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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28


BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE
slx2aa ss@z On Broadway car lie. north
Of Ezs< ProSEe1- street ..-....-..-.-..-tss9
sox4-s feet ere block scum Of Nasszaa
szreFs. On al overlooking Lake Wasa-
Tea acres az sannydaIs. ferced. 1 scTss
e-ea<eG. +-rcon house. stable and
co. 81 - c,.:.s, .,, $50
no<fn Of Bradley. block west Of Tenn
perzzcs street ...-....--.. ............ TO
70 acres OF Mercer island. acres fenced.
acres cleared In clover ....-.......--ssS5
Depot street. beautiful view. g. 30
lotx- block east OF Lake Union.
blocks north Of TEird street car barn:
axi1 feet. rear END OK Cedar street car
line. broom house shed and chicken
a. go. 49,. 49,
Ing, IN kitsap county; - acres cleared.
abundance of fruit z-roorn house and
good oetbaiidinss, ~ acres alder bot
III acres of lana GA Dasr Lake. IN Island
county Cs acre. Of frss and second
IL niles Of water front bottom land
south OF AIki Point. IN ! 70 70 acre
tracts. per acre .-............, Sc TO 500
iss acres In ouiisyufe valley. IN Ciallsm
county, ~ acres river bottom. acres
Cleared. 10 acres sl.sned. small house
81 acres OF water front near siiverdalss
Is acres sla=hed, burned and seeded.
fruit; s-room modern house ether
small houses and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Part tine will be given On most OF
above property IL required.
JOHN p. DCRR CO., room III Bailey
building.
FOR SALE OR ExcHANGE-For Oak
land or other California property. my
house on Queen Anne. corner Highland
Drive and Second avenue north; four
lots. nicely improved. seyen-room house.
with modern conventeuces. Frank p.
Lee. - Highland Drive
FOR SALES acrss. 20 acres cleared:
Inc bearing SF>chard: creek: "A mile
from salt wafer, 12 miles from Seattle;
80 per acre 81 serss. - acres meadow:
Bremen. 2s Bailey building.
FOR sALE-sso, 70 acres near Lake
Washington, street car, nccommoda-
tons. 500. house and hot that cost s. 40
provemenfs carraher. rs Bailey bldg.
LOGGED OFF LANDS IN Mason and
Thnrston ceurties; excellent fruit land.
easily c.eared and nicely situated for
farms favorable terms. Tacoma Mi
Company, Tacoma, Wash.
1880 acres irrigated fruit and agricultural
, ,snas canal and water righr clear and
s-S0Ag cash for Koo5 city income
properly. WIN assume. Box s72. Wala
Walla. wash
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FOR SALE-Turn-verei hall. corner
Fourth and Jefferson, at a great bar
gain. Inquire at Rohifs g. Schoder. go
First avenue south. Commercial street
FOR SALE-s0 feet on Depot street: IS
feet on Clay street: so feet on Fourth
avenue. this Is business property; for
sale cheap. veline. 1i02 Second avenue.
FOR SALE = EQUITY: four-story brick
block. $.o@e: mortgage, $4,000. per
cent. years; monthly rental. SIS. Ad-
dress Chance. Post-Intelllgencer.
FOR SALE-10 acres. convenient to city:
sz,0; easy terms: viii take good milch
cow Ia part payment. Robertson. GLIB
Burke building.
FOR SALE-Au or any part OF Is acres
bottom land on Skagit river; price low.
c, W. Cook, care Tacoma Mil Co., Ia
coma.
FOR SALE-The best-situated lot In Rem
ton addition. 70xI30, very cheap. for cash.
A 5. Aoernethy. Arlington dock.
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,Ewrss- PLANTS. CUT FLOWERS. ETC.
Vozz.i nr3 PARK ard a&zn.rEtc2 xAeEA&
C1r.caEy. 80 5@So1c.
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BUSINESS CHANCES

ursfNEss CHANCES.
.-.-.-...s.4~-
ror sAr.r-nesfras,c ara prodtahls a..
sasn mercantile business IA Seakt5es SCI
sxtahfishea and cenAraiiY locA-eS. y y
penses small; honorable 500 tsss -. e
bssI~sxs -Ntth extremely hright future.
~, axaa~Benr~ necessary : sirAAeer 70
~ civ ean crop into tbs business AHg
ssss-r3eA a. 1 sc Principals cay Ah1
49,. wfth E 90 cash need Apply FeA-
Ssn Tor selling Nll enkaxe - 5ai1laE
Aaers-s rnterprixe. I. .. BOX 10. seat
tie Wash
go ea-Y0TR SURPLUS DOLLARS VII
r-ske rsanv other cellars Tor yea ne
80 hSearra - ~ thai process ths
r,sr resaaln - because thsy TAI e
vrasp the gcloea oSseeF t4tAi -. -. - -
STar We reasiEe4 more tAan - IS
week. gather year poFtion q 80 -. 80 =.
$1,000. A perpetual Income st1ain tae
sssrN ~ All Nr3ta Tor pArttsa4Afs or
den & Co. Pike bat.a'ns, CiHelal.% 81. =.
- $50 ve,1-e-s-s s,stshss ste~s
es->ssry frsst sad caD3aes ste &c -
80 aven2e do3rg q paYsas 0asa*a -,
ex~sftegf ~ssHoas Tor setl4nE ~ -
es~ap. thts = great epg-ory..a az -
ssv ana ~ th srzaa amount - 2ae1aes'
Nsrfin. sz1f f1rst avenue
Ty-71rT I, Y0t LIKE TO REALIZE t's =
per dRy on SaN& snxeste = 49,.
--s..3,- legitimate business enterprise
Address X Pss'-inte4l.Seaeer.
ss-9s sAr.v,-Raslau-Gn d2snE a 5aytaS
S1,strexs. Owner .eaNans TO 49,. 49,
$500 restaurants. fasst o WSSaias.SN
street. ------
oEr RICH QUICKLY, 80. So T ,ss ! &c.
- Egs42w&y. -. j.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO COSTRACsTORS-SO
Is hereby given that sealed bids WI De
received by the County Comm: ss9oners
OF King County. Wasni l unul ?
nishing sni driving s. piles. or more.
.n Duwan1ssh River near John Burns
pace WORK 70 % ., coss , $1,000 y. -. -
she office OF the Beard
BIDS shall name price per pile driven
r,1~,sas-ste ~ Deposit or Certified Cheek
for s15 o., payable TO the uD6ers4 al, 20
be forfeited % kiag County IN case the sli-o-
oessf, etaaer taas 2 enter mo :, so ssi-s
ire arrrss-t Os the contract price. within
FIVE Gavs after date % award
work 70 se completed on or Before 20
~ rnlsr - \ Hssrssse-f - The BOARD
If County Commissions seattle. Wash
Piece" Payment wi!l = mas n aaE-
rants on the Road and Bridge Egna or y
Cash a. the Board may ssse1- The bosAT5
reserves the rlE5t 70 reject any OF al
0' T.s,As a. ssa.tls. March 27th. 1881
BOARD or co. CoMNISSIo NERs
By r. n ~ hlSsJS, ~S1fs'F Ae1't0F
ard Clerk OF the Board.
rms WILL BE RECEIVED unsu April
1ah fer zeo cords sTsi-cisss Sooa 70
4g- a. fbe rate of - cords Per mouth
Msffao- street Gable Railway CO.
------------
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS.
--~~-~-~--~--~-,----~----~ - -----------
sA~ FRANCISCO BRIDGE COMPANY.
.-vfmsers ard Contractor. bridge bulla-
~ dredging. barber improvements ard
Eeneral cor tT2ctlAz. GA&Esfs street and
rsrst avenue soAtA-
SraTTT,E BRIDGE COMPANY. builders
r~sawas Fer railroads ARD rfghw ara.
. Asfff
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned, as receiver OF the Rainier
Power & Railway Company. viii. on
Monday. the 9Th day Of April. 1887, pur-
suant TO an order OF the United States
circuit court for the district OF Wash
ington, wherein he was appointed, expose
for sale 10 the highest bidder for cash,
subject to confirmation by the court,
all the bills and accounts receivable OF
the Rainier Power Railway Company:
Said sale viii occur at the hour OF
O'clock In the afternoon OF said
day. Intending purchasers are hereby
referred TO g list OF such bills and ac-
counts In possession OF the receiver. at
his office ST Bailey building, Seattle.
FREDERICK PAUsMAN.
Receiver OF the Rainier Power & Rail-
way Company.
Dated March q. 1881.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES Sealed
bids for supplies will be received by the
directors OF the Washington state peni-
tertiary al their office In Walla Waila,
lowing. viz: Groceries. dry goods.
Der. drugs and medicines. leather ard
shoe findings. tobacco and nour and
feed For speciacat ions aid any In
ouiries. address James McInroe. walla
CoNposTTIoN-we are now prepared
20 do composition Tor the trade fauy
rneasure1 in Nonuareil Ninion, Brewer
and Long Primer. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Call or address Post-Inteili-
gencer. Seattle.
NOTTCr-The Office OF the Seattle Brick
Exchange has been changed 20 room ~
post-TnteiIlEencer building, directly
ever business Office OF Post-Tntsiligen-
Ger.
SPECIAL INFORMATION DAILY to
manufacturers business houses and
public men BY the Press Clipping Ru-
reau (Allen's). Union block. Portland.
Orr.
NoTTrT-Arythirg everything. second
hard Sixth and Pike. Chaplin.
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PERSONAL.

WELL ve have got 10 raise some rncrsy
49, we are goAzS - maze q sacrifice
~ cn@ week ozy. Graa.-ewg-e less
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FOR RENTAL low rates; hns suite q
a. ou.xtse rooms on second accr OF
Srsseforfor Territory Investment Com
yarxss building. at corner 81 Cherry ard
second streets. ever Post~IntelhSsncer
Apnlv reoa Is
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-13
Free Pills.

Send your address to H. E. Bucklin &
Co., Chicago, and get a free sample Of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A trial will
convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action, and are particu.
larly effective in the cure of Constipation
and Sick Headache. For Malaria and
Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious SUBJ
stance and to bepurely vegetable. They
do not weaken by their action, but by
giving tone to the stomach and bowels
greatly invigorate the system. Regular
size 25 cts. per box. Sold by T. R.
Shaw & Co. Druggists.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-13

~ organ for ths Sunday schoois Nv.
arrived we cordially invite anyone
|'dkesiring to hear sweet music to attend
our Sunday school The bible instruc-
tiot,s will be conducted every second
Sunday by Rev. Mr.. McCrea of Drayton.
improvements in our burg. Mr.. Tor
y has bis new barn almost completed.
Mr.. John Raney has improved residence
BY the addition Of two new brick chim-
r1eys. New locks and screen windows
have been added to our school, much to
the comfort of pupils and teacher. Mr..
Albert Raney might have beenseen all of
last week with paint brush and can in
hand, as result of his weeks labor the
pump now enjoys a new coat. Lastly
but by no means leastly, Jack is again
cultivating Capillary growth on his up
perlip which adds greatly to the beauty
OF his benign countenanee, and harmo-
nizes nicely with the boquet Of pansies
that may be seen on the lapel Of his coat
every Sunday afternoon.
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Late Literary News.

The second paper by the special COM
missioner sent by The Cosmopolitan to
India, tells tale, the like of which has
never before appeared in any periodical.
We have in histories secondhand ac-
counts of great famines, but they lack
that startling distinctness which comes
from beholding at first hand the sights
described. Twenty millions of people
slowly starving to death, many Of them
in sight of the railways! No American
can form any idea of the state of affairs
now existing in India. Mr.. Hawthorne
has gone into the interior and stood
amongst the dead and dying. 1t is the
first time that we have had an American
investigation of the condition of affairs in
India. The report will open the eyes
not only of the civilized world, but of
the English Parliament and the Queen
herself to the necessity of extraordinary
exertion in behalf of these unfortunate
millions.
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South or East; whichq

kS00VA VI 12ssoVS V01O0
When trip is contemplated it is al
ways we'll to prepare in advance in order
to avoid little inconvenience which are
often annoying. The two east trains
leaving Minneapolis and St. Paul daily
via Wisconsin Central Lines for Milwau-
kee and Chicago make close connections
with trains east and south. Being ele-
gantly equipped with sleeping cars, par
Tor cars and day coaches, they are fully
appreciated by the travelling public.
Your nearest ticket agent will give you
complete information and furnish you
folder of the Wisconsin Central Lines.
Jas. c. POND, G. P. A.
Milwaukee. Wis,
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u Ii,
Summer ALLOWING y full blaat u the
hall district s,2s
Rev. M. Slaftason and w. PauIson d
Winnipeg Ore here visiting friends.
h Svein Gudmundson, F. +. Bjornson
and James Spangelo are said to be candi.
dates for county commissioner in district
No. 2 at the expiration Of Thos. Halldor-
sons term this fall. All are good men.
N. Smith Of Emerald, the adjuster 81
the Alliance Halt Association, came here
last week and adjusted the losses in that
association, satisfactory to all. w. L.
Wilder Of Grand Forks was here at the
same time and settled losses for the St.
Paul Co. and to the best of our belief
all we're satisfactory.
The Icelandic celebration at Hallson
on the End inst. ives one of the grandest
and greatest ever seen in this part. The
program was very extensive and was
carried out in good shape. Besides. the
large gathering from this and surround
ing country and towns there were peo-
pie from Milton, Grafton, Park River,
Pembina and Winnipeg. There was no
end Of speeches, songs, music and games
and sports of all kinds. First and sec
ond prizes were given for running and
jumping races. We will mention few:
Young mems foot race, Peter Bergman
LIST; old mems foot race, M. Halldorson
LIST; old ladies' foot race, Mrs. ]. Islefson
1st; married mems foot race, G. Oddson
LIST; horse race, G. Einarson 1st; gents
bicycle race, Goodmanson LIST; ladies'
bicycle race, Miss Palmer LIST. There
were many more prizes but we did not
learn the names. Paul Johnson tried to
enter in the young mems race, but the
judges ruled him out although he had
shaved himself clean-too old they said;
but he did not want to be outwitted, so
he tried to enter in the married mems
race; you have no wife, the judges said,
and ruled him out; then he tried to enter
the old mems race linen over sixty) too
yonng the judges said and ruled him out,
but at this time he seemed to be deter
mined to run, but one of the judges said,
you may be able to pawn yourself off
with the Bismarck ladies as the best
looking man in the state, and you may
be able to carry off the best prize at
Grand Forks for single guess on the
weight of wool, but there is no WOOL
pulling game here.
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Girl Wanted.
Good girl for general house work in
private family. Apply to
"a 80 MRs. w. ]. KKREsHAw.
Pembina.
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The True Remedy.

w. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
"Chief," says: "We won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery 70,
Consumption, conghs and Colds. Elk.
perimented with many others, but never
got the true remedy until we used DR..
Kings New Discovery. No other rem.
edy can take its place in our home, as
in it we have certain and sure cure fol
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc.
1t is idle to experiment with ether rem.
edies, even if they are urged on you as
Just as good as DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry. They are not as good, because this
remedy. has record Of cures, and be-
sides is guaranteed. 1t never fails to sat
sfy., Trial bottles free at T. r. Shaw 8
Co.'S. Drug Store.
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Farm Loans.

Talk with A. Short & Co. when you
want to renew your loan. Plenty Of
money on short notice.
If A. SHORT & Co.
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Farmers.

Get good weight and good quality, by
changing your wheat for Warren flour,
at the St. Anthony Elevator. 38-tf
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Pittsbuzg.

3ittsbu1g.
George Torrey 10 spending a few days
in our burg.
Miss Blonquist visited. last week, with
her sister, Mrs. E. Augustafson.
Mrs. Macarthur, Of cando. who has
been visiting here during the past week,
returned home on Tuesday.
Mr.. James Mclean, the aimable agent
for the Harvester King Co., visited his
sister, Mrs. R. Myers, between trains
Sunday last. The girls say that Jim's
smile is quite q bright and his ways Jus,
as winning y they ever were.
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Hamilton.

H. L. Norton came in from Neche.
Tuesday.
Klondyke and gold is the subject of
conversation now days.
IL. Chevalier of Bathgate was in town
for short time Tuesday.
Joe. DesJardine of toilette was in town
for short time Tuesday.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Elevator Co. will be held Saturday.
Claud Simpson and Tote Baptie were
down from Bathgate Sunday evening.
Mahon & Robinson are having brick
foundation put in under their lumber Of
fee.
Geo. SAMSON, hostler at the Hamilton
House, has gone on visit to relatives in
Quebec.
David Wallace is getting his threshing
outfit ready for the fall theshing. Dave
is hustler.
Prof Powell, A. M. Muir and Harry
Dawson went to Walhalla via the wheel
route, Sunday. They report pleasant
time.
Miss Lottie Buie entertained party of
her young friends Tuesday afternoon.
The little folks had a most enjoyable
time.
D. R. Mclean is one of the most ex-
pert bicycle riders in the town. Dune.
frequently treats the boys to rides on his
wheel.
Hamilton foot ball team played game
with Cavalier Wednesday evening. No
goal for either side. Cavalier claimed a
goal but it was foul.
A bridge on the Great Northern about
two miles north of st. Thomas was burn
ed Monday night and the train was de-
layed for several hours.
We are informed that VIM. James of
Bathgate has purchased the machine
business of Blackjack & Grill. w. F.
Grill will look after the new firms in.
terest at this place.
The X-Rays has moved into the new
edition" There is door between the
composing room and the editors sane
tum now and those who wish to speak
with the devil will have to get pass
from Gilpin.
The Farmers Elevator at this place
was burned on Thursday. There was
several hundred bushels of oats and bar
ley in store and small amount Of wheat.
The elevator was owned by farmers
corporation, and James T. Blackjack
was in charge. The building was valued
at A,OOO. The fire was almost certainly
of incendiary Origin.
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WANTED-AN IDEA = ess:. . ;s,ss

CLING To pNtentf PTotoot yOuF1 d0oo they nay
bring you wealth. Write JOHN N1DDER
BUHN CO., Patent AttssnsyD. WaahinStoA
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Good Flour for Wheat
Farmers you can change your wheat
for Good Flour without waiting. At the
st. Anthony Elevator St. Vincent. 8stf
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Flour and Feed
Store.

The undersigned desires to call
the attention of the farmers and
people in general TO the fact that
he - now-prepared to supply ell
with Flour and Feed Of all kind.
WHEAT. OATS AND BARLEv
Taken II exchange, OF for cash,
at the highest market prics
Store, on corner ,Stuts lnan and
Second streets Pembins. u
II. g. FEl';LLDAAN.
Proprietor.
The times., 1897-03-30

less by 400, ,oGo bushels than last Mon
day, and crop reports were unfavorable.
The Orange Judd Farmer made the con-
dition of the growing winter wheat $50,
against 81 u last year, So. 3 in 1895. This
is the lowest reported since 1885. Liver
pool cables were unchanged to lid. lower.
"A decline in the price of glish consols
was considered Indicative of further po-
litical complication in Europe. Against
these items of bullish type there were
heavy orthwestern receipts -944 cars
against 394 last Monday ana 535 year
ago. Chicago received ia cars aud in
spccted out 63,5o0 bushels. The English
visible supply decreased $4,000 bushels.
Export clearances were liberal at 421 ,361
bushels Closing Paris cables were partly
lower to partly higher: Berlin was lower
and Antwerp unchanged. May wheat
opened from ~ rs to 73, sold between
~ "a ana rs 3-s, closing at T3 1-S-3-S
higher than Saturday. Cash wheat was
firm and slightly higher. Receipts at
principal Western points, 591 ! 54 bushels:
shipments, 1872, S46 bushels. Receipts at
Eastern points, 81 ,741 bushels: shipments,
16S, 3SS bushels.
The times., 1897-03-30

Despite the opinion expressed by many
Of the Shrewdest men of the street, that
the decision OF the Supreme Court is not
a knock lown blow by any means; that
its rcal harm need not be great to rail-
road interests, the stock market continues
to cvince an almost startling weakness
Day after day now, with u sickening reg
ularity, prices have dropped further and
more people have gone to the bear side
shows better than almost any object les
son of the street for many months what a
tickle lot Of people the ordinary traders
are, how dominated by their sentiments,
and especially their fears At the begin
ming of the Administration these same peo-
pie that are now selling the market were
buying all along the linein the expectation
OF a fine boom. They keptit up and carried
1t further than there was any reason to
1t was the estimate of the writer of this
column that the market was four or five
points higher than it should be before this
TransnIissouri thundcrclap struck it. All
this WAS pointed out very carefully several
times in this column, with the added sug-
gcstion that as the outside public was not
buying the market was destined to have
a drop / have consulted with a great
many people who studymarkets and traders
all the time, and most of them are of the
opinion that almost the whole of this bad
slump is nothing more than the reaction
from too high prices.
The times., 1897-03-30

which | succeeded in reaching the second
story. This was in Il condition slightly
less dilapidated than the ground floor, but
still. forlorn and tiisrnantled. Traces were
dstingushable of a former grandeur; q
few rugs OF tapestry hung on the walls
and there were carvings on the woodwork,
though much decayed and defaced. At
length / entered a room which seemed in
better preservation than the others, and
here 1 resolved TO pass the night
The room was comparatively small, be-
ing not more than twenty-five feet long;
there YVES door a each end; fireplace
on the right, and on the left side two mar
row window Sits, sunk deep in the thick
Bess of the wall Through these Sits the
moonlight fell across the oaken floor
The first necessity was fire; and in
order to get fuel, | was obliged to tear
away strips OF wainscoting thereby cauS-
ing great CONSERVATION among the colonies
OF mice, rats and beetles that had made
their home behind [ for generations. 1t
came away easily, however, being indeed
almost ready TO drop with age; and it
burnt like tinder. l know not how many
manorial rights of house martens the fire
The times., 1897-03-30

may have violated as it roared up the
chimney, Tor did that consideration inter
fere with my enjoyment of the heat and
light. AS the moisture evaporated from
garments, SO did the uneasiness from my
nerves; insomuch that should not have
been seriously disturbed had n banshee
drifted into the room and seated itself on
the hearth beside meat least, SO thought
then.
/ now searched my pack for something
to eat, but found only some fTagmt
OF bread. sadly disintugrated by water,
and a single rind OF cheese. This was
little enough, but better than nothing:
besides. there was a finger or two of
whisky left in my flask and plenty OF
tobacco in my rubber pouch. l soon be
gan to feel reasonably comfortable. While
hunting through my pockets | had come
across the little Ieather-bound volume
given me by Father OHea; it had for
tunately suffered hut little from the rain,
and | undid its clasp and attempted to
read it. II was written in the angular
hand OF the period, and was legible
enough in one sense: tut the language
of the period and the contractions were
so numerous that I made little headway.
It was, as l mad surmised, in the nature
of a family chronicle. and the family
name appeared 10 be Sullane. Turning
over page after page. | found, in the
latter part of the volume, something that
looked like a bit OF rounded narrative; but
before l had mastered dozen lines my
attention was distracted by an odd noise
in distant part of the building.
l laid down the book and listened; and
1 must confess that for a few moments
the loudest sound I heard was the beat