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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-22

NAVAL STORES.
Savannah July 21.--Turpentine firm 45% |;
sales s33: receipts s2s; shipments 30g.
Rosin firm; sales 2,2S3: receipts 2,a17:
shipments 1885, stock 147. O3S: B SO. 00@05:
$3.80Q95; H $4.00@20; $3.50; K 36.35;
NJ $4,000; N $4,000; VIC $40; WV
Sc. 90.
Charleston, July 21.-Turpentine quiet
454@
E $360@7O; $3.75@s5; q 50. 80@95; H
81. 0O@20; $4,000; X s5.00@05; M
s5.15@SO; N s5.15@s0; VIC 1910; WV
So. 80.
New Orleans, July 21.-Receipts, So
barrels. rosin; no turpentine; exports.
none.
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Liverpool July 21.-Closing: Gotten spot.
quiet: prices Is points higher:
American middling fair 80 s.....e.Is
Good middling 80. .... 80. 80. ..e.s3
Middling ss.ss s.s.ss SaaS hs as .eo
Low middiing .-saa Ss.s's ssss sess s.v-AI
5000 ORDINARY ssss- sesse -
v The saies OF the DAY were 5000 bales. Of
which 500 were for speculation ana expert
and included 1900 American.
No receipts FUTURES opened firm and
c1osed easy; F -9"
July August -. s-.. f...si.. ..... g. 2M
ADMINISTRATIVE s.,..... ...... ..6.36M
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4...s.... 80. 1883
october November ss.~.,.rv... ....6.$A
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s.~. ....e. 33h
December-January .s.se .s.s .S.S3h
January-February ssss ..e.s4
rebruary-March =. 80. go. 80. ..6.34h
March-Apru ...s..~s go. go. ss..e.S4M
AprtiMay ss's s.ss &C., -. '"''''e'S1D
May-June 80 90 sS~ss" e'S4H
JunS-Jufy ps~ss sls ssss 90 bssso - ~
July-Augugt ...s s.S& sss.6.SS
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.

New Orleans, July 1I.-Cotton spots were
easy: receipts SIS; stock $3.50.
Low ordinary, nom .... b-lSc
Orulnery, nom .ess ss.s .. INC
GOOD ordinary A.ss ss.s ...ses .l0 ss1oo
Low middling 90. 80. .s's.s.n 1880
MtduNng sses. s.sss sss1@c
Good middiins -s....... ...s.. 1880
Mfddifng fair 80. ss.s. Es..s 90 ..lxMc
Fair. nom e.s. ..ssFss.sss.. III NO
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crop win be unusually heavy and Of
excellent quality. The market closed
weak with prices SIS 20 7-sc to 1c low
Provisions were steady an day and
although sentiment In the pit was .
tribe bearfsh owing to the slump in
grain. to 10 cent advance In i've
in the day. Local longs were inclined
to take profits throughout the day. At
the close prices were unchanged to
z 1-2 lower.
ne Isadins fssurss for the dav ranged
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st. Louis, July 21.-Close: Wheat No. 2
red 81 1916 No. 2 hard 81. IN 922; July
81 ION; September 81 SOM.
Corn No. 2 TAN @73: July IL; No. white
7B@75h; September 6sk.
Oats. No. 80; July 43&; September 80;
No. white 621k
Chickens l2c: springs Ice; turkeys tic;
ducks 10c; geese 4c.
Butter creamery 2@26n.
Eggs tic.
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New York July 2I.-FIour rsceipts iH,1ss;
Wheat receipts $1,000; spot weak; No. .
red old $1.42 in elevator and fob afloat; No.
2 red new 81. 2oM fob afloat; No. North
efn Duluth SLAM fob afioat; No. hard
winter 81 .3SH fob afloat.
wheat final prices were 1 TO 10 net low
er; July closing 81 80: September Sl.ls% !;
December 81 "a; May 1.16h.
Corn: receipts $3.50. Spot easy: No. 2
old 76hc elevator and 7Sc fob aflcat; No.
new eIMc winter shipment fob afioat. OPP
tions closed net unchanged; July Tsc; Sept.
76Mc; Dec. SIC.
i Oats, receipts 1ss.s2S spot easier; mixed
Iae @32 lbs sec nominal: natural white 2s q
80 lbs. 6s@57Mc; clipped white s4@42 lbs.
E7@62o.
! HOBS firm; state common to choice 1908.
14@iec; 1907 nominal; Pacific coast II q
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Grain Statistics.
Total clearances Of wheat and flour were
equal to $4,000 bu.
Primary receipts were 10000 bu.. COM
pared with 1,211,50o bu., the corresponding
day year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow; wheat
1877 cars: corn Ill cars; oats IL cars: hoEs
10000 head.
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COTTON GOSSIP.

No trades were nude yesterday In
the local mcrket as no offerings were
made.
About 500 bales comprises the stock
OF unsold cotton left In Montgomery.
rhe market broke for 27 points yes
terday on heavy realizing.
The realizing was due to the govern
ment forecast for rain IN Oklahoma
ana East Texas.
Cables were strong yesterday and
Liverpool responded well to the Tues
The early news yesterday morning
WAS very bullish.
The market was very nervous and
feverish yesterday with wide fluctua-
lions.
The market is likely to be nervous
and choppy until 1t Is seen what the
Texas precipitation will amount to.
The weather throughout this sec
ton still remains favorable.
Several stations In Texas still re-
cord high temperatures OF over 100
degrees.
Washington bulletins confirmed the
news ef q heavy storm on the Texas
Galveston reports nveSnew bales in
Texas receipts.
Waco Texas: wires. "Part cloudy
looks like rain"
Houston wired yesterday afternoon.
Light rain. now very threatening. but
none reported elsewhere"
Brownwood, Texas, says, Looks like
complete crop failures in Western Sec
lions"
New York wires, TT took Just 10000
bales and about one minute to break
the market yesterday"
Carterville, Ca. wires. "There Is a
great improvement in prospects for the
growing crop. Thirty days ago we
considered about Q per cent. lost by
Eshty psr cent of the one crp per sen
splendid condition and perfectly safe.
High. prices has stimulated cultiva-
A local shipper. now travelling IN
Europe visiting the large cotton CELL
ters, writes that there Is no demand
over there and that there is no trade.
Following are some opinions of
some New York cotton houses:\
at will be very hard matter to
depress cotton from this range OF
prices and the probabilities are that
the advance will be very rapid when
we are still firmly of the beiief
that better things will be noted In
the near future"
I'VE expect to see prices work high
er and would advise purchasing Oc-
eSpeciaiiy ON any fresh spots caused set1h bx
further bear raids"
I'VE expect a continuation Of the
upward movement and advise orr
friends to adhere to the BUN side, buy
Now Is the time for conservatism,
but unless general and copious rains
shall be had in the Southwest, a fur
Their advance will be Inevitable"
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u. 8. ref. "a, reg -. 80. -. ..... .1Oo&
do. coupon aa.. .... ..101
U. 8. 9s. reg. :. .. .. .. ......101A
do. coupon ...s :. ............101k
U. .. -, reg ssss1lI y
do. coupon sss. zee. S.s..119h
Allis Chalm. LIST 30 .s.s ...s s... So
Anna Ayr. Sc :. -. -. ......I01
Ann. Tel q Tel CIV. 10 .... .... ....1o4%
ANN. Tobacco - .s.. ...... e0A
DO. " s.l11
Armour a Co. ans :. 80. .... ...... s4M
Atchison gen. Is .... ......,101A
do. cv. Is .'..s. s.....116A
Atlantic Coast Line 1St - 80. ...... SsN
Baltimore q Ohio 10 -, -. ..... 100 y
do. shs 80. ...,.. s2S
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, July 21.-Fhe dry goods mar
ket was moderately active during the day.
many buyers being in from different Sec
lions of the country. Trading in cotton
goods and yarns was hampered somewhat
by the fluctuations and uncertainty in the
raw material markets. Some further large
silk piece goods houses report a fair trade
but the country business is generally light
In first hands.
Knit goods buyers are moving freely.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON on.
SELMA COTTON MARKET.
Ii IL \ -. IL

New Orleans, July 21-Cotton seed oil;
prime refined In barrels Der pound $50
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Jseima. July i21.-{Special 1.-The price Of
spot cotton in the local market today was
quoted as follows:
Good middling -. .... .s~~ ..s.... .12he
Strict middiing 80. 80. -. ..12Ec
AaiQuAAnB
Strict low middling :. .... ........1 II NC
Low middlfng ssss'ssss. II ne
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NEW YORK. PRODUCE.


New York, July 21.-Butter firm, receipts
1854. Creamery specials 27hc: official
2TMc; extras 27c: third to finest 23@2sh;
western factory finest 21h @2zc.
Cheese firm unchanged; receipts 3.2T1.
Eggs irregular; state Pennsylvania ana
nearby white. fair to choice SAC zee; west
ern seconds 10 @ 21o.
sugar raw firm: fair refining 8. As; Gems
trifugal 9s-test 3.s5; molasses sugar 3 90.
Refined sugar steady: crushed 6.55; DOW.
lered T. s5; graduated SIS.
Petroleum steady; refined all ports s.2d
@s.25.
MoIasses quiet: New Orleans 5000.
FRENCH MONEY.
Paris July 21.-Closing: Three Per cent.
rentes 81 francs IS centirnes for the ao-
Exchange on London IS FRANCS - csn-
times for checks.
GERMAN MONEY.
Berlin, July 21.-Exohange on LONDON ~
marks 48M pfennigs for checKs.
Money az per cent.
private discount rate . per cent.
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MONTGOMERY MARKETS.
(rhs quotations are corrected dali for tn.
AdvertissT.)

trhs quotations are corrected dali for The
Adverttssr.)
Grecsxies
1EA1s-Standatd w. @. % Id. sacks etc
bushel; cream Peerless csc bushsl.
CoFFEE-oreen. common TO ordinary 10
els PsIgs S IL slsS; sa.sy
roasted iaH eiic: fancy roasted IL lie:
CHE cHEEsE-faii cream daisies i7@1so;
su6HR--drsnuistsd standard sxc: fancy
FLoUR-Fsncy nominal: straishts SO 90
Gas; patents 50 4o@s6; fancy patents tT.25.
pssr sSe soss lump xs; nsfs, s 5000:
RfcE-E1tra fancy head TN csc: fancy
head sk @7he; broken Sh%shc: Japan
bxLT-1aysrpool n.1o; Virginia sse;
ViNEGAR-per gallon 2o@soc.
CRAcKERs-xxx Soda SIC; Xxx Gin
ger Snaps 7c; xxx Cream SC; xxx Oyster
10; Ben Hur Soda Biscuit &c carton soc
sARDINEs-American Non 81. oo@7s:
Il Mustard Ss:7S; Imported Y oh key
MoLAssEsNdsOrsia Cane Dbl. s7o gal;
cases, 6 gallons. per case %. so; prime CEN
trifugai corn syrup in cases gallons. -
MAPLE sYRUP-"Iog Cabin brand. .
gallons ~ per case. II gallons 1850; ~
X gallons, -. 80 per case.
Provisions.
BACON MEATs-Clear ribs SIS. o0eaM;
LARD-Hog compound e%e; fancy hog
lard lsHc: kettle rendered 1ax 1Ss: SNOW
err s sSs Cotton o lara
DRY SALT MEATs-Dry salt ribs
s12 .s2n dry salt cut ribs ?i2.s7M:
Grain and Feedstuffs.
CORN cHoPs--Per bu.. 4sh Qs2ho.
coRN-whits from store s2@sse; mixed
1g HS1aY@Timothy: choice per ton ,s1; No.
per ton sls; Aifaif. per ton 'as; johnson
8RAN-Per ton s2s. shorts $40.
cotton O SEED . nd RRsod sss '''
MEAINchoi.s slt: tifst: pTim. ~ Per
LINTERs-Per lb. 1@sc;
OII-Car lots; prime crude basis per ID.
Lac; basis refining.
LONDON STOCKS.
opened steady and later improved on /. good cd
days New York closing.
and Ir United States Steel and southern pa
clfic weakened sharply. Union Pacific main
tained It's strength. The close generally
Consols for money 80. .... 60 sis
do. for account .. 81 5-1s
Illinois Central '''' '''' '''.1se,
Lou. & Nash. s's' ''.s'. l4n %
Southern Ry. ..'s.... 3ZM
Bar Ho silver PTe dull ass iad per ounce. %
Money y per cent.
Discount for short bills IN per cent /:
three months bills 1 5-1s@lN per cent.
CINCINNATI PRODUCE.
Cincinnati July 2l.-Flour steady.
Wheat steady 81. 20@25.
Corn easier 72h 972he.
Oats easy SO Il a $40.
Rye quiet SS@90c.
Provisions steady
Whiskey steady 81 81.
Butter steady.
Eggs steady 15421c.
Poultry easy: springerS 16Qlsc; hens
10 nc: turkeys 14c.~
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ST. LOUIS PRODUCE.

St. Louis, July 21.-F1our red winter pat
ents So .26Q50: extra fancy and straight
81. S09t5 IS; hard winter clears a 40 5o
$10@$13.
Iron cotton ties zoe.
Bagging INC; hemp Irvine 10.
Pork steady; jobbing $21 rs.
Lard steady: prime steam 81. 40@be.
Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts
INC; clear ribs 11%c; short clears II Mc.'
Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts IL Y G;
clear ribs lake; short clears 12%c.
Receipts Shipm'ts
Flour 1000 $500
Wheat -, 49,. 49,. 10000 81. 800
Corn 49,. 49,. .... ...... $1,000 4S,70o
oats =, 80. -. ....... 27.20O 1s.40o
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New York. July 21.-Money on call easy
1A@2 per cent; ruling rate per cent;
closing bid y per cent; offered at per
pent,
Time loans firm for January maturlties;
sixty days Y az per cent; ninety days ~
"a y per cent; six months "a per cent.
close: Prime mercantile paper Y a. per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 4S6G4s6 10
for sixty day bills and at 487.4o for de-
mand.
Commercial bills 4s5A9x.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
irregular.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

Liverpool July 21.-Closing Wheat spot
no. 2 red western winter nominal Futures
easy; July IS SID: Sept. 60 shd.
Corn spot steady; new American mixed
(via Galyeston) IS 2hd. Futures dull; Sept.
Ia ed; October SIS go.
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METAL MARKET.

New York. July 21-The London tin mar
ket was about los higher: spot closing f1S2
market was steady and higher also with
SPOT quoted at t29. 05 G15.
Copper advanced IS Cd In London spot
being quoted at f5s los. and futres at $50
SIS 90. The local market was firm with
holders asking higher prices. Lake was
SIS; and casting at $12. s2h @s7h.
Lead declined to f12 lis 80 in the London
market. but remained quiet at V.So9sb To-
cally.
spelter was unchanged at f22 in London
and at IS IS Gao in the local market.
The English iron market was higher with
Cleveland warrants quoted at ass Cd. Local
~ the market firm No. l foundry
northern SIT. 2O645; No. SIS. rs @$17; No.
] Southern and No. / Southern soft SIC. Is
0Sf7 rs.
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No trades were made yesterday In
the local market as no offerings were
made.
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Cables were strong yesterday and
Liverpool responded well to the Tues
days advance of the American market
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The realizing was due to the govern
ment forecast for rain IN Oklahoma
ana East Texas,
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BOSTON STOCKS.

Boston, July 21.-Slocks closed:
Arizona Commercial 80. $50. ........ S1k
Butte Coalition -.s. .'s's. - =
Calumet and Arizona .... ..1O2%
Greene Cananea ~
Mitchell Nevada .... e. ...... /
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About 500 bales comprises the stock
OF unsoid cotton left In Montgomery.
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The market broke for II points "
terday on heavy realizing.
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BACON MEATs-clear ribs s1s.so@sah;
extra ribs $13. 662h.
LARD-Hog compound s&c; fancy hog
lard 1sAc: kettle rendered IAN 15c; Snow
drift eMc; snow-white SIC; F1ake-white
Sxc; standard cotton oil lard scx
DRY SALT MEATS-Dry salt ribs
s1as2h; dry salt cut ribs $12.37M
BREAKFAST BACON-ieh @24Mo.
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CONDITION OF TREASURY.

Total balance in. general fund sI1as7s.OOa
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Sales IHishl Low Clos
). 8 ,s...... ii II !. 4 s laa
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The early news yesterday ,nornin
WAS very bullish.
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CLOSING STOCK LIST.
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The market was very nervous and
feyerish yesterday with wide fluctua-
lions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
MILLIONAIRE'S SON
ADMITS GRATING

SEATTLE, Jan. wv. L. Pat
ton, who says he is a nephew OF
A. J. Patton, millionaire Of Colum.
bus, Ohio, and a graduate of the
University Of Michigan, was ar.
rested here at the request of Chief
of Police Sullivan, of Sacramento,
Cal, who says Patton is wanted in
southern California cities for OBJ.
tanning money under false pre-.
lenses.
Patton admits his guilt, saying
he obtained enough money by
many schemes to start a bank. He
says he obtained $4,000 in Seat
tie alone by selling alleged bogus
mining stock.
Patton is accused of working a
clever bunco game on bookkeep.
err named A. B. Ruhl, of Sacra-
mento. In connection with a con
federate, w. D. Sutherland, he
promised Ruhl job with big
salary If he deposited $3.50. Ruhl
left the money and the men es
capped without paying their hotel
bill.
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copyright legislation. promise you
an investigation of Wall street and
the New York stock market.
will show you prosperity and
wonderful crops. A two cent letter
postage to Germany begins with
me, to supplement the two cent
rate already in effect to Great Brit
ain. There will be more dirt flying
on the Panama canal. Other great
engineering feats will rush toward
completion. There will be gaudier
fashions for Easter. Leap year
gone, the SWANS will resume their
obligation to propose, and boom the
marriage market.
Cuba will see Uncle Sans troops
withdrawn, and will try to stand
alone. Turkey will test it's belated
revival of parliament. The census
people will prepare in earnest for
their decennial stunt.
l bring you eclipses-of the moon
on June 2 and Nov. 81, and of the
sun on June IS and Dec. IL. / will
show you a rush of office seekers
to Washington, growth of popula-
ton, triumphs of science, more emf
grants and l may find the north
pole. / certainly shall furnish you
some improvements in flying ma
chimes. Also, l will give you the
biggest national deficit you ever
saw--it's up to you to reduce it.
To make you forget that trouble,
I'll let you have a rafting good
base ball season, with a pennant
hope-at the beginning-for every
club. l will impose taste of war,
but will try to confine it to other
lands so you can have the fun Of
looking on. And to wind up with,
I'll give you Christmas on Satur-
day, so that you can all expect to
get paid off on Friday night.
Now, friends, another word. l
know cannot please you ALL some
evil must trespass upon the good
of 1909, but yours is the power to
make the best of it by the twelve
months finish. So once more l, in
my capacity of A. d. MCMlX, wish
you all Happy New Year!
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1WEATER
SPOKANE

THE Land of Nod" is on deck
again and it is receiving just as
hearty a welcome as it ever did.
THE Land of Nod" is big, long
comedy and then some. There is
not a serious vein in it. In the
close of a merry summers day Of
play little Bonnie falls asleep and
all the beautiful and grotesque
things that appear to her in the
dream are depicted upon the stage.
Whenever Welsh Rarebit and
April Fool, with his funny foun-
tain always bubbling over, have
the floor they mix things in a most
hilarious manner. Quaint charac-
tiers In the play are the Telephone,
the Weatherman and the Alarm
Clock. "The Land of Nod" will
continue tonight and tomorrow
night, with matinees both days.
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time together on a yacht, which Is
now lying in the Victoria docks.
We are going there to see the cap
tain of the vessel who is in a posi-
ton to prove the connection-also
that my son parted from his wife
after serious quarrel"
l have been informed since that
1t is very doubtful. II had sue
ceeded in obtaining Sir Gideon's
glibly promised proof" whether it
would have been strong enough OF
itself to convict Roger Marske of
the two murders, or even to snatch
Arthur from the executioner. But
in my ignorant vanity l thought
that had achieved SO much that I
had as good as achieved all, and l
sat back, content.
During the IS mile drive we ex-
changed no further words, but
had plenty OF food for thought In
Sir Gideon's disclosure. Roger
Marshes courtship of Lady Muriel
shed a lurid light on his reason for
killing Clara, and Mrs. Rivington,
too, IL the latter was aware of the
secret marriage. l could see 1t all
so clearly. and SO, no doubt. would
the jury before whom Roger
Marskc would he tried Ii was the
old story OF clandestine marriage.
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of speedy repentance on the part of
the husband, and of lapse into
crime when more material advan-
tage offered in better match.
1t was past noon when the hand
some equipage. after astonishing
the smoky East end streets, drew
up at the dock gates. l was con-
scious of a subtle change In Sir
Gideon's manner directly we
alighted. Once or twice during the
silent drive l had caught his eye
fixed on me in stealthily malevo-
lent, contemplation. Now, for the
benefit Of coachman and footman
and casual bystanders. | believe. he
was the chivalrous old gentleman
and the distinguished statesman,
being paternally civil to a girl not
socially his equal, but whom II was
his within to befriend.
ITO be continued)
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WASHINGTON

1t is a toss-up between the
Luckens trained ponies and the
three Van Dieman sisters as to
which act lis the most deserving
of the liberal applause the audi
ences nightly give forth in its thor
ough appreciation. The ponies are
intelligent Shetlands; the Van Die
mans are aerial gymnasts who
hang by their teeth in midair,
whirling recklessly while the on
lockers hold their breath.
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me out" he broke off, as l leaped
to my feet jubilant. "Rivington can
II hope will--be cleared, and
Roger must bear his load of shame
and misery. But, oh. Miss Chill
mark, come to you as a suppli-
ant"
For what?" asked.
For my sons life, or, to speak
more correctly, for the barest
chance for IT," replied Sir Gideon,
cycling me askance. II have kept
my word to you; he has not left the
house and will not do so-unless
you give me permission to tell him
that he may try to make good his
escape. In return for your elem
ency, l will engage to furnish you
with certain proofs which my son
has indicated to me for the estab-
lishment of Rivington's innocence,
and, alas! his own guilt. The dis
grace l must bear as best can; it
is just for his life, if he can save it
by flight, that l plead"
All my instincts were up in arms
at that. you mean," said holly,
that II l do not consent to your
terms, the proofs you mention will
not be forthcoming?"
He waved a .deprecating hand.
mot quite that" he said smoothly.
But you will understand, being a
young lady of so keen an intelli-
gence, that if you demanded my
sons arrest tonight here in my
house, you would not expect the
same facilities that a more yielding
attitude would entitle you to. l
should, naturally, after my sons ar
rest, be deeply concerned in NOV
ing heaven and earth in his de-
fense."
l understood, or thought l did,
not only that, but good deal more
beside. understood that my con-
versation with this astute old gen.
tleman had been entirely without
witnesses, and that he intended to
repudiate everything that had
passed If ! did not accede to his
demand. | had no reason but
woman's reason for thinking that
he would be so wicked, but, to put
1t plainly. l did not like his looks"
That dislike influenced the course
l took-that and my eagerness to
obtain proofs of Arthur's innocence
without a days delay.
What do you propose?" l asked.
THAT l may tell Roger that he
may make his escape-with at
least Is hours start it will be. If he
goes at once" replied Sir Gideon.
leaning toward me. Then, tomor-
row. l will myself take you to
where you can verify the confess
sion he made to me just now. II
you will do me the honor to be my
guest tonight, my housekeeper-I
am widower, and there are no
ladies in the family-shall attend to
your comfort, and in the morning l
will drive you to the place where
the proofs are to be obtained"
Very WELL" was my answer. az
must AVIAN myself of your Offer"
at will enabde US to start early
tomorrow" said Sir Gideon. Il will
send the housekeeper to you at
once"