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
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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
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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
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who made tbe Inquest unnecessarily into tbe mountain«."
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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.
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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