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THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
February 2ft, 1903.
Wool Dress Goods
Monday -vc will opn up the finest line of wool and mohair dress goods over
.Wbited in Omaha. We fcuarantee to show twice as many styles as the entire
ther stock Jn Omaha, if all were consolidated into one. We also guarantee
:o sell the most of these lines at from 25 to 50 per cent less than any other house
in this city. Ilere are the prices you are the judges.
Black Dress Goods
IE-Inch Lupin's Eolllenne for dressy
wear, our K.tO quaJlty f fiQ
for Monday I. Wi
45-Inch Priestley's Crepe-undule
onr $1.25 quality, for CQr
Monday only -v
All our Fancy Voile. In Lupin's
nd rrte.tley make. good that
have been selling at 11.75 and
$?.0O-all go Monday Q8C
rriestley's Cravenetted MohaJr. In
Hunt, medium and heavy weight,
the correct thlnr for rain or
shine or outing wear, at f
:., I1.W and. I.CI
si-Inch Black Mohair Sicilian, fine
silk finish, regular 76c Qr
quality, for Monday at
40-Inch Batiste Nim'l Veiling. Al
batross Crepe and ffr
Voiles at OVW
Colored Dress Goods
.1.25
98c
Priestley's Cravenetted Mohairs. W
Inches wide, abaolutely water
proof. In mannish effects, the
moat stylish of Europe, f
h fi ft m ill wn it vard S"3r
The tl.75 will go at
yard
The 11.60 will go it-yard
46-Inch allk finished Mohairs, looka
like the new allk novelties for
ahlrt walat aulta. wears twice a
long, sheds dut, etc. We will
place them on ale for fiQr
Monday only, yard v
Our popular priced moliafr for
ahlrt waist aulta, In all klnda of
mixture. In atrlpes. In checka,
Bhepperd plaids, tartans and dot
figure, and plain A.On
Jacquards, Monday only w
Tlaln Mohairs Tard. 13. M. ORc
$1.26, $1, 7oc, 60c, 39c, down to -
PANAMAS Plain, seeded, rlced,
mannish effect, etc, ,Qe
yard, 13.98 down to
EOLLIENNES-Yard. RQc
12.60, down to
Chiffon hroadclotha, prunellas,
Drap D'Ete. etc.. all light, plain
suiting, yard, ROf
16.00, down to OW
EVENING SHADES An endless
variety of evening shades, alba
tross, batiste, voiles, eolllenne.
mohairs. Lansdowne's, serges,
cheviots', etc.. yard, '
$5.00, down to Jvv
Samples of all dress goods free
on application.
Domestic
Room
Bargains
8c "Standard
Dresa
Ginghams, new
spring pat- Cp
tern, yard... t
Oxford
Waietinga,
remnants,
now styles, worth
uo to 39o, r "7'
at, yard .... f C
Corded
French
Madras, rem
nants, worth up
to 35c, 7 '
at, yard.... I jC
15c Curtain
Swiss,
36 inches wide,
dotted and figur
ed, at, . 71
yard f av
' 15c India
Linon,
very wida and
sheer, sue- "7'
clal, yard.... 1 2C
15c English
Long
Cloth No. 90,
jrrest bar- f
paic, yard.,..C
1 2 Jo Cambric,
soft
finish and O .
fine, yard OC
046 L. L,
Muslin,
extra
heavy, yd...T4v
12ic Bleached Pil
low Cases, size
::.::Wc
25c PEARL BUTTONS, PER DOZEN 9c
Monday morning we will place on sale 1,000 gross of the finest
CAT'S EYE ORIENTAL PEARL BUTTONS, the latest f)v
nnvflr.v onrl mnt nnrmlnr t.rimmincr button, at. dozen. . . . 9
5c Pearl Buttons
per dozen
Three dozen best
Safety Tins .
200 yards Machine Thread
spool C
NEW LACES!
2k
5c
10c Dress Shields
pair
20c Tooth Brushes
each Two packages best
Pins
NEW LACES!
5c
9c
5c
All the latest numbers in Underwear Torchon Laces on sale
Monday, all with inserting to match. Prices per yard, 4c to 20c.
THE RELIABLE STORE.
Our Silk Department
WE TAKE PT.EASVRE ANNOT'NCTNCJ THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
OFFERED TO BUY YOUR SPRING! SILKS CHEAP.
Why should you come to Haydcn Bros.' for jour silks? Their stock is the largest
In the west, they earn- the finest assortm ent of all the leading manufacturers of
foreign and domestic silks, and sell for the lesuit money. OUR MOTTO, NEVER
UNDER SOLD.
HERE ARE A FEW SPECIAL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR MONDAY:
COLOR CREPE DE CHINES-nll fi,r
shades, 24 Inches wide special for..'-'1-''
COLOR CRKPE DE CHINES all C
shades, 24 Inches wide, $1.60 quality.... 4
BLACK CREPE DE CHINES-46 Cf
Inches wide. $J 26 quality, for t.JJ
BUCK CREPE DE CHINES 45 1 ?E
inches wide, $2.75 quality, for
BLACK CREPE DE CHINES-46 f OC
Inches wide, $4.50 quality, for
COLOR WASH SILKS, both plain and
corrlH, all colors, 19 Inches wide, ter
MONDAY SPECIAL for-yord OW
COLOR TAFFETA 27 Inches wide. 100 dif
ferent shades of plain and glace, an extra
line llnlsh. very strong, for hard wear
CHEAP FOR $1 i AKD Ur
SPECIAL FOR ONE DAY yard... O J W
FANCY SILKS FOR SHIRT WAIST
SC1TS Our $1.25 and $1.00 Fancy
Silks. 19 Inches wide, Monday, )C
Our 85c. and 75c Fancy Silks CQP
19 inches wide, Monday yard iJirW
Our 65c and 59c Fancy Silks Ac
19 Inches wide, Monday yard
The new Electra Silks, soft like velvet, ele
gant finish, for handsome gowns, Qbp
newest colors, 19-inch special "u
Black Silks
19-Inch Taffeta .
special
19-inch Taffeta
special
45c
59c
27-Inch Taffeta
special 27-irtch Taffeta
special 36-Inch Taffeta
special 86-Inch Taffeta
. special
36-Inch Taffeta
special
26- Inch Taffeta
special
IP-Inch Peau de Sole
special ,.
19-Inch Peau de Sole
special 27- Inch Peau de Sole
special v
JO-lnch Penu de Sole
special SG-lr.ch Peau de Sole
special
S6-lnch Teau de Sole
special ,
64-INCH BLACK TAFFETA
regular $3.75 Monday
BLACK WABH SILK-36 inches
wide, special for, yard
BLACK WASH SILK-36 inches
wide, special for, yard
,75c
...85c
..79c
.1.00
.1.19
1.45
..49c
...55c
.1.00
...85c
.1.15
.1.65
2.65
..65c
85c
High Grade Wash Goods
IN THF MAIN WASH GOODS DEPARTMENT
a s ssr mm w - - -
Every lady interested in Spring Wash Goods ahould Tlslt this department this week. "rl"
... " . . .". 1 " :r . " r .tries, etc.. comprising
arm nor. omy me larKCBt riock, iui ny rar vac greatest ypnevy wi iancir., Hrrtleil
the products of every leading mill of Europe and America. We will show you everything nav usea
in all the leading Fashion Journals, and it is not necessary to say anything here nh01" ' JV ' m.
presume that it is now thoroughly understood that Hoyden's Wash Goods prices are tno S"
Acuities our so-called competitor hare to contend with. Omaha ladies are well aware oi ui
that this contention is only too true.
Cotton and Linen Suitings
Superb Voiles, Grecian Voiles,
French Voiles, Embroidered
Voiles, Mercerised Voiles, Mohair
Lustres, Bradford Mohairs, Zodek
Mohairs, Arnold's Suitings In all
grades yd.. 1V, 124c, 15c, COr
18c. 26c up to OVw
Organdies
French Organdies, 70 per cent silk,
beautiful large printing, fluffy
and sheer, made in CQ
Alcese, yard Jz
Foreign Orgar.dles. half silk, most
beautiful floral patterns, nothing
ever nerore snown iikc mem we
have them at,
yard, 39c and
Domestic Organdies, In all the new
designs. St. Galls and all
overs, at, yd., 10c, 15c, 19c -W
50c
Half Silk and All Silk Wash
Goods
27-Inch Crepe de Chines, all colors;
Homespun silks, Sole Radlent,
Summer Silks, Shimmer 811k.
Silk Mulls, etc. yard. 7fic
12Hc, 15c, 19c. 25c, 39c up to. "w
White Mercerized Goods for
W listings and ihirt Waisi Sutis
Scotch and French Swisses. In dots.
In figures. In all-overs and the
shlerest and daintiest goods made
we hnve them at Or
75o down to "JW
Jacquard Iftwns, French Iawns,
for the very finest trade TSn
at. yard. 75c. 49c. 3c and...."JW
Persian Lawns, French Uwn,
India Llnons, Nainsooks, Dim
ities, etc. for white dresse and
walstlngs from lOc
yard, $1.60 to 1 ww
Linings
wi can state without hesitancy
that we have the most complet
lining stock in the west all
Hat vrariea of lining.
iji.tr.!. Gloria Cloth, Manhn
tan. Pennsllks. like satin, etc
lesa price than elsewhere. '
Silk and Satin Linings
Skinner's SaUn. best made. 5Q
yard
Opera Satin, all shades for lining,
the best in America for QfJ
tho money, t Inch, yard..
Sampson s Lining Silk all Hk taf
feta, the only taffeta mndc
guaranteed for one whola 58C
- year, yard
yama Mia. all silk lining. 45g
yard
the
sl
at
I . .
Ladies' Silk Belts Sale Embroidery
The Opening Belt Sale of the Season BargalllS Monday
All the 25e Silk Belts. Q- ATJ. 5C EMBROIDERIES, )lg
,VC at. yard
All the 60c Silk Belts. 25c J ALL IOC EMBROIDERIES,
at af yard f
yltr..0t..?:...: 1'50 ALL 15G EMBROIDERIES. J I
All the 75c Silk Belts, AQr at yanl L L.
at W AIJi 250 EMBROIDERIES. 11
All tho $1.00 Silk Belts. 79c ftt' arrt
at Handsome Corset Cover Em- IP-
SHk Belts, 98C broideries, worth Doe. nt. yard. . aO
GREAT SALE OF MEN'S ODD COATS AND VESTS CONTINUES
MONDAY. SEE PAGE 16.
Flannel Department
15c 38-inch wide Bhaker Flannel, at, yard. . . . 10c
15c plain colors Baby Flannel, at, yard. ... ..7ic
8c Bleached Outing Flannel, at, yard. . . ; .". 5c
10c, extra heavy Twilled Drapery Cretonne, at,
yard. ........ '. .'. . .6ic
8c 30-inch wide Cotton Flannel, at, yard. . . . 3ic
Bed Spreads,
1.25 fine White Honeycomb . Bed Spreads, rever
sible and can be used on either side, full size,
each 89c
$ 1.98 . genuine Marseilles Spreads, with beautiful
raised pattern, large full size, each. ...... 1.29
f2.00 extra heavy White Honeycomb Bed Spreads,
extra large, 88 Inches wide, 95 inches long, beau
tiful patterns, each. , 149
fl.50 White Fringed Bed Spreads, Marseilles pat
terns, heavy Ttnotted fringe, each. . . .". .... 98c
FASCINATING NEW SPRING STYLES
priced stock to be found in the west,.
THREE EXTRA SFECIAL BARGAINS.
An immense collection of Ladies' Ready-to-
Wear Garments the largest, most enticingly
Beautiful Silk Shirt Waist Suits, in
jcrent r variety of color and
weave, worth up to
$18.60, at
8.90
Sicilian Shirt Waist Suits, In new
. est styles nnd colors, worth up
to $15.00, . . . 7.98
Nobby Tailor Suits, in great va
riety of newest styles and fa
brics, worth up to . Q CI A
$15.00, at O.JXf
Hardware, Stoves and Housefumishings
Special Deep Cut in Heating Stoves
If we have a stove to suit you WE WILL MAKE
THE PRICE. We don't want to carry over one
single heating stove. THEY MUST GO.
A beautiful Universal Steel Range for. . . i .31.50
A good No. 8 Cook, fine cooker, for. . .10.95
A good Gas Heater for ,95c
Nice single burner Gas Stove for. ... . . . . . . . .49c
The -Minute Coffee Pot, up from, i ..... . . .-.95c
The Connecticut Food Qfl.
ChoDDer .. OVC
Solid copper nickeled No. 7fl-
Tea Kettle C
Fine ball-bearing Wringer. 275
...:.25c
4.98
Exquisite designs in New Spring Suits,
in great diversity of style and fnbric,
ranging in price from $50 C
down to
New Spring Jackets, in variety of
style nnd color so great that the most
exacting buyer cannot help but be
pleased. Trices from
$20.00 dowp to
An immense line of new Cravenette
Coats, all the latest styles nnd splen
did values, at from $30.00 fQ
down to O.JO
Skirt Values Extraordinary Handsome
Voile Skirts, worth up to AQ
$15.00,. choice. 0.10
Children's Coats and Dresses One lot
of Children's Winter Coats C A
at, choice 0)C
Women's Rainy Day Skirts In great
variety of color and fabric, great
values, at $4.98, $3.08, 1 Oft
$2.98 and I0
Any Child's Winter Coat in . C A
the house, choice
Children's . Dresses. In pretty plaids,
ages 4 to 12 years, choice $St
Saturday Urv
Children's Fancy Wool Dresses, worth
$4.00, special sale TQ
price
Women's Winter Coats In Three-quarter
length, choice of our en- sa
tire stock Saturday at O.CU
Ladies' Winter Jackets Lot 1 A few
broken sizes nt, f AA
. choice I.UU
Lot 2 Jackets that sold up
to $10.00, choice
Lot 3 Your choice of the entire stock
of Winter Jackets
at
WOMEN'S WAISTS Lot 1-Wool
Waists, worth $3.00, at QC
i choice DQ
Lot 2 Waists that have sold
at $1.50, choice 0.C
Lot 3 Silk Waists, in all colors and
black, $5.00 values. AO
choice t,JJ
FROM 8 TILL 9 A. M.-$l ?C1
Womqn's Wrappers iJC
FROM 8:30 TILL 9:30 A. M. kn
$1 Sateen Underskirts ,rC
r- - -
2.50 I
iiiCLr i
Omaha's Leading Piano House
Sells Pianos on Easy Payment PI an.
Save money by purchasing your pianos from us as our
'i 1 ,
pianos are unsurpassed for tone, touch and durability, han
dling makes dhlckerlng,
Fischer. Eatey. Decker, Wegman, Haines, Franklin. Schaef
fer. Price & Teeple, Jacob Doll, Kohler & Campbell. New
pianos for rent, pianos tuned, moved and repaired. Write
1 i
for catalogues.
5o Bleached Pil
low Chs0s. slsye
42x30,
al
15c
6,000 sheets One Toilet Paper
for i ,
Ftne braan, nickel plated '
Soap Dish
Fancy Knife, Fork and Spoon,
In box. aet
10-quart ' Qalvsnlsed: .
Pails
12-quart Galvanised
Palls
U-quart Oalvajiised '.--. ;'
Palla ,..,,....,...
Heavy Tipped Tea Spoon. ...
each
Heavy Tipped Table Spoons.
each -
. 10c
,10c
13c
15c
.18c
lc
2c
We Will Cut Prices in Half During the Last Days
of February.' '
NO CHARGE
run
FITTING.
Gold Plated Spectacles or Eyeglasses, with fine Qfip
lenses .'. OC
Frameless Eyeglasses, with gold plated Oft
mountings .Ov
Nickel Plated Spectacles 49c
Magnifying Glasses, nickel mountings 19c
Hayden's Old Time
Furniture Sale
Grand Special Announcement Some
thing of Vital Importance to the
Frugal and Wise.
NOTICE We have Just purchased
the sample line of dressers, etc., from
?I Horn Bros. Mfg. Co., makers only of
high grade goods. These samples are
the pick of their line, as they were used to show furniture
dealers when making their selections. They are there
fore tho BEST FINISHED, BEST CONSTRUCTED and
NEATEST rATTERNfl to be secured.
It will pay you to look these over and, should you
buy now, we can hold and deliver later when you notify
us. THESE GOODS WILL BE SOLD AT THE REGU
LAR FACTORY PRICE. NO FREIGHT ADDED OR
OTHER EXPENSES. YOU "WILL THEREFORE OWrN
WHATEVER YOU BUY at the PRICES DEALERS PAY.
Reg. Pr. Now
Quartered Oak, I No. 218 Dresser, 26.00 15.00
Bird's-Eye Maple, 215 Dresser, 28.00 17.40
Genuine Mahog- N M8 nresse. 29.00 18.00
No. 608 Dresser, 30.00 19.00
No. 222 Dresser, 32.00 21.60
any, rattern
French Plate
Mirrors. '
There are many more, all the finest and best to be
secured. You need one, you must have one. See us at once
New Pictures, New Frames
We have Just received a largo shipment of bright,
new goods. Our Art Dept. will Interest you.
Domestic
Room
Bargains
200 Bolta
Linen
on one groat counter.
All Bleached and
Unbleached Table
Linen that sold up
to $1.39, OP ,
at, yard OJC
All
Table Linen
that sold up to $1.10,
Jard 68C
All
Table Linen t
that sold up
at,
yard
M
to SoO, I.
49c
$ 2.00 German
Napkins,
extra heavy, sire
24x24, per f 9Q
dozen !
$2.25 Bleached
Napkins,
extra fino satin
damask, per f fQ
dozen
59c Bleached
Sheets,
linen finish, 81x00
47k
50c Bleached
Sheets,
good quality, size
81x90. . lO'
at
85c Utica
Mills Sheets.
nothing bettor made.
size 81x90, ZC
VsJSJ
at
Read These Grocery Prices
To reduce our immense stock before moving to new building, we
will sell everything regardless of cost.
10 bara Swift's Prldo, Beat 'Em All or.
White Paris laundry Soap 25c
10 pounds beat klln-drled Cornmeal 15.:
7 pound beit kiln dried Oatmeal 15c
S pounds beat band picked Navy Beans. 19c
6 pounds Pearl Tapioca, Sago, Barley or
Farina 390
6 pounds eood Japan Rice 19c
The beat Laundry Starch, per lb 4e
Sapollo, per bar 6c
3 bars Armour's White Cloud Soap..'.... -10c
1- pound can Anderson's or Campbell's
Soups 7Ha
2- pound can best Sweet Sugar Corn ....60
2-pound can Early June Peas "ic
2- pound can fancy Wax, String or
Lima Beans 7Hc
1-pound can Baltimore Cove Oysters... 7$J
8-pound can nolld packed Tomatoes.... 7o
8-pound can Boston Baked Beans 74o
8-pound can Lye Hominy , 7Vio
3- pound can Golden Pumpkin 7Hc
Oallon jugs pure Tomato Catsup or
German Mustard.... 65c
3-pound can Table Apricots
3-pound can Table Peaches
Oallon can Baltimore Apples
Tomatoes
1-pound Jar pure Fruit Jams...
2f
,..12Ho
...12HO
or
... o
... 7H
Fresh, crisp Soda or Oyster Crackers., bhtc
Fresh, crisp Ginger Snaps, per lb 4Ho
We Import Teas and Coffees
Direct. Read These Prices.
Choice Basket Fired Japan Tea. per lb. 23o
Fancy Sun Dried Japan Oolong, English '
Breakfast or Gunpowder Tea, per lb. '35c
Fancy Santos Coffee, per lb ...'15c
Fancy' Maracalbo Coffee, per lb 17e
Porto Rico Blend Coffee, per lb 20c
Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!
Omaha's Greatest
Fruit Department
Regular 40o Highland Navel Oranges,
this sale 25c
Regular 30c Highland Navel Oranges,
this sa!e 20c
Regular 26c Highland Navel Oranges,
this sale 17Kc
Regular 20c Highland Navel Oranges,
this ale 16c
Regular lTiic Highland Navel Oranges,
this sale 12o
Pure Colorado Honey, per rack 10c
75c Mohawk
Sheets,
extra heavy, size
59c
81x90,
(it
18c Utica
Pillow Cases,
18c Mohawk
Pillow Case3,
size 45x36, C.
at IDC
Return of Sherlock Holmes i"S ?ktche- f r
"Having once recognteed, however,
that
the symbols stood for letters, and having
applied the rules which guide us In all
forms of secret writings, the solution was
easy enough. The first message submitted
to me was so short that If was Impossible
for me ta do more than to sus, u .
with som confidence, that the symbol f,
stood for E. As you are, aware, E is the
Contlnued from Page Three.)
addressed In straggling,. Irregular charac
ters, very unlike Holmes' uaual precise
hand. It was consigned to Mr. Abe Slaney,
Klriges Farm,' East Ruaton, Norfolk.
"I think, inspector," Holmes remarked,
"that you would do well to telegraph for
an escort,' as. it my calculations prove to
be correct, you may hava a particularly most common letter in the English alphabet
dangerous prisoner, to convey to the county snj it predominates to so marked an ex-'
gaol. The, boy who takes this not could tent that even in a short sentence one'
i doubt forward your telegram. If thers would expect jto find It most often. Out of
is an. afternoon train to town, Watson. I fifteen' symbols In ths first message four
think we should do well to take It. as I were the same, so It was reasonable to set'
have a chemical analysis of some Interest this down as E. It Is true that In some
to finish, and this Investigation draws cases the figure was bearing a flag, and in
rapidly' to a dose." . some cases not, but It was probable, from,
When tho youth had been dispatched with the way In which the flags were distributed,
th note, Sherlock Holmes gave his us true- 1 that they were used to break the sentence
tlona to the servants. If any visitor were up into words. I accepted this as a hypo
, to call, asking for Mrs. Hilton Cubttt, no thesis, and - noted that E was repre-
information should be given as to her con- sented by ' , . '
diUon. but- he waa to be shown . at "But now cams tho real difficulty of the
once into the drawlngroom. He impressed Inquiry. Tt order of the English letters
these points upon them with the utmost after B Is by no means well marked, and
earnestness. Finally he led the way into any preponderance which may be shown in
the drawing room, with the remark that an average of a printed sheet may be ra
the business was now out of our hands, and versed in a single short sentence. Speaking
that we must while away the time as best roughly,. T. A. O, I, N, 8, H, R, D and
wo might until could sea what was In are the numerical order in which letters
storo for, us. Tho doctor had departed to occur; but T. A. O and I are very nearly
his patients, and only tho lnspeotor and my
self remained.
"I think that I can help you to pass an
' hour .In an interesting and profitable man
ner," -said Holmes, drawing his chair up to
tha table, and spreading put iti front Of him
tho various papers upon which were re
corded the antics of the dancing men. "As
to you. friend Watson, I owe you every
atonement, for having allowed your natural
curiosity to remain so long unsatisfied. To
you, Inspector, the whola incident may ap
peal as a remarkablo professional study. I
must tell you, first of all. the Interesting
rlrcumst inces connected with the previous
breast of each other and it would be an
endless task to try each combination until
a meaning was arrived at. I" therefore
waited for fresh material. In my second in
terview with Mr. Hilton Cubitt he was abln
to give me two other short sentences and
one message, which appeared since there
was no ring to be a single word. Here are
the symbols. , Now. in the single word I
have already got the two Es coming second
and fourth ,n word of five letters. - It
might be 'sver,' or 'lever or 'never.' There
can be no question that the latter as a
reply to an appeal Is far the moat probable.
and the circumstances pointed to Its being
consultation which Mr. Hilton Cubitt has a reply written by the Inrty. Accepting it a
had with me In Baker street." He then
hQrtlyrecapitulated tha fact whUh have
already been recorded. "I have here In
front of me tbeso singular productions, at
which one might smile, had they not proved
themselves to be the forerunners of so ter
rible a tragedy. I am fairly familiar with
all form of secret writings, and am my
self the author of u trifling monograph
correct, we aro now able to say that the
symbols jfjr stand respectively for X,
VandR. Oir
"Kven now I was In . consider
put me In possession of several
able difficulty, but a happy thought
time repeated. It was certainly some ap
peal to 'Elsie.' In this way I hod got my
L, S and I. But what appeal could It be?
There were only four letters in the word
which preceded 'Elsie,' and It ended In E.
Surely the word must be 'COME.' I tried
all other four letters ending in E. but
could find none to fit tho case. 80 now I
was In possession of C, O and M, and I was
In a position to uttack tho first message
once more, dividing It Into words und put
ting dots for each symbol which was still
a unknown. So treated, It worked out In this
fashion:
. M . ERE . . E St, . NE.
"Now the first letter can only be A, whlck
Is a most useful discovery, since It occurs
no fewer than three times In this short
sentence, and the H is also apparent In
the second word. Now It becomes:
AM HERE A . E 8 LANE.
Or. filling In the obvious vacancies in the
name:
AM HERE ABE SLANEY.
I had so many letters now that I could pro
ceed with considerable confidence to tht
second message, which worked out In this
fashion:
A . ELRl . ES.
Here I could only make sense by putting
T and G for the missing letter, and sup
posing that the name was that of some
house or inn at which the writer was stay
ing." Inspector Martin and I had listened with
the utmost Interest to the full and clear
account of how my friend had product
results which had led to so complete a com
mand over our dlflicultUa
"What did you do then, air?" asked the
Inspector.
"I had every reason to suppose 'that this
Abe Sluney was an American, since Abe
is an American contraction, end since a
letter from America had been the starting
point of nil the trouble I had also very
cuuse to think that there was some crim
inal secret in the matter. The woman's
allusion to her past and her refusal to
take her husband Into her confidence, both
pointed In that direction. 1 therefore
cabled to my friend. Wilson Haigreave of
the New York police bureau, who has more
than once made usn of my knowledge of
London crime. I nuked him whether the
name of Abe Slaney was known to him.
Here Is his reply: 'The most dangerous
end my knowledge of the crooks of Chi
cago prepared me to find that he might
very rapidly put his words Into action. I
at once camo to Norfolk with my friend
and colleague, Dr. Watson, but, unhappily,
only In time to find that the worst had
already occurred."
"It Is a privilege to be associ
ated with you In the handling
of a case," said the inspector, warmly.
"You will excuse me, however, If I speak
frankly to you. You are only answerable
to yourself, but I have to answer to iny
superiors. If this Abe Slaney, living at
Elrlge's, Is Indeed the murderer, and If ha
has made his escape while I am seated
here, I should certainly get into serious
trouble."
"You need not be uneasy. He will not
try to escape.';
"How do you knowT"
. "To fly would be a confession of guilt."
"Then let us go to arrest him."
"I expect him here every instant."
"But why should he come?"
"Because I have written and asked him."
"But this Is incredible, Mr. Holmes! Why
should he come because you have asked
him? Would not such a request rather
rouse his suspicions and cause him to fly?"
"I think I have known how to frame the
letter," said Sherlock Holmes. "In fact,
If I am not very much mistaken, here la
the gentleman hlpiself ' coming up the
drive."
A man was striding up the path which
led to the door. He waa a tall, handsome,
swarthy fellow, clad In a suit of grey
flannel, with a Panama hat, a bristling
bluck beard, and a groat, aggressive hooked
nose, and flourishing a cane us he walked,
lie swaggered up the path as if the place
belonged to tilm, and we heard his loud,
confident peal at the bell.
"I think, gentlemen," . said Holmes,
quietly, "that we had best take up our
position behind the door. Every precaution
is necessary when dealing with such a fel
low. You will need your handcuffs. In
spector. You can leave the talking to me."
Wo waited in silence for a minute one
of thone minutes which one can never for
get. Then the door opened and the maa
stepped in. In an Instant Holmes clapped
a plvtol to his lud. and Martin slipped the
Don't tell me that she helped' to set a trap
for me?"
"Mrs. Hilton Cubitt was seriously Injured,
and is at death's door."
The man gave a hoarse cry of grief,
which rang through the house.
'You're crasy!" he cried, fiercely
It
Slaney. But, meanwhile, you have time to husband with his revolver In his hand
make some small reparation for .the injury EihIo had (mnk down upon th(J flQor
you have wrought.' Are you aware that woro fac- t0 faco T WM hee,e(, ' "
Mrs. Hilton Cubitt has herself lain under held up my tQ hm Qff
grave suspicion of the murder of her hus- t ftway. He flre(j and mlgfied me x
band, and that It was only my presence off amol,t at the InBtan, and down
here, and the knowledge which I happenrd he droDoed. I martn .v.
was he that was hurt, not she. Who would to possess, which has saved her from the delli and a, j went j hpard U)0 wlndow 8hut
have hurt little Elsie? I may have threat- accusation? The least that you owo her behind me. That's God s truth, gentlemen
vu 11. "" every word of it; and I heard no moro
sue was in nu way, airecuy w uiuiiwu?. auout It until that lad came riding up with
"I ask nothing better," said the Ameri
can. "I guess the very best case I can
make for myself is the absolute naked
truth."
nnert her God forElve me'. but l wouia
not have touched a hair of her pretty head.
Take it back you! Say that she is not
hurt!"
"She was found, badly wounded, by the
aide of her dead husband."
He sank with a deep groan on to the
settee, and burled his face in his manacled
hands. For five minutes he was silent.
Then ha raised his face once more, and
spoke with the cold composure of despair.
"I have nothing to hide from you, gentle
men," said he. "If I shot the man he had
his shot at me, and there's no murder In
that. But if you think I could have hurt
that woman, then you don't know either
me or her. ' I tell you, there waa
never a man in this world loved a
woman more than I loved her. I
had a right to her. 6he was pledged to
roe years ago. Who waa this Englishman
that he should come between us? I tell
you that I had the first right to her, and
that I was only claiming my own."
"She broke away from your influence
when she found the man that you are,"
said Holmes, sternly. "She fled from
America to avoid you, and she married an
honorable gcntloman In England. You
dogged her and followed her and made
her life a misery to her, in order to In
duce her to abandon the husband whom
she loved and respected In order to fly with
you, whom she feared and hated. You
have ended by bringing about the death of
a noble man and driving his wife to sui
cide. That Is your record In this business,
Mr. Abe Slaney, and you will answer for
It to tho law."
"If Klsle dies, I caie nothing what be.
comes of me," said the American, lie
opened one of his hands, and looked at a
note crumpled up In his palm. "See here,
mister," ha cried, with a gleam of sus
picion in his eyes, "you're not trying to
scare me over this, are you? If the woman
"It la my duty to warn you that It will
bo used against you," cried the Inspector,
with tho magnificent fair play of the Brit
ish criminal law.
Slaney shrugged his shoulder a.
"I'll chance that," said he. "First of
alt, I want you gentlemen to understand
that I have known this woman since she
was a child. There were seven of us In a
gang In Chicago, and Elsie's father was
the boss of the Joint. He was a clever
man, waa old Patrick. It was he who In
vented that writing, which would pass as
a child's scrawl unless you Just happened
to hava the key to it. Well, Elsie learned
some of our ways, but she couldn't stand
tho businesc, and she had a bit of honest
money of her own, so she gave us all the
slip and got away to Kondon. She had
been engaged to me, and she would have
marrle me, I believe, if I had taken over
another profession, but she. would have
nothing to do with anything on the cross.
It wax only after her marring to this
Englishman that I was fiblc to find out
where she was. I wrote to her, but got
no answer. After that I came over, and,
as letters were 110 use, I put my messages
where she could read them.
"Well. I have been here a month
now. I lived in that farm, where F
had a room down below, and could
get In and out every night, and no one
the wi: er. I tried till I could to coax Elsie
wv. T knew that she read tho message,
for once kIio wrote an answer under one of
them. Then my temper got the better of
me, and I began to threaten her. She sent
n nuio wiucu maoe mo waix in nere, like a
Jay, and give myself into your hands."
A cab had driven up whilst the American
had been talking. Two uniformed police
men sat Inside. Inspector Martin rose and
touched his prisoner on the shoulder,
"It Is time for us to go."
"Can I see her first?"
"No, she Is not conscious. Mr. Sherlock
Holmes, I only hope that, if ever again I
have an Important case, I shall have tha
good fortune to have you by my side."
We stood at the window and watched tho
cab drive away. As I turned back my eye
caught the pellet of paper which the pris
oner had toesed upon the table. It was tho
note with which Holmes had docoyed him.
"See If you can read it, Watson," said ha,
with a smile.
It contained no word, but this little line of
dancing men:
"If you use the code which I h.ive ex
plained," said Holmes, "you will llnd that
it simply means 'fume here at once.' I whs
convinced that it wan nil Invitation which
he would not refuse, sinco ho could never
Imagine that It could come from any 0110
but the luily. And so, my dear Watson, w
have ended by turning the dancing men to
good when they have so often been the
agents of evil, and I think that I have ful
filled my promise of giving you something
tiniiHUHl for your notebook. Three-forty Is
our train, and I fanry we should bo back
In Maker street for dinner.
Only one word of epilogue. The American,
A lie Slaney, wa condi mned to death at tha
winter assizes at
handcuffs over his wrist. It wa ull done, is hurt as bad as you say, who was It that
other letter. It occurred to me that if crook In Chicago.' On the, very evening
these appeal came, a I expected, from
some one who had beeii Intimate with the
upon the ubjoct. In which I analyse MO woman in er early lire, a combination
separate ciphers, but I confess that thl la which contained two E' with three letter
entirely new tu me. The object of thoe 'between nitgnt very well stand for the
who invented the system ha apparently name.. EI.81K. On tsvmliiatlon I.-found
ten to conceal that the character con- that uch a combination formed the ter
vey a message, and to give the Idea that mlnatloa of the meassg which was three
upon which I had hi answer Hilton Cubitt
sent me the last mesNkge from Slaney.
Working with known letter. It took this
form:
ELSIE . HE . ARE TO 'MEET TJIV GO.
The. addition of a P aud I completed a
message which showed me that the ract
wa proceeding from persuasion to threat.
so swiftly and dxftly that the fellow was
helpless before lie knew that he was at
tacked. He glared from one to the other'
of ua with a pair of blazing black eyes.
Tlmn he burst Into u bitter Isugli. j
"Well, gentlemen;, you have the drop on
mo this time. I seem to have knocked up
agajnst something hard. But I came her
in answer to a letter from Mr. ' Hilton
wrote thl note? He tossed it rorward
on to the table.
"I wrote It, to bring you here."
' "You wrote lt? There wa no one on
earth out Hide the Joint who knew the se
cret of the dancing men. How camo you
to write It?"
"What one man can Invent another run
discover," said Holmes.' "There is a cab
Norwich, tut his penalty. jfi
m a letter then. Imploring me to go away. ; " " """7 Ft
and saying that It would break her heart f'ratlon of m "gating circumstance., a f C
If any scandal should come upon her hus- ha "r'alnty J"11?"' ubJ flf i
band. She said that she would come down 'he " shot. Of Mrs. Hilton Cubitt l
i,n h, i,,,.hn,t ... .i..n . in .h know that I have heard she. recovered 1
Cubitt. Don't tell m that she I in this?' coming to convey you to Norwich. Mr.
morning, end speak with me through the
end window. If I would go away afterward
and leave l:ar In peace. She came down and
brought mnnery with her, trying to bribe
me to go. This made me mad, and I caught
her arm and tried to pull her through the
window. At that moment In rushed the
tirlv, end that she still remains a widow.'
de
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ban
iriv, tiiiu umi nun ptui iriiminn ti. vmuvi( .
evoting her whole life to the euro of the V
vr and io the admlnlst ration of her hus-'
and's estate.
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