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: s xxvm. .v..:
Some hours later Dixon. Bitting In his '
Veottage, oppressed by the misfortune
-that had come to his stable, heard a
"knock at the door. When he opened It
neatly -dressed, slim youth stepped
into the uncertain light from a lamp
" on the center table.
-. "Is this Mr. Dixon?" the boy's voice
-piped modestly.'--?-.-;. i. ;;i x-;,
"Yes. lad. It ts. -Will you sit down?"
Sr. The boy. removed his cap, took the
vrot erred . chair; and said . somewhat
hesitatingly. "I heard you wanted a
riding boy."
1 x "Well, I do, an' I don't I don't
know as I said I did, bQt" and he
canned .the --little .figure elosely"if
I could get, a decent , lightweight that
hadn't the hands of a blacksmith, an'
the morals of a burglar, I might give
him a trial. Did you ever do any rid-
'in what stable was you in?"
v "I've rode a good deal," answered
;- the little visitor, ignoring the second
'half of the question. 5 --
"What's your name?" 0i -
' -Mayne.'?i.r?,'.r; dfii- '
"Maine what?' :
. "Al Mayne, the other repllet.
"Well, s'posin' you show up at the
course paddocks v to-morrow mornin
' early, an I'll see you shape on a horse.
D'you live about, bere can you bring
your father?; ",0.1 v.
- The boy face appealed to Dixon as
."being an . honest one. - ESvidenUy the
!.lad was not a street gamin, a tough.
If be hadhanda-the head promised
"well and duldslt 'a horse, he might
i be a good find.i ;. A good boy was rarer
than a good horse, and of more value.
"I guess I'll stay here to-night so as
to be ready for the mornin'," said the
caller, to Dixon s astonishment; and
then the little fellow, broke into a sil-
very laugh. . ; ' . ; :
T "By Jimmlhyll tIf It. isn't well, I
; five In," Miss.' AIHsV you fooled me."
"Can I rde Lauzanne now?" the girl
. asked, and ; her; voice choked a little
-it might have been nervous excite
1 : -cient or thankfulness at the success
of her plan in this first stage.
. "Do they. know at home?" the train-
. -cr asked..' ' '
"No, nobody Is to know but you, Mr.
Dixon you .and Mrs., Dixon."
ThU suggested a thougnt to the
-i4,'jiner. . "The " good ;wjfes at work in
after6loek
Fancy broken Candy 7c a lb from 10c.
Gentlemen's fancy Cuff Buttons 10c a
from 50c and 75c.
Ladies Linen Collars 2c each from 12 I 2c v r
Lot Men's Linen Collars 3c from 15c.
Odd lot, Curtains 50c each, from $2 to $2.50
a pair, ;,. ';.'. 1
Ladies Bracelets lc each from 25c.
Men's all wool $2,00 Sweaters 69c each.
MehV59c Nijht Shirts 39c, for to-night -
Ladies Back Combs lc each from I5c
Belt Buckles 10c each from 25c and 50c
23 lbs best quality fine granulated Sugar
for $1.00 with purchase of 2 bottles Vanilla
or Lemon Extract, at 25c a bottle
the kltcbuen; 111 bring her, in. perhaps
he'd like to hlres a helpViand she
chuckled as he opened, ,ajtoor cand
called. "Come here for a minute.1 This
is a boy" he turned his head away
"I'm takin on for Lauzanne."
0h," said Mrs. Dixon. Then, with
severe politeness, "Good evenin', young
man." . . , ,
The two figures In male attire broke
Into a- smile simultaneously. .-The
good lady, oblivious to the humorous
side of her greeting, flushed in anger.
"Appears to be mighty funny," v she
said. "What's the Joke V
"Oh, nuthln'," replied her husband,
peaking hastily. "Can you give the
lad a bed? He wants to hunk here.
"Why, Andy, - you know v I can't.
There's only Miss Allis' room.''"--.-
"Give her him that."
"Are you crazy, Andy?"
-"It's too bad, Mrs. Dixon; I shant
let your husband tease you any more,
I am Allis; but I'm glad you didn't
know."
"Oh, Miss Allis,; Where's your beau
tiful hair gone? .Surely, yqu didn't
cut that oft just for a, joke? ' '
Then she was taken fully into their
confidence; and before , Allis reUred
Dixon had been quite won over to the
plan, of AUia' endeavor.
In the morning the trainer asked the
girl whether she would ride Lauzanne
a working gallop, or would she lust
wait until race day and take her place
in the saddle then. , .'
"I'm afraid Mike'll spot you,' he
aid "even Carter may."
"Ill ride to-day," declared Allis; , "I
mustn't take any chances of losing this
race through my inexperience. Even
Lauzanne will hardly know me, I'm
afraid."
"Here's a boy's sweater, then," said
Dixon, "the collar'll half, hide your
face. I'll get a pair of ridin' breeche
a' boots for you to-morrow. The little
mare's in for it sure," he added; "her
legs are sweilin' an' she's off her feed
just nibbles at a carrot. I feel as
bad as if it was a child that was sick,
he's that genUe. You're still bound
to ride the chestnut?" , he , asked, by
way of assurance. ...
"Yes, I am."
"Well, we'll get five pounds off the
weight for -prentice allowance' that's
somethin'. ' I'll arrange about' a permit
the chief topic
lonig
pair;
for you. What did you say your name
iras. Mister?"
"Al Mayne, piease, sir," tms in iuo
humble tones of a stable boy.
"Well, Miss Al, . I mean you can
carry Lauzanne around her course at
nine o'clock. sharp ;, then you'd better
come back here and, rest up all day-r-
lay low."
"A new boy, I'm tryin," Dixon ex
plained to Gaynor, after he had lifted
a little lad to Lauzanne's back at the
paddock gate, and they stood watching
the big chestnut swing along with his
usual sluggish stride
N When , Allis came . around and back
to the paddock, . she slipped , quietly
from the horse, loitered carelessly,
about for a few minutes, and then
made her way back to Dixon's quarJ
ters. Nobody had paid the slightest
attention to the modest little boy. Rid
ing lads were as plentiful as sparrows.
"How did the horse like" !t?" Dixon
asked .of the girl, when she returned
hOme. ' ''!- 1. V ;fri" I.'----.,.-"
"Oh, he knew. , I whispered iri his
ear as we cantered along, 'and he'll be
all right he'll keep my secret."
"Well, I think he's due for a pipe
opener to-morrow. It's just three days
till the derby, an' we've got to give
him a strong workout. 'To-morrow
mornin' you had better canter fciiaVJusst
slow around once, and therf send Mm
a full mile an' a quarter .. as though
there was money bung up for it. I'll
catch his time, an' we'll get wise to
what he can do."
This program was carried out, and
Dixon looked thrice at his watch after
the gallop to make sure that he was
not. mistaken in the time, 2:11.
"He can move; he surprised me,"
the traiper said to Allis, as she 'dis
mounted. "He's not . blown, either.
Gad! we'll do those blackguards up yet,
I believe."
The gallop had attracted Mike's at
tention also. As, Allis moved away he
called after her, "I say,- b'y, hould on
a minute. What's yer name, enny
way?" . ,
"Al." answered the small voice.
"Well, by me faith, ye didn't put-up
no bad roide. Ye handled that horse
foine. Don't run away, lad." he added,
hurrying after the retreating Allis.
Before she could escape him, he had
caught her by the arm, and turned
about face to face. Even then he didn't
recognize her, for Allis had taken a
most subtle precaution In her make-up.
The delicate olive of her cheeks was
hidden under a more than liberal al
lowance of good agricultural cosmet
Ique. "Lord, what a doirty face!" exclaim
ed Mike. "But ye kin roide, b'y; so
dirt don't count; clean ridln's the
thing.".
If Allis hadn't laughed in his face,
Mike would not have recognized jher
even then he didn't hit it off quite:
nt
"Alan Porter I" he gasped. "Bof
fnmbs up!: Is It ye Vy?'.y v
"Hush!" and a small warning finger
was held up.
"Don't fear, :b'y, that I'll give it
away. Mum's the word wit' me. But
I'm d d if I fought ye could roide
like that It's just In the breed, that's
what it is. Yer father could roide a-
fore ye; none better, an', Miss Allis
can. sit. a horse foiner nor any b'y as
Isn't a top-notcher. But this beats
me, .t'umbs up, if It doesn't . I onder
stand," he continued,, as Allis showed
an inclination to travel, "ye don't want
the push to get on to ye. They won't
nayther what did ye" say yer name
was, sonny?"
"Al Mayne."
"Ye'r a good b'y, Al" .
As Allis moved away, Mike stood
watching the neat figure.
"That's the game, eh?" he muttered
to himself; "the gal don't trust Red
path no more'n I do. The b'y didn't
finish on LucreUa an that's all there
Is to it. But how's Alan goin to turn
the trick In a big field of rough ridin'
b'ys? If it was the gurl herself " a
sudden' brilliant idea threw: Its strong
light through Mike's brain pan. He
took a dozen quick shuffling steps after
Allis, then stopped as suddenly as he
had started. "Mother a Moses! but I
believe it's the gurl; that's why the
chestnut galloped as if he had her on
his back. Jasus! he had."
xxix.
The news that Lucretia was sick had
got about. The Porters' stable travel
ed out in the betting for the Brooklyn
derby until a backer it there nad been
one could have written his own price
and &ot it. ' ; "",
Langdon had, informed. Crane 'of this;,
change in their favor. A'..' 'VI .',,'"'' - T''
"I'm sorry that Porter's mare has
gone wrong," Crane said. "I think we
would have won anyway, but it'll just
about ruin them."
Figuratively, Langdon closed one eye
and winked to himself.
, J ist as. they thought they had de
stroyed the. chances of their strongest .
opponent eame a new distur Ding fea
ture. Other eyes than Dixon's had
seen Lauzanne's strong gallop; other
watches than his had ticked off the ex
traordinary good . time, 2 : 11 for the
mile and t a quarter, with the horse
seemingly running well within himself,
never urged a foot of the journey, and
finishing strong, was almost good
enough to warrant his winning.
Langdon also had observed the gal
lop. , And the same boy was to ride
Lauzanne in the race, he understood,
for Redpath had been released and was
looking for another mount Langdon
admitted that he had never seen such
improvement in a horse as had been
made in Lauzanne. Shandy had told,
him that it was Miss Porter's doing,
that she had cured him of his sulky
moods; the. gallop Langdon had wit
nessed seemed to bear put the truth
of . this. What was he to do? They
couldn'tf repeat the trick they had play
ed on Lucretia. The Dutchman might
win; he had worked the full derby dis
tance a mile , and a half in 2:45,
nearly all out at the finish. Lauzanne's
gallop- was only a mile" and a quarter;'
he might not be able to stay the addi
tional quarter, but there was ten
thousand dollars at stake for Langdon.
He sought to discover the identity of
Lauzanne's rider; but nobody knew
him. Perhaps he could be got at; that
would simplify matters greatly.
The morning after her fast work, on
Lauzanne, Allis arrived at the course
before the horses. As she was leaning
over the paddock rail waiting forr Laui
zanne to come, Langdon sauntered up
carelessly to the girl and commenced
to talk. After a free preliminary ob
servation, he said: "You're the boy
that's ridin for Andy Dixon, ain't you?"
The small figure nodded its head. .
"I seen you gallop that chestnut yes
terday.. Where you been ridin' you're
a stranger here, I reckon?" -
"Out west," answered Allis, at a haz
ard. -.---r,. -fr 1
"Oh, San Francisco, eh? Are you
engaged to Dixon?"
"I'm just on trial." v
"Goin to ride the chestnut In the
race?"
Again the boy nodded. '
- He ain't no good he's a.bad hors.
I guess I've got the winner of that race
in my siauie. s ; 11 ur vv iuo, i u
sign you for a year. I like the way
you ride. I might give you a thousand
for a' contract, an losin' and winnln'
mounts when you had a leg up. How
do yoti like ridin' for.Dixonr
"I ain't goin' to ride for. him no
mere after, this race," answered the
other, ' ' ' ' '" -.'X ,'-
"I don't blame you. He's no good;
he. don, never give his boys a chance.
They ain't got no -money, that's why.
The owner of . my candidate. The
Dutchman, he's a rich man, an" won't
think nothin' of givin' a retainer of a
thousand if we won the race. - That'll
mean The Dutchman's - a good : horse,
'and we'll want'' a good light boy to
ride him. see?"
x Allis did see. Langdon 'was diplo
matically giving her to understand that
if she threw the race on Lauzanne, she
would get a place in their stable at a
retainer of a thousand dollars. .
- "We can afford' it if we win the
race," he continued, , "for we stand a
big stake. Oome and see rae any time
you like to talk this over."
After he had gone, just as Allis was
leaving the rail, she was again accost
ed, this time by Shandy.
"Good mornin!, boy," he said, cheer
ily. "I used to be in Dixon's stable.
It's hell; and he's a swipe. I see my
boss taikin' to you just now. Did he
put you next a good thing?"
Allis nodded her head, knowingly.
"He's all right. So's the other one
the guy as has got the mun; he's got
a bank full of it. I'm on to him; his
name's Crane "
Allis started.
"You don't know him," continued the
imp, "he's too slick to go messln'
about But if the old man has prom
ised you anything, God blast me, you'll
git it Not like that other skin-flint
hole where you don't git nothin. I
stand in five hundred if our horse wins
the derby." s ;
"Do you ride him?" askecr Al Mayne.
, "Ride nothin'. I don't have to. I've
did' my Job already."
"I don't believe they'll give you five
hundred for ! nothin'," " said Allis,
doubtedly, knowing that the boy's
obstinate nature would drive mm into
further explanation.
"Say, you're a. stiff. What'd the old
man want you to do pull Lauzanne?"
Allis nodded. -
"I knowed it. What was the use
of stoppin' the mare, an' let the chest
nut spoil the job?" rj:-ij.-
"Is that what you get the five hun
dred for?" asked Allis, a sudden sus
picion forcing itself upon her.
"Say, what d'you take me fer, a flat
car? But she's sick, ain't she?. An'
you jes' take care of the chestnut
now, an' I'll give you a hundred out
of my five, God bli' me if I don't."
As he spoke Shandy looked hastily
about to see that no one was listening,
then he continued: "If you give me
the double cross an peach, ' I'll split
yer head open." His small eyes blazed
with venomous fury. 1 But I'll give you
the hundred, s'help me God! I will, if
you don't ride the chestnut out. Mum's
the word," he added, bolting sudden
ly, for Dixon h1 entered the r -'".dock
with his horses.
With the horse3 also came Mike Gay
nor. While their blankets were being
taken off and saddles adjusted he came
over to Allis There was a suppressed
twinkle in his weather-beaten eyes.
"Good mornin', Al," he said, and
putting a strong accent on the name.
Mike had determined to keep from
the girl the fact that he had penetrated
her disguise. With Irish gallantry, he
reasoned that his knowledge might
make her uncomfortable. , ' '
"I see that fly-by-night divll Shandy
taikin' to ye as I come in. What new
mischief is he up to now?" ,
"He wants me to pull Lauzanne." .
"He ain't got no gall," has he? That
come from headquarters; It's Langdon
put him up to that."
"He was taikin' to me, too."
, "I fought he would . be. .. But he
didn't know ye, Miss Allis "
Heavens! .It was out Mike's sun
tanned face turned brick-red; he could
have bitten off his unruly Irish tongue.
The girl stared at him helplessly, her
oer the, hot rush of blood. . . ft
" ."There ye are, an' believe f "me;- I
didn't mean it. I was goin to keep
me mouth shut, but I never could do
that" '
"You knew then, yesterday?"
"Indade I didn't, an' that's a good
sign to ye nobody '11 know. But whin I
fought wlf meself I knowed that Alan
couldn't ride Lauzanne the way'ye i did J '
an' ye didn't deny ye was him, an if
ye ', wasn't him yp must be yerseif,
see? I think ye 're doin just right,
Miss Al, I mean; s'help me, I believe
ye'H win on the chestnut that gallop
was good enough."
"Do. you think I can do it, Mike,
-nnnsr all thnse lockftvin ?" ' 1 '' .. "
t 'Siiirft thing, ye can, A AJW'yJ
ne won't need no nam' m yer nanas;
all ye'll have to do is sit still an' keep
him straight He'll win the race in
the stretch. I'll just kape close to ye
an' kape any wan that's likely to spot
ye away, if I have to knock him
down." '' ;; y-
, Then the girl told Mike all that
Shandy and Langdon had said. It only
confirmed Mike's opinion that between
them they had poisoned Lucretia. He
felt' that with a little more evidence
he would be able to prove both crimes
-the one with Diablo and the one with
Lucretia. -'-';.; s,r:i-:-, :' ;V5;
The Brooklyn derby was to be run
the next day. Allis was glad that It
was so near; she dreaded discovery. :
1. .' ..V xxx.. ,
After Crane left the. money, for Por
iter's , note with Mortimer the. clatter
took -the three one'-thousandsdoliaT'
bills, 'pinned them to the note, placed
them carefully in a cigar box and put
the box away carefully in the bank
safe, to remain there until the 14th of
June, when It became due. Incident
ally Mortimer mentioned this matter
to Alan Porter.
, Crane In writing to the cashier,
:stated that he had left the moneywith
Mr. Mortimer to meet the 'note- when;
it matured. .:;-'; 1 v? i
The day before the derby, the 12th
of the month, Alan asked his ; day's
leave and got it 1 Crane had intimated
In his letter that It would please him
if the lad were to have a holiday.' .
i . Alan went up to New York that, ev-.
ening. Earlier in the day he somewhat
hesitatingly confided to Mcirtimer'ttiat
he had backed Lucretia' when she was
well; now she, was scratched, and his
money . was lost. Bearing in mind
what Crane had said about The Dutch
man's chances of winning, even with
Lucretia In the race, he felt now that
it appeared almost like a certainty for
Crane's horse.. If he could have a bet
on The Dutchman he could surely ie
coup his losses. Alan ' explained all
tlKuje racing matters very' minutely and
with great earnestness to' Mortimer,
for the latter wa3 quite familiar with
the science of gambling. Having stated
'his predicament he wound up by ask
ing his companion for a loan 'of two
hundred dollars. .
Mortimer had little les3 horror of
betting and it's evil influence, than
Mrs. Porter, but under the circumstance
lie would perhaps have complied with
the boy's request had he been provided
with sufficient funds. As it was, he
said: "I don't, like the idea of lending
you money to bet with, Alan; if you
lost it you'd feel uncomfortable owing
me the money. At any rate, I haven't
got it." , '
"Oh, never mind, then," answered
Alan, angrily, stiffening up, .because of
Mortimer s lecture. . ' .
"I'll lend you what I've got."
"I don't want it. I can get it some
other place."
- "You'd better take "
'Take nothing I don't want it,"
Mortimer remained silent. What was
the use of angering the boy further?
He would be all right in a day or two.
During the rest of the day Alan pro
served a surly distance of manner,
speaking to Mortimer only once a con
strained request lor a bunch of keys
in the latter's possession which un
locked some private drawers . in the
vault. . 4 -
The next morning it suddenly occurred
to Mortimer that Porter's note fell sue
that day either that day. or the next,
he wasn't sure. The easiest way to ttle
the question was to look at the dt on
the note. , .. -.
He 'stepped into the vault, took out
the little cigar box, opened it, and as
he handled the crisp papers a madden
shock of horror ran tnrougn his frame.
One of the bills was gone; ther were
only two one-thousand-dollar notet left
The. discovery paralyzed him for an
instant He was responsible; the money
had been left In his charge. Then he
looked at the note; it matured the next
day. All the money had been in the
box the morning before,: for he - had
looked at it. Only the cashier and Alan
Porter knew that it was in the vault.
The whole dreadful truth came clear
ly to Mortimer's mind with absolute con
viction. Alan, infatuated, with the pros
pect of wjnning a large sum over The
Dutchman, and failing to borrow from
him, had taken the money.
Bit by bit he pieced it out The boy.
Inconsistently enough, had reasoned that
the money was his father's, and that he
was only - borrowing family property.
No : doubt he had felt sure of winning,
and that he would be back in time to
replace the thousand before It was
needed. '''"' : , ; "',
But if the boy lost the money, what
would happen? He couldn't repay it; :
the shortage would be discovered anil
Allis' brother would be ruined, brand
ed, as a thief..' . ;.;'",;
Mortimer would willingly put the"
money back himself for Allis' sake, but
he hadn't it What was he to do? If
he could find Alan and force him to give
.up . the stolen money he could yet save
the bey. But Alan had gone to Graves
end." i '' I
Like an Inspiration the thought came
to Mortimer that he must go after him
and get the money before it was lost.
He shoved the box back In its place,
and came out into the office. ! , -
The cashier had not come yet Morti
mer's mind worked rapidly. He must
make some excuse and get away; any
thing; he must even lie; If he saved the
boy it-would be justifiable Why did
not the cashier come? Each minute
seemed an age. He would need money.
He drew a check for a hundred dollars.
A hasty inspection showed that he still
had a trifle more than this amount to
his credit Why he took a hundred he
hardly knew; fate seemed writing the
eheek; He had barely finished, when
the eashler 'appeared. At once Morti
mer spoke to him. , v;
"I want leave of absence to-day, sir,"
be said, speaking hurriedly. 0 , v '
The cashier frowned in astonishment
"Impossible! We are short-handed with
young Porter away."
"I'll be back in the morning," pleaded
Mortimer. "My mother is very ill. I've
opened up, and Mr. Cass can manage,
I'm sure, if you'll let me go. I wouldn't
ask it, but it's a matter of almost life
and death."
Unwillingly , the . cashier consented.
Mortimer almost ran to the station. At
eleven o'clock he got a train for New
York. At tT'ri-" h w? in town. ' ,
(To, Be Continued.)
GIRL KILLS BIS LION.
Hbi a Narrow Bacape from , Death
' While II ant lite Jack Rabbit. .
-Far front Her, Hou.
Attacked by a huge mountain Hon,
Tessle Edwards, a . 12-year-old girl; of
Clarks Fork, Utah, not only escaped In
jury, but killed the fierce beast. '
Miss Edwards was out with a rifle aft
er jack-rabbits, and had wandered
eral miles from her home. She had en
tered a clump of trees, when she heard
a movement behind her, Instinctively
she jumped to one side just in time to
,escape the claws of a big mountain, lion
who pounced on the spot she had just
left.
The girl hastily fired a ehot at the
animal and attempted to run. The beast,
TRIED TO REACH HIS TREY.
though wounded, prepared for another
.spring and . Miss Edwards again fired.
Hard hit this time, the beast fell. uA';2
. Snarling and crawling toward the girl.
who was cornered among the brush un
able to get out" of the way, the lion still
tried to reach his prey. A shell stuck
in the rifle long enough to give him time
to wriggle close to the girl, but; she
managed- - to adjust it and, taking" 'de
liberate aim,' she fired, her last shq't!:
This Eottled the animal. ' ';; . ".
Collector Gather Key.
"Clefmanla" is a comparatively mort
em form of the collecting craze. ' it
consists of an Irresistible ambition to
gather together keys of all sorts, sizes
and shapes. One victim to the habit,
a woman, openly confessed recently
to having. traveled over 100,000, miles
in pursuit of her hobby, during which
lime she had expended, entirely on
keys, quite a respectable fortune. Hw
collection comprises the key of the
Nuremberg iron" virgin; one said- to
have belonged to Cleopatra's JeweJ
case; a huge iron specimen from the
tower of London, picked . up in a
Wardour street shop; the one that
used to unlock Anne Hathaway's cot
tage at St.ratford-on-Avon; and many
others equally curious and interesting.
Renonrcea of ltnanla. ,
The natural resources of Russia are
Immense. The oil basin of the Donetz,
extending 16,575 miles, Is one of the
greatest in the1 world. The petroleum
of Pennsylvania will be exhausted long
before that of the Caucasus. The Rus
sian, production of petroleum was 8,125,
200 tons, while in America it was only
4,157,880 tons. v
Shonia Know When to Quit.
The trouble with too many people is,
they do not quit when they are done.
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TIME TABLE.
HTGIILAND DIVHOS.
Traln8,.leave Meadow street tatlo
for Boston, Hartford and way station
at 7:00 and 8:38 a .m.; 1258, 8.0T
. ec. ' ',; . ' .". '
Trnlnji arrive at Meadow street sta
tion from Boston. Hartford and way
ftntions nt 8.-05, 11:40 a. m.: 1:45, 6:23
nd 758 p. m. v
Trains leave RTendow street tat1oa,
for New r York. Flshkili Landing. Dan
bury and way stations at 8:13 a: ta, ,
nd l:"50nn1 654 p.m. 4
' "rririns arrive at Midnw nrreet ta
tion from New York. Flshklll Landlnc
Danbury and wav stations at 853 . :
m.; 12.34 and R.-04 p. m. . -
; SUNDAY TRAINS, :
Leave iTeadow street Tatton at 8'i0,r'
1030J5 a, ffi.j;2O0. B.-05 aiid 700 p. m,-'- '
Arrive at Meadow street station at
9:50, 1130 a. m.; 4:50. 6:50 al 83
p. m. r
MKRTDTCN RItANCIt
Trntna l'A"ve Dublin street station fot
Hiddletown and -way atatioM at O.Of"
a., m. nnd 6:15 p.' m. ''
. Trains arrive at unnnn street stations
from Middletown and way atatloni t '
7:50 a. jfn. and 3:58 p. m. .vn:'.x
Trnins Tenve -DubU vreet- station',
for New TTnven by war of Cheshire at
8:43, 11:10 a. m.,'l:B0, 4K)1 p. m.
Trains arrive at Dublin street ifc
rlon from New Haven by way . ot .
Cheshire at 9:33 a. m.j 1.-05, 820. 6
w . . . RTt ND AY TRATNS. "
1
Dnblln street station for "Tffett
pa ven Sv way of Cheshire at 7W',?;
m.! s:r,u p. in. - - . . - ,
; Arrive at Dumm etreet srnnon rrotn ;
New Haven by way of Cbeshir 'at'
9:50 n rKO n nt. '
N ATJfl A TUCK DIVISION. f'
Trains lnve Rank street sfarffln fef -paw
Tnyki. Rrldeeport New TIswi ,
fl'jpjirr.teces south "at 65. (T;R5,
10-52 ai m.; o:ua, a:w,: o:ia ana.
6:00 p. m. - ' y. .
from Ne York Rrldeeport. 1sw TTa--
0-O5 10:58 a. ra.: 1:24. 3:40. 5:20, 6:30,.
64sl 8:48 P. m.: 12-9 a. m. ; ,
nVf1", 1env Rnk trt stftHon fo
trinted and way statlmis at Ri2-10-50
a.; m.: 3:41. 532 .. (WUrvfttem.
ItY 6r48Jfln1 8:48. p m. ;, ;,, ,
' Trnins arrive at Ranlr street saHo;
f.f,m Tftnt1 nd wsv stflt1os B:R!5
7-55, 10:52 a.r m.; 3K)5,- T47 (T7atrr
tni 6:15 p, ; 1
:. TrfllriS leave 'RanTt street statirtn fof
R-28, 113 a. m.: 1:30. 3:tV 5:10, 6:12,
3. 8:53 and 1120 o. to. , .'
Trains arrive t Rank sfret tattoa
WnH-nwTl and WV stnffort' t
fl-40. 7:47. 16:31 a. m.: 1:00, 2:56, 4:35,'
Big2jeSf1i-tt45. 11:16 p. m. : ,.'
f.f(i ;wtTrTDAY, TTI A'TNSL" '-.
lehveRank streex station for New
fork Rrlrtffeport and Nw ,nt'v
7:03.' 5:30 a;,m.; 1:30. 5:J3 aad 8:00 p..
Arrive at Rnnk street srii Hon . from
rTv . . . .rn nm
at 9:53 a. n .; xno. ,i:o- p. m. . r
fave rfink street station for Vvater
town and way stations at 9:53. a. m.
nd 8K13 n. m. -Avrlve
at Rank street station fn??v
Wjatertown and way stations at 0:C3
lli''im. r'ti"4-r"?8 rt.. in. : ; ;- 1f.-
FIRE ALARM.
4 Cor South Main anA urand sta,
6 Scovlll Manufacturing Co (P4
ttC3or Bridge ud Maglil ta, ; -
u7--Exclmnge Place.
.-SSttoBers & Bro (P. ' ;
13 i-Cor East Main and Niagara stst-,
14 Cor East Main ana Wolcott road.
15 Cor Cor High and Watsiit sta.: .
16 Cor Knot Main and Cherry -stay.,-
17 Cor East Main and Cole sta; . -
21 Cor North Elm and Kingsbury st
2H Burton street entrln house. . .
.24-T-Wrfterbiiry nfnmifacturlnjj Co (P)i-v
; 2& tCiir North Main and North wta,:-r,
2W-Oor fRucklncIiant anl !ooke -sttrr
27 Cor nrov and Prospert sts.
28 Cor Hillside avef.uw and Pine sta,
20 Cor, T.udlow and N. Willow sta, '
.31 Cor Bank and Grand sta t ;
'32 Cor Riverside and Bank sta. .
,34 Cor, W. Main and Wntprtown rd.
85 Conn R'y & Tt' Co. car h'se (Pk
.SO Watprbury Brass Co (Pi ; , f
37--Cor.'irdMr and Mpndow sta-A -f-U.-88Oor
Orand and Field srs.
42 Cor South Main and Clay sta,' '
43 Now Enirlnnd Wntoh Co (Pi
45Bpned!ot & Burnhnm Mfst Co. (P)
4C Waterbury Buckle Co. (Pi
47 Cor R. Main and WashJnjrtot sta .
p1 Cor Baldwin and River sta. .
f2 Cor ' Franklin ftnfl iTnlon' stfc., '
P3'Wnterlmrv Clock Co. case fae.fPJ
M Cot Cl.iy and MH1 . -' " ' . ;
T.rt Cnr T Ibortr "nil River StS.
57 No 5 hose bnus.
qCor Bnldwln rrnd ,Rtmie sts.
Cnr Pnollttio alley end Ttnhlfn'-stt
72 Cor.Wfst Main and .Willow sts. "
73 North Willow st. ror TTIHslde.
74 Cor- Johnson anfl Wstsirvllle sts
jiOvrolvtt st. hvon1 TTownrd! ..
7T2l.Cor ',Tnt Vnln nd WltOU Sta..,',
212 TbW t'lntt Bros Co! fP -li-.TTWmrtnd
"ncirla'On: (Pi ' '. ' '
ff4--Wt"-bury Clock f5o mt f c (P
2lU-Cor Vorh M1n nnd Omr sts.
oirnr nnnn-i TTHI Wdt1 ts.
ei jnnrflon Cooler sn1 N. Wrt sts.
27 rfrnv. bt Cnt-flV Holmes srs.'
N 1. Tflennon Co hnUdln? (P)
j?12 Cof Bnnk "" Mertow sta, ' ,
j1?,--Tnno?nh ' -CIowps fP). ... '
j?l tiP1nm 'Atwoort-rPV ' -
Amrlonn R'ne Co. fPl ' ' . - f :
PIRFlpctrlc T.ik'1it Station fP . - -
TTolmos. Booth & Hnydens fF
po To 4 TToe Ilonse. ; -', ; ,
jj3 Cor Wnsblneton nr , Porter sti
?24 Cor Charles sn1 Porter sts. .
jo for Simons st ft Washington ara,
571 City Lumber ft Coal Co. (P)
412 Tracy Bros (P
4r?2 Cor t.lbertv snd S. Msfn sta. "
51 Steele ft Johnson Mfcf Co. (pj;
fi2-.Cof-Baldwin and Sl.ve sts. -(Ti
; Private, i , : , . r
':' ;V.;V ; SinNAL8.;
I. One stroke calls superintendent
to the City ball.
1-1. Two strokes. Are out, recall.
1-11. Three strokes, 12 m, 0 p. m.
M-l-l-M-M-: 1. Ten etrokff qnlcS
will Indicate n ceneral alarm and will
call the entire force Into service.