The Forrest City times., 1890-08-23

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 main with Aunt Dorcas while tho other two accompanied Uncle Nose in his up- willing journey of mile or two after the jug of whisky.
 They were gone only short time, but when they returned the one who had been left to guard tho cabin was no where to be found, but the lifclcss body of poor old Aunt Dorcas was found lying near the door She had been foully murdered and robbed, and the assassin had disappeared in the darkness.
 Uncle Nose was too greatly excited to recognize any one of the party in the dim light, but gave it as his opinion that 1t was Jim Goff who acted as spokesman; and when he suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from the neighborhood it was generally believed that he had committed the murder and ran away to evade arrest. This opinion was never denied by his par ents, who were respectable citizens and were held in the highest esteem by their neighbors. Jim's downfall was tr ceable to the time when he was apprenticed to . distiller and began to be an excessive drinker.
 CHAPTER Ix.-~DIsrosINo or THE DEAD MEN.
 When Roy and Guy had reached the outside of the beer garden they walked hastily down the street and neither spoke . word until they were several squares away from the scene of the tragedy.
 This visit has turned out to be horrl. hle affair" were Guys first words. do wonder what trouble they got Into that led to this terrible deeds"
 7 How long had they been thereH asked Roy.
 II do not know. When we went in saw brother Henry and Will Guff playing cards as quietly as usual. and I did not notice them after that until their pistol shots arrested my attention.'
 4s'Who is this Guffsn asked Roy There is something strangely familiar about him but cannot now call to mind when or where have seen him"
 . He is young man who came here sometime ago, perhaps not more than . year, from where could never find out. but evidently southerner by birth, but from what part do not know. He has been employed in down town saloon. have met him frequently at the different pleasure resorts but never knew of him having trouble with anyone. He formed my brothers acquaintance at our homo when he came by invitation to visit me. Brother Henry was always very quiet boy, and unlike myself. cared little or nothing for these pleasure resorts or any other exciting amusement. He was what one might call a stay -at-home boy, and l used to laugh at him because he was al. ways tied to mothers apron strings, as was pleased 10 term it. His first appear ance in the saloons and beer gardens was shortly after his first acquaintance with Will Cuff. From the start they were al most inseparable companions. and where one went you would be sure to find the other If they had ever had any trouble was not aware of 1t"
 But what are you going to do about it' How will this strange affair DC expialncu when the dead body of your brother is brought home, will not tho whole affair be investigated and tho owners of that vile place be prosecutedv
 That will be easily managed, but you and must not mention word of what we have seen tonight. When you see an account of it in the morning papers you must appear to be as much surprised as if you had not known of the tragedy"
 The Sunday papers contained long, but very inaccurate, accounts of . horrible double murder, and the finding of the dead men in the street in that part of the city made notorious by a number of mys- terious murders, or more properly the finding of murdered men who came to their death in mysterious manner. which could never be satisfactorily explained.
 The body of Henry Foster was identified and taken to the home of his father, where 1t was prepared for burial.
 The body of Cuff was taken to the morgue and placed on exhibition, where 1t was viewed by thousands of persons; some out of curiosity. and others to learn. if possible, who the dead man was, but he was not identified by anyone except few unconcerned acquaintances who passed on and in the rush and clamor of business soon dismissed the affair entirely. But Roy was so completely impressed with the resemblance of Inc dead man to someone he had known, that he procured the ser vices of an artist. and had q likeness taken