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the CLONES, cut the man lnsloe uIen,
Is it your father or is it not? Go by tbs
face. Is this the face of the count or
another
eff must judge by the face alone, ;"
| said, II should say this is portrait
of my father
Good exclaimed Borofsky. "And
very good now propose thatwe show
the portrait to the countess and obtain
her confirmation of your opinion. When
we have that, shall know what next
to- 90 Mr.. Morris, you have done won
ders and are to be congratulated.
Speaking personally, you have no doubt
that this man whose portrait you have
taken so cleverly is the very Count
bapdrinof himself2"
PERSONALLY / never felt any doubt
about it until Count Boris pointed out
that his father would never dress him
self in this way. which is perfectly
true.
'.Ah, the clothes again' said Boroft
sky, lyon will not see that the count
might desire to disguise himself !"
at is so unlike him to do SOL said
Percy and almost in one breath.
s'Very likely. But is he any more ac-
customed TO disappear suddenly with
out warning continued Borofsky per-
tinently. "A man who has done the one
thing may do the other, both actions
being. as you say. unlike him ordi-
narily.
There wac no answer to this argu-
ment so far as my poor dazed brain
could discern.
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CHAPTER VIII.
IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOGRAPH.

i
1t was but 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 address, - which we
We're not slow to understand was in
tended to intimate that he had tracked
father or his double-whicheve it was
to some house in which he lived
Percy telegram finished up with the
words starting back tonight" So that
in three days we should know all that
he had to tell u.s.
These three days We're passed by
me at least-in condition of suspense
and. anxiety difficult to be borne
could settle down to nothing; neither
did our little detective display any
marked degree of dignifed calm. He
was greatly excited, and we spent 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
much 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 count was
safe and well and to know where to
find him at any moment. 1t might not
even be necessary to bring him back al
once should he have good reason to de-
sire to remain away. There might be
financial troubles or quarrel with the
authorities.
"Both utterly impossible, Borof-
] sky !" said. "My father is ia rich man,
and the authorities from the lowest
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"I'his is q hand camera" I said, land
'De jltst taken q snap shot"
know, he did not even see or notice me.
The third time he looked straight at me
and suspected me, | suppose for he
asked what l was doing.
6 This is hand camera, said,
and I've just taken snap shot Of
Marylebone church. with your kind
permission. He only grunted and
passed on. /" Percy paused and laughed
i"How did he talk English p asked.
Rather brokenly but that was all
he said. SO that ! cannot judge very
we'll
My father speaks perfectly, as you
know, said
eft is nothingl" exclaimed Borofsky
HE would assume foreign accent,
supposing that he does not wish to be
recognized as the count Are the por-
traits successful?'
THE photos are not developed yet,
replied Percy. "We'll do them together
after dinner, or before, if there's time. :"
The developing of those three plates
was an exciting operation. The printing
from the negatives next morning was
even more so. The prints represented a
man whose dress and general appear
ance were plebeian and altogether unlike
my dear patrician locking old father,
but the face-so far as could judge of
it from portrait, and that very small
and not overclearly printed one-was
my fathers face There was little or
no doubt of it.
'Well?" said Borofsky. when l had
made prolonged and silent inspection
of each of the three photos. "In a
! word, is it the count or is it not?"
"Heaven only knows" murmured.
''The clothes and the hat are things
that father would never think of wear
ing.
I "Do remember said Borofsky,
| somewhat impatiently, "that if this is
your father, he is-for reasons of his
own which have nothing to do with III
at this point Of the Investigation dis
guised. The main question is not as te
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Free Transportation to Attend the Spe-
cial Meeting at Chicago.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMFY.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Public notice is hereby given that a
special meeting of the stockholders of
the Illinois Central Railroad Company
will be held at the company's office in
Chicago, Illinois. on Saturday. January
70, 1901, at II O'Clock in the forenoon.
10 permit personal attendance at
this meeting, there will be issued, to
each holder OF one or more shares of
the capital stock of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, as registered on the
books OF the company,a ticket enabling
MN, or her, to travel free over the
eompany's lines from the station on the
Illinois Central'Railroad nearest to his
or her registered address to Chicago
and return, such ticket to be good for
the Journer to Chicago only during the
four days Immediately preceding, and
the day OF the meeting, and for the re-
turn journey from Chicago only on the
day OF the meeting. and the four DAYS
Immediately following, when properly
countersigned and stamped during bust.
ness hours-that is to say. between
900 a. m. and 500 p. MIN the Office
OF the Assistant Secretary, Mr.. w. G.
Bruen, in Chicago. Such ticket may
be obtained by any registered holder
OF stock on application, in writing. to
the president of the com paasa -; ID
Chicago. Each application must state
the full name and address of the stock
holder exactly as given in his or her
certificate of stock, together with the
number and date of such certificate.
No more than one person will be car
rled free in respect to any one holding
OF stock as registered on the books Of
the company.
For the purpose of this meeting the
Stock Transfer Books will be closed at
3 O'Clock p. m. on Thursday. December
20, 1900, and remain closed until the
morning of Monday. January I, 1901.
A. q. HACKsTAFF, Secretary.
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,nlnovn1k to the car respecr ana esteem

| cnlnovnIk to the czar respect ana esteem
him.
''NIy dear young sir, said Borofsky,
neither you nor can see in the dark
Rather than g1ope 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
ised 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
tramped the platform Of the Warsaw
station, awaiting the arrival of his
excitement and expectation that I had
not word to say to my companion by
reason of the quaking of my jaws and
the rapid beating of my heart, and I
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 adj
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 its heavy load
of carriages into the haven where it
would be- However, Percy's train
crawled slowly and mournfully 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, muranured,
scarcely able for excitement to articu-
late the words, 'swhat luck?''
''The very best. as sincerely be-
level" said Percy, pressing my hand
very hard ~ found the man, as tele-
graphed, and know where he lives
and p
s.Oh, is it father?'' blurted, a sort
of black mist seeming to form before my
eyes for very intensity of excitement.
"Dear old Boris, I firmly believe it
is, said Percy. 81 cannot say for GER
tain, but there could hardly be another
SO like him that | could be mistaken
about. He has no twin brother, has he 2"
t'Oh, mol" murmured. 81 think it
must be he. But why, why ~ l did
not finish my sentence. 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
empty. 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. s'Tell me, did
| you get a snap shot p
II got three, said Percy with pride,
land was not caught at it. Twice,
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FRO BE CONTINUED
More Lnndon Failures.

London, Jan. Additional failures
were announced on the Stock ex-
change Yesterday in connection with
the snsp ision of the London and
Globe ~f'inance company, limited
They were those of A. S. May, A. H.
Clark and G.. Blundell, Jr.
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Chinese Rob Custom House.

Hong Kong, Jan. Alt is reported
that robbers recently attacked the GUS
tom station at Kumshuk, in the West
Ever country, and obtained loot valued
ut $4,000.
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way to- ing Are you anything of
photographer she added unexpectedly.
"Only with little snap shot ma
chine laughed Percy. 'tWhy? Am
20 photograph all the suspicious people
1 see p
& t'Not quite that; but if you should
meet the count or this individual you
consider SO marvelously like him and
could get snap shot at him you might
send us over a copy and the countess or
Count Boris could easily identify or
repudiate the gentleman as per portrait.
That would save a great deal of trou'
BILE, for though you might make mis-
take they could scarcely do so. Thus
when Your print arrived we should be
4 able to say at once: This is the count.
We have found him. Or, This is some
enc else and Mr. Percy may return to
help us look elsewhere for the count. :"
Percy laughd.
s.Well he said, .'I'll take my hand
camera anyway. It's only tiny thing
at best, though; SO don't expect much
result. And if I'm arrested by the city
police for taking snap shots at innocent
persons shall expect you to come and
bail me outl' Which favor we prom
ised Percy should not be denied him in
case of need.
Then we dispatched Percy by train,
bidding him wire to us Immediately il
case he should meet with any kind Of
success, and warning him above all, il
ever he caught sight of the man-fathel
or another whom he had seen on &
former occasion, to make sure Of his ad
dress by following him, and if possible
to watch OF have the place watched un
til we should have had an opportunity
of seeing the portrait and perhaps
even of running over to London to SET
the original himself.
dom think Percy was very sanguint
as to his mission and the chances of see
i1s his former friend again. 1t would
be the merest fuke if he did, he said
One might as well search for grain O
wheat in the proverbial sackful of chatf
Before we left the station the idea oc
CURED to Borcfsky that it would be in
teresting to ask the young fellow at the
ticket Office whether Count Landrinoi
had travelled to London lately. The
count was so we'll known j. ct Peters
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CHAPTER VII.
THE COUNT REPORTED FOUND.

CHAPTER VII.
THE COUNT REPORTED FOUND.
1t is impossible. I suppose, to witness
the enthusiastic confidence of another
in the correctness of his own reading Of
mystery without, in some measure,
becoming infected. Ibid not agree with
my young detective. | could not per-
suade myself that my dear father,
whom loved and respected with all my
heart, could possibly be in London and
enjoying, as was obviously the case, at
least certain degree of liberty, with
ont using that liberty to write or wire
to his wife in order to relieve the anx-
iety from which he must know she
would be suffering. Itwould not be like
father. Why should he do it?
Because, said Borofsky, in effect,
She hasn't. He has written, and the let
Ter has miscarried or has been inter-
eepted.'
4 tsBy whom" I asked
4 Borofsly shrugged his shoulders.
IF we knew that, = he said, ssthere
hATld no longer be any mystery. 1t
AMI have simply miscarried. The chap
accidents is long one in Russia,
know, and must always be reck-
@ GJHth.''
ngT we can't get over the fact that
achEw this man in London and said
Eyosough he looked like father, he
fchk led $3.50 funnily, and in fact
sctnt it quite plainly that he look
'egpo4 sright bounder, which my dear
I'D never possibly dol"
lieses do wonders said Borof-
1Ssing his shoulders.
Say should he be disguised ?"
i he gone away? Why has
spened. and how7 Tell me
. tell you the restl" laughed
Enough that we have a
Where, and, besides, another
a may one day be taken up
saofka.
Ertainly deeply interested if
ACTUALLY convince me that
~ met in Oxford street was
Id no other. Then it occur
Ky that it would be well if
of our little hunting party
ie to take up his post in
ne hope of meeting with
Jus parsonage, whether ia
one else.
she right one to go, = said
gging his head at me, 'sfor
jje less likely to be the VIC
lilen identity. 1t would be
he to go because, unfortu-
ountlis a stranger to me,
MD not know him'if l saw
as for this gentleman -
,e might, of course, be de-
being son of the count. .
think should, all the
d Percy.
possibly leave my mother, :"
for some little while at all
am sure Percy knows my ia
& enough not to mistake him
else if he gets real good
n, and perhaps talk as we'll
l Va mind undertaking the job
klrse not . Percy scoffed. eff
N ~ I'll do" he added "What
ink, Mr., Borofsky p
do we'll enough, said Borof-
Skye ur friend here cannot see his
way TO- hing Are you anything Of a
photographer headed unexpectedly.
"Only with little snap shot ma
chine laughed Percy. "Why? Am 1
70 photograph all the suspicious people
1 seer
4 Not quite that; but if you should
meet the count or this individual you
consider SO marvelously like him and
could get a snap shot at him you might
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
THE NOTIFICATIONS.

LONDON. March 25.-A dispatch
from Pekin AYERS hat the Russian gov
eminent has consented 10 a number
OF notifications IN the Manchurlan
convention. the principal ones being:
kiou Chow and Port Arthur shall
not be annexed. but shall be leased
from the Chinese government as here
tofore; Russia viii not insist upon
there being a Russian resident at
Moukden; the Chinese army will be
permitted to maintain order In Man
churia prior TO the completion OF the
Manehurian railway which while In
course of construction. will not neces-
sarily require the protection OF Rus
sian troops; Russia will forego her de-
mand that mining and railway conces-
sions in Mongolia, Turkestan and
Kashgaria shall be granted to none but
Russian subjects. Russia stipulates.
however, that none but Chinese and
Russians shall be allowed TO under
take such enterprises.
In consequence of these concessions
the Russian government asks for an
early signature of the convention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
RESIDENTS AND STRANGERS.
The Movements OF People Yen Know,
and the Coming and Going OF
Tr1nsients.

The Movements of People Ycu Know,
and the Coming and Going Of
Transients.
Miss Goldie Sampsel, of Toledo, is a
guest of Wheeling friends.
L. G. Schofela was I'M Pittsburg on
business yesterday.
Mr.. John Frew's condition was re-
ported yesterday to he somewhat inn
proved.
Mr.. Harry Simpson is i'll at his home
His many friends hope for his speedy
recovery.
Mr.. J. A. Hood, of Opechiska. Ma
rion county, was a business visitor in
the city yesterday.
Hon. C. w. Swisher, of Fairmont,
ex-member of the House of Delegates,
was in the city yesterday.
DR.. c. e. Mason and wife, who have
been spending some time at Old Point
Comfort. Va, have returned home.
Jacob Humes, who has been manag-
ing a glass factory in Birmingham,
England, is home on a visit to his par
ents in the Eighth ward.
Will w. Irwin left last night for
Fort Wayne. to attend the Interstate
meeting to be held in that city to-day.
Harry Youngman, manager of the
Wheeling club, left his home in Home
stead last night for the same point.
Wheeling will be well represented, and
will not be dropped from the league
without a hard fight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
REASONS MADE PUBLIC.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-The
communication from the British gov
eminent, giving the reasons why that
government declined to accept the
senate amendments TO the Hay
Pauncefote treaty was made public
to-day.
Lord ~Lansdowne sets forth at length
the circumstances under which the
convention vas signed, showing that
the initiative OF the United States and
that the British government accept
ed the convention Internationally as
signal proof OF their friendly DISPOSE
ton and Of their desire not 10 impede
the execution of the project"
Lord Landsdcwne then considers
separately the three amendments.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
BRIDGEPORT
Daily Events From the Town Across
the Way.

Daily Events From the Town Across
the Way.
Mrs. Charles Williams is confined to
her home sick.
J. o. Perry will take charge of his
duties as teller in the Dollar Bank
Monday.
DR.. w. Wright, who has been here
attending the funeral of his brother,
returned home yesterday.
The citizens are pleased to see the
streets cleaned of the mud that has
been accommodating on them for several
months.
The trial Of the parties who are ac-
cused of breaking into the hardware
store of Woodcocks, will be heard be-
fore Mayor N~eininger this evening.
AN odd occurrence took place at the
funeral of Geo. Wright Sunday in the
way of a collection being taken up for
the family, which was willingly re-
sponded to. Over forty dollars Vas
contributed.
A young girl girl whose nam is saidt to
be Grace Baker, wasarrester here Sun
day morning by Marshal Douds at the
Maine hotel. 1t is said the young girl,
who is from Wheeling and has born a
good reputation, was enticed away
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
Arrested on suspicion.

Officer Driscoll, of the Market street
beat, discovered a pane of glass in one
of the alley windows Of the Trimble
& kutz plumbing establishment that
was broken, about 1870 last evening.
The window had not been raised. A
man who gave his name as Thomas
Burke. of this. city, was arrested on
suspicion, the officer having found him
sitting on a pile of gas pipe in the
alley near the window. At police head
quarters he said he was merely resting
in the alley. An examination which
was made of the premises revealed no
clue to the matter. The police think
someone was endeayoring to gain an
entrance to the Enock pawn shop just
below Trimble & Lutz's. Burke is be-
ing held for further developments.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
At washington school.

An error in the composition Of Sun
days paper confused the entertain
ment to be given by the pupils OF
Washington school with that to be CIV
en- by Thompson M. e. church. The
programme of speaking characters for
"Bibe" which is to be given by Wash
ington school or Thursday and Fri
day evenings of this week, is as fol-
lows: Gluepott, the toyman, Fred
Ninness; Katy, the toyman's daughter,
Bessie Koontz: Bibe, a French doll,
Isabel Caldwell; Angelica. a rag doll
Ethel Garrison: Topsy, a black doll,
Hazel Kyle: Prince Caramel. a gentle
man doll, James Brennan: Capt. Till
erope, a sailor doll, Earl Spargo: Ser
geant Bonbon. a soldier doll, Herbert
Buchanan; Sylvania, a retired fairy,
Katherine Wheat; the dolls head,
Meta Pryor; the sand man, Mr.. w. n.
Hill: the man in the moon, Louis
Kraft.
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nI1zD 10 pnoWn HEBa1zfI.

Fairhnsnt Wofh1H Attenpted -
Throvv Heree1f Into the River
Now In jail rendins Examination
- to Her Sanity.
Mary L Sigwart, Of Fairmont. at-
tempted to throw herself into the
river Sunday night. She had been ill
at her home, and was sent to the
North Wheeling hospital for medical
treatment. Her ~sufferings are sup
posed to have deranged her mind.
While the attendants were not pres
emit, she ran out of the room. jumped
through a window to the ground, and
ran down to the river shore, attempt
Ing to throw herself into the water.
Several men prevented her from doing
So.
AS the unfortunate woman wa vio-
lent and dangerous, she was removed
I'd the county Jail. where a close
watch is kept on her to prevent an
other possible attempt to end her life.
She will be taken before Justice M. ].
Fitzpatrick this Afternoon for an ex-
animation as to her sanity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
MARTINS FERRY.

local News From the City Of Mills
and F~actorfea-
The Common Pleas Court will likely
adjourn Thursday.
Leon Jacobs will entertain a num-
Der of friends Thursday evening.
Miss Emily Hoge will entertain the
Thimble Bee at her home. Thursday
evening.
The ladies of the G.. A. r. will clear
a neat sum from their supper given
last week.
S. w. Boyd, Esq. left yesterday for
Huntington, w. Va to look after
some Oil interests.
Mrs. DANES Marluw who has been
the guest of relatives. has returned to
her home at Mansfield.
George Matheny, manager OF the
new glass house at New Martinsville,
was a business caller in the city yes
terday.
The glass workers at their festival
last Friday and Saturday cleared
about $500. which will be placed in
their treasury.
The work on the completion OF the
U. p. church is being pushed rapidly.
and will be all completed for Sunday
when it will be dedicated.
Rev. J.. H. Love, of the Second NJ.
e. church, preached his farewell SER
mon Sunday evening and will ask the
conference at indianapolis to change
his present call.
The successor to Rev. Hummer. of
the German Lutheran church has been
called, being Rev. Johannes, of Rey-
n~oldsville. Pa, and will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday. The congrega-
tion is considering building a new
parsonage and will decide on same in
the near future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-26
BUILDERS EXCHANGE

To he Reorganixed-An Effort to
Renew Interest In tine Organizes
tion-Meeting Last Night.
Owing to minor dissatisfactions and
a general lack of interest in the or
~ganizati0n, the Builders Exchange
has not been of the same benefit to
its members as during the early part
OF its career. The organization has
been maintained, however, and re-
Gently some of the prominent menu
bers decided to try to awaken inter-
est in it.
A meeting, with this end in view,
was held last night at the Board OF
Trade rooms. The meeting was rath.
er hurriedly called, and many persons
did not get their notices in time. Mr..
VIM. j. LuJz was chosen as temporary
chairman and Mr.. Frank Hare as Sec
rotary. Some time was spent in a dis
oussion Of plans for increasing the
efficiency of the organization. 1t was
decided to meet again at the call OF
the secretary. 1t is expected that a
meeting will be held in two weeks.