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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter.

New York, November 16.-(SpecIaI.J-
Liverpool surprised the trade by recov-
ing the early decline, which was due be-
fore our market opened. The opening I'M
provement was soon lost on the realizing
sails by some of the larger outside OPP
orators. and then slow advance set H.
based on the expectation of bad weather
and falling off In the movement 1t car
ried the market to the highest point at
which 1t closed, with the traders expect
ing a 10-point advance in Liverpool to-
morrow. The trade feels that advantage
will be taken of the bullish ginners' re-
port, which is expected to be under $780,
600, to bring about a further advance
They believe that a further short-time
movement will be necessary to offset this
small crop movement.
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COTTON ADVANCES
SEVERAL POINTS
Liverpool Is Higher Than Ex-
pected and Prices Go Up
OFFERINGS WELL TAKEN
Decreasing Movement of Cotton Is Fig
urged as a Bull Factor and This
Helps to Send Prices Higher
for the Day.
OFFERINGS WELL TAKEN

New York November 16.-Evening up In
preparation for the meeting of the re-
vision committee tomorrow night cost the
market an initial decline during today's
early trading, but subsequently prices
firmed UP on a renewal of bull support
and covering with the close steady at an
advance of to Il points, which was
only a partial response to much higner
cables than due. At first the leading
bulls seemed to be giving the market no
assistancse, and prices eased off under
scattering liquidation by longs who were
nervous over the possibility of a change
in the spot differences at the meeting to-
morrow with the market at one time sell
ing around the closing figures OF last
night. Offerings were pretty well alb
sorbed at 14.57c for January and l4.92c Tor
May, however, and later prices advanced
on cold weather reports from the SOUTH
west, reports that many Manchester mills
were resuming operations on ruii TINS,
talk of better demand for spots from
exporters and bullish rumors as to the
probable showing of the census report
next Monday.
The decreasing movement figured as
bull factor on the advance also, ana
prices reached the best level of the day IN
the late trading, when January sold at
IA. 75c and May at 1910. The close was
to 8 off from the best under realizing,
but Is to 20 net higher on most of the ac-
tive months. Southern spot markets Of
fclally reported early were generally I'M
changed.
Adyices from the western belt claimed
that the freezing weather had put an end
to any crop development. Liverpool
cables received during the day said that
estimates of the Russian crop were being
reduced.
Receipts at the ports today, 6s.S69 bales,
against 5000 last week and 90,143 last
year For the week, 100000 bales, against
| 1851, 73O last week and 5000 last year To-
days receipts at New Orleans, 679s bales,
against 1866 last year.
Ma,.. Na.L< Cation EIItIIrer
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Ben kinchen Found Guilty.

Amite City La November 16.-"Guilty,
without capital punishment was the YER
dict brought in by the jury late this after
noon In the case of Ben Kinchen. charged
with being an accessory to the murder of
]. o. Breeland, who was killed near Tick
faw several months ago. The accused was
charged with being an accessory to the
murder of j. o. Breeland, his daughter
and wife, for which crime Avery Bount
paid the death penalty here three weeks
ago.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, November 16.-Cotton spot
In limited demand; prices unchanged;
American fair, sod; good middling. SD
middling nd low middling, 761d; good
ordinary. 7.35d; ordinary, 7.10d. The sales
of the day were 5000 bales. of which 800
were for speculation and export and in
cluded 500 American. Receipts, 7S,0oO
bales, including 60, 400 American.
Futures opened easier and closed quiet;
November Todd; November December,
December-January. T. 5d; January-Febru-
airy. T.571kd; February-March, Z. 800;
March-April, 7.63d; April-May, 7.64lsd;
May-June, 7.661sd; JuneJuly. 7.65d; July
August. sS1sd August-September 7So1sd
September October, 6S21sd; October-No-
vember, 6. SD; November December, e.6sd.
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Meats.
corrected by Morris q Coz
Lard, 14kc; compound, 1012c.
Clear bellies, 13@1SHc.
Rib bellies, I'm @13Ac.
D. S. short ribs, 12%c,
D, 8. fat backs, lie.
Smoked clear bellies. 15c: fancy. Ice.
Hams. smoked, 1910; California.
Bacon fancy. 2sci medium, 21c.
Brains. Sc; beef iivers. SC.
Pork sausage, 9Mc.
Flour and Feedstufgn.
corrected by Tennessee Mill Coz
Nellie King -four, per barrel, $6.15.
Bottled satinette meal. per 96-lb. sack.
$1.55.
White oats. per bushel, sac.
Pure VIII eat sh orts, $31.
pure wheat bran, s2s.
1oO-ib. C. S. hulls. per ton. $13
Feed G. 9. meal per ton, s29.
Feed C. S. meal. per ton, S2S.
No. / timothy hay. per ton, $40.
Green alfalfa, per ton, S24.
So-lb. corn chops, per sack. SLIPS.
Flour in wood l5c higher.
ceralfa mixed feed, s35 ton.
Fruit and Produce,
Corrected by Douglass Brog)
Oranges-Cal. Valencia, per box, S.;
Florida, per box, $2.25.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $3.50.
Lemons-Imported, per box, Sc.
Limes-Per hundred, $1.25.
Bananas--Per bunch. 76c@s1,5O
New Irish Potatoes-Per blu, rs SOC
sweet Potatoes-New crop. per bar
rel, s2Q2.25.
cabbsge-New crop. Virginia. per
po oonionsNFancy Red Globe per H.
&c.
Navy Beans-Per bu. So.
Lima Beans-Per lb. &C.
Eggs-Candled, 2S@30c.
California pears, box, $3.50.
California plums, 81.
Tokay grapes, 80.
Apples-Fancy northern, S. per bar
rel; CHI dice cooking. S3@9.50.
Cocoanuts-Per sack, $4.75.
Concord grapes, 4 ID bslkts, lac.
Concord grapes, lib bskts, 2Bc.
Cranberries, per box, $3.50; per Dbl.
$500.
Spanish onions. per crate. s1.65.
Celery, Col, per crate. $4.5C.
Celery Col. per dozen, Zoe.
Poultry.
Hens, 500 35c; large fryers ESQ 35c.
medium flyers, 18Q25c; broilers. 12K
a lie; ducks. 2O@25c; geese. $1,000;
guineas, 26c.
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Coffee Market.

New York, November 1.-THE market
for coffee futures opened steady at I'M
changed prices to a decline of 5 points
and declined during the day owing to the
loss of AG% franc at Havre, European
selling and local liquidation. The market
closed barely steady at net decline of
Soils points. There was considerable
switching during the day from near to
late months, with the total sales footing
up to 81 $50 bags, including November at
6. 40c; December at 6.35@6 45c; March at
g. 45Q6 soc; May at 655Q6 Coo; July at
g. 65G16. roc: September at 6.70D6. Toe.
Spot quiet; Rio No. Z, sssGS1sc; Santos
No. A. SssQS7se. Mild quiet; Cordova, s0
11hc.
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DRS. DOZIER & DOZIER,s

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MEDICO-SURGICAL AND ELECTRO.
THERAPEUTIC INSTITUTE,
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Hemorrhoids, VaricOceIe, HernI.
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Our equipment, consisting OF MI,
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and Ozone Inhalations for nose. tbr~s.
and lungs and a thoroughly eo,,i,.s
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The Birmingham Ledger: The ~.
Dozier are without doubt the ha ls.
known specialists in the south. ann
their fame is due entirely to tha,r
great skill.
The Birmingham News: Both Dr..
q. T. and Byron Dozier are reliah,.
and experienced physicians and sur
reons who deserve the greatest success
which has been and is theirs.
The Herald Drs. Dozier's lonp
standing and approved abilities entitIe
them to the proud distinction of stand
ing at the head of their profession.
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Question list sent free on request of
out-of-town persons.
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Metal Markets.

New York, November 16.-The market
for standard copper on the New York
metal exchange was more active today,
sales being reported of 100 tons for Feb
ruary delivery at 13.121a. The market
closed Arm, with spot and November
quoted at 1290@13; December at S12. GOA
1906; January at $13Q13. 1914; February at
$13@13. %; March at s13 .121adD13. 80. The
London market closed at ECO for spot and
e61 for futures. Local dealers quote lake
copper at s13Q1s.25; electrolytic, $12.S71s@p
1S.121k; casting. 81. 75@12.S71k.
Tin was barely steady. with spot closing
at $780, 7od9O.75; November. $50. 70@3OS 80; De-
cember, $50. 70Q30 80; January, $50 .S0131.
The English tin market was unchanged to
a shade higher. spot closing at 9139 15s
and futures at R141 los.
Lead was quiet with spot quoted at
N.37Q4 AN New York and at 81. 221e@4. I'm
East st. Louis The London market was
higher at Els Is Cd.
Spelter quiet; spot, $6.25G56. 40 New York;
Sc. 2016 25 East st. Louis The London
market was unchanged at R23 5s.
Iron was higher at 51s for Cleveland
warrants in London. Locally the market
was unchanged. No. l foundry northern.
s19al9 80; No. 2, SIS. 5O019 No. south
ern and No. / southern soft, $40. $50
1915
Live Stock Market.
Chicago, November 49, Cattle--Reoeipts
estimated 1000. Market steady. Steers $3.50
@925, cows $3.50Q4.75, heifers, $3M6, bulls
$3M475. caltes $3GpS.25, stockers $3.50
A25
Hogs-Receipts estimated at $4,000. Mar
ket 1O0D15c lower Choice $S.10@lS. 171hc,
butchers IS, O5alS 15, light mixed s775G7 3d.
choice light $7.90@S. packers $S0is10, pigs
$60D7 &c. bulk of sales s790@S.10.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 10000. Mar
ket steady. Sheep s4.25G550 lambs $3.50
Q7.50 yearlings s5@6.50.
Kansas City, November l6--Cattle-Re-
cepts $1,000 including 700 southerns. Mar
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, November 16.-The con-
dition of the treasury at the begin
ming of business today was as follows:
Trust Funds-Gold coin, $SS3,116, 500;
silver dollars, $4SS,931O00; silver dol
lars of 1890, $4,015,000; silver certifi-
Gates outstanding, $.Ss,931 900.
General Fund-Standard silver dol
lars in general fund, s1,00S,162; current
liabilities, $10s,699,311; working bal
ance in treasury offices, s26.466,2 70; IN
banks to credit of treasurer of the
United States, $36,735,S71 subsidiary
silver coin, $17,G46,576; minor coin.
s125,22S; total balance in general fund,
$S4054036.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Steady; middling, IA 5-1eo;
net receipts, 10,025; gross receipts. TO-
025: shipments, 10.790; sales, 1T; stock.
1924.
Augusta-Steady; middling, 14hc;
net receipts, 1927; gross receipts, 1924;
shipments, Gil; sales. GIL; stock, bs,140.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 15c: net
receipts 1903; gross receipts, 7741;
shipments, 6623; sales. 1850; stock, 49,
S52.
ST. Louis--Dull; middling, 15c; net re-
ceipts, COL; gross receipts, 1881; ship
ments, 1896; stock, 26,S06.
Cincinnati-Net receipts, 1865; gross
receipts, 1855; shipments, 1884, stock,
1884
Little Rock-Quiet; middling, 14h c;
net receipts. $780, gross receipts, 1856;
shipments, 999; stock, 45,615.
Louisville-Firm; middling. 15c.
Total today-Net receipts, 1927;
gross receipts, S1,312; shipments, 49,
7OS; sales, 1888; stock, 412,461.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, November 16.-Turpentine
firm, 55c; sales, SO; receipts, 95s; ship
ments, 254. Rosn firm; sales, pool; re-
ceipts, 39H; shipments. 1109; stocks, 147,-
1871. Quote: B. D, E, and F, ss.971a G, 81;
II, $40: I, $3.50; X, $3.50; M, $3.50; N,
500: WIG. 1910; WV, $3.50.
Wilmington. n. c., November 16.-Splr-
its turpentine steady. Sac; receipts. 2
casks Rosin steady, $9.55; receipts, 121.
Tar firm, 80; receipts, a. Crude turpen-
tine $780, 81 and 81; receipts 50.
Charleston, s. c.. November 1s. Turpen-
tine firm soc. Rosin firm. Quote: A, B.
c, D. E. s3.s7ls; f, s3971s@4; G, s4a4o21a;
H, s4T1a@4.1o; I. $3.50; K, $3.50; M, $3.50;
N, 1910; WIG, Sc. 40; WV, $3.50.
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Money on Call.

New York, November 16.-Money on
call firm. AN @5 per cent; ruling rate
Az per cent; closing bid, "A per cent;
offered, Az per cent; time loans vVy
dull but easier 60 days, 5 per cent;
80 days, Az @5 per cent; six months,
41s@4% per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 5@51a per cent; sterling ex-
change firm, with actual business in
bankers bills, $4.83. 25@4S3. 35 for so
day bills and at $4.S7.2 rs for demand
commercial bills, s4.s21a a. .S3. Bar ST.
yer, 5GSc; Mexican dollars, 43c. Cow
eminent bonds steady; railroad bonds
irregular.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, November 16.-Spot cot
ton firm, middling IA 7-l6c; sales on spot
1850 bales, to arrive $780,
Futures opened steady at an advance of
IL to IA points on good cables. The MARI
ket had good undertone throughout VI
session and prices gradually advanced on
fear of bad weather in the cotton belt
and reports of a decidedly better spot
demand at important points in the in
terror. Shorts, at times. were inclined to
increase their commitments but. on the
whole, were nervous over the long dis
lance forecast from the weather bureau
predicting cold and wet weather over the
belt during the next week or ten days.
Points In Mississippi wired that buyers
were paying the highest prices of the
season for cotton. At the highest futures
were 20 to 23 points over yesterdays close.
The closing was steady within point Of
the top.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New York, November 49, The cotton seed
oil market was a little easy early I'M
der moderate liquidation of long oil and
on the decline in lard but at the close
was fairly steady with cotton; closing
at 7 points decline to point advance
with sales of 1880 barrels. November,
s.s1@6.S5c; January, 69o@6.91c; March, To
7O1c; May, 7.05@7oec prime crude, 6s7c;
prime summer yellow, 6.S166.Ssc; prime
winter yellow, 7.35@7e5c; prime summer
white, 7G730c.
New Orleans, November 16.-Cotton seed
oil, prime refined in barrels, per pound,
g. 70c
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spots were firm. Low ordinary, 10%c
nominal; ordinary, II 9-16c nominal; good
ordinary, &c., strict good ordinary,
10 7-16c; low middling, 1870; strict low
middling, IA a-16c; middling, IA 7-l6c; strict
middling, IA 9-16c; good middling. IA ll-l6c'
strict good middling, 147sc; middling fair.
15c; middling fair to fair, 1850; fair,
15a4c nominal.
Receipts, $50; stock, 1878.
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New York, November 1.-THE jobbing
markets are active in prints departments
and steady advance orders are coming
in. Primary cotton goods markets are
quiet and steady Mems wear business for
spring is about in with first hands Cot
ton yarns hold steady with light trading
reported.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Firm.
Rye-No. 2, 74474iAc.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 51d56c; fair to
choice mailing, 52d64c.
Flax Seed-No. Southwestern, s1.741A ;
No. l Northwestern. $1.S41a.
Timothy Seed-$S.75.
Clover-$9. 5O@14.
Mess Pork-Per bbl, s23 1904.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. $13.S21k.
Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, S150611.T.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, s1150111.75.
Butter-Steady creameries, 261sQ30c;
diaries, 24D2Sc.
Eggs-steady: receipts 1859; at mark,
cases included, 25@R5hc; f1rsts, T1ec;
prime firsts, 281sc.
Cheese-Firm; Daisies, 6A@61ac, Twins,
161161hc; Young Americas, 16@16Ac; Long
Horns, 16c
Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, $50
4Sc; fair to good, 35@40c.
Poultry-F'irm; turkeys, 1Sc; chickens.
121sc; springs 1870.
Veal-steady; 30 to 80 lb. WITS, &c; 60
to IS lb. WITS, 71kd9c; IS to ITO lb. WITS,
91a@11c.
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St. Louis Wheat.

ST. Louis, November 16.-Close. wheat,
lower, track 2, red, cash, $1.23@125; 2
hard, s1.o6@1.10; December, $1O6A; May,
$1.06A.
Corn-Firm, track 2. cash, 5s@6l14c; 2
white, 62c; December bs3sc: May, 61@61hc.
Oats-Steady. track 2, cash, 39Q391sc;
2 white. 42c; December, 3S%@3S7sc; May,
42c.
F'lour-Higher; red winter patents, S. IS
at. 30; extra fancy straight, $6@5.4b; hard
winter clears, s39044.40.
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Naturalist Leaves camp,

Nairobi, British East Africa, November
1e.-J. Alden Loring, the naturalist OF the
American hunting expedition, left today
for Lucania Hill.
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Effective September 70. 1900
u'svlIIe and Nashville Railroad.

Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic,
Arrive from IDepart To-
Brunswick 11:45 ami Brunswick 40 nm
Trains marked thus 20 run daily except
Sunday.
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Illinois Central paII.s-a

CriiVo iom- depart to-
Chicago -. 40 Chicago H..
UNION STATION
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES
TERMINAL STATION
Southern Railway.

Objective November IA, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
CHAPTER XVI.
Spenser Explains

A SUSTAINED rapp1ng on the inner door OF the
~ hut reused Helen from dTeamlesS sleep In
l. = the twilight of the mind that exists between
sleeping and waking she bewildered by the
darkness perhaps bafed by her novel surroundings
She strove to pierce the gloom with wide open, un-
seeing ewes; but the voice of her guide broke the
spell,
Time to get up, sgnora. The sun Is on the rock
and we have q piece of bad to cross.
Then she remembered, and sighed. The sigh was
involuntary the half conscious tribute OF Wear1ed
heart 1t needed an effort to brace herself against
the long hours of day, the hours when thoughts
would come unhidden. when regrets that she was
fighting almost fercely would rush IN and threaten
20 oyerwhelnl her. But Helen was brave She had
the courage that springs from the conviction OF
having done what is right If she was a woman,
TOO with Nonan's infinite capacity tor suffering
well that demanded another sort OF bravery. re-
solve to subdue the souls nuTmurlngs, spiritual
teeth-clenching IN the determination TO prevail,
: con1rlete acceptance of un1nerited wrongs in
obedience 10 some inexplcabe decree OF Prov
idence
So she rose from couch that at least demanded
perfect physical health could find rest on It.
and being fully dressed went forth at once to drink
the stear1ling hot coffee that filed the tiny hut with
its fragrance.
"A fine morning. Pietro." she asked, addressing
the man who had summoned her.
ST sig1l0rd. Dawn IS breaking with good prom
ise There IS = slight mist on the glacier; but the
rock shows clear IN the sun
She knew that an a1niable grin was on the man 5
face but il was 50 dark IN the cabin that she could
see little bevond the figures of the guide and his
companion She went TO the door, and stood tor a
minute on the platform OF rough stones that
provided the only level space IN witches caldTon
of moss covered boulders and rough ice. Beneath
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nothing short of force would have kept Helen at
Maloggia once she was sure of Spensers double
dealing.
OF course, she might write Mrs de la We're
when she was in calrner mood. 1t would be easier
then to pick and choose the words that would con-
vev IN full measure her detestaton of the American.
For she hated hm-yes hatred alone was salts
fving She despiSed her own heart because 1t Wh1S-
pered a protest Yet she feared him, too. 1t was
from him that she fled She admitted this to her
honest mind while she watched the spreading ra-
dance of the day She feared the candoT of his
steady eyes more than the wieS and hyPocrlsleS OF
Bower and her false friend MillCent. BY halt
miraculous insight into the history of recent events,
she saw that Bower had followed her to Switzerland
with evil intent
But the discovery enbittered her the more against
Spenser who had luTed her there deliberately, than
against Bower who knew of it. and did not scrupe to
use the knowledge best marched with his designs
1t was nothing to her. she told herself, that Spenser
no less than Bower had renounCed his earlier Pur-
pose and was ready marry her She still qulvered
with anger at the thought that she had fallen 50
blindlv into the tolls Even though she accepted
Mackenzies astounding commission, she might have
guessed that there some lgnoble element under
living it. She felt that 1t was possible to be
prepared, ScrutiniZe occurrences more closely,
to hold herself aloof from compromising incidents
The excursion the FOrno, the manifest interest
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she displayed in both men, the concealment of her
whereabouts from friends in London, her stiff Tipped
indifference to the opinion of other residents in the
hotel-these things, trivial Individually united
into strong self Indictment.
As for Spenser though she meant, above all
things to avoid meeting him, and hoped that he
was now well on his way to the wide world be
yond Maogga, she would never forgive hlm-no,
never
4 am sorry to hurry you, signora; but there is a
bit of really bad snow the Sella Pass" urged
Pietro apOlogetiCalv at her shoulder, and she
reentered the hut at once, sitting down to that
which she deemed to be her last meal on the Swiss
side of the Upper Engad1ne.
TT was in hotel at St Moritz that she settled her
route with the aid of map and guideoook;;
When, that day of great happenings, she quilted
the kurSaaMalOggia. she stipulated that the utmost
secrecy should be observed as TO her departure
Her boxes and Portmanteau were brought from her
room bv the little used exit she had discovered soon
after her arrival closed carriage met her there
in the dusk, and she drove straight to st. MOr1tz
station Leaving her baggage in the parcels office,
she sought quiet hotel for the night, registering
her room under her mothers maiden name OF Iren-
holme. She meant TO return TO England by the ear
liest train in the morning; but her born terror
OF enCountering Spenser set in motion scheme tor
evading pursuit either by him or by Bower.
Bv going UP the Roseg Valley, and carrying the
barest necessares tor ie" DAYS traVGI She c,'''t
cross the Bernna range into Italy, reach the ra at
Sondro and go round by Como to Lucerne and
thence to Basel, whittier the excellent Swiss system
of delivering passengers luggage would convey heT
oulhy packages I"I~ "''''' '''o '''' '
them.
With a sense Of equity that creditable she
made up her mind to expend every farthlng OF the
money received from The FREELY She had kept
her contract faithfully Mackenzie, therefore. or
Spenser must abide by It the last letter. The
third article of the series already written and
in the post. The fourth she wrote quietly IN her
room at the St Moritz hotel; nor did she STIR out
during the next day until It was dark, when She
walked few yards up the main street to buy
rucksack and alpenstoCk
Early next morning, closely wrapped ana Ntlit'l'
she took a carriage to the Restaurant du Glacier
Here she met an unforeseen check. The local guides
were absent in the Bernina, and the hotel proprietor
good careful man would not hear of intrusting
the pretty English girl to inexperienced villagers
but persuaded her to await the coming OF party
from Italy. whose rooms were bespoke heir
guides in all probability, would be returning over
the Sella Pass, and would charge far less for the
Journey.
He was right. On the afternoon Of the following
day three tired Englishmen ar