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No. .
OF seeing his name in print. He made
q study Of the ways and methods Of
criminals. but only for his own graft
fication. The police knew him we'll. but
he hid his light under tho proverbtal
bushel always.
What is your own opinion Of the at-
fair sir?" the officer ontinued. ready
to take his opinion before that OF the
sergeant Of the Criminal vestigation
Department attached to his station.
well" said Amber. ut looks like sud
den death doesn't III Perhaps It's polls
on
"Suicider'
Murder. very possibly" was Jevons
quiet response.
"Then you really think there's a myu.
terry. sir7" exclaimed the constable,
quickly
ut seems suspiclously like one. Let us
search tho room. Come along Ralph,'
he added, addressing me. Just lend a
hand"
There WAS not much furniture In the
place to search, and before long, with tho
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out the problem, Ralph. It has been
long and difficult matter, but by degrees
7 seem to be working toward q conclu-
sion. This" and he pointed to the man
lying dead, lis another OF Londons many
mysteries, but It carries US ono stop fur
Their"
IT can't for tho life OF mo see what
connection the death OF this poor street
hawker has with tho strange events Of
the immediate past"
REMAIN patient Let us watch tho
clustering Inquiries OF the police" he
laughed. "rhey'll make a great fuss,
but will find out nothing The author
Of this crime is far too wary"
"But this man Slade2' I said. "Of
late your inquiries have always been OF
him. What ia his connection with tho
AFFAIR.""
',Ah, that we have yet to discover. He
may have no connection for aught
know. 1t is mere suppositon. based upon
logical conclusion
"What motive had you In meeting this
man here to-nlght7" ! inquired. hoping
to gather some tangible clue to tho rea-
Son OF his erratic movements,
"Ah that's Just the point he re-.
sponded. III this poor fellow had lived
he would have revealed to me a secret
''rhe TRUTH gasped. '''Then at
the very moment When he Intended to
confess to you he has been struck down"
''Yes Ills lips have been sealed by
his enemy-and yours both arc iden-
tical,'' he replied. and his lips snapped
together In that peculiar manner that
was his habit. knew 1t was useless to
question him further &, 4.
AT that moment heavy foctateps sound
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big sunny leaf in tho garden. And this
little caterpillar used to look up and see
the beautiful butterflies flying about
over this leaf in the sunshine, and he
thought: 'Oh, dear, wish were but
terfly: beautiful butterfly. and could
fly about the garden. I'm so tired Of be-
Ing a caterpillar and lying here on this
leaf all day!"
"And ono day the lite caterpillar
woke IN the morning and found himself
In a very dark little house. so dark that
the little caterpillar thought: oh, dear,
I'm sorry that complained! would
far rather lilo on my leaf and look at
the sun and the butterflies flying about
than be shut up In this dark placel
And then the dear little caterpillar
fell asleep and slept and slept a long.
long time. And then one morning he
woke. and, oh; what do you think7 He
found two little Wings on his bodyl And
the caterpillar spread his wings and flew
up up. UP, and out into the garden. And
the caterpillar laughed, Fla. ha! have
my wish! have my wings I'm not a
now and can fly oil around the gar
denr"
And Donny's mother said, That Is all
Of the story Peter and Ellen"
And Peter said:
And now we must go home. little
Dlen."
And they put on their little rubher
boots and rubber coats and caps. and
took their umbrellas and went home
through tho rain.
Do you wonder that Peter ana Ellen
loved to 80 down to Donnys l:ttle red
house when 1t ralnedr
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ed upon the stairs. and two constables.
conducted by the shufflng old man. ap-
peared upon the scene
We have sent for YOU" Amber OK
planned This man Is dead-died sud
denly, we believe"
who is he. sr7" inquired tho elder Of
the pair, bending over tho PROSTATE man
and taking up tho smoky lamp In order
to examine his features more carefully,
Ills name Is Lane-a oostermonger.
known to his intimatt,s as Lanky Lane
Tine man with you Is one OF hia frlerds,
and can tell You moro about him than
I can"
rs he dead2' querled the second con-
stable. touching theSthin. pnllld face,
Certainly" I answered I'm q doc
tor and have already made an examina-
ton. He's been dead some time"
My name md address Was taken, to-
gether with that OF my companion, When.
however. Amber told tho officers his
Name both were yisibly impressed The
name Of Jevons WAS well-known to tho
police, who held him In som ething like
awe MS q smart criminal Investigator,
IT know Inspector Barton at Lemnn
street-your station. suppose?" he add
ed.
"Yes, sr.' responded tho first con-
stable. "And begging your pardon, sir.
I'm honored to meet you. We all heard
how You beat the G, I, Department in
the Bower Square Mystery, and how
YOU gave the whole information to Ser
geant Paying without taking any OF
the credit to Yourself He got all tho
honor, sir, and your name didn't appear
at the Old Bailey"
Jeyons laughed. He was never fond
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CHAPTER xKvTTI
"Poor Mrs. Courtenay."

Amber appeared to be much concerned
regarding the poor mans death. When
we had first met beside his vegetable
barrow in the London Road he certainly
seemed o Woodworking respectable fell
low. with voice rendered hoarse and
rough by constantly shouting his wares
But by the whispered words that had
passed I knew that Amber was in his
confidence. The nature of this had
several times tried to fatl1om.
His unexpected death appeared to havo
upset all Ambler's plans. He grunted
and took tour round tho poorly-fur-
nished chamber.
Look hcre" he said, hating In front
OF me- "There's been foul play here
We must lose no time In calling the po-
lice-not that they are likely to discover
the truth"
why do you say that?'
because the poor fellow has been tho
victim OF secret assassin"
Then you suspect a naotvo7"
II believe that there Is a motive why
his lips should be closed--a strange and
remote one" Then turning to the old
man who had been the dead mans friend,
he asked: DO You know any ono by
the name of sIade7"
"slade? ?" repeated the croaking old fell
low, 'slado? No, sir, don't recol-
lect anyone OF that name. Is 1t man
or a wo1nan7"
A'rEiTler.''
"No, SIR
do you know II I.anky Lane ever had
visitors here-I mean visitors not Of his
own class7"
II never card OF none. Ianky wasn't
the sort o chap to trouble about callers.
TIe used to spend Is nights in the Three
Nuns WHY us: but ed sit ours over two
o gin. u saved is money, . did"
''But look here" exclaimed Amber. Sc
rlously. 'Are you quite certain that
you've never seen him with any stranger
at nlghts7' "
Never to my knowledge
We'll" my companion said, you'd bet-
ter go and call the police"
When the old fellow had shutfled away
down the rickety stairs Amber, turning
to mo. said abruptly;
THAT fellow Is lying; he knows some-
thing about this affair"
I had taken up the empty dram bot-
tie and smelt It.. The spirit It had con.
tanned was rrlm-which had evidently
been drunk from the bottle, as there
WAS no glass near. A slight quantity
| remained. and this placed aside for
analysis if necessary,
IT can't SEQ what this poor fellow has
to do with the inquiry upon Which we arc
engaged, Amber" / remarked, ~ do
wish you'd be- more explicit. Mystery
seems to heap upon mystery9 III sy35
Yes. You're right" he said renectiye-
". slowly-very slowly. am working
Z \ Ih = i { Il 3 t4H
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tho nice little loaues OF bread whne they

tho Mica little loares OF bread while they
baked.
And Donny got some crackers. and they
all went out into the shed. and there
was big wire cage. and six cunning
little white nuce running about. And
Peter said ooh. isn't 1t fun to watch
them chasing each other about the
cage r.
And little Ellen said:
ooh, see see! there ls a little white
mouse swinging alone in that swtnEl'
and said:
Almost all animals can learn to play
tricks, guess"
And Donny's mother came to tho door
and said: Come. children. ana eat your
little loves OF bread, and then We will
make candy cones"
And they ali went into the kitchen
again, and Ellen ate the two tiny little
loaves OF bread that she made with but
ter. And Peter and Donny each ate the
tive little loaves they had made. With
butter.
And then Donnys splendid mother
on a rainy day.
She boiled tho molasses on tho stove,
and she made three long candy comes
one LOT Eilen, anu one ZOE refer, ana
one for Denny.
And when the candy cones were done
Donny, mother said: Now, I will tell
you beautiful rainy day story"
And Peter and Ellen and Donny sat
down by the window and sucked their
candy cones. and Donny's mamma began
to tell the rainy Gay story:
"Once upon Tine" she said, "there
was little caterpillar who lived on a
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PAINT BOXES
OR OUR BOY
AND GIRL READERS

nj grls
DUNG Illustration last
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CHAPTER xxvIr
MIR. Lanes Romance.

The Seven secrets each distinct from
lhe other and yet connected. each one In
itself q complete enigma formed a prob
lem Of which even Amber Jeyons himself
rould not discover the solution.
Contrary to his usual. methods, he al
lowed mo to accompany him In various
Erect1ons making curious inquiries that
had nothing apparently to connect them
with the mystery Of the death OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Courtenay,
InGFeply to a wire j had sent to Ethel
lAxnn came 9 messaSe saying that her
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-02-13
KEPT FROM HER SON.
ElopinE Wife of snxony's Crown
Prince Refused Permission to
Nurse Her Boy, Who Is Ill.

Geneva, Feb. 9.-The Crown Princess
of Saxony and NJ. Giron have parted
forever, the princess giving up her
lover for her children's sake.
The sudden end of the Saxon royal
romance is said to be due to the re-
fusal of the Saxon court. influenced by
Emperor Francis Joseph, to consent to
a divorce. 1t is reported that the prin-
cess sought her fathers pardon in
order to get permission to see her chill
dren, but was refused everything un-
less she left NJ. Giron. Her lawyer
visited Dresden, but failed to get any
concession beyond the offer of small
allowance and the promise if the crown
princess gave up NJ. Giron and returned
home, that no legal proceedings would
be taken against her.
Dresden, Feb. 9.-The crown prin-
cess of Saxony made an urgent re-
quest of the Saxon court after her sep
aration from Andre Giron Friday that
she be allowed to come to Dresden to
nurse her son, Prince Frederick Chris
tian, who is dangerously i'll. The mat
ter was debated Saturday by the king
of SaXony and his ministers at spe-
cial council. 1t was finally decided to
refuse to grant the request of the
crown princess. 1t is believed that
the ground for the refusal was partly
because it was known that her return
to Dresden would be the occasion for
a disturbance by the people.
Geneva, Feb. 9.-The counsel fer the
former crown princess of SaXony an
nounced that owing to the great physi,
cal and mental depression caused by
the refusal to allow her to visit Salz.
burg or to see her sick child, the Prin'
cess on Sunday entered the sanitarium
of Lametairie at Nyon in order to seek
the quietude and medical attention
necessary in her delicate condition
| Nyon is situated on the shore of Lake
Geneva, in the cantonment of Vaud
The sanitarium is well known for the
! treatment of mental and nervous dis
orders.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-02-13

American states as to whether block.
AIDES and bombardments entitle pow
ers to preferential treatment at the
hands of their debtor. Coming from
The Hague, it will establish a prece-
dent, while a decision on the point
from President Roosevelt would have
carried no such weight as decisive of
point of international law. The eff
feet of an adverse finding by the
president, therefore, could not have
prevented the allied powers from re-
peating their blockade next month
if they desired, whereas an adverse
verdict from The Hague would add a
new canon to the law of nations and
stop such a course of practice COM
pletely. 1t was to gain this princi-
pie, which necessarily vitality affects
not only the future of Venezuela
but of the other republics of this
continent, that Mr.. Bowen stood out
for arbitration by The Hague tribu-
nal instead of by the president.
A Secret Alliance.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The existence
of secret treaty between Germany
and Italy, by which Germany agreed
to secure to Italy the same treatment
received in the settlement of the Ven
ezuela affair accorded to Great Britain
and Germany, has been discovered. The
treaty was made without the knowl-
edge of Great Britain, and Sir Michael
Herbert, the British ambassador, only
learned of its existence late Saturday
afternoon. Its discovery at this late
hour cannot affect the settlement of
the Venezuelan affair. 1t will serve,
however, to put all of the negotiators
more closely on their guard in the
drafting of the protocols, which they
hope TO submit to Minister Bowen dur
ing the next few days.
Minister Bowen continues optimis-
tic of an early settlement and speedy
raising of the blockade. He is hope
full no perpleXing or veXatious prob
lens may intervene now that the mat
ter has progressed so far, and that it
will not be long before the whole ques-
tion is settled in its primary stages,
the raising of the blockade, arbitration
of the question of the preferential
treatment and protocols signed for the
settlement of the claims themselves,
including those of the allied and of the
unallied powers.
The British protocol provides for the
reference of the contention of the al
lies for preferential treatment to The
Hague for settlement, for the payment
by Venezuela to Great Britain C 800
cash and for the immediate raising
of the blockade. The matter of the
adjudication of the claims and the col.
lection of the 80 per cent, out of which
they are to be paid, has been left for
the second protocol.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-02-13
ANTITRUST BILL PASSED.
The LittleheId Measure Is Adopted
by the House by n Vote
of 245 to o.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The Littlefield
antitrust bill passed the house PAS to
on roll call.
The bill, as passed, requires corpora
tions hereafter organized" to file re-
turns covering its articles of incorpora-
ton, financial composition, condition,
ETC., with the interstate commerce
commission on penalty of being re-
strained from engaging in interstate
commerce, prescribes penalties for
false returns, etc. The commission is
given authority in its discretion to call
for similar returns from existing cor
porations doing an interstate business.
The commission is given power to COM
pei the answer to questions, and fine
of not to exceed $1,000 is imposed for
failure to obey the commission in this
respect. Rebates by carriers is made
punishable with a fine of not less than
$1,000, and corporations violating the
provisions of this section are forbidden
the use of the instrumentalities of the
interstate commerce. Carriers are
prohibited from knowingly transport
ing articles produced, manufactured
or sold in violation of the Sherman act.
In case of prosecutions, no person is to
be excused from testifying on the
ground that such testimony would tend
to incriminate him, but for such tes-
timony the witness is not to be prose
cuted. The circuit courts are given
jurisdiction in cases of violation, and
it is made the duty of the district at
torneys to institute proceedings to
prevent violations, and individuals dam
aged by violations are given authority
to sue.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-02-13
A Very Fatal Explosion.

Sheboygan, Wis, Feb. 11.-One per
son was killed, two fatally injured
and four others badly bruised as the
result of boiler explosion in the
foundry operated by Charles Helm
niger, at Adell, Sheboygan county
The dead: Raymond Whiting, aged {
years, killed by flying iron. Fatally
injured; Mrs. William Burke, David
Hoff. The foundry was demolished
and the Burke hotel, across the
street, was partially wrecked. The
loss on the foundry and hotel viii
amount to about $4,000. Little In,
surance was carried.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-02-13
Agreed 10 ArbItrnte.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE strike of the
elevator men and japitors in the office
buildings of Chicago came to an end
last night. The abrupt finish of the
strike was brought about by the
Managers association receding from
the position it had taken in refusing
to submit its case to the Chicago
board of arbitration. 1t was claimed
by the managers that majority of
the men on this board are friendly
to the teamsters, who have been allies
of the elevator men in the strike. and
that their cases would be prejudiced.
They wished different set of arbi-
traitors. They announced last night
that they had become convinced that
they would receive fair treatment by
the board and agreed to submit the
case
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-02-13
CELEBRATED CASE.
A New York Court Decides 1t
Against Mr.. Veazy.
The Case Has Been I'm Court for Years
Mr., Veazey Entered Into
scheme TO Depreci-
ate Certain
Stocks.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 1.-THE court
of appeals on Tuesday affirmed the
decisions of the courts below dismiss
ing the complaint in the celebrated
case of Judge James n. Veazey
against the brokerage firm of Henry
Allen & CO., of New York City which
grew out of the Investigations of the
Distilling and Cattle Feeding Co., and
the American Sugar Refining Co.,
commonly termed the whisky and su-
gar trusts, by congressional COM
mittee in 1898. Veazey sued to re-
cover half of the profits made by the
stock brokerage company, which he
alleged amounted to $4,000 in conse-
quence of n decline in the price of
stocks of these two corporations by
reason of the congressional investiga-
tion.
Veazey had, according to the evil
dence, entered into contract with
Allen & Co. to bring about the in
vestigation for the purpose of depre-
ciating the stock of the corporations.
The evidence shows that Veazey and
Walton, his son-in-law, received S16.-
937, as one-half the profit on certain
stocks sold.
He was non-suited on the ground
that the contract made was contrary
to public policy.
The court of appeals sustains that
decision and Judge Werner, in a
lengthy opinion, says:
"The investigation was intended to,
and did, impair the reputation of the
whisky trust and resulted in SUBJ
stantial decline in the market price
of its stocks. That was the end aimed
at in said contract. That such a con-
tract is one which in its object. op-
Grafton and tendency, is calculated
to be prejudicial to the public well
fare, ought not to be doubted for n
moment"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-02-13

was appointed for Kankakee, ILL.,,
whose nomination made the senate, in
executive session, red hot. The ene-
mics of the man appointed got so busy
that they called him all sorts of names,
and undertook to prove it. If the
stories told in executive session at that
time had been made public there would
havd been a lot of trouble in Kanka-
kee.
Then again, in 1894, when the nomi-
nation of Alex. Charles to be post
master at Cedar Rapids, Ia, was under
consideration, the senate had an awful
ly hot time over the charges that were
filed. 1t was alleged that Mr.. Charles
had done everything on earth except
say his prayers and be good citizen.
However, he was confirmed, in the lorg
run.
But to return to the supreme court
nominations. President Grant ncm-
mated Mr.. Williams, of Oregon, to be
chief justice. and Senator Sumner made
such hot fight against confirmation
that the name was withdrawn. Then
Grant nominated Caleb Cushing to be