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PUKSDKD BY THE LAW,
[PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMKNT] PUKSDKD BY THE LAW, BY J. MACLAREN COBBAN. Author of The Red Sultan," The Avenger of Blood," "Wilt Thou Have this Woman ?" Her Royal Highness's Love Affair," The Tyrants of Kool.Sim," The White Kaid of the Atlas," The Burden of Isabel," Ac., &c. [ COPYRIGHT.] CHAPTER XVI.—THE IRON CURTAIN. Townshend exchanged some words in French with a dark young man, and then in German with a tall, broad- shouldered, square-headed, fair young man. Afterwards he turned to the wretch bound in the chair. 4 So, my blackmailer,' said he, I hope you are taking to heart the indelible lesson my friends have been impressing on you.' He stepped up to the man, and turned his left arm so that Graham should see on its upper part the letter S' newly branded and oiled over. He now bears our trade mark,' said he, but condescended to explain no further. You understand dearly,' he then continued to the wretch, in his most commanding and sonorous tones, that now you will be known to all my friends and agents—and I have friends and agents everywhere. You are marked and your photograph is here,' (laying his hand on a photo- graphic slide), and if you repeat any of your very agreeable tricks on this friend here,' (taking Graham by the elbow) you will at once be wiped out. I have no conscience or scruple about killing human vermin like you.' If anything happens to this friend of mine, at once—understand at once—you say Good-night' to this world. And that you may have no excuse, when my friends dismiss you from this in three days you will get one pound and the chance of earning a living you have said you are a blacksmith, but are hunted about because you belong to no union.' And that's a fact, the wretch blurted out. I'm an engineer.' Very well, you shall have a member's ticket of the union provided for you, and with that you should get into work. Remember, you don't know this friend of mine '—again taking Graham by the elbow—' his name, nor anything about him as soon as you pretend to know anything, as sure as you are alive now, you will be dead then Try no tricks I am not to be trifled with. There will be no escape for you. My friends and agents have eyes everywhere. Your death will make no noise: it will be silent, but certain These sentences, each one, he emphasised with a pointed forefinger, and his remarkable head and face looked so threatening, terrible and Rhadamanthine that Graham shuddered at his aspect, and his flesh crept. As for the tramp, he uttered no word, but he turned green with fright, the scar on his cheek standing out drawn and purple on the expanse of green. As Town- shend turned away, however, he shot a vicious, ferrety, vindictive glance at him, which suggested that he was not completely cowed. Townshend and Graham then passed in silence from the house, and when they stood again on the pavement Graham had the impression merely of having been in a disagreeable dream so swiftly and smoothly had the whole experience passed. You have to be up early,' said Townshend with great consideration, as they walked away. You had better take a cab as soon as we come upon one and get home that way there will be no trains for you at this hour.' Soon they passed by a railway station, where cabs were waiting. Townshend hailed one, saw Graham enter it, and insisted on paying the cabman. Graham protested, but Townshend would have his way. You must permit me,' said he the whole of this evening is my affair. Good-night. Let me know how the valve progresses.' On that drive to Kershaw, in a condition between sleep and wake, Graham was much exercised in mind by the strange manifestations of Townshend—above all, by that last display of his extraordinary secret influence. What did it mean ? Who could he be ? And who could those foreigners be who seemed his active and obedient agents ? What bound him and them together F Then, as he thought, a new, terrific suspicion rose on him like a cloud. Townshend was not to be trifled with,' that was plain he had no scruple about killing human vermin; that seemed very likely he dealt out punishment, even death, silently but surely What,' he asked himself, what if my father tried to tjifle with him ? What if his death was, therefore, caused—silently but surely—with my own gun ?' These disturbing reflections made him sit up, wide- awake. Did not that seem the clear and plain explan- ation of several things that otherwise were inexplicable? The nearness of Townshend at the time of his father's death—and his remarkable interest in Graham ever since Why should that last be so strong, generous and constant, but that Townshend, who certainly was a generous and courageous man—whatever else he might be—was smitten with sorrow and compunction for having brought such grievous trouble on him—Graham --for a deed he himself had caused or committed ? That opened such a wide turmoil of feeling and speculation that Graham could come to no clear con- clusion on it, and he went to bed with his mind engaged in the whirl of it. In the morning all seemed more ordinary and com- monplace. He began to doubt the truth of his specula- tion and suspicion he began even to think that the scene he had shared in with the tramp in the strange house must be a dream; for he recalled that he had dined the night before — not wisely, perhaps, but certainly well. That evening, when his duty at the works was over, he made haste to wash and array himself for his promised visit to Miss Bolsover at the Theatre Royal. She was a remarkably handsome, a wonderfully clever, and an exceedingly amiable woman, who (according to Towns- hend) had expressed some kind of admiration of him and though she had made no allusion to that the evening before, she might when they were alone. That, there- fore, gave a peculiar picquancy to his expectation, for even a man in trouble, and already in love with a faithful sweetheart, is pleased and flattered (I may even say cockered up,' though it sounds vulgar) by the preference of any lady. When he reached the theatre he found (as he had been instructed) the stage-door, and through that he was conducted to the presence of Miss Bolsover in a prettily appointed parlour such a parlour as he, in his ignorance of theatres, had not conceived it possible could exist in the neighbourhood of the stage. He went with her upon the stage itself to attend to the ailment of the iron curtain; but he found so little the matter that he was almost tempted—in his secret, suspicious heart—to wonder whether the iron curtain had not been merely an excuse to get him there. In less than a quarter of an hour from his first intro- duction to it the iron curtain was rolling up and down quite smoothly and obediently. And then they returned to the little parlour. May I give cup of tea, Mr Leighton ?' said Miss Bolsover. I am-just having one do be nice and share one with me Thank you,' said he, I will.' We've had a morning performance to-day,' she said, and between that and the evening I don't trouble to go to my lodgings, but just sit here and make tea. It's so like what we used to do on Sundays.' On Sundays ? he queried. Yes,' said she. Perhaps you never taught in a Sunday School. I did. After school there might be a meeting of some kind—committeee or something—and then there was no time for me and some of the others to go home and get back to evening service. So we stayed and made tea, and had larks. Oh, yes, I wallered' in Sunday Schools, like Mark Twain's dear Tom Sawyer Graham, who was not much of a reader, was un- acquainted with Mark Twain's hero; and therefore he said nothing to that revelation about Sunday Schools. 'Perhaps you think,' said Miss Bolsover, 'what an extraordinary thing for a Sunday School teacher to have become an actress Is it more extraordinary,' said he, than if an actress became a Sunday School teacher P Now, it's very sweet of you to say that I' exclaimed Miss Bolsover. I don't think it is so extraordinary but most people don't agree with me. But the fact is, all the tricks and little wickednesses I've ever known I learnt at Sunday School.' Really ? said he. Truly and really said she. That seemed a strange confession but it prepared for an easy and confidential footing. But now tell me about yourself,' said Miss Bolsover, after they had thus talked a little at large. I mean- how are you getting on in this place ? Graham stared; it was rude, but he could not help it. Oh, I forgot,' said she, with a beautiful blush, that you don't know I have all your story by heart- and that your real name is James Graham.' Graham started he was very much disturbed. 'No,' said he, I certainly did not know you knew that Oh, I really beg yotir pardon if I ought not to know said she. But—please !—please !—look upon me as a friend you can trust with anything—and who would do anything in the world I can for you She said that with such a passion—or, apparent passion—of earnestness, that Graham was still more astonished. Oh,' said he, with the faintest touch of constraint, and with some perfunctoriness of tone, there can be no harm in your knowing at least I don't believe you would do me any harm.' I ? Do you harm P she exclaimed. Ah, you little guess, child, how much I would give to be able to help you, instead of doing you harm Actually there were tears in her eyes and Graham's heart warmed and gushed with emotion at the manifesta- tion of such obvious and delightful sympathy. I feel certain,' said he reassuringly, that you will keep my secret tight locked up. But how did you know about me ? I suppose Mr Townshend told you p' 'Yes Fred—Mr Townshend—told me,' said she told me all about your noble conduct in taking that horrible business on yourself, all to save your mother It was that, you know, that made me admire you I do admire, you know, courage and self-sacrifice so much! I don't think I have a scrap myself But I do admire them so much in others So mean and merely senti- mental that, isn't it ?' So she ran as if, like Tennyson's Brook, she would 1 go on for ever.' I suppose,' said Graham, presently dashing in upon that stream of talk, in the hope that he might learn something that would reassure his troubled mind about Townshend, I suppose you know Mr Townshend very well rt Oh, yes, I know him very well,' said she, lightly. You don't, I suppose not very well yet, but you will. He is very fond of you awfully fond He thinks you so couragt.-ous and so clever and above everything he admires courage allll cleverness. Ah, but he admires more than them Ah, yes, he is a dear He is truly —. mi lie does think so much of you But why ?' blankly asked Graham. Why? Oh, my dear child exclaimed the actress, yon are too modest You are really Fancy you wondering that a man even should think highly of you Still,' persisted Graham, I don't understand why. I know so little of Mr Townshend. I don't even know what he is I know nothing but his name, and that he has an enormous influence with ithe most diverse kinds of people.' To tell you the truth,' said Miss Bolsover, leaning towards him, and speaking low. and tapping his hand in confidence, I don't know what he is Sometimes I used to think he was on the Stock Exchange or one of those South African millionaires, you know, that pick up the dirt and blush to find it diamonds. But I gave up that idea long ago; things don't fit in. No, he's not a financier.' 'He told me,' said Graham, when I asked him what he' was that he was a free banker—whatever that may mean.' Ha ha ha laughed Miss Bolsover. That was one of his little jokes Poor Fred is a dear, but his jokes are heavy. Like the Scotchman, he jokes wi deeficulty Like you, I've noticed he knows all kinds of odds and ends of men but I don't know what he is—and I don't care. Whatever he is, he is a real dear !—a kind of gentleman,' she added, with feeling, that is not very common. That I can tell you Thus they were talking when a knock sounded on the door, and on Miss Bolsover's chaunting Come in in did come a tallish, stoutish young man, with a remarkably comic countenance, and with an extra- ordinarily shy, hesitating manner. His face was round and plump, and small-featured and smooth as that of a Japanese doll. Graham, to his amazement, and some- what to his embarrassment, recognised him as young Poynting, the only son of Mr Poynting, and with equal readiness he recognised Graham. What ? Mr Poynting ?' said Miss Bolsover, evi- dently not too well pleased with the young man's visit. I did not expect you. Let me introduce you to my friend, Mr Leighton.' How-de-do, Leighton ?' said the young man. Didn't know you were interested in the theatre.' Oh, Mr Leighton is an old friend of mine,' said Miss Bolsover, compelling Graham with a forcible look to acquiesce in her statements. But you know each other ?' You forget,' said Graham, craftily, 4 that I am employed with Messrs Hepplewhite and Poynting.' Of course said Miss Bolsover. 4 Yes,' said young Poynting, beginning to chew the top of his stick. Jolly weather, isn't it ?—awfully jolly, I think.' But how have you managed to get in ?' asked Miss Bolsover, not yet acepting his presence with resignation. I told the door-keeper to say I was engaged.' I—didn't see the door-keeper,' said young Poynting. I think I just twigged him slipping round the corner- don't you know?—for what they term half-a-pint. And so I walked in at the open door.' 'Well, I'm very sorry,' said she. 'But I must send you both away now, because the company will be arriving to dress in a few minutes. Good-bye, Mr Leighton,' said she. Come and see me again soon. I've lots of things to talk about with you. And next time you give me a call, Dolly, don't wait to take advantage of the doorkeeper's back being turned.' t Oh, really, Miss Bolsover exclaimed Dolly. Really I never heard such an accusation before— don't you know ? I never did, really Well,' she said, I've heard of it being done, and now I believe I've seen it. Now run along with you and manage more cleverly next time.' And that is how the Iron Curtain brought Graham and the actress together. CHAPTER XVII.—' STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTAL.' Graham and young Poynting passed out of the theatre together in silence Graham did not know what to say of his acquaintance with Miss Bolsover, since she claimed him as an old friend, and Poynting was evidently jealous and sore. Good-bye said Poynting, as soon as they were out I'm going this way.' Good-bye said Graham. And so they parted. Graham being thus in town, and no longer in dread of the Tramp, went and paid a dutiful visit to his mother, and thereafter made haste to meet Nelly Clemance on her leaving the Kershaw Post Office at eight o'clock. In the meanwhile something had happened—some- thing, one would say, the least likely, and certainly by Graham the least expected—to cause a profound and unusual disturbance in Nelly's mind. Ever since Nelly's occupation at the Kershaw Post Office she had noted young Poynting as a daily visitor to her counter. Often he was in more than once a day, and always to send telegrams—and telegrams invari- ably addressed to the same person one named Bol- sover,' who sometimes seemed to be at the Theatre j Royal and sometimes in a private house. These telegrams were commonly handled by Nelly but, being expert at her business, she needed to give them only the surface of her attention; and she had telegraphed several before she was struck with their unbusiness- like sameness. Then she read them attentively, understood, and—having a merry sense of humour— she laughed, and observed their progress with growing interest. This is the kind of telegram the young man would march in with in the middle of the morning having tabled it, with sixpence, he would march out again without a word :— 4 To Bolsover, Theatre Royal.—She is sweeter than all shape of sweet.' There was neither word nor hint, of who was the sender. In the afternoon he would appear again with this :— To Bolsover, 12, Park Terrace.—Faint heart never won fair lady. You understand.' By looking at an advertisement of the Theatre Royal in the local daily paper Nelly discovered that 'Bolsover' was a lady. It then became plain to her that the young man had chosen this singular, scrappy, remote, and shy way of making love to the lady. She continued to observe the progress of so original a courtship, and her interest and amusement at length caught young Poynt- ing's attention. He lingered to talk to her, but made no allusion to the meaning or purpose of his telegrams, till she compelled him to do so. One morning he handed in the following telegram, with his regular sixpence, and disappeared in haste:- To Bolsover, Theatre Royal.—' Daughter of Gods, divinely fair The first phrase she corrected with her pencil to A Daughter of the Gods.' Mr Poynting,' said she, promptly, when the young man appeared next day, 4 you owe me a penny.' 4 A penny ?' he inquired. What for Miss Clemance? Not for a stamp, eh ?' No,' she answered. For two words omitted in your yesterday's telegram that I had to fill in.' 4 Two words—to fill in ?' I can't allow you to misquote poetry to a lady, not even to save a penny. You wrote Daughter of Gods,' which is silly, instead of A Daughter of the Gods,' which is correct.' 4 I'm awfully sorry,' said he, handing over the penny to the smiling Nelly with some awkwardness, but I was in a hurry, don't you know ?—and I thought it didn't matter. I suppose a fellow ought to quote correctly, though. But, I say, Miss Clemance, how did you know that I sent them to a lady ?' I've seen about Miss Bolsover in the paper,' answered Nelly. Have you really P But she might have a brother or—or a father,' said the young man. Nelly laughed. Would any young man send love messages like yours to a brother, or a father ? But how could you tell me they were love messages ? he demanded. Oh,' said she with a toss, 4 what else could they said he, 'what else? Of course! But I didn't think you would spot them, don't you know ? And she can't make any mistake about what they are, either, can she ? 4 She must be very stupid if she does, said Nelly. 4 That's spiffing exclaimed the young man. I'm awfully gone on her, you know. I don't think I can live without her.' 4 Why The idea exclaimed Nelly. You are only a boy.' A boy,' he said, with a hurt accent. 4 That's what everybody thinks me. How old do you think I am, now ?' said she, considering him,' sixteen or seven- teen—but big for your age.' I'm one-and-twenty,' said he, in triumph. And how old is Miss Bolsover ? I suppose,' said he, 4 she must be quite as old as me; but she looks younger, and she is younger, don't you know r—in mind, and feeling, and all that.' 'I don't think,' said Nelly, 'it would be possible to be much younger than you in those ways.' you think so, really P I wish I could get anybody—you, for instance—to think me more than a boy. It's an awful grind, you know, to have to tell everybody that you're older than you look. But look here, Miss Clemance, I'll be awfully obliged if you con- sider thisas 'strictly private and confidential.' You won't tell anybody—will you P—not a single soul; honour bright. Honour bright,' she answered, laughing, I won't'. That's the ticket,' he answered. You're a trump.' And so he went his way, and continued to repose con- fidence in her. Mainly because he still believed her a trump, when he parted from Graham with disappoint- ment and jealousy in his heart, he went directly back to Kershaw, entered the post-office, and dived into the little telegraph box to indite a telegram. After a few labour- ing minutes he emerged, looking very pale but resolute. He handed his telegram to Nelly. What's this ? she asked, reading Women are deceivers ever. Men is wrong.' Yes,' said he, looking as ferocious as his round, good-natured face would permit, that's for her. She'll get it in her dressing-room to-night. And she won't like it. By Jove, she won't.' But,' said Nelly, this is quite a new sort of message.' I should rather think it is,' said the desperate young man. I've more than that to say I haven't finished yet by a long chalk.' 4 But what has gone wrong P' asked Nelly. 4 Everything's wrong, Miss Clemaace! What do you think ? I dropped in to see her this afternoon, and who should I find there but another fellow, taking
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MARKETS. FARMING AND THE CORN TRADE. Messrs W. L. Browne & Co., report from Shrews- bury, on Saturday, November the 19th as follows The supply of wheat during the past week has been small, and the trade for it has been quiet at un- changed rates. Barley has been freely offered; the finest qualities have made previous quotations, but rough and secondary samples must be called Is to 28 per quarter lower. Oats, peas, and beans have remained unchange. Flour has met with a slow sale, but for offals a g< od demand has been experienced, and full prices have been realised. BJAKICWSBURT CORN MARKET, SATURDAY.—Quo- tations:—wheat 12:. 01 to 13s Od per 2251bs; malting barley 16s Od to 20s 6d grinding barley 14s Od to 1580dper2801bs;oats 1Js 6d to 12s 6d; peas, 12s Od to 12s 6d per 225lbs; beans, 13s 6d to 14s Od per 2401bs. W ELsHPooLGENERAL,Monday.- Wholesale prices, Butter 0s lid to Is Od per lb; eggs 8 to 9 for le fowls 3s Od to 3s 6d per couple chickens, 3s Od to 4s Od; ducks, 4s 6d to 5s Od per couple; geese, 58 Od to 6s Od each turkeys, 4s Od to 6s Od each rabbits. Is 4d to Is 6d per couple; apples, 6s Od per cwt. WELSHPOOL CORN, MONDAY. -Prices :-Wheat, 13s Od to 13s 3d per 2401bs; barley, 158 Od to 18s Od per 280 lbs oats, lis 6d to 12s 6d per 2251bs. WELSHPOOL SMITHFIELD, MONDAY.—There was a large attendance of buyers at the Smithfield o* Monday, but not much business was done. Prices Beef, 6d to 6Jd mutton, 6d to 7d per lb. NEWTOWN GENERAL, TUESDAY.—Eggs 8 to 9 for Is butter Is to Is 2d per lb; fowls 0s Od to 0s Od chickens 3s Od to 4s Od ducks 4s Od to 5s Od per couple; geese 4s 6d to 6s Od each rabbits Is 6d per couple. LIVERPOOL CORN, TUESDAY.—Wheat, quiet, but steady trade, Friday's rates to the turn dearer.—1 Californian, 6s lOd to 6s ld; Duluth, 6s 2d to 6s 31d Kansas, 6s Od to 6s 2d. Beans, unchanged —Saidi, 28s 6d to 28s 9d. Peas-5s 9d to 5s 9!d. Oats, unchanged. Maize, not much offering, fair trade, improved demand-mixed, 4s Od to 4s Old River Plate, 3s 10ii to 3a 10id. Flour, 6d dearer. LIVERPOOL CATTLE, MONDAY.—Numbers Beasts, 2,328; and sheep and lambs, 6,642. Quotations:— Best beasts, d to Od; second, 4id to Sid; third, 4d to 44d; best Scotch sheep, 7^d to 7^d; other sorts, 5d to 6§d lamb, 6d to 6§d per lb. The supply of cattle was larger than last week, showing an increase of 215 beasts, aod a decrease 759 sheep and lambs. Slow demand for all classes at about late rates. The Christmas show will be held on Mon- day, December 12th. BIRMINGHAM CATTLE,TUESDAY.—Supply and de- mand fair. Prices ruled as follows :— Hereford*, 6d to 6d shorthorns, Bid to 6d cows and bulla, 4d to 5d best wethers, 8d; ewes, 5d to 6d per lb bacon pigs, 7s 3d to 7s 6d porkets, 9s Od te Os Od sows, 5s 8d td 6s Od per score. SALFORD CATTLE,TUESDAY.—At market:—Cattle, 2,936, for which trade was better; sheep, 7,466, with good demand fer):all classes; calves, 128, slow trade; pigs, 67, with moderate trade. Quotations as follows: Cattle, 4d to 6d sheep, 5!d to 6d calves, 5d to 7d per lb pigs, 7s Od to 7s 6d per score. LONDON HAY AND STRAW, TUESDAY.—Prices Good to prime hay, 65s to 82s Od inferior to fair, 45s to 60s; good to prime clover, 70s to 100s; uew ditto, Os to Os inferior to fair ditto, 50s Od to 68s mixture and sainfoin, 50s Od co 85s Od new ditto, 00s to 00s; straw, 26s to 38s per load. CORK BUTTER, Thursday.—Primest, 84s; prime, 80s; firsts, 84s; seconds 79a kegs, -a; thirds, 75s; kegs —a fourths 66s fifths s choicest 95s; choice 80s; superfine 95s fine mild 80a; kegs -k mild -a; choicest boxes -s; choice boxes, -8 In market 121, which were classified as follows:- Primest 1, prime 2, firsts 49, seconds 40, thirds 3, fourths 0, fifths 0, choicest 1, choice 1, super- fine 11, fine mild 6, mild 0, choicest boxes 6, choice 1, unbranded 2, kegs 5. Fresh butter from 93s to 76s; factory seconds, 76s to 73s. OSWKSTRY CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY. The following were the quotatiors:—White wheat (old) 4s 4d to 4s 6d; white wheat (new), 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 751bs red wheat (old), 4s 2d to 4s 4d; red, wheat (new), 4s Od to 4s 2d per 7blbs old eats, 13s Od to 14s Od new oats, lis Od to 12s Od per 2001bs; malting barley, 18s Od to 21s Od; grinding barley, 00s Od to OOs Od per 280 lbs. OSWESTRY GENERAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.— Butter, Is 2d to Is 3d per lb; eggs, 7 to 8 for Is; beef, 6d to 8d per lb mutton, 7d to 9d; lamb, 9d to lOd veal, 7d to 9d pork, 6d to 8d; fowls, 4s OJ to 4s 6d per couple ducks, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple; geese, 6s Od to 7s Od each rabbits, 28 2d to 2s 4d per couple potatoes, lOd per score; carrots, Id per bundle walnuts, 6d to 7d per 100. OSWESTRY WEEKLY CATTLE FAIR.— The supply on Wednesday at the Smithfield was much affected by the weather and owing to the snow, arivals from oountry districts could not be brought in. Prices were not so good. Messrs Whitfield and Son sold 164 cattle and calves, and 716 sheep and pigs; Messrs Hall, Wateridge and Owen in conjunction with Messrs Lnlham and Doody sold 73 cattle and calves, and — sheep and pigs; and Messrs Whit- field and Batho had their usual sales. Prices ruled as follows —Beef, 5d to W per lb mutton, 6d to 7d per lb. lamb, 6d to 7d per lb veal, Sd to 6!d per lb. pork pigs, 8s Od to 8s 6d per score bacon pigs, 7s Od to 78 6d per score. ELLKSMERE,TUESDAY.—Wheat 12s6d to 1390d per 225 lbs; barley, 18s Od to 20s Od per 280 lbs; oats lis Od to 12s Od per 200 lbs; butter, Is Od to Is Id per lb eggs, 6 to 7 for Is fowls, 3", 6d to 4s 6d ducks, 58 Od to 6s Od rabbits, Is lOd to Os Od per couple apples, about 6s Od per 90 lbs beef, 5d to 6d; mutton, 8d; lamb, 8d veal, 7d per lb; bacon pigs, 8s Od porkets, about 10s Od pr score. WHITCHURCH, FRIDAY. Wheat, 48 Od to 4s 2d per 75 lbs; barley 4s Od to 48 6d per 701bs; oats, 2s 6d to 3s Od per 50 lbs eggs, 6 to 7 for Is butter, Is Id to Is 2d per 16 oz; fowls, 3s 6d to 48 Od per couple; ducks, 4s Od to 4s 6d per couple; potatoes, 6d to 7d per score; beef, 6d to 8d per lb mutton, 7d to 9d; lamb, Od to 9j; veal, 7dto 8d pork,5d to 7d per lb rabbits, 2s Od to 2s 3d per couple; apples, lid to 3d per quarter.:
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH. SUCCESSES OF STUDENTS. In the recently published lists of the successful candidates at the Degree Examinations iu Arts and Science of the University of London, the names of the following students of this College appear Examination for the Degree of B.A.: First Division -Miss M H Alexander, Miss Edith Barratt, Miss L J Cavill, C R Chappie (a former student), Miss J I M Davies, and Miss E M Theobald. Second Division-J H Bunford (a former student), Miss F E Chocqueel, Miss M A Cotton, D J Davies, Miss Ada F Evans (a former student), Miss Amy G Fox (a former student). Miss A Gornall, Miss Ada Griffiths, Miss M E Holt, Miss F How (a former student), Miss W L James, Miss M D John, David Jones, E R Jones (a former student). Jenkin Jones, Miss L E Lloyd, Miss J B Morgan, G A Parry, Miss M E Price, T J Rees, Miss H T Richards (a former student), G C Williams, G A Williams, R R Wil- liams (a former student), and Miss E E Willis. Examination for the Degree of B.Sc.: First Divi- sion-A W Bartlett (a former student). Second Division-Miss S G L Adams (a former student), J A Clark, Miss E M Conder, Miss M S Freeman, Miss W M Ross, F N Tinkler (a former student), and M E White. Mr T C James, a student of this College, obtained an Exhibition of £40 in Natural Science at the recent Scholarship Examination of Trinity College, Cambridge.
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5TH VOL. BATTALION SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. CONCERT AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT TOWYN. On Friday evening the Armoury was crowded on the occasion of the first smoking concert and dis- tribution of prizes held by the "F" Company of the above Battalion. The chair was occupied by Captain E. W. Kirkby, Llanfedigaid. After presenting the prizes and certificates the Chairman said the Company was formed about 12 months ago after certain members of the Company had laid the matter before him. He took the necessary steps and the matter was thoroughly thrashed out, the difficulty being that Towyn was in the North Wales district and not in the South Wales district. However, they successfully got over that difficulty. A public meeting was held and a very fair number presented themselves and signed their names, but he was sorry to say that a great many subsequently backed out. Judging from the enthusiasm that prevailed at the meeting he felt confident they would have a strong Com- pany. He went to the Commanding Officer and got permission to enrol 120. When the time came only 60 enrolled themselves and he had to acknow- ledge that he had not met with the support he expected owing to several backing out. They pro- ceeded to work, went to the trustees of that building, and found them rather hard to deal with they got as much rent as they possibly could (laughter). How- ever, they came to a good arrangement with them. The work continued to proceed satisfactorily, and at the annual camp last year he was glad to say that the CommandingjOfficer and the Inspecting Officer were very pleased with the way the Towyn Com- pany turned out. That was especially mentioned to him and was a great honour to the Company (loud applause). They had turned out a Company after a few months that could take its place with the remaining Companies who had a year's drill. At the parade during the camp the Inspecting Officer said, Well done F Company (cheers). He hoped he would have a little support from those men in Towyn who could give up a little time; it would do them all the good in the world to join. The men who had joined had so improved that when one saw them walking the streets with others they could all be picked out. He knew that there had been a great prejudice against soldiering in Wales, but he thought as they were going on and becoming more enlightened that prejudice, which was born of ignorance, was giving way (hear, hear). It was at one time thought that if a man enlisted he was going down hill. Now it was found that the disci- pline, exercise, and general morality commended itself. Some'people said they had no dme. That would not do as the parades were held in the even- ing after work was done. It was better for the young men to be in a place of that sort under discipline and getting information than walking the streets doing nothing (applause). Some persons had a-wrong impression about the duties of Volun- teers, and said they joined for a fixed period of five or more years. They did join as a rule for three years, at least they were expected to stay for that time. If he failed to become efficient and left, they would have to pay the capitation fee of 35a. There were only two men who were non-efficient, and of course they would hear more of it. There was another impression about that the Volun- teers could be called abroad. That impres- sion might have alarmed some of his Towyn friends (laughter). That was entirely wrong. They could only be called upon when there was an enemy in Great Britain or threatening our country. Was there a man in Towyn or in North Wales who would not fight for his country on such an occasion. If there was they could do very well without him (cheers). If a powerful enemy was to threaten us and if our military forces were called away and the country left entirely upon the Volunteers for its defence, he had no doubt many would be prepared to offer themselves. But what would they be good for were unless they drilled ? In view of that nothing presented itself to him better than the formation of a Volunteer Corps in each district. It was the duty of every man to qualify himself and make himself able to go and resist any hostile forces that might threaten this country (hear, hear). He hoped that they would assist him to go on with the Com- pany. He was very keen on it and it had cost him something. He had applied to the War Office to get the power to form a company at Abergynolwyn, and through some friends he had the names of 30 persons desirous of joining. He had never known the quarrymen leave them in the dark. That would leave them to get 20 more at Towyn. As they had seen in the Toivyn-on-Sea an application had been made by him to the School Board for permission to use the Schoolroom at Abergynolwyn, and they had been promptly refused. He had also received a letter from the Chairman of the Board to the effect that the majority of the inhabitants were adverse to a Volunteer Company being formed there. He (the speaker) did not think that was the case. He would not let the matter drop. If they could not have the schoolroom they would have a building there even if he had to build one there himself (loud and continued applause). If he got a detach- ment at Abergynolwyn he was sure he could depend upon having 20 more men to join from Towyn, which would mean a full company (applause). The Chairman aftervtards said he had obtained sanction to open a reading room in the Armoury for the winter months (cheers). The room would be opened at the start on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings to see how it suited the town, those evenings being considered as those upon which there were fewest meetings in the town. It would be open from 7-30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Every endeavour would be made to make the place comfor- table, and in time he had no doubt they would succeed. Daily papers, periodicals,! and pictorial papers would be provided. Of course, it would only be open to members.
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AGRICULTURE. CROPS AND LIVE STOCK. Last week was not a period of unbroken Novem- ber gloom, at least in the country. Its opening day was attended by weather so magnificent that it would have done credit to any month of the year, and at the close of the week there was another ef those beautiful days which in our climate a receding autumn, regretfully as it were, sometimes throws into the lap of the approaching winter. Scarcely any rain fell during the week, so that there was practically no hindrance to the prosecution of as much field work as the still shortening days rendered possible. There waf justifiable fear lest, when the drought came to an end in mid October, the rains would fall so persist- ently as to hinder tillage work as effectually as the drought itself had done. Happily, this has not been the case, and though underground stores of water are still greatly in need of replenishment, another week of fairly dry weather would be ap- preciated in such districts as continue to be some- what behind in the work of wheat-sowing, though many more growers have finished this operation than was the case a week ago. GRAZIER8 AND FROZEN MEAT IMPORTS. Suitable as is the open weather for stock in the fields and for the completion of tillage work, it cannot be denied that graziers would like to see some signs of winter now that Christmas is not far distant. Graziers have had a bad year, and if mild weather should continue for the next three or four weeks the depression in prices must, it is feared, end disastrously for some of them. Store stock were comparatively dear to buy at the outset, whilst fat stock commanded only such prices as allowed no margin for profit. The enormous im- portations of frozen mutton and beef are partly the cause of this, but frozen meat itself is in turn suffering from competition. Thus, the Colonial Consignment Company, in its current report, remarks that the excessive imports of United States pork and offal, and of Australian rabbits, aggregat- ing upwards of 18,000 tons, equivalent to probably 600,000 or 700,000 frozen sheep, selling at prices that make them the cheapest food obtainable, have doubtless curtailed the demand for, and adversely affected the trade in, frozen meat, which for several weeks past has been extremely slow and dragging. 8WINE FEVER. In the week ended November 12 there were 44 outbreaks of swine fever in England, two in Wales, and one in Scotland, the total of 47 for Great Britain comparing with 31 iL the previous week and with 20 in the corresponding week of last year. One outbreak was in Cardigan. In the week under notice seven outbreaks of anthrax were reported and thirteen outbreaks of glanders. IMPORTS FROM IRELAND. Imports of cattle from Ireland into Great Britain usually attain their maximum about October, and last month's total of 133,515 head is the largest recorded this year, though it falls 2,245 short of the number imported in October of 1897. It is, however, nearly equal to the aggregate import for the first three monts of the year. Sheep, on the other hand, are beginning to show the customary decline at this period of the year, and the total of 76,821 imported last month is the lowest since May, whilst it is 8,804 fewer than in October of last year. Pigs are again coming across St. George's Channel in increasing numbers, the total of 58,791 for October being the largest importation since March, though it is 23,576 below the October total in 1897. Of horses we received 3,898 from Ireland last month, this being the largest total since July; compared with October of 1897 it shows a decrease of 357.
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PIC-NIC & PLEASURE PARTIES' Tickets, at reduced fares, are issued (with certain limitatidns) at all Cambrian Stations to Parties of not less than Six First-class or Ten Third-class passengers desirous of making Pleasure Excursions to places on or adjacent to this railway. Single fares for double journey will be charged for parties of 30 First-class or 50 Third-class pas sengers. To obtain these tickets application must be made to Mr. W. H. Gough, Superintendent of the Line, Oswestry; or at any of the Stations not less than three days before the date of the Excursion. Further information regarding Excursion Traint and Tourist Arrangements on the Cambrian Rail ways can be obtained on application to Mr. W. B Gough, Superintendent of the Line, Oswestry. C. S. DENNISS, Oswestry, Sept., 1898. General Manager. I CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. CHEAP WEEK-END EXCURSION TICKETS Are now issued on EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY" TO •Birmingham, *Wolverhampton, *Waisall, Peterboiough, *Leicester. 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I EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, CHEAP WEEK-END & 10 DAYS, TICKETS Will be issued from Liverpool, Manchester Stock- port, Chester, Crewe, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Brad- ford, Leeds, Oldham, Huddersfield, Halifax, Roch. dale, Wakefield, Blackburn, Chorley, Accrington, Burnley, Bolton, Wigan, Warrington, Preston, Leioester, Derby, Burton, Stoke, Burslem, Hanley, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Wed. nesbury, Walsall, Peterborough, Northampton, Hull, Sheffield, Barnsley, &0., &c., to Oswestry, Llanymynech, Llanfyllin, Welshpool, Montgomery, Newtown, Llanid- loes, Machynlleth, Borth, Aberystwyth, Aberdovey, Towyn, Barmouth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Portmadoc, Criccieth, & Pwllheli. CHEAP WEEK END TICKETS (Friday and Saturday to Monday or Tuesday) will be issued on EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. 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tea with her, quite cosy I saw I was de trop at once one too many, don't you know An old friend, she said I don't believe it A fellow, Leighton- come lately into our employment Leighton ?' gasped Nelly, feeling herself turn pale and then red to the ears, while her emotion almost sank her to the ground. Oh, yes, by the way,' said the yonng man, I for- got that you would know him I remember now seeing you speak to him You do know him, of course,' continued he, considering Nelly's agitation. I shouldn't have mentioned it if I had remembered But, 'pon my word, he was not doing anything wrong And perhaps he was an old friend But all that has nothing to do with me, Mr Poyn- ting,' said Nelly. Oh, I beg your pardon, I'm sure,' said the young man. It was immediately after that scene that her lover met her. She looked very pale and wistful, and a trifle hard and unresponsive. 4 Are you not well, Nelly ?' Graham asked. Not very,' she answered. I have a headache.' Would you rather walk a little way or take the train at once ?' asked he, solicitous for her. I'd rather walk,' said she. Well, Nelly,' said he, I have a great deal to tell y°u.' 4 Have you, Jim ?' said she, looking at him with an unconsciously hard suspicion in her eye. He wondered why she looked like that he laid it to the account of her headache, and plunged into his story. He had not seen her, nor had had any great oppor- tunity of communicating with her for three days—even if he had desired to do so under the circumstances- and therefore he had the whole story to tell of his dis- covery by the tramp in Mr Hepplewhite's company, and of all that had happened since. And Mr Townshend inisted on taking me to dinner,' said he and after that he took me to the theatre and introduced me to an actress, Miss Bolsover.' 4 Mr Townshend knows her, then ?' said Nelly. 4 Of course,' he answered. And she asked me to go to-night to look at an iron curtain for the stage that wouldn't work and then she talked to me a little and I found she knew all about me—had heard it from Mr Townshend.' 4 Is she very nice P' asked Nelly. 4 Oh, yes,' answered Graham, with some fervour, she is awfully nice, bright, and clever, and very hand- some.' 4 How old do you think she is ?' she asked. 4 Oh,' he answered, she must be over thirty. But that he laughed, is considered to be the most dan- gerous age of all.' Jim,' said she, 'I think I can't walk any further.' He conveyed her home, and she asked him no more about Miss Bolsover. And he told her no more, then or afterwards, although he continued to see Miss Bol- sover pretty frequently. The reason of his silence concerning these visits you shall hear. It was but the second day after he had gone to attend to the curtain that he received an urgent note from Miss Bolsover, begging him to go and see her at her private address. He went, and found her in much agitation. She had just heard, she declared, from Mr Townshend before his return to London, how Graham had been threatened and pursued by the tramp, and she begged him to give up his present place and occupa- tion, and do anything rather than run the risk of discovery. But the danger from the tramp is over, thanks to Mr Townshend,' said Graham. Oh, you don't know !—you don't know, she ex- claimed. I should not reckon myself safe for a moment. How can you go on living quietly over a volcano For you might just as well be doing that Think of it If you are taken again It is too terrible to imagine I have things to do where I am,' said he. Besides, how much better off should I be if I ran away from this P' I do not wish you, child,' said she, to run away vaguely. Go to Mr Townshend, for instance join him, as he has told me he wishes you to do; he will protect you when you are with him, with all the resources of civilisation, as I may say.' Graham shook his head doubtfully. Go to America, then, she urged. I mean to,' said he, when some business I am arranging is done.' Why not go at once ?' 'A good deal of money is needed, and that I expect to get from the business I'm engaged with.' 4 Money,' she exclaimed, dashing to her desk unlock- ing it, and flinging it open. 4 Here is money—bank- notes and gold. Will < £ 100 do ? I can get £ 200, £ 300 for you to-morrow.' He slowly shook his head. He looked doubtful and amazed he even blushed. 4 Ah,' said she, standing tragically with one hand on heart and the other on the open desk, you wonder why I should take this fearfully anxious interest in you ?' I do,' said he, frankly. 4 You do not think it possible that a woman can have an extraordinary admiration and love for a person she has seldom seen ? I daresay it is possible,' said he, 'but I-I cannot accept anything of the kind.' And again he blushed. 'You foolish child,' said she, with the catch of a hysteric laugh in her voice. I'm not proposing to go to America with you. Did you think I was ?' For answer he blushed furiously. Oh, my God,' she exclaimed in an anguish of voice which Graham was convinced was very real. Can you not believe in my-my admiration and my affectionate anxiety for your, safety ? Can you not believe it would be a death-blow to learn that you were t'tken again and sent to fulfil your sentence ? Oh, horrible.' And she palpably shuddered-not a stage shudder, but a genuine shudder of horror. 4 It seems very strange,' said he. 4 You will compel me to tell you the whole truth,' said she and he fixed his eyes on her, wondering what 4 the whole truth' could be. I loved your father; loved him madly-but not blindly. No. I knew all the while he was a bad man, but that did not affect the passion I had for him, nor the fascinating influence he had over me. It is a strange thing,' said she, with another self-derisive catch of a laugh, that I have always fallen in love with blackguards. But when I knew of you I loved you like a mother. I understood that you were as good as he had been bad, and I loved you all the more for that. A woman's heart is a strange thing in its contradictions. I loved your father, though he was a blackguard. I have the strongest affection for you because you are his son-and it is the stronger because yon are not a blackguard.' To Graham that was an extraordinary, an over- whelming revelation it gave him a new interest in Miss Bolsover, but he was resolute to accept no assis- tance from her. Thinking the matter over, he came to the conclusion that a secret thus wrong from a woman in a moment of great emotion was not his to blab about. Therefore, he locked it in his breast and he said no word to Nelly, nor to anyone, of that or of any later visit to the actress. But Nelly was all the while casually and i ndirectly- from the hints and actual statements of young Poynting —hearing of such visits, and jealousy ate more and more into her heart, and she would weep and sob bitter- ly in the night, till she could endure it no longer, and she rose in the strength of a great resolution. LTo BE CONTINUED.]