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copy of Romeo and Juliet beneath 1t
for support, and with the book resting
on the rail, began to write. What ne
wrote-strange that chance should have
furnished for his table now a story OF
such deathless leve!-was a lettSr to
Annabel:
"A few final words-not many. An
sWer l do not expect, nor does it inn
port. But you will at least hear me.
leave in England but one being whom
you have left me to part with-rny
sister. Wherever l may go-and 1 may
go far-you and / can never meet in
this world. Let this fact content or
atone, and If accident occurs to me, be
kind to her; or if she is then also Moth
ing, to her children. For never has she
acted or spoken toward you but as
your friend. You once promised me
this much. Do not deem the promise
canceled-for it was not a vow.
Whatever I may have felt, assure
You that at this moment / bear you
no resentment. If you have injured
me, this forgiveness is something; il
have injured you, it is something more
still. Remember that our feelings will
have one rallying point so long as our
child lives. Teach Ada not to hate me.
/ do not ask for justification to her
this is probably beyond the power of
either of us to gfve-but let her. not
grow up believing / am a deserving
outcast from my kind. or lying dead in
some forgotten grave. For the one
would sadden her young mind no less
than the other Let her one day
read what have written. and SO judge
me. And recoilect that though now 1t
may be an advantage to you, yet 1t
may some time come to be a sorrow to
her to have the waters or the earth
between her and her father.
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GO, S1W or TIE A4K OME :
.5LEE4NED THE WUzZ1H
~ RETQFE III CHILD -ZEG

vileness, Charge me with pro1igacy
and madness! Make of my career
only a washed fragment in the harts-
horn of your dislike. Drive your red
hot plowshares, hut they shall not be
for me. May my bones never rest in
an English grave, nor my body feed
its wormsi"
The livid sentences fell quivering,
heavy with virile emphasis, like the
defiance of some sacred augur, in
vokipg the furies in the midnight of
Rome.
Hardly a breath of movement had
come from those who heard. They
seemed struck with stupor at the spec
tacle of this fiery drama of feeling.
Lady Caroline was still standing, the
center of the group of imp pages, and
above her hovered a slate-colored
cloud, the smoke from the effigy
crumbling into shapeless ashes Her
gaze was on the speaker; her teeth
cienched; the mockery of her face
merged into something apprehensive
and terror-smitten.
In the same strained silence, look
ing. neither to right nor left, Gordon
passed to the entrance. Hobhouse met
him haf way and turned with hlnl TO
Lady Jersey. Gordon bent and kissed
her hand, and as he went slowly, down
the stair Lady Jerseys eyes filed with
tears.
The spell was broken by cry from
the stage and Lady Heathcote's
scream. Lady Caroline had swayed
and fallen. The blade of the dagger
which she still held had slipped against
her breast as she fell, and blood fol-
lowed the slight cut. The crowd surgea
forward in excitement and relaxation,
while waves of lively orchestral music
rolled over the confusion. through
which the crumpled figure was carried
to q dressing-room.
Only those near by saw the dagger
cut, but almost before Gordon had
emerged into the night a strange ru-
NOR was running through the assem-
bly,. 1t grew in volume through the
-quadrilIe and reached the street.
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Caroline Lamb has tried to stab
herself" the whisper said.
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Exile.


Fletcher was watching anxiously' for
his masters return that night. When
he entered there were new lines in his
face-the stigmata of some abrupt and
fearful mental recoil.
Order the coach to be got ready at
once" Gordon directed, land pack my
portmanteau.'
He went heavily into the library,
gazing at the bookshelves with eyes
listless and dull. Presently, with the
same nerveless movements, he unlocked
drawer and took therefrom several
small articles: lock of Ada's hair
little copy of Romeo and Juliet
given him years before by his sister
and the black bottle. He thrust these
into his great coat pocket
Amid the litter of papers on his desk
a document met his eye; 1t was the
draft Of separation submitted by Sir
Samuel Romilly. Through his mind
fitted vaguely his struggle as he had
sat with that paper before him. The
struggle was ended; justice was I'M
possible. 1t remained only to sign this,
the death-warrant of his fatherlood.
He wrote his name without tremor.
franked it for the post and laid it in
plain view, as Fletcher entered to an
nounce the carriage.
The deep lines were deeper on Cor
don's face as he went to the pave
ment; he moved like sleep-Walker,
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CHAPTER XXI.
Gordon swilns for a Life.


From London to Ostend and through
Flanders swart shadow trailed George
Gordon slowly but unerringly. 1t was
the man whose dark, reckless face had
once turned with jealous passion to
Jane Clermont as they had watched a
carriage approaching Drury lane; he
who, on later night, had pursued the
same vehicle, then a mark for jeers,
to Piccadilly terrace. The question he
had uttered as he saw Gordon alight
alone had rung in his brain through
his after-searcn: Where has he left
her?" The London newspapers had
not been long in chronicling Gordon's
arrival in Ostend and thfther ne fol-
lowed. making certain that in finding
one he should find the other.
The chase at first was not difficult
Evil report, carried with malicious as
siduity by spying tourists and globe
trotting gossip had soon
overtaken his quarry and Gordon s
progress became marked by calumnious
tales which hovered like obscene sea
birds over the wake of vessel. Cor
don had gone from Brussels in huge
coach. copied from one of Napoleon S
taken at JeInappe, and purchased from
travelling Wallachian nobleman. The
vehicle Was noteworthy object and
early formed the basis of lying reports.
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tremulous breaths and men turned
eagerly in their places to see a man
advancing into the assembly with halt
ing step and with face pale yet brill
liant, like an alabaster vase lighted
from within
Some subtle magnetism had always
hung about George Gordon, that had
made him the center of any crowd
Now, in the tension this was enor
mously increased. His sharply chisel-
ed, patrician features seemed to thrill
and dilate, and his eyes sparkled till
they could scarce be looked at A
hundred in that room he had called
by name: scores he had dined and
gained with His look, ruthless, yet
even, seemed to single out and hold
each ore Of these sDeechless and star
ing, deaf TO Brummells sneer through
the quiet.
Speech came from Gordon's lips, con-
trolled, yet vital with subterraneous
passion-words that none OF that
shaken audience could afterward re-
call save in part-hot Ike lava. writh-
ing. pitiless, falling among them like
fiaying lash of whip-cords:
"Scribes and Pharisees, hypocritesi /
have heard hyenas and jackals in the
ruins of Asia. Albanian wolves and
angry Mussulmans, Theirs is sweet
music beside the purr of England s
scandal-mongeTS. / have hated your
cant, despised your mediocrity and
scoffed at your conventions, and
now, lacking the dagger and
the bowl-when deliberate DESC
lation is piled upon me.
when / stand alone on my hearth with
my household gods shiYered around
me-you gather your poinp and rab-
Element of society to bait mel"
There was stir at the door. Lady
Jersey had entered, and John Hob
house sprang 10 her side. She saw
the blazing puppet and OWNED in
staHtly the cruel farce that had been
enacted Her Indignation leaped, but
he caught her arm.
No. no. he said, lit is too late
The stinging sentences went on:
So have you dealt with others,
those whose names will be sung in
England when your forgotten clay has
mixed with its earthi Let them be
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his body obeying mechanically the
mandate OF some hidden. alert purpose
working Independently of eye and
brain. An inner voice rather than his
own seemed to give the direction di-
rection that made the coachman stare.
made Fletcher with look of disnay
seize coat and hat and climb hurriedly
to the box beside him.
Gordqn did not see this-he saw
nothing, knew nothing, save the rush
OF the coach through the gloom.
When the worn night was breaking
into purple fringes of dawn, Gordon
stood on the deck of packet out
the Wiae-dark water where the dis
solving fog, hung like furne of silver
gray against the white Dover cliffs,
ouilt glittering city of towers and
banners Under the first beams the
capricious vapors seemed the ghosts of
dead ideals shrouding harbor of hate.
HIS youth, his dreams. his triumphs,
his bitterness. his rebellion, his grief.
all blended, lay there smarting, ire
parable. Before him stretched wander
ings and regrets and broken lonsings.
Your coffee, my lord!''-a familiar
voice spoke. Fletcher stood behind
him, tray in hand, trepidation and re-
solve struggling in his countenance.
Gordon took the coffee mechanically.
How did you come here?'
With the coach, my lord"
Where are you geing?"
The Wallets hand shook. and he swal-
lowed hard. Your lordshiD knows
best" he said huskily.
Gordon gazed moment out across
the misty channel When he set down
the cup his face had look that
brought to the others eyes sudden
gladness and utter devotion.
Thank you, Fletcher" he said
gently, and turned his gaze away
Presently, as the light quickened, he
drew paper from his pocket, put the
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from Copet that one OF Madame de
Staeps guests tainted at seeing him
ride past, as II she had seen the DEVIL
They say in Geneva that he has cor
rupted every grisette on the Rue Basset
DO you think he is too good TO be a
thief? Murderer or absconder or here
tic. it is all one TO me. Cologny wants
none such on her skirts. Let us 20
down." he added. rising; 1T will be
dark soon"
The counselor shrugged his shoulders
and followed the other over the sloplng
terrace.
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Whether the offense that has part
ed us has been solely on my side or
reciprocal, or on yours chiefly, | have
ceased now to reflect upon any but two
things you are the mother of my
child, and that we shall never meet
again.
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could no more swim than Fletcher. TO
stride up and down. his long hair
strea ming in the wind. The excitement
brought picturesque dozen of goitred
vinedressers from the hillside, who
looked on with exclamations.
All were gazing fixedly on the lake.
or they might have seen two men enter
the grounds from the upper road. OF
these one was q Swiss with a severe,
thin face. and ascetic brow, the syndic
of Cologny, the nearest town-a bigot
functionary heartily dfsliked by the
country people. The other was a Ge-
nevan attorney. From the road they
had not seen the catastrophe. and the
overturned boat, the struggling figures,
and the swimmer forging to the rescue
came to their view all at once.
Gordon was swimming as he had
never done save once--when he had
swum the Hellespont years before, and
in midchannel a strange, great pie
bald fish had glided near him. The
lawyer saw him. reach and grasp the
helpless man and, supporting him.
bring him to shore. He shifted with
satisfaction.
only one man in the canton can
swim like that" he said, "and that's
the one you came to see. No won
der the peasants call him the English
fish,"
Inc young man W0Ol0 Gordon had
aided wore a blonde curling beard.
contrasting strongly with his old
er companions darker shaven
cheeks and bushy black Greek eye
brows. The unseen spectators on
the terrace saw him drink from
his rescuer's pocket -fask-saw him
rise and grasp the others hand and
knew that he was thanking him. AS
they watched, servant ran to the
coachhouse, and the syndic observed:
Hes sending them into town by car
riage. They're going indoors now.
Well go down presently"
Take my advice" urged the attor-
ney above the terrace. "and let the
Englshman alone. Haven't we court
business enough in Switzerland, that
we must work for Flanders? What
have we to do with the complaints of
Brussels coachmakers? And how do
you know it's true, anyway"
The syndic's lips snapped together.
II know my business" he bridled.
HE is a worshiper Of Satan and a
scoffer at religion
And you'd burn him with green
wood if you could. as Calvin did Serve
tus IN the town yonder. eh %
He has committed every orine in his
own country" went on the other an
grily- He has formed conspiracy to
overthrow by rhyme all morals and
government. My brother wrote me
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GREAT BANKS FAIL.
Three Of chicagO's Largest Finan-
cial Institutions Quit Business.
ALLIED BANKS CANE TO THE RESCUE
New Management IL in Charge of
the BanIEs and All DeDOsitors
Are Guaranteed Against

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Three Of the larg-
est financial institutions in the west,
the Chicago National bank. the Home
Savings bank and the Equitable Trust
company, all Of them controlled BY
John r. Walsh, Of this city, and In
great measure owned by him, sus-
pended operations Monday. Their at
fairs will be liquidated as rapidly as
possible and they will go out Of busi-
ness.
Mar. Walsh, who was the president
Of the Chicago National bank and Of
the Equitable Trust company, and all
the other officers and all the directors
Of the Chicago National bank have
resigned. National Bank Examiner
J. n. Bosworth has succeeded Mr.,
Walsh at the head Of the Chicago
National BANK, and the places of the
directors have been filled by men APP
pointed by the Chicago clearing house.
back of the new management stand
ne allied ban Of Chicago, who have
9leoged their resources that every de-
1osi,or Sal be paid to the last cent
Ind that no customer Of any one OF
the three institutions shall lose any
thing by reason OF the suspension.
riand not this action been taken by the
cams OF TIE city disastrous panic
must have lCllowed in the financial
world. As it was, the only effect in
this city was the decline on the local
stock exchange Of 2 1-2 in the price
OF National Biscuit common stock,
which has employed the Equitable
Trust as transfer agent and had be-
side dealings with the Chicago Ma
lional banA. but 1t Is not affected By
the failure in the slightest degree.
The closing Of the two banks had the
oifect also Of shutting Oh al demand
on the local exchange for bank
stocks, none Of them being purchased.
The immediate cause Of the col
.apss Of the institutions controlled By
Mr.. Walsh Is said to Be The large
amount q money which they have
loaned to various private enterprises
Of his-notably. the Southern Indiana
railway and the Bedford ouG-riaa
company Of Indiana
The liabilities Of the three inatltu-
tons are estimated IN The aggregate
At $4,000. ooo Agains, thil amount
the banks and she trust company
have resources that ars on = eonsar-
rahve estimate worth t1seoo.ooo.
Ihs bondl q he G01ihorn Indiana
lonE0od consanz are niiaaast b
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AGAIN sENTEHcED ToHANo.


Chicago, Dec. 1e.-The Supreme
court Of the state Friday afirmed thu
verdict Of the lower court which con
demned Johann Hoch 10 death for thu
murder Of his wife, Mrs. Marie
] WeIcker Hoch, and the date Of bill
execution has been set for February
| 20.
The specific charge against Hoch,
and Of which he was convicted, was
the killing Of his wife by the admins
tration OF arsenic. He fed from the
city and was arrested in New York
and brought back to Chicago. He was
placed on trial April 10 and convicted
May 20. Sentence of death was passed
on him on June Q. the original date
Of June 20 being set for his execution.
Gov. Deneen granted reprieve until
August rs. Before the arrival Of this day
however the supreme court granted him
q supersedeas to allow Of the considera-
ton Of his case. The action Of the
court Friday destroys his last hope I'M
less Gov. Deneen interferes.
Hoch has always denied that he
killed his wife, by arsenic or other
wise. He has admitted that he COM
mitted bigamy repeatedly but asserts
that all Of his wives who died expired
Of natural causes.
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washington, Dec. 16.--Lloyd Girls
com, American minister to Japan and
Mrs. Griscom arrived in Washington
Friday, the former on leave Of abb
sence from his post. Mr.. Griscom was
accompanied also BY R. s. Miller, the
secretary-interpreter Of the lgation. If
congress accept Secretary Roots esti-
mate and provides for the employment
Of student interpreters in Japan, Mr..
Miller will return to Japan accompa-
MED by half dozen bright young
Americans whom he will instruct In
the Japanese language and in japanese
methods and locate In various Ameri-
can consnlates where 1t is expected
they will be Of great service in expe-
diting the business OF Americans en-
gagged in Japanese trade.
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ing .-No" American goods solr here
This boycott Il declared to be carried
out to the latter.
Occording to the Post, Of this city,
the goods which have principally
come under the Chinese ban are those
Of the Standard Oil company. Ameri-
can Tobacco company, a leading sew
ing machine company, the local four
mills and other manufactures.
Representatives Of some Of the
firms most directly interested recently
met with officials Of various Chinese
guilds at Canton and were informed
that the boycott would continue un-
til satisfactory assurances were re-
ceived that American restrictions re-
garding the landing Of Chinese mer-
chants and students were removed.
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senators Oct ChairmanshiDs.

washington, Dec. s.-Standing
committees Of the senate were an
nounced Monday. Every republican
senator was given q craftsmanship ex-
cept Burton Of Kansas, who was ig-
nored entirely as to assignments in
response to his request that he be
not placed on any committees pending
the determination Of the charges
against him IN the courts. Vacancies
were left for Senator La Folette Of
Wisconsin and Senator Geary Of Ore
gon, neither Of whom have been sworn
In.
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RIOTS IN SHANGHAI
Serious Situation Said to Exist IN
the Chinese City.
AMERICAN VICE CONSUL ATTACKED.


Shanghai, Dec 19.-The incipient riot
here was promoted BY boycotters on
account of an incident involving the
mixed court. The German consul was
stoned and the American vice-consul
and several other foreigners were at
tackled and injured. 1.-THE Chinese
closed their shops when the rioting
began. The local volunteers were
called out to restore order and de-
tachments Of blue jackets we're landed
from the warships to assist in restoring
peace.
Police, sailors and volunteers CO.
operated in suppressing the riots, in
the course of which one police station
was partly burned, barroom wrecked
and a bicycle store looted. No Euro
peaps were killed. The streets are
Row deserted except for armed patrols,
which are everywhere.
washington, Dec. 19.-The State
Department has news from Shanghai
that serious situation exists there,
Two cablegrams received at the de-
partment over night state that the
trouble arose through a strike and was
increased by dispute growing out
Of some cases being tried before the
consular courts. Two foreigners have
been killed and many wounded Navy
forces, supposedly from the British
SQUADRON which is there are guarding
the streets Police stations have been
burned. No Americans have thus far
been injured but the oficial statement
was made that the situation Is regarded
as serious Two American cruisers are
now on their way to Shanghai
A later dispatch received Monday
afternoon from Mr.. Rodgers was to
the effect that all parts Of the city
Of Shanghai had been put under mar
tial law and that the foreigners wers
all arming.
San Francisco. Dec. 1s.-Advicss
received from the Orient By the
steamer Korea indicEte that there has
been no abatement Of The Chinese
toycolt On American goods Il b NJ
morsd that At Hong Kong there are
~. 900 unsoid cuses q coal 81 and
hat 10000 cases cannot ma . pur-
shasar e Csnton. This trads AMI
moIl1, Il 5 aliezod. has dsvnioped
Into q dltar hostility not only
.rnlnrs American protnctA bul aiao
.1ninsi peoqlo from ne United States,
D hs i1aflnE cllios a. C1lua q q so
lt1t .r,rl1 iHln11VI- haE am roaf-
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y. walsh as being worth sl6,oOO,OOO

MI. Walsh as being worth $l6,OOO,UOO
They are considered by the comp
.roller, state auditor and the clearing
house committee to be worth q little
more than half that sum. Theil
value Is matter to be determined In
the future and the presidents Of the
local banks admit that II the esti-
mate Of Mr. Walsh is found to DC
correct, the two banks and the trust
company will not only pay all OF theiI
debts, but leave q surplus beside. The
directors Of the two banks and MT.
Walsh, who has turned over all OF his
private property, as well as that stand
ing in the name Of Mrs. Walsh, have
pledged real estate and securities val
ued at $1,000 900 more, making total
Of $28,0O0,0O0 assets against $3.50
100000 liabilities.
Whatever might have been known
In the Inner financial circles OF the con
dition Of the Chicago National bank
It was by the public supposed to be
ene of the strongest and most con-
servatiEely managed institutions In the
west. Excitement ran high therefore
when 1t was announced in the extra
editions Of the morning papers that
the banks were involved. The state
ment Of Comptroller Ridgely and the
published announcement Of the Chi
cago clearing house to the effect that
the other banks Of the city had pledged
that all deposltors would be paid In full
on demand relieved the tension how
ever.
Another heavy drain upon the re-
sources of the Chicago National bank
has been the change in political con-
dItions m Chicago The oficers Of the
chicago National hank have always
Hesn active N local notifies and the
bauk has handled large sums OF money
sor me citv county the drainaRe canal
ana the diieren, mark boards
Ths ch,caso National was also a
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Constantinople, Dec. 15.-Turkey
Thursday night formally surrendered
to the demands Of the powers and &C
cepted the scheme providing for the
financial control Of Macedonia. A COM
munication to this effect was handed
by the Porte to the Austro-H Hungarian
ambassador, Baron Won Calico, and the
question which has been the subject OF
negotiations for II months was closed.
The international feet will promptly
be withdrawn,
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Havana, Dec. 16.-An attempt Is be-
ing made to revive the project for 2
new commercial treaty with the United
States. It is the desire Of the govern
ment that Rafael Fernandez de Cas-
tro, prominent and influential sugar
ylanter, shall be chosen 4IbHident Of
the commission. Senior de Castro Is q
strong advocate Of the ratification Of
the AnSlo-cubsn commercial treaty
now pending.In the senate
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washington, Dec. 16.--Members Of
the Oklahoma and Indian territory
Joint statehood delegation again were
heard by the house committee on ter
ritories Friday. A number Of argue
ments were made both favoring and
opposing the prohibition amendment
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Toxic, Dec 1s.-The convention Of
customs tarins between Italy and
Japzh has been abolished The lead
ing newspapers are expressing indig-
nation over the attitude Of China IN
refusing to conclude an agreement
with Japan concerning concessions
granted By the treaty Of Portsmouth
ne Jiji advocatss the suspension q
the negotiations At Pekin. The Mich
inichi eayn that should China coniinus
obauratp such measures ~ may Be-
necessary should Be taken 10 ENSURE
to Japan Der riEhtful aegui.ition1~