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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-19
Chicago Marx cts.

CHICAGO. Dec. 10. = The heavy feeling with
winch the wheat market closed yesterday was
stlIl prevailing when it opened to-day. Liverpool
market was quoted from 1ad to Id lower, and
uuiI at the decline. New York wired little sell
ing was being done by houses having foreign con-
hections. May at the opening was from 5S1sc to
oo@Sc very little changing hands at the higher
quotations. The principal piece of encourage
ment hich caused slight improvement noted
was the strength displayed by the MINNEAPOLIS
ana Duluth markets. BradStreet's visible in
stead OF showing that the increase was as gener-
ally expected at the expense of STOCKS in inter ior
elevators, indicated substantially no change IN the
latter Tor week and made stocks increase sab
Stantlaily as much as did the Official stocktaking
Deuuctlpg $4,000 bushels decrease at Pacific
coast points the worlds net increase for the
week Is 3,64l 600 bushels. That extremely dis.
couraglng statement caused another Ielapse TO
closed at 581sc.
Corn was very dull and weak for the most part
~ opened at the price It closed at yesterday but
closed at 1s@Ac decline. Receipts were 2lS
cars instead or 100, as estimated. May opened at
4914@493sc "
SHORTLY after the opening acre was quite free
selling OF oats In consequence, prices were low
ered May started at 3lAc, sold to S26sc and
then declined TO 32@521sc. where it flushed
PROVISIONS were easier he shrnkage in values
since since yesterday Isl In pork sc, in lard nd ribs,
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Eastern Wool Market,

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. lS.-wool in fair demand
and prices steadily maintained. Ohio Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia Xxx and above, 100 sc;
X and above. 16@1Sc; medium. 2O@22c; quarter
Michigan, Wisconsin. etc. Xxx, 1o@l7c; medium
10000; x, 15@16c quarter blood 2Oa21c:
common, lS(9 SC; washed combing ana deIafne
low. 22@23c; unwashed. 16@l7e low IN edium,
II @ sc; unwashed. light and bright, fine. Il@
lac; medium l5@l6c; low medium, 16@l7c:
coarse. l59lTc; unwashed. dark colored light
fine, 9@l0c; heavy, 6@Sc medium, l2@l3c; fine
dunn, 1l@1l2c: coarse ll@l2c
Territorial and Northwestern light. fine, 9@l0e;
heavy do. S@l0c; fine medium, 1O911c; quarter
blood, 12@l3e; coarse. I1@l2c.
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Stocks in London.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-The Evening POSTS Lon
don cabegram says: Stocks were stagnaut to-
day. but in good tone Americans were irregular
with almost no business There is a report or a
large shipment of gold from the United States to
6 Germany, but unless IL is for Austria London Is
the more probable destination. The general out
look for all stock markets except Americans Is
good, and the outlook for Americans is more un-
certain than actually gloomy.
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General Merchandise.

BAGs-Cacutta Grain Bags. 4D4I4c for June
ana July delivery; Wool Bags. 34956c;
CANNED FRUIr-ApricotS, 81 i09l 10 q doz;
Peaches. 81 3U@1 40; Pears. 81 2U9l %; White
cherries, 81 50; Black Cherries. ST. 10: Plums.
CAN ED MISUNDERSTANDING zoe; Peas,
81 1901 25 q dozen.
COFFEE-1he private circular OF c. E. BieKford
says Since our last review of tho 7th inst the
market has been steady, but business has fallen
previously :lald in by dealers and the disposition
alwags manifested by them at this period TO cur
tail purchases as much as possible prior to the
nual stock-taking and closing or the years busl-
ness. 1t is not likely that any Improvement Will
be witnessed until after the holidays. The
San Jose has just arrived with 1S7 bags salvador
and 50S bags Guatemala" Expectations are COG
ZIG 2 ID nom for good to prime Costa Rica;
S$4@lS1%c nom. Tor good Costa Rica mixed with
black Deans; l7@1Sc p 10 nom. for FAR Costa
Rica; 14@l61ac nom. for common to ordinary
Costa Riea; i s Zee for good TO prime washed
salvador; lS@ S1ac for good green unwashed
salvador; 111a@l7$4e for good bleached un.
washed Salyad9r; 2lA@22c for prime washed
washed Guatemala; lsAs@2Oc z u for fair
washed Guatemala; l7@1Sc q 10 for medium
Guatemala SO size q ID FOR ordinary Guate-
mala; 1i14@l41ac for very inferior TO common
Guatemala; 2012@22c p % for fair to prime
unwasned Peaberry To-day's frst-hand stock
consists OF sl65 bags, viz: 576s Salvador and
1896 Guatemala.
CoAL-Wellington is quotabIe at ST so: New
wellington, 81 80 . ton: Seattle. ST . ton: Coos
Bay, So SO: W allsend. 81; Scotch, 81 80; Brymbo.
81 So Cumberland. 81 so in bulk and S1S In
SACKS; West Hartley. SIS So; Welsh Hartley, IS:
pennsylvania Anthracite kgg, $1l9l2; Welsh
Anthracite Egg. $500; Camel, SO 80; Rock
Springs, ST; Castle GATE, 81 Pleasant Valley, 81.
FISH-Paciic Cod Is quo ed as follows: Bundles
&c; cases selected, 51ac p 10; Boneless strips.
612c: Middles. 7c; Standard Blocks, 7c: Seabright
BLOCKS. 71ac; Squares, TIC; Silver King Strips,
71ac; Norway strips 634c; Narrow Gauge &c;
Mackerel, half bbls, SO for n o. ana SS@9 50 for
No. 3; Eastern Smoked Herring soc q Keg:
Dutch do, 95c@$l 20 p keg: Whitehsh. 81 so in
half bbs, and 81 10 in kits; Tongues and SOUNDS
$I6.
NAILS-Base prices are 81 rs for iron or STEEL
and 81 Is for wire.
QUICKSILVER-$37 p flask.
FSUGAh-The Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes. terms net cash: Cube. Crushed, Powdered
apd Fine Crushed all 51ac; Dry Granulated. a T8c;
Confeetioners' A, 4$4e: Magnolia "A, 1896 Extra
c, 44c: Golden C. 4c; ID, 34 hall barrels,
Csc more than barrels and boxes 1ac more,
San Francisco Meat Market.
Prices for all kinds remain undisturbed. Whole
sale rates for dressed stock from slaugherers
follows:
BEEF-First quality, 5@51ac; second quality,
AGA 12c; third do, so 31ac % ID.
NEAL-Large 5@6c; small, &c p 10,
MUTToN-W others, 41Q@5c p 10 Ewes, 40
41ac q 10.
LAMB-61h@6c q Il
PoRK-Lfve Hogs Ssz@4c q n for heavy and
medium granted. aud 4@41sc . ID for small fat;
dressed do, 514@614e q 10.
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MORNING SESSION.
BOard-61 Market-st Railway, $3.50: 900 do
80 rs; 2S7 do, 40; so S Water, 973s; 20 do,
10. 97Ss: do. 97I2.
Street-50 Market-st Railway, 1894.
AFTERNOON sEsSIoN.
Board-200 Edison Light Power Co. l0l13; 25
S Water. 9714; $1,000 Branch Railway
Bonds, 9O1a
reet-$SOoO Northern Railway 6% Bonds
los; 20 s Water, 973s.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.


Chas Coyle, U n McCue U Y
John Lyons, Napa g Dana NADIA
MrsALMerriman. SJose AEClary,w,N Westmnstr
Mrs Jones, Vallejo L Campbell, Seattle
Benz Hogan, Or Kline, Or
Julius Kaeson, New 1 NJ Howell Victoria
james NICK one, Spokane Mike Feehan, Wash
Feehan. Wash Geo Risher 81 oh, Prtlnd
MrsTJ Laforth, 2ch Ptlnd John Moore, Portland
Fred Carlson Portland Reid a. W, Or
A Morse. Nacayilie ID Stewart. San Mateo
" Hendy Portland Scout, Colo
M de Lorgan, fm, Seattle Il Batstone, Vancouver
VIM Il Pease, Seattle Nickory, Tacoma
j Dowsley. G Wells. n Y
MrsMTemke Sch, Seattle Mrs A schroaver. Seattle
Neis Lovetk Seattle WEChauncey, party, Lodi
X Harrtgan W. Or DR. Franz GoersS, Cruz
Miss Eva Goerss. H ollistr Robt Wilson. San Jose
j ID Blackwell. Oakland
PALACE HOTEL.
VIM Scott, Montreal NJ j AShmore, San Jose
NJ Porter. Lxngtn,Ky C'Graman, Lexington Ky
Howell. New DIR II l. Pace Il w. Tulare
Mr&MrsW RRowiand,L LA II w Newby, Wash, ID c
X Powers. san Diego ii g Strive Seattle
j Dunno VS. Filipe D l. Danthat d W. kans C
J. Harding, Boston A & Cottier Chicago
T Mathews, Sta Cruz J Gully, London
MRBaskevill.W, MtrtWn A Kline Medina
r Stevens d W, S Jose D Rosenbaum, Stocktn
y b Fraser Stockton Park Henshaw. Chico
w wilson, Denver g Hall a. w. BeIoit
J NJ Wells, st Louis j Schneider CHM
w A Bowden & WIS Jose c L Preston USN
Marx W, Napa
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
II Stalker jamestown Schofed, Tulare
W Wallace, Steilacoom ID Stewart, Steilacoom
j Mylet oh, Rafael Nj Hof, stockton
J Canton, Oakland M Hammond Victoria
J X ABBOTT, CORTLAND NJ Mish, Portland
4 b Chamell. berkeley a Anderson, Tacoma
j & Laws, Brentwood W Jones. Oakland
I S Wolcott, Portland Raymond IL W, Prtland
l. Hayden, san Rafael NJ Murray, Spokane
II Mills. San Mateo nhlppie, Salt Lake
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MARKET REPORTS.
TUESDAY EVENING. Dec lS.
Summary OF THE MARKETS,

SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.
Silver off again.
Coffee steady, bnt dull.
Wool shows no change.
Wheat freights strong.
Wheat lower. Barley easy and dull.
Oats, Corn ana Rye inactive
Large arrivals of Bran.
Beans dull. Hay weak and quiet
Potatoes and onions unchanged.
Butter weak. Eggs lower.
More Eastern Poultry in.
Turkeys neglected.
Game In good supply.
Fruits and Vegetables dull.
Hams lower again. Lard weak.
Hops neglected.
Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins dull.
Meat market unchanged.
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omaha Liyestock Market.

OMAHA, Nebr.. Dec. 1S.-CattIe-Receipls 5000
Prices for beef cattle ruled steady to a shade
lower than yesterday. Cow stuff was in good sup
ply, and with moderate demand prices averaged
steady. Cows. 81 50@3 so; feeders, IS 2O@4 SO;
buils So Iona
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AUCTION SALE
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP ca.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM san =,.
~, Francisco for ports in Alaska AN. aNflkgN
Dec b. Il = q, @~--11-AA@A@
For British Columbia ana Puget Sound ports
d. 80, and every fifth day thereafter
For Eureka Humboldt Bay, Steamer WiliamsEls
Valley. eyrry Wednesday ut > A N.
every fourth and nth day altern ateiY. A. NJ
For San Diego, stopping only az PORT Hartford
Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles, Redom1o (l4os
AngeeS) and Newport, every fourth anu NTH dAb
alternately. at IL A. N.
For ports In Mexico. - \ ~ 2oth OF eaen month.
street
GOoDALL, PERKINS CO, General Agents
1tf 10 MarkeS So, San Francisco
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at 11a@2%; last loan NY:
closed at 112%. Prime mercantile paper 2sl@
41a%. Sterling exchange quiet, steady, with actual
business bankers bills AT 81 SS5S4 1891 for de-
mand and 81 S76s(G4 S7Tl for sixty days. Posted
rates. "a sS12@4 SO and sd 891aQ4 80. Com
mercla bills, "a S61a@4 1864. Silver certln-
catas hQZac nin.
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Inc lead ing futures ranged as follows.


NheatNo. q Mess PORK per bbl.-
highest Lowest Highest. Lowest
Ss9S S$Shc ss3ss M IAN 81 50 81 s2
July .....69c 6s$4e Lard per 100 Ibt--
jan. SO So S6 SIS
corn no 4sc M Short s Il .a4 g ~
May.1sSSc zs7&cMa5. So 5 Il g s. i 70
CASH quotations: Flour Easy; Winter Patents,
Patents, So 1908 SO: Spring Strsights, 81 2o@
2 so; Bakers, 81 s0@2 %. No. 2 Spring wheat.
5s@6oAc: No. 3 Spring Wheat. nominal: No.
Oats, 291ac: No. 2 White. SaM @S2ISc; No. 5
White. 3l15@32c; No. 2 Rye. 49e; No. 2 Bar
ley ley 6S1 Sts Ca. No. 5e@5s1ac; No 48@5oe
LARD; 100 MS So IS: Short Ribs sides tloosel,
50 s7t2@6 so; Dry Saited shoulders (Do1ed),
S5@5 SIP Snort Clear sides (boxedl. So 25@
3Ia2; Whisky. distillers finished goods. Is gar.
81 %: Sugars-Cut Loaf unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter mar
kst was steady. Creamery, 12@23c; dairy, 1l@
Ice. Eggs, steady, 16@20c.
LIVESTOCK.
There was comparative steadiness in the cattle
market. There was a fair demand from local
slauEhterers. with receipts of little more than
5000 head. Sales, therefore were largely below
"a 30. steers selling principally at 81 50@4 20
aad 81 1892 90 buying most of the cows, heIfers
and bulls.
In hogs the was liberal for Tuesday The
market opened weak and remained in that cOndi-
ton most OF the time The extreme top quota
lions were 81 So. and the offerings had to be very
good to attract a buyer at over 81 55 Rough
mixed and common lights sold as low as $40
10. and there sales of common heavy
hogs At 81 20@4 %. The general market was
about 10c lower than Yesterday.
The receipts in sheep still keep up SURPRISINGLY
Under such supplies prices slow TO advance
choice. The lamb MARKET also lacking in
frmness, but yesterdays prices were fairly well
sustained, quoted at 50 25@4 %.
Receipts - Cattle. $500; calves, 800; hogs
2S,OOO; sheep, Is, 900.
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FOR PORTLAND ?: ASTORIA, OREGON

THE OREGON R'Y Il NAV. co. r. No 4SEs-
/ NELL Receiver. Ocean DiV.-Tif dis EssZzs2z
patch from Spearstrees wharf, at 10 A. for tn5
above ports OF their Al iron steamships. viz.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA-Dec. 70. 20, 50.
COLUMBIA g.
Connecting via Portland with the o. r. & \. CO.
system and other dtVergilz lines for all points Ia
Oregon Washington British Columbia Alaska,
Idaho Montana Dakota Utah, Wyoming, Yellow
Stone Park and all points east and south and ID
Faro TO Portland-Cabin. SIG; steerags IS:
round trip. cabin. uulim ted. $50.
: Freight and Ticket ONCE, 10 Montgomery ST.;
Ticket ONCE, Palac- Hotel 4 y ew Montgomery SO.
GOODALIs PERKIN d CO.. SupJs ocean DIV.
ltf 10 Market ST.. san francisco.
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balances, s9l5l0.
wheat-Weak; Valley, 774s@soc; wala walla,
671hM7Uc a ctL
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET GO.

- TEAMERs LEAVE ASPINWALL k7~4z
southampton. calling en- route at CherbOurg.
france, and Plymouth. to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, In connection with tas
Tacihc Mail S. s. Co.. issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England aud Germany.
Through tickets from San FRANCISCO TO Ply-
m outh Cherbourg southampton First-class,
1856: third-class S97 90. For further particu-
laEs apply TO fARRoTT a. CO, AGENTS.
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Foreign Markets.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. lS-The spot market ia inli
at IS I'd. Cargoes lower at 24s cd for off coast
24s Sd for prompt shipment ana PAS sd for
nearly due.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the follow.
ing Liverpool quotations for No. Red Winter.
December. As 3D.; January, As s14d February,
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Wood Market.


Posts S12c each; Redwood. So p cord; Oak
rough, So 90; peeled. SS; Pine, So; Railroad
Ties. SIC apiece for 6x9, Ale for 71S and 45@50c
for 7x9.
TAN Battle-Ground Bark. $40 @ ton; whole,
$l3 so p cord
citation quotes: No. 1 Rough, $l3@l7; No. 2,
S9@1l D NJ: Piekets. rough, ointed and fancy
SO. $l2 and $!S u Nj; half-inch surfaced and
clear, 90 l. $32@36 d M: No. 2, S22@2S p NJ;
Rustic No. l, S15@23; No 2, $2u@24; surfaced
and rough clear, \ o. l, $lS022: No. 2, Sl20l6;
Z. and g.. No. I. Sl2: No. z. SlZ@l4.
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ID; March. IS sAa; April. As sHsd, May.
Portlapd,s Businass

SECURITIES
ONION, Dec. 1s.-Consols 1o3 3-l6: Silver
277sd; French Rentes. 1o2f 421ac.
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WHITE STAR LINE.
United States and k0Yai Mail Steamers
BETWEEN
New York, Queenstown & Liverpool,

SAlLlNU EVERY WEEK..
CABIN $50 AND UPWARD, ACCORD 1s~u
~ ing to steamer and aeeommo dations Ga8&E&
selected second cabin, $50 Majestic and ieut0n-
C, $50 and SAC. Steerage Tickets from England
ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark
through TO San Francisco ut lowest rates. Tickets
sailing dates and cabin plans may be procured
from w. II AVERY, Pacific Mail Dock, or at the
General once Of the COMPANY, 6l3 Market st..
under Grand Hotel. 6. w. FLETCHER,
APPS Tu eFrSu II Gen. Agt for Pacific Coast,
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.

OCEAN STEAMERS.
Dates OF Departure From San Francisco.
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cALL RoARn sALrs

INFORMAL SESSION 10 O'Clock May-30O
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-May-3OO tons,
csc; 100. 977sc; sou. s76s; 100. 97$sc; 2e0U,
S715c; 5000. s73zc. December-2OU 9ic.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-May-lu tons, 97s4c;
500. s75se; $500 1855; So 1000; 9754c; 400,
buyers. Feed. eO@S21ac p ctl for ordinary and
$500 for choice bright; Brewing, 87I2@921ac p
ctI
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Exchange and Bulliop.
Produce Marl.a+

FLoUR-No change in quotations. Net cash
prices are as follows: Family extras SO 4OG3 so
q Dbl; Bakers extras, So 3093 40; superdne,
50 3O02 40 p Dbl.
WHEAT FRElGHTS-Firm. The last charter
was at 2ss, an advance. The chartered wheat feet
in pert has registered tonnage of SO 400. against
$4,000 tons on the same date last year: disen-
gagged, So 900 tons, against $4,000: on the way
to this port, 1873 800, against 202, 900
WHEAT-Continues TO decline All classes
futures and spot graiD-are lower and the copious
rains acesntuate the weakness. No. l, s5@s71ac;
choice, s8s4@90ci lower grades 75@5212c;
walia Wheat. 75c y ctl Tor fair average s2k@
S534c for blue stem and 671a@721ac p ctl for
damp.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-30
Citation in Partition.

In re petition for partition OF the real es'
tate of John S. Shakely, deceased.
o. c. No. Al, Sent. Term, 1894
Now, June 9, 1894, Isaac Shakley pc
titioner in above case by his attorneys, Nc
Junkin & Galbreath. prays the Court for
rule TO show cause on the heirs ana legal
representatives of said John S. Shakely
decd, to appear and show cause why par
tItion Of said decedents real estate should
not be made as prayed for. Whereupou
the Court made the following order:
Now, June 8, 1894. the within petition
presented IN open Court and on due con
sideration prayer granted and rule to Snow
cause is granted on parties in interest why
partition should not be made as pray &c
for. Notice to be given to all parties II
interest residing outside the county accord
ing to law and rules of Court.
BY THE COURT.
Now, July IS, 1894, in pursuance Of sait
order of Court, you Catherine Shakely
widow of D. NJ Shakely, of Leasureville, W
Va. Fannie Z. Shakely, intermarried viii
Hugh Huthrie, residing near Petrolia, II
Armstrong Co., Pa; Solomon X. Shakely
of Bradford, Pa; Simon II Shakely
whose last known place of residence war
in West Virginia. and each of you are
hereby notified to be and appear at th'
Orphans Court to be held at Butler, in ant
for the county of Butler, on Monday
the third day of September, 1894, at
o'clock pm of said day, then and there t.
show cause, if any you may have, Thl
partition should not be made as prayet
for.
ANDREW G. CAMPBELL,
Sheriff, Butler Co, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-30

| NOW, SIT DOWN AGAIN, HE SAID.
might have suggested something Per
haps she can't get letters to her ole
aunt. If half the stories l hear are
| true, she ought never to stay there
The man is crazy"
Mac whined uneasily, and went tc
the door, standing listening, his head
| down.
"Watching for the doctor, Mac2 He
won't be back for hours yet. Harkw
The dog growled, then barked loud.
ly. There was the sound of hurrying
| footsteps on the hard ground, and the
| door was opened without ceremony. In
! her yellow gown, barahe AIDED and dust
stained, her little dog held to her
| breast, De Restaud's wife staggered
into the room, her face ghastly in It's
pallor, her eyes red with weeping even
the dog covering with fright and pain.
''My. God" cried Oliver, leaping to
his feet. ''Is he out there?"
mo, no; am alone"
| "Child, how could you come heref
how could you Gomez" he cried, vexed.
ly. why, he would murder you If he
| knew"
| Don't send me awayl' she screamed;
"oh! please, Mr. Oliver! l thought all
the way you were kind and would help
me. Look at the marks on my throat
| he choked me; and there are welts on
my arms, paining me dreadfully; and
he-he kicked my dog. think its leg is
broken. Don't mind me. Look al
Skye; is he badly hurt?"
Oliver took the shivering little beast
in his arms.
"Only bruised" he said, gently; "bu,
| you" He was sick with the horror OF
| it! to strike that child ''You look SC
i'll. Sit down in the big chair Indeed
| you shall not go back; DR.. John and
will take care of that; and if he comes
you know" with that sweet smile OF
his, ''your husband is little man"
"I don't know what did," she said
dazedly. Maybe because l rode my
pony down past here, and Louis told
him, or Annette. He was drunk and
ugly when he struck me and kicked
Skye out of the way. Skye tried tc
bite him, and I interfered. Then
think tainted, for woke ON my bed
| all hurt and bewildered. Annette
came creeping in, sort of scared, and
said he was sorry and had gone off tc
the village, but I pushed her out and
locked the door. When he came back
and they were playing cards climbed
| down over the roof and ran here across
the fields, not in the road-a long,
dreadful way. Now you seem as II
| you were sorry l camer' She reached
down, lifted her dog to her lap, and
hid her face in it's coat.
81 only cared for your sake" he an.
swered, softly. When she bent her
head he could see the cruel marks on
her throat, and she still sobbed as she
spoke. Was ever man so placed? He
almost wished the coward who had
struck her would come, that he could
meet him; then reason told him he
had no right to settle this woman's
| quarrel. He wished she were his sis
ter; but did he in his heart? How girl
ish and fair she was in the firelit room
For moment fierce desire to keep
her there, to defend her, swept over
him. Then he said, almost coldly:
''Will they not miss you, Mrs. de
Restaud?"
Not that" she cried, piteously.
Call me Minny. | don't want to hear
| his namel He never comes to my
room when he has them there, you
know, and he has told me never to
| open my door; SO am safe until morn
Ing. I prayed all the wsv you'd be
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zone would think was just out of

'One would think | was just out OF
boarding
THE primary department" he said,
GROSSLY. ~ wish you would be reason
able and listen a moment. I shall
tell the conductor you are one of
a camping party and your mother
is i'll at Colorado Springs that
You had to leave in such hurry TO
catch the train you had no time to get
ready. II must tell wrong stories for
you, Mrs Minny, please don't make
me out in lie the first thing"
'How good you are!" she said, softly
az shall never, never forget what you
have done for me. shall say to my
self: 'Minny, you may be frivolous
Aunt Hannah says as unstable as water
but one big, handsome man Is your
friend and always will be-"
always, Mrs. Minny, to the end of
my life"
The rush of the near train terrified
his horses almost beyond control, and
he was obliged to send her for the con-
ductor when the train stopped for
water. The obliging official showed
no surprise at divers ingenious story;
he was used to camping parties. He
impaired the welcome news that the
stateroom was vacant-she could have
that-and accepted two fine cigars
MY daughter is unused to travelling
alone" Oliver said, gravely; $50 will
you telegraph for a carriage to meet
her at the Springs, and see that she
gets out at the right placer"
The conductor would be very happy
to oblige. Then the young lady asked
meekly If a dog, very little one,
might also ride in the stateroom.
He might" said the official, 'if
hidden under shawl; for, if this pre-
caution is not taken, on the next trip
all the women in the train will be
bringing along their dogs And guess
it's time to get aboard"
"Good-by." said Oliver, holding out
his hand.
Mrs. Minny picked up her dog; with
1t under one arm, she took divers
hand, reached up, and shamelessly
kissed him, ghost of kiss touching
his cheek.
''Good-by, papa" she called, running
to the car, and from the step waved
farewell until the train vanished in
the distance.
Oliver, as he drove along the road by
the track in search of the Mexican who
had the good horse, was almost dazed.
He could not forget that farewell. He
was haunted by the presence Of the
little lady of the Troublesome. He had
not returned the kiss-well, there was
no time-but how thoughtless, in front
of the train! and was there ever an
other woman like her? He had never
seen one. Trying as she was all that
long way, could any man have played
the role of honest friend better? "Not
even DIR. john" said Oliver.