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ago. md bought in by his father In law Tho
furniture of the Hcrdic House was TO take the

ago. and bought in by his father in law Tho
furniture of the Hcrdic House was to take the
same course
Hcrdic lodges in md out of WilIamsport worry
much rs Col. james Fisk used to do in this city
during the Eric troubles. Tho writer called nj
his ofllcc. but no ono sccmed to know anything
nhuut him. The clerks looked ut each other
and laughed He was out Of the city-thcy were
sure Of thni-but whether ten or TN thousand
niles away they did not know. IIo might he
back in g. week. and he might stay away six
months. lf further Indignation was desired. the
inquirer wns rnfcrrrdto Mr.. II II. ono Of Mr. Her
dies contldc initial friends. Hill was found in the
sheriff oilicc. He gazrd mt tho writer's ere
dentias, md rubbed his bump OF sccrctvcnoss
H. said that If the bearer would meet him nj tho
uprthern bnupI trni in nt t,vn ,'nInnL ON d. III
lowing day. he would take him where he could
SOC llcrdic but it might prove u long Journey
at Minnequa. forty miles north of Wlliamsport
IIordc soon aftcrwnrd drove M in y sleigh. ne
cOmDanicd by Col. Potts Of Philadelphia, for
m"ry President OF the Empire Freight line
and an intimate friend of Col. Tom Scott. They
mad boon out to look III what was. or really H.
Peters great coal tract. Soon aftcrward tho
County CLERK Of Bradford county drove up with
the county seal under his arm. and took n seat
Maynard Col. Potts Mr.. Hcrdlc, and others
then visited the front parlor. and il is under
stood that q contract was drawn IN aud signed
the philadclphiaAnd Erie road. The junction
Is To be made ut MinneuIa. in front of what WINS
hotel The County Clerk having been brought in.
slapped the county seal to the contract. after
which he mufra himself up and returned to
Tewanla, some thirty miles distant
MIR. lIcrdic is a ruddy-faccd stout-huilt man,
81 years old. He wears no sign Of beard. has
massive features, n clear gray eye and evident.
ly never had a days sickness in ali his liic. Put
Thomas j. Barr's head on Harry Genet's Shout
ders, reduce Comets hclght six inches. widen
liarrs nose little. aud throw blue talma
cloak over the combination, and you have u
fair idea Of Pctcr lIcrdic. lie is very quick
motion"d. ana can civ" Tweed ten words out IT
q hundred and beat him Ia kng. As we saw
him slipping through the doors Ike u ferret
bcckoning his rctainrrs nero and there and
pouring words into their ears Ike corn In a
hopper. while the judge. his father in-aw. lay
back In an easy chair rubbing his hands watch
Ing Peter with his keen black eyes. and talking
In u dreamy way To- Col. Potts ol the effect II
dreams upon the mlni. IL recalled the picture In
ihr Grand Opera House eight years ago when
FISK and Gould were IN their prime.
MIR, llcriic declined an interview. He said
that in his present situation he thought IT would
u" iniudicluus Tor him 10 say anything To- the
Iuhlif lie convrrscd anably and Pleasantly
fur thirty minutes but said he talkcd to tho
writer as gentleman. and not rs n newspa-
DER man. II any INFORMATION was desired
concerning him II must be picked up In VII
Transport. for hewOuld furnish nothing Ut pres
cni. His friends say that the sleepy headed
property owners Of Willlamsport have always
nl,it"d nun Tor ms attempts To- improve the city
Ihgy took ndvantag,. of a tight place in which
position. They say that Hcrdic feels for the
ponr mechanics and lahorcrs whose mortgages
dict that II he lives b" will snc that mono Of
them loses a dollar No sympathy is wasted
upon nus wealthy creditors. II they let him
alone thev may get something hut II they press
MN 20 the wall thny will not get cent.
On n review Of Hcrlics operations since his
failure IL seems To- the writer that for man who
owns no property, Potter indirectly controls nm
enormous amount in early years he l. credit
cd with the remark that his course in life was
controlled by three intcrcsis-frst. Peters;
second. Hrrdi"s: and last. Peter Hcrdies.
lhrs" three interests evidently control him
~iul ana AL his operations and movements
NJ" iiis failure seem To he based upon them
II M the iuturo he currics th"m out ~ ~"rupu-
lousy and cOnscientiouslv as in the past he
may ris" Ia prominence far greater that that
from which he has fallen.