Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1903, Page 18

18 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JA ARY 11, 1903 CITY OFFICIAL NOTIC! officers In the year 198, nor uniess a ma Jority of the clectors voting at such election Shall vote for the same 'o be In force and effect Sectlon 7. At the general election for eity officers 4o be heid In the city of Omaha in 1903 the question of whother the sald franchise and privileges as herein mentioned and provided and upon the terms herein set forth shall be granted to Andrew Rose- water, his siccessors and assigns shall be submitted to the electors the eity of Omaha, The question shall be submitted at sald clection in the following form: “Shall the franchise and privile nro- vided for and described in Ordinance No. ——, entitled ‘An_ordinanco granting to Andrew Rosewater, his succes as- ms the right In, over, upon, under and the streets, boulevards,’ alleys and grounds of the city of Omaha, to construct, operate and _maintain , poles, condults and other structures DUFLENANCES necessary for properly conveying, conducting and distributing electric currents and energy for power, lighting and heating purposes within sald city, subject to certain conditions, and regulations. and also vroviding for the submission of the same to the eiectors of the city of Omaha for the ratification or repection,’ be granted to Andrew Rose- water, his successors and assigns as in said ordinance provided. 8ald_proposition shall be printed the official ballot at sald election. upon left side of the ballot and Immodiately un- rneath the sald proposition shall be inted the word "For, and immediat vnderneath the word “‘Against.” All elec iors desiring to vote for the proposition shall ke a cross at the proper place on th allot opposite the word “Fo and those clectars d proposition shall proper place on word “Against.” sition shall be counted, canvassed and re- turned, and the result of the vote thereon declared by the same officers In the same | manner as the vote upon the election of officers are counted, canvassed, returned and declared. ] 1f, upon the canvass of the returns of thevote upon said proposition, it shall pear thas & majority of the eléctors voth ¥ at sad election have voted for the said at the the ballot opposite the proposition, the same shall be deemed and | OPen, as all Scotch programs should, with considered ‘an carried, and the result shall be declared by th: canvassing board ac- cordingly. And thereupon the said Andrew | Rorewater, his successors and assigns shail become the owner of and possessed of the | orchestra franchise ‘and privileges deacribed, men- | e tloned and provi ordinance, £rd condftions therein preecribed, with the right to use and enjoy the same fo himself, | his successors and assigns. Provided, that eal days from the date of fila with the city clerk his acceptance in writin conditions 3 But, If it shall appear that a majority of the electors voting at sald election have | not voted for sald proposition, the same shall be deemed and considered as not car- d for and granted by sald ried, ané the result shall be declared by | the canvassing board accordingly. Section 8. The mayor shall give due no- | tice of the submission of thix ordinance in | his proclamation call for the next general clty election | Section 9. This ordinance shall take ef- fect and be In force from and after its paseage, but the privileges and franchise therein mentioned ‘are granted conditioned | 404 f1'm Wearin’ Awa Jean upon the ratification of this ordinance by a majority of the electors voting therefor as hereinbefore provided. v Mr. Zimman. NOTICE, Notice of the sitting of the clty council as a board of cquallzation of assessments for general taxes for the year 1303, All_persons interested are hereby noti- fled that the eity council of the cit: Omaha will it as a board of equalization of assessments for general taxes for the year 1903, as provided by section 141 of the Charter for Metropolitan Citles, 1897, on Tuesday, the 13th day of January, 1908, be- tween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m..in the council chamber in the city rall, for the purpose of hearing and determining all complaints of erroneous or unjust assessments for sald year, and sald hearings will be continued between the hours named from day to day for a period of at least five days, Including the date of sald first sitt..s. All ns within the city their assessment: ists, or any inj; ving taxable property re requested to examine #0 tnat if any error ex- been done in the sessment. of correction may be de by sald Board of Equalization, it be- ing the intention of the law mat no correc. ton shall be made after the Board of Equalization adjourns. The assessment books are now ready for examination in the tax .commissioner's office. All complaints must be in writing; muast contain a definite description, or tho location of the property mssessed; must state the amount of the as- sessment complained of and the amount complainant considers the falr cash value of such property, and must be filed with the city clerk on or before January 14, 193, for the consideration and action of #aid board when convened. Omaha, January 6, 1903, W. H. ELBOURN, Jan 6-6t-& 8 City Clerk. fce hi roperty. LEGAL NOTICE, STOCKHOLDERS': MEETING. Office of Lee-Gl: Company, Omaha. . tice is hereby given to the stockholdes the Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hardware com- B, that the,annual meeting of the stock- olders of the company.will be held at the offices of the sald company, corner of Ninth | and Harney sireets, in the city of Om;hu, NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. To Whom It May Concern: The Andrews- Bones Can company has this day been ds- #olved by mutual and unanimous consent of all the stockholders and individuals com- posing sald company. All persons having claims against sald company shall present the same, at once, for payment. to Eharies T. Kountze, trustee, at iirst Natlonal bank, Omaha, Nebrasks,"and the same will b al Dated this 34 day of January, 193, ANDREW-BONES CAN CO. J11 18 — - ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM The Masonic Veteran's Association of Ne- braska will meet in Omaha Monday, Janu- ary 2, in annual session for the purpose of electing officers of the year and tran acting other business. The assoclation is composed of Masons who have been mem- bers of the order for twenty-one years or more and has representatives in almost every county of the state. The meeting will be held in Free Mason's hall, and at noon there will be spread a luncheon in the bauquet hall This may be the last 8t the meetings 10 be held at the hall, as there is a feeling on the part of a number of the members that the meetings should be more of a soclal nature. This Idea is carried out in & number of other durisdictions and the snnual meetings are held at the home of the retiring president, with the wives of the members presgnt, and the day is given over to soclal pleasures, as the assocla- tions have little other object than per- petuating the ties of friendship and ac- quaintance between the veterans. The latest reunion of veterans to be held was that of the Datroit assoclation, January 7. Invitation to attend the meeting was sent to Gustave Anderson, en honorary member It was held at |y, the home of Burnham Tracy, the president, of the Detrolt association. and the invitations were a novel conceit, which attracted much comment. A meeting of the Masonic Temple Cratt, the organization owning the Masonic tem- ple, was held Tuesday evening, at whivh time directors for the year were elected, there being chosen ‘Alfred M. Oleson, Johu N. Neeley, J. B. Rahm St. John's lodg John N. Westberg and rules | has pald out $500, while since the begin- un the | celved by the temple. nst said | The vote upon sald propo- | some was spent for clothing. wubject to and upon the terms | clan, Andrew Rosewater shall, within thirty | dress to a Haggis,” h declaration, | G. Edwards will sing ““Angus McDonald" by | ot sta ordinance and 1ts terms and | speclal request. The address of Clansman | | Jobn L. -Kennedy, “Memory of Burns, | open with a song, “Banks of Loch Lomond," J5 E2w inc8 | of Wilbur, M. A. Hall of are very mueh interested, as the organ is [ expected to add greatly to the pleasure and profit 6f the work in the different degrees. It will be one of the best instru- ments of its kind in any Masonic hall in the country and will be among but few in such halls. The Scottish Rite bodies are preparing for the spring reunion, which will be held this year four days, beginning March 2. The Indications are that the c of novitiates will be larger this time than ever, as the blue lodges of the state have been working on more candidates during the last year than ever before during a similar length of time Tangier temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, has been doing considerable in the way of the relief of the poor during the last few weeks, and in the last fortnight ning of winter more than $1,100 has been expended. This aid has gone to persons other than Masons and is pald out of the charity fund which is created by setting aside a certain percentage of all money re- There is a committee | on charity which is assisted In its work by a number of philanthropic persons and | societies who report cases which are in- vestigated fully before charity is given. Of the money expended very little reaches its destination in the form of cash, the most of it going for groceries and tuel, while | The program of the fourteenth annual ceiebration of the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns has been issued by Clan | Gordon, under whose auspices the celebra- | tion will be held Friday evening, January 23, at Crelghton hall. The program will | music of the pipes, played by Clansman J. C. Buchanan, the piper of the clan, to be followed by a medley of Scotch airs by the Then will come the address of welcome by James Cameron, chief of the followed by a song, “There Was a Lad,” by Clansman R. G, Watson. Clans- man William Kennedy will resite the “Ad- atter which Mre. A.| will Mrs. W. H. Fitt will sing “Bon- follow. nie Prince Charlie,” W. H. Wilbur “My | Dream” and Sam Morris will sing “It Came Off,” a comic song to e given the first time in Omal sion the second hi After an intermis- of the program will Delmore Naebody,"” after which Rev. Thomas Anderson will speak of the Id Home and the New.” Cornet solos, My Heart's Ip the Hielands” and “The Baotle Rows,” will be rendered by J. J. Lapine, and Willlam Kennedy will recite Tam Sampson's Deid.” This will be fol-' lowed by a duet by Mrs. Edwards and Mr. “Oh, that We Two Were Maying." Clansman Adam Jamieson will sing, and Mrs. Fitt will sing “‘Here's a Health, Bon- nie Scotland,” and the concert will end by il singing ““Auld Lang Syne,” after which will come the dance. by Miss Blanch Sorenson. Mr Cheney will sing “‘Somebod: Clan Gordon held its reguls: meeting Tuesday in the Continental bullding. There | Was a good turnout of members and two new meh were initiated and one raised from honorary to active membership. Royal deputy then installed some of the mnew officers for 1903 and a spirited debate fol- lowed on the subject ‘Written Notice” and “Personal Visit.” Willlam Kennedy gave two recitations and a song, which were much enjoyed. R. G. Watson sang and the royal deputy said something. The chief made an eloguent speech and thanked the members ‘for his re-election. Last year was the clan's most successtul ome. Burns' festival will be held in Creighton hall Friday, January 23. | Omaba camp, No. 120, Modern Woodmen of America, and Ivy camp, No. 2, Royal Neighbors of America, had a joint fnsta lation of officers last Wednesday evenin In connection with the Installation a mu- sical program was rendered, followed by an address by Judge W. W. Slabaugh, and o banquet. The officers of the camp are as follows Venerable consul, H. D. Ston worthy’ adviser, H. G. Stalder; banker, William Nollman; clerk, C. H. T. Riepen; | escort, Joh#® Killlan; watchman, F. E. sentry, John Benson; board of man- agers, C. F. Brosius, Charles E. Allen and | E. B. Carter; physiclans, Dr. L. A. Merriam and Dr. J. C. Bishop. Ivy camp officers are as follows: oraclo, Mrs. W. C. Price; vice oracle, Mrs. W. F. Rice; recorder, Miss Olga Nollman; re- celver, Mrs. A. Dukes; chancellor, Mrs. F. Schuetz; marshal, Mrs. J. Harte; Inner sen- tinel, Mrs. T. H. Miller; outer sentinel, | Mrs. M. Culp; board of managers, Mre. W. | H. Derr; physician, Dr. C. F. Clark. Gate City lodge, No. 14, Sons and Daugh- ters of Protection, held a rousing meeting at its hall, Contincntal bullding, last Thursday evening. After the Initiation ceremonies the following officers were in- stalled by Supreme Vice President E. C. Gay: Past president, James Brophy; pres- ident, A. G. Ellick; vice president, M J. E. Walsh; secretary, F. H. Craig; treas- urer, A. F. Mayne; chaplain, Mrs. E.nma | Mahoney; marshal, Mrs. Hattie Shook; In- ner guard, Mrs. Nettle A. Karbach; outer guard, J. E. Walsh; musician, Mrs. Bertha Campbell; trustees, Mrs. D. W. Reld, M J. F. Davis and J. H. Mahoney; physiclanes, Drs. Swoboda, Van Camp and 8. H. Smith. After the ihstallation ceremonies refresh- meuts were served and a soclal dance en- joyed. The Sons and Daugbters is a Ne- braska order for Nebraskans only. The members of Ben Hur lodge are pre- paring to give a large progressive high five party In the lodge rooms In the Bee build- ing next Friday evening, January 18. Tho order, which Is fraternal and beneficiary, has been in existence in this city for six or seven years and now has a membership of between 400 and 500 members. Weekly meetings are held In the Bee building and much enjoyed by those who make it & habit to be present. Famous Horse Dead. LONDON, Jan. 10.—Ben d'Or, the famous race horse which won the Derby in 1880, dropped dead while exércising today. THE REALTY MARKET, INSTRUMENTS placed on record Satur- day, January 10 Warrauty Deed: alter Hansen and wife to Newell Burton, lot 1, block 51, Florence....$ 150 B, R. Stouffer 'and wife t» Insurance Bullding compgny, =2l feet of wo feet lot 14, block §7, South Omaha.... 1 South Omaha Land company to W. C. Lambert, lots § and 9, block 141, South _Omah: e : - Henry Honnef and nef, lot 101, Nelson's add............... City Savings bank to Minnie H. Judd. lot 5, Himebaugh Place. .. g Minnie H. Judd and husband to F. L. | for life. CHAPTER XXIL Woman's Wiles, “Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded #coundrel who had feigned. illness. “Give ‘im a settler 'Arry. He wants his nerves calmin’ a bit!" The fellow had seized my wrist and 1 | saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge. T caught a whiff of its odor—an odor fa- millar enough to me—the sickly smell of chloroform. Fortunately I am pretty athletie, and with & sudden wrench I freed my wrists from the rufflan’s grip, and hitting him one from the shoulder right between the eyes, sent him spinning back against the chest of drawers. To act swiftly was my only chance. If once they succeeded in pressing that sponge to my nostrils and holding It there, then all would be over; for by thelr appearance I w they were dangerous criminals and not men to stick at trifies. They meant to | murder me. As I sent down the man who had shammed tllness his two companions dashed toward me with fmprecations upon thelr lips, but with lightning speed I sprang toward the door and placed my back agatnst it. So long as I could face them I intended to fight Thelr desire was, I knew to at- tack me from behind, as they had already done. 1 had surely had a narrow escape from their bullets, for they had fired at close range. At Guy's many storles have been told of similar cases where doctors, known to wear valuable watches, diamond rings or scarf- pins, have been called at night by daring thieves and robbed; therefore I always, as precaution, placed 1ny revolver in my pocket whem I recoived a night call to a case with which T was not acquainted. 1 bad not disregarded my usual habit when I bad placed my thermometer and stethoscope In my pocket previous to ac- companying the girl;- therefore it reposed there fully loaded, a fact of which my as- sailants were unaware. In much quicker time than it takes to narrate the incident I was again pounced upon by all three, the man with the sponge in readiness to dash it to my mouth and nostr: But as they sprang forward to selze me 1 raised my hand swiftly, took aim and fired stralght at the holder of the sponge, the bullet passing through his shoulder and causing him to drop the anaesthetic as though it were a live coal and to spring several feet from the ground. “God! I'm shot!" he cried. But ere the words had left his mouth I fired a second chamber, infiicting a nasty wound in the neck of the fellow with the black beard. “Shoot! shoot!" he cried to the third man, but it was evident that in the first struggle, when I had been seized, the fellow's re- volver had dropped on the carpet, and in the semi-darkness he could not recover it. Recognizing, this, I fired a pot shot in the man's direction; then opening the door swiftly, sprang down the stairs into the ball. One of them followed, but the other two, wounded as they were, did not care to ftace my weapon again. They saw that I knew how to shoot, and probably feared that I might inflict a fatal burt. As I approached the front door and was fumbling with the lock, the third man flung himself upon me, determined that I should not escape. With great good fortune, how- ever, 1 managed to unbolt the door, and after a desperate struggle, in which he en- deavored to wrest the weapon from my hand, T succeeded at last in gripping him by the throat, and after nearly strangling bim flung him to the ground and escaped into the street, just as his assoclates, hear- ing his cries of distress, dashed down the stairs to his assistance. Without doubt it was the narrowest es- cape of my life that I have ever had at the hands of miletactors, and so excited was I that 1 dashed down the street hatless—for I had left it in the house—until T emerged into Lisscn Grove. Then, and only then, it occurred to me that, having taken no note of the house, I should ‘be unable to recog- nize it and denounce it to the police. But when one is in peril of one's life all other thoughts or instincts are submerged in the one frantic effort of self-preservation. Still 1t wi annoying to think that such scoun- drels should be allowed to go scot free. Breathless, excited and with nerves un- strung 1 opened my door with my latch- key and returned to my room, where the reading lamp had burned low, for it had been alight all through the night. I mixed myself a stiff brandy and soda, tossed it oft and then turned to look at myself in the glass. The picture I presented was disreputable and unkempt. My hair was ruffied, my col- Iar torn open from its stud and one sleeve of my coat had been torn out, so that the lining showed through. I had a nasty scratch across the neck, too, inflicted by the fingernails of one of the blackguards, and from the abrasion blood had flowed and made a mess of my collar. Altogether I presented a very brilllant &ad entertaining spectacle. But my wateh, ring and scarfpin were in their places. If robbery had been their motive, as no doubt it had been, then they had profited nothing, and two of them had been winged in the bargain. The only mode by which their 1dentity could by chance be discovered Was in the event of those wounds being trouble- some. In that case they would consult a medical man, but as they would, in all probability, go to a doctor in a distant quar- ter of London, and further, as it would be Impossible for the police to warn every medico iu London, the hope of tracing them by such means was but a slender one. Feeling & trifie faint I sat in my chair, resting for a quarter of an hour or so; then, becoming more composed, 1 put out the study lights and, after a refreshing wash, went to_bed. The .morning’s reflections were so: disconcerting. A deliberate and d attempt had been made upon my life, but with what motive? The young woman, whose face was familiar, had I recollected, asked most distinctly whether I was Dr. Boyd—a fact which showed that the trap had been prepared. I saw now the reason why she was unable to describe the man's tham illness, and during the morning, while at work in the hospital wards, my suspl- cions became aroused that there had been some deeper motive In it all than the rob- bery of my watch or scarfpin. Human lite had been taken for far less value than that of my jewelry, I knew; nevertheless, the Joy, same 4,000 Fannle B. Patrick and husband to' G. T. Morton, lot §, block §, Patrick’s 24 John W. Lytle of Covert lodge, and Henry | Suratogs sdd .. il 1 Hardy of Capitol lodge. The temple craft | George Lohlein and ‘wife to A. Ll ts composed of St. John's, Capitol and| Schnurr, lot 0, Northside add........ & Covert blue lodges; Omaha chapter Royal Quit Clalm Deeds. Arch Masons, Mount Calvary commandery Knights Templar, Omaha council Royal and Select Masters, the Scottish Rite, and Vesta chapter, Order Eastern Star. The new pipe organ will be installed in Masonic temple within the next two weeks and the lodges which meet at the bullding Jacob Kelser to A. L. Schnurr, lot 79, Northside add. George Seligsoh! 830 feet of wi lot 7, Preston & W. Deeds. Sherift to George W. Shields, lot 25, block & Hawthorne add.. . Total SMOUDL Of LrABSLErS. ... ... .. 38,800 deliberate shooting at me while I felt the patiy pulse showed a determinetion to sssassinate. By good fortume, however, [ had escaped, and resolved to be more care- ful'fn tutufe when answering night calls to unknown bouses. Sir Bernard did ot come to town that way; therefore, I was compelled to spend the afternoon in the severe consulting room at Harley street, belng kept busy the whole time. Shortly before & o'clock, utterly worn out, I strolled down to my rooms to change my coat before golng down to the Savage club to dine with wmy friends—for it , was Saturday night, and I seldom missed the genial house dinner of that most Bo- hemian of inetitutions. Without ceremony I threw open the door of my sitting room and entered, but next instant stood still, for seated in my chair patiently awaiting me was the slim, well dressed figure of Mary Courtenay. Her widow's weeds became her well, and as she rose with a rustle of silk, a bright laught rippled from her lips, and she sald: “I know I'm an unexpected visitor, Doe- tor, but you'll forgive my calling in this manner, won't you? ‘Forgive you? Of course,” I amswered; and with politeness, which I confess was felgned, I invited her to be seated. True fo the promise made to her husband, she had lost no time in coming to see me, and 1 was fortunately well aware of the purport of her errand. “I had no idea you were in London," I sald, by way of allowing her to explain the object of her visit, for In the light of the knowledge I had gained on the Nene bank two nights previously her call was of con- siderable Interest. “I'm only up for a couple of days,” she answered. “London has not the charm for | me that 1t used to have,” and she sighed | hoavily, as though her mind were crowded by bitter memories. Then ralsing her vell and revealing her pale, handsome face, she sald bluntly: *“The reason of my call Is to talk to you about Ethelwynn." “Well, what of her?” I asked, looking straight Into her face aud noticing for the first time a curlous, shifty 100k in her eyes, such as T had never before moticed in her. | She tried to'.remain calm, but by the nerv- ous twitching of her fingers and of her lower 11p I knew that within her was con- cealed a tempest of conflicting emotions. “To speak very frankly, Ralph,” she satd in & calm, serlous voice, "I don't think you aro treating her honorably, poor girl. You seem o have forsaken her altogether, and the neglect has broken her heart.” “No, Mrs. Courtenay; you misunderstand the situation,” I protested. “That I have neglected her slightly I admit; neverthe- less, the neglect was not willful, but owing | to my constant occupation in my practice.” “She's desperate. Besides, it's common talk that you've broken off the engage- ment.” “Gosslp does not affect me, thorefore why should she take any heed of §t?" ¢ “Well, she loves you. That you know quite well. You surely could not have been decelved In those days at Kew, for her de- votion to you was absolute and complete.” She was pleading her sister's cause, just as Courtenay had directed her. T felt annoyed that she should thus endeavor to impose upon me, yet saw the folly of betraying the fact that I knew her secret. My Intention was to walt and watch, T called at the Hennikers' a couple of days ago, but Ethelwynn Is no longer there. She's gone into the country it seems,” I remarked. “Where to?" she asked, quickly. visiting someone near Hereford." though a sudden light dawned upon her. “I know, then. Why, I wonder, did she not tell me. I in- tended to call on her this evening, but it 1s useless. I'm glad tc know, for I don't care much for Mrs, Henniker. She's such a very shallow woman." “Ethelwynn seems to have wandered about a good deal since the sad affair at Kew," I observed. “Yes, and so have she responded. “As you are well aware, (he blow wag such & terrible one to me that—that somehow I feel I shall never get over it—never!" [ saw tears, genuine tears, welling in her eyes. If she could betray emotion in that manner she was surely a wonderful actress. ime will efface your sorrow,” I sald, in a volce meant to be sympathetic. “In a year or two your grief will not be so poignant, and the past will gradually fade from your memory. It is always s0." She shook her head mournfully. “No,” she sald, “for in addition to my grief there is the mystery of it all—a mys- tery that grows each day more and more Inscrutable.” 1 glanced at her sharply in surprise. Was she trylng to mislead me, or were her words spoken in real earnest? I could not determine. ““Yes,” I acquiesced. complete as ever." “Has no single clue been found, elther by the police or by your friend—Jevons ls, I think, his name?” she asked with keen anxiety, ‘One or two facts have, been elucidated,” 1 answered. mystery stdll remains unsolved.” “As it cver will be,” she added with a sigh which appeared to me to be one of sat- istaction rather than of regret. “The de- talls were 8o cleverly arranged that the police have been bafled in every endeavor. Is not that so? 1 nodded in the afirmative. “And your friend Jevons? Has he given up all hope of ary satistactory discovery really don't know,” I answered. “I have not seen him for quite a long time. And fn any case he has told me nothing re- garding the result of his investigations. It 1s his habit to be mute until he has gained some tangible result.” A puzzled, apprehensive expression crossed her white brow for a moment;, then it vanished Into a pleasant smile, as she asked in confidence: “Now, tell me, Ralph, what I private opinien of the situation “Well, it 18 both complicated and puzzling. It we could discover any reason for the brutal deed we might get a clue to the as- sassin, but as far as the police have been “The mystery is as I Dbelieve, “But the your own & man who was alive and well, 1 utterly falled to comprehend one single fact of the astounding affair. It utterly staggered beltet. “Let me speak candidly to you Ralph," she eald, after we bad been discussing Ethelwynn for some little time. ‘“‘As you may readily imagine, 1 have my sister's welfare very much at heart, and my only desire is to see her happy and comfortable instead of pining in melancholy as she now fe. 1 ask you trankly, have you quar- relled " “No, we have not,” 1 answered promptly. “Then it you have not, your neglect is all the more remarkable,” she sald. *For- give me for epeaking like this, but our in- timate acquaintanceship in the past gives me a kind of prerogative to speak my mind. You won't be offended, will you?" he asked, with one. of those sweet smiles of hers that I knew so well. ““Offended? Certatnly not Mre. Courte- nay. We are too old friends for that. “Then take my advice and see Ethelwynn again,” she urged. “I know how she adores you; I know how your coldness has crushed all the life out of her. She hides her secret from mother and for that reason will not come down to Neneford. See her, and return to her; for it is a thousand pities that two lives should be wrecked 8o completely by some little misunder- standing which will probably be explained away In a dozen words. You may consider this appeal an extraordinary one, made by one sister on behalf of another, but when 1 tell you that I have not consulted Ethel- wynn, nor does she know that 1 am here on her behalt, you will readily understand that T have both your interests equally at heart. To me it seems a grevious thing that you should be laced apart In this man- ner, that the strong love you bear each other should be crushed and your future happiness be sacrificed. Tell me the truth,”” she asked in earnestness. “You love her still—don’t you?®" “I o, was my frank, outspoken answer, and it was the honest truth. CHAPTER XXIL A Message. The pretty woman in_her widow's weeds stirred slightly and settleq her skirts though my answer had given her the great- est satistaction 4 “Now, take my advice, Ralph,” she went on. “See her again before it is too late. “You refer to her fresh lover—eh?" I fn- quired bitterly. ““Her fresh lover?" she cried in surprise. “I don't understand you. Who s he, pray?" “I'm in ignorance of his name. “But bow do you know of his existence? T have heard nothing of him, and surely she would have told me. All her conversation, all ber polgnant grief, and all her regrets have been of you." “Mrs. Henniker gave me to understand that my place in your sister's heart has been filled by another man,” I sald in a hard volce. ‘Mrs. Henniker!” she cried in disgust. “Just like that evil-tongued mischief- maker! T've told you already that I detest her. She was my friend once—it was she who allured me from my husband's side. Why she exercises euch an Influence over poor Ethelwynn I can't tell. I do hope she'll leave their house and come back home. You must try and persuade her to do so.” “Do you think, then, that the woman has Ned?" I asked. “I am certain of It. Ethelwynn has never & thought for any man save yourself. I'll vouch for that.” “But what object can she have in telling me an untruth?” The widow smiled. ‘A very deep one, probably. You don't know Edith Henniker well as I do, or you would suspect all her actions of ul- terior motive.” “Well,” T sald, after a pause, “to tell the truth, I wrote to Ethelwynn last night with a view to reconciliation.” “‘You did!" she cried, joyously. “‘Then you have anticipated me, and my appeal to you has been forstalled by your own con- science—eh?" “Exactly,” I laughed. “She has my letter by this time and I am expecting a wire in reply. I have asked her to meet me at the earliest possible moment.” “Then you have all my felicitations, Ralph,” she said, in a volce that seemed to quiver with emotion. “She loves you— loves you with a flercer and even more pas- slonate affection than that I entertained toward my poor, dead husband. Of your happiness I have no doubt, for I have seen in those days gone past how you idolized her, and how supreme was your mutual content when In each other's eoclety. Des- tiny, that unknown Influence that shapes our ends, has placed you together and forged a bond between you that is un. breakable—the bond of perfect love.” f it 1s really destiny I suppose that to try and resist it is quite futile,” I remarked mechanically. “Absolutely. Ethelwynn will become your wife, and you have all my good wishes for prosperity and happiness.’ 1 thanked her, but pointed out that the matritonial project was as yet immature, ‘‘How foolish you are, Ralph!" she said. ““You know very well that you'd marry her tomorrow if you could. “Ah! 1f I could,” I repeated wistfully. “Unfortunately my position is not yet suffi. clently well assured to justify my marry- ing. Wedded poverty !s never a pleasing prospect.” ‘But you have the world before you. I've heard Sir Bernard say so times with. out number. He believes {mplicitly in you a man who will rise to the head of your profession.” 1 laughed dublously, shaking my head. “I only hope that his anticipations may be realized,” I sald. “But I fear I'm no more brilliant than a hundred other men in the hospitals. It takes a smart man nowadays to boom himself into notoriety. As in literature and law, so in the medical profession, it isn't the clever man who rises to the top of the tree. More often it is a second-rate man, who has private influence and has guaged the exact worth of self-advertisement. This is an age of able to gather, it seems that there is an entire absence of motive, hence the im- possibility of carrying the inquiries fur- ther.” “Then the Investigation is actually dropped?” she exclaimed, unable to further conceal her anxiety. “I presume that it is,” T replied. Her chest heaved slightly, and slowly fell again. By its movement I knew that my answer allowed her to breathe more treely. ““You also believe that your friend Jevons has been compelled, owing to negative re- sults, to relinquish his efforts?"" she asked. “‘Such is my opinion. But I have not seen him lately in order to consult him." In silence she listened to my answer, and was evidently reassured by it. Yet I could not, for the life of me, understand her man- ner, at one moment mervous and appre. hensive and at the next full of an almost tmperious self-confidence. The expression in her eyes at times was such as justified her mother in the fears that she had expressed to me. I tried to diagnose her symptoms, but they were too complicated and contra- dictory. She spoke again of her sister, returniog to the main point upon which she had sought the Interview. She was a decidedly pretty woman, with a face rendered more interesting by ber widow's garb. But why was she masquerading so clev- erly? For what reason had old Courtenay contrived o efface his identity so thor- oughly? As I looked at he: reputations quickly made and just as rapldly lost. In the professional world a new man rises with every moon.” “But that need not be s0 in your cas she pointed out. “With Sir Bernard your chief, you are surely in & unique posi- tion." Taking ber into my confidence, I told her of my ideal of a snug country practice— one of those in which the assistant does the night work and attends to the club people, while there is a nucleus of country people as patients. 1 had long ago talked it all over with Ethelwynn, and she ontirely agreed with me. I had not the slightest desire to have & consulting room ot my own in Harley street. All I longed for was a life in the open air and rural tranquility, a life far trom the tinkle of the cab bell and the milk man's strident cry, a life of ease and bliss, with my well-beloved ever at my side. The unfortunate man compelled to live in London is deprived of half of God's generous gifts. 4 ‘Though this unaccountable coldness has fallen between you,” Mary sald, looking etraight at me, “you surely cannot have doubted the strength of her affection?” “But Mrs. Henolker's insinustion puz- zles me. Besides, her recent movements have been erratic and almost seem to bear out the suggestion. ““That woman is utterly unscrupulou she cried angrily. “Depend upon it that she has some deep motive in making the anderous statement. On one occasion almost caused & breach between myself and my poor husband. Had he not pos- sessed the most perfect canfidence in me the consequences might have been most serfous for both of us. The outcome of a there word, uttered half in jest, came near rulning my happiness forever. I did noy know her true character In those days.” “I had no idea that her character was 1 remarked, rather surprised at this statement. Hitherto I had regarded her as quite a harmless persom, who by making a strenuous effort to obtain a foot- ing In good society often rendered herself ridiculous In the eyes of her friends. Her character! she echoed flercely. “She's one of the most evil-tongued women in London. While posing as Bthelwynn's friend and entertaining her beneath her root she actually insinuates to you the probabllity of a secret lover? Is it fair? Is it the action of an honest and trust- worthy woman?" 1 was compelled to admit that it was not. Yet was this action of her own, In coming to me under the present circum- stances in any way more straightforward? Had eho known that I was well aware of the secret existence of her husband she would assuredly not bave dared to speak in the manner she had done. Indeed, as I sat there facing her, a slim, sweet-faced, interesting figure in her well made mourn- ing, I could scarcely believe it possible that she could act the imposture so per- fectly. Her manner was flawle her self-possession marvelou But the motive of it all—what could it be? The problem had been a maddening one from first to last. Had you been in my place, my reader, what would you have done? Recollect I had witnessed a sceme on the river bank that was absolutely without explanation, and which eurpassed all human credence. 1 am & matter-of-fact man, not given to exaggerate or to recount incidents that have not cecurred, but I confess openly and freely that.since I had walked along that path I hourly debated within myself whether I was actually awake and in the full pos- session of my faculties, or wether I had dreamed the whole thing. But It was no dream. Certaln solld facts convinced me of its stern and astounding reality. The man upon whose body I helped to make an autopsy was actually alive. In reply to my questions my visitor told me that she was staying at Vernon's, in Cork street—a small private hotel which the Mivarts had patronized for many years —and that on the following morning she intended returning again to Neneford. Then, after she had again urged me to lose no time in seeing Ethelwynn, and had imposed upon me silence as to what had passed between us, I assisted her into a hansom and she drove away, waving her black-gloved hand in farewell. The interview had been a curious one, and I could not fn the least understand its import. Regarded in the light of the knowl- edge 1 had gained when down at Neneford, it was, of course, plain that both she and her ‘‘dead” husband were anxious to secure Ethelwynn's silence, and believed they could effect this by Inducing us to marry. The conspiracy was a deeply laid and ingenious one, as indeed was the whole of the amaz- ing plot. Yet, somehow, when I reflected upon it on my return from the club, I could not help sitting till far into the night try- ing to plece together the remarkable enigma, A telegram from Ethelwynn had reached me at the Savage at 9 o'clock, stating that she had received my letter, and was re- turning to town the day after tomorrow. She had, she eald, replied to me by that night's post. 1 felt anxious to see her, to question her and to try if possible to gather from her some fact whi¢h would lead me to discern & motive in the feigned death of Henry. Courtenay. But I could only walt in pa- tience for the explanation. Mary's declara- tion that her sister possessed no other lover besides myself reassured me. I had not belleved it of her from the first, yot it was passing strange that such an in- sinuation should have fallen from the lips of a woman who posed as her dearest friend. Next day Sir Bernard came to town to see two unusual cases at the hospital, and atterward drove me back with bim to Harley street, where he had an appoint- ment with a German princess, who had come to London to consnlt him as a spe- cialist. As usual, he made his lunch off two ham sandwiches, which he had brought with him from Victoria station refreshment room and carried in a paper bag. I sug- gested that we should eat together at a restaurant, but the old man declined, de- claring that if he ate more than his usual sandwiches for luncheon when in town he never had any appetite for dinner. S0 I left him alone in his consulting room munching bread and ham, and sipping at a wineglassful of dry sherry. About half-past 3, just before he re- turned to Brighton, I saw him again as usual, to hear any instructions he wished to glve, for sometimes he saw patients once and then left them in my hands. He seemed wearled, and was sitting resting his brow upon his thin bony hands. During the day he certainly had been fully occu- (ONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Jobbers ard Manufacturers Now Devoting Their Time te Spring Business. BEGINNING TO ARRIVE Prices on Most Lines About the Same They Were a Week Ago, but Sugar Advanced Ten to Fitteen Polnts, EARLY BUYERS Omaha jobbers and manufacturers aro devoting practically all of their attention to spring busin A few small orders for ny winter lines occasionally arrive, but they are of minor importance as compared with advance orders for spring lines. Buy- are also beginning to arrive on the ket, so_there is more activity to the trade than has been noted coral weeks: On January 15 the transportation burean will again begin ‘operations and it s thought that the number of visiting mer- chants trom that time on will Increase at a rapld rate. Retallers in the territory tributary to Omaha are now posted on the conditions necessary for their recelving freo transportation to Omaha and return and more of them each season take advantage of the opportunity offered visit thelr home market. Everyone seems to feel confident that spring business this year is going to be unusually large and that it will “cotneearlier than ever before. Job- bers have been predicting that for some time past and as @ result their stocks are larger and more complete than they were a year ago. In fact, a good many lines of oods that have never been offered in maha before are now ready for dis- tribution. There are, in face, very few lines of goods handled by westorn retallers that cannot be bought of Omaha jobbers. So far as the markets are concerned there is not much news to report this week. Prices are very much on the same basis they were a week ago, but as a general thing it may be sald that the tendency is upward, rather than downward, in view of the Jarge consumption predicted for the future. = Those who are best posted on general conditions say with a good deal of emphasis that merehants are safe in buying their supplies at present prices. Sugar Up 10 to 15 Po One of the most important market changes during the week under review was an advanco in sugar amounting to 10@15 oints. The bean market is also quoted a ittle higher than it was a week ago In Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as on the coast. The market may be quoted as strong at the advance, and higher prices in the future are looked for. The cheese market is also steadily firm ing up and stocks of October made goods are now exceptionally light. It is claimed that there Is not to exceed 40 per cent as much on hand as there was a year ago at this time ~The advance during the week on‘fancy marks ranges from c to t In the line of dried fruits there has not been much change, with the exception of fancy California pedches and pears, which are quoted a little higher. and stocks of desirable goods are very hard to obtain. A 0od deal of interest is now being taken n canned corn. The wise ones predict higher prices for the future, as stocks are practically out of first hands and goods of extra quality command a premium. Merchants are also investigating the fish market more carefully than of late. Lent commences February 2 and jobbers are calling the_attention of the trade to the fact that the early buyers will secure tho best selections of mackerel, salmon, her- ring, etc., and besides that higher prices are 'belng freely predicted for the near future, as stocks are not large and the demand Is expected to be unusually brisk. Spring Business Now Under Way. Dry goods jobbers report spring businesss as opening In very satisfactory manner. Several large buyers arrived last week and placed very nice orders and still more are expected this coming week. After the mld- dle of the month, when the transportation bureau will open, jobbers expect trade to begin in earnest. Traveling salesmen report almost every customer as making prepara- tions for visiting Omaha in the next few weeks. Not only that, but new merchants, who have never bought in Omaha before, have expressed their intentian of coming here this season to investigate the mar- ket. Every year Omaha jobbers get a larger share of the business tributary to this city and they say the tendency is more noticeable than ever before for mer- chants to buy at thelr nearest market. They seem to prefer to buy close at home, where they can get thelr goods promptly d in that way they do not have to lay in such heavy stocks, but can go to wmarket more frequently and keep their lines strictly up to date. The eftect of that, of course, is to localize the trade so that each market gets the bulk of the business in its own territory. In speaking of the generzl situation, a local jobber remarked that the early buy- ers this season will get by far the best assortment of goods. An enormous epring business was anticipated, but so the demand has gone far ahead of expectations, The advance orders that were taken be- fore the holldays were so far beyond all calculations that many lines of goods have already been sold up.” In some Cases more of the same kind of goods can be secured and in others manufacturers are unable to flll the orders. If business keeps up at the rate-it has commenced the late buyers will have a small assortment to choose from, as compared with those who come early. There has been no particular market fluctuations during the last several days. Prices are firm all along the line, as would naturally be expected when the outlook for business is_as favorable as at the present time. When manufacturers find @ ready market for all the goods they can turn out they are net likely to cut pices. Rubber Priced Good and Firm. The situation in rubber goods has taken a much more favorable turn than the out- look & week ago promised. The way things look now merchants will buy their goods at practically the same prices they did last year. mentioned ‘a week ago, some prices been marked up a littlé, while others are a Jittle lower, but the chan are of minor importance.’ The feature that pled, and I had noticed that of late he w unable to resist the strain as he once could “Aren’t you well?" I asked, when eeated betore him. “Oh, yes,” he answered with a sigh. “There's not much the matter with me. I'm tired, I suppose, that's all. The eternal chatter of these confounded women bores me to death. They can't tell their symp- toms without golng futo all the detalls of family history and domestic intelicity, snapped. ““They think me a docior, a law- yer and a parson rolled into one.” “Oh, by the way!" he said, as though sud- denly recollecting. “Have you met your triend Ambler Jevons latel “No,” I replied. “He's been away for some weeks, I think. Why “Because I saw him yesterday In King's road. #He was driving in a fly and had one eye bandaged up. Met with an accident, I should think.” “An accident!” I exclaimed in constern: tion. “He wrote to me the other day, but did not mention it."” “He's been trying his hand at unravelling the mystery of poor Courtensy’s death, hasn't he?” the old man asked. 4 T believe 80." “And falled—eh?" “I don't think his efforts have been crowned with very much success, although he has told me nothing,” I sald. In response the old man grunted in dis- satistaction. I knew how disgusted he had been at the bungling and utter failure of the police inquiries, for he was always de- claring Scotland Yard seemed to be useless, e for the recovery of articles left -in cabs.” He glanced at his watch, snatched up his silk hat, buttoned bis coat, and wishing me good-bye went out to catch the Pullman train. Next day about 2 o'clock T was In one of the wards at Guy's s t of my patients, when a telegram was handed to me by one of the nurses. 1 tore it open eagerly, expecting that it was from Ethelwynn, announcing the hour of her arrival at Paddington. But the message upon which my eyes fol! was so astounding, so appalling, and mo tragic that my heart stood still, The few words upon that fimsy paper increased the mystery to an even more be- wildering degree than before. It was fn- eredible. (To be Continued.) Publish your legal notices in The Weekly Bee. Telephone 238, worrled the trade was the announceme: that prices would be unrestricted so fa as the manufacturers were concerned, which simply meant a demoralized mai ket, that would work Injury on both whole- salérs and retailers. cal jobbors now e, however, that distributors will hold prices stationary, the me &8s menufactur- ers have done in the past and tnat every merchant will know he is paying the same price as his neighbor. Wholesalers are very confident that there will be no devia- tion from this plan and say that merchants are safe in placing their orders In the same way they have done in the past. In other words, prices are restricted, but job- bers are doing it instead of manufacturers, In leather goods there is_no particular change from a week ago. Traveling men are taking spring orders and are meeting with as good success as could be ex- pected at this time of the year, Every- thing at present seems to point to & very prosperous season. Hardware Remains Unchanged, Hardware jobbers are not belng exactly rushed with “orders, but still business is t better than usual in January. Reports indicate t there will be a good deal of bullding as soon as spring arrives, both That will, in the country and in lheéowfll of course, make & brisk demand for bulid: ers' hardware and tools. The outlook for othér lines is equally good, so that wholesalers are confident they ' will enjoy a very liberal patronage. There is no market news to report, as practically all lines are in the same posic ton they were a week ago. The tendency, h&wever, of the market is toward firmer prices. Frults and Produce. The demand for fruits and vegetables ha: been of limited proportions Auring ?n: week. Merchants “evidently have not re- covered from the dullness -following the holiday rush. An improvement, however, is looked for this week. The market ha; also been featureless, pracically all lines being quoted the same as they were a week ‘he receipts of poultry have |l #0 that prices are about steady. The sup- ply of fresh eggs has been short and the market is good and firm. The butter mar- ket I8 quoted about the same as it was o week ago, but the feeling seems to be Y little weaker, as the demand is not as heavy as It was & short time ag.. Evapor: Apples and Dr Fruits, NEW YORK, Wan. 10.—EVAPO) APPLES—The arket {or evporated sz ples shows no cha Common wre quoted ;:":).l; P l_m-. S1@%0 - cholce, S GGY; g;lgnu DRIED FRUITS-8pot SALIFORNIA D runes are firmly held and in a falr job- ing demand. Quotations Fangs from e to for all grades. Apricots ure steady St flutet at THGIe in boxes and al T in bags. FPeaches, quiet at 12gisc for poeled and 6%@%¢ for Unpeeled. Dal “ Marke DULUTH, Jan. 10.-WHEAT—C, hard, Te4e 0 ash, No. 1 orthern: ! Bay, "inet™ THe; No. 1 OATE-May, e ' 0 o e e e e