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face turned pale - death. with lower.
Ing eyes and quickened breath he {
veyed his visitor, and, trembling all over
with some suppressed ayitation, de-.
manded in a hoarse, unnatural tone:
Who sent you here?'
Prescott %retreated, y trifie frightened.
Tor there was q CLEAN In the old mans
eyes that was dangerous.
Why" he stammered. IL came
myself
No one sent you? He did not send
you; she did not send your Answer me"
No one sent me-"
Because" went on the miller be-
tween his set teeth, II would treat q
messenger from them as / would they
themselves-as reptiles, deadly enc
mies!"
Il simply wanted to find this Paul
Dalton. / wished to learn all / could
about him. You seem to hate him?"
Hate him." echoed the miller, Bit
terly; as the viper that stings, as the
savage who strikes the hand that ten
ders him bread. He stole my child away
from me-my little Lakeland the
gruf voice died in a pitiful sob. HE
CARED me. Oh, curse his handsome face
and soft ways! Curse him, I say, to all
eternity"
Strange words to inspire Joy, and yet
a savage delight permeated the heart of
the eager listener as he realized that he
was learning more than he had hoped for.
Was this Paul Dalton a villain who
operated the same at all places-robbing
his benefactor, running away with his
daughter?
It seemed So; but a still deeper salts
faction was in store for Prescott.
That was five years ago. One night
they disappeared. A week later / re-
ceived a letter from Isabel. She begged
forgiveness. She asked that they both
return to the home roof; that her hus-
band was repentful for the theft; that
the money had gone in gambling. went
to the town whence she wrote, armed
with a horsewhip. I cowhided him for
the miserable poltroon that he a l
cursed her as no child Of mine.
And were they married."
"Ah, l made sure of that. I would
have killed him If it had beer otherwise.
AS it was, l left them. They had made
their bed. In it they must lie"
Fierce, venomous joy tugged at Ralph
PreScOtts heaft-stringS.
Married! Then the ceremony at Ridge
ION was Il HOcheFy. NUN was not b
wife! Visions OF her humiliation, amid
which she would gladly accept a new
husband to hide the disgrace of the old
one, ran riot in the schemer's mind. A
broken will-the Forsythe fortune yet
won or a threat O. prosecution for biga-
my-ah, all was not lost yet!
The hardened villain!" gasped Pres
colt, in a spasm of high v~irtuous indig-
nation against a man whose rascality
seemed to discount his own. Married!
Then all is safe, provided-one world"
he utters quickly, as the miller turned
away. is your daughter still alive?"
Yes"
GLORY! What luck! The game is
mine!" chuckled the delighted plotter.
She wrote me a year ago. She said
her husband had fallen heir to a great
fortune. Would l allow her to repay
me what he had stolen?"
And you replied?" .
Not a word! Those two are dead,
to me-"
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Home Htnts.

Court plaster should never be applied
to a bruised wound.
Do not slice apples for pies; quarter,
core and cut each quarter In two pieces.
The white Of nm egg stirred up with
a little sugar and water is good for a
child with an irritable stomach.
If you store away fat irons for u sea-
sol rub them over first with a little
sweet oil to keep them from rusting.
The best thing to loosen up salt or
sugar which has become hard packed
in a barrel is a carpenters scratch
anvil"
A little powdered borax in baby's
bath water prevents the skin from
chatting, and it Is less liable to 'break
out with the heat"
II skirts have slrunk till too short
lengthen by bias folds, overlapping, or
one bias band stitched or edged with
soutaehe or mohair braid.
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CHAPTER X.
WHAT THE LETTER TOLD.

wa - 80
1t was fortunate for the secret plans
OF Ralph Prescott that the occupant OF
the adjoining apartment slept, for SO alb
sorbed was he in reading the letter n q
lay before him that he was impervious to
aught for the time being.
That letter was In Ruth's well-known
dainty handwriting. 1t vas addressed
to Paul Dalton, her husband and 1t was
q chronicle OF events rather than an or
binary epistle.
Il do not know where you are" it be-
gan. when we parted at the altar,
with faith supreme In your loyalty, l
only asked to know that you had gone
to make q final effort to clear mp the
mystery Of your life.
Since then, events have happened
that you must know. l have out one
clue to your whereabouts. You mem
toned Ferndale once. At haphazard, !
wrote you there yesterday, asking you
to return here speedily.
Tonight, recalling still another town,
l write you there also. Come DacK' ior
while your fair name must not 60 I'M
cleared, I have outwitted the man VINO
strove to blast your reputation-nalPn
Prescott"
And then, in terse lines. the writer
told the story Of Ruth the outcest.
Driven from her fathers door, q
had wandered ~wretchedly In the snowy
night.
An inspiration OF faith in her old
grandfather, Godfrey Forsythe. 9 q
her steps thither. She had NOT ms
taken the affection OF the old recluse.
He had received her with open arms.
He had listened to her pitiful etory;
he sympathized with her; he q~uestaoneu
her particularly In detail az TO tne vs.a
qua snms Of money that her ia'ner nsu
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CHAPTER Nj.
VICTORY.

Ferndale was nearly eighty miles
from Ridgeton, and located in another
State, but by dint of hard riding and
few stops Ralph Prescott reached his
journeys end the next morning.
The plotter's thoughts and calcula-
tons were vagu,. What good he could
gain by the present investigation he did
not know. Circumstances would guide
him. he told himself.
He hoped to learn something ore
about Dalton's past. A man who had
been a forger, q convict, might have
many serious flaws in his life. There
might be other crimes for which Paul
Dalton was wanted-else why had he
sought the o%bscurity Of Maple Leaf
Farm? II this was true, and he could
learn sufficient to be Of real weight
against Dalton or Ruth, the plotter
might terrorize, prosecute, blackmail
them. He hardly thought as far as
ever gaining Ruth. Money and re-
venge were now the sole actuating mo-
tives Of his mean nature.
II he had hoped to find Paul Dalton
established and publicly known at
Ferndale, he was doomed to disappoint-
ment.
INQUIRIES at several places revealed
no definite knowledge of the man he
sought.
One mar thought the name sounded
familiar, another started strangely, and
repeated it over and over vaguely.
THAT name amt altogether unknown
to me" he said, but l can't fit it's own
er. Seems to me, though, that old Dan
by, the miller-yes. that's i'll remem-
Der now, You See
The man checked himself suddenly.
well, go on" insinuated Paul,
eagerly.
want to make trouble. You see
Dandy"
where will / find him?" queried the
disappointed detective.
He was directed to q d~ilapidated mill
structure. A somber-faced old man,
patching up the worn-out machinery Of
the place, looked up from his labor ir-
rtably e. Prescott asked him II he was
Mr.. Dandy.
.Yes, Danby's my name," he replied.
what of it2'
4 am looking for . man ! was told
you knew.
who is he"
Paul Dalton"
The effect Of that name upon the mil
Ter was something extraordinary.
He arose erect as from . shock. His
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Nicotinized Narve>-

Men old at thirty. Chew and smoke, eat
little. drink. or want to, all the time. Nerves
tingle. never satisfied, nothing's beautiful,
happiness gone, a tobacco-saturated system
No-To-Bac will kill the ne~rve-craving effects
for tobacco aud nah you strong, vigorous
and manly. Sold and guaranteed to cure by
Druggists everywhere. Book, "Don't To
bacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away" free.
Al; Sterling Remedy Co., New York City OF
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Don't Get Scared

If You should hear that in some place to
which you are going malaria is prevalent.
To the air poison which produces chills and
fever, bilious remittent and dumb ague there
is a safe and thorough antidote and pre-
~ventive, viz, Hostetter's m Bitters.
The great anti-malarlal specific 10 also a
remedy for biliousness, constipation, dys-
pepsia, rheumatic and kidney trouble, ner-
vousness and debility.
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"The baby did Ome mighty nigh being
named Trllby," said the lean man with the
yellow vest, "but I managed to save her.
"How?" asked the fat man. "Told my
wife that we would be liable for infringe
ment of the copyright laws."-Washington
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"Where did You get that cigar?" de-
manded the boss barber, severely. "From
the travelling man, sir" replied the jour-
neyman on the seventh chair, apologize
ally. "What is he travelling fora rope
walk ?"-BuffalO Express.
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The old Genuem.n Know. How.

Samuel Davis, OF Whitneyville,
Me-, who is 81 years Of age, shot four
foxes In one day, making a total Of
forty this season. He says that
"foxes are uncommon cute critters,
but they're easy to get II you know
how"
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Half-cured eruptions always recur.
Eradicate them with Glenn's Sulphur
Soap.
"Hilrs Hair and Whisker Dye" Black
or Brown. SOC.
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School Children

ecfu eat sweetmeats and you can't prevent
it. Tn first you know OF 1t there IL . head.
ache; the child Is bilious and something
must be done Use Rtpans J abules. arem-
edy which II standard for such troubles
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EVERY honsekeeper should provide
herself with little conventences for do
ing her work. A short-handled, broad
paint brush to wash the outside Of win.
dow stills, and IN old tooth brush for
washing around the glass.
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Visitor lin Maine)-It's against the law
to sell this stuff, isn't itP Drug clerk
Yes. Visitor (who has just had some)-It
ought to be.-Excbange.
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Long Felt Fears Reanzed.

What every man who goes to q bar.
Der daily fears may happen has hap
pened at last in England. A schoolmas.
ter was being shaved when the barber
drew the razor across his throat, near
ly cutting of his head. He missed the
main arteries. however, and the victim
may recover. No cause can be found
tor the act
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When TRAVELLING.

When Travelling,
Whether on pleasure bent, or business,
take on every trip bottle of Syrup OF Figs,
as it acts most pleasantly and effectually
on the kidneys, liver and bowels, prevent
ing fevers, headaches and other forms Of
sickness. For sale in 5Oc. and 81 bottles by
all leading druggists. Manufactured by
the California Fla Syrup Co. only
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All the world loves an optimist, even tn
pessimist secretly admiring him.
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Many q man who thinks he is an opti
mist is merely an eg0tist.
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FoR whooping Cough Piso's Cure 10 .
successful rsmedy.-M 2. DLDTDR, q
Throop Ave-. Brooklyn, N. Y, Nov. II. -.
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Two Cures for Toothache.
A dust Of bicarbonate of soda (tak-
ing soda) not only will relieve atburn
but, it is said, will soothe a toothache.
Oil of cloves will surely do this.
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"Did the duke wear all his decorations ?'
mo, his grace seemed to be quite sober"
Detroit Tribune.
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Amy man can be ar optimist while he 10
working pay dirt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-04

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price Is cents.
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Mrs. WInaIow.e SOOTHING oY1u1 fce Chilarea
%teetAir1: sottens the gums, re0uces Inflammation.
silays pain. cures wind collie. y cents . bottle.
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Although by many believed to be incura.
BILE. there is the evidence Of hundreds Of
living Witnesses to the fact that, In all is
earlier stages, consumption 10 . durable
disease. Not every case, but q large PEI.
cenkaEe Of cases, and We believe, GMHy. -
per cent. are cured by DR.. Pierce's Golden
has progressed so far as to induce repeated
bleedinRs from the lungs, severe lingering
cough with copious expectoration (inclu4-
ing tubercular matter), great loss of 6esh
and extreme emsciation and weakness.
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Pills 4: dc:; ss::sss:sh.. ~" ~:
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All Out Of Sorts
Hoods SarsapariNa

Is the only true blood purifier prominently
in the public eye to-day. 81; six for s.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
DUNMORE.

Prayer meeting in the Presbyterian
church tonight at 7.45.
Miss Flora Bishop, Of Hawley, Is the
guest Of relatives in this borough.
William Bennett. of Nanticoke. Is spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Ma
loney. OF Drinker street.
Miss Edith Vert, Of North Blakely
street. leaves this morning for q stay OF
several weeks at Lake Winola.
William Bruning Of Brooks street, who
has been spending the past two weeks at
Lake Winola. will return home today.
A large number of our streets were
again quite badly washed out by the
heavy shower Of yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. 8. II. Adams. of Electric avenue,
who has been visiting friends in Susque-
hanna county, returned home yesterday.
The funeral Of the Italian boy who was
drowned in the pond at Bunker hill, was
held yesterday afternoon at o'clock in
terry.
A night blooming cereus attracted much
attention and was viewed and admired
by a large number of people at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. N. Vert on North
Blakely street, last night.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the excursion Of the Methodist church,
which goes to Lake Ariel on Aug. 6. Many
games and contests will be held, whicll
will add to the interest Of the occasion
Work on the Episcopal church rectory
and parish building is progressing rapid
ly, the foundation of the former being al
ready completed, while the corner stone
Of the latter will be laid this afternoon at
8 o'clock. at which many prominent d.
vines will be present and take part.
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MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Some people find 1t great fun to wallow
IN the sand after a sea bath and must be
covered to the tips Of their noses. 1t
seems to me like an excellent method Of
catching cold, but worse than that hap
pened to young girl with whom ! was
acquainted. She had come dripping from
the sea, and kind friends followed out a
trench in the sand, and after she lay down
in II she was covered up until only her
face was In sight. Then her friends went
back to .wrestle with old Neptune, and
she reclined in o delicious. dreamy
state. She dozed of for a few minutes
and was aroused by a severe slap In the
face. She screamed out, and as she did so
she was dragged to a sitting position by
her hair. and woman's voice shouted
i've caught you, have I? Oh. you hussy!
This Is what you call going over to
Mrs. Mullins and helpin' her with the
baby, IL TT" A coarse face, vixenish look
ing woman was shaking her by the collar.
but as the girl pushed her assallant away
the latter dropped her nands and her
jaw. while look Of modification swept
over her face as she exclaimed: "Why.
It amt Linda, after all! Well, for the
Lords sakev' Then away she flew down
the beach and was out Of sight "in no
time"
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NORTH END.

W. 3. Christmas drove to Lake winola
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Tunstall are at their
cottage at Lake Ariel.
p. F. Finnigan. Of Providence road, has
moved to New York city.
Don't forget the "Trip to Europe" at
the Welsh Baptist church tonight.
Mrs. T. ]. Detweiler, of Church avenue,
will leave today for Ocean Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henwood and
family leave today for Mansfield. Pa.
Mrs. d. d. Jones, of North Main ave-
nue.. will leave today for Nanticoke, Pa.
Mrs. Ziegler and daughter. Alice. and
| son. Carl, leave today for Asbury Park
Mrs. G. r. Clark has returned from
Pleasant Mount to her home on North
Main avenue.
Miss Kate Hicks, of Wyoming is visit
ing with Mrs. c. W. Benjamin, of North
Main avenue.
Mrs. Byron winton and daughter
Helen, left yesterday for a short visit in
New York city.
]. B. Nicholas, Of Parker street, left yes
terday for Rhode Island, where he will
visit week with friends.
Mrs. E. NJ. Peck. of Carbondale, and
Mrs. Nckerson, Of Alton, N. Y, are visit
ing with Mrs. w. B. Christmas.
ooIne ol the people from the North End,
who attended the international Christian
Endeavor convention at Boston during the
past week, are expected to return this
evening.
One Of the entertaining features at the
birthday reception to be given in the par
lors Of the Providence Presbyterian church
tomorrow evening will be rendered by the
young men Of class No. 9. and promises
to be very entertaining. There will be no
admission received at the door.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
AN UNDERGROUND TROLLEY.
II II Now In Successful Operation In New
York City.

1t II Now In Successful Operation in New
York City.
The feasibility Of the underground
trolley has been practically established
In New York city. A car on the Lenox
avenue line Of that city, drawn by the
new motor is now in use. Cars have
been running on Lenox avenue for sew
eral weeks. but their work has been
mostly experimental. The electricians
Of the General Electric company. which
is building the system for the Metro
politan Traction company. have been
busy perfecting the system.
The new cars are operated and light
ed by electricity and provided with
super, springs. They. measure thirty
three feet IN length. They resemble
the Broadway line cars.
With the machinery now in use, the
cars can make f6teen miles an hour,
but they keep within the ten mile limit
IN hour prescribed by law. Below
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
UNITY IS ITS PURPOSE
Opeaias Meeting Of the Convention
Of Christian Workers.
REMARKS BIZ MRS. A. c. MORROW
she Took for Her Subject. Whatever III
Saith Unto You. DO It-Spcakcra
Who Will no Heard at
Other Sessions.

An unique religious event, the Ee-
levers Conferenceaad Christian Work
ers convention. which IS being held
under the auspices Of the Tabernacle
church. on Adams avenue, Green Ridge
opened last night.
This convention Is of an interdenomi-
national character and Is conducted fol-
the purpose Of bringing into a close;
unity all the Christian workers OF the
city. Prominent divines and lecturers
from various cities are in attendance
and will participate in one or the other
of the many services. 1t will continue
for five days. The lesser meetings will
be held In the church. but the main SER
vices. such as addresses by prominent
speakers, will take place In large tent,
oipable of seating over 1000 persons,
which is erected just to the rear OF the
church. 1t is filled up with a comfort
able platform. camp chairs and is light
ed by electric lights.
The order of services includes prayer
meeting. $50 to $50 a. M; preaching,
0.30 to L. M: short addresses. to p.
m: song service. to p. m; Bible
ing . tosp M v.,upy paon,e.s mestin,
and nreach,np 3 toe n m
IT.. NJ. .,,
,sncbsrs and singers wb, ara ATTEND,
ing are Rev A r Simnson Rev
stephen Merritt. Charles N. Crlttenden
Miss I,ouisa Shsoherd. Mrs Abbie G.
Nor,,,vv ~ Nov Y,rL. psv II Sarst
Ar,n,n,. D. psnr,,,,, 60,
''
a. 1>e'' .ieotse smith, Ne"'o"' Ea'
Inc preliminary Weetfns last eve
ning was held in the church. II was led
by Mrs. Abbie c. Morrow, Of New York.
editor of the SUNDAY School Lesson
illustrator She took for her theme
..V,batsvar ua Saith Into yo, No 7, ;,
sba laid n,r,icul.r strsss unon tho 10 q,
-, . "po. wy "a
ton To impress unon her hearers her
argument that God calls unop each one
10 do oa-,.,r wi, ,na ,h,t ,ho,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
AN UNFORTUNATE FAMILY.
Dorothy Boyer. the Infant Daughter. Fol.
lows Her Parents to Grave.

Dorothy Boyer. the Infant Daughter. Fol.
lows Her Parents to Grave.
Another Of the unfortunate Boyer
family, Dorothy, a 2-months-old child,
died yesterday The little one was one
Of twins born two months ago.
When the mother was stricken down
by the plague Of typhoid fever which
attacked this family, the Home for the
Friendless took charge Of the new born
Infants, while other charitable institu-
tons took care of the others of the
seven children.
Dorothy Is the first Of the children to
succumb. The others are doing very
nicely, especially the twin which Is In
the Home for THE F'riendless Dorothy's
funeral will take place today ab 4
O'clock.
The Boyer family lived at S15 Gibson
street. in house owned by w. Gibson
Jones. When the warm weather set in
the father and after him the mother and
some of the children were stricken down
by a malignant type Of typhoid fever.
The mother died about fifteen days ago
and the father passed away hast week.
An investigation by the board of health
discovered the fact that tfre premises
were In a very unsanitary condition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
had A TORPEDO FOR A TOY
It Exploded 10 the Face Of john
Dyke, of Duam0re.
BOTH OF HIS EYES INJURED
At tho Present Time the Attending
Physicians Are Unable TO Say
Whether or Not tho Boy VIII Bs
Blind from the Accident.

John Dyke. the 8-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Dyke. Of East Drinker
street. Dunmore. met with an accident
yesterday OF very serious nature.
While playing with q companion
Harry Richards. they found q railway
torpedo and while trying to open the
tin casing, the charge 1t contained ex-
plOded In young Dykes face. inaicting
painful and very serious wounds.
The charge affected both the eyes,
and at present the boy is unable to see
out of either Of them.
He was removed ito his home immedi-
ately after the accident and several
physicians summoned. They dressed the
wounds and recommended that the boy
be kept perfectly quiet.
Until a day or two has elapsed they
cannot tell whether or not the boy will
lost his sight.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. Ellen Stiles was discharged un-
der the insolvency laws yesterday from
the county Jail.
In the estate Of Philip Bartron, late
OF this city, letters OF administration
were yesterday granted to the widow,
Amy A. Bartron.
Robert Haag, as tax collector OF the
seventeenth ward, filed his bond yes
terday In the sum Of $4,000. Colonel e.
II. Ripple and Sheriff Frank Clemons
are his sureties.
The bond Of William Walker, treas
urer OF the borough Of Mayheld. was
hled In court yesterday In the sum Of
5000. with M. F. Norton and e. F. Ed
munds as sureties.