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wmm, ,'" v- ' : "' " *' ' ̂ -T "::'^';f ?T>* \ ." 'V' ' , •••*: . • - ' > - • * - * " ' • S •y SEWARD W. HOPKINS, •f "Jack Robbtna t( Artierk*." "la UM "Two (InitlenM at Hawaii," "Oa a Palis Chart*," etc. It, ISM, t; Roixt BomrVe lam CHAPTER XVI. I cannot, in sheer sympathy for the the man, put all our conversation Into this chapter. There was something about his calm bearing, his mute ac­ ceptance of his fate, that to me was •acred. His white hand scarcely trembled as he carried a match to his cigar, even after he must have been convinced that his race wa6 run. His face was ashen, and the hand- come mouth was set firm and white. After the preliminary announce­ ment of our discoveries, which he ac­ cepted with a sad bow of his aristo­ cratic hjeaft, I said: "I have here, Graviscourt, the sworn statements of the man who was •apposed to have killed Alice Gravis­ court, ths man who was hired to kill Nita Barlotti, and the man who saved th® child from the murdering physi- Man. Shall I read them, or do you lace yourself in the hands of the law without further agony?" "Proceed," he said quietly. With a voice shaking with emotion, I read to him the statement of Antonio SIgmotta. During the reading he sat finished, he raised a glass of wine to perfectly motionless, and when I had his lips, firmly replaced the glass on the table, and sat waiting. "Proceed," he said, as I paused-- "the next!" Then I read the statement of Luigl Dambo, and still the doomed man sat perfectly calm, the ashen pallor of his face and hands being the only indica­ tions of the awful tumult that must have been in his brain. When I had finished this he drained the glass again, and again sat wait­ ing. "Proceed," he said, and this time there was a distinct sneer in his voice. "There is another--thai of my friend, Charles SIgmotta." I began to read. Charles Slgmotta's statement was as folllows: "I, Charles Sigmotta, otherwise known as Tortoni, the druggist, being duly sworn, do say and declare that the following statement is absolutely true: "I have listened to the statements of my brother, Antonio, and Luigi Dambo, and I confess that all that is in them concerning myself is abso­ lutely true. "1 was the familiar friend of Ralph Graviscourt, who, as is well known, was a poor man with expensive tastes and heavily in debt, when, by the of hi? brother, he became the guardian of the child AJce, and the iexecutor of his brother's will. By this Willi, in case of the death of Alice be­ fore marrying, Ralph Graviscourt be­ came sole heir to the fortune of a mil­ lion. "He at once plotted to get rid of the child, and my own financial neces­ sities made me a willing accomplice, for the terms he olTered were liberal. "The plan was this: 1 had a child who had died of smallpox--a child of poor Italian parents, who gladly con­ sented when 1 offered to take her away and bury her without expense to them. I took this child to Gravis- court's house, and took the real Alice Graviscourt away, first giving her a powerful drug, which 1 expected would kill her. Our reasons for making this substitution were that Graviscourt feared that some of the friends of his brother and his wife would demand to see the body, and if it were known that she died of smallpox, this curi­ osity would no doubt be stified; and then again, it provided against a pub­ lic funeral and viewing of the corpse. And the child substituted was so strongly marked by the foul disease that one look would convince the most curious and satisfy all misgivings. "But there was no trouble. The Italian child was buried as Alice Gra­ viscourt, and what followed with the real heiress is truthfully told in my brother's statement, though up to the advent of Maligni's circus both Gravis­ court and I believed that Alice Gravis­ court was at the bottom of the East river. "Graviscourt came to me In great alarm one day and said that a girl who closely resembled his brother's wife was an actress in Maligni's circus, find demanded to know more about the dis­ position 1 had made of Alice. I reas­ sured him and said that the likeness was merely a coincidence, and so I firmly believed. I knew that my brother had claimed to have a daugh- - ter Nita, but I never saw her, and now understand why he so carefully kept ' ~ her out of my way. "When Graviscourt had gone, I got - to thinking over the matter, and my curiosity was aroused, and I went to the circus to see Nita, my brother's . child. I was stirred by the striking re semblance she bore to the wife of Charles Graviscourt, and sought Ma- llgni to learn more of her. Malign 1 told me how Antonio had given her to : him, and seemed to attach no impor- tance to my visit. But it seems that S he had neglected to read the contents of the red box, having no interest In it, until I aroused his curiosity. Vv- "The next day Graviscourt came that my brother said is true; all that Dambo said Is true; "Charles SIgmotta." When I had finished reading this, the room was as still as the grave. We were all waiting for Graviscourt to speak. As he did not, but sat .there, silent and still, the officer said: "Mr. Graviscourt, my orders are to Cake you to headquarters as a pris­ oner." "I understand," was the quiet reply. "In a moment I will be ready to ac­ company you." He rose and an involuntary ex­ clamation broke- from me. His hair had^Hj-ned as white as snow. He stepped into an adjoining room, and so certain were we all that he would not try to escape that none followed him. Suddenly we heard a pistol shot, a groan, and a fall. We rushed pell-mell in the direction of the sound, and found Graviscourt lying on his bed, the blood oozing from a wound in his temple. We stoood spellbound with horrror. The last scene in the tragedy had been enacted. Ralph Graviscourt was dead. The End. Love's Tangled Paths, \again, and said that Mallgnl had vis­ ited him and claimed to have proofs that Nita Barlotti was his niece, even going so far as to tell of the box and its contents. "Maligni. had demanded one hun­ dred thousand dollars for his silence, and Graviscourt promised it to him if he would kill the girl. This Maligni refused to do, saying he intended to marry her. Graviscourt insisted that I make good my former efforts, and also that 1 kill Maligni and obtain the proofs of our former guilt. I was so deep In the mire already that I as­ sented. "Loigi Dambo has told In his state­ ment, how I employed him to do part of the work. I fired the shot at Ma­ ligni, which failed to kill him. "There is no doubt that the girl known as Nita Barlotti Is Alice Gra- rlscourt, and the real owner of Gravls- eoort's millions. «** &)**• MM ^ trae; all Just before he reached the ragged, white-washed fence that ran around the apple orchard, Danvers paused aud drew from his pocket a small, oval-framed picture. For a second he smiled regretfully at the dainty, brune face that laughed up into his eyes. Then with sudden petulance he thrust the miniature into his breast and strode rapidly toward the small re­ volving gate, through that and on among the low-boughed autumn ap­ ples. A seven-days' voyage, composed chiefly of mal-de-mer and a rain-slop­ ped deck, had not served to stimulate the flagging spirits that had com­ menced their downward course on the day before he left Heidelberg. And the trip from New York to Chicago brought no recompense; nothing, in fact, beyond a cinderarimed and ex­ ceedingly anxious countenance. As he neared the familiar hedge of wild rose, behind which reposed an old-fashioned, vine-laced hotel, his heart sank within him. Three years ago he had told Dolly Pemberton good by on its great slanting porch and gone forth to win fame and wealth that he might lay them at the feet of his ladylove. How different this to the pictured home-coming. Then no piquant face with bobbing curls rose to dim the brightness of his sweetheart's eyes; now no throbbing pulses hurried him on with outstretch­ ed arms as .of old. "Poor little Dolly," he mused pity­ ingly. "It is but the remnant of a heart that I bring back to you, but--" he choken down a rebellious knot in his throat--"and the girl who has given me her trust and--and love, must never know what a--a cad I have been?" He stole a final look at the pictured face over his heart and set his lips to the inevitable. Where the path branched, he stop­ ped for a moment under a wide-spread­ ing russet and pulling off his hat brushed back the thick mop of brown hair that clung to his forehead. On the grass at his feet a few over­ ripe apples gleamed gold in the dapple sunlight. Danvers stooped and picked up one, biting into it reflectively with his strong white teeth. •Charley!" He started and glanced about him; then up at the fruit-weighted limbs. "Dolly!" he exclaimed and dropped his apple. "A quite unexpected pleasure," said she, smiling at him through the red­ dening leay^s. "Won't you come up?" "I meant to surprise you," returned he, swinging himself to an opposite branch, "and I'm glad you call it a pleasure. It is my first vacation in a good many moons." 'When did you arrive?" asked Dol­ ly, -and who drove you out?" "I reached Chicago last night and 1 walked out this morning." "Walked eight miles?" "Of course--it was worth while, don't you think so?"--he replied sig­ nificantly. "You were very silly"--was her comment. "Besides, how did you know--" She broke off a trifle em­ barrassed and toyed with the end of her tie. "That you were here? Oh, 1 found that out, be sure. However--" "Well?" "You haven't forgotten--" "What?" "That every summer--until I came --you would be--" "Of course," she broke in hurriedly, "I am always here, nearly.* Danvers stared at her curiously. Did she care very much, then? "Had I known that," he said• slowly, "I should have come last night." "I'm very glad you didn't," said Dolly, "if you mean that you would have walked." "Love laughs at--vehicles." He put in quickly, hating himself. "O, love!" she laughed a little odd­ ly and looked off. Then, after a moment. "I thought it was lock­ smiths." She spoke absently, her face still averted. "At anything that stands in its way," Danvers pursued with deep­ ening eyes. Something subtle and lialf-remembered stirred in his heart, and he felt a queer flush rise to his tepaples. True he was but acting a part, but the part was all at once Btrangely real to him. "In all those years," said he, 'you did not write." She regarded him Intently for a mo­ ment through contracted lashes. Danvers" eyes fell under her scru­ tiny. "You did not write--" he re­ peated, moodily. "No," she said, "nor you." "Nor I." "Still," she continued, "that was agreed upon." "Yes," he admitted with a slow smile, "but I thought--perhaps--" "Yes," she mimicked, "and 1 thought--perh aps--too, maybe." "Oh, well," said he.' with a funny little laugh, " 'Absence makes the heart grow former'--so I've heard. He looked at er soarcblngly. "Weaneth the loved one Irani yon," corrected Dolly, with an airy toss at her yellow curls. "You believe that?" . She laiighe<|. "Really?" "Sometimes," she tantalized. "You are different," said Danreri In a sulky voice, "from the girl I left behind." He had hoped that she would rally him on his delinquencies--anything but this flippant unconcern." A new light glimmered on the situation, and the ?irl in the picture dimmed sudden­ ly as he looked at the living girl who had been the first to stir his heart. Dolly surprised his odd look and her cheeks pinkened. "What is it?" she asked, smiling. "I was just wondering," he replied, frowning. "Well?" "Oh, if you had forgotten, that's all." "Forgotten--old friends? Certainly not. Do you think me a heartless in- grate?" she inquired, dimpling. After a second's silence she clasped her hands at the back of her head, laugh­ ing merrily in the old way she had that he remembered so well. Danvers grew hot and discomfited and bit his lip in quick vexation. Dolly pining for him and laying her heart and thoughts on the altar of his love, while another woman's face shrined his own, was a very different matter from Dolly casting his advances and protestations back in his teeth in this frivolous style. He bad come home on his vacation with the express determination of acting the part of an honorable gentle­ man, he thought bitterly, and sacri­ ficing his own dearest hopes to grim duty. In reality he had come to have the veil torn from his eyes, and to learn that life held but one possibil­ ity of happiness for him--Dolly! She loved him, of course, but with characteristic coquetry was determin­ ed to make him suffer a little before the final capitulation. "Darling," he began eagerly, throw­ ing aside all rein, his hands out­ stretched to hers. "You--" A step crackled on the dry twigs under a neighboring tree and Danvers muttered something ungraceful under his breath. "It's just Jack," explained Dolly with an Inscrutable little smile. "Jack is my husband, you know."--Boston Globe. Oyster 8atad. Pick over and parboil one pint oyB- ters. When plump, drain and set them away to cool. Mix one-fourth tea­ spoon of salt, a few grains of cayenne, four or five drops of onion juice, two tablespoons of olive oil and one table­ spoon of lemon juice; pour it over the oysters when cold. Wash and slice thin enough celery to make twice as much as you have of the oysters. "When ready to serve, cut the oysters. If large, sprinkle the celery with salt, put the two together and cover with the mayonnaise dressing. Garnish with the yellow celery tips. - Lace Petticoats Popular, The lace petticoat Is much in evi­ dence, particularly for we$r with tea gowns. It may be built of flounces on a silk slip, or may be entirely of laces. The lace need not necessarily be of extravagant quality, choice being largely guided by tint and soft­ ness. There is an applique net, a plagiarism on Brussels net, sold in deep flounce widths, that answers the purpose particularly well. Dainty and Effective. THOUGHT IT WAS PIGS. Young Girl's Apt Description of Cham* pion Snorer's Efforts. Mr. J. has a great and growing rep­ utation for snoring--his Intimate friends say he Is in a class all by him­ self and cannot be matched. A few summers ago, while J. and his wife were on a driving trip, they stopped overnight at a hotel in Sulli­ van county, says the New York Trib­ une. The hotel was a frame building, the bedrooms were divided by thin board partitions, and the accoustic properties were so good that any sound much louder than a whisper In one room could be distinctly heard in the room adjoining. Shortly after J. and his wife were shown to their room another party, consisting of a mother and two young daughters, arrived and were put in the room adjoining that of the Ja. - That night, J., being very tired, slept soundly and--his wife says-- nobly sustained his reputation as a sound producer. The next morning, while they were seated at breakfast, the new arrivals oi the night before were ushered Into the dining room and were given seats at the same table, opposite J. and his wife. The younger daughter was of a very talkative disposition, and after giving her views on things in general sud­ denly broke out with: "Oh mamma! this place is just like the real country--every time I woke up last night I could hear the pigs." J. and his wife resumed their driv­ ing trip immediately after breakfast HIS CHANCE HAD GONE. interruption Deprived Diner of Wished-For Delicacy. „A certain woman in Paris gives periodical dinners, at which assemble most of the best-known wits and lit­ erati of the day. The rule of the man­ sion is that while one person dis­ courses no interruption whatever can be permitted. It is said that M. Ren an once attend­ ed one of these dinners, and, being in excellent vein, talked without a break during the whole repast. Toward the end of the dinner a guest wa3 heard to commence a sentence, but he was instantly silenced by the hostess. Af­ ter they had left the table, however, | she at once informed the extinguished 1 individual that, as Renan had now finished his conversation, she would gladly bear what he, the guest, had to say. The guest modestly declined; the hostess insisted. "I am certain it was something of consequence," she said. "Alas, Madame," he answered, "It was. Indeed, but it is now too late! I should have liked a little more of that iced pudding," The blouse illustrated Is of pale blue liberty satin and the marguerites are done in white silk floss. The hat and plumes are black. Almond Banana Cream. Two teacupfuls of thick sweet cream, % pound of sweet almonds, one or two crops of essence of al­ monds, 4 tablespoonfuls of sugar, 3 eggs, 2 ounces of gelatine, 1% cups of milk; soak the gelatine in the milk. Blanch and pound the almonds, add­ ing a few drops of oiange flower wa ter to keep them from oiling. Beat the eggs. Stir in the milk lightly and strain into a deep dish to which add sugar and almonds. Set into a sauce­ pan of boiling water, and stir until the custard coats the spoon. Melt the gelatine and add it to the custard. Whip the cream to a stiff froth and drop In the almond essence. When the custard is cool stir it into thje cream. Mix well together and pour into a wet mold. Set on ice or in a cold place. Two Odd Ornaments. • new twin brooch for securing lace ties and jabots consists of two beau­ tifully molded swallows in plain gold, holding in their beaks two ele­ gant small gold chains looped to­ gether and set with turquoises. Something original in the way of a muff chain is of fine gold, spaced at Intervals with small gold monkeys, each monkey clasping a pearl In his hand. As the chain is worn these monkeys have the appearance of climbing up the chain one over the other in a fashion which is realistic and amusing. holly berries, with a leaf or two, and placing them so that the berries come just back of the ear lobes. There is something almost oriental In this ef­ fect, and suggestive of the hairdress- ing of the Mikado. '• The juice of a lemon squeezed Into a sponge will cleanse and sweeten it. A copper cent rubbed on the win­ dow pane will rid it of paint or plas­ ter specks. A cork dipped in fine coal ashes is excellent for scouring kitchen knives and utensils. Cold fried and scrambled eggs if chopped and mixed with mincemeat will improve the latter. To restore an eiderdown quilt to its original fluffy lightness hang it out of doors in the sunshine for several hours. A nice sandwich to serve with afternoon tea is made with preserved ginger drained and chopped and mois­ tened with cream. To renew old bedsteads, bureaus, tables or wash stands polish with two ounces of olive oil, two ounces bf vinegar and one teaspoonful of gum arable. Dainty Sachet Bags. Little sachet bags of silk may be hung unobtrusively upon the backs oi chairs to supply a faint, elusive scent to the room, if that is liked. These should be filled with dried leaves of sweet geranium, lemon ver­ bena and lavender mixed, or of the lemon verbena alone, if that delight­ ful odor is preferred. They make sweet sachets for the handkerchief box or the linen closet or the bureau drawer. wear Dutch caps. The effect is pic­ turesque. Limerick lace is considered a fitting trimming for a wedding gown, and entire trains of lace are fashionable with the satin gown. Bridesmaids' dresses of mousseline de soie over silk are pade with Marie Antoinette fichus and elbow sleeves; and white cloth gowns with white hats are considered the right thing for go­ ing away dresses. Chinese crepe makes a beautiful wedding gown, es­ pecially if cut in the Empire style. New Corsage Decorations. Corsage decorations of ribbon roses are much in favor. These are now made very large, one sufficing for or­ nament and they are certainly very realistic. Newer than the roses are the narrow heliotrope ribbons In sev­ eral shades tied to represent violets. They are arranged in a large bunch with short streamers. A Young Girl's Hat. This white felt hat for a young girl has the brim left unbound and with­ out being wired. A little to the left of the back the brim is turned back on Itself and caught with a small black Worn by Mrs. George Gould. Mrs. George Gould wears this. It Is of gray panne velvet with front and lower sleeves of white lace. Three Holly for the Coiffure. There is a tendency to make the hair conform to the season. In June pie rose, in autumn the chrysanthe­ mum, at Christmas the holly. They take holly now and stand it upright in the hair, as though it were an aigrette. The holly is tied in a stiff little sprig and is fastened back of the pompadour or in the top of it. The prickly leaves and the gorgeous red berries make a very nice orna­ ment for the hair, says the Philadel­ phia Inquirer. The holly wreath is also seen in the coiffures of the season. This is a wreath of the leaves trained to lie around the knot at the back of the neck. The wreath should be a very slender one, and it should be twisted around the knot and fastened with pins invisibly rather than conspicu­ ously. The effect la a pretty artless- ness. . Women who can wear an ornament over the ears are taking bunches of large cords covered with shirred gray chiffon are used as a decoration. The hat is formed of overlapping layers of fine gray cloth and gray tulle, and small gray roses band the crown. 8ome Novelties in Gloves. In the list of novelties in glores shown at the importing houses are very smart coaching-gants of white pique-sewn glace kid, having one pearl clasp, and finished with a detachable military cuff in dark red with gold, blue with silver or pearl, gray with silver or gold. In gray, Mocha, or tan, there are gauntlet cuffs of the same color, with silver braid and two white buttons. Pancles for Weddings. Silver embroidery on a white satin bridal gown is the latent fancy of fashion. Old Honiton lace is being used for bridal dresses and veils. Children acting as bridesmaids often velvet bow. Around the brim and crown are small roses made of wired jet New Ideas in Ribbons. There are some new ideas In rib­ bons. Bright and satiny surfaces are most in favor. The wide ribbons for trimming have a silk beaver finish. One of the smartest of these is a bright green shot with blue. A white ribbon showered with graduated black spots has a pattern of dark blue spots of varying sizes. Ribbon having a de­ sign of scarlet poppies is effective; An entirely new Idea is the #»mbro!d- oioU clolh ribbons in narrow widths. These are playing an Important part on the gowns of the moment For example, a black ribbon has a design of forget-me-nots. They are also seen in the oriental colors. All for a Rainy Day. Umbrellas of green, blue and bright red will detract from the somberness of wet streets and drizzling weather during the coming season. Black um­ brellas, to relieve the situation, have borders of plaid or, black and white check joined to the edge by hemstitch­ ing. Natural wood handles with sterl­ ing silver initials are bidding for favor. Gun metal handles jeweled or inlaid with silver are seen on some of the handsomest umbrellas. The Irish blackthorn without other ornament than military tassels is liked by the men. Two 8izes of Gloves. The prescribed rule of fashion is to wear quite a loose-fitting glove on the street and a smaller size for dress for afternoon or evening. <, ZJhz JZatest Ideas from Paris Coronation red cheviot stitched in black makes a smart costume. Among the smart accessories of the (Mess the belt with postilion tabs is the most popular. A belt in two sections id joined in the back with lacing and'In the front with an odd-shaped buckle. They are made of black taffeta stitched in white velvet or In the ma­ terial of which the dress is made. A plain straight belt of dark gray silk has a fancy cut steel buckle that contrasts beautifully with the darker gray of the belt One of the new chiffon veils that looks particularly well on a broad brimmed hat is of black chiffon, with embroidered rose leaves and a deep lace edge; it is worn very loose, and forms assort of curtain about the face and head. Circumstantial Evidence. Laura--While Jack was here the other evening he made the statement that he would kiss me or die in the at­ tempt. Belle--Yes? After a pause: "Well, did he kiss you?" Laura--You haven't read any ac­ count of Jack's death in the papers, have you? J ^ --- When George Got Gay. George H I . had Just been informed of the British loss at Trenton. "At any rate," he remarked, "that fellow Washington has ruined the American wheat crop." "How so, your majesty?" inquired on unwary courtier. "Because," snarled the savage mon­ arch, 'he made the Hessian fly." ACCESSORIES DEAR TO THE FEMININE HEART. lOFCt* i wrTtr&Ltid In His Father's Place. Benham--I believe our boy if going to be the fool of the family. Mrs. Benham--It's quite probable; it's very likely that be will outlive yon. While the fool ponders the wise guy acta CCCLA/? T> LACE. MECtt *£>oa. or etACsr OC&AfrTX" r£> WTf/TC (Star*W vt&. wrmcAcc: There are plenty of people who ha<NI become depressed and discouraged, . beeause that dry, hacking cough r hangs to them continually. They have taken much medicine, mostly of r, the advertised quack sort, nothing ; like Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg i Breast Tea, the discovery of a then noted German physician 60 years ago. |"We do not say that this will cure a case where the lungs are badly dis­ eased, for it will not, and up to this date there isacothing that will cure under these conditions; but on the other hand, if the lungs are not hard hit, the patient should take Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea, a cup full every night on going to bed, have it hot, drink slowly, then every other night rub the throat and top portion of the lungs with St Jacobs Oil, cover with oil silk, let it remain an hour, then remove. Eat good, plain, nour­ ishing food, live In the open air as much as possible. By all means sleep as near out of doors as possible, that 1b, windows wide open, except, in the very severe weather. Take a cold sponge bath every morning; then Im­ mediately rub the body vigorously with a coarse towel. Take Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Drops every other day according to directions. One can buy the three remedies for $1.25 of any reliable druggist Begin the treatment at once and see how muck better you will be almost within a week's time. '*1 * .%> • <| »' t Cutting. "Tve carried this umbrella tor the last two years." "Pretty near time you returned it. don't you think?" THOSB WHO HAVE TltlED IT will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no equal in Quantity or QiuU> lty--ii oz. for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 ox. Connecticut has seven ex-governors living. Massachusetts has but three. Mrs. Austin's Pancake flour. A dellelons breakfast Ready in a Jiffy. At grocers. Robert Lyons of Pendleton, Pa., dead at 103, fought at Waterloo. BEPT,n* PLEASANT THE NEXT M0RNIN3 » FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION 1$ BETTER. My dootor lay* ii acta gentlr on tha (tomaeh. liver Snd kidnejs and Is aplessant laxative. Thit drink Is tn&de from harhg, ana is prepnr»>d fur use ae aaail; as tea. It ii called "I.anc'i Tea" or LANE S FAMILY MEDICINE AH drujrffifltsor b y mail 35 cti. and 60 ote. Buy ill# day. Ltne'H Family Medicine noTen bowels each day. In order to . . be heal thy •ddrfess, O. V. Woodward, I* Roy en tmm ?NhVto , relief for AStflllNL '• Sold by all Prugrim. or by mail. 86 centa. 8X0 WELL a CO., Mfrs. ChJlMtoWn. annHaazMHE J ANUARY BUYIHfl There 1» no time like January for satisfactory buying. The holiday rush is over ana the early Sprina trade has not yet benun. In January you al­ ways get tlr»t pick of all the eaflieut Kprlns goods and there is ample time to All ana •hip your orders with greater promptness. Send 15 cents TODAY for onr 1 area Oeneral Oatalogue Mo. 71. It gives pictures, descrip­ tions and prices on almost everything you eat, wear or use. Bave to H on everything you sjmuhuuu by sending your orders to MONTGOMERY WARD ft CO. CHICAGO " The Honse that Tells the Trnt'li.'" (4 Florida Special from Chicago to St. Augustine Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, . Through without change, Every Week Day, Via BigFourRoute Effective Monday, January Sth, 1903. the "Big Four" will operate through Pull­ man Service, Chicago and Indianapolis to St. Augustine, without change via Cincin­ nati and "Queen & Crescent Route"--- Southern Ry.-- and Florida East Coast Ry. Sleeper will run on "Big Four" regular train No. 18, in connection with the mag­ nificent "Florida Special" from Cincinnati. The train consists of Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, Magnificent Dining Car, Composite Observation Car, Vesti- buled Baggage Car. SCHEDULE OF THE "FLORIDA SPECIAL" Lv. CHICAGO, • Lr. LAFAYETTE, • Lv. INDIANAPOLIS, Lv. QREENSBUR0, • Ar. CINCINNATI, At. JACKSONVILLE, Ar. ST. AUGUSTINE, tally uccfl Sunday. I:M p. m. M 4:23 9. m. " " " 7:30 p.*. " •• 94S p. a. M M Maafay 8:15 p. a. •• M *4# p. a. 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