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over there fa ffie wooA tEfii afternoon, and—it teems impossible «ren now—bat with my own eyea 1 aaw your cotisin> wron aronnfl you, saw him kissing you d I d h i " ffce performance cam« to an end. and people had leftv* to breath* Again* "Bat what waa tb#fto&gall about?" sharply demanded tb# old lady of h#r neighbor. and—you kins him. 1 "Why, we don't exactly know, you j For no instant sheaeeint*! atarttai out know,*' uncomfortably respon -.ied the I of hrt 1 angry ctMnposure, but only for an youth adilrcsstni "It was itatian, you i instant. ' "Oh. did yon?" she nonchalantly nn- ortt v «! the ! * w **rt*d, "Well, a* yon («nv pithily tv y kn ••Cm!" eon tern ptmm*ly ^e-.l t-yino, in a U>\vl w i j|n?t a* M^ak 'Jl we tion't kn<>vv Warn l ; f.ing in uiurv:u;n tongue is £>--iioruiiy i to uJt* likt- a pretty t-ii^' »r.:n that : s««nh' nasty stuff thevtvoul.in"! ) ; out if anybody o>nM un*i»T-!a!H] ii."" Mrs. .Jones wonld rt^]K»uii to I^ICH.' : "It is too much for h>. i r in thi- aiun< saiii tu-r hu^luna iUviil»Miy. \,-Iuir tv ! bi!,]v 1:1«-SJ**'S1 him for flu- f-:;viu.u; s t i tuilt'> And tbt-ri tho p'?:f violin, who dourly lv»ve.i \)n I own voice, t-ainti forward and srti«] liinfr I'his friends had insisted ujxm his ^svin^ i them a recitation. 41.' had W u tstkon ; wholly by surprisf. Had he known in ! ti:m\ he would have btvn ^lad to pivpury 1 something especially for the occ.%sim i Under tile circumstanc marked when \vt friend Mrs, llog*>r very commonly do "And is that all re di>. H , that sort e, you know. yon have to f thin d<>! hi ! had simply been forctvl to draw upon his ; memory; and he trusted to the kindness I of his friends to remcmWr that any little 1 faults which might mar his t-fTorts should j be charged against him. rather than to | his selection, which, in his estimation. j was no leas good because it was old. He } then plunged into '"Catiline's Defiance" "Nothing cUc seems to occur to me juat ; with a vigor that so scared a little child now," said AnlUi. j ^iai g | i0 j K4<} to be summarily hustled The evening was well advanced when away to bed. Donald came back to eat his supper iu | Donald, having finished hij» Mipjrer. the bare dining room, where ghosts of de- j and further solaced himself with a smoke hard. Htcely flitter in his oy<>s. "KothiJi;: fiM* .s»f»rns to occv.r to just now,'* tooSly dividing her hair ; parts for braiding. She was one of tho.*e worn* n \vh<« uu- adorned arc nio«t seductivt'iy fair Now, Iranint; ia/.ily back in tin* low nvkin-.: chair, ner taiwritu: form softly omin;< i muier the scant folds of her loau white crown, the hair she had been bn^hiu^ touching the Hour, as with flushed c'.jtvks and {-parkling e\vs t>he looked up at him, the man must have been blind who would not have been moved by her beauty "See here. Xita," he said gentlv, even however, he pleadingly, "1 don't want to be hard or unjust 1 thought you different from ; other women, but we are all human. J j could not for a moment think you guilty of anything roally wrong, and 1 can find excuses for you if you have been a little j foolish. Your cousin was in lovo with j you once, and 1 of all men ought not to j be surprised if he has not gotten over it j And he is sick; the }x>or wretch has a leg j in the grave, one may we at a glance, j naturally you would pity him, and be perhaps tempted to a wanner show of tenderness than vou really mean, i parted dinners walked in sundry greasy amells. The landlady, passing through the room, explained with severe signifi- cance that, his supper having been kept waiting so long, it was all as dry as chips. Donald thought it might as well hare been chips indeed, so far as he was -concerned. The guests of the establishment were all gathered in the parlor, some sanguine spirits having arranged a musical and literary enicnaminent for the evening, Pri' Jidiig jeqneaks of a violin told the »i dieuce that the instrument was l>eii:;_; TQTjt'd for their pleasure, an \ juvsenLly 'the performer made them a noat klJ;: speeds, in which ue said t:j:tt he Very much" iv;,'ivtte'] that the pMiio upon whL 1 ;; i-.''i wv.v< <••• jviid f<.>rhis;uvomp>un Hi exit v ;>thr< •• J-.-ii^ below c;;::cc-rr pitch, but o;j «iv; ucv'.tr-: !J hire t;-:U l\< i: on the piazza, now stood in the doorway, S know 1 have seen the worst of it. but— absently looking abstracti(»n ! do make what excuses you can for yonr- Tell me how it happened! Tell "I thought when I went away that yon had money enough—more than enough —for all ordinary requirements. I made arrangements at the bank for yon to have all you might need in vme of any tmfortMMen emergency: but i can't nnder- stand now what possible emergency conld have arisen to demand this," re- garding her with grave questioning, "No? can yon notf nonchalantly smil- ing up at him. "Well, it is possible t.'iat the emergency simply arose and then «tt down again, w> to speak, If you will look in yon bank book, 1 prrsnme you will discover that i deposited the full amount two day* ]at*»r," ••Y«'s. but that dot*s not make the mat- ter any clearer." -I snould suppose it would bo sufli- dent to i>e assured that 1 did not u^e any of 11," Wiih a Mi»vr phe knew would sting him IIM' a ht-h. "AH if 1 ever priid;red you a dollar, or qne>iiont'd how you used it!" ho retorted warmlv.' tlu^hmcf under her insulting tone "When have I ever hinted that you could u*e loo much money?" "Never, unless now," more humbly, her eyes falling a little under his indig- uant glum-e. "And not now. It only seems to me 'that here is something that I should . know about and 1 ask you to toll me. If : you had used the three hundred dollars j three times over it would not have ! troubled me like yotir curious reticence j about it." | "Another thing," he went on, after he i had waited a moment in vain for her to ! speak; "a fellow came up to my office a | day or two ago with a curious charge of mlt and battery against Fred Ingalla. you know anything about that?" 1?" with a look of frankest astonish- quite unaware that Dr. and Mr.. Eo^l^lf: Tell me how it happened! Tell j • » « < ; " ? > ^^ttlievldlione had entered the hall and were *Undin« I me-uh, my God! to think of my asking | ^ Z'LyZ^ikeh-tl«1alX close behind him. But how was Aniia ! such a thing, Nit.-i! I know it is not HO; | " a u l n u l h m * tr * UK< 1J to know that the trio had not just walked j you have only been amusing yourself, or j over from the cabin together? With a j you have been drawn into it through brilliant smile she turned to Gray, who I pity for him, but tell me that you have sat on a low stool beside her, carelessly j I w t ^n regretting that you did nor on his shoulder while \ m ?!T:' .™:JVi";* l°}\ .SIS S?JL . ^ " - ?Ji' laying her hand slie wiiispered in his ear. AH to what people nij^ht think of this easy famil- iarity, she did wot for an instant conoid* r. When tme is impelled bv the c^u^m ut mi ut ti:e .nu en-i Ki" a tti tu j.y-niy or.ly i.)i>n:>] \ I know that you can explain it pome ; way so that it will not seem so horrible; '• and I am ready to believe anything yo-i ; say." He was vaiugiiijfiiTS h«*w4r* f4£^ -a it is as lacuna he woman i]i his pain. Anita wat'-h.-d hi;n uroivh the l"r r --r curiously, a slow smile of triumph carv in" society rcdne.^.] U3 - h<<r ^J^- '•"*' . ' •, ' , "1 thiuK 1 told you 1 hud nothwir fur- t " li> tiu-r to pfiy."6he* answwvd, icily ruins Surely whom liie £ods wou)'.l destroy w.iisperi.-;!, "v.'i.M they first maiie luad. told. He had been drinking, and I scarce- ly gave his wandering yarn another thought until 1 ffot my passbook and canceled vouchers from the bank this morning, when, in a wholly unreasoning way, it struck me that there im^ht be gome connection between the two cir- j' cumstances.'" j "Arid what was his story'.* 11 her face I curiously chanj^iug', hxr tryv^ «tt*ndltiy i fixed on the. minute plaits she was iolding \ in lier hand kerchief. ! Orrin Cooper's Efttte. NOTICE TO CB£DJT5BS :-»T * a. McL»u«hliO. BM|. aonoiMe. of Uw Ooa» Kwex, noUce hereby gtTen pur»u»«t statute in #uch "«*« mtAe to all penftM h n*im« agslnDt Orria Ooop«r late of Ttoon d HI Mid «wntv, cteeewed. that Wiw «re « * ^ " * to oxhibUth* wine with the TOOCWW tb*r«rfk> th« uodersUjnfxl H. W . Jone«. e: ec«tw 6f the U«t. will «na (sternest of ftald <le<^ae«d at the otte ot John <). Fent*n, In tb« vttl«g« of Tkxtodercfja Ewes county. New York, on or before tit* 4m (lay of Mftrch next. Dttte<l.^uitust;U. 1891. ,12t»6 11. W. JOKKS, Ex«cotor. William W. Cram Jr/s Estete. dFK'E IX) CREDITORS.—B? ord^r 1) M d U f a l t Ki K 35c. and $1 at all Druggists. E. MORGAN & SONS, Prop's, nBHAYNES' "ARABIAN. BALSAM One of the Beit Medicines Ever Invented for PERFECT UNO IMREDMTE HELIEF IX C4SE8 Of Pilif AND INFLAMMATION. *h!j pxceUent compound Is arhieving: thn most •signal triumphs, astonishln;? many who have occa- sion to ust* it by th« ct»rtuhity with whit ii it relieve* th* m of their sum'rt ngs, Lot h externally an»l «atern- atl.-. It Is safe and cerudn li^ ifsaction. fbr Burn*, Poisoning, Eiyiiprl'a*, Inflammation of the, IJi/fit <>r JBoivruti JSmrarhe, Jxafne$.i, JRheumu- titm, Ji.iim in HUlr, Jktck or hhoubkrt, IHles, Bart. Throat, Croup or Bri,ncMtii. Price 25c. and $1 at ail Druggists. E. MORGAN dTsONS, P?Ofj'e, K U R. I. > snv tiiat i ! Ail 'd him a w n •d beioro. eant this I ai:i euj-.iyin^* thi* aren't you':"" "On tne game principlu that a friend ' of mi:ie enjoys hi v cold shower baths— j she liuds it such a deii^lilful relief w-he-w ) one is over and she is tafely out of it." j Donald abruptly inadu his way across | the room. "T.xcuse me, Anita, but I v; h*- ! hare had a lonpc, liard day. and 1 feel ! completely used up,'" his looks lending CHAPTER XII j Only those who have taken upon them- | selves vows of silence crwi comprehend | how little talk is really required in the \ exigencies of ordinary every day life j u ' i To Anita it was a curious revelation, | mmui.^rly, j when they had settled back again in the I old home life—the old life, but now so . I;* ( empha*:s J to the •.fords, "lain sorry to oti abor/t th^ j'li'-.-uiip \ disturb you, but really I h i k 1 t-iey w.r •» ii-fr- -.-. ., J turn in." y I think 1 must j changed and new—that Donald and she, ; who had been once for very Ugh then rted- ness and jof Iti life, so full of idle talk I and laughter, could iiow get on with such chary use of words. Donald was little at the house He was never there when rational excuse could be framed for beiner any where else; and when the inexorable routine of eat- ing und sleeping called him home ue wvuld f,;vor them with to He Ji.'i'.l pover •\v the coy, •onth. Bile coy now Sit >nl 1 not re- so i:;.-.ny—she DPVtr could. ••* in ii'-'r vicinity did the:r ••:• r.r.d protested tliat they :. -v. ,e her. she must trive :;*• little rf^'ir.'ition, And, !> i !. s!:'* a.-'M"r.:;'M'd a iTavricaiiy ri'.Ty look and somewtiat dis- reason of .sundry lapses of recollection, gave them "Locksley Hall. 1 ' "And iirft. Jones will now favor us with a ballad." the learning manager announced unctuously rubbing his hands The lady referred to leaned farther back in hrt' chair, slowly unfurling hor fan, while she said with a languid scorn bashful marker of extrt was sw-.-r] cite insert- The ;•.'-,.•:;..•• duty li':e I ' conld n-.-t them just thus pei>:n, lean arid h join ted !y 1 that called a hot flush to the cheek of th little maid who had lately sung. "I never sing ballads, Mr. White." "But, really," protested the discomfit- ed man. fairly upset by this- retmii, "1 thought VJU said you would sing some- thing." "What! &o soon?" staring up at him with smiling indifference. "Well, don't let me detain you." It had seemed to Donald simply a matter of course that she would go with him; but, like Byron's Jack Buntline. "He knew not what to say. and so he swore," in his heart, as many an oath is uttered, while he retreated with what grace he might. When Anita entered her room, a couple of hours later, she found him gtill sitting in the small, comfortless bedroom rocking chair, moodily tinting the air of the room blue with cigar smoke. "What! not gone to bed yet? I thought you would have been asleep an hour ago," she carelessly remarked, sniffing the air with a dainty show of scorn. "1 waited for you," he said simply "But I'm afraid this smoke is too much for you. I had not realized that it was quite, so bad." simply met his wife with a grave polite- | &&>)* cashed. that after you had c<"-ir.« out together, and you had turned and g'>n« toward home, this fellow, pacing l.y, inud« a joking remark to lngalls about his bank- ing hour?* for ladies, when he found him- j gc4f knocked into th« ditch.'" "Ohl" comprehensively, not looking at "Of course I told the chump that he had no case, and, incidentally, that he was mistaken as to the identity of the lady, and that if I ever heard of his re- peating the mistake he would promptly have occasion to bring action for assault and battery against me." "All the same," meeting his eyes un- flinchingly, "it was I.'* Donald did not seem surprised, al- though his face grew graver. "And may i ask what you were doing at the bank?'" "Certainly. I went there to get th< R. J. BRYAN, HARNESS MAN HAS A FULL STOCK OF BOOTS, ing cUtmts flf»tnn lia , C , . t oi Crown I'oint, in said county, deceaaed, thai th«>v are required to exhibit the same with ih« voucht>i*N tuerrol to the undersigned Miministra t-»rs u t a m dtMttaaed,at hi» resMence in Crow* l\»fnt.<»n or Imfore the lHth day of December next. !>attd Jane 12. mi. WEALTHT A . CaAM, JOHM v, HLBDKK, 2lm«i Adminiatraton. James McMann's Estate. NOTICE TO CttEl»ITOR».-ily order ot Cheater B. MrLaujhlin E*qiiire. Surrogate of the County of E»«ex, aotice hereby Riven pareaant to the statute in &u<:h ctmm ma<H to all pertona having ctaims a^aioet Jamca MeMauu, late of Crown Point, m eaUI county, deceased, that they are re fiueaied to exhibit the name with the voocheM thereof* to the uuttersiarned Hannah McMaon. MdrutDismtrix of aaid deceaiKKl fit her residence itt Crown Point, New York, oo or before the 18th <t*y of December next. Dated June 8th, 1891. HANNAH McMANN. 20m6. Administratrix. Eliza F. Cook's Estate. NOTICE TO CREDITORS—By order ot Chester B. ItcLaiurhlin, Kaq., Hurrofiate of the County ot Eaaex, notice hereby given pursuant to the statute in Mich case made, to all persons baTiac claimc againct Ehz* ¥. took late of Crows Polkt in said coun(y, deteased, that they are required to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof to the undersigned administratore, of aald deceased at his residence in the town of Crown Point, on or l*efore the 1st day of January aext. Dated, June 22nd, l«>i. 22m6 WM. H. Ctoox, Administrator. John A. Wiley's Estate. \[OTICE TtJ CKEDIT0B8-By order of Chester 1^ B. McLaughlin, Esq., Surrogate of the Conn- ty of Kssci, notioe is hereby given pursuant to the statute in such case made, to all peni-w* navlnK claims against John A. Wiley, late of TiconderoSa, in said county, deceased; that they are required to exhibit the same with the voncn- cn thereof to the undersigned administratix o: \ said deceased at her residemv. in Ticon.Scrota, on or lielow! the 20th day of January next". ABIITK E. WIT.KV, Adminlfitratrix. L.-J. UUM8UEE, Administrator. Mary & Barry's Estate, nnr%r/\ r*>n 1 V O 1 K ; E T(> CHEDITOI»S,-i;y order or ch^tcr ROBES ETC ! *!*• MoL » u ^>h»,EM|..Kurn»v a i e 0 $ u, e M,™. 1 *••*». jyj'f^«^*x^noti<-c « hfifby *-m*n pursuant to _FOU " ' WINTER TF/1DE AT VERY LOW PRICES. Oh, it is so kind of you to speak of it!" a subacid of sarcasm in her voice. In fact, she did not dislike cigar smoke in the least, but it suited her mood to make a grievance of the matter. "You mean that I ought to have con- sidered the consequences sooner; indeed, "Run right a!o»jg, dear. We are ;i!lso j vou are right," with genuine contrition, j -fond-of-ballaiLi^" claimed iiiiin old. .iady^ j "I AV441 -open the window .as. 5oon_ as the j who. hoing somewhat deaf, had missed us\lt is out. 1 am awfully sorry.'" the drift of the talk and imagined her- i.Qh, don't speak of it," with perfunc- tory politeness. She was slipping brisk- ly out of her clothes. Donald watched her for a few moments in silence. 'And so you have been putting in your time flirting with your cousin?" A ness as taciturn as her own. Each felt sullenly constrained to be silent, waiting j for the ether to speak, each finding a i puerile point of pride in the' impregna- ble good breeding that cocid maintain an unbroken courtesy under circum- stances ao exasperating, to? Anita would rather have been struck than be forced to meet that chill, courteous indiffer- ence day after day. while Donald was sometimes frightened at the mad im- pulse that came upon him to seize her in his arms and savagely shake her out of her cool, passion less calm. A slow, maddening fortnight had rolled away, when one day, as he rose from the table after luncheon, Donald stopped, a determined expression hard- ening his pale face. Anita's nerves thrilled with a consciousness that a climax was come, while, with a cold pretense of not seeing, she turned toward the kitchen, aa if called by some house- wifely duty "I wish to have a few minutes' talk with you, Anita," he said, with a glance that commanded her to stop. self called to encourage bashful timidity. "Mrs. Jones was educated wholly in the Italian school," her husband ex- plained, proudly glancing around the company "W-eil, thmu Mrs. Jones, would yon siEg something in Italian/" begged the manager resignedly "Just £ them a bit of opera, dear- est," urged the fond husband. The lady rose condescendingly. "That is her forte —opera," he continued, in a loud whis- per to his nearest neighbor. "Would you believe it at a private concert lately she sang sixteen pages of Norma without her notes," "Is it possible?' ejaculated the other, apprehensively eying the lady, who was rigorously screwing up the piano stooL S i J ^ b ^ r ^ tered Gray. "I think I am going to have the nosebleed." "Often when I get her to sing for me in hotel parlors she is taken for a pro- fessional singer," went on the complacent confidence. "I suppose her style of dress"— mur- mured the embarrassed confidante, feel- ~ing~calletl to^say Bomethingrbut oppor- tunely stopping there. Mrs. Jones* style of dress was regarded by feminine judges as daringly loud and theatrical. r< Yes; you wduiarsupposel manner—so quiet and retiring—would contradict such ideas. There is nothing professional about her appearance, but it is her voice," with blissful complacency. "I think her, voice will astonish you." There could be no question bt f 5uT7E everybody was astonished at the voice, and, incidentally, before they had done -with it, at their own powers of endurance. "Bravo, bravo, my dear!" 1 ciifeQ tlw dozen beginnings he had framed in his mind for what he had to say, yet when he came to speak he bitterly hurled his thought at her, with no picking of words. "Did Mrs. Rogers tell you that?" look- ing up at him with a nonchalant smile, as she sat deliberately brushing her long hair. "If she did, it was a somewhat curious coincidence, don't you think, that Gray should have hinted to me, only this evening, that you seemed to be putting in your time flirting with Mrs. Rogers?" That is not answering my question," jwitb^stern_insistencet "I want to know." Want to know whit?" Tier lips curP y / Dartn«-i- c.f the voic/^ when_n.t last could know what the effort cost her. *'I want to know if you have been let- ting your cousin make love to you?" "Oh!" with a soft laugh, mocking, ex- asperating. "And don't you think—all things considered—that such a question from yoxris rather^weH, peculiar, to say the least?' "Peculiar enough; but I insist upon an jmswer all the same." ^ A n d suppose—toI5e equal! —I should turn about and ask if you have been making love to Mrs. Rogers?" "Then I snould most emphatically an- swer, *NT>/" tt ' "Ahl 'I thanj^thee, Jew, for teaching imTthat wordT" Again tEat low, mock- ing laugh. "Then I, too, answer, 'No.' " "It is a lie!" he retorted roughly. "There is no use beating about the bush, | NiUl.—I Ki\y vpn before, vim SOT—mer "I want to ask yoti," began Donald, "is this all right/" s yo, g this all right/" ching her_eyebrows with an affectation of extreme surprise, while sensation of passionate relief swept over her. She felt they were coming to some sort of an understanding, to what end she did not care; anything would be bet- ter than this sullen waiting, this intoler- able calm. "Will you come into the parlor?" cour- teously as she might have iavited a stranger, leading the way. "I want to ask you," began Donald jghmthey were seated, talking a bank- book from his pocieFamT^lectingi" it a slip of paper, "is this all right?" It was her canceled check for three hundred dollars. Anita regarded it curiously, a slight smile on her lips. "Why, yes," she said slowly, "it seeing - - - ---—.„, .«p.*.«* t v*.' nil |>or$on$ \}iw i»ff ctalmc against Mary E.Barry( l«t« of Crown Point, in mU\ county, (Icccnseii, that they are ro- <i«ire<1 to exhibit the sa.ne with the touchers tltereuf to th*-. untleraigncl sole executor ef th« lawt will and frhtiment of euiri <k-ceaeen at his residence in Crown Point, in t>HU\ couutj , on or liefove the i5th «ay of January next. Dated June 2'». Jhf.l, 25m6 Jous C. UUBWCK, Sole Executor. [. G. BUENET, LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE: AGT, TiCONDEROGA, N. Y. to be just as I wrote it." "In the evening?" 'Yes. The bank was closed when I decided that 1 wanted the money, and as & kindness Mr. Ingalls went and got it for me in the evening when 1 went around to his house and asked him." Donald rubbed his forehead in a be- wildered way: "And why could you not have waited until th© bank opened next day?" Because 1 wanted to take the early train next morning.' And did you?* 1 Yes." 'And where did you go?" breathing hard. :'To Pueblo," with an inscrutable smile. "To Pueblo, and yon took money snough to take yon to Pans!" suddenly growing pale, as a light seemed to break upon his mind. "And did your cousin go with you?' he demanded slowly Oh, no," with that little, cool, teas- ing smile, "but be came back with uu i ." In other words, yon went to meet him.'' hoarsely, tiis eyes (lashing blue fire "Well, do you intend to tell me the rest of it?'' Ah, why should 1?" with a careless shrug of her shoulders, smiling always 'Y<2H are so_keen at surmising^ "Do you know you are leading m* to j surmise very strange things?" | "Yes?" indifferently I 'To think of my being tricked out of the way with that little cook and bull story of your aunt'3 coming!" he exc'aimed his voice skaken with auger. "How you must have laughed in your sleeve to see me led away by the uose like an assF "Well, no, not exactly. If anybody laughed it must have been Mrs, Rogers, who did the leading, and whom, to all appearances, you were only to ready to follow." "How like a woman that is," regard- ing her with scorn ineffable, "to try to whitewash yourself by throwing mud at another! I could not have imagined that j r ou would stoop to anything so small; but," frowningly considering the check he was twisting through his fingers, "it jeems you are capable of anything." "Yea," growing"very white, "Do you think sor "What 1 don't understand, he went on, slowly, cruelly, still studying the check, "is how you happened to come back at all Evidently you did not plan to. w "Well, do you knowr I rather wonder at that myself now," white to the. lips; "but it is a mistake most easily rectified. I can go again." "Don't be idiotic," he roughly retorted- 7r Be satisfied wttfir what yonMve already done :o disgrace yourself and me. Don*t imagine that you are going on to have me pointed at as a deserted husband; to have the history of your shame hawked ^hrou^hal]the papers in the land. >f P, W. Barry, DRUGS MEDICINES STATIONERY, TOILET ARTICLES AND- Jeremiah B. Garter's Es***~ NOTICE TO CREDITORS.—By o B . McLau^fiTTii; "IVqiure, Surrofl Cunty of Essex, notice hereby « to the statute in huch a«madt," to 1 having claim* ajfans t J^numah B C Orowo Point, in said tenaty, deceas*.™ are required to exhibit the aamewiUil era thereof to the undersigned cxecntL <iccca*.cd at her resldenoe in Crown P o i i before the24th day of February next. Bated August rj, }*>w. BKWKT CABTWS, Sole l William O'Brine 2d F Estate. KO-HCKTO CBEDITOBS.-By order of Chester B. McLaughlln. Isquire, Surrogate of the COUD* of Essex, notice is hereby given pursuant to the statute in such case made, to all persons havinc claims agalost "William O'Brlae 2d late of Ticoo- deroffa. in said county, (tecewed; that they at* required exhibit tbe same with the Yooehei* thereof to the uacteiviarned Terence Shanahao executor of eai<l deoeftsed at the law office of John U. Fenton in Ticonderoga, Sew ¥ork, on or betore the 12th day of March next. Dated September 3d, 1881. 33m6. TEKSMC £ SHANAHAX, Executor. CHOICE CANDIES S UPREME CODRT-ESSBX COUNTF.-A1 meron C. Rjehmaqd^aa rarriving executor of the last will of Thonuu^Cowan, deceased, aniaat Amass Hall and other*. Notice i* hereby giv3n that, by virtue of a Jodf- merit of foreclosure and sale in the above entitled action, dated the 4th day of September, 1801, aa4 entered In the office of the clerk of Em** county the undersigned referee appointed by said Judg- ment, will Mill at public auction, on Mondav tat 2d day of November, 1891, at 10 o'clock in the for*, noon, at the front door of the poetoffice J ~ Lower Fal!? village, in Ticondero^TEwrex < IS. 1., the lands and premises described judgment as follows, to-wit: All that certain lot of land lying in the i » Ticonderoga, Eseex county, New York, ] the south half of the Long lot, so called 13, Kirby tract, Stevenson's patent,—sup be Bixty acre*, be the same, tuor? or let Said lot is bounded ou the north bv 1L__._ „, by ^eorge Hall, on the south by Amasa JIali I e east I. •wned bV e acre ou nd othejf FRESH SUPPLY EVERY WEEK the^excitenTent ot ;7 'And there is no mistake about it. j elopement you should have embraced perplexedly studying the paper. the opportunity when you had it; rest "Not the slightest, that I can see," her ; assnxe.4 you. will not get another." STREET, TICONDEROCA, NEW YORK ^PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY^gfl EYERYTHIHG FOR YODR HORSES CURTIS & RICKERSON, ASK YOUR DEALER TO SHOW YOU OUR md occupied t.y .Tr.dson j^ d -^pt.7 1S91 C. Feu ton u^ in i j y , it} D. Elliott J>. j . Finn rfinr Attorney 7 TICONDEROGA UNION SCHOOL. l i Departments. 12 Instrnctors. Full course of Regents' studies, academic, collegiate, and business preparatory. Fall term begins Aug. 24, 1891. Winter term begins Nov, 1891. Spring term begins Mar. 22. TUITION-—High School, Intermediate, 14.00 3.00 Payable one-half at. beginning of term balance at middle of term. For further particulars inquire of the Principal. K. J.OWEN, A.M.. <™ Supt. and Prin. JOB PRINTING OK ALL

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Page 1: nBHAYNES'nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn93063544/1891-11-26/ed-1/seq-3.pdf · over there fa ffie wooA tEfii afternoon, and—it teems impossible «ren now—bat with my own eyea

over there fa ffie wooA tEfii afternoon,and—it teems impossible «ren now—batwith my own eyea 1 aaw your cotisin>wron aronnfl you, saw him kissing you

d I d h i "

ffce performance cam« to an end. andpeople had leftv* to breath* Again*

"Bat what waa tb# fto&g all about?"sharply demanded tb# old lady of h#rneighbor. and—you kins him.1

"Why, we don't exactly know, you j For no instant sheaeeint*! atarttai outknow,*' uncomfortably respon -.ied the I of hrt1 angry ctMnposure, but only for anyouth adilrcsstni "It was itatian, you i instant.

' "Oh. did yon?" she nonchalantly nn-orttv«! the ! *w**rt*d, "Well, a* yon («nv pithily tv

ykn

••Cm!" eon tern ptmm*ly^e-.l t-yino, in a U>\vl w

ij|n?t a*

M ak

'Jl we tion't kn<>vv Warn l; f.ing in uiurv:u;n tongue is £>--iioruiiy i

to uJt* likt- a pretty t-ii^' »r.:n that: s««nh' nasty stuff thevtvoul.in"! ); out if anybody o>nM un*i»T-!a!H] ii.""

Mrs. .Jones wonld rt^]K»uii to I^ICH.': "It is too much for h>.ir in thi- aiun<saiii tu-r hu^luna iUviil»Miy. \,-Iuir tv

! bi!,]v 1:1«-SJ**'S1 him for flu- f-:;viu.u; s ti tuilt'> And tbt-ri tho p'?:f• violin, who dourly lv»ve.i \)nI own voice, t-ainti forward and srti«] liinfrI'his friends had insisted ujxm his ^svin^i them a recitation. 41.' had W u tstkon; wholly by surprisf. Had he known in! ti:m\ he would have btvn ^lad to pivpury1 something especially for the occ.%simi Under tile circumstanc

marked when \vtfriend Mrs, llog*>rvery commonly do

"And is that all

re di>. H, that sorte, you know.yon have to

f thin

d<>! hi

! had simply been forctvl to draw upon his; memory; and he trusted to the kindnessI of his friends to remcmWr that any little1 faults which might mar his t-fTorts shouldj be charged against him. rather than to| his selection, which, in his estimation.j was no leas good because it was old. He} then plunged into '"Catiline's Defiance"

"Nothing cUc seems to occur to me juat ; with a vigor that so scared a little childnow," said AnlUi. j iai g | i 0 jK4<} to be summarily hustled

The evening was well advanced when away to bed.Donald came back to eat his supper iu | Donald, having finished hij» Mipjrer.the bare dining room, where ghosts of de- j and further solaced himself with a smoke

hard. Htcely flitter in his oy<>s."KothiJi;: fiM* .s»f»rns to occv.r to

just now,'* tooSly dividing her hair ;parts for braiding.

She was one of tho.*e worn* n \vh<« uu-adorned arc nio«t seductivt'iy fair Now,Iranint; ia/.ily back in tin* low nvkin-.:chair, ner taiwritu: form softly omin;< imuier the scant folds of her loau whitecrown, the hair she had been bn^hiu^touching the Hour, as with flushed c'.jtvksand {-parkling e\vs t>he looked up at him,the man must have been blind who wouldnot have been moved by her beauty

"See here. Xita," he said gentlv, evenhowever, he pleadingly, "1 don't want to be hard or

unjust 1 thought you different from ;other women, but we are all human. J jcould not for a moment think you guilty •of anything roally wrong, and 1 can findexcuses for you if you have been a little jfoolish. Your cousin was in lovo with jyou once, and 1 of all men ought not to jbe surprised if he has not gotten over it jAnd he is sick; the }x>or wretch has a leg jin the grave, one may we at a glance, jnaturally you would pity him, and beperhaps tempted to a wanner show oftenderness than vou really mean, i

parted dinners walked in sundry greasyamells. The landlady, passing throughthe room, explained with severe signifi-cance that, his supper having been keptwaiting so long, it was all as dry aschips. Donald thought it might as wellhare been chips indeed, so far as he was-concerned.

The guests of the establishment wereall gathered in the parlor, some sanguinespirits having arranged a musical andliterary enicnaminent for the evening,P r i ' Jidiig jeqneaks of a violin told the»i dieuce that the instrument was l>eii:;_;TQTjt'd for their pleasure, an \ juvsenLly'the performer made them a noat klJ;:speeds, in wh ich ue said t:j:tt he Verymuch" iv;,'ivtte'] that the pMiio uponwhL1;; i-.''i wv.v< <••• jvi id f<.>rhis;uvomp>unHi exit v ;>thr< •• J-.-ii^ be low c;;::cc-rr pitch,but o;j «iv; ucv'.tr-: !J hire t;-:U l\<

i :

on the piazza, now stood in the doorway, S know 1 have seen the worst of it. but—

absently looking abstracti(»n ! do make what excuses you can for yonr-Tell me how it happened! Tell

"I thought when I went away that yonhad money enough—more than enough—for all ordinary requirements. I madearrangements at the bank for yon tohave all you might need in vme of anytmfortMMen emergency: but i can't nnder-stand now what possible emergencyconld have arisen to demand this," re-garding her with grave questioning,

"No? can yon notf nonchalantly smil-ing up at him. "Well, it is possible t.'iatthe emergency simply arose and then —«tt down again, w> to speak, If you willlook in yon bank book, 1 prrsnme youwill discover that i deposited the fullamount two day* ]at*»r,"

••Y«'s. but that dot*s not make the mat-ter any clearer."

-I snould suppose it would bo sufli-dent to i>e assured that 1 did not u^e anyof 11," Wiih a Mi»vr phe knew would stinghim IIM' a ht-h.

"AH if 1 ever priid;red you a dollar, orqne>iiont'd how you used it!" ho retortedwarmlv.' tlu^hmcf under her insultingtone "When have I ever hinted thatyou could u*e loo much money?"

"Never, unless now," more humbly,her eyes falling a little under his indig-uant glum-e.

"And not now. It only seems to me'that here is something that I should. know about and 1 ask you to toll me. If: you had used the three hundred dollarsj three times over it would not have! troubled me like yotir curious reticencej about it."| "Another thing," he went on, after hei had waited a moment in vain for her to! speak; "a fellow came up to my office a| day or two ago with a curious charge of

mlt and battery against Fred Ingalla.you know anything about that?"1?" with a look of frankest astonish-

quite unaware that Dr. and Mr.. E o ^ l ^ l f : Tell me how it happened! Tell j • » « < ; " ? > ^ ^ t t l i e v l d l i o n ehad entered the hall and were *Undin« I me-uh, my God! to think of my asking | ^ Z'LyZ^ikeh-tl«1alXclose behind him. But how was Aniia ! such a thing, Nit.-i! I know it is not HO; | " a u l n u l h m * t r * UK< 1J

to know that the trio had not just walked j you have only been amusing yourself, or jover from the cabin together? With a j you have been drawn into it throughbrilliant smile she turned to Gray, who I pity for him, but tell me that you havesat on a low stool beside her, carelessly j I w t ^ n regretting that you did nor

on his shoulder while \ m?!T:' .™:JVi";* l°}\ .SIS S?JL . ^ " - ?Ji'laying her handslie wiiispered in his ear. AH to whatpeople nij^ht think of this easy famil-iarity, she did wot for an instant conoid* r.When tme is impelled bv the c^u^m utmi

ut ti:e • .nuen-i Ki" a t t itu j . y - n i yor.ly i.)i>n:>]

\ I know that you can explain it pome; way so that it will not seem so horrible;'• and I am ready to believe anything yo-i; say." He was vaiugiiijfiiTS h«*w4r* f4£ -a

it is as lacuna he woman i]i his pain. Anita wat'-h.-d hi;nuroivh the l"r r--r curiously, a slow smile of triumph carvin" society rcdne. .] U3- h<<r ^J^-

'•"*' . ' •, ' , "1 thiuK 1 told you 1 hud nothwir fur-t"li> tiu-r to pfiy."6he* answwvd, icily ruins

Surely whom liie £ods wou)'.l destroyw.iisperi.-;!, "v.'i.M they first maiie luad.

told. He had been drinking, and I scarce-ly gave his wandering yarn anotherthought until 1 ffot my passbook andcanceled vouchers from the bank thismorning, when, in a wholly unreasoningway, it struck me that there im^ht begome connection between the two cir- j'cumstances.'" j

"Arid what was his story'.*11 her face Icuriously chanj^iug', hxr tryv^ «tt*ndltiy ifixed on the. minute plaits she was iolding \in lier hand kerchief. !

Orrin Cooper's Efttte.NOTICE TO C B £ D J T 5 B S : - » T *

a . McL»u«hliO. BM|. aonoiMe. of Uw Ooa»Kwex, noUce t« hereby gtTen pur»u»«tstatute in #uch "«*« mtAe to all penftM hn*im« agslnDt Orria Ooop«r late of Ttoon dHI Mid «wntv, cteeewed. that Wiw «re « * ^ " *to oxhibUth* wine with the TOOCWW tb*r«rfk>th« uodersUjnfxl H. W. Jone«. e: ec«tw 6f the U«t .will «na (sternest of ftald <le<^ae«d at the otteot John <). Fent*n, In tb« vttl«g« of TkxtodercfjaEwes county. New York, on or before tit* 4m(lay of Mftrch next.

Dttte<l.^uitust;U. 1891.,12t»6 11. W. JOKKS, Ex«cotor.

William W. Cram J r / s Estete.dFK'E IX) CREDITORS.—B? ord^r1) MdUfalt K i K

35c. and $1 at all Druggists.

E. MORGAN & SONS, Prop's,

nBHAYNES'"ARABIAN.BALSAMOne of the Beit Medicines Ever

Invented for

PERFECT UNO IMREDMTE HELIEFIX C4SE8 Of Pil i f AND INFLAMMATION.*h!j pxceUent compound Is arhieving: thn most

•signal triumphs, astonishln;? many who have occa-sion to ust* it by th« ct»rtuhity with whit ii it relieve*th* m of their sum'rt ngs, Lot h externally an»l «atern-atl.-. It Is safe and cerudn li ifsaction.

fbr Burn*, Poisoning, Eiyiiprl'a*, Inflammationof the, IJi/fit <>r JBoivruti JSmrarhe, Jxafne$.i, JRheumu-titm, Ji.iim in HUlr, Jktck or hhoubkrt, IHles,Bart. Throat, Croup or Bri,ncMtii.

Price 25c. and $1 at ail Druggists.E. MORGAN dTsONS, P?Ofj'e,

K U R. I.

> snv tiiat i !

Ail'd him a w

n•d beioro.eant this

I ai:i euj-.iyin^* thi*aren't you':""

"On tne game principlu that a friend' of mi:ie enjoys hi v cold shower baths—j she liuds it such a deii^lilful relief w-he-w) one is over and she is tafely out of it."j Donald abruptly inadu his way across| the room. "T.xcuse me, Anita, but I

v;h*- ! hare had a lonpc, liard day. and 1 feel! completely used up,'" his looks lending

CHAPTER XII jOnly those who have taken upon them- |

selves vows of silence crwi comprehend |how little talk is really required in the \exigencies of ordinary every day life j

u ' i To Anita it was a curious revelation, |mmui.^rly, j when they had settled back again in the

I old home life—the old life, but now so

. I;*

( empha*:s Jto the •.fords, " l a i n sorry tooti abor/t th^ j'li'-.-uiip \ disturb you, but really I h i k 1t-iey w.r •» ii-fr- -.-. ., J turn in."

yI think 1 must

j changed and new—that Donald and she,; who had been once for very Ugh then rted-ness and jof Iti life, so full of idle talk

I and laughter, could iiow get on withsuch chary use of words.

Donald was little at the house Hewas never there when rational excusecould be framed for beiner any where else;and when the inexorable routine of eat-ing und sleeping called him home ue

wvuld f,;vor them with

toHe Ji.'i'.l pover•\v the coy,•onth. Bile

coy now Sit >nl 1 not re-so i:;.-.ny—she DPVtr could.••* in ii'-'r vicinity did the:r••:• r.r.d protested tliat they:. -v. ,e her. she must trive:;*• little rf^'ir.'ition, And,

!>i !. s!:'* a.-'M"r.:;'M'd a iTavricaiiyri'.Ty look and somewtiat dis-reason of .sundry lapses of

recollection, gave them "Locksley Hall.1'"And iirft. Jones will now favor us

with a ballad." the learning managerannounced unctuously rubbing hishands

The lady referred to leaned fartherback in hrt' chair, slowly unfurling horfan, while she said with a languid scorn

bashful marker of extrtwas sw-.-r]cite insert-T h e ;•.'-,.•:;..••duty li':e I

' conld n-.-tthem justthus pei>:n,lean arid hjoin ted !y 1

that called a hot flush to the cheek of thlittle maid who had lately sung. "I neversing ballads, Mr. White."

"But, really," protested the discomfit-ed man. fairly upset by this- retmii, "1thought VJU said you would sing some-thing."

"What! &o soon?" staring up at himwith smiling indifference. "Well, don'tlet me detain you."

It had seemed to Donald simply amatter of course that she would go withhim; but, like Byron's Jack Buntline."He knew not what to say. and so heswore," in his heart, as many an oath isuttered, while he retreated with whatgrace he might.

When Anita entered her room, acouple of hours later, she found himgtill sitting in the small, comfortlessbedroom rocking chair, moodily tintingthe air of the room blue with cigar smoke.

"What! not gone to bed yet? I thoughtyou would have been asleep an hourago," she carelessly remarked, sniffingthe air with a dainty show of scorn.

"1 waited for you," he said simply"But I'm afraid this smoke is too muchfor you. I had not realized that it wasquite, so bad."

simply met his wife with a grave polite- | &&>)* cashed.

that after you had c<"-ir.« out together,and you had turned and g'>n« towardhome, this fellow, pacing l.y, inud« ajoking remark to lngalls about his bank-ing hour?* for ladies, when he found him- jgc4f knocked into th« ditch.'"

"Ohl" comprehensively, not looking at

"Of course I told the chump that hehad no case, and, incidentally, that hewas mistaken as to the identity of thelady, and that if I ever heard of his re-peating the mistake he would promptlyhave occasion to bring action for assaultand battery against me."

"All the same," meeting his eyes un-flinchingly, "it was I.'*

Donald did not seem surprised, al-though his face grew graver. "And mayi ask what you were doing at the bank?'"

"Certainly. I went there to get th<

R. J. BRYAN,HARNESS MAN

HAS A FULL STOCK OF

BOOTS,

ing cUtmts flf»tnn lia , C , . toi Crown I'oint, in said county, deceaaed, thaith«>v are required to exhibit the same with ih«voucht>i*N tuerrol to the undersigned Miministrat-»rs u t a m dtMttaaed,at hi» resMence in Crow*l\»fnt.<»n or Imfore the lHth day of December next.

!>attd Jane 12. mi.WEALTHT A . CaAM,JOHM v, HLBDKK,

2lm«i Adminiatraton.

James McMann's Estate.NOTICE TO CttEl»ITOR».-ily order ot Cheater B.MrLaujhlin E*qiiire. Surrogate of the County ofE»«ex, aotice 1« hereby Riven pareaant to thestatute in &u<:h ctmm ma<H to all pertona havingctaims a^aioet Jamca MeMauu, late of CrownPoint, m eaUI county, deceased, that they are refiueaied to exhibit the name with the voocheMthereof* to the uuttersiarned Hannah McMaon.MdrutDismtrix of aaid deceaiKKl fit her residenceitt Crown Point, New York, oo or before the 18th<t*y of December next.

Dated June 8th, 1891.HANNAH McMANN.

20m6. Administratrix.

Eliza F. Cook's Estate.NOTICE TO CREDITORS—By order ot Chester

B. ItcLaiurhlin, Kaq., Hurrofiate of the County otEaaex, notice i« hereby given pursuant to thestatute in Mich case made, to all persons baTiacclaimc againct Ehz* ¥. took late of Crows Polktin said coun(y, deteased, that they are requiredto exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof tothe undersigned administratore, of aald deceasedat his residence in the town of Crown Point, onor l*efore the 1st day of January aext.

Dated, June 22nd, l«>i.22m6 W M . H. Ctoox, Administrator.

John A. Wiley's Estate.\ [ O T I C E TtJ CKEDIT0B8-By order of Chester1 ^ B. McLaughlin, Esq., Surrogate of the Conn-ty of Kssci, notioe is hereby given pursuant tothe statute in such case made, to all peni-w*navlnK claims against John A. Wiley, late ofTiconderoSa, in said county, deceased; that theyare required to exhibit the same with the voncn-cn thereof to the undersigned administratix o:

\ said deceased at her residemv. in Ticon.Scrota, onor lielow! the 20th day of January next".

ABIITK E. WIT.KV, Adminlfitratrix.L.-J. UUM8UEE, Administrator.

Mary & Barry's Estate,nnr%r / \ r*>n 1 V O 1 K ; E T(> CHEDITOI»S,-i;y order or ch^tcr

R O B E S ETC ! *!*• MoL»u^>h»,EM|..Kurn»vaie 0$ u,e M,™.1 * • •*» . jyj'f^«^*x^noti<-c « hfifby *-m*n pursuant to

_FOU — • " '

WINTER TF/1DEAT

VERY LOW PRICES.

Oh, it is so kind of you to speak ofit!" a subacid of sarcasm in her voice.In fact, she did not dislike cigar smokein the least, but it suited her mood tomake a grievance of the matter.

"You mean that I ought to have con-sidered the consequences sooner; indeed,

"Run right a!o»jg, dear. We are ;i!lso j v o u a r e right," with genuine contrition, j-fond-of-ballaiLi^" claimed iiiiin old. .iady^ j "I AV441 -open the window .as. 5oon_ as the jwho. hoing somewhat deaf, had missed us\lt is out. 1 am awfully sorry.'"the drift of the talk and imagined her- i.Qh, don't speak of it," with perfunc-

tory politeness. She was slipping brisk-ly out of her clothes. Donald watchedher for a few moments in silence.

'And so you have been putting inyour time flirting with your cousin?" A

ness as taciturn as her own. Each feltsullenly constrained to be silent, waiting jfor the ether to speak, each finding a ipuerile point of pride in the' impregna-ble good breeding that cocid maintainan unbroken courtesy under circum-stances ao exasperating, to? Anita wouldrather have been struck than be forcedto meet that chill, courteous indiffer-ence day after day. while Donald wassometimes frightened at the mad im-pulse that came upon him to seize her inhis arms and savagely shake her out ofher cool, passion less calm.

A slow, maddening fortnight hadrolled away, when one day, as he rosefrom the table after luncheon, Donaldstopped, a determined expression hard-ening his pale face. Anita's nervesthrilled with a consciousness that aclimax was come, while, with a coldpretense of not seeing, she turned towardthe kitchen, aa if called by some house-wifely duty

"I wish to have a few minutes' talkwith you, Anita," he said, with a glancethat commanded her to stop.

self called to encourage bashful timidity."Mrs. Jones was educated wholly in

the Italian school," her husband ex-plained, proudly glancing around thecompany

"W-eil, thmu Mrs. Jones, would yonsiEg something in Italian/" begged themanager resignedly

"Just £ them a bit of opera, dear-est," urged the fond husband. The ladyrose condescendingly. "That is her forte—opera," he continued, in a loud whis-per to his nearest neighbor. "Wouldyou believe it at a private concert latelyshe sang sixteen pages of Norma withouther notes,"

"Is it possible?' ejaculated the other,apprehensively eying the lady, who wasrigorously screwing up the piano stooL

S i J ^ b ^ r ^tered Gray. "I think I am going tohave the nosebleed."

"Often when I get her to sing for mein hotel parlors she is taken for a pro-fessional singer," went on the complacentconfidence.

"I suppose her style of dress"— mur-mured the embarrassed confidante, feel-

~ing~calletl to^say Bomethingrbut oppor-tunely stopping there. Mrs. Jones* styleof dress was regarded by feminine judgesas daringly loud and theatrical.

r<Yes; you wduiarsupposelmanner—so quiet and retiring—wouldcontradict such ideas. There is nothingprof essional about her appearance, but itis her voice," with blissful complacency."I think her, voice will astonish you."

There could be no question b t f5uT7Eeverybody was astonished at the voice,and, incidentally, before they had done-with it, at their own powers of endurance.

"Bravo, bravo, my dear!"1 ciifeQ tlw

dozen beginnings he had framed in hismind for what he had to say, yet whenhe came to speak he bitterly hurled histhought at her, with no picking of words.

"Did Mrs. Rogers tell you that?" look-ing up at him with a nonchalant smile,as she sat deliberately brushing her longhair. "If she did, it was a somewhatcurious coincidence, don't you think,that Gray should have hinted to me,only this evening, that you seemed to beputting in your time flirting with Mrs.Rogers?"

That is not answering my question,"jwitb^stern_insistencet "I want to know."

Want to know whit?" Tier lips curP

y/ Dartn«-i- c.f the voic/^ when_n.t last

could know what the effort cost her.*'I want to know if you have been let-

ting your cousin make love to you?""Oh!" with a soft laugh, mocking, ex-

asperating. "And don't you think—allthings considered—that such a questionfrom yoxris rather^weH, peculiar, to saythe least?'

"Peculiar enough; but I insist upon anjmswer all the same."

^ A n d suppose—toI5e equal!—I should turn about and ask if you havebeen making love to Mrs. Rogers?"

"Then I snould most emphatically an-swer, *NT>/"tt'

"Ahl 'I thanj^thee, Jew, for teachingimTthat wordT" Again tEat low, mock-ing laugh. "Then I, too, answer, 'No.' "

"It is a lie!" he retorted roughly."There is no use beating about the bush,

| NiUl.—I Ki\y vpn before, vim SOT—mer

"I want to ask yoti," began Donald, "isthis all right/"

s y o , gthis all right/"

ching her_eyebrows with anaffectation of extreme surprise, whilesensation of passionate relief swept overher. She felt they were coming to somesort of an understanding, to what endshe did not care; anything would be bet-ter than this sullen waiting, this intoler-able calm.

"Will you come into the parlor?" cour-teously as she might have iavited astranger, leading the way.

"I want to ask you," began Donaldjghmthey were seated, talking a bank-book from his pocieFamT^lectingi"it a slip of paper, "is this all right?"

It was her canceled check for threehundred dollars. Anita regarded itcuriously, a slight smile on her lips."Why, yes," she said slowly, "it seeing

- — - - ---—.„, .«p.*.«* t v*.' nil |>or$on$ \}iw •i»ff ctalmc against Mary E.Barry (l«t« of CrownPoint, in mU\ county, (Icccnseii, that they are ro-<i«ire<1 to exhibit the sa.ne with the toucherstltereuf to th*-. untleraigncl sole executor ef th«lawt will and frhtiment of euiri <k-ceaeen at hisresidence in Crown Point, in t>HU\ couutj , on orliefove the i5th «ay of January next.

Dated June 2'». Jhf.l,25m6 Jous C. UUBWCK, Sole Executor.

[. G. BUENET,LIFE AND FIRE

INSURANCE: AGT,TiCONDEROGA, N. Y.

to be just as I wrote it."

"In the evening?"'Yes. The bank was closed when I

decided that 1 wanted the money, andas & kindness Mr. Ingalls went and gotit for me in the evening when 1 wentaround to his house and asked him."

Donald rubbed his forehead in a be-wildered way: "And why could younot have waited until th© bank openednext day?"

Because 1 wanted to take the earlytrain next morning.'

And did you?*1

Yes."'And where did you go?" breathing

hard.:'To Pueblo," with an inscrutable

smile."To Pueblo, and yon took money

snough to take yon to Pans!" suddenlygrowing pale, as a light seemed to breakupon his mind. "And did your cousingo with you?' he demanded slowly

Oh, no," with that little, cool, teas-ing smile, "but be came back with uui."

In other words, yon went to meethim.'' hoarsely, tiis eyes (lashing bluefire "Well, do you intend to tell methe rest of it?''

Ah, why should 1?" with a carelessshrug of her shoulders, smiling always'Y<2H are so_keen at surmising^

"Do you know you are leading m* to jsurmise very strange things?" |

"Yes?" indifferently I'To think of my being tricked out of the

way with that little cook and bull storyof your aunt'3 coming!" he exc'aimedhis voice skaken with auger. "How youmust have laughed in your sleeve to seeme led away by the uose like an assF

"Well, no, not exactly. If anybodylaughed it must have been Mrs, Rogers,who did the leading, and whom, to allappearances, you were only to ready tofollow."

"How like a woman that is," regard-ing her with scorn ineffable, "to try towhitewash yourself by throwing mud atanother! I could not have imagined thatjrou would stoop to anything so small;but," frowningly considering the checkhe was twisting through his fingers, "itjeems you are capable of anything."

"Yea," growing"very white, "Do youthink sor

"What 1 don't understand, he wenton, slowly, cruelly, still studying thecheck, "is how you happened to comeback at all Evidently you did not planto.w

"Well, do you knowr I rather wonderat that myself now," white to the. lips;"but it is a mistake most easily rectified.I can go again."

"Don't be idiotic," he roughly retorted-7rBe satisfied wttfir what yonMve alreadydone :o disgrace yourself and me. Don*timagine that you are going on to haveme pointed at as a deserted husband; tohave the history of your shame hawked^hrou^hal]the papers in the land. >f

P, W. Barry,DRUGSMEDICINES

STATIONERY,

TOILET ARTICLESAND-

Jeremiah B. Garter's Es***~NOTICE TO CREDITORS.—By o

B. McLau fiTTii; "IVqiure, SurroflCunty of Essex, notice i« hereby «to the statute in huch a « m a d t , " to 1having claim* ajfans t J^numah B COrowo Point, in said tenaty, deceas*.™are required to exhibit the aamewiUilera thereof to the undersigned cxecntL<iccca*.cd at her resldenoe in Crown Poi ibefore the24th day of February next.

Bated August rj, }*>w.BKWKT CABTWS, Sole l

William O'Brine 2dF Estate.KO-HCKTO CBEDITOBS.-By order of Chester

B. McLaughlln. Isquire, Surrogate of the COUD*of Essex, notice is hereby given pursuant to thestatute in such case made, to all persons havincclaims agalost "William O'Brlae 2d late of Ticoo-deroffa. in said county, (tecewed; that they at*required t© exhibit tbe same with the Yooehei*thereof to the uacteiviarned Terence Shanahaoexecutor of eai<l deoeftsed at the law office of JohnU. Fenton in Ticonderoga, Sew ¥ork, on orbetore the 12th day of March next.

Dated September 3d, 1881.33m6. TEKSMC £ SHANAHAX, Executor.

CHOICE CANDIES

SUPREME CODRT-ESSBX COUNTF.-A1meron C. Rjehmaqd^aa rarriving executor of

the last will of Thonuu^Cowan, deceased, aniaatAmass Hall and other*.

Notice i* hereby giv3n that, by virtue of a Jodf-merit of foreclosure and sale in the above entitledaction, dated the 4th day of September, 1801, aa4entered In the office of the clerk of Em** countythe undersigned referee appointed by said Judg-ment, will Mill at public auction, on Mondav tat2d day of November, 1891, at 10 o'clock in the for*,noon, at the front door of the poetoffice J ~Lower Fal!? village, in Ticondero^TEwrex <IS. 1 . , the lands and premises describedjudgment as follows, to-wit:

All that certain lot of land lying in the i» Ticonderoga, Eseex county, New York, ]

the south half of the Long lot, so called13, Kirby tract, Stevenson's patent,—supbe Bixty acre*, be the same, tuor? or let

Said lot is bounded ou the north bv 1 L _ _ . _ „,by ^eorge Hall, on the south by Amasa JIali I

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