Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1895, Page 8

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William Fitzhugh, charged with adultery, pleaded guilty when arraigned before Judge Cox, in Criminal Court No. 2, today, and 1, The Star will pay $250 in gold to the reader from whom It receives by mail, at the publication office, Pennsylvania avenue and lith street, the complete and absolutely correct solution of “Before They Were Mar- ried,” as it shall be disclosed in -the final chapter of the story, to be published Satur- day, December 14, in The Star. If two or more complete and absolutely correct solu- tions are received the $250 in gold will be divided equally. 2. Should The Star fail to recelve a solu- tion that is complete and absolutely correct in all its details, the $250 in gold will be al- lotted to the twenty-nine readers whose ex- planation shall come nearest to the true so- lution of the mystery according to their percentage of merit, and the money will be divided as follows. Ist Priz 2d Prize fd Prize 4th Prize..... 25 Prizes of $5 each... 29 Prizes; aggregating......... The first prize of $50 will be p: explanation which comes n&arest the true solution; the second prize of $37.50 to the person sendirg the’ explanation next nearest, and so on, for the third and fourth prizes. The remaining twenty-five prizes of $5 each will be awarded to the persons to sending the twenty-five explanations next nearest to the fourth prize, as the judges may determine their merit. 3. The Star is pre-eminently a family newspaper and its daily installment of a high grade serial story is a feature intended to especially commend it to the home circle. ‘To emphasize—and advertisc—the fact that The Star is a newspaper pecullarly suitable for women's reading, the further condition is made that the $250 in prizes shall be paid only for explanations sent in by women and girls. All may read; but only women and girls may guess—and win the gold. “Before They Were Married” will continue in daily installments until Saturday, Decem- ber 7, on which date all but the final chapter will have been published. The :nterval be- tween Saturday, December 7, and Wednes- day, December il, 6 o'clock p.m., ‘nclusive, will be allowed for forwarding of suesses, and the final chapter will be published in The Star Saturday, December 14. Under ro consideration whatever will guesses be re- ceived from any source and considered prior to Saturday, December 7, or later than 6 o'clock p.m. December 1i. For no reason RE THEY WERE MARRIED: Ly HENRYC.PARKER, AUTHOR OF _ {SCORNED TOTHE END, “ARBITRATION & C3 CONDITIONS OF THE STAR’S GREAT OFFER. whatever will guesses from any source be re- ceived or considered after 6 o'clock p.m. December 11, except as stated in rule 3, given below. Persons who miss the first installments can obtain back numbers at the office of The Star. Rules of the Competition. 1 But one solution can be entered by a Teader. 2. All guesses must be sent by mail and in no other way, plainly addressed to “Prize Story Editor,” The Evening Star. 3. In order to put out-of-town readers of The Star on a time equality with city read- ers, they will be permitted to secure from their local postmaster an indorsement on the back of the envelope in which their guesses are forwarded, indicating the day and kour of delivery of the letter to him, and such guesses will be accepted, provided the time be prior to 6 p.m., December 11. For obvious reasons no guesses will be con- sidered that are mailed later than the time given. The indorsement, plainly written in ink, must be personally signed by the postmaster or acting postmaster. 4. Inquiries not considered fully answered here will receive proper attention if address- ee to “Prize Story Editor,” The Evening tar. 5. 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Guessers must be wo- men and girls and necessarily they must be readers of The Star, but they may read the story in The Star taken by any member of the family and need not be regular subscrib- ers themselves in order to enter the compet!- tion. While only women and girls may guess and win the prizes, they can receive help as to their guess from any member of their family or from all the family. EIGHTH INSTALLMENT. ~ CHAPTER VIIL—UNMAKING EVI- DENCE. “What was it that mad} thp doctor thus urbend?” inquired Mr. Philbrick, striking an attitude and declaimtng' dramatically; “a thimble? On, happy prison house that giards the beauty’s finger! ‘Thrice happy he—bah! me rsiment {ll bacomes me muse,” and he tried to tuck thé professor’s long sleeves into a better semblance of a fit. “I can’t improvise rhythm when'my attention is so distcacted by my garb,” he added. Louise screamed with aughter, Amelia smiled, and even the doctor lgoked amused. He was well pleased, at all: events, that Mr. Philbrick had not insistéd on looking under the table, and could therefore afford to recognize the man’s success as a mimic. “You ought to have been &n actor, Mr. Philbrick,”” he said. See “How do ycu know that I'am not a Thes- pian on a vacation?” brick. “T don’t.” is “Oh! cried Leuise, laying her hands “You Oght to Have Been an Actor, Mr. Philbrick.” upon her lap, and looking with evident ad- miration at the grotesque figure before her, “are you an actor, really and truly?” Mr. Philbrick smiled enigmatically. perhaps,” he responded, “but nm the stage.” e truest thing he's said yet,” thought the doctor. “I wish you were an actor,” said Louise, teking up her work again; “I’ve been to the ater ever so many times, but I never y an actor In real life—that is, to speak I saw Booth on the street once when I vas a little girl.” Awfully sorry, Miss Drummond, but I mvst tell the truth. I never was on the stage.” e ‘She smiled again when he sat down. “Do excuse me,” she said, “but it’s just ng to see you “You don’t find me so dreadfully funny, dv you, Miss Willis?” asked Mr. Philbrick, turning to Amelia in mock distress. “No,” she answered, forcing a smile. ‘I cen’t help thinking of the danger you were in.” “Oh, but that’s all past now. Hello! there's the m‘ssirg thimble,” and he stoop- ed down by the table beside the leg to which the electric switch was attached. Dr. Williams rose nervously, but sat down again wlen Mr. Philbrick stood up with the thimble in his hand. He passed it to Loutse with t side glance at the doctor. that iean thought the latter. “Has he, teo, seen the lever, and urderstood what it means? Of course, ne would understand—”" new thought, mere distressing than the ned upon him as he observed the mile with whieh Louise re- thimble. She prompily laid ia’s thimble atd put on her own, there could be nd dbubt that her Ks took on a rosieh hue as her eyes aught Mr. Philbrick’s admiring glance. ‘ould it be that Louise: was attracted by this suav itty stramger?™ Could it be that he w: king advantage of the situa- tion to make an impressign? What more natural? He had had oppor- tunity enough to see Loulse-hs she walked to. Gcwn Ame and with Amelia to and from the village; with the doctor to see hud been to'worship; why not the same with Mr. Philhrick? Was it not probable that his fishing-excursion had been undertaken with ia ew to some chance that should enable him to make her acquaintance? ‘i UJ The docter was distinctly’ jealous. He was not aware of it; hesknew simply that he was miserably unhappy, that every glance Louise gave Mr. P rick cut his own heart, that every comical remark of Philbrick’s that brought laughter rippling to her lips was the most offensive utterance he had heard. When a man is an acknowl- edged if not an accepted lover, jealéusy ts bad enough—for him, I m ; but when it makes its hateful presence known in his heart before his love has been confessed, well, I can think of no mental torment that is worse unless it be the guilty conscious- ness of a foul crime, The great trouble, then, is that the sufferer has no one upon whom he can unload his misery. If his love has been declared he can address himself to the loved one in fine terms of bitterness and reproach, or, at least, he can scow! at her and mayhap she will know what he means and be thrown into equal But love unconfessed that jousy must either smoulder in to coals of Iving ¢, since relief cannot com: was senten to one year and one day in the Albany penitentiary. Sometimes j y may be crushed by a manly effort, and no ex- returned Mr. Phil- | what pedient can be better than a frank avowal to the fair one with a sturdy determination to abide by her reply. Vagcely conscious of the nature of his present distress, Dr. Williams determined to seize the first op- portunity to declare himself to Louise. If none were offered, he would make one that very day, within the hour, if possible. Meantime Mr. Philbrick was making him- self vastly agreeable, and the doctor sat moodily silent. “Dear me!" cried Loulse, suddenly; “it Is already luncheon time and not a thing done to get it ready. You are to lunch with us, Mr. Philbrick, papa said so.” “Professor Drummend could hardly find a more obedient guest,” responded Mr. Philbrick; “but I should feel ever so much cies about it if the commend came from ou. “I command it then,” and she laid down her work and started toward the door to the basement stairway. “Shall I help you, Lou?” asked Amelia. ‘Not yet, dear. There's very Iittle to do. I'll let you know when I want you.” “Let me do something, please,” cried Mr. Philbrick. “Come, I must work my pas- sage or I shall be unhappy. There must be something to de—split wood, fetch wa- ter, peel potatoes or something. Let me go and see if I can’t make myself useful.” “You'd break everything you touched,” sald Louise, scornfully. “Not I! I've been camping out, and I was cook of the party. Never broke a dish. To be sure, they were tin, but I learned all about how to handle ’em.” “Well, come along, then, and we'll see you can do.” stcod by the opened door as she The dcctor, choking with jeal- ied to offer his own services in the ousy, t same joccse way that Mr. Philbrick affect- ed. Of course he failed utterly. “No, doctor,” said Louise; “one tyro at a time is encugh for any kitchen. Besides, you're too fearfully solémn,” and laughing as if this sally were a triumph of vit, she disappeared down the stairs, followed by Mr. Philbrick. “I was afraid she'd ask you to go,” re- marked Amelia. “Afraid? Why?" returned the doctor, trying valiantly to overccme the discom- fort that oppressed him. “Because you might lose an opportunity.” “I don’t think I quite understand you, Miss Willis.” “Doctor Williams,” she sald earnestly, “you mean to keep faith with me, do you not?” “I certainly mean to keep the promise I made you this morning.” “Forgive me if I appeared to doubt you, but I can think of nothing else, and I grudge every minute that is lost. Do you know, I couldn't help hoping when we all went to the church that you were coming park here to make some kind of investiga- ion.”” did come back, as you see.” es, and I suppose that man was about, wasn’t he?” “Yes, he was fishing off the piazza.” What impertinence! but one would ex- pect some such thing of him.” “It seems to make no difference with his attractiveness,” remarked the doctor bit- terly. Amelia gave him a quick, glance, and her face fell. “I'm afraid I did very wrong in making »romise,” she said in a low tone. Miss Willis," answered the doctor He saw that he had betrayed him- s ‘o, I am determined for my own ke to find the truth with reference to young Starkweather’s death.” She turned very pale, and the doctor was almost startled. He took a step nearer, surprised Dr. Williams Examined the Switch. and she put out her hand to signify that he need not approach. “In that case,” she sald with some diff- culty, “I do not need to apologize for leav- ing you alone. I have no doubt that my presence would embarrass rather than as- sist your Investigation. It 1s a rare oppor- tunity. Prof. Drummond is not likely to return for half an hour yet.” She rose and walked slowly down toward the hall. “One moment, Miss Willis,” exclaimed the doctor. “Shall we not work together in Together?” she repeated, doubtfully. ‘Yes; we have the same end in view. “J doubt that,” she interrupted. The doctor looked at her sharply, hardly knowing what to make of her words. She red no explanation, and he con- both wish to find the facts, at all There was no opportunity oe ‘ou events. morning to ask you what you thought. may know things that would ald me im- measurably.” Amelia shook her head. “I know nothing that you do not know. I feel as if I should go mad when I try to think how it was done. You heard Lou de- clare that the professor is a great mechani- clan. I could have told you that, but’ no more.” Dr. Williams felt his blood chill at this calm, unmistakable, if indirect, accusation of Prof. Drummond by a member of his own household. If anybody else—Mr. Philbrick, for example—had said: “The professor is a murderer and here is the proof,” he could not have been. more shocked. In his own thoughts he had instinctively evaded the putting of his suspicions into a form of words whose meaning was as clear as this. Amelia noticed his look of astonishment and understood it, ‘: ‘Why should it seem strange,” she asked, “that I think of Professor Drummond? It hadn't occurred to me that anybody who had come as near to the case as you have could think of anybody or anything else.” ‘One cannot help a little shock,” re- spcnded the doctor, “when he hears a ter- rible thought expressed in words.” ‘And those words from a woman. That makes it worse, doesn’t it?” Perhaps it brings the villainy into sharper contrast, Miss Willis. But this is Wasting time. I had of course thought of Professor Drummond, but I earnestly hoped to establish his innocence.” Yes,” sald Amelia, slowly, “I would be “glad if you could.” er, Manner showed that she regarded result of an investigation improbable. = ey “Tell me,” urged the doctor, “what are the grounds of your suspicion?” “Your own.” “Mine?” “Undoubtedly. We have not had visitors. Only he and Betsey were in the house. The circumstances admit of no other person doing what he did, unless you are extrava- ant enough to accuse Betsey.” “Betsey could clear up a great deal if she were here,” mused the doctor. “As I un- derstand it, then, your suspicions are based wholly upon the circumstances with which I am as familiar as you. You are sure that there is nothing in the past? Was there never a sign of enmity or friction between them?” “Absolutely nothing of the sort. They were apparently fast friends.” ‘Well, I may ask you about this again, Try to recall all you can of their relations, their corduct, Mr. Starkweather’s history, The Professor's Letter. and so on. Heavens! if this should be brought'to a public investigation, how such matters would be laid bare!” “It may come to a public investigation, I suppose.” “I sincerely hope not.” The doctor turned aside, and Amelia, who had shown no disposition to prolong the conversation, left the room. From below stairs came the sound of Louise’s laughter, as she listened to Mr. Philbrick’s comical remarks. Outside was the constant rustling of the Miniski. Here, an atmosphere heavy with mystery, and just beneath the table spread a tiny strip of brass that seemed to wait some magic touch to tell—what? Dr. Wil'iams once more stooped down and examined the lever. He even ventured to turn it through a quarter of a circle. It would go no further, but he could not infer one thing or another from the ease with which it was pushed thus far. He turned it back, for he dared not risk the possibility of having made a connection by which a dangerous current of electricity had been set In action. There was nothing whatever on the out- side of this table leg, or of any other, to suggest mechanical appliances, save this switch. He lit a match and held it close to the surface of the leg. By this means he dis- covered the all but invisible crack that marked a panel in the leg, in the center of which the switch was set. “That panel can be removed, of course,” he thought. He stood up and listened. Nothing but the rumbling bass of Mr. Philbrick’s tircles: voice and the low murmur of the Miniski. ‘The doctor was irresolute. He walked out into the hall and so to the corridor where Starkweather had fallen. There he lit a match and made a cursory examination of the floor and walls. He saw nothing sug- gestive. Again he heard a peal of feminine laughter from below, and while his heart flamed with rage that shamed him, it was wholly against the man who interested Louise and not against herself. “She shall be saved from the pangs of an exposure,” the doctor said to himself, “and he shall be checkmated in his investigation.” He still believed that Mr. Philbrick, with all his fancy for Louise, had set out to solve the Fairview mystery. Perhaps he had dis- covered the electric switch. If he had not the time might come when he would. Dr. Williams returned to the dining room. In a drawer of the sideboard he found a strong case knife with a thin blade. He in- serted it in the crack at one side of the panel in the table leg. To his surprise and satis- faction the panel yielded readily to a little prying, and in half a minute it was off. Without stopping to examine the mechanism irside, by which it was plain at a glance that the switch established an electric connec- tion, the doctor unscrewed two nuts and the brass lever fell to the floor. As he was about to replace the panel he saw a wooden pin on a tiny shelf within the aperture. Its pur- pos2 and application flashed upon him. He took it out, replaced the panel, pushed the pin in the hole through which the switch had been connected with the interior mech- anism, and the table leg showed no sign of what it contained. Only by the closest scru= tiny and by knowing where to look could he distinguish the pin from the rest of the wood. He placed the brass lever in his pocket and withdrew to the hall, hot and excited. Louise presently came upstairs, and at the same moment Amelia came down. Together they laid the table, while Mr. Philbrick brought up various articles from the kitch- en. “Here's the professor,” said the doctor, who stood at the front door and saw the carriage coming over the hill. A moment later he saw that Prof. Drum- mond was not in the carriage. It was ériv- en dy a small boy, who took the horse to the stable betore reporting at the house. The doctor was disturbed, but he said noth- ing and withdrew to the further end of the hall. Amelia went to the door when the boy rang. “A note for you, Lou,” she called. Louise came out from the dining room, Mr. Philbrick faithfully tagging after. She read the note, and a look of conster- nation came upon her features. ““Papa’s gone away,” she said in a fright- ened voice. (To be continued tomorrow.) —_~—_—_ Amherst College Eclipse Expedition. Prof. Todd has nearly completed his plans for viewing the total eclipse of the sun, which will occur the afternoon of August 9, 1896. The expedition will sail in the schooner yacht Coronet, Capt. Arthur Cur- tiss James, N. ¥. ¥. C. (Amherst, '89), com- manding; and he will be accompanied by Mrs. James. The line .of the eclipse is through North Cape, Nova Zembia and rorthern Japan, Owing to the difficulties and dangers of sailing in the Arctic ocean at so late a date in the season, Prof. Todd, who at first expected to establish his station at Moller Bay, Nova Zembla, has decided to take up his post of observation at Yezo, the small island north of Japan, As before, Mrs. ‘Todd will accompany the professor. About a ton’s weight of instruments will be taken on the trip, which, as planned, will cover over twenty thousand miles. The Coronet will sail from New York about December 1. To Appraise the Land. Chief Justice Bingham has instruct- ed the commission (Messrs, Jonn 3. Swormstedt, Bradley Davidson and W. O. Denison) appointed to appraise the land in Eckington and on Rhode Island avenue ex- tended, for the right of way of the Wash- ington and Maryland railroad. It is expect- ed that the commission will be ready to submit its report some time this week. COITS Emulsion The cream of purest Norwegian cod-liver oil, with hypophosphites, adapted to the weakest digestion. —Almost as palatable as milk. Two Sizes—50 cents and $1.00 SCOTT & BOWNE, = New York — THE NAVAL MILITIA. Interest of the Public in the Orga: “ izations Increasing. Assistant Secretary McAdoo has trans- mitted to Secretary Herbert the report of Lieut. Niblack upon the operations of the naval militia during the past year. In tn- dorsing the report, Mr. McAdoo says that the organizations are growing rapidly in favor and the interest of the public in them is steadily increasing. This organization, founded on patriotic zeal, is entitied to every encouragement at the hands of the government. Speaking of the results of his own inspection of the various battalions last summer, he says that above all things they need national encouragement and suf- ficient boats to perfect themselves in drill. Lieut. Niblack’s report shows that New Jersey and Georgia were the only states to make returns and share in the allotment funds during the year. Under the present system of allotments an undue share of money goes to the solder organizations, which Lieut. Niblack suggests might be corrected by dividing only one-half of the total appropriation among the militia pro rata and then using the remainder to uid the new organizations and those which have not yet received the loan of a ship or boats and arms. He shows that the supply of ships for militia purposes is now ex- hausted, and touching the experience of the California militia on their last cruises aboard government vessels, he says that such shert cruises are of no real benciit to the militia. Because of the hot and debil- itating weather of the southcra summers,- he suggests that the time of cruises of the North Carclina, South Carolina and Geor- gia militia should be changed to spring or fall. In the line of improvement of the militia as a whole, Lieut. Niblack has many im: portant recommendations to make. He says that there has been considerable di- minution in the enthusiasm of the older or- ganizations, due largely to uncertainty as to the real purposes and aims of the naval militia, as is indicated by the number of resignations. Unless it is desired that the movement should drift on in an uncertain and hesitating way, with possible ultimate failure, a vigorous state and national ini- tiative should be at once taken. The state laws should be at once made uniform, and the Navy Department should be cimpow- ered to bring three or four different state organizations together in camp, which, with a co-operating squadron of ships, would result in increased efficiency and give definiteness of purpose. The appro- priaticn for the naval militia should be in- creased from $25,000 to $50,000 annually. As boat work is of the utmost importance, the battalions should be provided with good navy cutters, with all equipment necessary, and to insure uniformity in methods signal- ing outfits should be provided. The outfits of the various divisions should be standard- ized, and to this end Lieut. Niblack indi- cates just what a suitable outfit should consist of. Steps should be taken to or- ganize a naval reserve of officers, seamen ani ships under national auspices. In this ex-oflicers of the navy and former enlisted men, naval militiamen who have served a specified term and seafaring men generally can make up the personnel and yachts and merchant steamers the material. ——_-e-____ LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. Interesting Facts From the Superin« tendent’s Annual Report. The superintendent of the life-saving ser- vice in his annual report says: The crew saved and assisted to-save, dur- ing the year, 379 vessels, valued, with their cargoes, at $3,561,665, and rendered assist- ance of minor importance to 181 other ves- sels in distress, besides warning from dan- ger by the signals of the patrolmen 240 ves- sels. The investigations made into the details of every shipwreck involving loss of life and into the conduct of the life-saving crews at these wrecks show that the unfortunate peo- ple who perished were beyond any possible aid from the service, and that no life wag lost through the lack of prompt and faithful efforts on the part of the life-saving men. The number of disasters within the scope of the service exceeded that of any previous year by seventy-nine. This excess, it is said, 1s in a measure due to the extension of the service by thestablishment of new sta- tions, but principally to the conditions of weather which prevailed during the year. The record of the year shows a smaller proportion of loss, in both life and property, than in any previous year since the general extension of the service, except as regards life the year 1888, and as regards property the year 18S4. The cost of the maintenance of the service during the year was $1,345,324. The following is a general summary of the statistics of the service from the introduc- tion of the present system in IS71 to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. Number of disasters, 8,202; value of ves- sels, $2,956,220; value of cargoes, $40,085,743 value of property involved, $133,641,974; val- ue of property saved, $102,342,047; value of property lost, $31,299,927; number of persons involved, 67,258; number of lives lost, 750; number of persons succored, 12,013. 4 RUSSIAN MINISTER. A NEW Mr. E, de Kotzebue Will Come to This City in That Capacity. It has been officially announced at St. Petersburg that Mr. E. de Kotzebue, Rus- sian minister at Wurtemberg, has been ap- pointed minister to the United States, and that Prince Cantacuzene, who formerly held that position, has been appointed minister at the court of Wurtemberg. It is expected that Minister Kotzebue will assume his dip- lomatic functions in this city in the course of a few_weeks. His full name is Ernest Charles Kotzebue. He is a cousin of Prince Cantacuzene, and, like many other members of the Russian diplomatic service, he is of German origin. His family is one of promi- nence in the Baltic province of Russia. His grandfather was a famous Russian naval officer. He made a voyage around the world in 1838, and was one of the earliest foreign- ers to enter Japanese territory. Minister Kotzebue is a privy counsellor and chamberlain, and has been stationed at Wurtemberg for many years. He was originally intended for the naval service of Russia, and was, in fact, a midshipman on the frigate Polkan of the Russian squadron, under Prince Constantine, in the Mediter- ranean in 1858. One of his fellow mid- shipmen on that frigate was the present naval attache of the Russian legation in this. city. Mr. Kotzebue remained in the naval service for only two or three years. While cruising in the Levant Mr. Kotzebue met the lady who is now his wife. She was the daughter of the Russian consul at a port in Egypt. It was through his wife's influence that Mr. Kotzebue resigned his position as a naval officer and accepted a place as an under secretary in one of the foreign lega- tions of Russia. He has served at several important posts. He was in 1892 councillor to the embassy in France, and his last mis- sion was as Russian minister to the court of Wurtemberg. It is understood that his wife will not accompany him to Washington at first. He will, however, bring with him his only son, who will act as his private secre- tary. ——— Old Christ Church, on 24 street, above Market, Philadelphia, yesterday began the celebration of the bicentennial anniversary of its foundation. Salvation oll heels scalds and burns, 25e.