DONE IN A CHURCH. THIEVES RIFLE THE POOR BOX AND KILL THE SEXTON. Tl» polio*' Huy That the Nsiton Know the TbktM and They Killed Him to CohmI Hi*> I’rima- A moody Hand print. IIE unanswered question In and around Shepherd, Mich., Is "Who murdered Elmer E. Struble, cashier of the Farmer#* bank?” The un solved eulgma In New York city la, •■Who killed George Stelz. the assistant sexton of a wealthy church In Wil liamsburg?" George Stelz, assistant sexton of Ho ly Trinity church, Mont rode and Gra ham avenue#, Williamsburg. New York city, was murdered Sunday night by persons who knew the church, who knew the people In the neighborhood of the church, and who knew the murdered man and his habits. In fact, as the Investigation continues, it Is shown that ho was not murdered for the money In the poor box, hut for the purpose of concealing the tracks of the men who were caught robbing these boxes. That they were desperate In concealing their tracks Is borne out by the fact that after beating Htelz Into Insensibility they fell upon him and (hoked him so that the bones of his neck were broken and his windpipe was punctured. That they knew the church la evident by their finding their way to the poor boxes in the vault under the vestibule. To get to these boxes without passing through the big iron gate#, which are kept constantly locked, one has to pass through winding passages that are known to only a few of the narishlou era. Blood spots on the stairways. In the vestibule and on the walls of the vesti bule show plainly how and where the murder was committed. It was Stela's custom to sound the Aligelus at 7 o’clock In the evening. He went to the belfry as usual on Sunday evening leaving the center doors of the church unlocked and carrying the hunch ol keys, which were afterward found lying by the side of the dead body, In hi* hand. The bells were heard tolling foi five minutes or more, then the sexton descended Into the vestibule. No more of his movements can bt traced, except for the blood spots. II Is supposed that he had descended tc the vestibule and was preparing tc lock up the church for the night, when he heard a noise In the cellar and went to Investigate. Then he saw the twe thieves breaking open the lower end ol the poor box, which ran through from the church door. The first spot of blood was found on the cellar floor, showing that he had been struck there. Then there were blood spots leading all the way up the stairs to the vestibule. Here there were signs of a struggle. At the height of a man’s head blood was smeared on the walls. There were blood prints ol a man’s hand on the floor, as If the murdered man’s bead had struck there. On the stairway leading to the second floor there was a pool of clotted blood, extending to the third step, and on the fourth step there were prints ol two bloody hands. It was here that Ste’.z fell unconscious. It was here that he was choked to death. Undoubtedly there were two men concerned In the murder of the sexton The appearance of the dead man’s head shows that more than two hands dealt the blows which felled him Into Insen sibility. Both a sharp and a blunt In strument were used in the assault There waB one wound between the eyes and one at the back of the head Just at the base of the skull. The wound In front of the head was made by a sharp Instrument, while that In the back was made by a blunt Instrument. If it lie that the murder was done by a single person then the weapon was both blunt and sharp. Theu there were four other wounds In the back and top of the head which were not made with the same Inatru AMIHWAY WtlKKK HKXTON WAI mi'NIV ■■•at The (laser mark* on the want throat would ladleale that dlf tor eat ailed Infer a had crushed (ha hoaa* Of the all roone* hoi** la lha church oaly one bad barn tampered with Thia •food l« lha cellar directly between taro hlf Iron door* and o**r the ala lu* of an angel which guard* the tooth of rather John Ml) and Kathay John Rlhritrr Within Ian feel of thia etatu* atanda Ihe alaloa of another aa fai. and halweea the loo Iguren it a grayer bench Hue of lhaa* angeia fad Ihe bench had been uaard hy the Ihtoana an n aaana* by * m. a they «owij Ctleib to Ihe tort h*d hreah ll ogen The hooch woo flared hrrwaa iha head of tfto IT1 Theo |li|f of Ih# AMO, HlftTf ngoo M tod, ogee the boa grtth A ft tori anti look no' the ateaey that was intended for the poor. It is the opinion of the police that Stela, after discovering the thieves In the church, started to run toward the front door, with a view of locking them In. Ilefore he could gain the stairway one of the men dealt him a blow on the head and then as he ran up the steps he was dealt repeated blows. When be reached the vestibule he attempted to protect himself, and here he was beaten Into Insensibility, falling on the stairway as before described. "No murderer could be tempted to commit such a crime for ho small a sum as Is usually found In the poor boxes of the church,” said one of the detectives. "Thero Is never more than $60 In the six boxes all told. That murder was not committed for lust or gain; It was committed to conceal u crime." MURDER AS A TRADE. Hanot* Ha* a Rival fur the Henriei Family. Not since tbe horrible crimes of the Render family were revealed has south eastern Kansas been so' excited and so bent upon vengeance until the bloody butcheries committed by the Staffleback family at Galena we*-c brought to light by the recent confession of Cora Btaf fleback and George Staffleback on the witness stand at Columbus. When upon trial for the murder of Frank Gal breatb, whose body was found floating In un old abandoned mining shaft near the Staffleback home last July, Cora .Staffleback weakened and told all she knew about the murder of Galbreatb and others whom the family had killed. George Staffleback. Cora’s husband, without knowing what his wife had revealed, made a similar confession. They said that Galbreath, who bail been murdered and robbed by the Staf flebaek boys and their mother, was nef GEORGE 8TAFFLEBACK. the only person they had murdered, but that mi Italian peddler, whose name they did not know, bad been killed and robbed about two years ago, and his body thrown In an old abandoned min ing shaft about forty yards from the Staffh-bark house. A' that time Mrs. Charles Wilson, mother of the Staf fleback boys, kept a questionable re sort In tbe four-room log eabfn where these crimes were committed. Two girls whose names George Stafllebaek could not give, were living there at the time, and saw the peddler murdered. They were threatened with dire ven geance if they should ever reveal wbat they saw. A few nights later one of tho women quarreled with Mike Staf fleback and threatened to leave the house. Fearing she would betray him be seized her by tbe throat and choked her to death In the presence of Ed Staf fleback and the other woman. The lat ter attempted to save the girl from Mike's murderous clutches, when Ed crushed her Hkull with a six-shooter. The dead bodies were then wrapped In a sheet and put under the bed until late at night, when they were thrown Into the same shaft where the peddler’s body had been dumped. Thpn a lot of loose earth and rocks were thrown Into the shaft to keep them from coming to the surface, as Galbreath's body had done. Cora Stafllebaek was taken to Galena and pointed out the shaft where the bodies were thrown. A steam pump was put to work and the water pumped out of the shafts near the Stafllebaek house. From one of the shafts a pair of men’s drawers with particles of rot ting human flesh adhering to them were fished, and a piece of a woman's waist was also found there. Il«n|« lo Ills Job. The city of San l.ul* I’otoal I* build ing a ball that will be the eighth won der of the world It ha* coat million* and will coat million* more. Seven year* ago a doxen akillcd atone maaon* Iron) FeiinaylVtintu w> re imported to do ihe oruameuial carving of It* front. One Fourth of July a number of the party got drunk and killed a Mexican In u liar room brawl. Ill* companion*. In the language of Men. ('rook. *‘ro*e like a flock of quail and lit running " j lie waa tried and condemned to be shot. Then aroee the certainty that with blui !u the grave there waa no one to do the faucy carving on the eity hall. It waa derided to heep him at work aad ahoot him when he had fln lahed Kvery day. la autuiuer'* ablae and wlater'* »nuw, thte workman hang* j like a fly again*! the great white wall ! and path* away at gerguyla* and grlf j Ana' bead* A Ale of auldtera atanda ' in the *treet looking up at him Mi ' Ilf# end* with hie )uh, aad they any that he la the avoat deliberate workman ever la the Mexican republic or nay other republic At the preaout rale of prog reaa, according to the beet obtain*bl* calculation*, the front of the city hail will be euAcleatlr ** rolled and verted *b«MM the middle of lava ttwrgtar alarm* can now he attached to Meyelea The de Vic# t lMli*(fl *»f • hall awreuuadiag a afcmb m#< bantam which la faateaed to the frame A level prefect* la Haa with the ap*>hea la the haeh wheel# to aonad lh* alarm wke.i the wheal la mu**d * WOMAN LEI) ROBBERS CORA HUBBARD HAS WONDER FUL NERVE AND TACT. How Many Mad Aho lla« Klllml flaring liar Wild Waat C'arear May Never Re Known-—Abort, bat Ntocklly Rail! and Very Nervy. ORA HUBBARD Is a bank robber. She Is a fine shot,an ex pert horsewoman and a raider with a record. She Is the newest of the new women; right up to date; fearless, dog ged, desperate. At the age of 20 she rode with Bob Dal ton in some of the bloodiest expedi tions ever organized In the west. How many men she has killed may never be known. In the garb of a cowboy,with her short, black hair, worn pompadour, concealed beneath a waving sombrero, she assisted three desperate men In tho robbery of the bank at Plnevllle, Mo., recently, In broad daylight. While they Intimidated the cashier and looted the vault, Cora stood guard outside and hold the horses on which they were to make their escape Into Indian Terri tory. She played her part well, und when the shooting commenced, none were handler with a revolver than she. Nobody knew she was a woman. Cora lives at Weir City, Kan., with her purents and her brother, Bill Hub bard. She Is only 26 years old, yet she was u member of the notorious Dalton gang, and It was with a revolver bearing the nume of Bob Dalton that she shot at her pursuers, held Lhem at bay and escaped, although the horse she was riding was killed in the skir mish. A month or two before the robbery Bill went to Plnevllle and obtained em ployment with a farmer In that vicin ity. He studied the local conditions carefully and then made a diagram for the use of himself and confederate*. There seems to be no doubt ’hat be went there for the especial purpose of planning a robbery. He Imported the other three bandits from Kansss, In cluding his sister, and their work was vsllMAW another of the gang wag Imprisoned, and the others were scattered. But the girl seems to have been fascinated with the danger of the life she had been leading, and when her precious broth er, Bill, suggested to her that they rob a bank, she was right with him. It didn’t take her two mlnutea to aay yes. What did she care for the danger? She loved the excitement. Since the Dal ton crowd hail been scattered she had pined for a taste of the old life. Her nerves were getting rusty, they bad been Inactive so long. She wanted something to make them tingle and thrill, to warm her stagnatwt blood, and make her pulse beat with the mer ry leap that It knew of old. What better than a bank robbery? Surely, there could be nothing more to her llke Ing. She found the excitement, and she enjoyed It. She tried to oacape. failed, though she gave her pursuers u beautiful run for tbelr money the money she had stolen. She took the arrest philosophically, find Is prepared to go to the penitentiary If necessary. And it will probably be necessary, for Cora has already Admitted her guilt, and U> prove It would not be difficult, even without her unexpected display of candor, Cora Is a stoic. Considering her record, she Is a wonder BOUGHT HER OWN PICTURES. Southern hoclsly Wnnmn Paid f«r Photo* In Job l.ots. Mr*. Rdward Bright, one of the most beautiful of the society lenders of New Orleans, has just succeeded In buying up a large stock of her own photo graphs which were offered for public sale In many retail shops In New York. Mrs. Bright, who as Miss Ella Mchle was the belle of New Orleans, was a queen of the Mardl Gras ami was pho tographed In her costume. In some way the negative escaped from the hands of the photographer* and found Ita way to New York. Prints were made of It for the purpose of Illustra ting a new process of photography, Of course nobody knew who the beautiful original wxs, and the prints were scat tered broadcast. So long as the picture went to the photograph trade only, Mra. Bright did not hear of it. Hut when some enterprising photographer reproduced It In large sixes, labeled It, "A Southern Beauty,” am! sold It to fancy shops, which offered the pictures CORA AND BILL. well done. Hut Bill made ihe fatal mistake of losing bis diagram In the midst of the excitement, and this led to the capture of three members of the gang, himself Included. While the rob bery was In progress a poBse of citi zens was formed and they gave chase to the highwaymen. A running skir mish ensued and many shots were ex changed. Cora Hubbard's hat was pierced by three bullets and her horse was shot and killed, yet she escaped unharmed. Several officials of the bank and other citizens continued the chase and at Southwest City, I. T., they overtook and wounded White Tennl son, one of the robbers, and captured him. On the Sunday following the rob bery Bill Hubbard was arrested at Weir City, Kan., and during the day his daring sister was also taken Into cus tody. John Sheets, the fourth robber, was captured recently at Weir City, Kan. The quartet secured $58(5. Of this amount $301 has been recovered, Cora had burled $141 in her back yard and It was not found until last Wednes (lay. nilt* null Iiinu uui ini uvi uni iihh the suit of clothes she wore at Plnevllle and the Dalton revolver with which she shot at her pursuers. The revolver Is a tb-rnllbsr ('oil's, single action, six shooter, with "Hob Dalton" rut on the wood handle and nine lib lies filed on the nickel plate. This Is supposed to be the record of the men Dalton bus killed Cora Hubbard Is five feet four lot lies In height and rather sttsklly built, ilcr hair Is coarse and bla< s and her complexion swarthy, and she gi>ally resembles an Indian woman. Her fen turea are coarse and masculine, a are her taates. Once she had a husband his name was Darker but she took tbs trouble to get a dtvorvs from him and since then she has been kuoaru by her ; maiden name, which wa* Hubbard i Kver nines she was a girl she ha* been of a roving and reekles* disposition, and what would ordinarily be called a tu(Taut although, as far as known, she was virtuous Hat she cared no mors fur cuas**|w*nc»a (ban a toad dor* for side pocket* and dul not hesitate lu lackl* tk* toughest proposition that presented itself t'uuesqu.aHy a ben Hob Hallow Invited her lu lwmu> a member of kta aaag ul Mr marauders. : •be promptly accepted and d aued mat* stiir* In tbst garb sb* was ebased all ! over tk* plains of Oklahoma and In dlan Territory by t'nited aut** mar shal* but *h* did aal ait* tip tk* wild Ufa of a ktahwavman until ike gang was anally hruken up Hub ihtltM was klHmt. t'berukes Hill waa hung for sale at 16 cent* a copy, Mrs. Bright's friend* in New York goon wrote to her about the matter, and the lady was nat urally Indignant. Her husband engaged n detective and ordered him to buy up all the copies he could. Disguised as a peddler of pho tographs he purchased all that were offered for sale. When he chanced into the shop of a dealer named Rosenbaum, In I’ark Row, he found 6u0 of the prints. These had been bought at auc tion for $3. Now that the story Is out, It Is pos sible the supply of Mrs. Bright’s pho tographs will increase and the offer MRS. RDWAKD BRIGHT Iiikm be mi Urge aa to go beyond the rayai'lty of Hr. Bright'* bank acrouui to pay (or. A lady at l*a.. tiring about to taka * bath. rammed hrr four diamond ring*, worth ft.wW. wrapped them In a pirn' at tlawu# paper and left them on the waah stand Th# maid throw the w*d into th* drain I'lum wra hav* now bora M'arrhtag threw day* for them, and after they hav* torn out all th* pip** la the house they wilt pur*uw the ring* lata th* *«w*r TM Mel Moaned. forty • *# yeai* la bed to the rweord of Hiaa I'lnrh* »l i'hatteria. ta t'am bridge eh lie who died it he wa* disappointed ta twee and (hut her" i •wit np la har bediueta whleh she war ar left aBew dhw wa* Wall u* aad uwwnplodi hwrawlt with taaey aowdtw work • V rrp n ahow* that thera arw l.lft parawa* la the world haowa to ha«* wii tagwr* wa on# hand aad dll with •wtwa fcagere THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON III. OCT. 17 ACTS 24: 10-25. Golden Test -"rear Thou Not: for I oin with Thee" Isa. 4|. to Back ground of the I/Cmuii I'aul llrfore the Itotnnn Governor. Tlme.-&» A. D. Place.—The court room of Felix'# pal ace In Caesarea. Paul Before the Jewish Council.-Clau dia* Lysias, the chief captain, could not make out from the confused cries of the crowd what his prisoner was charged with; not understanding the Hebrew Paul spoke to the people, the speech did not enlighten him; and when he thought to force h confession from the prisoner him self by the barbarous practice of torture Paul's Homan citizenship foiled him. Ho. at his suggestion, this council meets, with more or less of formality, to try Paul. Twenty-two years ago Paul hl nself had sat on the council seat and joined In the condemnation of the first martyr of Christ. Now he stands where Htephen then stood, face to face with th<* same prldo and hatred. Bsventy-two of the most learned and eminent Hebrews #• around In a half circle. Many a once fa miliar face Is before him. Carefully read the whole story (Acts 23. 1*10). His spsech was brought to a sudden end by an appeal to the Pharisees against the Hadducees. The trial was broken up In tumult, and soon Paul, again rescued by Homan sol diers, was again safe within the walls of Antonia. Paul In the Castle of Antonia. Kven a prison, with Its silence, must have been a relief after all that strife of tongues. Hut I'aul Is for th# moment, doubtless, crushed with disappointment. Two things he had determined to do; to bring the Jews to Christ and to sail sway to Home. The Jews had rejected his appeal; he Is In chains, and hfs hopes of reaching Home are scattered to th#1 winds. But In the black stillness of midnight there comes a Visitor to his quiet cell, Th*- soldier chain ed to Paul's side sees nothing, but the apostle rec jgniSi s the pr# s#»nc«* of th#* Lord whom h«? m#*t on the road t#» Damascus ami again at Corinth, and hears th** words "Be of good cheer, Paul: for us thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must 111 II iM'nr Wlin* nn mi the next midnight he I* on Ills way to he tried hy Kell* m Caesarea. Paul In Caesarea - For the first lime Paul sturida In chains before u Roman tribunal, accused hy his own people. The trial Is held In the Judgment hull at Caesarea, and upon the bench Hits as Judge the cureless, unjust and sensual Felix, a slave lifted to a throne. Paul's aecuslr * are heard, but their charges are scatter ed to the winds hy hie manly, dignified defense. He asserls, what no witness can disprove, hi* orderly, law-abiding conduct, yet boldly owns himself to he a disciple of Jesus Christ, through whom he looks for the resurrection from the dead. The Judge s plainly that the prisoner Is Innocent, hut, with desire to win popularity from the Jews, remands him to prison until other witnesses can he summoned. Here ihe great apostle languishes for two years, cheered hy tlm companionship of tried friends and hy the visitors from the Caesarean church. At the very beginning of this period comes our lesson. I,cm 4011 Hymn, In the silent midnight watches, Dlst— thy bosom door! How tt knocketh, knocketh, knocketh, Knocketh evermore! Huy not 'tie thy pulse Is leu ting; »’Tls thy heart of sin; Tl* thy Havlor knocks, and crleth, Rise, mid let me In! Death comes down with reckless foot step, To Ihe hall and hut; Think you death will stand a-lcnocklng Where the door Is shut? Jesus walteth, walteth, walteth; Hut thy door Is fast! flrlevcd, away thy Havlor goeth: Death breaks In at last. —A. Cleveland Coxe, Hints to Teachers. I. Our lesson contains two pictures, of which the first Is Paul before Felix. Verse* 10-21. Kxplaln who Felix was, the fifties which he held, and how Fnul came to stand before him. Notice whut Paul showed while on trial before the Roman governor. 1. HI* manner. Contrast the style of Tertullus. full of compliment and flattery, with the courteous but sincere address of Ihe apostle. There was a pe culiar hearing In the apostle which every where bespoke the gentleman, and which greatly Increased hi* Influence over men. ICvery Christian should show Ills gentle birth, for he Is the son of a king. 2. Ills belief. Paul knew nothing of "the er rancy of Scripture.” He believed "all things which are written In the law and In the prophets." He could trust the Ulble, and so can we. 3. His worship. lie nan conn 10 Jerusalem to worsnip tno Ood uf hla futhers, and he was engaged In the service of worship when seized by his enemies. He sought Ood In the or dinances of his house, and so should we. 4. Ills conduct. Verse 16. This was actu ated tiy an aim to keep his conscience pure both In respect to Ood anil to man. Home llvu for gain and others for fame; here Is a principle In life nobler Ilian eith er. G. Ills expectation. He looked for ward to a resurrection and u Judgment, not, us do many, with fear, hut with joy, for he expected to llnd It unto life eter nal. What Is our outlook < n the future? 11 Kellx before Paul. Verses 22-26. In the second picture the relations of these two men are revers'd helix sends for 1‘aul In a condescending, patronizing way. tint he rinds that he, ulid not Haul, la on trial. 1. Note hta Interest in the Uoepel. U>- was Interested, but It was the Inter est of Idle curiosity, not uf earnest pur pose. 2. Note w hat he heard. Verse 26. He exp'rled to hear of forms or abstruse, curious dis'lrtnea He heard of sternly pracil. at irutIm, and they were truths which carried cinvirilon tu hts soul, y Note his feeling "He trembled," was this true repentance? No, for there was n<> renunciation of sin A man may trein hie and »W|| an*l agonize: but If he dots sot turn I rout hts ztn hiz la no repent ance. ■larealla I,agio Tommy "All ihe wind is out of my Hr**-'* Mr flag "All ihe gir, you mean Wind la air In motion " Tammy "Then It t* air when the wheel w •Mil and wind whvu I am riding, glut It, p«w7" Indianapolis Journal. MltSUkUt. AN V. John J Ingall'g daughter Constance ran an a m tm gtreet car In Atehtson during on* evening In yl*N of the reg ular toiMurmgn rtwai nu of graanhoppefn. loathing like *tre«k* of nitrr in ik* nlr. knee i «'*»d in g aurtferaatsrty direction over Wilbur. Mash lately (trend as n doily artist* uf pang la uoed only ky about an* third of the I kaMteMu people that vuMtiintn the pi ewe at population of the Milk —————————■— LOVERS' CURIOUS OATHS. Ilrvrngr for Tlielr DlMppolittnrnt la Norrl Way*. Apart altogether from the brcach-of proraise question, there Ib always an element of danger In putting a pro j posal of marriage on paper, as a young I mechanic who was enamored of a pret ty maiden discovered some time ago. says Collier's Weekly. He wrote a letter expressive of hi* undying love for the girl of his cholc* and asking her In honeyed terms to become bis wife, but, unfortunately he neglected to fasten It securely and the envelope opened out In the posl When the maiden got the letter It was marked: "Found open and of ficially sealed," and she was so con vlnced that the poslofilce clerks luul been reading the proposal that *h* cried for very shame and at once wrote an indignant reply, saying that sh* could not marry a man who was (art less enough to expose a billet doux to the prying eyes of government of ficial*. This sincere rebuff cut the median!* to the heart, and hastening to the res idence of the fair one ho eloquently pleaded forgiveness. Hut the mulden wouldn't listen, and forbade him to come near her or to speak to her again Whereupon the poor mechanic, altnosi beside himself with rage and dlsap V polntment, swore he would nevei again make use of the poslofilce, elthei directly or Indirectly. This vow h* has stubbornly kept, and for the Iasi four years he has never bought a post age stamp or used a sheet of writing paper. Deserted by his lady love, a middle aged doctor proeured a testament, tragi* ally kissed It and affirmed In sol cmn tones that he would not again speak to a woman, whether young ot old. It was a foolish oath, but to lih* 4 loveless condition he felt equal to any thing and from that moment rigidly earned out his determination. Heed less of the harm which he did to Ills practice, he flatly refused to see any female patients and even went so far un to advertise in the local papers that lie once and forever adjured woman kind. Ills headstrong action, besides damaging his medical reputation to a serious extent, landed him In endless difficulties and complications, hut h> never wavered in his purpose and be came one of the most, confirmed mis ogynists In the country. MAJOR'S BIO STORY. I«lsi» of Ills Wife (Using Him 19 W..n III in it Pi-la*. There were five or bIx of them sil ting about the stove In the drug store, and they hud been telling some pretty tall stories, says the Detroit Free Press, The druggist was a man of some bit mor and invention, anil he concocted a mixture of great potency ami fine flavor, composed of sp. frumentl, sac eharum alba, cortex llinonis, carophyl lus aromatlcus and uqua puru q. s. I This mixture he proposed to admin ister to whomsoever should tell the 1 biggest story, und the party at once be gan to stretch their Inventive powers to the fullest extent. A tollct-soui> drummer was appointed judge, and the prize mixture, steaming hot, sat In un eight-ounce graduated measure upon edge of the stove. The colonel told a war Htory of the Munchausen variety, the squire related a hunting adventure that evinced a decided genius for evading the truth and the postmaster made a strong hid for the prize with a snake story big enough to make a sea serpent jealous. The others followed in turn, and the lust man, tlio major, entered the com petition, Tlut major had in his mind a remarkable nurrutive about a dog that he owned that did some wondui ful things, and he began bis story In this way: "i„nst Wednesday morning i got u). a little later Ilian usual ami went down to breakfast. Most of you have seen that brown setter of mine—he’s good deal smarter than most men. Well, that dog wan In the dining-room when I went in. As I came In the door m.i wife, who was waiting for mo, said: “ 'John, when I went In to wake yon up this morning I found this $5 bill on tbe floor. You must have dropped li from your penket when you undressed last night.' Then she handed me tbe bill. Now, that dog of mine was-" "Walt a minute," said the toilet-soap drummer, "you needn't go any furihei with your story. Ilte prise Is your* I'm a married man myself, and that He you've just told Is one that you'll never improve on. I hereby render a decision In your favor." As there were no single men In the crowd not a voice waa raised lu pro test against the judge's verdict lie sat In his utflee musing. “Now. here are two ticket* for the theater tonight. ' he said "If I ask Jones to ■ go with me I’m sure to And out that tta the only thing that a be«n hero in n year that tuy wife really wanta to see, and If I don't ask anyone to go and plan to lake her I'll learn when I get huttie to dinner and It's loo Into to make any < lunge that nothing could hire her lo alt through the old piece" i lie pusgled hi* head over the >|U*e 1 thru for an hour end then h- toeard a goal ter to le<’tde what he waald do. g|. though he knew he would lose whlufc io| nay It mine t'h s