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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
BAILEY IS GIVEN
LONG SENTENCE
Thirty Years in Folsom
for ASsailant Of a.
Little Girl.
Judge Cook Scores Convict
and Declares He Is Worse
Than a Murderer.

Judge Cook passed a practically life
sentence yesterday upon James Bailey,
laborer, who was convicted by a Jury of
criminal assault upon Marjory H.
Thomas, II years of age, daughter of DR..
Thomas, 1903 Devisadero street, on Sep
tember 10 last Bailey is 80 years of age
and the sentence imposed upon him was
thirty years in Folsom Penitentiary.
The Judge, passing sentence said; IF
I had my way 1 would make the penalty
for this class of crime the same as for
murder l consider that man guilty of
such a crime is worse than if he took the
life of a human being. There is too much
of this sort of thing in this city and
law should be passed making It a capital
offense where children are concerned"
Bailey's offense was heinous one. He
approached the. child while she was play
ing in Lafayette square and forced her
to accompany him to his room at 300
Third street under a threat that he would
kill her If she refused and made an out
cry.
Max Jeidels, who was convicted by a
jury on the charge of forgery, was SEN
fenced by Judge Cook to serve five years
in San Quentin He was employed by
NJ Marsh & Co, 156 New Montgomery
street and on August 80 forged their
name to a check for S25, which he passed
on c. Jewell, 52S Kearny street.
Judge Lawlor passed sentence of two
years in Folsom Penitentiary upon James
Fleming, convicted of assault to murder
upon George Sadler, on November 9; one
year in San Quentin upon Edward Kelly,
convicted of grand larceny for stealing
stickpin from Peter Malone, on Octo-
Der 2, and sent Frank Rincon, Is years of
age, TO the Preston Industrial School
for assault with a deadly weapon for
striking James Flanagan, an old man,
on the head with a cobblestone, on No
vember 10.
O + @
Time Ball.
Branch Hydrographic Office. u s. N. Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco CAL
January 10 1908.
The Time Ball the tower of the Ferry
building dropped exactly at noon to- day,
4. e.. at noon of the 10th meridian or at s
2. m, Greenwich time
j. c. BURNETT
Lieutenant U. S. N. in charge.
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SAILS FOR ORIENTAL PORTS
WITH PASSENGERS AND CARGO
IOyo Ksen Kasha America Mau Silver
China and Japan Valued $295 900 and Takes Her Asac
Steerage ForySeven Chinese OF Whom Nine Were Depored

% BE Toyo Kisen Kaishas Amer
1ca 1Iaru sailed yesterday for the
Orient She carried a full cargo.
Il silver treasure for China and ia
pan valued at S295.c)0, and a score
cf cabin passengers. In addition she
took away forty-seven Chinese Of whom
-tne had been refused admission to the
country by the immigration authorities.
Among the passengers was Colonel II.
f. Dosch. who goes TO the Osaka Expo
sition as the representative Of the State
81 Oregon. 7. H. Parish. a well-known
business man, was another passenger
He was accompsnied by his wife and
Mrs IT. Washington. also a passenger.
who is the wife Of Lieutenant Washing
ron of tLe army. She has her baby with
her and is on her way TO join her soldier
husband ar Manila.
J. D. Bemiss. the Americas purser.
who remained ashore last trip in order to
Ger married, has returned to his ship.
The Americas passengers were:
Tor Tokohama-ColoneI II 7. Dosch b
hcoayash- = schmidt n Shibata-
kore-Alss X A. Gibbons.
Shaughai-Miss A Carter.
HQrgk1ng-B. Braymer Mrs. J. 3. Clement
A h..ser- Ms y g. GcCullough. = II Par
.sl. AIRS p H. Parrish Mrs. X lockwood.
.. h- Reeves. j. ~. SLEEPER A. Whitney, Mrs
d. Washington and infant
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Advance. hence Dec 81.

Advance, hence Dec 81
SAN DIEGO-Arrived Jan 1o-U stmr Mo
hican. from cruise
Sailed Jan 1O-Schr oceania Vance for Port
Townsend; stmr Marshfeld, for San Francisco
SAN PEDRO-Sailed Jan 10-Schr Azalea
for Eureka; schr E K Wood for San Fran
cisco.
FORT BRAGG-sailed Jan 1o-stmr Brook
lyn for San Francisco.
MENDOCINO-Arrived Jan 1o-stmr Phoe-
PORT PORT TowNsEND-Arrived Jan 1o-Bktn
Georgina, from Callao.
ISLAND PORT.
HONOLULU-Arrived Jan s-Rark Albert
hence Dec II. Jan 4-stmr City of Peking.
Sailed Dec 8o-Ital ship wallacetown. for
Sydney.
Arrived Jan 1o-Br stmr Coptic. hence Jan g.
FOREIGN PORTS.
PANAMA-Arrived Dec 22-Stnar CITY Of
Para, hence Nov 20, to sail 3Oth for San Fran
cisco.
SINGAPORE Arrived prior to Jan Ger
HONGKoNc - Arrived Jan "a -'' 10@Br stnr
Doric. hence Dec II.
NEWCASTLE. Aus-Arrived Jan s-Br ship
Drumcraig, from Melbourne
NICTORIA-Sailed Jan 9-Br stmr Moana.
for Sydney. Nor stmr Tellus and strnr Senator.
HAALBURG-Arrived Jan Io-stmr H.rodot.
from Port Blakeley Tacoma San Francisco
SAN BLAs-saiIed Jan 1o-Ger strnr Ram
ses, for san Francisco.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
ANTWERP-Sailed Jan 10-Stmr Friesland,
Cor New York
HAvRE-Arrived Jan 1o-stmr La Cham
Sailed Jan l0-stmr La Savoie, for New
York
SOUTHAMPTON Jan 1o-stmr Phil
aoelphia, for New Yo K, via Cherbourg
for New York
ROTTERDAM-Arrived Jan 10-Stmr Ans
terdam. from New York
Sailed Jan 1O-Stmr Rotterdam for New
York.
NEW YORK-saied Jan 10-Stmr Graf
Naldersee, for Hamburg, etc; stmr Umbria,
Tor Liverpool: stmr Canadian for Liverpool:
stmr Heckla, for Christiansand and Copen-
hagen; strnr Mesa ba. for London.
Sailed Jan 10-Stmr Iceland for Antwerp;
stnr Sandman, for Glasgow
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jan 10-Stmr Phila-
delphia. for New York.
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Anxiety for the Pleiades.

Considerable anxiety is being manifested
concerning the steamship P1eiades now out
thirty-eight days from Seattle for Yokohama
and reinsurance on which advanced yes
terday TO 25 per cent. The usual passage for
a vessel of the Pleiades' speed would be from
sixteen to eighteen days. The fact that she
has been more than twice long as neces-
sary cannot be accounted for by bad weather
She has either broken down in some vital part
and is drifting helplessly somewhere on the
Pacific the worst has happened and the
typhoon has claimed another victim. The
Pleiades is we'll known here. but for some time
past has been running out OF Puget Sound.
She has on board large cargo OF general
merchandise consigned TO different Oriental
ports, including Manila. She is vessel of
1888 tons register. She built in 1So9 by
the Maryland Steel Company at Sparrows
Point and Is owned by the Boston Towboat
Company She is 391.5 feet long AZ feet beam
and % feet deep She is built of steel and
has a single screw.
The overdues which remain unchanged stand
as follows:
Pegasus. 20 per cent; st. Enoch. 65 per cent;
Paul Rickmers, So per cent, and Dunearn Is
per cent.
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ARRIVED.

Saturday. January 10.
stmr Alcazsr. Martin. 15 hours from Green
stnlr Samoa, Madsen. 16 hours from Cas-
par; bound for san Pedro put in TO land pas
sImr Columbia Deran. GO hours from Port
land. Via Astoria As hours.
stmr Grace Dollar, Olsen, 3s hours from
stmr South Coast Jameson. A hours from
Strlr G Lindauer, Allen so hours from
stmr COOS Bay, Swanson. es hours from San
Pedro
strnr South Coast. Jameson. A hours from
strnr Melville Dollar. Euesen. 4e hours from
San Pedro.
Stmr Geo Loomis. Badges 81 hours from
Br ship Dr7In1rrluir Armstrong 81 days from
Bark Gatherer. Younggren, - days from
Callao; bound TO Port Townsend; put in for
repairs.
HUI via Shields 154 days
Barge santa Paula. McGovern, = days from
Ventura. IN tow tug Rescue; up river direct.
schr Henry Wilson, Johnson, IA days from
Grays Harbor.
Saturday. January 10.
stmr Colon. Irvine, Panama and way ports;
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
stmr Mariposa, Rennie, Tahiti; d Spreck-
stTnr queen, Hall. Victoria and Port Town
send; Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
stiar Rainier. Hansen. Seattle; Pollard
Jap strnr America Maru, Going, Hongkong.
Yokohama and Honolulu; W H Avery.
Fr bark Marguerite Dollfus. Fautrel. Queens
town; A 3 Costigan-
schr H Wright. Nielsen, Mahukona; The
Chas Nelson Co.
SAILED.
Saturday. January 10.
stnr AzteG. . IA HaTTdiing aTtii AGaPulc9; % f9
Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, Point Arena
Stmr Crescent City Payne. Crescent City.
stmr Newsboy, Corning, San Pedro.
Stnr Arcata. Nelson. Coos Bay
Stmr Colon. Irvine, Panama and way ports.
Stmr Samoa, Madsen, San Pedro.
Stmr South Coast, Jameson, Eureka.
Jap stmr America Maru, Going, Hongkong
and Yokohama, via Honolulu.
town.
Bktn Omega. Macke, Astoria
Schr Virginia, Nelson. Columbia River
schr Volunteer, Bressem. Grays Harbor
TELEGRAPHIc.
POINT LOBOS. Jan 10, 10 p m-Weather
hazy; wind Ne velocity y miles per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
EVERETT-Arrived Jan 9-Stmr CaIifor-
OLYBTPIA-sailed Jan 1o-schr Resolute for
San Pedro
GRAYs HARBoR-Arrived Jan 1o-schr
Chas r Wilson. hence Jan 3.
Sailed Jan 10-Bktn Chehalis. for San Pedro;
schr A J West, for san Francisco.
PORT ANGELES-Sailed Jan l0-Ship Fort
George. for Nanaimo.
ASTORIA-Arrived Jan 1o-Stmr George W
Elder. hence Jan s; stmr Lakme from Eu-
reka.
Sailed Jan 1o-Bktn Echo, for Cape Town;
schr MinGoro, for Tsintau-
EUREKA-Sailed Jan 1o-Stmr Corona for
san Francisco
Arrived Jan 1O-Stmr Eureka, hence Jan 9.
SEATTLE-Arrived Jan 9-Br ship Wendur,
from Antwerp: stmr Santa Barbara, from Val
dez: Br ship NJ Watson. from Callao; stInr
Excelsior. from Valdez; stmr Bertha, from
Valdez
sailed Jan 1O-Bark D Bryant. for Homo
lu
NBAH BAY-Passed out Jan 1o-Bark c D
Bryant. from Seattle, for Honolulu.
COQUILLE RIVER-Outside Jan 10-Schr
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
ALAMEDA ARCANUMITES
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Jewel Is Presented to Each of the
Retiring Regents of Two OF the
CounciIs

The following officers of Alameda Coun-
ell of the Royal Arcanum have been in
stalled for the ensuing term by District
Deputy Grand Regent A. II. Morrill,: c..
E. Stokes, regent; ]. A. Parriser, vice re-
gent; w. z. Benedict, sitting past regent;
w. c. Donnelly, orator; d. ID. Sutphen.
treasurer; c. E. Hovey. secretary;
Charles Pfaff, collector; j. W. Sanford,
guide; E. B.. Clintsman, warden; c. L.
Norris, sentry; c. H. Bradley. T. ]. Con-
nor and J. Norris. trustees.
The newly installed regent briefly out
lined his policy for administering the af-
fairs of the council for the current term,
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Matters Of Interest TO Mariners and
Shining Merchants.

The British ship Sir Robert Fernie Is char
tered Tor wheat TO Europe al lis and the Brit
lsh ship Wiscombe Park (at Portland same
business thence no Sydney at lbs sd, or Mel
bourne lis Co. The British ship Toxteth now
e. San Diego. is chartered Tor lumber from
IlEet sound % AGelalla at 35s %.
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Merchandise for Hawaii.

The schooner II. C. Wright was cleared yes
terday for Mahuk0na with an assorted mer-
chandise cargo. valued at s5372, and including
the f5llov1ng- s2S ctIs barley. I0.75C lbs mid
dlnEs. 90 s9l hos bran, 40 bales hay, 2OT5
lts oats, l5 pigs groceries and provisions. 1900
lbs SALT 400 lbs lard, - cs canned goods. 20
gals wine. 2l2 gals vinegar. whisky. .
crrs building material. 2S wheels, axles
1054 railroad ties. 900 posts. 100 b5ls shingles,
1000 bbls lime. 10 bbs tar I bbl bottled beer
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c. Christie. warden. and A. Robinson.
sentry.
This council, which was instituted Iast
July. has. 1t appeared from the records,
made good progress. and the new officers
expressed determination to make the
current term a very progressive one. w.
j. Cremers, the retiring regent. was pre-
sented with beautiful jewel OF the rank
OF past regent by the council.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
Sun, Moon and Tide.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance to san
Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
thority Of the Superintendent
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front mission street WHARF about
twenty five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height Of tide is the same at both places
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
SUNDAY. JANUARY II.
NoTE-In the above EXPOSITION Of the tide

NOTE-In the above exposition OF the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column and the successive tides OF the
day in the order of occurrence to time; the
fourth time column gives the last tide of the
day except when there are but three tides as
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition TO the soun6ings OF the United States
Coast Survey Charts except when a minus @
sign precedes the height and then the number
given Is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts The plane Of reference is the mean
of the lower low waters
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Wheat for Fnrone-

The French bark Marguerite DoIlfus was
cleared yesterday for Queenstown. for orders,
with 5G604 ctls wheat valued al SIS 3s5, and
81 0U0 Il lumber as dunnage valued al S315
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

THESE BRIGHT DAYS suggest a trip
to Sausalito, Mill Valley. Mount Tamal.
pals. Ross Valley or San Rafael (via Saus-
alto ferry. North Shore RailroadO. See
new time card effective January II. Note
the improvements going on.
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$3.50 Walking Suits S4.si.

Eton, Norfolks an d
blouse styles, made of mel
ton and cheviots; some
trimmed with self straps,
others neatly stitched. Not
suit in the lot worth less
than $500; many worth
$1,000.
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Colon Sails for Panama.

The Pacific Mail Company's Colon sailed yes
terday for Panama and way ports She carried
a full cargo and about sixty passengers. of
whom forty were Chinese
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To Sail for Tahiti

The Oceanic Steamship Company's Mariposa
will sail at 10 o'clock to-day for Tahiti with
the French mails. full complement OF pas
sengers and full cargo.
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$40 Suits S.9l.

Stylish double breasted
suits, made of all-wool chev-
lot, in navy and black; coat
has peau de sole faced re-
veres, Romain silk lined.
Seven gore flare skirts, near
silk lined. Sold regularly for
$1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

PITTSBURG. Pa. Jan 1o.-Andrevv Hfev0fi-
liams. one Of the junior partners OF Andrew
Carnegie and superintendent OF carpenters az
the Edgar Thomson Steel Works was struck
and killed By yard engine today
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S.5S Kersey Coats S4S

Women's Kersey Coats, In
tan, castor and black. Dou-
bic breasted front, fitted
back, stitched edges, Romain
silk lined, velvet iniaid coll
lar and fare sleeves. Front
trimmed with Kersey straps
and velvet. A splendid $3.50
value.
Many other styles at great
ly reduced prices.
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Children's Dresses.

2Sc-Made of cambric.
square yoke trimmed with
tucks, insertion and en-
broidery, finished at neck
and sleeves with cambric
ruffies. Sizes, 3 months to
o years. An exceptional
value.
7oc-Made of English Long
Cloth, with square and
round yokes, trimmed in
tucks and embroidery in
sertion and edged with
wide embroidery ruhaes.
Sizes, 6 months to 4 years.
Regular $I.5o garment.
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Shipping Intelligence.

fruit, valued at 500, for Paramaribo, Dutch
Guiana.
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Gowns.

zoe - Made of cambria
and muslin with high,
square or round neck.
Some trimmed with wide
lace, others with fine en-
broideries. Regular SIPS
values.
0oc-Made of cambric, en-
pire style, and trimmed
with wide lace and inser-
ton, finished with beading
run with ribbon. Others
made of English Long
Cloth with pointed hem
stitched yoke, finished at
neck and sleeves with fine
embroidered edges. Full
length and width.
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Skirts and Underwear for Women and Children
Reduct ctions in many Of tn white goods.

square and V-shaped neck.
Good value.
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Women's Suits and Coats.

Coats; double breasted front,
pearl buttons, tailor stitched
edges and seams, mercerized
sateen lined, in tan and cas-
tor. A regular $3.50 value,
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SlI TaiIorei Suits sos.

Neat styles in cheviot.
hOmespun, canvas weaves
and Venetian cloths; peplun,
Eton, blouse and Norfolk
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Wash Goods.

14c yard-6ooo yards of heavy cord
ed pique. Worth 25c a yard.
6Mc-3o-inch white Lonsdale cambric;
soft finish. Ioc value.
19c-33-inch white Oxford. Latest ma
terial for waists and dresses. Regular
25c and 3oc value.
l4c-3o patterns of striped and checked
Irish dimities. Worth 2sc.
oc-4o-inch apron lawns; regular 15c
value.
1Oc-Fancy white goods. Just the thing
for ladies waists and aprons. children's
dresses, etc. Worth 25c and 3oc
yard.
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Skirts.

Skirts.
8oc-Made of cambria. fin
ished with wide lawn
flounce edged with en-
broidery. Regular SI.5o
value.
$1.oO-Made of cambric.
with wide umbrella
flounce, eight tucks, and
trimmed with three rows
insertion and wide lace
edge. Extra lawn dust
ruffle.
Corset Covers.
1Sc-Made of cambric and
finished at neck with mar
row embroidery. Regular
25c quality.
12Hc-Made of cambria;
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

STEAMSHIP PLEIADEs A KNOWN FREIGHT CARRIER
AT YOKOHAMA, WHICH HAS
%
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towels.
DC each-Ioo dozen soft finish absorbent
towels. Extra values.
Iec each-Al kinds of linen huck tow
els, hemstitched. Some all white and
others with colored borders Worth
25c and soc.
Curtains.
S0c-Rufled, open work and hernstitcb-
ed curtains. $I.5o values.
$l'44-All styles and designs; full length
and width.
Others OF I. and ) pairs of lot at
I-3 off regular price.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

Estate A. Hagen deceased 26x10; 1901 Jones, n W. Va
rooms, story frame dwelling.
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just beyond his reach. His face grew
livid, with ugly splotches of color upon
it; his hand shook. and once he muttered
a curse, and once he muttered that the
devil was in it.
'Ay," the stout farmer made answer,
your play smacks of him, master:
there's more than flavor of the Father
of Lies in it,
Clifford turned furiously upon him.
''Do you speak to me, clodhopper?" he
cried. by the body of God! I'll teach
you!"
He lunged forward as he spoke; but
the landlord. fearing an ARRAY, inter
copied him, and entreated him to be
calm
PLAY the game out" the youth cried.
silt his throat afterward, man, but
play the game out ffrst." and he pulled
Chords sleeve.
Mine host took the farmer by the arm
at the same minute. and. leading him
a step away, began saying something in
his ear. Clifford glared after him, then
at his opponent, who sat composedly
waiting, his two last cards in his hand.
Deal with him afterward." the youth
at his elbow urged; " tbs a shame 20
spoil so fine a game for a fool"
Clifford sat down again, and the game
which was to decide Elizabeth Fother-
gill's husband was played out, the far
mer, held in reluctant converse by mine
host, missing the last of the play. But
before the end he raised his voice above
the landlords concfliatory tongue. "By
the Lord, he played false-he played
false with the king-I'l swear it,"
And T. the swarthy man said, as he
laid down his last card. But it is of
no consequence. since it has not helped
him to keep either his money or his
lady-which both, honorable sir"-and
he bowed to Clifford as he took I'D the
trick,-"it seems. are mine by the for
tune OF play"
After that there was something of an
uuroar
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''Well-there is another way said
Frank slowly, without looking at her.
We can adopt q sort OF picus fraud;
pretend that what he thinks is true.
Don't shake your head; it's only for FIVE
minutes, and you send poor old Pit away
happy. OF course''-he smiled whimsi-
cally-.there are a hundred ways out of
it afterward. You can iilt ne. or can
jilt you; or you can find something out
about my past that you don't like; or
you may object, in daylight, TO the col
or of my hair. Oh, it'll be quite easy I
assure you
And you mean to do all this 10 please
Mr.. Pitkin?" asked the girl.
Absolutely TO please poor old PITT
replied Frank, steadily.
.'Of course. Mr.. Pitkir has been a good
friend TO me-about the best friend I've
ever had said the girl, softly And,
if you really think
Frank Dornton waited for nothing
more He hurried out OF the room and
presently returned with Mr.. Pitkin, hay-
ing subjected that gentleman 20 some
rough usage in the shape OF sundry
thunps and diggings in the ribs on his
way through the hall Very demurely
and quietly he informed the delighted
little man that they had been under
misrepresentation in regard 10 what he
had meant; that they would be glad OF
his assistance-quite in temporary
manner, but that they wished the mat
ter kept secret for the present
You see, Deborah what a wonder
full thing il was to be able TO say that
name aloud for the first timeD De
borah and I have really been in love
with each other-Oh practically sine
We first met-haven't we. Deborah:
Yes. for quite long time said
Deborah, in faint voice: and ii was
rather nice, thing. after all, 10 feel that
strong arm about her, and TO have her
head so close 10 his shoulder.
When, little later. Frank Dornton
walked into the kitchen OF 'Pitkin's
Private Hotel and found Mr.. Pitiin sit
ting alone. he was smiling very much
They shook hands in silence for quite
a long time; and then Frank said
Il say old Pit. couldn't think Of
taking that-that ESQ
I'm rather glad of that" said Mr..
Pitkin. with a chuckle. because
haven't got it."
Mr. Pitkin has never told the story TO
Mrs P, although that lady often won
ders how il was that her nephew be-
came so suddenly engaged TO Deborah
Rendle. and what he possibly could have
seen in her 10 marry her. Mr- Pitkin
slips out sometimes at night he likes
10 contemplate their happiness, and te
feel that he is quite directly responsive
for it.-Black and White
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1.-THE WAITING.
uDrOar

News travels fast without the aid Of
posts; it was not so late on the morrow
that Elizabeth Fothergill heard of the
doings at the Fox and Grapes The tale
came to her in scraps. making together
pretty piece of news: her name. it
seemed by this, had been banded about
in a PENTHOUSE brawl, her fair fame
staked on the throw of the dice. and
herself, her hand and dover lost by Will
Clifford to a man unknown. So ran the
tale; but how much truth it had she
could not be sure, so she sent Nan, the
nurse 70 find out.
1t was late in the day when Nan came
back to her fosterling's farm; it was
two miles to the town. and she was old,
and so had been bound TO stay and rest
with her gossip before she set out home
again. Now, however, as twilight fell
she came hurrying back. Elizabeth sat
in the kitchen, where the freight
danced and the shadows of hams and
herbs and onion-strings looked like old
men that bobbed on the ceiling beam. A
door stood open at the farther end;
through it one could see the dairymaids
still hard at work, though not too busy
to nod their heads together now and
then as they peeped at the figure that
sat proud ans straight by the fire. By
and-by in came Nan, still cloaked and
bonneted. "Oh, dearl" and "Oh, bless
mel" the dairymaids heard, and It's