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- CHAPTER xxIv.
NEW YEARS EVE

1t had been wild ana wet on the last
day of the ear when Godfrey Bysshe
set out for Knowlesworth hall; but
toward the afternoon the wind had fall
len, though the rain continued heavy
no means affected his spirits, which
We're highly wrought at the prospect Of
being soon with her whom he loved
with all the strength of an effection
to which maturity added force.
With the collar of his fur coat up
turned round his L he sat in a COM
Portable carriage whose windows. dim
with wet, shut out the sight of sodden
fields and dripping trees. of towns that
We're melancholy under the continued
%downpour, and of cheerless stations.
While apparently reading one of the
pile of illustrated papers with which he
provided himself, in reality his thoughts
ran forward to the momen of his meet
ing With Edith. when he might take her
hands in his, hear her words of well
come and look into her eyes.
When his train came into Balwash
station he started to his feet in happy
Impotence, but was Instantly tugged
back by a steel chain that. attached
at one enc to his waist. had the other
fixed to a small japanned box that rest
ed beside him, which for the instant
he had forgotten. Putting it under his
arm he got out of the carriage. and as
men awaiting him.
The mar saluted and made a motion
as IL to relieve him of his burden, when
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The City Man in the Country.

inc SlIy wan IN the country.
If farmers could know the number OF
men at work in cities who are Shaving
and pinching that they may ave enough
to buy a small nome in the country they
would be more than contented with their
lot. City life has it's rewards. but the
wear and tear on the mental and physi-
cal being is very great. Probably the am
bition of four-fifths of the trained news
paper men In the great cities is to accu-
mulate a sum sufficient to enable them to
buy a paper in a small town; one that
will give them a comfortable living with
out the remorseless grind incident to work
on a great city daily. So with the clerk
and the artisan in the great city; they
long for a few acres of land from which
to get their living, and many of them are
doing 1t successfully, though more are
failing from lack of technical knowledge.
A man at 50 in the country feels that he
has enough years before him to accom-
plish a great deal; in the city, II the man
Of so be an employe. he Is in daily fear.
and justly. that he will lose his position
and some youth get 1t. The writer knows
whereof he speaks, for he has been the
city man and the farmer. Some day some
Carnegie will find an outlet for his for
tune In buying large tracts of land In set
tied farming communities, near schools.
churches and stores, cutting them up into
small farms of ten or twenty acres, build
ing a house on each. employing one or
more experts as teachers in rural lines
and Offering these homes to city men OF
middle age who a saved a little money
at a price and on terms that will enable
the man from the city to pay for his homo
by his labor. He will be taught how by
the experts employed by the rich man.
This is not charity, for the rich man will
find his philanthropy paying him a goodly
per cent. on his investment. This may be
somewhat out of place in this department.
but 1t ought, at least. to make farmers
feel that all is not grind and poverty in
rural life.
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Yes, it Is quite true. Circumstantial
evidence was against him, but the jury
found him innocent Edith told him.
And he Is safe-he is quite safe!'
quite"
The old mar seated himself a NOM
ent and stared before him into vacancy.
But presently recovering himself he
rose and without further words took
Edith's hand, felt her pulse, listened to
her heart beat and asked questlons.
after all it's only the malady of the
age-nerves," he said, nothing more"
His words were translated for Lady
Bysshe, who could only partly follow
him in his own tongue. The system is
naturally strong" he said, IAN at her
she ought not to have her nerves sha-
ken"
1t was explained to him that she
had received a severe shock.
"A shock" he repeated interroga-
tievly.
1 was present when a life was en-
dangered," Edith said.
ut was some one you cared for
ut was some one l knew-the
counts son." she said.
He attempted suicide?" Zoffani said,
while a quick flash of his eyes search
ed hers and read their answer.
1T is not generally known that he
did"
But why, why?' the old man asked
with sudden excitement.
Forgive me If l cannot tell YOU"
she answered.
MY dear young lady, as 1 am old
enough to be your grandfather, let me
ask you one question. Do YOU intend
to marry him."
NO." Edith replied after a seconds
pause.
Doctor zoffani drew a long breath
as If relieved. And now" he said, ito
cure you"
He took some time in making up a
mixture from the contents of bottles
ranged on a table beside him. This he
gave her With directions for use, recon-
mending simple fare, outdoor exercise,
and early hours. II will send you back
covered" he said confidently. But you
will come n see me again, say In q
week"
Edith readily promised, and he led
them down a flight of narrow stone
steps from which a portal opened to the
smiling at them as they departed.
He is a singular man." Sasari said,
as they drove way.
II have great faith In him." Edith
said.
MY dear" her aunt commented.
yours"
IF so, the other half Is Skill" she
answered..
With slow and meditative steps the
old man mounted the stone stairway
until he came to the room where his
visitors had been. Here he sat down
absorbed in thought, his eyes absently
fixed on the floor until his servant stood
before him.
Master, 1t is time to remove the cru
chile" he said.
The crucible!" exclaimed Zoffani
starting to his feet and bringing him
self back to the great interest of his
gotten.
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CHAPTER XIII.
HOME

In less than a fortnight Lady Bysshe
acknowledged that Sasari had not over
rated the cleverness Of Doctor Zotfani,
for a gradual change for the better
became perceptible III Edith: SO that
in a month she had regained her former
spirits, the color had returned to her
face. and the languor which had weigh
ed her down had almost disappeared.
She began to hope she might be able
to return to England by December, for
she had never spent Christmas away
from home, and there We're many asso-
Citations connected with the hall at this
season of the year hat were dear to
her heart.
Lady Bysshe feared to return lest the
changed climate at this time of the year
would injure Edith, but when Zoffani
was consulted he assured her the girl
might go back with safety.
A few afternoons later and the train
In which she sat teamed into Victoria
station. AS it slowly passed along the
platform, her watchful eyes caught
sight of a familiar face, and in another
she was almost lifted bodily
out of the carriage by the strong arms
that We're clasped round her, while a
face bent down to hers and kissed her
openly as ii nobody dared to defy his
right.
"Ah' Geoffrey!" Lady Bysshe
claimed as he next helped her to
alight. 50 you got the telegram 1 sent
from Dover. l fear YOU have had to
walt, for we are twenty minutes late.
A bad crossing. oh, when 1 think of
it."
What does waiting matter. so long
as you are here" he answered., with
a joyous ring in his voice. for he felt
l~ight-hearted as a boy. Next mo
ling, how well you look"
Il am we'll, and SO glad to be back"
Glad to see me?"
Yes, to see be near you dear"
Their hands met and We're clasped.
Among the noisy, busting crowd
around them, none We're SO happy as
they.
A few minutes after they had reached
their hotel, dinner was on the table,
The soup seemed deliciously appetizing
to those who had eaten nothing since
morning. a glass of sherry further re-
vived them; with the fish came a
sense Of contentment.
Lady Bysshe and Edith were full of
Italy n spoke glowingly Of the charm
of the country, the courtesy of the peo-
w will spend our honeymoon
there" said the barrister.
The girl flushed with pleasure.
They described DR.. Zotfant in his
brown gaberdine, his little skull cap,
his Jewish face and piercing eyes, and
his belief that he would Some day dis
cover the secret OF making gold.
1T all savors of the mountebank,"
remarked the barrister.
That is unkind." said Edith reprov-
ingly. Why should he pretend: why
should he pose? He only frightens
people away who would otherwise con-
suit him. And, besides, he has cured
me. and l am very fond of him.
And SO am l. because he has cured
you,' Godfrey told her, and was re-
warded with a sunny smile.
He was going to spend Christmas
Aith his mother, an invalid. who lived
in Westmoreland. She had already
written letters to Edith, which revealed
q gentle and affectionate nature, a de-
votion to her son and only child that
repaid with profound gratitude all who
appreciated and loved him.
II feel as il I knew her already
Edith told him.
n am longing for you to see her.
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concrete Ruildinns.

Boston Transcript: A conspicuous
example Of a new departure in the con-
struction of tail buildings is furnished
by a just completed structure in iii
cinnati. The dimensions are of sutfici-
ent magnitude to make the test a thor
oush one. The building is on a corner
lot SO by 100 feet and it's height is 21O
feet above the sidewalk, while the
basement goes 12 feet lower IN one
part, and where the power plant is
located 20 feet. The material of the
edifice is almost entirely concrete, re-
inforced with twisted rods of steel
which serve to take up the tensile
strain, the concrete being intended to
resist only the strains Of compression.
This Is rather q bold advance along the
line Of a new idea, which, however,
has had some partial n favorable
tests in other places. notably in the
ordeal Of the Baltimore fire.
There has not been, however. in the
Cincinnati building a complete disre-
gard Of the conventionalities Of the
sky-scraper of the steel and stone type
which has received such wide exploita-
ton in our large cities during the past
dozen or fifteen years, and a veneer
ing of marble with glazed brick and
terra Gotta ~ornamentation conceals the
novel characteristics of the structure.
This was because the wners o. archi-
tects hardly had the complete -ourage
of their convictions, n perhaps did
not wish to advertise too consI ~icLously
their disregard of precedents md pre-
vailing methods. The emplo, nent Of
material in the work is as foil VS.. The
concrete is made of high-gra lie Port
land cement with clean sand OF various
sized grains and crushed stcae. 1t is
made semi-f1uid by mixing with water,
thus insuring adhesion to the visited
steel bars. Wind bracing has been
carefully looked after. The building
in question has COMPOUNDED the proph-
cts Of disaster, who predicted that 1t
would never reach the height prescribed
in the plans. or il 1t did, it would dis
integrate, and fall in pieces by shrink
age cracks.
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NFtHuT OF C~UHHdugnt.
Aroun the slender, boyish figure of
Prince Arthur of Connaught centers a
growing and significant interest. The
persistent decline in health of his
cousin. the young Duke of SAKE CO.
burg-Gotha. son Of the Duchess of Al
bany. increases with each hour; the
prospect that he will at some time be
forced to take up the vacant place the
death Of the Duke of Edinburgh had
placed the throne of Saxe-Coburg at
the disposal of his younger brother, the
Duke Of Connaught. But the duke. an
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shoes are said to have been tried with
good results. A few horses in the Fin
Ian Dragons were first chosen, and
sl.ud with one aluminium shoe and three
iron shoes each. The experiment show
ed that the aluminium shoes preserved
the foot better than the iron ones.
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Fifteen railroads discharged 1000
employees In the last three monthA
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Mount sangay is the most active
Volcano in the world. 1t is in Ecuador,
is 1920 feet in height. n has been
in constant activity since 1928. The
sounds of its eruptions are sometimes
heard in Quito, $50 miles distant, and
267 reports were once ounted in one
hour.
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The Still Waters. as usual, were run
ming deep.
" are just preparing" they joy
ously gurgled. for the man who rocks
the boat"
Believing that a profitable season
was at hand, they continued. unruf-
fed, in their deep desfgns.-Cleyeland
Leader.
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King Edward, having become a pat
ron OF the Automobile club of Great
Britain and Ireland. that club is now
authorized to prefix the word 'royal'
to Its name.
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Yes, it Is quite true. Circumstantial
evidence was against him, but the jury
found him innocent" Edith told him.
And he is safe-he is quite safe?"
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sPECK & CO..

SPECK & CO.,
zoe Montgomery st.
Selling. Rents Collected
Leasing Insurance
s175. .0OO-Market and Turk sts.; hne 6-story
brick building; secured lease $40. 500
year: make offer
500 00O-Choice business property on Ellis St..
not far from Mason ST. good improve
ments; lot>STx15T:6; stores and lodg-
ings
So. .oCO-Moutgomery St corner. close to Clay
St, per cent
SIS, OOO-Granr ave. corner. close to Suffer- st
$50. 0O0-CIose TO Powell and OsFarrsH sts-
and ST. Francis Hotel; good improve
$40. 5oO-PoIk St: stores. lodgings above.
s152 so month: mortgaged for $1,000.
which remain; snap
S23, ,5CO-Swellsst W A corner; rented low at
$40 month
S23, ,5OO-FifJy feet On Post St, close in; S15,-
coo mortgage can remain; pays per
cent net
SIS. .25O-New fats. close to Golden Gate Park;
rents S13T 80 month.
So OC0-F1ne buildings; lot 41xl3T g; Pine st. :
splendid location
s11.5OC&Three fne aats on DevisaderO; rents
SICO PER month
RESIDENCES
$15ooo-Pine St; lot IS -SxfsT g: magnificent
100 residenee Si, Il .,E EoomS s and bath e,-
rooms and baths: north side on Page St
S1f OOO-Eleven rooms and bath. on Scott ST.,
close 70 Hsight.
We have large list OF me residences
LOTS
ss5. ooo-1g7:e feet square; unsurpassed mar
$40 OceGSpIendid soft. corner in the whole
sale section. can make secured lease
with new building for $3.50 month.
Ss 75O-5Ox1ST. % feet. Pacific Heights.
81 5O0-Fffty feet on First ave boulevard
close to Lake ST.
81 5ooGSixth ave, close to park; thirty min
utes from Market and kearny sts.
SPECk CO..
2O9 MONTGOMERY St
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Taxes Paid.

Rents Collected. Taxes Paid.
Send US your name and we will forward you
a booklet called Buyer and Seller givins
a full list Of choice real estate holdings Of
fered for sale
s16OeO-MissiOu St near 24th; splendid bust
ness location; stores and fats. rent
ing for $50 per month; fine lot. p -6xls5S-
ton. Fen. Oak and other streets in the
vicinity OF the Panhandle, most desir-
able location in the Western Addition
s.. 65O-New cottage OF rooms and bath, on
Arkansas ST. near 18th: this comfort
able little home may be bought on very
easy terms
s5,Ooo-If you want an unsurpassed marine
view. buy this lot Lombard st. near
Leavenworths 35x137 g.
SO. 5o0-vicinity OF 6th and Howard; 8 fats OF
4 and rooms and bath; renting 1or
sl0o per month; lot 4sxs0; this IS a
snap.
ss.OCO-Just listed: fine residence Of s rooms.
bath. furnace hardwood floors. beam
ceilings; lot has 124 feet frontage; hisn,
slightly eleTatiOn; splendid view; stan
yan St
ss1. .oOo-Turk St, northwest corner wen IN:
containing old Improvements; spieneIa 1I1
location for new building, suitable ror
hats. stores or apartment-house.
$6,I5O-Clay ST, sunny side, near Steiner ST.
and Alta plaza; 2-stOry house rooms,
bath. laundry; garden front and rear;
sunny. lot 25x102.St-
s15.oOo-Gough St; TT:6 feet frontage: s-story
frame building eontsining stores and
hats rents S125 pef month
s1T.O0o-FiIImore St; lot 25x1OO. new building
containing store and fats above rents
sI23
S24 O0o-Sans0me-st corner. right IN the heart
OF the business center: stores and
rooms above, renting for S2O2 per month;
fine lot, 33:10x6T.s; this speaks for
itseIn-
s5.750-What's this2 Two nns fats On Bush
ST OF rooms and bath each. renting
for $50 per month: this Is one OF the
few bargains in the Western Addition
s14. O00-Steiner-st. corner: fine business proper
ty. consisting OF 2 stores fats and
stable; rents for $40 per MONTH lor
4sxS1 g.
S11. 0O0-Fremont St: right IN the business cen
ter; lot so O:6x92 IS; frame improvements;
Just the place for factory. etc
Sc, ,9oo-SacramentC st. near Cherry. new
fats Of and rooms and bath; rent Tor
s65 per month, lot 25x127 .s1s
IS 300-Iu the best part or the Mission dis
trfct; brand new fats. containing 4
rooms and bath each; thoroughly mod
ern; rent for Ss64 per year and al
rented Call at once.
s45O0-Guerrcro St near 20rh; nice cottage
OF rooms and bath; lot 2SxS2 .; In good
condition: comfortable little home.
s.. 5oo@Here's a fine little investment IN the
vicinity OF Clay and Powell sts-s frame
improvements renting FOR $40 per month";
don't fail 10 investigate this
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LOTS

s110O-Scx125 on University ave. north side
near Grant
s5O0-40x135: Russell 81. near King
s3Oo-4Oxl35: Oregon St. near Calais-
Sy5O-40xl0o; Virginia ST.. corner Louisa
Ss5O-4Ox120s East q College ave
S300O-S4o0 cash balance ; per cent. new
Groom house lot 40x115s block of cars, 1
block OF station
MORAN & SWAIN. opD. Berkeley Station
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FRUITVALE ADVERT'S'TS

FEUTTvALE REAL ESTATE.
S750-CHOICE corner lot on FruirvaIe ave. I.
50x125- sDlendidly located and a snap
S1oOO-AnOther snap 124xIT4. nearly n
acre N fruit, = block from Fr1irvals ave /.
nice homes all around. worth $500 BEL
DEN III2 BroadHav- oak-arl
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MONEY WANTED.

LOAN wanted; $3.50 for sixty days: bonus OF
$50 paid good Cripple Creek mining stocks
as security Box 1883. Cali office
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OAKLAND ADVERTYNTS
OFFICE. 1915 BROADWAY.
OAKLAND REAL ESTATE.

FEW OF THE OFFERINGS In cT.EAR-
ANCE SALE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
SAVINGS UNION PROPERTIES
sS0-3Cx153 On sd ave: double frontage
S33Q-25xlOO On E 18th 81: AL street work
done-
done.
S4IO-s5x1sO On z 18th Sc. i; AL street work
done.
S6oo-104Xl22 On Cypress St corner lot.
S1000-75x125 on Webster st. Alameda
Ss0O-2Sx13O On 18th ave
And lots Of other good buys ~ 80 per foot
and ~
THEY ARE GOING FAST. 50 II YOC WANT
A SNAPNCOME AND SEE Us QUICKLY.
J. n. MACDONALD & Co.
Exclusive Agents,
1852 Broadway, oakland
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SPECIAL BARGAIN
ONLY SIC. 600.
Fine business cor. centrally located; store.
basement and fats: well rented; IN fine ousi-
ness location. tOt 2fxS5-
THORNE & KILPATRICK. a12 Bush ST.
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- wAETEp-rrxa1r-cort,nusa.

z -it = ss-eslacies- sxperienced permanent Do
sI-iQns. different departments. good sslary
.'t s-t7z.zl-=s. experienced hosiery and
-s- I'VE girls and women genera house
[ go seed woman cook. family seven.
30 month, four nursegirls. nice places. SI5-
- month, three women. experienced necklie
makers top wages. three women. good AZ
ne, easy work. best pay. Room 6i2
Grant building. South 10
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DR. MERRITT ESTATE PROPERTY FOR
SALE

We have been appointed exclusive agents by
the trustees of the Samuel Merritt Hospital
for the sale OF all the property belonging 70 the
said hospital and fronting en- Jackson Madi-
son. Oak. Twelfth and Thirteenth sts-. includ-
ing TIE WILLOWS. Oak st. extending back
70 Lake Merritt recently under option 70 the
city OF Oakland for park purposes also the
Merritt HOMESTEAD
We hav= both improved and unfmproved
properties 70 OIer. most desirable residence
properties IN Oakland
FOR PARTICULARS CALL AND SEE rs
J. H MACDONALD & CO.
1882 Broadway.
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ALAMEDA ADVERTS'M'TS'
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE

BRAND new house. Z dne rooms. moderns up
to date finished in finest kind redwood: loC
4sxl2Us this IS bargain OF LIFETIME owner
compelled 70 sell. original cost $500; Owner
spent 500 more: can be bought for $50.
open fer Inspection all the time, come soo1-
1874 Versailles ave-, near EncinaL
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-29

BERKELEY HOUSES TO LET.
TO lease-An ideal country home; house of II
rooms. every convenisrce; near cars and
university best location. torty-1vs minutes
from san Francisco owner going East Ad-
dress T S B., Berkeley P O.. Cal
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-29

LOMITA PARK-On line of san Mareo electric
cars 45 minutes from Fifth and Market s. .
outside the fog belt and just beyond where
the s. P. Cos bay shore '-cut-0fr'' viii joln
the main line. 50-fOot lots from S400 I'd
terms from $40 to $50 down and balance AZ
rate OF SO a month. sewer and water pipes
IN front Of every lot pure artesfaa well
water; over one-haIs tots sold since August
L: exceptional opportunity 70 secure a lot
in this desirable section. take the electric
cars and get on az s'LCAIrA PARK and
investigate; maps sent on application
SELBy RODGERS & CO.
1I6 California St. Tel Main 673
POINT RICHMOND REAL ESTATE
ELEGANT corner lot 55x11O. for sale. See
T,11-
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-29
POINT RICHMOND REAL ESTATE.

FL. I.EGANT corner lot. 55xIIO for sale. sss
owner 9I7A Dolores St
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BERKELEY ADVERFSNTS
BERKELEx REAL ESTATE

$3.50
CHOICE home on Delawars st. Bsrkeleys
rooms and bath. lot 41xi35. new and modern
sunny exposure. nns view. easy terms %
payment II desired: no trouble TO show prop
erty.
REALTY BONDS AND FINANCE co. Qacl
11I2 Broadway. corner F0urtesnth 81,
oakland
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LEGAL NOTICES.

ALL outstanding bills against P. f Gleason.
owner OF saIocn at 1912 Market St. must be
presented before Nov 80. he will sell out
on above date
ALI. debts against A GAZE OF 225 Third ST
(cigar stand must be presented by Dec
1901 as 1 am selling out A GAZE
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-29
STORAGE AND WAREHOUSES;.
ZEAL EsTATE-couxrzx-ror s.l..

FOR SALE@SAN MATEo CoUNTY-SAN
PEDRO RANCHO
SIC ACRES. COMPRISING THE "OI.0
ADOBE TRACT OF $50 ACRES GOOD M
COME PAYING AND THE POINT SAN PF-
DRO TRACT CT 266 ACRES. AN ExCEP-
TIONALLY GOOD SPECULATION PRICE
s32. 600; To BE SOLD ALL TOGETHER. "a
MILES FROM NEW CITY HALL. SAN FRA n
CISCO AND IN SIGHT OF CLIFF HOUSE
ADDRESS A. B. PATRICK & Co, AS FRONT
ST. SAN FRANCISCO.