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THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. 17 What_ Washington Druggists Say Druggist FRANK F. Davis. s Mr. Frank F. Davis, 2001 11th St., N. W.., ‘Washington, D.C., whose portrait appears above, makes the following statement in the spring of 1895: ‘We believe Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier in the market. The sales of this preparation are larger than those of any similar prep- aration. Many of our customers who formerly suffered from diseases arising trom impure blood, and who have received benefit from Hood’s Sarsaparilla, speak in the highest terms of it.” FRANK F. Davis. “Washington, D. C., Feb. 13, 1895. “C.1L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: “Dear Sirs:—Hood’s Sarsaparilla is a good seller and seems to give entire satis- faction to all who buy it.” C. CHRISTIANI, 484 Pennsylvania Ave. “We sell Hood’s Sarsaparilla right along. People claim it to be the best and cheapest medicine on earth. As a blood purifier it has noequal. The pertinacity with which my customers insist upon having Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the best evidence of its popularity and merit.” MackaLt Bros. & FLEMER, 8. W. cor. 14th St. and P. N. W. Washington, D. C. “Washington, D. C., Feb. 14, 1895. ““C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: e “ Gentlemen :—Hood’s Sarsaparilla sells better with me than any other prepara- tion of the kind that is made.” Z. D. GILMAN, 627 Pennsylvania Ave., N. W. “It gives me much pleasure to writeyou that in many years experience with simi- lar preparations, Hood’s Sarsaparilla af- fords more general satisfaction as a blood purifier than any other. It has practi- cally driven all others out of the market, and is today the only true blood purifier in the public eye.” A. M. KioczEwskl, 500 Ninth St., XN. W., Washington, D. C.e “* Hood’s Sarsaparilla is outselling all other blood purifiers with us. People who buy it once return for more and rec- ommend it to their friends, which is the best proof that it is giving satisfaction as a blood purifier.” '. K. Davipson, 404 Tith St., 8. W., Washington, D. C. The record of remarkable cures effected enables us truthfully to say that Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently in the Public Eye Today. Don’t Be | Alarmed. Shoe prices will not go u; with us this summer. We have Oxfords for $1.35, worth $2.00. $1.85, worth $2.50. $2.00, worth $3.00. $2.50, worth $3.50. The Warren Shoe House, Geo. W. Rich, 9:9 F St. apl8-354 SRSPPFTPOSSSS SISOS SCOSSSOSS It’s Growing Warmer —ond warm weather always, sets good betsewives thinking about stch things as ICE CREAM FREEZERS: and RE- ; ; 3 in four minutes. 3 FRIGERATOR: ‘vhe “WHITE MOUNTAIN” FREEZ- EK freezes cream Price, $1.50 up. “The Eddy” in W. fen that sing their praise: . Mes who use them do that more gracefully and effectually than we can, G7Great ICE SAVERS. Price, $5.85 up, according to size. M.W.Beveridge, 1z15§ F St. and 1214 G St. POTTERY, PORCELAIN, GLASS, ETC. 400 APOE IEG 9990080009908 VISTI SS TOPO ESOS G8G0504 040000000! $. Ste Bargains In Long Hair Switches. $2.50. Formerly $5.00. $4.50. Formerly $6.50. $6.50. Formerly $10.50. 7 Halr Dressing, Cutting, Shampooing, S. HELLER’S, 720 qth Street N.W. FOO 9F599960966900694950000 3 Our Shoes 3 Are Honest —well made, perfect fitting, stylish shoes—strong, —lastii Wwear-well shoes—worth-every-penny-of-what-we- charge shoes. No bargain or fire sale shoes. No presents with our shoes. But comfort, worth and perfect satis- faction is guaranteed with every pair you buy BD. 7 Our SUMMER STYLES are tn. RUSSET and TANS—all the popular shades—high or low cut. Russet, Kid and Patent Leather Slippers for’ ehil- dee TFSame shoe sold uptown for $3.50 and $4 we'll match for $3 Robt.Cohen& Son’ 630 Penn. Ave. N-W. DOWNTOWN AMERICAN SHOE ME: ny1T-10d assassgageseeoogesoecosss “Kentucky’s Finest” PEPSIN WHISKY, a ee A whisky that, as a tonic, appetizer and Inv izorator, perior. Fully aged, and i We recommend it as being es money can buy. MINERAL WATER— it gushes from Mother g aud possessing excel- ui virtiie. JPSLLLSSLIFISOL ISO OSS OIOHE a bottled just Earth—sparl lent me we hneider, Mgr. adies’ and Men’s S-t-1-a-w-s F Only one place to buy Knox's Hats of us. Have you noticed how much they are being’ worn this season? : Straw Hats—and good- ones, too— sees for $1.50—up to $2 and $2.50. B. H. Stinemetz & Son, 1237 Pa. ave. my17-20d BLANKETS STORED for the summer—rooms absolutely moth proof— very modest charges. Better have us clean your blankets. Can't do it our way at home—can't make them so fresh and clean. We never injure fabric in cleaning, no matter how fragile. Wagon calls. Anton Fischer, 906 G St. my17-108 | faded hair oo S. & B. Ss. & B. 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This food is easily digested and assimilated, and is as strengthening to invalids as it is sustaining to the ro- bust. —Package of 1 doz. Biscults, 15 cents. (N. H. Duvall, 1923 Pa. soe } Sole Agent for the District. my16-20e0 SNE es ‘tans Crystal Dis- Animal Extracts | ‘The most wonderfal therapeutic discovery since the days of Jenner. CEREBRINE..............From the Brain. For Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System. MEDULLINE........From the Spinal Cord. For Epilepsy, Locomotor Ataxia, ete. CARDINE From the Heart. For Diseases of the Heart. ‘TESTINE. For Premature Decay. OVARINE. THYROIDINE. For Eczema and Impurities of the Blood. For Diseases of Women. Dose, 5 Drops. Price, Two Drachms, $1.00. For Sale by all Druggists, THE COLUMBIA CHEMICAL CO.. Washington, D. 0. ted by ine. Painless meth- 30-8 ods—modest charges. Corn O Send for book. moved, 25 cents. Prof. J. J. GEORGES & SON, 5 Penn. ave. You'll suffer less this warm CHIROPODIST weather if you have your feet my15-10d “Hours $ to 6 Sundays, 9 to 1. . Fel re Brick a Paints, ‘rushes,’ Lime, Cement, two ‘and. three: ply Boofing Material. acl THE TRUCK FARMERS The Question of Accommodations for This Important Class. PROPOSED USE OF THE OLD HAY MARKET The Local Supply of Early Fruit and Vegetables. INCREASED BUSINESS HE FACT THAT the courts recently decided the hay mar- ket case in favor of the District, as against the claims of the Washington Mar- ket Company, has caused the hay deal- ers, drovers and countrymen in gener- al no inconvenience; they are still occupy- ing the old stand, and are not paying as much money for the privilege as they did when the property was in the hands of the market company. What disposition the Commissioners will make of this prop- erty is not yet definitely known. It is Probable, however, that the square of ground will continue to be used for market purposes. The question would have been settled long ago had the farmers and gar- deners been able to come to some agree- ment, but as a settlement between them seems to be an impossibility the Commis- sioners or their representatives will do what they deem best, considering first, it is said, the interests of the buyers. On one hand the farmers are anxious that the place shall be conducted as it has been for nearly a quarter of a century, while the gardeners are anxious to see stands erected on the square and rented as they were before the property was turned over to the market company. Should this be done they will be willing to pay for the stands in advance, for then the nearby dealers can come into market in the morn- ing and be sure of a stand instead of being Along B Street. _ compelled to cut their crops early in the day and come to the city, remainipg in market over night. While such an ar- rangement will not be very objectionable to the farmers who live some distance from the city, yet they prefer to have the yard and stables remain, for then they can stable their horses near the market and at a cost much less than is charged at the regular livery stables. Under the market arrangement the coun- try people were charged 25 cents for each horse stabled, in addition to the animal's feed, while in the livery stables the charge is twice or three times that amount. The stable is a large one and will accommo- date about one hundred and twenty-five horses, while there are rooms in the build- ing in which the owners of the teams may sleep. At present there are two men in charge of the place, who receive from the owners of the teams ten cents for each animal stabled, the owner providing the feed for their animals. In the event of the place being filled with stands the stabling of horses and cattle will have to be done elsewhere. There is enough ground space, it is said, for about two hundred stands, in addition to room for a hay market. Shouid this plan be adopted it will result in clearing the south side of B street of the country wagons, and it has been suggested that during ‘the busiest season, the summer months, the street between 10th and 12th streets might be used for temporary stands, as there is not much travel in that section. This, it is thought, would confine the country trade to the two squares between 10th and 12th streets, and would give less trouble to the authoritie¢ than is now the case. The country people who stand along the line of the curb on the south side of B street are each required to pay ten cents, the money going to four men who are com- missioned as special policemen. This money pays them for their services, and they are required to clean the garbage and manure from the street. The sidewalk and street are in bad condition, and in wet weather the sidewalk is almost impassable. For a number of years this question has given the authorities considerable trouble, and three years ago the Commissioners enacted regulations governing the place, as follows: “That in order to protect the health, quiet and comfors of all persons attending the market of country produce on the south side of B street between 7th and 12th At 9th and B Streets. streets west, and north side of B street be- tween 10th and 12th streets west, and to preserve public order in the vicinity of the Washington market, section 1 of article 4 of the police regulations in and for the District of Columbia, made August 8, 1892, is her2by amended by adding thereto the following: “The major and superintendent of the metropolitan police ferce of the District of Columbia be, and he is hereby, directed to assign spaces or stands on the sidewalk next to the curb on the south side of North B street betw2en 7th and 12th west and on the north side of said B street between 10th and 12th streets west, in the city of Washing- ton, D. C., to farmers and gardeners, who bring farm produce of their own raising for sale cr to be exposed for sale on sald street; that no person shall sell, offer or expos? for sale any farm or garden pro- duce on the south side ‘of B street between 7th and 12th streets west or on the north side of said B street between 10th and 12th streets west in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, without having first had a space assigned to him or them for that purpose; that said space so to be as- signed shall not be more than is necessary and sufficient for the accommodatior of one wagon; that each farmer or gardener oc- cupying any one of said spaces shall each day, before leaving the same, sweep and clean off the sidewalk and the streets to a distance of twelve feet from the curb line thereof, all deposits, dirt and litter or pro- duce of any kir.d which he or they shail have accumulated or placed thereon during their occupancy of said space.” Policeman Michael Breen has been de- tailed for duty along B street. and the vicinity of the market for many years, and knows as much about the needs of both dealers and purchasers as any other per- son. He thinks the best plan is to locate the country people on the site of the pres- ent hay market,.and also make use of B street, should it me necessary to do so. All this class of husiness, he thinks, should be conducted west of 10th street, for then the number of vehicles and pedestrians about the 9th street corner will be de- creased. This corner, he thinks, will some day become a dangerous one. The electric cars which will funning there in a few weeks, he is of the opinion, will render it rarticularly datigerous, and this will be The Haymarket Stables. remedied to a gréat extent by removing so large a part of the business more than a square west. This arrangement would, perhaps, not in- terfere with the countrymen who stand along the line of the curb and on the side- walk directly in front of the market build- ing on B street, but with the larger part of the wagons in the proposed market yard it is thought that not many would remain about the market. It is estimated that on ordinary market days there is an average of one hundred and fifty wagons along B street, while on Saturdays the number is increased fully seventy-five. During the summer months, when fruits and vegetables are plentiful, ther: is a still further increase, and then there are more than three hundred teams from the country. During the past five years the number of persons engaged in running truck fatms about this city has increased fully one hundred, so it is said, and the growers are using hotbeds and greenhouses to such an extent that the southern shipments to this city fail to bring the large prices they brought only a few years ago. Such goods as cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce are grown under glass so that they are to be had all the winter, and when the fruit and vegetables come from the south the mar- ket takes a drop instead of a rise, and the choice early goods are sold at prices that bring them within the reach of all. It is to the energy displayed by the nearby growers that this reduction in prices is due. The mushroom industry is also a profit- able one in this section now, and the growers find ready sale for their stock either here or in the New York market. Those who grow them indoors during the winter realize quite a sum from them, while in the summer time the old colored “aunties” from the country furnish a sup- ply greater than the demand, and _ sell them as low as ten cents a quarter peck. These old women, who stand about the market, pay ten cents for the privilege, and counting them with the other country peo- ple, it is estimated that on some Saturdays the number of persons about the market and along the B street line aggregate fully five hundred. ee ALLEN’S STORY. a liow He Met @n Opponent on the Fi- nangial Question. > “It was at the close of my second term in Congress,” observed Representative John Allen of Mississippi, while others in the cloak room, and among them The Star writer, came nearer, the better to hear, “and I was about ta enter upon my cam- paign for a second re-election. There had been selected against me by the opposition —for, strange aS it may sound to you, gen- tlemen, there is,opposition to me in my dis- trict—there had been selected against me, I say, a man whom I will call Johnson, principally becguse I have forgotten his name. Johnspn, some yeans before had served a term in Congress as Representa- tive of the great Tupelo district for which I now sit, and had; when he retired from legislation as a business, opened a. bank. “Being a skillful man. of finance and the issue being finance Johnson had been put up by those perverse people who desired my defeat, to run against me. No; Johnson was t a repubiican. There are no re- public: in my district that I know of; Mississippi is not a hotbed of that sort. Johnson was only a different kind of a democrat from myself. Well, the folks no sooner got Johnson and me -successfully nominated against each other than they began to hanker for a series of joint de- bates on finance between Johnson and my- self. I was nothing loath. I did not dare to be. “There is nothing which so quickly makes a man unpopular in Mississippi as being loath. I therefore consented to meet John- son on the hustings. As I observed, the dis- cussion was to hinge on finance. Johnson turned his bank over to his clerk, and came to the meeting surrounded by friends. I, too, had my friends; and there was a great deal of enthusiasm and shot-guns and zeal and jugs and other things which add life and zest to our campaigns in Mississippi and cause us to look back on them with all the pleasure of a picnic. Johnson led off and made a good thorough-paced speech on finance, such as you can read in any well- made book on the subject. “He made a good impression, and when I crose to speak I felt that unless I could bring the subject home to them in a com- mon homespun way that would touch them and appeal to them, I was likely to lose some votes. “ ‘Fellow citizens and democrats,’ I be- gan, ‘I will not detain you long today, for the sun is getting low and Mississippi is not a state which loves late hours. In meeting my gifted friend on the subject of finance I have it in my mind to make him a propo- sition, the justice and fairness of which you will all recognize at once. You recall, of course, indeed, he has himself reminded you of it, that our friend once represented you in the House of Representatives. With- out pausing over his record I desire only to remind you further that at the end of his term he returned to Tupelo and opened a bank. “Following him I represented you; and at the end of my first term returned and borrowed money from our friend’s bank. At the end of my second term I carefully renewed the note, borrowed more money and made another nete. As we stand here today in the glad sunshine, our friend's bank holds my two notes; a condition of things over which no one complains. I merely tell all this to point the difference between the two schools of finance to which I and our friend belong, and as preliminary to the offer which I now make. “Brother Johnson, who holds my notes, and {, who gladly made them, are appeal- to you today for your suffrages. I will di- vide with him. I will give him freely the votes of those men, all of them, who loan money in our district. For myself I will, in my lowly way, také and be content with the votes of all Who Borrow money in our district. Nothipg can_be fairer and no one can complain.’ = “That was al there was to my speech,” concluded Col. Allen, 4s he approached the water cooler. “I beat Johnson 20 to 1.” JOHN The Wrong! Medicine. From the Syracuse Post. 54 There lives in a town not far from here— in fact, it is atiSkaneateles—a couple who think a good déul of ach other, and when one Is ill the other does everything in the world for her or his welfare. Not long ago the husband was taken ill and his wife rummaged around to find some medicine in the house. Finally she came across a box of little black pills. There was no writing on the cover of the box to tell what they were, but as they resembled a certain liver pill, the wife concluded they must be the required thing. She gave them to her hubby regularly and he seemed to improve. About a week after, when he had got down to the last pill, he chanced to turn the box over. He gave a yell that startled the whole neighborhood. His wife ran to him, think- ing that he was dying. “Look,” he cried; “read what it says on the bottom!” She did as he bade her, and this was what she read: “Prime Crown Morning Glory Seeds!” Bane A Prospective Feast. From the Atlanta Constitution. ‘Where's the old man?” Goin’ fishin’.”* ‘And the young un?” iggin’ bait.” PRAISED BY THE PRESS The Leading Dailies Investigate Munyon’s Remedies. And Declare They Cure 96 Out of Every 100 Persons. “From testimonials received and from facts gathered by a ‘Times reporter we find that out of every 100 who have used Munyon’s Rheumatism Cure 96 have declared themselves cured or greatly benefited. There can now be no hesitancy in say- ing that Munyon’s Rieumatism Cure ma: ed a positive cure for rheumatism.”"—Philadelphia ‘Times, May 14, 1893. “We know that thousands of people in our midst have been cured by Munyon’s little sugar pellets.”” —Boston Post. iunyon’s Remedies act almost instantancously, speedily curing the most obstinate cases in a few hours.""—Baltimore American. “Over 1,800 people have written us that they have been cured by Munyon's Remedies.”—New York Press. “Munyon’s Remedies are handy to carry, pleas- ant to take and absolutely harmless.”—Washington Post. Mcryon’s Rheumatism Care is guaranteed to. cure rheumatism in any part of the body. Acute or awruscular rheumatism cured in from one to five days. It never fails to cure sharp, shooting pains in the arms, legs, sides, back or breast, or sore- ns8 in any part of the body in from oné to three hours. It is guaranteed to promptly cure lame- ness, stiff and swollen joints, stift back and all rains in the hips and loins. Chronic rheumatism, Selatiea, Iumbago or pain in the back are speedily cm Munyon's Homoeopathic Home Remedy Company of Philadelphia put up specitics for a ovary disease, which are scld by all druggists, mostly for 25 cents a bottle. Those who are in doubt as to the nature of their disease should address Professor Munyon, 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, giving full symptoms of thelr disease. Professor’ Munyon will carefully diagnose the case, and give you the benefit of his advice absolutely’ free of all charge. The Reme- dics will be sent to any address on receipt of re- tail price. 5 CHRONICLESOFMARTIN HEWITT THE CASE OF LAKER, ABSOONDED —.___. BY ARTHUR MORRISON. ————— (Copyright, 1895, by Bacheller, Johneon & Bacheller.) (Concluded.) v. By this tim a cab was waiting in Lom- bard street, and two of Plummer’s men, under the doctor’s directions, carried La- ker to it. No sooner, however, were they in the court than the two watching women threw themselves hysterically upon Laker, and it was lcng before they could be per- suaded that he was not being taken to jail. The mother shrieked aloud: “My boy, my boy! Don’t take him! Oh, don’t take him! They’ve killed my boy! Look at his head! Oh, his head!” and wrestled des- perately w.th the men, while Hewitt at- tempted to soothe her, and promised to al- low her to go in the cab with her son if she would only be quiet. The younger wo- man made no noise, but she held one of Laker’s limp hands in both hers. Hewitt and I dined together that evening and he give me a full account of the oc- currences which I have here set down. Still, when he was finished, I was not able to see clearly by what process of reason- ing he had arrived at the conclusions that gave him the key to the mystery, nor did I understand the “agony column” mes- sage, and I said so. “In the beginning,” Hewitt explained, “the thing that struck me as curious was the fact that Laker was said to have given his own name at Palmer's in buying his ticket. Now, the first thing the green- est and newest criminal thinks of is chang- ing his name, so that the giving of his own name seemed unlikely to begin with. Still he might have made such a mistake, as Plummer suggested, when he said that criminals usually made a mistake some- where—as they do, in fact. Still it was the least likely mistake I could think of, espe- cially as he actually didn’t wait to be asked for his name, but blurted it out when it wasn’t really wanted. And it was conjoined with ancther rather curious mis- take, or what would have been a mistake if the thief were Laker. Why should he conspicuously display his wallet—such a distinctive article—for the clerk to see and note? Why, rather, had he not got rid of it before showing himself? Suppose it should be somebody persenating Laker? In any case, I determined not to be preju- diced by what I had heard of Laker’s bet- ting. A man may bet without being a thief. “But again, supposing it were Laker. Might he not have given his name and displayed his wallet aud so on while buy- ing a ticket for France, in order to draw pursuit after himself in that direction, while he made off in another, in another name and disguised? Each supposition was plausible. And in either case it ‘night hap- pen that whoever was laying this trail would probably lay it a littie further. Charing Cross was the next point, there I went. I already had it from mer that Laker had not been r there. Perhaps the trail had been laid in some other manner. Something left be- hind with Laker’s name on it, perhaps? I at once thought of the umbrella with his monogram, and, making a jong shot, ask- ed for it at the lost property office, as you know. The guess was lucky. In the um- brella, as you know, I found that scrap of paper. That, I judged, had fallen in from the hand of the man carry the um- brella. He had torn the paper in half in order to fling it away, and one piece had fallen into the loosely flapping um- brella. It is a thing that will often happen with an omfibus ticket, as you may have noticed. Also, it was proved that the um- brella was unrolled when found and rolled immediately it was found. So here was a piece of paper dropped by the person who had brought the umbrella to Charing Cross and left it. I got the whole advertisement, as you remember, and I studied it. ‘Yob' is back-slang for ‘boy,’ and it is often used in nicknames to denote a young, smooth- faced thief. Gunter, the man I suspect, as atter of fact, is known as the ‘Hoxton The message, then, was addressed to some one known. by such a nickname. Next, ‘H. R. shop roast.’ Now, in thieves’ slang, to ‘roast’ a thing or a person is to watch it or him. They call any place a shop—notably a thieves’ den. So that this meant that some resort—perhaps the ‘Hox- ton Row shop’—was watched. ‘You Ist there tonight’ would be clearer, perhaps, when the rest was understood. I thought a little over the rest, and it struck me that it must be a direction to some other house, since one was warned of as watched. Besides, there was the number 197, which would be extremely likely to mean ‘red blinds,’ by way of clearly distinguish- ing the house. And then the plan of the thing was plain. You have noticed, prob- ably, that the map of London, which ac- companies the post office directory, is di- vided, for convenience of reference, into numbered squares?” “Yes. The squares are denoted by letters along the.top margin and figures down the side. So that if you consult the directory and find a place marked as: being in D5, for instance, you find vertical civision D, and run your finger down it ull it inter- sects horizontal division 5, and there you are.”” “Precisely. I got my post office directory and leoked for ‘O02.’ It was in North Lon- don, and took in parts of Abney Park cemetery and Clissold Park, ‘Second top’ was the next sign. Very well. I counted the second street intersecting the top of the square, counting in the usual way, from the left. That was Lordship road. Then ‘srd_L.’ From the point where Lordship road crossed the top of the square I ran my finger down the road till it came to ‘3rd L,’ or, in other words, the third turning on the left. Hackworth road. So there we were, unless my guesses were altogether wrong. ‘Straight mon.’ probably meant ‘straight moniker’—that is to say, the proper name, a thief’s real name, in contradistinc- tion to thatehe may assume. 1 turned over the directory till I found Hackworth road, and found that No. 197 was inhabited by a Mr. Merston. From the whole thing I judged this. There was to have been a meeting at the ‘H. R. shop,” but that was found at the last moment to be watched by the police for some purpose. So that an- other appointment was made for this house in the suburbs. “You ist. Then tonight’— the person addressed was to come first, and the others in the evening. They were to ask for the housekeeper’s ‘straight moniker" —Mr. Merston. And they were to come one at a time. were a robbery, directed from afar by the adver- tiser. Suppose on the day of the robbery it was found that the place fixed for division of spoils were watched. 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Remember, the Tabules should be “swallowed whole.” All Druggists. 50c. Box. principal thereupon advertised (as had al- ready been agreed in case of emergency) in these terms? The principal in the actual robbery, the ‘Yob’ addressed, was to go first, with the booty. The others were to come after, one at a time. Anyway, I de- termined to try No. 197 Hackworth road I have told you what I found there, and how it opened my eyes. I went, of course, merely on chance, to see what I might chance to see. But luck favored, and I happened on that coat—brought back rolled up, doubtless by the thief who had used it, and flung carelessly into the handiest cup- board. That was this vanz’s mistake.” “Well, I congratulate you,” I said. “I hope they will catch the rascals.” “T rather think they will, now they know where to look. They can scarcely miss Merston, anyway. There has been very lit- tle to go upon in this case, but I stuck to the thread, however slight, and it brought me through. The rest of the case, of course, is Plummer’s. It was a peculiarity of my commission that I could equally weil fulfill it by catching the man with all the plunder or by proving him innocent. Hav- ing done the latter my work was at an end, but I left it where Plummer will be able to finish the job handsomely.” Plummer did. Sam Gunter, Merston and one accomplice were taken—the first and last were well known to the police—and were identified by Laker. Merston, as Hewitt had suspected, had kept the lion’s share for himself, so that-altogether, with what was recovered from him and the other two, nearly £11,000 was saved for Messrs. Liddle, Neal & Liddle. Merston, when taken, was in the act of packing up to take a holiday abroad and then cash his notes, which were found, neatly packed in separate thousands, in his portmanteau. As Hewitt had predicted, his gas bill was considerably less next quarter, for the lat- ter two months of it he spent in gaol. As for Laker, he was reinstated, of course, with an increase of salary by way of compensation for his broken head. He had passed a terrible twenty-six hours in the cellar, unfed and unheard. Several times he had become insensible, and again and again he had thrown himself madly against the door, shouting and tearing at it until he fell back exhausted, with broken nails and bleeding fingers. For some hours before the arrival of his rescuers he had been sitting in a sort of stupor, from which he was suddenly. aroused by the sound of voices and footsteps. He was in bed for a week, and required a rest of a month in addition before he could resume his Autles. Then he was quietly lectured by Mr. Neal as to betting, and, I believe, drpp- ped’ that practice in’ consequence. I am told that he is “at the counter” now, a considerable promotion. —————— ——— Fashion Note. 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