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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18
A Remedy For Extr.vasancs.

Extravaganza is certainly feminine
weakness, and 1t is difficult for women
in high positions who are rarely wor-i
ried with money troubles to know
where to draw the line. Apropos OF
this good story is told Of the late ex-
Queen Isabella of Spain. whose bills
nearly drove her treasurer mad with
anxiety:
Her majesty purchased extensively q
the Partisan shops. but her income
which was not large for her station,
would not stand the strain when the
bills came in. At last the treasurer hit
upon a brilliant idea. He got two
bushels Of silver pieces and piled the
coins up on huge table in the queens
anteroom. When Isabella saw the
enormous heap Of money she called out
in establishment, what on earth IL ~
this money for?"
at is the money to pay your males.
TVS glover" replied the treasurer.
The queen said nothing. but Thought
the more and afterward made 1t .
rule to pay ready money for all the
goods she purchased.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18

! shrill, excited intake. In the aim
light saw his head thrown forward,
| his whole attitude rigid with attention.
Outside, the street was absolutely de-
serted. Those two men might still be
crouching in the doorway, but could
no longer see them All was still and
dark save only that brilliant yellow
screen in front Of US with the blacll
figure outlined upon Its center. Again
in the utter silence heard that thin,
sibiiant note which spoke Of intense
suppressed excitement. An instant
later he pulled me back into the black
est corner OF the room, and l felt his
warming hand upon my lips. The fln-
gers which clutched me were culver
ing. Never had l known my friend
more moved, and yet the dark street
still stretched lonely and motionless
! before us.
But suddenly was aware of that
which his keener senses had already
distinguished. A low, stealthy sound
came to my ears not from the direc-
ton of Baker street. but from the
back Of the very house in which we
lay concealed A door opened and
shut. An instant later steps crept
down tho passage-steps which were
meant to be silent, but which reverber-
ated harshly through the empty house.
Holmes crouched back against the
WALL. and | did the same, my hand
closing upon the handle Of my revolver.
Peering through the gloom, saw the
vague outline of u man, shade black
er than the blackness of the open
door. He stood for an instant, ana
then he crept forward, crouching, men
acing, into the room. He was within
three yards Of us, this sinister figure,
and had braced myself to meet his
spring before 1 realized that he had
no idea of our presence. He passed
close beside us, stole over to the Win
dow and very softly and noiselessly
raised It for half u foot. As he sank
to the level of this opening the light OF
/ the street, no lcaccs dimmed by the
dusty glass, fell full upon his face.
The man seemed to be beside himself
with excitement. His two eyes shone
like stars, and his features were work
ing convulsively. He was an elderly
man, with a thin, projecting nose,
high, bald forehead and huge griz-
zled nlustache. An opera hat was push
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18

cd to the back Of his head, and an
evening dress shirt front cleaned out
through his open overcoat. His face
was gaunt and swarthy, scored with
deem. savage lines In his hand he car
ried what appeared to be stick, put
as he laid 1t down upon the floor it gave
metallic clang Then from the pocket
Of his overcoat he drew bulky object,
and he busted himself IN some task
which ended with loud, sharp click.
as If a spring or bolt had fallen INTO
it's place. Still l5neeling upon the floor.
he bent forward and threw all his
weight and strength upon some lever
with the result that there came long
whirling grinding noise, ending once
more in a powerful click. He straight
ened himself then. and saw that what
he held in his hand was sort or Il
gun with curiousy misshapen putt.
He opened ii Mt the breech put some
thing in and snapped the breechblock.
yhen, crouch.ilg. down. he rested the
end Of the barrel upon the ledge or the
open window, and saw his long mus
tache droop over the stock and his
eyes glenn as 1t pcered along the
sights. l heard a little sigh of salts
fnction MS he cuddled the butt into his
shoulder and saw that arnnzng target,
the black man on the yellow ground,
standing clear at the end OF his fore
sight. For an instant he was rigid
and motionless Then his finger tight
ened on the trigger. There was a
strange, loud whiz and Il long, silvery
tinlslc OF broken glass. At that instant
Holmes sIrahg like n tiger on to the
marksman's back and hurled him fiat
upon his face. He was up again IN
moment. and with convulsive strength
he seized Holmes by the throat, but l
struck him on the head with the butt
Of my revolver aud he dropped again
upon the floor. l fell upon him, and as
held him my comrade blew n shrill
call upon whistle. There was the
clatter of running feet upon the pave
ment and two policemen In uniform,
with one plain clothes detective, rushed
through the front entrance and into the
room.
.That you, Lestrade?" said Holmes.
Eyes, Mr.. Holmes. took the job
myself. It's good to see you back In
London. SIR
81 think you want little unofficial
help. Three undetected murders in one
year won't do, I.estrade. But you han
died the Nlolesey mystery with less
than your usual--thats to say. you
handled 1t fairly WE'LL
We had all risen to our feet, our pris-
oner breathing hard, with stalwart
constable on each side Of him. Already
q few loiterers had begun to collect IN
the street. Holmes stepped up to the
window, closed it and dropped the
blinds. Lestrade had produced two
candles, and the policemen had I'M
covered their lanterns. was able
at last to have good look at our pris-
oner.
It was tremendously vlrlle and yet
sinister face which was turned toward
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18
The New Gowns.

Very many of the latest designs In
bodices are tight fitting, and good
quality lace is used in preference to
silk passementerie for the elaboration
of high class gowns Skirts are fuller
over the hips and wider at the hem,
and the majority are decorated with
strappings or ruckings of the same ma
terial, but for ordinary wear plain
skirts are more popular than ever. The
newest shape for making up single
width cotton and linen goods is in six
pieces-i. e., front, two side pieces
each side and seamless back. An ex-
ira amount of fullnesy is allowed across
the upper parts of the side pieces In
order that the material may be ar
ranged into knife shaped plaits. The
seamless back is arranged into box
plait This style of skirt is certain to
grow in favor as the season advances
on account of It's general suitability,
for the long, flowing lines give appar-
ent height to ladies Of short stature,
and the full, rich folds over the hips
lend additional elegance to the move
ments of any kind of figure.
Cashmere in all delicate shades is
much to the fore for spring and early
summer frocks 1t Grapes beautifully.
does not crush and makes a smart and
useful gown. Wolfe, both plain and
embroidered in spots, is again seen.
Crepe de chine, poplin and such fab
RIGS all lend themselves to the prevail
ing fashion for graceful gowns. Print
ed voiles in delicate eolors on a cream
ground are very delicate and summer
like and not at all expensive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18
a pari.ian Tea ,yacket.

A pretty name given to the --latest 1An.
cy in Partisan matinees is that Of III.
seuse." Silk and lace are the materials
chiefly in use for these elegant gar
ments, which are more of the nature Of
tea jackets than boudoir negligees.
They are, however, made in crepon and
liberty silk, deliberately tucked. A par
ticularly charming specimen Is com.
posed entirely Of Irish point over silk Of
an eau de nil shade relieved with inser-
tfons and frills of valenciennes. Tive
rosettes OF ribbon matching the Iinino
made pretty finish.
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us. With the brow Of a philosopher
above and the jaw Of sensuallst be
low, the man must have started with
great capacities for good or for evil
But one could not look upon his cruel
blue eyes. with their dropping. cyn'cal
lids, or upon the fierce, aggressive nose
and the threatening. deep lined brow
without reading natures painest dan
ger signals. He took no heed of any OF
us, but his eyes were fixed upon
Holmes face with IN expression In
which hatred and nmazomcnt We're
equally blended "You flend," he kept
OH muttering-"you clever, clever
fcnd.'
"Ah, colonel" said Holmes. nrrnng-
ing hs rumpled collar, +" journeys end
in lovers meetings. as the old play
says. I don't think have had the
pleasure Of seeing you since you IA
vored me with those attentions as lay
OH the ledge above the Reichenbach
fall"
The colonel still stared Mt my friend
like a man in q trance. you cunning,
cunning flend.' was nll that he could
say
II have not introduced YOU yet said
Holmes. "This gentlemen. Is Colonel
Sebastian Moran. once Of her ma1esty's
Indian army and the best heavy game
shot that Our eastern empire has ever
produced / believe am correct. colo
mel, In saying TINT yoEr bag of tigers
still remains unrivaled?'
The fierce old man said nothing, but
still glared at my companion. With
his savage eyes and bristling mnstache
he was wonderfully like tiger him
self
II wonder that my very simple STRAIT
ngem could deceive SO old a shikari. :
said Holmes. III must be very familiar
to you. Have you not tetherel young
kid under a tree. lain above it with
your rife and waited for the bait to
bring up yonr tiger? This empty
house is my tree and you are my tiger.
You have possibly had other guns in
reserve in case there should be several
tigers or in the unlikely supposton of
your own aim failing you. Thcse'-he
pointed around-sare my other guns.
The parallel is exact"
Colonel Moran sprang forward with
n snarl Of rage but the constablcs
dragged him back. The fury upon his
face was terrible to look Mt.
~ confess that you had one small
surprise for me" said Holmes. II did
not anticipate that you would yourself
make use of this empty house and this
convenient front window. had lmng-
ined you as operating from the street
where my friend Lestrade and his mer-
~ men were awaiting you. With that
exception all has gone as expected"
Colonel Moran turned to the official
detective.
i'You may or may not have just
cause for arrefting me-" said he. but
at least there can be no reason why !
should submit to the gibes of this per-
son. IL am in the hands CT the law
let things be done In legal way"
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-92epmbliea> 7larsatnuut anua, 5l1ap Is. 1905

"I hope you preserved all precautions,
Mrs. Hudson?" said Holmes.
81 went to 1t on my knees, sir. just
as you told me-"
"Excellent. You carried the thing
out we'll Did you observe where the
bullet went?"
Eyes sir. I'm afraid 1t has spoalt your
beautiful bust, for 1t passed right
through the head and flattened Itself
on the wall. / picked 1t up from the
carpet Here 1t is''
Holmes held 1t out to me. "A soft
revolver bullet, as you perceive, WAT
son. There's genius in that, for who
would expect to end such thing fired
from an air gun. All right. Mrs. Hud-
son; am much obliged for your as
sistunce. And now, Watson, let me see
you in your old seat once more, for
there are several points which should
like to discuss with you"
He had thrown off the seedy frock
coat, and now he was the Holmes OF
old In the mouse colored dressing gown
which he took from his effigy.
1.-THE old shikari's nerves have not
lost their steadluess nor his eyes their
keenness," said he, with laugh, as he
inspected the shattered forehead Of his
bust.
"Plnmb In the middle of the back OF
| the head and smack through the brain.
He was the best shot In 1ndia, and l
EXPECT that there are few better In
London. Have you heard the nameT'
NO. have not"
DWELL, well, such Is fame! But, then,
IL remember right, you had not heard
the name OF Professor James Moriarty,
who had one Of the great brains OF the
century. Just give me down my index
Of Biographies from the shelf"
He turned over the pages lazily, lean
ing back in his chair and blowing great
clouds from his cigar.
"Aiy collection Of Ms Is a fine one, y
said he. "Moriarty himself is enough
to make any letter illustrious. and here
is Morgan, the poisoner, and Merridew
Of abominable memory, and Mathews,
who knocked out my left canine in the
waiting room at Charing Cross, and
finally here is our friend Of tonight"
He handed over the book, and read:
Moran, Sebastian. colonel. Unem-
ployed. Formerly First Bengalore Pho
neers. Born London, 1910. Son of
Sir Augustus Moran. q. B., once Brit
ish minister to Persia. Educated Elton
and Oxford. Served In Jowaki cam
paign, Afghan campaign, Charasiab
(dispatches), Sherpur and Cabul. Au-
thor OF Heavy Game Of the Western
IIimalayns' nssD; Three Months In
the Jungle (1ss4). Address: Conduit
street. Clubs The Anglo-Indian. the
Tankerville, the Bagatelle Card club
/ On the margin was written in Holmes
precise hand, 1.-The second most dan
gerous man in London"
'This is astonishing" said ! as
handed back the volume. "The mans
career is that Of an honorable sol.
der"
ut is true" Holmes answered. "Ur
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"yvell, that's reasonable enough,
said Lestrade. Nothing further you
have to say, Mr.. Holmes, before we
go?"
Holmes had picked up the powerful
air gun from the floor and was examin-
ing its mechanism.
IAN admirable and unique weapon,
he said, "noiselcss and OF tremendous
power. knew Won Herder, the blind
German mechanic. who constructed II
to the order Of the late Professor Mo
riarty. For years l have been aware
of It's existence, though l have never
before had the opportunity of handling
1t. commend 1t. very specially tt
tour attention. Lestrade, and also the
hullcts which fit It,"
sYou can trust us to look after thnt,
Mr.. Holiness" said Lestrade as the
whole party moved toward the door.
unwilling further to say"
"Oniy to nsk what charge you In
tend TO prefer"
"What charge, sir? Why. of course
the attempted murder of Mr.. Sherlock
Hclmes."
Not so. Desirable. do not propose
&, appear in the matter at all. 10 you
and to you only belongs the credit OF
the remarkable arrest which you have
effected. Yes, J.cstade. congratulate
YOU With your usual happy mixture
OF cunning and audacity, you have got
Lini."
Got him.' Got whom. Mr.. Holmes!'
"The man that the whole force has
been seeking in vain-Coonel Sebas-
tian Moran. who shot the Hon. Ronald
Adair with an expanding bullet from
an air gun through the open window OF
tho second floor front Of 427 Park lane
upon the 3Oth Of last month. Jhats
the charge. Iestra,le And now. WAT
son. If YOU can endure the draft from
n broken window think that half an
hour In my study over cigar may az
ford YOU some profitable amusement,
Our old chambers had been left I'M
changed through the supervision OF
Myerofts Holmes and the immediate
care Of Mrs Hudson. AS | entered l
saw, 1t is true. an unwonted tidllless'
but the old landmarks were all III their
place. There was the chemical corner
and the acid stained. deal topped table.
There upon n shelf was the row Oh
formidable scrapbooks and books OF
/ reference which many of our fellow Cit
izens would have been so glad to Durn.
The diagrams. the violin case and the
pipe rack--even the Persian slipper
which contained the tobacco--all met
my eyes as glanced round me. There
were two occupants OF the room-one,
Mrs. Hudson, who beamed upon us
both MS we entered; the other the
strange dummy which had played SO
important part in the evenings I'D
ventures. 1t was a wax colored model
of my friend SO admirably done that
1t was a perfect facsimile. 1t stood on
a small pedestal table with an old
dressing gown of Holmes so draped
round 1t that the illusion from. the
street was absolutely perfect.
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That angular shadow up yonder was
the bait, and we were the hunters. In
silence we stood together in the dark
ness and watched the hurrying figures
who passed and repassed in front Of
ns. Holmes was silent and motionless,
but could tell that he was keenly
alert and that his eyes were fixed in
tently upon the stream Of passersby.
It was bleak and boisterous night,
and the wind whistleH shrilly down the
dong street. Many people were moving
to and fro, most of them muffled in their
coats and cravats. Once or twice it
seemed to me that had seen the same
figure before, and especially noticed
two men who appeared to be sheltering
themselves from the wind in the door
way Of a house some distance up the
street. tried to draw my companions
attention to them, but he gave little
ejaculation Of Impotence and contin-
ued to stare into the street. More than
once he fidgeted with his feet and
tapped rapidly with his fingers upon
the wall. 1t was evident to me that he
was becoming uneasy and that his
plans we're not working out altogether
as he had hoped. At last as midnight
approached and the street gradually
cleared he paced up and down the
room in uncomfortable agitation. I
was about to make some remark to
him when raised my eyes to the light
ed window and again experienced al
most as great a surprise as before.
clutched Holmes arm and pointed up
ward.
"The shadow has moved!' 1 cried.
4 It was indeed no longer the profile,
but the back, which was turned toward
itls.
Three years had certainly not smooth
ed the asperities Of his temper or his
iimpatienee with less active intelli-
Eence than his own.
"Of course It has moved" said he.
IAN / such a farcical bungler, Wat
son, that should erect an obvious
dummy and expect that some Of the
sharpest men In Europe would be de-
ceived by it7 We have been in this
room two hours, and Mrs. Hudson has
made some change in that figure eight
times, or once in every quarter Of an
hour. She works 1t from the front,
20 that her shadow may never be seen.
Ahy' He drew in his breath with a
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to certain point he did well. He was
always man OF iron nerve, and the
story is still told In India how he
crawled down a drain after q wound
ed man eating tiger. There are some
trees, Watson, which grow to Q GER
tain height and then suddenly develop
some unsightly eccentrictty. You will
see 1t often In humans have the
DRY that the Individual represents in
his development the whole procession
of his ancestors, and that such sud
den turn to good or evil stands for
some strong influence which came into
the line of his pedigree. The person
becomes, as 1t were, the epitome Of the
history of his own family"
ut is surely rather fanciful"
"Well don't insist upon It. What
ever the cause, Colonel Moran began
to 80 wrong. Without any open scan
dial he still made India too hot to bold
him. He retired, came to London and
again acquired an evil name. 1t was
at this, time that he was sought out by
Professor Moriarty, to whom for a
time he was chief Of the staff. Mortar
ty supplied him literally with money
and used him only In one or two very
high class jobs which no ordinary GRIM
inal could have undertaken. You may
have some recollection of the death of
Mrs. Stewart OF Lauder In 1887. Not!
Well, am sure Moran was ut the bot
tom Of 1t, but nothing could be proved.
So cleverly was the colonel concealed
that even when the Moriarty gang was
broken UP we could not incriminate
him. You remember at that date, when
: I called upon you In your rooms. how
/ put up the shutters for fear Of air
guns? No doubt you thought me fanci-
full. knew exactly what was do
ing. for 1 knew Of the existence of this
remarkable gun, and knew also that
one Of the best shots in the world
would be behind 1t. When we were In
Switzerland he followed US with MORT
arty. and it was undoubtedly he who
gave me that evil Ave minutes ON the
Reichenbach ledge.
"You may think that I read the pa
pers with some attention during my so
journ in France, on the lookout for any
chance Of laying him by the heels. So
long us he was free In London my life
would really not have been worth liv-
ing. Night and day the shadow would
have been over me and sooner or later
his chance must have come. What
could do? I could not shoot him at
sight or should myself be in the dock.
There was no use appealing to magis-
trate. They cannot interfere on the
strength Of what would appear to them
to be wild suspicion. So could do
nothing. But 1 watched the criminal
news, knowing that sooner or later
should get him. Thea came the death
OF this Ronald Adair. My chance had
come at last. Knowing what ! did,
was It not certain that Colonel Moran
had done It? He had played cards with
the lad; he had followed him home
from the club; he had shot him through
the open window. There was not a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18
HATS HARMONizING
WITH THE FEATURES.

II a woman has sharp or decidedly
prominent features let her avoid hats
that are set back or off the face. Such
"a woman should wear a hat brought
well forward; her hair should be as
fluffy as possible, and becoming veil
will do wonders. Sharj, outlines in hats
should also be avoided by her. Lace
edges and indented brlms are good.
If the features are irregular hat
with brim crushed here and there is
usually suitable setting. The woman
with q prominent nose has much to
contend with. Her hats should avoid
severeness in outline and should be set
well forward SO that the prominent
feature will appear a little less in size.
On the other hand, the woman with a
small or fiat nose should not wear q
hat that projects sufficiently to make
the nose appear even more insignffi-
cant nor a large hat that dwarfs it.
A hat under medium in size and with
small flowers or short tips or bows Of
moderate size should be worn by her Of
the fiat nose. With q small face and
er be worn even IL the figure be tall
and slight enough to carry them.
Fashion has decree6l that the hair Is
to be dressed fatty at the back of the
head and fluffed out well in front.
Hats, too, are seen to be turned I'M
compromisingly straight UP at the
back. Another style Of headgear which
promises to become fairly general is a
small, round affair, not unlike the pill
box forage cap of the British guards
man. 1t is larger, but certainly 1t is
quite as round and Isl trimmed at one
side with flowers or feathers or both.
One is not expected to wear it at a
jaunty angle, but it is to be placed at a
very slight slant.