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THE SECOND | x 3 * <j], DANDY CHATER x By Tom Gallon. CHAPTER V.—(Continued.)' » “What an ass I am!”’, thought Philip. “She probably lives’ in. sight of this place, and the man will think I'm mad: “No, no; ‘what on earth am 1 thinking about? I mean, I’ll go for a drive now, and call on Miss Barn- shaw this afternoon.” He got up and crossed the room restlessly; stopped and spoke to the servant over his shoulder, spoke at a venture. “By the way, Harry, I suppose you'll be thinking of getting married one of these days, eh?” There was so long a pause that he looked round in astonishment at the other man. Somewhat to his discom- fiture, the servant was gazing frown- ingly at the carpet, and tracing out the pattern on it with his boot. Looking up at his master, still with that frown upon his face, he said, slowly, “Don’t see as it matters, one way or another, Master Danéy, to anybody but myself. I don’t see any likelihood of it at pres- ent. What time might you be ready. to drive, Master Dandy?” Very wisely, Philip decided to leave the matter alone. It was in his mind —in the the earnest desire which filled him to do something to straighten out one of the many tangled things Dandy Chater had left behind him—to say something to this young man in refer- ence to the love affair at which he only guessed; but so many other mat- ters claimed his attention, and de- manded to be straightened out, that he decided to leave the thing alone for the present. Therefore he said, some- what abruptly, “Very well; I have no wish to interfere. And, after all, I shall not drive.” Harry hesitated for a moment, as though he would have said something mcre; but, finally, turned and left the room. In a few moments he returned, however, and. announced— “Miss Vint to see you, sir.” Momentarily wondering whether this might not be some one else who loved him, Philip requested that the 1 night be shown in, and there fluttered into the room an elderly lady —small, and thin, and dry-looking; in- deed, she gave one the impression, from her appearance, of having by un- used for so long a time, so dusty was her aspect. She had hair of no de- ed color, and features of no decid- ed form; and her clothing, even her gloves, were of a neutral tint, as though, from long preservation, what- ever of color they had possessed had long since faded out of them. But, with something of sprightliness, she came rapidly up to Philip and seized his hand in both her own. “My dear Mr. Chater—shall I, under the special circumstances, say, my dear Mr. Dandy?” “My dear lady,” replied Philip, light- ly, “say what you will.” “How good of you!” she exclaimed, and squeezed his hand once more. “The dear girl has but just told me all about it, and I hurried over at once to offer my congratulations.” “Now, I wonder,” thought Philip, “which dear girl she means?” “For I felt that I must not lose a moment. Madge has not confided in me as she might have done, and 1 have had to guess many things for my- self. But I must say, Mr, Dandy’”—she shook a rallying forefinger at him— “that you are the shyest lover I have ever known.” “Indeed, I am very sorry——” he be- gan; but she checked him at once. “Well, we'll forgive you; only I had been given to understand that you were very different, that’s all. Howev- er, that is not what I came to say. Standing in the position I do as re- gards Madge, I feel that I must make some formal acknowledgment of the matter. Therefore I want you to dine with us—let me see—to-morrow night?” “J shall be delighted,” replied Philip, mechanically. “By the way, what is to-morrow?” “Tuesday, of course,” she responded, with a little largh. “Ah, love’s young dream! I suppose all days are alike to you, eh?” The mention of that day had brought to his mind a certain appointment he had. He remembered the hoarse whis- per of the Shady ’Un in his ear, in the coffee house in Woolwich, “Toosday, ten-thirty sharp.” “T’m afraid,” he said, slowly; “I’m afraid I can’t manage to come to-mor- row. I—I have to be in London; a—a business appointment. I’m extremely sorry. Could you—pray, forgive the suggestion—could you arrange for some other evening, or could you bring Madge here?” “I had quite set my heart on to- morrow,” said the old woman, in an injured tone. “I’m , dreadfully sorry,” replied Philip, again. “But I shall be coming in to see Madge, and we can make ar- rangements. If you are going back now,” he added, “please let me walk with you.” “Thank you; but I am going down to the village,” she replied, as she backed toward the door. ‘ She was gone before he could quite make up his mind what to do or say. He watched her through the window, helnloeehy, as she walked’ away from ic Rae Re a mate “Done again!” he muttered, savage- ly. “I thought I should be able to find out where “The Cottage’ was. Weéll, I must trust to luck, I suppose; I haven't committed any very great errors yet.” It seemed possible, however, that he might commit en error which would lead to his undoing in this matter of the appointment at “The Three Water- men.” In the first place, if, as he sus- pected, the man responsible for the death of Dandy Chater was the man known as “the count,” it would be ob- viously impossible for Philip Chater to keep the appointment. Yet, on the other hand, Philip was determined to know more of the surroundings and as- séciates of the late Dandy Chater than he knew already; indeed, to Co so was abselutely necessary. He had set his feet upon that road which was plainly marked “Deception;” and, wheresoev- er it might lead, there must be no turn- ing back now. As Dandy Chater he stood before them all. As Dandy Cha- ter he must stand while he lived, or until the cheat was discovered. Phil- ip Crowdy was as dead as though he had never existed. “There’s another man, too, with whom I am supposed to be in company Ogledon, I think the name was; I won- der who he is. However, Th go to London, and I’ll attend this meeting, if it be possible.” The next day saw him on his way to the station—this time with some pomp and ceremony, for he drove a smart dog cart and was attended by Harry. The occupants of other vehi- cles passing him were respectful or familiar, according to their grade; and he answered all salutations dis- creetly. “Ym beginning to like this,” he said, as he leaned back in the corner of a first-class carriage and lit a cigar. “I wish I knew how much money there is in the bank, or what property I had generally; I must make inquiries. At present things are decidedly pleasant —and there’s an element of danger about the business that gives it a fia- vor. There’s that girl, too—Madge; but I’m not sure that I quite like that. I’ve taken a kiss from her lips that was never meant for me; and yet”— he shook his head over it, and sighed heayily—“I’m very much afraid that I'm a little bit in love with her; J know, at any rate, that I dread very much seeing those eyes change from tenderness to contempt—from kind- ness to reproach or scorn. Well—we must hope for the best.” Cheerfully hoping for the best he made his way to Woolwich, as_ the night was coming on, and headed for the little public house by the river. Being still doubtful, however, what course to pursue, he paced a tittle side street near at hand for some time, trying to make up his mind whether to put in an appearance at “The Three ‘Watermen” at the time appointed, or not. He was so deep In his reflections that he failed to notice one or two lurking figures in the shadow of the houses on the opposite side of the way until another figure—not by any means a lurking one, but one which took up a great deal of the pavement with a rolling gait, and roared very huskily a stave of a song as it came along—lurched toward him, when, in an instant, the lurking figures became very active. Two of them darted across the road and bolted in front of the rolling fig- ure; another ran swiftly behind, and embraced the singer with much ten- derness round the neck. Before Philip had had time to take in the situation completely the four figures formed one struggling heap upon the pavement, with the central one—the singer, but roaring out quite another tune now— making lively play with fists and feet. Philip Chater rushed in to the res- cuee, seized one assailant, dragged him to his feet, preparatory to immediate- ly knocking him off them, and looked round to see how the battle was pro- gressing. The man who hal been at- tacked, and whose musical tendencies were stronger, apparently, than any alarm he might reasonably be expect- ed to feel, had collared one of his op- ponents round the neck, in return for the delicate attentions bestowed upon himself, and was hammering away lustily at him, making the blows keep time to the tune of “The Death of Nel- on,” the first bars of which he sol- emnly chanted while chp: his pleasing duty. The man who had been so unex- pectedly knocked down had got to his feet and, together with the third mem- ber of the gang, had bolted away. Presently the stranger, tiring of his DEFECTIVE PAGE exercise, and having got, perhaps, as far through the tune as memory served him, released his victim’s head, al- though keeping a tight hold of his col- lar. Philip, being close beside him when he did this, saw revealed, in the features of this footpad of the streets, the Shady "Un. “Now, you bloomin’ pirate!” ex- claimed the musical one, shaking his man until it seemed as though he must shake him altogether out of his dilapidated clothes, “wot d’yer mean by runnin’ a decent arate down like | we know not where we will be upon waterlogged—leastwise, . we'll call it waterlogged for the sake of argyment. If it’adn’t ‘ave been for this ’ere gent, I don’t know——” Here the man, turn-. ing for a moment toward Philip, stopped in amazement, and almost let his victim go: The Shady ’Un, too, was regarding Philip curiously. “Look ’ere, Mr. Chater,” began the as ‘ow I’m ‘a-’ard-workin’ man, as just stepped forward to ’elp this gen’elman, as was set on by two thieves—won't ‘yer, Mr. Chater?” “-Ere—old ‘ard,” broke in the man’ “Who the dickens are’ vave’ you know that this ’ere gent is a mess- mate o’ mine—an’ 'is name ain’t Cha- who held him. you ‘a-callin’ ‘Mr. Chater?’ I'd ter at all; it’s Crowdy—good ole Phil’ Crowdy—if so be as ’e‘ll excuse the lib- erty I takes... You an’ yer bloomin’ Chaters! W’y—they’ll be a-callin’ yer the Dook o’Wellin’ton nex’, Phil.” As he spoke he stretched out his dis- engaged hand and grasped that of Philip Chater. Philip Hurriedly interposed when he saw that the Shady ’Un was about to speak. “It’s all, said; “I certainly know this man, an there may have been a mistake. Don’ ft: you think—pray pardon the suggestion —that he’s had a pretty good thump- ing, whether he deserved it or not?” “Well, Captain, somewhat relutctantly. let me friend,” he added to the abject Shady ’Un. “W’en nex’ you tries to ’elp any- body wot’s bein’ run over—or run through—by a couple of thieves, don’t show your kindness of ‘eart by a- thumping ’im in the wes’kit; to.a man o’ my figger it ain’t exactly a kindness. An’ don’t call gentlemen out of their names, ’cos you'll find—— “That’s right, Captain,” interrupted Philip; “this man knows me as Mr. Chater.” To the Shady ’Un, who had been that moment released, he whis- pered, quickly: “Get off as fast as you can, and think yourself lucky.” The man needed no second bidding, and in a moment Philip Chater and the man whom he had addressed as the “Captain” were left standing alone in the street. The captain was a big, burly individual, with a round, good- tempered face, surrounded by a fringe .of dark whiskers; whatever temporary exaltation he might have peen laboring under before the attack upon him he was now perfectly sober, and looked at his friend with consid- erable gravity and with a slowly shak- ing head. “My boy, far be it from the likes 0’ me to interfere with a messmate, or with his little fancies; but I don’t like this ’ere sailin’ under false colors. 1 did know a ‘ighly respectable ole gal wot called ’erself the queen 0’ Lam-| beth; but she lived in a retirin’ was in| a lunatic asylum. Why, if so be as your name is Crowdy, w’y, I ask, call yourself by such a common name as Chater?” “IT can’t explain now,” said Philip, hurriedly. “A number of strange things have happened since last I saw| you. You mustn’t think badly of me, old friend; but, for the present, I am sailing under false colors, and am known to all the world as Chater. Moreover, I must impress upon you to forget that you ever knew any one of the name of Crowdy, or that he ever sailed with you on board the good ship Camel from Australia for England. Come, forget all about me for the present, and tell me about yourself and when you sail again.” He glanced | at his watch as he spoke and found it was exactly 10 o.clock. “I have halt an hour to spare, Captain; where shall we go for a chat?” “w’y, to tell the truth, I’m a-cruisin’ in strange waters, an’ ’ave lost my bearings a bit,” replied the Captain, looking about him with a puzzled air. | “If so be as you know of a place where the grog wasn’t watered over much, | with a locker for a man to rest ‘isself on, it might be better than the streets, eh?” (To Be Continued.) NEW BILLS HARD TO COUNT. Cashiers Liable to Error in Handling Fresh Paper Money. “Do you mind taking new bills?” in- quired the paying teller. “Do I mind new bills? Certainly not. In fact, I prefer them.” “Everybody doesn’t care for new greenbacks,” said the bank cashier. Then he added: “It is a common idea that bank tellers do not care to give up crisp paper money as quickly as possible after receiving it. There is grave danger to the average paying teller in handling unused money. “New. bank notes stick together. Frequently the ink is not thoroughly dry. During our rush period we han- dle a great deal of money. It is the easiest thing in the world to make mistakes with new bills when in a hurry to relieve a long line of waiting patrons. When possible we give out the new bills during hours when there is no rush. I’d rather pay a million old bills than a hundred new ones.” “These bills:are new enough, that sure. But I seem to be a twenty short. I'll count them over to make sure. No, they are all here. Two were stuck together.” “That's just it,” laughed the cashier. “One cannot b etoo careful in handling them. I count old bills over twice. 1 have to count a pile of new bills a dozen times.” Knew Where He’d Be. . Vistior—Remember, my good man, the morrow. Prisoner—Well, mum, in py reviewin’ de chemin T dat dat statement Bn Shady ’Un, with a whine, “you'll swear. right, Captain,” he fe rc gu as -|move at least two members of the pr’aps ’e ’as,” replied the commission. “But! ive you a word of advice, my; EWS _ | LN or THe ASK REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS SHIPPERS’ ATTORNEY WRATHY BECAUSE DENIED RIGHT TO QUESTION HILL. PREFER CHARGES TO GOVERNOR St. Paul, Nov. 28.—As the result of being denied the right to cross-exam- ine J. J. Hill, who was a witness be- fore the railroad and warehouse com- mission yesterday, James H. Mana- han, attorney for the shippers’ asso- ciation, will ask Gov. Johnson to re- Mr. Manahan is prepar- ing a Dill of charges which he will submit to the governor within a few days. Th eattorney states that his complaint will lead to a searching in- vestigation into the treatment he has received at the hands of the commis- sioners. Tirade Against Commission. Mr. Hill was on the stand as a wit: ness in the rate hearing, and Mr. Manahan demanded to be allowed to examine the witness on behalf of his clients. He was informed that the ex- amination hereafter would be conduct- ed by the attorney general. Manahan took the floor at the close of the morning session and delivered a tirade, charging the commissioners with “contemptible cringing” to pro- tect Mr.. Hill from unpleasant ques- tions. “This 1s a direct attempt to protect Mr. Hill. from examination on our part,” said Mr. Manaha. “It is a fia. grant, glaring submission, inspired by fear of Mr. Hill. It’s unfair. It’s cringing to the power of the Great Northern and Mr: Hill, and I brand it as infamous. I want to have the truth. I want to cross-examine Mr. Hill.” Mr. Hill Testifies. The examination of Mr. Hill coverea a wide range and went ‘with’ minute detail into railroad operation. The | cost of handling freight, the cost of j cars, the comparative expense of mov- jing different kinds of traffic and rail- |road finances were some of the sub- | jects covered. Considerable attention | was devoted to comparative figures on merchandise and commodity traffic and various phases of the transporta- tion of grain, coal and lumber were inquired into exhaustively. Mr. Hill was on the stand for five hours Reward for Missing Man. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 28.—Scores of men are engaged in a search for a man named Ed Smith, who has disap- |peared from the home of Louis Lar- son, a farmer residing in Aurora coun- ty. The missing man is believed te have wandered away while temporari- ily deranged. A brother, John M. Smith of Trowbridge, Ill., has arrive‘ and has offered a reward. Many Horses Cremated. Harvey, N. D., Nov. 28.—The Palace | liv: ery was destroyed by fire and twer- |ty-one head of horses perished. Three |men who were asleep in the barn had narrow escapes. The loss is $6,000. Prisoners Escape. Hastings, Minn., Nov. 28. — Four grand jury prisoners, held for larceny, |burglary and horse stealing, made |their escape from the county jail at an early hour yesterday morning. Helena Votes Water Works Bonds. Helena, Mont., Nov. 28.—At a spe- cial election here to vote $600,000 bonds with which to acquire the mu- nicipal water plant, the proposition carried by a majority of 195. St. Paul ex-Judge Dead. St. Paul, Nov. 28. — Former Judge Hine, for several years judge of the municipal court, died yesterday at Charleston, S. C. His malady was heart disease. Wisconsin’s Official Vote. Madison, Wis., Nov. 28. — James O. Davidson was elected governor of Wis- N orthwest. LET DIETZ PICK THE JUDGE. Logging Company Is Willing to Arbi- trate the Trouble. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 27. —T, ff | Connor, attorney for ‘the Mississippi River Logging company, denied that the company had made any recent of- fer to arbitrate with John F. Dietz, as stated in dispatches from Eau Ciaizo He said that the coiapany at the be- ginning of the controversy ha? mace repeated offers to uc>itrate the ques- tion and would submit it to any judge whom Dietz might pick out, but Dietz refused. GRABS LIVE WIRE; FALLS. Manager of low4 Telephone Company Seriously Injured. Colfax, Iowa, Nov. 27.—W. D. Boyd- sten, manager of the Iowa Telephone company, was. probably fatally injured by a fall from a telephone pole. He was at work at the top of the pole when he inadvertently grasped a heavily charged wire. The shock caused him to lose his balance and fal] to the ground. KILLED BY BROTHER’S RIFLE. Minnesota Girl Is Accidentally Shot Through Brain. Fergus Falls, Minn., Nov. 27. — At Elizabeth Lydia Luebke, a girl of tit- teen, was shot dead by her brother, aged sixteen. The boy had just got a new rifle and in going out of the door struck a panel and discharged the gun, the ball striking his sister in the back of the head and passing through her brain. Lid Stays on New Ulm. New Ulm, Minn., Nov. 27.—Mayor Silverson had two saloonkeepers ar- raigned Saturday, charged with keep- ing their places of business open after 11 o’clock in the evening. They plead- ed guilty and each was fined $10 and costs. Mayor Silverson is determined to keep the lid on. Frozen to Death. Gregory, S. D., Nov. 27.—Charles R. Cornell was frozen to death in the re- cent storm. He had taken his two children to school, and on his way home, while attempting to repair a ‘whiffletree, one of the horses kicked him. He was rendered unconscious and froze to death. Whole Town Moving. Fairfield, Iowa, Nov. 27.—The actual moving of a town is being accomplish- ed in Jefferson county, where Pleasant Plains is being moved gradually from its present location to a point a little over a mile north, in order that it may not be cut off from the railway. Shot by His Father. Washburn, Wis., Nov. 27. — At the coroner’s inquest held to investigate the killing of Helmuth Pade, who was shot while hunting, evidence was brought out which showed that Chris Pade, father of the boy, had fired the fatal shot. Kills Himself in Summit Park. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 27. — The body of Andrew E. Huber was found in Summit Park at 7 o’clock yes- terday morning with a bullet wound in the right temple. Coroner A. W. Miller decided that it was a case of suicide. Bold Hold-up. Billings, Mont., Nov. 27—E. A. Camp- man, a laborer, was overpowered and robbed of $50 by two men within two blocks of the center of the business district. while many people were on the streets. Falls With Load of Hay. Yankton, S. D., Nov. 27. — George Berberick, proprietor of the Germania house, is very dangerously ill with concussion of the brain, the result of falling from an overturned load of hay. Negroes Kill the Driver. Helena, Mont., Nov. 27. — W. H. Lines was killed: by an unknown negro and negress whom he had taken into his wagon for a ride on a journey they were making. Raid Gambling Houses. bling dens have been raided here, one consin at the recent election by a plu- rality of 80,247 votes, according to the official figures. Freight Trains Crash. Chaska, Minn., Nov. 28.—In a colli- sion here between freight trains an engine and tender were demolished and a corner of the station was wreck ed. Stabbed to Death. Racine, Wis., Noy. 28.—Edward Pin- now died at St. Mary’s hospital as the tesult of a stabbing affray which oc- curred at a North side dance hall. Broke a Quarantine. 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