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the morning. Sunday song service
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22

home for the pistol which was to end our common misery I found that she had taken her punishment into her own hands. This strangely affected me, but when l found that, Ill sU ing this, she had remembered that should have to face the world after she was gone and so left few lines for me to show in explanation of her act, my revolt against her received check which the reading of her letter only increased. But the lines she thus wrote and left were not true lines. All her heart was mine, and if 1t was wicked heart she has atoned"-
 He paused, quite overcome. Others among us were overcome, too, but only for moment. The following remark from the district attorney soon recalled us to the practical aspects of the case:
 "You have accounted for many facts not hitherto understood. But there is still very important one which nei- ther yourself nor Miss Futile has yet made plain. There was a candle on the scene of crime. It was out when this officer arrived here. There was also one found burning in the upstairs room, aside from the one you profess edly used in your tour of inspection there. Whence came those candles? :? And did your wife blow out the one in the library herself previous to the shooting, or was it blown out after ward and by other lips?'
 "These are questions which, as have already said, have no means of an swering," repeated MT. Jeffrey. '"The courage which brought her here may have led her to supply herself with light, and, hard as it is to conceive, she may even have found nerve to blow out the light before she lifted the pistol to her breast"
 The district attorney and the major looked unconvinced, and the latter, turning toward Miss Futile, asked if she had any remark to make on the subject.
 But she could only repeat MT. Jef- frey's statement.
 These are questions I cannot an swer either. I have said that stopped at the library door, which means that I saw nothing of what passed within"
 Here the major asked where Mrs. Jeffrey's letter was to be found. It was Mir. Jeffrey who replied:
 Search in my room for book with an outside cover of paper still on it. You will probably find it on my table. The inner cover is red Bring that book here. Our secret is hidden in it."
 Durbin disappeared on this errand.
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received my sisters dying breath"
 "Cora!' The cry was from MT. Jef- frey, and seemed to. be quite involuh- tary. Tn the weeks during which we have been kept from speaking together I have turned all these events over in my mind till longed for any respite, even that of the grave. But in all my thinking never attributed this motive to your visit here. Win you forgive me?'
 There was new tone in his voice, tone which no woman could hear without emotion.
 You had other things to think of" she said, and her lips trembled. Never have I seen on the human face more beautiful expression than I saw on MT. Jeffrey had either, for as he marked it his own regard softened al most to tenderness. The major had no time for sentiment talities. Turning to Mr. Jeffrey, he said:
 'One more question before we send for the letter which you say will give us full insight into your wife's crime. Do you remember what occurred on the bridge at Georgetown just before you came into town that night2" He shook his head
 "Did you meet any one there?'
 T do not know"
 Gan you remember your state of mindp'
 "I was facing the future"
 "And what did you see in the fu- ture?"
 "Death. Death for her and death for me! A crime was on her soul, and she must die; and if she, then myself. I knew no other course. could not summon the police, point out my bride of fortnight and, with the declaration that she had been betrayed into killing man, coldly deliver her up to justice. Neither could live at her side know ing the guilty secret which parted us, or live anywhere in the world under this same consciousness. Therefore, meant to kill myself before another sun rose. But she was more deeply stricken with sense of her own guilt than I. realized When I ratzarnad
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to re-enter the house. MT. Moore did not accompany me.
 The major was standing in the hall. The others had evidently retreated to the parlor.
 "The man opposite knows what he knows" said I, but this does not in- clude the facts concerning the picture in the southwest chamber or the devil ish mechanism
 ''You are sure?"
 "As positive as one of my inexperi- ence can be. But, major, am equally positive that he knows more than he should of Mrs. Jeffrey's death. I am even ready to state that in my belief he was in the house when it occur red.''
 Has he acknowledged thisT'
 Mot at all"
 "Then what are your reasons for this beliefY
 "I'hey are many.''
 'Will you state them?'
 Gladly, if you will pardon the pre- sumption. Some of my conclusions cannot be new to you. The truth Is that I have possibly seen more of this old man than my duty warranted, and I feel quite ready to declare that he knows more of what has taken place in this house than he is ready to avow. I am sure that he has often visited it in secret and knows about certain broken window as we'll as we do. am also sure that he was here on the night of Mrs Jeffrey's suicide. He was too little surprised when I in- formed him of what had happened not to have had some secret inkling of 1t beforehand, even if we had not the testimony of the lighted candle and the book he so hurriedly replaced. Besides, he is not the man to drag himself out at night for so simple cause as the one with which he endeavored to im- pose upon us. He knew what we should find in this house."
 ''Very good If Mr. Jeffrey's present explanations are true, these deductions Moore's denial has been positive. fear that 1t will turn out mere ques- ton of veracity."
 Mot necessarily" returned. T think see a way of forcing this man to acknowledge that he was in or about this house on that fatal night 7
 "You doY'
 "Yes, sir; do not want to boast, and should be glad if you did not oblige me to confide to you the means by which hope to bring this out. Only give me leave to insert an advertise ment in both evening and morning papers and in two days will report failure or success"
 The major eyed me with an interest that made my heart thrill Then he quickly said: "You have earned the privilege. I will give you two days.'
 At this moment Durbin reappeared.
 He had the book in his pocket. Tak- ing it out, he handed it to the major, with this remark:
 "You won't find anything there. The gents been fooling you.''
 The major opened the book, shook 1t, looked under the cover, found noth- ing, and crossed hastily to the drawing room We as hastily followed him. The district attorney was talking with Miss Futile; MT. Jeffrey was nervous ly pacing the floor. The latter stopped asliwe all entered and his eyes flashed toythe book.
 "Let me take it," said he.
 Tt was absolutely empty" remarked the major. .The letter has been ab- stracted, probably without your knowl- edge"
 "I do not think so," was MT. Jef- frey's unexpected retort. "Do you sup Ax. L L-.5 n... the preservation of which was ready to risk life and honor, to the open pages of book? When I found my
 The concealed letter
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self threatened with all sorts of visits from the police and realized that at any moment my effects might be ran sacked sought hiding place for this letter which no man without super human insight could discover. Look!'
 And, pulling off the outside wrapper, he inserted the point of his penknife under the edge of the paper lining the inside cover and ripped 1t off with a jerk.
 II pasted this here myself!' he cried and showed us where between this pa- per and the boards, in place thinned out to hold 1t, there lay number of folded sheets, which, with deep sigh, he handed over for the majors inspec- ton. As he did so he remarked:
 q had rather have died any natural death than have had my miserable wife's secret known. But since the crime has come to light this story of her sin and her repentance may serve in some slight degree to mitigate pub lie opinion. She was sorely tempted and she succumbed The crime of her ancestors was in her blood"
 He again walked off, The major un- folded the sheets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22


 my way, C.l.4&-.e, nlysen Veronica andS striving by these means to crush out every remembrance of the days when IE was known as Antoinette and An-F toinette only. For the Klondike was' far and its weather bitter, and men were dying there every day, and no letters came q used to thank God for this), and I need not think-not yeti whither was tending. One thing onlyh made me recall my real position. That' was when your eyes turned on mine your true eyes, so bright with conf < dence and pride. I wanted to meets them full, and when could not sud- denly knew why and suffered
 .'I did not accept your attentions nor agree to marry you without struggle You know that You can tell as no ones else can how held back and asked forE time and still for time, thus grievings you and tearing my own breast, till aL day came-you remember the day when you found me laughing like mad wo- man in circle of astonished friends You drew me aside and said worda which hardly waited for you to finish, for at last I was free to love you, fred to love and free to say so. The morn ing paper had brought news. A tele-y graphic dispatch from Seattle told howl man had struggled into Nome, frozef bleeding and without accouterments 6rI companion. It was with difficulty He1 had kept his feet and turned in at the' first tent he came to. Indeed, he hald only time to speak his name before he. fell dead. This name was what madle' this dispatch important to me- It waAsl William Pfeiffer For me there wak' but one William Pfeiffer in the Klonl dike my husband-and he was dead That was why you found me laughingN But not in mirth. I am not so bad as that. But because I could brea the. again without feeling a clutch about my throat. I did not know till then how nearly had been stified.
 i ITO BR CFlyTINUED.k
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22

But you had no key.~
 tsNo; Mr. Jeffrey had taken one of them and my sister the other, but the lack of a key or even of a light, for the missing candles were not taken by candles were never delivered at the house at all; that they had been placed in the wrong basket and left in a neighboring kitchenl, could not keep me at home after was once con- vinced that he had gone to this dread ful house. If I could not get in could at least hammer at the door or rouse the neighbors. Something must be done. I did not think what; merely few"
 ..Did you know that the house had two keysY'
 '.Not then"
 "But your sister did?''
 Probably
 "And finding the only key, as you egpposed, gone, you flew to the Moore EouseT''
 "Immediately.'
 sAnd now what else?''
 T found the door unlocked
 'grhat was done by Mrs. Jeffrey2 2
 s'Yes. but I did not think of her then
 'sAnd you went in?'
 "Yes; it was all dark, but I felt my way till came to the gilded pillars" !"
 ''Why did you go there"
 Because felt-I knew-if he were anywhere in that house he would be thereg'
 .And why did you stop?"
 Her voice rose above it's usual quiet pitch in shrill protest:
 "You knowI you knowi I heard a pistol shot from within, then fall. don't remember anything else. They say went wandering about town. Per haps did; it is all blank to me everything is blank till the police man said that my sister was dead and learned for the first time that the shot [ had heard in the Moore house was not the signal of his death, but hers. Had I been myself when at that library door," she added, after mo- ment of silence, T would have rushed in at the sound of that shot and have
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22
CHAPTER xxv.

w ATER I saw this letter. It opens
 abruptly:
 E 'I killed him. am all that
 said I was, and you can never again give me thought save in the way of cursing and to bewail the day I came into your life. But you cannot hate me more than I hate myself, my wicked self, who, seeing an obstacle in the way to happiness, stamped 1t out of existence and so forfeited all right to happiness forever.
 Ut was so easy! Had it been hard thing to do-had 1t been necessary to lay hand on knife or lift pistol-I might have realized the act and paused. But. just little spring which a child,a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22

the Stoop Jest Ill tline Jo encounter the spruce but irate figure of MT. Moore, who had crossed from the opposite side.
 "Ahp' said I. .tGood morningr' and made him my most deferential bow.
 He glared, and Rudge glared from his place on the farther curb. Evi- dently the police were not in favor with the occupants of the cottage that morning.
 ''When is this to cease?' he curtly demanded. When are these early morning trespasses upon an honest citizens property coming to an end? I wake with a light heart, expecting that my house, which is certainly as much mine as is any mans in Wash ington, would be handed over this very day for my habitation, when what do I see? One police officer leaving the front door and another summing him. self in the vestibule. How many more of you are within I do not presume to ask. Some half dozen, no doubt, and not one of you smart enough to wind up this matter and have done with it."
 "Ahl I don't know about that" drawled, and looked very wise.
 His curiosity was aroused.
 Anything new? he snapped.
 Possibly" returned, in a way to exasperate saint.
 He stepped on to the porch beside me-. was too abstracted to notice; was engaged in eying Rudge.
 Do you know" said I, after an in stant of what I meant should be one of uncomfortable suspense on his part, "that I have greater respect than ever for that animal of yours since learning the very good reason he has for refusing to cross the street?'
 "Ha! What's that?' he asked, with a quick look behind him at the watch full brute straining toward him with nose over the gutter.
 "He sees farther than we can. His eyes penetrate walls and partitions" I remarked. Then, caselessly and with
 Uncle David ansered
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22
CHAPTER xxIy.

" MADE my way to the front door,
 but returned almost immediately. M Drawing the major aside, I whis-
 pered a request, which led to a certain small article being passed over to me, after which I sauntered out on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22
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The Russians are experimenting witl a water-clad' battleship, which has at upper deck of cork and second deck a armor. The space between the two cal be filled with water; then the ship float! a foot under 4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-22
Well! WsnE We'll Here l Am Again

Well! Well! We'll! Here Am Again \ as have not been driven from hone as yet. and if the good work keeps on my chances are good for the winter here. am offering you the best goods on the market for the least money. II carry the best four-coated enamel ware made. All imported Austrian ware and Swedish, also the American two and three-coated ware, all first quail ty. I also carry seconds in gray, and tell you about it. All I can offer you is from 20 to 40 per cent discount on anything carry. Go get your prices and cab and see me.
 Certainly we carry leather cobbling sets and shoemakers' supplies, and a full line of Hardware.
 Magner's
 N. Y. Bargain Housa
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-23
Dangers of Lake Baikal.

The story of the drowning Of Russian troops
by the breaking OF the ice on Lake Baikal may
or may not be true. But IL well might be. Even
though ice be thick in those subarctic regions
1t is perilous thing to march an army across
the vast expanse Of such an inland sea, while
to construct and operate railroad would seem
to be actually fcohardy The break in the ST.
berian Railroad at Lake BaikaI is undoubtedly a
serious defect at any time of year. In winter it
is sufficient to cripple the service. How long it
will be before the railroad is finished around the
southern end of the lake is not to be estimated.
1t would not be serious task for American
engineers But the miles of tunneing which are
necessary seem almost insuperable obstacles TO
the Russians who in their railroad building in
both Europe and Asia, have been greatly favored
by natural conditions and have seldom had to
construct tunnels even deep cuttings. The
picture of a Russian army Of several hundred
thousand men battling with powerful and de-
termined foe amid the mountains of Manchuria
and depending for its supplies upon some thou
sands Of miles of fmsy single-track railroad
is one which, might we'll daunt the brayest
spirit.-New York Tribune
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-23

A measure now pending in Congress
known as the conspiracy or anti-injunction
bill is likely to excite earnest discussion.
1t will be warmly supported by organized
labor and strongly opposed by the organ
ICED employers. The supporters and oppo-
nents of the bill are now lining up in Con-
gress and throughout the country, while
the great mass of the people, the middle
men, who are neither wage-earners nor
come in.
The anti-injunction bill is intended to pre-
vent the issuance of injunctions by the
courts against strikers in labordisputes who
resort to boycotting, picketing and other
forms of intimidation which the courts hold
change the common law definition of the
word conspiracy The long-established
definition of the term, and one that the
courts have steadily adhered to. is an
agreement or combination between two or
more persons TO commit any act punish
able by law, or 10 accomplish a legal pur-
pose by criminal or unlawful means. IN
der this definition there cannot be con-
spiraey by one person. A single individual
may boycott or picket to his hearts con-
tent without mourning the charge of con-
spiracy, but If two or more persons COM
bine IN the work it is a conspiracy and
punishable by law. Only a few days ago
a court at New Haven, Conn, in pronounce
ing judgment against several union labor
leaders who had been on trial for more
than three weeks, said: 1T may be and is
lawful for labor unions to give their pat
ronage TO or withdraw 1t from a firm or
person. but when this is done TO ruin a per-
sons business it is unlawful. and when a
number OF men so combine It is a criminal
conspiracy" That is the law as it stands.
The anti-injunction bill provides that mo
agreement, combination or contract by or
between two or more persons TO do or not
TO do any act in contemplation or further
ance of any trade dispute between employ
ers and employees shall be deemed GRIM
inal. nor shall those engaged therein be
indictable or otherwise punishable for the
crime OF conspiracy, il such act committed
by one person would not be punishable as
a crime. nor shall any such agreement or
combination be considered as in restraint
Of trade. nor shall any restraining order be
issued with relation thereto" This would
do away with the common-law definition
OF conspiracy. 1t would authorize combina-.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-23
DECISION REGRETTED
BY THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, Feb PA proninept
Official of the State Department when
shown the press dispatch relative to the
decision of the Venezuelan arbitration
stated that while the department regretted
exceedingly the precedent which The Hague
tribunal had made in this case. there was
nothing for the United States to do but ac-
cept the result philosophicaIly as binding
international law. The mere question Of
time when the United States shall receive
from Venezuela the amount Of the awards
in our favor was the smallest consideration
what the government disliked was to admit
Inc principle that by mere show of naval
force credited nation can secure prece-
dence In the payment of debt over another
natlon which does not exercise such force
IL is regarded as a premium on violence
and as tending to discourage nations which
are disposed to settle their claims by peace-
full methods of diplomacy
The Venezuelan government while prin-
clpal party nominally to the proceed
Ing before The Hague tribunal was really
rather Indifferent as TO what power should
De paid first, recognizing the fact that
they must all be paid In some order That
government has been carrying out the nm
dertaklng reached in the protocols which
terminated the allies Intervention 10 set
apart 80 per cent. of the custom receipts
al Laguayra and Puerto Cabello month 70
month and the money has been placed in
bank awaiting this decision. The fund ac-
cumulated up TO the date will be given
well as so per cent. of subsequent customs
collections at the ports named until the
claims of these powers shall be satisfied
in full This probably will take about two
nonallied or peace powers will be taken
uD and paid pro rata
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-23

From the latest measurements by Curie, IL Is
estimated taat the energy Of fifteen pounds OF
radium. fully utilized. would run a one-norse-
power engine many centuries
The first demonstration of the scientific prac-
ticability of the electric current for the pro-
pulsion of street cars made at Richmond.
Va, but fifteen years ago. To-day there are
nearly one thousand systems with more than
twenty-five thousand miles of track
The electric railroads last year carried three
times the population of the world. The cars
eleven times the distance between the earth
and sun. The capital invested is twice as much
the United States bonded debt. and the gross
earnings are s250.0eo.OOo. Taxes. were paid
amounting to s13OoOO 900.
The obtained by innoculating horses
with corbra venom. so effective in the practice
of Calmette. has been found by DR.. Tidswell
to have no power in counteracting the venom
of Australian snakes. Other experiments seem
to prove that the anti-venomous is only
active against poison of snakes of the same
species as that supplying the venom of the
serum.
One of the great electric manufacturing COM
panies has recently finished and tested novel
automobile The car which is of the Tonneau
type. is propelled by electricity. but instead
of having storage batteries it carries its own
power plant A gasoline motor directly con-
nected with electric generator is arranged
In front Of the car. the generator being wired
to electric motor on the axle. The use
of cogs is eliminated, and the car has
repeatedly been stopped and started on very
steep grades. stiff mud roads. which would
inevitably have stalled the gasoline or steam
motors of like power