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I II M l I It WMI.C ImiriLI
Tin ti h" ;i i I liehjunian talked over
l!n ir p'nui-. l ! .i linn-, iiii'l before
Hi- tii-ii-.v - tti. I. i h H ii lii ii had been
arrange. I w in in by St i n iix -, its vi' Him 1 1
ci nt . line ti designate liim. Imped In at
tain tin' million of lii.-. 1 1 !, ami got
Pin't and Wc.-vdii hi jniwi r.
S hat S t il M im ! W'US W'C shall
I ' lit lV s, I'.
M :tnw hilr, mi the el cuing w lib ll wit
III Ssed till' illll lXil'W between oitilliniOI'o
i.n I Abraham 'niiiniiiii. when the latter
told hi- i'immI i'f Pratt's proposition
al nut lii - marked money. Pnxton i'
ii'ivi'ila note I nun tin- liii-f "f Police,
! ii. stnr; liim In i' ill at his olllco nt
Oil' e.
Tile .bte.'live
With til'' IN ll.'.-t, !
at the ehii I - oMici
that nl'li'liil that
M 't iee Ilia' a III. Ill
lia-teiied to comply
i it-1 when he arrived
', he was informed by
he had jm-t lei oived
wlin was dving at a
ell. inly III i p I.li lie-ill
tes.-iiiii to him rel.iiin
mak
the Oakburn
ii m 1 1 1 ' r
I knew vnu would be deeply int
este ! ,i, iiiiyilcug proini-ing information
nil til. object, and so I M-Ilt lof Villi,
Will ,o,i ,ie niii any me to the hospital.'
I ale going al mice," said the chief. j
nf ci.ur-e l avtmi auswi red alii rma-,
lively. I
The 1 1 1 t 1 1 live aii'l tin- chief repaired!
to the hospital without furl lief delay. !
I'l en their arrival there they were all
I 'II ee conducted to tile Word ill which I
lay I lie dying man "Im wished to make I
eolile-r-ii'll.
Intensely intele.-tcil and excited nt i
the i of an immediate cxplaiia-
tioti ol I he mystery which had so long
balllnl him. I 'n tmi lisleiicil to the con-
tission in. ell- by l he dying man. while a :
cleik nf the hospital recorded it in writ- ;
i"g. I
I know Levi Kredge, who was the,
jaiiilui at the ollleo nt .lasoii larrison, i
w here .loliu ( l.iKbiil'li, the old cashier, '
was murd' red, ' began the man.
I'll I. hi sfifted as he heard him mill- '
ii lie- name el the janitor al tin- very
lllllsct. ;
tin the night nf the murder," con- i
tinned the man who uas making the
i i -llfi-.-ti.il . al about 1 o'clock, I Kill'
Levi Kfi 'l'e gel out ill the side window ,
i'f Ham-nif - nliice. Iliad dodged Into
the pa-sa;e l.ctiiei n the two buildings
to t'MMpc the obscrvatii'ii nf a patty j
win. in I wished to avoid, when 1 saw j
I. i ll. I accosted Levi when he camti I
nut el the pa-.-age upon the street. I'
told him I had seen him get mil nf the i
nliice. ami Ii was terribly alanued."
Tlie ilyinu' man paused, and after a 1
few moment - he emit iniied:
' Kl. il-e be-ged llie Hot tn tell nf his I
I eilig III the nliice, and he nlVeted me a !
tln ii-ainl ilnllars if I would swear to
keep Ills secret. lagleid. for I .nil u;
I r 111. 111. and a thousand dollars j
seciiii d iil.e a large sum to me. 1 mil
now I have kept my promise of secrecy,
leu I i oiiid i ill make up my mind to die j
will,, ml telling all this tor I feared that
young llarlaiid might yet be convicted
f the crime. It is my ennvictinu that
Levi Krc Ige murdered John Oakham."
This was lltn man's conft sion, and
when it had been lead to him he was
lillc. I up in his clinch, and he signed it.
nf coin se rn.tou was not in the least
surprised to learn that Kredge was in
(iallisoll's olllee mi the night of the
minder, for he had, as we know, long
sim e emu liuli d that the .janitor made
the tell-tale trn.-k.s under the ollico win
dow, j
It puzzled thedetective t i decide what
part the man whom I'tatt .V Weeks:
called "liaiiiar" had in the crime.
W hether he was principal or confederate ;
he could not say. I
l'al. ii informed Sfaiitnore and
Stuart ll.ul.-iml of the ciinfessjon, and I
their salistai'lioti a' the news may he!
iniaiineil 1
"I had laiih to believe that inv intio- i
ci'iiec vMMil'l l e proven," said Stuart.
Now should Judith hredge accuse
Marion publicly, her denunciation will
be harmless, since we may regard the
prool n'ii n-l Kredge sidlieient to con
vince any jury," said Siiininore, who
tli night only of M at ion's safety.
With the confession of the man
whom In- bribed to secrecy in my pos
session. I shall visit Levi Kredge, and I
think this time I shall be aide to
frighten him into a confession," said
l'avlon.
I he detective reasoned from what ho
knew of the character of Levi Kredge,
that, if he was not the principal In the
crime of the broker's olllee, he would
now see tliai there was no hope for him,
mi l he would ll.v to save himself by
turning stale's evidence.
I'axtoii had the confession of the man
who had seen Kredge leave the broker's
nliice through the window ill his pocket,
ami lie forthwith repaired to the Tombs,
und was ,ti I III it t i'i i to Kredge's cell.
The janitor seemed surprised at I'ax
toii's v isit, ami he scented danger.
"Well, Levi, here 1 am again, you see.
and I have a little surprise for you,"
said the detective, cheerfully.
"What now.' Has not Judith's con
fession convinced you of my innocence
of iiiikburn's murder?" demanded
Kredge.
"I'll be frank with you, Levi. I don't
for a moment think that Marion had
an v thing to do with her father's murder, "
answed l'axtou.
"And you still suspect me?"
"Certainly."
Kredge made the transit of his cell
several times, and linally ho said, in a
tierce, desperate tone:
"Well, what ate you going to do
al... ut it?"
You i an judge of that, for yourself
w ymi have heard the contents of
this document which I have brought with
me lo read to ymi. '
Thus answered l'axtou calmly, and he
drew from his pocket the confession of
the man wl 1 Kredge had bribed to
keep his secret.
The prisoner watched him with an
anxious expression on his evil face.
I'lnbably the wretch had a suspicion
of wnul ww coining.
ill . (kxv2
-on.
.in, 5 - -uta-n i-rrr
Hi- staggered ic-mss tin- ci'l), ami sank
Inwn in mi im imn cut.
lolihoraicly tin- detective unfolded
tin1 confession, iiml in a Mow, distinct
Voice 111' lead it thl'Ollgll.
bridge did nut interrupt him.
W'li' n tin' detective concluded the
reading nf tit" confession, which vir
tually ai.Tiisril the janitor, thu latter did
mil utter u word, l-ut white and ghastly,
In- sal stitriug ut l In' llnor us though
stricken iliimii and motionless.
"What do you saytotliat, Levi?" asked
r.ixtnn, presently.
It wns a mmiieiit before Kiedgo an
s el i d.
I ll.tl'TKIi XWIII.
When at last Levi Kredge spokn, he
said, in a 1'icive, sullen way:
"I won't talk. Vnu can't make me.
Leave me, you human bloodhound!"
' So you want me tn leave you, eh!
You wan! time to reflect, I see. You are
nfiaid ynu will commit yourself, unit
right, Levi. I will go, but before taking
my deiiarlure. I wurn yon thut your last
cllllliee is gone.''
'I hits raxlon atiswelcil.
"You lie. You can't convict mo of
John ( i.ikbiirn's murder. I defy you to
do that. You have fooled yourself in
i this case. I'vi'tybody has been fooled.
Smart as you arc. Smart as you are,
I Mr. l'axtou, you have not once suspected
' the truth. Onlv Maiiou Oakburu and
, myself know thai. J'erinit me, to May to
ymi before you go, that I'll prove how
completely ymi have followed n false
scent, when I malic up my mind to!
peaK. i l ti in u l ve given you a ruMlo :
ini.zle voitr brains. 'I'liat's all l'vi
got to say now," said Krc Ige.
He then turned his back upon 1'iixton,
an I not another word could the detec
tive induce him to say, though he did Ids
best to make him talk further.
r.ixtiiii left the cell more discomfited!
than he would have lik"d to admit. i
There was something in the manner '
nt Levi Kredge that caused him tothink i
that the fellow really was holding back
some startling evidence. I
"W hat can he mean? How could I ;
possibly have I n billowing a lalse I ,
trail, as he hints.'" muttered Taxlon. I n
(ut Levi ivredge was frightened,
though he was keeping back some se
cret w hich he im ant should servo as a
trump card in the desperate game he
was engaged ill.
llissistir paid him a visit soon after
l'axtou left .
Levi informed Judith of the detect
ive's visit, and lie related all he had
said.
"So ymi were in theolllce on the night
of the murder, and you did eater through
t'.e window.' oii have kept this a se
cret from me. Why did ymi not trust
me'' You are in a dangerous fix, Levi,
ami fear they will hang you; but did
you really lake the money from (iarri
mli's safe?" said Judith, with an avar
icious light in her eyes, which Levi did
lint rail t tlee.
"No; I think I've told you that before.
I'-ut ymi needn't worry about their hang
ing me. I'm as good as do. iiied to a
long term of imprisonment, which is al
most as bad. The prospect terrifies me.
I shall make a confession. I've been
thinking the mutter over since the in
fernal detective left me, and I've con
cluded that 1 1 1 only chalice is in telling
the whole truth. Can't you guess why
I didn't tell vnu all, Judith?''
'No."
"I'll tell von. Simplv because I knew
ymi would insist iipnii my dividing a
nice little sum of money with you." i
"Then ymi did get the money which j
John t laklnii n received for the choijim I
that day?"
Kredge laughed strangely. j
Then he said:
" 1 tell ymi again, no!" j
Judith Vainly tried to win Levi's con- I
lldeiii'c, but linally she became nngry j
and left the prison very much piqued j
al her brother's refusal to satisfy her I
curiosity,
After he was informed of I'ratt's ap
plication to Abraham lleiijaman. the
jewish money-lender, for a loan. Stun
n ore told l'axtou. the detective, and he
' at some length to reveal a plan
w hich he had formed, w hereby he meant i
to make the swindlers reveal all they j
knew about the crime nf John tbikburu's !
murder, and the marked money. j
l'axtou approved of Sta niiioro's plan, ,
and he remarked:
"When they ate in your power, those
rascals will not refuse to speak. When
it is a revelation or prison, men are apt
to open their lips."
The detective hoped that, ill the state- i
incut to tie wrung Iroin 1'ratt and Weeks
he would lind a cluo to the real truth of j
the mystery. j
Meaiiw hile Marion Oakburn was in the
terrible delirium of brain fever, and I
much a she might have desired to ex- I
plain any mystery to which she held the
key, she Wits not able to do so.
She raved incoherently, but the one
subject that seemed to till her chaotic
brain was her father's murder.
l'axtou and Stanmore had instructed
the nurse to note all she said, in the
hope that some clue might be gathered
from her ravings, but nothing could be
learned, so wild and incoherent were all
her statements, and so unreal and weird
were the-lialluciiiations which prompted
her utterance.
If at this time a human life bad de
pended upon Marion Oakham's revela
tion, that life would have been lost.
t ini'ti in her delirium, Marion shrieked:
"It'salie! lt'sa lie! My father was an
honest man. You shall not traduce him.
1 will defend his memory at any cost!"
rllAI'TKIt XXXIV.
The day following that upon which
Stanmoro received the information that.
1'ratt had applied to Itenjainan for a
loan, the rascally broker made his ap
pearance at the olllee of the money
lender promptly to the hour of his last
visit. Mr. Ilenjamaii was awaiting him.
After the civilities of the day were
exchanged, 1'ratt said:
"I hone you have the money ready
for mo? '
" Y es. It is in the safe, yonder."
licnjnnmn pointed to a safe lii one
corner of the office as he spoke.
I'ratt's eyes sparkled.
He was anxious to have the gold in
his possession.
1'her oouied to be no one but Bn-
Jaman present In the prlyate office, and !
thu villainous broker bald, without feur
of being overheard:
"I have brought thu marked money :
with me. 1 wuiit to dose this tiun-a. -
linn to-day, If possible." i
'1 hen he produced a package from a
small vullse, and, opening it, disclose. I
several bundles of bank-notes.
Henjainun watched them eagerly, and
his eyes limned with the light nf tri
umph as Pratt proceeded to count the ,
Money upon the table.
" You will llml tin) niimunt all right. I
think," he said, utter running over tin';
bills, and he mslicd them to Pcnjamaii. '
The aged Hebrew eounted the money
carefully.
"The aim 'lint Is ' correct. Seventy
seven thousand dollars," he said.
TIhj reader will reinemlier that one
thousand dollars, areordinK to I'm tit-,
stuteuieiit, had been paid to the mys
terious man failed "(laruai'. ' i
Heiijaman, after countiiiK the money,
snatched it up, and plai
I il in his Mile.
Then, instead of taking mt the gold
; to puy Pratt, he suddenly locked the
; safe nnd turned away.
I'ratt's eyes were riveted upon him,
! and he did not understand the meaning
j of this.
' " I thought you said the gnld w.is in
the safe yonder," he said.
"So it is. l?ut before paying it to you,
I want you to sign this little dneujneiit,
merely us n matter nf business mid self-
. plnteetlnn, in case anything unpleasant
i should happen," said lieiiiami.ii, and
rratt uttered an impatient natli, asth
old luoney-lender placed a written pap.-r
before him.
"X have this day deposited with Bi n- ;
jamaii A. Son, seventy-seven thousand t
dollars tn bills, marked with a red "V in
lite corner of each note. Said iwiles are !
delivered by me to lietijaman and Com- !
puny in pursuance of an ngrnoinetit
whereby Uenjaman Is to loan me thirty-.
seven thousand live hundred ilnllars,.
and hold this mntiey as security lor the
i mmi
i'ratt rend the paper carefully. '
1 hen he said:
" Very well, I'll sign this for you;" and
seizing the pen, he appended lus signa- !
ture in a dashing hand.
"Now, then, give me the gold."
"One moment, please."
"What now?" demanded 1'ratt, with
an impatient, oath.
"1 want to introduce you to those gen
tlemen," said the money-lender.
Thero was a screen across the olllee.
and, pushing it aside, he added:
"These are mr witnessen !"
rratt recoiled with a sudden cxclamn-
Ii, as he beheld anothur Hen jamaii,
the exact counterpart of the wan to wh
had paid the marked iimitcy, inul four
ol Itciijiiuiau s clerks, who had been
concealed behind the screen.
1'ratt glanced in amazement from the
man to whom he had paid the iniirki d
money, to the other Hcnjaiiian.
"W hat infernal trickery Is this? If you
have betrayed me, I'll have your life!"
turning lo the Henjamati to whom he
had given the marked money.
"Who are you? " continued I'rutt, ad
vancing threateningly.
"Stand back!" shouted the other.
As he spoke lie suddenly removed n
beard and wig, which he had worn to
impersonate Hniijnniiiii, and 1'iixton, the
detective, stood revealed.
At Slanmoros request the veteran
had assumed the character of Henjaniaii
the moneylender.
" I'll x I mi . the ddective!" exclaimed
1'ralt; and a gray pallor supplemented
the habitual Hush of his rod face.
"Yes, I iim 111 xL in; and at last. I have
found the money stoUrit by John Oak
burn's assassin. l.-iiiid 1'ratt, you are
in a situation of awful peril!" said the
I detective solemnly.
j Involuntarily 1'ratt turned toward the
dour, and there was in his mind a hall
formed resolution to make a dash to
escape. Hut it was written that he
' should not evade the hand of justice
I this time. The dour opened, disclos-
ing Stanmoro and two stalwart police
i oilieers.
"There Is no way of escape, I'f.i't,
The game is up. Here Is a gentleman
who will hear your c.oMifes.-tioii,'' said
1'iixton, indicating Stmunoiv.
"And who arc you?" demanded the
broker.
"I am lbuiald Wayliuni. The man
you ruined and drove linto exile!" cried
Mainnore.
Thus speaking he removed the .snow
white beard and wig, which had given
liim a striking and vciicrublo appear
ance, and a handsome man. In the very
prime nf life was revealed.
I'r.ttt staggered back uir.til the wall
supported liim, and he cried:
"Trapped! Hetrayed'"
"Yes. Y mi are in my power. Kanjii
iiiiiii is but an agent of mine, and so are
Marks A Hock, and Judsoit. Kirk A Co.
All you owe tlieiu you really owe me,"
said Slanniore calmly.
" Fiends nnd furies!" cried 1'ratt, in
impotent rage; and again he turned to
w urd t he door.
"If you attempt to leave this room,
ymi will be arrested by Ml. I'.-ixtoli mi
the charge of receiving stolen goods,
knowingly.''
The police otliecrs were outside the
door, l'axtou had closed it alter Stan
more's entrance, mid he now stood with
his back against it.
"I did not know the moaiey was stolen.
I deny such knowledge, msit ivety. "
"You forget you signed a paper which
staled the money whs marked, and the
facts of t he proposed transaction men
tioned in the same dociiuu'iit clearly
proves you knew it was not safe to use
the inonev."
"Overreached!"
rs. hut more I linn nit itus. I can ;
prefer against you and sustain as well
the serious charge of forgery. F.vi- j
dence obtained from Sands, your for-
mer clerk, who is now- in the employ of
Lawyer Snybrook, proves you altered
Stuart llarland's note, raising it from ,
one to ten thousand dollars." j
I'rutt dropped into a chair.
lie saw that he was indeed entangled
in the toils which Stanmore had cast
about him.
Stanmore whispered to Heiijaman,
and then the money lender and his
clerks, who had been concealed behind
the screen, withdrew.
"W hat do ) ou mean to do?" 1'ratt sud
denly demanded.
"It In In my power to send ynu to
prison, as you well know. You ha I no
mercy on me in days gone by, and now
I should be merciless toward you. Hut
I have resolved to offer ymi certain
terms," said Stanmore.
W hat are your conditions?" asked I
Pratt, sullenly.
"If you will reveal how the stolen
money i nine Into ymir hands and fur
nish me with a written cmilcssinn that
I was duped and swindled, and which
will clearly prove mv innocence of all
knowledge that the speculation by which
1 was ruined, and through which I uu-
wlttlngly helped to ruin others, wn- a
swindle, I will (-pure you, ' said M if
more. 1'rntt silent for a moment, w hile
bitter reflect h n tilled his plotting In a H.
"t ome, your answer. Will mi make
terms or go to prison?"
hist then Pratt heard a peculiar
"clicking'' sound, and turning to 1'iixtmi
he saw the detective siuippiiig the catch
of a pair nf handi'tills which he had
taken lioin his ket.
The sight ol those manacles was very
siiu'-estive, and I'ratt realized his situa
tion mole keenly than lier' tnioie.
He uttered a terrible oath, and thdi
exclaimed bitterly:
"The game is up. I cave. You've
g"t the upper hand this time, and I'll do
what you reijiiiie. "
Maninniv's eyes sparkled, lor this
was ;t Miprenic moment of liis life. The
time of h s vindication had come at hist.
' You arc wi-e to so decide," he said.
"ery wise," rein irked I'av sotto
voce. And lie returned tin- handi'iills to
his pocket.
I iii'l was conquered.
"Now tell us how ynu came by tin
marked money?" demanded Stiininoie.
' That money was m,i stolen iron
John i lakhtii ii. It was not taken from
I iiirrisoii's side, as every body siippo-ed.
On the contrary, it- wa paid to us by
John t tit L I 'ii in on the evening nf the day
he drew it from the bank," said rratt.
"What! li'i ymi mean to sav John
' t'aUbiirn einlieyled
i was an honest man: ;
the money.' lie
hi shall not tra
duce his reputation!" cried Slaninoiv,
indignantly.
"I have told vnu nothing but the
truth."
" I'.til Jolin (lalibi.rn did not owe you
this moiievr"
1'ratt hesitated.
Kvidetitly it. was hard for the scoun
drel to acknowledge his villainy.
I'avtott now ,!Uticiati d the nicst sur
prising iletiouiueiit, lut a: that moment
there earue a knock at the olllee door,
and opening it the detective admitted
one of his most expert agents.
From the beginni' g of the investiga
tion of John i i.'ik burn's murler, this
man had devoted himself, under his !
i principal's directum, exclusively I" the j
! task in seeking the man who had ex
! changed overcoats wilh Stuart llai'land
I on the railwa v I rain. I
! The jdeteetive auxiliary whispered to
I his employer for a moment, and then
! I'lixlmi cried.
! "I've great news. The suspected m n
' called '(iaruar,' who exchanged coats
j with Stuart llarlaud. has been captured.
I This agent nf mine secured him at
' '"'("'i' Kill's h
irnar caught
d Print.
I'posed assns
" Ah. you know t
s.'t id Staiiinore, sigiiilicaittly.
"Yes, and now I II tell yon in a er.v
fovv words how we came by the marked
money. 'The man called linrnar, which
is merely an assumed cognomen, is
really limned Heid I lakbiirn. and lie is
John (i.ikburn's son by a lirst wife.
Min ion is the child of a second marriage,
and his half-sister. Ileid is really much
older than he looks. Years ago I knew
him well in Kansas City, where he re
sided for a long time. There he forged
it note, nmLfor the jub he served a term
of imprisonment. ' ite came out of prt
oii a desperate, reckless man, but he
h id resolved to live an holiest life and
bury the past, so he has told me. He
tlieii changed his name, assuming the
alias W 1 1 1 i ii III llempsted, and he went
to l'eiiver. There he succ led in work
ing himself into a situation Inn bank,
ali i linally he became ca-hicr. "
l'rall paused lor a moment.
I'ai"ii Iiml started when he meti-
. lioiied the name William lb mpsted, lor
: he knew I ha' 'mi- the name of an ab
sconding I eiiv cr bank ca -hier. for whose j
capture there was a standing reward of
i "in, From, -I lenver.eieiMiveageii.y j
j l'axtou had received a description of j
i "llempsted." lint it did 10 correspond
with III il of the suspected man.
1 "When Ib'id n.-ikburu. or llempsted.,
or (iiirmtr -'h" latter hi- I.Mc-t alias, i
became ca-h.-r nf the bank, and he h id I
; the handling of the I'limN. lie lied with a ;
! large sum which he squ.'indeie.l in gam- I
' blliig. W hen he left i ler v -r In-iis-u di
j it clcv er disguise, iiml a- i.e soon aMer j
' received it severe cut a. ioss the eve- ;
brow which left a severe sear, his ills- !
' guise was perleet. ;
"Fate directed Iteid Oakham to come i
to this city under the naic- of '( ia rnar. ' i
I met liim ou the st l t i n I he afternoon I
preceding the night ot John oakburn s
. death, and 1 recognized hiiii. or lam b il
I did. I called him by name, and the
result p loved that 1 wits not mistaken.
"A reward of ja.uutl had been olYeivil
for his capture, mid I meant to have llie
money. I'retemliug friendship, I ii
: coved lieid Oakburn to my otliee. where
I made him a prisoner in the private
iil'itrt meiit . intending tn turn him over
lo the ollieeis of the law.
! "Hut while Weeks and myself were
considering the matter tin re was an :,r
ril.li ill tlie olllee. Levi K ledge, w ho
1 was acting" as a spy for us at Harrison's
olllee, ciiii" in and reported thai O.ik
; hum was going to cash a check at the
bank lot- "Vs. i. ami thai the nmney
Was to be pilid to Us in the morn I mr.
i Then a great idea occurred to me. I
wanted to gel Oarrisoii in my ovver.
I ii.it money would save him, I km-w
that old OaUuiiii loved hi-, wayward
1 lir-t-boru s.ui belter than his. vu life,
and determined that the old ci-hier
should ransom lo-hl. and thai lie- rTs,-
i intended to save t i .rrison from rum
1 should be III.- price of Ihe fugitive . ils,-
' ier's liberation by us.
"After nliice hoiits, Kredge carried in
i John oakburn a iioiewhieli loud had
I written, nt whn h he told his father how
i he was situated, ami implored hill: to
i save him. So it Happened lh.it when
Kredge delivered lieid's note to him,
j John i lakbiii u had not phi I the money
I which he had just drawn from the bank
I in his sale.
I "l he money was still in his pocket,
and in the excitement, when he read his
son's letter, he forgot all about it, ami
I when he hastened to our nliice, as he
' iniiueilia'.ely did, he quite uninteiilional
1 ly brought the money with him.
"There Wits it terrible scene between
j the aged parent and his scapegrace son.
j lteid fell upon his knees at his father's
! feet, and begged liim to save him. to pay
j the sum we demanded or his release.
' " W ed email' lei I se cut y- eight t hoiisand
j dollars, the exact amount Oakburn had
! drawn from ( he bank .
! John Oakburn then discovered that
! he . el the mmiev with him, ami .it last
he-, ml.
; ' I will p.-iv you the money that ymi
i demand; though it w ill make me it i om
man in mv old age. t
-aiiiii
nisi the
prayer of my
Ml.
VI IVI I'li I
Mul.lnii :i It ml.
A st . Louis giil nf ."i h is re
unti l ii i I b r t lie -ccntid t hue. In
mat tnige having taken place
she was only I J.
r Hist
iv In n
A I lower .i-iiiiiiii1an !'
I lll"t :l hole .i ly,
A -ti.iii.ri-r here, n.nvhap;
Sic vv.'r" a gow n of green,
she wore a scat h t cap.
it.i'-"lul was her ligiire.
Her to.'i'i in r- v.-rv line,
A lait v , ii.i v . i i ....ir- ,
lb-r I. anc- was i ..mad ne,
'I Ii" hi I';!'- u.'i- her pai I'.r,
V-TV - We t the v lews;
'I'll' wind-, iron, ey. r ' -.ne-r
Hr.. light the I it'-st new -.
M.i iy I'. H ilts.
I i lime Mi ills hi KanvlM.
Fire drill is a great event in every
Chicago school, but out in Kansas
tin-re i.-n't so much ditiier from tiro
as frnhi cyclones, and so the juipils in
tlie public schools arc treated to
cyclone drills. And very exciting
tin vine, ton. When the alarm is
sounded nil llie children rise to their
feet, nnd to the music of a march
played on the piano they parade nut
of the scl Ilioiise in good order and
make for tlie nearest open space in
tltc prairie to escape the liv ing timbers
of the buildings, trcctops ami other
objects, as tin- cyclone sweeps tlieiu
to tlie ground. (if course it is not
altogether safe even mi tlie prairie,
iiml so Kansas pie are discussing
the a Ivi-ability nf building cyclone
cellars under cadi of their sclinol
lioiises. Then vv hen t lie alarm conies
liie children can be marched down
stairs, vv iicle t hey will lind protection,
even if the wind curries I ho building
away. Chicago Keioid.
Ten I li.oi- init I'nliwelis In M a l,e One Hall .
It is h.ir.l to realize how small a
spider's web really is. famous
microscopisi once made some interest
ing comparisons of n cobweb with
human hair.
"I have often compared the size of
the thread spun by fu'l-growu spiders
vv llll a hair of my head," lie says. "I
placed the thickest part of the hair be
fore the microscope, and from the
most accurate judgment t could form
that 1 1 10 of such threa Is placed side
by side cnitl. I not equal the diameter
of niie of such hair. If, then, we sup
pose such a hair to be of a round form,
it follows that IH.ililtl threads spun by
the full-grow II spider, when taken to
gether, will not be equal in substance
to the size of a single hair. To this,
if we add that lilit young spiders, at
I he time vv lien t hey begin to spin their
webs, arc not larger t ban one In1 1
giown one, and that each of t lie-e
lllillllte spidels po-sesseS the sumo
organ iis the larger ones, it follows
that the exceeding small threads spun
by the Utile creatures must be still
Mil limes slenderer, and consequently
that l.iiilil.lHliI of t hose minute spiders'
threads cannot equal in substance
f he i.' o of :t single hair. "
It would take n goo I deal of e.diweb
silk tn make a dress, wouldn't it?
the llaveii.
The raven is very common on the
continent, and most parts of Asia and
America, but is nou seldom seen in
ltigland except in a domesticated
state. lie is a most mischievous bird,
and the manner in which he sets about
a piece of mischief, as if he considered
it a moral duty, i- most absurd, and
the pel 1 1 1 to i ' l y vv:th which he prosecute--
a great work, such as the feat of
Charles lid,eiis' raven, vv lm "new
pointed the greater part of the garden
wu!l. by digging out the mortar, an I
tore up and swallowed in splinters the
greater part of a wooden staircase of
six steps and a lauding." is jierfectly
astounding.
A raven in our possession used to
watch the gat deiicr Ink ing part miliar
pains to piopup and secure a valuable
plant. His labor was always n vain,
for the 1 a en. w it it a -1,1 e long step and
ll neonceriied a:r, a- if he was thinking
of anything but the plant, would
sidle bv it. when one w I'l-llcll of hi
lr it bill laid the ii iifm 1 uiiiite plant on
the earth, ami the raven 1 1 1 . . , I , , 1 1
with a most provoking air of iniio
eetice. Tlie lady to whom the gulden
belonged was .Uite afraid ,, the bud,
and declared that -he alino-t believed
it was pos.e-scd by s, niie evil spirit.
It Us,.. ., walk behind her, so that
-he could never see it. for when die
turned around, the laven hopped
round tno.aiid kept himself completely
out of her sight. Al lu-t It became so
very mischievous that it was sent
a vv ay. much to my regret.
N't long ago, I was v i-it ing a small
collection of living birds, aiming
which was a raven, whose wings were
dipped, and who was permitted to
have the range of the yard. He
gained considerable heitelit from his
freedom, for he il.l steal the pro
visions of the other birds, unless tell y
wele very quick. When I went to
his residence, I took the back of a
letter nnd was reading t he address,
when I saw the ruvcii watching mv
proceedings w Ith great curiosity. The
paper vv a : id' lio consequence, so I let
it fall, and walked mi a- if it had 1 u
an accident. The raven waited until
I had left the paper some lew paces
behind, when he took a sidelong kind
of a waik towards it, tnreit into scraps,
and ran away with I he largest piece
under a water-butt, where he kept
watch over it.
It has a great capn.-iiy for imitating I
sound, and can be taught In pioliou lieu i
whole selitei s, or -ing son;;- w ith I
wonderful iieciiraey. '
In the liorlhein parts of Scotla-ul j
it makes its net ou high rocks, lu.t !
lm! infrequently builds on the summit. ;
of a tall tree. The nest js a largo j
irregular structure of heath, grass, j
wool and feathers and sea-weed, if it ;
builds near the seashore. It laysfroiu ;
four to seven eggs, i I n paie grocii ;
color, spotted wilh greenish brown. ;
The length of the bird is two feet two :
inches, and the expanse of wing four ;
feet eight niche . -I Virol! Free I'rr-s. ;
How Wampum Tul iavi il Her riii"iie j
Ill-el hel'.
"I urn viry, vi ry tired," mili'iu u re I
Wampum T"l 1" i.e. . II, a- lor lin o '
bare fed crunched ovm tin lougu
eilged prairii gia-' "I w i-il tlint w n
could -t .p an i h i f..r a little while. '' j
jillt the ol t!i Veericuil I lid. all- till." '
little tii.eignt for linn children when
on a join hev, ami she dure.! not i-
plain to i. in,.: her, s.. - he stumbled :
bravelv iroug h a load that fan !y j
ci ii. he I her weak sh'.uld. rs dow i. . j
I'll si of all cum.' the men, fat lie' s,
grandfathers, und.- and big I. ml lo r-,
riding small - lu'ggy cated horse.-, vv it It !
thlil" gllil- held iTieswi-C on ; ho,
Middle in flout of them. Next eiiiue ll j
number of hnngiy -looking do :s, j
drugging long ol. - and ea'iying goat ;
bundle- of food and dothing up.iii i
their back-. Follow ing these w i re j
the squaws, as the Indians call their i
w ives, .-.ll on foot, ami loaded dow u j
almost its him-li its 1 1,,, do;. La-t of ,
all followed the child'eb. chid in I ngs !
that had mice been wi n by 1 heir j
father-. Put the id ; le In '.Vs w ci e it '
good deal iiappii I- than the !i'l!e gii i,
for the n a-ei that t be hi , le b..v - mil
Illolig quite Ii ee to an ' e ' ' , : . I v . s
vv It ll then '...v. - a,,.i at i .. -. .v b il.l '
cadi g il l . a' r le-1
h, r back.
The ,.ey ia -t o
was a 1,-u i i
a- if it vv . -
t . Oil' one !... I
ami -o :, : .
ol Ii. ::i. v.
her 1 1 ' I : i i I i
alio t he. lm
J it. I ,he i . 1 ',.
al .pel to
ill'!.' .'iris '
: - he felt1
', S..r her .
..the,',;
:i patch
made up.
iiicuta
be again, i
. her-clf I
w In n Iter i:I ; '. "v let ,, . vv i .ki- up :
It 1 1 1 began to c , I : , le'iiilis cull
all then litt'e I a . ";... e," until '
they :;. ew I ' .": ; ! a . e il real
name oi I ',. ,. ..a.,.nl i ! in- t hat
Warn pun, i t i. . 1 m-ii : I em nf
was .i e--i i p. -I . ie- i v im' all l ho
I'e-t. The litt'e -ac ih V. iii.'l! be Wll
fa-lclie.l to Wa:..pu:i.'- h" il.ler was
lua le ol an ,.. r, i blanket, a'el it w as I
tightly I; i : p to i ..by cry in ck, ;
SO that tie poo, llM'e.e:.. I.I liaidl.V
move at l:dy : lull- itt ad stuck
out. Wl cii the Pc'i.i ,s ., e ampeil
tiiose poor iitll p. ii c a c to.., I up
agaiu-l t'n si, , ,.i :i i. nt . -I h :: in;
f IN. I'l tile tree I..;,-,. ... . .,1.1 IcM to
f:,ei or o I, iiniiiii . ., ny t heiiiselvcs
I'oi .iiiiuv hour- tog.-' her.
Vel V so-. ! I t ne I ."..i:is w ,., e oilt
of sight. T'.ei. Y.iei.uui ha lily ,
sillllg the il'," .. I ii.i he! - lioll .1- .
el - avion, ii'i.l h i:i ie. I'ei I hem,
follow l.lg the h.ii: i.- of tin- il s' .
fe, I. He! oil!. ho! " M l ' .!
v. M ii hci tri'.c w :i- lo i . ll. . t ... racks,
and -he knew if sin on. e I..-: iin m it
would be very hard t 'in. I theiu
ti.'itlll. Little India, i i ., v - a:, i girls
are accustomed 1" iieihe h ;: .thoie, so
":l In nt Ii t I'd' -Ul c I i.al - i ill. I
overtake them In t .'.n i she ;
I'ickcd mtt a nice, solt , Iace tor her- ,
seif mid the pa; a..d '.n " v."-y
lew lllolnellts both ,.i tin in were snlnnj
asleep. j
III the mid. lie of the night the1
eastern sky grew -i r.' v,.' v id m
color, and the sound :i - of aiushnig,
wind came over t he b .w lying land.
Then it gi e -1 ill I., i 1 1 : . . and high, '
b-.-ipiug ttaue - and column-, of stm-ko
could in- pi inly -i . n. I'.iil lii! thu
t w o lilt le sleeper - 1.1V sll. lit ami 1111-
di-tuib."l. pack of gaum g.ay
wolves came howli:.:.' aloie'. and at the
lloi-e 'anq.l!ln Tot to-, up oh her ,
elbows and looked ab..ut I . r It did '
not take many in i n-i : e- I., utilize the
cam e of the si l :iu e im u c- . The
glare of t! ne. , tun. g :!.i ... - alnady
made everything ,i i ', ;i . .lav. ,
The pi :i i i ie was on i i 1 1 '
biid.lv Wampum ....-i-.b, d up lu-r
little Inothci I i.ii, ., la-t a- her
liny leg- ciil, I caii v h. Put alas!
the 'He I'aveled l Ii I.e I. I. and she
k in w 1 hat i.. .t h in i - ' i a ii i In r little,
1',1'th. I wollhl be I' l' lo ,i to death .
unless i . -' i r. 1 1 ! ei i i .. in i I'.y her
I a ll all :.,.i l , n. r ol will ., li .a I - . i nclilg
lm I heir il v .--a 'id pay ing n at ti nt ton
I-. the im il i,.,tu, I'.illthels,
pi all le ii. ..... , del. w , I e- and all,
gallopcl a - - ,i it ' I v a- t le v I new how,
an. I even I u g - n;i ke- bin i ..- i t netr w ay
along I In "mi g h t he .ii v gi :, .
t the of t In- big deer alongside!
of Wan pu in stu'nl ii.i to his knees. .
1,'iick as a tla-h -he fok the pi' sn
and tiling him im,," the utitiels. Then ,
she lit. n ii t - I ii his back. The
deer sprain.' away, carrying both
chddreii sale and smind frmu the cruel '
lire. New Y o. k .buii liit!.
Seals ill llie lilllic. I
While seiils are abandoning tlie '
hunting grounds of the northern pint ,
of the Aiiuiicaii continent, they are1
increasing in sm-lt iiu.ul.ei s in the
Pallie -ea :i- to tl'tealelt tile Uiisstan,
(ieriuaii and Swedish li-hing indiis
trtes with iibsoliite ti, in. and tlie gov. 1
eminent- of St. I Vi ,-r-l ,11 i-e, Herliu
and Stockholm are at the present mo- !
incut engaged i u cn . idi -i n g t iie best j
menus to be adopted for dealing with j
the dt plcdilllohs on the pint ol tllo
seals.
Plan of a Couple to Save Enough tor
a Start in Australia,
Leaving a comfortable situation in
a home in a" I'.nglisli pnu inciul town,
a woman mts on mull's clothes and
ships a mi able seamen, with In r '"
trot lied husband, lor an us! ra! inn
colony, willingly uiidcrlnkine tln
hiuds'liips of a six lincilhs' vi.yag' iu
older to pass the remainder i'f In -r lib'
in banishment with the man sin loved,
because of inexorable I'.uelish law.
This is tin- strange stmy ..f .iucy
Clill'ord, now Nancy Anderson, if all
be well with her. T his roiu.-iittie -ti.r.v
nf the sea come- from oig ( :i:.n.
mute of the Ihitili ship I In v kcsdii !.-,
which after makini.t a vi va:'.' limn
gland to Atutralia. put in In I'm lliin !.
( begun, for a ret urn cargo ol win at.
Anderson married Nancy I'hltords
sister. ThCy lived rather nnhapily i"
their English home. At hi-t sin- died,
lie did not then full in l"'o with his
sister-in-law. He had been in love
with Iter ever since he lunl saved In i
from drowning An Fugli-h law n
tliat a iiml' cannot marry his dece.t . u
wile's si-ter.
Anderson had followed the emoting
and trading ves-.l-. He hated 1"
1-ave liis country, "nd so did Nancy
Chtlord. They' were p."'l' mid An
strnlia was many thousand of mile
iiwav. I'o that place or some other
lain'! they must t'... That little money
tin y had' must be sy ved fur a beginning
in the new world, so Nuin v pn b i n I
to Income a sailor ratlicr than be I. -It
behind, and then, if they in vcr i t ado d
port. tUcy would perish together.
How Anderson liuimiged t i.-l.ipa'i
untrained, boyish -looking. Idlo.i a - a
-e.imall on the Hawkesdale 1- a mallei
which can be explained oul.vl'J l u
ll i- siilKcieiit to say that it wu- done
and alter the liunl-hip of tin- 1
voyage tucy landed in Australia and
ciiied tlieir discharge trelii the '
Ir.ctitnt captain. bi the forward dec!
of the ship Haw ke-daic the cn w iii-c.i
to talk about tin- at tiiduuelit e1 1 "
very or.liiiary-lo.ikiiig" sin'ior- I'm each
other T'n sat'-fy them Alui.i-'li
t..!,l them that when Ills unite wu
younger he had saved his life Sim
I'lanci-co Chronicle.
Ransacking Tombs f K nf;s.
A col ,-c-pnll.lellt of the Par:- Temps
civ, - -o'iic itltelestillg lie!;'.', . d t.n
t . 1 1 - ;i ,-1-. 1 1 1 g o the pala c ol Ho i
t,) i- , n of .Miidagii-ear after her dei-ai I
iiu lortiic Pdiiiolol' In union. t'. ii i 1
elilble quantities of perl .Hi. !,v ! '
tiles of all kinds, botlln 1-. llll. In. -ll,'-,
china, g lii . i le . vi i re ' .nnd. v. I im,
. vei'i l!ly c.l'ne I t'.e I l. '. ll
tin I ilie v- io !, i ll -o! I .
led III kin I. I u h. i il .v I ; all. I " '.'
I!,- were several a:.!. ::.. b 11. : -
fl'nill toe Oeliiuill F.hq . tel. lie ,' .''"
o! I'.llgli'lld iilid the King, ol ll c.v . a. - '
eiiorunni- inbires-c-. twelve ;
sent by ladies nl I i -T.d :.: I i - In.
burgh. Photographed -cv'. i. r l .!..(.
men who have recently play..!;.; .im
portant military or po! it ,, .. ; , t ' i
vl adaga-i ar w t re 1 1 lo vv I e '.. :i,i a..'
sol:,, ot the in- crip; iol.- ! ;: . i
no in ; io enrio- ity . I i '. i i '.:,:..
I,le I. . !:. ill !l V . l e ill-.-ov , . ! ' . : i v
s (o n, HI in .Mev.i. all (dil-tiN - :i'n! te
lliotiet i.i , I -1 1 ', . i ( M In ' .el I.
ol t : i a -HI . i,i . bo el I' l . v et tii
day win oe. i , i ;i ,1 in the p '. ;,.
a special pi oi 1 lie s ve ..- I u
in.-lili- of I ho oid I. il.:: - of A III., .; .'ii I' '
iiml I met ilia I he I. nub w . . ,
il, the presence of U -1 !: iei ' i -i
ali the noble castes, suinn i"-
lll pice. The eolS.s ii 'll.' :,.o '
tin-in tend to prove that tin , , :, . !
loyalty in Imeiiua 1- anc. '
tiiait via.- imagined -two and a !.:: '
cent ut li s at t In- ut'ii"-t - 'II"
ot tw o old king- had been pi...-. .' in
collins forme I of -In . t ..t il . i ..
III. led oilt . bill Hot obi. i i o II.
metal, unknown in .la I" ' . '
supposed to have beell obtain -I I. oil.
live Iran.- piece- melted . i - i . Many
br: let- of ma-- i," gold wele t
a- well ii s sili. i c a' - o uoiii. and
A nib ami I iidimi j.-w elcrv. a' I nt v. . v
inllstlC Wnri,. Soi l! to, ! :.l
o! the kiln;-- at inn. di naa ti .'a an i I'.il:
w ill beo 1 and Ii.. n i .aii t ' '.. I '
to Antananarivo. 1 u.i...!. o-.a i " .
ill e t ill ee lllis-l V e si! V el col'. I,
Hittinp; Power of the Ocean.
I .and -ma ll who are low I . . 1 .
the 1 1 eiiniid. .11 - fore.- . ! tin . i.
on obeel I1--011 a-b"l , I ll I '-. ' v :
ntlier day. when live laig. i.i-o i
to contain Jn..rci p, m 1- , t
but tellil.nr.il il v lii.. d v ith .. ,
sit liat. d oil tin- ben t'n ''""' "I
I'lllli'lllg on We-i I HI; -i ! i
this ,,tv. collap-ed an I co i i i -I.
wrecked the whole si ,, -t-o. .
1 1ll men. Hi.. I d.oii! a .'. '.
ol .lama '.' I he t I'll.- , . ::
bout hlt.-eii Icet Ii ig h a ' I .' i
teell feet II! dialect "I . .'i': i " - ' ' ' ' i
Ii.i. Til! pound-, id v. ' i L-Hour-
and suppol t ing I .. ,-. ; i
II i t oget ller I llie Icq liat. I , - " el .
strain A wav. of the .iin e'i
i I these tanks i- ti,. i al a1' '-lout
sea. say tile "Mali-ie .l-.ti: i .1" ..
when such II wave bleak "ti a
deck, the for f tin- Id, ,
be est in i. at ed by tlie in-iotint .! . a
it dnes ill spile ,,f ela-licity i
water belli atli tin- v. el t . . . - h.
ill receiving the s'noek. Wl.en I!
city tit-emeu stale l!,at u In am t,
!l hose under tiliy pound pu- -'.I.
cut through any or.linuty In tel. -the
force ol' thes. it in a gal,, m.-v
lielhaps, bettel' iniagiiicd.
Windmills arc ii'lnntte l intoN'.-n-ueiii
free of duty sin.-e .1 ii in- I l i
is quite a little "b. t" -tal t i ', -
1 hill COII lit I V ill t lie Use o " w lie I elo 'l;.
fnl'llgl icllltlirc, lllnl 11 I I- at loll p'iilo
The notes of the Lank o llnda',.!
cost about one cent cadi.