The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1901, Page 7

A TRUE STORY OF PLEVAT: Sinlentebeiet CHAPTER I. The Girl. AM the happiest man alive! When a fellow's heart is literally bubbling over with accepted love it Is diMcult to keep ellent. Six months ago I was a lonely bach- elor, residing In bachelor apartments in Fifth avenue, at tho corner of Mast Beventy-seventh strect. Now TI am the happy possessor of aj tional, | | woman's heart! All mine! Next Tucsday we shall be quietly at St. Gabriel's Church. But I must tell my story. 1 have tried marrisd {ton my falhful old housekeeper, Mra. he leant effect. 8 conception of love, #0 rfoly platon nd she acems apable. of sympathizing, qilte inc halr-splitting senstbilies of 3 the the public without hesita- that among the ers who ride da I feel nda of on the Third sure But let me tell my thorough: story. hd ‘i 1 spent: my . youth In the f returned to ite after the nt to Harvard [ usual e Berkshires to recupe hard terms recding. But when Twas gra would etter upon a Hterary the great city of > And thie Dish It was on a of Qet. 3 that 1 Quated T thought T career In into} (Copyright. 1901, by the ters, a Mttle after S$ o'clock, Intending to reach my office in Park Row not laser than ! opy of the Morning Argus from the y¢ who pre- rides at the news-s at the fuer of the stalra of the Gaat Feventy-sixti: reet elevated statloa, and 1 was perws- Ing {ts front page. e front page of the Morning Argns ts always + and. 8 ding the remething a attention. It wax not the green and white ad- vertisement of the Hoi Pollol baking powder, A neat, little, well-formed foot, ineased in an juestionably of the size and well-turned “Oxford th known ask me what I know that one of my best ork is a lawyer who in a taw sult in which che fan allbl rested on the asto whether the 'ady wore an 1 tle? No. Bestdes this, 1 hi been ed in the atudy of the sub- Jeet, have read carefully Hum- bok on the human foot and ve for some time Ey . not surprising that 1 vas immediately attracted by the sight of 4 pretty foot. The young tady who ascended the ted steps before me was clad tn a black merino dress prettily trimmed with black Jet, and beneath the span- glial merino there was a coquettish projection of two Inches of pink silk skirt. As xhe skipped up the stairs the well- turned ankle of the sweet ttle foot displayed Stself and charmed my eye | face, with such ca up to 4 Hownenitve-dol fare, hoping to Ket per in time ro sit near th pilvatiny.effect that t hur- e ticket” office and he c y per- slatent In. frequenting Ite parsengers. to give the exact fare, and rightly x0. for It Was my waiting for the change of my five-doilar bill that brought me to the gate as it jammed in my and this alone lowing the No. 3 shoe. he reat of the day was somewhat long and weary, and ever and anon my. mind would revert to that pretty. foot and its “Oxford tle”? the black gled dress and tne pink petticoat. Leould not get them out of my head. span- When I returned home in the evening Mra. Swift noticed my abstraction of mind and suggested a visit to the thea- tre—her temedy for all the Ills of life. Hut T stayed tome studying Hum- 1 the human foot, morning I was determined t in the slot pre- and then 1: until the ck Jets and to the the pink petticoat emerged pla and waited for the arrival af the form, train, To all appearance, 1 was devouring tho news of Morning Argus, but in yw Kk Upon what seemed ttle woman I had a di brown hair fell in tresses ving her a childiike igh she must havo n her teens. Unive since discovered she was nine- tes Her hand waa ungloved, and she held in It not a morning pape ah An the train arrived I carelessly saun: ed toward the other end of the ca by-aceldent. found myself hol t immediately 0) nder little woman In the to de so intensly sorbed arion Crawford's noveia that Udeapaired of obtaining any actual con- ception of either the color or expression of her eyes. But 1 accidentiy dropped my umbrella (Qt was accidental), and as { picked It up IT caugl he expression of the sweet creature's ¢ nd found that 1 had n faxctnated by a young girl of sine gular beauty. Morcover, 1 was able to study the for- n of her hand, and I Immediately that her fourth finger was beautifully moulded, with that curved extremity’ which dlstinulshee the hand of the Venus de Medic! which I had feen in the Utfizi Gallery at Florence. Iwas growing Intensely Interested in her when we arrived a enty-th peter ration, and ane ailetiy’ snd grace: fuily arose from her se ese) out of the car, leaving mo the vacant place to ozcupy. (To Be Continued.) mat’ dlacovere FIUPINO CHIEF CABRERA TAKEN COLONEL WAS SECOND IN IM- PORTANCE TO AGUINALDO- MANILA, Aug. 15.—Becond Lieut. Wal- ter 8. Grant, of the Sixth Cavalry, while acouting with a detachment near Taal, Batangas Province, has made what the military authorities consider to be the most important capture since Agulnalde was made prisoner. Grant captured Col. Martin Cabrera, his Adjutant and alx other Insurgents, Cabrera has been growing in power for. some Uma, He controlled all the Inmirgents in Southern Batangas and alao those west- ward)of the city of Batangas, Col. Panganiban, Capt, Pollcarpio and twenty-elght. men have surrendered, The latter were of Gen, Malvar's com- mand, MILITIA AFTER ROBBERS. Reinforcemen fo Catch Gang idden Twenty-four Hours. MILLERSEURG, 0., Nug. 15—Com- pany I, Elghta Regiment, Ohio National Guard, has been called out to assist in the capture of the men who tried to rob the Adams Bank, The burglats aro supposed to be in a dense thicket near this city, They were in hiding all day yeaterday and ¢scaped capture, although hunted local muard dias mouitle We he |DISAPPOINTED, HE LEAPS FROM FERRY Before Suicide Stranger Had Been Rebuked for Sitting Near Woman He Didn't Know. A broken tryst 1s thought to have cansed the suicide of an unknown man. Rood Woking, Well dressed and about thirty-flve years old, who jumped {nto the East River from a Grand street ferry-boat bond fog Williamsburg. The suicide was reported by the police at 3 o'clock this morning, and.occurred at 11.90 ofcvock last night. The man reached the ferry-house about IL o'clock and stood outside the entrance, apparently walting for some- one, He repeatedly took out hix watch and looked at It, and then walked tm- patlently up and down. The 11.0 boat fr Willlamsburg was dunt ready to leave the slip when he Fan Into the ferry-house and bought a! ucket, “You'll have to hurry, 1f you want a catch this boat.” sald Ticket Agent D. J. Kleler aw the man rushed by, CHICAGO MAN SEES KRUGER. ler Van Sehanck’s Visit to the “Grand Ol Lion, (pecial to The Evening Wor!d.) CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—Peter Van Schaack, who hax just returned from abroad, called on Preadent Kruger, ac- companied by Mrs. Van Schaack, He. Invited Mr. Kruger on behalf of the Holiand Society of Chicago, and in the name of other prominent Americana, to be thelr eguest, nasuring him a_ hearty’ reception, Mr, Kruger expreased warm thanks |for the invitation, saying he cy convinced |that he, and hie. cause Ip on the me Several men on the forwa: rev ot He reached the bot. being the last perven to board her, and walked into the ladles’ cabin, ‘There were only two women and one man In the cabin and the stranger sat down beside ong of the women. Her exeo-r objected, asking him if he could not tnd another seat. thout replying the man got up and the forward deck. He several minutes, mhen the boat uluced nis ed over- wad well clear o deck saw him and &: Capt. Mant kines ‘and the boat's en- signal, to yok and’ the prevented my fol- | BABIES AIDED. THIS SEASON. The chief of the ataff of physicians at- tached to the Kyening World Sick Bables’ Fund makes the f 7 port of work done by hts doctors fi week ending Steck bables This makes for the present season a total of Honsea visited viaited .. jen treated. BAD aM BREAK IN 12-INGH WATER MAIN Floods Tunnel in Heart of City and Dislodges Tem- porary Bridge. a twelve-Inch malin, tho huge thirty-six-lnch main that runs through the tunnel excavation at G Jones and Elm streets, early this mor ing Nooded that section of the tunnel and the Cellars of surrounding houses, and caused damage to proj extent of about $25,000 Water Department could find the gate that controlled the main und check the flow, The smaller main runs through Great Jones to Elm street, up Elm t) Fourth street, and west. It was Improperly supported and {ts own welght caused it to sag. Early this morning it broke) completely apart, one end falling In the tunnel. Water gushed out at the rate of thousands of gallons a minute, and had gained considerable depth in the tunnel bedire the break was discovered by Watchman Connors. The water undermined the of the temporary bridge acro: Jones street, causing It to give In {ts fall it broke a twelve main of the Consolidated Gas ( und in a short time the odor of the nelghtorhood was Both the Consolidated Gas C nd the Water Department were gotiticd. Tne gas company soon had the break in its pipes repalred, but the Water Department: men were leas successful. he defective map system of the de: partment caused delay. The men were unable for several hours to find the date which controlled the malu. | It wits Anally locat DUFIN and Macdougal streets, and the flow: Was stopped. soon after 7 o'clock. ‘At that thme ft was estimated that tne cut in dts length of two blucks con- tained about GW,00 galluna of wat The tunnel Is twenty-four fect deep this point and was more thin half ful Tt ia thought that the tunnel have overflowed and ‘ho ate have been flooded but for brick sewer, the top uf broken in by the Iron pipe wnen it This carried away thousandn of Kall The cellars of nearly all the fu the nelahborhood cellar and base goole’s intasion, are were fNooded The water put wut kitchen of the m about four hund Recessary to send out to the neighborhood (o Ket breaxt them. The tunn ix knowr supports 22° SHOE f MEANS 5 SME ANS MQUALITY Known and Approved by the Public for 45 Years, The moat comfortable and best-appearing shoe for the money. in @ variety of styles and leathers. Sold by Leading Retailers. HANIE (2 ALL tlelently the Fund ts the work al sull many case D ONie\’s. Just What Men Want Bargain Prices. Negligee Shirts-..Abow, | 500 fine Madras Shirts selected from our regular stock, well made and good sea- sonable patterns, $1.00 & $1. 25] quality, Reduced to 75c. each. Underwear. .The stretchy seam Joan Drawers; worth 75c. per palr, 9c. Also a quantity of Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, a few sizes missing; worth 39c. per gar- ment, Reduced to 25c., each, — Suspenders---2 dozen elastic web; also a quan- tity of striped madras; usually | — SOc. per pair. Reduced to 25c. Per Pair. We are still selling Imported HALF HOSE, in Blacks, Tans, Fancy Stripes and Black, with White Soles, at 15c. Per Pair. SIX PAIRS FOR 85c, Broadway, 8and9Sts.| Reduced to KEEN B’S WATCHES. DIAMONDS. 140 FULTON ST., vio” BARGAINS a50,00 WAT nan that vest Hee) them at tat bWaATCH, & (omP'y]. West I25th St., Xie. Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Upholsteries and House- furnishings of Every Description and in Remarkable Varieties at Eatraordinarily Low Prices! Accounts Opened. —_ Liberal Terms. Closed Saturdays During August. 7 | i ' PROCTOR’ | cat BLOSSOM MGHOVE a Wie are always prepared to offer the COMBINATION OFFER NO. 1. 7 Pounds Standard ¢ LAUNDRY SOAP. Nickel Brand. 4c ROOT BEER EXTRACT. The Famous Peerless Brand. {3c inanulated Sugar. The Famous Large 1S-or. cak* the fi Best Tea, any kind. scap made . 1 Pound Very 1 Pound Very Best Mochi and Java Butler's Condensed Milk. 51.00 The tinest Extract made. Large Bottle Zesy or 2166 seeeee 5c 106 se Aint. entre | Je [10 nciett Be qua Mustard Sard a cai, Brand, 4 choice "CHOICE GROCERIES CHOICE GROCERIES Amusements, EDEN Won. MUSBEE.! And Speciat Attesett are AVE, se AT'S The Limited mail Brooklyn Amusements. BRIGHTON BEAC. tale = PROF. Koch" 'S LYMPH INHALATION) _ TUBERCULENE CURES Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption. Thad very severe cough my 1 could mot sleep, hoarse and night sweats and very 1 ‘AX. tre. Pe one Sei och’ WALL Excursions. Excursion” Routes to the Sea. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. New York and Rockaway Beach He ANF ATT AN, BEACH, A RD, On the Combined Kote the Victoria & Republic Theas |Pully Protected TO. NIGHT THE SVENGALIS. ation Yearg on, yee te very forty midutes to 40 CES ROCKAWAY, | BEACH, seth a 12 14THST. ? quearne Livery Weduestay. 28c. & B0c. No Higher. ae Matinee MONDAY, AUG, 19, Opening. ot Season A Geauine Dramatic Novelty, THE MORMON WIFE | Lite, TO. DAY. MANHATTAN BEACH $3 SOUSA 438 BAND HIS ATs. CHINA & PAIN'S FIREWORKS Fade 30 PINAFORE 4 OPEMA CO Ti JEF \ ROYAL tig Come ty Sieiesine “INCOG."” Bh ENCURSION 40 CENTS, tnctuding Admission to Ail Attractions. PATTEN LINE. T CHANNEL, \GERS ONLY SEnceN BEACH ry veins] THRO! NEW GOVERNME: 9,00 O'CLOCK BUAT Va orn afetest WwW MCKERNOC KI FRANCIS Wi (30 #9 S160 The arin Ma Noe A Charming Satur: Half Holiday Trip Theatve at ats. 34 ai KICAN jones BEACH EN’L SLO ATLAN, TIC STEAM UM 3RAND REPUBLIC D'way | 20 BIO. ACTS 30 and | Dest Show in Town, 1h 1 PILGES 20, ee Keave Weat 1 20th, E CREDI TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS |\for the Butler Stores and to demonstrate to our o'd customers that we most attractive bargains in high grade) Groceries, we announce to-day this big special sale for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, these prices to rule for this sale in all of our One Hundred and One Branch Stores. COMBINATION OFFER NO, 2: 3%4 Pounds Standard Granulated ‘Sugar. 44 Pound Very Best Tea, any kind. 1 Pound Best Combination Coffee. 1 Péund Best Fancy Head Rice. ALL FOUR FORe..e.... 50c large, juley Messine, 13c dozen Peertens Bras. pure pleas Cateup and tomatoes; “4-pint bottle, $e Vanilta or Le mon Extract, Odr Owa Drand; a” bottl g CHOICE GROCERIES ___Excursions. MIOL ANDpee eh BEACH amen cies ar M, Y 5 SS, 445, 2.18" Fe i ay er Howse Deane om ark, fe 9.30 A. BOL, ferrles conaect arith wSindiand ‘Care to La ~ FOR EVERYBODY. Anything you want. | cotsing, Ciasks Jowetry, Furniture, Dey Geode, ES, diamoade; small weekly paymenlay prices: a cuaranteed apd: ratios call or writ font co. 17 preedea DIAMONDS, JEWELUY, ered on frvt payment, areit £0. 237_Dros RODINGO: | DIVORCE £. Hela Wanted —Male, BOOK. Init VALUE FORTHE MOREY THE PAGES OF MATTER, FACTS FULLY COVERED, Than in Any Other Book Printed. iaata [ooo deeees ne ~—s BUSY MAN'S TEAS OF TERE,