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terms that l could be supposed to know
much of his movements while in this
city" The clerk outside had become
interested by this time and mentally
calculated: ssW hat liar!"
81 am not the sort Of man to beat
around the bush, and may as we'll be
plain with you," said Mr.. Wilcox.
You have of course, heard Of my
friend Mario Delaro's murder near his
own wine cellars on the night o.
the twenty-drst of last mo nth?'
. eyes, I did hear of the sad occur
ance," was the rejoinder. Joel Wilcox
Continued: s'The week before that muir
der Mr.. Delaro told me of deal he
made with you, though Velasquez, in
some mining stock that paid big, and
Pm here as representative of Deiaro's
widow to know if the matter has ever
been fixed up"
eyes, ] believe it has," replied
Crandall; ssbut to make sure will step
around to the Office of the broker who
sold the stock for Velasquez and in
quire if the money has been paid" say
ing which he rose to go and handed MI.
WILCOX d newspaper w ICcse 0AAI Lao
temporary absence.
AS soon as Crandall had gone Joel
Wilcox muttered to himself: Swell, j
wonder how much more money the vii
liam has scraped together. There is no
account of that money being paid to
Delaro on his books, at least l couldn't
find it if there was. The yaller-skin-
ned 'possum tried his best to clean out
his best friend before he killed him. .
He was not left to his thoughts very
long, for, no sooner was Crandalps back
turned than the clerk made an excuse
to come into the room with a bundle OF
papers in his hand As soon as this in
.dividnal got close enough to Mr.. Wilcox
he whispered:
s.You were inc uiring about the trans
actions Of Mr.. Velasquez with this
house?'
tsYes, was" the astonished million
ARE responded.
.sThen appoint meeting with me to-
night and Twill give you some informa-
ton that will prove OF value.
What do you know about the bust
.ness?' queried Mr. Wilcox. SIS.
.sAIore than care to know, was the
rejoinder, but Pm getting tired OF It
and must tell somebody y. What hotel
are you stopping atp'' n
.sThe Palace" was the answer. Room
81. q
pect me there tonight at nine.
O'Clock, then, Z 3 said the clerk, who then
left the room, not = moment too soon, FOR
at thai moment Crandall returned his
walk out to the other brokers' Office
ahYing been merely ind. 'ss
VI ithout wal ting until hesSsas seated
she informed I. 1cox that the stock
certi flcates been sold M
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+ 32
Forsthis purpose he called at the of
flee of Crandan s CO., investment
brokers' Delaro had often told him
that he was in the habit Of doing 81 lit lit
tie d specializing occasionally through
this house, Velasquez invariably con-
Quoting the deals 5
So Wilcox naturally thought this
would be a good starting point d.
On entering the Office, he Inquired Tor
Mr.. Crandall. and was ushered into the
gentleman's private room. ,5 .5s !.
AS soon as Mr.. Crandal heard the
name Of his caller he pricked up his
ears and was Immediately prepared to
act as obsequiouslY as an obsequlous
man possibly could, under such circum-
stances.
For Joel Wilcox was well-known
man in Frisco, his enormous wealth
being matter of public gossip. and
the little lynx-eyed broker thought he
was in for good stroke OF business, he
of course surmising that the millionaire
was on the lookout for an investment.
In this. as we know, he was doomed
to disappointment. The broker foresaw
what was coming when Mr.. Wilcox
asked:
4. do you know if Leon Velasquez is in
town, Mr.. Crandall?' Now the
broker and Velasquez were 'bosom
cronies," having worked many quiet
and sometimes Shady deals together.
Still, the broker was by far the
shrewder OF the two men, and while
Velasquez brought the lambs to the
slaughter Crandall managed to catch
most of the blood. Therefore, when
this question was suddenly sprung upon
him he was decidedly surprised, but at
the same time was too old in the bust
ness to betray any undue agitation.
'sMr. Velasquez. All, yes, remem Der
him now; the gentleman from San Pao-
lap he said, with assumed Indifference.
''But why do you come here in search o.
that gentleman, Mr.. Wilcox; it is hardly
probable that should be aware Of the
fact even if he did happen to be in town.
His calls here are exceedingly few and
far between, like angels visits, as it
were, if l may be permitted to make
use of such an old and familiar express
sion"
s'What lie." thought his clerk, Ia
young Englishman) who had without
intention left the door ajar when he
ushered Mr.. Wilcox into the private
room, and thus heard the remarks as he
sat at his desk in the public office.
ssWel1," said Mr.. Wilcox, II have
been informed that he had a good many
business transactions with you and that
this would be likely place to find him
Eyes, the little broker responded,
''Mr Velasquez certainly did have some
business to transact with me but his
visits here were always Of the most
formal nature and we were not on such
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CHAPTER v,

During the journey to San Paola on
the following day, Joel Wilcox took the
opportunity to have a good long talk
with Percy Lowell and ascertain what
that young man knew about the many
transactions which had taken place be-
tween Velasquez and Crandall.
Sometimes the young Englishman
got very communicative for he was
naturally free open hearted sort of a
fellow, not more than twenty-seven
years of age, or whereabouts.
Wilcox red him SO we'll that he
asked Lowell to give him little OF his
history. Said Lowell: ''If I tell you my
history you may not think SO well of
me after you hear it as you do now
ssOh, dare say, Like most young men
who drift to Frisco, you have led a
kinder wild life, but it is evident you
were primed with pretty good educa-
ton before you started in on it, was the
response.
Eyes, said the Englishman, II sup
pose that's so, and since / left Oxford |
have seen life through the Kaleidoscope
of many promiscuous journeyings. ! left
home before was twenty, got through
good pile Of money in Paris and Brus-
sells and then suddenly found myself in
New York. played the races, gambled
and knocked around from one job to
another and altogether led a bohemian
life. But feel like SOLDERING upnow;
it isn't necessary for fellow to be avag-
abond all his life, and I'm ready for the
change. 1t isn't more than three weeks
since handled the chips for the last
time, but / have done with 1t for keeps.
BY the way, the very last game | sat
down to was in the same room that Velas-
quez frequented and he dropped over Eve
thousand dollars that night. It was the
same evening he sold the mining stock.
He often used to come to that den, and
some of the boys there know good
deal about him, but very much ques-
ton whether any OF them would tell
you much.
ssGood,'' remarked Loveps newly
found friend, "I'm glad to hear that
your are tired Of your wild life, and,
what's more, believe you. SO from
now on you will please consider yourself
private secretary to Joel Wilcox. l
never did put on airs before, but
q guess T Amt too old to begin. Is 1T 9
COP,
87 73S .sV az, you astonish me, Mr.. Wilcox;
but Will try Is deserve your = conf nj.
.dence.' q ri ss .si. 81 SIS
81 right; u count nyselt = pretty
9ood iniIl % of = nan when & see, one and
T fsss - n III u M I'D
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murderer, and may the blessed Virgin
have mercy on him when ! do-for |
will have none.
Joel Wilcox promised that he would
leave no stone unturned, but as Rey-
mans trial was to come off in about ten
days he must go to San Francisco and
interview the brokers. SO as to find out
all he could about Ve1asquez's recent
actions. 5
That is the clew 1 must follow, he
said to the widow. Sin the meantime,
you, Of course, will keep your eyes
and ears open to al that transpires IN
this Immediate neigh borhood. s
Such was the compact which Joel
Wilcox and the widow OF; Delaro en-
tered into that night and through
many weary years off mingled hopes
and disa DIN tment, they kept the one
aim il CONSTANT view. Nh
5s$ys: he next morning joel ilcox
started FOR San neisco. 60 Iearn wliat
he could shout ttlhe money Whic Ve1as-
y A 4 I'M. NJ
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CHAPTER vi.

= W.
elf Mr.. Wilcox and Percy are not back
here in week we might as we'll return
to New York. 1t is getting late in the
season, and really, mamma, can not
endure much more OF the noise and bus
tie of this hotel" III.
.'Haye little patience, child; we may
hear from them any day"
''Oh! mamma,-if you could only know
how tired / am of being necessarily fol-
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I,urprise l bnt intsnse indi

pu1 RAASSy -
the peopl
the y ,;,s
etto Was called ana 81 Ia.
Feapon WAS pr .e ~ ~
S. the Delaro house g noio 80
.estify that they LAG seen
ieveral times wing % II Aa1
Mr. Yelasq ue2s roon
Other WI tnesses 49,.
N glowing Terms e = 80
lnd then the " 3 VI
charge the He Io1a 80.
guilt could not 3oe 1us1i = = =
from the shoulders oI tne PCS u,
chose OF Velasq uez on the eVaaence s 80
Ind made prolonged reference y - !, r'
TONS angry talk Win IJeiaFo Anu 49, stts
TACT that he followed s the Z. mhroes'o
man out OF the cellars. ,,5i
The judge WAS JUST snggestllnlg = .n9
'easonableness and apll1ty q W. icy
man having committed tho 1oul soe a,''I,
when Percy Lowell, who had been s. care g
FULLY scrutinizing the stlletto' in 1'''
:upted.
The young fellow had noticed tnat
the point OF the weapon was broken.
only an extremely small fragment ~
the point was missing. but it was largo
enough to be noticed. He handed the
dagger to the lawyer for the defense ana
drew his attention to the fact. inc
lawyer understood its purport In mo-
ment
In q rather rude and hasty manner,
but such as the occasion demanded, ne
called upon the Judge to desist in his
summing up, and asked that further
evidence be taken.
The judge, who was strictly impair
tial, remarked that in such case 1T was
hardly possible that so blunt point
could have penetrated the dead mans
body as deeply as Delaro's wound, but
that this was a matter worthy the Ut
most consideration of the jury.
eyes, indeed 1t is, your honor" said
the lawyer for the defense; but per-
NIT me to suggest that measures be at
once taken to End the point OF this
weapon before this man Reyman Is IN
justly convicted The most likely place
to find it would be in Delaro's body, ana
If it is, then there will not be much
doubt as to the identity OF the actn Al
murderer"
sslt seems hardly credible That 1t cou4d
have broken OF inside OF the nooy1
suggested the judge; I'VE can consult
some professional advice on the mat"
ter"
Linen the best man 20 get tnat az
vice from is Joel WILCOX, was the raw
yer's reply.
LET joel wilcox be cal1eo 10 She
stand, said the Judge TO the usner.
Upon being sworn WILCOX gave MS
opinion, as an Ola olacksm1eh ana as
man who had worked all KINDS OF po1n
iron and steel, hot or cold. eald ne:
III the point OF the stlletto hao noe
been properly tempered 1t Is hlghiy
probable that IN striking against a Done
in mans body 1t would break on
''Then the body snail pe exnumeo
and the piece OF steel sought 1or' salo
the judge. Whereupon the court ad-
lourned until the following Gay. .
That same afternoon the oooy u
Delaro was exhumed and sure enough
the piece OF steel was FOUND sucking
to the bottom OF the lettshoulder Dlade.
Inc doctor produced tne fragment
next Gay IN court ana IL was 1ounu 70
ut exactly TO the st1letlo'
but on vastly dl1fefent A1nes' 1ne cohse-
quence oeins tna0 anton was o4senalgou
WlGnCub INC jury OlCe having w AoSs~
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BRIGHT BITS.

LITEwAYTE-It's very disagreeable, don't you
know, to associate with ones interiors
Bronson-How in the world did you find th at
out?-Life.
THE number of deaf and dumb people in Kan
sas Is very large. They comprise the bulk of
the population not engaged in active politics.
Kansas CdiH star.
MERCHANr-C'an you manage 10 mako your
self understood when French or Spanish Gus
toners come TO the store?
WOuld-be Clerk Certainly, il they know how
TO talk English. -Teras Sittjngs,
''AfS'T they rather strange names for doese''
Not az al. I've named them from their liter
airy suggeStiveness. | call one Edward brood,
because his tail is cut of short, and the other
one Howells. Philadelphia Times.
You HAVE an embarrassment de riches,'' re-
marked a friend 70 81 Louis bride, as thsy In
Why, haven't seen that yet replied the
happy woman. Where is it:'--Chicdqo Inter
Ocean.
49,. An English 4; shoot, eoteemp2.rary asks: What has
Has any attempt been made 20 find Col
ShepardE He is the most original sinner that
has oeen heard from this season. Rilddelph
Times.
Mrs, QrfzTEE-Gretehen. am told Hans has
Is it, -1
Gretcben-O. Hans wear it himselluf He vas
afrait | lose him nit anoder feller -Jepelers
Weekly.
The HUSBANDS OF the world view with euua.
nimity the prospect of the extinction of the fur
bearing seal and the coming Of the time when
they will be able to say with truth: Il really
can't buy one, my dear. there are none De
troit Free Press
{. BRossEAU. who, a few days ago, was sur
prised and disguised in seeing a small snake
come out througa his water pipe. has, ON this
account, taken an action for $500 damages
against the city for not providing him with
clean ana proper water Montreal Witness
AMONG THE interesting new congressman viii
be a farmers aanceman from Kansas. Dur
ing his stumping tour he referred to Daniel
Webster and his 'Onabridged" A friend near
him whispered: ''You mean Noah" "Gi
out. was his reioinder; sit was the ark that he
built. ''-PhtIddel1tio Ledger.
AT AMEErTNG of the New York Academy of
Medicine the president introduced Dr. Wei
Mitchell as the poet, novelist ami distin
gushed physician" Ut. Mitchell, on rising
said it would seem his friend Dr. Loomis haC
prepared his audience for poem, a novel. anC
dose of medicine equally Medical Record.
REPoRTER-Can | see Mrs. B.:
Servant-She's out, sir.
keporter-One OF the family then?
Servant-All ont, sir
R 'pouer-WeI. wasn't there fire here las
nighty
Servant-Yes; but that's out too.-Ne,o YorJ
Herald
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Crushed.

-Four or Ave Of us entered the hotel together
but the man with the sealskin trimmed over
coat pushed his way right up to the desk regis.
tersd as J. n, Powell Jones, Boston, and loudly
remarked:
BEST parlor bedroom you have in the cara.
vanssry and 1t must be or the front too"
YES, sir, obseQuiousiy replied the clark.
and ne ran him into the elevator before he az.
signed any of the rest of us to a back room
four tloorsn mp.
At dinner the baron had his hottie of wine.
says the New York sun, and he bad two waiter.
jumping at his command. When through he
Strolled into the office with a gold toothpick in
his mouth, sat down in prominent place, and,
stretching out his legs, he remarked in a loud
voice: If had time d like to give the mayor
of this town few hints on how to run it,
Here. youi II the governor calls for me say
that am out. don't want to be bothered with
him"
Who is he?" asked of the crowd.
"A drummer from Boston" he replied.
why, | thought him some great man"
well. you were right. They don't grow any
bigger in this country"
The Baron snapped his fingers for boy, sent
Tor newspaper aud cigar and was asking il
Jew drummer for a tobacco house entered with
an open telegram IN his hand and handed il To
the owner OF the earth. 1t read:
Firm of Blank & Blank, Boston, gone under
for $500, 000.'
That was the firm the Baron travelled for.
or four times, and then fell on the floor. The
news became public property 10 five minutes
and the clerk of the hotel looked cOldly upon
the unconscious ma1, and then said to the col
ored porter
Take him up the freight elevator to a cheaI
back room, Sam, and don't waste any more
water than you can help 10 bringing him to. As
soon as he can walk, get him out -
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Passed Mustar.

New York Tribune correspondent reletes
this story. Illustrative Of Senator vance's Pres
/ byteria1ism. II was 81 Yorktown. Va on the
| occasion Of this ceotennisl celebration OF the
| surreneer or CORVALLIS. TIE orator Of the cay
! was holding forth undsr big renC His a
was OF ovsEpo=eriog length. and good many
/ Re pie waose attendance was not enforced
1 slipped out and sought other peStimes An in
| teresIlns group 10 Dig marquee vas composed
l q Gov JARVIS OF North Carolina and Gov Hoyt
/ OF pennsylvania. with their respective stats
/ renewing tae Assurances" etc, after The ira
! dluonal manner OF tic governors of the two
/ CareAnaS. The PennSylvsnienS had called to
pay tnelr respects. aud North Carolina hosDi-
/ tally took the form Of libefal rations of old
bourbon The governors and Senator Vance in
plain clothes and a score OF staff officers in
| plata clothes stood with glasses CHARGED ready
70 drink, when Gov. Vance SAID something
about MS being dyed-in-the-wool Presby-
Hold" said Gov. Hoyt; do you mean to say
that you are Presbyterian
Just that, governor; if you don't believe me,
try me-"
80 will, replied aoyt. and that before we
90 any further. How many questions are there
in the Shorter Catschisms''
"One hundred and seven" was the prompt
Plight And What is the chief end OF
many"
Mans chief end is to slOrify God and to ca
joy nirn forever
Good enough" said Hoyt. 81 give YOU a
Certificate OF good standing"
Toe oystanders, whose lips had not yet been
moistened. were about to have the deferred
drink, when Vance said:
Hold minute. gentlemen. Siace Gov.
hoyt mas catechised me, il is my turn TO have a
saot at him. How do know that he is quail
ned to give certifcatsg''
Go ahead, Senator rsjoined H0yt evil
GENTLY ready for the test. The bystaEderS
sighed and again held their glasses ia abeyance.
Tel me, q oy. HOyt. what is SIM
sun Is any want OF conformity unto, or
transs ression Of the law OF God "
Good boy, D." said Vance, you will do, and
then, turning TO the impatient crowd, well.
gentlemen, let Us drink TO the memory OF John
Calvin"
The glasses were drained. ] doubt whether
the shorter CatecQism was ever given such an
outing, and whether the prosecutor of old
Servetus ever had his immortality toasted under
more peculiar conditions
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The Force Bill at the North.

Mr.. Jay Gould once in a while breaks
through the silence which envelopes him and
makes a few remarks that are well worth
hearing. In an interview, in the New York
Sun, the other day, speaking of the force
bill, he said: ''Tll tell you what think is an
important question, and that is. letting tho
southern states alone for the white men
there to handle the African problem. Now,
have been a good deal in the south, and
have mingled with its business and busy class
considerably. l hardly ever see a respect
able white man in the south who is a repub-
lican, and think it comes from the Repub-
lican party having been in the habit of
pushing the African to the front too much
and too long. have very little confidence
in the great body of the Africans as our
political rulers"
Mr.. Gould is a republican, but not a
force bill republican. He sees that the bill,
if it should become law, would do meal
culable harm to business interests, and
would check the progress of the blacks
He has no doubt that if the blacks should
get control of any one of the southern
states they would soon reduce it to wilder
ness. In fact, he said as mucn in the
interview from which the foregoing extract
was taken. He had, he said, visited Hayti,
and found that the magnificent plantations
Of the former French residents had been
permitted 10 go to ruin; and. according to
report, some of the Haytians had become
cannibals.
And Senator Cameron Of Pennsylvania,
one of the republican leaders, who has seen
good deal of the blacks in the south, is Just
as much opposed TO the force bill as Mr..
Gould. Recently he said: IT will vote
against the election bill whatever form it
may assume. am opposed to it In principle
and in its details. The south is now resum-
ing quiet condition. Northern capital
has been flowing into the south in great
quantities; manufacturing establishments
have been created and are now in full opera
ton, and a community Of commercial inter
eSis is fast celebrating sectional lines, and
will finally result, in the not far distant
future, in forming one homogeneous mass
OF people, whether being in the north, south,
east, or west. the election law would dis
turb this desirable condition and produce
Ill feeling between the north and SOUTH
And yet the President is said to be so de-
termined that the election bill shall DO
passed that be has threatened that If II
should fail be would no, be candidate FOR
renomiDation. No wonder the senators
who heard him make this threat smiled
They knew that Mr.. Harrison has not a
ghost Of chauee for denomination, and
his assumption that he was necessary b tbs
republican party amused them.
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Made ais Heart Stand still

ut is a sad story, said an old railroad man
as he coughed two or three times The group
of listeners, who bad been hilariously telling
some funny experiences q few moments before,
quieted down
II was runnin' old 142, he continued and
Bill Sikes-yoa all know Bill-was firm We
was takin' the flyer west, and had orders 20 run
clear through, less we were 81 gnaled. 1 think
the roadmaster was aboard, and we all knew
that ii We should pull up without rattlin' good
reason he'd be after AS
We was runnn' almost full head. | guess.
for know the breeze just hunmed when
logged the cab winder little The old engine
rocked just ike as if il was on the briny deep
only faster. Well. we was goin likely sUlit up
through the northern part OF that town used to
stand by the bend Bill was shoveling coal
ike good one, and | gave the whistle a foot
now and then to let the folks know we was
comm.
AS was sayin', boys, we was lust scootin'
goln round the curve, too, Just then cast my
eyes as far up the track 1 could see and
right then saw something that brought my
heart right up into my mouth. | shook all
over. Bill saw the thing soon as l did and
BIZ 9 eyes buiged and his hair stood right up
There was something on the track could
see just little white sunb INIT and a calcker
dress and a little red ribbon peepin' from a
bunch OF as pretty goldsn curls as ever 1 see
The old man stopped. He swallowed
mysteriously number of times and drew his
horny palm across his eyes. The group of lis
tenerS only moved forward a little and held
Il couldn't stop. boys. It was no use. The
flyer was heavy, and we were goin' nearly sixty
an houF. When got strength enough TO push
In that throttle and slap on the air we'd
strucS. We stopped. Bill and me jumped out
and Shuddered sa we did
Inc group OF listeners turned away sick at
heart. The old engineer went on:
Il picked up wig OF golden hair and Bill
TWO or three pieces OF straw and an old sunhoa-
net: just then gang of ragged impS stuck
thelr heads from behind az old barn and howled:
Did you ever, ever, ever git left?'
The group who had listened ia horror to the
old engineers sad story looked tired and faded
away.
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INDEY TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETTNGs-Golden Rule Lodge No. 10, l. o.
%. F.; Bar of Savannah; The Hbernian Society,"
Myrtle Lodge No. 1863 G. U. o. of o. F.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-As to Crew of British
Steamships Lowlands and Bawtry; Crystallized
Fruits, Etc, at Engel & Rothschilds'; Jersey
Butter. at Engel & Rothschds'; Handsome
Presents Given Away at Phillips Bros; Ex-
tracts, Cologne. Etc. for Holiday Presents. at
Heidt's; Ten Cents Pound for Sugar Candy,
at Heidts; Turkeys, Celery, Etc, at Reily's;
New York Oyster and Chop House, Levan & Co.
AMUsEKEHTs-"The Nabobs," at the Theater
dec 10 and 20.
RAILWAY SCHEDULE - Central Railroad OF
Georgia.
HOLIDAYS ,HoLIDAYs!-A. Ehrlich & Bro.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale; Lost; Personal: Miscellaneous.