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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-25
PROBABLE DROWNING.

Calls for Help and n Hole I'm the Ice.
The Waterman employed by the author
tiles in charge of the Golfer dam construc-
ton reports that on Saturday night while
standing On the wharf near Tenney's mill.
he heard coming from the vicinity Of the
dam at the AQueduct bridge loud and dis
tressing cries, mingled with the words
Help, help -....-.
He was too far away to investigate i'm
medately. and when he reached the spot
from which the cries had arisen there was
nothing to be seen but a large hole in the
insecure ice. resembling that which would
be made through the falling in OF body.
The Waterman believes that a man is al
the bottom of the Potomac at that point.
There are others employed about Upper
Water street who also testify to hearing
cries for help. All the stories resemble
each other.
The coffer-dam Waterman thinks that
the victim was some one returning to
Georgetown on the ice after a visit to the
gambling places on the other side of the
bridge. He probably became careless and
walked on particularly soft ice.
The supposed drowning is said to have
occurred at about 10 o'clock. Dragging
parties will investigate today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-25

The public clinic to have been conducted
at Freedmen's Hospital yesterday after
noon was declared off till next Sunday
mark of respect to the memory Of the
late Frederick Douglass. This clinic was
to have been the first of a series at this
hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-25
EBuy Everything !
film pork !
|Ar CENTER
! mARKEI.]

) The dealers below have all
the choicest products made of
or from pork. Mild-cured, sweet,
) delicious HAM, BACON and
SHOCLDER-rich, delightfully."-
favored SAUSAGE-pure LARD,
the best obtainal.le for home use
= Fresh and Salt Pork - Pork
Chops-Pork Tenderloins-etc.,
etc. Best of everything at the
lowest prices.
UThe following list comprises
the leading dealers In the mar =
ket. Any thing you buy of them
can be relied upon as being the
freshest. choicest, most tooth
some that money can buy.
They'll Celiver your marketing
free Of charge
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Orange Spoons,
Sterling silver, gold and silver bowls, fdhcy han
dies.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. ....................$1.2 %
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Combination Books,

Grain leather, black and colors. sterling silver
corners.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. .....................b Oc
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Sword Pins.

Gold plated. with scabbard. Fancily carved
Blue, black and white enamel. Jewel setting.
Regularly 81 so and 81 90.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. .oSc
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MERIT
Special One=Day
Reductions i'm
Toilet Articles
& Medicines
For Tomorrow Only.

We sell probably three times the
quantity of medicines AMI toilet prepara-
lions sold by all the druggists in Wash
ingtou together. For this reason our
preparations always fresh-we don't
keep them long enough to get stale.
These prices are at least 40 per cent
lower than are to be found at any other
druggist In Washington:
Medicines Reduced.
c. 5. DisInfectant. only ......-.. zoe. pit.
THE best of all disinfectants. Can
be used in the house OutdoorsJ
Halls Cherry Expectorant. reduced
to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .39c.
GA splendid remedy for hearseness
and ttroat.D
Dlertz's PectoraI BaIsam reduced
To ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .1lc.
Especially useful for children in
eases Of coughs. colds. Group, &c)
Pages Sarslparilla. reduced to. SOC.
"a splendid blood tonic. builds up the
system, enriches the tissues.)
Won Rohe's Skin Cure. reduced to. Ice.
(Cures ring worm, eruptions Sci
Merits Worm Lozengers. reduced to. lie.
Wine Of CaIisaya and Iron. reduced
10 Observation-Disclosures. .o9c.
tCures malaria, biliousness, &C.
splendid spring tonlc.)
Bradlcys Cough Drops, boxes for. sc.
Dptcher's Female Tonic. reduced to. &c.
"a specific for female troubles)
Toilet Articles Reduced.
Qucen Anne Cologne. reduced to. .43c.
"a pure. delicious perfume.)
3 pkgs. of Taicum Powder. pc.
81 bottles of Bay Rum. .76c.
tCleanses the hair and promotes its
growth
packages Of Florentine Violet Or
(rhe genuine imported article)
81 Crown Violet Water. ........... 59c.
pc. Kennedy's Foot Powder. -. lie.
81 Derma Royal. ..................93c .
soc Coopers Hair Success. .39c.
(Never fails to produce a permanent
growth OF hairy
23c. Roses and Myrrh. reduced to. .19c.
1 lot of 25 and soc. Imported
Soaps. wrappers slightly soed,
tomorrow only. .15c. a cake
Candies Reduced.
Special line OF Fine Candy. which
have been selling ut Coo. and Toe.
a special tomorrow h9c nh
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TwO=tOned Serge.

SO inches wide, various new spring shadinss
Regularly 39c. yard.
ANNIVEI,.;ARY PRICE. ....................2o Csc.
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Lunch Baskets,

NUNlUNUU NVcASHNSVOS
Colored straw, two handles, strongly made.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. .....................1 Isl
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WOmen's ParasOls,

Black Ievantine Silk, 22-inch, black handle and
tassel. Suitable for and rain.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. ....................S2.O 100
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Bread Boxes.

The Boecher Darning Machine.
IN
Woodward & LotflroD.
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Gloves.

S-but.-iength Mousquetaire Suede, tans. pearl,
beaver and black, narrow self-colOred embroidery
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. $l.0O
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WOnen's Spring Capes,

Tan and black, full ripple style, al-silk lined,
perfo- ated design, neatly finished with satin rib
bon Regularly $14.OO
ANNIVERSARY PRICE $40 90
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.Ormem's Wrappers.

Figured India Lawn, beautiful patterns yoke
font and back, extra large balloon sleeves. wide
ru,ff1ed skirt.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE 81 Is
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Outing Flannel,

Red ground with white stripes and blue with
white dots and stripes. Regularly &C. yard.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. &c.
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White sateHn, extra long, two side stees, boned
bust. all sizes, from Is to 80. Regularly $1.00.
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. .................5 Soc
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Children's Spring Dresses,
WOmen's ShaWls.

Knitted Shetland. cream, cardinal aud black
fringed all around. Regularly $l75
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. $3.50. .,,.,,,..Sl IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-25

Strictly all wool, figured pattern. full organ
plated back, lined with fine percaline. Regularly
$3.50
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. $3.50
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
BRIEF LOCALS.

Mr.. Frank Mathewsou has taken the
studio recently vacated by Miss Marie
Louise Chaplin in the Fleur-de-Lys.
The exhibition ot water c3lors and
drawings by Misses Cooke and Parmalce
attracts msny visi -ors 10 their ccsy
studio in the Flsur-de-Lys entresoL
The Arizona Improvement Company
has already made its first OF the seasons
shipments of oranges. The consignu ent
went 20 ChiNgo, and is the earilt Il
orange shipment ia the country.
The Stoddard lecture OF tomorrow evel-
ing will be one OF the nota ble occasions
OF the season. The lecturer will come o
Infantry Hall TO recall souvenirs OF his
visit to Naples. The life OF the cav city
the exploration OF Pompeii, an ascent ~
yesuvius over Path already DESTROYED
by the late eruption will be among the
pleasurable features OF the occasiou 10
which fine illustrations will materially
contribute.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
American Purity Alliance.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3. The American
Purity Alliance has arranged to hold .
conference In Boston in the Y. NJ. G. A.
Hall, Dec. y and 10, kindred in character
TO the late National Purity Congress in
Baltimore. Following the opening address
by the president OF the Alliance, Aaron NJ.
Powell, addresses of welcome will be de-
livered by Bishop William Lawrence and
President Sawyer OF the Boston Y. M.
L. A.
An )ng those who will address the con-
ference are Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, upon
"Moral equity between the sexes";
william Lloyd Garrison, "The relation OF
poverty to purity; Mrs Mary A. Liver
more, Rev. DIR. w. Il. Sabine OF New
York "Social vice and National decay; !;
Rev Antoiuette Brown Blackwell, elm
morality OF the regulation SYSTEM; Rev.
DR.. s. Ii Virgin, of New York, "The
religious aspects OF the purity moye-
ment"; Henry b. Blackwell, equal
suffrage as related TO the purity move
mentn; Miss Anna Rice Powell, "Ihe
American purity alliance and its work" I;
Rev. DR.. A. ii. Lewis, "The sacredncss
of fatherhood"; Rev. Mary fl. Whitney
of Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
BY STEPHEN +. CHACE,
4Oi-i05 Butler Exchange.
MORTGAGEE,s SALE.

will be sold at Public Auction. MONDAY,
December % 1896. at IL o'clock m, at 400
Butler Exchange. b. virtue Of the power OF
sale contained IN a deed OF mortgage. made
and executed by Robert Hindel, dated August
10. 1886, and recorded In book No. Ia, page
81. OF the Records OF Mortgages OF Real
Estate, in the Record Office in the City Of
Providence, X. l.. the condition OF the said
deed OF Mortgage having been broken.
Four certain lots OF land. with ali improve
ments thereon, situated in the City Of Provi-
dence. and laid cut and described as lots
numbered One Hundred Sirty-Ono (l6l), One
Hundred Sixty-Two (l62l, one Hundred sixty
Three (l63). and One Hundred sixty Eight
(l6s), in Suction One. the Elmwood Nursery
Plat. No. 2, a copy OF which plat - on record
in the office OF the Recorder OF Deeds, in said
Providence. in Plat Book. No 10, page Q, and
are the same promises conveyed To me by said
grantee by deed of even date herewith,
Reference being made 60 said deed. plat and
records. Said premises are conveyed, subject
10 two Mortgages amounting to 5000.
BY order OF the Assignee OF said Mortgage.
who hereby gives notice of its intention 10
bid upon said property at the sale thereof. or
at any postponement or adjournment thereof.
dec3- 7-l0-lsH- -237t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
Destruction of Property in
Indianapolis.
Six Wholesale Buildings Burning
and Fire Spreading.

INDIANAPoLIs, Ind. Dec. 3.-The Sec
ond alarm has gone in for big fire that
has started in the wholesale district on
South Meridian street. Six wholesale
buildings are now burning. The loss at
this time is estimated at $500, 900. The
following firms have thus Far suffered and
the fire is spreading: SchnalI & Company,
coffee dealers; Ward Brothers, Wholesale
druggists; Fairbanks q Morse, scales;
Eckho Brothers, liquors; Woodiord &
Pohlman, liquors. The fire has burned
from number 81 to 72
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
A Plea for HAYWARD.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 3-The clerk Of
the Supreme Court o: Minnesota has en-
tered judgment in the case against Harry
Hayward for the murder OF Catherine
Cling Dec. 3, 1894.
The notice sets forth that the case was
heard by the Supreme Court on Nov. IA.
and decided Nov. 20, the judgment OF
the lower court being affirmed. The
Governor still declines to be interviewed
on the question OF the date of the execu-
ton, but the opinion of the State Capitol
prophets is that the hanging viii occur
on Friday, Dec. 81.
Governor Clough has received petition
signed by dozen Minneapolis physi-
clans asking that the extreme penalty be
not imposd upon Hayard because OF hered :
itary insanity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
HE'S ASQUATTER
Tom Atwood EreCtS a
GrOteSQue Building.
II Makes Broad Street Resi-
dents Very Indignant.
The Site was Formerly the HOyle
Family Burial Ground.

Three weeks ago there was a vacant
lot on the corner OF Broad and Moore
streets. On that lot today there is IN
process OF construction the funniest
building to he found in Providence, and
IL Is doubtful whether an equally mirth-
provoking fabric can be discovered with
in the confines of any other civilized
city. Unlike some structures that can be
easily recalled, this one is not funny in
spots simply-it is funny all over. II is
one broad grin from the front pedimo {,
to the rear portal The vagrsnt wind ssts
ii shaking it's sides with merriment at its
own grotesqueness, while the rafters
frolic about and twist and comfort them
selves in the exuberance OF their glee
Even the rigid ridge beam has broken
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
DEATH NOTICES.

Knee, Ada l.. Perrin. Louis T..
Monaghan. Bridget z. Taylor, byron f.
Orne, Robert 5.
KNEE-Tn this city, Dec. 2, Ada Laura oldest
child OF Charles II. and Mary +. Knee,
aged years and month.
-MGNAGHAN-In this city. Dec. 2. Bridget
Elizabeth Fallon. wife Of John Constantine
Monaghan.
oRNE-In this city. Dec. 2, Robert 4. orno,
aged NJ years.
PERRIN-In this city. Nov. 2o Louis r. Per.
rim, son o. Emory A. and Louise J. Per.
rim, aged 25 years.
TAYTOR-In Cranstop, Dec ]. Byron f.. son
of Caleb II. and Fannie Taylor, aged 20
years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
Same Old Trick.

A we'll known society lady Oh Prospect
street found the usual appeal for books
in Rhode Island turkey Thanksgiving.
But the note did not happen to be in q
Rhode Island turkey, although the lady
paid eight cents pound more for tho
bird than she would have had to pay had
she asked for one raised outside OF the
State. The note was from an invalid
away up in New Hampshire, stating that
she was and had been an invalid for many
wears, and hoped that whoever purchased
the turkey would send her n lot Of reading
matter. The invalid's request will be
complied with.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03

At this point the present squattor ap-
pears upon the scene. His name Is
Thomas Atwood, and he is firm be-
lever in his right TO the ownership OF
the property, no matter what others may
think or say about il. Atwood is a ma
tive OF Johnston and asserts that he
is lineal descendant Of DIR. Hoyle. His
father, who died a number OF years ago,
made the same CLAN. When a NEWS
ing this morning Atwood was at work
upon il. He is a man in the prime Of
life. a little above the medium height,
well formed and rather pleasant featured.
When asked what he proposed to do
with the building when completed he
anwered promptly: "pm going TO run a
hot house"
"But does the land belong to your"
"Belong TO me? ! should say ii did.
have a deed OF it from my father"
"But how did your father get the own
ership Of it?"
"He was the heir OF old Hoyle who
made 1t burying ground. When 1t was
no longer a burying ground II became
the property OF the heirs, didn't it? Well,
my father was an heir and he kept his
claim TO il for go years. Then he dseded
it to me and it's my property"
"Other people have claimed it, have
they not; Rhodes, for instsnce?"
"Yes, I'ye had trouble with them
about II They broke my fence down,
but that didn't amount to anything.
kept possession of il all the time and
I've got possession now. That's the
strongest part OF il. D"
"Are there any other heirs?"
"Only one. He's gambler in New
York and isn't likely to bother about this
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
Poisoned by Sausage.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 3.-As result OF
eating sausage, IL children in Sandwich,
Ont, across the river from here, are
poisoned. One of them, 13 months old
baby, named Louise Coubillon, is dead,
and the others are seriously Ill. The family
of Albert Coubilou gave children's
party in which bologna sausage vas free
ly partaken of. X Is feared two more
children will die.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
Swept the Decks.

Captain Campbell, OF the British
schooner Romeo, reported TO II. T. Well
man & Company yesterday morning
that while of Mount Desert the schooner
was struck by heavy wave ana 40
punches OF shingles were washed over
board. II was with considerable diff
Guilty that the remainder OF the cargo
was made fast, as the greater part was on
deck Of the schooner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
L,f, Imprisonment ror sanruilly.

HABAYA, Dec. 8.--General Julio SAM
gully was yesterday sentenced TO inn
prisonment for lie for having committed
Illegal acts against the Spanish govern
ment Sang ny has proved his Ameri-
can citzensl D, and his case will be APP
pealed TO Span on the ground of irregu-
thritles in his trial
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03
Glass Pitchers Free.

Two-Qusrt Glass Pitchers Free with one
Pound OF Tea or Baking Powder at Esst India
Tea Co = store, go westIrirstsr street, nsxs
Gladdings
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03

ever since as such, and SO appears today
on the books OF the assessors. The
Rhodes claim on the property appears,
therefore, TO have been abandoned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03


TODAY DEC. 3, 1905 TODAY.
Barometer and thermometer from the City Engi-
neer's department weather bureau at sa m. Ba-
rometer reduced to sea levei;
THERMOMETER BAROMETER
Today..............3 325o 1910
Yesterday .......... .57oo 2o72
The day is shours and ?. minutes long
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. 3.-For New
England-Fair, westerly winds; colder
Wednesday morning, followed by rising
temperature in Vermont Wednesday even
ing.
Some traces OF yesterdays disturbance
till cover northeastern sections In the
shape OF snow, but otherwise the weather
throughout the country is today mostly
fair and clear.
The cold wave Is being severely felt in
the central states, more so, in fact. than
in the Atlantic States, although the tenn
persture has fallen decidedly along nearly
the entire length of the Atlantic coast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Mary and John sitting on the sofa.
Mary-"Cease your batteries, or will
put my hands over my ears" John
wishing to be complimentary)-"Ah,
your lovely hands are too small. -
Tit-BitS
Freshman (severely)-"Waiter, how
did that hair get into my soup?"
Waiter-"That must he from your
mustache." Freshman (f1attered)-
"Ah, yes. Charlie, you are right. Elk.
cuse me. "-Fliegende Batter.
THAT dog is pretty well bred, aint
he?" asked the man leaning over the
division fence. well bred?" echoed
the dogs owner; 81 should say he is
well bred. Why, that dog won't eat
his meals at all unless he has his collar
on."-Indianapolis Journal.
Two children have this unfeeline
story cut in marble above them:
"Here lies two babes.
AS dead az nits:
What shook to death
With ague fits"
This was found in Bladensburg, Md.
IN Y. Herald.
Toto Tin tears)-''Boo-oo-oo Papa
WHATS the matter with that boy?"
Toto-''Oh, pa! I've swallowed one Of
the cartridges of your revolver"
can't even give you thrashing for
fear of exploding the cartridge
London Globe.
"A full-bearded grandfather re-
Gently had his beard shaved off, show
ing clean face for the first time in a
number of years. At the dinner-table,
his three-year old granddaughter no.
ticed it, gazed long with wondering eye,
and finally calculated, Grandfather,
whose head have you got on?"
well, there has been another fall
in silver" said Mr.. A'bury Peppers, as
he tucked the corners of his napkin
in to his vest pockets. ''Whatr shouted
the populist boarder. Ever since the
infamous crime of 1872 "Oh, this
wasn't much of fall" interrupted
Mr.. Peppers. II was on the car to-
down quarter. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
"A certain farmer who lived in
northern New York, and VINO was by
no means noted for his resem blance to
Apollo, had a son of six or seven who
had more wit than pedigree. One day
a stranger came to the farm, and see
ing the lad, asked: Sonny, where's
your father?' ''In the pigpen," was
the reply. I'm the pigpen? Thanksr'
And as the man moved in the direction
indicated, Penfant terrible shouted: 81
sayl You'll know him cause he's got
his hat on!''
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

dollars you got as damages from the
street railway for injuries which have
made you cripple for life?"
"Such amounts" seemed little be-
wildering to Mike.
"Would We be thinkin' I ought to be
dividin' aiquil wild 'em, bein' they're
me own brothers, SURF" he began.
'Go long with you'll" said Mr.. March,
with laugh and stamp of his foot.
mike" he continued. seriously eff you
do mean such crazy thing, l hope you
will hear me when advise you against
it. Why, man, you are getting old.
Your two thousand dollars is almost all
your dependence for your old age-for
you and your wife,"
''It's the ould wife and mesilf ii be
airnin' this many year yit. sur, phase
the Lord"
"But, Mike, think of the difference
this money will make in your comfort.
With your simple ways it will make
years of ease in your life. You can sit
by your fire in your own snug hired
room, instead of working hard-you
with your crippled limb"
The old man set his lips slightly to-
gether as he gazed at his employer.
Mr.. March had once or twice noticed the
mildness of the insignificant gray eyes
looking out from under lids Redeemed
by exposure; now the mildness was in
tensified by smile of rare sweetness.
"Musther March," he said, II know it
all, none betther' nor mesilf. l know
jlst how much aisier it is to sit by the
fire nor to go out in the perishin' cold
wild the ache in me ould bones. But
We see, sur, they're me own flesh an
blood-Pat and Dennis. They feel the
pinch and the hardness jist like mesilf.
Would it be mesilf 'u'd sit by me fire
takin' me aise KNOWN things was
harder for thin nor for me? Be me
sowl! Musther March, I'm thinkin' it's
the stingy ould rascal I'm bein' not to
give thin more"
mike, you're fool!" repeated Mr..
March, but more quietly than before,
and simply to fill in the pause.
It'll be raichin' 'em the mornin' of
the blissid Christmas day." Mike took
few limping steps in growing excite
ment. ''Think of it, sur! It'll be
maxim 'em feel rich! It'll bring the
shmile to their faces, and the laugh to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

, 'em, God bless 'em! on His own birth
! day! It'll aise the ache that no one
but the blissid Lord an thimsilves
knows Of"
Yes, there was a radiance added to
| the gentleness in the faded eyes-a
radiance written by a joy of which few
in this self-seeking world know the
| taste.
Without saying more Mr.. March
wrote the checks, to which the old man
added his tremulous signature. AS the
sound of the limping footsteps died
away in the hall, Mr.. March turned
again to the five checks on his desk.
"They look small-yes, they do"
Mechanically he added cipher to the
one nearest him. THAT looks better"
A cipher was added to each check.
| ''One hundred. Two hundred and fifty.
They'll all have to be written over"
| Mr.. March leaned his head on his
hands, less in a hurry to get home
than he had thought. The glorified
face of the old servitor was still before
his minds eye. Mr.. March doubted
if ever in his life he had looked into a
happier one.
Cutting down his bit of nest-egg
eo-the poor old simpleton! Likely
enough to end his days in the poorhouse
yet"
But 1t was with a softered smile that
the rich merchant thought it. Then
| his mind ran over his own affairs.
Prospered from his first beginnings he
had, during these few later years, taken
huge strides towards a colossal fortune.
Seven figures it would take, he well
knew. to express what he was worth,
and the initial figure would not be one