Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-09
b..id. her father sh. uttered these start.

beside her father she uttered these start ling words:
 "Papa Jaggsrs, they're gonel"
 Then, while she had good cry, Jason l Ja9gers hustled about her, essaying to comfort her with:
 ''Tut, tut, tutl Impossible, impossible! Nonsense, nonsen:sl Why, they've just tie. Come, cheer up, daughter. We'll have Mary and Elizabeth back hero in c few minutes. Dear, dear, dearm
 Being man of action, Jason JagRers did more than hustle about and exclaim. Ser wants were sent to hunt over every portion of the grounds. Others were despatched to all the near byways, lanes and hills. Still others were sent along the highways oountryward and far upon the thorough fare leading back to the city. MT. Jaggers himself mounted his fsvorite horse and gallopsd hithsr and thither, returning from time to time to Glen Corris, hoping to find Edith and the old women smilingly | awaiting his coming. But night returned, l and still no word from the poor old out | castR.
 sI have an ideal" then exclaimed Jason Jaggers. "Coms, daughter. we'll take little run into town. l would like to see | Uncle Jimmy moment"
 "Ah, sure enough; she returned joyous 1 ly as they set out together. "We ought to have thought of Uncle Jimmy bsfors!" All that day residents of the northern outskirts of the city had been interested in glimpses of two strange old women, oddly dressed and with curious caps upon their heads, who had been gradually near ing the dsnser quarters of the town. Hand in hand they glided from place to place, like runaway though happy children. radiant as longtime travellers at glad | homo ooroJpo. hoIffnO n0W n ohattar and 1 laugh over some old loved object or scene; struggling in and out of by-street and al-
 ley as if>folloving sudden impulses or To.
 discovery; and again pushing forward in greedy, tireless quest, until lost in the great ebb and flow of the night-throbs of
 the city's turgid heart.
 Here at certain corner, whore @ lester
 ing quarter pushes up against high palaces
 of trade, night policemen smiled grimly as
 he heard one of then glsefully exclaim,
 "Lord! Liz, this is lifel"
 And then the other ss eostatically an.
 swer:
 "Life. Maryl-its life an' grub an
 drink"
 Then with shrill chorus of delight, stil
 hand in hand, they plunged into an alley
 glittering with the signs of the three golder
 balls and ablazs with the beacon-f
 which beokon to vice and drink. A few hours later Uncle Jimmy Stubbl . was startled by an imperative Knocking a the front doors of the great Jsggers estsb , lishment. He answered the summons ant
 found Jason Jsggers and his daughte
 Edith requiring admittance.
 "Uncls Jimmy" said MT. Jaggers quiet
 ly, "we've another favor to ask of you to , night. We wish to see if there aren't tw, more 'reg'lar tough ups' under the arch way for possible experiment upon in direo charity"
 The old wstchman shook his head, but
 lantern in hand, led them out as he ha 7 done before. They had proceeded but ! little distance when he suddenly halted F and they all listened. Snoring was hear, , in the direction of 8 huge pillar base , Flashing along they came to large empt
 box, When the light from the lsnter 8 focused fairly upon it's contents, they sa'
 among an almost indistipguishable mas D of rage the faces of two old outcasts, peace ful in sleep.
 t "Jer1.hitywhiz" exclaimed Uncle Jim l my Stubbs, 'ff 1t aint Mugsy Mary an' he l pard, Slim Lizl"
 A few minutes later Mr. Jaggers ws s writing rapidly at his desk. He filled in ,. number of checks, enclosed them in sep, i rate envelopes which he carefully directe ,- from his private address book, stampe d the letters and carried them in his hand
 as he and his daughter returned to thei l. carriage.
 a "Papa Jaggers," inqu quired Edith archlJ
 "may I ask who those are forp n "My daughter, they are few trifling al ' nual subscriptions to various deservin !, charities, which I fear we have overlooked a How would you like to go down with n and join mother and the girls at the SCI
 side to-morrowW
 !; "Well, Papa Jaggers, certainly thin that would be lovelier than" y Further experiments for tho present i direct charity!" added Jason Jaggers wit {, emphasis and decision, as he drew h l. daughter sffectionately to his side, and u J. two now somewhat experienced philanthr, l. pists sought their city home, instead
 Glen Corrle, reflectively together.