Arizona republican., 1898-12-10

leather case and into its capaciOus jaws
 stuffed his findings, cramlaing them ic- to his pockets too, until the last scrap was disposed of. Then, replacing the keys, he for the first time raised the sheet from the dead Tn2n's face and took one long, intense gaze on the waxen features. Poor fellow" he muttcrcd,
 after life's fitful fever he sleeps wen.''
 And now, scizing his leather case, he quietly unlocl1s the door, steals silently downstairs, and, unobserved by any one, is lost in the hustle of the crowded streets.
 The next excitement for the Eve shan's on that cvcntful day was the ar rival of the undcrtalzcr's men to remove the body, and, shortly afterwards, a fusSy official came armed with author ity to examine and seal the effects of tho deceased.
 But tho worst trouble of all was giv- ing testimony at tho coroncr's court in the afternoon. Poor Mrs. Evesham had q sad time of it. Never was coroner more c-1cctiag nor witness more tinid. If she had been tried for her life. she could hardly have felt her position so acutely Then, she could tell them so nbEIt. siItl Her S~AiIIlti.CI ItlCNlC IltI IGG1 uncomfortable at her lack of l1nOwl- edge and shrugged his shoulders so and winkcd so hard at the jury while she gave her evidence, that he created the impression that she was supprc1sing in- fOr.>,ltion.
 All she could tell them was that the deceased gentlcman's name was Am prose Arlington: that he was appar- cntly about thirty-fivc years of age certainly not solder; that she believed he followed no profession, but lived on his means; that he spent most of his time in his room, only going abroad as she supposed to his meals or for q walk; that he rarely received letters and never by any chance a visitor; that he was dcrnicilcd in the house when she took possession of it, and consequently had given her no references; that he had retired in his usual health cn the pre- vious evening: and that she had heard TO more of him until she was sum- E,cned by her scrv2nt to find him in . dying condition; that che had at once sent for {; physician: that she had never had a I3rCtractcd conversation with him till vccl- ago. when he announced to her that he expected lis young sister from England. and desired to know if she could accCInmodate him with Gn- other room for tho your~ lady and her attendant. which she h2d gladly con scctcd to do: that she prca,;mcd from tllis that he y,-;,i an EngliShman, though there vcs nothing in his accent or man. ncr to afford reason for drawiny such . ccncl usi3n; th2t NIr. Arlington had told her that ki5 sister would conc by the Northern Star, which was expected to arrive o1 Tuesday next; and that she had ordered the room where the body lay to be untlisturood until the arrival of the proper officials; and that it had remained in that condition until the photographer tho coroner had sent came to take the portrait of the dead gentleman.
 1t this point in her evidence there was much interest manifested by the coroner, who indignantly denied having sent anyone fer any such purpose, and who <g2s cggcl on to ask multiplicity of q--est;ocl3 by 2 little sharp-featured man who sat tt his elbow. What sort Of a man was he? What kind of hair had he? What was his height? The color of his eyes? WhG-o did he say? How long was !,o there? Where did he go when he left? Shou q she recognize