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18 THE OMAHA DAILY IlEE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1903. tITV OFFICIAL SOTICE. cifflrer. In th .nr lfl, nor unless ma jority of th Hector voting t such election shall vote for the Mine to be In force and ffT't HiTtlon 7. At the general election for Hty oflleera to be held In the city of Omaha In IW'.I the qucKtinn of whether the aald franchise nnd privilege as hr. In mentioned and provided and upon the term herein set forth ehnll be granted to Andrew Hone water, his siccc-ssors and assigns ahall be submitted to the electora of the city of Omaha. The question ahall be aubmltted at said election In the following form: "Shall the franchise and privilege, pro vided for and described In Ordinance No. , entitled "An ordlnanco printing to Andrew Itosewater, his successors and aa algna the right In, over, upon, under and along the street, boulevards alleya and ptitillc. grotinda of the city of Omaha, to elect, construct, operate and maintain wire, polia. condulta and other atructurea and appurtenance a neceaaary for properly conveying. conducting and distributing electric currenta and energy for power, lighting and heating purpoaea within Bald city, subject to certain conditions, rjleg and regulations, and also providing for the submission of the aame to the electora of the city of .Omaha for the ratification or repectlon,' be granted to Andrew Koae water. hla successors and assigns as In aald ordlnajire provided." Said propoaltlon ahall be printed upon the official ballot at aald election. On the left aide of the ballot and Immediately un cle rneuth the anld propoaltlon ahall be printed the word "For,' and Immediately rndrrnenth tha word "Against." All elec tora dealring to vote for the propoaltlon shall make a cross at the proper place on the ballot opposite the word "For," and those electors dealring to vote against Mid propoaltlon ahall make a croaa at the proper place on the ballot oppoaite the word "Againat." The vote upon aald propo altlon shall be counted, canvassed and re turned, and the result of the vote thereon declared by the lame oftlcera In the aame manner aa the vote upon the election of officera are- counted, canvassed, returned and declared. If, upon the canvaaa of the returna of the vote upon aald proposition, It ahall ap pear thai a majority of the electora voting at said elect lot, have voted for the1 said proposition, the aame shall be deemed and considered an carried, and the result shall be declared by th.' canvassing board ac cordingly. And thereupon the said Andrew Hosewater. hla successors and assigns shall become the owner of and possessed of the franchise and privileges described, men tioned and provided for and granted by said ordinance, subject to and upon the terms trd condition therein prescribed, with the right to i:se and enjoy the same to himself, his successors and assigns. Provided, that aald Andrew Rose.water ahall. within thirty claya from the date of such declaration, file with the city clerk his acceptance In writing of said ordinance and Its terms and conditions. , But, If it shall appear that a majority of the electors voting at said election have not voted for said proposition, the same ahall be deemed and considered aa not car ried, and the result ahall be declared by the canvassing board accordingly. Bectlnn K. The mayor shall give due no tice of the submission cf this ordinance In bis proclamation call fur the next general city election. Bectlnn 9. This ordlnanco ahall take ef fect and be In force from and after Its passage, but th privilege and franchise therein mentioned are granted conditioned I t.pon the istlflcatlon of thla ordinance by a I n.ajorlty of the electora voting therefor as I hereinbefore provided. i '.y Mr. Zlmman. ' js E2w IncB NOTICE. " Notice of the sitting of the city council as ' a .board of .cci jallzatlon of assessments for general taxes for the year 13(13. i All persona interested are hereby notl- I fled that the city council of the city of I Omaha will sit aa a board of equalisation ' of assessments for general taxea for the year 193, aa provided by section 141 of the Charter for Metropolitan Cities, 1W, on ' Tuesday, tha 13th day of January, 1903, be- I tween tnn nouns oi lu o cioeg a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m. -in the council chamber In tha city rail, for the purpose, of hearing and determining all complaints of erroneous or unjust assessments for suld year, and said hearings will be continued between the houra named from day to day for a period cf at leHst five days, Including the data of said first situ,.;. All persons having taxable, property within the city are requested to examlns their assessments, so tnat if any error ex ists, or any Injustice has been anno in the assessment of property, correction may be made by aald Board of Equalisation, It be ing the Intention of the law mat no correc tion ahall be made after the Board of Kqtiallsatlon adjourns. The assessment hooks are now ready for examination In the tax .commissioner's office. All complaints must be In writing; must contain a definite description, or the location of the property assessed; must state the amount of the as seasment complained of and the amount complainant considers the fair cash value of such property, and must be filed with the city clerk on or before January 14, 3)3 for the consideration and action of aid board when convened. Omaha, January 6, 1!j3. W. H. ELBOURN. Jan -6t-& 8 City Clerk. LhltiAL NOllCli. STOCKHOLDERS' -MEETING. Office of Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hardware Company, Omaha. Neb., Dec. 13, 1W2. No tice la hereby given to the stockholders of the Lee-Qlass-Andreesen Hardware com pany that the,annuai meeting of the stock holders of the company .will be held at the offtcea of the said company, corner of Ninth and Harney streets. In the city of Omaha, In the state of Nebraska, on Tuesday, Jan uary 13, A. D. 1903, at 3 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing a board of direct ors for the company to serve during the ensuing yea', and to transact such other buHlnena as may be presented at such meet In ft H. J. LEE. President. W. M. OLAS8. Becretary. D18 root NOTICE OF DIBSOLPTION. To Whom It May Concern: The Andrews Bones Can company haa this day been dis solved by mutual and unanimous consent of all the stockholders and Individuals com posing Hnid company. All persons having claims against said company shall present the SHme. at once, for payment, to Charles T. Knuntze, truatee, at First National bank. Omnhu, Nebraska, and the same will be paid. Dated this 3d day of Jxnuarv, 1903. ANDREW-BONES CAN CO. Jll IS ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM The Masonic Veteran's Association of Ne braska will meet In Omaha Monday, Janu ary 26, In annual session for the purpose of electing officers of the year and trans acting other business. The association Is composed of Masons who have been mem bers of the order for twenty-one years or more and has representatives In almost every county of the state. The meeting will be held In Free Mason's hall, and at noon there will be spread a luncheon In the bauquet hall. This may be the last if the meetings to be held at the hall, aa there Is a feeling on the pari of a number of tbe members that the meetings should be more of a social nature. This Idea Is carried out in a number of other 'Jurisdictions and the annual meetings are held at the home of the retiring president, with tbe wives of the members present, and the day Is gtven over to social pleasures, as the associa tions have little other object than per petuating the ties of friendship and ac quaintance between the veterans. The latest reunion of veterans to be held was that of the Detroit association, January 7. Invitation to attend the meVting was sent to Gustave Anderson, an honorary member of the Detroit association. It was held at the home of Burnham Tracy, the president, and the Invitations were a novel conceit, which attracted much comment. A meetlug of the Masonic Temple Craft, the organisation owning the Masonio tem ple, was held Tuesday evening, at wblib time directors for the year were elected, there being chosen Alfred M. Oleson, Johu N. Neeley, J. B. Rahro and M. A. Hall of Et. John's lodge; John N. Wrstberg and John W. Lytle of Covert lodge, and Henry Hardy of Capitol lodge. Tbe temple craft Is composed of 8t. John's, Cspltol and Covert blue lodges; Omaha chapter Royal Arch Masons, Mount Calvary rommandery Knights Templar, Omaha council Royal and Select Masters, ths Scottish Rite, and Vesta chapter. Order Eastern Star. ( The new pipe organ will be Installed In Masonic temple within the next two weeks ad the lodges which meet at lb building are very much Interested, as the organ la f expected to add greatly to the pleasure nd profit of the work In the different degrees. It will be one of the best Instru ments of Its kind In any Masonic hall In the country and will be among but few In such halls. The Scottish Rite bodies are preparing for the spring reunion, which will be held this year four days, beginning March 25. The indications are that the class of novitiates will be lsrger this time than ever, as the blue lodges of the state have bren working on more candidates during the Isst year thsn ever before during a similar length of time. Tangier temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, has been doing considerable In the way of the relief of the poor during the I last few weeks, and In the last fortnight has paid out $500, while since the begin ning of winter more thsn $1,100 has been expended. This aid has gone to persons other than Masons and Is paid out of the charity fund which Is created by setting aside a certain percentage of all money re ceived by the temple. There is a committee on charity which Is assisted In Its work by a number of philanthropic persons and societies who report cases which are In vestigated fully before charity Is given. Of the money expended very little reaches Its destination in the form of rash, the most of It going for groceries and fuel, while some was spent for clothing. The program of the fourteenth annual ceiebratlon of the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns has been Issued by Clan Gordon, under whose auspices the celebra tion will be held Friday evening. January 23, at Crelghton ball. The program will open, as all Scotch programs should, with music of the pipes, played by Clansman J. C. Buchanan, the piper of the clan, to be followed by a medley of Scotch airs by the orchestra. Then will come the address of welcome by James Cameron, chief of the clan, followed by a song, "there Was a Lad," by Clansman R. O. Watson. Clans man William Kennedy will reoite the "Ad dress to a Haggis," after which Mrs. A. O. Edwards will sing "Angus McDonald" by special) request. The address of Clansman John L. -Kennedy, "Memory of Burns," will follow. Mrs. W. H. Fltt will sing "Bon nie Prince Charlie." W. H. Wilbur "My Dream" and Sam Morris will sing "It Came Off," a comic song to e given the first time In Omaha. After an intermis sion the second half of the program will open with a song, "Banks of Loch Lomond," by Miss Blanch Sorenson. Mr Delmore Cheney will sing "Somebody, Naebody,'' and f'l'm Wearln' Awa Jean," after which Rev. Thomas Anderson will speak of tho "Old Home and the New." Cornet solos, "My Heart's Ip the Hlelands" and "The Baotle Rows," will be rendered by J. J. La pine, and William Kennedy will recite "Tam Sampson's Deld." This will be fol lowed by a duet by Mrs. Edwards and Mr. Wilbur, "Oh. that We Two Were Maying." Clansman Adam Jaraleson will sing, and Mrs. Fltt will sing "Here's a Health, Bon nie Scotland," and the concert will end by all singing "Auld Lang Syne," after which will come the dance. Clan Gordon held Its regular meeting Tuesday In tha Continental building. There was a good turnout of members and two new melt were Initiated and one raised from honorary to active membership. Royal deputy then installed some of the new officers for 1903 and a spirited debate fol lowed on the subjects, "Written Notice" and "Personal Visit." William Kennedy gave two recitations and a song, which were much enjoyed. R. O. Watson sang and the royal deputy said something. The chief made an eloquent speech and thanked the members for his re-election. Last year was the clan's most successful one. Burns' festival will be held In Crelghton ball Friday, January 23. Omaha camp, No. 120, Modern Woodmen of. America, and Ivy camp. No. 2, Royal Neighbors of America, had a joint Instal lation of officers last Wednesday evening. In connection with the installation a mu sical program was rendered, followed by an address by Judge W. W. Slabaugh, and a banquet. The officers of tbe camp are as follows: Venerable consul, H. D. , Stone; worthy adviser, H. G. Stalder; banker, William Nollman; clerk, C. H. T. Rlepen; escort, John Kllllan; watchman, F. E. Gates; sentry, John Benson; board of man agers, C. F. Broslus, Charles E. Allen and E. B. Carter; physicians, Dr. L. A. Merrlam and Dr. J. C. BlBhop. Ivy camp officers are as follows: oraclo, Mrs. W. C. Price; vice oracle, Mrs. W. F. Rice; recorder, Miss Olga Nollman; re ceiver, Mra. A. Dukes; chancellor, Mrs. F. Bchuetz; marshal, Mrs. J. Harte; Inner sen tinel. Mrs. T. H. Miller; outer sentinel, Mrs. M. Culp; board of managers, Mra. W. H. Derr; physician, Dr. C. F. Clark. Gate City lodge. No. 14, Sons and Daugh ters of Protection, held a rousing meeting at Its hall. Continental building, last Thursday evening. After the Initiation ceremonies the following officers were In stalled by Supreme Vice President E. C. Gay: Past president, James Brophy; pres ident, A. G. Elllck; vice president, Mrs. J. E. Walsh; secretary, F. H. Craig; treas urer, A. F. Mayne; chaplain, Mrs. fCnma Mahoney; marshal, Mrs. Hattle Shook; In ner guard, Mrs. Nettle A. Karbach; outer guard,' J. E. Walah; musician, Mrs, Bertha Campbell; trustees, Mrs. D. W. Reld. Mrs. J. F. Davis and J. II. Mahoney; pbysiclana, Drs. Swoboda, Van Camp and S. H. Smith. After the installation ceremonies refresb meuts were served and a social dance en Joyed. Tbe Sons and Daughters Is a Ne braska order for Nebraskana only. The members of Ben Hur lodge are pre paring to give a large progressive high Ave party In the lodge rooms In the Bee build ing next Friday evening. January 18. Tho order, which Is fraternal and beneficiary, has been In existence In this city for six or seven years and now haa a membership of between 400 and 500 members. Weekly meetings are held In the Bee building and much enjoyed by those who make It a habit to be present. Fiuoii Horse Dead. LONDON, Jan. 10. Ben d'Or, tbe famous race horse which won the Derby In 1880, dropped dead while exercising today. THE Hit A LTV MAHKKT. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Satur day, January 10: Warranty Deeds. Walter Hansen and wife to Newell Burton, lot 1, block M, Florence $ 150 B. K. BtoufTer and wife t Insurance Building company, si'l feet of w90 feet lot 14. block 87, South Omaha 1 South Omaha land company to W. C. Lambert, lots t and 9. block 141, South Omaha 178 Henry Hoiwief and wife to Elate Hon nef, lot lol. Nelson's add 1 City Savlnga bank to Minnie II. Judd. lot i. Htmebaugh Place 4.000 Minnie II. Judd and husband to F. L. Joy, aame 4,000 rnnnie it. Patrick and nusoanci to a. T. Morton, lot (, block 8, Patrick's 2d Saratoga add 125 George Lohleln and wife to A. L chuurr, lot SO, Northslde add I (twit Cla-lsa Drews. Jacob Kelser to A. L. Schnurr, lot 79, Norlhslde add T George bellgaohn to Elkln Pellgsohn, sat feet of w4 lot 7. Preston W.'a add 1 Deeds. Sheriff to George XV. Shields, lot 25. block Hawthorne add 200 Total amount of transfers..... fiZWfrh J3S JIR ffclii - I 1 CCrPYPXTTT. UK) 8. fry T C. fFCLUZC rjliu V CHAPTER XXI. Woman's Wiles. "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded scoundrel who had feigned, illness. "Give 'im a settler 'Arry. He wants hit nerves calmln' a bit!" The fellow had seized my wrists, and X saw that one of tbe men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge. I caught a whiff of its odor an odor fa miliar enough to me the sickly smell of chloroform. Fortunately I am pretty athletic, and with a sudden wrench I freed my wrists from the ruffian's grip, and hitting htm one from the shoulder right between the eyes, sent him spinning back against the chest of drawers. To act swiftly was my only chance. If once tbey succeeded In pressing that sponge to my nostrils and holding It there, then all would be over; for by their appearance I saw they were dangerous criminals and not men to stick at trifles. They meant to murder me. As I sent down the man who had shammed illness his two companions dashed toward me with Imprecations upon their Hps, but with lightning speed I sprang toward the door and placed my back against It. So long as I could face them I intended to fight for life. Their desire was, I knew to at tack me from behind, as they had already done. I had surely had a narrow escape from their bullets, for they had fired at close range. At Guy's many stories have been told of similar rases where doctors, known to wear valuable watches, diamond rings or scarf pins, have been railed at night by daring thieves and robbed; therefore I always, as precaution, placed toy revolver In my pocket whew I received a night call to a case with which I was not acquainted. I had not disregarded my usual habit when I had placed my thermometer and stethoscope In my pocket previous to ac companying the girl;- therefore It reposed there fully loaded, a fact of which my as sailants were unaware. In much quicker time than It takea to narrate tho incident I was again pounced upon by all three, the man with the sponge In readiness to dssh It to my mouth and nostrils. But as they sprang forward to seize me I raised my hand swiftly, took aim and fired straight at the holder of the sponge, the bullet passing through his shoulder and causing him to drop the anaesthetic as though It were a live coal and to spring several feet from the ground. "God! I'm shot!" he cried. But ere the words had left bts mouth I fired a second chamber, inflicting a nasty wound In the neck of the fellow with the black beard. "Shoot! shoot!" he cried to the third man, but It was evident that in the first struggle, when I had been seized, the fellow's re volver had dropped on the carpet, and In the seml-dsrkness he could not recover It. Recognlxlng thls, I fired a pot shot In the man's direction; then opening the door swiftly, sprang down the stairs Into the ball. One of them- followed, but the other two, wounded aa tbey were, did not care to face ray weapon again. Tbey saw that I knew bow to shoot, ana probably feared that I might Inflict a fatal hurt. As I approached the front door and was fumbling with the lock, tbe third man flung himself upon me, determined tbat I should not escape. With great good fortune, bow ever, I managed to unbolt the door, and after a desperate struggle, In which be en deavored to wrest the weapon from my band, I succeeded at last In gripping him by the throat, and after nearly strangling blm flung blm to tbe ground and escaped Into the street. Just as his associates, bear ing his cries of distress, dashed down the stairs to his assistance. Without doubt It was the narrowest es cape of my life that I have ever had at the hands of malefactors, and so excited was I that I dashed down the street batless for I had left It In tho bouse until I emerged Into Llsson Grove. Then, and only then. It occurred to me tbat, having taken no note of the bouse, I should "be unable to recog nize It and denounce It to the police. But when one is In peril of one's life all other thoughts or Instincts are submerged in the one frantic effort of self-preservation. Still It was annoying to think that such scoun drels should be allowed to go scot free. Breathless, excited and with nerves un strung I opened my door with my latch key and returned to my room, where the reading lamp had burned low, for It had been alight all through tbe night. I mixed myself a stiff brandy and sods, tossed it off and then turned to look at myself In the Class. The picture I presented was disreputable and unkempt. My hair was ruffled, my col lar torn open from its stud and one sleeve of my coat had been torn out, so that the lining showed through. I bad a nasty scratch across the neck, too, Inflicted by the fingernails of one of the blackguards, and from the abrasion blood bad flowed and made a mess of m collar. Altogether I presented, a very brilliant a .id entertaining spectacle. But my watch, ring and scarfpln were in their places. If robbery had been tbetr motive, as no doubt It bad been, then they bad profited nothing, and two of them had been .winged in the bargain. The only mode by which their Identity could by chance be discovered vas in tbe event of those wounds being trouble some. In that case they would consult a medical man, ,but as they would, la all probability, go to a doctor In a distant quar ter of London, and further, as it would be Impossible for the polire to warn every medico lu London, the hope of tracing them by such means was but a slender one. Feeling a trifle faint I sat In my chair, resting for a quarter of an hour or so; then, becoming more composed, I put out the study lights and, after a refreshing wash, went to bed. The morning's reflections were somewhat disconcerting. A deliberate and dastardly attempt had been made upon my life, but with what motive? The young woman, whose face was familiar, had I recollected, asked most distinctly whether I was Dr. Boyd a fact which showed tbat the trsp had been prepared. I saw now the reason why she was unable to describe tbe man's eham illness, and during the morning, while at work In ths hospital arils, my suspi cions became aroused that there had been soma deeper motive In It all than the rob bery of my watch or scarfpln. Human life bed been tsken tor far less vslue than tbat of my Jewelry, I knew; nevertheless, the deliberate shooting at me while I felt the patient's pulse showed a determination to assassinate. By good fortune, however, t bad escaped, and resolved to be more care ful in future when answering night calls to unknown bouses. Sir Bernard did not come to town that -iy; therefore, I was compelled to spend the afternoon In the severe consulting room at Harley street, being kept busy tbe whole time. Shortly before o'clock, utterly worn out, I strolled down to my rooms to change my coat before going down to the Bavags club to din with tor friends for It was Saturday night, and I seldom missed tbe genial house dinner of that most Bo hemian of Institutions. Without ceremony I threw open tbe door of my sitting room and entered, but next Instant stood still, for seated In my cbatr patiently awaiting me was the slim, well dressed figure tot Mary Courtenay. Her widow's weeds became her well, and as she rose with a rustle of silk, a bright laught rippled from her Hps, and she said: "I know I'm an unexpected vlattor. Doc tor, but you'll forgive my calling la this manner, won't jrou?" "Forgive you? Of course," I answered; and with politeness, which I confess was feigned, I Invited her to be seated. True to the promise made to her husband, she had lost no time In coming to see me, and I was fortunstely well aware of the purport of her errand. "I had no Idea you were In London," I said, by way of allowing her to explain the object of her vlait, for in the light of the knowledge I had gained on the Nene bank two nights previously her call was of con siderable Interest. "J'm only up for a couple of days," she answered. "London has not the charm for me that It used to have," and she sighed heavily, as though her mind were crowded by bitter memories. Then raising her veil and revealing her pale, handsome face, she said bluntly: "The reason of my csll Is to talk to you about Ethelwynn." "Well, what of her?" I asked, looking straight Into her face at;d noticing for the first time a curious, shifty look In her eyes, such as I had never before noticed in her. She tried tcy.remaln calm, but by the nerv ous twitching of her fingers and of her lower lip I knew that within her was con cealed a tempest of conflicting emotions. "To speak very frankly, Ralph," she said In a calm, serious voice, "I don't think you are treating her honorably, poor girl. Tou seem to have forsaken her altogether, and the neglect has broken her heart." "No, Mrs. Courtenay; you misunderstand the situation," I proteated. "That I have neglected her slightly I admit; neverthe less, the neglect was not willful, but owing to my constant occupation In my practice." "She's desperate. Besides, It's common talk that you've broken off the engage ment." "Gossip does not affect me, therefore why should she take any heed of it?" "Well, she loves you. That you know quite well. You surely could not have been deceived In those days at Kew, for her de votion to you was absolute and complete." She was pleading her stater's cause. Just aa Courtenay had directed her. I felt annoyed that she should thus endeavor to Impose upon me, yet saw the folly of betraying tho fact that I knew her secret. My Intention was to wait and watch. "I called at the Hennikers' a couple of days ago, but Ethelwynn Is no longer there. She's gone Into the country it seems," I remarked. "Where to?" she asked, quickly. "She's visiting someone near Hereford." "Oh!" she exclaimed, as though a sudden light dawned upon her. . "I know, then. Why, I wonder, did she not tell me. I In tended to call on her this evening, but It ts useless. I'm glad tc know, for I don't care much for Mrs. Hennlker. She's such a very shallow woman." "Ethelwynn seems to have wandered about a good deal since tbe sad affair at Kew," I observed. "Yes, and so have I," she responded. "As you are well aware, the blow waysuch a terrible one to me that that somehow I feel I shall never get over It never!" I saw, tears, genuine tears, welling In her eyes. If she could betray emotion In that manner she was surely a wonderful actress. "Time will efface your sorrow," I said. In a voice meant to be sympathetic. "In a year or two your grief will not be so poignant, and the past will gradually fade from your memory. It Is always so." She shook her head mournfully. "No," she said, "for In addition to my grief there Is the mystery of It all a mys tery tbat grows each day more and more Inscrutable." I glanced at her sharply In surprise. Was she trying to mislead me, or were her words spoken In real earnest? I could not determine. "Yes," I acquiesced. "The mystery la aa complete as ever." "Has no single clue been found, either by the police or by your friend Jevons Is, I think, his name?" she asked with keen anxiety. "One or two facts have, I believe, been elucidated," I answered. "But the mystery sUll remains unsolved." "As It ever will be," she added with a sigh which appeared to me to be one of sat isfaction rather than of regret. "The de tails were so cleverly arranged that the police have been baffled In every endeavor. :s not tt.it so?" V I nodded In the affirmative. - "And your friend Jevons? Has he gtven up all hope of arry satisfactory discovery?" "I really don't know," I answered. "I have not seen htm for quite a long time. And in any case he hss told me nothing re garding the result of bis Investigations. It ts bis habit to be mute until be has gained soma tangible result." A puzzled, apprehensive expression crossed her white brow for a moment; then It vanished into a pleasant smile, as she asked in confidence: "Now, tell me, Ralph, what Is your own private opinisn of the situation?" "Well. It ts both complicate! and puzzling. If we could .discover any reason for tbe brutsl deed we might get a clue to the as sassin, but as far as the police have been able to gather. It seems that there is an entire absence of motive, hence the im possibility of carrying the Inquiries fur ther." "Then the investigation is actually dropped?" she exclaimed, unable to further conceal ber anxiety. . "I presume tbat it Is," I replied. Her chest heaved slightly, and slowly fell again. By Its movement I knew that my answer allowed her to breathe more freely. "You also believe that your friend Jevons haa been compelled, owing to negative re sults, to relinquish bis efforts?" she asked. "Such Is my opinion. But I bsve not seen him lately In order to consult blm." In silence she listened to my answer, and was evidently resssured by It. Yet I could not, for the life of me, understand ber man ner, at one moment nervous and appre hensive and at the next full of aa almost Imperious self-confidence. The expression In her eyes at times was such aa Justified ber mother In the fears that she had txpressed to me. I tried to dlagnoae ber symptoms, but they wers too complicated and contra dictory. She spoke again of her sister, returning to tbe main point upon which' she bad sought ths Interview. She wss a decidedly pretty woman, with a face rendered more Interesting by ber widow's garb. But why was sba masquerading so clev erly? For what reason hsd old Courtenay contrived to efface his identity so thor oughly? As I looked at ber, mourning (or a man who was alive and well, I utterly failed to comprehend one single fact of tho astonndlng affair. It utterly stsggered belief. "Let me speak candidly to you Ralph," she said, after we bad been discussing Ethelwynn for some little time. '"As you may resdlly imagine, I have my sister's welfare very much at heart, and my only desire Is to see her happy and comfortable Instead of pining In melancholy as she now la. I ask you frankly, have you quar relled?" "No, we have not," I answered promptly. "Then If you have not, your neglect Is all the more remarkable," she said. "For give me for speaking Ilk this, but our In timate acquaintanceship In the past gives me a kind of prerogative to speak my mind. You won't be offended, will you?" she asked, with one- of those sweet smiles of hers that I knew so well. "Offended? Certainly not Mra. Courte nay. We are too old friends for that." "Then take my advice and see Ethelwynn again." she urged. "I know how she adores you; I know how your coldness hss crushed all tbe life out of her. She hides her secret from mother and for that reason will not come down to Nencford. Bee her, and return to her; for It Is a thousand pities that two lives should be wrecked so completely by some little misunder standing which will probably be explained away in dozen words. You may consider this appeal an extraordinary one, made by one sister on behalf of another, but when I tell you tbat I have not consulted Ethel wynn, nor does she know that I am here on her behalf, you will readily understand that I have both your Interests equally at heart. To me It seems a grevlous thing that you should be laced apart In this man ner, that the strong love you bear each other should be crushed and your future hspplnees be sacrificed. Tell roe the truth," she asked in earnestness. "You love her still don't you?" "I do," wss my frank, outspoken answer, and it was the honest truth. CHAPTER XXII. A MMge. The pretMy woman In her wldow'a weeds stirred slightly and settled, her skirts as though my answer had given ner tne great est satisfaction . . "Now, take my advice, Ralph," she went on. "See her again before It Is too late." "You refer to her fresh lover eh?" I In quired bitterly. "Her fresh lover?" she cried In surprise. "I don't understand you. Who Is he, pray?" "I'm tn Ignorance of bis name." "But bow do you know of bis existence? I have heard nothing of him, and surely she would bsve told me. All her conversation, all her poignant grief, and all her regrets have been of you." "Mrs. Hennlker gave me to understand that my place In your sister's heart bas been filled by another man," I said In a hard voice. "Mrs. Hennlker!" she cried tn disgust. "Just like that evil-tongued mischief maker! I've told you already that I detest her. She was my friend once It was she who allured me from my husband's side. Why she exercises such an Influence over poor Ethelwynn I can't tell. I do hope she'll leave their bouse and come back home. You must try and persuade ber to do so." "Do you think, then, that the woman has lied?" I asked. "I am certain of It. Ethelwynn bas never a thought for any man save yourself. I'll vouch for that." "But what object can she have In telling me an untruth?" The widow smiled. "A very deep one, probably. You don't know Edith Hennlker as well as I do, or you would suspect all her actions of ul terior motive." "Well," I said, after a pause, "to tell the truth, I wrote to Ethelwynn last night with a view to reconciliation." "You did!" she cried, joyously. "Then you have anticipated me, and my appeal to you bas been forstalled by your own con science eh?" "Exactly," I laughed. "She has my letter by this time and I am expecting a wire in reply. I have asked her to meet me at the earliest possible moment." "Then you have all my felicitations, Ralph," she said. In a voice that , seemed to quiver with emotion. "She loves you -loves you with a fiercer and even more pas sionate affection than that I entertained toward my poor, dead husband. Of your happiness I have no doubt, for I have seen In those days gone past how you idolized ber, and bow supreme was your mutual content when In each other's society. Des tiny, tbat unknown influence that shapes our ends, bas placed you together and forged a bond between you tbat Is un breakable tbe bond of perfect love-" "If It Is really destiny I suppose tbat to try and resist It Is quite futile," I remarked mechanically. "Absolutely. Ethelwynn will become your wife, and you have all my good wishes for prosperity and happiness." I thanked 'her, but pointed out tbat the matrimonial project was as yet Immature. "How foolish you are, Ralph!" she' said. "You know very well that you'd marry ber tomorrow If you could." "Ah! If I could," I repeated wistfully. "Unfortunately my position Is not yet suffi ciently well assured to Justify my marry ing. Wedded poverty Is never a pleasing prospect." "But you have the world before you. I've heard Sir Bernard say so times with out number. He believes Implicitly In you as a man who will rise to the bead of your profession." I laughed dubiously, shaking my bead. "I only hope that his anticipations may be realized," I said. "But I fear I'm no more brilliant than a hundred other men tn tbe hospitals. It takes a smart man nowadays to boom himself Into notoriety. As in literature and law, so In the medical profession, it Isn't the clever man who rises to tbe top of tbe tree. More often It ts a second-rate man, who has private influence and has guaged tbe exact worth of self-advertisement. This is an age of reputations quickly made and Just as rapidly lost. In tbe professional world a new man rises with every moon." "But tbat need not be so In your case," she pointed out. "With Sir Bernard as your chief, you are surely In a unique posi tion." Taking ber Into my confidence, I told ber of my Ideal of a snug country practice one of those In which tbe assistant does tbe nlgbt work and attends to tbe club people, while there is a nucleus of country people as patient. I had long ago talked It all over with Etbelwynn, and she entirely agreed with me. I bad not the slightest desire to have a consulting room ot my own In Harley street. All I longed for wss a life in the open air and rural tranquility, a life far from tbe tinkle of tbe cab bell and th milk man's strident cry, a Ufa of ease and bliss, with my well-beloved ever at my side.' The unfortunate man compelled to live in London Is deprived of half of God's generous gifts. "Though this unaccountable coldness has fallen between you," Mary said, looking straight at me, "you surely cannot have doubted ths strength of her affection?" "But Mrs. Hennlker's insinuation pus sies me. Besides, ber recent movements have been erratic and almost seem to bear out the suggestion. "That woman ts utterly unscrupulous!" she cried angrily. "Depend upon it that she has some deep motive tn making the slanderous statement. On one occasion she almost caused s brsach beta, en myself and my poor husband. Had he not pos sessed the most perfect confidence In me the consequences might have bren most serious for both of us. Tho outcome of a mere word, uttered half In -st, came near ruining my happiness forevetr. I did not know her true character In those days." "I had no Idea thst ber chsracter was such," I remarked, rather surprised at this statement. Hitherto I held regarded her as quite a harmless person, who by making a strenuous effort to obtain a toot ing In good society often rendered herself ridiculous In the eyes ot her friends. "Her character!" she echoed fiercely. "She's one of the most evil-ton gtied women In London. While posing aa Ethelwynn's friend and entertaining her beneath her roof she actually Insinuates to you the probability of a secret lover? Is It fair? Is It the action of an honest and trust worthy woman?" I wss compelled to admit that It was not. Yet was this action of lvr own, In coming to me under the present circum stances In any way more straightforward? Had eho known that I was well aware of the secret existence of her husband she would assuredly not have dared to speak In the manner sho had done. Indeed, as I sat there facing her, a slim, sweet-faced, Interesting figure In her well made mourn ing, I could scarcely believe It possible that she could act the Imposture so per fectly. Her manner was flawless; ber self-possession marvelous. But the motive of It all wbat could It be? The problem had been a maddening one from first to last. Had you been in my place, my reader, what would you have done? Recollect I bad witnessed a scene on the river bank that was absolutely without explanation, and which surpassed all human credence. I am a matter-of-fact man, not given to exaggerate or to recount Incidents that havo not occurred, but I confess openly and freely that, since I bad walked along that path I hourly debated within myself whether I was actually awake and In the full pos session of my faculties, or wether I had dreamed the whole thing. But It was no dream. Certain solid facts convinced me of Its stern and astounding reality. The man upon whose body I helped to make an autopsy was actually alive. In reply to my questions my visitor told me that she was staying at Vernon's. In Cork street a small private hotel which the Mlvarts had patronized for many years and tbat on the following morning she Intended returning again to Neneford. Then, after she had again urged me to lose no time In seeing Etbelwynn, and had Imposed upon ma silence as to what had passed between us, I assisted her Into a hansom and she drove away, waving her black-gloved hand In farewell. The Interview had been a curious one, and I could not In the least understand Its Import. Regarded In the light of the knowl edge I had gained when down at Neneford, It was, of course, plain tbat both she and her "dead" husband were anxious to secure Ethelwynn's silence, and believed they could effect this by Inducing us to marry. The conspiracy was a deeply laid and Ingenious one, as Indeed was the whole of tbe amaz ing plot. Yet, somehow, when I reflected upon It on my return from the club, I could not help sitting till far Into the night try ing to piece together the remarkable enigma. A telegram from Ethelwynn had reached me at tbe Savage at 9 o'clock, stating 'that she had received my letter, and was re turning to town tbe dsy after tomorrow. She bad, she said, replied to me by that night's post. I felt anxious to see her, to question her and to try If possible to gather from her some fact whKh would lead me to discern a motive In the feigned death of Henry, Courtenay. But I could only wait In pa tience for tbe explanation. Mary's declara tion tbat her sister possessed no otber lover besides myself reassured me. I bad not believed It of her from the first, yet It was passing strange that such an In sinuation should have fallen from the Hps ot a woman who posed as ber dearest friend. ' Next day Sir Bernard came to town to see two unusual cases at the hospital, and afterward drove me back with blm to Harley street, where he had an appoint ment with a German princess, who bad come to London to consult blm as a spe cialist. As usual, be made his lunch off two ham sandwiches, which he had brought with him from Victoria station refreshment room and carried In a paper bag. I sug gested that we should eat together at a restaurant, but the old man declined, de claring tbat tf be ate more than his usual sandwiches for luncheon when In town be never bad any appetite for dinner. So I left blm alone In his consulting room munching bread and bam, and sipping at a wlneglassful ot dry sherry. About half-past S, just before he re turned to Brighton, I saw him again as usual, to bear any instructions be wished to give, 'for sometimes he saw patients once and then left tbem in my hands. He seemed wearied, and was sitting resting bis brow upon bis thin bony bands. During the day he certainly had been fully occu pied, and I bad noticed that of late he was unable to resist the strain as be once could. "Aren't you well?1' I asked, when seated before him. "Oh, yes," he answered with a sigh. "There's not much tbe matter with me. I'm tired, I suppose, that's all. The eternal chatter ot these confounded women bores me to death. They can't tell their symp toms without going Into all the details of family history and domeatic infelicity," ha snapped. "They think me a doctor, a law yer and a parson rolled Into one." "Ob, by tbe way!" he said, as though sud denly recollecting. "Have you met your friend Ambler Jevons lately?" "No," I replied. "He's been away for some weeks, I think. Why?" "Because I saw blm yesterday In King's road. Me waa driving In a fly and bad one eye bandaged up. Met with an accident, I should think." "An accident!" I exclaimed In consterna tion. "He wrote to me the other day, but did not mention It." "He's been trying his hand at unravelling the mystery of poor Courtenay's death, hasn't he?" the old man asked. "I believe so." "And failed eh?" "I don't think bis efforts have been crowned with very much success, although be has told me nothing," I s&ld. In response the old man grunted In dis satisfaction. I knew bow disgusted be bad been at the bungling and utter failure of the police Inquiries, for he was always de claring Scotland Yard seemed to be useless, save for the recovery of articles left In cabs." He glanced at his watch, snatched up bis silk hat, buttoned his cost, and wishing me good-bye went out to catch the Pullman train. Next day about 2 o'clock I was In one of the wsrds at Guy's seeing th last of my patients, when a telegram was bsnded to me by one of tbe nurses. I tor It open eagerly, expecting tbat It was from Etbelwynn, announcing th hour of her arrival at Paddlngton. ' But the message upon which my eyes fol! was so astounding, so appalling, and so tragic tbat my heart stood still. Tbe few words upon tbat flimsy paper increased the mystery to an even more be wildering degre than before. It was In credible. (To be Continued.) Publish your legal notices In Th W,ckly Be. Telephone 23s. CONDITION OFOMAHA'STRADE Jobbers ard Manufacturer, Now Devoting Tbeir Tim U Spring Business. EARLY BUYERS BEGINNING TO ARRIVE Prices on Moat Usee Aboat tho asm s Ther Were av Week Aio, bat Sugar Advanced Tea to Fifteen Tolnts. Omaha Jobbers and manufacturers aro devoting practically all of their attention to spring bualnesa. A few small orders for winter lines occasionally arrive, but they are of minor Importance as compared with the advance orders for spring lines. Buy ers are also beginning to arrive on the market, so there Is more activity to tha trade than has been noted In several week On January 15 the transportation bureau will again begin 'derations and It la thought that the number of visiting mer chants from that time on will Increase at a rapid rate. Ketallers If the territory tributary to Omaha are now posted on the conditions necessary for their receiving freo transportation to Omaha and return and more of them each season take advantage of the opportunity offered o visit their home market. Kveryone seems to feel confident that spring business thla yeiir Is going to be unusually large and tbat it will come earlier than ever before. Job bers have been predicting that for some time past and ss a result their stocks are larger and more complete than they were a year ago. In fact, a good many lines of goods that have never been offered In Omaha before are now ready for dla trlbutlon. There are. In fc. very few lines of goods bandied by western retailers that cannot be bought of Omaha Jobbers. So far an the markets are concerned there is not much news to report this week. ITIces are very much on the same basla they were a week ago, but aa a general thing it may be said that the tendency Is upward, rather than downward. In view of the Jargo consumption predicted for the future. Those who are best posted on general conditions aay with a good deal of emphasla that merchants are safe in buying their supplies at present prices. Sugar I p lO to 15 Points. One of the most Important market changes during the week under review was an advance in sugar amounting to 1015 points. The bean market is also quoted a little higher than It waa a week ago in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as on the coaat. The market may be quoted as strong at the advance, and higher prices tn the future are looked for. The cheese market la also steadily firm ing up and stocks of October made goods are now exceptionally light. It la claimed that there la not to exceed 40 per cent as much on hand as there was a year ago at this time The advance during the week on 'fancy marks ranges from J,jC to c. In the line of dried fruits there has not been much chnnge, with the exception of fancy California peaches and pears, which are quoted a little higher, ami stocks of desirable goods are very hard to obtain. A good deal of Interest is now being taken In canned corn. The wlao ones predict higher prices for the future, aa stocks are practically out of first hands and goods of extra quality command a premium. Merchants are also Investigating the fish market more carefully than of late. Lent commences February 25 and Jobbers are calling tho attention of the trade to the fact that the early buyers will secure tho. best selections of mackerel, salmon, her ring, etc., and besides that higher prices are being freely predicted for the near future, as stocks are not large and the demand is expected to be unusually brisk. Spring- Dailnrm Xovr Indrr Way. Dry goods Jobbers report spring businesss as opening in very satisfactory manner. Several large buyers arrived Inst week and placed very nice ordera and atlll more aro expected this coming week. After the mid dle of the month, when the transportation bureau will open, Jobbers expect trade to begin In earnest. Traveling aaloamen report almost every customer as making prepara tions for visiting Omaha in the next few weeks. Not only that, but new merchants, who have never bought In Omaha before, have expressed their intention of coming here this aeason to Investigate the mar ket. Kvery year Omaha Jobbers get a larger share of the business tributary to this city and they say the tendency is more noticeable than ever before for mer chants to buy at their nearest market. They seem to prefer to buy close at home, where they can get their goods promptly and In that way they do not have to lay In such heavy stocks, but can go to market more frequently and keep their lines strictly up to date. The effect of that, of course. Is to localise the trade ao that each market gets the bulk of the business In Its own territory. In speaking of the genertl situation, a local Jobber remarked that the early buy ers thla season will get by far the best assortment of goods. An enormous spring business was anticipated, but so far tho demand has gone far ahead of expectations. The advance orders that were taken be fore the holidays were so far beyond all calculations that many lines of goods havo already been sold up. In some cases mora of the same kind of goods can be secured and in others manufacturers are unable to fill the ordera. If business keeps up at the rate-It haa commenced the late buyers will have a small assortment to choose from, as compared with those who coma early. There haa been no particular market fluctuations during the last several days. Prices are Arm all along the lint", a would naturally be expected when the outlook for business Is as favorable aa at tha preaent time. When manufacturers find a ready market for all the goods they can -turn out they are not likely to cut p.ices. Habber Prices Good and Firm. The situation In rubber goods bas taken a much more favorable turn than the out look a week ago promised. The way things look now merchants will buy their goods at practically the same prices they did lust yesr. As mentioned a week ago, soma prices have been marked up a little, while others are a .little lower, but the changes are of minor Importance. Tha feature that worried the trade was the announcement that prices would be unrestricted so far as the manufacturers were concerned which simply meant a demoralised mar-V ket. that would work Injury on both whole salers and retailers. Local Jobbers now state, however, that distributors will hold prices stationary, the same aa manufactur ers have done in the past and tnat every merchant will know he is paying the same price as hia neighbor. Wholesalers a ret very confident that there will be tio devia tion from this plan and say that merchants are safe In placing their ordera lu the sama way they have done tn the past. In other words, prices are restricted, but job bers are doing It Instead of manufacturers. In leather goods there Is no particular change from a week ago. Traveling men are taking spring orders and are meeting with as good success aa could be ex pected at this time of the year. Every thing at present seems to point to a very prosperous season. Hardware Heuialns lacliaaaed. Hardware jobbers are not being exactly rushed with orders, but still business Is better than usual In January. Reports indicate that there will ton a good deal of building aa soon aa spring arrive,, both In the country and in tha towns. That will, of course, make a brink demand for build ers' hardware and tools. The outlook for othr lines Is equally good, so that wholesalers ars conitdent tl.ey will enjoy a very liberal patronage There la no market uews to repot L as practically all lines ars In the same posi tion they were a week ago. The tendency, however, ot th market is toward firmer prices. Fruit aad Produr. Th demand for fruits and vegetables has been of limited proportions during th week. Merchants evidently have not re covered from, the dullness -following ths holiday rush. An improvement, however Is looked for this w,ek. The market has also been featureless, praeJcally all lines being quoted the same as they wers a week ago. Th receipts of poultry have been light all the week and so also haa the demand, so that prices are about steady. The sup ply of fresh eggs haa been short and th market Is good and nrm. Th butter mar ket la quoted about the sain as It was a rek a n tint Dia n .. . . . little weaker, ss the demand ts not aa heavy mm . ..w. . muiv S-J. Evaporat Apples aa Drlsa Fruits. Nrw vnnvr ti... . . APPI.hS-Th market for evaporated ap plea shows no change. Common hr qoole CALIrWNIA. DRIED FRUITS-Soot I. J mr m,y bld and In a fair Job bing demand juotaiio, r,Ilg, from -Wo to ?V,0 for all gra.1.... Apricot, "r steady hut nult aI TLl Wd. 4 T ,' V,-. i V iii mart ami ( 7S(f vwv iur unpeeieu. Dalutn Grala Market. W'U'TIl, J,n. 10. WHEAT Cm. I. v. -hard T44c: No I northern jS1 northern, 74c; May JLi-n. r0. 1 OA 16-Ma, jm