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PRICES OF DRESS GOODS.

Ladies who find themselves cIurged % per
cent more for dress goods than they have
been paving will puzzle dealers little by
asking for itcms warranting the increase.
g9le talst that the duties on certain wooden
goods are increased 25 per cent does not
arrant an increase Of % per cent in the
price of goods. The cost of the goods in the
place of manufacture remains the same un-
der the new as under the old tariff. For
example, take goods that are worth 81 a
yard IN the pace of manufacture A duty
of p per cent would increase the cost in this
country to 81 50. Suppose the duty is in
creased to 50 per cent: the cost in this coun-
try would be SO in place of 50 80. But in
many cases charges are made on the basis of
25-per-cent increase both in the first cost
OF the goods and in the duties. a dealer in
wooiens writes us as follows: "Why, the
tariff emily increases the selling prices from
to 10 per cent and as low as per cent On
woolens it is only 10 per cent, and on ladies'
dress goods is only 8 per cent Goods that
sold month ago, wholesale. for 81 are only
worth from 81 10 to 81 Is, and certain dress
makers are getting people 10 think that
everything will be pushed up to the sky"
An itenlized statement of the cost Of 81
goods in England is as follows:
New Tar f. old Tariff
Cost in England. 81 90 Cost in Engiand.$2 90
Duties .............. 90 iDuties........... go
Expenses. % Expenses. 4212
.Total.............s3 IS Total. ......-...$S 321l
This is 10 per cent increase in cost pro-
yiding the English manufacturers do not
make any effort to hold the market they now
possess. But if no such effort is made Amer
lean goods will gradually take the place of
English, and if they do make an effort in the
way of reducing the price of goods at home
the small increase we have allowed will be
diminished. There is no cause for an appre-
hension of a consid rable rise in foreign
goods of any kind The foreign manufac-
.turers will have to pay part Of the new
duties to hold the market
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--
FINANCIAL PLANkS.

Three parties have inserted dollar-limit
plank in their municipal platform. The
planks in the Republican and the Reform
Democratic platforms are substantially the
same, but the Buckley platform makes es-
pecial provision Tor the Fire Department,
providing the Legislature will pass the
necessary laws. During about twenty-one
months of the municipal term. five of the
seven dailies in this city printed in the En-
giish language have made denunciations of
the dollar limit their principal topic. As the
municipal election approaches, the FIVE
dailies begin to sing low, and by the time
parties meet to nominate candidates aid
formulate platforms, they are dumb az oys-
tiers. No party gives heed to them, and
not one of them has the courage to urge
that the policy they advocate shall be ac-
cepted. TIE Buckley platform squGts a
little in that direction. Besides the prop
ositi0n to make The Fire Department spe-
cial object Of municipal protection, the
Buckley party proposes to ask the Leglsla-
ture to authorize the city authorities to sub
init proposition to incur Indebtedness for
needed public Improvements. The Buckley
ties do not in words favor that proposition,
but as they propose to open the way for it,
yehementIy opposed to it. The natural effect
of the bond proposition in the Buckley plat
form will be TO direct voters who are OPP
posed TO it either to the Republican or the
Reform Democratic camp. The legislation
the Buckley ties ask for is the first step to-
ward a public municipal debt. The second
is an ordinance ON the part Of the author
tiles submitting the proposition, and the
th I'D a1a ut Ia
vote for or against. Any proposition Of the
kind would doubtless be voted down, but
the process would subject the city to consid-
cradle expense. 1t is not necessary TO dis
cuss the merits OF dement's of the bond prop
osition. There is no reasonable chance that
the nominees OF the Buckley wing will find
themselves in pos!tien 10 take the initial
steps to incur municipal debt. The ques-
tinn among wel-informed politicians is
whether Buckley will be second OF third in
the race
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NOR TO BE TRUSTED.

A person who stands at our elbow asks
why THE CALL does not ''make distlnc-
ton between persons Of tolerably fair repu-
tations who are upon Buckeyes ticket, and
those who are known to be knaves" He
says, why not tell the public that Buckley
does nominats some honest men, and that
there is no good reason why they should not
be elected" THE CALL wishes TO say that
it is the heigh. of simplicity to permit Buck
ley to plumber San Francisco by his nomi-
mating few men whose reputation in the
past seems to have been tolerably fair, for
have we not been plundered in this very
way already? Have we not been told over
and over again that certain of Buckley
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will cripple the woolen-manufacturing in
dustry. They admit that the price of wooden
cloths in this country will be increased, but
deny that the makers of such cloths will de-
rive any benefit from the increase. 1t is not
probable that the local importers said what
they are reported to have said. They are
as a rule men who understand their bnsi-
ness and the laws affecting it, Most OF the
importers also handle domestic goods, and
are as ready to make profit on one as on
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candidates were honest, but when in : flee
did they do anything for the people? We
do not believe the men who lend their as.
sistance to Buckley to dupe the community
are worthy of any confidence. Men who will
help bolster up Buckley's fortunes are not
fit persons to be trusted with office. THE
CALL, we apprehend, states the case fairly.
We believe II stool pigeon used in such a
way ought not to be trusted with an i'm
portant Office. Men who run on Buckley's
ticket know perfectly well that their names
are being used to the injury of San Fran
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SIGNAL SERVICE, L. S. ARMY, !
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC, ,


FAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Il, 1S9O-5 P. M
Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours.
The barometer is highest in Western Washing
ton, and lowest in Southern California; the tenn
peratuTe has fallen in Northern Washington, South
ern oregon, Western Nevada and Central Calttor-
MIA, elsewhere has remained nearly stationary Ram
has fallen in Northern Nevada Oregon and Washing
ton The following rainfall has been reported dur
ing the past twenty-rour hours: Olympia, O.lo
inches; Fort Candy Ol2; Spokane Falls, O.O4: Port
land COS; walla Walla, Dol; Roseburg O.O2; WIN
nemucca, O.02.
Force st Till s 7. NJ. Wednesday.
For Northern CaIifornia-Fair weather; north to
west winds; warmer except nearly stationery tent
perature at winnemhcca
For Southern California-Fair weather: followed
by local rains in the western portion; fair weather
in the eastern portion; winds generally westerly;
in the eastern portion; cooler at san Diego;
nearly stationary temperature at Los Angeles.
For oreson-Fair weather; winds generally north
Y; warmer.
. For Washiugton-Fair weather: winds generally
noEtheriy; warmer except nearly stationery tenn
nerature 1t Walla waIla and Fort Candy.
JOIN =. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Signal Corps dn charged
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SIXTEEN HUNDRED STRoNG.-The State
Board OF Dental Examiners, at its annual meet
lug held on Monday evening, reported that dur
ing he past year two applicants have been regis
te ed, eighteen diplomas Endorsed and certificates
issued to nine persons. There are now nearly
1900 dentists in The State.
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@MRs. wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP" has been
used over Fifty Years by mothers for their children
While 1eething with perfect success. 1t soothes
tie child, softens the Gums. allays all Pain. cures
Wind Collie. regulates the bowels and is the best
remedy fer Diarrhua, whether arising from teeth
inr or other causes and is for sale y Druggists in
every part Of the world. Be sure and for Mrs
Ninslow's Soothing Syrup twenty-five cents a
brtfIe
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bR5 montgomery street, near Clay, open untIl IL
rclock P. NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street near Kearny open until II O'Clock mdnight
SIS Hayes street, open until $3.50 O'Clock; 6o3
Larkin street, open until $3.50 CLOCK, and 25lS
n isSion STREET omen nntu q n,cIncL p NJ
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ADMITTED TO THE BAR.-Andrew Gregory
McGuire was admitted to practice as an attorney
and eounselor-at-Iaw IN the Superior Court of
San Francisco County by Judge Murphy ye>ter-
day. He is a graduate If the University OF Cali.
fOTnia. and became OF aye YESTERDAY.
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CALIFORNIA CAMERA CLUB.-The California
Camera Cub will hold meeting tomorrow
night in Union-square Hall, at which new
printing process viii be exhibited; also a stere-
opticon show oil illustrated Columbus"
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THE charm of beauty is beautiful hair. Secure it
with PARKERs HAZE. StsIsAG.
PARKEE:s GJ<-aER Tonic cures inward pains.
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FONT try experiments with preparations unheard
Of and untried but get reliable honest medicine
like Hoods Sarsaparlla, which is peculiar in its
curative merit. 100 doses one dollar
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Wabash Tourist Excursions East. Best scenery.
Best accommodations For particulars address f.
T.. Shearer, Mgr, 10 Montg ST., s. f.
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DIVIDEND MOTTO S.

FSP Dividend Notice-Dividend No. II
BIZ iforIy cents per share) of the Hutchinson
Sugar Plantation Company will be payable at the
office of the company, 1877 Market ST.. on and after
Monday, october 20, 1890. Transfer books will
close Tuesday, October IA, 1890 at ) o'clock p NJ.
ocl5 I'd Il. ". SHELDON. Secretary
ECY57 Dividend Notice-Office of the n ire
As>S mans Fund Insurance Company, San Fran
cisco, October 3D. lS90-At regular meeting OF
the Board OF Directors of this company, held this
day. u dividend was declared, payable ON and after
October 10, 1890. WILLIAM j. BUTTON,
ocl4 81 Secretary.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.
FuRNITuRF.-By Geo L. Lanson at 1921 Market
1t L o.
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Recent events have demonstrated the fact
that while steamers may be more cheaply con-
struced on the Clyde, those built in this country
can be more economically handled, the latter ad-
vantage soon olsetIing the increased cost OF con-
Of
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PETALUMA SAVINGS BANK.-Bank Commits
siOners Gerberdng and Dunsmoor examined the
Petalnma Savings Bank on Saturday aud found
resources and liabilities S4U0, 1856 56.
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"BRowS's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs" are simple and
convenient for Bronchial Affections and Coughs.
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VISIT Gettysburg Panorama, Market & 10th.

HELD FOR RoBBEKY.-,John White, who rob.
BED Edward Morris on Bush street a few days
age, was held in bonds OF $4,000 yesterday by
Police judge Xix
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p,rpIICaTIoN OFFICE.

THE MORNING CALL
Eas a larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in san Francisco.
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NOTICE OF MEETING s.

FOR Disordered Liver try BEEcHAx's PILLS.
EXTRA mince mics. swAIx's. 213 suffer street
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" Pacific ,s,l Lodge, No: lse F, and and a
fed of called meeting on THURSDAY, the XXX
10th. at o clock A. NJ, to attend the funeral
OF our late Brother, SOLOMON HOFFMAN, from
st. Johns Hall, Masonic Temple Master MasOns in
good standing are invited BY order of the w. NJ.
ocl5 1t GEORGE PENNINGTON, Secretary.
~ Mission Lode, No. 100. +. aud a
DAY) EVENING, Oct. 18th. az 1880 O'Clock. Xxx
SolourninS brethren a re cordially invited. "
1t j. R. BUsCELLE, Secretary.
~ Concordia Lodge. No. le2, ,ss.44szs>
~ /. o: o. E;--Ihe oiicers ana Sl%-SG
members OF the above lodge are cor 51s4t-<SSS@
frateTnal Hall. odd Fellows Building. WEDNtiS-
DAY EVENING, October 18TH, at i O'CLOCK sharp,
TO attend the called district meeting of District No
In corpore. fnl attendance Is expected BY
order of ERIC A. SrARkE, Noble Grand.
c. j. YED'I, Recording Sec. 1t
CRS Harmony Lodge. No. IL, .SSasgg5z<
49, l. o. o. F.-The officers and SSE5.Essz
members of the above lodge ~
qu. sted to meet in the anteroom Odd T~<nhYS>
Fellows Han, on WEDNESDAY, October 18th, at
O'Clock P. N. sharp, for the purpose OF attending
tendance Is requested. C. KRECKER, n. &.
c. QUASI. +. 5. 1t
-tas9 Morse Lodge. No. 251. L ,>.Sgtssnz.
l5-S o. U. F.-rhe members OF this SSs@SS4s-
ing This EVENISG. October 9th. In 1>=f7T&SS-
itaton and other most important business. Wis.,
TORS cordially ihvitcd. LEWIS GIORGI. n. q.
BRIED. Secretary 1t
RP. To the officers and mem ,..gg.Sn..
~ bers OF Oriental Rebekah Degree 5s4Fsss3z
Lodge, No. go !. o. o. F.-You are here t5SseS9E
by notified to assemble in Prospect Hall, SssTsSsT
Ge@ Odd Fellows building. THIS WEDNESDAY,
EVENING, at 3 O'clock All members of the de-
MARY NJ. EWING. n. G.
SOPHIA II. HUTTON, Rec. See. se24 tt We
F%s Tc the officers ana mem .ssszAze.
~ ber3 Of Tempiar Lodge. No. II. /. ssselsSssz
o. o. F.-You are hereby notified to as asSs.1Sss-
seEibe in Memorial Hall, New odd Eel %ssFaslsSS
lows building, cor. Seventh and Market Sts.. THIS
CWEDNESDAY) EVENlNG, at 3 o'clock. BY order
OF the N. q. Gmy2 We TIL l.. wADHAM Rec. Sec.
- The Regular Meeting OF the Brick
5-C layers Association Will be hold THIS
WEDNESDAY, EVENING. Oct. 10, 1890 at 12l
JAMES X. CoLBERT, Secretary. 1t
- Master Mariners Benevolentt-
~ Assoeiatlon-Ihe regular meeting OF
the above association viii be held at the ~ -
hall, 421 Post street. WEDNESDAY, Oc- -
tober 5th.7 go Pm. All members requested to be
present, as important amendments to the bylaws
will be acted upon. BY order OF the President.
oclf2 u L. TRAuNG, Rec. Sec.
re- Cead Mile Failthc. ~ Az.@
s~S Old scenes, old songs, old i(aETTNtlga1
friends. Twenty first annual sSffs5 A\ISsSFA
No. 2, A. o. H., at Shell Mound E..eyA l&Yxf,A
Park. THURSDAY, Oct 18th. V5SN4R ksC
One hundred valuable gate and -
game prizes, including bornpipe and jigdancing
The election OF an Assessor and Superintendent OF
Streets VIII be determined by STRAW" The First
Regiment Band leaves on the 10 O'Clock boat
Friends OF the organization are guaranteed an en-
1oyable time. Respectfully,
J. J.MEEHAN, President
.. 2o-.S hES.s :: secresary. oeI1 20
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PARTNERS WANTED.

DARTNER WANTED WITH $500. FOR HALF
l. interest in igpaying and well-known business
no experience required. Gail or address to l.. J.
HARMS, 100 Taylor st. ocl5 3ts
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by entering their domestic circle. She
made an effort and replied:
at is pleasure, then, ut very small
cost, am sure. Mr.. Holbrook."
"a pleasure duly app eciate."
"Was your mother widow"
eyes With but two children, a sis
ter and myself My sister is married
and lives abroad-her husband occupies
a diplomatic position"
''It is hard to lose ones home. It
must be. do not think could content
myself to live for all time as we are
now. | want home of my own, which
can deck and beautify my own way"
81 think you, yourself would beautify
any place however bare, and make it
home, Miss Tcmpleton.'
This was direct enough, and the blush
swept up again over her face. Hol-
brook vi not wait for reply, but con-
tinued:
ut is woman who makes the home.
Men may erect house, fill it with cost
" furniture and beautiful works of art,
yet it is only an abiding place. Until
some woman graces it with her presence
and her life it does not become home"
Annie looked up archly and said:
IF you appreciate home so much,
Mr.. Holbrook, why do you not obtain
one for yourself?'
Holbrook looked at her steadily, and
with not even the suspicion of "a smile on
his face, replied:
Sometimes the heaven we most de-
sire is not attainable. But l propose to
attain mine if can by earnest endeavor.
1t is only within short time that my
heaven has been shown me, and when
the time is meet I'll put my fortune to
the test"
Then without permitting reply he
quickly said;
Come, Miss Templeton, the day is
fine, the air good and you have been
much housed of late-come with me for
a short walk. I'll bring you back to your
mother in time for dinner"
Annie willingly acceded, and ran away
to prepare herself for the walk.
AS she walked and chRtted with him
freely and with more gayety than she
had ever shown him before, she was hap
pier than she had been since her brother
death, and she was surprised to find how
bright the day was and how joyous a
time the autumn could be.
And Holbrook thought it a rare day
one in thousand.
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"He was M ......e .Jw. biy name in
this marriage was Simpson. The woman
lives in New Rochelle, and has daugh-
ter now about IL years old made her
independent when left her, which was
only year ago.
81 have villain Of brother who dis
appeared when he was sixteen from Red
Bank, and we all thought him dead. He
turned up five years ago-a terrible
drunkard-and recognized me- 1 denied
the relationship, but have given him
money to keep him quiet. He wants
rum, that's all.
Parker believes my proper name is
Pierson-that is, he does not know to the
contrary. If he does, he has never shown
it to me.
"Now-
"When ] am dead 1 want Judge Hark-
ner to establish the fact that my daugh-
ter, now Mrs. Templeton, is my heir.
He will find papers establishing that fact
in safe in the Chemical bank, in box
in the charge Of the president, marked
TO be delivered only on the order of the
surrogate
Il request Judge Harkner to advise
Mrs. Templeton that it is my wish that
$4,000 be given to Mrs. Messing, Of
Philadelphia, if alive at the time of my
death.
THAT $3.50, 900 be given Mrs. Fountain
if alive at my death, and if not then to
her son Harry Fountain if he be alive,
but if not Of age to then be held in trust
for him by Judge Harkner. If he be
dead, then the sum to be divided equally
among Mrs. Templeton children.
THAT $3.50, 900 be given to Mrs. Simp-
son under the same circumstances and
conditions as the gift to the Fountain
woman.
Il desire also that Mrs Templeton
shall pay weekly to my scamp and jail
bird of a brother, James Preston, $50, in
the hope that he viii soon drink himself
to death.
Il am quite conscious that this is not
a viii, but if Mrs. Templeton is as good
a woman as her mother was she will
obey these Instructions.
CHARLES PIERsoN.
New York, April 10, 1874"
Holbrool, laid the paper down, over
whelmed.
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"what is that" asked Holbrook.

"What Is thatT' asked Holbrook,
"I don't know" said the clerk, picking
it up. "Look for the key" finding it
locked and the key not in the lock.
The Office boy paved over the papers,
but could find none.
Holbrook took the box and turned it
around and around. On one end he saw
the letters &C. p"
"What can it be?" he said, struck by
the initials. Bring something to break
it OPEN"
He carried 1t into his private room,
and there they brought him hammer
and broken dining knife.
With these he broke open the box and
found 1t filled with papers.
The first one he lifted from the box
was note long since overdue.
1t was drawn to the order of Charles
Pierson and signed ga. p. Duncan"
sit is as l supposed" he muttered
sit belonged to Pierson and escaped the
boys when his papers were returned. 1t
must have been misplaced in that box"
lie lifted out other papers. They were
all overdue notes, drawn to Persons
order and mostly signed by Duncan.
Holbrook did not know and did not
care who Duncan was.
He turned the contents of the box out
on his desk.
At the bottom was a large blue envel-
ope tied with red tape, and sealed with
red wax back and front over the tape.
The tape was wound around the mar
row and then the long way, so that it
could not be opened without the seals
being broken.
On the back was inscribed:
"Private papers of Charles Pierson.
Not to be opened unless upon the writ
ten consent of Charles Pierson, or after
his death, and then only by Judge Hank
ner."
"But Judge Harkner died before he
did," said Holbrook, talking to himself
He balanced it in his hand.
Should he open it? Who was to stop
| him, and who was there to say nay?
And was he not the executor of Judge
Harkner?
He broke the seals. To open the en-
velope he was compelled to destroy it..
1t had been fastened with glue. The en-
velope was one of the kind lined with
muslin.
He tore it open and took out written
paper. 1t was sheet of legal cap writ
ten on both sides.
The contents Of the sheet had been
penned by the same hand as had written
the inscription.
1t was signed "Charles Person"
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town, on the morning following his
walk with Annie, Holbrooli had stepped
into headquarters, and had talked with
the high official who had supplied him
with the sample of cloth and the dia-
mond button. He had discussed the
theory with the high official, and was
compelled to acknowledge that from the
standpoint Of the authorities. and with
the information they possessed, the
theory was plausibly argued.
He was troubled over his own conceal
ment of certain things, and while he
felicitated himself upon the fact that
neither Tom nor himself had said word
concerning Fountain, now that it was
clear that he was not the guilty man,
yet he thought he ought to tell the
authorities of the suspicious they had as
to Templeton's and Fountains relations
to each other and to the dead Pierson.
But what was he to say? He was in pre-
cisely the same predicament as he was
before they had found Fountain to be
guiltless. He couldn't speak without
bringing Flora into the affair, and if il
had been difficult to do SO before, now
after his interview with her. and after
what was practically promise on his
part not to use his knowledge to the dis.
advantage of herself or Fountain, it was
doubly so. Besides. to open himself to
the high official would be to prove treach-
erous to Tom.
So, without revealing any of his
thoughts, he left and went his way to
his Office. He dismissed all further con-
sderation of his duty in the matter with
the thought that he was so involved by
circumstances that he could not do what
seemed to be an obvious duty without
doing greater harm in other directions,
and let his mind run on the joys of his
walk with Annie on the previous even
ing and her charming qualities of mind
and person.
Thus engaged, he reached his Office.
AS he opened the door of the outer room,
with more than usual vigor, he was star
tied by loud crash. A clerk had SO
placed ladder that one leg was imme-
d:ately in front of the door. He had
mounted it SO as to gain access to a row
of high shelves surrounding the office,
on which were kept green wooden boxes,
the figures of past years, the names of
clients and of estates whose affairs the
Office had in charge being lettered in
white on them.
When Ilolbrook had hastily swung
open the door it had struck Lex of SIC
ladder, nearly topping over the clerk
and causing him to drop one Of the boxes
to the floor, upon which it fell SO heavily
as to burst open.
This was the crash which had startled
him, Several of the clerks sprang to
save the box, and as they lifted it up it
fell apart, scattering its contents.
what papers are they asked Hol-
brook, viewing the wreck he had caused.
odd ones, should judge" replied
Clark, the managing clerk, bending over
to picl, one of the packages up They
refer to sampson, Hurcomb q Co., a
concern that has been out of existence
these ten years. Their affairs are all
closed up"
Among the paDers was a small tin box,