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A nionth before lie was let loose upon society, came it surprise—a letter from his wife, directing liim to call at the office of a certain solicitor in Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street, when he would receive upon his personal receipt.and a similar sum from time to time, provided he made no attempt to discover tier, or in any way disturli tier life. "Oh, Leonard.” said 'she, “you ruined me once. Pray do not destroy me again. You ma\ lie sure I am not nappy; out I am in peace and comfort, ami lam old enough to know their value. Dear Leonard. I oiler them both to you. Pray, pray do not despise them,'and, whatj ever you do. do not offend against the law again. You see how strong it is.” | Monckton read this with calm indifIference. Hedid not expecta woman to give him a pension unconditionally, or without some little twaddle by way I of drawback. He called on the lawyer, ! and sent in his name. He was received by the lawver in person, and eyed very keenly. “Inin directed to call here for £o0. sir.” saiil he. “Yes. Mr. Monckton. 1 believe the pa\ ment is conditional.” “No, sir; not the lirst £.50. It is tiie future payments that are to depend upon my eonnivingat my wife’s infidelity;” ami with that he handed him the letter. The lawyer perused it,and said: "You are right, sir. The £50 shall lie paid to you immediately: hut we must request you to consider that our client is your friend, and acts by our advice, aml'that it will not either tie graceful or delicate to interpret her conduct to her discredit.” “My good sir.” said Monckton. with one of ids cynical sneers, “every time your client pavs me t-5o, put on the receipt that black is white in matters of conjugal morality, and I'll sign the whole acknowledgment.” Finding he had such a serpent to deal with, the lawyer Cut the dialogue short, and paid the money. However, as Monckton was leaving, he said: “You t;m write tons when you want any more, would it lie discreet of tne to ask where we can address you?” “Wliy nofr” said Monckton. “I have nothing to conceal. However, all lean tel! von at present is that I am going to Hull to try and find a eoupleof rogues.” To Hull lie went, breathing avarice and vengeance. This dangerous villain was quite master of Bartley’s secret, and Hope’s. To be sure, wnen Hope '.irst discovered him in Hartley's office, he was puzzled at the sudden interference of that stranger. He had only seen Hope's hack until this, and, moreover, Hope had been shabbily dressed in black cloth hard worn, whereas lie was in a new suit of tweed when lie exposed Monckton's villainy. But tins was explained at the trial, and Monckton instructed Ids attorney to cross-examine Hope about ids own great fraud; but counsel refused to do so. either because he disbelieved Ids client, or thought such a cross-examination would lie stopped. or set tiie court still more against Ids client. Monckton raged at tins, and, of course, said he had been bought by the other side. But now lie was delighted that Ids enemies' secret had never been inquired into, ami Unit lie could fall on them both like a thunderbolt. He was at Hull next day. and rambled about tiie old shop, and looked in attiie windows. All new faces, and on tiie door-plate, ’’Atkinson N Co.” Then he went in, and asked for Mr. Bartley. Name not known. “Why, lie used to he here. I was in his employ.” No; nobody knew Mr. Hartley. Could ho see Mr. Atkinson? Certainly. Mr. Atkinson would he there at two o'clock. Monckton. after some preamble, asked whether in* had not succeeded in this business to Mr. Robert Hartley. No. He had bought the" business from Mrs. Duplex, a widow residing ii» this town, and lie happened to know that her husband had taken it from \\ hitaker. a merchant at Boston. “Is lie alive, sir?” “I believe so. and very well known.” Monckton went off to "Whitaker, and learned from him that lie had bought the business from Bartley, hut it was many years ago. and lie had never heard of the pureliaser since that dav. Monckton returned to London baflled. What was he to do? Goto a secret-in-quiry office? Advertise that if Mr. Robert Hartley, late of Hull, would write to a certain agent, lie would hi nr of i-ometlung I * hi.- ailvautage? H* did not much fancy either of these plans. He wanted to pounce on Hartley, or Hope, or both. 'J lien he argued thus: “Hartley has got lots of money now, or he would not nave given up business. Ten he lives in London, or visits it. 1 will try the Park.” Well, lie did try tiie Park, both at the riding hour and tiie driving horn. Ho saw no Hartley at either time. Hut one day in the Lady's Mile, as tie listlessly watched the carriages defile slowly past him, with every now and then a jam, there crawled past him a smart victoria, and in it a beautiful woman w it It glorious dark eyes, and a lovely little hoy. the very image of her. It was Jus wife and her son. Monckton started, but tiie lady gave no sign of recognition. She bowed,hut it Was to a gentleman at Monckton's side, who had raised his hat to her with marked respect. “What a beautiful ereeliaar!” said a little swejl to the gentleman in question. "You know her?” “Very slightly.” "U lio is she? A duchess?” “No; a stock-broker's wife. Mrs. Braham. Why, she is a known beauty.” That was enough for Monckton. He hung hack a little,and followed tiie carriage. He calculated that if it left the Park at Ilvde Park ('oruer, or the Marble Arch, lie could take a hansom and follow it. When the victoria got clear of the comer, Mrs. Brabant leaned forward a moment and whispered a word to her coachman. Instantly the carriage dashed at the Chesterfield Gate and into Mayfair at such a swift trot that there was no time to get a cab and keep it in sight. Monckton lighted a cigarette. “Clever girl!” said he. satirically. “.Site knew me. and never winked.” The next day he went to the lawyer and said. “I have a little favor to ask you. sir.” The lawyer was on his guard directly, but said nothing. “An interview—in this office—with Mrs. Braham.”

The lawyer winced, but went on his guard again directly. “Client of ours?” “Yes, sir.” “Braham? Braham?” said tiie lawyer, affecting to search the deep caverns of professional memory. “Stock-broker's wife.” “Where do they live?” “What! don’t you know? Place of ftteu'riMs—Thread-needle Street. Place Of biuam’i—Port man Square.” “I have no authority to grant a personal interview with any such person.” “But you have no power to hinder one, and it is to her interest the meeting should take place here, and tiie stock-broker Ite out of it.” The lawyer retlected. “Will you promise me it shall lie a friendly interview? You will never go to her husband?” “Her stock-broker you mean. Not I. If siie comes to me here when 1 want her.” “Will that he often?” “I think not. I have a better card t<i play than Mrs. Braham. I only want her to help me to find certain people. SMI we Say twelve o'clock to-morrow?” The lawyer called on Mrs. Hraham, and after tm agitated and tearful interview. persuaded her to keep the up. pointment. “Consider.” said he. “what you gain by making mir <'llice the place of meeting- Establish that at once. It's a point of defence.” The meeting took place in the lawyer's private room, and Mrs. Hraham was so overcome that she nearly fainted. Then she was hysterical, and finally tears relieved her. W lien she came to this point. Monckton. who had looked upon tiie whole exhibition as a mere preliminary form ohse-ved by females, said; “Come. Lucy, don't he sijlv. I am not here to spoil your little game, but to play tin own. The question is. will you help me to make my fortune?” “Oh, that 1 will, if you will not break up iny home.” “Not such a fool.my dear. Catch me killing a milchcow! You give me a percentare on your profits.and I'm dumb.” “Then all you want is more money?” “That is ail; and I shall not want that in a month's time.” *1 have brought £100, Leonard,” she said, timidly. “Sensible girl. Hand it over.” Two white hands trembled at the strings of a little bag, and took out ten crisp notes. Leonard took them witli satisfaction. “There,” said he. “This will last me till I have found Hartley and Hope,and made my fortune.” “Hone!” said Mrs. Hraham. “Oh.pray keep clear of him! Pray don't attack him again. He is such an able man!” “I will not attack him again to be defeated. Forewarned, forearmed. Indeed. if I am to bleed Hartley. I don’t know how I can be revenged on Hope. that i* thr cruel thing. Hut don’t you trouble about my business, Lucy, unless.” said he. with a sneer, “you eantell me where to find them, and so save me a lot of money.” “Well, Leonard,” said Lucy, “it can't he so very hard to find Hope. You know where that young man lives that you—that I—” “Oh, Walter Clifford! Yes. of course I know where he lives. At Clifford Hall, in Derbyshire.” “Well, Leonard Hope saved him from prison, and ruined you. That young man had a good heart. He would not forget such a kindness. He may not know where Mr. Hartley lives, butsurely he will know where Hope is.” “Lucy,” said Leonard, "you are not such it tool as you were. It isachance, at all events. I'll go down to that neighborhood directly. I'll have a first-rate disguise, and spy about, and pick up all I can.” “And you will never say anything or do anythirg to Oil. Leonard, I'm a bad wife. I never can be a good one now to anybody. Hut I'magood mother, and I thought God had forgiven me, when he sent me my little angel. You will never ruin his poor mother, and make her darling blush for iter.” "( urse me if 1 do!” said Leonard, betrayed into a moment's warmth. Hut he was soon himself again. “There,” said he, “I'll leave the Tittle bloke my inheritance. Perhaps you don’t know I'm heir to a large estate in Westmoreland; no end of land, and half a lake. and only eleven live* hr/men the estate ami me. I will leave my "great expectations’ to that young bloke. What's his Christian name?” “Augustus.” “And what's his father's name?” “Jonathan.” Leonard then left all his property, real and personal, and all that should ever accrue to him, to Augustus Braham, son of Jonathan Braham, and left Lucy Hraham soleexeciitrixandtrustee. Then he hurried into the outer office, signed this document, and got it witnessed. The clerks proposed to enerrors it. “What for?” said lie. “This is tiie strongest form. All in the same handwriting as the signature; forgery made easy are vour engrossed wills.” Betook it into Mrs. Hraham. and read it to her. and gave it to her. He meant ii all its a joke: he read it with a sneer. But the mother's heart overflowed. She put it in her bosom, and ki«sed his hand. “Oh. Leonard,” said sho, “God bless you! Now I see you mean no ill to me and mine. 1 oit dnn't lave me enough to hr angry with me. But it all conies hack to me. A woman can't forget her first. Vow promise me one tiling: don't give way to revenge or avariee. You are so wise when you are cool,hut no man can give way to Ids passions and he wise. Why run any more risks? Heislibera] to me, and I'm not extravagant. 1 can allow yon more than 1 said, and wrong nobody." Monckton interrupted her. thus; “There, old girl, you are a good sort; you always were." Hut not bleed that skunk Bartley, and not be revenged on that villain Hope? I'd rather die where I stand, fm they haw tinned my blood to gall, and lighted hell In my heart this many a year of misery.” He held out Ids hand to her; it was cold. She grasped it in her warm, soft palm, and gave him one strange, searcltmg look with hn- glorious eyes; and so they parted. Next dry. at dusk, there arrived at the Dun Cowan elderly man with a large carpet-bag and a strapped bundle < f patterns tweed, kersey, velveteen, anu curduroNs. He laid a short, gray mustache and heard, very neat; and appeared to he a commercial traveler. In the evening he asked for brandy, c I i i

■beer-house. The very mention of this obnoxious institution moved her bile directly. “A pretty gentleman,” said she, “to brew ids own l>eer and undersell a poor widow that have been here all her days and her fattier before her! Hut Hie Colonel won't let me be driven out altogether, no more will Mr. Walter; ne do manage for the old gentleman now.” Monckton sipped and waited for the name of Hope, nut it did not come. Tiie good lady deluged him with the things that interested her. Sin 1 was to have a hit of a farm added on the Dun Cow. It was to he grass land, and not much labor wanted. Site couldn’t undertake that; was it likely? But for milking of cows and making butter or cheese, that site was as good at as here and there one; and if shecould have the custom of the miners for her milk. “But, la, sir.” sain she,. “I'll go hail as that there Hartley will take and set up a dairy against me. as he have a beer shop. “Hartley?” said Monckton, inquiringly. “Ay. sir: him as owns tiie mine, and the beer shop), and all, worse luck lor me.” “Hartley? Who is he?” “Oh, one of those chaps that rise from nothing nowadays. Came heretofarm; but that was a blind, tiie Colonel says. Sunk a mine, he did, and built a pit village, and turns everything into brass [money]. Hut there, you a re a stranger, sir: what is all this to you?” “Why. it is very interesting.” said Monckton. “Mistress, I always like to hear tiie whole history of every place I stop at. especially from a sensible woman like you, that sees to the bottom of things. Do have another glass. Why 1 should he as dull as ditch-water, now, if I had not your company.” “La. sir. I m sure you tire welcome to my company in a civil way. and for the matter of that you are right; life is life, and there's plenty to lie learned in a public—do but open your eves and ears.” “Have another glass with me. lam praised for my punch.” “You deserve it, sir. Better was never brewed.” She sipped and sipped, and smacked her lips, till it was all gone. This glass colored her cheeks, brightened her eyes, and even loosened her tongue, though that was pretty well oiled by nature. “Well, sir,” said she, “you are a bird of passitge. here to-day and gone tomorrow. and it don't nmttermuch what I tell you. so long as 1 don’t tell no lies. There will be a row in this villwii." Having delivered this formidable prophecy, the coy dame pushed herglass to her companion for more,and leaning back cozily in the old-fashioned highbacked chair, observed the effect of her thunderbolt. Monckton rubbed his hands. “I’m glad of it.” said lie. genially; “that is to say, provided my good hostess does not sutTer by it.” “I’m much beholden to you, sir.” said the lady. “You are the civilest-spoken gentleman I have entertained this many aday. Here’s your health,and wishing you luck In your business, and many nappy days well spent. My service to you. sir.” “The same to you. ma’am.” “Well. sir. in regard to a row between the gentlefolks—not that I call that there Hartley one—judge for yourself. You are a man of the world and a man of business, and an elderly man apparently.” “At all events, I am older than you madam.” “That is as may be.” said Mrs. Dawson, dryly. “We hain’t got the parish register here, and all the better for me. So once more I say, judge for yourself.” “Well, madam.” said Monckton, “I will try, if you will oblige me with the facts.” “That is reasonable,” said Mrs. Dawson. loftily, but after some little consideration. “The facts I will declare, ami not a lie among ’em.” “That will be a novelty,” thought her cynical hearer, but lie held his tongue, and looked respectfully attentive. ’’Colonel Clifford,” said Mrs. Dawson, “hates Hartley like poison, and Hartley him. The Colonel vows lie will have him off tiie land and out of tiie bowels of the earth, and he have sent him a lawyer’s letter; for everything leaksout 111 this village, along of the servants' chattering. Hartley he don't value a lawyer’s letter no more than that. He defies the Colonel, and they'll go at it hammer and tongs at the'’Sizes, and spend a mint of money in law. That’s one side of tiie question. Hut there’s another. Master Walter is deep in love with Miss Marv.” “Who is she?” “Who is she? Why. Hartley's daughter, to he sure: not as I'd believe it if I hadn't known her mother, for she is no more like him in her looks or her ways than a tulip is to a dandelion. She is the loveliest girl in the countv. and better than she's bonny. You don't eatcli Jttr drawing bridle at her papa’s beerhouse. and she nevei passes my picture. It's "Oh. Mrs. Dawson. 1 am so thirsty, a glass of your good cider, please, auifa little hay and water for Deerfoot.’ That’s her way, bless your silly heart! She ain't dry: hud Deerfoot, lie's full of beans and ids '■oat's like satin: but that’s Miss Mary's way of letting me know that she's iny customer, and nobody else’s in the town. God bless her, and send liet many hupps davs wiihthe man of her heart, and Unit is Walter Clifford, for she is just as fond of him as he is of her. I seen it ail from the first day. ‘Twas love at first sight, and still a-growing to this day. Them old fogies may teal each oilier to pieces,but they won t part such lovers as those. There's not a g.ii in Cue village Unit doesn’t run to look at them, and admire them, and wish them joy. Ay.and you mark my words, they are voung, hut they have got a spirit, both of them. Miss Mary, she looks you in the face like a lion and a dove all in one. They may lead her. but thev won’t drive lief. And Walter, he’s a Clifford from top to toe. Nothing but death will part litem two. Them's the facts, sir. without a lie. wliich now I'm awaiting for judgment.” “Mrs. Dawson ” said Monckton. solemnly, “since you do me the honor to ask my opinion, I say that out of these facts a row will certainly arise, and a deadly one." “It must sir; and Will Hope will have to take a side. Tis no usi his trying to he everybody's friend this time, though that's his natural character,poor chap." Monel:ton*', eves flushed Crc but he suppressed all appearance of excitoment, and asked who Mr. Hope was. Mrs. Dawson brightened at tin* very .tame of hei favorite, and said,“Who is fill Hope? Why, the cleverest man in lerhyshire. for one thing;but he istliat lartley's right-hand man. worse luck, le is inspector of the mine and fae(otum. 1 le is the handiest man in Engand. He invents machines,and makes iddles and plays’em, and mends all heir clocks ami watches and wlieej-har-ows, and charges ’em naught, lie hakes kisself too common. J often tell

him so. Says I,‘Why dost let'em all put on thee so? Serve thee right if I was to semi thee my pots and pans to mend.’ ‘And so do,’ says lie, directly. ’There's no art in it. if you can make the sawder, and I can do that, by tiie Dick and Harry!’ And one day I said to him,' I >' * take a look at this fine new cow of mine as cost me twentv-livo good shillings and a quart of a!e. Whatever is tiie matter with her? She looks like the skin of a cow (kittened against the board.’ So says he. ‘Nay, she's better drawn than nine in ten; hut she wants light and shade. Send her to my workshop.’ "Ay. ay,'says I; *thy workshop is like the "ekurch-vard; we be all hound to go there one day or t'other.’ Well, sir. if you believe me, when they brought her home and hung her again she almost knoeke.l my eyeout. There was three or four more women looking on. and 1 mind all on us skreeked a bit, and our hands went up in the air as if one string had pulled the lot; and says Bet Morgan, the carter's wife. 'Lord sake, gie me a bucket somebody, and let me milk her!’ ‘Nay. but tiioii sbalt milk me.' said I,nndapintof fourpenny I gave her. then and there, for complimenting of my cow. Will Hope, lie's everybody's friend. He made the Colonel a crutch witli his own hands, wliich the Colonel can use no othernow. Walter swears by him. Miss Mary dotes on him; he saved her life in the river when she was a girl. The very miners give a good word, though he' is very strict with them; and as for Hartley, it's my belief he owes .ill Ids good luck to Will Hope. And to think he was horn in this village, and left it a poor lad; ay, and he came hack here one day as poor as Job, seems but t'other day, with his bundle on his back and Ids poor little girl in Ids hand. I dare say I fed them both with whatever was going, poor bodies.” “What was slip like?” “A poor little w izened tiling. Sbehad beautiful golden hair, though.” “Like Miss Hartley's?" “Something, hut lighter.” “Have you ever seen her since?” “No; and I never shall." “Who knows?” “Nay, sir. I asked him after her one day when he came home for good. He never answered me. and he turned away as if I had stung him. She has followed her mother, no doubt. And so now site's gone lie's well-to-do; and that is the way of it. sir. God sends mouths where there is no meat, and meat where there’s no mouths. Hut He know s best, and sees botli worlds at once. We can only see tldsone—that's full of trouble.” Monckton now began to yawn, for he wanted to lie alone and think over the schemes that floated before him now. “You are sleepy, sir.” said Mrs. Dawson. “1'H go and see your bed is all right.” lie thanked her and filled her glass. She tossed it off like a man tills time, and left him to doze in his chair. Doze, indeed! Never dida man's eyes move to and fro more restlessly. Every faculty was strung to the utmost* At first as all the dramatis prrsoner he was in search of came out one after another from that gossip's tongue, lie was amazed and delighted to find that instead of having to search for one of them in one part of England, and another in another, lie had got them all ready to his hand. Hut soon he began to see that they were too near each other, and some of them interwoven, and all the more dangerous to attack. He saw one thing at a glance. That it would lie quite a mistake to settles plan of action. That is sometimes a great advantage in dealing with the unguarded. Hut it creates a stiffness. Here all must lie supple and fitted with watchful tact to the situation as it rose. Everything would have to lie shot Hying. Then as to tiie immediate situation. Header, did ever you see a careful setter run suddenly into’ the middle of a covey who were not on their feet nor close together. but a little dispersed and reposing in high cover in the middle of the day? No human face is ever so intense or human form more rigid. He knows that one bird is three yards from his nose, another the same distance from either ear. and, in short, that they are all about him, and to frighten one is to frighten all. His tail quivers, and then turns to steel, like his limbs. His eyes glare: Ids tongue fears to pant; it slips out at one side of his teeth and they close on it. Then slowly, slowly, lie goes down, noiseless as a eat. and couches on the long covert, w hether turnips, rape, or clover. Even so did this designing cur couch in tiie Dun Cow. The loyal quadruped is waiting for his master, and his anxiety is disinterested. The biped cur was waiting for the first streak of dawn to slip away to some more distant and safe hiding-place and sally-port tlian the Dun Cow. kept by a woman who was devoted to Hope, to Walter, and to Mary, and had all her wits about her—mother-wit included. CHAPTER NIV. THE SERPENT. Monckton slipped away at the dawn, and was off to Derby to prepare firstrate disguises. At Derby, going through the lor.t! papers, lie found lodgings ottered at a farm-house to invalids, fresh milk anil eggs; home-made bread, etc. The place was within a few milesof ( iiiiuni Mali. Monckton thought this would suit him much 1 letter than being too near. When his disguises were ready, hehired a horse and dog-cart bv the' month, anil paid a deposit, and drove to the place in question, lie put some shadow under his eves to look morelikeaninvalid. He had got used to Ins own rauaverous tint, so that seemed sufficient. 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When Baby was sick, we gave har Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. WtJTS «Be had Children, she gave them Castoria.

WANTED SALESMEN;: yy line of Nursery Stock and Seed Pot

to s el 1 a choice line of Nursery Stock and Seed Potatoes. Liberal nalary or commissid paid weekly. Permanent ami paying positions to good men. Special inducements to beginners. Exclusive territory given if desired. Write at once for terms to 4iu42 The Hawks Nnrsery Co., RocliestcEN.Y. "DR. G. C. SMYTHE, Physician and Surgeon Office Rnd residence, Vino street, between Washington and Walnut streets. xoTicif oi' rni:i: qua vel KOAl> LETTING. Sealed proposals for keeping in repair the Free Gravel Roads of Putnam county will be received up to one o’clock p. m. of Thursday, March 15, 1894. for roads in the following townships: Jackson, Franklin, Russell, Clinton, Monroe, Floyd and Greencaatle; and up to one o’clock p. m. of Friday, March 16, 1894, for roads in the following townships: Madison, Warren, Marion, Jelferson and Cloverdale; said contracts to be let in sections as now laid out; bids to be made for so much per day of ten hours for team and driver, and so much per day for single hand. Rids to be filed with the Clerk of the Board at his offiae in Greencaatle. The successful bidder will be required to give bond. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. .JOHN S. NEW GENT, JOHN 1). HART, J. F. Mulholn, SAMUEL FARMER. Clerk of Board. Commissioners. This the 8th day of February, 1894 . 3t44

Nolice of ft'inul Settlement of I^tsite. In the matter of the estate of John W. McNary, deceased. In the Putnam Circuit Court, February Term, 1894. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned a« Executors ot tho will of the suid John W. McNary, deceased, have presented and filed tneir account and vouchers in final itttlement o: said etUkie, and that the same will come up for tho examination and action of said Circuit Court on the 5th day of Mar* h. 1504* at which time all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court, and show cause, if any there be, why said account and vouchers should not bo approved. And the heirs of said estate, and all others interested therein, are also hereby required at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof ot their heirship or claim to any part of « ud estate. WM. 11. McNARY, PETEK W. AlcNARY. Executors. Silas A. Hays, Atty. 2t44

Intlianupolin, Decotin-di Springjieht Hailiran Company.—

TruHtee’s Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment duly rendered and entered by the Superior Court of the county of Marion,

in the State of Indiana, at a regular term of said Court, held on the twenty-third day of

J uuc, 1891, in a certain suit then pending in said Court, wherein we, the undersigned, B. A. Sands*and ii. B. F. Peirce, trustees, were plaintiffs, and the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railway Company and others, were defendants; and also iu pursuance of a certain order, duly made and entered in the same Court in the same suit, on the twentythird day of January, 1894; and also bv virtue of, and under the power ami authority vested in us, the said Benjamin Ay mar Sands and Robert B. F. Peirce, as substituted trustees under a certain indenture of mortgage, bearing date the 31st day of December, in the year 1875. made by the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railway Company to James Kmott ami John J. Crane, as trustees, we, the undersigned, substituted trustees under the said mortgage in the place and stead of said Emott and Crane, and the special masters in pursuance of the terms of tne aforesaid judgment, will expose for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, cn Thursday, the tenth day of May, 18D4, at twelve o'clock, nt the New York Iteal Estate Salesroom, number 111 Broadway, in the City of New York, at the auction stand of Smyth & Ryan, all the railroad's estate, real and personal, corporate rights and franchises, and premises conveyed and transferred by the saiil hereinabove mentioned mortgage, or intended so to be, that is to say, the line of railway formerly of the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railway Company, described in such mortgage as follows: All ami singular its railroad or railway constructed or to to be constructed in the States of Indiana and Illinois, and being then known and designated as the Indianapolis. Decatur & Springfield Railway (ami formerly known

and designated as the Indiana amf Illinois

Central Railway i, as the same was then constructed or thereafter should be constructed, extending from the City of Indianapolis, State of Indiana, to the City of Decatur, State of Illinois, to constitute, when completed, a continuous line of railroad one hundred and fifty-two miles in length; ami also all the real estate owned by said company, whcre\er the same might be situated, and all branches, extensions. sidings and turnouts of the suid railway then belonging to, or which might thereafter be constructed or acquired by it between Indianapolis and Decatur as aforesaid, and all lands, right of way, rails, bridges, tracks, wharves, fences, viaducts, culverts, houses, workshops, machinery, stations, of-

‘ grounds, engine houses

flees, depots, depot grounus, engine nouses, buildings, improvements, tenement*, and hereditaments then owned or thereafter to be acquired by the said railway company, its successors or assigns, tor the construction, operation ami management of the said railroad between Indianapolis and Decatur as aforesaid, and all the rolling stock, locomotives, tenders, ears and equipments, machinery, tools, implements ami materials and all and singular the personal property of every kind, nature and description belonging to the said Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railway Company, and then or thereafter in use or intended for use upon the said railroad, or in connection with the proper equipment and operation of the same; and also all ui*d singula* the corporate rights, powers, privileges and franchises of the said Indianapolis. Decatur & Hpringfield Railway Company, then owned and possessed or which might be thereafter acquired for the construction, mantenance ami operation of said railroad, or connected with or relatmg to * e same; and also all streets, ways, alleys passages, waters, water courses, easements rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments* and appurtenances whatsoever, unto any of the mortgaged premises and estates belonging and appertaining or to belong and to appertain, and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders, rents,isssuesand profits thereof, and all th»* right, title Interest, claim and demand of every kind 'or nature whatsoever of the said Indianapolis Decalur and Springfield Railway Company* as well at law as in equity, of. in‘and to the same and every part and parcel thereof. The successful bidder will be required to pay on account of the purchase price, at the time of sale, the sum of fifty thousand dollars in cash, and the sale will he subject to the terms and conditions of the aforesaid judgment. J °

Dated January 26, 1894.

benjamin aymar sands,

ROBERT B. F. PEIRCE,

r> „ „ Trustees and Special Masters.

Platt & Howeiih, Acoustus L. Mahon,

Attorneys for Trustees. SU2