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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Al. Paul Union stock Yards.

St. Paul. Nov. 19.-Cattle-Fancy
butcher steers, $5.6006.00; fancy
butcher cows and heifers, .$4.2504.75;
good to choice veals. $4.500500; good
to choice feeding steers, $3.25@4.00.
Hogs-Prices ranged at $5.25@5.40.
Sheep-Good to choice fat wethers,
$3.10@3.50; good to choice fat lambs,
S3.76@400. ~.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
VAN sAN7 MEANS BUSINESS
Will Prsvsnt Proposed Railroad Con
eolldatjon n Possible.

st. Paul. Nov. 1s.-As soon as At
torney General Douglas returns from
the North legal steps will probably be
taken In the federal courts to stop tho
reported consolidation OF the Northern
Pacific, the Great Northern and Bur
hngtcn roads under the Northern Sc.
curities company Of New jersey.
This action, 1t is said, will be
brought against James ]. Hill and the
other prominent stockholders who en-
gineered the deal. Some Of these are
omcers Of tive Of ,the railway COM
4panies affected and Of the security
company. The action, It Is thought,
may be an Injunction to restrain them
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23

wrote to Dr.. Fierce, and he told me 20 Get his
.fayorite Prescription aad bcttie et .Goids9
when I had takes them few days, felt much
bettsf, and when had taksn hardly three parts
any one, and ooud DO my work without any
frouhle II couM not do anything before). fea
very thankful to DT. Pierce fof his .medieint,
snd tel 81 Vie ten p: icy % sre ssek, 70 ~
Those who suffer from chronic Ht-,
eases are invited TO oonsult Dr. Piefce,
by letter, free. An correspondence
strictly private. Address Dr. R. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
(, DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets etre bdr
iouauess and sick headache,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
n s;77'r wnnh k7'''S.
SKATE INTO AN AIR HOLE.
Three Young People At Duluth Find I
Watery Grave,

Three Young People at Duluth Find =
Watery Grave.
Duluth, Nov. 20.-Miss Belle Woods.
aged rs, Charles P. vallencey, aged
26, and Stanley Mcleod, aged "a,
skated into an air hole in the st.
Louis bay about 10 p. M, and were
drowned. The three were friends and
we're skating together and did not see
the hole until too late. Efforts were
made to save them by the few persons
in the vicinity, but the icy water
cramped the unfortunates and they
sank from sight within q few moments.
Vallencey was a clerk in the Mar
shall, Wells Hardware company, the
young woman worked for the same
concern, and Mcleod was q clerk. It
is said he and Miss Woods were en-.
gagged to be married. The bodies have
not yet been recovered.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Filled Lamp With Gasoline.

Fire occurred In the residence Of
Mrs. Snow Mt Grand Forks. Mrs. Snow
had gone to an entertainment, leaving
her 6-year-old girl in charge Of q
neighbor's daughter. During the even.
ing the lamp burned low and the girl
and young man friend undertook to
fill 1t. They mistook the gasoline can
for the kerosene can and there was an
explosion and a. blaze. The fire de-
parment was called out and saved the
upper story Of the building, but the
lower story was ruined and most Of
the furniture destroyed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23

Pierce's Favorite Pre-.
scriphon find that 1t
keeps them In vigor-
Gus health. They eat
we'll, sleep well and
are not nervous.
When baby comes its
advent 10 practically
painless, and the
mother is made hap
py by the birth Of q
healthy child. If you
would be . healthy
mother Of healthy
children use q Favor
tie Prescription"
AZ will be veg xlad to
eay 1 few words }0r. Dr..
.Pierce's Favosite rrescrip-
tion,n writes Mrs. r. B.
Douglas. Of Mansonville,
Bronze Co., Quebec. ~Dur.
Ing the 6rsf four months
when I looked forward to
becoming . fnoehef. ] suE
1ered very much rom nau.
eea nd'vornidnR, and I
felt % terribly slek ! could
scarcely eat or drink any.
thing. I hated ali kiudsl
of fond. At thfa time Z
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Nov. 19.-Wheat-Cash No
1 hard, 1850; No. Northern, 70ssc;
No. 2 Northern, 6S1sc; No. spring
657sc. To Arrive-No. hard, 73Mc;
No. Northern, 70Mc; Dec, 697sc;
May, 732Asc. Flax-Cash, $1.43; to ar.
rive, $1.40; Nov, $1.42111; Dec, $685.;
May, $1.44.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Cattle-.Good to
prime, }6.2507.10; poor to medium,
$4.0066.25; stockers. and feeders,
S2.0004.40; cows and heifers, $1.25@
500; Western steers, Ss.5o@5:s5.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
$50. good to choice heavy, $500
$50; rough heavy, $6.35@6.55; light.
$5.2505.55; bulk OF 3sales. @5.45@5.75.
Sheep-Good to choice wethers. $40
04.00; lambs, $2.5004.65.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Found on the CITY pump.

The remains Of two persons were
found on the city dump just north of
Fargo. One was almost a skeleton,
while the other was in an advanced
stage Of decomposition. It is supposed
they were bodies that had been used
for dissection and then disposed Of in
this WAY.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Shooting Atfrav at sowdon.

A shooting affray occurred at Bow.
don. John Caplis, landlord of the
Golden West hotel, got into trouble
with George Butts, farmer, about
IS years old. Butts drew a revolver
and shot Caplis in the forehead. He
is thought to be dying. Butts is in
iail
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Indian Woman Injured by Hogs.

lndtan Woman Injured BY Hogs.
An Indian woman near Fort Yates
while gathering chips to start fire
felt q tug at her skirt. Supposing it
was the dog she struck at it without
looking up. In second she was bit.
ten through the wrist by a hog. The
animal then dragged her a distance
and Its mate tore her side and legs in
a frightful manner. She is. not ex-
pected to live. The owner of the hogs,
having nothing to feed them, had let
them run until they were wild. Upon
hearing the woman's screams he
promptly shot them,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
AN OFFICIAL OUSTED,
CITY rReAsuRER oERsT OF suF.
FALo SUSPENDED sv
MAYOR piEhL.

City 10 Not out i Penny as q Result
Of His Admlnistratlo
Of the ,Treasurer's Accounts Now
In Progress.
Buffalo. N. T.. Nov. 1s.-Mayor Diehl
has suspended City Treasurer Philip
Gerst from Office.
In the notice Of suspension the may.
nor charges Mr. Gerst with misconduct
In ONCE and with having kept inaccur.
Hate and false accounts. and specifically
charges that from the accounts Of the
city; treasurer the amount Of cash on
hand to the credit Of the city is $780,.
900 in excess Of the actual amount.
The examination Of the treasurer's
accounts, which has been In progress
for several days. will be continued.
Specifically the mayor charges that
Treasurer Gerst borrowed from banks
upwards Of $4,000 with which to GOV.
or up the shortage in his accounts at
time when an examination was to be
made; that in August last he loaned
the banks $4,000 Of the city's money
and that at various times during the
current year he appropriated to his
own use moneys belonging to the city.
the aggregate Of such sums being $4,.
246. After he had been served with no.
tice Of removal Mr.. Gerst said to q
reporter:
II don't care to discuss the matter
In detail at present. The books of my
office are undergoing an examination
by an expert accountant and the result
Of that examination will show that ev.
cry cent Of the city's money ie in the
banks or in the Office Of the treasurer
at this very moment. Notwithstand.
ing the charges Of the mayor the city
Of Buffalo has not lost q penny
through my administration of the Of.
nee of treasurer.
Mayor Diehl declined to talk on the
matter further than to say, In reply to
query as to whether Mr.. Gerst had
attempted to explain the shortage or
offered TO tell what use he had made
OF the money he is alleged to have ap.
propriated:
II believe he has accounted for the
$4,000, but 60 far as know has made
no effort to explain his use of the
small amounts. believe his bonds.
men have arranged to make good any
shortage there is."
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
sioux City 1.-Two stock.

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 19.-Cattle-
Beeves, $3.50@6.00; cows, bulls and
mixed, $1.50@3.75; stockers and feed.
ers, 32.50@3.S5; yearlings and calves,
$2.50@4.00. Hogs-Prices ranged al
S6.4On5,55.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Friday, Nov, Is.

Five persons we're injured, one f.
tally, by jumping from runaway
traction car on the hill above New
Homestead, Pa.
VILLAIN 8. Weir. head Of the Weir
Pottery company and president of
banks at Monmouth, Alexis and Little
York, 1lls., Is dead.
The medical authorities declare that
Liverpool is free from the plague. All
those who are suspected Of suffering
from the disease have recovered.
The defendants in the Havana post.
ONCE fraud cases have been granted
an extension Of 10 days In which to
file their answers to the charges Of
the fiscal.
A trust Of Northern Wisconsin brew.
cries is to be formed. The capital will
be $6.500,000. Oshkosh, Appleton,
Green Bay, Oconto and Menasha are
said to be included.
Brigadier General Henry L. Robin.
son, who retired from the army q mum.
Der Of years ago and In recent years
has been a customs inspector, Is dead
In his home In New York city In his
90th year.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Nov. 19.-Wheat-
Cash, 70sc; Dec, 69h@69Mc; May,
72hc. On Track-No. hard, 7311sc;
No. Northern, 709sc; No. 2 Northern,
67M@6S1kc.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23

Threshins Machine Boiler Expiodes.
A threshing engine boiler explosion
near Esmond killed Joseph Miller, the
fireman. and George Saunderson, the
engineer. Saunderson resided at Park
! River. Miller's home Is not known
and he will be buried from this city.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
THE HRSTBOR|N.

Why is It that the firstborn child 10 70
often the healthiest of family of chill
dren7 The reason seems to suggest IT,
self. Az child follows child the mother
has less and less vitality; often rot
enough for herself and none, therefore,
for her child. L..
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
los Columbus
For Sale.

Lots 10 and 20. block 6, old plat. A
real bargain. -..
8-ro-tf H. A. DAVIS & Co.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Monday, Nov. 10.


The Spanish senate has passed q
bill prohibiting silver coinage.
The mother Of Senator Teller Of
Colorado is dead ut Morrison, Ills,
aged 90 years.
DR.. Albert Gihon, former medical
director of the United States navy,
died Sunday at New York. aged 70
years.
The University of Wisconsin foot
ball II defeated the University Of Min.
nesota II by score Of IS to o. at
Madison Saturday.
Orders have been issued by the war
department directing the Twenty.sev.
enth infantry to sail for the Philip
pines as soon as transportation can
be provided. Nv. w..
The Baltimore and Ohio will place
orders for tho following equipment
for delivery In 1901: Fifty looomo.
tives, SO passenger equipment cars and
5000 freight equipment cars. The
cost will approximate $7,0o0,o00.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Runaway Boy Killed In Wreck.

The police have discovered that Roy
Wilkinson. who ran away from his
? home in Fargo and for whose arrest
and detention a reward of $25 was
offered, was killed In a wreck on the
Great Northern near White Earth in
June.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Chicago Grain ard Provisions.

Chicago, Nov. 19.--Wheat-Nov,
719sc; Dec, TIC; jan, 7211c; May,
,75lzc. Corn-Nov., 691sc; Dec, 594c;
Jan, 60Ac; May, 629sc. Oats-Nov.,
395sc; Dec. 39Nc; May, 411sc. Pork
Nov, $14.00;! Dec. $14.00; JAM.
315.40; Nay $15.10. Flax-Cash
Northwest, $1.47;- No. 1, S1.47; Nov,
$1.47; Dec. SEAS; May, $1.47. Butter
s-Creameries, 15@2434c; dairies, 130
zoe. Eggs-23@24c. Poultry-Tur.
keys. 60l0c; chickens, 6h@sc.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Saturday, Nov, 16.


The navy department has ordered
the final acceptance Of the torpedo
boat Bailey.
The Rev. William H. Salmon, grad.
uate student at Yale, has been offered
the presidency Of Tabor college, Ia.
The president has signed the com.
mission Of Herbert Pierce Of Masea-
chusetts to be third assistant secre.
tary Of state.
The propeller Thomas Davidson and
consort Aberdeen, coal laden from
Buffalo for Milwaukee, are missing and
fear sfelt for their safety. ii
The Havana municipal council has
unanimously voted to award Michael
J. Dady the contract to pave and sewer
Havana at his reduced bid Of $10,s13,.
S5805.
The Rome correspondent Of the
London Times says he learns that
Prince George Of Greece has accepted
q renewal Of the mandate Of the DOW.
ers aa high commissioner of Crete.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Wheat and Flax Burned.

Michael Klundt. residing southwest
Of jamestown, had granary contain
ing 700 bushels Of fax and 600 bushels
Of wheat destroyed by fire. It is
thought to have been the work Of q
frebug,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Prisoner Pleads Guilty,

In the district court at Devils Lake
Jack Murray pleaded guilty to grand
larceny and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year and half
by Judge Cowan. This makes II per.
sons who have pleaded guilty since
the last term Of court in the district
court and all were sentenced to the
penitentiary. Murray held up Joseph
Clausen and got $50 from him about
two weeks ago.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
stsyn's Family peported.

Brussels. Nov. 19.-The Petit Bleu
asserts that the wife and family Of
Former President steyn Of the Orange
Free State have been deported from
South Africa
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
NEWS COMBINATIONS
Thursday, Nov. n.

The Brazilian congress has voted
$4,000 to II. Santes.D .Dumont. the aer.
onaut.
President Roosevelt has been elect.
cd first vice president Of the Long Isl.
and Bible society.
Zieppa r. Bradford Shaw, widow Of
Nenry w. Shaw, Josh Billings" is
dead ct her home In Saratoga. N. Y.
g. H. Rolandow Of New York has is.
sued challenge to sandow to meet
him in acontest In 10 feats Of strength,
each man to name dve.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung says
It learns that Queen Wilhelmina was
prematurely delivered Of a child Nov.
10 and that the queens condition is
satisfactory.
Benjamin F. Tracy has been en-.
gagged to defend Colonel Robert L.
Meade OF the marine corps, who has
been ordered to TRIAL by courtmartial
Tuesday next. ..
After 40 yelrstof service In the army
Of the United States Brigadier General
Henry G. Merriam, commanding the
department Of the Colorado, has re.
tired on account Of age.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23

NorE.-You cannot, if you
value good health, afford to
use cheap, low-grade, alum
baking powders. They are
apt to spoil the food they do
endanger the health. All
physicians will tell you that
alum in food is deleterious.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Tuesday. Nov. 10.

Senator Channcey M. Depew says
that his wedding will tahe place on
Christmas day.
James J. Hill has been elected q
director Of the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy road.
A Bridgeport, Conn, man has com
menced the manufacture of flying ma
chimes for the market.
Colonel W. R. Wallace. one OF the
best known mining men in the West,
is dead At Whittier, Cal.
The postoflce ut Freemansburg, w.
Va, was robbed and burned to the
ground Sunday morning.
The official tabulation Of the vote
in Ohio ct the recent election places
Governor Nash's plurality ct 67,467.
Hon. John. H. Cozzens. collector Of
the port Of Newport, n. l., died sud
denly Monday. He was 81 years Of
ape.
The st. Louis health department
has been held responsible by the cor.
oner for the deaths from tetanus re-
Gently occurring there,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Relics Of Custer Found.

r. Finger Of Dickinson hos discov-
cred a portion of an ammunition
wagon and the hind gear Of freight
wagon which belonged to Custer's out
At which passed over the plains nine
miles south Of here in 1876. The por-
tions Of the wagon were found in Davis
creek at a point known as the Custer
trail crossing, where just the top Of
many Of the soldiers who afterward
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Blew Out Hla sralns

r. P. Allen, one of the leading mer-
chants of Inkster, blew out his brains
in Bustwick's restaurant at Grand
Forks. He had been drinking for sev-
eral days. Entering the restaurant, he
engaged in conversation with Bust.
he examined 1t. and after seeing 1t was
loaded, said. Goodbye, boys" and,
placing the revolver to his temple,
pulled the trigger and fell dead on the
floor. It is thought financial troubles
are at the bottom of the affair.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Is VIGOROUS in TONE.
Cabinet Hears President Roossvsits
Comma Messaoe,

ID, Washington, Nov. 19.-The cabinet
meeting lasted about two and 4 half
hours. The whole time was spent in
the reading Of the presidents message
and in commenting upon its various
features. The message is long and 10
said to be vigorous in tone, in that re-
.spect, at least, quite Characteristic
of President Roosevelt. No other busi.
ness was transacted.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
Wednesday Nov. 20.


The national reciprocity convention
!. is In session at Washington.
Thomas N. Hart has been unani-
monsly renominated for mayor by the
Republicans Of Boston.
Peter Reid, q wealthy mill man, has
given $4,000 for the erection of pub.
lie library to the city Of Passaic, N. J.
A dense fog In Chicago caused nl.
merous collisions between trains, in
which two people were killed and sev-
eral injured.
It is said that the Republican con-
gressmen will sidetrack Representa-
tive Babcock as chairman Of the con
gressional committee.
The American Bridge company has
secured q contract for the construc-
ton of 20 steel bridges on the Uganda
railroad in East Africa.
Preliminary steps have been taken
in the Organization OF the United Tex
tile Workers of America, an organize
ton which is to amalgamate all the
different associations Of textile oper.
atives Of the country.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23
True


The difference in
cost between an alum
baking powder and
the high class
cream of tartar bak-
ing powder would not
amount for a family's
supply to one dollar
a year.
DR.. Prices. is the
standard cream of tar
tar baking powder. 1t
makes the food de-
licious and healthful.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-11-23

not yet been recovered
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-28

same time. The post isn't in yet, sir,
but | expect l shall get some instruc-
tions when it comes
He visibly swelled with importance
as he made this remark. He felt that
in having the Squire of Detwich for his
ally he could scarcely fail to be noticed,
particularly when the most valuable
evidence in the case would be given by
the gentleman in question.
Finding that the man had no further
news to give him, Godfrey drove sor-
rowfully home again, feeling that both
his early rising and his visit to the
village were alike of no avail. Ali
through the service in the little church
afterwards, despite the fact that Molly
worshipped beside him for the first time
he was i'll at ease Victor had excused
himself from attending the service on
the plea of a bad headache, saying he
would go for walk instead. When
they emerged from the sacred ediice
afterwards Sir Vivian took his place by
Godfrey's side.
You have heard nothing more
suppose?" he asked. Griffin promised
to. communicate with you at once on
receipt, of any intelligence. did he not"
He did, said Godfrey. But when
1 saw him at the station this morning
there was nothing to tell. In any case
I go up to town tomorrow morning,
when / shall first call upon my own
solicitor to whom have already writ
ten, and afterwards attend the inquest
as have promised. Fensden says he
is coming up. too. in order that any
evidence he may have to give may be
accepted
"One moment, Godfrey" said the old
gentleman, stopping him and allowing
| the others to go on ahead. Il am go
ing TO put a question to you which
may probably offend you. But wheth-
er it does or not, it must DE asked"
Anything you ask me, sir, you may
be sure will not offend me-" said God
frey. What is this particular ques-
tion?"
q want to know how long you have
known your friend?" the old man in
Quired. You see. am going to be
perfectly candid with you You may
think me absurd when say so, but
have come to the conclusion that Mr.
Fensden does not like you. :, ss-e<
!. In that case. sir. am sure you
are mistaken" said Godfrey. Victor
and were At school together. and We
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-28

gether?"
eyes, dear, the same night" he an
swered. Perhaps it would be better
il were to tell you the whole story
Tell me nothing more than you
wish,'' she said. Il am content to
trust you in everything. If l did not,
my love would scarcely be worth hav-
ing, would it," - r-r~o+.-
And then he told her of his associa-
ton with the unhappy woman; told her
of Teresinas sorrow, and of his own
desire to assist her. 'Mollys heart was
touched as she listened.
You were right. she said, " to try
and help her, poor girl! If had
known, / would have endeavored to
have done something for her for your
sake. Now, unhappily, it is too late,
but you must not think too much of
it, Godfrey, dear Try to put it away
from you If only for time
At this moment Victor Fensden en-
tered the room. 1t was plain that he
had recovered his former spirits. lie
apologized in an easy fashion for his
weakness Of the afternoon, and as
cribed it to his recent travels, which,
he said, had proved too much for his
enfeebled constitution. sTF $
AZ am not like Godfrey, Miss Dever-
eux., he said. He seems capable OF
bearing any amount Of fatigue, plays
cricket and football, tennis and golf.
while on summers day sometimes
find it impossible to even lift my head. "
1t was a little party that sat down
to dinner that evening. Godfrey was in
the lowest spirits, and Molly was quiet
in consequence. Fensden was accepted,
on his own shelving, for an invalid,
Mrs Henderson was naturally of 81
lent disposition, while Kitty finding that
her efforts were unappreciated, lapsed
into silence for time, and thus added
to the general gloom. After dinner there
was music and polite conversation in
the drawing-room until 10 o'clock, fol-
lowed by retirement to the billiard
room for game of pool. 1t did not
prove success. however. No one had
any heart for the game, and before the
frst three lives had been lost it had
been voted failure. The cues were ac-
cordingly placed in the rack. The mem
sory Of two white hands, tightly clench
| "a in despair, rose continually before
every eye, and when, at half past ten
Mrs. Henderson proposed that they