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f2r soon perceived this, and reEaNNtsHeo
his visits to Princes Place, Kensifgton,
although Callapder continued to I'VE al
the hotel IN Dover street, where h& went
on his arrival. :,
Tgerton. meantime, betrayed to Pauls
keen eyes a remarkable degree of tmpa-
fence to get away. He was obliged to
wait for n or w introductions TO the
local authorities in that part of Ppaln
where he intended to pursue hs re
searches, but so soon as he obtained fnese
he would start. He was evidently felue-
tant to be with Callander, Stafdlsh
thought. and counted the days until he
could turn his back on London.
This was a very trying time to ptan-
dish. He had an uneasy sense OF Relng
surrounded and played Upon by forces he
did not understand and could not con-
troll.
Unless Callander was absolutely IN
sane. there must be some color of reason
under his sudden and extraordinary en-
nifty against himself, and, seek as he
might in all the holes and corners Of his
memory, Standish could not find the RANT.
est shadow of a cause, even for fancled
offense. Then, although not a little
ashamed of giving heed to the whims Oh
a young creature like Dorothy, he could
not quite steel his mind against the eff
feet of her profound dislike and distrust
Of Egerton. What could AVE caused 1T
IT was provoking of her not to confess all
her reasons, If she had any, to him.
Finally, that somewhat tricky fellow
Dillon was playing fast and loose" witt
him in an audacious manner. at any
rate, he would bring him to book at once
A line to Dillon brought that willy per
sonage to Paul's lodgings in St. james
place one evening, soon after the CONVEX
sation last recorded.
r Standish had returned from dining a
his club in as bad a temper, as his stroni
> s~elf-control would allow to take posses
sion of him. He had an irritating notlol
9 that Dillon was the worst man he cout
have employed, that he had not taken an
interest in the case, and a let an
t thread which might have led to detectlo
slip through his fingers. de had naro.
taken off his coat and begun to looK at a
d evening paper when. Dillon was usnere
In.
"Well," began Standish, rather imp'
9 tiently. 81 suppose that, as USUAL 70
have no news for mer' !.
d mo, sir-not yet" returned Dillon, 81
ing a quick, searching glance. ..
ssTell me. have you tracked this scou
n drel, Pedro, through his wanderingsT
Eyes; I have tracked the murderer al
I can put my finger on him; but there
r no use in doing that till my evidence
ID complete"
= 'sThen why did you let Egerton undt
lie take this wfd-goose chase to SpainF'
to "Why shouldn't IT with a sneerf
r. smile. Its just a play for a men, &c
ne man like him. What he'll find out
be neither here nor there. He'll not n
Pedro, and he knows It,"
h "Knows It'll" echoed Standish. wi
n do you meanT"
"That Mr.. Egerton was glad to
a. away from the talk and the bother OF t
wretched business, just to be quit OF
all. and so he has shown you a clean p
ed Of hesla.
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duty-but I found no opportunity to give
1t to you"
"Give 1t to me nowi 1t was written at
your suggestion" cried Egerton, turning
on her fercely.
'eThen, seeing she was about to escape
from your tolls" continued Dorothy, with
deadly composure, you carry out your
threat and murder her-if not by your
own hand, by
''Great heaven" exclaimed Egerton,
with a groan. do you believe this ?"
He sank into a chair, and covered his
face with his hands.
II do, as firmly as If I saw the knife
in your hands, or saw you put it into the
hands of another"
what do you mean? Not that I would
touch a creature dearer to me thar my
own life a thousand times, to destroy it?"
He grew CHASTITY white as he spoke;
his dark eyes, dilated with horror, were
fixed upon the slight figure of his daunt-
less accuser.
IT mean,' she said, with pitiless delib-
Grafton, that either by you w hand or
that of another, you-murdered-her!'
There was silence for a moment.
.Do not fear" resumed Dorothy, with
bitter contempt; 81 shall not publish my
convictions; the forfeit of your miserable
life would but poorly pay for any dis
credit thrown upon the memory, the char
acter, of the beloved dead"
do you not see yourself the Injustice
If your accusation? Such an act is inn
possible 10 mel Don't let your indigna-
ton and hatred carry you to such insane
lengths. Don't you see my hands are
tied? l cannot take any steps to prove
my innocence"
'9That l quite believe, as(I believe te
search you have undertaken for theelp-
posed murderer will not lbe sue
with so bitter a prej
dinary an accusation/
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walk. We almost all you say, put
not thisl You always hated me, ana l
confess YOU had reason. If you knew
more of life-of mems lives, you woulo not
think me so unparalleled a ruftanl win
this fixed idea you will never be able 10
keep silence. You will gradually let out
your suspicious
"My conviction" interposed Dorotny.
"Your conviction, then, and l h De
bla ckened with the blight Of ndehnapie
calumny."
"My motives for keeping silence are too
strong
Dorothy was beginning, when Collins
suddenly threw he door open, excialm-
ing joyously:
"5ere's the Colonel himself coming up
with Miss Oakeley!'
"For heavens sake, be composed,
whispered Dorothy in a quick, emphauc
whisper. The next moment HENRIETTA
radiant, exultant, entered, followed by a
gentleman, slightly bent, with gray ha1r
and mustacbe and beard of a darker
tinge. all wild and untrimmed, a pair OF
dark. dull eyes, very quiet and dreamy,
his clothes thrown on unbrushed, ana a
general air of negligence about MS ap-
nearance. Could this be the well set-up,
carefully attired, soldierly C~allander
Dorothy. already dazed by the fierce emo
tion of her scene with Egerton. felt dizzy
and almost unable to speak. She was
overwhelmed at the sight of such havoc
as a few short months had wrought.
"Therel' cried Miss Oakeley. Il was
driving down Piccadilly when saw her
, bert turning out Of Dover street, 80
pounced upon him at once, and here n'
is! l think he needs a little nome care
. Hasn't he grown grayF
Dorothy, still quivering with the crue
= shock which had shaken her nerves, ne'
h to embrace Callander as she used IN he
school days.
. "Dorothy! How do you do, my dear!
. said Callander kindly, but by no mean
moved. ut seems a long time since "
met. All. Egerton; l did not know 20
: were in town"-he held out his ham
a How horrible it seemed to Dorothy tina
Callander should touch him.
asst down by me, Dorothy" he conti1
ued; IT am pleased to see you again. an
m Henrietta@
"And we have longed for you to r.
tnrn" said Dorothy, bravely, chokin
down her tears. "You will want to s.
a. the children, Herbert. They hav locke
q for you; they are such dearsp
Eyes" he said, with a heavy sigh;
- must see them. My little Dolly, my po'
It. boy"
fe az will bring them," cried Doroth
of Fastening 10 the door, but passing Eye
ton, who looked stunned. and It seem'
/. to her, guilty, she looked into his eyes
- a look at once warning and defiant. 3
" ran to her room and seized the moment
- battle her burning eyes, which were tes
no less, but felt like balls of fire. Then $
ummone Mrs. McHugh to bring t
q; boy. while she herself led Dolly.
They wsrs at the door. Dorothy pus
he I'D II open. To hs1 infinite relief Eg'
1n- ton was gone.
NY "Go, darling; run TO father" she Ga
e a looedna the little hand. But Dolly he
her tated. To her, the gray-hatred gent
md man Yas- . total stranger. She looS
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tVAs
Both stood quite still, their eyes fixed
an each other-a determined, sullen look
gradually hardening Egerton's face, while
Dorothy's large, thoughtful eyes famed
ont with such fire as zone had ever seen
10 them before.
Egerton was the first to speak.
Had I known you were here, Miss
Wynn, l should not lave intruded, as you
seem. from some un~accountab bic reason,
to dislike meeting me-"
"No," said Dorothy, advancing very
slowly a step or two nearer, her whole
soul burning with the iercest hatred
against the foe before her, her veins
~throhbing with a tempest of anger. mo,
I am dad to meet you, glad to speak to
you, SO long as there is no one else to
hear me-" She spoke deliberately, her
eyes holding his.
Egerton's ,untenance changed.
"I am most ready to listen"
"Yes." she returned, grasping the top
of a ~high-backed chair near her, as If TO
steady herself; you must and shall listen.
Do you remember" she continued, "ona
day. not a week before she was-murder-
ed. you were talking with Mabel in the
yeranda, when you urged her to leave her
husband, and swore you would rather
crush out her life than see her live happily
with him? 1 was near the open window.
and heard you"
She paused.
sOThen." exclaimed Egerton, ain q
strange. stihed voice, "if you have a hui
man heart, you must have some pity fol
the most miserable of men. Nothing but
the dread of the worlds references, the
worlds talk, the reverence l have for hel
memory, has kept me from ending an ex
istence that is a curse to me!'
'sBetter you did than pay the forfei
dine 10 Justice" returned Dorothy, will
in~describable menace. knowing all
do. what has kept me from denounclnl
you, save my love for her-consideratiol
for my darling's fame? Here, face Z
face, / accuse you of destroying her hap
piness for the qualification of the poison
Gus venom you called Love- and her hft
either by
"For heavens sake, be mercifull 70
do not know what fortunes my own Coz
science inficts. I know how guilty al
7 know how base; but" with a despaii
ing gesture, "you cannot dream what IN
madness Of a love like mine wasP' u
began to pace the room In profound agiti
sion. 'If she would nave listened to m
and left that ~insensible tyrant, her hu
band, 1t would have been but a nine day
wonder, and think Of the bliss that avail
ed us both! l could have made her III
one long, bright dream of joy, a palace
snchantment!'
BOUNDED on a brave, true mans bro
an heart, and the contempt Of her oV
children" added Dorothy. How da
YOU speak such words to met Has vic
edness SO darkened your understands
chat you cannot see the vile selfshnei
enc unholy degradation OF such a schem
Lfstent She would never have gone fro
him 10 you'll She did not love you-s
feared you; you had, by your base, U
manly tricks, obtained a terrible maste
over her gentle, innocent heart. ! have
letter from her, imploring you to set
free. to leave her to her true affection q
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II caflapaef. and oardnder at her. Taen

at Ca1landef, and Calldnder at her. Then
she said, low and soft!
dolly, my little Dolly" and i put
hs hand.
The child went to. him, but slo an
awestruck expression In her biI lns
eyes.
Callander lifted her on bis KIND hen
slowly, gently, pressed her head i'm,
one>hand covering her soft checEl lille
he bent down his own till his led
beard mingled with her golden loo AS
he sat thus, his dark eyes woke om
their dull apathy, and looked Wild lay,
as IL at some distant dreadful ect,
with a strained, agonized express In
fnitely distressing. Dorothy g at
father and child with an achinl art,
while Henrietta burst out crying, the
boy-too young to remember, to to
mourn-called out noisily, Gpa~
papa!"
Then Callander, reused frou fis ~ ion,
clasping his little girl tightly to his breast.
again, till the child looked h~alf-frightened
to her aunt for protection. Then the boy,
thinking his sister was having more than
her share OF notice, struggled from nurse
to his father, who, laying his hand on the
child's head, looked intently at him and
kissed his brow.
Their setting Dolly down, he stretched
forth his hands, palms out, In token that
he wished to be alone.
1T is altogether the most heart-rending
sigbt.:' sobbed Henrietta, as they left the
room. "How awfully aged he ia"
CHAPTER XVIII.
Egerton found that he could not leave
London as soon as he intended, and Col
onel Callander's return further delayed
him.
Inder constantly 2ught him Is con
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what might be termed a civil distance
from Standish. "Good evening, sir. IN
let you know the minute l rave anything
clear and satisfactory to tell"
ITO be c~ontinued.l
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BUTTE CURRENT NOTES.

SILVER, 5i%.
Rent pianos from orion Bros.
Fred orion. piano tuner. 1O7 Z. Bdwy.
p. A. Allen was an Anaconda visitor
yesterday.
Wanted-25 men by Winter, Parsons
& Boomer, at dam.
Major w. Smith e. Bro. Fire insur-
ance. 23 East Granite.
The famous Allegretti chocolates, best
in the world, at Louis s.. COINS.
20 styles of electric belts to select from
at room ., 81 East Park street. Butte.
b. Alex Mcleod, aged "a years, died yes
terday at his residence, No. 1893 East
Broadway.
west side was 1874, total 1900; east side
119, total 1,213.
Smoke american Inventors" Amer
ica's greatest cigar. j. A. ~Stromberg
& Co. distributors.
"A Stranger i'm New York" will give
a matinee this afternoon and "a final
performance this evening.
William Gattlieb, a native of Ham
burg, Germany, was admitted to citi-
zenship by Judge Lindsay yesterday.
William Williams and Johanna Mar
tens were married last evening by Rev.
Peterson, pastor of the Scandinavian
church.
Lace curtains. white and ecru. Not
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minister's body Brussels, tapestry
Brussels and ~ingrains. Pritchard-Har-
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What Happened to Jones' is the
rather peculiar title given to George
II. B~roadhurst's new farce comedy,
which will be presented at Maguire's
opera house Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. The favor
lite comedian, Harry Corson Clarke,
will be seen in the title role, in which
he is said to have obtained the greatest
success of his brilliant career.
DIR. W. j. Stone and wife returned
yesterday from a three weeks trim in
the eastern part of the state, where
they have been holding meetings with
some of their churches. They viii nov
remain in Butte until after the dedica-
ton of the new church which is being
built by the Seventh Day Adventists
on Dakota street. which will be ready
for dedication some time i'm April.
2 Thomas Hogan was arrested last
evening on a warrant charging him
with obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. 1t is alleged that Hogan got
about $50 worth of goods of the Hen
messy Mercantile company by represent
ing that he worked in one of the Ana
cond mines n giving an order on his
pay. II was subsequently learned that
he did not work in any of the Ana
conda company's mines and had no pay
coming to him.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC

Nine. Helen Thomas tSoio violinist) assis1ea
by Prof Thomas and the most prominent ~
steal professors Of Butse. A thorough coasse q
music Il training for soloists and orchestral play
ers. Classes will be formed. Concerts vtIl -
gwen to show the sdvancem mt Of the pupihA
Engagements for Concerts. RecitAls 41siontoA
etc. -
Room 81 New Bee Hive Bleck = -
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The VENDETTA.
The stirring Melodrama as Presented by
the R.adick company.

the R.adick company.
The Frank Readick company pre-
scented the realistic and stirring melo-
drama, The Vendetta" last night to
a fair-sized and appreciative audience.
Mr.. Readick. in the title role. vas all
hat could be desired. and he ave a
good performance of a difficult part.
Mr.. Adams. in the comedy. was ex-
tremely funny. and had his audience
with him at all times. Miss Milly Free
man showed her versatility in the lead,
IL being a decided contrast from the
Irish character part which she cleverly
enacted last week. Miss Carrie Clark
Ward appeared to advantage in the
thankless. but hard part OF the ad-
ventures. Messrs. Duggan. B~alyntyne.
Henley and Kyle. as well as Miss
Southern. were happily cast and added
materially in giving a smooth and con-
scientious performance.
The special scenery was appropriate
and realistic. showing great care in
mounting and production. The Ven
detta' will run ali this week. with
special matinees for the ladies and
children on Saturday and Sunday. Fol-
lowing the Readick company Richards
a Pringle's famous Georgias, COM
bined with RUSSO & Hollands operate
minstrels. headed by the only Billy
Kersands. will begin a weeks engage
ment Monday. March IS.
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yellow J-nndIee Cured.

Suffering humanity should be supplied
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il f. with pleasure we publish the follow
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over six months and was treated by some
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A RECEIVER ASKED FOR.
A Bill of Complaint Against the Ameri-
can Developing and Mining Company.

can Developing ana MINING company
There were filed in the United States
court yesterday papers i'm the bill OF
complaint asking for the appointment
of a receiver for the American Develop
ing & Mining company. The complain
ant Livingston Gushing, in this bill of
complaint, says that he is a citizen of
Massachusetts. that the defendant. the
American Developing & Mining COM
pany. owns the Golden Sunlight and
Ohio groups of mining claims in Jeffer-
son county, which property is believed
to be of great value. but not now In
such a condition that IL can be profit
ably worked: the G~ibbonsvi n Bull
of the Woods group of claims In Idaho.
The orator says hat on May 10 the
defendant executed a promissory note
for $40. 900 to the orator. payable Nov.
Is. 1897. The orator signed his name
to the note as an indorser and delivered
IL to the Mercantile Trust company,
Which thereupon paid the
$40. 900 to the defendant. No part of the
note has been paid. although payment
has often been requested. Another
note was made for SIS, 600 by the de-
PENDANT. which the orator also indorsed.
and IL was cashed ny the Market Ma
tional bank Of Bostc n: a third note for
5000. Endorsed in the same way and
paid by Lee. Higgip son a. co. of Bos-
ton: one for 5000, to the firm of Jack
son e. Curtis of Boston. and one for
$500 10 Lee. Higginson & Co. Certih-
Gates of stock. being unissued treasury
stock. were attached to the notes as
collateral security. but by reason Of the
insolvency Of the defendant, the secu-
rity is declared To be utterly worthless.
The orator claims to have also ad-
vanced the S25. 900 on a note
dated June 8. 1897. unpaid, and Is the
owner of 81. 200 shares of the capital
.AA.1- Nh dAfanhnV nj fG a+ntn1 10 ha
indebted to other parties to the extent
of 5000. 900. The orator asks that a re-
ceiver be appointed and empowered to
carry on the business of the corpora
ton. The complaint is signed by For
bis & Evans. attorneys.
There was also filed yesterday the
affidavit Of F. w. Bacorn. secretary of
the company. giving the assets as II
mining claims in Jefferson county. with
air compressors. concentrators, tools,
etc. the groups of mines at Gibbons
vile. Idaho, with buildings and a 30
stamp mill. and a store with merchan
disc at G~ibbonsville. valued at from
$50. 600 TO s35. 900. The Indebtedness f.
s27O. 600. as follows: Wages and sal
aries. IS. 1000: unpaid bills for merchan-
disc and supplies. s2c. 900: w. A. Clark
& Brother. ~overdraft. $40. 200: unpaid
taxes. 5000; notes held in Boston
s120. 900: note held by Livingston Cush-
ing. S25. 900: notes indorsed by Living
ston Gushing. s37. 500: miscellaneous
si45 600. There are 10 funds whatever
to pay any of this Indebtedness except
So. 400 worth Of gold bullion.
The defendant. in its answer. admits
the allegations of the complainant
There was fled the appointment Of
r. w. Bacorn as receiver. with the con
sent Of the defendant. A. J. Seligman
is bondsman for the receiver.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Vest Round Pullman Service.

The Northern Pacific have inaugu-
rated Pullman sleeping car service he
tween Butte and all points West. This
car will be placed at the Montana
Union depot at 3 p. m. for the accom-
mediation of west-bound passengers.
For berth reservations, tickets, maps.
etc. e all points West, call on or write
w. NJ. Tuohy, Genera Agent Northern
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Domestic Department.
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300 Hemstitched Pillow Slips,
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1900 yards Indigo Blue Prints,
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$50 Shirt Waists, 25c.
$500 yards New Prints, sc; the
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$50 dozen Boys Ribbed Hose,
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Great Northern Railway Co., leaving
Butte at 9:35 every morning. now makes
through connections to Seattle and
Alaska, no lay overs. Try the vesti-
buled limited train. $50 to Seattle. Ticket
office. Al NORTH Main street. J. T.. Daw-
son, general agent.
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\ Musical and Evolutionary Entertain

Will be given at the Christian church
Thursday evening, March "a. Those
who will take part in the programme
are Acme Quartette. MI. Wright. Mr..
Logan. Miss ~Jacquette. Miss Langston,
Mrs. Sherman Hill. Mrs. Holbrook.
Mrs. q. II. Wells, Mrs. Fitz Butler.
Professor Lockhart. Mrs. Flavin and
Mrs Eda NJ. Hill. Admission, % cents.
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Register To-Day.

Registration for the school election
begins to-day. There are only three
days for registration. and there is nc
time to be lost. The wise man md the
wise woman will attend to the matter
to-day.