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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
TRADE IN GENERAL.
at ST. Louis, baltimore,
Cincinnati and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS, June 10.-Flour dull. Wheat-Fu-
lures frmer at the opening. While business was
comparatively light, a better feeling prevailed
and the market advanced. closing fractions high
or than Yesterday. Spot higher; No. red, cash,
elevator SIC bid; track SS1a@Sec: July, 6996c bid;
August 677kc asked September, 6Sc asked Corn
Futures ruled stronger and higher with a fair
amount of trading Spot higher No. 2, cash. 224
6c4I4c; July. 227s 923c; September, 2414c bid Oats
Futures easier; Spot hrIneri No. 2. cash 1712c
bid; July 1Sc bid Rye steady at &c. track.
Barley nominal. Corn meal, Sl66Gl70. Bran dull
and weak, without change Flaxseed steady at
12c Prime timothy seed, 81. 500l2. Co. Hay dull,
II 20 Butter slow; creamery nQl5l5c; dairy co
12c Eggs steady at Sic. Whisky, $1.19 Cotton
firmer; standard mess jobbing, $T.5G9S50. Lard
frmer; prime steady choice, S33752. Bacon
Boxed shoulders, $5.31l2; extra short-clear S5.25;
RIBS $3.50; shorts $3.50. Dry-salt meats-Boxed
ISLANDERS $4.75; extra short-clear, s470 ribs,
81 SO. shorts, $3.50. Receipts-Flour, GOO brs:
wheat 5000 Blu; corn. $4,000 bu; oats $4,000 bu.
Shipments-Flour. H. 900 brls wheat, 2000 bu;
corn IL, coo bu oats. $1,000 bu
BALTIMORE, June 10.-Flour firm; receipts
6 III brls: exports ZIG brls. Wheat unsettled; No
red SPOT, TIC bid; receipts, l,502 blu; exports,
Corn firmer; spot, 2s429isc September. 29Ac bid !;
steamer mixed, 271atZIS4c: receipts, 2,519 bu;
Southern white corn, Sic bid; Southern yellow,
30a3o12c. Oats weak; No white, Z7d2714e; re-
CENTS 1916 bu. Rye steady: No. Western S9GD
39Itc: receipts. e,397 bu; exports 51,429 bu. Hay
steady; choice timothy, s14 bid Grain freights
quiet and steady Butter eggs and cheese
steady.
CINCINNATI June 1o.-Flour quiet Wheat
quiet. Corn active No: mixed 25626c. Oats
active: No. mixed, l9Q2ol4e. Rye frm No. 2
easy at S440Q4.50. Bacon weak at s.. 2595 30
Whisky quiet at S119. Butter easy. Sugar firm.
Eggs steady at Sc. Cheese easy.
TOLEDO. june l0.--Wheat higher but dull;
tive and firm; No. mixed 25c Oats active and
steady, No. mixed 19c. Rye dull, but steady;
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AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at the sea-
honrd,s Commercial MetrOpOIis.

NEW YORK, June 10.-Flour-Recetpts, 6,l49
brls: exports 12S03 brls. Market fairly active,
firm and unchanged. - Rye flour more active;
s1lperfine s. 100230. Corn meal firm; yellow
Western 5Sc Rye steady; No 2 Western 36Ac
Barlev-Malting. 35@42c. Barley malt dull; West
ern, 43054c.
wheat-Receipts 12S,95O bu; exports, 265.347 bu
Srot firm Options opened firm and advanced ir-
regularly all day on general covering, heavy sea-
board clearances, frost complaints from the
Northwest and fears of July manipulation; closed
unsettled at 5s@lc net advance; june No. red,
closed at Toe; September, 697s@70Ac.
Corn-Receipts, l4s, 2Oo bu; exports, l,OO6 pu;
Spot firm; No. 2, 291ac. Options opened firm and
strong all day on increased speculation ana
bullfsh crop news, closing Zee net higher; June
closed at 299sc; September o0@4Q5l9sc' closed at
Gats-Receipts POI, 600 bu; exports. 24Os87 bu.
Spot finn; NO. 2 &c. Options were dull, but
steadier with corn, closing parity Ac net hlgner;
June closed at pc.
Hay weak. Hops dull. Hides firm Leather
steady. Wool firm.
Beef steady. Cut meats firm Lard easy; re-
fined quiet Pork easier. Tallow quiet.
Coftee--Options opened steady with prices I'M
CT angsd 10 points lower European cables were
Buying in the local market was chiefly by room
traders; European noises sold; Brazilian receipts
to points net decline Sales, 5000 bags, includ-
ing: September, 7.35c. Spot conee-Rio quiet
Mild steauy Rio-Receipts, 1905 bags; cleared
for the United States, 1900 bags; stock, 1885, 900
bags Total warehouse deliveries from the
III tied States 9,7S9 bags, including 1857 from
New York; New York stock to-day, 373, 309 bags
United States $3.50 900 bags; total visible for the
United States, 746357 bags. against 357,9oS last
year.
mold A. SC; standard A, 43sc; confectioners A,
45sc: cllt-oaf use; crushed, 5asc; powdered, 51sc
granulatad 42lc; cubes &C.
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REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Nine Transfers, with "a Total COnsid.
GRAFTON of $93,TOO.

Instruments filed for record in the recorders
office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty
four hours ending at 5 p. m. June TO- 1897, as
furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles
corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, In
dianapolis, Suite 229, first Office floor, The
Iemcka. Telephone 1850:
James A. Low ct al. to David NJ Parry,
Lot a. Buffers subdivision of Outlet 1850. Sc 900
Ida NJ Blanchard to Charles Ferger, part
of south half of Lot TO- Hanna's heirs
GuultloH ooVu
William II. Hawkins to William r.
Haueisen, Lot AZ, Migan's Brook Park
duullOH 0UUO
G. Square .e. ',.'i an -l..ie,'. ..o $500
John Wacker ct al. to John Wacker jr,
Lot lis, Wacker's third Haughville addi-
ZION oUU
Mary McFugh to Mary NJ. King. Lot A.
Lancaster's Bemont-avenue addition. 1000
John w. Bruce to William j. Schroy, Lot
81 Reagan Park ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600
Mary G. Knott to Michael F. Gill, Lot So
Robbins & Hubbard's Hall Place addition. 1900
Nicholas McCarty to Bridget O'MaTa, Lot
$50, McCarty's subdivision OF Outlet 12O... 500
Transfers g. consi iere ton. $23 700
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VITAL STATISTICS JUNE 10.


Infant Evans, 217 East Nineteenth street. still
born.
Infant Quishenberry. nine days, near South
Shelby street. commissions.
Rev A. i. Robb thrty-nine years, 1920 Harlan
street. gastric catarrh.
Matte Burke, twenty-three years lol3 Union
street, peritonitis.
Martha Mcbride, sixty-three years, SIS Dough-
erty street, cancer.
Amanda f. Hedges forty-seven years, 10 Ed
wards street, heart disease.
Adde NJ. Wiles, thirty-eight years, 1873 Broad
Thomas ]. Raftery, three months, 80 Cnburn
Ruby A. staufft. eleven years. rs Park avenue
mitral insufficiency.
born.
West street, liver trouble.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. June l0.-The dry goods market
shows little change to-day from the dizziness OF
the week The effect of the cool June weather
is distinctly depressing again to-day and sellers
have refused 10 attempt TO meet the ideas OF
what lew buyers are in the market as 10 price
and delivery of staple goods either in cottons or
woolens, although in the latter class buyers as
Play more LIBERAL ideas. Jobbers have had a
very poor week. There an augmented at
tendance of buyers to-day in jobbing stores buA
the market is still quiet one in all departments
stock-taldng in the future being an addl-
tonaI contributing factor to the present dizziness.
Staple cottons are exceedingly quiet. Print cloths
snow a stronger market bids for extras at Fan
River at 2 7-I6c plus / per cent being refused by
the mills. Odd goods are also ECld firmly. Prints
are dull in nearly all grades.
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Trade Continues tn Show Improve
Inent In Several Lines.

Dry goods merchants hardware men, druggists,
grocers and leather dealers all report trade better
this week. Goods of all kinds selling very
close Sugars have advanced three times this
week and still have an advancing tendency. All
staple articles firm. Wholesale groeers have
unloaded a good deal of their canned goods and
dried fruits the last few weeks, which is a
favorable item with them. On Commission row
June promises 10 be a better month than
May, in which the most business was transacted
of any month in the last two years. On most
articles very satisfactory prices have been
realized. Both eggs and poultry frmer at
the revision of prices. The seed merchants are
having a good trade and prices firm. The hide
market shows more activity. but change in
PRICES.
The local grain market is quite active. Re-
ceipts of corn are larger and oats are in some
better request. Track bids yesterday ruled as
Wheat-No red 76c; No. 3 red. 72074c; No
4 red, 66G70c; wagon wheat 75c.
Corn-No ! white, 2414e; No. white, 24l2c; No
white. 24l2c; No White 221ac; No. white
white mixed, 21%4c; 70. yellow 24c; No. 3 yell
low, 24c; NO yellow, 22c; No 2 mixed 24c
No mixed, 24c; No mixed 22c; ear corn,
oats-No white. 21c; No. white. 1sc; No.
2 mixed, 1S14c No. mixed, l712c.,
Hay-No i timothy, s9.50Q1O No. timothy,
SS50d9.50; prairie, $6qS.50
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid By shLopers.)
Poultry-Hens, 512Q6c; springs, 15c; cocks. 21@c;
young turkeys &c; toms, SC; old men turkeys,
7c old toms, sc; ducks, 612c; geese 4U. a,,r full
feathered, 30C tor pIuoked.
I5utter-C ountry. choice. 7c mixed. 6zc.
Eggs-S12c.
Feathers-Prime geese. SOC per lb prime duck,
lGQt7c per 10.
l}eeswax-3Oc for yellow, Csc for dark.
Honey-12Q14c per 10.
Wool-Ie1ium unwasled. 15c; fine merino, un-
washed 1OQ1lc; tub-washed, 2OQ25c; bury and
CnmerchanIable, &c less.
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
Green-saIted Hides-No. l, 714c; No. 2. sac; No.
{ calf, SEC; No. calf, 7c.
Grease-White 2a4c yellow, FAC; brown, 2Ac.
TalIow-No. /, 2a4c No 2 2Ac.
Bones-Dry. Sl2@l13 per ton.
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NEW YORK, June Butter-Receipts. 1'2Sg
Packages. Market steady: Western creamery, II
d15c; Elgins f5c factory. 7i2q10l2c Cheese-Re-
ceipts, S.762 packages. Market STEADY; state
large SIZE: small, 7AGSc: part skins, 4d61sc
full skins 2Ik63c Eggs-Receipts. lIo9o pack
ages Market steady State and Pennsylvania,
uAG12c Western. 10AQ1lc.
KANSAS CITY June l0-Butter strong and
fairly active; creamery. 1oq10l4c; dairy, Saloc-
Eggs-T1e market suffered a decline late yester-
day and eggs were sold in round lots during
the day for &c. The market to-day was quoted
barely steady at &c for fresh candled Kansas ana
Missouri stock, ses returned.
CHICAGO. June 10.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market firm; creamery,
11G14lsc; dairy. 9412c. Cheese quiet at fGec.
Eggs firm; fresh, sc.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.-Butter steady;
fancy Western creamery, 15G1512c. Eggs hrtn
fresh nearby. 1l2c; fresh Western, u4lll2c'
Cheese firm.
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building Permits.

A. j. Galispie. porch, 70 Greenwood street $35
Charlotte Wilson. barn, 6s5 Park avenue. $3.50
william II. Young, repairs, 424 North Noble
street. S200.
John A. Deford, frame house, 50 Kappes street.
]. T. George. stable a2o West Morris street
$3.50.
$500.
o. G Mench kitchen. Columbia avenue. 20.
Thomas Shanncn blacksmith shop, East WASH
ington street. sl25.
George r. sullivan. frame house. 1874 East St
Clair street. s2,000.
Thomas A. Bowser, cottage. Montcaim street.
s., 200.
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Estimated receipts for Fridayo--Whea g
L 90 dinn futures ranged as follows:

No. spring wheat, 7Oh@zhc; No. g spring
wheat, 6Sc; No red, 79c, No. corn, 25Q2S9Ac;
No. ? white, f. o. b., 2lAQ2214c;, No. white, f. o.
b., 1934Q22c No rye, S$Ac No barley nS go
2Sc No / flax ed, 75i@@76c. Prime timothy
seed s27o@275 Mess pork per bril- 4' sidS Se
Loose $415l435; dry-salted shoulders boxed
s@52 sh( rcear sides boxed er $4o s2 81 e.
Surars2C ut-loaf 5.46c; graduated 4.S4c.
200 s BIDS oo % n rye $50 b bu
harley 40 600 bu. Shipments-Flour. 5000 brls;
wheat II coo bu; corn $4,000 bu; oats $4,000 bu;
harley 1000 bu
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Marriage Licenses.

jeremiah short and Ella NJ. Hatzell.
Alonzo L. Hiatt ana Nina g. Toon,
Emil Funk ana Rosa Semon.
Amasa j. Mullen and Hannah Mary Porter.
George M. Van Blaricum and Mary KeEkho6.
john O'Banyon and Annie Il. Perkins.
John o. Nevins and Eva Y. Cash
Andrew Hines and Alma Brown.
Frank Pigh and Maud Miller
John W. Young aud Hattie y. Carl.
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Produce, Fruits and vegetables.

average 67Zc 10 TO u lbs average CSC. Clear
backs 20 Ia 90 lbs average elsc; 10 TO IA lbs
average 61sc Z % lbs average, 6Ac- In dry
salt, 3sc less.
Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.
Appss-Russets. 81; fancy. S.;
Bananas-Per buueh, NO. /, 81; No. 2, ST.
cabbage-New Florida, s1.75@2 per crate; Mis-
Cheese-New York full cream lie; skins, 6gSc
per ID domestic Swiss, lie; brick nc limburger'
l0c per ID.
Lemons-Messina. choice. So per box; fancy
oranges-California oranges, Sa5oG4 Messina.
half box 81.
oni3ns-s4 per brl. $3.50 per bu.
Potatoes-35c per blu.
Tomatoes-$l;5oa2 for s-basket crates.
Cucumbers-25030c per doz.
Green Peas--s1 per bu; Kentucky, S125.
Green Beans-S175 per blu.
New Potat oes-I5cQ$1 per blu.
Asparagus-20@25c per doz punches.
Pineapples-S2Q3 per dozen
Gooseherries 81 per 24-quart crate.
Peaches-Fiorida $50 per 7-basket crate;
Georgia, So per 6-basket crate.
Cherries-$5Q6 per stand.
Seeds.
Clover-Choice recleaaed, 80 lbs. s404.25; prime,
s4.25Q450; English. choice, A.5Oq475; alsike,
choice s475@5; alfalfa, choice, $4.40@4.60; Grim
prime. s1.3011 40; strictly prime s14091 so; fancy,
Kentucky, IA lbs. sl.55Q1.65; EXTRA clean 70G90c;
orchard grass, extra. $175Q1.9o. red top, choice.
Slg175; English bluegrass, "a lbs $1.15Q175,
Milet. prime. 55Q60c; choice, GOOSE; fancy, cog
75c; Hungarian, 60Q75c.
Timers Supplies.
Best brands charcoal tin &c, 1ox14 14x2o, 12x12.
s5.50q6; TX, 10x14, 14x20, 12xl2, $675@750; roofing
tin best brands &c, 14x20. $42504.75; 20x2S, $3.50
Q9a0; &c, 20x2S old style, Sl3, block tin in pigs.
Ice; block tin in bars, 1Sc; zinc sheet &c; copper
bottoms 2lc; planished copper, Gle; solder. 11@
l2c; iron, 27B, $3.50; &c, So; ron best bloom.
galvanized, 75c and 10 per cent; lead, pressed
bars, &C.
Window Glass.
Price per box of 80 square feet. Discount 8
and 10.
SKIS to 1Ox15-single AA, 81, A. $780, b, s625:
c. S.; Double; IA, $3.50; A. $3.50. r. $S.25:
l1x14 and 12x1S to 16x24-single: AA, IS; A,
%.25; B, S. Double: IA, $1075; A. 1925; Is,
SO so.
1920 and 2Ox2O to 2ox3O-singIe: AA, $1,000; A,
$50; B, 49,. Double: AA, $14; a, Sl2.75; b, $12.
15x36 to 2422O- Single: IA, I1.5o' 4, $40; B.
1926. Double: AA, $15.25; a, 1875; B, Steps.
26x2S to 24x36-sngle: IA, $l2; A, S1O5O B,
$50 Double: "A, SIC; A, $40; 3, Sl325
SIZE: A, $n75; 3. $1o.25 Double: IA. sl7.25;
A. $3.50. B. $14
26x4G to sox5o-single: AA. SIS; A, 1880; B,
Sl2. Double: AA 1875; A. $1S B. SIG.
34x5S to 34x60-Sngle: AA, SIPS; A. $15.75; B.
$3.50. Double: IA, SO 70: a. $685. B. 500
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Oils.

WILMINGTON June 1o-Spirts of turpentine
steady at 24%4@25Ac. Rosn firm at $l.25Q1S0
Crude turpentine steady at $780, $3.50 and Sl.D.
Tar quiet at 81.
OIL. CITY June 10.-Certifcates no bids; credit
balances SIC; shipments, 1865 brls; runs, lV4 IZ9
brs.
CHARLESTON, June 1O-Spirts of turpentine
quiet 25c. Rosin firm.
SAVANNAH, Jure 10.-Spirits of turpentine
firm at 25Ac. Rosin firm.
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At Chicag5-C1earings. $ii.7oSi3s New York
exchange, 6jc premium. Foreign exchange
steady; demand, si.S7i4 sixty days. As6lg.
At ST. Louis-Cle rings, 4.45,35S; balances,
$47f415
At New York-Clearings, ss6.s47,419; balances,
81. 81. 3S1.
At Boston-Clearlngs, 412s,663; balances,
S1.335.072.
At New oreans-CleGrings ss62. 267
At deIphia-Clearings, $s,750,55O balances.
81 $50, Z2).
At Memphis-Clearings S2o5s66; balances,
Al Cineinnati-cIee rings. g. ri. 600.
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LIVERPOOL. June 10-Cotton-Spot in fair de
mand, prices steady; American midding, 4 5-S2d
The sales of the day were 10000 bales, OF Which
LOCO were for speculation ard export, ana IN
cluded S,400 bales American.
NEW ORLEANS, June 1o,-Cotton steady;
sales 500 bales ordinary, 9-16c; good ordinary,
6 9-16c: low midding &c; mdGlng, 7-16c; good
middling TIC; fair middling, 3-16c; receipts,
474 bales; stock co. $50 bales
NEW YORK, June 1O.-Cotton closed steady;
middling upiands 11-16c; middling gulf, 15-l6c,
Gale . hal
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NEW YORK, June 1O--Pg iron quiet; South
ern, $925Q1025; Northern $l0Ql2 Copper steady;
lake brokers' lie; Exchange, 10.S7l2Q1l1212c. Tin
strong; straits, 10 6G@1370c; plates easy Spelte1
firm at 42004. SOC Lead firm; Exchange, S2I12q
3.321ac; brokers, 3.1212c.
ST. LOUIS. June 1O.-Lead quiet at S,o71aQ3.1oc
81 elter steady at 4c
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nirfhs.

Sadie and Alfred Huddon, s2s North Alabama
street, girl
Della and Elliott C. Morse. 40 North New
hoy.
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, June 1o.-Dried fruits steady steady
wood-driei, prime, 42sQ4hc; choice 412Q4Ac
fancy, 4A@5c; prunes, 21AQ7c, as to size and and
quality apricots Royal Sqllc; Moor Park ZQ
I4c; peaches, unpeeled, 6Gl10c.
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Slow but steady-HOgs Steady
and Firm-Sheep Steady.

INDIANAPOLIS, June Observation-Disclosures,
45O; shipments, $50. There was a fair supply.
The offerings were mostly butcher grades and of
only medium quality. The market ruled slow at
lower prices on that class, while others were
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No. 2 cash, csc asked Glover seed dull, but
steady prime. cash. S4.10.
LIVERPOOL June 10.-Hams-short- cut easy
at 41c cheese-Finest American white and coli
ored dull at as Wheat-Spot. No. 1 red North
ern spring dun at Is 911d Corn--July dull al Is
Sd: August dull at 2s St4d
DETROIT June I0-Wheat-No. 1 white. soc;
No ? red, 791ac: July, 70ssc. Corn--No. , miXed,
Csc Oats-No. 2 white 22l.c. Rye-No. Z, soc.
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80 to 90 lbs average, Gl9c; 20 to 80 lbs average
6ac; bellies. Is lbs average, Gl4c; II to Il lbs
average 67kc: 10 TO u lbs average, o7sc. Clear
backs, 20 to 80 lbs average. csc; 10 TO Il lbs
average. csc, % lbs average, 6l4c In dry
salt ssc less
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Hogs-Receipts, 400; shipments, 1000. The
supply was not so liberal. The market opened
steady with packers and shippers buying, and
the supply was soon exhausted The closing was
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DIR. Sarah STOCKTON.

~ NORTH DELAWARE sTREET
ofiee Hours; . TO II a. M: 10 p IA TIL. l4os
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PART VIII.
ClHnicr XIV.

The secret slavery into which l fell from
that day onward, to man who knew
neither pity scrupe. and welded his
power with the greater enjoyment and the
less remorse for the piquant contrast it
Afforded to his position as a prescribed and
hunted traitor in hiding for his life, ex-
ceeded all the anticipations of it which L
had entertained. Having his favorite lodg
iEg in the rooms opposite mine, he was
ready at all times, when the cruel humor
seized him, to sally d6gtasand mock and
torment me, while the blivacy of his move
1 ments and y. the nun num & his disguiseS
saw him whether hef was there nop
kept me in state of Suspense and misery
well nign intolerable. Yet such was the
spell of fear under which he had contrived
to lay me, he being violent and danger
Gus man. and l no soldier, and SO crafty
were the means. no less than the art, with
which he g. adually wound a chain about
me. that in spite of my hatred 1 found re-
until a deus ex machinus, as the ancients
say, appeared on the scene saw no re-
source but to bear the yoke and do his
bidding
He had one principal mode of strength
ening his hold upon me, which stood the
higher in his favor as besides effecting
that object and renderings me serviceable
it amused him with the spectacle of my
alarms. This consisted Inv the employing
me In his reasonable designs: as by send
Ing me with letters and messages to Sans
coffee house, or to the Blue Posts in Spring
Gardens, to more private places where
the Jacobites congregated; by making me
go-between to arrange matters and meet
ings with those Of his kidney who dared
not stir abroad in daylight. and who came
and went between London and the coast of
France under cover Of night; or by using
me to drop treS sonable papers In the
streets or fetch the same from the secret
press in a court off ST. James, where they
were printed.
He took a special delight in imposing this
last task upon me and in depicting, when
l returned fresh from performing it and
sweating at every pore, the penalties to
which l had rendered myself liable. 1t
may occur to some that when l passed
through the streets with such papers or
missives in my hands had an easy way
out of my troubles. and could at any mo-
ment by conveying the letters to the secre-
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the middle of the floor to listen. Yet with

the tail of his eye on me-
He had no reason to watch me. however
Tor was unarmed and cowed besides: nor
had we stood many seconds before a noise
of voices and weapons with the trampling
of feet broke out on the stairs, and at once
confirmed his story and proved the urgency
of his need. Apparently he was aware of
the course things would take, and that the
conStableS and messengers would first
search the lower floors, for instead of be-
taking himself forthwith to his place of
chamber. and roughly babe me sit down
to my papers. DO you say at once that
you are Mr.. Brome's writer?" he continued
with an oath; land. remember. my man.
betray me by a word or sign and / strew
your brains on the fioori''
After that threat, and though he went
then and hid his hateful face-which al
ready filled me with fear and repugnance
beyond description-behind the curtain,
where. between bed and wall there was a
slender space, 1 had much ado to keep my
seat and my self-control. In the silence
which now filled the room could hear his
breathing, and felt sure that the search
ers must hear it also when they entered.
Assured that the Sancrofts and Kens, and
the honest but misguided folk who fol-
lowed them. did not carry pistols, l gave
no credit to his statement that he was
Nonjuring parson. but deemed him some
desperate highwayman or plotter, whose
presence in my room. should he be dis
covered. and should / by good luck escape
his malice, would land me at the best in
Bridewell or the Marshalsea. By and by
the candlewick grew long, and terrified at
the prospect of being left in the dark with
him, / went to snuff it. With a savage
word he whispered me to let it be, and
after that had no choice but to sit, wait
ing in fear and semi-darkness, listening TO
the banging of doors below. and the alter
nate rising and falling of voices as the
search party entered or issued from the
successive rooms.
In my chamber, with its four white
w nd fpvr or nf flt,.,
there was but one place where a man could
stand and be unseen, and that was behind
the curtain. The most needless messenger
ing to the steps ascending to the last fight,
l was In an agony, foreseeing the moment
when the constable would carelessly and