm ready getting sensitive Sbout
It" said ArmJtage more to tlje C I
tomes than to ffingk-ton “But mast
we all he from somewhere? is « *•
melancholy a plight to lw a man with
out a country?'' . .. .
The mockery In hi* tone ™s u“!'*d
hv its* r*>d hjimor In hi* («**■ 11 *
„„ r.light Bhlriey's pa-l»*'T ^
•b« emtird •» him. It seemed * »«'“
* i-rfwtiT inevitable thin* to da
^ '“,i ?hc kind tolerance with
"! ii ' h I* suffered the babble of Arthur
v » -ton. * ; .>m some "Be had nlM
r,'t ’ '-t 'err, ational bore. The tmdr man's
''.u- v «|« only an cxpi ■-* wt of self
ro~ „ t Hi* appreciation of the exact
rw-otflng from this casual
mrrndnetion to herself and her brother
perfect Ho ants already with
drawing, a waiter had followed him
nirh hi* discarded hew spajier. and Ar
r ■••!« to* it and Idly dropped It on
chair.
Have you heart! the newa. Arm
tac-V the At:*Irian sphius la Uere--I
th s very h..«„ ' whispered Singietor
Impre—!ve!y
•' '*> sure. Count von Strocbel
i* lie re. <ut he w ! probably not re
main lung Tlie Alps will soon lw safe
aziin I am glad to have met you.”
He bowed to the ClaiWvrne* iuolnsive
ly. maided lu response to Singleton *
promise to look him up later and left
them,
'then Shirley and her brother reach
ed tite r * ' s ttt g room, I*lck
Clallxirne laughingly held up the ropy
n' • \eite rr- :e ptv*-e Which Arnii
tage had east aside at their table.
Non we shaii know he declared,
enfolding the new spa,v r.
“Know wh it, ph k •"
“At least what our friend without a
country is so Interested In."
He opened the pn|**r. from which
half a column Lad been torn, uoied the
date, rang the bell and ordered a copy
of the same Issue When It was
brought he opened It found the place,
laughed loudly and passed the sheet
over to his sister.
"Oil. Shirley, Shirley! This Is almost
too much!” he cried. watching her as
her eyes swept the article. She turned
away to esca|>e his noise and after a
glance threw down the pa|ier In dis
gust. The article dealt In detail with
Austro-Hungarian finances and fairly
bristled with figures aud sage con
clusions based upon them.
“Isn't that the worst!” exclaimed
Shirley, smiling ruefully.
"He's certainly a romantic figure
ready to your hand. Probably a hank
clerk who makes European nuance his
recreation."
“He isn't nn Englishman, at any rate.
He repudiated the Idea with scorn ”
"Well, your Mr. Armitage didn't
seem so awfully excited at meeting
Singleton, Out he seemed rather satis
tied with your appearance, to put It
mildly 1 wonder If he had arranged
w ith Singleton to puss by In that pure
ly Incidental way, just for the priv
ilege of making your acquaintance!"
"Ilou t be foolish. Pick It's unbe
coming an officer and a gentleman
Put if you should see Mr Singleton
again”—
“Yes—not If 1 see him first!” ejacu
la ted Claiborne
“Well, you might n-k him who Mr
Armitage is It would he amusing—
aud satisfying -to know."
latter In the day the oiil attache fell
upon Claiborne in the smoking room
and stopped to discuss a report that a
change was impending lit the Amer
ican state department. Changes at
Washington did uot trouble Singleton,
who was sure of his tenure. He said
as much, aud after some further talk
Claiborne remarked:
“Your friend Armitage seems a good
sort."
"Oh. yes; a capital talker aud thor
oughly well posted In affairs."
"Yes; he seemed Interesting. I to
you happen to know where he lives—
when he's at home?”
"Iaml bless you, boy. I don't know
anything ubout Armitage!" spluttered
Singleton, with the emphasis so thrown
as to Imply that of course In any other
branch of human knowledge he would
be found abundantly qualified to an
swer questions.
“But you introduced 11s to him-my
sister and me I assumed”—
"My dear Clailtorne. I’m always in
troducing people! It’s my business to
Introduce people, Armltiige Is all right
He's always around everywhere. I've
dined with hint In Parts, and I've rare
ly seen a man order a better dinner."
i Chapter IHi
DA HK TIDINGS.
HE MH'OUd day thereafter
Shirley Claiborne went
Into a Jeweler’s on the
lira mi gnal to purchase
a trinket tbi.t bad < auj{bt
while she waited for Hick.
IT in tbelr carriage to
ttiee to send some telegrams
ber
u bo had gone
the itost
It was a small shop and the time curly
afternoou. w ben few people were alxnit.
A man who had preceded her was
looking at watches and seemed deeply
absorbed In this occupation. She heard
his inquiries as to qualftj and prbe
and knew that it was Armltage’s voice
I S'fore she recognized his tall figure.
She made her purchase quickly and
was alsiut to leave the shop when he
turned toward ber. and she liowed.
"tiood afteruoon. Miss Clallsjrne
These are very tempting bazaars, aren't
they? If the alniuilnabie tariff laws of
America did not give us pause"—
He beut above her. hat In hand, smll
tug. He bad concluded the purchase
of a w atch. whi< h the shopkeeper wae
now wrapping hi a box.
*•1 have just pur* based a little re
membrance for my ranch foreman out
tn Montana, and tiefone I can place it
In Ms hands it must be examined and
appraised and all the pleasure of the
gift destroyed try the custom officers
In ««ev» York. I hope you are a good
smuggler. Miss Claiborne."
“I'd like to be Women are supposed
to hare a knack at the bnslnesa. hut
my father Is so patriotic that be makes
me declare everything ”
“Patriotism will carry one far. but I
object both to being taxed and to the
alternative of corrupting the gentlemen
rho lie In wait at the receipt of cus
tom*.'"
“Of course the answer Is that Amer
leans should buy at home." replied
Shirley. Sfcr received her change, and
Armitage placed his small package la
hi* pocket
-My brother expected to meet roe
here.* He ran off with our carriage.”
Shirley explained.
“These last errand* are always try
ing There nr* Innumerable things on#
would like to come back^for from odd
ocean. tariff or no tariff.”
"There'S the wln-ieso.” said Shirley.
“In time w* shall I* able to commit
our afterthought* to It. But lost slews
can hardly be managed that way. Aft
er I get home 1 shall tbiuk of wore* of
Iking* I should ike to see again that
ptKMograp’ui don’t give’
Anu.t>mr ha t heeti »lt«* subject of so
much Jiwting betweeu I >;k ami her
tail that it memwl strange to hr talk
ing to him 11 io face brightened plea*
anti y when he *(H»ke liis <\es were
graver than she had m v-kiHgiy tie
scribed them for her : :-.■■% U-mfit
the day before. Ili« nui ter was trite
It courteous. and she tl tl not at a le
Here that he bad follow>>I iter -at
Aeniitagv was aware th.i: a Jeweler’s
shop was hardly the i'i.uv for eiiei . si
conversation with a young v> a.hi
whom he scarce y knew 1 it he tin j
gered in the Joy of her g this Aiuer
icati girl's a me. ami what she said in
teres led him immense > Hr had svu
her first in Fans a few o, s It'.it
at an e\lu itloo or jv.n ;sg-s
lie had cosue upon her stami tig unite
alone before "High Tide «t Hetty s
burg." the picture of tin* your, a ml be
hail noted the qnk-k mounting of color
to iter cheeks as the s;. endi 1 tuov.
nieut of the (tainting its ardor and tire
—took hold of her. tie saw her again
in Florence, ami it was from there that
he had deli!»*rate'y followed the t l.ai
boroca.
His ow n plans were now unite unset
tied by his Interview with Von St roe
bel. lie fully expected Ohauvenet to
Geneva. The man hail apiwrentty lieen
on cordial terms with the cTalbornes.
and as he Usd see in ml to be master of
his own time it was wholly p-walhle
thst he would spi>ear before the r'lul
homes left Geneva, it was now the
•econd day after Von 8t (Hebei's depar
ture. and Artnitag* began to feel un
easy.
He stood with Shirley quite near the
shop door. The carriage droTe up
ami Dick t'aliborne came up to them
at once and bowed to Armltage.
“There la great new* Count Fer
dinand von Stroebei wa* murdered In
his railway carriage between here nod
Vienna. They found him dead at inns
hruck this morning."
“1* It r>o<wlhle: Are you quite aure
he waa murderedV
It was Armltage who asked the ques
tion. lie apoke In a tone quite mat
I
**1 hope you are a gcuH nuu<j\jUr, .Mi**
Claiborne."
ter of fuel aud colorless, so that Shir
ley looked at him in surprise, but alia
saw that be win very gra\e, and then
instantly some bidden feeling tlushe»l
in his eyes.
“There is no doubt of It. It was on
atrocious crime. The count whs an old
man nnd feeble when we saw him the
other day. He wasn't fsir game for
an assassin,*’ said Claiborne.
“No; he deserved a better fnte,“ re
market] Armltage.
“lie was u grand okl man,** said
Shirley as they left tlie shop und walk
ed toward the carriage. “Cuther ad
mired him greatly It Is terrible to
think of Ids being murdered.*’
“Yes; he was a wise and useful
man,” observed Ann it age. still grave
“He was one of the great men of his
time”
iiis tone was not that of one who
discus es rusualh a bit of news of the
hour, and Captain Claiborne paused a
moment at the carriage door, curious
as to what A runt age might say fur
Uier.
And now we shall »«*<;’’— begun ttie
young American
“\Ye shall see Johann Wilhelm die of
old age within a few years at most,
and theu Charles Ismis. his son. will
tie the emperor-king In his place, and
if be should go hence without heirs his
cousin I'rant is would rule in the house
of his futlier, and Francis is corrupt
and worthless and quite ne< essary to
the plans of destiny for the divine or
der of kings.”
John Armltage stood beside the oar
riage quite erect, his hat and stick and
gloves in his right hand, his left thrust
lightly Into the side pocket of his coat
“A queer devil.” observed Clalliorue
as they drove away “A solemn cus
touier and not cheerful enough to
make a good drummer. Ily what sin
gular charne did lie ft rial you ill that
sb< »p ?'
“1 f« und him. dearest brother If I
must make the humiliating disclosure.**
“1 shouldn't have believed It! 1
hardly thought you would carry it so
far.”
“Anil while be may lie a salesman
of Imitation cut glass be hns expen
sive tastes"
•|.ord help us. he hasn't been bay
Inc yon a watch?"
“No: he was lavishing himself on a
watch for the foreman of bis ranch In
II on tana."
"Humph! You're < balling."
“Not In the least Ha paid—I
rouldn't help being a witness to the
transaction he actually paid 500 francs
for a watch to give to the foreman of
his ranch—his ranch, mind yon. In
Montana. V. K A He apoke of It In
cidentally. at though be were alwaya
buying watches lor cowboys. Now.
where does that leave us?"
“I’m afrakl It rather doea for my
theory. I'll look him up wheu I get
home. Montana isn't a g<s«l hiding
place any more. Hut It waa odd the
way he acted nlwut old Stroehel’a
death. You doa't suppose be knew
him. do you?"
••It's possible. Poor Count ton Htroe
hel! Many hearts are lighter now that
he's done for."
“Yes. and there will ha something
doing lu Austria now that he's oat of
the way,"
Four da vs passed. In which they de
voted themselves to their young broth
er The pajiers were fllled with ac
eount* of Count too lltroebel'B death
and specHlatlone as to Its effect on the
future <i( Austria and the peace of Eu
rojie The Chilioruea saw nothing of
Armitage Hick asked for him In the
hotel and found that he had gone, but
would return In a few daya.
It was on the morning of the fourth
day that Armitage appeared sodden I y
at the bo'el e« lin k ami bla slater
waited for a carriage to tarry them to
their train. II* had Just returned. and
they met by the narrowest margin II*
waked with them to the door of the
Moute Ib>sa.
"We are running foe the King Ed
ward and hoj«e for a day In Lomkw
liefore we sail. IVrhapa w* shall see
rwi <•!«' of these days In America."
said Claiborne. with some m#:kv. It
m ist ’** wtifwwd. for hi* sister-* bon
ellt
1! st 1* t*"s 1! le 1 ant very fossd
of Washington.** tes ponded Arutitags
Of course you will look us up.” per
s |>u-k "1 shah !h- at I'ort Myer
fstr as tolc. and it will always l>o a
pleas lire”—
C!uH«»rue ftp-tied for a last word
with the porter about their baggage,
an,I \rssi11■»k*' sis"*! talking to Shirley,
whs' lt.nl already entered tht carriage
■Oh. I* ttn'iv any news of fount von
St roe be! s assassin?” she asked. not In a
the nor.s;>4per that Armitagv hold In
his hand
••Nothin* It's a very mysterious
and pttsxlikg affair “
"It s horrllue to think aiteh a thing
possible lie was a wonderful old man
Hut very likely they w ill flud the mur
derer.”
"Ves; undoubtedly.’"
•'The secret police will scour Ktirope
In pursuit of the asaaasln,” she ob
eerved
••\es." replied A nut tag* gravely
"The truth will !>e known U'fore we
salt, uo doubt," said Shirley. "The ns
sassln may lie bore lu Oeneva by tlit*
tlrc^."
"That la quite likely." said John Ar
mltage. with unbroken gravity. "In
fact. I rather expeet him Iters or I
should be leaving today myself."
He bowed and made way for the Im
patient Claiborne, who gave hla hand
to Armitagr hastily aud Jumped Into
the carriage.
Tour Imitation cut glasa drummer
has nearly caused u# to miss our train
Thank the Lord, we’ve eeen the lust of
that fellow!"
Shirley said nothing, but gated out
of the window with a wondering look
In her eyes. And on Ihe way to Liver
(tool she thought oftou of Aratltage's
lust word* "I rather expect him lien
or 1 should be leaving today myself,’
he hid said
Shi* was not sure whether. If It had
no) hceii for lho«e word*. *h ■ would
haie thought of him again itt nil Hite
rente nN-ti-d him ns he sbsnl fram'd lu
tile c.irringc d.sir his gravity, ills tl lie
ease, the lilipi'i ssloli lie gave of great
physical strettg’h and of resources ol
I harm ter and . -mirage
And so Shirley flHliiorue left t!> nevit
uot knowing the curious web thit fate
li ,d woven for her nor how those last
words s|H«, a by Ariultage at the *ui
rl.i ■ disii were to link her to strung"
adventures at tile very threshohl «( tie
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NaMe OrM^, (‘hirlpf M. NkhoU
Vice Orand, *lnm«•* Barnc*.
Se« ret are, I.ueiu* H. Fuller
TraMiirer, I/eon T. WiUon.
A. G. Warner Pos’
No. 54. O. A. K.
Meet?* in (*. V. It. hall^Wer
n "today evening* at h o'clock
W. It. V% ht!1* nmre.Poat ( on •
montlrr. fhattucy M#rat*,A«lj
S. K. Spaldiug,Quartetmatt*!
Putnam Council. No. 34c
Royal Arcanum
l*t ami .i«l Mom lav a it
inontu, at * o'clock, 11
Fellow* Hall, Kent Block
Street*
(ieorge W. Itaker, Urgent.
Warren b. Aiuc«, Hoc retar>.
Business Directory.
UBAKIU K.KKABLf fHAKtl ¥. Kl MB,
SEARLS A RUSSELL,
ATTBEMBYt AND OOlNMKiXOKK-AT-LA*
CKMTBAL BLOCK , PUTNAM.
office flour* *a.iu.lto4p.sa.
M r. Hear I* g Ive* special atteot ion I o c'ornoratlot
and Municipal law , Mr. Kua*«-!l lo probati anc
the drafting uf will*. act» *l«o a* e«ecalo»
■<fmlnl*trator and truatee is the «ettlement of
ate* ___
CM AKLJUw L. TOHHET. MAHLON II. OBIkM.BH
Torrey & Gcissler,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
N. w Hra.li., RulMlnff.
llffl.-. Ilnur,: N lo |,; I Vo V »; 7 III t
j; Kll) H JOHMHm,
Attorney and
Counsellor-at-Law
WIt lark Vorm*T\y olo of John f
C&n^Dtrr, PttBin, ( oim. MtT" Irlrphonr 36-H
H
mm o. oahu
Attorney and Counsellor
At Law
OF KICK NO. 4
New Kredley Hulldlog.
Hour* 0-12 1—4 7-«
Uoom 107 Elm Street.
c.
mA*vtAcrv*KU or
Mouldings and Brackets,
k, BUada, Uoort. Window Fraaea, Week
Tarsi ad, Straight. Hero 11 ■>< Iu4 Howls*
Flaaiaf ad Walchla* Frawle* Flea, Httettat
Feau, Hr eel PorU, Helm ter. O'er Salt aM
~ rrtald.
SB Powfret Itrert, Bear tie krfdfe, PM
Tin Pitiaa fmtj mi HaeHM
CmratiM.
fKtema of tl
Hester
asd Marhlae work, and a
oelrtrraled Pin tamer Ht«
W. H. HAHHEU Trees.
ptm> I4TUW isa at a
Metdeada are deetarad April tat aad Oetotat
lat la ease year. payaMe April rath aad Oetsfcai
MU. DaaaaH- wade after tka Oral day ef east
aaatteeaiweere later ret froai tke dratday ef tk<
TcmmHK TOf HTKIXrTTB,Tread.
OEOBttE W HOLT Pm.
H
a. ■orodToa,
Dentist.
Cattrf llotMe Klork, Pgtaaa. OMre Hoon
freak 0 a. w. to 1 a. aa , aad 2 le ( a. •
OMre Telepeotte H-l.HotM Telephone]**;.!;
FOR SALE
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THE NEW FIREPROOF
HOTEL NAVARRE,,
7th tv3 tr 3 8th St.
M* , K - - t) ' «-h; tis. Max
mtutu o l.t:xwr\ ** \i ■ t •!
Acrraaihl**, t^in*t ami Ktatfant j *
Within Fiff Mlimit**' Walk ol Theslrv#, Shop*
amIClufa. ;«r» Fwt Wr*l p| Rro««iwtjr, NY*
Dutrh tinll Hwmt L*ifro«t i« City, Ca k
Car* Past- liottl to All Railroad#.
f | 50 DAY without Hath.
12.00 PKK DAY with Ha|h
Hulto*i fS 50 Upw«r*t» H* ntf For B>okltl
MKAHNH A DA Bit, Pto**
Artesian Wells
F. A. CHAMPLIN
Main St. Kant Maaf
NEW YORK
CLIPPER
Ml INI MIATMT
mimicAL i show pipb
IN THI WORLD.
tUI hr Tor. siifii C*j. II Ol
MMTRD WRICK LV.
Sample Copy Fr««.
MINI QUEEN TON. CO. (U*
•HSir"’- «W
M w v' v>s/v *
JOHN U. tO)i & CO
DBA LA HA IW
LUMBER
of
$ ALL KINDS
^ Lime, Cement
<*> Drain Pipe
O Paints and Oils
ooooooooooooooooooo
Fertilizers
Q Fire Frick and Cement
V Ladders
C> Shingles, &c. &c.
| no. ran co
X Office »»H Yerdt aouth of Puat
Y Office, Putnam.
*ooc*ooo*o<*>
pium *»■ MTI>
Real Estate, Life Accident
and Fire Insurance.
HjtUwtT Black Patan
pnus'k
Genera! Insurance Agency,
rtiui or mix. ranuii
Ail eeaaamai aaUeae ebcoM be aMrrue*
!>. II Fellee u4 will rwalti ereapt enaatlea
*000 COOOOOOO
When You
Have got done ..Trying"
unsatisfactory Heat
ing Hoiltrs,
YOU C-N SAFELY
BUY THE
DUMNING
BOILER
Is alwavsfsatisfactory.
All styles and all sites, lin
use since 1853.
J. A. HUVRARI).
Quintal y IMunihfr, M.'atti ami
llui Witrr I'illvt.
IVmfWt, On>i».(A*r<nl lor Wisilhasi
aiul Tolland i'ountjr.
FARM
leimiMritmmm
That Inn Stood th» Tost tot
23 years “
I'llc tiaxural flutn ili»t |«mnI, ha* to
*<mn‘ tlrjnto' vkmmiatrat* U »««««, what w«*
Ot moivtiatetlia a v< t y inmKtsl tlCKne dm U’tf
*i !■ i «tnt iltr i**i • ’ ! *•>«!%
fht'iv i» t»o other jsW'pt'Hl *" *«!r a* land, IQfl
tin*! vf» let*# at the rah iall* «ud >he *» n *h\u<*
llu'ir rnii Ho* i:u haul tilin '* ah* ml tor Ihc mail
with a wi ll lmnted Ismk, urlthi 1 oaV there i*t
anv i < mitwiit *.’• lot the k-hki o! a well (*U»v I
Iml Molt# - ft* on wi ll p«.|,it>. l«»f '*eOiy
five Mat* <•»»! Fust Mi'ii^iii’ F»v«» Loan#
have *lootltlw t« *t without the lev* ol a *n
»klh«» to »m ihi Mih . * ■date User.! that any of
«»m New I ' ctmtoieei* mn coV’fktft*
We -houlii lH' |*h»'« I t>> mnl tketijdkd
mt'UoOi M««i« o| otn emu* to si:<\ ♦ •!.* inkl e-df/tl
in ahai'ltttvly a*fe fitvraU-Hirtil that Will li©t
live ih i i«mt.
Farws&MrsIM
Wakefield, Nebraska
John D* tiwikrit, I*n» Ik Mat hew hob, VI*
H. IF Mat He-«*»«». » a-.liter.
1 ha Light that Nevnr Fails.
Th# Ileal umt t tit*M 1***1* Lamp.on th*
Market, nil thln«* wiwltleiutl, no ilwi
l?tr, nu Hiiaduvt. ( till uml m*c them ill
i))k ruthm at
I). F. \. IrlVOV, tent,
(»l Main Street, Pulliam,
whrtoUloU'N, Tu|w» anil all aupplltwi
for Lamp run lit hail. Alan itffeianicoi
can U* gt\f n to many now In uae.
I have a collection ot fine Violins wlih'll
have ileculetl to (IUjwmhj ot ; Miami* theta Bf#
■evma1 oi my own make » hhh are un*u»Da*(#ti
fni or* m‘«tia) woik, also •eveiwi V« r» oW !•*
•trumrul* nuitahk tor | at lor ot pioil'tomMU jW*
pom. Ail thvM* iuu*t l»** «>ld.
The early l»#rtl—- etc., etc,
JOHN A. MORSE
l\H .South Mam .Sheet Putnam. <'on»
Commonwealth Hotel
Opp. State Home. Boston
Offora room a with hot and cold *»Ul
lor 11.00 per day and up; rooioa with
private hath lor fl.60 per day and ups
aultea of two rootua and batb lor |S00
per day and up. Weekly ralee on rootna
witb bot and cold water aud ebower
batba, ft* 00 lo flMO; rooma wltb private
batba, (M (XI to #12.00; aultea ol two
a tome aud batb fit 00 to (W.00.
Abeolutely b Irt proof, Mona floora,
nothing wood but the doom. KijUlppee
wttb IU owu Hanltary Vacum Cleaning
Plant. Lang Dlatance Telepnone la
Kvtry Room. Htrlotly ■ Temperance
Hotel. |
STORER f CRAFTS, Manager.
Read lor Booklet.
For Sale!
BarM Property
THE
OS ELM STREET
Inquire of
Bichard G<
Insurance sitJ Rettl F!tUU|
Bradley Building,