to BeaKtfln wnttDri aim B Clbeerf ally Yields LUf Ratb er Tfeaio) LB Separated ffronj CcwpaHjioiip to Wfeonj HI Was Attached I1ICAOO. T his la t h o strnngo story of the lovo of a mnn ami a boy. Tho man was a musician and hopeless Invalid. Tho hoy was no kin. Hut tho hoy loved tho man so that ho forcworo his own mother to run away with him. And when tho momont camo that tho man could stand his pain no longor, nlono In tho woods bosido the lnko tho hoy lay down, bared his broast to a dagger, nnd wnlted with closed eyes whllo tho mnn sought his heart. Tho boy died. With slinking hnnd tho man plunged tho knife Into his own breast, but his stroke fallod to find a vttnl spot. Hours later soldlora at Fort Sheri dan found tho mnn, wandering and glbborlng nnd clawing at his bloody breast. They took him to the hon pltnl nt the fort and strapped him to a cot. It was not until daylight came that they paid much heed to his unit tcrlngs and tho writing that ho scrawled upon a slip of paper. Then, when they followed his vnguo directions, they sought In tho woods and found tho body of tho boy, cold Walter ind stark, tho llttlo tenso Angers still clutching nt tho shirt that ho had bared for the blow. Tho boy was: Knobcl, Walter, 12 years old, son of Mrs. Mary Knobol, 755 Rncino ave nue. ' Tho man: Amann, Henry Rudolph, 43 years old, 1012 Otto street. Hero aro tho lottors that tho man and tho boy wrote during tho period of 3G hours thnt they wandered to gether through tho north woods, pluck-, lng flowers, eating roots and nuts, and talking of their rcsolvo to quit tho world togothor: From Walter Knobol to his mothor nnd to Kdward Martin: Chicago, Mny 15, '08. Good-byo. Mr. Martin. I want to bo with my fathor. Toll mothor. Fnrowoll. (Not signed, but In boy's handwriting.) From Amnnn to Edward Martin: Mr. Fiedler has no faith In mo nny more. I am going to end It all. My brothors In Germnny will pay nil my dobts. From Amnnn to Hcrmnnn Fiedler: My brothers In Germnny will pay nit I owo you. Good-bye. I am going to ond nil. II. It. Amnnn. In Amann's pocket, In two hand writings: Please bury us In tho sanio grave. Everything wns against us. I do not want to llvo without my fnthor. I go with my own frco will. (Signed) Walter. On matchbox In woods: It Is his mother's fault. Sho Is n calumniator. In tho morning about two o'clock Amnnn was found wandering as If do mented near the olllcors' quarters nt Fort Shorldan. Ho was challenged by Private Sago of Compnny D, who was on picket duty. Tho guard advanced, to llnd blood flowing from tho man's breast. He hurried him into tho hospital and called for asslstanco, Tho man was unablo to speak becauso of woaknosB from loss of blood, and motlonod for papor. This Is what ho wroto: Please got my boy 200 ynrd north' east of tho post at Shorldan. Ho whlsporod Incoherently a':ou killing tho boy, but no ono bollpvod tho story until morning. Prlvntu ?a"?o dotormlnod to investigate and win', tc tho spot designated. Hnro ho found the body of a 12-year old boy under n troo, lying In a pool of blood. Ho immediately notified tho lilili Me- Lvedl officers of tho post, and tho man, who was then unldontlflod, was double strapped to his bed for fe.tr lid would escapo. Tho story of tho murder and at tempted suicide In nil Its details wns told by Amnnn first o Llout. Frank Grlflls, hospltnl surgeon, nnd lntor to tho coroner's Jury. Ho bogged for n kntfo that ho might fulfill tho suicide compact. "I wns up against It and sick and discouraged nnd determined to qnd it all. Tho boy would not leave mo and wanted to go with me. Wo wandered two days In tho woods and along the bench nnd finally agreed to die to gether," ho Btild. "Wo wandorod and talked about the pcoplo. wo saw. Mon and womon scorned hnppy and walked to nnd fro nnd wo wntched them. I had talked about leaving tho world and told tho boy to go back to town, where he would find friends. "Ho said," 'I will go with you and whoro you go,' and 1 tried to slip away from him ns ho played In tho sand. Ho Baw nio and followed me. "Wo wntched tho pcoplo going by In Knoble automobiles. Wo woro hungry nnd turned away from thero to go Into tho woods. I was tired of Ufo and dlscour aged and could have gono Into ono of tho bathhouses and killed myself. Pluck Flowers In Woods. , "In tho woods and away from tho pcoplo wo gathored (lowers and I told hi in tho Latin names for tho flowers. "I found a specimen of Trillium Grandlflorum, nnd oxplnlnod how mro It Is, nnd compnr,cd It with tho othor nnd moro common trllllum, which grows in abundance. "Wo had had nothing tomcat slnco Tuesday and pulled roots and shrubs to stay our hunger. It camo night nnd we slept In tho woods until It bognn to rain. Then wo went down to the beach and curled up undor a wide cornice of ono of tho houses. "Wo lny on my coat for a pillow, but tho boy woko up and was cold. We walked until morning nnd went to Lnko Uluff, whoro wo wroto nnd mailed three lottorB telling our friends wo would end nil. "Friday wo walked to Lnko Forest, and thon back to tho beach by Fort Sheridan. Wo saw pcoplo and thoy wero well drosEcd and hnppy. Thoy rodo In automobiles. Wo woro hungrj und went from tho bench Into tho woods ngnln. Wnltor wanted to go down to the lnko nnd jump In, but tho water was too cold. Talk Over Good Times. "Wo talked It all over again and talked about all tho good times wo had hail together In our travels. Wo talked ifliout l'onnsylvnnla and Colorado, and Salt Lake City and Its big lake, nnd California. "Thon wo went up to tho rlllo rnngo whoro tho soldlors woro practicing. Wo-hid in tho bushes and talked about dying. I told him if ho would lend wo would run from the bushoH out In front of tho targets when tho soldiers llrod nnd dlo there, but ho would not. "I don't know Just how long wo wandered after that, but It was night, and wo kept hid. It camo daylight again, and wo hoard volcoo of men and womon near us, and I thought they were hunting im. "It was warm and wo wero tlrod and lay down to sleep. We talked It nil ovor njcaln, and I urgod Urn to lcavo mn and go to hi friend?. Ho throw hla arms around my nesl: nnd cried, asi raid he would novor loavo mo. Bares Drcast; Asks Death. "Ho said ha would go to his grand pa, and that I could go to my fathor In the next world. 1 gave him somo laudnnum, nnd ho slept again, but it wns not enough to keep hlni nsloop. He woko ngnln nnd thought I wns try ing to leave htm. "Then ho openod his coat nnd shirt nnd pulled them back with hla hnnd,; sho ving mo whoro to strike, nnd opened my clothes so I could kill my self, too. Ho showed mo whero his heart was, rind bogged mo not to miss tho place. Then ho lay back on my arm again and wont to sloop. "I lay thoro and looked at him nnd my bond went nil In a whirl. It seemed that my brain had tlirnod to water nnd was surging nil around in my head. I picked up my big hunting knlfo, which I had opened before. I reached over and folt for his honrt boats and then felt for my own. I had located tho placos, but I stopped ngnln.' My nerve wns leaving mo. Pushes Dagger to Heart.' "It seems that I wont crnzy, but I placed tho point of tho knlfo over his bonrt and pushed it down. Then I turned It and plunged it twice into my own breast, which was hnrdcr than tho boy's. "Ho awoko and saw tho blood spurt ing from my wounds. Ho drew his handkerchief and put It over my brouBt to stop tho blood, an that wnn all I knew until they found mo." Amnnn wns still holding this hand kerchief to his breast whon found by tho guard al the army post 115 hours attor tho ttmo ho gives for tho stab bing. OnicerB nt tho post think ho might have been deceived by the clear moonlight and thought It wan day In his hnlf-domented condition. - The confoislon wno made as tho prluonor lay strapped to a bed In ono of tho hospital wardB. Coronor J. L. Taylor and his deputy, Edward Conrnd of Lnko county, nnd Stnto's Attorney Hnnnn woro prosont ns Amann told hla story. Jury Gets Whole Story. A coroner's Jury was formed, with John Congdon ns Its foreman, nnd bo gnu tho Investigation Into tho boy's denth. As Amnnn grow stronger lit tho hospital they agreed to wait until ho could give ovidenco, in tho hope thnt Lieut. Grlflls could obtain a con fession In tho meantime. Shortly nftor noon Amnnn offered to glvo his nnmo and toll tho wholo story If ho could sco tho body of thft boy. It was brought Into his room nnd ho nsked thnt It bo moved eloncr. He touched tho body and kissed Uio cold forehead and murmured "Good-byo." Then ho started In and told tho story, Incoherently nnd with mnny J took my knife" in ITr HtUSD pnusoB becauso of omotlon and partly because of weakness. Ho said ho was born In Germany nnd enmo to Amorlca 21 years ago. Ho Is 43 years old. Ho wiib a tannor by trade nnd lntor a lluto player, and lived In St. Louis for eight yours. When hla wlfo died ho camo to Chi cago. Plays Flute In Saloons. Ho used to play In Baloons and about tho Btrccts to earn money, He wont to board at tho liouso of Mrs. Mary Knobol, 755 Hnclno avonue, 12 years ago. Mrs. Knobol lind conio from tho town of his birth, Klrchhofon, In tho province of Hadon. Tho two wero frlonds from childhood. Mrs. Knobol had thrco children George, who Is now 17 yonra old; Amanda, 10, and Walter, who was nearlug his twolfth year. After Mrs. Knobol's husbnnd dlotl Amann continued to llvo at hor homo and urgod her to marry him. Tho chil dren had learned to wait on him and liked to bo with him nftor ho had beon Btrickon with paralysis. As the two oldest grew thoy rovort ed their affections to their mothor, but Walter clung to his "Undo Henry." Two years ago Amnnn ran awny with tho boy, Inking him to Snn Francisco. From thoro ho wiyto ho would return It Mrs. Knobel would sond him $200. Mother Refuses Her Hand. Fearing sho would novor soo tho boy again Bho sent tho money, and Amann rotuinbd nnd again asked her to marry him. Sho refused, and ho left her homo and went to llvo In tho base ment of a houso owned by Herman Fiedler, 1012 Otto stroet. Tho boy wont with him, nnd thoy kept bachelor (pinners in tin one room. Since thoy moved there in January tho boy wont to the Hnwthorne noliool, and has not lioen seen by hi mother In that tiirw. Hlu brother frquutjy urgod lum to corao home, but nt such times Walter would burst Into tears ,nnd run nwny. Saturday night Kdward Martin, n burbot" living nt 910 School street, re ceived nu onvolopo that contained throe letters. Tho cnvolopo showed that It had been posted at Lnko Ml tiff May 10 at night n. in. 11 contained thrco letters, ono from the boy and ono from Amann, and n third for Hermann Fied ler, saying fniowoll and telling of tho pttrpos- to commit suicide. Amann f r.ld In his confession ho nlso mailed letters to his relatives In Ger many. After tho letters to Martin woro mailed tho pair kept close to tlib woods nnd remained In hiding for fear a search would bo mndo and thoy would bo arrested. Boy's Mother Feara Blackmail. Mrs. Knoliol thought when she first heard of tho letters that It was only another attempt on tho part of Amnnn to get money from hor. Sho did not suspect thnt ho had actually killed her son. Amann Is said to have relatives in Gorniany who aro of tho wealthier chtHs, and frequently got money from them during tho earlier years of hit career In Chlcngo, but for tho past six or seven months has lived in ab ject poverty. In the hospital Amnnn said ho had boon Injured In bo!ngxput off a street car by a conductor four yoars ago, and brought a suit against tho Consolidated Street Hallway company for damages, In which ho waa given n judgment amounting to ?5,800. Tho enso was appealed, and pending tho nppeal ho haft hail practically no means of live lihood except charity. Ilia attorneys lu the case wero Gormann and Hubcn stein. Federal Authoritleo May Act. After tho autopsy nnd whon tho In quest wan resumed Slate's Attornoy Hanna announced that It wns prob able thnt tho caso was ono for tho federal authorities rather than tho stnto becauso It had happened on n military reservation. Tho IntiueBt was adjourned for two hourB. Investigation by tho coronor nnd post officers determined thnt It was outside of tho post that tho body wan found and tho coroner's Inquest was continued. Coroner Taylor took tho body of tho boy to Waukegan, whore tho Inquest will bo continued. Amnnn wns nlim tnkon to Wnukcgnn in an automobile to await the verdict of tho coroner's jury and subsequent action on tho part of the grand jury. State's Attorney Hnnnn said ho wns HE HAD HIS UTUE GIyAS5 merely n visitor nt tho Inquest and would tnko no action toward prosecu tion until tho verdict of tho coronor'a Jury wna given. Ruler In Splendid Health. Prlnco Lultpold, regent of Havarla, colobratcd tho clghty-Boventh anni versary of his birth recently nmld a brilliant gathering of tho Mavarlan no bility. Tho effects of his many years aro almost unnotlcenblo. Tho vener able regent looks much younger than he is. Ho is 1 1 splendid physlclnl con dition. Ills limbs huvo retained tholr elasticity, hl muscles nro still hard, nnd nearly every day ho detloa wind and weather and undergoes tho hard ships of the chase, wearing always thu old-fashioned groonlsh-grny shooting costumo peculiar to Havarla. Tho Ma varlan peoplo seoni to havo forgottton King Otto, tho mad ruler of their country, who has been Interned In a suburb of Munich slnco 1880, Tho Bavarian parliament would have made Lultpold king in succession to Otto had ho not refused to accept tho post. Given Doublo Meaning. Chancellor Klrkland of Vnndorbllt university, like othors of similar of fice, Ii known to his studontB by tho briefer name of "Chance." Mosldos being tho unlvorslty'a chief executive, ho is nhio lis head profes for of Latin, and the boys Hay prize long-tnlkor at chapol oxorclsos. Ono day, nftor a protracted'dlscourHo, while conducting a class lu Horaco, he called on ry certain student to road, v. ho did no in uttor Innocence and ah roluto accuracy ns follows: "It Is hard for us to endure tho blows of rhnaco." 'i'bf) clHg burst out In a roar of laughter, and hm tho ''Chanco" Jolnod In, t. dumfoundod student porcolvod the modorn ilgnlficanco of uuclout woids. ' THE SUEZ CANAL PORT SAID TO CAIRO r The Funny Things One Sees in Smiling Round the World By MARSHALL P. WILDER VCopyrlcht, by Joseph U. Bowla.) It waa n flno, cool morning when wo reached that, historic i.rtory of water that JoIub tho Mod sea with tho Mediterranean, tho Suez rnnnl. This unprepossessing "ditch," ns It haa so often been called, has beon held responsible almost ns much ns tho unbridled oxtrnvnganco of Ismail Pnsha, for the llunnolal ruin of Egypt, and hor occupation by Groat Hrltaln. Despite dlro prophecy, and centuries of failure for nearly every ruler of Egypt, from Sctl, father of Kamcses tho Great to Napoleon llonaparto, tried his hand at tho problem of ertab 'Ishlng water communication between tho Mediterranean and tho Hed sca the groat canal haa becoino n llxcd fact In tho world's history. Tho ono time American consul goncrnl at Cairo, Mr. Frederick Courtlnnd Pen Held, In hla charming and instructive book, "Present May Egypt," lota in Tho Mud Houses. much pleasant light upon tho musty, old traditions of tho ancient land. 8trabo, now; ho'B tho world's earliest geographer and historian, or ono of 'cm, and I supposo wo nro bound to bollovo Itlm, ovon when ho nays (ho must havo Bald It, for l'vo never aeon nny of hla handwriting lying around) that 14 conturlcs boforo tho Christian era (that's an awful long time, Strnbo; but I'll not dlaputo tho word of a gontlomnn) Sotl cut n cannl 57 mllea long from Mubnatla near tho present town pf Zigzag I mean Zaga zlg to Ileroopolls, at tho head of tho Mlttor lakes, then forming tho north ern oxtromlty of tho Suez gulf, Horodotus anothor oldtlmcr who Juggles with centuries as tho circuit clown Juggles with hla old hat ai(ys that 800 yonra later Nocho tho PcrBlan tried a llttlo cannl building, keeping at It till tho moro trlllo of a hundred and twenty thounnnd Uvea had been sacrificed In tho Job, and only nbau donlng It whon tho great oraclo of that day (whom ho consulted) prophesied thnt tho most dlro results would fol low tho completion of tho work, and tho ontlro land of Egypt bo given ovor to tho stranger nnd tho barbnrlan. Thon, successively, tho Homnn om porors Trajan nnd , Hadrian; tho Arabian conquoror Amron; tho great Napoleon, who hold tho hollow of tho Heavens lu hla usurping hand; Me hcinct All, who hnd butchered 400 MnmelukcB before auppor, but had not tho daring to bravo tho ancient prophecy; French cnglners, English engineers, Austrian onglncora, each nnd nil, tried their hand, but to no dcflnlto ond. They disagreed iib to tho lovol of tho two Bens. Napoleon's on glncora estlmnted that tho Medltor ranean waa 30 foot below tho levol of tho lied soa, calling for a Bchemo of sluices and locks. Wnghorn, an ling llshmnn, declared that tho lovol of tho two watora was ldentlcnl. Meanwhile, a young Frenchmnn wna dreaming drunms; ho was eloquent: ho was convincing; nnd ho finally convinced Said Pnsha that tho future wna lettered big with tho nnmo of Ferdinand do Lessops, and If n con cession woro given to him, ho would mnko Egypt and Franco both Immor tal. Ho got tho concession. Said carod nothing for the ancient oraclo that had frightened hlu grandfather Mohomct, and so Fnto swopt on with her relentless broom nnd Said waa gathored to his fathors; Ismail the magnificent, tho oxtrnvngant, a prince of Immonsn fortuno, miccoodod IiIb undo and also imccoeded In plunging IiIb unhappy country up to tho neck In bonds and mortgngos galoro; Eu ropo Bteppod In; England bocamo tho purchaser of Ismail's poraonnl hold lng (only $20,000,000 saved from tho wreck of $85,000,000) which ho sur rendered to his credltora a abort time beforo bin dethronement nnd banish mont to NnploB. Ismail not only Incurrod, In hlu briof rulo of 1C yoarB, a doht of ovor $400, 000,000, but ho mortgagod tho souls of gonoratlons of Egyptians yot unborn And thus did tho prophecy conio truo! Tho anclont oraclo spake not in vain. Tho land of tho PhuroaliB and tho PtoIamloB, of Alosandor and Cleo patrn, has passed Into tho haudn of tho Btrangor Tho cnnnl'a Varied nnd almost tragic history lent nn nddod Intorcst to tho dull and monotonous aspect thnt It presents, tho flat nntidy banks melting out into tho desert, Unbroken save for tho occasional government ntntlons, a steamer tied to (ho bank- waiting for ours to pnss, or a collection of mud houses belonging to Arnbs, whoso camels and doukcya woro tcthciod nearby. At times, smnll boys would rnco nlong tho banks, easily keeping pnoo with tho alowly moving steamer, cry ing for "MnckBheolsh," to which tho passengers nnd crow responded by tossing fruit and packages of food and money to thorn. Grent Btrenni dredgcra wero fre quently passed working constantly to keep tho canal pnssablo for Btonmors, ns nand nnd silt nro continually filling It up. Port Said la a town of somo Impor tance, very much lnrgor than Suez, but in tho flying gllmpso wo caught of It In tho course of a wild, early-morning ride to catch tho train for Cnlro, wo woro impressed by lta dirt and nolso moro than by anything olso. The ride to Cnlro wns tlrcsomo for mnny rehsona, chiefly becauso of tho tlut and files, nnd n family who nhnrod tho compartment with ub, to gothor with a mountain of luggago. Tho changing Interest of tho land scape, howovor, mndo us forgot tho nnnoynnccs, for woro not tho scenes of the ltlblo sprend out beforo us llko an open book. Tho flhephord with hlo llock, tho cnmels clthor resting or marching nlowly, tho mud houses sur rounded by palms, tho womon carry ing wntor jarn on their bonds, wnlklng splendidly, swinging lightly from their hips. A family working nmong tho fertile fields; llttlo girls tending goats nnd winding wool on a distaff aa they watched, or else a vcnernblo old jnnn In floating draperies riding a diminu tive donkey. Muring tho rldo wo woro. much edi fied by ono of tho English party with us Baying ns wo passed a station: "Thero's n flno ongluo, n Bplcndld en gine, by Jovol" "Thnt'a nn Amorlcnn onglno," Bald tho other mnn, adding, boforo wo had lost our llttlo glow of patriotic prldo, "but wo don't caro for thorn out hero, thoy burn such a lot of coal and aro ao vory dirty!" To our humblo auggca- Hon that perhapa thoy mndo up for this defect by being fnst, ho assented condoscondlngly thnt they wero fnst, "hut bo dirty, you know!" Tho great barrago, nenr Cairo, con structed to hold back tho Btirplus watora and thus lrrlgnto a largor nron, wnft begun in 1S37 from pinna mndo by Mongol Mcy, a Frenchman. Tho English tourist novor lots Blip a chnnco to boaBt of his country's su periority In tho mnttor of tho reincar nation of Egypt undor Mrltlsh "occu pation;" and a good story is told by Consul Penfleld of ono of Uicbo globe trottorn who wna lnBpectlng, with a proud air, tho groat barrago. "Yoa, lt'a a grent work, nnd theso forolgnora ought to bettor npprcclnto what wo aro doing for tholr good. This thing has put thorn on their feet, llnnnclnlly. suro enough, but I don't aco thnt they show nny grntltudo for our having bulU It!" "I bog your pnrdon," Bnld tho en gineer lu charge, "but this barrago was designed and built by French en gineers." "I didn't know thnt," replied tho tourist, Bomowhnt subdued, "but any- Water Jars on Their Heads. way, thoy havo to got an Englishman to tnko caro of It!" "I botf your pnrdon ngaln," snld tho gentleman with D. P. W. on hla enp and ahlold, "1 havo tho honor of bo lng a natlvo-born Amorlcnn cltlzonl" The tourist walked away, muttorlng, "Well, I'm going bnck to tho hotol bo foro some ono tolls mo that a French man built thoso pyrnmlda ovor thoro!" At ovory Btatlon wo auw great crowda of people and pnssod trains packed llko aardlnos. Our Interest was profound when wo learned that thoy woro pilgrims Juat atnrtlng on fholr long and tlrcBomo Journoy to Moecn. Thoy woro bound for Port Said whoro thoy would tnko ship for Jaffa, from thoro travollng to Mecca by camol and horseback, though tho groat majority go all tho way across tho desort on foot, thoreby nttnlnlug added morlt. Mosldo assured salva tion, a trip to Mecca gives a man tho right to wonr a turban of green, tho prophet's own color, and tho tltlo of HadJI, nnd whon ho roturna to hla homo, ho would qulto naturally fresco ovor hla ahop or hotiBo door tho his tory of tho pilgrimage, a purplo train, a rod boat, a string of green cnmols, and n yellow niosquo boforo which a man in n bluo turban howa himself In prnyor. Heneath this highly decorative record ho would henceforth alt serene ly wonrlng lila groan turban, nnd smoking his nnrghlla, trying to look unconscious of tho looks of respectful admiration not unmixed with envv that nro cast lu his direction,