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
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