THE PENNYCOMEQUICKS. BY S. RARING-GOÜLD; AUTHOR OR Meersay”CORT EGYAL" "Jaun
HERRING, "THE GAVEROOKS," &c.
Nero First Published.] CHAPTER XVI..
WHO? WHAT?
It is hateful--hateful is poison the parking, the turning out of drawers, and then the tilting if the drawers to get out the dust and grit end fe that las conmoladed in the corners; the Brranging of correspondence, the discrimination between vebbles and things that may become Valuable, and things that are not, but wars valn able; the throwing away of rubbish, the con- - sideratión as to what things are be disposed of, and if disposed of, how to be disposed of, and to whom, and all the burines and care and misery of change of quarters.
THE DAILY PRE-A, FRIDAY, MARCH 29th, 1880..
out in the spare chamber, I told your mother to dispose of them as aho thought proper. I made no doubt that he knew of poor persons to whom they would be serviceable,"
had slept on the storey above the drawing-room overcoat included; I srdered yesterday to be Inid and ME. Padurcomequick's suite; sad Salome's apartment gora thern still, but of lata, owing to | her mother's infrmity, her bed had been trans- ferred to the inner raom, which had bean trans- formed from the housekeeper's office to a sleeping apartment for the old lady, to whom it was injurious to send my stops; and as it was not advisable that Mrs. Cusworth should be alone at night. Salome had slept in the room he had returned to her apartment upstairs, as with her. Since the arrival of Janot, however, the old lady had expressed a wish to have her married daughter with her.
My dear," she had said, it is not much more then I can expect to sea of Jerat She will have to return to her husband sbefore long, and I am not likely to live to have the pleasure of any of her visites so, if you do not minit, Salome, I should wish her to sleep in my room whilst she is here, that I may have bor by me as much as I may"
And yet, how out of thoros spring roses, and
Salome had accordingly returned to her char- out of cables virtues come into bloom Nover, bor upstairs. She was glad that at this time probably, in our when carar did obarity, her sistor was there to relieve her of attendance boud of all virtues, so luxuriate, throw out such bur miker, kilat she went in march of all-ombracing trudila, emit such fragrance, lodgings and we sngaged in packing.
"But no poor perana would coment this tim of night and slip out stealthily at the garden. door, which ought to be Icoked at half-paat zine."
"Let us go into the spare room and reassure ourselves al Philip You will find the to the same conclusion that I have, that gua overcoat there, and then, perhaps, you will come have been over-worried and over-wrought, and that fancy has conjured up the ghost." :
He wont back into his room for a candle, and Salome, standing stone, with beating heart, on the landing, naked herself whether she had bọon, deluded by her imagination.
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Philip returned with a candle. He smiled, and said I remember particularly that great ovat. It was laid on the bed, and the hat by it. I went into the room this evening, about half- past night, and Loth were there then." He. had his hand on the door. You are not afraid to come in with me?"
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Salome shook bor kond. She hand began to hope that she had been à prey to faney.
He opened the door, went in, and held the ight gous
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NORTON & Co,
Agenta Hongkong 16th July, 1887.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY
Captain Peterman, having arrived from the above of R. Jenoir to send in their Billa of Lading for canntersig. Dersorgse Porte, Consignees of Cargo are foreby requested nature by the Undersigned and to take imme
Di mata diate delivery of their goods from alongsido.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded anloeuotico Patatan to the contrary be given before FoUR FM, TO- Fokieu DAY.
Frojr Any Cargo impeding her discharge will, bà landed into the Godoras of the Kowloon Pier and Godown Co. and stored at Consigneer' risk No Claims will be admitted after the Gods have left this Godowns, and all doors remaining 1661 nadslivored after the 29th inst, will be subject.
ripan into each fruit, où on the occasion of obang Elbaaf every day," said Janet, "dirootly I get over his head. The great cent and the hat-were prepared to GRANT POLICIES Against und expense.
of quarters. Ok boots, slightly damaged bonnets, heavy battered pieces of farmitare, for which a dealer would not. gire kizponce; articles that would fetch.nothing in a ssle antiquated robcol books, magazines de vara ok, novels that are lost their backs, games, deficient in one or two piécem, odd glévas, iroz bodstanda minus their tr knobs, and that hard to be tied together with wire cracked dishes, snipped tumblers, saucepana, corroded with rust-with what lavish and lordly misguißcenec iro distribute them to.all who will accept such almà.
1 am expecting a suonuous to return to the news of the rent of the Prussians. Pre- vidence never intended, that barbarista sbonid prevail over, calture; and the French have sach accomplished manners, and such parfoot tasto- why the German Indies I have seen have no idea how to dress,”
the Barbarias did, of old, avorwhelm Romon the Bon forget, Innst mid the sister, that
civilization.
"Oh yes, but only that they might assimilate the culture and beecme nivilized themselves. If And then wust a lesson dora change of quar-the result of this wretched war were that German ters teach us, to discriminate between the worth. ladies learned how to put on their clothes tasto les and the valuable and will equanimity to fully, I could almost forgive Beds and Metz endure sa Arnison, fenis things which have be- Salome had a little knowledge of the ar- che interesting to me, at which we cannot re-rangement arrived at between Me Nidakottom move. When the author was a boy, his life was and Philipas has the reader, and for the same spent in travelling ca the continent, in rambles reason. It had not heap divulged. She, of from the Pyrenees to the plains of Hungary course, could ask no questions. The reader does, from the Mediterranean to the Baltic, sad but he must wait. He shall be told presently. wherever he went, be made selections of objects Suffice it for him to know that Mrs. Bidsbottom of curiosity, erystila, petrefactions, dried Howers, had, tuopposed, avern to her brother's death, buttarties, medial armour. backs Befaro Withou will, and had taken out letters of ad•
nitting any place of mjonen for'u winter, or
ministration. hait for a night, his father explored every pocket and crevice of the carvinge, and turned out the treagarer there sedreted on which his son's heart, ware set and his pocket-money had been expanded.
Nothing escaped his eye, nothing melted bis was in her own room; she had been engaged heart. The author came to a place bringing nó-i
there for some hours, examining and sorting the thing with him, and left it carrying nothing bouse-hills, and destroying auch with him away, all he acquired he was forced to Juage. It was an exedient decipline for life, and you hardly attained, even to this day he finds that he clings to brides
j Philip did not, bara b's meals with the G.
worth party, they wore corvid to him sport,
On this evening, after the honna was looked P and the sorrals had retired to bed, Balome
cere not re-
quired to be preserved. When this was done. she began to psok her little Library in a deal case, first wrapping each volume carefully in newspapor. As she did this she came CD A garden manual that Mr. Pennycomequick had giren her on her birthday when fieen. The sight of this beck anddenly reminded her of a score of hyacinth balbs she had put in 2 dark closet auder the stairs, in which to forte shorta before they were pat in their glasses. The book bad advised this as a corrective to the develop- agboard, which Janet and the as children had out of lest at the expense of flower. In the pawed the Faany clots name that had su." bered to it ever duce--she kept as well sumbry garden requisites.
How many times since boyhood has he had to if guarters sad ch time to has experienced truggle, and bas bad to surrender some things on which his beart was fixed, but from which it was, perhaps well to be tres. He recalls how one winter at Bayonne, he collected avery match and spill end that bad hoon nsed for lighting ci. full. When, in Spring, the cove me, hi fas and subles, till he had secumalated a trunk father peremptorily refused todespatch thistrank font of searched paper scraps by grande or petite vitesse to Vienna, and they were consigned to the Bames. When he wes in Yorkshire, be
Fourful best she should forget thó bulba if sho bad collected some prolistoric querns, stone postponed flair removal to asother time, and no- band-mills. When he contracted with s farni- customed, on principle, to do at once whatever tore-mover to translate his goods to the South occurred to her mind as a thing that had to be of England, the man struck at the ill-stones, done,, she gently opened her door and lightly they were not in his bond. The author had to
descended the staircase;
resign them; but his heart ache for those stoner pointers. She had no need of a candle, for the The steps were carpated, so that her foot was to this day.
When a family has inhabited a boss for nighgas, though roduced, still burnt in the hall.
(To be continued)
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P. KYRIE,
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TO BE LET.
TO BE LET.
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on twenty years it is incredible what accumula- She reached the bottom quickly: 'she was un- | willing to disturb and alarmi her mother, and so tinos have fathered round them, how every cor- ner. eupboard, closet, drawers, the callar, the at-rod noiselessly through the hall to the closet tie are stuffed with articles of turions atility and door, beneath the steps. Her gardin glovesN importance, or let a rather say of different de- tools in a little box that had been given Kroos of inutility and worldlessness; one of or by Janet and the bulbs were there, the latter, in a row, showing stout horas She
which, bowerer, can be spared without a pagatored these bulbs into a chip, basket, and for in every one of them a resolicetion clings.
The Cosworths had been, not inbad twenty took the rust-of-her-possessions in the other band. Thus encumbered, she closed the Pumny
years. but approaobing that time, in the bouscolost doar with her foot, pat down the basket, of Mr. Penngoovequick. Every room, the gar tarned the key, took up the basket and stepped d. the attic, were crowded with reminiscences,: uestly pleasant to the ordinary eye, a thin out into the ball with the intention of re-ascend Tell of seat took the brilliance and sharpness in the stairs as noiaalessly anshe bad come down
But before she had reaubert the foot and had
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1212HE Undersigned having been appointeť AGYNT for the ahore Company, Bre prepared to GRANT INSURANCES to the extent of $100 000, on first-class risks at our rent rates.
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off all things in this smoke ladon part of Eng-tarned the balustrade, she was startled to see s land, but to the girls, Salome and Janet, every figure on the first landing. At first shock abe thing was aro laid with the gold dust of childish thought it was Mr. Jeremiah Poongoamoniake
otturies. Mrs. Cusworth had come to regard Chano na quiet home in which she might drted to go put, as she had seen him on the squid her deckning days, without a care for the night that he disappearod. If the hour was not CUNNYSIDE.” No. 7, Bonham Road, future of her children, for Janet was provided now midnight, it was near it.
Balowe could not see whence tho. Siguro had
for, and Salome would not be forgotten. Bat now, with the loss of Mr. Pennycomquick, the come, whather from Philip's room or from the pup bud fullon on which the future was reared; spare bedroom. Only from the drawing-room he danddenly she found urself in bad health, could not have isced, as that door was in view, obliged to think about her prospecte, and leave the house in quest of other boine.
Mr. Sidebottort, with the oagorness with what she won fix to do a spiteful thing, had taken deurtzo ef her position to give the
widow notice io remote.
and was shut.
Who was it?
The figure descended · slowly, and with in- andible trood. The light from the gas was sal sent to show that the figure was that of a man.
but not to let her see his face.
With a sickening feeling at the heart, and a
The Chewortba had received notice to more chill that rat through erary artery and frosted within a fortnight, and it was not easy for them her hiced, she stood looking at the apparition to find quarters into which to go. Salome bad that glided down the staircase, leisurely. poist sought Todgings in Mergatmed, but in raju. There won injus incunt, and she had been obliged lessly. She wongnised the great boat and hat
they were those of Mr. Pennyesmequísk. Tho|
to engage.temporarily's part of a house in the great oates that in which the corpse had boon nearest manufacturing town, & hanse that was called Redstone, but which was popularly known discovered invested.
nly as Black hole. It was low bouse, sar- Who was this coming-coming probably from rounded by tall factorie, that crushul it into a the roam recently tenanted by that strange. well between them, into which no aus could pos awful, dead man netrate, but which received all day and night showers of condensed root. She counted herself fortunate in basing serred this, and she had a
That was the first thought of horror that shot through her brain, followed by another still more horrible,What is it !!
ready given orders for the removal to it of some pocoh and motion. There was a sensation in For a while Salome was hereft of power of of the packing cases filled with these goods.
This time had been one of strain to Salome,ler brain as though a handle were being turned already distressed by the loss of her best friend that had attached to it every nerve in her and the subsee nept dorbt shunt the identity of body, and that they, ware being pan off the corps recovered. Mrs Sidebottom hader and on to a reel, like silk from a cocoon. Her hands contracted on what she held, she
gone out of her way to make her fool uncomfort could not base let them fall had she willed to able, had said ill-natured things, had slighted relax her grasp. They stiffened as do the hands her mother, and irritate: Janut to the varge an ontbreak. She had be obliged to BI of a corpes. She could not cry out, her tongue ertise great self-control, to disregard the eneers
was paralysed. She could not stir a step forward
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"An attempt has been made by a person in Hongkowy te palm off upon persona parchering 'ron Ramey sweetmeate for Export an infocior article upan Cotto which he places my ante in order to decsive Diamond City Jay those who mag purchase; thereby injuring my Falcon THE Undersigned, Agral fermor ropustion. This is to inform my old fie berg
bany, are authorized to INSURE against customers that there has been no ohange made Menitis FIRE at Current Raton
GILMAN & Co.
16 Hongkong, ist January, 1892. NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents, in conjunction with Vegas. TURNER & Co., for the above Company, are
"Cantou. 5th December. 1:5].” prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE And on casks my soulCHY LOORG CANTOR" Fookeang at Carrant Rates.
with RooTeu will be found on the corks.
Kongsing W, HEWETT & Co. I also beg to notify that I have No AGENCY pochow Hongkong, Sth June, 1889.
| HONGKONG. nor is anybody antristed with MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM.the sale of my goods there.
PANY.
CAY LOONG, The Undersigned Agents for the above 556 Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE to the extent of $80,000 on any
one
FIRST-CLASS RISK at Currant Rates.
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents, Imperial Fire Insurengs Company Hongkong. th May, 1881,
UTUBE, PALMER &
ESTABLISHED IN LONDON. 1815
Are represented in China by 40 Mera. Jam, MATHESON & Co.
SIEMSSEN & Co......
A HACIENDA." formorly menpied by
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of Mr. Sidebottom, to screen her auther end or backward. all control over her knees was gone hold her sister in check. She had been painfully from her.
When the tigare had nearly reached the nfected, moreover, by tho mistrust Philip had show, and though he baet apologised for what bottom of the stairs, it stopped and turned its he had said the wound dealt to her salf-respect head towards her, and looked at her. waa nahealed.
The light of the lowered gas jul way on bar ROOMS IN COLLAGE CHangers,” She felt this blow the more
becanze che had unconsciously reppset conndance and off the face of the agrition; all the saw in Philip; not that he had given her reason for was black shadow, as all she had seen of the fice of the corps in the bed bad beou z bluk reliance on him, but that she and falf the neod for someone to whem to look, now that My handkerchief cast seer it. But she distinguished
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LARGEAIRY&WELL-FURNISHED
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A Master
PAYMENT OF STE DIVIDEND.
6TH DIVIDEND of 64 per cent on 'all'
154
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brit. Atr
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"BREEZY POINT," Immediate Possession. "BISNEE VILLA," TexSOLUN. GODOWNS at BowRINGTON.
Jeremiah Pennycomequick was remore, and hair, somewhat long behind the ears, and ▲ HOUSE from 1st of May. she bad trusted that he would be honourable and frway whiskers about the jaws. That was all considerate in bis conduct, as bolored a Penny she aldake out in that moment of acute, agonising horror. The figure stood looking at womequick.
To add to her diffenities, her mother had her, and she heard the clock in the lull tick, tick suddenly and unseroantably had a relapse, was tick, tiok, and then begin the premonitory growl seriously shaken, and in no eoadition to be that preceded striking. The figure moved moved. Uccountably, for the attack had not down the inal staps, and stola in the come on when it might have been expected, on stealthy, noiseless manner to the garden aber, fearing the news of the death of the oid manu- and disappeared through it.
fuoturor. She had borne up marvelloudy under The look of the bank, the sit of the well-known this trial: the ringing the corpse to the house orerquat, the way in which the hat was worn, all and the funeral had not materially affected her. recalled to her the dear, lest friend, and yet she She had spoken of the necessity he was under Kew it could not be he. He would never have of learing the house, with sorrow, indeed, but inspired her with shuddering draad He would not agitation; she had taken some interest in
not have passed her without a word, the asserfment and packing of the family goods and then, in the midst of the preparations to depart, had been taken alarmingly i
When the funeral was over, Mrs. Sidebottom had returned to her own hours. All necessity her mind recovered its proper onorgy..
In another moment the spell of rigidity wes. taken off her. The blood rushed tingling through overy vein, her hands, her foot, recovered cetivi- 5. her heart boarded and shook off its fear, and
Sar har rameining in that of her decessed half- She ran after the apparition, and found that brother was gone. Nevertheless she was in and the garden door was actually open Instantly, out of the house several times during the day. without furiber oasitlocation, she shut and look.
One woning she had left after nine, having ad it, and then few upstairs and knocked vohn. dined there with her nephew, who had moved into mently, loudly, at Philip Pennycomequick's door. his uncle's apartments, and had enjoyed some of He opened it, and was surprised to nee Salomo
on the landing, bresthlaks.
her brother's best wine. -
At balf-past mise the front door was locked
"Is your mother worse?" he asked, for he saw
and claimed, ext the gaslight in the hall teen- that she was shoking and white.
ad down, but not extinguished. Old Mr. Pea-
"Oh, Mr. Pennycomeqafok, do tell me. Rave
man here with you
"I do not understand,”.
Dycomequick bad kept early hours, and the you had servante observed the same routine of meals and work that bad bean instituted in his time, 83,
"I have son somsone descend the stairs · I
the shudder
they had received no orders to the contrary. ho did not one from your study, he issued from Now that Philip had taken possession of is that es tu which-in which ungle's spurtiurnis on the Örst floor, and wanted. “I mead from the spare bedroom. " to the mill at the samo konre, and took his meals
"No one has been with me.”
at the same hours. the heuso seemart, to have' But he came down the staircase, slowly and relapsed into its old ways, out of which it had silently, like a shadow, and passed_me.”
bean bustled by the advent of Mrs.. Sidebottom. "I have seen and heard no one.”
Mr. Ponnycomequick's apartments consisted
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471 FONG KONG WHARE & GODOWNS
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ation is SELLING OFF at CLEARANCE taken up, with a drawing-room, rarely occupied. worth, your nerves have been over-wrought|| TIMBERS for Ship and House. Building,
RATES his Stock on hand. A third door on the some landing admitted fato You have been imposed on by your imagination." Furniture, Wharres, do, in round er square But-the garden door. I found it open Logs. Beams, or Sawo to any specification. I have just looked it. The figure went out Small sampler man be seen at the Office, where
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The undersigned is also optrasted with the and other large steamers direct to this port,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, CHOP.
Agents Hongkong, 24th Cotober, 1889," 1200 201
the apure bad-room, in which the corps of the drowned man had laid till the burial.
On the ground floor word two rooms, corre [through it," sponding to those occupied by Mr. Pannycoms- "Did yon distinguish who it was 7''. quick, and boss bel been given up to Mrs. "No, he came from the beat bedroom, wearing,
rercest mai bat,”
Gurworth: one-the outer-served as sitting. dar uncle's-I mean Mr. Pennysomequick's Shipments to be made by the Provincia. Pera, Sole of PRESERVES, &e, of dux. Los
ram. The dining-room and a breakfast-room
-the latter under the spare bad chamber, bot plsted the arrangement on the ground-floor.
Philip again meč,
*All my poor azela'u clothing,” he said, after!! Formerly Mes. Cusworth and her daughters a moment of thought, "all that remained, the
MAN LOONG, Canton
wanted. Loans or Debts at all times.
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