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still have in my house highly priced
memento, was that of the disappearance
OF Mrs. Fairbolme's little boy, few
years ago, as he was travelling from Rhyl
% Conss h's Quay by the g. 81 express one
evening in midwinter The case beRa n
30 far 40 i was concerned, with sum
mons on the telephone. i was sitting in
my ONCE st Chester station one morning,
writing q report upon the previous days
working, when the telephone communi-
eating with the superintenent's clerks
Office gave tbe call for attention.
responded, and then received the mes
sage: "Mr. Waters wants to see Inspec-
tor Barnes at once"
Mr.. Waters was the superintendent of
the North Wales district, and summons
from him always called for immediate at
tention.
Coming" i replied.
hurried along the platform, ascendsd
the stairs Leading to the district Offices,
ard after the usual preliminary knock at
the door OF the superintendent private
room, opened IL and entered.
lady, apparently young, and with a
graceful figure and a strikingly handsome
face, was sitting by Mr.. Waters desk
and glance was sufficient to show me
that she was In great distress of mind
"Barnes," said Mr.. Waters, "this lady's
name Is Mrs. Fairbolme She sent her lit
tie boy from Rhyl to Connah's QUAY last
night by the 6.H express, but he has not
arrived at his destination, and she can get
no tidings OF him. You had better leave
any other work you have in hand, and
hnd the boy. Mrs. Fairholme will give
you all particulars. i have explained to
her that am due at meeting now, and
cannot stay TO go into the case further
myelf Let me know. the result OF your in
Quiries as soon as possible.
Mr.. Waters shook hands with Mrs.
Fatrholme, at the same time uttering a
few reassuring words, and left the office;
and then turned 10 the lady and said:
"Will You be good enough to tell me,
madam, all the circumstances in connec-
tion with the disappearance of your son?o
"They are briefly these, - she began. 81
live at Watsall, but have been staying for
Q few days with my sister at Rhyl, and
have had with me my two children. a bow
OF nearly years of age, and a girl OF 3.
For day or two my little girl has been
somewhat unwell, and yesterday /
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TELEPHONE AND HOTEL.
Long -Distancc Talking Saves Many
Merchants Much Travelling.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW.

The growing uses to which electricity
Is put have caused many curious changes
In recent years, and have injured some
indutries just as they have benefited
Others. Few persons would suppose,
however, that the hotel business had been
affected by the general use now made of
long g-distance telephones and that these
were having an effect on the daily list OF
arrivals at leading hostelries. Yet this is
the plant of the hotel men, who say that
business is dull.
"The public can hardly conceive OF the
large transactions effected, the big deals
made, and the immense interests handled
by means of the long distance tele-
phone" remarked the chief clerk of a
prominent Broad street hotel yesterday.
before its introduction IL required
great deal OF travelling and personal in
tervlews to accomplish the same results
now SO readily brought about by this easy
and comparatively inexpensive means OF
business communication. The hotels
suffer in consequence.
"We undoubtedly miss many men of
affairs who have been in the habit Of
making frequent trips here to arrange
matters of large commercial moment.
They simply sit down at their long-dis-
tance telephone now, talk the details OF
any transaction, however large, over
with the parties interested nj the other
end, probably coo or 1000 miles away and
then instruct their clerks to do the rest
Not only are the leading hotels Affected
by the progressive change IN business life
but the railroads and telegraph lines
must suffer to some extent from the same
cause" f"
The hotels partly patronized by travel
ing salesmen appear to be IN no way
affected by the liberal use OF the long
distance telephone. The persuasive line
of conversation with which the average
drummer Is so well stocked would not
be so prolific OF satisfactory orders for
goods Il poured irto the buyers ear by
way of a telephone wire. Then they
must show their samples, which Is more
than long-distance telephones can do for
them, and consequently they must travel
and patronize the hotels as they 60.
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- AN'N'Na|NN g iCN VI tpth Nbahphs
time previously. The watch was old ana
not OF great value, and Frank liked to
wear IL whenever he could, and she had,
perhaps rather foolishly, consented to his
taking 1t to Connah's Quay. Frank was
rather proud of the watch, and might,
in his childish way, have taken il out OF
his pocket to look at while In the train.
Ii was the elder woman whom she spoke
to about seeing that the boy got out at
the next stopping station. She did not
think she gave the name OF the station.
She had told the boy that he was to get
out at the first station at which the train
stopped, and look out for Mrs. Edwards,
whom he was to call "nurse." She could
not say whether the man and the woman
were friends travelling together, or
strangers to one another.
/ had little doubt that / should find
that the train had stopped out OF course
at some station between Rhyl and Con-
nah's Quay, and that the boy hau alight-
ed there in the belief that he had arrived
at his designation.
i got time-book and made notes Of the
timing OF the train by which the boy had
Travelled. The train started from Bangor
at $3.50 p. M, called at nearly all stations
to Rhyl, and was timed from Rhyl TO
Chester as under:
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he should make inquiries for the boy In
the neighborhood, while | went on to
Connah's Quay to compare notes with
the police, and secure Their active CO.
operation In following up the clue had
found.
The inspector OF police was in the Office
when / arrived, and soon told him my
story and made him acquainted with my
suspicious in regard 20 the man with a
scar across his cheek. The Inspector
heard me patiently till ] had finished,
making meanwhile one or two notes
md then he said quietly: "And YOU
badly want TO get hold OF that n an,
suppose? But you'll have to whistle for
him. He's gone"
"Gonel What do you mcan?" asked
i'm some excitement.
"Oh, he's cleared out, bag and bag
gage We ought to catch him, though.
We know the man very WELL He's an old
acouaintance of ours Known as sDusky
Joe. Pm only surprised at a man with
face like that taking To bad ways.
He's too easily recognized. He lives a.
Flint, and Is the biggest rascal i'm the dis
trict. He's already served one or two
terms for various offenses. but II we can
only catch him this time fancy he'll be
settled for n good long spell. NV men
have been after him all the morning.
They've found traces OF his having call
ed at home during the night but Tor the
present, at any rate, he's got clear
away"
"i'm awfully sorry for that" I said;
"but what has become OF the boy, should
like TO know. Have you met with any
trace OF him, either living or-or dcad?b
"No news at all OF the boy till you
came. - was the reply; "and we want Dus-
ky Joe for quite another matter. I may
as well tell you all about IT, During the
Al =. I.s.ft ... .H.t..
ON the l!awai den cs,a e. ihuc poach,rs
and two keepers met In the wood, and
there was a hot fight, and ,he keepers got
the worst Of Il, and they're both badly
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Going to the trains Office, / asked to
see the guard $ journal of the train for the
previous day, and on examining il my
conjectures as to a special stop were at
once confirmed, for, clearly enough, there
was note on the journal stating that
the train had "stopped at Mostyn, by
special instructions, TO set down Sir
Philip Sandford and party" The rest OF
the working had been exactly in accord
ance with the timetable
There was no passenger train TO MostyD
till IL 40 M, but fast goods train left
at 1920 a. IN :, and decided to travel by
that, and arranged for IL to slacken at
Mostyn to set me down.
Now, Hughes, l said to the station
master, as soon as ] arrived at Mostyn,
81 shall be glad to relieve you OF your
little charge. l hope you haven't found
him over-troublesome. +"
The station-m master looked at me with
some surprise. "Tm afraid you are try
ing to have joke at my expense, Mr..
Barnes" he said.
"Not at all" / replied 81 refer to
the boy who got out of the $50 d. m.
from Bangor here last night by mistake.
lie ought to have gone on to Connah's
Quay,
The station. master shook his head.
There's blunder somewhere he said:
there was no boy got out here by mis-
take.
CHAPTER III.
My spirits sank TO zero. | was bitterly
disappointed. | had felt absolutely GER
tain OF finding the boy at Mostyn, but il
was evident that | was on the wrong
scent.
But the express did stop here last
night, | suppose3' | said TO the station
master after short pause.
"Nes, sure was the replv. "I rot n
telegram TO say that il would stop 10 set
down Sir Philip Ssndford and party. Sir
Philip lives, as perhaps you know, at Rhy-
doNen Hall good eight miles in the
country. lie and all his family, except
his eldest son and daughter. went over
To Sir Philips brothers. place near Beau
maris on visit; but during Yesterday
Mr.. keginald-that's the son left at home
got thrown from his horse and very
badly hurt, and they teegraphed to sir
Philip and he came home with his lady
and the children, by the Bangor train and
drove OF az once. "
"And you are quite sure that no little
boy got out OF the same train and was left
ON the patiorm?n
"Quite sure Mr. Barnes. | couldn't
have missed seeing him II he'd been there. |
i here was only Sir Phillips own partv.u
"But n the boy didn't come TO YOU or |
TO your porter may you not have missed |
him tnt gone into the office, leaving him |
standing on the platform?r
ITS impossible, Mr.. Barnes ~ and the /
old man shook his head, decidedly.
Were You in attendance on the train /
yourself2' | asked. "Just tell me every |
thing that passed"
"Well. the porter and myS,lf were both |
~ lhe train. There was gvOdish bIt of 4
luggage IL was In the cupboard Of the
carriage In which they had travelled, near
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copyrishted. 1895.

II is TO me always an interesting occu-
patton 10 look through my old notebooks,
Tor there find memoranda of number
OF very remarkable occurrences and mys-
ferious incidents, in the clearing up of
which my duties as district inspector in
the traf1ic department OF the London and
Northwestern Railway have caused me TO
take a not unimportant part. And my eX-
periencs has not been by any means pecu-
har or exceptional, for many of my col
leagues in various departments OF the ser
vice could tell OF equally extraordinary
events with which, at one time or an
other they have been called upon TO deal
while performing the duties assigned to
them by the company. L have often
thought how much surprised some of our
passengers would be II they only knew OF
the romances and strange life-stories OF
which they have, as II were, uncon-
sciously touched the fringe now and again
as they have perambulated our stations
or travelled by our trains.
A case of much interest TO me at the
time OF its occurrence, and OF which L
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now seemed to point to Dusky Joe being
responsible for the boys disappearance.
although at first, - added, 81 did
not attach as much importance to the fact
OF the boy being placed in that compart-
ment as Mrs. Fairholme seemed to do.
L felt sure / should find him at Mostyn,
and his not being there was great dis
appointment to me. Ii seems quite certain,
however, that nobody alighted there ex-
cept SIR Philip Sanford and his family. ("
"Sir Philip Sandford!" exclaimed Mrs.
Edwards, springing to her feet as IL she
had been galvanized. "Mr. Barnes, are
you sure of the name?'
"Quite sure" replied; "but--"
And does le-does Sir Philip live near
there?'
.'He lives at Rhydowen Hall. about s
miles inland. i remember his removing
there year or more ago. He bought
an estate there, l have heard.n
him stlll?"
"Yes.'
"Was he with the party?r
mo; he has met with an accident He
had stayed at home, and was out riding
Yesterday when he got thrown from his
horse. -
"He is not dead, Mr.. Barnes, or--or in
jured fatally?'
"The only information / received was
that he was badly hurt, am sorry that
the news distresses you.l j had no idea
that you knew Sir Philip or his family.
But this does not help US find the boy.
You can suggest nothing that will afford
me further clue, i suppose?'
"No, nothing But before you go let
me tell you why the mention OF Sir
Philip and mis- SOD upset me SO much
just now. Under the circumstances am
sure Mrs. Fairholme would not mind my
doing so, for j have am impression that
in some way which cannot understand il
will help toward the recovery OF her little
boy.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW.
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e station master that
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HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
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EARL CARPENTrR + SCI;

-. N"..'~'''s "r -. -. To. ''v,.
he 90 esi %. n htuse ho esa =. sd rstaiis
ICE AZ fair ces. ana by prompt attention To hus.
iness and the tmployment Of rood men On shsir
several departments. merit Q ee-tibussce sf the
RstreHage so long enjoyed
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
soel d and Personal Notss.

Herbert Msyne is spending several days
with b G. Strickland in West Chester.
Miss Dora Wilson and Miss Kate
Snyder have returned from q visit to
Mr. 8. Phoebe Dilworth, at West Chester
Miss Hates is srending few days with
friends in West Chester.
Mr. aud Mrs. William Poole. Of Ian
csster, are visiting Wilmington friends
Miss Blanche Climenaon, Of New
Holland lancaster county, Pa, has been
visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. Sallie Thomas is the guest Of
friends In West Chester
Miss Meta O. Fell hss returned. to her
home at Fsulkland from Atlantic City
snd OCEAN City.
Levin shockley is visiting his parents
In Elk5on.
Mrs. j. Polk Racine and daughter, Of
Elkton. are visiting friends in this
city
Physical instructor William E. Hoff.
man Of the Y. NJ G. A. gymnasium at
York, Pa, who is spending nis vacation
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
ADmINYsrRAroR.s sALr.

A DAItNIsTRAlOR's SALE OF REAL
: BY vi virtne ID e Of an order Of the orphans'
Court Of the State OF Delaware, in and for
New Castle county. made on the 5tf day OF
July A. ID 1885, VIII be exposed 10 sale at
puDlic vendue. on
THURSDAY. AUGUST 20. 1895,
At 2o'clock D. m.
on the premises on the Lancaster Pike, 2}z
miles from Wilmington. Del, che following
described real estate Of Harrie l.. Wood, de-
ceased. to wit;
All that c rtain lot piece or parcel OF land
situated In Christiana hundred. New Castle
county and state Of Delaware. called 10 the
return of sale 10 the Orphans Court, No-l.
and containing about - acrre, bounded on the
north by the Lancaster turnpike r0 ID. on the
east by public road, on The south by land OF
Joseph q. Grubb and formerly of the Burrell
heiiH. but excepting and resrrving 0nt OF th7
~ actee a plecu Of land. called m said return
No "B." described as follows. t. wit: A
piece or parcel OF iand with manflon house,
stables aud other buildings thereon erected,
beginning at point on the knutherly side or
Lancaster turnpike road corner OF lana
late OF Joseph q. Grubb aforesaid anr
formerly of The Burrell helr thence al.r
the side Of said turnpike road south ioM
degrees. east 4i5 feat inches to jrner Of
uther land late OF the said Joseph @. druhni
thence thereby south II degrees west ,lifl
feet aud in he's 70 n corner; thence north ~
degrees west sf0 feet 90 the place Of be-
ginning, containing ten acres OF twenty hum
dredtha of an acre more or less,
And Il is ordered by the court that the said
administrator MAKE return OF his proceedings
In the execution OF this order TO tho
september Term OF the Orphans Court for the
county aforesaid. to be held at Wilmington,
on Monday. the eth day OF September, A. ~.
1895. Attendance will be given and terms
made known by
AkLEN SMITH. Administrator.
or by BENJAMIN NiELDs. ESQ, his At
tOrney.
H. W. Stidham g. Son, Auotloneera.
Attest Colon Ferguson, Clerk of Orphane'
Court.
gne buildings are all in good order. good
fences. grounds highly improved. large barn
aud all nursery ont buildings. apple orchard
cherry and pear trees, blackberry. raspberry.
strawberry and asparagus beds. sc. This
property can by seen any time before the sale
Dy calling on the premises.
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The AmerIcan People

Appear to be waking up TO the fact that
the Y Yellowatone Park Is something we
onght TO be proud OF. The travel to the
Park this year is heavier than ever. Ger
many, England. France and other foreign
countries annuslly send large numbtrs Of
irAvelers TO sec that famed region. Az last
the United States Itself seems 20 want TO
"he IN the swim Drop your business for
a fortnight, postpone that other vacation
schet4e and 60 aud glory In the glories Of
nature. For six cents I will send YOU a
beautiful book that describes the Park.
Cnarles s. Fee. general passenger agent
Northern Pacific railroad, 80 Paul. Mlnn
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
IN THE SPORTING W0RLD
Rockford's Manager Replies to
the Old Ball Player.
PIrcHsR MoxAHoS WINS AGAIN

Makes the Third shut-out IN Five Games
Pitched This Seasonal shooting Match
Arranged Between wilmington aud Phil
adelphia aIarksmen.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Aug. 2S.-Dover bad little
trouble In defeating the Laurel baseball
team yesterday afternoon The game
was uninterssting from the fact that
the Dover Team was far superior at
every point, ard the visitors were
nsble TO cope with them. The follow
ng WAS the score
Laurel ..............O o o 2 o o 9 o. o
Doyer.... .......... seq 10 . ks
Earned runs-Dover. ~ Two base hits
Baker. J; stidham, !; Higgins, !; Iearicoss. l.
Burris, /. Home ruRs-noney, !. Double plays
-hisRius TO A. Richardson 10 w r chard-
SOD; Pearson to Stidham 10 0r.er. Base on
balls-Un Radclln, 4; OF Mullen, z. struck ont
-Iearfross, Wild pitches -Radcliff. !;
Mullen. J.. rime-2l5. Umpire Charles NJ.
Wharton.
The Dover Jra. commenced active
football practice yesterday with the
following plsyers Roosevelt Hammond
Joe Wolcott, John Oamac, Gus Bishop,
Howard Wilson, Lsx Wolcott, Lee
Walker, Henry Jones, Nolan McGonigsl,
Win Watson, Samuel Tomlinson. This
team has an average weight Of 1870
pounds and would like to arrange games
with al 100 pouud teams In the s5ate.
Address All communications TO Frank
M Casson, manager.
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
Yellowstone Park Ge,aers.

Advlces just received at the Northern
Pacific offices from Mr.. w p. Howe, in
charge Of the lunch station at the Upper
Geyser Basin. state that the gsysers are
playing better than ever They are much
liner than last year The Giant, one of the
finest in the Park, plays TO height Of
about $50 feet Last year its eruptions
took place once In about five days aud
continued for 80 minutes This year IL is
playing more frequently. Mr. Howe Is
regularly noting the temperature Of the
Giantess, another OF the large geysers
1t is also playing frequently and It's tenn
Derature at time OF playing ranges from
1913 to 19S degrees Fahrenheit For six
cents sent TO Charles 5. Fee, general
passenger agent Northern Pacific rail
road, st. Paul, Miun., you will receive a
fine tourist book thatcontains
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
An rnc,olopmala for ~. .en.

Only a few copies left OF Rand Nc
Nally & Co. s Encyclopedia and Gazetteer,
which will be disposed OF st $2.25-which
is barely the cost OF manufacture. This
IS work Of 800 pages and Is a condensa'
tiou Of the Encyclopedia Britannica,
Chambers's Encyclopedia, etc, with the
addition Of much original matter treating
OF American subjects. 1t contains eighty
colored maps ana 9. 600 engrRvings and Is
the cheapest york ever offered In this
city. Apply for Que at tho EVENING
JOURNAL Office.
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
IlImD

ADAMS - On August -, 1895. Jacob T..
Adams. aged 5s years.
GANO.-At WaynesbOrO. Pa, on the 81 in-
stant, Mrs. Anna r.. GanO. in her Dlth year.
GREEN. On August "a, 1885, VIII am n.
Infant son OF William n. and Elizabeth
Green, aged mont 81
HANEs. -On Thursday morning. August
10 1895, Mrs. Elizabeth hanes, widow OF g..
B. Hanes and mother of Mrs. $. 9. Long,
aged % years, 8 months and 20 days.
McAfAHON-On Tuesday August -, l695,
Mary IS. McAiahOn. aged rs years and o
months.
MILLER.-On August "a, 1896, Helen ".
daughi or of Charles u. and rusie ID. Miller.
aged months.
MJLROONEY.-In this city. on the 20 q
instant, Martin, son of Thomas and Anna NJ
Mulrooney, aged years.
NELSON On August 25, 1896, Margaret
Nelson aged 20 years.
NICHOLSON On August 25, 1895, Paul g ?,
infant on Of Jacob l. and Laura NJ. Nichol-
son. sged months and days.
PARRIS.-On The 23d instant Mrs. Fannie
Paris. aged 5S years.
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
Commencing this week
until sold we shall offer some
remarkable bargains in
UMDE r WEAR

of great interest to intending
buyers.
All of our underwear for
Fall and Winter that we had
left from last year will be sold.
If you can find your size you
will save just half the price of
the new goods when opened.
This underwear is in white,
natural and scarlet for both
ladies and gentlemen, as fol-
lows:
In ladies all of our soc
quality will be 25c. Sizes as
below:
Vests, 30 2s 30 aud 80 inches.
Pants. 20 2S and 30 Inches.
All of our 75c qualities
will be 37Hc. Sizes as below !:
Vests, 90 aud 2s inches.
Pants, 90 80 snd 30 inches.
All of our 81 qualities will
be soc. Sizes as below:
Vests, 90 % 3s and 40 inches.
Pants, 90. 2s, 30 and "a inches.
All of our SI.5o qualities
will be 75c; in pants only.
Sizes "a in. and SO in.
In Gentlemen's Underwear
all Of our soc qualities will be
csc each. Sizes as below:
SHIFTS. 81 90 ss. 49. "A, 40 inches.
Drawers 30, 32 and "a inches.
All of our 75c qualities will
be 371Ic. Sizes as below:
Shirts, "a. AZ. A. 46 inches.
Drawers, 80. 40, l9 inches.
All of our ST. qualities will
be soc each. Sizes as below;
shirts, 81, 80. 40, 40. "A. 4e Inches.
Drawers, %, 30, 80. "a. 30, 3S, 40
and AZ inches.
So many of our customers
were disappointed in not get
ting any of the B.ankets at
2sc each that we have decided
to sell two hundred more Of
them. They are in white and
tan, and will be offered for the
balance Of this week or until
sold.
Low, easy, comfortable,
beautiful aud durable are the
special Rockers we are now
offering. A large purchase
gives US all these elegant
chairs.
Evening journal., 1895-08-28

My boy was taken with disease resem-
bling bloody flux The FIRST thing ! thought
of was Cham bsrlRin's Collie, Cholera and
Dlsrri es Remedy. Two djses Of it settled
the matter and cured him sound aud vel
heartily recommend this remedy TO Gll
persons suffering frou Ike complaint.
viii ans yer any inquiries rsgsi ding II
when stamp is inclossd l refer TO any
county official as to my reliability. VIM.
Roach, J. p ,Primroy. Campbell Co Tenn.
For sale by 2 James Belt, druggist, corner
Sixth and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1895-08-28
A VVater-melon surprise.

Miss Bertha MeKslg was given a water
melon surprise party last evening at her
home, No. 1887 Poplar street The
company assembled at the house Of q
friend, then proceeded TO Miss MoKaig' e
home, where The evening was pleagantly
spent In games, music and social CONVEX
sGtion. Among those present we're
Miss Anna Mcclure. Miss Elsie Mcclure,
Miss .Ediths Chambers, Miss Mary
Mi5simer, Miss Kate Horne, Miss Alice
Foard, Miss Sallie Jester, Harry MeClane,
John Braunstine. Clarence Chsmbers,
Ralph De Haven, Maxwell Jester. William
Mask, Miller Turner and MIR. and Mrs
Louis Baldwin.