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Show p i A LOllX DETECTIVE. ' 'Ah, Ir. Dotjioiit Vau urn Jnift m ! ; Mmt, I mnf nrtd your Uftvi.'' ! Korttork Totiipi put rwny bin niotirH I bmrp Bbd lighted hrr-Kit m I onti-ntl ' ) wood lluur front ball bfdrunni which i fr uonuplrd. "Auothrr mymrr1" I akm1, f"T I h'w. bocunia imnimtoiiint to tlw Ui1 lfhQ he. 014 In Mm iimbkJu. "f rooliPlf, nnd if I am not mNlnli-n I ind I mut m it !ifulhr llnn luif- MlliiK nil Mori mm randi tin etui." i Firelock Tom, puffed wiiy At hid ! ihvroni fur MtvrrAl nui.li wlilh at ml - i 14 thn ninrpnifntof m fly armwMug ami-n ' Ilia ntillintr. I l-nanM Airlnt the r.Wum wtl and wmUM fur him to prorrwl. 'Then wm Ht lo mm thl friomlng dnrliijr my iiwfnni, ThU numh ' - u, ta.rn.td from tho wrvimt. Mum I Imvn ' u liidfs Ui tho ohantrr of thunmnaml pretty clwir hUlory of Ma tr.iiit.ltV A Tuiiiwi ipok h ilckiHl upon urn- brrllA. "A fnw minor link In thi rlinin of nrl-donri nrl-donri im mlnlmr. lKt th mmi will no dmilit W nhU to aupply lho whn ho rw- turn at (145 o'rltxik. ami with yuur rw- Itlann 1 oipect to I alii to ntair up t h rhol niatlor lb mplnf hour. You Mt, the foil -I w wm flomnwliat orrviiiis ami inharrawMsl. Tlml, add! to a imtural oaralMatiiwa and atintiiilutrUniM, -auwl ' him to bring Ma umbrella iiietn,r Inatmut uf .raving It In the nv k Miw. Ill- nn-oufjnmw nn-oufjnmw Inrroaaod aa b nwlixd hit t.ir and bo pat It down In th lt.il I. Of miit-ft 1 b for,it It ha bo writ nwnr. I ph led It up, and aa a rronlt of my iininlnatlin of lb artlula 1 nport to Im aMr to aur irlM him ttha k nrturtu" I "Uutwhnt nan you Itnd out ihoiit t man by touklntf at lit nmbri'lUf'' I m.kcd. 'Frarythlna:" nillHl Turn with imii i ' phaMa. "Ha haiiftht It, whbh la aoma- tblnir In hla favor. I know that, t ana then la no nama I odd. When a man lir-row lir-row an iimhrrila. ha alwaj a takaa a ir-md ; dm, whlnh ta aura to hawt t ha former own- j tr'a namaatampMloti tbollnlnKorhandla. Mjr mOUr purnliaaMt Uila at m twtrffaln ala , ( fpr ll.ua, markfd down from I'J.tW. That I I nam from Iba frannnt of tha tag wblrh I found omitfhl In ona of tha rlla. "It U aa aipanatva otia fut htm, aa lit It nlark la a dry fooda atura a f 1 1 a work, 1 with tha inmlM of an lonraaaa nrit yr, i but ha la aotuathlnjiof a fop, with a fancy for onatly arAM. Tha ha la a olnrk lu N a dry toda atora la alaar to nuvkra Ilka fnnaaulf. Hca, tha foalg ara eamftilly al juatad and araontfiaw down on tha nuuiu, andttkabHa la buiAmwd. Tha ownf la aoouaUMiMd an fuaJliif oloUt, anonAbliia: down tlia onaiaaa-ajid aannrlnf tba oorUa 1 ' - that hold tha holla of fotxla In ahapff. "Tba rnao la you. abmt Hi), 1 nhould aay. Ha la alnndar and onbt to woltfk about 1 4M pouiiria. w'llh my laa I hnva traoad tha faint mark left by hl fliiifrra wbaai ba hnld tbn unihnJlA, and by nara-ful nara-ful tDMMUrcnwmt hava aaiwrtalnad that ha wUf m So. oi fflora. Wltb a hand of thtM ataa ha onarht to maaaura about a f''l HH In bla aancktiiira. Ha la In low with a woman who work" to a oanriy tora and paint Imr fnra. Ijiat nluht a mat hor by ' ', i appiliitmittit. 11b klaavd bar wa on llm II pa aud nuoi no tha clink. Tbnn tl'. y t . wara IntorruptaU, anil hn lu(t In a hurry. I i The woman la a bluud and baa atiooumtfutl , .7 bia Mlrauoaa. "Ihaman la In tmabla on aoronnt of tht woman, and that U why ho fomo to nonault ma. Tha Datura uf hla trouble la , not eiautly otnar, hut luy ImpitMalori It ' that tho yuuti( man baa rival who la Jmloua." tirmt hmvana, Toiupal' I airlalmeil. i "You do nut mean to tall ma you hnva ; ' 1 lt-arnnd ail thl about a man yon nnvvr aaw, ilmpty by louktuit at hla urnhrvllar" , "l'raulanly. It la vary alinplo to unit Who nheervffa. To a pnraon of a low order . u( InUlilaamiathla would bn all. pa um- . bnlla, alluhtly ahopworn ami umU a abort ! ttma; mHhlnir mora, llutwban wuoomnto axaralne It with oare wn find ortaln, w.-ll ,1 drDnftl marka on the oloth, trarna of two dtatltiot fanlirnaun"tannaaalhtrlnK to tba banaia, wblub, ooniblnwj with my lnfn.111-I lnfn.111-I bUithaurlaa, lead dlrootly to oartatn fwta, and tben you hava all tha maily enuiial ; polnla In a drama of rcnl llfo, wbh-h, Ivt ua hope, will at end lu a tnttftNly." "WolMlarfuU" I eiulalmml. "Hut tfll nta how you aanartaluwd the owner of thl i umbrella klaeMl a wumun who wurka In a oamly itora and palnta her face, and then i lpft br la a hurry." "Tliat waa the taut punllnn fmttira i f thnoaee. Take my tf laaa and look at ibn , handle. Yon will aeu untllnxd there In two onlora tlta Imprint of a man' llpa. After partmir with the woman thl Mluw wu nervouiand azrluai, and uimbl to borrow otgaratta ha bit tba handle uf bla until unt-il . hrella. The llffhtur oolur I (mint. It U a wry 11 ant ahade of red, wed only by hlund wuuntt. Tba darker on I or, you will oh-, oh-, , aarviH I mado by a aFliihtly adhoalve aub- . ' . ataoea, Tbati I candy, naramela, I niaku la-out. T1u prcannne of tbeaa two aub-taua aub-taua pfwaaa beyond the powilbtlliy of a tnlataJw tint ha bad kiai the woman flrai un tha obaek. Wi did uot rsM-nt tluktj IboD h klaard her Up, Wbloll Mt traa of paint and a remain un blamnutb. "1 know that tltey wttra Interrupted and tlwt tba yuuug nan departed In a hurry bonauea tha Imp riot of hla I In on tba imiiiile waa made within a few mo-mauUuf mo-mauUuf tiie time of the klaln. Hut furUwr arldtmoe of bl tiaate and oxMtn-luuttt oxMtn-luuttt bi found here where be oriiliiili-il one of the fuWa lu the ouvor by uliiiubliitf ' bla band over It." Tuue aroae, walked over to the win-I' win-I' dow and lookntl out. 1 at tod wntublna h , blm lu alleutiulmlrallon, wbuti nuddcnlyu ainlltt uf aallrlauttun broke uvt r hla faro. ( "Here oorau my luiin, bait mi hour , . ' varUer than 1 aipocled liliu. ill uiuh ' : tuuet be aarloua," . r X went to tba window, and looking out jaw aiuiMlfrioung ina.n walking ruij i i 1 yrwThe 1rrT afll fTnnln anflMHTy up at our romri. In a fr w iunnirtta tln-m Waa a atmrp fUiR of tlio hall tWI. fullowed byatrpion tho ataire and a knock at tha dnor of our room. "(tun InP'callMl Tome putting tha trlhale urnhretla umlrr tli" tnbl. The y'iittT man entcnil wli h a hnlme like air, ami putting Ma hnml In ! Iti-rtdn Iti-rtdn i-icktft uf bla goat drew forth euui 1 ip.r. "Ni vnrmlnd thf UUr In the iwo f' the iirmwnt," mild Toim, tnotluiilng but Vlaltir to a (ml. "I m from rultnin. the Villor. Wa hTm llila tonrnlntr. Hn mitr If oii don t pay ' that bill he 11 bring ault tomorrow." 1 handr-d Toinen n frpah fln ro-.t a tha onllr-tor tbrut forward a Mil, arid n:h lua ilnwn I nlrL-.il un l.m uinhr.-lli and put It out of f-'gM In ai'onifr of I bo room. Jtiat then there waa a am-oud kma-k nt tiie doir aud a moment UUJt Jruule, tha M lit, looked In. "If you pbiiaa, Mr, TotiiM." ahe anld, "tlirolj geiitlxtiian un tlm top fl.n.r U' k any to aak If you found hi umt.relU He dropped U U tba bail Uila uiwrulugl" kicUang. lea na the Trnu Tha arlvont of wlittrr rnnifnd aa Hint tlio pi-narm rt atiritig lea la at hand. Kv try farmer, wbMhajr In tba bnattu w of Hiiirylng r nut, iH.ali pot up a tornnf irm fir fumllj naa. Tbaailvatttngo to the hrrtiMwIfo of having a re fngcrHtnr mm Uy anrMiilble, liro artlcli-a of food and rota of moa-.L'nii he kpt In aool roudl-tt'ia, roudl-tt'ia, unafiwtMl by the blgh buniprntnrn prorallmg, ran hardly be renlic4 until It hue twn prorldad. livldtng an !( hiuan and attjrlng up tiia frovn rryataU hi a mauuer to kacp Uirough tho hot wnatlmr aio Nlinpln mattor andaaaily tin dom tf iul. Thrro fa atlll timn to build an irohjua biflll tho prnMuit v lntr. Hut, aura tba Miiino Kamirr, any unt Imilihng nototluirwlftoiu tiancan bo im-pmvlM-d for tho ttxrxmn. Partition off a afotinn, fill tho wnlli witli aawduH, rovnr tha bottom with n luy or of tlio iinnio, uud after tilling ouvwwlth foit fif nwdnt or cliujipi'd atrow. Kup tha now ai'riipiwl from the Hold of ten where tho cutting li Ut ba duuo. Uarvnti It ua anon aa tha tea attauia 10 or la lucbua la tbitkurt Cattea Cro mt laos. ThomtMn orop of lH.tfi li Ml I mat M by tha dpartiumit of agricultuia at a llttlo nvar 07 per twit of that of )HU4, or 6.a;s,000 Uiloa of OOO pound tay ). agaiuat D.oOO.UUO half but Jvar. Hut tha maim farm prtra uf cotton la 7.6U onnta nyiltiat 4.11 otj DnO. 1( IH1M. |