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KRKXIftB. *5l ,, ; i) »»i'»< ..-. »• • r- •«/».,' . ' It was a pert little place, nestled in a latojteh aiipis^^he ̂ iotinMns. jOtofe street, îioh rejoiced in the expressive and eu­ phonious title of 8hakerag street, dipped aik î ̂ 'Ihefoot of the elevation, With its !)•«}( jnards sloping to the river b«nk. llie naime vwt- originally given from « ctns t̂tt of flwttSHife a white rag from tile ipippli. window oi the only oabin^bht IMfetud • pn® '̂ tosnmmon the min«wto ttwir BQCBIS. . That, how­ ever, was in. thaeacly days, and the name was quite apprp îate stiM for another ̂lots miLof s*aHJfeto4» i(lf «ngle«, and the î dieui&dent. don î-eare exfiî Pllon of having squatted down irt̂ re they pleased, without the least tegraMl fortheif neighbc '̂s convenience, *n# m lof|y oo»tempt for appearances. ,, "» A mnjasity of the miaing peculation had driited îlWIiy to oUiar and Ticlser lo- mties, vbfle' the prol̂ wonJ «d trad- ingjtftopla having •• mmfartfthly settled themselve8jj|4|ie l̂ pper town, without the feelete- Md -odo«m» precincts of Shakerag street, were just crystallizing into an aristocracy, when the stage, one day, dropped Jack Selwyn at the Metro* ' iMitati' Hotel 'k I &e H/& i.tall,1' bAMi|) * dbouldered, |>londe-haked : man, with regular, handsome features; clear, blue eyes that always looked one* square in the face, and a long, light beard, that he Jiad a habit of stro|Bng lightly with one land. He waswejidrefaed and seemed "to have money in those days, and was igmeted as a valuable addition to the upper-iendom of SilvextowQ, and Ms •ery evident penchpnt for lounging «bout those houses which boasted oomely wives and daughters vpi looked upon with lenient evefi j, After a little a rum<?r of a wife and a lair-haired Mt&Lp-. girl,. «ut ̂the East, crepk'kafta the town, and found swift cfredence; and1, one by one, Jack found eaBsoaateB closiag him. Scan- <dalized matrons crossed to the opposite Wide of the street to avoid a morning ^greeting to this handsome Judas, who '.had walkfed rough-shod over their proprietiM and made love to their pretty daughters before their very eyas, while some of the more haughty and dignified gave him the out direct, with­ out taking the trouble to turn out of their way; but the daughters them­ selves cast sly glances at the fair-haired otganger, whose mysterious past in­ vested him with a two-fold interdfet; and, recalling the occasional cutting sarcasms of the fairer sex, with which he was "wont to spice his tenderer passages, ••ad the bitter laugh that Concealed vnore than it revealed, decided without « dissenting voice that the rumored "Wife must be a " hateful, old creature," 4d trifle with the heart of this broad- shouldered Adonis; and rather pitied ftum as a , viotim of a perversa fate than bjaxnied him for usurping a positioa in society to which he Bad lorf̂ t̂ d all claim. '-"s- -t Jack Selwyn, i* spite of his self- assertion, , Ms loud voice and his •arcastie laughter, was quick to feel the ehange is 4iie social atmosphere, and, with a mattered curse or two, withdrew himself altogether from the society of maids aad matrons, and sought com* panionship among his own S«IL In­ stead of lounging in parlors and on shady verandas, he lounged kt the taverns and billiard halls; instead of oomphmenting blue eyes and bfowfe, of fastening dainty rosebuds in glossy «ur!s, he criticized the wine and cigars <<ji 14 mine .host" the air of a «<mnoiweur, and kept lighter- hearted and lighfter>headed companions ia a roar of la^Ater by his Well-aimed «sfr7 •>»:' t'Vf: to the Y"£ - ate them durance. , . sBy" an l̂jy it Ibe^ t̂b he &*t Jack was propping still lower in the so­ cial scale. His orders at the hqfel bar were more frequent, but less costly; his were a trifle seedy ; his boots did not shine as of yore, and his hat, that faithful thermometer of a man's social Madition, indicated a lowering of the man's nature--both social «od moral. Still he carried himself with the same easy, insolent grace, laughed grimly at his own cutting remarks, and doffed his battered head gear with the same aston­ ishing expression of motion. : * ' The firsfc dini report that had clouded jack's social iiorijson in Silver town had been eonjkmed by a later siateineiit that his wife was » beautiful and ac- cociplished woman, and that Jack had been & member of the first circles of Eastern society. Further than this the mystery had remained unexplained, and the most subtle and ingenious methods of quizzing and cross-questioning had liiied to elicit any further information from Jack, who scented anything like in­ trusive inquisitiveness afar off, and with his cool effrontery generally managed to leave his discomfited questioner the Subject pf the crowd's amused derision- Finally Jack withdrew himself more and more from the "hale fellows, well met," who had been first to drink his wine and laugh at his jokes as long as his-money had been as free sad easy as his ghb tongue, and, too proud to re­ ceive as freely as he had given, affected a new fondness for hunting Mid fishing, and absented himself from the town for days And wiieks fogether, eswnsping out alone, stopping now and then at a min­ ing camp, striking up acquaintance with strolling bands of friendly Indians, wandering up and down the country, adapting himself with an easy familiarity to all manner of people and circum­ stances. Although his half-civilized dress gave him a brigandish appeartmco, and Ms unkempt hair and beard and finger-nails deeply dressed in mourn­ ing had long ago marked him as too low even for the seam of the doctor's wife and the Judge's daughters, and his wan­ dering life had left its rudi impress upon his life and manners, yet he had become ilSSfflSf IhMtuSdn in the little town, and %irle|t $6 -follow the leading of his bwn -erratic will with few or no questionings as to whither they Were tending/'7^/"-; 7^ ̂ «- ;7^- t _ - After a irhile he took up S claim on iui old, half-tumbled-down miner's cab­ in, about a mile from the lower $nd of Shakerag street, and, with something of his old tact and skill, proceeded to make the. hovel, habitable. The vines, which clambered in wild prpfosion around the deserted hause, were trained into fes­ toons over the dooxsiand windows, serv­ ing the devble purpose of hiding the rough outlines of the logs and making the room within cool and shady. The walls within were covered with cheap paper, and adorned with with wildwood gatherings of moss and evergreens, and a few mre engravings, the remnants of better days. A white-pine table; a few rustic chairs, more picturesque; than comfortable; a wide, cheery-looking fireplace; a narrow bed, with a coverlet of skins, and' a few Indian woven mats, completed the schedule pf furniture. Sometimes the cabin would be deserted for weeks together, and then the blue smoke curling up among the pine-trees would tell the few still interested in the erratic movements of the restless spirit that the wanderer /had returned to his humblehoma - j '7: r! I • ! Once a letter came addressed to "Mr. John Selwyn," and, as thfe was aft unprecedented event in Jack's history since his sojourn in Silvertown, the Postmaster's wife hastened to privately inform her neighbors, and succeeded in awakening soajuethiiyg of the eld ro­ mantic interest which the years had al­ most obliterated. . ; A cttrious crowd had gathered around the postoffice as Jack lounged leisurely pp the street for his week's provisions. As Jack seldom came to the office, Mrs. Rogers had deemed it her duty to watch his movements from her parlor window, and, as soon as he came within hailing distance, called out at the top of her voice: " There's a letter ftit ye, Mr. Selwyn. "Wait till I fetch it* ~! ' ! The latter was an unnecessary direc­ tion, for before Jack had reached the door she stood with the letter in her hand, panting for breath, with her fat cheeks redder than ever, through her unwonted activity. , . **" MI couldn't well make out the post­ mark, no more nor M-a-doubles," she said, giving a last lingering glance at the missive. " Mebbe you know--" Jack, with a muttered curse at her impudence, stuck the letter in his pocket 'Mi ̂ and walked unconcernedly away. A_ ^TT.vr. " ' ' ' " "" ' though no 'Miswerii were returned, at Vet 61 tee moire sagteiotis of th@ gossips did not hesitate to express as their careful and candid opinion that Jafek Selwyn would toot care tot a twen­ ty-mile ride to the next post, if̂ SN^apuld thereby keep inviolate the of liia life, .-r-,,, t . "1 Whether or not the observing ohes were oo^rect in their ojdnioii m regard to.laok^ ̂ on orable day that he reoeived the ftret let­ ter, it soon became evident that either that or some other cause had worked a wonderful change in the num. The old, carelessly-insolent manner vanished, and the face in repose was marked by the unmistakable lines of a deep grief. He spent less of his time in hunting and fishing and in lying in the soft grass in front of his cabin enjoying his after­ noon siesta in a cloud of fragrant smoke. He came to the town more frequently, and his step lost its old, lazy lounge, and suggested the sudden awakening of a long-latent energy. He was once more the attraction and theme of faro- tables. Children who had grown up with an inbred abhprrence of,"Old Jack Selwyn " began to regard him with respectful attention. Matronly mothers of two or three tow-headed urchins compared their old-time flirtation ,̂ and even' the sedate old ladies, who had taken to lace caps and the relating ef witticisms of their respective grand­ children, began to look with some tiling of respect upon this man who evidently te»<i for some indefinable reason, a new hold upon the public attention. But Jack heeded neither criticism jBpr com­ ment, and pursued his way in UQoqn- scious or indifferent calmness, , • • By-aad-by a hint of the new mystery leaked out. The old silver mines which had started and named the town had sadly disappointed the expectations of of the company, and after a few years of indifferent success had been abandoned. And now the rumor, strengthened by the fact that Jack Selwyn had obtained a grant of a piece of the wildest and ap­ parently most worthless land in the Country, swept through the exeited town that Jack Selwyn had struck a new lead, and hie cabin at once became the rendezvous of townsmen, of straggling miners ̂and all the floating population that always drift toward the latest ex­ citement. But Jack answered them rather gruffly, and finally betook him­ self to Plattetown to rid himself of their importunate questioning. A few days later he returned in company with sev­ eral well-dressed and important-looking men, and, after a brief prospect, the an­ nouncement was formally* t*ade through the columns of the SilvertoWa Tribune that "Our esteemed townsman, Ool. Selwyn, in a hunting expedition atxd- denfcaily discovered a new vein of silver ore, which is stated on the authority' pf competent judges tb'he Ohe of tile rich­ est in the country." ' * So the seven-days* wonder was ex­ tended indefinitely in regard.' to lime, and spread far and wide, jack formed, a partnership with some of the members of the old company, and worked and di­ rected with an eager, nervousness and suppressed excitement that told fear­ fully upon his somewhat shattered sys­ tem. His splendid physique lost some of its vigorous elasticity and erect grace. His blue eyes shone with a restless, feverish expectancy, and his nervous hand toyed almost incessantly with his long blonde heard, now thickly thread­ ed with silver. By-and-by, as those who had watched him had anticipated, he, was stricken down with a fever, and Jay for weeks tossing restlessly in his naaxow couch. Whether it warf his newly found wealth that opened the hearts of his neighbors, or whether his sickness and loneliness developed, at this late hour, the latent womanly sympathy, I cannot tell; but soft, trailing robes swept across the narrow threshold, daintily-slippered feet passed to and fro in the humble rooms, and soft hands bathed the fe­ vered head and smoothed the pillow of the outcast of society. One evening when, according to his request, Jaek'% couch had been rolled , to the west window, and he lay dreamily watching the wondrous beauty of sun­ set among the mountains--the shadows falling deep in the valley, while the far­ away peaks were bathed in a soft flood of mellow sunlight, and the crimson- tinted and golden-edged Clouds drifted away into the blue distance--he raised his hand suddenly, as if to ward away a threatened blow, and said, eagerly, "Not yet; not yet. I most wait till she comes." ' And the mnoaatic little woman who caught this hit of a liife drama sat won­ dering oyer the checkered life of this strange man, and pictured out to herself a delightful conclusion that should ex­ plain these sealed chapters of his life, and repeated softly, with a smile on her parted l̂ the wprds of a . . . . . . . . . . . - treme ott aflft* and was only startled inm Jwfcr jmd of wheels " " th**r«veUriwKl. . Jack's Unfair nil had mailfthl flm timai ainl he waited with feverish sftxfetyio know if it should stop athiaowndoor; Hid when Bill's femilmr tip, thar, you Warned* loag-#t̂ el -the quiet of fife oVeiiin ̂ «ur, not all (lis nttrse's imperative commands, backed by the doctor's authority, could keep his excitement withte bounds; and when a fair, brown-lyed girl feprung lightly from the sftige, and, stepping quietly into the room, nes&ed her rosy cheeks against the emaciated face, the lady's astonishment was no less than. Jack's own. An elderly gentleman who followed the girl gave the sick man a hearty grasp of the hand, and if his greeting was less enthusiastic it was at least full of friendliness and sympathy. The doctor, who had followed in, in­ sisted on quiet, saying to the nurse that otherwise he should not like to answer for the consequences. "Let me alone, doctor," said Jack, faintly; "there is only a Kttle While now," and he signified a desire to be alone with the new-comers ̂ There was a low hum of 6onversation for a while, then a silence, broken only by a smothered sob, and the doctor was peremptorily summoned from the inner room. * I am afraid Jack is ' dying, poor boy," said the grave-faced old gentle­ man, in a low tone. They came in softly. The yonng girl sat upon a low stool, With all the roses faded out of her young cheeks, and Jack's emaciated hand clasped lovingly between her plump, white ones, while the dying man bent upon her a look of unutterable love and tenderness/and lay seemingly content. The fluttering leaves, just touched by the silver light of the mbon, made quiv­ ering shadows on the walk as the wind stirred them softly. The lights, far adown the village streets, flickered and went out one by one. The coarse laugh of sope belated miner; the drowsy hum of a beetle, and the soft, plash, plash of the river broke the silence. Away to the west fell the long, dark shadows of the mountains, and the fragrant breath of their pines came in through the open windows. Once or twice Jack closed his eyes wearily and muvnured to himself: " The same face--the same fpee! Oh Bernice, my darling!" And so he died. A day or two later, there was a fune­ ral in the little cabin, and only two mourners wept above the grave that was made in one comer of the little lot--for, by Jack's own request, he laid in the shadow of the dark ever­ greens that had sheltered him through so many long, sorrowful years. The old gentleman stayed but a few days arranging Jack's business affairs, and giving orders for the erection of a costly monument, on which the only in­ scription was: "John Selwyn, aged 44 years and 6 months." People, respecting their grief, forbore to question the strangers as to their re­ lationship to Jack Selwyn, but little by little the facts came out. Alovely young wife, jealous, perhaps justly, of her hus­ band's gallant attentions to his feminine friends; a stormy scene, a passionate part­ ing, and the girl wife, with her brown- eyed baby in her aims, went back to her father's home; while the husband, im­ pulsive, passionate, desperate, rushed off to forget his sorrow among new scenes and-new faces. Both proud, and holding a sense of wrong, neither would speak the word that might have made peace between them, and in all those years there had come no word of for­ giveness until the hour when a man or woman looks with compassionate tender­ ness upon common failings and Wrongs, and forgives as one wishes to be for­ given; and, Bernice Selwyn had sent her dying message of love, and had given back to the father his own--his brown-eyed girl--and thus1 was solved the mystery of Jack Selwyn's life. Of course we AAPLQ$ of IIJ WjjWll>jr for a paraon afflicted bj any impediment in speech, as well as for any. trouble, yet the s furnishes laughable instances which, when not mentioned in a breath of ridi­ cule, there can be no Mrm in uuun laiter connection I would men­ tion aa old acquaintance. He was a little active fellow* propri­ etor of a small grocery and candy shop in a little village east of Chicago. Gen-" erally a good-hearted fellow, he never became angry unless some mention of his stammering was made by persons desiring to ridicule him. ' Bad boys would spmetimes enter his store and aide the price of something which they knew was marked a shilling, for my friend Nestor was so sensitive that he would rather lose a cent or two on an article than attempt to remark: JTJSIF YOUKMILLnmAIS&B. A New York paper reviews editorial­ ly the careers of the great millionaires of that city, and says: " Probably W. H. Yanderbilt is the richest man and the only one of the chief city million­ aires who doesn't draw revenue from rents and profits of real estate, which has sunk fully one-third since 1873. The Astor property, worth, perhaps, $90,000,000 then, is not worth over $60,000,000 to-day. 'Chief among the city millionaires are the Astors, Bhine- landers, Goelet, Mrs. Stewart, Lorill- ards, Schermerhorns, Lenoxes, B. J. Livingston, and Frederic Stevens, who together are worth between $50,000,000 and $150,000,000 in real estate. It is a singular fact that not one of the gentle­ men named concerns himself personal­ ly about municipal affairs." IK furnaces with ,a natural draught the volume of air required exceeds that when the draught is produced artifi­ cially. An insufficient supply of air causes imperfect combustion; aa ex- $ tt-in and of beauty . sparkled everywhere; ^ flttfrpflfte the heart'# eitaottpn, SfP Pnre and holy, too, were there; . feJl-5 * * * But the eyes that always charm me, « 'f*.,'!'- If the truth I wonldbnt own^ • _ .;; Did not meet my earnest searching, 777" '# 1 f Though t sought them all alone. • 4... Voices sweet aa birds of summer " ̂ 1 Sang in soft, melodiom str-itaa, Ml . 8,6 bapjiy listener* AmJtftm iff' And midnight, with it. qoleJ And iij While I j Far a--tf amattWfl i« -1 li&ve I'liqwi few, bmift nf '* *MM Ifca iniMw * ' •»'" • and noble. With the thonflKU^p and the gar; Bnt the hand tlftt moat would thrill a>t With its tom-fi, though all unJtnowi, that the price of it was a "B-s-s-shilling." The boys knew this, of course, and so, when asked the price of the shilling ar­ ticle, Nestor youid evade their ridicule, and promptly reply that it was worth % "d-d-dime." Only once did Nestor smile at his own misfortone. # < One day a stranger entered his store, and, approaching the counter, said: *1 w-wa-want a d-d-dime's worth of tobacco." "Fi-fi-fine-cut or plqg?" innocently qnestioned Nestor. "G-g-go to hell with your tobacco rih n-n-not here to be insulted," angrily* exclaimed the stranger, rushing froim the store. '" ',,7 Nestor saw the mistake, and was in­ duced to indulge in a half smile over it. Friend Nestor was very fond of hunt- ing, and, with a young son, would often pass a half day shooting squirrels in the woods near the village. One day they were in the woods, aa usual after squirrels. Nestor had emp­ tied his gun at a large hawk, and just then espied a squirrel making for his home in a neighboring tree. .Nestor was at once all excitement. His son was a few rods away with a loaded gun. Nestor never could talk when excited, but, on this occasion, he slapped him­ self on the stomach, twisted his mouth into all manner of contortions, and ejaculated: " G-g-g-g-Geerge, c-c-c-e-come q-q-q- quick; here's a sq-sq-sq-squirtel! No, you needn't, neither; he's gone I" He finished as the nimble squirrel popped out of sight into the hole in the tree. On another occasion, they were out with their little dog after rabbift. Nestor started out a rabbit Where was the dog? Turning and grasping a small sapling for support, Nestor quickly ejaculated "Here, P-p-p-p-p! * then, as the rabbit bobbed around a brush pile out of sight, he turned to George, and said : . "G-g-George, I can't say P-p-Puny, so will change that dog's name to Tr-Tr-Tr-Trip." < STOAXOBX, 111. ff Echoed back the sweet refrain; xy;" But the voice that doth entrance With its almost angel tone,• ^ Fell not on the ears that listened^ All in vain, and aft alone. , >» 7 '••Vi J :4- (So in nighiKg and to ssduess 1 have passed the hours awtfff Wishing for the sweet commpslcft, For a heart that's pure as d*y; Sighing for a prieeleBriJtrsafiuire 7 v ' X may never call my own, « <i ji For the muses seem to tell ate " ' I must wander on alohe. M * * »V' » /• Thus, maybe, the years will ever Come'and go aa they have dollar !p;77.7Ssll While I wander sad and lonely, Singing this my humble song: ^ ' Will the angels ever greet inef' ' ' Will my heart be always stMtef " * If I ever reach that heaven , f. Will I always be alone? ^ - i .} 0:i "#4- StOUX CtTT, lorWa, PLEASAWTMIES. . . $0 QUfXDY mother--A voracioiji A MAIL CARMJOOtB XXFJSM. On Dec. 27 a mail driver named Casey left Sun river in a mail-cart for Fort Benton. Not reaching Twenty-eight Mile Springs station, half way to Ben­ ton, and a blinding snow-storm prevail­ ing at the time, it was supposed he was lost. Search was made, and on the 5th inst. Casey was found seated in his cart, which his horse was drawing slowly along, about twenty miles north of the Springs station. During all this time he had wandered on the prairie in nearly a circle, picketing his horse and camp­ ing out at night. His feet were frozen, but it is believed net seriously, and that he will not lose his limbs. The only thing that passed his lips was tobacco and snow, the thermometer the whole time being below zero.--Helena (Mon­ tana J telegram. ||7 rORHBHT Ann CUSHWAV. * Edwin Forrest and Charlotte Cush- man for years greatly admired one another. Each declared that the other was the greatest dramatic artist living During the war they both agreed to play in "Macbeth," for the benefit of a sanitary fund. They had never been on the stage together before. The perform­ ance was a great success. Both ap­ peared at their best. But from that time they were sworn enemies, and eaah expressed the utmost contempt for the professional qualities of the other Forrest used to say that Cush.man was " not a woman at all," and Cjushmfffii ,de- olared that Forrest was " a butoheie.*: *7 if vlC'- fbs y : [ ,'. if. nOW TO PRETEXT Put away the sheets and counterpane, and sleep in blankets, under and over, and no counterpane at all. The sheets and the counterpane do a great deal of mischief. The cotton keeps the sour heat and perspiration from the body in the bed, and so yon breath-poisoned air all night, summer and winter, and that poisoned air makes your rheumatism ten times worse. If you were in blankets they would not absorb the perspiration; it would pass through from one to the other; but in cotton, if it absorbs it-- I had better say soaks into it--there it romftinw cold, orhot. or ckmmr, A maw. Mi,, ... • • JUST ai' the elbow ̂ btini,- t̂ e swig's inclined. * i f ' ' BBBHIVM Should be made With |h h u m m i n g t o p . * : i f t POINTERS and setteM^Proof-reade|| and compositors. A FBIEIO) of educattoii--Th ̂t knowledge-ist . ' ' ' 1 , 1 FEATHKB8 are uaed th f̂ year to everything except hotel pillows. IF criminals, are to be believed, #o pf them ever had an honest convictio "NOT lost," said the man who. b# on tiie wrong horse, "but̂ one behind ̂ WHHN a man gets bald in Colo: they say his head hasgotabove the ber line. THXCKtv mstlfng through the At office, home and everywhere, f 1 living heart and pocket chills, . Oome the dreadful New Year's billl. Two HRRNDRED AND NIJTE lawyers Congress! Good gracious! Is it wonder they talk of a brief session ? New York Express. THE youth who was recommende|| to dye the fluflfy whiskers he had begult to cherish, aptly responded that thegp were too young to die. 7 HER first Sunday at church,--Life- tie gM-«Nor»e, to give to the organ grinder; he's CODR ing roun ̂.begging with a dish." f |7 , IT ia no longer fashionable to ha ̂ two sofas in the parlor. But you wouljf not offend a pair of lovers if you weip to take all the fnrniture out of th? palK lor--save a big rocking-ohair. AN honest Hibernian, in redorrinomdc ing a cow, said she would give milk yesjj| after year without having calves. cause," said he, "it runs in the for ahe came of̂ a cow tha£ never had j| cdf5 •' a>»",?• :J .n i . . f7 bucket of coal I left at the bottom of the stairs for you to carry up, Harry said his wife from the upper landing when she heard a foil and some tall swearing. "Never mind! fonnd i replied he. "Go TO the d II" said an ictatpi householder to the tenth man who hal pulled the bell within a half hour tp inquile if he wanted Mhis sidewalk shoveled off." " Be gorra," said the bernian applicant," I'm afeared he no snow to shoveL" He was engaged "THERE," said the shopman, pointing to a beautiful epergne, "there's a fin# centerpiece." "Cent apiece?" gasj old Mrs. Bagster, who stpod near "ce t̂ apiece? Yon may wrap up tw of them for me, if you please, Smith"--adding, sotto voce, " I'd idee them things was so cheap.", "WHATI" said a yonng lady to a companion, " you are not going to my that tall, lean, slender, consumptiv* stricken fellow, are you?" " Yes, she is,! volunteered the young lady's littl brother, looking up from his broke: cart-wheel; "she's going to marry hi: and use him for a carpet-stretcher The boy and the cart-wheel through the same door. ' . » ^ ,«v *ommr moo*. Jones had been looking for a roo for some time. One rainy day Smy hailed him with, "Have you got a yet?" "Yes," growled Jones, "I've the room-attics, which is more thj wanted." It is roon^ored that Snĵ th 1 .UZtu 'i.Wi .LaJ, W.i %. ; „-y± Hr~-y-j. ;v ' 7.̂ :; iii' . . . £f.>kW:.rk'. . . . . \k v^4: m - i t i : ',7L i