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What would Her-herb remember '3 How much would he remember ? Wouli Hut-h at.st before him naked, shameless, cold and cruel ? Would he know that, her father was an assassin? Would be despise her and Ind her go from him. The young Earl~had blaen lying on his couch something over a fortnighb,when the cottage next, 10 the Nest, received tWo visit;- ors. One of them was the landlord of the Grayhound Inn, who held the key of the place and was charged with its letting ; mhe second was a middle-aged man. dressed in unassuming gentlemanly gray tweeds, and having the appearance of a. perflon wellAto-do in a middle walk of life, of a. servant who fortune had favozed, or of a tradesman early retired from business. He was of medium height. and stontly built ; a bull-neck gave him a look of forbidding alrength, and his hand, red and blonchy, were evidences of the [act that he had not passed his youth in mere idleness. There was a peculiar cunning about an otherwise insignificanc faceâ€"4m: kind 0! abealch and slyness that wauld no! be deterred from stomping to the mean ; a face that Would not, by its first, night. secure for its owner a position of trust in a bank. Yet, in was not. an unpleasam face, and it grinned wizh a. mixture of cockney and outlandish hu. mor. 'l‘he small, sandy mustache drooped after the fashion, at a later period bur- lesqued by Mr. Gotham as Brother Sum‘ and gave a. peculiar admixture of simplic- ity to the otherwise not overprepoaseasizig If there was one person in this world who sincerely hoped and prayed for Her- bert's curewhan person was Lucy Maclane; and yet no person in the worldâ€"her {other and cousin includedâ€"~couid have more dreaded the fatal day when Herbert would be cured; when remembrance, fierce and reiemiess, would assert its away and ruth- lessly dash away the curtain which she had woven at euch cost and under such severe trials. Her mind was stretched on the perâ€" petual rack of the most terrible doubc,with but: the faintest. glimmer of hope piercing the darkness that threatened. CHAPTER IX. The Maelsnee had no difficulty in dis- covering Lhe place where Sir William Cnbh- bertson had performed his operation and where his distinguished patient. was slowly recovering. 13, was a. pretty little cottage standing in a. tiny walled garden on a. Sparsely frequented road between Shepar- ton and Halliford-on-Thames. A former owner had given it the fanciful name of "The Rest." The place was within easy reach of London, and, although at a com- paribively shorc distance, the river beamed with buoyant life and revelry, 3.1ng the lane. shaded by huge elms and wild chest” nuts, solitude was made musicsl only by the feathered gangsters of the skiefl, and the sough of bhe leaves quivering with the summer breeze. And yet, go holy is a true woman, that in her heart of hearts she prayed that Heaven mighg‘leg hm} ypeedily remover. Not I aonl enbered his room but the aoibly-epoken, grave-visaged, gray-headed attendant, who moved with a noiseless aolicnude and anticipated his every want, his every wish. The hours seemed eternal, but his determination strengthened him and made his temporary loneliness less bitter. All around him solemn silence reigned. His attendant moved atealtth like a can, and no disturbing {outfall reached his ear from anywhere. It was only at the rarest intervals that the graning of wheels on the soft, clayey road outside became audible, or that. gymnast-by, more noisy than usual, imruded upon his privacy by the faint uound of the snitch of a. song. And yet, had be but known it, he would have felc lees lonely, from $116 ft on that an anxious, lovmg hean was Wabchlng over him in the same house. that daxmy, tiny hands assisted in the preparation of hxs meals, that a. good Woman's vmce was lifted nighuy in pgayer for his recovery. The nearest habitation, a small house usually lav. furnished during the boating season. was about five-and’twenty ys-l‘da “NY: Bud unowupied at the time. Ovber residences, strewn here and there Mung the ‘road, were hidden deep in park-like grounds, and gave rise Lo no disturbing noises. Luc'y had 'succeeded in obtnimng Sir ‘Vilham (Juthbertsou’s permisalon toljve in the manage with Herbert, upon the ex; reas condition that her presence should not be betrayed by sound or Sign. that she should remain in the wing of the house opposite to than where young Cleve was stretched on his bed oi pain. It can easily be guessed how gladly she consented m these condibions; she would rave consented to any terms :0 be allowad L0 remain near the man she loved sowell. The room in which Herbert was lying was situated on the ground floor of the little cottage. It was spacious, and plain- )y, but extremely comfortably. iuroished. The Walls were painted a bluish atone-gmy, and no pattern of any kind attracted atten- tion. There Were no pictures on the walls, and the doors. and windows were hung with curtains of a softly, dull-colored ma. terial. The two big windows looked scroasasmall but beauLiluDy kept him, on to a brick wall smothered with Virginia. creeper. The sky-line was uea-rly hidden bygiant aims in the full wealth of their leafy green. All was simply harmonious ~no violences of taste or shade shocked theeye. It was homeliness and comfort made solid, and yet placed within such balmy rest as a mountain wilderness could scarcely surpass. Herbert had to pass his days and his nights on his couch. Thanks to the excel- lent. care bestowed upon him. he had auti- ered from hardly any fevar, and the wound resulting from his operation was heahng fast. AS FORTUNE SMILES. TALE OF THE OLD AND NEW WORLD. “I gueaa “'5 all right, Ned," be said. at last. “Only yew‘ve got- to make sure of yewr measurementâ€"dead sarninaure. We musiu’t get wrong, right or left, an inch. Yew'u go down to-morrer, sn’ him that courage, and pay him three monsha' rent on the nail, and if he wants references, Bay yeW’re a. stranger, an‘ leave him a fifty- pound note as yew: bond. An', mind now, it’s five-an'.bweuty thousand golden dollars as yew‘re workin’ for, so yew jean fix up yeWr hind-sight. un’ tel; kecr Lhatyew don’t gen euchz‘ed, nahow." A diabolica‘; smihe lit; up his face. “We’ve got it all fixed au’ square now, Dave,” he exclaimed. “It only wants the plLICk an’ A week’s hard work, an’ I guess we'll stop his jaw forever. He Wont remem- ber nothiu’ M'Hlt Dick Ashlandmor ndbody Ielse, when we’ve done with him, yew bet.” There Were not more than a dozen resi- dences along the lane where Reedon Lodge was situaLed, and the inhabitants of none of these took any interest in the fact thata the little furnished house had been let. The three tradesmeu~the butcher, the baker and the grocerâ€"who called were told by ‘Mr. Sylvanus Thompson, as Mr. Edward Well chose to call himself. that he obtained ‘lis supplies from London, and that. a daily quartern loaf, and a rather unusually huge :supply ol eggs. butter and milk were all that was required. Mr. Sylvsnus Thomp- son had one friend staying with him. who, the tradesmen imagined, was ailing, as he never, on any occasion, showed himself, There was also, so the tradesmen told one anolher, a bull elderly servant, the baker’s boy had seen him. The lad could nob in any Way describe his leaiures, as the men’s face was ewached in s handkerchief, as Lhough he were suffering from a. toothache, end he was standing at the end of the rather dark hall. The cwo lost-menbioned personagesmusb have arrived during the night as no one had seen them enter she house. The tradesmen soon became convinced, not only that Mr. Slyvanus Thompson ob- tained his supplies from London, but also that he was laying in a. considerable store. He was continually journeying to and from London in his dogâ€"cert, and on his return invariably brought with him a collection of parcels and boxes of all kinds and shapes. Some of these evan seemed to be of consid- able Weight, for, one day, when Mr. Syl- vanus Thompson was resting his horse in front of the “Greyhound.” a. lad playfully put. his hand underneath one of them and found It too heavy for his boyish screngch. It was Wristen down for moist sugar, and rotten bad moist sugar it must have been, che grocer said, to be so heavy. 1i‘v‘.| .. .1 - 7 ~ -.,- VViLh all that, Mr. Sylvnuus Thompson, his journeyluga and his idiosyncrasies, ex- ciLed but. faint. interest in the neighbob hood. The riverwas swarming with boating men and their ladies, and nheir joyous magma: mug Over the tranquil wane”. The innkeepere and lodgingâ€"house propriev tore had their hands tall, and Mr. Sylvanus Thompson’s nearest neighbor, Sir William CutherLaou, wee represented only by the grave-vmaged attendant, who seemed to be attenidng LO nobody or nothing but his pmient. who asked no questions and per- mitted no chatcer, and by Lucy, who never for a. moment left. her side of the Nest. Murder as a fine an IR taught to perfec- tion by two profeasoraâ€"maswrs of inven- Lion : uupidity and fear. These fierce and cold.b)ooded teanhera sum up their pupils‘ ability and Imps.ch of emlutnnce m a nicely, and find for him a way of accom- plishmg his devilxsh work more suitable to his habits in life. Thus, a man well versed in the secrets of Chemistry, clec‘rons to rid himsell of an enemy, would most features. The visitor examined the lit/ole house and its grounds with the utmost care. He drew on a. scrap of papera smell plan of the place, a.an if the landlord had stayed with him he might have been Been measuring with pines the distsnce between the Nest and the unoccupied house. which boasted of the high-sounding appellation, “ Reedou Lodge.” The man obtained all particulars from mine host of the “ Grey- hound ;“ discussed questions of rent and other condicioua. and finally withdrew, after securing, a promise from the landlord that. he should have the refusal of the place iorjorby-eight hours. The pâ€"eraon thus circumstantially intro-3 duced at this portion of our history was Mr. Edward Well, known to some as Ned Vanl. end to others, especially those who hand made his acquaintance out West, dur- ing Pike’s Peak Rush, as Pug-nosed Ned. Mr. Ned Wall had, at an early period of his career, done {nithful service to he: Majesty, in various of her Majesty’s jails. In the result. Mr. Ned Wall cnme to look upon his native lmd. where the liberty to steal was so shamefully denied to the subject, an a. very hut-bed of oppression, and the fledging Blue-skin winged away to the freer fields of the Far West. Such is the perversity of fnte, hOWever, that. Mr. Ned Wall made the amazing discovery that those who obtain gold by Simply digging it from the earth objected to having it taken from them Without their leave. by a young man in whose welfare they took no special interest. Mr. Ned Wall would certainly, on two aevernl oécnsions, have been strung up by the neck until dead had not the powariul intervention of Mr. George Maclnne saved him frum untimely extinc- tion. Mr. George Mnclane had found Mr. Ned \Vall an unscrupulous but useful sweep, ready to do nny dirty work,“ long as his belly was filled, and. in addition to that. neat with his fingers and glib with his tongue, an excellent bargainer and a. stony- hearted taakmaster to those placed under hie charge. In the end, Pug-nosed Ned reblossomed into Mr. Edward Wall. and became a hybrid between a privnte secre- tary and a valet of both the lilnclanes, who, in that capacity, took him Wit-h them to Eugepe. 0n. the evening of the day when Mr. Edward Wall had inspected Reedon Lodge, the Machines were eioseted wich their representatives at The Boltona. Ned exhib- ited his plan of the lodge, and of the adjoining cottage and grounds,st pointed oub the exact, location of the room in which Her-herb was lying. George’s coidljv' glittering eye devoured evefiy line, every mark. CHAPTER X. Thus, a man well chemistry, dec‘rous Jemy, would most the murderous scheme, and its dangers to his precious neck. An 'apparenbly humans idea struck him. If Lord Cleve were blown into smibhereens, the person immediately im- plianeiI would be himself, andpuramtwould be hot and furious after him; but if he were to hoist Mes rs. Maclane with their own pelard and blow them to attoms instead. it might so happen that Lhe public would say, “ Served the wrewhes‘ right. They (all into their own Imp." He weighed the two courses. 0n the one hand five shou- sand pounds and the bloodhounds oi the law at. his heels within Lwalve hours, himself the first person suspected and likely have recourse to subtle poisons. The l platelayer who has 9. deadly quarrel with his railway company loosens s. few screws and throws half a. dozen sleepers across the line. Thus also George Mnelsne with his experiences as s. miner fresh in his mind, hit. upon the plan of digging an under- ground mine from Reedon Lodge to the Nest, and DlOW‘lBg Lord Cleve. with his dangerous memory. into stoma. George Maclane was not a man to do things by halves, or without careful de- liberation. To the servants no the Boloous the information had been vouchsafed that, their master's were taking a short tour in the country,a.nd Mr. Edward Wsll was left in charge in bhelr absence. Nobody had seen them enter Reedon Lodge,and nobody would see them leave. The only person upon Whose shoulders the crime Would be laid was Mr. Edward Wall, and he was promised five thousand pounds and twelve hours’ smart, no get. sway. The actual gold and notes were exhibited before the young man's greedy eyes. and in doing so Mr. George Machine made the one mistake in his obherwise nicely calculated arrange- ments. He allowed Mr. Edward Wall to see that a, very much larger sum in sov- ereigns and notes was kept, in the stronghox at The Balcons. The léwer room Boon agaumed the up penance of a casement breastwork in war timeâ€"with its furniture piled In one corner, the carpet taken up, the floor partly removed, the great black, gaping hole in the centre, with the exams-{ed earth heaped against, the walls, and numerous parcels and boxes, containing gunpowder and gun- cottou, stacked ready for use. Diggers‘ and miners’ tools were strewn all over the place. The only article of furniture which remained in use was a mahogany table, scratched, soiled and damaged, tmd two equally ill-used Ghana, the red damask covers of which were torn and stained be- yund repair. The evening in warm and the per- spiracion was standing in great draps on the two wretches’ faces. They refreshed them- selves with their usual bevemge, neat. brandy, and on this occasion bobble miner bottle was emptied before, with a. toss of the head, and a half surly “Good night, Ned,” David and George Muelaue gruped their way upSLEJI'S and threw themgelves on their beds. Fifteen minutes afterward they were both snoring soundly. Now it would havehbeen an' astonishing fact. ii Mr. Edward Weill had been able to ace honestly even towm‘d his companions in crime. Mr. Edward Wall was a. thief by education and profession. ThleVea have, like other mortals. a. shrewd percep- tion of quantities in arithmetic. and Mr. Edward \Vall conceived the idea that in would be more profitable to steal the larger sum of money at. The Boltuus than L0 be contented wilh the smaller one offered by the Maclaues. Perhaps, who knew, he might. be able to steal both, and that would certainly be me most; saciafactory arrange- ment. In addition to that, Mr. Edward Wall had been turning over in his mind and pursuit not} as emu-4'11 fuc ' Instead of a week twelve interminable days passed before they saw themselves near the end of their scheme. Io was a. lovely summer night, and all the world around Was hushed in balmy sleep. when the two Maclenes emerged from their fiend- ish hole. utterly tired and worn ouc, \mb exulbant, with a. hellish joy at the nigh ap- proach of the result. The mine was dug. Right, underneath Lord Cleve's chamber 5 space of some {our feeL cubed had been dug out, and this was in the course of the marrow to be filled with Explosives Early in the morning Ned Wall was to receive his five thousand pounds and to be allowed to escape ; in the evemng the fuses Were (.0 he laid, and three hours after that the Earl of Cleve Would no longer be able w remember anything . two courses. Uu the one hand fiv sand pounds and the bloodhounds law at. his heels Within twelve himself the first person suspecu the char The murderous plan was simple enonqh. They would by two threeâ€"hour fuses to make sure of success, in case by any pos- sible accident one of these should fail. They would resume their own garments, and in the middle of the night walk as far as Windsor, where they would take the early morning train for some station along the Great Western line, and thence pretend to be engaged on 5 walking tour. In the meantime, the mine Would have exploded and annihilated inrd Cleve. They had never been seen in the business, and could not be suspected. As to Mr. Edward Wall it was his own interest to get away and save his neck. Of course, there was the remote danger of‘failure and detection, but they both was really in poesaaaion of the‘objects of his aearch. All thia being done with e neetness and deliberateness that stamped him as an aK' pert pickpoeket of high proficiency, Mr. Well cut, with a bigjeck-kniie, the strings of the parcels containing the gunpowder. and removed the already open top: at the boxes filled with the same explosive and with guncotton. He spread heaps of this in a. semicircle on the floor. Behind this he piled the rest of the hellish material and filled the f‘revices with loose gunpowder. Then put the heavy boards of the broken floor on the centre lot and overtOpped these again with a few shovelluls of the clayey earth lying in the Corner of the room. He did his work noiseleasly, nothing changed or The grouna hall 'benn measured by Ned ' Wall, and in the dead of night George him- self climbed the dividing wall. and made sure of his position. He could not possibly fail in direction or disposition. The work of sinking the small shaft and of digging the mine proved to be more trou- blesome than they had bargained 'far. Luckily for them, they had to dig only through a sandy, gravelly. soil, at; the bot- tom of which they found a stiff clay through which they were able to run their tunnel withoul the necessity of structural supports. But the work had to be done With the utmost Caution, slowly and gradually. so that no soumi should reach theeouter world. They had to he on their stomachs for houre,a.nd to use their tools in the most guarded manner. As the narrow tunnel increased in length. the air became stifling, their own breath half squcated them, and time after time they had to make a speedy exit to escape personal danger. They slept in the room overhead, and the blinds there, as well as on the ground float. were kept, continually closely drawn._ Of course, there was the remote danger of‘failure and detection, but they both agreed that, it. was not. more profitable to be hanged for the murder of Dick Asnland than to run the risk of the added charge of having, for a. second time,at,tempted to take Lord CieVe’s life. On the one side, the near certainty of exposure and retribution star- ed them in the face; on the other. the possibility of escape and conuinued fortune grigned cemgbjngly. hunts I very mu 110 persr-u On the orhe y much larger near 9.3 dead over in his mind and its dangers to )f whamevér hand booty The dangerous practice of cyclists carry- ing children on the front part of their machines is denounced. A correspondent; writeazâ€"Thie custom cannot be too strongly rcpt-abated, as it is fraught :with the great est danger to the little ones so placed. But what makes it still more deplorable is that the chief delinquents are fond (moors, who are under the impression they are giving their otlspring a delig hful treat. I! the child loses his looting or if the rests give wsy his little legs will in oil likelihood be amputated by the spokes, and his body otherwise mutilsted. Some time ago a child in lhe North of England Bufiered lamentable and serious injury through an accident to a. machine on which his fether was carrying him, Cycling is on no time altogether free from pe'il, and the danger is increased tenfold when the rider is self- handicapped in the manner referred to. During my cycling career I have bad twa machines spoiltâ€"in the one case being run in to. in the other by orunaway horse going over it. On this latter occsswzz I just managed to save mylifo by dismounting on the off-side. Had a. child been riding in front of my bicycle when either of these accidents occurred its iiie would most prob- ably have been sacrificed. The two men were sleeping Souudlv. Ned knew Lhe disposition of the room per- feccly, and gmpiug his way about as noise- leasly as a. cube crept to George Maclane’s bedside,and from beneath his pillow,wilh a. cleverness and delicacy only possible to the experienced plckpocket.he Look the latter’s waisocoat withoubao much as rufil'mg Vhe breath of the sleeper. In the pocket of that garment, he found the bunch of small Keys among which he knew would be blue one that opened the strong box at The Boltous, and he replaced the waistcoat as softly and unpercex’vedly as he had cakeu it. Hanging over a chair, by the sleeping mum's bed, was his coab. and Mr. Walla without further ado drew from his pocket which he knew contained the noses than. were to be his reward on the morrow. Then, Wibhoub much an a. breath,he stole downstairs agmu and aesured himself by the light of a small shaded lamp that he was really in poaaoesion of the objects of his search. the Machines hnd not ended their mixer able existence by an accident interrupting chair devilish scheme. Mr. Edward Wall had passed his bay- hood under an expert professor in the art. of picking pockets. He strengthened his shaking nerves by huge draughcs from the remaimng brandy bunnies. and then. taking off bl! shoes, he stole upstairs. The honor of equipping and sending out the next polar expedition .wiu probably belong Co Ctmadn. At, the approaching meeting of the Ontario Land Surveyor’s Association a. report submitting the basis of such an expedition is expemed from u special committee appointed for the pur- pose. It. is certain now that nothing but- money will stand in the way of the early fitting out and dispatching of the proposal expediiiou, and Lhis is not expect-ed to be long Winning, as a. large measure of govern- ment assistance is absolutely certain. According to the contention of Lhe afisocin- The servants at; The Echo“ had been accustomed m see )1 r. Wall arrive and go “my at all sorts of hours, and bearing all sorts of articles. They naturally made no attempt to follow him npatairs, nor to watch his actions in his employera’ rooms. At one o'clock than night, the steamer " Josephine " sailed from Sc. Katherine’s Docks for Boulogue. Among its passengers was a pug-nosed man, who, in spite oi the balmy warmth of the Summer night, had half-hidden his face in ex muffler. That géntlenqan was Mr. Edward Wall. ' Mr. Edward Wall was at the moment the proud possessor of nearly fifty thous- and pounds in uobea of the Bank of Eng- land'aud the Bank of France, and of a. not insignificant, sum in golden sovereigns and uapoleous. ment assistance is absolutely oer According to the contention of the ass tionmhe north pole is in Canadian terri and the men above All others best a} reach it. are Canadian surveyors,accusm to outdoor work in low temperature life-long naming. Tho commutee he the matter in hand is an excepciu strong one. the members being a“ i». in Canadian exploratory work. Caua‘ do not believe in an open sea. abou pole, and are planning to make the L3 sledge: entirely. In the meantime, the fuses at Reedon Lodge were burning slowly. The animal was fresh and swifc, and unveiled over the eighteen miles of smooth {and in something under an hour and a fell, and it wss all completed with barely 8- aonnd. As if to satisfy a spirit of dainti- neas, be washed his hands and face, combed his hair, and brushed his clothes, and gave a. glimpse into a. small pocket-mirror to be sure that, no speck soiled his face. Then he took from the packet containing them half a dozen fuses and cut them at the point, marked three hours. It was ten o’clock, and as he lighted the devilish things and so placed them that. their ends were well inserted among the loose pile, he calculated that he could reach The Boltona and be away again before they would do their appointpd jun-k. ‘ Wibfiéum look back, he opened the front door and went out. He stole on tipboe to the gate, and closed it Biiently behind him. Then he walked swiftly to the “Grey hound,” where, already during the day, he had ordered his dog-cart and horse to be kept ready for him. halt Cyclists Should Not Do This Next Polar Expedition (To BE coxrxxvnn.) oluuely mama. to Li m of the associw Sup nudian territory, dau‘ lets best able Lo {31] 3yors,accusbomed 3, f3 empermure irom nmmlLtee having m exceptionally , T being a.“ famous “.3” york. Canadians h,“ an sea abouL the “re make nhe trip by me Mr. George Curzon, M. 9., who has re- ceutly visited Chitral by this route, says : “ It is probably the most, ditficult and certainly the loftleat. mountain region in the world.” The Shauer P383, by which Col. Kelly crossed the mountains, is 12- 000 feet above sea. level, and in impassable to beasts of burden. Col. Kelly’s men had Col. Kelly’s march from Gilgib to China! is one of the most. Wonderful and unexp‘ect! ed feet! of modern warfare. Fm an expedition to reach Chitral by this mum at: this season of bhe year has ulweys been deemed impossible. The London Times. discussing the ways and means hf rescuing Dr. Robertson, shut up in Ohm-e} fox-6 with 300 men, said, only a. fortnight ,l Remarknlule and Unexpected Foal or Modern Wan-tare. Chimral can, of course, be reached, an is has been reached hitherto, from hashmir. But the road is six hundred miles long, and is blocked with snow [or half the year. In the present, emergency, 'for example, we cannot by that, road relieve the British force in Chibrni before June, while in is of urgent importance, as we have just pointed out, that we should reach that. place no: later than the end of April. to carry not only their baggage, but the field guns on their backs; the snow was deep and the cold intense. Some of the men were frost-bitten and others were smitten with snow-blindness ; but they got there. As amatter of fact they have quite forestslled the bigger expedition. which is approachinq Chitral by the shorter anrl easier route from Peshawur. On April 7th Col. Kelly’s 500 men were within sixty miles of Uhitral. while Sir Robert Law’s army oi H.000 is still several days’ jour- ney distant. Col. Kelly has been fortunate as well as plucky, especially if he has undertaken this risky relief expedition without orders. It is certainly dilficult to co-ordinnte it with the larger undertaking; but if it is a mistake, it is the mietske oh. man with a. great head and a stout heart. Still, one wonders how the gallant fiva hundred would have fared if they had (is- scended upon Chitral from their snowbound heights, and Umra Khan’s hosts had been able to dovote all their attention to this little band of heroes. hampered with their baggage and the care of the snow blind and the frost bitten. As it Wes, Umra. Khan was too much concerned with the British army approaching from the south to pay much attention to A small expedition com~ ing over inaccessible mountains from the east. and Col. Kelly’s men will probably get nll the glory of relieving Dr. Robertson without doing any fighting, as Umra Khan has had to draw off his men to meat the more serious invasion. The big expedition will greet the men from Gilgil with mingled feelingsâ€"surprise to see them at all, ad. miration of their pluck, and envy of their good fortune. Their achievement is car. tainly a remsrkable one. On a small scale Col. Kelly has repeated the feat by which Hsnibal astonished the ancientsnd Napoleon the modern world. The case on trial was mm of nwo woman, Superior and Grant, who were accused of shoplifting in the Wholesale Waterooms of Gaul: Bros. & Co. After deliberating for over five hours :he jury came into Court, at 5.40 and rendered the following verdict: “Tan we painfully regrec having to render a verdict of guilty again“ the two prison- ers under the indictment. In the case of prisoner Gram, We strongly beg the clem- ency oi the Court, as, owing to her condi- tion at the time, her mind may have been temporarily weakened. The prisoner Superior We also strongly recommend to the mercy of ther Cour-R” Bash Superior Asked the Guards to Kill Her When She lleard the Jury’s Verdict of Gunny Against Her for The". Than the way of the trnnsgressor is hard was exemplified in B forcible manner the other evening In the Court of Queen‘s Bench at Montreal. During the delivery of the verdion an air of suppressed excitement pervaded the closely~crowded court room, and every one strained forward no catch the words that would mean liberty or prison to the two Accused women. The foreman of she jury had scarcely uttered the word guilty when Bessie Superior was seen to reel forward and grasp the iron railing at tne prisoners’ dock Then came an agonizing cry of despair and himer anguish, and the next instant she lay struggling on the floor in a fit of hysteria. Her cries were hearrrending and for a. few minutes in was impossible for theCourL toproceed. When she had partially recovered she pleaded with the guards to kill her as she had brought disgrace upon her poor old perenm. As she was being assisted to schsir she clutched wiidiy at her hair and screamed for her father to whom she said than she was going mad. During this scene the other prisoner mood facing the Judge with head bowed on she railing at the dock sobbing ssitherhesrr would break. It was evident that shay (eh, keeniy cheir ssd positions. When quiet had been restored His Honor Judge Win-tale an- nounced to the jury that he fully concurred wish them in their verdict and at; the same Lime remarked Limb day had rendered justice to society. The learned judge pro- mised [0 gwetheirrequeszs forelemency and mercy very csrefnl cousiderauiou. As soon as L‘ourb adjourned ihe two prisoners were escorted by four policemen Lbrougii the crowded corridors to the street. where they Were planed in a cabin charge of Sergeant Kyle, and rapidly (iriyen away to the common goal to await. senfience. Mr. Superior vine grief stricken, and ashis daughter was being placed in the cab he feii no the eephslr pawment as :he door in 0118. v The PATHETlC SCENE IN COURT. A WONDERFUL MARCH poet dare help himself wherevtr he wherever he finds material suited to .rk. He may even appropriate en- [uma with their us rved capimid, if npie he thus supports be a beautiqu ue.