Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 246

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EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER.


THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY


always some pleasant greeting rendy. which brightened Bobby's day and Mint bim bome at night with a cheerful heart. But one chilly February morning n> Bobby stood in his accustomed place he saw the young man come Across t' street alone. There was a troubled lu [ on his face, and he passed Bobby with aH even a glance.


A vague fear rose In the boy's hea.1 and nothing was able to dispel it. other customers missed the cheery -!! tation with which be usually 2:+4'1. them, and more than one looked entin-n -; at the childish face, with its preuet il. . expression.


On the third day Bobby could .md : It no longer. As the young man ern; the street some one stepped directly !... the path. 1Ie looked down imprat.(."," . hut bis face changed as be recognized 1 .


"What is it?" he asked quickly, bat ... : unkindly.


"The lady, sir?" Bobby said famti. "Isn't she coming any more?"


"I bope so," said the young map g :. ly; "hut not just now. She is sick. "' see, and the doctors say it will be o 1:1; time at least before she caa come aga !!!. " Bobby turned away. The dread in bis heart had been put into words, and the direct knawledge, although he had loaged for it, was almost more than be could bear.


At last. just a week from the morning when he bad first henrd the sad news, ns Bobby stood at his post he saw the young man coming across the street, with a face so white and set and stamped with terrible sorrow that for a inoment Bob- hy's heart stood still. Then, as the young man came close to him. he stepped forward involuntarily and laid bis hand on the brown sleeve.


The boy spoke no word, but the other read the question in the eager, anxious eyes, and said in a low, choked voice: "She died this morning. I am going back in an bour."


Bobby's band dropped from the yonng man's arm. For a moment he stood still, dazed by the words he bad just benrd. Then, regardless of his unsold papers, he turned and went slowly hack to the old tenement he had left but half an hour before.


Maggie started with surprise as he came in, but one glance at his grief stricken face told her the whole story. "The lady, Bobby ?" she gasped. she"-


"She's dead," said Bobby, dropping into the nearest chair and laying his head an the old table. "the young man told me. I'll never see ber again, and I can't do anything for ber!" And the lit- tle figure was shaken by heavy sohs. Maggie stood silently beside him for some moments. Then, suddenly turning, she went into the second of the two little rooms.


When she returned, she carrled the old can in which they had planted tbe corna- tion. It now held a sturdy plant, and, hearing itself proudly aloft on its slender stem, wns a beautiful hlassom. "See, Bobby," sha said, laying her band on the bowed head. "I've heen keeping it for a surprise for you, but you sball bave it for the lady. Perhaps the young man can take it ta her." -


Bobby looked op. Motionlega he gazed at the flower, then sprang quickly to his feet. "He sald he'd go back in an hour. I shall have just time!" he exclaimed. Carefully and tenderly the carnation was cut from its stalk and wrapped in white paper. Then, anly stopping to kiss Maggie in a way that told the gratitude he could not speak, Bohby bounded down the stairs and raced away toward the


stant use of tobacco in any form will produce functional derangement of the digestive, circulatory and nervous sys- tems, producing headache, confusion of station. He was only just in time, for intellect, loss of memory, dullness, as be sped around the Inst corner be saw the brown coated figure crossing the street. Breathlessly be rushed after him and accosted him at the gates.


"It's for ber, sir." he gasped, halding ant the precious white parcel. "It grew from the one she gave me that day. It's all I could get, but I'd like it to go to ber."


The young man took the flower silently. Far the first time that day tenrs filled his eyes, and be stood fighting hock the emotion that threatened to overpower blm


Then, looking down into the wistful, ebildisb face upturned to his, be said gently, "It shall be put in her band." And Bobhy was satisfied .- Boston Post.


Consideration Lacking. "You say," pursued the chairman of tbe legislative investigating commit- tee, "that he resorted to no bribery whatever during the campaign, so far as you know?"


"Yes, sir." replied the witness, "that's what I said."


"Did he not circulate several boxes of cigars?"


"Yes, sir, but tbem cigars wasn't hribes. Here's one of 'em. You can try it."-Chicago Tribune.


An Attainment. "So you studied the Russian lan


gnage?"


"Yes. I make lt a rule to learn some- thing of the language of every country I visit."


"Did you make any progress?"


"Yes. I got so I could tell whether the brakeman on a railway train was calling out the name of a station or catching cold."-Washington Star.


"How very beautiful her gowns are!" said the young woman.


"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne.


"She has an artist especially engaged to design them."


"H'm. He doesn't work overtime on the waists, does he?"-Washingtor Star.


The Whole Story in one letter about


Pain-Killer (PERRY DAVIS",)


From Capt. F. Loye, Police Station No. 5, Montreal :- "We frequently use PERRY DAVIS" PAIX- KILLER for piaIRa in the atom- ach, rheumatimm, stiffness; frost bitea, chil- blaina, cramps, and all afflictions which befall men in our position. 1 have no hesi- Station in saying that PAIN-KILLER 18 the beat remedy to have near at hand."


Used Internally and Externally. Two Sizes, ghc. and 50c. bottles.


TEMPERANCE


RHYME AND REASON.


if I drink beer. It makes me queer; If 1 choose ale, it makes me pale; If 1 slp wine, my joys decline; If I sup gin, It leads to sin: 11 1 take rum, sad sorrows come. Try what I will, from vat or still, It gives me paln, and turns my brain; Therefore I'll Join the Templar Band, And, with God's help, I'll firmly stand. -Union Signal.


THE ENTICING CIGARETTE.


It Is One of the Greatest Foes to Our Amerienn Boyhood and Monhood.


Not since the days when the first Eden was robbed of its joys bas a great- er for arisen than the foul physical, mental and moral destroyer, the cigarette. Alcoholic drink has done and is now doing great destruction to the human family, but in my opinion tobacco in its various forms of use, and especially the poisonous cigarette, leads more effectually in destroying the manhood and especially the boy- bood of our land.


Thousands of deaths occur annually among our men and boys as a result of the use of tobacco. Cigarettes produce heart failures and constantly reduce the circulation. The cigarette and also tobacco impairs muscular force, produces amaurosis, which is a loss or decay of sight without any visible de- fect in the appearance of the eye, de- stroys slowly and permanently tbe power of the optic nerve, produces color blindness and delirium tremens. One of the saddest cases I was ever called to attend professionally was that of a man in his strength of days, an elder in the Presbyterian church, who died with tobacco tremens. And there was a 16-year-old boy whose deatb was the result of the foul ciga- rette.


Tobacco produces smokers' cancer and insanity. The facts are appalling in the highest degree as to the effects both physical and moral upon our manhood and boyhood of tobacco and cigarette poison. Unless radical steps are taken by the state and society to arrest and overcome this pernicious habit, it will only be a brief question of time until we shall have a nation of weaklings and emasculated manhood. Careful analysis of the stomach of cig- arette smokers shows acid, phosphor- ous and arsenic. These drugs are largely used in the manufacture of pa- per used in the cigarette husiness. Again cigarette tobacco is strongly Impregnated with opium. The con-


stupor and indisposition to" muscular or mental labor. Here is the strong point manifestly displayed in our young women wbo are taking the honors in our high schools and col- leges. They have clear brains, not be- numbed by cigarette or tobacco smoke. No man ever bas or will reach his best mentally, morally or physically who becomes a slave to tobacco.


The cigarette subtly combines a threefold deadly bane as fatal to un- wary youth as the poisoned garment of Nessus to the unsuspecting Hercules. Ninety per cent. of our men and hoys are tobacco worms. Heart disease on the increase, loss of eyesight has reached an alarming stage. A large per cent. of those cases can be traced to the use of tobacco and nicotine poi- son; also to the unerring and incontro- vertahle law of heredity. Neurotic dis- eases are on the increase and weakness among women. These are all traceable to this Niagara stream of deatb that is Howing through our world to-day. The tobacco habit stimulates the ap- petite for alcoholic drinks. My ob- servation has been that no man dies from intoxication wbo is not a tobacco user. As a member of the medical pro- fession for many years, I wish to say the medical profession is greatly ad- dieted to the tobacco habit, and yet no competent medical man would think of prescribing as medicine this narcotic poison.


No woman who expects to become he motber of children should ever barry a cigarette or tobacco user. And. 10 young or old man should ever be- :ome a father whose blood is t bickened. ind poisoued by nicotine, The science of medicine and the irrefutable laws of heredity leave no room for doubt as to be duty of society and the state, in aking legislative steps in saving our vouth from this deadly upas tree .- C. I. St. Jobn, in Union Signal.


AD Anti-Tobacco Congress. The second International Congress Against the Abuse (which is here sy- onymous with "use") of Tobacco will be held in Paris during the summer >f 1900. The work of the congress will De divided into seven sections, dealing everally with (1) history, statistics, marious metbods of the employment f tobacco: (2) chemical and physio- ogical researches on tobacco; (3) dis- 'nses enused by tobacco; (4) hygiene ind sociological questions; (3) educa- ion as a means of restricting the use of tobacco; (6) tbe morality and crim- nality of tobacco users; (7) miscel- aneous, Papers may be read in Eng- Ish. French, German, Spanish, Italian r Russian. Those desiring to become members of the congress are request- d to signify their intention to the president of the committee of organiza- iou. M. E. Decroix, 20 bis, Rue Saint- Benoit, Paris. The subscription to he congress, which has been fixed at Ive francs, should be sent at the same ime.


Smart Sammy. Teacher-What is the meaning of the word "procrastinate ?"


Sammy -It menns to put off, sir. Teacher- That's all right; now com- pose me a sentence with the word prop- erly Introduced.


Sammy -- When a man retires at night he procrastinates his clothes .- Boston Courler.


A Compensating Fnet. Oll, urge me not, sirs, to be up with the Though well ye might know that I ought ter But permit me ta think I have very well done When I blithely stay up with the daugh- ter -Harlem Life.


A REASSURING PROMISE.


Wife-Now; promise me. dear, you won't go drinking with those beastly men at the club to-night.


Hubby-No, my dear; I'll bring 'em home with me .- The Cigarette.


The Wise Son.


"That youth, it seems, knows more than you."


Jones sald. Sald Brown: "Well, rather, It would be strange were that not true, You see. I am his father." -Philadelphia Press.


The New Way.


First Bank Director-I think it would be a good idea, some time or other, to quietly employ a physician to Inquire into the mental and physical condition of our cashier. I think he is suffering from paresls.


Second Bank Director-My, my! How much has he stolen !- N. Y. Weekly.


From Appearances.


Ida-They say last summer she gave every man on the beach the mitten. May-Who is her father ?


Ida-Flintman, tbe hardware manu- facturer. Why do you ask? May-I thought perhaps he was a glove manufacturer .- Chicago Daily News.


Love's Alchemy.


"I hear that the hoy who delivery our bread is going to marry a rich widow," said the landlady, "and start a bakery of his own." "*Going to turn her dollars to dough- nuts, is he?" asked the Cheerful Idiot -Indianapolis Preas.


Merely D Hint.


Mr. Slowboy -- In some states there is a law making it a misdemeanor for a man to change his name. Miss Willing-Yes; hut there is no law in any state that prohibts a man from changing a woman's name .- Chi- cago Daily Newa.


Impending Disaster.


Nell-Maude made a great hit with that Russian attache. She pro-


nounced his name beautifully. Belle Yes: she had a cold in the head, and now she's afraid it will leave her .- Philadelphia Record.


In Hard Lnek.


Jollydog-That was surely hard Inck that befell Miss Oldgirl Pollywog-What was that? Jollydog-Why, when she found a man under her bed she fell into a swoon and he got away .- Town Topics.


Grent Inventions.


Professor-Miss Flavilla, mention a few of the most wonderful scientific inventions of the nineteenth century. Miss Flavilla-Yes, sir; the tele- phone, photograph buttons, golf capes and Ice cream soda .- Chicago Record.


Walking the Floor.


Doctor-You mustn't mind if the baby cries. That's his way of taking exercise.


Father-That's all right, but what 1 object to is the exercise he makes me take .-. N. Y. Journal.


A Nervons Uncle.


"The society of children makes a man cheerful."


"That's so; when I get away alive from my sister's two boys I'm glad for a week."-Indianapolis Journal.


Had Met Him,


Johnny-What is a bore. papa ? Papa-A bore Is a person who tells you so much about himself that you get no chance to tell him anything about yourself .- Baltimore American.


Nervousness is cured by making tha blood rich and pure with Hood's Sarsa- parilla. It gives the sweet, refreshing sleep of childhood.


Half the ills that man is heir to coma from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bit- er strengthen and toue the stomach; make indigestion impossible.


Accidents come with distressing fre- quancy ou the farm Culs, bruises, stings, sprains. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil ralieves iba palu instantly. Nevar safa without it.


CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought


Bears tha Chart Fletcher.


Save Your MONEY.


To save your money, by getting more for it. ask your dealer in medicine to show you the new so cent size bottle of JOHNSON'S ANO- DYNE LINIMENT. It contains over three times as much as the old 25 cent style, which is a great saving to those who use this valu- able family medicine. The superior quality of this old Anodyne has never been equaled.


JOHNSON'S ANODYNE LINIMENT


Fifty years ago this month, Dr. Johnson left . 1 have wold Johnson's, Liniment ever with me some Johnson's Anodyne Linfinent. 1 remember him diglinelly, and could tell you just how he was dressed on that day. "dressed on +1 any it has malutatned its high standard from


er aluce, Can truly that time In this, No medicine today possesses the confidence of the publle to a greater rxlenl. JOHN B. RAND, North Waterford, MMc., Jun c., Jan., 18a1.


As a family remedy it has been used and in- dorsed for nearly a century. Every Mother should have it in the house for many common nilments. Internal as much as External. Our book on INFLAMMATION free. Price 25 and 50c. I. S. Jobnson & Co., Boston, Mass.


New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad - AND CONNECTIONS. -


EASTERN DISTRICT


JUNE 10. 1900.


PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE. (DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.) Trains leave FRANKLIN for


BOSTON - 5 15, 6 57, 8 03, 9 00, 9 15, 11 41 & m; 12 50, 5 01 (Ex.) 605, 9 38 p m; Hundays, 8 26, 8 55 a m; 5 26 pm. Return, 8 07. 8 30% m; 12 04, 330, 434, 519, 6 22, 6 57, 8 17, 11 17 pin. Sundays, 9 19 a m, 5 19, 7 10 p m. BLACKSTONE-9 15 am ; 4 25, 7 45 pm. Return 8 35, 11 25 a m ; 4 41 p m.


WALPOLE-5 15, 6 57, 8 03, 9 00, 9 15. 11 41, & m; 12 50, 5 01, 6 05, 9 38 p m. 8 8 28, 8 55 a m ; 5 26 p . Return, 848, & m ; 12 48, 4 13, 5 15,001, 713 : 30, 9 10 p mo ; 12 12 a m. $ 10 17 a m, 8 17, 7.58 m. NORFOLK-5 15, 6 57. 8 03, 9 15 a m ; 12 50, 6 05, 9 33 om: 8826 a m; 5 26 pm. Return, [855 a m, f12 56,15 25, 6 10, 17 21, 9 18 p m ; 12 21 a m $ 10 25 am : 6 25 p m. CITY MILLS -- 5 15, 16 57, 8 03, 19 15 a m ; 112 50, 6 05 9 38 pm. 8826 am, 626 pm. Return, 18 58 am : [12 59, 5 20, 6 13, 17 24, 19 21 p m ; 12 24 a m. S10 29 a m. 6 29 D m. PUTNAM-9 15 a m : 4 25. 7 45 p ma. S : 11 pm. Return 7 30, 10 35 a m : 3 50 p m. 8 7 35 p. m. HARTFORD - 9 15 & m; 4 25, 7 45 D m. Re turo, 5 10, 8 30 a mn : 1 55 p m. WOONSOCKET JUXCTION-6 20 p m. Return, 7 45, 8 40, 11 30 a m.


NEW YORK, all rail-9 16 a m ; 4 25 p m. Return 5 00, 11 00 a m.


New York, via Norwich Line. 745 pm. Return New Pier 36, North River, 6 00 p m.


Providence Extension.


Trains leave FRANKLIN for PROVIDENCE-7 03, 903 am; 105, 4 26, 7.03 p m., $ 8 58 2 m, 813 p m. Return, 6 04, 8 10, 12 04 a, m 4 50, 6 06 p m. 8 7 35 am. 7 05 p tu.


ASHLAND-4 30 p m. Return. 7 50 a m ; 636 p m.


Crescent · House,


FRANKLIN, MASS.


Pleasantly Located. Heated by Steam. Table First-Class.


S. T. CAPRON, Prop'r. 33-tf


J. A. GEB. House and Sign Painter. Plain and Decorative Paper Hanging.


FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED


SHOP AND RESIDENCE, 22-1y


MCCARTHY STREET.


G.A. Martin, M.D., . . AND


C.B.Hussey, M. D. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS


Office -. FLETCHER'S BLOCK, MAIN ST


Hours from 8 to 9 a. m. 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p. m.


D R. C. H. RANDALL,


Physician and Surgeon, (Cor. Main and Emmons Sts,) Hours-8 to 9 a. m., 1 to 2 p. m., 7 to 8 p. m.


". Diseases of Nose and Throat n specialty


A.J. Gallison, M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,


Office No. 2 Dean avenue. Hours 8 to 9 a. m 1 to 2, 7 to 8 p. m.


DR. J. CUSHING GALLION.


No. 2 Dean avenue, Franklin.


Office Hours :


) Morning, 8 to 9. Afternoon, 2 to 3.30. Evening, 7 to 8.


92-tf


MRS. E. F. STETSON,


CHIROPODIST.


Painless Removal of Corps, Boulons and Ingrowing Nalls.


Office hours from 9 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 p. m. Thursday. Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each week.


O MAPLE ST .- Near brick schoolhouse. 18.45


( F. METCALF & SONS.


HAY, GRAIN AND LUMBER Shop Work and Cases.


MEDWAY SAVINGS BANK, MEDWAY, MASS.


M. M. FISHER, President. Vice-Presidente A. 3. B. Fuller, A. Park, S. G. Clark. Clerk aud Treasurer, W. H. Upton. Committee of Investment - M. nt -M. M. Fisher, W. H. Cary, Sumner Robbins, S. G. Clark, W. P. Clark, G. R. Drake, W. L. Palmer.


Dividends declared and payable the first Mon- day in June and December.


Bank open daily from 9 to 12 a. m. aud 2 to p. m., except holidays.


MONEY TO LOAN On first-class Bonds and Mortgages.


THE LOAN OF A LOVER


It was only after innumerable pieces of evidence, the meaning of which there was absolutely no mistaking, that little Mrs. Denison was at last reluctantly forced to the conclusion that ber husband bad real- ly got tired of ber. His days were given up to the office, his evenings to the club, be bod ceased to care about his appear- ance and his clothes had become deplora- hly untidy. For a week she could think of nothing else. At the end of that time she began to look about for means of consolation. For a woman she took a strangely philosophical view. Sbe kaew that she could not live without love, but instead of sitting down and deploring her lot she just determined to make the best of things.


"Ob, at a little place in Soho, I don't suppose you've ever heard of it." "And you are really going alone?" "Certainly." Algie Owen was little more than a boy and had long admired ber in silence. A word from her would, she knew, he suffi- cient to bring him to her feet. Within an hour from the time she came to her de- She got np from ber chair and cams over to where he was standing. "Can't you make it dinner Instead of supper and take me with yan ?" she sald. "But Mr. Owen ?" cision Algie had received a note asking him to come round to tea the next day. Within a week be had become ber con- stant companian, and ber husband's indit- ference had lost baif its sting. And at "Oh, bother Mr. Owen! He can have rent some excuse." the end of a month Mr. Denison, coming | bis dinner by himself. I can easily in- bome unexpectedly, bad surprised Algie in the act of pressing a kiss on her lips. "And besides it's nat exactly the sort af place a woman like you can ga ta; it's bot"- She flew ont of the room and returned a moment afterward in her cloak. "Coms along, quick," sbe said, "or he'll catch "Who ?" "Why, Algie!" His first impulse wns to kick the hoy out of the bouso, bis second to leave it him- self. Neitber impulse, however, prevail- ed. He just stood there looking. And as Mrs. Denison was far too frightened to speak it was Algie who at last blurted out, bis face rosy red and his lips quiv- ering-be was really very boyish indeed, despite bis grown up airs:


"Well, sir, what is to be done ?"


"That, sir," said Mr. Denison, almost smiling-the pair before bim looked more like two naughty children than anything else-"that, sir, lies with you. What"- Ironically-"is your suggestion ?"


"I-I will tell you," stammered Algie, "what I-what Mrs. Denison wants. She -sbe"-it was really a very daring thing to say-"sbe wants to marry me, and she wants you to go-go and do something that will get-get her-her a divorce." The suggestion was so cool that for a moment it quite took Mr. Denison's breath away.


"Well, I'm banged!" he ejaculated at last.


He was silent for a moment, thinking. "Now." he said at last, "go. Ob, by the way," be added as Algie turned to- ward the door, "can you come in to din- ner this day week? We shall be very pleased to see you."


Algie's blue eyes widened into n stare. But when the question was repeated and he saw that Denison was in earnest, be said that he would be very pleased. And then he went out, wondering what extraordinary thing would happen next and trying to remember if be bad ever beard any reports af madness in the Den- Ison family, and Tom Denison, after ring- ing for bis wife's maid and telling her to see after ber mistress, as she wasn't very well, strode off to his club to think out a certain little scheme.


That day week, when Mr. Denison walked into the little drawing room shout 20 minutes before the dianer bour -bis usual practice wos to get home, if at all, ahout ten minutes after it had beea announced-Mrs. Denison opened her eyes very wide Indeed. Instead of the old sbahby tail coat he had donned what was evidently a brand new dress suit, cut in the latest fashion. His hair had been freshiy cut and trimmed, the beavy mustache was curled off his lips and the yellow rose in his buttonbole be- came bim to perfection. He looked at least a dozen years younger.


He just bent over his wife and gave her a kiss and then sat himself down at the piano, and, bis fingers straying over the notes, hegnn to sing more to himself apparently than to her. Music always appealed to her, and she could not belp remarking in a pause thnt come between the verses that It was n very pretty song, and she had no Idea he could play so well.


"It comes from the new opera at the Futurity." he sold. "I haven't got It quite right, but it went something like that, I think, as far as I can remember." He had bought the music three days he-


fore dhd nag been trying to get right ever siuce.


she "You are very sprnce tonight," said, looking up ns be shut down the piano and took up his stand against the chimneypiece.


"Are you going out anywhere? I'm going to supper, and you will have Owen to enterinin you. He is sure to stay late, He hasn't seen you since yesterday. bas be?"


She ignored the sarcasm in the sngges- tion and, still looking np nt him, reflected with an inward sigh that she wished Al- gie was half as handsome as this bus- hand of hers. Then her mind reverted to the supper.


"It's to be with soma waman, I sup- pose?" sbe said.


"What?" be queried carelessly. "Why, this supper."


"Nothing af the kind," he sald, but in « tane which only confirmed ber sospi- cions. "Well, where's it going to be, any- way ?"


Mr. Denison smiled. It waa really very funny. . . .


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The dinner was a great anccess, ths champagne irreproachable. As Mr. Den- laon produced his cigar case he thought be bad never seen bis wife looking so pretty. So the divorce never came aff after all. -Exchange.


A White Carnation Flower


He was only a newshor, and a dirty and ragged one at that. But under his torn jacket there glowed a spark of chivairy.


One night, wben Miss Alice Rea, at she was hurrying for her train, dropped a bundle of papers from ber muff he sprang at once to ber assistance. With a quick "I'li pick 'em up, miss," he gathered them together, brushed off the dust and handed them to ber with a queer little grab at his dilapidated cap.


"Thank you, little fellow," she said. "Won't you have one of my flowers?" and, selecting one from a large bunch of white carnationa wbich sbe carried, she put it into bis hand and then passed quickly on.


Bobby gazed at the flower with a look of amazement, which soon changed into a broad smile of delight. "I'll take it home to Maggie," he said. Maggie was his sister, who shared with him the two tiny rooms in a wretched tenement which Bobby called home. So be buttoned it under his jacket and took it to Maggie. The next night Bobby was on the look- out, and his vigilance was not in vain. for when Miss llen passed him she smil- ed pleasantly. A young man in n brown ulster was with her, and he, too, gave Bobby a careless little nod.




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