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^:p r^?;;^^ It',, fJ rt\' L_ ...........__ ._ j_U- KvU ... W- ' < THE TSRRTCX T*TfaVrt'15 PRB6S, Mil.-JOSEPH PULlTZtiR. THE 0*EAT PROPRIETOROFTHE NEW YORK WORLD. TUn Cr.*tor of the World >l* T-<1uy-lli' MimIo It l'uy-A Hliurfc fclctttuli uf Mr, l'tilltzok-'ii tint-tie v. Josoph Pulitzer; thu creator of tho Now York World of to-day, wan'born In Auh- irhi-lfunKury In ltt-17. Jfo hudaroiiKh nml ready boyhood, picked up iho eUmii'tit-i nf nn education nut! cmi^nLttiil 1,0 MiIh coun try a poor yomitf follow hi bin ei^hti-i'iiUi year. Jin landed at- CumI.Il- (iurdi'ii without, ilconfc. Ho know no <mo mid no plane to nppoal for aid. ]Iu did not u<dc for assist-. aiiooiiHii mutter of fact, hut enlisted In the army which wilm thou advancing to cnndi the Southern rebellion. Without any but moro HmuttoriiiH of Mm lan^uafjjo of those with whom ho foiudit, without any Very ohjar Ideu of tho. iiisue<j at atulce, lie rodo forth in a (iornmu cavalry regiment. and Korvotl until Hio, win* wns (iiulcil. At thu c'Iomo of tho war. t\ti if ohi-yinji tho in junction of Horace (Jrculey, he wont west and cant about him Tor a career. Mean- whlhi he worked in a cavalry binrackii,' and iih a farm-hum!, and evnu hired out an deck JUSHhtlanfc on a river atuambout. DutfdurltiK all UiJji Ktorm and stit'sii ti|c hifj follow workmen wore ponding thoir.sjparo Umo In the huIooiih or union IiilIIm, dincii.isiuu the trouble)! of labor, Mr. Pulitzer wan hard at work l'oarniiiK the lunnuaK'e, reading omnivor- ouoly and even plunging into the study of tho law. In a word, ho was fashioning hi armor and fdiarpeuinf,' his intellectual fal chion for the future and {{renter bnt.ile in which Jio wos-dusfined fb reap such high horvov.c;' .Mr. Pulitzer was admitted to the bar in 18fW. lie .settled in St. Louis, hut was not iibuccchh as a lawyer. Tlie profession was too hIow for him; the tedious routine ex asperated him. That lie would have boon BUcccsiiful eventually no one can doubt, but ho looked about for an occupation in u Mil. .lOSIH'II IMJUTZKU. which ho could brint: all his latent eiior- "flies into play, and found it in journalism. His llrst assignment \vnn on the Westlich* Post, a German paper of republican poli ties, then conducted by Carl Schurz. This was the* opportunity he had been, waiting --for. Jlis contributions and his business Lact made the papei* a success and himself u reputation. While ntiM a re porter ha was a chief promotor (if the iu- iluenciis which resulti-d in the combina tion of democrats and liberal republicans which .restored popular .self-government ixj Missouri In 1872. lie became fdt.yeditor and managing editor of the paper and ac quired an interest In it. In 1874 he went abroad to acquire an education, which so far wan of his own get ting. He resolved to have a paper of Ins own, and in 1878 returned to St. Louis and bought tho Evening Dispatch. This was a local paper which had never paid a pro- lit and was regarded as utterly worthless. Mr. Pulitzer'bought it for $2,500. Iliu friends laughed at this exploit, but while they weco enjoying their joke Mr. Pulitzer * l-'suddenly.bought the Post, also and com bined the papers into the Post-Dispatch of to-day. lie selected John Cockerill, one of . tho best all round neuspaper men in the. country, at the head of it. ami let it go. And tho Post-Dispatch now goes at the tune of about $100,000 a year ni't profit. Almost any other man than Joseph Pulitzer would have; lnren satisfied with having built up a great newspaper out of nothing in a few years anil would have re mained in the Westiirn town to enjoy tho results of his tireless energy and a 1 meet unparalleled sueres*. Hut he was not content. St. Louis, :.<ivnl. city though it wu,'was not big enough for him. TIo looked around fur fivsh worlds to con quer. Having plaei'il tiis Western paper on a firm foundation, lie n-solvcd to go to New York and tempt fortune in the me tropolis. 1 The Now York World had nuvu- made a striking success. Ii had been started in June, ISfJOasa penny paper of absolutely blameless features, I'M-hi-wiii^ hi its multo- Up intelli^uee of scandals, divines and even dramatic riewh. its barking was ample, but.it failed to. make niunt.-y. ln 18713 William II. Ilurlbert touk charge and made of it a brilliant paper, employim,' on itHBtiuTtliu ablest, writers of tin-day and giving to its editorial page a flavor of power and originality , nnexcelK-d by any metropolitan journal. Mr. Pulit/.er bought this iiitirihinid ~ paper, and look possession .May 10, p>HU. iSnoi'mousdiflleuKici. confronted him from the start. To take a mju-paying piece A newspaper property uid't.urn It. into a pay. ing concurn is frequently a much mora difficult task tiian slarling wholly anew. aTrum the first, Im was almost, entirely ignored by bis fellow editors, but the time noon came when he compelled all to eon- alder him hh one .of the leaning forces in the journalism of the country. Of late years' Mr. Pulitzer's health lia * not been of tho best, aii affection of tha eyos rendering the prolonged devotion to . work characteristic of his earlier career In thlHcity impracticable. He has, therefore, . been obliged to spend much of hia time abroad, or at Ids magnificent country neat lit Par Harbor. But bm hand is felt, dir ecting the doHtlnioa of tho groat journal he cireated, no matter in what corner of tho uloba the iiHuttor may happen to be. Tho ituecussof tho Evening World, another of thin indefatigable man'a ontorprlaoH, hns '~- "been jtint iih phouommml ,u that of the mother paper. Mr. Pulitzor'B extraordinary career fur nishes a Htrlking example of what can ho accomplished In thi country by brains, energy and Indomitable perBovoranco. .i ' ,'l'hn I>iipluiuler'y Ilflll. Tho ortliodox belluvora among tho Lap- laiidurtf Insist that, hell Inn phicoofpor- IMjtUnl frost. . Their Ideal of.' exqulHlte pliywlcal aufferlng 1h to forever freeze. Tp .attempt to hold up the prospect of eternal ilro to them as a deterrent from further transgression la to mako them go and aia nje more. ( _iJHSniWn7i ii BEST OFFER EVER MADE.. jauUJUUJMflflBi THE ESSEX FREE PRESS For.the balance of 1895 for 160 CENTS TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS inun!mi"i'ut Hi if iw niystdf upon Show this to your neighbors. ADDRESS E. J.. LOVELAOE, Proprietor, EBaex^ Onfc, <fo a^fi BEE-a B^r oejo.-.ma.^^tiijXjEJ ^HJKijsr. (TO UK C0NTINUKD.) Flo opened a drawer, twik ant a paruh hii'.mL luiiel, mid wrot^i ii|nm it carefiillv: "To Edward BretUion, wlien time jh im utrti for Iuh obliged juhI ^rutttiul friend. "Malcolm Stuattos." Hiaing from hit clmir lio croiised to ilm t iiiiifli: tid tha label to one of tho liundh'H i ilm cluck, then opened tho door he- " mb, iiud laid bare a shelf of boLtloa^. wide n pouetnitiug odor of oairiphor and ' lntr yuaiH flouted out into the fioin a -ipiidiar odor Lo iIiokh who uunjy natural mstnry imd preaorvn npuoimens or inaeel or b rd life. He liini to movo t ivo nr thru bottleH to ;.'! itinne with a larpc nci; ami idoppar, '.vr.ii.-h ho shook up inid lofcsuneil eovorcl i.!i:ire^ of du]i-lo'iUiii(j! win e nryMLiil. -hie of theiic paces' Is turned cut "o to tho table bv \\\* lott.nrB, h-nitatcd, and jiirkod1 nut another. Then, netting down the bm.Tle, lie .Tinned tiiH room to whero a t.iblo-fiiter -'..imp,! im u hrsclint. and rt.urtH!(l *-'it.h tho - *- - <miui mid a ttmmtr-r, -t*ir*fit m rritw* i.-i.rly full of water. Tlieso two ho not bun tni the tablo, and taking nu ono ol ilie lumpH of crystal ho dropped it into the jiluBii, tulting cure that no watr* Bhould oprinkle over tho aide, llti hold it up to his lamp to ooo ho* quitdcly it would ditolve, ut it dawn ngitiii, and dropped in the eeonnd piece oo- fore beginning to tap tho tablo with hia nails, watching tha crystalline [decea the whiln. "Quick and painleBB, I hopt," ho anld qui i ly. "IJ.ih 1 I can hear a little pain." lit* lumud in hin clmir witii a luu?h, rtdiich ivviQ upon liin lipn no he saw hi* iih.uiow on a pamd a few yards uway, '.*: wfiiii aspect of tho moving uguro havv/p'- tofriblii nn elloot upon hlu Hhattered hartta that Im Mprang from hiu neat and fled to One wall, whore ho stood breathing hard. "Vch, I Itoow," ho cried wildly. "Only my idiadow, but it io coming back------- I cannot it in more than man can boar.," There was a wild deiipair in hia utter ance, and hn nh'rank kwiijt more and more toward tho doorWay-leudinp; to tlia trirthor ronift. 'Then,.A if making a eupromo ef fort,' ho drmv-iiirmrtrrr iip*"*roct, 'with bin lipB'mOving,rpidlytit a low murmur, step* pud firmly toward tho table and soiitod tho r1uh. imt, and Bhru^ging liis Bhonldors iilightiy. Fur thoro Imd been no tomler.look ag Myrn pawed out, and Barron's thought wilh justified. "Don t H<iem m if wo weru engaged. I hope," ho said aloud, "Myra lu not en- well." "Kh ! Oh, no, my dear boy, no. iiirla _tio eoino over grampy soinetimen. Hora, try thin claret, nod lot's have a oozy chat for an hour beforo wo go np." "An hour V* oaid Barron, with a raining of tho oyobrovp.i. "Yh ; why not ? You're not a love-nick bov, and you'll got plonty of your wifo by anil by." "Not a boy, certainly, sir. Ab to tho love ticlcneiu yet;, tliat'a a good glam of o aret, JLjirooo, oh V CHAPTER XI. FAT ID 1 Barron waa back to dine at tho admiral'^ thai night, but tho dinner was not a mic- oen. Myra wan aingnlarly cold and formal in her manner ; Edie pleaded a headaelio ; and the admiral wus worriod by rucolha- tions of the mornmg'y blunder, and felt awkward and ooustrainod with hia guest. Strive hard aj he would hcnidd tint holt making eompnrisons, and a curlonn foelinp of pity camo over him an ho thought ol StraUon'n blunk faco and tho look of d< Hpatr in his eyes, whilo he half wishad tiiai lie had not allowed himself to bo ao eoady Won ovor to the etigugumont. "For he ia,- aftpr ail, noarly a ntrangor," he mtiBod as Ida nen-ln-law oluat tried.hard to Hocure -Myra'* interest in a aooioiy luiBcdoto he wan if lulling, to which uli- lieuniftd and that Wad all. "Yea, n irau- Kr," muued Sir Mark. "I know very lit i about liim. , Bah 1 Almurd I What sliniii. 1 know of any ttan wfin wimtod to inurry, my girl ? ImlghtMeet hia relativea, dim tlielti would he a eonain nmn,imt uf iin i ciuro",1 but if I knew thotn for fifty yeuin it w.-uld not makti the^jimH." good Im* band u'o my poor girl. Ife Iovum her deurlyj hn in ii fine, clover, manly fllow ; there i- no doubt about the Bur run eH'ata li' '1 rluiilad, and he Hon a haudwuinti bulanoe at hiehankrVM ) The ladiea roae soon after, and tyrrmi liold the door open, roturniug slowly 'ui hit \ '. iiT iMliTMJiiffiTiTTTTir I "" 7i-ifi lf^fiJMJ3rMHMBHBMf>li^BJ,lr iftf "Yom. Fill your glass agnln." "Willingly(" ""-i1! Barron, obeying hin heat, and pimhing back tho jug, want to lulu to you, oir, for I very Boriouaiy, and one aooma to got on over a glatrn of wmo." "To talk to mo?" aaid Sir Marie niiarply, for hiu nervra worn still ajar. "Nothing the muttfr!" "Y'ih imd im." "Look ln*r. Barron," criod Si.i Marie ex citedly, "no boating about tiio bimh. If you want to draw hack from your engagement nay ho like a mnn." '-'If want to draw liaok from my niiga^o- mont, my dear iiir? What in tho world are you thinking about V. "I well, your manner "Vaa bo Btrangc." "Not ntrango, Sir Mark; uarioun. There arp BoriciuH inoineiita in my lile. By tho way I liavo noun my anliuitor afrain rutipeeting Lhe aetiloincntit, and tho papar willheroady at any time." > No hurry, nlr, no hurry,"aaid Sii Mark, .frowniyg. "Woll V Barron drew a long breath, "Well, what in it, man what is wrong ?" "Only tho -old Rtory. When the oat'a away ho inice wiii play." * What do you mean !" "I've had bad news from my agont in Trinidad." "Indeed 1" "Ho writes to.mo by thla mail that h hiiH done bin heat, .but the .CBtnten in>fld^ my iinmodiato mipnrviuion that ho etnuot exort tho kiime iniluunco and authority that lahoiild." "Lowce?" "Oh, no jjmilna that fn, a littlo on the rlBbl aide/ But a little ia ahaurd. Thnn-i plantations ought to produce a. princely irevon ne.'" Tho admiral looked at hUtfuost knenW "Woll," bo Haidkt last, "what do on this mean?" "That in epite of everything--my own denircs a(3 the lovo I have !or England I Hhftil have to run aoresy ua Boon as pon- niblo.'* ' For how lonp ?". "I onhnVvb nay probably for a year," "Hah!" ftjaciiluted .lie arlmjral, with a lt(b Of relief, A V r b'-fp'o lie Would bo compelled to p*H wth hiu child. . "And uiulor th dark, I Kin iddlfjMd to v'liur niorey." i "What d' you.\iipaii T" eried i h admiral ifi iiliirm. , - ...... "On ynti auk, r.Ir 7" Hnid 11 trron re- p'oaehfully, "I kmw.hrie innk ;ig a gtyjf. demand iipoe V'mi and dar Myi- ; but df<> *h wlnirl Tilnd I nak you if'try pmiiwm would out In* ti'l'ljldi'. It woul* be like nxila to nn', I could not hear it. I'~Wdft:d~3ay_to- my iijfent, 'Lt tho nalate tfo to------,' never mind wlun-.i ; but that w uld Im onurtiu/' ininnta time whn t m hey inning it- l'nrn tlm vahm of mrimiy, m a idavw o( tlld |amp,- who can, at my ligh owt orthu', hrinp 'ivivihing I d*aim lv lay at my dhrling'u feet." " i'imi ir.Mii," ctiiid the a<lmirul hotly, "thai ynii wnr.i tho marrlagn hurrlnd on T" "To In* pliiin, Sir Mark, I do. In a utnntli fmm now. I immfc go liy thu next mail limit but one.'- "It in bnp'Miihh<, alr !' orled Sir Mark. Boron hIk.uI,: U\h huurl nd tiiH kdtnirul i:ii.vtit,'f>d hi.i portion in tha eh'iir, "But Myr.i*" h eriod. "Oh,she would iii'ViU- coiiNtnii io iiM b"inu; no uonn." "1 hidiovn our. dear Mvra wculd, in t)ii nw*"ne<iH of h'-r d npo'di^n alone, eonimit, Hir Murk,"' naid Barron tj|rvely; "and uh noon ,111 tdut known of tlio vital importnnaii of liniu to t h iMiin who will bo hr huubaud, n,\m ivill (Uidoavor to unuit Ii>h wiuheg i.i nvtiry way." " Ycb, nh*+ i a, dour, good girl," Hidd Kir Murk; "hut "i^ii-" iv terrible; ho RIMlli." "'I'he time f.'.r pan.i.i. i.i-.-t ooino, .Sir Mark, Homier or laior; in. . think; it in for hr-r lieii.lit and hippineae. Well, yon, 1 miint enu'ii-H t.. rty own nolfioh wJpIium. " ... "And ihen thrL i.i her aunt my fiiter. Hiie nevi-r wuubl coiiHOiir. to- - I Vuovv oxmr.ly what. hIic v^*ld nay such in decent luule " "Only an Id*i ly Indy'ii object ion. Sir Mark," naid Barron, nintling. "You ara coriiiiiiJy bringitig f.-r-iard a cmi\ difiionlty now, for [ leiir tluit J liavi* never found fnvnriii Mi fin Jerrold'a eyes. But surely utie hn no rtglit in )|jctate in a case like this. . Nay, lot un >iavo no ippntiibimi. I will appeal to Mini, Jen old myself, fiho 1h too high .minded and .nwout a lady to atand In th way of hor iii.j'ig and mv happl- in'im. 1 .nn suiififind of *hat. (jomw, Sir Murk, built ai the oimo plainly. ' You have bui'if a sailor, air, upjj. know the nieaning oj nuddeu ordoiH to Join. Nothing would atop you. Mine are not no Hiubjen, fori hiive, at nil risks, I will have a mouth. My fm-iniio is at iiiako Myra's fortmu*, I miiy miy. Help mo as you fed the cano de- BI'IVCH. j Tim admiral w libmt frit fow minutoa, dining Mhien ho tilled '"nd emptied his ol.-uei. trlatp twicii. "Yoii'vtf Ibiort d ;it". i>,if ; ..," ho naiil at hinr. 'I (sau'i fin,] ;tt| i.runmunt against you.*' ...../' "I'm.*-, you cmiHiihr, ? And you will help im* in '-vary way ?" "It in hard, work, my boy a turrihhi wroMi.il, huL I niippriHe I must In a mouth," h- imtitere.d ; "mi mion and for her to nail right way for. a ivlioln year." Huron uriinpj-IiiaJviitnl hfinl nd Tld'Hi CHAPl'lirt XII. (il*i;HT I'AVS A I.ATH VISIT. Tho crvKinln hud diHM(|lvod in the glnss nn StrutUm held it up and gn/.od fixi'dly at itn ( V.ntV'iiiH"," biH f.iee, nirn and culm, dimly soon in tho h; a low, while lho nliapo of the vesHol ho granpud wan plainly dtrlinoatud a gamut the white blotting paper, upon which a circle of britrht light was can I-by the nhadod lamp. He was not hesitating, .but thinking Chi in iv oiiuuyii. ma |mritjijin miu neon mantered, and as a stop wan faintly heard crossing the court, ho Wna trvioi/ to think ont whether there waa anything ulno whiuh lio ought to do before that cold hand grip ped him and it would bo too la to. Ho looked round, net down the glass for a moment tiy his lottoru, and thrusting auidu the librc.y chair ho uned rt hm writ ing table, hn whneled forward a loungo neat ready to receive him as ho.' anIt hack, think ing nine tly that tho action of tint lorribb* aciil would perhaps bo very sudden. Anything more1* He smiled plei juntly, fur a f^euh thought 0nphf,d aurotid hin mind, and takmg an envolopo ho bont down and diiveted it phdnly, nn<S 'rithouttho nlightest tromhling of hin hand, io Mm. Brade. "Poor, goflfliping old thing !" hn oaid. "She has.bflon wry kind to m. It will ho a niiock, but olio must boar it like tha res:." Ha took a noliit^ry flvo-pound nolo from his pdckoibook, tliru^t it into tho onvohip-', wrotu Inuidi* tho flnp, "Koi* your own uhi-," and rooistondd andu cured it before placing it vr'.lh Mo oihor Imtors. "Al ait nine tn-inorrow morning nhe will find It," ho tlionqht, "and then poor oul! poor oul 1 Tho police and I shall be nfcbop," " "Qcl -forgive nio!" he said Hlowly ai, xftor * Btop hi front oT |h*inychair be imd placed roudy, ho onofl mor* raised tha glaBH, and closing his eyes: " To Myra," ho said, with a hitter laugh; and it wns nearly'at hia lips'when thtiro r.us a idiarp double knoelt nt his on tor' don'. A fierce loot of angor camo into bin coun- toaauuo na ho iitood glaring in th-i direatiou of tK BUnnr..i.ia Then ritleing the glaM again.lie wm ub.ait to drink when there was a l.'inl'T 'j-aolcing. 8triiton louitatnd, aot down the- j;|ass# o'ojf*e 1 > liu Kiowi.uud thi'HW'opiiii the doora, Hret -no t'ud tneii >, ittliry, with -he im- 'toi'iiM-fJoii Hp'ii Itim rfl-at by r nitMiieHlia his fnteiiiionii aad .h*Vn divliod nud tin- it waa the nniiut,*. ; f'Haviag.A nap, old fellowT' Uil Chtsst -_ "Il'iw U.oe^wiil it bo,_ my doar nlr, ir- foe your old UHto-for.the sea returns? Why, you'lrho running aoross b'tforo'tliroe uioutliH are pant. KeulIy'Jf should not be mirpf iod if you nnnounco'! that you meant io come with ni." - "Hah! Why not ?" 'tried Sir Mark " that would not do. But I certainly will run over before long," "Do, air," eriod Barron engurly. "Barbudoen, Buhaman, Bermuda," cried Sir Mark. "Why, I tiould take a trip miy- whers amoiur rhc hUr-dw. It's all familiak ground to me. Buc uoor Myra a inoinh p ho soon. I don't feel as if I am doing right, Barron ; wit there, il ia fato." "Yea, sir, it in fato." 'h mindly, na ho stepped in, KiraLion ir.vl untarlly giving way. "I wm eroMlng tin1 hiu hd mtw your figlir. Tlmuglit I'd droi )i* for a fi-w moniMiitw liofiio g"i"t' fo ,n^' perch.". ' ' . He did n.it nay I Imt im Imd Immi piicinr lhe Inn and mi preeiimu for hour-', loiigii jj lo Iniur thii.reM.ii_lLof.diiM Irlend'u visii. i<r BniUlie Kquure, lint nuahUi to make Up hi lilind to ((u in, u I ih limt, wlnm,_ill_H_liiJLL.. -drhp'rrtiionT-lirt-had'moinTteiTTlie stairs. "I will not, niiiur*! with him if Im ife tl" winner.' One was ohliged to go down 1 i!nii't iilVnrd tn Ioho lover and friund in on< ilny, even if it diwiH iniiko one Here." 1 In ui'd taken that neuteuen mid said It in a Inmdrt'd different wayu thut evening, mid it wtiN tipon iiia lifn us. ho Iiad at hii knocked i'. Hi i ai toil'-, door. Upon bin firnt entranc' ' lie had noi noticed nnyiiiing pun ieiilar in his. friend. hei:ig in a fevermh state, full of hia own illHappointini'iit ; hut hn Stratton remain". HJhmi, gazini/ hard at him. lie looked in hi face wondt'iingly ; and as, by the hulf iiylu, lie Hindu out hm hug^urd eitnutoniinco am tint wiUI, staring look in hin eyes, a runli of hiipn ycnt tlm lihuul bubbling) a> " weie through Iiih v^iin. "Hia h!i>- rufmied him?" rang in Ids earH, nod, np'iochleHu for t > irioiunnt, witli bin li-ii't throliliing wildly, mid Ids thro.it hot and dry, iio took a ite| fnrwiud as ho saw curafu and water glut-,1- befoio him, caught up the la'.leV, uud ralsutt t to Iuh lipa.____ I But only to start back In wonder and nlarm, tor; with a hour no cry, Btratton utrudc tho glniiH from Iuh hand, scattered iu coiiieniii over tho hearthrug, and thu glati itself ilew into'fragments against tho liars of the grate. "Here, what's tho matter with you, ohi follow ?" cried Guest wonderingly. "Don't -aet-liko.that.M Stratton nabbled a few incoherent wordn and Hank back ia the lounge, covering hi" fiuie with hin haiids, and a Imam a liysLen* cal cry oycaned from hia lips. Client lookod at him in antoniHhnitmt, then at tho tahle, wh ro, in the- broad circle of light, ho unw. the lottera his friend had written, one being directed to himself. They explained little, but tha next in- stent ho saw tha wide-mouthed, stoppered bottle, oau(jht it up, exaininetl tho laho), and held it at urni'u longth. "The cyanide 1" ho cried exeiiodly. "Mai: Stratton, old chap! (ioud (hid I Von, surely no, it in imponniblo. Speak to mo, old man ! Tell nia, or I shall go mad ! Did'JJMie refuo you?" Stratton's hands dropped from Ida face as lie rant) in1 hiu Boat, ataring wildly at .hia irionil. ' .-"I'xliol" he said wandoringly. "Yt-s, Kdio 1" cried Ouuwt excitedly aa liu bent down toward hiu friend. "Here, stop a thinutii ; whatuhail I do with thin cumed ntuir V Striding to thu window, ,io throw it open, lfiaued out, and dashed tl.n bottle down upon the pavement, hive ring it ami it:i routrmts to fragimiuis. "Now spunk." hu crind an soon na ho imd [omnium "i\o louune, man j wpuaa loc truth.'" '.' "Kdi.e *" said Stratton uguin as ho nat tlmru trembling as if mnUloii by .some dir diufuiAO. "Yes. You told m you were going in tell liar of your to auk tho admiral to give you loavo to spunk lo hor." "No, no," said Stiattoii slowly. i-j\r you mad, or liavo von been drink ing!" cried Uuent angrily, and he eaitghl his friend by thu nhoiildots. don't, ' Percy." said Stratton feebly. "I'm not. niym-lf to-nigla. I I------ Why did you come ?" bo unlcud vacantly. "lhjcaiiHO it wilh lifft or death lo niu," ciiod Guest. "I coiudii't nay u word te you then, but I'vo loved hti lo Kdio evor since wo firnt met. You were my friend, Mul, and I couldn't nay anything whmi I aw yon :wn no thick togoiher. Sli unuin- cd to prefer your aocfety to mine, and bIju had a n^nt.io c'boo.-o. I've boun half mad to day iiincii you told mo you e<ir*:d fm her, Imt I couldn't sleep tilt I know alt tin; worst,-" "I lold you,J loved Edith IVrrinT" "Yes ! Are yon ho Htupefiod by what yi.n have taken that you doii'.t know what y<>u re nnying ?" "I know what I urn saying," aaid Strai ton, iiliuoBi. in a wlunpur. "I never lolo you that" "I swear ymi did, mini. You don't know what you Hay." * "1 told yoll I wm- going to nee the admiral. All a.mistake inino," i.ii gasped feebly, * ".- "What do you moan?" eried Guest, abak- im/ him. "( always liked Jttt.'e Edio, but it wan Mvr I loved." "WiiatV cried (Ju-ji-l wittily. "1 iipokn to her father to-d(by, plainly, an too hue." "Too late?" "She In engaged to the adniiial'ii frieiiil." , "B.irony ...... "Yoi." "I thought an mueh. Tljon it was all a mialiiko ftbinit Kdio!-' cried (iuufit, wildly. "I beg your pardon, Mai, I'm i!xcitod,.ioo, 1'inaafuljy soriy, tliough, old man. Bta udl mo," lie cried, chaitjgiug liiit manner. "Thenti luiter* that, g tiwi? Groat Heavonsl You weru nuvei going to bo sooh a mail man, uucli-au ldi-ii, ae to-------Oh, say it wai alI ii mistake. !" "That I shntibl hnve b.een a dead man by LhihV* said RtniLtou aolomnly. '.'That wns no mistako," bo- murmured" pitoonuly, "Whut i thoro tolivo for nowT" CHAPTER XIII. TIIK WllDDrsa DAY, Four weeks had parsed sinoo Mslcohtt Straiton'a insane attempt four waeka of nn utterly prostrating {linens from which hu was slowly recovering, whan, odd morning, Guess entered the room where Brottiaon was seated by .his friend's coiioh and made an announoomont wbioh wrought a sudden change in tho oonvalencfltit, "I oxpeotod it," ho aaid quietly; ami then, after a pause, "I will go with you" Guest opened i"tl 8,,nt IlJ* "i01'*'1 wlthoui ipouking for'a fow momsnti. Tfian : "Go with met Yo g wifc* *0' Why, it would bo madness.' ^ "MudlioB, madtioas, nul, fellow, sale Strattim'foehly. "but I tell you I am quite * *"V?ry fV fc^m it," "aid Brettisoa. "And I ay o to" flriB<^ QUflst, "Look |iero,old fellovv, do you moon to nasertthat vou are compos mentis!" <0f oourse/'said Sti atton entiling. "Then ^ *tty ymi aro noi,1* cried Gu?stt "and Mr, Brettisoki will seoond me, .You are weak ua a rat In spite of all our w a toll ing, uud fflodinft n-Ttd euro," "All this long, weary month," alghed Etrattoh, "*HeaVeu bloas you both "-tin what you nave done." "Nover mhid about blessings ; b a lit Lio grateful to Mr. Brettlspu, who 1ms boon like a hundred hospital uuraee. rolled Into om* mud give up thU mail ida.',' "But it is not mad," pleaded' Straiten, 'ii only want to go to the ohuroh, I inn quite airoug enough now, I wa,nt to Sus her married, *hat Is alt Mr. Brettiaoti, too aehbw calm I im." "Yet, very/9 Mid ih old botaniil, amil- log jadljr. '"ObaBi wi|h yani^wpl.w \] It will cxtimiiic- I"'y MllO'.ii'-ln r 1/i.iy.. ,lM(| call \v., I and W MM- Ht.rteii^ Stf.ek of FINK FURNI- KJBM.il thny wa-t lo jui any this iipring. JUST READ BELOW: Fine. Bod room SottMl eimi)h<te) Fine extension Tables, h (i. ifua: 5 OO Good Bedsteads - I 75 And everything at .. CUT PRICES .. XXX All hi o I.i dfdlvmod free of eimrijo Cloori Lu;,,!,,,!. tak-m lu exelairo for fiunitur.1, Undertaking and Embalm- a Specialty. I'rlcoii an lr*w, if no* lowdr.jtl an a ivwbnro elsa, for riiultty. J, A, KICKS & CO., I-OHHBX, ONT". POWDERS Cur* StCW HEADACHE and Neural^a In ao MiNUYKs. also Coaled Tonnuo. Ubod- noKS.IlillousnouB, Palo In thu Shl<),Comtlpatiotl, Torpid Liver, Had Breath, to stay cured also reaulnto tho bowels. WAV w/oa ro yak*. ^PMCtX ZG OBNYO AT. PNUa sromsaf A Boon to IIorHomon.~-Oao bottlo of English Spuvin Lmimont coropletoly ro moved a curb from my homo. I talto pleatur in recommending thn rcmoJy, oh it notn witli^nyHtcriouH promptnoHd in tbo' removal fmm horsen of hard, Hc't or cab lotiHod'himpH, blood npavin, splints, aqebij, Hweeuy, ntiflr?H find ppraint's. Geo. Dobh armtfr; I\Iarkham, ._.()ut.. Sold by John Thorno, Urnggint. Your druggiot n.houOHt'if when you .ask liim for a bottlo tf Scott'a Emulsion ho givea you jimt what you an It for. Ho known thin in thn bout form in which tc take Cud Liver Oil. /i "The Maoara fall* Route OOINO IUBT Taking affect Nov. Iflth, 1H04. mmof Slatl Ep. Kxu.. a.m. a.m. p. m. Kimox........ H.Ul 7.21 ! . 16.3B Wooiisloo,,. H.U3 Conil'-r...... H-10 ...... 10.M Hide town. H.50 UM 11,S5 St. TJ umim 11.45 fl.fiS OOINO WISBT, 1.0ft Bxp. Mail a.m. D.m. Kiinnx............ ....... n.nt (1.20 Peltou .......... , tl.-l!> Wiudiior ....... ....... 1-3.20 7.00 Vienna liitrton and XVuiduor. KOItTII - SOUTH u.nj. ]i.m n,m p.lk] H.'.Ti ft.id Windfior H.as 6.2H ft.l!0 4.B3 Poltdn XUitT .-6l B.JiV 7.5/ u:j MaiUiitono Cronii 0.01 G.4& 7/(7 4.!W Khikik 0.1O tl.Rt 7.-J0 ( Zi Woodnloo O.iJl O.OU 7.117 i.ir. It use ou ib IU0 fl.as 7.l)fi -i.to ... Comber.... 10.00 n.jm un :uo .. 10.10 CA\t o.fio a.-ifi...... ......*Onklaid..:... 10 10 G.m \.u ;t:) ... 10.31 II.M fl.-l'i .'1.H5 .. ...Blytluiiiwood ... .. 10.2B CM ii:ii :i.2o ..... Wtulo ...... 10.31 7.01 l 'J.rl take E & D It'y. if20 ...... Laamington, ... 10.H0 7,10 p.ra, i.io 4.03 4,00- 3.40 +VIur btatiou.. AmnorMtbiik'c: Local Tfuluu. WKBT ' ' . KAHT iVm. a.m. n.ni. .'i5 o.lti Keflex 7.1G luir.. o.a Kdnai'B 7.od 0,12 t).:)2 L E A D H Xlnu (l.BO n-u am Moa?ogov G.4R 7.05 10.00 Amhorr.thurg (UO AlLtralnn oto run oh~ooutrftl standard timed whioh in sixty rainutoii slowov than Kane* time. For information and rates to oolom1- ifitn raoviupj wont apply to John G. Lavon, Pa*-' Bonpror Apont, Bt. 'xhomas. O. W. Kufllofl, Gott- oral I'aDnoupfor ana Tlokot Acont, OblaoRO, 111 or A, O. Stimerit, Ascut, Essox, L. E. A, D.R. Ry. TIMTlTAnTjKNO.H.taklno omwfc oa Monday. Nov. lilt, 1904. Trains irunby Kastero Btaud- * ard TImoi Dally exoopt Bunday .S3 0 iJ5.ll.0O o.oan.iB 0 Jill 11 2K 0 4an,!)o .0.60^ 0.B7 in o Q V u 0:20 (J.fl7 (1,44 Btxtions. 10 O'J 10(10 11.10 10.97 10,87 IMS llltl 11.20 11.20 ii.ua 11.411 11.60 ll.ns 1204 13.11 113.10 iaw mt i. 11.40 0 Bl I1.K5 a A 12.03 7.0!l ia,Ko; 7.10 12.4Q 7.17 1.01 7.0H 1 UO V.88 1.48 7.4 0 a^io 7 50 2.4C B.1Q H,(i5 A.VI alio s.tta 4.10 4.40 4.4b JU'tt G lr> 8.40 B.W (1,10 V. u. B,fiO H.44 fir.i H.bd ooa o.ia .17 .or. oo v.w. Pop Walkorv'lo Av Walltorvlllo Juuo. .........Polton......... ......j Oldoastlo...... ......4 Pitquotto.,,,,, ....., Mofirefior...... .,.+ New Canaan... ... t Maimblleld .,, ..... Harrow ...... ........1 Arner.. ,.. ......KhiOBvllle...... ...... Uuthven ... . ... Loom! no ton ... ......Wh^atley I..... ......1 ltouwlok ....,, ......Ooatsworth ... ......+ Glen wood,.,,,. .........Merlin......... ......4 Iliixton....,,.., ......-flandlHOn ,. ., ..40eilar Hpvlngs,/. Ulonh^im Juuob'n ......Blunhojm ..,. ......iWilklo......,,, Ar Kidiiutown Dep X M 0 10 0 04 8tS7 B'f3 B47 H43 8 JIG 820 8 22 8 11 8 01 7 CI 740 7U 7 as 7 10 7O0 0B2 6 4ft 0 40 Ofll 0 24 OVi 610 000 AM, Jl M COO, 4.4H 4.84 4.QB 4.10 4.11 4.01 .3.40 8 41 80S 3.11 2.56 a.40 l.no i;s8 l.as 1.00 13,86 12.16 12 00 11.28 11.S0 11.1 ia 10; p. ft. & 7.00 0.54 fi.48 0^7 ., o.aa 0.20 0.10 e.ia 8.01 , fi.Bl Ml :' 0.30 fi.14 0,06 6J00 i.00 4.42 , . 1 Flag Stations. Trains atop only wh. are passeneers at or for these statlooT trains are at al times utibjeot to be oi WU WOOLLA.TT. General Bi "" ^mi^yM'M 7553