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CHAPTER V.
I MEET AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.


Branksome's conversation was not with
out its interest for me, vastly though /
should have preferred to listen to the voice
of Daisy. The doctor had, fancied, some
sucpicion of the STATE of my feelings re-
earding the beautiful girl who had been so
long resident in his house. Whether he
regarded me with approval as possible
suitor for hef could not tell. My instinct
indeed, told me that he could hardly look
upon comparatively poor man like my
self as being fitting husband for the heir
eSs of the millionaire. But he allowed no
sign of such feeling to make itself mani
fest; andh talked about Daisy to me now,
evidently because he felt that no other
theme would interest me so deeply. What
he had to say was indeed matter of inter-
est to me. He told me that Miss Stan
cliffe was the daughter of MauleYerer'S sis
ter, who had married when very young
This had known before What had not
known was that there had been trouble in
Mauleverer's family in consequence Of the
marriage.
''AIauleverer is q very proud man,
though he does not wear his pride on his
sleeve. DaiSy's father was-well, he has
been dead now for more than sixteen years,
SO why should | rake up scandal against
him? Poor girl! She lost her mother within
a few months Of the death of her father
| had attended the mother in her last i'll
ness. / and my wife took pity on the child
and adopted her, having no children of our
own"
but why did Mauloverer himself not
adopt her ut that timc?" | asked.
He eyed me keenly for moment before
answering, "Mauleverer did not know of
her existence ut that time" he said.
'Daisy's mother made me promise on her
death bed that I would never reveal the
secret of the child's parentage to her
brother
But you broke your promise Ill the
end?n
Il did. Was ] not right to do so? 1t
is not an easy thing for u man of honor to
prove uniaithful to such a trust rs that.
But | had to think of my duty to the liv-
ing as we'll ~ to the dead. Think Of my
situation, my good young friend, and then
say whether you condemn me. There was
Mauleverer lonely man, whose life was
without any joys, though his wealth was
almost fabulous. And here was Daisy
growing up to be what you see her now,
but in poor mans house with no pros
pect of ever being anything more than q
poor mans wite''-I WINGED as he uttered
these wOrds-''iu an Australian town. Did
| not do well to think of the living before
the dead?'
Eyes; if you ask me that question,
can only answer with IN emphatic etiirm-
itive"
"Mauleverer has found q now JOY in
life, in the society of his niccc.s He is com
pletely wrapped up in her-as you may
perceive
And are you still engaged In practice
as medical man. | asked.
"No; l have dropped medicine. | lost
my wife some years ago. 1t was nearly as
great loss to Daisy rs to me. Since then
| have been Mauleverer's agent He is the
most generous of men,"
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soon hear all abOnt him if you were 10 in
.ouire at Bow street or the Ola Bailey.p
Fosdyke must have heard his name
when Branksome whispered it to me. At
ali events caught the glitter of his pince-
nez As his eyes turned upon me, and once
more / felt that was being subjected to a
scrutiny of unpleasant severity
How longed, as the well-drilied stew
ards passed round dish after dish and re-
plenished our glasses with the champagne
or claret which was provided in such pro
fusion, for the peace of the days that were
gone, when my darling was not set in this
frame of almost regal splendOr, but when l
was allowed to sit beside her with no jeal-
GUS eve to keep watch between us, and no
voice to contend with mine for the posses
sion of her ear! Once or twice caught a
look in her face that seemed to tell me that
some thought not unlike this was passing
through her own mind; but if ever her
spirit seemed to be tagging, and the color
begin TO fade from her face, some sally
from Branksome, the brilliancy of whose
conversation was in keeping with the
agreeable suavity of his manner, reused
her attention and made her smile again.
strove rs we walked up from the shore
in the late afternoon, after landing from the
Yacht. TO secure chance of speaking to
her apart from the rest. But no such OPP
portunity offered itself She was mOnopo-
lied BY Fosdyke, and had TO content
myself with the less seductive pleasures OF
Branksome's conversation.
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fro BE CONTINUED
HE WALKED THE FLANK.
Story OF an Indian Who Did Not Object to
Ducklng.
u p1I ILohe

81. PlM GLOBE.
"a drunken Indian has more determine
ton than sober Onep exclaimed a mid
die aged man, land he is just as dignified
as q judge, and is surprised at nothing.
was in Omaha some twenty years ago; that
was before Omaha amounted to much. In
dians were quite gepevally seen on the
streets Most of them were sober, though
occasionally drunken rel man could be
seen if YOU were on the lookout for one.
was seated in the old hotel now occupied
by the Union Pacific railroad. 1t was the
nearest house to the river, and had q view
of all the ground to the river. got in one
of the windows and watched drunken In
dian on his homeward journey. He stag
gered along until Inc came to deep ravine
filled with water leading down to the river.
II was spanned by single plank. The
Indian came to the rayine and looked over.
He folded his blanket about him and look
ed over again. He looked at the plank He
started to 90 over. The least inclination
which he experienced TO fall over caused
him to back. Several half unsuccessful
attempts were made and finally he fell
over into the water. With great difficulty
he climbed up the bank from which he
originally started, acting as though it was
beneath him to 90 to the other hank, which
he desired to reach. He kept on trying.
/ went into dinner, and on coming out saw
him complete the task of crossing the plank
Apparently he had walked himself sober.
Not once during his many trials did be eK-
hibit any signs of anger or discomfort HE
made up his mind TO walk that board, and
he kept on trying until he succeeded
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Answers will be published in two weeks
MEASURING TIME.
Why the Ancients Didn't Get Along AS Well
We DO Now.
Tsrns S,0,oo.


as We DO Now.
Ttnds SlJtin0s.
No wonder the ancients didn't get along
i'm the world "a well rs the people Of to-
day-they lost too much time. And the
reason they lost time was because Of their
imperfect ways of measuring it, They
had TO depend on the sun dial for the most
part. A sun dial might be very useful
when there was any sun, but il was en-
tirely useless on cloudy days and during
the night. In the latter case the truant hus-
band inclined TO hang out late pr0fted
much II might be 2 o'clock in the morn
ing when he crept in, but he could swear
il was only %, and his poor wife had no
way Of proving that he was lying 1t re-
moves much Of the bitterness Of lie when
you can't prove il on fellow.
The Greeks and Romans, of whom we
have occasion to speak occasionally, al
though this is not a strictly classical Jour
nal, had an improvement ON the sun dial,
which they could resort to when the sun
dial was on strike for eight hours az a
days work. 1t was a large jar filed with
water and hole was made i'm the bottom
through which the water could escape.
The flow Of the water told off the hours.
1t was called the clepsydra, which means,
''The water steals away"
Sometimes an old Roman who had been
drinking good many Roman punches be
fore going to bed would wake up in the
silent watches--we mean sun dials of the
night-parched with thirst. No other
liquid being handy he would drink the
contents of his clepsydra. That stopped
the clock, Of course, and he would ever
lastingly lie abed waiting for morning to
come. He would never miss the water till
the clepsydra was dry.
King Alfred burned candles 10 tell the
time by, each candle burning two hours.
A dozen candles would make one day,
though he got little confused when the
grocer, in order to hold the royal patron
age and advertise himself a. the special
candle maker for the king, gave him thir-
teen for a dozen.
There are few kings since Alfred's time
who could make note Of time i'm that man.
ner, because 80 many of them were in the
habit Of burning their candles at both
ends
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Ismiled incredulOusly, He really is mad,
was the thought that flashed across my
mind,
"Oh, You laugh; but you will laugh III
another way yet, am on your track, l
tell you, and when the time comes I'll
strike. Tell that to your friends. Tell II to
Branksome; tell it TO Flinteri tell it to Eos
dyke; and, above all, tell II to Miss STAN
ciiffe. Say that told you that I'll bring
every one of you--evcry one, mind-to the
eallows vet. Go on with your hellish plots
and see how they will succeed now that Pm
kept out of them. This my message to
your friends. Take it to them without
fail; tell it To them exactly rs ! have told
it to you, and prepare, every Que OF you,
for the WOrstm
| had no doubt In my mind now as to
his being mad, The change in his face
would have alone convinced me of that
fact, His eyes literally bla2ed with the
passion that had possession of him. But
his words had moved me also to something
like passion.
"And who are you, sir, that you dare To
talk in this way TO me? What Is all this
raving about, and from what asylum have
you escaped
In a moment he was perfectly calm.
"You are new hand at the business al
together" he said-'just sworn in, eh?'
with malicious chuckle But if you
want to know my my name, I'll tell you.
1t is James Gregson, and James GregSon
has given you your orders, which you'll
please to carry out"
The train was slackening speed at way
side station few miles from Nation. My
companion nodded his head with emphasis,
rs though to enforce his words, and then,
almost before was aware, he had opened
and closed the door, and | found myself
alone again. Hardly had he gone than my
attention was attracted by something lying
on the tlOor-something which had evident
ly fallen from his pocket as he leaped from
the carriage. | picked it up. 1t was
photograph of Daisy, apparently taken a
year or two before. The likeness was I'M
mist;lkable. turned the card and saw the
name of Sydney photographer printed
upon it, There was something more.
Family written in pencil wero the words
Daisy Stancliffe, alias-." Some other
name had heen written after the alias"
but either purpnsely or by accidental fric-
tiOn--for the photograph had evidently,
from its appearance, been carried in Greg
sons pocket for a considerable period
the second name had been Obliterated
had enough and more than enough TO
think of during the tedious remainder Of
my Journey TO Little LOrtOn.
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And the other gcntlemen-haNe they
and business connection with him."
felt that was tresSpassing upon Drank
SOme's good nature in sublccting HIM to
these interrOgatOrieS, But he had shown
himself so kindly and frank, and the sub
iect was one of such intense intereet to me,
that | could not resist the temptation to
inquire further regarding the exact rela
tionShip of Daisy's uncle with the men
who had 50 suddenly appeared upon the
scene.
"FOsdyke, rs / told you, is the great
London solicitor. He is Our-that Is Maui
everer's-legal adviser. As for Flinter-
well, said he was 4 rough diamond, did
l not? He has been for years employed
upon Mr.. Mauleverer's largest sheep run,
though believe that originally he followed
the sea.
But we had reached the hall of the hotel
by this time, and il was evident that ] was
about to be parted from the little company
in which l was SO deeply interested.
Daisy held out her hand when she said
good-by to me; but could not detect any
returning pressure when ] grasped it
warmly. She looked very beautiful and
sweet and sad. She went to her room,
leaving me wholly unsatisfed.
And for the next two or three days l con-
tinued in the same mood. l saw Daisy
daily, but never alone. Her most frequent
companion was the doctor, who was always
the Same-hright, genial, full OF witty and
good natured talk, but rather oyerpower-
ing in the sense of authority with which
he seemed to speak, and the completeness
with which he appeared to have subiugated
Daisy's will to his own. Then one day /
heard from the lips of Branksome that the
whole party were to leave Scarborough on
the following morning Their destination
was the old Yorkshire house which had
been purchased by Mr.. Mauleverer as
home for himself and Daisy.
When heard this piece of news, l look
ed eagerly at the girl to see how she re-
garded it. There was pain enough in my
own face, know, for in such matter
could not dissemble. With the fierce Joy
of lover, | saw that she, too, was troubled.
But she said not word. 1t was only in
her beautiful eyes that l read that which,
to some extent comf0Tted me.
But the next mOrning-the last morning
of all-the morning which was to see an
end forever of those happy days that
spent with my love at Scarborough, / had
the opportunity, for which had longed so
eagerly, of seeing her apart from those
friends of hers, who seemed to have inter
posed themselves between us with such
fatal effect.
Branksome and Flinter had gone to the
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s. ,,,,;,,g a. the sound Of his own voice.
at know l.1, Won all. know your game.
chalI 7 tell Won what it is? Don't tnink
i shat am affaid of any Of you--neither OF
. ..,,-' ,,or ~ Rranksome. rof Flinter-no,
49, ~ - Miss Stancliffe either! It's pretty
name. Stanclife, is it not2 And sne mas !,
nretty face. too. D-her and all OF you
NV blood grew suddenly hot. II you
s.T ANYTHING more about the young lady,
sir / shall do again what did al YORK.
He laughed insuItingly. No you
WON'T ), he said, ''Oh no you WON'T your
o I'm now Is not to kill me, but to find out
how mnch know. Well, guess, and III
tell Won If you are right But as for the
vonng lady. leave her to me. Unless you
are : Greater fool than / take you TO be,
Won know that my right to talk about her
comes before yours.
Not for a moment did / credit the mon
strous insinuation contained in ms words.
And vet there was keen pain at my he.lrt
as listened to him.
s'Now look here, " he continued; Il want
to tell you, Mr.-why, l don't even know
your name, | never saw You before that
dav At York. You are the newest recruit.
/ suppose But never mind your name.
I'VE seen You with the whole gang-with
her and with Flinter and with all the resi-
and know you are one OF them. 30
inst let me tell you that am o. your track.
You thought it clever thing to bury your
selves down in the wolds of Yorkshire,
snppose. You could do anything in
haunted old house, half dozen miles from
anywhere, and fear no awkward inquiries
oh, I've seen the place, and l congratulate
Won on the taste you have shown. 4 cap
ital place it is, upon my soul, for such work
EITHER explain yourself" | cried an
grily, cor be silent. You talk like mad
man"
0WelI, if I were mad it would not be
wonderful; but, rs it happens, | am as sane
as you are, So lrM explain myself, by
c., and clearly, too. There is murder
going to be done at the place to 'rhleh goa are
. and you knoU il! Isthat enough
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WHERE IT DOES THE MOST GOOD

Life.
There's great deal OF bliss in lingering kiss,
And oceans Of solid rapture;
There are lots Of fun in q stolen one
II you're clever aboni the capture.
The cutest trick In kiss that's quick
Is TO be put where II belongs;
To see that it goes below the nose
And knocks at the gate OF songs
A kiss that Is cold may do for the old,
or pas with a near relation;
But one like that 4 4 work-that's fat
OF aIpeFer0gatiOn-
II you're going 10 kiss be sure OF this
That the girl has got some heart In her,
wouldn't give darn for the fall Of q barn
OF kisses without partner
The point Of this rhyme Is 20 take your time;
Kiss slowly, and do Il neatly;
IL ycu do the thing right, and are halfway brlkhl
you can win her sweet heaT eompieteiy.g
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Putting Down HI. Yoot.
Tssas g0iaa,

The German drill sergeant Is very much
given to using extrayagant language. While
drilling an awkward squad one Of the men
did not bring down his foot hard enough
to satisfy their instructor.
You yer dam rite donkey, bring down
your foot hard. Bring it down 30 hard
that You viii knock the birds out of their
nests at the antipodes.n reared the drill
sergeant.
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was vaguely conscious of the fact that
when had mentioned Daisy name it was
not only the rOugh-looking man with the
hard and resolute face who had favored me
with o searching stare. From behind the
gIittering pinee-nez of FOSkyke a pair Of
keen ewes had at that moment been liked
mon me, and cursed the RIDICULOUS ms
bility to preserve an nnmOyed countenanee,
from which was conscious that suffered
whenever Daisy was mentioned. Hence
forward felt should, at least, be closely
watched in all my intercourse with her.
But where was she? Sharp, beyond the
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w1NsoaIE MAY.


(ltc0go h0AotI
I dreamed one night Of winsome May,
Sweet, charming nay,
A maid who DER my heart sway
Gains day by day
/ dreamed met her blithe and gay,
Aud my affection lid beCray;
i asked could she nay love repay
She answered. nay
Then 10 the maid fam would WOO
dared review
The dream that DER my spirits Threw
A sOmbre hue.
Said l. ssris nay when said BY you
Nv life with sorrow does tulbue,
She blushed and said. Il thought you kne"
Dreams na'er come true.
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Stop and Think.

Cambridge Chronicle.
Don't get mad at the squalling girl-baby
in the horse-car. Think of what she will
be seventeen years from date, and let your
active imagination Danish the disaTeeable
reality.
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WET TO ALLr,scE iSp.n,I
LxLI
Fort Wayne
Chicago.

an sl.In. daily s1eep. ss1 !, ILL.,
Trains leaving Bridge I'd bIs. q
tfme) arrive II Ch1csgS OR WbeeDl ~
Trains leave cleyeian, sSsp o. Sap
n, 1910 p M ariivln "a = M, srd"
~ ss:is1A "a Eo2
e.. r.n ~ TietH 11sSE
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All trains daily except -nhh.' Md 90
Pulimans Palace Bgfa 1T, q nv u.s. .,essa
Cars through without chang. W." Va pxsg
East 10 Philadelphia ana Iii III. Cksse -
lnmbGis, Cincinnati. IOui''i!is' INV
napolis and -. LOuis. -, ebsrlt -
car accommodation, and ~ ma Lfsss|
apply 70 JYO. O. ToMIISgtlHSii 49,, I'D so
Pan Handle Station. iDH ~ - T,, nc. W
at City Ticket Office, und FIJI! VOL :.
Ing. Ssns,., Yssss1"
4. A. FORD, ,. ,ygu, R.tsSf
DENNsYLyASIh oga i.ER II
Condensed timetable Of s -; g.t1.,s 50
rected % JUNE q, lsS-C'huS' -
K1sr AND NORTH TO rrrsErrG I'D ii
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No, ald,-An AcrOstic.


No, ald.-An AcrOstic.
[Primal turn the name of Scotch, hnal
name of an Irish, poet,
l. An Arab name-its sound recalls
The twinkle of the castanets,
The trample of desert steed,
A moon that DER the palmtrcc sets.
y A bird Of spring whose jOcund note
Announces primroSe-buds and grass,
And leaves expanding on the trees
And peasants singing rs they pass. -
g. Its glorious music can hear
Resembling - the sca-waves roll;
II wakes the music of the heart
Aud finds an echo In the soul.
(. II makes tremblcr Of the man
Whose bark before the storm Is driven,
Or him alone upon the world,
Who sees thunderboltlirom heaven.
o. The track of feet upon the sand
Before the waters DER them sway,
Or memOry -prcssuTrs On the heart,
Ere time has washed the prints away.
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.SMlsaads.

BA 1sTT' q a. AND p. OHIO Ea11so,-
trains s Viii run I'm as s9 iSIl csr Nay
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Passenger trains daily, including 'lDlg
commodation trains run daily cIrrg 'lhaa'
" J Robinson, ~
General Freight aud rUscRCi MA
FRED uUsUn
Tray PA0 lrz
JG. TOMLlN-JN
Ticket Agent Wheeling wa
pITTSBURG, CINCINNATl6sI D9tphi
Pan-IIandlc Route
Time table for Fast and West 'Grn' '',l. IA
25, 1876. Trains leave Fan liahI, 49, -.
Of Eleventh street, near pnbIlr iN'1llt
Central Standarh.Tim"
pm, Rat 10 N
e. p. I,l, Iui
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auvcommunicafion Tor this uePatsnle1is s1.'-.N
= addrossed to 4. 4. CHADBouRs, LeEistown' me-
No. 2o9.-A Paiindrome.
Rambling forth one summer day,
A spirit, goddess, maid, OF nay
Which IL was cannot say
Threw her arms across my way
All the birds were singing gay,
All the fields in glory lay,
Rain drops sprinkled on each spray
Vet She was brighter far than they.
When she beckoned me 10 stay
Where she stood in bright array,
clad fastened TO obey;
But found, TO my dismay,
She would not or she could not stay.
.,Brightest daughter of the day,
Shirt, goddess, maid, or fayi
Tell me who thou ART, pray
Ever thus since life's young day
All my visions fee away
Must H. must IL be for aver
But she said not yea or nay.
s.Winsome daughter OF the DAY,
In a palindromic way,
Tell me who thou art, pray!
s.Sjr Fm'-but IL died away
In sad fantastic play
With each Quick dissolying ray.
Complete her answer, passers, pray.
TX. p. BAKER.
-
No. e1o.-Trees.
Child of the white and frozen north,
| rise on walls Of snow,
And 'gaInst a pale and chilling SKY
NV darkling branches throw.
Down in the warm, delicious south
My snowy blooms unfold:
Nv fruit, beneath the trppic sun,
CLEANS like the purest gold.
Prefix hundred unto me
I'm nothing but cline;
Removing fifty, placing ID I'D
figure as dime. IN
~
No. ella Charade.
am common noun Of letters seven,
And naught of earth has yet been nearer heaven;
Of my two syllableS the hrst IN France
Is quite suggestive Of the festive dance;
NV second issues notes OF doubtfui worth
In wild secluded portions OF the eanh;
No financier, no merchant he, and still
M 0rpat inheritance in his little bill.
Nv yrhoIa With Luna, shares the common plan
That both are fashioned 10 contain man.
JOHN ALBRo.
-
No. 2II.-Anagrams.
A "lonely man" who lives in quiet
Would never lead in a siy riOd.
In htra piJ, We selyers. find
4 wadng bird of ployer kind.
In sore time the word we see,
Exhausting 10 the strength may Do
NEIsoNAN.
~
No. eI3.-A Curious Creature,
Dear riddlcrs all, hope you're able
To understand thcS little fable;
I'll tell you naught fictitious, mind you,
hut will do my best To blind YOU
am a patient, useful creature,
Though very odd of form and feature;
To me all heavy work Is given,
But refuse TO go till driven.
Although never run from woIk,
A part of il | always shirk;
For rs we travel DER the road,
My master always bears the load
Ny nose Is large and Hat and round,
And with an iron ring It's bound
NY back Is straight and strong, your ma,
My arms are sticking out behind.
Two legs have |. but seldom use them
Indeed, very often lose them;
For when move th0w odd twiil sound
NY master holds them OF the ground!
Now, plzzlers, | will say no more,
should have finished long before;
And now I'll bid you all good-by--
You'll guess me II you only try. Ia. Il. >.
~
No. 2l4.-A Logogran.
A word that shows n noble thin,
From which true greatness ccr must spring.
Behcad, "A sCriptural name Is found,
For strength Of friendship quite renowned.
If from this name the tail you take,
Along your path difficulties make.
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SPHINX KNOTS.

Recommendation for this department should
- sdarcssed 70 Z. 4. cHADBouRs, LeEistown' Me-
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.

This time table corrected Ia Nav 9,A 10
Trains leave Pan Handle station i.s IN
enth street, near public landing a. tlLv,l -
trail Standard Time which i Is miuuur, :, -.
than Wheeling time