The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
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ing his companion. "The old fellow "probably
speaks the truth. lam now more and more certain
of his deafness, for he did not answer my question;
he has not understood a word we have said."
don't doubt that," replied the woman; "but it
does not alter the case or make the matter less
serious. I believe Dines has denounced us. I You
were very unwise to talk with him about this
affair."

"I was forced to in order to obtain the pin and
letter. I expect that, as he has not seen me lately
at the café, his suspicions have been aroused,
without taking into consideration the pressure put
upon him by his friend Freneuse. Freneuse has
seen you and me together, and if by ill fortune
Paulet .has given] him the address;of the agent,
Blanchelaine, we may find ourselves awkwardly
placed."
"That means we may sleep in prison this very
night. You must agree with me that we ought
not to run such a risk. I have a great mind to leave
with Pia -this evening."
" But you forget it is necessary we should first
obtain her sister's box."
"If that were all I would get it directly, but she
insists on going to the cemetery again."
"And afterwards she will consent to leave F"
asked Pi •dou-he.
"Yes, that is what she desires."
"Well, then, drive her to Sophy Cornu's house,
and then to St. Ouen ; it will not take three hours
to perform that journey. You will still have time to
prepare for the express at eight. The sooner you
are out of Paris the better. It will quickly be
known that the girl has left Loremo's house, and
perhaps a troop of artists will set about scouring the
city to find her; we are quite at the mercy of chance,
and an unlucky encounter would undo us.
. _ _ _

"Oh ! I will take good care to pull down the cab-
blinds; and, besides, no one is searching for her as
yet."
"No ; but to-morrow they will be. By all means
leave this evening for Marseilles. I will join you
there the lay after to-morrow."
. _ .

"You are right," answered the woman, " and not
to lose more time I will send the negress for a
cab."
7" Very well; only wait until I have got rid of
tris old wretch, who has ',unintentionally done us a
good turn."
And turning to the old man, who remained
seated, he cried in his loudest voice: "Excuse me,
Monsieur Pigache, madame has informed me she
has just heard of this story of the omnibus. For
myself, I believe there is nothing in it, and I intend
to reassure that poor devil, Poivreau. Will you go
and wa'A for me at the 'Grand Bok ?' I will be with
you in an hour."
"With great pleasure," replied the :deaf man.
"Like me, you do not forsake your acquaintances
when they are in trouble. I will not detain you
then further, so I salute you cordially, and tender
my humble respects to madame. I shall come
to-morrow to consult your neighbour, Madame
Stella," he added, retiring backwards.
PEdouche conducted him to the landing, bade him
adieu with a hearty shake of the hand, and return-
ing, locked himself into his apartment.
The moment he was satisfied the door was closed,
Pigache straightened himself, descended the stair-
case:four steps at a time, and passed quickly across
the courtyard towards the Rue Gombroust, where
the two cabs were waiting.

CHAPTER XXVII.
Is her character of prophetess, Stella was always ap.i
propriately served. She did not wait ten minutes
before the return of her black messenger, whom she
had sent for a cab. _ . _

The nearest stand was not very close by, but the
little negress had ;been lucky enough to meet an
empty carriage returning at a foot's pace down the
quiet Rue do la SourdU,re.
Pia was always equipped for going out. Having
but one costume, she never lost time in changing
her dress, and so when the lady had that day pro-
posed to her .to visit the Rue des Abbesses and the
Cemetery of Saint Chien, she assented without hesi-
tation, tor she desired nothing better.
It mattered little to her whether she left Paris
alone or in company, provided only that she did
leave it.

What she fettred was encountering Paul Freneuse,
for she doubted her own strength of purpose should
he beg her to remain.
Madam Stella, who had a hundred things besides
that to make her apprehensive, took care to pass in
front of Pia when they reached the doorway, and
give a rapid glance up and down the street.
She saw nothing to arouse suspicion. The cab
was drawn up by• the kerbstone, and the driver had
dismounted and was talking to a man that looked
like one of his own calling, unemployed for the
moment, for he were a shiny hat, and a red vest
under his blouse.
"Is it you my servant letched," she asked, "a
little negro girl of twelve?"
" Ycs, ma'am," replied the man, opening the
door. -
"Then I take you by the hour, and drive fast; you
shall have something for yourself."
"(All right, ma'am. I'll do my' best. Where to,
please F "
," Rue des Abbesses at Montmartre. Turn to the
left at the top of the Rue des Martyrs. I will stop
you at the house."
"Very good, ma'am. But if you will allow me, I
should like to take my friend outside; he is going to
the mairie, two steps from where you want to be.".
"Do as you please," replied the so-called pupil of
Mademoiselle Lenormant.
She was in a hurry and anxious to get Pia safely
into the vehicle and pull down the blinds.
"You do not want to be seen I know, dear child,"
she said.
"No," murmured Pia.

"This little precaution is very necessary then,
for we shall be obliged to cross the artist's quarter ;
there is no other way to Sophy's."
"It does not matter so long as I am out of sight;
but no one thinks about me now."

Stella had excellent reason; for thinking the
contrary, but she kept thorn to herself, and the
journey was made in silence.
Pia was miserable, and felt exhausted. She
allowed,herself to be led unresistingly like a lamb
to the slaughter.
Her abductress was cautious not to disturb this
mental lassitude; it did away with the need for
answering what might have proved awkward ques-
tions.

"All goes well!" she thought to herself. "Coma
is expecting us, and will most likely le in the alley,
so we shall not have to stay many minutes. At the
cemetery we must be more than unlucky to meet
anyone that knows us, and this evening at eight
o'clock we shall be rolling towards Marseilles."
The cab was going at a wonderful rate, and the
fortune-teller congratulated herself on her driver.
They went full trot up the hill that leads to the
exterior boulevard, and once there continued to pro-
ceed unusually fast.
. .

Stella took 'such care to shelter herself from the
glances of pa,sers by that she did not perceive the
direction the coachman was taking, but on raising a
corner of the blind she became aware that she was
going in the wrong direction, and that instead of
climbing straight up to the Rue desAbbesses he had
turned to the left.

She knocked on the windows to point out his
error; she sounded the check-bell, but in vain.
The driver might have been as deaf as old Pigache,
for he only drew rein when he had reached the Place
Pigalle.
Stella, furious and astounded, lost sight of all
caution, and lowered one of the windows to seize
hold of the man's coat who had disregarded her
instructions.

But upon the crescent-shaped pavement against
which the cab had come to a stop, she beheld a
group of persons, who appeared to be expecting it,
and the meaning flashed upon her in a moment, for
her eye fell on Freneuse and Binos.
Her only thought was of flight, and she turned
naturally to the opposite door of the carriage. She
opened it and sprang out, but only to be caut,ht in
the arms of the man in the blouse, who had got
down from his seat beside the driver expressly to re-
ceive her,

6'he tricd to slip from him, but he lifted her like a
feather, and carried her into the artist's house,
where he deposited her in the lodge of the porter,
where :.he was unexpectedly confrunted by tn-g
policemen. It was so quickly done that she liad
scarcEly time to raise a cry, and the bystanders
merely thought a lady had fainted.
l'ia, absorbed in sad r flections, remained as it
were unconscious of what passed, but in another in-
stant the cab door was thrown open, and Paul
Freneuse presented himself.
"Oh !" she exclaimed, recoiling, "this woman has
de: eived me !—she has brought me to you—leave
me--"

"This woman," cried Freneuse, "is the same that
murdered your sister, and she would have killed you
as well if we had not succeeded in saving you out
of her hands. I cannot tell you here; Binos must
take you into the studio, and I will follow in a
moment."

"Your studio? Never!" exclaimed Pia, choking
with emotion.

"Why not? What reason have you for not
going there ?"
"All right ! I know," cried Binos, coming up.
"She is afraid of running against Mdlle.
Never fear, little one, I promise you that handsome
blonde won't set foot in there again in a hurry, and
if her respectable parent dares show himself, I will
undertake to kick him out ; ask Freneuse.'
" I promise you solemnly," responded Freneuse,
"and his eyes said so clearly that he was not de-
ceiving her, that Fia, pale and trembling, took the
hand that nines offered to assist her inalighting,
and permitted herself to be led into the house.
"Now it is my turn, Madame li6clouche," said
Freneuse, betreen his teeth.
Ah ! the vile impostor !" vocifertted the orange ,
woman to himself, who caught the words. "Let
her try to deny before me Plat she ,was in the
omnibus."

"She will not venture to deny it," said M
Drugeon; "but do you think they will arrest her.
accomplice F"
"He ought to be caught by this time," answered
the man, who was still perched on the box. "The
boss who undertook that Dark of the affair will be

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A Simla telegram states that it is estimated 40,q I
workmen will be employed in the conviction oT tie
railway to Quetta.
A Moscow paper publishes intelligence from Andshae,
dated Bth inst., stating that the waters of the Amu-
Dania have burst throlgh the dyke between that'sriver
and the Ansishar Canal, and destroyed the large mili-
tary camp situated near the canal, as well as several
adjacent fertile tracts of land. Several persons
perished. .
QUartermaster-Sergeant Grier, 3rd Renfrew Volun-
teers, as declared the winner of the Caledonian Clatbi
lenge hield, with a, score of 74, at the Oily of EdinbUrgli"
and Mid-Lothian rifle gathering._ _ -
Since the division in the House of CommOnii on Mr.
Woodall's amendment,
.the funds at the Women'i s
Suffrage Association have received considerabre—altdi- '
tions. Many members of • the, House of C"ommling
favourable to the clause; but unable to vote' for- it;
have sent peace offerings in the shape of money dona-
tions. •
An American paper states that the unfinished Wash- • ;
ingten Monument, which has been unfinished: so •long
that', it has passed out of the memory of many that it,
washer begun, is to be completed. It is an obelisk of
whife.•marble, and had been carried up' 150 ft: andtheff
left, *hen in 1880 Colonel Casey was appointed engi-
neer in charge to complete the work. It has now reached :••
the height of 414 ft., and is intended Ultimately: to. be
51/sft. in height.
According to an Ottawa 'correspondent, the first " girl"
graduate " in arts in Ontario took her degree- at the
recent convocation at Queen's college, Kingston. "Site's
was the gold medallist of her class, and-Printipal Grant
announced that he would "back her against any classical
scholar in Canada." - _

The subscriptions for a monument to Mozart, strirfed'
in Vienna lately, have reached the sum of 125,000 f.
The committee has opened a competition for the design
' of the monument, three-prizes being offered, viz., one 1
of 7500 f., one of 5000 f., and one of 75001.- The, tad cost ;
of the monument is not to exceed 250,000 f.- the'artist.
beng left to choose the material. Foreign trtists are
admitted to compete.
One notable sign of the bad condition of tra-(3e in i
Paris is the falling off in the receipts at this year's •
Salon, as compared with 1883. The decline has chiefly
occurred in the entries on the fashionable day. More-.,
over, many visitors who in former years paid for adiaiss
sion have now passed through the galleries on the free
day, the total entries on the seven Sundays having.risen
from 120,000 in 1883 to 238,00-0 in 1884. • -
The reports of the Madras Educational Department ;
show that remarkable development is taking place in
the collegiate education in that presidency. The .
number of pupils studying for the BA. ,course has ip '
three years risen from 399 to 454, and of those Allay-
ing for the F.A. examination from 1295 to 1606, or by
14 and 23 per cent. respectively. "
The King of Cambodia has sent a number of gifts to
the Buddhist Pali College in Colombo, including- a
brush made of his own hair, to be used for sweeping in
the room where the image of-Buddha is kept! - •
According to a Parliamentary return just issued, 544
human corpses were found in the river Thames, svjthin
the precincts of the City of London and metropoliian
districts, during the years 1882, and 1883, 284 in the
former and 260 in the latter year. The result of the
coroners' inquests held upon the bodies was thal- 242
verdicts of accidental death were relurned,• two of -
wilful murder, and fifty-nine of " fele-de-6e " or -suicide.
In 277 cases an open verdict was found. • ;-
The Irish Lord Chancellor has given permission to a
minor to proceed with a suit contesting the will of his
father. Testator left his money td the -A.Uti-viilsOtion
Society, and directed that his body 'should be cut open
for surgical examination. His eccentricity- toek..the.
form of picking -up all the old bits of ~iron-.he came
across, and preserving all the hair cut from Lis head by
the barbers.
While riding into Richmond Barracks, Dublin, the
other day, an officer's servant, named Frederick Rrown,
was killed by his horse shying and dashing him against
a wall. . s
The officers of the " Cameronians " are about to erect
at Aldershot a handsome -memorial brass, mounterl on
black marble, to the memory elf the 'late 'Lieutenant'
Landor W. de M. Thuillier. Surrounded by a border
thistles are the regimental crests, badge, and honours. ••
In addition to presenting to the Aberdeen Infirmary
copies of her book and "The Life and Letters of the
Princess Alice," the Queen has sent two volumes for
the use of the, patients in the Aberdeen,SiclrChildren's
Hospital. Her Majesty's autograph ,is affixed to each
of the volumes.
The fashionable colours for ladies' dresses in Paris
this season are" moonstone '! (a pale blue), ";iarlaqpiae
honey," musk colour," "lavender blue,'! " raspberiret•
and cream.'" vervein" (a faint lilac)," chimney-weeps'
and "arbour green." •
• •
The trade of the Tyne is still in a mOst Apressecl
state, and every week large numbers of men' are being
added to the idle surplus. The number, Of'. laid UJ
steamers in Northumberland Dock and 115 thr 'river
continues to be very considerable, and on all iilles the
evidences of extreme slackness are apparent. " - .
Arrangements are being made in Washington 'for," hi
international single scull race to be 'open to sill. oargt
men in the world, for 5000 dols. in cash prize and the
world's championship. As at present'deterinined; the
race will be five miles with one turn, and Will take plact
in September next.
Oil marks on papered walls may be removed by
making a paste of cold water and pipeclay, , or'fulre`r's
earth, and laying it on the surface without rubbing. it
on, else the pattern of the paper will perhaps -be in:
jured. Leave the paste on all night. In the' morning
it can be brushed off, and the spot will have dis-
appeared. A renewal of the operation, May he neceik
sarsr.
At the seventy-fourth annual meeting of the Sweden-
berg Society, it was reported that 2387 volunies Tor'the
works of Swedenborg had been sold during 'pie
s:Pliffs't
year,. and 1287 given away. A considerable pr*rtion
of the circulation was in the Transvaal, New Zealaid,
Canada, and Sweden; and much intereaViii the-ibb.ject
was reported from Bengal.
This year quite a flight of the very rare Greparid
falcon appear to have landed on the, wcstern coast'of
Ireland, and daring the past few week? `no-' less ?hail
four very fine specimens. have been obtained frbm
there.
There is in contemplation the bolding of a .show, of
pug dogs, at the Cristal 12alacp towards the,end et next
month. Upwards„of eighteen clas,ees will be provided.
and hopes are entertained that tha exhib).tion Nxrill
under the patronage.of H.R,14. the Piteess'pf AN, aW.,.
• Mr. Richard Howse, of Devizes; has talsen, a, tolt
from the Hampshire .4,yon Of 22in. long and .14in.
girth, while spinningfoi jack. The fish was in splemlid
condition, and took a.soz. dace, getting. a large triangle
well in its jaws. Mr. Howse had likewise fourteen ta.ke-
able jack. - • • • • 4.aai
A remarkable capture of trout was made bysigs..l4.lhn
Russell, of Pollockshields while fishing in private water,
a short distance from dlasgew. Mr. Russell. had the
good fortune to capture four magnificent ,Loc.hles-cp
trout weighing in the gross 14113. The respective
weights were 3ilb, 31b, 41b, and 311 b.. , .
The week's imports into the :United States amounted
to 8,881,000 dols., of .which 1,546,000 dols. were . dry
goods. , .
Last week's receipts of cotton id-all United Stated
ports were 5000 bales; since Ist September,,4,774,ooo
bales. Week's exports to Great Britain, 40;000 b6..let
ditto to Continent, 16,000. Total since Ist Septernber,
3,639,000 bales; stock at all ports, 364,000 bales:
ditto interior ports, 38,000 bales.
It is said that the Government have ,retitpaed an un-
favourable answer to the request a the Lower Division
clerks that the higher branches if ,the Civil Service
should be opened to them. -
The French Government has confeirtir Via 'Mk
Bailey Denton, of Stevenage, 'the special disliffeeidir
the cross of Merite Agricole as an acknovidedgintinf :of
his devotion to agriculture. . ,
A Reuter's telegram from St."Peteisbiarg,. juna •21,
says: "The Duchess of Edinburgh will remain ''frome
time longer with the Imperial family atspeteen.of."... -
A New York telegram states that the
,Visible. supply (if
wheat on June 20 was 15,800,000 biLs4els., as against
16,600,000 bushels the previous week. Visiblest.*y
of Indian corn, 8,500,000 bushels; as againstB;ooo;MG
bushels the previous week. The export clearances Of
wheat for Europe during last week
.amestiited to
000,000 bushels; the export clearances of Indian coil,
for Europe durin g the week amontnteditlo 700,000 busheii!
Paris advices state that the condition of the French
wheat market has remained almost unchanged, although
perhaps holders have experienced rather wore difficnity
an effecting sales. Quotations for wheat thave'not
shown any variation in the French ports. - • ,• -
In the cricket match between Surse.yllatiljambiidgs
University, the county won by 148 :runs.' lliadle'Sex
beat Kent by 242 runs. Sussex won the; match.
Gloucestershire by 40 runs, while ,the Philadelphians
defeated Cheshire by an innings and 292 runs.,
The steamer Indus sailed from Gravesend on the 20th
Inst. for Queensland ports with' 187 single men, 52
single wOmen, and married people and Children qqiiid
to 181 adults; total 485 sOnls, or equal to. 420 statute
adults. •
The number of visitors to the International Health
Exhibition last week was 143,122, the total -since the
opening being 712,081.
The third annual meet of tricyclists on Hayes'
took 'place. on Saturday, and -the fine, wAther eirew
together upwards of 240 riders of both smccs. s •
Although a very large number
usually convey live stOck and, freshomfS
former port last week, the arrit•alsexweereted, taro
ifureurniPgrAesaiswafi.:wide_ptechrisAr; The ' te7gt
United
pi-evtiohteisT afrvnemragtehoef ietaetdweSetkatse. s 'andwas-Canadae"antr:rit:Ve_d_7-vNae.d.7l°Ll',
ports
arinf
ilniveeresastoec,kasnhdoNovf,
for the week am:malted to 3408 cattle, 483,3 quarters 'Of
beef, and 345 carcases of mutton... ,
The additions to the Zoological. Society's Gardens.
Regent's-park, London, during, last week iteititledte
Vervet monkey from Soiith-Africa, presented by Mr. J.
Bolted ; a bonnet monkey, a Whcaquer.monkey from
India, presented by the eoramittee of the Latimer-road
Mission; twb black-eared marmosets from seuth-eaSt.
pßht zi I a
an,
g.
aprrse s
from
rnotme d
Ab
uy
sllt
ar 11prIestlentetdleyre;
respectively
h'...eillybife
y
Mr. McClellan and Mr. Jay; a- marsh 4ichueumon
from South Africa, presented by Mrs. .Frank.;_,t3F-9
Angolan vultures, a white-necked stork, an African
tantalus frein West Africa, presented "by Mr. Tto2laB
J. Alldridge ; a spur-winged goose- from West AfrirA,
presented by Mr. J. B. Elliott • two mute swans, Caro-
pean, presented by Mr. 1.1. Welch Thornton; two 9-•lg_ti.-
lated tortoises from North Damara Land, presented by
Mr. F. R. hemming' 'a slow-worm; assp"niraa°Tib'oNn'iret
(British), preSented by Mr. T.
ecl aneattidnft
monkey, from India; four MusEro.OliGtdu_nel..l,'s an(l'fivP
royal pythons, from West .A.fricatgliswlt,es
\l es tlirsred-
and a brush turkey, from-New s u
11 d koof
edt-In e .para om
pigeons, from 'Australia, ; a g.r
f South A-merim; fotn
Ceram; a mealy .A.mazon, roil!
cheeked colys from South Af,..-,cts°;:four bronse-winged
white storks (European)s.a kingfisher.
„British), par-
chased; a collared fruit-bat S Ja-pa
six
Chiloe wigeons ; and four Chinese blue magpieisbyd
the Gardens.
' *Thousae/s
A 'bus conductor named Shelley, died tri St
o •
it
ii.ek .
Hospital, London, on Sattuday.Morningf.V.' om
ifriagt
of a shocking accident. 0n.Tht1i.1..!3414X..41a1=4h*
week he nsain ehOg"takiaraiftalikaTisfeeliie.Tt
to, Races. He was Standing
d. with the Omnibus.
along at a furious pace and- collide_
the
The shaft of the barrow truck Shelley, penetrating which was ready to start, wherLat-cfonkei:bariciiv-ainitt
r.
abdomen.
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