The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-05-10

nately aGdS out OF the room iChen ms
brother succumbed-some sag that he aras
in his grandfdther's room abope-was
greatly unnerved by this unexpected
end to what was probably merely a
temporary quarrel, and now lies in a
critical condition.
1.-THE relations between him and the
deceased ALBERT had always been OF
the most amicable character until they
unfortunately fell in love with the
same woman"
Attached to this was another Slip, APP
parently from later paper.
''Ihe quarrel between the two broth.
ers Moore, just prior to the youngel's
death, turns out to have been of ii
more serious nature than was first sup,
posed. 1t has since leaked out that an
actual duel was fought at that time
between these two on the floor of the
old library and that in this duel the
elder one was wounded. Some even
60 SO far as to affirm that the ladys
hand was to be the reward of him VINO
drew the first blood. 1t is no Longer,
denied that the room iCds in great dis
order i0hen the servants first rushed in
at the sound he made in falling. Every
thing movable had been pushed back
against the wall and an open space
cleared, in the center of which could be
seen one drop of blood. What is Ger
tain is that Mr.. Moore is held to the
house by something even more serious
than his deep grief, and that the young
lady who was the object of this fatal
dispute has left the city"
Pasted under this was the following
short announcements:
Married, on the 21st of January, at
the American consulate in Rome, Italy,
Edward Moore of Washington, ID. c.,
United States of America. to Antoi-
nette Sloan, daughter of Joseph Dewitt
Sloan. also of that city"
With this notice my interest in the
book ceased, and l prepared to step
down from the chair on which l had
remained standing during the reading
Of the above passages.
As did so spied slip of paper
lying on the floor at my feet AS it had
not been there ten minutes before there
could be no doubt that it had slipped
from the book whose leaves had been
turning over so rapidly. Fastening to
recover it, found it to be IL sheet of
ordinary note paper partly inscribed
with words in neat and distinctive
handwriting. This was great find,
for the paper was fresh and the hand
writing one which could be readily
identified. What l saw written there
was still more remarkable. 1t had the
look of some Of the memoranda l had
myself drawn up during the most per-
picking moments of this strange case.
I transcribe it just as it read
I'VE have here two separate accounts
of how death comes to those who
breathe their last on the ancestral
hearthstone of the Moore house library.
Certain facts are emphasized in
BOTH
Each victim was alone when he fell.
Each death was preceded by scene
Of alteration or violent controversy
between the victim and the alleged
master of these premises.
In each case the master Of the house
reaped some benefit, real or fancied.
from the others DEATH
A curious set of paragraphs. Some
one besides myself was searching for
the very explanation l was at that mo-
ment intent upon. l should have con-
sidered it the work of our detectives if
the additional lines l now came upon
could have been written by any one
but Moore. But no one of any other
blood or associations could have in
dited the amazing words which follow
ed. The only excuse l could find for
them was the difficulty which some
men feel in formulating their thoughts
otherwise than with pen and paper,
they We're SO evidently intended for
the writer's eye and understanding
only, as witness:
LET me recall the words my father
was uttering when my brother rushed
In upon us with that account of my
misdeeds which changed all my pros
poets in life. 1t was my twenty first
birthday, and the old man had just in
formed me that as the eldest son l
might expect the house in which we
stood to be mine one day and with it a
secret which has been handed down
from father to son ever since the
Moores rose to eminence in the person
! of Colonel Alpheus. Then he noted
that was now of age and Immediately
| went on to say: This means that you
must be told certain facts, without the
knowledge of which you would be no
true Moore. These facts you must
hereafter relate to your son or whoever
may be fortunate enough to inherit
from you. 1t is the legacy which goes
with this house and Que which no in
heritor as yet has refused either to re-
ceiye or to transmit Listen. You have
often noted the gold filigree ball which
wear on my watch guard. This ball
Is the talisman of our house, of this
house. If in the course of your life
you find yourself in an extremity from
which no issue seems possible-mind
the strictness of the injunction-an eX-
tremity from which no issue seems
possible-Q have never been in such a