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New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
m1l1IAM Y. McRAcKEN.s AssIGNMENr

william s. McCuckcn made an assignment ycs-
terllv. a. lqulating partner OF the firm of ". Y.
McCrtcken y Co.. RAILROAD contractors az 30. -
WaIl-s' - Tneolor" ]. Fr0tlmsham. The firm
dissolved on August a. lsqi. ami has since been ~
liquidation Tho other partners wer' Nell Mac
donald ana George A. Evans. Hhey dd not sign the
decd - assignment.
Nj NrCracken ls an OH railroad contractor He
formed the firm of -. Y McCracken ~ GO. in iNsl.
They constituted several railroads III the West. IN
Guiding part Of a." Missouri PaciNc extension. the
Toledo Saginaw and Mushrgon and also the Louis
Vile 81 Louis and Texas. ~ which Mr. McCrac cken
became president. The road went into The hands ~
a receiver last summer. The arm 30 first thought
that this property would bring th,m enough 20 pay
their debts and leave good margin of profit on the
bonds and stock when The iirm went into liquia-
iou. n was reported Tint their loans amounted TO
about x2eDOp. which W'r" secured hy cOiiHtcras in
the shnp" of bonds and securities ~ railroads in
which they were Interested. In Nuril 1852. Judgment
for Sl0i32i entered against the firm IN favor ot
j. t.. simmons. ~ receiver ~ IN" American Loan
and Trust Company. for money loaned. Il Is said.
on securities when Mr. Evans was an officer Of The
Trust Company. Mr. Nct'rnckcn WAS also partner
of the firm - NcCracken d Sempl". of Pttshurg.
Penn. which built the Iittsburg. Akron and West
,ru
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
rREsIDENr GREENHrrs sANGrINE VIEW

Peoria. H.. Dec. 2G-In an interview with the
representative Of the United Press to-day. Presi-
dent Grcenhut. Of the Dlsuers' and Cattle Feed
ers' Company. said In reference to the recent
break In the stock
Il, was caused entirely hy the manlpuatons of
bears in.Wnl Street. who have sold the stock short
an1 circulated al kinds Of bearisA In order
To shake ilmd holders out Of the stock and thereby
b. enabled 20 cover in their stock at pront.
wish 10 emghIliz" my stIt,t ,tncnt 20 the stock
holders Of this company that none of the rumOrS
circulated have any foundation In fact | also
wish 10 state positively that the company IS not
borrowing q dollar. IL Ia In excellent share nnan-
cialiy and IS doing large and profitable business.
/ consider the stock worth ntrin.lchlly far above
rs present price. and with present ana future
prospects for the company. ID IL sure bring -
the holders large returns their Investment. |
also wish 10 assure our Stockholders that this
pany cannot be- affected unfavorably. no matter
how Congress may ultimately dispose Of the tax
question. but. In the mean time while an lncreas.
OF the tax VIII be considered I'm Congress we shall
have the benefit OF a large speculative demand for
spirits ana alcohol at remuneratyc prices"
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
FOR THE BENEFIT OF FORD's THEATRE
VICTIMS

Washington. Dec 2G.-One OF the Presidents
official yesterday the approval Of
the joint resolution for the relief Of the
employees Of the Record and Pension Office OF
the War Department who injured in the fall
Of the FOrl's Theatre building. This resolution
provides that the employees in question shall be ex-
empt from the provision Of the law limiting 70
sixty days the entire annual leave OF employees 0t
the Executive Departments IN Washington. Many
OF those injured at FOrd's Theatre confined
TO their beds three or four months and some OF
them are stIi unable to return 10 their desks.
Without enactment OF this legislation they would
months.
There are two interesting features connected with
the Presidents action this joint resolution. One
IL that he approved It Christmas Day legal
holiday In the District Of Columbia. and the other
Is that the action taken during \ recess Of
congress: and for that reason also might be he'd
70 De Illegal II IS understood that President
Cleveland sought the advice Of Attorney-C;enerai
Olney before acting in this matter
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
WORE EXECUTIVE SECRECY.
TIE PRESIDENT GOES OFF On LITTLE
VACATION
rrr cRrAT MYSTERY IS MADE OF IT-UKESH
ar ,xn CARLISLE ARE OF THE PARTY.

AM AND CARLISLE ARE OF THE rN"'i
Washington. Dec. 26-Presdent CieVe'"nu iIl.
Washington this morning for 4 trip ol 40. - s.. 50
hours down the Potomac Accompanies pS -, ~
D,y.tar cocro.orv carlisle and Captain Robley d.
t,a,s rho naval secretary of the Lighthouse i'oaru'
Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle ana '"p'i,.
Evans met the President at the White House
10 O'clock and 1890 they startu lo ,ba two cab
met officers and Captain Evans left ,he ,hremr
Office and walked TO the carriage h PRESIDENT
waked through the private portion seretaryd car ar
isles carriage was in waiting al me oIoi hSrf a
nghth"use tender beongin3 to the Baltimore s,a Si
ton was waiting for the party ana aiaT a,,nv no down
,-on. on hoard no time lost IN starurs G,, uo - ,.
The river 1t is presumed that the trip IS lion
Coz tha ,urDose of duck shooting ana recrfi.. loli
and incidentally for a conference on puDic
To-day Is cold and clustering. decideu ei,ans h9'
fr,,n the green Christmas weather OF yesterday;
and the Potomac IL rough and choppy 1t Is ideu
lucking weather.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TODAY.

For NewEngland and Eastern New-York. generally
hiF' warmer Wednesday night; nor;hwc>: winds bccon.
ing southwest.
f"f NewJe'"Y, EaNcn PcnnsylNania. Delaware,
Maryland, the District Of Columbia Virginia fair,
probably slightly Wednesday night; northwest
wind, becoming Ililble.
For North CaOiina, generally fair; slightly cooler q
the south coast; nor.h northwcs, winds
For South Carolina, fair; slightly cooler north winds.
For Georgia ana Alabama generally fair slightly
warner Wednesday night northeast winds.
For West Nirginil. Western Ienns llana. Western
New" ihrk ana OhiO fair slightly warmer, winds beo.ns
ng south
For Indiana. ILLINOIS. lower Michigan and Wisconsin,
generally fair; warmer; south winds.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
UNION PACIFIC RECEIVERS APPROVED.

Portland. ore. Dec. 2G-In the United States
Court this morning the petition Of the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company that the receivers OF the
Union Pacific Railway be required to file n state
ment OF the receipts from and expenditures upon
the properly Of the Oregon Navigation Company
granted. II ordered that the Receivers
with all convenient speed make and nlc such state
with the clerk OF the court covering all prop
erty in mortgage June !. iss5 made TO the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company beginning such account
the lime Of the receiyership and continuing Il
10 December l. 1888.
Frederic r. Con1ert and John ". Doane ap-
pointed additional receivers IN the United States
Court. were approved this morning by order Of
Judge Bellinger The suretes Calvin :. Brce
and c. NJ Dodge. in bond OF $1,000 each.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
LARGE JUDGMENT AGAlNsr \. s. HITCH

against A. : Hatch. cX-presidcnt OF the stock TX
change. and formerly banker and broker AZ No.
Nassau-st. who failed In November. 1851. The
Judgment was In favor Of Howard Smith. Ellen
r Raktr. NJ. l.. Lawton and Harriet +. Rrownell.
II was on two promissory notes made by Mr. Hatch
the order Of Alfred Smith. Tor $4,000 each dated
MAY - and october J. is>i payable within six years.
The interest amounts TO N6A2lO.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
VIEWS OF TIE ATCmSoN's SOLICITOR

CAUSES WHICH LED To THE REcFIVERSHIP-
EMPLOYEES ORDERED PAID At ONCE.
Chicago. Dec % George II. Peck general solici-
tor for the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road Company returned here yesterday from Little
Rock In an interview last night. Mr.. Peck CAV"
n statement Of the company's condition. the causes
leading 10 its financial trouble and US probable
policy in the Immediate future. lie said
The immediate cause of the receiyership was the
inability Of the company provide f1r The Jan
uary interest but the underlying cause is the PANE
or depression in business. or hard times. and n"
iiralp i,np ir, rnssl, - M. Trust Comnanys fore
closure will be TIE reorganization ~ lh' company
a. to ~" defsn a ,b cSmhav AZ ant To- l,s stock Gf
course. she reorganization Is not IN the hhnt~ "i
Continuing Mr. Peck said that the expenses or
the road had been cut down maternity, uni"r i.'
ating department IS In better shape than h" 'ad
ever before known d. lie ihonght me ronl nnl"i @
a,I ,b,f ,hn situation would b. Improved in
some respects because ~" road would not i-'
rlrSad hrin, ,n the hands - a receiver dos not
Peek in closing 1t must not feel that - b. alb
solved. 1t is 10 be handled with the view ~ an
ultimate rehabilitation ana reorganzailon. Tlr gem
eral mortgage bonds and our stocks are ne Only
kei-our fours ana our second morigaE" bonds ana
" II Rossingion. solicitor - the rnion Trust
Company. sail last night: Il am wen satisfied
with the outcome OF the legal Proceeding. ;"e'
that the receivers appointed Will protect the IN
tcr-sts % both the railroad and the Trust com
pany and that all necessary steps have been taken
- fully outstanding obligAi A4r. isNt-
slngion started for New York today.
Topeka. Kan. D"c o. g. wilson. .c"lF"r ~
the Atch.son. Topeka and santa Fe kaarolI oi.ncI
hls once in the directors room of the company
building. TN this city. to-day. Hs frs order was
- Edward Wilder treasurer u The company. o.
make ont checks at ono" :Or the Noscmhcr wages
Of all ciurloyes the money - he drawn from th'
fund that has accumulated for 20" payment u in-
ierDst on bonds due January :. Checks fpr the
pay ueut Of the men on the chicago division w"r"
fOrSar tonight. and all employees of the system
VIII be paid ~ ful by saturday. Receiver Wilson
has been In consultation win General Manager Frey
all day, getting Information r-gIrling %" n1If-
Ing debt u; the company AMI the condition ~ Us
business. IL VIII make report at tho first meet
Ing OF the receivers. to H. held In New-N0ris in
f.W DAYS.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
READY TO PROSECUTE DOMAIN.

Washlneton. Dec. 26.-rhe case Of Joseph DOMAIN.
the writer Of threatening letters TO prominent public
men who was arrested here last night, Will be
tried IN the police court at 10 clock to-morro"
The charge or charges against him viii be preferred
,,,. chief prummond Of the Secret Service Donjan
can bc tried FOR improperly using the United
states mails for forgery, threatening United state
officials and blackm1il. thief Drummcnd would
not say what charges would be made. but stated
mt the matter would be put In the hands OF the
nisfrict- Attorney and that official would decide
what was best to be done. This action by the
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
EAsTBoUND FREIGHT SHIPMENTS

Chicago. Dec. pa discrepancy exists In the
statements Of last weeks eastbound tonnage. Is
sued respectively by the Central Traffic Assocla-
tion and the Board OF Trade. BY the former state
ment the through shipments OF the three classes Of
articles specified increased greatly BY the latter
the total shipments fell of considerably Through
shipments reported by the Central Traffic Assoc!a-
ton amounted s3.i2i tens against ss7G tons for
the previous week. and i7;i2s tons for the CORE
spending week last year. Shipments divided
among the roads as follows: Baltimore and Ohio
27sl tons Big Four $40; Erie 4sl9; Grand Trunk.
lo3ss: Lake Shore. 9.ls2; Michigan Central. 1912;
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27

p,.u,y-sh~riN y .Glanis yesterday cl1sel the
store - Catherine B Thompson Importer " mill
ln~ry ornaments Do ~ $50 Hfoadr1y. on rArcH-
ti,r- fIr Sill,l slr c.rf.ssl J judgments to Hugh
s.~.f f.r 81 .ts Ja4.i" y Richardson fpr kiolN
ana O., DAVID Richard SON f.r N6iN principally Tor
.rrlwrl money InI no temuni notes 0nc hii
~ raflug az irAI-treet.
Frlmma brother. attorneys for thc iulcmen'
creditors = Mrs Thompson. sail tNrt.r Jag 'att 0'r
liabilities Uerr atpu' g. W' ana nominal assets
larger The failure l. lur % dun tral~ anl ina
hI'y - false money % meet maturing oblga-
filuF
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
ulHONTNG EOLLTNG- NILL FlILS


THE COMPANY PLACED ~ l'F' hiN ih >
HANDS so, NrN pis i>H"tD'
D,nyple. Penn. Dec 2G-The Mahonng K'l'i"E
NH company Of this place went into t"e nI"n7 -
receiver to-day 8. : Patterson pFrsil'nt "'
,h, c,,,,,nv WAS appointed receiver. The com
many. liabilities are &sion; asee's. Sf-"". Ih'
main Offices Of the company are at 10. o." N".hu'-
g.. Phnaie.pha. Thr re,cver wa: app2nli,g, ,25inl,ra,l9n
80 ,.h.ri.s l. Rail.v. of Harrisburg. ana "b7uS"
r,> fr - PhIaiciphin. hoih of whom af" ~
,.,-t,.rs Tn. concern manufactures skrlp IRON.
,,t'.h o.. converted into pipes The caplt1L fIn
,,iI 4. sloen. and IN. fun ied leht is Sn"n m"
riii',,e r,iu ,yhcn had an annual capacity Of g.
90 ,,ns rmpoy,l 500 hands ail y whom were us
charged today. They hal been il'' ior "g"N
In addition % the rolling mill ~" COMPANY VNl,
which has a weekly capacity ol p" tons. VIII br
operated 10y the receiver President alt I'.,rlFT ~
ihr money market are pa" causes oi I'd" eiA'A'''ss
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
REPUBLICAN WARD COMMITTEES MEET.

The Republican Ward Committees held their first
annual meeting in Brooklyn last evening under
the plan OF reorganization adopted last spring.
In the majority Of them the officers and delegates
20 the County Committee reelected. so that
the latter body Will be practically unchanged the
coming year Its first meeting when members
must qualify and officers are 10 be elected Will bs
held Tuesday. January The officers whose
places be filled are: President w J. But
ling; secretary, A. A. Wray, and treasurer, Frank
SQuier.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
prs,cNAr1oX or J. MAcXEY.

D. J. Machey has resigned "a president ana 'i-
rector Of the Evansville and Tcrre llauie Hnlro'd
The meeting at which his resignation was accepted
was he'd last week Tuesday. W. II. Tifori taxes
ar Mackeys place In the Board OF Directors az
Chairman and Il. g. Barlow. who was formerly
The general manager of the Wisconsin Central Ran,
r,oi has been elected v.ce-pres! lent and gen'r'l
ro,,,aaoer If m. road Tho road will be mana goi
fa- The Zine being hy Mr. Tiforl and Mr B4low
nf nirertors 10 elect president to succeed Mr.
Macley. AZ least for some tine.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
THE wAGEs Deducted TO BE nErrRNrI

81. Louis. Dec 2G.-The ~ o. Nelson Manufac-
turing Company one OF the largest Industrial estab-
llshments In this city. with factories In Mound
city and lie Claire. H. Is conducted on the profit
sharing plan. The 800 employees have received
dividends FOR the last ten years. and when the
money stringency became severe last August they
cheerfully accepted cut Of - per cent In wages.
To-day a meeting Of directors was held. and Mr..
Nelson announced that 4 dividend oi per cont
would be paid Tor the current year. and that the
loss by the cut In wages would be returned casa
10 each empoye on January H. Revival OF bus-
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
10000 MORTGAGE FOR BET-rERMExTs.


81. Louis. Dec. 25-The Terminal Railroad Asso-
claiiOn Of 81 Louis to-day filed In the Office OF the
Recorder Of Deeds a second mortgage % secure
the Central Trust Company Of New-York an issue
OF per gold bonds 20 The amount OF S. 600 0o0
James W. Hanna, secretary Of the association.
asked the significance Of the big mortgage.
THAT mortgage" said he was simply filed in
pursuance OF resolution passed AZ meeting Of
our directors last April. when Il agreed 10
increase our bonded Indebtedness 100000. What
Will do with the money? Why. Will Il
TO finish the new station and possibly build one or
two terminal roads. II Is very likely that will
build the two belt rOads-One each side Of the
river-but how soon We Will start the work cannot
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
. 1900: Panhandle, ll.22i; Fort Wayne

Nickel Plate 1900: Panhandle lI22i; Fort Wayne.
l34i3; Wabash. 4.49c.
Board OF Trade returns make total shipments : :
for the week 709 tons. against S0.6G tons for the
previous week. and esGii tons for the correspond
Ing week last year. Last weeks shipments were
divided as follows Michigan Central. 1886 tons;
Wabash iO7g; Lake shore l2l@; Fort Wayne s isc H.
Grand Trunk. 1881; Nickel Plate 5s9; Erie. 1891;
Ri0
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
4 CHICAGO HOTEL NAV INDICTED.

Chicago Dec 26-The Grand Jury to-day re-
turned an indictment against Charles +. Riker.
president and treasurer of the South Side Hotel
Company. The Indictment charges Riker with hav-
ing embezzled and fraudulenty converted 10 his
own use the sum OF $40 coo OF the funds OF the
pany. The South Side Hotel Company was organ
lied 70 conduct hotels during the period OF the
Worlds Columbian Exro~n>->
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
MEXICAN EXPORTS INCREASING.

Washington Dec % The Treasury Department
e. officially, informed that the net Increase during
the year ended June 30 1893. over tho year 1872 OF
txports er1n Mexico amounted 20 N2oNgS The
,vn,rf. aggregated Ss7.eneO. - which N5.l'OeO
VAS In precious metals and $lgDooJ OF divers artl-
,sI.e
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27

II was announced yesterday that there would le
n meeting to-day OF the receivers OF the AicAis1n.
Topeka and Sanie Fe Railroad when steps would
be taken for STRENGTHENING the financial affairs
OF the road ~ soon possible. The stock was
attacked savagely on the stock Exchange ami
large sales were recorded buf ~ was The lowest
point reached and the close u above TINT.
Wheeler H. Pectham. for the Union Trust Com
pany. obtained from Judge Brown IN the United
S,atcs Circuit Court yesterday order appointing
j. ". Rcnhart j. j. McCo,k and J. &. Wilson an
clllnry receivers of fhe Atch!sOn road. They are
to give bonds In 5000 each.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
NEW ROAD TO RUN OFT OF BALTIMORE.

Baltimore. Dec 2G CSpecIaD.-The Baltimore
Northern Railroad has been incorporated by Baltl-
more capitalists. The line will begin at Baltimore.
connecting with the Baltimore Belt Railroad. and
extend % point west Of Delta, where 81 Will cOa-
meet with the proposed York and Schuylkin Rail-
road The capital stock Of the Baltimore Northern
is 100000. divided into 20GoJ shares of SO each.
When thu roads are completed they Will form
a line l3J miles In length, running from Baltimore
into the anthracite coal regions ~ Schuylkill
County. Penn which controlled By the ncor-
porators OF the roads. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad is said to De largely interested In the
scheme
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27

Secret Service probably means that the District
Government Will take no part In DOMAINS prosecu-
tion, II ne be not adudged insane. but as this
nothing could be learned The prisoner at the First
Precinct station has been beseged al day by
inqulring newspaper men. but Information was
gotten from him. In addition TO what has already
been published.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
REsIGNrNG FROM THE NETWORK CEN

syracuse. Dec 26--Charles \. Beach. assistant
superintendent OF the Western Division OF the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad. has re-
sioned 10 become superintendent OF the l'ehgh
Valley road. HIS resignation Is 10 take erect on
fuTfu
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
THE YEA THEE REPORT.
HIGHER TEMPERATURES TODAY.

Washington Dec ga ridge Of high pressure extends
from the middle Atlantic coast through Kansas 10 the
North Pacc coast Storms appear be developing 10
the north q Montana and middle Pl,in: coast.
Light snow furrics have occurred In the lower akc 10.
clon.
The temperature has generally fallen east Of the Mis-.
slssllM River and has risen the westward The
ni~ature viii fall tne Atlantic col-t remain
elsewhere " 7"' 'S'
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27

Has founi Una, her e one, orc improved moro by tao
Laxative eaee, Of eeat remedy by othcg,
that Il Is more acceptable 10 them. Children eajoy 10
and 1. benefits tlom. The remedy, Syrup OF FigA
Is manufactured by tho California Fig Syrup Co. only
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

In this diagram n continuous white line shows the
changes pressure Indicated by The Tribunes self
The the
peraturc as observed at Perry's Pharmacy
Tribune Office. Dc. %. I q. m.-Nfter q sharp bue
short shower after midnight the wcther yesterday
grew rapidly colder and clear The thermometer dopped
frm degrees. at midnight Manday 10 81 degrees -
midnight ycste day. The average MAS 81 dcgr which
Is 10 lower than that OF Monday aud Gs higher than
on the corresponding day last year.
In and NewYork to-day weather Will be fa1.
becoming warmer BY evening.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27

Horsfsrd's Acid Phosphate
Makes an Invigorating Drink
with water and sugar only. Delicious
New-York tribune., 1893-12-27

HIS ACCU>EN.
Additional statements. tending to confirm the re-
port that Police Commissioner John c. Shcchan, Of
this city was a defauter to the extent Of several
thousand dollars when he ceased 10 be Controller
Of the city OF Buffalo in lSs2. were published in
The Times" yesterdayS Timothy J. Mahoney. who
succeeded Mr. SSeehan in the office OF Controller
was given as the authority for the statements and
il was declared that he had exhibited the following
documents in support of the statement that Mr.
Shcehan had been defaulter:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-31

to come. For five long years Mrs. Dun
kirk was searching far and wide in the
hope of discovering some trace of her
niece, never dreaming that the young
girl whom she had taken into her heart
and home was the very one whom she
SO vainly sought; for Nina Kingsbury
and Annie Dupont are indeed one and
the same, and the lady whose name 1
have withheld from you until now
was Mrs. Kingsbury-your adaptive
mother!'
The thought. the suspicion, wildly
improbable though it seemed, had oc-
CURED to Mrs. Maynard's mind even
while North was speaking; she had in
one flash Of divination perceived the
truth as he led her on step by step over
pathway as familiar to her as the one
that her own feet now daily trod; yet
when the actual statement fell upon
her ear she seemed to be incapable Of
Rrasping its meaning. Looking at
North in a dazed way she said, slowly:
81, Mr.. NORTH am Annie Dupont?
It cannot be! thought it was Miss
Hilary! Have you made no mistaken"
''There is no mistake" returned
North, firmly but quietly, for he per
ceived that she was in danger Of break
ing down under the conflicting emo
tons and the nervous excitem mt of
this scene. "You will find everything
to be exactly as have told you. That
letter of Mrs. Kingsbury to yourself
was among the papers that forwarded
to Hunter and Ketchum; but particu-
larly requested them to return it as soon
as they were through with it, and so
after all these years it will reach you at
last. will add that you may expect to
hear very soon from those gentlemen;
as the executors of your aunt's estate,
they will doubtless communicate with
the newly-discovered heir-at-law at as
early q date as possible. And now,
Mrs. Maynard, may ask You to accept
my congratulations? 1 sincerely re-
joice in your Identification as Annie
now and hereafterr'
Could he have had the faintest reali-
cation Of the cruelty of these words, he
would have cut off his right hand
rather than have uttered them. Mrs.
Maynard rose slowly, looking at him
with strange expression which, like
the dead calm of her manner, seemed
but the prelude to a storm of passion.
When she spoke she knew not what inn
pulse lay behind the words; she only
dimly comprehended that what she
would have said remained unspoken,
while the thought that she would have
buried in her heart found passionate
utterance.
"You wish me happiness. Mr.. NORTH"
she repeated slowly, in tones that
would have been overwhelming had he
been conscious Of deserving the scorn
that thay contained 81 thank Youi