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EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD. THURSDAY, APRIL B, 1BOM A r The oman In the Alcove 41! By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN, Author of “Ths Millionaire Baby,'* “The Filigree Ball." “The House In the Mis«." "Tl»e Amethyst Box.“ Ete. COPYRIGHT, tuoa. THE BO B B S - M E R R I L L COMPANY ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CHAPTER XII (Continued I My plan was to lay thir dagger on Mr. Grey s desk at a moment when he would be sure to see It and 1 to see him If he betrayed guilty knowledge of this fatal steel; If. unconscious of my presence, he showed surprise and apprehension, then we should know how to proceed; justice would be loorod from constraint andI the police feel at liberty I" Miproach him. n was a delicate task. this. I readied bow delicate wheu I bad thrust the stiletto out of sight under my nurse i apron and started to cross the hall Should I find the library clearl Would the Opportunity lie given me to approx« h his desk, or should I have to carry this guilty witness of a world famous crime on Into Miss Grey s room and with its unholy outline press Ing a semblance of Itself upon my breast alt lit that Innocent pillow, meet those Innocent eyes and answer the gentle Inquiries w -filch now and then fell from the sweetest lips I have evel sei-n smile Into the face of a lonely, preoccupied stronger? The arrangement of the rooms wus sncli as made ft necessary for me to pass through this sitting room in or der to reach my patient's Iwdroom With careful tread, so timid as not to apiiear stealthy. I accordingly nd- vanced and pushed open the door, The room was empty, Mr. Grey was still with Ids daughter and I could cross the floor without fear. Rut never Imd I entered upon a task requiring more courage or one more obnoxious to my natural Instincts 1 tinti«! «meli atef> I I took, but I loved thè man tur wlnm I took those «taps, and mov««l reaolutely i no Only, as I reached thè cbalr In which Mr Grey was accustomed to alt, I found that It was easier to plan an action than to carry It out Home life tad the domestic virtues had always appealed to me more than a man's greatneaa. The position which this man held In hla owh country, bls use fulness there, even Ills prestige as statesman mid scholar, were facta, hut very dreamy facts, to me. while Ills feelings as a father, the place lie held III Ills daughter's heart these were real to me. these I could understand, and tt was of these and not of Ills place as a man. that this Ills favorite seat s|s>ke to me How often had I beheld him alt by the hour with Illa eyen on the door Ix-hlnd which hla one darling lay III! Even now It was easy for me to recall Ills face as I had NonietlmeH caught a glimpse of It through the crock of the suddenly opened door, and I felt my breast heave and my hand falter as I drew forth the atiletto and moved to plnce It where Ills glance would fall u|Min It on Ida leaving his «laughter's bedside Hut mv hand returned quickly to m.v breast mid fell back again empty A pile of letters lay before me on the open lid Of the desk The top one wss addressed to me with th«* word ' Impor tant" written In the corner I did not know the writing, but I felt that I should open mid read tills letter tiefora committing myself or those who stood back of me to thia d.**qx*rtite under taking. GJancIng behind me mid seeing that the door Into Miss Grey's room was ajar. I caught up thia letter and rushed with It back Into my ow n r ami As I surndaisl, It was from the Inspector and na I rend It 1 renllaed that I bad recelvisl It not one moment too soon, in language pur|a>*cl.v nomminmittal. »mt of a meaning not to i>e mistaken, •t sdvlmsl me that «mile unforeseen tacts had num* to light which altered all former suspicions ami made the lit I tle »«priw I had plauMd no Imiger necessiiry Tbere was no allushm to Mr Durand. b«it ttw final sentence ran “Drop all care and give your undi vided ■ tU'Utlo«« to your patient M UHAlTKR’Xlll. IY patient slept that night, but I did not The shix-k given by this sudden cry of "Halt!" at th«* very moment I whs about to make my great move, tin* uncertain ty as to what it meant ami m.v doubt .of Its effi«-t upon Mr Duniml's poal* tlon put ui<* on th ■-at and kr.it niy thoughts fu pi.sl Illi snowed some embarrassment «or ner eyes brightened with shy laughter as she whispered "You do not like to be pralsedc an other of your virtues. You bare too many. I have only one—I love my friends.” She did. One could see that love was life to her. For an Instant I trembled. How near I had been to wrecking this gen tie soul’ Tl’tls she safe yet? I was not ■ure. My own doubts were not satls- fled. 1 awaited the papers with fever- Ish Impatience, They should contain hews. News of what? Ah. that Wfll the question! “You will let me see my inn I) thin morning, will you not?" she asked an 1 busied myself about her “That Is for the doctor to any," I ,mll««l. "You are certainly better this morning '* "It Is so hard for mo not to lie able to rend his letter«, or to write a ww«J to relieve his anxiety.” Thus she told me her heart’s «««-ret. iintl unconsciously add'd another bur den to my already t<M> heavy loud. I was on my way to give some orders alxmt my pntlent's breakfast, wheu Mr. Grey came Into th«* sitting room an«l met m<* face to fuce. lie hnd a newspaper in his hand and my heart stood still as I noted his altered looks and distort«*«! manner. Were these due to anything be hn«l found In those columns? It was with difficulty that kept my eyes from the pai>er which hi* held In such n manner as to «Ila Close Its gjnrh glaring headlines These 1 clolro Itx dared no! rvad I with hla eyes fixed on mine. “How la Miss Grey? How Is my daughter?" hr asked In great baate and uneasiness. "Is she better thin morning, or—worse?” "Better,” I asHured hlin, «nd wan greatly astonished to aee hl« brow in stantly clear. "Really?" lie asked. "You really consider her lietter? The dis-tors any so, but I have not very much faith In doctors ill a case like this." be added "I have s«s*n no reason to distrust them,” I protested. "Miss Grey's 111- tiesa, while sever«*, does not ap|iear to Is* .if an ii'arinlng nature. But then, I have had very little ex|M*rlen«*e out of the hospitnl. 1 am young yet, Mr. Grey." lie looked UH if he quite agreed with mg In II i I h estimate of myself, and. with a brow still clouded, passed Into Ids daughter'« r<sim. the paper In Ills hand. Before I Joined them I found and scanned another journal Ex|s*etiiig great things, I was Isith surprised and dlsiipixdnted to find only a small |uiragra|>ii devotisl to the Fair brother case, in this It was stated that the authorltle« ho|M*d for new light on this mystery as soon as they had located a certain witness, whose conneitlon with the crlni« they hiul Just dlscovi*r«*d. No mon*, no le*«. than was contalmsl In lns|»ector Dal roll's letter. How could 1 bear it the suapenae, th«* doubt and do my duty to my patient! Iliipi choice, I had been i to this buslnesa and I I H«-lf to la* so I'erhn would reí Ive after I breakfast; |s*rhii|m then I should Is* able to tlx upon the Identity of the new witness something which I found my self Incaimble of at this moment. These thoughts were on my mind as I crossed the rooms ou my way back to Ml»« Grey's Isslslde. By tbe time 1 reach««! her d«s>r I was outwardly calm, as her first wonla show««!: "Oh. tlie < heerful suille! It makes me f«*el tietter In spits of mys«*lf" If she could hare se«*<i Into my lu*art’ air. Grey, who was ’leaning over ths foot of the Is«!. <-a«t me a quick glams* which was not without Its suspicion Had he detect««! me playing a part, or wen* such doubts as he displayed the produi't simply of Ills <>wn uneasiness? I was not able to declvie. and with this unansvv etv«l qm-stloii addtsl to the number alreulv tronliHhg me I was fonasi to fa«*«» tin* day whh*h, for aught I I ki r. rvlt!it Is* th.* •*—•* . ¡..r .*» heb il rt I was very tire shown It when, wit would lx* g!a«l to »«*«* me at his holm* very meager sun. ! as n«sir 3 o'cltxk «» possllde. Wliat clorod h**r ry«*a um <«xil«l he want of m«>? I «nuihl not at her, for her snifl giu*««, ami It ««« with great Inner passion In It. an« |H*rturl>ntloii that, having won Mr pre »rod tny liaiul Grey’s |H*rnil«Hlon, I responded to hi» “You must hav< me all an minons. night. I never aa ks>k no I fail nd my uncle, awaiting me In a tin«! or so g>H«l,” she softly finish««! «mrrlaic* before hla own door, ami I I hud rather »lie bail not utt«*n«i that t«a>k my rent at his aide without tle> last pliraro It dhl uot fit tns at the l«*H*«t Idea of hla parpo«» I sup|»m«»l monimit did not fit mr pavhat»« at •ny that he h.«d planile«! thia rhlv that I m * time Good I. when my tlwwighta ha«l might talk to me tmreerrvedly an«! not brni with bsr. bat with Mr Du without fear of lnt«wruptlo«i But I rand, when ths dominating f«*rllng In Boon saw that In* had nome very differ Bo breast waa not that of relief, but a ent obje«-t In view, for not «»nly dl«! he vague regret that I had not l>evu al ■tart down town Inatea«! of up. but hla low ««I to make nij great *'’t and so omveraati m. such as It was. cwtiflne«! establish, to my owu satlafsctlon at Itself to generanti«*« and studiously least the jwrfect lnnoc«*ner of my lov ■voided th«* <xie topic of supreme In er rvru at the cost of untold anguish trre«t to na !*>th to thia confiding girl, upon whose gru At last. «« we tnnu«! Into llh<*>cker tl«* spirit ths very thought of crime ■tr«»*t. I let my ast«»ulaliment ■ nd per woul<l cast a «lewdly blight plexlty apixMir. I must have flush««! certainly I "Where are w«> bound?” I ask««l ______ . K • being mentioned at tbe inquest from re ■everal «laya to And him agalD. Mean spect to Mr. Fairbrother, who had never •'it cannot be that you are taking me time bis anger grew and when he«flnal- re«s>guize«l this weakness in his steward, to «co Mr. Durand?" ly came face to face with the lad he and from its lack of visible connection "No." oal’l he ami said no more. "Ah. police headquarters!" I faltered accused him of the suspected trick with her horrible death and tbe steal much vehemence that the In ing of her great Jewel. Nevertheless, as the carriage made another turn and with so In just one week the first competi organization in the executio» happened, and the boy con- Of drew up before a building 1 had reason evitable we have a witness now—it is astonish tive track meet of the season will work. fessed. This is w hat be acknowledged. A Rubbling I j»t, to n-’nrnilier. “Uncle, what am I to ing how many witnesses we can scare be heH in the Columbia University He had taken tbe reference off tbe file, A rubbing table h do here?” up by a little effort, who never thought 'een but only to give it to Wellgood him of coining forward themselves—who gymnasium at Portland. The try lished f r the track .* hh-t.-j ;t) . “Nee a friend.” be answered as he self, who had offered him money for it. i:nbia -- * can swear t j having seen him one night outs for the Oregon team will be held them in shape for th- i bellied me to alight. Then as I fol When naked how much money, the shaking his fist at her retreating figure here tomorrow afternoon, the ham a week from Saturday Tra.net ujl lowed him In some bewilderment he boy admitted that the sum wus ten whis|>eri>d In my ear: "Inspector Dal- as she stepped haughtily by him into mer and discus being omitted, and ward has posted a tern) orary ruh^ list of the following twenty a.'5 dollar»—an extraordinary amount from her apartment house. This witness is instead the hundred yard dash and Moores, Kittz. iloust-.n Moor» I. sel. He wants a few miuute«’ con u poor man for so simple a service, if versation with you.” sure that tbe tnuu L k * saw thus gesticu fifty yard sprint will be run. ell, Sievers, Wood, Ku« k.-udall y'.‘ the man merely wished to secure his Oh. the weight which fell from my lating was Nears, and he is sure tbe Oregon will las proportionately len, Zacharias, Robin»*,n, reference for future use; bo extraor should«*« at these words! I was to woman was Mrs. Fairbrotber. The McIntyre, Moon, Reid, 1’iatts, bti»,4, dinary that Mr. Jones grew more and I bear. then, what hud Intervened be- only thing he is not sure of is how his siiuDger than her strongesi oppo Oberteuffer. Dodson and itay more pertinent in his inquiries, elicit nent is considered, because the ham tweeu me and my purpose. The wear owu w ife will feel when she hears that mer and discus events are not on tryout for the Columbia meet w" U ing night I Imd anticipated was to 1« ing finally what be surely could not be was in that ¡(articular neighborhood held Saturday afternoon, run the program have hoped tor in the beginning — tbe shine. In case of a tie in an, o[,J lightened with some small «park of on that particular evening, when he Other institutions and clubs which knowledge 1 had confidence enoagh exact address af the party referred to was evidently supposed to be some will be entered are Pacific Univer ¡events the event will be given i man who has done the most cons;« In the kind hearted lus|iector to 1« in tbe paper be had stolen, and which, where else." And tbe Inspector sity. Multnomah Club, and the Y. M. McIntyre, Moul;» sure of that. I caught at my ancles for some reason, the l<oy remeiubered. laughed. will also ent training. C. A. of Portland There arm «ml squeezed it delightedly, quite it was uu uptown address, and. as “Is the steward's disposition a bad be held a scholastic meet, in whJch and Zacharias all show up eicep-j/ I soon as the caterer could leave his ally well in practice with the Kut oblivious of tbe curious glances I must one.” I asked, "that this display of the Eugene High School will take I does Gordon Moores in thejprik' have received from the various officials business, be took the elevated and pro feeling should impress you so much?” part. t'Hinpu» Note». J ceeded to the specified street and num College Statistics. we passed ou our way to the in ”1 don't know what to say about that Miss Jessie Bacon has left coltep ber. According to the World Almanac, spector's office. yet. Opinions differ on this point. His “Miss Van Arsdale. a surprise await the University of Oregon has 734 having been called to her horn« We found him waiting for us. and I friends speak of him as the mildest Portland on account of the sickn«» experienced such pleasure at Hight of ed him. and awaited ns when be told kind of a man. who without native ex students, the Oregon Agrlcultura' of htcr brother Ralph. ’06. College, 1150, and the University of tbe result of his search. The name at his kind and earnest face that I hardly Harvey Stackpole and Dean Hn,J ecutive skill could not manage tbe Washington. 1530. In the library, noticed uncle's sly retreat til) the door tached to the recommendation had great household be has In charge. Ills the U. of O. has 21,000 volumes, O. pusilJOd Oi djJi pus gwa n been 'Hiram Rears. Steward. ’ He did closed behind him. enemies—and we have uueartbeil a few A. C. 5,006 volumes, and U. of W. ! Saturday night, returning last niR* Mr. William Noon and Mr. WllnJ “Oh. inspector, what has happened?" not know of any such man—iierbaps —say. on the contrary, that they have 28,000. j I Impetuously exclaimed In answer to you do. But when he reached tbe never had uny confidence in his quiet The expense of living at O. A C. Kiltz visited in Portland last Miss McCormick, ex ’n», vifiaJ tils greeting. “Something that will house from which the recommendation ways; that these were not in keeping Is 1250, and at Oregon 1175 to $450. 1 help Mr. Durand without disturbing was dated, he saw that it was one of with tbe fact of bis having been a Cal The annual income at O. A. C. for student friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Zera Snow of P»-. the college is $90,012; at Oregon, Mr Grey-have you as good news tor tbe great houses of New York, ifornia miner in the early fifties. land, visited their son Max. the first] though lie could not at tbe instant re me a« that?" "You can see 1 am putting you very $95,000. of the week. member who lived there. But he soon The oldest Alumnus of O. A. C. •Hardly,” he answered, moving up a nearly where we are ourselves. Nor is Janies K. P. Currin, of Cottage A. A. Anderson Is a candidate hr chair and Heating me In, It with a fa found out. The tlrwt passerby told do I s«*e why I should not add that Grove, and of Oregon the oldest ' joint representative from Multi» htiu. Miss Van Arsdale, perhaps you therly air which under the circum this passion of the seemingly subdued Alumni are R. S. Bean, of Salem, mah county on the Republican ticket. stances was more discouraging than can do tbe same. The number was but reully hothead««! steward for » Mrs. Ellen C. McCornack and Mat His home is now in Portland ,i«tl was formerly in Astoria I consolatory “We have simply heart! — Eighty-aixtii street.” “—!” I repeated, quite aghast. “Why, woman, who never showed him any thew Wallis. Eugene. Senator Fulton visited the cin- of a new witness, or. rather, a fact Oregon has 1,100 alumni, O. A. C.» thing but what he might call an in pus yesterday afternoon I has come to light which has turned our Mr. Fairbrother blmrolf! Tbe hus sulting Indifference, struck us as a 543. band of— Prof. F. S. Dunn went Saturday td inquiries into a new direction.” Young lawli«*« at Work, “Exactly so. and Hiram Sears, whose clew to be worked up. especially after "And and-you cannot tell me what The Y. M. C. A. convention which Albany and Oregon City on 0. E j. we received thir answer to a telegram Is being held in Villard Hall will buslnes *. this fact la?” 1 faltered «■ he showed same you may have beard mentioned Prof. E. II. McCalister, dean nt we sent late last night to the nursa have by tomorrow about 150 dele-] no Intention of adding anything to thia at tbe inquest, thu igli tor a very good the engineering department, made J reason he was not there In i>erson, is who Is carlug for Mr. Fairbrother in gates present from Idaho and Ore trip to Blue River Saturday. very unsatisfactory explanation. gon. The larger number come from I New Mexico.” "i should not, but you were willing his steward and general factotum." Superintendent Alderman it} me a small yellow slip, Fortland and the schools and colleges' He banded "Ob! And it wus he who recom- to do so much for us 1 must set aside County Superintendent Dillard made of the two states. and I read: mended Wellgood? ” my principle« a little and do aome- This morning the^convention got I a trip to Pleasant Hill, where amoug “Yes." The steward left Mr Fairbrother at E! well underway for work, the chief| other business matters, they ei* thing for you. After all, It Is only not Iicar,l from him since. has Moro. He "And dhl Mr. Jones Bee him?” forestalling the reporters by a day addresses of the day being by Presl-' plained the University situation. ANNETTA LA SERRA. Mrs. A. J. “» J-ohnson Cre»»ell, Miss Van Arsdale. this Is the story: | “No. The house, you rememtier, is For Abner Fairbrother. leDt r “• 1 « of Johnson. *,1.1 visited her son, T. H. Johnson, th»| Mr. Fairbrother on leaving Yesterday morning a man was shown closed. “At El Moro?” I cried. “Why. that Va’enGne "prltchard on "Settlement ( ’^A^tr’ip^wlli^he made la town gave his servants a vacation. Into this room and said that he had was long enough ago" - Information to give which might p»s His steward be took with him—that is. “For him to have reached New York I slbly prove to have some liearlng on they start«*d together. But we hear before the murder. Exactly so. if be the Fairbrother cane I had seen the no mention made of him In our tele took advantage of every close connec-1 of Portland will speak on the man 1 man before and recognised him at the grams from Nanta Fe. He does uot tlon '' "Nazareth" at the Methodist church first glance as one of the witnesses roern to hare followed Mr. Fairbrother He is said to be a very fluent and t---- ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* who made tbe Inquest unnecessarily into tbe mountain«." * ♦! CHAPTER XIV. persuasive talker. tedious Do you rememtier Jon«*«, the "You say that tn a peculiar way.” I DIED. * Dr. Wm. F. Coburn of New York, * CAUGHT my breath sharply. I caterer, who had only two or three remarked. ♦ ♦: I did not say anything. I felt will have charge of the Bible Study facta to give and yet who uned up th« "Because it has struck us |s*cullarly. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ work each day and will speak on Sun that I did not understand the whole afternoon In trying to «tate Where is Nears now? And why did day afternoon at 3:30. Other inter- On Friday evening at 7:15, Mira inspector sufficiently yet to I esting speakers will be Miss Con those facts?" he not go on with Mr. Fairbrother 20, 190S, at the home of his dasgh-1 speak. with He seemed to be pleased "I do. Indeed." I answer««!. when he left home with every appar stance MacCorkle. Secretary of the ' ters, at Coburg, Oregon, Alva, has- "Well, he was the man. and I own ent intention of accompanying him to my reticence, At all events. Ills mall I City Association of Portland; Miss 1 band of Alice M. Stearns, aged ill Maude Ewing Ross. Student Secre ■ years, 8 months. that I was none too dellghtmi to see the I'lnchle mine? Miss Van Arsdale. ner grew even kinder us lie said: •■Tills Sears Is a witness we must tary for Oregon. Washington and Ida him. But lie was more at bls ease with we were luipress««! with this fact when Mr. Stearns was not sick long ufl have. II«* is being looked for naw, ho; Miss Frances Gage, General S«*c- his death came as a great shock] me than I expei teil. and I soon learned retary, and Mrs. Jessie M. Honey- high ami low, and we hope to get some wliat he had to tell It was this: One to his wife, children and num clew to liis whereabouts before nfght— 1 man, State President of Y. W. C. A. i friends. of Ills men had auddenly left him. one I The meetings will be closed by the that is. if be is In this city. Mean The funeral was held on Sunim of his very »•♦■"*» men ‘,ue of , while we an* all glad—1 am sure you convention sermon, delivered by Dr. afternoon at 2:30. T jc services wetii hud lieen with him In the capacity of George B. VanWaters, rector of St. are also- to spare so distlnguisiied a conducted by Rev. Erskine, oi C h waiter at the Ramsdell ball. It wus David’s Episcopal church of Port gentleman us ,\|r. Grey the slightest land Sunday night at the Methodist burg, and the old soldiers (Mg not uncommon for hl« men to I charge of the remains at the grata annoyance.” him, but they usually gave notice. T Ida church. 1 He was laid at rest in the Odd FeH "And Mr. Durand? What of him in ■ man gave u<> notice. He slmidy d d Many of the students, (masculine) (lows’ cemetery. this Interim?” are attending the meetings. not show up at the usual hour. I his Deceased was born at Amsterduu "We will have to await developments. The visitors are being shown the Montgomery county. New York. Hr was a week or two ago. Joues, hav I see no other way, my dear.” attractions of the town, and as well was married to Alice Whltlaw about ing u liking for the man, who was It was kindly said, but my head as receiving much good, seem to be 1866; to them nine children wen excellent waiter, sent a messenger drooped. This vvaitlug was what was I ’ having a royal good time. bls lodging house to see If be were born, and six still live to moafl Densnior«* Here. killing him und killing me. Tbe iu- But be had left hl« lodging« with his loss. He also has one sistff, ’ Harvey Densmore, the first Rhodes ap«*ctor saw and gently patted my Mrs. Jennie Snyder, of Coburg, ui little <*ereiuouy a» he had left the ca- Scholar from Oregon, and formerly band. two brothers to survive him. terer. a student here, visited his parents Mr. Stearns came west with Ml "Come.” said be. "you have head this week. Densmore made an en “Thin un<lt*r ordinary circumatnnc«* enough to roe that it is never wise to viable record while at Oxford, taking parents and settled in Freeborn roe»* would have ended the bimlneas; but. for««* mutters." Then, possibly with an up classic work. He Is now instruc ty, Minnesota, in 1859. He enlilM there lielng some great function In intentiou of rousing me. be remarked: tor in l^itln at the University of in the army in 1862. serving in prospect. Jones did not feel like losing country until the close of the war4 “There la another small fact which ! Washington. so gissl a man without making an ef the rebellion, being discharged hi Civil S«*rvi«*e Opportunities. may Interest you. coneerus the wait fort to recover him. so lie looked up August, 1865. He servt*d a teflj Examinations will be held here for er. Wellgood. reeommeud««l. as you his references In the hope of obtaining as corporal and when dlscharjd Junior Engineer of the geological will rememlier. by this Sears. In mv some clew to his present whereabouts. ('was acting as sergeant. talk with Jones it leaked out as a mat survey on May 6 and 7. The engin "lie kept nil such matters In n «pe He was a volunteer of the Teo eer may take up three lines of work, ter of small moment, and so It was to dal Issik mid expecte«! to have no 1 Minnesota. Company E. .Mr. StearMI first, testing of structural materials, y ronfCMcd. him. that this Wellgissl was the waiter trouble In finding tbe innu's name. second, test of fuels, and third, in-, los: his first wife in ls!*2. aadMJ tried again to Mrs. Alice laitham James Wellgissl. or that of Ills former we heard of Mr. Fairbrother's lonely who ran and piek«*d up the diamond vestlgrrl.ins of mining. moc»p-i2!£ i°dS employer, but when lie came to ro“’ trip from where be was taken ill to alter it fell from Mr. Grey's hand.” On April 29 i~ tZZ— Oregon, in 110 •. and Q0J "Ah!" sult tills Issik lie was astonished to find his inim* outside of Santa Fe. tint we plications for magnetic survpv'wtii rest of > their day» "This may mean nothing—it meant the geolo S. leal that nothing was recorded against this have only given It its dm* tni|s>rtiince Civil Commission. Thi? ["*’ spend b"t bl tin* .s Heavenl h 'J'Yn 1’J __________________ _ man's name but the date of hla first sine«* hearing what lias come to us to nothing to Jon«»«- but I inform you of the U. - miJ^ day. it IsM'auro there is a qm*stiou 1 want Ixisltion is only temporary, but puts! . - to take him hone* - eniploym«*nt March lb fairer than this. "Miss Van Arsdale." tontinne the in- to put to you In this conn«*ctlon. You a man In line for others. • Had lie blreil him without a recoin Wherever .Mr. Stearns lived Iluxsell <>l N’«*w York. uieislntlou? He would not Is» likely to. ■l«*etor as I looketl up quickly. "I atn smile.” friends, He was a Dr. James Russell, dean of teach-1 made many "Did I?” I meekly answered. “I do the A. O. U. W Lodge < yet the page wus clear of all reference, going to tell you what our men have era at Columbia Unireraity <>f Nair her of learn««l alsiut this Near«. As I have not know why. ” only the uauiv «ud the date. Hut ths Wells, Minnesota, and was This was not true, I had been wait- York, spoke Io the students of the ■ ferred to Benson. Minnesota. R date! You have already noted Its sig ■slit Iwfore, It la but forestalling the University yesterday at the regular ulfleance. and later be did too. I he reporters by a day. ami It may help ing to s«>e why the inspector had so assembly hour ou The Conduct of was a devoted Christian and wuM day of the Ramsdell ball! Tbs day of you to understand why I sent yea such bouoretl me with all these disclosures, Life His address was in the form member of the Mehodlsi church the great murder! As be recalled tbe peremptory orders to stop when your almost with hla thoughts. Now I saw. of an appeal to the young men and Incidents of that day ba undeestovst whole heart was fixed on an attempt He drelnxl something In return women to sake life with a more ser DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder FSh He showed the wide "You were on the sc«>ae at thia very ious purpose why tlie reisvrd of Wsllgvsal • name by which you hoped to right Mr Du ' ' 1 I w as unaccompanied by the imuh I refer rand We canuot a (Toni to disturb so moment,” he proceeded, after a brief field of activity open to industrious .11 e prompt and • short time strengthen »•■■iM" ence It had been a difil<*ult day all «list Ingii I shed a person as the one you contemplation of my face, "and yon young men and in emphasizing their a kidneys and allav tr >u ■ - .i:-*-5* upon the round The fuuctloii was an Important have under your eye. while the least must have s««*n this man when he 11ft- opportunities, he dwelt fj otn Inflammation b xdderj < omparative infancy of the larger de h«qw remains of tiling this crime els«* e«l th«* Jewel and hand««! It back to Mr one and the weather Imd There was. Sold by all druggists. velopment of all industries, trades where And we have such I> o | h >. Thia Grey. IMd yon remark Ills features an unusual shortage In his and professions. "No. sir: I was t<«> far ofT. Besides, number of assistnuts Two men had man, this Nriirs, Is by no means the In speaking to the young woman, H UAVOIMIIS (.1 II H J that very morning ls**n laid up with simple character one would expect my ey««s were on Mr. Grey.” tx SI ' "M* I’D'-'R warn, t them against forgetting.! from Ills |sisltlon "That is a pity. I was In Iv >*s you in th«*ir efforts for higher aickiM*»«. “Considering th«» shor cold I satisfy me on a very ft portant self cohtl of eve 1 m- .Taokmn ville, hiui (it was only vestcr the raising of a famliv arlf for I he H Walworth fo-m.| bls way into this nt »f i h tor Da? a Nor ei i I M II >er nig .1 nunler a» " *• «So n fill to |»rv with which lie >an with o Mr*, rother weil, that I t! inspector no ««votier r But In the ilistractio I ni«**r»it« thing anil It was not till last ime If bis ’ lx* s««*mr«l to forget me untoward events of e of Univi n«*«a to*iutcrro«r>te hiui IV bap« tile heard that the attachment wh had neglects«! to do changed from May 8 to Arguments before him to her waa of th«* sort wl appearance of the latter hn«i * ‘•methlng •* th at is the date of the < f«stly satisfied with the Kell ( pied four hours. Atto u<> account of youth or age. fitness or to do with It. He looked n< If lie had Oreg, >n meet which Is to be and general Iwhavlor. the defense, made a - Huge unflttie«« lie no Adonis. Slid old tie this year The folio' bren running or ha«! Iren tbe victim of / thè « different thing Tin* mau had left »111 be junior day and a base ball tive plea, making mm him summarily, and hs felt liuiwlltsi to enough, we are told, to be her father, some extraordinary adventure At all «ai i» belief that his moth* game will be played that afternoon, battit. hunt up the |s*rs<>n who had recom but for all that we have found several event», the Inspector »ros* ps he en ter- house at the time of > Th mended him amt see whether this was ¡«ersona w ho can tell atrauge utorlea of rd ami was about to question hli him dav. e "junior week end” as the two that he fought to pro : her are called, is a new departure irtly the first time that Wellgissl had repakl the persistence with which bls eager when !w remembere«! me, ami rastlng for the university, and it la proposed case went to the jury mean« of ridding film to make them the most enjoyable o’clock. gvsst treatment with Imd Running ohl eyes wouhl follow her whenever atxvut for The killing of Jam* F MD'-J through tbe papers with which his file cban<*e threw them together during the arli of my pre*eure without Injury to days of the school year On the eve was now full he found that the one time she remained under her husband s my frellng*. be suddenly push<«l open ning of May $3. the júniora are plan ■vas the result of an ■rty »* the Walworth« from be sought »«« not there This roused roof. and others who relate, with even the dixvr of an ailjolnlng room and re ning to give a big dance. by the Mankins Th more avidity.* bow, after her removal The program for University day him In good earnest, for he was cer quested me to step ln«lde while he tstk- will be the same as formerly. In the p*»rs of ejectment ca > d tain that be had not removed It bliu to apartments of her own. he used to r.1 a moment with this man all of the men will work battle, in which over ■elf and there was no one else who spend hours In the adjoining park just were exchanged Man to catch a glimpse of her figure as she le campus laving cetnent In the battle, and b ' had the right to ilo so He suspected (Continued Next Week ) doing other n ecessary work croes««l the sidewalk on her way tj the culprit, a young lad w ho oceaslon- were in turn badly ladies prepare a ally bad accesa to his desk lt’lt this and from her earring«*. Ind«*ed dormitory. I is,y was ho h,ugvr In the oi ■«■ He sensei«*«». almost senile missiou fort n very pop-! had <lisinl**rod him for some p etty fault ldition of, the previous week, and It look him q>r«*ciated I University of Oregon New? m ' much better