VOL XXVI. NO. 30.

CAPE MAY CITY. THUtSDAV MORNING. AOGUST 6.1897,

CONGRESS HALL, 4 CAPE MAT, K. J. Built of brick, sltuiUil on » bl'-/ 1 ^Ith a clear outlook orer the Ocean, and prr elded with erery comfort and eo. * - The roorr.a are alrj. ooay and charm Ingly fitted ; the cuUliie ami <erelce onexceiied, and there >• a loeely ai*acre! paaaenK«r aleeator, electric hella, first.claea laundry, flnscacapec,’ and the ontnplcta Jarranc n.enu for BOO Oueata. Conurien. Hall haa been recently re: t oa, repainted and ut In excellent oooditfon. The sanitary amnsemeuu a the moat tppro*> d pattern and are now perfect. EDWARD MAH.IIT CAKE.

STOCKTON HOTEL THE FINEST SEASIDE HOTEL l*N T

A

I THE WORLD

SEASON 1897

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certs mornings 10 to 12.

1 lops evenings, 8.30 to 10.30. Dogs not taken or

allowed on the premises,

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EVERYBODY READS 4 it

PRICES CENTS

Whet

no afinoa mttmi to ner.

euji-tr w,ui finuhed, Xiibeth a tone of kindly command to

•aid in 1 Maud:

"Now ynt, c-i ri K ht op Halm and take a bath, and then ro to bed. Then I will come and rub you. I know how yon Anat ache, and we can’t have yon getting rheumatism. I will show yon the

way. ”

Maud protested against the rubbing, and said she was not very tired. ’Usbeth’s kindness t~1 her, and she did not yet know yes* how her. Dot she followed ’Lisbetb not even say good returned to the store to think woo dor the strange things he h She was really beautiful, bo and muub leas ungiRurtJ&wjao country women. '

ig to m.I>-ill oj- am. raiggma. hia had something to do with the of Alecks journey. "T to have a grand show u . * fQrtIii *' 5 *. , '«»id Aleo wun the enthusiasm of u hoe. and the fpectators looked on with o

"What is it going to be?" asked J heXrb t ° e “' Xi UOt 10 burry 0 "I got a consignment of drew g< made clothes and tome tail “ *“ ** big Itoxes of thh

ihed bed all day.

wmiU that bad beeu set she could hi

up in the neighborhood, and naturally , abort a umt oame to the tavern to find board. They farm* said they would pay *4.50 u week if could

they oould each have a room. Similar I miloa. and all the applications had been made to Joe Hig- had walked. She hi years past, but be had refused sunrise and had kept steadllv

cause he wanted to eparo 1 betfa, and the idea of having a I

girl had not occurred to him.

Aleo was delighted and went at tell ’Lisboth. She came to aeo t bey were clean looking fellows id they had traveled with the saw mill for three years. After half an hour s

ere taken in, and Alec rote to Maud, asking if and work for *x a week.

CHAPTER XX MACD COMES AFOOT.

The deputation of temperance la did not again make their appearance, the matter was not referred to. No

the store, though

small stock was not poured ou tbegro in the bock yard. One fellow im-im ingly asked Alee If he couldu't "g,

something, you- know , " referred the matter to i there was nothing on hand after the posting of the letAleo looked for a reply, came. He waited another day ad began to think that nothing

would come of hia plan and ho had better advertise- Hut near evening on the

in the door-

setting.

distillation, scarcely stopping eat. and all day she had only bad

a few sandwiches ahu had brought wl

ably graceful figure that was finely out-

lined against the bright sky beyond. She paused a moment and It,iked i and he stared back with sunst eyes. At last she took a su and saidTh a low, almost fain

'Why, Maud!” he exclaimed and immediately embarrassed to think ■■ ■ her by her first name, but “I didn't recognize yon against the bright light. How did you come:-’’ suddenly thinking thst there was at this hour no coach or even train to the nearest railway station from which she might have walked five mi lea

"I walked."

“What! All the Way?" ''Yea I've run away. Itwasthaonly " I oould come, and 1 was bound to e. I showed your letter to father, he said I couldn't go. It was uteto talk about it. So I didn't speak mother, but this morning early I

ue away.' ’

"Yon ran away?" queried Alee in • so manifest that Mand as if she Uionght ha

Won't they follow yon: them where

Alec fancied 'Lisbetb was taking _ real interest in Maud as she hod In him, and be thought that augured well ‘

their future relations.

The day but oue after Maud's am

io came down to breakher pale, but with

Her shyness and bomesiukrapidly wearing away under 1 kindness of A loo and 'Lisbetb. After breakfast she insisted ou helping do up the Work, and fell to with an se and deftness that gave still further

suronce to 'Lisbetb.

"Maud is a vary good girl,' to Alec. "You in tut be good They all went to church toj nearly everybody looked to see who the

strange girl with '

Eh* v

le thought she must be a *'■• But it was proba

gth.

relative

probably George at the report that

she was the hired girl. After that Ires interest was taken in her, but all the old ladies came up to give her a kindly church welcome and ask her name, and the other young ladies showed her respectful attention. Maud found H aU rather oold and disagreeable, «"■< was glad when it was all over. But Aleo was a little proud of his aoquiattlon. Everybody spoke to Alec nowadays, skirts, that "and the young fellows shyly

this cold, quiiaical one.'^AUo undermoment bow heartless he

nao seemed.

“You must be tired and hungry. But I'm glad you've come. ” Ho hold out bis hand, and she placed hers within it He gave it a warm and made her face

immediately.

We'll take good care of you.'' k* kindly, and she even smiled. • out In the kitchen and 'Lisbrifa will give yon something to eist and show

your room.”

followed him meekly, and ■ be had presented her to 'Lit le bar sit down. Not till realised bow tired ska heard that the girl had ws 'Lisbetb said with quicksolici- _ right to bed after something to eat, and yon - of getting np till day or you'll be sick.” and protested that she

1 him on becoming the master of e store. Some of thu older men sho s baud h. at uly and remarked on L gather, which Alec also interpreted cougrutnlsttuu and an i-xpreoion iw for Ins success. He moved sheet mug them all with an east vHcn is peculiar to himself. They re uired his superiority, but still felt he was one with them, and that was One filing alone troubled him. He felt that Maud seemed to make a claim upon

prertf • - He would take

he would b» a good he was determined to t tiuns which ^neither would do it gently i such a way ns not to

all he would

should understand from the sum. Before that day was over she di derstaud. Yet the fact seemed to hie Alec mi re than anything else, looked at her again and again, and not resist the fact that she was a derfully fine ounutry girl, so strong, so finely built and yet so shy and he were always to be a countryman, bo would marry her. Sho would make a Wife faithful to the very last drop of her blood, and gentle and affectionate and intelligent too. But to wed her would be to wed the country. Time alone could tell w hether that should be

his lot or not.

Now that 'Lisbeth had help they decided that Alec should go to Pavixua «id get a new stock of goods. The store ibould be cleaned and painted, and Alec imd a dream of a sort of exhibition or

'opening. ”

On Monthly morning he started by he cncii, but be was much afraid Hand's parents would come and t»Ve sway iu his absence. It would be a relief when she was 18 veara old and

die law

hat

ibould front of the ta

she bad dragged herself on mile

early and stay late and be try. All the leaves bad and the landscape was bare urn areary. Down in the valley oolamns of smoke rose straight up to heaven, and the whistle of engines was iltarly beard. But all the gorgeous hues af October bsd faded and thoricb whiteicw of the snow had not yet coma CHAPTER XXL ALIC MAKES A BUSINESS HIT. Alec returned on Wednesday and bad i sense of intense relief when be went into the kitchen and saw Maud still

lafoly there.

was baking, but she

stairs aud serve lemonade and sandwiches and invite everybody to come and see. If we don't sell the things, I bare the privilege of sending them "What did yon get?" queried Xiabeth. as much interested as Jim was. "Calicoes aud thing*?”"Yes, and Cheviot* and shawls and tooth brash isi and frying pan* and fashion plate* and pattern.'- and laces, and everything I cmld think of that the folk* ont hero would want. I ordered a of clothe* for myisilf made to orThere i* a company ha* an office down there who makes clothes to order for os low a* *18 a unit. I paid *15. " Alec had been saving hi* wage* for this

They laughed when bo e the inooiigrnou* articles. "Did you get any uioo Christmas

wks?” asked Jim.

''Yes,” said Alec, “200 or 800.” "My!" *aid Mr*. Higgins. "They'll

nrer buy all that lot"

"Well, all we can't sell we will send back. Preigbt doesn't amount to much.” He hud a Inn procured a choice stock of confectionery at u very low price, and be decided that at the opening Mand should be in charge of it dressed in a pretty ready made gown he had bought made of lawu with ruffles aud ruchinr with full waist and ikirt and a belt d also bought some cheap jewelideed everything was well adapted

coontry folk.

opening be?" asked

It was strange how they bad the way of taking directions

inking him every time

there

'Lisbeth. fallen in from AU they did

: from Saturday would bo a

don't yon think?"

gave consent. For a minute me spoke. They were simply

recovering from the surprise of it Then 'Lisbeth started sternly np, remarking t sharp tone as if rebuking herself: •Bitting hero will never get three pies baked. If we are to have a sort of

fair here a week f ~

will be a pretty now and then.''

followed 'Lisbeth's example

and fell to work, and Aleo went into the store, followed by Jim, who had a

lot more questions to ask. gone out of 'Lisbeth’s u saw George Marston

every day, aud she knew they would be married within a year if everything

went well

Her face wo* calm and placid, differing from the old only iu that the look of pain was gone, and her manner had tame regularity and precision and t regard for doty, though now she r scolded and was almost Indulgent her people’s fault*. Between her

rith

i days t hard wo

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was just ready, and when she her face and hand* in the

ik Maud sat down with the

reet. It was a pleasant family gather- Pour and tat down ing. and she seemed to feel already the lor Alec had newa Mrs.

difference between the atmosphere and loo, and Jim. who had happened to be that of her own borne. Bbo brightened »t homo from ichool rather early. Even

* Maud paused in her work and stood re-

: .-poctfally by. i

- - . _ ''Well, what 'did you buy?" asked and a kind young woman like 'Usbeth Jim, and the eyes of 'Lisbeih and Mrs. for her employers. Aleo noticed that she , Higgins asked the same question. Gowaa a little ahy of 'Lisbeth, and won- ' mg to Pavonia was always an event, dered if the two would get on well to- George Marston had given Aleo a

gather. Instinctively she looked to hinj 1 check for *100. telling him to nao it in I In RtmorUnn

for protection, and ha — 11..wt 4a hia P*v—all* it I... ft-.A a — ..a . . .

But his face, like that of 'Lisseemed to be of one wholly satisfied with his lot, which it had not been ec narrowly ouaerrlng It

that was enough,

tat followed were filled -k, and Maud took hold . trt with faithful energy,

fbe whole stock of the store was moved and the woodwork was all painted, shilo the floor was covered with a aort hard, washable paper, which was al-

nnootb as a hard wood floor,

rite tavern was thoroughly cleaned ilso, and then a large amount of eook- ' 'o be done for the “opening. ”

the goods Aleo had arranged id. toward the end of the week,

on tablee and oth-

brigbt bindings, w

picturesquely in one corner, tnd Jim was to have charge of them. Ho was very proud of the assignment ■nd devoted all his leisure time to leaning the prices, which wore nevertheless narked inside the covers. He learned •omething about them, too, in order to T* T ® » description, should occasion denand. and with this object in view folowed Aleo about so constantlv, asking aim serious questions, that he bad to be tsked to restrain himself, which he did.

hit cocoa and eev-N

aral other drinks at exactly the prices of the materials. A cup of cocoa with mitv and sugar cost 1 cent, aud a bottle of root beer, which bad been previously prepared, was given at the tame low fig.

i. and JiF rqajypd In his Pavonia if bo hod a chance audto^ajy otbercountiy.

France has more money in circulation

population than any