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New Yorl, Markets.

NEW YORK, Aug. This was another dull day
on tho Stock Exchange, and the general trend Of
speculation was in the direction of lower figures.
The chief operators in the market were the bears,
and the conditions favored them. The seeming
irreconcilable differences between the Senate and
House the tariff bill giving promise OF an ex-
tended session of Congress and thereby keeping
tho financial and commercial community in
state of uncertainty cannot be cleared in an In
ducemen: to buy stocks for a rise.
The condition OF the corn crop is not such ac-
cording to the most favorable advices as to lead
to the opinion that the granger roads will be
tested severely as TO their Carrying capacity to
bring it to market.
Gold shipments still being made and the
treasury reserve Is declining with a steadness
which is looked upon with disfavor to say the
least, by the hnanciers OF the country and the
financial officials of the Government But with
all these untayorable elements the stock market
gives no evidence of inherent uneasinoss No
general liquidation is in pI ogress and there is no
apparent desire the part of holders OF stock TO
sacrifice them IN the fear that the bottom is about
to drop out OF the market. On the contrary,
while lower values have been established the de-
cIines have been largely manipulated and it has
required heavy short sales to bring out a small
the leading shares are now heavily pressed and in
some OF them short interest is unyielding. For
the past few days Sugar and the granger stocks
have beon the only ones In whch there has been
an active trade and a rule they have moved in
opposite directions. sugar going down while the
grangers were moving up, and vice
The grangers wore weak on a selling mOvem ent
which was directed from Chicago ana principally
agai nat Burlington. The stock broke l$ls per cent
to 7l5s and closed within IA of the lowest point
touched. Rock Island was also offered down, re-
ceding II to 631A and recovering a. St. Paul
was held well until the attack civ ing way ouly Ga
and regaining 1s. The transactions were largest
in sugar, which. in the opening dealings. declined
10. but quickly recovered from the depression
and on GOOD buying advanced 11a per cent. clos
inr IA per cent from tho highest. Oregon I'm
provement declined per cent. In the rest OF the
aharei the changes were merely fractional. The
market which was Irregular throughout the day
closed steady at a partial recovery from the
bottom figures The bond market " rs heavy and
closed weak Government bonds quiet; State
bonds dull: railroad bonds weak: Petroleum
steanv. PepnsyIvania oil sales none; Septem ber
option sales none, cIosed offered sO1ac; Lima oil
sales none.
GRAIN AND MERCHANDISE
wbeat-August, 65Me
Flour-Steady.
Wool-Firm.
Pig IrOn-Duil.
Copper-Firm.
Lead-Firm.s
TfnNEasy: Straits, sls s5 bid Plates, quiet.
speIter-Firmer; Domestic, 50 so bid; sales on
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FOR PORTLAND q ASTORIA, OREGON

THE OREGON R'Y & NAV. CO, E. Nc 6&z.
L NEIL. Rceiver-Ocean Dtv.-aDd Pa 4fzzk&8
CIFIC COAST S. S. CO., will dispatch from Spear
street wharf at 10 A. NJ; for the above. ports ono
of their A iron steamships, viz:
STATE OF CALIFoRNIA-August 2, II, 22,
G0LUMBIA1August 7, IT, 27. sept. 8, Is. 26.
Connecting via Portland with the o. r. & n. Ry
system and other divergng lines for all points IN
Oregon Washington. British Columbia, Alaska,
Idaho Montana, Dakota, Utah, wyoming Yellow
stone Park and all points east and south and to
Europe
round trip cabin, $50.
Ticket of1ees-4 New Montgomery street, under
Palace Hotel
Freight and Ticket ofice-19 Montgomery st.
GOODALL. PERKIN & CO., Supts. ocean Div.
ltf 10 Market st. San Francisco
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Office Furniture and Fixtures
I C. E. WEBER & CO.,
EssE 8 300 to 3O6 Post ST., cor. Stockton
49, Sszaa mr31TuThSaSuly
OCEAN STEAMsHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN Ese
~ Francisco for ports in Alaska 8 AN. &AIh4HN
August 8, g. Is, 49, Sept. z ~, Oct. z,
%, Nov. 8, u.
Santa Cruz Monterey excursions-Steam Po-
mona leaves Saturdays P. NJ, due back Mondays
A. NJ.
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports
July % and every fifth DAY thereafter.
toT Eureka, Hum boldt Bay, Wednesdays. A. NJ.
For Newport, Los Angeles and all way ports,
every fourth and fifth day, alternately, A. NJ.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford
Santa Barbara. Port Los Angeles, Redondo CLOS
Ange!es) and ewport, every fourth and fifth day,
alternately. at IL A. N.
For ports in Mexico. 25th of each month
Ticket Offce-Palace Hotel, New Montgomery
street.
GOODALL, PERKINS d CO.. General Agents.
1tf 10 Market ST., San Francisco.
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MARKET REPORTS.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Aug. L
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, Aug L.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS
No change in Silver.
Decreased stocks OF Barley, oats and Corn.
Hay steady. Straw lower.
Grain Bags advanced.
Beans unchanged
Potatoes firm and Onions weak.
Butter. Eggs and Cheese all easy.
Poultry continues cheap.
Peaches and Apricots In good supply.
Grapes lower
Dried Fruits dull.
Hams and Bacon unsettled.
Vegetables declining.
Grain Bags higher.
Fruit Bags easier.
Sterling Exchange firmer.
July Bank Clearlngs 81, 1926. 900 of.
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Omaha Livestock Market.

OMAHA August l.-Cattle-Recepts, 1000.
There were ouly few good beeves the market.
Cows aud butchers stock went off slow, with
tendency for a lower market. Butcher grades of
stockers and feeders sold more readily. Prime
beeyes 43 9O14 80; good to choice steers, SO rs
% 90: good T. choice cows SO: good to choI-e
feeders, 81 45@2 IS; fair to good feeders. 81 90
o. 10.
Sheep-Receipts. 500. Natives, So 1903 rs;
westerns, 50 5U95 90; common and stock ers,
81 1892 %; lamUs. $3 00@i co.
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General Merchandise.

BAGS-FruIt Bags weaker. but Grain Bags
are held still higher. Cotton fruit Bags 5sc, 51sc
and 6S4 &c Tor the three grades respectively; Cal
cutta Grain Bags, 6S4 state Prison Bags, Sac;
Wool Bags, 34936c.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes. terms net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed all 614c: nry Granulated, 56sc
ConfectOners' A, 51ac Magnolia A, SAC; Extra
c, 51sc; Golden C, 47sc; d, 45sc half barrels,
1Sc more than barrels, and boxes lac more.
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San Francisco Meat Market.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh.
terers are as follows:
BEEF-First quality, 61ac p ID second quality,
&c; third do 312G041ac q u.
VkAL-LarCe, 4@5c; small 61a@7e q %.
MUTTON - Wetners, 5@6c p tb; Ewes, 414@5c
p 10
LAMB-e@7c p 10.
medium grain-fed and 4s4 @47sc for small fat;
stock Hogs. 34ac; dressed do 6@71ac . ID.
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Local bank clearings last month were S4557O.
l2b, against S49 s9n. 464 for July, 1SsS ). The
clearings for the first months OF 1894
1870 ! o. 700 against $43l ,S93, QUO during the
fast months OF 1893. There has been a decrease
in the clearings every month this year as COM
pared with last year. and the total for the
months is the smallest in years. The cIearings last
month were the lightest for any month In q loag
time The expected increase M clearings has not
zad
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at As I'd Cargoes are quieter at 23s for of coast,
23s Sd for prompt shipment and 23s for nearly
due.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the follow
ing Liverpool uuotations Tor No. q Red Winter.
August As Nd; September, As "a; October
As Sd; November. as 3s4d; December, 4s4s4d
SECURITIES.
LONDON, Aug. l.-Consols lOl 1916; Silver,
2Ss4 d: French Rentes 1927 2712c
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The Informal Grain Call.

To facilitate and increase business the Produce
Exchange Directors have decided that Caller
Bunker shall hereafter preside at the morning in
formal call This will give This call more dignity
an d mportance.
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GuNRRD LlKE.

New York to i.is .ruJoI, via Queenstown.
from Pier 10, North River.
FAST EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
Aurania, Aug. IL, :30PM Lueania. Sept. 8. Noon
Etruria. aug 49, g :30AM Etrur Ia, Sept l6. :30AM
Campauis. Aug. 20, Noon lCampania st. ~. 10 80
Umbria, Sept. /, 6 80 AM Umbria, Spt 29, 80 AM
Cabin passage. $50 and upward: second CABIN.
$40, $45, 800, according to steamer and accom-
modaJions.
Steerage tickets to and from all parts OF Europe
at very low rates For freight aad passage apply
at company's orice, 4 fowling Green, New York.
VERNON II. BROWN u Co., General Agents.
Good accommodation can always be secured on
application TO WILLIAMS, D1MOND CO,
ThSaTu If Agents. San Francis SEQ.
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Builders, Contracts.

Maggie McGovern ct al. with William Little, to
build three-story frame building on line OF
O'Farreu street. $50 w of Mason; S6250.
George AlpeTs with II. Born, additions onNW
c orner OF Fifth and Clara streets: $l0OO.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at IL; last loan "; closed
at IL. Prime mercantile paper. 3@5%. Sterling
exchange slightly easier. with actual business in
bankers bills at S4 S81a94 Ss34 for demand and
81 S71a@4 87s4 for sixty days Posted rates.
81 ss1s(d1 S912 Commercial bills. S4 S614@
4 S61a. silver certificates 64@65c.
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Secretary T. c. Friedlander reports the follow
ing Call Board sales for July: Wheat, l43-
500 tons; Barley. $1,000 tons. Total. 1876, 1oe
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Customs Collections
Wheat EUnorts.

The local Custom house collections during the
Orst months of 1894 were S3.2l5.250, against
81 233 300 for the same time In 1893.
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GOMPAGNIE GENERALE
TRAN s ATLANTIQUE.

COMPANY's PIER CNEW). AZ NORTH Sr4R-
by this line avoid both transit by English railway
and the discomfort of crossing the channel in a
small boat. New York TO Alexandria, Egypt, via
Paris first class. S160; second class. SIG.
LA NoRMANDIE, Capt, Poirot....... .....:
............... August IL. 10 80 A. NJ
LA CHAMPAGNE Capt. Laurent.
MISREPRESENTATION lS. $3.50 A. NJ
La NAVARRO. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. August 25, 900 A N.
LA TOURAINE. Capt Santelli ...........,
.........................Se September l, 100 A. n
Ef5 For further particulars apply TO
A. FORGET, Agent,
No. Bowling Green, New York.
j. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, Montgomery
ave, San Francisco.
Branch once 19 Montgomery street au9l If
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Call Board Sales.

Exports OF Wheat from this port In July wer
1885 ctls valued at $47,472.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.

OCEAN ST AMkIS.
Dates of Departure From san Francisco.
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Roard-1O Cal Electric Light, 22 5 GasliRht,
T215.
sIreet-SsOOO Market-st Gable Bonds, 1l9.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board-5o Cal Electric Light, 10. 70; so do,
2lTs; 10 S Water. 991s: 80 do, 996S.
street-2O Cal Electric Light, 22
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Foreign Markets.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL. Aug 1.-The spot market is steady
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Portland's Business.
PORTLAND. Or, Aug. 1.-Clearances, 1925 ,2UO:
balances, $l34 149.
Wheat-Valley, SO0s21ac: Walla walla, Toe.
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD S. S. co.

SPREE, HAVEL, LAIN, TRAVE, SAALE, AL
LER, EMS, WERRA, FULDA. ELBE
KAISER WILHELM IL
New York southampton, bremen. The fast e1-
press steamers of this company sail every TUES
DAY and SATURDAY. Landing passengers in
Southampton in 71a days less from n ew York.
These steamers are celebrated for their speed and
the comfort afforded passengers
MEDITEkRANEAN SERVICE
NEW YORK, GIBRALTAH, GENOA.
werra, Aug IL NoonlFulda, Oct g. 10 A. NJ.
Fulda Aug 25, Noon werra, Oct 90 10 A. NJ.
werra, Sept. 10. loan Kaiser. oct II, A. NJ
Kaiser Sept. ~. Noon Fulda. Nov. II. P. N.
Cabin rates from $50 upward.
ROBERT CAPELLE Gen. Agent for Paeine
Coast, l1S Montgomery street. under Occidental
Hotel. San Francisco. ja7 1y THU
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Bank Clearings.

The receipts in July were 6206 tons Bar
ley 1877 tons Oats, 1886 tons Corn and 2l0S tons
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Exchange and Bullion.
Stocks of Grain.

Produce Exchange Grain Inspector Abel reports
stocks OF Grain in Call Board warehouses August
1 In tons, as follows:
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET co.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINWALL <S<z
- fortnightly for the West Indies and <as&zsR
Southampton. calling route at CherOourg
France, and Plymouth, to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, In connection with the
Pacific Mail S. 8. Co., issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco to Ply.
mouth Cherbourg, southampton. First-class,
$l95; third-cass, $97 50. For further particu-
lars apply to PARROTT q Co., Agents,
If 800 California St
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AUCTION SALES.

LAURENCE VINCENT, AUGTIONEER,
WILL SELL THIS AFTERNOON.
Thursday. August 2, 1894,
At 2 O'Clock p NJ, on the premises,
709 TAYLOR ST., BET. SUFFER- AND BUSH,
All the Bric-a-Brac. Oil Paintings,
FURNITURE. ETC,
Contained in the Above Residence,
LAUREN CE VINCENT. Auctioneer.
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STEAMER. Drsr1sAT1oN SAILS PIER.

Sun AND TIDE TABLE.
, HIsH WATERLow WATERl SUN. MOON.
5 Large Small Large Small Rises Sets Sets.
2 O.OOA l.3OP 6.2OA 6.10P 5.14 7.17 6.30P
g. 0.O7A 2.O4P 7.O0A 7.O6P 5. 81 7.l6 9.57P
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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20, Aate sntpplr,o Intel1tqence ses 7entn ears.
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July 24-49 N, 13 W, Br ship Valkyrie, from
Cardiff for San Francisco.
July ll-9 y, % w. Br ship Royal Forth, from
Puget Sound for Hull.
July 1l-9 n, 2s w. Br ship Drumburton, from
Tacoma for Queenstown.
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Port Costa. stocSton. City.
July l....... 191,2S1 22,Oo9 1852
August l.. ~ 19O.4ZO | czo.fIS 14.229
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-04
WROTE SERMONS WHILE ASLEEP
The Rem arkable Somnambulistic Feat Of
an English TheoIogical Student.

The Rem arkabls Somnambulistio Feat of
an English Theological Student.
One of the most remarkable and puz-
cling stories of somnambulism is re-
lated by the London News. The sub
ject young ecclesiastic at semi.
nary. The bishop of the diocese was
SO deeply interested that he went
nightly to the young mans chamber.
He saw him get out of bed, secure pa
per, compose and write sermons. On
finishing a page he read it aloud
When word displeased him he wrote
q correction with great exactness. The
bishop had seen a beginning of some
of these somnambulistic sermons, and
thought them well composed and cor
rectly written. Curious to ascertain
whether the young man made use of
his eyes, the bishop put card under
his chin in such m amer as to prevent
him seeing the paper on the table be-
FORE him, but he still continued to
write. Not yet satisfied whether or
not he could distinguish different OBJ
jects placed before him, the bishop
took away the piece of paper on which
he wrote and substituted several other
kinds at different times. he always
perceived the change, because the
pieces Of paper were of different sizes.
When piece exactly like his own was
substituted he used it, and wrote his
corrections on the places correspond
ing to those on his own paper. 1t was
by this means that portions of his noe
turnal compositions were obtained.
His most astonishing production was
piece of music written with great ex-
actitude. He used a cane for ruler.
The clefs, the flats and the sharps were
all in their right places. The notes
were all made as circles, and those re-
quiring it were afterward blackened
with ink. The words were all written
below, but once they were in such very
large characters that they did not CO me
directly below their proper notes, and,
perceiving this, he erased them ell and
wrote them over again.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-04
DEPTH OF THE ATLANTIC.
Ono Spot That Measures Four and
Quarter Miles Deep.

Ono Spot That Measures -Four and .
Quarter Miles Deep.
The floor Of the Atlantic ocean is
now almost as well-known to the ex-
perts of the photographic bureaus OF
the world as the surface is to the most
experienced navigators. Its depths,
currents, tides, etc., have been care
fully and systematically studied from
Greenland and Spitzbergen to the
great loo barriers Of the antarctic cir
Gle. Prof. Forbes gives seme reliable
data on ocean depths for use in
Notes for the Curious" The gen.
eral contour of the Atlantio's undulat-
ing bod may now be beregarded as pretty
well determined Scarcely
any portion Of its floor has depth ak.
oeedinG 5000 fathoms, or about three
and q quarter miles There is q re-
markable exception to this last state
ment, however, in . wonderful sink or
depression lying about ono hundred
miles north of st. Thomas, an island
on the coast Of Africa in the Cult Of
Guinea The outlines of this depres-
sion are similar to those Of an old
time river bed, Tho Challenger ex-
pedition traced its naeanderings for
upwards Of 1000 miles, finding por-
tions Of Il moro than milo deeper
than the surrounding ocean. making
tho depth of tho Atlantic at thoss
points not less than four and quarter
miles, or about s, ,s75 fathoms."
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though found no trace of second
wife or even of one. barring the one he
buried years ago."
81 will guess no more" l said. peni.
tently, .'and am most anxious to hear
you out"
young Mr.. Merrick had given me
the name OF his fathers private bank
ers and his stockbroker, and the first
strange thing that 1 found out
sold stock for Mr. Alexander Mer.
rick, he, at the request of the old man.
always paid him by an open cheque.
found out that these cheques were
cashed across the counter. by old Mr.
Merrick. and that the money was never
passed through his own bank"
THAT looks very fishy," said I, "but
the man could not have been swindlinS
himself"
"No. he was not swindling himself
or any body else. The money is all in
ono Of the strong rooms of the Steel
Safe Co.. and old Mr.. Nerrick is mad
a monomaniac. He is quite sane on
every other point but that of the Sc
curity of money. When the great
crashes took place in the city years ago
the cd mans reason must have got un-
hinged Anyway he now thinks there
is no sate place for money but the
strong room, and when his secret was
found ont he became violent and
had to be put under restraint in
his own house. It's about the queer
est case / ever had" said Dracken, as
he rose and bade me good night
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-04
BANANAS AS FOOD.
nutritious and Healthful u Eaten Spar
ingly and il Not Overripe.

NtitrIfIons and Healthful u Eaten Spar.
ingly and il Not Overripe.
The history of bananas as an article
of food is good deal like that of to-
matoes. in that much discussion as to
their wholesomeness or the reverse
has been had. Not long ago, says the
New York World, well-known resi-
dent of western city died after meal
at which he had partakep of wine and
bananas. Whereupon, the prints were
full of the warning that the two com
bined made deadly poison and should
be avoided in consequence. But as
many authorities were heard from
bringing proof quite contrary and
pointing out tina. in the West India
islands everybody eats bananas and as
many as can secure il drink wine. and
corded 1t is possible that some wine
acts poisonousiy with banana juice, but
at least champagne and sherry are ex-
ernpt from the charge.
The consumption of bananas is in
creasing every year, and their nourish
ment and wholesoneness are practical
ly undoubted. The only caution neces-
sary is that the fruit should be ripe,
but not overripe, and perhaps, in the
case of children. should not be eaten
after midday. Nor should too many
be fed at once to young children. Five
bananas to child whose years arc
not tha. many is unwise, thou-h 1t Is
znfr y+-srf
End the Aspinwau banana particu-
Iarly rich and favored variety, and
though It is yellow skin, Il quite
equals the usually preferred red
skinned sort
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Good Thing for Wasps.

Mr.. Lawson TAFT, the weil-known
English surgeon. says that the sng ar
IN certain fruits becomes changed into
alcohol during the process ct decay
and that wasps sometimes get very
drunk thereon. On grapes ard GER
tain plums, he says, 'you will see them
get very drunk, crawl away N a semi
somnolent condition, and repose in the
grass for some time till they get over
the bout and then they viii go at It
again" Moreover. Mr.. Tai. declares
that they do their worst in singing,
both in the virulen. nature OF the
stroke and the utterly unprovoked as
~ults of which they are guilty. was
ssung last year By drunken waspand
suffered severely from symptoms OF
aerve poison for several DAYS. In such
drunken peeuiiaritrss they resemble
heir human contemporaries"
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speculative whirlpool with many 4
good man; but the crisis cleared the
city of rotten concerns and fraudulent
offers of enormous dividends, and since
my father began turning his securities
into cash there has been absolutely no
strong temptation for spectators
"In addition to our other uneasioess
about my father I must tell you that
he seems to have completely changed
his nature. He used to be quite free
and open with my aunt. She knows no
more of him now than do. He used to
be the most hospitable and liberal man
In his house; he has turned close, not TO
cay mean and stingy.
"T want you if you can to find ont
what my father has done with his
money. OF course, Mr.. Braclzen, this is
to be perfectly quiet inquiry with no
results but that of satisfying my own
mind. You are not investigating the
business of my partner, but the unac-
countable and distressing conduct OF
father for whom would put down my
last penny-my life if necessary. I
want you to do nothing but to bring
me some news which will put my mind
at rest, or at worst which will let me
know what is going OF I should not
take the extreme step of asking You to
help me only that if my father draws
out the money he is speaking of.
Merrick & Co. are very likely to put up
the shutters, and I want to find ont
whether I an warranted in resisting
the withdrawal or not
"'And,' said 1, have you no sus-
picion at all of what became Of the
money!
"'Weu,' said he, with a look of great
distress: L can think of nothing at all,
except that my father has in his old
age taken to a vice never indulgcd in
when he was young-gamb bling. If he
isn't losing the money on cards, or dice.
or horses where can it be going? You
will, hope. Mr.. Bracken. conduct this
inquiry with the greatest possible deli
cacy and secrecy. would not for all
the world that my poor governor knew
anything Of it
II promised to be more than usually
careful, and having obtained few par
ticulars to start with I bade Mr.. Ed
ward Merrick good-by."
"And you have, Bracken," said I,
''found out the heart of the mystery
and Mr.. Edward Merrick thanks
heaven he fell into the hands Of such
an acute and discriminating detective"
II have found out the old mans
secret, and it isn't gambling, and none
of the money has been lost: and vet
think Mr.. Edward Merriclz would soon
er every penny had gone into the
Thames or the hands of the croupiers
at Monte Carlo than that l had to make
tho report I did on his father" said
Braeken in q tone of reproof.
"Wcll, WE'LL" I said. in soothing
tone, don't be angry with me for my
levity. did not know that your story
was to have tragic end. The old man
hasn't had two wives has he? He isn't
locked up now for bigamy?"
''He is not locked up now, but he is
very likely to be locked up soon, al