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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
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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.)
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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
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