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his Instructions, necess;fafe1 The great
est caution and elaboration nothing
was to be done in a hurry for fear VI
causing suspicion and inspiring alarm.
week passed, and there was no
news from our little detective: a second
went by and still he had not written,
excepting q short note to report his
arrival in London, written two or three
days after reaching English shores.
Then mother began to grow,desrond-
ent. There must be a hitch somewhere,
she said. Poor dear father had fitted
from the lodgings to which Percy had
traced him. and Borofsky had lost the
scent.
Never fear, mother, dearest" I as
sured her. "Borofsky is on his mettle.
His reputation is at stake he will take
good care to strike the scene somewhere
and somehow t.
II don't know. I have a feeling Of
depression, said mother. II do not
feel SO sanguine as I did that the man
Percy found is really and truly my own
Vladimir, your dear father. The photo.
graph is very like him, I admit, though
when one examines it through a mag
nifying glass, it appears less so than
with the eye alone. 1t would be 60
dreadful now that our hopes have been
raised. If he should prove to be some
n else--some one with a strange,
though a very strong and undoubted re-
semblance to father.
"But, dearest, " I said, 'if this photo
so resembles father that both you and
!, the two people on earth who know
and love him best, instantly agreed that
this must be he and no other, how un-
likely it is that any n else can posi-.
bly, he SO like him as to take us both in.
1t must be father. I did not believe it
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[feW to her side.

myself until I saw the photo, because
could not understand why-I mean
could not reconcile fathers secret dis
appearance with his character as
know and love it, but now I am con
vinced in spite Of myself"
1.-THE face looks coarser and more
weather beaten and haggard through
the magnifying glass;" said mother.
"See for YOURSELF"
I looked and at once l understood
what mother meant. There were lines
Of care or hard living, or what not.
The temples looked balder than father's
and the stubby beard he wore appeared
strangely vulgar after fathers carefully
shaver chin. I said guardedly that
this was so.
"But," added, sin spite of all that,
mother. darling, Think it must be IA
ther. Who else a it BET It is not az
though he had a twin brother, or any
brother. so like as to be mistaken for
him"
To my horror mothers face suddenly
grew white, and she sat down quickly
in the nearest armchair. She placed her
hand to her heart. I flew to her side.
What is it. mother. what is it?" !
cried.
"Oh, Boris, l forgot" she murmur-
ed. II had never thought Of it till this
moment-If orgot-he babe me forget II,
and I did, for it was so great a shame
and sorrow to him that he dared not
hear it mentioned. Yes, foolish woman
that / have been and am, 1t must be he,
and I have believed him thousands Of
miles away. and 80 did my Vladimir
"Who. mother, who?' I said in des-
peration. "Of whom are you speaking ?
What shame and sorrow can there be in
connection with my dear father? Tell
me all, mother. ! am your W. son. Do
not be afraid to confide in me-"
81 am not afraid said poor mother.
"Your father would have told you him
self in good time, maybe, but it is diff
ferent now, and l will tell you. My
dear husband, good and true man as he
is, and the soul Of all honor, has or had
a brother, of whom you have never
heard, who Is his very opposite, as
wrong is of right. This man fell into
criminal ways while still almost a
youth, and--I will tell you the details
another time-.was sent to Siberia, a life
sentence. He may have escaped. We
know nothing of him as I say, both
your father and ! have striven to forget
his very existence"
"Isee," ! snid, ~ see. But did he 80
resemble father that one might be mis-
taken for the other?"
~ never saw him." said mother.
"but they are said to have been very
much alike AZ boys"
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CHAPTER VIII,
IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOGRAPH,

ffN "f' !" - 1850 s<hA -
1t was hut u few hours after the re,
ceipt OF Percy's first telegram that a
second message arrived Percy now
wired that he had succeeded in discov,
ering "Robinson's address, which we
were not slow to understand was in
tended to intimate that he had tracked
father or his double-whichever it was
to some house in which he lived
Percy's telegram finished up with the
words ''starting back tonight" So that
in three days we should know all that
he had to tell MS,
These three days were passed-by
me at least-in a condition of suspense
and anxiety difficult to be borne,
could settle down to nothing neither
did our little detective displav any
married degree of dignified calm. He
was greatly excited, and we spant the
time together in playing billiards at
home and discussing at great length
and with much vain repetition the
chances for and against the success of
percy's efforts, Borofsky was, though
mHch excited, quite sanguine and al
most confident that for some inexplica-
BILE reason my poor father had fed to
London without warning mother of his
departure and that Percy had acct
dentally found him there, He would
not discuss the question as to why ia
Their should have done this. There would
be plenty of time for explanations, he
said, afterward, The main point now
was to make sure that the ccunt was
safe and well and to knew where to
md Tam at any moment, 1t might not
even be necessary to bring him back at
once should he have good reason to de-
sire to remain away, There might be
financial troubles or u quarrel with the
authorities,
''Hoth utterly impossible, Borof-
sky " said, nMy father is q rich man,
and the authorities from the lowest
ahsRoyalk to the czar respect and esteem
him.
my dear young sir, I" said Rorpfsky,
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MACREADY ON THE STAGE.
The T~rHEedian Was Not n Pleasant
Man to Act, with. w

.#HH# ~ fANNi htAhs "L EEt#L
Macready was Il dreadful man to act
with. You had the pleasant sensatio,
Of knowing that you were doing notl
Ing that he wanted you to do, though
following strictly his instructions. He
would press you down with his han
on your head and tell you In an under.
tone to stand up. MI. Macready was
terribly nervous actor. Any littl
thing which happened Unexpectedly ir
ritated him beyond endurance.
One night at the Park Macbeth"
was the play. Mrs. Sloman. m old
fashioned actress. dressed Lady Mac
beth In the name which prevailed
In her early 'ife,s in black velvet, point
lace and pearl beads. In the murder
scene part : his dress caught on tho
tassels of h' pearl girdle. The string
broke, the I ids fell to the floor softly
with n prett rhythmic sound, distinc
~ heard through the intense silenc
Of the scene
This so exaspernted Mr.. Macready
that he was almost frantic, until, With
the final es of the scene. wake,
Duncan with the knocking. oh! Would
thou could " he threw Mrs. Sloin0n
Off the stag, with words which | hope
were unheu by the public and were
certainly unat for publication. Auto.
Biographical Sketches" by Mrs. John
Drew. in Srribner's.
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7 N-ANDRlF&SE: :

alone or accompanied, This would al
least show us whether Percy's mission
was a mere fools errand or whether the
count, having really departed from
London, might still be found there,
"But the clerk will think me such a
fool not to know whether my own father
has gone to London or mott" | protest
cd, Cant you say you require the date
Of his departure for some case you're
working upF"
"Good idea said Borofsky, and
forthwith he evolved a fine cock and
bull story about some domestic robbery
In our household, supposed to have been
committed by II Of the servants, and
how certain evidence rested upon the
exact date of the counts departure,
which date we had forgotten,
The ticket clerk, on hearing all this,
scratched his head and assumed an air
Of the deepest thought, He had been
pairing his nails when we disturbed him,
and he kindly laid aside this fascinating
occupation in order to attend to us,
~ remember the count taking his
ticket, " he said presently, lit was
let me see--about a fortnight ago, was
1t notY Stop a minute, do not issue
80 very many tickets for London direct
here we are, Augustine, 1t was
July This must be 1t, | think, 1899
July, seventeenth old style, twenty.
ninth new, believe that must be the
day You may take 1t as pretty Ger
tain,
"Goodl" said Borofsky "That ia the
very day we ixed upon; the certainty
Of 1t will enable us to place our hands
upon the guilty party, We are so much
obliged to you. By the bye, he added,
''you did not happen to notice the
clothes In which his excellence travelled
There Ia a little point about a certain
silk hat, which may or may not have
been among the articles stolen, Had the
count a tall hat now or a soft Tyrolese? 2"
"A tall hat" said the clerk prompt.
", land a frock coat, such az ! have
generally seen his excellence wear |
happened to notice it because some one
made the remark that Count Landrinof
always looked far more Of an English.
mar than a Russian"
! gave the clerk a cigar, He deserved
Il.
Borofsky was jubilant as we left the
station,
"You see, " he said, ''your father did
go to London and just at the date of
his disappearance too Moreover, he
was dressed IA usual, and he went
alone, for apparently only n London
ticket was issued,
"That makes the mystery all the
worse, said, "for why should my
dear father, who was always as happy
In his own house as any man can be-
why should he suddenly depart for Lon.
don, alone and without notice, unless
carried away by force or GINNING, the
victim OF some motive and Of some per-
sons as to whose identity we can only
guess
''As to going alone" said Borofsky,
''others may easily have escorted him
to the frontier and handed him over to
a second batch Of escorters 1t Is sufi,
cient that this man was the count
Everything points to 1t. The rest we
shall learn when your friend shall have
found out for us his whereabouts,
As a matter of fact Percy had scarce.
ly been Il week away when one evening.
10 our intense excitement, we received
a telegram laconically worded as fol
lows
think I've got him Will wire again pres
entity Percy
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"neiTher you nor I can see IN lIec..1x
Rather than glope about and knock his
shins against the furniture the wise
man will wait for light. and, so will
wei"
We had not mentioned to mother the
object Of Percy's trip to London. She
had naturally concluded that he had
business of his own to attend to, and
was pleased and grateful when he prom
Used her, at parting, that he would not
be absent long and would return to help
me in my discouraging task of finding
father so soon as ever he could get
away. We met Percy on the afternoon
of the third day. and as Borofsky and I
tramped the platform Of the Warsaw
station, awaiting the arrival of his
train, !, for, one. was in such a state Of
excitement and expectation that l had
not a word to say to my companion by
reason of the quaking Of my jaws and
the rapid beating Of my heart. and !
fancy Borofsky, though he had so much
less at stake on the result of Percy's
trip, was not much less agitated than ]
to hear what he should have to tell us.
Slowly and laboriously the train drag
ged itself into the station. as Russian
trains do. There Is none Of that fine
rushing in at full speed and pulling up
short at the very platform in the ad-
mirable manner of our English engine
drivers. The poor old Russian engine. a
numbering, wood burning thing, has
had an immense distance to go, you see.
and Is no doubt SO tired that it can
scarcely drag itself and it's heavy load
of carriages into the haven where it
would be. However, Percy's train
crawled slowly and m%ournfully in at
last, and out jumped Percy.
could see at once by his radiant face
and the pleased smile with which he
greeted us that the dear old fellow had
been successful. or believed himself to
have succeeded, in his enterprise.
sprang to him and seized his hand.
"Well old man." murmured,
scarcely able for excitement to articu-
late the words, ''what luck?
"The very best. as I sincerely be.
level said Percy, pressing my hand
very hard. II found the man, as / tele-
graphed. and I know where he lives
and
"Oh, is it father" blurted, a sort
of black mist seeming to form before my
eyes for very intensity of excitement.
"Dear old Boris, ! firmly believe it
u.s." said Percy. II cannot say for GER
tain, but there could hardly be another
so like him that I could be mistaken
about. He has nc twin brother, has he?"
"Oh, nor" I murmured. II think it
must be he. But why, why l did
not finish my sentence. I believe !
burst into tears and was hurried into
the carriage by Percy and Borofsky.
There were not very many people
about, the train having been nearly
I hope there were few witnesses
to my weakness.
Borofsky took up the conversation in
the carriage. $50 you think it is really
the count? +" he began. "Tell me, did
you get a snap shot?'
II got three" said Percy with pride,
land was not caught at it. Twice. I
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Reflected Greatness.

When. as Il boy. the Duke Of Sake
Coburg and Gotha visited the island Of
Barbados. his washing was done for
him by a negress named Jane Ann
Smith. who was over 6 feet In height.
She was SO puffed up ut being patronix,
ed by royalty that she claimed proceed.
ence at once over all the other washer.
women and retained It for many years.
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Love In n Flat.

you don't care for n big house and
lots of ts, do you" he asked.
mot at all" she replied promptly.
Don't you think that love In a fiat
would be delightful" he persisted.
Eyes," she answered. "Love In Il
fiat, but not life with one"
He postponed his proposal.-Chicago
Times-Hernld.
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Size doesn't Indicate quality. Beware
of counterfeit and worthless snlve offered
for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. De-
Wits Is the only original. An infallible
cure for piles and all skin diseases.
Chapple Drug Go.
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Journal.

81 was nearly dead with dyspepsia,
tried doctors, visited mineral springs,
and grew worse. I used Kodol Dyspep.
STA Cure. That cured me-" It digests
what you eat. Cures indigestion, sour
stomach, heartburn and all forms Of dys-
pepsia. Chapple Drug Go.
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No trait of character Ia more valuable
to a woman than the possession OF q
sweet temper. Home can never he
happy without II, II Ia like the flowers
that spring up In our pathway. reviv'
Ing and cheering ~,
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flo BE CONTINUED
4 Moderate Man.

How much Is this soap a cake"
"Take two for Is cents"
"Two? DO you think ! buy soap Oy
the wholesaler Fliegende Batter,
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The curiosity OF others enables som
men to make 4 good living Ghieag
News.
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This British empire embraces 2,0oo
rivers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
BELIEVES IN ADVERTISING
The Governor of Coahuila Is An Ac.
tive Administrator

The state of Coahuila, Mexico. is
taking a lively interest in the state
fair now in progress at Dallas. The
governor sent a splendid exhibit to
the association and has won several
prizes. In recognition of the courte-
sizes shown his state Gov. Miguel Car
dinas has presented the fair associa-
tion with large silk flag of red, white
and green. the emblem of the repub-
lie of Mexico.
Coahuila will also have an exhibit
at the coming exposition at San An
tonic. The governor is doing all in his
power to publish the news of the won
derful resources of his state to the
outside world and by so doing is
bringing thousands of dollars TO his
state that probably never would have
come otherwise.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
ENGINE EXPLODED
And CauEed A Great Amount OF
DdmdQe.

MEXICO. Mo, Oct. PA. engine
on the Chicago * Alton railway was
blown to atoms near Curryviile early
this morning. John Mason a colored
porter residing Il. Roodhouse Ill, had
his head cut off. Engineer Pa. Markey
and Fireman Crawford Wheeler. both
of Slater. were b1fly bruised. fut their
injuries will not likely prove fatal.
The injured aEe: DIR. J. J. Kincaid.
of Bowling Green. Mo: w. Eckler,
Kansas City; M-s- VIM. Glasscock.
Hannibal. Mo-: ". Lindslay. colored
porter. Kansas city. Mo.
The train was running at its usual
rate of speed wnen the engine ex-
ploded. 1t is not known how it hap
pened. The track was badly wrecked
and trains were delayed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
For This Calendar Year WI
Eclipse All yious
Records.
A TRADE BALANCE
Of Nearly 5000, 1000, 600
WilIProbabIy ResuItin Our
Favor, Mostly Sur
plus Capital.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12-CuStom house
experts say that all indications point
to an expectation of American manu-
factures for this calendar year of not
far from s465, 900, 900. This is a large
increase over the total expectations of
last year
The rate of Increase, however has
diminished, as last years increase over
previous year showed ,,rger per-
centage. The problem is whether or
from the other side will be permanent,
and whether we are nearing n period
of stagnation and commercial depres-
sion, not this country but in Great
Britain and Europe, or whether the in
fiuences noted III August and Septem-
ber are due to temporary causes.
Some of our fnanciers are of the
opinion that in Europe ther are ap-
preaching a severe commercial crisis.
due to several causes, not tie least of
which is the enormous eXplo:ta ton of
industrial undertakings. especially in
Germany. If SUCH crisis comes. then
the industrial pendulum vii, swing
the other way pointing to a period
OF depression which may ultimately
be felt in the United States.
All say. however, il is too carly to
form any conclusion that may be ac-
cepted as accurate. Meanwhile our
own people may be content with the
certainty that we are to EXPORT of our
agricultural and manufactured pro-
ducts in the year 1900 not ia: from 81
500 100000, probably creating an ap-
parent trade balance in our favor of
not far from $500 900 900 and en- actual
net balance of as much as SEQ. .0OO. 900
the greater part OF which Will be sur
plus capital.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
BABY CONCESIRATOQ
Put in Assay Office For Testing
purOOse-

Godfrey Hughes, the assaysr. is hav-
ing placed in a room in the rear of his
place of business. on San Francisco
street, a Bartlett concentrating table
The table is small one and is only
to be used for testing ores 10 see if
they are concentrating ores. For in
stance if a man opens up property
and his ore is too low grade to ship
to the smelter and there is no con-
centrator near lie may consider the
venture of putting con, entrating
phantom his property. He car find out
whether or not At will pay to do so
by bringing from two hunared to
thousand pounds OF his or to Mr..
Hughes and let him test Ii on this
table.
In connection with the concentrating
table he is putting in a crusher and 4
roller. The machinery will ne run by
a gasoline engine. This er erprise is
by mining men. who ere glad
to have the opportunity Afforded them
to make these tests. &c will be ready
to run within a few days.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
ALLISON. N. NJ.
Politics Warming Up The Repub
liCans Have the Best Ticket
Ever Put together.

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
ALLISON. n. NJ, Oct. 10-Whitehill
Bros. are moving their stock to a
range near Dog Springs just this side
the Mexican line. Meanwhile. Mrs. II.
V. whitehill is visiting her parents at
Pinos Altos.
Farmers are busy sowing oats and
wheat.
Politics are rapidly approaching
boiling point and the seductive song
OF the candidate is loud in the land.
The horny hand of the farmer is
shaken. the wife's cooking praised and
the dirty-faced baby kissed as never
before.
The republican party has before the
this year the best ticket ever
put together and has excellent pros
poets for n clean sweep along the
whole line.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
BRYAN SAFE
In All the Western States, Says This
Prophet.

CHICAGO. Oct. 12-Millard F. Dun
lap. treasurer of the democratic ma
tional committee, and candidate for
state treasurer ID the state ticket. has
Utah and othe- western states.
Colorado and Utah a:e safe for
Bryan" said Dunlap. so far as / can
learn there is not a state III the west
which Bryan c-rried four years ago
which he will i.oI carry this fall. |
met Chas. A. TowTte on his -ct.irn from
California and he said he Vas salts
fed the golden state would be found
in the democratic column this year.
6oyernor Osborne of WyoaIing also
assures me that his state is safe for
Bryan
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
MANAGER STEELE ILL
Reported That He May Lose Ills
EyeslQht.

A dispatch from Chicago to Manager
George Perkins, of the Postal Tele-
graph company, announces that Frank
Steele. formerly manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph company in this
city and three years ago one of the
best known and most popular business
men of Ell Paso, is very ill in a hos
pital at San Francisco.
The dispatch further says that Man
ager Steele is in great and immediate
danger of losing his eyesight and be-
coming totally blind
This news, if true. will cause deep
regret to be felt by Mr.. Steele's many
friends in Ell Paso. He left here only
about two and one-half years ago to
accept the position as manager of the
Western Union Office at San Francisco.
a position of the highest responsibility
which the company conferred upon
him as reward for long and efficient
services
A dispatch received by Manager
Brooks of the Western Union this af-
ternoon partially confirms tie forego-
ing. His report comes from Los An
geles and it says that Steele is under
going treatment tor his eyes which
are seriously affected. and tat he is
staying at the home of an o:u,ist. re-
ceiving the very closest attention.
While in danger of losing his sight
he is able to be at his Office f, T. time
each day
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
WONDERFUL FEAT
of Engineering In Constructing A
Tunnel.

NEW YORK. Oct. 12-It is announc-
ed that the WORK on the GrUt; North
ern tunnel through the Cas- sdc noun
tains is being pushed rapidly forward
and that it will be opened to trains
within two months.
The tunnel was begun ih January.
1897. is the second largest tunnel in
the United States. being 13 254 feet
long. and has cost about s"i 900, 900.
Steam locomotives will not go through
the tunnel. but an electric ehgine will
handle the trains in order To avoid
the trouble caused by smCke on so
long a line.
The work was carried on from each
end. and when tine two forces met the
in gr:de was only about
2k inches. and the difference in align
ment only a fraction of an inch.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-12
DOUBLE
SUICIDE
Carried Out Under Highly
Sensational CIrCum-
stances.
TWO WERE APART
And the Beautiful French
Woman Purchased Fun
era Robes and Pierced
Her Heart.

CHICAGO. Oct. 12-Attired in newly
purchased funeral robes, Nine. Phillip
Hardy. beautiful young French wo-
man, shot herself through the heart
while lying on couch in her apart
ment at 1920 Wabash avenue. shortly
after midnight.
Near her right hand was fonnd a re-
volver with one chamber empty. and
three letters written in French
Wednesday afternoon her husband
Phillip Hardy. declared his intention
of deserting he: as the result of
quarrel. Later the woman received a
telegram from New York announcing
his suicide.