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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25
CHAPTER VI.

! The next day or two | was busy enough
making arrangements for my long absence
! from London. Among other things
telegraphed to our head man at Montreal
TO come home at once to look after things
VIII l was away. Then had to con-
trive to pay that five hundred pounds TO
Benson, the detective, in such o manner
as to avoid arousing suspicion, besides
setting up ard giving my decision
on a thousand and one other
matters on which the masters word is
needed. My time was so fully occupied
that was only able to get up to Kentish
Town once between Cynthia's visit on the
wednesday and The day 1 had arranged
for the mar. iage, and even then was only
able to spend az sl too brief hour with her
Ga the Saturday morning Horace
knocked at my door a little before the
time for leaving, and asked to be allowed
to speak to me privately.
This was the first time we had met face
10 face since our stormy encounter on Toes
day evening. l had written a full with
drawal Of and apology FOR my accusation,
thinking TO spare as both the arkwardness
was obstinate enough to think him still
the sinner and Cynthia the sinned against
in the whole matter, and would not risk
discussion, fearing might be led into an
expression of my opinion. Consequently,
when Horace asked me on the Saturday
morning, I was unplessantly surprised,
and gave a rather grudgng assent to his
request.
II shall not keep yoI five minutes, Mr..
QuintOn, !" he said, still with that same
suIlen defiance in his manner which had
been so noticeable at our last interview;
what l have to say can be said in a very
few words. l wish TO leave your employ
ment, and the sooner you can arrange 1t
the better pleased shall be-indeed, if
it won't inconvenience you at all, should
prefer not to come to the Office again"
I looked at him with what l could not
help feeling was ludicrous stare Of per
plexity. Here was new and unexpected
complexion.
'Sit down, Horace and let me know
what this is about. What is your reason
for wishing to leave the firm?"
why" be answered, in a falteriug
voice, first speaking a few words very
hurriedly, but without expression, as If
he had learned them by heart, and then
atammeriDg over the next few as though
ne we're ashamed of what he was saying
-"why, the fact is, can't stand the
hints and sneers of the men in the Office
any longer. 1 can see that they al be-
lieve ne guilty about that cheque business,
and of course it is impossible that l should
be openly exonerated by 3 public declsra-
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half carried her to the easy chair again,
and took off her bonnet and cloak as quick
ly as my foolish, clumsy fingers would let
me, stripped off her gloves and undid the
dress buttons at her throat.
Don't try to speak a word" 1 said
sharply, when her lips began to move
again; sit still and rest. DON'T worry
nov? You'll be better presently"
l bsthed her temples with the brandy
and water and chafed her poor cold hands
vigorously; then as knelt before her sud-
den overwhelming feeling of compassion
seizad me, and bent forward and kissed
her white lips impetuously.
"oh, Cynthia, Ioy dear" cried heart
bIokenly, why did 1 give in 10 you?
Why was l fool enough to let you come
to this lonely life in London? 1 should
have forced you to stay in comfort at Clay
hill instead of subiecting you 10 this. How
can l ever forgive myself? How?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25
GRAINS OF GOLD.
ratitude is always Virtue.

Gratitude is always Virtue.
Debt is the worst kind of of poverty.
knowledge is q means, not IN end.
Deeds are fruits, words are but leayer.
Better half an egg than an empty shell.
Humility is the foundation OF all viz
tue.
All sweets are by no means whole
some.
There can be no economy without eff
cheney.
If the brain sows not corn, it plants
thistles.
To be angry about trihes is mean and
childish.
He who sows brambles must not go bare
foot.
Profanity is the well known stamp of
viciousness.
If every one would mend one all would
be amended.
He who knows himself beet esteems him
self least.
Vinegar helps digestion but sour tenn.
pr ruins it.
He is little worth whose promises are
nothing worth.
He deserves not the sweet who will not
taste of the sour.
Defer not till evening what morning may
accomplish.
A fool who speaks the truth is better
than hundred liars.
The most certain sign of wisdom is q
continual cheerfulness.
A firm faith is the best divinity; good
life is the best philosophy.
No man shall ever be poor that goes to
himself for what he wants.
That action is best which procures the
greatest happiness for the greatest num-
bers.
The finger of scorn should be cut off
or crooked by rhumatism. Its pointing
has never yet made human being bet
ter.
OF all gifts that nature can give US the
faculty Of remaining silent, or answering
sprOpose, is perhaps the most useful.
How grateful I am TO that gracious
Providence, who makes the most intense
enjoyment the cheapest and the common.
est.
When a mans desires are boundless
bis labor is endless. He has perpetually
many things to do and many things to pro-
vide
Whoever sincerely endeavors to do all
the good he can will probably do much
more than he imagines, or will ever know
until the day of Judgment, when the Sc
crets Of hearts shall be made manifest.
If diamonds were Away under our feet,
we should cease picking them up, and if
the prizes of life were to be had for the ask
ing, the time would soon come when they
would no longer be asked for.
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CHAPTER Y.

seized Cynthia's hand and stopped hel
nervous attempts 10 set MY throat iree
with impatieuce az my own weakness.
"rm all rightl' I said and then stopped
20 wonder if it was really who had spOk
en-, or some one else, for I did not recog
niza my voice.
You really must sit down." 1 urged,
pushing her towards q chair, which she DC
longer refused, for she saw l was shaking
Ike g man with the palsy.
We sat there in silence for fully min
ute. and during that time 1 remembered
Horace's manner on the previous evening
bis reluctance when he said he had let, th'
book at home, and thGtshe had advised hin
70 do so. While I thought thus, feeling
Of intense pity flooded my heart az 1 real
lied what my poor, proud, honorable
Cynthia must have endured before such 8
course became possible to her-even to save
her brother from exposure ard shame.
found It impossible Tor moment 10 lOOs
st her. I knew that she must be suffer
ing, and I would not willingly add to heI
distress by one glance in ber direction.
Then al last, after what seemed an
eternity OF silence, SIZE spoke, and, If
had been startled at the ohangs in my OWL
voice, I was shocked at the change IN
hers.
81 WON'T waste any mora of yOur time, y
she said II have done what 1 came to
DO, and IN 20. Oae thing fret, thoagh-
should like yOu 20 know that If anything
in this world could have increased my
pain and humiliation in this matter it
would have been the sight of your suffer
ing under the discovery of my infamy.
Goodbye
She wss moving towards the door, and
I vas rising With the intention of stopping
her, when we were both checked by a
knock az the room door and the entrancs
Of the clerk again, this time with a card.
I recognized the name at once-it was
the detective from the bank. At all costs
he must not see Cynthisl I was unneryed
snd almost incapable Of clear argument,
but I saw that much.
In ten minutes, - I said to the clerk,
with a glance at the iimepiece.
Ths moment the door closed again l
turned to Cynthis.
You must not stop to ask questions nor
make objections" I said, 'but do as tell
you. There is no way cut of this room
except through the outer Office, where this
person is waiting, and I don't wish him
to see yOu-never mind why. You must
20 into this large cupboard, which Mrs.
Richards has fixed up as q wardrobe for
me, and remain there quietly until my in
terview with this man is over. Sse-Ill
move the coats, and then there will be
room for chair. Do you think you can
keep quiet?n
She nodded in scquiescence. I saw q
new fear in her face, and iancied she had
guessed who nv visitor was. Without an
other word I mixed half q tumbler Of
strong brandy and water, and told her su-
thoritatively to drink it mp; then I kissed
her forehead and closed the door without
latching 1t.
I tried hard to recover something of my
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25
CHEQUB NO. 9O3l.
FASCINATING ROMANCE OF A
LONDON SUBURB.
3, he author Of by Crooked Paths
Sheathai in Velvet ETC.
CONTINUED ]

Aeain there was something IN his man
tnst puzzled me, but OILY for mo-
.,,. tbsn IL. tAutly detected his mean
ritber he doubted Cynthia in the
-s.+s- o. the stolen checque, or ne wish
e1oipfuse & doubt Of her in my mind!
~.;s i5ss raised such a storm Of indig-
$50, ir me that hardly knew how to
- bands away rom his rascaliy
-. really think it was fortunate
.z.., that the table was between us; had
- ri.sin reach Of lay grip in the
s.4-,oren. Of ny passion 1 should GER
--.-,r have done him some bodily harm.
,. v.s T orly gIsred at him speech
5-ss-. sank ia.o the easy chair behind
u.ss.-sd is-orant ofmy rage, 59oTev-
-7 .-... on .n the same sullenly IN
en- '-- .,-- ts bad used throughout but
..b,r- --.s ocfing a. me.
" s- a. .,r o-eht 10 have considered
- .-s IDLY before you made
~ --.-.,.,oc e-lu,t ma. You kno r
-. So, a.. rf1 taa- DE book lay on your
80 tsb's cns- Co an corners for 8
'---.-,-s-..- o. s. sour while you we're
dressing 49,, ,,,,s q,
a soul ia the outer office ne passed tnIousn
o1 my way up stare.
There was Richards.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25
Wouldn't Beat HIS Way.
Judge.

Farmers wife-pn give you some din
ner if you'll beat that carpe: for me.
Tramp-Madam, I'm strictly honest.
l always said if I couldn't get along N
the world without beating my way /
wouldn'tgo. Good morning, ma'am.
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ton of the real-of the truth, so that 1
think it is best for all concerned that I
should leave. Only do hope, Mr.. Quin-
ton, that in your recommendation to my
next employer you will make him under
stand that 1 am innocent of this crime of
which they suspect me-"
TO BE CONTINUED
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25

Core every species OF sgonIEing, humllis;ing.
itching, Burning, kcaly, aud pimply diseases Of
the skin scalp, and blood with loss Of hair, and
all humon, blotches, eruptons, sores scales and
crusS. whether simple, scrof1lous or colts giOus
when physicians and all known remedies fail. :
sold everywhere. Price, CUrlCURA, Soc;
SOAP, 25c.; REsoLyENT, 81. Prepared by the PoT-
TER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston.
E5-Send for How 10 Cure Skin Diseases, "a
pages, so illustrations and 100 testimonials.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25
PRErr1Esr GIRL IN THE BOAT.
Yet She Had False Teeth and Lost Them
Splitting on the Bait.

splitting on tne bhit'
NeiC York sun.
We had long since voted her the prettiesl
girl IN the boat. This would have been
an Offset for poor luck at fishing if she had
only known it, but We weren't saying a
word for fear of spelling her, and by and by
she looked up to the grizzly old captain
and asked:
Captain shouldn't spit On my bait to
bring luck?"
Guess you should" he replied,
'Lemme put on fresh shrimp and then,
you can spit"
Real hard?"
Eyes"
"All the spit CAM"
Yes
She held the hook within three inches
of her nose, twisted her tongue two or
three times, and then gave a "hu.choo! ,
We saw something flying ovhrboard, heard
a scream of despair, and the next moment
the prettiest girl fell into heap in the bot
tom of the boat. She had thrown both
plates of false teeth out of her head into ~
feet Of water.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25

BiOnes (readiDg the paper)-"Tbst's
queer North Dakota clergyman caught
stealing horse from one Of his parishlon-
ers." Bienkins (lsnguidly All! Did
they suspend him from his pastorste?"
Bjones-''No, they suspended him from a
tree, n-SomerpiN Journal.
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Mediral.
BEST IN THE WORLD.
Further Great Cures of Skin Diseases by
the Cuiicura Remedies.

Boy one year and n baIfold. Pace and
body in u terrible condition. being
covered with sores. sulphur springs
fail. Cured by Cuticura Remedies.
have used your CUIIcURA REMEDIES in two
cases where II proved 10 be successful. The first
was in the case OF a boy year and a half old.
His face and body were in terrible condition,
the fOrrer being comp letely covered with sores
took him TO the Massena sulphur Springs, but
he did not improve any. was then advised to
try the CUrICURA REMEDIES, which 1 did. He
took one and one half bottles OF CUTIcUEA RE-
soLyEST, when his skin was as smooth as could
be, and is to-day. used the CUTlcURA on his
sores and the CUrICURA soAP in washing him.
he is now FIVE years Of age, and all right The
other case was a disease Of The scalp which was
cured by washing with the CUTlCURA SOAP and
rubbing in the CUTICURA one bottle OF CUTICURA
REsoLvENT being used They have proved sue
cessful In every case where have advised the
use OF them. II is surprising how rapidly child
will improve under their treatment ! recon-
mend them for any disease OF the skin as being
the best in the world This is my experience,
and am ready TO stand by my statement.
JOHN K BERO,
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HINItNII I4V'1'Vi Vs'I10N7II bII ~ -
An Vnbearable skin Disease Cured.

have been afflicted since last March with 4
skin disease the do tors called kczsma. Ny
face was covered with scaNs and sores. and the
itching and burning were almost unbearable.
Seeing your CUTICuRA REMEDIES 50 highly rec
commended, concluded TO give them trial, using
the CUucURA and CUrICURA SOAP externally,
REsOLvENr internally for four months call n.y.
self cured, in gratitude for which make this
public statement
MRS CLARA A. FREDERICK,
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Cnficnra Remedies

MRS. CLARA A. FREDERICK,
proad RrnoE Hnnu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-25
PRAYING for Fine Weather.

In those countries where, unlike Cali
fornia, they have to pray for fine wealth
er, it needs sometimes a great deal Of
faith to stick to the church. In Scotland,
for instance, one Of the few really reig-
ious countries in the world, a larcfz.s1
portion of the mini = = wy pro-
andla Oh w ednenser duty Is to pray
for fine weather. There was quiet
Scotch village where the farmers were
all in the dumps. The Scotch mist kept
coming down all the time, and 1t alter
mated with frequent very heavy storm.
The minister had prayed every Sabbath
for fine weather without avail for four
weeks. He met an old farmer one day.
John, " he said, ''this fearful weather's
nathing but judgment O. God on this
parish. Yer SIGH a wicked lot that the
Lords list gaun TO punish ye."
"'Deed, minister, we dinna TAX the
same view OF it. We think that there's
somethin' the matter wi the minister.
lie hasna got sufficient influence up
there; an I'm tellin' ye, minister, if ye
dinna succeed wi your prayer next Sab
bath We'll be maist unfortunately COM
PEELED to discharge We an ca somebody
else. San Francisco Chronicle.
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THE Russo-cerman BOUNDARY Line.

There is a very strong contrast between
the appearance of things on the two sides
Of the boundary between Germany and
Russia. On the German side the land
scape is dotted with beautiful, cozy homes,
with every evidence of prosperity and
thrift, with well cultivated fields, vine
clad stables, neat looking kline, hedges
tastefully trimmed and patches of flow
ers, while in the towns and villages were
handsome railway stations, tempting
cafes, large factories, handsome school,
houses, and every symbol of a higher
civilization and prosperity. On the east
side of the line there are none of these,
and the change takes place instantly.
Thrift and comfort are replaced by dis
tress and degradation. The fields are I'M
cultivated, except in patches here and
there-spots where it was the easiest to
plow-the cattle are lean and hungry,
the homes of the people are log or mud
huts, and there is not schoolhouse to be
seen from the boundary line to the CAPT
tal.-William Eleroy Curtis in Chicago
News.
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A ssrriceah1s scran noOR.

A correspondent of an educational
newspaper believes he has found a good
thing in the way Of a serviceable scrap
book. Instead Of leaves on which to
paste the scraps, it has pockets or envel-
opes, into which he drops his cuttings
from newspapers or magazines. By this
simple method he is saved the time and
trouble of FASTING. These cuttings are
classified according to subjects; all the
scraps on a given subject, or class of
subjects, are put into the same envelope.
The title of the subject is written on the
envelope containing it, and the name Is
also entered in the index in front Of the
book. When information is wanted upon
any subject, all the scraps will be found
in one place, and can be easily removed,
consulted and replaced at pleasure.
Besides printed scraps, notes, ones
own thoughts reduced to writing, lee
lures or addresses can thus be filed, and
q record of the time and place of deliv-
cry written on the outside of the envel
ope. Busy, practical men, literary men,
teachers or clergymen can in this way
keep their scraps of information in readi-
ness for future consultation. An in
genious student of natural history has
perhaps an improvement upon this
method. Instead of a scrap book with
pockets or envelopes, he utilities row of
pastebOard boxes made to resemble books,
upon the backs of which the contents,
Biography" Natural History" etc.,
are inscribed. Both of the foregoing
methods of scrap keeping have been
tested and found practically useful, and
by either Of them an article, when use
less or finally disposed of, can be with
drawn and stroyed.-Chambers' Jour
nal.
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He Didn't Care TO ..Procio. e."

The first railroad that penetrates a
backwoods community in the south calls
the negroes for miles to shake hands, as
they term it, vivid de ingine." The old
darkey, who is a great respecter OF per-
SONS and things, does not at first regard
the locomotive as a machine, but looks
upon it as a monstrous creature of life.
wall, sab, I neber 'spected ter see
SIGH er sight ez dis, - said an old negro
who had cautiously approached a rail
road engine, and who stood watching the
engineer rub the brass cylinders.
"Why so, old MANI" the engineer
asked.
"Caze, sab, thought de Lawd gwine
sho'ly put out my light TO dis day come
ter pass. Mussyful hebens, dat thing is
monstusI Jes' issun at him, how he
chuggin' hisse'f. Bet he wouldn' git
outen de way fur nobody. Bet you eff /
wuster meet i'm in de road I'd step er-
side mighty soon. Whar he raised, mis-
ter2''
''New Hampshire"
''Wall, 1 better b'lebe you. Look at
de man climbin' right up in de thing!
Greshes erliveV' he exclaimed, as the en-
CINE began to puff, ''ef he amt dun
gonel''
''How would you like to ride on itp'
some one asked.
The old negro, regarding his quesGoner
with look of contempt, replied:
II mout er lost good deal o. sense In
my time, but l amt lost it all. Wen ]
wuz er young man I could ride anything
dat come erlaung, but now dat Use old
amt gwine progic, sab; jes' nachully
amt gwine progic. n-Arkansaw Traveller
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sHURMAN AT 1T AGAIN.

The members of the Lynn Cycle Cn took
W Wswe
Portland would
the top
of
d what
and
OBI
We give the facts inference
prices moderate goods against
and
and good all around road wheel CATALOGUE FREE.
SPRINGFIELD BICYCLE MANUFACTURING Cornh Boston,
FOR
PACIFIC HARDWARE CO.. Id.
AGENTS HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 1247.m dim
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An over Anxious Wife.

Wife Whose husband, realizing the
need of exercise, has bought a BICYCLE
1 shall be so anxious, John, dear, until
you have learned to ride it well.
Husband (fondly)-Don't get nervous,
foolish little one. Ishall be very careful.
Wife-You must, indeed, John; re-
member that the bicycle cost over 500.
The Epoch.
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RIcvcIes and TricHcIes.

The speed attained by the bicycles and
tricycles on a good road is superior to
that attained by fast trotter for the
same distance, and as a speedy mode of
conveyance is only surpassed by few of
the fastest steamships and the locomo-
tive. Two riders recently rode tricycle.
90 miles rs yards in one hour and rode
% miles in 20 minutes AS seconds, or
at an average rate of 20.3s miles per
hour. The mechanical construction of a
bicycle is well worth study. The requi-
site amount of strength is probably OBJ
tanned with a smaller proportion Of
weight than in any other machine, and
considering the trying nature of the
strains, fair amount of durability and
immunity from brealzdowns is obtained.
The price, however, per pound (about
So of the best and ightest machines is
considerably in excess Of that Of almost
any other machinery.-Railroad Gazette.
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THE SPRINGFIELD ROADSTER BICYCLEI
We STILL HOLD OUR OWN.
Moderate Prices Good Quality Hill Climbing Safety Speed
features of merit which are sure to lead.
RECORDS FOR 1888.

L. A W. meet at Baltimore Nd three victories. Woodstock,
Canada professional track record, May "a Binghampton
mile safety and one mile team race Toronto Canada three mile road
Wheel and mile safety Rochester, N Y, mile,
ALL track record 443 three mile handicap five me
best competition half mile record;
j. r. WELD, Medina
Gina club of twenty IS ride Springfield
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Eagle Rock, New jersey II times without Corey
Boston, 10 times without dsmount
time and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-11-08
w A N II e %!

I AIDES TO join the Practical Dress Cutting
- School. Pupils can bring their own garments
and be taught 10 cut fit aud 30 finish every part
in a thorough and scientific manner 10y the EN-
celsior square System. which insures a perfect III
Particular attention given 10 fitting. drapmg and
designing. Pupils given work when competent
Good Dress Makers furnished for families inand
ont of the city. Evening school Tuesday and
Friday evenings. Lessons in Draping and Finish.
ing Saturday afternoons. Diplomas given 10 each
pupil when graduated.