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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18

felt myself turn red as he asked the question
KIghts!" after the events of the past few davs
None whatever" I said slowly.
Then what can you do?" asked Josepb care
you prepared to go and accuse Mr. Dunn of mur-
dering her for her money, he who is millionaire
Will you accuse the servants? Who then? There
was case-let me if ave it ERE" And
he commenced turning over the papers ON the
table.
l noticed that one of the trials was illustrated
and coming behind him / glanced over his shoul,
der. My eye was instantly caught by a portrait
one of the pages, and l looked at it closely.
Zone minute, Joseph / said, arresting his
hand as it was about to turn the leaf. "Who is
that?"
He stopped and examined it with me- The DOR.
trait was that of a young and beautiful woman
of twenty. She was exqusitely dressed in a cos
tune of ten or fifteen years before and was
seated at table, her chin resting lightly on her
hand, her whole attitude graceful and becoming
in the extreme She had been taken so that her
glance looked straight at the spectator, and her
eyes were dark and lovely, yet in their depths
there was such strange look, half of sadness
half of terror, that ones first involuntary admira-
ton faded gazed, and gave place to feel
ing almost resembling ave. Yet that look, strange
as it was, seemed somehow familiar to me- too
and met my eyes with queer shock of recopni.
ton. ] passed my hand across my brow in doubt
and wonder. Where had l seen it before? Where
had gazed into those dark mysterious eyes?
Mrs. Belton," / read out. "Easton Sons
photographers, Norwood" 'Whom does that
remind you Of Joseph? Why can't | think
The face is as familiar to me as my own"
To my amazement, Joseph turned to me slowly
his sallow features suddenly as pale as DEATH hi
black eyes staring. 'My Cod" he said; ''mS
God!"
What's the matter" cried amazed "Whc
is it? What do you mean?"
my Cod" he repeated, and then with stag
gering movement he crossed the ROOM and reach
ing cupboard near the door, took out bottl
of brandy and Ia glass With trembling finger
he poured out half tumbler of the liquor ant
tossed it off, and stood motionless, staring help
lessy still at me.
His silence, his emotion, the fear he was il
acted on my nerves, already overstrung and sez
ing him by the shoulder | shook him violently
what in heavens name is the matter man."
cried roughly "Are you mad? What is it?"
My brusque action seemed to recall him TO him
self, and with effort he shook off the dumb
ness which had seized him. He took up tn,
paper again. and holding it before me, though hi
fingers trembled still, he made an attempt Il
speak calmly.
"What is eet?" he said huskily Cant 20,
see? You asked me whom zat reminded you of
who it Can't you see who II ees, man
Can't you seeY'
Touched myself with his fear, though as ye
hardly knowing the cause of it, / seized the papei
from his hand Good God" cried in my turn
Eyes Mrs. Cathcart"
With wde-open eyes fixed steadily on mine
he nodded slowly. eyes, Mrs, Cathcart," he said
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The way in which she shaded the lamp she car
rled brought into prominence her eyes and the
clearcut contour of her face, while IL left her
white hair and the lines on her cheeks less visible;
and the extreme resemblance to the picture in the
Belton trial struck me again, almost startling me
into cry But while | stood there breathless
and dazed, she turned swiftly and glided away.
As followed her with my eyes, | that the
direction she had taken was towards Elsies apart
ments, and the next moment her light disappear
ed through the curtains which closed the entrance
to my darling's boudor.
Almost involuntarily / approached the window
"a French one reaching to the gfound-and peer
ed in. could see nothing, of course, for Mrs.
Cathcart had vanished, and the room was in
darkness; but as / touched the glass, to my sur
prise it yielded and came open, and stumbled
forward almost into the corridor.
l listened for a moment, but not sound came
from the direction in which Mrs. Cathcart had
gone, or indeed from any part of the house, which
seemed silent the grave.
What was that woman about? I could stand it
no longer / must find out; and stepping softly
into the house. crept along the corridor
/ reached the curtain which shut of Elsie's
apartments from the rest Of the house. still with
out hearing a sound, and raising the heavy tap
estry cautiously, peered through. The boudoir
into which looked was dark, but directly facing
me was another doorway, and this gave into
room in which a light was burning. l almost
dropped the curtain, ready to retreat, as / saw
that it Esie's bedroom, but even as my
hand moved stopped, for right before me, with
her back turned, was Mrs. Cathcart
She was bending silently over a table which
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in the morning of course. You must leave here
tonight, though"
Give me another day For Gods sake, if you
have any mercy, give me day toto think what
am to do"
Not an hour, not moment" / said harshly.
She turned on me again, her eyes flashing even
through the darkness which surrounded us, for
her lamp had dropped and been extinguished
when she sprang at me. "You SHALL" she cried
"you must / ask no more than day; only that,
and then / will go-I swear it to you. But give
me time to think what am to do"
"After what have seen tonight? After what
| know? Neverl'
"You cruel devil" she cried, you won'tl 1t is
not much, to ask, is it?-just one day. And YOU
won't give it. Well listen to me, You know
who is lying there in that room, asleep and i'll.
II YOU keep to your determination to turn me
out of this house tonight, win stand here and
shrek until wake her up. You can't see my
face, but listen to my voice You know | will
do Il. | will cry that the house is on FIRE. that
there are thieves in the place, that you have brok
en- and are numbering me. Do You want her to
die of frightT
Absurd though her threat sounds by daylight,
her voice then was determined enough, and
knew she would do as she said. And knew
also that the consequences to Elsie in her weak
state might be serious in the extreme. hesitated.
ed
She telJ rdtner bhah sa" my HIeeolutlon, ana
in moment her voice changed. She caught my
hand in the darkness and flung herself on her
knees at my feet.
"Ah, give me one dayl" she begged Don't
turn me out tonight"
"I can't leave you with Miss Grey" / said.
'Don't leave me with her. | don't ask YOU
10. l viii go to my room and stay there Lis.
ten; / have thought of something. There is a
new servant in the house She does not know
YOU Let her think you are the doctor Call
her DOWN. will call her-and tell her she must
wonder; she will be surprised; but that viii not
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were you doing Just now in Miss Grey's room :?
Again the terror in her pallid face, the vio-
lent trembling which shook her whole body
startled me and held me breathless, making me
feel as If ! had struck her across the mouth
Doing in Miss Grey's room," she gasped
what do you mean? You were-you were watch
ing. All! what right have you--to-to question
me? What do you meanY"
You know what mean" l said. But If
you will have IL, l will put it in another way.
what were you doing with those medicine bot
ties, Mrs.-Mrs. Bolton? Ahl"
The exclamation which had broken from me
was veritably one Of fear as much as OF sur
prise, for as soon as the words had left my lips
she had sprung at my throat with hoarse cry,
and we went staggering and reeling out of the
window.
had no idea a woman's hands could have
such strength, for though something was due to
the surprise of her sudden attack, it was not
for some time, and until / had exerted my full
force, that l succeeded at last in getting her
fingers from my throat and her hands into mine.
you coward, you devil" she cried, struggling
still; and then in a moment her strength col
lapsed, and she stood trembling violently, but
helpless an infant.
What are you going to do?" she murmured
at last, trying to control her voice.
''Do? I'm going to get you out of this house.
Where is Mr. DunnT'
''He has gone to town. He was to have come
back tonight, but he did not. Give me another
day"
"Are you lying?" 1 said. "But no, you are not,
for. the servant told me SO, too He will be back
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stood, judging from a brass rail which l could
just catch sight of at the foot of the bed, and
my heart beat violently as / saw that the recep-
tace was covered with bottles and the usual equip
ments of sick room table.
Yes, there not ten yards perhaps from me- lay
my darling ill and unconscious of my presence,
at the power, if any dark cause should tempt her
to use it, of this woman.
Even while stood irresolute, parayzed with a
nameless fear, Mrs. Cathcart turned, blew out
the light which stood near her among the bottles,
and came towards me bearing her lamp again.
She had moved so suddenly, her action had been
SO unexpected, that she took me entirely by sur
prise; and when she reached the curtain had
no time to do more than drop it hastily and stand
staring.
But if 1 was dazed and startled what of her
when she raised the tapestry in her turn and
flashed her lamp full into my face
From her glaring eyes to her dropped and trem,
bling hp I never saw such terror expressed SO
vividly before.
Yet her control in its way was marvellous, too.
for though her bosom and fell as if it would
hurst the lace across her dress, though the lamp
wavered in her fingers like dead leaf rafting on
A branch, she kept back the scream that sprang
TO her lips and staggered through the curtain,
closing it behind her.
For a moment we stood facing one another
while she tried to speak, but no sound but a
boarse rattle came from her dried,up lips.
Striking her throat violently as II enraged at
her helpiessness, she beckoned me to the win.
dow as far as possible from the curtain, and
faced me again.
"Who are you, and what do you want9" she
aaid al last, and her voice sounded dull and muf-
Aed as il it came way of
''You know me, am Mr.. Blackwood," said
shortly.
She passed her trembling hand across her brow,
and even then ] saw that il was the hand Of
woman who had done much hard work. "Mr
Hackwood-yes-Mr. Blaekwood," she said
'sWhat have you come here for, Mr., BlaekwoodT
II came But that is not the question. What
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l4Sh Tired out with my nights watch, / did
k4A& not wake till nearly ten o'clock and
lMNRI as sprang out of bed ashamed of my
sloth, he drove up to The Elms from
the station.
1t was with considerable amount of ner-
vousness that l approached the house where I
had once been received with much hospitality,
and from which, as it seemed to me, had been
banished for long. How would Mr.. Dunn re-
ceive me- wondered, and what would my visit
end in?
| He refused to me- When I knocked at
che door, the servant-another maid on this oc-
casion-told me that her master was not at home
| returned instantly to my house, and scribbed
note telling him that the matter on which l
wished to see him was an affair of life and
death, perhaps and that for his sake as much
as my own, begged him to believe that it ad-
mtted no delay. This communication l sent
across by nv own man with instructions to wait
| for an answer.
| The reply came almost at once Mr.. Dunn de-
clined to believe that the matter upon which
| | wished to see him could possibly have any
Importance for him, but in the hope of finally
| putting an end to my importantly he consented
to see me for the last time
folded the note up and put it into my pocket,
and again crossed the road,
On this occasion Mr.. Dunn awaited me in the
Idrawing-room He was seated at table, look
ing over some papers, when was shown in.
SYou must forgive me for forcing myself upon
Won in this way" / said, "but consider that
the necessity Of the case excuses me, and am
sure YOU will agree with me when you have
heard what have to say. You have woman
in your house, your housekeeper, of the name Of
Cathcart"
"I have" he returned briefly.
"Are YOU sure that is her name?' I asked.
He looked up surprised. cam / sure that
cathcart is her name?" he said slowly "Why,
~ course / am But what on earth has nv
Sousekeepers name to do with your Even if her
name were not Cathcart, even il it were Jones or
Brown. il could not concern you, and fail 70
see how it could be matter Of life or death to
me"
quietly. "But possibly to some one near and
dear TO you, nevertheless. Suppose that your
housekeeper's name were not Jones or Brown:
suppose that il were Belton."
Mr.. Dunn gave violent start and for see.
ond his big red face turned white as death.
HWhat in heavens name do you mean |" he said,
almost fercely staring at me hxedy from under
his heavy eyebrows.
81 mean that / state what l believe TO be a
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ESYV1 HAD left Joseph Legrand, after my in
I&I terview with him at his house. him
k&k self anxious and disturbed by the sus
EQ&M3oI picions which had struck us both, and
- my receipt Of Mr.. Dunns reassur
ing letter l felt it my duty to 90 at
once to see the kindly Frenchman, and put him
in possession of reinstatement.
"Joseph," said, broaching quietly the object
of my visit Mrs. Bolton is not Mrs. Cathcart;
she cannot be-"
"'Ees not she?' he said at last without turn
ing round. "Ah, zat is good. 'Ow do you know 20
= ~"Mr. Dunn Las told me" replied, cor, rather
he has written it. See, here is his letter giving
me the result of inquiries he made at my inst-
CATION"
Joseph took the letter and read it, rather care
lessly, it seemed to me. "at 'ees all?" he
asked.
EYES," replied; ''but--but surely that is clear
enoughl What can you object to that?Y
81 object nussing to il" said Joseph quietly
'Eet ees quite clear, sure enough, only your good
Mr. Dunn is being imposed upon zat ees an
/ stared blankly at him. Good heavens. Jo-
seph I cried, "you don't mean that yssl don't
believe what he says? You don't msxn that
Mrs. Cathcart is Mrs. Belton after all
al believe e sinks wat e says is true,p re.
turned Joseph; "and wezzer Mrs Cathcart 'ees
Mrs. Bolton or not / do not know, cough it
seems likely; but zis | do know, wat | told YOU
before, zat woman is not highly respectable
person of good character, for, as l told you, she
has been in prison"
"You still say that, after this letter, after the
INQUIRIES Mr.. Dunn has made Oh, it is impos
sible Joseph" / cried.
Joseph came up to me, and, holding the lapeIs
of my coat one in each hand favorite trick
of his, he fixed me with his keen black ewes
eyes which never looked as if they needed glasses
'Leesten, friend Blackwood," he said Don't
talk to me, Am l kind of what you call it
silly foolT'
Certainly not. Joseph That is the last
thing"
Don't talk to me. Leesten. / ave studied
zat case; ave studied Eat woman. could do
nussing for 'er, because zere was nussng 10 do
but / ave studied 'er; 1 ave watched 'er; |
know 'er as / know my pocket; and tell YOU
Eis, ], Joseph Legrand, Eat she as been ia pris
on Not a little time long time. Not a little
prisoner but big one, convict When was
in ze 'ospitals, when ! was 'ouse surgeon, 'ad
friend, doctor of a convic' prison, ! saw many
of zese women and much Of zem. Once you
know sem you cannot mistake zem. zere are
many signs, some leetle, leetle. some big, big
and zey are all sure leetle and big. Bah, do not
talk to me, zat woman as been convie', eonvic
conyic'F
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
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CHAPTER ~

~7)R few moments Joseph and stood
staring at one another speechlessly, and
then he broke the silence with an ex-
1NI camation and blow OF his hand on his
SS&y forehead Mrs. Cathcartl" he said
again, Mrs Cathcartl And never sought of it
before, cough l have read Eat trial hundred
times"
AT the yord "trial" l started. and shudder
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CHAPTER III-continued

do not sink it is true" said Joseph.
And tell me, do not be offended, you
are very eenterested in Miss Grey;
have you any rights over ze young
ladv9o 'oAe
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v

T0 SAW Mr.. Dunn the next morning.
l%1 Tired out with my nights watch, did
CO.. not wake till nearly ten o'clock, and
I4s0SgI as I sprang out of bed, ashamed of my
sloth, he drove up to The Elms from
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CHAPTER VI

HAD left Joseph Legrand, after my in.
terview with him at his house, him
self anxious and disturbed by the sus-
picions which had struck us both, and
on my receipt Of Mr.. Dunn's reassur-
,v,- 1akto,. 7 fa1k I,,k.,
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no BD CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
LAUDS COLLEGE ROWING.
DR.. Eliot, of HarUard, Praises Sport
and Thanks Cree.

Boston. Nov. 23.-Footbal sharply raped
and rowing highly praised by President
Charles W. Eliot of Harvard University In
his address at the banquet rendered to the Har-
ward crew of 1906 at the Hotel Somerset here
last night. The plan of sending a Harvard crew
TO England was commended by the speaker.
President Eliot referred to rowing a sport
that was clean and honorable" land there is
only one other sport in college of which you can
say that" he continued. "and that is lawn
tennis" Contrasting rowing with football Pres
ident Eliot said
Rowing is comparatively an unchanging sport,
that is there are no new tricks this year. no
secret practice invisible performances. 1t
is all in the open. That is a good deal to say
about a sport nowadays. All the lOng-lived
sports change little from generation to genera
ton, and If you see a sport in which there
new tricks every year you may know by that
fact alone that it is not good sport to have in
a college
The trip made by Harvard crew to England
TO with Cambridge was referred to as fol-
lows:
1t is thoroughgoing satisfaction for anybody
who has watched the sports of Harvard Uni
VerSity for fOrty-fve years to the improve
ment that has come in rowing in the last few
years. 1t is a great satisfaction indeed to see
the Importation from England of higher sport
Ing spirit than what had always been mani
tested at Harvard. even in rowing. We have
needed that Importation and have had
very fortunate example Of it this last summer.
want to thank the crew of this year and the
graduates who helped them to go to England.
Some OF those graduates We're old rowing men
themselves They know that an important con-
brought home this year. and we shall go further
in that direction.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
TRAINS FOR THE GAME.
Some of Those Who WM Go Up I'm
PriUate Cars.

The New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road will run special trains to New Haven to-day
in addition to the regular service. to handle the
football crowd The regular trains will leave the
Grand Central Station 49d street follows:
$40. sl4 1900 1902, 1905, 100 a. m 1900 and
1903 p. In addition to these there will be six
special parlor trains. The first leaving at 1925
and the others at five minute intervals thereafter
until 1880 while the day coach specials will be
sent off under short headway until the last of the
outgoing throng has been sent On its way.
The large number Of parties which have been
made up to witness the contest has practically ex-
heusted the available supply of private cars From
this city alone the following clubs. or individuals
have arranged for such transportation: The Har-
yard Club. w. De Lancey Kountze. w. J. Hazel
hurst. G. L; Hoyt. J. w. Geary. Fl. o.; Have
Va, w A. Rarst2w; r. D., Wentworth. Brce Collier.
George ID. Widener. T De Witt Cuyler. p B.
Thompson. l. f. II. Belts. r r. Durham. Henry
Rowland. g. G. Clark John Mckee, NJ. E. Stone.
Du Val Richmond Talbot. W. d. Chalmers and
New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
FOOTB4LL SEASON WANES
Interest an BrOWn-D0rtm0uth Meet
ing-Otber Games.

With the games to-day the football season of
1906 practically comes to end although two i'm
portant games will be played next week. Next IN
Importance to the ale-Harvard game will be the
annual meeting OF Dartmouth and Brown They
old and bitter athletic rivals. Both are repre-
sented by strong elevens. and a good game is in
prospect The soldiers will meet the heavy Syra-
sailors should have easy time with the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. The University of PennsyI-
vania will line up against Villanova: The Quakers
will not exert themselves and will use a long
string OF substitutes to nurse tie varsity for
n what should result in close, game. and La
fayette will probably crush her old rival Lehieh
Dartmouth has played nine games. losing TO Har-
ward and Princeton and being tied by Williams
Brown has played eight games. losing TO PennsyI-
vana, Harvard and Yale. The more important
games follow:
Yale Harvard Dartmouth Brown Swarth-
VS.. Indiana, New York University vs., Haverford
Army Syracuse. Navy VS.. L. z. l., Pennsyl-
vana VS.. Villanova. Indians vs.. Cincinnati Chicago
vs.. Nebraska, George Washington VS.. Georgetown.
New York University will play Haverford at
Hayerford in he last game of the season. The
men men however, are bent en- winning. Chancellor
success that he hoped the game would be as clean
ly played and FREQ from accident as the previous
games this season.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
READY FOR BIG GAME
BOTH TEAMS CONFIDENT.
Monster Cropd Wu See YuLe-
Ha,pard Football Battle.
RECORD OF YALE-HARvARD GAMES

Ysie and Harvard have met on the gridiron
twenty-five times. and Harvard can boast OF
ouly three victories Two games were drawn,
while Yale has won twenty. No games were
played n 1895 and 1895, when athletic relations
wore strained. Since then Harvard has won
two games. Yale hvc. while tvo were tied
Yale has won four straight victories. The
record sinoe 1897 follows:
1s9s-YAla o. Harvard o.
1sss-HArvurd. III Yale, 0.
1Ses-YAls, o, Harvard, O.
1eoo-Ysle. es; Harvard. o.
18o1-Harvard. 2ei Yale. o.
1eo9-Yale. ssp Harvard. o.
lSoS-TAle, 1eI Harvard. o.
1Be<-Y1ie 1et Harvard. o.
19o5-Ysle, 81 Harvard o.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
YALE-H4RVARD SONGS.
Cheering and Singing WI Be a
Feature of annual Game.

While the TWENTY-FIVE eridiron heroes of Yale and
Harvard battling desperately for the honor Of
their universities the chalk marked football field
to-day the undergraduates Will do their part by
urging them with cheers and songs. When the
Crimson team IS hard pressed Harvard men will
rise and with barred heads chant Fair Harvard"
Yale. as usual, Will sing the famous "Boola Song
as their prime favorte. The words
WsII We'll. s-hsTs s-hsTs we we are sTsi
ss Ws eaHe ES Old IGP Mara1 9 bSnd fes So far
That she won't want to play US any more! re-
Well. a s'5 Booia Booa, etc.
They will also use a revised ''Undertaker'' song
to daunt the Crimson:
Oh more worl, for the undertaken
local cemetery they very very busy
No hope for Harvard
With Forbes and Blglow. Roome and Paige.
wiz %a 81 %oss SSos -S:s5S s5f
No hope for Harvard.
Every Harvard man knows the words OF Fair
Harvard" which follows:
Fair y Ha5,sr4 ara Thy sons to thy jubilee throns
Oh 2es hs ss 1os hS5 Is Z 04 %sns ss5qEe worth
g Tat a@sr has long o kept sr 4s .aa o their night
Calm rising thro' change snd thro' storm
A song Is:
For the glory her
Punging. punging toward the goal line
Harvard's sons must win the game.
Ran! Rahi Rah!
Cheer. then cheer, them TO victory,
While loyal heart beats high.
Harvard o We'll be
And for YOU we'll DO die! .'
Another favorite follows:
Hard luck poor old Ell
Tough tie Bluei
Now, together,
Smash them and break th-oughi =
line Crimson
Thev can't evail
Three cheers for Harvard!
And down with Yale
Psh! rahi rahi