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The herald., 1896-09-06

6a1 w hC
side at dinner, but he never touched it, and
drank only water.
A few days afterwards had the pleasure
of seeing him off.
"Pardon me-" he said at the last mo-
ment, "but l know you better now and I
want to ask you something. You have
heard Philip speak Of me, apparently-you
have now had an opportunity Of judging for
yourself. 20 you think 1 am a black
guard?"
replied that we were all the creatures Of
circumstances. He sighed. and seemed dis
satisfied.
To Sir Vincent merely said that Wilmay
though she did not know it, had an uncle
who was bad lot.
'Sove l." he answered. "Everybody's got
bag egg of relation somewhere"
''Well.' I said, this particular egg is
on its way to Coolgardie at present. It's
favorite pastimes are borrowing money, and
occasionally entering on some weird busi-
ness and going bankrupt. II it should ever
apply to you, want you to do nothing un-
til you have consulted me-"
every well, as you like. But. say,
couldn't one do anything for the poor beg
gar?"
Every good Of you, but it's really not
! necessary.At present he's provided for. I
mentioned 1t, because 1t was the particular
wish Of her father that Wilmay should new
er see this man or know Of his existence.
She is sensitive Y would humiliats and
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CHAPTER XII

When Wilmay and Mrs. Blayd left Lon
don, they went to Starley. a south-coast
village where I believe Mrs. Blayd had some
relations. Before they had been there very
long, what had been merely an excuse be-
came the actual fact. Wilmay was serious
ly i'll. Bertha and went down to Starley
then, and took specialist with us. He said
that in some respects the case puzzled him,
but he seemed quite hopeful and suggested
Mentone for the winter. saw Wilmay on
ly for a few minutes on this occasion, and
she spoke very little. 1t was terrible to see
the change that had taken place in her.
Bertha and Wilmay went away together.
I remained in London, working hard at
my second opera. heard frequently from
Bertha, and the reports of Wilmay's health
grew worse and worse. She was longing to
get back to England, and her greatest desire
was to live at Sinden again. After good
deal Of consultation 1t was decided to let her
have her own way, supposing that I could
make the necessary arrangements. At this
time Sinden was let on lease, and when the
tenant was asked to give up the remainder
of his lease he first laughed at me and then
got angry and said that he was insulted.
k1UWoVcT, WAiudy was wealthy CAou6A W
allow me to use form of argument which
does not often fail. and 1t did not fail in this
case So In the spring Bertha and Wilmay
came back to the house where Philip Am
ory died. Bertha refused to leave Wilmay
now-even for the delights Of the London
season.
About this time had a letter from Char
les Portland. I had heard from him once
before, but that was merely to give the
name Of the bank to which he wished me
to pay the money to his credit. This sec
ond letter was very different, and a great
surprise to me. 1t returned me all the mon
ey that I had advanced to him with five
percent. interest 1t also enclosed one
thousand pounds which was to be paid to
Wilmay as first instalment in discharge of
the debt which he had incurred to her faith
er. M
sIt may be-" he wrote, that when am
poor am blackguard. but am quite GER
tain that when am rich am sentiment
talist. For of course am under no legal
obligation to pay Wilmay anything. unless
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choose to consider myself IN debt 10 hse.
ents was (as I always explained to them,
though latterly they always refused to lis
ten) advanced in order that might invest
1t for them at my discretion and not as q
loan. The trouble was that in those days
had no discretion. Even afterwards when
/ had the superb idea Of the Compactum
Dinner, was not discreet or should have
kept the money that I made. One lives
and learns. I am now perfectly discreet.
have written to Wilmay, you will be sorry
to hear. to explain myself to her. 1t is a
pity the marriage was broken off,
/ wrote to thank him, returning his Ave.
percent and explaining that was not q
money-lender. I also said that there was
no necessity on earth for him to write to
Wilmay. and was very sorry he had done
1t.
Wilmay's health had seemed to improve
with marvellous rapidity at Sinden. Ber-
tina was very hopeful and in high spirits.
She wrote to me to say that Wilmay had
heard from her uncle, and that she took 1t
quietly, asked few questions about him,
and then seemed not to think about it any
more. Wilmay wanted me to come down
to Sinden, and Bertha pressed me most
warmly to come too. had been thinking
over things, and had decided what
would do.
Firstly, went dowa to Siuden. wilunay
looked very delicate and sweet: she was less
weak than 1 had expected. and loved to sit
out In the sun in the garden on warm days.
The herald., 1896-09-06
vENTRILOoUIsrs UNEXPECTED

As an illustration Of the hard times for
show people this year. my friend Punch"
Wheeler tells mo story Of queer ventrilo.
quist who appeared In South Bear. He To-
Gates 1t at South Bear because the place IL
on the Lake Shore road. which he works
for. and he secures tho consequent 'ad."
The ventriloquist was waiting for train to
leave town ON, when freight train pulled
up and stopped for orders. Just for lark
"the man of many voices threw his voice
into car and It cried out, "Helpi Let me
ut! I'm starving!'' A countryman stand
ing nearby heard the voice and rushed up
to the brakeman with the informatipn that
a man was imprisoned in the car. The
brakeman ran back and raped on the car
door. Again the ventriloquist threw his
voice inside. "Help!" 1t cried. tia statv-
ng! Let me out! came all the way from
Portland The brakeman broke the car
cal, threw open the car door and profanely
invited the tramp to come out. Out stepped
three actors who had not been ssying a
word. They were bound for New York
'Biff" Hall in the Mirror.
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you whatever It is not your fault that my
poor brcther-in-law gave you position
the position Of Wilma:'s guardian-whicn
should have been mine. With ali his kind
ness to me, he misunderstood me. and l
gather from his solicitors, whom I have
just left, that at the last he did not even
mention my name in his WILL
IT happen to know that he believed you
to be dead.'
Eyes. daresay It was my fault" He
spoke with more confidence now. His man
ner was by no means bad. He was not
quite the suave hypocrite that I had ex-
pected indeed, he showed one or two touch
es of cynicism that rather amused me.
"However, I, his brother-in-law. received
nothing: you, a stranger. benefited consid-
erably."
"Did the solicitors tell you that?"
"Do solicitors ever tell you anything that
you want to know? A man however does
not make you the guardian Of his child,
and"
'There is no mystery about It. II you
want to know, Philip left me his library
I'D his cellar. I'm sorry ID should annoy
YOU"
s'But, Mr.. Derrimer, it does not annoy me.
Z lave been trying to explain that though
under the circumstances l might feel re-
sentiment, feel In fact, 1t is to you,
- Wilmay's guardian, that 1 come first.
] might have gone to Wilmay or Sir Vim
csnt-of course, I have read in the papers
OF the impending marriage-but I went to
Philips solicitors and learning from them
that you were Wilmay's guardian. decided
n apply to YOU first''
"What have you been doing all the time
chat you were away?"
II cannot tell you all the details. Short
" after last saw Philip-it was an occa-
sion on which he had very much exasperat-
cd mel left England for America. had
resolved not to permit Philip to advance
more money for the purposes of speculative
business Of my own, which hitherto had
been unremunerative but still contained
great promises. resolved to adopt quite
different course. I said to myself that I
would now make fortune for myself and
for no one else, and leave Philip out Of It.
AS say, at the time I was exasperated
against Philip"
As have said the man was not exactly
q hypocrite; he was swindler who began
by deceiving himself.
"Did you ever eat Compactum Dinner?''
be asked.
"No. / don't understand"
ut was a novelty in canned goods. A tin
with four compartments-soup in the first.
nsh in the second, roast meat in the third,
and vegetables in the last. A Compactum
Dinner, sufficient for one person, could a
one time have been purchased in London fol
shilling"
"No doubt" said. ''it was very good, d,but
what's it got to do with it?"
''Good? It was bad. I may say that II
was-bad. And ought to know for In
vented 1t, manufactured 1t. exported it,made
fortune over it. went bankrupt over it.
and was finally brought SO low that once
tried to eat 1t. And in that sentence I've
given you ~ history Of three years. My
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told US beautiful story Of how she had
really composed that opera, but had
stolen 1t, and she had never exposed me in
order to save me the pain Of knowing that
I had for my ward girl whose guardian
was thief. But all through dinner she
never made the least allusion to her ap-
preaching marriage. and when Bertha spoke
of it Wilmay at once changed the subject.
After dinner I went to the plano. The
evening OF Wilmay's sixteenth birthday
came back to my mind. She was wearing
the string Of little pearls that had given
her then. At first. looked at her from
time to time as I played. She sat half in
shadow. her lips a little parted. her eyes
fixed. There had always been something of
another world about her. and tonight as
she sat listening to the music she seemed
more than ever ethereal. spiritual. Her
marriage turned to an insult, a tragedy, in
my mind. I took my eyes from her. and
became lost in the music. was playing
the Chopin nocturne that had played on
the night of her birthday.
Suddenly, heard a rustling 1of dresses.
The door opened and closed again quickly.
stopped playing and looked up. Bertha
and Wilmay had gone, and was alone in
the room. An indefnable sense Of horror
and pain came over me-. I was glad when
minute or so later Bertha came back again.
She looked troubled.
''What Is the matter?" I asked, "What
- happensdfe
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considered everything when she accepted.
She even asked me not to speak Of 1t again.
But tonight, just now when took her up
stairs, did hint at 1t. She would only say
NO! no! and once, why must make peo-
pie unhappy It's not my fault, Is 1t? I
am so fond Of Wilmay." Bertha looked at
me with tears in her eyes.
NO." said, "you need not blame your
self. I am glad you suggested 1t. Now we
can do nothing-she is no longer child,
and she must make her own choice. But
somehow can't bring myself to think that
this marriage is really going to take place"
1t never did take place. On the morning
before the day. received note from Ber-
tha asking me to come round at once.
found Bertha looking white and Ill, with o
etter in her hands.
"Wilmay has gone," she said at once.
''Gone?"
eyes, left London. Thank heaven, she
has Mrs. Blayd with her. She went early
this morning before was up, and this note
was brought to me-"
took the note and glanced through It.
''In the night, Bertha, found that could
not do 1t. I had to go away. got up and
found Mrs. Blayd, and talked to her, and we
shall leave London early this morning.
have written to Vincent. And I will write
to you again, when know where we shall
be. Will you please let me be quite alone
for some time? Oh, dear Bertha, do love
you so much. Do, do forgive me! AS soon
as you get the address, write and tell me
that you are not angry. cannot help It
I should go mad If didn't go way
had long talk with Bertha. It was
publicly announced that owing to the illness
of Miss Amory her marriage with Sir Vim
cent Carrone was postponed. Later and
more gradually 1t became known that the
marriage would not take place at all.
Vincent behaved finely. He would not al
low anyone to say a word again Wilmay,
and quarelled lastingly with his own brother
on the subject. To me he said, "Edward"-
by this time he had got into the habit Of
calling me by my first name-"It's bad,
but it's best for her. She tried to love me,
I know that. If can ever do anything, in
some other way, to make her happy, you
will let me know. That Is really all want
now-it is horrible to think of her as being
unhappy and that am the cause of it."
He had the luck some five years after
wards to be killed In the hunting field.
The herald., 1896-09-06
THE RING CALIFORNIA GAVE PIERCE

One Of the most curious as well a. most
valuable Of American rings was presented to
President Pierce in 1852 by the citizens Of
California. 1t is Of massive gold, weighing
upward of pound; the circular portion Is cut
into squares, which are embellished with
beautifully executed designs, the entire
group presenting pictorial history Of Call
fornia. The seal Of the ring is really lid,
which swings upon a hinge, and is covered
with the arms Of the state Of California,
,surmounted by the Stars and Stripes. I'm
derneath is a square box divided by bars of
gold into nine separate compartments, each
containing pure specimen Of the varieties
of ores found in the country. On the inside
is the following inscription: Presented to
Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth President
of the United States."-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The herald., 1896-09-06
cepyr,rhs 1896; BY the Bachelor Syndicate.

Copyright, 1885; BY the bacnei'ef oy"ui'.'e'
SYNOPSIS.
Philip Amory, when only twenty years
Did, suddenly gives UP his course at Gam
His friend, Edward Derrimer, a
musician and composer, the narrator
Of the story, advises against it to no pull
nose. and surmises that there Is woman
In the case. He receives few letters from
Amory, In one of which the latter mentions
his marriage. Derrimer learns OF the
wife's death a year later. Ten years pass
by, and then Derrimer receives an invita-
tion to visit the returned Amory and his
child Wilmay at Sinden, an estate near Ay-
shurst in Buckinghamshire, which is IA
miliar to the friends and which Amory
nas purchased. Derrimer finds that Wilmay
is a remarkable little girl, and that Amory
Is educating her chiefly by letting her alone;
Derrimer makes friends with Wilmay, ana
observes in her notable traits of character.
Three or four years later, when Wilmay Is
fourteen. Derrimer invites her father and
her to visit him at his cottage on the
Thames. The day Of their expected arrival
he receives telegram from Amory sum-
moning him to Sinden. He goes to Sinden
and finds that Amory has been run away
with and fatally injured. Amory leaves
his fortune to Wilmay and makes Derrimer
her guardian. Derrimer places her In the
care Of his sister, Mrs Enterland. who takes
charge of her education. On Wilmay's six
teenth birthday Derrimer dimes with his
sister and Wilmay at Mrs. Enterland's
house. Wilmay has become beautiful
young woman. She comes out and achieves
many social triumphs, which, however,
leave her fine nature unspoiled. Derrimer
finds himself becoming interested in her.
and leaves London for Paris, believing that
she should marry a younger man. This
plan meets with his sisters approval, she
having ambitious ideas for Wilmay's future.
Wilmay. after various proposals. becomes
engaged to a young baronet, Sir Vincent
Carrone. Derrlmer returns to London fd&
the wedding. As he arrives at his rooms, he
finds on the stairs Charles Forland, an un
Gle Of Wilmay's who had borrowed money
of her father. and who was supposed to
have died.
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TWENTY CENTS OUT o. rooxvr.

''--re D@ses - W. ~ kOo442Ae
Stories abou. the incivilty Of conductor,
and the failure Of gripmen and drivers to-
see waiting passengers are 20 plentiful that
they fail to attract much atention, but q
conductor on a surface road with . srisv.
snce against the public ia . novelty worthy
Of mention. He was seen on Madison
avenue car few days ago, and this was his
story: "a man on this line has NO cali to
kick. II he behaves himself be Is sure to
keep his place, and his passengers are the
best in the city. No use watching for fares
like man has to on some lines, because
most of the people who ride with Us would
hand you their face when they got out. II
you should miss them. But sometimes we
get a man like that one In the corner"
and he nodded toward the upper end Of the
ar. where middle-aged, well-dressed man
sat behind his paper. II lost 20 cents ON
that man." continued the conductor, "and
I don't think he wanted to do me. either.
He gave me nickel, and after the car had
goneten blocks called me and said he want
d his 20 cents changed always put my nick
els in this pocket" pointing to the outside
pocket on the right side Of his coat. ''and
that's where I put his coin, and then I
showed him every piece I had An the lot.
but he insisted and looked sharp at my
badge, and what was to do? 1t was his
word against mine. and settled 1t by blow
ing 20 cents. The worst of It u.s." he added,
the man really thinks he gave me a quar-
ter, and that wanted to do him. But
what's man going to do about it," and
then he shouted: Change for the west side
and Astoria ferry-this car for Harlem"
There was no sign of anger on the face
If the conductor, but when the starter call
ed: ''Right-Harlem" he seemed to give
the bell strap a couple Of extra vigorous
pulls.
The herald., 1896-09-06
(The End.)
ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS.

There are now published in the United
Kingdom 1856 newspapers. OF these there
are 1856 daily papers published in England.
seven in Wales, nineteen in Scotland, eight
On reference to the first edition of the d.
rectory for the year 1916 we find the follow
ing facts: That in that year there were
published in the United Kingdom 551 jour-
nails. OF these fourteen were issued daily,
viz, twelve in England and two in ireland.
The herald., 1896-09-06
PART ".
CHAPTER K,

'T am afraid" said Charles Forland,
nervously, that you must find my pres
ence little embarrassing"
'Not at ALL" lied civlly.
II should like to assure you that have
no feelings Of resentment against against
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Smother, may I 60 out to byke"
Eyes, my darling daughter
Wear my boomers If you like,
But don't forget your hauteur.:
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distress her. / thought word to you"
"Of course. Much obliged to you. The
worlds too bad for W.lmay anyhow, and
the less she knows Of the badness the bet
ter"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-11

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-The largest
bond sale ever attempted by the city
OF New York has met with success.
Bids were opened yesterday evening
in the comptroIlers Office for the &c.
GAG, $50. 20 of bonds recently advertised by
the controller, and the large number OF
bidders, the prices offered and the ag-
gregate amount of all the bids received,
assure the sale of adj the bonds at fig
ures that will give thk efty fair pre-
MUM ON the lot.
Bids were received aggregating six
times the amount of the bonds and
among them was one for ohe entire is
sue at 10471 Nearly every prominent
bank i'm Wall street was represented, as
well as several syndlcates of bankers.
But tine list was chiefly remarkable for
the large number of private indlVid-
uals VINO We're heard from. These were
residents not only of this city and its
vicinity, but of many parts of the
country, and their bids in many in
stances ranged above those of the
bankers, showing that they mad taken
their gold out of their boarding places
and were looking for prime invest
meTltS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-11
Geld Coming In.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-The treas
ury. for the first time i'm several years,
is receiving gold in considerable guam
Titles for Custom duties. From this
reason and the further fact previously
mentioned IN these dispatches, chat
geld is being Withdrawn from hoard
ing places and deposited in the various
su5-treaSuries, the gold balance ait the
close of business Goday had increased
to $l22, 234, Bis. The present policy of
the department is to discourage the re
cefrE OF gold, as the treasury has not
on hand without mountaineering
itself. sufficient currency to exchange
for all the gold likely to be offered.
The present treasury balance is $685.
sos 600. of wlnich exclusive of the $122,-
100000 gold S51, 1853, 600 is in greenbacks
and $39, All 900 in Sherman notes. Only
si3. 343, 900 in silver certificates remain
in the treasury. The continued increase
in the deficit is now engaging the at
tention of Secretary Carlisle and wifi
be treated by him in his annual report.
It is rumoTed tlhat he will recommend
an increase in the tax On beer rom 81
to 81 per barrel. This proposition is
said 10 be favored by Commissioner
Miller
The treasury deficit for this month
up TO date, one-tilird OF the month
having passed, is 81, 453, 600, making an
aggregate since July 1, 1895, Of $751;
Az, 0O0
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In RAILWAY CIRCLES.
AN ENGLISH AUTHORITY PRAISES
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
Our Advantage Due Chiefly to the
Superior Intelligence of the EN-
pIoyees-Latest BY Wire-LOcaI
Notes.

NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-Harry Poll:tt.
chief engineer of the Manchester Shelf
field & Lincolnshire Railroad company
who is inspecting the railroads in this
country said yesterday:
81 have refused heretofore to be in
terviewed. but L will say 1 came over for
the purpose of studying the practical
workings of your railroad and have
gained much valuable information. The
main feature, of course, of your systems
is their vastness and the ability of your
managers to arrive at results econo-n:-
caily. Your principal advantage over us
is the superior education and Intelligence
of your employees and to that must be
attributed much of your success in
economy of management
II consider you are behind us IN block
system as you leave too much to .,.:nan
nature instead of mechanical device and
then do not follow our rule of having a
certain factor of safety in insisting upon
travel a certain distance before another
CT enter it We have by that means a
double check.
LAS regards comparison OF engines.
distinctly hold that ours are superior in
finish and durability. You certainly de-
veiop extraordinary power, but we ere
limited to size, having to build -ocomo-
tiveS two feet lower and considerable
!ess width. on account of tunnels. We
have to get maximum of power into
a minimum space.
by the way, you have the advantage
of having far better malleable iron, than
we. Your large stations are exceedingly
fra and well arranged, but your way
stations would not satisfy the require
ments of our public. Taking your sys-
TENS as whole they are marvellous ex-
amples of energy, ingenuity and
ohility -