The evening world. Newspaper, July 27, 1903, Page 7

LEO THIS STORY, WHICH BEGINS TO-DAY, WILL | | | i CHAPTER 1 excitement, “come to, the tower room at once; Mr. Main- sige Waring has been murdered!’ Matnwielng!s Wil “Mtr! Mainwaring murdered!” he exclaimed, reeling for an UGH MAIN ALING had made his will, It had been a] j it) as if from a blow. ‘Great vens! it cannot ceremony ne varkny ‘ athe his} possib.e:” . . reno: all tre Mainwarings hat gatheres at Wt) Pails terrible, but a fact, nevertheless,” replied Mr. Whit country plice, Male Onks, near New York, at his ney; “he was murdered last night In his private rooms." tation, that he might announce his intentions respecting the] | “How and when was it discovered?” Beott ingulred. hie dinposition of fortune Inherited from his father, Harold| mind rilil dazed by the wild torrent of tho! surging i through his b ner ’ 7 Mainwartns fe GEA URUH RHBENEN INFO) ATURHIE: EIN | SIERO te ens te cece ited CBO) events] Ob/tbe! ereyions bruther, his elder by an hour and. under the Fngllen law,| "Hardy, his valet, was the first to discover it this morning. ie s a teal ‘i oi (1 ni elerhoned for his physician and or the corone hein to the Mainwaring estates. Gut Haro: had married a) yet eiOnn che next train from the city” woman ‘n defiaiee of parental authority, and his father made| “trary Scott shuddered aa he entered the familiar room @ wii! leaving his for to Huse, who fold the English en-| where he had taken jeave of hs employer but a compara ‘i i és ld disa®peared, w! ely few hours before. Even amid the contusion, he note tates und came to America, Harold di afpeared, with his tant in the outer rooin everything appeared the same as w and rumor teld of hia death rs tater in fa way lw he last saw it, but the portiers ‘at the further side, Austes pu wide open, revewled a ghastly samt oe : Alar FOURRETIROT CEOS pon the Noor, about half-way between the desk and safe To Ralph Myinwa A younger son, the sale of the esiate Head resting Ina email post of blood, tay Hugh. Mall + had Neen aimoet 4 crime, and for years there had been an Was inclined slightly toward his right side, his thetween Lugh and Ralph; bur time had soft- rtially extended, and on the floor, near his right hand, evolver, while “an ug.y wound Just above the right i near che temple showed where the weapon had done 4 ‘The closely cut hair about the temp.e wax singed and hie face was blackened, showing that the fat shot bad been fred at close range. ere were no indici Hons, however, of a struggle of any kind: the 1 Hugh, to prop! he Eng formal horished d Ralph's son, na was to be named the heir. : over to be present at th Iph was elated, for now the reat rev ve he buying back of the vid estate—seemed) ing Chair, usually, standing In front of the desk, had been pushe] axite, but everything else was in its accustomed sus but fifty, and seemed good for many] place, and the desk was closed and locked. MevGner sear iad never married, Raiph reflected,| Raiph Mainwaring was already kneeling beside the body; aud now, 0 ad'hot, yet the ‘position occupied] Mr. ‘Thornton and young Malnwaring, who had entered im- by Mrs bat Gru Fair Oaks was disquiedng. Sae was! mediately after Scott and the attorney, stood speechless with ibe: ii eper, and something more. she received Mr, With what confifeting emotions t oung secretary any # who had a nigner position, and lifeless form of his employer, fortunately for minty intuitively dislikea ment, no one knew; as hiy mind cleared, he her ze that his position was likely to prove a hy dangerous one, and that he must act with ex- ka ‘ r on, eat nd Willam Mainwe Thornton was first broken by Mr. Thornton, who ex- even by Manwaring to his secre 1d Scott “Lay Unis for on my ‘ow 1 wish It What do you think, Mainwaring? Is to be vead in t 8 of the tamily, on after wines, My it put in y led Mr. Mainwaring, in a low eded; when that 3 hink it is murder." ! added Mr. Whitney. e done such a deed?" groaned Mr. we think. im oe }resent. ‘The shade of] Hugh Main Was attired, as when Scott had last , ringing the bell, Muga] seen him, tn n dressing gown; but as the secretary inwarlig Kimscit and his guests tor] knelt peeldo the silent form and touched the left hand, !vin ne ufternow Teeecretary torattend to| partinliy hidden I its folds, he gave a slight start. and, aomnerarivite pasaing bs band within’ the aressing-gown, am i J ry’s 1 wateh are both gone!’ The Private Secretary 1 are both that must have while his father, glancing been the Mysterious Search. marked: diarry 5 manner, pon finding himself alone within the 7 s private roums of Hush Mainwaring, betrayed Intense excite-| {We must ascertain whether anything olse {x missing.” iron him and, rising,| “We will mike a thorough examination of the room after men He pushed his ¥ Ke impati begun to waik swiftly, though nolselessly, back and forts, the éntire lengih of the (Wo apartments. Twice he paused before the large desk, and takng therefrom the will, already familiar while hig face the Coroner's arrival,” said Mr. Whitney, “but for ¢he pres erything must remain as it ts. “Should we not send for a detective at once?" Mr. Thorn- ton inquired. him. read its contents, with burning eves, yn a, to dime eMdichod and, pated. ‘Then, folding and repiacing| "1 hye already telephoned for one upon my own respon- the document, he turned toward the safe, muttering: , | Sibitity.”” replied ‘the attorney. “It's i 1 searched there once before and could! find not ‘ 7 CHAPTER II. len)! No one knows wnat may happen! . s hears ie Opportunity? twill search once more) Wan Robbery the Motivet and leave not A corner unexplored.” th ve. fie Five gentlemen Were slowly ascending the broad stairwa; * Having locked library, he returned to the safe. te) conversing together in subdued tones, One, younger thai Hon, amt adon the great doors swung oF nes, arranged with the precision for which was noted in hig business nabdi(s., Conscious indanee at time for the work he had und hu was secure from interruption, he begin a sihodieal search through all the compartments, private doctiments were examined and then replaced iy thelr original position, but all seemed of no avail. Me‘discovered no trace of that watch he hoped to find... it came toa metailic box, which he surmised, from ‘uid general appearance, contalned the old fami! iva he open that? A moment's thought decided ster ‘ wuld, he opm leave nothing unexplored. Iurther| ., the Coroner partially lifted the vody ana both examined ne tine kev concealed ina tiny drawer. He ap-| the wound, the small man who had accompanted the Coroner Key ver flew backward. and a dazzling, looking on silently. It was found that bullet had en- cevas a ray of auntight fell across nis] tered just above ihe right eve and had passed through the red Ino ie ery cams, gleaming. and, selntiliating drain In a sllghtly downwan! direction, coming out near the F upon the iiheidivesplace. Hut ne paid little heed| base upon the same aide. The most careful search failed to fs of ineand narrow receptacle within one side| disclose the bullet. and attention was next directed to the it Kean eye had discovered a paper, vellow, anil) revolver Iving upch the floor rear the right, hand. Te was mi op ith knew the revealing the c Mr. Malhwari that he had taken, and t ul and n | the others and evidently more famillar with the suroundings at Fair Oaks, stepped quickly in advance of the rest and ex- tended his hand to Mr. Whitney in silent greeting. br. Hobart, Hugh Mainwaring's physician ‘and 0 ‘This was ne of his ost intimate friends, although a number of years his junior. lowing him were Mr. ifort and Mr. Chittenden, ores ‘irm of Mainwaring & Co., while bringing up the rear were the coroner and a gentleman, somewhat below medium size an of modest appearance, whom the attorney greeted afry Qurdinily and afterward introduced to Mr. Thornton as he low ped into his fa (ew the signt of Which thrilled h a Wesson, thirtyctworeslibres with bit ne eee drew it forth, and a single glance at its ttle that from which the fatal ss ie" Indeed the obsect of his search, With @ 109 charged. bullet had "proably ' poked « act metallic . dy | set atment. he eagerty scanned Its con: t Murder prea ding Me’ Or Was It Suicide? “Can any of you gentlemen tell me whether or not this mn af intense satisfaction ovel when he heard footsteps) , the paper Ronee Hi | i using he Papey Weng corridor. followrd) Delonge to thé deceased?” inquired the Coroner, ‘holding OE SANE OuBFeposluing the precious doou-/ up, the revolver. antiieeant ke Deposieegwung the doors of). juve ote seen a revolver lying in Mr. Maiawaring's securely, | desi,” lds nt satel ment, said the secretary; “but I doubt whether. 1 could fy It, as 1 never observed it closely. ver, that (his wan the same aize aad maieoes SUaee Would it rot be well to see it it is still ther andie’so as to lock it i and opened the door. , and, handing Scott a car turning the ni ‘d, sug- . Malnwar-) gegted: the attorne n “It ig not here’ said Beott oretary ft. Henry! ‘There w: subsued rl 7 retary ie gard, It bore the name of “J ere Was a subiued murmur, and Mr. Thor i A ac the cuison address, and underneath had to exclaim, “Suicide! That’ has been my impression a8 c v Wet Cartel tars toy Y fa the word, "Importan Gan hastily, pencilled the wo Lo ghe with a Somewhat JONG geet wanna Seciires aay ; He wre. tittle above the ie ee race, dark mustach and! now Tong has tite been alph Mainwaring, “in your opinion, Wine Cie aie dirke glasses. and was dressec iene ine HOURS RS UROLTO at ageen ace ors Were uid you say, Dr. Westlake?” hat would be my judgment, aisos ee ghtly travel worn, \ “You nileman, eMule) Del mny, , oe a id say that death was Instant van rye Mair ns “Without a doubt, It could not have been o' ” et at oth ingen, (id cate tea eee Main way mu consulted his wate. "1 NRO us thornton tad ghized Rim as Richid ation n n your Judgment, then, this must have occurred engines attorney of bad seputation. Later) aout 1 o'clock this morning?" ire the subiec of enuich, d.scunalony Maine | About that time” est ‘ J, Hugh Mal “At what hour was Mr. Mainwarin, 2 Walking ip and down in the “4° 1 in this house?" asked the Coroner. nb LEC hed thought. When at lengt Aw nearly, as we have ascertained thus far, at about 12 ry coming out ack. ‘Twelve? Indeed! By whom? and where?” By his private seeretary, and in the library adjoining.” Meanwhile, Mr. Merrick, having made a close scrutiny of et his recreta’ before you retire for the Aiveed ouse, he mi We suhtney ott, to ny * sald . 1 y ied. . b> u the secretary rep ” he the 4s form, had been slowly walking back y a . 5 slowly and Rhy time within an hour, on the tower-room and Hbrary, his hands ie the rand corte " Ser down the corridor 0} SACK 1G id fis eyes apparently riveted on the Miele a inter Jerry Scott patering an Angy VOICE | downwards neemed to be Inui athay ee bee Fale an leery. bul ! . i ae t y Btudy e carpet; then, toward the TINTATY: Oice recognized as Mrs. La Grangt after two'or three turns about’ the room, he aauntered to: whine W -s, La Grange Makes Charges and Threats. to-night? sore would yOu, DE he ve e years, if mr 9 been a? you detrauded your ward the windows and doors, examinin; cach Iu turns muds oncrinching the Goer oening ince tise southern hall, suddenly disappearea, “A very mysterious case!’ commented he had finished his Interview with the valeg on erhun tar nothing can be 1} né} which throws much actual light o} ried, “where would Phad exposed your dis: ‘omy. brother 4 OAV \ > and dupgicitys sou iy tgnored. your Son,| the subject one or another, Mat it 1, ‘cei, poit have verse would rob him, noL| the mystery, Merrick ean." nny poo) cen Untere 1 Done, but of his father's fortune—cast ‘Morrick!"* "repeated Mr. ‘Thornton, turning to Mr, White at you “i 3 sald the attorney, t stato ween eiBnUeUlly, (Bnd Wish that yer, and, vou {he In one of the most trusted and one of the surest man Hen such a son ag et | YOR eT tnake you and your high-| on, the force. . fitow it only too i Before we go any furth@r." interposed Ralph Main- rue this day's work ‘est that we ascert, Dorn, purso-preud fumlly rue thin trade was inaudible, and|waring, “I st chiegiemtunll a, Hugh MAinwarlog ® Cee ay had heard foo mushy wiundeen, | has, Ween robbers. We" can at fenat™ satiety eee vi 4 and down the a ontinwed walking un, and) OCT age came out. Shel AT the Mainwaring and dt Nertig rage, seer wn ry door openc ly aw past him in scarcely aware tne corriior and] Jewels Are Gone! swept (ast thas: he passed do’ OF Pee itbrars was) suddenly conselous that she ha ‘Acting on your suggestion, we will examine the safe, turned aad Was Wateting bingoking pale and fatigued. sald Mr. Wiuthey; “though } for one, am not tnclined to { He ou tal yO Hut. moment, Mr. Beott,” he ‘sald, | the toa tion, tie sate could Hot be genta Rnomiedge of GUA Eten ve a few instructions I’ would like eerily opene) unless force © peaking, woarlly: 1 have 2 ter ningi and I also want to | Were employert; and if certaluly bears no evidence of having YOu TR SaHy9 ith Sun co. coneider yuurme tas’ one ot my Ph scout with your Investigation, Mr, Whitney,” sald the Riests to-morrow, and join with us in the festivith quiet volee of the detective, who had entered unobserved ‘Occusion. + courteously, ‘though there | {rom the amokiny-room 1am greatly mistaken, the employe! thanked bie ela shade of reserve In his manner, ing brief directions for the following day, room, but not to sleep, His mind was too Just passed, as weil as of the , ‘of the mofrow. in thoughts reverted t d events Mf afternoon, and, taking the shabby docu- his pocket, he read and re-read it carefully, hi Ying dep emotion. What shoud be done with tet hisvemployer, know at once of the proof We ich he now held against him? Or should he hold it for a Thw days and await developments? Me wag nearly § oO, gras of stealthy foorstepa ih (he by a ellght sound, as h; eps in the apetraction Woume, “te linteried. In fov a moment, but |Hothing left but an old chock-look, a few drafts and som eating nothing further and discovering the lateness of the }other papers Brine value whatever except to Hugh Main« hour, he hhawtlty extinguishe! the ight and, too exhausted | Waring himsell lderabi zi - and weary to undress, tirew himself as he was upon a ‘There wax a considera amount of cash,” the attorney Couch and was soun sleeping heavil was saying. "Mr, Mainwaring deposited a tirge sum there the sun was shining brightly Into his room, when Harry | When he last came ott from the city, and." he added more Beott was awakened the next morning by & woman's scream, | Slow! he old famly Jewels were kept In the safe folowed by cries and sobs and a confused sound of running {fo and {fo. Almost before he could collect his thoughts, he steps approaching his room, and, rising, hastily ex- | ¢ sed the =jac hi over in’ themseive eq tie sinoking-jacket in which he had slept for a [over n themecveny «ve tother any one healden youre sele understood the combination of the mafe?” Ralph Main: waring Inquired. Todo not, wir.’ th Nercretary replied. consciour that all eyes had tufned upon Alm at the Inq@ry and that the de- tecilve was observing him closely. ‘After further search which falléd to disclose anything of e|importance, or any chie regarding elther the murder or. the fn |rovbery, arrangements were made for the Inquest to be held at 3 o'clock that afternoon, and the party was about to leave the apartments when Mr.’ Whitney paused. “One momeht, gentlemen; there is ono more point 1 would person we are after Is’ some one pret Flows ‘combinations, In thes. apartment h a few swift turns the sccretary unk and the ponderous doors swung open. showine othe te pers in thelr accustomed places. Everything appeared In perfect onder; Dut as the’ attorney began a rapid oxe amination of the interior, he suddenly uttered @ sharp ex amation, white, as he continue: [ls Beare! betrayed considerable excitemenc, reh, his manner “Anything wrong, Mr, Whitney? queried Ralph Mainwaring. “Byerything 14 missing familiar with) vas and, witadrew. to hi Heat the events of the ‘day tures ¥ bat anything missing? the other exclaimed, moments pause, turning around with a. pale face’ and Helis ing i his hund an empty cash Dox: "there is atmolutely “The Mainwaring jewoi hoed both the ii sible! Incredibh While Ralph Mainwaring nex: 4, “Why. they were worth a fortune several times We had barely time tu make the change when tere was a joud knock, and some one called his name In auick, sharp tones. Mr. Mainwaring Has Been Murdered, Openini cy the in. ‘door, loor, he saw Mr. Whitney standing befor Mh background servants were running. Mireotions, wrin, ig npaiien ng thelr hands and moaning and jeott,” him, atte id the attorney, in tones trembling with PTO we wt EVENING » WORLD'S # HOME .» MAGA END SATURDAY. A DEEP MYSTERY we & w OF CRIME. A BEAUTIFUL a& #& & STORY OF LOVE. (Copyrighted, 1900, by J. B. Lippincott Pub. Co.) (Printed in The Evening World by permission of the J. B. Lippincott Pub. Co.) ke investigated, I maintain that we have not yet discov- ered the moat essential clue to this case—something to ‘throw light on the possible motive which prompted the mur- der of Hugh Mainwaring. I now wish to make a fin Mr. Scott, will you once more open Mr. Mainwaring’s desk for us and take out the will that was d teniay?” Mainwaring started. “The will? Ral vor tno Te might be “T thin! t mi it safer tn sion,”” the attorney. with a peculiar smile. Glee aie i ae “And right you are!” added Mr. Thornton, approvingly. ‘I wonder yor haA not thought of that yourseif, Main- waring.”’ Meanwhile, with the attorney's request, had looked for the will where he had lant seen It on the preceding day, and, failing to find| It, was searching through the numerous receptacles contaln- jig Mr. Mainwaring’s private papers Kim ‘became oppressive, and suddenly looking up, he en- countered the glance of both Mr. Whitney and the detective the former with an expression of triumph in his keen eyes Perplexed and vewildered, Scutt exciaimed tn a mechanical ton "he will I gone: ft is nowhere to he found thought as much," sald the attorney, quietly. CHAPTER ITl, The Inqueat. ERRICK, the detective, made a discovery. firepl In a hidden o in the library he found some blackened pa- pors. He gathered them carefully and showed them to Mr. Whitney. Mr. Whitney studiod the bits of discolored paper for a mo- ment and then exclaimed in excited ton “Good heavens, man! itis the will! ‘The will drawn up in these rooms yesterday! See, nere ix the date, ‘this seventh tay of July, tn the year of ou! dere 18 ‘part of a nutne,’ Gra’ '—— Houghton La Grange!” exclaimed the attorney, low, you can just trace the words, ‘this amount of an. nuity to be'j end hers are other bits, ‘as'to my estate and all eaestt ys ‘to hold the same forever, together with'— Well. should say these were of vaiue. You found nothing more “Nothing of special importance. I have learned one fact, however—the murder was never committga mm this room, but in the Hbrary.” —the rest ts gone, wald Lie detective, nor Hough- ton La Why do you think that?” 1 do Tot Uiink it—1 know tt, and was confident of it while we were making the examination this morning. Say nothing abou however, for the present, We will go now, if you are rt When the family gathered for the inquest, in the lead re Huph Mainwaring and his son, the entrance of the | ter cauging a small stir of interest and excitement, as a score of pencils at once began to rapidiy sketch the features of the ene. Boglishman, the intended helr of Hugh Mainwaring. he young man's face wore an expression of unconcern, but his father's features were set and severe. Mr. Thornton followed, escorting Mrs. Mainwarin daughter, the cold gray eves of Isabel Matnwaring ashing a K of haughty disdain on the faces about her, Bringing. with her two charges. Halth the rear was Mrs. Hogarth, Thort.ton and Winifred riéton, the face of the latter lighted with an inteiligent, sympathetic interest in her surroundings. Harry Scott next entered, pausing tne doorway for an Instant, while just behind him appeared M: La Grange. The room was already crowded, and Miss Carteton, seated near the dot, with @ auick glance invited ‘the young secretary. to @ vacant chalr by her side, which he gracefully accepted, but not before 4 tiny note had been thrust into his hand, unseen by any one except the detective. Pale, out with all her accustomed hauteur, Mrs. La Grange. accompanied by her son, passed slowly around the group of reportere, ignoring the chair offered by the attorney, and seated hersel! In a position as remote as possible from the guests of the house and commanding a full view of the scr- vants. Her gown was noticeable for tts eiegance, and her Jewelled hands toyed daintily with a superb ran, from whose wens black plumes a rfume, subtle and exquisite, was wafted to every part of the room. Suspicion Points to The Strange Housekeeper. Mr. Mainwating’s valet, Géorge Hardy, was the first wit- ness, He told of finding his master deac and calling Mr. Whitney. The last time he had seen Mr. Mainwaring alive was shortly after dinner, when his master cold him that after locking his rooms for the night Hardy need not return, ‘ou locked the rooms as usual jast nignt?’’ Phat 1s, | locked them all right, and her \ but it was later than usual.” “How was that?" “avout half an hour after Mr, Mainwaring spoke to me the [housekeeper came and asked me to keep the rooms open till abou: 10 o'clock, as she was expecting caiters and ted to lve them by the south hall into her prvate parlor.” t waat time did you lock the rooms?" A few minutes atier ten, sir. I felt kind of uneasy, be- cause it was Mr, Mainwaring's orders that the rooms be shut at nine; so soorf 4s tt was 10 o'clock, [ went arouid outside, And, seeing no light in her parlor, 1’ went tn and locked the, hali and then went upstairs to lock the rooms there.” Was there y one in his rooms?" he housekeeper was in the library. she had gone up- stalre that, Way, she said, and had found the door into the |main hail locked, and, hearing me come, she waited tor me to open 1k." 4 you locked the door into the main mall?" | 0, sir; that door wasn't usually locked In the evening. I {aon't know who locked It, but 1 opened It for her and then locked it again.” ; Tare vou positive there was no one else in those rooms at that time?” “Yes. sir, pretty sure.” replied Hardy, with a smile, “for L uncommon thorough last nigat. f thought fie. but Y looked them o at first that I { looked around careful and everyt: At this point Mr. Whitney heid with the Coroner for a moment copunued the litter, * lied smoke, ike sometaing was bura| hing was all right. a Whispered consultation ‘ou thought you smelled something ‘burning; could you ‘state wnat the matertal seemed to be “Well. thoght it was like paper burning, but I must yera on the table Was all right replace.” eh vou describe the locks Matnwaring’s library and south and then, in addition, was turned rr, have been mistaken. for the p: there was nothing in thi Before you ar the doors 1 of Mr. "They had the ordinary lo s, sity na certain sprin ald not be opened from elther erstood the working of @ small, patent lock that whi the door locked of itself and ¢ side unless one had the key and und no fad the fit these jocks?” the keys to fit these locks? fo One. but Mr. Mainwaring. When he was home and ed the doors unlocked he hung the keys in @ particular and when he wi place In the Mbrary where T could find thei Went away be always took them with him “One question more. Do you know whether any one jp the, houre nad knowledge of, or access to, these particular evs” “T'don't know for certain, sir, but I think not.”” Harry Scott Springs A Great Sensation. “Harry Scott, private announced the Coroner retary of Hugh Mainwaring,” ‘Ag the young secretary walked deliberately through the crowded room *there were tow who failed to remark his Grect, athletic form, his splendid bearing, and especially the striking beauty of his dark face, with its live <int, c.ear-cut features, Indicative of firmness and strength, and large, piercing eyes, within whose depths, on the present occasion, Phere ‘seemed to be, half hidden, half revealed, some smouldering fire.. Instantly a hait-dozen pencils were trans ferring to paper his form and features. Meanwhile, young Scott, having answered a few pre- Interrogniories, turned slowly, facing Mrs. Lax who was watening him with an intensity of manner Sha*Epreasion as though she would compe! him to meet her axe. ‘As his glance met hers, a look of inquiry flashed her eyes fo his, accompanied by an expression persuasive, almost appealing, But the only y was nn omiqous fash from the dark eves, as, With a gesture of proud disdain, he foded his arms apd again faced his interlocutor, i foded yea gloaming with revenge from under thelr’ heavily Yrooping tide and lips that curied from time to thme in sere oF bitter malighity, she watched him, iistening eagerly is testimony, losing no word that he sald Du were associated with Mr. Mainwaring Juring the greater part of the day and evening. notice anyt ning unusual in his app AN limini Grange, yesterday Did you He appeared rather depresse fan hour acter luncheon? during the execution of the Mhid you know any cause for such depression?" “DP atériputed. it, in my own mind, to the appearance at Fair Oaks of Richard Hobson. Did you know what, if any, relations existed between Mr. Mainwaring and this Hobson i Mire black plumes of Mrs. La Grange’s fan suddenly Breck pated, and her. bres these were the only ner Beatt replied: now.cdge. am. to What relations exis! Tuy know that Mr. Mainwaring he portant private business with this man, ite nature of Oyle businesn> tt ot giving exact details,” Scott replied, apeakin, cone ttety but with no hesitation. though. consclone at eltoeratels Mad indignation depleted on some of tas. faces tee a am, “this man mployed as an attorney by Mr, wow aring before the came to thie country: and hme since, at various times, tel money from him by threats Oe exposure. regarding ton Coherntiance that, followed ment was of Itself elo- quent.. The young, sec ery eve fastened upon quent, TRG, though his own even were fixed on the Coroner's face, We maw refacted ove there ihe Reneral expression of fe Toulshment, incredulity, and. resentment. Bungied a (To Bo Continued.) came and went signs of agitation whicn vered, her oily, ‘bat yatrayed, 1 have no kn tween them of late. years, ago, some im Will you state ¢ certain transact The “Brooklyn Kotten Transit.’”’ A kost Fare, Says Man Higher Up, Caused Its Stock to Drop in Wall Street. trial. | osited there yess, You surety do| The silence around | SRT SOME. ww oust X to ride on the cars. be any yellow slips. But {t is a great system. \[Sene / Beaver LOOKING FOR THE LOST NICKEL. | ropés that the wheels are tied on with came untied and the conductor was afraid he would get his new knee pants dirty if he crawled under the trucks. By the time the train got up to Thirty-sixth street fares had been Scott, having opened the desk In compliance| collected in two cars and the seven inspectors were real indignant. “You know that whenever they collect a fare below Thirty-sixth street they give the passenger who coughe up a yellow slip of paper. compelled to ‘hold up Hke a yollow fever signal. There is a chewing gum ‘ad.’ on the back of every slip. Of course the chewing gum people pay for the ‘ad.’ or there wouldn't Imagine a conductor on a Broadway car giving every passenger who settled a receipt and taking it It co} away from him again when he got off the car! “As the Coney Island trains explode their way along toward the L line ‘The inspectors count the passengers, take down the fare register, look inside It to see If {t 1s working and then count inspectors get on at every stop. the money the conductor has taken in. ductor for slips. THE MAN WHO DIDN'T PAY FARE. This takes up it 1s necessary to hold every train from five to fifteen minutes at Thirty- sixth etreet, so that the conductore can get through the cars. “After the collections are made the inspectors and a lot of officials who walk around in their shirt sleeves and smoke cigarettes search the con- If he hasn’t got any concealed around his clothes they let him go through the train and gather In the yellow ones. ‘Q dent and his Congress of six. King Paul I. from 1836 until 1882. forever. Mc consists of only seven acres. useful buffer. tained their independence since the tent Chicago News. The republic of Goust coi up in the Pyrenees, where glory in thelr fmmunity from Hability to ax ‘Andorra is a republic on the borders of Fi It has an area ot 175 should remember the “gov culled, Osio with annest Spartan st clsed at te tine. feeling eveditary je tive © nor the ing the PRINCE AND TUTOR Everybody who remembers the King of dtaly as a tad name of Col. Osto, for many years his or.’ Tre Prince of Naples, as the King was then , was a vers delicate boy and he was treated by Col. verity, which was much critl-/ Nevertheless, the King cherished a kindly him, es Was proyen on the occasion of the birth) of litde Princess Yelande, by hts conferring on his ex-gover- ttle of Count, with the privilege of add- the house of Savoy tc his coat of arms. ‘rhe fellowing anecdote Mlustrates Col, Osto's methods with his roya! pupil: One day he received a request from a well- known personage for the autograph of the young Prince, to SMALL REPUBLICS. The smallest of all republica is that of Tavalora, estab- lished in the island of that name, off the coast of Sardini It has a population of fewer than sixty, Including the Presi- Originally the island was | owned by the Bartoleon! family, the head of which ruled as In his will he made over the Island to his people, who were to proclaim @ republic enet Is a republic with 3,000 residents, but its territory It marks the debatable land} at which the boundaries of Belgium, Prussia and Holland, converge, and the Morsenetlans declining all temptations to! belong to other nations, It remains self-governing aud 4 San Marino ts one of the most ancient states in Europe. It consists of a craggy mountain in Italy, and it has ar area of twenty-three square miles. The popul $,000. Tho Inhabitants of this mountain repu' nsists of 60 acres perched away|Dac-T-Ra E free independent repuBiicans | other race. ‘rance and Spain. |» uare miles and a population of 6,000, be added to a collection containing that of his father and grandfather. The Prince was about to co how to writs properly?” On- another occasion the Prince, for some act of Aisobedi- ought before his governor, “If I were King,” “I would cut off your head.” ence, was said that geatlcinan, the Crown Prince wi not in a submii torted: “And I will cut off yours when I am King!’ his puntsiment was is not recorded, but instead of ri tag Col. Osie's harshness with he ennobled {sin mply when ive mood and he re- What THE CARE OF UMBRELLAS. It Is not economy, though {¢ m seem 50, to combine the! use of a rain umbrella and sunshade in one article. A man- ufacturer of umbrellas points out tha: it ts tae oll in the silk which continues !ts wear, material cracks and is useless, When that says Harper's is dried out Basar. the The sun's heat, obviously, therefore, 1s not desirable, and should be kept from a good umbrelia, A cheap pongee 8r silk and linen parasol may better be bought, as it will mean perhaps a year more wear for the more expensive rain ableld. A further eaution tn the care of good umbrellas Is positively known, but may be repeated In thls conn that one should always stand wet uptbrel open if possible, that they may drajn at the pot than where the ribs meet the stick, the latter pr idly rotting the silk ection. This {s s handle down, rather S¥ rap: AN ANNOYING HABIT. The wife of an Indiana agriculturist cause her husband insists upon sle admits that he plcked up this str but she asserts that he has made of It, She say's the practice ann ahe has no desire so little regard for conventional usage. fense of the husband will de Is: ated. that he wants to be sure again, he may plead cold nge hab fort t ya her past oy chilblains, wants a divorce be- She ya boy, © break himself endurance, and to live any longer with a man who has Just what the de- He may claim je with his boots-on, and then, He y even assert that he deserves credit for not sporting hobnalis ani spurs. But the Judge will probably tell him lodge in a livery stable, whose boarders hav sleep with their shoes on, that he should no choice. but n is about bic have matn-! h century, says the the Colonei sharply forbade him, adding: “What value has the signature of an Inelgnificant boy who does not even know This time MONDAY EVENIN! JULY 27, 1903, ————<$— ZINE. a 66 SEE they took quite a fall out of B. R. T. on the Stock Exchange,” I remarked the Cigar Store Man. sald the Man Higher Up, “they waded into the ocean which {s formed by the Brooklyn Rotten Transit stock and epiile? some of it over the side, I read in the newspapers that the tock fell off because the Brooklyn Rotten Transit will have to spend a million dollars in ele~ vating tho tracks from Prospect Park to Sneepshead Bay. The idea of the Brooklyn Rotten Transit spending a million pieces of oblong valuable paper for improvements froze the brains of everybedy in Wall street, and a few holders of the vtock wrung it out and tried to give it away. But you'll never get me to believe that the Brooklyn Rotten Transit will spend any money at all, “The real reason for the slump in the stock was that the rumor reached Wall street that a conductor on a Bath Beach train forgot to col- lect a fare. I was on the train, “Ot course the train was packed Ile a box of figs. It had been half an hour late starting from Coney Island because some of the knots im the —~ IS CAR ONY\ _ B00 -H0o AINT GOIN’ uP! Ift cost a) (TER Go Thue NICKEL! YER GIT DAT NickELt This he is nstitutes his license so much time that MIL -0¢ ‘Then they THE BOY CONDUCTOR IS SAD. count the slips, compare the result with the count of the.passengers an® the fare register and, if all agree, the train is allowed to take a chance om getting to the Bridge. “There is always more rocm on the train after it leaves Thirty-sixth street. The inspectors and clgarette-smoking officials get off there, “Well, on this morning I speak of there was one more passenger on the train than the conductor collected slips to show for. Nineteen inspec- tors were summoned from the Brighton Beach division and twelve officials who were asleep in a switch tower were awakened. They held a court- martial on the spot. The poor conductor cried and said he couldn't help it, but the way they called that boy down for losing a nickel was something flerce. Other trains were coming up, however, and they had to let us go. There was more excitement around there than there would have been if Hetty Green had been on the spot and lost a dollar. “Every employee on the road was given the deaf and dumb treatment, btu the news leaked out and a Brooklyn stockholder went to the main office to see about it. One of the alleged managers became panic stricken and telephoned over to Wall street. Then came the panic in 8, R. T. stock. “They look out for the nickels,” saic the Cigar Store Man, “Yes,” agreed the Man Higher Up, “it keeps them so buey looking out for the nickels that they have no timc to look out for the passengers.” CASTORIA. For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the | | Signature or a “Two Ways of Locking at It.” Both wrong. 12 to 15 inches is the normal distance for perfect eyes. 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