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you Graveairs? No. thank you. Never
smoke? You ought to, then. ~ would
make you less morose Weed Tor you,
Charlie. old hey. Thank you; l think
l will"
She lit the cigar as she spoke, and
proceeded to blow clouds of smoke from
her pretty lips, varying that amusement
by a deplorable exhibition of slang and
Ten minutes of this sort of thing was
enough for Rewitt. He rose to take his
leave and hade Miss Crewdson adieu
with his half-contemptuous smile,
"Ta-ta, old man she said, with n
wave of her cigar towards him, " Won't
have h. and before you lcave"
No? All, well, ~ rev,1r. Hope next
time you come youl be in better
spirits"
hewitt acknowledged her words with
a caId bow. As soon as he was out in
the street lie hailed the first hanson he
Where to, sir?" asked the cabby, as
his fare jumped in.
nj, IL yaa pRnow stree. station an! .r'ye
1t was o'clock on the evening Of
the evontful Friday that lEewitt made
his next appearance mt Charlotte Crewd-
sons house. That young lady had In
tended To 20 down to SandOWn Tor the
great race, But the dreadful cold,
caught in the trelcherous July wealth
cr, had kept her indoors, and she was
fain u wait AT home, impatieutly, for
n telegram announcing the result of the
race. At about ! O'Clock the message
reached her, and her juhilation may be
imagined when she read Firehy. as the
name OF the winner And. although
by the time Rewitt called the first eN-
mbGrance Of her joy had worn of a
little, Yet she was obviously in a high
state of eSultati5n.
mo need To ask YOU whether you've
heard the news said the young man
money!
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advice on this important subject when
the servant threw open the door Of Char
.ottc's drawing and announced
Mr.. Rcwitt.
The Major bit his mustache angrily,
and growled GU an parliamentary
phrase. Charlotte laughed. believe TINS
cOqucttish young woman rather enjoyed
having the two men there together. In
order hat she might play on one against
How do. Mr.. Rcwitta" she said. mis-
Chlcyuusly. " NUu are just Ia time to
give US the benefit OF your advice upoI
"A most difficult natter Tell me-what y
going to win tie Eclipse Stakes next
II ar. afraid the puzzle is beyond
me-" answered Rewltt, bowling. Have
you not asked Major Ellsworth? He IL
FAR better informed on these subjects
" MAJOR Ellsworth tells me that moth
ing IN Ihe race can touch Flrehy' the
>" That is MY humble opinion" struck
in the Major. sCowling sideways at
Young krwlrt - have, pa, Re. r1rHn'
myself for all can afford. But pray
do not let me innuence You against your
II d. not know tina, ! have any par
tIgular judgment IL the matter Lee me
ss" S G}cH Sl mS wHnt N You T t6rk
" | should take Major liiswurt1's tip"
he replied. Ills authority in these
matters is too great TO be disregardei."
" Very we'll" she cried, with sudden
resolution. Gravcairs says l should,
jor?'
They are quoted in the papers at to
J." answered the eX-warrior, stlll scowl-
ing sideways at Rewitt. But
40 bus. please she interrupted
him. My mind Is made up | will have,
yes ! WILL will have 500 on FtrchE!
Two Thousand pounds to $500 that VIII
be-, won't i,P YIN Won get tie rlou"T
on for me. pleas, Major
1T H. ratE'r a lars lmCI't IA. =
you really w.sh to back FireI' i0r : zen
"A sum
Il do So there's an cnd of It,,
Fancy, II | win f2,OG! ~. tell you
what playfully), III ! lose ! shall eN,,
pect you two to pay my losings, as /
am acting upon your ADVICE. Have a
weed, Maori That's right. A weed for
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Dissenters; and who, while they them
selves followed the Apostles precept, to
take a little wine for their-hem-diges-
tons sake, were, nevertheless, great
believers in total abstinence-for others.
How "A man Of this sort could ever
have taken up with Charlotte Crewd-
son WAS mystery to everybody. He
had met her, quite accidentally, at the
theatre one night, and had been intro
duced by member of her party, who
was "A mutual friend. He rad only con-
minutes: but that ten minutes had
apparently been enough To attract
him. He soon became constant caller
at Miss Charlotte's house, and was in
SAILED as one OF her regular circle Of
admirers.
1t may have been that her pretty face
fascinated him. 1t may have been more
probably-that his quick apprehension
detected the really fine character which
lay beneath her exterior, and occasionally
betrayed its presence even In her most
chant was Obv!OuG; ana "bash my but
tons" said one Of the Vulrarest of the
late, Crewdson's pals, ~ that square
toed ninCOmpGop ain't dead nuts on oar
Charlie. Elt,' ne added, confidently, II
bach the NsJGr."
From the first moment of their &C,
QuaintaUce RcWlit had exercised "a Kind
81 n,.renc- over Chalo,te's better nh-
ture Wh.,s she vas very luath To- admit
and for yielding l. which when alone
with him she took her revenge by slight
ing and snubbing him In public. Espe-
clally when the Major was by did she
indulge In those petty exhibitions, much
TO the warriors delight and to Rewitt's
chugrin. However, he had the wisdom
and the self-cOntrol not to give himself
away by betraying veXation; though now
and then, wnen her conduct or conEerSa-
ton was more unrehned than usual, he
wou,1 give her . grave, half-COn,cmptu-
Gus look, which We more effective than
any YerhGI rem1nS'ranc2.
Sometimes gu" would apologize 10 him
Afterwards for hcr rud enuG-. But hcrn
onIin he WIS wise, and KEEP, the up.gr
hand hy treating her offCnses against
him as unimportant ana not worth recur-
ring TO- And so he always laughed her
B apologies aside.
I The Major. who was wide enough
awake when his own interests were In
VolYed, soon began to discover that In
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spite of her affected contempt for that
'dreadfully solemn young man, Mr..
Rewitt" she thought more Of him. than
he che Major altogether cared about.
our fascinating warrior was not, II the
truth must be told, IA marrying sort
and, in any case. he could not have
a social inferior.
But he wanted this golden goose (as
he considered herr all To himself. for
there were many ways. besides matri-
mony. OF Transferring her rovcreigns TO
himself. with this project Rewitts
presence very decidedly ntcricrcd, the
more So IS TAG Major surnlsri thut thr
young man might have heard hints con-
corning him at clubs. lie therefore be
gan to us" all his crtftrst arts of
pcrsuU rio1 to induce Charlotte to send
the saInt'-so he styled him-about his
business.
Charlotte only laughed when such a
course was suggested to her,
"F!c 81 quite harmless. You cannot oh
jeCt 10 that noncnuty."
"Hc is such a milksop," said the Major,
and 90 glum. Tho very look. OF his
poor young man, Hc Is a duleful
creature, certainly" l,u- he'd Mss Can:-
Lotto, with a cog a. to5s Of her
biz r.I congo '1 ,t 1G VET UNI msf f G, w. sonc
one 10 bully and snub, you know"
Ahjor Billawurth was too wise 10
press the point further then. Bu, he
worked the conversation round TO a
little matter of business, which was In
reality, the primary cause Of his visit.
Miss CrewGsOn was In the habit of
backing horses rather freely, and she
had already got through a tidy little
sum over that expensive amusement,
She generally employed the Major as
her agent I'm these affairs ne undertake
ing TO get the money "on'' for her, as
Tho b.DbrGa lsrH We're plraoHiilv H"r uf
having direct dealings with member OF
TIE fair sex
!. Was ngw the Week prccollGg Tho
great race To- h. i'C,iuse stakes Al san
tho Major wished to discuss with Char,
lottp was what horse she desired 10 back
for tina. event, and for what amount.
For he was really as usual to act as
He was In the midst u rendering his
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doubtful eyes. Not that they said any
thing agains, him, or stated definite
grounds OF their dislike.
He played, indeed, an excellent game
at pool or billiards; at whist. euchrc.
picquet. ecarte, loo. haccarat. whatever
you please he was perfect adept; in
backing horses he did much. and seldom
anything rash. But when ne lost he oil
exT SS i' to DO more? ''1' ' ''N
The fact remains, however. that when
these aforesaid knowing ones spoke Of
him among themselves they smiled and
wlnked, ana shrugged their shoulders.
and that II any of them were Included in
the same rubber with the Major he pre-
ferred being his partner to being his
opponent.
To say that Charlotte was deeply in
stronger term than the facts perhaps.
warranted: but, at any rate, he was
many lengths in front OF all her other
admirers, and, 20 tell the truth, rather
er compOrtei himself as II he knew 1t.
The girl had heard nothing OF the
rather sinister hints about him men
toned above. On the contrary, she be
lieved him to be Il perfectly honorable,
straightforward man-as ~ was beyond
doubt Itr most gent.emanly n"G the
most, attractive oCI all her agquaintancoe5
# mari &c (wiiah he h d n vt dome
there IS every PROBABILITY that she would
have given him denmic acceptance.
About this tine, IT was In July. lSS-.
a new aGmirer suddenly turned up OF a
wholly different stamp Henry Rewitt
serious type. He sat for a constitu-
ency in South Wales. peopled chiefly by
miners, who expected from their mem
Der sound Radical work and sound
Radical voting in the House Of Com
mons, and VINO would be sure to call
him to account II he showed any Sign
OF Sinking his duties.
ReN!tI. hOVeYcg, was not oS tie
shirking sort. He was a hIrl-w5 klag,
earnest young fellow. fuil OF aecp
schemes Of social reform, a great Aater
0romtsing foe tho ~ G Liigba6
Church, a vigorous assailer of vested
interests in every shape Bung was
his DOGGY, bishop his bugbear. And so
he was held in high esteem by his con-
sutuents. who were, almost to u man.
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CHARLOTTE'S WAGER.
A Valuable "IIp" Which Won u Nam u
Race and o. Bride.

ton quite early in middle life and that
without having made will. consequent
ly the bulk of his forture-a handsome
one, though far from being SO large as
people imagined-passed to his only
child, Charlotte, absolutely. Some OF her
mothers relations wish ID the girl to go
and live with them. but she absolutely
declined.
Nor, independent. h!gh-spirited young
creature that she was, would she permit
any interference whatever in her affairs
and plans. she simply took her own
line, regardless of them all, and went to
live In London by herself, in her own
house, without any one To chaperon her
or restrain her unfettered Will.
That this scheme of living alone was
very imprudent in so young girl clearly
admitted of no denial, and Charlotte
Crewdson's form n bringing up and man
ner of life at once mitigated and aggra-
waited the imprudence. Mitigated be-
cause 1t had thoroughly accustomed her
to take care of herself IN any company;
aggravated, because II mad places her on
terms of intimacy with number OF
doubtful sporting cars, who h.,4 40 = =
of dropping her acquaintance now that
she was absolute pcssessJr or the late
.
1t spoke we'll for the girls character
that although these friends of her
fathers were constantly calling to see
her-many Of them obviously on matri-
monial thoughts intent-no serious breath
of scandal ever furnished her name.
One or two of the lower sort who at
tempted to be more free and easy to-
wards her than she approved of were
promptly dismissed with some scathinG
words which penetrated the hides even
OF those human rhinoceroses, and sent
them sinking out. The rest took warn
ing by their example and were more
careful to behave themselves properly.
The most favored OF all Chalotte s
iste cf tSe R,tIe RrieadS but no.; re-,
tired on ha.f pay. He was handsome
man.. OF pleasing manners, and he had
the advantage (Which most Of Charlotte" y
sporting friends lacked of a gentleman &
birth ana education. The Major was q
member Of one or two clubs, and had
the entree to some decidedly smart cir
cles. But he WAS not generally popular,
and the knowing ones regarded him with
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Nothing could have been more unfor-
tunate f-r Charlotte Or wdson than the
circumstances under which she was lett
an orphan and an heiress. Her m other
had died when Charlotte was about
twelve years old, and the girl had been
thrown entirely on the society of her
father, who. with all his good points,
was not the best company for young
girl. He vast is hardly necessary to
say, for Charles Crewdson's name is still
a household word in turf circles-a jockey
by profession, and quite In the very first
flight.
Yet, though he was known to be
straight enough as a rider, and, in fact
enjoyed a high reputation. his tastes and
~ company were far from being re-
4 Ied, and Charlotte had been used ever
since her mothers death to the constant
society of that noisy class OF persons
commonly yclept sporting coves and turf
Johnnies
She was a wideawake young lady, was
Miss Charlotte, and perfectly capable Of
repelling the somewhat boisterous atten-
lions which many of these racing chap
pies were wont to show to Crewdson' S
pretty daughter. But. all the same, such
company DID her very great harm as re
CARDS w5man.iness and refinement, aad
by the time she reached her twenty-hrst
birthday she had taken very high de-
gree In the school OF masculine horsi-
ness. She wore what are technically
styled "dickies," also tailor-made cos
tunes in loud checks. a billycock nat
and spats. She smoked cigars, talked
the latest slang. and even now and then
let drop a mid swear. Altogether, you
will say. most fas;, vulgar and I'M
Aiaidenly yourg woman.
But that. son chow. she was not. There
was N Oh that was ioveable, much. ven,
that was refined. under the depl)rable
Anterior.
When she was about twenty-five her
father suffered that fate which befalis
30 many jockeys. He died Of consump-
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their apartments when Baker and Geo.
Blair, of SIC West Thirty-seventh street,
who afterwards escaped, broke into their
room, threw them out of bed and as
saulted them.
Bradley was beaten and kicked by
Baker and Blair. They then stole his
coat, waistcoat and hat, and left. Brad
ley hurried around to the West Forty
seventh street station-house and report,
ed the outrage, and said that he believed
his assaiiants were still in the house.
Policeman Douglas was ordered to
accompany bradley. At the house
Douglas heard Baker and Blair getting
Blair escaped by jumping down a sky
light of another house.
Baker, in the darkness. did not see
the edge of the roof, and tumbled over.
Douglas heard him as he LANDED on
a shed, three stories below. rearing
that the man was dead he hui S 10
shed found Baker rubbing his knee.
An examination showed that he hnd
escaped with but a bruise on his left
ankle. -. -,
on one shoe. He had nothing TO say In
his defense.
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WIFE-MURDERER CAUGHT.
Garrett Celebrated His Release
from Prison with BloOdshed.

tBy Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG. Oct. 19.-Charles G. Gar.
rett, who murdered his wife at Lebanon
Pa, on Sept. 49, is under arrest here,
and will be taken East on Thursday.
Garrett is notorious criminal, having
served three sentences in Eastern pris-
ons. He glories in his latest crime. He
says that while serving a four-year SEN
tence in the Cherry Hin Prison, Phila,
delphia, he learned that his wife had
given birth to a child.
He then sent her word that when his
time expired he would kill her. He went
direct to his home on being released and
forced his way into the house and cut
her throat with a zazor. He was cap
tured at Marion, O., on Mondoy.
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ROBBlNG A SLEEPING MAN.
Drawn Revolvcrs Necessary TO Cow
These Highwaymen.

Percy Simms OF 1923 Blocker street,
and Joseph Hazel. of 1873 West Twenty
sixth street, were prisoners to-day in
the Jefferson Market Court charged with
attempted robbery. Justice Noorhis re-
manded them as suspicious characters.
Early this morning these two men
were found by Special Policemen Fogar-
ty and Carey, of Inspector McAvoy's
staff, at the corner of Blocker and Bar
row streets, in the act of rifiing the
Birmingham, of IA Renwick street.
The thieves left their prey and the
policemen followed them to the corner
of Fourth street and Sixth avenue, where
the officers had to draw their revolvers
and threaten to shoot before the men
| world surrender.
| In court to-day II was discovered that
! their attempt to rob birmingham was
| in vain. for he had not n cent in his
| pockets when he started for home.
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TACKLED A BURGLAR.
Plucky Mrs. Hogg Held Norris
Until Her Son Came.
There Was Then a Fight that Aroused
the Entire Arlington Flats.
But Mr.. Hogg Won and the Dumb
Waiter Visitor Was Arrested.

The Arlington apartment-house, 1852
East Forty-ninth sire" At, was the scene
early this morning of a thrilling en-
counter with a burglar, who was cap
tured after an exciting struggle, and
locked up under the name of John
Norris
At 8 o'clock the inmates of the Airing
ton were aroused by frightful commo-
ton and outcries from the apartments
of Franklin 8. Hogg.
MIR. Hogg is an inventor. In his rooms
are the models and plans of a new rail-
road fender, which Is intended to prove
a safeguard against accidents to per-
sons, and which the owner values at
$4,000. He thinks the burglar was in
quest of these articles.
Mrs. Hogg, MIR. Hogg's mother, was
aroused by her invalid daughter. who
had observed man behind the parlor
stove. Miss Hogg thought the fellow
was her brother but when she spoke he
sprang up and ran past her.
Miss Hogg screamed and Mrs. Hogg
coming to her assistance, observed the
intruder and clutched him.
Mr.. Hogg appeared at this juncture
and also grasped the burglar. who CON
tinued to force his way out of the door
with Hogg srasping, him. Finally Hogg
pulled the burglar back into the room.
knocked him down, knelt on his chest
and yelled for a gun with which "a
make an end to the miscreant.
Janitor johnson came to Hogs as
sistance, as did also. number OF other
occupants of the house. Policeman
Schum, Of the West Forty-seventh
ST. eet station, was attracted by the out
cries. He arrested the burglar.
Norris said he was a laborer. twenty
eight years of age, and lived at 227 East
Ninety-seventh street. He entered the
Hogs apartments by hauling himself W
in the dumb waiter.
When arraigned in the Yorkville Polio,
Court this morning he made no defense
and was held by Justice Meade In S2OV
bail
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INDICTMENT STILL STANDS.
Supreme Court Decision I'm the
Case of nm Alleged DefnuItcr.

(Ily Associated Press)
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, oct. 1.-THE
indictment against NJ. j. O'Brien. ex-
Supreme Chancellor of the Catholic
knights OF America, charged with the
embezzlement of $4,000 from that order,
was quashed this morning.
The decision of the court was based
on the Tennessee statute which denies
legal redress to corporations not having
an abstract of charter granted in the
State.
Yesterday the Tennessee Supreme
Court. sitting at Knoxville. reversed this
decision and made O'Brien liable TO
criminal prosecution, pending an eX-
animation of authorities cited by
O'Brien's counsel.
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THIEVES BUSY IN BROOKLYN,
Three Burglnries Were Committed
There Inst Night.

Several small burglaries were reported
at Brooklyn headquarters this morning.
During the absence of the family last
night thieves entered Henry Manken' $
stole iewelry valued at $3.50. While
Cant. John d. Fleming went ashore last
night some one entered the cabin of his
sc0w, lying at the foot of Twenty third
sire It, and stole gold watch and chain
valued ut $3.50
Walter Vermisky's apartments, 81
Fourth avenue, were entered last night
and a gold watch and quantity or
clothing valued at $50 were stolen.
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BURGLARS BLOODY WORK.
MortnIIy Wounds II Missionary anu
Badly Injuries woman.

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. IA burglar
did bloody work with a Ratchet at the
residence of Rev. II. Il. Wolfe, in
Aemeda. Early yesterday morning Mrs
Wolfe was awakened by the presence
of a man in the bedroom where she and
her husband slept. She arose, and was
struck down with Ratchet. Her hus-
band awakened by her cries, attempted
to rise, and he, too, was struck down.
In their struggle with the burglar they
screamed Justify, arousing neighbors.
lying unconscious in their bed Mrs.
Wolfe has regained consciousness, and
will probably recover, though badly
wounded about the skull. Her husband
Is mortality wounded. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wolfe are missionaries, who lately re-
turned from Alaska
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OVER A ROOFS EDGE.
A Fleeing Burglar Falls from
FOur-stOry Building.

Thomas Baker. twenty-one years old,
of 442 West Thirty-nnth street, was
held for trial in $500 bail to-day by
Justice Meade, in the Yorkville Police
Court, on charge of assault, preferred
by George Bradley. a laborer. of 252
West Forty-seventh street.
Baker. after committing the assault,
had marvellous escape from being
killed by falling off the roof Of a four
story house, while being pursued by
Policeman Douglas, of the West Forty
seventh street station, at / o'clock this
morning. He escaped with only a
bruised ankle.
Bradley and his wife were asleep in
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ROBBERS WAYLAY A BANKER.
They Fail to Open the Safe and
Get No Booty.

tBy Associated fress.)
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. T.-Word has
reached here that four masked men fol-
lowed up and waylaid the President of
the First National Bank. at Hillsboro,
on Monday night last, when he was
on his way home. He had been working
at the bank until after midnight.
The robbers escorted him back to the
bank and endeavored to open the bank
dent to give them the combination. They
worked at the Job for some time, but
finally gave 1t UP and left without Sc
curing anything.
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