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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

nection with the attempt planned to be
made upon me.
"You-you intend to arrest me?" he
gasped at last with some difficulty. his
brow like ivory beneath tlght-drawn
skin. "A change had como over him.
and he was standing with his back to q
bookcase, swaying unstcadily as though
he must fall.
Il certainly do" was Amber Jevons'
prompt response. You have been tho
means Of committing double murder
for the purposes of gain-because you
knew that your friend Courtenay had
left will in your favor In the event
of his wife's decease. That will has al
ready been proved; but perhaps it may
interest you to know that the latest and
therefore the valid will Is In my own
possession. having found it during
search of the dead mans effects In COM
pany with my friend Boyd. 1t is dated
only nino months ago, and leaves the for
tune to tho widow, and In the event of
her death to her sister Ethelwynn.
"To me!'' cried my love in surprise.
Yes, Miss Iothelwynn. Everything is
left to you unreservedy," he explained.
Then turning again to tho clever i'm
poster before him. he added: you will
therefore recognize that all your plot
ting, so Wen matured ana SO carefully
planned that your demoniacal ingenuity
almost surpasses the comprehension OF
man, has been in vain. BY the neglect
OF one small detail, namely to sufficiently
disguise your identity when dealing with
Curtis, ] have been enabled, after Il long
ana tedious search, to fix tho man who
on several occasions was made up to
present In tho night the appearance of
CoulHenay. The work has taken me
many tedious weeks. ! visited every
wigmnker and half tho hair-dressers In
London unsnccessfully until by mere
chance tho ruffian whom you employed to
entrap my friend Boyd gave mo q clue
to the fact that Curtis made wigs ms
we'll MS theatrical costumes. The inquiry
has been long and hazardous one"
he went on. "I3ut from tho very first
] was determined to get at the bottom
OF the mystery. cost mo what 1t might,
and i have fortunately succeeded" Then
turning again TO the crlnging wretch
upon whom tho terrible Pronunciation
had come NJ thunderbolt he added;
THE forgiveness OF man, slr Bernard
Eyton, you will never obtain. It has
been ever law that tho murderer shall
dle-and you win be no exception"
The effect of those words upon tho
guilty man was almost electrical, Ie
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drew himself up stirfly, his keen wild
eyes starting from hs blanched face ns
he glnred ut his accuser. His lips moved
No sound, however, came from thein'
Inc muscles of his Jaws seemed TO sud-
denly become parnlyzed for lie was unable
( to close his mouth He stood FOR mo-
ment, an awful spectacle, the brand OF
Cain upon him. A strange gurgllng sound
escaped him, ns though lie were trying
to artieulate but wns unablcI then he
made Wild signs with both his hands,
clutehcd suddenly at the hlr, and fell
forward In ut.
went to him ioosened his collar, nnd
applied restOratlvos, but In ten minutes
i saw that he was beyond liumln old.
What had at FIRST believed to be n lit
was q sudden cessation of tho functions
OF the heart-caused by Wild excitement.
and tho knowledge that punishment was
upon him,
Within ton minutes Of thnt final ac-
ouaation tho old man lay back upon
the, carpet llfeless, struck dead by nat
ural causes Mt the moment TINT his crimes
had become revealed.
Thus wore the Seven Secrets explained,
and thus was the Central Criminal Court
and the public spared what would have
been one Of the most sensational trials
of modern times.
Inc papers on Monday reported with
deepest regret the sudden death from
heart disease of him whom they termed
one Of the greatest and most skllful
physicians Of modern times"
a,s
Just three years have passed since that
a tpv
You. my reader, are probably curious
to know whether have succeeded in OBJ
tanning the quiet country practice that
was my Ideal. Woll, yes, 1 have. And
what - moro I have obtained In Ethel
wynn O. wife who Is devoted to mo and
beloved BY oil tho oountry-sldo-a vito
who Ia tho very perfection OF Ill that Is
noble and good In woman. Tho Courte-
nay estate is ours, but am not an Idle
man. Somehow cannot DO.
My prnotlco7 Whore Is it7 Wolf. It Is
in Leicestershire. I dare not be more ex-
plicit. for Nhelwynn has urged mo to
conceal our identity, in ordor that We
may not BIO remarked as n couple whose
Wooing was SO strangely romantic.
Amber Jovons still carries on his tea
blending business in tho city, tho most
confirmed of bachelors. and tho shrewd.
est of oil criminal Investigators. Even
though we have been so intimate for
years. and he often visits mo att was
nearly. by a slip, writing tho name OF
the Liecestorshire vllage-ho has never
explained to mo his methods, and seldom.
II ever. speaks Of those wonderful sue.
cesses by which Scotland Yard is SC fire.
quently glad to profit.
Only few days ago, while we wore
sitting on the lawn bohind my quaint
old-fashioned house awaiting dinner,
CHANGED to remark upon the happiness
which his ingenuity and perseverance had
brought me; whereupon he replied. turn
Ing to mo with slight, reflective smile:
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j. B MOORE & CO., Agents, /. ' ,':s s.,

Prospect Farm, near Baltimore, was re-
Gently found dead in her stall. her death
being due. it was supposed. to strangu-
lation from her halter. Easter was a ia
miliar figure at the Richmond Horse
Show last fall. when she figured as a
prize winner and duplicated her victories
at Lynchburg and New York. At the
latter place, she took third prize in the
high jumping class. ridden by Mr.. Taylor.
or tho two year olds to be raced by
J. S. Curtis In England during the COM
ing season, one OF the most promising
Is the bay colt Last Hart. by imp. Royal
Stag. dam Web of Fate, by Tournament.
Last Hart was bred by Mr. Curtis In the
Mayfeld Stud. Leesburg. Va. Tourna-
ment sire of Last Harris dam, Web OF
Fate. Is the magnificent looking son OF
imp. Sir Modred and Plaything, by
Alarm, that heads the stud OF Marsnali
& Thompson. Warrenton. Virginia
Mr.. aHarrie c. Beattie, vice-president Of
the Richmond Horse Show Association.
M. II. IT. Of the Deen Run Hunt CLUB ana
we'll known In addition as owner, breeder
and horse show exhibitor, has decided TO
give up the management OF the bloom-
insdale Farm, near the city, Which no
has conducted for years past. ana VIII
remove at an early date to his farm IN
Louisa County, where he Will breed
horses ana eu'''o 80 BRoADRocK.
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finland with nopcho1,nt NV are how,
ever nav he ,ntarestinr n W, ~ 1no,y
.thot TIA NAV Tankv"T ana nna re tha
dasnorota oar,, --ho,r, -, hr,tna ~ aan
IN Rovd on the n,rht IN nuoat,on 10 what
ia known nj Scotland Yard ma nolice-
mans .nosa, or informer. md thot he
wade Main stotament az the whole
froir before ho fall n victim RI vour
carefnljv-laid nlnn nv which his lips were
sea1ed ;;
Tn nm ,natont T reco,,ectad +bot the CO.'S
atermonper ~ tho london Rond was one
of the rnrr,nns
,rha o,S .,nan',, ,,ns oomnressod IJo saw
10. ba NO. oornnrad
M ,.o,,a,nt ,or 49, "a h,s c,e,.r c,r.
r,,a voc d',o mo 'n,onw ,norlre hie fnn-
t,ras ~ ,ha ,nrsterw Maid me- utteriy he
,,-,,dared A. Grst i sanmad imnoas,hle.
M no Tho d,srnss,on rrow more hen ted
and tho facts nourad Forth from tho
mnuth of tho Woman loved and from
tho man who was nv nest friend. ] he
roma oonvinced TINT nj last tho whole
Of Tho mysterious affair would be eluci
dated
One noint however stul puzzled me
name,y the inexplicable scene had
witnessed IN tho hanl, of the Name
7 reforred To Il. whereupon Amber Je.
vons drew from his breast pocket two
nbotorronhs and holding them before
tho eyes of the trembling old man soid
."yon recognize these? For a long time
mast I'VE been making Inquiries into
Your keen interest in amateur theatricals.
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lN 1.-THE crime was committed at your

ly. 1.-THE crime was committed ut your
instigationi ellc declared.
"At my instlgationl' lie echoed. with a
dry laugh. II suppose you will 81. next
that hypnotised her, or some bunl1um
OF that sort"
TN no believer in hypnotic theories.
They were exploded long ngo," she an
ewereds But what I do beleve-nny, what
Is positively proved from my poor els
tcr's own lips by a statement made be-
fore witnesses-is that you were the In
stigator OF tho crime, YOU met her by
appoihtment that night at Kew Bridge.
You opened tho door. OF the house for
her, md you compelled her to go In and
commit the deed Although dcmented,
she recollected It all In her sancr mo-
inents. You told her terrible stories of
old Mr., Courtcnay. for whom you had
feigncd such friendship and for weeks
you urged hor to kill him secretly un-
you had brought her, she carried out
your design with oil that careful inge-
nuty that Is SO often characteristic Of
Madness"
You lilo, womanl'' tho old man snap
ped. II had nothing whatever to do with
the affair! was at homo at Hove on
that night
MOT mol you wore not" interrupted
Jevons. Your memory requires refresh
Ing. Reflect q moment and you'll find
that you arrived at Brighton Station ut
Z o'clock next morning from Victoria.
You spent tho night In London; and FUR
Their. you were recognized by police in
spector walking along the Chiswick Road
as carly as half past 3. have not boon
idle. Sir Bernard and have spent a good
deal OF time ut Hove of late"
What do you allege them" he cried
In ferce, anger, a dark evil expression
on his plle drawn face. II suppose you'll
declare that I'm q murderer nextl
II allege that at your instigntion Sc
rious and desperate attempt was made
short time ago upon the life of my friend
Boyd. by rufrans who were we'll paid
by YOU"
"Another le!' he blurted forth defiant
~.
WHAT" I cried. us that the truth,
Ambler7 Was I entrapped at the insti-
cation of this MANI
Yes. He had reasons for getting rid
Of you--as you will discern later"
II tell you it's an untruth!' shouted
tho old man in q frenzy of rage.
Deny it, If you WILL" answered my
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CORN COB SIDEWALKS.
Man from Keokuk Tells Of a Novel
Scheme.

&
because Of the cobtpipe industry Mis-
souri, has the reputation Of being the
greatest corn-cob State in the Union,
but Iowa has got its southern neigh
Dor beat when 1t comes to putting cobs
to novel uses" said a man from Keo.
lyuk the other day. ibid you ever hear
of corn-cob sidewalks? Never did? Welt.
sir, I made n trip throughout big part
of the State of Iowa recently and found
several grain-shipping towns that had
corn-cob sidewalks.
in spite OF what one would think about
1t cobs make n pretty good walk They
are little rough at first but when the
cobs become tramped down the walk
IS smooth. 1t is more springy than cin.5
der path and water will not stand In
little pools in the low places
From some OF the little railroad towns
hundreds of thousands OF bushels OF
corn are shipped each year. The grain Is
shelled at the local elevators and as
there Is little demand for the cobs for
fuel they arc carried In spout to q
place some distance from the elevator
and allowed to form In huge pile.
In order to get rid of them they are
generally burned. A year or two aao
somebody discovered that they made q
pretty good walk and now they arc he-'
Ing utilized in many laces."-Chicago
Inter- Ocean. Sa
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"Ah. yes! Ralph. old fellow. I gave
up that problem in despair fully dozen
times, and 1t was only because I knew
that the future happiness of you both
depended upon It's satisfactory solution
that began afresh and strove on, de-
termined not to be beaten. I watched
carefully. not only Eyton. but Ethel
wynn and yourself. was often near YOU
when you least suspected my presenco!
But that crafty old scoundrel was Eos
scssed Of the ingenuity Of Satan himself,
combined with all the shrewd qualities
that so to make q good detective; renee
IN every movement. every vile, and every
action, he was careful to cover him
self. so that he could establish an nlibi
on every point. For that reason tho work
was extremely difficult He was a veri-
table artist In crime. yes" no de-
clared ''of tho many inquiries Tive taken
up, the most curious and most complk
Gated of them all was that OF Tho Seven
Secrets"
(TN1e End.)
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Historic Home.
Now in Ruins

Rochelle. tho beautiful home of the
Picots for several generations, being So
called for the birthplace of the late
Giles Picot and his brother, Louis Hugh
Girardin. n homo of culture and refine
ment, Is now In ruins. The writer has
spent many happy hours under Its hos
pitable roof and can see now In mem
ory's vision tho dear face OF its mistress.
who was the mother OF a large and
charming family.
Tho late DR.. a, D. Plcot, her gifted
son. Is we'll remembered. The dear old
lady was never so happy as when dis
pensing charity During the Civil War
many q soldier was carried to dear
Rochelle to be nursed back to life by
loving hands. while others, whose end
was near We're comforted by her pray
crs and messages penned to their dis
tant loved ones. Now those trying times
are over, also Rochelle with beautiful
gardens and forest, Is no more, and
the kind mistress has passed out of this
life to her reward, Requlescant IN pace,
u. A. Il.
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tunnte woman had committed Mt your
finstiEatioi had turned her brain, ms YOU
anticipated, and she. docile' and half
witted, was entirely bcncntl, your innu-
encc until" md he paused.
Until what?" asked utterly nstoind-
ed Mt this remarkable explanation Of
what had considered to be M absoute-
ly incxpicable phenomenon.
He spoke again quite calmly, Juggling
Mt his little pointed moustnche--
( until this n,an to his dismny found
that poor Mrs. Courtennys intellect was
regnining It's strength. They met beside
the river, and her brain suddenly regnln-
Ing its bnlance she discovered the lnge-
NOUS fraud lie was imposing upon her."
Turning to Sir Bernard lie snid "she
tore OFF your disguise and declared that
sh would go to the police and tell the
truth Of the whole CrCumstnnCes-how
TINT you had induced her to 20 to tho
house IN Kew md Kill her husband. YOU
saw TINT your game was UP if she wero
not silenced. therefore without further
ado you sent the poor woman to her last
account"
"You lIe!' nyton cried, his drawn face
Dlnnched to the lips. ''she fell in-nc-
cidentnlly."
"snc did not You threw her In" de-
clnred Amber Jevpns, firmly. IT follow
ed you there. l was n witness OF the
scene between you; and although too far
Off to save poor Mrs. Courtenay, I was
witness Of your crine
"Youl" he gasped. Glaring Mt my COM
pnnlon In fear, as though he forcsaw
the horror of his punishment.
"Ycsl" responded Jovons. in dry,
mattor-of-fact voice. his sleepy Dyes
brghtnlng for moment "Slnco the day
Of tho tragedy ut Kew until this after
noon havo mover relinQuished the In
Quiry. The Seven Secrets l took one
by ono, and gradually penetrated them,
Mt tho Same timo keeping always near
you and watching your movements when
you last expected 1t. But enough
never reveal my methods. Suffice to say
that In this I have succeeded by sheer
patience and application. Every word
of my allegation am prepared to sub
stantinte In due course ut the Old Ball
ey." Then, after seconds pause. no
looked straight ut tho culprit standing
there crushed and dumb before him. and
declared. "Sir Bernard lIyton, you arc
Il murdcrcr!"
With my loves hand held In mine
stood spoechless Mt tho staggering revc-
lations. l saw Ethelwynn watched the
contortions of the old doctors face with
secret satisfaction. for he had over been
hor onemy, just as he had been NINE
He had uttered those lHbellous hints re-
garding her with view to parting us,
so rs to give him greater freedom to
work his will with poor Mary. Then
when no had feared that through my
love had obtained knowledge Of his
dnstordly offense no had made an at
tempt upon my life by means Of hired
ruffians. The woman who had been in
his drawing-room at Hove on tho occa-
sion Of my visit was Mary, as 1 after
wards found out and the attractive
young person in the Brighton train had
also been a caller at his house In con-
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Laundering Small Things.

On wash day. when the winds are
high or there is a decided frost in the
air, 1t is best never to hang such dainty.
delicate things as handkerohaefs collars
and cuffs upon the line, Not only Is
the fine fabric OF these articles likely
to be whipped into ahreds by the wind,
but there Is q danger Of them being
blown away and altogether lost. On
these windy. freely days a safe method
Is to place such small articles as collars,
cuffs and handkerohlefs in a pillow case
and then hang this upon the line, The
small articles In It freeze dry and are Q
splendid color when ready for ironing.
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HOCKEY FOR ATHLETIC GIRLS
Young Women Take Up the Sport for
Play on Ice.

Two generations ago the solemn daily
walk. in double hle represented the whole
OF the outdoor exercise permitted to the
pupils of the fashionable Seminary for
young ladies'" The very utmost to
which a girl could aspire then. when she
came "out," was archery.
But all that has been changd Lawn
tennis, golf, bicycling and hockey have
SUCCESSFULLY insnuated themselves into
tho young woman's curriculum, with eff
fects which aro strikingly apparent In
the stature complexion, and nervous sta
billty of the rising generation OF girls,
The last game to be admitted within
the pale has been hockey This is In
many ways a great advance upon any
previous concession, especially from the
point. )of View of influence upon charac-
ter. tennis. golf. and cycling are purely
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Individual nmusements IN which the g1A
primarily has to consider her own inter
ests. In hockey she Is no longer q
individual with individual interests, bu
q member Of side to which all individ
5ualism must be subordinated and sacr
feed.
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CHAPTER xxNI.
ontains the Plain Truth.

- SUDDEN IDEA occurred TO me,
q land / acted Instantly upon Its
impulse. There was n second
fSe2Ientrance through the morning
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NNTAh srATEMrNT YEAR
IS sadfH
ASH s&RSs T n YnssE; s, saAa
4 Is M .s / a 4 ( s
AMOUNT OF sttn to n'c
! p Il
% fec simple. 100000 90
vs s, % .sss s ;; 1 's ' H. . 1850 t 3:
" s9s@ 60
Total value
DoNps AND sTouK OWNED AnolugELx
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-05

dams. She was a captive Shoshone
girl of l6, and the slave wife of a
French half-breed interpreter. She
would have died in childbirth had it
not been for the aid of the explorers
In the spring she and her husband
and baby went west with the party.
When the explorers had abandoned
their canoes and were approaching the
Gates of the mountains they stood
face to face with failure, because of
the lack Of horses. 1t was Sacajawea
who pacified the Shoshones, obtained
horses, and snoothed the way through
the Flatheads and the Nez Perces.
Passing over the many services dur
ing the winter spent at the mouth of
the Columbia. 1t was Sacajawea who
guided the party on the return trip.
She ceemed to have the instinct of
the homing pigeon, and times and
again she found the way out of the
wilderness. Sacajawea understood
the Importance Of the expedition, and
was as earnest for its success as were
its leaders. Her services were great,
II she was not the salvation Of Lewis
and Clark. Yet, when and where she
died is not known. and no stone
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-05

marks her resting place. The impor
tance of the expedition of Lewis and
Clark is brought strikingly to mind by
the fact that the wilderness through
which Sacajawea guided them 100
years ago is now thickly studded with
the fourishing cities that purpose to
erect statue to their guide.
The women of the Lewis ard Clarke
fair organization have organized a
statue association, whose purpose is
to build statue to this neglected
heroine. The women of the North.
west are asked to contribute. The
membership fee of the association is
fifty cents. Mrs Eva Emery Dye OF
Portland is president and Mrs. A. H.
Breyman of Portland treasurer
Their work is a commendable one
and deserves the assistance of the
women Of the west.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-05

Kernel Brewer of the Fargo For
un thinks If both McGillivray and
Simpson are appointed to take charge
OF the new Dickinson land district.
when it is created, the partition be-
tween the register and receiver should
be a substantial one-and then to
coafoInd the situation a little more he
places Hon. c. A. Patterson of En-
mons county in the list of "those
mentioned" for one of the land office
places.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-05
"cIvE THE FARMER HIS SHARE"

Under the above heading the Chica-
go DrOver's Journal prints a strong
editorial remonstrance against the
proceedings of the packing house
combine in beating down the prices
paid the stock raiser for cattle while
getting tOp-notch figures for dressed
meat and hogs. 1t says-what every
body who patronizes the butcher
knOws-that "The prices at which
meats are selling and the broad and
generous demand for them by the
American public call for no such
clubbing of the market as has been in
evidence here the last month"
1t calls attention to the fact that a
great many farmers last year, and
early this year in response to a gen.
eral complaint that they were not do
ing their duty by the nation in allow
ing such scarcity of beef cattle as
then prevailed. paid high prices for
young feeders to put in their feed lots
to fatten Now, when the time for
marketing these cattle has come,
owing to the manipulations of the
packers combine, they are obliged to
sell "at and below their cost per
hundredweight as feeders" The
Journal adds:
"The bulk of good beef cattle now
show the lowest range of prices that
has been seen here this year and the
lowest in over five years for this
season, standing about $1.00 below the
average here one year ago, with good
to choice grades $250@350 below
high time here little over year
ago. Best cattle sold this week al
$5.65. against $40 a year ago this
week. Hogs have been pounded
down to a range standing $1.s0@2.1