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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the copartnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned, under the firm
name of Sahlgaard & Hobe, has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent. f. Fl. Hobe
succeeds to the business of said firm, and
will continue same at the old stand, 2O4 East
Seventh street Dated Dec 3lst, 1891. II. Sahl-
gard. f. Ii. HObe
ne. HALE, LIFTS GRAND OPERA
~ House Block. fills teeth without pain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-20
Length Of Sentences.
The following statement shows the
average length of sentences in few of
tho cto

1t will be observed that the average
length Of sentence ranges from 2 years
$50 days in Rhode Island to IL years 116
days in Mississippi.
F. II. Wines, special agent of the CEN
sus department, remarks that there is
no discoverable law OF conditions in the
length of sentence in different states.
1t appears to be purely a matter of hap
hazard. AS, for instance, between In
diana. where it is 4 years 80 days, and
Illinois, where it is 5 years 272 days; or
between North Dakota, 3years 299 days,
and South Dakota, where it is 5 years
243 days.
A Comparative Statement.
The details of the late prison census
in this state show:
Dec. 20. Dec. 81, Dec 81,
AT Midnight 1885. 1890. 1891,
Prisoners awaiting
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-20
-s'Belsliazzar's Feast..' 20 Cents.
Halls Library Company.
ST. Luke,s HasnitaI

Has on on exhibition at Halls Library
the famous painting of "BelshaZzar's
Feast" Admission, 25 cents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-20
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS.
DIED.

BELL-In ST Paul, at family residence, 2OO
Concord street. Monday, Jan. IS at a. m,
Mrs. Mary T. Bell, aged sixty eight years,
beloved wife of CIV. Bell. Funeral from
ST. Michaes church at 10 a. m. Wednes-
day, Jan. 20, 1892
For Funeral Carriages, So; Hearse, ST. No.
284 East Ninth st. E. W. Shirk s. Tele-
phone 1872
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-20
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Don't Fail
To see .Belshazzsr's Feast" and help
st. Luke's Hospital.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02

Virgins on the morning of the Sd inst and
will then be as follows:
RIGHT ASCENSION.
Uranis ~, ,o ,c,
lambda Virginus5 -'''' -0
DECLINATIoN.
Differences . OBS
At the exact time OF conjunction star and
planet will be little below the horizon,
and thev will not be at Il sufficient altitude
for distinct observation until about o'clock,
but at that hour the distance between them
will not be perceptiblv greater than it was
at the nearest approach, and the view will
be Just as interesting as if they were in
actual conjunction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
DIED.

CAMPBELL-At ll:5O P. NJ, December 81
1891, KATE L. CAMPBELL, wife Of George )
Campbell and uaughter OF B. d. and B. A
Clapper, aged 30 years.
Funeral from her late residence, No. !
Short street, Allegheny, at P. NJ. SATURDAY
January ., 1892 Friends of the family re
Snectfuily nvited TO attend.
CAWLEY-rhursday morning, December
81. 1891, JOSEPH j., son of Teddy and Mary
CaSley, aged 10 years.
COE-At Santa Barbara, Cal, JOHN Coz
father OF Mrs. W. II. Duffeil, of Thirty-sec
ond ward, Pitt sburg, died at his home De.
cember %, in his 7S5n year.
New York ana Brooklyn papers please
copy.l
CUTLER-On Friday, January ], 1892
ALFRED MORGAN, only son of Charles G. and
Mary A. Cutler, aged year and 20 days.
Funeral services at the residence of his
parents, No. East street, Allegheny City, on
SUNDAY at . P. NJ. 1rternent private.
F1CkS-At the residence of her grand
father, on Friday, January ], 1892, at $3.50 A.
NJ, REBECCA j., beloved daughter OF William
ana Lizzie Flcks, in the Sd year of her age.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence of her gran ndfather Main street. Sharps
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
Obituary NoteS.

PRESIDENT VERNILIE, of the Merchants
National Bank, New York, died yesterday.
NJ ALFRED RICaERT the famous French
surgeon, is dead. He contributed several
works to medical literature.
CARDINAL DoMENICo AGosTINI, patriarch OF
Venice died Friday. He was born in 1925,
and WIS created a Cardinal in 1852.
JEREMIAH CoLBURS, well known as an anti
quaran and AZ an authority on historical
matters pertaining to New England, died In
Boston Wednesday.
AUGUST FALK, Il well-known Steubenville
baker, died last evening aged 5s. In the last
so years. by hard work and industry, he
amused a fortune OF S30,OoO
Mrs. SADIE wife of J. H. Mathison,
General Manager OF the American Tube
and Iron Company, of Youngstown, passed
away in that city yesterday, after a brief
illness.
JAMES E. COOPER, proprietor of the Adam
Forepaugh shows, died at his residence in
Philadelphia yesterday morning of int1am-
nation CT the stomach. He was born in
Philadelphia in 1882.
JOHN DIErEL, the fat man, who has been on
exhibition during the week ut a Cincinnati
dime museum, died yesterday morning of
the grip. He was a native of Philadelphia.
He weighed 763 pounds.
Henry FLEMING, President of the First
National Bank of Fairmont w. Va, fell
dead lust night at his supper table. He had
been at his desk during the day. He was
pioneer citizen and of great wealth.
MARY MUILEY, who was lo6 years old, was
buried Friday from the home OF the Little
Sisters of the Poor in Troy, n. Y. She was
born in Ireland and lived in Glens Falls.
She had been an inmate of the home since
her 9Sth year.
JOHN NJ. FINERTY, the inventor of the
cotton picker, died in Washington Wednes-
day, at the age of a. He was born in Ireland,
and alter coming to this country engaged in
business in st. Louis, where he was accumu-
IL ting q fortune when the war began. He
lost ali by the war. NJ. Finerty was also
the inventor of railroad spike and ballot
box.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02

Comment unnecessary! Patrons
know from past experience just what
this SPECIAL SALE MUSLIN UN-
DERWEAR means by way of saving
them dollars. NEW CUSTOMERS
as we'll as OLD ONES will know
about it before the week ends.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
John COe.

John Coe, of Santa Barbara, CAL, died of
pneumonia December %, 1891, at the age OF
rs. Mr. Coe was born in New York and was
one of the pioneers overland to California in
1850. He visited his children a number of
times, but made the Pacific coast his home
until death. He was prominent man ana
was well known on the coast. lie was the
father of four children, two daughters and
two sons. The former are Mary E.. wife Of
G. Redrup, of this city, now residing in
Ventura, Cal, and Maggie A., the wife OF w.
H. Dutfell, of Grace Street, Thirty
ward.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
ID. Lanler, NavaI Architect.

d. ]. Lawler, the widely known naval
architect, died yesterday at Chelsea, Mass,
aged s. For 80 years he had been located
Mt East Boston, and had taken Il most promi-
nent part in shipbuilding and yacht design
ing. He designed and built more vessels
than any of his colaborers. Over loo mer-
chant vessels were built from his designs,
and these include ships, barks, brigs and
schooners of two, three and four masfs. He
also designed quite number of towboatS
The veteran designer had a fleet OF nearly
500 vessels to his credit, and in all cases he
both designed and laid the vessels down.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
Edith BlskeIy MacGonicle.

Edith Blakely MacGonigle, the bright
little daughter of Robert G. MacGonigle,
Councilman from the Twenty-first ward,
died at 5 O'Clock yesterday morning at her
home, No. 5l9 Larimer avenue, East End.
She was 10 years OF age and had been i'll
about six weeks. She was a bright anu Win
some child, and her death makes the open
ing of the new yeara sad one for her parents
and the friends OF the family.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02

Ex-Congressman Thomas b. Ward died at
Plainfield, Ind, at an early hour yesterday
morning Mr. Ward several months ago re-
turned from Dwight, where he had taken
the bi-chloride treatment. About two weeks
ago he became Respondent and resumed his
old habits. Thursday morning he went to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
No DULL TRADE HERE

FOOTWEAR
For all ages and both sexes shares
in the general reduction.
See Mems fine Calf in button,
lace and congress we are now
showing at S2.5o.
A Ladies' pebble goat, button,
closing out at $3.50, are worth
looking at.
Ladies warm-lined Oxfords,
9Sc.
Boys best quality veal calf,
s1.a5.
Mems extra quality all-solid
leather brogans, 81.
Mems best Milwaukee grain
Creedmore, SITS.
Mems fine V calf Blucher, S1.37.
HATS.
We call your particular attention
to our ST.. Derby.
The only thing cheap about
these hats is the price. See them
in the window. Fur Caps re-
duced from S1.24 to 74c. Our
fine Fur Caps at SI.49 down to
o8c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
DRAWERS,

Plain Muslin, 25c.
Rufaed, Tucked and Embroidery
Trimmed, 45c and soc.
Tucked and Embroidered Ruf1e
CAMBRIC DRAWERS, 65c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
CHEMISE,

Plain and Embroidery Trimmed Mus
lin, 25c, 4oc, soc, to finest CAM
BRIG, Smyrna lace trimmed, at So. 50.
CHEMISE AND SKIRT COM
bined, 81 to s..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02

The end OF the season brings
to view many odd chairs lone,
two and three of a pattern)
which we to-day put down to
cost and below cost to clear
out before stock-taking. They
are arranged in the front sales
room with prices in plain fig
ures. One moments quick in
spection may show you as a
bargain just the chair your room
needs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02

BCRDETTE talks about the dangers OF
prophecy for readers of THE DISPAyCH
tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
CORSET COVERS,

Plain Muslin, 121ac and 15c, to finest
CAMBRIC, Torchon and Smyrna
lace trimmed, square and V-shaped
neck, embroidery trimmed, a5c,
37Hc to 75c and 81. All above are
fresh new goods.
A center table devoted to BROKEN
LINES at such reduced prices as will
m a k e lively "SKIRMISHING
ALONG THE LINES!" These odd
pieces, just as good as new, but not
having all the sizes, they go at a
sacrifice.
Don't forget the Saturday
morning, Jan. 2. 1892, 8 O'Clock,
begins one Of the greatest MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR SALES we ever in
augurated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-02
"A Remarkable Conjunction.

vi the remaining planets visible there is
not much to be said. Saturn is becoming
more brilliant, and now rises before mid
night. When at their nearest approach to
each other there will be less than half a
minute of arc between them, and, seen with
the naked eve, they will appear as one star.
A perfectly clear atmosphere will be abso-
lutely requisite to an observation of the
phenomenon, and a small telescope with a
magniiying power of 10 or u will be neces-
sary to see it distinctly. The greater the
,lagnifylng power Of the telescope, the far
ther asunder will the two objects appear in
the heid OF view, so that a small power
is more desirable The time of geo.
centric conjunction in right ascension is
1:56 A. NJ. January 8, and their positions
Mars is scarcely more attractive than he
was month ago, and does not rise until
nearly 3 o'clock in tie morning. Neptune
is Of interest TO those who can avail them
selves of optical aid To bring him into view.
He is on the meridian tonight at 10 o'clock
and the star Aldebaran will serve as a land
mark bv which TO find him, the planet be-
ing about 40 northwest of the star, passing
the meridian little In advance of the
latter
Uranus will be OF more than ordinary in
terest shortly on account of a remarkably
close conjunction with the star Lambda
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03
Notice.

whereas. In answer to tho request of
the committee appointed by the Board of
Trade and Commercial club Of this city to
secure proposals for 1000 acres Of land
suitable for a military post. several parties
have outlined to said committee proposals.
that they and their associates desire to
make, and as the appropriation by the gov
eminent for such post becomes available
after July l, 1892. and as it is desirable tina
MS soon as possible after that date duly l.
1892 that the government be informed that
the city is prepared to show the board that
will be- appointed for the selection of the
post several locations suitable for such
post.
Now. therefore, The committee earnestly
requests that all parties contemplating
making proposals for such body of land
proceed ut once to formulate their proposals
and hund i'll same to the chairman of the
ommitte AS soon as possible, and notlater
than July l, 1892. II. NJ. PARCHrN.
&. X. WELLS. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03
Notice.

Commencing Saturday, June 25, 1892. tho
fares upon all the street railroads in Helena
will be rs follows: Single fare. ~ cents.
Tickets securing 4 reduced fare can be 3D.
t"ined of tho conductors and Mt the offices
of the companies. at the rate of sixteen
tickets for 81 or eight for so cents.
The slight advance III fair for the homo
travel. il made necessary by the disast, GUS
season, and the unusual expenses being iu-
cured by the companies. Very respectfully,
HELENA Electric RAILWAY Co.
HFIENA RAPID Transit ca.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03
Excursion to SMrAtogR, Now York.

On account of tho national educational
meeting nt Saratoga, N. u. tho Northern
Pacific railroad will make a rate of seventy
seven dollars and forty five cents (S77. 45)
Helena to Saratoga. New York and TO-
turn. Tickets on sale July ! to 7. inclusive;
final limit September 1.
Remember that the Northern Pacific is
the only line running through trains from
Helena to Chicago without change of oars.
A. ID. EDGAR, General Agent.
Helena, Mont.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03
DIR. 4. II. Pleasauts.

Rooms Is and l6. Grants block. Prae-
tics limited TO diseases OF tho eye, oar,
throat Sn1 nose.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

Miss Nellie Cuthbert entertained Miss
Freeman, who is in the city. tho guest of
several Of her school friends, most delight
fully on Thu sday evening at the beautiful
home of her aunt. Mrs. Chessman. The en-
tertainment provided WAS a progressive
angling party and the choice of partners
for tho game were selected in the same
manner. The ladies iishcd over a wall of
white with different colored ribbons and
the selection of their partners depended
upon the bite from the other side of the
partition. The fishing party worked assid-
uously during each interim between the tap
ping of n bell and the opponent at each table
catching tho larger number of fish which
were frantically struggling on the table be
foro them received their gilt star from
either the hands of Alexander Botkin or
Frank Chessman. tho committee on prizes,
and proceeded to the next table. where the
same struggle WAS gone through With. Miss
Hattie Pope succeeded in landing the great
eat number of speokled beauties among the
pin. Mr.. Owen proved the prize winner
ent of a handsome colored doll. Very
later on in the evening. forming a most
pleasant feature of the entertain ent.
Among the guests present were tho Misses
Brooks. Barbour, Swami, Guthrie, Messrs.
BrandeRee, lilly. Hersohfeld. Word, Owen,
Shoemaker. Schroeder.
Mrs. Murphy. Of Benton avsnve, gave a
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

Mrs. Murphy, Of Benton avenve, gave a
charming luncheon TO a small number of
guests ut her pleasant home on Friday aft
the occasion being in honor of Mrs.
Speer. sister of Mrs. Streoter, of this CITY.
The floral decorations were entirely yellow,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

Bishop md Mrs. Brewer received about
200 of their friends at their pleasant new
homo on Monroe avenue on Tuesday eve
ming. the reception being given in honor of
the visiting members of tho convocation,
which convened here the past week. The
evening was one of Montana's best, clear,
cool and bright, the view, looking down, up
and across the beautiful valley. set in the
midst of a circle OF mountains, one of the
most perfect ever seen and everything per-
tanning to the guests' comfort and pleasure
was looked after in such a manner as to
indicate the pleasure in being able to en-
terrain such n number OF visitors from so
many parts Of the country. The house was
beautifully deco, ated with flowers of differ
ent varieties, roses, leurs dc lis, wild
honeysuckle. wild roses, pink and
yellow. Bishop and Mrs. Brewer, with Rev.
and Mrs. Webb, and Mrs. S. J. Jones,
stood in front of the large window of the
reception room to receive their guests.
rietta cloth, with vest and trimmings of
pink and blue brocaded satin, and brides
cent p~assementerie, long train, elbow
sleeves, with coIsage of roses. Mrs. Webb
wore gray silk, en- train. with garnituro of
pink silk, elbow sleeves. Mrs. jones' gown
was of handsome black silk, neck filled in
with white lace, diamond ornaments. Mes
DANES Child and Chadwick invited the
gu' SITS into the dining room where most do.
lie rus refreshments were served dur ing
tn evening. The dining table wus hand
90 nelly decorated with flowers. shaded onn-
delabra, and loaded with the delicacies
which were 30 refreshing to the guests.
The table was IN charge Of MesdGmss
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

On Wednesday evening = large number of
the visitors TO the convocation, with some
of their resident friends. boarded tho cleo
trio cars and paid a visit to the beautiful
Broadwater. listened to the fine music and
entered tho natatorium. several of the
party induIging in the warm waters OF the
plunge, while others enjoyed Watching the
sport of the bathers. Those forming the
party were Mesdames Brewer. Webb, Con-
rad; Hoyt, of Butte; Lewis and Patterson,
OF Bozeman; Villas and MoHall, Of Living
ston; Jones, Lockwood, the Misses Mar
shall; Messrs. Webb, Cloves, Sharply,
Prout. Pritchord, Rsinberg, Blaokiston,
Dicky and Linley.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

roses and pansiss. scattered In prafusion
through the different rooms, and being par
ticularIy noticeable from the fact that they
we're all gathered in the garden of tho host
ess. Luncheon was served in tho dining
room ut tina hour OF two. Tho hangings and
flowers were also Of yellow In this apart
mant. The vianda were most delicious,
served in courses, and we're made especially
palatable owing to the beautiful and dainty
china with which they wero accompanied.
The guests we're Mesdamea Sp8er. Btreeter.
Toole, Ashby, Baldwin. Harris. Floweree.
swallow, Tracy, Shaifer and Davidson.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

lHA Lttb DCColuo AAuOA bSub6E uuIllk ku6
last week after her severe illness.
Mrs. Mary G. Riddle. Of st. Joseph, MOI
arrived in the city last Thursday morning
on a visit to her son, W. G. Riddle, head
clerk at Clarke, Conrad It C%urtin's.
C. N. Sutton. from Barnesvi!le, Linn.,
arrived in tho city yesterday. He will sue
coed z. A, McSwinney as storekeeper for
the Montana Central road ut this point.
A.. II. Cook succeeds G. j. Carpenter as
operator in Mr.. Johnson's office, M. Car
pente leaving on Saturday to take a posi-
ton on the Mexican Central railway at Ell
Paso. Tex
Miss Frances Jurgens, who has been visit
ing in the Gust for the past three months,
will return to Helena to-day. accompanied
by her mother, who left on yesterdays train
to meet her.
The "History of Montana Mines" pre-
pared by j. II. Mcknight for the Mining
meeting of that body, which takes place in
this city July II.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Downs. of Fairhaven,
expect to have the pleasure of making the
fashionable western trip of tho summer
season-to Alaska. They sail BY the
steamer of July 81.
Mrs. William Bailey has returned to Hell
ena after a two months most pleasant visit
spent in the east. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey are
az ehS lhchShAe oulo VI 1lIb.
MOI ris, on Fifth avenue.
During the absence of j. V. Kenck. book
keeper of the Second National bank in this
city, in August. Miss Chase, sister of Mrs.
S. A. Merritt, will have entire charge of the
books in that establishment.
Henry G., son of L. ii. Hirshfield. has
returned to Helena for tho summer months,
having graduated in the east. The young
man expects to enter one of tho colleges in
New Iork city in the autumn.
Miss Freeman. from the east. who for the
past week has been the guest of Miss Wade.
OF Dearborn avenue. ii at present visiting
Miss Edna Hedges. The three young ladies'
we're school companions at Wellesley.
Prof. Wvlie. of Livingston, ia to usher a
party of about thirty-tive into the wonder
land, the journey to commence on the
Fourth. Mr.. jack Harrison and Miss Cor
trude Harrison will be member of the COM
pany.
At last tho lovers Of Delsarte will have
the privilege of again commencing thsir
studies in that art. as Mrs. Carter will or
ganize the advanced and beginning classes
at 9:l6 n. III. and 1880 u. M, respectively. ut
Electric hall.
Prof. Young expects to leave during the
week TO attend the national teacher's con-
v%ention, which should have convened in
Helena. but which takes place at Saratoga.
There will likely be quite a number of
teachers Of Montana that will leave ut the
Same time for the same destination. Their
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-05-14

rather than anger your father against
You with q revelation of your mutual
love. We will await his return, and if
convict, your father shall be made to
do you both Justice, and Ralph Prescott
shall he unmaSked in his true cOlors"
But sickness came sooner than old
Godfrey thought His hours were num-
bcred, and he know it,
Afraid of the willy cunning of Elliott,
Il he left Ruth his fortune, he divided it
as known to the reader, and left the bulk
i: it TO her husband at her suggestion.
All this Ruth wrote to Paul Dalton;
III this, sick at heart, the enraged,
ssatilcd, unarlupulous Ralph read.
Now sl.. babe her husband return
He was WEALTHY now, and what might
not moneE do TO untangle the knotteG
skcin Of sis mysterious LIE.
Ralph Prescott stole from that rool.
with a Talc, pcrturbcd face.
He raClOSed the window as he foru. q
it-he eft no trace OF his fcIonious y!..g
Ha hncw all now. and that inforr:.a-
ton was weighty. vital
II Ruth his true character was full Y
revealed, and if he dared openly to per-
s2@ute h + she possessed the means of
proving him TO he the thief of Maple
Leaf Farm. Furthermore. for love of
the man she had welded, she would use
that knowledge if he tried To annoy her
again.
Paul Dalton had captured the double
Frize-hride and fortune.
What should he do3 His natural inn
pulse was TO seize on all the ready cash
he could get his hands on, and, like the
"raEen lie was, sneak out of the lives
and memories of those he had wronged.
4 thought OF revenge, however, Il
subtle suggestion of thought, a hopeful
belief that there was yet one weak point
in the armor Of his foes awoke last
desperate combatiyencsS in Ralph Pres
cots wicked heart
If Paul Dalton should die" he glow
erCd in a sinister hiss Of hate. then all
the fortune wouli revert to Ruth. Who
knows what may happen? The tramp
tod n" much. Paul Dalton is con-
Wet, Let him say what he likes. | will
anticipate Ruth. l will go at once to
fcrndale. / will dig up this mans past,
that | may cff"rtualiy blight his future.
oh, there is some way out of this laby-
rjnth OF mystery, there must be some
compensation for all he has made me
lose"
And, hiding tn" ia I that his own evil
plottings had been the caus" f his mis-
fortunes alone, Ralph Prescott. at early
dawn, started on horseback on the trail
OF tho man who hal SO mysteriously
disappeared.