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go M hi "a, waver mysterious rumors in the an In st,L1t,tiitohs, para 1-3th in the " of tho losing ftilut: 3 at length so clear-16 in ie- ot. Ellison; a o. “at o: A'llral'Ui"ir,'htu,Nit/2t.t me not mentioned. . At Cedar Gotta? the terrible cloud FM hung h1'd t em had been talked Mt in can ldence by Bacon and Gila . Nat ally it {foduced the great- may...“ " tenant in the A “the three lyihss who had so on ,er'faghgei, to_t.his course as a." we. a o r,ttl,5e'itf mutathird per might be involved n the crime, 'il'dltldt' person was the most impart- end and out trusted of the {oreign eg- MU',' $ house. the sombility was ry mote. however, hat this name “Abe had noted? been called for, as l. Ellioott d ed to avoid fuss and tmtl, until he could say: "There in the oretarreat hip." "hs was the The poaigion of the first nomed seemed to place bun beyond mansion; and lit- tle doubt was entertain as to who the 1 culprit must be. But John Elli.- Ott', in his seventieth year, was still 1 elearaeatUd, strong-willed man, and mrnly just. He would pronounce no Orion; he you“ sconce no on until f proofs o rum had been fully col- ootod. There on the investigation pro- itrd, without any arrest being made an the two mpeoted persons were pre- sumed to be gnaw their. utmost aid kits preoccutlan. _he nominee of the t cmlide tial clerk. were the only 9229” In England who had the right at “on to the d.oeumrats. irryl inlorma- Hanutpyoseeeqop of which rendered orime; but fnvediiirai1orfs were in pro- 'rem and suspicion pointed to one of ll"l pers9ns., because they alone seemed we 1 In their power to per-Kenna the Y.1 Beary Bacon. nap ew of Mr. llieo the head of the firm, and 34mm- rim", and Gilbert Asthury. t Willi equal clerk. were the onlv trat/p, and ship-i/wha/YG-al, . yett1ttCiiy,Ttfy accused pf the The source of all the trouble lay in the new? discovery that a series of t5,'triig', :nuda had been perpetrated on . , irm, of E'slicftt4 Co., the extensive {he words, the burning of the letter, and his manner, bewildered and dis- tressed her exceedingly. So she could only find rellet in tears, and wish that Henry would come soon to help to ex- plain Gilbert'e mysterious behaviour. Of course, whilst speaking to him and in her race it had been all plain enough; . rejected lover was simply doing his best and worst to oust his rival from the first place in her regard. But now that he was gone and she could remem- ber the many traits of a brave, upright, generous nature displayed by Gilbert tiring years of friendly intercourse, in which, it ther had been evil in his sl'h'l'rcflite"r,.','l'gt, Sign of it must have roll manifested-nur, when she re- embered this and could think over it, the could only feel bewildered and sorry "iisr.'tiG4riGriiiiii, ,_‘-~- -"e -- __-_.- .mu "nu uau BU .r on ul preserved the scout from " joy 1htimrts. friends. There But Gilbert [had bean a dear friend, and he was now under a very dark cloud. She would have liked to show her sympathy for him -would have been glad to speak any comforting words of hope at her command; but his conduct in attempting to shield himself 1mm blame, as she fancied, by accusing his friend had closed her mouth, and eup- fressed the sympathy she would wdlmg- y have given tum. And now, when he had vexed and worried her almost be- yond endurance, she could not help feel- gng sorry for him-he looked so very ill when he said: "God bless you; and may you never have cause to be sorry (or the anlwer you have given me to- Then the girl sat down and cried. Angry as she had been with her vis- itor, she was sorry for him, because she liked him. He had been a trusted friend and companion; and he had in- troduced Henry Decor: to her. Na- turally, too, she had a kindly regard for the man who had wished to marry her, and who, until quite recentiy had borne his rejection pati- entiy. But she could not help his dis. appointment when he discovered that shy Liked Dawn "tl much as to prefer him before all Others as the man to whom she was ready to entrust her tu.. ture. It was not her fault that she should prefer him. Love was not a. fault. and could not be got up to order. Can love be regulated in its growth to suit convenience, prudence, circum- stances, and climate? All history and table tusawer-."No." which seemed to mock at his misery. When the last bit had turned into a bhck film and a. draught from the partly opened door had whisked it up the Chimney. he replaced the packet in his bag. “There is no more to say. Goad-bye." He was at the door, hold- inc out his hand; but she draw back, startled by his abrupt manner. and he misunderstood the movement for one of refusal to take his hand. "Good-bye," he repeated (hastily. "God bless you; and may you We: have cause to be any for-the answer you hare given me today." The outer door had closed behind him before the dazed girl could recover tram the bewilderment caused by his was and conduct. Tho burning of that paper with so much care and do- liberation had perplexed her sorely; and rousing herself, she darted to the fireplace to see it my scrap remamed on which might be found some legible words to give a. clue to the meaning of his action. But the work of destruc- tion had been too thoroughly accom- plished to leave the faintest trace at what the paper had been, or What had been written on it. CHAPI‘ER l, Continued. . Quint??? mdgstfbegome mm: and pan h . . tn 0 an o t e po . . m d,tItt thia deelartstian them It was at this juncture that Gilbert tn: 'strangely ' almuat start- raid his hasty vlsnt to the Cottage, and 'ts', beautiful in the fair face with thei etc. it $13? that look of aroma de- ot im r T . spur w c anl appears w en apman upon it a“? ble, o'hndml‘mmg if: knows that his (loom is sealed, and that . m Bth a "." as 3 no earthly power can save him from ut- what would not any man givet--to no ter ruin and disgrace. Worthy of it, what would not my man t Je, did pot observg litany putt down “if . i. . wa ermg-can an a vanoe o mee car It,' t So. thought Gabon; he , him as he was walking blindly towards e y are Into fragments t pa- ithe gate. She was tfightened .by his N he had taken from the packet. gexPrmion and clasped his arm with her whilst he moved towards the fireplace. 19;; haryi.. i','l0ed'ifitvtir,, "mg. S',iditfi,' " T . s exclame " ' a as appene " I Do "f" go ret-stay only a PM”. He _smiled faintly aa he took her hand, em gang, Md younre hot likely to prjessung tt gratefully; tor there. was no we me again." He was dropping the (,'.hiit2',i'g, at: depth of thortgllrl's sol- . . wt e on T account. " 1 to more 'gtgtt,t of paper Into the fire 'l,1 :‘hns happened than I expected, Daisy; spo e, and they made & merry a land Vet that mm makes all the dit.. ASTBURY’S BARGAIN. Daisy was silenced. A: a. rule, submitted without a. Sign of rebe to her aunt's . verdict; but this there was a, slight flue]; on the cheek: and a communion of: the suggestive at irritatlon at the wid certainly not tagsilr circle. "That is just it, aunt," persisted [his in her law voice. but without lift- ing her eyes to meet the glittering glasses which were fixed upon her. “He had the chance, and he was worthy of it. .Therefore his conduct is, as you say. iryropprehemsible, and that is why I thin_k he is innaeent." . "Dtort-M dear, I said that an in- nocent man Ld not run away." There was a degree of amazement id the tone of the exclamation. and a. degree a refund: in the mild reminder of Mrs. Si verton’s intallibility. which indicat- ed that she was a. lady quiteunsccus- tore) to .ieetr,fdittimi ,nrtfttire,_aatd W", “‘C -'_- -.- anwl ICIIU" -it is terrible and most ineomprehen.. sible. He had such a chance in life as fewioung men without fortune ever obtain. , "What nonsense you talk, child!" ex- claimed Mrs. Silverton, putting on her gold-mounted pincenez to examine the girl attentively. as if to discover whe- ther or not tt defence was made seri- ously. "Gi tux-t is not a fool, and must have been rfeculy aware of what his disappearantgmt this moment meent to him. An innocent man never runs away when such a dgeadful charge as this is hanging over bun. . Poor fellow _ v.__ -.-....u.wu¢u Anon; all Mole sibility oi doubt as to his complicity" in the fraud. Mrs. Silverton was pain- fully conscious of the in'ury which her arknowledged "r'l,/i't"i'ol'lti'l, with the criminal-Ge had at once accepted the theory that he was guilty. since he had fled from the iuvesrigat'Grr-rGua em tail upon her and hers. To Daisy the views taken by her aunt and cousin were incomprehensible. She could fart- ly understand Betty; but she coul not Iu!.4trt.s.tapd her aunt. The news of Gilbert's disappearance was the cause of much excitement to the inmates of Cedar Cottage; but the views taken of it h F each ot the three women differed., Pfenty regarded it as an unquestionable proof of the inno- cence of Henry bacon; and whilst she lamented the position of his and her former friend, she was glad that her lover was thus exonerated fmm n” ma. _ ed Daisy’s mind. She had grown ll? The latest editions of the evening PK under the influence of .her aunt, who pers contained tr brief paragraph un- naturally held the positioh of anarent der big headlines: "Great Frauds in the to her, and looked upon Cedar ottgige .c'its.l'"-"huight of the Suspected Crips-' as her only home. She acceptedso 1m- inall"-and so forth. The information plicity the theory and her aunA's pro- given under these startling lines was tection was a. necessity for which the somewhat meagre. Messrs. Ellicott al submission ofa daughter was due, that Co., the well-known ship-o-cs, and l she had never dreamed of asserting In- sliip-brokers of Fenchurch Street, it/tlla/ai/sn-G..' recently discovered that it series of in-l The advent of Gilbert Astbury had fenious forgeries bod been perpetrated altered her views of everything. At iy some one in their employment. ihe first it had brought new light and Joy sums obtained by thcse forgtiries, so far into'her life; new strength, new 11? as could be at present estimated. am- inspired her vision of the future. e ounied to the enormous total of niriety was poor she knew; he was clever, she thousand pounds. A rigid 1nvestiga- was sure: he. was ambitious, she tion into the affair was in progress. could easily divine. Might not she, and in the mearry."Pile.it. was discovers somehow, help him to win the goal of tr! that the confidential clerk of theghis ambition? Then for the firsit time firm, named Gilbert Astbury, had ab- iii, had begun to consider her position. scouded. He had been aware for. gov-18he found out what means were at her eral days that he. was under suspicion, 'disiosal' and with the sanguine ideas; and his sudden flight seemed to Justify 2ri'l'/,'4 the first cheque from a publisher' it. The pqlie were on his track, ttti/iii/tif/ru' in the budding author, she im- no d?ubt, of his speedy arrest was en- lagi'aned that with hard work and an av- tertained. ,. . erage continuance of the success her The news of Gilbert's 1ieyyty,yg,s1'l"lf; efforts promised, she might be was the, cause of much excitement tofu”:e to do wonderful things in help- the inmates of Cedar Cottage; but thwmg forward the man she loved. The views taken of it 113 each ot the t,lyltrl,'.2',di', in the air thus built were ver women differed“ etty regarded -It as i beautiful; and the dreams of bliss with an unquestionable proof of the inno- i which she filled them were very sweet. cence, of Henry 1.M.c'on; tm.i.whihw SheThen the castles and the dreams were lamented the position of his and berm” MOW" into thin air by one soft former friend, she was glad that her breath of the man for whois sake they lover was thus exonerated from gill po.s- [ had been all created. . sibility ot doubt as to his tetl,ifiey.....i..ni) Gilbert, attracted by her quiet, the fraud.. Mrs. yls.retton Wag pain- l, thoughtful, and entle nature, had eazly fully conscious of Lb? mill-“y wh.ic.h 1trihtltflr'if her as his friend, and he soon arknowledged relations ip with thermade her his confidant. When the ra- eriminal--sh, had at once apcepted than)“ success he was makipg--and she theory that he was gyilty, Sm” he had =was so proud of r-sas confirmed by the fly) from the PAvey/fftioer,t-oysot.1ld tltiiGitGie1rti, of his friend Barr Dacon tail upon her and hers. To Daisy the E as well as by his own cheerful humour. News. taken by her aunt and cousm Gilbert gave her the bit of confidence were "1comprctieusiule, She could fart- fwhich for the time turned day into W understand Hem; but “he eoul not lnight. He loved Betty. He worked and mderstand her aunt. . liived only for her. "If it is true that Gilbert has con: were gomeWhat th/studio, -iiirit "iiGii"ii'C baustlon. At the old graveyard he halter, jpohed back, and seeing Daisv. corner and wasrout of "I think you are trying to frighten me, Gilbert," she ejaculated with a shade of impatience, as they parted at the gate. She watched him hurrying down the green lane, Land fancie‘d thah his steps muted, looked back, and'seehfg -ija'rF, waved his, hand. They Ite, turned the So, with affected confidence, she in- quired; "When are we to see you again t" . "1 do not kn.ow-maybe you will nev- er see me again." "Are {on going away anywhere?” "Yes start this afternoon on what will probably be a very long journoy. I do not yet know what my eatination is to be." “But you will write and tell-aunt?" "There will be no letters," he answ- ery! gloomily. He smiled again faintly. . She was so much in earnest in her endeavor to cheer him that she helped him more than she could have imagined to bear the heavy border) he had resolved to take upon himself. They were standing under the shadow of the cedar tree, and hit voxce w?t..full. of subdued emotion. "Thank you again, Daisy, for what you have said. shall remember the words all my lite-they will always p9 the most precious memories of this bit- ter day. Frod-bye." _ . Although he uttered the last wprd m the manner of one who is taking leaye of a. dear tries, for a. long time, cr,lfitr,rtsfue,i.d go‘accept‘jg in that Aetl,qe. "I bekeve you think so now," he said with a. melancholy movement of the head; "but you do not know-you mn- not guess what you will soon hear about me. All the same I wish I could thank you as I would like to do for the com- ttrt your. word; give me.'] _ - _ " won't believe anythtng. I hour about you if it is bad," was her deeisive comment, and with shrewd instinct she went straight to the point: “You have persuaded Betty to see you, and she has been unkind to you. So you are in the dumps, and {at}? that all the world is against you. on have been bother- td and worried about this nast busine'ss 1n the City. You have got i'r, over it, and consequently you are looking lat eyerylhhng through a. false glass which distorts t e appearance and meaning of alLthat you seat" "I shall nevet feel that," she responsi- ed quietly; "and you ought to know it, \V'ha'tever misfortune may hagpen to FoyAt ennot alteg'my regard no? sou..',' He _smiled faintly as he took her hand, prjessung it gratefully; tor there. was no .rn.isstthring the depth of the girt'ts sol- icitude on his account. "Little more has happened than I expected, Dang; and yet that little makes all the dit: ferenoe in the world to me. You w.t.ll not see me again-or if you do, it will only be to shun me and feel ashamed thet got}. ever otyllted _me yo_ur friend?' He did not observe Daisy pat down the watering-can and advance to meet him as he was walking blindly towards the gate. She was tfightened .by his extpreuion and clasped his arm ly.it.h her so t hand. "You are very Li-l, Gilbert," shtt exe'eiaysf, “What has happereed t' ' stxonable proof of the inno- ienry bacon; and whilst she the position of his and her iend, she was glad that her thes, HfPtP,ttsd tromy.u.l por CHAPTER ll, mu I1r1truapeeted.' She tried patieqtlg 1:33:81: 31133.: l and. (underage bob .the others with- taite anaccus'out one of. mgueung that she her- nywhtsre and _tselt stood in: 89111111? need of sympthy. k, iriGiaTtiii: The 4500‘"! or. the (organs; In 'setiicti the names of the minted and I a rule she the reflected 1oter ”were have yed had It if Giaiiiiirpritsidrt "diversion te.tlse annals; of out this time the 'ilu' people moat ampere-bed in the on the iiiiliiitirfti of r)tilTat'tStiiiiiihii,i tlf , ' . I mm _ ' may no [ Pug; $5103}!th doubt that what-ever the up-\ sight Ion was pain- ‘ury which her lip with the e apcepped _the “a" "“""""M - u-v-uv- - -- Mrs. Silvert -- -e" “a l . on was more astounded by p l,the audacity of her niece than by the lbert I Assumed guilt of the fugitive, although end‘thnt. was most offensive and. as she ', de-i fancied: derogatory to her; for she had unan '. been his friend and sponsor. She had that' --wUn he seemed‘ to be prosperingr 1 ut_.even admttted that there was a. diir. ‘tant family relationship between them; [own , and the remembrance of that admission meeti’anklpd in her mind now. Instead of ards 1 foenenClng any sense of pity for CAI- . his'dx’rt- she was angry with him, for his they: .iefaleatipp was a direct personal in- art,",J“".V. She would have been relieved Bd7":‘t there had been any way in which and, i she cPuld. save her own reputation for 5 no I .ey1Pef,ity by hinting that she had ah sol- ; ways had a misgiving about the (young more man. But such consolation was enied ri;Cf'r!1,ty 'His success had been so rapid; dif- a the favorable impression he made upon will , every one to whom he had been present- will l tsd 50 marked, that. she had not been able med 1 tu,.' resist the delight of playing the pa- nd."‘ Eon to the fayorite of the hour. Thus iidrl'l e had txmunitted herself too definite tr it. l g, as voe.hy.tor his respectability to to are to shirk it now.. She could only ou." I Exclaim that she was horrified-that she said} l'?d never been so deceived in all her the £1,8- and that it almost shattered her can- alth in the honesty of the whole human mull: rag: a005116 that} (gone so miuch for him an CC" can o is poor ear mother, om- Ext-10' had been mercifully spared by ovidenee the spectacle of his disgrace mar i-it/et she could never forgive him, or sive orget her own Weakness in being led she 5044; 31qu by misplaced confidence. - y___2 __ - dt-, -,.,..,..-e.,A i Daisy was silent, stunned by the dis- ;astrous mistake she had made, and the jutter darkness into which the sudden ‘discovery thrust her. The golden fan- ,eies which had made the world so beau- :tiful to her were all gone; and it was the more misery to her to know that he, too, must presently step into the same dark region, unpenetrated by any ray of belie to save him from despair. She shran from telling him that she knew he must undergo the some pangs he had unconsciously and innocently in- flicted upon her. She loved him so muah that he was at once exoneruted from all blamein her mind; and she felt piti tor him as keen as for herself. Hetty ad told her that she was en- gaged to Hear; Daoon. Gilbert must Ind that out or himself. The bitter knowledge would poms upon him soon enough, and, judgmg by her own sen- sationg, he would be glad that she had left him a. few dayscor, it might be, eyen a ttt hourtr-id revel in the para:- diae of ope. He did learn the truth soon; and then had followed much unhappiness for the In»: PP. and for Betty, whilst Daisy M A . n... _.LI. E__t _ um men and tor H/sttf,-whilist9aird loo}ed on with het own sorrow hidden gin nuau-...§-1 ' n- . _ - Such a thought, however, never cross- ed Daisy’s mind. She had grown up under the influence of her aunt, who naturally held the position of anarent to her, and looked upon Cedar allege as. her only home. She accepted so im- plicity the theory that her aunt's pro- tection was a. necessity for which the submission ofa daughter was due, that she had never dreamed of asserting in- dependence. T It was only this faith which enabled her-to bear with equenimity the open rebellion of Daisy in regard to Gilbert. As She had forgotten the circumstance that it was he who had brought her in- to contact with the desirable son-in-law, so she had been long oblivious to the quarterly payment regularly received from the late Mr. Forester's exeeutors which defrayed all Daisy's expenses, and was pleased to think of herself as the generous benefactor of the or han niece. Moreover, but exeusably, age ignored the item that the girl was quietly mak- ing. a way for herself in authorship which might have permitted her-even without t e settled urovision made for her-y, adopt YI 'r'dlll)l1"e'lt position. Mrs. Silverton was a plump., tair lively, lady, still on the hither side of fifty, She had a great deal of van- lty. but it was care ully held in hand bi; a large measure ot common-sense. S e was good-natured to this extent--. she would help anybody. if the help .r.equired did not tax her pocket, whilst it redounded to her credit. She was blessed with unlimited faith in herself. In her own wisdom, foresight, charit- elgleness, and all the other noblest qual- ities of humanity; and she had admu'ers enough .of both sexes-sincere and sy- ttl1,tnet-iie', sustain her in the creed wl ich makes life most agreeable. Her imagination so far exaggerated the benefits she had conferred on the nngrateful creature, that it misled her into the delusion that she had intro- duced him to Henry Bacon. The fact was that Gilbert had brought his friend to Cedar Cottage, thereby earning the speclal approbation of the widow, who saw in the nephew of John Ellicott, of Overton Park a most desirable match for her dowerless daughter. She had thought of Gilbert as a possibly accept- able suitor; but she repudiated the bare idea of it as soon as Damn frankly de- dared his intentions and was accepted bgaHetty. She pretended to herself t, "t she had never thought of such an allituuxs, and was angry with Gilbert for having been so amliitious as to fancy she, would ever have sanctioned it, _ phased to find that every feasible sus- plclon was cleared away ram Henry to pay much heed to the trifling pass- agAloet1een her mother and cough); l telf-Sumter-tsr, __ Hetty 'wat too well L9phrupottthe b'htddeof our condition; than 'vuTSdu't'nt ywm diapers. Pore not upon your lune-but recount your mercies. ll th '" --. .. i;iia"tl'a 'll'"?', that a 0 King's doctors In a King's tailors had failed to do. Wit the grim, at? fortress on the mtgkirta o the mm in. "_----- - Tj'"'".".'"' uuu no mnw Queen_ Amehg prides hex-pelt ing a high futons of.. new , hood. She udied medicine te profeasions the .thing amoqg th, of Pa', court [131mb It, Lrboh: too -ra.y p togrnp a o t in-waiting to show them the ex ygtyt-1aciiU. And she took Ki: 105's corpulagce ip tiand 9nd tggk tglefifiablésigémdwgtiat-lmeh t h a e 'a om tn msgis‘tfilorg hid failed to do. ’[ They may not cxchangc one glance ' of sympathy at their daily meeting, iAll that the movie! are; i3 a throng! l, of shrouded creatures,. like himsi-lf hor- rihly grotesque, noiselessly making their way over the prison _etones. The click of door after do.or. is the only 'sound. The tread of. their naked feet i along the corridors gives back no sound {as they make their way to the "exer- cise triangles," " hich are a unique fea- ‘turc of this prison. They take t.he .plaoe of a prison yard, as a cannot: lhcre never draws a breath of pure air. Clad in shrouds and masks, the l lonely men are marched out under the ‘esoort of guards to the "triangleq," six or seven prisoners at a time, and i left, to p.106 up and down them for one i hour. This march must continue unin- terrupted till the hour is up, no halts being permitted. Should two of these miserable ones draw near each otherl they would be warned apart by the sharp crack of a ballet, perilously" near their ears. The (sultan of Turkey, the Shah oft Persia, the Ameer of Afghanistan andl all the other Oriental potentates who heguilc their leisure hours in devising tortures for political offenders cannot boast of .reducing their enemies to such pitinble human wrecks as King Carlos 'of Portugal does. How most of them look the world Will never know, but the few who have, by special favor been tuiowed to take 02f their masks before trauellers were ghastly wrecks of men, pallid and shrunken, hollow-eyed and twisted of mouth. . . About a year ago King Charles vis. itcd the principal countries of Europe with) a. PeT.ht bringing a tew modern ideas into his little dilapidated 868 l, 100 mile kingdom. .This prison of 2i'. once has been holding its average of five hundred unfortunate: ever since. 39 much of the Imperial and Ron! kiaising that punctuated Dan Corlos's mite to his brother sovereigns tailed lung“; t%tlitt (attain. 1.a..pr#oab1ithii ortulia y. od With the civilized magic: of?» Kati; dent“? 2t fayt that; she still no a medium: than, ncrown 'H,r.ilt' 881000.”, 'MI no highs-nu- _...._..., -v. u: m gain of the hideous punishment that they may not look upon the faces of their ttl- lom -p.risoners. Once thby are outside their' cells an attendant closes the doors with a resounding click. This daily clicking of the locks is the only sound that lntrudes upon their lives ofnmhroken silence. in the cells, like sentry-boxes, stands a coffin for each prisoner. There in always an average of five hundred pri- soners in the fortress. Once a. day, at a, certain hour, the cell doors are un- locked and the half thousand hopeless wretches in different degrees of mad- ness march out. They are clad. In shroudst onoe white, but now begrimed with: prison dirt. Their faces are con- thal,e,,1 P}; masks,. for it .is. part: The, ingenuity of man in the torture of his fellow-creature has reached its limit in the construction of this build- ing. The corridors, piled tier on tier. five stories high, extend out from the centre like the spokes of a wheel. With- Most Miserable Men on Fatrttt--.%it Serve Eight Years in Dungeon», The. Tul- sported to (Irlmlnnl Colonies In Amen ing in his entire territory that com- pares with a prison maintained by a (so-called civilized country of Europe. Entombed in a grim castle. an the outskirts of Lisbon, hoping for death to release them, are the moat miser- able men on earth. They are the in- mates of a prison of perpetual air. ence; their prison garb is a shroud; their coffins face them in their cells; they know that everything is being done to deprive them of reason, and they wait, from day to day, wondering if their release will come by death or insanity. THE WAY IN WHICH PORTUGAL TREATS ITS PRISONERS. One need not waste any more ink and rhetoric on the cruelty of the Sul- tan of Turkey. In the way of diabolical torture Abdul Hamid Khan has noth- The unfortunates have been sentenc- ed to penal servitude in the Portuguese criminal colonies of Africa. But before they are allowed to go they are forced to serve eight years in the Lisbon for- trees. It in doubtful if one of these prisoners has ever lived through the alloted eight years. Two, or " moat three, is the limit. At the end of that time they go mad and disappear. The deportation at the end of eight years is therefore a joke-s grim " tle pleueantry on the part of the judge. The construction of the fortress, which is built in the form of a wheel; the un- broken silence of the prison life; the stealthy tread of the attendants. who creep about In felt slippers. all work together to deprive the unfortunate of his reason. IT IS l PRISON (ll? 8llllillflllil window. shot might be, Gilbert would come forth scathless. She had no thought that It would he so soon necessary for her to assert this faith against the common- place inferences which directed her aunt's judgment of his conduct; and she was comm erablry surprised that Betty did not attempt to speak one good word for him. She was satisfied, however, that this silence was not due to callous- ness, but to Betty's anxiety for Dac- on's appearance. She too, began to wish for: his arrival. so that some more Light might be thrown on the state of affairs. She had no doubt that he would come, from the way in wh.ich Betty Listened to the sound of "71531113 wheels and her frequent visits to the Q‘try Pew Live Through the Int“ Years . run, gm fortmak on the tl'1f the ilid u, never .9. to her will for reform A GR UESOME PARADE - 7*-.. - "'"""9 for political offenders cannot reducing their enemies to such human wrecks as King Carlos Igal does. How most of them ' {mild WILH Ievtr. know. but (To be Cdutinued.) Ml, and no highways lie prides hen-pelt on mum of new W01: Phy/ medicine to m “PM ot the ladies- them the errors of 'he took King Car- Hand and under- waist-line. athing dnnfnn an.) -.. .. leulclne to make Imen.tt the ladies I: 1359932 She tdi" reform. woman~ “gelling, brain. ___-__ - - wuu‘um WWH‘ ever they are fa the neighborhood of 3 trolley our line, an extraordinary im- petus will be an): to the summer bun- lneas in agent hunches. 'IIIIOII Will Boo- Whelu Running In uncle Easy. _ The proposed new departure in the propulsion of tugs by electricity on the River Spree, at Berlin, is assuming practical shape. The scheme is to en- tabrustt a service of tugs on the seven end a. halt miles of the river which passes through the capital by connec- ting the boat to' e trolley line. The present freight charge for covering the (fut-mp is 07.50. but it is estimat- ed that bf the aid of electricity this charge will be reduced about one half. The success of such a scheme would be (itchy reflected in this country. where t we of electric hunches tor both gaunt-e and commercial ltmrposes has 'r'sd"e,fdt1gggt, the act t S: acutely o c mine station.” r renewalgpt . w' starr bat- ten... 'c?,"-,,?,!),"?; iit,ifiiiltitr, and that they con be air-1y sure o being able to rechhm thnir hen-4.. --I--- The “all“ Pane-31:; -e.romrut III. lon- trent by the c. r. I. There wasaninteresting squirrel hunt 'in the train shed of the Windsor sta- (tion, Montreal, the other day. One of Ithe incoming passenger trains had ELhrough some peculiar accident brought rations with it a big brown squirrel. The {animal had not been expressed, and was, so to speak. beating its way. .It is supposed that while. passing through wooded land the squirrel had dropped on a passing coach from an overhang- ing bough. Be that as it may, the trauuneii, alter the coaches had been shunted into the shed, saw Mr. Squir- rel Jump from a car and scurry a oner the platform. Everything was ford gotten in the excitement o the chase. and it felt to the lot of one ofthe red caps, a bar named Mmdonnld, to cap~ ture the ittle deadhead. In the cap- ture the squirrel bit his captors hand quite severely, but the boy bore him no malice, and, tne/dt him in a box, took him home' with im to make a household pet. Lumber, Shingles and Lath aim, In Stock. lit, th " McKECHNm Having Completed our New Factory we are Dow 3 mm“ to FILL ALL ORDERS PROMPTL‘I. " We keep in Stock tl large quantity of fiat Doors, Mouldings, Flooring and the dim a Sash andjoor Paste}; w" A COMPOUND FBAC'mnn. r It 33.3% uh: huh Rt , fun like found out an I In: ent Kinds of Dressed Lumber tor outside sheet Our Stool: of DRY LUMRE is very Large b0 that all can be ftiled. "at. FREE: symptoms stealing over you. mummy. physically and annually 32 ll. lest you used to be or should be. Lusttul practice: reap rich Llrw‘sw. l m anger lunch. ittttrt I no you a mum? Han ynu lost hope? Are ymx etuul",,.'. ' . “as your blood been diseased? Bun you any we“ 1w»: t Truman will cu:- you. What it has done tor Oman it Mil do 1 Ar , . Fr... lo matter who has traced yawn-rue tor an hum-u“; an ., I mango- mulls. Books Fm --"T'tMy Golden Hufllwr" (Illu-’r 'rrsr Men. than” postnge. 2 emu. Sealed. Book on "Otaersrrus u: ll, :M' RIO “HES USED WII’HOUY WRIIYEN CONSENI’. "WATE, No medic " P'lt'.P boxes or envelop“. Everything eentittetttlai. Questian list an In. A HHS. KENNEDY &. KEHGAN, _ - _.._ .“ """""""-N.9V 'i-ou VD mu I ot youth. Sell-abuse or later excesses have broken symptoms stealing over you. usually. physically a you used to be or should be. Lusttul practice: reap: -dyaeeq.tApitis. emuus la the most prevalent and most serious BLOOD disuse. It laps the very ttto blood ot the victim end unless enumiy eradicated trom the sys- tem will “he! the offspring. Beware ot Mercury. It only nupproeeea the "ttttttomg-our NEW In: re: cure you. and make 0, men of you. Underils influ- bnoo the brain becomes active. the blood purified no that all pimples, blotctsea and ulvere diumwer; the nervee become etrong on steel. eo that nervous- neu, buhmlneee and deepondenoy disappear: the eye- become bright, the face full and clear. energy returns to the body, and the mom. physical and nexus! ”Item. are invigorated; all amine cone-no more vital waste trom the system. The various organs become natural and manly. You tee) yourself a. man and know marriage cannot be a failure. We invite all the emicted to ooneult ue 1sorsttderttiailr and tree ot charge. Don't lot quack: and [skim rob you ot your hard euned. donut. We will am you or I0 pay. HAS YOUR BLOOD BEEN DISEASED! mama. of you; and man. aged men on annually swept to a Pl crave through EARLY INDlxRBTION . EXCESSES. AND BLOOD man you have any of the following symptoms consul: u: Mforo " is In: LU“. r voul and wank. deapondent and gloomy. specks betore the cyan mm d 1k rm . mom. 'Mk back. Kidney. humble. palpitatton ot the hurt. baa-am 'r, ' losses. sodlment tn urine. pimrlu on the two. eyes sunken. hon av 'lr A,» t expression. poor memory. “to en. dtstrusttul, luck Bumpy and wrengrn. a Inga. restless nights, changeable moods, weak manhood, alum "d' org“: so tum decoy. bone puns. hair loo». sore mm“ etc. E‘CURES GUARANEED OR NO PAY! ELECTRIC LAUNCHES. wmgnyyygg llhiiht,lill M EN HE "BEAT" HIS WAY. Mg suppresses the byxnilonie- ai. twi-e'" 1”qu QR MIDDLEgAOED MAN-you' YOU HA " GEMINI”. pun NEW METHOD TREATMENT alone can Thpysttndy 2'1291999214119 A XIBVOUS WI“. ‘0- our new -tiiiifitoo positively curt-a [9ryou'yt log! I. gtr Ute, " trin/s, The New Method Treatment is the Greatest Discovery at the Age FOR CURING THESE DISEASES saw-muse. EMISSIONS. um. CBLE. CONCEALED BRAINS. LTRICT- URB GLEBT. stmLzs, STUNTett PARTS. Lost MANHOOD. zmmrex. CY, NERVOUS DEBILITY. UEVNAT. URAL DISCHARGES. ETC. I $l000 IN cow 55"15 I A well known Eughah n!) Jr" has for several years mm» I n H") t _i's?,i,ivii,i:,ii,i' teapots, and bur t r,r-rroitl now valued at 010,000. tilw sycrrl " your: in Japamuud ”xe..wa “h” them to accumulzme mac mm " teou and tum of which no tun Md m lune pattern. One was Ilkr an oli man. whom head formed un- lid, an gould be at at any angle oiltet1 m the shape ot birds, lnnhts and row“ not to mention fish. frogs. a Male th two, and I m. muirauy eel. Budd“ "on. wu passed into service u a me. del. Them were lotus'hud pots: d other pou in announce of a toahollI Ono huge ttaldmet-liire mm held. “lion: and " but a dozen 5 would not hive contained a th tn! qaettt. A. to lashed“. more W” m ‘lvor hammered copper. “‘5 iiirfti"iiiifiri""iiiiii 'hi'i5'iiTirAlt. Ian. I all amt-fad aorta ot e' - pang. an! " tst" an» ; rlt, 'iliiiii?tt11 7 d dim-aft m iit hr an the at” - la . w cent and fail particuiars. whi'ch we will send by return mail in plam. celled enyelopg: A _ _ ___ monthly medicine on which ladies can tits" in "the I'm/w and time ff. 'tee ." Every lady who reads this in requested to inclose two post- Cge stamps, with her address, for THE COOK COMPANY, Room 3 -No. 253 Woodward Avon - ssssf WEAKNESSI db" your us No. I48 SHELBY ST DETROIT, MICH. TEAPOT F A D, mum-n! BLOOD Insult IVAI’E. No medicine um 0.01 Question iitt and can of but Manufacture Cook Co., W: and Detroit. onlv known: - our. Coma Root (Lo-pull FOR A CASE we CANNOT CURE or (WW I mu ' tastro? it held. pen sprig l a th l. more w" , r, 'srl','lmiiit?t. like " M the lid, d Je. W La and to" , a male 0' eel. met Cams-llama ady at“ all Olden Action I in! m "i wtilt a tttmp tag, u "ee cattle .pr. Nan -- "ftMtta, of I wt nu]. ma shee Dr. NW.) has ' meld “I work a " Beaa," to lu, “nu-mt Duu The In“; . ttfl, 'gi?) 'tl' aiiiG'2' rthe The English , “Nut- Me urgi glow“ to "on "ttle um _Ar. Nun... w "VT . an to Cdteen oL' if: Another. la wanna! rim; .ntl M III M rooewq Candies, u. ahtre4 Inn" opera“ aod l been strand n G“ “be? St. John 1 M. C. . an!“ at tau being crush“ 11.4-- J. s. “can In. tt I of Guelph “a grub. war-hi ved d Malik' trx _ The Grand Tren? “and Westmclwm (or 10.000 0"" snd 4t - uJ... s'r.er-r, f Ono collu- ad on w paid for when 'dttit,h; This a " was the result ' tion for when, whicl my 00¢. There I. I conside mm amok lumber lumber merchants. with an the in u the price gt lumber the an: " In yet The official half-y Grand Tm?! Railw Montreal. he d.'] " hotels of l: ,4, ttNt wayw- at cm Gene: .'Ne Gray”; 3 an Input t t 800m Howell t hltt m 3mm. mm manure- Over 16,0 Ami left Ire "N Soothud “no u trktiit Leeir Yi.Gii King Ht Increase ' 'teu tor 1894 The Ioptml that an 'series/l. G: kept by the. high and, wherein wo oic deed. which M. An Ottawa dept: Mr. hurier. nrg PM to the int he Premier pron minute. next new that undertaking. will avini2',i Gummy to"; “or, “I 14mg]: Ite' a a“. the cyn "rid. mm‘ih‘u} tk.tow to the de CI 1. may par Won Sketch M in about Dr, William ltr" “he. hm ttgi-ii on 0 Irina, Rng. p -5947 Puma: "â€"-vâ€" nun km , is“: h been mad or Patti, in " mac debt 35.5; to now .258,528,304, ”count of consolida‘ “70m: Ind the on In [mm minutes rend-er and: u: _ nry. For the slut thm Prta into In“; \1 menu: ot ”268,00 pondlntr period in I uncut“ $38,642.11 Certer at this (ml wittt 335.873.“) for Int yen. Ion. Dr. Borden, Col. Cole, commando.) neat, "all"! team, 1run?ed that he in “a In the “trinity” an,” of brmgmg .. err.enerat here to t The than] finanm 9,etu.tiaiTiii; the " corner of my and 600 Home for 8min Putnam-Genet; 1 mg up to the M {mum Into the be! he mail mum“ in Chin! [chub at ti mm bu resign twenty year: He “ " uldre- y the 1 a - M by the Th Montreal Tn: can one? to build wot a [when if rock ya the mount no we and exempt one' rd manner 1 g"ti17, " Stl G I o 1 m Emir being “1mm; in not. true. An order in Comm renewing the comm tor the anti-co of 1 'at meant)“, 189% 1 ' for s nbndy o who Lair“. "a.t,pt_tiAi' 'FiiGe - '11: v-"’ Mend iiatiotrtr r 10.000 “n sud Mr, 1e t?it.ted The as" -H i. Gamma“; no” Britik " AAA! -V -v- ' _ 1' teyiiFii, t, re . dam m. itaCfi Ion, math}. in 't?roraun, M l"tn tit M“ “my cshisr, WORLD , Wm 'ylFrl,h'Prtt I” nut-Pt 16,000 Sign?“ In the expe GREAT ll End laif at”. CANA I Queeh' Cynuuum In: who " rt m cussed M CDC luril om mt 'ttrtt ly, OVC if ty " tg