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prefixed to their names.
The national convention of silver
men will consist of 1,300 delegates
at least that is the appointment.
It is extremely doubtful if more
than half that many delegates at
tend the meeting.
In recommending that "less talk
and more work, less beer and more
books" be used in the settlement of
labor questions, Eugene Debs
shows good horse sense. He is
pretty well convinced that these
troubles cannot be settled bv force.
It is not stranjre that Spain
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than the island is worth and the
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bans is appearantly no nearer com
pletion than it was at the start. -
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panied protection to American in
dustries and free-trade has always
caused a derangement of our com
mercial interests. If you doubt
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tory of this country for the past
fifty years.
It seems surprising to many that
John Tyler, son of President Tyler,
shoutd be be living in poverty, jbut
any country which makes it pos
sible for a poor man's son to become
president, makes it equally possible
for a president's son to become a
poor man. In this country mistor
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Ex.
Financial agencies say that the
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sumated ten days hence, will start
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however, that the time is not tar
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bond sales. "With republicans in
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Did you ever! The New Era ex-
csnycuinjTessinan lvem was
not-placed near the head of any
committee. It is because speaker
Reed "considers Kem entirely too
brightto give him another oppoi
tunity to pour the soup into the re
publicans," which misfht occur if
located so near the committee
chairman that he mifrht have an
opportunity through illness or ab
sence of the chairman to report the
committees deliberations. Wouldn't
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little kem. Kearney Hub.
Col. Webb, of the Callaway Trib
une, has spoken and Gov. Hoi
comos political aspirations are
turned into Dead Sea fruit. Webb
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votes from Custer county delegation
to the state convention if he is a
canaiaate tor re-nomination, pro
vided he drops the society of Billy
Bryan and otherwise depofts him
self as a pop should, but as for
congressional honors Holcomb will
not get a smell. Webb and Custer
county are against him and his
cake is dough, to use a classical ex
pression. It was an accident that
made a governor out of our friend
Silas, and no one knows eo well as
the populists themselves that he
never can be re-elected, and that is
the reason his party enemies are
insisting on his re-nomination.
Broken Bow Republican.
Attorney Morrison who repres
ents the first-mortgage bondholders
of the Union Pacific railway whose
holdings amount to over $5, 030, 000
is working to take possession of the
road reorganization. Mr. Morrison
has prepared a bill which he will
ask Congressman Powers, the chair
man of the committee on Pacific
railroads, to bring before congress.
The plan includes the appointment
of three government commissioners
who shall secure the co-operation
of all the other creditors they can
enlist, bringing about a foreclosure
through the company's failure to
pay interest on the last three
coupons due and buy the road at
the sale. The organization would
be made by issuing new first-mortgage
bonds for the full amount ot
th property's debt at a rate which
the commissioners might decide
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1
Meanwhile, m .New York, Mr. Barnes
was still burrowing into everything that
seemed to have any connection direct or
otherwise with the mystery or mysteries
that baffled him. Of one thing he had
satiofied himself beyond all doubt. That
was that Mr. Fisher had not been im
plicated in the train robbery. His spy
had found that he had been absent from
the city during three days at the time
of the crime, but this very fact had been
shown to bo his safeguard.
By sonio skillful work the. man dis
covered that during that time he had
simply been off shooting ducks in a part
of the country where it would have
been impossible for him to be an accom
plice. This simple fact should no$ have
been hard to discover were it not that
Fisher had kept his trip a secret. This
for some time puzzled the detective, but
finally he followed him out of the city,
and practically accompanied him on a
similar outing, after which he learned
that his sister was morbidly opposed to
all killing, whether for sport or for a
livelihood. It was to humor this idea
that her brother made his excursions in
secret. The spy learned from the man
from whom the dogs were hired that
Mr. Fisher had used them in December.
So that left him out of the score, or at
least so it seemed. It was still possible
that he was implicated in the ruby rob
bery, though, save that ho was present,
there seemed nothing against him. Mr.
Barnes did not entirely leave him out
of tho account.
Thus practically the detectivo made
no progress, and was chagrined to be
compelled to admit it. Finally, how
ever, an idea occurred to him, upon
which the moro he dwelt the more fas
cinated he became with it. To put it
into practice-, however, he felt that he
must await tho return of Mr. Mitchel.
Ho thought he would injure his canse
by seeking him and so disturbing him
during his pleasure trip.
TheMitchelsdid not keep their prom
ise to go to the White mountains, but,
on tho contrary, prolonged their west
ern travel, so (hat it was November be
foro they were at .homo again and tem
porarily quartered at the Fifth Avenue.
A few days after, Mr. Barnes sent up
his card, and, as usual, was cordially
received.
"Any news of my wife's ruby?" ask
ed Mr. Mitchel, grasping tho detective
warmly by tho hand.
"No, Mr. Mitchel. I am sorry to say
that I am utterly unable to prove any
of my theories about that. But I have
como to a set determination, and one
that to yon may seem a peculiar one. I
havo come to ask your assistance in the
murder case. "
"Why, certainly, I will help you
Did I not tell yon so at the very outset?
Have I not always been willing to talk
freely to you?"
"You have, but as long as I thought
that you yourself might have committed
tho crime, how could I come to you to
ask you to assist me?"
"Then I am to understand that at
present yon do not suspect me?"
"I -have come to that conclusion at
last aud wish now that I had done so
sooner."
"Would you mind telling me why
you havo altered your mind? Yon have
told me so much that seemed to impli
cate me that I am curious to hear tho
other side."
"Certainly. I overheard your wager.
xueii cauja me rcocery aua men xm
murder. Later there was a second jewel
robbery. All cf these crimes occurred
within the limit which you sot. One of
them of course yon committed. It seems
more probable that yOu stole the single
ruby, for in doing tha't you committed a
crime for which you could not he pun
ished especially since you have married
the lady. Even before she would will
ingly have testified that it was under
stood between you, aud that it was sim
ply a trick to win a wager. Is not that
correct logic?"
"Correct logic? Yes. Of course I ad
mit nothing as to facts."
"Either or both of these robberies are
secondary to the murder. That I havo
determined to unravel if lean. At pres
ent I think tho train robber and the
murderer was one and the samo person.
Now, there is one clew which I have
not been able to follow, but which, if
pursued, I am certain will lead mo
straight to tho criminal,"
"And that is?"
"Tho button which I found in the
room. 'Ibat is sicnincant. it is too oreat
a coincidence that it should match your
set not to havo an explanation that
would shed light upon this case."
''How do you expect mo to assist you
in that direction?"
"As long as I thought you guilty I
believed that you had lied when you
said that tho seventh button of the set
was the bnakespearo pin which your
wife had. That is why I thought it of
importance to recover it; sufficiently so
to send my spy, Lucette, into the house
with instructions to obtain it if possi
ble. Now that I believe you innocent of
tho murder, this thought has recently
come to me, When I first told you about
this button, before you would speak
about it, you asked me to allow you to
examine it. After doing so you gave it
back to mo, with a cheerful smile. J
jtbat button had been evidence against
you, I see now that it would have ro-
quired a powerful nerve to appear so
unconcerned, and especially to return it
to me. The question, then, that I wish
you to answer is, What was it that you
saw on that button which satisfied you
that it was not of your set?"
"In the first place, Mr. Barnes, I
knew that there were but three liko it,
the other three having different heads,
and the seventh being the Shakespearo
button. Tims as I knew that all tho
buttons were in my possession I felt
safe."
"But in tho second place," said the
detective, "thero was a distinct differ
ence between 1 ho buttons, and by that
you were even more assured. Am I not
right?"
"Mr. Banicc, ycu acnervo to snccced,
and I hope you will. " I will aid you all
that I can. Yon aro right. Thero is a
difference in tho buttons. Have yon
yours with you? '
'.'Yes, hero it is," saying which be
roqit from his pocketbook.
Highest of all in Leavening
PriVfcvl Baking
vcv &SS Powder
Absolutely pube
K.eep it a momenr. v. ncu Miss Bern
sen ordered theso buttons, she directed
that a tiny initial should be adroitly
carved in the hair cf each of the Romeo
and Juliet buttons. In the former she
ordered an 'R. ' She calls me Roy. And
in the others a 'Q.' I call her Queen.
This would escape ordinary observation,
but once seeing it with a lens one may
readily find it with tho naked eye after
ward. Now take this lens and examine
your button, just at the base of the hair,
near the neck. So ! What do you find?"
"By heavens," exclaimed the detect
ive, "this is most important! This is a
Juliet, and if ouo of your set it should
have a 'Q' on it. I believe that there
was an attempt to make that letter, but
tho tool must have slipped, and so it is
Tlie detective is excited.
a poor result, a chip, in fact, which
marks the continuity of tho letter. I
doubt if with the eye alone, as you
looked at it that day when I first show
ed it to you, that you saw any letter at
alL"
" You are correct. I simply looked for
tho 'Q,' and not finding it was satis
fied." "This is serious. This button evident
ly was made by tho samo hand that
made yours. It was spoiled and another
cut to replace it. The man who carved
it or the person who became possessed
of it must and shall explain to me how
it came into tho room where tho murder
was done. You must tell mo now whore
these buttons were bought."
"I will do so upon one condition."
"Name it."
"That whatover you discover you will
tell me beforo you act, and that you
will not act before Jan. 1 unless abso
lutely necessary."
"You mean as to making on arrest?"
"That is precisely what I mean. You
need not fear to make the promise. T
will guarantee that your man shall liot
escape. I know him. "
"You know him?" Mr. Barnes was
astonished that Mr. Mitchel shonld
make such an admission.
"Yes, I know him. That is, I am
morally certain that I know him. I will
tell you at once that having the knowl
edge that I myself was innocent I have
had an advantage over you, and I have
been hunting down this man all these
months. I have good circumstantial evi
dence against him, but not enough to
warrant an arrest at least not yet. If
you could follow this clew and find that
it leads to the samo man we could con
vict him."
"Will yon gi?e me the namo of the
man whom you suspect?"
"No! That wonld materially weaken
our case.. Wo must get tho same result
without collusion. No, you work alone
and work quickly, for I particularly
wish tho case to be completed by Jan. 1."
"Why so?"
"It is tho day upon which my wager
is to be decided, and I shall give a din
ner party, at which I anticipate some
fun. By tho way, don't forget that you
won a dinner from me on a wager. Ac
cept an invitation to dino with me Jan.
1, aud if you can then convict our man
yon shall be most welcome."
"I shall bend every energy to that
end. But now tell mo tlie name of the
jeweler from whom the buttons wero
procured."
Mr. Mitchel then wrote down the
name of a Paris firm, also giving their
address. Handing the slip of paper to
Mr. Barnes, ho took another sheet and
.continued writing.
'-'Why, Mr. Mitchel," exclaimed Mr.
Barnes, "this is the same firm from
whom your jewels were brought those,
I mean, which are similar to tho stolen
sot. I have already communicated with
these people, and they sent me word
that they knew nothing. "
"Yes, I know. That was by my in
struction. " Saying which Mr. Mitchel
smiled, and Mr. Barnes onco moro dis
covered that he had been fighting
against a man who thought of every
thing. "You see," continued Mr.
Mitchel, "I know that you saw tho
name of tho jewelers on the bill of sale.
What more probable than that you
should apply thero for information?
Now, my object throughout has been
not to defeat justico, but to have time
enough elapse for me to win my wager.
Therefore I immediately sent a cable to
theso persons, 'Answer nothing signed
Barnes till you hear from mo. ' Rather
a long cable dispatch, but then I don't
mind a few dollars. Of course my cable
to them made them shut their mouths
to you. It was very simple. However,
I myself have not been able to get satis
factory facts from them, and I think it
needs a person actually on the nround
to ferret out this thine. I believe you
are just the man for tho case. This let
ter will givo you their assistance, aud
here is a check for $500 for expenses. "
Mr. Barnes would havo refused, but
Mr. Mitchel insisted that from that
time on Mr. Barnes shonld consider
himself regularly employed on tho mur
der case. "Though of course," said Mr.
Mitchel jocularly, "you aro still free to
work out the robberies. "
The two men shook hands at parting, ,
and one would have said that they wero
separating after a mutually satisfactory
Interview.
CHAPTER XVH.
A KEW TEAR'S DINNER PARTY.
The 1st of January arrived, and Mr.
Mhcircl hjv& fcfearQ ntrfltfug frtftn Mr.
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Barnes, inquiry at his oCce was met
by the simple statement that "the chief
is out of town." when ne wouia do
back or where a communication would
reach him could not be learned. A few
days beforo, however, a formal engraved
invitation to tho dinner party had neen
mailed to his home address. Mr.
Mitchel was annoyed at not having any
notification of whether or not the detects
ive would be present. However, he was
compelled to go ahead and depend upon
tho slight chanco that at tho last mo
ment he would appear upon the scena
He hoped that this would occur, as oth
erwise his scheme for the evening would
be incomplete.
Tho dinner was to bo served at 10
o'clock that night at Delmonico's,
where a private room had been engaged.
It lacked ten minutes of the hour for
sitting down, and all the guests had ar
rived except Mr. Barnes. Theso were
Mr. Van Rawlston, Mr. Randolph, Mr.
Fisher, Mr. Neuilly, who had decided
to spend the winter in New York ; Mr.
Thauret, and several other gentlemen.
It lacked barely half a minufo of 10
When Mr. Barnes was announced and
entered jn handsome evening dress. Mr.
Mitchel's face wore a look of triumph
as he saw him, and he hurried forward
to receivo him. Every one present un
derstood why the detective was invited,
for it was by this time well known that
a wager was to be decided at 12 o'clock.
After the exchange of greetings Mr.
Mitchel gave the waiters the order to
open the doors of the dining room, and
in the inonnt's interval managed to
get a word with tho detective,
"Tell mo quickly, have you succeed
ed?" "Yes, thoroughly."
"Gcod! Write the man's name on a
card, and I will give you one upon
which 1 have written the name of my
man."
Mr. Barnes did so. Then they ex
changed cards, glanced at them and
grasped each other's hands significantly.
The cards bore tho same name. With
the others they went into tho dining
room. Mr. Thauret found himself seat
ed next to Mr. Barnes, while on the
other sido of tho detective sat Mr. Fish
er. It need scarcely bo said that the din
ner was enjoyable and enjoyed, though
it must beadinitted that all awaited
anxiously tho hour of 12. It will be as
well perhaps, therefore, to como imme
diately to the denouement, for which
all were assembled. The hist course had
been served, and coffee and nuts were
on the table, when the clock chimed the
hour for which all were anxious.
Promptly at the first stroke Mr. Mitchel
arcse. Thero was a silence till 12 was,
tolled, and then he began:
"Gentlemen, yon have all kindly ac
cepted my invitation to see me win a
rash wager made V6 months ago. It is
odd perhaps that I should have won
for I announce that I have won when
wo remember that the time was 13
months, which number, as we all
know, superstitious persons aro inclined
to connect with misfortune. To show,
however, that I do not harbor such
childish ideas, I purposely made the
time of that length, and tonight at the
decisivo moment we are 13." Here he
paused a moment, and one might .have
noticed that several persons quickly
counted those present to test the fact.
Continuing, ho said: "The superstition
in connection with 13 at dinner is a
n 1 - -t 1 t T - .
I .wen ueuuea one, auu me supposition is
that one of tho number will die within
ihe year. I offer as a toast, therefore,
'Long Lfe to all present who deserve
it.' " Thelastplause, after a slight hesi
tation, made a decided effect. However,
the toast was drunk in silence.
"As gomo present may not entirely
understand what my wager was J must
explain that 13 months ago tonight I
was in a Pullman sleeper with my
friend, Mr. Randolph. Mr. Barnes here
had just accomplished a neat capture of
the criminal Pettingill, who has since
been convicted. Tho papers were prais-'
iug him, and Mr. Randolph did so to
me in giowmg terms, l ventured tne
assertion that detectives run down their
prey largely because tho criminal class
lack intelligence sufficient to compete
with their more skilled adversaries. I
j ouerea to wager unit l coma commit a
I crime within a month and not be de
, tected within a year thereafter. The
1 amount was to bo $1,000 and was ac
' pepted by Mr. Randolph. I stipulated
j for conviction, though had I been ar
I rested within the stated period and con
', victed uftcrwurd I should have consid
j ered that I had lest (bo wager. That is
i why I awaited the arrival of Mr, Barnes
j so anxiously. I had not seen him for
; some time, aud it was possiblo that at
' the last moment he might be prepared
to arrest mo upon evidence that would
'lator convict mo. However, gentlemen,
I nave escaped uotn arrest ana convic-
tion, yet I committed tho crime as
wagered. ' '
"You must provo that," said Mr.
Randolph, "and, according to our agree
ment, it must have been a crime which
was much talked about."
"Quite right, myfriond, but I shall
be able to demonstrate all that. By a
curious coincidence a robbery was coni
jnitted on the very night and upon the
game train - upon which we made our
wager, while another robbery' was com
mitted almost at tho moment when tho
Stipulated month expired. Thus two
crimes transpired within the rime, al
lowed me, and with both of these my
namo has been connected in tho mind of
the detective, Mr. Barnes. Now, that
you all may batter understand tho cir
cumstances I must go to what I might
call tlie beginning. Years ago certain
circumstances in my earlier life gave
nle an iutinrite acquaintance with the
methods used by detectives, and I then
acquired tho idea which led me into
this undertaking that where the crim
inal has succeeded in escaping actual
watching during the commission of his
crime, so that there is no" witness to the
act, the detective is almost powerless
until ho learns the object for which the
prime was undertaken. Am I not right,
"To know the object of a crime, of !
course,
is a oreac assistance, uuu mutu
would depend upon
the attendant cir-
enmstances."
"True. The object then is important.
From this point I reached the conclu
sion that if a man approached another,
totally unknown to him, at night in a
lonely neighborhood, struck him on tho
head, killing him, and then, unseen,
reached his own home, it would rest en
tirely with himself whether or .not ho
would ever be caught. I wanted a
chance to try this experiment that is,
to commit a crime solely to test the
ability of tho detectives to discover me
afterward. The difficulty was that a
gentleman of honor would scarcely wish
to engage in such a reprehensible piece
of business. For years, therefore, I could
think of no way to have my wish, till
the merest chance threw the opportuni
ty within my grasp. Waiter, fill up tho
glasses."
He paused a moment while this was
being done. The men went around with
champagne," and when Mr. Thauret was
reached he asked to havo his burgundy
glass filled also. Mr. Mitchel was again
speaking when the waiter returned with
the red wine and did as requested. Mr.
Barnes also presented his glass for the
same liquor, saying in air-undertone to
Mr. Thauret, "I cannot take too much
champagne."
"One of my hobbies," continued Mr.
Mitchel, "as you all know, 13 tho col
lection of jewels. A few years ago I
heard that a magnificent set was offered
for sale. A rich East Indian nobleman,
so the story goes, had procured the gems
as a present to his wife. They were of
the choicest quality and of each exactly
two, matched precisely in size, cutting
and coloration. In time he had two
daughters, twins, the mother dying at
their birth. Eventually these girls grew
up and were married, the ceremony be
ing a double wedding. The father took
the set of jewels and divided them, giv
ing to each girl one of each. This great
ly diminished their value, for the
matching of gems adds to their price.
"Reverses of fortune tempted one of
these women to offer her jewels for
sale. They were taken to a Paris deal
er, who chanced to be a niau thrpugh
whom I had made many purchases He
undertook pot only to dispose of thegems,
but to reproduce " tjieni with a high prr
der of imitation, so that the woman re
tained tho original settings and con
tinned to wear what her friends sup
posed to be the genniue gems. I bought
the unset stones. Subsequently her sis
ter, learning the secret, and seeing that
there was a way by which the jewelry
could bo retained, while the jewels
themselves could be turned into money,
engaged the same dealer to serve her in
a similar way. Of course I was doubly
anxions to obtain this second lot, for by
doing so I enhanced the value of those
which I had already. I therefore bought
them also."
Ho paused a moment, to allow the
company to recover from the surprise
at learning that the stolen jewels were
his.
'This lot was sent to me through the
Boston custom house. I instructed the
dealer to do this because I had found
that goodJ can be received with less de
lay in Boston thau in New York. Being
notified by my broker thero that they
were ready for delivery, I went to Bos
ton and obtained them. I placed tli-
wallet in a peculiar satchel which h
been made to order for me, aud carreii
it to my room at the Hotel Vendome.
Later in tha day I met Mr. Randolph,
and went with him to a theater. H
was to return to New York by tho mid
night express, and I went with him to
the depot. As we stood awaiting our
turn to purchase tickets you may imag
ine my utter astonishment to see a wom
an pass and board the train having my
satchel m her hand. There could bo no
mistake whatever, becauso the satchol
was peculiar, both in shape and color.
Of course I saw at onco I had been rob
bed. It was useless to go back to my ho
tel, for that would be time wasted. If
by any miracle there wero two such
satchels, mine was safe in tho hotel. I
therefore astonished Mr. Randolph by
offering to accompany him, and I did
so, occupying the same section with
him.
"While I was thinking what action I
should pursue, knowing that one? tho
train started my thief would be safe as
far as New Haven, Mr. Randolph began
to praiso Mr. Barnes, and like a flash it
"lip iad my satchel."
came to me that this was; my chjftice. 1
would rob the thief of my own properr
ty. Thus if caught I could not be im
prisoned, while if not I would not only
win my wager, but I would have tho
oxcitement and the satisfaction for
which I had wished. One thing threat
ened to upset my plans. Mr. Barnes by
an odd chance came aboard the samo
coach, was given tho section next to
ours and overheard onr conversation.
This of courso I could not havo counted
upon."
"You did take it into your account,
though," interrupted Mr. Barnes.
"You mean that I refused to tell Mr. .
Randolph what I meant to do, saying
that J might be overheard, and that I
plight even be talking for' the benefit of
a listening detective? True, but I had
no idea that this was so. tfc was merely
extreme precaution, and only shows that
WP can noyer bp too cautious ip an eiir
deavor to keep n secret. Later, however,
I heard you get up, and peeping through
tho curtains I saw you sitting up or
rather lying in a berth opposite, with
the curtains drawn. I at once supposed
that you must be a detective. My com
panion was soon aslf p, but with $100,
000 worth of jewels in the balance I
could not sleep. I was busy wondering
what I should 3a I think, thouoh. that
I must have dozed, for I know that I
was startled to discover suddenly that
we wero not movincr. I looked out of
bur section window fortunately I was
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