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he was confirmed by seeing the Person
before he shut on the light In the library
step 10 the door Of the adjoining room.
which was his office or individual room,
and take a good view Of that safe. At all
events, as the Person turned out the light
In the library and drove his weeping daugh-
ter before him. Hallett crawled out from
under the sofa and followed the pair far
enough 10 determine the locations Of the
sleeping apartments Of father and dAush-
ter.
The lower floor of the house now being
clear he addressed himself 20 tho work IN
hand and mad soon blown or the door OF
the safe securing the documents and the
money as understood. leaving the front
OF the safe a wreck HAllett tells me that
ne waited long enough to be assured that
no one In the house had been aroused. and
then. inpelled ny his profound sympathy
for the girl In her distress. hc made his
way 70 her sleeping apartment. where.
after cautioning her against an ontcry. he
fold her he knew 81 her sad
distress and would help her. lie
tod her not 20 refuse tSe man
her father imposed on her. hut 10 beg
for a pos,ponensnt Of the onsr % The
selected husband for a few dayp. pFUfnia-
ing. II necessary. 20 be compliant then be
left her after learning where he conid ad-
dress note TO her.
HaliNtt escaped from the Rouse WitaoHt
detection. and once IN hts room IN safety
he examined that which he had taken
from the safe. The documents which had
been the real object 81 the burglary he
fully coFnpreheaded when he studied
them. and found that they not only ssri-
ously compromised the Person, but
number Of persons standing ofle.aliy and
socially high. He also saw why the Per
son ala no, wish 20 destroy them. since.
the existing troubles and agitation over.
they could be made 70 bring in much
money. Among these papers, yet loose
and detached from the packages IN which
they we're bound. was another paper.
which Halieti quickly realized had no re-
lation 20 the others. II was virtual
confession 90 writing. signed by three
men. o, participation Ia a matter which
had been one OF SCANDAL some tlns pre-
vtousIy, and by which much money had
bcen taken from the city. The three men
were the Person and two others Of high
standing Not until he constructed the
theory that there were two other similar
papers In existence, one In the hand OF
each Of the three. By which they put
themselves In the hands and power %
each other as sort of mutual protec-
ton. could HRilett understand the paper.
At al events. be made a copy Of it AZ
once.
Later In the day he read an account
in the papers Of the burglary. There was
T. Statement nsna tae-ExTsel. AID 10 that
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lay as possible. must consent 10 the mar
ftaEa nr the daughter and the yaung rnan
aua bring IL about. promising on tho day
the marriage occurred the pag@sr should
fs placed IN the Persons hands Haliett
would acpep, no compromise, OF deviation
fFom those terms. ts8oWsh The Person Of
feresi him $1,000 so tho Person yielded
An ~ fhss Hallett revealed 10 me On
my retura. heartily condemned his ~
mantle entes9srlsss whle admired his ur-
seiiShn~ss and bsneTolaHce for ! feared a
great danger IN H.
'"fhroe weeks later the young man AMI
the daughter we're married with the con-
seat ~ The Person For o ffnne TIalleft
stood as sort Of guardian angel for this
trembling pair tJi ia the end the Person
was fcconciled 10 the union and the young
men has - prospsres that he IL today a
man = consequence owing every thing 4,
o burglar. romantic ihpOgA he Wa
- year after the burglary the rapers
were Fe'urnea to the Person. Who made ~
handsome. a very handsome. present for
our fidelity. ! ought 90 ada that I was
colnpeiled 20 prove 10 the chief az anfs~-.
uves mr. sii1. Iialisi waa never saS-
ra-cfsd ."
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statement an intimation that he, the FER
son, held under suspicion one with whom
he had had warm difference only
short time previously few hours ma
that he. the Person believed the burglary
was simply q means of revenge and that.
though he had not the proof on when
10 base an open charge. he had laid his
suspiciqms before detectives. who were
working on the matter.
This WAS so clesrly an effort 20 direct
suspicion against the young man. whose
name Hallett did not know. ~ the way,
and was SO highly dlshonorahiF, that Hal
lett determined go sct Immediately. lie
wrote 10 the young woman. 49, had been
arranged between them. asking her @
appointed meeting place. whore no cuuld
see her without dissection OF himself. 4
reply was made promptly. appointing
place for that evening A second thought
after the Dispatch 81 his note mad showa
Halleit the danger be was inclrring, and
with Il had come doubts - TO The parlss-
biiity 81 meeting the appointment. Hhoa .
one be made f3ul when tan reply came
he quickly saw by its tone and express
siDns that the young woman auptssaed
that the letter had come from fhn Youn2
man she had confessed her love Tor. tnat
Il WIS he who had visited Der beicham-
her and who had wrecked fhe safe This
made his meeting safe
When he ala meet her he Discovered
himself told % his interest and syrnpa-
tay for her. how he rad Beaorne Inform
Cd. What he had done. and telling her
that be had her father Ia his power ala.
played the copy ~ the paner be had made
without discosisg its contents. told her 20
take the copy, sealsl va, 30 her father
and say that the hdlder q the original
must meet him ths: HigAt AZ a p.a-s
Hsleft DESIGNATED. when Announcements
fgT consideration would be made f9r
delivering up the original He warned
her for hsF 0wu sake not 70 intimate that
she had had an interview with the lyarg-
lar
"Hallett was too shrewd 20 meet the
Person nnCil he was satisfied he had come
alone, nor Until he ha3 hem conveyed 70
three other places by two distinct parties
When they met < Sss quite evident that
the person expected % meet me and was
completed conf0gnGed when he saw an
other person He had supposed that prec-
i0us document was IN another place. but
on eteivtng the Communication Of his
daughter had Jumped 90 the conclusion he
had removed IL 20 his home safe. Now he
thought the paper had tome into the
hands % a thirt person by other means
and Halleft encouraged the idea
However. Hailett laid down the Law 20
him He made the Person understand
that all efforts 20 connect the young man
with the hslggiaT1' must cease at once. THAI
hslLx 6Slss fAelPsTsels with -as 1stse Or
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EPISODE OF THE ROMANTIC BURGLAR
Effective InterpositiOn by "a Sym
pathetic Craftsman.
SEACOAL IN BROOKLYN EAGLE.

k<K@ ALLETT was % a romantic
W cast" said the old burglar,
one evening "a week or Two
N ago, when In one Of his
rare reminiscentlal moods.
ne came TO me beginner In our pro-
ession and was in fact a pupil OF mine
= whom I came 10 have much pride.
trustworthy, loyal and honest, | placed
s'eat faith ia him and 80 long as he was
relations with me that faith was never
epsssd lie met with misfortune few
sears ago and Is In compulsory retire
ashi IN oue of the Institutions OF the
sa'e Against his better Judgment he
~ Induced tn enter into Il hazardous
sa'efpfise with some rather reckless
ssinbvfs el oug guild, the hope OF supc-
~ gam sWayiuR him The execution OF
af enterprise was subsequently traced
:" am and his colahorcrs. With the uusl
esall a. ! have said. He viii reappear
We World in a few months and VIII bc
s'aePrndent Tor, since that retirement
save administered his affairs. ana am
s1oea 20 say that Ae viii find. on resum-
ACTIVITIES that his acCumulatons,
Nnisa he lcfi in nv hands. have increas-
4te most comfortable competence
trough ladlcious investment while his
--NNy mas uol wanted Tor anything In
tas meantime
however this Is not what l thought 20
ks@t The Eegle this evening announces
~ aeath 81 man who. twenty or TWEEN
N'v Years ago. was OF considerable
s'Ntp'eenee, aad DC was this that recalled
ny mind q singular episode in the ca
nv 81 Jeha Hauett 10 the beginning OF
Nolh / had slight relation.
me man whose death occurred recent
NAne 10 me one evening with "a singular
Imposition. He wanted 60 be robbed Al
-. was suspicious but he presented
seemmendauuus aud assurances from
.1sehs that l could trust. and he was
eAA with me. he was involved In hti-
suNh and would be called upon to pro-
- certain documents which. II they
Soud nor ncrimlnate him. as suspect
a.. would AZ least lnoriminate another
A'kaeR psrson whom ne 9ss so9nd. TO
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to wit, the Person. ana that the young
man was a surreptitious visitor: that the
two We're deeply in love with each other,
which love was fr0wned upon by the faith
er-the Person: that the Person had al
ready selected husband for the daugh-
ter. and that that selected husband was
the employer OF the surrsptitous visitor
the lover. that on the following day the
selected husband was to present himself
and formally demand the hand OF the
daughter. who had been instructed by the
Person 20 accept such offer under penalty
% immediate expulsion from house and
home for refusal 10 comply II further
developed that she young man was poor,
depending for the support Of himself and
mother on the position he held. and that
II the young woman were TO refuse TO
comply with the orders laid upon her. on
the ground that she had contracted an
affection for the young man. II was quite
certain the young man wou6 lose his POI
siticu and both would De- thrown on the
cold world. In short, slch was the situa-
ton that the young woman could be se-
cured in home aud comfort and the young
man IN the income necessary for the sup
port Of himself and mother only BY the
acquiescence 81 tho young woman IN 4
union ioathea by her and distressing To
the young man.
Tn this dilemma che had sent for The
young man 10 consal, with him IN part
but really 90 submit that IN view Of ner
hove FOR him and FOR his future wel being
she should yield &c the decree 81 her fath-
or. Against this the young man protest
ed most vigorously. declaring he would
not have her sacrifice herself fo~ him To
al Of this Hellstt listened with intense
Interest his sympathy for the tao yogng
people hsAng enlisted from the 1rst ana
deepening 70 such an extent that he was
alled With a swelling desirs 10 assist them,
Before the Young people could conceive 4
plan 70 avert the disaster that threatened
them. the Person suddenly appeared IN the
library. and turned the igth on them, feW
into q violent passion accused the two 81
improper Copduc.. fn.ii~atcd that the Young
man was there 40 criminal purposes and
was aided and ab.t-d ny the daughter.
AeclaTed that ne would lave the young
man discharged II, nj as position. ordered
hirn east ~ tn fogse and forbade MIN
from ever seeing 90 speak,.g 10 the taugh-
ter again. And eheu nc young man was
driven away the Person conducted his
daughter 20 her apartment
Nov. Haliett lying under the sofa lis
tened TO all this atientiyely. and the no
don crept into his shreWd mind that niue n
Of the passion shown by the Person was
due TO the interruption OF the programme.
and that ny the presence OF the two youaz
people he. Hansty, had been prevented
tEaza- solng forward WITH bis w0glh IN this
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protect He wanted 20 be able TO swear
positively that the documents had not
been destroyed by him. had not been hid
den or made away with hy him, that they
were not IN his possession. that he did
not know where they were and that he
had been robbed, and 10 be able 60 prove
that he had been robbed. A. these doc
uments guaranteed him certain property
rights and gave him power over certain
people. he wanted the doou ments held for
year. or until the criminal prosecu-
lions were ended, when. for a stipulated
consideration, they were Go be returned 60
him In a drawer Immediately under The
pigeon hole IN the safe where the docn-
mcnts would be found WAS a sum % mon
ey which i was 90 take as remuneration
for my SKIN Ia opening the locked safe
and abStraeuug the papers.
II engaged TO enter ou tho enterprise,
and tha Person went away after the ne
gotiatlons had been completed and ar
rangements for an easy entrance 90 tho
house and apartment had been made. But
afterward my fears and suspicious were
aroused. What seemed plain 20 me was
that the Person and perhaps others were
iu q desperate involvement-lt was the
time of The reform agitation against
Twesd's rule--ard that desperate means
were being taken 10 eNtricate themselves
and that I had only this mans Word 20
depend on. which might. when put 10
pressure. prove TO be a weak reed. Think
ing the matter over carefully Il seemed
% me It would bc better 90 transfer the
execution % the af1air 20 someone else.
Of whom he should have no knowledse-
while / should put myself I'm a position
10 be able 70 prove complete alibi, and
this IN the end I did.
Thus II was that Hailett came into the
matter. turned the affair over to him
aud gave him thorough instruction how
TO proceed. Two DAYS before the night on
which the project was 10 be carried out
/ went 10 Chicago. arriving there AT noon
Of the day on the night Of which the
house was 10 be entered having uninl-
peachsble witnesses 10 the fact. and re-
manned there for = week subsequently,
SaeTets.
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At the close of q
charity concert some
one suggests that a
considerable in
crease In the re-
eeipts might be
made II the beauti-
ful prima donna will
allow a kiss to be
sold at auction. She
graciously consents,
and the auction pro-
ceeds in the midst Of
general merriment.
Fifty marks for a
kiss - cried the auc-
tioneer. finally: who
will give more2 Fiji
~ marks once-50
marks twice"
Hold orr cried
the Wits of a sue
cessful tradesman.
I'm give three kiss
es for 20 marks"-
F'liegende Blatter.
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Husbands Euloay

:"
The minister tells
the story himself.
He had been called
upon to attend the
funeral of a wife
and mother, and
coming home from
the grave he rode in
the carriage with the
h-ereayed husband.
The latter had made
no remark for some
time and the clergy
man felt that II was
his duty 10 offer
some consolation TO
the lonely mourner.
and he was turning
over In his mind 3p--
propriate words
when the man be-
gan to speak slowly
and thoughtfully.
she was a good
woman" he said:
she took good care
OF my house. she
took good care Of my
children. and she
darned my socks"
Then he drew a long
breath, and eonclud-
cd with more empha-
sis. But I never
liked her. Indian
apoAs Press.
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Spring styles.

"Hennicks has be-
come a perfect mir
ror Of fashion Of late
changes his clothes
five times q day.
What did he have on
when you saw him
last ?"
HE had a jag on. ="
Philadelphia North
Americ an.
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PA VIII Find Way

What Is the sin
gle tax, mamag"
Il don't know.
Don't worry about il,
child. Your papa
win find some way
to get out of paying
it." Chicago Tribune.
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clerk; that was the
old man"
And who Is the
old man, praye'
THE owner OF the
house, Of course p"
rs that SOP was
the astonished reply
well, / would never
have thought he
was"
why not2"
Because 1 was so
dead sure in my
mind that you owned
the whole shehans."
Detroit Free Press.
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Like French Duel.

What was the re-
salt of your fuIl
with sabers p /
heard you slashed
him on the fore
head"
"Oh, much worse
than that / cut on
one side OF his mus
tacher" Lustige
Blaetter.
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who's Whos

At last the hotel
clerk permitted the
guest on the far side
of the counter to
speak TO him.
May I inquire"
said the guest diff
IDENTIFY, "who that
modest gentleman
was you were talk
ing to a moment
ago?"
Cert" replied the
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Her snppIIcntion.

a tiny girl, I years old, was
spending a night away from home.
At bedtime she knelt at her host
ess's knee to say her prayers, ex-
peeting the usual prompting. Find
Ing Mrs. p. unable to help her out,
she concluded thus: Please, God,
'euse me. can't remember my
prayers. and I'm staying with a
lady that don't know any. -
Weekly Telegraph.
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Agents CaanHe.

Say. this is too
much OF a good
thing, Three times
I've kicked you ont
and here you are
againr'
Certainly. but I
represent another
firm now"
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GRAVE DOUBTS.

oats doesn't seem to
understand the value
of diversified crops
Jal ksonviHe (Fla.)
Times Union.
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Nav Made EN- Co

"You have six
brothers In the army.
little boy 20
"Yes'm. Nav made
'en GO"
MA De her sons 30
to war? She must
be q good deal of a
spartan mother"
Il don't know. I
guess so. There 5
sixteen OF us Chi
cago Tribune.
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When Central Gave Up.


Dolly. aged 4. at bedtime-Hello,
Hellol Give me heaven! 1 want TO
say my prayers.
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The young man
who Is sowing wild
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The Evidence.

Doctor-Well. / consider the med
ical profession very badly treated.
See how few monuments there are
TO famous doctors or surgeons.
The Patient--Oh, doctor. look at
our cemetery.-Tid-B Bits.
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Sluggish Blood

the blood should not Green tsxilv
through the veins II should fsn swiftiv.
arriving itfe and hNi4dtn 20 every organ.
indigestion. cUtisft patio Dyspepsia nrf
nerf9usness, invariably accompany poor
circulation. Purify and invisorate tho
blood with fipstetter'H stomach piftefa
ana these diseases VIII disappear Tn~
kitt~rs also prevents malaria fever ard
sEpe, hnd cures az ailments ~ the rfnfn.
nch see that a Private Revenue stapa
covers the neck az the bottIe
The daily news., 1900-04-10
JAPAN MAY SEIZE FOOKIEN.
Country l. Rich In Mincral-Chinpse
RPfOrmrrs Executed.

TACOMA, April 9Th steamer Non
mouthShire brings news that the com
merciaists Of Japan are agitating the
question Of japan obtaining a foothold
IN FOoklen province, in southern China.
opposite FOrmoSa. The JapaneSa Ex-
port society, founded by Count Innuve,
has appointed a committee Of influential
men 70 investigate the best methods of
Increasing exports and decreasing i'm
ports.
The same society sent one Of it, MEM
brrS ~ Fookien, which provinc" he saws
l. rich IN silver, iron. lead and cual. He
recommends thar mining concessions be
first secured, 10 b. followed bv railroad
concessions between Foo Chow and Kiu-
kong, $40 miles. The port of TSwanchiu,
he says. should be opened 10 facilitate
trade with FormOsa.
BY order Of the empress dowager TWO
Of the most prOmlnet Chinese rcformerS
have been seized and probably executed.
They arr Weng Tungho, former tutor to
the emperor, and Pc Shcf Prng. who
laSt winter memorializtd the empress to
execute Jung Lu and Hang u for trea-
Ebu.
The daily news., 1900-04-10
BOERS DRIVEN FROM
FOURTEEN STREAMS
Lydite and Shrapnell Silence
Enemy Guns.
HEAVY FIRE MAINTAINED

BOrr> Made Strong Defense of Their
neutrality-suspicious. For Brabant.
Transvaalcrs Are Still Active Near
BloemfOnteln.
LONDON. April o. - AdyiCes from
Warren say the British sh,lled Fourteen
Streams, which was occupied by force
of Beers. This morning the Beers placed
III position Il big gun. which they fired
in ctfectually. \ fusillade Of Mausers
followed at intervals throughout the
day.
The British dropped lyddite and shrap-
mel shells into the Boer positions. finally
silencing the enemy's fire and driving
off the shippers
\ dispatch from Maseru says the
Beers, who were maSsed last week near
Ladybrand 70 the number Of Il. 900. after
seizing Thaba N'Chu und the Modder
river waterwOrks, broke up into strong
divisions and are now raiding in the
south OF the Free State, reOccupying the
small towns which We're evacuated by
the british. The Beers policy seems 70
be T. make raid movements, with little
transport, loOting English farmers and
stOrekeepers freely for provisions and
cutting the communications Of the Brit
ish forces
General Brabant's colonials are now
mostly at Weipener
A squadron of Brabant's horse cap
tured 400 rifies near Weipener. His out
posts are reported TO be in touch with
the Beers aud fight is regarded As inn
minCnt.
Ferslstent reports are being circulated
that the Beers are preparing To flank th5
British position at Weipener and thus To
secure entrance into BasutOland. Such
AL attempt will b. resisted b. the Bas1-
tOland government, which, it is believed.
has made quiet preparations.
The dispatch Of the armies to BasutO-
land produces much excitement among
the natives, necesSitating the utmost
vigilance on the part Of the local officials.
The amazing activity of the Beers
southeast and southwest Cf BlOemfOn-
tein continues, the BOer commands
seemingly coming and going throughout
a wide region us they please. but taking
good care not 10 throw themselves
against strong bodies Of the British. The
retirement of the Irish rifles from Roux-
Vile 10 Aliwal leaves General Brsbant
without communication with the other
British forces. He has 1000 OF 5000
coloniSts holding fine defensive cOun-
try.
relegraphic and rail communication
with BlOemfontein are kept up as usual.
The absence of news disheartens the peO-
Pile and produces an altogether discOur-
aging effect The last unofficial mes
sage tells of the arrival of animals and
two fresh cavalry regiments. Lord Rob
erts has now 1900 mounted men alto
gether.
In the Orange Free State the situation
is complex
The daily news., 1900-04-10

CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
Labor Troubles PrecipitatcS Serious
Differences Between Officials

Labor Troubles PrecipitatrS Serious
Differences Between Of1icial>.
MIODLES8oRo, Tenn. April 9.-There
Is still suppressed feeling entertained
by both political parties 10 the local Ia
Dor troubles here Saturday night. Sher-
~ Bou-tpn mas taken several prisoners
= Pincylllc for safe keeping Chief of
Police King has not yet shown up and
II l. not known where he Is. A number
Of special deputy shrriffs are on duty
and the Republicans say they Will be
kept a long a they are needed. The
Democratic council has sworn in no adj
diJiOnal pDhc.mcn, but the old force l.
now performing its duties uumoleSted.
Il Is understood large number of Win
chester rifles have been shipped in.
The general opinion Is that there will
be- 10 further clash Of authority and that
both sides Will permit the officers of the
other o perform their duties unmo-
leStnd.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Cecil who was
shot saturday night, has suffered the
amputariou Of leg. Judge Bosworth,
the Republican who was reinStated l.
holding city court today and the Demo
cratic officials are III attendance.
The daily news., 1900-04-10
kentucky Republican,.

I.gI>vILLE, April lO.-The repuh-
F.. an state executive committee will
day meet 10 arrange plans for the
.t-ty On Kentucky and set the date
. the convention, which. il l.
ought, will be May Is. The con-
f.utIou will endorse the cause Of
rav. Taylor and take a stand for the
t-r'al q the GOebel election law
t.i the McCnord railroad law. The
Mckinley administration will be
-.-eusly endorsed. Ii will also de-
..tre for expansion. for the gold
-'sudard and approve the attitude
Resident Mckinley on the Porto
a.-o tariff question.