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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.)
