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' - - ' -! -' - ' ' ' ' ii ijii. i ii ii ii. ,, ii liwiiuiiiM i , , , - -r n-niiiiinMM - ' ' THE FATAL REQUEST OR FOUND OUT By A. L. Harrla Author of "Mine Own Familiar Friend." etc. copyright, t i . 3 1 copyright. by Va $ t t 0 a , CHAPTER XXIV. The Enigma. H turned ami 'saw behind lilin none other than that same .lames Kerrera whoso imitative anil confes sion ho held In his hand; and again, lurking behind hint In the shndow of tho doorway, he Haw the pale, nartow. furtive count on a nee of Per kins, the housemaid. For n moment there wns an Intense silence, dur ing which both seemed to hold their breath nnd nerve themselves for the utruggle that lay before them. "The lotter!" he cried, ndvnneitig towards the other, threateningly. "The letter, or " "There nro live chambers In the rorolver still undischarged." was (ho calm reply. "Is that what vou are thinking of?" The other man foil bach a step and his fnce became ashen In hue. "What do you mean?" he Rasped. "Who are you, and now do ou dale to defy mo? You-a thief! a " "You asked my name this morn ing,'' was the answer, "and for rea sons of my own, I refused to give It yon. Those reasons no longer ex ist. Do you still wish to Know It?" The mabter of the house contem plated the man he had that morning discharged front his service with feel ings he could not hae put In words. Such utter fearlessness, such a total disregard of tho consequences oT tho act In which be hud been caught led banded, seemed to point either to the most hardened criminal, or to one who knows he Is possessed of some secret power. Ills oleo tailed bin, and once more, with a inlngllnK f suppressed fury and Incomprehensible apprehension, lie, gispod, "The letter I Insist and your name!" The young man advanced a few steps. "My name," be said. "Is " and he whispered the rest In his car. No need to ask whether he knew "Cruel, cowardly, cold It. No need for further explanation. With a sudden cry, his hand press ed to his heart, and a ghastly grey liesa settling down upon his face. Mr. Ferrers dragged himself to the nearest chair. "The medicine the medicine!" he whispered, in a dreadful tone, point ing with one hand towards the man tleplece. The other, following with 4 Ills eyes the direction of his gesture saw n bottle and glass. Ted mado a couple of strides in the dliectlon signified and was back again with tho medicine bottle and glass. He read the directions on tho labed. measured out the proportion prescribed nnd held tho same to the lips of what boomed the almost dying man. Mr. Ferrers, apparently revived by the draught he had swallowed, partial ly recovered his voice. "Loci; the door!" he said to his old friend's son. He obeyed, and the two were left alone face to face. They confronted ench other in silonce, the one still seated, tho other stand ing oppo&ite to him, with folded arms, looking down upon hlni. "Whnt havo you to say to me?" asked the former, In a feeble, broken volro. "What have I to say to you?" re peated tho latter tuner moving his eyes from tho fnce or the man before him. "What should a son have to say to bis father's murderer?" Mr. Fcricrs rose fiom his seat as tho infamous title was hurled at him, and. despite his pallid countenane A and evident wenkuess, there was a natural dignity about him now us bo faced the furious and menacing coun tenance opposed to him. "This Is not tho firat time you have applied that shameful word to me," be said. "This must not be.' "What!" cried tho young man. "After having "c0 ndmlttcd the crime, do you now seek to deny It? Then hear me repeat it again.'' nnd rising his right band, bo emphasized v oacb word by pointing with his fore " linger "Murderer! Cruel, cowardly, cold blooded murderer!" The othor mun staggered as though struck, and supported himself with ono tcrembllng hand on the back of his chair. "It Is false," ho said "false! I nm guiltless In thought If not In deed!" 1' Ho spoke with difficulty, and ngaln lils hand was pressed to his side. "What Is that you say?" nsked bin op'ioncnt, who had not caught the last words, but who involuntarily, lowered his voice In tho presence of e 11 PubUiMng Company, byfttrrtt Smith. such unmlstablo physical weakness. "Whnt Is that joti say?" be repeated. "And how can you deny aught In tho face of this confession which 1 hold In my hand?" And ho shook thu en elope in bis face. This action stirred the other power fully. "(live It me!" he cried. "1 com mand' I Implore! That confession though how you know It bo such I cannot tell Is snered. Or, no" with a sudden change "keep It and read It after I am dead! I am n dying man no hoar me out! Not long ago an eminent physician utter ed my sentence. Ho gave me a yenr to live a year, that Is, if I kept my self free from nil excitement nnd re ceived no sudden shock. Tonight, I feel, has reduced my term of exist ence to days or hours. It Is not for myself that I ask this It Is for my child." Ilo had touched the one responolvo chord. Ted laid the envelope which contained the secret, down upon the table. "If 1 consent to spare you tho pun ishment due to tho deed," he said slowly, "I must first know all. Your written confession, to bo perused after death, will not satisfy me. How shall 1 know then that you havo not lied? 1 must bnve It from your own lips now, or " "And bnve you not already had it from my own lips?" exclaimed Mr. F oners, with sudden passion. "Have 1 not declared to you that 1 am not our father's murderer? Am I not ready to swear It, however much ap pearances may bo against me? 1 swear I never murdered blni!" The young man put his hand to bis bead, bewildered. "Do you deny that you arc the man who wrote the letter which summon ed my father to Dover? or that you are the other passenger who traveled by the i'.IU train and occupied a com- - blooded murderer!" parlnient In the fourth cartlago from tho engine?" The other man bent his head. "I do not deny it." "And you deny that the bullet that was discovered In the padding of tho same compartment, which the fire only partially consumed was dis charged from the one empty chamber of the revolver which lies yonder?" "I do not deny it," was the same monotonous answer. "Then tell me," cried tho young man. In a frenzy, "tell me, whoso was the hand that fired that shot?" Mr. Ferrers raised his head and answered clearly, and without hesita tion, "Mine!" Tho effect of the answer wns elec trical. "What!" In n tone that thrilled through the hearer "you admit all this, and yet, In the same breath deny thnt you killed my father?" "I never denied thnt I killed him," was the calm reply of tho eh er man. as bis eye encountered that of his inquisitor without flinching, nnd ho seemed to have cast aside for tho moment all agitation and alarm. Edward Hurrltt tried to lramo tho next question and failed. His lips moved, but no voice proceeded from them until "Liar!" he muttered, hoarsely, with his eyes glaring, "to try and fool me llko this! How can you havo killed my father and yet not bo his mur derer?" "Because," huld the other, "I shot at his own request!" CHAPTER XXV. The Narrative. These remarkable words were fol lowed by another silence, during which the younger man seemed turn ed to stone, and tho other, who ap peared completely exhausted by the strain of tho last few minutes, let himself fall back into his chair and breathed heavily. Then tho first, recovering himself, nnd speaking In a hoarse, strange volco, which even to IiIh own ear sounded unnatural, asked "What do you mean? What horrlblo story Is this? Whnt foul lit " Tho other man pointed to tho let ter lying on tho table between them. "Head It," he said, with nn effort, nnd, even ns bo spoko thoso two words, the groyness began to return and deepen, and bis laco seemed to fall in. Thus adjured, Ted stripped off tho oilier cover. Within wero several sheets of pa per, covered with wilting, In tho heavy scrawling hand, which he now know well. "THE TRl'E NARRATIVE AND CONFESSION OF MR. JAMES KER HEItS, OF THE STRANOE TRAG EDY OF THE 25TH OF AMUU" "I arrived in England on the 2tth of April, after having been absent twenty years. Tho reasons for that prolonged absence I do not propose to enter Into nt length. Suftlco It to say thnt I had committed nn act which brought mo within reach of the law, and, but for the Influence of friends, I might have expiated thu deed by transportation. "Reckless extravagance, betting and gambling, with a mad nttempt to re cover my position by speculating with money vhlch wns not my own, brought me to this shameful pnss. Tho matter wa allowed to blow over to bo hushed up and tho actu nl sum made away with was reim bursed. Hut I wns a Parian an out cnat shunned and despised by all but one. One friend stood by me, one ninn still gave mo help of his countenance and extended the right hand of fellowship towards me. nr.d ho was my old friend, Silas Hurrltt He alone wns there to bid mo fare well as I left England, a disgraced man. lie alone bade me hope for bet ter things and look forward to re trieving the failure of the past In the promise of the future. So 1 uet Ball for America, with tho expressed io solve of not returning until many years had elapBod and thoso who were acquainted with my shameful history wero either dead or elao bad forgotten It nnd me. "At last the term of years which I had set aH the limit of my voluntary evlle having all but expired, I ven tured to return. 1 lingered purpose ly on my Journey, so that when 1 lnnded nt Dover, It wns twenty years to the very day I bad first set sail. "At Dover 1 waited tho arrival of my old friend. "He came, and tho meeting was a painful one on both sides. "After so long a patting, there wns a sense of rcstrulnt between us. such as there could hardly bnve failed to be. Hut. after a while, this fooling became less noticeable. Wo had much to say, and 1, for my part, bad many questions to ask nnd much to learn. One thing I did learn the most Im portant of all which was that, with one exception, I might consider my self free fiom the fear of any wit nesses of the past appearing to blight the prospects of the future. "It was agreed that I should spend the next night under his loof, and mako tho acquaintance of his wife and family, and we ngreed to travel by that Ill-fated train known as tho 4:30 express. (To be continued.) , WILL SHAKE NO MORE. Savage Handgrlpplng Now the Fad In English Society. I havo made tip my mind absolutely, to shake hands no more. Tho stupid custom never appealed to me, but I havo complied with It, hitherto, in order to avoid hurting people's feel ings. Now that tho "grip" ban become fashionable, however, 1 shall have to bo callous. After an, it is far better mat I should hurt someone's feelings n llltlo than that they should hurt my band a great deal. At a reception 1 attended thu other night, there were three acquaintances of mine sitting lit a group. I went up to them and shook hands all round. The first man ground together all my knuckle bones. The second squeezed my flngors until they wero reduced to a mere pulp. The third, not to bo baulked, twisted my wrist and almost Jerked my elbow out of tho socket. I cursed thorn, root and branch, nnd hurried away to the far end of tho room. When I looked back, they wero regarding each other with open mouthed astonishment. I .could sec that they had meant well; tho now fashion was to blame. A few years ago, you will remem ber, it wns considered rather smart to hold your baud high in,the nlr nnd wave It to nnd no In gentlo contact with tho band of your acquaintance. That fashion, too, was Idiotic enough, but It was Infinitely more civilized than this furious, insensate grip. Sketch. Made Speech to Amuse Wife. A great many speeches have beep delivered In tho houso of representa tives without any apparent excuse nt all, so the New York member who spoko merely to entertain his wlfo undoubtedly had ample justification. Tho New York member wns In tho gallery witli his wife, but tho lady grew tired of tho humdrum proceed ings nnd announced her Intention ot departing. Ho coaxed her to stay, but she was insistent, until her hus band mado a proposition. "If you will slay an hour," bo prom ised, "I will go down on tho floor and mntv a bpeech." She agreed to stay and tho Now York member kept bis promise, mak ing, In fact, a wry creditable argu ment about bomcthlug in which lib hnd not the slightest Interest. Might Be Worse. Biff banc They Bay Meeker lends a regular dog's ?lf at home. Cumsoo Unuupplly married, I sup poso? Blffbang Well, not oxnetry; but hU wlfo shares her affection equally be tween him and her poodlo. Brief, But Pointed. "Say, pa," queried llttlo Johnny Bumpernlcklo, "what's a fool-killer?" "A fool-killer, my son," replied tho old man, "Is the gun he blows In." If&msi vwQ !JEmM!l HV.JW t O IT. ..-..iiiV Child's Sncque and Kimono. Ikwp barques that tan be slipped on nt a moment's notice nro always In demand lor the wee folk, who must be kept warm The little sacquo and l.luiottu illustrated are quite dlfterent In effect, but each serves Its purpose nilinliulilN. Tho sarque is made of while cashmere Itli trimming of luce lnsortlou and frills and the kimono of pale blue Manuel embroidered with French knots, but both tic suited to n variety of materials. The sacque Is made with ftonts and back that nie gntheted nnd attached to a shallow yoke. At the neck edgo is a his round collar that falls well over the shouldeis and the sleeves are full and ample, gathered Into wrist bands, Tho kimono Is made In one piece which Is so shaped as to form sleeves when tied together at the open spaces. The quantity of material required 4C60 Chilli's tf aequo nml Kimono, 8 mo. t 2 nml 4 years. for tho medium size (2 years) Is for sacquo & yards 27 Inches wide. Hi yards ill! or t'i yatds 41 inches wide, with 4 yntds of Insertion and (! nrds of edging to trim us Illustrated; for kimono 1 yard 27 Inches wide or ? yards il2 or 41 Inches wide. Tho pattern, 4650, Is cut In sl.es Tor children, of 0 months, 1, 2 and I years of age. The New Wide Girdle. Girdles nie becoming more com plex us they widen. Some thai close In back taper off Into ends that o tend down the skin and end In fringe or llko dangle. Some of these go away to the hem; others not tar fiom the waist Hue. Boy's Blouse Knickerbocker Suit. No costume yet devised takes tho plnco of the lIoiif.o eult for the grow ing boy. It allows perfect freedom" for the active limbs and is becoming ami tnstelul at the same time that It Is ideally comfort able. This one Is made of blue serge stitched with tor ticelll silk and is as scrvlcablo as It Is nltruttlvc, but there nro a va liety of materials ftont which to choose. With the coming of wnim weather washable 1635 Hoy's Knlckcr bnc l.or Suit, 4 to 10 yrs. fabrics will be in vogue and for flic cooler days nil the light weight wools aro appropriate. Tho suit consists of blouso nnd knickerbockers The bloiiho Is shaped by means of uhoJlder and under-firm seams and finished with tucks at the lront, which give the effect of a wide box plait, wbllo Its lower edgo Is drawn up by means of elastic Inserted in tho hem. The sleeves nto bos plaited n?id finished with btralght cuffs. At the neck Is a turnover col lar. Tho knickerbockers arc tho reg ulation ones that are opened nt the sides nnd drawn up by means of clas tic beneath tho knees. Tho quantity of material required for tho medium slzo (8 yenrs) is 3 yards 27 Inches wide, 2V6 yntds 41 inches wide or 2,i yards 52 Inches wide. The pattern, 4655, Is cut In sbes for bojs of 1, C, 8 nnd 10 yenrs of age. Elaborate Umbrella Handles. The handles of umbrellas and pain sols havo grown ko elaborate and ex pensive since tho now sets hnvo been introduced that it Is deslrablo to have A case to protect thorn when traveling. Ono made of llglit-welght green tapestry with a sprawling pattern of pink roses was appropriate. It was lined with chnmolK skin. Trim and Pretty Girdles. Bead bells havo had their day but artistic, creations of tho kind from abroad aro always an fait. Tho nar row patent lcnther bolt that was so undeniably trim and stylish has been banished, and the broad belt of soft leather or suedo has taken Its place. Tho broad beltB aro unbecoming to tho avorngo woman, thoy nro very expensive and cnll for high-priced Readers of this paper can becuro any May Manton pattern Illustrated nboo by Ulllunout ull bhiulia tu coupoa, unJ mulling, with 10 cents, toE. U. HarrUonCo.,OJriymouthllacc,CM caco. 1'uucru will bo mailed promptly. Nams ... Town Suto..... Pattern No Waist Measure (If for skirt) Bust Measure If for waist) Acs (if child's or miss's pattern) Wrtto ptatnly. rill out nil btanlti. Kicloxo 10a Mulltoli E. Iiairutoa&Co.,e6l'JyinoutU Place. Cnltfo. A mm. s irnitiStffiii iwsi mjgi&swm "TUB- buckles that can never be used for any other belt. One of the best of them Ik of soft suede In a palu gray. It crushes almost ns easily as n satin, nml therefore acoininodates Itself nlco ly to the figure. Htoad red leather belts look well worn under short Eton coals. (tiitchen. Alcohol add'" I to the Ice water In which cold compiesses mo dipped will mako these much moro etllcntious. Where cold cloths aie applied t the head or throat they should bo as light as possible, ftluslln or cheesecloth niakeo the best compress. Nuts ure said to make a great. Im provement In chicken salad. A cup of English walnut meats to a cup ot celery cubed and one of chicken nlso cut In cubes Is the proper proportlou. An easy way to keep enamel sauce pans, pie dishes, etc., clean: TaUo a small piece or emery cloth, damp It, and rub all soiled parts; linso well first In soapy, then in clean water, when they will bo found quite spotless and quite new. Put a gill of cream, well salted, Into a iitrong. damp cloth; tlo It up tightly and bury ll In tho eurth, wel cover ing it, leave ull night, nnd in tho morning take It up, and you will havo n lump of nice, stiff cream cheese. Press It into a nice shape nnd decorato with parsloy. TJIp Hjiveti 'j V V Loose, belted back coats aro very fashionable for walking suits. Tho drooping shoulder lino Is most fashlonubly imperative at present. Tiny ruches, now a very smart trimming feature, Is an old fashion revived. Tho passing of the long coat by spiing Is confidently predicted "by fashion wisacres. The prevalent Idea In dress Just now Is to havo everything loose and ciiinfortnble. Ritllles such as were In stylo In 1830 now trim the oklits ot tho smart houso gown. Newer by far than cither tucks or shirtings nro the old-time gauglugs and smocklngs. A feature, wholly now, upon tho coats of tailor gowns for dress wear Is tho high girdle. Except for btrictly rough-und-rcady gowns tho swagger sleeve Is almost two-thirds lace. Illuminated Leather Noteltles. "lllumlnnted leather" tablo mats and spreads nro taking tho placo of the burnt leather novelties which havo beeu so popular. Somo rich effects aro obtained by this new method of Linen, with bands of Bulgatiau em broidery, makes tho smartest of ull smart materials for shirt wnlsts. Tito excellent model shown Is mado ot wlilto linen otnmlno with bands of tho samo material embroldored by hand, all the linen fabrics, colored ns well as white, aro In vogue nnd woven bandings, similar In color utid doslgn to tho embroidered onos can bo ob tained. Tho wulst Is tucked to gjvo n yoljo effect nt tho ftont nnd to form a V at tho back and Includes tho favor Ho bleeves of the season that aro snug - Ksir? i;:p.i:,ssE.D &x&4', w mi-vi " "-Wiwj. . tm l r w vaiup ONE OF THE NEW LINEN WAISTS. v &!' V st&dl.r Kit' Hi ill ." "w ' ''h&fyW'iZ decoration, which Is far handsomer than nnytlilng ever duvlsod by tho py rogapher. Tho work Is done by tho use of a stencil ami the decoration la In the embossed style. Ono of tho most elegant table mala Is ciicular In shape and about thirty six Inches In dlnnieler. It Is of dark brown leather and has a Grecian sci oil border In gold, with raised Iri descent figures above If. As tho light falls on the mat tho latter appears to be Illuminated, hence the name. Sectional Tucked Skirt. Triple skirts aro shown In many of the newest costumes and nro greatly liked for all the pretty soft fabrics In style. This ono Is inailo ot foulard, amethyst color with figures of black and white, stitched with black cortl cell I silk, and Is charmingly grace ful, but Is adapted to the entire range of seasonable ma terials, cotton and linen ns well as Bilk and wool, mid Is peculiarly do slrablo for border ed goods and tho 4C64 Sectional Turk, dBklrt, 22 to 30 watat. wnshablo fabrics which It Is always well to cut stialght nt tho lower edge. Tho tucked upper portion la fitted smoothly over tho hips but allowed to fall In folds below and the center and lower portions glvo graceful Hues Unit harmonize therewith. Tho skirt consists of the threo por tions, all ot which aro straight ut tho lower edges. Tho tipper portion la left plain nt the front but is tucked nt stden and bade wlillo tho center and lower portions nro gathered n4. tholr upper deges. Eueh Bcction Is finished with n hem end beneath thoso ot tho upper and center portions tho Joinings aro made. When preferred tho tucks at tho belt can be omitted nnd tho ful ness arranged in gathers. Tho quantity of material required for tho medium slzo Is ll'i yards 21 inched wide, 8 yardo 27 inches wldu riynnlH 41 Inches wido or 4i yards D2 Inches wide. The pattern 4654 Is cut In Hlr.es for a 22, 21, 20', 28 and HO inch waist mens ure. wwn0t A fillip ot carpet glued to a piece of wool will remove mud from boots quickly and without tho slightest In jury to leather, utid is far better than tho iifiual brush. When pouring hot ft tilt Into a glass dish placo tho hitter on a wet cloth. This prevents nny chance of tho glass cracking, which would otherwise bo very lllcoly to linppen. When bottling pickles or ketchup It Is n good plan to boll tho corks, and while hot press them tightly Into tho bottles, so thnt when thoy are cold they aro tightly sealed. at the shoulders and form full puff below tho elbows. Tho front edgo Is finished with a regtilutlon box plait, over which tho banding Is applied, sc that tho design becomoH suited to a plalu waist as well ns to a trimmed ono. Tho quantity of mutcrlal requln od for a woman ot medium slzo Is V.i, yards 21, 31 yards 27 or 2,i yards 4 Inches wido with 2i yards of banding, 2Vi Inclio.i wido to trim na illustrated A May iantou pattern, No. 4617 8lzqs32fto 40, will bo mailed to nn address on receipt ot ton cents. 1 7 ftnTi J -miiv m jjr.-rfi "III JhrnlMI :'.' im I WW i' 1- ' ".M ' kf'i?' 3ET3 8ists-tsaKsr,irwr1- ?T.!?z --HVM1,. hWS. fa iVfc . c 'vtV''''. J'Wj' r ftwwWJ xs TKrrl5r" jf' JW.i AJMtw m