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CHAPTER II.-(Continued.)

Great was his disappointment, how
ever, as he laid the book on the table
and opened it at the page at which IL
had begun to open naturally, to ma
that, instead of the strangers eyes
being riveted, as everybody's always
we're, to the bottom Of the leaf, Where
the names Of Lady Howard and Miss
Evelyn Luttrell boldly confronted the
reader, with the full address APPENDED
they instantly wandered OF to Re"
lines above, where. in easily decipher-
able letters, was written Gilbert FAX
land"
Thank you; that will do" He
closed the book and pushed 1t aside.
II am very sorry to trouble you, sir
but'-and the waiter placed an ink
stand and pens at his elbow-"per-
haps you'd kindly add your name
my name? Oh-yes-very WE'LL"
He was staring somewhat abstract
eddy through the window; but at the
request he took up quill, dipped it
into the ink, and was just beginning
the line with a rather awkward-look-
ing 49," when he suddenly paused,
hestated a second, and, drawing hur-
riedly through the capital, finally
wrote major Brown, London" In
clear, legible characters.
A few minutes later Major Brown,
as he designated himself, rose alb
ruptly from his chair, and, with his
hands in his pockets, was crossing the
room toward the door, when a glimpse
Of a dainty lace handkerchief lying
half concealed beneath the folds Of a
tablecloth attracted his notice. He
stopped to get it, and, glancing at the
monogram and crest embroidered In
one corner, was about to hand 1t to
one of the walters to deliver it to its
rightful owner, when faint smile fol
the moment dispelled the frown which
had gathered upon his forehead. and
without a word, he quietly placed 1t IN
the inside pocket Of his coat.
my dear fellow, you are 1901! nj
murmured to himself. Fancy throw
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08
ing away such an opportunity! This
at least will be an excuse for one worn
with the curly headed divinity"
CHAPTER III.

Tho SIN was streaming with all the
persistence of hot July morning sun
through the interstices OF Venetlan
blinds into large private sitting room
on the ground floor Of the Royal
George" as Evelyn Luttrell, looking
delightfully."- cool in pink cotton gown,
nut in her head at the open window
and surveyed the scene in astonish-
ment.
Nobody down? Are we really the
first, after all?" she exclaimed, ad-
vancing to the middle of the room and
glancing quickly from the table to the
clock on the chimney-piece. "Well,
Sambo, it is of no use waiting. we
may as we'll go and see if there are any
letters for us this morning"
AS she spoke she opened the door
and passed out into the cool, softly
carpeted corridor, which seemed, after
the heat and glare of the beach, where
she and the poodle had been having a
run, a perfect paradise in contrast.
Swinging her hat carelessly in her
hand, she hurried along toward the
table where the morning delivery OF
letters was always to be found.
A tall, military-looking man In a
light gray shooting-suit was standing
casually surveying the post as Evelyn
came up to it and rapidly scanned the
different addresses. Her scrutiny was
unsuccessful, however. Neither her
own nor her aunt's name met her eyes
upon any of the envelopes, and she
had turned away and was about to
cross the hall, when a voice suddenly
arrested her footsteps.
II beg your pardon!"
The words, spoken in singularly
courteous tones and accompanied by
slight but most chivalrous bow, made
her pause in some amazement, to be-
hold the wearer of the light shooting
suit, who had apparently been as
deeply engrossed in the contents Of the
Royal George" post-bag as herself.
advancing toward her.
"But is not this for you? You must
have overlooked 1t. I fancy"
Evelyn glanced quickly at tho en-
vclope which he was offering to her.
directed indisputably to herself. and
taen. looking up. found herself encoun-
tered by the very same pair OF gray
eyes which she remembered meeting
tor the first time in the table d'note
room the night before.
4 n Pow
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etrating look into Miss Luttrelrs face.
What do you mean?" A faint flush
deepened the color in Evelyn's cheeks.
II thanked him, of course. Whoever
the man is, he is certainly a gentle
man."
"Oh, yes, most probably!" rejoined
Falkland, ironically. II know the
stamp of fellow exactly. They always
haunt places of this kind"
A rather indignant little smile
crossed Evelyn's face.
these fellows" he proceeded, ARE
the greatest humbugs imaginable.
They do the polite to the ladies all
day, play cards and billiards for the
heaviest stakes at night and through
the small hours of the morning, and
then at the end of fortnight they
quietly disappear with quite a collec-
ton of jewelry, bank-notes and sundry
loose coins stored away carefully in
their portmanteaus. Oh, Miss Luttrell,
you are sadly inexperienced in the
ways Of the wicked world. If you take
my advice you will have nothing more
to say to that irreproachable-looking
individual"
Nothing to say to him? What do
you mean?" asked Evelyn. raising her
brows in establishment. II do not sup
pose that l shall ever speak to him
again."
do you imagine that fellow did not
know whom he was addressing this
morning Certainly he did! 'Luttrell'
is by no means a common name. and
directly he saw Miss Luttrell' posted
in the visitors book he guessed no
doubt who you were and asked some
one to point you out to him. Conse-
quently he has taken the first oppor-
tunity of beginning an acquaintance,
which l dare say he intends to follow
up as speedily as possible. All, Lady
Howard"-here he threw open the door
Of the room which Evelyn had for
saken few minutes before-"l nave
found your niece and brought her PACK
to you. Here she Is"
"And, by way of improving the occa-
sion, he has been offering me little
of his valuable advice" announced
Evelyn, going up to Lady Howard and
bending down to kiss her as she sat
at the head Of the breakfast table. still
a handsome. good-looking woman. In
spite Of the lines OF care across her
forehead and the silvery threads of
hair distinctly visible beneath the soft
folds Of her widows cap.
II was only cautioning your niece
against . fellow whom noticed play
Ing rather high In the billiard room
last night, and with whom she had |
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Early this fall the management OF
the B. &: o. r. r. decided that the uni
formed force should be provided with
service stripes. and on the winter uni
forms each man has one or more golo
stripes on his right sleeve If he has
been in the service for five or more
years. The gold stripe stands for f1ve
years continuous employment by the
company and glance over the list
develops an interesting and instructive
condition Of affairs.
The ordinary man, in peaceful and
uneventful vocation. is seldom in con-
tinuous service for forty years, yet on
the B, & o. r. r. there Is hale and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08
A Rodent wire-Walker.

There is rat in Memphis which
gives q slack wire exhibition every
evening. He gives his performance at
about the same time each evening and
he generally has quite q crowd out to
sec him. The rodent crosses Front
street every evening about 7:3es'k
ing on telegraph wirs. He b done
the trick dfty times or more and ssemI
perfectly q home tons Tie high wire.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08
All kinds of poultry are very fond o;
milk, whether sweet or sour.
TRY Qrain.Oi Try Grain-Ol

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without in
Jury as we'll as the adult. All who try
It, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress.
One-fourth the price of coffee. 15c:
and csc. per package. Sold by all
grOcers.
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W. H. GREEN.

hearty old man, with keen, undimmed
eyes, and a spriagy step that has been
in the continuous employ of the COM
pany for so years and is still better
than many men half his age.
w. H. Green is his name. but every
body on the line calls him Captain
Harry" and he has record that any
man, in any station in life. would be
more than proud Of.
Captain Green Is probably the old
est passenger conductor in the world.
II he is not he has the best record, for
not once has he been suspended from
duty for. any cause whatever. And
then, too, he has never been injured.
Green was born en- September IL. 1927,
in Cockeysville, Baltimore county, Md,
and entered the B. & 0. service March
3, 1850, as freight brakeman. He was
promoted in two years to freight con-
ductos and in 1857 was given pas
senger train and has served in that
capacity ever since. He Is now run
ming through trains between Baltimore
and Cumberland, Nd, and wears ten
service stripes on his right arm.
For many years b. & o. train en-
ployes have had an enviable reputa-
ton for politeness to passengers and
attention to duty, and the adoption Of
the service stripe system will give the
travelling public an opportunity to rec
ognize long and faithful service.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

In the new Telephone Companyh
Exchange of Indianapolis is q largs
tank filled with sand. It Is so arranR.
cd that the sand can DO sifted to any
part of tho building to o6eetuaNy
another fro. 8. =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Coughing Leads to Consumptlon.
1T once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get a sample bottle free. Sold in
Is and so cent bottles. Go at once;
q avs are dangerous.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

A ''lucky penny was one of the
priced possessions of a st. Louis man.
lie carried it until it wore hole in his
p cket, through which he lost ten
dollars
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In Or
der to be healthy this is necessary.
Acts gently on the liver and kidneys.
Cures sick headache. Price rs and SOC.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

~ An eminent German physician warns
,dyspeptics against eating pastry OF
sweet dishes in the evening.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

The government in New Zealand
owns 1885 miles of railroad, and it
costs only ten cents to ride thirty miles.
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Christmas Presents.

4eFt Is often difficult to select an ar
! fle for Christmas present that will
- acceptable and inexpensive. The
John M. Smyth Co. have solved the
problem by offering for sale 5000
(guitars at $2.65 each, thus bringing
them within the reach of everyone.
The firm is thoroughly reliable. See
"ad" in another part Of this paper. Get
their mammoth catalogue.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Thirty minutes Is all the time re-
quired to dye with PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES.
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Tramps are welcomed in a municipal
lodging house in Syracuse, N. Y, and
secure a supper, bed, or both, and a
breakfast, on condition that they work
at cleaning the streets for half day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

A black walnut tree near Goshen,
Ind, recently sold for $1,000. A little
group of eighty trees brought $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
God-send to me- VIM. Il. Mcclellan, Chester
Florida SeDtember II. 1885
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

fNew Bombardo Combination Reversible Parlor
Game Board. u games biggest hit in years. Agents
wanted. d. Caldwell Co. l6l Supcriorst.. Chicago
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Used
7uenty Years

. We do not know Of any other
hair preparation that has been
used in one family for twenty
years. do you?
But Ayers Hair Vigof has
peen restoring color to gray hair
vfor fifty years. and it never
fails to do. this work. either.
You can rely upon it for
stopping your hair from falling
out. for keeping your scalp
clean and healthy. and for max
ing the hair grow rich and long.
500 bottle. All druggists.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Red skies in the evening precede fine
mOrrOWS.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

The knitting machine was invented
by HootOn in 1776.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Z Corn or wheat, if fed alone, produces
fat and checks egg production.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Love is all right as an illusion, but
as fact matrimony is the real thing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-08

Paris Il 70 have antobils Ars-snginas
and hooo-oArtA ;sft,:5
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For ~ Years . Railroad Conductor.

Marshal Lances was 4 carpenters son
and himself an apprentice.
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To Los Angeles and Southern CALIFORNIA

The father of David Livingstone was
an operator in a cotton mill.
The evening times., 1899-04-26
ARMY ORDERS.

The Secretary OF War has directed the board
of officers, consisting of Major John p. Story,
Seventh U. S. Artillery. and Capt Henry L..
its duties on the Atlantic coast, will proceed to
the Pacific coast. and visit each artillery post
on that coast. for the purposes specified in the
order cited.
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles, Twenty third L. s.
Infantry, will proceed to San Francisco. Cal, and
report in person to the commanding general, De-
partment of California, for assignment to duty.
Capt. Hobart K Bailey, Fifth U. S. Infantry.
is detailed general recruiting service, and
will proceed to st. Louis, No.. and report to
Major Owen J. Sweet. Twenty-third IT, S In
fantry. Captain Bailey will relieve Major Sweet
in charge OF the station on May Is, 1S99, and
will act quartermaster while on recruiting
duty.
Lieut.. Charles D. Roberts, Seventeenth Z. g.
Infantry, will be relieved from duty at Columbus
Barracks, Ohio, and will proceed with the first
detachment of recruits sent from that station
to the Philippine Islands, where Lieutenant Rob-
erts will join his regiment.
Lieut.. Col. Richard !. Eskridge. Twenty-third
U. s. Infantry, now at the Army and Navy Cen
eral Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark, will proceed
to Washington Barracks, District of Columbia
for such surgical treatment may be necessary
in his case.
Lieut. Thomas O. Ashburn, Seventh u s. Ar
tillery. is relieved from recruiting duty at St.
Louis No., and will proceed to join his battery.
The following transfers made in the Sec
to Battery n; Lieut.. Thomas B. Lamorcux, to
Battery NJ Lieut. Leroy S. Lyon. to Battery o.
The following transfers made in the Sew
enth U. 8. Artillery: Lieut.. Peter c. Hains, jr.,
from Battery to Battery r; Lieut.. Andrew
Moses, from Battery to Battery n.
The evening times., 1899-04-26
AN ARMY OF STUDENTS FIGHT.
Fierce Battle on the University Of
PeuusylyanIa Cam

Pennsylvania Campus.
Philadelphia, April ga free all
class battle occurred at the University OF
Pennsylvania yesterday, and dozens Of
students are suffering from mental and
physical injuries sustained.
The fight was the outcome of the sopho-
more-freshman feud and was participated
in by the entire student body of 5000. 1t
lasted nearly an hour and was most fiercely
contested. The police were too surprised
to act.
The fight originated in the Harrison
chemical laboratory, where two stalwart
"sophs" endeavored to take from a fresh
man a cloth bag. which under the rules
laid down by the class Of 1901, freshmen are
forbidden to carry.
The freshman was dragged from the
laboratory to the campus. Both sides were
Joined by their respective classmen. who,
hearing the scufde left their c1assrooms
and professors to defend the reputation Of
their class.
The fight became hotter and hotter. and
the noise of battle attracted nearly every
student in every class and every depart
ment.
The seniors went to the aid Of the
'sophs,' who were getting the worst of it,
and the juniors sided with the freshmen.
The medical and dental students also par
ticipated.
A squad Of policemen tried in vain to
disperse the angry mob Of students. and
gave and took many blow. The contest
was only terminated by the ''sophs'' and
seniors securing possession of the bag and
fighting their way through the freshmen to
College Hall.
The injuries sustained by the contestants
consist of one broken arm, cut heads,
bruises and black eyes,
The evening times., 1899-04-26
CURE FOR LYNcH1Na.

Booker T. Washington Says Educa-
tiOn II the Only Remedy.
Philadelphia. April 26.-Booker T. Wash
ington. founder and principal of the Tus-
kegee Normal and Industrial Institute, in
Alabama, who arrived here yesterday.
said:
Il am opposed to mob violence under all
circumstances. ). Those guilty of crime
should be surely. swiftly. and terribly
punished, but by legal methods. As a rule
the men guilty Of these outrages are ig-
nOrant individuals who have had no op-
portunity co secure an education and NOR
al restraint"
Mr.. Washington addressed large au-
dience at the Academy of Music last night
in the interest of the Tuskegee Institute
In opening his address he said:
In the interest Of the more far-reach-
ing and fundapental work which we are
trying 10 do at Tuskegee, l shall refrain
from any direct and detailed discussion Of
the recent Outrages in the South which
know are uppermost in your minds and
hearts and make US bow our heads in sad
ness. The only permanent remedy for
such crimes as have been perpetrated in
Georgia and the only permanent remedy
for mob violence is in the thorough educa-
tion of all the people Of the South-edu-
cation that shall reach the head the hand,
the heart-so that. in discussing the edu-
cational needs Of my people this evening.
after all we are considering the problem
which is fundamental in the salvation Of
the whole South"
The evening times., 1899-04-26
EXPEDITION TO ALASKA.
Noted Scientfsta to Leav, Seattle
Late in May.

Late In May.
New York. April 26.-Edward H. Harri-
man, of this city. is arranging to take
an important scientific expedition to Alas
ka this spring to spend the summer in
scientific research. The expedition will
leave Seattle late in May.
1t is expected that the expedition will in
elude Prof. Henry S. Pritchett, of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey: Frank V. Colville,
chief botanist of the division of botany
Department of Agriculture; Henry Gan
nett. topographer and geographer of the
Geological Survey, and, in all probability
several other scientists connected with the
Smithsonian Institution.
The American Museum of Natural His
tory of New York will be represented by
Frank NJ. Chapman, ornithologist, and
John Rowley, taxidermist. and from the
Field Columbian Museum, of Chicago,
there will go Prof. Danield e. Elliot. a
Eooiogist, who makes a specially of man.
mails. Prof. Emerson. the geologist of Am
herst, will also join the part. The Leland
Stanford University. of Palo Alto, Cal will
send Prof. c. II. Gilbert, Prof John Muir,
a California scientist, and Charles Keller,
custodian of the California Museum Of Sci
ence.
: Prof. W. H. Brewer, of Yale University:
Louis Agassiz Zuertes, Swain Clifford and
z. s. Delenbauch. DIR. Lewis r. Zorri, Of
New York. and George Bird Grinnel editor
Of Forest and Stream" will also be men,
bers Of the expedition.
The evening times., 1899-04-26
NOW A VANDERBILT LINE.
The "MOnon" Route Turned Over Z
J. PierpOnt Morgan.

The "MOnOn" Route Turned Over to
J. PierpOnt Morgan.
New York, April 26.-The first positive
step in the formation OF the Vanderbilt
consolidated system in the Middle West
| was taken yesterday when the Chicago In
dianapolis and Louisville Railway. known
as the ''Monon" route, was turned over to
J. Pierpont Morgan. The price at which
the property changed hands is not definite
ly stated. but it is understood that about
$40. .0O0. 600 was involved in the deal.
The formal transfer occurred at a meet
ing Of the directors held yesterday. when
Gen. Samuel Thomas, who has long been
president Of the road. rendered his resigna-
tion, which was accepted, and w. H. Nc
Doel was elected president in his place.
Others Of the Thomas directors withdrew
from the board and the following were
elected in their places. all OF whom repre-
sent the Morgan Vanderbilt interests: R.
NJ. Galloway. A. F. French. Charles H.
Coster, Temple Bowdoin, Richard Trimble,
and Anthony J. Thomas.
The control of the stock held by General
Thomas and some OF his associates who
pooled their interest for mutual protection
was taken over by Mr.. Morgan for a sin
gle payment of cash which was made at
the meeting. bill of sale was given by
General Thomas to Charles H. Coster, OF
the firm Of J. P. Morgan Co., which bore
over !. 900 revenue stamps of large denomi-
nations.
The Monon route will give the Big -Four,
which is Vanderbilt line Chicago line
and Chicago terminus close to that OF
Lake Shore. This connection is one which
the vanderbilts have long desired for the
Big Four system. 1t will bring all the
Vanderbilt roads into close proximity to
one another in Chicago and enable further
economies for the benefit of all the lines
interested.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
which is another middle Western road
very much desired by the Vanderbllts, will
probably be taken over within the next
ten days. The plan of the Vanderbi.ts is
very comprehensive one. providing for a
Northern and Southern system The
Southern system will comprise the Chesa-
peake & Ohio. Big -Four, Cincinnati, Ham,
ilton & Dayton and Chicago, Indianapolis
Z Louisville. The Northern system is al
ready complete, consisting of the New
York Central. Lake Shore. Michigan Cen
tral and various branch and subsidiary
lines.
The evening times., 1899-04-26
cHARnnD 4 CHILD mon HolGn.
with Mhnx Wives.

Crine - -H6nsarian ylolinis<
With MAas Wives.
Wilkesharre. Pa, April 3s.-Havins
twenty wives, but being in love, with
Marketa Stroka, Adam Peschta charmed
the fourteen-year-old maiden by Hunga-
rian fantasies he played upon his violin.
As In the case Of others whose hearts had
succumbed to the music made by the wan
dering gypsy. the young girl fed with him.
The elopers were captured. however, and
Peschta today was sentenced to six years
in the Eastern penitentiary. and fine Of
500 was imposed.
Peschta came to Wilkesbarre about three
months ago. and at the house Of Michael
Stroka and his wife met their pretty little
daughter. The musician was struck by the
chiid's beauty and asked her parents per-
mission to marry her. but they said Mar
keta must wait until she was older.
The girl showed no particular preference
for Peschta Until one evening when he
took his vloIih TO- the house. She then
seemed to be fascinated by the weird har-
monies which he drew from the instru-
ment. AS he-played her eyes were fixed
fntentiy on him. Soon after that she dis
appeared from the home. and her father
learned that che had met Peschta and gone
away with him
First to New York. then to Jersey City
and finally to- Hazfeton the couple were
traced. Meanwhile Stroka learned that
the man had at least two wives-one in
Austria and another in New York. In Ha-
zleton the clippers were captured. When
Peschta was sent to Jail the girl threat
ened to commit suicide. The spell of the
violin was upon.her still.
Peschta pleaded guilty today and when
asked II he had wife smilingly answered
Yes, have twenty of them"
While the man was in court Marketa
watched him tenderly, and her eyes filled
with tears when he was led away. Even
his confession had not broken the spell Of
his music.