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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-19
SOME MORE FAILURES IN KANSAS
First National at Fort scott Fails to OpeI
Others EeDorted

First National at Fort Scott Fails to Open
Others Reported.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, July 19-The First
National hank of this city has failed to
open its doors for business and the first
intimatior any one had of the financial
condition Of the bank was when the follow
ing notice was put up on the front door
at Q o'clock: Owing to steady withdraw
abs of deposits and our inability to collect
assets, we deem it t. the best interest of
all concern ed that this bank be temper
arily closed. Assets are more than three
times liabilities and depositors viii lose
nothing. Hy order of directors" The First
National was established in 1871 and was
the oldest and largest national bank in
southeastern Kansas. 1t had a capital of
$4,000, fully paid up and had always
stood all runs.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 19.-State Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal has received
notice of tie failures of the Bank Of Rich
mond and Of the Farmers and Merchants
bank of OsawatomieS and has gone there
a Suspended Bank That VIII Not Resume.
CHICAGO. July lathe Chemical Ma
tional bank recognizing committee has
made a report TO the stockholders and
creditors Of that institution against the
reorganiZat ion of the bank The commit
tee, after careful consideration, has come
to the conclusion that at this time further
efforts at resumption are useless
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-19
intelligence Column.

THE DAILY ARGUS DELIVERED AT YOUR
door every evening for 12Isc per week.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-19

ROARDERS AND BOOMERS WANTED AT
ID 1903 Second avenue. Call mornings.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-19

They Set Upon a Companion, Beat Him
Numerically, and Throw Him Into CAL
umet River and Drown Him-His Body
Recovered But the Whereabouts of His
Murderers Unknown-Police Prosecut-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

characterization of silver means currency
contfuction. Ia striking down silver
onr government las struck down ihe
farmers and the gold idol has JUMPED on
them with both feet--Ailanta Constitu-
ton.
Jac above estimate only goes back
10 1871. Previous TO that "a deadly blow
was struck AZ the foundation Of agr'-
CULTURAL prosperity and the foundation OF
prosperity IN all branches Of productive
industry IN the passage Of the funding
act Of April -, 1856. BY this act 81
497 100000 Of Freeubacks, the peoples
money, non-taxable aud uoninierest bear
ing. was burned up and interest bearing
bonds took their place, We had IN circn-
lation July 10, 1866. S2242 SIG O2S.41.
Two-itirds Of this being Withdrawn from
use. except ns the people were forced
10 pay hiah interest for H. seriously AZ
footed our prosperity, But hard times
were not felt much until after the, act
Of 1873 Other acts. also, have been
potent such as the funding acts, credit
strengthening act, high tariff monopohes,
trust combines etc.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

What Is the cause OF this frirhtful do.
Glue Ia the value OF our ataplc,f The
Denver News gives the answer In The
following;
A deadly blow was struck at The foun.
dntion OF agricultural prosperity when
silver was dchasel by LEGISLATION, because
that act appreciated money and con.
tracted the volume OF the money sunnlv.
The decline In the price OF stable farm
product has kept pace with ghe decline hi
the market price 1T silver for the pas,
twenty years Silver has this voar
touched the lowest Ioint To history. ana
wheat has been lower than for century
Tho depressing conqueuces have been
lnst as marked upon the agriculture 81
Britain and lrelanl under frcc trade
conditions "a upon The industrv In inc
Unhcd Siates uuder policy ~ protes~
ton The nhnons decline IA whcat and
cotton has hten caustd hy dhpinlshed
purchasing power among the masses al
Chliatendonl the result Of inssitntinr a
ylcionsly upwise and unjust monetary
syStem
But for or surplus OF wheat frsn tho
big crops o. 1891 and 1892, wAest would
have TO be imported 20 meet orr homo a.
Inand, Yet Il is so low mat tuany
farmers feed L 10 cattle and hogs rather
than send u 10 a distant market.
Tx farmers have found OK that the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

-. W. AldCunU will auplk nj Ean,arN,,
on the 1Gth
Many Alliances ro,,ort ,,,,,,. ,.,,,,,......
coming In ~ noS,ri, .,o,t new neWbers
'''"''' every heotihg,
IN. "a s,'te directory Of the Peoples
PuIl5 Us pelhg prepared by the Advance
The Terrell Free Press. Terrell Tex.
~ now fopullst paper, clean, keen.
WlhS ana pointed
Tho Rural Light of Rising Stnr md
the Reypille Of E1stlnnd have cnpsnii.
dated, aud will be moved Ia disco
Hood rnuntv p,n,,iiy,. ~,
mass moeiin" pt Gra,l,,,-, r'1u EIAlu
Hon q III tn,tir. "" I'M IN uth,
Gaines spolte' anu A"ouiuS
,rh. 60 -,
,,,, Nent'h ipNas Forum OF Temple
IN ,nI uu1Ent uy w; y, tiloman,
VINO Mno WI Continue to publish it In the
i"lrl'A' ol ule amor reform
There nre now over 100000 idle me-
ohnulcs IN the country. Did this condl-
ton OF things over occur before the gold
standard was adopted in this country 2
Advance
Judge j. II. Davis ia loct,ri,., q, n,.
counties Of Andersen, m i's ~ . nv
Navarro. Iimrstnnc E,.ost,+,..1 h., ri H. ~
Hnl. Ellis. Jninson ana 49, a. . w,
tho month of December uu''us
- mi, ..,.,,,,t
i,,', Vu ".v ,. .., Oh Lie lep,Hl a work
fnr tbn '' ss, ," " a, ,Wo PushHg OF wheat
Nv .,,S G".''u u'nu9ht 81 money he used
y, bis, WuN' nolent Wll VI be
w. 49,, ~, IL ""ttn "u yulnpt Get the money
wv ~ ~ VIZ, nlll WAT ABOUT me farm
,.,', o'lE'u 10 epu or iced his
Gni,,cg w ''' N'o'"' as hnny are now
"V'"N
Vol H. H. Bentley OF Abilene made
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Of the money voted to pur ,hase honc
for u. S. stephens, the fonnd y of The
order. Il was shown that NJ. Powderly
actually spent SIS Of his 0wl money
In the transaction. Ambiti)ts. bfc eli
AID prejudiced factions within the Orter
have long sought the overthrow of NJ.
Powderly, who, tired OF tho var, d
nally resigned
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10
TIrorrNrNo M pANaNRors.

FIUCTuNTGNG AND DANGEROUS.
The oldest Of all authority, the United
States monetary commission, In im re-
port to congicss used the following Ian.
guagc concerning gold rs a money basis
In addition 10 the irregularities OF It's
production gold lacks miHclency of mas
tn give it steadiness. Il IA necessarily
so subject to Jerks and changes" chat
tu u-o Il ua m exclusive standard muut
reduce al business "a gambling Nc
merchant can buy goods with gold TO be
sold for gold o year aftcrwarl, or even
tow months afterwards without being
subjected to heavy risk. II he covers
The risk by cXtrn profits In the nature of
insurance, he must Impose heavy tax
e npon those who deal with him. Whoever
enters into q contract TO pay gold In ono,
two or three years ran not, by auy nos,
slhility t0rcsec what lis value may be
when the contract natures. Gold. when
unst@dlCd by eilvor Is as unstable az
water, The long experience OF England
has shown u TO be QUO Of the most nuc,
W0tlnr, trcnchcrous and dangerous cur.
rrncies over devised Tho present head
ui the British ministry said, thren ypnra
ago, that England dil mot become rich
10y adopting gold but adop,d gold be,
cause il was already rich. He might have
added that Il was only the great wealth
acquired by England under sounlpr
and better system which has enabled
II in epdure the lpschipfs of a currency
which has madc ID tho peculiar saat n
monetary crisis. just as Erynt n Of uic
plagnc und India AZ the cholern." n
England waa not the creditor OF M ibc
world ON gold contracts, aud Il that cor.
sldcratlon did not really dop,inntc cyer,.
thing clsc IN Determining its policy Il
would abandon system which h us
'baue mud opprobHum. "
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Rev. Or. Lyman Abbott says lie be.
he1es the end Of the labor movement
will be- the establishment Of an indus
trial democracy"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Tho philndclphia Ledger wuuts the city
OF Brothcrly Love 70 own aud operate
the electric light plants. Would not
dis be a socalisuc Innovation
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

In our mention Of firms starting. up
closing I'd or cutting wages, we have
space for only the largest aud most i'm
portant,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Coming Events" is large new Popu-
list paper Published at Enid, o, r.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10
Norrs ANp COMMENTS.

No true patriotic citizen will neglec.
his political duties
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10
LABOR DEPARTMENT..
S. }. BRowNsoN. EDITOR.

S. j. BROWNS
s-=-==---==-==--==-----
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
No true patriotic citizen will neglect
his political duties
Coming Byents7 is large new Popu-
list paper Published at Enid, .. Il.
The Omaha Bee declared FOR compni-
sorry arbitration Of the differences be-
tween employer and employee
In our mention Of firms starting. up,
closing I'd or cutting wages, we nave
space for only the largest and most i'm
portant,
Gen. James g Field Of Virginia. says
the Populists in The last election III INA!
site increased their votes 100 per cent
over 1902
Rev. Or. Lyman Abbott says lie be.
lie1e3 the end Of the labor movement
will be- the establishment Of an INDUS
trial democracy
Five thousand tons OF silver boarded
n Washington. and yet me adihi lan !,
Ton thlkA OF ISSUING Vt"N' :" "
carry on the government
The Philadelphia Ledger wnrts the cliy
OF Brothcrly Love 70 own aud operate
the electric Light plants. Would moi
this be socaisuc Innovations
In the San Francisco mint thoro Is
now stored 3S,OOOOOO new silver dollars
aud the department refuses 10 pay 1t
ont for gold 20 relieve the stringcney on
the coast
Ibc inednHtnble distribution 0f tho pro
ducts N lnbor Ia tbe Terrible curse Of
Gorll,.s and cnrTnnts every form of gov
,.sai,,,.,,t
"a. p..u.. ...,,.,..,. a,,, I, a. bccyn-
pr hrpueS HuEh,s.s ..,,..,i,,, A., Lrn,y
s ~ ,,,pr. ''', r,.fnninyrJ viii do
VIA VIA tng n"Ss T., l,,''ii,, s.l,at W. will
W'ul w ,hhm 1t - 70 N"'"
"o WIN 'u'm'
Tho report Of Uniled S.1tTs l,'l~
urcr Morgan shows that mere hhs peen
net decrease Va the cFrgg ll,lli ~, ~. Va
80,
"Ihe Society OF llhcty anu lMyail
IA new 1rgaulNnuuh thA, rs rapluy
hpunpug np ~ tolorAlo Ahh r''ew l'I"'
lhc intention ~ 20 ''NliHllNe w 1Nluv'
lcah dea OF freedom ana VlhN tlsn'" "
ALL
The New York Fiuanccr makes a
point, though probably unwitdngy when
lt says; "Our good result Oi SECRETARY
Carllsle'a recent visit to New York was
ronld abandon thc idco of attcmptinr Ia
increase no coinage of silver. dollar, In
orsicr 10 gerpre some prgtits ON soignor.
nqod
The Iptcr.Oroan glves AN alarming a,.
count Of the distres4 of 25OOO miners
IN flo Eoerbir range An fha iron mines
nrc closed M moi ON nrronnt of atrikss.
but because thorn lg mo- s1le Ear prodtcts
Tho snow In thnt region Ia fnriv tnrhrs
denp md Tho miners rannot col away.
beSIdes thcre ia M y,nrt for thcm 10 40
II thoy could lrnye. Mort az tbc nnmar.
Red men have gone long ago. me gov.
Of destitutlon aud some supplies are DO.
ing sent
Tho 81 Innls Uenubli, aavs. "t,rr
.een n,o,,sonj nconic ar, J.I'n,J Ian, n,,,,,
public chnritv in H. ioui. brrarsc ihcy
cannot procure work ffli,y ocr, f,n,i
IA be eopp,sed If Iii cl,@sSs 0S r,egi',,,'
les and very few. Ii nny OF Them. ue
appns tron;p Ty,, ,,,i,-i,,,r, ~ E
ShSnn lni,sip. b,1s,s ,!t,,.,, I,,. '''
ssy they 5rn honest AMI snior tu nG1 v,1till
ips In S,rn thetr liytr,s 10 XXI, ,tt ~
vrnrL - II Mas oe ~ r"'I ,a,,
thls condition az ihlprS-a fainlne w y
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Strange that so experienced worker
Ms AIr. Booth, who is at the head Of the
Salvation Army. can offer no better rem,
edy for the solution Of the unemployed
problem than charity. Students OF
sociology have long known that alms-
giving. while Il gives temporary relief,
SONS the seeds Of poison IN any social
system Il destroys the manhood or
womanhood Of people. cruahes the spirit
Of Independence aud patriotism and makes
mendicants who have only courage enough
20 SO down on their malrow-bones, beg
and lick the hand that gives them aims.
Goldsmith truly said;
IN fares the land to fastening ills a
prey,
Where wealth accumulatcs and men de-
cay
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10
Make YOUR ANNUAL VISIT I
TIHE HOMIE FOLKS.

The katy NJ K. d T. Railway will on Dec 10 NJ,
o. 1898 sell tickets to all points in Mississippi Tenn
Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and N
Carolina, also New Orleans Louisville CinCinn,a +
dianapolis, st Louis, and Kansas City, at
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Tho inouilnblo distribution Of the pro.
duets " labor ~ the terrible curse Of
our age and modern civilization II uh'
derllos and corrupts every form Of gov
crnuucnt.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

and IA work sixty hours week iot
Si ~ Mr.. Wateborn also says tu,'
IL his depart mont were permitted 70 20,
iect FACTS relating 10 the sweating 80
torn" be would astOnish the nation WIZ
what he knows now exists IN fhilauef
phia
The threatened strike in the sheet mn
industry in Pennsylvania has been ave.
ed BY tho settlement thirty mills, 1!n'
ploying over 1900 men, VIII De eop I'M
ned in operation during the winter. Tue
rollers agreed TO take the wage reduc
ton intended for the r0ughers ana
catchers. This will cut the wages o. the
rollers 10 per cont. The scale VIII ne
signed at once.
Secretary Carlisle ia his Deimonico
speech said; This IS a great govern
ment, but there Is one thing 1t cannot doi
Il cannot create money" If this Is true
the supreme court is wrong. for IT has
held repeatedly that congress could create
money. and make 1t out Of whatever IT
may choose The act of congress ere
ating the greenbucks said these notes
shall be legal tender" and the supreme
court said the act was valid.
Under the proposed income tax Mr.,
Rockefeller would pay the government
Sl247; W. Il. Vanderbilt. Sl1OO; the
Gould family. S11OO; Russell Sage, SS34;
G. T. Huntington, S414. Several thous'
and other millionnires whose vast IS.
tates are protected by the government,
and who by means of class legislation
are protected IN absorbing the wealth ere
ated by others, would pay in like pro
portion for the enjoyment Of these priyi'
| lcges.
Twenty-six of the lending nations Of the
word have Il popuisiion of 1.219,OOOO0O
or this population, OJS OOO,O 600 use silver
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Or Broues suggests that Il H. brc0m-
ing n more important question 10 know
what the hungry unemployed VIII 20
do with them
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Tho report Of United States tr'as-
urur Morgan shows that there has been
a net decrease in the circulating me
dium during Tho last year Oi SGIWO,uOO
a large Increase is needed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

-" 49, ~ " =,
j. Il, Sovereign, Tho successor of IT,.
V. powderly az general master workman
90 t,, ttot.,,t. ~ I.,t.,r ,r,. ca,dIi,t,
49,, s.,
On inc Iuloh LABOR parry tgeeeet LOT
lieutenant Governor W. Low" IN Iopii unu
qtnd Tor e2}9gEress w 1852, ne NoIeI iol
commit tea To Tree rnlnnge' ana was hp'
P9lhlru 'ouml1. ,onrr Gi lanor S'nqs'l,s'
10 uoes not urlolN '''yelanu. ne ne,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Investigations have proven that the
charges brought against Mr. Puwderly
and the two memhcrs 81 The cNetnfivs
board OF tho knights of Labor Massss.
Wright and llcnlin, were prompted hy
ths enemies Of ne order In the pay ~
oemaFoeues Every charge waa i,sprp,.
en und u was shown lhat tae nrct,ss-
tons ware most malicious. Nrl low
DERBY has not drawn his salary for 1si'o
because the funds ven low and tines
hard Instead Of mlsappropriAing 100
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

\ young unmarried man gave ttp his
situation IN d shoe factory M Rroekton
Mass one day last week 10 u married
man out OF work. with needy family To
support M three weeks annthcr YOUNG
man ~ 20 exchange with the iirst, and
BY SORES Of agreements thc needy
wotkmen will hive constant employment.
--knlghts Of Labor lonrhal
We heartily commend this charitable
and christian spirit, II "a nraoticrd Ia
The typographical aud many othcr unions.
II y now evident that lahorinemen them.
relyea must solve the ''uurnployed
problem. UNA labor aud its sympathls
erp can get control OF congress and loosen
thr nip that greed has on MS slhc tlilors
aud tollcrs' ehould help one another even
20 no dividing Of the last crust OF
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

The Intrr-Occnn gives AN alarming a.
count Of the distress Of $4,000 miners
Ia tho Gogchic range A j tho iron MINES
prc closed M, not ON account OF strikes,
but because thcrp Is no sale for products,
Tho snow IN that region IL forty inches
deep, and the miners cannot got away
beAdes thcre ~ no work Tor them 10 do
u thoy could leave Most of the unmnr-
Red men have gone long ago. The gov.
ornor of Michigan has visited the scene
Of destitutlon aud some supplies are be-
ing sent
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

The New York Journal Of Commerce
says NE gathering Of so many idle mil.
currency ought 10 be- cphtractrd. II fbr.
geis that lhlS idle money measures the
degree Of business paralysis WE arc snf-
to7lng ~ the S0uih aud West The Al
hnia Constitution correctly savs, 'eihe
experts who hang around Wall Street III
rlArc thgt an the sigma ~ 30 ot0w that
the bank reserves IN the Eaat win an.
igne 70 ipereasc. and this Is only mn.
other way Of saying that tho hudne,s
t'9snauon OF the country viii continue al
Efqw and Increase fhe fact that iii The
lillc money In the country Is drawn 10
fhe hAls, shows that radical chanee
!. necessary Ia our present banking sys.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

The ST. Louis Republic says; "Four.
teen thousand people are dependent upon
public charity in 81 Louis because they
cannot procure work, They were fouud
10 be composed Of all GLASSES Of mechan-
les and very Few, II any Of them. tho
genus tramp, Tho propriolorl OF tho
cheap lodging houaea whcrr they altrp
say they are honest aud sober aud wifi.
ing TO earn their living II they could 10
work II adds as the real cause OF
this condition OF thngs-a famine IA a
land OF plenty aud Tint in all our cities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-01
Time to Stop Glass Legislation.

The complaint of the masses in this
country is that the few have had gov
ernmental favors which have been de-
MED to the many. The rich have been
powerful in the halls of legislation and
in our courts. Class laws disfgure our
statute books in every state. Courts
have had an open ear to the wishes of
favored classes. It is not one among
our millions of farmers who has COM
planned that O few have been favored
by legislatures and courts, and that his
interests have been ignored, nor has it
been one farmer who has said that he
has been robbed by the railroads and
other monopolistic corporations, but
millions of farmers have been COM
planning, and about million of them
voted against the old political organi-
cations at the last election. When a
chorus of protest against existing con-
ditions come from a million threats,
or to be more exact drop from a million
of hands into the ballot box. it is time
for the whole people to take cognizance
of the fact that something is deplorably
wrong in our social and political system
and practices.-Farmers' Voice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-01
Sentenced to Thirty Days With Hard
Labor.

Mr.. Robert Bruce, in Public Opinion,
says: st can be proved that the average
American citizen works one month out
of a year for the sake of being gov.
erned. In other words, taxation takes
one twelfth of his earnings. The aver
age American is the head of family
of five persons, earning $1,000 year.
He pays $50 of this into the national
treasury, $50 into the state, county.
city or town treasures, and at a mod
crate estimate, S23 more for the indirect
cost of methods of collection"
This is much underestimated.
The Chattanooga Times states that
the United States taxes amount to s7.84
per capita, $500 per family of Ave
members; that the Tennessee state tax
is about $500 per capita, and the county
tax about s1.25 per capita. Municipal
taxation varies. Chattanooga, $3.50;
Memphis, $1,000; New York, S.33 per-
capita. New York spends $50, 00O. 900 3
year, and London, three times as large,
s24, 900, 900. Our extravagant public ex-
penditure is one result of our indirect
taxation. The straight tax would cre-
ate powerful influence to limit ex-
penditures.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-01
A Source of Taxes.

The directory shows that two hum
dred and seventy-four railroad compan-
les, not counting street car and Elevated
railroad companies, have their head
quarters in New York, and thus pay
taxes to New York, either directly on
their own real estate or indirectly in
their rents (see pages "a to 81, addenda
to New York directory, 1921. Twenty
one foreign Insurance companies have
their American headquarters in New
York and pay taxes to New York, not
counting American companies. Some
of them, like the London, Liverpool
and Globe, on million-dollar buildings.
The same directory shows that forty
one foreign governments rent buildings
in New York for their consulates, and
thus pay taxes to New York. Twenty
three ferries and ferry companies pay
taxes to New York. Phillips busi-
ness directory shows that seventy-six
lines of foreign and coastwise steam
ship companies mot counting 318 linea
of sailing vesse!s) own or rent real e..
tate in New York, and pay taxes 10
New York, some Of them having half =
dozen million-dollar greyhound go
called) steamships. These ara but
sample instances.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-01

MRS. MAYNARD HAD RISEN EXCITEDLY.
motive, the fact remains-they are re-
lentless. Up to this point the only evil
dence offered has been the ordinary
verbal and documentary sort; but now
to clinch the previous testimony the ex-
perts are introduced"
"Experts?" repeated Mrs. Maynard
in a tone of vague speculation.
Eyes; autographed experts, you
know, to decide as to the genuineness
OF the signatures. Submitting the
document to the usual tests, in connec-
ton with Enthusiastically genuine speci-
mems of the handwriting of the attor-
ney, the testatrix and the witnesses, the
experts unhesitatingly swore that the
will was forgery from beginning to
end. Thus you see, Mrs. Maynard"
and here North leaned back in his chair
and folded his arms composedly, half
closing his eyes to complete the effect
of specifically Indifferent manner,
they have made affairs extremely
awkward for us. Who knows, now,
for instance, who may be suspected of
having had hand in this business?
Why. they may even honor me with
SG.ne such suspicion; there's no doubt
If the possibility"
"Mr. Northi'
Mrs. Maynard had risen excitedly,
and she was now pacing restlessly to
aud fro, her trailing dress sweeping
over the carpet in creamy folds Her
delicate dark brows were contracted,
her expression was troubled, her tone
edged with asperity.
.sMr. North! / must ask you not to
trifle. Affairs are far too serious for
that. Tell me, please, precisely how
we stand This forgery having been
discovered, the will, of course, is set
aside. Does the matter end there, or Is
It to be investigated"
North was radiant.
"That Is cleverly to the point!" he
declared to himself with admirinS ap-