COLONEL QUARITCH, V.C. A TALE OF COUNTET LIFE.
BY A RIDER HAGGARD.
AUTHON OF Krka JoLOON' MINES,"
"ALLAN QUATERMAIN," "JESS,"
"SH," &, &c.,
! Now First Published."] CHAPTER XXVII. MR.. QUEST ITAS HIS INNINGS.
YET DAILY FREIO, JATURAY.OCTOR 20 158.
gled in the grip of the sturdy countryman, but it was of no use, the sall came down like fate; never was a Jahania eo Bastinadoed before,
** Give it the bente, give it him," shrilled the fair Edithia, bethinking her of her wrongs, and ho did till he was tired: avalik
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the moriminating documenta, and a copy of the Hather," onewered the Tiger, Healy one letter to ty agents; and where will you be can make the dollars trichle, but he's nasty then? Comment, and I will bind myself not to promoan boy, be a Look hare, not a cent, net teed in any way or form. Now, make your choice."atives hare I get to bleen myself with, and I "But I cannot; even if I will, 1 cannot," said Faron't ask him for any more not til January, b, almost wringing bie. hands in his perplexity. And how man I going to live till January? I got "It was on condition of my taking up thone the suck from the Music Hall last week because "Now Johnn" he said at last, "I'm thinking mortgages that Ids consented to become engaged was a hit jolly, and old Thompson, the son- I're pretty well whacked you to dead. PerhapsHE Undersigned having been appointed
Agents for the above Corporation, ars, to me, and I have promised that I will canoel ductor, wanted to drop ten per cont, on my syon' be more careful how you handle your them on our wedding. Will you not fake money lary because he said I didn't draw as I used to, batters by and by and seizing his hat he ran prepared to grant Insurances a follows
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and that I was gotting old and ugly So I just down the stairs without seeing anybody and dign "Yes," auswored Mr. Guest, "I would take caught him one with the handle of my broille slipping into the street crossed over sadisteand. Polides izened for long or short periods at Albany
They were at it again. Seeing her enemy current rates, money. A Hitle time ago I would not have taken that made him see stars, and the beast had me up test afternoon and far into the evening it because I wanted that property, hot I have for assault, and it was forty shillings and asta prostrate, the Tiger had fallen on him, apparent
LIED DEPARTMENT." Policies Jeaned for sums not exseeding £5,000, 11. Quest was explayed la drafting, and with banged my ideas. Bat, as you yourself said, And now I can't get another billet any way, and ly with the fire irons to judge from the nois Lis own band argrissing on parchment certain your oredit is strained to the utmost, and while I've got a bill of sale over the furniture and Fre
at relased rates. Just then a policeman camo hurrying ap. deads, to the proper execution of which he scented Four. Eather is alive you will not flad it: possible | sold all my jewels down to my ticker, or at lesit" I say, governor," said George, "the folle in to raise another thirty thousand pounds. Be most of them, and there's that brute," and ber that there house with the rod pillars do fair to sider, if this matter is to be sattled at all it must roles rose to a subdued scream, living like a be a murdering of chah other."
I will not wait while you make fighting cock and rolling in 'oof while his poor. The pollaman listened to the dis and then made for the house, and profiting by his absence attempts to raise the money.
*But about the mortgages ? I promised to
Gourge retreated as fasting world, Next morning about ten o'clock, Edward C Say nothing. You can meet them if
kes them. What shall I may to Idá?”.
lancholy countenance shining with a sober sey was sitting at breakfast in no happy fray like after your father's death. Refuse if
satisfaction.
To be continued.). of mind. He had gene ap to the castle to dinner en tho provina trening, but it cannot be sal you like, bet if you refuse you will be mad that he had enjoyed himself. Ida was there Thirty thousand pounds will be nothing to you
INTIMATIONS. looking very handsome in her evening dress, but exposure will be ruin. Have gan made up she was cold as a stone and unaupronobable asiga the doonments and I will put the originals your mind You must take my offer or leave it. statue. She scarely spoke to him, indeed, or of those two letters futs your hands; refuse and I'd luck you to." said Johnnie.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. cept in answer to some direct remark, reserving I will take my stope." " all her conversation for her father, who seethed to have ought the contagion of restraint, and
PROGRAMME OF THE SIXTH HIFLE was, for him, uneanally silent sad deprossi
to find constant reference 200-mary to a tin box of papers labelled "Honham Castle Estates."
By cleren that night everything was finished and having carefully collected and docketed his papere, he put the tia box away and wet home to bed.
he settled naw.
then said, "I will signs Lot mo ase the papers
Edward Cosser thought for a mement, and But once or twice he found her looking at of triumph which fitted soroas his face, and then Mr. Quest turned neido to hide the expression him, and then there was upon her face a singled handed him the deeds. They were elaborately expression of conterapt and irrepressible aver drawn, for he was a skilful legal draughtsman, sion, which chilled him to the warrow.
These qualities towards him woro indeed so
quite as ekilinl as many leading baroney con suah more plainly developed than they had been verancer, but the substance of them was that the mortgages were transferred to him by the before, that ab lust a canviation which he bad at said Fidel Coung in and for the consideration first rejected as moredible, forced itself into his that he said William i. Quest, consented to mind. That conviction was, that Belle mast have disbelieved his deuil of the engagement, absudon for ever a pending action for divorca against his wife, Dalle Quest. whereto the said and in her eagerness for revenge have told Ida Edward Comey was to be joinod as co-respondent the whole story. The thought made him Seal
"You will observe," said Mr. Qasst," that if faint bat there was but one thing to bo doce, and that was to face it out. Once when they attempt to contest the validity of this na Squire's lack was turned he rantaved to attempt igament, which you certainly would not do with some little tenderness in which the word "dear" ay prospect of encases, the attempt will recoil occurred, but Ids did not suora to hear it and upon you own bead, because the whole secadal looked straight over his head into space, and
will then transpire. We shall require some wit- this he felt was trying. So trying did be find belt and ask the landlady and your servant to nas-es, with your permission will ring tha the whole entertainment indeed that about half- past nine be rose, und came away saying that he slepp They need know nothing of the con- had some-back papers which must be attended tenta of the papers," and he did so. to' that night.
wife is left to starve."
Wife, Oh yes, we know all about that,"
said the gentiaman exiled Johnnie, woman's fave, Evidently she feared that she had A looks of doubt and maning passed seross the said too much. Wall, it's as good a' same as another, she said. "Oh, don't I wish that I soull get a grip of him I'd wring him, "and she when they wring a sloth: twisted her long, bony hands as washerwomen do
"And now, adored Edithia. Pre bid enough of this bloom. down Pimlico way this evening. Fata." ing show, and I'm off. Perhaps I ball look in
said the adored one. I'm pretty dry, I can tell "Well, you may sp-wall stand a liquor Brat."
you
Certainly, with pleasure; I will order one. Waiter, a brandy and adda for this lady-siz of brandy, if you please; she's very delicate sad wants support."
The waiter grinned and brought the drink, and the man Jebusie turned round as though to pay him, but really he went without doing so.
George watched him go, and thon looked again at the lady, whose appearance seemed to fascinate him.
Well, if thst ain't a master one,” he said to himal, "and she called horaolf his wife, she did, and then drew on likes sing's horns. Hang ze if I don't stick to her till i find out a bit mors of the tale."
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was no fool, and who had a hearty dislike and Thus ruminated George, who, be it observed, mistrust of Mr. Queet. While he was wonder- ing how he waste go to work, an unexpected op- "Stop," said Edward, presently. "Where portauity occurred. The Tiger bad finished her brandy and soda, and was preparing to leave, Now most men would in all hutaan probability are the original lettere ?" have been dismayed by this state of affairs into frem en inner pocket, and showing them to him
Here," answered Mr. Quari, producing them when the waiter swooped down uṛou her.” relinquishing an attempt at matrimony which it from s listauer. "When the landlady coada ap
"Money, please, Miss," be said. was orident could only be carried through in the I will give them to her to hold in this envelope
"Money!" she said, "why, you're paid."- face of the quiet but none the los vigorous dis-directing her to hand then to you when the want a shilling for the brandy and soda
Come none of that," said the waiter, Ike and contempt of the other contrasting party deads are signed and situassed. She will only But this was not so with Edward Cossey Ida's thirk that it is part of the ceremony.
"A shilling, do yon? Then you'll have to want, you cheating white-faced rasuol you; may oeldzesa exercend upon his tensions and obsti nate mind wash the same effect that may be sFragently the man-servant and the landlady friend paid yon before he went away,”
Ob, we've had too much of that game," said arrivad,. and Mr. Qaos, in his-meat matter of
posed to be produced upon the bonighted seeker fact way explained to them that they wors re- the waiter, brokoning to s constable, to whom in For the North Pin by a frozen ocean of iceberge. quired to witness some dosaments, and at the spite of the fair Edithia's vary vigoro Like the explorer le was convinced that if one he could get over these cold and frowning heights ing that she was to give their to Mr. Cossey, charge, for it appeared that she had only two- same time handed the letters to the woman, say-pointed protestations he went on to give her in ho would fled a smiling and sunny land beyond when they had all done siguing. and perobatice many other delights, and like the
pence about her, his was George's opportani. Then Edward Casser signed, and placing histy, and he interfered. explorer again, ho was, metaphorionlly, ready to die in the offert. For to tell the truth he loved thumb the familiar wafer delivered the various, documents as his act and deed, and the witnesses with much preparation and effort
her mora every day, till now bis passion dominat that whatever loss was dumalied, water healed their awakward signatures in the plague was chata pointed cut to them, and in a few minutes the cles arose, be was determined to endure and over thing was done, and Mr. Qasst was a richer man come them if by so doing he might gain his end by thirty thousand pounds than what he had
He was relecting upon all this on the moraingot up that morning- in question when Mr. Quest, looking very cool and composed and gentlemaalike, was shown in to his roos, much as Colozel Quaritek Lad been shown in two mornings before.
"How do you do. Quest?" he said, in a from high to low kind of tons, which he was in the babit ofadopting towards his official subordinates "Sit down. What is it?"
*It is some business, Mr. Couny," the lawyer answered in his usual quiet tones.
Honham Castle mortgegen again. I suppoën,” growled be, “I only hope you don't want any more money on that account at present, that's all; because I can't raise another cent while the Go vernor lives, for they don't ontal cash and back shares, you know, and though my erodit's pretty good I am not far from the bottom of it."
"Well," said Mr. Quest, with a faint smile, is bas to do with the Houlu Castle piortgages;
*I think, tasroo, bu said, "that the fat gent with you was a-playing of a little game. He only pretended to pay the waiter.”
Playing a little gume, wat be gasped the infariated Tiger. "If I don't play a
A
game
on him when I get a chance my name is not Edithe Anbigné, the nasty mean boast the " "Permit me, warm" said George, putting fries." he said, as he blotted the signaturas, and went away.
Now give Mr. Comsey the packet, Mrs. Jef-shilling on the table, which the waiter took and "I can't bear to see a real lady like then you sau go," and she did so and went. 500 in difterity."
the lettare, and then with a savage oath fung said. When the witnesses Lind gene. Edward looked "Well, you are a gentleman, yon. Whe them into the fire and watched them burn.
Not at all, marra.. That's my way. And "Good morning, Mr. Cowsey," sald Mr. Quest,nów, maran, won't you have another p as he prepared to depart with the deeds. "You have now bought your experience and had to pay dearly-for-it; but, upon my word,-when I think ting you off at so small a pries." af all you owe me, I wonder at myself for let·
another, with the result that she becams if not No objection wis raised by the lady, who bad emely tipsy at any rite not far off it..
Shortly after this the building was cleared, and George found himself elanding in Exhibition Road with the woman on his arm.
You're going to give me a lift hoose, aint you?" she said.
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to his feelings in language forcible rather than When he had gona, Edward Cossey gave way polite, and what they were may be more easily imagined than described. For new, in addition to all the money that he had lost, and the pain ful exposure to whiab te bad bean gabjected, he but as I have a good deal to say, perhape we had he must make a clean breast of it to Ida about of which George instantly made a mental nota 15.-FAREWELL CUP: Silver Cup presented by:
was face to foon with a new diffealty. Either the mortgages being no longer in his hands or
fint alternative, the consideration upon which
better wait till the things are cleared away."
All right. Just ring the bell, will you, as must pretend that be still had them. In the take a cirarette.
"Yes, warm. for sure I am," said George, sighing as he thought of the cab faro.
Accordingly they got into a hansom, and Mrs. d'Aubigné having given the addreas in Pimlico, they started.
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Come in and have a drink," she said when did not take the cigarette. When the breakfast Moreover, she was thereby released from her the woman with a shaper into the gilded drawing half-a-crown it cost him-and was ushered by things had been removed he took a chair, and piss promise, and he was well aware that under these room. ing it on the further side of the table in such a po- sition that the light, which was to his back, struck engagement. In the second, he would be acting after which George thought that she was aboat vircamalances she would certainly break off the Here the Tiger had another brands and soda, full upon Edward Cossey's commenced to, and the lie would Rogner or later he dis in a fit state for him to prosecute his enquirise. doliberately untio und sort his bindle of papere covered, and what then? Well if it was after Wonderful place this London; machylniver Presently he oaze to the one he wanted marriage, what would it matter? To a wound was up here afore and had no idea that I should "Will you kindly read this, fr. Cossey Feretristable than marriage, and that is death. friend Karyer Quest down at Baising ham yester ssid quietly, as be prahel the latter towards how, he had suffered so much for the sake day." him across the table,
Edward fished Lighting his cigarette, a woman that he did not mean to give her Bollo, what's that she said. "Do you
Mr. Quest wiled again and rang the bell, but I had agreed to marry him came to nothing they arrived, and sccordingly be paid the cobwere made in the 1st Stage Queen's; xHE Undersigned, Agents of the above Com- Diamond City July 10 F. Sass
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then tock the latter up and glanced at it care-arriage that was all-
up now. He must meet the mortgages after know the old m Jessly. At the first lino, however, his expressİDU
If you menn Larger Quest, why, in course I changed to one of absolute harrer, his face blanch the character of Edward Cossey, or indeed of skin."
Facilis descensue Averni When a man of de, and Mr. Quest too. Ah! she's a pretty one, ed, the perspiration sprang out upon his tere any sharactor, allows bis passions to lead him head, and the ulgarette dropped from his fingers into coarse of deceit, he does not find it say abuan which tired her so much that she had a Here the lady burst into food of inecherent to the carpet, where it lay smouldering. And no to check his wild career. From dishonour to fourth brandy and ecda; George mixed it for her wonder, for the letter was a copy of une of Bello's dishonour shall be go till at length, in due sea and be mixed it strong. most passionate epistles to himsel?. never been able to restrain bee from writings, he reaps as he bas sown,
He had
these compromising letter. Indeed, this one was the very sam that some little time before Mr. Quest Gabstracted from the pocket of his lounging coat in the room in London
He read on for a little way and then put the letter down upon the table. There was no need for him to goug, it was all in the same strain.
"You will observe, Mr. Casey, that this is a copy." said Mr. Quest, "but if you like you can inspect the original dooarcat."
He made no answer.
Now, went on Mr. Crest, handling him a second paper," here is the copy of another latter, of which the original ie in your handwriting.
Edward glanced at it. It was an intercepted letter of his own, dated about a year before, and 'its contents, though out of so passionato a na- tare as the other, were still of sufficiently in- oriminating character.
CHAPTER XXVIIL
Is he rich she asked me she put down the glase.
"What! Laryer Quest? Well I should say that he is about the warmest man in our part of the county,"
whose respective scores with monthly Challenge Cap points added; at 200 and 500 pardain the Queen's First stage make up the highest ag. gregates; entrance fes, $1. Two prizas, 18. —-QUAEN'S LOGREGATES. -For Competitors whose respective scores in the "Queen's thres stages" make up the highest aggregates: 1st Stages 200, 500, sod 800 yards; 2nd Stages 500 and 600 yards; 3rd Stages 800, and 900 yarda; lat Prize, Bilror Cup, presented, value $100. 9 Money prizna. $100, and in connection with the store 3 Extra Money Prize for aggregates in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Stages.
"
AL60, AMATCH RIFLE with 300connds of ammuni- Hon, presented for the competitor whose acores in "All Conuers "President's" and"First" and "Becond stager” Queen's make up the highest aggregato. Winber of Cup exoluded from taking this prine; entrance fee. $2. SWEET-STAKES at Running Man and Vanish-
HOW GEORGE TEBATZU JOHNNIE. Bame two or three days before the scene des orbed in the list chapter the faithful Goorge had
"And here am I starving," burst out the anddenly sabounced his desire to visit London. horrible woman with a flood of drunken tears. What said the Squire in astonishment. 'Starving without a shilling to pay for a cab for George laad never been known to go out of for a drink while my wedded husband lives in bis own county before "Why, what on earth axury with mother woman. You tell him that are you going to do in London p
I won't stand it, you tell him that if he don't find a thou." pretty quick I'll let him knowing Target. Open to all comere during the meet the reason why
"I don't quite understand, marm," said ing. Any Ride. George; there's a lady down in Boisingham se all comers. M. H. Hide or Carbine.
Pools at 200, 500 yards and sandar. Open to is the real Mira. Qaost.
"It's a lie!" she shrieked, "it's a list He married me before he married her. I would have
CONDITIONS, ETC.
1-To avoid delay, intending Competitors are
Chetso Fookverg 1167 Wenchow
Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS a.Current Rates.
PUSTAU & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong. 18th January, 1884. PRANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG. The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
STEMSSEN & Co...
Agenta.
Formes Hongkong. 16th Noveraber, 1872. [15 Nestor
Kibston
FOR SALE.
E STOCK-IN-TRADE and Goodwill of the Business hitherto varriond on in the British Conessation, Tientsin, by the late Hexxx MOCKERY BLow, under the rame and style of and Spirit Marchants, and General Storekeepers. R. Blow & Co., a Commising Agents, Wine
This Business has been established in Tientsin for nearly 9 years, and was formerly carried on Hewarty under the name of P. L. LARN & CO.
Nansing For further particulara, apply to
ERNEST WALTER TISDALL,
Care of H. Brow & Co.
Tientsin. 28th Aug, 1888. FOR SALE
him in the dools to-morrow, and I would, too, if strongly advised to enter and obtain tickets for 1 wasn't afraid of kica, and that's a fact."
Come, marm, come," said George, caw it the variona competitions before the data of the 17561 wild from that tap,"
westting. Application to be made to the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Club.
"You won't ballare me, won't you ?" and the woman, or whom see, her on how beginning to take its full effect; "then I'll show you,” and
Post entries will be accepted on the ground,
Jimits of the British Casession, Ten-
SWATOW,
IN PORT ON 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1858.
Brit, atr
991
ЭТРАМКИН,
684 | Butterfeld â Swire
Jardine, Matheson & Co Butterfield & Swire
Noleon Li, W. Hogg Inase
Brit. atr Brit. str
560
Out 10 Ha 100% 1. Thompson
Supt. 9 Neave
Fort Adelaid. Oct.
Oot. Wotr 12 Pelcra
1 West
12 Boutillier
Well, Squire, answered his retainer, looking marvellously knowing, I Ana't rightly know, but there's a cheap train goes up to this bers Exhibition or the Tuesday morning and comes back on the Thursday evening. Tos abiflings both ways, that's the fare, and £ age in the Chroni cie, 1 do, that there's a wonderful show of these new-fangled self-tying and delivering ren pers, sich as they use over sea in America, and He put it down upon the table by the side of I'm rarely fell on seeing them and having a the firet, and waited for Mr. Quest to go cu holiday look round London town. So as there ain't "I have other evidence," said his visiter pre-not northing particler a-doing, if you hain't got soully, but yan are probably sufficiently versed anything to say agin it, I think I'll go, Squire."
Sights, paper or sliding wind-gauges on above, ALL that Lot of Ianil, situated within the in such matters to know thou letters, alone All right," aid the Squire; "are you going are almost enough for iny purpose, which is to tu take your wife with you?"
she staggered to a desk aplocked it and took from are not allowed. commence a suit for divores against my wife, in "Why, no, Squire; I said that I wanted to go ita folded paper, which she opened.
Persons wishing to join the H. It. Association tein, and Registered in the Donks of Registry At which you will, of course, in socordance with the for a holiday, and that ain't no holiday to take. It was a marriage licnes, or purported to should send their names, with that of proposerand of H.B.M.'s Consulate, as Lot No. 16, in the provisions of the Act, be joined nu 30-respond. the all missus too." and George chuckled in a be but trourge, who was not too quick at his ear, to the Hon. Becretary not later that of the AOCCEREY BLOW, together ter
with all the Buildings erested thereon, Com L Indsed, I have already drawn up a latter manner that evidently mest võluates.
reading, ban only time to moto the name Quest,
THURSDAY, Noon, 8th November.
prising: One Large Two Storied Godown and El Dorado. of lustraction to my London agents directing
And so it came to pass that on the afternoon and the church, St. Bartholomew's, Harkney,
The above programmo is subject to alteration. Dwelling House and Onthouses forly built last Fasting thes to take the preliminary steps, and he of the day of the transfer of the mortgages from when she snatched it away from him and locked
Ono passed a third paper towards him
Edward Cossey to Mr. Quest the grest George it up again. Edward Cocasarned his back to his formelor, found himself wandering roguely about the vast "There," she said, "it isn't any business of or three weeks. and resting his head upon bis hand tried to think expanse of the Colinderios, and not onjoying yours. What right have you to cous prying in "Mr. Quest," he said presently in a hear himself in the least. He had been recommended to the affairs of a poor lone woman p** Ånd sha voice, without admitting anything, there are by anne travelled Individual in Boisingham to sat down upon the sufs beelds him, threw Asz ressons which would make it ruinous to me if a certain lodging near Liverpool Street Station, long arm round his neck, rested her painted fang seb an action were commenced at presont.” which bo found with the help of a friendly upon his shoulder and began to wesp the tears
"Yes" be answered," there are. In the fest portor. Thonce he set out for the Exhibition, of intoxication.
my
Entrance foe, 85; Ladies, $1.
Antezor
Busty
Chi-ynen
Oat
with Outhouses and. Stables. Large cellars underneath the Store. Both houses have separato
Kaifeng A. SHELTON HOOPER,
entraccas from different Rends and there is a Nausing Hon. Secretary,
HONGKONG CLUB.cicut quantity of ground to build another Nin, o
[1889 large Godown or Dwelling house thereon.
For further particulare, apply to
ERNEST WAÎTRE TISDALE,
Care of H. Brow & Co.,
Tienti. 28th A., 1888.
AMOY
IN PORT OF 19th October, 1888, STEAMERS.
Brīt, str❘ 682 Burgol & Co Brit. atz 1269 Boyd & Co SAILING VRESEL-
Brit. hk), 381 | 5. A. Petersen & Ca
FOOCHOW.
IN FORT os 13и Octoнr, 1888.
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Cht str Brit, str
BJ. Grier Sept. 21 de Fancon Boutiker BN w
Pass
·SHANGJÁL
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8W.W.Dodd Brit sta
Kolseth
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Gar, str. 762 Stomanes & Co
1728
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BAILING VESSELS.
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789 Alaster
225 Butterfeld & Swire
100% ¡Oct.
Sept. 23 Null
Oot.
Unt.
* Patterson
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Oct.
Out
Oct 8 Wood
joot. Sadow.ser
Hongkong, Sth October, 1888.
FOR SALE.
CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE HEAL
1757
fort Adelride Bapt. 29 F. Wont Saikio Mart Oct. Walker sibanghal Smith
Oct. Tuen Wo Ogt. Flags
Fi Martin
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FOR SALE.
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Moleon Aug. [ACCONES SHERRY, PORT. CLA. Siam
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Sopt. 24 Lange
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place there is no knowing what view your fathar but being of a prodant mind, thought that he "Well, blow me!" said George to himself, "i! would take of the matter and how ble view would do wailic. save his money and walk the this ain't a master cus! I wonder what my old ARBEIDETECKE would affect your future interests, and in the distance. Be he walked and welked till he was missus would say it she saw me in this fixe second paar engagement to Miss de la Molls, tired, and then, after an earnest apnsultation Morm—-**** upon which your heart is so strongly ast, would with a policeman, he took a 'bas, which at hour But at that moment the door opened, and in certainly be broken off.”
Inter landed bine at the Royal Oake. His forcame Johnnie, who had evidently alto boon an How do you know that I am engaged ther adventures we need not porama; sefice it to losing the interval in refreshing himself, for he asked Edward in surprise.
sey that having started from his lodging strolled like a ship in a ses. "It does not matter how I know it," said the three, it was past seven o'clock at night when he · "Well,” he said, “and who the douce are you F lawyer, "I do know it, so it will be useless for Bually reached the Exhibition, more thoroughly Come, get out of this, you Methody parson-faced you to deny it. As you remark, this suit will wearied then though he had done a good day lodhopper, you. Fairest Edithia, what means probably be your rain in every way, and there harvesting.
ther
fore it is, as you will easily understand, a goců | Bere be wandered for a while in continual By this time the fairest Edithis had realised moment for a ose who wants his revenge to dread of having his pocket picked soeking reap who bor visitor was, and the trick whereby he bad obrose to bring it.”
ing machines and discovering one, till at length left her to pay for the brandy and soda recurring Without admitting anything" answered he found himself in tho gardons, where the to her mind she sprang up and began to express Edward Cossey, "I wish to ask a question. In eleotris light display was in full awing. Soon her opinion of Jobabis in violent and libellous there no way out of this? Supposing that I have wourging of this, for it was a cold, damp night, language. He replied in appropriate terms, 48, done you a wrong, wrong uditsofeompensation." ke made a difficult path to a buffet Inside the according to the newspaper reports, people whose Yes, it does, Air. Cossey, and I have thought building, where he sat down at a little table, and health are proposed alwaye do, and fast and of that. Everybody has his price in this world, devoured some very unpleasant-looking cold beef, furious grow the fun. At length, however, it sud 1 bare mine, but the curapensation for Hore slumber overcame him, for bie weariness seemed to poour to Johnnie that be, Georg such a wrong maut a heavy one."
Pas great, and he dosed.
was in some way responsible for this state of Presently, through the muffled roar and hum affairs, for without word or warning he hit him bf voices, which echoed in his sleep-dulled sara, bao the Ecse-which proved too much for caught the wound of a fumiliar nsue, which woke Courge's christian forbearance
At what price will you agree to stay the action for over be asked.
"The grase that I will take to stay the action is the transfer into my name of the mortgages you hold over the Honham Castle Estates. aaavered Mr. Quest, gadatly,
Great Heavens wid Edward" why, that
him up "all cfa heap" be afterwards said. "You would, you fat labber! would you " he The same was "Quest." Without moving bis said, and sprang at him.
body he opened his eyes. At the very noKÉ Now, Johnnie was big and fat, bet Johnnis: table to his own were seated two people, was rather drunk, and George was tongh and man and a woman. He locked at the latter exceedingly strong. In almost less time than f was takes to write it he gruped the abominable
88.30
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PAUL DIBOIS à Cas CLARES, GRAND VIN LEOVILLE. $25 per case of 1 dosen quarts CLARET, ORATRAU LABOSE. 813.......... por assa of 1 dozen quarts. $14. per case of 2 dozen pinta.
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per case of 2 dozen piuts. LORMONT. $5.......... per case of 1 dosen quarta." JOHN WALKER & SONS "OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. 88.............. per case of 1 desen bottles. ALSO, CUTLER PALMER & Co
WINES AND SPIRITS.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.
FOR SALE,
127
HAMPAGNE “MONOPOLE”
-HEIDSIECK & Co.-
Do. "see" BED FOIL)
Do. Do. GOLD FOIL (dry),
..
is a matter of thirty thousand pounds.”
"I know it is, and I know also that it is worth Arst. She was clad in yellow, and your while to pay thirty thousand pounds to very tall and thin and feras-locking so Johnnie by the scraft of the neck and had, with MONOPOLE RED SEAL · (medium dry); save yourself from the scandal, the chance of fierce looking that George involuntarily jerked a mighty jerk, hauled him over the sofa, so that disinheritanoc, and the certainty of the loss of his beed back, and brought it with pain ke lay face downwards thereon. By the door the woman whom you want to marry, Howell ful forms in conleet with the wall. It was the quite convenient to his hand stood George's Dar do I know it that I have prepared the necessary Tiger bersalt, and her companion was the coarse ground aab stick, a peouliarly good and well deeds for your vigasture, and here they are dreadful-looking msg called Johnnie, whom the grown one which he had out himself in Houbam Listen, sir, he went ou sternly;"ratuse to accept bed at away in the cab on the night of Mr.ood. He aimed it. Now, my lad.” he said my terms and by to night's post I shall send this Quest's visit.
All teach you how we do the trick where I corne Letter of instruction. Also I ehall send to Mr Oh," Jukunda was saying, "so Quant is the from," and he isik on, without mercy, Whack Cossey Serior and to Mr. de in Molle sopies of soray's name, is it, and he lives in a city mailed which wokack I want the ground sah on Johaniek then two precious epistles, and he pointed to Bolingham, dois he P. Es beau oof bird F (rich); tight skinn, Hevedere led myken und viena
do. (exten dry).
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