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Money to lend at lowest rates. Agent for Dominlon Grange Firelnsuxance Associ- ation Canadian Mutual Aid Life Insurance .1 nnm-vs Fund Accident Associations. A u:Iuvv_I7 Glall III ALIUCIIJV Cl\a|l-l\IlJ _ V1101 5] , `ll-I, mvas grip, andhe had lost all this with his last move, played unsuccessfully in the private counting, house of Byles, Grant & `Byles. The expression of surprise in the face of Byles, senior, mad "the peculiar `and doubt- ing remark of Grant had dropped his hopes do_wn to zero. A The ax was at the tree. He knew it must fall. In short, he had had enough; he was plyed out; and in this frame of mind he went home, revolving a plan of suicide. TI . hung a `uni! ausrnrinnu 1-Inc: Tuscan cnuuu -I...-L } \ Acolleagues` walking `leisurely Atoms house ' UL B ulvlll Us It was a hot summer day. June was just i merging into July. .The London seasonvwal waning, though-to all appearance it was in its heyday. St. Paul : was booming the ` hour of four as hissingle-holjse broughun, which housed for city work, pushed its way through the vehloular tralc of -Ludgate Hill and Fleet street, towards the West end. a The jaded banker and member of parlia- mentnoted, in"a.`d`re'?nmy `yyuy; the `languid manner in the pedestrians,` so unusual in London; but eighty deg ;-ees in the shade was-`a-serious tar upon- street energy. A_t. Chafing 0ross`- heisaw two parliamentary mun: Regent street `la &`;blnet7niinlstbr re -' turned -`-his` nod'and'*inwa1'dly.thank'ed his totlcinl stars that"-Mr.` Needham was-not -gave:-'nmentoeuld not f!ox:d'tbj; _0'ueEnistakes`ofiany'kind.x-.' . quite ;ou`t= of; the political r1niningfo1" the seni- xr.....u.-... ....;n Q; v ~ :u-.:.m.'..s.mn.. ..a....'... -u- VIIB IIIIBIZBUB `J5 `Ill `At -.1.>:ooaa' illy c1rcin.1|;1:.tAI'2 pullegir -the check-sta`ihg=at 0.. :`drug,g,iits',t and enter`-.. 'in'g th storiadkd-:lbr `Speedy maansiof death, o.sRomeo11adasked of the apotheg. cary -i!':?H311'tnli.5 Lilulst ftliero` 5 Iwas nothing apic ` :`in.th's:hnnkev s_ anproaclrto tug. Lmnnt I-iablndlinno a uni-:I'IrI--h\ uumgi Li. , .,uyuu. |x.lll`liIlU'-IJBIIBUI` E II Lon'don- 2 theV`,m6dbm:etg-adasznm`-. the .need;,he;~:had tdrl the `i( n*ba1;drugsr.;Itv` wasawesw pro- saic .reqhest:tham Mr; leedhum 1111191549:-red- :93 large toms of eaentiapl oil. 9ta1m9nd8- -_ x,-it-1 `lgouol. : ho` ~pnaumed. 9;-_' W8-- j%w--%A``!F:9n1rLdm 1*` VIIUI-I DU VH9 . uller ;` ; not did-.119 conde to~ THE NORTHERN `knew of ` __ . `only. in very. smalliquhntiijml. `.." think my gm ego. tohou? ` =:i-human: . m sum it is. for .8 dressing. Odd ham, bntI._- shall? see to tatf$ys`$l_; my a 0 stud groom is averyj clever V advised by an `experienced vet. b ;`'It h I and is. deadly poison,' said the drnggist; .Not*_ more so than arsenic, answered Needham. They are both severe enough, said the drug-gist, but how large a. bottle do you wish 101'? About half a __pint, said the customer`. The shop keeper conferred with __._... -4-1.1: nan-ann fnr a few minutes. Th0 customer. The shop Keeper cUp1u1_1'cu_ .,..... ` some othereperson for a few M _.customer seeing. as he thought, seine hesita- tion in regard to serving so` large a. `quan- tity, said, Make it up and send into my -....-..*M.- 1vmdhnm.`Port1and place. The ti, Said, "Make 1!`: up all 501111 II) III: I-ll: house-Mr. Needha.m,'Porb1and place. The name and address had their-nndue weight. Send ib.-this evening. I am going to Leigh- ton Buzzard in `the morning and want to take it with the. V 3 The druggist; was a bit of a sporting man, had ridden to hounds now and then, and had heard of the; Needham stud. He` --~-- A... 4-I-n'a rnnnnnf. all th I!lO`l'8in1Dl'83S6d heard or tne._1.Veeuuauu auuu. Law was, on this account, all the more impressed 1 with his new customer, a.nd'sa.id the drug should be sen; at once. Mark it` poison, said Mr. Nee ham. ' Of course sir said we druggist; shank you, 8h`., Arid Mr. ,7- .1........ 1...... `Dm-Hand nlnn was _._...____._ AUGHTON LENNOX. BARRISTER. S0- licitor. Conveyancer. etc. Money to Loan. Otlice, Corner Dunlop and Owen Streets. A Bar- --in ; more i Lions, Ml`. NGBQDEHI. "U1. Uuurau, nu, noun Lue druggist; you, air." And _ Needham drove home. Portland placewas or less en fete with afternoon. `recep- as it would be later with dinner par- ties,` and later still with gayer throngs at evening routs andd`ances5 for -the season was 15. particularly `gay one," and Portland place was the"headq1'1ii`rters of one of the -most showy and inte_ re_sting of Oriental em- hassles. _ A messenger, sir, Said the. butler, shortly after Mr. Needham had entered his study, w1th'a parcel he must "deliver only to you. ` d ` - A parcel? It is from the chemists. -' Oh, yez; show him in, said Mr. Need- ham. Dick wants some `oil of almonds for the horses. I called to order it; and it is a strong poison, and there is so much of it they don t like to deliver it in 8. ~ general kind of way. Show the young man in. -T .....a n..1., +n olivnr it tn Mr, Need- I Ill.` C out street? 1117, , K1510 OI Way. Duuw uuu _yuu,u;5 lnnau .u. I was only to dehver it to Mr. Need- Vham, said the messenger. Quite right,1sa.id'the banker. I sup- pose there is enough to poison the whole ._-Ln) `Tha1.1k you very mueh," said Mr. Need- ham, taking the bottle; and then turning " to the bu nler he remarked, `V` We will lock it; up, eh, John?" "Yes, sir." In my desk. "Yes, sir. M]'..N=3edham handed the bottle anj th-A keys, to the butler, who placed it in th desk, locked, the desk, and returned the Lawn I-A fl-loin nuns-inn- , brought -Ys, sir. said the -messenger. I_ it myself that there might be no urn`, , 1 ,_,__ -._.... ....-.up.I-. 77 gar};-I `fro `N n;ar`_ JUSII II 3117310 (15 LI LU LIHLI UULIU llh ' Then he replaced the bottle in the desk, opened the window, sat down in `an easy chair, and neither spoke nor movel for a long time. `D!Il\lVl\fIY7 Ln nnnn n1nnnJ I-`an rr1'v\r`:\n1 nan!` nus vu x.uu..|.3c;I. Au :3 1\ll.l|.l numywx. .No, John, not to-night'-to-morrow-let me say to-morrow. You must put things straight for your brother, and writosome let:Oers--you must see Nolan, boo. NA` on Ilt n nnnnn P} In` fvn'1-u-u` nun-I U345, JUUAQL , UUU U` keys to their owner. "u'm...+ .2. .....n`n . QUJS DU bl1UlI' UWHUT. That is well', said Needham, as the door closed on butler and messenger; I begin to feel better already. 1:. ....1....1....-a M- .I....I. 4-... mac. Hm `hm-.+.1n D0611] UIJ LUUL UUUUUI an UGU] He unlocked his desk, toek out the bottle, removed the stopper and smelled the deadly Ul11( ``i>`";e;;`;`iy he rose, closed the window, and paced the room, then sat down at his desk and did a very unusual thingebegan talk- ing to himself in a loud` whisper. NA Tn`-urn nnI- I-n V\1.ru-`|"',,,"f\ -rnnon-nun _1nf- IUIJVUI Di U IJJIJDU BUU L` Ulall. UU\lo Nolan was a. condential friend and solicitor. ' 11; - c an on `v u Are you going maxi, John? No. coming to your senses, eh! You have been mad for ve years, mad and `miserable. Now you are to have rest and peace. Ah, John, if poor men only knew the bliss of an honest life they would never desire to be rich. If I had my time to come over again! Why oou1dn"t; I have had a dream years ago, like that old man in [the story. and have awakenei in time to turn back; to re- form, to follow the other road? tr- ._...._- .._.. 1-_I__.: _L. 1. .-_'__-1n _v,, . _,._- , ' L'Jl1UU}{ll DU pUlSUIl uuu. hub UUW ll, said; Well, the stir it will make W111 be just as great as 1f it had done it. Than I-nn I-nvdnno flan I-u\f'I"a in ftkn Lvluu. uv LULLUVV LLIO UIJLLUI U(ln'.alX He arose and looked at himself _ in a. mir- ror, sat down again, began to write, then leaned back in his chair to whisper again to himself like one in a dream: (HIV- ___ __... _..- __! ..LL `l'_L_- _.J A`! IJJLIIDUIL JLILU UIJU LLI. at U1 UGLUS To-morrow night, John, when they are all abed-midnight. You can walk to Hampstead or take a. cab. Somebody will nd you the next morning when the bells are ringing for church. Why not here, in your own house? No, on Hampstead heath-- I walked there one day last week to think- it was very peaceful, and the air was sweet -wa.1ked to think and think, and I saw the end-the end as it will be to-morrow night, and Sunday morning. Now, Pull yourself together, John, and be a man. ' TIA cu"...-I I-ls.` l9I\t-sir` .-.....u'.. J-`In-.. -_L.l....._ uvsuvuoh, vuuu, uuu I10 (I ILICII-Io He paced the room again, then sat down, and wrote letters for an hour, sealing each letter with black wax. When he had n- ' ished he did not place them in the box for post. but locked them in an iron safe that was built into the wall of the room. 'lVI.:_ ._.-.. `__- -1! 4.1.- 1-4.4.-.. __L.!_L L- I-_I__; W Ulll-LU LIIUU IILIU vvuu UL IILIU IVUUIII. "Fhis was one of the letters which be locked away with the rest: ` _ V AIL; J-Jlhgli IJIIUI-'nlil$*J.U VVIJI-Ill N BLUUEU of infamy have my steps directed me, and now there is no going on or retreating. I am 9. criminal of the worst class, the cause of the ruin of thousands, many of them widows and orphans, all of them persons who have trusted tomy honor. AF GI-uh: Inlna `Ila-.4515.` `Au _ WIJU I-IGVU |llU~3|C|.I |U I-I-I IJULIUIO At this moment (and indeed for a. long` time have I felt it) I am deeply sensible of the misery and wretched- ness I have caused and shall cause. I could bear any punishment, but. not the wretchedness of being a witness of all the trouble that is about to fall on my dupes. It is'best'that I Should not live; for though I dmighte-`escape to` some foreign country I should die of remorse, go mad per- haps; I certainly could not live, my crimes being ended` and discovered. I nun n`Ann thnn{`.'UI T I.--_ I_-.I HEWSON 86 CRESWIUKBJ, bA.n11.1:.\'1 Juno, Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Judi- cature of Ontario. Proctors, Notaries, Conve - anoers 8:0.` Money to Loan. OIces-Bot - we1l s Block, oppos te N. 85 N. W. Ry. Station, Barrie. C. E. Hnwsox. A. E. H. Cnmswxcxn. nE}a"P. N `s{MURoH1`soN, BARRISTERS, Qnlinitnrn nnnvevancers. 8:0. oney to vwu.|5 Uuuuu auu \l.la\.'UVUl.'UL|. I am alone guilty. I have had no con- federate. I have cheated and swindled on my own account. Nolan and the others eon- nectedwith me have no knowl _ e of my deoeptions, my false deeds, my` orgeries, .all committed in the `hope that! might, re- trieve my It See. Ah flit! (`Ann SA. --._ `A --| 3; .".',"v "V "'."' " "T""' """'3""`.`.'." `f.u"" W `U- u-i_ev,e`myA,aelf, and if I dared _ne.v,e waited and been patient it would. have succeeded. If I eouldehave lived, my ,eInba.rrassmente Cdwn unliil, I 11.84 `b.'eco.me smafy .of{t7.he ` A ny fraudwwouli never` have been know'11`;_I glxodld have-pnt allstr` `ht. `Now it will `be._with. ifculty "that 7 even leave sul_ieiit"ihIormat1on behind me to let yo'_u ell ktiow`!;_Iie[e xtent of `my defeleae `ions-"1.-ld..i;6Bberie3. "T1" . ' `v`Ifauthm`iI91ro,n"to.-take possession of all my-`papers, you willnd" written mem- orandae that will help the solicitor: :to some had ut.~:nnderstanding _'ot':tihem.` ' Whenf I 1l'n_v e>wr1I':bex_1 mum" ; 1 elajaltgoetound 1:07 J'hb:chlb."Id hskie my: dinner in "peece--fo.1`--.- :.hne'rd:~H:iun...'.~.. 5.-.... . 'r._-..-.:_eL A-V` 3 3 V` 5-WuUll 5.3-`U15 W.) IJOIIQOD. ` . Ymnnd myrst Political niends will ..0.W k11W `WY {threw 'them over and took oioia; itwas a '1a)st- despeggtda chance to 1-9. . `Lrive`mvaia1f_ and if I mama` .;..'...T >...-.34... J `K X`-`Bo ` t 3 ` ` : my dear brother,1t was a sad day for all of us.When Lcame to London. Vans and man ung} _..`I.u.:--I n_:___; ..u uwvu us H O totthom .7,look ask.iLz;ce::ast':.-119642` P. ;uu.vv|uu. :Wu1Bll'.IJl1I'x'3U..-Wlldiingh M0331; ' form Club, thai. :1):-1da;..:I: have there everyday. ..last. -two yea.-rs" whbla. : in town,';aa-.i::.ah1?mg1um`;privatie engagat goztq-1.al59498?P-it!-31.4% Mrioxaiai-:+1a9zho v.ard rs " `cause hack to my zmanusat h9me.0r;9ls9sVber9.~an41: :t0-nizb I- quur. Enough to poison half the town, he .:a nun +.1....m-is gym mglm will he My Dun Bno'nnm-To what a slough I infumv.I1nvA mv aim-nu div-an!-AA Inn and .~a for your guidance. _ I _a.m ~ttr_Folan to meet me here tomor- lgttwalye for a. last conference with could go to chapel and to con- ` k/and if the penitent thief on the cross bye.--forgiven, surely I can; surely, ,/`surely-{":_ _. V T Oh; that I had never left Ireland! Oh, that I had resisted the rst temptation to speculate! Oh, being in nancial difficul- ~ 4:55 n...+. I had had the courage to stop and LOUNT. STRATHY 8; LOUNT. `BARR_IS- ters, Sohcitors in H1gh Court of Justxce. Notaries Public. Conveyancers. Oices over the Bank of Toronto Barrie. W. LOUNT, Q.C., H. H. STRATHY. G. W. LoUN'r. 8- `whtl bomg III uuuuuuu u.u.uuu.r ties` that I had had the courage stop 01;, the _folly, the misery of the 71=st-freud! Oh, thedifculty there is togo =ba.ckt `Once launched in crime the devil has .4; _-_.r..... H. -.......-w vnn rm and on. as he has __'Once launched In crlul ld-LU uuvu uauu "thep`ower to hurry you on and on, as `Ahufried me. ' . ,`,`I_f I had had more solid rmness, less talent, less ambition, I might have been an honest, happy and prosperous man, ad- mired and beloved of you. I might have lived to bless my father and mother in their old page, instead of bringing down their gray hairs to the grave and blasting forever the wretched name of ' - '- Jnnnr Nmmnwrit. Iorever UB8 VVIUIIULIDU. uuuuv ua. JOHN Nnnnrun. "To my b`ro'hther,V Henry Needham, of The Firs, County Mayo. V When the "writer of this last: dying speech and confession returned. from his last dinner at the club, he was in a. 7 different frameof mind to that in which he ` 1...: .:....:........A -I-ha rnnnna and manner of his diernt Ira>u10`0I Illlllll LU uuuu Ju vvuav-I no bad designed the means and manner of his own death,`xing it to take place on the following night. 7 Hope_1`?e he saidto himself, as he smoked a cigar in hiswriting-room prior to going to bed. What a horrible idea to associate with Hope! ` And yet it leaped into my mind the moment I spoke to him_;1eaped into my mind ready armed, as it were; not -`beautiful like Venus starting up from the tfroth of the sea. but like `a. end springing out from the ames of hall. 71'. ..L_...l.. -1-`A-..+ 4-`ha v-nrvnn l'}1r.11ry1-nffnnv 01113 1l'OIIl IJUU uumaa UL uuu. , He strode about the room thoughtfully, and then walked quickly in and` fro, "now smoking furiously, now laying down his ugur. Have I drunk more than usual? he asked himself, answering in the same A breath no; and yet my cheeks are burn- ing with excitement. my hands are hot; ...-.+. with fan!` fnr I had se1:tle:l'all calmlv In Wllill EXCIIDUIUUU. Lu] uuuua cuu uuv, not with fear, for I had calmly enough, God knows, when that image of. my wretched self crossed my path. What. `does it mean? Am Idreaming? Did I see him; talk to him; ask him to come here? Yes; and he will come. Then he sat down at his desk, sorted , papers, wrote several letters,` stamped one, put the rest away, waiked about again, rang the bell, told tbs servant he might go to bed.` - Don t fasten the door; I am going out ugain.. Very well, sir. _ 7 He went out, carrying this letter with him, walked to the nearest postoice and cut it into the box, walked along Oxford, ._street, walked quickly, walked for minutes without any other purpose but to walk- and think. 1-: `L... .........V -....I-. .. Anna on H15: in. and tnmx. T L If there were such a. fiend es the in- } vtriguing gentleman in the opera of Faust ~ moving along with him and inspiring his thoughts, one could imagine such 9. Mephis- topheles pausing now and then to rub his invisible hands. `n _..-.. _ L_:._L4. .............-.. ...'...1n4- mifh a ` mvlslule uuuus. - , It was a bright summer night, with ` lofty, far-away sky, in which a. few stars `shone brightly. Needham walkei as far as the park, sat in a seat for some time, re- turned along Oxford street, and back to Portlanl place, opened his door with his latch key, went into his room again, and inging himself into his chair remained in an attitude of `Ptense thought. H`AA ..'..... .. ......n .-..-..-..-...n Q-A Tnnrlnn `an an-Ir` au uuuuxuu UL wuau Luuuguu. Many a man comes to London, he said present-1y`to himself, and is heard of_ no more. He is on his way to a. foreign land; .. it 13 thouzht he has gone thither. but he re- mains in London; sometimes he is dead and sometimx he lives. Peoyle are missing daily; they are advertgisei in the `papers; they don t wish to return; they are dead, or wish to be thought so. A man leaves home to` go to Ammica, Australia; he is in earnest, but doesn't arrive; or if he does, it is months before he can be "heard from; monrhsmust elapse if no letters come be- fore he can be followed um What is one I 1i"e moreor less, hisor mine, or Aanybody s?. Life is a battle; it has its woundel, its `killed, 911:! its missing. nu `manual u-l lI.r\-`\4`n` nun!-)1-an ninvnrn EARN 85 MUROHISON, BAJ:t.ru:5'1'nma, Solicitors, Conveyancers. 850. Money Loan. 0fce~Over D. J. Murchison s Store. Market Street Barrie. Branch Olce-Potter s Block. Totten am. EDWARD J. Hmmy. . D. C. Muncmsox. .' _ _ ,froni]tbg1ay' L . _dw;1;zv`;-c; _ __sgmeA_W ` yt ..f1at,_ocmurqd,tp her : E131: 1;g%gl?99l1;,%"g;.qm tF fr .. *0 ., 1(\en__, 0,, R _ n *3`; ';ts`a` I3: z`.`oer.=n rite: ` W; ` ?:g n1,.wifY2rki:gu " i;vhtn*sr,e`:gb.a~ emu ! . Oh i`.P.`who .;' ;-\ tire,` `:3 2. -._f.-+ _ . H %:9,i;..%..'-$_.,._.#,.*rP:; f .. 'z}.`.'-3:,v ,~ :2 - 3.: . ' _ _ oA!_I`J_rll u Lluulu uxuuuy (lulu vvuuux. \Vny dil he tell me so much about him- sel!':o \\'hv ~li..1 everything he said seem to drive a nail into my rst thought` as if to fix it into my min`i-a nail in his coffin? I asked mvself` a while ago before his exis- tence was made known to me if I were mad, and the conclusion I arrivei at was that I had begun to come to my senses. I had been mad, I thour;ht--mad to do what I had done. IIl]..l to forge, and `lie, and cheat, and now that 1 had resolved to end it a1l_I was sane. And now? Is it the demon that has possession of me,_or a. guardian angel? I once read a German legend of a man who `was =two,'one invisible except to himself, and that they were never separated. Is it I, alone, who have seen this other self ? No, other men at the club talked to him. Why did I keep away from him until I found an opportunity tobe near him-he in the light of the lamp, I in the shadow, so that they should not see the likeness? It is a mystery. I was already In the valley and shadow of death-is he `one of the mysteries of the valley? We have our doubles in the spirit- World, theysay-`.-a familiar like ourselves, who, if seen, wou1d'be our very image. Is this my spirit materialized, my familiar cometo my rescue? TBA n1nn'.r n'Vn1\ aulq`.-...u..s .1-..-_-L _L_.--1_ `mueu, 911:1 his mnsmg." _ He paused, all lighte 1' another cigar; V the one in his ham] was only half consumed. \ He S;pp9d a lime brandy ani wabr. ' F `V-[Hun .1} -| I-.n -I-all v-ma br\ tviuunlu nlrvusf, 'ln`n-a, I 4.1!. envoy yu. LI.-"u. J. can, It .I. uuu. He heard the same clock strike three, and ` four, and ve, and fell asleep at last, to dream that he had taken poison; that it hal paralyzet all his physical powers; that he was laid out andoonscious of the prep- arations for hiswburial; saw hi; `brother ` and h?s father and his mother stand by him; heand them say itwas better thus after a.ll,--better than transportation for life; heard the v,o1ce`s offa great crowd out- side the room bellowing for his oor'pse-for ` theiscoundrel who had mined them, for the dend? who had robbed the widow and the 9. and their criesj awoke A nl-nnluu-I on-. 3- -1_..!._l_L IL- -1 4| VUIHU UU 11],] lUUl.l'JI The;c19c:{ of an adjacent church struck two. He paused on this last thought to . listen. VTwo, he said. and looked at his watch. 4 7 `T11 sleep on it-if I can, if I can. hoot-A" fhn anvnn nlnry .-J'~..1... 41...... __.I Jun, uuu u-I-bulb Ul.1U ll-WURSU UIJ.l.I.' jxwe started up in aright, loapel from the_ `bed, stood panting in the middle of the i'do'h`|,' `went to the window and looked out. Ann rfv nf Indian and nn..c.I-Inna-u.- -----~ `I--- auuu.|, vvouu mu uuu wxnuow 8110. 100K811 0117?. A party of ladies and gentlemen were leav- ing the _oppoi;e house in masquerading cos- tume-- Thm-n hmi hum `. fawn-iv 5.11 .....: --5 v-- _-.-1-vv---rv - I-no ucliuvl Gull-I5 LEE` 9 tume There `hndV 'en 3" fancy ball and ~the fast of .th`e moi-i`y guests were he` handed ii1to_. _ ` mg ldwi l`t_l::l`\`-'1_",j nrimrnn m ; ` I-E11 !!! _ 1 n1s.-sIs'rnR.. i-Till: Haw Hummus Homn. Lonno _ ` . * "S-"1'V.3D&.Y`A_-'TEB.NO0N.V N i It DIAS ;Srs'mn.-.-The: 115120! sailing i "16n.r'ned- DLIUULU. HFCPIFC I 0110! (ICSCTIPUIUH UI " boson. These circulars should be 19 large quantities and circulated by if C5,. `Chintz and manufacturers amon the ` ..tomen abroad. The motion was 03':ed t-: the executive committee was mstruc than L ' preinre ' a circular. The meeting _`-.---oo-----"' pointing out its advantages for manumtci . . . . 3?. JOHN NORBUBY To .iI_1_2_, merchandise, residence and the N" i<.3AP4TE,R'V-A MCCARTHY, PEPLER & MCCARTHY. Ba.1-risters, Solicitors, Notaries, &o., Money to Loan. Barrie, Allieton and Gravenhurst. D'ALTON MCCARTHY, Q.C. F. E. P. PEPLER. J. A. MaCAR'ruY. D. F. MOWATT. G A." 1iAbE1~{iiURs'r. BARRISTER, AT; . torney Solxoitor in Chancery Conve an- cer, 8:0. 0 ce-First Door South ofPostO ce, Hind e Block. Owen Street, Barrie. 49-48 _ W 8131113 9; qumme ror - m.'1|1'1_lFfe,ver. After that 1 V. . failed, vet . -Bitters cured him. eyes, gure, cQmplexio11.u'x l_.aunu .-1' ( Isfnot that strangz? Yruava. saidithere is nobody in the wopl.-1 1: and there is-my he'Ig'1t (dearly), my Often 9 Ina, hair knew I had 9. stammer until I 1.ean1ne;: speak), and a bachelrvr. I)ir,-k -must 1%. -ouf, for Isball assuredly have my doubi` at Bramley Home when I mmu hoxns an as youare so fon I ofyou_:' fuol i=b ,1.1},,"0,_t`;_j youwill basure to fall in luv: with ;\~,,g;. ham. You have said that I lz.'1'.'- 1ur.]3- an expression in my eye-, :1 1112-1 1.,,.:,-, m." that I was paler than us1u1'.. Aw I thy. m,' John Needham, M. P., em. is like x11e._,_ in this--ve1'y odd, is i_b not? . `LT vv\I\" 111'vn {rm flu : In-n-~. I"! . I Lu yum-vex} uuu, so .3: uu-.. . `.`I met him in this way: Ci u;"1,-s _\' eld, our North Derb4v.s`hir2 nmn';,.,;- vxted me to dine at the R.6'f')I'm. 1 mg keep the engz_1geme.':t a limo e:u'I`.'_ u:1+ was waiting in the lobbv I 1;;-Jul.-u burpriuo. I thought th.-r- w:a~:x;v1...-.; end of the corridor, and tin` :!:- 1.1-.~r, proaching was myself--:n-: r=11..~.~;nn know; but 11: was anotm-rmz1~11 31,. halt`-way we both pau~o1 un=l 1.:;.. each Other, the person with a strung; of surprise, I with, I suppow. zmun smile. When we had pa 0:1; turned and came after um. nu I.;.._ ..n.... ........,l..... l.,, ..-:| ILIUCIJ. auu Lanuo an mu: u|':. `I beg your pardon, he cail wml sliihf hesitation in his spec-r.-h (manual 1.; mi e). `have we met beiorv-3' `No, Isalgi, smxlmg, anfl _xx-1:}; a V,-.; `that soundeJ l1keVan echo at h... u\'."1. ;\' or we should never have fnrg ttm :1; when first Isaw you _at the em `J: In; 00 - ridor I thought you were my rs.-tie;-rtiou in E glass. 55 Dnnlln 7 ha nah! `a-n.'| hnun n.\.~x- .~v........ Enterprising Americans. T The way the business men of -I.1cLs-an-L V tice. the people to visxt their city as refer- to by_ our correspondent _in last vm. ADVANCE : I 61:13. I `Really, he said, `and how v>r_\' You seemed to me so much like run`.-If tha; fearing the way in which I sfarml at y 2 might seem an impcriinem-,1 win-t `apologize. A regular meeting of the .\1crc`nant;~:' 3:. Manufacturers Association was hc-H znt.-. Council rooms, last evening, and was ca'.}.`. to order about eight o'clock by Yzce Pre- dent George VV. Baker, in the a1sc.uce 2.; resident, R. H. Emerson. The secrets` `V. A. Ernst, reported that I1c}::i.1 I`mti'.`. . `all the members of committees of 1hr.-ir 3' `pointment. u Tho nnrnv-n:4"-an nn 4'rnv-\:v\rxv4v:?i - 1 pun yucca ' The executive committee re-;rrt-. ithcv had organized and recmmmn-`: iexcursiona be arranged for from ugnz .ent places. I 1' n 1):-I.......J...... LL.......L& `l-u.\ ,... IIVALA Ululuvl-I Iv : A The committee on transpmtat? :2 : J,-UL`? that the) could not very well atta Lil to ` `matter of excursions and suggcstni the polntment of a. special c'oxnu1ittcc:ur u | .; purpose. Tho nvn:-n1`:uvn nnvnv-nv'C-`An 5-r.V\r`. 1 A u o : cu v playro- J. 0. Richardson thought the rnattcr excursioias should be attended tn M111- 1 i and a. special committee would be :1~`.\'1saf. Tuvnvnnn sen`.-I +`.\l v-no`-..v u..:"v ' J T. SPROUL, BARRIS'1`]sK, EUh1U1`.l'UI1. of the Supreme Court, Conveyancer, 8cc. Mone to Loan. Oices over Sanders Broa.. Jewel ers. Dunlop Street Barrie. .-----<._ 99! V C I ` - John R. Reynolds thought that iixcrcliar` .and others who receive benets fmn cxst anions should pay the expenses. -1. O Dwyer said the association should pay ff C11l`8l0Il expenses as it was orgauimi tor !-'.~ PHI PU5Ua Gen. Withington said it. would be well? have the special excursion committee, if c:. was appointed, under the control vi the} gular transportation committee, or else IE5. should be given authority to employ com?-' tent persons to attend to the matter and the amount of compensation. , V Mr Tnnvnnn 117:1-I-srlu-any I-uh: -n.\H.\n an.1 CVIQI UULIJLIJLUUCC VVUllL\l l'\. l.l.`A`|~`U" \ | J. J. Tuomey said the mnttw: \\w1'.}1.' `quire more time than had been azzmyat. -and some one should be 8911-Ctel ta are: up it and he should be paid for the time ! ploved. He moved that a special conunizg. ` be appointed consisting of George Ford. ` A. Tinker and Benj Glasgow, to have cha-', ' ceive recompense. A I _Tn1\n D pn1vnn`Au hnnn11`- 6-Ln} nn`.I`f)2"` of excursion matters, Chairman I-`urd to." Ia'lU BIIIUUHF OI cumpensamon. Mr. Tuomey withdrew his motion an\1_ R. Reynolds moved that the transportatz. committee be instructed to employ such F" son as they see fit and x such con1pensat:`1 as the executive commiteee shall appro` Z O. Eldred thought a committee should = appointed who were specially intcrested :1 the mattel of excursions and thus hetic -' .wo:k would be had. 1" -n._____,, _____ __;__J \1.. 1.`Hr;5- up AUIUIJGIUDUU U. 1) uupuuuu. 9 - . 7 J. C. Richardson suggested the a1>p0f; ment of a. committee of six members to 5-.f' the" citizens `committee in forwardin the terests of the state fair to be held here fr E08861}. _' _,, ,A' -1 1 1 .1 __.-uI`ft:" R(ynolds xvithdrew his n1ution3?; moved that a special committee of three '- appointed to have charge of excursions. The motion was adopted and the comE."' tee appointed as follows : J. J. 'I`110II19)" 0. Richardson," J. B Oliphant. J (1 `nir-has-Annn nun.-"mind 4-ho a1\D0"r-: uau_ox_1. .n_. The motion prevailed and the cQmke`, was spyointed as follows : George . Bi .- J. H. Pilcher, H. 0 Ransom, 5. Ma 1" E. R. Warner, M. Harmon. an. Tt|.......L.._ I.-._-LL .1... nrvnmitm views. `Il__ n. :5. vverner, M. uarmon. Gen. Withington thought the cfmmiw on insurance ought to get to work moved that they be requested to _H1`"`? `gm. the matter of rates paid in this cly "1 H5 perieon with those paid in other cxt1e6- t 9,. thought the people of this city were u." 3, . ting alfevorable rates as they 0118 "1 an - sideration of the excellent re protecti " I` have. t . "r g_. .3 7_|_ _n __,___',;, ,1 Ll__L LL- nuanCl3t1' 1` V ti-`.5 S. M. Iabell suggested that the 888:m_ should prepare a brief description of th: In, pointing man. '0 .. - o - ' . nl ; mg, 81m`1 :e1n "-Inna n:nnn`-n- A`-until!` he ,. I *____j _ ` H. LYON. PRIVATE FUNDS TO LOAN . on Real Estate at lowest rates. Farmers Notes Discounted. Collections made in an part of the County. Real Estate bought an sold. Conveyancing in all its branches. Mar- riage Licenses Issued. 0fce--Over Canadian Bank of Commerce. Dunlop street. A 45-ly ' P0ill1iing m811_`"'C,. Blm115;1; Thgse qitcuhgu 1-....- .....___;._;2 _ - .1 I L .1 In: t 6 me`, . Qninin in "the" 3-1;: Vremed f0? ." _ fovor,/but it doecT:4(; 1I;);1wgys cnrey. Esqw ` P"7ll._0i Grass Lake, Michigan, tool! 1 d ,6oo 8`f3lDl"tf quinine for chronic chill` '2! m"'l'f0.V; I`o" After that and vnrious pdeck I........::... 1.-.: :.:t-'.I' an Mtg of B11 IV uluu UU Lllu J. Tuomey supported Mr. 1-Zldre an 0; qulqme 10: UL: if6:iI'." After an mod failed, ve bottl ru '__'_ _____1 |_;__ THE DOUBLES MEET. - Dru` ' .\I:: R. HOLT, INSURANCE BROKER AND . General Agent. Real Estate bought and sold. Collections made in any part of the County. Money to Loan. Oice-Bothwell s Block, opposite the Railway Station, Barrie, Ontarzo. . 51-ly L ll, ' the co` `. ..u.a| mi as} Wlttyd klssed Worm worms It c Powd I or fret that cause, JOSEPH ttuulsnb, UUN vnznu unn. uuuu missioner in Queen's Bench, Auctioneer, Appraiser. and Commission Agent for the sale of Houses, Lands, Farm Stock, Household Furniture, Goods. .Wares. 8:0. Also for the collection of Rents Notes and Accounts. Oice-Po1ice Court arrie. atioxh Canadian Mulsuu Am uue .|.uauru and eserve Fund mtrna u unnwnn `H1131 Th peopl ahoul luau. . willm shin? For 3 Haml` H1811 . 0 the cure mout and . with on h ~81 un will 50 ct iarri UN 19 X .'-f\. IHYKC umuuuu UL II V umu Luuuu to lend on straight loans, at` owestrates. 16 MCCARTHY PEPLER 8:, MCCARTHY. usqv \. Shild fri< 1;; `ma h\; I begin furty ?fDr. coast yello CIIFC. nt 1 Emit` OHN MACKAY. AUCTIONEER. COMMIS- sioner. Conveyancer, Issuer oi `Marriage Licenses under the new Act. Money to Loan at Moderate Interest. Creemore. Ont. 61y :1 frie DUI M; 1U\|I\ bene was K NNEDY. GAVILLER 8: HOLLAND, Architects. P. L. Surve ore. Valuators, Eco. Plans and specications \or buildings pre- gted. Town and Village Lots laid out. Farm es caretull located. Timber limits examin- ed, 8150., &.o. oronto 0tflce--4 Mail Buildings. Barrie 01ce-McCarthy s Block. Oollingwood 01ce-Long s Block. . Tnos. KENNEDY. MAURICE GAVILLER. . W J, I-tn1.r.Awn_ . 61.137 UUHKH U: .1: UL J Barrie. - Barrie. 1st Oct ... 1885. JOSEPH-`s_WAN. AUCTIONEER FOR THE County of Simcoe. Terms reasonable. Oice at my Store. Craighurst. 46-lg ARRIE FOUNDRY, ENGINE 8c BOILER WORKB.-H. Smwnmr Manutaoturer or evowegggrltion of Engines, Boiler .wori:lng Machinery. 3 Saw 111, Shingle, Lath, and Wood- W. MOVIT IE, D. L. SURVEYOR AND . Real Estate Agent. Calgary N. W. T. Corres ondenoe soliolted with re r&toinvest- ments n Province of Alberta. .W.T; A. W._ MOVITTIE. Address Calgary,` via. Benton, Innfnnn IT 9. V 11' l.'1.l!u I MU Montana. U.S. --T. BANTING, CLERK COUNTY OF SIM- oom. will-be at his office at` the Court House. Barrie, overysaturday. Residence and .P.O. Oookatown. QUEEN'S HOTEL.-.-A. AW. BROWN. Oh Proprietor. Excellent uoodmmodntion for o truvemng pgyio. I351; and in-dot well uni`- nil-A -1. -0 - .4._LI.1__. ____| _A.A-__ anu 11938!` VB 1.` uuu. cuaunuvuu Jnwwvv uuuu -..... mos. s. MGLEOD, Dalston. Omce over Coulter ac Vair's, Barrie. Tuesday and Saturday. A My _ BAHHIE 1"hAlV1Nu_r mmu.-u.uau. nnuu, Ca.rpenter.snd Bmlder. and Manufacturer of Doors Sash Blinds. Mouldings. 8&0. Plan- lng of 9.11 kin s done promptly and satisfac- tonlv. Faotorv, John street. Barrie. R. W. A. BOSS. Licentiate of the Royal V Colle e of Surgeons, Edlnb h. Licen- tiate of t a Royal Cone e of Physio 3. Eng- land. Omce andreai once in Brown's -New Block. Rm-2-in.` . , V . Mn llln UIIIOB 81 Block. Barrie." A. Barrie, 0nt.. O`lce.Sendere . -glook. o oaite new Post Office. _ iaite dale and Waverley the first Wedneedeyot every month. Wye- briglge and-`Midland, the next de.y4Thu1-sday). Penetenc the following day (Friday . Vitallzed Air for. nainlans nxtmntino I. nnnnin tv ml: renown: line Iouowmg (16! (M1 Air. tor:I>a.i.n1eI:Is extracting a an L rrvpnewr. mxoeuent accommodation tor the tnvellgn opubllo. Bar nu!-' lied - =2.-:.'*--...,..` 3"` 5.. . _ l.'l`_W .on- nltreeg 00 ` I 2 '[ SEPH ROGERS. CONVEYAN CER._ GOM- n-rlnninnnr in Queen's Bench. Auctxoneer. ' . ' OUNT, STRATHY & `BARRIS' no-nu-u Qnlinitnm in Hillh Court P IEWSON CRESWICKE, BARRISTERS, sznm-smm of the Sunreme of _._____.___._______-T_ A CIIITECTS ANB SUBYEYORS. (Graduate of Leipzig Conservatoryi of Music.) ` Also pupil of CARL Rnmxcxn, RICHTER AND DR. PAPPERITZ. Instruction given in Pianoforte playing, Har- mony, and Counterpoint. T For teima. annlsr at MRS. CRC-SBY S, Duplgp Iosmpn ROGERS. CHIEF consunm, County of Simone. Oice-Police Court. Inrrie. V ['OCAR'l`HY u.,....a..+-... . nnitni-n. Nmm-les.&o.. Money }ARRIE PLANING MILL.-GEO. BALL, rfnnnnnfnvt and niuilnv uni 'M'nnnfnnf.I'n-Ar ONEY TO LOAN.-$250.000 at 6 and 6% per cent. J. T. SPROUL, Solicitor, etc., nv-ah: |'0NEY.-A large amount of rivate funds I tn lnm nn nr.raiurht.1oa.ns. at` R. J. L. G.i_`MoOAR'l`HY -OFFICE AND Residence ontho West side or John St., Imndintnlv nnnnnitn Mr, can - Rn n DI.-`.I-n H. T. LITTLE. .M.D.. G`._:`. F. R. GUMMER,_ and Counterpoint. T v For tenns, apply s,_ Dunlop Street. Barrie. 12-87p . BARRI'?.R, soLIcITdR 4- +1.- Q1inrA1'nt~'I. nnm-t.. Conveyancer. MR8. HAM MOND . -\\rAu`lIl' TIIJITQH AND R % i3`cri3i:i{s;;{ Moi` NEDI. may nu. 1V: J. HOLLAND. on on the West side V8t., t`)_Dpposit,e Mr. Geo. Ball s- Planing a rv. F1NANc1A_g.._ PHYSICIANS. ._li! J S. JOHNSON. BARBIE, IMPORTER .0F . and Dealer in Goals of all kinds, and Georgetown. Grey and Guelph White Fjinishing Lime, Cements of all kinds, Fire Bricks an Plasterers Hair. Storehouse at the Northern Railway Switch. foot of John street. near the depot. The bond of this Lime is better than that of any other kind, and the nish superior. Ofce -Corner of John and Elizabeth streets. _0'_FICIAL. . _lEC}AL. .7; BENNETT DENTISP. . Ont..O co.Sanders n|r_ nnnnnitn nnw Dnnt. nmm g:1;;1s'rs. u-nu . ' Churchill. Ont. 85, IEIIUIIO AND MANTLE Indian vino `At a 41-tf ao 51-ly `V . It would have done you goocl to have seen ` that Arcadian-picture in the little court- yard of Brambling house. Think Of all the tall, shapely, graceful women you have ever seen in paintings, old, masters and modern, with beads well poised on dainty shoulders, from which fall limp, grace-. ful robes, and all around pigeons "ying in wanton sport. .Then concentrate the beauties of them all. into one gure, and fancy it is Kate Norbury. a ock of doves at her feet _o'ne upin her nger, and a groupof others uttering round in hope of similar recognition of favor. The scene a courtyard, with an old stone fountain. Finally, put into the picture which your mind s eye oontrives, a young Englishman 1 of 25, stalwart as a Britisher, dark as an M Italian. in an old-fashioned dress suit, with high collar and dangling watch seals. 17|rI....+. nintm-A nf mama and innnnnnr-A IVIIISI TIFIIVI nun`: u--. FASHIQNABLE DRESS Maker. be to inform Ladies living`at a distance that a e has opened a. PURCHASING AGENCY. and is prepared to do SHOPPING of every description. All orders wlil receive rompt and careful attention. INFANTS UTE ITS and WEDDING TROUSSEAUX 9. SPECIALTY. Send for circulars with full particulars, 1 King street. West. Toronto. . 14-26 Auther of > The `Queen of vTBohem:'a, Three Recruits, Etc. Lugu UULIIII.` llLl\.l'\.|1u51Lu5 vvauvu outlaw. l What a picture of peace and innocence ` ` and love, to be broken -in upon by the (areal: ` of the raven and the shadow of a-violent M death! . - xv-..--- - ---v COMPLETE8 THE STORY or JOHN N1mDHAM s msm, Axn nan I)!-`SCRLBES ms FALL. Although from-a monetary" p -int of view alord of `he "mi-Iry N no gxeat ndvauce~ ment,Il1e gmsm-ct nhicl) It omen: up to acapahle men and an esririgz mindin- ` cludes the pv'emIers'uip its`-41* . 01 the way I to that saw of a"t'nuriL_v, whn` a powerful ` and prottthle hal:-Eng piece is the secre- 1 tziryship to the trea`-ury!e _!.a-! only think what wealth an unscrupnlous cnmcellor of the exchequer might comniand in one short year of ofce! To a man of John Need- ham s audacity the situation would have_ been full of the most tremendous po:- sibilitie ..-.`1_'l.._.... __.-._l.'...... :9 - ...A_ l---....-. L..n."-... NEEDHAM SI FAILURE ` 31 IJILIU-IUGO ' .In military warfare if a man turn traif:o_r M he 13 shot. The eld of politics allows a l much broader margin for the action of in- ` dividual independence. John Needham was 3 shamefully untrue to the party that elected l him to be its chief, and the result was his advancement to the honorable and high post of :1 lord of the treasury. Had he been successful in some other transgressions against morality," his political treason i would, in all probability, have led him to the "very higllost place in the queen s gcv ernmeut. T T It may be left to the philosophic analyst to consiier whether a pure and righteous patriotat the head of English affairs might not bring about disasters as serious as those which would be expected to follow the- operations of an unscrupulous knave. Never- theless the imagination teels at the thought that John Needham might have successively lled the great omces of state that lead up to the premiership. o A I-non nf Anne-n-lnnnlia nhilliv `In nnnl i DU ULIU l)l.'Ul.l..IlUIBll1lJo -. . A man of conspicuous ability, he could fairly have looked forward to this post of 1 honor and of power. The situation is full of temptations to a moralist; The author who worked out the possibilities of creation in the hands of Satan would nd plenty of material for speculation in the possibilities of an English policy, foreign or_ otherwise, with John Needham at Downing street. 74- rnnw kn I-Mnf nfl-an I-u amnf Jnnwnnfi Aha vvsuu UULLLI 4|-VUUu.l.Il.LI.l an LIUVVIJII-I5 can UUU. It may be that after his first depredations, which would ' have given him command of untold wealth, John Needham might have paused and given his country a chance. `John Needham above want, beyond the reach of nancial diiculty, might have de- \ veloped a higher phase of character than it is the historian's duty to exhibit with the existing materials; for, so far as the facts are concerned. John Needham, at the time of his introduction to oice under the ad- ministration of Lord Aberdeen, was a swin- dler and_ a thief; and the circumstances in which he was placed at a later date might have led even . a less desperate man to the committal of the most serious crime known to the law. v TA A_I,, 1 ,1 n 41 1, , , ,,__ l.'__1 rectly or indirectly in the city, could realized i UV} UIIU IIIVVQ If the new lord of the treasury ever had _made his way to the premiership he could have been as rich as the wealthiest of the" Rothschilds, and he would; for in his `ap- pointment he already contemplated the next step on the road to it. i The secretary ship of the treasury would naturally coma easily and soon to a man of his abilit v. The patron- age and emoluments of this omce would have been turned to quick and protable ac- count; and think of the vast wealth that a chancellor of the exchequer. operating di- with a. simple stroke of the pen! Wnnfuannfnln `Pan f-Inn nnnnl-`~11 annnn A? Mi! Ivauu ut BILLJPIU Elul VAU UL |Il.I\J ywua Fortunately for the country, some of Mr. Needham s commercial and nancial under- takings begau to be seriously troub`esome to him just when his political fortunes were most smiling. Indeed he was so pressed for funds, almost immediately after his ap- pointment, .that be commenced to traic nancially with his oicial knowledge be- fore he had properly guarded his outposts from the active enemies which his. political treachery had created. ' i`3nonnin1 annual-nl-{An -la n an-u-`"8-on '...`l-...& JOHN cAau-:v. BOAT BUILDER] nN the.esplana.t_le. foot of Marke_t Street. Vnnht and Skxffs of every descr1pt1on_ in Ill WKIUIIULJ Ila VI OQVCNIO Financial reputation is a sensitive [plants It will shrivel even at a rumor; while the -mere suggestion of doubt upon the nancial honesty of a member of the government would blight themost ourishing career.` You may say that a minister is politically dishonest; you may even` charge him `with sacricing, the best interests of humanity torthe sake of olcez you maygo so far as to say that he is in league with the enemies nf hi: nnnnfrn in . I-In: final-lunnnnnn A0 . IRI BID] uunu no &a_ nu long IIU vvlvu VI-ID UUULUIUB > of his country in the furtherance of a. wicked and murderous foreign policy, and you sha.1l'not hurt him; but say he has com- mitted a. shady commercial transaction, show that he has used his power to specu- Infn in Hm fund: nnnvinl-. 11311-|,nF an`.-.;-... uuvvv uunu uau uau uawu Iua puvvur IN 3p8Cu' late in the funds, convict him of some money. transaction that is not consistent with his honor as a minister of the crown. and you hurl him from` ooe and blast his name forever. ' AL. A!) _.-L _._`_, If `V _ II uuulv I-UL U V 01'! Fate did not give Mr. Needham time to grow into a rst-class ministerial fraud; it nipped him in the veriest bud. A whisper . from the Stock Exchange killed his treasury "lordship almost in aday. An intimation % to quote the careful words of the journals istic chronicler, from the right, honorable l gentleman who is responsible for the treas- ` ury business, backed by the approval of the noble earl who led the cabinet, that her majesty would be graciously pleased to idle pense, with his further serviees, resulted in his resignation. ` ' ` ` ' ` - ' ` - rm... `bum... 1.1.. .a;.......n_u tr- L-) I-._1_-;a Jun 1 wauguuuzuun ` Then began his downfall. He had looked knp at the other heights in" the fra`._nge 20! `his ambition with the condence or the 4A_l.p'ine climber, who only sees in `them new` tri- ? umphw. But he had reached /`the tdpfofghisr | mountain when the spring `sunshine `gilded ite epexon that May day of our previous [ chapter. Henceforth the 'peth'wias~'do`_wn~ ward, and tar` mpe perilous than the as- Is it true that Needhem has retired!" asked one city 1nen`oj`5qnother.%> A T ; _ ' V van 99 -' .133." ` . w -` -. ` hasgone wrong?! :42. :5 His mauyother engagements, the tab- - sorbing nature of his private ioccupationsgl said theotherwithaeynicalunllu. 1 _ ,* Ant` (`Alan Inninlz flu: aha:-on In A-....... _L... ` own: vuu vuuva wn ll 5 V] usual SIIILIU. . v And down won; the shares in every chai- pany with which the was pl-ominenVtl.y 'Vd%v%hy mks realgnedi"a`s'l`I:o(i` >dIllOfH'-116 Olllb-.r V `:25 j -. v ` .Beounoe thgyhava round ~,h1m,out,x.?1an-; % new his enemy. `v`99.wo.;m \ in Iteldni.:' y JOSEPH HATTON. CHAPTER III. ON the .esp1a.no._1e. root or martian puree. Yachts apd Skxffs every descripnon stock and bulls to order. Also for hire at low rates by the hour. day. Week or season. Boat stalls to rent by the season. sculls, oats and paddles in stock and made to order. 1I-ly A . ___.. - `-\-up-rv ~r\nn'n1.111 ` uoesamuu UL Ina :2-;.:...};..`.,...\...`, .,..,,. ...., _T._. -at his feet, throwyup uhej ggsma `of his own- free will? He is a. swindleir, sir, politically- ; anu llnallcusuy." ~ , ~. Strong language, remarked the ques- I tioner, and especially so when applied to a Vmillionaire; we call pettifoggers by those ) names, not chairmen of great banks and 1 co rations, said the other. 7 ait, exclaimei the enemy, who felt ` he had Needham by the throat; wait and * watch; you will see his millionaireship in queer street before many days are over. ` Mnlieinlv than I-nllmrs hv tan. and calcu- `Doesaman of his chargcheij, vgi 9_e_t, uh:-o'_w,up 0136 `o _ -;_ ththq. 1 his 1 _ -I_L.I -` quwr 3|/I'U5II IJULUIW I-I-ID!-I] uajn G-AV Uvvan Multiply these talkers by ten, and calcu- late the volume of the'.whisp"ers and rumors and explanations they would create in four `endtwenty hours. V If they "had been false they would have seriously s aected Mr. Needhanfs credit. Being true, they crushed him. . The city rm with which , he had done business began to examine the securi- 1 tias he had placed in their hands; the banks ` margins in respect of c1u'rent operations in stocks were suddenly closed. He was asked L- _.-A_-.... l_nwn lm. l\tI;`l|"VlnI1G I`;1\-l\P fhn required payment of overdrafts, and his 3 SEOCK8 WUFU auuuuuly Ululluu. I-LU vvua uunvu to retire from the chairmans `p of the English and County'Banl:ing corporation, and he did so, ghting .,despera.tely to keep . back theadreadful exposure which for over a period of five years he` hadhad reason to : dread and fear. Tempted` to meet reverses ` inspeculation by forgery, he -had gone on` staving on the inevitable in the same way. i hoping for some great stroke of fortune to pull him through. It came. when it was too late. But for thenecessity of using his olcial inuence while it was yet green, he might have lived to convert the secretary- ship to the treasury into a means of emancipation; but the ministewial bribe of oice had not come in time for the use he meant to makeof it: and withthe first blush of his honors thick upon him came disaster, financial downfall and exposure. He fought, however-,'.to t-he last-fought on with a des~ perate coolness: fought, forged, lied and held up his head. The drafts of the Need- ham Irishvbank had been dishonored at a leading.London bank. He went to the city writers for the press and requested them not to refer to the report that he was in difficul- ties. He assured them that his embarrass- mnts were of a temporary character. The sinking man didnot merely catch at straws. -He seemed to be swimming vigorouslv. His audacity secured him some little aid; but triing assistance was no good to him. The bank which had refused to pay the Need- ham joint stock. drafts without remittance; put him into the most serious straits. He appealed to a great financial rm (Byles, Grant & Byles) who had often` advanced large sums on securities. His proposals tothem on this last occasion were so very unreasonable that they began tosuspect the genaineness of certain deeds - under the seal . .118 Irish encumbered estates commission, gmn the security of which they had already ;...le considerable advances. 'N3edham, =.1`,*s the historian, detected the doubt which he had unwittingly raised, and he was not mistaken in his expectations that Byles, Grant & Byles would take instant ;tsps to satigfythemselves. He saw at once that the game was up--for the signatures to the documents were forged, the oicial. seal of the court having` been transferred from a genuine cleed-and he at once made up his mind to anticipate the denouement. He Went home and commenced the most careful and complete angements for committin gt suicide. CHAPTER 1v. DESCRIBES JOHN` NEEDHAM`S LAST DRIVE FROM.'l`HE CITY. AND CONTAINS A COPY OF ONE OF THE LETTERS HE WROTE FOR DELIVERY AFTER HIS DEATH. `This was on Friday, this going home to prepare for his last hours-on Friday in the last; week of the month of roses. John Iyeedham p-reparea fof his last hours. . He knewthat Byles, Grant 85 Byles would have to send 9. condential messenger to Dublin for the evidence of h_1'sVguilt,Va.nd that by Monday they would be in a position to order his arrest. He foresaw the long train of other frauds which the discovery would bring. to light, and he ew there was no chance of compromise. - 11 1'.`\l\I~Ir-`\I- II. :1-Ill": kn` flaki- VVlI3_ I-IIJ UILGIJUU UI UULIIPI uuuav. At first he thought of ight; but ight demanded energv, and he was tired, beaten, out of hope, out of spirits. Flight would mean pursuit, and pursuit capture; but, above all, it meant action,` energy, physical min and HA 1...: Im+. o'II d.m.= mm. H. 1....e O ENRY. AI5PRAISER ac` BILL Posr, \ . ` 8:0. Rents Co1lected,'Servs.nts Provided. \ Ofoe up-stairs opposite Bank of Commerce. \