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THoMAS BOWLING, Auctloneer.
ExEcgToR,s SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED

PkoPERTY ON THIRD COR p STREET,
GEORGETOWN, ID. C.. AT AUCTION.
By virtue Of the authority vested in by the will OF
Helena NJ. Crafty decreased, will sell on MEDNEs-
DAY, MAY TWENTY-NINTH, 1889, at FIVE
O'CLOCK NJ, in front OF the premises parts OF lots
Iol and 152. in square "A, Georgetown D. c. front
32d and SD streets, by depth of $50 feet improved
by comfortable frame dwelling.
Terms: one-third cash; balance in six and twelve
months with interest and secured by deed of trust
on the property, all cash. at purchasers option.
deposit Of 900 will be required the time of sale
All conyeyancing and recording at purchasers cost
myS3d&ds GEO. Z. HAMILTON. Executor.
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"A Good Housekeeper.
Prom the Jewish Messenger.

{ rom the Jewish Messenger.
How can tell herr
BY her cellar;
Iieanly shelves and whitened wall
can guess her
by her dresser;
by the back staircase and hall
And with pleasure
Take her measure
by the way she keeps her broomA.
Or the peeping
At the keeping
OF her back and unseen rooms
BY her kitchens air Of neatness.
And its general completeness.
Where in cleanliness and sweetn sss
The rose OF order blooms.
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SNAIL E F HOUSES AND Two BrlLplYs
NHASCERY SALE OF IMPROVED AND UNIM-
" PROVED REAL ESTATE. SITUATED AT The
SOGTHEASI CORNER OF TMENTl-SECOND
AND ID STREETS NORTHWEST, WASHING

Il
~ PROVED REAL ESTATE SITUATED AT The
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TMENTl-SECOND
AND ID STREETS NORTHWEST, WASHING
By virtue of a decree Of the supreme Court of the
District OF Columbia PASSED IN equity cause 1864,
ON the 18Th day of April, 1889 the undersigned,
trustee Will offer for sale at public auction, IN front
OF the respective premises, on NlDNESDAY, the
TNENTl-SECOND DAY OF MAY. 1889, at the
hours hereinafter mentioned the following parcels Of
real estate IN the city OF Washington District Of Co.
AT FIVE OCLOCKP NJ, sub lots 10 to 23. both in
elusive IN square ~, each of said lots having
of IL feet I'D street northwest by depth of
% feet, TO public alley and also sub lot n square
~ fronting 20 feet ON I'D street. by 90 feet deep
At HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK p NJ, sub lot %.
square 81. fronting 20 feet street. and running
back that width about 1f6 feet to a public alley and
improved by three-story brick dwelling sub lot
70, square 81 fronting ~ feet 10 inches front ID
street by l46 feet deep TO public alley and also sub
lot 20 square NJ, fronting - feet 10 inches on u
street by 13O feet deep. 10 apubic alley.
The foregoing lots being recent subdivision of lots
book l6, folio / 43.
Terms Of sale follows. wit: third Of the
purchase money IN cash, and the balance in equal
III one and two years from the day Of sale
with interest or all cash, at the option of the pur
chaser deposit of 800 will be required ON each
lot at the time OF sale. Terms of sale be complied
with IN seven days day of sale Flat the sub
division will be exhibited a the time of sale
FRANK. I. BROWNING Trustee,
GEO. ". STICKNEY, Auct, 1856 st. myI i -dSds
tg- THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED TO
TUESDAY, MAY TWENTY-EIGHTH. 1883, SAME
my23dxds FRANK T BROWNING. Trustee.
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An effort will be made when the next Marv.
land legislature meets to have a high-Iicense
system and police court established in BaIti-
more.
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DowLI>G. surnonrer.
fh1Ery Rooms OF SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD



ONE FINE HIM h any t,ipl Al ,sEAND r1AND,
COVER AND >Ioai.-E BpNB. TN PIlt'F lAi-
lOk 81 - II SILK FIJ III. MAEBiI-IsI IA
Bills. tE;LNth lIAII ffEk MIl;ltDE. SI-Pt-
NOR -. Bh bts 'N~il.S ANHn1 1913. & Al.HI-TS,
" AINlI MIR ok EEON1 HALL >IANl. Mn
DOW HANG. AUS. BID LDI N,il :. 81 h SOFAS
AND COZ CHS. hI.tl HA&b>DHI MoBfhN
MAHOGANY CHAMBER StI1E WITH MIRROR
EEoN1 MAisDRtHL COST GOO. IA AZ Ip~tIN r.
MAlNCT MAhBiE-1or tHAMBik ~t'fTt.S,
WALNUT ltkNllt EE N stPAHA1I HIICES
SINGLE AND DOT BlE MALNJI NAEIhOBl ;.
l1NE HAIR MAI EESSl =. PILLOW MD Boil
SIEKS, TOILET NAH. LARGE QIANtIIl pF
Kidding. lHhEL MALNl 4 lNI NNlDN DIN
M TABLES, IhO WALNUT u NtlI.E-IpP
SiDEBDAitipS, WALNUT ltpl' NnT ABB ~ " A.
Nut AND OIHEE DINING ChAlES LARGE
QUANTITY OF CHINA AND GLASSWARE sill
NEE-iLAIEB MAEE IL GREAT NAEIlTA.
KITCHEN LEQUJSiIES. ETC.
On II ESDAl MORNING, MAY TWEEN TN-E TGHTH.
lhS!l. commencing at 10 o'clock, shall sell IA ,llare
contents of the large double Residence. No sb6 IAN
street northwest. This house IL furnished throughout
IN walnut inrlilture, and - In nue condition lac
tel;IVD OF parties furnishing aud the dealers irecfed
to this sale. THOMAS DOMIINH.
MT
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Halls HAIR RKNKwER Graduates and prevents
the formation Of dandrun, thickens the growth
and beauties the hair as no other preparation
win
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THoMAs BOWLING. Aucttorccr.

soErHEAsT Al AUCTION Is Close AZ Ii Il !, :
TATE. ~ -
on MONDAY, TWENTY SEVENTH MAY 1854 At
SIN oNlD1h r NJ, IN front a.: tsn rralrlS.. ,,ltl
sci two building lojS side ;th >fr-t
y ard streets southeast, one 2UNSb ana III, stL.r
20NG5. ~ ''
ler.HS easy and made known - sale. sloO deposit
On ga n Z IT time at SAFE. IIt4c perfect
my -4-dSdS THOMAS DOMINO. Aur;Isr.ar
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WALrLR b WILLIAMS co. Auctioueers

FRONTING On 18Th STREET, BElNlEN y
AND IL Stf,EEtS NDH1HNEST. Al ATtTlBS
By virtue of deed OF trust dated Setten Der 81
ID. lsSG, and duly recorded Ia Hber No l.ss1 10 Ito
et seq, one O1 tie land records Bstrt.i
Columbia and, at the written request II party
cured Thereby, we Will sell ~ public auction front
kNIE day OF MAY. A.. u. lSS., al HALI-PAST
FIVE O'CLOCK I. NJ, all Of lot numbered iOrty mine
I4i, IN u. y Hol kins' ct al subd vision Of lots ia
square numbered one hundred and ELEVEN II y. as
Ter plat recorded IN nb,r al h :" folio BIB vi the
records Of the surveyors office VI the District Co
lumbla.
Terms OF sale: 0ne-third cash and the balance in
one two and three years, for which the purcl4.ers
notes, bearing Interest from day Of sale. and secured
Dy deed OF trust on tile premises sold 10 ic eFe
or all cash, at the option Of the purchaser Convey
ancDg, &C. at the cost Of purchaser. II Vi sale
are not COMPLIED with within ten days day Of
sale property will be resOld risk and OF default
ing purchaser deposit Of $500 viii be regu red It
the time of sale.
CHARLES EARIYB ,-.
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80 THE ABOVE SALE POSITION u IN con-
s,,iueucc II TIM ram mini NtDNt~bAA. NAY
b. urdsru the Trustee
nIy2-dSds III NCANSON BROS. Aucts.
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VyHOAIAs BOWLING, Aucuoneer

VERY VALUABLE CORNER PROPERTY. OK THE
OIlHkASI CORNER OF b AND FOl r.
gEES II STREETS SOUTHWEST, No 1870.
OffUSIfE THE 81 EEAU OF ENGRAVING ND
PllN TING, Al PUBLIC AUCTION.
On FRIDAY, MAY 1HIRrN-FILST, 1889, at FIVE
OtlOth 4. NJ, IN front Of premises. ! shall sell at
public auction lot 10 and the west 40 feet inches
lot II, square 2o3. containing 1911 SOU are
and improved by large tree-StOry brick residence
being No. 1870 street southwest.
Terms: One-tLird cash. balance in one and two
years. interest at per cent and secured 10y
deed OF trust on property sold all cash o,tia
purchaser. deposit OF 500 required at lime Of
sale. All conyeyanclng and IdiLg at purchaser
cost THOMAS DB~LING.
iny2Z-d&ds Aurtluneer.
SMALL FRAME HOUSES AND TWO BUILDING
STREETS SOUTHWEST
On MONDAY AFTERNOON. MAY TWENTY
SEVENTH All SIX O'CLOCK, We Will sell in front Of
the premises
Lots 4;i and A., of Van Rswick's sub of 50. AL,
fronting ID feet 9th street 10y depth Of 100 feet
To l0-ioOt alley. improved by small frame houses
Terms: One-thlrd cash; balance IN one and two
years notes TO bear Interest at Der from day
OF sale payable seml-annally, and 10 Ice secured by
deed OF trust on premises. all cash. option Of
purchaser. Conveyanclug, &c, at purchasers cost
SlOU deposit each lot at time of sale. Terms
conn lied with in ten days, otherwise night reserved
resell al risk and cost Of purchaser after five days adj
NeftseeEt IN some newspaper publ shed in Washing
ton. D. q. DUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers.
lny2l-dSds
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4 UCTIUN SALE AT ANACOSllA
TMO NEw CorTAGEs AL sEyERAL yIII-

MN
We VIII offer at auction ~ fTESBAA NfTFENpeN
MAY IN LNiA EIGHTH a. FINE O'tIpIk two
very pretty new cottages with rooms ard cellars aii
larse lots.
AsoseNera lots with frontage Of - and - rf each
These cottages .irr sIleIi.a iUr;ug:tA Trsss
who esIfe Elce home and the iuj, situated a.
To IuaSe desirable building sites
Shallnon Place L. improved with b~.ck deWuiEs
and trees, and unN one block from street cars with
pavement L. atglc. III God exec. lieut.
Terms oliethIrd halancs one and two years
wltn interest a. % cr cent ali at option a.! rr.
chaser. deposit OF 500 each house and "a on
each lot. DUNCANSON BIOS,
Ily e.IdSds Au,tpr.ars
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myI1-d6ds JOSEPH I. DlEk,l
N,HoMAs DOWNING, Auctioneer.

VERY VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY No.
l343 Q STREET NOkIHMEST Al AUCTION.
On TUESDAY, MAY TMEN1l-EfGHIH. 1853, at
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, viii sell on the premises lot
No Co. square No 24O fronting 20 let on the north
side OF street, between 18Th and 4th STREETS by
depth OF 100 feet 10 AN alley, improved by large
threestOry brick dwelling and twOstory back build
ing, containing MONS hath-rOoi and ali modern
improvements, being No. l343 = street NV.
Terms: One-thlrd cash, balance ], ,. and years.
with interest, secured by deed of trust the prop
erty all cash at the option OF purrhaser deposit
OF 500 IT time OF sale. All CONVEY Gnclg and record
ing at purchasers cost THOMAS DOMI.ING.
mN.gl dads
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GE0. If. b. WHITE. r-u-,.--
Sds l.. G.. HiNE, trustee :.
ny6 dads

cr-THE ABOVE SAIL II POSTPONED IL CDN-
se3u.ice 4 the ram uiItd MONDAY. MAY TNENlE-
SINtNiH II. 1889. sai" hour ana place. without re-
Kafd To Mrttttr. Il uTtifr % tIp trustees
lIN'.l -ANdr lANM A. lAlAlINlt aNlt
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1NRUsTEEs' SALE OF UNFINISHED TWO
NORTHWEST CORNER OF X AND FIFTH

4.
BY virtue of 4 decree or the Supreme Court OF she
District Of Columbia. Iassed an equity cause No.
ll024. the undersigned trustees Will sell public
auction in front VI the PREMISES ON TUESDAY, tie
FOURTH DAY OF JUNE A. ID. 1884, at FIVE
O'CLOCK y. NJ. all that parcel Of real estate in tho
city of Washington, the District Of Columbia esg
mated part of the original lot one III On square eet
hundred and six (SOOD. described follows begin
ming for the same al the southeast corner Of said lot
the northwest corner of north street and F1fth
(1th east, and running thence west along
south line said lot twenty (2O feet thence north
seyenty-two f92D feet TO the south line alley
nine 90 feet Il IL inches wide TO be land along the
rear of the premises herein conveyed; thence
along said south line OF said alley twenty (U feet 70
the line Of said lot. and thence along the said
line of said lot seventywo 2l feet 20 the place Of
beginning.
Terms Of sale prescribed by the decree are:
cash balance in and two years. with interest six
(6) cent IN notes secured by deed o3 prem
ises sold or all cash, az option Of purchaser pur
chasers deposit of 81 90 viii be required .nIe Of
sale at cost OF purchaser purchaser
on ten H0l days default In compliance with terms Of
sale the night "a reserved 70 resell at purchasers cost
aud rlsk on nye days notice.
HoLpswoRTH coRDON.
$50 A. 81,
" Trustees.
DUNcANsoN BROS. Auctioneers my22-d&ds
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<'HANCERl SALE OF 35.i22.,O SQUARE FRA +
~ Oh GROUND. FRONTING IN NOl.1 IA h, 45lH
AND AAlEt, = REE1S, ~ Sgl AEE -
by virtue of decree OF the SUI rene Court Of the
District OF Columbia, passed Ann :, "a. and Of
certain further orders aIit decree IA equity No
1904. docket Is, Anderson ct al W Boyle ei al We
the undersigned Trustees will sell at public auction
FIFTH, 1889 Al FIVE O'CLOCK T. NJ. an OF orig
maj lots one ID and SIX 90 in square twenty 80.
Both are corner lots Lot 80 fronts SO iret On
north ID street aud LBS. 10 feet north 2Jt street.
and contains H. 80. square feet Lot - fronts
Il 80 feet on north 10Th street AID 1871 1 feet ON
water street. Aid contains } Lao %
is mn ruNed 10y large two>tOry brick house contain
ing eighteen or twenty rooms This Iruperty pSpt-
cially valuable 10y ot the front Improve
lnellts, and Is eligible FOR amy purpose.
he lots viii first be offered sale together and II
tiSiactory bid Is not obtained they Will then be
offered SEPARATELY.
Terms %: sale: One-third purchase money in cash
balance IN 1wo equal llstailrits vars
the purchasers notes and secured by FIRST MORTGAGE
on the properly sold Oilers al private sale viii e re-
celNet until the day al sale. Plats aud abstracts of
title VIII tie exhibited al the sale. i ~ 900
Will be required OF the purchaser the sale
Terms OF - IL must be complied with within ten lu
days after June 1852 tine Will resell At
the RISK AMI cost OF the defdultIug purchaser upon
the terms specified i'll said decrees.
incident to these lots valuable riparian rights
claimed by the parties IN Interest. which now
Tore the supreme Court % the District OF CoiumLia
and 10 which the purchaser wall succeed.
THOMAS VI. FIELDS. TRUSTEE,
Eendall Building cor. Az and ID St. NV
BERNARD hILMARIlN. Trustee.
myo9-dSds S1u \ ~ -.
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AUCTION SALES.
nUNcANsoN mos Aur,,orc,r,

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M M ! Ahi Il : . q CHAIRS, MApE ~ hli.Rl,
N MAlNt rn,nlAAIIl 4lt,l, hAll ClINEN. me-
ltfSSls. ELpSEEAuS. BUREAUS. " NNsi-
IN1RAIN Hall SIAIR, AM olliLL CNR-
On MONDAY M MI NNfH>Sti2 N,y Tur>-,y., go,
fNTH. colunengiu- af IN otI,sth ~ MI N
81 the ahyNr-I alrc,l hou-. an 81 Ia.fr.r, -
err l. r,>i-ct. adv ,.I.,d l,g., ,asil ms y
rr,R1-s,t.,S, s,,-. .,.. ,..tt-.,.,,. -
-, t3st' y ~ a, - -. =. >o ..i,
$500 u - 10 IN NLNAi AND NM
~ yiri,it - I, conc =. ..i az t-,,-t s,,,.,,
-. ~ -. - ct -,q, ono o.. i.r i.i.l
IS re- p, 81. ti>-ft - n' ,"h. ai.a 20 a. ~ 81
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I.,.,s,;. "a ,v, IN l. -, - . 49, 's ~ So.
I. - 80. Wa ~ i''to'l'A Niirh ,tf ir'iT''y
y SID ~ CONVEY airii.i- a. tre Iur'haSel- g-t
fr,,gI, "a ]. A., "a. -. -, ... ''. ti.h-
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dclau.til.,- ft,r,. l,.-ar . 80 " ' ~ anu ''>' ~ 'e
SNINFNiFD a r,ApNA~.
MILAN R1Al.NaN Trustees.
NANNoi. W. Sil'hNiA. AuCtOurrr. ans l-lAds
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TRUSTEES SALE on TIE ALDTRNFY DAIRY
BInllN, "',9 AND 9-l d SHEET y ". ~
NASH NtTHhkN Il .


by Nriuc 81 deed 81 O. asst ai. the = aV Of Nav
A. ID. 1884, and r-- nei % l.b.r ~. lt.g f,lia =
~ SGD. "ne 81 tit land r''ur.s al the -rr,i 81 60
lunila and At the Wat,u request - tla ,gtrt-- So
front OF the lrriuisa-. ga MONDAY. lH.. INl.N
1lEHH DAY or MAJ. ~N!t. at the l,.l.r a EIAE
O'CLOCK Y NJ, the tolluNiuv ~,rit-i real 1T rfa
situated IN Washington cas-, IN tie Distracted C.Hm-
bi2. VIZ: All That part original lst uIl.r, ~ ga
III SQuare number ID three hundred aud
t3ssl, contained within the following u.t,s nd
b nnds. BEGINNING 10 the southvsf ~ala lf
aud running fh"ucc north uue hundred aId
eighty Il = iv-t ana tn ana oIt..uri n, 81 .
Inches 10 a public alley. tIsure west rh1rfN i.nD
teet SIX and ouehhlt tUl' l;gc tii,l,ta l, t,tu-
q Ole inches t. y street. and thri,- east thtls so
frtt @iN ana uhe-i ar tsl nICt~ To- the pavc ls-
ginning. lugc;Ler Nlih all aid singular the int
lTuNeucuts tl'.tu listing q ia Stgrl la, K
b3lidng covering tlIc eutir- los aIrd gu. rxtur,.S
therein. Tins substantial and 'l,-a4t luldla- VAS
DESIGNED and built IN 1884 ,--I--iay Tor M. airy
lall saloon, or lunch ruoin the frsi door, bsIg
the largest and Eaa-ulI.tst the tItl There AZ.
three elevators IN the budi olis Ias-.Iyer WurA.i
bS steam. and two iteigiu elevators he bu. ilIg
Heated by steam. aud addition a. caJa,lrN fr
the dairy business has lagre kItch'n aud diuil-
room. besides about forty sleeping ~ a-Iilts tu the
sixth hourJ tor employee ON al tie floors above tie
second there D. q ] rCp storags4 caIaf.tN.
cash. and the talsiiCr equal install uaiii
payable IN two, three aid four years after d.ts the
lerrtd payments. II any, 10 boar Interest at
centuu, aud be Sccur'd 10y decd Il trust ui: t.ir --
ery sold. or al cash. al the option 80 tn Iur-la-r
In case oi deferred lay ilIr- he ul .as A1II "a
9ulted 70 he y the lrst insured ~ tl. -5i~farlH
Of the purchaser or Jn' aS 81 SAFE" All rruv.y l,4f.g
10 be at the lufVha>trs eti. IerHs,sf sd, e. s ,-
pied With WINE; III ~ dN u sale
trustees res rye tn risit tu r~, IN. property
days previous advertisements tnrI,, IA he Evening
Star.
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Written for TIE EVENING STAB.
IN THE SERVANTS QUARTERS.
Beautiful Rooms in the Houses of Mil
Iionaires.

rARIoRs. B1LLIARD-ROoNs. AND ROOMS
gov SERVANTS ARE CHARTERED IN APARTMENT
CONGRATULATIONS OF MISTRESS AND MAID
TRENCH CUsToMs-PERsOSAL FREEDOM.
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GEO. W. sTIcKNEY, Auct., $50 + st. myfi-d

tg- THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED tt
TUESDAY, MAY TWENTY-EIGHTH. 1889, SAM
my23-dNds FRANK i BROWNING Trustee
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I'M SrflS' >NlE Df NtIEANrH TlI1r.r-
Il ~TcEN rII, X Nv lIIING tIalSi 80 t'iiL
CoaNtE 81 NikriNlA ANENII AND NINlH
SIififi fSn I + k, h2AANN ,lAN' Trustees.
GEORGE ". sllCkNEl. Auctiouoer. InNl ii,

sE TUE ABOVE SAlE Il ppSTPONIp UNTIL,
ihIbAl; LIE THlRlA -tIKST DAY or MAJ,
1889, SAM Hpl A. and Ilar,.
SALNESIlk j. BlAKMAN, ~.
WILLIAM ". BOAkMAN, trustees
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they manage the servant question better at
least in this respect. French apartment houses
are built around a court. In what is called a
hotel bourgeois the apartments are owned by
those who live III them and the servants life Is
Kept perfectly distinct The servants entrance
Is by private stairway in the rear of the court
HE main apartment connects with this diyi-
slon by single door. When the labors of the
day are over this door is locked The servant
cannot enter II, but the servant is free. When
she goes out and when she comes in is of no
consequence to anybody but herself This per
sonai freedom Is more valued than wages. And
Il accounts for the fidelity and long service
that French servants give. In the French
apartments that are let the servants rooms are
In the mansard. And the results are not ouite
so admirable. The social qualities of the
French are here Embossed; the gossip of each
family Is private property.
MARKETING IN FRANCE,
- every one knows, is done by the servants.
who keep a book and each month receive their
commissions from the trades people In these
servants quarters there is a community of in
terests, and at the end of the month the differ
emit commissions are apportioned equitably.
This prevents peaching on the part Of some
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| she wished to say to me. Just we were be
| ginning to talk that hateful Frank Bristow,
| joined us. was thoroughly angry. for the feI
| low is a cad. and was evidently bent on forcinl
me to introduce him to Lily. To put stop t.
| his lmpertlnence l proposed that he and
should walk on together. No sooner had We
| left the other two behind than he turned upor
me, roaring with laughter.
''Ah all MIR. Joseph, that is how you pas,
| your time now that your wife is fast in bed. i.
| it? All all | saw your little game the othe,
day. It's the best joke in the world. MA
sweet, confiding way she was looking I'D int
! your face was quite touching, while as for YOU
ah ali ! To think of Alfred Fortescue proving
| gay Lothario. 1t was deuced mean of Won
| though, not to introduce me, for she is an nm.
common pretty girl"
| My blood boiled. This fellow. who was barely
| tolerated in the family, to presume to adde's.
me in this hail-felow- well-met fashion, az if we
were on terms of equality 1t was gross piece
of ,impertinenee, and told him SO. But he
only laughed the more.
Don't be angry, old fellow" he called on,
as strobe away. You should choose a more
secluded place for your rendezvous if YOU mind
being seen. Ha, ha What joke p
had not lost sight of him five minutes be.
| fore it flashed across my mind that it was the
day my father-in-law entertained all his family
at dinner. l had already declined gono I'm,
Bristowe would be sure to be there: and INV
hair stood on end as 1 thought of what a pic.
| ture he might draw of our encounter.
l dined at my club, and did not return home
until every one was in bed. Margery wavIaid
| me as was going down to breakfast next morn.
| ing:
master Charlie would tell Won. sir. whar
you met him and Miss Bollitho in the nark"
good heavens! did spies dog my steps5-"tha,
| missus was very bad yesterday Really. sir.
| was quite afeerd, she suffered SO awful. Door
dear"
Now. I value Margery highly; but really her
tone was too impertinent-it seemed to imply
that was in some way responsible for INV
wife's sufferings. ! strobe past her without =
word, for chose that she should see that i WA
displeased.
Again. during breakfast, Lily seemed TO have
something on her mind; but each time she was
on the point of speaking her courage appeared
to fail her. was quite curious to know what
she wished to say.
That afternoon Charlie was ACCOMPANIED. moi
by Lily. but by old Margery, who chuckIed
with unconcealed triumph when 1 met them.
as if she read my disappointment on INV face
could not walk with the boy when that woman
was there, 80 went home alone. The house
maid told me that Mrs. Fortescue was asleep.
and did not wish to be disturbed. And vet
distinctly heard voices coming from her room.
well, II she does not wish to see ms" i
thought, II will not force myself upon her"
Now, really was not feeling well that day.
think had chill. The fire had gone out In
the breakfast-room, and the smoking room was
like grave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-25

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