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ger engines and o. 900 cars for passenger
trains, carried $50 200, 900 passengers dur
ing the year ending September Isl, ana
received for this service 2'5WJcV. Inc
roads had TO carry passenger go miles
in order to make one dollar. The net
earnings Of the roads for the year were
a little more than a million dollars n
day.
AVERAGE MORTAL
One passenger was killed for every p
$50 900 carried Twice as many people
are killed annually by falling from the
windows Of their dwellings as lose their
lives while travelling as passengers on
our passenger trains The average NOR
tai. II would seem, Is safer as railroad
passenger than he IS at home Two
thirds Of those accidentally killed lose
their lives at stations, highway cross
ings. and while trepassing upon tracks.
The theory Of probabilities required a
passenger to travel 100000 miles 10 be
folerably sure of getting killed. This Is
equivalent to riding continuously on an
express train for over 400 years. one
messenger only was injured in every A.
100000 miles of travel.
II would be interesting to know TO what
extent the telegraph, the long distance
telephone and our improved facilities for
handling mails had diminished travel on
our railroads.
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NEW YORK. oct 2S.-Oscar Gardner,
the Omaha Kid" knocked out Sammy
Kelly. of this city, in the fourteenth
round, OF what was to have been a
twenty-five round fight at JIG pounds, be
fore the Lexon Athletic Club tonight
Gardner proved himself to be Kellys
superior in hard hitting and bulldog
tenacity. Kelly undoubtedly was the
better ring general. but 1t was a case Of
a boxer against a fighter, and the fighter
won.
When Kelly was taken to his corner
after being counted out he complained
OF his left side. and said that he thought
some of his ribs had been broken in the
third round.
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miscreant gone. at once started IN pur-
suit.
From what we can learn there was no
provocation whatever for the assault,
and had Sydnor been captured Tuesday
night ne probably would have Jared
pretty badly az the hands of his pur-
suers in our opinion this is one Of the
most dastardly outrages ever committed
in our town. and every effort will be
made to bring the offender to Justice
South Boston News.
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FIELDING AVERAGES.
The Leaders i'm the Different Positions
and Their Percentage.

WASHINGTON. October 2s.-President
y. T. Young. Of the National Baseball
Lague. tonight made public the field
Ing average Of players who have pariici-
pated in fifteen games or over. The
leaders in the different positions are as
follows:
Ffrstbasemen-lpCh (Brooklyn);
percentage. .sS9.
Second basemen-Daly Brooklyn). .9s5
Third basemen-Nash philadelphia;
g5G
Shortstop-Jennings CBaltimore); ga
Fiel1ers-Foreman Washington; 1909
Catchers-Seymour (Cleveland); .9ll
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September and December on a Thursday.
June on a Wednesday. May on Sunday,
August on Monday. Leap year. how
ever. always throws this little arrange
ment out Of gear. CHRISTMAS always
falls on the same day OF the week rs
New Years Day. and a year always ends
on the same week day as It Is started:
Next year will start on a Sunday, and
there will thus be ntty-three sundays IN
the year. a thing which happened last
I'm 1893. and occurs only fourteen times In
a century Only very rarely IS the num-
her OF a year a square. IN 1919 1t was
the square of 81. The previous occasion
was 1894. the square Of -. and In 1896 NE
shall have the square of -.
At Boston last week j. II. Gilmour
PLAYED Cyrano and Lillian Lawrence i'm
personated RoXaue.
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OBITU AIRY.
Mrs. Rosa Lee Craddock

LYNCHBURG, VA. oct. 2S.-Special.-
Mrs. Rosa Lee Craddock, wife of Mr.
A. Z. Craddock, of the firm of Craddock,
Terry & Co.. died this morning after a
brief Illness. She was daughter or
Major Henry A. Edmondson. Of Halifax
and had been a resident OF Lynchburg
for about ten years. She is survived by
four small children.
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DR.. Y. c. Flower. the eminent special
list. whose practice has extended 20 every
civilized centre Of the world. and whose
undisputed cures read like romance, Will
be at the jefferson next Monday and
Tuesday. which will afford an excellent
opportunity for the sick and affiieted to
consult him.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

TIRsT BAPTIST HOURS
OF worship: IL \. NJ. and T4J z. NJ.
Bible school AZ $3.50 4. NJ. Young People 5
Union at p. NJ. Or. COOPER, pastor.
viii preach IA the morning. Rev. y. T.
SWEENEY at night. All made cordially
welcome.
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GRACE-sTREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. WILLIAM H. HATCHER. ID D.,
pastor-Seryices al the tabernacle, Grace
street between Belvldere and Pine streets
Sunday school at J.l5 o'clock A. VI.
Preaching By the pastor At ii \. NJ.
and L. NJ Prayer meeting wednesday
at \ p. NJ Young mems meeting Friday
at : i. NJ
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GROVE-AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
Grove avenue near Beech street,, Kew.
J. c. HlDEN. ID. D. pastor preaching
at II a. NJ. and +. Nj. by the pastor,
sunday school az 9:lJ A. NJ. Pastors
Bible lecture from 10 10 1890 a. NJ. In
main audience room
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A. =. Beckncr.

l CLIFTON FOKGE, VA, UUl' -S'-Spe-
scial.--A. s. Beckner died al his residence
in Clifton Forge at o'clock this morn
ing of consumption, aged thirty-four. lie
leaves a wife and three small children.
In early life he taught school. In 1881
ne came TO Clifton Forge and engaged in
the grocery business. continuing in that
It'll about month ago when Ill health
compelled him to quit. He was a mem
her Of the Baptist church. and took an
active interest in Church work.
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WEST-VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Cary and Meadow streetsl. Rev.
j. NJ. MERCER. ID. D.. pastor. w orsnlp
on sunday: Sunday school at $50 a. NJ:
Preaching at II - VI. and +. Nj. BOYS
meeting at 3 i. VI. Young People Union
tar. NJ. Prayer-meeting Wednesday at
T. NJ Seats free Visitors welcome.
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No, William 4. Fen,ress.

NORFOLK, VA, oct. Especial
Hon William A. Fentress, eX-member Of
the Legislature. and leading attorney
of this section, died to-day, aged thirty
two years. He was one of the most
popular men in this section, alive in
church work as we'll as politics. He
vas presid. Mt OF the Baptist Young fe1-
pes Union, and at the time of his death
treasurer Of Court-street Bar fist church.
lie was a member Of the City Council
lie was senior partner of the law firm
Of Fentress & Agelasto, and counsel for
the Atlantic and Danville railway.
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THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. CHAS T.. HYDE. pastor Morning
service II o'clock sermon by Rev. NJ.
ASHLEY JONES. evening service O'Clock.
sermon By pastor. Westmoreland League
7.lj =. NJ. Wednesday evening service at
5 O'Clock.
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ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Corner Beverly and Washington slreets),
Mr.. EDWIN y. SNEAD. city missionary,
In charge. Sunday school at D.;D \, NJ.
and 40 l.. NJ sunday services az II y.
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NrIZPAH PRESRYTERIAN CHURCH
Chestnut HilD.-The pastor. Rev. ID. *.
WALTHALL. will preach Sunday morn
school Will commence at $3.50 o'clock sun
day morning. Visitors viii be welcomed
at each service
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CHURCH OF THE COVENANT.
"Prcsbyterian.' Rev. J. CALVIN STEW
ART. stOr-Prcaching az II \. VI. and
p. NJ BY the pastor. Mid-weck service
on Wednesday evening at o'clock. Sab
bath school meets AT $50 \. Nj. Seats
AN free and a hearty welcome TO worship
with It's.
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METHODIST SUNDAY-SCHOOL So
ciety-The regular monthly meeting OF
the Methodist Sunday-School Society VIII
be he'd at Highland Park NJ. T.. church
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
ADDISON MAFPGN.
In
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Chas. p. Rady. Secretary.

UNION STATION MISSION %
street between Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-elghth}. Rev. WILLIAM =. con
STABLE. pastor.-Sunday school al 9:3D
4. NJ Preaching by the pastor at IL A.
NJ. and Z. NJ. Epworth League at Z
p. NJ Wednesday night services at s
o'clock.
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BARTON HEIGHTS NJ. r. CHURCH.
Rev. ]. SIDNEY PETERS. pastor san
DAY school az 9.rp T. NJ. Preaching ~ ~
\. H. aud : p. VI. EpNofth League meet
ing at T. VI. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening at o'clock. All are
invited to attend
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LAUREL STREET NJ. r. CHURCH,
Streets. Rev. r. FINLEY GAYLE. pas
tor.-sunday school NJ 915 A. 81. Preach
ing at IL A. NJ. and r. NJ. Junior Ep-
worth League at 3 p. A. Senior Epworth
League devotional meeting every Friday
night al 1870 i. VI. Young mems prayer
meeting Saturday at 5 +. NJ. All are in
vIted TO these services.
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ST. Marks Z. Il. CHURcH.-RT.
REV &. G. PENICK. ID. D.. rfctor.-Ser-
vices at II 4. NJ and SD Z. NJ. on sun
days.
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EPwORTH NJ. f. CHURCH CORNER
Washington and Winder streets). Rev. L.
w GIIvER Sunday school ut
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ALL-sAINTS' CHURCH MADlSON
street between Grace ami frdukitni, Rev.
j. Y. BOWMAN. rector-service sun
day morning az If O'Clock. evening ser
vice at ) o'clock. Sunday school ut 800
v clock
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corner Laurel and Beverly streetsl. Rev.
THOMAS SEMMES rectOr.-Services
every Sunday at IT \. VI. and p. NJ.
Sittings all free. and hearty welcome is
extended to all visitors.
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CENTENARY METHODIST EPIsCO-
pal church. South Grace street between
Fourth and Fifth. Rev. w. V. TUDOR,
-. D., past0r.-Pfeaching at II \. NJ. and
at l. VI. by the pastor Subject at
night, The Voices Of Prayer"
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ST. JAMES NJ. f. CHURCH TWEEN
ty-ninth and Marshall streets. Rev. w.
u. BEAUCHAMP. pastor.-Sunday school
N OILS 4. NJ. Preaching at II a VI. and
s p. VI. by the pastor. Junior Epworih
League. 3 p. NJ; Senior League, 7. NJ. !;
literary and social entertainment OF
league Friday. November 4th. 5 +. NJ.
Welcome 10 all
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HIGHLAND PARK METHODIST
church, Rev. q. IT, BOGGS. pastor
Services OF Sunday school at $50 A. NJ.
Preaching al II a. NJ. and evening nj 1880
O'Clock. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night ~ ! 80
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GRACE STREET PRESBYTERIAN
church. Rev. JERE WlTHERSPOoN. d.
d.. pastor, residence. No. 10 east Frank
lin street.-The pastor Will occupy his
pulpit tomorrow morning and at night.
His subject for his morning discourse viii
be "The Scientists Objection 10 Prayer,
and at night he viii take for his sub
iect "The Comforter
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PARK-PLACE NJ. f.. CHURCH COR
ner Pine and west Franklin streets). Rev.
THOS. y. POTTS Pm. D.. D. y. D1stor.-
Services at II \. NJ. and p. NJ, con-
ing sermon. "A Church with Full
strength" Subject of evening sermon,
.'From Rocks Through to God" A cor
dial welcome to all to worship with US.
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UNION STATION MET II 0 ST
son streets). Rev CHAS. l.. BANE. pas
tor-services at IL A. NJ, and p. NJ,
conducted by the pastor. Meeting Of Ep-
worth League AT z. NJ. Regular meet
ings Monday. WEDNESDAY ana thursday
evening Al 1:3O p. VI.
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Clay STREET NJ r. CHURCH,
South corner Clay and Adams Streets
Rev. EUGENE II. RAWLINGS. pastor
Sabbath school grand rally. 9:lJ y. NJ.
Preaching at II s. NJ. Sabbath school
rally sermon. Pastor desires every MEM
Der OF the church to be present. +. NJ.
subject. a Timely Blow - Gambling"
Some things anent the late nickel-in-the-
slot machines. Official meeting Monday
at y i. NJ Glass meeting Tuesday AT .
f. VI. Mid-week prayer service Wednes-
day at ) r. NJ Epworth League devo-
tional meeting Friday at s F. NJ. fol-
lowed by regular monthly business
meeting
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PARAMOUNT AVENUE METHODIST
chrch Preaching at IL \. NJ, and s
y. NJ. by the pastor. REV r. +.
BEADES Epworth League at ms u.
NJ. Sunday-sChoOl at $3.50 A. NJ.
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AsBURY VI. f. CHURCH, SOUTH
Corner LOmbardy and Hanover streets
Rev b. NJ. BECKHAM. pastor. Preach
ing at IL \. NJ. and r. NJ. by the pastor.
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WESTMINSTER + X t. 5 BYTERIAN
church corner Sycamore and Cary
streets), Rev. &. N. CHUMBbEf. pastor.
Preaching Sunday morning at II o clock,
and in the evening at SIS. Sunday school
at $3.50 A. NJ. Westminster League at
s:1j +. ". Friday. Mid week service
Wednesday at S.lj o'clock.
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LEIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH,
corner Leigh and Twenty-hfth streets.
Rev. NJ Ashby Jones pestor. Preaching
Sunday at II A. NJ. and Sis = NJ. by
the pastor. Sunday-schooi at g.15 a.
NJ b. y. +. 4. Sunday afternoon at
S p. NJ Mems Prayer Meeting Tues
day night Regular prayer meeting
wednesday night. All cordially welcome.
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THE THIRD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Twenty-sixth and Marshall Streets, Rev
Lords Day az II A. NJ and ) j. NJ. sun
day school meets at $3.50 4. NJ Prayer
meeting every Wednesday night At
o'clock. Christian Endeavor Society ~
z O'Clock L. NJ. A cordial welcome 10 all
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SECOND PRESBYTERGAN CHURCH;
Dr. HOGE viii preach az II 4. NJ and
the Rev. DONALD GUTHRIE az 1 +. NJ.
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BROAD STREET METHOD r
Streets. Sunday school at $3.50 A. NJ.
Preaching at IL A. NJ and F. NJ. by the
pastor. Rev. W G. STARR. ID. d. Morn
ing subject, The Value Of a Sober
Second Though" At night. Training
the Head at the Expense Of the Heart
May Block the Road TO Heaven" a cor
dial welcome 10 all.
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TRINITY NJ. f. CHURCH CORNER
OF Twentieth and Broad streets, Rev.
j. r. MASTIN. stor-Services Sunday
al Ii 4. N. and z NJ. Sunday school
at 9:15 o'clock 4. NJ. PRAYER meeting
Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock Wednes-
day evening lecture al 5 o'clock, and
Epworth League Friday evening" at
o'clock.
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UNION GOSPEL MISSION tNo,
north Seventh street, Meetings at me
above mission every night during the
week at : O'Clock also Sunday AFTERNOONS
NJ O'Clock Meetings conducted by Mrs.
- NJ Gf OVER
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end OF the hall. Here stood sn1i,
writing desk and here / knew coulo
be alone for an hour 10 quiet my hihu
from the business events OF the day ana
to indulge In my fayorite recreation OF
story writing.
"A plot had come in my mind as
came up town in the cars and / resolved
TO wrlte it while 1t was fresh. A nat
tering offer from a publisher VINO had
accepted my latest story made me re-
solve to supply him with another as soCn
as possible % 49,,
work and be proud OF it,. | will enter So
clety and court the ntterati, while she
enjoys herself with the butterflies, l
said to myself, smiling, as l dipped my
pen In the ink.
THE plot OF my story was a singular
one. II was the Murder OF Wire
with accuracy / went into each start
ling detail, and as | wrote down the
bloodthirsty words | saw that my anger
for my wife fas melting away, even as
the beauty Of the story grew underneath
my fingers. When l had finished | saw
that I had achieved what would be the
greatest work OF my life. and that hon
ors would come TO me from the public
who read my story
when | laid down my peh' sIsheu
a sigh OF reEef.
I could not do that again for thou
sand dollars / said aloud. No. l re-
heated. as | walked through the hall,
still intent with the plot, no. could
not do that again for ten thousand dol
lars.
Did you speak. sir7' inquired a-wo-
mans voice.
extri,a 20 fbafo' I asked.
1T ia I-Ellen, the cook L heard
somebody waking around. sir, and
came to see who II was
IAN right. Ellen ] said. II Is l. Go
hack 10 bed And Ellen, who sleeps In
the basement. went back down the base
ment stairs
Rounding up the staircase threw
omen the door OF my wife's room and
stenned inside. A moment later. / was
milling the bell frantically and shout
ing for help
..There upon the edge OF the bed lay my
wife with the blood dripping from her
head and heart She was uncovered.
Win one arm hanging to the floor. Her
corntenance was fearfuIly distorted.
she had been cruelty MISUNDERSTANDING
On the head and heart Stabbed 10 death
nv the hand OF a midnght assassin!
SIN a moment the room was filled with
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Choice selections of Fringed
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Our stock hasn't an equal IN
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pure six Roman Striped Sashes very
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N~N~N~N~N~N~N @r~N~N|.f
THE MURDER s
OF A WIFE. 5
By UGUsTA PRESCOTT
BY AUGUSTA PRESCOTT.

81 will tell you now" said he. hesl-
tatlng and half apologetically, that Tor
the last five years since our trouble be-
gan l have been en- plOyng my spare time
In n little amusement which | have very
rigidly kept secret from my friends.
have been writing stories. During these
periods when my wife and | were es-
tranged and neither OF us would hum
bic ourselves enough to make the first
approaches. I have Withdrawn from
home and, taking UP my quarters IN a
hotel, have amused myself evenings
writing fiction. This has been my pas
time.as other men drive horses or seek
the billiard table. Ny stories have been
in print and doubtless you. Mr.. Martinez.
have read many OF them under an as
sumed name My wife knew of my little
pastlme and ridlculcd IT, when / wrote
at home I could only do II in the still
hours Of the night when she was asleep.
Last wednesday morning at the
breakfast table my wife. who had been
extravagant Of late, brought up the sub
jet OF a residence up town. She wanted
TO be opposite Central Park and TO ride
with the swells OF Fifth avenue. I OPP
posed her and she retorted sharply.
You will regret this l said. as
rose from the table. You may regret
It sooner than you think I cried, as
tho memory of the things she had said
swept over me anew, 4 wish could go
away and never see your face again.
"Of course | was sorry lor the words
az soon as / had said them. and during
the day ! squared matters with my con-
science by sending a basket OF flowers
to her. l even notified a real estate
manager that 7 was in tho market for
an uptown residence
Il was detained that night ut my Of
fee and when I reached home the church
clock opposite was tolling tho hour OF II
I went softly I'm at the front door, and
knowing that my wife would be asleep
At that hour I walked through the long
hall TO a littlc study situated at the rear
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weight. It was a man and over MN DENT
woman. 80, 81, 81,
"You scared him most to death, SIT,
said She Il told him that It was ohiy
one of them detectives that they are al
ways sending here. but the back OF your
head looked so much Ike master lh@I
n scared him most TO death
nVhv should that scare him2' asked
"Sure. sir, don't KNOW, but lately ne
has been like, like
AT this moment the man opened MS
eyes. I'D
81 have dreamed Of 1t day ana nlshI
forgive , 81,
II will forgive you nothing" said l.
until you confess how your curiosity
made you creep up behind your master
that night anu read what he was writing.
Confess how you went up stairs ano
killed YOUR mistress and robbed her or
Jewels; confess how you hid after tne
others were called and pretended to be
asleep; and confess how you have all
lowed an innocent man 10 suffer TOT your
crime "
Truly frightened now, the wretch toid
how he overheard the quarrel on the
morning and now he had planned the
murder of his mistress. And how and
by what dastardly means he hao FOUND
the very description OF the murder be-
fore his eyes and had followed II OUT
with awful correctness.
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't-c-D-H -0-H-c-c-cc-T1 y y
the case; my client is innocent. That Is
absolute. In his confession TO me ne
could explain nothing; he only knows
that ne As innocent"
With this brief prelude I followed my
guide up the stairs leading to the Tomos
and into the sombre gallery that runs
along Murderer's Row. In the last CELL
surrounded by not more than ten square
feet OF space, sat my man. lie occupied
q wooden chair, and when the turnkey
unlocked the door he gave no siga eN-
cept to bury his head deeper in his hands
and groan.
At a glance I saw that he was gen.
tleman. lie was a man In the prime OF
life not over forty. well dressed Clean
shaver and handsome. This | saw IN
spite OF the dark gloom upon his couh-
tenance, for never in my lie had seen
such abject despair shown In the race
of human being.
At the sound of the lawyers voice he
lifted up mis- head, and at the mention
OF my name a ray OF hope seemed 10
come acrose his countenance. He rose,
shook hands with us both. and beckoned
US TO seats on his rude cot.
Now" said the lawyer leaning back
and leaving us face to face together
tell Mr. Mariinot everything that nap
pened that night and conceal nothing
from him. Tell ann just as you nave
told me-"
Looking at me straight In the eye and
beginning at the very beginning, FRANK
lin Jeryis told me this story:
Il am manufacturer Of dress goods,
said he. MY business carries me down
into Barclay street and the lower quar-
tiers OF the town, and on that account ]
rise early every morning. FOR many
years my wife has not breakIasted Win
me.
I'VE were married fifteen years ago
and our story is an old one. We mar
ried in poverty and were happy. we
grew to wealth and were Indifferent.
When fortune began to smile upon us
my wife became ambitious and longed
to shine IN the social set OF which we
had read only a little and In giided
paragraphs.
II opposed her and we auarrelled.
sometimes gently but more often DIT
terly. Our words at times rose nlgh'
and when. as on a recent occasion she
showed great extravaganza in her at
tempts TO get into high circles. would
leave the house and not return Tor n
week al a time. Thus II grew steadily
on for the last Ave ysarh getting worse
and worse