The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13

der the left shoulder, the chest being up. wards; l could only judge of the age of the unfortunate man by the hair, which was scanty and streaked with gray. It was ghastly spectacle; the man was quite dead.
 Stepping back into the road, looked up at the house which was opposite. It was one of row of several stories high, aud built, like many houses in Scotch cities, in flats, with a common staircase and by the light of the street lamp could see that they were all closed with the ex- ception of the one on the third floor. That must have been the window from which the man had fallen. was about to rush into the house when the sound of a slow and measured tread announced unmistakaoly the vicinity of policeman, and with a feeling of relief that share of the responsibility of the tragic situa- ton would be iited from me, I gave a short cry for assistance. It was answered immediately; the huge dark figure of a policeman turned neighboring corner and hurried to the spot
 "What's going on here ?" he asked with strong Scotch accent, as he bent over the body.
 "Th's poor fellow has evidently fallen from a window" l explained, as he turned his lantern on the dead, crushed face. Then he rose and looked at me.
 " This is bad job" he said seriously, Do you think he's dead2"
 "Pm perfectly sure of it." answered ; and then l explained that my experience and training justified me in speaking with certainty.
 After a glance at the open window pointed out to him, the policeman des. patched a man, who chanced to be pass ing, for assistance. and then he strode into the house and up the stairs, closely following. Arrived at the third story, my companion hammered with his baton until door was opened, and an old woman ia her night clothes demanded with considerable asperity to know what was the matter.
 "Are you the landlady9'
 "Yes."
 "Show me your front room then"
 The old woman declared angrily that she would do nothing of the kind, as there were two gentlemen sleeping there ; but when the lantern was turned on and she recognized the man of law, she be- came submissive immediately, and, whin- ing that she wouldn't knowingly harbor characters that were wanted, and that she had given the men notice to leave that very day, she lighted a candle and obeyed orders. The door she conducted us to was not fastened, the lock being broken, but it required vigorous push to send it open, as there was chair placed against it on the inside, which fell noisily to the ground. The old woman entered first with the candle, but as the draught between the open window and door caused the light to flicker violently and then go cut, the policeman's bulls eye" was again brought into use. By its strong glare, as he threw It slowly round the miserable room, ghasuy scene was revealed to us. A table lay upon Its side on the floor, and about it lay debris of bottles. broken glass, and pipes; the washstand had also been overturned, the jug and basin smashed, and the water had spread half over the floor. On the opposite side ofthe room to the window was sort of alcove, formed by the roof sloping downwards, and each corner on that side being cut of by the wall. In this were two truckle beds arranged in such a manner that the occupant of the inner bed would be obliged, In getting up and retiring, to cross the outer bed From the inner bed to the window sill there was one unbroken though irregular stream ot blood blood on the tumbled furniture, splashed on the washstand mingled with and slowly spreading its crimson hue over the spilled water, lying l nA Ah sx. la ~l< v1nA1s nA even in one place sprinkled on the walls. h my four years of surgical study had seen the life fluid flow innumerable times and, since overcoming the natural feeling of faint sickness which seized me on the first experience, had both witnessed and , assisted at many a severe amputatiou without being affected. But never had 5 seen blood so wantonly, so brutally : spilled; vapor seemed to arise from il . to envelop and suffocate me with warm 3 faint odor The atmosphere seemed | heavy with the shadow of crime
 We looked at each other with pale faces and then the policeman said s,ernly , There's been foul work here" r shuddered and looked toward the r beds. The inner one was empty, but i, had recently been occupied, for the clothes were thrown back and the we, ] blood stains began there. In the other 3 bed lay man, who, to jadge by hi: : heavy breathing, was in deep sleep 5 His face was turned toward the pillow SC that we could not see 1t, but upon the hand and arm which hung over the side of the bed the light revealed a stream o blood, which had been dripping into 6 , little round pool upon the floor. 3 "Now, then, get up," said the police man, seizing the slumberer, or pretended slumberer, by the shoulder and shaking :, him violently. "This gammon won't ge { down with me-"
 The man started. and half rose on hi, ? arm, and as the fall light ot the "bul's 3 eye " fell upon his face had good op l portunity of remarking it. Its strange and uncommon beauty startled me i, : was the type of beauty of the young . Greek VIC see only ia chiselled marble |, | Here for the first and only tima in mH