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. afresh as / realized how the influence of
the master was sinking into me. and he
heaven knew where! But my punish
lnent was swift to follow, for within the
hour the bell rang imperiously twice,
and there was DIR. Theobald on our mat
IN a yellow Jaeger suit, with chin as
yellow jutting over the flaps that he had
turned up to hide his pajanas.
What's this about a bad night?" said
'.He couldn't sleep and he wouldn't let
me-, l whispered. never Ioosening my
grasp of the door and standing tight
against the other wall. But he's sleep
ing like baby now"
81 must see him.
He gave strict orders that you should
not"
"I.m his medical man and T.
you know what he is said, shrug-
ging; the least think wakes him, and
you will IL you insist on seeing him now.
1t will be the last time, I warn you! I
know what he said and you DON'T
The doctor cursed me under his fiery
rnustache.
II shall come up during the course OF
the morning he snarIed.
And shall tie up the bell,' l said
and If it doesn't ring he'll be sleeping
still. but will not risk waking him by
coming to the door again.
And with that / shut ii in his face i
was improving, as Raffies had said, but
what would IL profit me If some evil had
befallen him. And now / was prepared
for the worst. A boy came UP whist1ing
and leaving papers on the mats. 1t was
getting on for 8 o'clock, and the whisky
and soda of half-past II stood untouched
and stagnant in the tumbier. If the
worst had happened to Raffles l felt that
/ would either never drink again or else
seldom do anything else.
Meanwhile ! could not even break my
fast, but roamed the fat In misery not
to be described, my very linen still un-
changed. my cheeks and chin now tawny
from the unwholesome night. How long
would 1t go on? I wondered for a time.
Then 1 changed my tune: how long could
endure it?
1t went on actually until the forenoon
only, but my endurance cannot be meas
ured by the time. for to me every hour
of It was an arctic night Yet it cannot
have been much after II when the ring
came at the bell, which I had forgotten
to tie up after all. But this was not
the doctor; neither, too we'll knew, was
it the wanderer returned. Our. bell was
the pneumatic one that tells you il the
touch be light or heavy: tho hand upon
1t now was tentative and shy.
The owner OF the hand j had never
seen before. He was young and ragged.
with one eye blank, but the other abIaze
with some fell excitement And straight
way he burst into low torrent of words.
of which all knew was that they were
Italian, and therefore news of Raff1es. II
only / had known the languagel But
dumb show might help US somewhat, and
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real value. MY pal. my pal, and no
time to be lost!' l translated freely and
few for my hat.
"Ecco, signore.' cried the fellow.
snatching the watch from my waistcoat
pocket and putting. one black thumb nail
on the long hand. the other on the
numera1 II. Mezzogiorno-poco tempo
POGO tempo!" And again seized his
meaning ,--at ii was twenty past IL and
we must be there by L. But where, but
where? 1t was maddening to be sum-
moned like this and not to know what
had happened nor to have any means OF
finoins out. But my presence of mind
stood by me still. 1 was improving by
seven-Ieague strides. and I crammed my
handkerchief between the drum and
hammer of the bell before leaving. The
doctor could ring now till he was black
in the face but 1 was not coming, and
he need not think it.
l half expected to find hanson wait
ing, but there was none. and we had
gone some distance down the Earls
Court road before we got one; in fact,
we had TO run to the stand. Opposite Is
the church with the clock upon 1t, as
everybody knows, and at sight OF the
dial my companion had wrung his hands.
1t was close upon the half hour.
POGO tempo-pochissimo! he walled
to the eabman--' 'nuEerro trentotto.
bloomsbury Square I roared on my
own account, ...I'll show you the house
when we get there, only drive like be-
damned"
My companion lay back gasping in his
corner The small glass told me that
nv own face was pretty red.
IA nice show / cried: ''and not a
word can you tell me. Didn't you bring
me a note?"
I might have known by this time that
he had not. still / went = through the
pantominne of writing with my finger on
my cuff But he shrugged and shook
his head
..Niente.' said he. Una auistione di
vita, di Vita
whats that p. 1 snapped. my early
training come in again Say it slowly
Observation-Disclosures.
Thank Italy for the stage instructions
in the songs one used to murderI The
fellow actually understood
-quistionc-di-vita-"
s.Or mors, eh2' shouted. and up went
the trapdoor over our heads.
..Avanti. ayanti. avanti." cried the Ital-
ian, turning up his one-eyed face.
"Hell-to-1eather.' l translated land
double fare If you do it bv IL o'clock =
But in the streets OF London how is
one TO know the time? In the Earl
Court road il had not been half-past
and at Barker's in High street it was
but minute later A, long half-miIe a
minute. that was going like the wind
and indeed we had done much OF it at a
gallop. But thes next hundred yards
took US FIVE minutes by the next clock
and which was one to believe: / fell
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There was no choices we had to take
the first upon the rank, but it must have
deserved it's place with the rest no
where. New tires, superb springs, a
horse in a thousand and q driver up to
every trick OF his trade! In and out W.
went like a. fast half back at the Rug
by game, yet where the trafhc was thin
nest there were we. And-how he knew
his wayt At the Marble Arch he slip
ped out Of the main stream, and so into
Wigmore street. then up and in and out
and on until saw the gold tips OF the
Museum palisade cleaning between the
horses ears in the sun. Plop, plop,
plop; ting, ling, ling; bell and horse
shoes, horseshoes and bell. until the
colossal figure OF c. ]. Fox In grimy
toga spelled Bloomsbury square. with
my watch still wanting three minutes
to the hour.
what number?" cried the good fell
low overhead.
'Trentotto, trentotto." said my guide.
but he was looking to the right, and
on foot ! had not half sovereign
after all. but I flung our dear driver a
whole one instead. and only wish that
1t had been a hundred.
Already the Italian had hts latch key
In the door of 3s, and IN another mo-
ment we were rushing up the narrow
stairs of as dingy a London house as
was paneled, but IL was dark and evil
smelling and how we should have
found our way even to the stairs but
for an unwholeson1e Jet Of yellow gas
in the hall cannot myself imagine.
However. up we went peli-mell to the
right about on the half landing, and
so like a whirlwind into the drawing
room a few steps higher. There the
gas was also burning behind closed
shutters. and the scene is photographed
upon my brain, though cannot have
looked upon it for a whole instant as
I sprang in at my leaders heels
This room also was paneled. and In the
middle of the wall on our left. his hands
lashed to ring-bolt high above his head.
his toes barely touching the floor. his
neck pinioned by a strap passing through
smaller ringbolts under either ear and
every inch Of him secured on the same
principle, stood. or rather hung all that
was left of Raffes, for at the first glance
i believed him dead. A black ruler
gagged him. the ends dashed behind his
neck. the blood upon 1t caked to bronze
in the saslight- And in front OF him.
ticking like sledgehammer, its only
hand upon the stroke of II, stood sim
pie, old-fashioned grandfather's clock
but not for half an instant lonxer-only
until my guide could hurl himself upon
1t and send the whole thing crashing into
the corner. An ear-splitting report ac-
companied the crash, a white cloud lifted
from the fallen clock. and / saw a re-
volyer smoking in wise screwed below
the dial. an arrangement of wires sprout-
iag from the DIAL itself, and the single
hand at once at its zenith and in con-
tact with these
Tumble to 1t. Bunny"
He was alive: these were his words
the Italian had the bloed-caked ruler in
his hand. and with his knife was reach
Ing up TO cut the thongs that lashed the
hands. He was not tall enough.
seized and lifted him up. then fell 70
work with my own knife on the straps.
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spoke. but thSre will be grades and
grades between him and the organ-grind-
ers. / shouldn't be surprised if he had
every low-dqwn Neapolitan ice-creamer
in the town Il on my tracks. The organi-
zation's Incredible Then do you remem-
Der the superior foreigner who came to
the door a few days afterward? You
sand he had velvet eyes"
- never connected him with those
two.''
''Of course you didn't. Bunny, so you
threatened to kick the fellow downstairs.
and only made them keener on the scent.
1t was too late TO say anything when
you told me. But the very next time |
showed my nose outside ] heard a
camera click as 1 passed. and the liend
was a person with velvet eyes. Then
there was q lull. That happened weeks
ago They had sent me to Italy for
Identification by Count Corbucci."
But this is all theory | exclaimed.
How on earth can you know?''
II don't know said Raffles, ''but 1
should like to bet. Our friend the blood
hound is hanging about the corner near
the pillar box. Look through my win
COW. it's dark in there, and tell me who
he is"
The man was too far away for me to
swear to his face. but he wore covert
coat of un-Eaglish length; and the lamp
across the road played steadily on his
boots. They were very yellow and they
made no noise when he took a turn. 1
strained my eyes. and all at once re-
membered the, thin-soied low-heeled
spIay yellow boots of the insidious for
eigner with the soft eyes and the brown
paper face whom had turned from the
door as a palpable fraud. The ring at
the bell was the first / had heard of him,
there had been no warning step upon the
stairs and my suspicious eye had searched
his feet for rubber soles.
ITS the fellow" I said. returning to
Rafhes. and I described his boots.
Raffies was delighted.
Wen done, Bunny; you're coming on
said he. Now l wonder II he's been
over expressly. You did better than you
think in spotting those .boots, for they
can only have been made in Italy, and
that looks like the special envoy. But
it's no use spcculatng. must find out"
How can your
He won't stay there all night"
..wen?"
when he gets tired of ii / shall re-
turn the compliment and follow him"
''Nct alone" said l firmly
@tWeli. we'll see; we'Il see at once said
Reffies. rising. "Out with the gas, Bum
ny. while take a look. Thank you.
Now wait bit yesi He's chucked
it; he's off already. and so am Ii''
But / slipped to our outer door and held
the passage.
II don't let you go alone, you know"
You can't come with me in pajamas."
Now see why you made me put them
onr'
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back upon my own old watch CIT was
my own), which made it eighteen min
utes TO the hour as we swung across the
Serpentine bridge. and by the quarter
we were in the Bayswater road-not up
for once.
Presto, prestol" my pale guide mur-
INJURED. Affretatevi-avantil"
Ten bob IL you do IT," cried through
the trap. without the slightest notion Of
what we were to do. But IL was una
quistione df Vita" and "vostro amico''
must and could only be my miserable
Raf1es.
What a very godsend Is the perfect
hanson TO the man or woman IN q
hurry! 1t had been our great good for.
tune to jump into a perfect hanson.
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in | dragged him. though against his
will, a new alarm in his one wild eye.
Non capite?" he cried when had him
inside and had withsfood the torrent.
mo. I'm bothered II ! do!' | answered
guessing his question from his tone. .,
'.Vostro AMIGO" he repeated over and
over again; and then, POGO tempo, POGO
tempo. POGO tempop
Fer once in. my life the classical edu-
cation Of nay public-school days was OF
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Continued on Page Three.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-04
LINCOLN.
WAIQORQRO.
last week

Sumner Jackson went to BRUNSWICK,
last week. to enter Bowdoin College
We are glad To see 50 many OF our
young men making efforts 70 obtain
college educations.
Stephen keene Of Maiden. Mass,
passed Wednesday with his brother, Z.
T. Keene, while en- route for Bremen
to visit his mother.
Miss Bessie K. Reed went to Bath.
Friday.
Miss Helen Jones was in Damaris-
Gotta, Friday.
Mrs. John Richardson and child are
1t her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Miles
StandiSh.
William Grant is able to he out again,
ness.
Rev. and Mrs. c. W. Curtis have re-
turned from the Congregational state
convention in Gardiner.
Mrs. Eliza Macdonald Of san Fran
cisco. who is passing n few months
with her mother in town. rendered Il
very beautiful solo during service at
the NJ. F.. church, Sunday morning.
Miss Kate Sproul went to Boston,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Bliss have re-
turned home.
The KIar!1- Urban Stock Co. finished
and engagement at Clark's hall. sat
urday night. They played to large au-
diences each night and all speak in the
If hh
Mrs. Frank Achorn and son. Glen
wood. Of New Orleans. are il town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Coombs
nassed Sunday at their cottage IL but
ter Point.
Mrs. Maurice Peters will go to Boston
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Twenty new jurymen have been sum-
moned to report at the supreme court,
next Thursday morning, for the third
trial OF Rev. Frank W. Sanford for
manslaughter.
On motion Of County attorney Eaton,
the case Of Benjamin Mack charged
with arson, was mol pressed in the
superior court at Portland, Monday
morning, and the respondent was dis
charged.
Impressive and beautiful was the
marriage ceremony of Mr.. John Cor
ham Palfrey Of Boston, and Miss
Methyl Cakes of Auburn. at the High
street Congregational church, Auburn,
at one o'clock, Tuesday afternon.
About 9 o'clock Tuesday morning a
little shower struck Freeport and
dampcncd the spirits of the manage
ment of Freeport fair. Accordingly the
fair has been set ahead one day, Tues
days program being given on Wednes-
day.
Judge WisWell at Pennington, Tues
day, sentenced two men, d Stifano, the
Rangeley Italian, who was held on as
sault, to five months i'll Pennington
Jail, and Alton Perkins, who pleaded
guilty TO two charges Of incest, to five
years on each charge at hard labor in
the State prison. This will give Per-
lNns ten continuous years III prison
The body of Leo Christianson. the =
year-old son of Louis Christianson of
Westbrook, who had been missing since
he was seen playing by the river side
at a little after noon by his school
mates, was found, Monday, in the river
by his father He was on his way to
St Hyacinthes parochial school, where
he attended, and it is supposed that he
accidentally fell into the river.
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STRANGER THAN FICTION.
A Remedy Which Has Revoutionized
the Treatment of Stomach Troubles.

The remedy is not hcralded as Won
derful discovery nor yet a secret patent
medicine, neither is it claimed to cure
anything except dyspepsia, indigestion
and stomach troubles with which nine
out Of ten suffer
The remedy is in the form of pleasant
tasting tablets or lozenges, containing
vegetable and fruit essences, pure
aseptic pepsin government tesD. gold
en- seal and diastase. The tablets are
sold by druggists under the name Of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Many in
teresting experiments to test the di-
gestive power Of Stuarts Tablets show
that one grain of the active principle
contained III them is sufficient to thor
oughly digest 5000 grains Of raw meat.
eggs and other wholesome food.
Stuart's Tablets do not act upon the
bowels like after dinner pills and cheap
cathartics, which simply irritate ami
i1fiame the intestines without having
any effect whatever in digesting fooJ
or curing Indigestion.
If the stomach can he rested and as
sisted in the work Of digestion it will
very soon recover its normal vigor, as
no organ is so much abused and ever
worked as the stomach.
This is the secret. if there is any
secret, of the remarkable success Of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, remedy
practically unknown a few years ago
and now the most widely known of any
treatment for stomach weakness.
This success has been secured entire
ly upon its merits as a digestive pure
and simple, because there can be no
stomach trouble if the food is promptly
diScsted.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act entire
ly on the food eaten. digesting it COM
pletely, 50 that it can be assimilated
into blood, nerve and tissue. They cure
dyspepsia. water br2sh. sour stomach.
gas ana bloating after meals, because
they furnish the digestive power which
weak Stomachs lack and unless That
lack is supplied it is useless to attempt
10 cure by the use Of 'tonics,' pills
and cathartics which have absolutely
no digestive power.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets can be
found At all drug stores and the regular
uee OF one or two of them after meals
viii demonstrate their merit better
than any other argument.
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HoWpoiN.

Mrs. Abbie Coombs. who has been
i'll. is very much better.
j. +. Edgecomb of Lisbon Falls, was
in town, Sunday.
l.. Gale Of Durham was in town vls-
iting relatives, Sunday
Inez Avery was at home from Lewis
ton over Sunday.
Thomas Shaw was in Auburn, Mon
day.
Mrs. Adelaide Avery is working at
Lisbon Falls.
Albert Curtis was in Lewiston, Mon
day.
Thomas Shaw is having a serious time
with one Of his eyes caused by stick
striking it while he was at work in the
field.
Mrs. Ellen Roberts and Mrs. Fannie
Boyce and Mrs. Ida Mclntire, all Of
Orrs Island, who have been visiting
their uncle, J. 0. Roberts, the past
week, have returned to their home.
Sidney Grover and family of Lisbon
Falls. We're the guests OF Mrs. Growers
father, j. Small, over Sunday.
Mrs. y. Gray was in Lewiston. Sun
day. to Visit her nephew. who is sick
III The hospital. He remains about the
same.
A number from this section Of the
town attended the dance at Mr.. Shaw's
in Topsham, Saturday night.
All are planning to attend Topsham
fair, next week.
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of Winslow's Mills We're in this place
Friday.
Miss Mertie Hager of Waltham.
Mass, is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez
Wallace, Medomak farm.
Mrs. w. r. Walter and Miss Iinn;o
Strour spent Thursday in Warren with
Mrs. Frank Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hilton who have
beep spending a few weeks in Mon
mouth and Augusta have returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Benner of
North Noblaboro attended church here
Sunday, and were guests Of Mr., and
Mrs. Geo. Cushman.
y. o. Stahl who has been snendine.
two weeks in Cambridge. Mass. re-
turned home. Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff II. l.. Leavitt was in
this place, Saturday.
Edwin Mank and two grandchildren
Of East Waldoboro We're here. Sunday.
Mrs. Thatcher of Rhode Island 10 =
guest Of Mrs. Geo. Bacon on the
Ridge.
Mrs. Annie Ward and little SON Of Al
bion are spending few DAYS with MFR
and Mrs. y. }. Walter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Kaler of East
Waldoboro we're the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson kalrr, Sunday.
John StaAl VINO has been Spending a
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II. Stahl, went 10 South Thomaston.
Saturday, where he will spend a few
days, and then return to his duties as
assistant i'll the Camden postotfice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stain spent Sun
day with Mrs. Stains mother. Mrs.
Margaret HoffscS, on the Ridge.
Geo. Q. Genthncr ana Miss Lucy ].
Overlook OF West Waldoboro, were
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Walter,
Sunday.
j. C. i;ogucs. Mrs. Lendon Burgess
and children, Olive and Gladys, Of VIII
low Lake farm, and Miss Ada rcaslec,
are spending 4 few days at Martins
Point.
CEDAR GROVE.
Miss Ella Robbins Of Boston is
spending her vacation with Mrs.
Henry Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs John Ritual called on
Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Lilly, Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Hasson Of Yves: Drcs-
den, celebrated her birthday anniver-
sary. Sept. % by entertaining twenty
Of her friends end schoolmates. Many
games weer played and refreshments
We're served of ice cream and cake
plums. fancy crackers and candy. She
was remembered with hosts of pres
eats.
Quite n number Of Dresden people
took the boat for Boston, Tuesday
night. among them being G.. Perkins,
Miss Alice White. Leonard Carleton,
Oliver Gctchcll and son Herbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. James, Rert
Lilly and Mrs. Eugene Lilly We're the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lilly,
Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Rhines is spending n few
days with her friend, Mrs Hermon
Lilly.
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SHOUTED UP.
In England They Politely Refer to the
Stomach as Little Mary"

Little Mary say up there, wont
YOU please quit sending down such q
variety Of unnatural things to me.
Here this morning first came down
some sticky. pasty material. all starchy
and only partly cooked. II Was wheat
or oats and WAS decorated with milk
and sugar.
"Rctwrcn the unchcwed mouthfuls
came culpS of coffee. finally good
big drcnching of it. Then some bread
and a lot of grease. perhaps it was
buffer. then some, fried eggs and fried
meat and more coffee and some fried
cakes and syrup. You load things on
We as If | could stand everything.
81 try faithfully. but there's no use.
can digest part of il and the balance
sours and | simply have to push it
along TO the liver. He says he's badly
oyerworked now and gets so weak he
almost collapSeS. 50 he sends tn" sour
mass on down into the 1ntestlnes to
,aise gas and trouble of all kinds. We
can't help it, and YOU must either Sc
cot YOUR food with letter reason or
Stand more and more trouble down
h.re. suppose you try us on some
cooked or raw fruit. u little Grape
Euts and cream. soft-bolied 'h"t
rriaD eggs. some well-browned toast
ond j cup Of Postum. Liver and
n.in Guarantee to make YOU feel the
I,onn III IF 4 hearty and well man II
YOU viii send those things down 70 "
There's a reason but never nllho 'h'''
try il first ana when you find y" kh""
iwhat We are talking about, you may pc
re adv to hear the reason
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SAGADAHOc.
WEST BOWDOiN.

Mr.. ana Mrs. Isaac Allen OF Lisbon
Falls, We're i'll town, Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. II. Allen was in Litch-
field, Wednesday. calling on friends.
the guests Of Mrs. F.. Mqloon. Sunday.
Miss Carrie Adams called on her
niece. Carrie Allen, last week.
Mr. and Mrs ". L. Maloon were in
Lisbon Falls. Wednesday.
J. S. Allen. who IS at work in Lisbon.
passed Sunday, at his home.
The work on the State road is almost
completed
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KENNEBEC.
BRANCH MILLS.

4. +. Runnels has leased the hotel in
his village. for the winter, taking pos
session. oct. IA.
Henry Parmentcr of Augusta, visited
his sister. Mrs. Edison WorthinG, Sun
day. Mrs. Worthing will have the
care OF mis- little son, Stanley. for
awhile.
Mrs. ]. r. II. DinsmOre entertained
the l.. X. II. Club, September Goth.
Edwin Moody has moved into his
new home Oh Water street.
Tleon Shuman is boarding at Edison
Workings.
Mrs. Woodbury. Jones entertained tie
Ladies Society. Sept. -.
Mrs. Eva smith of Waltham, Mass,
and Mrs Hattie Worthing Of Albion,
IRE tbs guests Of their brother George
A. WoIthing.
Don Worthing and Edward Cain, of
the state Normal school Pennington,
passed Saturday and Sunday with
their parents.
Ray Sanborn Of Augusta, is visiting
Lis sister. Mrs. II. X. Stinson.
Miss Albra Porter. who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. s. Parment-
cr, has returned to hfr home In New
York City.