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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-03

''How can they help us? They may
have been made by the servants, Or
Exactly. They may have been, but
were they? That is the question, the
solving Of which may throw considera-
bic light on this mysterious affair. I
intend to follow, as far as | can, the
different tracks before us from begin
ming to end. That will at least show
me the ground Travelled over by those
who have been here, even though it tell
but little of the object or personalities
of the visitors. +"
"Well, since you say you will trace
these footprints from beginning to end,
we can commence here, for this seems
to have been the point of departure for
two people. See." Burrows pointed to
the ground before them. Mr.. Barnes
stepped down from the piazza, being
careful not to destroy any of the i'm
pressions already IN the snow. He ex-
amined the footprints closely minute
and then said: "As you say, here are
two tracks. Which would you trace
first?"
"The smaller" answered Burrows,
after little consideration.
"Why?'
Mainly because it leads to the sum-
mer house, which is what we intended
to examine when we started out. Then,
again, l noticed that these two sets of
footmarks are very different One is so
large it must be that of a man, and
equally the other is so tiny none but
woman's foot could have made it,
"And you would follow the woman's
footsteps first, eh? What did you say
awhile ago about not considering sex?
But shall l tell you what you are think.
ing?"
Burrows looked up inquiringly, and
Mr.. Barnes proceeded impressively:
''Tom, you are making great mis-
take, one which l cannot too much warn
you to avoid now and all through
life. You have already formed your
opinion of this case, and unconsciously
perhaps you are ready to fit to your
theory any evidence that turns up"
Burrows attempted to disclaim any
such intention, but Mr.. Barnes con-
tinued:
81 don't blame you exactly. You
have youth and ambition as your ex-
cuse. and I am sorry to say 1 have
known older and more experienced men
drop into the same error. They are so
anxious to discover criminal-a GRIM
inal; mark the words. -
"But, really, you are mistaken. You
misjudge me. p
II am afraid not / don't wish to
stay your zeal either, but in cases like
this 1t Is wisest to make haste slowly.
as the proverb has it. Now let me show
you what you have done in your own
mind. First, you find hole in pane
OF glass, and because you can weave
enough evidence to show that it is of
recent origin you conclude that the IA.
tai shot passed in that way. The fact
Is, all that evidence proves Is that a
bullet passed through the glass last
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CHAPTER III.
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW.

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW.
The town of Lee, n H., though COW
ering large territory, is so sparsely
settled that one might almost ride
through it without meeting half doz-
en- persons. Indeed, it covers so much
ground that the various sections where
there are clustered together any consid-
cradle number of houses all bear differ
ent names, as Lee Hill, Lee Hook, Lee
or Lee Depot, as it is more commonly
known, because of the railroad station,
and lastly Wadley's Falls.
Wadley's Falls is the southernmost
and most populous section of the town.
1t is in the immediate vicinity Of the
low falls in the Lamprey river, which
runs through the place. This river,
though at times so shallow that one
might wade across in many places,
turns numerous mills in its course.
Both river and falls play an important
part in this history.
A good road leads from the depot at
Lee, and with few easy turns winds
it way up hill. passing the farm and
homesteads of the Lewises, and on q
mile farther, where the river is crossed
by bridge. Beyond one finds the Wad-
ley's Falls postoffice and the saloon.
The bridge. being of some interest to
us, must receive moments descrip-
ton. Today there is neat iron struc-
ture at this point, but at the time of
which write wooden, ramshackle af-
fair did duty for man and horse. 1t
was situated about 90 feet to the south
of the falls, and where the river winds
under it many huge bowlder projects,
making the rushing stream the more
noisy. Here also to the north is dam,
and over on the east bank stands an old
ruin, which is still in use as a sawmill.
The Lewis farm is bounded ON the
east by the Lamprey and on the north
by the road, which at this point runs
eastward. After crossing the bridge it
turns to the south, following a some
what parallel course with the river, so
that did one choose he could leave the
road ON the south side of the bridge.
and by crossing narrow strip of land
and the river be upon the Lewis farm,
which covers over 200 acres.
That you may well understand the
deductions which the detectives reached
from the study of the grounds, it will
be best for you to follow closely a de-
scription of the place with the assist
ance of the accompanying map:
A A-Gates. B-Paved walk. @ C-Piazzas
D-Hall E-Parlor. F-Virginia's room. q
Library. H-Lewis room. I-Dining room.
K-Kitchen. L-Boat landing. M N-Two
parts Of summer house. O-window through
which a shot was supposed to have been fred.
p p P-Chimneys with fireplace openings. R
Maple tree. s S-Closets. The plan Of the
house, as here given, is out of proportion to
surrounding grounds but is enlarged that 1t
may be more readily understood. The foot
prints found by the detectives are represented
by the dotted lines, and are numbered rs Mr..
Barnes numbered them. The ARROWS show the
direction.
A beautiful grassy lawn is separated
from the road BY neat paiing fence, in
which there are two gates. one opposite
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night. Anything further is merely q
matter of circumstantial possibility, or
pehaps in this case l might go SO far as
to say probability. Second. You find a
woman who is certainly acting suspi-
ciously. don't say you actually accuse
her, but you incline TO such judg-
ment Third, these footprints. Having
in your theory settled that the shot
came from without and deeming il pos
sible that certain woman committed
the crime, you would examine the wo-
mans footsteps first and if possible
prove thereby that the woman whom
you would impli1ate was i'll the position
TO fire through tie window. Thus you
would strengthen your theory"
Burrows seemed confused, as though
detected in a mean act In truth, he
was to himself considering the chance
of discovering the murderer by his own
individual efforts. thus, if possible. fore
stalling the man with whom he was
working. He was therefore not little
astonished ut the accuracy with which
his companion had read his thoughts.
II am afraid you hit the nail on the
head, said he, land | am ashamed to
be forced to confess it. But tell me,
which of these trails do you decide on
tracing first?"
"The same as You selected, but for
this reason: Notice that here the direc-
tion is toward the summer house, as
you just now said, while on this side
the point Of the toe shows that the own
er OF the foot returned to her starting
point. Unless we find another trail
leading from the house we have here
proof conclusive that this party has re-
manned within doors f"
'How so? / don't see that"
"Yet it is simple. Notice that the
steps away from the house are very in
distinct, while those coming toward us
are, on the contrary, clear and sharply
defined. The woman left this spot while
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d9pt0thcT etSt6."
roomaland tlcncdr pfeceelscto destroy
an rinportantolc lew-a-a refeeently dis
charged weapon. RRpmeffher' That this
man was mere than asefmaoleih the or.
binary senseofof htiiat efeiationsbip-she
was his adopted omld. SlSh9must have
had powerfufniotivsof carrying out
such an act. WWliav weiater, then, when
she has just effected dHepqufpose that,
u being suddenly Ceonfntatednybtt an
nouneementtbatCd ettctfTearme already
on the SCENT wlaB wonder, / say, that
q her yeye should nfnstfStriSply seek the
place where shen had lhitiden 1.-THE pistol,
especially when ishdi lifneyt that / had
the lempty shelf cbetweennhy fingers?
But, asas IasaidbtbefoTey 6hshes il OH her
guard nowy ana whatever size wishes to
4, conceal FROM sus we shalhneed all our
g sskill Otol discover. ) She will determine
ION % plan of Observation-Disclosures to it, "
"Woula we Qiotl aavbitheesey to the
mystery five ddltfasTrhCher reasons
4 for oactihpsas shb1sas?''
HNottneeessatily thth@tghfof course it
mmipht beoso + ForSexanipl ;usuppose she
n'has eomfbrtedhthertfimb
why olbgoasosptc sdhesl already?'
eNo.I Tebdala qSdp ssstso $50 serious a
ofchsrge' saeaihst xwpHssu,veteno TO my
lf,ronoso 1itt bpe vftAcGceN Nevertheless,
min aacase lilIththisy @mast stfcsnsider all
tftbipgssaso possible. BBbesefumxiety to
d'atstfos aleewhshprpyesebtisatbshe. does
nCnov ~ssKhthenn rdfaeFefot bebeIknown
This n5ayebesesadnae Apfoapifiv~o ways:
Z lFitst, thtltat hehew stddl dhiAAlbeher own
g'Rtslt pbde seechd hata shehem mhht be
shshleiafhsD seAieneuelsaee."
14EBapspanN nsn elsasnne6 s>aensne in
wstkenhshe ideaSayl yntneestsssd, s.said
BBSsoags, tbthAiAh Pvse1 1llr B3arnes'
prpReei1 1p10nT ly1eGpd doo1alNeHhabt0 fdes
cs1antot AiMm: NJ : ~ AAaOls,sr.
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barnes.
it was yet showing, so the snow filled
up the tracks somewhat. Wherever she
went, and that we shall find out per-
haps by following the trail, she did not
start for home, or, to be accurate, she
did not reach here till the snow had
ceased falling, as the clear marks tes-
tify"
Mr.. Barnes, you are genius. Why,
all we have to do is to find out when
the snow ceased to have the time of
this young woman's promenade -
why do you say young woman?
You are smarter than if you can tell
her age by these" pointing at the
ground.
Burrows seemed a little abashed as
he replied:
Surely, since you proved that the
woman is still within the house, who
else can it be but Miss Lewis?'
"Her maid, perhaps, " said Mr.. Barnes
with some curtness. Of all things, he
abjured conclusions which were too
hastily and therefore illogically drawn.
Come" he continues; 1--WE will fol-
house,
He started, his head bent and his eyes
fixed scrutinizingly on the snow. Bur-
rows followed in silence, feeling re-
buked and just little resentful. The
tracks led in almost a direct line to the
summer house, which they discovered
to be divided into two parts. 1t seemed
that the unknown person whose move
ments they were tracing had entered
the southern half.
This was place of meeting," said
Mr.. Barnes, for notice that still an.
other set OF steps leads here, evidently
mans, judging from the size.'
Then you think the woman came
here to meet some man?''
"Yes, and, furthermore, the man ar
rived first, for his footprints, or at least
those leading in, are more obliterated
by the falling snow than are hers. Sim
ilarly, arguing from the impressions
which they have left for our examina-
ton, 1t is evident that they separated
here, for the woman plainly walked off
toward the river, whereas the man re-
turned, as he had entered, through the
little gate yonder."
Mr.. Barnes, as there seem to be so
many sets of impressions, would it not
be well to make drawing of the
grounds and the general direction of
the tracks, for convenience as well as
reference?"
"A good suggestion. We will act nm
on 1t at once. But wait here a moment.
There Is man going along the road.
Will question him about last nights
snow. Mr.. Barnes hurried over to the
fence, where he found the man await.
ing him, having been attracted by a
call from Burrows.
Good morning, friend. Do you live
about here?"
Yes, jest over the bridge"
Then perhaps you can tell me about
what hour it stopped showing last even.
ing. 1t may seem q trifle to stop Won
about, but have good reason for in.
curing and hope You won't mind my
troubling you"
mo trouble tall, not the least in
the world. Le'me see, don't know as
kin tell you for sartin, cause went
ter bed airly last night. But stop a
minute. Come ter think, I kin and ont
purity nigh an kin give you some notion
myself"
II shall be much indebted. and hone
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ICopyrleht, 1So7, Wy c. II Tstaain' s Sons.
-eMlssL IJetvlsi Iams W@areJrtnat tnIs
interview m,istbbe fiaialah foto you, and
if you will allow me q assk one or two
simple questions wsilhwithdraw. F"
Receiving a. signt lthatlhe might con-
tinue, b ne asked c0any you tell me
whether your uncle O~qlea aweapon or
whether heh had any suasset TO commit
suieile?S Some d disease, tofor example,
which he may have th6oght incurable?"
'sMy uncle did not own a weapon, to
my kiowledee, nordNo Iknow of any
thing that would have Lihaueed him TO
take his own life.
"Did youheaF apistoishotduring the
night"
iI did not"
Mr.. Barnes elsft ltherQroom, followed
by Burrows. OOnce moro in the parlor,
where lay the corpsep he said:
"Tem, didYwe ldfsooseral anything III
there?"
ayes Iithinkoso"
"WelB as goa are rhH younger at this
business, Hama anxious t6 give you the
chance TO thin K for yourself suggest
that you give me y6hrieie%s and deduc-
tionslffom the ditfere'ntpeints that turn
upbefere you hear mime"
livery we'll. LIIetnmeTspecify what I
think we gained Ny p6in & INTO the next
room. WE learned tliat we were not the
first TO fihd the body. NlMissL Lewis add
mits lilivih & been nnt hthisr room, so she
must iaveaFaised ths window, which is
especially proBasle5 siheegas no other
window is open, therraom would have
been full of theaofdrlof the burned body
when heeRtered -
Mr. Barilc notldea Cptiuieseence.
"She hid a letter when we went in.
/ think she wishes thR liameof her cor
respondents Heps seetetBBt.the way, she
must hs a wpniaB Of ei0t4shr tempera-
mentto tndthe dead Bcdy of her uncle
and then goiiIntO itheolRtxt room and
write letter.
.ExaefIyylahd' ydeotof the ut
most Importance fortstJ learn the adj
dress OF shat l6tterIahd tit9,eontents if
possible. a Anything more Tom?"
Yes, but fifstt ttlpmc What it was
that youpicisbd mp rfrorAlTh floor. She
dropped itlffem 1serahps,sshe stood up.
Why didyoa keeptitt"
~ lthoughtrip@ asa atfthihible till |
. helditialny liabd2ahdpAen found it
10 be-ILJhe empty SHE l4tof aoartridge."
sN0wondefltiiaf gbadadpt it, Now,
see this " HHeh 1aaidt dMAr. Z Barnes a
small rouhdrbrush t$et;hdlttpte a twisted
wire liahale' .Ioteoktitrfforh the wash
stand ~
"Thisd fitSEM itheor eeRietly," said
) Mr. Barnes. rrhisIgsaisAsis still damp
and slightly bltcRa,td. ItIt has recently
, been used neutrality-suspicious. which
this empty elf wtss atJiRen That pis-
toll sin 1ief dtiDhiet panf satisfied of
thatyby- her elReng Rni fSiiat direction
when she Northumberland tliat we are
detectives Z F64Neuout che Trail Of ac-
ton and you WilEeseev nshyyy with all
her self ossessicfr-2-andsEshen has so
much tliat 1 fear ~es shall not again
surprise lIerint6 Betrsipins llerself-she
coul d. Iiotttesist ahafayty glance at the
drawer which isheh had j1pist @ quickly
closedion seeing asH Bstiiee0wn admis-
sion che rkDtwiofi this nre41ier Before any
one, asas afalosasy@ a. lsvIktIbw, except
the murderer. SISh6 efetiresptol her own
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-13

Dartmouth college, who after years Of Patien.
investigation and. study, assisted BY all tia,
vas be. il the PROCESS Of medical science a,
home and abroad, f. St discovered the wonder.
fol formula Of Paine's celery compound.
There xas no do1b, Of the interest that
would b awakened 4, once BY the announce.
men, Of any discovery BY Prof. Phelps. The
physicians, and forthwith this remarkable
Paine's celery compound was personally used
and professionally prescribed by them. The
result " he closes, investigation nigh, have
b ea expected. Il soon required q consider
able industry 10 produce the remedy, ard rap.
id, but steadily, without ceasing thed.mand
or pai1-'s celery c1npolad has increased,
until today there is no other remedy that in
comparison begins to hold half the public at.
t-nt.Cn ,ha. it holds.
In lntols number Of cases where every other
has been jried aad failed, Paiae's eel.
ey compound has attained the wished-for
mixing the weak strong, par fying
The blood, rebuilding the WORKOUT nervous
tissue, curing chronic sickness, proving a
nryer-failing and permanent relief for lheu-
neuralgia, kidney diseases and dis
oicers Of the liver, ali due 10 the impairment
Of the persons nervous system. the consequent
impoyenshment Of the blood and breaking
in consequence Of some particular or,
gan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-13

Laugh and the World Laughs With You
The statement that any woman
can stand on the stage before a vast
audience, uaaided by any device
Whatever excepting the irresistible
ini%ectlousness Of her own laugh and
cause the audience to burst into roars
OF Tue most hilarious laughter, seems
almost Incredible, yet this is precisely
what Fanny Rice accomplishes dnring
the second act at every performance
al the French Ball." and after She
gets the audience laughing. She
stands there laughing back at them
ior haYlng laughed'at her. Her erit
@'te[ IhlS scene, together with her
wonderfully artistic Interpretation of
the funny tipsy scene in the last
act that prompted Mr.. joseph Letter.
son 10 declare her to be without an
equal on the American STAGE Tha
managers OF the Reed have II
Fanny Rice and her new success tor
wednesday night. III
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-13

John Graham is the foremost man in Amer.
lean athletics.
Il Tas he Who managed the successful team
from this country thai attracted Eorld-zide
attention IN the recent Olympic games a,
Athens.
Formerly trained for Columbia co lege, then
Tor Princeton and finally for Harvard 1niyer.
sity Mr.. Graham had much to DO sith raising
the standard Of collegiate sPotts a small
army Of gentlemen have been guided BY him
since he left Harvard and io.k his p, sn,
position, saperinteLdsni Of the hmou, gym,a-
SUM Of The Boston athlst c ASSOCIATION.
Three Of BIS Ir0t.ges, White. Brewer and
Mccarthy have jus, won he New England
championship al the mile. q1auer.mile and
FIVE mile run. He has naibed Weeks Of
Brown university, one Of The bes, college
spTinters in the country.
Many another student e wha; makes men
an women strong has used and has recon.
mended paine's celery compound as the BE-,
known remedy for those who are weak and
disputed, the o~yerWOrked and enfeebled per
sons NhO are most conserved in the general
awakening Of interest in outdoor exercise and
indoor attention 20 the proper rules Of health
Il was The ablest professor Of medicine and
surgery in any college, that giant among men,
Prof Edward T. Phelps, NJ D.. IL D., Of
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When NJ. Graham, writing Jan. IS. 1871,
said: 81 have used Paine's celery eonPo-n
to ny benefit, and have no doubt that an
person undergoing great physical and mental
strain would find il Of great service. For stu
dents especially i; ought to be oigrea, vale .
When 50 prominent a student Of bodily health
who has no equal, unless perhaps, one men.
tons Dr.. Sargent Of Harvard, with whose
methods Mr. Graham became well acquainted
At H~arYard-when Mr.. Graham says bluntly
that after his experience he believes others
would hnd Paine's celery compound Of great
service what man and woman out Of perfect
health can afford to neglect his well consid.
cred and expert advice!
There is no doubt that Paine's celery con-
pound cleans the blood Of eczema, salt rheum
and such humors, not only in The spring, that
Is 50 favorable a time, bu, at any. time during
the year, 50 thoroughly that nothing further is
ever heard Of them.
Paine's celery compound has been tested
tired scru!inized and heartily approved BY so
many impartial physicians and men and wo-
men whose word IN any matter would not be
questioned .or a mJnent, that one must be
s'uooom-minded indeed who prefers 10 mope
half sick instead Of verifying tbess
PosltlVe, straightforward statements.
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CHEMAWA.

Gymnastic exercises are given the
pupils daily, in the new gymnasium
by Disciplinarian ID. T. Brewer.
Mr.. Boles, OF Junecin, Alaska, Wis.
tied his children at the school Satur-
day. He was pleased with their con-
dition and progress.
Farming viii commence at the
school as oon as the weather will Der
nit. We hope the farmer will be as
successful in producing good crops
this year as they were last, and eSpec-
tally the "Murphies."
The lecture which was delivered at
the school by Col. HOfer on The Love
OF Home was highly appreciated a,
we hope Others, who are intereste I'd
our school will follow his good exu n
pie. am
A band concert was given Saturday
evening in the chapel by the school
band.
Rev. Burdette preached a good ser
mon to the pupils Sunday afternoon.
Miss Florence Wells, q of the as
sistant teachers has been on the sick
Inst for several days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-13

KUla Neis, OF the hop firm Of Faber
X Neis, OF Albany, was In the city,
today. Mr.. Neis expects TO leave, on
Monday, on a two months tour Of
the principal cities, Of the Eastern
states. He will not return before
May /.
Rev. j. c. Baker, who will preach at
the First Baptist church tomorrow
was pastor Of the Salem church from
1877 20 1852, when he resigned TO take
the position Of Baptist missionary for
the northwest, which position he held
for four years residing at Salem about
ten years 10 all. He was also founder
OF the Pacific Baptist at Portland,
which he edited for some years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-13

The COLD WEATHER.-The weather
OF the past week has been especially
harmful 10 growing grain and hinder,
largely in the sowing Of later crops.
Not only is the present cold weather
injuring the grain but as a result the
sheep are suffering considerable. In
the Willamette valley where We are
accustomed TO such mild winter
weather, no provision whatever is
made by the majority OF the farmers
for the protection Of their sheep from
unexpected storms. There is one con.
ISOLATION at least in having our present
diSagreeable weather, in the fact that
we win not be obliged To experience
the same six or eight weeks hence
when We naturally anticipate warm
weather. The storm this morn
ing reminded one quite forcibly OF an
Eastern blizzard on a small scale.
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]. ]. Dalrymple 6 Co.
DOMESTIC
HOSIERY, -

We arr tbosings hl aid ccmDlsfe Bre
u he ~cslsteHied Blsck Cat Ho,isv,
n41s ~ ~ ChicsgO-KUktosd Hosiery
Co, a. KeDDthz, VS..
UblOaHsSly he be1f tfaDd q DOnsric
Hoeiev o. The msrsei We carry the
plain snd ubaed ~ lsdsi misses and
chi6en. and The famous "LSsiheT Stock
ingg bore iN boyt. We wish 70 call
ty@aal aftsn Nn % this ime-it j. mad
% lsR ike lesbes -cloe nbbed 20 that
j. Is IN easily suaggDsd o. iDrn-uupie
sBes-and that mesnf q skole lOl. 10
bogs nil play marbles. splendid beei
and to@. snd b a~bsoiu'ely Stainless
YOs can Do 70 better than % buy "Blaek
Cai" HOsisry, 20 good Oiid even dal
year, Picss z5, % and 8 cents per pair
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The Musical Event

OF next week will be the second al
nual closing coPcert OF the Salem
Choral society,i under the direction
OF Professor 'Werschkul. The society
will presents varied program Of chO-
ruses from the old masters, on which
they have been at work for a number
OF weeks. These viii include Men
delsOhm's beautiful Farewell TO the
Forest" and "How Lovely are the
Messengers" Domzetta's lovely
italia, Italia Beloved;" aud the stir
ring "H~allelujah Chorus from Han
del's Messiah, besides splendid selec-
lions from Regnigi, Tanning, Franz
aud Hauptman. Professors Heritage
aud Werschkel will appear 10 duets
and solos, and the Chemeketa quar-
tet viii render a favorite selection.
The splendid auditorium, OF the NJ.
T.. church. has been secured, and seats
PLACED at 25 cents. Tickets IN sale at
DearbOrn's No extra charge for re-
served seats.