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Sir James Stansfeld Of New Milns, in
company with his grandson, young Philip,
meets IN an inn-huusc his son Philip and
his sons paramour Janet Mark. They
quarrcl-Sir James goes home, taking along
his grandson. That night he Is murdered
by his disSolutc son and Janet Mark.
They take his body outside and lay 1t upon
an ice-foe, in the effort 10 fasten the crime
upon other shoulders. But the boy, Philip
has witnessed the crimc-hC tells his grand
fathers chief tenant, tmphray Spurway;
and Spurway succeeds in having the real
murderer brought to justice. He IS
sentenced to. be hanged, his woman ac-
complete to be transported. Mystcriously
Philip Stanslicld escapes the gallows, seeks
out his wife, finds her in the company of
Spurway, and tries to murder her, but does
not quite succeed. She is taken away to
Abercairn for cure, leaving her son, young
company of little Anna Mark, from whom
he learns that I'm some ways girls are worth
quite as much as boys. For example, IN
the time of the cattle droving, when Master
Spurway bought his winter beasts in the
Mart Anna beats Philip in helping to
cut them out. Still they are excellent
friends, even though She beats him at her
studies in the school to which they go
together. John stansneld, Philips lawyer
uncle, brings in a new teacher, Dominic
Ringrose, a small man with wonderful eyes,
Shortly after his coming the countryside
is shocked and thrilled with n number OF
bloody and mysterious murders, evidently
for tire sake of robbery. Business calls
Umphray Spurway from home. In the
absence a big packing case, purporting TO
be full of fine Spanish wool. Is delivered to
Vim Bowman, Umphray's clerk. He puts
# in the weaving shed. That night Philip,
playing about 1t, sees shining through. the
gauze of the packing case a pair of eyes.
lie calls VIII Bowman. who counts three.
then stabs the packing, case with a small
sword. Blood flows. they open the case
and find Dominic Ringrose inside, APP
parently dead. Shortly after the house Is
attacked by robbers, whom RingrOse had
meant to let in. They are beaten off, but
afterward Philips mother refuses to let
him spend the holidays at New Milns. Re
turning from a days visit to New Milns,
Philip falls in with Saul Mark, Annals
gypsy father, who under pretense of show
him a prisoner. Anna finds out his plight
and leads Umphray Spurway on his track.
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value o. a bawbee. NEEDLES a wee over
muckle wi the cartes and the dice, says
you. But that's neither here nor there when
every penny o. the profit o. your venture
is clinkit doom on The nail!''
81 mus. pursue my search alone, then.
provost, II YOU cannot assist me- broke in
Umphray, for the notion that he was being
played with to put off time was now almost
a certainty.
"Hoot ava " cried The provost. gcnially;
the NIGHTS young yet. | warrant the young
vagabond is OF TO see the lassos. He will
be turnin' cot some ragin' galliyantin' birkie
like the daddie o. him.. lie will be name at
his mither's hearthstane by this time, Use
warrant. It's just no possible that a mucklo
laddie like that can be lost in this decent,
law-abidin,' God-fcarin' toon o. Abercairn,
and that under the provostship o. Gregory
Partan, merchant and shipowner there!"
IL can wait no longer. / bid you good
night, sir cried Umphray Spurway, salul>
! ing the magistrate and moving on, So the
three searchers left the provost Of Abercairn
standing On the quay with his hands behind
his back. lie watched them go with his
fingers Noted in front of him and his thumbs
! running races after each other like a puppy
chasing ito tail. A curious light twinkled
in his small shrewd eyes as they
followed the three till darkness swallowed
them up.
From where he stood the provost of
Abercairn could see the stern of the boat,
black against the softly h%eaving phos-
phcrescenco of the inner harbor. For an
e~asterly wind had been filing the water
with jellyfsh 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 scrambling out Of the boat
now and ascending the steps one after the
other. The provost moved nearer the verge.
The owner of the black head which had
emitted the whistle projected his whole body
above tho stone parapet.
rs all safe?" he whispered as he erected
himself
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20 is" answered the provost.

where is the Englishman now?"
The provost silently indicated the direction
in wrich Umphray ~Spurway had taken his
departure. The door of a change house in
Ship row opened. A broad beam of light
crossed the quay and momentarily il
Illuminated the group of dark heads and the
massive form of the provost. The heads of
the newcomers were mostly tied up in col
ored handkerchiefs and in the ears of the
whistler twinkled softly a pair of large sill
yer rings.
"NVill he have the bulk of the money on
him, think you?" whispered the ringleader.
God forbid that 7 should ken ocht ABBOTT
that" said the provost quickly; 81 haze
neither ART nor PART in your unholy ploys
Business is business, but Gregory Partan
is nae highway robber."
This he said Indignantly. Then he paused
a moment and added in a thoughtful, mus
ing tone as if to himself:
But yet, / seena where he could hae left
it. He has been in nae hCOse in Abercairn
except that o. Mistress Stansfield in the
Vennel, and it's no like that he wad trust
sic a great sum to a woman! Ma, he will
CARRY it ABBOTT wi him. Aye, aye, umpha-
it's mair nor likely"
THANK you. We must be off, 4" said Saul
Mark. Amy orders, provost?"
When is he to be aboard?' asked the
provost, going a step nearer the super
cargo.
by u o. tn. clock at latest" said Saul
sucCinCtly; I'VE sail with the morning tide,
full to the matches with the bonny young
two-legged cattle
and a fne radiance 1t will be to the toon
O. AbercaiIn, forbye some siller in my pooch
gin the Lord gle ye success and a guild
market on the ither side the water. But,
mind yc, keep within the law. And be pre-
part TO render u strict account o. every
head amang them, either in yellow guineas
or the best Virginia tobacco. Are We to
tax the boy on aboard wi ye the uicht?"
AYE, an the lassie, too, if we have luck, 4"
what lassie?" The provost turned
quickly. 81 thocht that it was a strict rule
that there should be naothing O. that kind"
Saul Mark laughed an ugly little laugh,
Surely You have forgotten the heart of
a parent, ana you a man with a family!
Provost, / mean my own daughter, Anna"
"God!' gasped the provost; we are never
siccan a deeyil incarnate as to sell your ain
flesh and blo1d?"
And what for no." returned the super
cargo. 'Is il not done every day? Did not
you yourself give your daughter. Elspeth, TO
the drunken lawyer, Kirkup, for gettin' ye
the toon parks ia lease perpetual?"
The provost did not answer the taunt. He
kept on muttering to himself and shaking
his head.
Il anna allow that wanna hae that ON
a ship o. mine. A risk in the way o. BUSH
mes or the blinkin' o. an ee for a certain
profit, ! viii TAX wi ony man. / will gang
as far as it is in mortal man to gang-ac-
cordin' to my conscience, that is. But 10
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 find her very useful after she is snugly
settled. l will put nor into good training on
he other side. Besides, you know, she
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CHAPTER XXI.
Provost Gregory Partan.

But by this time it was too late. All
trace of Saul Mark and his companion was
gone completely. There only remained to
visit the Kings Arms to see If any one had
noticed in what direction l had departed.
But, though Wills horse was duly in stall,
neither landlord nor hostler could be seen.
And the Kings Arms close was bare as the
palm of a mans hand.
And now what to do. Anna was crying by
this time, the tears rolling unchecked down
her face, even as they passed the faring
resin torches of the booths, which, like
swallows nests, monstTous and foul, were
plastered about the walls of the great kirk.
They would go to the little house on the
Vennel. 1t was just possible l might have
gone directly home. But even in that mo-
ment Anna rebelled against meeting my
mother. So that the two women most con-
cerned about me, my mother and my
comrade, would have nothing to say to each
other. So Anna Mark abode without, while
Will Bowman bent his head to the lighted
window, but could see nothing,
do you hear Philips voice. Will?' whis-
pered Anna from the dusk of a close across
the narrow causeway.
May said VIII. bending yet closer,
'but I hear a man speak within"
Little Anna Mark could guess who, and a
scornful smile, which none could see, passed
Dver her face.
"Umphray Spurway has come back" whis>
pered VIII Bowman Il can hear his York
shire burt"
KNOCK on the door, viii, and let us tell
him all"
He will break my head for leaving the
horse. and Philips, when ne catches him,
for bringing you hither,'
Nay" the answer came clear across the
Nennel, what are broken heads at worst 4?
And, besides, Philip cares nothing for me or
he would have gone straight home to his
mother, as | babe him"
Will Bowman stalked boldly to the little
door in the corner house which gives upon
the quay beneath, He knocked and after a
long pause there ensued the soft gritting Of
iron on iron, Then came the rattle and lar
OF a door which had been opened upon the
chain. Which was my mothers ordinary
method, ever since the face of her husband
had looked in upon her through the open
window of the Yeti cottage in the wood OF
New Milns.
II am William Bowman, servant to Master
Spurway OF New Milns, madam" Anna
could hear Will saying in reply to a aues-
tion from behind the chained door. II am
anxious about your son Philip. He entered
the town at dusk upon n horse and hath no..
been seen since. l came to know if he had
returned home"
Then came Anna, the sound Of heavy
steps upon a tagged floor, the rasp and
tinkle of n dropped chain, ami the light
about the door. instead of being a mere
three-sidei crack, became a broad OBJ
long, till the whole space was again
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''rhe Lilac Sun.Bonnet," "Cleg Kelly" "The Red Axe" Etc.
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CMApTER WI.
The supcrcnrso of the

The SupcrcnrEo of the C~orramnutce.
In the narrowest part of the alley which
wound its way past the gable OF Gregory
Partan's property, Umphray Spurway was
cropping with a lantern in his hand. \
noisomc place it was In the daytime.
gloomy even in mid-Juno, with its slanted
bars Of light and its deep shadows, where
low and villainously proved doorways
opened off into the unknown. At night 1t
became a mere pit of darkness, avoided by
man and dreamed of as a standing horror
by women and children; for 1t was rcputed
haunted by crouching, malignant iends and
nameless horrors among all the supersti-
tious of Abercairn. Strange sounds came
up out Of its deep throat! Lights had been
seen by scudding night wanderers pickering
far down it, like will-o'-the-wisps in the
marshes.
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 a lantern at the
Kings Arms by the simple process of going
into the stable and lighting it with his tin
der box; and now, with "a spare candle in
his pocket, he was Systematically searching
every corner of the town of Abercairn to
which by any nance | might have wan
dered.
AS he passed up the High street he kept
close to the houses on one side, flashing
his lantern this way and that, as If he were
sweeping the uneven causeway with a broom
of light. On many unholy and unbeautiful
things did that feeble illumination fall. But
it was Anna Mark who obtained the first
clue, for. like a rowing free lance, the girl
went peering and trying back 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
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COPYRIGHT. 1898. UNDER THE NAME OF LITTLE ANNA MARK" b
BY R. s.

such things without o~ffense," returned
Umphray very gravely, while Anna shrank
deeper into the dusk of a doorway, and WIN
Bowman spread his masters coat-tails
abroad to shield the girl from her fathers
eyes.
mo offence, man; no offcnse at all" re-
piled the provost amicably, surely we have
kennel ane anithor weel aneuch this score
O. years that l may take the freedom o. a
jest wi you, Umphray, my friend?"
81 have been seeking a lad of the name
of Philip Stansfeld," said Mr.. Spurway,
without continuing the subject; che was
last seen in the company of your companion,
Mr.. III Mark. Perhaps he can give us
some information as to the boys present
whereabouts!"
My companion" cried the provost, scan
dalized; mae, nae companion O. mine. Saul
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Operation or M HOur's Loss
of Time from Work.

To the thousands upon thousands of rup-
tured people who are torturing themselves
with trusses and in momentary danger of
death from strangulation DR.. w. S. Rice,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
NOTEWORTHY WEDDINGS.
Mr.. Winn and Miss shepherd VIII Be
Married This Afternoon.


Mr.. Harry Douglas VIM and Miss
Emma Virginia Shepherd VIII be married
this afternoon at o'clock from the Holy
Trinity Church, Revs. j. j. aGraNatts and
j. Y. Dowlman officiating.
Miss Mary c. Shepherd. sister OF the
bride. viii be the maid of honor, and Mr.
Spotiswoode Wexford will act as best
man During the ceremonies the choir, OF
witch Miss Shepherd is a member, will
rertar Lohengrin's wedding march.
Messrs. j. Stewart Bryan, r. Reynolds
Florence. Hunsdon Cary, William S. P.
Mayo. Frank Blanlenship and B. Morgan
Shepherd will act as ushers.
The church will be tastefuliy decorated.
The bride will wear ivory SATIN, trimmed
with Duchess lace The maid Of honor
will wear white mousseine de sole over
White taffeta, and viii carry Madame
Testout roses.
Immediately after the ceremony a re-
ception Will be rendered the bridal party
at the residence of the bride, No. 9G5
Floyd Avenue, after which the party will
leave on the 7:45 train for an extended
tour north.
Miss Matte n. sHolderby and Mr.. Her
bert b. Davis were married in Atlanta
Ga, at 7o'cloclS Monday evening. Owing
TO sickness in the family OF the bride. the
marriage was a Very quiet one but an eX-
ceediasiy pretty and tasteful affair. No IN
vitations were Issued, and only the rela-
tiyes of bot.a families We're present
The ceremony vas performed by. Rev.
A. II. FIofaerby D. d. father ns .i,e
bride. assisted by Rev. L. &. Davis. faith
cr.sof the groom.
After the ceremony Mr.. and-Mrs. Davis
left for northern tour.
Mrs Davis Is a daughter of Rev. Dr..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03

Midlothian. constituted the trio that met
at Smithdeai.s Hall at 10 20 clock yester-a
day morning. where it had been an q, q
znounced that tlns Prohbitionists OF the
Third District would hold their conVeil-
ton to nominate a candidate for Con-:
Sress.
They waited long for the other cele-
gates to show up, but finally agreed 70
abandon the idea OF nominating candi-
date. and TO let the members of the party parry.
vote as they pleased on the Congressional
question. insufficient notice OF the con-
yenfion was given as the reason for the
failure of the delegates to material!ze, and
as the notice of candidacy has to be flied
this week. another meeting cannot be
held in time.
IN reply to a question as to where the
Prohibition vote would probably go, in
the absence of a cold water candidate fer
Congress. Mr. Fields said he could only
speak for himself, but that he should
most cheerfully give his support to Gen.
Edgar Allan, the Republican nominee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
RENRIC0 NEWS.
Zig Tract of Land Sold-Thinl1 They
Saw "ToneIka .Enc >,

Zig Tract of Land Soid-ThinIS They
Saw Topeka joe
The HenrIco Court was in session yesg-
terday and spent the day ordering de-
crees
Topeka Jo-, it appears, has visited
Henrco county within the past few days.
y number Of persons profess TO nave seen
him. and the authorities are on a con-
sIanc lookout for his appearance. Last
Sunday Mrs. McBrylc, who lives about
tiree-fourths of d mile from town on the
Nine-Alile road, gave some dinner 10 q
tramp. supposed TO be the absconding
Joe. The Henrico officials were notified OF
the affair. but. upon investigation, could
discover no trace of the man.
a deed of bargain and sale was en-
tered in the County Court clerks office
yesterday morning by Thomas Z. Pollard
conveying So acres of land in blle lower
end of the county in Fairfield District,
near Bottoms Bridge and Exc Station.
TO Samuel and L onidas Webb. The con-
sideration was $15,GG9
John Conway. Jack Jones. and KleS.
Thomas, the alleged highwaymen. charged
with shouting and attrmpTing To rob 10
.seph Walburn on the night of September
Goth, were tried yesterday morning before
Squire L. 5. Richardson. Jones and
Thomas proved an aIibi, and were dis
missed. The case of Conway was con
iinud until tomorrow
The t2oar.d of Supervisors was in session
yesterday morning, and transacted rou-
tine business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
annual election of officers.

The officers elected are rs follows:
President, Dr. VIM. MCGOWAN; Vice
President, John II. Lyneman; Financial
Secretary. ". a. Powers; Recording Sec
rotary. w L. Lynch; Treasurer, A j.
Rooney.
Literary Committee. NJ Powers, Jno.
Nokely, Rev. j. b. o'Reilley, Rev. L..
Waters, f. NJ. Eatosni Jr-
Membership Conmittee-Jas- e. Phil
lips, Jr.. W. d. Harton, Jno. Neon, ]. a.
Dart. Jno. II Lyneman.
Room Committed Finnegan. p NJ
Ca,ogni. ]. Z. Epps. Jr., D. E. Doyle, j.
t. Duke w. z. Purcell.
Press committee-A: 7. Shea. chair
man; ". Finnegan, II. Il. Caravati.
Library Committee-Rev. T Waters.
VIM Quigley. Jas. NJ. Powers
Catholic Interest Committee-W. T. Ry-
an. A. ]. Cavanaugh, Wm. Qu:gley, t.
l.. Cox, Jas. J. Phillips.
Instead OF the regular weekly prayer
meeting at Leigh. Street Baptist Church
tonight the services will be dedicated
To the memory Of DR.. w. l. Wright. who
was for several years their beloved pas
tor. Besides the ministersswho viii par
ticipate. addresses will be made by sew
eral of tn. church members.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
"RED CHEEKS"
"othcr Children Have, Why Not
Yours ~


Yours?"
The above comments occur IN letter
referring TO proper selection of food, from
e. j. Wilson, 3l2 Hemlock St, Allegheny,
Pa. When our first baby boy reached
seven months he began 10 lose strength
ana grow pale He could not digest
any of the ordinary baby fools or PIE
pared milk.
acting on the advice of a sister .l-issw
who was bringing the roses to the cheeks
of her two children. by their diet of Grape
Nuts food. my wife purchased a package
and BEGAN feeding it gradually TO our
habv. preparing it with q little hot water
unf.l i, was the consistency Of a thick
cruel. Size not only fed If to the baby,
but herself began eating il three times a
day.
..The Transformation was wonderful.
Within a month the baby was free from
all stomach trouble. and my w.fe's
strength was completely renewed, that
feeling of fatigue having entirely disap-
peared Do not over,feed when giving
Grapa-Nuts food to the baby. Other
children have red el1eeks. why not yours 2''
This food is concentrated and requires
less in Volume than any food known
delicious taste wins friends and the re-
,rearkable effects win the reason of any
thoughtful person 1t was originally pre-
psred fo- brain wofsers. but lile Effect
nncn the nerve ceutres and asan is 50
valuable that 1; can 5e Hssi With .Tens
nursing babes, 10 their seiy grca- adyan-.
fxpe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
Daughters OF America in Tenth An
uUai Convention,

niaI Convention.
The tenth annual SESSION of the National
Council. Daughters Of America. was called
to order at smthdeal Hall at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning with National Copn=
cilor Mary f. Boran, Of Maryland, in the
chair. The han was we'll filed with repre-
sentatives from Massachusetts,, Connecu-
cut, New YORK, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky.
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Var
gina, West Virginia and the District q
Columbia.
Tne morning session was taken up with
reports OF the Credential Committee.
At the afternoon session the following
nominations were made for officers of the
National Council:
National Councillor, O.. K. Campbell, OF
Newsport Pa; Associated National Coun-
ciIor, Miss Flora X Deniarest, of Balt-
y. Demarest. of Baltimore. Md, and
Howard w. Boydton. of Washington. d
c.; Associated Nice-Councior, Miss Carry
y. Trayer. Of Bingkamton, n. y: Ma
tiOnal Secretaries Miss Julie \. Upton. of
Dennison, Ohio, and Harry T. Brown. of
Baltimore, Md: Conductor, Louis Lam
bert. of Massachusetts; Warden, Miss
May T. Starr, Of Bridgeport. Conn; In
side Sentinel. Miss Emma Bass, Of Ken
lucky: Outside Sentinel. William Giddern.
of Huntington w. Va. Trustees. Miss
Nerva. V. f. Miller OF Portland. o., and
a A. 1tl.on, OF Ashb,Iry Park. n T.
The election win take place today ana
also the place of next meeting Wi! be
decided upon. The following places have
been named: Buffalo. y. y: Haven Hill
Mass: Cincinnati and Ttfin Ohio.
Yesterday afternoons session was taken
un with reports of officers and committees
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
PULPIT AND PEW.
Day Of Atonement Began Yesterday
Church News


Church News.
The first prayers OF Day OF Atonems MT.
one of the most important Jewish fesyi
walls. took place at the sitting of the sun
Yesterday evening. ~ ali the synagegues
OF the city
The Day of Advancement is known
In The Hebrew calendar as the tenth day
of Tishri, ten days after the Hebrew New
Year.
The congregation of Beth Ahaba held
an interesting meeting at. the Synagogue
last Sunday. The election OF officers was
held and other matters of concern 10 the
congregation We're considered. The old
officers We're re-clectd, as follows: Presi-
dent, Julius Straus. Vice-President, Hen
~ iiatzler: Secretary. Charles Iiutzler,
Financial Secretary, /. Held.
DIR. J. b. Hawthorne l2ctured last
night al Bethlehem Baptis, Church. about
four miles from the city. on the subject
: Courage and Its IounterfeIIs. -
Rev W. ". Reynolds. of Hanover,
stsent Sunday in Richmond
kev. James O. Kirk. having accepted the
charge of the Bethlehem and At Vernon
baptist Churches. IN Henrico county, has
taken up his residence at Stapleton and
Was moving his furniture 10 his new home
yesterday.
The Hanover Sgnday-school Association
meets in Ashland tomorrow and
will held three sessions during
the day. DIR. w. e. Hatcher ana PROBABLY
other speakers from Richmond. Wiz ad
Gress the body.
Rev. W. r.. L. Smith. d. D., is assists
ing DIR. Pollard in a series of special meet
sags AT Glen Alien.
The Randolph-St Baptist Church
ma s,sed very earnest resolutions Hast sun
"a IL
no. to accept the cali TO Chicago He mas
.hs,s far announced his 6ec.ssoa
he frs. fall meeting OF the McGili
casho!Ic Union was held at their rooms
0Enn13ey night A large attendance and.
0pch enthusiasm was displayed, Il being