MANY GROUND
Pleas for Separation That Seem of
the Most Flimsy Kind--They Range
in Importance from Pumpkin Pie
and Dogs to Writing Poetry and
Kissing the Cat.
r APOLEON declared Hint every
man In tlio rnnkB carried In
IiIh knnpsnck a nimyhni'B
baton. Victor .Nowmnn, u
clovor English artist, now In
Now York, declares Hint every
Aniorlcnn girl tucks illvorco
papers into her trouasonu.
Whether the nuulogy ho Just or tin
Just, ccrtnln It 1b Hint tho Aniorlcnn
womnn proven almost nB fertile In tho
matter of excuses for securing n di
vorce as shu In In marshaling wiles
with which to not n husband, writes
Anna Stccse Richardson In tho Now
York World. For while Bcnrcely nioro
tli!n n round dozen causes nro cltod
by tho law uh grounds for dlvorco,
oven In this" country of llhornl and
vnrled Btato dlvorco lawn, tho nvorago
woman can Interpret tho most com
mon cause, "cruelty," In a hundred
and one ways, onch of which will go
fltralght to the hcnrtB of Judgo nnd
Jury.
For Inntnnco, tho Biiptfrlor court In
Scnttlo, Wash., was recently nsRcd to
decide whether "dyspopslii" and
"cruelty" wero synonymous lorniB.
Harriet Dendlck Kohl wnH a culinary
nrtlct. Ahor V. Kohl, her husband,
wan a dyspeptic. Bo long as Mr. Kohl
Htuck to a diet, ho wiib a compnnloh
nblo spouse. When ho yeafned for
Borne of hlB wife's tldhltH ho would
Hiiroly fall from grace and Into a
tantrum. Ono Sunday ho Induced IiIh
wlfo to ninko waffles. After ontlng
plentifully of those, flontlng hi maple
sirup, he threw tho family canary In
ItB cago through tho window. A batch
or especially lino Bodn biscuit led
lilrn to stray from IiIh diet, and that
nftornoon ho kicked tho faintly watch
dog Into tho nelghbor'H bnclc yard,
"When no fninlly pet wnn at liaud, Mrs.
"'Kohl was tho butt of his "displeasure
and dyspeptic rage. After eating an
unusual (iiiantlty of tier vory best
strawberry shortcake, Mr. Kohl act
ually refused to speak to IiIh wlfo for
48 hours. MrB. Kojil urged this In
gratitude for her culinary ability no
effectively that dlvorco on tho grounds
of cruelty was granted.
Cruelty In Restricted Diet.
Mrs. Annn M. llodgo of Pittsburg.
Va secured a decroo bocauso her hus
band limited tho dally bill of faro,
breakfast, dlnnor and Biippor, !lfi5 days
In tho year, to sausages and rlco pud
ding. Ho throve on the dlot, hut
Mrs Hodge called It cruelty, and tho
court agreed with her.
Mrs. J. 11. Stotson of San Francisco,
In applying for a dlvorco from a trac
tion mngnato of tho far west, cited as
"cruolty" tho fact that nho had to oat
pumpkin pie three times a day and
was denied tho prlvllogo of adding
soup and salad to tho family monii.
Mrs Harry Mareinount's dlvorco from
a Chicago carriage m.iker was duo
largely to a dlfforenco In opinion ovor
snuorkraiit. Sho liked sauerkraut,
but her husband could not euduro tho
Binoll of It. Whon she persisted In
cooking It ho struck her and lied from
their homo In anger. Mrs. Joseph T.
Colvln of Pittsburg secured a dlvorco
bocatiBo hor husband, a prominent
secret socloty man and an all-round
fellow, Insisted upon supplying chatn
pagno whon Bho naked for broad. The
court agreed that no woman could
live on champaguo alone.
Codfish' Cause for Dlvorco,
" In tho llttlo town'of Union, llorgon
county, Now Jersey, Mr. and Mrs.
Thcron C. Knnpp amiably agreed to
Bccuro a dlvorco becauso Knnpp, In
t n moment of oxtravaganco, brought
liomo a box or prepared codfish. Mrs.
Knapp had always humored her hus
band's fondness for codllsh cakoo with
tho good-oldfashlonod brand of cod
fish which you soak ovor night and
pick by hnnd. Shocked by his ex
travnganco in buying tho prepared
article, sho pullod tils hair. Tho rec
ords do not show which constituted
cruelty, tho codfish purchnso or the
lialr pulling.
A Marquette (Mich.) man cited a
ono instanco of cruelty, In his petition
for dlvorco, tho fact that his wlfo had
InvarUbly rofused to mako for him a
lomon plo, of which dollcacy ho was
extromely fond, "much to his discom
fort," tho papers sot forth.
Family pets have often figured In
petitions for dlvprce. Mrs. Androw
Malm of Alton, HI., had 10 picked Leg
horns, which sho kopt at tho rear of
her cottago. Hor landlord sorved no
tlco that 'big property could not bo
converted iuto a chicken ranch. Her
husband announced Hint ho could not
afford to sacrifice his trndo nB a piano
tuner by moving into a different neigh-
borhood. Tho two had boon inurrlod
15 years, but MrB. Mahti calmly
packed up hor personal property,. In
cluding tho chlckciiB, nnd moved away,
leaving Mr. Malm to tho cold comfort
of a dlvorco court.
Poodle Separated Fond Hearts.
William D. Entrlnklu of Chicago ob
jected to tho attentions showered on
a Fronch poodlo by hlo wlfo. uud took
U r,'it on the poodlo, to tho lattor's'
Ik
FOR DIVORCE
physical discomfort. Whorotipon Mrs.
Entrlnhln took horsolf to tho dlvorco
court, with "cruelty" for her" opon
Ncsatno.
On tho other hand, Mrs. Leroy Mor
gan of Marlon, Ind., Bccurod n dlvorco
bocauso hor husband Insisted upon
having his pot dog for n bodfollow.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Georgo E. Abrnm of
Detroit, Mich., also parted over a dog.
Each claimed tho family pot as IiIb In
dividual properly, and both bought
tidy brass license tags. Tho dog dis
appeared, and each accused tho other
of kidnaping dear llttlo Ilessle. The
cocker spaniel Inter appeared as ex
hibit A In tho divorce trial.
Gottlieb Herring of MiiBkcgon, Wis.,
gave Ills wlfo her freedom nnd $125
in alimony bocauso sho Insisted unon
having hor Angora cat Bharo their
couch, which gave poor Gottlieb a
creepy feeling. Therosn stoutly In
Blgtod Hint her cut nlim tho nllmonv
wub worth a thousand Gottliebs.
Justice of tho Penco William 11.
Williams of-Montclnlr, N. J., tried In
vain to make peace between a couplo
whose names ho refused to divulge,
but who wero separating becauso tho
wlfo insisted on kissing her cut good
night,
DIlforoncoH ovor tho slto of tholr
homo hnvo led ninny n couplo to tho
divorce court. in Ohicngo, Willis
Howo, managor or tho Palmer house
for 20 years, and later manager of
tho Vlrglnln, Bccurod a dtvorco bo
causo hla wlfo rofused to ltvo in Chi
cago, and ho refused to lodvo tho
Windy City. Sho Bald that nftor Vicu
na and Paris, Chicago was cruolty.
Her husband dubbod her actions "do
sortlon," nnd both won tholr point
n dlvorco.
Too Many Kisses.
Kisses, though Quito within tho
jnatrlmonlnl law, liavo boon known to
pnBB na cruelty. Poor Arthur Kehr, a
Chicago iniiBicInn, Btied for dlvorco
becauBe hlo enreor as n bread winner
wna interrupted by his wife's nppo
tlto for klssoB. "I could not oludo that
constant cry or 'Arthur, kiss rao,"
ho said In his complaint; "I wag u
0Jm MM
' If if W
prisoner at my wife's house. Tho
week I was thoro I onrned Just $1.20.
I had to run nwny, and nftor 16 dnys
of ovor-klsslng I nppllod for a dl
vorco." On tho other hnnd, Mrs. Henry"
RodgerB of Hnsbrouck Heights, N. J
applied for a divorce on the ground
that her husband, who holds a prom
inent position with tho United States
Stool trust, no longer kissed her on
leaving homo nnd returning. Vice
Chnnccllor Garrison of Jersey City
dismissed tho complaint because "tho
wrongs complained of arc of n Bontl
mental nature nnd tho court of chan
cery has no Jurisdiction."
Whon Mrs. Frcdorlck W. Masch
meyor of St. touts begged Judgo
Hough to grant her a dlvorco on tho
grounds Hint her husband cruelly re
fused to kiss tier, tho Judge was In
crcduloiiB, for sho was Jovoly and al
together klBsable, but when ho lcnrnod
that tho refusal to bestow the longed
for kisses wob tho outward and vlslblo
Blgn of nn Inward and nlmost per
potual grouch, tho Judgo decided Hint
hero wns n enso of cruolty, Indeed.
Children and Divorce.
Children often appear In petitions
ns reasons for dlvorco. Prof. Goorgo
W. Hums, n teacher In tho public
schools of Cincinnati, secured a dl
vorco bocnuse his wlfo, having homo
htm ton children, refused to bavo any
further nddltions to tho fnmily.
Mr. nnd MrB. Chnrles Noumnn of
Los Atigoles hnd mndo nn nnte-nuptlnl
agrcemont Hint they were to hnvo no
children. Mr. Neuninn, after a few
yearn, changed his mind on tho sub
ject, but Mrn. Neumnn did not, and
returned to her own home nnd mother.
Mrs. Hnmllton Frlea of Stonetown,
N. J., thought hor husband ought to
walk tho lloor with the bnby when
tho latter so desired especially nftor
nightfall. Hamilton declared that
after covering 750,000 miles of carpet
lit tho woo small hours, ho was Justi
fied in striking. Mrs, Fries nnd tho
bnby decided Hint pnpa must either
walk or Iobo 'cm. Pnpa lost.
Hut Rudolph Hnrtznt, Jr., of Lincoln,
Nob., thought his wlfo was going
somo whon alio sold a $20 baby buggy
for ono dollar In order to buy a ticket
for n theatrical performance Ho said
he did not mind having hur sell an
occasional artlclo of furniture to buy
a now gowu, but ho drow the lino at
hor selling what ho had glvon their
baby. Another caao of homo and
mother for hers.
Tho most lnnocont plenstirc, carried
to oxccbb, may bo countod ns an ex
hibit in a dlvorco cnBo. Mrs. J, w.
Smith of nollefontalno, 0.,-snt up In
bed at night to roll and smoko cigar
ottos, and her husband secured a dl
vorco. 'Mrs. Grace C. Markoll of
Scranton, Pa., secured a divorce be
causo her huaband would not permit
hor to dnnco with othor mou, and
tulkod out loud about It, too, tlieroby
cruelly embarrassing her in public.
Released from "Flro Fiend."
Joseph A. Kuntz, u Bronx brcwor.
is what tho professional flrcmon culr
"a buff." Ho lived opposite tho flro
houso, nnd, no mnttor what hour an
alarm rang, ho followed tho engines.
This disturbed tho siunibors of his
wife, who nftor endurlog the excite
ment of four years applied for n di
vorce. , George O. Gonoronux of Oakland,
Gal., cntertnlnod his men friends at
poker in tho family woodshed. When
his funds ran low, ho stepped Into tho
house and borrowed of tho family
exohonttor. His wife said this cut off
the Btipply of household dolicaclcs. and
sho secured her decree without
trouble.
Jules Joneph Moquetto and bin wlfo
of Newark. N. split ovor Socialism,
and his wlfo said sho would not bo
kopt nwake nights llstonlng to bin
tirades on tho subject. Mr. itnd Mrs.
Victor Johnson of St. touts split be
causo he wanted to do tho housework
and let hor seek a Job "downtown."
She said sho wanted to mako the bis
cuits and broil tho Btcak horsolf.
Charles F. Healy of Chicago must
hnvo been n good-natured person, bo
qauso when his wire wns 111 and her
doctor said Hint the divorce decrco
which sho'wunted would bo a suro
cure, ho yle! "3d without n murmur.
Then sho regretted the net, nnd on
her retovory ho domnnded Hint tho'
decrco bo sot nslde.
NO POSSIBLE SHOW TO WIN
Once Famous Gambler Tells How tho
Greenhorn is Systematically
Fleeced.
A llttlo white-haired, black-coated,
bespectacled old gentleman, who lookB
nnd is tho personification of benovo
lence, that is Mr. John Philip Qnlnn,
once notorious ns Hie "prince of Amer
ican card-sharpers," but for tho last
20 years a roformed man. Mr. Qulnn
Is now appearing at St. George's hall
In his most Interesting porformanco
consisting of nn oxposttro of the meth
ods by which Hharpcrs despoil tholr
victims. This Is whnt lvo says:
I was born and raised, brother,. In
tho southern Btato of Missourl-ln days
when slavery wnB still In force, nnd
iny father himself owned funny slaves.
1 was a wild lad; nothing could keep
mo at school, and by tho time I was
15 I was the assoclato of professional
gamblers and sharpers, and beforo
very long I hnd dellnltely thrown In
my lot with them. I had an accursed
skill nt sleight of hnnd, and for 25
years 1 lived by my wits and on the,
money of fools, or "suckers," na wo
call them.
Was I ever caught? I was prose
cuted 17 times as, a professional gam
bler, but thoso wero days when
"gratt" was rampant, jind f always
managed to buy my freedom.
Hut In tho end I ,wcnt to gaol, and
the Irony of It, ror nu offense of which
I was entirely innocent. I wns ac
cused of complicity In n gold-brick
swindle, but although I was by no
means new to this form of fraud, and
hnd worked It successfully more than
once, I hnd nothing to do with this
particular case. " 1 went to prison for
II months, nnd during that tlmo I be
came a chnnged man.
My llttlo boy died whllo 1 was tn
prlsont Although I wns n sharper I
loved hint passionately and his loss
broke mo up. When I enmo out of
prison I wont to tho houso where I
hnd loft my wife nnd children, only to
find them gone.
Tho woman of the house did not
know nt first for whom I was Inquir
ing, and then she said:
You mean tho lady who had a little
boy that died?"
"Yes," I said, "nnd I wnnt you to
show mo his grave. 1 have something
to 80ttlo with my conscience there."
Then Bhe recognized mo nnd said:
"Why don't you llvo to be fit to
meet him in nnother place?"
"I will," I Bald, and for the Inst 22
years I have been trying to got rendy
to meet my boy."
I wont off to Chicago, took n room
in n basement, and started writing my
book, "Fools of Fortuno" which such
famous men as Dr. Talntago and Dr.
Lyinnii Abbott, editor of tno American
Outlook, to which Mr. Roosevelt Is
contributing, have described as tho
beBt sermon against gambling thoy
ever read.
Ono day l got a wlro from a brothor
sharper, tolling mo to como to St.
Louis quick tljero was "a horso for
$11,000," which, of course, tnennt a
"stickor" to bo Bucked dry.
I took no notico, and then ono dny
In walked my old confederate. "What
nro you doing here, John?" said he. I
told him nnd ho scoffed. Ho tempted
mo with tho promise of $2,000 for my
share, If I would stand In with him,
and ho offorod mo a hundred dollars
down.
As I had about 80 cents in the world
Just then, that $100 bill lookod mighty
big and good, but I put It away, and
in the ond he shook hands, tho tears
standing in his eyes, nnd Inslatcld on
my taking $10 to holp mo along. Tito
last I hoard of him ho wnn doing ten
yeai-B, poor fellow. 'Well, slnco then,
brother, I bavo devoted my llfo to
stopping peoplo front gnmbllng by
showing them how Impossible It Is for
them to win against professional gam
blers. Now, horo'B a-polnt: At my por
formanco peoplo know that I am
cheating, yot thoy can't detect how tt
Is done, Hut when a man goes gam
bltng ho thinks tho gamo la straight or
ho wouldn't piny ho Is not looking
for trlckory, nnd whnt chance then
bus ho of finding It whon, na I say,
people right on the stage, watching
mo nB close us they can, can't see how
I cheat them.
Well, brothor, I guess my timo's up
nover, never piny cards with atrun
gors, for you are euro to logo. That is
wnat wo call n cinch. Poarson's
Weekly.
3C
The Winning of Hulda
By Charles
(Copyright, by
Httldn was having, a hard tlmo of It,
for Bho found herself unablo to dccldo
which of Iter two suitors alio preferred.
Hans, alio had to confess, possessed
somo advantages which weighed heav
ily In his favor. Mr. Hall, tho mnn
acrosa tho street who owned the big
npartmont building, was particular
about his furnnco man and sho knew
that ho liked Hans. Resides Hans
could speak Swedish nnd tho acknowl
edged that it was pleasnnt to talk with
htm In tho languago of tho dear old
homo across the sen.
Hut whenever hla plain, open conn
tennuco with tho blue oyes twinkling
below tho yollow hair wan pictured In
her mind, sho blamed him for being n
llttlo too ordinary. Sho could see a
dozen such nny Sunday In tho llttlo
Swedish church. Now with a man
who woro n fine blue coat with n flvo
pointed star on the front of it, nnd
carried n mahogany club It wna differ
ent. No ono -who looked nt htm could
fnll to sec that ho, being a part of the
government, was suporlor.lo Hiq com
mon run of. men. Michael had told
her that ho was the right arm of tho
law, and Bho had looked her admira
tion. She had known him almost as
long as she hnd Hans and ho wan
very good to hor.
On Sundays In the park he would
get her n scat closo up to the band
stand. Then when the concert was
over, bo would stroll across that part
of the park that had signs to keep off
the grass erected upon It. Of course
MIchcal the nll-poworful could walk
He Would Get Her a Seat Close
the Band Stand.
to
wherever ho pleased. Ho was aware
that Hans wns his rival, for ono Sat
urday night bo had como to soo Hulda
and found tho Swedish swain thoro.
Hulda had said:
"Hans, this Is Mr. Flanagan," and
Hans had responded cordlnlly, but
Michael ncceptcd the Introduction sul
kily, nnd Bat scowling nt the sink all
tho rest of the evening.
After that tho sagacious Mr. Flana
gan ceased visiting Hulda on Satur
days nnd obtained a transfor to an
other platoon, so that ho could do his
calling on Monday or Tuesday nights.
Hans did not alter his visiting uchd
tile, bo tho rivals nover mot nt Hulda's
homo again. Indeed Michael took so
llttlo palna to cultlvato Han's ncqunint
nnco that ho nover oven dreamed of
Inquiring what tho former did for a
living, and thta disdainful indifference
wna destined to prove costly in tho
ond. How Hulda would have learned
to know tho truo sentiments of her
heart had not Hank O'Day, tho Ice
man, set in motion a fateful tratn of
circumstances, ono cannot guess.
Hank did not know Hulda, ho does
not know her to tho presont day. And
yet It was Who other than tho guar
dian of tho Ico wagon who unwitting
ly unmasked her heart's desire.
Hank O'Day drove a pair of remark
ably lilgh-spliited horses. Ono morn
ing whon tho Ico wagon was empty,
bis aesthetic InBtlncts led him to re
turn to tho yards by way of tho streot
that skirted tho park. Just as the
chariot of fato was nearlng I Hilda's
homo, the chain at tho back of tho
wagon slipped nnd lot tho end gnto
drng upon tho ground. Hnnk sworo
lmpntlontly, stopped his team and
Jumped to tho ground to fusten the
chain. Ho Jerked It quickly through
tho iron rings hnd then, sworo vivid
ly again aB tho team, becoming
nlnrmed-by tho sudden noise, sprang
forward and gnlloped madly down tho
avenue, mnklng straight for tho near
est entrance to tho park. Tho Lord
lied Hank stood still long enough to
seo tho end gato banging out defiance.
Then ho started after as fast as bis
rubbor boots would let him.
Whon oflicor Michael Flanagan
turnod rrom his faithful gunrdlnnshlp
of a bevy of almporlng nurse girls In
the park, ho saw coming townrd him
I ..11 1 l 1 . .
m tun biiuuu n puir oi wna-oyeu norscs
with nn ico wngon swnylng from eido
to side. Uchlnd tho Bent ot tho wagon
Btood n mnn trying dosporntoly to got
hold or tho reins. At onco Michael rec
ognized tho wnvlng yellow hair and
palo reaturcs or tho drlvor as thoso
or the detested Hana, nnd in tho samo
moment thero camo to him tho reali
zation or hla opportunity ror revenge.
Ho ran Into tho roadway and as tho
flying wagon passed, caughl the chain
of thn nd gato and Bwung hlmsolf In-
L. Doyle
W. O. Chapman.)
to the box. As ho gained his feet tho
wagon slowed Biiddenly and ho lurched
forward, bringing up against the back
of tho sturdy driver. Seizing him
rirmly by tho collnr, Officer Flanagan
gasped:
"I arrcBt you In tho name of tho
law." Hans did not qulto understand,
but tho hands on his collar In tho 'mo
ment or bucccbb mndo him nngry.
"Whnt you 'want? let mo go,," ho
cried Indlgnnnlly.
"Not me," retorted Michael triumph
antly, "you nro under nrrcst ror driv
ing n tramc team in tho park, nnd
must go with mo to tho stntlou."
Hans clung to tho reins nnd refused'
to como. In his broken English ho
explained nnd expostulated, ho all but
exploded. Another officer was ap
proaching, and when ho enmo within
enrshot tlto victim of circumstances
appealed to htm volubly. Hut tho
nowcomcr was Indifferent. If Hans
was -nrreatcd "why of courso ho must
go to tho station, nnd so to tho stntlon
ho went, In charge of tho exultant
Flnnngan.
Tho magistrate was busy when they
arrived nnd HanB was allowed to go
until the afternoon, whon ho wns told
he would bo given a hearing. Police
man Flabagan smiled grimly to him
self as ho strolled back on post.
There was a goodly chanco-that Han'B
employer would flro him for careless
ness, nnd what would Hulda say when
she heard that Hans had offended tho
majesty of the law and been arrested.
There was no fear that Bho f the
flaxen hnlr and bright eyes would not
henr of tho occurrence. Michael
would attend personally to tho convey
ance of tho ttdlngB.
In tho afternoon Officer Flnnagnn
niado hla appearance In court, Hans
camo In . due time, nccompalnled by no
less n person than Hulda. With thorn
wero also his employer, Mr. Hall, and
Hank O'Day, the Iceman Michael nar
rated tho detnlls or the arrest, nnd
then Mr. Hnll had bis Innings.
Ho told tho magistrate how Hans.
I'nt tho risk or his lire, had sprung Into
tno runaway wagon as it dashed by
tho building whero ho was employed,
and succeeded in bringing the .mad
dened team to a hnl attcr passing tho
park entrance. This statement wn3
corroborated by Hulda, who had wit.
nessed HanB daring leap, and lastly
Hank O'Day testified that ho was tho
regular driver or the team.
Heroro discharging Hans, tho magis
trate addressed n' row romarks to offi
cer Flanagan which made that zeal
ous member of tho force wilt porcop
tibly. Michael left the courtroom with
such sentences ns "ofllclous interfer
ence, bungling stupid work, utterly
unfit to wenr a police uniform" ring
ing In his cars. Rut tho -hardest part
to bear was tho sight or Hulda cling
Ing to Hans' stnlwart arm as thoy
walked away togothcr.
GUARDING TOWER TREASURES
System Is Said to Be Most Perfect
That Has Ever Been
Devised.
Tho Tower of London has tho most
perfect system of burglar alarms that
has yet been dovlscd.
From Scotland Yard, rrom tho gov
ernor's headquarters, and from other
places known only to a few respon
sible officials, tho whole tower can bo
closed electrically within n few sec
onds. Even tho ponderous gates nt
tho inlddlo tower, which weigh somo
tons nnd through which visitors puss,
swing to automatically, nnd tho es
enpo of every ono within Is Instnittly
barred. At" the same tlmo an alarm
boll rings to wnrn wardens, pollco and
Boldicrs.
In particular tho precautions in tho
apartment containing the crown Jew
els nro or a most scientifically elab
orate kind. Ono or the Heofeaters on
duty in the room has merely to press
a button, wheroupon tho heavy door
closes, tho alarm boll below rings, tho
othor gates slam to and lock, and ov
cry person within tho tower Is In
stantly cut off from tho outer world. ,
"Tho man who can get nwny with'
nny or tlto crown jewels deserves
them," observed n tower olllclnl.
"From whero I nm stnndlng I could
closo every Importnnt door nnd gate
In tho tower In ns short a tlmo as it
takes mo to utter thoso words."
It was mainly to inauro tho sarety
or tho crown Jewels that the system
wns installed.
No ordor was issuod ror tho closing
or tho tower on a recont day, when
grcntly to their alarm, tho visitors
round doors locked, bolted und
barred against them ror about ten
minutes, preventing nny ono leaving
tlto tower.
"Tho tower simply closed that U
all," .remarked nn ofllcIal.k "Who
1 caused It to do bo wo do not know,
It might have been Scotland Yard'
...1 . , . - U
wnero mo pressing ot a button would
Imprison ovory soul within tho tower
until tho pollco gavo tho signal for
their release Or it might have imn
tho governor, anxious to learn wheth
er wo wero all at our posts. At nny
rato, It was nono of tho minor of
ficials. "In fact, who closed tho-tower and
why is a secret known only to tho
highest authorities. Thoro wbb no
alarm no attempt to sclzo the crown
Jowels." London Daily Mall.