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Our business is to have your money and get
aboard. Now, I give you thirty seconds,
and If you will not deliver it, by the Lord
l will kill the lad and the girl before your
eyes!
Mercy of God, man, she is your own
daughter
The more reason. then. that should
do what 1 like with my own. Now, you
are wasting time. Will you give up the
money and submit? Half minute from
now, Scipio. Count the seconds
srar rich u 9ieagino Gus voice in the back
oyerword of chantey began to count,
one. one-one-one-one, two. two-two-
two-two, three. Observation-Disclosures
And SO on through the numerals, each set
of repetitions telling off second as nearly
as might be.
Umphray Spurway hung a moment in
the wind, doubtful whether to make rush
Tor 1t. Instead, he elevated his lantern and
Its light fell on Anna Mark, helpless in the
arms OF gigantic black, whose great palm
was pressed against the girls mouth. 1t
was this man who was counting the sec
onds IN monotonous sing-song, and sway
Ing from side to side as he did so. Behind
him Umphray caught glimpse of a couple
of dark-sknned ruff1ans stuffing a gag into
Will Bowman's open mouth, while other
two held him pinioned by either arm.
umphray was a brave man, but he knew
when to give in.
Enough" he said. 81 surrender
Pass over the money. then" ordered
Saul Mark, shortly.
The Englfshman took a shagreen pocket
book out of his coat and slipped the leath-
er strap over the leveled mouth of the
nearest musket. The owner reached it
back as a haymaker lifts hay on a fork
Saul Mark opened 1t briefly.
Here. bos'n, the dark lantern! Let the
glim fall on this!'' he said
And with quick and methodical accuracy
he checked the amount. nodding his head
as he did so with a satisfied air.
ut is well for you, Umphray Spurway,"
hn hn h,,nl la5 Not. ~
not tried to play with US. Now, right
about face! Put your hands behind you
Take three steps backward. Halt! Bos'n,
tie the gentleman up!'
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colored handkerchiefs, and in the ears of
the whistler Enthusiastically a pair of large
"will , be have. she bulk of the money on
leader.
God forbid that should. ken ocht ABBOTT
that, said theI provost quickly; II haze
Business is business but Gregory Partan
is nae highway robber"
This he said Indignantly. Then he paused
moment and addeddn a thoughtful, mus
ing tone as If ta himself:
But yet seena where he could hae left
it. He has beer In nae hoose in Abercairn
except that O. Mistress Stansfield In the
sic a great sumsto a, woman. Ma, he will
CARRY it aboot VII him. Aye, aye, umpha
its MAR nor 1ikelyr'
THANK you. We must be off," said Saul
Mark. Amy orders, provost?
When is 'he'sto be aboard?" asked the
provost, going a step nearer the super
cargo.
BY II O. the clock at latest sa4. Saul
succinctly; we sail with the morning toe,
full to the matches with the bonny young
two-legged cattle"
And a fine radiance 1t win be to the
toon O. Abercairn, forbye some siller in my
pooch. gin the Lord gle We success and
guild market on the ither side the water.
But mind We, keep within the law. And
be preparit to render a strict account o
every head amang them, either In yellow
guineas or the best Virginfan tobacco. Are
We to TAX the boy on board VII We the
nicht?"
AYE, an the lassie, too. II we have
luck
What lassie?'' The provost turned
quickly. Il thocht that it was strict rule
that there should be naething O that kind!'
Saul Mark laughed an ugly little laugh.
Surely you have forgotten the heart of
parent, and you a man with family!
Provost. mean my own daughter Anna"
"God"' gasped the provost: I'VE are never
siccan a deevil incarnate as to sell your
ain flesh and blood%'
and what for no?' returned the super
cargo. is it not done every day? Did not
you yourself give your daughter Elspeth
to the drunken lawyer Kirkup for gettin'
We the toon parks in lease perpetual?'
The provost did not answer the taunt.
He kept on muttering to himself and shak-
ing his head.
Il Gamma allow that-I wanna hae that
on ship o. mine. A risk in the way o
bushes or the blinkin' O. an ee for GER
tain profit, will ta wi ony man. l will
| gang as far as it is in mortal man to gang
-accordin' to my conscience, that is. But
to sell ane's flesh and blood
Apprentice is the word. provost said
Saul Mark, smiling; but you hinder us.
Rest assured the girl Is safe with me. We
! will be near her mother And in the mean
settled. / will put her into good training
on the other side. Besides, you know, she
will be near her mohter And In the mean
time she will serve to civiliZe us aboard the
Corramantee. God knows We need it,
And what will he say to woman on
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Sir James Stansfeid Of New Milns. in
company with his grcudsou, young Philip,
meets in an Inn house his son Philip and
his sons pacamour, Janet Mark. They
quarre1-Sir James goes home, taking along
his grandson. That night he Is murdered
by his dissoluTe and Janet Mark. They
take his body outside and lay it upon an ice
foe in the effort to fasten the crime upon
other shoulders. But the boy Philip has
witnessed the crime-he tells his grand
fathers chief tenant, Humphrey Spurway.
and Spurway succeeds in having the real
murderer brought to justice. He is SEN
fenced to be hanged, his woman accomplish
to be transported. Mystert0usly Philip
StansfeId escapes the gallews, seeks out his
wife, finds her in the company of Spurway
and tries 10 murder her, but does not quite
succeed. She is taken away to Abercafrn
for cure, leaving her son, young Philip in
charge Of Spurway and in the company or
little Anna Marx from whom he learns that
in some ways girls are worth quite as much
as boys. For example. in the time of the
cattle drovins when Master Spurway bought
his winter beast in the Mart Anna beat
Philip in helping to cut them out. Still
they are excellent friends, even though she
beats him ut her studies in the school 10
which they go together. John Stansfeld,
thHpS AaWyeE hAtAt. ukAASs III q nj"
teacher. Dominic RingT0se. a small man,
with wonderful eyes. shortly after his cont
ing the countryside is shocked and thrilled
with a number of bloody and mysterious
murders. evidently for the sake Of robbery
Business calls Humphrey Spurway from
home In his absence a big packing case,
purporting 10 be full Of fine Spanish wool.
ia delivered TO Will Bowman, Humphreys
clerk He puts II in the weaving shed
That night Philip playing about it sees
shining Though the gauze of the packing
ease a pair II eyes. He calls Will Bowman,
who counts three. then stahs The packing
ccse with a smeH sword. Blood flows. they
open the case and find Dominic Ringrose
inside apparently dead. Shortly after the
house IS attacked by robbers. whom Ringrose
Rad meant TO let in. They are beaten on,
but after7va-d Philips mother refuses to
let him spend the holidays at New Minis.
Returning from a days visit to New Minis
Philip falls in with Saul Mark, Annals
gypsy father, who, under pretense Of show
ing him Sir Harry Norgans Treasure, makes
him a prisonn=. Anna finds out his plight
and leads Humphrey Spurway Oh his track.
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made man. Ye may retire and buy a landed
estate. Then the king will gle We title for
your VALUABLE services to the guild toon, Sir
Gregory Parton-Sr Gregory Partan! What
think ye O that?-Sir Gregory!
But though the hour was late and even
the late change houses and drinking booths
alcng the seafront We're disgorging their
noisy occupants on the street. Provost
Gregory still paced up and down among the
cordage and barrel slaves hummiDg softly
to himself:
Heard we e'er O the Bailie o Mickleham's
coo?
Her face it was basont,s and black was
her moo
For milk or for butter her match / ne'er
knew,
This basont-faced, ring-straikit sonsy aud
cool
And as he hummed the provost's small
and wary eye was turned every way in snc-
cession, and he cooked his ear at every
sound. Presently the regular dip of oars
came to him across the harbor At the dis
tar ce of a hundred yards from the land a
light was waved three times horizontalwise,
and then after a pause once up and down.
The provost moved nearer to the steps and
leaned against a stone POST grooved and
smooth with the friction Of ships hawsers.
A muttered order made him incline his
ear He heard beneath him the grating
sornd of boats keel, ar oath and then
the dull rumble of oars softly shipped and
the scufiie of men Tending off with the
palms of their hands.
A head popped up cautiously over the
quay edge mouth whistled the first line
of the tune the provost had just been hum
ming to himself:
Heard We e'er O. the Baile O. Mickleham g
coo?
The provost from behind the stone pillar
responded with flutelike second line:
Her face it was basont, and black was her
moo!
From where he stood the provost of Aber-
cairn could see the stern of the boat, black
against the softly heaving phosphorescence
of the inner harbor. For an easterly wind
had been filling the water with jeilyfish till
the nearer deeps appeared to pulse with a
softly silver light, now black as night,
again soft and lawny like moonlight filtered
through mist.
The men were scramblirg out Of the boat
now and ascending the steps one after the
| other Tie provost moved nearer the verge.
| The owner of the black head which had
emitted the whistle projected his whole
| body above the stone parapet.
"Is all safer he whispered as he erected
| himself.
at is" answered the provost
"Where is the Englishman now?''
The provost silently indicated the direc-
| ton in which Umphray Spurway had taken
| his departure. The door Of a change house
| in Ship row opened. A broad beam Of llehi
| crossed the quay and momentarily iilu-
| mined the group of dark heads and the
| massive form of the provost. The heads
of the newcomers were mostly tied I'D In
.pssOnt. t.s., dappled with white.
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board?" Saul Mark chuckied as he replied.
" He as you call him. Is a fury and all
of fine captain. But-Well, Saul Mark is
supercargo of the Corramantee, and the
entire cargo is his business. Bear that in
mind, provost! Now, lads, bend your stiff
shellbacks. On hands and knees till we are
clear of these accursed lights Good night
to you, provost.
And. like the links of great serpent one
pair of bowed shoulders after another pass
ed Gregory Partan as he stood there lean
irg on the grooved stone pillar, till full
twenty men had gone by, and, save for the
scraping of cutlass sheaths against the piled
barrels and the CLEAN Of distant light
dimly reflected on pistol butt, there was
nothing to tell that score of the most des-
perate ruffians in the world were abroad In
the streets of Abercairn.
CHAPTER XXI.
The SupercargO of the Corramantee.
In the narrowest part of the alley which
wound its way past the gable of Gregory
Partan's property, Umphray Spurway was
cropping with his lantern in his hand. A
noisome place 1t was in the daytime, gloomy
even in mid June, with its slanted bars of
light and its deep shadows, where low and
villainously browed doorways opened off
into the unknown. AT night it became a
mere pit of darkness, avoided by man and
dreamed of as a, standing horror by women
ana cnllQren. IoF L9CWaS reDuteQ haunted
by crouching, malignant fiends and name
less horrors among all the superstitious of
Abercairn. Strange Sounds came up out of
its deep throat Lights had been seen by
scudding night wanderers Pickering far
down it, like o'-the-wisps in the marsh
eS.
But Umphray Spurway was not the man
to be intimidated by bairnly breads or old
wives tales. IN the. course Of his search
for me he had obtained lantern at the
Kings Arms by the simple process of 60
ing into the stable and lighting it with his
finder box; and now, with spare candle
in his pocket, he was systematically search
ing every corner Of the town of Abercairn
to which by any chance I might have wan
dered.
As he passed up the High street he kept
his lantern this way and that, as If he were
sw ,eping the uneven causeway with q
broom Of light. On many unholy and I'M
beautiful things did that feeble nlumina-
ton fall. But 1t was Anna Mark who OBJ
tanned the first clue. for, like a rowing free
lance, the girl went peering and trying
hack from side to side Of the narrow street.
doubling and twisting as a scent dog does
on a mixed trail.
At the very entering in Of Partan's Close
she lifted a riding switch of willow, or, as
it is called in these parts, "saugh wand"
''Seer' she cried. che has been here, This
proves 1t. cut this with my own gully
knife on the banks of the Linn of Kirk.
connel this very day at o. the clock
See, there is where the gully slipped apd
nearly whanged my finger Off"
! She handed the switch to Umphray Spur.
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CHAPTER XXIII.
Jacob and Esau,

will you let the boy and girl go?' said
Umphray, when he had pbeyed, which he
did without murmuring, knowing that with
such desperate ruffians there was nothing
else to be done.
1.-THE girl Is my daughter" said Saul
Mark. you have too long separated par
emit and child. I am sure your warm and
generous heart will take pleasure in hay-
ing brought about SO happy reunion. 1
am infinitely obliged to you for your care
of Anna. But now I will relieve you OF
your guardianship. Indeed, the girl wishes
it herself, do you not, my daughter"
Anna struggled vehemently in the clutches
Of the black Colossus who held her, but
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From the Boston Transcript.
Fuddy-''Why will you stick to that enc
song. 1 have heard you sing 1t for these
five years. and never knew you to sing any
other 1 should think you would find it
awkward in company when You have sung
your song and are unable to respond to the
demand for an encore by giving something
else
Duddy-'sMy dear fellow, there never is
any demand for an encore"
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Il found afterwari that the reason I could not
discover this door in the Clark because the
inner side of 1t, that toward me. had been pur-
pt sely faced with lime, roughened on the surface
and made to adhere firmly with plasterer's hair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-25
ENJOYABLE HOUSEWARMING.

An enjoyable "housewarming" and
surprise party was rendered Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Schwenker at their new
residence, on Pittston avenue, Satur-
day night, by the friends and relatives
of the couple. 1t was also the occa-
sion of the seventeenth anniversary OF
their married life, and they received
the congratulations not only on ac-
count of their fine new residence, but
also on account OF seventeen years Of
welded bliss. The usual party diver
sions, coupled with songs, recitations
and dancing, were INDUCED in, and
dainty refreshments also were served.
Mr.. Schwenker is employed as fore
man of the binding department of The
Tribune.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. j.
u. Schwenker Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Schwenker, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schwenker, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Getz,
Messrs. Jacob Hohmann, George Sell
bert, George Youngkurth, Frederick G.
KEEPER Fred Heusner, John Dam
bacher Charles Heller, Charles Send
Ter, Albert Beidelmeyer, John Deitz.
Henry Herman, Charles and Fred
Schwenker, Charles and William A..
Mallory, and Mrs. c. Klaile, and the
Misses Clara and Emma Schwenker,
Ella Hohmann, Cecilia Heller, Cora and
Lily Heisner, Mamie Dambacher and
Annie Klein.
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GEORGE GRIFFITHS' FUNERAL.

Services over the remains of the late
George Grifliths, who met an untimey
death by falling from a window in
Lancaster, were conducted by Rev. &c.
J. McHenry, pastor of the st. David's
Episcopal church, at the residence of
deceased's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WILL
lam V. Griffiths, on North Sumner ave-
nue., Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The funeral was attended by many
members Of the old Thirteenth regi-
ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Of
which deceased was a member.
The casket was draped with an
American flag, and many beautiful
floral offerings lay upon the bier, ex-
pressing in silence the esteem in
which the young man was held. Lieu
Company F, had charge of the MILL
tary arrangements, which were car
ried out at the grave in Washburn
street cemetery The pall-bearers were
Sergeant Eugene Fellows, Corporal
George Thirwell, Sergeant William
Newman, Sergeant oliver Williams,
Sergeant Lattimer Reese and Corporal
Owen Hughes.
Among the out-of-town relatives who
attended the funeral were John NJ.
jenkins, Mrs. william Shepperson,
Miss Ellen Shepperson, of Danville;
Thomas T. Thomas, Miss Alice Thom-
as. Miss Maggie Thomas and Miss
Annie Thomas, of Plymouth; Mr. ard
Mrs. William d. Grifliths, of Lancas-
ter; James Van Campen, of Montrose.
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DUNMORE.

The list of letters remaining un-
claimed in the postoiIice for the period
ending June %, are as follows:
Thomas Briddle, 526 Larch street;
Mrs. Clara Grant, 3l3 Madison avenue;
John Healey 2lS Grove street; A. D.
Hood, Mrs. Elizabeth Kearney, Drin-
ker street; William Mahon, Mrs. Car
rie Schroeder, Union street; Edward
Space. Foreign-Kristin Dano, Arc
angel Schuco, Felice Tomaino fu Bu-
inc. Fernando Siardamaglia, Verdino
Cersasi.
Tomorrow evening the congregation
of the Presbyterian church are invited
to the manse on Elm street, where a
dollar social" will be held. Each at
tendant is expected to bring a dollar
and state how they procured the same.
The proceeds will go to the India
famine fund. After the experience
telling, a social time will be held, fol-
lowed by refreshments.
The cadets of st. Mary's Catholic
church held an interesting meeting
yesterday.
The members of the Kindergarten
association of the Presbyterian church
and all interested in the work will
hold a meeting Thursday evening at
the manse, on Elm street. The an
nual election of officers will take place.
Patrick Mcdonnell, of Bunker Hill
is recovering fro a successful opera-
tion performed for cancer of the lip
by Drs, Garvey, Bernstein and Stan
ton last Friday.
Mr.. Harvey Young is home from the
University of Pennsylvania for his
summer vacation.
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TOLD IN BRIEF.

Daniel Mahlia, of Cedar avenue, while
carrying a box of cast iron boxes, pre-
paratory to boring them, on Saturday,
tripped over a small piece of iron and
fell, the box falling on his right fore
arm and breaking one of the bones.
DR.. Haggerty reset the fracture.
John Filler, Charles Filler Edward
Kotzwinkle, ]. KEEPER, George Hart
man, Charles Hartman, Milton john
son and Percy Jones were reimbursed
by the Scranton Traction company for
damages done in the Throop car wreck
on Sunday, June II.
The funeral of the late William Ne
Tigue, who died Friday evening of ap-
pendicitis at the Lackawanna hospital,
will take place this morning from his
late residence on Cherry street. Ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. M. ].
Fleming, of St. Johns church, and in
terment will be made in the Minooka
cemetery.
The machinists and blacksmiths of
the Cliff works played an exciting
game of ball Saturday on the Pittston
avenue grounds. The machinists were
victorious by the close score of II to
10.
The South steel mill paid their en-
plOyes on Saturday for the month of
May.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schautz, of AL
der street, have returned from weeks
visit to New York city.
Peter Kelly, of South Washington
avenue, left on a visit to Montrose.
Thomas f. McGrail was badly in
jured on Saturday. while at work at
the South steel mill.
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Of human mirds the victory will eventually re-
main with what is best" That statement must
be true, because man, by means Of his scion
tiRc investigations will some day discover the
great fact which is the basis Of everything ex-
isting. Il is true also in the spiritual world.
The origin Of man--whence he came, Is not OF
prime importance; but when looking into the
endless future, we cannot but ask the question:
What will my history be there?
The only answer that can be given TO that
question is--My character today is the only IN.
dex to my future. If my character will change
then the nature of my future must of necessity
change. So If we wart to be perfect in char.
acter we must exercise ourselves in that drcc.
tion, because spiritual development comes by
battle we must fight orr way to perfection. TO
illustrate this, the drunkard must say mo- to
every temptation before he can be a sober man.
Before can attain perfection in character,
we must possess the faith that can turn even
the trials of life TO our spiritual advantage.
Paul said TO Timothy. Exercise thyself unto
Godliness'; work thyself into that lie which
ends in glory. He could not be a strong man
apart from exercise. So it is in our text, the
trial of faith worketh patience; il makes a man
strong in Christian virtues and brings him nearer
day after day to perfection, which is the goal
of the Christian life.
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Y. w. C. A, CONCERT,

The following programme will be
rendered in the Young Women's Chris
tian association building. Tuesday
night, at the grand concert by Miss
Timberman and pupils. assisted by
Miss Edith Norton: Duet, I'm the
Cross of Christ l Glory" (SmarD, Miss
Black and Mr. Williams; solo (a), "All
Through the Night" welsh air); (b)
zone Spring Morning (Nevin). Miss
Rose Gallen; solo (a), "a Dream"
(Ambrose): (b) "The Brigands"
(Spence), Michael p. Kreig; recitation
(selected), Miss Edith Norton: solo (a),
THE Promise of Life (Cowen); (b)
Love Me, Love Me Well' CBenberg),
Miss Susan Black; solo, Forever with
the Lord" (GounoD, Mr.. Ralph Will
Jams; solo, when the Heart Is
Young" CBuck), Miss Anna Salmon;
recitation (selected), Miss Norton:
song, Little Doris" (Nevin). Miss CAL
len; song (selected). Mr.. Kreig; song
(a), winds in the Trees" (Thomas);
(b) Blossom Time" (Needham), Miss
Duncan; song, "The Grenadiers"
(Schuman), Mr.. Williams; recitation,
Miss Norton; song (a), by Bende-
meers Stream" (b) selected, Miss Sal
mon; song (selected), Miss Black.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-25
A WOMAN 5 BACK.
The Aches and Pains Will
Disappear If the Advice
of This Scranton Citizen
Is Followed.

A woman's back has many aches
and pains.
Most times 'tis the kidneys fault.
Bachache is really kidney ache.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure
1t.
Many Scranton women know this.
Read what one has to say about 1t:
Mrs. Patrick Brady, of 525 Hampton
street, Hyde Park, says: Dull pains
In my back for two years bothered me
great deal at night, and the con-
stant singing made me so nervous
that l could not sleep for hours. If 1
turned in bed cramp-like pain caught
me in the small of my back and 1t
was something terrible. In the morn
ing MY back felt lame and sore and
so weak that it would hardly support
my body. 1 felt tired and languid and
had little ambition to do any work.
saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
and so highly recommended that I got
box at Matthew Bros drug store.
After the treatment I slept well nights,
had more ambition when doing my
house work, and seldom felt any pain
in my back and kidneys"
For sale by all dealers-price, so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doans, and
take no other.