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NO one spoke for a. moment or two 'tfter Margery had blurted out her :rcws. Then for the second time Kar- ~'v'Sky said: “There is still one way ”5 escape Open to you." ‘1‘ And that is 2"â€" said Gerald again- For me to personate you." "0 monsieurl" cried Clara. 3 flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes. "Karovsky. are you mad 2" "Pardon. I think not; but one can never be quite sure. Listen! These men who are coming to arrest you are strangers to you. or rather you are a. stranger to them; they have never set eyes on you before. I will answer to your name; I will go with them. and “before they have time to discover their misake. you will be far away." " And the consequences to yourself?" " A few hours' detentionâ€"nothing more. Your English police know me not." Then he added with a shrug: "A! St. Petersburg or Berlin. mai foi. it {fight be somewhat different." " Karovsky. your offer is a noble one. and the risk to yourself might be great- er than you seem to think. In any case. l cannot accept it." No. no! “‘0qu you court a felen's doom. you whose innorenre will one day be proved to the warld :" " Vous avez raison. madame." said the 5333 n. Then phcing his hands on rald's shouldesrs. he said. " Go. Brooke " Gerald. for my _sake !” implored his wife. "As I said before. I am fired nf fhis life of perpetual hidPâ€"and-seek. Let it end: I am roady to fare tho worst." ' fr‘end: hide yourself elsewhere for ittle timn. and leave me to face thcse moodhounds.” Picot. who had been listening and w: tching "m the background. now came I}. Ydly forward. It was en-ugh for the kindâ€"hearted mounfe‘mnk to know that his frivnds were in trouble. "I have Ime petite chasbre en but." he said to Gerald. “Come with me, monsieut. and I will hide you." "For your sake. let it he as you wish." answered Gerald sadly. At this junrture there runs: a loud knocking at some door beiow stairs. "Vonez. monsieurâ€"vite. Vite!" said Picot. : l‘then followed Yha mr‘untebnnk. It will not be wfse to keep our uw-nds waiting.” said Karorsky. Then turning to Miss Primbyt “Madame. will you chlige me by taking charge of the.» trifles fur a. little while 2" With‘ that he handed her a card-ruse. upock- ' et-book stuffed with papers. and ar bunch of keys. { “Yrs. yes: go, denresf. with Mon- sieur Pivot.” urged his wife. her beau- tiful eyes charged with anguished en- treaty. "They wSII be mighty clever if they get them out of hero." muttered Miss Primby. as the artifies disappeared in the capacic-us depths of some hidden pockets. E‘sky to Margery: then he addressed 3 few words hurriedly in a. low tone F. Ma‘s. Brooke. The door at the foot of the stairs. 2/, nich Margery in her us.rm L; <: taken fie precauilon to fasten. had up; Iran:- 1y been originally [:u: there “Lth the View of more_effecrt‘ually swarming the The knovking wagrepeated in loud- er and more imperauve terms than be- fore upper part of the house from thv'mw- er, probably at a time when the doâ€" micile was divided between two fam- ilies. This door Margery now unbolt- ed without a. word: and without a. word after flashing a'pull's-gye 1:: her fave. a, sergggfngf'police and'two men pushâ€" ed 'past her and tramped heavily up- Stan's. â€" -- n ‘ 77 ‘ “a..- .- "MI. Gerald Brooke. commonly known by the name of Stewart!" said the sergeant interrogativciy as he ad- vanced into the room. while his two men took up positions close to the uw‘ . The Russhn turnedâ€"he had been in the act of lightning a cigarette at the firealace. "\Vho are you, sir. and by waa: right do you intrude into this apartment?" he demanded haughtiiy. The sergeant. went a _step‘ _or _ two door. The sergeant went a step or two nearer and laying a. hand on his shoul- der. said: “Gerald Brooke. you are char ed on a. warrant. with the wilful mnr en of the Baron Otto von Rosen- berg on the 28th of June last at Beau- !ieu. near King's Harold. and you will have to consider yourself as my pris- oner." The Russian dropped his cigarette. " There is some strange mistake." he said. "I never either saw or spoke to the Baron von Rosenberg on the 28th of last Juneifl A_Al_:_ -knub w luau u uuv- ' "All right. sir; you can explain about x int somewhere else; but I should ad- ;se you to say as little as possible ; rst now." One of the men had advanced into the f )0m, and now drew the officer's atten- tion. “I say. sergeant." he whispered. " the gent don’t seem to answer much to the printed description. does he 1 “Idiot!” whispered back i'..e other; " as if a man couldn’t dye his hair and make his beard and moustache grow any shape he liked! Besides. we knew beforehand that he was disguised. and this is the room where we were told we should find him." W'hen the sergeant turned again. Clara was standing before Karovsky. with a. hand resting on each of his shoulders. "You see." whispered the sergeant to his subordinate. “ We were told his wife was livi here with him, as well as an elderly edyâ€"the aunt. He’s the nt we want. and no mistake." e 8"I shall only be away for a. little .while, care mm." said Karovaky. as he 1..-“. nun m him. For a. moment ls“-1 E11311”â€" on}! be " Let the dour be opened." said Kar- fiernld hastily kiswd hEs wife. grip- ! the Russ’an’s hind for a moment. VOL. IV. N0. 3'2. DEAD RECKONING. v". 54"“ G her head rested against his shoulder, Shir; his lips lightly touched her fore- e . She turned from him. and sinking on alcouch. buried her face in bet u s. {arovsky drew himself up to his full Sh}: “Key. .Si’x I am mt your ser- 9," he said to the sergeant. L moment later and the three wo- uun were 193 alone. “ They be clever uns. they be!" said Margery with a chuckle as the sound of the retreating footsteps died away: " How noble. ‘how magnanim'ous of Monsieur Karovsky !” exclaimed Miss Primby. "I shally never think ill of the Russians again.‘ " Now. is the op rtunity for Gerald to get away." sai Clara. " The police may disrover their mistake at any mo- ment.“ Her hand was on the door, when suddenly there was a. sound which caused all three to start and stare at eavh other with eyes full of terror. It was the sound of unfamiliar footsteps (Ls-ending the stairs. Mrs. Brooke shrank bark as the door opened and George Crofton entered the room. “You!" she asped. " Even so." re answered as he glanc- ed round the room. "It is long since we met last." ”'Don t I just “151) I “as a man inâ€" stead of a great hulkin good- for- noth- Eng girl!" gmuttered )firg er}. hxlf to \Ixss Parimhx and half to herself. as she defiantiy rolled up the sleovea of her cogjon goyxg. “ Not. since the day you crushed my husband’s portrait undvr your heel.“ " As I have now crushed your hus- band himself." "What do you mean 3" "Clam Brooke. the hour of my re- venge has struck. You slighzed me once. but. now my turn has come. It was through my efforxs that. your husband was Iraq-kw! to this place. It was I who gaVe information to the police. Nth‘I could there be a, sweeter re- venge than ming."_ “Z‘an suvh wickedness exist unsmitâ€" ten by Heaven I" After that. first glance round. he had never taken his eyes from Ciara's blanched faca. He spoke with a vene- mous intensity which lent to every wqrg an asided stipg. _ C‘Kara's heart beat painfully. but her i thg'Eu11e5[égiént’his hofiils would al- 93'95 blazed 31110 his full 0f 5"01'11 and i low of his doing. he held his wrists defiance. 'lhen she said: “George Crofâ€" ; over the flame of {bu lamp, and kt‘pt ~Lon, believe me or not. but my_husixm_d ‘ them there unflinc'hingiy t.lii_ the out- 15 as innocent of the csruue land to his 3 ermost coil of the ligaL .v'e \\'hl(‘h bound charge 35 I am. It is 301 he who 15 ; them was burnt through. When once a murderer. but you who are one after ; his hands were at liberty. very few mm- this night's workâ€"in heart. if 110?- in 1 uLes sufficed to nuke him a free man. deed." ”My revenge IS yet to' come, Ger- For a'liftle space. the two stood gaz- ingrat each othr in silepcg. But Clara's ears of late, ever on the Alan. had heard a. certain sound. With a. low my she sprang to the door; but b fore she could reach it. it. u as open- ed from without, and Gerald accom- pgpied by I’icot, uppeuzred on the thresh- A sneering laugh broke from his lips. "I was quite prepared \to hear that rimarole." he said. “ lt was only to be expo-Led that you should swear to his innocence. It. is possible you may believe in itâ€"wives will believe anything.” ’ Crofton fell back as if he had seen a. fave from the tomb. “By what fi- en'd: trick have I been fooled I" he Cl'le . “There stands the villain who be- trayed you.” exvlaimed the young wife. poiniing to Crofton with outstretched finger. ”He! My cousin! Impossible." "It may not be too date yet," ex- claimed Croiton as he sprung to one of the windows and Lore aside the curtain. But next instant. with :1 bound like that of a. tiger..Picot had flung himself on him and had gripped his nevi: as in a. vice with boih his sinewy hands. The other was no match in point of strength for the mountebank; and beâ€" fiore he knew what. had happened he found himself on his back on the floor, half choked with l’icot kneeling on his chest and regarding him with a sar- donic grin. C1 ra. nith natural impuise. had Pin: 3 L0 her husbands arm Miss Pri may and Margery v. ere L00 start‘ ed to u ter a word. Pivot's hand went to some inner pock- et. and drew from it a. small revolver: then rising to his feet. he said to Crof- ton: “ Oblxge me by standing up. monâ€" sieur. and by taking a. seat in that chair. or in one leeLle minute you are a. dead man." i " You scoundrel I you shall suffer for ‘ this." muttered the latter between his i teeth. 7 E "A la bonne heure. monmeur," re- ‘sponded the mountebank airfly. Then peruiving a. corner of a handkerchief Crofton. with a. smile like thaf. of some half-(towed wild ammal. dul as herwas hidden. Gerald stepged quickly forward and laid a. Land on I’icoL's arm. “\\ hat, wows! you do r: be asked. "Shoot him like [be dug he is if he mOVe but one finger. if he move not. â€"-tie him upâ€"gug himâ€"and leave him here till you. monsieur, haw: Lime to geg‘awayt'i Then addressing himself to Mnrgvg'y. but without taking his eyes for an m- sLanL off Crofton. he 511d: " My good Margot. in my room cup-stairs you will find one piece of rope. Bring him here. Uepes’rhez~\'ousâ€"quick.” . Ivlargery needed no second biddlng. Then the mountebank said to Ger- ald: "You. must not. stup here any longer. monsieur; the police may come bag-lg_at any moment.” " Yesâ€"('o'mg.’ 7 ’Enâ€"né’,” urged Clara. '1' Another mlnute and it may be too ate." “Gearge. I did non deserve this at your hand)? said Gerald with grave sadness to his cousin. The only ans- wer was a scowl and an execration mut- tered between his teeth. " Good r:hild. â€".\ow hold this so." said Picot. as be placed the revolver 111 Mar- gery's hand. and stationed her about a couple of yade from Crofton. “ If you see that man stir from his chair. press your finger 357 nst this leetle thing. andâ€"p oufâ€"he will never stir agznn. Holdp him steadyâ€"so. You have no fearâ€"hem? Ge mid his wife and Miss Primby re- t red into the farther room and closed the hiding-doors Margery was back by this“ tim_e, Farg‘xing a _sma.ll coil of rop_e: “ Why. 0' course not." laughed Mar- gery. " It would do me good to shoot the likes 0' him,” \Vith a dexterity that seemed as if it might have been derived from long practice, Picot now roceeded to bind Crofton securejyjp is ‘chair. P”: YWWV a “WY?! Wm” i Left. alone. George Crofzun begun at 101109 to struggle desperately to free :himself. buL all to no purpos». After a. 5 little time. hainvevur, he dismvered that i the chair in which in- was hound moved on casters. and this discovery put an 1idea. imo his head su1'h as would not :have entered it under other circum- stames 'lhe room “as lighted by 11 lump on a low table and 1% this table 131- mamged by degrees in slide his 'chair along Yhe floor. ”111911591. ng his lte-eth hard. 11nd stxetlhing his arms to lthe fulleSL extent his bonds “ould al- 1.low of his doing he held his “rists 'over the flame of thv lamp, and kept .t.hem llmrge unfling‘hingly t.il_l_1._hg‘. out- grot‘ruding| from; his pocket. he drew it VV-‘_...° ..v.u um ywnal. In: lllU\V lb i'érth, and tearing a narrow strip off it. he pmf-eeglgd to {imply bind the oth- ex's wrists; then making a bandage of the remainder. he covered his mouth with it and tied it in a double knot. at the back of his neck. "Ah. ha! that do Lhe trick,” he laughed.~ “ How found yo_u' yourself ‘?_V'ery comfortableâ€"hem?" I We are back once more at Linden iVilla. It is a. March evening. and 1he ‘ clock has just struck nine. George Crof- ‘ ton is smokin ga cigar, and gazing fix- ;edly into the fire, seeing pictures in 3 the glowing embers whiv‘u are unyihing i but pleasanL ones. if one may juagc by i the lowering expression of his face. He | looks haggard and carcworn. annl is no ' longer so fastidious with I‘L‘giLI‘d to his ,personal appearance as he used to be. tDissipuLion has seL its unmismkuble ' seal upon him; he has the air of aman lwho is going slowly but; surely down- ! hill. Margery. who had watched the Oper- ation with great glee. now gave had; the revolver and retired w the inner room. PicoL sat down a little way from his prisoner. but for the present took no further notiw‘ of NHL lie had heard a {0015101) on the stdii‘s 2; 711713111613} two previously, and rightly judged It was 6:9qu already_g0ue._ From the first day of taking up their abode at No. 5 Pymm‘s Buildings. Clara and her husband had prepared themselves for an emergency like the present one. They were always ready for immediate flight. and had arrang~ ed the means for communication in case of an enforved separation. At the end of a. few minutes 31:11 ger)‘ returned cart 1311 :1 f0' ded puprr \\ 111111 she gave to icot. at. the same time whispering a. few hurried “ords in his Themountebank nodded :ml smil- ed and kissed the tip 3 of his fingers. ’lhen the 3111 went. back and theg Lwo men were 8'left alone But presently b0th Of them heard the footsttps of more persons than one dos 811111112: the stairs. P1101 listened inn-11111. till the sound had (1‘. ed a“ ay. and 1111 n pun emi- ed to light a. cigarette. 0f Lroftmn. sit- ting there bound and gagged. he tauk noL glha sl1ghtest apparem nothe. A quané'r of an hour assed thus. and with the exception 0 a footinll now and then in the court. below no sound broke the silence. At the end of that time. Picot's ci arette being [in- ished. he rose. pushm bark his chair. clapped his hat on his head, and ufier a. last examination of his prisoner's bonds, he marched out of the room wiihoui a. word, and m down smirs and out 01' the huuso. first shutting lwliind him the door which (lividml the upper rogm_s from Ihi- ground floor: "My revenge is yet to come. Gor- ald Brooke." he said aloud us he paused at the door and took a last glance round. “ lt is but delayed for alittle while. and every day's delay will serve but to make it sweeter at the last." had come soon. and had not. been a. pleasant one. Not long had it taken her to discover that she had mated l’nvrself ; with an inveterate gzunbler, if not with something worse. .50 long as plump ,ycung pigeons were to be null [or the plu'kang, matters had gone on swim- ? mingly at Linuen Villa. There bud been -no luck of money, and Slepgunle hull {never cared to inquire 100 curiuugly ‘how it buclr‘uccn come_ by.‘15'uL‘:thz>r His WLfe is amusing herseif somewhat Iistlessly at the piano. There is a slightly worn look about. her eyes. and the. line of her lips looks Lhinner and more hard set than it; is wonL to do. Married life had noL brougm Stephanie the happiness. or even the content. she had looked forward to: The zm'gxkening a. time Crofton's wonderful luck at cards began to be commented upon; people began to be shy of playing M the same table with him; pigeons were warned to avoid him; and when. one unfortunate evening. he was detected cheating at. the club, and unmaskerl by a. member cleverer in that parth‘ulur line than himself, his career in that sphere. of life came to an end forevar. Bu! his ambition had not been satis- fied With the comparatively small gains of [Le curd-table; he had bet heavily on the :SL. Leger and other races, and ha" been unfortunate in all. 50 int he had been able to meet his raving l ia- bil'uics. but. the doing so had exhausted the whole 0!: his avaollable resources, and matters at Linden Villa. had now come to a pum that might. almost. be termed desperate. i 1,,h _-_.14 1,“ Ln .1“ (ICnHaâ€"vue u...;.n.....\_. -___ " Why not ‘3" she broke in quickly. "if you talked about them a little often- er. it might be all the better. You seem neither to know nor care anything about then}. YO}; ere 01‘". {tom morn- ..4 L- M...‘ “OH, WAD SOME POWER THE GIFTIE GIE US,7'AE SEE OORSELS AS 1THERS SEE US.” but muu. uwr ...... o‘Lephanie brought her rouiades to an end with a. grand crash; Lhen turning half round she said in her clear metallic tones: "Have you anything to talk about. men :mge‘! Have you nothing to say to me ?" Her husband's back was to- wards her. as he sat. brooding sullenly in front of the fire. “ it is not often that you stay at home of an evening. and when you doâ€"chut! 1 might as well be aione." He shiugged his shoulders. "What would you have me 1:le about? Our debtsâ€"our djgfigult‘iesfogr "â€"â€" _.:..I-V.. u”- Eng till night. it is. I who have to pro- misc, to cajole. to he. first. to one per- son and then to another who come here demanding money )vhen I have non¢_t_o giv-e @933: Oh. It is a charm- A..An IL ...1II "n4 ing life-Eminel N‘imporle. It will end itself in a little while." " What do you mean :1 What new trick are you hatching now l" he demanded. I “It is nothing newâ€"it. has been in my head for 51. long Lime. Shall 1 tell you what it 152 Why not. '3" The [in- gers of one hand were still resting on the piano. She struck a note or two carelessly. and then went on Speaking as quietly as_ though she were mention- ing some trtfling uetaxi of every day life. "One evening. Cheri. when you come home you will not find me; I shall be gone. This life suits me no longer. 1 will change it all. I will go bad; to the life 1 mad to love so well. CHAPTER XII OMELVIEE, ONT, THURSDAY, JULY 22. 1897. l have had a letter. Signor Ventelli is at. Brussels; he prays Lo me to return to him. 1 shall go. You and I, my friend can no longer live together it will be better for both that we should part." Again her fingers struck a nuts: ornuvp carelessly. Crofton was tensed at last. He. start~ ed to his feet with an impnzcution and faced his wife. “ \VhaL confounded slulx‘ and nonsense you are talking, Staph," hf pxlvlaimed. " As if I believed a word 0 1L " “ Do I ever say that, I will do 2; thing when [do not intend doing it?" she quieLly asked. In his own mind he was obliged to confess that, she did not. "We hum made a mistake. you and 1. and haw: found it ouL in time." she resum- ed. " We can be friends. always friends --why not? But you will go your way andl miner; my}; is all."_ , The cold indiffeience of her tone and manner slung him to the (iullk .L’vi- domly she was minded to cast him off as (:ln-lessly as she would an old glove. The Mlllnn fire in his hem-L blazed up in a moment. He lm'ed Lhis woman af- ter a flushiou of his own, and was in nowise inclined to let her go. “What you say is utter nonsense. I would have you remember that you are my wife. and that I can claim you as such anywhere and evAeryniherez" “ And do you imagine that if lwere twenty times a. wife I should allow you or any other man to claim me as such against my will I" (lcxuandcd:819ph,with a. contempluous laugh. ’i‘zn! tzal my £rl_9_ml. you mlk like _a. child."' George Lrofton turned away, qud “I‘u‘éing to the sideboard. poured hun- Se‘lf out. a quantity of brandy. “You would he :1 foul. Sbcph, to leave um 3* You talk of doing. were it only for one ”ling." In. said dryly. 11v. seemed. to hiWe quite recovered his equnnimxty, {11111 )Vux «'hmvsing a. (afar us fihgspolfv. 1112} w ere Standing face to face. and for a few niomenls they stared at each other without speaking but the clear resolute liwht that shone out of StOPh 5 eves «0“ed for a time. at leist. the fit- _fu1.d:ingorwus gleam fliikeiing redly in her husband’s bloodshot or'ns. as 1huug h it \ure :1 refleirtion from some lophgl helowa ‘ "A11. bah! you mark yourself. Your cousin will uevex be arrested now: he has got safe away to some f0 ‘ign coun- u‘yfllong ago." -_ . .1 L “If it pleases 1116 to 'h a fool. why” not 3" ‘. “Has it ever ovcurrezi to you that any l morning the Int-\mpapm‘s may tell us‘ that, my cousin, Gerald Brooke. has) Lnen captured: Every day. that is the? first. news 1 look for." 1 “You have. no ground for saying that.‘ Any hour may bring the tidings of hisi capture. and thr)â€"â€"â€"- But you know; already what. Um result, of his conviv- mon “00.th be to you and me. Dem hâ€" ley Towers and 51x thousand a yearâ€"; nothing 16$." 1 "You deceive yourself." resumed‘ Steph. "You are \saiLing for what will i never happen. Nine 111011th huvei pussad sin-me the murder. and the crime. 1 ls half “forgone/u. You”. 19!. Gerald} Brnoke slip Lhmughv your fingers once: but you will never have the chum-e. of doing so agaiu.â€"Let us come luck to reuliLies, to the things we can touch. Dreams never had an): charms for me." Ha went. hack to the fireplucp with his. vigzxr. and Look up u. posiuon on the, hearth-rug. “As you sayâ€"19L us stick L0 reulLLies; it may perhaps be the wisest," he went on. "What. then. would. you.thi.uk “'1qu would vuu say. U: I “ere, Lu bell you. as a [an that m less than six weeks from m-dny I shall be m possessing of ten Lhousund pounds ?" ""T‘Ju'udd think and say that it “as not :1. Im-L, but a dream, :g-whut do yqu_caU it ?-.a )Villâ€"p’ahe-wup.” UL ‘And yet, it is not a. dxezun. but a. sober solid [act t. as a. very short time “111 proye.” _ '1 AI "L, 6115111131341 her bro“s : evidently, she has inucdulous. “You made suxe 111,1. you Mould w'rn tno thousand pounds at. Doncaster, \\ hereas you contxuczi to lose l'no bundled. You mexe just us CEI'Lil_iTl $11th yum “‘9qu win'â€"-â€" 1 , "Mint 1 aim referring 10 now has nothing Lo do with hox'aemring.” he broke in impati->nL1y.â€"â€"“Li.~Len2” he added; and with Lhat he Blamed himself astride a. chair and conlrumed her. resting his arms on the tum-k of it. and puflilug o'czxsiunally at, his cigar u.» he. Luikml. “L am about. tq tell xou slum-thing whi h it. was my inumion not, la. lune spoken about, till later on; nut. iL umtnera little, “healer you are loll now or a momh hence." He 11lov- enl his chair nearer to her. and when be next spoke it was in a. lower voiv‘: "'lhc yourng lfurl' of lmaminmn, who is enurumurs‘ly r'unh. is to he married on: the 27m of next. month. Un the 1-2111 01' April 0‘1ch of the partners in a. cer- LLLin well-known firm 01' lion-inn jew- ell-:rs. :u‘cmnpuniell by an assistant, \vxll start. for the Earl‘s seat in the north carrying with him jewvlry of Lhc value of over L“ entry thousand pounds, for the purpose .If enabling his lordship 1.0 select, certain presents for his l.ri\le. That box of Jewelry will never reach its. destination." .w “w...“uuv... p‘flephunim was staring at him With wmewpeu eyes. "You would notâ€"â€"" she cxrlaunell. and then she_ paused. 1.63, L \Vvumu, uuu vv an. .n ..u.-.vy-v_. “ilh a sinister smile. "I and certain (rim; is of mine have planned to make that. box our own. The whole scheme L»; out and dried; all the arrangements in rounection with tL :. ioux ncy are known to ms ; and so (turefiul‘lyl have 011? vv “A“, "An: 1 you, George Crofton. my busâ€" band have sunk to lbw-tn: 1t yuo “ ould bcwxnc a common 101mm. a thief. a. volteur. " " thl\lvv.h y». w , ........ -â€" pluns hecn worked. oxiEVlbiixtfit is: next to‘impmsildeflthat “'2 syould full." as it; usually did. "What would youl have?" he asked with a. snarl. “ My cursed ill-luck has driven me to it. 1 cannot starve. neither will I." For a little while neither spoke. ‘ "I didn't think you would take my news like this. SLeph." he said pres- ently. "Think of the rizel How is it possible. for a man .lxed as I am to resist trying to make it his own? One half comes to me because the plan is mine, mm, of course 1 can't work with- out confederates. My share will be worth ten thousand. at Lh-g. very least; and then. hey presto for the New World and a fresh sLarL in lil'u nith a clean slutelâ€"Whut. say you. Stvph J" “At present. I say Ilk‘llllllg more than I have said already." shv :mS\\'m'ed coldly. ".lmx‘nusnt havek‘tfimv 11.; think." Hi5 [me darkened ominously. and the gash in his lip looked as large Iagain . ‘v‘ _ Spl'lddsâ€"Yplmg Harkins seems very pam1ve toâ€"mg‘lgt. Do you suppose that. he has fallgnt m lovg] ”USEELSâ€"Ol‘l‘. no.1 He is only break- mg in a. pau‘ of fight. shoes. 1 as, 1 would, undi‘ \\ . he answergd \VRONG DIAGNOSIS 11:07 Be Continual "I” ’V'V" a Ham <m_~< P>Hmmfi ENOQâ€" >5. 41m sowâ€".0 O<mâ€"~. Interesting Items About Our Own Country. Grcat Britain. the United States. and All Parts of the Globe. Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. Thvir'ly-fivp homes were hurnegd to death in a fire at the 'l‘e'mple hvery stables at Hamilton. ’lbc Grand 'lxunk Railway has deâ€" cided upon a new Irogulation uniform for its train ems Trade rkaiurns show 51 large, increase in both export and unperts for the year ended June. 30. N Laura Morkins. aged twenty. of b‘trqtford. (-ommitmd suicide. by swal- lowmg a. dose. of Paris green. Potasonfll‘at» (70., (-omractors for the. fast Atlantic svrvioe. haw: bought the. Beaver line of stewmxships. The; Victoria. Australia. rifle. mam won the liolupore Cup :AL Bisley. the Canadians taking uhnird Mac-e. '1‘th port of Mordem. in Southern Manitoba, has been mad» a port of en- try by the Dominion \T-miLoms Depart- ment. 'lhve body of an Indian woman was found mar Edmonton. She 1' 1d ba-en sir;i{ng1w by tying her hair about her mgr . Mr. Ullon, a Hamiltun hntolkeeper, caugnt a burglar in him bedroom. and after «ompclllng the man L0 disgorge let him go. QLhr'L'L'F [aim-wily. Kingmrm, will confer Lhu degree of LILD. upon Sir \Vxll‘rid Lauriur on (X‘Lolm‘ 16. Univer- .‘ily day. \Vh'ilu Celebrating lth full of 1119885- tilo in Snuumr Park. Muntrvxl. unumâ€" her of proplv were wounded hyamck- (2L disc’hnrgml into 1113 crowd. A six-year-old .son of Mr. John Har- rington was run over by :1 Michigan Cenu‘al train at Niagara Falls and his bunt was sov‘ered from Lin- Lody. It is expectodthut lwtwec-vn thirteen and x'ourLeen hundrvd delegates will aLtzmd Um annual mrwtfing of the Bri- lib!) )lmliml Amux‘mtion in Man- treal next month. Mr. 'C. H. “Illlzlcv lru liven :lmmlnl- ed first mslslant x-ngineer at Hamil- ton at, a salary of SLUUU. and 311‘. J. R. Huddle. wcond assisL-Anl englnwr at $1100. Mr. Fish-er, Mlnister of Agriculture, will leave fur Victoria. B.C.. 1n acouple. of “make and will proceed to Japan to pzromum a trade Ill-tween that. country and Canada. Tl»: Rideau amigos. where the D. R. LA. match will be abut, this full. axe, in a neglected atatc. It. is so rank with ‘VK‘C'LL‘ ihnt when the rifle‘mcn are lying down ihley cannm. see Lhc targets. T11»: Go‘iernmunt has decided to en- force thy alEk-n lilAlLOr law *in Manim‘ua. tlchli‘IhWe-st Tcrriwrics and Brutisb (biumhiu during 1h; construction of Elm Uri-W’s NEEL Pass Railway. Mr. fiil‘iun him: decided to make. no reduction in lb!" strength of lbw Mount- 0;} Police. in Alberta. and in uLhorpuris of ill-t: 'l'crritoru-n only a: Hwam'ics take place. IL in reported at Halifax that the British Admiralty have rojectod the type of vessels proposed by Peterson, Tate 8.: Co. for 1.1m fast Atlantic aur- vicc. and Lhul the contract, “ill haw- w be revised. Mr. J. .5. Lurkc. Canadian Trade Com- missiwi ‘1' in Ausiruiizi. points ouL that foum million I/ushols of uncut, 01' its equivalent in i'lnur. will he needed Lo vurry 11m» pop'uzluliwn of the island con- tinent, through until next harvest. in addition to annexing London West. the, City of Landon Will ask power from Ll‘m LegisLi-lmvebozmnex 351! acres of 1mm in London and \‘.'esi:iiin5iex‘ 'i'ovuhiiip alung the. hunk of 1111‘ river lieuwen the city limits» antitlic water- works. Mr. V. Ma‘lmws, who has charge of! the, Dominion Government immlgmLiun ' a‘gc‘nls in that Western States, says than the fcelitrng in Michigan towards; Cuxonatla IS greatly improwd. and lhutl those who are, 3:011:11: to the. North-\Vestl will make first-Muss s,‘1l,lers. l A dispatch from Muuu‘wl states that a mud ram: oil sumll ,:x has bean dis- covered in Lhut my. my; puuent having beam taken to 1hr ll.q..i.ut.:n ughk days ago, but news of lL ind Deon withheld from the public. '1 h».- puw m, “ho is a lu‘ul llrur 0; 'young L‘h lfllUllIlz’llll. one of. thfi‘ first panic-ms. is in a critical con- diLion 'Jflm first/est, staunshlpvoyage on re- cord across th-o I’m-Mir. has just ln'cn lnllllb by tho steamer Empress of Japan. of the. L‘u'flmllu-n in «em 1in». She made the lxalssllgu from Victoria to 10210- lm‘nm in Len uuys. tlu've harm’s. and fully-four minute's. hemp; at the rate (»f 1413 Ennis an hour. The. thne~ycur-oid son of Mr. John‘ RnymnrnJ, Pine Bush, ncar'Galt, Um... on 'l‘m-sday swallowed a run-ant in the g'nwluu. 11. lodged 10.14193 throat. at the intersection of the i)?0fli‘hi:ll tubes, and in spin» of the efforts of uphysia-ian who was called. the child died three. hours. 31' Le rwa rils. Ethusiive reports of the orop out- 1001: in Manitoba indicate that while Lhie, grain th been retarded by 1119 cold “tuner of May and the first. half of Junior. with favorable. weather this month a, fair ave/raga (-ro'p. may )9 booked for The acreage under culti- vation this year is {mm l'il'txen in twen- ty per mm. greater thun ever liefore in the hiim‘mr ‘ th- soumtry. GREAT BRITAIN. Samual Charles All'opp, Biron Hind- lid). xs dead. Fiye '00quan \vrml'rhI nnl! Work- ers In 50m; Staffordsh'u‘e and North \Vor'cmm'x‘mx‘e, h L'fr struck tor a ten per went. advance in wages. o The. Woman Suffrage Bill was with- drawn on Thur-Mm imm the Hume of Commons, as there was no disposition on the part of the House to pass the measure In spire of formal denials. there is good reasons to heiieve that an en- gagement. has been virtually agreed upon between tin? Duke of Manchester and Miss Mary Goelct. New York. The Lnndpn press is very outspuken in wndemmng the recent despatuh of CLAN ADA - Eng been appoiniâ€" nginver at Hamil- }.UUU. and 311‘. J. R. sum enginm-r at, 1 V ‘ ,. . F4}:- .. '4. of Sgcretary Sherman on the Berjng Sea‘. dwpute sent in the. form of Instruc- uons to Unwed 5mm Ambassador \Lady Selina Scott, molher-in-law of Earl Russell, who in January l:tsL_was sentenned to eight months“ imprnson- meal. for criminally lilmlling him, was released on 'l‘hursduy morning from Holloway haul. u Sir ‘Blundull Mmplg has not subscrib- ed two million and a. half dollars to the Peterson lust Atlantic scheme. .as in, first reported; but will undenwnte that iii-mount, if the whole capital of the new I'ompany is underwritten. A hundred distinguished «London ladies game at jubilee din-net u) cele- brate the progress that women have made during the Queen’s reign. A novel feature of the entertainment was that mm. Inrlv “mg .miviloaed m invite adis- made during Lne Queen’s reign. A novel feat/urn) of the entertainment. was that each lady was privileged Lo invite adis- Linguisliied man. A meeLing of Lhe representaLivgs of France, the United States, and Great Britain was held in London to consid- er the. question of bi-metullism. l'r. is probable that, {m international confer- ,‘IA :. .I..\ [7â€"hna 2mm will Sm 195. The Parliamentary South .Afrgca Commission 111;“. has been enquirmgm- to the 'l‘ransvaal raid, has made us reâ€" port. in whirl] it throws the responsi- bility and places the blame upon MI. Rhodes, and exonerates Mr. Chamber- lain. the Colonial Office, and Lord Rose- mead. The Duke and Duz'hess of York will sun on August. 15th on a visit, to Ire- land. They will remain for ten days in Dublin. and will attend the Leopards- town races and the Horse :‘how. after which they will make an extended tour in the north and south of the country. port, in which it throws the responsl- bility and places the blame upon Mr. lthodes, and exonerates Mr. Chamber- lain. the Colonial Office, and Lord Rose- mead. The Duke and Duchess of York will start on August. 15th on a visit to Ire- land. ’l‘hey will remain for ten days in Dublin. and will attend the Leopards- ‘town races and the Horse show. after whit-h they will make an extended tour in the north and south of the country. Sara Bernhardt tooled the munici- pal authorities at Portsmouth. 'l‘hey made eluhorgtte preparations to give her a rereption. .hut after they had tlbbE‘lnbled 1n their rooms. at the Town H.111 the tragedmnne discovered that sllv (lld not feel strong enough to climb the steps. LN TED STATES. 'l'he l’ins‘nurg strikers are asking for arbitrauon. . Senator oA apt-Joâ€"no- Hanna has indicated his willâ€"‘ «la-A trnnlJA ho,l “ During my progress through Log; don on the 22nd June this great en- thusiasm was shown in the mogt,st.rikâ€" ing manner, and can never be efifaoed from my heart. It is indeedE/‘deeply . gratifying. after so many years of la- } hour and anxiety for the good of my 5 beloved country. to find that. my exer- jtions have been appreciated through- 'out my vast Empire. In weal and woe i l have ever had the true sympathy of tall my people, which has been warmly :freciprocated by myself. l “It has given me unbounded plea- ’an;re to see so many of my subjects i {Rm all parts of the world assembled l here. and to find them joining in ac- clamations of loyal devotion to myself ; land I would wish to thank‘them all from the depth of my. grateful heart. . Semwr Hanna. has indicated his willâ€" mgness to arbltrate the trouble be- tween the striking miners and the coal operators. Female prisoners in Kansas City gaol. who have hitherto remained in Idleness have now 10 break stones like the men. dispensing with their skirts. and wearing «'onrse overalls. Lnilvd Statvs Sec-rotary Sherman has written insLi‘ucLions to Ambassador Hay in London. in u'hirh he complains of the British Government's policy of delay in dealing with the sealing ques- Lion. Prince Eu \\ Em heir- -apparem to the crown 01' Come. who is at present 'u: 111-: U‘niLed State; us said to be follow-l ; ed constantly by assassins. who are in- stiguted by me (jg-ream Progressx 18 party to take his lue. ' ‘ A despatch from Wasbin ton says that the ExccuLive has decide that up- on 1h? firSL interference of Japan in My» Hm“. iian Islands the Stars and Stripes w ill be hoisted and bluejackecs landed to annex the islands. An Indian named Tiger Cat eloped witfu a chief's wife from; Fort Lauder- dala. Florida. a few days ago. The runaway couple Were captured and brought back. They were bound to sLa‘kxes near the water's edge. and aft- er bx Lng exposed an entire day in the bu-rmng sun Lhm “ere devoured by .31- ligutor.. The commission appointed by the l n'ued 5141ch Congress to examine _lhe deep \xaurwu) .. h-‘csme of connect ng the gran: lake: “uh the ”Ratio have re1p01 led '1 he) ' poLnL out thfée routes. two of w hich are practicable and one possible. but they (10 not think that the advantages to be derived from Um un- dermking are such as to commend it as a Federal Government. project. According tonne commercial reports from the United States trade has been during Lina past \\ eel; more than usually dull. even for this alxsays dull season of the year. 'lhe general depression is also inLensified. b) 1.119 coal miners' strike and the number of men "out.” is largerdban lasi week. In some in- du~Lries. .nom‘uly the building trades, boots and shoes. and iron ore, there '1: an improvement. but continued un- certainty about. legislation helps to hamper trade. “119ng has advanced on considerable buying for export. GENERAL. The Turks are desodntin‘g the vil- lages of the Annemnns wuh great cruelty. SeWs from Tromsoe says .thm. Prof. Andree smrxed on Sunday guernoon on m balloon voyage. to the horth Pole. '1' his French Supreme Council of Ed- ucutiun has adopted a propoml by \‘h’ich {cwnxlg‘uerg are enabled to ob- 1‘1 In doctors' iplounas by pmdergoing cmminmiuns at lremh univ ersiLies lute-me excitement was created in HJVuna on '1 htu’rsday Lythe urresL of ulghLy rich Spmn'bh men-haunts and. lxmnkt‘rs. in that city. for selling mer- uhand‘rse and medicines to the Cuban insurgents. It is stated. in wellâ€"informed circles iIn Vienna (uh-(LL a European conference will shortly be held in Vienna or Ber- lin LO discuss Inna-{sures m be adopted against the United States tariff podicy rrgardimg sugar bcrunties. ' Mghalley. the rebel leader. with six- xy . yellowers attacked and bprned the. Bmmh Government station 01 Ga-yg. 03 1; bland of Labuan and carried off mu thquL'ud pounds lrom the t1 eaaur) 'Hx 31111 b Resident at Mbuan has gvne m pursuit. :uurv uu -__.,_‘,__ be held. '25;er in we UniLed GOT AHEAD CHAS, W_ RICHARDS, Publisher Prop. d up sum- ?m'mg how *ltrom the. thus en- his enem) inset.) Txxilu.‘ THE QUEEN TU BEE PEOPLE ‘ DEEPLY GRATIFIED WITH HER SUB- JECTS’ ENTHUSIASM. l’lcascd Wlth Seeing So Many of ller lub- jccu From all Farm of the Worldâ€" Ike Thank: Everyone From the Depth of Ilt‘l' Heart. A special supplement to the Egndnn Gazette publishes Lhe following lettern from the Queen to Sir butthw W'hlte Ridley, the Home Secretary:â€" “I have frequently expressed my [arsenal feelings 1,0 my people, and though on this membrabhe’ occasion there have been many official expres- sions of my deep sense of the unbound- ed loyalty evinced I cannot rest, satis- fied without personally giving. uuer~ anoe to the» sentiments It is Menu. for me on this msion no say how truly muchedwnd grateiul lam for the spontaneous and universal outburst of loyal at tachment and real affection ex- perienoed on the completing of the sixtieth year of my re1gn, L uvuu any “‘3’-.. -- . c_', ” I shall ever prayâ€"{God to bless them and to enable me to stfil discharge my duties for their welfare as {yang as life lasts." A desyam‘n {rod Phiiad-elphig P2... sayszâ€"Dr. G. F. Fmiwalader, the head of one. of Phlladeiphia’s oldest and most. exclusive families was married yester- day in St. Paul’s Episcopal; ohurch. m Bridget.‘ Mary Ryan'shm former housemnid. The mqrfiagchpsod qujtp a sensmion in society circlbs ) this city. The bride came to this country five years ago from Tipperary. Ira- land, and three. years later entered the doctor's employ as housamaid. The doctor took more thnu an employer's interest in the fair Irish girl, and final- ly pro d max-1"" e. She accepted. and a ter vainly en eavoring to have the. Roman Cafhoh'c Church. of which she wag}; member. waive all restric- 1 ,# __I:_x__ is 14.9 per 1000. So that in «spite at the enormous increase of the population and the difficulties which such an in- crease always places in the way of san- itary administration. the mortality of London is less than oneothird what it was a third of a century ago. Remarkable Preservation of Life During \‘lclorla's Rein. The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of Lonâ€" don held a meeting in the Guild hall the other day to prepare an address to the Queen on the subject of the im- provement in the state of public health which has been brought about during her reign. The facts and figures brought forward were interesting. and almost startling. In 1864, when Macau- M ‘Vw w u.-,‘...v_ Lions. Miss Rpm graveâ€"11;; he: religion and ioined St. Paul's Isaypal chmch. of “finial; DnhCadwaIaner 15 a resin-y. s n, A; J-_._I_ ENGLISH DEATH RATE LOWERED. ma'n. la) investigated t1! mortality of Lon- don the death rate was 25 per 1000.11. 1865. not a sickly year. 1 in every 23 in London died. a death rate of how ween 43 and 44 Del! 1000. At the pro- sent moment the London death rrate Equaliy striking are the factls filth regard to the L..".‘*a.'ut.y of. the whole of England ind Wales during the last sixty years. During the ten years from 1838 to 1847 the mean annual death raw for England and Wales was 22.16 per 1000. while for the ten years from 1881 no 1890 it was 19.1 per 1000. This implies, on an estimated population of 29.000000. than 7,000,000 persons were kept, alive in each yea; of the latter period who would have dxed in each year of the farmer, vl. vux. Emmy-- Dr. 'l‘horne, in order to guard against the liability or a people to overesumate its Own achievements. appealed to the Lestimogg of Bear} Mpnog. an. official 1'.â€" of the Ministry of the Interior for France. Monod was dissatisfied with :he waste of life in France. and came to England to investigate the results of English sanitary administration. He found that, if the English death rate prior _to 1881 had been maintained dur- in 1001 4‘ 10M {u AVA w nu “w“ ~‘~._ _,v, ing the ten years from 1881 to 1890 nodewer than 800.000 persons would have been lost who were preserved alive. Following this calculation upon the same lines. it appears that in the fifteen years between 1880Ia.nd 1S9?) the saving amounted to neatly a mulion and a. halfâ€"1.424.712. Special reference was made to two“ . diseases. typhus and tubercular pElkg‘v; isxs. Typhus. once one of the sc ' , , ' of the country. is now practically uf , ished. Comparatively few of sent generation of doctors have 'f;_; , an example of it. while as to p' " 4' within a comparatively short p i prevalence has been dlminiehg half. Reference was. of wur ( smallpox. and the wonderfu Jenner's discovery. _Nowad-Iys a marked fate IS a ranty. Lace then _ years ago "He died afg‘ W’- scourge.” carved on a W an , lancashlre._\~"a.§ sufficiefitm tell out; 2;: A emsxrromn Bummer? "a 21‘ Egan-Edd. Dr. Cadnli.