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OR THIRTY SHILLINGS, a COLLECTION con

For particulars apply to C. C., Newport, Mon., who has also more than 1100 varieties to dispose of, at low prices. Communications requiring a reply to enclose a stamp.

C. BENTHAM, Woodview, Blackrock, Dublin, on

receipt of a penny stamp, will send some cheap Foreign Stamps on approval.

BOOKS of CRESTS. -Published on the 1st of every

month. Each book will contain 50 Crests in relief, beautifully stamped in Colours, together with a Key to the names of the Families bearing them. This work, when complete, will form the most perfect Collection extant, and is expect. d to contain over 2000 Crests. Books 1. and II. now ready. Price 1 each; post free, 1/1. Address, STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

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AMES ROBINSON & Co., 153, Crown Street, Liverpool, have just imported a large quantity of Foreign Stamps. The following are unused :- Ionian Islands, 7d. per set, 6 per dozen sets: Prince Edward's Island, penny, 2d. each, 1/9 per dozen; twopenny, 4d. each; Antigua, penny, 2d, each, 1/9 per dozen; Nova Scotia, 1 c., id. each, 101. per dozen; 5 c., 4d.; set of 5, 29; New Brunswick, 1 c., 1d., 10d. per dozen; French Colonies, 1 c., 1d.; 5 c., 3d.; Greek, 1 lept., 1d., 4d. per dozen: 2 lept., Id., sd. per dozen ; Portugal, 5 r., 6d.; 10 r., 9d. per dozen. Monster List on receipt of one stamp for postage.

LOCAL AMERICAN POSTAGE STAMPS. The

20 varieties. Post free, 5/1. Address, STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

SELLING OFF.

FURTHER REDUCTION ! !—Mr.

GEORGE PRIOR, of 48, Fenchurch Street London, E.C., will, this month (August), send his new Price List (with a very rare Continental Stamp, only a few weeks in circulation, gratis), post free, on receipt of teo stamps; and he feels sure that the great reduction in price (inost stamps being at only half their original cost) must elicit an order from every purchaser of his List. Extract from List, all clean specimens :-Sandwich Islands, 5c., 4d.,; local American, 1 per dozen, assorted, Confederate States, choice specimens, 2d. each; Hong Kong, 2 e., 3d.; New Brunswick, 1 c. (Engine), 2d.; Greek, 1 and 2 lept., 1d. each; Turkish, 3,6 the set of 4; French Colonies, 1 c., and 5 c., 2d. each; 10 c., 3d.; 40 c., 7d.; or the set of 4. Used specimens:-Pony Express. 6d. each; old Denmark, Fire R.B.S., id.; Old Norway, 4 sk., blue, 3d.; Canada, 5 c. (Beaver), 1d. each.

DOSTAGE-STAMP ALBUM.

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By JUSTIN

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LIER. Illustrated with Maps and Diagrams, and containing a full description of British, Colonial, and Foreign Stamps, with compartin nts arranged for the reception of each. Imperial oblong Svo., cloth, elasp. 76; post free, 8/2. Bound in half-morocco, clasp, 10; post free, 1010. Bound in whole morocco, two clasps, gilt edges, 126; post free, 134. Bound in best morocco relief, two clasps, 21/; post free, 21/10. Handsomely bound in best morocco relief, two large clasps, 25/; post frew, 210.

For the benefit of Collectors, Mr. JUSTIN LALLIER has just issued an admirable Album, which will be in extensiv demand as soon as its exIstence is known. It contains a description of every known variety of timbre poste, so that a partially obliterated stamp may easily be recognised; and on the page opposite the deser'ption are spaces for mounting the stamps described, so that any Collector may, at a glance, see all his deficiencies. The Bookseller.

Bath: STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street.

S DAVIS, 18, Granby Street, Leicester, in returning

thanks to the numerous gentlemen who have honoured him with their patronage, beys to state that he has just received a large and valuable assortiment of rare and obsolete Stamps, from which he will send a selection for approval, to any address, on application. All orders will receive prompt attention.

CHEAP-A COLLECTION of 250 STAMPS to be

sold to the highest bidder. Apply to E. HINE, Dunstable.

ONE

NE PENNY EACH.-Baden, 1 kr.; Bavaria, 1 kr. ; Bergedorf, sch.; Brunswick, Germany, 4, s. gr., and 1 kr. ; Hamburg.scb.; Hanover, 3 pf.; Lubeck, sch.: Luxemburg, 1 and 2 e. ; Portugal, 5 r., &e. Hamburg Boten, 10 kinds for 9d. Local American, 3/ per dozen. Price List sent, on receipt of stamped envelope, by C. H. CLARK, Foreign Stamp Dealer, Liverpool.

THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA POSTAGE-STAMP

ALBUM is strongly bound in cloth, with compartments arranged for the reception of upwards of 1400 Stamps. Post free, 1/1. H. WHITTAKER, Winchester Terrace, Regent Road, Salford, Manchester.

10 VARIETIES of RARE FOREIGN STAMPS for

3d.; 20 ditto, 6d. H. WHITTAKER, Winchester Terrace, Regent Road, Salford, Manchester.

THIS SHOULD MEET the EYE of any one who wants a good and cheap Album, let him send 13 stamps to H. WHITTAKER, Winchester Terrace, Regent Road, Salford, Manchester.

W. N. 11, South Parade, York, will send his Price

List to any address, on receipt of stamp. Examples, unused:Ceylon, halfpenny, 4d.; Van Diemen's Land, penny, 5d.; Portugal, 10 r., 4d.; 5 r., 2d. New Brunswick, 1 e., 3d.; Nova Scotia, 1 c., 4d.; British Guiana, 1 c., 4d.; St. Thomas, 3 c., 7d.; St. Lucia, penny, 6d.; St. Vincent, penny, 5d.

OTICE to AMATEURS (especially) and OTHERS! On receipt of stamped envelope and full name and address, O. FLEET, Peckhamn, Surrey, sends any amount of Foreign Postage Stamps for approval; applicants stating whether one or more of each kind, and whether they wish clean or obliterated Stamps.

S. T., Post Office, Weymouth, begs to inform his

numerous friends and customers that he continues to send out all kinds of Stamps for approval, on receipt of postage and list of requirements. All orders executed per return of post. Stamps bought or exchanged.

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HE POSTAGE-STAMP COLLECTOR'S POCKET ALBUM.-Containing a complete Table of all the Postage Stamps issued by each Country, State, or City, with spaces arranged for their reception. The whole in a neat and portable form, with flap and elastic band, and a pocket for surplus stamps. Roan. 2/; post free, 2/1; morocco or russia, 36; post free, 3/8; morocco or russia gilt, 4/; post free, 4,2. STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

OWER THAN JULY PRICES!!-Mr. FRANK E.

to state that the remaining portion of his stock is for sale at still lower prices than last month, without reserve, as under. All clean copies :Sandwich Islands (Honolulu), 5 c., blue, 4d.; local American, immense variety, 1/ per dozen ; Confederate States, very rare specimens, 2d. each; Hong Kong (China), 2 c., 3d, ; New Brunswick, 1 c. (Engine), 2d.; Greek, 1 and 2 lept., 1d. each; Turkish, 3/6 the set of 4; French Colonies, 1 c. and 5 c., 2d. each; 10 c., 3d.: 40 e., 7d., or 1/ the set of 4. Used copies :Pony Express. 6d. each; old Denmark Fire, R.B.S., 1d.; old Norway, 4 sk., blue, 3d.; Canada, 5 c. (Beaver), 1d.; Buenos Ayres, 6d. each. P.S.-Mr. MILLAR'S Price List for August is now ready, price twopence, post free; and he will give with each List a clean Stamp of Thurn and Taxis (Germany), which has only just been issued, and is at present very

rare.

HOOPER & FORWARD, 1, Hanover

Court, Milton Street, London, E.C. Foreign Postage Stamps Bought, Sold, or Exchanged. The largest stock of Foreign Postage Stamps, and the cheapest Dealers in the trade. Their Price List for August now ready, describing form, colour, value, date of issue, &c., of 1000 varieties. This is the cheapest and most comprehensive yet published. Sent, post free, on receipt of a stamped envelope. Correspondence in English, French, or German languages.

ARMS of the QUEEN and

ROYAL FAMILY,

including the late Prince Consort, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Alexandra, King of Denmark, King of Prussia, Duke of Cumberland, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Mary, &c., &c., &c. In two sheets. Relief stamped in colours. Price 1/; post free, 1/1. STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, 13, George Street, Bath.

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ARE STAMPS ON SALE by Mr. MOUNT BROWN, 124, Cheapside, London. Costa Rica, r., blue, 2/3; 2 r., red, 3/3; the pair, 5/ Nicaragua, 2 c., blue, 2/6; 5 c., black, 2; the pair, 4/; Luzon (Philippines), 5 e.. 3/6; 10 c.. 4/6; Mauritius (envelopes), sixpenny, ninepenny, one shilling, set of 3, 6,6; Mulready twopenny envelopes, 2/9; Romagna, 2/6; Parina (Town) 6 c., 29; 9c., 2/6: Modena, old Denmark, United States envelopes and essays, Ceylon envelopes, &c. Also from the following countries, newly issued:--Lubeck (5 labels and 5 envelopes) set of 10, 7/6; Saxony, set of 10, 8/; and shortly the new Danish envelopes.

J. J. H. STOCKALL & Co., Broad Green, Liverpool,

have just received another large assortment of Stamps, of almost all countries, which will be sold at very reduced rates, comprising some very rare and obsolete; such as, Antigua penny, 2d. each, or 1/10 per doz.; Austria, 2 kr., 2d. each; Argentine Confederation, 5 e., red, 10d. each; Baden, 1 kr., black, 1d. each; Bahamas, penny, 4d. each; fourpenny, 1/ each; sixpenny, 1/3 each; Set of three, 2/3; Bavaria, 1 kr., 1d. each; 3 kr., 3d. each; Brazil, 10 r., blue, 2d. each, or 1/3 per dozen; 30 r., 4d. each; British Guiana, 1-e. black, 2d. each, or 1/6 per dozen; 1-c. brown (old issue), 6d. each; Brunswick, . . . gr., 1d. each; Buenos Ayres, 1 p., rose, 1/ each; 4 r., green, 1/ each; Canada, 1 c., 2d. each; Germany, and s. gr., 1d. each, or sd. per dozen; 4. orange, 2d, each; Greece, I lept., d. each, or 5d. per dezen; Hamburg, sch., id. each, 9d. per dozen; Set of 7, 2/8; Hamburg Boten, Th. Lafrenz, Set of 10 sch., 10d.; Set of 10 1 sch., 1/1; H. Scheerenbeck's, set of 10 sch., 1/; set of 10 seh. (Postman), 1/ set of 10 1 seh. (Castle), 1/3: Carl Hamer and Co., set of 10. including two envelope stamps, 1; Marz Verein, set of 10 1 sch., 1/3; Malta, halfpenny, 1d. each, or 8d. per dozen; Moldo-Wallachia, set of 3, 2; Moldavia, 5 p., black, 1/6; 40, blue, 1/6; 80, rose, 1/6; set of 3, 3/6; 54 p, (circular), 2 each; 80 p., 2 each: 108 p., 2/ each; set of 3, 5; Monte Video, 180 e., 1/; 240 e., 1; diligencia, 80 c., 1/; 1 r., 1; New Brunswick, 1 c., 2d. each, or 10d. per dozen Newfoundland, penny, 4d. each, or 3s. per dozen; Saxony (new issue, white shield in centre), 3 p., 1d. each, or 10d. per dozen;, orange, 1d. each, or 1/ per dozen; 1, rose, 3d. each, or 2 per dozen; 2, blue, 4d. each, or 2s. per dozen; 3, stone, ed. each, or 4 per dozen; U. S. env., 1 c., 3d. each; 3 c., 4d. each. The above are all unused. The following are used:- Buenos Ayres (Ship), 1 r., blue, 2 each; 1 p., rose, 8d. each; 1 p., blue, 6d. each; French Republic, 10 c., 6d. each; 15 c., 5d. each; 20 c., 2d. each; 25 c.. 24. each; 1 frane, 8d. each; Finland, 10 kop., rose (large stamp, with shield surmounted by crown), 9d. each; Hanover, first and second issues at 3d. each; Donna Maria and Don Pedro, 25 r., blue, 3d. each, or 2/6 per dozen. Their new Price List is just out, giving full particulars of form, value, colour, date of issue, &c.; will be forwarded on receipt of two stamps. All orders executed and forwarded per return of post. P. 0, 0, to be made payable to J. J. H. STOCKALL & Co., Liverpool. N.B.--As we have just purchased between thirty-eight and forty thousand used Stamps, we will sell them at the very low price of 2/ per hundred, mixed, consisting of Saxony (first, second, and third issue), Austria (first and second issue), Austrian Italy, Bavaria (old and new kinds), old Hanover (1-10, 1-15, 1-30), Prussia (first, second, and third issues), Austria (Zeitung), Brunswick (old kind), Germany (Thurn and Taxis, all the different issues), old Swiss (1, 2, 3 rayon), Saxony (envelopes), Baden (figure in centre), Austria (head of Mercury), Naples, old Sicily, &c., mixed.

Important to those about to Collect. TAFFORD SMITH & SMITH'S FIVE-SHILLING PACKET of FOREIGN POSTAGE STAMPS. Containing 100 varieties of Foreign Stamps, all in good condition, many being unobliterated. Post free, 5/1.

To Collectors of Unobliterated Postage Stamps.

STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH'S TWO-AND-SIX

PENNY PACKET of UNOBLITERATED POSTAGE STAMPS. Containing 20 varieties of Colonial and Foreign Stamps, all unused. Post free, 2/7.

New Pucket of Postage Stamps. TAFFORD SMITH & SMITH'S FIVE-SHILLING

PACKET of LOCAL AMERICAN POSTAGE STAMPS. Containing 20 varieties Post free, 5/1.

Magnificent Collection of Postage Stamps.

STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH have for Sale a

magnificent Collection of British, Colonial, and Foreign Postage Stamps. Comprising nearly 1200 varieties. All beautiful specimens, and neatly arranged in a handsomely-bound morocco Album. Price fifty guineas. Carriage free to any part of the world.

STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH'S ONE-SHILLING

of ARMS, CRESTS, MONOGRAMS, &c. Comprising upwards of 50 varieties. Relief stamped in Colours. Post free, 1/1. Now Ready.

STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH'S ONE-AND-SIX

PENNY PACKET of ARMS, CRESTS, MONOGRAMS, &c. Containing 100 varieties. Relief stamped in Colours. Post free, 1/7.

Cheap Crests for Collectors. TAFFORD SMITH & SMITH have on sale a large assortment of Arms, Crests, Monograms, &c., beautifully stamped in Colours, with Names. Price 3d. per sheet; postage, 1d. extra. STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, Foreign Stamp-sellers to

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF ORANGE,

13, George Street, Bath.

This Magazine will be forwarded regularly every month, to any part of the world, on receipt of the annual subscription of Four Shillings; which may be remitted in unused postage stamps current in the country whence the order is received.

Stafford Smith & Smith, 13, George Street, Bath, England.

Ce Magasin-ci sera transmis tous les mois, à toutes les parties du monde, en envoyant aux Messieurs Smith la souscription annuelle (5 francs), en timbres-poste neufs du pays d' où vient l'ordre.

Stafford Smith & Smith, 13, George Street, Bath, England.

NOTICE.-All purchasers of the STAMP COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE are entitled to receive with the May and succeeding numbers an unobliterated Foreign or Colonial Postage Stamp.

London: Published by E. MARLBOROUGH & Co., 4, Ave Maria Lane, E.C.; and STAFFORD SMITH & SMITH, Foreign Stamp and Crest Depôt. 13, George Street, Bath, to whose care all Communications for the Editor are to be addressed.

CONTENTS.

A TALE OF A POSTAGE STAMP

MEMOIRS OF A NOVA SCOTIAN POSTAGE STAMP 120 NEW USE FOR POSTAGE STAMPS

122 STAMPS NEWLY ISSUED, OR FIRST DESCRIBED 123 ADDENDA TO MOUNT BROWN'S CATALOGUE OF POSTAGE STAMPS.

WILLIAM MULREADY, R.A.

AN AMERICAN TRICK...

MOURNING STAMPS

REVIEWS OF POSTAL PUBLICATIONS

CORRESPONDENCE.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS..

"SPOKEN like a man! Help yourself, and the devil will help you," was the profane parody of the ruffian on the well-known French proverb. He made a step forward with the apparent intention of favouring his companion with a hug of approval; but there was a something in the artist's eye which repelled the distasteful familiarity.

No. 8. Sept. 1, 1883. Price Fourpence.]

Lorenzo had not yet sunk so low as to level himself to an equality with the villain to whose wiles he was gradually succumbing. As in a dangerous crisis would one readily condescend to wield the most ignoble weapon in self-defence, but reject the same with disdain were time or opportunity allowed for choice; so was the semi-demented lover led recklessly to avail himself of the advice and assistance of his vile associate.

Filippo, perceiving the repugnance of the other to his amicable advances, and that he was considered merely as a tool to be discarded as soon as used, with a muttered curse, and inward vow that some of this squeamish pride should be knocked out before he had done with him, contented himself for the present with the sarcastic remark, that he fancied the scanty light he had been able to cast upon his excellency's birth, had made him imagine himself not far from princely rank.

"Well, well,"-quailing under the flashing glance of Lorenzo's eye-"let's work together without quarrelling. I suppose I may approach your lordship near enough to speak low, as I do not choose the particulars of our plot to reach the ears of that young [Registered for Transmission Abroad.

brat, and he had better take himself off to his corner; not that, if I thought him likely to betray us, I should at all scruple to wring his neck."

'Poor Carlo, though confident of his own personal immunity from his uncle's brutality in the presence of his protecting friend, undesirous of becoming himself the object of a quarrel between them, lost no time in again retreating to his distant pallet out of earshot. Filippo, thereupon, proceeded with the minuter details of the plan whereto he had been soliciting the young man's acquiescence.'

With your permission,' here interrupted the Savoy Cross, I will now take up and connect the threads of the narrative. I conclude the audience is aware that "the stamp," as your catship unceremoniously termed me, has re-appeared on the scene, and is prepared to resume office.

"When the letter of Lorenzo to the Marchese, containing the application for the bracelet to which he considered himself entitled, was delivered him, the old nobleman might not have been disinclined to accede to such request; the more so, as the tardy statement of Filippo, embodied in the missive, tallied with his own long since pre-conceived suppositions. The gentle Adine whom her grandfather, fully confiding in her maidenly discretion, did not scruple to make a confidant of his halfformed intention-thereupon handed me over to him to be added to the enclosure; and the rich jewel would have accompanied me to the hands of its rightful owner-and oh! how much crime and misery would have ben escaped!—had not the malicious Berardo, apprised of the state of affairs by means of which you shall be fully cognizant in due course, intruded his mischievous presence in time to suppress the benevolent intention of the Marquis. By allusions to the more than suspected evil associations of Filippo, and inuendos of the probability of its being a plausible plot concocted between the gamester and the foundling for the purpose of possessing themselves of so valuable a prize notwithstanding the mild but earnest pleading of Adine, who affirmed her disbelief of the likelihood of Lorenzo's being a party

to so unprincipled a fraud-the note of denial, which had so powerful an effect, was substituted for one of assent in the envelope wherein I was lying ready for transmission.

'You have already heard the consequences of our reception, and are now capacitated for following up the incidents of my tale.

""Ascoltarmi dunque," said Lorenzo, “I will take part in your villany so far and no farther. Gorge yourself as you will with plunder, I will assist you in the enterprise; but I take nothing for myself but the jewelled certificate of my birth. I bear away no property of the good old man's but his granddaughter-my own idolised Adine."

""So far and no farther!"-How oft has the deluded victim of temptation uttered these fatal words! The votary of sin is comparable to one standing with slippery footing on a glittering, polished slope-gradually, but surely, the feet slide down; and when the guardian spirit does not cast asperities in the path in the shape of sickness, poverty, or other trouble-thus affording opportunity of redeeming pause in the downward course, and means of secure footing for a painful and arduous re-ascent-too surely will the fond, self-beguiling sophist sink to utter ruin, and find, alas! too late, no mortal dares to say, 66 so far and no farther."

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Cospetto, my fine fellow, we can settle all that afterwards; only pass your word to me and my comrades not to betray us. Why, man alive, what do you start at ? Did you fancy you and I could manage such a dangerous enterprise by our own unaided exertions? The business will call for the services of many stout hearts and strong arms; but I want one clear head and brave hand to manage and execute all the details of as gloricus a chance of making one's fortune as ever poor fellow schemed. Ebbene, if you are too proud to join us, my young prince-of beggarsprince of beggars" added the wretch, for he was beginning to lose temper, "we must e'en manage to do without you-part the treasure fairly, cast lots for the ladythe foul fiend seize you," roared the ruffiau, as they lay on the ground in deadly struggle, "take that;" and one home daggerthrust would have ensured Lorenzo's ex

emption from many a more bitter pang, had not young Carlo sprung forward-his love for his protector counteracting the terror of his uncle-and, seizing the uplifted arm with more than a child's force the excitement lending additional strength-averted the fatal stroke. Lorenzo thus gained opportunity of disengaging himself from the death-grip. "I am indeed mad," murmured the wretched youth, "to equalise myself with such a wretch. Leave me."

"Leave you! By San Nicolo, no such fool as that for you to peach on us to the Marquis? But there is not much fear of that: : you will hardly present yourself at his doors again; it is not likely any letter in your handwriting would be opened; and you ought to be raging still with the smart of your last appearance there."

These cruel taunts might have issued in another scuffle; but the very violence of emotion unnerved the wretched and excited Lorenzo, and he sank almost powerless on

a seat.

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Come, come, man," said his evil adviser, "keep your fury for its legitimate destination give the old Marquis such a grip as you did me but now, and he will never trouble you again."

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"Fiend," gasped the youth, "dost think I would hurt a hair of his head, or of anything belonging to her?"

"Of course not," sneered Filippo, "not even her respectable cousin?" The tempter well knew the right chord to strike.

"The vile Bernardo! Ah! ten thousand curses light on him! His hated name suffices to turn the scale. I hesitate no longer. Friend or enemy-be you what you may— give me means to wreak my vengeance on him, to deprive him of his coveted prize, and do with me how you will: I am yours for

ever."'

DOZE THE THIRD.

THE CASINO.

'The roué and the gamester-behold a worthy pair! When Greek meets wily Greek, then comes the tug of war.'

WITH an uneasy start, a second time I awoke, but soon dropped off anew to dreamland. The visionary train of thought con

tinued, but with change of machinery. The actors in the scenes depicted by the postage stamp seemed presented to my vision. The city of Florence appeared as a map before me. I saw the roué Filippo quit the apartment of the artist, and lounge up the Via dei Bardi. Corazzio, Filippo,' soliloquised he, crossing the Ponte alle Grazie, 'well hast thou contrived. Thy machinations seem now in a fair road for success. But successful or not, Italy will be too hot to hold thee; thou must be off to London. Thy last trip there was a lucky hit, and many a young gull didst thou famously bleed there.'

Avoiding the Piazza Santa Croce, he turned to the left, and passing the Torcicoda proceeded through a labyrinth of narrow streets, or rather alleys, towards the old town in the Cerchio Primo. He stopped at the door of a low casino in a dark street not far from the Via delle Cipolle, and looking carefully round to see if any curious observer were tracking him-for he well knew that in the eyes of the police authorities he was something more than a suspect-on finding the coast clear he entered.

'Pablo,' said he to a blackguard-looking one-eyed waiter, who, by the way, had to thank him for the loss in a drunken brawl, 'has any one been wanting me?'

'Si, Signor; a cavaliere in a cloak and slouched hat has been waiting in the small cabinet a clock hour.'

Mille perdone, I am desolated to have kept your eccellenza waiting,' was his cringing apology to the worthy who was smoking and sulking in the inner room.

'Maledetto, pel nome del diavolo, how long you have kept me in this infernal den! Here have I been kicking my heels in a fume of impatience at the loss of so much time.'

That young scoundrel-may the fiend take him--gave me such trouble to persuade him to join in the plot. Per San Nicolo, had I not luckily bethought myself of introducing your eccellenza's name, I might have been with him yet. Mille diavoli, it is but one more score to the long list of grudges I have against him; and your eccellenza likes him about as well as I do.'

'Curse him,' was the ready response of