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as In my anxiety to determine this fact
I slipped far enough forward to make
sure that their destination lay some
Where within reach of the flower par
lor, was so struck by the advantages
to be gained by a cautious use of the
trapdoor in Williams room that 1 hest
tsted no longer, but sped with what
swiftness I could toward the spot from
which had so lately heard this strange
procession come.
A narrow band of light lying across
the upper end of this long corridor
proved that the door was not only ajar,
but that a second candle was burning
in the room l was about to so daringly
invade, but this was scarcely to be re-
GREETED since there could be no question
Of the emptiness of the room. The six
figures I had seen go by embraced every
one who by any possibility could be
considered as having part in this trans
action-William, Mr.. Simsbury, Miss
Knollys, Lucetta, Hannah and Mother
Jane. No one else was left to guard
this room, so I pushed the door open
quite boldly and entered.
What 1 saw there I will relate later
or, rather, 1 will but hint at now.
There were a bed with a sheet thrown
back a stand covered with walls, a bu-
reau with mans shaving parapher-
MALTA upuon it, and on the wall such
pictures as only sporting gentlemen de-
light in. The candle was guttering on
a small table upon which, to my
momentary establishment, Bible lay
open. Not having my glasses with me-
could not see what portion of the
sacred word was thus disclosed, but
took the precaution to indent the upper
leaf with my thumb nail, that I might
find it again in case of future oppor-
tunity. My attention was attracted by
9th ,oo11 ooff a yn1116 1ln
for thought at a more propitious mo-
ment, but at that instant the sound
of voices coming distinctly to my ear
from below warned me that halt had
been made at the flower parlor and
that the duty of the moment was to
locate the trapdoor and if possible de-
termine the means of raising it.
This was less difficult than I antici-
pated. Either this room was regarded
as so safe from intrusion that secret
like this could be safely left unguard-
ed, or the door which was plainly to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-06
faltered just long enough for him to

faltered just long enough for him to
cry:
Il thought not. The clew is outside
the Knollys house, not in 1t, Miss But
terworth, for which, of course, you are
not to be blamed or your services scorn-
ed. 1 have no doubt they have been
invaluable in unearthing a secret, if
not the secret
Thank you," was my quiet retort. I
thought his presumption beyond all
bounds and would at that moment have
felt justified in swapping my fingers at
the cleW he so boosted Of had it not
been for one thing. What that thing
is | am not ready yet to state.
You and 1 have come to issue over
such matters before" said he, land
therefore need not take too much &C.
count of the feelings it is likely to en-
gender. 1 will merely state that my
cleW points to Mother Jane and ask If
you have found in the visit she paid at
the house last night anything which
would go to strengthen the suspicion
against her.
Perhaps" said I in a state of dis
dain that was more or less unpardon-
able, considering that my own sus-
plc1ons previous to my discovery Of the
real tragedy enacted under my eyes at
the Knollys mansion had played more
or less about this old crone.
Only perhaps?" He smiled, with a
playful forbearance with my mood for
which I should have been truly CRATE
full to him.
"She was there for no good purpose"
said I, land yet if you had not charac-
terized her as the person most RESPONSE
bic for the crimes we are here to inves-
tgate I should have said from all that
I saw then and previously of her con-
duct that she acted as a supernumerary
rather than principal, and that 1t is to
me you should look for the correct clew
to the criminal, Notwithstanding your
confidence in your own theories and my
momentary hesitation to assert that
there was no possible defect in mine.'
Miss Butterworth, Il thought he
looked a trifle shaken-"what did Moth
er Jane do in that closely shattered
house last night?"
Mother Jane? Well! Did he think
I was going to introduce my tragic
story by telling what Mother Jane did?
I must have looked irritated, and in
deed think had cause.
Mother Jane ate her supper" 1
snapped out angrily. Miss Knollys
gave it to her. Then she helped a little
with a piece of work they had on hand.
1t will not interest you to know what.
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when there came knock at my door
which advised me that the visitor 1
expected had arrived. To open and
admit him was the work Of moment,
Tut it took more than a moment for
me to overcome my surprise at seeing
in my visitor no lesser person than Mr..
Gryce himself, who in our parting in
terview had assured me he was too
old and too feeble for such affairs and
must therefore delegate them to me.
"Ah" 1 calculated slowly. "1t is you,
is it? Well, I am not surprised. Il
shouldn't have been) When you say
you are old, you mean old enough to
pull the wool over other peoples eyes,
and when you say you are lame you
mean that you only halt long enough
to let others get far enough ahead for
them not to see how fast you hobble
up behind them. But do not think !
am not glad enough to see you. | am,
Mr.. Gryce, for l have discovered the
secret of Lost Mans lane, and find it
somewhat too heavy a one for my own
handling
On the instant, knowing him now as
1 do, I saw this was more than he eX-
pected.
You have?" he asked, with just that
SHdQe VI luCIeuuilly WHICH 1t is SO
tantaliZing to encounter.
"Then l suppose gratulations are
in order. But are you sure. Miss But
terworth, that you really have obtain
ed a clew to the many strange and
fearful disappearance which have CIV
en- to this lane it's name?"
Il could not be surer," said I, "for
1 have seen with my eyes and almost
touched with my hands the body of
one of the victims
Quite sure" I returned, nettled.
why do you doubt it? Because 1 have
kept SO quiet and not sounded one
note Of alarm from my whistler
NO" said he. knowing your self
restraint so well, I cannot say that
that is my reason"
What is it, then?" I urged
WELL" said he, my real reason for
doubling if you have been quite as sue
cessful as you think is that we our
selves have come upon a clew about
which there can be no question. Can
you say the same of yours?'
You will expect my answer to have
been a decided Yes" uttered with all
the positiveness of which you know
me to be capable. But for some rea-
son, perhaps because of the strange
influence this mans personality exer-
cises on all-yes, all-who do not alb
solutely steel themselves against him,
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CHAPTER XIII.
Room No. 3.

l rose at my usual hour I dressed
myself with my usual care 1 was. to y
superficial observer at least, in all re-
spects my usual self when Hannah
came to my door to ask what she could
90 Tor me. AS there was nothing I
wanted but to get out of this house.
which certainly was now made unbear-
able to me, l replied with the utmost
cheerfulness that my wants were all
supplied, and that 1 would soon be
down, at which she answered that in
that case she must bestir herself or the
breakfast would not be ready and hur-
ried away
There was no one in the dining room
when l entered, and judging from ap-
pearances that it would be some min
utes yet before breakfast would be
ready, took occasion to stroll through
the grounds and glance up at the WIN
dow of Williams room. The knot Of
Grape was gone.
l would have gone farther, but Just
then [ heard a great rushing and scam
pering and, looking up, saw an enor-
nous dog approaching at full gallon
from the stables Saracen was loose.
did not scream or give way to other
feminine expressions of fear, but I did
return as quickly as possible to the
house, where I now saw 1 must remain
till William chose to take me into town.
This 1 was determined should take
place as soon after breakfast as practi-
cable. The knowledge Which 1 now pos
| sessed warranted, nay demanded, in
slant consultation with the police, and
as this could best be effected by follow
ing out the orders 1 had received from
Mr.. Gryce l did not consider any other
method than that of meeting the man
on duty in room No. at the hotel.
Loreen, Lucetta and William were
awaiting me in the hall and made no
apology for the furry into which l had
been thrown by my rapid escape from
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warrant"
He did not get angry. He has an adj
mlrable temper, has Mr.. Gryce, but hs
uiu stop minute to consider
MISS Butterworth," he said at last
most detectives would have held their
peace and let you go on with what Won
nave 10 tell without hint that ii was
eltner unwelcome or unnecessary, but
nave consideration for persons feelings
ana Tor persons secrets so long as thew
90 not come in collision with the law,
ana my opinion is, or was when l en-
tered this room, that such discoveries
as you nave made at your old friends
mouse (Why need he emphasize friend
d1d he think L forgot for a moment
that Althea was my friend?) were con-
nected rather with some family diff
Guilty than with the dreadful affair we
are considering. That is why 1 hasten
ed to tell you that we had found a
cleW to the disappearance and in
Mother James cottage. wished to
save this Miss Knollys."
If he had thought to mollify me this
way. he did not succeed. He saw it
and made haste to say:
mot that I doubt your consideration
for them, only the business of your con-
clusions" g.
You have doubted those before and
with more reason" replied, -"yet they
We're not altogether false
THAT 1 am willing to acknowledge.
SO willing that if you still think after
1 have told my story that yours is
apropos and touches the case, then L
will listen to it only too eagerly. My
object Is to find the real criminal in
this matter. I say at the present mo-
ment 1t Is Mother Jane"
God grant 1t is so,'' said, influence
ed in spite of myself by the calm as
surance Of his manner. IF she was
at the house night before last between
II and II, then perhaps she is. But
see no reason to believe tt-not yet,
Mr.. Gryce. Surprising you give me
one. 1t would be better than all this
talk. One small reason, Mr.. Gryce, rs
good as''-I did not say what but the
flip it gave to his intention stood me
in good stead, for he launched imme-
diately into the matter with no fur
Their play upon my curiosity, which
was now, as you can believe, thorough
ly aroused, though 1 could not believe
that anything he had to bring up
against Mother Jane could for a mo-
ment steand again the death and buri-
al 1 had seen and almost played a
part in in Miss Knollys' house during
the two previous nights.
Ito be contlnued)
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There are three conditions:
When the blood is poor;
When more flesh is needed;
When there is weakness
IF the throat or lungs.
There is one cure: that is
SCOTS Emulsion.
1t contains the best cod
liver oil emulsihed, or di-
gested, and combined with
the hypophosphites and
glycerine. 1t promises more
prompt relief and more last
ing benefit in these cases than
can be obtained from the
use of any other remedy.
5oc and $roo, all druggists.
SCOTT BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
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BRUNEAU JOHN DEAD
HIS HEROIC NIGHT RIDE TO SAVE
SETTLERS
They Were in Grave Danger of Be.
ing Massacred by Indfans-Up-
rising of the RannOcIs in Idaho
in 1878 and the War That Fol-
lowed

From the Anaconda OIont) Standard.
The death in his humble wickiup a
few days ago, near Glenn's Ferry, Ida
no, of Bruneau John removed one Of
the most interesting characters of the
bloody Bannock Indian war of 1875 the
record of which forms one of the dark
est blotches on the pages Of IdahoS
history. Bruneau John was q member
of the Bannock tribe, but during that
memorable contest he left the camp
fires Of his fathers and arrayed him
self on the side of the whites, to ex-
terminate whom the war was waged
And it was his Paul Revere ride to save
the lives of the settlers of the Bruneau
valley that won for him fame and made
his name household word in many
an Idaho home.
The Bannock uprising was not unex-
pected in some parts of the state, but,
strange to relate, where the Indians
were best known, where they had daily
met the white people and traded their
game and skins for food, the people
secuted the idea of their dusky friends
going on the warpath. When Brun-
eau John, some time before the
redskins went on the trail which they
blazed with skeletons and embers Of
ruined homes, told them there was i'm
minent danger Of an outbreak, they
laughed at him.
The first blood was shed by the Ban
nocks on the Snake lfver, near the
mouth of the Bruneau. Their plan was
to swoop down upon the settlers of the
Bruneau valley and kill them all. When
they reached Snake river the Indians
found a large freighting outfit, which
they proceeded to plumber, butchering
the freighters
In Most Diabolical Manner.
1t was here that John Bascombe and
James Furgesou fell after brilliant
fight against overwhelming odds. Their
bodies and those Of other freighters
were revoltingly mutilated and left to
rot in the sage brush. After the saw
ages had reveled in the blood of their
victims and their minds had become
thoroughly inf1amed, they attacked the
contents of the wagons and were glee-
fully scattering the articles about when
Bruneau John arrived on the scene for
the ostensible purpose of joining in the
terrible slaughter the pitiless red skins
had planned.
Some time before his death Rruneau
John gave the writer description Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-06

II anything ails your Skin. Scalp. Complex
ion or Hair. call on or write NDermatologist
JOHN H. WOODBURY., 127 West AID ST.. New
York. Consultations by mail free; charges
moderate. Use Woodbury's Facial Soap, Facial
Cream, Facial Powder and Dental Cream,
tology free.
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omission. I had seen enough that was
horrible for one night without behold
ing Althea's children arrested before
my eyes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-21
|NFANT|C|DE.
Mrs. Amanda Joseph, an Ara
bian Pack PeddIer,
Arrested at Windsor for Numbering
Child at South Vassa|boro.
Admits that Child Was Hers But Denies
Having Killed II.

Mrs. Amanda Joseph. an Arabian pack
peddler. Is now III the jail in this city.
charged with infanticide. having been
arrested at Windsor, Sunday. for hay
dead in NassaIboro. Friday.
Deputy Sheriff Bean received a sum
mons from South Nassalboro. Friday
night. to 60 there and investigate a
supposed case of infanticide. Taking
with him Or. Burt Andrews. county
physician, he went. Saturday morning
ana found a fully developed female
child Weighing ! X pounds in the school
house The testimony ncriminatcd \
foreign woman pack peddlcr. who. Fri
day morning called at the residence Of
Third Selectman Eugene T.. Warren
and said She was sick. She Was rc-
fused admittance by Mrs. Warren. ana
went away. Shortly after Mr.. Warren
was notified, and started out to sun
what had become of her. lie tracked
her hy blood spots on the snow to a
rock back Of the schoolhouse. lie ask
"a if lie could do anything, ana She re-
FUSED his assistance. ~hereupon he
returned home No, fully satisfied h.
again went to The scltoolhuuse ana.
seeing a large quantity Of blood. began
m investigation AZ The buildings. Com
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dents of this quiet town for years as
this has done.
The crime of which this poor. unfor-
tunate young woman, she being q
years old. is accused, is most pitable
She gave birth to a child, last Friday.
at South Nassalboro, behind the school
house III the open field and is accused
OF Killing 1t by piercing its throat four
times with a pair of shears. before
throwing it down the vault in the out
building.
The woman came to Mr.. Sampson' s,
about : o'clock, Saturday afternoon.
and asked to be taken in out Of the
rain. Now Mr., and Mrs. Sampson are,
to say the least, very hospital people.
and III humanity, couldn't turn the
woman away as she was wet to the
skin. She was so wet in fact that "a
hours later her outside garments ia j
not become dry and she was loaned
clothing by which she could be kent
warm on her drive to Augusta. During
the afternoon she was very cheerful
and jnked with Mr.. Sampson and the
mon around the house. In Joking. she
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IN THE HOUSE.
The Post Office Appropriation Bill Passed.
Saturday. Without Division.

Washington March 20.--The House. yes
terdaN. passed the post office appropria
ton bill. which has been under consider
alton since Wednesday. The main points
Of attack We're the appropriations of 500
100000 for railway transportation of mails
and Ml,rh for special facilities from
Kansas City to Newton. Kan These
items annually attract more or less Off
ciai contest. This year the opposition
seemed to he less intense. All efforts to
reduce the appropriation for railroad
transportation signally failed. and the
vote on the southern mail subsidy was
a To rs against striking out. BY neat
parliamentary mdnoeuvering the oppo-
nents Of the subsidy were prevented from
getting d direct vote on a motion to re-
commit with instructions The bill was
passed without division.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Knowing Chamberlains Cough Rem
edy to be a medicine of great worth
and merit and especially valuable for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough, we will hereafter warrant every
bottle bought of us, and will refund
the money to anyone who is not salts
fed after using two-thirds Of 25 or so
cent bottle. John Coughlin, Water st.
m,w,f,1y
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Save the Baby.

Thousands of infants fail daily
from lack of nourishment. This
is not necessarily the parents
fault, it may be their ignorance.
They are unable to find proper
food from which the poor weak
little stomachs can derive nour-
ishment.
That pinched, woc-begonc cx-
preston will depart from your
little ones face. You can put
rich blood in the veins. You can
put flesh on the little limbs and
strength in the muscles il YOU
will but give baby
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-21
VASSAtR0RO HORR!FlED
Over lnfansicide Case. But Much Sympathy Is
Shown for the Woman.

South Vassalboro, Me. March 2o-(Spc-
ciab.-Not for many days has this peace
able little hamlet been in the throes of
such excitement as now has possession
Of it. The case Of infanticide which was
discovered by Third Selectman Eugene +.
Warren. Friday morning, and the arrest
Of an Arabian pack peddler charged with
the grave offence is enough TO disturb
CONTINUED on page 81
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WILL STAY OUT A YEAR.
Saoo Strikers Say They Will Fight Il Months
Tor Old Wages.

Saco Nc, March 2o-At = meeting Of
striking York operatives held. yesterday.
- Not" was taken t" remain out on" year
if the mil management did not restore
their wages to tn" old rate before that
time. The meeting WAS largely attended.
and was ono Of tho most enthusiastic yet
held.
The business men hn have been max
ing an effort the past week Ia settle tn"
SifiN" are discouraged. and it is doubtful
if they Will max" another attempt to get
The strikers back in til" mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-21
Maine Pensions.

Washington, March 20.-The following
pension changes are announced:
Original, Charles -. Jones Rockland
~. Increase. Henry j. Turner Winth-
rop s. to $l2. Original widows, etc.
Mary G. Palmer. North Cornville Sl2
Restoration and increase. George A. Nc
Cluskey, deceased Brockton, S12 to ST.
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Maine Postal CHANCES.

Washington, March pa post office
has been established at ottawa. Cumber-
land county. Benjamin c. Gibson has
been appointed postmaster.
mail messenger service has been es-
tabliShcd follows:
Route 2"leSS Sullivan. hancock county.
from Steamboat Landing. Route 1928.
Mount Desert Ferry d Bar Harbor line.
CONTINUED on page %
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HAS MORE WORK TO DO.
Court OF Inquiry Will Continue lis Work All
This Week.

Key West. March 2o.-The court Of
inquiry. according to Rear Admiral 81
card. will continue its work through
the coming week, as it is not yet ready
to make a report on the Maine disaster.
The statement that Capt. Barker car
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Continued on page ~

Itchiness of the skin horrible plague.
Most everybody afflicted in one way or
another. Only one safe, never failing
cure-Doan's Ointment. At any drug
store 80 cents.
mon. wed&fri,tf
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Washington forecast.

Washington. March 20-New Eng
land and Eastern New York: Fair AMI
slightly colder: nprthWest"rlN winds.
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FAIR AND COOLER.

Boston, March 20.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Monday: Fair;
cooler: northerly winds.
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FUR $.

Made over and repaired ut reduced
prices for the balance of the season. Mail
orders VIII receive prompt attention.
IL. q. BARK Err.
Furricr Gardiner, Maine
MARI eOdlmO
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like it. 1t is already partly di-
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1t enables the stomach to digest
other food and by its antiseptic
properties fortifes the system
against disease germs.
Your doctor will tell you this
is so.
Sold hy all druggists. zoe, and sIno
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE FAMOUS
G|'aV''! Spring Water.

A quantltIve analysis by Prof. F. G.
Robinson OF Bowdoin college shows this
water to be absolutely pure. 1t has great
solvent qualities, and, aside from the
security to health 1t affords. will be found
a positive help to all forms of kidney
trouble.
A Pure Water supply Prevents
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WANTED,

SALESMAN TO SELL CIGARS TO
dealers; 800 monthly and expenses; expe-
rience unnecessary; big inducement to
customers. II. w. BROWN & CO, Chi
cagO. re Gilt
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CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
The Victim Supposed TO Have Been
DruRged.

ROANOKE, VA. February 5.-(speciaL)
Samuel Whitaker and VIII Myrtle were
arrested here to-day on the charge OF
fobbing E. c. Keller, Of Blueheld, Of Si2O'
Keller came here yesterday, and drew
me money from bank for the purpose oi
gong 20 Hagerstown 10 meet his family
he was afterwards spotted by the above
men. and they proposed a game or POKER
As Keller could not play the party visited
several saloons. where they drank. ADOue
~ o'clock the Blucfeld man staggereo
INTO the police station, where he iniorineu
me officers OF the robbery. He was III I"
very stupid condition. and had the ap-
pearancc Of being drugged. The ponce
onciais recovered about half the stoien
money.