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J‘fâ€" s++++++++++tif+++++++ ' Not Guilty; ++++++++++++++++++ftf+ + I + l 1 i + CHAPTER \'III. I Gordon had been right. when he said that that afturnmm London would be ringing with the news of the ltcgcnt Street murder. no bad hardly gone a hundred yards from his house, on an after-lunch sll'ull. before his ears were .ssailcd with the Grim; of the newsboys, and his eyes dazzled by the contents bills of the var. ion-s evening journals. all making the most of what they could not disguise was a. welcome sensation, and all viriné,r with one another in spreading over the largest surface their small amount of information. For it was really very little after all which they seemed to know about this mysterious crime, Gordon noticed, half sorry, half relieved. The young man (Claude Carlton, as George had imagined.) had been found dead that morning by the housekeeper who waited on him and attended to his rooms. She did not. sleep in the house, but came early and left late at night. She had not discovered the body for some time after her arrival, as she had not gone into the drawingâ€"room, and had supposed Mr. Carlton in bed. $116 at once raised an alarm, and the police had taken possession of the apartmenLI The w0man, who was very upset, could, however, give no information which could be of the least service in solving the mystery of her masters death. She» had noticed nothing suspicious when she left the apaptment the previous night; she had not been informed by her mas- ter that he expected any visitors. nor had she noticed anything in his manner which could cause her to imagine he I was in trouble, or anticipated any dan- ger. Her master had been, she explain- ed, a very open-handed, pleasant gen- tleman, but he talked to her very little. and he seemed to prefer to get her off the premises always as soon as her work was finished, so that he might live his own life his own way. shek imagined. In this manner she had seen nothing of ~~any of his friends, who came. when they came at all, only in the out. Of me champermams described Miss evening; and she knew very little about him; indeed, she had only been serving him for two monms (the time he had occupied the apartment), and. as it hap- pened, no one, so fat-.\had been able to add much to the woman's story. It. transpired later that Mr. Carlton had only lately arrived in England from abroad, and apparently had few friends or acquaintances,and also that those few knew very little about him. Ills solici- tor, who appeared on the Scene present- lv, was able to identify him as a man of considerable means who had been for some years a great traveller. So far as he knew, he had no near relations, nor was be aware that there was anyone who bore a grudge against his client; but he was compelled to confrss that he had never been on intimate terms with the murdered man, and so was unable to say that such a person, or persons, llid not exist. Hc had undchth that his client had intended shortly to get married; his client himself informed him if the fact; but the name of the lady had not been mentioned, nor had he any idea who she was. That. the deed had been committed with some sharp instrument. probably a large knife; that it was murder and not suicide, and that it had not been done for the purpose of robbery, soon became evident. It was with breathless interest that Gordon scanned the papers during: the next. day or so. and realized that in the task of solving this mysteryâ€"so far as the reporters knew. at Il'uSt.â€"tlu: police started no better equipped than he, hit”- self. Indeed, they appeared lcs: \chI inâ€" formed; for they were ignorant as to who had visited Mr. Carlton's rooms on the night of the nnn'dcr: while Gordon knew of at least. two pcople who had been thereâ€"the young girl and Mr. Usher. What had this man Usher been doing there? What was his part in this af- fair and what were his relations with the young girl now lying: delirious at hi' house? That was t‘mrdon‘s pre- occupation: that was what he felt he must ascertain before he could lrvl :my assurance of saving,r her. and how was he to accomplish it? She heisclf could not tell him; would, shit it she could? 'l‘here remained onlyl, two people who might know the secret . 2. ~ . v. . . l of that nights Iltllllelllllgsw-bxlll‘l. and “her” father; for Gordon had concluded, from the young.r girl“dctiriuu< mur-l murs. from the continual awn-lalion of her fathers name with IINN‘ of the mur- dared man and .\tr. Usher. and from the. tone in which shc called upon him. thatlI in: former had also been present at tho! youngr man's murder, or at lv:i~t during? that evening. and he felt that from him: at least he might learn the truth. 3 Yet why had he not appeared. Ili‘i must have missed his daughter; he must‘ have heard of this murdci: how has it is had made no sign ‘.’ The whole affair \\:i: an invsll‘l'iulls, so umial‘entty Itlfllk‘llt‘ll'ilIIIt‘. that fjor- (lon hardly liked to I‘.‘l hix~ mind rest long upon any of the nuun‘rous hypo~ l::i-31‘~ which occurred to him: but he dill-rluincd M least to attempt to put himself .‘nte ('onununivaliun with the “lute-faced 2dr. Usher and this mysteriâ€" ous father: and. nicunuhilc. he fctt. “1.!- a thrill of satisfaction, that III,\ in- t I Or, ‘A Great Mistake. ++++++++++++++++Â¥+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ t the vital interest he would take in it. â€"‘ You laugh at. us policemen, I know, you with your bush-tracking iulcas; butl Womb-r what you‘d do in a cast"- like this. Ilex'c's this man found uunvlnrwl. and not a sign to Show who did it, or vhat it was done for. \\‘ell. that's all rI-i'hl; we have had things like that. biL lull, but then \\~“vc always had sonic- tliing to work (lllvaGIIlI"\\'Ilt‘I'4\ to start from. lIri'e. \v'nttl havc- we got 1’" Gordon hesitated. “\\'cll. from a pure- ly amateur point of view," he rctln'nwl, “1 should say you have the man, his his- li‘l')’. and his fl‘lv"lltl.\'.” “t]t'lr'ltlilll)‘, and in any other case that. would bu pruriwa where we should come in,” said the Major quickly. not. realizing that tlnrtlon was practically ri-pluitini,r his own tliv‘orics to him. “Hut. my dear (iorilon, in this ilcvll of :l‘l affair c\'\*i'_\'llllllg seems to have mn- spircd to go against Its. This man flari- #â€" ++++++++;;;;++++Â¥+++ timacy with the Major would help to keep him informed of .mi progress which , : V. V . I. ‘ ‘ " Smtland Yard was making in the affair, toil 'had'no hi’sJu-y .lll'l lltlnllllllllh. while those authorities could not, for “bio history. No friends. sometime at least, have any idea \vhcncc \\ t‘ll. of t'mii‘w ho had. [but they are came his interest. of no use to us. ’lhnt. is ll. hayy what _ _ w.» have been able to find out. is of Very little use. if the man had wantcvl to CHAPTER IX. make the discovery of his murderer iilfli- . "llIt- he cmlhl not have uninth better. George Gordon had formed a them‘l , - , . mum“ -m 1m, .15. that when Ushcr had stopped at the hotel lgh‘ghnggd “a; I'me‘ ‘hogfln S‘H "‘,Mlmllmlf‘i‘l'ldpfiljfiii: (IllilullhlliP months ago. and in that. slv months' hi” had $70 $050.) - \-., .H’ .. a there isn‘t a blessed thing \Vl‘ can (Il.\'- dmmso m 0rd“ ‘0 "immutij n 1,0 will)" cover which Seems to bear directly on '. v s . â€"- 1 ~ 1’ - V n ‘x_ gill whose ilbbCIltO loin ll‘ .1 l gent Street he could not account for. it. filf‘wedbn. this is a devilish difficult affair. ‘,++H++§3¢¢§¢+++++++ 9 +++ , Allth till farm I i I M++§+¢++t~+4e+++§+++..‘ man or room plus. i +¢¢++++ +++++++++ + The prisprrt is that the supply of bib, C-‘u. hogs will be short the coming win- “‘1' and spring, and that prim-.5 Willi rule high in this country. The outlookl is the .\zunc in linglnnd, wbrr.‘ the park- U'.. and (IQllltI‘S arc crnnplalniitg bitter- ty of the shortage of pigs, and are lured to handle more second-Has; pro» durt from outside sources than thcy would if the supply of first-class were sulliwit-nt. Many farmers fail to make a Sllci'nss of feeding fall pigs during the winter months, and many have to t‘fillh" (Il\l’«»tll'tl;{4‘il through failure and, how abandoned the work. (in tho utlicrt band not. a It\\' have surmoih-il satisâ€" factorily and nnLIo it a. j)l'.vllli.ll)ll‘ busi- ness. \\'hat is tI.e secret of their slut-I (toss? It. is a question others sh-ouldl observe and study, in order that. they; may share in the good prices )romg. Probably, part. of the difllcully in cat'- i'<,'in;; pigs through the winter in a this: tlt‘gi‘nt Strcul affair." . . . ('ordon was siltinr with his back to “as thrrcfm‘c at this hotel that he rom- ' h nicnccd his researches. the light. and otherwise attempting to ,, i ‘ . . A _ q ,_ llzrguise any expression his features .lher-llnmllgljli] hnkelgilklhg {illiéoligni‘n might. be showing by pulling fiercely at llIiidon :faslcc’riiv‘vdhd with visitors ‘and 1‘” “my m”: H‘V‘,““‘1l,l”‘lllg Hill?” 1" 4' ' K i W i ' ' ‘ F H. in i‘iO' was a}: Gordon did not even know the name “I'OI‘D‘ “L ‘ ‘ l t of the people. he sought, it. was some speaking frankly, and that, at. least. for pme bemrc he 00,,“ make “,0 lmn_p(,,._ the momcnt, there was no danger brew- . ‘ . tcr, whose assistance he obtained, mg, and he. replied with just as much . i ., inicrcst. in his four as he felt might. lcad understand what he WNW; ,A, I‘m“ ins compinion an‘lo talk while not ex- money spent judicmusty. howevei, slim: mm" swmcion. had the \vlts of the emploch exert-ism ‘ b ‘ _. I. Y _ ‘ l‘l his service and lie lived at lust upon “Unfortunutcf hc sum. ‘BJt what do a couple of visitors who. it was cndcnl, 501' mean about. the sly months?" were the objects of his inauiries. “\VllN tilt" mun llilll “llll' 1’90” In I'M» These were a gentleman and his 1‘01“? six lnmllhsr __lle IlilfI apparcplly daughter who had arrived but lately been some ycius in Australui,w1llcii from the Riviera. Their name was In: made a gold deal of‘moncy. ‘ ien Gauntâ€"Mr. Gaunt and Miss \‘ivicnnc he came to Inn-opeâ€"foi a good fine. I Gaunt, as they were entered upon the supjmse. Illa stymied to Il{1\l.\Il.f_nl(l; hctcl books. They had taken rooms for pretty iapid [cliaialc'teié alpdt igllll‘dllffifi a stay of some duration. but they had things luun :11.“[0111311110,5 punch? j”C This where our made no friends, c4'il‘iti‘aclt‘il no binding it'lations. A young fellow of lively tastes, with plenty of money. goes round liurope for a holiday, and sets himself not been seen for a day or two. fact did not, however, appear to disturb tlr: hotel people, as Mr. Gaunt. and his daughter were in the IntibitI oil S))Qll(ltl:Jg ! the on o (oors. at. . . ilicgigezieglellegf bald1 paid for their rooms~ t: have a pond lune. lle nuikcs plenty in advance. It was supposed that they 0. acquaintances, women chiefly, he were visiting at. the house of some pliin a little. goes to mothering gnd: friend or other, Gordon gathered, and. of about and moves op, the I\l11LI of pecplt, course. in an hotel of that size, the doâ€" he meets are on the same ‘gamedhcm- ings of a couple of guests did not at. St‘IVCS; they don t. trouble about hun. he had much attention. C1008 1101 care what bccm‘ncs of them. They were entered as “from the Rt; could put my hand on filly people who vicra." and Gordon could discover no. met this man (.ai‘lton: I cant tmd one. thing further concerning them, save that “'110 knew anything (If llll‘ll.‘Sil\'€ that he was a pleasant acquaunance who Gaunt. as verv beautiful. and Mr. Gaunt. liftfllfir‘nly 0i Willey and 150:“ his private 3;,- a fine! “Handsome gentleman"? allan‘s to himself. IIIS own lawyer Gordon‘s next intention was to return Imows ‘Zol‘y “me. more» _”,e was Passed to the gambling house of Park Lane. on lohmt by [1‘5 ub'c‘lls 11‘ MNDOUW‘W: where he hoped sooner or later to come (‘Altâ€"‘dt‘ltlmlf CI “to li'esl ('15 regal'db across the white-faced gambler, Usher. lmflncc. what more does the lawyer but 81. me time he concluded his m- want to know? I cant find the name of (llIiries at. the hotel it was still early in 41 $111310 Person who was in the habit (.f tbz- afternoon. and the idea came to him filling to “98PM Swill rooms. Carlton to spend the time before dusk in paying i'l Parelllly kt‘llt his pied a terrc to hunâ€" a visit to his friend the Major, This 181- Sr”: his housekeeper Used to leave early must be fun),- cognizaij 01 11,0 pro. in the f‘VClllllLE, but she has an idea that gross made by the police in the affair of “ill many P001310 Cf‘lllie to sec. him, and hm mysterious murder. and Gordon was “'1 0110 031110 Often. intimate enough with him to feel sure ‘:”l}l “l5 “l0 m AllSll‘alm 7" _ ’ ‘\\cll. of coursc’ we can trace lnm that he mivht oathcr a considerable _ . ' . amount of histormgtion from him with- llll7‘1‘9~ Wt tlllnk 0i the time it Will take. to out the official having the least. idea of With 1t- "No, there Is only one chance for 1.5:. “And that?" “The man got, engaged to be mar- ricd.“ Gordon started, but. held his breath. "Engaged?" “Yes; his letters show that. the girl on the Riviera." “The Riviera?" Gordon felt himself change color. “It was apparently a prettyrapid af- fair,” continued the Major, “for they could not have known each other for 1.1.9 {31319113 Gordon entered long. ~Ilowevcr, Carlton was very rich, “Just the man I wanted to Ste." hem“l mill- flOt'S it long V“)? H9 WWI said, looking up, “you never lxxl'c'oiie,jll:iv'e been a bad. lot though. for it is (lordon, and you‘ve got a way of putâ€"itll‘vll" (“'ldt‘nl gutting 911311304 lllfldL‘ HO ling your finger on a weak point which difference to his mode of living. lb: ,5 peculiarly your OWIL Those fellows of sec-ms to have carried on just the same mine. you know. they're almin borng I‘ in spite of the young.r lady. q Ill-c. and, well, sometimes I think pm”- “.»\nd who was the young lady? skulls as as thick asâ€"as my own." “All. Hull's where our bad luck pur- “What's the matter?" “dim Gordon, ‘ sues us again. She is a MiSS Gaunt,and seating himself, and hflping himself to 51155 £3“ a mum'- BUl “it‘ll 100. “1'0 {13 a cigar. mysterious as the rest of the pcOplc Ill The Major grunth and bit savage”- tius devil of an affair. ‘In fact, more so, at his cigar. “The matter is that i am M We know rmchcnlh' nothing of sick of this job." he said, “I m” going p, them. The letters tell us very little but resign. I‘ve got a poor lot of men. and “‘9‘? “Mimi Ult‘llOtl mct thrill 0" “1" 1 am beginning 1.) 1mm,- 1‘,“ 1M mm.“ hvicra. where they were travelling. and «good myself. You know what I said to j tivl (“tinged 10 m" Sll'l- “0 lli‘Vi‘ Will you the other night. 1 wished you would ‘ I“: ,lt‘ll‘“"5~ "'“l "I"? 0." hm _(’r u“? ft" join us. I wish to got-.dugss you “mud, ther and these contain. as II happens, I wish you were in my plat-o 3" nothing winch I could put us on their “What is the put-timiluy muse (,( (mg permanent habitation or their friends. ilnplay of pessimism?" 3-4,.“ “HMO”. It IS bad luck“ rank. bad luck all "The particupn- “use: '1‘)”; jumpy through. lul thats nothing to the last murders the particular Cause, or, mint-r, ' tiling-H , , this last straw." ‘ . "And that lS‘?‘ “\\'hich nun‘dcr?” “\Vhy, they followed Carlton to Eng~ “Which? \\‘ell, than]; giyfiln,‘ land. came to London. put up at the there's only one on our mm; m w..- Dorian Hotel. stayed there a few days# sent. The Ilcgcnt Street affair. You Hull tlisrlllllt‘m‘etlg” must have heard of it; the papers are full "DisalJI’C‘lt‘Cd 7' of the thing." “lhsappeurcd. Of course we shall find Grorge listened with a calm face but them. They probably haven't run away. a beating heart. 'l‘lzcy seem perfectly respectable people. “Yes. I've heard of it," he Said. “But 'l‘l‘n‘." Paid fol‘ their rooms. and their you don‘t mean to say you are puzzled: ; llilllllllre Scl‘ms quite right, .still. (if that row “1.301195 “um work? jlcoursc. we must get hold of them, for thoughtâ€"p" 'what they could tell us must be valu- “you didn't. think anything. 3‘0” able. 'Ihe strange thing is that they know were only mortal like the rest of haven't. turned up already: they must . And I [In] lwund He found the Major scaled at his desk in a very comfortable room. which he called his study, at headquarters. lie was pulling away at a big cigar. and before him on his desk. in a space hol- lowed out from the mass of papers which littered it, stood a whisky and soda. There was a cheerful fire burn- in;é in the gate, and the room looked warm and cosy, but the Major's heavily- Iined face wore a worried lonk, and his fingers were drumming doubtfully upon He met. the world. We all run up againstthave seen the'news. . snags somctimcs. \\'c'vc struck a snag l0 53." "ml 1 001” “link "my '30“ NYC lit-re." "\ou can‘t find your man. then? haven‘t got a clue?" “Find our man. I tell you we don‘t know enough to be even sure that il| was a man " Gordon started, but the Major wcnt| fl'L - you low's death.“ I Gordon gave a sigh of relief: that was lsomething at all events. {To be continued). .__.__.x. .\trs. Nexdorcâ€"“l ln‘iught a nrv: [Ii-.u‘i‘ of music for my (Iilltgllli't' !. plav. and “For all we know it might have been I think she‘ll mash-r it s. ‘n. “in a monkey. All we're pretty sure of is trying all the flIIt‘t'It-"b ‘ ' that it wasn‘t suicide. You sec. my dear pcryâ€"“Ini‘lced she “35: wry” ~ Ir,»- Lad anything to do with the poor fcl-j growing and improving condition is (Inc to having: the litters come too late in the fall, Scptcmbvr and October are the favorite months, to have them come. as then they may he kept running, out on the ground and the grass» :1 good part of the time, for two or three month's" treatment: which is essential to the growth of bone. the development of nuisclc. and laying: of the foundation of a vigorous constitution. which will enable them to withstand the effects of the enforced confinement due to snow end the cold weather in winter. \luch twublc is experienced from crippling of pigs in winter, apparently from rheumatism, but probably from the in- active livers and imperfect. digestion or derangement of the stomach. DUE TO LACK OF IZXEIlClSE, and possibly from feeding too much s'oppy food. which, in cold weather, may well account for a slow circula- tzon of the blood and consequent in- action of the organs of the. system which pciform-th....fqnctions of digestion and assimilation. lf ilieie-ris.a,._r§ason to believe that the ailments whit-Ii so (if-4 ten check the growth and health of pigs in winter are due to the system cf folding.r above indicated. why not try llt system of feeding,r by which the grain is led dry, either whole or ground, and the drink giv-cn in a separate trough, to be taken when required. We have seen pigs thrive admirably in win- ter in very ordinary quarters, fed in this way. Most. of the hogs raiscd in the corn-growing States are fed whole corn. on the ear or shelled and scatter- I<d on the ground or on plank platforth and no where are so many so success- fully raiscd and fitted for market. the' principal dilllculty there being that the hogs. being kept in such large numbersi tbuch together too closely. and are if- al-le to become over-heated from contact of their bodies, and to catch cold when Separated. It we believe, sound docâ€" trinc that food eaten slowly, and thor-‘ mighty masticated and mixed with the saliva of the glands of the mouth, lest fitted for being readin digested, the exertion required to pick up thinly} scattered grains of meal in a flatâ€"bot lullICd trough tends to keep up the blood circulation. and the pioccss of masti. cation is much more complete than in swallz'iwing sloppy food. In the early years of {limiting in this country, it was the common practice to keep pork- (rs till they were fifteen to eighteen months old before fattening; they were carried over the first winter almost ill- \;:l‘iubly by scattcrhn,r whole peas on the Il‘i'llt‘ll ground. or on plank floors, or in troughs, and GIVEN \VA'I‘ER SEPARATELY, and were fattencd at least to great weights on whole peas, with watcr to drink. yct. rheumatism and wintcr crip- pling was practically an unknown ail- nzcnt. Pigs seldom go wronj.r in sum- n’icr where. they are allowed to run on ‘3 the ground. with access to gait and glass, and if we cannot have summer mnditions in winter, the test we can; ,lr. it would appear, is to get as near as we can to it by adoptiupr methods of treatment. whit-h aid naturi- to do its work. despite the handicaps of frost and snow. To this (‘IltI. it is surely worth while to experiment, by supply- ing the needs of the animal System. by providing boneâ€"and-musclcâ€"forming foods, and feeding them in the manner Lest calculated to aid digestion and as: Sillllltlliull. \\’clt curcd clover or alf:il~‘ fa hay. cut up fine. and fed in combiib ation with pulpcd mangle.» or sugar, 'lects and a little moat. should answ. r admirably for the ptll'}m>0. and shutml greatly reduce the U.le of production, ‘rs comparcd with the common prac-t lice of heavy feeding of grain meals. much of \\'IlICIl i< often \vorsc titan wast- ‘cl when the animals are knocked iffl their balance. and losp ground. instead: :of gaining: in condition and “015411,! !It would cost but little to provide a ' load or two of gravel in a covered place. :or to carry over the Coal asties for this purpose. (-I' to partially burn. until-r, C(vcr of earth. some of the rough woo-I "lying.r around IIIt' yards to product- l“"ll'- will. to which the pigs could lie \u'll are“. .\ mixture of salt and su.-.bi::>l trust. at lr‘aS't. lltlrcn (0551b; winter m'odur‘tion of bacon fol n.ch the. good demand and prices oft flu: pI‘HSt‘ltI. .\t lead the suggestimis' offered are upvn lo lim'il.~:i4ill, which‘ is earnestly invited. \\ho will be tha- l-rst in take a hand in it. and add hisi quota to the solution of the question? I.I\'l". STUCK NOTES. It, cost» a: much to ruiw‘ a scrub ani- :‘: at as. it. dues a blue ribbon winner,‘ :n~.l flzivi" i< it uifle difference in their j,»,i,,~.~tjvi- \‘llIlli‘S :it .\i‘llllig tilllt‘. ’w i‘dllitll to have at home. such pl’lllll'y that (I‘ttf‘l not 1il't‘3\ off good, plump, ,vrllow (win-ass. and a full “inst. .\ny f-nvts having feathered jugs mill lots of dark pin feathers are not the tics rubla kind for presenting to Dill‘llf‘lllllt‘ t‘U.\l.lIlllt‘I'S. Hive. the horse a reasonable quantity of water just. before feeding him. This tint-r times a day. If he has li'eu hard driven or \\'».)tl\"tl, allow him first to m‘nulvsâ€"élt) min- u‘cs \vou‘il be. licttrr. IIc will work bob, lvi. l‘lI butter and keen letter by this lilt‘illl).l than by any -'ll‘.tll' ll-(bbiblt‘ \vayi or nutuagmncnl. It, is the. breeders maxim that the, inricker an animal can be put in condi- tion for the block the gyniltcr the pro-' p-ai‘tional» profits. flood brceding, care- lu‘ feuding, and early maturity are very, (Iismntlul to success in cattle lu‘emlingJ it is will for thn breeder to remember that competition is sharper and prices I4:\\'t‘l' than in former timer. and that economy in those items of greatest cost, fried and time should be. considered in meeting; the demands of the market.- .A\ steer can be fed to a weight of 1,000 prunds cheaper than it can be fed to a weight If 2,000 pounds: and while the immediate profit is smaller, it will come Tlt'It‘IiCl‘. â€"â€"â€"â€"’Pâ€" A NOCTl'RNAL NAUMACIIIA. (By A. Banker.) The twilight has faded away. and night has asserted her sway. Dcnse masses of black clo id drive swiftly arross the heavens, from time to time obscuring the brilliant stars, which ever and anon. as the passing clouds coma and g3, again and again scintillate and Sparkle, in the canopy of the skies; their combined light. sufficient to bring into bald relief the jutting bluffs, each Ciowncd with a heavily armed, almost firipregnabbr fort. on each side of the toy; and the foaming breakers, lashed. [Va by the strong VbrTe‘thleQfaneafid reâ€" ccdc to and fro on the shingle and pebâ€" Me; of the shore with a rcvcrbcraling gurgling stridor. the long white line of surf plaiutly visible, in the starlight. Again the heavens are obscured by tanks of heavy cloud, and all is shaâ€" dowed in sable darkness. llut only for, a moment. For from the fort at the western end of the bay a brilliant taper- by: ray of dazzling: light of lustrous splendor flashes out, slowly sweeping the hol‘lwtin. illuminating a wide section of the ocean and revealing a fleet (.f destroyers. protected by a cruiser and a battleship. in a moment, with a. deafening roar, the great guns of the forts. and also those of another power- ful fort on the summit of the downs, rend the air with their discharges; while the rattle. of some smaller wea- pons adds to the crashing din. But. the warships. finding: themselves un- equally matched, are, with their own srarchlights. signalling apparently for as ‘stanrc by throwing: flashes ou’tho clouds; until the forts, by a well direct- cu. constantly shifting beam of light, r- litter the signalling almost nugalory. In the nuantimc the destroyers. every light concealed. are speeding away out if danger; while the larger vessels. rea-i l'7inpr the futility of the attack. also beatl an ignmninious retreat; though conc tiuuing.r for a time to fire their grcut’ gum at. the fort. .\t length the thunder of the booming- artillcry subsides. the flashing light- biams cease. amt all is once more calm amt pcacc. But all this rcvrrl‘mrating uproar is hit a naumarhizuâ€"a quaint old term f0' a mock sca-fightâ€"a sham fight; only, an crusade in the. usual autumn ma- rmuivrcs of the fleet; and there is no war of pu'tjrsctiles. no bursting of great. vhllt‘lls, amt happily no cries and agon- izl’d _l_'l‘.lilli$ of wimm'lorl and dying men. tint if angels could shcd fears. how at. an actual battle must they weep at the sight of men furiously immotating each other. and in frenzied rage madly smughtcriug their toes. And how much more ‘j‘ioignant must be their girl, when men are falling all around, to see the >jlil‘ll5: of. alas it is to be feared, some. who had forgotten their God. carried «ff to tlu- doom. Happy they who had livid the idle of the righte- ous. and who had IitIlI thrir sins upon film by whose stripes we may all no healed. l-‘oi‘ then those lright. angels '\\'-’III\l csmrt flu-iv runsomed Spirits up in thc realms of glory. >X'â€"-â€"â€"~â€"- IN. SI'ITIC OI" 'I‘IIIC SI’EECII. A young: I,»(ll’l'i.~ll'l‘ \\'i’l,\ conducting pp first (-1140, III.‘ lliui cvldvntly conned ‘15; nvgunn-nl till he knew it by heart. Before he had pro-cwde ten minutes with his ul‘fllul'lCLlI effort the judgi- had thrilled the CUM: in his favor. and had told him 50. lle~pitu this. the young lawyer would not cruise. It seemed um] 'lli‘ had attained such a momentum that hi would but stop. [finally his l-'>rd.‘<hip leaned forward Elitl. 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