HERR PAULES, HIS RISE, HIS GREATNESS, AND HIS FALL.

BY WALTER BESANT,

OF "A Sours AND CONDITION

OF MEN” ko đuj

BOOK THE SECOND

CHAPTER X

Sivor

Panded the first fal- he passed, and bas Ten 1p get awry as fast as possible from plac where this disgusting plainess of apotch was possible Hiç be arrived at Sua mond-street with look still perturbed and Hout still agitated. Ta is called a Tiur noda Deceiver, and to heh n words of replyhati you a ekor a end-usturally ornses hur ruong of mage and skate.

What is the matter, hay " nskid his friend, Mothing Womething incidental to the Profession, supongan,"

of a power which is rol, though not a great as they bolieve. Is that a suficient reply, Pont, to this old projice P

Paul nigbad.

new

Taulelent. I suppose Lat it pass Duddy. I was a look to be vered with the words of fanatio. Let us talk of other things, The tio is running short. Only a few days before the grand doup.”

**You will carry y your grand cup, Paul. In fact, it cannot fail," "And after? "Yes, Panl-after what will follow ?"& "las divided. I do not see my way to clearly ss I ought. I cupvote-ide. It seems as if I have so-ho-loss harve ? late.”

At this point. Pari, the path becomes ex tremely porous. You propose to burn your bosts. It will be imprstble for you to go back upon your steps You cannover, onco having: cbiered results so magnificent and unheard of, be con the aviser and the omola. The fame of this achievement will proat far. and wide, Too much will be exported. Already the papera are jabogirning to speak of the Ludisu paper mystery. There is a note on it in yesterday's Puit fall Gazette, and another in St. James's Canette, They are nasty ones, but, that you might expost. One of them deauds a raputition-way that if the thing could be done once it could be done again; the other asks for an authorised and at- "Nit reply, Paul, the cll man looked up tested sect of what was reflly done. Nothing sadly orgy? And ter all those yed avertise yon botter, and if I knew the Nong ready. Oh. I know what I ought to London journalists an I used to know thong of | New York, I would keep the ball roting with

A to le

The charge commonly made gust, those who.ged with superuatan forres And I and no reply."

THE DAILY PRESE, SATURIK JANUARI 14rn, ">8.

is really insignideant because anghofy on Belt luoffer matah and burn down a Palace. But some men folk indignificant, essppolally men whà are short and spare and bare.small features,

do not remember you, Mr. Medlack, but you have written to me,”

"I have a bedroooria Hunter Street, Blooms there wna, a tolerably broad aron, bounded by a

lew parapet.. Iniry"

What wore you in merly P

"I was a clerk, sir, on a hundred and wauty paduds a year-and we let lodgings-but Lavinia filled the house with ghosts to such a degrno~~~”

"Swok over sus purapot, Dodo, You ca into your father's study,"

VE BELA,

DATE OF ARRIVAL

CAPTAIN.

AND RIG.

e study, as his board related, was bfiilt out. from the housh-Tom's room was at the wed of You and you've boon all the time in the the hones, and from the riot anybody standing "No, sir, you do not Naturally, because you bave never men me before, I aave admicel you. States going about with shows Walf-you are near the end confl look straight into the large Abgaskin si, from the growd I am rsportble; hat. I not going to bo my popil's agent, but I may help alde window of the 'study, and could see what bail from the crowd. There was' perceptible you if you alone that you are worth help. Ons wae baing done over that part of it covered by American twang in his talk, but not fully dove you stay on at Hunt treat for another wick" the table and the chair and the hearth-rug-in As long as you like, sir, if it will lead to other words, aver the habitable portion of the loped Probably it had bean acquired tale in

study. life, and was grafted on that branch of the Ea- anything.""

I have impraron upon this side low," said You are not to go near your wife at present. sex dialect which wo oall Cockusy,

let her know that Tom, by a little arrangement of glasses and- You wrote to me about my late pupil. B-You are not to write to her

things. Step in hero, Dodo.". fore we shank of that matter tell me who you are you have returand.

He had orooted on the leads a small low oham Deuteron. Diamupte and what credentials you pays. What you

her, not much higher thun the parapet, with

Fatshen sek, Mr. Medlock is purlaps a bigger thing then

doares tarpaulin aides. He pushed the tarpaulin Pro you susprot."

part and Sibel antoret. Withio there was o

Gl-usrtuer round table painted white. Tom canes after hier sitan

Henkow and alowed the bangings bebind him. Then it was goite dark..

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I will tell you, sir, you will graft in fire. minutes of pour time. I will show you my cra. dential and I will tell you why I wrote to you."

Then take a chair and prosced

My name, sic is Medlocke widely known as Havnen Medlock in the profession, just as they say Henry Irving and not Treg, or Charles Diakang and not Diskēta!

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"In what profession? Are you an otor "

No. His. Not an actor. 1. beve boun aged-largely engaged in the show business for many years for eighteen years, in fact.”

In the show Imsiness Dil you make money ip that business P

“I did but, sir. There ja money in it, as no-

"Edon't want to."

Very gond-here is a sovereign. You will have a letter from me, perhaps in a day or two: Take care to oboy it. Now you can go,

The man retired, and Paul came forth from the bedroom where he had overheard the non-

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Tom, what is the meaning of it ?" she asked. "Well, Paul, how does this coincidence help

Tom, did something turned handle perhaps King-show. goat Colucidences and always happening. ul

hiukisug ways. What brought that man here? Why, and instantly on the table there showed heir the father of that girl, Paul."

picture, bright, albar, and in the natural odours, Kutsang Yes.

What will It was the picture of the study. Bibyl say the He is Hetty's father. Hetty think of him. He is not exantly a father heartbrug, the fireplace, the great table with the Ninggo books and papers upon it, the wooden chair, and Norden to be proud of, is ha

To restore to flat girl her long-lost father the long low ahair beside the tire. It was n would be, methinks, & miraole of the more won beautifel pintura, mach hotter than a photograph derful Fant Pity he isn't risk-as he would on account of the colours. Presently out of the Para C. Kiso,

external blackness Sibyl saw bar father glide hu-quo be in a novel.. body knows better than ogself. But the money Ha enes a most detestaba little seol. Bat furo the picture and sikugen at the table. Then Pit Fish bavo said, I hul in reply ready for mye paragraph after paragraph. Tho, time is cõmu, goes to the Bone; not to the men who run the still-it would, please Hetty. I will do it. Dad-1 he took a pen and began to make calculations.

We are unlucky this morning, Raid. Tom. Sarthe show for the Boss. I've helped to ran's gooddy: I will do it. Hatty's father and Cicely's many shows, but it seldom amounted to more brother. Both in condy Both in Le day could hapa iawn you how he goes off every Souch

day ic Abyssinia. I oculd have shown yon ba Taiebiow the grub and plint, and, as for boura tram

Paul exercises that fower of his by which he

Tesiot made Cicely and Hctly see what he pleased. T conductor is not in it.”.

"Well, sir!"

You would have on your father, apparently Te

Zambesi

Fuld think of mand for myet." The old prindies again, Paul Strangul 1 Chought they haul hewn long sharu removed. "Old prejudios herer did. They set to all then at a tonel they wake at. I began listening to a go-1 was thinking only of the present. Wild was ? "A touch, word, ane the rears rolled back I war in ohl village chapel listening to the with preacher, A fell back in the elves about sin and Be wrong and falsehoɛl und truth, you know. fore I got back to the practical cures, the man who was preaching turned upon me and used words concerning the Profusion tho were like a stick upon or buck. I could find no reply. andalunk away, like a heaten mun That's all

“Why, Tinh 1 thinght? ýng were harder. Have all these years—seven years of apprentice- ship-dae uething for you This it is to bave an imagination as well as the tearstieg skoukl bare bought that you" led the reply alwys ready in your own mind. As for myself,

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"Well, sir. I am coming, to the pont gend- First im bagize to be Doticed in a short par- agraph and in a chore corner of the paper-anally. First, I want you to understand that I Only one day before the 23rd. And not a dead, anddenly sit up-tarn ronod his dair and good any never put beyond that corner; if ho am a ton of experience nynos Medlock ja a word or a sign from the mysterious three who write at. Paul's orders. Then you would have is a good man be is able to push the advantage; well-known man in the States. though as yet he held thoro cheques, Paal, however, preserved an send Fant fold ap the letters anal put them in next be advanes to the stage of being reparten has never run aiheer en his own account. I've unahatod cheerfulness. On this morning the his own pocket, take the keys and examine the

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Bui.bg whowever he makes a publie-appearance; thirdly, buen not things that sa can be connected 2nd--when the party broke up after breakfast, safe, rond year father's correspondsnes, look in

Allie Rowe

Phips "Las nie ont. Tom." cried Styl. I cannot not only do his uttarance get printed, but his with above. I know the whole busines, from Tom and Sibyl, obedient to a sign from the his drawers, oven maaroh bis pockets"

IDeo, *Bandan-iro

41, Grebeins Brit, ab **I told you, Dedo," he said, as soon as they watch my father-oh It is horrible that a maron Waitsan Jan, journeys and wanderinge are published; he has taking the money at the doors, which any one former, lingered behind.

Cirith Sim, bi become a Man of the Age Mors, Paul: You can do, to preparing the posters and writing

scold hava gob power."

fan Grunt Dr. 13 d. Brit. have excited the public ouriosity; koop it up" the newspaper paragraphs, which wants genius were alone, that I should trick him out."

"Well, Tom, and have you! And it is not

Columu I have also been travelling lecturer. I have

Dro. No

Amr. Dret

Nov. 29 Jointer Nor. Lusiau&o described a diorama between tho manio; Ilato

Dee. "Come up to my workshop No one will lock have lectured on lime light views while the

July operator showed them; I have intrelaced to fer you there, and I've got lots of things to sell

Der the uadience the young lady without arms you."

You are always wiga, Daddy" said Pant. Will po tell me, now, how you did the nu pajer Mystery P

My Friends he began. bat burst sat longbing "Daddy it was too ximpla,

al-

Very well I will wait. Remombor, Paul, you want be always working such wiracles as the appearance of this day's popor brought from Delb

That is quite true," said Paul." And it is the chief danger of the situation.”

ust feared that they would find it out on the I have that replý always ready, mở it makes spot Even Tom, who came on purpose to detect perfectly easy. Why, let us confes it, my whole, was onnght with the rest. Some day I will Tify has been spent in trading on men's orsulity, tell you all that it." My prese competency 3 beer Roquired by to jession, wife where attothies, demands redulity, war travels your beg your developed powers, are also the rest of ing so cer Yon are my professional zun. Without me and uiy are you would have had to return to the paternal stofa, Therefore, we ought inth aft us to be always windy with nute reply-rst to the ay sad next to parselves in rder to Heep a calia convience add to be able entertain the same gratitude to Providesce for our gue cass which men of other professions enliivate." *Well?' said Paol, Guils lighting up his gloomy brow a ray of sunshine across a black and eurping av.

Paulin tired the Veteran. thee is no spong the whols tribe of mediems, clairvoyants, oracles and prophets, a single man who does not

be you.

For this purpose,

People always expert more miracles and fresli miracles. They will want you to heal the sick

Inve done it. The servants bring all their friends who have got foothache or beadache, 1 heal them by itaposition of hands. I can go on doing that unless" He stopped short.

To get then messages froir the other world." "That inxlogys easy."

"To advise them as to their conduct in diffenis janetaras.".

how to do that.”

who played the harp with her toes; I have Now, Dodo," he said, having gained the sa. made talk on the stage while the conjurer jouzity and loneliness of that retreat, "I have managed his tricks. I've travelled with a giant really done it-I have found him sad. And I and dwarf, and lectured on them in their rily to sing the whole thing aper him."

Does he know or suspect anything?* presence. I have gone hreant with a Camera.

* Not a word." Otsoura, I have been assistunt toa orantologist. There is nothing. I believe in the nature of a show that I haven't done, short of playing the cornet not that I would be too proud to play Ebe arnet, only I cou2 know how

Ub!" Sibyl, smiled sweetly as a woman can smile who saber enemy humbled. "And be it after all, as I have always spectet, a more im

stor and swindler. Well, it is only one more. He will be followed by anotar, I daresay quite Not quits, Dode, dear. Your feminina way of putting things is perhaps to downright

"We love tanth." Women love a clear outline.

* Procsai, sar." "Wall air-have aequired so much know-as bad." ledge of the business may truly say that in postera I yield to us, and my advertise ments are allowed to be worka, of geoins of a bigh order-it occurred to me that might rise to be a Bees myself, and run a ebow of my own." How long, did yon ay have you worked in this line P

"Eighteen yatış.

bat is also ecgy. You have taught me

"Tobring the lo-day's New York Herald "Yes," is! Paul, rubbing kis chin. "The In- diau experiment cannot very well be repeated."have

"You are going to save a family from the toss of a grist sum of money. They will want yan to save everybody from getting into trouble.”

"Y-yes Perhaps that will be only part of the advice or oracle business."

"No, in rot can aover put the blams on the spirits Your Friends must be infalli blu. Pan, see only two ways put of it.”

* My P

* You'did, Daddy, you did,”

fet a quicker tasir than you may any day comic across the Quay. Do not nourish illusions

I will not. My paw rosy fail; there may

What is that m

"It is that which I indicated a month ago. At the very height of greatness, and in the very glow and first axcitement of the crowning mira clusto disappear."

"Unfortunately," said the Physicist, "nothing in nature has a clour outline Well, my abile, 1 nic not prepared to call bad names. A swindler:

"It is strange.. Bat there is no doubt of it. After a time you would have peen him awakan bik patient. In these trances, Dodo, ha bus made your father carry on the business shout the shares werd Blay

"Hut Tom, this is awfully, terribly dangerous. This is far worse than I feared,"

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has this power over him. All he can say is that Job D. era, 11 Jossely. he does not know why he wrote certain katters Job . Elaille et 1 Foulzner

J. A.R. Estival and signed certain sheqnashe cannot remember. Mol

[8] E; Vallo Dec. I a man cannot remember the performance of these most important nets, he had better go and be M. L. Cushing Deo. 1 W. Brownj Amr.sh locked-up stones. Now, you use, I am read Mount Leba ou Das. 29 H. Nelson, Aar, uk An eye-witness. Theve seen things done which

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st. 21 Ji Campbell-Bet. bk prove to toe, as clearly as anything can be prred. Penstoot | 1200. 13 0. G. Fat, Amr, bi EG.Coreanego Lal sh bow the busines was effected. Paal ie a mighty olever young man, but I have boon, one for many Hilto

3. Paya Bik kor for him. "I warned him that I should watch him.

- Koberc "What-What are you going to do with the Swallowed.

bastian Bach Dec. 27 Schneider knowledge, Tom "

11 MA Jan: St. Filomena J. 12 Mendiarou Theodor Rugerie, a G. Meyer

"I am going to denounce him, of corres

or an impostor is generally a person who obtains shall take the opportunity to-morrow, while all “And a paid help all the time," Are you an money under false pretences I have to evidence the world is admiring the wonderful way in American born P

at all, as yet, that our friend Pand has obtained which our, fortunes have been saved, lost and money.ander false prolences. Ho may, for ought restored to os, of explaining the prNORSH". "No, rir, I am m Englishman"

You do not know that he will give back the "If you had been an American you would I kan, propose to stick to all those very ean- .count of the fllastrions Teák Ibu Menelak, dən- made yourrealf Bosi a dozen yeaty, sigo and siderable sums now lying in the bank to the as-ranney." acre. Go on."

"The kind of how I thought of was a superior candant of King Solomon and Queen Sheha; spiritualist show I would have everything in Reuben P. Zeigler of Philadelphia; and Surab- it, sir. The old-fashioned odium, thigh thisje Kamseize of Bombay, Lasy that he may, Je a little out of that, as eas may say, always hat I do not believe that he doos. If he does he draws if the thing is carefully worked. I would will find bimself in Queer sirest, with a clear have the raps, and messages and all that, not prospect of a healthy life nacer lonely conlitions forgetting the heavenly music. I pay myself, for a longish term of years I say, Dodo, that very sweetly, on the concortina, a hint the if he does he will be astonished. Because I a bouronly music may be safety advertised. I can ready to demonstrate in open court the method ales as the camars, so that spirit photog misbe which that money was extracted from your will always appes upon the posters. As for faler

drawing on the ceiling, I have practired with Sibyl sighed. Oh!'I knew all along that he the lazy tongs, and as for doating in the air, Proust have taken it" done it hun the stage with the conjuror,hought He hasn't stolen it. Doda That is to say reading, of course. I anderstand, and finding ret as yet. But he was the means by which tha shares were sold-of that I am curtain. Remom- things bidden are."

***Pear go one

Bor, please, that had it not bean for the sale of "I would also include palmistry, which I ath thosa sharca sverything would have been fart."

Sad Everything is lost, Ton" said Sibyl, with told is coy fushionable in this country. reading characters from bandwriting. This assurÚCA.

First of all, I told you that Lavinia put ways fetches in the m nay. Craniology they always like that if the pattar je 'wil done?”. on the sceni. An old gentleman who had been * You might add astrology and astronomy and in the service of the Company, and had all his beray while you are about it to the theory fast here, cazan to her alarmed by a whisper from the office. She could got no corn- show complete."

"Thank you, sir, Lill make a note of your sel and naked Paul's advies. Paul understood

the sibustion and saved the man's money, More! suggestion. Anything on you"

then shut, la mayed ours"

"So you say."

And now, sir, pray, what do you propom "To run your pupil, sir, on suvaningsʊns

"It was not, you observe, his 'Friends' who terms, sir. I know what is due to that yesug gentlerian. First, sir, allow me to continue warned him, nor was it at the instigation of his has a wife in the old lays before I went to the Friends that he noted. It was-by an acrident: States. She came a medium cud frightened be as cowited. I have seen the insu whom he me. I confess sin that frigirt-uod me out advised. He tells everybody Low be asked the

"I am certain he will. I have my own theory of his purpose-and it is not robbery

And about the Indian paper Tom ?" 1-do not understand the Indian Paper Trick But then thara arany tricks which I do not understand. For instance, the great Menge Trick. That is a capitul Trick, which has, so far, defied discovery. So with the Indian Paper Trick

"I am glad he has been detected," said Sibyl Ishall rojico to sca-bim exposed. But will my father ever believe in your explanation 5 Wan be-give-up-bia-new-gospel.222

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the question to himik-what reply on 1 te to my own consolence Net man bal works for au anawer which shah justify himself, We must find that answer in self-defence, because wa kuow very wet the things that are said.cf.us I know not what answer other practitioners End, but the answer which I have found for myself satisfies me completely, and it ought to satisfy you. I have lived and grown fich by trading on men's credulity Lei as duit a much. Me think I control the spirits. For aught I knew There are not any spirits to be controlled. Yet T keep up thepralinée Aw-34ben-down by tumoren "The first is to imitate your predeosssor, in my old age Not a hit. And why the illustrious Cagliostro, and get as much Paal in vory made and in every professionney out of your disciples as you can. For thers must be flecoption. Without deception ne nor Freemasonry's he did." trade, no professichi; end-be carited on. DiesThe other Tay, Daddy

The other way would be to get jaur College the shopkeeper soll what he pretendis ? "Never; then in adulterative everywhere. Things of no established under a magnificent use, and be ditendo hably the pat-come the Director. Then you could declare the „ished wood is Veneer, the silver is plate, the Age of Miracles closed, and so prevent anybody dinary sperata, ibe very rubies and emeralds ars else from stepping into your shoes Ton.are worthless stores pelished rap. is everywhere. clever, Pani There is nobody that I ever heard Does the merchant context himself with a fair of tho sn possed your gifts of quickness, profit? Not be can get an unfair profit. thought reading, most mugnetic powers. You Does he pay the producer wist he ought? Ne- must own that I coltivated them."

• Hayruntg lura whenever he can. • into my trade, which is that or Propbet und Vraelə, And a very letely it is, requiring the posses sic of the rarest fenition, which ought to be paid for at the highest rate. I brought a swift ¦ be a battar man esing. ng Yet ses a third And keen intelleet kept polisord and sarp by way. continual training and calant watching. That to be learning and storing away in my memory every kind of fact, which wars upon the condnot of life had to leard sit the various ways which en live for than that, I had to-bern the

How will you live afterwards? Whither will kout'ul women and what they may desire. Boy, until I tanght you what I'vigself had onenet. you got If ic New York, your fame will follow of the house with her spirits, Fairly drove me spirits and hot, Iarinia's spirite being

I was a feal to go, berabse she afterwards to the task, he sent Lis case to Herr Paulas, hore was no sintonist who know so much about you. Paul, by reasonable. Make bay while the t the boys knew abort the soul and tough sun shines. Make money while the disciplesara became a great, medium, and I could have ran ordered him to sell instantly. Without bis ad. rot. Phal. You ure wise, but you are young?". Rocking in. Use your musical voice But, your her, on advantageous teras, of course; whereas to be would have gone to the workheus "Yes-Daddy, yes Pan foot his hand with dark eyes, my dear boy, for practical purposes she has only fooled hemolf away and is now, I Without his Botion a like fate would have be sa almost feminine nares" dwa erything All the worten will fail in love with you. Last hear, in reduced aircumstances. I ought to have fallen da, sweat Dodo. If not quite the work. Bat I did not, and dones, our thion would lays beon pat off inde them, if they wish, bring offerings, but keep your known there was money in it. "I hurt to "keep in training.

we heart cold if you wish to retain your powers. 1 ran away. Well, when first I thought of thi fuitely."

It is put off indefnitely as it is," said Sibyl, I had to forged all the joys of life, Forma Mark that. Paal: A can of your trimperament, then of course I naturally remembered my wife."

"Naturally,"

Only yesterday my father called me into bis-"SINGER" SEWING MACHINES.

Apply to there was no love, boque Jova, more aan sy if he dares to fall in love, will plunge bead over

And I go straight home to look for her study, and after reminding me of the Vocation thig wise, destroys the power which my work ears and will be ruined hopelessly, Pani I look

W. G. BUMPHREYS & C demands. 11e whose rind. is led with the ed for such great things from you. I thought I thougat afvroild to just the medium that I to which he haut destined me from the cradle ield me that thu tiris/was now come when I must

Bank Baildings. thought of mo woman onust keep his power that after your European tour, and after learn-wanted."

Hongkong, 1st January, 1886. Over all women.

"Wall-and you have seen ber and she won't put my life beriously under the instruction of Thera sus ng fasting in joying all the newest jargon from the newest pre-

our Prophet."

FOR SALE, ful assemblies. where then forget their owa tenders, you would go back to America the pride go away with you."

"And you replied ?”.

JUST ABELVEDEZ-" MANUIL” thoughts wid ruburit to the influes of a crew of the profession. Do not disappoint is, Paul.No, air, I wasn't fool ouough to speak to I had no bolidaye because I could not relax I did pretty well for many years. You know her before making inquiries. I buy seen her

“BOUT 30,000 Cubio fast, MANILA But I had my reward, would and the thoughts how large a circle of believers I had. They but she hasn't seen re. She's lost all her

A. HARDWOOD, of those who cons to see me suc I could reveal would do solbing without consulting me. Toa basinose and all her powers, as far an Ivar

Apply to the future as soon they had told me the past, rumoruber I was the most respectable of prae- barn. Nobody goes to her and she's poor, and

MEN REMEDIOS & Co. You know, Pant-you know that there was no titioners in the city. But what was I compared ebe's old, sud, which worse, the looka poor

Hongkong. 10th January 1999

116 with what you might be with youth and all your Lavinia never was invich is the way of looks, but Prophet-no Oracle equish to myself, **

No! You were salons.

gifts Paul-be perenaded. You may be, if when she was young she had her points. My Myintul out so far outstripped the aiuggin's | Fou play the cards rightly, the King at the Presbow wants heauty and youth-at all events brain-of the multitude, that it ned to them | Cossion..

youth. If I had youth and beauty I could de Pani besitated.

was greatly pleased at this little discovery das to emperostaral help. I copied that ex-

anything. Well 1 was obliged to give up the The whole charm of the thing," he said,ios idea. Then I heard that you were in London and I began to think I kept on thinking and phnation. I even advanced it. If I had told the foolish people that there were no spirits oxin going off suddenly. To disappear; to be no and I remembered hearing of gunr pupil, and I watching. One morning when he went out, 1 capt their fancy, they would have overted-me-more heard of, to-bus-dream in the memory of thought, air, considering that he will probably followed him. It was not dificult, for he never I had the gift of understanding things in those who has believed to be written about as be wanting a run through the late aft that looked round, and 1 kapt on one side of the strast tenth part of the time that they required. 1ne who appeared, wronght grant marvels, spoke he must have su agent, why should he not hare while he walked on the other When he owne called it-ur they called it--both and It-of strange powers, and then-vunished. Think me? Stop a moment air. Don't may no dil as to 4. Paneras Ferch. the great new chiaroh, I know all the lodges-erers bo left the Marylebone Road and walked acrosé Clairvoyance Advice of the spirits-anything. of that! A figure in history for writers to dis once. Consider. The people exaggerated may cleserness, and I ones and to wraugle over. The mysterious Herr one. I do indeed. I am up to everything with the church-urd into the Marylebone High in the show and out of it. Not but actually Street He crossed the street and walked along traded on their stupidity. I made use of their Paulus bence came ho Is he a myth " stupidity. In order to do this it was necessary Yes, it is urrant equmption; it is, worthy de the things myself-but I am a skilled assist row of small houses which they call Bemirsont to dress up and set off with all kinds of little of gen, Paul. But be practical. Oht my dear ent to those who do-a cerforate who can be Street, and at any of these be stopped, and anen- devices au prolences-what actors call, businose bag, don't give your career away for a dream treated bonnet, if I may set of filelity the door wits a laich key, and walked in as if which I played mechanically, while my It's like killing yourself just at the moment and rest. As sal, sir, I should be invaluable. the place belonged to him. So, you en, vor. mind was acquiring and piecing together the when you are certain to have a grand faneral and as for terms, they would be advantageous: ama, who cute straight from St. Patorsbrary. real data of the problem. Why, even a shop. and a beautiful send-off notice in all the papers. What, sir. The Professor sat upright in England, had a friend living in Beaumont and who, we thought knew no one at all in Highly advantageans." kepper sets off his wares to thoir bet advantage. It ie grand-but don't do it, Paal."

his chair, and bent upon this unhappy man oye Etreet, Marylebone"

"It shows that he told as lieg, but it does not hrows so white and bushy, and shook in his face

pentch so thick and threatening that ho tren-show anything else, Tom, flees it"

* First, my dearest Dodo, to use the words of bled and gasped. What, sir! You dare to ask

thou askest a quopion haver did that be ked ne friends it does not show that be told dies Whos T-cise to and out the name of his friend it seruel to prove a great deal. For is friend is Do other than the rust Professor Melchers bmself, of New York."

I perre hoard of him.”

so that a faste diamond, eat with abam gold, looks in its plush case the most precious jewel.” |

I will consider," said Paul."

When is the next miracle coming off“

"I told him that the Vocation was quite in the opposite direction and then we had a scene How can I share his resolution P

"I shall try what I can do, presently," said Tom Meantime, try me make it possi

ble for that resolution to be carried into effect"

Sibyl shook her head ng fl "No, Tom, got without his consent. Bat go on about Pank"

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"Go on," Rail Paul, smiling, "I know all by } On the 23rd-in four days early every bert. But it is comfortable to be it all again thing is realy. It will be a truly touching day.

Between ourselves we do not deny the maoui. Even Bibyl will be reconciled to me, and Tom me to engage you in the capasity of a success the Quaker, then alterest an untruth, and then ary, Taul. We need not. Our antwer to them will be disarmed. I wish you would put in an onufederate and a obest You dare to insult who cha go as with cheatery and trickery is to appearaben, hy daar Daddy, for one night only, me by sening that may life, my blameless and

hetourable career, bus been stained by trickery "get board our machinery Among ourselves) 45 Talk Ibu Mezelek."- our answer is that there is nothing done by us Ced thisted. Taal? I am so you dare, sir, I ask come here and do this which is not stone U arers ofher profession. Lame with this confounded, rheumatism, that I Go sir, go. Reove yourself frommy produce Can the physician stars off disease P. Certainly at afraid-no-no-il can't be. The iasa muct If I were younger. if bad the me of my limbs. yen would go through the window, not for the not. Yet he pretends. Daro be know how ki, bu abourdoned." druga P No but he pretends, ex he And on the day after-while their hearts insult you offer to me, but for that you have "Nor bad I until I was told about him. Proittings tested to 150 lbs to the square inch aves know what is the flisense which'ia kiliar are all aglow-to vanish! I will be magnit offerod to the Biered as of Spiritualism." fosser Molchers, until his health broke down, they are suitable for a vessel about 200 tons, oz Kwgang. hia patut No: he gresit a rame and las cent! But, Daddy, that man to-day. His voice. An archbishop scaused of cheating at chehre was the greadret oracle in New York. Hun would be very suitable for driving stationery Leertes

engines. 6 Commish BorLens 16 ft long by 3ft. Nenzing sites it according to ile singitons. Dat be does brought back the old shapel and the add simpli could not have exhibitid a loftier indignation reds of our fellow creatures, presumed to be in diameter, double riretted, with 4 Galway's Newchang

1 Large STEAM Pehin not knowit. Yet he pretends. Does the physicist dity, and the old thoughts. A projudies The good old man foll back in his obair exhaust sane, would take no decisiva stag, howevor Patent TUBES in each. understand that naturg whose love he is always survival-think no more about it.” .?

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"It is much mon as yourself, with your nocor-storiva told of his insight, and the wonderful re-.15.1 P. FRUINE & Stoom PUMPS 2 Hori Satentos-maro Fontonner dions and your speaking tubes and your lazy solte obtained by those who bought his opinion. rontal and 9 Diagonal Steam Wirors. Stun-plang Desa Caminartin tongs, by which you instate the phenoment of Of course be was enacted with the Other Large PLAYING MACHINE. 1 DAYLLING Sis Nensing Dec 9 Wedditors the foree? He does not know. But he pre-

While they talked there was heard a single tanifestations, who bring discredit on our stored World, prammably with the Spirits of Dick MACHINE! BILERY TOOL GRINDERS 1 Nordisks Oct 13 DE teuda. Is the lawyer tanks competent thon your self to saurage your affair? Not a W. But knock-the single kocok of a humble person at calling."

Whittington, Jacques Coeur, Sir Thoma Patont FAR BLOW 5 Bexes TAPS and Sutlej Le protends. And to keep biznesif eruployed the door. Ons knock for the humble person, two Six Profesor! I beg your pardon. I do Grishan, Mosars. Actor, Vanderbilt, Stewart, Dres. 2 Weston's ENT BLOCKS, 4 and Bal

1 he makes business complicated an hann. for the postman, three for the person of socis indeed. I didn't mean any insult. I won't say and all the goodly company of those who have tons. 9-double acting HAND PUMPE. Dads the alergyman know any mere about the pretensions Reader, let us be thankful that we another word about the conjuring, tricks. But made money and no doubt still keep up their 5,000 gol, WARE TANK 1 Bradford's Patent Taku nep-world thus we ourives know Not a hit. can use the triple knock. The ald housekeeper if I could get an appointment I should give every interest in the process Wall. Sibyl, here ones STEAM LAUNDRY, capable of washing about elamen Bat be pretends In order to keep himself presently reported that a man wished to speak satisfaction. Praseellent manners and a win in the interesting part. The Professor 16 1,500 plecs per day, with Boiler and Engine. Thers going he pretends to supernatural powers. 15 with the Profesor on business. Party of the ning way be sued engagingly, to show how old: the Professor took a papil: the Professor 7 Hard-Tower Patent STEAL FLOUS Toonar he were not to pretend, bis cougregation would name of dedkok, they heard the caller explain. winning that way was. In lle vater offion, to retired from busings and went fway on his Mrtas, by Purehouse of Wolverhampton. 1 Wachang leave him. Is the writer of the politics; urticles! Here is the manz Medlock, Paul," the old man receive visitors and to prepare iktir inde and travéla: his pupil went with him. The pupil's in the papers any better informed has his neigh whispered. 1 will talk with him alone. Best raise their enricity, I should be invaluable. For name was Signor Isplo. Now do yen begin to New Patgut Hand-Power RICE BUELLING Yalcin

All the aluse Maahinory arz new or as good Ande-Indien: Doo 13 Richter Boure? Not a bit. But he pretends. The world for bin not to know that you are in England. give me, sir. If you won't help me, sir, I must understand? Note of the old business with MACHINE, by Nicholson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, i burried ou by the men of the professions, and Go into the back room and keep the door open. go back to my witte tariefs. He shuddered rays and Emmanuel Choks and Lavinia Med- Ifyon es comen. If not you can listas.To-Latitis, in order to barrow money to get looks nothing of the kind fins eldestablished The caller was a mass of fifty springs or there back to the Blates, where I am pasurably City Ornole; place of inquiry for those who abouts. He left bis bat and great cost in the known."

deal in stocks and shiroq, magic and mystery

the win of the profession live at live

pon the credulity of the people,”

"Yes," mut Paul.Ti is quita truc

:

The Best of it is that we all know it but we ball, and appeurod dressed in blasic with an open Tour name is Modlouk; you say. Is your brought to bear on Enento; the Spirit made do zot whisper it even among pedres. The frock-cost, a waistseat with a rolling collar, and wife Lavinia Medlock whole of education is meant to fit a clever man a broad expanse of shirt, clean and spotless. But ift, Linis Mellock." with the bet raas fr-discovering and trading his clothes were ill-fitting, ed gave him the ap

She was formerly a medium of some note upon the credulity of mankind. You and I, my pearsace of a very humble aptist Minister, are You do not sh to go back to her. You would Bear boy, and our tribe, are only like, the clergy of these why have taken. drat step only from bo only, e burden to her. You had a daughter, man, the doctor and the lawyer. We all have the counter to the popit in the little country I think. Yes, you For your wife's sales, only our pretences and par same; on the other hand town. He was elan shaven, this and pale. Hi for her saka, id-I might help you yes, we all live ogr paiural gifts and the akil which hair was grey, he was slight of figure, somewhat the Professor gered steadfastly at the man as if. comes from training. You with your machinery shorter than the average, and presented gene he was reading him through and through of the Hiddon and Ancient Wsy, copcial or set rally the air of complete luulguificance. Nobody "What is your présent address???

useful; communications with the other world restricted to matters of business. No wonder

the Professor did well and mate a little pile."

*Is this importaut ?”

"Very important indeed.” "What bext F

"Cum on the roof with me."

There was a trap door la one corner and a

short ladder, which Tom raised, and, manating

it, opened the door. Sibyl follgwed. Outside

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