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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 18. IWj. -1 J. L-J ..mi.-. .1 , ,! IL.I 1 U -Bi a.a. -, a. Bj ui. , -j-M-uu.il .- .JLJl a.a....a BUCTIVE VIB BE, ?r.l ILNCIL T tv nrami between 1 o'clock nil the time I had . rp. .-,. railed him. Th murderer, whoavar ha OB hour waa two. To ba aeeu- . choice of many roada. ao "rata. It moat have been a few mln- ,hmt that statement In no way upaet ules afterwarda, for I dlettnctiy the tu-ory or muruer accepiea cy an remember hearing lha clock of .JJ" ,()( wM8 , lnd ,mbUnr, Ht. Dunetan'e atrika aa turned wa, brought, and tha passive bodv. eluwly stlffmlng with rigor morlla, waa laid on It. "Oo dome. Horton." aald Partsna. "and wait for ma In my room. I am ut of Erllngton equate. Wa had talked euraalvti Into .Hence, tha quiet, medl tatlva allanoa of a food cigar and tha MDirlnuiniti of a aummar night. Tha lining to the pin ire station; nui i anouufc Uh tQ 11(t ovr Ull rl,ir wun J0U atari wara a orusuin. - mui - afterwarda." sky navar quite dark. They flickered occupy chamber In 81. Anna'a languidly, aa though even to tha cool at reel. I'.rWn. ha. a suite on tha fir at " 1 ' . , , t.mA ,i... floor, and I hava a almllar set over him. heaven tha hut of Indon had rlMn. Th a-..- . colorless widow, looke ji waa una auuumi """.'"V.r. . aftar our room a. I rt myself In with Into tba curloua tragedy I am about to I have aald wa turned out of Erllng ton aquara. Now, our direct way waa throuah St. Anne's slraut, whore our latchkey, and entered tha big alttlng- room, In which rartnna una accumu lated a variety of curiosities and book dealing 'with the common chemlatry of ire univaraa ana eimnar auujrni.. chamttrra mere altuated. but by eome T.,..in. int.. t,. hi slnglennaa of thought we choee the .red arm-hair, i fUn pf the startling turning that rune, a dark, unllghtad v.nt, ( tha night, fell, naturally mua gully. alongalde the miniature church- ,n- upon m, extraordinary friend. .JaHvnt'o BuxTona'auare. through'" 1 " ""tr.ordlnary" with 5 SM lea'.t V.rvd.nn'm.nutt,..BoUuVonf XJUmK Z "a pranllcal abstraction" do I .think ?.T.,u,a i:..Vi.f auaata my Idea. Abntractlon becauaa 5 " . . . 1" ' a . ' ' -r.Jl , i . the common emotlona eur wav. TMa narrow gully of pathway la al moat tunnel. HI, buahy. luxurlan cypreaa treea, battened on generatlona of forgotten alcepera. hang over It on one aid a. and on the other are elm landing In the unkempt garden of Kenway houve. walked quietly. To understand fully how allent wua cur coming l nmy a.i( mat pn our companonnp of efht yearn, no event boot a were the rubber Ulaca that grant ,(,,,001,1 happen to m would cauo .uiiiiuuiij .. . aim the ananteat amotion or even in common emotlona of our humanity touched him not at all; practical be cauaa the effect waa everything to him, and the cauae only tlie hidden aprlog. I fear ,1 am not clear. Shall I put It In a concrete form? I anvpT fectlv aura that. . notwlthatandlhg a Wi had traveraea inia patnway ror terMlt unleaa It were flavored with ome Jo yards when I heard a gurgling tomt tnHt,nc of .myatery. And. yet. hla trangled cry. and the aound of runn ng COmpanlonahlp waa etlmulatlng. I never fjet- It a artled nie, aa the flushing met a man -whose reasoning waa clearer of a nartrldge under ones feet will. .- mnrm. naiuiixi hnu.iiniiii. 1 atopped involuntarily. My friend. eK(, 0f certain unfamiliar aclencea. and however, puahed on quickly. Follow- wnat I may term the common matters ing. I heard him Mumble. Then camw of-every day life, was more encyclo tho sound of a match being scratched paeii0. jj, had taken a medical degree, on the wail. My faculties were rather a8 W11 aa 4'sclentlflo one; but waa pos- abnormally acute that night; I pre- ar8aa) 0e ample meaha. He made no sumo the quiet of the night, and the attempt to achieve material suoceaa. ultrlnesa of the air, Indicative of an Eljrht years ago we had drifted to electric state Influenced me. I heard nether. At that time I was going the the aplutterlng scratch on the rough western circuit, but shortly afterward wall three times before the sudden leap a legacy permitted me to court a ahy of light. I aaw my friend bending over chamber practice with no fear of atar- body. ... vatlon. Horton, look for a policeman." said At a quarter raat S Partens entered, my friend, coolly. "There will be ona He came In with hla usual quietness, on point duty near the lamp on the crossed over to the mantelpiece In sl- west corner of Buxton square. Thl lence, chose with his customary dellb- man is either dead or near it." eratlona a cigar from an open box, 1 ran quickly on my quest. When slowly struck a light, and then ant J left Partens was fumbling amdng the down, one foot tucked under him on the clothes of the Inert bundle at hla feet, big divan. In Buxton aquare I found a constable T'It Is curious, Horton. that we should calmly Investigating tha stars. have been discussing only last night at "Come quickly," I said. "There Is the club the disappearance of Lady a man dead or dying in the pathway Wilton's famous black pearl. If you by Ht. Dunstan's church." will remember, I then confessed to "You, Mr. Horton?" he exclaimed, ati Interest In the case. Jewels have Then he raced back alongalde ma, hla always had a fascination for me that heavy boots waking all the echoes of humanity does not possess. If one the sleepy - square and atreet. Wa may be pardoned a little metaphysical plunged down the narrow channel. speculation I should suggest that jewels "A light here, constable, please," cried nre the gods which rule the destinies my rriend. The constable turned the or human beings. 1 am pagan enougn eeedlngly 'patronising, om ' mar, for-' which certainly suggaetad tha subdued ' give a certain acidity in tha forced noralnees of a lauwly coachman, were , recognition of mental qulcknaea lit aa- Weltered Jo, vvm "ma wre other, r or a men of brilliant Intel- .My frenj r Wiia(n . ailM Itwt Partens la too Intolerant of aver- tens. caauaTly. m) wfiaoi age intelligence In another, j- . 'awkward! j. ft an. .udd.lyhe ew "The question now is. who murdered alert, and stole behind the door. It r'f i",,?1 'f?er respectful knock. poll Exactly." Parteng acquleaced. "Tha "' Blr Oeorgo'a valet entered, a tall. Iloe have not yet formulated a the- '. ' quli-iookln man with a mel- ory. No doubt In time they will do ao. I have alwaya round them exceedingly prolific of theories, Horton." "You.' of oourse, surrendered 'the black pearl. " "Of course. The dlsoovery will be a , tens, quite coolly, feather in the can of some Incapable to see him. luapector. . By the way, Horton. . the AJlwood wheeled round to confront hour Is late and I mu.t be up early Mr. Vllaon. who? advancing towards this n'njk, IM"h" . Musw.fl Wuid abroad.' stumpy hSna on "u ancholy face. , "You sent for me. slrr he said. "No, Alt wood, uoj' a mistake." htJ-K th liberty of sending for f-Sb aeloundln friend. Par- Air. Wilson wanted 1 arrest you. Thomag .ll veil. M,Wt.a JaM.ai.4ar1 "There Is a .tre.t called Oonder-. ? lnVUa,4,rUtl,h,,,,dl Row. At No, U live. Mrs. William wVrnln .bou? .pVk.n word Utot" dmlth. I wish to see ber." AltwSod gave ;? eVerr vestlae But she will know nothjng of the of oolor dai.rted hi "cheeks his evea murderer. lnd. In any csself Is pain- bulged, and his Jaw dropped ' fully eoon.; Think. Partene. yeatarday " A lurking; four-wheeler pulled up at r.iiani. L wo out. and Altwood cried Sir dramallo llava.1 In Ida honeatv. Todav her hue- conatablea lumn. band la murdered. - and by hla death was half carried to It and driven off! maater." Qeorge, when thla sudden oeniimeni is oui "i pii - wmm oonoiuaea. 1 ..I . . . . ., . 1. n ..a n arl "Maa. V W . inuiuKjr. iiurtuu. r.imii. " Today J Friday. Arrange with , Hmc. fn a mM.Hn. An A.turfla- B n'nfnclr at hl hnuca. will VOUT" black DBarlf" "With Sir Oeorger I echoed. ' Ve. .certainly. But what made Alt- "Preolsely. He la concerned more or wood murder Smith. That beats me less. You might bs present If you have Two criminals In my house. By love.' nothing better to do. It may Interest It la Infamous." ' JOV' you f learn the end of this affaU There waa only one criminal " Par- I went to bed to lie awake for two tens said. , atleaa hour, wondering what Partens nut they have arrested Altwood. Ah. yawned. "Mar j beg a clgarT Thanks." an. th. Sir -w.rej Parte", llfaliSly. ""DpSm " bl2oLOnD.l0-,.d-..y0tt bow ' diovereSPthJ rea meant. That ne wouia ruirui wnai ne . . ine ponce stopped suddenly iaal.l- nanmla. t llttta dOUht! reallalnv ka ....II. ...1 UUUTO, ' " ------ ' a.j T fc. '. X Va KliW CSe. oui now ne nau uuiuiciiw m. mui- "v, mr nave not bungled. derer of William Smith was V, IIIVI d th arreaf I ar- beyond ranged my powers of guessing. . Then," aald the colonel, very slowlr The next morning at a late breakfast aa befitted the aatonlahlnr I learned that Partens had left his forced upon Urn, "then William ohambers at T o'clock. Mrs. Perkins, Smith" unam tha caretaker, eettlna- before me a dlah - "Waa lnnoeenL" m-ihI.i.4 a- lf.m.a m. f ih.t "rM " " "TUB , Her coiorieas apatny waa aomewnai "But In hla laeket vm. r..n .k. changed. She regarded mo with a nr- black pearL" The aatonlahment in Sir Joyed. She went far aa the .door, carry, part I began to reallae the exact meaii ing the empty tray, and then paused, in of Partens' smile when I hail Then aha annka in her habitual hoarse Jumped to tha mn.in.1.. .v... .7 iiioi nil tones, whlc she atirtoutea to aamma, in u rue rea man waa the thief. He hud and which I suspected were due to gin. known -even then. "You're In the pipers this mornlpV' ". That, of course, told me that sir." she said, with 111-ooncealed pride. Smith waa not the thief' "In that horrible murder oaae. It saeme Partens smoked on quietly for a mo il "ow you an' Mlstur Partene dlacov- pent, evidently pleased at our aston ered the deceased an' called the per- ishment. 'The loss Is six months old iice. ouraj kmc ui-a. av a uiai.ui -.i iwiTi oi me existence I bin trapaln an' trapaln' about all of the black pearl in his Jacket he my born days, and never eln no more'n would not have been there. He would i u.T-i av -"'" quieuy co tna continent noa; ana aisposed of the Jewel. Directly a fit or a run hover. dahn that lalns now without der. It sees the deceaaed was hall I found tha pearl I knew that the "HORTON, LOOK FOR A POLICEMAN. uddled up, elr. Olve'd you a start, sir, derer had been aware of Its hiding -"" -amiiiiimion enoweo a silent cut on the shoulder of the Jacket If wo had not disturbed him he would have gone off with the pearl." .. is increniDie. exclaimed Hlr I should aye. Shall I give you a drop o brandy In your tea. Birr- "No, think you, Mrs. Perkins," I aald, Unfolding my morning paper. OW, very well, sir," ane aaia in a n.r. 1a iim.iiiin. in tha tinnn. rf n rlv.n. And rit MurM. tf the coat had (leorsre hlte light of his lantern on the scene, to sympathize with the heathen- worahin vest Knd cut Jacket quite unmlstak- been altered at any time it was in- ly. He a-ariens, in evening ureas, wnn nis i a"u. "i i '"i V' uui able. It was clear that it was a suit conceivable to si disappointed voice. I heard her pres- George. would have trusted Altwood ,,, . entiy on tne aoorsiep unaemeam my wnn anyunng. ne came to me with an used the writing table frequent- winjow entertaining a few frlonda by excellent character." J,enihe?- Jh-tlhi1!? ' lowlv apelllna; out a halfpenny paper. "Opportunity la the parent of crime." light overcoat open, was bending over the Jewels which surround him. end ot hls master's. That he had been out such bad workmanship. I ripped the of the room, and acreened from obser- fne a accusatory thumb at my win- scene? You were long enouah CwaS the body of a clean-shaven man. He which one may take as symbolical of -. h.rih nm. time T a-atheri from titchin in.u. ih. nnin. I found v.iinn in that outer room wna th tccua'ilvr' "'y "lu Zj,,'kaitutVJLZnl,f"y&y had loosened the man s c othlng. tJla8p,rIl! r,,e"f,?.fe th. L?d the Btate r b,oot" A the big black pearl belonging to Lady black pearl. Sir George looked for the Emil Partens did not return that the pearl In the Jacket. H was unablu "He is dead." he said, "but the body gods Jewe rule the world vaIet dooa xeTy nttla walking, ond .hls Wilton." invoice among the papers of hie writing day. The newspapers were very eulo- to go out of the room becauae of th" la quite warm. Help me to turn him "2T" ?X wef.e. worn into holea In the soles." -who waa the dead raanT' I in- table, and It was not in the pocket of rlstic of the police, and it was appar- painters. The fact would have been vr-Ji' i.-iia..ii .kiu STtaKf .n'rVlnimti; valuable" keen a. "T" . .2' : ' ". P r.oonl nt even from their cautious para- omlnoue, when the . pearl, waa missed.-" .J - -; ,,- i..n. ' ""? ffr "r '., -"P""" . imil martens smiled iaxny, ana. ris- was nis vaiet Dtisiea in inserting atuas graphs that my opinion was inaorsea iou naa prom ilea tne suit to him Ti?-?h. ,,. rinSShed. His rather wild theories rr1 : ,?rl?J): ...."LfZl '"ft "lowly, mixed a tumbler of whiskey and putting out evening clothes. Sir by the authorities. They regarded the the padding on the shoulder was a aafe nth consiaeration ana -n,.rH ...i.oh inn km tnr this . ... v"i"'" ........ ., ,-- --,-"--t- rL--.,r-,.v-" 1113 mttOllllJ W 11IIU Hla IIIVUIV M1U a OH UCUlgu a b . 11 'J . . u w M .. w.. swaa busied themselves "I thought so," been etabbed In the left sldo by a sharp propounded w .nH iJ hi h.!n . A V0" know. Sir George Wilton's then, suddenly, said In one of those ab- and gave him Partens' messagi lark" h. would 'Ct boiiiht right shoulder is a little high. His surd fits of generosity: Tou'd better "Certainly, Horton," he agn ge. whim. Altwood remonstrated with you reea. i immediately afterwards, and you swore wne la i dim. instrument. See. here Is the cut In the seriousness, I regard in tha light of a weather, coat. There is very little blood the ponderous, humor. . manual work Instrument must have penetrated the B.ut. what has the missing black inferior clerk Paens' spok. with hi, habitual cool- ture of tonight?" I Inquired "U,"" f.TaVT quiet methodical manias? hlTt tof? mf " WoS In? 1.. overioy.d. She ha. some feminine .u- 'Gad. Partens. how do you know all ;ng inai wouio quicaen nis puiae. to X""'Zt"iZ " , J??? """l " " ."'i'""' t,' " .h. T.-.iT.m. Tr, VT ,7. what luck we've ever had? There's "It was the probable course of mm me woria is a purveyor or more ""-"V -T'1"'- "vi- wwuiu nave coai . mora nimi a rtnujr- - r""Y . L"" aTr.. """ dninnv trntor-v mv tnnior tn tha events." .niwimil Pnrtn nnnllv mil t .v.. on my memory to hermit of any In- ha .devotes hla life. . It is a though terst hlJ Jau,1.spea"v..lne,.,: re had sucked from him all !'.- .cr: j. !'"''; or less Interesting problems. Borne vampire sonlng there." I admitted. lying on the dressing table In the outer h.at luck half of the room; he distinctly remem- ""'Ppy g01?' pered taking It out of the aafe. It waa h?vlo,.by,,, hli mane one or Diacx or aarK gray. B..ou.ur. A ne um owner wio naii o 'yy'"- Ti""': ierJfce bv five years, and they gave Sir George said something under lea, i see tne iorce or your rea- nua uie iniuoia . a. on su munwr- .pmo, imiui w ki. .i. .n',i ih hlm nnflor hrth ii. thin, ih.t n..liwi ... fhi.T I r i. Tior a m.f r..f r int. 1. o-nn a 'i n. nnuM waa . irmin in. nn. t--- - - . i. . . . . . . ' . . . --. BUIU- VaiIIIir iirHJ BUtBQU irUm nilU ail : , . i . ovilill. m.c.w. a n'luunin. ..ca. . Ma ..Vfc av B ' aavi. wa . 11 . wn u. a .w " . 1 A a a CI d 1 1 T ll 'r D I Tl C I i f J-1 H fl JLltWOOC the emotions, aU the blood, all the lrre- of the lantern, the prone, passive. Inert t accompanied tho police to the eta- genoe to arrive at the conolusion that lice called In. The rest, of course, Is g u" -,oi Tht WMia 0d womSu did not sponsible Borings of humanity. body these were tangible matter, of tlon. They were very busy for some the dead man Is William Smith, late familiar to , you. Sir Georgo has told If.,"..? y J:, rome and take not When I The conrfrable blew his whistle aol- P;nt J?rf .,,-,. . ah wU. i- tlrae- but their discoveries amounted butler to 'Sir George.' the etory In your hearing ten times to PuVk wfth ua in Berkley .treet. eh? cover tl emnly, and then made a cursory exam- ,h.a" fIXi! S.r,, h ' to verv "ttle. It is quite wonderful "By Jove, no," I cried, quite excited, my knowledge, Horton. The greatest pYrten. may keep out of the way until trouble In.tln. e .V,. nmn. l.aan T . Wl S thS SfltOUnding reply. 11.11. Ik.. a.a n4.n.,a. .k.. "TV. naa'a .1ln. mv a all. af llh t.V thai. WIlMn-I anrt J.""1" aA. "r "t -J I. war office, Horton, Altwood'a delay ajid the reason why he not buy tne jacket from smith. ; ination or tne prone neap, it was matter of business with him. The proceedings struck me with a sudden nausea, and I leant against the wall. "No trace of Identity," aald the con stable. "Very little,' agreed Partens. "Be yond the fact that ho was a servant, an "Lady Wllton'a missing black pearl V I ejaculated. That Is the second time you have left you. Horton. It was to dls- hese facts. I found with little tipper servant, in a good family, and .t has been out of a berth for a while; how very little they can discover when "The man's name slipped my mem- evils of life hayo their alleviations, and the an- the cooking here Is villain- matlc fever soon after Smith's dismissal. they teally exert themselves. The po- ory." Sir George, in losing a vaiuawo jewel, oug- I m going to write to the com- Mr.. Smith told me that her husband lice surseon Dronouncea him dead, and "Ah. a bad habit, that. Horton. Tou haa rained a topic of conversation not ,,,.. amf Altwnod wara a 1 wivi unfrlendlv. made an Inaccurate remark. The black thv took ftn Inventory of his clothes should not forget such an Important entirely banal or absolutely boring." "Yes, I'll eome," I answered. Altwood demanded the suit from nearl Is not missing " ana oeiongings. very meager were ine point. . i taugnea. oir ueuris, iui nis in- "seven-thirty, then. excuse me? emim, on uii grouna mat n was prom- "Tou hava found it?" latter, poor chftp. Some keys, a few "Of course," I continued, the man cessant military shop, was nearly In- there's Brown. I want to know why Ised to him, and waa abusive when "Rxaetlv" cuttings of vacant positions as butler was suspected and discharged. They tolerable to Partens. Sir George' pri- they don't got lid of the club cook." Smith refused to part with It. After Milt W h Ore . I Cried in aStOman- I WHUJ o vi, iBiUCii JOSieiuaj a I llll Oiler HI. a ICUICIIIUCI UUUI- VHIO UilUHUH wa . ..w " i luuci Kill ''mi ft , . i . i a. a. w.av, v . . w. . v ' i . ' . naners. rour-and-seven nenca in aiivar tna- that sir riaor--a had hun tiaatv and ahia in decorous coiumna rvaturaiir stormed off to dismay and nerrtiex tne smitn. wno wa. an ODstinate man. re- i.r ii. aa.. ii i .k. .i. i .nil .nnn.. In a lA.tha, nnr.a unA t. 11.4,1.1 irh... .... n. AtAnt ...11. Ma. I. v. n. an wara rlirl.tlv ennrtaniia tn mllit.t.niflnn.rM mnn whn aver aervad fuaad. Of Bourae. Altwood fl lt1 not care -k...a . , , . , , . IIIBIU- L 1 1 0 I1IIII1M UII lilO 1111 1 BIIUUI- '-".''.-. tM.h.v, v i ' v u.a.uav. luoi. n.B ll UllWi S.IUWIIV v. . i. . 1 1 v I. .. v W "J - ...... .. - ......... v. uu ...... .... , ' , , , Jhere "eenl" "othlll to d stlngulsh d.P of th. dead man-a tacket." watch and chain. Curiously enouerh. if you remember. Partens?" each other. on a clubhouse committee.. to purchase through a. third party for .ify'T?i?a -.r fc'r X "Then he was the thief?" there was no mark on either linen, ' I remember. Shall I run over the "Tes." I said, "I know the re.t. Bu.- The Saturday dinner in Berkley atreet fear nis secret snouia be Known. Sn rt-anTiv! rlft Jf. ?22l?,Ltd Partens looked at me with a. smile. hat or clothes, except the initial. 'W. case? Your memory does not seem at plclon fell upon Smith. He was was excellent, and Lady Wflton wore "This atorjr 1- quite remarkablp. Par quite recently In fact, must .have been ..To .h-ra th same fellcltv foras..' which were vaaua anoua-h. I rooic all hi, -,mih. a ia.dv wutnn aaarehed. his effects were searched, the the big black pearl, and told me stories' tens," I said; "but will thla deductive Sm.ati ' Wr ,n Crllnton Jumping at conclunlons that is ao char- up the Jacket to see whether there waa missed her big black pearl. It had Ingenuity of the police was taxed to of the luck It had brought hermoat- evidence hang Altwood?" ' ".V1! ?or'on.' ... . acterlstic a feature of the police force, anv tailor's name. There was not. But hen t.kn nut of th f tn air connect him with the theft; but they ly, I remember, In. connect on. with "I suppo.e the overage British Jury. jou are g-uesBine a ioj, but. i-ariens," Tha anparently obvious Is not always n brief examination aave me the clue to r4,rM'. dmaaino-rnnm hv sir p,Mrri failed. The valet was also searched, wonderful remlnlne rrippenea that out- witn tne extraordinary isck or appre .a d the constable tha true wlSflprL That la why these ihe dead m Two painters at work snone all other female competition, henslon which appears to be their most Parten. an- little mysteries are so interesting." I sat up In astonishment It ha. al- fnto hi. eveHfna dress The butfer In the corridor could swear to hi. not Precisely at a ring came at tha bell, distinguished attribute, would refuse to wered, not in the least angered at the -Tell me all about it" I said set- " i,al i a i .,,,Jr. it 1 iVr.?u o ?l g are"- ne. ouuer h.vin-. l.ft the room. Smith was dls- B r George and I were smoking in convict upon It. But In the wound of rather impertinent tones of the eonsta- tling Intmy chMr? - Zllf X.t Jl J!?.. III?. Wi ?l '""S, Smfth- C!.m t0 .lhe ??T nA missed hl little den, which has a window like the dead man was the tip of a knife. It ble. "I found out that. Hla watch, an "f0u were with me Horton." Parten. UlVl1 m. fKl'm, "hVid f. Jf811.7 asked Ir Georf tt0 ee the i ""Vtly. Now the black pearl an alert eve. keeping watch on Berkley had been sharpened to extreme thin excellent one. has stopped at two mln- commenced pulling uxiirloysly at hi" L"?d m1" S.i? .bi?, the P?llc- ase of wine fust then received. Sir whl by tte way, wa. In the shape of street. Aa the hSur approached I ness, and must hava broken on a rib. utes to 2. The blow which killed him V' i1" who are daly educated by experience George went Aown.stalrs and was with 7hZ2!lm?m 'lc Tllehtaewed In the admit that my excitement made me This afternoon we .earched Altwood'a Mopped It. The man was neat and war with ma when I toM the mn. ln." ueiecnon or ciues. smith some BO minutes. He then re- -hmildar of fllr Reoree'a own tweed restless, and my restlessness In turn bedroom, armed with a warrant. In It In the detection of clues. Smith some o minutes. He then re- ? , methodical that pocketbook you took .table the few matter. I discovered In Ii1 Pollce fiaa not ,een ltr 1 30" turned with Smith to compare an in- packet.. out, constable, was very well preserved mv cursory examination" manded. voice from the wine merchant with the ... ciertr end neatly mended, and It must be 10 ''That the dead man was . aarvant. . "of coure not, Horton. Did you ever delivery note. He believed the invoice -gmith muat hiding nave affected" Sir George. When that mod- hidden In a trunk, wa. a newly-cleanned place." I aald. eat ring sounded through the house we claap knife. The tip was missing Ours hA.n an admit both, snranir to our feet and rushed to fitted It exactly. That 1 think, win da years old by the calendar stamped on and had been out of work for some know them to discover anything ex- to be In the pocket of a tweed suit he thief." th window. It wa. a small window, sufficient evidence, even for a British ii ana wouia not nave let a watch time? I do not see how you arrived at cPl. J ruie or rnuraoi unaerneatn naa worn in the. morning. Tne room "Um " replied Partens. "Tou have and Sir George's head l. hard. I saw jury." run down." that." ,he eft shoulder the seam had been re- is oddly shaped, inasmuch as it is two an the quickness of the professional nothing but stars biasing In the gener- "But If It had not been for your suj- "Yeu, I see, that," said the constable, "My dear Horton, that waa mere "wn, the lining being brown aa well parallelograms at right angles. A cur- detective Horton, at arriving at a con- ally somber street. Sir George .poke, plclon of Altwood, the clue of the knife grudgin&Iy- child's play. The man was obvlouslv as the tweed itself; the original stitches tain could be drawn at the Junction, cut- elusion. "There are two at the door," he cried, tip would have been useless, I At that moment a sergeant came upon of a low social standing hla finger were brown also. The resewing had ting the room Into two. The inner one i was pleased at hi. praise, if dls- "One la certainly Partens, the other "There waa no suspicion, Bald Far- the scene. He also made hla examlna- nails, the presence of a silver watch, been done in black and rather hur- contained a camp bedstead and a small quieted somewhat by a peculiar smile looks like a coachman out of livery." tens calmly. ' I waa quite .ure. tlon, and then dispatched the constable the poor quality of his linen, eatab- riedly or, shall I say. clumsily? There writing table. There were relic, of the which twisted his thin lips. However. We heard the door opened, and. pre.- Sir George Wilton, am glad to aad. for an ambulance. The conatable was llshed that. But he was wearing a was no reason at all for thl; it was Jezreel campaign, when, if you recollect with a man whose habitual attltude is, ently, Partens and a stolid, thick-set granted an annuity to Mrs. William quite certain that no one had passed suit of excellent cut and good material, not at all probable that the seam had .Sir George was the chief of staff. Sir not to put too fine a point on it, ex- looking man In sober habiliment., Smith. PROMISING LADDERS FOR WILLING CLIMB ERS C ontmued rrom the First Page of This Section also, a .ense of fealty to any system railroads and our great Industrial enter mm icave mm ine cnance to cnmD, now- prises. population, like thla one. ever produced abandon the trlze of Panama to the wheat and corn and simply consumed silent, unglorloua efficiency of a sol wheat and corn. It has always trans- dler like Colonel Gotwaels, the man who, muted Its wheat and corn into infinite simply carrying out orders as a regular variety of other necessaries and luxu- army man, is binding the world together, ries, from pork to poem.. and 1. asking neither praise nor recom- If tha nation ran nntnt with nrlda nr pens, oeyenu m" orainarj ! ui i" hole. Such a climber would naturally . "A. JlaV.-n can. 1.ln- ...P...?"!0! lob. . .,. .. a n llnn,i..I iiuuui ni i id uum uuiuiib, cci j largo a iair .tart as an unmixed ,, K. ... , Tl .ine aay or rayontism ana or consider a fair .tart as an unmixed ",." ? L.'l.i.. r ... Thus far. he has won neither from I neared in the ever biowiv. tie naa turned In to "hem Tamllv mrinenr.' haa denarteri T he- mnA- .ml mn d.. u.r. I a -,,. v,. "-"J " iutni uuiuncia au i. ..v.n. .,am.n. u .h.r. . out" hundreds of times previously from lieve that plain 'sticking to if Is a good says 'about opportunities: earning profltblggr thn thos; very JsJ4Tv,: ,1111 fnr him to VuitH I tlBmntthat read as follow.: dirty C.5elL5,"i V.l an? L?''a',y' Ji a fe rule for every working man. who. Is .h.Tt ha, -,v.r b..n au,n . . , "r'y in that silent, dirt-driving way of his. W "Wanted-a young man between though Awarded him w'ith 7hV 1 ibarV? th. WES notTa 'i -"h-Jt TiiTrr portunlty for a man to climb as there la as"it has".,. gVeat buteh.?.r.naTif Pt I tha natlon should neglect him, the 17 and 18 to learn a whole.al. the telegraph key. any worker to set for himself, aa .qma ."Z, indu.trlX'Men of execStfve r"nt' " ha" a11 thl freater Penln hin "one of The Innumerabli posts among business. Apply between and 10,-No. only u. ... in ti,. o,iti ,t ih. 1 ,K- have suaa-eatfid. a definlta a-oal 'V?,?? 'nduatrlally. Men of executive tor some unknown baker to rise to ?.lm ?.ner.fn.,.ln".u .fj......? . " aJ!l0" 11. . k-i .... clean. w " - aDiiuy are neeaea in rar more places en,.n... rna generaia m muusiry m wuum - - , unuj 1 r-umunuuouuii.. z--- roes fishing and hahes all the time. If Mr. Brown hail desired to ro nt hla than th. n.intrv .v.r h.M h.f, a i.,.. t mil rafara. . t.mn , . he xverintendent. the all-powerful chief, of a man ha. nowadays by referring to an- VM',S..JhtV :.eip7ir mPnes" while the untold depo.lts' oV llg- th. building waiting to' confer with Mr. tne roaa snouia learn or it dramatically, other railroad man. who began almost V' ",' V . S . i, . . a . iV.i.Z I. .t. . J """'- nlt. are still to work, and the millions Blank ,.i.,i. tt,m ... a carlni It wa. Inevitable that, sooner or later. In the aame year with him. ami ,,ult. JBtll.h";h"i BihB1I! VLhrSL S".. L0" It?" Sf tons of culm IrJ T . waiting the brain ?.!B.t,,r t0 P0"11'0"- At took improved opportunities snouia prorrer as numDiy v imam H. Trueadale, V,",,.'. ...iJiTi.. rV. .i, . 'a!., a .onui.c-, m . ahall make them useful. The " coc mere were aDOUt z young men, is, the larger r.wardV ,,resldent of th- Delaware, rckaw.nn. du f'' fJlll i'. t?".f.u.ntr5l?" ?""a.ed oday P" art"t, 9nd? abra- WHVhfhrotrTerS .Ja ecestkrllv. but soma of th.m a. f!,. innkln, .. . gine. 1 made a note of Brown, then and We.tern. railroad. And he might have - fV' '"i- Ti" were . t im m the f rst of a long line of conouefora of o..m a-- ". V ".w P.l there," Mr. Potter aid. when he told e-ea. perunentiy. - y-- " 0.1.1 he who halcyon iia when , hi wm cla.aed with tha air merely the Fultons of the at- of them the exict oppoaUa the etory afterward. "But he never "How would tou 1 ka to arnra a fall. 1 v.. j .u. .,1 . k.. 11..1. .K."" '"?".wnentDe.w.a" ciaasea wirn whoaa trtumnha are tha mar- ? ln ??"cl oppoaiie. . - . ' Z.ZLIZ 'IZ " V"?. muni u - ... 1. -needed pushing. He furnished the mo tive power himsalf ' By January, l&nn. Brown was chief train dlBpatbher of his road; another heartening story of the famous Truoa- year ana ne waa trainmaster; three. aie. llrft r-ame the alow, hard plug fmn, ina uv waa bb.ibi.iii auperinirna ent: in lltl. superintendent. Alter th reneral managerahlpa and vlce-nrea dencle. fell to mm. ror he waa recog- & Ht. Louis road. For 14 years he nixed everywhere aa that most denlrable worked as l.-rd as he knew how, always official, the railroad man who knew the ln minor Jobs, until he became an aa- game from the ground up. Thla la the Blatant to tha president of the little man woo, too ay, is xne practical neaa or Minneapolis at St. Louts railroad. ure for every advancement which you rE.. i 1 your cno"''n 'ailing?' awaiting raaa of that practical, accom- ,.,B 'c.i-s . wir ui- n ahlna tvne are an history of the counti James J. Hill used Pnim umin tha .l..n,r.nk... . eater than any the promising calling for men. and much UJ w"", " l a ry can jihow." fierlectedroma. a rwti,, -s Thlmas Upton la groceries, and every tn .rk aa a dav jr i v .L . town offers It. opportunity to a mer- -" HIIC. IIIUI Bllll I BnU UUElll 10 nn ini ..... B at St Paul fin ha . v,.. . ..... , - i T CflSnt DTinCB. - " - " ' n . .. i , . i- , ,11 1 iu WWII, 1IBCBUBB III,' P I H II- ' , . . a , . ... CHARACTER CREDENTIALS By John Anderson Jayne TJST the other evening there ap- night', carou.al .howlng In hie face, tha Leather an adver- third came with unbru.hed clothea. finger nail, and unblacked ahoea. he came from a good home m East End, while the fourth waa the one whoee face and . hands were whose nrvaa were ao steady that could write without wavering, look prospective employer in the raeo nut falta-ina, and whose general appearance showed that he believed in r ror the engine or nis me ana good care of Its roundhouse; that clothe, that proiectea niB en Thla young man waa given tha tlon. Binoe then It baa been learned ils employer that p young man been tramnlna tha street, .looking the Cunard. and 5 ?:r"A:n;f.70-H1n?..m?,.wr for work or a considerable-times that others of the future. America is already "..V,' ""'f-V ".r:?'?"?' ? he had w6rked for his board and room tha Yanderblit system. Arm this Is what he has to aay abo.it the young man', chance, now: "For every boy. and for every man, ' who belong, to the rank and file of labor, the opportunity tntay la mora ad- glng of a lad who had aecurerl a mean l-borar on'tha docki at, job on a modest line freight house oo He aa fi- 'e ,n ' '.e old itockford. Bock Island "Men wha 5S aS Ing officials in the enmrs a Schwab, helped by an aarly ac- That looked pretty good and It would r,lroa w".,a n"rT wno isiiea to cldent to the boas' notice, yet only av, ben pretty ioooV'a big.' heTuhy . ? SeVi ?.w.hrt BC" fh,hfh"nf f yoUth- "PH oad. But the Minntapolla St Louli 4r"1"nt' .d road, with try few short rhosen by the plonaar among thoae who ra-n t that sort of a road. .Jin.. J'JZill ys: ne-ranhar neaila nnlv hraln. in a.tai.in. mere, are plenty oi laauara. accomplish good men. t hla t vn.wrlt.r tn K. nriv.i. ..o.. youraelf. endowed with Initiative and energy are tary; and tha private secretary needs " T in greater demand than they ever were only brains to become asalatant boas." In the) ITeart of th ITU1. . r w . "u''..1"" ,", ,.1. rrom tne sweat or the Bteel plant. Dh fain i-i a.i vraiBuua tnmn a oenwao. neipea Dy an aarly ac- .,. hiila r. ri.i wnrm nara vrnn nava rii ad in . .1 . t .. . b. v . - . . .. . , u i r t r i t.iauL. i r . rn.n t. a r-irra i . . . . . . - ... , - . i . . - k -. m 7 , aiiuiv- tni la a,... " . i - - iTau.w nn wrwi ine trea. rom.1 a M Louis It lad to t, """T a.. . v.r. i in. um io oirwi tne rerorestration or v r four years Later But and generals? the whole land, a taak which, when he the only m thev haJ . To" ao? h5? to T,,f co''a set about learning It for the aheer love Htlp fZl T .hi " ana .Tar m a restaurant and lodglnir-house ori LhiTh .ht-'-'.-Tf ."". .e""ona K0Urth avenue. bu had kept hlmaelf wk.i i.',rVm r",T? strictly clean through allf his expe- WhlJ T"r. L.r rlence, ao that when the opportunity What IS your age? hi. l.ttara f rarAmmanAatlon. oneTea nia wit-era ui moniiiivnuBiivih personal appearance, handwriting ad Where were you born? iVil"1' fl motBr I1TiTlT air of general IntelMfance Btrictly coln ll?i..w5fiT,.wrr..vou nployad? N.ther ot7 contradicted tba h did you leave your last nlaca of .... ... .... .A... would I hide la the heart V employment? . lu im Jrlv ln tho bu.ineea expn- ence of this young man to state with l3o you attend church. If so, what? onai ex- i ru.Mi,. wa the only man thev had . , " . ' .7. t7T -"''- set aoout learning it ror the sheer love rm fain to pie arith- h owned ti e br.lna en.l the grit to educmtlao to get thera. Knowledg. hew- of it. nobody else knew existed and the a bid tackle the Inaoiven t. ao h. waa male ""r c0.lr4' I" valuable yet not In- tsak which, now, meana the salvation TB the h !st of a receiver It l.ar" i. n a kind of uphill- dlar-aceeM. The uataurht can always of tha I nltod states. Tm ailverr ware In a fairy eaacada manias are rwo. And a o aa mar web. of the aplder a aprvaa. ppl. aro ripe and- where among thoae wno nh In four ear ha hlmaelf That looked than X0 times axater than It waa. The would hav. len on another road. On man w no unnwi inai orwi ta tne man in- wiinnear-ons M Louis It lad to . wno naa woraea ni way up na anowa ruiirriaa ins'.iven It from bis own intimate, personal ex- Tru.edaie ini rertence. Rut ir ne ntan t, rimpie antn- h netlc wagM srove It wa atarin now in ine micat or a receiver it i.a . n - lii ...tn aia well-nigh ImtpeaBurable growth In the donnill aJvanni-nt for i.ara leara. More man anything eie. the If Thaodora P. hoats began as th nh fain wotild I fir vnl.in. .e .ka .ark whirh tha nation V.r.rt h 1 W. , k. . ... .' . . naiaan of a man's dat arm I na t Ion tn - . 1. . . . 1 . .... VV' "V n , ahaolutely must accomplish. There haa knew how to din-!-r-;Uh batireen a man epr'y what be kaowa meana the differ- sorietv In which hla expet-tad grandaoa Where proudly th flag Of the fall baan aa enormoua expanalon of our rail- and his rllroai i'k,,.r, Hock " Wwen hla sbocb and his failure. ui move has bean portrayed tn corr- are unfurled roads, of our ma no f aft urea, of new dt- Island Pd r-rfH la him the Koaody BJ worry ahout the nppor- -ponding fame and very satisfactory Oh. fain would I dwell 'an! the apian- velopraants In mechaalaa. stuff yeneral rr,,,r,rra a- rrad- r,f and tuattlea. They are more numerous than profit bv rt-rentlr arrived novelists dor that fills "Homebody moat do the work, and -urd him 11. Kro-rn throogb- ,v9r poart lively Immaasurabla In this a prealdentuil preaclenca harshly The laadecape afar to the rim af -omtw-JT mna ? nor- inrirnut - " '"!t h- a man who had aay s-a-ni taught by axrrteaca of a fleahita war tha world -warjrom tha roar and rata, of av. youhad experience In thl. line 'grU " ttnaST tha kind of a ""J 1 Wh,r th rtTUl,t Jk ro" - -baolately SSS'ltl" S'Und'canno't har ! Tell something of your hablta. fu'that he'ean re oive tha namea ef three people to But it la dollar, whom we easj refer. onn-nin will A pretty stiff list of ouestlona. you fn hie Ilfa7 wr e Hi -. '. Pry Stiff IlBC But Mr. 11.." thJ tnS to recline, with the sward for d. heart af the hills! to the heart ef than all the rest. The only limit that Is l-arnd railway monlsa. That the hualnesa la distaste ful; that he can. do better lnuier llaea. to doughnut, that thla make a notable .oecoa. heraver be goaa, for he - i - . , . m - ,.i i i.. in v rn-i-niiBiB vi m .tnuiii i. . I "-""i character right with him. he wanud. and ho wanted the kind of a Hie eredentlals are theae: A good, young man he wanted. At length all rlaan. wetl-csrad for. unabuaad body, of the waiting young men had boa r- An yt) ,ht 1w,k, a man quarely In tho celved. and each of then, had been told fca; panmanahlp. that U plain -and that .i they ware nrdd they Would r- legible; face. band, and ah-n clean. et!ncatlon Inaide of 41 hour. Lancuago that U chaste, apalllng that Then began the work of eiamlaatrSn I. faulUeea. t Is po-albl. of couma. of the papers with thy quaatlorta and that a ma a may bavo all of the -a er onawar. tbarann. Out of the JO received, dent la Is and be a bad man. for "a man filed and examined, 14 were cast lmm- mav u. and u a vi;iaia at m v.. 'nirv la painful i r-rna rka Ma tha t 'ry r haaa of to the Imr-Tloos ied for gatwtrals For new when Jhe heat ef tho sum- dlatelw aald for la- of neatnoaa la tha majority of buainaM men will take ta
