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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
STOCK MARKET IS
 TRIVIAL AFFAIR Dealings are Less Than Those
 of Tuesday, RECORD MAY BE BROKEN Brokers and Traders Are Prepared to Expect the Condition of Deadlock Previous to Securities
 Decision.
RECORD MAY BE BROKEN

Nek York, April 27.-Today's stock mar ket was trivial affair from whatever standpoint it is viewed. Dealings fell still further from yesterdays small to- tai, and the tone and action of the mar ket were strongly suggestive of the con- dition of deadlock prevailing before the Northern Securities decision was handed down by the supreme court, and which resulted in reducing the total dealings for full day to 73,0O0 shares on one oo- casion. Discouraged brokers and traders are almost prepared to see the record broken unless conditions improve.
 Narrow and sluggish as todays move ment was, 1t passed through several vari- ations, showing the yacilliations of opin- ions on the market. London helped the opening advance here by advancing prices of Americans there, but offered no sub stantial assistance by buying stocks in this market. The heavy tone of United States Steel preferred was the effective factor checking this advance. The weak ness of steel had as little explanation as at any time heretofore, and opinions va lied as to whether the selling was for short account by some venturesome tra- der, or was disguised selling for some large inside interest based on poor pros poets in the trade
 Unconhrmed reports were circulated this morning that some large orders for steel rails had been placed by eastern trunk lines, but this did not prevent the relapse of nearly a point in the price of stock. The belief that the Clairton steel purchase was in process of completion, was offered as a conjectural explanation of the weakness, which was also shown by the second mortgage bonds.
 The open discussion of the hazard that the pending dividend will not be main- tained, is a weight upon the stock. There were further engagements of gold for export. As the government has not yet made any requisition upon the funds ac- eumulated to make the Panama payment it is evident that as much of the require ment as has been anticipated by gold exports, or by the provision of exchange will flow into the New York money mar ket when the government disburses it.
 San Francisco is again ready to trans- fer $1,S50,000 of Japanese gold to New York. The flow of currency from the in- terior was unchecked. It is difficult to see, therefore, any prospect of an early change from the condition of redundant ease in the local money market. num- Der of the high priced coalers gas stocks and specialties made considerable ad- Vances today. Otherwise, there was no feature in the market.
 The plethoria in the money market in- duees only a light demand for some of the picked bonds. The active list is r- regular. Total sales, par value, g, 475, 000 United States bonds were unchanged an call
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Metal Market,

New York, April 27.-TIn was a shade higher in London, closing at an advance of IS Sd to 9127 12s Cd for spot, and e18 los for futures. The local market con- ,tinued quiet but was held a little higher in sympathy with the advance abroad spot closing at 27.s71192S. .121a.
 Copper was without further change in the local market Lake is quoted at 13 371a @13 .6215 electrolytic. IS 221a013.25, and casting at 12.S71sQ13 .121s. In London, spot was unchanged at R5S Is Sd, while fu- lures were steady Is Sd lower at 95S 5s
 Lead remained steady in New York at 4.60d4 .65. while the London market de- clined 2s Sd to e12 2s Cd.
 Spelter was unchanged in both markets Here it is quoted at 5.20G5.25. and spot in London closed at f22 Is Cd.
 Iron closed at 52s Sd in Glasgow and at As Sd in MiddIesboro; locally. iron Is un- changed; No. l foundry, northern. $15. .25@ 15.75; No. foundry, northern, $14. 75@
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Coffee Market.

New York, April 2z-Coffee. steady: No. invoice, 7Hs; mild, quiet.
 Futures opened steady at decline of points on all positions except March which was unchanged. The losses were in sympathy with lower foreign markets and continued full receipts, while there also was some liquidation on the fear of May notices, which were said to be to the extent of about 100000 bags This led to considerable further switching from May to the late positions. but trade interests were good buyers of the near months and the market during the entire session showed a fairly steady undertone, closing steady at a partial advance of 5 points. Sales. 9S,750 bags. May, 5700 5.S5; July, 5.9o9a05; September. 6.20a6. 30; October, 63Od6.35; December. 6.OQ8.60; March, 6Sg
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Southern Railway Co.

Trains leave Birmingham as follows: $40 a. m.-No. 3S, sor Atlanta Washinv- ton, l.e'timore. Philadelr.li New York and the East. Pr'.- man Drawing Ro--, Sleeping Car, Birmingham to New York
 6:20 a. m.-No. 19. for MontevaIio. Ma plesville, Selma and way sta- tiona
 1925 p. m.-No s5 for Columbus. wes, Point. Winona, Greenv pod and Greenville; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala. bama points.
 S;fo p. m.-No. 10, new train, for Cordovas Goldman, Corona and way sta- tions. Also Blossburg. S:45 p. m.-No. 22 for Anniston and way stations; also Talladega. f:10 D. m.-No. S6 for Atlanta. Jackson. ville and all Florida points; also Charlotte. Richmond, Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Jackson vile: also Birmingham to Richmond. Va i0:2o p. m.-No. 37 for Columbus. West Point. Winona. Greenwood and Greenville. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham .o Greenville. i0:35 D. m.-No. T for Selma Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw Room Sleeping Car Birmng- ham to Mobile. Il go D. m.-No. ss. new train. for Atlanta. Anniston and way stations. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can bs occupied at Union station 9:39 D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger office. Morris Hotel building Telephone ar. J. c. LUSK. Dist. Pass. Agent
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, April 27-Spirts turpen- tine. nothing doing; receipts, IA casks. Resin, nominal; sales, 23O; receipts, 5S. Tar firm. $2; receipts, 52. Crude turpentine firm, g. .25, $3.75 and 4; receipts, 65.
 Savannah, April 27.-Turpentine steady; sales, 997; receipts, 1895; exports, S69s. Resin firm; sales. 116S; receipts, SS97; ex- ports, 13O6 Quote. A, B. C, D, $2.45; E, s2.50; F, $2.55; G, s2.60 H, s2.6o; l, $2.SO; K, s3.15; M, $3.2O; N s3.45; window glass, $3. SO; water white, $3s0.
 Charleston, April 27.-Turpentine firm, 53c Rosin firm Quote: A, B, c, D, g. %; E, s2.sO; F, s2.s5; G, s2.4O; H, s245; l, g. 60; K, $2 .e5; M, sS; N $3.25; window glass, $40; water white, $3.70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
Caldwell, 6 Wards Grain Letter.

By Bartlett, Frazier & Darlington.
 Chicago, April 27.-Wheat developed into a strong market after some uncer- tainty in the day. There was a slump towards the close on local selling. The government weekly crop bulletin was bullish on the winter wheat condition in the Ohio valley and on the slow progress of seeding in the northern sections of the spring wheat belt, but reports improved conditions in Kansas and Oklahoma. This, with the feeling that some reaction at least was due after the long decline, changed sentiment to moderately bull ish- The good export trade yesterday and the domestic sales early in the week were still fresh in traders minds Flour demand was better and prices 10 cents up. Inquiry comes chiefly from Ohio and Indiana. Northwestern and Kansas City markets were strong with buying here by the former a mornings feature. Re- ceipts were unusually small. The wealth CT this morning was favorable although temperatures. are still little low. The forecast is for rains in Kansas, clear ing in the northwest and warmer every where. Commission orders were more of a factor, although trade still Is largely professional. We think the old and new July should be bought on the recessions. Liverpool closed 1sc up. Estimated re- ceipts, 10 cars
 Corn was strong for the most part with July shorts active buyers in a market rather bare of offerings at the outset Armour bought May and September mod erately and is believed to have sold July. The months decline appears to have brought prices to the neighborhood of d legitimate demand ands basis. Mixing houses are not turing out contract corn in quantity and demand is eradua1lv picking up. Liverpool reports a better demand there, and that market took some corn today and made bids for more, which were not far out of line. Believe in buying In July on recessions. Liver pool closed Nc up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28

Quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Dull and steady.
 Wheat-No. ? spring, S7G92; No. 3, S5@ 92; No, ? red. 961zl97ss
 Corn-No. 2, s479sa4Sas;. No. 2 yellow, 491z@50
 oats-No. ?, ssss@4o; No. 2 white. 48,s; No 3 white, 40q4.
 Rye-Noy2, 66 Barley-Good feeding. 3oQ96 fair to choice malting, 45655. Flax seed-No. l. 100; No. 1 northwes- tern, 1.061s.
 Prime timothy seed, 290. Mess Pork-Per barrel, 12.10012.20. a Lard-Per 100 pounds, 6.7506 TIE. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, 6371z96.50 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, 6.5046.75. Whisky-Basis of high wines. 128. Clover-Contract grade. 1075. On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady.
 Creamery, 14d23.
 Dairy 13@21
 Eggs easy, 16q161a.
 Cheese steady, 9@1Ois.
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Fruit and Produce.

Corrected daily by c. F. Bell & Co.,. 2ols
 Morris avenue) Oranges-California navels. 250g2.75 Lemons-Per box. extra choice. $500; fanry, s3.25. Bananas-Per bunch. culls, 75o to s1.25 Apples-Fancy northern stock. Russets $45O.
 Florida Cabbage-Per crate, s2.5O; Mo- bile $3.
 Celery-Florlda per crate, s2.oO to S2.25; per dozen, 50c. Eggs-16917c Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. sh: No 2 Sc
 Mixed Nuts Per pound. 12hc Raisins-Per box, new crop. g. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel s1.50; new Irish potatoes, per bushel, $l l75; per bar rel, $475.
 Sweet Potatoes-Per bushel. s1.O. Onions--Per pound, 31ac. New Florida Tomatoes-Per crate. S2 @2. .25.
 Strawberries-Per A-quart crate, s30 $3.5O.
 Beans-Green, $1 .50d1 75. New Green Peas-Per crate, 75c to $1 Egg Plant-$225. Squash-$l.50. Peppers-$20 %. Lettuce-S1.25. Butter-Renovated 20 to 21c: creamery. 25 to 26c; country. fresh. 10 to 15c. Pouitry-Hens, 35 to 40c; chickens. 25 to 9Oc broilers, 20d30c; ducks. 3OQ40c: tur- keys, live, 15c, dressed, 18GD20c pound.
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
WINTER TOURIST RATES To Principal Points In Florida, Nassau
 and Cuba.

Southern railway will have on sale daily until April 30. round trip winter excursion tickets to principal resorts in Florida, Nassau and Cuba, at greatly reduced rates. Final limit May 31, 1904 Through Pullman sleeping car Birmingham to Jacksonville. Write for booklet entitled winter Homes In Summer Lands.' For reservation. detailed information. etc., apply passenger office Morris hotel building Telephone 617.
 J. c. LUSK, 11-26-tf District Passenger Agent.
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coffee-Green. sha12kc: Arbuckle,s. Porto Rico s11.so.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 7c; dry salted rib bellies sa; hams, fancy .127se medi- um, 119sc; extra clear, 77sc; bacon bellies, 11c.
 Lard-Leaf, TAG
 Compound Lard-Snowflake, 6&. Molasses-Centrifugal i5935c. rugar house, 4Oc; Georgia cane. 33c.
 Beans-Navy. s2.65 per bushei; Lima. Go pound.
 Pearl Grits-s2 pounds. $1.ss-
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cent; six months, 31@9% per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4@41s per cent; sterl- ing exchange weak, with actual business in bankers bills, 4S7d4S7 .05 for demand and at 4S5d4S5. .05 for sixty days; posted rates 4S6 and 4SS; commercial bills, 4S4s4; bar silver, DOC; Mexican dollars, 431ac. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28

changed their ideas. Irregularities In certain quarters have increased this con servatism rather than otherwise. With jobhing houses little or nothing was done In the way of store trade, and though reports from various sections of the country are not encouraging, nail orders were better than many anticipa- ted
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New York April 27.-Cotton seed oil dull prime yellow, SOc Petroleum easy. Rosin steady. 1urpentine steady.
 New Orleans, April 2I-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in barrels. BOG; off refined, in barrels, 29c; prime crude, loose. 25c
 Memphis, April 27.-Cotton seed oil, car load lots, per gallon: Prime crude, 25l9c; eff crude, nomir al; prime summer yellow 2Sc; off summer yellow, none; choice cook ing summer yellow. less than carload lots, 4Oc. Meal prime, $2O. .25d20 50 Cake, S20.
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clearinos and Exchanoe.

New Orleans April 27.-Clearings, $2,- 19S, 730. New York exchange, $1 per 5000 premium; commercial, soc and 75c per 5000 discount
 Memphis, April 27.-Clearings. $549, 46o; balances, $242, ,302.
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Llyerpoo, Market.

Liverpool, April 27.-Cotton quiet; spot in increased demand; prices unchanged to 9 points higher; American middling fair, s02; good middling, 7.S6; middling TIC; low middllng, 764; good ordinary. 754; ordinary. 734 The sales of the day were 10000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 5000 bales American. Receipts. 1000 bales. including 200 American. Futures opened quiet and closed steady; American mid ding, grade of clause: April, 7.56; April May, 75i; May-June. TAT; June-July, "A; July-August, TAO; ugust-September 715; September October, 6.46; October-No- vember, 6.18; November December, 611; December January, so9; January-F -Febru- ary. sos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
Chicaqo Change.

Chicago, April 27.-Fears of additional delay to sending operations in the north west owing to predictions of rain caused strength in wheat today At the close July showed a net gain of 1ac. Corn all so advanced 1ac; oats, 1Aq1ssc; and pro- visions. to 20c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
Treasury Statement.

Washington, April 27.--Todays treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show: Available cash balance $219, ,14S, ,O91 i; gold, $103, TOP 040.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
Vlralnla Carolina comnanx.

New York April 27.-Virgnia- Carolina Chemical company closed, 2S; do prefer red, 101H.
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Honds.
Money or Call.

New York April 27.-Money on call easy at 11A per cent; last bid offered and loan, per cent; time loans easy and dull; sixty and ninety days, 21sG3 per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-28
ceaboard Ar Line,

Baltimore, April 27.-Seaboard Air Line common, 95s@924; do preferred, 10Ss~ 109
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New York Cotton Futures.
New orleanc Cotton Market.

New Orleans Alp T 27.-Spot cotton in good demand at full prices Sales 3550 bales, including 900 to arrive and 800 f. O. b. Quotations 1-16 higher. The fu- ture market opened steady and prices were from to 8 points up. Liverpool was unexpectedly good and New York started the day with a god advance. started the day with a good advance. mand for May contracts in spite of the fact that thls Is the first notice day for that month. All notices were promptly stopped. The leading bulls bought heav- fly and when it was seen that noeice day would not prove bearish in it's effect prices became strong on extensive short covering reaction followed on profit strong advance on short covering, both May first advanced 19 points to 1888. de- clined to 1878, from which there was a rapid advance to 1890. The market closed firm. showing net gains of 16 to 20 points on the old crop positions and 10 points each on the new.
 New Orleans, April 27.-Cotton futures steady April 1897 bid May. 13.S9a13 90; ; June, 1409M1411; July, 1429@1430; Au- gust. 1329013.30; September, 11.75M1177; October, 11.23M11.24; November, 11.09 bid; December, 11.09d11.10.
 New Orleans, April 27.-Cotton steady; sales, 355O. Ordinary II 11-16; good ordi- nary, 13; low middling. 13ss; middlng. I4c: good middling, IA 5-16; middling fair, 14 11-16 Receipts, 9937; stock, 217959.
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Da...y Statement.

alveston--Quiet; mddling. 14c; re- cepts, 1437: stock, 24,5S0. Mobile-Nominal; middling, 13hc; stock, 3632 10s2; stock, 37.285.
 Charleston-Nom stock. 4565.
 Wilmington-Nomina stock, 6217
 Norfok-Receipts, 1900; stock, 905O.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middllng, 14c; stock, 903.
 Boston-Steady; middling. 13.75c; net receipts, 2S4; gross. 2964
 elphia-Quiet; middling, 1410; re- ceipts, 262; stock, 1886.
 St Lous-Nominal; middling, 1fsc; receipts, AT; stock 12,11s.
 Memphis-Quiet and unchanged; mid ding, 134sc; receipts, 466; shipments, 679; sales, $50; stock, 41.723
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Local Staple Groceries. Appies-W estern evaporated. 79sc- Flour-Fancy patent. 3s; half patent s5.s5.
 sugarAGranulated 5c: Y. C.. 4.zc.
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fl. F. WILSON 6 co.

$100, 100000 Alabama money to loan on Real Estate Mortgages and other good collaterals.
 Rates: 5, 6, and per cent, accord ing to amcrnt, time and value of se- curity offered. 204 and 205 First Ma tional bank building.
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Cotton Seed OH.

1925; No. 1 foundry. southern, and No i foundry southern soft, $l4.25d1i.75.
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Dry Goods.

New York, April 27.-Business in dry goods today has been confined to very restricted lines and buyers have not
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Feed Stuff.

Meal-Bolted, S1.20.
 Hay-ePr ton timothy No 1, $i7; clover. mixed, s1550
 Corn-Mixed, CSC; white, 6ec. Cotton Seed Meal--Per ton. feed. s2l; prime. $25.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station. Birmingham:
 I oulsvIIIe and Nashville Railroad.
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Bonde.

Ala. Consolidated ................101 Ala. Steel and Shipbuilding .... 98 Ala. Steel and Wire Co. ...... as
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-15
SONG OF SOCKS AND SHOES.

The little pink pigs have been roofing
around,
Roofing around all night. ..
Though I warned them they must SUM
Der sound
Till the blink of the morning light;
I warned them well, as the owner gowned
And Struggled them warm and tight.
But though 1 told them they mustn't peep
out,
The little pink pigs have been roofing
about;
I warned them one, and warned them ten,
So now they must go in the sock-and-shoe
pen,
The pen Of the sock and shoe.
First the sock and then the shoe; it's nearly
eight o'clock!
Lock the little pigs in the sock,
Shoe the little pigs in the shoe,
Den the little pigs in the pen,
The pen Of the shoe and SOCK
The little pink pigs. with wiggle and
dive,
All under the gown they run.
While the owner watches me coax and
drive
And giggles gale at the fun,
And squeals as I swoop on a drove Of five
And capture the five in one.
Oh, the little pink pigs have been roofing
about,
Though l warned them we'll they muslin t
peep out,
So capture five, and I capture ten
And drive them into the sock-and re
pen,
The pen Of the sock and shoe.
First the sock and then the shoe, and then
the shoe and sock;
Lock the little pigs in the sock,
Shoe the little pigs in the shoe,
Den the little pigs in the pen,
It's almost eight o'clock!
Edmund Vance Cooke, in Youths Com
panion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-15
TERRAPIN SLOW TRAVELLER
Took This One Twenty Years to
Cover a Distance Of Two
Miles and a Half.

Thomas s. Stadden, a prominent resi-
dent of Vaudeville, Clarke county, and a
former resident of Winchester, was in
this city recently and brought with
him q terrapin which has rather q re-
markable and certainly a most unusual
history, says the Winchester (Va.)
News.
Just 30 years ago, in 1874, Mr.. Stad-
den came across the terrapin on his
farm, and on the bottom of its shell he
inscribed the date. Every time since
then that he has seen the terrapin he
has cut the date on the shell, and the
entries are as follows: 1874, 1875, 1879,
1880. 1881. 1882 and 1884.
On the latter date Mr.. Stadden car
ried the terrapin to spot near Stephen
sons, fully two and one-half miles from
home, and then turned 1t loose. Mr..
Stadden has always held to the theory
that terrapin and turtles will endeavor
to wander back to the spot of their
birth, and to test the theory the terrapin
was taken to Stephensons.
That was 20 years ago, and during
all the intervening two decades Mr.,
Stadden never saw his pet. In fact. he
had forgotten all about it until one day
recently he came across a terrapin 80
years old. Turning the terrapin over
he was amazed to find that it was his
long lost pet. There were all the dates
the initials that had been placed there
from time to time. grown larger, of
course, with the terrapin, but Just as dis
tinct almost as the day they were cut
there.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-15

He felt sure that the post Of second
| mate would not be rendered him again
on the Nereid, so it made little differ
ence what he did, He ordered a boat
lowered and pulled his fair passenger
toward the derelict. Is IS
The schooner was waterlogged and,
as expected, lumber laden; her whole
deck forward of the main mast was
submerged even with the rail, but the
poop was above the sea line.
Let's go aboard" exclaimed Miss
Ann. What an experience to go on a
ship with the crew all lost or run
away"
Jennings pulled alongside and leaped
on the after rail. then he reached down
and drew Miss Ann on to the poop
The cabin was half full of water, but
the after deck was dry. Her masts
were gone, all save the main, which had
lost its topmast. The rigging hung
slackly and the whole craft gave mel
ancholy evidence of long drift in her
present condition.
Il say go back" said Jennings; "a
ship like this gives me the shudders."
Suppose" said Miss Ann, in a whis-
per and shyly grasping Jennings by the
coat sleeve, suppose some dead sail
ors are floating in the cabin"
NO." replied Jennings, "you see
she's only waterlogged. The crew had
lots of time to get away. Well get
away too-Heavens and earth"
whats the matter" asked his COM
panion fearfully.
what bungling fool I am ex-
claimed Jennings. "The painter has
slipped and the boat has drifted away"
And that means"
cit means we must stay on the wreck
until some one takes us off. It's all
your fault" he cried, passionately.
"Miue!" she calculated.
Eyes, yours said he savagely
when I am near you I can think of
nothing else. know I'm fool, but l
can't help it."
Miss Ann did not seem very angry
at being blamed. At least she said
nothing.
"See that smother of fog settling
down." said Jennings, "even If your
father looks after us he can't find us
tonight"
A dreary night came on and the
breeze, what there was of it, impreg-
mated with dampness, was chill Jen-
uings insisted on Miss Ann wrapping