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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03
INVESTORS.

All persons contemplating Investments for
1893 are invited TO consider tbs desirabtlliy of
the stock Of TIE
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, which Is sold ~ 500
per share and has a maturity value Of sloO per
share, paying Is per cent. annual cash interest,"
untl maturity upon the amount invested.
This stock presents the rare conpinAton OF
handsome returns with security as absolute ~
any known investment
CARLTON MCCARTHY,
Secretary and Treasurer
II15 Main street, Richmond, Va
]. TAYLOR EILYsos. President
DIRECTORS:
). TAYLOR EILYsoN, Johs ,. EiLsII,
JOBN +. PURcEiL. NokhAs " hAsDoirh'
FRANK T.. SCTTok. ae Its
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II you have a ~purzling question ask the Dis
PATCH to answer It SEE to-morrov's 12-pagc,
ee-column paper for a score OF such queries and
answers.
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Ma. eAaRETr IN opHARAoh.n
" Magnificent Spectacle Played aud
staged SupefbIy.

ne audience which assembled In the
e'deny last night was the largest that
- YET greeted Wilson Barrett. The audi
,Ace was not only large. but was notably
,4ilivated and refined. and for this rea.
.oyeifed must have been very gratifying
" ar. Barrett. and his fellow. players.
Fnsiaoh viii be long remembered by
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03

FL0Ug.-Ws alj.s: Fine s2is2.25 super
fine, ~s2.25aS2.50; extra, s325ls3.oO. tannN'
s3.50a e3.75: patent. ~r4.60as4.71
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03
NORFOLK -PEANUTMARgEE
[Reported for tne Dispatch.l

lhopOiioN W ~ bh'heN'hi
DECEMBER 3O.-Market duh. Small lots OF
farmers sock disposed Of at quotations.
Prime 2Ikc. extra prime, 2Ac.; fancy,
2Ia3c.; factory hand-picked, 3a454c.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. %DEckNBER2, 1892
ARRIVED.
Steamship Wyanoke, Boaz, New York, mer-
chandise and passengers; George W.. Allen q
Co., agents.
SAILED.
steamer Ariel, Deyo. Norfolk. merchandise
ana passengers ; Irwin Weisiger, agent.
steamship Wyanoke, Boaz. New YORK mer-
chandise and passengers: George w. Allen 81
Co., agents.
Schooner Frank Leaning, Campbell, Wilcox
Wharf. TO load poplar wood FOR philadelphia I;
vessel, Curtis & Parker.
schooner Frank G.. lRich, Smith, Now York.
pie-iron, j. ". Gordon, agent vessel, Curtis q
Parker.
Schooner Maud, Robinson, Lambert Point, to
load coal for Beverly, Mass.
PORT oFNEwPoRT NEWS, DEC. 2. 1885,.
lBy telegraph
ARRIVED.
Schooner A. Pendleton, New York.
SAILED.
Steamship Avona, Liverpool
Steamship Cufc, Liverpool
Schooner L. G. Anderson, Boston.
PORT OF WEST POINT. DECEMBER 9, 1892
tBy telegraph
ARRIVED.
Steamship Fairfax, March, Baltimore, passen-
gers and general cargo.
steamship Danyille, Bennett, Baltimore, pas
sengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Fairfax. Boston via Norfolk, pas
sengers and general cargo.
Steamship Danyille, Bennett, Baltimore, pas
sengers and general cargo.
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by SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

corner Main and Sixth streets)-Rev.. W. w.
LASDRUM, ID. D., astOr.-Preaching At ii A. NJ.
by Rev. KERR B. TUPPER, d. d., OF the First
baptist church, Denver, Col, and at $ p. NJ. by
the nastOr.
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Very superior Olives by the gsllon.
JULIEN BISTosD,
1905 east Main.
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WING A ChOWO
is harder than drawing an eye-tooth.
But there isn't an artist in the United
States that can draw a crowd hall as
quickly and easily as we can. We fell
into the habit Of 1t some time ago and
haven't got over it yet Crowds take to
u store as kindly as a boy to a piece
OF pie. The juvenile consumption Oh
pie isn't a circumstance to the present
gobbling up Of our stock. Who ever
heard OF a good thing with no takers ?
Such things are as scarce as a bald
mans hair, but not 6 SO scarce as
articles in our stock that go slow. We
do business at a "Limited-Express
rate. F~irst-class goods and bottom
prices are what wear out our sidewalk
and door-knob ; they're crowding our
store. Follow the procession and you'll
be Q winner.
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DFrcseFl
COMMISSIONERS oF SINKING frNe. Z
McHsOso, November Is, 1892

ATA MEETING OF THE COMMIS-
N sIoNERs OF THE SINKING FUND hctd
tbis aay tpressnt all The membersl 10 ~ras oructo0
ina. an aovertisenent be Published IN sucn
newspaper a. tne president may select tnas see
Bondholders' Commsttes having susronoss's
M state the old obligations held BY fhems we
.on missioner Of ue sinking fund are nos
roady 70 receive ON deposit tor yerncaIloh. e.s.s
ersr,oa. and exchange. under the terms q Ue
- Tor me settlement II the public dsot o. "
cinta. approved February 20, loJs. sacn e.
shlisations Of tho State as may be presented ~
them. $4,000 -
the new bonds issued nor the OLD oDusassoa4
wna-h may be surrendered. until the Fass q a.
trsbusiou on ne new bonds, Issued 20 NE 1coop
sosders' Committee, b adjusted ~ ne onuf>
stoa appointed tor that purpose
An obligations must % presented - ne 49,
a tne Second Auditor, ktchmonds Va s&leU =
ner~oa or by some rcspoestote AGENT no4 60
ncctsd with any % The dspsssmsaA = oe
a. ooads can b ssesissd sisss n9e1nsse ~
1892. SOcA@u HttHt$4
10 ly-Sszt pyueIdsnas - Uoo14
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

FKIHA1' DtctIIDeI :, I"V~'
SALEs.-1S shares American Tobacco Compa
ny, preferred, at lI2If, 20 shares do. at H..
Closing quotations at the Stook Board:
9ovsaSNEyr sgCuRIrfEs. BID. Asked
-
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a VENERABLE LADY GONE
Mrs. Updegrnft Dies at the Age Oh "
Years-A Charity Ball.

Especial telegram 70 The DbpAucHsI
n.ryIIIE. Va, December 2.-Mrs. AS
rndeeraft died here this morning. She
wss "a wears of age, and was perhaps the
Oldest woman In the city. She had been a
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MARKET QUOTATIONS
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT BUSINESS
CENTRES OF THE WORLD
Prices for Money. Bonds. stocks. Grain.
Tobacco. Cotton. no.. and tina
Weather Indications
lBy telesraphto tbs pispatch.l

lBy telegraphto tbs Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, December 2-Fore-
FAIR least for Virginia and North Caro-
lima for twenty-four hours-from
midnight to midnight; Generally
fair weather; southwesteriy winds, and
warmer.
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The WEATnER IN RrcnxosD YESTERDAY
was clear and pleasant. The skies were
clear at midnight.
Range Of the thermometer at the 'front.'
Jooro f tha nrsp.rrt of,ca vaetordav.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03

The names Of many Of the most prominent
men in Virginia will appear in an illustrated
article Of general interest, which will appear on
tbs twelfth page Of to-morrows DISPATCH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03

7 OST. ON BROAD STREET Be
IITWEEN Levy & Davis's store and the Guy
Hall about a month ago, a BUGGY
DIsPATOH ONCE. eo-h
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BALTIMORE srOcK MARKer.

Mean temperature. ......."""....4 40 j.
Height of water in river, .O2.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-03

CHICAGO, Deeembcr "A slaughter q lnno-
cents In me pork-pIt was The feature o. Cnanss
to-day. Pork, lard. and rirz, closed, respectise-
Nv, aflx, 20, and re. higher than iast nlknss
Wheat and corr ruled easier, and zach suffered
= iZr. decline. The p~rcviston market seems 70
havo reached q CONDITION where the osu csque
haa compiete CONTROL Tho clique brokers pousnt
May stuh ana caused n edvsncss o. WHICH tasS
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-10-07
Mr.. Armour and His Clerk.

Philip ID. Armour, the millionaire porl
packer Of Chicago makes it a practic,
every year to make the clerks in hi
office the present of good business snit
of clothes. There is an unwrirten laa
that this suit shall not exceed iu cost
forty dollars, for which sum, it is rightly
considered, a very handsome everyday
outfit can be purchased. But one new
clerk, upon being told to 90 to tailor,
make his selection and have the bill sen
to Mr.. Armour, determined not 70 b.,
hampered by any forty dollar limit. III,
accordingly ordered suit costin.
eighty-five dollars. In due time the bill
was presented to Mr.. Armour. III,
called for the young man who hal con
tracted it, and that worthy appeared, {,
confident smile overspreading his face
He had no thought of impending
danger.
"You're Mr.. SO and soa' inquired Mr..
Armour, with great apparent atfability.
.iYes, SIR"
"You had the suit mades"
"Yes, sir"
'Fits you we'll, eha" very blapdly.
IACce"ihSiy "ei, SIT, rePiieu tuo
clerk, rather surprised by this line OF
questioning.
"Well," said Mr.. Armour slowly, 10
that stern, crushing manner of his, sew,
seen great many hogs In my day, bui
you ale the biggest one l have ever
came across"
And that day the clerk with the
eighty. five dollar suit began to huut a
new job. York News.
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Bleaching BY Electricity.

A method OF electrolytic bleaching re.
Gently introduced in Germany differs
from others in that the textile or other
materials to be bleached is passed be-
tween rolls serving as anode and cathode
respectively, the electrolyte being used
for the purpose of saturating the fabric
itself. Thus several pairs of rollers may
be used, the anode and cathode being
alternately the upper, so that both sides
OF the stuff are subjected to the action
Of the products of electrolysis. Boston
Transcript.
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kH4E HAS CURED HUNDREDS OF
S&&6 CASES OF SKIN CANCER.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
Tree. SWIFT Specific CO. Atlanta Ga.

The hypophosphites of
lime and soda combined with
cod-liver oil in SCOTS Emul-
sion improve the appetite,
promote digestion, and in
crease the weight.
They are thought by some
to be food; but this is not
proved. They are toaics;
this is admitted by all.
Cod-livcr oil is mainly a
food, but also a tonic.
In SCOTS Emulsion the
cod-liver oil and hypophos-
phites are so combined as to
get the full advantage of both.
Let us send you a book on
CAREFUL LIVING; free.
SeoIr Bownr. Ch-Eis:s, y, South .th Avenue,
New York.
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Denmark has system of benevolence
by which the honest poor of sixty years
of age are insured against want. 1t is
on the presumption that they have always
paid taxes.
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penetration, and it has perhaps saved
ma the half of my fortune, for which I
am very thankful to you. l did not
guess had engaged clerk who would
watch 50 we'll over my interests, aud see
what 1 was blind to. Such devotion
deserves much better reward than can
offer.
"Miss Thorndyke-Millie," he pur-
sued, changing to more serious tone
and speaking with marked hesitation,
''may ask if you would deign TOTO
fill more important position than you
have held7 that-of-of-equal part.
mere"
He had been long enough in saying it,
but there was no mis- taking his meaning.
Millie was too much astonishd to speak,
eat least, may believe my case no,
quite hopeless9" he ventured, after wait.
Ing in vain for word.
When she found courage to meet the
handsome blue eyes looking down at her
so tenderly, the last Of her doubts was
swept away; then she knew her love now
awakening to fuller life, had been born
long before; and he, reading from thu
detphs Of her heart what words could
not have told half so eloquently, claspee
with his strong arms the treasure he n,
longer feared to call his own.-Bostor
Globe
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Needs assistance II may be best to render 1t
promptly, but ono should remember to use
even tho most perfect remedies only when
needed. The best and most simple and gentle
remedy is the Syrup of Figs manufactured by
tho California Fig Syrup Co.
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August. !.
Flower

"I am happy to state to you and
to suffering humanity, that my wife
has used your wonderful remedy,
August Flower, for sick headache
and pa1pitation of the heart, with
satisfactory results. Forseveraly years
she has been a great sufferer, has
been under the treatment of eminent
physicians in this city and Boston,
and found little relief. She was in
duccd to try August Flower, which
gave immediate relief. We cannot
say to much for it." L. G. Frost,
Springfield, Mass. Q
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The man who brags much on his good
ness will bear good deal of watching.
RAMS Horn.
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E'our Railroads OverIooL.J

strange that four railroads, one belt line
and two fuel-oil pipc-lines, nine miles from,
Chicago, should have been overIookcd,' said
jay a. Dwiggins d Co., when they laid out tho
low Town Oh Grifftth. Four factories located, house,
anu stores sprung up at Once.-ChcagD News
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When a fly lights on piece Of sticky
paper he realizes that he is better OF.
-Binohamton Lea ler.
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MELODY

When the land was white with moonlight
And the air was sweet with May,
Twas 30 glad that Love would last
Forever and day.
Now the land Is white with winter,
And dead Love laid away.
am 30 glad Life cannot last
Forever and day.
Annie r. Aldrich. In the Century.
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MALARIA cured and eradicated fr I'M the
system by Browns Iron Bitters, which en-
tiop. Acts like a charm on persons In genera al
Ill health, giving new energy and strength.
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n. b. Walthall & Co, Druggists, Horse Cave
KY, say: Halls Catarrh Guro cures every
one that takes it." Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
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LIFE is a battle field on which we fight fol
fame" To preserve health in this fight use
Beecham's Pills, rs cents q box.
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Every mans idoal woman Is one VINO
would believe he caught whales in the
river il he told her so.-Atchison Globe.
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The Nations railroads earned $S7.
600, 900 during May.
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Coal sold for 80 ton in Hartford.
Conn, in 1928.
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oUR oLo RE1AsLE ErEwAr.n cures weak OF
Unframed eyes, or granulated lids without pain.
y cents JoRS r. picxyv Drug Co., Bristol. Va.
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The STOPPING bicycle rider may be sup
posed to DO on pleasure bent. Boston
Transcript.
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WORCESTERSHIRE BLANKETS,

SO per pair. Lcaksviilc Honest Jeans Gray, Brown
and Block-!5c., 40c. and doc. per yard. Kersoy
Gray, 81 &c. Brown, doc. yard; very good.
Wool Yarn, all colors, &c. hank II your dealer
g. CO., Special Selling Aets.. Greensboro, N. O..
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The Only One Ever Printed.
CAN YOU YIkp rHl WORRY

These is 8 inch display advert isement In
this paper, this week, which has no two words
ali Q except one word Tho same Is true OF
each new one appearing each week, from The
Dr. Iiarter Medicine Co. This house places Q
Crescent" on evoryt hing they make and pub
Itsh. Look for II, send them tho name of the
word and they Will return you DoOK, BKAUTL
TUL LtrHo0RAPHs or sAMPLgs VRBR-
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1t doesn't take bit OF meanness out
of rascal to polish him.-Ram's Horu.
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Browns Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, ,Mala-
ria, Biliousness and General Debility. Gives
Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
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When Nature

For full crop on the farm commend
us to the old hen. Lowell Courier,
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II aflioted with sore eycs usc DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye o-water. Druggists sell ct 26o.por bottle
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Our Baby

E""n Frederick. great sore. itching and
burning. Hoods sarsaparilla gave her new
life and appetite. Then the humor subsidized,
the itching and burning ceased, and
the sores entirely healed up. She is now per-
fectly we'll" i. w. w.FREDERIcK, Danforth st..
near Crescent Ave-, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.
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No Chinese has been paturalized for
thirteen years.
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in DOUBLE BONDS

RS. RIPLEY, I
think perhaps I've
found something at
last. T"
"Y ou yer
have!" Mrs. Rip.
ley's accent did not
contr a d let h G r
young lodger's re.
mark, though her
words had that ap-
pearance.
} eyes" contin-
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SeoIr 3 Bownr. Ch-Mis:s, -, South .th Avenue.
New York.
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T HAD scRoFvLA in 1884, and cleansed nv
system entirely from II by taking seven
bottles OF >. ,. ). i have not had any symp-
IONS since. c. W. WILCOX,
SpaItan6uTg, S. c.
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While he was speaking she moved
aside out Of his way, aud q half .dozer
rapid turus Of the little knob enabled
him to throw back the bolts.
81 hope I shall never do anything
quite so foolish as that again." said
Millie, with a nervous little laugh, as she
withdrew her imprisoned skirt, auG
smoothed the creased fold.
elf you ever should chance to meeI
with similar misfortune, may be neal
at hand to come to the rescue" he re-
turned, smiling. K
At 6:15, SO he told her, he intended t,
take the next train for Boston, though
he seemed in no hurry to get away eYi
IDENTIFY preferring the society of his clerl
to lonely wait at the railway station.
To her surprise he took pains to max,
himself agreeable, and she was COMPELLED
to admit he could be very agreeable
when he chose. The little Incident that
had just occurred had suddenly changed
their relations to each other and ad-
vanced them to something like in.
timacy.
She was very glad of this, for she had
determined to free her mind about
Morton at any cost, and now she felt
only small part of her former reluct-
ance.
"Mr. Allison" she began at the frs
opportunity, "before you went out you
rsked If had anything to say to you.
| had and did not dare say it."
"Indeed, Miss Thorndykel Am /,
'hen, the object of so much dread2'
"Oh, no, sir" she answered, looking
down at the carpet, not quite able to
meet his eyes just then, "only feared
you might think me impertinent or
,fficious."
'Not in the least, that would be i'm.
possible" he assured her.
~ want to know if you think-.that
Is, if you are quite sure-Mr. Morton is
wholly trustworthya"
He was surprised. He looked at her
twice before replying.
"Your question implies you think
him otherwise. He came to me highly
recommended, and he is the agent of
company in which some of the heaviest
business men In New York are closely
interested. Why do you doubt
him9"
For reply she told him what she had
seen in Morton's behavior that morning
to excite her suspicious. He listened
attentively, and she saw her words were
making an impression.
"From parts of your conversation I
could not avoid hearing" she said in
conclusion. 81 have inferred you mean
to give some money into his charge. 1t
is because I feel so sure he ought not to
be trusted with it that speak,"
Before she could say more some one
came down tho passageway outside aud
presently opened the Office door. Mr..
Allison started up, and received from the
boy who entered a telegraphic message.
AS he read it curious look came over
his face, and in moment he handed it
to her without word. 1t was dated in
New York and ran thus:
Stop negotiations with Morton; have dis
covered crooke iness. NJ. L. s. Co.
She could we'll afford a feeling OF
as she read these words, and
there might have been little of the ~
told you so" in the look she gave him as
she returned him the paper.
EYES," he said in ans wer to the look;
honor where honor Is due, always.
sA<--A
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ued the first speaker, holding up letter
just come by the morning post; "see
this 1t is from Mr.. Richard Allison,
whose advertisement answered the day
before yesterday. He asks me to call at
Room z, No. 10S Rocker street, at 8
o'clock this morning, if 1 have leisure.
to do for the past month. 1 must do
what can to make good impression,
you know"
"You couldn't help doing that" said
Mrs. Ripley, aud she looked with little
sigh after the graceful girlish figure in
its suit of sombre black, ds it disap-
peared through tho door.
"Poor child, do hope she won't be
disappointed, she added fervently;
"there's not many brought up as she's
been would be willing to work and do
for themselves after always having
everything done for them," she added,
taking up her work again with an earn
est wish for the success OF the orphan
girl who, though she had known her but
few weeks, had, by her lovely face and
gentle manners, interested her and filled
her with an almost motherly anxiety for
her welfare.
An hour later Millie Thorndyke was
looking at No. 1OS Rocker street, tall
brick building seeming very wide awake
with its numerous windaSvs and liberal
display ofsignboards and official shingles.
At each side of the door was thin mar
BILE slab with list of names Of the in
mates of the building. In its appropriate
numerical place she found that of her
possible employer, over the words,
''Real Estate"
Mr.. Allison's office-outside of which
che presently paused with auttering of
the heart and q shortness of breath due
wholly to eXcitement-was on the third
flight, in cozy corner at the end of a
long. narrow hallway. At the moment
the temptation to flee became almos. IT.
resistable, but knowing hesitation would
be her ruin, she drew a long breath, and
pushing open the door, crossed the
threshold. 1t was large, clean, airy
room, we'll furnished and carpeted, and
it looked more inviting than she had ex-
pected. From behind desk-of the
kind known as "roll-top"-came a
scratching sound, which, with a little
tuft OF hair visible over the top, showed
tho rrocepce nf tho occupopt