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the wall, the sword bending and ue.lu.
ing behind her until the blade snapped
Off some six inches from the hit and
fell ringing to the floor.
There, sweetest Of amazons, you
are stingless now, and naught but the
honey is to be gathered" ..
The very ease with which he had
overcome her hoodwinked him to his
danger. The proud, dominant blood Of
the Wentworths flushed her face with
an anger that steeled every nerve in
her 1.-the body. AS, with a victorious
laugh, he released her wrists and slip
ped his arms around her she struck
him twice with lightning swiftness,
f1rst across the brow, then down the
face. Nothing could we'll be more ter
rible than the weapon she had used,
for the jagged iron tore his flesh like
the stroke Of tigers claw. The red
cross showed for a brief moment, then
was obliterated in crimson food.
"Cowardly poltroon, wear the brand
Of Cainw
He had warned her not to scream,
but now his own cries filed the room
as he staggered back, his hands to his
face. Yet, grievously wounded as he
was, he seemed resolved she should
not escape him and, after the first
shock, CROPPED blindly for her. She
flung the broken weapon to the far.
Their side of the room, and the noise of
its fall turned him thither, striking
against the table and then against
chair. She tiptoed cautiously to the
door, turned the key and threw it open
before he could recover himself, for
he had lost all sense Of direction and
could see nothing. She took the i'm
mediate risk Of drawing the key from
the door to yard off the greater dan
ger Of pursuit and calmly locked him
in. If screams were az Intellectual as
be had ipsisted, he would take little
good from his battering Of the door
for some time to come. Frances now
threaded her way through the maze
Of passages, meeting no one, for the
gloom Of death pervaded the palace, at
least in the direction she had taken.
She dared not hurry in spite Of the
urging Of her quickly beating heart,
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"COWARDLY POLTROoN, THE BRAND OF CAINr

but must proceed leisurely, as If she
had perfect right to be where she
was, should any inquisitive servant ell
counter her. At last, with deep
breath, she emerged upon the great
courtyard and so came to the gate.
The officer bowed to her, and she
paused for moment to thank him for
his kindness to her in the earlier part
Of the day. ......
"Is it true-that-that Lord STRAIT
ford"- She could get no further.
Eyes, my lady, and grieved we all
are that it should be so. This morning
on Tower hill. The lords refused
reprieve even until Saturday"
Frances bent her head and struggled
with herself to repress undue emotion,
but finding that impossible turned
abruptly and walked fast down White
hall.
"Her bright eyes, bless her." said
the officer to comrade, "are not the
only ones dimmed with tears for this
mornings work"
On reaching the inn Frances thought
UI WdlLluS LUZ Tic LdLLuLul VOllIAS,
but she had not the heart to meet him
aor the inclination to rest another
night in the city now so hateful to her.
She wrote letter which was forward
ed to him by messenger, but said moth
ing Of her visit to Whitehall, telling
him his estimate Of De Courcy had
been correct, promising to send the
thousand pounds to be replaced in her
fathers treasury as soon as she reach
ed her home in the north, and asking
pardon that his counsel had been de-
clined.
Two hours later Frances was on her
way to the north. She paused on High
gate hill and looked back on the babel
she had left, vast and dim in the rising
mist of the mild spring evening. "Oh,
cruel city! Oh, faithless man! The
bloodthirst Of London may be whetted
and not quenched, perjured king Of
Englandr She bowed her head to her
horses name and wept helplessly.
CHAPTER TX.
WV WILLIAM ARMSTRONG rode
AAM his splendid black steed like
one more accustomed to the
polishing of saddle leather
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nimble as she, for, quickly recovering
himself, he held her tight before she
could turn the key.
"Sir, you forget who I am. Release
me at once and modest me no further"
"Divinest Of the fair, swear to
you
She whisked herself free Of him, and,
darling to the other side Of the room,
whipped down a thin rapier from the
wall.
"You will be we'll advised to put an
end to this fOOling. I am now in no hu-
NOR for it, and with you-never. If you
have not the gift to see it, would
have you know that detest you and
despise you. and have done SO since
first 1 saw you"
"Ah, my little Lady Termagant, you
say as much now, but when the world
knows you paid thousand pounds for
a lover there will be many envious per-
sons who wish to be despised as
much"
'You ruffian and thief! Well did
Vollins estimate your honesty. But
stand aside from that door or your
stealing will profit you little"
"Indeedw cried De Courcy, with a
laugh, as he possessed himself Of a
similar weapon to that which threat
ened him. "'Tfs already squandered.
and l am in sore need Of further in
stallment Are you for duel, thenT"
''If you are coward enough to lift
blade to a woman"
II meet kiss with kiss and steel with
steel, always ready. for either. Guard
yourself, madam"
His pretended antagonism was but
feint to throw her off the guard he
advised her to maintain, for, being one
Of the best swordsmen Of his time, he
knew by her holding of the blade that
she was ignorant Of it's practice. He
brushed her sword aside, dropped his
own and sprang in upon her, grasping
again her helpless wrists, her arms
pinioned thus transversely across her
body, her right hand still clinging to
the useless hilt, with the blade extend
ing past her shoulder and behind her.
His sneering, grinning face so close to
hers that his breath famed her cheek,
he pressed her back and back against
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Harvard university Thursday began
the 269th year of its existence.
Postmaster General Payne is con-
fined to his home in Washington by a
severe cold, contracted during his abb
sence from the city.
Yale university opened its doors
Thursday to more students than have
ever gathered on the first day of the
college year in it's history.
Alderman John Pound, chairman of
the London General Omnibus company,
limited, has been chosen lord mayor
of London for the ensuing year. He
was born in London in 1929.
There has been plentiful fall Of
fine ashes or sand in South Italy,
which is attributed to the eruption of
Mount Vesuvius or to the strong
winds from the African desert.
An increase in the amounts of gifts
from individuals and churches, but
marked falling off In legacies, is shown
by the financial report Of the American
board Of commissioners for foreign
missions,
The census of British South Africa,
including Cape Colony, the Transvaal,
Natal, Rhodesia, Orangia, Basutoland
and Rechuanaland. gives the white
population at 1,135,016 and the col
ored at 5,1S9,175.
Conditions in Peru, political and in
dustrial, were never more favorable
than now, according to Irving B. Dud-
ley, the American minister to that
country, who has just arrived in New
York on vacation trip.
Major Osterhaus, whose death in q
hospital in Southwest Africa from
wounds has just been gazetted in Ber-
lin, was the son Of General Peter Os-
terhaus, who served in the Northern
army during the Civil war in the
United States.
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enter a public dram shop when ne

| enter PUBIC ufan e"'p
/ pleases." -,
dozen amazed men had sprung tO
their feet overseeing a chair or a stooi
here and there behind them and here
and there fagon before them. EleV-
en- swords flashed out, but the upra1sed
right hand of the chairman ana lib
commanding voice caused the weapons
to hang suspended.
"The very man! The very man we
want! Will, where have you dropped
fromY'
"From the back Of my horse mo-
! ment since, as your henchman mere
will bear witness, Traquair."
Armstrong, your arrival at tnlS
juncture is providential. That's What
it is, providential"
1T must be, my lord, for you did
your best to prevent 1t. Your STOUT
pikeman would not even let you know
I was within call, SO just brought
him in to give the message properly"
The sentinel had by this time got
on his feet and was staring at the COM
pany like one dazed.
where's your pike" demanded Ira
QUAR-.
ION the stanes ootside, ma lord"
every well, go out and lift 1t, and see
that you hold better grip Of 1t when
the next man comes along. Attend to
Armstrong; horse and keep an eye up
and down the road"
"I'll look after my own beast, Ira
QUAR-
mo need for that Will. We have
matters Of Importance to discuss, and
Angus here will feed the horse as we'll
as you can do IT, .---o.'...4-a.. '>' ''~" a
"I'll eat and drink whatever's set be-
fore me and never ask who is the cook,
but | trust no man to wait on my
horse. You bide by your sentry march,
Angus, and I'll see to the beast"
With this Armstrong strobe out Of
the house, the III used sentinel follow
ing him. AS the door closed the inter-
riipted hum Of conversation rose again.
Who the interloper might be was the
burden Of the inquiry. -IwsgaEsN sEsamD
"AfmStf0hgs the Very man for our
purpose said Traquair. III any one
can get through Old MOI y hFIuleb ny
craft or by force 1t is WILL / had no
idea he was near by or / would never
have wasted thought Oh any other.
have known him for years, and there's
none to match him, hielan' or lowlan'.
We need seek nae farrar II Christie's
Wull is wullin'. wish unanimous con-
sent to tender our present dangerous
mission to William Armstrong In the
hope that he may get safely to oxford
and, what ID more important, bring Us
with equal safety the kings written
command. II any Of you have some
one else to propose whom you think
may accomplish his business better
than Will Armstrong, ask you to NOM
mate the man and give reasons for
your preference"
Each man looked at the others as If
waiting for some one else to make fur
ther suggestion, but as the silence was
prolonged the earl was about to adj
dress the company when the door
opened and Armstrong himself en-
tered.
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fro BE CONTINUED
SLABS HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
New Jersey Man 10 Dead and the Wo.
man 10 Dying.

Newark, n. j., Sept. 30.-Philip
Stribel. sixty-three years old, stabbed
his wife In the neck last night and
then plunged the knife into his own
heart. She Is In the hospital and will
probably die. Their sixteen.year-old
laughter Thresa was severely cut
while trying to wrest the knife from
her father.
The stabbing was the elimination
Of long series Of quarrels resulting
from the insane jealousy Of the man.
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BURGLARS ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
Beat an Iowa Sheriff into insensibIlIty
and Get Away.

Fairfield, a. Sept. 3O.-TWo men
giving their names as Ed and Charles
Patterson and claiming to be brothers,
who were in jail here on a charge Of
burglary, made their escape last even
Ing after beating Sheriff John Wright
into insensibility with an iron bar
which they had secured. The men are
still at large, but bloodhounds are on
their trail and 1t Is thought that they
will he recanturad
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Deer the
Border sx
ia
1905 ~>"'''o' ~ ''
Frederi JouT"0@E' ETC.
CHAPTER VIII.

- N Monday there were ever in
III creasing rumors through the
town that Charles had signed
the bill which would send his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-23
He Must Travel Far to Give Little.
Six Thousand Mile Give
Testimony That May Consume Five Months
Tine-M

OF the United States commanded him
to get together enough buds to last a
while In Klondike weather and start at
once upon the 5000 miles journey. Dunn
bells thoughts at this moment were
not quite audible, but It II understood
that his patriotism received a severe
setback. Submitting TO the inevitable
he prepared for his departure, and was
In town today getting THE last square
meal for a term and assuring Deputy
Marshal Smyth that all had been for
given,
The subpoena OF Mr.. Dumbell demon
strates anew to what expense the gov
eminent will 90 In exercising It's Judi
cial powers, In spite OF all the travel
and cost incidental and the great
amount OF time likely to be taken up
during which the witness must be paid
his fees-it will require less than 10
minutes for this witness, to relate what
he kpows about the customs collector
Mr. Dumbel will remain In Alaska
long enough TO take a look ut his prop.
erty, which he located during the STAN.
pede, and In which he has great faith.
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HANNA LEFT
THREE MILLIONS.
Principal Benedciaries Are His
Widow, His Son, Daughters,
And a Sister,
NOTHING IS LEFT TO CHARITY.
Estate in the Main to be Divided Into
Three Parts Executors not Re.
Quired to Give Bonds.

Cleveland. o., Feb. 20. By the will Of
the late Senator Marcus Alonzo Han
ma, probated today. an estate valued
at about 100000 Is left to the family.
There are no public requests, The
principal benefciaries are the widow,
Mrs, Charlotte Augusta Hanna, Daniel
Rhodes Hanna, the two daughters, Ma
bel Augusta Hanna Parsons and Mrs,
Ruth Mccormick, wife Of Medlll Nc
Cormick, OF Chicago,
A sister, Lillian G, Hanna Baldwin,
is given $4,000. An aunt, Mrs, Helen
Converse, is given 81 900 and each OF
the grandchildren 5000 each.
The widow is given the homestead
property, all It's furnishings, the sta
bles and the library In lieu Of one
years support.
Several years ago Senator Hanna
took out considerable life insurance for
the benefit OF his three children. The
will provides that the gifts are not Ia
be taken into consideration In the set
Element OF the estate.
The estate In the main Is TO be d.
vlded into three equal parts. The first
third was left to Mrs Hanna to re-
main as her own during her natural
life and at her death to be disposed OF
by the trustees
The remaining two-thirds Is then "a
be divided into three equal parts and
divided among the three children, share
and share alike. But the shares TO be
held In trust for the children by the
trustees who viii conduct the affairs OF
each and give to them the income from
each part.
In the event OF the death Of the two
daughters, and that they have no chill.
dren. then one-fourth of their shares ~
10 be given to their husbands and the
remaining three-fourth are to revert
back to Mrs. Hanna or her son, Daniel
The executors are not asked TO give
bonds. II was the direction Of Senator
| Hanna that all partnership in which
he was interested during his life should
be continued the same as II he wer,
still alive. In addition to this. how
ever, he delegates the power TO III,
trustees 10 terminate such partnership
at any time they desired, II In thell
Judgment such step liz considered III,
best move for the interests Of the es.
tate.
Under the terms OF the will II is ex.
pected that the bulk Of the business
will fall upon the shoulders OF Daniel
r. Hanna, the son, Dan Hanna, Mrs.
Hanna and l.. c. Hanna, are appointed
trustees.
Nothing Is left to charity.
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The preliminary hearing OF John
Rice, who, with Abe Hunter, Is charged
with the murder Of Fred Beutler' an
old umbrella maker, on Feb 20, 1871
was begun before City Judge c. b.
Diehl in the criminal division of the
city court this morning.
Rice was taken to the courtroom a
few minutes hsfors the opening OF
court, by Deputy Sheriff Andrew Smith.
The prosecution was conducted by AS
sistant County Attorney Whitaker, and
TIT defense by Attorney James NJ
Hamilton. The plea Of not guilty, filed
by Rice at the time OF hIs arraignment
was withdrawn by his attorney, for the
purpose Of filing the following verbal
exception:
THAT the court has no jurisdiction OF
the crime charged In the complaint and
that the case had been adjudlcated by
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Hunter and Rice Answer Murder Charge.
OF
Beute o justice FOR Crime That
LonSB INddcn-Teimony

He examined the body and found
marks on the throat that indicated that
the man had been stranged. He gave a
minute description OF the body, the po.
sition IN which II was lying and the
appearance OF ehe room. His testimony
was unchanged on cross-examlnation.
DR.. W. II, Beer was called. and after
testifying that Beutler had died Of
apoplexy was excused for the day.
Mrs, t. D, Holt swore that she lived
In the house adjoining that occupied by
Beutler, and that on the night Of the
tragedy she heard the sound OF scuf-
fling feet and struggle.
Her testimony was corroborated by
her daughterin law Mrs. W, p. Holt.
She also said that she tried to open
Beutlers door a few minutes later, and
called to him. hut got no answer.
An adjournment was then taken un-
I'll 3 o'clock this afternoon. The ex-
animation OF Abe Hunter. who was ar
rested with Rice, on a complaint charg-
Ing him with the same crime, will be
taken up at the conclusion OF the Rice
hearing.
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To be found on the Lucin cutoff by
an Alaskan court officer and sub
poenaed in a case that will consume
probably Ave months time; to be COM
PEELED to travel 5000 miles over the
toughest country in Uncle Sans civil
lied possessions, all for the purpose Of
giving some 10 minutes Of testimony
this is the unenviable position OF h. D.
Dumbell OF ogden, conductor In the
employ Of the Southern Pacific
Mr.. Dumbel leaves tonight for Eagle
city, Alaska, where he must be on
March 81 to testify In a criminal ac-
ton brought against the former collec-
tor Of customs on the interior line be-
tween Alaska and Canada for fraud.
Two years ago the ogden man was in
Cape Nome rush, and this collector Is
alleged to have charged him with
fraudulent fees, as well as many other
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previous information and inquiry" An
affidavit by Rice. covering the fact OF
his former trial, was also presented 10
the court
The attorney for the defense also
presented motion that all the parties
charged with the crime, now under
arrest be placed on trial collectively,
claiming that the right to have stimuli
taneous trial, rested with the defend
ants This motion was overruled by the
court.
Richard l.. Shannon, who was q pa
trolman at the time the murder was
committed, was the first witness After
being sworn, he testified that on the
night Of Feb. rs, 1897, he was sitting In
the police station. and received a tele-
phone message saving that a murder
had been committed at the Beutler resi-
dence, on west South Temple street
He and another policeman went to the
scene. and found the body OF the old
umbrella member lying on the floor Of
his room, near the door. A large cloth,
probably IA by is inches In Size was
In Beutler's mouth.
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victims. The court at Eagle City sent
word to Marshal Heywood's office that
Dumbell was supposed to be In the
employ of the Southern Pacific. With
this message came a subpoena and Dep
uty Marshal smyth went out on hunt
for the witness.
on this day the terrible explosion at
Jackson occurred, Until that day Dunn
bell was the conductor Of the water
train that was concerned in that ex-
plosIon. But somebody had quit unex-
pectadly and Dumbell was assigned to
his place, which relieved him of the
train that was blown up. Deputy Mar
shall smyth's fret information was,
however, that the man he sought had
been killed In the catastrophe. and he
went on 10 the scene OF the wreck.
There no learned that the report was an
error and finally he located Dumbell,
who was flguratively In a state OF pray
err the result OF his narrow escape
For this was Dumbell's cue, as he
states, 10 be thankful, His Joy was
partially overcome by the subsequent
service Of the subpoena. The president
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HEALTH CLERKSHIP.
Commission is Still Squabbling Over
Successor to Horace Smith.

The city board Of health held a short
meeting this morning and an attempt
was made by Health Commissioner
Stewart to have the board approve OF
the appointment of Douglas Ferguson
as clerk Of the board, but the efforts
IN that respect were without success.
When the name was submitted by the
health commissioner, Mayor Morris
ruled that the appointment was out OF
order, DR.. Fisher thought that the
opinion Of the city attorney In regard
10 the mayors power to appoint the
clerk OF the board should be tested In
law before anything further Is done In
that matter. The mayor was sustained
IN his ruling concerning the appoint.
ment OF Mr., Ferguson. so the meeting
was then adjourned Those present
were Mayor Morris, DR.. Stewart, DR..
Fisher and Mr., Brooks.
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Berlin 3-The dispatch
government
St Petersburg Feb district
erday
Seoul Feb aA telegram received here Yang the
pMicst ckenb n threaten
New York. Feb a3Niion the Herad St. Petersburg
Dadanen
ermned ships through
bteuge appearance
if
re
to
the
oil the fee
tina Black
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PALMER HALL.
Colorado College Science Building
Formally Dedicated.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Feb. a.
With pomp and splendor Palmer hall,
the magnificent new science building OF
Colorado college, was dedicated today
IN the presence Of an assemblage OF
nearly 1000 people. Presidents Of
various colleges Of the east and west
were present and In the line OF march
were many OF the most celebrated edu.
Gators OF the country.
The dedication address was delivered
by President David Starr Jordan, LII.
d., Leland Stanford, Jr,, university.
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position who said 10 q representative
of the Associated Press
II shall remain ut st. louis until the
exposition is ended, All our exhibits
are now on their way. We are well
satisfied with the British showing"
Col. Watson reported to the Prince Of
Wales. who is president OF the COM
mission, the progress made and tn"
prince expressed keen satisfaction.
There does not appear to be any chance
OF the Prince Of Wales going TO the
United States.
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The Naval Program.

Washington, Feb. 23,--The naval APP
preparation bill was taken up In the
house today, Mr., Foster VERMONT be.
Ing made chairman Of the committee
OF the whole and the reading OF the bill
for amendment continued.
In endeaVoring to get the amount Of
the New York navy yard increased by
100000, Mr.. Fitzgerald IN. ~, de-
olared that by no other committee OF
the house was "the cohesive power OF
public plumber" 80 remarkably exem-
pli0ed
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BLOCKING MAYOR MORRIS.
City Executive May Invoke Power Of
Courts to Aid Him in His Rights.

Al caucus Of the Republican members
Of the city council yesterday 1t was de-
cided to stand together in the matter OF
the appointments sumbItted by the mayor
and block all of them unless they are
satisfactory to those who took part In the
caucus Just what the Republican mem
bors want Is unknown 10 even thom-
selves. They are unable TO agree upon any
definite basis for the distribution Of the
patronage
a proposition was made to them on Sat.
urday By the Democrats to the effect that
II they would confirm the mayors appoint
could then name one.half Of the employees
In the various departments This plan
was also rejected, ana II may be neces-
sary 20 bring the matter In court before
q fna settlement can 10 reached.