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amiable of him, but he VIII nCt neeu "
DELAY his departure for a single instant
beyond the appointed hour. Is he SAT
isiied with the passage money?
"Satisfedr' and Andrea swore good
natured oath and laughed aloud. by
San Petrol if he were not, he would
deserve to drown like dog on the voy-
age! Though truly, it is always difficult
to please him, he being old and cross and
crusty. Yes; he is one of those men who
have seen so much life that they are
tired of it. Believe it! even the storm
lest sea is tame fsh-pond. to old Bardi,
But he is satisfied this time, Eccellenza,
that | should not wonder if your friend
found him to be both dumb and blind
when he steps on board"
That is WELL" said smiling. 81 owe
you many thanks, Andrea And yet
there is one more favour l would ask of
you."
He saluted me with light yet grace
full gesture.
"Eceellenza, anything can do COM
mand me-"
at is mere trifle," returned. sit
is merely to take small valiSe belong
ing to my friend and to place it on board
the 'Ronindella' under the care of the
captain. viii you do this?"
"Most willingly. l will take it now if
it so please you"
That is what l desire. Wait here,
and will bring it to YOU"
And leaving him for minute or two,
l went into my bedroom and took from
a cupboard | always kept locked COM
mon rough leather bag, which l had
secretly packed myself, unknown to
Vincenzo, with such things as judged
to be useful and necessary. Chief among
them was a bulky roll of bank
notes. These amounted to nearly
the whole of the remainder of the
money | had placed in the bank. OF
Palermo. had withdrawn it by grad
ual degrees, leaving behind only cou-
pie of thousand francs, for which | had
no special need. / locked and strapped
the valise; there was no name on it, and
it was scarcely any weight to carry. l
took it to Andrea, who swung it easily
in his right hand and said smilingly:
Your friend is not wealthy, Excel
lenza, if this is all his luggage!'
"You are right,"I answered with a
slight sigh; "he is truly very poor
beggared of everything thau should be
his through the trcachery of those whom
he has benefited" / paused; Andrea
was listening alphabetically. That
is why have paid his passage money.
and have done nv best to aid him."
"Ah! you have the good heart. Ec-
cellenza," murmured the Sicilan
thOughtfully. Would there were more
like you! Often when fortune gives a
kick to a man, nothing will suit but that
all who see him must kick him also.
And thus the povero diavOla dies of so
many kicks, often! This friend of
yours is young, senza dubbio?"
Yes, quite young, not yet thirty"
at is as if you were father
to him!" exclaimed Andrea
enthusiastically. 81 hope he may be
truly grateful to you, Eccellenza.
II hope so too" | said, unable to re-
siSt smile. 'And now, AMIGO, take
this, and pressed small sealed packet
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room, small one adjoining mine,
for the purpose of brushing it, ac-
cording to his customary method. |
opened book, aud pretending to be alb
sorbed in its contents, | waited patiently
for about half an nour.
At the expiration of that time l stole
softly to his door and looked in. 1t was
as l had expected; overcome by the sud-
den and heavy action of the opiate, he
had thrown himself on his bed, and was
slumbering profoundly, the unbrushed
overcoat by his side. Poor fellow!
smiled as watched him; the faithful
dog was chained, and could not follow
my steps for that night at least.
left him thus, and wrapping myself
in thick Almaviva that muifled me al
most to the eyes, l hurried out, fortu.
nately meeting no one on my
way-out into the storm and
darkness, towards the Campo Santo,
the abode of the all-wise though
speechless Dead. l had work to do
there-work that must be done | knew
that If had not taken the precaution
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into his hand. ut is for yourself Do
not open it till you are at home with the
mother you love so well. and the little
maiden you spoke Of, by your side IF
its contents please you, as believe they
will, think that am also rendered hap
pier by your happiness"
His dark eyes sparkled with gratitude
as spoke, and setting the valiSe he held
down on the ground, he stretched out
his hand half timidly, half frankly.
shook it warmly and babe him farewell.
"Per Bacco!" he said, with sort of
Shamefaced eagefness; 1.-The very devil
must have caught my tongue in his fin
gers! There is something / ought to
say to you, Eccelenza, but for my life
cannot find the right words. l must
'hank you better when / see you next. +"
Eyes" | answered dreamily and some
what YEARLY, 'when you see me next,
Andrea, you shall thank me If you will;
but believe me. / need no thanks"
And thus we parted, never to meet
again-he to the strong glad life that is
born of the wind and sea, and to &.
But lot me not anticipate. Step
by step through the labYrinths Of MEM
- let me 90 over the old ground
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tronbIe,U he said IN COnildenllaI tone,
then paused and looked at me as though
waiting permission to proceed.
/ nodded.
go on, AMIGO. What have You ar
ranged"
"Evervthing!" he announced, with an
air Of triumph. ''All is smooth sailing.
At six o'clock on Friday morning the
'Rondinelli,' that is the brig | told you
of, Eccellenza, will weigh anchor for
Civita Vecchi. Her captain, old An
tonic Bardi, will wait ten minutes or
even a quarter of an hour if necessary
for the-the-"
Passenger" supplemented Very
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CHAPTER NXXIIL.

L. soon IOuSp0
himself from his
pleasant reVerie,
and drawing his
chair closer to
mine, assumed an
air OF mystery.
And for yOul
friend who is in
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CHAPTER NXXIW.

n MY MARRIAGE
morning it Sawned
bright and clear,
though the high
wind Of the past
night still prevailed
and sent the white
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probation of its favour, such as many
a so-called connOisseur OF wines does not
possess.
ITO your health. ECcellenza." he said:
land may you long enjoy your life"
thanked him; but in my heart | was
far from eChOing the kindly wish.
"And are you going to fulfill the gro
phecy of your friend. Andrea?' | asked.
Are you about to marry?'
He set down his glass only partly
empted, aud smiled with an air of mys-
terry:
"Ebbene? chi SAP" he replied, with a
gay little shrug of his shoulders, yet
with a sudden tenderness in his keen
eyes that did not escape me. "There is
a maiden, my mother loves her we'll
she is little and fair as Carmelo Neri's
Teresa,-so high" and he laid his brown
hand lightly on his breast, her head
touches just here" and he laughed. "ShC
looks as frail as a lily, but she is hardy
as sea-gull, and no one loves the wild
waves more than she. Perhaps, in the
month of the Madonna, when the white
lilies blOOm,-perhaps! one
can never teIl,-the old song may be
sung for us
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"Chi Sa ferventc omar
Solo c feliCe."

And humming the tune of the
well known love ditty under his
breath, he raised glass Of wine
to his lips and drained it off with a
relish, while his honest face beamcd
with gaiety and pleasure. ALWAYS the
same story, | thought moodily. Love,
the tempter, Love, the Destroyer
Love, the curse! Was there no escape
possible from this bewildering snare
that thus caught and slew the souls
OF men?
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SOLE his WIFE AWAY.
A Sensational Abduction Case Re-
ported from England.
From the Toronto Globe

LONDON, March Am abduction under
most sensational circumstances is reported
from Clitheroe, twenty weight miles from
Manchester, yesterday morning. As Mrs.
E. Jackson was leaving a church in that
place, a carriage, drawn by foaming horses
and containing three meu, was rapidly
driven up, and stopped near the lady, who
was seized upon and forcibly conveyed in
side the vehicle. The carriage containing
the abductors and their victim then drove
rapidly away, with friends of the lady In
vain pursuit. The abducting party finally
alghted before a house in Blackburn aud
conducted Mrs. Jackson inside the dwelling.
They then proceeded TO barricade the doors
and windows of the house, and strenuously
refused admittance to the party of pur-
suers, who had followed them in another
carriage from Clitheroe.
1t has been learned that the principal alb
duct0r and the occupant of the barricaded
house in Blackburn Is Z. II. Jackson, who
is the husband of the abducted lady. It
seems that three years ago jackson pri-
vateiy married the lady. en Miss Hall,
ami that she is the possessor of a fortune of
81, 900. After ths marriage Jackson went
to Australia, returning, however in 1880
But the lady then absolutely refused to live
with him. jackson thereupon obtained a
high court order for restitution Of conjugal
rights, Notwithstanding which his wife
steadily refused to live with him, and he re-
sorted to abduction.
After the abduction crowds of people sur
rounded Jacksons house, which they
threatened to storm in an effort to release
Mrs. jackson, but the chief constable
warned them that in 50 doing they would
be guilty of a breach of the peace, while
Jackson himself, from a window of the
house. shouted defiance at those outside
saying he had large force ready to resist
any attempts at rescue. Both sides were on
the alert throughout last night and to-day.
The police have succeeded in maintaining
order outside the house. Mrs. Jackson's
solicitor has obtained warrant against the
ahductors for assaulting his clients sister at
the time of the abduction, but the ab iuctors
still remain barricaded within the house
and cannot be arrested. Crowds of people
are Watching the house.
Provisions were ordered by telephone to-
day and, on arriving at the house, were
hoisted in through a window. The husband
of the abducted lady declares that he is pre>
pared to stand siege for a month, and he
has the law and right on his side.
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AFLoooINa MADE HIM MANLY.
The Evening Days Of en- Old Couple
Made Glad oy a Former Adopted Son.

The Evening Days OF an Old Couple
Made Glad oy a Former doptec Son.
From the Selo York Sun.
SCRANTON, Feb. 2S-Thirty-one years
ago Orlando II. Babcock Of Beemer Hill,
Sullivan county. adopted a 1O-year-old
orphan boy. a distant relative, named Ley
in his teens, and Mr.. Babcock threatened
mend his ways. For a time
young Chippsn behaved himself. but in
his 18Th year he became manageable. He
assaulted Mr.. Babcock several times, and
when the neighbors heard Of il they warned
him by letter no. to do it again. In the fall
of 1869 young Crippen thrashed his foster
father numerically, and one night half a
dozen masked men took him into piece of
woods and dashed his bare back until the
blood ran.
Crippen disappeared on the following
night, and the men who punished HIM have
never seen him since M. Babcock was
laid up for thres weeks. and he told the
neighbors that it was q great relief to him
70 know that Crippen had cleared out He
said he hoped the young scamp would never
show his face again, for bringing him up
had been a constant trouble to himself and
bis wife.
Mr.. Bsbcock is now So years old, and his
wife is nearly as old. They have lived
alone ever since Crinpen left them. Until
recently, and for many years. there was a
mortgage Of $3.50 against Mr.. Babcock's
place. Shortly after New Years the old
man paid lt all up, aud everybody in
the community wondered where he got the
money. Some IF the neighbors were in
quisl,ive, and for while Mr.. Babcock
evaded thelr questions in various ways.
They were all eager to know where the
money came from, and they pestered Mr.
Babcock so much that he told them last
week all about 1T. He said that Two strange
men drove to his house in a sleigh on
Christmas eve, hitched their team, and
came in.
II have come to make you a Christmas
present. Mr.. Babcock," one Of the men
said lyon don't recognize me, but my
name used to be Crippel. and have come
TO undo little Of the wrong that infic ed
on you when | was reckless young man.
When l ran away from here l changed m
name, and l have been in Mexico good
many years. have good deal of money,
portion of which l am goi TO give you
don't want you to say anything about it
for a month. The men who punished me
for cruelty assaulting you, l don't want to
see, but what they did was the best thing
that could have happened to me, for it
made a man of me-"
The speaker then handed Mr.. Babcock a
package that contained $500, and the two
men started for the door. The old couple
coaxed them to stay all night, but they de-
cined, Crippen saying that no one would
ever see him in that neighborhood in day
light. Crippen refused to say what his
present name is, and his companion had
nothing TO say. The old couple have
enough to keep them comfortable the rest
of their lives.
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TRAMPED DOWN FROM ALASKA
The Long and Lonely Journey of Isaac
Beels, q Mining Man

The Long and Lonely Journey of Isaac
Beels, q Mining Man.
From the Laramie Boomerang.
Isaac Beels, formerly of South Dakota,
has arrived in Laramie direct from Alaska.
He told reporter that he left tho mining
region away to the north of Sitka last
October. travelling some 1000 miles, he
says, on horseback and on foot. This was a
long and wonderfully hazardous journey
alone and occupied long time. His
horse gave out during the trip and he
was oblig ed to continue on foot aud take
refuge among the Indians He induced
some OF the natives to pilot him to the
nearest white settlement. Reaching this
point he was still 100 miles north of Sitka.
but worked his way into Sitka alone From
Sitka he came down to Vancouver British
Columbia, from thence to the United
States, continuing his journey on foot, COW
ering most OF the distaace TO Laramie that
way. He expects to remain in this city for
some time, if not permanently.
Beels is young man, not more than 25
years Of age, aud he relates wonderfully
interesting st ry of his trip from the Gallo
mines away to the north TO Sitka. He left
Dakota last spring with German friends.
They succeeded in catching one of the boats
which makes an occasional trip up the river,
and in that way reached the northern
mines. When Beels finally decided to leave
Alaska it was not the season for the boats,
SO he set out on horseback He says that
1900 miles " as terrible trip. Food became
scarce for his horse. and he finally had to
feed it some of the bread he was carrying.
In fear. however, of starving to death be
ultimately had TO abandon his horse and
leave the poor animal to die surrounded by
wild beasts
Many times during the long trip Beels
was harassed by wild animals, the noun
tain wolves and bear being particularly
bod. The mountain bison, the moose and
other ami ais were quite plentiful. He is
enthusiastic over the mining resources OF
Alaska. His l,600-mile journey was over
the great m uutain ranges and through the
desoate valleys Of that great region. The
Indians treated him very kindly. He could
not exchange a word with them, but they
realized that he was in distress and aided
him.
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

FREsSiAS-Died. in this city March II, lsef.
METHvEE T.. el1est son Of Milo s. Freeman
his friends and those Of his father. and of
George C. Freeman. are invited 70 attend his
funeral at O'Clock THIS AFTERNOON, from
No. ~ CASTOR street.
DEIGNAN-The friends and acquaintance Of
Mr.. and Mrs. MATHEW DEIeSAS aud of William
Mofht and family. Are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral of the former from his late
residence. corner Price and Henry streets, THIS
AFTERNOON at O'Clock
R1CH-The friends and acquaintance Of Mr.
and Mrs. HENRY Rich are invited to attend the
funeral of the latter from their residence, "a
Jefferson street, at 1890 O'Clock THIS MORN
ING.
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TRICKS IN STEEL.
How Mysterious Softness in Con-
signment Was Discovered.

How Mysterious Softness in a Con-
signment Was Discovered.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch
The steel manufacturer is subjected to
some rather singular annoyance at the
hands of the customers. For example. the
other day q Piutsburg manufacturer re-
ceived a complaint from a firm which uses
a good deal of his steel. that there was some
thing wrong with the last consignment of
steel sent, inasmuch as the men alleged It
was soft. This surprised the manufacturer.
as large quantities of the same steel had
given satisfaction elsewhere, and he himself
went to investigate the matter.
He was still more surprised when be
found that the steel was soft, after heating
and submission to the usual bath. The
blacksmith before whom he made the test
and the other workmen standing around
took little pains to hide their endowment of
the Pittsburg experts discontinue.
''You see, it is soft" said the blacksmith,
with a grin, and or a moment the manu-
facturer was at a .oss what more to do. Then
an idea struck him.
rs this bath all right?n he asked, and
without waiting for an answer he plunged
his hand into the trough and fished up a
good sized lump of soap. No steel will
harden in q soapv bath, and the mystery
was at an cad. OF course, the blacksmith
who played the trick was discharged, and
he confessed that rival manufacturer of
steel had given him $50 to put the soap in
the bath.
Another steel maker in this city told me
that he had very similar experience, and
from time TO time complaints about the
quality of his steel reach him from a GER
tain New York firm. The manager of the
factory he discovered, desired to work in
another brand OF steel made by friend.
and hence his grombing about the Pitts
burg product. Whenever the growl has
arisen lately the Plttsburg manufacturer
has telegraphed the New York firm to send
the faulty steel to another firm in the same
city, whore no difficulty is found with it.
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THE STATE ROAD'SVALUE
TIE ESTIMATES OF 1870 AND 1891
COMPARED.

Col Harris Testifles That the State
1870 for $40 Per Ton-Probable
Length of the Commissions Sitting.
ATLANTA, GA, March 1.-The better
mont's commission decided this morning
to admit in evidence Col Harris state
raent that old iron was sold from the track
by the state Just before the beginning Of
the lease at $40 a ton The commissioners
announced that, occupying the dual posi-
uon Of Judge and jury, their inclination
would be toward the omission of the evil
dence. The examination Of Col Harris
was resumed He said that the road-bed
was in good order when examined by the
commission of 1870, as were the sidiDgs at
Atlanta, Chattanooga and some other
points. Some defective ties were found on
the main track when examined this year.
but not so many as in 1870.
VALUATION on THE ROAD.
He and his associates Of the earlier COM
mission had valued the road at s., 6S3, 453
The commission Of 1891 had fixed its value
at s6,4lO,97L On icing Questioned con-
cerninz the property not valued IN the APP
praisers' report Of 1870, Col Harris said
be did not mean that bridges, build
fnrs etc. TO which no value
was attached in the report, were alb
Rolutely valueless, but he meant that they
would have to be soon replaced, and hence
no values were put upon them Tie bridges,
though pronounced worthless, might have
been patched up SO as TO give them value.
LENGTH OF THE CASE
Chairman Hammond asked the attorney,
TO give the court some idea Of the length of
the case. as, if it was necessary, there would
be afternoon sessions as well as night ses-
sion. Julius Brown, on the part of the roads
said there were four or five more witnesses
for his side in sight, and there might be
others Judge Hall said there were five
witnesses in sight for the state and their
examination would be very brief.
W. L Clark was sworn. He was one OF
the commissioners appointed in 1870 by
Gov. Bullock to MAKE an inventory of the
railroad. the other two commissioners being
Col A L. Harris and Mr.. Dubarry. Mr..
Dubarry was an officer Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, Col Harris was an officer Of the
Western and Atlantic. and the witness was
an officer of the Central Railroad Of Georgia
THEIR REPORT.
The report made by them In 1870 was very
carefully made, after q thorough eKsmina-
ton Of the property. The witness reviewed
q portion of the inventory made at that
time and pronounced it correct.
Maj z. c. Lewis, civil engineer and
member Of the board Of examiners this
year, testified that the inventory made was
very carefully made by the commission and
was as near correct Is could be. He said it
would be impossible TO run q road to-day
with the equipments that would have been
6rst-class in 1870
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See them at
NOTICE

Is hereby given that the Savannah and Isle
of Hope Railroad has an application before the
may or and alderman of the city of Savannah
for permission to lay its tracks on the following
streets in said city, to wit: Water street to
Mil street, to Farm street, to William street.
to South Broad street, Outside the center rows
Of trees), and to and through Wheaton street.
Notice is also hereby given that application
will be made to amend said application so as to
include the following additional Streets to wit
Abercorn street, from Bay to Eleventh street,
or South avenue, and Eleventh street or South
Avenue, eastward from Abercorn street to the
citY's limits.
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oCALA's PRIZE DRILL.
Military Companies Arriving on
Every Train.


Every Train.
OcALA, FLA, March u.-Military COM
panies began arriving this morning. The
Orlando Rifles arrived on the Flying
Cracker" The Starke Volunteers arrived
at 4:l0 O'Clock this afternoon. The Gem
City Guards of Palatka came at 5 o'clock.
i ne companies formed in dress parade III
4 ont Of the Ocala house, and, under coru-
mand Of Maj T. d. Lancaster and Adjt. r.
A. Burford, marched to the exposition
grounds and we're reviewed. The indi-
vidual drill was postponed until tomorrow
night. Wet weather prevented the exer-
cises being carried out as announced in the
programme. Tomorrow will be the big
day. The Leesburg Rifles will arrive at
1:30 o'clock tomorrow. Two companies of
the East Florida Seminary Cadets and the
Gainesville Guards will arrive tomorrow
on a special train. The Escambia Rifles,
from Pensacola, will also arrive tomorrow.
The programme for tomorrow is as fol-
lows: Military procession, 10 a. m. Skin
mish drill, II a. m. grand sham battle, 2: 80
p. m; dress parade. 4:30 p. m. , and the
troops reviewed by the governor and staff
evening, grand military ball.
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RuMoRs OF RESERVATIONS
Three Prominent Ofacials Said to be
About to Make Changes.

Three Prominent Ofacials Said to be
About to Make Changes
ATLANTA, Ga, March 11.-Three promi-
nent officials are reported to be on the point
of resigning their positions.
Railroad Commissioner Robertson is one.
This rumor has been current for about ten
days. Secretary BriscOe declares that he
knows nothing Of the matter. Commits
sioner Robertson is not here.
President s. 8. hopkins Of the techno-
logical school has been rendered tempting
business situation, but has not decided 70
gccept
Supt z. Il. Barnes is periodically re-
ported to be on the point OF giving up con-
troll Of the Georgia division of the East
Tennessee road. This time, however, he is
said TO have named April TO a friend as
the date for his resignation, and w. K.
Beauprie. master of trains at Knoxville, is
spoken of as his successor. Mr.. Barnes was
in Macon to-day and the report, though
credited, has not been verified