The Van Buren press., 1896-03-07

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opening tie rads5B gov q lie saz4z
eea Vas streaming n
+ The aaa aH llze Hzlzaisse street. Hza1 ssA2e~
sided. and On the stun evening ar the
dee5 nseIllsa zones Of tie be- Ners
calling the NarHhdIasrs . Fszss9ssF SER
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Far several minutes TIE fRs 4Here en-
!. 4asgesd IN earnest esngHrsa tiaz= Then
the stranger turned - has haeI and
walled rapidly from tass prison
That evening jast At dazis the ed
eae15azH tinaidly stared from tie done
81 Tine servants haaae = tie rear q
Ma aGIainss ho1e. The faithful
eags ~ere barking i1istilJ. asaze aas
ealIea At the gate. and the saPerstl~
saaaa darby closed the aa5e.
Pears things ar Rosstal curious
They sao =. Dla hereer haIleria t
night an bad si9a. s ben fee
mighty queer and powerful ssiftIsa
ezaee a sfeaer d9ae dead sd the
e8esAHan 10 the eooss
IAe stranger At t-e gate Fsaasss=d
Through TIE arches and WALKED ariszIg
I'll aagh shs fFaat iHel8saee ea5Iaz 6s
10 the stepa he raped I9adl7. The
echoes rHa45l.sd through the deserted
halI and eanae back Increased 3 tl5aa-
sand fold
No one responded and he pushed Htae
door oFea= aud went IN Ihe Ia5ls gssee
deserted and the place vas laHIl5tn.
Weeks had passed since the foadsted =
II 8 AaaaH be5HQ had traddea FHe
threshold. and NOM in the fast zss#5sf-
nag twilight the Old haa7z Was : z5ez4F
sad far adiag The newcomer
passed thHsagh tbe halls and entered
. the library where Ma NeLa1a had
been found N the eald embrace #
DEATH "a the doorway was tine sEa =
Ia hieh H.e was sitting u hea aaaad.
A gentle breeze that came through ne
apea Wind30 played with the taee err
taIns aB4 famed the tall grasses tat
stood n TIE #asea CD the 9id-faahHan .ai
manfeI. hs room @s8 strange Y
. weird. and fhe FEELINGS Of the aa1af5f6d
guest asae alA5e14lt = D. described.
The newcomer famma9ed through
; 1.-the papers and aesI af Ma a6I.a n.
Everything that might throw some
. light On the mysterious crime was ex-
aalHaea DIT nothing vas found tat
m@4Id give the slightest eleM To ne
identity d the murderer FoF hours
fEHe man continued the search. baf aIs
mission aHPesfed 10 be fFaitIess. a.
Ter the i I'm rays Of the He4 Moon fe
made . easefaf search Of the pfeI4Iss $.
. ard surveyed the earaoaHdiBZss hep-
ag that hss quick eye would faIf upon
sefaefhihg hat msaIa bring the truth.
Weary rom his continued seafeh,
the detective fell asleep On the lounge
T IN TIE library.
The neyt morning he awolze at nine
O'Clock. Tie morning sHH was streaea-
> Ing through the open windows and The
room was flooded with light Tn ee-
: teefiqe turned over and zazed al tae
: furniture and other objects n he
xoon His thoughts we're busy. and
he was thiakiHg o. the scene that would
: transpHTe IN Ab0ndaIe IN Juss tbfee
hours. The scahold, grim and stern
E md the trs milling body Of the colonel
v flashed through bis mind. II MAS the
day Of the execution and only few
hours of.
2 While th- detective thought, his e1ef
e followed a ssnall oaIl of fire that d1ncet
and darted back aud forth on he wall
I / 1T VAS tiny red bell, bat it's brill.aHc}
and heat were intense He watched b
. us il playet seemingly for his amu.e
ment. Juss unde the spot covered rs
= The little fiery bail be noticed eharret
4 place On thu wall What .sused thai
q He revolved the question .yer and oscl
again IN his mind
I Sprinoing from his bed he rushed II
i he wall ard held mattel, under ia'
p quiYerIng piece Of living fir that piaJ *
about like p serpept's tongue. Quicail
I the match Jared. The detective wa
nervous ana his brain was N fire
, On tne wal were two stays sorus, a
(. equal distance. Evidently tney ha'
2 served a. support for d gun. Gong Il
i. The door he called the od ,sOachman
b. The negr wen INTO the room viii
q Ills teeth chatterng AID his eyes wen
d dllated with -uperatitiCus fear.
Where IS ihe qua that hrng on thssi
! horns27 ashed the detective
The coachtaan was gO1- for . mo
ment, and returned with an Old arm,
Z rifle. The eoacbman said chat be- ha,
taken II dam from The rack on ta'
g morning that hi, master was killed
r AZ the gun yoas very highly p 1zen, sn'
placed II in his room for sa 'ckeeping.
s. The gun was reloaded and placed u
d the horns. The little ball % fire, whicI
n gas but the concentrated rays Of ia
o snn thrown through blister IN a glas
s of the wind Jw, danced about the p0"
der pan Of tne old iiint ioeE
d The detec.iye placed a pillow in b
9 char in wtich Mai Helain had bee
n found murdered. Then be waited.
Wnh a hnh OF fire that half wa.
/. reached 10 the pillow and 4 report tia
n awakened the echoes Of the Old man
e sion. The gua was discharged. Thfoug
e the center Of the pillow Il bale, va
g buried
i The detective looked e. his watct
e ID VIA ~ O'Clock
i The drop iell in Abondait, zen mic
!. away. at high noon. and Col H1shbuD
0 was pronounced dead ia IL MINUTES.
b The funeral procession war .ntri
?. rupies by stranger dasbing l'fdly d"
fo...t,.., crv. Tho rbarin luokn