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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-02
CHAPTER II,

THE CHANG OF ARMS.
 What fairer sight on earth is there than the rich valleys and blue mountains of Norther1 Virginia, when the golden sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-02

wherever he went Harry Winthrop was as fine young fellow as you would meet with in long days march. But the old man only noticed the pallor in his boys face and shrank from the blow he was about to in- flict.
 For time they walked arm in arm in silence The Captain found it so hard to speak.
 Harry, boy" at last he gasped, II have bad news for you-Katc Frobisham-you'u bear 1t like a man-sh- has"
 "Yes, know, dear old dad, she has gone home."
 But do ycN know with whom she has gonef'thc Captain asked, in surprised anx- iety.
 "Yes, she wrote and told mo she was go- ing with Lecroix. It seems as if she had given mo up, doesn't it, dada"
 -" And you, my boy" the old man said, with lips tremulous With emotion, 'have you the courage to show tho girl that you"
 "Trust in her to tho last. Why, of course have. Do not love her, dad.'
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19

The interview that ensued was a very
painful one to both parties.
Mrs NoIen had not got the money, and
could not get it for week at least. She
convinced her son by documentary evil
dence that such was the case. 1t might
be possible to borrow from Judge Ketelle;
there was no other way. These were
facts which no arguments or entreaties
could alter. Mrs. Nolen was terribly
agitated by the revelation OF her sons
incorrigible perversity, and her tears and
anguish put him in almost suicidal
frame of mind 1t seemed to him that if
he could only escape from this predica-
ment he would never allow himself to get
caught again. But there was no escape,
except through the judge, and that was
almost as bad as no escape at all. The
Judge, even if he agreed to the loan, was
not the man to spare Percy plain and
severe statement of the reprehensibility
of his behavior. The young man writhed
in anticipation of this rebuke. He knew
he deserved it, but it would not be easier
to endure on that account. Under ordi-
nary circumstances he might rebel and
answer back; but it would not do to fight
with man whom he was begging money
of. He had always been proud of his
pride; now that pride was going to suffer
a fatal humiliation Only one thing
could be worse, and that was to inform
his opponent of the night before that he
could not pay him Percy wished that
he had never been born, and then he
wished that he were dead.
The first wish being impracticable, and
the second one that he did not care to
put into practice, he left his mothers
house in an unenviable frame of mind,
and turned his steps in the direction of
Judge Ketelle's Office. He felt gloomy
and desperate. He could understand how
men, heretofore respectable, were in
duced to become thieves or robbers Had
be been bank cashier, he felt that he
was in mood to rob the safe and depart
for Canada: or if he had been alone on a
dark road with a wealthy old gentle
man, he could have taken him by the
throat and gone through his pockets
But he was on Fifth avenue, in broad
daylight, and these short methods of re-
imbursing himself were not available.
He struck into Broadway, and pres
entity, about a block in advance, he
caught sight of a graceful female figure
thar he knew. walking in the same di-
rection with himself. 1t was Sylvia
Tu- STALL He hastened his steps; but
just before he came up with her she
turned into larg jewelry shop on the
right.
1t was as good a place as another for
an interview, and he felt feverish de-
sire to speak to her. He followed her
into the shop, and, as she came to
pause at one of the counters, he stood be-
side her and uttered her name
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19

also fair sprinkling of the other sex
There were also the statesmen and the
walkers. and perhaps few other per-
sons whose office was not to promote
sales but to prevent appropriations of
stock by individuals who had not gone
through the formality of paying for it.
Yet It seemed impossible that, among
such multitude, the eyes of detective
should be able to fix upon the malefac-
tors, and nevertheless a successful theft
was very uncommon occurrence in the
great jewelry shop
When Mrs Tunstall heard her name,
she turned with start, and her vivid
but pretty face paled. Don't STAY"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19
CHAPTER IV.

UDGE KETEL-
LES proph ecy
was delayed; but
it came true at
la st; and Mrs.
Nolen did not
keep her promise
to him.
0 n 9 morning
Percy came to the
house, and came
up to his mothers
boudoir, w b ere
she was sitting
re a d n g Mr..
Shorthouse's rO-
nance of "John
Inglesant. Mrs.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19
CHAPTER v.
A FATAL MEETING.

HE shop was a
very large one,
and was full of
customers, for
the holiday sea-
son was at hand,
and the wealthier
portion of t h Q
community was
presenting itself
w i t b precious
gifts. The GUS
t o m e rs w ere
C h i g fl y ladies,
though there was
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19

Nolen was not given to reading fiction as
a. rule. but Mr. Shorthouse was under
stood TO be religious writer, and she
enjoyed his book very much without en-
tirely understanding it. Percy kissed
her, and sat down in a chair opposite.
After little desultory conversation he
said. Mother, I'm in a scrape!''
Her heart sank; she closed her book,
and folded her hands,upon it, 'Oh, my
sOnr' she siid, falteringly.
We'll, it's nothing so very dreadful"
he returned, forcing smile. 81 was up
at Monmouth Park the other day, and
lost a little honeywell. it was pretty
good. sum, for me. I'm not a Croesus,
you know, and few thousand dollars
makes difference"
''Mohmouth Park? What is that?"
cts track: they race horses there.
you know"
Percy. have you been betting on
horse races?'
mercy, mother, it's no crimei All
the fellows do it. | should look queer if
I didn't chip in with the restl Only this
time happened to get in pretty deep;
and as all the favorites were beaten I
got badly left"
'Do you mean that you lost all the
money you wageredY'
Every cent of it; you never saw such
run of bad luck in your life The trouble
was. made up my mind to win anyhow;
so each time | lost put it all on the next
race. SO as to get back what was gone.
and more into the bargain. 1t was as
good as certain that wouldn't lose every
race, you see. So when it came to the
last had big pile on; and it was voted
a sure thing. believe it was the Jockeys
fault, after all. Anyhow, he lost the
race by SHORT head; and if l hadn't
had return ticket I'd have been obliged
to walk home"
IAN your money gonel Why, my
son. H>you had invested it, you might
have lived comfortably on the interest of
it'll And your father gave it to you to
start you in your profession. What can
you dor
well, mother, must do the best /
can. l know it's all wrong, and I'm
very sorry and all that. But it's no use
crying for split milk I'm in hole and
I've got to be helped out of it somehow"
II will speak to Judge Ketelle and see
whaS'-
Whatever you do, don't speak to
Judge KetelleI He can do no good, and
would be certain to do lot of mischief
What business is it of Judge Ketelle's
anyway
"He was appointed executor under the
viii and"-
''That is no concern of mine, motherl
NV interest in the will ceased when
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19


He has no right to help me, even if he
wanted to, which he doesn't"
''My son, he is the best friend | have,
and whatever is for our good"-
"My dear mother, tell you it won't
do! know what the judge would say,
and after he had said it | would be no
better off than am now. | have some
pride, and don't want all the world to
know that I'm beggar. l shouldn't
think you would, either"
Percy, you know l wish nothing but
your good, but
''The long and short of the matter is
that unless am to be disgraced l must
have some money, and without any de-
lay, too. | owe a few bills-they don't
amount to much-and must have lit
tie to go on with. A thousand dollars
would cover the whole thing. You can
let me have it. can't your
"a thousand dollars! But after that,
Percy? You will be wanting money all
the time, and this cannot go on forever"
''It isn't going on forever. This is the
first time | have ever asked you for
cent, mother, and it shall be the last
Heaven knows it was hard enough to
have to come to you at any rate; but
didn't expect you would make it harder
by arguing about it!''
"My dearest boy, you might have all
possess, SO far as | am concerned"-
"Who else is concerned except you?
thousand dollars isn't going to ruin you,
mother, but it is ruin to me if don't get
it, And don't fear shall be coming to
you again. am going to stop the kind
of life have been living the last year
and turn over a new leaf. | have several
opportunities to get positions in the city,
and | am going to set to work at once
and find out what will be the best thing
AS soon as | am in a place where | can
turn around | shall put in my spare time
studying up my mining, and before an
other year is out shall be ready to ac-
cept an engagement. can support my
self as well as the next man-and make
fortune, tool But don't suppose you
want to see me miss all that for the sake
of paltry thousand dollars?"
The end of it was that Mrs. Nolen gave
him a thousand dollars. She tried to
make him promise that he would come
and live under her own roof, but he put
her off with temporizing reply. alleg-
ing, in no very logical vein, that he did
not wish to make himself burden to
her, but when he got fixed" so that he
could pay her for his board and lodging
he would come with pleasure.
The request indicated that getting fixed
was an operation that required time
The fact was that Percy paid sums on
account to his most pressing creditors,
including the proprietor of his lodgings,
and went on living much as before; to
salve his conscience he did make some
inquiries about work, but not in such
manner as to secure practicable answers
One subject possessed his mind, and that
was Mrs. Tunstan. 1t was impossible for
him to live with his mother while that
affair was going on. His infatuation was
intensified by Sylvia's timidity and re-
luctance. A mans brains count for
nothing in such matter. Percy lived
in the desire of the moment; he gave no
thought to the inevitable consequences
If he might see her today. or tomorrow,
no matter about the day after, and no
matter that the meeting was fraught
with danger both to her and to him. The
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19
FROM THE DIARY OF INSPECTOR B4RNEs.
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE,
AUTHOR Of

'The Robbery can American Penman Etc
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ghe Daily Eight.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY. q, 1899.
A Bows Letter. to His Father.

Is OyS L6tNeT W MS ob''O''
SEEDLEBURG, N. N, Feb. 10, 'S9.
MI DEER FATHER: You're las Letter
calm all rite. Will you send me ball
and a bat and top am awfell loan
some hear but if you send me ball
and q bat l shall feal better how Is
mama and the baby, please pick out
good bat and how is aunt Lucy. don't
let the store man sell you one of them
cheap base balls on you as they amt
no good and some of the bats are
cracked be sure and take q good look
at elm. You wanted to know how 1
am gettin on with my books. I
am lesrnin geography and spelling
and rithmetick and and base ball. Say
pa I'm on the third base and I'm the
best left fielder in the hull school.
Tom Grimes sey he is but honest pa it
amt no such thing. / like rithalick
real well now don't forget the top get
one with a sharp point and hard fell
Ter, case the fellers takes terrible
straight aim and brakes us little fell
Iers tops to pieces how. is uncle John
which had the newrallgy L hope he is
feelin as we'll as usual. did uncle John
ever play ball 1 don't believe he nd
stand eny show here on our 8 he to slow
if 1 told the boys he was an Uncle they
might try him as empire, he'd soon
have the neurallgy knocked Outen
him. 1 am going to study awful hard
to pass zamination and when our nine
wins, l shall be at the head of the class.
l wrote a composition on the whale
and 1 sed the whale never hunted
prairie chickens or climbed trees on
land, cause he had no legs and the
fellers all lated and the professor he
grinned some too, that was mi first
composition and 1 will beat it bad
some day. Give my love to my sisters
and send the ball by express, kiss the
babie for me and don't forget the bat.
Yure affectonate son. 1 came near
forgettin the top. I say pap get a
good hard one with steel point hard
er the better. 1 think if you go to j.
M. Emerson & Co., on Soledad street,
the place where you soaked mains
W itch last July and bought me the
Waterbury, you can get the things,
don't forget 'em. Base ball, base ball,
but full size and a top tip top top.
Now don't forget your loving son,
DANIEL MALCOME BROTHERS.
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Paris Exposition 1889.

1t is estimated by New York COM
panies there will be over $4,000 per-
sons sailing from the port of New
York for Europe this season, many of
them going to the Paris Exposition.
The Transatlantic lines have not
made any reduced rates on account Of
the Exposition, as some persons claim,
but it will be to the advantage of in
tending tourists to secure their accom-
modations as early as possible to
secure a choice location of room. /
have made my arrangements with the
European Lines for securing the BEST
accommodations at LOWEST rates for
my patrons. represent every steam
ship line out of New York, Boston and
Philadelphia. Fall information IN
detail concerning the various lines
will be cheerfully furnished on ap-
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tons to secure business, so you can
rely on getting CORRECT information.
1 am the only agent in Texas making
a speciality of European travel.
w. ). YOUNG, Commerce street,
agent for all Transatlantic lines. If
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A Sound Legal Opinion.

E. cambridge, Munday Esq, county attor-
Electric Bitters with most happy results.
My brother also was very low with malarial
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for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as well as
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liver and stomach disorders stands un-
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The Chill Blast

That sets the naked branches a quivering. is
not felt by the wealthy valetudinarian in
doors, but not all the covering that can be
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tism and debility are also remedied by il.
Use it with persistence to effect a thorough
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UndeserYedly Laughed At.

The unthnking are prone to make game
nervousness. Yet this is very real and seri-
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Barber Shop for Sale.
Well located and doing a fine business,
Price $3.50. See Hambeton, Hadley s. Co.
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Turkish and Vapor Baths,
At Zilian's, corner Commerce and
Alamo streets. Stiff
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and neighbors
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the many who know from personal expert
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Oreiss, Thompson & Co.'s
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DR.. B. F. Kingsley,
Office at City Drug Store. 11-2S-1y
Electric 3itterS,

This remedy is becoming so well known and
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Sunset Wood Yard,

Simmang & Co. proprietors; yard
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Telephone No 81.
Dry post oak delivered, $3.50 per
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Dry post oak sawed, $500 per cord.
Fifty cents per cord less for parties
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Orders promptly attended to. 2-7-1m
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EDOCh.

The transition from long, lingering and
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The Last Opportunity.

Prof. Windsor L. L. B. the eminent
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Western Wood Yard.

We are now prepared to furnish
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fireplace or stoves, from our yard on
Morales street, between the tracks of
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Call and see us at the yard, or ring up
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Paris Exposition 1889.

Join the Texas Industrial and Agri-
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For rates, ETC., apply to 410 East Hous-
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Good Business for Sale.

The good will, stock and fixtures of
a nice grocery and hardware store, do
ing good business and located in
one of the best railroad towns sur
rounding San Antonio. Large rock
store and dwelling combined and rent
cheap. HAMBLETON, HADLEY & Co.
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DIR. C. w. PhiIinS

OF San Antonio has no partner. His
office is at 266 West Commerce street
over Jess NJ. Rel's jewelry store. If
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-Wanted-A competent house girl.
Appll y to Mrs. H. -. Kampmann, cor
ner Avenue E and Fourth, street. If
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to Join that large band ofAmerican "exiles
who reside permanently on this side OF
''the pond"
1--WE are about to start" he said to me,
''in the direction of our new home, Villa
Biancheri, at Villefranche, near Nice. We
shall be couple of weeks on the way,
going to Chambery, then to Turin, and
thence over the Maritime Alps by dill.
gence to Nice. Should it prove too hot at
Vfllefranche, though it is down in the list
of summer resorts, we shall 60 back to
Switzerland again. We have a pleasant
house with Q terrace, on the Cornlche
Road"
Another novelist, woman this time, was
in Paris recently. L refer to the much
abused Mrs. Gertrude Atherton. She is
now at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, at
Boulogne-sur- Mer, where she has been busl-
ly engaged on her new California story. II
have just finished my book" she writes to
me, "of about 1885, 900 words. 1t took me
three weeks, which is the quickest piece OF
work ever did. am almost afflicted with
nervous prostration In consequence. But
1 must always write at white heat or not at
all. / am going over to London for few
days, and then off into the country, partly
in order to get beyond the range Of the
newspapers, and partly for the purpose OF
copying my book"
might 60 on and increase this list al
most indefinitely, for Senator Sherman,
Senator Mcpherson, ex-Mayor Hewitt,
John Hay, ex-Mayor Smith Ely, and a host
of other celebrities have been here or are
still here. But have written enough to
prove that I am quite within bounds when
stated at the beginning Of this letter that
never have there been so many well-known
Americans in Paris as during the present
summer. THEODORE STANTON,