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THE PORT OF
MISSING MEN
T}y Meredith JVicholsojv.
Author of “The House ol a Thousand Candles"
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COPYRIGHT. 1907. BY THE B O B B S - M L R K 1 E L COMPANY
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J,.H' armitage a prisoner
HE man whom John Ar
mitag* exjiected arrived
at the Hotel M> ute Rosa
a few hours after the
Claiboruea' departure
While he waited Hr
Arinin*-'" employed hia time to advun
ta?e He carefully scrutinized his
wardrobe. and after a process of elhui
M'tion nd subatltuttou he packed his
r,ia.ent in two trunks and was ready
to iea'e the inn at ten minutes' notice.
Between trains, when not engaged In
watching the Incoming travelers, he
smoked a pipe over various packets of
paters and letters, and these he burned
with considerable care. AH the French
aud German newspaper accounts of
the murder of Count von Stroe»*-i he
read carefully, and even more particu
larly he studied the condition of affairs
la Vienna consequent upon the great
statesman's death. 8ecret agents from
Vienna and detectives from Paris had
visited Geneva in their study of this
astounding crime and had made much
fuss and asked many questions, but
Sir. John Armitage paid no heed to
them. He had held the last conversa
tion of length that any one had en
Jiyed with Count Ferdinand von
Mroehel, tint the fact of this interview
was k' "WU to no one unless to one or
|vo h >tel servants, and these held a
very high opinion of Mr. Armltage's
character, bused on his generosity iu
• : e i "or of gold coin, and there c-ould
of i mrse tie no possible relationship be
tween so shocking a tragedy and a
chance acquaintance between two trav
elers. Mr. Armitage knew nothing that
he cared to Impart to detectives and a
great '.' ill that he had no Intention of
Imparting to any one. He accumulated
t remarkable assortment of time ta
bles ami advertisements of transatlan
tic sailings against sudden need and
even engaged passage on three steam
ers sailing from English and French
ports within the week.
He expected that the person for
whom lie waited wonld go direct to
ttie ll"tel Monte Itosa for the reason
that Bhirley Cluiliorne had been there,
and Armitage was not mistaken
When this person learned that the
Cltibornes had left he would doubt
less burry after them. This is the
conclusion that was reached by Mr
Armitage. who at times was singularly
happy in his speculations as to the
mental processes of other people
Sometimes, however, he made mis
takes. ns will api>ear.
Tlie gentleman for w hom John Arnii
tage had been waiting arrived alone
ami was received as a distinguished
guest by tiie landlord.
XI. fhauvenet inquired for his friends
the c nbornes and was clearly annoy
e<l to find that they had gone, and no
sooner had this Intelligence been con
veyed to him than he. too. studied time
tallies and consulted steamer adver
tlsvaients. John Armitage in various
dlroreet ways was observant of M
rhaim net’s activities, anil hookings at
steamship offices interested him so
greatly that he reserved passage on
two additional steamers and ordered
the straps buckled nlajut his trunks,
for It had occurred to him that he
might And it necessary to leave tJeuev s
In a harry.
It w:is not likely thnt M. Chauvenet
being now unilor bis eyes, would escape
him. anil John Arniitage. making a
leisurely dinner, learned from hi*
waiter that M. Chauvenet. being worn
from his travels, was dining alone In
his rooms.
At atiout 8 o’clock, as Armitape tnni
eil the pages of Figaro in the smoking
room, chauvenet appeared at the door,
scrutinized tlie group within and passed
on Annitage had carried his coat, hat
and sti. k Into the smoking room, to t>e
ready for possible etnet gencies. and
when t'hauvenet stepped ont into tl»e
street lie followed.
It was unusually cold for the season
*»d« line drizxle filled t!»e air Chau
venet strat k < ff
at once away
from the lake,
turned into the
Boulevard He:
vetlque thence
into tlie Itoule
va rd Froissart
with Its colony
of i>en8lons He
walked rapidly
until he rescind
a house that w as
distiuguished
from its imme
diate neighbors
only by Its on
_ lighted upper
Bt packed hit windows He
ro.mera. pu,)e,l ,he bell
la the wall, and the door waa at once
aiened and instantly closed
Arudtage. following at twenty yards
°a Ihe opposite aide of the atreet.
Paused abruptly at the sudden ending
of his chase. It was not an hour for
loitering, for the Genevan gendarmerie
have rather good eye#, but Annitage
had by uo means satisfied hia curiosity
*s to the nature of Chauvenet * errand.
He Walked on to make aure he was
**°baei-Ted. crossed the street and
•gain passed the dark, silent house
'Inch Chauvenet had entered He
Med the place carefully, it gave uo
®utward appearance of lielug occupied
He assumed from the general plan of
*he neighboring i>uildlugs that there
'as a courtyard at the rear of the
darkened house, accessible through a
Harrow pasaagpwray at the side. As
he studied the situation he kept mov
to avoid oiiservation and presently,
•I « moment when he was quite aione
the street walked rapidly to the
h°ti,w Chauvenet bad entered.
Iveiitiemen iu search of adventure*
k* well to avoid the continental wab
*r Annitage brushed the giuss from
*he top with bis bat It jingled softly
i of tlit* rahi drip
The poster bn,] crumbled from the
bricks iu spots. g'viiig a foot n< om
|M»i tunity . and Mr Aruiit:ige drpw bbu
fs If to the tup n;n1 dropped wtthiu
! !u* front (!• ..»r ami windows stared at
bau blankly. and be committed his
o>ruim v p the bricked passageway
1 ho rain was now coming down in
earnest, and at the rear of the house
viator bail ts'dnn to drip uoislly into an
i.o.i spmit I he electric lights from
aeishiairtng streets made a kirn] of
tui!:^lit even In the darkened eon rt.
and Armitage ,biva,leil iiis way among
s network of clot h,--!lues to the rear
wmli and viewed the premises. He
knew his Geneva from many proiloos
risits. The quarter was umleuiably
rcsiieetabie. and there is. to l*e sure, no
reason why the blinds of a house
should uot lie carefully drawn at night
fall at the pleasure of the occupants.
The whole lower floor seemed utterly
deserted. Only at one point on the
third floor was there any sign of light,
and this the merest biut
The Increasing fall of rain did not
encourage loitering In the wet court
yard. where the down-spout now rattled
dolorously, ami Armitage cr,«ssed the
court and further assured himself that
the lower floor was dark and silent
Balconies were bracketed against the
wall at the second and third stories,
and the slight iron ladder leading thlth
er terminated a foot above his head.
John Artnitage was aware that his
position, if discovered, was. to say the
least, untenable, but be was secure
from observation by police, and be as
sumed that tile occupants of the Ikmis •
wore probably too deeply engross,>1
with their affairs to waste much time
on what might hap|>en without. Ar
milage sprang up and caught die low
est round of the ladder, and i:i a mo
ment iiis tall tigure was a dark blur
against the wall as he crept warily up
ward. The rear rooms of the second
•tory were as dark and quiet as
those lie! ,w Armitage continued tq
the third story, where a ,l,s»r as well
as several windows gave upon the
balcony, ami lie found tlmi it was
from a broken corner of the door shade
that a slrirp blade of light cut the dark
Ali continued quiet bebrw. He beard
the traffic of the neighboring thorough
fares quite distinctly, and from a kltch
en near by came the rough clatter of
dishwashing to the accompaniment of
a quarrel iu German between the
maids. For the moment he felt »e
cure ar.d lent down close to the door
and listened.
Two men were talking, and evidently
the matter under discussion was of im
p o r t a n c e, for
they spoke with
a kind of dogged
deiilteratiou. and
tile long pauses
in tile dialogue
lent color to the
belief that some
weighty matte!
was in debate
Tile heat of the
rain on tho bill
cony and its
steady rattle in
tin- spout Inter
veiled to dull tile
>■ ■ :: i of voices,
l ilt presently ouc
of the speakers
with an inipn
tieut t'Kiaiuu
tlon. rose. ojmmi
the sum I
ed
He vat smite )rnm
ohtt rratlon by J" ’
Uue.
glass palled door
u few inches,
peered out ami
returned to his
seat, with nu exclamation of relief
Armltage hail drop|>ed down the lad
der half a dozen rounds as he heard
the latch snap in the door. lie waited
an Instant to make sure he had not
Itoen seen, then crept hack to the ha I
cony anil found that the slight 01*01!lug
In the do ir made it |<osslhle for him t*>
see as well as hear.
-It's stifling in this hole." said Chau
veuot. drawing deeply upon his cigar
ette and blowing a cloud of smoke
-If you pardon ttie Informality I will
lay aside my coat."
lie carefully hung the garment upon
the track of his chair to hold its sha[*e.
then resumed his seat. Ills companion
watched him meanwhile with a certain
Inteutuess.
“You take excellent care of your
clothes, my dear Jules. I never have
lieeu able to fold a coat without ruin
lug it."
The rain was soaking Armltage thor
onjuly. hut Its persistent heat covered
any slight noises made by his own
movements, and be was now intent
upon the little room and Its occupants
He oliserved the care with which the
man kept close to his-coat, and he pon
dered the matter as be hung u|sm the
lialcony If Cbauvenet was ou his way
to A in erica » was |ws*iMe that he
would carry with him the important
pn(*er whose loss had caused so much
anxietv to the Austrian ndntwter If
so where was it during bis atay In
Geneva?
-The old man's death I* only the Brat
„ep We require a succeaaion of
deaths."
-We re*|ulre three, to !*e explicit, not
more or less We should fortunate
if the remaining two could he accom
plished as easily as Stroelel's"
**He was a !**:i*t He is well dead
"That defiends on the way you look
at It They seem really to l>e mourn
ing tlie old lieggar at Vienna It Is the
way of a pe* pie They like to t>e rule.)
bv a savage hand The people, as you
have beard me say before are fools"
The la*: speaker was a young mau
whom Armltage had never seen Icfore
He was s decided blond, with ck.se
trlmmed straw colored t*ear.l snd
slightly curling hair Oppoaite b m
and facing the Amr. sat Chauvenet
On the table between them were de
canters snd Uquenr elasse*
“I am going »" A mere* ot °"fe
Mld Chauvenet. boldine hi* '<*d f
toward a brass lamp of an old tyi
tliat bong from the cel**tig
►?«**<>
*' ' protwltlv Jn*t *s «r|]
t • Other “There® work to do tbere.
ii
»<l IU aet-MJXlfctlL
" e must not forget our more legttt
mate business iu the midst of these
pieasaut side issue*."
"The tieid is easy After our deiight
ful continental capitals, where, as ton
snow, oue is never quite sure of oue
it is pleasant to breath the denio
.•ratie airs of Washington," remarked
Chau tenet. •
“Particularly so. my dear friend,
u heu one Is blessed with your delight
ful social gifts. I envy you your ca
pacity for making others happy."
There was a keen Irony In the fel
low's tongue, ami the edge of it evi
dently touched Chauveoet, who scowl
ed and tout forward, with bis huger*
on the table.
"Enough of that If you please."
“As you will, carino, but you wilt
pardon me for offering my condolences
mi the regrettable departure of la belle
Ameriealne If you had not been so
Intent on matters of state you would
undoubtedly have found her here. As
It is, you sre now obliged to see her
on her native soli. A month In Wash
ington may do much for you. She Is
beautiful and reasonably rich. Her
»rot her, the tall captain. Is said to 1*
I le beat horseman in the American
arm;.
“llumph! He is an ass," ejaculated
l.'huu react.
A sen ant now appeared tearing a
livsft liottle of cordial. He was distin
I'tilsbed by a small bead upon a tall
Mid powerful body and bore little re
remittance to a liouse servant. While
lie brushed tlie cigar ashes from the
table the men continued their talk
without 1101111112 him.
C'huuvouet and his friend had spoken
from the first in French. I»ut in ad
ircssing some directions to ttie servant,
the blond, who assumed tlie role of
dost, employed a Servian dialect.
“I think we were saying that the
mortality list In certain directions will
have to la* stimulated a trifle before
we cun do our young friend Francis
any gianl. You have business In Amer
ica, carino. That paper we filched
from old gtroebel strengthens our hold
on Francis, but there is still that ques
tion as to Karl and Frederick Augus
tus. Our dear Francis Is not satisfied.
He wishes to la* quite sure that bis
dear father and brother are dead. We
must reassure him. dearest Jules."
••[lou t he a fool. Durand. You never
teem to understand that the l tilted
States of America is a trifle larger
than a barnyard. And 1 don’t believe
those fellows are over there. They're
probably lying in wait here somewhere
ready to take advantage of any oppor
tunity—that is. if they an* alive. A
mau can hardly fall to l«e Impressed
with the fact that so few lives slain!
■e tween him and''—
"The heights—the heights'" And the
young uiau, whom Cbuuvenet called
Durand, lifted his tiny glass airily.
"Yes. the heights,” replied CUnuve
uet a little dreamily.
"Hut that declaration—that docu
ment! You have uever honoris 1 me
with a glimpse, hut you have it put
safely away, I dare say."
“There is no place—hut one—that 1
Jure risk. It la always within easy
reach, my dear friend."
"You w ill do well to destroy that doc
ument. It is much better out of the
way.”
"Y'our deficiencies hi the matter of
wisdom are unfortunate That paper
constitutes our chief asset, my dear
associate. So long as we have It we
ire a lile to keep dear Frau vis lu order.
Therefore we shall hold fast to it. re
memlieriuB that we risked much In re
moving it from the lamented Himebel'*
srehives.”
•‘Do you say 'risked nmch?’ Yly val
ued neck, that Is all!" said the other.
-You and Wink-dried are without grut
Itude."
jmi Will llu well, HUUJ 1 luuirgn,
"to keep rtti eye ojm-u In Vienna for the
unknown. If you hear murmurs in
Hungary one of these flue days! —
Not hi nt; has hapt>eiied for some time;
therefore much may hapjien."
He glanced at bis watch.
••| have vvuik in I 'aria la-fore sailing
for New York. Shall we discuss the
matter of those I'eruvlau claim* ? That
Is business. These other affairs are
more in the nature of delightful diver
lions, my dear comrade.”
They drew nearer the table, and Du
rand produced a bos ot papers, over
which he beut with serious atteutiou.
Armltage had tieard practicaliy »II of
their dialogue and. what was of aqua!
interest, had been able to study the
faces and learn the tones of voice of
the two conspirators. He was cramp
ed from his position on the narrow bal
rouy and wet and chilled by tbe rain,
which was now slowly abatlug. He
bad learned much that be wished to
snow and with to ease that astonished
..tin and be was well coutent to with
draw with gratitude for hta good for
tune.
His legs were numb, and he clung
riow tu tbe railing of tbe little bidder
for support as he crept toward the
area. At tbe eecoud story his foot
dipped oo the wet iron, smooth from
nng use. and he stumbled down sev
eral steps before be rec«»ered himself.
Ue listened a moment, heard nothing
out tbe tinkle of tbe rain in the spout,
then continued his retreat.
As he stepped out upon tbe brick
ronrtyard he was seised from behind
by a pair of strong arms that clasped
aim tight. In a moment be was thrown
iiroas the threshold of a door into
in unllghred room, where his captor
promptly sat upon him and proceeded
» strike a light.
BLANK DEEDS
at thus or kick
A HIST UUiKtTir . ASK.
UK man >:i:hM Arm:
his tegs «' Iu!i> h «m*ck a j
lUSU t) t>ll A box W p|S|
d«*eed from his pocket
Ttw SUddetlecSS with
wbl h he hit! Lv-en ttuag
.cto the kltthfn h:> I kutv ked the
vreath out cf An: . it ,■ | i e
thighs of hi* .11 (K a) h > ar is
tight The match spur.si nr.-. at .1 he
I .■«iked Into the f e .»f the servant j
i. bout be bad seen in the sU've 1
| V s round liead was .'everts! w .a it i
wlrellke hair that cretv low up >n h!s !
tarrow forehead. Ars ’age noted. t s>.
tie man's boll like no - small sharp
‘V,*s and bristling mustache The nt
rul Bash of the mat li disekowd ibe
rough fnrrlture of a kit. hen The
; hri k Booring amt his wet Inverness 1
at cold at Armltag.-s Isnk
The fellow growled an execration tn
Srrriaa Then with ponderous diffi
culty asked a question in Genua*.
"Who are you aud what do you want
here T*
Arudtage shook his tiead and replied
in Kugiish:
“I do not undestapd "
The man struck a series of tnatohes
that he might scrutinise tils captive's
face, then ran his hauds over Aruil
tage's pockets to make sure he had no
anus. The big fellow was clearly pus
sled to Bud (hat he had caught a gen
tietuan In water aoaked evening clothes
lurking In the area, and as the matter
was beyond bis wits It only remained
for him to communicate with bis mas
ter.
This, however, was not so readily
accomplished. He had reasons of hts
osn for uot calling out, and there were
difficulties In the way of bolding the
prisoner and at the same time bring
tug down the men who had gone to the
most distant room tn the house for
their own security.
Several minutes passed during which
the burly Servian struck his matches
and took account of his prisoner, and
meanwhile Armttage la.v p. ectly still.
Ills anna fast numbing from the rough
clasp of the stalwart servant's legs
There was nothing to l«‘ g lined by a
struggle in this position, an.I he knew
that the Servian would not risk losing
him in the effort to summon the odd
pair who were lient over their pipers
at tlie top of the hous. The Servian
was evidently n mini of action.
"(Jet up.” he couth: I tided, slill in
rough German, and he r ise In the dark
and Jerked Armltiige after him I'bere
whs a moment of alien.-- In which Ar
milage shrink and sttvtehed himself,
and then the Servian struck another
match and held it close to a revolver
which he held pointed at Armitage's
head.
"I will shoot." he said again In his
halting German.
“I’ndoubtedly you will!" and some
thing In the fellow's manner caused
Armltiige to laugh. lie had lieen
caught, and he did not at once see any
safe Issue out of his predicament, but
his plight had Its preposterous side and
the i-ase w itli which he had lieen taken
at the very outaet of his quest touched
tils humor. Then he snliered Instantly
utid concentrated Ills wits upon the Im
mediate situation.
The Servian backed away, with a
match upheld In one hand and the lev
eled revolver In the other, leaving Ar
milage in the middle of the kitchen.
"1 am going to light a lamp, and If
yon move I will kill you.*' admonished
the fellow, and Armltiige heard Ills
f et scraping over the brick flisn- of the
k.b'heii as he backed toward a table
that stnnd against the wall near the
outer door.
Armitnge stood perfectly slill The
neighborhood and the boose Itself were
quiet. The two men In Mte third story
room were probably engrossed w ith the
business at which Armllage had left
them, and his immediate affair was
.1 I! A
“ V on v ill rjn to that comer."
with the (Servian alone. The follow
continued to mu in hie hi* threats, hut
Armllagc had resolved to plav tla* part
of an Kiiglishiiuin who understood no
German. and 'he addressed the man
sharply lu Kngllsh several times to idg
ulfy that be did not understand.
The ber\lnn half turned toward hi*
prisoner, the revolver in hi* left hand,
while with the Augers of bis right be
felt laboriously fora lamp that had been
revealed by the fitful flashes of the
matches. It is not an easy matter to
light a lamp when you hare only one
hand to work with, particularly when
you ate obliged to keep an eye on a
mysterious prisoner of whose character
you are iguorant, and It was several
minutes before the job was done.
“You will go to that corner." and
the Berrien translated for bis prison
er*s benefit with a gesture of the re
rolrer.
"Anything to please you. worthy fel
low.” retdled Amdtage. and be obeyed
with amiable alacrity. The man's ots
jeot was to get him as far from the
Inner door as possible while he called
help from above, which was. of course,
the wise thing from hie point of view,
as Armitage m-ogulsed.
Arm I tn ge stood with b1# bark against
a rack of pots Tbe table was at his
left and beyond it the door opening
upon tbe «-ourt A barred window was
at bis right. Optws'te hlro another
door that communicated wttb the In
terior of the house and disclosed the
lower step* of a rude stairway leading
upward. The Servian now dosed and
locked tbe outer kitchen door with
care
Aruiltage had lost his bat In the
area: hi* light walking stick lay tn the
middle of tlx? floor; his Inverness coat
hung wet and bedraggled about him;
bis shirt was Crumpled sod soiled. Bat
bis air «f g«»d humor and bis tame ac
ceptance of capture seemed tn Increase
tbe Servian's caution, and be hacked
• way toward the inner door with ms
revolver Kill pointed at Animates
bead.
He he*aa calling up the nar
row stairwell la Servian. chancing In
a moment to Herman He made a
ludicrous figure, na be held hi* revolver
at arm’* length, eranln* hi* no t, Into
the passage ami bo* lln* until he was
red in the far*. He paused to listen,
then renewel his cries, while Artu!
face. with hi* tur« agaiaet the rack of
[->:*. studied the room at.d uiude hi*
puns.
“Thee* Is a thief here’ I have caught
a fit efr* veiled the Servian, now exas
perated by the silence ihott. Then, as
be relaxed a uiomeut amt turned to
. . ,r sure that his revolaer still cov
ered V iSta*. '. there was a sudden
sound of steps a 1*0e, and a voice
bawled nn.i.i.1 down the stairway
’ 7 tal. stop your noise and tell me
wiial's the trouble “
It was the voice of Oaraotl speaking
In the Servian dtale-t, and /.mat o{<emst
his inonth to explain.
As the hi* fellow roared his reply
Annltage snateheil from the rack a
heavy Iron boiling pat. sxxun* It high
by the l ad with la*tb bends and let II
A rtHltoyr run hi* tuvui* thmunh Uh
JMHkft*.
fly with all his might at the Servian's
boat!, upturned !u the earnestness of
his tmwliug On the lustailt the tv
\ elver routed loudlx In the iinirow
hit rhea, ant Ariltltnge sel v«| tin* l»rii>
lamp ami dung it from him upon the
hearth, where it fell with a great ehil
Ur w ithout exploding
It wax Instantly plfeh dark Tin
Set*' i an ha I gene daw n like \ felled o%
ami Armitaw \ at the threshold. leaped
over him into tin* hall past the rea
stairs. down v.hteh the men wet*** stum
!,ll ir <*.**- * * (lhiHI- it* they earm*
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the .traf.inn uf wills, act# also a# c**c«loi
Administrator aod trustee ia the settlement of
ate* _______
CHtHI.Ktfl.TOIIKrr. M A KM >ff M. ifr.l»'t.EH
Torrcy & Geissler,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
N. w » Hulldln*.
Hour*: H In 12; I to VW. 7 In *
I* HIV H JUMHIOII,
Attorney and
Counsel lor-at-Law
Wanner’- Block. ►nrinrrly nfflr, of Jons f
I »ro*t(t<r, PntnaM, I( mod . 1 elrpkoa* A5 11
||l KKK U. S«KU
Attorney and Counsellor
At Law
OF?ICE NO. «
Now Bradley Building.
Hour* V —12 1—4 7 -4
Hoom 107 Em Street.
K. M. %I»T,
lAi'iimttn or
c. ■
Mouldings and Brackets,
«k. HUabe, Boon, W Iadov nww,
iralae, t*trni,b1. Hcroll »■* tu4 »Avtar
aaia, ad Matokib,,rramla« «ao. HMablM
MU, bevel Foote, Bale, ter, k'ar Mall aM
•ilfear* Btaiah.
not oa rovfret rtroet, aear tke krtdf*. Pvt
!■, Conn.
Tli Pitiaa Fm*j Mi Hutto
Csmraliai.
Beater
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aad Mw Idae vork, aa4alat
abrlmM riuaav IK
Mr. K. 0AHBr.lt Treat.
MM MTUHM HA«M
DtetdeMe are daalared A,ril 1,1 aad Oaldbar
tlaeaak year.yayaM, April mk aad Ootakai
_ after Ike (ret Aar af eaat
iam.it from tke Antdaf af tk>
Jt'.KoMK TOCMTKLArTTM,Treat.
IIHIttiK W MOLT rm.
JJ A. MOl’OHTOa,
Dentist.
Oort llout Biork, Pittaam. ()*« flout
from »a. ». la I p. a, aad 2 to 6 e. ■
Oftre Tei.ponce Zt-l.livmr Teiepkooel7*-IJ
FOR SALE
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THE NEW riKIPROOF
HOTEL F/VARRE ;
7th Aye aiv;1 *8ih St.
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UJhii.
NVilhw Fitf Mmutt*' Walk ul Theatrva, Hhopt
amU'lut*. 300 Fert W«l ol Broadway. New
Dwtrh Drill Hoorn* I aijft *t iu City* I'll U
t'ar* !’**• Ilntrl to AH Hailroaria.
f| 50 l*KK DAY without Hath.
12.00 PKK DAY with Bath
Butte* |3 f»0 reward*. fiend For Booklet
KIKAKNH *1 DAUB, Proji. I
'Artesian Wells
F. A. CHAMPLIN
Main St V’n«t Lon«iaeai!aw M«»i
^TiEWYORlT^
CLIPPER
m TMI •NKATIST
TOATRICAl I SHOW PAPEI
IN THB WORLD,
till hr Tor. siB|h c#w, 10 Ol
nm WKKKLV.
Sampli Copy Frkk,
FRANK QUEEN FUN. CO. (M*
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JOHN o. ros & co
l> BALER. IN
LUMBER
of
ALL KINDS
V Lime, Cement
A Drain Pipe
O Paints and Oils
X Fertilizers
O Fire Prick and Cement
V Ladders
<^> Shingles, &c. &C.
| johno Tox & GO
X Office ud Y.rrf. »outh of Fo.t
X Office, Futnam.
*000*000*C>OA
mooocooooooooooooooooooooooo
UPPINCOTTS
MONTHLY MAGAZINE
A Family Lianant
TkMk Cmt Unto
1* Cotkiti Menu Vutu
many shout atonies and
fane NS ON TIMELY TONICS
ta.AO NCNTCAN; MCTAMtH
•NO CONTINUED STORIES*
EVENT WVMNNN COMNITI IN NMU
I^'autt u. lum
Real Estate, Life Accident
and Fire Insurance.
Hatha*** Block Pataaw
pnuBt
General Insu-ance Agency,
rtutt arii.ixao vr train*, rcrr**M
All eoaataai oaMoa* <00*14 h* ittlnat
I.. II Pallor aa4 will roaa.ro oroaat attoatlo*
When You
Have got done ..Trying"
unsati.sfactors Heat
ins Hoikrs,
YOU CAN SAFELY
BUY THE
* I*
Is al way satisfactory.
All styles and all sues. lin
use since i8sv
J. A. HUVRARD,
Sanltat* 1‘lnnibpi, $U'»iu amt
H i Watrr KlMi».
t\mif»**l, Aiseot fur VViatiluUi
ami Tolland Cowuty.
FARM
mTflMKin'BTisn
That havi Stood lh* Tost.for
25 years
The tittaneoi Unity that i«*M tw *««'«!, Hm to
*otu* dejnt-e Mil HI I>. w hat w*a
th limit'llhh»I in t*'• i \ tnaikiA «hr#«w dnrtnir
Hi.ii 1**1 m\ .nw lhr j »i U- oi IS^A, namely ' That
fhrir i* no ntl.t'i |srO|*,ii> *o *i»!t ,* I anti, ***4
that *u Lain? »«* the ta‘ *»H» unit the *. n
thru rail hi* M» haul him * ahead fm lh« IIUMI
with it ttrll fanitrd tat pi, nr Miner tan their h«
am iiniiHnotM In' the ItohUi ot a wt 11 placed
Vin.1 M»t-Ur*i?v on null ptortiH. For tvoatr*
Hw \iata »ui F>i%t Moils'‘V** f“*in loan*
have slooil the t« *t with. Ml Mm* l«a* ot a sui^Hi
itoilnr In n1 v ii vestoi, a slat* imi t that nl| of
mil Xfw t * aUiiit r»sli'iiii‘i,t i’IMi mi 8 in*
\V *' •hmiltl Ih phased to *vr«l iir iiiptlvf
nii’tiioramia of o«» loan* to a»> t*i * irUusUcl
in nl'ntlulrlv tulr inv rsti me tit that will nat
Fariners&TradersBaRk
Wakefield, Nebraska
.lotiu l». IU*ketl. hit* t». Mallow son, V,P
It. It. Malln-WMI*. ♦ /imhirr.
TIE AME Ulf
The Light that Never Fails.
Tlit> ltc»l mill f1 .hid{> on lha
Mnrkcl, nil t(Miiielitrred. u<> <tn*t
K. i, no hIiikIow . Cull mill wie Ihim In
o|k ration at
II. F. X. MVOV, Jlff'lt,
(>l Main Putnam,
w hi' re? t * lol k*n , Tup* ii n < t all Mtippllfl*
For Lamp can U* iia l■ Ainu rtforaiMNM
can U* given to many now in nan.
I have * collection of flat* VIoIIm wttcfc
have tkritUnl to ol ; moon# them Ilf
(M'VPifti of mv own make; \ l»i< b an.* tiu*WJ PftftCCO
(br on notnl witrk, it# aoverftl v« rj »W
4tiii(i^nt> MulftbU1 foi | arfot o» |>t\»U *aH>(Uki JSST»
I>on<-«. AM tbcM RMI»I !*• void*
TImi ©ftrl> birtl—«te.,«ftc.
JOHN A MORSE
’M Hrtotli Main Street PntBftm/OwM
Commonwealth Hotel
Opp. State House. Boston
I
n x.f*
Must
Telrpm ne
Offer, room, will* hoi and cold water
(or f 1.00 par day and op; room, wlta
prlv.tr hath lor ft 60 par day and up|
.ultra of two room, and betb for fS.M
per day and up. Weakly ratee on rooae
with hoi and told water and aboww
balba, f0 00 to ft.(0; roonta wltb private
hath., fit 00 to |1S 00; aultoe ol l»e
.-Mima and bath f14 00 to f'iS.00.
Abaolulely fireproof,
nothing wood but lha doora. Kqulppeu
wltb lie own HentUry Vacom Cleaning
lll.Uuoa
Btrloily
Plant. Ua|
Ka.ry Room.
Ilotrl. |
STOKER ¥ CRAFTS, Mnurn.
Hand for Book lot.
THE
For Sale!
ON ELM STREET
Inquire of
Richara
Iuaumuoe and Real 1
BraJJey
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