"Armand!".
hey enter a room, of leaving somethings of the Frenchman' Force Oriental passion, my- their shoes at the door? A rule love of dramatically splendid sterions Oriental revenge--was no doubt remitted to the faithful sation, but not a little of native that the clue for which we were Mohammedan when he comes nobility and of high-minded sesking? Suppose that Turkish here to the land of the infidel. generous love. But is it unreasonable to suppose that, by a common paychological phenomenon, the prowling ase Basin reverted, in that moment of terrible excitement, to the religious training of his race, and removed his shoes upon entering the appointed econe of his crime?
And the next instant the Duchess, disregarding the reat of the company, dashed forward into the room and flung herself into her busband's arms.
officer were now in Paris! I recalled what. I had hard from you, Vicomte-that ever since her abrupt return from Turkey the Duchess had perio dically received boxes of those strange orchids, which, we are "Oh, my darling, I thank you! told, are a favourite poison among And I swear to you that, before Orientals. Why were they sent ? or after our marriage, I have To poison her? Or was it rather "Then, is the two shoeless never wronged you! These that her name might become footprints on the crimson silk foolish letters-I wrote them to connected, with them, so that in cashion showed, he mounted in that man five years ago, when, the fulness of time they might| his stocking feet on the Dagobert in rage and spite, I had deserted be used as a piece of oircum- bhair, to take down from the you and France and engaged atantial evidenco against her? bigh stained-glass window the myself to Harboosch Bey in So baiting my trap with the convenient weapon that his Constantinople. Would I ever offered reward, I played the farce. quick eye had detected. Then, have married him? I do not of the orchid-Hunter. Mrs Shaife. having battered down one victim, know, for, thank God, your Poor Mre. Walden! How she and having arranged orchids and telegram came in time! Those has suffered this week, even with lettere so as to fasten guilt upon strange orchids that came to me permission to leave her mom and the other, he fled red-hand and I thought they might be from leave her devoted secretary to in panio from the scene of his bim, but could I know?" Then, receive the reportera and water crime-without atopping to re-two months ago, the avogel the orohids.
the door!
The Ottoman, who till now had listened to his accuser with the oynical phlegm characteristic of his race, now burst out in a su den rage.
I
mans now in Paris, and sent them copies of the newspapers with my advertisement in it-superfluous pains, after all, as the offer of half a million francs reward is winged messenger that carries one's quest to the ends of the earth!"
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Beef
2
MARKET PRICES.
Hongkong Mar, 23, 1814.
Salmon-Ma Vru Y Shark-Sa Yu Skate,-Po Yu-
Shrimps, Ha
Snapper, Lap Ya
Tench,-Wan Ya
Soles, Tat Sa Yu ̈·
Turbo-Cho How Yu
Turtlee, small, frosh water, Kork Yrt
White Bait,Ngau Yu Chai
do. Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Lau Sausages,-Ngau Chaung
Bullock's Braine-
"
AL
Tongue fresh, Ngala ...!
BUTCHER MEAT.
Jis.
Corned, Ham,gau Yuk.
Sirloin & PrimeNOut, Mei Lung Po
lb. 18
Roast, Shiuz
27
Breast,Nagu Lam
12
1
Soup, Tong Yuk
15
Steak, Ngan Yuk Pa
18
442
28
20
Know
+10
4
corned,-Ham. Ngan Li
55.
Head, Ngau Tan
***
60
Heart, Ngau Sum
12
Bump, Salt,-Ngau Kin
#
15
*
Feet, Ngau Kaski
18
Kidneys,Ngau Y
8
牛歷
1
Tail, Ngau Mei.*****
0
Ib. 18
牛肝
12
get" 6
lb. $1
25
19
25
11
22
per sat 27
**
37
Liver, Ngau Kon... Tripe (undressed),Ngau To Calves' Head & Feet, Ngau-chai-tau-kark Mutton Chop,-Young Fei Kwat
Log, Young Fei Shoulder,-Young Shau Chitlings,-Chu Obong Brains, Chu Know Feet, Ohu Kark Fry,Chu Chak
›
olsim the tassel of his fez, or even Cheruel approached me with From the Turkish Embassy I to put on the shoes he had left at certain letters which he said had obtained a list of wealthy Otto- been stolen from the body of a Turkish officer after the siege of Adrianople-my mad, foolish letters that I had written when was engaged to Harboosch Bay couldn't bear to have you know "My other victim? What do what a wicked little fool I bad been. I sold my jewels, I begged you mean by my other victim? he cried in excellent French, money from poor Raoul, At last "Last evening among a thou-Pigs glaring at Fauny Gordon. "If came the night when, in respones and letters that offered you know anything at all about to a paragraph in the Grant speciment, I received one signed the murder'in the Rue Longlois, fournal, i borrowed Nanette's Harboosch Bey. Was I on the you know that the assassin was clothes and went to the Rue track? I obtained his address: not I, but Blanche-Marie de Longlois to make the final pay-and this morning, disguised aa a Chatellersalt!"
ment. The plackmailer was there milk boy, I managed to visit his This name, shooted aloud in waiting for merun the floor, apartment in the Rue Mogador. furious tones, brought steps uned!'
A gilt brooch and a couple of She clung to her husband.kisags to his cook and she ning from the little inner salon. The Duke d'Ubzao, tall, fair, his Ho soothed her with tenderest allowed me to rammage in the eyes blazing with indignation, cargases.
box where the waste of the week precipitated himself into
"Ma cherie, you thought I was thrown. It was the
there I room. Behind him appeared the would take the word of a black found the sand-bag covered with white face of the little Duchess, toniler against your truth and red damask. The rest you saw As hor oyes fell on Harbosch purity? You thought I would for yourselves! Duchess, to-mor Bey, she stopped upon the thresh-believe any ward in the world row the ten days will be up-but, old like one shot,
against yours?" -
thank God, we can all sleep in peace to-night."
44
My wife's name! Who dares pronounce my wife's name in auch a voice?"
The Boy, however, took no notice of him. His leyes were fixed like thoas of a sleep walker upon the pale, lovely image in the doorway.
"Blanche-Marie !!
His voice was like a prayer- or like a curse. The Duke's face turned white.
"Blanche-Mario. do you know this man?"
A strange sound drew the eyes of the company back to the Turk The little Duchess, with her Between the two liveried servants lovaly face tilted upward like. now revealed $8 officers of that of a child, walked over to the police, he stood ereot. His Fanny. With both gloved hands eyes were on
the pair beupraised, she uofastead from her.) fore him. From his knotted and throat the magnificent string of discoloured face blazed those aw- gleaming Ceylon pearls that ful dames of hate and jealously encircled it.
a
41
"Bat, Dachess, this is too much! And in return-bat have I to give you ? "
נו
"
カウ
Pork,
וני
411
Head, Cha Tau... Heart, Chu Sum...
Kidneys,Chu Yiu...
...
Liver, Chu Con__****. Chop,Chu Pai Kwat Corged--Eam Chu Yuk Leg,-Uhu Pe.
Fat or Lard, Chu Yau Sheep Head and Fest, he °C Tau Kark
Heart-Yeung Sum Kidneys-Yeung Yia Liver,-Young Con Sucking Pigs, To Order--Chu Cha. Suet, Beef-Sang Ngau Yan...
Mutton, Sang Yeang Yau .... Veal,-Ngau Chai Yuk
Sausages,-Ngau Chai Chaung
Kai Chai
Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan Fowis, Canton,Kai
*
,, Hainan, Hoi Nom Kai Geese,Ngoi ...
***
lb. 2. 12
3
each: 18 pair 10
lb 8
23
27
·猪免 俵 貉猪猪猪
FRUITS.
24
23
猪
Almonds, Hung You...
Apples (California)Kam San Ping Kho
Chefoo)-Tin Ohun Ping, Kho
Small, Hoi Tong
·Custard, Fan Lai Chi -
Bananas, fragrant, Canton,--San Shing Heung
(brides), Macao, San Heung Chiu
22
Chestnuts, Chinese,Foong Lut
Carambola,-Yeung Tue......
Cocoanuts,--Yeh Tse
Lemons, China,-Ning Moong
#
America, Kum San Ning Moon
Lichees Dried, Lai Chi, small Stone
Fresh,
***
150
Limes, (Saigon) Sai Kung Ning Aloong
Mango, Manila, Lui Sung Mong
Mangoateens, San Chuk T'se
菓子
15.30 杏仁
【20
金生平
天津平麵
each
三枝
Chiu Ib.3
7:3
·12米、
each
esch 12
梆子
lb 8
8
30
1
... each
山竹
doz
Oranges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching
Sweet
Pears, (American),--Kam Ban Shoot Lay (Canton), Cooking, Sa Lay
Peanuta-Fa Sang
+
Persimmons Large-Hung Chie
141
www
事
12
...
***
10
***
Pine-apples, 1st quality,--Poon Ti Paw Law each
"
2nd -Okang-tang Pew Law
Plantain, Tai Cheu
Plums, Swatow, Hung Lai
Pamelo, Siam,Ohim Lo Yau ....
Shanghai,-Lo Kwat
Walnats,-Hop Too
"
the
***
W
***
*+
315
401
GreenSang, Hop Tuo
Water Melon,-(Am.) Kom San Sai Kwa
(China) Sai Kwa...
*ff Grapes, Sang Po Tai Tee
each
1b 20
HE EXHIROU BEN
蒸蘶
猪肝
1
24
Bot 30
escb65
414
lb. 9
***
25
: 22
18
25
#4
POULTRY.
which the human soul can on "Mademoiselle, will you ac- Chicken,--. occasion throw out, and which incept this keepsake, and wear it Capons, Large, Small, Sin Kai the bighly coloured oriental char- alwaye for my anke? And will Ducks, Ap acter con so. fiercely exceed the you give me something ia return?" Doves-Pan Kau fierceat firea of Europe.
If she hasn't done enough for Her colourless lips moved, but "In his arms," he muttered you-1" began her brother. were unable to produce any Blanch-Marie in his arme! No, I With a graceful gesture, the sound. Her terrified eyes were can't bear that. Bismillah! Duchess clasped the pearls about on the Turk; while be, obviously When I killed the avons Chernel Fanny Gordon's throat.. prey to an agitation even more that night, why didn't I wait and profound, twisted in his hand the kill her too? I can live no more apotted, flesh-colored orchid allah. Allah, hear me¬" which in the struggle with the His voice failed. His hand- polies had come unwrapped from come faca turned gray. With ita coverings. Ita evil smell filled ory, Fanny Gordon sprang for the silent room. Then in no ward. explosive voice he spoke.
"The orchid in his baad. It's "Yes," he said, "she knows gone. He's eaten it!" me! You, monsieur, are her At the corners of his blue, husband? Then you will be twitching lips the marks of the interested to know that she was pollen showed the truth of hor in the Rue Longlois, in the dis-words. Between the two in- guise of a servant, on the night spectors, their prisoner sagged of the murder. Why did she imply, The Orchid of Sudden come there ? To meet me I Death had done its work. wis her lover five years ago in Constantinople, before she desert ed me, the very week before our
Get him away."
33
Geese, WildS'hai, Shang-ho Yea Ngoi Musk Deer,-Wong Keng Hare, Shanghai,Tu Chai. Partridge, Che Khoo You friendship! returned Pheasant,Shan Kai .... Blanche-Marie sweetly. And, Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kap drawing the lovely girl's wistful Hoihow, Hoi How Pak Kup, face down to here, she kissed it Quail,-Um-Chun twice, once on either round pink Rice Birde,-Wo Fa Oheal obeok.
Snipe,Sa-Oboy Turkeye, Cock-Phor Kai Kung
Hen,
NB Wild Ducks, S'hai-Shang hoi Sui Ap
al-Sai Ap Chai,
A TWENTY-MILE VOL- PLANE.
The more exciting flying events cried the of the moment are apt to sub Duke. Take him out of here." merge achievements which are He was obeyed. Half an hour really making the history of wedding-day to fly back to later when Fanny and the little aviation, says The World. No
111
100
id Dasks Uanton-Sang-Shing Sui Ap
Earope and marry a Trenchmen! Duchess had to rome extent re-explosion of amazement followed Barbel, Ka Yo But she was mine firet, as these covered from the shock of the the performance of a volplane Bream,-Bin Yo letters prove "with fierce hands suicide, Raoul de Chatsiloraut journey from Brooklands to Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Hoi he sought for his pocket-book-came to the young American. Lendon. Yet this proof of what Carp,-Li Ya....
these lettera, which she came "And now tell us, mademoi- has been a theoretical possibility Catfish, Chik Yu... to buy back from me in the Rue selle, how did you find him.?". means that France could be Codfish,--Man Ya... Longlois, Will you read them,. "By advertising for him, reached from England without a Crabs,Hai monaleur ?"
Vicomte! Having once made up single revolution of the engine. Outtle Fish-Mak Yu. And, opening his pocket-book, my mind that the mysterious Several circumstances he took from it a packet of half third presence that had rassed favourable to this gliding journey! Dace-Wong Mei Lan.
were Dab,-Sa Hang Yo a dozen pale bice envelopes through the room was a Motam but they were not exceptional, Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa addressed in faded ink, which ho medan-baving ratiefied tnyeslf and a twenty-mile volplane is Eela; Congoroi Manu held out, with a terrible smile to that the scene of the crime was not likely to remain for long a the Duke d'Ubzac. The Duchess, no more than a stage prepared to record. Indeed, on this occssion Eels, Yellow, Wong Sin
Freeh waterfam Sin Yu immovable in the doorway, made make the Duchess d'Ubzeo ap-eeveral miles might have been Frogs, Tien Kai a little moin, like a sick obild. pear guilty of murder bad added to the distance. When sach Garoupa, Sek Pan. With a slow gesture, while the nothing left but to sesk for the flights can be made swiftly and Gudgeon,Pak Kup Ya waiting group about them held unknown enemy. From you in complete silenco by its breath, the Dake hold out bis learned that the Duchess had aeroplane, there arice reflections Balibut, Cheong Kwan Kup
an BertingsTao Pak... never badany romantic adventure, which certainly bear upon the Labrus, Wong Fa Yu... *Give me n'matóh, Raoul !" except that which terminated military aspect of flying. Silently his brother-in-law her marriage. I ... learned complied. The next moment however, that, at a period of between the fingera of Armand peculiar emotional disturbance? sputted a quick blue flame, The she bad beso in a city which, in letters, as he held them out,view of the traces left in the Rus
In so order issued the other Oysters, Sang Hood blazed like a torch!
Longlois, was precisely the tone I day, Lieut-General. Sir. J. M. Barrotfish, Kai Kung Yu. "It is not my habit to read should have guessed which I Grierson, commanding Eastern er To Loo other people's letters, Boy! And did guess as you remember, Command, states that there is no Pike-Fa Paw Foong A as for the scurrilous accusations Vicomte! Thus encouraged in objection to soldiere wearing that you dare to bring against my bypothesis, I ventured a wire rosettes and colouts at footballaioe,-Pan Yuu... the Duchess d'Ubzic, that is to Constantinople. I learned and cricket matches when in Pomfret White, Pak Chong Pomfret, Black, Hak Chong what I give for them!" And, that the name of Mademoie uniform, but they must not be Prawns, Ming Bu...... with contempt, he Bioked from gille de Chatelleraut, daring her worn in the streets, and the prac Gay-Pai Pa his fingers the last fragment of brief etay there, had been con tice of wearing them when going cok Fish Bak K Kang gray nak;
rested, with that of a young to and from matches must be Pannlaus Yusu There was in this proceeding Turkish officer.
hand and took the letters.
Soldiers and Rosettes.
discontinued,
Losch, Wa Yuda.. Lobsters, Lang Ha Mackerel,-Chi Ya.... Monk FishMong Yu... Wallet, Chai Ya
**
FISH.
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289
VEGETABLES, &c.
12 海
8
... each 6
8
白
Artichokes, Shanghai,-Shoung-hol Ah ́ Chi
Cheuk
Beans, (French), Macao, Ob Moon Pin Tau...
(French)" Shanghai-Sheung Hai Fin Tan
Spront, Ah Cho
Long,Tan Ko
Best Root,Hang Choi Tou
Brinjals, Greeu-Ching Yuan
"
Red, Hung Ker
Jabbage, Chinese, com,-Kai Clioy
Cane Shoots, banch, Kau Shun
300
*. each $600
28:
上海野
85
11
65
pair $1,60
each 34
享口白
16
ปี
dozen
etch 24"
lb. 70
Englieb Young Kan Choi
55
兆
$1.30
·
Bed Hang Far Ohio
45
23
85
14
10
18
18
30
32
56
16
28
28
32
16
**# 沙灘安
"
Carrote Kam Shaman
Celery, Chinese, Tong Kan Choi
Chillies Dried-Gon Lat Cliu
Green-Ching Lat Chia
|Carry Stuff, English, Kar Loe CL'u Lâu
***
魚魚魚魚魚
DRESU HOAK EKS QOLA ARAUBUSOW ROENT
Jabbage Red-Hung Yes Choy
Cabbage, Shanghai,Teh Choi
མར་
15.12
Cauliflower, Large size-Tai Yeh Cho Fa
each 18
Medium size, Cheung Yol Cho Fa
16′′
Small size,Sai Yen Choi Fab.
19#
lb. 6
.8
30
15
12:
10
Uncumbers, Ching Kwa
Bitter Squash-Fa Kwa
Garlic,Que Tan
Ginger, young,Sun Tue Keang
8
#
12
香瓜
:8
̇頭業
力稱
生活
+
30
old. Lo Keung
Horse Radish; Shanghal-Lik Kar Indian CornSuk Mai ̈
Lattace-Yeutig Bang Choi
Water Chesnută,—Ma Tai ....
Mandarin,-Kwai Lam Me
Mushroome, Fresh,Sang Cho Kon Hush Melon, Amer-Kam-san Hong Okroes... 1407
**
T&u
Onions Bombay-Young Chong T
Greta Bang Chang
Shanghai, Shang-toi Chong Tau Papaya, lst qual. Tài Hầu Cau Kia...
+
2nd
Paraley,Kun Cho
Chang
Green Peas,Ching Tou... Potatos's, Sweet,—ban Shu'
Shanghai Shung-hoi Shu Taa Japan Ynt Foon Shu Tra American-Fa Ki Shn Tas Foochow Foo-show Shu Tsai Pumpkin,Tong Kwa Radish Hung Lo Fak Tsai Bhubarb (Freah),Tai Wong Hage, The So
Shallots,--Gon Chung Tau Spinnch,-Yin Chor Tomatoes-Fan Ker
Tron-Wa Tat
Turuts Punti, (Long),—Lo Fak
English, Young Lo Pak
Vegetable Harrow,--Chit Kwa
(1).
(American),Kam-san Chit Kwa
Water Oress, Shi Young Cho
„-- Lâly root --Lan Ngau
Ysme.-Ta Shu
The prices necessarily vary from day to day end th Baard has no power to compel stallholders to sell as the prie
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