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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-01-03
TiluItratIng ais subject.

NO you can't see Mr.. B~lankblank
this morning during office hours"
"But he's a public official. isn't heT'
'Yes. and he's engaged in the public
EeFvicei' ~
May ! ask what he's doingy"
Hes writlnE}a magazine article on
How Can We Improve the Omcehold-
er's Neglected. Treatment OF the Pub
Her e" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-01-03

ne mine mule knows q thing or two
lite as well as docs the army mule.
n one Of the mines In the iPittsburg
district the ever patient mule proved
himself possessed OF on almost human
sense Of coming danger. One morning
when the full shift was at work there
occurred an unusual thing. The air
currents had seemed defective, and
there was a restless feeling among the
miners. something Hike the uneasiness
Of live stock before q storm. A few
days previous a chdnber had been
closed on account Of fas, and the men
were instinctively tlinking of what
that might mean. suddenly there was
a clatter Of hoofs. and a mule appear
ed. Its long ears we're quivering. and
its intelligent eyes were full Of terror.
1t gave n shrill bray and then was
gone down the entry, broken traces fly
ing after Il. The men looked at n
another. and then the fe%verlshness OF
the air moved them with n impulse.
Dropping picks. they ded precipitately,
making a headlong dash through the
labyrinth for the open air. With scared
faces other miners Joined them. and
while they were wondering what It
all mean, n duh, deep explosion went
rumbling through the hollow back pf
them, followed by wave upon wave OF
noxious yapors. Then they understood.
When the bodies Of the few poor men
Who had been hopelessly entrapped
were recovered. another was tenderly
carried u with theirs-that Of the lit
tie gray mule that sounded the warn
inR-bceilo's Weekly
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-01-03
stonnea and

stopped and
4. which. in his
ken out into great
D., He remembered
If advised Harry to
the story got wind
laughing stock Of the
g-the hardest cut Of all
.ows. He remembered, too.
d but one child and that she
unll ~ sim,
,acceotcd tbe, ineyiiabie and
You may g9 rnd the sooner The better.
50 as TO kecellhe ~ pin MONEY Tel Harry
he's too sharp TO remain a clerk and that ! lake
him today into partnership; only he must re-
merher that partners never tell tales out OF
school Cod bless you'll II. SHELDON.
The runaways returned by the next
train. The marriage proved. too, an
ominently happy one. The story never
got out. We only tell 1t now in conf
dence.-Woman's Life.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-01-03
French Novel.

lOn-I adore herl
Earcisse-1 idolize heri
"Ha. then we are rivalsg"
~ 's, but sill friendsi"
u ye, friends I'll deathf'
y Fl US tell herr
4 ey tell her,
Sic says:
.et us dlei"
hey buy 8 confines worth OF char
q l.
They ignite it.
rhey lnhale IL.
They all die.
Vlve ramour!-L @. Goddard's "a
cave Of Absence"
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piled Darrell. Quite the contrary. She
cares nothing for me. either to serve
her in this dangerous business or for
my own personal merits. l love her
wholly upon my own responsibility and
because l can't help it. There's a
frank confession. Bob, l love Vera
Shevaloff with all my heart and soul"
Gordon had been pacing the floor.
AT Darrell's last words he turned as If
to speak. Then something seemed sud-
denly to arrest his attention. He
wheeled about and opened door that
was close upon his right hand.
II beg pardon, SIR" said manserv-
ant who was standing just without.
"Did you ring?'
NO" replied Gordon, regarding the
man attentlvely; mo, Francois. did
not. You may close the door,"
He turned again TO Darrell as the
catch Of the door snapped, and the two
men exchanged glances.
II don't like the looks of it," said
Darrell in low tone. 1.-THE fellow had
a sneaky air."
"You had just spoken her name," re-
Joined Gordon. ut has never been ut
tered before the servants, and l trust
this man Francois the least of any. OF
course we cannot conceal yera's pres
ence here Erever. Miss Lorrimer's
new abode will be reported to the po-
lice in the usual way. and when the In
formation sits around to the right
place our new guest will have to be
accounted for. like every other person
who is unknown to the commissaire of
the precinct. But that might not hap
pen for Il week or even fortnight"
with Francois assistance, howev-
err said Darrell, cit may happen imme-
dlntely."
At this moment they heard Mrs. Cor
don's voice. Gordon crossed the room
and opened door.
"Millie" he called.
zone moment" she replied, and then
to maid, You say that the young
lady is ill:"
II do not know, madame" replied the
maid, but thought best to tell you.
"A ASW AaiautSs uSO ShW leE puSSluS
through this hall hurriedly. 1 thought
she was going into the billiard room,
but she paused at the door. NJ. Gordon
and NJ. Darrell We're within. Perhaps
she heard their voices. Then in an in
slant she fell back against the jamb Of
the door and clutched the bosom Of her
dress. She remained thus for mo-
ment and then ran away up to her
apartment. l suppose. spoke to her,
but she did not seem to hear me-"
II will so to her." said Mrs. Gordon.
Her husband laid hand upon he-
arm and drew her into the room.
ut is not necessary" he said "The
illness of our guest is beyond cure"
Then to Darrell: Jack, we We're over
heard from both ends of the room
Francois there, Vera here. She heard
you say you loved her, and from what
the maid just told US think you are
to be congratulated"
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Fontaine did not reply in words. but
his face was well worth noticing. A
light shone favorably into the cab, re-
vealing glance full of 81 told you so"
directed by Fontaine toward the chief
detective. Darrell knew that he had
made n center shot and that Fontaine
must have already expressed his belief
that Darrell and the lady had been in
the Moulin Rouge ut the time of the
act Of which I.afislov had complained,
whatever that act might be. OF course
there was no certainty that the black
visaged rascal had sworn to the truth.
The cab stopped. and its occupants
alighted. As they entered the station
Darrell was annoyed to observe that
the detectives surrounded him with n
somewhat elaborate display of precau-
tion lest he should escape, and the
passage of the party through the outer
room excited an audible thrill of in
terest. They entered a private office,
where Darrell perceived gray and SOL
dierly officer seated by fiat topped
desk. Behind him sat man who
leaned forward as If buried in thought,
his elbow on his knee, his chin in his
hand. The attitude and the peculiar
arrangement of the lights made this
mans face blurred shadow except for
his left eye, which, being turned to.
ward Darrell, shone like jewel.
The three men who had brought in
the prisoner fell away from him, leav-
ing him standing alone before the desk
In glare of light. Immediately the
elderly officer took up n paper from
the table and began to read aloud in a
hasty but monotonous tone fairly ac-
curate description of John Darrell,
American, and of his doings since he
had come to Paris.
Sir" said Darrell in his gentlest
tone, this record is very interesting
and surprisingly correct. but it does
not seem to explain my presence here
at this time. Would you favor me with
few words on that polnt?"
"The charge against you," said the
officer, putting the paper carefully into
pile of them. as If to show that 1t was
only one of many damnIng documents
In the case-"the charge against you,
Mr.. Darrell. relates to Captain Sergius
Ladislov."
IF Captain Ladislov has made
complaint against me-" answered Oar.
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tell his story. even in the briefest form,
another cab rolled up. bringing Gordon,
who had been but n few minutes too
late to meet his friend at the station.
Darrell laid the facts before them all,
admitting that lie was wholly unable to
furnish an explanation.
ut would seem to me like one Of
those accidental crimes that are so
hard to trace" said Gordon. ''rhls
man Ladislov. after valnly pursuing
you, became separated from his com.
panlon and encountered an enemy,
who took advantage of an unexpected
opportunity. Such men have number
less enemies. They carry their lives In
their hands. Perhaps this act of pri-
vate vengeance is connected with the
attempt to drag Mile. Shevaloff back to
Russia, but probably 1t isn't"
In regard to this question Vera cvad-
ed direct expression Of opinion.
"Thcre are among my friends" said
she, ''or ut least among those with
whom l have recently been brought
into contact, men who would not regret
the death of Captain Ladislov. He was,
like almost all spies, rs well known
and conspicuous as the Eiffel tower.
But my closest associates had no idea
of his designs upon me. They could
not have learned of my capture in SO
short time. Therefore have no sus-
picion as to who killed Captain Lads
low"
The fruitless discussion which fol-
lowed was broken Off by Mrs. Gordon,
who insisted that Vera must seek rest.
Indeed there could be no doubt of the
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II .ooula like to meet him face to face"

u tco,ild like to meet him face to face"
rell, II would venture to suggest that
he repeat 1t in my presence. That is
more the manner of my country.
would like to meet him face to face"
The officer shook his head, but before
he had denied the request in words
the man In the shadow said:
If such IL your wish, follow me-"
He arose and walked toward door
at the rear of the office, and Darrell
followed him. They descended some
Iron steps, not too well lighted, and
passed into long room below the
street level. AT the farther end sat
two policemen, one upon each side Of
large table. Darrell at first supposed
that third officer lay upon the table
asleep and covered with a cloak, but,
, us he approached, the policeman who
had been seated arose and, apparently
o5eying sign, drew away the cover
Ing from the recumbent figure.
1t was Ladislov who lay there deaa.
Darrell, after single glance at the
rigid face, turned hastily to find the
man who had led him to this room, but
he was not to be seen. at the foot of
the stairs he had stepped back, allow
Ing the American to precede him, and
what had become of him afterward
was mystery. 1t was the tall officer
with the grizzled locks whom Darrell
confronted us he turned.
.'This is great surprise to me-" said
he.
"He had been shot In the back" re-
piled the officer. 1--WE have our own
opinion as to how it happened. The
body. was brought here. which is un-
usual. Moreover, as you asked to see
him, and it was SO convenient
He finished the sentence with n
shrug of the shoulders.
II know nothing Of this" said Oar
rell earnestly. II never saw the man
until this afternoon
# "When you had violent quarrel"
added the officer.
Nothing of the Kind" retorted OAR
n rell. 81 can bring abundant evidence
81 to prove that it was the merest trif1e."
He walked hastily to the table and
Z bent over the body, which was clothed
In the coachman's rough garments that
1.-THE man had worn when Darrell had
dislodged him from the box Of the
coach. He turned the corpse upon its
face, though shrinking from the touch
of it. The clothing had been cut open
for an examination Of the wound, but
1t was not very much soiled with blood
The bullet had struck below the left
shoulder blade, and it seemed to have
rama tned In tho body
"a doctor has seen this?' said Oar
rell. what does he tell you? How
long could the man have lived after re
ceivlng the injury? Where was liz
found?"
HE was found upon the Rue d.
Richelieu," replied the officer. per
laps you may judge, from the location
how long he survived his injury"
"If you mean to intimate that l in
f1icted It," said Darrell. ''you are utter
ing an absurdity, and the earlier vol
dismiss the idea from your mind tn
sooner you will reach solution o
the puzzle which this crime presents"
"As you have seen Captain Ladislov
according to your request" said the of
flcer by way of reply, II would sug
gest that we return"
81 He waved his hand toward the stair
Nj way. Darrell bowed and walked in tn
direction indicated. When they cam
Ainto the room above. 1t was empty
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wh''raat tie o!licer was certainly sur.
prisrd. though he endeayored not to
show il. lie sat down by the table and
motioucd Farrell ton chair near by.
II would like to Inquire began the
officer, taking up paper from the
desk. and then he paused. reading what
was written In that document with
close AMI increasing attention. ION
second thought" he continued, laying
down the paper. Il have decided to
nsk no further questions"
"Tlen." said Darrell, with your per-
mission, would like to ask few"
II am not at liberty to answer" was
the reply. "But-yes, l will ask one
myself. Do you know Russian wom-
an named Vera Shevaloff?"
Vera Shcvaloff." repeated Darrell,
us IL weighing the name upon his lips.
81 have never had the pleasure of be-
ing presented to the lady,"
The officer bowed.
"That is all." he said. II crave your
pardon for having detained you SO
long,"
Darrell rose slowly and with as calm
countenance as possible, though the
surprise was almost overpowering.
81 wish you very good evening"" he
said.
lie was permitted to find his own
way out of the station. Upon the
street. while he was walking toward
the cab stand. he encountered the de-
tective. Fontalne.
ut was who cleared you. mon
sieur." said that individual. II tcsti-
fled that you were at the ball"
''rhe truth is mighty and will pre-
vail" responded Darrell, giving the
man money. "but surely there was
some other cause
ut is crime of the nihilists," whIs-
pered Fontaine. "a paper was found,
torn and lying on the pavement, near
where the body lay. 1t was sort of
warrant from the car, and it showed
that Ladislov, who was an agent of the
Russian secret service. was engaged in
making an arrest-a kidnapping, let us
say-when he lost his life. 1t is al
ways risk. The puzzle was solved
while you were down stairs. All, it
takes little time for NJ. Cochefert to
get at the bottom Of things"
"Cochefert~ cried Darrell. "Chief Of
the bureau de la surete? Was he
there?'
ut was he who sat at the elbow of
the commissaire," replied Fontalne.
II am sorry that did not succeed in
seeing his face" said Darrell. Good
night, my friend. Remember that l
have more money whenever you feel
that you have earned 1t. And listen:
would like information about that pa
per, the warrant Of arrest. 1t interests
me. pay we'll"
ut is habit of the Americans" said
Fontaine.
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don had gone out, expecting to return
within the hour. Vera had been writ
ing In her room, while in dark corner
of the veranda Darrell sat smoking
cigar and holding silent converse with
A servant had brought soft felt hat
for Darrell to wear, but the young
man had tossed it down upon table
and had gone out bareheaded into the
warm spring evening. Some minutes
after Kilziar's departure Vera came to
the window through which Darrell had
passed to the yeranda and looked out,
but she did not see him, and he did not
see her. Turning away. she noticed
the hat upon the table, and she held it
in her hands for moment.
When she had gone, servant en-
tered, and, seeing the hat and decld-
ing that Mr.. Darrell did not require 1t.
he took it back to the gentleman's
room, where it remained unused for
many days.
Darrell finished his cigar and re-en-
tered the house. He hoped to find
Vera in the music room. but she was
not there, and us he turned to look
elsewhere the butler handed him note
written upon cheap paper, hastily fold
ed and sealed with great daubs Of
wax. He tore 1t open and read:
The name OF the lady has been reported to the
police. and immediate action will be taken. She
will probably be arrested accomplice in the
killing Of Ladisov. She is not seriously suspect
ed, but 1t Is believed that her arrest will bring
out other evidence
The note was unsigned, but the writ
ing was Fontaine's. Darrell had re-
ceived other communications from the
detective in similar form.
"Will you inform Miss Lorrimer that
would like to see her here?" said OAR
rell.
Vera had passed in that house as a
cousin of the Miss Lorrimer who had
been guest before her and had been
called by that name before the serv-
ants,
The butler summoned maid, who
went upon her errand and was gone so
long that Darrell became anxious and
himself assembled the stairs.
AT the head Of the stairway he met
the maid, who said:
1--WE cannot find Miss Lorrimer. !
am told that she has left the house."
"Have further search made instant.
ly," replied Darrell. IT wish to see
her upon n matter of great impor.
lance"
He descended the stairs and in the
lower hall met Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon, tC
whom he disclosed his news. He had
scarcely done so when the maid return
ed with the positive assurance that
Vera had gone out.
"Kilzinr must have told her that hel
retreat was discovered" said Gordon.
"She could not find any of u.s." groan
ed FARRELL. ''The poor girl fed alone
What series Of fatalities!"
They had passed from the hall into
the drawing room. Gordon now turn
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