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quisits moment her heart beats his
own.
So. to his fancy, as they walked, the
little space between them hung with
brilliant strands. like gossamer chains
of gold, already linking them together;
every second fixing another slender,
precious fetter. binding them closer.
drawing her nearer. He waited until
they passed into the shadows of the de-
serted Carewe street before he spoke.
There he abruptly stopped; at which
she turned, astonished.
Now that you have saved my life"
he said. in low, tremulous tone. what
are you going to do with it?''
Her eyes opened almost as widely as
they had at her first sight of him in
her garden. There was a long pause
before she replied. and when she did, it
was TO his considerable surprise.
"I have never seen a play, except the
funny little ones we acted at the con-
vent" she said. but isn't that the way
they speak on the stage?"
Crailey realized that his judgment Of
the silence had been mistaken, and yet
it was with a thrill of delight that he
recognized her clear reading Of him.
He had been too fiorid again.
Let US 60" His voice was soft with
restrained forgiveness. You Knocked
me once before"
Knocked you?" she repeated, as they
went on.
Knocked me-" he said. firmly.
Knocked me for seeming theatrical.
and yet you have learned that what 1
said was true, as you viii again"
well, tell me what you mean when
you say / saved your life"
You came alone" he began. hastily,
"to stand upon that burning roof"
Whence all but him had fed!" Her
laughter rang out, interrupting him.
MY room was on the fourth floor at st.
Mary's. and I didn't mind climbing
three flights this evening"
Crailey's good-nature was always
perfect You mock me and you mock
me-" he cried. and made her laughter
but part Of gay duet. Il know / have
gone too fast, have said things should
have waited TO saw: but. ah, remem-
the others who can see you when they
like. Don't fiout me because I try TO
make the most OF rare. stolen moment
with you"
"Do," she exclaimed. grave upon the
instant. DO make the most OF 1t! I
have nothing but inexperience. Make
the most by treating me seriously.
Won't your I know you can, and L
L" She faltered to a fun stop. She
was earnest and quiet, and there had
been something in her tone, too-as
very often there wss-that showed how
young she was. "Ohi" she began
again, turning to him impulsively. II
have thought about you since that
evening in the garden. and have
wished TO know you. / can't be quite
clear how it happened. but even those
few minutes left a number of strong
impressions about you. And the strong
est was that you were one with whom
I could talk of great many things, II
you would only be real with me. / be-
neve-though I'm not sure why / do
that ii is very difficult for you to be
real; perhaps because you are so differ
ent at different times that you aren't
sure. yourself. which the real YOU is.
But the person that you are beginning
to be for my benefit must be the most
trihing Of all your selves, lighter and
easier to put on than the little mask
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In the teeth OF all wizardry. nights
spells do pass at sunrise; marvellous
poems sink to doggerel. mighty dreams
to blown ashes and solids regain
weight Miss Betty. waking at day
break, saw the notes dancing in the
sun at her window, and watched them
with a placid, unremembering eye. She
began to stare at them in a puzzled
way, while look Of wonder slowly
spread over her face. Suddenly she sat
upright, as though something had
startled her. Her fingers clenched
tightly.
''Ah, if that was playing!"
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was OF a kind which the adept reJoiced
to have produced thus soon-thelr sec
ond meeting. For he believed there
were more strange things in heaven
and earth than Horatio wot: and one
OF the strangest was that whenever he
was near an attractive woman during
during a silence such as this, something
not TO be defined, but as effective Is IL
was definite, always went out from
him TO her. 1t was like a word OF ten
derness. q word too gentle. too compell-
ing. too sweet. to be part of amy tongue.
spoken or written. And more, this in
effable word had an echo, and came
back to him from the woman.
AS his partner had in dress, so Crai-
ley had with women, some color Of the
beau; but it was not in what expert
ence had given him % recognize as
fact: that they were apt to fall in love
with him. CThat they were apt To re-
main in love with him he understood
perfectly-was another matter) Ard
he knew when they were doing Il; could
have told them accurately, at each
step, what they were feeling. thinking.
dreaming, during the process, because
he was usually exhibiting the same
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symptoms to himself at the same time.
Thus. his own breast occupied with
that dizzy elation which followed its
reception Of the insane young gods ar
rows, and his heart warm with the
rise Of the old emotion that he knew so
well, he was nevertheless able to walk
with his finger on the pulse Of the ex-
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know how to learn from themI"
She gazeA steadily upward, enrapt,
her eyes resplendent with thar eva
starlight
-nA stars. starsi" she whispered
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door defined by the two Corinthian
columns.
II was ajar like the rest, and. call me
coward or call me fool have called
Hlbbard both. you viii remeniber--l
found that it cost me an effort to lay
my hand on Its mahogany panels.
Danger. If danger there was. lurkcd
here, and while had never known
myself to quail before any ordinary
antagonist, |. like others of my kind.
have no especial fondness for unseen
ana mysterious perils.
H!bbard. who up to this point had
followed me almost too closely, now
accorded me all the room that was nec-
essary. II was with n sense of enter
ing alone upon the scene that l finally
thrust wide the door and crossed the
threshold Of this redoubtable room
where. but two short weeks before, a
fresh victim had been added to the
list OF those who had by some unheard
Of, unimaginable means found their
death within its recesses.
My first glance showed me little save
the pOnderous outlines Of an old set
tie, which jutted from the corner Of
the fireplace half way out into the
room. AS it was seemingly from this
seat that the men. who at various
times had been found lying here, had
fallen to their doom. thrill passed
over me as noted its unwieldy bulk
and the deep shadow it threw on the
ancient and dishonored hearthstOne.
To escape the ghastly memories it
evoked and also to satisfy myself that
the room was really as empty as 1t
seemed, took another step forward.
This caused the light from the lantern
! carried TO spread beyond the point
on which II had hitherto been SO sf-
fectiyeiy concentrated, but the result
The dead bride
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had nCu..vL,,. as the only house on
the block with the exception Of the
great Moore place; in other words. his
own home.
AS cCmc abreast Of him heard
him muttering. not TO his dog, az was
his custom, bat to himself. In fact,
the dog was not TO he seen. and this
descrtion on the part of his constant
companion seer cd TO add to his dis
turbance and affect him beyond all rca-
son. could distinguish these, words
among the many he directed toward
the unseen animal:
You're q knowing one-too know
ing! You sec that loosened shutter
over the way as plainly as | do: hut
you're coward to stink away from it..
don't. | face the thing, and, what's
more. I'll show you yet what l think
of. a dog that can't etand his ground
and help his old master out with some
show of courage. Crcaks. does It?
Well. let 1t creak. don't mind its
creaking. glad as Shout, he to know
whose hand Hello. You've come.
stepped mp TO him.
Yes, I've come Now. what is the
matter with the Moore houseT"
He must have expected the question,
yet his answer was long time com.
ing. His voice, too. sounded strained
and was pitched quite too high to be
natural But he evidently did not ex-
pect me to show surprise at his man.
ner.
Look at that window over there"
he cried at last. THAT one with the
slightly open shutter! Watch and you
will see that shutter move. There. it
creakcd! Didn't you hear itY'
A growl-it was more like a moan
came from the porch behind US. In
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vnsis David

mony - with what result you know
Though the occasion was joyous one
and accompanied by all that could
give cheer to such function, II had
not escaped the old time shadow. One
Of the guests straying into the room
OF ancient and unhallowed memory,
the one room which had not been
thrown open to the crowd, had been
found within five minutes OF the cere-
nony lying on its dolorous hearthstone
dead, and, though the bride was spared
knowledge Of the dreadful fact till
Che holy words were said, q panic had
seized the guests and emptied the
house as suddenly and completely as
though the plague had been discovered
there.
This is why ! hastened to follow
Uncle David when he told me that all
was not right in this house of tragic
memories.
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was to emphasize rather than detract
from the extreme desolation of the
great room. The settle was fixture,
as afterward found, and was almost
the only article of furniture to be seen
on the wide eXpanse Of uncarpeted
floor. There was table or two In hid
ing somewhere amid the shadows at
the other end from where ! stood, and
possibly some kind of stool or settee,
but the general impression made upon
me was that Of completely disman-
tied place given over to moth and rust.
The elegance Of the heavily succeed
ceiling, admitted to be one Of the finest
specimens Of its kind In Washington,
a. well 40 the richness of the carvings
Ornamenting the mantel Of Italian
marble rising above the accursed
hearthstone. only served to make more
evident the extreme neglect into which
the rest of the room had sunk Being
anything but anxious to subject myself
further to its unhappy influence and
quite convinced that the place was In
deed ~ empty AZ II looked, l turned to
leave when my eyes fell upon some
thing 10 unexpected and so extraordi.
uary, seen a. It was under the inau-
epcs Of the old tragedies with which
my mind was necessarily full, that
paused, baked In my advance and well
nigh uncertain whether looked upon
real thing or on some strange and
terrible fantasy Of my aroused imagi-
nation.
vs., fTo - 0<~<lnr "A 4 =
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Of the house. In another moment the
rich peal Of an organ sounded from
within. folIsw~ " the prolonged
bowling Of RudanC. 5ho, either from q
too keen apprecs, .Sn Of his masters
music or In ute, approval Of it-no
one, believe, has ever been able to
make out which-was accustomed to
add this undesirable accompaniment
to every strain from the old mans
hand. Tho playing did not cease be-
cause Of these outrageous discords. On
the contrary, II increased In force ard
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stantly the old gentleman turned and,
with u gesture as fierce as IL was in.
stinctive. shouted out:
BE still there! If you haven't the
courage TO face a blowing shutter, keep
your jaws shut and don't let every
fellow who happens along know what
n fool you are. declare" he maun-
dered on. half To himself and half to
me. that dog is getting old. He can't
be trusted any more. He forsakes his
master just when The rest was
lost in his throat. which ratified with
something more than impatient anger.
Meanwhile | had been attentiyely
scrutinizing the house thus pointedly
brought to my notice. | had seen 1t
many times before, but, as it happen
ed. had never stopped to look at it
when the huge trees surrounding it
were shrouded in darkness. The black
hollow of its disuScd portal looked out
from shadows which acquired some OF
their somberncss from the tragic mem
Ories connected with its empty void.
Its aspect was scarcely reassuring.
Not that superstition lent its terrors
to the lonely scene, but that through
the blank pancs of window, alternately
appearing and disappearing from view
as the shutter pointed out 10y Uncle
David blew to and fro in the wind.
saw or was persuaded that / saw
beam of light which argued an un-
known presence within walls which
had so lately been declared unfit for
any mans habitation.
"You are right" | now remark ell to
the uneasy figure at my side. Some
one is prowling through the house yon-
der. Can II possibly he Mrs. jeffrey
or her husbandT'
"At night and with no gas in the
house! Hardly"
The words were natural. but the
voice was not. Neither was his man.
ner quite suited - the occasion. Civ
Ing him another sly glance and mark
ing how uneasllv lie elged away from
me in the darkness, cried out more
cheerily than he possibly expected:
81 will summon another officer, and
we three will just slip across and in
vestigate."
"NOt II was his violent rejOinder as
he swung open II gate concealed i'm the
vines behind him. The Jeffreys would
resent my intrusion II they ever hap
pened 10 hear OF H."
''Indeedw laughed. sounding my
whistle. Then, soberly enough, for |
was more than little struck by the
oddity Of his behavior and thought
HIM as well worth investigation as the
house in which he showed such an in.
terest: You shouldn't let that count
Come and see what's up In the house
you are so ready to call yours"
But he only drew farther into the
shade.
II have no business over theye." he
objected. veronica and | have never
been on good terms. l was not even
invited to her wedding. though l live
within stones throw of the door.
No; have done my duty In calling at
tention to that light. and whether it's
the bullseye of burglar - perhaps
you don't know that there are rare
treasures on the book shelves of the
great library-or whether 1t is the fan
tast!c illumination which frIghtens
fool folks and some fool dogs, I'm done
with it and done with you. too, for to-
night"
As he said this he mounted to his
door and disappeared under the vines,
hanging like shroud over the front
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called TnClc David. even by the ur.
chins who followed him in the street. 50
] am showing him no disrespcct. gen
tleman though he Is. by giving him a
title which as completely characterized
him in those days ~ did his moody
ways, his quaint attire and the per.
sistence with which he kept ut his side
his great mastltf Rudge.
| had long sine" heard of the old
ing residents of the precinct. | had
even seen him more than once on the
avenue, but | had never before been
brought face to face with him, and
consequently had much too superficial
a knowledge of his Countcnance to de
termine Offhgnd whether the uneasy
light in his small gray eyes was nat
Nral TO them or simply the result OF
present excitement. But when he be-
gan 10 talk detected an unmistakable
tremOr in his tones and decided that he
was in state Of suppressed agitation,
though he appeared to have nothing
more alarming 10 impart than the fact
that he had seen a light burning IN
p,"''"'' '"'p'''
80" ,""' sa'e i'
90, .I',' "" -" "' ~ "'n
' ~, " pr,h w. n'
Moore house" lie had said
"rhe Moore house, | repeated in
80 -. %, ''' " Wv
,,, no .u..,. ,.,
'"o"'"''' '''o''''''o''' ea"'' WIN
va. NAM
"ha' oti'l' ne trnNipleu' uirecuis
'o""lu me q 'ooA aS neoh as II was I'm,
p"'i.n'' ~ sou ''''',h l'at , "ou'I
pot"'' my sH''' 'o"S "oo"' house
hau no interest H. or urae h"use rom
n"i,nt - ,U'n a
hos o,'a,a -
sna,.o,,, aan,oa,od , n @
,n avo,.r o,., ..,I,a - -, ,hn , ,su
m',I ,,i,'o 49,, 70 ,s,,',I',,, ""n j." ,n' "a"
,a ,,,-,. sr.I. ',S 10y, - |"hptn1 ,,
Ia,. I.,.,,,', IT,. my ''
Growing some words at the dog,
VINO showed decided inclination TO
lie down where he was, the old man
made for the door and la another mo.
mcnt would have been in the street.
il had not stepped after him.
you are a Moore and live in or near
that old house," asked
The surprise with which he met this
question dalnted me n little
How long have you been in Wash
ingion, should ike TO ask?" was his
acrid retort,
"Oh. some five months
His good nature, or what passed for
such in this lrasclDle old man. returned
In an instant. ana he curtly but not
unkindly remarked:
10" maven 'e1rheu m"ch III 'ha'
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"NHOUGH past seventy, Uncle
David was a brisk walker, and
on this nighs In particular he
sped along 80 fast that he was
half way down II street by the time |
had turned the corner Of New Hamp-
shire avenue.
His gaunt but not ungraceful figure,
merged In that Of the dog trOtting
closely at his heels, was the only NOV
ing object in the dreary vista of this
the most desolate block In Washington.
Az neared the building I was so i'm
pressed by the surrounding stiffness
that was ready to vow that the shad.
ows were denser here than elsewhere
and that the few gas lamps which
hickered at intervals down the street
shOne with q more feeble ray than in
any other equal length Of street In
Washington.
Meanwhile the shadow Of Uncle Da-
vid had vanished from the pavement.
He had paused beside fence which.
hung with vines, surrounded and near
y bid from sight the little cottage he
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FSGE G f..' ''t'. v"osy 17I"u'
81 I.d Tn r..l r...a'ap. ..
L..'.. rr..".-.I -.
... 20. I'',;a.-. j. .u'
n .'a@.. ...n.n J...", OF ry
precinct D.. ... yst i.,. expressed .a
words Ihuu@a LsN s.aH rrIsrT
for expecting ""t TIN of my>",a
/ had always u,..hci an" nope that
If u biz ca>o can" ray way shpUid be-
foaud able to co something with it
something more. t.tJt is. Ih#n | h1,
Secn accomplished 10y tn" police of the
District of Columbia since had had
the honor of being one Of their mum.
ber. Therefore. when | found myself
plunged, Almost Without my own Volt
ton. into the Jeffrey Moore affair, be-
lleved that the opportunity had come
whereby might distinguish myself.
II had complications. this Jeffrey
Moore affair: greater ones than the
public ever knew. Ecen as the interest
in it ran both IN Hul ont of Washing
ton.
This is VIII! ! propose TO tell the
story of this great TRAGEDY from my
own standpoint. even ir iu 80 doing |
risk the charge Of attempting to eX-
plot my own connection with this cele-
brated case. In itS course | encounter
ed as many GisappoiHtmcnts as tri.
umrhs and brought out of the affair
heart as sore as il was satisfied. for
am lover OF women and
But am secpin;, you from the story
itself.
was at the station house the night
Uncle David came in. He was always
1hs drtect,vs
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plunged, Almost without my own wolf
tion. into the .T"il'rcy-MoOre affair, ! be-
lleved that the opportunity had come
whereby might distinguish myself.
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CHAPTER n.

NHOUGH past seventy, Uncle
David was brisk walker, and
on this night In particular he
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-05-26
0. COMMENCEMENT
Rev. A. Catol Kaye Delivers Bac,
calaureate Sermon.

The baccalaureate sermon to the
Oskaloosa high school class of 1904
was delivered in Central NJ. E. church
--SSa d. ssEeE lass Rev Re A.-Gato Kaye
of the Congregational church. Nearly
all the churches of the city suspend
ed services that evening and Joined in
making the occasion a largely at
tended and most impressive affair.
The class attended in a body and ev-
cry available seat in the great audi
forum was filed, showing the inter
est that Oskaloosa people take in the
welfare of the young people and in
the success of the public schools
Rev. Hayes address was scholarly
and pointed and set forth in a master
ny way the needs and advantages OF
a higher education, and especially
that education which fits young PEG.
pie for the responsibilities as we'll as
the enjoyment of life.
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s Births, Marriages and Deaths.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TTON - Mrs viii Richmonc

SUTTON. - Mrs. Will Richmond
and Mrs. John Richmond went to
Shelby this morning, called by tel.
egram received Saturday, telling OF
the death of their sister, Mrs. Joe
Sutton. The lady was about % years
old.
PRIEST.-Mrs. ]. M. Wymore, OF
this city, and Mrs. VIM. Carkhuff, OF
Marshalltown, went to Sigourney this
morning to attend the funeral of Guy
Priest, which was held today at p.
M, from the residence Of his brother,
Arthur Priest.
The gentleman was married bur
had no family. He was 20 years old
and died of quick consumption.
WALKER. We feel very grateful
to the friends and relatives who so
kindly assisted us during the sick
ness Of our daughter and grand.
daughter, Sadie Walker, and we are
also very thinkful for the beautifuI
flowers which were given by friends,
and our lasting gratitude to Mrs.
Sarah Williams for her kind assist
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HIGHLAND,

Health is generally good in this 10.
cality.
Warren Nicholson and family Sun,
dayed at o. w. Lawrence's.
Mrs. Nell Lawrence is reported as
being quite poorly at this writing.
Neil De Hartic is still poorly with
rheumatism and unable to be about
good.
U. S. Hensyel and Eddie Worley
were business visitors at Lacey last
Saturday.
Mrs. Polly Mortland and Mrs. Matt
Carter spent Wednesday with Mrs
Jeruimah Farr.
Flowing and planting is the ordel
Of the day. The seed corn scare viii
soon be over, let it be for the better
or worse. We have mad a good time
to test it and it is reported as coming
Sunday school was organized a,
Cherry Sunday with quite a good at
tendance and much interest seems tc
be taken and prospects are bright fol
a good school, which certainly is fol
the betterment of the community
Everybody is invited. >.
Sunday callers at James Carter
we're U. S. Hensyel, Edgar VIM and
Misses jamie Vanalst and Ada Farr
At James Mertland's, John Jones ant
family. At Jasper Russell's, Frank
Rossdan and family. At A. D.Smith's
Mr.. and Mrs. Dysart
May %. Snowflake.
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Home From WorId,s Fair.

President and Mrs Rosenberger
have returned from their st. Louis
trip. They report pleasant time,
but say that the spring in that city
has been just as backward as it has
here and that none of the buildings
are as yet complete in their displays,
because OF the weather being SO long
In settling. The gentleman states
that the buildings and entire grounds
viii be exceedingly beautiful when
everything is in its place.
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CHERIFFis SALE.

GHERIFFiS SALE.
y Notice is hereby given, that by
virtue OF a special execution on tram
script to me directed by the clerk OF
the district court of Mahaska county,
Iowa, against the goods, chattels,
lands, tenements, etc., of Wesley
Turner and Mary Turner, defendant,
in favor of 8. j. Danielson, plaintiff,
twill offer at public sale to the highest
bidder, for cash, at the door of the
court house, in the City of Oska-
loosa, County of Mahaska, Iowa, on
the 2Sth day of June, 1904, all of
said defendants right, title and in
terest in and to the following des-
cribed real estate, situated in Ma
haska county, towit: 20 acres off
north side of lot /, irregular survey
Of ne "a of ne II of section l4-75-l6
continuing u acres. Also lot s of
sub. division of Sc Ia of ne IA, Sec
ton 1866. Also lots 1873, Baugh's
sub, division of out-lot 8, Loughridge
and Cassiday's addition to Oskaloosa,
Iowa. Mary Turner's interest Is
undivided Is of 2-3 of q of said
reality.
Sale to commence at the hour of
2 O'Clock, P. NJ, of said day.
Witness my hand this 10th day of
May, 1904.
E. L. VALENTINE,
Sheriff, Mahaska county, Iowa.