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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

St had no beauty, even of the sentiment
 tal kind, and very little if any mean ing. Its lines, weak at the best, were
 Nearly obliterated and in some places quite faded out yet not only paused
 to look at If, but in looking at it forgot
 myself and we'll nigh my errand. Yet
 there was no apparent reason for the
 spell 1t exerted over me.
 It may seem both unnecessary and out of character for man of my call
 ing to acknowledge these chance sen
 sations. but only by doing so can ac- count for the minutes which elapsed
 before summoned sufficient self pos
 session to draw aside the closed cur
 tains of the bed and take the quick
 look inside wb.ch my present doubtful position demanded. But, once I had
 broken the spell and taken the look just mentioned, found my manhood
 return and with it my old ardor for
 clews. The bed held no gaping, chat tering criminal, yet was 1t not quite empty. Something lay there, and this
 something, while commonplace in it. self, was enough out of keeping with the place and hour to rouse my inter- est and awaken my conjectures. It
 was lady's wrap, so rich in quality
 and of such festive appearance that 1t was astonishing to find it lying in a
 neglected state in this crumbiing old
 house. Though know little of the
 cost of women's garments, do know the value of lace, and this garment was covered with 1t.
 Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so. Nestled
 In the folds of the cloak lay the with cred remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet. Unsightly
 now and scentless, it was once beau tiful specimen of the florists art. As
 noted how the main bunch of roses
 and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it recalled with conceiva-
 ble horror tho use to which q similar ribbon had been put in the room be- low. In the shudder called up by this
 coincidence I forgot to speculate how
 bouquet carried by the bride could
 have found it's way back to this up stairs room when, as all accounts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

loosened shutter. Scattered about it were some filings which shone as the light from my lantern fell upon them, but which were so fine as to call for magnifying glass to make them out. The other was in connection with a closet not far from the great bed. 1t was an empty closet, so far as the hooks went and the two great draw CTS which I found standing half open at its back, but in the middle of the floor lay an overturned candelabrum similar to the one below, but with it's prisms scattered and it's one candle crushed and battered out of all shape on thU black eneu boards. 1T upscT while anght, the foot which had stamp ed upon 1t in wild endeavor to put out the Eames had been frenzied one. Now, by whom had this frenzy been shown and when? Within the hour2 I could detect no smell of smoke. At some former time, then-say on the day of the bridal2
 Glancing from the broken candle at my feet to the one giving its last sput- ter in the tumbler on the dressing ta- ble, owned myself perplexed.
 Surely no ordinary explanation fitted these extraordinary and seemingly contradictory circumstances.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

Possibly some one of us may have shown his doubts in this regard, for the woman before us suddenly broke forth with this vehement assertion:
 ssMr. Jeffrey was loving husband to my sister--a very loving husband" ," she emphasized. Then, growing des- perately pale, she added, "I have never known a better man," and stopped.
 Some hidden anguish in this cry, some self consciousness in this pause, suggested to me a possibility which was glad to see ignored by the captain in his next question.
 "When did you see your sister last?" he asked. "Were you at home when she left her husbands houseT'
 "Alasv' she murmured. Then, sec ing that more direct answer was ex- pected of her, slie added with as little appearance of effort as possible: "I was at home, and heard her go out. But I had no idea that it was for any purpose other,than to join some social gathering"
 Dressed this way?"
 The captain pointed to the floor, and her eyes followed. Certainly Mrs. Jef- frey was not appareled for an evening company. As Miss Futile realized the trap into which she had been betrayed her words rushed forth and ripped each other up.
 T did not notice She often wore black. It became her. My sister was eccentricv
 Worse, worse than useless. Some slips cannot be explained away. Miss Futile seemed to realize that this was one of them, for she paused abruptly, with the words half finished on her tongue. Yet her attitude commanded respect, and 1 for one was ready to ac- eord it to her.
 Certainly such woman was not to be seen every day, and If her replies lacked candor, there was a nobility in her presence which gave the lie to any doubt. At least, that was the effect she produced on me. Whether or not her lnterrogator shared my feeling I could not So readily determine, for his attention as well as mine was sudden ly diverted by the cry which now es- caped her lips.
 "Her watch! Where is her watch :? 1t is gone! saw it on her breast, and It's gone. It hnng 1ust-iust where'-
 fro RE CONTINUED
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

vR AM xn some ways ADVERTISEMENTS.
 Among my other weaknesses
 have a wholesome dread of ridi- cule, and this is probably why failed to press my theory on the cap tain when he appeared and even for bore to mention the various small mat ters which had so attracted my atten- ton. If he and the experienced men who came with him saw suicide and nothing but suicide in this lamentable shooting of bride of two weeks, then it was not for me to suggest a deeper crime, especially as one of the latter eyed me with open scorn when I pro- posed to accompany them upstairs into the room where the light had been seen burning. No, I would keep my discoveries to myself, or at least for bear to mention them till found the captain alone, asking nothing at this juncture but permission to remain in the house till MT. Jeffrey arrived.
 had been told that an officer had gone for this gentleman, and when heard the sound of wheels in front made rush for the door in my anx- iety to catch a glimpse of him, but 1t was woman who alighted-
 As this woman was in q state of ' great agitation, one of the men has tened down to offer his arm. As she took 1t I asked Hubbard, who had sud- denly reappeared upon the scene, who she was.
 He said that she was probably the sister of the woman who lay inside, upon which remembered that this lady, under the name of Miss Tuttle- she was but half sister to Miss Moore had been repeatedly mentioned by the reporters in the accounts of the wedding before mentioned as person of superior attainments and magnifi- cent beauty.
 This did not take from my interest, and, hinging decorum to the winds, approached as near as possible to the threshold which she must soon cross As did 80 was astonished to hear the strains of Uncle David's organ still pealing from the opposite side of the way. This at a moment so serious and while matters of apparent conse- quence were taking place in the house to which he had himself directed the attention of the police struck me as carrying stoicism to the extreme. Not very favorably impressed by this dis play of open if not insulting indiffer- ence on the part of the sole remaining Moore, an indifference which did not appear quite natural even in a man of bis morbid eccentricity, resolved to know more of this old man and, above all, to make myself fully acquainted with the exact relations which had existed between him and his unhappy niece.
 Meanwhile Miss Futile had stepped within the circle of light cast by our lanterns.
 I have never seen a finer woman or one whose features displayed more heartrending emotion. This called for respect, and I for one endeayored to show it by withdrawing into the back ground. But soon stepped forward again. My desire to understand her was too great, the impression made by her bearing too complex, to be passed over lightly by one on the lookout for key to the remarkable tragedy before us
 Meanwhile her lips had opened with the cry:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

But when after careful following In the steps of him who had so lately preceded me I came upon a tightly closed door at the end of side pas sage, gave a slight push to the door and, on seeing crack of light leap into life along the jamb. pushed the door wider and wider till the whole room stood revealed.
 The instantaneous banging of shut ter in one Of its windows proved the room to be the very one which we had seen lighted from below. Otherwise all was still, nor was able to detect in my first hurried glance any other token of human presence than can dle sputtering in its own grease at the bottom of a tumbler placed on one cor ner of an old fashioned dressing table. This, the one touch of incongruity in a room otherwise rich if not stately in its appointments, was loud in its sug- gestion of some hidden presence given to expedients and reckless of conse- quences, but of this presence nothing was to be seen.
 Not satisfied with this short survey, I turned my attention to my. surround ngs, which had many points of inter wst. Foremost among these was the big four poster which occupied large space at my right. had never seen its like in use before, and was greatly attracted by it's size and the air Of mystery imparted to it by it's closely drawn curtains of faded brocade.
 A dressing table laden with woman's hxings and various articles of the toi- let, all of an unexpected value and richness, occupied the space between the two windows, and on the floor, im- mediateIy in front of high mahogany mantel. there lay, amid a number of empty boxes, on overturned chair. This chair and the conjectures it's DO Eition awakened led me to look Up at the manteI, with which it seemed to be in some way connected, and thus I became aware of wan old drawing hanging on the wall above it. Why this picture. which was Q totally unin- teresting sketch of simpering girl face, should have held my eye after The first glance Lcannot say. even now.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

know-I forget" she stammered, with a heartbroken sigh. "Poor Veronica! Wretched Veronica! How shall I ever tell him? How, how can we ever pre- pare him?"
 The captain took advantage of this reference to MT. Jeffrey to ask where that gentleman was. The young lady did not seem eager to reply, but when pressed, answered, though somewhat mechanically, that it was impossible for her to say; MT. Jeffrey had many friends, with any one of whom he might be enjoying a social evening.
 But it is far past midnight now" remarked the captain. 'Is he in the habit of remaining out lateW
 ''Sometimes,' she faintiy admitted. 1.-TWO or three times since his marriage he has been out till IT.
 Were there other causes for the young brides evident disappointment and misery besides the one intimated? {? There certainly was some excuse for thinking so. @
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01

picture had been greater than mine; some one who was either very near sighted or whose temperament was such that only the closest inspection would satisfy an aroused curiosity.
 This gave me an idea, or, rather, inn pressed upon me the necessity of pre- serving the outline of these telltale marks while they were still plain to the eye. Taking out my penlznife. light ly ran the point of my sharpest blade around each separate impression till had fixed them for all time in the well worn varnish of the mahogany.
 This done, my thoughts recurTed to the question already raised. What was there in this old picture to arouse such curiosity in one bent on evil if not fresh from Q hideous crime? have said be- fore that the picture as a picture was worthless, mere faded sketch, fit only for numbering up some old garret. Then wherein lay its charm, q charm which I myself had felt, though not to this extent? It was useless to conjecture. A fresh difficulty had been added to my task by this puzzling discovery, but difficulties only increased my in- terest. It was with an odd feeling of elation that, in a further examination of this room, came upon two addi- tional facts equally odd and irrecon- cilable.
 One was the presence of penknife, with the file blade open, on small ta- ble under the window marked by the
 The penknife and
 She filings on the table
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01
CHAPTER ".

" AM An some ways representative.
 Among my other weaknesses I
 have a wholesome dread of ridi- MAA ], ie.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01
Saving Stone by Cables.

Tn the stone quarries of St. Triphon, in the Rhone valley, the stone is sawn by means of continuously running steel wire cables. kept moist with wet sand.- London Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01
Fruit Desserts.

The most delicate and yet nutritious fruit desserts are the sponges and Ba- varian creams, both of which have as their foundation fruit and gelatine,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
Black and Tan
And Lily Whites

M&NMIMTI %&E&#&f
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 10.-Pros.
poets were bright for a harmonious
gathering when the Republican state
convention was called TO order here Al
noon today. The convention will Sc
lect delegates 10 the Chicago conven.
ton and nominate D state ticket, and
the sessions may be prolonged for sey,
eral days.
III was thought some time ago that
the Lilly Whites who were opposed
TO the Roosevelt administration, and
have heretofore been in control Of
the party machinery. would attempt 70
make trouble in the convention. But
when the so-called black and tan ele-
ment succeeded hi gaining control ri
Affairs the LILY Whites accepted de-
feat gracefully and It Is believed that
the plans 70 have the state convention
come out strongly for Roosevelt and
to have the Alabama delegates In
structed TO vote for his denomination
Will 60 through the state convention
without much difficulty.
XL Ky
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
Worlds Fair Notes

The Igorrotes that are 10 be ex.
hibited at the Louisiana Fair AZ fond
Of roast, boiled or fried d~ogfneat. Nov
Is the time to start a pup trust.-Dutn-
que TeiegraphIieraid4
Al Missouri man who has whiskers
eleven fee long is expected TO visit
the ST. Louis exposition. not as an
exhibit.-ltfaca News.
The Iceland exhibit af the 81. Louis
fair undoubtedly will be among the
most popular during the summer
months.-Chicago Chronicle.
The largest bottle ever blown viii
be in New Jerseys exhibit at the ST.
Louis fair. S3ksokacky wonders how
many jags kQid.-Birminsham
In LonislaA Fair exhibit
there will be a5 Fsncty-eight yar-
ieties Of mosquitoe They are In
cases and are guaranteed not TO bite
or slngsBaltimore American.
It was quite proper for the Irish
band TO refuse to play God Save the
King on their way 70 the 81 Louis
fair. They stick q Hell dir i'm
siegerkranz' and my Country 'Tis
OF Thee."-Brooklyn Standard Union,
California Is erecting q pavilion az
the 81. Louis fair whose exterior u
TO be covered with dried apricots
peaches and prunes- II the agricul
tural building. where IL II situated
happens to leak, II Is expected 10 b
a swell afair.-Hampton. iowa
Globe.
II Ii announced that the government
fisheries bureau will have an exhib
ition at the Sc Louis fair, among othei
things 4 live octopus. This VIII b
of special Interest to Kansas PEG
pie who heard a great deal about Thu
octupus 4 few ago, but ncvs
got 70 see me. Hutchinson tKas.
News.
Kansas will send % the So Loui
exhibition 1 tWelye-foot ~ made Who'll
ly Of Indian corn red for the bod,
white for the horns, yellow for "a,
tail, Secretary Wilson says Il II i
be d agricultural poem, 10 bea
anything in the limo Of ine ART eve
seen since the days Of The butte
oma at Philadelphia Hampton
Qowa) Globe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
INDIAN TERRlToRy
BANKERS TALK FINANCE

SULPHUR, l. T., May i0.-There
was a large and representative at
tendance thissmornins AT the opening
OF the annual meeting Of the Indian
Territory Bankers association After
the usual addresses Of welcome and
responses the convention listened to
the annual address Of the president. J.,
L. Dabbs, Of Muscogee, which vas fol
lowed BY Tie annual reports * other
officers. Frank Craig. u South Nc.
Alester spoke on Signs Of the Times
In the Indian Territory. and Lee
Cruise, ~ Artmorc. told 81 Tho Import
n &C TO the bankers d the new state
constitution This closed the opening
session. The afternoon was devoted
to features 81 entertainment. Several
f~inanciers Of vide prominence are 10
address the convention tomorrow.
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of
Hymn Writer

LONDON, Nay io.-Mme. Clara
Butt ana ! number q other veil
known artists contributsd their 9 :
vices to d concert held At Grossenor
House today. the proceeds Of which
win 60 toward the rebuilding Of the
parish church Of Lower Brixham. in
Deyonshire, which was begun thirty
years ago In memory Of the author
Of the celebrated hymn. abide With
Me- The author was Rev. Francis
Lyle. who labored among the fisher
men for twenty-five years. refusing
all preferment althougAebe was . gift
ed preacher and st NE age
Of ffty-four he 4 tnssiK eoomed
to die of consul n sorrow
1t leaving his &91niahed ne
prayed that II miskf u 1tSd ~ him
ID write something whl941 DIsht I'VE
10 the glory Or God when ~ ~ dead.
The result was the world. famous
hymn abide With Me- written In
the sunset Of the last evening be
ever spent at Brixham and after his
last sermon TO his flock. He died AZ
Nice d month later.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS
TO SELECT DELEGATES,

NEW HAVEN, Conn May iuThe
Connecticut Republican convention
will be called 10 order this evening in
the Hyperion Theatre. ii will com.
pleie lis work tomorrow ~ ii. seiec
ton Of six delegates nj large and SIX
alternates 70 the Chicago convention
The platform viii endorse President
Rooseyelt's administration. and the
deleeates-at1arge viii be Instructed
for him,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
IOWA FEDERATION
Will DISCUSS LABOR AFFAIRS

MARsHALLToWN, Ia, May 10
The Iowa state Federation OF Labor
met in twelfth annual convention here
today. President A. Il. Trick presid-
ed. The sessions will continue sew.
eral days and will be devoted to q
thorough discussion OF legislation and
other matters OF vital Importance to
Tie organized labor bodies Of the state
The federation has made q good In
crease In It's membership in the last
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
year and the present convention IS thu
largest it has ever held.
Rheumatism pains Relieved.

The prompt relief from the severe
pains OF sciatica and rheumatism
which Is afforded by Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. is alone worth many
times its cost. Mr.. Willard G. Vail,
or Poughkeepsie. N. ". writes: II
am troubled with rheumatism and leu
ralgia Of the nerves and Chamber
lainss Pain Balm gives relief quicker
than any liniment / have ever used.
For sale by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10

EE -ZZf&EE& Mf zF Es
Take nutmeg; one Is not as
good IS another. Schillings
Best, in nutmeg, Is ground fine
from difficult nuts 70 grind be-
cause full Of oil the oil is their
virtue. There are dry nuts;
there are wormy nuts. We are
no more careful in nutmcgs
than all through.
Your grocer's; moneyback.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
CONGRESSMAN TOWNSEND
is RESomiNATEp

MONROE. Mich, May ~ Repuhli
cans Of the second congressional dis
trict Of Michigan met IN convention
here today and renominaied Congress
man Charles Y. Townsend.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10

III you viii make inquiry 1t will DO
a revelation TO you how many succumb
to kidney and bladder troubles In one
form or another. II the patient IL
not beyond medical aid. Foley's Kid
ney Cure vii cure. It never disap.
points. Foley's honey and tar con.
tain no opiates and a safely be CIV
en- 10 children and Is peculiarly adapt
ed for asthma. bronchitis and hoarse'
ness. Sold by Depot Drug Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10

+. b. DeGarmo, assistant superin.
tendent Of the fourth division Of the
Denver and Rio Granie. was In Santa
re on an inspection tour.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10

Attorney Charles +. Easley OF san
Ia re. went to Hagan TO visit the coal
field Of the New Mexico Fuel q Iron
company. ss4
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards" DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to q
happy. vigorous old axe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10

81
Santa Re Time Table.
East Bound.
No. 2 (daily)-Arrives las p. M;
departs 2:1o p. M
No. (daily)-Arrives 1880 .. m;
departs 1:40 q. n.
No. 4 (~iaily)-Arrives Abs q. M;
departs 4:4o .. m.
West Bound.
NJ fda,,v,-Arrive. 1.a5 .. H.:
denart. 2.oo !, n.
No. Z (daily)-Arriyes 5:l5 p. M;
d@anart. "a
a. ! s.i,v,-Arrivas s.4o s M:
asnsrt. as
I'D. r.,,,orn,a I,mitads.
sol,d p,,,m.n tra,ns uith aiming com
nartm.r, ana conservation can.
~ a-u.a pr,,man ana touris,
80. y rn,c..a ~ K.r.s. ~ .nd
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-10-19
HIGH HONOR
IsAccorded Miss Eugene Clark,
Of Padueah.
She will Read an originsl Poem at
the Worlds Fair.

Miss Eugonie CLARK. Of Paducah.
has been selected TO read an original
poem at tho exercises attending the
Celebration OF Renault day at the
Worlds Fair, Saws the Louisville Post.
President David Z. Francis has
named October 20 as "Rsnsult Day. y
In honor OF Philip Francis Rsnault,
who led the first expedition up the
Mississippi river As the French
nobleman pushed his way mp toward
the heaiwaters his lieutenAnts, Lo
Cleie and La Motto, remained and
founded at. Louis.
Miss CLARK Is one Of the Kentucky
desosnds nts Of Rensult, and there are
said to be others. All are asked TO
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A SUCCESS
SCORES THRoNG THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY NOW.

The Carnegie Library has become
extremely popular and last night the
building was packed with persons de-
string to secure books.
President E. W. Bagby stated this
morning that it was wonderful to see
the number of little folks who come to
the library for books, and they all
take histories of some kind, be stated.
rhe juvenile department has been
pstronized better than the fiction
department for older people, but the
other books are also taken cut by the
score.
There have been over 1880 cards
issued and applicants are coming
daily to secure cards that they may
later secure books.