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CHAPTER ".

we got rid Of our collars and made
chopers OF our ties. We turned our
coat collars up at one side only. ana
than. with dented hats worn rafhshiy
ara our hands I'm our pockets. va
looked disreputabIe enough for all prac-
tiral purposes in twilight. A Gordon OF
rlain clothed police had already been
formed round the club. we were told,
ard 50 we sailed forth. We turned into
windmill street, crossed Whitfield street.
ard in a turning or two We came 10 the
Rankunln Club. could see no sign OF
ANYTHING Ike ring OF policemen. and
SAID so. Hewitt chuckle9- 'Of course
ros (" he said They don't go about =
sob OF this sort with drums beating and
Gags avfnr. But they are all there. and
some are watching US There Is thu
hotlSe.-Tli negotiate"
The house was one q the very shabby,
..as.a sort that abound IN that quarter.
The very narrow area was rallied over
o,s almost choked with rubbish. VISIBLE
ahove II were three floors. the lowest IN
aartesq by the door and one window, and
,tha other two ~ two windows each
,vaan and dirty all. A faint light ap-
reared in the top 10or. and another from
somewhere behind the refuse-heaped
area Everywhere else vas IN darkness.
uevvftt looked intenilv into the area bat
y II Vas fmpossibis 20 discern anything
behind the Old griny patch OF window
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II speak French" Hewfat replied;
shall try him.
Certainly. II YOU wall He's I'm the
mems room below. They've been making
him as comfortable as possible by the
ire until the doctor comes He's a long
time expect he's got case on
Hewitt found his way 10 the large mess
room. where three or four policemen, in
their shirt slesvs. were ouriously regard
iag young man of very disordered ap-
psaTance. who sat on chair by the fire.
H. vas pale. and exhibited marks of
bruises on his face. while over his eye
was a scarcely healed cut His figure was
small and slight. his coat torn, and he
sat with certain indefinite air OF shiv-
efing suffering He started and looked
spprah ensively as Hewitt entered. Hew-
ST bowed smilingly. wished him good
day. speaking Ia French, and asked IL he
spoke the language.
The man looked Up with a duh express
sion and after an effort or two. as one
vao suffers, burst out with with "Je Ia
nsT'
That's strange" Hewitt observed to
the men 81 ask him II he speaks French
and he says ne denies it-speaking in
French"
Hes been saying that very often, sir, :"
ems Of the men answered. "as well as
other things we can't make anything Of
Hewitt placed his hand kindly on the
mans shoulder and asked his name The
reply was for a little while an inarticu-
lais gurgls. presently merging Into
meaningless medley OF words and sytla-
hes: Quest &c quill ma. Leystar Squar-
saere nom-not spik it-quel chemin-sank
yan YER mosh--je Ia ME, te Ia nie!
he pa1seG. stared and then. as though
realizing bis helplessness, he burst into
tears
Hes been a-cryln' two or three times
said the man who had spoken before
lie VAS a-cryin' when we found him.
Several more attempts Hewitt made 10
communicate with the man, but though
Re seemed 20 comprehend what was
meant; he replied with nothing but mean
iagiess gibhr. and finally gave NJ the
attempt. and leaning against the side OF
the fireplace, buried his head IN the oend
O. his arm.
Then the doctor arrived and made his
EXAMINATION. While 10 was In progress
Hewitt took aside the policeman who
haf been speaking before and questioned
lin further. lie had himself found the
Frenchmau IN "a duh back street ny
Golden square. whore the man was stand
'aE helpless and trembling. apparently
quite hevil8erei sn, very weak. He had
brought him in without having been
she 70 learn anything about him one
O. TWO shapkeepers ia the street where
- vas found were asked. but knew noth-
tng o. Ann-trtei had never %ehr nsin ne
fnre But the cir3ouSast thing. the pc-
f-emaa proceeded was n rhts ere room
NsseE I brC1Eht SO n ksaf - give him n
81 % snack ace n he looked - weak ana
Aangry. You'd a thought We was a~goin'
- poison ign lie fairly screamed AZ fhe
very e-At o the bread an he scrouSsNt
hsself l9p IN jhe corner an put his ha4htiss
u frcut az tl3s 1ace. Z couldn't make out
rhai was up AZ frst-didn't tumble 20 II
BEN tao bvead be was frightened Of
tein a. he looked IKE a man as 'ud be
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the door was slightly shifted again. and

the door was slightly shifted again, and
one eye peeped in.
Catch him" said Hewitt aloud, as we
sprang to the door. He mustn't get
away
had been nearer the doorway. and
was first through il. The stranger ran
dowa the yard At his best, but my legs
were the longer, and halfway to the
street I caught him by the shoulder and
swung him round. Like lightning he
whipped out a knife, and I fluns in my
left Instantly on the chance OF flooring
him. I barely checked him, however. and
the knife swung short OF my chest by no
more than two inches: but Hewitt had
him by the wrist and tripped him forward
on his face. He struggled like n wild
beast. and Hewitt had TO stand on his
forearm and force up his wrist till the
bones were near breaking before he drop
ped his knife. But throughout the strug-
gle the man never shouted, called for help.
nor. indeed. made the slightest sound. and
We on our part were equally silent. II
was quickly over, Of course. for he was on
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rectly, ard so wont tel you anything o.
IL TIL know little more But what l
vaet now is q messenger Can SCI.
somebody al euce IN cab 70 ny tr1end
Butt AT his chambers
Certainly: III End somebody. Want 10
write no.eT'
Hewitt wrote ard dispatched note
which reached ne IN less than ten min
utss Then he asked the Inspector: Have
you searched the Freedman
.-Oh. yes. we went ali over him waen
we found he couldn't explain hiEnseif, 20
see Il we could trace his friends or has aa-
dress. He didn't seem 20 mind. out tnefe
wasn't a single thing IN his pocket-fio'
single thing. barring rag o. pe<Aet
handkerchief with no marking on II
You noticed that somebody had stoaes
hfs watch. ! suppose
Wen. he hadn't got one.
But re Rad ore OF those little yerticai
bustonhoFes in his waistcoaE- USED 10
fasten q watehgnard tn. and it was Tnucn
worn and frsyed. SO thar he must ne IN
the habit Of carrying a watch, anc u IS
gone"
Yes, and everything else. too. en- :
Looks ike robbery. He's had a knock or
two in the face-notice thatT
II saw the bruises and the cut, OF
course, and his collar has been broken
away with the back buttoa-soneboGy mas
taken him by the collar or throat " as ne
wearing a hat when he was found.
NO"
THAT would imply that he had only
inst left the house, What street was he
found in?''
Henry street. a little of Golden square
Low street, you know"
Did the constable notice q cocr open
near BY
The Inspector shook his head HAN the
doors in the street are open. ne sald'
pretty nearly ali day"
"Ah. then there's nothing in that. I
don't think he lives there: by the bye, l
fancy he comes from more in the Seven
Dials or Drury Lane direction. Did YOU
notice anything about the man that gave
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Tne man paused after stae last OF these
s''tse Characters. and hrs pen stabbed
ifs'o fIl- paper wt-h blot as ne Cazesfly-
r~garrfssf MS work. Then. with a agrpa-
rs cropped ". ard his face sank a,a4a
inso the bend OF his arm
The doctor took the paper ard har,gk-f
~ 70 Hewitt. .'Coxnpiste axraph.a. YOU
see. he easd 'FSie can't write a word
Tie begins TO write Monsieur from sheer
iaanst 81 oegsnnsaang letters sslsSs: oast the
word tails of into a scraw1. Thea ms at
Temps Decome mere ssrsbbles. wl.h lust
a trace Of some familiar word here and
there. but quite meaningless. all
Although ne had never before CHANGED
20 come across 4 case OF apha<3z (sz1-
ply a rare d2seasel. HewEtI was az
qua-nted with AS general nature lie
knew that IL might arise either from
some physical injury 10 the brain. or
from breakdown consequent Oh some
terrible nervous strain. he knew that in
the case OF motor apsaaS2a tine sufferer
though fully conscious OF all that goes
on aooIE. him, and though quite under
Standing " ha. IS said 20 him, Is entirely
lsowsrfess 90 put his own thoughts into
spoken WordS-haS lest. IN fact. the con-
I,sotson between words and their spoken
symbols. Also thai in most bad o<ases
agra-iS.lEa.-tae loss OF ability 20 write
words with any Meanings commonly al,
accompaniment.
taken 70 the III
Urinary. / suppose?" Hewitt asked
Yes" the doctor replied. Il shall go
and see about IL at once.
The man looked up again as they spoke.
The policeman had. In accordance with
Hewitts request. placed a loaf OF bread
on the table, near him, and now he
looked up he caught sight of IL. He start
ed vislbly and paled, but gave no such
signs Of abject terror the policeman
had previously observed. lie appeared
nervous and uneasy. however, and pres
entity reached stealthily toward the Loaf
Hewitt continued 10 talk TO the doctor
while closely watching the Frenchmen 8
behavior from the corner of his eye. The
loaf is what is called a plain cottage"
OF solid and regular shape; the man reach
ed for il, and Immediately turned IL bot
tom up on the table. Then he sank back
IN his chair, with a more contented ex-
preston. though his gaze was stiil di-
rected toward the loaf. The policeman
grinned silently at this curious maneuver.
The doctor left, and Hewitt accompan-
led him TO the door OF tile room. He VIII
not be moved just yet, take itT' Hewitt
asked. as they parted.
1T may take an hour or two" the doc
tor replied. Are you anxious TO keep
him here?'
mot for long. but / think theirs curl
Gus inside TO this case, and may, per
haps. learn something OF IL by little
watching. But l can't spare very long.
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that was visible. Then we stepped light
~ up the three or four steps TO the door
and rang the bell.
We could hear slippered feet mounting
a stair ani approaching. A latch was
shifted, the door opened six inches, an
fndisttnct face appeared. and a female
voice asked. .Cui est Ia?''
''Degx ca-raradss," Hewitt Erunte3
testify: ''ouvrez. v9te,"
had noticed that tire door was kept
from opening further by n short chain.
This chain the woman unlocked from
tha door but Sttll kept the latter merely
ajar. SIS though intending 70 assure her
self stili further. But Hewitt immediate
" pushed the door hack. planted his foot
against IL and entered. asking careiessly
as he did 80: .sQus Sc trouve Luigtr"
I followed hts heels. and In the dark
could just distinguish that Hewitt pushed
the woman instantly against tie Wall
and capped his hand 20 her mouth. AT
the same moment a rlle Of quiet men
were suddenly visible ascending the steps
al my heels They were the police.
The door was closed behind US almost
noiselessly. and a match was struck.
Two men stood at the bottom OF the
stairs and the others searched the house.
Only two men were found. both in a top
room. They were secured and brought
down. The woman was now ungagged,
and she used her tongue AT a great rate.
One OF the men was small meek-look-
ing slip OF a fellow. and he appeared 10
be the woman's husband.
''Eh. messieurs ie police" she ex-
claimed vehemently. '1t ees not OF i'm,
mon pauvre Pierre. Eat you sail run in.
I'm and ule-we are not OF the clae-we
work only-we housekeep."
Hewitt whispered 10 an officer and the
two men were taken below. Then Hew-
lit spoke to the woman, whose protests
had not ceased. You say you are not
of the club" he said; but what is there
10 prove that? II you are but housekeep-
ers. as you say, you have nothing 20 fear.
But YOU can only prove IL by giving the
police information. For instance. now.
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t~ocv-4zslt 1855 by tire ATrglor,
=. was with 4 message Of a useful sor-.
hsss Martin Hew5ot one day Dropped ssyes
r-srs street Police Station. Lprztoa. art
.sk@4 for a particular inspector, u.Fse, was
80 IA HsHfTI sal. and wrote a note arr
- way OF making conversation said 70
~. Inspector on duty: Anything very
.ra--Esnx this way Toetayr'
ssxoczsng very startling. PERHAPS. as
~ss~ the inspector replied. but one of
car cssarss picked Up rather an old Gus
,araer a little while ago. Lunatic OF some
srs I shouid think-{n fact. I've sent for
49, doctor to see him. He's a foreigner
: Freuchrzan, believe He seemed no~-
-slv weak and faint, but the oldest
.ssrur occurred when one OF the men.
-sarksag ~ might Dc hungry. brought trl
ssrne brad He went INTO FRS OF terror
a. ssse ssg1t OF s.. and woallssn't be pacl-
eel III they took Il away again"
That vas strange"
saOssd wasn't s. And he was hurxry
,cn They hroagh. him some a NttIe
wrs;s after, ant he dbfn't funk II a nst
T.scs~d anto IL. IN fact. Ike anything, and
ere y eli With sonne cold beef. It's the
way wsan some fllnatscs-never the same
sye minutes together He keeps crying
tke bzfy. and saylng things we can't
un6s~sard. as e. happens. there's no
body r. Just now VINO speaks French"
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o'Vakesown as vTeil- I shossss say. ry IRE
way. pe~ssaps there's no aSrz-,hla- Haze
20. Tied kdn zith pen and paper
aha paper were brought and SET be-
Tore the man. He rsa< srs,. .eao~F,, at
f,ssez1ctly, that he was s.uyor- fr14~ssa
WIGS only object was 20 restore atm =,
as proper Realm. Would he write his
fsasne and aeSreSs ard any oshsr srrs.s-rss-
eson ne zssAsat care 10 give abort ksnzseI z
on sne paper before kz4rag
A8s F<skScEsErss-s took the pen and stared
al the paper. Then slosgiy and with
much hesitation ne traced these marks.
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aNo rAINDDI ATF,TIY TURNED 1T BOT
TON SINE III ON THE TABLE.
.,gA'e1,cf az aay-a.asS else afore that
- S.'e nearer I csTnc VITA s. tie more hs
go. 80 took s. "a way an leFt - oait-
- - Cscn A0 Gained down. An = sap
- when / Cut AotTN, tss.s or chat there
esIy aoaf a-sf brought I'm IN vsJh a biz
peet no tuSr Went for 'eru IKE ore
NeeA- ia Nasg'c fT-ls<aceasNd o no sTNa'f
- you BE- Rum fhl2< how he fa1cssS
49, .'-n w1sa t2lCy'l>a a bft touches,
=, Al one way ono minute. AZ the
',seS lie =, X
is 4 X ~ ,ele way. have you an
80 soaf n cf1e place.
Les 81. bali a dozen II you Nke."
.. O1e vii De sSsouEh. 7 am gNosng over
Sefak % me doctor. Wa, awhile,
-, e ss--r's very Qutss and fairly com
s-osa Then hing a loaf 81 quietly
- Fat = ON ere tae,.e not FAR tpehow rs
- Don't Attract his aeteysSsoz1 70
- Eol are ,sr~ce''
a. aocto- e. sod lo>kS1< though ;ftIliy
en tslo kTeuchsaan. Who for RES
- @4re1 sioo-ut.y 1a.s TRANQUILITY AZ
elNaoe- heNa.t ssaDos.} quietly over
-e tlo,-ar. 5r3 wl-c,it isssssIgssac1y fae
80 tas SIRE. SaH sutcgTogativeiy
A. - ~ t- e-N3 his llns. frewe s''i
-sNf.fsf ssEn>ssrar-Gy. .'Nceor." n
~ 80 iast toully enooE a for HsNest
and t&sSge > general nervous
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CHAPTER II.

At sign from Hewitt the loaf was re-
moved. Then Hewitt pulled the small
table closer TO the Frenchmen and pushed
the pen and sheets of paper towards him.
The vancouver had it's result. The man
looked up and down the room vaeantiy
once or twice. and then began 10 turn the
paper over From that he went TO dip
ping the pen in the inkpot. and presently
he was scribbling at random on the loose
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tfau-st, wished the man good-eay. and
,,,sSs his way 20 the Inspector.
well the inspector said. not much
., he got out % him. Is rheTeF The doctor
al, n, sending Ger him presently
II fancy" said Hewitt. "thst tnis may
turn out a very important case fesslp.E
quite possibly have not guessed s's-
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his face and we we're two We dragged
our prisoner into The stable and closed the
door behind rs SO FAR As we had seen. no
body had witnessed The capture from the
street, though, Of course. We had been
too busy 20 be certain
There's set q harness hanging over
~ the hack" said Hewitt. II think We II
tie him ND with the traces and reins-
nothing ike leather. We don't need
gag, know ne woa tshogi..
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d1ateIv shut behind them They were
prisoners.
We left quietly, and although We. of
course expected IL. II was not Till the
r,er. morning that We learned absolutely
tAa. the largest arrest Of anarchists ever
made in this country Was made at the
Rnlrunln Club that night. Each man as
he came was admitted an4--collared.
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= .ouse there, I know-I seen the food
took in
Hewitt turned thoEghtfully away.
Thanks he said. i suppose we can't
manage Il, then. Good day
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CHAPTER; '.
We made cur way TO LazatI'ss aac II
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-03
Gsstx County 1lrrald,
Island Pond, VI, May 3.
vermont's Historical Reader.


A short time since we had occasion 10
speak OF the law requiring towns to pur-
chase safes. Although there was no pen
atty ATTACHED 20 the law as soon as il
was passed the country was filled with
solicitors almost running over each other
TO get at the town authorities. They
represented that the law was imperative
and must he complied with at once to
prevent serious consequences. Many were
induced to purchase hastily without look
ing about Them to see how and where
they could make the most advantageous
trades, the smaller towns purchasing of
the larger safes which had become too
small for larger towns but which were
amply sufficient for smaller ones, and in
many other ways. Now the last Ieg:sla-
ture passed an act enioining and requr-
ing that the history and geography of
Vermont be taught III our common
schools. This naturally started book
agents into the State who when told that
Vermont was getting up a text book Of
its own on the subject replied that they
had one which taught the history of Yer.
mont as well as of other New Englaud
States, and presented specimens which
did, to limited extent, deal with the
history of this State. 1t was ingeniouslv
urged that those were the books to pur-
chase because tamong other reasousl it
was as important that the pupil should
be taught the history OF neighboring
states as that of his own,
Now it is pretty nearly certain that the
new historical reader being got up by
The Tuttle Co., and Prot Conant as its
author, will be the prevailing text book
in our schools. Ii before giving that
work an opportunity to be examined or
tested our schools are filed with foreign
text books it will interrupt and retard
uniformity in the use of text books on
this subject, and many localities will find
that they have been too hasty in their
purchases, aud when it is too late will
una that they are ont OF those books
most used and with books on their hands
which are not i'll accord with those most
generally used ard which are being pre-.
pared with special reference to our own
schools. The coming historical reader is
being very highly spoken Of, and we sin.
cercly hope that the friends of education
IN our county who have the matter in
charge will so slow and look the ground
all over and give the hooks, which are
being PREPARED with special reference to
them and their children, ut least a fair
chance to compete with outside ones, the
hasty introduction of which can but
bring anything but uniformity, and in
many If not i'll most cases an unwise
selection from those coming from outside
the State.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-03
why Delay Financial Legislation P
To the Editor ofthe Herald

10 the Editor Ofthe Herald.
what causes our financial condition,
ana how can it be remedied should en-
iist the careful attention of every business
man, and every business interest in this
country and no class should attempt to
have its interests exempt from the gen.
eral shrinkage that conditions like those
now existing brings to all our people. A
party from the East, who owns property
IN almost every State in the Union, and
is a many times millionaire, writing our
hrm III answer to an offer to sell him n
eho'ce piece of Nicollet Ave. property
says: THAT the piece of property YOU
offer is desirable, we will admit, though
TO purchase for cash at these times, when
a gold dollar is worth two dollars worth
OF property anywhere, is the condition
that now controrts US" There seems to
be rapidly crystalizing opinion that all
propeftiea and commodities in this coun-
try are now being measured by a stand
ara that requires two dollars of any of
them to buy one dollar in money. The
business men of this country are settling
down to this theory, and all values are
assuming this unnatural condition. and
the debtor is fast being deprived of the
ability to meet his obligations. This con.
dlt'on will forge the creditor to Cypress
the debtor and such crisis as this
country has never experienced must be
the result unless relief comes to the peo-
pie at an early date from wise legislation
Every indication tends to confirm ,ha
OPINION that gold is as really at a
premium of one hundred per cent, as it
was at any time during our civil war
ne difference to the people is, that in
war times the business interests of the
country recognized the fact ofthe premium
On gold and all property and commodi-
lies appreciated in sympathy with the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-05-03
Mansur's Real Estate Agency.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Nv house where ] now live, being n two
tenement house that viii rent for Sl6O. One
tour tenement house. will rent for S2iO. One
house. rents 'ur 500. Store aud three tenr-
mcnts which rent for S.44. Two barns and
sheds, will rent for Si20. Also four building
,uts An this property is in the centre OF the
village Of Island Pond. ou Derby street. aud
j. a. well located a. any property in said VII
age. Good never failing wells supply plenty
ot water to ali buildings. ! viii sell all OF the
above property for Sc 500, or viii sell any
part Of the same. Also will sell my stock of
goods al cost or appraisal. For further par
uCularS enquire Of the subscriber. OF 4. NJ
Man>ur, Island Pond. VT. NJ. II. DAVIS.
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MARY Was. ESTATE

STATE OFNERAiONT niSrR,cr OF ESSEN. S.
In Probate Court holden at Brighton, in
and Tor SAID District. ON the 10Th day Of
Aprii, a. u, 1895, Daniel Powers ESec,,,
tor On the estate OF Marv Via
late OF Concord. in said District, deceased
makes application to said Court 10 extend
the time heretofore allowed him to pay the
uChtS Que from said state and to render his
administration account until some future
uaN. Nhtrcupon il is ordered by said { ourt
that said application be heard mt the PRO.
pave once IN island Pond, on the 4th day of
May \. d 1Ae6. and, it is further ordered
chat notice DC given to all persons concerned
ny the publication of this order in the Essry
bounty Herald, printed at Island Pond, three
weeks sucCesSiVcly before said hearing.
BY the Court
Attest. u, $. STORRS. TrpGp