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FRUITS.
APPLEs-Te1as green, per box, s5a5

APPLFS-Texas green, per box, S5d5Oc;
red. 50.ft6Dc. 49,, ~
BANANAS-Loosc, Si.gum lho, pacAcu'
81 TJa2 70; per pound, 2&iG3c, =,
~,rANTEI DitpFS-Rushtl crates, & ~
az 80: Rocky Fords, in baskets. sl.oJg
CHERRlEs-Ca Re-, per box
81. 1912 90. ~. an .,.A.
ing 70 Quality; California. 81. 1898 ": 49,,
ORANGES - Cahfoi mia navels. SA-OvtS
4.25; Mediterranean sweets, $50 ,o>.
PEACTES-Per box, fancy. choice, SVI
4oe. 4.basket crates, 50975e, according 10
quality. - o,e,qzc.
wild goose. 81 quart crates, ~ c0al -,
STRAWBERRIES - Crate, "a QUARTS
G, 5,Sf2 on according 70 quality.
BIACKBERRIES - cuitiY9tcd' crates
81, 5OGS1 70. ,oe,, X
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nrIdne Matchman Drowned.

Texarkana, Texas. June IF. J. orer-
camn a bridge Waterman for the Kansas
,Itv southern Railway eompanw at Index,
peS river. was caught 10 a whirlpool ~
thst niace today and drowned. Onercamp
s .ilss Engaged ia removing driftwaod from
M river when the accident overlook him.
His body was not recovered.
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Marlin Matters.

Marlin. Texas, Juue THE Business
league has taken up the matter OF a public
band. 10 give evening concerts and VIII
he,in nert week playing every evening.
The natter ~ compress for Marlin Is
being pushed, several propositions being
before the city, one OF which II Is SAFE
to say VIII be accepted
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT.
Fair Business Done at Unchanged
Quotations,

Quotations.
New Orleans. June Tn the cotton mar
Ret fairly good volume Of business was
transacted during the short hours of the
half holiday. Sales 1900 bales, including
800 to arrive, Quotations unchanged. Flu
lures on the nrst call were / 10 Q points
lower than the closing OF Friday. The mar.
Eet was remarkable for It's tamencss and
9t no time was there any marked activity,
Ing. Liverpool was exceedingly quiet and
Az the other markets appeared TO be az
tictcd with the same lethArgy that peryad-
ed the local exchange. At the close the
list showed net losses OF TO points OIL
the near positions and points on the win.
tor month";
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For New York. per steamer Alamo, which
cleared and sailed today: 300 bales cotton
1000 barrels cotton seed oil. 5000 bars bal
goods. 200 sacks Of rice. GOO sacks of hour
la sacks Of wool and 4b0 packages of mer
chgudise.
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METALS.


changed, &c.
GALVANIZED SHEET IRoN-e5 and 5
per cent discount
BLACK SHEET IRONING. 81, 81 per
100 pounds
ROOFING TIN---Machine made, $40. 5oI
ttLVV per box; cid style, S16.ooGls.50 per
soLDER-Hah and Half, ITG1se per
CORRUGATED IRoN-Gaivanired. $500
per square.
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Oman Your Mouth

And swallow one. Cbeatham's Laxative
chill Tablets combines all the qualities OF
the best liquid chill tonics. Dose always
ready Dose always the SAINT. No cure
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SEASONS COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Hester Presents His Analysis for
the Nine Months from September.

increase over last year OF 1h9,lss, over year
before last OF I,03S,0l2 and decrease I'M
der 1879 OF ST5,497.
Inc groups of states above furnished IN
round figures Of the crops OF last year and
year before last, from Texas and lndian
TERRITORY last year 3,6Uo.uD bales md year
before last 2.5ai,0O0. other Cult states
2. Tsi 900 last year aud year before last
y go, Afaantie sBates l.i'3,ujo las;
year and year before last 3,sSo,Vuo
Richard Cooke & Co.'S Letter.
Houston, Texas. June I've are In re
celpt OF many letters today from our friend,
throughout tho cotton belt; some compieiu
OF lice. which no doubt has been caused b,
the cecil weather. and boil weesils nit
making their appearance. At this stage %
the crop. very little eau be said positively
bpt We are forced TO the conclusion that
conditions are as fine as could be and with
thc present dry weather for Quitting thu
crop Ia condition. IL within two weeks wa
have 4 good rain, Prospects for the cottoi
crop were never better Ia Texas The de
mand for spot cotton continues good
Richard Cooke 4 Co.
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Port of Sabine.

Sabine. Texas. June 7--sniled: Ship
Tolefon for Cardiff with ISL, 400 feet ~
lumber and 254 100 feet Of timber shipped
hy Robert Morgan, Ir.. Orange.
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oATs--No. ? mixed, sacked, 6sIse; Ne .
waite, sacked, CSC; No. 8 white, sacked,
9ossse TEXAS red rust proof oats, sacked.
SoRN-Nc, 2 mixed. sacked. sic; No. 2
hAY-Cholee alfalfa, si5.ooaf15.5o: choice
timothy. s;5olfl9 90: South Texas prairie
nay, so.oOQe 90; North Texas and Terri
tory hay, S14o0tdleOo.
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PAINTS. oII.s ANn GLASS.

White lead, per ewt. strictly pure, se.2s:
second grsde. So. 90; third grade. IS 90.
tiurpentlne, per case. two 5.galion cans,
- %; barrel lots, ole per gallon. Mineral
ewt, $50; yellow ochre, per cwt, 81 90.
ldnseed oil. best, boiled, 7oGfT1c. Ready
mixed house paints, 81 90. Window glass
- and 81 per cent on January list.
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HARDWARE.

WIRE NAIBS-S2.e5 base per key,
BARBED WIRE--Galvanlzed, Glid1eu,
$3.50 per 100 lbs; galvanized Baker, SO IS
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THE TRADING IN OIL STOCKS.

Southwestern Dry Plate Col. ..I lo5 90
Trinity Rice. Land and Irr. ..I 90 10
Texas Savings Real Estate
and Investment Co, .,....l ~ sol as 90 |
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Quotations for carload lots Gsliyef ,stiS ne
lIAsAs 40. dealers charge from store
ssiioe per 100 pounds more On bran, S4 Ia
~ ~ hnshel on cats and corn, logloc per wv
oIanha1yN;-Per 100 lbs, 81 .0Ta1 .os
FORM CHoPs-Pure. 81 4sal'SV.
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HOUSTON CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

River, s1.s5d2 90; Castle Rock Columbia
River SID; Spear, Alaska, SLIP, Toy
River soc; Violet brand $50; Carnation
brand, Fancy Red Alaska. 81 40, Pink
Alaska. 81 10; Warrior. 81. Go
SARDINES--A American quarters, s365m
lette grade, quarters. Sl2.5o: fancy sprats,
quarters, SSO0d10.Oo according 10 grade.
STARCH-Standard goods Pearl, In 40
ID boxes 4ai@47sc; Royal Gloss or Archer
bulk. 5f5i4c Nickel, 100 packages, per box.
", 25dS.35; corn starch, sac per ID, 20 and
40-lb boxes.
Standardization are fer small lotsj
special rates are given on carload orders.
STANDARD granulated &c; cubes aud pow
dered, 5Nc; Louisiana yellow, clarified and
fancy, 412c; choice, 414e.
PRODUCE.
BEEswAx-Prlme Texas. 22a23c per
BEANS-Imported navy beans, 39sa5Ae;
Bayou. 4c; English dried, 3#e; pink. &c,
bushel wax, Sl-5o per bushel; California
Limas. 5}aa6c; fresh wax beans. 154'5c
BUfTERGB star, 24e; dairy, PC; FL.
gin creamery, 25a26c; Meadow Gold,
2Sd20c. Texas bricks, Ice O!cGmarEa-
rne-LinGoln solids, l28c; Lincoln prints
lSi3c; Daisy solids ~, , l6a ne; prints,
and country rolls. ice; Empire State spe-
cial. l5c; special Blue Star, isc ElgIn dairy
bricks, 20c; Ideal, live Purity creamery,
20 and 30-lb tubs, 22c; lib prints, 2lc; 81
gin creamery, solids, 1Sc; country butter In
pals, l0G2Uc
CABBAGE-llhM1&c
Wisconsin full cream rolls, 1Gc;
! Wisconsin full cream daisies, i5dl6c; Wis
consin half cream. 140l4lkc
EGGS-Texas, 1QQ11c.
kRAuT-New, In half barrels, So. Goa
3.25.
ON1oNs-New crop, per bushel eoc.
PEPPER-Chile. new, 15@l5c per pond;
black Singapore. 15c.
PoTAToEs-New potatoes, 55Q65c pei
bushel,
PEANUTS-Jumbo. per pound, TG7I.c;
fancy hand picked No. /, 6d6i3c.
PECANS- Texas, per pound, loG12c, ac
| eordng 10 size,
PouLTRY-Chicke hens, good, So. ooa
s. %; flyers, large, IS 2503 5O broiers
81 .06d2 so; mixed lots, 50 ,OOa3 %; cocks
large. old, 81. soq2 90; ducks, large, So O0a
| 8.25; geese fun feathered s.. 00d9. 30.
turkeys, hens. Sc, ooG9 90; gobblerB, IS, OK
| @l2 90.
1 7Er
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pabst Beer IS Just the mild stimulant for
Ts.o Keller has it-try case.
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DRIrp FRUITS AND Nuts.

APPLES-Fancy eyaporated, 5elb boxes,
loAq10Ac; lib cartons, fancy, lOs.qlIc;
cartons, choice, 1OA@lOlac; choice eYapO'
rated, 9%GlOc; sun dried GIs@Ilsc
ApRlCOTS-Per ib, loose lO1xallc.
CITRON--ln lob boxes, lac.
CURRANTS-25-lb boxes, cleaned, bulk,
sib09c; lib cartons, gl5Mllc,
DATES-1Ib packages, 7laGsc; Fard
dates, sc; Hallowel, bulk, G0lb boxes, 50
tic.
Imported l21ad15c
PEACHES-Choice new stock, 9Q9Ac.
RAIsINS- California, 3crown, L. La
boxes. 81 65@l 75i Alb boxes L. L. raisns,
tOd7Oc; 2-cr0wn l., NJ. ralsins .1!b boxes,
Sc: 3.crown, L. NJ. raisins, slac.
pKUNES-Ca California, JOlOOs Sc; s0-Hs
5lIc; TO-SOs &c; 607Os, 639c; 5V0Os, lc'
4O-5Os, Sc
NUTS-Fiberts Sicily, 13c; Californif
walnuts l3dl4c; peanuts, fancy hand nick
cd 6a6lh: No. ., $1,000; Jumbo I1'Fc
almonds, Taragon1, 16qlTe per 10 N sacSs
CALIFORNIA; almonds, l5c; necans, logl2e, ae'
cording 10 size,
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a perIIous Leap

FROM pixies peak, l4.i34 feet. win not cur
softening Of the brain. but 25-eent boa
on cheafham's Laxative Chill Tablets VIII
cure chills. No cure-~no pay.
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II sleepy. steep. II hungry, eat n thirsty,
A-ink III chilling, use Cheatham's Laxa-
i've chin Tablets. Is cents. Cure guaran-
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
roKT OF GALVESTON, June

pokT or GALVESTON, June L
ARRIVED.
None.
CLEARED.
SIS Alamo tAm), New York.
SAILED.
SIS Alamo (Am.), New York.
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ID tompArlson or these quotations SNOW
NV sdytuta yes IN favor OF Houston as
Ecesale market, When the buyer consul
4 ia benefits to be derived from Hous-
m fTelgat rates he Will ind that even
Gsn The uuotable ngures at other markets
pger, TIE price hna!iy paid is general
rrsater. Tie prices are those ruilhg
kclg Houston Wholesale merchants, ana
L revised daily.
CANNED GOODS.
|cAyNED ERUlTS-Apples, BID, eocg
/. ~. pIneapples, sliced, 81. 10; eyeless anu
Excess. 81 .SOQi1. So; extra grated, 900;
IN. Slb. 500; strawberries. Glib, 81. tOg
|@; baekleTies, 2-lb. sU9Soc; peaches'
IN MEL 1EIETABL ES-Tomatoes, 2lo,
m weight, Sl.i5; BIB, full weight, Sl.3Ji
III, seconds, 81 OOQLl Us; 3-iO, sec0ndsi
i Nsll %; okra and tomatoes. 2-lo, Sl'ooi
knaed kraut, Bib, $1.O0; California as
bmgus 2lg-lb, 81 2UlI2 20; Lib cantor
asparagus tips S-.uo' eakeu p ih 9',S 1,o
X; 2lh string beans, SOC; I'D Kidney
kAas gJe; 2,lb stringless beans, $40, 2,lD
llrogilt peas. ST. 2-lb American petit
us 81. adl 10; Al corn, 81 90; I'D Bluo
IAge corn, S3c; Pride OF Maryland poe,
(sEns e0e; Better then Cold s0cG
LIE
|CILlFoRNIA FRUIT-Extra standard,
EIow Crawford, 81. S5G1 95; black cher.
tes 50 0Qd2 .25; white cherries, 81 2otG
Isl, aprlcots, 81. sO<l1 80; strawberries,
kVG2.l0, pums, 81. 65d1.T1; grapes,
.9@l.75; seconds. Toe per dozen less
ban extra standard prices,
canned MOLASSES-P & F. Old Fash
|ati gallons, S.. 10 per case; u gallons.
B 10 per ease; u gallons, 1918 per case
Esoe syrup 2-lb cans, 00d9oc; Gold
Iseal b.snd. fancy table syrup, quart jars,
% ler dozen; b. - & Co, Creole,
- DC, SID, S1.S5; BIB, So %; lo-lb.
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.,estion In blsckberries showed i'm
Er,n,pt With lighter arrivals, causing
Al prces at 81. 5o91 10,
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-, tomatoes and peaches each ranged
- IN price, due largely to the In
"a t.mand which prevails on Saturday
i,'I J,ry moderate volume Of receipts.
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.,,,onpes are arriving In better guam
/. Nm heretofore. There is no material
!, prlces. Rockyfords are good
ss 81 Al iOodl. IS per basket.
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-, ,rples are moving freely at pres
4 md heavier receipts than usual were
Il. yesterday. The green variety has
y plsced on the market a 35gaoc per
IA reds are offered at ood0oc.
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had chatted to me so merrily not many
hours before.
The instant my gaze fell upon him knew
the truth. Cadaveric rigidity had super
vened. and he had long been beyond hope
Of human aid. His furrowed face was as
white as ivory, and his lower jaw had
dropped In that manner that Enthusiastically
betrays the presence of death.
AS the man had described, the sheet was
stained with blood. But there was not
much, and l was some moments before l
discovered the wound. 1t was just beneath
the heart, clearly cut and about three
quarters of an inch long, evidently inflicted
by some sharp instrument. He had no
doubt been struck in his sleep, and with
such precision that he had died without
! being able to raise the alarm.
The murderer, whoever he was, had car
ried the weapon away.
| turned and saw Ethefwynn, pale, wan
figure in her light gown and shawl, stand
ing on the threshold, watching me fntenuy.
She stood there white and trembling, as
though fearing to enter the presence Of the
dead.
1 made a hasty tour of the room, examin-
ing the window and finding it fastened. AS
far as / could discover, nothing whatever
was disturbed.
Then 1 went out to her, and closing the
door behind me, said
Short must go along to the police sta
ton. We must report it,
But is it really necessary she asked.
anxiously. Think of the awful exposure
in the papers. Can't we hush il up? Do,
Ralph, for my sake she implored.
But l can't give a death certificate when
person. has been murdered" I explained.
Before burial there must be post-mor
tenn and an inquest
Then you think he has actually been
murdered?"
"Of course; without doubt. 1t certainly
isn't suicide
The discovery had caused her to become
rigid, almost statuesque Sudden terror
often acts thus upon women of her highly
nervous temperament. She allowed me to
lead her downstairs and back to the dining
room. On the way I met Short in the hall,
and ordered him to go at once to the police
station.
Now, dearest" I said, taking her hand
tenderly in mine when we were alone to-
gether with the door closed, tell me
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Religion of Australia,

From the London Chronicle
ihere is now no column headed "Relig-
ION In our census papers, and multitudes
OF people are thereby prevented from ex-
hibiting their capacity for cheap and irrev-
erent wit. There is such a column in the
Australian census papers. and an investi-
eating scribe has been able:to make an en-
PERTAINING magazine article out of il. OF
course, Il. S. D." is the most obvious re-
tort but one gentleman was candid enough
TO write himself down "A worshiper OF
Bacchus and mammon.' How did he come
70 overlook Venus? Anything Handy"
Don't Know" Free Dietarian," "Go-as-
you-please," Mixed" ''Honevtarian-r
W1ndshiftarian," Hereto" Fanatic"
&c, are samples of colonial soothing 1t is
possible that such answers as Follower OF
Rusk1n, 'Knower of AL 1.-THE Faith
once Delivered to the Saints" and Com
tender for Apostolic Order and Principles'
are intended in earnest. Mormons, Theoso-
phists, F'reethinkers, Agnostics, Atheists
ana Secufarists are represented In all the
states of the commonwealth. The Unita-
rians seem to be a vanishing sect on the
southern side of the equator
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OF value During the past year twenty-five;
factories for the conversion of clam shells
INTO pearl buttons have been erected af
Muscatine, Iowa. This now makes fifty-five
In this one town alone, in which the clam
value.
Early In the year shipioads of clam shells
began to be exported, and this has been the
means OF disposing of whatever surplus
yield there might be. and has also raised the
price 50 that now pearl fishers are no longer
obliged to grapple ell day for nothing in the
hope of bringing up prize bivalve. These
shells bring from $40 60 SIS a ton and car,
readily be sold to harges in which they are
taken from the pea.rl-fishing regions to the
factories.
Two years ago the Black river In Arkan-
sas was the greatest pearl-yielding river IN
the United States, but its thirty miles OF
sandbars were worked by such an indus-
lrlous gang of fortune hunters that nearly
every clam was removed from its bottom
IN less than nine months. Flushed with their
success. these hunters then swarmed out on
the Mississippi. In this river the pearls are
scarce and not so valuable, and not much
was done In the way of getting rich until a
very valuable pearl was found in the White
river, In Arkansas
Thither hurried the pearl fishers All tho
past season they have been graphing for
clans there until now, as the season closes.
Few CLAIMS are left on the sandbars. A
month or six weeks more on this river viii
clean IT out entirely, and perhaps forever.
OF pearl-bearing bivalves
Inc most promising field Is the Cumber-
land river, in Kentucky. Here the pearls
are very valuable, but very scarce, and II
Is doubtful II it will be worked to any great
extent: When this river is dragged clean
Whatever domestic pearls there are left
must come from the Mississippi, and these
are so poor and so scarce that fishing for
tnem can hardly be called an industry.
me Arkansas pearls have been of a par
ticularly fine quality, some of them far ex-
ceiling the oriental pearl, and pearl dealers
IN the United States, until they saw the be-
SHINING OF the end, have been happy Now,
however, in view of the fact that nearIs ava
rapidly becoming more popular and promise
IN me future to be the rival of the dia-
mono, jewelers. will be much affected when
1he domestic pearl has become a rare article
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Destruction Of City Mains.
From the Electrical Review.


Destruction of underground mains by cleo
trolysis is rapidly nearing a point at which
1t ceases to be a phenomenon of technical
interest to physicists and becomes a COM
mercial fact Of startling magnitude. Water,
gas and steam mains are being destroyed
so rapidly that within comparatively brief
period renewals and requirements on vast
scale will become necessary. Their post
ponement in the case of gas mains accounts
for the rapid destruction of asphalt pave
ments in many cities, and impose grievous
public burdens upon municipalities In the
effort to maintain good roadways. The
eating off of service pipes and the erosion
of mains accomplish rapidly what would be
brought about by natural causes much
more slowly, and explain why the leakage
loss Of water in distribution is so enor-
mously great, and why the building of new
reservoirs and the laying of new lines OF
mains is constantly necessary under condi-
lions which seem to show a per capita con-
sumption of five times great the COM
bined use and waste of any city since civ
ilization began.
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ever Of struggle, and nothing to indicate
that the blow had been struck by any burg
lar with motive Of silencing the PROSTATE
man.
first floor. with two French windows epen-
ing upon balcony formed by the big square
portico Both were found to be secured,
not only by the latches. but also by long
thieves-old Mr.. Courtenay, like many other
elderly people, being extremely nervous
about midnight intruders. The bed room IT
self was well furnished in genuine Shera-
palatial home In Devonshire, for the old
man was by no means miser and denied
himself no comfort. The easy chair in
which he had sat when had paid my visit
the footstool just as he had left it; the
drawers which we opened one after another
showed no signs of having been rummaged;
and the sum result Of our investigations
was absolutely nil.
TT looks very much as though some one
in the house had done it," whispered the in
spector seriously to me. having first glanced
at the door to ascertain that 1t was Closed.
Yes / admitted. Appearances certain
ly do point to that
Who was the young lady who met us
downstairs" inquired the detective scra
geant, producing small note book and pen
Gil.
Miss Ethelwynn Mivart-sister to Mrs.
Courtenay.'
"And is Mrs Courtenay at homer he
inquired making note of the name,
No. We have sent for her. She's stay
ing with friends in London
''Hulloa! There's an iron safe here"
exclaimed one of the men, rummaging on
the opposite side of the room. He had
pulled away a chest of drawers from the
wall, revealing what I had never noticed
before, the door of small freproof safe
built into the wall.
rs it locked?" inquired the inspector.
The man, after trying the knob and ex-
amning the keyhole, replied in the affirma-
tive.
Keeps his deeds and jewelry there. 1
suppose" remarked one of the other de-
tectives HE seems to have been very
afraid Of burglars 1 wonder whether he
had any reason for that?'
Like many old men he was a trifle &C.
centric l replied. Thieves once broke
into his country house years ago, believe,
and he, therefore, entertained horror Of
them"
We all examined the keyhole of the safe,
but there was certainly no evidence to
show that it had been tempered with. On
the contrary, the little oval brass plate
which closed the hole was rusty. and had
not been touched apparently for weeks.
While they were searching in other parts
Of the room 1 directed my attention to the
position and appearance of my late patient.
He was lying on his right side with one
arm slightly raised, in quite natural atti-
tude for sleeping. His features al
and they were relaxed, showed no signs of
suffering. The blow had been unerring and
had no doubt penetrated to the heart. The
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CHAPTERS ~ ~.
4 young doctor, Ralph Boyd conhdes to his friend
his apparently groundless suspicion concerning
his personal well-being and safety. This friend,
Amber Jevons gives his sympathy and prom
Uses his help In case of need. He Is In the tea
trade but his favorite hobby is investigating
crime and unraveling mysteries. Boyd himself
Is the Of NJ. P, and assistant to Sir
Bernard Eyton He has Interview with his
chief, and they discuss the Illness of old Mr..
Henry Courtenay, who lives at Richmond road,
Kew. Instantly the young doctor conceiyes the
idea that his mysterious presentiment Is con-
nected with this family. His interest In that
home Is conferred on Ethelwynn Miyart, Henry
Courtenay's sister-in-law whose Madonna type
OF beauty exercises fascination over him. He
determines to spend the evening at Richmond
road. The domestic life of the Courtenays in
stances the truth of the Shakespearean proverb
that May cannot wed December Mrs. C0urte
nay-yOung, gay, pretty-is utterly ont Of SYM
pathy with the elderly sbort-tempered, invalid
husband with whom she has linked her fate
for mercenary considerations. Consequently she
spends her evenings outside her home, and
leaves the care of her husband very much to
the and her sister, Ethelwynn. On this
particular evening Ralph and Ethelwynn discuss
domestic matters in the drawing room. AS
usual, Mrs Courtenay is out. Ethelwynn sur
prises Ralph by eyincing a keen interest In
Henry Courtenay's apparent improvement In
health. After their tete-a -tete the lovers sepa-
rate, Ralph Boyd returning home. He is reused
from his slumbers early the following morning
by visit from Mr. Courtenay's fOotman, Short,
who tells him that his master has been muir
dered.