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MISSING MEN
'By ME'RE'DiTH JSlCHOLSOjS.
Author of "The House of a Thousand Candles'*
COP* RIGHT, 1907. BY THE BOBBS*MERRILL COMPANY
JjJjBg. The fact that Cbauvenet had
' prompt:v put a spy as well as the
v^jin assassin on his trail quickened
^ puj^ with anger for an instant and
(jaD sobered him.
gt continueii his walk and paused
j-iently before an array of books iu
**2^ window. Then some one stop
* ,t bis side, and be lokoed up to
' , ,|je same man be had accosted at
(j, treasury building lifting his hat
American soldier’s campaign hat
jj* fcllow w as an extreme blond, with
, smooth shaved, weather beateu face,
blue eve* au^ "K^t hair.
-Pirdon me. You ere mistaken, t
no not a spy But it ia wonderful; It
Is quite wonderful"—
The man s face was alight with dls
givery. with *n alert Pleasur* that
•waited recognition.
-My dear fellow, you really become
•ODoying." and Armitage again thrust
bis hand Into his trousers pocket. “I
should bate awfully to appeal to the
police, but you must not crowd me too
fir.”
the man seemed moved by deep feel
ing. and his eyes were bright with ex
citement HI* hands clasped tightly
toe railing that protected the glass
window of the bookshop. As Armitage
turned away Impatiently the man ejac
ulated huskily, as though some over
mastering influence wrung the words
from him:
"Don’t you know me? I am Oscar.
Pon t you remember me and the great
forest, where I taught you to shoot
md fish? You are”—
He bent toward Armitage with a
gene insistence, his eyes blazing In his
eagerness to be understood.
John Armitage turned again to the
rtulow, leaned lightly upon the iroa
railing and studied the title of a book
ittemiv. ly. lie was silently absorbed
for a full minute, in w hich the man
who had followed him waited. Taking
his cue from Armitage’s manner, he
•ppeared to tie deeply interested in the
bookseller's display, but the excitement
•till glittered In his eyes.
Armitage was thinking swiftly, and
his thoughts covered a very wide
range of time and place as he stood
there. Then he spoke very deliberate
ly and coolly, but with a certain per
emptory sharpness.
“Uo ahead of me to the New Ameri
ctn aud wait In the office until I
come.”
The man’s hand went to his hat
“None of that:”
Armitage arrested him with a ges
ture. “My name Is Armitage—John
Armitage." he said. “I advise you to
ramember It Now goT'
The man hurried away, and Arml
tage slowly followed.
It occurred to him that the man
might be of use, aud with this in mind
‘l i! !l II
•'•Don’t you know. me t I am Oscar."
!be returned to the.liew American. got
bis key from the office, nodded to hie
ACfiuaintance of the-Street and led the
*ay to the elevator.
Artuitage put aside his coat and hat,
locked the hall door, and then, when
the two stood face to face in his little
fitting room, he surveyed ,the mun
•Carefully.
"What do you want?” be deuiaoded
bluntly.
tie took a cigarette .from a hoi on
the table, lighted it and then, with an
air qf finality, Axed bis .gaze upon the
than, who eyed him with a kind of
stupefied wonder. Then there Hashed
ate the fellow's bronzed face some
tbi*tf «f dignity and resentment He,
•tuud perfectly erect, with his felt hat
clasped ip &is hand. His clothes were
cteap, hut .clean, and bis short coat
*as buttoned trimly about him.
“I want nothing. Mr. Annitage,'' he
replied humbly, speaking slowly aud
With a marked iGerman accent.
Then y«u wkjl be easily satisfied.”
■aid Armitage. -'‘You aaid your name |
*as"
“Osear —Oscar Stzeuulg.”
Aruiitag* s^r down and scrutinised
the umu again without relaxing his se
verity
?ou think you ha vs seen me some
•here, *o you have followed me in J
the streets to make sure. When did
tbs* idea first occur to you?"
' 1 saw you at Fort Myer *t the drill
•isc 1 riday. 1 hare heea looking for
?uu since and saw you leg re your
6‘^se at the hotel this afternoon. You
^ a: Hack creek-yes f
"Wiiai do you do for a living, Mr
hrsuL.gy- asked Armitage.
“1 was iu the army, but served out
m.T time ami was discharged a tew
months ago and came to Washington
to see where they make the govern
ment—yes? I a hi going to South Anar
” ls it i’eru—yes? There will be a
’•volntloo."
Paused, and Armitage met his
They w ere very blue and kind,
cjes that spoke of sincerity and fidel
*T 1,1 b eyes as a leader of foriorti
•• le* would like to know were behind
. .. when he gave the order to charge
JrLl a curious thing happened. It
may hav* t^ep tb* contact of eye with
*•*’ l^dI awoke question and response
■nween them, it may have been a
erv-l in one that touched a chord of
ne.p.essuess iu the other. but sudden v
Annitage leasved to h,s feet and grasp,
eti the outstretched bauds of the littie
soldier
"Oscar!" he said, and retreated very
softly. "Oscar!"
The man was deeply moved. and
tear' spraug Into his eves Armitage
laug'.od. bolding him at arm's length.
'.\ i e of that nonsense! Sit down!*
He turned to the door, opened U and
I feted into the halt, locked the door
again, then motioned the man to a
chair
‘So you deserted your mother coun
try, did you, and hate borne arms for
the glorious republic?*’
“1 served in the Philippines—yes."
“Hank, titles, emoluments. Oscar?”
“1 was a sergeant, and the surgeon
could not find the bullet after Big
Bend, Luzon. so they were sorry and
gave me a certificate and f'.' a month
to my pay," said the man so succinctly
and colorlessly that Armitace laughed
"You have done well. Oscar; honor
me by accepting a cigar.”
The man took a cigar from the boi
which Annitage extended, but would
not light It He held It rather absent
mindedly in his hand and continued to
stare
•'You are not dead—Mr.—Annitage,
but your father"—
"My father is dead. Oscar.”
“He was a good man.” said the sol
dler.
"Yes; he was a good man." repeated
Annitage gravely. *1 aui alive, and
fet 1 am dead. Oscar. Do you grasp
the idea? You
were a goo d
friend when we
w ere lads to
gether iu the
great forest If
1 should want
you to help me
now”—
The in-iu jump
ed to his fed and
stood at atten
tion so gravely
t h u t Annitage
laughed aud
shipped his knee
"You are well
taught. Sergeant
Oscar! Sit down
l am goiug to
trust you. My
affairs just now
are not without
The man jumped to their trifling dan
hi* hit and stood at gers.”
attention. “There are en
emies-yes?" and Oscar nodded his
head solemnly iu acceptance of the stt
nation.
‘1 am going to trust you absolutely.
You have no confidants—you are not
■married 7"
"How should a man !>e married who
is a soldier? I have no friends. They
are unprofitable.” declared Oscar sol
emnly.
“I fear yon are a pessimist. Oscar,
but n pessimist who keeps his mouth
shut is a good ally. Now, if you are
not afraid of being shot or struck with
u knife, and if you are willing to obey
my orders for a few weeks we may li
able to do some business. First, re
mem tier that I am Mr. Armitage. You
must learn that now and remember It
for all time. And if any one should
ever suggest anything else'*—
The man nodded his comprehension.
"That will be the time for Oscar to
be dumb. 1 understand, Mr. Artul
Uge "
Arorttage smiled The man present
ed ss vigorous a picture of health, his
altnple character was so transparently
reflected iu his eyes and face that he
did awt 4xi the least <p>esfion him
“You one o« intelligent person. ser
geant. If yon are equally dlscreet
abie to t* deaf when troublesome ques
tions are asked, then 1 think we shall
get on ”
“Yos should retnemi«er"— began Os
car.
“T remember nothing." ol>served
Anuitage sharply, and Osear was
quite humble again. Arinttaape opene<l
a trunk and bwk *tft an sovaiope. from
which he drew several papers and a
small map. which be unfolded and
spread on the table. He marked a
spot with his lead pencil and glassed
the map to Oscar
-Do you think you oouid find that
place?”
The man breathed hand aver it for
.several minutes.
"Yes. It would be easy." And he
nodded his head several times as be
turned the railroad stattoas nassre*
the .point indicated by Anahuge. The
place was In one of the
counties of Virginia, fifteen
an east and west railway Haa. Anal
tuge opened a duly recorded deed
which eox.ve.ved to himself the tttle to
g.uOti acre* of h*d; also a evni»«*1}
^complicated abstract of title allowing
elw- successiv.' transfers of ownership
<tvu) colonial lays down through th
veau of Virginias splendor to the
4read time when battle shook the
world The title *ad passed from the
facet ve# of a defuget shooting club to
Armitage. who had teen charmed by
the desersption of the propsstj a* s^1
forth iu «u advenisement and lured,
moreover. b» the amazingly small
price at »h>* the preserve was of
fered.
“It Is fl fsruj—yea'i”
"It Is a wl:dcm»»s.
Armitage “l have never seen It 1
mav never sr it. for that matter. But
tou will find your way there, going
first to this town. Umsr. studying the
country, keeping your mouth shut and
cowing what the improvements on the
from
I faneg,” »*ld
fivtiful amount to
aome aort
of S bungalow there, built by
shooting club. Here's a d.^Tlptionof
the place, on the strength of whkb
bought It. You may ' ke
along to judg» the sire of tha s»U»
die.”
"Yea. sir ”
"And a cotiple of S'**! horses, p. .
of commissary storea-p^0 mmta^
tteceysiUrs, you unJer*taad-and some
bedding should be provided. I .u
J<*0 t« take fu:: charge at tht* matte
; and ret to work as quickly i; possible
1 It aiav be * triSe >ncsoiue down tier.
: *»> mg the hi!!*, but If you serve m.
*r "m shall not regret It.”
I am quite satisfied with th
I *•&•" «M Oscar
Am1 after you bar* reached the
I'1 *Q<1 settled yourself you will tel
j the postmaster and telegraph operato:
j who -v“u are and where you may be
j ' d. so that messages may reach yoc
i promptly if you get an unsigned mes
■‘sgc "dvising you of—let me consider
j shipment of stwrs. you may expec
I me any hour. On the other band, yov
1 may n.,t see mo at all. We’ll consider
that our agreement lasts until the Bra
i snow tl es next w inter. Yon are a sol
du-r. There need be no further discus
slon of this matter. Oscar "
The man nodded gravely.
“And It Is well for you not to reap
pear In this hotel If you should be
questioned on tearing here"—
“I have not been here—Is It not?”
"It is,” replied Annltage. smiling
“Ton read and write English?"
“Tea, one roiia* to serve In the army .”
“If you should »ee a Me Servian with
a ueck like a bull and a head ihe sixe
of a pea, who speaks very had Ger
man. you will do well to keep out of
his way unless you find a good place
to tie him up. I advise you uot to com
mlt murder without special orders. Do
you understand T"
"It la the custom of the country."
assented Oacar In a tone of deep regret.
"To be sure.'' laughed Annitage.
“and now I am going to give you mon
ey enough to carry out the project I
have Indicated.”
He took from hla trunk a long bill
hook. counted out twenty new one
hundned dollar bills and threw them on
the table.
“It la much money.” observed Oecar.
counting the bllla lat>oriotn!y.
"It w ill tie enough for your purpose*.
Y'ou can't spend much money up there
If you try Bacon, perhaps eggs; a cow
may be necessary who can tell with
out trying It? Don't write me any let
ters or telegrams and forget that you
have seen me If you don’t hear from
me again.”
He went to the elevator and rode
down to the office with Oscar and dis
missed him carelessly. Then John Ar
mltage bought an armful of magazines
and newspapers and returned to his
mom ijnlte like nr.y traveler taking the
comfort of his Inn.
-... ""VT^
l ChapterXI
toss or a BArKin.
ATTAIN Richard Clai
borne gave a sumptuous
supper at the Army ami
Navy club for ten men
In honor of the newly
arrived military attache
of the Spanish legation He had
drawn his guests largely from Ids for
elgn acquaintances in Washington tie
cause tlie Spanish spoke little English,
and I tick knew Washington well enough
to understand that, while a girl and a
man whe*|>eak different languages may
alt comfortably togetlier at table, men
in like predicament grow morose and
are likely to quarrel with their eyes !«
fore the cigars are passed. It wns Erl
day, and the whole party had witness
ed the drill at Fort Myer that after
noon, with nine girls to listen to their
explanation of the maneuvers amt the
THE
earliest spring bride for chaperon.
Shirley hail been of the party ami
somewhat the heroine of It. too. for it
was Dick who sat on his horse out In
the Uinbark with the little whistle to
bis lips and manipulated the troop.
"Here's a confusion of tongues. I
may need you to Interpret." laughed
Dick. Indicating a chair at his left, and
when Armltage sat down he faced
Chanvenet across the round table.
With the first filling of glasses It was
found that every one could apeak
french, and the talk went forward
spiritedly. The dlacuaaion of military
matters naturally occupied first plane
Then they fell to talking about In
.dividual*. eh lefty men In the public
eye, and ae the A net re-Hungarian em
bassy eras in mourning and unrepre
sen ted at the table the new emperer
king waa diaeiuaaaft with considerable
f ran knees.
"He has ast old fitroebel'a right hand
to hold him up" remarked a peuag
German officer.
"Thereby bangs a dark tale," re
marked Claiborne. "Somebody stuck
a knife late Count von Slreebel at a
singularly inopportune moment I saw
him la Geneva two days before he was
aim**sina ted. and he waa very feeble
and aeeioed harassed, it gives a rata
the shudders to think of what might
happen If bis majesty Charles Louis
should go by the board, tils only child
died a year ago—after him his ooaalu
Francis, and then the deluge."
"Hah! Francis is not as dark as he's
painted. lie's the most lied about
prince in Europe.” remarked Chau
venet "He would most certainly be
an Improvement on Charles Louis. But,
alaa, Charles Louts will undoubtedly
tire ou forever, like bis lamented fa
ther. The king la dead! Long Hr# the
king.1"
"Nothing can happen." remarked the
glennan sadly. "I have lost much
money betting on upheavals in that di
retXion. If there were a man in Hun
gary It would be different. But riots
are not revolutlona.”
"That la quite true," said Armltage
.quietly.
"But," observed the Spaniard, “if
the Archduke Karl had not gone oat
Of his bead and died in two or three
doaen places, ao that no one is sure
he is dead at all, things at Vienna
might be rather more interesting Karl
took a son with him Into exile. Sup
pose one or The other of them should
reappear, stir up strife »nd incite re
bellion."
“Such speculations are quite idle,"
commented Cbauveuei. “There la no
doabt whatever that Kart ie dead or
we should bear of him."
“Of course." said the German. “If
he were not the death of the old em
peror would bars brought him to life
again."
"The same applies to the boy he
carried sway with blm-uodoubtedly
dead, or we should hear of him. Kart
disappeared soon after bis aon Francis
was born. It was said"—
"A pretty tale It Is." commented the
Genua a. "that the child wean't ex
aetly Kart's own He took It quite
hard- went away m hide his shame in
rtUe. taking hta sea. Frederick Ao
gnstus, with him."
“II • *■( surely m*d“ rraurir
I'luimKH. etpi'ln* ■ cordial “He |>
mnch better dead and oat of the «ti
for the frnal of Anstrt* Francis, as I
«ay. la a fimt follow Wo ha to hunted
together. and 1 know him moll."
Tbor foil to talking about tho loot
com of royal bum nuil a r»llt nun>
t>or there bs vo boon, oven lu these
later ceutunee—and thou of tho latest
uarrlagvs betmeou American «ouiti,
and titled foreigners. Chauvetiet mas
now loading tlar conversation. It might
even have sceutsd to a critical listener
that he m as gu.diug It with a certain
intention.
lie laughed as though st the remetn
hrance of something amusing and held
the little company while he l>ent over
a candle to light a cigar.
“With alt due resist to our Amerl
ran h-«st. 1 must say that a title In
America goes further than anywhere
else In the whole. I was at Itar liar
hoc three years «gt> when the Ha roll
von Kissel devastated that region lie
made sad havoc among th.- ladies that
summer. The rest of us situply had no
place to stand. You remember, gviitle
men’—and t'haurenet looked slowly
around the listening circle—“that the
unex|ieoted arrival of the excellent
amlwssador of Austria Hungary caus
ed the lu.rou to leave Bar llurl-or l*
tween dark and daylight. The story
was that he .got off In a sailboat, and
the next we heard of him he was mas
querading under some title in Sac
Francisco, where he proved to be a
dangerous forger. You all remember
that the papers were full of his per
formatn-es for awhile, hut he was s
lucky rascal and always disappeared at
the proper psychological momeut. He
had. as you may say. the cosmopolitan
accent and was the most plausible fel
low alive.
“It’s my experience that w* never
meet a person once only there’s al
ways a second meeting somewhere—
ami I was not at all surprised when I
ran upon my old friend the baron lu
Germany last fall.”
“At his old tricks, I suppose," olv
served some one.
“No. That was the strangest part of
It. He’s struck a deeper game, though
I’m blessed If I can make It out. He’s
dropped the title altogether and now
calls himself Mister- I’ve forgotten for
the moment the rest of It. but It Is ail
English name. He’s made a stake
somehow and travels about In decent
comfort. lie passes now- as an Amerl
ran—his English Is excellent and he
hints at large American Interests.”
“lie probably has forte.! securities
to sell,” commented the German. ”1
know those fellows. The business Is
best done quietly."
“I dare say," returned I’hauvciiot.
“Of course you grocted him as a long
lost friend,” remarked Claiborne lead
I ugly.
“No: I wanted to make sure of him.
aud. strangely enough, he assisted me
iu a very curious way "
All feit that they were now to hear
the denouement of the story, and aev
enil men bent forward lu their absorp
tlon, with tlielr ellsiws on the table
« haurenet smiled and resumed, w ith a
little shrug of his shoulders.
"Well, I must go hack a moment to
aay that the mail I knew at liar Har
IM>r hud a real crest The ladles to
whom he wrote notes treasured them.
1 dare say, liecause of the pretty In
algiilum. He had It engraved on his
cigarette case, a Idrd of some kind lip
toeing on a helmet, and beneath there
wns a motto. ’Fide Non Ariuls.’ ’’
“The devil!" exclaimed the young
German. “Why. that's very like”—
“Very like the device of ttie Austrian
Schomburgs Well, I remembered the
cigarette case, and oue night at a con
cert—In Berlin, you know - I chanced
to sit with some friends at a table
quite near where he sat alone. 1 had
my eye on him. trying to assure tny
self of his Identity, when in dosing
his cigarette msi- it fell almost at my
feet .and I bumped heads with a waiter
as I picked It up i wanted to tnuke
■sure und handed It to him, the imita
tion baron.”
“That was your chance to startle
him a trifle. I should say,” remarked
the German.
“He was the man beyond doubt
There was no mistaking the cigarette
ease What I said was," continued
Chaxrrwnrt. ‘“Allow me, baron!* "
“Well spoken!" exclaimed the Span
tab officer.
“Not ao well, either.” langbed Chau
f«wt “He had the beet of It lle’a i
l
I)' I II n
"V
Be IiimI Wi aoftJUn <m Bi fahU as Chat
U oovend Ou gold CrCeksC
(kw man. I am obliged to admit Ha
maid"— And Cbaueenet'e mirth atlllad
him for a moment
"Tea; what waa Itf* demanded tha
German impatiently.
"He aald. 'Thank yog. waiter,* and
put tha cigarette caaa bark Into his
pocket"
Thar all laughed. Thau Captain
Claiborne's eyes fell upon the table
and reeled Idly on John ArmIUge's
cigarette ease lying on the edge of the
table, on the smoothly worn gold of
the surf are. on tha snowy falcon and
the sllrer helmet on which the bird
poised. He surfed slightly, then toss
ed his napkin carelessly on tha table
so that It covered the gold trinket
completely.
[ “Gentlemen." he aald. “If ws are go
ing to show ourselves at tha Darling
ton bail we'll hare to run along.“
Below In the coot room Claiborne
uas fastening the frogs of bis military
etervoat when Artuitage, who bad
waited for tbs opportunity, spoke to
him.
“That story Is a He. Claiborne. That
wan never saw me or my cigarette
rase In Berlin, ami moreover, I was
never at Bar Harbor In toy life. I
gave you some account of myself on
the King Kdward. fc ery word of If
la true."
"You should face him—you must
have tt out with filar exclaimed cut
bore*. And AraUtfr saw the conflict
and iiucertalaty ta tb« officer's eye*
“But tb* Uina hasn't coma foe
that"—
"Then If there ta something l*etwm
you" - began Claiborne. th* doubt now
clearly dominant.
"There ta undoubtedly a great ileal
between us. and tIn-re will be more
before we reach the end."
I itch Clalboree »ii a perfectly
frank. outa|a<Aen fellow, and this hint
of mystery by a u»an whose charnctet
bad Just been boldly asaalled augen-d
him.
"tind Goil. man! i know aa much
stand Chauvenet as I do atamt you
Tins thing Is ugly, as you must SIS' I
don't like it. I tell you! You've got to
do more than deny a circumstantial
story like that by a fellow whose
standing tier*' is ns good as yours If
you don't ■ (Ter some Is'tter explain
thin of tins by tomorrow night I shall
have to ask you to cut my nee, us 1 at sure
—and the acqn.-iiiiina >■ of my family!"
Aruiltage's face was grave, but be
atuilisl as he ba»k his hat and stick
"1 shall not t»c able to satisfy you of
tny respeetabllltj
by tomorrow
night. Captain
Claiborne. My
own a (Tali a must
wait on larger
mutters."
"Then you
must never take
th® trouble!*’
"lu my own
time you ahull
tie quite fully
an ! Is llisl." said
nirsamw to Artuitage quietly
liacwr Bromly and turnedaway
He was Dot among the others of the
Claiborne party alien they gut Into
their carriage to go to the lialL lie
went. In fact, to the telegraph office
and aeut a mewsnge to Oscar Itreunlg
luitnar, Vm . giving notice of hla corn
Ing.
Then he returned to the New Arner
lean and packed hla lielotiglnga.
Misplaced Sympathy.
“Strike one!" bawled the umpire.
“SItike two!'*
Intense excitement prevailed
A third time tIn* batsman of Hie vis
iting team saweil tin* empty air.
' Striker out!" hoarsely crliul the uni
Pin*
In t.iiitl.v a wildly enthusiastic cheer
burst ii'iiu "Y.fKiO throats. lints flew
up in t in* ail. women w a veil their
hutolkciv’.iiols. madly excited men
»:uI ;•*-li one notUet *m tin* back, uteg
gpiio'.ns r ind and general painlemo
til> *u pre ailed
"| i nh t a j'lty'-' pl|Hsl the lovely
blot'.l In llu* a. and stand. "He didn't
gat to tilt It at till, ill I lie?'*
The masculine rooter \vh i had paid
T.*i '••'ills f >r the seat sin* oceuple>l
men’ll luohel at her. but said nothing
With only the I'mdish language In
which to express hlm*elf. he couldn’t
do any tiring rise f'hlongo Tribune
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,<MJ follow. IUII, Kent Block
Pomtret Strwl.
(ioorgt W. Baker, Urgent.
Worrco 8. Aon, Brr-rclan .
Business Directory.
Uudonu e. aim, run r. Rraooi
SEARLS ft RUSSELL,
ItmilTI AID OODIIIUOU-AT-U*
outial block, potbam.
nao.Hoor.no, a ,to 4, m.
M F. Boor I. |<o« ■ .pedal o tuottoo l o I’orporktlo#
oadMaoMpallkw; Mr. Ko.arll to probotr omo
the drof.log uf will., oeti oloo o. car color
aaalnlatrmtor ood franco la th» .cttlrowalof
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CHAHi.KiL. tottar. mauia H. ekieai.ua
Torrcy ft Gciakr,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Blew Bradley Building.
Office Houro: « to W; I to »:■«; Ilot
OBIV H. JOMRtOI,
Attorney and
Counsellor-at-Law
ffotMt'r Block. Vmmrtly ofloo of J.u *
(water. POMMa. loan, TTriWkioiBB
D. OB MO
Attorney and Counsellor
At Law
OFFICE HO. I
Mow Brodloy Building.
Houro 1-12 1—4 7 -•
Koob 107 Elm Biroot.
M. M.
Co “ * ‘
aiivrimuior
Mouldings and Brackets,
Book, Blind.. Boon, Window Fraaoo. Woo#
Tuning. Btnlgfct. Baroll nod Wood Oowlag,
rioalog od Motoklag. I roaring Man. HUdklad
Pool., Bowol FoaU, BolonUr, U«or Boll aid
Bkop oo r<
AB.Csm. _
Tli Pitiaa FMtfn si MscUm
Cimratifli.
odrrond Moebloo wort, odd
of lk» e«wi»dd rtuwoMf *t
W. K. BARBER Troon.
ptmua iatiiuo udii
Moidaodn iro dootorod April tnt ood Potato,
lotto cook poor, payable April Mk aadOotokai
aatk. Dopoott* wad* after tfco (rot dor of nook
franc tko Irotday of tfcr
okooluto
JEROME TOCBTEUrTTB.rroa*.
OEOBOE IT HOLT Prw.
■ -O. ^TSbSYwfcMMuSm
T* C&AflESSEu
FOR SALE
Th* »* Uort tn raw nxxlwt ia Pvnaft*'
taw ithl as a Tr'ri>6sat itflsw Afftts t» TTt
'anihara New Kncinn.l ToJophooo l'timpani
^uttaw. Coon (B\j
5ft f » < MkMIaaea Rankin*
CwRkjr'a hottdanra
O Cron.r. A *af» rea
anaiiuiixi'iitrr!. Ooor :wn.tt-auac vooi
tkl. Ma*o paid over? dollar whaa ilao. hr t
iprs'iolnrl of th« I <-(ti»la!ur» thoir So ads art
■a.lo • t*ar». avwatanaal (tar t< tutors, ororutim
klmiausirator- and otbri nsanavTia of tin*
Vtu!'- t tottoa* it. st . n ot liJO, JIW amlaprantt
.\iupon hoods W'th *. ■*' ssowa! nlorost Knl
n(So»-st in ot < 1 if it a^oni
Sirli ill U l"i*rk k<lop at
THE NEW FIREPROOF
HOTEL NAVARRE,
7th Ave. p.rul 38th St.
R«m>hpm Mr**. K* * .2 M*i
muui o l.ittun *t M t>-m m ,|.
AiNixwiMr, yuwt au.i Klngnot {
Within Ki». Minute*' Wnlk of Theutra*, Shop.
MHtCluh*. 300 FWt WmI ol BmadwAy Nrw
t*ut.'h lirlll Hoorn* l.aigrnt in City. <V U
l.i * 1*»« It*.M In All Railroad*.
II 50 P*i» DAY without Hath.
12.00 PKK DAY with Bn,;,
Sullen |3 &0 t’pward*. Bind (Sir BookInt
nTKAKNB A IIABB. Bro,a.
Artesian-:- Wells
F. A. CHAMPLIN
Main SI. Rant Longmoailow Mttar
NEW YORK
CLIPPER
19 THI MIIATBST
TKATMCALI SHOW PATCH
IN TNI WOULD.
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wm vnui. (
•ampli Copy Frii.
FRANK QUEEN FUN. CO. (U%
-SSir-- *w.5K»w
JOHNOJfIm 5
iir.Ai.Kan IN
LUMBER
of
AT.T. KINDS
Lime, Cement
Drain Pipe
Paints and Oils
Fertilizers
Fire Brick and Cement
Ladders
Shingles, &c. &c.
JOHNO. FOX & CO <
Oflon aa4 Yard* aavlb of Pont
U«m, Pmtnaat.
<
pun a MVU
Real Estate, Life Accident
and Fire Insurance.
IMUm Black P«Im»
piuiB'i
General Insurance Agency,
|rcu.ca BUfi.oiB0 or OTiiiu, mat*
All coi
L. II . Polka
aaA will main anaN ittaaUoa
J| A. BUl'UBTOa,
Dentist.
Coon liaaa* Block, Palaia Oflct Hava
I roan • a. m. ta lp.«, aad 2 la la. a
riaea Tckpaaat u i.H«Ba Tckpkaul/6-B
When You
Have got done ..Trying"
unsatisfactory Heat
ing Boilers,
YOU C*N SAFELY
BUY THE
Lv*"t "rat-' ’.-■■mm’imu'i"Immii-f w—
DUNNING
BOILER ^ '
I sjal way.satisfactory.
All stylos and all sizes. lin
use since 18s v
J. A. BUVRARD,
SnuiUi \ Plumber, Steam sod
iLt Water Kilter.
IVmffct, exclusive \*vi»» tor Wtadh&ai
and Tolland Cvuuty,
FARM
NORKi.UiLTIMiSTHEKTS
That (tan Stood Hid Tut; for
25 years
The flnautal flurry that Jw*t t**ssed, ha« to
tomr degree drmooehelod ain, what sal
«)t mofistt ated in » very muk.d degree dmtng
aud t< l owing the pMt«* ot I AIM, Mutely : That
fln tv 1» »»o Ollit i proper t> »«» *ttv s* land* and
that so long a* the i*i»' faM- aii l tht* suit *hui<*a
there SSS he no hind lim- - aU »<l lot the man
with a well located faun. Iti ithrr rati there he
*n\ m i vmiMiieM lot the holder ot a well placed
I hi.«.t Mortgage on such nropertv For twenty
ft«r* >ta"» "III r.iat Moityacr Farm I oaf *
huvc stood tin test without the to#- «•! a studio
dollar lo any invcitor. a statement that any of
mu Ni w r.nnUml enstmuc!* ran eoi Unit.
W«» should he tdrased to send tie ertpHve
mo morn to la of our loans to any one interested
in absolutely safe invtsununt that will ncl
live per rent.
Fnrs&TradersBank
Wakefield, Nebraska
John I). IIask.'11, Prc*. I». Mathew-on, V p
It. ||. Mathowson.« ashler.
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The Light that! Never Falls.
The IWhl.mid ('lienpwet I .nut|> on the
Mnrki'l, nil lliliiX1* wmnhlertsl, no <lnn*
K<-r, no xhailow. . 'nil mikI we tln in In
o|ivmiUiii nl
I). F. X. MVOY, Agent.
(II lain Nlm*t, Putnam,
whereUlol***, To|m* aii<1 All mi|»pli6i
for himucim Ut hntl. Also reference*
ran U* kIwii to many now In uae.
I have a collection o| Ana Violin* which
havr ilrddml t» illnpoMi of; among thee AT*
•eveial ot my own make % bleb are unaurMBAlA
for orchestral work, alao several vary eld !*•
ati umenU miitabls for parlor or proltuioul |W«
poses. All tbeac must he sold.
Tht early bird—etc.,ete.
JOHN A. MORSE
HIM South Hub Htmrt I’utu.m.’Cosa
Commonwealth Hotel
Opp. State House. Boston
OSara room a with hot and cold wataf
for f 1.00 par dap and np; room »HS
private bath (or |I .SO per dap and apt «
aeltea of led rooms a ad bath tor 1*0# f
par dap abd ep. Waablp rataa on rooms ‘
oUM bat and sold water and .bowse 7
batba, ffl.OOto ff.10; rooaaa wttb private
hatha, fe.00 to flS.OO; aeWaa ol. two *<
j-toma and bath fit 00 tefSS.W.
Absolutely birsproof. Won* Boon,
not bine wood bet I bo doors. Kqslpped
with IU ovn banItarp Vanina Claanln*
Plant. Leaf DiaUeen Tolnpnoea ta
Kv.rp Hoorn. Htrlotlp a Tsmpsrsnoe
Hotel. |
STORER F CRAFTS. Maoa«ar.
Sand for boob tat.
For Sale!
THE
ON ELMJBTBEET
Inquirt of
Richard Gorman,