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The News Daily Story.

mauding me- 81 do. I" / said in strange
voice.
Take it, the man replied, "it's of no
use To me.
That evening, when was alone in my
room, took the eve out OF my pocket
and examine it idly under the light At
first l noticed nothing unusual about IL
except its exquisite workmanship So true
that shuddered at Its dead clamminess
between my fingers. / WAS about to lny
it down. when l noticed peculiar shift
ing in the pupil. | raised IL closer to my
eyes. closer, and the hair on my body
stiffened like bristles for the face re-
n, cted there-minute- distinot--was not
my own l looked over my shoulder.
In the center of the room the gas jet
squeaked AM spurted. sending light into
every corner. No one was there.
picked up magnifying glass from
tho tstle and sorutinized the eye intently.
There could be no mistakiDg now with
the glass the face showed almost rs large
as miniature; but what wonderful
work: what marvellous painting! for
painting / supposed it To be The faoa
was woman's, and the dark, dowy eyes
were full Of fear. Then IL changed
flashing, baby pink, and dimpled. Ii
must be somo trick of light on OF my
shaking hands / steadied them on the
edge of the table ard look, d again.
Now the face was older and drawn with
n look OF famine, the full mouth was
pinchcd to coral thread, and the lashes
were sticky with tears.
did not sleep that yht, and the sun
at my window found mo still poring over
my treasure. For month things re-
mained unchanged; every spare moment
OF the day or night was ~ eut bending
above the green eye, with its wide velyoty
pupil, on whose blackness the lovely face
was always raintod, with its changoful-
ness, its coquetry, its passion and its
tiny grimaccs Of fury. WHAT angored itY
What pleased itg Why was H. sometimes
round and Innocent, ana again, at no
will Of mine. pallid and fierce with hatey
L bought "A microscope and fitted the eye
in slide Still / saw the face so highly
magnified now that only n part Of 10 was
visible at once, n circle of the downy flesh
or shadowy dImple-pit sunk In tho
apricOt-colored cheek. And In all my
searching my microscope never revealed
single law, from the throat with Its
double row of creamy little crcasos, to tbs
crown Of rod hair FURNISHED in the ripples
like carded copper. But it was bor eyes
that spoke TO me most and often most
when they were full OF such pteous plead
ing that my heart was ready 90 break nc
my belplessness OIL how many times
have j poured out 90 them flood OF pms
sion, then looked down--to lose the woman
and meet only that one wide, malignant
stare
One Friday night late In November, /
went into my room, and, as usual, set
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RED MEN.

At the meeting OF Moshassuck Tribe
Tuesday evening. the warriors degree
was conferred upon three candidates The
chiefs degree will bo conferred upon a
number OF candidates at the next meet
ing. A COMMITTEES was appointed to
secure new and complete paraphernalia.
Watohemoket Tribe which has teen
dormant for sometime has decided TO get
into the swim and n a start VIII have de-
gree teams from other tribes Visit thom.
This work Will begin at tho nrst meeting q
i'm August. Mosbassuok Tribe will ex-
emplify the adoption and possibly the
warriors degrees. Tahona Tribe will
exemplify the hunters degree and Petta-
consett Tribe the chiefs degree.
There is evt rs prospect that new tribes
will be instituted at PbeniX and James
town before cool weather.
The fair COMMITTEES of Tahoma Tribe
is meeting with much encouragement
and the proposed fair which il 10 be
held in Music hall in October bids fair TO
be "a huge success
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aud sank down before me, the satins
glistening around her IN yellow pool.
Inc dogs watched me.
'Some crazy old oourtesaD, II thought,
angrily, looking around in hopes OF lind
ing "a means of escape.
Over the mantlepioce hung the life-siZe
picture OF woman; and BS my glance
rested ON it the bloou leaped at my heart,
for how often had my eyes kissed that
face, from the long. firm throat Co the
ripply red hair A food of JOY swept over
me; had found her ut last-the lovely
prisoner OF the glass eye
sis she aliveY / gasped, pointing my
shaking finger toward the portrait
The woman shrugged herself, and
again, the silky, child's laugh bubblcd
up from between her lips. Yes; hero in
this house more beautiful than ever-she
was dead for so many years. too-she has
gola beads now with blue things on
them.
l drank in her incoherent words MAY
see herY' ] cried. starting up.
Tho old woman covorcI her face and
began TO sob. Her little shoulders heaved
piteously in the satin waist An angry
shiver ran through the huddled dogs. Then
she stopped crying and, changing in "a
breath" Poor thing" she commisor.
ated, "you must 10 50 hungry" Rising
she crossed the room and pulled an old
fashioned hell cord. L heard the bell
clamur far away In the house, but no one
answered the summons.
She was therein the same house with
mel i might see her at any moment i
bavo never been happy before and / shall
never Ds happy again, but ! thank God
for that one night. Now / understand
why wise men have called life good.
What the old woman wns doing while l
stood contemplating the picture did not
notice. Presently | felt her tug at my
sleeve. Sho had drawn n table up before
me- and on 10 was "a tray piled with food
and a medley Of glasses filled with clear
liquors that swung and Jared and
sparkled with every shakc OF the table.
like goblets full OF fluid fire. i ate little
and drank nothing All through the
meal We sat alone-that smirking, be-
dlzoned old maniac aud /, with the ring
of dogs about us watching. their tongues
lolling ana droolng from their big
mouths. Again and again i tried 10 find
out from her something Of that other
woman whose painted smile shono down
on me like starlight. but she avoided my
questions or talked irrelevant nonsense at
me, like a gaudy little paroquet
When the real was over she took up n
lamp and, crossing the hall. she called 10
mo la hideous ErchuesS j hesitated,
afraid, then followed her for love OF that
other woman. We went upstairs Inc
halls were dark with here and there the
gray glimmer Of window. Finally we
halted before door In M apparently
unused wing of the house. She opened
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up my microscope and took out the glass
eye 1t became. suddenly cloudy in nv
hands, as IL death films were settling
on It, l held it nearer. and the face still
met my glance, but, oh such "a venomous,
horrible little face old, gaunt with mad
eyes burning among the wrinkles like
sparks eating In dry wood. High above
its tangled hair ] saw flash of light-a
knife blade and before could think 1t
darted at mo and,I dropped the eye on
the floor. where 1t lay in thousand color.
less splintersl
When 1 realized what had happened ]
was beside myself with grief. This may
sound absurd to you, q creature Of health
ana muscle. who have loved n dozen times
and, maybe, forgotten thirteen. But /
am different. My life has whitened my
blood and locked my heart, and the ten
derest thing ever read in woman S
glanoes is pity for my shiny coat
Now a new emptiness oDened in my
life, a depression that flooded my soul on
each fresh awakening, like great, great
wave. l brooded over this new mystery,
this wretchod hag who had meDaced me
ana destroyed my happiness, and i
dreamed of that other dear woman, until
there forced itsolf on me "a knowledge, a
certainty that she In all her childish
beauty, was alive, and that. some day, l
should meet her and hold her In my
arms
IL was then that began my search for
her. i have stood for hours waiting at
theater doors for tho outpOuring Of faces
watched down the bowing aisles of
churches and I'm the grimy hurrying rush
OF stations. l have peered through the
alms Of wedding wells and through the
smoke OF factories. Faces faces faces
until, when closed my lids. there would
pour across them n sea of fresh color,
with million indifferent eyes and a
million sad mouths.
One May cveningIwas returning from n
rare ho iday that | had spent In tho coun-
try. It had b on long, idle day, full Of
the sweep Of cloud trails on new grass,
Of glitterinR leaves and bird wbistlinRs.
j had been happy, too in my heart the
same dull. half-understood hope that
must stir the folded bud of its opening
Now l was hurrying toward the little
way station that showed far-on window
spark among the dark trees The sun
had gone down. and in the west the SIX Z
giowed limpid green. On my left the
neon hung, narrow, curled and livid.
AS tramped along the path by the
roadside / became aware OF a curious
noise, kind of silky laughter cannot
better describs It. The sound came from
the tall hedge on my light, and seemed
TO follow me as | moved. 1 listened ant !
heard the brush ot steps.
who Is thereH I called loudly; but
though ] stopped, my bIeaths held, no
answer came except the tinkie of the
frogs I ouickened my sCeps. Suddenly l
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only / lay there then / bounded up and
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only l lay there then bounded up and
went flying through the garden.
/ cannot remember distinctly any incl
dent of my flight only the rush of dim
objects by me, the snap of snarled grass
roots and the ache of the breath that came
pumping into my lungs Hatless and
shivering L boarded the midnight train.
The sleepy conductor took little notice OF
me. Soon / was at home in my own
room, washing some wet sticky splashes
from my coat sleeves.
And now listen, for here comes the part
Of my story that makes IL worth the pain
IL has been TO tell 1t day or so after all
this happened, was sitting by my Office
window. Down in the street the news
boys were calling an evening paper /
learned out and listened. Here you are.
all about the murder off,. The name
was lost. 1 hurried downstairs and
bought a copy. Here is what read
"Old Nine. Crespo murdered mo ap-
parent motive for the crime-monoy and
jewelry left untouched-a mans hat was
found under some rugs in the hall,
stamped and torn to pieces by the dogs.
This is the only clew 10 the mystery.
"Mme Crespo, the eccentric widow OF
tho late miser- millionaire. Jacob Crespo,
lived in her neglected country house out
side the west end suburbs. She kept but
one servant, Swedish man, who had
served her for forty years. On Saturday
last be was called away OF business and.
meeting with an unfortunate fall was
prevented from returning to bis mistress
until the next day. Sunday morning. on
reaching home. Le was startled by iinding
all the lamps lighted and the house locked
tightly. Calling some noighborS they
managed to effect an entrance through an
open window In an unused wing OF the
house. Upon entering the room the old
woman's body was discovered lying by
the bed with knife i'm her heart No
one had slept in the room for years net
since the body OF Jacob Crespo had been
discovered there In the same bed, stabbed
lust as the woman was
Nine. Crespo has for ySsrs been consid-
| cred harInlessly insane Rumor has it
] that her mind was affected by the brutal
treatment of her husband. After his
death she began To spend his money in
the most reckless way, as II to make up
for her long life Of peuury.
Jacob Crespo's sole extravaganza was
u remarkably lovely portrait Of his wife.
painted when she was girl. IL hangs
now in the parlor Of Nine. Crespos home,
for, despite the fact that at his denth tho
widow sold everything belonging to him
some say even his glass eye-she could
never be persuaded 20 part with this tho
only proof she possessed OF her marvelo Gus
and vanished beauty"
Now you have heard the story II the
glass eye and Of the woman l loved
Julie Closson kenly, In the Argon'".
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sprang aside. had come to n break in
the hedge, and there, shoulder to shoulder
with me, / saw woman's figure
I've caught.you ~ she oaokled, 81 knew
/ should catch you berel'
"Who are you, and what do you want
with meY" l asked, peering through the
shadows.
II want help, some one Is sick up
there" She pointed over her shoulder to
black pile enciroled by Lelt OF brilliant
window squares. Il am all alone, alone,
alone" Her voice sank and became soft.
Something In it appealed 10 me strongly.
l felt like child who has reached out
from his crib in the night and touched
his mothers hand.
"Go OIL, will follow you, ;" answered
gruffly.
She turned and began TO climb the hilly
garden. The lush weeds were snee-high
and their darkness seemed 60 cling like a
human hiudrance. / could not dis
tinguish the woman's figure, as she was
bundled up to her forehead in cloak;
she must be young, though for down her
back was a shower OF blonde curls. She
hurried forward, tottering little. In a
few moments we reached tho steps.
As she threw open the door, Il was
blinded by n sudden cush Of colored light
and great tawny leapinR OF dogs Lie
down" she commanded. They Crouched
hNNO III uTliI VI hhiig bhhit-
and showed their teeth. Then she threw
off her cloak and turned TO me. l stood
there, thrilling aud shivering and afraid
To - eak.
She was old. The bloodless leather Of
her skin was broken Ivy thousand lines.
Her slack mouth was drawn into an evil
smile, and In the back opening one fang
reared like the tusk of wild boar. On
her head was wig. golden yellow as tha
satin gown she wore, and her old arms
and breast were bare in the sagging waist.
WHO are you," faltered and why
have you called Co mey'
She threw back her head-tbc dogs
whined under her laughing. STUPID
one she said, poutlng her withered lips
and leering at me from beneath her baby
curls, don't be angry with mellow.
Come In and SEQ how beautiful everything
is
locke about. The hall was full OF
lamps, globes OF green and rose and VIC
let hanging in n solid cloud OF color
from the ceiling. The floors were piled
with rugs one upon the other, ranging
from the finest Indian weaving To the
cheapest factory Brussels, and the walls
were hidden under a crust OF brackets
ana clocks tDat all tioked together with a
babel Of tiny noises. t1he woman dragged
through the drapcd doorway into the par.
lOr. lu3ehind us the pack Of dogs nosed
so close that felt their hot breath stream
ing against my hands This room was
even more bizarre and extrsyagant than
the last she pushed me into chair
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meeting, and Chancellor Commander
John II. Ray, who has been away for
some time will DC on hand, and expects
Co have the team In good form.
The Pythian day committee met Satur-
day evening. but did not as was sup
posed by many. finish up matters, but
one thing was demonstrated, and that
was that there would be IA parade The
delegates from the subordinate lodges
were quite willing that any financial
gains that might be made on the excur-
sion should be donated To the first rsgi-
ment of the uniform rank. The mem
bers OF the uniform rank have also en-
tered into the affair very heartily, and
there seems to bo no reason why the day
should not be an "old fashioned" one for
the mem bers OF the order. The commit
tee on games will SEQ to IL that good
program with suitable prizes is arranged
and In fact, the entire committee will
do its share toward making the event a
profitable and pleasant one. The com
mittee will meet again Saturday evening.
Past Chancellor Francis /. Frost Of Cen
tral Falls has been appointed chief
marshal
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lam clerk by occupation. a poor no.
body, toiling eight uneventful hours on
week days and trimming my ragged cuffs
when / 60, every other Sunday, to take
tea with my sister-in-law. Nor have
any personal peculiarities by which to
recommend myself to you, lover of odd
stories and odd people, except very
commonplace fear of thunderstorms; but
Il is this fear, in roundabout way,
which has proved my downfall. my mis-
cry.
One dark afternoon, about yoar and n
half ago, / was crossing city side street,
bent on some simple errand. The strip
of sky between the roofs had been grow
ing more and more sullen, until the whole
street was tunnel Of grav. with "a little
blue sky hole at the end Of it. Suddenly,
without any warning there came gulp
OF pink fire and a terrific smash, as II the
very roof of the world had been stove in.
i plunged into the nearest doorway and
fell up against n dusty clutter Of rub
bish. At the noise of my coming, tho
owner OF tho store, or. rather, junk sbop.
loungod forward ana surveyed me in
amusement. At every thunder clap
Raspcd, so that at last in pity he gave me
n seat ms far from the winaow as possible
And there / sat, shaking. while the l'ght
belched into the dim room and the heavy
air doomed and Jared.
Presently there came flash brighter
than the others, and there, hanging i'm
the darkness above me, l saw "A human
eyel-a green maievolent eye, that
seemed to open out OF the shadows and shut
into them again.
My heart was pounding Perhaps
had been mistaken and was only the vic-
tim Of my tangled nervesS--but no. q
second flash showed me that was not,
for again tho eve looked at me. evilly. in
telligently. must have given some i'm
voluntary exclamation, for the shopkeoper
came up to me.
Are you sickY' he asked. II thought
i heard you groan.
told him what had startled me. He
looked blank for n moment then he burst
out laughing. and. striking a match.
began To gropc around among the trash
on tho shelf above me-
II happened 10 sec it today, Il don't re-
member where 10 came from" he said,
holding something toward me.
i looked. IL was glass eve. very per-
fectly made. and could have sworn that
IL leerod at ms from his dirty palm
DO you need oneY" he chuckled.
' Then told the most inexplicahle lie OF
my lifei that naked stare seemed COM
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ON A MISSION TO CRETE.
Djevad Pssha TO Try to Bring About
an Understanding on Autonomy.

ConstantInople, July 24-Djevad Pasha
has started on a special mission TO Crete.
The palace party claims that bis expert
ence especially qualities him 70 bring
about an understanding between the ad-
mirals of the International ileet and the
Mussulman Cretans with reference TO
autonomy.
In consequence Of the recent raids by
Albanians into Serviap territory. tho
Servan foreign minister has Informed
the Porte that If further incursions take
place the Seryian troops -be-eFaefed
to pursue the raiders into Ottoman terri
tory. and that they are now held in
readiness at PTokopplye. prepared 20 start
for the frontier Immediately. The Servian
minister adds that in the event OF
another raid the SeryiaD government Will
decline all responsibility for the conse-
Quences.
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ORDER 0E ALEREDIANS.

Brigade No. B. X. l., met In Odd Fellows
hall Friday night with the usual nunbe
OF comrades Honorable Commander VIII
ired Lawson presided. Various commit
tees presented reports among them
the jubilee committee. There was discus
sion on the advisability OF holding field
day. but it was considered impracticable
aI this date.
For the good Of the order remarks were
made by Comrade Bruckshaw, Il. q.
Truelove. Vice Commander Barlow and
others, after which comrades enjoyed an
hour In playing whist
Brigade No. 3, X. l., held its regular
meeting Monday. It was reported that
the ladies OF Auxiliary No. 2, contem-
plated making an excursion on Labor day !;
also that Brigade No. proposed having
"a field day about the end OF August and
William Besser were appointed commit
tee of conference. Final action will be
taken at the next meeting.
Brigade No. 2, II. l., held their regular
meeting Tuesday night In Guild hall,
Olneyville Comrade Henry Slocum WAS
reported sick. The offices of vice COM
mander and assistant guide wore declared
vacant and y. q. George Gardiner and
Comrade Alfred Bray were nominated
and duly elected to the positions They
were then installed by Deputy Protector
j.. G.. Richard Mountney assisted by
the Hon. Chancellor Henry Norton. acting
as honorable marshal.
p. q. John Il. Fletcher volunteered to
take the place on the sick committee for
the Johnston district rendered vacant by
the death OF y. George Slocum. =. 4.
Daily and Comrade Arthur Amera ana
Gledhill and Oates were appointed on
auditing committee.
Comrades NAV visit No. l., Mass. 566
Main street Worcester, Monday; No s,
Mass, Good Templars hall, Taunton,
Tuesday; No. 8, Mass, $. of s. q. hail.
Lawrence, Tuesday; No. |. X. l., Burnside
hall, Providence, Wednesday No 5. Conn,
Tyler building, Norwich, Thursday.
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NAVAL VETERANS.

Good news comes from the rear admiral
In Baltimore TO the effect that the naval
veterans are waking up all over the
country and making elaborate prepara-
tions for ths convention in Buffalo, and
the grand dog watch later on.
Surgeon Lorenzo Iraver has just re-
turned from Harwioh, Mass, on an
official visit TO Capt. George Taylor, pro-
prietor of the Cornell House, in chat place.
He says that the old captain is in a
critical condition, but may survive
some months yet.
Shipmate Capt. Quincy A. Hooper is
still reported seriously i'll.
Shipmate Swan of Bristol Is still under
these shipmates are well along in the
seventies.
Tho next meeting Of the association
will take place tho first Saturday in
August
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FOR SALE.

C1S00 or at just its value, purchases
P%oOOs one OF the best teaming plants at
the price ever offered in the market for sale.
IL has been run by Its present owner upward
OF ten years, has "a first-class patronage, prin-
cipal line OF teamng H. lumber, machinery,
piano moving and furniture; consists OF
horses two double wagons, one double cara
van, heavy express wagon, democrat har-
ness, etc., above business is located in the
enterprisng city of Waltham, Mass. fine
business also in connection with the teaming,
has facilities for storage of furniture that
pays $50 per year profit above the rent:
business Is sold solely on account of Ill health
OF owner; this is one of the best outdoor
business chances ever offered for sale at 80
small Price; excellent business BARGAIN for
somebody. W. II. CARRUTHERS,
~ School st., Boston.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The session of What Cheer Lodge was
we'll attended Monday evening. when one
candidate received the second rank. This
lodge has decided 20 take part in tho
pythian day exercises and the officers
will make an effort TO have q large at
tendance on that day.
The rank of knight was conferred upon
one candidate at the meeting Of Sterling
Lodge Tuesday evening.
One application ;or membership was
received in Palestine Lodge Tuesday
evening. The rank Of page will be con-
ferred upon one candidate at the next
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FOR SALE.

q lS00 or just its value-One OF the best
VcooO, provision and grocery stores in
Cambridge, Mass. one half cash established
- years and doing "a trade of SiOi per week (:
rent ~ low this Is "A corner store and enjoy :
tho best reputation and il money making
store; two horses and wagons and everything
u I'm the best of condition, being finely fitted !;
stock Is all clean and saleable; this is a rare
chance for one or two smart men to engage in
this line of business and wanting a business
OF this kind; no mistake could be made in
looking at this one. May 1 show NJ 10 you?
W. Il. CARRUTHERS,
ID Enhn.l II Rostot,
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FOR SALE.

c10 000 buys stock and fixtures of one
PiOsOOO OF the finest and best appointed
millinery stores ever offered for sale In the
city Of Boston, dealing exclusively In import
cd goods: price Of hats range from sl5 10 S25
each; patronizod by the elite of Boston and
vicinity present sowner Tor years, VINO Is
about TO retire from business, having made
an ample fortune; facts are easily proven by
figures and dollars Come and let me show
you this beautiful store that has proved itself
TO be bonanza. w. ". CARRUTHERS,
~ School at, Boston,