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fetered at the poet office at Capa Mav, fc. J„ aa aaooaa-olaaa mf.ter, March llth, 1901.

fif . ^'Eyanaion, a suburb of Chicago, pros Ppf*» to put a tax on cats. One cat * ertll be allowed to each family free •Of charge, but beyond that a tax of ^ S2 for each tom -cat and tl for each ]’ female will be Imposed. Unlicensed ! cats will be exterminated. 11 The first, members of the new Order f Of Merit created by King EdwarJ i are Lord Roberts. Lord Kitchener. • Lord Kelvin, lord Lister, John Mor ley. the Liberal statesman and dlatf Ongulshed scholar, George Watts, the most Imaginative of living painters ;\ ^ Lord Rayleigh, the distinguished

order starts we!

why. tl

11.

£ : The I^wlston Journal urges farmers , to name their farms, according to the custom which prevails largely In : France and England. The argument la that when the farm Is thus identified the tendency Is for the owners tc take more pride In It and Its products The farm name becomes a trade-mark \ Paint the name on a board and nail It up where passers-by can see it. Is the recommendation.

ivish of gratultie*

s of yore.

r Conductors on Pullman cars have been favored with an increase of p£7 , without any threats of a strike on | '• their pan. But even with the advance in salaries it Is reported many of tot t ticket-takers look with envy upon the . Xidases among the negro portefs Who are still buying real estate' out of . theiwevonus-s from Ups. although the . colored Croesuses complain that pas

* aengers are not as lav!

- as thegr were in days of yore. _ ' The 22.300 printing and publishing r eatablishmfnts of the country re pro sent almost i'.OO.OOOJKK) Invested men h ey, and the product Is $350,000,000 a year. Of the tnoome.43 percent, on tb« average. Is from advertisement*. 3f percent from subscriptions, and 21 percent from Job printing, etc. Ovei 5,000 tons of paper is used a year i On an average there is a copy of a daily paper to every five .inhabitants and of a weekly or monthly to every

two.

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CHAPTER XVIt.

Continued.

Now these words, taken with the ton^ In which they were spoken, were strong tests of {he lover's trust But Clifford did not flinch. He told Hemming to call the nurse, who was waiting outside the door, and at once aent a message to Kell to ask her to come

and see him.

“And don't tell h#r." he went on. with a deflnnt glance at the detective, “who It is that wishes to see her.” When Nell came in, therefore, she was taken by surprise. It worried Clifford to note that she turned very white and began to tremble violently when she found who it was that wanted to speak to her. Hemming came to the point at once. \ "Do yon.remember. Miss.” said he. sta a very deferential tone. "Colonel Bos**!'* taking tinwn an old pistol from a nail in the wall of-his bouse, about a week ago. and shotVJug it to you and some other ladles?" Yes. Nell -remembered. She threw a frightened glance at Clifford as she made this admission. "Can yon tell me who the ladles

were?”

"Mrs. Lansdowne and her daughter and Miss Theodora and—and—I!” "The colonel fired It off. did be not?”

“Yes.”

‘‘And wanted you ladle* to ,do the

same?” ••Yes.”

“And did yon do so? Please tell me what happened.” “They were all afraid to touch it.”

“All?"

"All. except—except me.” Trembling from head to foot Nell cast an imploring glance at her lover. "Yon fired it off two or three times. I believe. Miss? And you hit a mark that you fired at?" The girl answered almost In a shriek

pT Bsbsrt Pqs&ar*f BomJ

cried be. “I only thought yofl would be too much Interested In this business to go away until they bad found out

the truth "

Neb moved restlessly, and looked

anxious.

“When will that be?" the asked, shrugging her shoulders. “I might stay here forever If I waited for that!" Clifford leaned on his elbow and atared at her. “Nell, do yon want them to find It out?” he asked, curiotisly. She hesitated. Then, raising her head quickly, she hissed out In a low

Voice:

_i'No. I can't tell you whv: I won’t tell you why; but—no. no. no!” Then she looked at him. her blue eyes filled with Imploring tears. He held out bis arms. “Never mind, Nell. Whatever you

r you < d I trufi

t hit Itl Who says that I

L Besides harboring the germs of tyI and other diseases which gel Into \ it through the medium of sew1 age. \he oyster, we are now told, hat its owk particular microbe, ‘{his ha* Just been discovered by Dr. Zardo, ah Italiah physician, who states that while the oyster microbe has no harm . ful effects on a normal person. If the gastric juice is not strong enough tc • kill the germs, they may cause dis e of the digestive passages. Cook life an oyster, while it kills the. mi - crobe. does not effect' the poison on! ' substance that it produces, so that r even stewed or frie<^-oysters may not be free from barm. It may be seen . «*»■» the poisonous qualities of oysten in the months without an ~r” may , possibly extend to other seasons of tht

of terror:

“I did hit itr

Clifford started up. leaning on bis arm. In an Instant Nell recovered enough of her self-possession to tell him to lie down again. Bnt her voice shook. Hemming spoke In a very gentle and apologetic tone as he went on With his Interrogatory: “Is this the pistol you used. Miss?" He produced from one of his pockets the old cavalry pistol, which bo had brought from Shingle End. "Yes." replied Nell, not heeding Clifford's attempts to bring the examination to an end. “that Is the one.” “Do yon remember what happened when yon had all seen It. and It was done with?” “Yes. The colonel reloaded it— She stopped short and looked down. “You are sure that he reloaded It?' “Yes. He reloaded It, and hung It upon the nail again.” "Have you ever touched the pistol

since?"

“No, no”,

“Has any one else, to your knowl-

tonched it since?”

|- Every college student Is In deb! V when he graduates; not necessarily tc r any one person but certainly to MtaAety as a whole, for what has beet expended oh him for his education Xo'college worthy of the name ex pends less than $150 a year on eac» i' student, and in some of our college*

the same.” "Now.” she whispered, with a sudden change from her rather hard, de^fiant tone to one fuO of gentleness and gratitude, "I don't care what they believe. or what they do to me.” “You will write to me. Nell? You will let me write to you?" whispered Clifford, as he clung to her. But. sobblpg. shaking' with anxiety and grief as she was, Nell was obstlon may write to me,” she safd. “when all this mystery is cleared up. But not before.” "But, Nell, you said that might be never!” protested Clifford. “Then you may never write to me.” answered the girl, half suffocated by her sobs, as she tore herself away from him, and ran out of the room. Her uncle was waiting outside. He was deeply moved, and It was with difficulty that he repressed all outward Igns of the struggle between love and itispiclon of bis niece, as he helped her Into the dogcart. Their drive to the station was as silent as their drive from the town-ball on the preceding day bad befn. It was not until they bad driven up to the door of the railway station that Nell addressed her

uncle.

“Uncle George.” she said. In a low. troubled voice, “why can’t you trust

me?"

which would have convinced her that, whatever his suspicions might be, his love for her was aa strong as ever, when the sight of a policeman watching them Intently froze the words on bis lips. ^ “There's the reason why I can't," answered George Claris, hoarsely. 'Look bow yon are watched, wherever you go. They won’t let you go away. I expect.” Nell said nothing, but pot out of the dog-cart t wlth compressed Ups and anxious eyM. Contrary not only to her ancle's expectations but to her own, however, she was allowed to start on

dge, ton

“No.”

“What Is aU this to lead to?” asked Clifford, impatiently. "Well, 1 can't tell you yet, sir. But the. colonel says—and the young lady and .Miss Bostal aU say the same—that be put the pistol back on its naU. loaded, a week ago; and when I took It down from Its nail to-night, It had been discharged. That's aU at present. air.” i' For one minute Hemming waited, expecting to have something said to him by Clifford King or* NeU. As they remained silept, be togk his leave, with more apologies for his Intrusion! The lovers looked at each other. “NeU," asked Clifford In a whisper, when they had be«s_*lone and silent for some moments, “Is It true that you fired It off?” “Quite true. Now do you doubt me.

too?”

"No. I swear I don't. But Nell, my darling. I begin to tremble for you aU the same.” , - The young man's voice shook. NeU. gated into bis face In an agony of

horror.

the coat ft $460. If we count In th* I “U I knew anything, I would tell It

EC

1 would be greatly Increased, state* 1 tlAre ^ gyjfg, ] lke thla!”

this speech was perplexing to her listener, but she would give no explanation of It. She only told him that she wanted time to think, to con•Ider. And on the following morning, toon after breakfast she called the

I

the New York Independent. Beside* ^ this, somebody lias paid his board atn' t Bring expenses for four years, tar amount varying from $200 to $10pt‘ * ^ ' year, to use only conservative figures Then there must be coanted Mn th< leas to the world of the work the atu dent might have been doing for b daring the period be has spent It school, terriers for which the York would have been willing to pay him i- my, $1600 a year. Altogether, each E? J ‘educated man costa the common!tj K between $5000 and $10;000, In roan. 1 K number*, more than an uneducater f ««■" of the same natural ability. Thli R. u what the World would lose if th< P student should die on graduation, or .what is worse, should repudiate hli j-' obligation to the community In whicl t ' be lives and devote the talents whlcl Be bare been trained at —

t to purely selfish oaea

rould sing.

Clifford stared at her In astonishaent. fibp bad on her hat and cloak, imf wariTl3e£0ylfea4rfOT-a'Touf: r- ' / • Didn’t you know that I was going to London yesterday, to my aunt’s?" ihe asked. “They stopped me, to give Idence at the Inquest So I am go-

'on .think It looks had for me to go •way?" said the Impatiently. “Well.

hen

the train had steamed out of the little nation, the innkeeper turned abruptly and defiantly to the policeman. “Well,” aald he. roughly, “what do you want?" “Nothing

the

lythlng, you know, we can always find It ” Whatever he thought pf the truth of tills statement. George ClarU was prudent enough not to question it. CHAPTER XYIIL In the week which followed KelTs departure for London the spirits of her uncle declined day by day until the red-faced, genial innkeeper had become little more than the shadow of his former self. He'missed his niece more than he wonl^kdmlt even to himself. And althpafch It is true that his mind bad become tainted with suspicion of her truth and honesty, be would have been ready and willing to receive her back and to forget the doubts which he could not wholly stifle. But Kell was sharpsIgbted enough' to understand this state of feeling, as revealed to hei unconsciously by her uncle In his letter*. So she made excuses for re mainlng In London, and George Clarii was left lonely. The Innkeeper,.Although he dld.nol share Clifford's entire confidence' Id Nell, was grateful to the young barrister for It But be said that NeU had forbidden him to divulge her address, and Mr. King must wait for the girl’s own time for making It known is him. Just before Clifford left reluctantly for London, be had another interview with the detective Hemming, who. aft-

people must think what they Uke. the police want me. I dare say they •rill be able to find me out." ah* adled bitterly. Clifford was sbock'ed. "Don't, child, don't apeak Uke that” 1

tigs Bon. Hemming waa reticent, bnt gave the Impression that he was more strongly convinced than ever that he waa on the right track as to the perpetrator of the murder and of the

asked Clifford impatiently. “Are yau going to set another decoy to work?" Hemming looked at him shrewdly. “It won’t %e any use,” answered be

any

dryly. “untP-r" "Cat& what?"

"Well. sir. if I must say it—untU Miss Claris comes back." Clifford controlled the anger he felt, since an exhibition of it would only have closed the detective's lips more tightly. “I should Uke you to make an expertlent, though,” said be. "Will you make it on tuy account? I want It cry wcU done, no matter what it Dsta." •'You’re throwing yonr money away, sir,” replied Hemming civilly. "Still, if you wish It. and choose to pay fot it, of course it can be done.” Clifford found a card, and gave It to the detective. “Tberc Is my address.” aald he. “I rely upon you to do your best.” "And you won’t be d|psuaded, sir, from a useless expense?" "No."

ford thought would certainly suffice to excite the appetite of the astute bul daring thief who was at the bottom of all tbe mischief. In the week following Clifford's departure. therefore, there arrived at the Blue Lion a r who gave himself emigrant, who had returned to bis native land with his pockets full of money. The man stayed at the Inn for several days, boasted openly in the bar of his luck, showed the results of It In lavish “treating" and In tbe a

of golt t It w

ming tbout

ph. taut the “wealthy emigrant” had been allotted, after a prolonged stay, to leave tbe Inn without having received a visit from the midnight thief. Clifford was much chagrined. although he affected to think that It was only in common prudence that the thief, on whom at least the suspicion of murder new hung, haj

efuL

mining had left him. Clifford began to think out a new problem which this last occurrence had presented to him. Waa Jem Stickels the chief? But then It was certainly not Jem Stickels whose band he had caught under his pillow. And a shiver passed through the young fellow's frame as remembered tbe touch of the smooth skin, of the little slender fin-

gers. It. T

was not until the first day of March, on a blustering, stormy'fiiornIng. that NeU Claris, her resolution broken down by a pathetic appeal from her uncle, came back to Stroan. George Claris met his niece at the iation. and each was shocked at the changed appearance of the other. NeU seemed to have lost half her beauty; her cheeks had lost their rounduess which had been one of her greatest

charms.

"Oh. unde!” she cried softly, when she bad received his silent kiss on her forehead, “yon don't look the same uncle! What have you been doing to yourself?” “Oh. we've been pottering along much In tbe same old way.” answered the Innkeeper, affecting an indifference which he was .far from feeling. “Nothing's happened In particular, since Mr. King went back to London. He wanted your address, as I told you In my letters. Why wouldn't you let me give It to 1dm?” “Unde. I Uke him'too much.” answered the girl, steadily. “If It had been In the old time, now, be should

the ruin of everything to us aU, Is cleared up. I'll not let any man I care about Involve hlmsi-lf in my jllsgrace." “Disgrace. NeU!” echoed George Claris in a low volo*r -';pon't soy that, child, don't say 1that.” . In this tope the girl detected aU tho emotions which the story and the rumors about it bad set stirring in uncle's simple mind. She felt keenly the affection, the doubt, the anger, which bad -tortured him during the long weeks of the winter. She gavi a sigh, and tucking her hand'under his arm, whispered: “We won't say disgrace, then, but misfortune." “Aye. tbst’s better, dear,” agreed tbe poor fellow mournfully. At that moment they emerged from the shelter afforded by the trees of Stroan Court, the mansion which stood just outside of the walls of the old town. They were within sight of the spot where the body of Jem Stickels bad been discovered; bnt any emotions they might have felt at the recollection were overpowered by a sense of actual physical danger. Foi'She wind, which bad been boisterous sUk the morning, was now so strong that they were afraid that tho dog-cart would be blown over; whUe at the same time a blinding snow-fall made It almost Impossible for them to discern the road a yard In front of the horse's head. “It blows straight on the shore.” said Georju Claric. "Ifif be a lucky thing If none of the ships In tbe channel get drove out or their course tonight." NeU shuddered. Living as she did by the seashore, she was accustomed to storms and the horrors attendant upon them to tbe ships at sea. Every 'pale brought disaster; and although, the inn being on tbe shore of a bay. most of the accidents of which NeU heard happened some few miles away, yet she and her uncle were always emoqg the first to hear of them, from the Up# of the freqnenters of tbe inn. Both NeU ^ind her. unde thought It prudent to finish their short jonrney on foot, leading the horse, and finding their way with •ome difficulty through ‘ itonn. To be Continued.

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