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net
Adveiituresof Tad;
OR THK
i lad, who ; still clung to .the cause oi .
his trouble, sprang upow the platform'
of a parlor-car attached, to the .waiting
l tram. Flinging open the door, he
HAPS A5D IISHAPS OF A LOST SACHEL darted In, meaning, if possible, to
1 ' " pass through to the other end, where,
'A Story for Young arid Oldi ; slipping off, he' hoped to be able to
4 . . lose himself in the crowd.
. .BT FRANK H. CONVERSE,
kvniOB. o M Pepper Adams," "Biowk
.s to Sea,'? "Paul Grafton," Etc.
ICopyi
rigJUed, isse, ijr J. Lothrop & -Co.,' and
Published by Special Arrangement.
CHAPTER L ? '
near
Peculiar Case
'" TAD.
i .Vfn hnrt A hk bnrrifid - hfit.wf.ftn : that his'mother said to him
J thft rows vfit. nnonniftd rhairLx fell asleep, I fear Tad woulc
M..'--anJ;-v.-. vct .fata-., the wars' of too man
i.iii-i 1711,1. iotiii iiiin i .iiiiuii.iiiii n- ivr; vv a ... -
i heard in the rear door at which he was
hoping to escape while the shuffle of
1 feet, and sound of voices, at the door
which he had entered, told Tad that he
thl? 3s fairly trapped.
1 '
"T-T was
if close of a -bluster- i?-vilancins: despairingly , about him,
1 5" ing March day, and ; Tad's quick eye : discoTered at least a
f? l 'the seats about the temporary hiding-place. Propping on
his knees, he crawled behind thenear
est of the revolving chairs, which, fort
unately for .him, was the , one . next
the door of entrance,
arching back, - Tad
delphia were in small as possible in
r . big cylinder stove
"in the r w a i t i n g
'Jrobm of the . Broad
$ Street "station . in
the city of "Phila-:
land have lived and died after the same
fashion,! and will till the millennium
comes. Yet this fict does not comfort
. the orphans ,they leave behind them.
Certainly, - it was no comfort to Tad,
who was nearly wild with grief at the
loss of the one being whom he had to
love in the wide world. Only for things
fore she
have drif t-
of our
citv bovs who. like him. are left home- -
less and friendless amid temptation and
ein. ' But the boy had good stuff in
him, and, best of all, he held hisSnoth--ers"
memory; and parting words as
'something too sacred to: be forgotten
I do not claim that he was one of those
immaculate street boys common enough
in fiction, but, alas! so rare in fact' By
no means. "" Truth compels me to state
that Tad Thovne at the ago of fourteen
was rather"
box of paper collars, and a toothbrush,
or a lot of thousan'-dollar bonds?" But
his newly-awakened curiosity remained
ungratified. The sachel was securely
locked, and its peculiarly-shaped key
was " probably at that moment in the
tall gentleman's pocket, wherever the
individual himself Jnight be. .
- Muse be something valu'bla in
there, else it would't be- fas'ned up : so
close; and, if that's so, ' the owner
advertise it. ; Jlnyway, Ell hang on
it till I find out," was Tad's final de
cision.' He 7 would no more , have
thought of forcing the lock to satisfy
curiosity than of ; breaking open a
money-drawer.'" - . - '
" A general stir among the passengers,
together with certain fragments con
versation - which reached Tad's " ear,
; warned him that the end of his . Jour
ney wa at hand. . Mrs. John Mason
'11
to
8EB HERE, MT GOOD) LAD," SAID MR.
JONES:;
few remaining passengers
'who : were
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't' Report .-
1 1 w vim
LA VV UZZ& .11 KZ?
:o A
icks
i, ;
of
tho Eyes.
great demand. One of them was occu-. by the end of the compartment
Neuralgia in piedbvTadThorne.who, thoughhe had ide of the car,.' where he
no Business tnere, was enjoying iub. rtjBuifc,iii fear auu.iitsiuuuug. . v
t Trnrtntlv na nnlv A. mall: fourteen-vear-
,lS.Co., i.oweu,Aiabs.. i fcftr bpinor all dav in feet and the rustle of T Bilken skirts.'!
5 - x - .. . . .. . i . . mii'Tafl nail nn nnmA.
"two lor live, voices as tne parlor-car Degan to mi'i -v -
. in Tna ov0a I ill. yimiiiik
't i.ignt,' causing me w suner, at ipree cents per vox-
5 i r alikc.i Sometimes a montn
i L-rvv-eeh spells, then I : would !)
Trcsubled Every WeeK,
v if I was up at night.' I am: a man oi.
i2 years. Of ago, and employea
"v'ri years b'y'IIeath, Springs & Co.,
L-n uioroUants and bankers of Uils place
Tad's enjoyment was tempered
by a little mental ..worry, as : a
matter of course. Nobody l8-ntirely
happy in this world, and as he warmed
himself . Tad was ' obliged, to keep a
ures ;
Sar
;m I lir.ucht a Supply of Hood's
w..i four !. bottles aua Deneve io
V. J I-oxg, Lancaster, Soutli Carolina,
i-.jtiic ieljoo oi pe aliiuentary canal
Mont hmm
t. Mt. Pleasant,
!. .f
is dottined to be V -
L.
iwm sb
FOB
UNG- -A LADIES
!' THE SOUTH. r
: Eiepnitly Farnis
'Ablef Faculty
of Nine .Teachers.
nIily Teliiible School is Hie am-
oit'.on of tue management. :
C. L. T.'PISHER. Principal,
ML
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quinine'
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Cf.
5 tllP T!nwila CTiFntl r1!Trc 111 j. I
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fch, cares, the feverish condition
t headacte andj prevents paeu- C
rna.. Cures in one day. Put
.in , tablets convenient for
;- t taking.
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PRICE, 25 Cfc
f SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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Forak by J.! V Gibson. ,
omen
SHOULD USE . i
DFIELD'S
Bale R$onlator.i
BKA
-'.1J?r?aient possesses stierb
l'rop(;rUes, and exerts a wonder-
-ence in toning up aud strenffth- i
"' r system bv drivinw Ifcwmirl, 3?
opeiv channel "aU impurities.
Horn itsusei . .
n.ni.wni ritiAiji - ... w
I.D'8 1' EM AI.E ST
byallDrn?2iBi,i,..i nu -
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addressed, but ;bv the way he threw
himself into the chair and immediately .i
unfolded a newspaper, from behind
which he vouchsafed a brief grunt) in
reply. Tad imagined him to be Che lady' 8
husband. ." ...
-' Suspending her heavy, fur-lined cloak
from a hook-at the compartment end.
watchful eye on the door of .the porter's . said, in a somewhalf languid tone. Tad
room oppoBiie. u nas iue uui) vu. wuv. :.v r-. -
that colored functionary to assist
tramps and" vagrant boys from the
waiting-room, .with scant ceremony.
"Last night he said he'd bounce- me if ;
he caught me here again," mused Tad, .
advancing first one patched shoe and
then the other toward the stove, "but
I shouldn't think the corporation would:
grudge what little fire intakes to warm the lady ' patted. . and pulled ' its long
' - " 1 folds into placeVbellind the chair-back,
For a time Tad remained in undU- and for a moment lad s heart almost
turbed comfort So: many persons wppu ocauug, , uer guneu un.i
wire constantly coming and going that oce or twice actually grazed his hair.
no one took particular n6tice ot tbe t ui ne remameu uuuisuovereu, auu,
thinlv-dressed.Dale-facedlad who occa- better still, the sbeltenng garment
sionallv stretched his fingers caressing i helped to hide him more effectually
y toward the glowing coals. .
It's the first time I've been warm
clear through since: last August I
wjish't I could hold heat like a hot brick ,
does, Tad soliloquized, as with .an
involuntary shiver he thought of having
to start out in tne cniily air again..
"Is there no other place where you
can go ' anq warm yourseu, Desiaes a
waitiifg-room only intended for the-er
patroB&jf the railroad f" asked a tall.
aristocratic -iodkmg gentleman, j; with
iron-gray hair, and a very dignified
manner, who occupied the next seat to
the one in which Tad was sitting. " He
spoke severely and frowned at Tad, as
though the boy's - presence annoyed
him.
If his address had been more kindly,
Tad's reply would have been more
respectful. As it was. Tad scowled "a
little.
"There's places enough, I 'pose
only they don't happen to 'low boys
who hasn't any business there, round-r-
specially if they ain t dressed any- bet-
ter'n I am," he answered, sullenly.
glancing involuntarily down at himself
as he spoke, The tall man muttered
something about "confounded nuia
ance," but made no further reply. And
as he-rose, giving a nervous glance at
the clock. Tad noticed that he wore a
long gray ulster, over a very nice suit
of clothes, while at one side of the seat
he had vacated lay his traveling rug in'
a shawl-strap, and a small alligator-
skin sacnei witn mcjtej-piare moun
inffs. - .
Tad was wondering within himself
whether he ever knew what it was to
ie homeless, cold and hungry when he
was a boy, when his meditations were
disturbed by the ' violent ringing of a
hand-Taell, accompanied by the hoarse
voice of one of the railroad officials
which the
VOnCeaiea DJ.US -., ; jJ4Ui-!n .JfnuM: HMinr i - A Ha.
mide himself ' as P rt! ' m uwuer ui -uetiuoiuj m.iawwvw, t,..v. , .
th. .noTfnimiPrl - obstinate disposition, which, however, " taching the cloak from the hook, she
tne angle lormea :. v.. v... . ji .ji u t vyA
anA : was reaauy aneeieu u$ Kinuiy wuras. .wimmcn i uvu . un ,uuwiuu
.;(nj i,n . let, ao you wpnuer at uis lauitsr" aiio . uci man, iu uuwj
avtaiLcu uio . . , . j j.j t. i:.-v, -u m nnfi
'.. ) V J. i - . . - . . ;. . j, : i
feet and the rustle of T silken skirtsrtu "Cdr . ;r . J
aimosb - liveu . iu tuu streets. xui
A friendly news-
. i . . . - i
. . r . . i ' . i i -1 xrfinrtpr imto him irwlonnfra-iinnflr. mi
nn a mrhr stniit. nnri rmntv nrfissfin.' i . o o :
TwTrM. ih .ftl.ai-:TbinJl which v periodical counter in the city post-
Tad was hidden. ' - - " "
'It is so warm'- ihere ; John, . I shall
not need to keep ' on my circular," she
running the gauntlets of a throng of 1 pered off together.
penned-up nackmen, vociferating in
different keys, j, - 1 v - .-
"Whyt confound it!!T lie -exclaimed,
"here J?ve beea standllng talking, and
. let Richards march' Cjff up-town with
his head so full , of business that he's
forgotten Tux anywhere in existence.!
.m - considerable celerity
round the nearest corner, while the
small man walked quietly away..
"That's City-Detective Blossom he's
been in. our place lots -.of times.!' Tad
heard a telegraphs messen ger-boy " in-
form another, - in awe-struck tones,"
and, . after admiringly watching the
small man out of sight, the two scam-
yon
office, in return 16r which Tad sold pa
pers or ran errands. r And in odd mo
ments he bad managed - to keep soul ' ; chapter n. ' '' -
and body together by blacking boots, , : The end was not long in coming.-. As
peddling matches, . carrying valises, tne citv -clocks announced the hour ' of
holding horses; and a score of other de-, eight aJ m the train slowly ' rumbled
vices known to the average street boy. fato the' depot, at the foot of Summer
I have mentioned Tad's faults; now street, liid came to a lull stop with the
which he. began
making-his own preparations for .leav
ing, mat is, m ouuonea ms mreaa- ing Ma lnto &n ingide cket M
bare jaqitet tigntiy aooui; mm, ran ms he Bpoke..for whe Richards tele-
fingers through his mop pi curly nair oraT)hed baok from jerSev Citv to the
and pulled; a shabby cloth cap weU i groad Street station! he . offered ten
over his forehead. Then, with a fast- I dollars - for the return, of the papers.
beating ncart, laa awaitea tne nnaie. , R it T nrt tnft L,lonev -n(i taV-
e- - j-T-. .-i v
'Strikes me that my friend Jones
won,'t get hold, of this same little bag
as easy as he thought' for," .chuckled
Tad, unconscious that the gentleman
in question,' with, his hat pulled down
over his forehead like the villain in a
play, - was -watching his movements
PROFESS U,d C
W B. I.11.LY K. 1). .
r i . . .. i- i.- l .
...'. ..:..: .. ' - .. - :..-. -r -- . --. .... t .
offer theiri'rofesgioua &tj-iows to ' the
citizens of .fJonoofd' -and "k'iii ity -- "A1J '
calls promptly, attttault-d' da vr fiis&t.
Office?-ana r3idnuct"" i t Depot
street opposite'-resbvceniui' cUiniGhN
customs.ry jolt which bumps together
the passengers who stand expectant in
"the aishi ...
Then followed the usual rush for the
doors, iluring which. Tad crept from his
hidingiplace unnoticed in - the - general
confusion. Carrying the. sachel in his
hand, he boldly elbowed his - way
through the icrowd, and, with a great
sigh of relief, found himself standing
Step-
heavy
R0Lft ' u CO., Atlanta, 6a. g
--in'i Eye and Skia Ointm&o.
iv ton Chronic Sore Eve&
. ; J r' batl i'-VH.m and fccald Head
"x- 1 orshale by. druggists; .
-.-.t.m.setna fne healthy con
'-"1 Condition I'owdert
, .e v ter.i, md digfetion, curt
. i or sale by druggist
calling out something, of
words "express', and "passengers'
were alone intelligible to Tad's ear.
This was followed by the usual frantic
rush toward the f great swing doors
leading into the depot, The tall gen
tleman sprang nervously to his feet,
and, snatching .. up his traveling rug,
shot through the doorway as though he
had but five secopds in .whichto board
a train that did not 'start for ten min
utes, schedule time. 'Hi, , there!"
cried Tad after him, "you've jeft your
little sachel!" but ithe gentleman was
beyond call. So, seizing the hand-bag
from the next seat, - Tad . elbowed his
way through the throng, into the depot
in hot pursuit of him of the flowing
ulster: 1 - "'""" .''
Just inside the swing doors nstpod a
policeman of imposing presents. He
was a large fat xrianf but extremely
zealous", and his prof essional) instincts
were at once roused at the sight of ' a
shabbily-dressed boy dodging , in and
out of the crowd, with a nickel-plated
alligator-skin sachel in his hand.
ping, hastily forward he laid
hand on Tad's shoulder.".
: Now, after the manner of his kind.
Tad regarded all policemen as natural
foes to be f eared--and, as far as-possible,
avoided. $o, no, sooner did -ie
recognize the dreaded touch than 6lip
ping eel-like from his would-be cap
tor's grasp, Tad, with' an inarticulate
cry of terror, dove directly under the
wheels of the nearest, train. -' u - .
.The cars 'were--at a standi-still, Jbf
course, "but bad they been in motion,! I
am not so sure but Tad would have
acted exactly "the same, so great w"as
his 'fear of arrest. . True, in theory,
conscious innocence is generally sup
posed to ;show a bold front, ; but unfor
tunately this is not always -the case in
practice, particularly in an issue be
tween a big policeman and a small boy.
Tad emerged on the opposite side
of the track,, with the ehcouraging-ry
of Stop, thief ringing in bis ears,
just in time to confront the blue
coated official, who, in some inexplica
ble way, had reached tjie spot as quick
ly as himself. ' , " ' " v ;
"There he is!" 'shouted a young
man, whom Tad had noticed in the
waiting-room a little before, and, hesi
tating for a brief second, the hunted.
TIME TAD . EEMA1KED IK UNDIS-
, : " - TUBBED COMTOET.
than before, and, as its owner seated
herself 'with a little sigh of relief. Tad
chuckled erleefully as he heard the re
ceding tread of the big policeman, who,
sftfir nstinc a nnmnrfihensive fiance
about) the car, was obliged . to beat a
hasty retreat because - . -
r The cars were in motion! In his ex
citement the possibility of such a con
tingency had entirely escaped Tad's
mind. He was almost on the point of
scrambling to his feet and calling Out
to the conductor to' stop the train, but,
remembering the unpleasant results
which would probably follow such a
procedure, Tad sank helplessly t back
into his niche! He felt as.. though the
chances were that the conductor would
not believe his story, and he would
probably be given into custody-bag
and baggage-at the next station. So,
of two evils., he chose . the , one winch
seemed the least, comforting himself
with the assurance that the train would
probably arrive, at its destination very
soon,- when he could slip off unobserved.-
The voice of Tad's - lady as
he mentally termed her disturbed his
perplexed reverio. : .
" What time do : w get Tin, John,
dear?" she -asked, as she ..settled her
feet tn the comfortable hassock. - . .
From behind his paper "John, dear,'
was - understood to mutter that, pro
vided the train didn't run !off the track
or over an embankment, they were due
about eight a. m on -the following
morning in the city of Boston!
' " Boston, . oh jrimminy ; crickets! I
have been and gone and done it now!"
gasped poor -Tad, who in moments of
excitement was apt to use language
which at other times he rather prided
himself on : avoiding, because his
mother used to - dislike it so. Tad had
a vajnie impression that Boston was a
sort of large country .town in, a far-off
reeion known as ." down East." -Fur
ther than this he knew not, except that
it was sometimes called; the "Hub,"
and seemed to be a sort, of headquar
ters for cultures-whatever that was
and baked beans. At least so he read
in the city papers.
But, in his small way, Tad was some
thing of a philosopher. . He had not yet
learned that through seeming: misfort
unes the erreat Fatherhood leads His
let me tell -you some of his better quali
fies.' He was honest, clean-mouthed.and,
generally 6peakmg, .truthful, as well as
kind-hearted and generous to an ex
travagant degree. He bad attended the
night schools attracted at first by
their warmth and, comfort where he
learned to read creditably, spell fairly,
write legibly and cipher understand
ingly. Bat, with his superiority in many
respects over the associates among
whom his lot 6t late had been thrown
Tad, in; thinking matters over, had to
confesst that, . in a' business point of
view, he had been any thing but a suc
cess. The truth is, Tad was not sharp
or nnscrunulous ' enouerh to compete
with his fellows; but this fact he did
not recognize. . - -' '
" " 1 guess I'm not : one of the lucky
ones,'? he ) murmured, rather. ruefully,
as he mentally reviewed his j many
business- failures, while the swift train,
which was bearing .him away from the
scene of them all, to" fresh fields and
pastures new, went thundering on
through the darkness toward Boston,
j Boston! As Tad's thoughts reverted
from the past, the name repeated itself
over in i his mind. , " Seems as though I
heard mother say 'once that I had anJ T43 CltEPT JTBOM his hiding flace.
Aunt Rhoda who lived in Boston, or on th; platform unquestioned. As he
Bangor, or anyway, it was a place .was on the point of turning away Tad
that began with B, somewhere down" suddenly observed a young man whom
But it's all right" he. went on, thrust-1 fronr neighboring door-way. " -
. UU.U WlUUiCl BUUU1U. tuiu U.IO
steps? Up-town or down-town, or
stop a minute! The esabhel must ' con
tain something of more than ordinary
value a t fact whicn the fraudulent
Jones had in some way discovered, else
why was he so anxious to get posses
sion of itr
Chaps like him r don't take the
chances on an empty bag," soliloquized
Tad, - with a wise shake of the head,
'and, accordin' to my way of thinking,'
somebody'll be offering a reward for
this bit of property before long." . '
Which reasoning resulted in Tad's
investing halfiiis stock of ready cash
in thei purchase of three daily papers,
in whose columns he hoped to find pos
sible mention made of the lost sachel.
The purcnase itself decided the direc
tion of his,steps. He knew that along
most city wharves were sheltered and
Er.W.C'Hffi!!
CONCORD, M. ti,.
m
the bag, itll be 1 just the same, besides
saving you a long walk-up-town ehP"
But Tad cheerfully replied that he
didn't mind the walk particularly as
he wanted to see, whai the : town - was
like. "Boston's quit a little place,
after all." he . patronizingly remarked.
with a glance at thebujsy streets.
Mr. J ones warmly commended Tad's
resolution, as well : as the slight touch
of caution which it implied. - - ; ----r, .,
. . . . ,. .
vX : see that you've cut your - eye-
teeth, my boy," he said, with an ap
proving smile, "and Itjs always well to
btf on one's guard, while r there is so
much dishonesty in the world.' On the
whole," continued Mr Jones, after an. J sunny spts, where he could sit down
East,",' mused Tad. 'Not that he
hoped, I expected or even desired to meet
this, the only relative he knew of in
the world. It was enough to remember
that she had never held communication
with Mrs. Thome since her marriage tQ
some one whom her older sister Rhoda
did not tike. " And a slight - offered to
his mjother was in Tad's eyes an un
pardonable offense,
he remembered , having- seen at the
Broad Street station on the previous
evening. A small bluish scar above his
right eyebrow had first attracted Tad's
attention,' while the person, in question
was standing by the stove, quite near
his own seat. At the time, Tad had
vaguely wondered : whether the . man
might not have been a soldier, like his
father, and, " perhaps, " been
own
But so much thinking, together with y wounded by a bullet in the same battle.
the warmth of 'the steam-heating pipes
at his back and the even, on-rushing
movement of the train, began to make
Tad drowsy. , Peeping out of his hiding-
place, Hie could see that many of the .
passengers were disposing themselves r
for uneasy slumber, and,, judging by :
certain, sounds from the chair in front of ,
him, Tad's lady was already in dreamt.
land. So, leaning his head back against '
the fur-lined cloak which "had already
served j him such "a good turn, , and,
being used to sleeping in . all sorts of
postures and places, Tad felTfast asleep .
in no time. Rousing himself at inter
vals long enough to silently change his
cramped position, ;Tad passed the long ;.
night ia"comparative comfort, . until
with the dawn of morning all began to x
shake off 'their drowsiness,; and- to ,
Is -prepared to do all lamia
work in the most, HpiXtnve-1 ru
Ufiice oi Jolinson a-ufat-
rental
tre. - .
W. f. MONTaOilEKT.
a:
Attoneys and teaihi
- -' CONC01ll. N. O
... ... .; , T. . - - r'
A.s partners, will practuu Iu'VS'm Calsr
rus, Stanly and adjoining lAfaiylii'hJ iir
the Superior and ttnpremr t 'owl of-tfce
8tatand in tha Pfidnral ConittR. OSRre
on Depot ftret .-' I :." "
instant's reflection, "your plan is best.
so BUppose we have breakfast together
at a restaurant first of Sail, and then I'll
take you up to the office where Rich
ards is." . , 1 ' - ' " :
"All right," returned - Tad, briefly,
and glance over his papers undis
turbed by" officious policemen.
Having been . duly . directed by a
sharp-voiced newsboy, Tad began mak
ing his way wharfward, through a nar-
vvnr 'anil Trtf. . TkQrt.inTllflrlir'-'invlt.infT
with more particular Jreference to the street, known as Lewis Lane. .The
certainties of something to eat, what- theory of cause and effect was visible
ever other uncertainties might be-ia on every jxand, in the shape of flourish
store for him. ' And secretly, Tad felt iiqn0r-shops and miserable : tene
quite ' able to i take are of himself, ments. , Shabbily-dressed men. lounged
even though every thing was not all Dn every corner, filling the air with
right which ; he had jj no particularly oaths tobacco-smoke, while shrill-well-defined
reasons for doubting. s voiced women gossiped . in the door-
As , they "walked 'along together j ways and swarms of dirty children pad-
through the busy thoroughfares" Mr. Idled in the imtters. . v :
Jones chatted agreeably of the men and j v "Come, now you give us that purp!"
things encountered dn the way Ue I Baj a threatening voice,-and Tad
hoped Tad would not get cold through 1 ited suddenly round. : Avery ragged
the sudden change of clumate, as tne raw I bov, whose hair was. cut close to his
easterly wind swept sharply round the I vnf i,0(i stw1 rnnfrnntinp- a neatlv-
corners oi tne irregular streets, ana ne i dresseol girl, rather younger than him
even onerea to carry we eacneiiormm, i i wno;- from her appearance, was
''"Yes, sir"; thought Tad, closely eye
ing .the stranger, .who, in turn, was
sharply - scrutinizing those who were
leaving the cars, as though watching
for some feilo'w-passenger, ; "that s the
same identical chap, : and, what's
more,V he added, with growing inter
est, "I believe he's the very fellow who
hollered 'There he is!' when I popped
out from under the - cars. I remember
him by. bis gold-mounted teeth, too!"
! i For this young man, who wore a sort
of -chronic smile, as though pleased
with his own thoughts, made a fre
quent display of some artistic dentist's
handiwork. But the current of Tad's
thoughts took a suddenly unexpected
turn. i .
" Sure enough," he muttered, audi
bly, in answer to an inward suggestion:
struggle" into more comfortable posi-" " it's the likeliest ' thing in the world;
tions, as they grumbled about not hav- why didn't I think of it beforeP"
ing slept a wink during the night. " j ' Acting' .upon a" hasty impulse Tad
Tad's lady was not exactly cross, but approached the object of his conjecture.
Tad noticed ' that she called her hus- ? and touched his elbow. " Say, mister,'?
band -Mr. Mason' instead ' of "John, ' he eagerly asked, as the young man
dear," lis on the evening before, when 1 started - violently, ?you hain't seen
she asked him how he had rested. And i nothing of a tall party in' an ulster coat
he also noticed that Mr. Mason's voice down to his :heels, carrying a blanket
was rather sharp as he replied that the j done up in a shawl-strap, anywhere's
confounded chair had " given him three aboard.tnis train, nave your;; , A cu-
so that Tad might keep his hands warm
by putting them in bis pockets. : But
Tad replied: Oh, no-jhe didn't! mind
the wind; he guessed ike could stand it
as well as other f ellowsj could that went
round the "Hub." I
- Mr. Jones, with his perpetual smile.
said something about k ,"capital pun,'
and led the way into !a large eating-
house, where,- at the lunch-counter,
Tad speedily began discussing a break
fast which was proportioned" to his ap-
evidently a stranger in the neighbor
hood. . ;
Av ye don't hand 'im over, we'll
take 'im ' away from yez in less' n two
shakes," ediimett in a Hibernian voice,
whose owner, was a red-haired youth of
fourteen summers, or thereabouts.- In
his' dirtv finders was a : string from
which dangled -an empty oyster-can,
destined, as Tad at once saw, as an
attachment to the tail of a small and
decidedly dirty dog which the girl was
distinct kinks in his backbone, and
while economy was well enough .in its
place, by George! another time- he'd
have his own way, and tae a section
in a 'sleeper," as sure as his name
was John Mason!
"So, my ladyis 'Mrs. John Mason,' "
Tad thought to himself, trying in his
imagination to pkvira her , face from
the sound of hex voice, and failing en
tirely. But wjthout well knowing why,
he resolved not to forget, the name of
the " lady . who--as he : mentally ex-
'pressed it "belonged to - the fhr-lined
cloak. ' Other and less pleasant thoughts
began to obtrude themselves, as the
children in just the. way that proves
best in the end this knowledge was to
come. All he could do was . to keep anxiety : as to his
from useless fretting, and. accept the contrasted? rather-
morning wore on. ; Now that he was
so near his destination Tad's growing
future movements
strongly with - his
situation as coolly as possible. ; There - philosophy of the previous evening. ;
fore, settling down" as. comfortably as ? "I'll get something' to eat, first of
he could, Tad gave himself up to hard all," finally decided Tad, resolving not
thinking, and, quite naturally, his mind to lay any plans till this important duty
went backward as well a3 forward. " ;.. -, had been performed .-, He, had a cash
Tad's father had been a soldier in the capital of ten cents together with two
regular army; and when,: a few months.
before, the news bad amved that -he
... . . . . l ril. At . T
Twas Kiiiea in a sKirmisn wim iuo In
dians on the frontier, his mother, never
very strong, had seemed to receive her
own death-blow. ' She grew paler and
thinner, till at length . she. had to give
up work, "from lack of -strength to run
her sewing-machine, which helped to
earn their daily bread. ";And .finally,
when the . end : came, the sale of the
sewing-machine "itself, together .with
their scanty stock of furniture,, barely
boxes of matches ac a balancaof stock
in trade, so that he felt sure of a
breakfast not a luxurious one,vit is
true but, like a stale bun, very filling
for the price. . ' , .
Besides, there -was the sachel he
could readily raise something on it at
the pawnbroker's. -"But ' that don't
seem to - be doing the 'square thing by
the high-toned old. party, : after- all,"
mused Tad, thoughtfully; ','for .even if(
I don't ! ever run across him again1
which the needle-in-the-hayatack busi-
rious look oi - interest l , naa almost
said exultation flashed u across . the
stranger's face as his sharp gray eyes,
which were set curiously near, together,
seemed to take in 'Tad, his Bhabby
clothes and the email sachel, - at one
comprehensive glance. ' ;--:.- -What
, do you want to know that
for?"-: was the. response, given in a
pleasant voice. , - -
v ' So's to 'see whether yotr knowed or
not,'' guardedly answered Tad, who.
for some reason not plain to .himself, J hand
uau aixeauy repeawni uis uupuiaivo
question ; of the -moment before. The
stranger was well dressed (and well, ap
pearing, but Tad's contact with the
petite thanks to Mr. (Jones, who him- hugging, tightly against her ; white
self seemed to do ample justice to the apron very much to its detriment,
coffee, cakes, beefsteaM and fried pota- The young ' and unprotected female
toes which he had oHered. for both. compressed her lips, and, looking quite
But, ' hungry though he was, lad did I defiantly at her opponents deigned no
not forget to occasionally glance from j reply to their amiable intimation.3. But
the corner of his eye all the little sachel j ad thought T that she also glanced at
on the counter, near bis plate, ne naa i him rather anxiously, as though f eann
fully decided not to lei it go out of hia ne. might ""'array himself on the side of
keeping for one monaeiit, unui is was the foe. '
returned to the proper Jo wner.
Curiously enough, Mr.- JonesJ who
sat next him, ' occasionally: glanced in
the same direction from the corner of
hia eye. . Though, after all, this was
not so surprising on Ithe part of the
partner of Richards, the absent-mind
ed. " He -was probably j thinking of the ;
law-oaners contained in the aacheL
v All at once. Tad, with his mouth full
of buttered roll j looked up, uttered an
exclamation,
Sure. I w'udn't be afeared of
erirrl. Bob.' scornfully insinuated the
red-headed, in an undertone, and, thus
stmmlated, Bob took a step forward
but Tad was too quick for him.
Look here!" exclaimed Tad, feel-
inff his blood tinelina: clear to his fin
ger-tips as he placed himself direcuy
in front of Bob, the short-haired "you
iust leave that girl alone, will you?
An1 4-nMnn liio eanhol nnflpr An A itrm.
knd, shaping ' from his Tad Mm8elf into an attitude both
Dr. J; I CARTLilill Ojllfer
- CONCORD. N. C. .. I
4
Makes a spe eial t v f fi 11 i ti cr v o n r teeth
without pain. Gaf'-tST or !-lroform ",'
used-whett d'sired. FonHen yours ex
perience? Office over Liiintirds & Bar
riet's store. - .
D. G. CALDWELL, U.B.,
Offers -his ipro?ijRfiionaT Rfrviot. to the
people of Concord ena yu-niityi Oftice
in rear of bank, Xialit cal'a s'lOu'd be
left at Mrs Dr, rleii-li-r'U's
Office Hours, 7 to 8 a. ui , 1 to .2, and
7 to 8 p. m. , , . - -
Sept.20.'94.-lv. r .
JOHN -TH Ah'
Oite-a his prof-f-i n irt's to the
people of Concord. ami vicarvy-OlTIce
opposite St.' Cloud KoM .oo atMr..
L . L. Boat s. Mam ntivt-t , AH calls
iromytly attended,, -ilayor uight. -
JNov. 8,'y-t ly. .
7"
s.
1 16..
. By virtue of Anthojrify v'-M!l m me
hy various mortgage exceuti d -y Jos.
A I- Grose.-. wliiali myrtztgrx at? duly-
registered in ' tho tV5V.t-i-V oiiiee
lot Cabarrus connty,aiwljt.i :- w twix k rf--:
eience is here nittde, i viu si at tne
court house dnor m t.An:rii Mon
day, the 7th dy of Jwuinty, - - iS-JO to
the highest bidder for cji.-h, ur:e town
hst on East Oorbm ftivrt,:iikijvitdni; A.
J. Wmenoff, and others, aaa known as
the "Peter Cruse hon .e tl ;ot.'
This is a deoii-ablu prup-. ty lu.m tlie
fact tliati there ure w vt- at - lots
upon which Iion-s eIi x-' tr.uif, aud
to any-H'.e d.jftrin;?' to, mo c; io-'ton.
from the country the iljli.vplao r-hould
be especially attractive, . - ,
! M. iiO'lTr.,'itr.tfre.
' .l By W, M. fcTsjitii, .ttoriey.
.Nov. 1718J4. ; . V
We Wittdt to bnv vour
ud hams. 1 iglierst, ia
Bring them on,
I , SIMS & ALtCX '
' Mch8-tf. Or.uc
chickens
tnco jiid.
stooL hurried : towaird the j i floor.
throua-h which ? Mr. Jones who had
thrown down his checlfts, together with
a silver dollar, as he went by the cash
ier's desk Was passing- His head was
bent as if in- dteeo thoiight, andiin his
hand was the alligator4skin sacheL
.... '. ' ' V
and
iaa s contact wim vo o t aU
of life had made, him . i,, , , .
"I
sufficed to pay the poor woman's burial ness isn't a circumstance to the chances
expenses. ' It is a common story enough." of doing the bag isn't mine, after aU.
Hundreds . of broken - hearted over- I wonder what's inside," he continued,
worksi ha-elarv4women all over the curiously as he Mfted it to his lap
: f J -11
se,amj , . . "L ua" 71 Tad .'shrugged 'his shoulders!
ramer oisirusixui o men . lu - , he M
motives, and with his answer he began rf J, .
w uSo w.y m Yrl'A "Your sachelr" .repeated Mr. Jones,
ed at Tad's v not overpolite reply, the
young man. smiled morey' agreeably
than ever, ,
' "See' 'here, my ; go.ojd lad,"' he said.
genially, "that littj& bag in your hand
looks considerably like one that the
I offensive and defensive, which was cal
culated to strike terror to the heart' of
the enemv. - - ' ''
r (To be continued next week) ,s-
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as Well as a copy of Guide to Health and
Household Instructor,, free.,-; All ,oi
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An intimate acquaintance shows a
claimed, in seeming - sinrprise, ! must I great deal of saw austin-tne people wnu
have taken this up m al ht of abstrac- 5 are said to be angeis.t 4 ...
tion and walked out. 'without thinking
It takes all that a man earns to Jccep
thei nrMpnt in mich 1 a " shape that he
may hope tdf save iq the future
. ' chapter in.
Tad.-' who was - stout-hearted
swift-footed, rather oiexpectedly con
fronted Mr. Jones on the pavement . in
front of the restaurani just as ho was
hailing a bus. '1 sayl" cned iaa, ex
citedly; "none of that, iyou know--givd
me back mv sachel! I v .
Mr. Jones started, scared vei hard
at Tad. as thouffh he Iwero trying to
remember where he h; seen him be-
fore, and then looked sat the sachel in
Well.' l declare: ", ne ex-
' Wheat aiKr Gis. :
I havi Bp;i,l pivi -hvt'ii r v. heat
ondoats! othinre.-n no fouu Mipe-
rior to it - O, Li. iL)S iO U Jlil.
Sept 13, '9-i., .
Lizio Howard, rLJnlLff,
Ed. Howard. Dif:d vA.: ,
The above-namcl d-fe T.n wbe-vehy i
notified that th aUovi:rian-4t t-U'iitin .
bs comaienejd rtj fti-inii im t.io t r.pe.'
rior court of (Ja'iarrnr, c nvAy -'or dir
vorce aud thesumui-jn i ;n,; licen rer -turned
not served, ar.ri u si-.i:i2tbat
after aa diugeoH" r'.iv: U5i-ii.t.; J; c.n
not be found m this..Kfcto, ud.au .orn
der of puVhcat;ion wt.s t-nn-i j.t th J-; IiwtV
term of ttna c uit. ?."-v ; i't.'j.d'ii t
will take notive ilut'u.i h ppr.
at the next ttrm l tl 'cl.ip- l r court',
to be helfl for the com iy ICrnii at
thtt eonrt hone in Uoi-cW.-eu the jtth?
Monday lefore tlie 1 .- .-;.' 1-i.v. :. in
March. 18i)o. and unvt r oi d- maj to
the Conipl-rinfc whie!i -woit-e..-fiJiMl,.-f the
nlaintiff will ike iii.;iiii.it i.'. Jf re
lief derjMuiJd in tho' e HjaJ at. - This
Deeemlcr,
.CJc-rk Sujicf i -r CoMtt.
with .- a shadowy snelr; "conie,i now
that'stoo" , ':!'-' t
"At your old games! again, are yon,
Edwards?" ' interrupted a quietly au
thoritative voice. Its! owner - was. 1 a
small, thin-faced man,: iln citizen's dress,
J Diseases,
' ordinary
scaly,
such
stepping forward as Jie spoke,
by the way, W, a particular friend of 6enu7 wucueu w. IV
mine - Wton the' settee at the . gentleman's visible discomfiture.
nv.iJ ts Btn?n PhJioiiia - "Is this vours.. boy f?' continued the
rhft rA 'n'ov' vv th flftTiAl with the tip Of Pv-t-U vrnale-
Mai",, Wi-mt v. T, , MCTO. WUI ICUUIUGU , -V - ,-. y , . .... t
to Bostojti .f in. and von." nattinp1 bone Cane. .
Tad plf iii.antly: on the shoulder, "are - - Tad nodded eagerly
Strictly speak-
the honest boy "hat I saw pick it uo inff, it was not his,, but, lor ooyioua-
anc:ruH after fie owner 'to return it Teasqns, Tad forbore further explanaT-;
to 1 im. J 'put h w happens it that yoa tions. - s -- J
, BiUll
hav0 t it foui d Mr. ; Richards my ' "Hani it over,
friend'
on with
Heretdr.,: Joies stopped abruptly
and bei1
the small ma'O,
name-you must have come briefly, to Mr. Jones, who complied, sk
9, ano-so " v " - prompuy as greaujr w ww" i
and then, obeoiens xoi gesture upjw.
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