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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
XVI.
A SHARP PRACTITIONER.

"Mr. Violet, solicitor" Four miles
from B~eechwoods Park is the market
town of Clayfeld. Passing along its
main street, you will see the above in
scription on a brass door-plate. 1t
explains itself-Mr. Violet ~integprets
the law for the shopkeepers of Clayfeld,
and the farmers OF the surrounding
| n~eighborhood. Not all of them, nor yet
| the better class. He has professional
! rivals with an older connection and
more respectable practice. Mr.. Woolet's
| clientele is mainly made UP of the
| poorer people of the town. and the
clodhoppers in the adjacent country.
In spite of this he has thriven. For
| Clayfeld is a bitterly litigious place, It's
people a good deal given to getting
| tipsy and quarreIing in their cups.
| Close by are extensive brick fields.
which will partly account for this, the
brick makers being fellows who indulge
| freely in beer, and breed countless
poachers. All the better for Mr.. Woo
let, whose services they require to pull
| them through whenever they become
| enmeshed in the net of the law. A1d
| for getting them out Of it, he Is their
| MANIFOLD, quick witted. interruptions.
| Having little character TO lose. he can
| afford to risk 1t. provided he be paid.
1t is an belief that the
sharp practitioner is confined TO the law
courts OF the larger cities. He thrives
| equally well in the quiet country town.
| Even the village Is o always with
| out him, and the humble laborer, lv-
| ing in a three-shillings-a-week cottage,
is oft, too oft. his victim; getting into
| his tolls through some dispute with his
landlord about back rent. or the police
| for his pig having run loose along the
| Queens highway.
OF such small fry has Violet hooked
| his hundreds. and keeps them on the
| hook, by letting a small portion OF their
legal liabilities to him remain "un-
squared"
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est solicitude. The astute half Hindu
can take care of himself. but the son
of a Saxon mother may be lost-will,
if something be not done to save him.
What can be done?' The general
asks this question of himself, oft re-
peating it, but without being able to
find answer to his satisfaction. He has
thought of many plans to staye off the
threatened danger. Absence conquers
love-" and with the adage in his mind
he proposes to travel his sons, though
it is only for the younger he desires it.
Still, as in his command against their
marrying, he pretends impartiality, CIV
ing both leave to CO., with choice of
route, and a promise of carte blanche
for travelling expenses. He ever urges
it, as his wish they should see the
world.
But Belle Mainwaring is their world,
beyond whose presence and out of
whose sight all earth seems prosaic and
unattractive. Both decline the pro-
posal, excusing themselves as best they
can.
The general is disappointed, cha
grined, but the old soldier is too skilled
a tactician to surrender himself to de-
spair, and soon returns to thinking OF
some other strategem by which he may
save his son.
He is alone in his library, not devot-
ing himself to the tranquil study of
books, not even seated, but pacing the
floor with quick, nervous steps, bis
clouded brow telling of a mind i'll at
ease. At ~ineryals he makes a stop,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
CHAPTER XIV.

DISINHERITANCE THREATENED.
OF course, General Harding hears OF
his sons daring exploit, and. al
though proud of the gallantry display
ed, he would rather it were somebody
else's life that had been saved-aye,
~anybody's. Indeed. it is doubtful
| whether he would not have liked it
better had the charming Belle been
hoisted on the stays antlers, like the
boy in buttons. and pitched into the
| pond. never to come out of il. Per-
haps not SO bad as this; but. at all
| events, he would prefer the deed had
never been done, for, resulting from it
than that he had at the horns of the
deer. The security with which he long
lulled himself has of late seemed less
reliable. More than one rumor has
| reached him of the goings on of his
| younger son; his rambling along lonely
roads, not always solitary. but chequer-
| ed by encounters between him and Miss
| Mainwaring that could not all come by
chance. No longer doubling that the
| poor lad-as he pityingly styles him
is in love, he had still cherished a
hope Of his being saved. through his
| passion o being reciprocated by the
lady. Now it is mor likely. Hard
would be the woman's heart, and un-
sympathetic her affections, that would
not respond to those of him who has
saved her life.
Since the stag hunt General Harding
is more anxious than ever about his son
Henry. For Nigel be has not the slight
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raises his hand to his head, mutters
5omewords and then moves on again.
The name Henry" repeatedly occur
ring in his speech shows that the
younger son is uppermost in his
thoughts.
1.-The boy is driving me mad. Not his
wasteful ways; that | don't so much
regard-only youthful extravaganza, to
be hoped will sure itself in time, safe
to do so. No. not that. l could suffer
to see him drink. even dissipate, spend
half of my fortune-anything but mar
ry that girl. She's not the stuff to make
an honest mans wife out of. l knew
her mother too well. Poor Mainwar-
ingi Many a day he must have repent
ed of marrying her. Dogs life she led
him in India, and it would be like moth
er like daughter. Sure to turn out so;
always does. My son to be served the
same! No, not if / can help it, and l
think know how"
VI d ulOllCnt hC lCAhdAAo S4ANAb, ~
leeting, then continues:
Il fancy have it now. If he's a fool
she isn't. o she; and out of her Wis
dom I'll find the way TO extricate him
from his danger. save him from ;he
worst of all m~isfortunes-a wicked
wife"
After another pause, during which he
seems to be maturing some plan he ex-
claims exultingly:
The very thing itself, And it may
be the only course left. A for.orn hope.
though not likely to fail unless I'm
much mistaken in the WIDOW Mainwar-
ing. She'll heap me in the plan. as if
she were my very best friend and we'll
wisher instead of my bitterest enemy"
Another urn across the floor. and he
breaks out again.
by God. there's no time TO be lost.
While I'm thinking he may be acting
may have gone too far to make It pos
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sYNnpsrs nr pREcEpING cHAP.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS: A youthful Roman, a revolution
airy follower of Mazzini, is being led to
prison by a body of soldiers under Cap
tain Guardiola. His friends in the crowd
shout to him to make a dash escape;
There is a balloon preparing TO ascend, ana
the prisoner gets into it. leaving the cap
tain and the guard below. They determine
to follow the balloon until it descends.
The balloon descends in a thicket, and the
young man escapes. He is the son OF Sig
nor Torrcani, of Val di Orno, near Rome
His father receives a letter from him say,
ing that he has arrived in London. and
proposes to support himself there with his
paintings. The reader is then introduced
to Nigel and Henry Harding, sons OF Gen,
eral Harding. The first is a mean-spirlted
youth, who is dissatisfied because MS
brother will ultimately share the property
gamekeeper known as DOGGY Dick he
determines, if possible, to undermine
Henry influence with his father. DOGGY
Dick, who had at one time been IN the
employ of General Harding. is caught by
Henry Poaching on his fathers preserves,
and loses his situation with another gem
tleman in consequence. Some time after
wards Henry, with a chum, anxious TO see
London. goes into an inn frequented by
pugilists, and there sees Doggy Dick with
a gentleman, who looks strange TO the
the stranger in the act of being garroted
by Doggy Dick. The two brothers Hard
Ing make peace, but both are smitten with
an attachment for a Miss Mainwarlng,
daughter of a widow lady living near their
house. The colonel has a great antlpatny
for the girl, and threatens TO dlSlnherit
either one should he marry her.
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sibIe pulling him ont d tbs scrape.
There csn be no doubt that the girl has
got hira entangled. and seriously, but
that's only his heart and head. The
hand. / take it. is still free. Surely he
cant have made her any promise. !
must question him at oncs-
Stepping to the side OF the manrel-
shelf he rings a bell, which brings to
the door a domestic, to all appearances
as much a gentleman as himself, and
with air and bearing quite s,Flier-iike.
For the individual so appearing is his
old orderly sergeant, Warrener, who
has served with him in India in the
double capacity of body servant In the
Beechwoods establishment ne is house
stewart, though t a strangers eye he
might easily pass as its master.
On entering he ae a pace or
two, then halts. with open palm rest
ing on his right temple il. true soldiers
salute.
"Warrener," says the colonel, 'see if
my son Henry is on the premises. If so
send him to me"
He is General. l saw him only a
minute ago down at the stables. He
said he was going out for a ride on the
brown fly"
ION the brown FLY! Why, she has
never been mounted"
"She never has, sir, and it's very dan
gerous. But that's just what Mr.. Hen
ry likes. I tried to persuade him
against it, but Mr.. Nigel told me to
mind my own business"
Go back to the stables and say l for
bid his going out. Stay! you needn't
say that; only tell him I want him
here"
Again saluting, the soldier-stewart
makes a "'bout face" and marches off.
always running himself into dan
ger. as if he loved it." says the general
in soliloquy. So like what myelf was
at his age. All, the brown FLY isn't
the worst thing he has to fear. wish
she was. There's another shea two
legged -' (
"Did you send for me, father inter-
rogated Henry, appearing in the door,
way, booted and Squirrel.
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the water. And now comes the turn OF
the young lady herself. for the enraged
quadruped still continues>Hs furious as
saults. In another instant Belle Main
Waring might have been hoisted on the
stays horns but for a horseman who
has seized hold of them-not Nigel
Harding but Henry.
Returning with the chase he has ar
rived at the ponds edge and plunged
in, just in time to prevent the threat
ened catastrophe. But although he has
turned it from the lady, it still threat
ems himself. Dismounted, up to his
middle in water. he wrestles with the
Infatuated animal struggle that not
u~nfrequently ends in the sacrifice OF
human life. And it might have cost
him his. but for one Of the smock-
frocks-a hedger-who opportunity
reaching the spot, draws his bill-hook
across the stays throat, and brings the
conflict to a close.
The pony, little injured, RECEIVERS its
feet; the page, half-drowned, is again
set upon his perch, and the phaeton got
back to the shore; where its fair but
frightened occupant receives the con-
CALCULATIONS of the redcoats, who come
clustering around her, almost consoled
for their disappointment in the spoilt
chase by the sweet smiles she showers
upon them, dispensing these with APP
parent impartiality.
There is one. however. who thinks
himself specially favored-one who has
reason for thinking it-Henry Hard
ing. Not anybody leaves the ground so
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
"of course I did. warrener tells me

"Of course I did. Warrener tells me
you're going out for a ride"
Il am, father"
"On what?"
"The brown FLY. I think it's time she
had some training, am Id like to give
her a lesson"
Great God, sir. Do you want your
/ shoulder bone disjointed?"
Not much fear of that. think you
underrate my horsemanship.'
You carry a great deal Of confidence.
sir-think to much of yourself"
In what way, father"
I'm many ways. Yoi spend money
foolishly; and now you'd noun. a vi
cious mare and do other things With
out consulting me; aye. even against
my wish"
mo, not against your wish. II you
| object to 1t, / shouldn't think of back
ing the FLY"
"You may back her, and get your neck
broken for augnt L care. Ia rather you
did that than rush into a danger of an
other kind, against which I've already
warned you"
What, father?"
What. but a woman-that woman,
No man but a fool would think of fall
ing in love with her. and only a man
lac would marry her. To you, sir. II
would be ruin. destruction-rank de-
struction."
Il don't know whom you refer to,
father" stammers out the son, speak
ing evasively.
"Oh, indeed, you don't. I'll tell you
then. refer to Miss Belle Mainwar-
ing"
To this there is no rejoinder. The
youth, self-conyicted, stands biushing
in the presence Of his parent, who
sterniy continues:
Now. cir. you know who the woman
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
THE BIG COPPER n

In 1857 the coinage OF the big copper
pennies which everybody has seen
was suspended. Up that time they had
been coined regularly for sixty-fve
years. In all $4,000. 900 of the big.
awkward coins had been put into cir
cuIation. Not more than one-fouTth
OF hat number have ever been paid
back to the government or exchanged
for other coin.
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happy as he-except, perhaps. the hedg-
er, who for having cut the stays throat
receives the ha~lf-sovereign reward for
such service earned, and always paid,
by the Master of the Royal pack.
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BITTEN AGAIN.

Remarks the mar in golAng SUIT,
Loud coat and vibrant pant.
How sharper than the serpent's tooth
Il the bite Of The picnic ant"
-MsnnsApolis Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-28
Atrn21ork pailp Gribn''e
TUESDAY. MARCH ~. lN''
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN -The town Of Marilao. north OF
Nevcauayan. vas taken by the American troops
after an engagement in when Sin nv. -,
killed and about forty wounded. -, a A. i'U pio
her OF bandits were captured IN Plnar ut' nv
and Santiago provinces -== NJ. Delcasse pre-
sented the Anglo-French agreement regaI1Ins
Africa II the Chamber OF Deputies. on'Isad
from England FOR American locomotives caused
cornnen, on the superior facilities of American
iron works 49, The Paris reached Havana.
DOMESTIC President started on his re-
turn from the south Of Georgia TO Washington
r,bere he Is expected to arrive this afternoon
--- Thu Army Beef Court of Inquiry returned
70 WASHINGTON and held a brief session. -
Further conferences on the Samoan question
have been held between Secretary nay ana oiie
British ana German Amhass adors without man
inc any progress toward a settlement -
Governor Roosevelt sent 10 the Legislature
special message on the subject OF taNatl0h -
The Rev Dr. James @. Murray. Dean or Prince
ton University. died. -= German Americans
in Chicago made strong protest against Anglo
American alliance, and avelred that AlneFiVais
were descended from all European hauonaIit'rS'
--- \ member OF the Delaware legislature
was arrested on charge Of bribins a felloW-
member To- vote for Addicks. -- The oppo-
nenfs of QUAY will concentrate their opposition
TODAY. but his friends say they Will stick 10y
him to the end.
CITY stocks were strong ana active. -
The Rapid Transit Commission received an
Offer rom the Metropolitan street Railway
COMPANY 10 build an underground rapid transit
road according to the COMMISSIONS plans
--- The fight against the rev Clearing House
rule ,ocarfing country checks was continued
md several leading merchants expressed their
opposition To the regulation. -- Three more
bodies were recovered from the Windsor Hoie.
ruins. -- The trial Of Dr. Kennedy chdreeu
v,tr me murder of Dolly" Reynolds. con-
tinued -- Plans were made public Tor whole
sale Improvements in Brooklyn elevated rail
road facilities. electric power open cars ana
elevators at busy stations being part or the
programme.
THE WEATHER Forecast FOR today Rain
The temperature Yesterday: Highest. ~ de
grces. lowest 80. aveyaEc. 3Si2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-28
WHERE THE DEBT CANE FROM
A correspondent writes:

VIII YOU kindly answer me tho following oues
tons either by letter or through tho cotiIn,s - .
The Tribune. To whom do owe the grcater
part OF National debt. ana has this deht 10
creased 10 any marked degree during the last three
four years? Was not the bulk Of this debt con
tractcd about 1901 60. 10 pay expense Of .ho vrn >
with the South? An early reply will greatly obligo
It Is strange to receive such an inquiry as tho
above. when the Rebellion broke out in 1861
the United states had practically no debt. and
owes 10 the Rebellion the National debt which
reached 81. 75G, 431,57l. less cash In the Treas
ury on August 81. 1863. shortly after the war
closed. The interest charge was then $50
017 Cos yearly. The only wonder Is that the
debt left by four years OF such Il war was not
much greater. for the official statement OF Sec
rotary Sherman to Congress in 1880 gave the
items showing that the cost ~ the war had
been So s9D299 900. This wGr-creatcd debt was
reduced with "A rapidity which caused the world
to wonder at times over Sl5OOODoOO in a wear
II reached its lowest point on October l. 1892
Just before the election OF Cleyeland when tho
debt less cash in the Treasury. was only
$S24 g. DAG More wonderful still was the re-
duction in interest charge during the same
period which had heon cut down to 500 si3 $50
on July J. q little over a seventh NJ the annual
charge in 1865
Since 1922 the debt not decreased but
largely increased. The attacks ~ President
aud on the soundness Of the currency soon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-28
TT LOOKS LIKE BTSINESS.

,rh announcement that the Metropolitan
c,,oot gairoad Company is DESTROYS OF secur-
ina tho franchise to operate underground roadS
,r cenc,,aI accordance with the plans or Inc
RAND Transit Commission will cause little sur
,,,.;so among those who have been watching the
,,rocress Of events. Spokesman for the com
,,,,ss,on while hitherto they have made no posi-
two statement 20 this effect, have evldeh'ly
,,oo, WILLING that such an impression should
nrevoil and the amendments recently lh,ro-
duced in the Legislature were a suonE In"i'"
zion thot they hoped the Rapid Transit act III
q, modified form would soon bear frui'' mere
- no reason 10 suppose that the originai pan
ne municipal construction ana ownership I'd"
no carried ont in the near future inasmuch us
tho municipal authorities are oppose" ~ - "
a~.,,.od - consider the debt limit an insuper-
ohle obstacle The Metropolitan homogeneous
-. .ho o,bor hand. controls ample resources
and is on perfectly satisfactory terms VII" NV
"t,,. ,,ovornment. as the Mayors presence Tor
the first time AZ Il meeting oil the 'o","
and his vote proved yesterday II auui''o""'
nroof was needed That this great company -
now thoroughly convinced that II can opei"'e
underground roads to its own adVah'ase i o"'
mare illustration of the sagacity Wi'h """H
info
Tho proposition. as we understand IT, Is 'h''
,, ,,-orl, of construction and subsequent opera
ton shall be done 10y n subsidiary corpoI"'lo" VI
tho Netropoli1an company Such an arraheei"'''
,,u make necessary. it is said, addi'Iona'
onondmcnts 10 the Rapid Transit act WHICH
tho LEGISLATURE will be asked 10 pass mat "
might under some circumstances open 'he wa!
10 BETRAYAL Of public interests VIII propao'!
occur 10 many persons. That such misfortune
will he avoided. If the present COMMISSION IL
tolns large authority over the enterprise
substantially guaranteed by the character anu
rnovledpc of Mr. Orr and his colleagues. WIFI
out further information we are not mciiheo ~
cav more than that, but that Is saying goou
doal The need Of underground roads i ureeh.
and constantly growing, and the prospect Oh
securing them under the supervision OF men
whom the community can trust TO protect It's
welfare NJ every point Is heartily Wcicolle'
Tho nil as amended by the Commission may
roouire still further modification. as II certain!
deserves careful and dSpasSionaic cohSiuer"'
lion. 70 the general idea of Metropolitan con-
struction and operation the pubic IS We p''
uovo already more than reconced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-28

ical Enough II may seem, with reason. INC
more carefully organized the resistance ma!
no the harder il will be at first TO overcome IT,
but the more complete will be its collapse Wheh
- &c overcome The saying OF Mcnander' aP-
proved bv- Erasmus and sung by Goldsmith Is
,rue "IIp who fees may fight again we
mood NOT add with Scarron that II is not so
with him who dies The Tagals need not ana
will not all be slain But once their main
army. led by their Dictator. at their own cap
ital and stronghold is sOundly beaten anu s'"t
tered There will be little encouragement LOT
them f. fight again. A scattered mon ulSSoi'''
into individual marauderS. defeated arm!
su,rcnders or diSbandS If the Tagals De- therc
fore more of an army and less OF mon 'hin
some have supposed. much the pe''er WIZ"
thcv are bcaten as they are about 10 De-
II is a perfunctory. but most gra'el"
task 10 add that the bearing OF our 'roops'
both officers and men. has throughout pec"
such rs 10 reflect the highest credit upon 'ne
American arms In n strange countr! ""'.
climate meeting strange foes and me'hodS oi
warfare n which they are entirely unused 'he!
hovo shown q readiness OF adaptation. shIii
ord y resourcefulness and personal VAIN
ohovc oil nraisc In rushing strong in'rehch-
p,orts filed with soldiers more numerous "nu
bottc,. armed than themselves, IN SWIMMING
riro. in thc face Of the enemy end taxing the
enemy captive. and In thousand o'n'' wa;
~ Gallant warfare our troops have shown 'le
eo,,o snloudid and triumphant VaIor 'hA' mas
lho~octerizo,1 their race from Agincourt 10 lar
,oi from Bunker Hill 10 San Juan. Inc iheh
who can fight thus can conquer anu inv NV"
who can conquer can govern. Inc gay Nv"
from Manila means victory, and then peace ali"
thcn order and civilization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-28
DELAWARE BRIBERY ARREST
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS CHARGED WITH
OFFERING MONEY FOR VOTE FOR AD'
DICKs-UNDER BONDS TO ANSWER.

REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS CHARGED WITH
OFFERING MONEY FOR VOTE FOR AID.
DICKs-UNDER BONDS TO ANSWER
Dover. Del. March - Specialize. J. McVg
and Walter Witsill. of Wilmington. state detec
tives. arrived here on the noon train and inme'
dately went to the Office Of Magistrate John B.
Hutton. where in consultation with Attorhe''
General r. C. White, who came TO Dover o" a.
early train, the following affidavit was p'
pared:
State of Delaware. Kent County, ss.-be u
membered that on this 9th day OF MarcI, .. -
1890 personally appeared before ne, D0 Iva N
Hutton. Justice Of the Peace OF Det S,o, u.h,
and for Kent County Bernard Nc Sssnoses
heinr by me sworn in due form or law - i "a
and saws that he hath got reason 10 suspe,. 80 4,
doth verify suspect that Mark l." Dawn, .a.,
East Dover Hundred in the County ~ 1909
on or about the first day OF March A - sore.
AZ the Hundred aforesaid in the 'ou"y 80 AZ
seid did then and there by corrupt 9Ie'S at
money attemDt TO bride one rranCls ror m.
tomus To vote for John Edward A@1 aGsgare he
office OF United states Senator TOT WV ,hsr and
the aforesaid Francis II. LattoHus' =, Peprs.
there being a member Of the house ,he sad
sentatives of the said State. ana ne, ,hsrs
Francis H I.attomus. being theh CD
ouaIi6ed 70 vote for person for sal9 cntcvEY
P"e'''' BERNARD J. MC,Sssy
e,,.o., 20 ord subscribed before me ,n,S
and year aforesaid JOhN - - the Peace.
Representative Davis. who came up 80 ssryei
ford o, the $50 train this morning ysg,..
v WIN tbe notice and appearing betor Ts, Mig
trate Hutton with Walter Il, hayes u ,mount Of
TON as his counsel, gave pan 10 w. morning
81 ON0 for his appearance 70 ,Ii,,ord was bis
h her% ' a summons was Immediately iyss near
for Representative Lattoinus, W r1orning