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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-21

remembering that Peggy said something about the masters falling to the foot of the stairs.
 The lamps burned dinner, and l was conscious of a presence other than mortal. My heart gave stif1ed throb and seemed to stand still, and found myself foolishly asking: "Where am Ia" Presently l saw, or seemed to see, an object moving about in the extreme end of the hall. Slowly and hesitatingly the indistinct shape seemed to be hunting something. The soft footballs I heard plainly, now again, and my eyes riveted on the moving object of shadowy existence. followed it's constantly-chang ing positions, now standing, now crouching low, as if weary, with strange feeling of fascination am not able to describe.
 It seemed to me that lost my individu- ality; l was really myself no longer. felt that was also shadow being, like the one l was gazing at so fixedly; 8 sort of ob- scure, vapory body, full of life, however, and sympathy. Thought with wonderful rapidity somehow, and felt myself merging into tue shadow at the foot of the staircase. It was not Sir Rupert. l had forgotten him; but it was myself-my other self from away of-from the spirit land, and was weary. The burthen of my thoughts seemed to be such sad, hopeless ques- | tioning. Why for me was there no rest, no repose, when l needed it so much? There was such Q restraint on me, invis- ible, but such galling restraint as would drive mortal man mad to endure. And my situation was plainly mapped out be- fore me- and knew the replies to every l question might ask before could ask them.
 l Oh! what an existence. There was nc undoing what had done, no getting out o1 this wretched groove of useless regret. Pin toned by an unseen power, felt that was doomed to wander forever back and forth the length of my enslaving, invisible chains Always going and SO weary, but never ex hausted.
 felt that this was my terrible, endless punishment of soul agony for something which had done and for which there wa now no repentance, and in my deep despair uttered a low, piteous cry.
 The sound of my voice had broken tht awful spell which the apparition had throwl over me, and found myself standing befor' the door of the Hateful drawing-room. How managed to get there can not say, as
 was not conscious of having made singl' step in any direction while in my strang' state of sympathetic aorrow, and finally m.
 own soul weariness.
 Although did not remember of havln;
 made move, I had been drawn the half
 length of the great central hall by the powe
 of the weird, fascinating object, which fade'
 instantly at my uDeartb]y cry, leaving m
 my individuality once more,
 At this juncture all weariness had lei
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-21
your cousin, or were you contemplating

to your cousin, or were you contemplating : tripl'
 He looked at me for moment as if my words had put new idea in his head. Then he said: "lf you will wait, madame, I will write note, providing you will be kind enough to give it her; that is" and he hesitated, Eff she still remembers mel" looked at him. How could any one for get that face, I thought Then said: "Oh! certainly, she remembers you, MT. Per | cival. I have heard her speak of you quite often, and kno,r she would be glad to get @ l line from you.''
 He raised his eyes once more, and a slight | flush came over his face which left it almost pallid, while fancied soul-mist dimming
 those glorious eyes. He grew visibly agi-
 tated, but calming himself with an effort
 he said: "1f you will please to sit down on this seat and wait for me will indict a few lines to my cousin Miriam?'
 | I sat down on the rustic seat, old and moss grown, while he drew forth pencil and
 pocket diary from an inner pocket of his
 coat, and, tearing leaf from the book ! wrote to Miriam.
 | l watched him with a curious interest
 Would Miriam be glad to get this letter.
 was sure it would be letter into whose
 short length would be crowded the passion
 ate thoughts of years. I believed tha
 Miriam would waken from her morbid, help
 less grief after it's perusal, and watched
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-21

LAND WHY COULDN'T SHE wAIT!" SAID PEGGY. forth nervously, restlessly, and kept watch ing me out of the corners of those blue eyes covertly. l must make Q random shot If nothing more or Peggy Clarkson would soon begin to believe that 1 was an i'm postor T
 Peggy" said l, ''it may be that the grief of losing her husband and little innocent son will kill her before she can return. l believe that it is grieving that is killing her anyway, instead of disease. She has the portrait of Arthur and the baby, but has not her own, and doubtless she desires to have them all together. I do not know whether she thinks she will ever be able to return or not. dreaded always to mention it, and she might not want me to either; she is SO sad, Peggy, so sad"
 "Och hoon!" walled Peggy, ian it's dying she'll be in that far-away counthry, an it. me that'll niver set eyes on me darlint ony more, ony more!'
 "As long as there is life there is hope, Clarkson," ventured, cheerfully. "Oh, yis; but whin there's not much of aythur to depind on it's therrible."
 "Well, Peggy" said, hopefully, "when go home shall tell her just how you feel |; back to Heatherleigh, and verify believe she'll come, for she remembers how you | used to love her."
 "Arrah! and thin ye can hev the DOT thrait, ma'am; yis, me Leddy, ye can take the swate, proud face from the gallery. and carry me old weary hearts blissing with it to Miriam"
 Ipresume I never felt so fully relieved in my life; SO glad that l might fulfill my promise made on the spur of the moment and which I had dreaded to carry out ever since I set foot on English soil
 But that was gotten along with. I went over to Peggy and kissed her witheree cheek "Miriam will be so glad, so thank full to you, I know. Her pale face vii brighten, am sure, and you will be glad too that you have given her happiness, i only for a day"
 "An' it's roight ye are, ma'am; it's roigh ye are. Peggy Clarkson wouldn't be man' enuff to wrong the sw2te lady on tho foot sthool, not her. But r do belave the mas thurs spirit will be therrible angry if tha porthrait laves the Hall, :" she added, drop ping her voice to Q whisper and making tn sign of the cross on the snowy folds of he vandyke.
 "Pooh! I don't believe that Sir Ruper can know any Ithing of it," I said, lightly.
 "An' ye niver moinde, ma am, whin h cooms in the midnoight to do pinance, an goes a walkin' an a walkn' ov the grea house, he'll miss the porthrait, or Peggy fool"
 "Do you really believe that his spirit here ever" I asked, earnestly, lookin . straight into those great, blue eyes. e II know 1t, ma'am," she replied with ur
 mistakable emphasis; and gave in.
 "Well, I suppose it is," I said. "Won't yo go through the hall with me, Peggy, som
 night and let me hear him walk1 I'd yer = much like to hear him; indeed, would"
 She looked at me in wild-eYed silence
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Wine Room
1T. F. Kelly, Proprietor.

189 Bank Street, Waterbury, Conn. Recently reftted throughout Fine Liquors Wines and Ales Choice brands of Cigars
 H Philip Best's Warranted Milwaukee Beer
 on draught speciality.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-21
CHAPTER XXI.

"An' io's moighty strange what koinde ov folks ye Americans are, ony way. Oi reckon as ye're so indipindint the other soide the wather that ye're not afraid O the spirits, or the dead, or the divil his selfr' i:
 "You are right in that, Peggy; we are not standing in particular fear of any one but God"
 "An' Oi ruther guess some ov lem don't sthand in qualkin' fear O Him, not by an overly soight."
 could not help smiling at the earnest ness of the old housekeeper and the near ness of her shrewd guess to the facts of the case. But said: "Well, will you go with me, Peggy, to find Sir Rupert in the central hall some night before go home" And she promised me she would. It happened on rather sullen, gusty night that Peggy and chose to investigate l the ghost story, or rather, l chose, for Clarkson did not choose, save only for the sake of her promise.
 With the recital of Sir Rupert's roaming ing in my ears and burning in my soui waited, in company with Peggy and Ancil l in the deep silence for the spirit to "walk. V l Clarkson, all in a shiver of fright and ex citement, declared that had taken "the very koinde ov noight on which the spirit wud be most loikely to give us fai' show"
 Idrew my wraps about me in the dense shadows, and Clarkson chung to me like frightened child as we entered the centra hall, and our footsteps echoed hollow ane strangely IS we proceeded.
 Had it not been for my overruling desire of experiencing genuine spirit visit ane my morbid love of adventure with the mys terious, I should have given up the projec at the outset because of the old housekeep CTS increasing timidity. But could no bring myself to say: "Let us give it up, and SO we proceeded.
 So crouching low on the lower steps o , the great oaken staircase we waited pa
 tiently for some demonstration of Sir Ru
 pert. The hall lamps, which had not beel
 lighted since the dead master lay, so colt
 and rigid, in the adjoining room, were light
 ed, and, burning low, cast moro of gloon ! than cheerfulness around us. The witch
 Ing hour approached; the shadows hun
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CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XX11.
 ''She told me in secret" he said, present ly, looking up with sigh; ''but as you seem to know of her whereabouts also, pre- sumo 1 am not betraying my cousin to stranger or enemy!'
 He paused and his look of inquiry melted all the reserve was trying to muster, so l said: "I may as we'll tell you, then. sec ing you know her plans, that am that lady friend and that Miriam lives with me at Bay View"
 "Oh! at last have heard directly from herp' he exclaimed, almost beside himself with joy. Then he came forward and gave me his hand and said he was "glad to see Miriam's friend"
 Iknew that before he spoke, for the glad ness was written all over his fine face in happy smiles, unmistakably. "When are you going baok!" he vent ured, eyeing the toe of his neatly polished boot, and, doubtless, hoping that l had not read his secret.
 ''In few days," answered.; "Miriam | sent mo to tho Hall on an crrand, and that | Is why am here. I came to visit friends elsewhere. But did you wish to send word
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that he had entered into O great number of
absurd verbal contracts and agreements.
All of these they as gentlemen have as
sumed and will now carry out. Mr.. McAl-
listers withdrawal will not injure the ball,
seriously or otherwise.
''I will pay him one compliment, con-
tinued Mr.. Fish. "His arrangements about
the box tickets were excellent. All the de-
tails for the ball are now complete, the con-
tracts are made and the boxes are sold. Nc
Allister will do very well for the manager of
a Patriarchs' ball. That isquite different
affair from this. Then he would have to
provide for only 400 persons, and spend
only about $1,000. Here we have to pro-
vide for 800 persons, at an expense of $780,
900. What does he have to do to get up
Patriarchs' ball? He goes to Delmonico
and says: Give us another Then he goes
to johnson and saws: Give us another
400 carriages, just like the last The only
changes he needed to make in the Delmoni-
co order was to substitute different colored
globes for the lights, a different brand of
wine, flowers of more seasonable kind or
different color and a few changes in the
supper.
''This talk about the McAllister 400 is all
nonsense. 1t was Charles Delmonico who
created them, by his building of ballroom
that would accommodate Just that number.
There are two 400's in this city. My brother
belongs to the McAllister 400, and belong
to the other. McAllister is a very good
dandy, but he is utterly incapable of look
ing after business matters"
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RESULTS OF TWO COURTS MARTIAL.
Army and Navy Circles Specializing on the
Lydecker and Armes Gases.

Lydecker and Armes Gases.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHL
WASHINGTON, April 14.-All the talk
in army circles is the probable outcome of
the Lydecker and Armes courts martial.
The trial of Major Lydecker for neglect of
duty, in failing to give proper oversight to
the great water works tunnel for the Capt.
tol, was long and searching. The finding
of the court has been in the hands of Major
General Schoield for several days, and will
probably be approved and made public
thin day or Two. 1t is whispered about
that the sentence of the court is that the
Major shall be suspended from rank and
duty for period of two years.
As to the Armes case, it is a general
opinion that in consideration of the Cap
tain's peculiar temperament. and on ac-
count of his record for bravery during the
war, the sentence will be light one, proba-
bly, censure and brief suspension. 1t is
understood that Governor Beaver, while too
much of a soldier to attempt to interfere
with the severe discipline of court mar
tial, has expressed hope that no supposed
indignity suffered by him will procure any
additional punishment for Captain Armes.
The Captain has been anything but war
like since the beginning of the trial, and is
said to keenly regret his indiscretions. 1t
is asserted by some of his friends, however,
that If opportunity offers during the course
of the trial the Captain will explode a
bomb by producing sworn evidence in re-
gard to the conduct and transactions of
some of his enemies who are high officers
that will be decidedly startling.
fools that ha hoe hooY1
hunted and prosecuted by certain army
clique, and will do anything he can by way
of retaliation, if driven to the wall. His
former trial, which resulted in his dismissal
from the army, was shown to have been a
disreputable conspiracy, the chief actors in
which were themselves soon dismissed from
the army in disgrace, and while the Cap
tain's erratic, but really harmless, conduct
in connection with the Inauguration is
deemed worthy of some formal action, the
hearings of the court would arouse like in
terest, were it not for an expectation that
Armes will produce something sensational
in his defense.
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HALSTEAD DIDN'T WANT 1T.
That's the Belief of Senator Sherman
Neither is the Editor to be Governor
Other Editors mud Senators,

That's the Belief of Senator Sherman
Neither is the Editor to be Governor
Other Editors and Senators.
Part of the United States Senate was at
the Union depot last evening, Senators
Spooner and Philetus Sawyer going home,
and John Sherman returning to Washing
ton to see the President, possibly iabout
Ohio appointments.
It is not more than week since Senator
Sherman was in terviewed in PIttsburg; but a
man of his experience and ability has al
ways something new to say. Here's his
latest:
No, the rejection of Mr.. Halstead by the
Senate will not improve his chances for the
Governorship of Ohio, for the simple reason
that he is not candidate. Mr.. Halstead
doesn't want anything. He wasn't even
anxious to go to Germany, and the honor came
TO him unsought. The Senate certainly made
a great mistake in reviving the Payne case. 1t
is ridiculous to call up newspaper articles
Mr.. Halstead has kind heart and is without
malice
President Harrison has appointed a number
of editors to important positions, but there is
nothing remarkable or strange in that Gen.
eral jackson did the same thing.
As for the alleged snu6blng Of Mr; I Blame en oy
will soon retire from the Cabinet to preserve
his dignity, these are journalistic stories.
am glad the Senate has lately discussed
diplomatic problems with open doors. The
fishery question: extradition treaty and the
Samoan difficulties were considered in public
Foreign countries never discuss diplomatic
questions in secret, and why should weP
Certainly, have always been in favor of de-
veloplng our trade with South America. I
wouldn't subsidize a line of steamships; that
word subsidy is odious: but would pay good
price for carrying the United States mail, say
SlO0OOO to Brazil whether 100000 letters were
taken there or not. Like the man who spends
money for few years in building up trade
from which he will reap profit in the future,
such system would materially increase our
South American commerce.
Senator Sawyer said that the President
had turned out of Office twice as many,
so far, as Cleveland did in the same time,
and he thought this was sufficient to show
that Mr.. Harrison is not moving too slowly,
as the politicians complain.
Senator Spooner remarked that the Demo-
Gratis had always been worried about Blaine,
and they are responsible for the rumors cir
culating about him.
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A MAN WHO WILL BE MISSED.
Superintendent Bell, of the Foreign Mail
Service, Hard Official to Replace.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
WASHINGTON, April 14.-One of the ap-
pointees of the late administration who is
most anxious to surrender his place to sue
cessor is Mr.. Nicholas M. Bell, Superin-
tendent of Foreign Mails in the General
Postofice. Mr.. Bell has been from the time
of his appointment one of the most popular
gentlemen in the public service. Having
important warehouse interests in st. Louis,
the city of his residence, he presented his
resignation to Postmaster General Wana-
maker almost as soon as that gentleman was
inducted into Office, but it has not yet been
accepted, and no successor has been ap-
pointed.
During Mr.. Bells incumbency he gave
special attention to the extension of the for
eipn mail service, and at the time of his
resignation had negotiations well under way
by which the conveniences of the parcels
post would have been in operation between
the United States and every South Ameri-
can State. AT present nothing except let
ter or a newspaper can pass by mail between
this and the South American countries,
and this renders it so expensive to send
small parcels as to almost, prohibit their
transmission.
A young Spanish South American from
Ecuador QeSlreu Lne OCher day TO write
friend residing at Quito to forward him a
few boxes of cigars which are made there
at about three for cents, but which are
superior to cigars sold in the ordinary
shops of the United States at any
price He inquired Of Mr.. Bell what it
would cost to have them brought by mail,
and was informed by the superintendent
that they could not be mailed at all. He
discovered that the only channel through
which they could be transmitted was sort
of express arrangement between the two
countries, and that the carriage of box of
30 cigars between South America and the
United States would cost about S1S, exclusive
of duty and regardless of their value.
Had Mr.. Bell remained in Office the ar
rangements for the parcels post would have
been completed within few weeks, but the
cessation of correspondence touching the
matter, and the probable inexperience of
Mr.. Bells successor, will doubtless defer
negotiations for six months or year.
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IN THE FIGHT TO STAY.
Mr.. Carnegie VIII support Representative
Wherry's ANTI DISCRIMINATION Meas
ure Through Thick and Thin
Hope at Least in the

near cutures

rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, April 14.-Representative
Wherry is in receipt of letters from Andrew
Carnegie, in which that gentleman declares
that he is in the anti-discrimination fight to
stay, and will support Mr.. Wherry through
thick and thin. He will carry the fight
through to the next session of the Legisla-
ture if bill does not pass this Legislature,
and it is quite likely the fight viii have to
be made there, and before the people.
Mr.. Wherry said to-day: "The good
Lord and the people of Cumberland county
willing, 1 will be in the next Legislature to
help make this fight. Here is where want
Governorship."
A Republican member, speaking on the
subject to-day, said: There is this peculiar
feature about the knights of Labor petit
tions for Mr.. Wherry's anti-discrimination
bill, that none of them were presented
through the regularly appointed legislative
committee. There is also peculiar feature
about the knights of Labor legislation of
the session that has succeeded, and that is
that it all came from Democrats"
The prospects of any legislation adverse
to the railroads going through the Legisla-
ture at this session are very slight, but it is
more than probable that the bill that will
be taken up is the railroad commission bill
of Mr.. Williams, of Luzerne.
The Williams bill was introduced on
February 5, and was reported by the Rail-
road Committee, with a negative recon-
mendation, on February %. 1t provides
for commission of three persons, at sala-
ries of Sc, 500 each, with $500 additional to
the one elected chairman, and secretary at
$1,000. The duty of the commission is to
know all about the railroads of the State,
and for that purpose it is to have access to
all books, papers, etc., of railroad corpora
tions, and may through the courts compel
the production of these, when they cannot
otherwise be obtained. It shall examine
complaints of shippers against railroad COM
panies, and its finding shall be accepted as
evidence in any judicial proceeding. The
commission is given no power to punish Of
fenses, and the bill does not define any of
fense, except refusal to give the commission
full and free access to all information, upon
report of which to the Attorney General he
shall take such action as he deems expe-
dient.
1t is made a misdemeanor for the COM
mission, or any of its members, clerks,
agents, etc., to disclose the business of one
corporation to another. The commission is
designed to see that the railroad companies
obey such laws as exist, and to ascertain
whether they are violating them or not.
After that it appears it can merely recon-
mend, and if the railroad officials do not see
fit to adopt its recommendation, the only
recourse of the complainant is to go into
the courts. 1t may be intended to make the
bill basis for something stronger
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Sporting Notes.

ST. LOUIS defeated the Torontos yesterday by
IA to 4
THE "Globe Trotters," that is Spaldings ball
teams, will be here tomorrow.
In an exhibition game at Brooklyn yesterday
the Brooklyns defeated Newarks by 7to2
THERE is an excellent picture of Jake Beck
ley in the current issue of the Sporting Life.
IN game at Philadelphia yesterday the
Athletics defeated the Reading club by 10 to l.
ED NIKIRK denies that he sent ringer" to
run a race either at Oil City or any other place.
THE five winners of the pedestrian contest
have s., 800 to share among them. Noremac
will get about s., 900.
THE Clos have organized for the season
with the following members: E. Rely c.; j.
Mckinley, p.; J. Ketfe, S. s.; M. Nugeur, lst b.;
W. Welsh, End b.; ]. Brennan. 3rd b.; ]. Griffin,
C. f.; F. V. Fortune, ]. f.: B. Harmon, I. f. All
challenges addressed to E. RELY, 95 Wylie ave-
nue..