VOL. XV.

Ocean [[ifij jsjentinel.

PCWJSHEU VEULT »t

OCEAN CiTY, N J, I. C. ROBIBOK, Hiinr ml p

^ < tornryi-nt- Law. MOKCAN HAND,

. fkuticuuu, DrugjuU, Etc. D k J- s. waggonerT

ATiORNEY AND

"O. 7*1 A&rnURT AVENUE.

Ot EAN CITT. N. J.

Ml 'am. Court

CAPl:MAYC.H?N"r " " V"fcU-- Buittfiaa. * 1 *- "■■■■utir

1_,A\Y OIUCES [JR. j. e. PRYOR,

MYSTEHV (IF THE • ^ m m. By UJOIE 8T DEAKE.

, rOovjrt«i.t

Restaurants. MARSHALL'S

OIMG ROOMS ^

»«M I.ADIE.O AADUrvr*.

xt ' ' '» t. .mav < ornr n«»i sk. : *>0.1321 Market Street,;;K.:%-.-„w.'s.«s is

H AKRY 9- DOUGLASS,

Sghbvijer e. WooD.aL.R eWfSIdAN AND SURGEON,

<'lty, !¥. J.

H« 'l-rk. t « mmirn, ». j. Hptirtjil >Itrfilki|i

T.C. H^SsTn. M.

SOLICITOR AND MASTER IN CHANCERT, Homaeopathlr*

N H«rv I'ui.iic, No. UQ1 renti-al Av ,U*E MAV t'Ol'RT nol.SE, V J. OCK*^ cixv. m. j.

Ito-Ment PfayKirian. Lattrt.f PlilU.

|aiKTl>LtlJ.J

wainn* nu,,, UM! ^ time to jr, t w,u clear of the tircmise., J inoTed stealthily arouud'ibe end at the bonae to the front a„,l **, Uj » kl „ g ay way toward the fane when a tall Ji K nre loomed op in U«, tiarktues. and I ,-atue

who held a

, tu my app. aran, i * ’ * * Mr. Bridget baa retomed borne aliay. ’ «»"I— fWTpie^el „ m i U »•* o*ie~ to try to tol- j

powerful reason f.-r pr.-,. >n* up Main, hot ahe did ' waa aw> d by my a

, “Who

threatening v..n«, t ble weapon jeu-tly i “A friend, '' I n ! 'I tueau no barm.

I knew iueti

PHILADELPHIA.

STRICTlf TEMPERANCE. *raL8 TO ORhKK KEuM « A. H. To * 1' *

wl "' <biwe \We-

Sfc?!IUSru lT«in> .i,h b ™„ r .

pure spring water.

ALL NIUHT.

bakery,

Ooitu«elloi--tit-L.tAw, CAPE MAT COURT HOUSE. N. J. ConlrtuUors <trul UuiUlns. S. fi. SAMPSON, Qontraotor and (guilder, »o. 1B5 » —ria-, g.j. JiihWB* |.r., ! ',r<lr ••l-ri iol t., apeeifl ean auasd eorkio* drseie** furni»b«l.

DENTIST,

Tuckahoe. N. J.

—' ~ ^

tt” Ac polled

be demanded l„ . 1 T . UO '^ Hrr ^ ' a * D ">« »»• inglug his form,da- r**' Waa that the two Ei a level e bal ing pr-ced.-d me. might ue de haute to renlr - ttP|{ “''‘Im^b to a.ljmd that little ^ ' Mf-irintto rearofthef^mboo*. e >crJ c dy that the man It V°* f ‘ l1 ‘"know that it j charge ■“ »' u™ I ,e.,

I -une . et, , „ ^

windtog stairway Wa. I mo taken, or did I catch the sound of light, burned

footsteps ai'.!ig th» cp]>y hil?

«liberate t-f loorrment.

natiou waa. He mlgnt have started journey Q f * 0 o, l.Utg, miles.

v J. Z?””* ,0 ' *">*• * blnlf which 1 had in mind. linherto I had been working at long range, as may he ~i‘i. Kow I decided" n,« a t»ldU«

Which ...rnn-d soty*. ,r fallow.

Prom the railway station I walked to

my dwelling place, rvachin* there jmt “ "" I.,,.,;.,,,. 1 "

boon in my room, and then, telling my ..T."’, “ »«* *«>»€ her

friends that I might not morn nnt.'l

lat^ once mm art oat for the old atone - It •*** ,0 'ril from the lorarioo bBlWtlMt where lived l«lah Bndg«, the . “V 00 " 1 * ‘be Seex.nd which brother at rny hoaA Of neommtyl waa * “ tb « «>• It atatmoerL Hot d.»irattired „ ,« ,ha n igli< before. t, ol my !f‘ < ^ **** ‘oo Suun. 1 „p«md

ornamental cane waa left behind, and ; **>? d ' ,oc <* m T

every chaml»r in my rerolrer bad ita .. • hedronn. neat, clem and : charge simply famish.d. A giaoce showed that

it was o.e 0 p,„(. I*, n(tm

DR. WALTER L. YERKES, of ibr h ”'l" 1 ^•■■rUHn the'Cd I •’erywn.r, W e “ inrestiga,,,,, of hi . own . with loatT , i ,n " »"«W have tan. ,d|^S l i ‘ «bal 'want. ” «** HRS. EDWARDS ACURKY. eef S?5 iVr,

“"“’•'.’"'i"*’’“' — i Td..„„ n ..—..Zm b,M„ '"w'-s^sniiSL

get than yon mid prw«m«d i

DENTISTS,—

JOMdl'll F. HAXD,

rp ARCHITECT,

1 Soutli Twen^dvooodSteel. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,

Ire Of.... ■ a. , Ocean Cifv. X. J. K«n»e (*f||| ne *ee ( ream, lee., Fro.en ta V^'‘"\r. ^ v ^ , Brlek IsaylnV Ae Brnlu and Jelllea. -t. , i' ; - - 41| ^ ^ “*'**' Ar

Nieliolax Cortton, aiicMtcg

OCEASr CITY, s. J.

Weddings and Evening Em.. KKiSS-Sj^V-Tdi

ivvrytlilng t.» fur- _ .

CARPENTER AND BUILDER,

>R DELIVERED ’ IT DAT - OCEAN CITY, N. J. H

NOTHING SOLD OR L.

ON SUNDAT.

Wallace s. kisle. , ItKAI. EHTATl:

AND

INSURANCE ADEN I’. 4U MAMKIAT NT.. CAMDKM. ol2££Z t ' vm,t * itorn '- Mo '»-t«"|<*b PETER MURDOCH, CO A.I. anti W'OOIY,

Ocean City. N. J. ^ — - Ul —

D. 8. SAMT»SO:V.

Stoves, Heaters,Ranges,

PUMPS, SINKS, &C„

Co 'ocKAN'"'i”TY. es C'r e ' <<*vnuTOR i\n * ' enn<94*_v, IV. JF.

tSSteSmiwm k ,ur “ i,h ^' Trrm * II. IN. KTA.INTOIN, ( onlraetini; Buildt r PRAGTlGAL DRAUGHTSMAN ■ tnh and Outral. Urran • Itr, h. J.

“And bow ^

runnd here?" ' \-

•kTe£vVJ« "“m!'«rriTn.'f !“*’ . 11 W “ * «>»‘BralqoestlS and

j I waa opening,

Pltiladelphia, Ba. ! *** was pacing along the : — I and they entered yonr lane.

Plasterers and Briek-Louts* | llk * t ‘“' Ir ^‘"k" “d followed. When T . '■j— v ..«j«oiy gate in ■ .-e. " ! “w them trring to ent.T the window i ' ’1* dire.'Cion of tbo town and we.e not ■ UTOICLHILJ. o O. ADAMS llr, 'd. - ' ■ ’ j bk'lj - «o ta heard of iigan: ••DM yon kill the tanial seamp”" | ’"T work of the evening. STnNFHII I fi, Af) AkJf " N °- , ' u, 1 " n ' bs'Hy that be : " 1 *» | kid homeward, I saw 'itUe in »IUHtniLL & ADAMS, w„gi»d to |,.. ipof ^ |« •" Warw m. I had not onlv 1 • * oompauion They will trotthle yon no ! fallrd •?»'» bo •■»■«. f additional

more." k now lodge «if Nana Sahib's mliy, bat

"Bnt why di’n't yon let me know 113,1 P n ‘. «he rn-p.—ted ones on gnard,

afore they trii-d ih.-ir tru k- * nfl therefore ioenweed the difhcnlty

“They are strangers to iih- I e-nild [ ,h “ "'ufnsited me from the fir-1

not know they intended ary w rong u-,- _ Probably op to thi- night Darir-

til I saw them attempt it. Then it “"ward was ccafident that no

too late to warn yon. "

■'Why didn't yon come round to bonne afterward and tell mo?" “Ton were a-lec-p, ,' T I supposed n 'So we war, lint that racket wi

— - -

G. P. MUOHE,

Architect, Builder,

A\D

FU ACTK AI. NI.ATKH,

OffMit Clfy, X. J. Iiesc Ho- Bn* H.i. conataaiiy oi, baud

GEO, A. BOURGEOIS & SON, Ciirppiilcr.s and Itnildrrs

OCKASf CITY, X. J.

Estlaiaua (Itee. BulMings erected by cot

tr.cte.i <U>,

I^EANDER s. CORSON, -ARCHITECT,

ARRY HEADLEY, OCA: AM Cl TV HOI-Wi;,

f'lT' -Aslyttry Avenue.

PLASTERIKE. BRICKUTIIIG

OrmaieBtil fori: of Ettrj Deseriplhin.

emetMng work sod mason

•rSuStTxiaSr

D. GALLAGHER, DEALER IN FINE- FURNITURE, 43 South Second Street, rnu.ADKi.pfriA, ra. L. S. SMITH & CO.. IEiL ESTATE HKD «S«8flACE.B6EI(TS. • 140 Aat>ur> Avenue, OCEAN CITY. N. J. PAINTING BY CONTRArT OK DAY.

TRiTATlHUNT

—By—

INHALATION I 1529 Arch St, Phllid'., Pa

ctittia, n

Fever, Headache. Debility Kheuraatlem. Meuralgla,

.4ntf all Chronic anti

Xercons Disorders.

or .‘ckenin. smell s few of the great noi * we »re covslantly n

gTKKI.MrtN & ENGLISH, Contractors-Builders,

, Offan <;ii j, If. J. PIsm. sperMosttOD. sndgs orktiig Art

Bakers, U racers, Me. Jac^schuffT

TBE“PIONEER"BAKERY, — So. 700 A.tarj T L HEADLEY,

OCEAN cm’. R J cj .

carpenter N dj0b shsp "-k*-—~»«~»>»-ut OFE A I¥ FITY,

k pminisly slli-tided la. Tam Ini Hu:, window atut door frames, sn

r mtllwork. FnrnKore repsln >rw. W herlUTixht shop SUau-1» - speelslty. R.-sIdenre. Wed I Mill, corner loth and WmL

ISRAEL G. ADAMS & CD. jg^’ Real Estate i Insurance -AaQ-EHSTTS, ; —- Ickiibi J, 4 * I, Beil EskU 4 Uf ■BoOdiW, . ru „

atuamtic errr. m. j.

Commianionera of Deeds for Pennsylvani*. -i,- ‘.1 Money fo loan on First Mortgage. ' “

I»U for tale at South AUaniic City

M’CLURE, HERITAGE & CO., * ow 0PES foisusoH of us{. oruccFsts ano chemists BELLEVUE HOT BATHS,

112 Market Street, Pniiadelphii. samuel schuhch.

Dealer* in Pure Drug*, Chemicals, Boardwalk, between 7th and 8th Sts.

Paunt Medicine., Painw, Oila, etc | New SuU.-foT^Tfr bathing.

ii- rs. steam Fitters, Etc.

J. T. BRYANi

s 111 at I’lumhei and Ua* Fitter . N.. 1007 R|(ge Are.

I'll 1 lade Ip hln.

n-AlsIlnj n hers. 8mks. tlslh Tths, Wat. - • les/i sod Iron PlTes. P11 'HI'S. Et--.. fui -1 ^Cjenlrr or CKjr ^Brsl sUu* sod drsioacs a spscUUtr. Ordr- '

Komoiir attendrd to-

" r • ,|Dwr ' *««•»<» fiw the

Mtabiy (Wcbm Compuudl Ozjg.s has "Wtiil. 1 sss s I .ST t conddersd s ks^tk. ^%fc=?isi'iia«gS

'.'aiiSSX™

: MI» JAMIE MAEEODKE. _ , "OskHIU, n,„ld«n'Tta Orrgeo Trea'm.ni «oo MW1 m» for c < cowst^oMos "*V*iJ7'‘* r ” r OB *- now IMlflss /is. rr-slly h.niauid'hlm""^.^,! windy reooysrad ha botth. saamsd s wit wwspwwnd Osygwa.IJe WnAe • on and M-snlln- a MmNUsofabook of WI pagfw publisbod hy Dra Marks, * Psl^, which e<vso 10 alt taqauwra fnU Isfonssu.* „ 10 Hilt rvmartAMs curailvc

of surprising cores I

I have Jo«t cotnn from the rear, wheml diM-hargM my pisp.l and hadn

time to wake yon n p."

'•That won't do," saut-Ah* old n bit suspicion active again, wkrn't going toward the fruit door, trying to aneak off down the lane (

found yon, I talieva y.m are oih of 'em! I've agood mind to fill y..a fallal buck

•bot’*

'I wonldn't advite yoo to try that, for there are aeveral cartridgi-s left in my revolver, and before yon ouuld firing your gun to a level I would use them all. 1 told you I was a friend, but you cmrider me an euemy if yon wiah." - ““f® • «OfiiK*tive motioo with my waapoa, which he understood. He ached le ‘ nie have the contents of his gun.

it waa afraid.

"Waal, tbe beat thing yon can do it clear oat from here as quick as yoa — 0 fr**®!- There have been several murders in this part of the country, and tbe law bain’t lound out who done Vm, but If you hbonltl catch it while prowll ing round where you’ve got no litudnom to ta I won t hesitate to tell the folks

that 1 done it."

"Now. Mr. Bridget." I .aid oondli-

atingly, "what is the use of oar"—

"Who told yoo my name?" be broke

•Evcvy one in the neighborhood

knows yon as a good citizen and a gcutlemail like yonr brotbig Nathan. V m do me great injustice, to su-pect me of any wrong intention I wunld no mm harm yon than I would my own father. •That talk ia very nice, hut I don't know yon. Yon haven't told me your

•“me nor where you tome from."

'•Don't you know William Browning of Rahway? ^

•The president of our tank?"

I'm hL'eraT" Ue know, you well, and "That won't work. I don't know any Mr. Browning, and there's nobody of that Name that h«. anything to do with our bank. Now 1 know yoa'm an im-

poator. Cl'ar out!"

The old fellow was too shrewd for -J* I was outwitted, and with a little laugh I turned about and strode toward

tba open lane.

I had not gone JO padee when what did ba do but bring Mk shotgun to a level and let fly at me with both barrels in quick — *— •

followed bin' to t;d* pleasant Jlttla town, and that be Waa still safe with bis secret in the boas* where lie had made hi> borne f . r nn Indetnifa time Hut il>e<-<-i'nrrtvHn M (benight most undeceive h:m A <fiwp.Tal. .tumpt bwl been made to te ak 0 p„n him. “ .rr M ** u " "■“«» "eium He would take ir>-?»,.t meaMire. to avert tbe

tbreatemd danger

The mo*! effective „ rp «., 0 | d lie a

:l change Of qaarters. He waa not likaly 1- P* 'P«k1.another night in the old stone

rwT ’t 1 ™ 1 '**. to Checkmate him must i« done quickly. It is well known that lira safest hiding place for a criminal whom the oB- «*■ of the law want ia in lira heart of the great city of New York. It waa bard to undent and why Ihia at range ooople had I. ft so secure a concealment Md tak-n up their residence where their climioMi of detection were increaa•d tenfold mcreaa BoL for that matt r, everything (boa ir was hard to understand. The ecu. ceded fact, as I saw it, which oonfrentwi movra. What nett would l« d<me ta tb ®‘“, They were under my eye now, Md If I let them slip I would not be likely to get on their track again. I wai glad to iu>d nn twaobiug my borne that all tbe folks had retired. I whi^h Tl!Ji“ . w “ h ,n * h ‘ k ”y wilb which I had U«n furnished and went to my room without being seen by any

fortunate, fur my cloth-

l . O " n : 0ch of tbe neatneaa which

toth^ 11 * l flni1 “ d WM ln na * d at

The farmer* breakfast early,

Budmg that Mr. Bridget intended tc drive into town I rode with him, reachlug tbe station in time to catch tbnearlv train! had I wished, but my pnrpoi waa not to leave unleaa the Howards did •O. I waited mom of the forenoon, bnt

■aw nothing of them. 7 Guarded inquiries gave me\>o Infer,

matic* of tbe two men of the night before. Had I ebuaen I might bavtTkilled

that one at the window

things. Unw do

—.-.—a a am 1 ~TT J ““ "" ‘ ‘ ‘ *

.—'of Use law. but don't Ualarm- i ““M* ^ , » w

•tl." I added, noting bar alight atari I . A P r "P w «lo««io«. "Something occntred here last night ” '* by drawing from an inner pocket Burglars I believe tried to effect an an- my 'f**® 1 * 1 - wbich »l'owed that I waa a frtan*. and a pistol «het was fired. ” ! ®«ul>rr at Ura dxective police of New

She stood as If hesitating what to do : wJ', « ,

or say. Assuming that I was welcome. ‘Os -1 * was proof that I wmnot 2 - —k. • ,.w * A 1 1-a 1——A rie«. and wo can do it better inside ' 1 ** T ® ‘b® imprtaanm. Had ‘ ~ tba porch, if you have no ole ** ?'? , * b * ad rr-sent he doubUsM

would have Intn quick to detect the demy'vi" t* 1 " 1 W ' ni1 ' 1 h * T " qtuckly ended

She led tbe way into tbe wide, plainly furnt.lrad parlor, her manner showpretended bu-iiram did not fully

Bnt fortunately he was 1 he trick served me. hoe was i id made no further protest. But simple h< arled and boa

J2J was, »be showed a raauiag

;pna«ime Having stated that

of the h

... povakaing tugb me another pret. *t I d^mbt wbe wen that wonld have w<wV«d had nu.oaud taea at oomc, s<i I took cn

looking after ^ otb '

■arm arnica Howard.

‘Couldn'tyou atrip wbm Mr Bridget l* borne, she asked, sinking into a ?** lng cb * i ‘ -aurvi ying me with

My original plan, as I have hinted, _ as to pretend to ta an assessor who

bad called to examine the prop.-rty. bnt i ° P S.'' d *' ,b '' ” •be event* of the pr>-ceding night gave . •“ me another pr<-t<xt. I d'mbt whether f 01 •?>«>foruuor*was

to the other. I decided that Jt was the one used by herself and bus band, while

rr".--’-.— ’’— auetmt. looking after „ e ot “' ,r belonged to Mr. and Mrs

bis farm dntira How0»#t

'When will he be in?"

b „.‘LT “ u b>a - If 1 *“'»• >- not ta home until rundown."

'■That U hardly neorwry. May I ask oif" r ' m “ w 'be burglars?"

DO J, 1 di< to’t dare look out at

•be winder. My bosband shot at one of toem. who pretended be waa a friend

"Did be kill him?"

afeard not, for we harm, t found

we shall see what we can

. to.** I remaiked in a businrealika •wy. etepplug to one of the rear win-

other ,>li,-ldsns t Dra.Wr.AKHEY A PA LEY, 1523 Arch SL, Phflidtl*hi2 Pi. 120 StHtr SL, Sn Finoine CR.

CHAPTER XV. Had tbe sun been shining the "Stateriro lmn C VLa VUU,Cr wr,nl ' 1 “•”» nave nnen written, ine gloom interfered with the old farmer's aim; bot, ae it was, I felt the wind made by 'the heavy load of buckshot a* it wbiaaed part my ear*. It wn, . dree call. Angered, I wheeled about and leveled my revolver, hot checked myself before polling the trigger. Suppose 1 fired and

killed him I

wouto nave necn muroer wttnout *«- My life waa no longer in dky --.ger and his act in firing at me waa Justifiable. He would not have been punished bad he earned out his threat and "filled me with buckshot" Many tight censnre him for not having done -a. I shoved my weapon hack in place snd walked briskly down tbe avenue leading to the main highway.

that one at tha Window, but waJpaBev know that each waa not toe ~—r - h «*e been hit piKty herd, bat

““ kl. Ut.

if there had been any feeling at oca‘S„T , “ 1 w«-i ,w. waa little, if any—it was pretty well removed by what followed byTy loitj!

mg * is mi sue nuiwav

“ *’»■» H»»«A « bS wife boarded any train, to do tbe

‘hem wherever tirar *° * n «*ctambly stupid

toilure to carry out my pur,«*ra 1 scanned every train that went toward New York and of cottree kept an eye on rbos* going In the opposite dirr*. tef '° ,D '' wl ‘*' P'-rfnnctcry. for I did not "aspect that either of the 00 ^ pl *,T 1 0 ° 1, l l l‘ ru o*«l •outhward A i biladelphia train drew up at the ««toii, and from my coign of advanto*e I watched the passenger* as thev disembarked and others got on. Tta •top wm brief, and Jo« as f, moTihg again D.nua Howard made, rush from somewhere and swung upon one of the platforms, bring helped by

the waiting brakeman.

. , “■ d ? * to do the same thing, m ^ , b ' r *" go. and the brakeman

blocked my way.

"Too late." ta called. "There'll ta another along i u half an boor " Tbi-re waa no help for it If Howard ■aw me, au.l in ail probability be did. therefore Won Id 1.. bi. g„„ d atralnrt

What a pity- He will not be likely * show h.mself around here agaiu. " I. !^J nd, *r Tbs i0 ,1,e ** .^® d ' “ od we to ™ody tar him." ' rl * h V. 000 1« Mm catch you unawares. Did they attempt to

tor by way of tbe door?"

"No; they murt have clnmb one u . wm^* “ d * riort *° «*• into the back inner iney nan a quamu amoug themseires a„d one of 'em fired off a ffnn or pistol, and then my bustand ta

• nd “>« to»n proaned and “> to««ir. 80 ta must have

been bit pnrty hard. "

"Undoubtedly. I will take a l

•®l'* d "w. please. You

“‘^“.‘•"•totoaryttat I shooldaecure

aU the information I can. '■

'Mercy, I can't allow you to doth atP 1

CHAPTER m

^ * 001 ? old tody Wes horrified at iy •uggeetion. but I foroed mattcra. You know the pnnishment lor of* a true ting an officer of the law in his outy. I added in my mon impreatH*

ia ItP^" * h,, fT ' p,i ' d tointly. "What •■Well, |t i a not banging." I answ -•.with a smile, "but a Iraavv tine _ Imprisonment. I have my nmpicKm who •boas burgiara were, and by examining tbe marka tb-y have left may be a bio

"Nothing taro." J quickly added. The gviiili man left no ^ be of any help to me. Let’s try the oth This aaab waa also raised, and I made minute examination oi I outside. Nothing wvu 1 k,,,W * Qth W0 M«‘ to fact the moment J croased tb< threshold, for afttrongb Oil* was a real roam it was not the one which the f.q-i ^ to enter. iZ] was to the left and could be reachwl “tobv naarinr out again into the hail. Pm

Omm during lira !.,* war rail JTa •tor rt*ot ashore tadrihg f'lrvp^x f a irw yon, amounting to aLmt 4 can they racured tl.u sen at two Chim toflght fur their em.-nauim.-nt T Brat fight went <«i biavi ly, an.I as fig? go in Carina, mg being up u> the Amei hippodrome errl.!. one of the d was whipped lint be was angr As ta moved away frvtu the i

. : - , —' “■'-oe'iirai. Mruck hint blow that killed hitu. lira mnrth** w “ rt-t-viily l•■headed, but the authce ties decided that it was no conratu 0 the Atnericnu offieer* if 4 murder reaub ed from their phut of amurammL On <»iy gi4 a figlu, twt a kiUing am — executiuu. all for 4 Ceuta. Yot

omiMn't beat thoae ratea "

Wdraey aga-ns. nawiaz and was arotenred *0 Siberia

it. Sthsrta.

' entered into a c

—- —e^-.. W was pot mm dark carnage, and Ac ravau dan an ~Kb«. «My travekd ou and ^ ^PPtogtotak.At lata he fcd they mnet bare re®, hod iiitaria. aad ii the ntroiat anguish lie fwnwived tha the carrtegr had stopped, end the band ■*. b, * Tto- “M—he wa in bis own home! He bud been drirea nmud snd nauad tit. D-.—1—-■tode tir.ra. tat the fnrbtcuredlrt^