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nominate .sgrand" expression. His chief must
ical training was received In Milan under the
maestro Perini, and among his Fellow students
be was always known as "The Tenor OF the
Future" AS tar as London goes he has now
become 1.-The Tenor of the Present." Mr..
OMara made his debut as Ivanhoe In Suiii-
vans only grand opera, which was produced
few years ago.
Comes is working hard at new opera. he
has chosen for his libretto the ''Cantico de Can
tici," by the Italian poet, Cayalotti, who enthu-
siastically gave permission TO the Brazilian
maestro to set bis work to music. Inc new Gre
alton Of the iustrious composer OF I'll Qua
rany' will first be heard at The Pergola Ihea-
ter, in Florence
Sonzogno. the great Italian patron OF lyric
art, is occupied In reconstructing the old thea
ter of the Cannobbiana. in Milan. which he In
tends to make an opera-house OF the highest
order, as sort of rival to the Scala. The work
is progressing rapidly and the theater will prob
ably be ready for use in September.
While listening to concert OF the Chasseurs
Battalion of the Prussian Guards. Emperor
William discovered fine tenor voice. He at
once directed that Corporal KraatZ, the pos
SCISSOR of il, be sent TO the best teachers at the
expense of the regiment ana at the end of his
uo ptUuSut OUT DIS NdA III OCi
FreischutZ."
New Workers are regretting that Mile.
Emma Calve will not return to America xt
season. Their disappointment is increased by
the fact that Calves absence will prevent them
from hearing Massepets latest musical sensa-
tion. as no one but Calve is considered capable
OF giving an ideal Interpretation to "La Ma
yarraise."
Miss Esther Palliser, the young American
soprano, now In London, who was forced to
cancel all her engagements year ago, is COM
petely restored TO health. Few Americans are
more popular In the London musical world.
Ambrose Thomas is evidently DESTROYS Of
emulating the activity In old age of Verdi. for
1t Is announced that he Is at work on new
opera.
The Emperor Of Russia has just honored
Jules MasseneU by sending him the cross OF
commander OF the order of st. Anne.
Massagers comic opera, "Mirete," just pro-
duced In London, has by no means proved the
success that was anticipated.
Mile Louise NikIta Is engaged for three
years at the Opera ComiQue.
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THE WINE SYNDICATE.
Eight Large Firms Already Assoc
Ciated i'm the Combine.

Clarence j. Wetmore, executive officer of the
State Board OF Viticulture went TO Mission
San Jose yesterday TO attend meeting OF
grape-growers held TO consider the projected
wine syndicate. The object of the syndicate Is
to maintain prices. and iE Is desired to obtain
the cooperation of the grape-growers in the
matter
at present eight Of the ten large firms COM
posing the Wine-dealers' Association have
agreed 10 enter the combination. They are:
e. Carry s. Co., C. Schilling & Co., the S. Lach.
man Company, the Napa Valley Win Com
pany, Arpad haraszthy Co.. k ofaefn Er9 on
ing Koher & Van Bergen, 3. Dreyfns g 90.
The firms not yet ~ the syndicate are Lachman
& jacob and j. Gundach & Co.
The proposition is to form corporation WIN
a capital stock of $1O.O00,0O0. All the frms
mentioned as subscribing TO the plan agree 10 10
turn their stocS. buildings and cooperage over
to the new association. receiving pay therefor
in the bonds and stock Of the corporation. Inc
bonds given them will cover one-tblrd ana ne
sIock two-thirds of the value OF The properly
which they turn over. This value Is le ue as
cerianed by experts chosen by all lnlerosteu'
and whose decisions are To be hnal.
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only been given thus far TO two or three Atne.-
leans who have made special Investigations IL
classical archaeology

only been given thus far TO TWO or three Atnoi :.
leans who have made special Investigations ~
classical archaeology.
Ex-President Jose Joaquin Rodriguez Vi
Costa Rica is in New York City. Before n''
elevation TO the presidency MIR. Rodriguez was
Judge of the Supreme Court In his country
and he is now making special study OF Inc
American judicial system.
Carrlca LIE Favre, IN her writings ana Talks on
ART and esthetics, frowns on mans eonVen'
tional shirt. She says that starch anu Dieacn.
Ing destroy the artistic value ana beauty Vi
everything thus treated.
lt Is little known that the Queen OF EDg'ano
mas not only been an archer oil consiueranle
dexterlty III her time, but holds ONCE as oeah VI
one OF the Oldest guilds of bowmen In Europe.
"Ihe Swlnburne OF the Canteen' Is "hat
Conan Doyle calls Rudyard Kiping. IL wouio
De interesting to know what Swinpnfhe tninAS
Oh the profane association OF his name.
Mrs. Heoeeca I. Robinson OF west Ne"lop'
Mass. is to defray the expenses OF the erection
OF new scientific building at TUFTS CoIiege,
Massachusetts.
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8l8 and 800 Market Street,
Order of Adjudication of Insolvency.
FACTORY-3O FIRST STREET.
mypO SuTuTh

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. IN AND FOR
L the City and County of San Francisco, State OF
California.
In ths matter of GEO. HARTMANN, an insolv-
ent debtor.
GEO. HARTMANN. having filed in this court
his petition. schedule and inventory IN insolvency,
from which it appears that he is an lnSolVeh1
debtor. the said GEO. HARTMANN is hereby de:
clared to be insovent. 1t is hereby ordered tna1
the Sheriff OF the City aud County OF san FRANCIS
CO be and he is hereby appolh ed receiver OF tno
property OF said nsoIvent ana that upon ntS fi
ing bond TO the people OF the state OF Caii-
fornia, conditioned IS required oy law any; III
such sum as the court may order, anu 9u@ a ~
ing, he take charge and possession OF a OF tne
estate real and personal. of said GEO.
HARTMANN, insolvent debtor. whatsoever anu
wheresoever situate. except such as may oe ny
law exempt from execution, ana OF All MS uesus
vouchers, books of account ahd papers, anu ~. W
keep and care for and dispose OF the salle until w
the appointment OF an assignee OF MS estate. an
persons having the same or any part tnsl oot III
his or their possession are hereby directed 10 uc
! sons owing money to said inSolvent are hereby
directed TO pay the same TO said recelVel, anu
| that said receiver keep the said properly OF the
| proceeds thereof till the further order OF this
court. And all persons are hereby !ouen 10
nav any debts to said insolyeut or TO deliver any
property belonging to such insolvent to him OF TO
any person, firm, corporation assoc alton lor
his use and the SAID debtor is hereby forbidden
TO transfer or deliver any property until the tuI-
Their order of this court. except herein ordered
1t i5further ordered that all the creditors OF
said debtor be and appear before the HoH. Waiter
Ii. Levy, Judge of the superior Court OF the city
and county OF San Francisco In open court. at me
VI SaIu COuEt, III tue CITY dHu Cpuh'J
San Francisco, Department 10, on the 26t day
OF July, 1894 at 10 O'Clock A. OF that day. 20
prove their dobts and choose more asslg
neeS of the estate of said debtor.
II Is further ordered that this order De pun
lished in TIE DAILY MORNING GALA dairy news M
paper OF general circulation. published IN INC I'D
and county OF San Francisco, often as the ST.
paper is published, before the day set for the mee
Ing or creditors. .i,oa
And it is further ordered that in the mea nsd
all proceedings against said insolvent be stay0u'
Dated June 16, A. ID. 1894. pn
Presiding Judge OF the Superior O'"
Indorsed: Filed June 1t, 1894. CLARK
By JAS j. DEeAN, Deputy Iva ;vI
p. b. NAeLE JR., attorney for petlLlone- :.
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MISCELLANEOU
Harper'S Magazine
AUGUST
MISCELLANEOUS.
100 Pages IS illustrations

Old Monmouth. BY JULIAN RALPH. With
10 illustrations by w. 7. SMEDLEY and VIC
TOR BERNsTRoM.
DING DAVIS.
Up tho Norway Coast By GEORGE CARD
PFAsE. With Illustrations bv T. M
THULsTRUP, and a Map.
The N~renade at Siskiyou. A Story. Bv
OWEN WIsTER.
A Few Edible Tosdstools and Musb-
rooms. By w. HAMILTON GIBSON. With
IL Illustrations by the Author.
1he GoIde" House. A Story. By CHARLES
DUDLEY WARNER. Part II. With 5 Illus
trations by w. T. SMEDLEY.
Heimweh. A Story. BY ELSIE S. NoRD.
HoFF.
Chapters In journalism. BY GEORGE W.
SMALLEY.
out Story. By LOUISE Belts ED.
WARDS.
MY First Visit to New England. By VIII
LIAM DEAN HowELLs. Fourth Part. (Con-
clusion.) With illustrations.
Stubble aud eIough in Dakota. By FRED.
ERIC REMINGTON. With Illustrations by
the Author.
yignettes of Manhattan. VIII. Vista
in Central Park. By BRANDER MAT
THEws. With 8 Illustrations by W. T.
SMEDLEY.
The Inn of San Jacinto. A Story. By Zoe
DANA UNDERHnL.
Trilbv. A Novel. By GEORGE DU MAURIER.
Part VIII. Concusion) With 16 Illustra-
lions by the Author.
Poems by ALFRED PERcEvAI GRAVES, MAR.
RIoN WILCOX and CHARLES G. d. ROB-
ERTS.
Editorial Department. as usual.
Now Ready.
HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers.
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"CUTTING OUT DEAD WOOD"

Such is the caption The Philadelphia Rec
ord gives to an article which tells how
Pension Commissioner Lochren has saved
the country in the past fiscal year $25. O0O,-
coo by pruning the pension list. There is
more point to the caption than the Record
probably perceived. Some of the dead
wood that has been cut out is in the form
of wooden legs. The United States is OF
quite so rich as it was four years ago, but
the people are not vet so poor as to econ
omize on $12-a-month pensions to old SOL
diera
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TRIPLES.

She-Cease your flattery sir or shall put my
hands over my ears.
He (wIshng 10 pay her complmenD-Im-
possible, your hands are too small for that
lid Bits
"Oh! You are leaving us early, Mr.. Brown
"Yes, Mrs Park, and am very sorry l must
leave. but, not expecting to have such pleas
ant time this evening had made another en-
gagement."-Harper's Bazaar
Miss Oswald Cher fourth seasoD)-l am going
TO Mr.. Thorpe's yachting party Tomorrow.
Mr.. Snyder (who has not been invited and
who, besides. sees chance to pay off an old
score)-You don't say so! Whom do you chan
eron?-Vogue.
Indignant Citizen-What claim h I'VE you got
OIL me? never saw Or heard OF you before.
Applicant fior loan)-I'm sort of a rela
tive, sir. l married your second Cousins di.
yorced wife.-Chicago Tribune.
He-And did you tell your father that al
though am penniless with your love | would
De the richest man In The world?
Yes, but it did no good. He said I'd be fool
to enter into life partnership in which had
TO furnish all the capital.-Arkansas Traveller
me summer lass will havoc play
The tale Is dolefui to relate
With youths who had so much to say
About the sweet girl graduate.
Washington Star.
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VISITORS TO COUNTRY RESORTS.
July. 1894.

City subscribers to THE CALL visiting
the country during the summer months can
hare their paper sent to them for any
period desired-one aoeek or longer.
Orders can be giren to the carrier or to
either the Branch Office. 10 Market street,
or Business Office. 525 MONTGOMERY street.
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PICTURES THAT MOVE.
A Special Entertainment to BE
Given Tonight.

The first of a novel kind of entertainment
will be given tonight at Metropolitan Hall by
DR.. de Kannet.
Ii will consist Of stero- electrical reproduc-
lions OF the greatest works of the great masters
of arr. But the pictures will move. Before the
delighted spectators will be unrolled a repre-
sentaIion of something like the celebrated
Giving pictures" which were the talk OF New
York.
For Instance, in the scene OF the "BirtE OF
Venus" before Venus appears, the rolling sea
foamy the radiant form Of the Goddess OF Love
will arise. Then cupds will surround the
queen OF beauty, and alterwafd as gradually as
the full picture appeared it Will fade away.
Some very choice pictures will be shown, and
a large ATTENDANCE is tXpected.
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prBLICATIoN OFFICE:

,ot Montgomery street near Clay, open nntii IL
colo,h - Eeornv omen until u o'clock midnight
:;FHaves street open until $50 o'clock; 300 Larh
street open until ococki SW corner 51s
and Mission streets open until o Sl9Gh' NH
mission street. open until ocIocA' @AiN ~
1IIeel over until 8 80 o'clock.
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,scy,prVoN RATES:

Many CALL dncuding sundays " per year n ey
mai postpaid Is cents per week or 90 eenTs PIs
calendar m onth, through carriers eND4Y CALL,
g 81 10 S0p per year postpaid SUNDAY CAtt any
WEEKLY CALL, $3.50 per year' p0Stp"iu' "
CALL, IL per year. postpaid
~, yrilI the editor enter into CORES pondence TO-
fhero
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are not likely to east vote which will de-
prive the Office of one source of power.
1t is well TO submit the amendment and
put 1t in the way of adoption even il some
years elapse before the process OF ratIfica-
ton is complete.
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The Great Discovery Of the Century

HFLIXIR Go II NEHU danoerl
Is the only remedy absolutely free iron ""Hso''
against ,rv
Cure for Anamic Persons, EIh nSES ,TEE.
lNVIGORATES AND Phpp SODiNEAU in
PARIS france, 7 Rue ST. LAZAhE'
Circulars sent free on application. rh,
Correspondence solicited
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GRAND JURORS RESTING.

Witnesses Against the Strike Busy
in State Courts.
The Federal Grand Jury rested yesterday.
All the evidence against the San Jose strikers
has been received and the jurors are ready To
proceed with the Sacramento cases.
The witnesses i'll these eases are Deputy
Sheritfs and MarshalS ana they could not be
had yesterday owing 10 the fact that they are
also witnesses al the trials OF strikers in State
courts.
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Northern Pacific Railroad.

Trains via Northern Pacific running on
time. Just received wire from p. D.
Charlton, A. G. P. A. at Portland. Or, 10
resume sale of tickets to all points East
Trains of all classes making regular
schedule time.
T. K. Stateler, General Agent, 63S Mar
ket street, San Francisco.
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NoTTCET

Any of our patrons aebo fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale By trGinboyS
'oiu confer Jaror or notifying this Office
Of The .fact, namiaq the date md train.
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MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman"; 10000 bona ide subscrIb.
ers; largest legitimate circulation OF any
monthly west of the Rocky Mountains. A few
dress WIN. Ii. BARNES, ST. AIMS building,
San Francisco. Cal.
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THE genuine ANGosTURA BIrTERs. manufac-
tured by DR. j. 6. u. SIEGERT Sons, linparts a
delicious flavor to all cold drinks and prevents all
summer diseases.
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lrsE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL,
90 Potter building New York City, is provided with
fles of California papers. Visitors welcome AL
va F. K MISCH, Manager.
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81 HAD no appetite. 1 began taking Hoods
sarsaparilla and felt better have taken three
bottles and am completely cured" JENNIE
BLAKER l22 East 2lst street, E. Oakland, Cal.
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II Senator German is not greatly misrepre-
sented he Is travelling toward a land where free
coal Is one OF the permanent features Of the
tariff law.-St. Louis Republic.
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THE DAILY MORNING CALL

FOR SALE AT
New yorl, .BRENTANO BROS, Union Square
Chicago ...........W W. B. SIZER, 1S9 State stree'
Nv orleans. GaIIOT &JOUBERT, 115& Common
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FINEST eyeglasses, specs, 15c. 81 18th st. Sun
day, 1856 Market (Kasi's celebrated shoestorel.+
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THE MORNING CALL

Has a larger Circulation than any
other newspaper published in San
Francisco
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In Abyssinia the wife owns the house
and all It's con tents, bosses her husband,
and gets divorce whenever the notion
to her,
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According to the census, the number of
American born people in New York City
outnumber the fureign-born population by
nearly 100000.
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DIR. ELLEN ID. MOORE, Office and family
practice, Lancaster building, Berkeley. Cal.
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This is a free country. Every man who lives
In II is free to do almost anything that reason
able man cares to d0-except TO interfere witt
another mans freedom.-New York Recorder
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
" EATHER BUREAU.
SAN FRAN CISCO, July 70, 1894.
OniciaI Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Ending Midnight Thursday.
san Francisco and vIcinity-Fair weather;
probably warmer; high westerly winds
W. H. HARMON, Local Forecast ofnciaL
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AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

FrRN1TrKE-By the Keser Furniture Co., at
773 and 775 Market ST.. at il O'CLOCK.
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The old sinner who sings Just as L Am"
will get up and talk for half an hour TO make
people believe he is somebody else.-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
It's an iii wind that never blows the Viglant
any rOod.-NeW York Tribune.
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HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers.

DON'T let yotr temper get the best of you
at MEAL TIMES because your Caryers or
Knives do not cut to suit you, but CALL ON Us
and get the best for what you pay for inferior
goods elsewhere.
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II President Cleveland really desires 10 kill
bears he should go TO New York under the ex-
pert guidance of Lamont, Whitney and Bene-
dict--not to Colorado with Olney and Collector
New.-Chcag0 Times.
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Senator PETERS scheme of abolishing the
Senate has the meri. OF the abolition of PETER
PETER is one OF those bright fellows who would
sit on the limb OF tree and saw it Oft between
himself and the trunk.-Chicago Herald
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BUY glass of F. N " GODS & Co., 81 Firstst
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We are not alarmists, nor are we easily pro-
vOked, but We are all in that frame of mind
where, if the Prince OF Wales would claim that
the Britannia could beat the Vtgl.nt, we
wouldn't deign 10 argue with him.-PhiIadel-
phla lIem
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New wheat Is selling at some places In Ill
inois for 46 cents bushel. That Is only 79
cents less than the Democrats promised would
be paid If Grover Cleveland were elected Presl.
dent.-Cleveland Leader.
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Groceries & liquors. c. Brandt Oak & Octavla.s
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Perhaps Governor Waite of Colorado will re-
sist the Presidents proposed hunting trip TO
that State as an invasion Of Federal authority
1t might be well to prepare for blood 10 the
brdles.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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OUTLETS French noug II, 905 Larkin. Tel21 9Ss
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BACON Printing Company. sos Clay street..
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An Indian medicine man drank one drink o
Beltzhooyer borough whisky and dropped dead ,
in his tracks. Some curiosity will likely be
aroused as to his probable fate had be lived TO
take the second drink.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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The report comes from the Fill Islands that
the natives are indulgi ng In canDibalism again.
1t appears, however. that they have only eaten
a few tax collectors so far. That's all right.
Serve 'em up!-Philadelphia Inquirer
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Some people would probably be mean enough
to say that the Chicago newspaper reporter
acting as swltchman on the Northern Pacific
who misplaced a switch did il on purpose so as
to get scoop on the wreck.-Kansas Journal.
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Haunting red flags is hardly the best way OF
persuadlng the American people to reduce the
size usefulness OF the regular army, ana if
the New York socialists had an atom of
American common.sense they would see ill.,
Boston Journal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-10
RAILWAY RUMBLES.

Seventy-one railroads went into receivers
hands the past year.
The most improved airbrakes now placed
on locomotives are capable of controlling d
train of 100 cars.
Oregon has the youngest railroad con-
ductor in the world, John G. Barnum, aged
10. on the Rogue River Valley, branch of
the Southern Pacific.
The Pullman cars which were exhibited
at the Worlds fair will be stored Mt Pull
man, Ills, i'll n special building for cxhibi-
ton. 1t is intended to put them in service
only on special occasions.
The Indiana law compelling railroad
companies to keep flagmen at all street
crossings of two or more tracks has been
declared unconstitutional and void by rea
son of technical error in the statute that
fails to require notice to be served on the
railroad company.
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commander IN the man.
1t is most extraordinary, Z" he said,
that just when a paymaster is anxious
to keep secret the date and route of his
coming the whole thing is heraldcd
ahead. We have no telegraph and yet
three days ago we knew that Major
Plummcr was starting on his first trip.
He ought to have been at Ceralvo's
last night. BY Jupiter! suppose he was
and had but IL small escort? What
else could that signal fire mean? Here!
get those men out to the front now at
once; VIC must push ahead for all we're
worth. F"
And so at midnight, with stecds
painting and jadcd, with the pass and
tho Picacho only four miles ahead, the
little detachment was tripping noise
lessly through tho darkness, and, all
alert and eager, Drummond was riding
midway between his scouts and the main
body so that no sound close Mt hand
might distract his attention from halls
or signals farther out. Suddenly he
heard an exclamation ahead, tho snort
of frightened horse, then some muffled
obJurgations, rider urging reluctant
steed to approach some suspicious OBJ
Ject, and, squirting his own spirited
charger forward, Mr.. Drummond came
presently upon the corporal just dis
mounting in the darkness and striving
to lead his loon companion, whom he
could not drive, up to some dark object
lying on tho plain. This. too, failed.
A low whistle. however. brought one of
the other ScuutS trotting in to tho res
cue.
Hold him IL minute. Burke. = said
tho corporal. handing rp the rcins.
There's something ont here inis ilutc
SHE'D ut and cant i;et HIN near it
again. With THAT lc pushed out to
the front while the others listened cX-
pcctant y moment later {, match was
struck, and presently burned brightly
i'll the black and brcathless night.