Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 3, 1900, Page 6

i a The Arnewood Mystery BY MAURICE H. HERVEY. se Author of ‘Dead Man's Court,’’ ‘‘Somerville’s Crime,”” “Dartmoor,’’ ‘“‘Maravin’s Money,” etc., etc. OHAPTER XX—(Continued.) “Come! Now you're talking sense!” med Bh approvingly. “You tfind me onable, neither, ly eousiderin’ what I might in- if I chose. Well, in course, I the £850 as sheuld have been over to-n ight. But if you'll in gold, mind, You'll proper: y £10 a ron ya, and You bet me an agree » by the I've made a rict going to enjoy life, too! be question ap- y him. he use, when a nd your neck—even though nother round mine? Not you; t refuse, You daren’t!” » quite right,” nted Mr, sh I dare not and ‘s your mone, 1, opening t for gold he add ge the dr 3 you'd he added, to the blac ire,” laughed the “It don’t cost like to ile he was murderous swifines And ag on had ch e of the lock, rel he had ‘hed the blu The Philip son from “that his dependes issue, but quickly pinned down by ‘lod professional. cord, Mr. Weston, “He will bre und auie kt" blosd- ka veen us, we had no difficulty, of in securing his limbs, so that 1 neither injure himself nor us. Knew me at once, “dif 1 did not suspect oy the first time I ysed into sulky silence. claimed our attention next. s lying upon the floor—stunned } we knew not which. Gold tered all around him, for, in his fall, he had apparently dragged f-opened _bag with him. i and was pli . when he was jon of thunderous aul door, cried Billy, rushing “What am I ter do? purty got” * I replied. and then run Bolts and Bars. fled up stairs to hall door (beia: lateh-leck) w yo as Billy order, the y secured by a 1 before we could reach it, as hustled back ‘three in number, zement at the The detect- before their ndshaw, and a constable in uni- were in front of the third in- ader, whom 1 recognized “What! You here, : elaimed F haw, finding hi: R “Wi hat in Heaven's name, “Well, fob fer pointing to the still writhing form ot | in “the first place, your corrade,” [ it means a answered, Philip Blak “It also menus work for ; an unde or a doctor, or both, And { think it means the solution, at + OF the great Arnewood Mystery . tell this boy where the near- | now!’ put in Spratt, eagerly. fetch him in two minutes!” “No, you won't corrected Bradshaw. “You'l stay with me, if it’s all the me to you.” T then uoticed that cally under arres: liow anyone to " protested the able, lock ng extol perplexed, “Perhaps Mr. Bradshaw wouldn't mind slipping round to the station—” fouw’d better hurry up with a doc- growled Dirk, who still knelt be- side Blogg, “if this man is to have a cha nee for his life.” “Then I'm off for one, and chance it!” eried Bil sful dart for the ‘Ul let the traps at the station knov he called out from the hall. ge | the harassed policeman ie’ll keep his word. You'll have your inspector here soon, and, meanwhile, if you hap- pen to have pair of handcuffs, you might substitute them for the cord, which seems to be cuttin gthe gentle- man’s W: His name is Philp Blake. I charge him with complicity murder of ‘Luke Arnewood,’ and with the attempted murder, in my presence, ,of James Blogg, the man now lying un- conscious.” Poor W1346 stared at me, open- mouthed, and then looked to Bradshaw for guidance. “Do as you are told,” said the latter, eurtly. “I know Mr. Weston; he’s al- most one of us.” i “J knew it!’ shouted Blake; furious- ‘My instinct told me that you were nothing but obeyed it, you'd never have left Dublin alive.” “Take notice that anything you may eay—" began the constable. But the west of the earartte was drowned in the aud yet and T overheard Bl edb what ; efforts to free him { rt, to ascertain | loes | the re | dogs zed silence, but offered a fierce re- | j had i tackle. ; come out clearly enough, ) Tanke | that Philip Isake bribed him to ¢ the } | | Dirk made no more of his burden than 1 { i | | 1) but a dirty spy, and if I had } and | Teached to the kitehen | tracting much public attention. | ously described as a “sniveller. 'and had he faced the situation boldly se ; demanded that notice of the arrest in 1e s of the prisoner, who appeared i ly convulsed with rage. ly I explained to “Braa- shaw the reason of my presence there with Dirk, and of the tragic scene he ved in time to witness. With equal brevity he informed me_ that, aving long shadowed Spratt, with no particular result, he had that evening followed the man, who was himself Blogg’s track, When Blogg turned inte the path- leading to this house,” he went pratt seemed to hesitate about | following him. I'd made up my mind | that if he eatered the house I would, | too, and I gaye the constable on duty | the o..ce to follow me, seeing that Blogg is an awkward customer to Well. after a bit, Spratt passed through the gate, and me after him, to the hall doc There T just quietly grabbed his arm, and, getting | no reply to our knock the constable | just sent the door in with his shoul | I kept hold of my man, and I} in to handcuff him before we leave | I don’t want you to gi*e away | (for it’s yours right | I suppose), but T daresay not far out in supposing that } t ha ud a hand in the Greek Street | T assented, “that’s certain; | but to what extent I don't know my- | self yet, except that ke stood in with | Blogg to profit by the crime. Tt will | T think, that | ly strangled | iher, the man | rnewood)’ and him, your case, sir enough now, lm it was Blo who act Arnewood' (or, r: supposed to be Luke ‘ In fact, my friend | x say as much, | “on the head.” | ector Traill won't be overpleas t the way things have | turned — ou rejoined gloomily. “But it ain't my fault. obeyed orders and done my best, hone y SEI § him. ata tune moment. and so forth, your full share of the cred never | aill is very well able to | take his own part.” Billy was not the boy to bungle over an errand, and when he returned, a pector. a surgeon, and four con- stables provided with a stretcher, came | with him. The surgeon looked very grave when he had ascertained the na ture of Blogg’s injuries. “Tt is an even chance whether the | man ever speaks again.” was the ver- dict. “An operation must be per- formed without delay, as I am satis- fied that a portion of the fractured bone is pressing upou the brain. The workhouse infirr is nearest. He must be carried with the utmost care. TH accomp your men, inspector. Raise him very gently, please.” The four cor jured man, ane sion to the nolice station. with 2 senseless obstinaney, rare in an educated man, absolutely refused to walk; and 3 ond stretcher would have been ary had not Dirk, with seant remony. thrown him across one of his hereulean shoulders, to the intense delight of Billy. Tt was | 9 full half-mile to the ion, but j mit the murder. before he v was kno “Tm lve I yu,” T assured most oppor- You'll get | ae formed a praces- But Blake. a nnrse-girl does of a baby. Fortun- ely, Rodney avenve is an out-of-the- road, but liftle used. and we | ous destination without at- | At the police station the proceed- ings were, first, of a formal character, | and enough settled. The | spector on duty deemed it best to take | Philip Biake into custody upen the! charge of murderously assaulting Blogg, in the sight of two wit- Dirk and m If. In reply to sual question, ke maintained a ance to being contiden in a ceil. vents of the past hour appeared e suddenly transformed him from a cool, caleulating man of the | world into a sullen desperado, Spratt, Billy's especial aversion, proved to be what the boy contemptn- rather hard-set to charge against him, Bradshaw was frame a specitic he might, perforee, been allowed to! as rt. But be was not content to » well enough alone, and proceed- tea to justify himself at Blogg’s ex- pense. “Keep all that for the magistrate,” remarked the inspector, drily. “I shall detain you as a suspected person and an associate, by your own admission, | with the man Blogg. Whereupon, Mr. Spratt was removed to a cell, weeping loudly. As for Blogg, he would, in the or- dinary routine, be watched night and ay by a constavie in the infirmary. The money was, of course, impounded by the inspector. It w perhaps, lucky for Dirk and myself that Bradshaw was with us, and was known to the inspector, who readily aecepted his assurance as to my profession and connection with the case. It almost certainly saved us the annoyance of a detention, even if a brief one, pending inquiries. The charges having eben duly en- tered, but not till then, o. .cial routine should be sent to headquarters. “And now,” remarked the inspector, with a grim smole, “you'll find ‘We shan't be long!” We certainly were not kept long in suspense. Within five minutes of the dispatch of the message, back came a lengthy reply. ‘this we were not priv- ileged to see in its entirety, but we were favored with such portions as more particularly concerned ourselves. Bradshaw was to bring the prisoners, Blake and Spratt, under strong escort, to Bow Street, without loss, of time. ‘The divisional surgeon was o report as to the advisability or othewise of re- moving Blogg to one of the large hos- pitals. “As for you, Mr. Weston,” added the | staHled Bre | lock-up! | telleet, ! mor, he was good-ea | oblivion of inspector, very pointedly, “I accept your assurance that you will, in the in- lerests of justice, proceed at once to Scotland Yard with Mr, Vanston an the boy. here is no mention of es- cort in your case,” he added, with qui- et humor. “Very well,” I answered, assurance to that , “you have effect. Eh, “Why, of course,” assented Dirk, good-homordly. “I’m game for escort duty, if it comes to that.” * * * * * * * Inspector Traill received me some- what coldly, whereat I was not at all surprised. However, as I had scored all the tricks, I was inclined to be gen- erous, and endeavored to bring him back to our fermer friendly terms. I readily supplied him with such facts in the case us he required. Dirk and Billy answered all the quesitions put to them. And I thought that he had hausted his inquiries, for the pres- ent, at all events, when he took me somewhat abi y asking me how long I had been acquainted with Tom Webb's wheabouts. “About twenty-four swered. “Why? “Well,” he explained, “it must sure- ly strike you as a rather perilous thing | to do to keep back such information from the police. Remember that, im- plicitly as you may believe in his in- hours,” I an- | nocence, this man has been branded by the coroner 2 murderer. And remember, also, that, although you may be the-cleverest of inquiry agents, you re playing with edge-tools when ou are permitting yourself the use of very forcible language, Mr. ‘Trai I rejoined, her warnily conducted my case in my own way, and Lam quite prepared to justify m, every action before the proper tribun- jal. As regards Tom Webb, I certainly ved his abode lost night; and L ed from giving him into custo- lreasons. Apart from my pellet in his innocence, he has become semi-idiotic, remembers nothing of the and is under reful guardian- ip. Moreover, had I acted as_ you I might have been detained to- giving evidence. and so forth— nd so have missed your coup this evening?” he put in, with a hard little laugh. “Quite so,’ I assented, curtly. “Oh! We could have seen to that on your information,” he rejoined, cynic- uy. “Besides, after all, you only fore- haw.” “Do you think so? I had no inten- tion, all events, of making Scot- land Yard a present of my work; and so I left Tom Webb in perfectly safe hands——” in pertectly safe hands now, sure you,” interrupied the de- tective, icily. “He is in the Bow Street Dirk nsten started to his feet. “It isa gre hame!” he exclaimed, in- dignantly. There was another man with with him,” continued Traill, ignoring this outburst, “described as of feeble in- who behaved so violently that , Was taken into custody, upon a technical charge of resisting the po- lice, but, in reality, for his own pro- tection.” “That's another big shame,” growled Dirk, “though, perhaps, after all, it was best not to part them, Are they at Bow Street now? You see, they’re un- der my charge; at least, I'm the only sort ot guardian they've got.” * said Traill, reienting some- despite his present ili-hu- rted at bottom; “but I think I can arrange bail for the other, if you wish it. As for Webb, he is under a warrant, and bail is impos- sible.” d In the end, we all three went to Bow Street, and my bail being accepted, Neddy (ag Dirk still called him) was liberated, to the latte great joy Webb, we learned, was sleeping so sounay that the gaoler ‘could not prop- y awaken him, and we deemed it to let him sleep on, in happy his surroundings. Dirk then took his charge home . “How did you chance to hear of Webb's whereabouts?” I inquired of ‘Traill, when we were alone. (To Be Continued.) 5 “tor, A START IN THE Law. What Hitting a Mule Over the Head Had to De With Making a Lawyer. Illustrating what a trifling incident ean influence a man’s whole career, it s told of Judge William Lin y, who is now United States senator from Kentucky, that when a young man, still in his teens, he was plowing in-his father's field, which was near a cross- roads store where a dozen or more men usually congregated. Young Lindsay and the mule he was working did not “gee” well, and finally, in trying to turn the mule around at the far side of the field, 2 worse misunderstanding than usual occurred. The mule turned square round and started back over the plow right at Lindsay, who grabbed a picce of fence rail and hit his big- eared servant a terrific jolt over the eye. The mule fell dead. Lindsay looked at the dead mule and then at the crowd across the field at the store. He saw that the men had witnessed his killing of the mule, and he started at When he reached he ex- the full run to the store. there, almost out of breath, claimed: “Gentlemen, I killed mule, but I did it in self-defense!” y jingo, Bill, you ought to y said one of the mén, “for any: bedy who ean think of a plea of that sort on the spur of the moment would make a good one.’ That suggestion stuck in young Lind- say’s mind—he did study law, became chief justice of Kentucky and one of the greatest lawyers the state ever had. In 1896, when Lindsay, as senator, deserted his party on the silver issue, | one of his old friends, who knew the mule incident, and who was angry at Lindsay for his course, said: “Si boys, ain't it a pity that Lind- say killed that mule?’—Cincinnati Ei quirer. In After Years. “Why, what’s the matter, Nellie?’ asked her maiden aunt. “Oh, auntie,” replied the bride of a month, “it’s too provoking for any- thing. Tom treats me as if I were a child.” “Well, don’t mind a little thing like that, my dear,” said the old lady; “when you get to be my age you will, remember it with pleasure."—Chicago News, “COME TO TAW,” SAYS THE RAILROAD COMMISSION TO THE RAILROADS OF THE STATE, And Show That Rates Are Not Unjust. Beginning of Real Reforms by the Re- organized Grain and Warehouse Board. The Commission's Position That South- western Grain Rates Are Too High, and Other Rates Discriminative—First Move of the Kind in the History of the Com- mission—Other State Note and Com- ment—Points ca National Politics—Bry- an and Caldwell Likely to Be the Ticket, Reform Press Bureau, St. Paul, Feb. 26, 1900. Taking up further reforms by, the grain and warehouse commission, that body, now for the first time in Reform control, has made the first move in the history of the commission to call the railroads into court on a general exam- ination of their rates. That important points are involved is shown in the fact that every southwestern road responded, its officials acccompanied by a great array of legal counsel. While a short postponement was granted the roads for preparation, the following may be ‘relied on as the position taken by the commission: First, that the general grain rates for the southwestern part of the state are too high. Second, that the general merchandise rates, where they differ at local stations from the rates given to terminal points, in favor of the latter, are unjustifiable; that the rates between rural points, ex- cept when terminals are in question, should be on approximately the same basis as the terminal rates. At present more favorable rates are given from the cities to small places, than from stations to the cities, or between local stations. The commission holding as above, will exercise its authority under the law to enforce such view, unless the roads can show reason why it should not do so, the burden of proof being on the companies. The importance of the move, there- fore cannot be overstated. What must be thought of the past administration, ever since the life of the commission, under Republican administration, that no such move has been made before? Las Aes pa ‘ Changes of classifications are also the source of other serious burdens on ship- pers which will now be carefully gone into, an important case having been raised by complaint of Mayor Currier of Mankato, where freight on candy product was raised by changing from third to second rate. The commission invites any other complaints of the kind, during the present week, which will have attention along with the Mankato ease. Such should beaddressed to Hon. P. M. Ringdal, chairman of the board, St. Paul. Current New York market reports continue to speak well for Minnesota The quo- wheat and Minnesota grades. tations for Feb. 21 were; No. 1 Hard (Duluth).. No. 1 Northern (Duluth) No. 2 (Red) Last year No. 2 Red sold abo 8 No. 1 Northern. Such ‘‘ruin’’ of Min- nesota grades is the kind that is welcome to the producers of good grain. Surveyor General B. J. Mosier of Stillwater, accompanicd by J. J. Eighten, is off for an extended trip to old Mexico. Dairy Commissioner Bowler and Assistant White represented Minnesota at the National Buttermak- ers’ convention at Lincoln, and Minne- sota brings home all prizes worth hay- ‘}ing. Surveyor General Corser of Min- neapolis attended the Chicago anii- trust conference, as well as the meeting of the Peoples party national committee and also the Democratic national com- mittee meeting at Washington. Insur- ance Commissioner O’Shaughnessey is back from the East and, having got after some of the insurance concerns, found to be remiss in dues to the state, he brought back some $8,000 to add to Minnesota’s strong box. Iowa’s legislature has been wrestling with the proposition to abolish the office of state printer and binder. Is there danger of northward march of the re- form, so as to trouble our genial Bureau friend, Colonel Whitney? And speaking of state matters, it is a cold day up north when the state crui- sers are not able to land $10,000 or so of trespass on timber. And speaking of Mayor Gray’s ad- ministration of Minneapolis, enough bad people cannot be found in the Flour city to pay for keeping a fire in the jail stove. Another term, at this rate, and the city lockup can be dispensed with altogether. This kind of administra- tion is a good thing to keep. Eh, Doc- tor Ames? And at this time Doctor Ames’ nomi- nation by the Republicans seems as- sured. Imagine the predicament of the G. O. P. (good old party, with accent on the ‘‘good.’’) It has taken 1,000 pages of type-writ- ten matter to record all the bad things said on trial, of a Hennepin county Re- publican office holder. The bad things unrecorded would exhaust the paper mills. The question is what are the people going todo about it? Will the reform forces fritter away their chances this year, or so act as to take all the of- fices in order that the people may learn the extent to which they have been rob- bed? Let the people so act as that they may be able to see all the books. And of the other Twin City politics, the Democrats are day by day more confi- dent of winning in St. Paul this spring, with the probability of Humphrey Bar- ton as the successful mayor. Minnesota sentiment is unquestiona- bly in favor of national planks this year in favor of election of senators by direct vote of the people. Three events that have brought this sentiment into crys- talization have been, first, the corrup- tion and bossism by which Hanna. se- cured his election in Ohio, the ‘Quay case in Pennsylvania, and the Montana nastiness. Each case smelled to heaven, with a double back action stink in the last case. National Chairman Jones asserts his conviction that the Democratic platform will contain such a plank. From his Eastern tour Mr. Bryan went southward, going as far as Tampa, Fla. It has been the same old story everywhere of enthusiasm, and con- stantly repeated expressions of love and confidence on the part of the masses of the people. Reports of Mr. Bryan’s eastern trip that manage to filter through the news monopoly, show that he has no longer found there an ‘‘enemy’s” country, but that he was received by all classes and conditions with the same enthusiasm that follows him elsewhere. Senator Davis in his New York ad- dress declared that ‘‘No administration that the people will ever vote into power, will evacuate the Philippine islands.’’ Well, the administration that the people will soon vote into power, will make the best job they can of the mess that Davis-McKinley has made of it. It will give the people self govern- ment as far as possible, and if we had had an American administration we would never have made a war of con- quest in the Philippines; and there would even now be a promising republic there, its flag, under American protection, kissing the morning and evening sun of hope for its people, a beacon light for other struggling, aspiring people in the ; Orient. Instead, what have we? A | conquered, or soon to be conquered peo- ‘ple, hating us with the same hatred that has been given Spain for one hun- dred years. the Philippines, we are just at the stage of military executions on the luneta at Manila, Filipinos now caught with arms in their hands areto be marched out before the American firing squad, just asin Spanish rule. And w o these people slain for? For what Sp: slew them. For fighting for liberty and self government. And so, after all, we may not keep the Island of Sulu. But our flag is there; who, then, will haul it down? Who said that where the flag was once raised it should never come down? The gop- pites. Sioux Falls captured the Peoples Party national convention which will be called for May. ‘The call for Minnesota’s con- vention will be shortly issued by Chair- man F, H. Clarke. Monopolies created by law can and should be abolished by law. Such was the keynote of the recent Chicago con- ference. ‘‘And it rings true,” sa Public. ‘‘What the trusts have done is to ob- | struct competition. It is sometimes }argued that in them competition has culminated. But that is a mistake. They have not ridden into power upon a wave of competition, but by means of legalized privileges. Make competition free today, and trusts would begin to disintegrate tomorrow.” If the mantle of Lincoln upon McKinley, it is a Jackal in the Lion’s hide. has fallen case of the Alas what a change in the observance of Washington's birthday in this year, 1900, Fewer than usual haye been thé ! observances, doubtless from the fact that the Republican party, embracing substantially one-half of the people, finds itself arrayed, by an unpatriotic and un-American administration, against so many of the principles taught by Washington. Where can Republi- cans gather, without facing the warn- ings of Washington in his farewell ad- dress? And the same is specially true of Lin- coln’s birthday, for Lincoln’s speeches and writings come upin scores of in- stances to condemn the administration of the party that he led. On the other hand Democrats and other partisans opposed to present Re- publican tendencies, have taken greater interest than ever in both observances, and looking up to the whole line of illus- trious Americans who taught what true Democracy stands for, Jefferson, Jack- son, Lincoln, all of whom we honor, under the leadership of their worthy successor, W. J. Bryan. “How ridiculous this howl about Macrum’s opened letters, when this Pro-British Republican administration has this country all plastered over with «Vv. R.” Up with “US.” Down with WR” With the Populist convention at Sioux Falls, and the Democratic at Kan- sas City, the Northwest is strictly in it, It looks asif Bryan and Caldwell were not only already nominated, but as good as elected. Congressman Fletcher expresses fear as tothe peoples’ digestive apparatus. The thing troubling the people’s diges- tion most, just now, is the assimilation of Your Uncle Loren. And speaking of the Minnesota dele- gation, it is standing by the trusts in good shape, especially as to roe a And as to Davis-McKinley progress in | OUR BUDGET OF FUN. SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. A Varioty of Quips, Gibes and Ironies, to Cause s Smile — Flotsam and Jetsam from the Tide of _Humor—~ Witty Sayings. Since Willie Goes to School. Since Willie goes to school the days Are always full of peace, And in a hundred little ways The cares of life decrease; The halls are littered up no more With blocks and tops and traps; No marbles lie upon the floor, But are we happier than before?— Ah, well, perhaps—perhaps! Since W'llie goes to school the cat Lies dozing in her nook; There are no startling screeches that Make all the neighbors look; His playthings are all piled away, No books bestrew the floor, But I have found a hair today, Deep-rooted, glistening and gray, That hid itself before. Since Willie goes to school I hear No pounding on the stairs, Nor am I called to help my dear Make horses of the chairs; A sense of peace pervades the placa, And I may be a fool ‘To shed the tears that streak my face, But a boy is in my baby’s place, Since Willie goes to school. -S. E. Kiser in Chicago Times-Herald, Where Opinions Differ. MAY Ns ‘I want to tell you something, dear! Your former governess, Fr .ulein Grete, is going to be married soon.” “Well, I’m thankful, pa, that that ‘stupid thing is going to leave the house. But what numbskull is going ‘to marry her?” “Tam, my dear!”—Der Flok. Her Childish Query. She was talking to her husband over the long distance line. He was in Du- Juth working. She and the little daugh- ter were in St. Paul visiting. The daughter of the house was standing near the ’phone. Something hubby said must have been exasperating for the wife exclaim- ed, with emphasis: “I wish I had you where I could get hold of you!” “Why don’t you reach your hand in, mamma?” exclaimed Eleanor, who was having her first observation of the long distance variety of speaking de- vice.—St. Paul Globe. Uttered His Sentiments Anyhow. The leader of the brass band was a British sympathizer. “Any member of this band,” he said, “who stands up for them barbarous Boers had better keep to himself. The first man that raises his voice for old Kruger will get his walkin’ papers. That’s all I’ve got to say.” Five minutes later the band was playing, and the fierce-eyed old Ger- man with the bass horn was defiantly shouting into it: “OOM-Pau!! OOM-Paul! OOM-Paul!” —Chicago Tribune. Forgetfal Mau. “What's the matter leigh?” “Absent-mindedness, that’s all.” “Nonsense! The man’s cut bruised frightfully.” “Yes. He tried to stop a runaway automobile by jumping in front of it and waving his coat at it.”—Philadel- phia Press. with Rash- and A Case of Stout Supports. “Do you know what Uncle Gamble said after seeing you in that new rainy day suit?” “No. What did the old idiot say?” “He said he should never sce a square piano without thinking of ; ou.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer, An Elopement. He—I've a telegram, Tini, from your father. aa him? Does he rave about me He—No. He telegraphs, “All is for- given and forgotten, provided you nev~ er come back!"— ‘Der Floh. ‘ee !