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CHAPTER VII.
yR MARLoWE'S DILEMM.

NIB. MARLoWE'S DILEMMA,
While ostensibly busying himself over
Mr.. Alworth's accounts in the Office, Mr..
Marlowe was continually broodins over
his private interview with Boncourt, and
the modification and apprehension it had
caused him.
sIo think Of my being in the power OF
this Uelvety, self-poisoned, veteran
| scoundrel, such as his own avowals make
him out to bel" he ground out between his
teeth. 1T is maddeningl But softly
am I really in his power? If so, why
| didn't he refuse to make any settlement
whatever on Adele? He can't really have
| that document-the sign manual Of my
idiocy and ruin-in his possession, or he
would assuredly have pushed me to the
WALL"
He was timidly interrupted by his
| housek eeper, who wanted to know II the
cook and housemaid might 60 out visit.
ing, or would be required at home by the
presence Of the guests.
Yes, yes; let them 60, ma'am; and
pray don't disturb me again, said the
master. do you lock up the house. and
90 to bed. I will see to bidding the guests
| good night, besides admitting the SER
wants when they return"
Miss Winford thanked him, and be was
once more left alone.
He was seated on Mr.. Alworth's high
| stool, with the account books spread out
before him, but still found it difficult to
take his mind off Boncourt and his i'm
| piled threats.
At last he struck the books impatiently
with his clenched hand, and wheeled in
| his seat.
What stark, staring, driveling idiot !
was to give in to that fellow SO soon!" he
went on muttering. Why, even if he has
the paper, I might safely defy him! With
my reputation opposed to his, could not
whistle him down the wind, and even save
| poor Noel from this divorced woman,
with the caprices of Spaniard and the
manners of an odalisque? Faugh! I will
break with them both tomorrow. Croak
will help me out. Still, if only knew
whether he had that paper or not!"
He turned again to the books, and was
really beginning to forget the e1asperat-
ing issue, when, just as the Office clock
was striking nine, he was aroused by 9
sound of the street door being opened and
shut, as though with an uncommon de-
gree of caution.
why, heard Miss Wlntord put down
the night-latch, thought he, rising and
passing through the railing gate into the
rear division. "Tush! it must be Noel
coming back to look for the newspaper be
spoke of. No one else in the garden is
provided with a night-key.
He was about to return to his interrupt
ed employment, but suddenly paused
again. The steps that were passing
through the hall did not resemble Noel's.
ITo EE coNTISuCp.l
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umbus. Some enterprising spectators
of the Garden City have tried to buy the
old homestead, probably with the inteu-
tion of exhibiting it during the Worlds
Fair; but they are too late. What a
few months ago could have been bought
for $40, 900 has since been sold to the
municipality and could not now be had
for million. The city of Genoa drove
very sharp bargain with the unsophis-
ticated owner and got the place for al
most nothing. 8. ..... E
Among other objects here relating to
Columbus is the very fine statue of him
near the depot. The pedestal is adorned
with ship prows, and at the foot of the
statue, which rests on an anchor, is the
kneeling figure of America. 1t is sur
rounded by allegorlcal figures represent
ing geography, science, religion, strength
and wisdom, and between them are re-
iefs from the life of Columbus with in
scriptions.
Perhaps the most interesting of the
smaller relics of the great navigator are
some original letters written by him to
the Genoa Bank of st. George offering
to give to the bank one-tenth of his rev.
enue from property secured by discovery
in the new world in trust for the purpose
of reducing the tax on corn and wine
to relieve the poor of his native city.
The letters are kept under lock and key
in the marble pedestal of his bust at the
palace, and only the copies are on exhi-
bition. To see the originals special
permission must be obtained from the
Mayor.
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THE TREE-TRUNK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
curious than their musical instruments.
The accompanying sketch gives good
idea Of them.
They consist of hollow tree trunks con-
tanning apertures connected by a vertical
slit. These trunks are ornamented at
the upper part with sculptures represent
ing heads, feet, war clubs and ships.
By striking each of them with stick.
the natives produce somewhat cadenced
sounds resembling those of the tomtom.
They perform their dances to the sound
of these instruments, after erhaving daubed
their faces red and black.
They have also three other musical
instruments; a sort of trumpet made of
shell perforated at the side or extremity;
syrinx with six, seven or eight pipes,
from which they sometimes obtain har'
monious sounds; and a long flute per-
forated at the lower extremity and con-
sisting of a single piece of bamboo with
three holes and mouthpiece. These
instruments are used only within doors
in order to amuse children.
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A Man-Faced Crab.

"Have I got 'em again9" exclaimed q
dapper-looking chap, as he jumped back
from a case in the State Mining Bureaus
Museum, over which he had been stand
ing.
"What's the matter2' asked his COM
panion.
Look" was the answer.
The cause of this commotion was not
very large. Only little thing, but as
queer q combination as crawls. It does
crawl, too, for it was nothing more nor
less than a crab the young men were
gazing at. But such crabl The body
was not quite an inch long, but the body
was what told the tale. 1t bore a per-
feet impression of the face of Chinese
coolie; a veritable missing link, with
eyes and nose and mouth all clearly de-
fined. 1t seemed to jeer at one, and
the ;mpish look it sent out was quite
enough to send av:cti,a of alcoholism up
a tree.
The specimen is q contribution Of
Arthur E. Rider, and is known as the
Heike kani, or face crab. There are i'm
mensc numbers of these crawling imls
in the inland sea of Japan, and the Min
ing Bureaus specimen came from there.
From out of the "chin" of the crab grow
two arms on either side, while it has two
legs about two inches and half long on
either side of the fuce, seemingly grow
ing out of the back Of the head. San
Francisco Examiner. !
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worlds greatest discoverer. In rear
room of this antiquated structure the
young navigator, as he gazed from the
windows upon the blue waters of the
Mediterranean, is commonly supposed to
have first conceived his ideas of securing
a nearer passage TO the Indies and to
have drafted his first charts for the ex-
pedition. But, alas for the reputation
of historians and biographers, these
statements so long accepted as the truth
must now be discarded. Not Cogoleto
but Genoa is the birthplace of Columbus.
He was born in a succeed old house
situated on a narrow, dirty street and
known as 81 Via del Pontecello.
1t is a very thickly settled portion of
the city, that in which the famous
dwelling stands, and poverty-gaunt
and haggard povcrty-is seen on every
hand. The house is five and half
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WILD vIOl.ETS.

They smell Of the rain, the sun aud breeze;
OF the long, cool shadows Of cedar trees; \
or tho brook that sinks down It's mossy
ledge; ....-.~--.. -,,,.r-,-.s....,- ! !
OF tho bending ferns and the rustling sedgea
OF velvet moses that keep the dew;
And Of sweet dead leaves that sweet last year
knew. .'.... . ys,t-
They smell of the chill pure breath Of dawna
OF wind-swept hillside and sun-swept lawn;
OF rose-briar hedge and Of winding lane; !
And-of dreams that win never come back
again, -. KS
These wild, pale violets, faint and sweet,
That we buy in the crowded city street.
-Madeline s. bridges, In F,tch.
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Did he give his name?- said Boncourt,
without disturbinR himself

Did he give his manner said Boncourt,
without disturbing himself
Yes, sir; Captain Rollingstone.
Neither the banker nor Noel could re-
member to have heard the name before;
while Adele suddenly threw her novel
ornaments away. and looked annoyed.
"Oh, Rollingstone, indeed?" said Bon
court. studiously sbstaining from look
ing at his sister. An acquaintance OF
mine, Mr. Marlowe. Would you object
to his joining us here2 He must be just
up from London, and both thirsty and
banged up"
Mr. Marlowe had no objection to any
friend of Boncourt's, though he himself
would presently be obliged to desert the
party. So Captain Rollingstone joined
the party, was duly introduced, and
seated.
He was o placid, carelessly dressed
man. the traces Of whose original good
looks, that might at one time have been
considerable, had been almost wholly
disfpured by the apparent inroads Of
long. persistent and hard dissipation.
Adele had probably met him before,
and her only recognition now was a
reez,ng, scarcely pefceptible nod, after
which she at once turned and engaged IN
conversation with her lover, as though
| unconscious of the newcomers presence.
The latter, however, with the most per-
| feet indifference to her action, settled
| himself YEARLY behind bottle of wina
and, after addressing few common
places to the banker, began to talk e1-
clusiyely to Boncourt about certain rae
ing events, past and prospective, while
frequently helping himself TO the wine
with an eager and trembling hand.
Boncourt seemed to take sort OF in
solent and negative interest in the new.
conner, but MI. Marlowe soor looked
bored.
The banker, indeed, presently asked to
be excused, on the plea of having letters
to write, and left the table, after promis.
ing to return before they could think of
| departing.
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The father of Columbus was q cheese
v,nder and lived with his family over his
pace of business. In these close and
unwholesome surroundingsit is indeed
wonder that Christopher, delicate boy,
grew to vigorous manhood. And asso-
ciated with the ignorant people among
whom his lot was cast, it is also remark
able that he should have aspired to any.
thing more than the life of vender.
Yet from the ranks CT the poor, squalid
and ignorant have mary of our greatest
men sprung. The divine spark of genius
is as likely to kindle flame in the hut of
the lowly as in the palace of the King.
Mr.. Fletcher has been flooded with
letters from America, mostly from Chi
cago, making inquiries concerning Col
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What the Groundhog Is.

An inspection of the natural history
book show that the groundhogis genus
of the squirrel order. 1t is from sixteen
ito twenty inches long, without counting
-four inches of tail. The body is brown
ish gray above and reddish brown below,
and the feet and tail are biackish brown.
The animal is fond of sitting erect, as a
squirrel does, and it assumes that atti-
tude when eating, holding its food in its
paws. 1t cleans and combs its fur like a
squirrel, licking and smoothing it down
as cat does. Most of the day, when
not hibernating, it sleeps in its burrow,
occasionally coming out and taking q
look around. In the evening it goes out
to feed upon grass, as we'll as fruits and
vegetables, to which it often does much
damage. In the daytime it never goes
far from its burrow. When angry or
alarmed it makes gurgling or chatter
| ing noise with its mouth and sometimes
it utters a shrill whistle, which has given
it the name among the French Canadians
of the 'sit1lcur" or whistler. The bite
of the grounding is severe and it will
make desperate fight against a dog.
Its hide is tough and was formerly used
| for whip lashes. The fur is of 10 value
and the flesh is fabby and rank, though
the latter, when cooked like roast pig,
can be eaten by person who has first
rate appetite.
The grounding, or "woodchuck," as
it is more commonly called in the north,
becomes torpid during the latter part of
October in Maryland. Unlike the other
varieties of marmot, it is not gregarious
in its habits, each family keeping to it.
self. 1t burrows on the slope of hill or
by the side of big stone, making an ex-
cavation twenty or thirty feet long, which
dcsccnds obliquely four or five feet, then
gradually rising to large round cham
Der, where the grounding family sleeps
aud brings up its young. The little ones
are born three to eight at time. New
England farmers make practice of
drowning groundhogs out with water.
One story was found of a woodchuck
that was kept tame in kitchen, making
its bed in box full of straw in a warm
corner. Nevertheless, when the cold
season arrived it curled itself up with
| its little nose in its stomach and thus
composed itself for a winters sleep.
Some weeks later it was put ON the floor
by the fire and gradually thawed out, but,
when put back in It's box, it went asleep
again for six weeks more. The burrows
of the grounding are always so con-
structcd that no water can food them.-
Washington Star.
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CHAPTER vi.
4 GARDEN PARTY.


Mr.. Croak came in through the garden
at the same moment that Mr.. Marlowe
aud Mr.. Boncourt were issuing from the
street door, for the purpose OF seeking
the afianced lovers.
Thus all three proceeded to the summer
house together, and this led to the meet
ing, already described, in which Gwen
doline Alworth had so markedly attracted
the angry notice of Mr.. Marlowe, and
from which she had 80 precipitately made
her escaps.
What brought that girl here2" said
Mr.. Marlowe, roughly: for he had not
wholly recovered the eQuanlmlry SO re-
Gently disturbed.
Both Adele and Noel had noticed his
unmannerliness toward Gwendoline, and
Noel, especially, with secret modification.
Can you refer to Miss Alworth, father"
said he. Il presume she was simply con-
sulting her pleasure in being here; we
were ly no means arerse to her company"
"On the contrary" said Adele, Il, at
least, found her charming. Miss Alworth
seems to be as apiable as she is pretty,
Mr.. Marlowe saw that ill-temr er was
out of order, and he had v.ritable
weathercock's knack Of conforming to a
| change of wind.
Il merely feared she might have inter-
rupted something interesting, said he,
with a smile. But come; our business
in the office can be expedited, and after
that We shall have tea."
WIZ not have it out here in the gar
den?" suggested Noel. There's long
table yonder, under the grapevine arbor.
which only needs to be covered and laid. 1"
The very thing" said Bencourt.
Adele clasped her fan delightedly, with
both hands.
1T will be so agreeable" said she.
'Alphonse and I often take tea in the
open air at Jasmine Lodge"
"As You choose, then,' said Mr.. Mar
lowe, as Adele arose. and took Noers
arm, The business in the Office won't
take more than half an hour. You can
apprise Miss Winford Of your plans for
supper, as We pass through the nall. BY
the way, what car have become of Croak?'
The lawyer had mysteriously taken his
departure.
He may have swallowed himself, OBJ
served Boncourt, recalling the lawyer 8
chief facial exaggeration.
Our contemplated business, without
HIM, would be like Hamlet, minus the
! Dane" lid Noel.
| But at this moment. the lawyer. the
cause of whose disappearance will doubt
| less be recalled by the reader, came in
view, down one of the shadier walks.
The deu:e, Croak! little more, aud
you would actually have made US wait,
said Marlowe, peevishly.
A French monarch got off that before
you were born" said Croak. Business is
is your sphere, Marlowe; stick TO it..
But where have you Deen?"
i've Deen endeavonng,- replied Croak,
in grave, matter-of-fact wey, Ito make
| love to Miss Alworth.
Adele and Noel burst out laughing. hut
the banker only smiled thonghtfnllv,
while Bonconrt turned his meas airing look
on the misshaper lawyer, with renewed
| interest.
The business of drawing up the settle
| ment papers, and signing and attesting
them, took little longer than the banker
had predicted. Neither Adele nor Noel
paid much attention to their contents,
but occupied most of the time with chat
ting agreeably, while the young man CT.
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stories high and is closely wedged in
between those of a similar kind. AL.
most in front of it a huge arch, built
centuries before Columbus's birth, spans
the street. At present the house is un-
occupied and the first story is boarded
up in front, giving it anything but an
attractive appearance. Two stories have
been added to it since it was occupied by
Domenico Columbus, the father OF
Christopher, and numerous other altera-
tions have been made, but, fortunately,
there has been preserved by the munich
pality an exact draught of the old house,
and by searching among the the musty
old records of the fifteenth century this
may be seen by the traveller in the Genoa,
and it will indeed be surprising if
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Nulla domus titulo dignior.
Heic paternis in Gdibus
Christoforus Columbus puerltlam
Primanuue iuventutem transeglt.


which translated is: No house more
worthy OF record. In these pa1eFil!l
walls did Christopher ColuGlbas pass Ills
boyhood ani carly youth.
A book has been published by Mar
cello Staglicno giving an exact repro
duction OF the records relating to the
home OF Columbus, and also containing
a cut of the old building. But loo copies
were published. Mr.. Fletcher, by con-
siderable pains and research, was tortu-
nate enough to procure two copies one OF
which he sent to the State Department
at Washington, and the other' which he
has in his possession, be kindly gave me
to look at. This book fully establishes
the site of Columbus's birthplace.