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my end will be like. but 1t will come
will" ] said. at is worse than fool
ish to talk like this. It's q cowardly
ideas"
But he only shook his head gloomliy.
and returned the same answer to all !
wait TIL you have heard my story"
And that evening he told It me.
cannot say how much OF II Is to be
diseased imasination OF an unSaisncsd
brain. But II was an G9Iui thing to
hear. as he spoke In low, rapid voice.
with fevefish energy. while the rising
and the moon scudded through the driv-
~ '"asob,S he said. you remember tina,
1 was mad. and Knocked at that cursed
ANNE H ii ne d dsTR "G have ssh1s
twice since thsn-twiGe In the open day
las I began to protsst-,.I tell you
soismnly q has cursed my lfs. and 4:
mad now. ! only Wonder that that 1 an am
.,:[, KILLED 81, ny s.s ssr !, x xsS may neil neil
When. BY some awful power. it leaves
that vault, and goes back 10 the ruin
where IL lived its evil life 800 years ago.
died. T ea yssr BACK ssS tss tos si s sar
In the evening and started for the hail
When I got TO the old wooden bridge.
you know II, don't you, where we used
TO nsh below the mill.pool-l saw her
leaning on the rail, watching the sunset
on the water. She did not seem to
hear m: comingi I stood close behind
God, can see il now-the figure
turned. and instead OF my darling's
flower face, was looking straight into
that yellow skull, with its flxed deyils
grin. heard IL laugh at me, It's hol-
low. chuckling laugh; you remember
II, don't you, Bob"
I nodded silently. and he went on:
81 don't know what happened then.
I supposed | tainted. The next thing
that I remember was looking round with
q vague wonder at finding myself In the
psrioI Ut the mill, with the doctor and
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curslng II as ] struck. The mirror hew
into fragments, and the thing was gones
but through the crash of the breaking
glass; / heard the echo OF its hateful
jeering laufh. n.
He paused moment; then his breath
came hard and fast as he went on In q
IT Is a year ago tonight, Bob, since
Kitty died" boz. !, p :
argued with him for a long time. I
told him It was a hallucination due 70
morning he would laugh At These; fep-s
cies. But. 1t was nc. use: the came
weary smile and shake of the head
parted and went to bed.
could not sleep, but lay listening TO
the growing storm ana starting pp-at
room. where Tremayne slept. Quite sud.
seemed an endless silence folloysd.-a
S Sk easep The
ticking OF my watch. which beat on my
ear like the strokes Of a hammer.
Then az last the storm burst I'd
The thunder crashed and rolled anloug
the hills, ana the rain ratified IKE hnl-
Tor a msdier Surst OF fury. and then.
through the horrible silence. came
W!!S shEleh OF fsTIof; ~.
l sprang up, seized a candle ana hur.
ried out into the corridor As I opened
the door of his room staggered back,
half blinded by q Jagged haAh. which
cut through the murky blacknsss. and
1t ratified and rang like q moel<ing peal
OF internal laughter. Tremayne WAS
stretched across the bed, and on his face
as ! hope never TO see again. II was .
terrible slOht. but one thing was thu
stiangest of all. and / turned faint and
sick as | noticed II. do not know what
curious effect OF electricity. or anna
peculiar efrusion Of blood. or pefh4ps
Something stranger still, ~,
But i tell II as the exact and simple
truth. When we raised him up, aud
his head fell back on the pillow, I saw
on his throat I'VE long black Innrka like.
the grip Of . skeleton hand.--Au tho
teAT Aeono: gssa - aS-s a ts9
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We strolIed across the grass where the
yew-trees cast strange black shadows
over the mounds and tombstones, and up
the aisle to the chapel. where. behind =
carved oak screen. and under their can
opies Of marble, lay the effizies Of two
knights and . lady. The moonlight
poured down on them In all the splendor
Of a cloudless night in June. and the
nickerlnE shadow OF . branch outside
played weirdiy over the face Of one 81
gantie figure carved In full srmor.
"Queer-looking old chap. Isn't her"
said VIII; doesn't look as II he'd stick
at much. He was an awful brute In the
old da~ you know. when the ruin on
the hill was his baroniai hall. The
villagers say he visits 1t once a year still.
He would be buried standing UP, and
no one dared to disobey him, even when
he was dead; 30. down In the vault. his
conn stands on end. with . hole In the
lead where his skull looks out I've
seen II many q time"
How CHASTITY" said. "who was
her"
"oh. an ancient enemy Of my fore
fatt srs. There's an old monkish ckron-
icle at the Wcarage. which tells how he
ana GuiielmuA Tremasnus-same name
% mlns-fell out about some lady. My
ancestor had the pull OF him there. but
the old blaeksuard got his revenge. for
he put an arrow through him from be-
mind . tree. soon AFTER the wedding.
Let's 30 down and beard him In his
vault. and tell him what We think Of
him."
Don't be q fool. Tremayne!' said
what is the earthly good OF going down
there now?"
"RubbishI" he answered. laughing; u
believe you're afraid"
"oh. we'll. then. II that's what you
think" ] said. come on" and I took
UP Q candle from the iscteru. lighted It
aud stood wsitins.
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Every Day
SO West 2Sd st.

night after night. as he tossed and
We never mentioned that night again.
uncle took him away to the south OF
France. l returned TO Cambridge. nm
ished my law course, and settled down
years: But heard from him occasion
ally. heard OF his engagement to Kitty
Maitland. and heard 4 little later. OF
Afi ss. ssd P' fslh KITTY ss. wa. only
hardly a month old, when she was
dr o, 5s,d one me- might e the little river
how II happened, did not hear OF II
from Tremayne. himself for he broke
down again, and hung between life and
death for weeks. ! think he was never
haps his brain was unsettled. and NOR.
bid fancies grew on him, but II IL hard
One night. as ! was sitting alone in
10 me. 1t was from Tremayns. begging
heard Of him since Kitty's death, and
not know why. but q strange, chilly
Of that night In the church.
j. was a heavy. sultry oesoeer sven,
Langthorne. and the red moon doomed
large and low through the rising mist,
waile tttul little. gusts OF wind In the
TfsmSSns ' %ss sssre on 0I the pl.siorm
but ! hardly recognised in the hsggard..
wild-eyed man. who met me the athlete
who had stroked our college boat to
the head OF the river 80 short . time
before.
you Won't have very long to Be with
SoS csn s,.v . xaaL 10 van uks ~
I answered. my clients are not so nu-
msrous as all that"
II don't mean that" he said. II have
not ,I Ions e {yi stay with you v..rs ,s,,r.
you yet" j replied. "You must NOT get
these fancies Into your head, old man.
Others beside you have been hardly used
|Psrhaps so, he snswsfsd wssriiy;
warning. and heaven only knows whS,
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He lifted a stone In the floor. and We
went down q flight OF stone steps. feeling
our way along the chill, damp walls.
The place was heavy with the peculiar
vnclesn smell of mould and rottenness.
thick with black darkness, and, cold as
It was, the air felt hot and close. ! felt
that I ought not to have allowed him to
go. stu nervous and excitable from
the strain Of his examination. but the
taunt OF fear irritated me and made me
"Here you are, Bob" he said. stop,
standing upright against the wall; bring
1 held il high above my head, and
peered INTO the darkness. The next mo-
a jagged hole there leered out upon us
q yellow skull, with what seemed to my
fancy malignant, nendish grin. A. ]
stood there looking into It's eyeless sock.
trst In, ., fippant, knocking, way; but
gradually he got excited. and addressed
y as 4 II were ? living thing. taSaang
pr. s Sai sy asa .s SSns s Carried 10
his. fnssrs At the Grisiy thing. dshed II,
and hesped insults on u; an
heavens sake, come away: You're not
yourself: come out OF this foul air" As
] elutehed his arm, something.I sup.
Prom s behind the Skull. and SE Knocked the the
candle out OF my hand, and as we strus-
Eled up the steps through the pitchy
darkness. q low. evil chuckie seemed TO
did You see in" he painted with dry
lips and a drawn. sshen lace. leaning
heavily against the church door. "Did
you, see itr Il was his soul. his devils
Nonsense. man" I said st was .
bat or an owl. You are feverish and
hysterical. Overwork has pulled your
nerves to pieces. Come home and get TO
bed"
But II laughed at me. Didn't you
hear IL laugh at me2"
why, Tremayne," ] said you can
imagine hearing anything In your state.
when he's unstrung. Pull yourself to-
gether and come aWsy."
He was In high fever by the. TING ]
got him beme, and sat BY bis bed tor
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KEPT DOGS ON THE ROOF.
RaphaeTs NeiEhbors Protested and
He Removed Them.

The white-winged Angel of Peace has
descended on the block on Waverley
place, In which No. 1b0 Is located, all
because two frol!esome terriers. who
are charged with having made night
hideous with their playful barking.
have been removed.
The terriers are owned by C. Raphael,
who rents apartments in the house
from Mr.. Moher, tho owner, and during
the past few weeks the CANNES have
lived on the tin roof. II was thought
that everybody. liked the dogs until
some Is ,h claiming to speak for
calling on his neighbors TO arouse and
hold Indignation meetings against the
dogs.
The circulars were distributed broad
cast, and one of them fell into the hands
Of Mr.. Raphael. Naturally, he was in
dignant. but in order to avoid further
trouble he took the CANNES to his store
on Greene street to-day.
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FLED ON HER WEDDING DAY.
Mrs. BIOEberE Deserted Her Hus-
bnnd After tho Ceremony.

William B'ozberg. who Is in the bot
Ting business. and 'esides In Stanton
street, has, through Lawyer William G.
Katzenstein, Of 2So Broadway, begun
suit In the Superior Court for an abso-
Lutte divorce from his wife, Mary. on the
statutory grounds. Blozberg claims that
he married her Sept 2mber, 1903, Alder
n an "Soger" Flynn performing the eere-
mony.
on leaving the Aldernanic Chamber.
Blozberg says, he took his wife's arm
and was about to take her to a carriage
saying she did not love him and she
would never live with him. Then she
ran away. Blozberg went home alone.
Later he found her living with another
A motion for $3.50 counsel fees and SIS
a week alimony will be argued before
Judge Freedman Aug. % next.
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WANTED FREE GROCERIES.
Homeless Abel shvoder becomes =
Burglar, and IL Caught

Policemen John O'Brlen, OF the East
One Hundred and Fourth street station.
caught Abel SHREDDER, twenty years old.
and homeless, breaking into the grocery
store Of II. w. Siebern, at 1925 Madison
avenue, shortly after o'clock this
morning.
The policeman discovered the transom
over the rear cellar door open. He
climbed in and crept softly upstairs into
the store, where nc says he saw SHREDDER
going through the money drawer. while
on the counter near him was q loaded
revolver.
O'Brien stole up behind him and threw
his arms around him. SHREDDER made an
attempt to get his revolver. but the po-
licemGn handcuffed him. SHREDDER had 81
in pennies In his pocket.
In the Harlem Police Court this morn
ing he was held in 81 900 bail for trial.
Inspector Mclaughlin will see 10 he
can identify SHREDDER as an old offender.
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say that she was "a supreme favorite o.
the comic opera stage" That Is news.

say that she was "a supreme favorite Of
the comic opera stage" That Is news
Rose Coghlan will open her season
with Diplomacy" and "a Woman Of
sent new play. No, II Is not one Of
dsar Charles'A reports. Dear Charles Is
shelved. 1t IL a drama tization OF 1.-THE
Woman in White" Miss Coghlan has
secured the managerial services of
George Wother:poon.
Rudolph Aronson was congratulated
the other day-not upon his prospective
return to the theatrical interests OF the
city. but upon his lucky absence there
from during season that II generally
conceded to have been the very worst
on record.
Mr.. Abbey offered Willie Edouin a
comedy part In Lillian Russells com
pany In London. Mr.. Edouin. however.
did not accept II. He Is presenting Our
Flat" at the Strand Theatre, and de-
cided not to make any change. Miss
Russelrs company is now practically
completed. Chubby little Annie Myers
will be a splendid foil to the golden.
haired prima donna. Miss Myers, how
ever, will not be merely foil, for she
can sing, but not in way TO conflict
with Lillian. The news OF the decision
In the injunction case was much dis
cussed about town last night.
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Accused Of Ass.uItins His wife.

John Dowd. twenty -four years old. OF E1 East
Eighteenth street, was arrsigned in the York.
VILE Police Court this morning. charged with
assauiting his wife, Knts Mrs. Dowd. the COM
plainant. is the woman who year ago threw her
baby out OF a sscond-story window. She was
sent to the insane asylum, and . short tms ago
was discharged. When tho assault case was
called Mrs, Dowd failed to appear and Dowd was
held for examination.
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rrancI. Saved waish's Life.

John Walsh. twenty-six years old. no homo.
fell OF pier 81 East River at o'clock this
morning and was rescued BY Martin Frsneia Of
223 South street Francis Jumped In after walsh
with all his clothes on and reached him lust in
time to save him. Walsh was taken to Cover
neur Hospital.
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Coming Events,

cigar-Aaksrs Union No. 10 will 4aks IN s1-
cursion TO Fort Wendell. One Huudrsd AID Nine
ty-fourth street and Amsterdam avenue. Sunday.
The second annual moonlight excursion of the
New York District Epworth Lesgus will b held
Saturday. The sail will Be up the Hudson to
West Point where time will be allowed to sse
the dresA parade OF the cadets.
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THE CHILDS-DRExEL HOME.
Charges to he Made Through Ty-
biographical Union No. q.
BY Associated Press. }

PUEBLO. Col. Aug. 1.-THE Visiting
Committee of the Childs- Drexel Home, at
Colorado SPRINGS. is making a thorough
Investigation OF the management Of the
Home.
The matter will be brought to q focus
by Joseph conway, Of Kansas CITY, an
inmate. who died notice with supt Schulz
through New York Typosrsphicai Union
No. 8 against Mrs. Schulmann. the ma
iron; Nina Campbell, q nurse. and A. p.
Sutton and a. d. Martin. inmates, al
treatment.
Mrs. Schulman says the charges and
published reports are part OF plan to
cast reproach upon the management.
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Joilinc.tion Of the PurceiI.

JoilthcstiOn OF the Purceils.
The Jehp Purcell Association. Of the Eighth
Ward. Hsmsd sfteF tire former Tammsny leader
Of the old Fifth District. will have q joliiaca-
ton and symnsr-nights festival next Monday
a. Lion frk Hsypes band will furnish music
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You read The Evening" World!
Do You read the Sunday WorldS
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The H.vers Machinsr, Disabled.

Ths German steamship Hsvsi. from Bremen
Aug. I, made this port lest uisht. She was de-
tanned In the North Sea when twelve hours out
from Bremen on account Of broken intssmsdiats
eccentric straps. It vas necessary 70 hsavs 70
Tor sight hours 10 make Tepairs-
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Young philipin Taken to Bellevue.

Richard Philipin. the young man who attracted
attention on Third avenue near One Hundred
and Sixth street. last night by declaring he was
BILLY scanlon, the actor" vas taken to Belle
vue Hospital this morning. where D.. Douglas
will make an sxaminstiou a. 10 his mental cendi-
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You read The Evening World!
De you read the Sunday woFlds
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Brooklyn ADJUSTMENTS.

b. HUBER & GtBHkRDT'S CASINO,
Harris 4 Walters, May Rolla, Felix HsDsxs
Alma Dergenson, Rita Durand. Msdss Eli,A A.
mlssicn free Reserved seats. 10. Is ana Ne.
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Donnelly & Girard's farce. The Rain
tire this season. Miss Isabelle Urquhart
and the. Harcourt sisters have been Sc
cured. Miss Urquhsrt will play the part
Of the widow. The ''Rainmaker" people
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LIFE SAVED by A BADGE.

Moses u. Harris had n narrow escape
from death by a hold-up's bullet while
he stood behind the counter OF his dry
says the Denver Republican.
MT. Harris and his wife were alone
in the store. The husband had waited
on man. and as he went out two men
entered, Going to where Mrs. Harris
stood. the shorter man purchased some
, thread and rendered % cents in pay
!nent.
husband, and he opened the cash draw
er Tor the purpose OF making change
Just then the taller OF the two pulled
revolver, and. holding the muzzle
said
Hand over your money"
Mrs. Harris screamed. and. without
giving the storekeeper time to refuse
heap, and, thinking he was dead. Mrs.
Harris cried out again and made a
movement TO get out from behind the
counter. The taller robber turned on
her, and, taking quick aim. fired a sec
ond shot; The bullet passed close to
the terrified woman and lodged in the
street. hearing the two reports. began
rushing towards the store, and without
accomplishing. their purpose of robbery
When Assistant Police Surgeon John
son got to the scene he found Harris
standing behind the counter. very ner-
vous and pale. but apparently not much
"Where were you hit?" the surgeon
asked.
Right here" said Harris pointing to
n round hole in his vest just over the
heart. The bullet must be IN my body
stil!." he continued. but It's queer
, there's no blood"
Yes, IT is queer" assented DR.. John
ron. much mystified. as he looked at the
hole In the vest and then at the store
keeper. He could not make out how
= man who had apparently been shot
through the heart, was possessed OF so
much strength and vitality.
Cutting away Harris's clothing. at the
point where the bullet entered. DR..
Johnson found why Harris was so much
wound much larger than any ordinary
bullet would make The flesh around
4 was swollen and greatly inhamed.
The edge OF the wound was badly lac
had entered there. The flow Of blood
was slight Dr. johnson inserted his
finger into the hole. and under the
skin he met hard substance. The
to be n round gold disc, not larger than
What's this?" he asked Harris. Har-
ris. in surprise. exclaimed: That's n
badge | wore on my vest. The bullet
must have struck It and driven II in
there; That badge Just saved my life"
he added. as he fondled the little disc
between his fingers,
The bullet aimed at his heart had hit
the badge In the centre and driven 1t
through his shirt and undershirt into
the skin. The lead had dropped down
inside his vest and was found among
some goods on the counter. II was
32-calibre bullet. The badge to which
MIR. Harris owes his life is an emblem Of
German benevolent society and OF
solid gold.
badge had taken with 1t into the flesh,
DR. Johnson dressed Harris's wound,
and the storekeeper continued to attend
10 his business,
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: money on Oct, 10, 1888. while his son was

money on Oct. 10, 1888. while his son was
The witness said his wife went to the
bank and drew out $3.50. He borrowed
500 more, and gave 1t to hts wife, whd
gave II TO their son.
MY son didn't say what he wanted
afterwards Then i learned he wanted
II to get married on"
Two years afterwaris7'
Yes. lie kept the money all that
time"
MIR. Morrison was very anxious 10 have
1t understood that he never gave his son
cent In his life. He gave II to mis- wife
and she gave It to the young man.
His Mother Also Testiac..
Mrs. Morrison was then sworn. She
said that her son borrowed $500 The
money. belonged to her husband. and
he had given her the authority to give
II to Martin.
What did he want the money for?'
asked MIR. Jerome.
None of us could find out till after
wards what he wanted the money for.
but afterwards we learned he was pre-
pairing to get married"
He Just asked for the money. and
his father gave II to him?"
Il don't know whnt he said to his
father. l hadn't a cen:. and he knew
It,"
Mr. Morrison had testified tha, he was
a hard workingman and had always
been In debt, and that the money was
his wifes. None OF the three witnesses
were croSS-cXamined
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SPORTING MISCELLANY.

There will be eight classes in the
knickerbocker Yacht Clubs annual re-
gatta OIL June l6, over the Sound course.
starting of the clubhouse at College
Point. Entries are open to yachts OF
twenty clubs. comprising the New York,
Larchmont. Atlantic. Marine and Field,
Seawanhaka. Corinthian, American.
Brooklyn. New Haven. New Rochelle.
Riverside. Douglaston. Stamford, Horse
shoe Harbor. Hampstead Harbor. Sea
Clin. Indian Harbor. Columbia. Shelter
Island. Yale and Jamaica Bay clubs.
Entries Will be received by e. M. Mac
donald. % Lafayette place. this city.
The tenth annual regatta of the York.
vile Yacht Club will be sailed on Satur.
"Old Comanche" Sexton is still on
earth; He Is matched for five-night
balk line billiard tournament with ].
played during August, in Days new
parlors. 1t Is for $3.50 a side.
Pete Golden, the old-time west-side
athlete six-day go-as-you-please pedes-
trian and endurance cyclist Is now an
Instructor for the Slower Cycle Com
pany. Madison avenue and Fifty-seventh
street.
The Riverside Wtee.men will offer n
handsome silver cup to the club, whose
racing men make tn, greatest number
OF points, first second and third, at their
ra meet at Manhattan Field on July Z.
J.. j. Donohue will referee the wrest-
ling match between Duncan C. Ross and
Ernest Roeber At the Academy of Music
next Monday night.
The New Jersey team. which won the
l5O-mile relay race, will meet at the
house OF the AtElanta Wheelrnen on FRI
day night and receive their medals.
The Regatta Committee of the Middle
states Regatta Association will meet at
the Hotel Marlborough, on Monday, June
II. at y M 1t Is important that every
member be present.