Year: 1872

beams stretched to either wall, and ON
these beams the walls were continued two
stories higher. Right over this pillar was
a room which Richard fitted up as a sleep
ing apartment, which Oscar and himself
occupied, as owing to enmity, with which
the employers regarded the movement. it
was deemed advisable to keep constant
watch over their property.


The four men finally began operations,
but made no effort to sell OF find market.
They stored their work for the first week
in the various rooms Of the old building.
One very dark night all the manufactured
ware WAS removed to FargoOd's store
house and by him sold, no one suspecting
that it was not his own. But it was soon
discovered by Spindle that the men had
disposed Of their work, and Of course
Relvason and the rest Of the employers
were also soon in possession Of the fact.
This Spindle had no will of his own, he
was completely and willingly the slave of
his employer, another Fadladeen, whose
conduct and opinions, as Moore says, were
founded upon that line Of Sad, should
the prince at MONDAY say, it is night,
declare that you see the moon and stars I"
And even more, he partook of the hate
of his employers. In this instance he
rested not until he had ascertained how
and by what mears the men disposed Of
their ware, and when the secret was open
ed, the mems market closed. They next
attempted to ship their work to outside
markets, but Relvasons agents watched
them closely and foiled them ON every oc-
casion. Three weeks after the incubation
Of kh.s l.. \
these men in the face. They had on hand
a large amount Of material, besides their
manufactured stock. All their available
means were locked up in a commodity for
which they were denied market. Thus
far, this was their darkest hour The
dawn came sooner than they expected I;
Mr.. Fargood stood by them he had Just
bought small refinery, and not being
able to supply it himself, concluded to
obtain the rest Of his work from the CO.
operators Syndicate attacked him in the
Board Of Trade, but he left the Board and
snapped his finger at the ring. and thus
Right got a head and shoulders ahead in
the race. The bark was now fairly launch
ed but not on smooth seas Like the
feeble, glimmering la~p, which the Hin
doo maiden commits with trembling hands
to the bosom Of the Gsnges, as = presage-
ment Of good or evil to her absent lover,
and watches with terror its disappearance
beneath the dark waters or with joy its
safe passage through engulfing waves, 50
the frail bark sailed upon a sea that every
moment threatened it with disaster and
ingurgitation, and its progress was watched
with eyes as eager and hearts as pulseless
a. those Of the superstitious girl


One night Richard was out later than
usual, being on a visit Of mercy to some
sorely-pressed brother, and when he re-
turned he found that Oscar had not yet re-
tired that he was seemingly waiting for
him, and that he was evidently disturbed


Oscar had seen something. Looking out
OF window that fronted the river, and
from which q good view, on either side,
could be obtained Of the foul murky stream
he, that night, noticed small boat move
silently and cautiously up to the old build
ing, where it remained few minutes and
then moved across the river and became
lost in the shadow Of large pile Of lumber
that projected over the docks.


In that boat, were three crouching, muf-
fled figures. Richard laughed and made
light Of the matter, but Oscar could not be
dlssuaded from that some dreadful calam-
ity was impending ''For the first time in
the knowledge Of those who knew him, the
smile left his face and the color faded from
his cheeks day he was moody, un-
easily restless, and indisposed to work


Richard watched him thoughtfully, and to-
wards evening went out and bought two
Colts revolvers, ons Of which he gave to
Oscar, The poor, detected fellow bright
sned ct once. That night, a. Richard left