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eMasj Mil Ann, with her tr&lt black
town,
With her two little antique curls,
Walks down the street of the ttraggling
town
By the racing boys and girls.
Bcbool la over and urchins arc out
Mischief and fun are young,
land prim Miss Ann turna sharp about
To hear the chorus sung:
Ann Ann !
Can't get a man J
Hurry and catch him
Aa soon as you can P
trim Mini Ann, with her straight black
gown,
Hastens her errand late,
there's a poor, quick pain in her eyes of
brown
And a queer little halt in her gait.
But she holds op her head to the curious
crowd
That smiles at her passing by,
iWhh a gesture that once was reckoned
proud,
As she hears the wavering cry l
"Ann Ann I
Can't get a man!
' Hurry and catch him
As soon as you can!" .
frlm Miss Ann, that straight black gown
Hides a tender old heart, I know;
Else why does that worn face go cast
down
And ton tMn trloVl
you think of a something burled deep
wnere the dear lost longings are
Of a something that still must turn and
weep
As the chant comes faint and far I
"Ann Ann I
Can't get a man!
Hurry and catch him
As soon as you can V
New York Press.
une tempest tossed night, weather
Bound at a small hotel on the stage
joute from Santa Fe, we met a fellow
traveler In whom we became greatly In
terested. The howling gale and ele
mental uproar intensified the cosy cheer
or our snug little parlor. The genial
warmth from the heaped un coals In
the grate stimulated conversation, and
we soon launched upon a stream of
tartllng adventures.
Among others, my companion, a fine
ly built, athletic fellow, narrated an ex
perience of the previous season, which
be said, "made every hair stand on tip
toe."
"How?" we asked. "Toil were in
treat peril?"
"One of those imminent risks that
tneet you at every turn. Four of us
came In the stage from Santa Fe, the
Jast of June I think. A young lady
governess In an officer's family her es
cort, a wealthy merchant, reputable,
with a guaranty of honor described on
every line of his earnest face, and my
self, were acquaintances ; the other was
horseshoer of the company, bound
for the stables at Denver.
1 "The lady among the twenties was
so happy In the thought of going East
and seeing her widowed mother was
o Interested and full of life, that her
Joy rippled through our conversation
!&e a Werry warble.
I "You'd like a personal description?
.Well, rather tail and willowy,- eyes its
black and full of sparkle Ag a frosty
night, and hnlr commonly called red,
but with a glint of gold In lines and
gashes wherever the sunulglit glanced
across It. 1 saw It fully when she
Bropped her hat, and a stylish, neat af
vfalr It was, too but I have not come to
that yet
' ''I'm sure you're aware of the bri
gandage for which that route Is noted.
I suttpect the mountain passes of the
jAppenlnes hold, no more mystery of
una tuan do the IWky passes of this
4fre continent Constantly facing
ganger, the pioneer acquires a fiardi
bood that fits hini or every fresh 9
counter of peril, however unusual. TTie
(periodic robbing of the stages has be
come so much, of a, fact that the express
companies will take no more risks, and
specie and treasures have to be taken
Hast by private parties,
"As a government expert, I was well
known to the bankers of Santa Fe.
They never hesitated to Intrust me
with large amounts of gold, nud this
time was no exception. So I was load
ed, partly by means of an Inner belt
around my waist, partly by a false bot
tom Improvised In my valise by gum
ming strong wrapping paper over the
precious parcels and Inner lining of the
tag.
, "The day would have been Intolera
ble but for the cool currents that swept
down the declivities and through the
mountain ravines. Frequently during
the day, up the steep ascents, we would
get out and walk. It rested us and re
lieved the tedium of the drive. The
lady was roost charming, rattling her
words like flue shot against our sallies
of wit and wisdom, and turning Into
sport and Jest our serious fears. She
became confidential, and told us 'she
expected to return to madamo, with
a military escort it she returned at
all Her fiance was a lieutenant eta
tloned now In Indian Territory ; but
whea he received his furlough well,
very soon, perhaps then we might ex
pect to hear the wedding bells.
"'I would like to be a little richer,'
he added, with a sigh, 'but we must
take what the good God gives us, and
my treasure happens to be gold !' '
" 'How much of a dot have you?" said
the practical morchant
"She laughed merrily.
H 'Are you a bandit In disguise? then
added, the fruits of my Industry
Ths Colorado Robbers j
ne
i
"Yon haven't it with yonT lie in
quired, so quickly and earnestly that I
was surprised.
" 'Come, you are accounted shrewd.
Just try and find out I will answer all
relevant questioning.'
"He blushed and stammered an apol
ogy, and she sat for a moment on a
rock that projected from the side of
the road over the mountain edge. She
had gathered stray flowers on her
walk, diving under bushes and behind
rocks, and was fastening them to her
hat A scarlet creeper ran around the
base of the rock down the side of the
mountain. .
" 'Oh, that suits me. I must have If
she said, rising to her feet and drop
ping hat and flowers In excitement
Just then a sudden eddy of wind came
twisting round the corner of a fissure.
and whirled hat and flowers round and
round, lodging them beyond her power
of recovery, on a narrow ledge of per
pendicular rock. Jutting out and Inac
cessible from the road.
" 'How, now, what will yon dor I
said, half In sport at the possibility of
a bareheaded companion for the rest
of the trip.
"To my surprise, she looked the im
age of despair end grief; the eolor had
faded out of her rosy cheeks, even her
Hps were ashy and pale. Her hands
were clasped In the most agonising ex
pression, as she mutely gazed at the
slender shape below, mocking her with
airy grace of blooms.
"'Oh, my friends! can't you recover
that hat for me? Do, In pity, and
will thank you to my dying day!'
"No mother, appealing for her lost
child, could have been more piteous.
wnne tears stooa in ner eyes. I was
half angry that any woman could be so
metamorphosed by the loss of a hat
The merchant whistled, looked bewil
dered, but evidently didn't choose to
risk his life. The driver and horse
shoer came to her rescue; they fasten
ed a hook to the end of a coll of rope,
saying:
"'Don't fear, miss, nor look so anx
ious ; we'll rig something and get your
hat'
"The driver stretched at full length
with only his head and an arm over the
precipice, and anchored firmly by the
rest of the party, threw his rope, har
poon fashion, with an unerring aim. It
caught on the rim, the hat was drawn
up carefully and restored to the young
girl, who with exhilarating color and
"DON'T 8TIB, OB TOU'BE a DEAD MAN 1"
sparkling eyes, thanked the men pro
fusely. They cut short her rhapsodies
by Jumping on the driver's box, and
telling us to 'pile in.'
"Once Inside, she said :
"As you are my friends, I must let
you Into the secret of my hat All the
money I possess is hidden In the lining
quilted In and no highwayman
would ever suspect the treasure hidden.
in such a cell, now would they?'1
we, of course, praised her Ingenui
ty.
" 'A good thousand, Is It?' said the
merchant
" 'The very sum,' she replied.
e
"It was about two o'clock In the
morning. We were well out of the
formidable passes, driving briskly to
wards the Canadian fork. The full
moon lightened our way, making the
bushes and trees adjacent cast sharp,
decided shadows across the road, t
had exchanged places with the horse-
shoer. Inside they were dozing: out
was wakeful and alert We beguiled
the weary hours by story-telling. Sud
denly I saw something moving In the
Vr ' i . iff-
shadow of the road Deyona us. ,
n 'Whai is that I asked.
"The driver looked, his eyes round
ing like the moon.
" 'Nothlng.but a burro!' referring to
the pack mules that frequently strayed
down the mouutaln side. It disappear
ed quickly In the shade, and from
theuee, Instantly, as If by magic,
Jumped out Into the road two men.
They were hidden In huge slouch som
breros and army cloaks. The stoutest
caught the saddle of the leaders, the
other covering us with his gun
shouted :
"'Don't stir, or you're a dead man!'
"Advancing close, and keeping up
within the range of his muzsle, he cried
oat :
" Tltch out the treasure box, quick !.
We are In a hurry !'
"The driver began to stammer a re
ply, shaking as If he had an ague
stroke, but I hushed him with a whis
per. "'Stop, Stop! Let me talk to these
men! There Is no treasure aboard to
night' I answered coolly, at the same
time swinging my body to and fro,
backward and forward, to get out of
the range of the mussle; the man was
evidently very nervous as well as very
near.
"As I Intended he should, be took
me for an express messenger, and as
uelther driver nor messenger Is sup
posed to possess any valuables, they
are seldom molested by hold-up men.
" 'None of your nonsense,' replied the
bandit 'Hand out your treasure, or
you will see trouble.'
"The man at the reins evidently a-
amount to the neery welgnt
thousand In gold I
1 Joyed my endeavor to get oat ot range,
for be squealed In a high, falsette,
voice:
"'Do them barla look big? ,
"'Yes,' I said, echoing the old Joke
current among the miners, 'I cam read
all the advertisements on the wadAlng.'
".'Come, heave out that specie dox,'
said the one man.
"I Insisted that there was nose.
"Here, look At the way bill f -if
there Is any such thing aboard It will
be among the Items,' and I made a
move to get down, holding the way bill
in my hand.
"'Stay where you are, or fll shoot
yonl' .
"I threw him the way bill. He
dropped his gun and picked it tip.
Profiting by this action, I r4ertook to
slip my portmonnale Into my boots,
and moved . my bands around to get
into my pocket The driver, misunder
standing the movement whispered:
'"Have you got oner
The man at the reins noticed the
conferring and halloed to ns. The eth
er Instantly raised his gun.
"'None at thatl Hands up!'
We threw up our hands, and he
again turned to the way bill. " I Id
manage, though, to secrete my money,
slipping It into my boot
"Yon see, there's no mention made
of the treasure, and If it was sent It
would be noted on the bill. However,
you can look In the box and satisfy
yourself.'
; "He hesitated but a moment and
then Jumped np and looked In the box ;
In so doing he kicked my valise.
" 'Open this,' said be. I did so, tak
ing out carefully Its contents and let
ting him look Inside; the wrapping
paper deceived him.
"'No,' be cried, 'there's no treasure
on this stage, but we've sworn to have
a hundred dollars to-night and if we
can't find it In the treasure box we
may find It In the baggage. Who's In
side?' " '
" 'Two men and a lady. None of them
rich ; one Is a horseshoer going to Den
ver to shoe the company's horses.'
"'We'll look out for 'em. Whatever
happens, don't stir on your peril. We
may una money on tnem or In their
luggage.'
"I felt terribly for the young girl.
The perspiration stood In great beads
of agony all over my body. ..
"It was evident they were sleeDlnr.
The man rattled the door and routed
them. Presenting his gun. be ordered
them out to be searched. They obeyed,
half asleep. He placed them In a row.
" 'Hands up.' he said. 'Now for vonr
pockets!' The horseshoer bad but two
aoaars in silver, the merchant's rxrt-
monnale showed but five, and the
young lady's showed nothing but her
papers and a little change. The girl,
j was sure, looked 'a if she would
swoon.
"'You're a mean crowd to have so
little with you,' said he, 'and I've a
mind to send you to heaven this very
night. A hundred dollars we must
have this very night so- we'll go for
your baggage.'
"The merchant then spoke.
"'You'll find nothing of account In
our baggage, but If you'll ask this
young lady for her hat and rip out
the lining, you will find something for
your pains.'
"The girl turned toward him with
blazing eyes and uttered but the one
word: .
" Traitor 1' - -
"There was no escape; the hat was
secured. After the lining was very
carefully ripped out It was returned
with thanks.
" 'In luck, in luck,' said the highway
man. 'Jump In, all. I'm sorry for your
loss, miss, but we are bound to take
whatever Is sent us. We have no treas
ure, but this will do. Drive on.' :
'I want the way bill,' I said excit
edly, for the scene I had Just witnessed
Increased my Indignation to fever heat
"He handed It to ine, but It fluttered
under the horses' feet and again I de
manded it Mechanically he picked It
up and handed It to me, Then, touching
his hat to the lady, said :
" 'But for this lining you might have
been lying In yonder ditch. No treas
ure on board. Come this way next
time without It and We'll finish your
accounts. Drive on!'
"We gladly followed his advice, but
could not find words strong enough to
express our contempt for the meanness
ot the merchant The driver swore at
him In Spanish, and the young lady
answered all attempts at consolation
with hysterical sobs. The merchant
alone preserved his cool equanimity of
temper.
"Arriving at Denver, he begged the
young lady very earnestly, with me as
her friend, to grant him a few mo
ments of explanation In a private par
lor. He was so In earnest that the
young lady yielded a reluctant consent
"He closed the door and bolted It
which looked very strange.
" 'Don't fear, he said, as I fumbled
for my revolver. Sitting In a chair,
he pulled off bis boot and from the toe
pulled out a roll of greenbacks. Said
he : 'A few days before leaving, I was
lucky enough to find an opportunity to
exchange my doubloons for these. My
poor child, let me make a restitution.
Here are two thousand In bills for the
one thousand secured by the robbers'
handing her that amount "your lining
was a godsend to me. If they bad
searched me further, they would have
secured twenty thousand Instead of one
thousand. Concealed In my baggage are
diamonds and other precious stones,
which If they bad secured would have
beggared me.' Taking a solitaire from
bis vest lining, he presented that also
for her acceptance. 'I should bare ex
plained In the stage, bat walls have
vara, wjA -why Should ,1 trust ay se
crets to otberar
"Of course, as It turned out I was
highly pleased at the sagacity of the
ntleman; the more so as I recollect
ed the responsibility of the specie I,
too, bad assumed, I need not tell you
that the lady's tears transmuted into
rare smiles and she was sent to her
borne rejoicing." Pennsylvania Grit
BULL TBAPFIG US SLAVES.
Portntfasaa 1m XV t Africa' Dolnar
gyatenuLtlo Baslaeea.
Portuzuese West Africa Is one Dart
of the world where the slave trade still
flourishes, according to Harper's Maga-
sine. The writer thus describes what
be saw at Bemruela :
A day or two before the steamer Is daughter on these points and be
due to depart a kind of ripple seems to lonS Jean could rattle off quite
pass over the stagnant town. Officials
stir, clerks begin to crawl about with
pens, the long, low building called the
tribunal opens a door or two, a window
or two and looks aulte busy. Then.
early one morning, the curador arrives
and takes his seat In the long, low
room as representing the beneficent
government of PortugaL Into his pres. flia not 8eem 80 ea8y- iae teacner as
ence the slaves are herded in gangs by ed each little girl in turn, and tbey an-
the official agent They are isnged up
and In accordance with the decree of
Jan. 29, 1803, they are asked whether
ther ko willlmzly as laborers to San
Thome. No attention of any kind is
paid to their answer. In most cases
no answer Is-given. Not the' slightest answerea reaally enough:
notice would be taken of a refusal. nau5e ,8 Marjorie Rolfe Dldwell.
The legal contract for five years' la-yeara and 1 month old, my fa
bor on the Island of San Thome or ther a Professor of history In Har
Principe Is then drawn out and, al90jvara'"
In accordance with the decree, each - Her answer gave Jean an Inspiration,
slave receives a tin disk with his num -
ber, the Initials of the agent who se-
cured him and. In some cases thoueh
not usually at Benguela, the name 0f
the Island to which he Is destined. He
also receives In a tin cylinder a eopy,piiea Promptly:
of bis register, containing the year of I "My name ,s Jeau Anderson Abbott,
contract his number and name, his 1 am 4 ye8 Rnd 8 months old, and my
birthplace, his chief's name, the agent's fatber ls a P10'68801 of butter and
name and "observations." of whioh inn
I have never seen any. Exactly the
same ritual is observed for the women
as for the men. '
The disks are hung round their
necks, the cylinders are slung at their
sides and the natives, believing them
to be some kind of fetish or "white
man's Ju-ju," are rather pleased.", . All
are then ranged up and marched out
again, either to the compounds, where
they are shut in, or straight to the
pier, where the lighters, which are to
take them to the ship, He tossing upon
the waves. . . . .
The climax of the farce has now
been reached. . The deed of ; pitiless
hypocrisy has been consummated. The
requirements of legalized slavery have
been satisfied. , The government baa
"redeemed" the slaves which Its own
agents have so diligently and so profit
ably collected. They went Into the
tribunal as slaves j they have come out
as "contracted laborers."
No one In heaven or on earth can see
the smallest difference, but by the
change of name Portugal stifles the en
feebled protests of nations like the En
glish and by the excuse of law she
smooths her conscience and whitens
over one of the blackest crimes which
even Africa can show.
SA1X0B SIGNS ANT) TOKENS.
Manr Strang- Snperatltlona of Those
Who Roam the Ocean.
' There Is a general Idea that the
sailor labors under more than, the one
pet superstition popular tradition as
signs to each Individual. J. D. J. Kel-
ley, although he declares that "tars"
are no more superstitious than any of
thejr equals In training and opportuni
ties, cites in 'The Ship's company"
many of the signs and tokens In which
those "who go down to the sea In ships"
put their faith.
In the past superstition was a part
of every ship; It entered Into Its keel,
climbed to Its flags, ran at its launch
ing, controlled Its crew and cargo, evok
ed portents, and governed Its ventures
and arrivals.
A bit of stolen Wood was always mor
tised into the keel to make a ship sail
fast A sliver coin was placed In the
mainmast step to Insure lucky ventures.
The modern christening by the wine
bottle arose from the ancient libations
poured on the deck by priests.
On a sailing ship lawyers, women
and the clergy are looked upon with
disfavor, as they are supposed to bring
ill luck. Every black cat that comes
on board "carries a gale In her tall."
Whistling is much against the proprie
ties of sea life. If one whistles for a
breeze he ls only too apt to bring a
tornado.
Shin bells are blessed and to this day
If a mistake ls made in striking one it
la immediately struck backward to
break the spell. The belief In the de
sertion of a sinking ship by rats Is
founded on reason, for rats like to be
dry footed and when a vessel is un
safe It becomes leaky under deck and
too wet for the creatures comfort
Figureheads were first Images of
gods, then of saints and sea heroes.
Chinese Junks bear two glaring eyes
on their bows, for "No have two eyes,
tow can see? i No see, bow can got"
Youth's Companion.
Trader: round Railroad tor Japan.
There Is to bo an underground rail
way across busy, crowded Toklo. The
distance is to be twelve miles and the
cost of construction will not be leu
than f 023,000 a mile. The railway
company will have $37,500,000 capital
A uniform fare of cents will pro
duce a dividend of 8 per cent for the
shareholders. The Electric Tract! oa
Company of Toklo plana to add sixty
miles to its system,
Sha Got Mixed.
Jean was 4 years old when she be
gan, to go to kindergarten. The first
day she had a beautiful time, and when
the borne at night she announced
Proudly that "tomorrow teacher wants
08 tH our whole jjames, our whole
sge ana wnat our ratners ao.
I Mother proceeded to instruct her lit-
prouaiy
name is Jean Anderson Abbott
1 am 4 years and 8 months old, and
, my. father Is a produce and commission
, mercnant.
She said It over to herself all the
waT to bool, but when she was really
standing before the teacner somenow it
Bwerel glibly, but as It came near to
Jeon 8 turn a trreat fear came over ner.
Sne not remember what her fa
iner 8 Business was.
1 Finally the teacher asked Marjorie,
who 8too1 iU8t beside Jean. Marjorie
!If Marjorie's father was a professor,
of co""86 ber father was a professor,
K0' ana n Daa e&s an butter In his
store; she knew that so when the
a8Kea ner ine question sne re-
Polly and Tom.
Polly eight and Tom ten,
Sister and brother, tbey .
Go to school the whole week through,
Excepting Saturday. '
On Saturday they help mamma
About the house, you know. '
Tommy sweeps the steps and walks.
While Polly kneads the dough.
But as soon as it ls afternoon .
And the dinner work ls done,
They go to visit some young friends .
And have the mostest fun 1
They play and play till almost dark,
Then home they go to tea.
With toys in their little arms,
As happy as can be.
: "FoolUh Flre."
If you should happen to be In the
woods on a dark night and should sud
denly see a bright light with a bluish
tinge, don't get frightened. The light
doesn't come from the glaring orbs of a
panther, or of even a wildcat It's only
a harmless bit of decayed wood, which,
In the course of decomposition, emits
phosphoric light You may readily dig
this luminous wood out from the body
of the decayed tree, and It will retain
Its luminosity for Borne days after you
have removed It In a dark room it
looks very beautiful, and It ls a pity
that this beauty gradually fades until
you have only a bit of rotten wood left
But tbis llght-glvlng property of de
rom posing wood has nearly frightened
the life out of many a novice In wood
lore.
, Who has not heard of the will-o'-the-flsp.
Jack-o'-lantern, or Ignis-fa tuns,
u we say La Latin, meaning "foolish
fire"? But comparatively few people
have seen it and nobody, knows Just
what causes it There is no doubt that
the ignls-fatuus Is a tangible thing
something more than the usual fabrie
of a nursery story but what la It? Nat
uralists all have their opinion about
It bvft these opinions widely vary.
- It usually appears In marshy dis
tricts, and the most plausible opinion
Is that ls emanates from the decompo
sition of bones, generating gas chafed
with phosphorus, which ignites by con
tact with atmospheric air. The trouble
in solving the mystery arises from the
fact that you can't capture a Jack-o'-lantern
and take it borne for chemical
analysis. No matter how carefully you
approach the mysterious light It will
elude you and airily dance on ahead.
The bubble of luminous gas ls disturb
ed by the slight agitation of the air
caused by your approach, and hence the
attempt to capture It is as Impossible
as to catch up with your own shadow.
But the most interesting of the
strange and harmless lights are those
that come from living animals. The lit
tle flre-fly is the most common type of
animals that are self-luminous. It ls fa
miliar even to city-bound people, with
Its bright and regular flashes of light
in the evening. Did yover catch one
and examine it closely? It ls a pretty
little beetle, generally light .brown.
marked with red and handsomelv
striped. The mysterious light Is emit
ted from the last three segments of the
abdomen. , ,
Our little flre-flles, however, are only
as a taper beside an electric light com
pared with luminous beetles found In
the West Indies and parts of South
America. If you were In a rural dis
trict of San Domingo, for example, and
should desire to read at night you
might be surprised to have placed on a
table by your side a bottle containing
a few luminous beetles. One of these
beetles, it Is said, will" emit sufficient
light to enable a person to read small
print while half a dozen of the little
creatures will answer the purpose of
an ordinary lamp. - '.
HIS LUCKY TWIST.
Laborer, Falling; with Box of DyM
lit. MailA m -1 to.
"If this ain't the finest luck, I don't
know what luck Is," gasped Michael J.
Murphy, as he lay on his back yester
day afternoon close to the pier on East
144th street and looked up at Patrol
man Tate.
"Luck? What's luck?" demanded the
policeman. . ,
"Sure, the twist I gave myself."
"Tate was puzzled, for, although
there was a smile of glee on Murphy's
face, groans punctuated bis words.
"Get np," said Tate.
'1 can't, answered Murphy. "I'm
hurt But It was the greatest luck in
the world. "Don't!" He fairly shout
ed the last word as Tate stooped to lift
a wooden box that lay across Murphy's.
abdomen.
"What's In it?" queried Tate, who be
gan to think he was dealing with a
lunatic. ,
"Dynamite," answered Mike, "and if
It hadn't been for the twist I gave my
self "
Murphy, who Is a dock laborer, bad;
been walking akmtr the side of th nler
with a twenty-five pound box of dyna
mite in his hands, when be tripped and
plunged off. He had about one full sec
ond in which to think of the conse
quences should the dynamite strike on
the ground forcibly. That second waJ
enough. As he shot downward he con
torted himself and managed to land on
bis back, his body furnishing a cushion
for the dynamite. K ; '
"Your ankle ls sprained, your back ls "
contused severely, and you may have
Internal injuries," said a surgeon In
Lebanon Hospital.
"That's nothing," said Mike. "What'd
I have had If I hadn't given myself the
twist?" New York Press.
CLAIM AN OLD SLAVE'S CASH.
Depoalt of 400 Made 1m 1823 Haa
Oram to f O.OOO.
One of the most complicated cases on
record In the recovery of "dead" funds
in savings banks ls being investigated
by William P. Hamilton, Jr., and Al
bert J. Graefee, lawyers, who are try- 1
ing 10 uiviub a $u,vuu pie among twenty-two
hungry heirs, says the New
1 . 1 1 3 . m 1 1
Stephen Skeer, or Scarr, who was
born a slave in Elkton, Md., came to
this city In 1823 and the following year
deposited $400 In the Chambers Street
bank, now the Bank for Savings, at
4th avenue and 22d street In August
1824, he drew out $ 12.
The bank was unable to find any of
the heirs. In 1901 George A. Smythe
took hold of the case. He found two
heirs, John Andrew Stephen Skeer of
670 8d avenue and John Alfred Scarr
of 92 6th avenue, Brooklyn, and had
tbeni appointed administrators of the
estate. . . .
Charles C Halplne, who was attor
ney of record for the administrators,
received $165 for his services. After
bis death he was supplanted by Wil
liams and Caldwell, lawyers, who re
ceived $100.
Then other heirs suddenly turned up.
They went to Lawyer Graefee and
asked him to get the whole account re
adjusted. With Lawyer Hamilton be
filed objections to the account In the
surrogate's office and Edward G. Whit-
aker of 141 Broadway was chosen ref
eree. With compound Interest of seventy-four
years the' amount would be
$6,000. - -
Scarr alleges that be has not bad
what ls due and with twenty other
heirs has placed a claim In Lawyex
Hamilton's bands.
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