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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
MOVING THE FURNITURE.

The shanty jewellers got their living In devil
ss ways. A few of them let out skis in
The hummer .tims. Some collected driftwood
tad old building material, which they sold for
fndlinRs. and some collected n sold junk.
The king OF tie colony was Matt Bradley.
Who lived in q rather p%ret0ntious shanty that
'lood upon rtckety spiles. He was q police
nan once In Jersey City. but he had an uu-
fortunate way Of getting into trouble. and
Airty.odd years ago he was broken. Whom
b. left he public service he came TO SquAtter.
ylls, and there he lived In the 50 ne shanty
{ttl II EAa demolished yesterday. In that time
2 has come no aud then into public notice.
it twenty years. he had a liquor iiceD SO and
odd Jersey lightning. That was one OF the
y used I" have cock fighte In his place that
wv thlther the sporting fraternity OF Com.
ssnipaw; He lost an eye at one OF these nights.
y one Of his pet birds stuck his gan into his
sNtey1 and tore IL out. But he Jaw the
sMt Though, Then he couldn't get along
IN The nelchborinR women folks. Only
W weeks ago a muscular Irish woman gave
~ tremendous walloping.
Ibs other colony of sQuatters settled twenty
HAn ago on canal boat hulky that rest on
= cotton OF the cast end OF South Cove, where
~ regular canAllers also winter. Most OF
I'm toem TO be old. but there are q few chill.
~ lbere. sharp and Shrewd boye and girls.
ESoaAtes Of a school of rough experiences.
'ne and crime have been their teHchers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

at IT. and butted It high in the air. He kept II
flying mp and down In an indescribably comic
way, all over the wide expanse Of the arena
The bulldogs novel act vna only one Of count
less good things In the long programme. A
woman who rode. upside down on a bicycle,
which was Fastened to Q huge glietening star set
In tho roof OF the arena, and bold q man sue.
pended on a swinging bar, was another surprise.
Mr.. John O'Brien. performed perfectly the
very difficult task Of controlling tho graceful
ovolutions Of seventy horses and ponies on q
huge pedestal in. the central ring. There we're
darling horizontal bar evolutions hfty feet from
the ground; flying trapese BY the Dinhams and
the silbons; innpmerable !barebaek .feets BY men
mSnege acts Of expert equestrisnism. The show
closed with the familiar and rousing hippo
drome races 9nd some unusually fine feats Of
high jumping by thoroughbreds,
The mehagerie was on view with johanna ~
the most popular feature, and the n~ine.foot
g~iantesa, the twenty-three-inch midget, Peter
the Small, tho East Indian twins and other
notable curioslties. wero on exhibition. BY q
new arrangement the performance begins In the
arena the moment the doors are opened.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
TWO MEy AND TWO WIVES SUE.
One Naatron says Her Lord Put en- False Hair
and shadowed Her.

One Naatron says Her Lord Put en- False Hair
and Swallowed Her.
Mary Steinbach Is suing Ferdinand Stein
bach in the Supreme Court for a divorce. follow
ing on the heels OF an action for divorce ho
brought against her in Dakota, in which action
he failed. She says that he used to smash the
crockery at home, and that one night, when she
fell from n ladder and broke a leg, he went
out for a physician and remained out until next
morning. She AYERS that he offered to At her
out at an expense of 800 IL she would find some
one to clope with. Steinbach, who keeps .
marble yard, denies her statements. Her mo-
ton for counsel fee and alimony, coming up be-
fore Justice Smyth yesterday, went over to
Tuesday.
James McClevey. an engineer in the Fire De-
partment, has brought suit against his wife
Johanna for an absolute divorce. accusing her OF
intimacy with Edward Gallagher and John NJ.
Cormack. She replies that he Is full of cause
less jealousy ana that he has been shadowing
her about the city with false hair ON his face.
John C. Scully sued his wife Lena for an abso-
lutte divorce in 1880, but the suit lay dormant
until March 10 last, when he had 1t advanced
for trial among undefended causes. In 1896,
regardless OF this action, she sued him for abso-
lutte divorce. and that action has not come on
for trial. She has obtained leave from Justice
Smyth 10 open the default In his action and
defend IL. He charges her with living in 1890
with Henry Jostine at 336 West Forty ninth
street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
rAMsEy LOSING HIS GUESTS.
not = United states Prisoner In the Ludlow
street Jail Awaiting Trial.

Not . Inited states Prisoner In the Ludlow
street Jail Awaiting Trial.
Fol the first time In many years Ludlow street
Jail contains no Federal prisoner awaiting trial.
There are a few there undergoing and others
awaiting sentence. but with the conviction Of
of William Grumme. the counterfeiter yester-
day In the United States Court, the last Of a
large number of United States prisoners was re-
moved from the trial waiting list. Grummo
was arrested several months ago OH a charge OF
having made and passed counterfeit 50-cent
pieces. His accomplish. Philip Sheridan. ar
rested at the same time, pleaded guilty last
Monday. The two men had counterfeiting
plants at 3ls and 332 East Fffty'seyenth street;
sought TO exclude the testimony OF J. J. Cassidy
on the ground that he was an ex-convict, having
served terms Of Imprisonment on Blackwelrs
the testimony. 'Grumme will probably be SEN
fenced this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
MUST HAVE SPRING ELEOTIoNs.
the Hew Cities Election Law or New Jersey
Unconstitutional

TRENTON. N. j., April l.-Justlces Gummere
and Garrison Of the Supreme Court this after
noon filed separate opinions In the Jersey City
and Newark Elections law contest. Both reach
the conclusion that the law passed two weeks
ago by tho Legislature combining the munich
pal, State, and county elections in cities OF the
first class 10 unconstitutional. A %peremptory
mandamus is ordered directing City Clerk
Michael ]. ODonnell of Jersey City to issue bal
lots 10 Edward Hoos. tho Democratic nominee
for Mayor, and prepare to hold the municipal
election on April IS.
Republican leaders OF Hudson and Essex coun-
ties, despite the protests OF Republican Senators
and Assemblymen that 1t was special legisla.
ton and would be declared unconstitutional.
The case 10 to be appealed 70 the Court of En-
rors and Appeals, and Charles J.. Corbln, who
represented the Republican side, said he had tho
promise Of tho Chancellor and a majority OF the.
Judges OF that court that they would meet In
special session on Monday next In view OF the
urgency Of the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
4 TYPICAL. sHASTY.

Ihsse settlements occupied what has be-
- = very raluable property. and long ago Jer-
Sty and the Lehiah Valley Railroad began
nSspare 70 move the squAtters away. Tho
isSaiion proved to be long me tedious. and
So not until recently hat writs OF oject-
IN Gould be served upon the residents. The
M were received with laughter and 1eers.
~ ~ bradley said that he had enjoyed undis.
- Possession o: his place for thirty years,
d. 70 railroad or law could put him out. and
EslisJiI man WHO tried 70 do II would have
1Nxht let into him.
~ scond warning vas given on Wednesday.
~. ."As again laughed al. But their time had
sTi~ Those that.ars on Jersey Central land
hsv lave at least two weeks moro grace. for
R,ahVe not been served with Writs yet.
hi,rTfnt and early yesterday morning four
mi, WAGONS full OF policemen came lown to
LSnSt"rville Inspector LAnge was In com-
n" and under him were Capts. MoNultT
INnSi.,h, each with twenty ave men. Capt.
ilr,vty covered the bridge across the canal At
l1dnS,p, avenue and deployed his men along tho
6sSi" land on which KinR.Matt's village stood.
Hset SoS covered the bridge at Henderson
katt,t "ha scattered his men around the canal
NJ police had hardly time TO take their
|kESs nhrh, with q tremendous "choo-choo-
EAIsdh long train OF Nat cars came down the
"ack with an engine at each end. On
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

Mat pulled his old brown hat further down
on his head. stroked his long white whiskers.
and ,urned his nou-nful eve on Chief Of Po-
Nee Murphy OF Jersey CITY. He spat upon the
tangvsy. stroked his beard again. and said:
Gentlemen. gentlemen, It Is time 70 retire
,t.er.ate again Bobby Burns's old adaEe: Mans
snhumauity TO man makes counties sthousands
MOURN" Then lie turned and left what had
ben his home for thirty years.
Ailthe squatters Of South Cove. except those
on Jsrsey Central Railroad land were turned
oas yesterday. and this included not only those
Who lived along the tongue OF and between the
Morris Canal and the South Cove. but the
dwellsrs in the canal boat hunks which were
clustered together at the east end Of the cove
heyond the Jersey Central tracks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
Nsuspapsr Consolidation.

The Morning Advertiser and the morning edi.
ton Of the Journal were consolidated yesterday.
The newspaper thus formed Is to BIO called the
Journal and advertiser. The first number ap.
pears this morning. The Morning Advertiser
was owned, by tho Star Printing Company, of
Which, until Yesterday, william shillaber was
concern to the Journal the officers resigned,
and their places were oiled by persons connected
with the interests OF the Hearst estate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
WHITE STARS OFFER DECLINED.

sIs8. o Not Considerea Enough Rental TOR
Two New Piers.
The Dock Board declined yesterday the OFFER
renewed by H. Maitland Kersey, agent Of the
White Star line. TO pay Ss4. $50 yearly rental for
Pier AZ North River and $50. $40 for Pier 40.
when completed In accordance with the boards
plans. The combined sum, ! 8 900. representa-
90, 900. 900.
The denial of Mr.. Kersey's application was ON
the White Star line could DO reopened at. any
time. Mr.; Kersey wrote that hs renewed his
understood that Commissioners Einstein and
Monks had roconsidered their view Of II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
KNoWER PLACE NOT mo ENOUGH.
Harry Payne whitney Buys More Land Al
Joining M Newport Gr0unds.

NEWPORT. r. l., April Lilly Payne Whit
ney, son of ex-Sccretary W. q. Whitney and SON
in-law Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, mado u visit Of
inspection last week TO the Knower place. which
he bought early in the winter for $500 900. He
was much pleased with it, but, although the
grounds are large, he felt that all the space not
covered by the house should be made available
for lawn purposes. Deblois & Eldredge have
therefore sold to him eight lots of land on Cogge.
shall avenue, near Bancroft, and next south Of
Hermann Ocirichs's property, containing SO, 900
SQUARE feet. Upon this no will have erected a
gardeners house. large greenhouses and stables.
Plans have been made and work VIII be begun
az once. The land was part Of the large New
port Hospital tract.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
OIRCys,s brilliant OPENING.

A BuIIdoE Makes . Brilliant Hit Playing Hall
-Otker Novelties nj the Great show.
Al the brilliant performance which the big
Barnum & Bailey circus gave to the thou
sands who thronged the Madison Square Gar
den last night a hit was made by q bulldog
which will earn for this remarkable animal a
star place on future programmes.
The bulldog 10 q pct OF Clown Charley Cavan.
Ills speciality is to play ball. and no played 1t In
a way that took everybody's attention from
three principal acts, and set the vast audience
in a roar OF laughter.
Clown Cavan tossed q rubber ball two feet in
diameter into the arena and the bulldog dashed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
JERSEY SQUATTERS MOVED
locomotives TEAR DOWN TEE
sHIHTIES AT SOUTH COVE,

yrd or n Long FtEht by Jersey City ana the
LrhiHh RAILROAD 10 Get Possession or Vaiua-
bic water Rront NJ Oonmunip.w-hinE
Matt uradiey 10 Defiant. bus succun'ss.
uld Matt Bradley Of the South Cove in Jer'
uy City stood on the ranRway leading TO bis
~.ouatter shsnty, for the last time yesterday.
Mis- one good eye GaSed mournfully upon the
scenes Of destruction about him. Where at
daybreRk has stood q long roS Of his nsiRhbors'
,hanties there were now heaps OF old lumber
and piles OF worn furniture. hurryinR gangs
NJ laborers we're pitching the remnants Of shan
Ties and beaoned canal boats on 70 . long line
OF nat cars.
Below where he stood n gang Of men had fas.
tened a chain and hawser around the only
,hsnty left except his own. and now q biz on.
slne attached TO the other end Of the hauser
gave q mighty 'kerchuE,'' and the shanty fell
into pieces.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
More Money for Yale.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. April Tho State has
given up the fight for the Marett fund. amount
ing TO over $4,000. By the final terms the
fund will he distributed as follows: Yale, $2o,'
900; Connecticut State Hospital in New Haven.
10000; New Haven city poor, $50 900 New
Haven Orphan Asylum, 10000; & Franeis Or
Haven City library about $4,000. An order
will be given Commissioner Henry i. Blake
by the Probate Court TO distribute the money az
nnra
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
MAYOR sSUBs WEST sIDERs.
IntimatesW when They Complain or WaFihg ThA
They Seem 70 want the Earth.

A number of west side property owners pro-
tested to Mayor Strong yesterday against tho
stable which Col. Waring proposes to build for
tho use OF tho Street Cleaning Department at
HIRave no sympathy with you people," said
the Mayor sharply, You want your ashes
drawn away ~oftener than they arc In other parts
make the Street Cleaning Department haul
them further than 10 necessary In any other SEQ
crestfallen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
RAN DOWN 4 WAGON AND Il CHILD.
vVinEier Han Over the Chiid while KacapinG
from the FIRST Accident.

WinGteF Han Over the Chiio while k9caDin6
from the Hirst Accident.
George Wingler, the driver Of a bakers
wagon, who lives at 1889 Gates avenue, Will
liamsburgh. ran into Q buggy driven by DR..
Charles Reaper of 635 Flushing avenue. yester-
day. ut Suydam street and Central avenue. The
buggy was demolished and DIR. Reaper thrown
out butnot injured. After the collision Wing
Ter whipped up his horse to get away, He had
proceeded only a few yards when the horse
l5B Suydam street. The wheel passed over the
child's neck, infioting what DIR. Duhigg of st.
GATHERINGS Hospital said were probably fatal
injuries.
Wingler again dashed his horse to escape. but
he was stopped by two men who had Witnessed
Reaper's buggy.
The injured child was carried homo by Q
neighbor, and Winglor was arrested and locked
up In the Hamburg avenue police station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
A MAN WHO GArE FULL MEASURE.
Tribute TO sr eeper John Higgins On the Records
OF tho Book Beard.

or tho Book Beard.
Dock Superintendent E. 8. Atwood reported to
the Dock Commissioners yesterday the death on
March % OF John Higgins. a laborer employed
by the department. Higgins was q sweeper
along the lower East River front, and so con-
scientious and faithful in the performance of
his duty that Mr.. Atwood thought he deserved
special mention. He was invariably at his
post ahead of time" he said, land sometimes he
got there as carly as B o'clock in the morning.
He was an elderly man, and although he did his
work as thoroughly as o younger one. he always
wages. He often brought his two grown sons to
help him In his duties. although IL was not
was no possible way of compromising them for
their services: He was o marked instance Of .
faithful public servant, and 1t 70 with regret
the rolls of the department"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
D,v,u,t, commencement Speakers.

New HAVEN, Conn, April 1.-The following
seniors OF the Yale Divinity School have been
decided upon as commencement speakers: Aus
Tin Rice, Danyers, Mass, THE Minister as q
Patriot;" III. II. Ball, Des Molnes, Ia, The
Theory OF, Evolution in It's BesEing On the Doc
1.-THE Portrayal OF Religion IN Current Fiction
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
MRS. Charles Astor Brlstea Ill.

Mrs. Charles Astor Bristed. wife of the Wall
street lawyer. is seriously III at the Hotel Bris-
toll. Fifth avenue and Forty-second street. She
gave birth to aidaughter In the middle of March.
and since that time Mrs. Bristed has been very
III. Tho family returned to own from their
former homo at Livingston, 8. L. about two
montha ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
Schooner salis >. uastlns. No. Lost.

PoRT JEFFERSON. L. l.. April 1.-The schooner
Sallie J. Hastings, reported lost In Long Island
Sound with all on board. was In this port until
Tuesday morning, having sought shelter here
during . storm; The schooner left here on Tues;
day and should arrive at Orient tomorrow. All
hands were well when here, and will bc sur
prsed TO learn that they had been given up as
lost.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
Arrived-THuRspAr. April

81 Majestic. Smith. Liverpool March -, and ouesns-
town, Goth.
IS Noordiand, Loesewits, Antwerp March go.
IS Lain, Bohle, Bremen March 20. and Southannp-
ton ptth.
Sc Boston City, Barclay. Bristol.
Is HOlstein, Hoppe, Cape Haytl.
Sc Leon. Landmark, Port Antonio.
Sc stalbsim. HIT, Dsmerara.
Sc AllinnoA, Beers. Colon.
Sc MadiAna, Frazer, St, Lucia.
Sc Merida. Tompsett, Rosario.
So KAnsns City, Flsher, Saw Annah.
IS City OF Columbia, Hitler, Norfolk.
IS oxns. Sutherland, Galveston.
(For later arrivals zee Flnt PagoJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
NeW CIVILIZATIONS.

EAC. H.-Croker's Irish souES," Burke's
~ spseehes. Bacon's ,Essays,., Herrtck's "Hespsr'
shandy, !" Voitalres "Candide."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
Spefial gptisss.

YOU WILL PRIZE HINDERcoRNs for the com.
fort II gives, IL removes the corns perfectly.
FARkER'S HAIR BALSAM Is life TO the hair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
srARINE 1SrELLIeESoR

MINIATURE ALnkSAo-THts DAT.
Sun rises. . ~ / sun Sets. 30 30 Moon sets 7td
uioH wATER-THs DAT.
sandy HOOK. 2 ts Gov Island. Q 30 Hell Gate. 10 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
FLINTS FINE FURNITURE.
BEAUTIFUL

as designs have been heretofore. they could
not compare with this seasons new nov.
elites.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

Towing Limo, engaged In towing between this
city and Albany, have been purchased by the
Consolidated Towing Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

ARRIVED OUT.
IS Columbia, from New York, at Plymouth-
s. Georgian, from New York, at London.
sa California, from New York, ct Gibraltar.
50 L \ Qrands Dpchesse, from New York. at sayanF
nah.
sS Yuma. from New York. At Philadelphia.
Sc Fanny CRdwalador. from New York, at BaltimoTA.
sioHTgp.
Sc Edam. from Amsterdam for New York, passed
IS Manitoba from New York for London, passed
Prswle Point.
s. oldham, from New York for Rotterdam. paassd
Prawle Point.
ss ROTTERDAM. from New York for Rotterdam. %
PrAwlo Point.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
Business Nutires.


tho use Of the greatest OF all toaios,
MALT MURINE, - and guarantees the ipsrts claimed
for II. For sale by all druggists.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

scaIchi Set 70 slnE In VauassiIIs.
Nine. Scalchi's manager denies the reports
that she 10 TO sing In vaudeville
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

Mrs. yginslew's Soothing Syrup for children teethf
ing; softens the gums, reduces allayd
pain. cures wind collie. diarrh9a- 25c. Q bottle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

The New York Once OF the WEST END DIE
Long Branch. where engagements for rooms may Nd
made. has been removed to IFS Broadway. Room 70,
W. Z. HILDRETH. Prop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
sIaHTED


bALNp FhOh FoNKIuN fOHTN+
IS Massachusetts,, from London for New York
Sc Maasdam, from n0uloGne for Now York.
rs Vera. from 0enoa for New York.
s. Eastern Prince. from Rosario for New York
Sc Venezuela, from La 0uayra for New York.
80 Orinoce, from Bermuds for New York.
IS Trinidad, from Bermuda for New York.
ss City Of Washington. from Havana for New YcFh.
sAukD FROM DOMESTIC Forts.
Sc City Of Birmingham. from Savannah for New
.
IS seminole, from Jacksonville for New York.
So Herman Winter, from Boston for New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02

ulNhNb IlthblJ III GIIil'l RTlHutuT III ING
meetings gave them tone. The owner Of 1t
even showed her devotion to the loving cup
when sho was invited TO several big dinners by
bringing II with her. 1t has stood on several
such occasions In front OF her plate. where the
Inscription might be read; Some of the ieai.
kind things about Mrs Blank and her hard
worked loving cup. 1t was eveL. suggested
the Invitation should inclnds the owing H'n naef
There is probably not another loving emp In
New York that is so seldom filed and SO fire.
guently on exhibition rs tho one owned by th!s
Mrs. Blank.
Tho decision to exclude bicyclists from the
parade in honor OF the celebration of Grant
Day will undoubtedly Improve the spectacular
effect OF the demonstration and II indicates
the growing conviction that wheelmen have-no
place in o parade which 10 not excluIiyely their
own. This was fairly well shown at tho night
parade Of the Columbian celebration, although
since that time the wheelmen's parades have
become so much more frequent that no such n
fasco could 10 rspeated. One OF the particu-
lar failures OF that occasion was The lack Of IL
Elimination, and tbs body that wheeled SOL
emuly and apparently endiessly along was for
the greater part OF the time In inky 9iaexness.
shown the possibilities for ingenious and
beautiful effects which would certainly serve
TO prevent any repetition OF the afair that
first put paradlng mcyclsrs into disfavor. Tho
wheelmen can turn out very attractive cXhibi-
tons and tney. are most successful at night.
Then the ma3hiLc and in a measure the rider
are comparatively inconspicuous. The illum-
mated decorations are the principal feature.
and while. the rider may not be especiallr at.
tracive that makes no difference at night.
But even the. the .larado should be limited to
w%heelmen only, Thev strike a gait thar is
certain 10 conform IA the other features of a
parade. The wheslmen can distinguish them
selves by a ,narade Of their own At any time,
SO they need not he disRruntled over the do
cislon not 70 admit them 10 tho Grant Day
demonstration. II Is probably, better for Thorn
and il Is certainly better for tho parade.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-08-31

t thought he would recognize one If he

but thought he would recognize one If he
saw il.
well, you're the proper kind" said the
man earnestly. Now, what dye say to
my goin' along wild youse ali?"
Most of the boys had by this time come
out Of the bushes and stood listening.
well. I'm willin'." said Tommy. ''if the
boys IS. Is youse?' he asked, turning on
them.
They asSented graciously.
We'll. that's good SAID the old fellow.
My names Jim Walker, from Plymouth,
an III be wild youse soon as 60 home
and get my tools and my goid-pan."
There was considerable objection TO his
going back home. The boys feared he
might betray them.
well, say" he cried after hearing them,
''yoCse needn't be afraid. know a place
where youse can hide. Say, do youse know
where Devils Island is in Solomon's
Creek?"
The boys knew.
Well. say youse can hide there. An
say, has any of youse got gold-pan?'
None Of them had one, nor did they
know what it was.
We'll. say" he cried. "youse just got to
have one''
ward the island, a couple of miles distant.
and all the way the old man was telling
an admiring group how easy II was to
make thousands and thousands Of dollars
In week-sf they struck IL rich.