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CHAPTER IIL
THE MYSTERY OF THE DEAD CHILD
AND THE LIVING ONE.
The facts elicited at the inquest
were to tbis effect. Mr?. Blakely's
maid was the most important wit
ness, and her deposition was as fol
lows :
Edith had gone to her bed about ten
o'clock, and eaj'iug that she was
sleepy and would not require any
thing more, had dismissed her. Af
ter leaving her mistress, the woman,
. intending to remain up until the par
ty should return from tho ball, sat
down to needle work in her own
room. It eo happened that, for some
reason which did not transpire, she
had been shifted from the chamber
' close to her mistress, which she usu
ally occupied, to one in the opposite
wing of the building.
This fact was particularly insisted
upon, as it accounted for the murder
er being able to'comruit the deed with
out her hearing any sounds that
might have aroused her alarm.
AI out one o'clock she thought she
would look Into Mrs. Blakely's room
to see If fcho were sleeping. All was
dark. Wondering who could have
extinguished tho night-light, she
groped about for tho matches. In do
ing so, she stumbled over some soft
substance which was lying upon the
lloor; stooping down to feel what it
was, she discovered it to be a pillow.
"With a fooling that something was
wrong, 6ho struck a light, and lit one
of tho wax candles that stood upon
tho dressing-table. And then an aw
ful sight mot her view.
Tho bed was all In disorder, a? tho'
it had been the scene of n violent
'struggle; and lying back upon tho
bolster, with her faco swolen and dis
colored, was her mistress, quite dead.
Her piercing shrieks soon brought
other servants to her assistance.
A messenger -was dispatched, poBt
haste, to break the terrible news to
Mr. Blakely. The horror created by
the intelligence may be imagined.
The ball was broken up. Pale and
trembling, the unhappy husband
"rushed from the room, and, springing
- upon tho servant's horse, rode furi
ously homeward. The rest of the par
ty, accompanied by several others,
followed in their carriages as quickly
as possible. -
When Robert Blakely drew up at
the Hall, he reeled, and would have
fallen from the horses's back, had not
a servant caught him in ills arms?
and when he readied his wife's apart-
'- nient ho would have swooned had
thoy not given him brandy. His
grief did not vent Itself in sobs orories
' --Itseemed to paralyze his faculties; he
eat cowering in a chair, his face white
and rigid, bis eyes gazing on vaoancy,
giving no sign of life beyond an occa
ssional shiver.
But who had done the deed ? The
only article missing "was a maguili
oeut gold watch, set with diamonds,
and bearing upon tho back the Initi
als E. and R., In small rubies and em
eralds. It was a present made by
Robert to his wifo upon his accession
to tho eBtates. Edith always wore
tho watch, and used at night to place
it upon Tier dressing-table. It was
nowhere to bo found.
' But something else was found that
seemed to give a due to the murderer.
A cambric pocket handkerchief, in one
corner of which tvas written, in mark
ing ink, 'Ernest Wicland." This
was found upqn the floor near the
bed.
Where was Ernest Wieland ? He
was nowhere to bo found.
He had mysteriously disappeared
from the ball room soon after eleven
o'clock, without assigning any reason
oven to Helen, -with whom ho was the
last to dance. He had borrowed a
horso from his host's stable, upon
which ho rode back to tho Hall. The
servant who admitted him said that
it was a little beforo twelve o'clock
when he arrived there; and the
groom, to whom ho threw the bridle
of his horse, remarked that, cold as
tho night was, tho animal was reek
ing with perspiratiou, as though it
liad been hard ridden. Wieland had
gone .ufc once to his own room, and
had never been seen since. He could
not have quitted the house by tho
front door without being seen, and
the approaches to the side and back
entrances all lay through tho ser
vants' quarters. How, then, he man
aged to get away unobserved was an
other mystery.
Upon searching his apartment, all
his books, trinkets, and clothes ex
cept the dress suit he had worn were
in their usual places. Nothing seem
ed to have been disturbed except his
desk, which lay open empty, every
Bcrap of writing having been taken
out of It.
Of course, everybody at once con
cluded that ho was the guilty party.
A reward was issued for his apprehen
sion, and rigid inquiries respecting
his past life were set on foot.
As being a friend of some long
standing, it was naturally supposed
that Mr. Blakely could furnish the
police with importaut information.
But when it came to tho point, it ap
peared that that gentleman knew lit
tlo or nothing of the man who had
been his guest so many months.
He had been a fellow-lodger with
him in some shady quarter of London
in his poor days, and they had gradu
ally formed an acquaintance with
, eaoli other. Mr. Blakely believed
that ho wrote for some newspapers
and some journals, but not being a
reading man himself, ho had never
cared to iuquire the names.
Then Helen Deerbrook was exam
sniined. She could only repeat what
her brother-in-law had said before.
"Mr. Wieland was a very close man,"
she said ; "one who never talked of
his family or affairs." She believed
that he was mixed up with political
plots." In short, her evidence
amounted to nothing.
To the reward of one hundred
pounds offered by Government, the
bereaved husband added another.
Months passed away, but brought no
intelligence of the missing man.
In accordance with the usual sys
tem of the astute English police,
while eagerly following up the one
clue, they never gave a moment's
consideration to the probability that
they might be upon the wrong scent;
it never entered their heads to extend
their researches and inquiries in any
other direction. To the one poiut
they tenaciously clung, and utterly
overlooked evary fact or indication
that did not lead to that point.
And thus the Blakely Hail tragedy
was added to the already long list of
undiscovered crimes.
Butfai exceeding the mystery of
the murder wa3 the mysterious dis
appearance of the Infant. Was it
probable, even supposing he had com
mitted tho crime, that Wieland
would clog his movements with a
child wh ch would afford so strong a
clue to his pursuers? Again suppos
ing him to have murdered it, what
possible motive could he have for the
commission of the double atrocity ?
The effect of these events upon
Robeit Blakely were terrible. In a
week he appeared to age ten years ;
there was a stoop in his Bhoulders,
deep furrows iu hi3 face; his favorite
pursuits were utterly forsaken, and,
from being one of the most active of
men, he sank into a state of listless
despondency. Helen Deerbrook was
also deeply affected by her sister's sad
fate. No one hail given her credit for
entertaining so strong an affection for
the poor girl as she now showed In
her pale face, listless eyes, and deject
ed demeanor.
A few days after poor Edith's fun
eral, Helen departed for London.
The Robert Blakely paid off all the
domestics at the Hall, and, leaving it
in the charge of an old housekeeper,
departed for tho Continent, where ho
had continued to reside ever since.
"Now there was one strange thing
happened on the night of the mur
der," eaid Bilge, "that I think is only
known at the present time to myself
and two other people. Mrs. Blake
ly's maid was a married woman ; her
b.U3'iand was the coachman. On that
very night their baby a boy, born
about a month orsix weeks before her
missus's died in a fit of croup. In
the uproar, uobody hear,d anything
about it, except tho parents. Now
mark this ! In the dead o' the night
the father hisself nailed it down in a
deal box that he put together with
his own hands, and buried it in tho
churchyard unknown to anybody ;
bid the next morning there was a live
infant in the cradle just the same as
before, and nobody knows but what it
was the one born to 'em, to this day.
And now shall I tell you what the
maid's namo was? It was then, and
is still, Sarah Gandy."
"But do you mean to say that I am
tho son of Robert Blakely, aud the
heir of Blakely Hall, instead of the
ohild of John and Sarah Gandy !"
cried Charley, starting up.
"I mean to say nothing of the kind.
I only say that such a thing might
be!"
CHAPTER IV.
DOUBTS AND SURMISES.
On the conclusion of his story,
Bilge shouldered ills basket of wrig
gling eels, and the two walked to
ward tho town. By this tinio the
mist had cleared away ; the sun shone
with dazzling radiance ; the most dis
tant object Btoods forth clearly and
distinctly ; the deep blue waves broke
In foam-crested ripples at their feet;
and a soft air, impregnated with the
odor of the sea-weed, blew refreshing
ly in their faces.
"Stop!" said Charley, halting sud
denly. "I have just thought of an
insuperable obstacle to your theory of
my being tho child who was abduct
ed. Why would the murderer take
me tn my mother's maid ? Why
should she connive? Why, good
heavens! that would implicate her iu
the murder! She must have been ac
cessory to tho fact, to have taken
chargo of me. "What motive could
she have In this concealment? Oh,
no, no ; what you have told me is all
idle Imaginings,"
"There's no getting at tho bottom
of it, I must confess," said Bilge,
somowhat disconcertedly. "It was
whispered about at the time, that
Sarah Gandy knew more of the affair
than ever she told ; indeed nobody
gavo their evidence in a downright
straignt-iorwara manner ; there was
a hanging back. If it wasn't Squire
BIakelj''e baby that took the place of
Sarah Candy's in her cradle, whose
was It? That's what I want to
know?"
"But tho child must havo been rec
ognised by tho people about."
"Bah!" interrupted Bilge. "If
fifty babies were all dressed alike,
and put into a basket, their mothers
wouldn't know which was which be
yond the color o' their eyes. Besides
who'd ever a thought of looking there
for the lost child? Tho story I've
told you's true. My undo, Jacob
Grime, was gardner at the Hall, and
saw the whole dodge. Ho told me of
it just before he died ; and I've heard
him hint that if he chose to open his
mouth, he could havo thrown more
light on tho murder than anybody.
But he was a close old chap ; and as
nobody axedhimanythingaboutit, be
didn't meddle with what didn't con
cern him."
We none of us too minutely scruti
nize an argument in which we desire
to believe; and Charley found it so
much more pleasant to believe him
self to be the heir of Robert Blakely,
Esq., of the Hall, than to be the sou
of William Gandy, huxter, that ho
willingly abandoned his doubts.
" Were you ever at Blakely Hall ?"
he inquired.
"Lots o" times."
"How is it then, they do not reoog
niso you ; or have they done eo ?'
"Don't know me from Adam," re-
are acquainted with the facts you
have just told me?" inquired Charley
after they had walked some distance
in silence. Ho already felt a difficul
ty In giving his reputed parents a
name.
"What, theGandys?"
Charley nodded.
"No ; I've given 'em hints at times
that I knew summat, but not what it
wao."
"And what was your motive for
telling me all this so suddenly ? How
is it you have not done so before?'
asked Charley, stopping and fixing
his eyes upon his companion.
"What was my motive?" The
question somewhat staggered Bilge
for a moment."WeIl, as far as that
goes, I fell in the humor. Besides,
I didn't think you was old enough
before, and But, Lor' bless us! do
you think that people can always tell
why they doea things to-day, and
didn't do 'em yesterday ?''
With a brain too crowded with be
wildering thoughts to dwell upon one
point, Charley scarcoly heard this in
coherent explanation, his mind being
already engaged upon other ideas.
"What is your opinion of the mur
der? By whom do you think it was
committed?" ho asked abruptly.
"I should bo sorry to give an opin
ion about what puzzled my betters,"
was a cautious reply.
"I should like to see tho place,''
said the youth musingly.
"Well, I think we might manage
that," answered Bilge, quickly, as
though seizing upon a lucky thought.
"Do j'ou how?" asked Charle3,
eagerly.
"Well, Mother Gandy's mother is
tho housekeeper that's been left in
charge of the place all these years,
and she couldn't very well refuse her
grandson or, leastways, he who pass
es for sich a sight of the old place."
It was then arranged that they
should start upon their expedition
the next morning. Bilge wanted to
postpone it for some days, but Char
ley would not consent. A carrier
went on that day every week as far as
Holly Hill, a village situated within
live miles of the Hall. They propos
ed to avail themselves of his cart so
far, and walk the remaining distanoe.
They could return by the same con
veyance in the evening.
"I've got an old newspaper at home
with an account of tho murder In it,
and a plan of the house," said Bilge ;
"so that we shall be able to trace all
the rooms. And now I don't think it
advisable for you and mo to be seen
together: so, as your time'sll your
own and minejain't I'll just go for'ard
and you can follow presently.'
So, after arranging their meeting
place in the morning, they parted
about a mile from tho quay Charley
sat down upon the shelving bank of
tho footpath, while Bilge pursued his
way toward the town.
"Well, I think I've found out a
way to pay you with interest for your
half-pound of sugar, Mother Gandy,"
he muttered to himself as he plodded
along. "With a little raanagementl
can make this spooney boy a puppet
in my hands, and a profitable one, too,
if things turn out to be as I suspect.
The only trouble will be to keep 'an
quiet, and from going blabbing to the
old 'oman. I must keep 'un busy
with summat. Going to look at the
Hall was a good thought. That'll
amuse 'un for to-morrow, and p'r'aps
by that time I shall think of summat
seated side by side, snioking their
morning pipes, discussed congenial
subjects, or lapsed into quiet enjoy
ment of their tobacco.
It was half-past ten beforo they
reached Holly Hill, as various pack
ages had to be left at different houses
upon the road. They stopped at an
inn for half an hour, where Charley
stood treat. Then ho and Bilge set
forward upon tho pedestrian portion
of the journey, but not mentioning to
any one their destination. For the
first three miles the country was bare
and flat; but after that distance had
been passed over, its aspect grew more
picturesque.
"All you see about you now is the
Blakely estate,' said Bilge.
Charley's heart gave a leap. Could
it be possible that he was tho heir of
all this land?
Presently they came to a high wall
that bounded the road on either side,
and above which roso thickly-planted
trees.
"This wall encloses the grounds,"
again said Bilge ; "wo shall be at one
of the lodges directly."
And in a few moments thoy stood
beforo a tall stone gateway, surmount
ed by two large globes. The stone
work was spotted with gray and
lichens, and the iron bars of the gate
were corroded by rust. Through
these bars they could perceive a broad
winding carriage-drive, darkened by
the dense foliage of tho trees with
which it was roofed. Weeds and
grass grew up rankly in tho once
carefully-kept gravelled path, and the
shrubs and flowers by which It was
bordered straggled wildly over it,
and tho trees cast upon it their with
ered leaves. Just within the gate
was a pretty Gothic lodge, over which
the woodbine and roses trailed luxu
riantly, loading the air with perfume.
Leaning their hands agalnBt the
gate they found it gave way to the
else."
And so Jack Bilgo went his way,
rejoicing in tho prospect of a satisfac
tory revenge.
After an hour of dreaming, Charley
slowly strolled homeward. Mrs Gan
dy, according to her wont, after what
her husband phrased as "a rog'lar
flare up," had been somewhat milder
of temper during tho last two days,
and, when he entered tho shop, she
greeted him "vith an expression as
like good humor as her sour visage
was capable of, and a "Just in time
for dinner, Charley." But the tho't
crossed him, "Might not this woman
havo been accessory to the murder of
my mother?" It was an awful sus
picion, but he could never Bhake off
tho fahudderiug repugance that from
that hour ho felt towards her.
Just beforo they sat down to dinner
she cried out, "There's the postman
across the road ; run and see if he has
any letter for mo, Charley.'
"There was none, and Mrs Gandy's
face fell. Charley observed her man
ner. "Bilge is right, ho said to him
self; "she is expecting a letter about
me."
He would have becun tho svstera
prescribed by that astute adviser, of
"worrying the old 'oman," but the
aspect of her face warned him of foul
weather coming en, and, desirous of
avoiding any disagreement with her
in his present state of mind, he took
the first opportunity to leave the
house unobserved. He wandered in
to the fields, and, casting himself be
neath the shadow of a tree, mused
and dreamed the day away, and did
not return home until supper time.
Re found Mrs. Gandy still what her
husband phrased "grumpy ;" but, by
being silent duilng the meal, aud go
ing to bed immediately after it, he
contrived to avoid any collision with
her.
pressure. They pushed it open and
passed through. The lodge door
stood wide open, but there was no
person within ; so, without further
ceremony they walked up the drive.
How refreshing it was beneath the
the cool shadow of those trees, alter
the hot, dusty road ! How fragrant
to their nostrils the pleasant damp
smell of the woods! Gradually the
trees became less dense, and through
the thinner canopy of foliage the sun
light made a golden traoery upon tbo
ground, a traoery of ever changing
patterns, as the light wind quivered
among the leaves.
Presently they caught a glimpse of
tho Hall, with a large lawn in front
of it. It was a heavy-looking buijd
ing, erected in the time of tho first
Georges. It had a flat facade of red
brick, only relieved by the white
stone-work of the wludows aud of the
pediment. At each end was a cum
brous-looking wing. A portico, sup
ported by clumsj' Doric pillars, form
ed tho grand entrance. There was
an air of profound desolation over tho
house and all its surroundings. The
windows, where they were not hid
den hj' rotten shutters, were begrim
ed with the dirt of 3'ears. Upon the
the lawn tho grass grew ratikly ;
weeds choked up tho flower-beds.
The overgreenq, that had nnce been
trimmod into the shape of peacocks
or of geometrical figures, had long
since outgrown their artificial propor
tions, and looked like grim, distorted
monsters. The statues, and urns, and
tho fountain were now broken ond
discolored. The bright, cheerful sun,
so 83'tnbolical of teeming life,
served to heighten the corpse-like
stagnation of the scene.
Tho two men walked up to the
houso, stoid contemplating it for a
few moments, then pasted round to
the back of one of the wings, just Iu
time to see an old woman issue out of
a door with a bottle of wine, covered
witli cobwebs, In her hand. At tho
sight of tho strangers she stood still,
and eyed themsusp'eiouslj'.
"Isn't that Mrs Miller?" said Bilgo
advancing to her.
"That's my namo," was the answer,
in an3thing rather tbau an encourag
ing tone.
"I thought it was, though it's ninny
a year since I saw you. You haven't
forgot old Jacob Grime, I s'pose?"
'un.
)i
ans-
woman, drily. "But
he's been dead this
"Oh, no; I ain't forgot
wered the old
3'ou ain't he;
many a 3'oar."
"Oh, no; I ain't he, come to pay
you a visit from t'other world," ans
wered Bilge, jocularly. "I am his
nephew. You remember Jack Bilge,
and this here's your
CHAPTER V
plied Bilge, positively.
in contact with em a
for 'em to recoguise me."
"Never came
f. iUa TTnll
WHAT CHARLEY FOUND AT BLAKELY
HALL.
Next morning, as tho clock struck
six, Charley was at tho carrier's door,
and was, a few minutes afterwards,
joined by Bilge. Another half-hour
and they were fairly started upon the
road.
.uuring tne journey, unariey care
fully read through the account
of tho murder contained in the
old newspaper that his companion
had brought for his perusual. As
Bilge had said, it contained a plan of
Hall, and tho situation of the differ
ent chambers mentioned iu the evi
dence. Seated at the back of tho cart,
among the goods and packages, Char
le3' gave himself up to the silentstudy
of this record of an almost forgotten
"Then, they have no idea that you J crime, while Bilge and the carrier,
tho sailor;
grandson."
"My what?" oried the old woman,
sharply.
"Your grandson. Sarah Gaudy's
"I don't want anthiug to do with
Sarah Gandy, or herson either" ans
wered Mrs. Miller, sourly. "She's
never come near mo these seventeen
years ; and I don't want aii3'thing to
do with her, or anybody belonging to
her. And I must tell you that strang
ers ain't allowed in these grounds."
"Well, but you can't call us strang
ers, Mrs. Miller," 6aid Bilge, deprec
ating. "I don't know either of you, and
don't waut to; and I must trouble
3'ou both to leave the grouuds at
once," she answered, yet more sour-
"Well, you ain't over civil to an
old acquaintance, mother," said
Bilge.
"You are no acquaintance of mine;
and do you call it civil to tresspass up
on a gentleman's grounds?" cried the
old woman shrilh. "Never heard of
such a piece of impudence in all my
born days ! A couple of fellows walk
ing up here without 'By your leave,'
or 'With your leave! ' If you don't
be off, I'll call tho gamekeepers, and
have 3'ou locked up for a couple of
tramps !"
During this speech, Bilge had tho't
it prudent to beat a retreat. Charley,
however, would have stopped to ex
postulate, had not his companion
seized him by the arm, and hurried
him by main force.
"Come nlong, and don't be a fool !"
ho said. "That old cat would as soon
have us taken up. for p.oacherd aa she'd
look. The sooner we're outsldo the
gate, the better."
"But wesha'n't be able to seo the
place "
"Hold 3'our tongue, and leavo
things to me! We ain't dono yet, I
tell 3'ou ; but wo shall be, if you don't
keep quiet."
These words were spoken in low,
hurried tones, for the old woman was
close behind them, muttering the
most uncomplimentary epithets.
The moment they were outside the
gate, she slammod and locked it.
"A pretty thing," she muttered as
she hobbled into the lodge "a pretty
thing that I couldn't leave the 'place
for a few minutes, just to goto the
cellar to get a' bottle of wine, but
what two great hulking fellows must
have the Impudenceto walk in ! Old
Jacob Grime, indeed ! a nice sort of
fellow ho was! I remember 3'ou, too,
Master Jack Bilge a nice rapscallion
you was! Sarah's son, too Sarah's
sou ! I don't want anything to do
with the ungrateful wench : to go
awa3' in the manner she did, without
ever telling me where she was going,
or even saying good-bye ! And that's
Sarah's son ! dear, dear, how like he
is to what Master Robert was at his
age! I wonder what them chaps
wanted here? And where's that girl
got to, I wouder? got out with the
chaps, I s'pose, and left the placo to
take care of itself!"
And so she maundered on.
When Charley found himself in the
road, he could no longer control his
vexation.
"I wish I had spoken to her!" he
said, irritably. "I would not have
been put off so easily ; I would have
offered her money, and "
"I dare say 3Tou'd ha' done won
ders," sneered Bilge. "Do you think
you'd ha' gotten over Mother Gaudy ?
3'ou know 3'ou wouldn't. Well
like mother, like daughter. The
harder you'd ha' tried her, the more
wixenish and obstinate she'd ha' got.
"Well, then, I suppose wo may as
well turn round and walk back to
Holly Hill," said Charley, sulkily.
"Stop a bit, and let mo thin k ; you
youngsters want everything in suoh a
hurry."
As a stimulus to thought ho lit his
pipe, and then sat down upon the
road side bank.
"I don't like to be done by that old
catamaran," he said, pulling hard at
tho damp tobacco that would not
light. "About a mile further up, if I
don't mistake, there's a lane that
leads round to the back of the grounds
where there's no wall, only wooden
palisides, that must be precious rotten
by this time. Now, perhaps wo
might manage to crawl through some
hole, or pull a stave out, for the mat
ter o' that. Once inside, we might
manage to find ouo of the lower win
dows unfastened, or even open, and
then "
"The very thing!" cried Charley,
excitedly, and not waiting for tho
completion of the sentence. "Come
along, and don't let U3 lose any more
time."
"We should look pretty If we was
catched," said Bilge, as the3' walked
up tho road. "They'd have us up
nfore the bench for poachers or
thieves."
"I should quick' tell them that I
believed m3'self to havo tho right of
ontering that house," replied Charley,
haughtily.
Bilge stood still, stared at the youth,
took his Dine out of his mouth, und
only, gave a long whistle.
"Well, my young rooster, 3'ou're
beginning to crow early, and no mis
take!" he said. "If 3'ou was to talk
like that to old Parson Ball, if he's
still alive and on the bench, he'd give
3ou three months extra for Impu
dence, as ho did tho man who, when
ho was asked why he pulled a turnip
up, said it was because ho was starv
ing; blessed if the old parson didn't
clap three months extra to his sen
tence, for impudence!"
Bilge's topographical knowledge
had not deceived him. The3' found
the lane and the palisades, just as he
had described. The palisades were
rotten aud broken away, and after
looking cautiously around to see that
no one was observing them, they
forced a way through an opening,
and through some bushes, and found
themselves in an orchard, among the
trees of which, at a short distance iff,
they caught sight of the house, which
they now approached with great cau
tion. Bilgo tried several of the windows,
and found all fastened and shuttered.
At last they came to the door, out of
which they had seen Mrs. Miller Is
sue. Pushing it mechanically, rather
than with any hope of finding it un
fastened, to his surprise it3'ielded to
his touch. He pushed it open. The
key had been turued, but the lock
had not caught.
paint and gilding, but which now
looked tarnished and mildewed. The
furniture and tho great chandelier
wero muffled in brown holhtnd wurp
pings, upon which the dust lay thick
and black. Dust was tho presiding
genius of the place. It covered ever3'
object that met the eye ; it rose in
clouds at every step upon the rotting
carpets; it wa3 inhaled in every
breath.
But the intruders did not linger
among these ruins of past magnifi
cence; it was those rooms over whloh
there hung the shuddering memories
of the dark tragedy that had brought
about all this desolation and decay
they sought. Guided by the plan of
the Hall in the old newspaper, they
passed through a small door thatstood
within a niche upon tho right hand
side of tho ball room, and opened up
on a passage communicating between
the centre and the right wing of the
building, in which latter part of tho
Hall was situated the apartment oc
cupied by Wieland, and the bed
chamber of Mrs. Blakel3''s maid.
These rooms were only a few feet
apart.
to be CONTINUED.
CTJJIW! Ml-H
J. H. BAXTER,
Manufacturer and Dealer In
Sii'E?! - , il I l-TiiiflF 11 f 1
Blankets, Bruslies, Fly Nets, &c.
irs- Tiprafrin'r done on short notice. The cele
brated Vacuum Oil Wacklng, for preserving llar-
uess, Boots, Shoes, tc. am ays on uauu.
4 Ulain St., Brownvllle, RTeI.
JOUX CRADDOCK.
W. F. CUADDOCK.
:
CRADDOCK &. SON,
GUJV SMITHS
IWEECH-LOADIXG SHOT KUXS.IIIFLES,
Carbines. Ammunition nnd SnortlnK Goods. Guns
made to order, nnd llcpalriHs neatly done.
1 1 Slain St., Broiviiville, Neb.
B.F.SOTJDEE,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
rSSaBr
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tVP5H3 JSjJ5
DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING.
W W'aSifiQfl
Wok AdfeW
DEALER IK
DRY GOODS, CLOTI
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GBOOBBIES,
JCCATS JHT CAPS, BOOTS AXD SHOES? ' "
QTJEENSWAEE,
GLAS SVAEE,
and all other articles kept in a general stock.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
TAUEN IN JUEC2EIA2VG22 3FOX2. GOODS.
72 Main Street, Sro wnville, BTebrasIia.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
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I?H:R.XJ, TS3XA.I-IA. COUNTY, IVSSBSLSITl.
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W-SSEE! (
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HARNESS, SADDLES, WHIPS
COLLARS, BRIDLES,
ZIAK PADS, BllUSHKS, BLIA'KETS,
Robes, &c.
BROWiVVIX.Li:, KEISRASKA.
Full stock ready made goods constantly on hand.
PlT GLIHSTE,
FASHIONABLE
v?!3it
.&. JPfci
THE COURSE OF STUDY
Extends through five years two In tho Eloraentnry Xormnl, three In tho Advanced Xor
rnnl. It is tho nimof the School to securo thoroughness In scholarship, nnd skill nnd abil
ity In the special work of teaching.
FREE.
First class Hoarding Hall; beautiful location ; ample buildings.
Fall term opened September 2nd ; Winter term, January 6th, 1S76; Spring term, April th
For Information address tho Principal, S.
FACULTY FULL. TUITION
ti. rr:e:o3VEiso3sr
THE ADVERTISER
job pei 1 1
DEPAKT3IEXT.
BOOT AND SHOE
CUSTOM W O R K
3IADE TO ORDKK, A'D FITS GirARlNTCED.
20 JInlii Street,
OLD RELIABLE MEAT MARKET
BODY & BROTHER,
Good, sweet, fresh meat
always on hund, and
satisfaction sunrantled
to all our customers.
T HOTEL
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Mini
till
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JOSEPH O'PELT,
I'ROPftlETOR.
Teed stable In connection
Itit tho House, blase ollico for all points. Ka.st,
West, North and South. Omnlbusses to connect
with all trains. Sample Room on 11 rat lloor.
ORGANIZED, 1870.
A line assortment of Type, Bor
ders, Rules, Stock, vtc,
for printing,
BUSINESS, YISITINSS WEDDING
CARDS,
Colored and Bronzed Labels,
STATEMENTS.
LETTEIi & BILLHEADS
ENVELOPES,
Circulars, Dodgers, -Programmes, I
SIiow Cards,
RliAXK WORK OF ALL KIMIS,
With neatness and dispatch
MIL .1 ! ,J g I I I I I . .
ClIKAP OR I.M'IIRIOR TTORK
XOT SOLICITED.
FAIH3H0TH3R & EACS3S,
Mcl'hersoii Block,
BROIVXVILLE, XEK.
FERRY & TRANSFER
COMPANY.
rrv!n a first clam Sttttm Frry, Md'an-fling
andcontroliiig the Transfer Litte from
BROWKV3LIE TO P53B?LP5,
wo are preparrd to render entire atfaAtetimt in tlM
transfer of Frrtgln iumI rasafOKtfm. Wt rim a
regular line of
S"0"g2
Vtlffttyi
tVJ" to
STBMfR
tmifWA
PLn .
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-&2
Surpasses In tone and power any Itectl Organ
heretofore manufactured In this country. It
has heen tested by many competent judges
and
It wns very dark within ; tho air
struck damp and chill even on that
warm summer noon, aud was laden
with on odor of decay. Bilge struck
a match, and by its leeble light they
saw themselves in a long stone pus
eage. Along this they proceeded, by
the light of more matches, until they
came to a door, turning the handle of
which they found themselves in an
other passage, which ran at a right
angle with the one they had just
quitted. A small window at the fur
ther end ndmittcd a dim light, by
which they perceived sereral doors on
each side.
"If we could only find our way up
stairs, wo should be able to see what
we are about, as there's only blinds to
the upper windows,' whispered Bilge.
After groping about for some min
utes, and looking into every room,
thoy came at last to a large door that
lay back in a recess, upon opening
which a flood of light broke in upon
them from a large dome-shaped win
dow at a great height above. They
were in the grand hall. There were
doors leading to the ground lloor
apartments, and a broad stair case of
polished oak leading to the drawing
room suite.
Up tho stairs ascended the two men,
and entered the magnificent suite of
reception-rooms vast, lofty apart
ments, that had once been tplendid iu
snnunofiimu
AT BROTVXVII,IiE.
CAPITAL, S100,000.
Transacts a general banklnjrbuslness, sells
Drafts on all the principal cities, of the
TOTTED STATES MB EUKOPE
SS-Special accommodations granted to
depositors.
STATE, COUNT"? & CITY
SECUillTIBS,
SOUGHT A1VD SOLD.
OFFICERS.
W.H.McCREERY, : : President.
J.C.DEUSER, : : Vice President.
H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
L.nOADLEV. J.C. DECSER.
wjr.ir. hoover, v. 3r. kaufpilax,
W. W. 1LVCKXEV. II. a LETT,
V.'.II. ilcCl'.EERY,
Gives UNIVERSAL Satisfaction.
By a skillful no of the stop;, and of the
Patent knee swell, the music Is ndapted to
the human voice, ranging from the softest,
tlute-llke note to a volume of sound.
Unsurpassed by any Instrument
The proprietor has noted for many years
the Imperfections and needs of the reed In
struments, and directed his practical experi
ence to the correction of such imperfections,
and his experiments have resulted In the
production of a quality of toncwhlch assim
ilates so closely to
to all trains. Alt order left at the Transfcr Own-'
lHinj's office Mill receive iirotnitt UMtKMi.
B. 31. KAI i.ET, Geti. Spt.
Ci TtnOn pertlayathome. Sample wnb it.
tPOtZiV free. SMitHon . Co..l'rttatl. 3tt.
9
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iEOLlAN .
The proprietor t nice pleasure la calling atteatfen
to the
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TIE PIPE eBCUDOUln
MERCHANT TAILOE,
and dealer In
Fine English, French, Scotch anil Fancy Cloths,
Vesting, Etc., Etc.
BroTvnville. NebrasRa.
HOMEWOOp MILLS
Having In my employ Mr.
HENRY SHIFFER,
acknowledged to bo tho best miller Jn the
State, I am prepared to furnish GOOD
FLOUR In any quantity. Every sack war
ranted. My Flonr is for sale at all the principal
stores in Brownvllle.
C.KO. HOMEWOOD.
Sheridan Mills, April 1st. Ia75.
That It Is dlfllcult to distinguish hetween the
two. This Imminent has nil
THE LATEST IMPSOYEMENTS
And every organ Is fullv warranted. Large
OII-Iollsh, Black Walnut, Paneled
CftfeCS til sit
WILL HOT CRACK OR WARP,
And forms in addition to a splendid instru
ment of music,
A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF FURNITURE
This organ needs only to be seen to be ap
preciated, and Is sold at EXTREMELY
LOW PRICES
For cash. Second hand instruments taken
in exchange.
A-gents "Wanted
(Male or Female.) In every county In tho
United States and Canada. A liberal dis
count made to Teachers, Ministers. Church
es, Schools, Lodges, etc., where there Is no
agent for the"Star" Orcair. Illustrated cata
logue and price list free. Correspondence
solicited. Address the mannfacturer.
EDWAH.D PXOTTS,
Washington, N. J.
july 1,75 ly
I5eIvinK It to be tli "?: PnrJor snl Orchent rn I
Organ iua.nfactur 1. 1li Imj)roi'l itceil
ln this Or.;an. In conjunction .wth the lVrlccteil
Kt'cd Bimrdx, produc uo-t j.re mt powtrtut
tones. u ncrli rap of New and Klettaat lie-icii-..
Minister Churches, Teacher, hcttls.
Ixltces. etc. should -tn3 tamp for l'rice Lt aaJ
J. -.counts.
Dealers villi ilntl it to their ad van taee to exam
ine this Instrument. It !ihm improvements toumlin
no other (rresronlen e solicited. AddMMS
2EOX.IAK ORGAN CO.,
IVnslilngton, Xevr Jersey.
Cil On daj athonie. AtcentK wanted. OntlUan't -'7
1 ternis free. TKUB ACO., Attguata.MMine.
PX.OTTS'STAR ORGANS
Are celebrated for their purity ol ton, elc
Kant deign and thorough const ruction.
Send for catalogue. Address, KDWAUD
PJCOTTS, Washington, V. J,
SiETI) iTc to O. P. UOVKI.T,.t Co..New York.fbr
) Pamphlet of 100 pase,contlhiiK list f 0
newspapers, and estim&ts showing cofct of adver
tising. J7y
.sriottts Star Organs.
Send for price list and list of tet-tl men lair.
Address. EDWAKD PLOTTS, Washing
ton, N. J.
All for One Dollar !
Ten eh gant Sheets ot Choice Mosfe ar
ranged for the Piano Forte will be cent by
mail on receipt of one dollar, (post pakl), or
single copies at 15 cents each.
They can also be orderr 1 throogk ny
News Dealer In the United States.
Happier Dkj s Instrumental Tom Brown
Why can I not Forget Ctaribel
Far O'er the Waves.. . May lath
High Life Waltz Strauss
Down where the Violets Grow ,Westrn
When Old Jackson had hit, day Westerns
The Grand Old Farm KHbOe
Tho College Quickstep SUxhtnrt
There's a Letter in the Candle Oo4
.uoyou ttcr.iiy JlilnJc he UM?
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Publisher, 355 Third Avenue. New York.
23mfi
$2moo "
ParlorOrtran earned by x lady la
Two Wee
Canvassers Wanted male or female. 9nMl
10 cents for sample Magazine and mil jwrtte
ulars. AiMrca V.Klt CKUJIJIKT'S 3IAGA
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