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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1905)
I? ,' Interesting Furnishing Goods Specials 12k OMAHA ILLUSTRATE! BEIT. March 12, 1905. Ladies' Hose, in plain and fancy color, Worth 25o, on sale at, pr. Men's Sample Hose, in blacks, tans and fancies, worth up to 25c, extra C special value at 12c, 8 l-3c and . . JC Men's Suspenders, a regular 50c value, the greatest snap of the season, at, pair 500 doz. Four-in-Hand Ties, stylish patterns, good value at 50c, choice 19c in new 25c Great Lace and Embroidery Sale High Grade Dress Goods Dept. Commencing Monday we will give several special sales oh wooV Dress Goods. . Our lines are complete. We are showing Priestley's blacks and cravenettes, also Priestley's cravenetted mohairs, Lupin' $ rolles, tolitnnts, crepes and mohairs, chiffon, broadcloths, and all olhtr goods for spring 1905. Black Dress Goods E2-fneh Rlsrk Sicilian, extra high finish, our regular 75c quality Monday 59c 84-Inch All Wool Panama, In xtra f nn flne finish, for Monday only l.JJ Crepe do Pari. Crep Eollenne and Crept lndule. In flne Bilk finish, the swell fab ric (or ail wear, our $1.60 quai- W ity for Monday IiU-vF Priestley Cravenertted Granada, one of th iii' mohairs for outing O Ikw wear "C' Chiffon Broadcloth, sponged and shrunk. Our $6.00 quality, fur Mun- 2 40-Inch Batiste and Nun' Veiling, BQr our 75c quality, lor Monday u Evening Shades : Lansdowne In 120 apring shade, con trolled hy ua for Omaha. $1.5 yard. . ' Mohairs In cream,, pink. cell, etc, from 60o to IL98 yard. . Broadcloths from $1.26 to $5.00 yard. Voiles and Eollennes, from 60c to $2.98 yard. Batiste and Veilings, from 60c to $1.50 yard. Henriettas, from 2&c to $1.60 yard. Yachting Serges, Walsting Serges, Gran ites, etc., from 60c to $2.60 yard. Colored Dress Goods Fancy mixed silk finished Mohairs', , Cnr endless variety yard Uut Fancy Mohair Suitings at 59c 46-inch Fancy ' Mohairs, In' ail 'the' silk and mercerised finish best goods ever "ill offered for a yard lVl 48 ti 60-Inch silk warp and fancy en mixed Mohairs best made I'UU Priestley's Cravenetted Mohairs, 66 to 6C Inches wide, all the rage for spring coats, dustproof, rainproof and spot- y en p.uo.-ynd i.u, i.60. $1.98 Md..,'OU Panamas 18-lnch fancy broken checks 50c 46-inrh arid 64-Inch fine Pannniii's.' Yii all the broken stripes and checks also f ( plain colors yard a33 L....euii(?s yara 60c, $1.00. 31.60 1Q3 Crepes, Crepe de Paris and Crepe de en t. nine, at a&c, $l.uo and I.OU Popular Priced Dress Goods A new line of handsome Henriettas OBp In all the new spring shades iJW NovWues at lac, lac, itec 49c A large line of all the new and up-to-date Mohairs and Suitings at R(r a yard , OVJw -PLAIN MOHAIKS-260, $90, 60c, 76c, $1.00 up to $4.98 yard. -Samples of all dress goods sent free on application to all out-of-town customers. Mall orders In this department receive the most prompt attention. . SEND FOB SAMPLES. THE RELIABLE STORE. Oriental, Valenciennes and Torchon C Laces, worth 15c to 25c yd., at. . . . DC Val and Torchon Laces, worth from 5c to 15c per yd., at.' sm2C Corset Cover Embroideries, worth SOc to 75c yd., at. . . . 25c Fine Embroideries, worth from 5c to 35c yd., at 15c, lQc, 5c. . . 15c linen Handkerchiefs at ... 12$c linen Handkerchiefs Cn at 2ic 7k Spring Millinery Opening In Our New Millinery Department Wednesday and Thursday, March 15th and 16th, 1905. ife5 t-fV EXCLUSIVE IDEAS IN PARIS PATTERN HATS from Mme. Carlier, Maison Lewis, Paul iror, aiane kcdoucd, iherese Imbert and many other famous designer. The most superb A A. CI C collection of bewitching creations we have ever shown ranging in price Trom $fU 10 spD EVENTY-FIVE EXCLUSIVE STYLES in Irunorted French hats In tha notvnat unrl tnnt ivinnliir ol.olo. .....k . onion skin, leather color, old rose, combination of black and old gold, glossed red and bla-k. In fine imported tape braids. SEE VTHE FANTASMA SAILOR ladles' abroad do not consider their wardrobe complete without one of these new novelty designs. TU?v?)P.VIiP.CLO HATS FOR THE MISSES, V f QQ HATS FOR CHILDREN, ACin BANS, at $16.00 to O.VO at from n0 00 to I.VO at, from $8.00 to .v 4C Caps and Baby Bonnets of Every Description. MAIN WASH GOODS DEPT. "A Our new Spring Wash Goods are still arriving and our varieties are multiplying which prepares us to be able to show the finest stock of spring merchandise In Iht wtst. We Invito every Mr fhaf rtads litis to cone in and look over our wish toods slock whtthtr tiler waul lo hat r f. Voiles I White Goods Arnold's celebrated Oreclan voiles, superb voiles, supreme voiles, embroidered voiles, French voiles, mercerised voiles,1 silk voiles, every kind of voiles made, per yard at loo, 15c, lc, 26c &c and Uk Mohair Lustres Mohair lustres, Bradford mohairs, Tochek mohairs, Canton mohairs, checked mo hairs, etc., at, per yard 16c lc. 2&c and 39c Summer Silks PictUrS Pif fllfPS We are BhowinS tho fir3t display of Art Novelties this sea f IHUf CJ I ILIUIZZ Rnn Everything new in pictures and frames. Beautiful Goods at Lowest Prices.. See our parlor pictures in Pastel Colors, Carbon Photographs, and Tinted Photogravure. Our Den and Cozy Corner Novelties comprise the Jolly Monks, Indians, Camp Fire Scenes, Djg, Coaching .Scenes and hundreds of other catchy novelties suitable for card party prUes, gifts, etc. See them. Art dept. Jd floor Someeare half silk, some are 75 per cent silk, In all the pretty silk patterns for shirt waist suitings. The All mercerized 2fic Shimmer silk 26o Trlssach silk &0c Atosia silk 2c Ferule de sole , 89c Organdies v Oros Romans organdies , ...69c Finest French make silk spot organdies 60c Paris organdies, half silk !t9c Sllic striped organdies........ IRe Keochlln Bumgarten.. organdies 2oc Arlstoeo organdies 10c Silk Mulls Plain silk mulls, all shades, 'Monday, only per yard '. 16c Dotted silk mulls, all shades l&o Kmbrolderd silk mulls .16c Imported silk mulls 26c All the newest mulls on the market at popular prices. Our white goods department Is complete. Beautiful white chiffon costume cloth, In Jacquards and embroidered. In floral le slgns, ring designs, coin designs, all over designs, mercerised, both warp and woof, made in Kngland, France and Ucrmany, at, per yard, 19c, 25c S9c 60o and l9o Swisses . Scotch, French and American Swiss In white and ecru and all new designs, dots, figures, floral and all-over at, per yard 12 V. 16c, 19c, 25c. S9c 60c up to,. $100 Dress Linen Department press linens are exceedingly popular this year. We have an Immense line of then Imported direct from Ireland. Butchers Linen Purely all linen 36 In. wide, per yard at So, 36c and .......&V Pure Drohadea bleached Irish line twenty hundreds guaranteed Belfast count.. ..STo Twenty-two hundreds 3t)a Twenty-eight hundreds ,...&"o Thirty-four hundreds , &l)e Waisting Linen RAund thread waisting linen, Belfast counts, finest made 2O-100tha.... fV) 80-lonths 6o 40- lOOths , '. ' 6Ao Handkerchief linen for walstlngs, guaran teed round thread for drawn and fancy work, pure Drohadea, bleached, o-ioiitha 6fa -100ths TfO St-lOOtha $L00 An Immense Lace Curtain Purchase '. Secured at a wonderfully low price from a New York commission merchant. On Sale Monday, March 13. SJUSl terns divided into eight great lots for Monday's sale the entire third floor front will be devoted to the display of these goods. 39c LOT 1 Regular $1.00 values Monday per pair.. LOT 2 Regular (1.60 raluet, Monday per pair LOT 3 Regular (1.75 values, Monday,. per pair LOT 4 Regular (2.25 value, Monday, per pair 59c 79c 1.19 LOT 6 Regular (2.50, values, Monday, per pair LOT 6 Regular (2.75 values, Monday, per pair.. . i .' LOT 7 Regular (3.50 values, Monday, per pair .....-.... , LOT 8 Regular (4.00 values, Monday, per pair 1.48 1.69 1.98 ?12 50c A SPECIAL LOT OP 1,000 ODD CURTAINS AND SAMPLES, full size and worth from (1.00 to (3.00 each Monday, each - We have shown magnificent values in the past, but this lot of values is without doubt . the peer of any previous offering. MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS EARLY. Furniture Price Lowering at Hay den's In all the town no sale like this. Our Furniture Business Is growing In volume day after day. And why not? A large slock of modern goods at prices oer IhM those tisaalli asked Is tht secret of he whole thinj. Take this bed as a sample of what we are doing a large, heavy new style bed. The head Is 60 Ins. high and the foot 48 Ins. We have these beds In blue, green and Mahogany enameled. The pillars are 1 6-16 Inches thick and the fillings are H Inch. The casting on head and foot are white enamel, thus making you a very neat combination of colors. This bed usually sella for $8.60-our price R QS Monday , Cf.tU The Celebrated "Nerve-Tone" . . 'Mattress. , We have secured the exclusive-agency for the famous "Nerve-Tone" mattress. Made of snow white cotton. The best grade of ticking nothing else. It will rest your nerves, tone them up and In duce Bleep, if you etretch yourself on this mattress and ft CA the price... NO MORE NO LESS Come and see. Great Bargains in New Silks For one more day, Monday, March 13th, we will continue' our grand sale of Silks. 'This Is an exceptional bargain opportunity which should not be neglected by any lady In' Omaha. ' v ' ' , COLORED SILKS FANCY SILKS In the most beautiful weaves and. colors, worth up to $1.60 per yard, go at less than mill price Mon day choice, yard, 0 jr 660, 46c and uOC $1.00 Ml!?S8ALINE SILKS In plain blues. reds, greens, browns, tans, grays, black ana wnue,. very cnoice quality, at yard FINE TAFFETA Twenty-seven Inches wide In all the new spring shades, one or xne nest wearing tanetas, made for suits, special, at, yard PEAU DE MAfLE A handsome new silk - for suits and waists, guaranteed for nard wear, an new spring shades, at yard 59c 85c A Large Arm Rocker for $1.00 i inskuo vi sin vs w vaju , w uwi tHOUk. high back with fancy emboss od back slat. A rocker that usually sells for $2.50 Sale J QQ A full ste1 cane seat oak chair, braoe rm, Golden finish, 75c 98c SOFT FINISHED TAFFETA For suits and drop Hnlngs, good value at ert. w 86c, special, at yard. NEW CREPE DE OHINES-In of new spring shades special, at, yard - full line .. 59c BLACK SILK SPECIALS 19-lneh Taffeta, per yard, for ( 19-inch Taffeta, per yard, for 27-lnch. Taffeta, per yard . for . 27-Inch Taffeta, per yard for 27-lnch, Taffeta, per yard for , 36-inch Taffeta, per yard for 36-inch Taffeta, per yard for 36-Inch Taffeta, per yard for 36-inch Taffeta, per yard for , 27-lnch Pca'u De Cynge, per yard, for ; 27-lnoh Peau de Sole, per yard, for 27-lnch Peau de Sole, per yard, jg 27-lnch Peau de Sole, per yard) J 'Q 36lnch Peau de Sole, per'ysrd,' 78C 361 nch Peau de Sole, per yard, "' 19 49c 59c ..89c 79c 69c 79c ..98c . 1 19 .1.35 89c 1.00 Flannel Department Specials v, 10c 15c Woodlawn Cheviots, at, yard 10 cases Drapery Denims, at yard. 25c, 18c, yxg ,15c and .....IjC 5- cases extra wide ; and heavj ; Cotton Flannel, at, ' yard..,' i.OC 8 cases Comforter C i Calico, at .yd DC ... ., . ... v , Bed Spreads If you need a Bed Spread of any color or design, Marseilles, ;Crochet, , Honeycomb, with . or without fringe, go, to Ilayden Bros, and you will be surprised at the big values you will' get In return for your money. 10 cases extra guperfln) quality white or colored Marseilles Bed Spreads, with heavy and rich border, in beautiful raised floral patterns, This is one of the finest qualities imported, extra large slse, worth up im 1.49 CANNED GOODS AND CEREAL MARKET STILL COMING DOWN HIGHEST QUALITY GOODS FOR THE LEAST MONEY 4S-pound sacks . falgji patent 10-pound sacks btst kiln dried corn meal.. 7 pounds -best kiln dried oatmeal :.....t 5 pounds best hand picked navy ..Deans..; 6 pounds best pearl tapioca, sago, 1 barley or Farina .' 6 pounds good Japan rice The best mince meat, per package On-time yeast, per '. packaee... Sapolio, per Bn oake Gold Dust washing powder, per ez.-, package sow 10 bars best laundry ' 25c 5-pound pall pur fruit l5c L.rge bottles pure tomato 71 r catsup..., 1" ...15c ...15c ...19c ...19c ...19c ..... 5c 2c BIO CANNED GOODS SALE. 2-pound cans finest sweet sugar ' corn packed .: 2-pound cans fancy wax beans 2-pound cans fancy Lima beans 2- pound cans fancy string beans 3- pound cans golden pumpkin.:......... 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 3-pound cans lye ' t" hominy i. WW 8-pound cans fancy ' et apples i .. .i -r.-.V. C 3-pound cans golden table ' 'TlA syrup.. Jv 3-pound cans solid packed ey i tomatoes Iv 2-pound cans Wisconsin Early June 71r sifted peas aw 1-pound can fancy Alaska -i Q salmon l-iound cans Cove Tlr oysters : Jv Oil or mustard sardines, Ar per can ORANGES. ORANGES. ORANGES. The Highland navel oranges excel all others for sweetness, Juclness and rich flavor. They are considered by the Orange Growers' association the finest orange In the world. We ship them direct from the growers. Monday we will sell- Regular 40c size everywhere, On our mice, ner dozen CJ 20c 17c 15c 12c New Colorado per rack EGGS. EGGS. EGGS. STRICTLY FRESH EGGS, tr per dozen "0 our price, per dozen Regular 35c size everywhere, our price, per dozen. Regular 30a size everywhere, our price, pr dozen Regular s 25c size everywhere, our price, per dozen.. , Regular 20c size everywhere, our price, per dozen Colorado honey, fflr. sw fin lid em Spring Beauty Reigns Supreme In Our Busy Cloak DepartmentOur showing of the new ideas for spring wear surpasses that of any previous season, not only In point of variety , and beauty of design, but the magnificent values shown are such as we believe unapproachable. ELEGANT NEW SUITS From the leading . designers and manufacturers of Europe and America a prodigal variety of fascinating designs in Voiles, etaminos, Panamas, serges, cheviots, silks . O QA all splendid values, at (75, (50, (40, (30, (22.50, (15, (10 and. . .. . .0r U $20.00 SILK SHIRT WAIST SUITS AT $14.90 As 'a Mon day special we will offer your choice of seventy-five beautiful 1M QA silk suits, regular (20.00 values, at , lrrU $18.50 TAILOR SUITS AT $10.00 Your choice of 100 hand some tailor suits In jacket or blouse effect, great variety of handsome fabrics in plain colors or fancy mixtures, manufactured to sell f A A A at eighteen dollars and fifty cents, at 1U.UU Your money refunded if you are not perfectly satisfied after purchasing these garments SAMPLE COVERT COATS AT $9.90200 beautiful Jackets Just received from our New York - buyer,1 very ' best spring styles, silk and satin lined made to sell at (18.50, (15.00 and CI OA (12.50 choice Monday, at ..JJ3 SAMPLE COVERT COATS AT $4.95175 earn- pie covert coats in nobby designs, made to sell at A flf (10.00 choice Monday, at T,J9 HANDSOME CR A VENETTE, COATS-, A tre- , mendous stock of craveneties, made by the. leading manufac turers of New York; greatest variety shown in the CI OA city, at (35, (25, (20, (15, (12.50 and J,J3 AS A MONDAY SPECIAL we will offer seventy five cravenette coats in very newest styles, worth Q QA U..U r (12.75, choice for WOMEN'S SILK COATS Good values at seven dollars S ( and fifty cents special at W DRESS regular tlO and $12 values, sensa tional bargains Mon day, at WOMEN'S beautiful garments in silks, voiles, serges, broadcloths, etc, ...500 SKIRTS-'300 11.60 WOMEN'S WAISTS in-veat- ings, madras, sateens, flan- C fl, nels, etc., at, choice OVv bbattttftju L,msjrr watsts- In newest style, at $1.60, e fA 11.88, 12.88 and CJ.UU $2.00 Moire Underskirts, , (JO FROM 't.S0 TILL " 9 ' ' P. ' ' M. tl .26 women's percale wrappers, JQq Interesting Monday Specials In the Great Linen and Domestic Room 70c $1.25 Bleached and Unbleached Table Linen, at yara $1.10 Bleached and Unbleached Table Linen, at yard 5c Bleached and Unbleached Table Linen, t yard 66c Bleached Table Linen, at yard 8&c Bleached and Unbleached Table Linen, 11 If, at yard NAPKINS TO MATCH MANY OF THE ABOVE LINENS. 6o L. L. Muslin, at yard 6V&c Bleached Muslin, at yard lie tine spun Long Cloth, at, yard 10c Soft Finish Cambric, at. yard 60c Bleached Sheets, 81x90 size, at 65c Bleached Seamless Sheets, 81x90 size. at 65c 49c 39c 4c 4ic 9c 7c 39c 49c 76o Bleached Beamiest Shetfl, K. T. Mills CQfi at J 86c. Utlca Mills Seamless Sheets, 81x90 size, fjgr? at ' K,XJ 12ViO Pillow Cases Or at w lfio Pillow Cases 12ic 20c Pillow Cases 15C 33 c 8c He Standard Dress Prints, at yara 16c Zephyr Ginghams at vard 12Ho Chambrays, s 7iC at 36c Mercerized Sateens, at,- 12iC yard as 16c Percales, 36 Inches wide, 6iC 10c SUndard .Dress Ginghams, at, 5C - t Z : -TX : 1 otlirn C d.Yi(r(r-c Hrtlmpa my colleague, Dr. Watson, and myself abyss. Then, with an extraordinary effort ClUIII Ul IILMIIICO M aMurlinc, from Dr. Huxtable that of aristocratic self-command; he sat down rwirri YtA timn nfrArd in tnis case, hhu sana turn tcLuv in ma applied to Mr. James Wilder, and that he he should do Arthur that Is, Lord Saltlre to him by will. He knew well that I should (Continued from Page Three.) Big) it I heard him consoling Dr. Huxtable, prostrated by the tragedy' of his master's 'death, and later still he entered my room' as alert and vigorous as he had been when lie started In the morning. "All goes well, my friend," said he. "I promise that be fore - tomorrow evening we shall have .reached the solution, of the mystery." i At 11 o'clock next morning my friend sind X were walking up the famous yew venue' of Holdernesse hall. We wer shred through 'the. magnificent Dlzu bwthan doorway and Into his grace's study. There we found Mr. James Wilder, demure and courtly, but with some trace of that wild terror of the night before still lurk ing In his furtive, eyes and In his twitching features, ' "You have come to see his grace? I am' sorry, but the faet - Is that the duke is fhr front well. - lie has been very much upset by the tragic news. We received a telegram from Dr. Huxtable yesterday aft ernoon, which told, us of your discovery.'" J "1 must see the duke, Mr. Wilder." : "Put he l In his room." "Then I must go to his room.' "I believe he la In his bed." "'I wUI see him there." Holmes' cord and Inexorable manner thoawd the secretary that it was useless to argue .with him. "Very good. Mr. Holmes: I will tell him that you are lice." After an hour's delay the great nobleman appeared. His fuco was more cadaver ous than ever, his shoulders had rounded.' and he seemed to me to be an altogether, older man than he had been the morn ing, before. He greeted ua with a stately courtesy and seated himself at his desk, his red beurd streaming down on the table. "Well, Mr. HolmesT" ssld he. .But my friend's eyes were fixed upon the seorutery. who stood by his master's chair. ," think, your grace, that I could apesk more freely In Mr. Wllder's absence." The man turned a shade paler and cast a malignant gtanee at Holmes. ."If your grace wishes" '"Tea, ye; you had better go. Nu, Mr. Helmes. what 'have you to ssyT" My friend waited until the door had I should like to have this confirmed from your own Hps." ' "Certainly, Mr. Holmes." ' "It amounted. If I ain correctly Informed, to 6.000 to anyone who will tell you where your son 17" "Bxaotly." "And another thousand to the man who will name the person or persons who keeps him In custody!" "Exaotly." "Under the latter heading is Included, no' 'doubt, not only those who may take him iway, but also those who conspire to keep him In his present position?" . "Tee, yes," orled the duke Impatiently. "If you do your work .well, Mr. Holmes, you will have no reason to complain , of niggardly treatment." ' ' My friend rubbed his hands together with an appearance of avidity which was a surprise to me, who knew his , frugal tastes.- , "I fancy , that J see your grace's check book upon the table," said he. ' "I should be glad if you would make me out a check for (,000. It would be as well, perhaps, for you to cross It. The Capital and Counties bank, Oxford street branch, are my agents,'.' 'His grace sat very stern and upright in his chair, and looked stonily at my friend 'Is this a joke, Mr. Holmes? It is hardly a subject for pleasantry." ' "Not at all, your grace. I was never more earnest In my life." f . "What do you mean, then?" ' V"L mean that I have earned the reward. I know where your .son Is, and I know some, at least, of those who are holding him." ' . "Where Is be?" he gasped. ' 1 1 & I rn'Ma 1 u u, tiltrht at th. fc'ln lit l.,o- ... . ... ... .., v. - . .... .......... v ,ls nuuwrou iiimseu ana sat down once lock inn, aDout two mues rrom your park gate." , , The duke fell bark in his chair. t "And whom-do-yot aoouae ?''-- -- Sherlock Holmes' . answer was an as tounding one. He stepped swiftly forward snd touched;' the duke upon the shoulder. "I accuse you," said he. "And now, your gi, I'll trouble you for that check." Never shall I forget the duks's afpeer- la not the murderer. "No, the murderer has escaped." Sherlock Holmes smiled demurely. "Your grace can hardly have heard of any small reputaion which I possess, or you would not imagine that it Is so easy to escape me. Mr. Reuben Hayes was ar- . rested at Chesterfield on my Information at 11 o'clook last night. I had a telegram from the head of the local police before . I left the school this morning." ' The duke leaned back In his chair and stared with amazement at my friend. "You seem to have powers that are hardly human," said he. "So Reuben Hayes Is taken? I am right glad to hear It, If It will not react upon the fate of James." "Your secretary?" "No, sir,- my son." It was Holmes' turn to look astonished. "I confess that this Is entirely new to ma, your grace. I must beg you to be more exDiiclL" "I will conceal nothing from you. I agree with you that complete frankness, how ever painful It may be to me, Is the best policy In this desperate situation to which James folly and Jealousy have reduced us. When I was a very young man, Mr. Holmes, I loved with such a love as comes only once in a lifetime. I offered the lady mar riage, but she refused It on the grounds that such a match might mar my career. Had she lived I would certainly never have married anyone clue. She died and left this one child, whom for her sake I have cherished and cared for, I could not ac knowledge the paternity to the world, but I gave him the best of educations, . and since he came to manhood I have kept him near my person. He surprised my secret, .and has presumed ever since upon the claim which he has upon me, and upon his power of .prasvoklng a scandal which would be abhorrent to me. His prenenee had something to do with the unhappy '.urit more at bis dewk. "t appreciate your con- of n marriage. Above all, lie hated my duct In comtiig here before you spoke to young legitimate heir from the first with anyone ele." Maid he. "At least, we ma ' persistent hatred. You may wU ask me some minutes before he spoke. ' "1 shall. -be as good as my 'word, Mr. Holmes. ' I am about to write your check, however unwelcome the Information which you have gained may be to me. When the offer was first made, I little thought the turn which events might take. But you and your friend are men of discretion, Mr. Holmea?" . . . '',- , "I hardly understand your grace." "I must put it plainly, Mr. Holmes. ' If only you two now of this Incident, there Is no reason why It should go any farther. I think 12,000 Is the sum that I owe you, Is it not?" , " But Holmes smiled and shook his head. "I fear, your grace, that matters can hardly be arranged so easily. There Is the death, of this schoolmaster to be ac counted for." "But James knew, nothing of that.' You cannot hold him responsible for that. It was the work of this brutal ruffian whom he had the misfortune to employ." "I must-take the view, your grace, that when a man embarks upon a crime, he Is morally guilty of any other-crime which may spring from It." "Morally, Mr. Holmes. No doubt yoU are right. But surely not In the eye of the law. A man cannot be condemned for a murder at which he was' not present, and which' he loathe and abhors as much as you do. ' The Instant that sie heard of It lie made a complete confession to me, so filled wss lie wits horror and remorse, He lost. not an hour in breaking entirely with the murderer. ' Oh. Mr. Holmes, you niuxt save, him you must save him! I toll you thnt you must save hlmT' The duke had dropped the last attempt at self-command, and, was paclug the room with a couvulsed fare and with hi clenched -hands raving 'In the air. At last - -i.rjr. ance an ne sprang up sua ciawea Willi nis- uiiderstsnd to The tact is. your grace." said h. "that hands, like one who-Is slaking Into an 'matter stand. lake rminsel'Tiiw for we Van infaliiine tlilo hideous srsndul." . "Exactly," .IJ Holmes.' "I think.' your grace, t,hat this can only be done by ab solute frankness between us. ' 1 tun dis posed, to help your grace to the bet uf my ability, but. In-order to do so, I imt why, ulider these circumstances, I still kept James under my roof. I answer that j It , was - because I could see his mother's i face li his. and that fur Iter dear sake there, was no end to my long suffering. ; All her pietty way ton there was nut one , uf them whins he coutd not suggest and the Ihm ' iletall how ,tbe' bring hark to my memory. I. -ould not I natut tiiut your word send him away. But I feared so much lest a mischief, that I dispatched him for safety to Dr. Huxtable's school. "James came Into contact with this fel low Hayes because the man was .a tenant of mine and James acted as agent. The fellow was a rascal from the beginning, but, in some extraordinary way, James be came Intimate with him. He had always a taste for low company. When James de termined to kidnap Lord Saltlre It was of this man's service that he availed him self. You remember that I wrote to Ar thur upon that last day. Well, James opened the letter and Inserted a note ask ing Arthur to meet him in a little wood called the Ragged Shaw, which Is near to the school. He used the duchess' name and In that way got the boy to come. That evening James bicycled over I am telling you what ha has himself confessed to me and he told Arthur, whom he met In the wood, that his mother longed to see him, that she was awaiting him on the moor, and that If he would come back Into the wood at midnight he would Und a man with, a horse who would take him to her. Poor Arthur fell Into the trap. He came to the appointment, and found this fellow Hayes with a led pony. Arthur mounted snd they set oft together. It appears though this James only heard yesterday they were pur sued, that Hayes struck the pursuer with his .stick, and - that the man died of his Injuries.' Hayes, brought Arthur to his publio house, the Fighting Cock, , where he was confined in an upper loom, under the , care of Mrs. Hayes, who - Is u .kindly ; woman, but entirely under the control of her brutal husband. ... , "Well, Mr. Holmes, that was the state of affairs when f first saw 'you two days ago. I had no more Idea of the truth- than . you. You will ask me what was James' motive In doing such a deed. I answer that there was' a great deal which was un reasoning and fanatical In the hatred which he bore my heir. In hi view he , should himself have been heir of all my estates, and he deeply rtvented those sovlul ; laws which made it Impossible. At the : sum time, he had a dellnlte motive also. He was eager that I should break the entail, and he was of the opinion that It lay In my power to do so. He Intended 'to make a bargain with mo to .restore ' Arthur If 1 would break the entail, and so make' It possible (or the estate lo b left never willingly invoke the aid of the po lice against him. I say that he would have proposed such a bargain to me; but be did not actually do so, for events moved too quickly for him, and he had not time to put his plana Into practice. "What brought all this wicked scheme to wreck was your discovery of this man Heidegger's dead body. James was seized with horror at the news. It came to us yesterday, as we sat together In this study. Dr. Huxtable had sent a telegram. James was so overpowered with grief and agita tion that my suspicions, .which had never been entirely absent, ' rose instantly to a certainty, and I taxed him with the deed. He made a complete voluntary confession. Then he Implored me to keep his secret for three days lunger, so as to. give his wretched accomplice a chance of saving his guilty life. I yielded as I have always yielded to his prayers, and Instantly James hurried off to the Fighting Cock to warn Hayes and give him the means of flight. I could not go there by daylight without provoking comment, but a soon as night fell 1 hurried off to see my dear Arthur. I found him safe and well, but horrified beyond expression by the dreadful deed he had witnessed. In deference to my promlae, and much against my will, I consented to leave him there tor three days, under the charge of Mrs. Hayes." ' "I will." said Holmes, "be as frank, with your grace. I am bound to tell you that you have placed yourself iu a most serious position In the eyes of the law. You have condoned a felony, and you have aided the escape of a murderer, for 1 cannot doubt that any money which was taken by Jame Wilder to aid his accomplice In his. flight camo from your grace's purse." The duke bowed his assent. "I will help you, but on one condition only. It Is that you ripg for the footman and let me give such orders as I like." Without a word the duke pressed the elM'4rlc bell. A servant sntered. "You will be glad to hear," said Holmes, "that your young master is found. It Is the duke's desire that the carrluge shall go at once to the Fighting Cook Inn to bring Lord B.iltlrt home. "Now," said Holmes, when the rejoicing lackey had disappeared, "having secured the future, we can afford to be more lenient with the jasU 1 ant not lq aq official posl. tlon, and there Is no reason, so long ss the ends of justice are served, why I should disclose all that I know. As to Hayes, I say nothing. The gallows awaits him, and I would do nothing to save him from It. What he will divulge 1 cannot tell, but I have no doubt that your grace could make hint- understand that It Is to his Interest to be silent." "I understand that, Mr. Holmes, and It Is already settled James shall leave me for ever, and go to seek his fortune In Aus tralia:" ' "In that case, yoir grace, since you have yourself stated that any unhapplnese In your married life was caused by his pres ence, I would suggest that you make such amends as you can to the duchess, and that you try to resume those relations which have been so unhappily Interrupted' "That also I have arranged, Mr. Holmes. I wrote to the duchess this morning." "In that case," said Holmes, rising, "I think that: my friend and I can congratu late ourselves upon several most happy re sults from our little visit to the north. There Is one other small point upon which I desire some light. This fellow I lay re had shod his horses with shoes which counterfeited the trscks of cows. Wss It from Mr. Wilder that he learned so extra ordinary a device?" The duke stood In thought for a moment, with a look of Intense surprise on his faoft. Then he opened a door and showed us tnt 'a large room furnished as a museum. It led the way to a glass case In a corner and pointed to the Inscription. "These shoes' It ran, "were dug up In the moat of Holdernesse hall. Thoy are for the use of horses, . but they are shaped below with a cloven font of Iron, so as to throw pursuers off the track. They are supposed to have belonged to some of the marauding barons of Holdernesse in the middle ages." Holmes opened th case, snd moistening his finger be psssed It along the shoe. A thin film of recent mud was left upon his skin. "Thanh you," said ha, as he replaced the glass. "It la th second most Interesting object that 1 have seen In the north. "And the first?" Holmes folded up his. cheque and placed It carefully In his notebook. "I am a poor man.' said he. as fee tted It affection, ately, and thrust, it into the depth of Us lucer socket. A. 1