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Criminal Court Work.

Ida Henry, the daughter of a West Mary
land-street clearinghouse keeper, was tried
in the Criminal Court, yesterday afternoon,
on the charge of assaulting Constable To-
len. The officer went to Miss Hehfy's home
to serve a writ of replevsn on the landlady.
The family objected to the removal of the
furniture, and the constable was handled
with some spirit. Miss Henry is charged
with having delivered a number of vigor-
Gus body blows and was arrested. The case
was given to the jury last night.
Harry Brandon, John Smith and Harry
Wier, ranging in age from thirteen TO sew
enteen years, were arraigned on charges
of petit larceny. Wier was acquitted and
a Reform School sentence was given to
Brandon and Smith.
Oliver Mackey and Charles Sanford were
acquitted of the charge of malicious shoot
ing in North Indianapolis.
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I, FEDERAL COURT SENTENCES.
Grant Morton Gets Two Years for
Passing a Counterfeit.

Grant Morton was found guilty of passing
counterfeit money by a federal court jury
yesterday and Judge Baker fined him $50
and sent him TO the northern prison for two
years. Morton passed a counterfeit silver
dollar on a street car conductor on the
line between South Bend and Mishawaka
and afterwards tried to buy it back. The
conductor refused to let him redeem it and
turned it over to the authorities with the
result above stated.
- Robert p. Raglan pleaded not guilty to
selling liquor without a government license
and his bond was reduced to 500 which he
furnished and his trial set for next
Wednesday. q ~
Squire Thompson pleaded not guilty TO
violating the statute regarding. oleomargar-
inc and was released on his own recogni-
zance in the sum Of 600, his trial being
set for next Wednesday.
The indictment against Henry Barn
ard and Benjamin Barnard, of Ko-
komo, charged with violating the
postal laws. were quashed upon motion of
their attorneys, who claimed that there
were not facts in the complaint sufficient
to constitute a violation of the federal
laws.
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PeffiSD ryGOOdsC CO
MINORS SPEEDY RUN
INDIANAPOLIS wHEELMAN BREAKS
THE WORLDS RECORD.
He Cuts a Big Figure in the Ten-MiIe
Road Race at Louisville,s Cover
ing the Distance i'm 1854.

There was much interest among local
wheelmen over the ten-mile road race at
Louisville yesterday in which four men,
bers of the Zigzag Club took part. They
went down to the Falls City Tuesday
night and the following telegram concern
ing the event shows that they did not go
In vain
Fully ten thousand people saw the ten
mile bicycle road race here to-day. z. V.
Minor, OF indianapolis, and II. NJ. Sidwell,
of Covington, KY, both lowered the record
of 27:17 45 made by William Bettner, of
Elizabeth, N. j., on June 9. Minors time
was 1854 and SidwelPs 27:O6. The time
made. to-day will not be officially recorded,
however, as part OF the race was made on
the asphalt instead of being run the en-
tire distance over the road. The only
scratch man to start was Marion Black,
OF Fort Wayne. Ind. and had he not
punctured his tire at the turning Of the
stake he would probably have won the
time prize, as he made the first five miles
In thirteen minutes. John Spalding, OF
Louisville, won the race prize in twenty
eight minutes with 4 j. Daubert, Of
the finest in the country, being asphalt for
a mile each way and boulevard the rest
OF the way. with but one bad hill. 1t is
almost like a race track"
Eugene ". Minor, who broke the worlds
record. lives at No.. 956 North Meridian
street, and is a ~weIl-known Indianapolis
wheelman, being one of the most prominent
racing members Of the Zigzag He Is
a class A man, and has won a number Of
prizes during the six years he has been rid
ing. Last year he made the circuit as a
member of Stearn's team, Of Syracuse, and
defeated several first-class riders in differ
ent events. Minor Is an uncertain rider,
often surprising his friends by winning a
race when they thought him out of form,
or by losing when he was supposed to be In
the best possible condition. He is twenty
one years old, and the heaviest member Of
the Zigzag Club, weighing 1E pounds.
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The Jury, However, Gave f. M. Pun
phrey Some Relief.


phrey Some Relief.
A jury in Room 1, Superior Court, yester-
day rendered a singular, though doubtless
just. verdict in the case of George p. Read
ing against Z. M. Humphrey. The suit
was on a note, and the evidence showed
that Humphrey had been the victim of
usury. On Dec. Is, 1893. Pumphrey, a hard
working mechanic, found it necessary to
negotiate a loan, and went to the office Of
J.. c. Ertel, a W-ashington-street money
lender. Here he secured s1s5. giving his
note for the amount, securing the paper
with a mortgage on his horse and wagon.
The note was afterward sold by Ertel to
George p. Reading, who brought suit In
the Superior Court for the. collection of
the same. 1t was shown in the proceedings
yesterday that Humphrey had been paying
the exorbitant interest. rate of $3.50 per
month on the principal, and the. question
to be decided by the jury was whether or
not the amount of interest paid should be
credited on the debt. The jury declared this
to be the only equitable basis of settlement.
The interest extorted from Humphrey ag-
gregated sos.
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Want a saloon Suppressed.

Three damage suits were filed yesterday
afternoon against William E. Pulliam and
Tim Sullivan, proprietors of a saloon at
Mount Jackson, and Crist F. Whishmeyer,
owner of the building in which the busi-
ness is carried on. The plaintiffs are John
II. and Julia Stewart, Taylor and Ella Ed
wards and James and Laura Mckee. They
show that they own property Immediately
opposite the saloon, and allege that they
are seriously annoyed by the constant up
roar and confusion that prevails about the
barroom. The court is asked to award the
plaintiffs $500 damages each and to per-
petually enjoin the defendants from carry
ing on the business.
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Pittsburs. S; PhiIadeIphin, O.

PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-The Phila-
delphias were knocked out to-day in their
third game with Pitsburg. The visitors
battery was not very effective, but they
excelled in their brilliant fielding. on the
other hand, the home team played poor
ball, the Pittsburgers making their five
runs in the second inning off two errors,
a base on balls and a base hit. The Phil
%adelphias could not overcome this lead. al
though they crept up well in the eighth
inning. In the ninth inning Grady re-
LEVIED Carsey at the bat, but took first
base on balls. Attendance. 1850. Score:
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q telegram promptly. has finally been
transferred from the Lake Circuit Court to
the federal court. 1t will be remembered
that the first effort TO have 1t transferred
was defeated by a snow blockade, which de-
tanned the defendants attorney from reach
ing Crown Point from Valparaiso in time
TO file his motion within the prescribed
init. This peculiar incident has already
been described in the Journal Yesterday
the suit was taken into the federal court,
probably by agreement.
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O.. L.. Burke,s winning.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, June 13.-The Cycle
Club gave it's first tournament this after
noon. Over one hundred men were entered.
Summaries:
Mile Novice-won by o. L. Burke. of In
.dianapolis; Charles G.. Pfeffer, Louisville,
second; Vincent Cox, Louisville. third.
Two Mile Open = Herbert Citizens first,
Gus Steele second, James Levey third, all
of Chicago.
Mile Handicap-O. p. Burnhart, Toledo,
first; G. A. Wescott, Louisville, second;
Otto Bauman, Dayton, o., third.
Half Mile-O. z. Burnhart, Toledo, first.
Mile Open. $50 Class-Marion Black, of
Fort Wayne, first.
In the one mile open the seven starters
were limited to 2:25. Gus Steele, of Chica-
go, won the first heat in PAP. Another trial
was ordered, which was won by Herbert
Citizens, of Chicago, in 2:40. The riders
loafed, refusing TO make the mile In 2:25
and the race was declared off. Over two
thousand people were present. The prizes
aggregated nearly $1,000
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Southern League.
penn and smith Recovering.

Henry Penn and Lee Smith. who fought
on the canal bank, last Saturday night
over a game of craps. the former being
badly cut and the latter being seriously
shot, are rapidly recovering at the City
Hospital. where they are held under police
guard. They will be able to leave the hos
pital I'm a few days. They Will then be tried
on charges OF assault and battery with in
tent TO kill.
Elmer Walker. who was shot by an ILL.,
tempered unknown man, near Eagle creek.
last Sunday night. will be able 10 leave tie
hospital possibly by Saturday.
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Summer Vacation.

The Pine Crest Hotel and cottages at Lit
tie Mountain. O., will be ready for guests
June %. Tickets will be on sale via Big
Four line at their office on Washington
street, and also at their office, No. SO Jack
son place, Union Station. Round-trip tick
cts can be had at the usual discount direct
TO the hotel. Descriptive circuiars can be
had at the above offices or by mail. Little
mountain. with the elevation of go feet
above Lake Erie. and with it's beautiful
pine trees with pure spring water. makes
IL the most desirable place fer indianapolis
people,, as IL is an entire change of atmos-
phere. Our hotel accommodations are equal
To any of the summer resorts in the coun-
try, and prices will be made TO meet the ac-
c-ommodations required.
HARRY w. AVERY. Manager.
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third inning to-day after being halted for
nine hits in the cleanest hitting game OF
the season. Frazer made a new record in
striking out ten men. Attendance, 600.
Score:
r. II. Z.
Detroit .......3 o @ 0 o 0 o 0-3 s II
Minneapolis i IL 2 0 l 0 . 80 20 o
Batteries Clausen. Pears and Hurley;
Frazer and Burrell. Earned
2; MINNEAPOLIS. 9. Two-base hits-Mannas-
sau, Werden co, Burrell %, Frazer. Three
base hits-Dungan, Crooks. Hines. Home
runs-Crooks, Burns. Visner. Double play
Gross. Glenalvin and Burns. Struck out
BY Frazer, 10. Time-2D0. Umpire3Sheri-
don
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An EIwood Absconder.

Governor Matthews yesterday issued a
requisition for the return of Herman F.
Wilkie, the Elwood absconder. He was ar
at Columbus, Miss. Wilkes arrest
was made at the instance OF Mr.. Henry, of
who was one of his bondsmen. The
prisoner is accused OF obtaining money I'M
der false p~retences. seeking TO defraud his
and mutilating the county rec
ords. He has been a fugitive since May ..
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A BOYS Feat.

ROCHESTER,, Kan, June 13.-The sur
prising accomplishment in the bicycle races
to-day was that of Ray Mcdonald, of the
Riverside Wheelmen, New York, who was
scratch man in the class A mile handicap.
Youngsters mile was made in 2:1S 2-5,
but he went over the tape sixth man. john
son beat Sanger out in the first class b
event of the day, the mile open. and there
after seemed to be afraid of the Milwaukee
crack. appearing only in the tandem and
quad races and his exhibition mile. in which
he lowered the State record to 2:V9 10.
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Mrs. KOch's VIII.

The will of Mrs. Regina Koch was pro-
bated yesterday in open court. The docu-
ment provides for the sale of the estate a
year after the decedent's death. when her
husband is to receive one-half OF the prop
three children.
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Earned runs-Philadelphia, ,. Two-base
hits-Hamilton, Delehanty, Smith. Three
base hit-Donovan. Stolen bases-Hamil-
ton CD, Turner, Glasscock. Double plays
Lyons and Bierbauer; Glasscock, Bierbauer
and Beckley; Lyons. Glasscock and Beck
ley: Glasscock and Beckley. First base on
balls-Of Carsey, 3; off Nicol. II Hit by
pitched ball-Carsey. Struck out-By Nicol.
1. Tfme-1:50. Umpire-Lynch.
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GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, June Ii. The
feature of the game was Rhines's work in
the box, which is declared TO have been the
best don in the league this season. But
for a lost ball and a pair of umbrellas
Rhines would nave won his game 3 to 0.
Attendance, 1000. Score:
r. II. L.
Grand Rapids.0 0 1 0 0 l l 03 6 4
Kansas City....0 2 0 0 0 2 / 0 80 4 D
Batteries4Rhines and Spies; Daniels and
Donohue. Earned runs-Grand Rapids, i.
Two-base hits-Carrolle (). Wheelock. Three
base hit-Donahue. Stolen bases1Carroll,
Caruthers, Ulrich, Sharp, klusman. Struck
-Wheelo Killeen, Hernon, Daniels.
Double play-Wheelock, Carroll and Ca
ruthers. TimeI.30. U~mpire-kerins.
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Earned runs-Brooklyn, A; Cincinnati, 8.
First base ON errors-Brooklyn 2; Cincin-
natl, 2. Left on bases-Brooklyn, 8; Cincin-
natl, g.. Base on balls-Off Parrot, 4; off
Daub, 4. Struck out-By- Daub. 2. Three
base ~hits-Shindle, Kinslow. Two-base hits
DAILY, Tredway, Burns, Vaughn, Cana
van, Smith. Sacrifice hit-McPhee. Stolen
~bases-Foutz, Holiday. U~mpire-Swart-
wood. Time-l:43.
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Coal Dealers Sued.

Jones & Morgan, of the Jackson Coal
Company, of Jackson. O., filed three suits
yesterday, in Justice of the Peace Daniels's
court, against Hunt & Pray. amounting to
$A5, which amount, they claim, the latter
owe them on coal bought two years ago. A
like suit for $40 was filed against III. G..
Caldwell
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Western League Race.
BROOKLYN Easily Defeats Cincinnati
New Pitcher for the ..Reds.v

BROOKLYN, June 13.-The Brooklyns
had rather an easy time winning from Gin
cinnati. The Cincinnati club will probably
sign pitcher Pfann, of Brooklyn. He was
on the bench with them to-day. Attend
ance. $50. Score:
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OIL Company at Dunkirk.

The Yellow-hammer Gas and Oil Com
pany. of Dunkirk. capital stock 2O.coo. was
Incorporated yesterday. The directors are
L. II. johnson, NJ. l.. Case. j. T. Sutton, j.
b. Newton c. w. Smalley. j. H. Good and
John Lynch.
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Toledo, s: Milwaukee, 4.

TOLEDO, June 13-Luck was on Toledo's
side Of to-day's game, and although the
Brewers found Rettger for twelve hits,
they could not get them at critical times.
Attendance. 600. Score:
II. III. z.
Toledo ......4 o o 2 II 0S 2
Milwaukee 80 o 2 l o 0 0 IA II 3
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Mcfarland; Witt
rock, Clayton and Roberts. Earned runs
Toledo, 2: Milwaukee, 3. First base by er-
rors-Toledo, 2; Milwaukee, 1. Left on bases
Toledo. ); Milwaukee, 10. First base on
balls-On Rettger, 8; off Wittrock, 4.
Struck out-By Rettger. 2; by Wittrock, 2
Home run-Wittrock Two-base hits-Con-
nor, Miller, Foreman, Luby. Sacrific hit
Gilks. Stolen bases-Hatfeld, inland CD,
Mcfarland. Double plays-Niland, Common
and Carney; Langsford, Walsh and Carey.
Hit by pitched ball-By Wittrock. l. Um-
pire-Baker. Time1:O.
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Auditor Henderson. Warrants.

Auditor Henderson yesterday drew war
Iants as follows: Current expenses for the
Northern Hospital for the Insane for May.
s6.77S.l0; current expenses for the Eastern
Hospital for the Insane for May. sI.l36.e&
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Earned runs-Boston. ,; Chicago. 4. Home
~runs-Dahlen CD. Irwin. Two-base hits
Lange, Bannon. Sacrifice hits-Parrott,
Cancel. Stolen = 90, Lowe,
Duffy. First base on errors-Chicago. 4;
Boston. 3. Hit by pitcher-IrwiD. Struck
out-Ryan, Kittridge, Duffy, Tucker. Um-
pire-O'Rourke. Time-1:57.
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Chfcago. @: Doston. ?.

BOSTON, June 13.-Anson put Grifhths in
the box to-day and he proved altogether
too clever for the champions. Lovett was
in good form. too. and not a hit was made
until the fifth inning. Attendance. LIZA.
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washington. IL; ST. Louis, 3.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Gleason was an
easy mark for the Senators to-day. Dowd's
catch Of Abbey's fly TO right when three
men were on bases and two out was the
feature of the game. Attendance, $500.
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Two-base hits-Keller, Robinson, Kelly.
Three-base Kelly. Home run
Mexican Stolen O. Double
plays-Burkett and thinner; Ewing. Te-
beau and Garrison; Tebeau and Mexican;
Childs and Tebeau. First base on balls
Baltimore. 2; Cleveland, 2. Struck out-By
Mcmahon. 2: by C~larkson, l. Sacrifice hits
Robinson, Burkett. First base on errors
Baltimore, 2. Left on bases-Baltimore,
Z; Cleveland, 6. Time-1:f1. Umpire-Stage.
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Earned RunS-Indianapolis, 4; Sioux
City, 4.
Three-base Hits-Motz. McCauley, Jones.
Sacrifice Hits-Leidy, .Genips, Newell,
Stewart.
Stolen Bases-Motz 90. Mills. Henry, Hog
riever. Genins, Newell 90. Jones.
Double Plays-fdills, MotZ and Gray;
Westlake and Mills: Cross and Motz; New
ell and McCauley: Newell, Stewart and Nc
Cauley.
First Base on Errors-Indianapolis. i;
Sioux City, l.
Left on Bases-Indianapolis. 8; Sioux
City, 8.
Struck Out-Dalrymple. Cross CD, Hogrie-
yer (2D, Mari, Newell, Twineham.
Hit by Pitcher-Motz.
Bases on BallS-On Cross, 4; Off Jones, 3.
Wild P~itch-Cross.
Passed Ball-Schaub.
Time-Two hours.
sCmpire-NcDonald.
Minneapolis, 20; Detroit, z.
DETROIT, June B.-Anson's pet colt,
Clausen. was taken out OF the box In the
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baltimore. o; Cleveland. 2.

BALTIMORE, June 13.-McKean's home-
run drive over the right field fence, scor-
ing Childs, saved the Clevelands from a
shut out to-day. Attendance, $500. Score:
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The Delnved Telerra,N.

The case of Hester j. Daugherty against
the Western Union Telegraph Company for
5000 damages for alleged failure t0-leliver
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New York. =. I.ouf.xitre

NEW YORK. June 1S.-Timely batting
OF Louisville's defeat. Attendance. 5000.
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*Hassamaer hit by batted bail.
Score by innings:
Washington .........0 2 l . l 3 0 OBJ
st. Louis. ............0 o 0 / 1 0 o L G3
Earned runs-Washington, s; ST. Louis, 2.
Two-base hits-Tebeau, Radford, Ward,
Hassamaer. Three-base hits-Hassamaer,
Mcclure, Setback, Miller. Home run-Has-
samaer. Stolen ~bases-Selbach, Cartwright,
Radford, Frank. Double and
Cartwright. First base on balls-By Esper,
4; by Gleason, 2. Struck out-By Esper. /;
by Gleason, /. Time-1:55. Umpire-Mc-
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DR.. FRITZ
Free of Cost

A hundred of people in
this city can attest that
they have been cured,
free of cost, from divers
ills, and a thousand more
have received treatment.
days delay maymean
death-time is limited.
Call at ParlOr 2, GRAND HOTEL,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
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Score by inning
OCOft Dy IufIHSS.
Louisville .........1 @ 0 1 1 1 O 05
New York .........1 o 3 0 / 0 -

Earned runs-New York. 3 First base
on errors-Louisville, /; New York, !. Left
base on balls-On Hemming. 4: of Rusie,
8. Struck out-By Hemming. B; by Rusie,
4. Two-base hits-Twitcheli, Davis. Sacrifice
Illustration. Stolen b~ases-Brown, Twitch-
ell 90, Denny (2). Double ~plays-Burke and
Ward; C'Rourke. Pfeffer and Weaver. Hit
by pitcher-Rusie. Wild pitch-Rusie. Um-
Time-I.40.
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OPTICIANS.
BRASS FOUNDRY AND FINISHING
SHOP.
PIONEER BRASS WORKS.

Mfrs. and Dealers I'm all kinds o, Brass Goods. heavy
and light Castings Car Bearing a specially. Re-
pair and Job Work promptly attended TO. lilo 10
1l6 South Pennsylvania St Telephone els.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-17
The Dog Nan Escaped.

She was standing on her front steps
cn Hastings street telling two or three
women how it happened. She waved a
broom about her head and said:
Il was IN the lack bedroom mp stairs,
making I'D the Led. My husband was
down i'll the kitchen, heating a sticking
plaster fer his sore heel Our dog was
sitting Oh the cuIbstone right ont there.
Suddenly | hears rumble on the cob
blestones, ard takes it for funeral
procession and goes ahead and turns
over the mattress on the bed. Then /
hears the children whooping, but /
thought they had a goat. Then comes q
squeak, and a howl, and bang, and I
runs to TIE window to see the dog wag-
On driviHg off a,a1 my dog gone. 4"
''And you scIe..med?" quoried one Of
the women.
Il did. ] screamed out and seized tho
club I've been keeping for the dog man.
As / rushed down stairs my husband
rushed up, and we collided and rolled
down into the kitchen and under the ia
bic, and he called me names, and !
tiumped him. and before l could get
out the dog man was gone, and with
him the tiessedesi dog that Detroit will
ever know. Detroit Free Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-17
VIII Done.

One OF the most unique specimens OF
the counting crisis On record occurred at
a London dinner party. He had long
made love TO her. and while at the table
he learned from friend sitting next to
him that his rival intended to pop the
question" that very day. What was to
be done? He was some distance from
her, while the dreaded rival was ut her
side. Tearing a leaf from notebook, he
wrote OF i with a pencil: viii you be
my wife: Write your answer, yes or no.
on this paper and return it to me- {"
This he sent to her by a waiter, saying:
ITO the lady in blue at the end of the
table. BE very careful" This servant
was careful enough, but the sender for
got to give him the pencil for the lady
to use. She didn't have pencil, but
she coolly put tho note into her bosom
and answered to the waiter, ''Tell the
gentleman yes" with as little betrayal
Of excitement as if she were accepting
an invitation to q game of croquet.-
London World