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reason for the sudden cessation of divorce
proceedings on the part of the mysterious
wife. Most secrets In which lady is con-
cerned are gold mines if you only dig deep
enough. am in hopes the Delbec' may
turn out great deal more profitable than
some of the mines which have lately been
toisted upon confding public"
A week after this interesting conversa-
tion had taken place between the members
of the firm of Spyers 8 Co., Mr.. Wilkins
had, thanks to his former friend and fellow
CLERK, succeeded in bringing his information
with regard to the Delbec case cup to
date" and having this information in their
possession the partners had decided upon
| playing a little comedy, and had throughly
rehearsed it.
Mr.. Delbec was q member of Parliament,
q man of about fifty, who enjoyed consider
able reputation as social reformer, and
was in great request as a speaker at subur-
ban meetings and q favorite chairman at
penny readings He was an eminently re-
spectacle man and was generally credited
with serious views and an unblemished rep
utation.
There had been rumors and hints of a
skeleton in his cupboard, but as nothing
definite was forthcoming on the subject,
sheeS hoo SInuuoiiy pCSh uAoAuAooSu
as inventions Of the enemy, and eventually
had been forgotten.
During the Parliamentary session Mr.
Delbec occupied a fiat in Queen Anne's
Mansions, Westminster, and thither one
morning Mr.. Wilkins wended his way.
To insure himself a reception, he had on
the previous evening written Mr.. Delbec
the following letter:
''Sir-Some information of q peculiar
kind, with regard to a matter Of great i'm
portance to yourself. has lately come to my
knowledge. I will call upon you tomorrow
morning, and shall be glad if you can ac-
cord me an interview.
Faithfully yours.
civilian WILKINS.
"(Private Detective)."
This letter had the desired effect. On
handing his card to the servant, Mr. Wilk-
ins was at once ushered into room and in
formed that Mr.. Delbec would see him at
once.
Mr. wilkins was not kept waiting very
long. He had barely time to take out his
pocketbook and glance over his notes to re-
fresh his memory on certain points before
Mr.. Delbec entered the room.
Now, sir, said the M. p, settling him
self into chair, with his back to the win
dow and taking good look at his visitor.
''You are, persume, the gentleman who
wrote me letter signed William Wilkins,
which received this morning."
.'I am, sir"
every good You say that you bave in
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"Spyers & Co., private inquiry agents
A large staff of experienced detectives,
male and female. Suspected persons
watched. Confidential inquiries of all
kinds undertaken. Absolute discretion"
Day after day the above advertisement
appeared in the Daily Telegraph, and day
after day ''Spyers & Co" sat in their little
cfice on the third floor of house in West
minister and waited for their absolute dis
cretion TO be put to the test.
Where the large staff of experienced de-
tectives, male and female, were concealed
was mystery Spyers & Co. only had two
small rooms as offices-one was the private
Office and the other was clerks office, Z"
but there was nothing in the clerks office
but desk, two old secondhand chairs a
dilapidated umbrella stand and map of
London, yellow with age, and absolutely
out of date.
1t is possible that the large staff of male
and female detectives were kept in the coal
cellars as a means OF preservation, or it may
have been the custom of the firm to leave
its stah outside in the street all day and
give them instructions by a code of signals
from the window.
These are professional matters into which
it is not perhaps advisable to inquire too
closely. Such eminent detectives as Spyers
n Go. would naturally take especial pains
to prevent their staff learning too much of
their business, and overhearing too much Of
their conversation. 1t would be necessary
TO do this in order to insure that absolute
discretion which is the proud watchword
and prominently advertised trademark of
the firm.
Merit does not always succeed in this
world, and in spite Of their superior quail
fcations and their absolute discretion, :"
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PICKED UP A HARD CUSTOMER,
Arrested the Men Who W anted to Sell Hir

Detective Sol Coulson arrested two clever
thieves at the Union depot yesterday after
noon. They had just alighted from the
west-bound mail when they fell into the
hands of the officer. The detective was
stationed about the depot and was on the
lookout tor sharpers whom he expected
would arrive on the train. The two men
attracted considerable attention by their
peculiar actions and the officer concluded
to shadow them. He hurried to the corner
of Eleventh street and when the men came
up they engaged him in conversation. Pres
emily one of the men offered the officer fine
suit of clothes which he agreed to sell at an
exceedingly low figure. The officer became
suspicious and placed both men under ar
rest, charging them with larceny.
The clothes are of the finest material, and
were evidently stolen from the house of a
well-to-do person. The men gave their
names as Marion Geirger and August
Meyer. They claim that Altoona is their
home. An effort will be made to find the
owner of the goods
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farmers of this country-that there is no
class of citizens more directly advantaged
by it. What farmers want are consumers,
and the more consumers and fewer COM
petitors he has the better it is He wants
those consumers steady aud regular. and
has such In the $4,000, 900 of con-
sumers In this country, who are the best
and most profitable consumers on the globe.
"The Democratic leader of to-day seems to
think there Is some peculiar sanctity about
the foreign consumer that doesn't attach to
the domestic. don't. I prefer the domes-
tic consumer because he is the best, he con-
sumes more and has more money to pay for
his living than any other consumer in the
world. The major said:
No More Farmers Needed.
The agriculturists of this country do not
want more farmers; they want more people
who do not raise their own food and whom
they can supply. Every new industry in
creases the farmers home market and
furnishes him what he most wants-pro1t-
able customers. 1t is no fault of the tariff
law If the farmers of the United States do
not supply every agricultural want Of our
entire population. We framed that law to
give them this market, and to encourage
industries which would increase the con-
sumers by increasing the factories and the
demand for labor therein.
0oNernOr Mchinley quoteu Irom utter-
ances by Mr.. Gladstone and Cardinal Man
ming to show that free trade England has in
many parts not only stationary, but de-
creasing population, and said there is moth
ing in the condition of agriculture in the
country to induce our farmers to exchange
what they have got for what it offers.
In conclusion Governor Mckinley said:
Tried by any test. measured by any stand
ard, we lead all the rest OF the world. Protec-
tion has vindicated itself. 1t cannot be
helped by eulogy or hurt by defamation. 1t
has worked out It's own demonstration and
presents in the sight Of the whole world its
matchless trophies. Our own experience
shows that it is best for Cur citizenship and
better destiny Tor our people, The day of re-
pentance will come when we have made q
change.
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ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH BY
GEORGE r. SIMS,
Author of LIGHTS o. LONDON" TODAY" DRAMAS


| Messrs. Spyers & Company found them.
selves after three months partnership in
anything but an enviable position. The
rent Of the Offices was overdue, Mr.. Spyers'
overcoat was beginning to show signs Of
wear, his boots were going over at the heels,
and he found considerable difficulty in ar.
ranging with Mrs. Spyers the petty details
of their suburban housekeeping. He began
to regret that he had ever been tempted
to leave his old employers, a fourishiue
firm of inquiry agents at the West End.
and start in business for himself with the
company.
The company" was Mr. wilkins, a
young fellow of five or six and twenty, who
had been solicitors clerk, and who having
been dismissed for revealing professional
secrets to newspaper man" in search OF
paragraphs, had invested his savings, some
ESQ, in a partnership with Mr.. Spyers
Spyers and Wilkins had been in the habit
OF using the same public house of an even
ing, and there they had struck ND an &C
quaintance which eventually led to the
taking of the two little rooms and the in
sertion in the daily papers of the advertise
ment which appears at the commencement
of this narrative.
And now after three weary months OF
mingled hope and despair Mr. spyers and
Mr.. wilkins, both at the end of their re-
sources, were smoking their pipes in their
private Office, scowling at each other, ours
ing fate and wondering what they could do
to put little money in their painfully
empty pockets.
I'VE must do something, Wilkinsp' ex-
claimed Mr.. Spyers, Eve can't 60 on like
this you know"
"You needn't tell me that" growled MI.
Wilkins. 81 can't help thinking, Spyers.
that you've treated me badly in this
matter"
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came to anything"
''Then you are married. Come, sir, if I
am going to take this case up for you and
protect your interests you must give me
your entire confidence"
Sand if don't"
"Well, it won't make very much differ
ence, because know that You are married
Acting In your interests, Sir, ascertained
exactly what had been done. The lady
has given her solicitor proof of your mar
riage to her Now a. you are married to
this lady all I want to know is whether
you mean to let her file her petition or
whether you would like to prevent it
''Of course should prefer to prevent II, +"
replied the M. P. 'iI don't particularly
care about its being known that I married
this lady. I made fool of myself, or
rather she made a fool Of me. discovered
that she wasn't exactly the sort of person
man in my position ought to have mar
ried. I found out certain things which
made me very uncomfortable long before
the honeymoon was over"
SIT was a secret marriage, then?"
"Yes. I tell you / made q fool OF my
SELF Before knew where I was found
that had fallen into the tolls of very
dangerous young woman, and fearing q
scandal, breach of promise, and all that
sort of thing, 1 consented to q secret mar
riage, and we went abroad Immediately
atterward.
"Abroad found out certain facts with
regard to her past career which were not
particularly fattering to my amour propre,
and discovered that we were not likely to
lead happy lite together, and SO we agreed
to separate. i undertook to make her an
allowance, and have done so. Since then
she has sent me several threatening letters,
and q year ago understood she instructed
a solicitor to commence proceedings for
divorce on some ground or other; but hear
ing no more of it fancied she had thought
better of it. Now you say she is going on
with the nletter?"
Certainly. The letter Ihave shown you
should convince you of that Her solicitor
is employing detectives to make her case a
But you jhave declined to act"
Yes-and so the case has been given to
another man."
"Ah-do you know that?"
"Yes-the man who has it in hand is .
private detective named Spyers."
"You are sure?"
"Yes-he was partner of mine once. We
quarreled and separated. There is Q bitter
professional jealousy at the bottom of my
coming to you, sir. should like to check
mate this man Spyers, for he behaved very
badly to me-"
"How can you checkmate him? Besides
there Is nothing for him to find out-the
charge against me 10 absurd"
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"How?"
"Well-confound it all-you don't think
I'd have given you $50 to furnish this den
and advertise in the papers if hadn't been
led to believe that you had a connection.
After all found the money!"
"And found the brains"
"Brains are no good If we haven't any
clients That's what you were to find. >"
''Clients will come if we watt
"Quarter-day has come and the landlord
won't wait. Spyers, old chap, I don't think
this is particularly good game.
Lots OF men make money at it."
"Well, If they do they must be cleverer
than we are"
mo, ,luckier! I'll back myself against any
detective in London to work case when I
get it If you can't get it what are you to
Mr.. wilkins looked steadily at Mr.. Spy-
ers for moment, and then, putting his
pipe down, he said quietly, "Make itl'
"Eh?" exclaimed Spyers, make it; what
do you mean?"
over this affair good deal lately for Pye
seen ruin staring US in the face, and I've
come to one conclusion"
Sand that ls?"
''That we are a couple of darned fools. 4"
Speak for yourself" said -Spyers,
haughtily.
'Sorry to hurt your feelings, old chan
but it's fact When cases haven't come
to us we ought to have gone to cases. We've
been too respectable, too modest and it's
time 10 try the other tack"
"Whst do you propose to do?"
ITO get bit to 60 on with. You know
why got the bullet from Clark Il Co.
don't you?"
"Yes, you were overheard talking in
public house about the Delbec divorce case
before the petition was fled"
Exactly. I now propose that we take
the Delbec case up again"
"But nothing more has been heard of it.
The wife never filed the petition
'Quite so-tnere must have been a rea.
son. What we want to find out ia what
that reason was. saw enough of the cor.
respondence while I was in Clayk's Office. and
heard enough to know, that there is q mys-
terry about this case, and think it will nav
us to find it out; at any rate there can be No
harm in trying. lean easily find out from
pal of mine in the Office what has nan.
pened since left, and then we can start on
the job at once.
Mr.. Spyers thought a minute, and then
he said, "What makes you think there il
any money in 1t, Wilkins?"
'eThis. Delbec 10 rich man and a we'll.
known man, and the marriage with this
woman was . secret one. He himself haa
never divulged it, and the world still be-
lieves he ID unmarried There must be .
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formation which is of Importance to me.
Pardon me if 1 put it plainly. Have you
1t me?"
Mr.. Wilkins smiled.
81 see that YOU are q man of the world,
Mr. Delbec, and man of business. I will
confess candidly that my reason in calling
on you is that believe can be of service
to you. Naturally, if you avail yourself of
my services, I shall expect to be paid for
them. That is how get my living"
Good; now we understand each other.
What is your information"
"Read that" said the detective, and he
handed over to Mr.. Delbec letter which
had evidently been in his pocket for some
days. The address at the top and the sig
nature had been carefully cut away. "You
will understand, sir, when you read the let
ter why have removed the name and ad-
dress"
Mr.. Delbec read the letter, and it evil
IDENTIFY made him very angry, for his face
flushed and when he had finished it he
flung it on the table.
'This is an infamous business!'' he ex-
claimed. "What does it mean?"
The detective rose and took up the letter
again.
cit means, sir, that the writer of that
particulars concerning your private life. 1
didn't like it, sir. I felt it was not like
what we call clean job. and 1 thought 1
would come to you and let you know what
was going on behind your back"
The N. P. looked hard at the detective.
81 DON'T quite understand your motive
now" he said "You are betlaying your
client, you know"
''Oh, no, I'm not. Iwrote at once and
declined the job 1 said it was not in my
line and it is not"
''Well," said the M. p, at is certainly
very disgracefhl thing. 1t is monstrous
thing that man can be followed and his
private affairs spied into like this By
heaven, if 1 find ANYBODY following me
about I'll go to a magistrate. Can you tell
me what 1t means?"
"Can't you guess?"
MIR. Delbec hesitated before he answered.
SIT isn't matter for guessing" he said,
presently. 81 want to know for certain.
sThen can tell you, for before coming
to you I looked into the matter and ac-
quired certain information. The writer of
this letter is solicitor. He is q solicitor
for lady who has described herself as your
wife and has instructed him to obtain GER
tain particulars in order that she may COM
menoe proceedings for divorce against you"
Something very like an oath escaped the
lips OF the social reformer.
She can't do 1t, he exclaimed, rising
and pacing the room. "She can't do it,
she threatened year ago, and it never
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-03

NEARLY every household uses a stlnulant
of some kind. None better known or more
highly recommended than Klein's "Silvei
clans of high standing have vouched for the
truth OF this over their signatures. These
testimonials are shown in Max Klein's win
dow, Federal street, Allegheny. Send &c
him for catalogue and price list of all kinds
of liquors. MwY
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SACRED CONCERT AT scHEHLEY.

The Second Brigade Band Engaged for
Next Sunday Afternoon.
Superintendent Paisley, Of Highland
Park, is authority for the statement that
Chief Bigelow, before starting for Europe,
had granted Mrs Gusky the privilege of
giving band concert at Schenley Park
next Sunday afternoon. The Second Brigade
Band has been engaged for the occasion,
and 1t is understood that the music will be
of sacred character. 1t is stated that SIM
liar concert will be given at the Allegheny
Park on the following Sunday.
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Tho Sunday School Picnic.

Ifyou are going to the Sunday school pic
mic, or any other picnic for that matter,
don't forget TO take with you some OF Mar.
wins soda crackers, some royal fruit biscuits
and some French honey cakes. They are
just the thing for a lunch in the woods.
Your grocer keeps Marvin's cakes and
crackers, or If he doesn't he can get them for
you II you give him to understand that you
won't take substitutes. Mws
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Very True.

The demand for Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is steadily
growing, from the fact that all who give it
a trial are pleased with the results and rec
ommend it to their neighbors We feel
sure that the remedy cannot be recommended
too highly.
WAGLEY g. SMEAD, Druggists,
wTnsu Newton, Ia
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employed in curing piles with Hills Pile
PoInade. No cutting, no ngatures, no eau
piles, or we would not give you a printed
guarantee with each package Price ST. six
packages S.. Bv mail Try 1t tonight. For
sale by Jos. Fleming & Son 4l2 Market
street, w
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Low RATES TO DENVER.
August e to 6, Inclusive.

august TO D, IncluS1ve.
The Pittsburg and Western Railway will
sell excursion tickets to Denver, Col, good
to return until October II. Rate from Pitts
burg $2l IS. Kansas City and return, same
dates and limit, $l7 35
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-03
WHEN THE ENERGIES FLAG
U.a Hcrsford,. Acid Phospbate-

DR.. T. c. Smith, Charlotte, NC. says: "It
Is an invaluable nerve tonic, q delightful
beverage, and one OF the best restorers whom
the energies flag and the spirits droop.":
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BUT ONE OF MANY.

AS above intimated our button bar
gain is but one of many. Unparal-
leled values are offered in all depart
ments-values that you can't obtain
at any other house in the city. We
would about as soon give goods away
as carry them from one season to an
other. It's something we never do.
Prices on Summer wear of all kinds
and descriptions are down to point
that competitors haven't touched as
yet. Come and be convinced that
we can save you money this month
of August.
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The G ,.s Is Nominal

In comparison to returns you get by sdver
tisfng your vacant room In the sto let
ms"cent-a-wordc columns Of The Dfspateh
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-03
2 DOZEN FOR 25c,
lust ~ Price.

The Mckinley bill has advanced
the price of these buttons, but the
figure at which we are selling this
lot is lower than the same quality of
buttons were ever sold for previous to
the passage of that celebrated bill.
Two dozen for a5c all this week, if
they last that long.
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Pittsburg Il a Great Cent,

For transient room renting the year round.
II you have room to rent don't fail to in
sert it at once in The Dispatch centa-word
advertising columns.
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NOW YOU THINK.

Briefly stated we have 500 gross,
or 5000 dozen, pearl buttons, best
made, finest pure white and shaded,
with shanks and and 4 holes, plain
and fancy carved in 20, "a and a.
line (the most desirable sizes).
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$780,.

Blazer Suits in lightweight navy
cloth, s.. 50.
Lot Ladies Tan Blazers, $1.5o.
Ladies Tan, Navy and Black
Blazers, 81 and $3.50.
One lot Ladies Navy and Black
Blazers, embroidered collars, worth
81, now going at $3.50 each.
You'll find money saving prices on
every article in every department on
SECOND FLOOR, as well as in the
almost thrown-away Gas to value)
offerings down stairs. Come for
them.
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1t Is Cheaper to Go to tho Seashore Than to
Stay at Home.
This can be done by taking advantag of
Pennsylvania Railroad seashore excursion
Thursday, August T. Special train leaves
Union station at $50 A. NJ, Tickets good on
regular trains same da te at 4:3O, ITO and $40
P. n. Rate is $40. Tickets good u days, with
privilege OF stop of at Philadelphia on re-
turn trip.
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From Pittsburg to Denver and Return
s21 So, Via the Popular Route-Penn-
svfvnnia Lines.

Tickets going and returning via same
route will be sold August to 8 inclusive 40
above rate; tickets going one route and re-
turning another west OF Chicago and Sc.
Louis at moderate additional cost. Return
coupons valid until October u inclusive.
Proportionately low rates from principal
ticket stations on Pennsylvania lines, tiokes
agents OF which will furnish details upon
application.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-03

DE Wits Little Early Risers. No gripping,
no pain. no nausea: easy pill to take.