Eugene weekly guard., February 27, 1908, Page 11, Image 11

ki'tiÜRil WLkllì GÎ'ÀkbÎ iÜ ILSi»AY. F Killt I ARY 27,
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If
IRON
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enough to allow me to iuspect is no
down the rich folds of he* dress. btft
t-*m
CHA ITER f.
diamoud. but a carefully manufactured devil who wished to give a telegran
from a sharp necllelike i.NWrumeut
nr
some
such
hasty
message
to
the
lad;
which had been thrust, point A*»wn-
HAD gone upstairs for my bit of paste not worth the rt-’h ill 1 sitting Just alxjve them lu a ligli.e
ward, in the open work of au an*J<u»
wrai>a. my uncle having insist elaborate setting which has tieen »iv,-i Window. The wind wns fierce and th
lantern hanging near the d«w»rw.M'.
ed ou my withdrawing from to it. 1 am sorry to be the one
snow blinding, and It was natural t’a i
" Lat had happened to me might have
a scene where my very pres­ say this, but I have made a study o«z the man should duck Ills head, but h
liappened to nny one who chanced to cue« iei'uiel in some degree to compno precious atones, nial I cannot let this
w ’!
his
nppe.-.ramv
bare faced Imitation pass through my rememtwred
be in that spot at that special moment, mine me.
enough to say that he was either ve "j
hands
without
a
protest.
Mr.
Rams
­
but I did not reallxe this then.
Siam prepared for uiy departure. I
col or \ ery much cone up tin 1 tba
A pur», antisep­
was crossing the hall to the small door dell," thia to our host. "I bog you will he won1 a greatcoat with the collii
tic Toilet I’owder
communicating with tbe side staircuse allow me to utter my excuses and de­ pulled up about his ears. When I k
for infants and
where my uncle bad promised to await part at once. My daughter Is worse— came back with the whip he «.■» iii «'
Aotbor of "Tbs Mllilonslrs Baby." “The Filigree Ball,
adults.
Exqui­
me. wheu I felt myaelf seized by a this I know as certainly ns that 1 nm more cheerful than wheu he asked fo-
AU
HouM in the Miat." “The Amethyat Box.'
sitely perfumed.
desire to have another look below lie- standing hen*. The cry you have heard It. but had tto "thank you” for tie
Renders an excel­
fore leaving tbe place lu which were to tbe one superstition of our family. favor done him. or if he lutd It w:c
co RTBJCHT. 1 POd, THS
bobbs - m errili
lent complexion
Pray Got! that 1 find her alive!”
centered all my deepest Interests.
and keeps the skin
lost
In
his
throat
and
lite
¡Uetx'lug
gale
After this what cm Id 1st said?
clear, soft and
A wide landing, breaking up the
The
(x>n;miml<-ntiou.
which
wus
re
velvety. Relieves
main flight of stairs some few feet Though uo one who had h«*nrd him, uot gnrded by tbe |»dfee as a matter o
I
CHAPTER IV—< Continued.)
skin irritation and
even my own romantic self, showed
from
the
top.
offered
me
an
admirable
should l>e used
I was Impressed by his account, the hi-
nny belief In this Interpretation of the tbe highest lmiK>rtanee. bad been fuuin
point
of
view.
With
but
little
thought
Spector seized the oi»portunlty to ask
In her band by the coroner It was i
freely after bath­
of possible consequences and uo thought remarkable sound that had Just gone mere scrawl wrtttau In pencil on i
ing and shaving,
if Mrs. Fnlrbrother had tieen standing
I GoJ. y»,r be cried.
thrilling
through
the
house,
yet,
In
face
at all of my poor, patient uncle. I
¡eave Miss Van Arsdale atij of fills time wllh her back to him.
?living a delight-
small
scrap
of
puiwr
Tlie
following
ul and refreshing
«lipped down to this landing nnd. pro­ of his declared acceptance of It ns n facsimile of the scrawl was given t ■
to which iie h new Orel y«a, while they
effect. At deal­
tected by the unusual height of Its warning and the fact that all efforts tl. ■ public In the hope tbnt some one
were in the windfeff,
ers or by moil, 25
balustrade, allowed myself a parting had failed to locate the sound or even would recognise the handwriting:
"Ix>ng enough for her to pl'ucfc off
cents Box. Pre­
to determtlno Its source, no other
glance
at
the
acene
with
which
my
,
brmigm m* 1»“> mT P«*nt the Jewel and thrust It into the gloves
pared by
course seemed open but to let this dis­
most
poignant
memories
were
hence
­
-.„«n Ì did not kill Mrs. Falrbroth- If «he had so wished?”
tinguished man dei>«rt with th«* sud­
FERD.
T.
HOPKINS,
N.Y. CITY,
forth
to
be
connected.
did I Ktfewiug’y take her dia- f “Quite long enough."
denness his sui>en<titious fears de
Proprietor of GOURAUD S ORIENTAL CREAM
Before
me
lay
tbe
large
square
of
the
** 1 t though ap!»<*toh<-e«
..toiikartoioes look that
*
"But you did not see her do this?”
VOH SAl.K iJD iUELOMMKNDrD BV
central hall. Opening out from tills tnanded.
l am 'cry n'My to acknowl- I "1 did not.”
I That this win In opposition to the
was
tbe
corridor
leading
to
the
front
i .lid e> t” fe‘f 111 O’*
uo‘
“And so took the gloves without sus­
^¿ tX. and these-W «ny rea-
STANLEY’S.
door and incidentally to the library. Inspector's wishes wns evident enough
picion ?”
Naturally lie wotlld have preferred Mr
Euuviie
As
my
glance
ran
down
this
corridor
The
first
two
lines
overlappix!
nnd
s
About thr.** Avotitbs
‘"Entirely go."
I lieheld approaching from the room Grey to r*maln. If only to maki* clear we; ■ confused, but the last one
I*0"
i a w-:i '• nwn man of *>vr
"And
carried
them
away?"
K refill ••-’.-*•• '> *-;e wlth ,be
Just mentioned the tall figure of the his surprising conclusions bi regard to clear enough. Expect trouble If—
'‘Unfortunately, yes.”
a diamo.Kl which had passed through what? Hundreds were asking
Englishman.
¡t' • i.rt I ■ '.ottld procure for him tl
"Without thinking that she might
He halted as he reached the nittfn tbe hands of some of the ls.*st Judges question Kt this very moment. 1 should
' oiJ of superior beauty.
He I i waiit them the next minute?"
ball and stood gazing eagerly at a In tlie country without n doubt having soon be asking It. too, but first I must
ri^-l <» K>r* 11 tJ bi" wife’ “U(1 be
“I .I.Aibt if I was thinking seriously
make an effort to understand the «1'
group Of men and women clustered l>«»etl raised ns to its genuineiiess.
■ > .] it to outshine any which could of her nt nil. My thoughts were on
With his departur«* the Inspector's nation a situation which up to now
Ep, be found in New Tork. TUU ! my own disappointment."
near tbe fireplace, a group on which I
no sooner cast my own eye than my mnnuer changisl. He glanced nt the appeared to Involve Mr. Durand, and
Horrified, I ruled forward
Lf'jnt sending abroad—an expense bt
"Did you cBrry these gloves out in
stone In bls hand and slowly shook his Mr. Durand only, as the suspected
attention
also became fixed.
Lsquife willing to incur o:i the sole your hand?’*
tng the splash with my hands. I edged
bead.
party.
from
tlie
Tbe Inspector bad come
Lvnditton that the stone should/iiot dis
“No, in my pocket.”
myself back to the door by which I
“I doubt If Mr. Grey’« Judgment cun
This was no more than I expected,
CmolDthlni when h" s::w it and that
"I see. And you met”—
| lino entered, watching those deathful room where I had left him with Mr. be d»lM*nded on tonight.” said he nnd
yet
It came with a shock under the
these
peo-
Durand
and
was
showing
to
wn ta I* in b.s hands on the lhith
“No one. The sound I heard must I eyes and crushing under my feet the
pocketed tbe gem ns carefully ns if his broad glare of this wintry morning.
L< March, his wife’s birthday. Never hnve conn* from the rear ball.”
remnants of some broken china with pie tbe extraordinary diamond, which tiellef In its real vnlue bad been but
so Impossible did It seem In the light
trf.re kad I bad such an opportunity
“And there was nobody on the which the carpet was bestrewn. 1 had he bad just recovered under such re­ little dlsturlasl by the assertions of
of everyday life that guilt could be as
¡for a larg» strake of business. Natur • steps?"
no thought of her. hardly any of my­ markable If not suspicious circum­ this renowned foreigner.
soclated In any odc ’ s mind with n man
Lv elated. 1 entered at once Into eor-
“No. A gentleman was standing at self. To cross the room was all; to es­ stances. Young heads am! old were
I have no distinct remembrnnee of of such unblemtshod record nnd ex­
L-p.mdenc* with the best known deal their foot—Mr. Grey, tbe Englishman cape as secretly as I came, before the meeting over it. and I was straining how I finally left th«» house or of what
■ Pacific Horse Liniment is prepared
cellent standing
But the evidence
L on the otlwr side, and last week a —but his face was turned another way. portiere so nearly drawn between me my ears to hear such comments as
expressly lor the needs of horsemen and
passed between my uncle nnd myself adduced against him was of u kind to
Lamornl was delivered to me which and he looked as If he bad been in that and the main hall should stir under the were, audiblo nbove the general hub­
ranchmen. It 1« a powerful and pene­
on our way home. I was numb with appeal to the common mind—we. all
bub.
when
Mr.
Grey
made
a
quick
Lined to fill all tbe necessary requlre- same position for several minutes.”
band of some curious person eutering.
trating liniment, a remedy lor emergen­
th«* shock, nnd neither my lntelllgvu«*e know that evidence—nor could I say.
move,
and
I
looked
his
way
again
In
Lents. I had never seen a finer stone
cies. A soothing embrocation lor the
"Did this gentleman—Mr. Grey-see It was my first sight of blood; my first
nor my feelings were nny longer active. after rending the full account, that I
time
to
mark
his
air
of
concern
and
tbe
relief of pain, and the best liniment for
Lnd
consequently rejoicing in my | you?"
contact with crime, and that was what
uncertainty be showed whether to ad­ I recall but one Impression, nnd that wns myself unaffected by It» seeming
sprains and soreness." Unequaled lor
|uxve«3 when some one, I do not re-
“I cannot say, but 1 doubt ft. He ap- I dul-1 fled.”
was
the
effect
mad«*
ou
me
by
my
old
weight.
Not
that
my
faith
In
hfe
Inno
­
curing the wounds and injuries ol
Leniber who now, chanced to s|>eak In j peared tc be In a sort of dream. There
The Inst word was uttered with a vance or retreat.
bom«
on
our
arrival
there,
ns
of
s«>ni«
cence wns shaken. I had met bls look
Unconscious of my watchful eye and
BARBED WIRE and fnr healing cuts.
Lr bearing of tbe wonderful stone pos were other people about, but nobody gasp. Evidently be was greatly ai­
. abrasions, sores and bruises
Pacific
noting no doubt that most of the per­ thing new nnd strange, so much had of love and tender gratitude and my
IsMsed by a certain Mr«. Fairbrother— • with whom I wns acquainted."
fected by this horrible experience.
' Horse Liniment is fully guaranteed.
sons in tbe group on which bis own eye happened and such changes bud takeu confidence In him had l>een restored,
i «one so large, so brilliant and so
"I
ain
ashamed
of
myself."
he
mut
­
“Very good. Now for the second
place In myself since leaving It five
No other is so good or helpful in so many
Lrecloui altogether that she seldom [ visit you acknowledge having paid tered. “but Bathing can now undo the was leveled stood with their backs to­ hours before. But nothing else Is vivid but 1 saw with all the clearness of a
ways. If it falls to satisfy, we authorize
mind tralued by continuous study how
ward
him.
be
made
no
effort
to
dis
­
Lire It, though it was known to con- this unfortunate lady.”
fact. I slid from the presence of this
all dealers to refund the purchase price.
guise bis profound Interest lu tbe stone. In my remembrance till that early hour difficult it was going to be to counter­
toisseura and had a great reputation at
■ ima lamoc ••vTLta rirrv eenva
The Inspector’s voice was hard. 1 murdered woman us though she had His eye followed Its passage from hand of the dreary morning when, on wnk act the prejudice Induced, first, by his
pisuny's. where It had once been sent
H oyt C hxmical C o ., focuw , oat
clung a little more tightly to my uncle, been the victim of my own rage or to hand with a covetous eagerness of Ing to the world with a cry. 1 itebeld owu Inconsldernte acts. e«|»«'felly by
kirronie alteration In tbe setting. Was
and Mr. Durand, after one agonizing cupidity and. being fortunate enough which be may not have l>eeu aware, my uncle's anxious figure lamdlng tbnt unfortunate attempt of hfe to Me­
BOOKLET
Liistnne larger and finer than tbe one
crete Mrs. Fnlrbrotbcr's gloves In an-
glance my way, drew himself up as to reach the dressing room before the and I was not at all surprised when, over in«* from the tootboard.
11 nail procured with so much trouble?
alarm
bad
spread
beyond
the
Im
­
Instantly I found tongue and ques­ other woman's tmg. and. secondly, bv
if quite cvnscioua that be had entered
after u short Interval of troubled inde­
Bf s>, my labor had all been la valu, for ufsm the most serious part of tile mediate vicinity of the alcove, found
tion after question leaped from uiy his peculiar explanations, which to
cision.
he
impulsively
stepped
forward
Ly patron must have known of this
and put ou the handkerchief, which
struggle.
of handling lips. He did not nnswer them. He many must seetu forced and unnatural.
Liniond and would expect to seo It
made it possible for me to rush down and begged the privilege
could not. But when 1 grew feverish
I mw and fait uerved to a superhu­
”1 had forgotten the gloves In in y
tao
gem
himself.
and find Msssv Van Arsdale, who some-
B.:;p.;x>eu.
nurried departure; but presently I re-
Our host, who stood not far from the nnd Insistent he drew the morning man task. I believed him Innocent,
body
told
me
had
fainted.
Not
till
I
I "I was so upset by this possibility membered them, and grew very un­
Inspector, said something to that gen- I paper from behind bls back and laid and If others failed to prove him so I
■Lat 1 resdved to see the Jewel and easy. I did not like carrying this stood over Iler lai that remote corner tieman which led to this request l*elng 1 it quietly down within toy reach. I would undertake to clear him myse’.f—
ktke comparisont for myself. 1 found woman’s property about with me. I beyond the suppoc txmi did I again complied with. The stone was pnssed felt <*alni«*d In an instant, and when I, the little llltn. with no experience
a friend who agreed to Introduce me had engaged myself, an hour before, to think of the gl'ovsB.- WTuvt I did when over t<> Mr. Grey, and I saw, possibly i nfter n few affectionate words he left of law or courts or crime, but with
■o the lady, She received me very Miss Van Arsdale. nnd was very anx­ I happened fo> tlilalc oxi them you al­ las ause my hqart was In my eyes, , me to myself I seized on tin* sheet nnd simply nu unbounded faith In tho mutt
kieiously and was amiable enough ious to rejoin her. The glove-i wor­ ready know. I eouliC have shown no that the great man's hand trembled read what so many others were read­ suspected nnd In the keeunotm of my
■util the subject of diamonds was ried me, nnd finally, after a little aim­ greater cowardice If f hail known that as it touched his palm. Indeed, his ing at that moment throughout the city. own Inxi-ht, nn Insight whtcb had al-
Intcbed. when she Immediately sti£T- less wandering through the various the murdered woman’s diamond was whole frame trembled, and I was
I spare you tbe account so fur as it rendy •erv? 1 me so well uti l would
i
■ti d and left me Without au oppar- rooms, I determine'.! to go back and hidden inside them. Yet I did not looking eagerly for the result of life | coincides with what 1 had myself aovu
erv» 1 :.e yet bettor cuie 1 had mas-
j <
Btu.ty of proffering my request. How- restore them to their owner. The know this or even suspect It. Nor do Inspection when, on bls turning to hold aud beard the night I'cforu. .\ few ,-red the detnlls whlth must be the
I understand now her reason for plac­
per. on every other subject «he was (|mrt <■' '.’’o
-A
rof-'.t had Jti't be n ing It there. Why should Mrs. ¡'air­ the jewel up to the light, something , Particulars which had not fetched my ■trelud* to al! lute1’! cut action.
^ialle,
I I f •—1 i( '
ct’T'gh
Tbe i . r.’ulng’s rejiort stopped with
drug cptn. r.nd the end of t*’*® lutll brother risk such au Invalu tble gora to happened so abnormal and so strange I ears will lntcto-t jtML The Instrument
■ lw the aci,;,..: a.uLCO till T‘. -.¿re
he explanation« riven by Mr. Durand
uepr the alcove was corapnriitlvclj' the custody of one «he kuew so little? that no one who was fortunate (or iin- | of d-xth found hi tbe place deslgnnted
slr..ost ou friendly terms. But I never
i by Mr. Durand was one of note to such
emptv. s.tifor a certain quizzical An UUCiiUsCldUH Custody too? Was forttinnte) enough to l>e present in tbe '«« had any taste or knowhslge of of ♦'■<• :’pp';trunc s iv n!ii“t hliu, con
the diamond, nor wo’.ihl she talk
friend or mine, tl’ltom 1 saw sitting site afraid of being murdered If she re­ house at that Instant will ever forget I curios. It was n stiletto of the most sc j .vit'ly no v.' >rd app, c.eJ of the aft­
pont It, though I caused her some
er <-v>.>)‘s wt||ch had t"«,'te such an tin-
It.
with
bls partner oh th« yellow flivnn. tained this Jewel?"
tajirise «lien one day I drew out be-
' delicate type, long, keen ami slender, presslou nt the time on nil the persons
This
something
wns
a
cry.
coming
did
not
want
to
encoutiter
him
jn«;
’
I
j *1
K k a I k In
The Inspector thought a moment, and
|j'e her eyes the one I had procured
from no one knew where, • ';!■
un­ n?t mi Anc.'-'c-p product- not even of present. Mr. Grey w.is mentioned, but
pair patron and made her look at It. then, for he had already P»ked Jne then «-- ,d:
‘
tills
century's
mile
faciure,
but
u
re"e
■imply
ns
one
of
the
guests,
nnd
to
no
Fine.' she cried, ’fine!' But I failed about my admiration for th<t lady / "YoU men.. n -vour JrenJ ot some earthly In its shrillness and iia> power of the «lnys when deadly thrusts were <>ne rending this early morning hsuo
I
I 'tect any envy In her manner, und with the diamond, so I' conceived il>e one entering“ by th. ?ne door before it had on the Imagination, ret erberated given In the comers and byways of
would any doubt code ns to
genu­
PORTLAND, ORE.
through the bouse and died away In a
► knew that I had not achieved the idea of approaching her by means of y6u eotikl escape by tbs Otn®.
T°u
N.
m<*dlevni street».
ineness of the dfe’houd which, to all
wail
so
weird,
so
thrilling
apd
so
pro
­
a
second
entranc«»'
to
the
alcove,
nn-
f leet set me by my wealthy cuatomor.
refer' to the friend you left sitting 0,1
This made the first mystary.
nppenrnnce, had bean the lauding mo­
longed that it gripped not only my own
|l“S was aw
- ■ (lisappolutment. suspected by mostf.o'f those present, the dfVon opposite?”
woeful
Tbe second was tbu as yet Unex­ tive in the commission of this great
but perfectly well itnown to me, who
nerveless
and
weakened
heart,
but
ft. as Mrs. Fairbrother
____
"No.
my
friend
had
left
that
ae'
<
lk
---------- never wore
plainable presence on the alcove floor crime.
p diamond. It was among tbe possl- have been a freque’0 guest In this The portiere It'd» sufficiently drawn for those of the ten strong men congre­
I
of
two broken coffee cups, which no
house.
A
door,
cover,
A
by
temporary
The effect on my own mind of this
gated
below
me.
fte
diiltoond
Me« that be might be satisfied with
me to detect that. If ! had waited, a
waiter
nor
nuy
other
person,
lu
fact,
draperies,
connects,
as
.."uj
mny
know,
I" v*rj fine gem I had obtained for
minute longer,” lie bitterly .willed, “1 drofr,®‘l from Mr. Grey’s hand, and adinlttUil having carried there. Tbe
F>. and, Influenced by this hope, 1 this alcove with a pasrageway com­ should have found my way bt-' ”» to the neither b° nor any one else moved to
Ft him this morning a request to municating directly with ihe bull of regular entrance and so tacttyiM all pick it up. Kot till silence bad come tray, which find fnllen from Peter
again—a silence almost ns unendurable Mooney's hand—the waiter who lind
r1* 111111 se<‘ it tomorrow. Tonight 1 entrance and the upstair dressing this."
>
been tlm first to give the alarm of mur­
I
s«l this ball, and almost as soon rooms. To go up the m,aln .••»airs and
"Mr. Durand, you are not obliged to to the sensitive ear as the cry which
fl wtered the drawing room I hear come dowu by the side one. ai d so on. ■ answer any of my questions, but If tMd preceded it- did tiny one wtlr or der—hud held no cups, only Ices. This
* Mrs. Fairbrother is present and through a small archway, was v'rery you wish you may tell me whether. at think of the gem. Then Obe gentle­ was a fact, proved. But the handles
I a-»ar:ng her famous jewel. What simple matter for me. If no early de­ this moment of appreheaster»,- you ms» after another bent to look for it. of two clips find been found among
parting or late arriving guests wen 'In
the debris—cups which must hnve
"u expect of nie? Why-tliat 1
thought of the danger you rt ••> <-t- being bn'J with no success, till one of the
In. J1'lke 1111 effort to see ft nnd so that hall, I need fear but one encount­ seen from outside by some <> JU of tue WilftoV*.’. who JKissibly hod fclipwed It been full from th« size of the coffee
I
1th a reply to my exacting er, and that was with the servant nauy coachmen passing b, on the with ¿1» *y* or enught sight ot Its stf. In left on the rug «bere they had
spartJe on *h» edge of tbe rug. whither failed.
wheu he should r.sk m* to- stationed at the carriage entrance. driveway?"
■■ <~
TOW
In rcndrilif
the «»one I (bowed him had But even he was absent at this pro-
Î rotncmlvMÎ that
It had rolled, •sr.i».;lr and picked It up
No.; I did not’even tteuk f
I pitlous Instant, and I reached the door
Mr. Durand
xml hanUc.1 it l**eic fo i’r. Gray.
mentioned topping
f r ,i tbe city. But she was not . I sought without any unpleasantness. window-I don’t snow why-» but. if
rnstlnctivei," the ifegllshu'an's hand on some brokcri pieces of china In bls
I •■■•drawing room then, and later S This door opened out Instead of Jji — one pa-sing by did see me, I hope t
Sold in Eugene by W. L. DeLano
tlosed on it. but it h«« very evident escape from the fatal scene, and
h.'''
here" . hol e he this I also knew when planning this saw enough to silbsmutiute my stoi
struck
v.
Ith
this
eoRtlrmntJon
of
n
to
me,
ami
I
think
to
n
’
u
Hint
his
in
­
The Inspector made no reply,
L.’„ ",k at “>*-“«<> that half the I surreptitious Intrusion but. after pull-
terest in it was gone. If i«'took cd al theory which wns slowly taking form
s«l before I had an oppor- I ing it open and reaching for tbe cur­ seemed to lie tidnkfng. 1 heard nf
in my own mind, I phssiM on
L,'J J’ JolD !"’r >n the so calle 1 nl- tain. which hung completely across ft. w«nl that tin curtains, looped back in It tie did not see it. for lie s' evd like
j on» stunned all the time that «*5 ttofl next paragraph with a sm.-s«
I|to*.1Hre 1 ,l“'1 Sl'en *ler Het UP Rer i I found it not so easy to proceed as I the early evening, had been found
, •?’’ .Commervlal
r pectation.
1"»
" hat passed between had imagined. Tbe stealthiness of my banging at full length ever this win­ men and womett were rvr.ning
Tire
result
was
a
slirpi
’
lse.
dow
by
those
who
first
rushed
in
U[s>n
and
thither
in
unavailing
efforts
to
f<P
i
Qt
’
ferf
u® «•>” »bort interview we held to- I action held back my hand; then the
-— not, that
cate' the sound yet ringing in tiiefr I in«V have lx>en told. . I was
r '"u «ill find tue prepared to faint sounds I heard within ndvteed the scene of death.' Had fie hoped to
I-: a>~ 1.1.1...
L lr n<*”s-ary.
it was chiefly • me that she was not alone, and that entrap Mr. Durand fito some damag­ »nr». Not MU these various searchers Mrs. Fait brother had received a com-
•r.,n WHITIt TOP a .
^Cai.
outside
„!, a fv.v
-- — —
j < only
L . .
"n* short view I auc- ! she might very readily regard with ing admission or wns he merely test­ bad all come together again, in terror! monk tyon- fronj
/umv COLLEGE, At.
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to -- Iwr
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death. A Mr.
L !“ °btalnlng of her marvelous j displeasure my unexpected entrance by ing his truth? His expression afford­ of a mystery they cm Id not solve, did I minutes ptievlbte
The '“»l.ma
Ihi’c’• n "PR* of tbe pains she took • a door of which she was possibly Ig­ ed 1» clew to his thoughts, and Mr. he let his hand fall «nd blmself awake Fullerton, vho httd priced««! Mr. Du-
order I.lQv,
to the scene aixtnt htai
Durand,
noting
this,
remarked
with
rniul
In
his
«lait
to
the
alcove,
owned
HOUSE. V «
fr°m me b?' 8'>Ble natural norant. I tell you nil this because, 11
The words lie at once gave utterance t«> having orwh’M? the window for her
tome dignity:
py the expresv.
Lto- w,,enever she caught iuy by any chance I was seen hesitating It i
"I do not expect strangers to accept to were as remarkabfe m all tbe rest.
at «orne call , ^«Ignnl from outside
Write today for
f ’ I- ,• .ntV'r face'
1,1 that one face of that curtain, doubts might
"Gentlemen,"' said be. "yon must «nd taken In n "Wslf piece of paper
" Price List.
r
‘ bad seen enough. This whs l.ave been raised whl- ft I h u arnione these explanations, wi Ich nwist sound
suppression was a curtoua one. I be­
k in r * *°hector. not ta be worn 1 jo dlapeL" Here h.- • , > - left ray face rtrnnge »nd inadequate in face of the panion my agitation. This cry—you which he saw llfr«T' irp from lielow
es ti to wonder If the whole event had
proof
I
carry
of
having
l>een
with
that
need
not
seek
Its
source
—
is
one
to
1 royal presence. IIow had for that of tbe lnsjievtor.
on the end of a whip wndle He <x>uld
DM t*en a chimera of my disturbed tUb c'.MH «Ve«e/ P >rt! .nd,
woman after tbe fatal weapon strtick which I am only too well accwtomed.
-•
' And c,’ul<1 Mr- Smyth*
not
see
who
held
the
wlrtp.
but
nt
Mrs.
“It certainly had a bad look, that I
brain a nightmare which had visited
,
> procure him a stone like Bon't deny, but I did not think of ap- her heart. But to one who knows me. I hnve been the happy father of six > Fairbrother’s entreaty h-* unpinned the
me, and me alone, and not a fact to tie
an<l know* me well, I can niiroly ap- children. Five I have bwted. aud tie- I
note and gave It to her. Wlrfle she was
*.ttT confusion I arose te depart. penrances then. 1 was too anxious to peal for credence to a tale which I fore the death of each this same cry [ puzzling over It, for ft was '»ppnrently reckoned with. But a moment's fur
complete a task which bail suddenly bore declare to tie as true an if I had has echoed in my ears. I
ther thought «erred to dear my mind
ta* la<tv
-*
have but , far from legible, he took another look
- l.v sliowM n disposition to presented unexpected difficulties. That
sworn to it tn a court of Justice."
► m* « "M
’ began chatting so viva
one cbil<l left, a daughter, She Is ill I out In time to mark n figure r*««Ja from of all such doubts, and I jiercelved that
I listened before entering was very
the police had exercised only common
tfy f! hat
"Anson!” I passionately cried out, at the hotel., I»o you wonder that I I
oelow toward tbe carriage drivyf He
ail th* I * arcely noticed that she natural, and when I heard no voice, loosening my clutch upon my uncle's
prudence in withholding Mr. Grey1«
shrink
from
this
note
of
warning
and
did not recognize the figure nor wlbnhJ
tlnie engaged in drawing only something like a great s.'gb. I ven-
sensational opinion of the stone till it
arm. My confidence in him had re­ show myself something less than a
he know It again. As to the naturfi'df
In.le-'1, I almost forgot
■ ■ * be
Ified by experts. .
lift tbe curt
• ' - P In- turned.
man
under
its
influence?
1
am
going
the
communication
itself
he
could
say
"*’i,ldy ls*cau«e her move- She was sitting, not he
And then ir I n »fp<1 the lnwf*ctor*w home; tint, first. one word about this nothlrg. save that Mrs.
i Falrbrotbef
•’ •■on-pletely, and calv her. but ou a couch t tl
air nn<l ray uncle's wa­ stone
b
(Continued Vert Week.)
Here he lifted It and bestowed did uot seem to Is* aff<*cl ted favorably
d when with a sud-feo n« ;al entrance, her face town
nu l,M’k f in! a&ronvinreil manner ! or ajipeared to bestow on it an '1 anxious by It. Rhe fri
wned
and
was
looking
« indow, where she bad and—you L ow l>.
tor.
GEOR.CE W. KINSEY
W. Evans took the civil service
my bea rt
scrutiny, | putting on his gin
very gloomy when be left the alcove,
,
th* falling flakes. her last si t> I t
rnlnatJeu for editorial clerk In the
pr
the
mt ton t
examining
It
carefully
before
passing
Asked If be bad pulled the curtains
c!,,v*s into my band for I had r ver I' >ke 1
»rnrnent r-ensus bureau. John I.
General Auctioneer
it back to the Inspector.
together nfte r closing flic wln<low. he
i'lettlsh request that I
‘ ’
1 : :ary of th,- local board
1
t
"I have heard." said he. wltl
said that he had not; that she had not of v itiilncs. conducted the examin
1 ire <>f them for her. I
Residence 194 E. 10th St
t
change of tone which must have I
requested him t>
at the courtnouse t ,dav
took them of striving
B*
Me
to
every
noticeable
one. “that
This story, wl bleb was certainly a
'ft gllrnpee of tbe stone.
was a very superior
e
stmt ige Mto, had I hs - q confirm«! by the
stone wns
onp
n'.' had dazzled me.' but
I
k I received
wort
qvite worthy
of tbe fame ft bore I
,1”' *ler fan lietween un.
I
>dd leave the r
la America. But. gnitletuea, you 1
•
’“•«U «•
testimony of the eos<'hm«n who had
all been greatly dt-ceivnl In ft; no
'• 1 quitted tbe room
o.
>u
»r tw<
he bo e. Another expert- mire than he who wns willing to <
lent his whip for ths pun»
st visit”
?<! me awaited us all. I«- mit murder for Its possession,
** et.ti
>s>«chnmB. who was known to
,*• Possibly for breath, TWEUT
itful evening came «tone which you have Just been j
man of extreme good nature, bad
tie to what extent I her. Usci gb the reJ rt
I ax. Kann in feuding bis whip to a
J
I The fâLPoman
In the Alcole
m
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