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THURSDAY. DFCF'.inrn P. 191-' rLATTSMOUTn SEMI-WEEK LT JOURNAL. PACE 7. i j fro V&4f 4.' -fr.- Copyright. 1315, by American frM AMOciation. CH AFTER VI. His Last Nigh Earth. , i n: a ::ioiiHi:t tl.o li!;t -f r; I itintiii lHpe l-iiriifU in U- , lll- viu l.fu:m. IhU tin-' r of tli? JiittiT : c:irs, of 1:e vows, .-irf'.-fiiriz 1:k-U M t 1i time W.i n tl!( i!i:ni U-loif lier h:ll takta ui'.'Ii vl.t ri-li In i. or.' clor.i'.i-d Irt f;soc s'.ie 8 ni l r.iilly. il's iio use. It'll ! just the same ever." I tel! v u it won't." lie sni.I. "What more i!o vou wnut? I jiive you my word. I know tiiat I've v .-a it te fore. I Tit H is tiuii' I'm in cuvvt-t." There w as s.!( iunity in her tone is she sai'l: .;er.hl. ir 1 d tli is: it is the lst ti:i;c" It w as w ith poTiuine relit f that lie c-X' hiinie 1: ";.'o.i: We'll hehj nil over it a in :" lie kis d her. Oh. truti!!- lien-t of womanhood! She t"k i.is word sit their fji'-e vnlne r.r.d retnrned the kis. I'.:;t there wr.s slid u.isivinir in Jut i li;-:nd thr't was not stilled ly the- wild, .'lad l-eatlns of h'-r Jit-art. ! -;eta!d." s!ie said, "you'll keep yoir ! word'.'" i -I'e said so." was his rejy. "Then j,p mi.-e me that you'll t-reak ! off with (Lis woman." j "What womaiiV" 1 "The one who a!!ed n:." ; "ili. pshaw!" he sai 1. "There's n"th- ; ir.r i:; that. You're w n n. You've m:sj;-.d:e 1 me this time." I They ki.-.W airalu. With a pnrtia pool ni-'ht Tiask switched oiT the I lijh's i:i the hiirary. and the two went j t. their respective rooms. Su-.h was i the last talk of 'leiall and Jc'.nTrask. j The v email went to her room w ith the i j.y .'.!. hope that she hail regained ler I L".s'.::!id ::s he was In the tir.-t f"v i n. 'i.tlis ...f their wed.le.l life. tUie l;a 1 , retlaia.ed him! i .Mid t he !-tars mui? to her as she peer- I ed fr.-in the wind :w r.f her citv. s:i; room. 'ed ia and the the vol (.f ti:t nil.t. spoke only .f ti.e happiness th.'.t was to eume to her rt last Jif:er yrari of s'.trerini:. Uerald was to be kerr. ;i..;n. a;: l all was well! And the man'; He left h'.s wife with a lie on his li;s li;s and in his heart. Not j tftfy x : i : h.u! prompted the re"oa- fe'f'!:r.'"V .: l.e storm had blown over i '' loe. h:!t ft ciliati.-n. Tl for the f:ii:e. II( would live quietly i until J. 'n had time to f 'iizet a 1 it i I oruc: ; .loan torcet; lie la. untied a little bitter hr::.!). Curse it! Her l!ie:ii'.r.v was too p.od. Thirteen years sin.-e the Ieaue .-i.Tair at 'Jreat -' k. Jove, how lucky he had l"eu! Why. it ii.il; lit li'ivp brought liiin a ju aitor iary -cut. ii e! Joan h. d rcmer.i'K red ci ery fit. ill of the affai'. it seemed, and had laiiir it into his fa-e that nh;!it. Wo ii'en retnenilier some things much bet ter than XL.' n. Ih:t there, it had pass ed, fortunau ly for him. and lie hud "s.juared" Joan this nT-lit. So what was the use of rememberim: one affair in mm;. V I'.esi les. pp was in.' tired and must rest. Tomorrow- he would plan liow to iret around J-.a::. Th.is ;era!d Trask went t his rest oi: the niLrht that was li be his h.st t.n earth. Other persons ire astir with the af fairs of the Trasl: s thi n'-bt. It was I it n ft w ininutes after Mr. and Mrs. Tr.ish p.-id left the library. All was in datki;ss. but the quiet f tlie plat" was broken by a queer rat li.j sound fr.-iu tlie ah-ove in which Vo.-.t the safe. I; was meh'.J ri-'vins jpi.!i nielal. a sli; l erin-z and scralchini: :i 'i e To tlie nerves of Joan Trask. rauTeii"d an 1 tl:ri'!ed by her talk with fcor husband, all sensation is magni fied. :md she heard the sound. She :uo-es fowafil ir. entcri; i; the foori. The figure "f a man rises from before the safe, seirps a caif from tlie library tub.e i-.u. Jidc-i to V. !e. lc the hesifilit time of the v.iu.n s'.. n.i.s. i'-cioi-e d.e c;:n i:ive voi, e t.p the words of in quiry on her lip's he has sprung upon her. siianui'.-.-s-' h'-r as he envelop.; h. r head in the -euif. He foivos her to the tioor. but as he does so another man enters the ro. :n Jit the rear. It is I.olK l t : :ri ida. d. come to the ho-.ao of hi.- "fi h-nd" i r a I urp.s... In his hand is s. .methini; bright and nrauu of s'i'.pe. 1 he man wh" eliokiic Mrs. Tra-k 1 -.errs liir.i and bi ks up. di-it!:: from bis tct rib'.' work. .!ea! 5 too far ;:oue to !--li am. howe' er. lie has sian ee k-d in 111- aim .'t stit 'i' ;:r .ht. i-i;r "r kaiivl enters the 1 "o::i the s-raa-' u!i''.cs otf t o-ie side and le.tis JMovellGd by- rom The Great Play Hie newi-oiiiCr looking down In le il ihMnient at the lirnre of Mrs. Trasl; on the lloor. Then, for the sefond time on this rattfnl niht. the telephone bell rins. A ni' U:ei:t more and tJerakl Trask in his shirt sleeves stiunl.les into the dark rooni. With one hand he leaches for the telephone receiver, with the other he switehes tn the electric liht. Ilis p es are turned from the other two ociupants of the room, and he d'Ps not know of their presence. Mrs. Trask cannot ca'l to her hushand. f.r she has but liltle hreath left. I'.e sjdes. h r eyes are lived in fas-ination on the reflver wliieii Strickland It. is pointed at Int. And Strickland, daz zled h.v the sudden jrlare of liuht. seems hew ildered !-y tlie sight f the woman iyi' ir on the lhmr. Tiit voice of Trak breaks the silence. lleilo! Yes. this is Trask. Is tha' yi.u. May';" Tlie words cnlvanize Stiiekland into action. IT.? rises from the crouching position he lias assumed, aims his re vorver at Ti-ask Mid tires. The shot reuses Joan, and she screams. The tw t sounds are r.lmost merged, rnd tliey startle Tnisk. s,i that he drops the re ceiver and turns in time to see whence h'.s f.ite has descended upon him. Hi last earthly utierince is; "Sti i kland!' And with that Ilobert Strickland fire a'ai::. It is the end f earth for (Icr :.ld Trask, for the bullet lodges in Lis heart. I"ro:n the rear tf the room rushes in Stati'ey ;i ver. bearins in his hand n heavy sti. !:. He dashes at Stri kland. and the stick fails heavily on the slay 3 4$ F - r7 i4 '$;-5, Vf , ' ''. . ' t'v. v". V" 'si i .; - "My God, he's killed Gerald!" ?r's uplifted riht arm. With a jrronn strieUiand drop to the floor, the re- '.iA i-t- fallini; from his hand. And then Joan Trask. widowed by tlie shot, stagers to her feet and s reams: "My b d. he's killed 3erald!" It is ;!ovor who takes command of the situation. Standing Uard over the fallen Strickland, lie urjres the moan iuir wo!uan to teh'phone to a doctor. So ran the story of the widow t.f the -l.iin u. an. It was not told connected ly, but had to be elicited by the ques 'ionimr. at times insistent, but at al! tines considerate and gentle, of the district ."'.torney. It vvas his duty to i iliu; out the facts, to invoke justice upon the man who had invaded lhs friend's home at ni;.:ht and had shot k!:u down. The fact of the shootitu; by Stri.-hland was established by the testimony of Mrs. Trask. Trask lat in his vt'-ive. and Strickland had done the shoot ins. It was not denied. Had I he not been willinir to plf.id suilty? : Had he not in open court protested j against the continuance of the le;--al ! pr.K tedinirs. whh-U uiiht send him ti ' the electric cluilr. siskins only that his ! little i;iii-his 1 is be spared the or i ileal oi the witiu-i-s chair? TliroiiLi'ioui the appearance of Joan i Trask on the witness stand her tcsii i :noii - had ber-n foiloued with the clos- t-t atu'Lli'iu by judse uul jury, by conn cl for b;.ii cities aiid by the ihs-onn in the courtroom. It made the d. epest of impressions. Especially when the money w-s mentioue l. sit).- nk i in c.rsh. a lare sum to the ureal ni.i!o!tv of the i'udieuee. it was uo- 'tifiable th:it Mrs. Track's auuicme j lciucd fjrv-iitd in their chairs. 1 lie:e, it teexcJ to their miuds, us - the district attorney bad asserted iu Lis opening address to the jury, ruiirht le found sutllcient motive for murder. Strickland's financial difficulties, set tled so short a time lefore tli shoot ing, if really settled at all; hi.-asrer-ness to pay In cash; his jossossion of the combination to the safe; his dra matic apiearance in the Trask home only a short time after lie had seen Trask In his own home; the elusive accomplice, who had disappeared all pointed, in the minds of the hearers of Mrs. Trasb's testimony, to willful, de liberate murder, only to be expiated in the chair of death. Having told her story of the sliootinjr itself, Mrs. Trask was retained in the witness chair to tell of the subsequent happe:iiusrs in her home on the fatal night and to undergo cross examina tion by the attorney for the defense. A few minutes after the shooting the police arrived, she said, but her hus band was dead by that time. He died Instantly, the doctor said. "Now, Mrs. Trask. did you observe the safe before the iolice arrived?" asked District Attorney Gray. "Y'es; the safe was opened." "Did you notice If any of the con tents were missing?" "Yes, sir; the $ 10.000 were gone." "That's all. Mrs. Trask." And Mr. Gray turned to David Arbuckle. chief counsel for the defense, with. "Y'ou may cross examine the witness." Then the district attorney, his mili tant air fclvins way to a relaxation that told of relief and satisfaction with his witness, settled back in his chair to watch the proceedings closely. He was a faithful prosecuting officer, intent on safeguarding the rights of his client, "the people of the suite of New Y'ork." It was cow the turn of the defense. "Mrs. Trask." said Arbuckle. rising, "did you recognize your assailant, the man who oieued the safe?" "No," replied the witness. "He came upon me so quickly. And tlie room was in total darkness." "Are you sure that no one but Mr Trask knew the combination of the safe?" Was there a momentary pause by tlie witness? Did It enter her mind for a brief fraction of a second that the question and answer would be marked "important" In the minds of the jury? The answer came. "Mr. Strickland knew it." "I move to strike out the answer as not responsive," said Arbuckle. With that the district attorney sprang to his feet. The point made by Ar bu kle was too important to be per mitted to go unchallenged to the jury. "I your honor!" he exclaimed. In the cold, quiet manner which marked him throughout the case Judge Dinsmore made his ruling. "The motion is denied." "I respectfully except." said Ar liuckle. and he turned again to the wit ness. "Mrs. Trask, did any words pass between Strickland and your assail ant ?"" "I can't le sure. There was a ring lug in my ears. lie almost strangled me." "Hut to the let of your knowledge they did not speak to each other?" "I can't say one way or the other." Dropping this line of questioning and taking up another. Arbuckle asked the witness: "Mrs. Trask. do you know who May" is?" Up to this point t lie manner of tlie witness had ln-en calm. She had suf fered much in the months which had intervened between the killing of her husband and the trial of his assailant, and the first fire of her grief and shock had burned down. With the loving kindness of a good woman she had for given the offenses of the erring hus band who lay in the grave. He had wronged and insulted her -grievously, and no effort of the will could erase rhe memory of his wrongdoing, but he w:is dead now. and she was not a woman to carry even Justified anger I'cyond the grave. Hut now The simple question of the attorney aroused her. Her lips tightened and her eye flashed as she answered with emphasis: "NO. SIR. I DO NOT." This ended her testimony. Both Grav and Arbuckle signified that she was not to be questioned further, and she stepped down from the stand. At this ioint there was a slight hitch in the trial of Uo!ert Strickland. Dis trict Attorney Gray called for Dr. Morgan, but he was not at hand. Explaining to Judge Dinsmore that Dr. Morgan was the physician who ex amined Mr. Trask's body and that Dr. Morgan had said he might lie detained. the district attorney asked and obtain ed permission to call Stanley Glover to the witness stand. From a waiting room entered, in re sponse to a call from an attendant. the dapper young man who hail been the private secretary of Gerald Trask He laid been present on the fatal niuht. and he was conversant with all or near ly a!I of the detai's of the case. It was he who had taken the moiify from Trask for deposit in the stife wlience it had btvn removed. (To he Continued) Daily Niws Subscribers. Send your subscriptions and re newals for the Omaha Daily News to Bernese Ault, Cedar Creek, Neb., and help a Cass county girl win the Hud son auto. $2.50 for the Daily, $3.(Kl with Sunday. You get the premiums just the same and help a friend as Well. Personal checks accepted. Il-lS-3wks-w Everyone reads the want ads. Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Cut out this advertisement, enclose 5 cents to Foley & Co., 2S25 Shefiield Ave, Chicago, IiU writing your name and address clearly. You will re ceive in return a trial package con taining: (1 Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound, the standard family remedy for coughs, colds, croup, whooping ccush, tightness and errcness in chest, grippe and brcnchicJ coughs. (2) Foley Kidney Pills, for over worked and disordered kidneys and bladuer ailments, pala in rides and back due to Kidney Trouble, sore muscles, stiff joints, backache and rheumatism. f3) Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic especially comrortlng to stout persons, and a purgative needed by everybody with sluggish bowels and torpid liver. You can try these three family remedies for only 5c. Sold Everywhere. ALVO NEWS ITEMS Noel Foreman spent Sunday at home. Ed Parsell of Lincoln was in town Wednesday. Henry Parsell was in Lincoln on business Tuesday. Mrs. William Casey visited friends in Lincoln Tuesday and Wednesday. J. A. Shaffer and son, Castle, spent Sunday with Fred Weaver at South Bend. John Skinner, Ray Parsell and John Clites were capital city visitors Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Murtey and Mrs. Belle Bennett were shopping in Lincoln Wednesday. lne Ladies Aid society held a bazaar Friday evening:, making the neat sum of $37.88. William Sutton, Sam Cashner and Bob Hamilton were passengers to Omaha on NoN. 14 Wednesday. Mrs. N. L. Folden of Beatrice visit ed from Saturday till Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. Castle Shaffer. Mrs. Schuyler Wolfe of Havelock came in Saturday for a few days' visit with her brother, Harley Toland and family. Mr. and Mrs. Blankenburg of Oma ha spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C M. Jordan, having driven out in a new- automobile. Mr. Bell of University Place is in town managing the auction sale of the Evans' Mercantile Co., which began last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Boyles entertain ed Mrs. J. V. Barngrover of Denver, Colo., and Miss Ellowene Hamilton of Lincoln Sunday. Dr. Muir went to Lincoln Wednes day night to bid his parents good-bye, as they left Wednesday for San Diego, California, to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klyver enter tained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Leesley and children of Green wood and Thomas Stout and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stroemer re turned from Wabash Wednesday, where they had been visiting the lat ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Ed Linch and daughter, Pau line, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Linch of University Place, took dinner Monday with Mr. and Mrs. George Foreman. Mrs. L. E. Bobbitt of Lincoln came down Friday and visited her parents until Sunday evening. Her husband and daughter came down Sunday morning to spend the day. Mrs. F. M. Grove and daughter, Arlene, , returned Saturday evening from Central City, Neb., where they went with George Vannoy in his new automobile. They drove the 121 miles in three hours. Dr. Paul Thurreson left Monday for Cincinnati, Ohio, where he will resume his duties as interne at the general ( Mattinee 5 and 10c Evening 5 and 15c ZZZD C 3 n r k )' " ' n H . , X , VM-A hospital there. Mrs. Thurreson and little daughter, Maxine, will join him in about a week. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clarke were pleasantly surprised Thursday evening by a number of their friends, who gathered at their home to spend the evening. The evening was spent play ing somerset and popping corn, which was greatly enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Rosenow gave a dinner luesday in nonor oi their son, Verl's, thirteenth birthday. Only members of his class at school were invited. In the evening several schoolmates surprised him by return ing for a few pleasant games and music. Tuesday while Charles Ingwerson was loading lumber from the old livery barn his team became frighten ed and ran away, breaking the tele- nVinno nolo riff and ihf na reel nost at t - i l the postoffice, one horse falling on the ; cement walk, tearing the harness to : pieces and otherwise doing the usual damage done by runaways. Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shoup gave an oyster supper to celebrate the event of having fin ished shucking corn. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Linder and son, Frank, of Elmwood, Mrs. Gene Lewis and sons and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klyver and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klyver and daughter. Obituary. Alexander Skiles died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Clara Prouty, at University Place, November 17, 1915. Age 79 years, 7 months and 5 days. He was born in Schuyler county, 111., April 12, 183G. He was married to Margaret A. Morrison, December 16, 1SF8. He enlisted in the Thirteenth U. S. Infantry, Company A, August 20, 1S6-1, being First Sar gear.t of said company. He took part in the siege of Vicksburg and Jack son, Miss., and the battles of Chatta nooga and Arkansas Post, and other important battles of the Civil war. He was a resident of Cass county for the past thirty-eight years. He resided on the farm just east of Alvo until two years ago, when he moved to Alvo. He leaves surviving him, his widow, three daughters, Mrs. S. C. Bowles, Alvo; Mrs. M. C. Keefer, Litchfield, Neb.; and Mrs Clara Prouty, University Place, Neb. Three sons, Charles Skilcs, David City, Neb.; George Skiles, Washington; and Joe Skiles; also three brothers, Robert Skiles, Wayne, Neb.; George Skiles, Murdock, Neb.; John Skiles, of Mt. Rose, la., and many friends whom mourn the loss of a good citizen. In Time of Peace. A beautiful picture of nature's richness and prosperity in times of peace, of forwarding, by land ar.d water, into the world's markets, the products of the soil, and of enjoying life, is shown in Triner's Calendar for 1916. If you wish to obtain a copy, mail 10c to Mr. Joseph Triner, 1333 1339 S. Ashland ave., Chicago, 111. 12-2-3 wks. FOR SALE On Easy Terms: five, six and seven room cottages, and one for rent. Windham Invest ment & Loan Co. 12-3-ltdltwkly W. A. ROBERTSON, Lawyer. t East of Riley HotcL Coates' Block, Second Floor. t.-t..T. .,.TM..f.,t i mn n nnir - i r f '-j r " t r,m m t -u c ; c , 'J i.-oI Our Stock is Come and see our Toys and Dolls and the many practicol Gifts for Christmas. We will make a special reduction on all Ladies' and Children's Coats ar.d Skirts, we have a few Ladies' Serge Dresses at -30 Discounters Sunny Side Main Street, ANOTHER GOOD VAUDE VILLE SHOW AT THE PARMELE LAST NIGHT The Empress vaudeville last even ing was greeted at the Parmele thea ter by a good-sized audience, a great er part of whom enjoyed the perform ance, which, however, was not up to the usual high standard of the at tractions which have been shown here under the auspices of the Empress company. The Two Irminas, in their novelty wire act was very pleasing and See Our Beautiful Christmas Display You cannot find a better place to get just ,the right thing for everyone. Our stock is full of attractions to buyers who apprec' ate desirable Holiday gifts of the latest design and best quality. For the right present, for the right person at the right price, come right to us. Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Jewelry Novelties, Cut Glass, Ivory Toilet Sets, Victrolas and Records Afternoon Concerts 2:30 to 4:00 JOHN W. Watchmaker and Jeweler Open Evenings titt a ""TmiT ) TUESDAY, WILL PRESENTS THEDA BARA STAR OF "A FOOL THERE WAS" IN ALEXANDRE DUMAS' MASTERPIECE TH Clemenceau C . With Wm. Shay, Stuart : Adapted & Produced by - - FOX FILM CORPORATION Complete! Plattsmouth, Neb. as good as any act that has been shown here this season, and both of the performers were very cltvtr. The remainder of the program was for laughing purposes only and n number of very laughable stunts wire viven by the members of the company pre senting the bill. Helen Primrose, the comedienne, with her turn, drew u great deal of laughter from the audi ence at her jokes, as well as her stage appeaarnce. In the hve musical cop.s the audience were allowed to hear a very pelasing vocal number by one of the "cops ceived. which was well re- Itching, bleeding, protrudirir or piles have jitlded to Doan's Ointment. 5oc at i:ll stores. CRABILL, 14th I 0 8 ase s M Holmes and All Star Cast ij HERBERT BRENSON 1
