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Woman Me fi the Alcove B ANNA KATHARINE GREEN. Th Millions! Biby." "Th Filigree Dall." "Th urtSfui In th MUt." "The Ameihyit Box." Etc X X I IV i Continued.) i waa Impressed by bis account the tn- " . spector selzd the opportunity to ask H. De cried.' "Would , If Mrs. Falrbrother had been standing Com ' viss Vnu Arsdnle any or this time with her back to him. down thS rich folds of Her dress, mil ! rrom a attorn1 needlelike Instrument i $ i which had bM thrust, point down ; ; ward, In the oik: work of an antique I J lantern bunging near the doorway. ): What had happened to me might have J n.ippene.1 to any one who chanced to 1 be in that spot at that special moment. 2 but I did not realize this then iw ...ICHT. ! (jri THS BOBBS-MERRIDL COMPANY. I V I n Uiu 1 ;. au I, necessary I to which he answered yes, while they r-utuaite w" l t1 itita Miss ; were In the window. L ?'?.tness ami weakness Entirely so." Ami carried them nway?" aj, i should prociy Hw , f .enerlor 1 S to Sire " 10 Ii:b a"d 1,0 it to outshine any which could "1,, la New York. This fading nbroad-m. expense he " .in;ns to Incur on the sole SSoltat ttartoue should not dis- 1,-rfnt him when lis saw u to beh.bls hand, on the 18th ;jn.h, uu wife's birthday. Never Ut tad 1 "ul suc''' 1u PIortuulty f-J . .... ... i..,..lnci Vntm- large sirQiie u' e!tod, 1 entered nt once Into cor- i.i. .1... I.uf L-nan-n itpill- mahleace wiui " i os the other side, and last week a. ,axi was delivered to me which enough for her to pluck off lia -31? m into my present ' the Jewel and thrust It into the gloves r4" 1 not kill Mrs. l-'nlruroth- j if she had so wished?" fr""1... , vLrinnly take her dla-. "Quite long enough." u tn " ' " .mearanoes look that "But you did not see her do this?" EA "1S? " ' ready to ncknowl- "I did not." pW: ..i ... her in the alcove, not i "And so took the gloves without sus- HP- and these are my rea- . plcion?" i: About three inontiis " .. .. .-..u i tiowu man or cnoi- irtn ' ... ,. n-itli the re- "Unfortunately, yes.' 5 , .Laid urocuro tor him u ' "Without thinking that she might want them the next minute?" "I doubt If I was tlilnklir; seriously of her at nil. My thoughts were on my own disappointment." "Did you carry these gloves out In your hand?" "No. In my pocket." "I see. y And you mot" J'No one. The sound I heard must hnve come from the rear hall." "And there was nobody on the steps?" "Ho, A gentleman was standing at their foot Mr. Grey, the Englishman but Ills' itei Woti ttirhed another way, and he looked IiS If lie1 bdii iwon lu that J to 6il all the necessary require- same position for several Blihutes." - 'mil 1 had never seen a finer stone "Did this gentleman Mr. Grey see ti ww consequently rejoicing In my you?" bensj when some one, l uo uoi re- -j cannot say, but I doubt it. He ap KmbCT who now, chanced to speak in : peared tc 1 e In a sort of drca-.a.' There Cj baring of die wohderful stone po- Were other people aliout, but nobody witu wnont i was acquainted. "Very (Md. No for the pecond I LiWi by a certain Mr Falrbrother tine so large, so brilliant And so wloss altogether that slw seldotb l-ra It, though It was known1 it) eorn tfceursaad had a great reputatirt at iir's, where It had once been stiJ are alteration in the setting. 'a?. istae Iarg9r and finer than the oner !il iToccred with so much trouble? a, my labor bad all been In vain, for jpitron milst have known of this ziffld aail would expect to seo it 1 was t r.pset by this pos3ib:Kty I resolved to tee the jewel and copai:i&uiu for myself. I found Ktad who agreed tj Introduce me ie lady, the received me very jisly aud was unliable enough t Ibe subject of diamonds was ixi. whru she Immediately st!2- tcil left jne without nu onpor- of proffering niy reiiucst. llow- n every otner subject s'lo WC3 it. ami 1 fouud It easy enough to tie aeiiua.ulmice till v. e were oa Mcudly terms. I',.it I never t' ('.iaiuouj. livr would she tall; it, though 1 caused her some f 1T"en ,J" day I drew out be- eorcres the one I hud pi-jcnrel fay patron and made her look nt It. s! cried, fine.!' But I failed sect any envy in Jier manner, and that I had U3t achieved the set me by my wealthy customer. tas a woeful rtlsamiolntment: Mrs. 'Palrbrather never worn iiaaouil, It wns auioug the nossl- : that he might be satisfied with WT dnc gom I hud obtained for nu, inlluenced by this hope, I this nioruiinr n rn.nuwt tr. ''J see It tomorrow. Tonight 1 this ball, and almost aa snr.ii tm the drawing room I hour rairurother Is present and "iJorrflcd, reeled oncilrd." lng the splash with my hands, I edged myself back to the door by which I haj entered, watching those deathful eyes and crushing under my feet the remnants of some broken china with which the curpet was bestrewn. I had no thought of hor, hardly any of my self. To cross the room was all; to es cape as secretly us I came, before the portiere so nearly drawn between me and the main hall should stir under (he hnnd of soma i-Ui'lou parson entering. It was my first sisht of blood: my first contact with crime, and that was what I did-I fled." Tae last word was utfod with a - enough to allow me to lusport to uo CHAPTER . . l diamond, but a carefully inanufiiourwl 'devlf who wlihed to giro a telegram HAD gone upstairs 'for my "f l1Bl,' worth the rich ami or some such hasty messagi?.jo fi.e lady wrap, my uncle having Insist--; elubornta setting which bus. been given sitting Just above them lu a ll:!:ted ed on my withdrawing from1'0 ' am M"y to he the m to window. The wlml was fierce and the a sceue where my very pros- ,in-v ,,ut ' Ul,v? made a study of j snow blinding, and It was natural that previous stones, mm I cannot let this i tne nniti sliould duck h'.s head, but h -twire factnl Imitation pass through my remcrnbere I bN noMenratice well hands without a protest. Mr. ltunis- I enotish to i.ny tli.it I e was either ve y dell." this to our host. "I beg you will cold or very mub iloue r.p an 1 that allow mo to utter my exuuses and di- i ho w ore a greatitiat with the collar enee steme't lu some degree to compro mise me. Soon prepared for my departure, I was cros-sing the hall to the small door communicating with the side staircase where my uncle had promised to await me. when I felt myself seized by a desire to have another look b!ow be fore leaving the place In which were centered all my deepest Interests. A wide landing, breaking up the main flight of stairs some few feet from the top, offered me an admirable point of view. With but little thought of possible consequences and no thought ; part at once. My daughter is worse this I know as certainly as that 1 am standing here. The cry you have heard , Is the one superstition of our family. Tray God that I find ber alive!" After' this what could be said? Though uo one who had heard him, not i even my own romantic self, showed any belief In this Interpretation of the remarkable sound that bad Just gone pulled up about his ears. When be came back with the whip he sceutcd Notice of I'lnnl Kettlcineiit. . Kstato i f George Drury, deceased. Notice, is hereby given that thw undersigned,, lle-org A. .Drury, ad ministrator of the nb'ive-nanied es tate, has filed his final account In the matter of s.ti.l estate with the county clerk of I. ace county, Oregon, and that Monday, the tlth day of April. If US. at tile hour of I o'clock in tho afternoon of said day, has been set and fixed by said court for tho hear ing of objections to said final ac- at all of my poor, patient uncle. I tunning mrougn mo nousc. yet. lu race slipped down to this landing and. pro- j of hla declared acceptance of It as n tocted by the unusual height of Its wnmlng and tho fact that all efforts balustrade, allowed myself a parting 1 ouu " ''' r n glance nt the sceue with which my most poignant memories yvere hence forth to bo connected. liefore me lay tho large square of the central hall. Opening out from this was tho corridor leadlug to the front I to determllne Its source, no other cours seemed open but to let this dis tinguished man depart with the sud denness bis superstitious fears demanded. That this was lu opposition to die door and incidentally to the library. I inspector's wishes was evident enough As my glance ran down this corridor I beheld approaching from the room Just mentioned the tall figure of the Englishman. Ho halted as be reached the main hall and stood gazing eagerly at a group of men and women clustered near tho fireplace, a group on which I no sooner cast my own eye thau my attention also became fixed. : Tho inspector bad come from the room where I had left him with Mr. Durand aud was showing to these peo ple tho extraordinary diamond, which he had Just recovered under such re markable If not suspicious circum stances. Young heads and old were meeting over It, aud I was straining my cars to hear such comments as were audible, above, tho general hub bub, when Mr." Grey made a quick move, and I looked his way again In time to mark bis ulr of concern and the j pno'tninty he showed whether to nd, I w.iico or retreat. "I am ns!miu?d of myself," he' mut- v'lt von .nek-itoiehi,!. l,,i,-!eo- :tereu, "nut uou.ag cuu now undo the g:sp. Evidently he was greatly flf. I t-'nCTOsclous of my watchful e.VO and footed by this horrible experience. I -'!!8 " loubt ,liat must of ' Pr;t soo m uie group ou wniru lie own eye was Idrnied stood with their hacks to tals unfortunate lady." The Inspector's vclcc was hard. I clung a little more tightly to my uncle, and Mr. Durand. ufter one agonizing gTnKce' my way, drew himself up as If qiidn conscious that he had entered upon' fVw" most serious part of the strug,';h;' "I hud' for-ynlten the gloves lu my hurried dejiarUiv; but presently I re membered thMuv and grew very un easy. I did not Hl;e currying this woman's property tVliout with me. I had engaged myself: irtv hour' before, to Miss Van Arsdale, iind was very anx ious to rejoin her. The' glovo Wor ried me, end finally, after a little aiiri lesp wandering through ' the various rooms, I determined to go line'.; and restore ':o::i to their owner. The doors of C:e supper room had just been flung epen. and tile cu l rf the hall near the alcove was cor.ipurutlvely empty, rave for u certain quizzical friend cf mine, whom I raw sitting with his partner on tho yellow divan. I did not want tir encounter him just then, for he had nlreudy joked me about my admiration for the lndy with the diamond, so I conceived the idea of approaching her by means of a second entrance to the alcove, un suspected by most of those present, but perfectly well known to me, who have been a frequent guest In this house. A door, covered by temporary draperies, connects, ns you may know, thls alcove with a passageway com-' munlcatlng directly with the hall of entrance and the upstairs dressing rooms. To go up the main stairs and come down by the side one, and so on. IJiroupch n small archway, was a very ler famous iewel. Whnt ' , " . ... r,, , . - - itiiiuijg or iuiu arriving gnosis were in M.wt of Dlcv Why, that I . ,,t , t .i r...,. i., .. . "use aa effort in ., it i i . 7 ..." . Mr irin, . , r, ana mat was witn me servant ... ' . " " "'l1.V t0 ".V exacting .ttlnl,n.1 nt ll.e enrrln-re nt,-n,-e - ie he should ask ms to- I m,t . .. m,,,.f t ti,w ,. s'Me 1 rhowed him had r.ltlons Instant, and I reached the iloor ta the city, p.nt she wim nr.t I sought without any nnntoasinitncss. trurlng room tiien ml l.,- X ! ThU ilnnr nnened nut fnsteail nf In " inttrf-ste,! clsewhere"-here he 1 this I also knew when iilunnlng Ibis nt uie ''so tbnt Imlf tl,A F.urrentllloiis intrusion hut. after nnll- i passed iK'fi.re I had an oppor- I lug It open and reaching for the cur ,0 Join her in ti, . . , t.,i.. ...1.1..1, i i.....i,. n......UJ i. '' i hail seen her set mi hm ! I found it not so easv to nrncecd n:i 1 ;'rewtirt. What ,.. ...... short interview we hel.l will llj , ,)t.el,arwl t8 j i, ,. ' " ns ciucny h . ne slmrt view I snc ! obtaining f i. .. 'jj in. ,. uinrveious .A'"1'0' the pain, she took " oy some natural KriT,. i. . ',"e oaugnt my berf.ee. But In that on. "collector. ,t to be worn "JTal nr. ,T . . -- uiui stone HKo CJ C0QfllL.n t la!r .iJ f "r"se to depurt. w anrt i 1 a "'"Position to ' freely ntlco(1 mt hud imnglned. The stenlthlness of my action held back my hand: then the faint sounds I heard within mlvlsej me that she was not alone, tied that she might very readily regard with displeasure my unexpected entrance by a door of which she was possibly Ig norant. 1 tell you all this because. II by.-aity chance I was seen hesitating lr face of that curtain, doubts might J are been raised whi. b I n ti anxious vo dlsjH-1." Here h... ...,. leff my face for that of the Inspector. "It certainly had a bud look, that I loil't deny, but 1 did not think of -appearances then. I was too anxious to 1! time II: Nwlbly )w hi.: "I iT?:,n'Mr- "'' only '''th- ,'" KM' ""'den L' t,. ,. , ,' w""rp s'ie had '"-I ttl , '"' 'ailing flakes, i; I'T" """ '"-v ''d complete a task which had suddenly presented unexpected dltlleultles. That I listened before entering was very natural, and when I heard no voice, only something like a great sigh. I ven tured to ilift the curtain f id step In. fche wns slttbig. iiot.wheu I ha 1 left ber. but ou a couch at the left of the iwi-.l e(i!rni. her faee toward 1116 where she had ; and-voii knew how. itisin ctor. It wai "ps. In,!... , . ""'wing i aunost forgot nuse her move- ; fact.. I slid fiord thj presence of this murdered wo:::au ai tiwujh she had been the victim of uiy Cn rago or ettpidlty and, being furtuusi" enough to reach the dressing room beoi' tiie alarm hud spread beyond ihtf tov medlnto vicinity of tho alcove, foiKi'l1 and put on the handkerchief, , which made It possible for me to rush down and find Miss Yuu Arsdnle, who some body told me hud fainted. Not till I stood over her lu tiiat remote corner beyond the supper room did I itgnlu think of the glove.i. Whnt I did when I happened to think of them you al ready know. I could have shown no greater cowardice If I had lunwa that the murdered wor.'.an's diamond was hidden Inside them. Yet I did not know tbi-i or even st:s-pect It. .qr do I understand now her rcassn- for plue- Ing It there. Why should Mrs. I-'alr- brother r'.sl; such mi Invvjitable gem to the custody of one she knew an little? An unconscious enstody too? Was she r.frahl of helot murdered if she re tained t'.l.'s jewel?" The hupcetur' thought a moment, mnd then sail'.: "You mention your' dread of some one entering by tho one door before you could escape by the-other.- Do-your refer to the friend you left slttlug on tho dlvnn opposite?" "N'o, my friend had loft that seat The portiere was sur.k'iently drawn for me to detect that. If I had waited a minute longer," he bitterly added,- "I should have found my way open to tho' ro'".:!ar entrance and so' escaped' all this." I "Mr. Durand. you are not obliged to- answer any of my questions, but if you Wish you may tell me whether, nt this moment of apprehension, yon thought of the danger you run of being seen from outside by soi..e one of tiie many coachmen passing by on the driveway?" "No: I did n:t even think of the window I don't utiow why hut. if any' one passing by did se me. 1 h ipe th.y' saw ennui,r:i to suijvtantinte my story. The inspei-tor made no reply. He seemed to be thinking. I heard af;er ward that the curtains, looped bind; In (lie early evonln'.', had been found hau'-'ing nt full length over this -window by titose who first rushed In upon the scene of death. Hud he Imped to entrap Mr. Durand Into some dnning ing admission or was he merely test In? his truth? Ills expression alTjid td no clew to his thoughts, and Mr. Durand, noting this, remarked with some dignity: "I do not expect strrngers to accept these explanations, wl Ich nxist sound rtrange and Inadequate m face of the proof I carry of having Is-en with that woman after the fatal weapon struck her heart. Hut to one who knows me, and knows me well, l-caii surely np-j , . ... I.. -.!. .i. t i Peill lOI llllll-Ui I: 1 II Ml,.- n in- u J iiore declare to Is' as true as If I had sworn to It In n court of Justice." "Anson:" I passionately cried out. loosening my clutch uihiii my uncle's arm. My confidence In him had re turned. And tlifii ns I no'cd the Inspector's bn.-inessl,ke air an I my uie le's wn-verltr- I'i'.k and une-.nvineed manner I fi :t in v heart swell, mil. Hinging all her hist sigh I had h-anl. Horrified, j illseretion tn the Wind. I bvlllde - "11! 1 I lUest t but t l.f .1 . !5-Vr n" 1 rivln V.i,. t": '" "f 'he stone. -'1 ..V....; ":l"!,,l ,., ,,t ' tl'T f ... i . ifu. ., . ' ' '"'tween us. i; r,,' '":"-'"-' I heard" np. "'"IT-.: '.'j!"'i'd the mom. ' kV,. "" f"r breath. v'll'Ul o for I had never looked on death before, r.nvh less crime. 1 reeled forward, i'.:"'i:ilng. I presume, to rutdi ibn-ii the stem ."houting fir he. p. when, sud .!:.:. soinelhiiig fell sM'a-!.. ig "!l f.-r tlit fro'.t, slid I saw i y e!:' I v. ii'.i a stain "f l.lo 1- Hi ' !!! fright c:;e.l an-l Per. ib'. -r. .1 me. aa 1 i was a i.n.hi. or tn n I. -to. i' 1 h oi ii-c i -'i :- ii:- t I 1 1 no. V ! j -ii 1 d, 1 do I whe i'-e tli.i droii had c :;:'. N"t fr in . k her, tuutigh the red stream was po'irii.g ea.-erl.v forward. l.a lug n.y liamls In (h-.se of Mr. Dnraiil, I cried fervently: I t-.lb-ve hi yen. iiv n ui.ri!" sliail '-.i r - e i-i v.-ur inn TV -'-' ' I: y !- ! reply. I : ;:l'!er th:.l. ttittr: but oiir iia .e toy 'iu;i- :,l leaw Hi d v. a.s r )-i::i ward him, lie made no effort to ills g".l--e his profound Interest In the store. His eye fuliowed Its p-.lssage from baud to hand with n covetous5 fcag.irnoss of which he may not. have been R'aro,' and I was not ut nil surprised tvilwi, lifter a short Interval of troubled Inde cision, ho Impulsively stepped forward Mid begged the privilege of handling t'.uv gi:ri himself. OU llfrnt, iri.i stood nd( fur froin (he luspectov.' said something to tluil (Jti' tlcman wiiielr led to this request being complied wlt'hr The stone was passed over to Sir. G't.(v and 4 Wit, possibly because my heiff'? vus in my eyes, that the great malt' hand trembled as It touched his puIliY.. Indeed, his whole friiuie trembled, mid I wns looking tngerly for the result of his Inspection when, on his turnlrg to hold the Jewel up to tho llghl, something happened so abnormal and so strange that no one who wns fortunate lor un fortunate) enough to be present In the house at that Instant w ill ever for;ct It. This something was a cry. coming from no one knew where, whkh, un earthly In its shrillness mid tiio p iwer It had on the Imagination, reverberated through thChouse and died nwny in o wall so weird, so thrilling and so pro longed that it gripped not only my own nerveless and weakened heart, but those of the ten strong men congre gated below me. The diamond dropped from Mr. Grey's bond, nud neither ho nor any one else moved to pick it up. Not till silence had come ugalu a silence almost as unendurable to tho sensitive enr'ns the cry which had preceded It did any one stir or think of tlie gem. Then one gentle nu::i after another bent to look for It. but v.-:h no success, till one of the v.T.I.ers, who possibly had followed It wlih his c;.e or caught sight of lis sparkle on the ed-c of the rrg. whither :t had rolled, sprang and picked It up anil hairnet II back to Mr. Cray. liisllnt lively the Kuglishninn's hand closed c:i it, but It was very evident to me, and I think to nil. that bis in tcrest in if was gone. If he looked in It he dl 1 not seo It. for he stood like one stunned nil the time that ngltateil men and women wee running hither and thither lu unavailing efforts to lo cate the sound yet ringing In tiieir ears. Not till these various searchers bad ull come together again, In terror of a' mystery they could not solve, dm be let his hand full and himself awako to the uconc about him. The words he at once gave utterance bi were as remarkable as nil the rest. "Gentlemen," said he, "yon must pardon my agitation. This cry you need not seek its source Is ono to w-hicli I am only too well accustomed, I have been the hnppy father of six children, l-'lve I have hurled, and be fore the death of each this same cry has echoed In my ears. I huve but ono child loft, a daughter. She Is III at the hotel. Do you wonder that I shrink from this into of warning arid show myself Kolncfhlug less than n man under Its Influence? 1 nru going home; but, first, one wont iibiut Ibis stone." Here he lifted It mid bestowed or appeared to bestow on it an anxious scrutiny, putting on Ids glasses and examining It ean-fiilly V-'nre passing It buck to the Inspector. "I have heard." said he. wlih a change of tone which must have been nii'!-e;:l.ie to every one, "that this 1 s.o-.e v.-.is a very wii. e v.-orihy of the r.. :i Naturally he would huvo preferred Mr. Grey to remain, If only to make clenr bis surprising conclusions In regard to a diamond which had passed through Uie hands of some of the best Judges lu the country without u doubt haviug been raised as to Its genuineness. With his departure the Inspector's manner changed. He glanced nt the stone In his bund and slowly shook his head. "I doubt If Mr. Grey's Judgment can be depended on tonight." suld lie and pocketed the gem us carefully aa If his belief In Its real value had been but little disturbed by the assertions of this renowned foreigner, I have no distinct remembrance of how I Anally left tho house or of what passed between my uncle aud myself on our way home. 1 was numb with tho shock, and neither my Intelligence nor my feelings were tiny longer active. i. :.. couiu i say, I re-.'.l but o-e Impression, and that rc'u,lu Ul nccouut. ta... 1 wns nij sen uuarrecteu uy its seeming more cheerful thau when he uked for rolint 1,ml rr tn" """' settlement of It, but hud no "thank you" for tbt fuvor done hliu, or If he had It was lost In his throat and the piercing gale. Tho communication, which was re garded by the police as a mutter of the highest Importance, had hevn found In her hand by the corouer. It was a mero scrawl written la pencil on a small scrap of paper. The following facsimile of the scrawl waB given to the public In the hopo that some one would recognize the hnmlwrttlng: The first two lines overlapped and were confused, but the hist one was clear enough. I-lxpect trouble If If what? Hundreds were asking the question at this very moment. I should soon be asking It, too, but first I must miike an effort to understand the ali utitlon a situation which up to now appeared to Involve itr. Durand, and Mr. Durand only, as the suspected party. This waa uo more than I expected, yet it came with a shock under the broad glare of this wintry morning, so Impossible did It seem In the light of everyday Ufo that guilt could bo as sociated lu any one's mind with a man of such unblemished record hud ex cellent standing. But the ovldc.ee adduced agnluat hliu waa of 0 i!ud appeal to the comtuou mln-J.--wo all snow that eTldcaee nor; could I say. said estate; and all objections to said account must be filed with said court on or before the said time and date so fixed by said court for said final hearing and final settlement. Dated this 14th day of February, 1903. GICOHGR A. DRl'RY. Administrator of said esta'.e. Notice of Final Scttloiin-nt. TCstnto of Isaac 11. Tyler, deceased. Notice Is hereby given that tho un- Jderslgncd, George A. Drury, executor of the above named estate, has filed ;hls final account in the matter of 'said estate with the county court of I.ane county, Oregon, and that Mon day, the Bth day of April. lflOS, at tho hour of 2 o'clock In the afternoon of said day, has been sot and fixed by said court for the hearing of ob jections to said final account and for the final settlement of said estate; and ull objections to said account must bo filed with said court on or before the said time and date so fix ed by said court for said final hear ing and final settlement. tinted this 14th day of February, 130S. GEORGK A. DRURY. Administrator of said estalo. was the e.fect made on me by my old home on our arrival there, ns of sopie tblug new and strange, so much hail hapijwvivij nm! such changes hud taken pfueo In my.-.;!? since leaving It five hours before. 'But nolhrug else Is vivid my remembrance till that early hour Af the dreary morning when, ou wnk btli to the world with a cry, 1 beheld my uncle's anxious figure bending over iv.e from the footboard. luiianiiy 1 found tongue nud ques tion after question leaped from my hps. He did not answer them, lie could not. lint when I grew feverish una Insistent he drew the morning paper from behind his back and laid It quietly don within my roach. I felt calmed In an instant, and wl'en after a fen' affectionate words he left me to myself t seized on the sheet and read what so many others were read ing at that moment throughout the cltv. I spare you the account so far as it coincides with what I had myself seen nnd heard the night before. A few particulars which had not reached my ears will intereit you. The Instrument of death found hi the place designated by Mr. Durand was one of note to such as hid any taste or knowledge of curios. It was a stiletto of the most delicate type. I :ig. keen and slender, n it an American product, not even of this century's manufacture, but u relic of the day i when deadly thrusts were givei In the corners uud byways of medieval streets, This made the first mystery. The second was the as yet unc philnnhlo presence on the alcove floor of two broken coffee' cups, which no waiter nor any other person. In fact, admitted having carried there. The tray, which had fallen frour peter Mooney's hand the waiter who hud been the first to give the alarm of mur derhud held no cups, only Ices. This was a fact, proved. Hut the handles of two mips had been found among tho debris cups which must have bec i full fit, :n the size of the coffee slain left on the rug where they hud fr.lie.-i. In rending this I remembered that Mr. Durand had mentioned sleniiliig on some broken pieces of china hi his cM-ape ft i the filial scene, and. struck with this conllrniulliin of a theory which was slowly taking rorui In my own mind, I pas.-eil ou lo flic next paragraph with a sense of ex pectaticii. The result was a surprise. Others may have been told, I was not, tbnt Mrs. I'.ilt brother had received a coin munlcallon from outside only n reiv minutes previous to her death. A Mr. Kullcrton. who had preceded Mr. Du rand dn his visit to the alcove, owned to having opened the window for her nt some cull or signal from outside and taken In a small piece of paper which ho saw lifted up from below on the end of a n hip handle. He could not see who held the whip, hut at Mra. Kalrbrolher's entreaty he unpinned Hie note nnd gave It to her. While sbo was puzzling over It, for It was apparently f.ir from legible, he took nnother look out In time to mark u figure rush frou weight, Not that my faith In his Inno cence WAS shaken. 1 had met his look, of love nnd tender gratitude ami my cnttndetice' Irt Mm hurt beou. restored, but I saw with Ml tho clearness of ft mind traliio.1 by en:it!a"?,.M study how ditlictilt It wns iro!i-:,' be to counter act the pro'udlcc liu'tucon, first, by hla own Ineciiisldcrato acts, e-neciully by j tbnt unfortunate attempt of bis to so- i Crete Mrs. Falrlm-tlicr's gloves In an other woman's bug, tilnl, secondlv, bv his pcenp-ir p::plnnu(!ons, which to ' ninny muni seem forced nud untMhtrat. I saw nud felt uenvd to a sutiorhu tnnn tilsk. I believed hint limocoiif, and If others fillhid to provo him so 1 would un.'.crtii!:e- lo cleaT Jiltu myself I, tflc little ltltu, with nil experience of law or conns or crimp, but with simply nu unlioundcl faith 111 the man suispectel and lu the keenness of my own Insl.ht, an ln-;l;ht which had al- j really served me so well and would serve me yet hotti'r cute 1 h.i.l mas tered tlie details which must bo tho prelude to all Intel!!- cut action. Tlie morning's report stopped with the explanations given by Mr. Durand of the appearances arafnst him; con sequently no word appeared of the uft er oveuis which had ir.uiie such an Im pression ut the time on all the persons present. Mr. Grey was inculbucd, but imply us one of tho iniouls, and to no one reading this early morning Issuo would any doubt come as ,to the genu ineness of the diamond which, to all appearance, had been the leading .mo tive in the commission of this great crime. ' The effect on my own mind of this NOTICK OF FINAL NUTTLKMKNT. . .Notice. Is hereby given that the un. derslgned has filed hla final account wi' h the County Court for Lane Coun ty. Orcgou, and that the court has by order duly made and entered fixed Monday, March 16, 190S, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., as the tlino and tho county court room in Kugene. I.ane County, Oregon, as thu place to hear any objections to tho said account. Any person Interested in the said matlnr. r required to file their qh joctluiu pn or before, the suld day. S. . NKHS, Administrator- of the Kstatp of l.oula llHlvej'spn, Deceased, Notice or F.'iiiil Sell lenient. Notice la hereby given that the un designed, administrator of the 'es tate of Joseph II, Stone, deceased, has filed Ills final account with the eoiinly fieri bt l.nilt) eouilty( Ore gon, and nn order lifi.4 bixqi made: nnd entered of record directing this notlco and setting Monday, the Cth dnv of April, 108, at the hour of 10 o'clock n. in., for the hcnrlng of objections, If nny, to saM acrount and for the final settlement of said estate. KAI.i'M W. STONH, Administrator iif (he estate of Joseph II. St ono-deceased. WgMM mm i lii i wmvJm suppression waa a curious one. I be gan to wonder If tho wholo event had not been a chimera of my disturbed brain a nightmare which had visited me, and me alone, and not a fuet to bo reckoned with. I'.tit a moment's fur ther thought served to ch ar my mind rf all such doubts, and I perceived that ielow toward the carriage drive. . He 'he Kilee had excrrlncd only common did not recognize the figure nor would prudence In withholding Mr. Grey'a he know It again. As to the fiaturn of the fommiiutcntlnii Itself he could say nothing, save that Mrs. I'nlrbrother dbl not seem to Ik- affected favorably by It. she frowned and was looking very gloomy when he left the alcove ! Asked If he had pulled flic curtains! tcgether lifter closing the window, be snld that be bad i.ot: that she bin uot re'inesteil btin to do so. j Tills story, which was certainly a or one and ' --'range one, nni) is-eti confirmed by Un it b ir hero I sensational opinion of the stone till It "tod Pv experts. . (Contlneiid Next Friday.) J. M." Howe Is still selling best tail ored suits on the coast from Conti nental TelpT'tig f'oiiiiiiinv. of Chica go, atC 4 2 Willamette street. tf I'OltTL.VMl ItOYAL IMKIiiY llread. Hid l.t and h-iiitiui bread made, for snle al Ottn'a. n.il l a vain :i fllll b-.c-l: ' Alailv'-i- l-rtlieii-i:I 1 i s nil. 1st 1 evening came in A inert -n. It'll, c all been g:-r ally !.- . ii. ire thru he win i u.li r:-i'tc.r fur If stone w hi ii ; u;i In i;tlwi ci, you have i , f e-'t i IlM.li V r.f tlie c-mct..t,r. w-lt h,.,l I In It: no one j m hi,',,!,!., fr thp .uiroose. Tins coachman, who wns Known to la u f.-iaii i.f extreme good nature, had seen : t.rr-ii jo lendiny whip lo n poor s wi'l n t to coin (. i i.i.in. The ,-ll-t been ;..''. I'll.llS fTI!l-:l l Ti) Kxvs PA.') OINTMK.NT U guaranteed I l 'ire any m.i. of Itcliliu;. iln,l. i,.e.. tug or protruding pile. In t0 1 4 days or money refunded. DOc. Jenkins & Starbuck Dealers in REAL ESTATE Wc arc new comers here and arc in the Real Estate Business To Do Business Wc have been in this busi ness before and understand it thoroughly. At present wc arc in correspondence with a number of Eastern People who are going to locate in this country and if you are desirous of dis posing of properties such as City, Pasture and Farm Lands, call on us. We arc personally acquainted with a number of these correspondents and know they are comtng west. Ii you want to SELL, list your property with us for there is going to be "things doing" in real cstats that is Listed with us. ' Jenkins & Starbuck Ronms 17 and 18 THEATRE BLOCK fc afTTTftlMB Ti aWTttHllHTIi ' o
