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iris.) t f 22 B19INE99 CHANCES. CAN sell your business or realty, no matter where It la; send Oeacriptlon, stats price, Krn how. If you wiih to nuy eitner writ. t'noe Co-operative. Philadelphia Reporter wanted; Information paid for. . X 1-4 r MANUFACTfRERS AND WOOD WORK FRH ATTKVTIflN BTATK RIGHTS FOR BALK The "Model" patented self-folding, adjustable and aelf elevattng Ironing table; no raiding of table to put on or take on garment; elevates 28 to 23 Inches; places Itself In position Instantly; thus placed It la perfectly rigid and Immovable. For particular address Vnion Novelty Co., 1027 Chestnut t.. Bt. Louis. Mo. Y-134 30 AS FNEROETIC man. with good bust neaa qualifications, can secure managerial position with Wlaronaln corporation, cap italized for 100,ft; muat come well reoom mended and be able to take stock In com pany during term of engagement, rrom il hut to U.i). name to be tnken ud at ex , plratlon of agreement. Thla company I composed of the repreaentattve bualneaa men of Milwaukee; salary, tl,J and lib eral cnmmiwaton. Adrtre jonn uoge, ecretary. Wells Bid., Milwaukee, la. Y-139 30- HOTEL i$2), 32 room, modern, elegantly furnlahed, good bualnefs, live eastern Iowa town, furniture for sale. J. H. Johnaon, N. T. Life. V-M207 2 MONEY TO LOAN REAL ESTATE.-" x per CENT on business property. 6 per cent on realdence property. Options to pay whole or part any time. W. B. MEIKLE, 401 8. UTH Bt. W-48S MONET to loan on Improved Omih real eatate. urennan-Love Co., an a. van. W 40 I TO I P, C. money. Bemls, Paxton Blk. W-491 FARM and city loans, "low rates. W. II. Thomas, First Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel. 1619. W 4.J ,FIVE PER CENT loans. Garvin Bros., 1604 Farnam. W 493 PRIVATE money. F. D. Wead, 1524 Douglas. W m WANTED, city loans and warrants. W. .' Farnam Smith & Co., 1320 Farnam street. W 195 WANTED, city and farm loans; also bonds and warrants. K. C. Peters aV Co., 1701 Farnam St., Bee Bldg. W 496 WANTED, 15,000 loan on flrat-claas real es tate security. Inquire BUzt 4k Iovgren, room 436-7 Paxton block. W M126 MONEY TO LOAM CHATTELS. MONEY WHEN you find It necessary to borrow give us a trial, after which we will, by lair treatment, attempt to retain your patronage. Ws loan from 110 up on fur niture, planoa, live stock, etc. W also make loans to SALARIED PEOPLE without mortgage or endorser. We do not deduct interest in advance; we charge nothing for making or filing papera and our service la quick and confidential. We always try to please our patrons. OMAHA MORTGAGE LOAN CO., lit Board of Trade Bldg. Tel. 2295. Established nut South ltith St. X 4:0 ISttMMItllllltMKtUllttlttj s DO YOU NEED MONEYT I I MONEY TO LOAN I ON 1 FURNITURE AND SALARIED t 110 to 8500 loaned on FURNITURE. t PIANOS, ETC., and to salaried people I at very lowest rates and (or any length : or time, witnout puDiicuy or removing i the property. Payments can be made I to suit your convenience. f 1 Call and get our terms before going t i elsewhere. j I RELIABLE CREDIT COMPANY, I i Room SOI. Third Floor, Paxton Block. $ iltttlltlMStll ItsifHI tit till X 6uu BORROW MONEY WHERE you can get It on FURNITURE. PIANOS, HORSES, WAGONS. COWS, ETC.; also on SALARIES! WHERE you get It on short notice and without publicity. WHERE you pay lor only the time money is In use. WHERE you can return it on easy weekly or monthly payments. WHERE you get the lowest rates. WHEKtf can you do better? PHOENIX CREDIT CO., 632 Paxton Blk. Mtu and Farnam fits. X us 'LARGEST BUSINESS IN LOANS TO SALARIED PEOPLE, merchants, tearo stera, boarding housea, etc., without se ' curlty; easiest terms; 40 offices In prln : ctpal cities. Tolman, 440 Board of Trad Bldg. X it MONEY loaned on furniture, live stock. Jewelry, to salaried people. Foley Loan Co., Sue. to Duff Green, t Barker block. X-602 MONEY loaned on nlanos, furniture, Jew elry, horses, cows, etc C. F. Reed, 819 8.13. X-6ul ! MONEY loaned on plain note to salaried people; business confidential; lowest rates. 614 Paxton block. 'ihe J. A. Hutton Co. X 497 FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. NEW and zd-hand typewriters. Hit Farnam q. ; FOR BALE, phonographs, superior to c.iy , other musical Instrument . 16 up. Tha Wlttmann Co., l&U Farnam. Q-4H FOR SALE, a pair of imported Mexican hairless dogs. Address K 6. Be. Q-M917 FENCE LATH for quick shipment, crib bing, combination ladders. 901 Douglas. Q-M472 INDIAN goods and relics. 1119 Farnam. V W ITS 2DHAND safe cheap. Derlght, 1119 Farnam. Q 4io 'Bn?N?HAk.ND bllll'-l Pool tables; , billiard tables repaired; a large stock of , J'l. r fixtures, cigar counters, etc. V The Brunswlck-Balke-Collender Co.. 407-i t 8. 10th. Q M580 30 .PIANO for sale or trade; want horse and buggy. O 23. Bee. Q M4t9t D17 BUY or sell pool table. Kern. 321 8. 12th. Q 499 D-U 75 INDIES and gents' watches, 150 dla , monda, left in pawn, good aa new, selling at half price. Diamond Loan Offlce. 14ol Douglas. W-M761 D25 BARN for sale. Inquire 1914 No. 24th Bt. W M787 CHRISTMAS perfumes. Write for catalog Sherman McConnell Drug Co.. Omaha . Q-MKU UM At'TOMOBILB for nale cheap: a light steam runabout. Daily Telegraph. At lantic, la. q WAIX. map of Nebraska; all about crops, prices of lnnd, etc.. by counties. Chris tian's Land Agency, York, Neb., only 4 cent. q FOR SALE, one Poland China boar, fine hog. 14 months old. Call at eaat entrance to State Fair grounda, half-mile north of Center st. y MISS S0 1ND-HAND elevator cable cheap; good con- dltlon. CHAS. E. WILLIAMSON, U. 8. National Bauk Bldg. VI M170 Dl ELECTRIC TREATMENT. MME. SMITH, baths. Ill N. IS. U floor, R. X. ' T-SJ9 D MISS DUVAL, manicuring. 1615 Howard. 3d floor. T M79a 17 MME. AMES, vapor baths. 124 N. 15th". r77 T-UW D15 GRACE O'BRTAN of Kentucky. 7 S. ISth. T irt Vil LAW AXD COLLECTIONS. 8TILLMAN PRICE. Z U. 8. N'l Bk. Bid. NIlB. COLLECTION CO.. fc N. y. Uf. 73 Dl fiEW IVOW-HURCH CO.. 401-eV N. T Dfs bltlg., atluraatys and collet tors ever y'. (tun, CLAIRVOYANTS. MME. OTt.MER, OMAHA'S FAVORITE PAT.VtTHT Tho International Investigation society of i-.-uii nence ana payente pnenomena has ufierminea mat ine mysterious methodi of "life reading." urh a so-called clalr voyancy, medlumlatlc revelation, etc., are noi genuine, out mat palmistry, the omy true method, has no featurea of mvtery and Is established along pjrely scientific line. Atme. uyimer I a thorough nalml. and guarantees satisfaction. Parlors 315 ci. inm bi., in uranite block. 8 MRS. FRITZ, clairvoyant, 1814 Cass PL 8 MO MME. QYLMER, genuine palmist, 115 S. IS, a isi MEDICAL. f .ArtTF.H r'htrhaatav'a Cnvll.li Pills are the best; safe; reliable. Take no uwirr. ornu c, iam pa, ior partlculara. "Relict for Ladlea" In letter hv return mail. Aak your druggiat. Chlches'.sr cnemicai co , Philadelphia. Pa. T!Ar11TA T rinaltlVAtv .iiaranlu xr... kiiiiib r.igvnuiu v uni niuim i tj ssieiy relieve the longest, most obstinate case T " I " 1 . . . o delayed "monthly sickness" In three to nve days without harm naln or Inter, ferenoe with work. Only II. 50. Double strength, 32.00. Write Dr. Bouthlngton ne men y co.. Lr-bl6 Main Bt., Kansas city, MO. LADIES, use our harmless remedy for de layed or suppressed menstruntlon: It can not fall; trial free. Paris Chemical Co., muwauKre, v is. SISTERS IN DESPAIR I had a suppres sion; inea many, remedies, takes and snares without relief. Write for remedy which gave me relief. Mrs. Amanda Green, 4it oiaie di., inicago. DR. W. HUTCHINSON, specialist of women and children; 30 years practice. Offlce, 2205 Cuming. Realdence telephone. omce, a-BM. WHAT alls the baby? If anything, It does noi inrive, 11 s cross, restless, teething, puny no matter what. To make It strong and healthy nothing surpasses Dr. Me lendy's Teething Powder. Free from opjtes. Send 26e for bottle. Agents Wtuited. Melendy Publishing tend Remedy u., oo xangiey Ave., cnicago, 111. sn so WANTED, capable traveling salesmen for v. . . .1 . . 1 1 tj .... 11 . . , iwiiu iniuiiru. DUX sua, Dl. AJOU1B, no, 90S, 30 VITALITY low, debilitated or exhausted cured By Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. Free $1 trial bottle containing 2 weeks' reatment. Dr. Kline's Institute, 931 Arch street. Philadelphia. Founded 1871. 919 30 PAWNBROKERS. EAGLE Loan Office, reliable, accommodat ing; an ousiness connoentlal. 1301 Douglas. 21 BALK TIES. OMAHA Hay Bale Tie Co., 811 North 16th. TICKET BROKERS. CUT RATE railroad tickets everywhere. . x-iuiuin, iow rarnam. i'none 784. 922 EXPERT ACCOl'NTANT. PRIVATE lessons In bookkeeping, etc. v. xv. iimuuii, ngom v, tota l iNau bank. 9."0 ELECTRICAL REPAIRING. THOS. DURKIN. electric light wiring. SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING. OR5aaJ?-.HV Touh TAW- Bu"- Branches, s.vg,. un, jm. com, 01., 11 Ac Doug. -512 A. C. VAN SANT'S school. 717 N. Y. Ufc 613 B2Yf .J10", court reporter prlnclpaL At. a. uii, 614 NEB. Buslneaa Shorthand College. Boyd's 615 FINANCIAL. INVESTORS, buy the best. Invest in lead. j.,,v iiu iiuuinimr mines inai are work ing and producing big results, in Salem and Lola, Ky. Far superior to the Jop lin. Mo., district. A small allotment of stock for sale at 60c per share, in order to develop ore faster. This stock hss never been for sale before, but it is owned by a few. Par value. 11.00, full paid and nonassessable. A great Investment for making money If you buy it quick. Write for particulars to Klmer B. Hanscom. fiscal Agent, CIS Cuyahoga Bldg., Cleve land, Ohio. 918 30 LOST. LO8T, Wednesday evening, westbound on Omaha and Council Bluffs csr, lady's gray leather wrist bag, monogram "M," con taining money, white gloves, veil and handkerchief; reward for return. Bee office, Council Bluffs. Lost MS23 30 MANUFACTURING. P. MELCHOIR, 13th and Howard, ma chinist 616 OMAHA Safe and Iron Wks. makes a spe cialty of firs escapes, shutters, doors and safes. U. Andresn, Prop., 103 So. 10th Su -617 DETECTIVE AGENCY. CAPT. THOS. CORMICK, rivat detective, 617 Karbacb block. Telephone A-2832. 436 D-16 PATENTS. H. J. COWGILL No fees unless success- aw. o. ioiu si., vimana. il 11m. PATENTS-8ues & Co.. Bee Bldg., Omaha. Neb., and Equitable Bldg., Washington; D. C. No fee If we fail. Illustrated hanti book free. Only western firm having a Washington omce. Patents sold MS4S Jsnl AUTOMOBILES. ELEC. automobiles. Derlght. lilt Famani STOVES RK PLATED. GOLD, silver and nickel plating. Omaha Plating Co.. Bee Bids:. Tel. 2635. (Wl LAl'NDItY. OMAHA Steam Laundry; shirts, 8c; collars, 2c; cuffs, 4c. 1760 Leavenworth. Tel. A-17t tu PRINTING. WATERS PRINTING COMPANY, Linotype composition. 611 tto. 13tl 9.' FIR DRESSING. O. R. GILBERT CO.. tanners. 1424 8. 13th. W7 OSTEOPATHY. GlP;.Ei, L1CE JOHNSON, osteopatha. Suits 61a. N. Y. Uf Bldg. Tel. 1S64. -all Mr. Grace Deegan, 635 Be Bldg. Tel. 2968. 367 THINKS AND BAGGAGE. TWIN CITY EXP. 'Phon. 1717. 601 8. 16th. -93 THE DEPOT on time. U M. E. Tel. 7X M SI FLORISTS. BULBS, cut flowers and plants. Hender son. Tel. 12U. u Farnam St.. Omaha ACCORDION PLEATING. GOLDMAN pleaUng Co.. Room JuO, Doug laa Block. 74j . s MAS4UERADB COSTIMES. THEO. UEBEN, 10U Farnam, costumes. M4V4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, KOVEMI1EU 30, 1002. PROPERTIES MANAGED. W. FARNAM SMITH & CO. Manage Estates and Other Properties Act as RECEIVER, EXECUTOR, GUARDIAN AND TRUSTEE for CORPORATIONS, FIRMS, INDIVIDUALS. and fiscal agents of CORPORATIONS. 1320 Farnam St. Tel. 1064, STAMMERING AND STUTTERING. CURED. Julia Vaughn. 430 Ramie Bldg, -'6 TAILORING. LADIES' JACKETS made, altered and re modeled. Joe Yousen, 1411 Farnam St. M930 CARPENTERS AND JOINERS. ALL kinds of carpenter work and repairing promptly attended to. J. 1. ucniltree, 20th and Lako streets. 370 TAXIDERMIST. J. E. WALLACE, 606 8. 13th St. M775 TYPEWRITERS. WHY pay more? Lambert, 125; superior to u macnines. rent on approval. Monroe & Co.. 811 N. 16th St.. Omaha. 344 BRASS FOUNDRY. Ii R A K 3 mnA aluminum enatlnv nlftrAt v,l ma; una iiniBmng. opeciany Allg. I.O., U r. jniun oi., -uuncii oiuns. HORSE BLANKETS. HARNESS, saddles, suit cases and valises Cornish, 1210 Farnam at. Tel. 2314 173 D29 RAILWAY TIME! 4f ARD Cont laaed. UNION STATION 10TH AND MAHCY Chicago, Rock Island St Pacific. EAST. ' Leave. Arrive. Chicago Daylight L't'd..a 6:00 am Chicago Daylight Local.a 7:00 am Chicago Express bll:15 am a 6:45 am a 9:35 pm a d:u pm bll:60 am Des Moines Express.... a 4:30 pm Chicago Fast Express... a 545 pm a 1:25 pn w K8T. Rocky Mountain L't'd..a 6:50 pm a 4.65 am Lincoln, Colo, Springs, Denver, Pueblo and West a 1:30 rjm a 6:00 pm Colo., Texas, Cal. and Oklahoma Flyer a 5:20 pm UbIob Paclflc. al2:40 pm a 7:30 pm a 3:25 pm Overland Limited a 9:40 am The Fast Mall a 8:50 am California Express a 4:25 pm Pacific Express all:30 pm Eastern Express a 4:36 pm The Atlantic Express.... The Colorado Special... a 7:10 am Chicago Special Lincoln Beatrice and a 7:30 am a 3:40 am a 3:40 am bl2:50 pm Stromsbura Express.. b 4:05 nm Grand Island Local b 6:30 pm d :36 pm Chicago at Northwestern. "The Northwestern Line. Fast Chicago a 3:40 am a 7:00 am Mall k... .a 7:50 pm a 8:30 am Local Blo.ix City a 6:10 am t-zn nm Daylight St. Paul a 7:35 am al0:25 pm Daylight Chicago a 8:00 am all:20 pm Local cnlchgo al0:55 am a 6:10 nm Local Carroll a 4:00 pm- a 9:50 am asi unicaro a 4:55 pm a 4:05 pm Limited Chicago a 8:10 Dm a 9:30 am Fast Bt. Paul a 8:10 pm a 8:15 am Fast Mall a 2:40 pm Local Sioux City b 4:00 pm b 9:60 am Wabash. . St. Louis "Cannon Ball" express. a 6:55 pm a 8:20 am Bt. lyouis i.ocai, coun cil biuhs a : lo am al0:30 pm Illinois Central. Chicago Express a 7:20 am K-tii nm Chicago, Minneapolis & St. Paul Limited a 7:M nm a (. ns am Minneapolis ec Dt, raul Express b 7:20 am bin-as nm Chicago Express al0:35 pm Chlraaro, Milwaukee A St. Pant. Chicago & Omaha Ei..b 7:40 am h -ia Chicago Limited Ex a 6:00 pm a 7:50 am Missouri Pacific. St. Louis Express a!0:O0 am a 6:25 nm K. C. and St. L. Ex al0:50 pm a 6:15 am BURLINGTON STATION 10TH t MASON Burltaajton at Missoarl'nlirer. Arrive. bll:55 am a 7:45 pm a 6:45 am Wymore, Beatrice nd TJnKnln B Aft M Knhraalta lTitir.fi. a BJA a n Denver IJmlted a 4:25 pm )iacn rims ana puget Hnnnd Rinrpiu . ilMA nm S1A nm i;oioraao vesuDUiea Flyer Lincoln Fast Mall ..b t:10 pm a S:10 pm a 9:17 am bll:05 am a 8:27 am rort crook and piatta- ,,,uu, ...... ............u o . Bellevue A Pacific Jet. .a 7:60 pm oeuevue se racinc jct..a j:uo am Chlca.RO, Bnrliaajton A Oolncr. Chicago Special a 7:00 am a 4 OK nm c nicago vmiuuiea r.x..a a:w pm a 7:30 am all 00 pm a 7:30 am a 2:45 pm Conncil unicago icai a :30 am Chicago Limited a 8:06 pm Fast Mall Kansas City, St. Joseph Bluffs. Kansas City Day Ex. ..a :45 am a 6:05 pm St. Iouls Flyer a 6:10 nm all K am Kansas City Night Ex..al0:30 pm a 6:16 am - WEBSTER DEPOT ISTH at WEBSTER Fresno-it, Elkhorn at Missonrt Valley. Leave. Arrive. Black Hills, Peadwood, Lend. Hot Bprlnga a 3:00 pm a 6:00 nm Wyoming, Casper and Douglas a 1:00 pm a 6:00 pm Hastings, York, David City, Superior, Geneva, Exeter and Seward b 1:00 Dm b 5:00 Dm Bonesteel, Lincoln, Nio brara and Fremont. ,.b 7:30 am bl0:25 am Fremont Local c 7:d0 am C'hleaaro. St. Faal, Minneapolis at Omaha. Twin City Passenger. ..a 6:30 am a 9:10 pm Sioux City Paasengei...a 2:00 pm all:30 am Oakland Local b 6:45 pm b 8:46 am Misaoart Pnelne. Nebraska Local, Via Weeping Water b 4:10 pm al0:25 am a uaiiy. o I'any except nunaay. a Pally except Saturday. e Dally except Monday, c 8unday only. STEAMSHIPS. DOMINION LINE SPECIAL NOTICE. Resumption of trips by the Msmmotb popuist Twin screw Btesmers Commonwealth" at "New England." tSe r.lEDITEnnAilEAN From Boston Direct to GIBRALTAR. GENOA. NAPLES. Tha New England and Commonwealth will sail through t- Alexandria on the January ra, reuruurr vuvBSa. New Enalsnd." Dec. 6: Jan. 17: Feb. St Commonwealth," Jan. 8: Feb. 14; Mch. 28. Vancouver," Nov. 29, Jan. 10, Feb. 21. Cambroman,' Dec. 20, Jan. SI. March 14. Also sailings Boston to Liverpool, Port md. Me., to Liverpool. For rates. houl. leu etc., apply to local agent or COMPANY'S OFFICE, 69 Dearborn 8t. CHICAGO. RAYMOND WHITCOMB'8 select tours to Mexico, Calirornia, r lunaa, Cuba, PortJ Klco, Egypt, the Holy Ind, etc. Crulae to west Indie by tha elegant 8. 8. Prtnc Arthur January 13. Indeiendeut siesmahlp and railway tickets everywhere. nformatlon and booklets, 233 Clark Bt., Chicago. TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER Beat Artenltnraa Weekly. THE COPYW3TT. tooa. Shadow. CHAPTER I. The revelation bold me utterly dumb founded. Already I had by placing my band In contact with tha shawl ascertained Its exact texture and saw that both Its tint and Its fabric were anquestlonably the same as the tiny fragment I held la my hand. Chenile ehawls, as every woman knows, must 'be handled carefully or the lightly-made fringe will come asunder: tor the kind of cord of flpss silk Is generally mad upon a single thread, which will break with the slightest . strain. By some means the shawl In question had accldently become entangled or, perhaps, been strained by the sudden uplifting of the arm of the wearer. In any case the little innocent-looking fragment had be come strained and been dropped at the bedside of the murdered man. The gave suspicions of Ethelwynn which had held on the previous night when she endeavored to Justify her sister's neglect crowded again upon me, nnd Sir Bernard's hint at the secret of her past thrust the Iron deeply Into my heart. My eyes were fixed upon the little ob ject in my palm the silent but damning evidence and my mind became filled by bitterest regrets. I saw how cleverly I had been duped, and recognized that this woman whom I had thought an angel was only a cunning assassin. . No reader, I was not oreludalnr her! The thought had already occurred to me that she might have entered the room wearing that shawl perhaps to wish the Invalid good night. She had, however, in answer to my question, declared that she had retired to bed without seeing him for Nurse Kate had told her that he was sleeping. She had therefore not dis turbed him. Then yet another thought had occurred to me. She might have worn the shawl when she entered after the raising of the alarm. In order to clear up -that point I had questioned the servants, one by one. and all had told me the same story, namely mat miss Ethelwynn had not entered the room at all. She had only come to the door and glanced In, then turned away In hor ror and shut herself In her own room. As far as anyone knew, she had not summoned sufflojent courage to go In and look upon the dead man's face. She declared herself horrified and dared not to enter the death chamber. In the Jlght of my discovery all the. facts as related to me made the truth only too apparent. She had entered there un. known to anyone, and that her presence had been with a fell purpose I couM no longer doubt: If I gave the clue Into Ambler Jevnna hands he would, I knew, quickly follow It, gathering up the threads of the tanrled keln one by ene, until he could openly charge her with the crime. I stood unde cided how to net. Should I leave my friend to make bis own Investigations independ ently and unbiased, or should I frankly tell him of my own startling discovery? 1 carefully went through the whole of the circumstances, weighing point after point and decided at last to still retain the knowledge I had gained. The point which outbalanced my Intention was the curious admission of Short regarding the possession of the knife. So I resolved to say nothing to my friend until after the inquest. As may be Imagined, the London naDers mat arternoon were full of the mystery. Nothing like a first-class sensation, sub editors will tell you. There Is an art In alliterative headlines and startling "cross neaas. me inevitable interview with a member of the family," who Is generally anonymous, be it said. Is sure to be eagerly devoured by the public. The world may sneer at sensational journalism, but after all it loves to have its curiosity excited over the tragic denouement of some do mestic secret. As soon as the first informa tion reached the Central News and Press association, therefore, reporters crowded upon us. Representatives, not only of the metropolitan press, but those of the local newspapers, the Richmond and Twicken ham Timest the Independent over at Brent ford, the Middlesex Chronicle at Hounslow, and even the Middlesex Mercury of Isle. worth, all rled with each other In obtaining the most accurate Information. "Say nothing," Jevons urged. "Be civil. but keep your mouth closed tight. There are one or two friends of mine among the crowd. I'll see them and give them some thing that will carry the story further. Remember, you mustn't make any statement whatsoever." , I obeyed him, and although the reporters followed me about all the morning, and outside the house the police had difficulty in preventing a crowd assembling, I refused to express any opinion or describe any thing I had witnessed. ' At 11 o'clock I received a wire from Sir Bernard at Hove as follows: Much shocked at news. Unfortunately very unwell, but shall endeavor to be with you later in the day.". At mid-day t called at the neighbor's house close to Kew Gardens station, where he widow and ber slater had taken refuge. Mrs. Courtenay was utteily broken down, for Ethelwynn had told her . the terrlbln truth that her husband had been murdered. nd both women pounced upon me eagerly to ascertain what -theory the police now held. I looked at the woman who had held me so long benestb her spell. Was it possible that one so open-faced and pyre could be the uthor of so dastardly and cowardly a crime? Her face was whit and anxious. but the countenance had now re-assumed Its normal innocence of expression, and In her eyes I saw tha genuine love-look of old. She had arranged her hair and dress and no longer wore the ahawl. "It's terrible terrible. Ralph," she cried. Poor Msry! The blow hs utterly crushed her." I am to blame It Is my own fault!" ex claimed the young widow, hoarsely. "But I hsd no idea that his end was so near. I tried to be a dutiful wife, but oh only Ethelwynn knows how bsrd It wss. and how I suffered. His malady made blm un bearable, and Instesd of quarreling I thought the bet tar plan was to go ont and leave him wlfh the nurse. Wbat people have always ssid was, alas, too true. Owing to the difference of our age our marrlag was a ghastly failure. And now It has ended In a tragedy." I responded in words as sympsthetie aa I could Bud tongue to utter. Her eyes were red with crying, and her pretty fac as swollen and ugly. I knew that she now felt a genuine regret at tn loss or ber busband.'even though her life bad been so dull and unhappy. Whll ah sat tn big armchair bowed In alienee, I turned to Ethelwynn and dis cussed the situation with her. Their friends ware most kind, she said. Tha huiband was church warden at Kew church. and his wlfs was an ardent church worker. nca they had long ago become excellent triands. You hay your friend, Mr. Jvens, with cm! hy T C. rr CLCSZT. you, I bear. Nurse hss Just 'returned and told me so." "Yes," I responded. "He Is making an Independent Inquiry." "And what has he found?" she inquired breathlessly. "Nothing." Then I watched her closely, I saw that she breathed again more freely. By the manner In which she uttered Ambler's name I detected that she was not at all well-disposed towards him. Indeed, she spoke as though she feared that he might discover the truth. After half an hour I loft, and more put tied than ever, returned to the bouse In Richmond Road. Some times I felt en tirely convinced that my love was author ess of the foul deed; but at others there seemed something wsntlng in the confirma tion of my suspicions. Regarding the lat ter I could not overlook the fact that Short had told a story which was false on the face of It, wlle the utter absence of any motive on my love'a part In murdering the old gentleman seemed to point In an en tire opposite direction. Dr. Diplock, the coroner, had fixed the Inquest for 11 o'clock on the morrow; there fore I assisted Dr. Farmer of Kew, the police surgeon, to make. the post-mortem. We made the examination in the aft ernoon, before the light faded, and if the circumstances of the crime were mysterious. tne means by which the unfortunate man was murdered were, we found, doubly so. Outwardly the wound was an ordinary one, one Inch in breadth. Inflicted by a blow delivered from left to right. The weapon bad entered between the fourth and fifth ribs, and the heart bad been completely transfixed by some sharp-cut ting Instrument. The Injuries we discov ered within, however, increased the mys tery tenfold, for we found two extraordi nary lateral incisions which almost com pletely divided the heart from side to side, the only remaining attachment of the upper portion to the lower being a - small por tion of the Interior wall of the heart be hind the sternum. Such a wound was absolutely beyond ex planation. The Instrument with which the crime had been committed by striking between the ribs had penetrated to the heart with an unerring precision, making a terrible wound eight times the site within, as compared with the exterior puncture. And yet the weapon bad been withdrawn, and. was missing. We were about to conclude our examina tion In despair, utterly unable to account for the extraordinary wound, when the door opened and Sir Bernard entered. He looked upon the body of his old friend, not a pleasing spectacle indeed, and then grasped my hsnd without a word. I showed my chief the wound, explained its extraordinary features, and asked hit opinion. He removed his coat, turned up his shirt cuffs, adjusted bis big spectacles and, bending beside the board upon which the body lay, made a long and careful In spection of the injury. "Extraordinary!" he ejaculated. "I've never known of such a wound before. One would almost suspect an explosive bullet it It were not for the clean incised wound on the exterior. The ribs seem grazed, yet the manner in which such a hurt has been Infllctel is utterly unaccountable." "We have been unable to solve the enigma," Dr. Farmer observed. "I was an army surgeon before I entered private prac tice, but I have never seen a similar case." "Nor have I." responded Sir Bernard. "It is most puzzling." "Do you think that this knife could have been used?" I asked, handing my chief the weapon. He looked at It, raised It in bis hand as though to strike, felt its edge and then shook his bead, saying: "No, I think not. The Instrument used was only sharp on one edge. This has both edges sharpened." It was a point we bad not overlooked, but In a moment we agreed with htm, and at once abandoned our halt-formed theory that the Indian dagger bad caused the wound. With Sir Bernard we made an examina tion of the tongue and other organs,'- In order to ascertain the progress of the dis ease from which the deceased had been sunering, out a detailed account of our discoveries can have no Interest for the lay reader. In a word, our conclusions were that the murdered man could easily have lived an other year or more. The disease was not so advanced as we had believed. Sir Ber nard bad a patient to see in Orosvenor Square; therefore, be left at about 4 o'clock, regretting that he had not time to call round at the neighbor's and express his sympathy with the widow. "Give ber all my sympathies, poor young lady," he said to me. "And tell ber that I will call upon her tomorrow." Then, after promising to attend the Inquest and give evidence regarding the post-mortem, be shook hands with us both and left. At t o'clock that evening I waa back In my own rooms In Harley Place, eating my dinner alone, when Ambler Jevons entered. He was not as cheery as usual. He did not exclaim, as was his habit. "Well, my boy, how goes It? Whom have you killed today?" or some such grim pleasantry. On the contrary, he came In with scarcely a word, threw bis hat upon a aide table, and sank Into his usual arm chair with acarcely a word, save the question uttered In almost a growl: "May I smoke?" "Of course," I said, continuing my meal. "Where have you been?" "I left while you were cutting ud the body," he ssid. "I've been about a lot since then, and I'm tired." "You look It. Have a drink." "No," he responded, shsklng bis bead I don t drink wbn I n bothered. This case la an absolute mystery." And strik ing a match he lit his rather foul pipe and puffed away vigorously, staring straight into tne ore tne while. "Well," I asked, after a long silence. "What's your opinion now?" - "I've none," he answered, gloomily. "What'a yours?" "Min is that the mystery Increases hourly.' "What did you find ' at the post. mortem ?" In a few words I explained the unac countable nature of the wound, drawing for blm a rough diagram on the back of an old envelope, which I toaaed over to wher he sat. H looked at It for a long time with out speaking, then observed: "Hum! Just aa I thought. The police theory regarding that fellow Short and the knife Is all a confounded myth. Depend upon it, Boyd, eld chap, that man is no fool. Hs's tricked Thorp finely and with a motive, too." "What motive do you suspect?" I In quired, eagerly, for this was aa entirely fresh theory. "One that you'd call absurd If I were to tall it to you now. I'll explain later on, whea my suspicions ar confirmed as I leal sura they will b before lone." "Tou're mysterious, Ambler." I said. sur. pruned. "Why?" 1 nave a reason, my dear fellow," was all the reply he vouchsafed. Then h puffed agalu vigorously at his pipe, and filled the room with clouds of choking smoke of a not particularly good brand of tobacco. CHAPTER X. Which Pasales the Doctors. At the inquest held In the big upstairs room of the Star and Darter hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance. By this time the public excitement bad risen to fever beat. It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we hsd been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much Increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair. The coroner, seated at the table at the bead of the room, took the usual formal evl dence of Identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap. Samuel Short was the first witness of Im portance, and those In the room listened breathlessly to the story of how his alarm clock had awakened him at I o'clock; how he had risen as usual and gone to his mas ter's room, only to discover him dead. "You noticed no sign of a struggle?" In quired the coroner, looking sharply up at the witness. "None, sir. My master waa lying on his side and except for the stain ot blood which attracted my attention It looked as though be had died In his sleep." "And what did you do?' "I raised the alarm," answered Short; and then he went on to describe how he twitched on the electric light, rushed down stairs, seized the knife hanging In the hall opened one of the back doors and rushed outside. "And why did you do that, pray?" asked the coroner, looking at him fixedly. "I thought that someone might be lurk Ing in the garden,1 trifle lamely. the man responded, a The solicitor of Mrs. Courtenay's family, to whom she had sent asking him to be present on her behalf, rose at this Juncture and, addressing the coroner, said "I should like to put a question to the witness, sir. I represent the deceased's family." "Aa you wish," replied the coroner. "But do you consider such a course wise at this stage of the inquiry? There must be an adjournment." He understood the coroner's objection, and, acquiescing, quickly sat down. Nurse Kate and the cook were called and afterwards Ethelwynn, who, dressed In black and wearing a veil, looked pale and fragile as she drew off her glove In order to take the oath. As ahe stood there our eyes met for an Instant; then she turned towards her ques tloner, bracing herself for the ordeal. "When did you last seo the deceased alive?" asked the coroner, after the usual formal inquiry as to her name and con nection with the family. "At 10 o'clock in the evening. Dr. Boyd visited blm, and found him much better. After the doctor bad gone I went upstslri and found the nurse with him, giving him hla medicine. He was still sitting before the fire." "Was he in bis usual spirits?" "Quite." "What was the character of your conver sation with blm? I understand that Mrs. Courtenay, your sister, was out at the time. Did he remark upon ber absence?" "Yes. He said It was a wet night, and he hoped she would not take cold, for the was often so careless of herself." - ' The coroner bent to his paper and wrote down her reply. "And you did not see him alive again?" "No." "You entered the room after he was dead, I presume?" "No. I I hadn't the courage," she fal tered. "They told me he was dead that he bad been stabbed to the heart." Again the coroner bent to his writing. What, I wondered, would those present think if I produced the little piece of stained chenille which I kept wrapped In tissue paper and hidden in my fuseebox? To them it, of course, seemed quite nat ural that a delicate woman should hesitate to view a murdered man. But if they knew Oi my discovery they would detect that she waa an admirable actress that her horror of the dead was feigned, and that she was not telling the truth. I, who knew her countenance so well, saw even through her veil bow agitated she was, and with what desperate resolve she was concealing the awful anxiety consuming her. "One witness has told us that the de ceased was very afraid ot burglars," ob served the coroner. "Had be ever spoken to you on the subject?" "Often. At his country bouse some years ago a burglary was committed and one of the burglars fired at him but missed him, think that unnerved him, for be always kept a loaded revolver In a drawer of table beside bis bed. In addition to this he had electrical contrivances attached to the windows, so aa to ring an alarm. "But it appears they did not ring," said the coroner, quickly. "They were out of order, the servants tell me. The bells had been silent for fortnight or so." "It seems probable' then, that the mur derer knew of that," remarked Dr. Dip lock, again writing with his scratchy quill. Turning to the solicitor, he asked, "Have you any questions to put to the witness?" "None," was the response. And then the women whom I had loved so fervently and well, turned and reseated herself. She glanced across at me. Did she read my thoughts? Her glance was a glance ot triumph. Medical evidence was next taken, Sir Bernard Eyton being the first witness. He gave his opinion In his hsbltual sharp, snappy voice, terse and to the point, In technical language be explained the dlsesse from which bis patient bad been suffering, and then proceeded to describe the result of the post-mortem, how the wound inside was eight times larger than the exterior Incision. That seems very remarkable:" ex claimed the coroner, himself a surgeon of no mesn repute, laying down his pen and regarding the physician with interest suddenly aroused. "Have you ever seen a similar wound in your experience, Sir Bernard V "Never!" was the reply. "My friends, Dr. Boyd and Dr. Farmer, were with me. and we are agreed that it is utterly lm possible that the cardiac Injuries I have described could have been caused by the external wound." "Then how were they caused?" asked the coroner. "I cannot tell." There was o& cross-exsmlnstlon. I fol lowed, merely corroborating wbat my chief had said. Then Diplock turned to the twelv Kew tradesmen who hsd been sum. moned and sworn as Jurymen, and address log tbem, said: "I think, gentlemen, you have beard sufficient to show that this Is a more than usually serious esse. There are certsln elements both extraordinary and mysteri ous, snd thst being so, I would suggest aa adjournment, in order that tha police should b enabled to make further Inquiries Into the matter. Tb deceased wss a gen tleman whose philanthropy was probably well known to you all, and w must all therefor regret that he ahould hav coma to such a sudden and tragic end. You may. of courss, com to a verdict today If you wish, but I would strongly urge aa adjournment until, any, thla day week.' The Jury conferred for a few momenta, and after some whispering, the for man, a grocer at Kew Bridge, announced that hla i fellow jurymen acquiesced In the coroner's suggestion, and the publlo rose and slowly left, more puttied than ever. Ambler Jevons bad been present, sitting at the back of the room, and In order to avoid the others w lunched together at an opposite public-house In Brentford, en tha opposite aid of tha Thames to Kew Oar ' dens. It waa the only place we could die cover, save the hotel where the Inquest hsd been held, and we bad no desire to be Interrupted, for during the Inquiry he had passed me a scrap of paper upon which ha had written an earnest request to see me alone afterwards. Therefore, when I had seen Ethelwynn Into a cab. and had bade farewell to Sir Bernard and received certain private In structions from him. we walked together Into the narrow, rather dirty High atreet of Rrentford, the county town of Middlesex. The Inn we entered was close to a sosp works, the odor from which wss not con duclve to a good appetite, but we obtained a room to ourselves and ate our meal of cold beef almost in silence. "I was up esrly this morning." Ambler observed at last. "I waa at Kew at 8 o'clock." "Why?" "In the night an idra struck me. and when such Ideas occur I always seek to put them promptly Into action." "What was the Idea?" I asked. "I thought about the safe In the old man'e bedroom," be replied, laying down bis knife and fork and looking at me. "What about It? There's surely nothing extrsordlnary in a maa having a rate In his room?" "No, But there's something extraordi nary In the key of the safe being missing." he said. Thorpe has apparently over looked the point; therefore this morning I went down to Kew, and finding only a con. stable In charge, I made a thorough search through the place. In the dead man's room I naturally expeoted to find It, and after nearly a couple of hours searching In every nook and every crack I succeeded. It was hidden In the mould of a small pot fern, standing In the corridor outside the room." "You examined the safe, then?" "No, I didn't. There might be money and valuables within, and I had no right to open It without the presence of a wit ness. I've waited for you to accompany me. We'll go there after luncheon and examine its contents." "But the executors might hsve something to say regarding such an action." I re marked. "Executors be hanged! I taw them this morning, a couple of firy-ss-duat old fossils city men, I think, who only think ot house property and dividends. Our duty Is to solve this mystery. The executors csn have their turn, old chap, when we've finished. At present they haven't the key. or any notion where It Is. One of them mentioned It, and said be supposed It was In the widow's possession." "Well," I remarked, "I must ssy that I don't half like the Idea of turning out a safe without the presence ot the execu tors." "Police Inquiries come before executors' Inventories" he replied. "They'll get their Innings all In good time. The house Is, at present, in the occupation of trie police, and nobody, therefore, can disturb us." "Have you told Thorpe?" "No. He's gone up to Scotland Yard to make his report. He'll probably be down again this afternoon. Let's finish and take the ferry across." Thus persuaded I drained my ale, and to gether we went down to the ferry, landing at Kew Gardens and crossing them until we emerged by the Unicorn gate, almost opposite the house ot mystery. There were still loiterers outside, men, women and children, who lounged In the vicinity, staring blankly up at the drawn blinds. A constable In uniform admitted us. He hsd his lunch, a pot ot beer and some bread and cheese which his wife had probably brought him, on the dining table, and we had disturbed him with his mouth full. He was the same man whom Ambler Jevons bad seen In the morning, and as we entered he saluted, saying: Inspector Thorpe has left a message for you, sir. Hen be back rrom tne yard about bait-past 3, and would very much like to see you." 'Do you know why be wants to see me?" 'It appears, sir, that one of the wit nesses who gave evidence this morning is missing." "Missing!" he cried, pricking up hla ear. "Who's missing?" "The man servsnt, sir. My sergesnt told me an hour ago that as soon as the msa had given evidence he went out, and was seen hurrying toward Qunnersbury station. They believe he's absconded." I exchanged significant glances with my companion, but neither of us uttered a sound. Ambler gave vent to his habitual grunt ot dissatisfaction, and then led tb way upstairs. The body had been removed from the room in which It had been found, and the bed was dismantled. When inside th apartment he turned to me calmly, saying: "There seems something In Thorpe's theory regarding that fellow Short, after all." "If he has really absconded, it Is an ad mission of guilt," I remarked. "Most certainly," be replied. "It's. suspicious circumstance, in any case, that ho did not .remain until the conclusion of ths inquiry." We pulled the chest of drawers, a beau tlful piece ot old Sheraton, away from the door of the aafe, and before placing the key in the lock my companion examined the exterior minutely. The key was psrtly rusted, and appeared as though it bl not been used tor many months. Could It be that the assassin wss In search ot that key, and bad been uuiuc. eesstulT He showed me the artful manner In which It had been concealed. The small, hardy fern hsd been rooted up and stuck back heedlessly Into Its pot again. Cer. tainly no one would ever bav thought to earch for a ssfe key there. Tb dsmpness ot the mould had caused th rust, hence before we could open the Iron door we were compelled to oil the key with some brlllian tln which was discovered on th dead man's dressing tabla. Tha Interior, w found, wa a kind of small strong room built of firebrick and lined with steel. It wst filled with paper of all kinds, nestly arranged. W drew up a table, and the first packet in friend banded out was a substantial on of five-pound notes, secured by an elastl band beneath which was a slip on which the amount waa penciled. Securities of various sorts followed, and then larg packeta ot parchments, deeds, which on ex amination we found related to Bis Devon, shire property and bis farms In Canada. Here's something. cried Amtuer at length, tossing across to me a small packet methodically tied with pink tape. "The old boy's love letters, by the look of them." I undid the loop eagerly, and opened the first letter. It wss in a femlnlns hsnd, and proved a curious, almost unintelligible communication. I glanced at th slgnatura. My heart etasad It beating, and a sudden cry in voluntarily escaped ma, although next mo ment I aaw that by it I bad betrayed my. sslf, tor Armbler Jevons sprang to my side In an Instant. But next Instant I covered the signature with my band, grasped th packet swift as thought, and turned upon blm defiantly, without uttarlug a word. .To B CoatU fed.)
