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Show a slouched cnptaln nl.n. hat and long clrak,vrnrlrg riglitlv or wrong- Mi. MtiLuist's ly you put him down as a dcci tedly ters cic .lotto character. pic x!oj. giv,! t J Mrs. Melhursts compliments, sir, and would you please come down to her stateroom immediately?' I had just shut myself Into my little office on deck, having run through the ships accounts before turning in that night. It is quite a mistake, by the way, to think that we pursers have no more onerous duties t perform when at sea than to watch over the passengers comfort read prayers on Sunday, and keep a store of nautical information at our finger-end-s for the benefit of every .curious voyager. Nowadays the purser of a crack American .liner making perhaps a record pas- sag of six days or so has his work pretty well cut out for him during the entire voyage. On the present occasion I had scarcely got my accounts fairly in hand when I was interrupted by a slight tap at the door. I rose at once and opened ft; And , there stood 'Mrs. Melhursts Canadian maid, with flushed face and nervous, agitated manner. suspicious we happened to have a passenlorr on board a Brazilian named De ger Castro who tallied in every way with this description. But for the fact I had conclusive evidence to show he could not have been directly concerned I la tha robberies-f- or inquiries proved he had remained on deck the whole evening ho certainly would have been treated to a private interview In the captainsto cabin. As it was, I was forced conclude that black hair, swarthy complexion, slouched hat and cloak wero quite compatible with a mans Innocence. Nothing further occurred to excite suspicion until the last day or two of the voyage. Then, one evening after dinner, word was brought to me that three other state rooms had been riCed in the same mysterious jmanner. Watches, jewelry and even money had disappeared, though in all three cases the passengers stoutly declared they had left their doors locked. When the alarm reached me I happened to be standing in my deck office. I had In my hand twenty sovereigns I I I I XfAertin Sla?coSZ one of our I passengers. didnt wait to lock up the gold. I simply placed lt on my desk, switched off the light Iha? no fcars. for the safety of the sovereigns, door Is there anything wrong?' I asked, having a particularly Intricatemy lock. In with some surprise, when she had de-- which I took good care to turn the key liver ed her message. There Is, sir, she replied, hastily. AH I know She was about to make some eager statement, but pulled herself up sud-Avnly and tripped along the deck without another word. ,1 switched off the electric light, locked the door and -- hurried away after her. When I got to lira. M stateroom, I saw at one that something had occurred to cause her serious anxiety. The berths, the couch, and even the floor were littered with the contents of cabin trunks and handbags. In the midst of the confusion stood the lady herself, looking decidedly perplexed and annoyed. This is very singular, Mr. Morse," ahe said, pointing to an empty jewel case which lay open on the upper berth. My diamond ornaments are missing. You dont say so! I exclaimed in sheer amazement. I do say so, she replied sharply, You can see for yourself that they are gone. How did it happen? I cannot possibly tell you. At dinner this evening I happened to men-- . tl6n to Mrs. Latimer that I had picked ,up a curious crescent shaped brooch on the continent. She expressed a wish to see it. When the tables were cleared, I came in here, took out the brooch and left the jewel case lying on the berth. I was careful to lock th2 cabin door, blit when I got .back the case was empty. How long were you absent? Not more than half an hour. Not more than half an hour? You are sure you had the key In your possession all the time? Positive. I never let it out of my hand while I was in the saloon. I was fairly staggered. I examined the lock carefully, but there was absolutely nothing to show that it had been tampered with. I could hit upon no better suggestion than, that Mrs. Melhurst might possibly have mislaid the jewels somewhere. This had the sole effect of exasperating the lady to such a degree for it seems that she had already searched every hole and corner in the cabin that I was glad .to beat a retreat in order to lay the el-hur- st's ' ) I I matter before the captain. I had just got to the heac of the saloon stairs when I heard some one bounding up after me, three or four steps at a time. I turned and saw a Mr. Carter who, by the way, had made several voyages with us on pre- . vious occasions. I say, Morse, he said, taking me confidently by the- - arm, youve got some queer customers on board this them. Vexed and bewildered, I went bacK to my office, unlocked the door, turned on the light, and mechanically stretched out my hand to take the sov- eraigns from my desk. My hand closed upon nothing more solid than thin air my little pile of gold had vanished I For a minute or two I stood there gazing blankly before me, so utterly confused and dismayed that I could scarcely bring my wits to bear upon the mysterious affair. Then I managed to pull myself together and took a look around the little cabin. In the course of my observations my eyes happened to rest upon the port-holwhich stood wide open, the weather being oppressively hot. I regarded the Innocent looking porthole with the air of a veritable Sherlock Holmes. I went outside and thrust my arm in through the opening. hut my hand did not reach within fully two yards of the desk. Still It struck me as being the only way by which the thief could have got at the money, and I determined to put my theory to a e. practical test. I hurried down Into the saloon, where most of the passengers were congregated. As yet few of them were aware of the robberies, for we had kept the matter as secret as possible. I went straight up to a young American gentleman, who I knew had a great many trinkets in his stateroom, and was rather careless, too, in the way he left them lying about.Dont show any surprise, I whispered, glancing round at the occupants of the saloon, but might I ask whether your state room is locked? j - It is. Wh n . iii t r Mr. (Mr il.at,'. ond it r - ,i j . oc. Ik Mien of ml'CcUaneoti-'n r ala aides were found upon In II- stateroom we dircovrrcd a port i it. 1 box, apparently intended for tli j - , a- 1 u, evidently ? of the monkey, who was quite as accomplished a thief as hij master. Cassell's Journal. . i ..... WIIAT SNAKES EAT. One Owned In Pari Aver a; Sleal Each Year. During the last few months come of tho gentlemen connected with the Museum of Natural History at Faria have given to the world various Interesting results of their observations. The learned professor at the museum, Leon Yalllant, describes the diet of a serpent more than twenty feet long, which has been on exhibition at the Jardin des Plantes since the month of August, 18S3. Up to the end of 1803 this reptile has eaten fifty times; that Is on the average of five times a year. The largest number of times In one year that the snake took food was la 1883, when he ate seven times. Nearly always the food consisted of the flesh of goats, old and young. Three times, however, the repast was composed of rabbits and once a goose. The feeding of the serpent, which will eat nothing but what Is alive, offers an uncommon spectacle, and many persons request to have notice of the times when the creature feeds, so as to witness the feeding. Yet the lightninglike rapidity with whieh the reptile seizes its prey produces a powerful impression. Apropos of the volume which can, by means of distension, enter the stomachs of serpents, Prof. ValHant relates that a French viper was once put in the same cage with a horned viper. As these individuals, although belonging to different species, were of the same size, it was supposed that they would live amicably side by side. Nevertheless, the horned viper, during the following night, swallowed his companion in captivity, and in order to accommodate this prey so disproportionate to itself, its body was distended to such a degree that the scales, Instead of touching each other each laterally, and even overlapping condiother a little, as in its normal tion, were separated, leaving between the longitudinal rows of them a space equal to their own breadth. All the same, digestion proceeded regularly, and the viper did not appear to have suffered in the least. The case of the cobra that swallow a brother cobra by mistake at the zoo affords another example of this extraordinary capacity for the accomodation of food. Pittsburg Dispatch. WISE WOMEN MARRY LATE. 1890 there were 4,435 female doctors (527); 387 female dentists (24); 240 female lawyers (67); 180 female engineers and land surveyors (none); 25 female architects (1); 11,000 lady painters and sculptors (412); 3,000 female authors (159); 888 female journalists (351; 34,51.8 female musicians (5,735); 3,949 actresses (692); 634 female theatrical managers (100); 21,185 shorthand writers (7); 65,048 clerks, secretaries etc.. (8,106), 27.777 female bookkeep ers (none). Last year 1,805 women visited th universities, of whom 34 left them as fully trained doctors, and about a tioz-erespectively, as lawyers, preachers and journalists. Of the above 1,805 ship. students, 28.2 per cent hare married. How so?" American women, however, do not, as a rule, marry until they have completWhy. some ones gone and walked off with my silver cigarette case, a ed their twentieth year, and of these of a and of gold pair rings couple 1,805 as many as 887 were still under rpliA deuce! twenty years of age. Of women who hold diplomas as doctors, between Well, It looks uncommonlyto like asa had and thirty years, only 32 If the individual you refer twenty-fiv- e cent marry; of those between hand in the business, for I dont see per !how any ordinary mortal could get years, the perthirty and thirty-fiv- e who those of Into ones cabin, with the door bolted marry has risen centage to 43.7 per cent; of those between thirty-on the Inside, unless he managed to five and forty, to 49 per cent; and of squeeze through the porthole. nap-has what above those me "Tell exactly forty years, to 54.5 per . It becomes evident cent. From this T, T? Its women who have frequented of that enough to puzzled Philadelphia law- in least at America, maruniversities, supicffi. others. later much than It Is, perIwentto ry & happy tbougM flashed jyerl"Yousee, circumof a this natural result !? 'after dinner, feeling a haps, my mind. I turned round and- stance that divorces are through a virtually ranthe bolted the saloon stairs, stew- these unknown among IP thing and I rememberfllnglnatneci0areue chief full tnt against the women students. New Yorl4 gold s ee ve case, rings and a pair of Whe was standing at the bottom who P berth. Press. links on the upper without giving him oa my dressing BownvstreteheaByself Ums;.ecover fr'om hU surprise. Why th Doe Howled. When Richard Mansfields company was in Cincinnati recently Miss Jennie It was convinced Bustace, the leading woman, had a tad vanished. senses. my weird experience in a hotel. She carwere begin went on excitedly. ries I hear? Ton my word, things Do you about the country a small, tut and no nuts of quick! handful a me Get ring to look serious, She went to a leading valuable I Izzt no time in hunting UP tiie with he brought them, I hurried Cincinnatidog. When hotel and was assigned to deck. The Brazilian had a large end splendidly furnished Mn and made him acquainted room. as stern, Her just tk state of affaire. He avray a little toward Inthe a to was in carried basket. it dog front of stood right much puzzled as I I I went close up, The dcor had hardly closed on the to he deliberately next morning then Rnd first thing began bell bej whenIt the dog was let out of j nuts. rv to Mrs. Melhurst, requesting the basket. its deck. began immediately to cabin on pitying sort cry and mean, and H8 re.artea me with a attentlon made wild efforts to scratch its way through the door. 13 present. We both Questioned not MnTl' was Utrtlns that cloah of There wa3 no accounting for his bedia the of corner J , Presently I saw a tut her replies havior, but Miss Eustace became fu,dy slng- the aside and beheld a pair alarmed upon to throw any light and felt herself growing faint Imall gleaming eyes fixed greedily and nervous. . She tried to pacify the occurrence. upon of we was futile. She rang effort The Nevertheless were dog. stater suspicions My tbe enough. asked to be shown, bell and the ii for watch boy, rest of the nuts to another room, the 1 even were not as straight np agreeably situated andif itelegantly boa rfihp roha id y furone was as in. she the nished to to accompany me As soon as she got the new room the cabin? evidently was dog oca:ed crying and made almost captainsmean? into. Tim thief human efforts to express its joy at JOU tmnquUltyas 4Vot until ' low,1 railing a As for herself, her nerv- ch the tered before making r,o rmtastaml b'Ywas determined ousne's disappeared almost instantly. pt. Meanwhile I She thought nothing further of the afsense J a. I ob :rvc fair until a few days later, when she some of thQ guests of the h overheard ,ta suddenhands upon rirttolfrMta of of a suieida which had pned house eape. speaking his under monkey. a occupied new man out been committed in the h;tel tho prefind a lde and c When Preference cut tt for brote day of her arrival. mtle knife, ceding Sunday,si--the ' Birn.M that a T,'cll 'SSd. bat I let Upon inquiryIwd kill 1 LimsMf in tho and ?ai!JBSti own focity known rrn between the room too, rs C'i dec' to which she had hr t been smt, fist arop . to and be have my - m :n, cno I3 inclined removed only a tho and body Ml 1 ' to her arrival. cm"Tiu'':i short time prevMr rnmungnp hisrieute his mnred r I r r. f i Mi Ir v:i? BhllMhli 'i. f to tko n 1 PMOJI tt thi . ho bspp ?Mc: IhscirTasIdmpged myatem n, late-marryi- seanes 1 idofleThlshthatlould ta K .MMfeomen? fen? i J 1 r - ur ritive dl?po swarthy j 1 mo vo. a ' f 1 .Can Pap a, what Is a eciconcr? A Echocner, my con, is a fore rigged veer el with two cr more Papa and aft masts. Con Yvr f " 1 that was a pretty tough story you told about Mr. Brown swallowing eight cf them without affecting him? . l:, .o ior i Hill but I wasn't quite sure est friend, who Oh, it's Mr. Wilkinson. I finally accepted him after declining four other What Would It Be? A dear little girl, whose small presence Is the big sunshine of her own particular Paradise Alley, wa3 sitting lost in the deep, deep thoughts and big dreams that come the way of childhood and never beyond the turn in the road that leads to age. Suddenly she looked Mamma, said up at her mamma. she, thoughtfully and wisely, if nothing was something what would it be? answered her mother, My darling, ask me something easier. New Orleans Times Democrat. A Hint to Householders. Ive got a new way of sifting at my house. Winks coal Biaks (with languid interest) Have - - Fith Springs, - Cold Hki and Ipabah, Tara for treciTcrtstlrn cat s 1 tt til cxtdf frcs. Adirf- F, DA VIC, offers'. Four! I believe it was four, but It may have been five. Does it surprise you? Why, yes, admitted the dearest friend. T didnt know there were four worse catches in existence. Chicago Post. Yctt - cirf ur.::. ry to ;I : I i v nr- n- uEfih ? t 4 y si-- -- ; t ff f . Tlvrtfty, k f t I Lear. OatHs to Dstrott, E 'Ii !. 0STL37 c.nd Ibcp :.hi Tie i srd Ihh ' j pl-- t tzl itiyah tta SlrJ,n', n At':-v- t t i asi reins 61 r-;- From tier Dearest Friend. Yes, she raid, you may congratulate me. I am engaged. I had heard of it, replied her dear- CiuL:, I Springe, Gobi dont you think ell, say pep, - L3.C3 r C T.f nn Prcrriitcr, COPYRIGHT oVi r T t 1 t i r LAND and MINING Rooms 4 aid 5 t f.5 'Ti y u r , i i li i 'f rr f ' , ) . ' r ! I fu t i f t . i it v Aliltti'1 r ti n H i iHfi i " t - '' tH hfc la a! Ii' V ii ! , a H v t n.,l k 0-- i ' I t t i t "Cti ' U( A Cl. T t a t f i In ft C I Ml .- 1. , i-- f t r !J f i ) V i Mn-U- -- " ; . . 1 - c- i SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. - 1ft rt f, ' ..?, x hi v t'orrti'M ilvj i r I c( trvsnn' K r xrr.r. , ' (SFitlii vc . t ji h t 1, ,.uoo, TiOTti v, t r. h I r very i f( icf't. In C'L rs r j ii rtr r c s f i I rs '.. t t 'iuKi,aitn,uien. fic.'l nc a y,rtt v. Aitri--- e i 1. tu. ions, :Uil LhoAlirtAV. Mt i t , r V t na Etgle Clock, i t : i I . . ( , i I G. 7. PARKS, i a tat: nt? v c.r.r u?, ' ft i n k ri't . t . ( !' l! ", . 1 m 1 7 ( 3 -- Saddler larness W.a.na WILLIAMS, . G-E- IP CZTC3CDJ7, AND iMPORTCR OF llarnoso, Saddlery, Buggy Vhipc, llose Bags, Collar Pade, llardvaro, Leathor, eto. Fine Buggy II traces a Specialty. YTkclcstla tad P.etiil. you? Our goods have been extensively used in Deseret and vicinity, tzl Lava Winks Yes. I used to have the man pick out the good pieces of coal from given the best satisfaction. Hail erders Trill receive prompt tttexUca, the sifter and throw the rest away. Now I have him pick out the cinders and burn the rest. Binks Well, what difference does that make? Winks (proudly) Oh, about two tons a year. Somerville Journal. Him pessimist when hes happy. Chicago Record. With the Wits. "la battle musicians are always kept justa 1870: In to for want Thats not fair. Many In the rear. try little experiment. Wait the corresponding figures on till Im gone and then stroll up deck.- Let yourself be seen on the lower deck particularly but dont pay too close attention to any one you may notice loitering there. He fell in readily with my scheme. I went and shut myself in his stateroom, crouching down so that I could on the port hole over just keepofantheeye lower berth. I remainthe top In ed that cramped position until my limbs fairly ached, and I was half inclined to give it up as a bad job. But suddenly, as I glanced up at the port hole, my blood ran cold, and in all my life I never had such difficulty to keep down a yell. In the dim light InI saw a long, thin, hairy arm thrust through the opening! The next moment a small black hand had fastened upon a leather case lying close to the window and withdrawn it as quick as thought almost. I sprang to my feet and bolted out Into the passage. I dashed up the saloon stairs and made for the lower deck, There, just above the spot where I judged the state room to be situated, I came fact to face with the Brazilian, De .Castro. In spite of the heat he was wearing his long cloak with thecigardeep cape and had his eternal He looked at , ette between his teeth. me with an air of frank surprise, and I looked it him with an air of profound -- 1 In America the Sex lias Gained A4- vantagei, Bat Not In Matrimony. The strides which the movement Outlined. among American women to secure for Mr. Insite, give the class your Idea themselves an Independent livelihood pessimist" has made during the last two or three of optimist and is a man who An sir. optimist Yes, decades are simply astounding. NothIs happy when hes miserable, and a ing can illustrate this better than the Is a man who is miserable And is the port hole open? following figures, which have referI should think so. I dont want to ence to the number of women in the find the place as stuffy as the engine United States in each profession in roomwheh I go to turn In Well, pass me your key. 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