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ne WAS Il Inquire VI ltdl,
always terrible. welding the rod of Of
fee with justice rhadamanthine and
demanding, with that unrelenting al
tentative, things impossible in gram
mar. In school hours he was n very
Jupiter, a Numbering Jupiter. Our
school was an ancient hail, with an
open timber roof, in which his voice
rolled and echoed backward and for
ward.
AS to Molly she had the misfortune
to lose her father in infancy. He was
carried off, | believe, by smallpox. He
was a shpowncr and general mer-
chant of the town and was commonly
reputed to be a man of considerable
means. At his death he bequeathcd
the care of his widow and his child to
his old servant, Captain John Crowle,
who had been in the service of the
house since he was apprenticed as a
boy. lie directed further that Captain
Crowlc should conduct the business for
the child. who by his will was to inner
it the whole of his fortune, whatever
that might prove to be, on coming Of
age after subtracting certain settle
ments for his widow.
1t was most fortunate for the child
that her guardian was the most honest
person in the world. He was bache-
lor; he was bound by ties of gratitude
to the house which he had served; he
had nothing 10 do and nothing 10 think
about except the welfare of the child. At
10 Molly was fine, tall girl, as strong
as any man, her arms stout and muscu-
lar, like mine; her face rosy and ruddy
with the bloom of health, her eyes blue
and neither TOO large nor too small, but
fearless; her head and face large, her
hair fair and blowing about her head
with loose curls, her figure full, her
neck as white as snow, her hands large
rather than small, by reason OF the row.
ing and the handling Of the ropes, ard
by no means white. Her features We're
regular and straight, her mouth not too
small, but TO my eyes the most beautiful
mouth in the world, the lips full and
always re3dy for q smile, the teeth
white aud regular; In word 10 look
Mt, as fine q woman-not OF the delicat e
and dainty kind, but strong, tall and
full of figurs-as one may wish for. As
10 her disposition, she was the most
tender, atfectionate, sweet soul that
could be imagined. She was always
thinking of something to please those
who loved her. She spared her mother
and worked for her guardian. She was
always working at something. She
was always happy. She was always
singing. And never, until the captain
told her, did she have the least suspi-
cion that she was richer than all hor
friends and neighbors-nay, than the
whole town Of Lynn, with Its mer-
chants ana shippers and traders all to-
gether.
l recall one day when Molly and
were children. 1t was in the month Of
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December in the afternoon and close
upon sunset. The little maid was about
8, and / was 10. We We're together as
usual. We had been on the river, but
it was cold, and so re came ashore and
We're walking hand in hand along the
street they call Pudding, lane, which
leads from the Common stath yard to
tho market place. In this lane there
stands n sailors tipping house, which
is, | dare say, in all respects such a
house as sailors desire, provided and
furnished according to their wants and
wishes. AS we passed, the place being
already lit up with two OF three can
dies in sconces, the door being wide
open and the mingled noise of fiddle,
voices and feet announcing the assem-
blage of company, Molly pulled me by
the hand and stopped to look In. The
scene was what | have already indi-
Gated. The reyelry of the evening had
set in. Everybody was drinking. One
was dacciaS- Tho dddler was playipa
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CHAPTER III.
GREAT NEWS FOR LYNN.

S-.y---rzrv-z7s Y the evening Of the day
&: 8: i: :: !: !: :: ::
I call State lane into the
great market place,
s'< where stands the
Crown inn. The room appropriated to
the Society of lynn. which met every
evening all the year round, was that
On the ground floor looking upon the
market place.
The society or club which is never
dissolved, consists Of the notabes or
better sort of the town, the vicar Of st.
Margaret's tl'e curate of ST. Nicholas,
the master OF the school, my own IA
ther, Captain Crowle and other retired
captains. the doctor, some Of the more
substantial merchants with the mayor,
some of the aldermen, the town clerk
and justice of the peace or two. This
evening most of these gentlemen were
already present.
Captain Crowle sauted the company
and took his seat at the head of the
table. "Gentlemen," he said, 81 wish
You all a pleasant evening. l have
brought with me my young friend,
Jack pentecr0sse-you all know Jack
the worthy son of his worthy father.
He will take Il glass with us. Sit down
beside me. Jack
With the permission Of the society,""
said
Most of the gentlemen had already
before them their pipes and their to-
bacco. Some had ordered their drink
n pint of pert for one, n Brown George
full Of old ale for another. "A flask OF
canary for third, and so on. But the
captain, looking round the room, beck
oned TO the girl who waited. Jenny"
he said, "nobody calls for anything to-
night except myself. Gentlemen, it
must be bowl or half dozen bowls.
Tell your mistress, Jenny, n bowl OF
the biggest and the strongest and the
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Samuel Semple an analysis of the wa
ter stating the ingredients and their
proportions as made by the anonymous
physician of London. SHOULD it prove.
of which l have little doubt, that the
water is such as has been described by
my learned brother In medicine, l shall
inform you of the fact"
1t was curious coincidence, though
the committee Of reception were not in
formed Of the fact, that the doctors
analysis exactly agreed with that sent
to him.
It was a memorable evening. For
my own part, l know not why, during
the reading OF the letter my heart sank
lower and lower. 1t was the forebod-
ing of evil Perhaps 1t was caused by
my knowledge OF samuel, OF wnom I
will speak presently. Perhaps 1t was
the thought Of seeing the girl whom
ming her, carried off by some sprig OF
quality who would teach her to despise
her homely friends, the master mari
| ners, young and old l know not tho
reason. But it was n foreboding OF
evil, and 1t was with a heavy heart
that l repaired to the quay and rowed
myself back to the ship in the moon.
light.
They were going to drink to the next
voyage Of the Lady of Lynn. why,
the lady herself, not her ship, was
about to embark on voyage more per
ilous, more disastrous. than that which
awaited any Of her ships. Cruel as is
the ocean. would rather trust myself
and her to the mercies of the bay OF
BiScay at its widest than to the ten
derness of the crew who were to take
charge of that innocent and ignorant
lady.
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tude. "Well, sir, am now in high IA
vor with my Lord Fylingdale, on
whom you waited this morning"
Il hope his favor will end in a snug
place, Sam. Forget not the main
point. Well, your patron is a goodly
and a proper man TO look at Sit down,
Sam. Take & glass of home brewed.
You must want it after the ale of Lon
don, which is, so far as | remember,
noble lord. He is a married man, |
suppose"
Unfortunately, no. lie is difficult
to please"
"Ah! And suppose. like most young
noblemen. something of q prohigate.
eh. Sam? Or a gambler, likely? One
who has ruined many innocents? EhY
I-he captain looked mighty cunning.
"Sir - sir" - Sam spread out his
hands IN Xpolulation-"you distress
me. Lord Fyllngdale a protiigate?
Lord Fylingdale gambler? Lord Fly
lingdale q libertine? Sir - Captain
Crowle"- lie spoke very earnestly.
The tears came into his eyes. He laid
his hand upon the captains knee. "Sir.
assure you, he is on the contrary, the
best of men. There Is no more vlrtu-
Gus nobleman IN the country. My
tongue Is tied as his lordship's sccre-
tary. else could I tell of good deeds.
Truly his right hand knoweth not what
his left hand doeth. My lord is all
goodness"
AYE, aye. This is good hearing, IN.
deed"
Lord FyllnGdale gambler? Why,
ne may take part at IA table, but not a
| gambler. No man is less gambler.
| What doth 1t matter to him if he wins
or loses little? He neither desires to
win nor does he fear to lose. You Will.
dare say, see him in the cardroom Just
| to encourage the spirit of the COM
pany.'
"A very noble gentleman, indeed"
| The captain drank n glass of his home
brewed, "A very noble gentleman, tru-
| ly. Go on, Samuel Scmple.'
| "Also he is one who Captain, if
there is one thing in the world that my
P''ici "'hp'H - 10 'ii' mana W nv / ul4l y
innocency and leaves his victim to
starve, No, sir; his lordship is man
OF the incest honor and the highest
| principle"
He has secretary who is grateful,
at least" observed the captain.
His sword is ever ready TO defend
the helpless and TO uphold the virtuous.
| Would TO heaven there were more like
| the right honorable the Earl of Flying
dalew
Look you, Master SAM" said the cap
tain. Your good opinion OF your pa.
tron does you credit. | honor you for
your generous words. | have never 50
far, and am now past 70, encountered
any man who was either saint or angel
but in every man have | always found
some flaw whether of temper or of con-
| duet, So that | do not pretend to be-
| licve all that you make out"
| Sam Semple sighed and rose. II ask
not for your entire belief, sir. 1t will
| be sufficient if You learn, as | have
| learned the great worth of this exalted
| and Incompatible nobleman. As for
| flaws, we are all human, but | know of
none. So take my leave. | venture
to hope, sir, thatSyaur good lady. and
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CHAPTER VI.
AN ABDUCTION.

J was the custom with
some Of the high 8iers.
or the bucks, as they
were called. when the
cardroom was closed
to 90 Off together to a
tavern, there TO 6ni s IA
the night drinking.
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lacked animation. The music pleased,
the singers pleased, the coored lamps
dangled in chains between the branches
and pleased, yet the company was dull.
There was little noise of conversation
and no mirth or laughter; the family
groups were not broken up; the people
looked at each other and walked round
and round in silence. After the first
round or so. when they had seen all the
dresses, the girls yawned and wanted
to sit down.
To me it was amusing only to see the
people in their fine dresses marching
round and round while the music play
ed, trailing their skirts on the floor,
swinging their hoops and handling
their fans; for the lack of young men
talking to the clergy from the cathe-
drals and the colleges, and casting at
each other glances Of envy if one was
better dressed or of scorn when one
was worse dressed than themselves.
AS for the men-"Jack," said Cap
tain Crowle, Il keep looking about me.
| try the pumproom in the morning,
the ordinary ut dinner, the taverns
after dinner. My lad, there is not one
among them all who is tit to be mated
with our Molly. Gentlemen. are they
l like not the manner of these gentle
men. They are mostly young, but
drink hard already. Their faces are
red and swollen at %. What Will they
be at 40? My girl shall marry none OF
them, nor shall she dance with them.
She shall stay at home"
In fact, during the first week or two
after the opening OF the spa Molly re-
manned at home and was not seen in
the long room or in the gardens.
The town was nearly full, many Of
the visitors having to put up with
mean lodgings in the crazy old courts,
OF which there are so many in Lynn,
when the first arrival from London
took place. 1t was that of a clergyman
named benjamin Purden. Artium Ma
gister, formerly OF Trinity college,
Cambridge. He was a man of insig-
nificant presence, his figure being small
and thin, but finely dressed. His head
was almost hidden by full ecclc=ias-
tical wig. Apparently he was between
40 and 80 years of age He looked
about him and surveyed the company
with an air of superiority, as If he had
been q person Of rank.
He came TO us down the river by n
tilt boat from Cambridge and accepted
contentedly quite a humble lodging,
barely furnished with a chair and a
flock bed. Humility becomes divine"
he said in n high authoritative voice.
THE room will serve. A coal fire and
an open window will remove the musti-
ness" He was perhaps, though we
must allow good deal to his profess
sion, too fond Of preaching. lie preach
ed in the morning at the pumproom.
1t was presently learned that Mr.
Purdcn had offered to take the services
at st. Nicholas for a few weeks in or
der TO enable the Curate to attend the
bedside Of dying parent he under
took this duty without asking for an!
fee or pay, a fact which greatly in
creased his reputation.
A day or two after Mr.. Purden's ar
rival came a carriage and four con
tanning very fine lady indeed, VIII
her maid and her man. She drove Il
the Crown, the people all looking aftel
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CHAPTER z.

fiocked into
the town. At the out
set, though the pump
room was full every
morning and the gnr-
dens and the long room
in the evening We're
we'll attended, the spa
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CHAPTER "

pleases me 10 recall
the tall form Of my
father, his bent shout.
ders, his wig. for the
most part awry; his
round spectaclcs, his
thin face. In school
he was n figure Of fear,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-09-07

The remains Of Hugh G.. Gibson,
whose death was caused by . premature
explosion of o blast in a mine in which
be was working near Ely, White Pine
county. arrived in Eureka about 6 o'clock
Friday night Of last week. At Ely the
body was packed In ice, and on its ar
rival here was in q good state Of preser-
vation. Mrs. Gibson, widow Of the de-
ceased. accompanied by her father, ]. P.
Cunningham, arrived in Eureka by Tues
days train. Their mission here was for
The purpose Of taking the remsiDs back
TO their home at Tilden, Nebraska. for
burial II the body was found to be in
such condition as would permit Of their
doing 90. Conditions being found favor.
able on Wednesday morning the re.
mains were taken to the Eureka & Pal
isade railroad depot and were escorted
there by members of Eureka Lodge No.
l6, F. & A. M, the deceased being q
Mason in good standing at the time OF
his death.
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rhe Potato Market.

Spuds seem to rule the California mar
kets 81 present. The demand for thess
tubers 10 so great that San Francisco and
Sacramento commission merchants ere
having trouble TO Gil their orders. The
Middle West and Southern States are
calling for more spuds. but Texas. scent
10 be the Star customer, and no kick Il
being made about stiff prices. Salinas
Burbank potatoes are now bringing sl.7;
per hundred, and River (Sscrsmento,
Burbsnks are $3.50 per hundred. Ne
vsds is being called ON for large guam.
titles Of spuds and we are told that the
commission men are selling Californis
potatoes for the Nevada article The
fame Of the Nevada spud has gone fsI
abroad, and they are preferred to any
potato on the Pacific Coast. To ship
our product TO Texas and the Western
States under . California label is nm.
just. as everybody knows that the Cali.
fornis article 10 not TO be compared with
the Nevada producs.-Lyon County
Times.
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COMMIssIONERs, PROCEEDINGS

The Board of County Commissioner
held a regular meeting on Monday, Sept.
2, 1901, at which the following business
was transacted:
Present-Commissioners Fraser, Hancock
and Paroni; also the Clerk.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Commissioners and Auditor counted
the money in the Treasury and found the
same correct.
A list of the bills allowed will be found
in another column.
Communication from d. Falconer and
petition from citizens at Cortez were re.
ceived.
The Board adjourned until Monday,
Sept. 16, 1901, at 10 A. NJ.
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More Nevada Figures.

The Census Bureau has just issued
q bulletin giving the school, militia,
voting and foreign-born population oil
the State of Nevada as follows: Me-
vada has II, 1899 children Of school age,
of whom 433 are foreign-born, 1896
colored (only IS negroes). 1869 males
and 5434 females; 1860 males Of
military age, of whom 3742 are foreign
born and 1744 are colored; 17,71(
males of voting age, including 49,
foreign-born and 305s colored (includ'
ing several negroes.)
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The Coming Masquerade Ball.

Acting on the recommendation Of the
President Of the Rebekah Assembly OF
Nevada, Mary ]. Mack, that oil Rebeksh
Lodges in the jurisdiction Of this State
appropriately observe the iftieth ami
vsrsary Of the Order by giving enter.
tainments or other exercises. the local
Lodge here has decided 10 give a mas
querade ball. II is to take place on the
night of September 20. and will nodoubs
be we'll attended. as ID has been some
time since Q ball Of this character has
been given in Eureka. The proceeds oil
the ball will be donated 10 the Orphans
Home Of the State. For full particulars.
see advertisement in this issue.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-09-07
A Counterfeit Half Dollar.

Another counterfeit in the money
line is reported. 1t is q dangerous
semblance of the silver half dollar o.
1900, and seems to have been cast in
q mold from metal somewhat similar
TO that used in the manufacture o.
plate ware, and is silver plated. The
front is almost perfect, but the letter
ing Of the back side is rough and some
what broken. The milling is fair ex'
cept at one point On the edge where
the metal might have been poured
and the projection filed off. The east
est way of detecting this counterfeit il
by its light weight.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-09-07

Joe Stenson. manager Of the house Of
Ryan 4 Stenson. recently returned from
q pilgrimage to Tonspsh. the AourishinR
Nye county mining camp, where be so.
iourned twelve days. says the Virgins
Report. Mr.. Stenson says Butler City
includes about thirty wooden buildings
and from $50 10 200 tents. The popu-
lstion Of the district is ~vsriously esti-
msted ct from 500 to 700 and the out
look is encouraging for . promising fu-
ture. but the present conditions are not
considered by Mr.. Stenson favorable
enough TO warrant the establishment Of
. business there in his line.
Board Of an inferior quality costs s25
per month. while sleeping sccommo-
d~stions, except in tents, are unobtsin-
able. Mr.. Stenson had the good fortune
to secure bunk-room with an scquaint.
ance during his s~ojourn in Butler City.
The wages paid miners, bsrksepers.
walters, store clerks, and laborers are 81
per day. The miners working on leases
sre making lots Of money. The pur.
chasers Of the group Of mines. sold for
1896, 600. will begin developing them on
an extensive scale about Jan. l, and the
building Of . railroad 10 connect Tons-
psh with the Carson & Colorado branch
ct S~odsvills. is included in the plans Of
the company.
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Episcopal Services.

Bishop Abel Leonard Of Salt Lake
City arrived on last Saturdays train,
and held morning and evening services
at ST. James Episcopal Church Sunday.
On Tuesday evening he conferred the
rite Of confirmation on the following:
Mrs. Abram Laird. Mrs. G. L. Broy,
Mrs. J. G. Ford and Misses Nina Whit.
more. Amy Ford. Belle Pepper and
Claybourn Simms. The Bishop is very
popular in Eureka and his services are
always largely attended. He returned
to Utah Wednesday morning.
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Tine Bell.wedehind Case.

There was another decision in the case
of Bell W. Wedekind in the United
States District Court at Carson Monday.
The plaintiff had secured a temporary
injunction against the Wedekind inter
ests, and the defendants moved its dis
solution. The motion was denied, and
defendants have asked that an order be
made granting them the right to survey
the property in their efforts TO determine
the apex Of the ledge ON the Bell claim
10 not on the Wedekind claim.
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Death of James CIeary.

News was received in Eureka Thurs
day that Q fatal accident had occurred
near Beowawe. by which James Cleary
lost his life. He had been out on the
range riding and on returning to Beo.
wave was coming down q steep noun.
tain side when the horse either stumbled
or threw him off onto Q pile of rocks,
probably frscturing his skull. though no
particulars have reached Eureka. save
the above fact, and that he survived the
accident but twelve hours. The re-
mains were taken to Carlin Thursday,
where the family Of deceased resides.
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WARNINC!

AL persons are prohibited from hunting
and shooting or in any manner trespassing
upon the Fish Creek and Fenstermakei
ranches in Fish Creek Valley.
Any one found so t~respassing upon said
property will be prosecuted to the full ex'
tent of the law.
FORD LIVE STOCK COMPANY.
Eureka, New, Aug. 8, 1901.
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A Correction.

While Charley Clark, the drummer,
wss here on his last trip he stated that
be met several old Eureksns at Mari.
poss. Cal, who were working in q mine
there. Among the names mentioned
was Ralph Travers, who be said wal
also employed there in . like capacity
This 10 incorrect. A letter received from
the young man 3 few days ago states tina
he is running on q passenger train be
tween Ogden and Carlin, on the South
ern Pacific. in the service Of which com
psny he has been for nearly four years
past.
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NEW CYANIDrNs MErnOD.

The theory that ores cannot be sue
~cessfully worked by the cyanide process
until they have been pulvsrizsd. has
been exploded by the management Of ths
Mexican quartz mine on Boulder creek
near Galatians. The Siskiyou News
says . box Of the tailings was brought
into Yreks last Saturday. and 10 would
have been difficult to convince On expert.
snoed mining man that the alleged tail.
ings were genuine, had ID NOT been for
the unqusstioned character and reliabil.
ity Of the man who gathered them. In
stead Of being . mass Of pulp they oon-
sist Of pieces Of quartz. varying in size
from IN inch to two inches in thick
ness. No crushing process Is used other
than . common rock breaker. The pro-
duct 10 then cyanided and 90 successfully
that Judge Reed, ct his laboratory, after
. thorough test. Wal unable to find any
value in the box Of tailings submitted.
This is designed TO revolutionize the cy-
anide process, where the character Of the
quartz will permit Of practical operation
Of the plan used ut The Mexican mine,
because il will materially lessen the ex-
pense Of working. The theory is that
the gold 10 in the interstioes or matrices
of the quartz. which are broken open
and the gold exposed by the action Of
the rock breaker. thus leaving II free TO
be precipitated by the solution.
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LAMBERT MOLINELLI DEAD.

A special dispatch TO the Anaconda
Standard states that Lambert Molinelli
died at his home ct Missouls, Montana.
Aug. 81. He was well known in Eureka
where be resided q number OF years. hav-
ing been principally engaged in news
paper work in the early SOS, his first
work being on the SENTINEL, and for .
term held the Office Of County Clerk.
He was born 10 Leghorn. Italy. June
80, 1853 and came to this country Q year
later, settling in San Francisco. he
graduated from Santa Clara College in
1870, spent about IL years in Nevada,
and for . number of years past has been
engaged 10 newspaper work in Montans,
and 81 the time of his death was mansg.
ing editor of the Democrat Messenger,
published at Missouls, Montana. he
leaves Q widow and one son, about IL
years old.