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CHAPTER vi.

It was a week later that Billery's
visit to Agar row when it occurred to
him to call upon Alexis Brangwyn,
who occupied a large and luxurious
fat in one of those residential man
sions which have of late years sprung
up in such numbers in the Western
district of London. There was as yet
no news of the man who was being
sought by the French police. With
his advent-if ever he should be dis
covered-Billery hoped to strengthen
his case so far as to justify the arrest
of the man to whom his suspicious SO
strongly pointed.
There was only one conjunction in
his mind, and that related to his old
friend Alexis, whom he had always re-
garded with a sincere affection. Alexis
would feel this exposure keenly.
Should his cousins guilt be brought
home, as Billery was sure it would be,
the disgrace and shame which would
result from it could not be less tragic.
It looked like a cruel thing to darken
that sunny heart, and many and many
a time in the silent watches of the
night, when Billery lay awake in the
strange excitement of his man-hunt,
piecing all his bits of evidence and
conjecture together until they seemed
to make an actual picture of the
crime, he had felt a chill to think that
he was preparing to inf1ict SO indeli
the dearest of his friends. He liked
Alexis. Everybody liked Alexis, the
bright, gay, irresponsible, butterfly
Alexis, who was the friend of all men,
whose purse was always open at the
call of distress, and whose hospitable
mahogany had so often sheltered
Billerys own legs in the days when
he had first fallen from fortune.
1t was impossible to arrest the
wheels he had set in motion, and it
was not to be thought of that the
criminal should be suffered to escape,
but Billery had many and bitter heart
searchings on the question. Why he
was going to see Alexis was by no
no means clear to him. He had some
half-formed hazy notion of preparing
him for the blow which before long
would fall upon him, but he asked him
self what was the good of anticipating
the inevitable time of misery.
But the fact is that Billery was not
quite master of himself and his emo
lions on this particular evening. He
had loyalty kept his pledge to Trus-
colt until the month for which he had
promised abstinence had expired. He
had really been horribly afraid that
Truscott would exact renewal of his
promise, and to avoid the chance Of
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the wounded boy:
Here you can see what the dirty
corporation has done.
But they don't get John Dietz.
There is an Almighty over us who reg
ulates these things. They would set
tie. l guess, but they are ashamed to
at this stage of the game.
Il am no desperate; l don't thirst
for blood or revenge. as the yellow
press has painted me. I want peace,
and was forced into this. All want
ed was to be,left alone. Who wouldn't
have shot back as l did to defend all
that is near and dear to me?"
Sympathy With Detz.
4 Rice Lake dispatch says that
Clarence Dietz is no worse, and that
party consisting of William Dietz, who
left here yesterday, and a doctor and
others will go to the Dietz farm to-
day.
At Rice Lake there was excited talk
of organizing posses to protect Dietz.
News of the militia's retreat, however,
cooled the people down. Public SYM
pathy at Rice Lake is with Dietz. A
petition will be circulated there and
sent to Gov. Davidson setting forth the
sentim ent of that section.
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as well as Dietz." declared Sherii
Gylland of Sawyer county yesterda,
when he returned from his fruitlesi
expedition against the chief OF tbs
Thornapple clan.
Must BE Taken, Says Governor.
"Dietz must be taken, now, no mat
ter what the COST" declared Gov
James 0. Davidson yesterday after he
had received telegram from Sheriff
Gylland of Sawyer county, appealing
for aid and detailing the story OF
Wednesdays battle at Cameron dam.
If tits necessary" said Gov. Da.
wilson, II will order one or more
companies of militia to the Thornap-
pie river, with instructions to take
Dietz. This man must be got out OF
there. Blood has been shed, the Off.
GERS of the state of Wisconsin have
been continuously defied, and now it is
time that this affair must be brought
to an end"
Reports Not Exaggerated.
Thomas Rice, the cook for the off.
GERS that went to arrest Dietz, says
the story or the CLASH was not eXag.
gerated. There was fifteen minutes
of terrible battle.
Dietz informed the attacking party
Wednesday that he had enough ammu-
milton to last three months and intend
ed to use it
August Ender of Eau Claire is one
of the few persons outside of John F.
Dietz's family who has had a talk with
the outlaw since the battle. Dietz told
Ender that Sheriff Gylland and his
party had fired the first shot, and that
he naturally had to protect himself
and family by returning the volley.
Mr.. Ender does not think that Clar-
ence Dietz was seriously hurt. The
shot struck his forehead and glanced
up, piercing his hat
Dietz said repeatedly, pointing to
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STATE MILlTIAMEN AND OFF,
GERS IN BATTLE WITH DiETZ
FAMILY.
WILL ORDER OUT THE MILITIA
DlETZ SAYS HE WANTS PEACE,
AND ONLY FIRED IN DEFENSE
OF FAMILY.

Ladysmith, Wis, July 2S.-Blood-
shed at Cameron dam, in Sawyer coun-
ty, resulting from a sharp battle yes
terday between the family of John F
Dietz and squad of six militiamen,
led by Sheriff Gylland, in which Clar
ence Dietz and one of the militiamen
were wounded, perhaps fatally, is ex-
pected to be followed by the dispatch
OF one or two companies of the Wis
consin national guard with orders to
take Dietz dead or alive
Gov. James O. Davidson himself
picked the six militiamen WAC aided
Sheriff Gylland, and it is declared that
Dietz's latest fragrant defiance of the
dignity and authority of the state
speedily will be punished by force of
arms il necessary.
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BURNING FOR FIVE YEARS.
Largest Candle in the World Said to
Be in a Massachusetts Church.

Be in Massachusetts Church.
The biggest candle in the world,
nearly a foot in circumference, has
a wick like that of the Oriental torch,
has been burning off and on at ST..
Georges church at masses for a peri
Cd of five years and is still more than
five feet tall, says the Worcester Tele-
gram.
According to Eli Koury of 90 Wall
scented to the parish more than five
years ago by Mrs. Simon George. He
says that Mrs George presented the
bundle of expensive tallow to the
church after she had recovered from
a severe sickness. She felt grateful
for her convalescence and decided to
show her appreciation to her Maker
by donating the finest tallow torch in
the world. Mrs. George is tall wo-
man, and Koury says that she decided
to make the candle as tall as she was,
which is close to six feet. The cost of
manufacturing the candle was S25, and
it is still thing Of art and beauty.
Koury went in back of the altar Of
ST. Georges church and proudly ex-
hibited it to a reporter The candle is
so big that it looks like a portion of
trunk of a good-sized tree. It's round
ed surface is covered with designs in
gold leaf and silver work.
It is the pride of ST. Georges church
and the parish estimate that 1t will
last for at least twenty years at spe-
cial masses and religious ceremonies.
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Eyes," answered Alexis, with 4
croaking voice, as If his throat were
suddenly restricted. Brandy"
Billery gave him liberal dose. and
watched him as he drank it.
Il have certainly had a great
shock" said Alexis. His lips could
barely frame the words, and the voice
his own. But think that you are
talking at cross-purposes."
I'm afraid I'm not" answered Bill
cry. Hasn't that fellow Grimaud
been here to denounce Aloysius?"
Alexis was leaning forward as these
words were spoken. When they were
uttered he sank suddenly back in his
chair, his eyes closed, his hands
dropped laxly beside his knees, and
deep groan escaped him. After
minute he struggled back into sit
ting posture and spoke again.
'FWhy should Grimaud denounce
Aloysius?"
tits perfectly natural that you
cry. You're bound to him by the tie
of kinship, and at one time of your
lives you were friends. But you're
wasting pity, Alex. The man is
callous villain and deserves his
DOOM"
What is your charge against Alloy
sius?" Alexis asked. rallying himself
with great effort. Speak QUIT"
81 charge Aloysius with his uncle's
murder"
"Aloysius ?" said the other, drawing
his hand across his eyes. "Aloysius?"
He reached out his hand toward the
carafe which Billery had set beside
him, but he was unequal to the effort.
"Give me some more brandy, old fell
low. I'm all aboard. Thanks. Now
go on, and let me understand this
amazing business" The spirit seemed
to revive him, and he sat up more like
his ordinary self than he had been
since his visitors arrival. He signed,
go on" and arranged himself in his
chair to listen.
"Aloysius was the one person who
most conspicuously profited by your
uncle's death?" said Billery.
Yes; suppose so. Well?"
''He swore all along that he was in
Paris at the date of your uncle's dis
appearances"
Yes; what of that?"
"He was not in Paris. He was in
London"
"Who says SOP"
81 say so, on the authority of an
eyewitness. And, what is more, l am
in position to prove that he was in
your uncle's house on the evening Of
the day on which he was last seen
alive"
mo, no, mol" cried Alexis. ct is
impossible"
''All the same, he was there and he
was seen to leave the house. Leave
this to me. I have been on his track
now for month past, and | have got
my facts all right. Now, look here,
Alex, as you are an honest man and a
Christian, did Grimaud bring the
stuff in that filthy pot there from the
cellar of the house in Agar row."
Alexis opened his lips as if to speak,
but no sound came from them, and he
signed assent by motion Of the hand.
VERY WELL" said Billery, opening
his coat and cropping in his breast
pocket Here Is some more of it. An
idea came to me a month ago last
night and I went down there and Sc
cured this sample. [ met Grimaud a
week back going in that direction, and
somehow it occurred to me that he
had stumbled on the same idea. Now
I know how right l was. Your cousin
Aloysius murdered the old man for
good and sufficient reasons. You
know what they were?"
Alexis signed assent again. He
seemed to have resigned himself to
face the horror of the accusation and
he was more composed.
Ito Be Continued.)
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In Use.

where's the boa constructor forty
feet long that you've got painted on
the sign out in front?" demanded the
visitor at the dime museum.
'sThis is wash day, and we're using
him 70 "a clothes line" explained the
Circassian beauty.
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Bio Fire at MaryviIIe.

Maryville, July 29.-Fire early yes
terday destroyed the county court
house, Harper's department store and
opera house and several other build
ings. Loss $125,000, partially insured
The fire started in Harper's store,
which was struck by lightning.
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Pauper Hanqs Himself.

Winona, Mimi, July 27.-Michael
Schrafranek ended his existence by
by hanging at the farm of Alois Land
olph, at Wiscoy. Schrafranek spent
the winter In the Winona county poor.
house, but left there a few weeks
ago.
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Eenderlin, N. d., July 27.--Little AL
win Bruhn, the adopted son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Bruhn, former residents OF
Morris, Mimi. was drowned In the
river here.
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End Grain War AUD. 10.

Chicago, July 29.---The war on grain
rates from Missouri river points to
Chicago will come to an end Aug. 10.
This decision was reached at a con-
ference yesterday, at which every road
running west of Chicago was repre-
Sented
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Nashville, Tenn, July 29.-At Kings
ton, in Williamson county, this state,
a negress yesterday gave birth to six
children. The children are well form
ed and all were alive at last accounts.
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Adrian, Mimi, July 29.A steam
thresher. with a horse and buggy at.
tached, broke through bridge mile
north of town and fell into the Kama
ranzi river.
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Great COLLEGE.

When the president of a great col
lege parts his name in the middle, he
sets bad example to the boys.
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militiamen Gylland and the militia
men are considered to have shown
commemorate courage in trying to
make the arrest. The fact that only
one of the attacking party was injur-
ed is considered remarkable, as they
were making the attack under great
disadvantage. A large force of armed
men-one or two companies of mill
tia, in all probability-wil now be
dispatched to the Cameron dam to
take Dietz dead or alive.
The Cause of the Trouble.
DietZ for long time has held pos
session Of the Thorn Apple river dam,
preventing the driving Of several mil
lion feet of logs belonging to the Chip
pewa Lumber and Boom company.
The logs are rotting and the company
has for some time past been endeav
oring to have Dietz served with legal
papers compelling him to show cause
why the company should not be allow
ed to drive the logs.
GOVERNOR SAYS TAKE DIETZ.
Ladysmith, Wis, July 29.--"The only
way to take Dietz IS to kill the whole
family, for the women and boys shoot
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
SLASHES A DEER'S THROAT
Pennsylvania Hunter Takes Daring
Chance in Killing Buck in the
Alleehanies
Special to The Herald.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. David
Smouse of Irvona killed a deer after
a strange adventure, while hunting in
the Allegheny mountains with Il party
Of friends.
One morning one Of the party routed
Il large black buck, which he succeeded
in Wounding, but the animal escaped
and made for a crossing on when
Smouse was stationed. Another party
of hunters had stationed a man at the
same crossing, and ne staid a few yards
below SmCuse Both heard the shot
and were intent on knowing what
caused it. but We're unable to see far
on account of the bushes. They stood
at their posts for few seconds when
suddenly the animal was seen coming
toward them at a rapid pace only few
yards away.
Ae it would pass between them
neither dared shoot, and Smouse, being
intent on landing the game, drew his
knife, and as the animal passed the
tree behind which he was hiding he
lcaped upon its back, grabbed its ant
lers and slashed Its throat several
times. The deer staggered and dropped
to the ground before fifteen yards had
been covered.
This was the first black deer known
to be killed in that section OF the coun-
try for a number of years, the last one
having been killed by man named
Ball about nine or ten years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
BA-A! BUTT! FRIENDSHIP ENDS
Bronx Zoo Keeper McEnroe's Kind
ness Shattered by HimaIayan
Goats Frontal Bone
h eciaI IN The Herald.

Srecial to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Jan. BERNARD Nc
Enroe, keeper in the Geological park
in the Bronx, has lost faith in all
goats and nurses many bruises, while
Tahr a hoofed and horned animal,
with a long, silky beard. who came
from the Himalayan mountains, is
treasuring portions of McEnroe's uni
form in his rocky den as trophies of
war
When Tahr first arrived in the
Bronx year ago, he was SO shy that
he would run away If any one even
looked at him. A rocky cliff, with q
snug cave, was built for him. McEn-
roe undertook to tame the goat with
kindness. Saturday, for the first time,
1ahr acted in friendly spirit and ate
hay from McEnroes hand. When the
keeper confidently entered Tahr's en-
closure yesterday and climbed to the
top of the cliff to feed him Tahr aD-
preached like an express train, hit
ting only the high places, and aimed
for McEnroe.
McI1nroe sailed gracefully through
the air and alighted at the foot of the
cliff. Tahrs horns had snatched a
souvenir before parting with the keep
er and the latter's face and hands were
bruised and scratched on the rocks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
CONDUCTOR HAS HIS NERVE
Trolley Rope Mutilates His Hand, but
Ernest Shaening Completes
His Run
special to The Herald.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 7.-Nerve and
courage OF a sort that would make
some of the football heroes look like
tin soldiers was displayed yesterday
by Ernest Shaening, conductor on the
Fourteenth line. After one of his fingers
had been torn off by a trolley rope, he
went on collecting fares as though
nothing had happended and finished his
run to the barn.
The mishap occurred while rounding
the "Y' at Fourteenth avenue and the
boulevard. Shaening was guiding the
trolley around the turn and the rope
was looped around the first finger of
his left hand. The trolley slipped off
the wire and shot up into the air. The
conductors finger was torn completely
off at the joint. He dropped the severed
member into his pocket and wrapped
the bleeding stump in his pocket hand
kerchief.
Then Shaening replaced the trolley,
gave the signal to go ahead, and pro-
ceeded to take up nckels for the d. L.
r. When the car reached the barns at
Fourteenth and Warren he permitted a
relief man to take his place, while DIR.
McCue and DR.. Haggerty dressed the
painful injury. Shaening then took a
car for him home at 679 Fifteenth street.
He has been in the employ of the street
railway company for five years.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08

Special to The Herald.
BANGOR, Me-, Jan. THE men who
do the hard work and breathe the
bracing air of Down East have never
been noted FOR deicacy or whimsicality
of appetite; but some recent exhibi-
tions of food destruction have excited
the wonder of the natives and the adj
miration of visitors.
The other night tall gaunt man
wandered into Bangor lunch room,
and after scanning the bill of fare for
some minutes hesitatingly asked for
some fried eggs. lie ate what was set
before him and liked 1t so well that he
ordered more, then more and more,
and so on until he had consumed six
orders.
As they serve fried eggs in that
lunch room the six orders comprised
eighteen fried eggs, twelve slices of
bread and six cups Of coffee. When he
had finished. the tall man, who was
from Prince Edward Island. carelessly
remarked that he was not feeling very
well that night, and as he didn't fancy
the boarding house grub he had come
over to town to get something light to
tempt his appetite.
The captain of a coasting schooner
in the port of Bangor told his cook to
buy a roast of beef, some beefstealI
and some sliced ham, together with
a cabbage and other vegetables and
four dozen eggs. The cook did as he
was ordered and served the roast beef
FOR dinner.
The captain ate until the platter was
as bare as Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Spratt
could have made it, and then looked
up eXpectantly and asked
Il
"What truCk?' asked the bewildered
cook
steak and other stuff" replied the
captain.
why, 7 supposed you wanted those
things for supper, Or"
Supper be hanged" roared the skip
per Get something else for supper.
When you buy grub for dinner cook
it, an don't be tryin' to starve me
to death. I'm no vegetarrier!"
Down in Calias they tell of a man
who got up hungry the other morning
and hunted around for something to
eat. He boiled and ate tWenty-Seven
eggs, and finding that they were good,
fresh eggs fried and ate nineteen more,
winding up with a quart of mixed
pickles and seven biscuits.
The smallest sailor man who ever
sailed out of Bangor, Little Johnny
Mills, was famed for his undertook ca
pacity. One day on board the schooner
Ruth Darling he ate his own dinner
and also the share of two other men,
bers of the crew who had gone ashore
and failed to come back. Then as he
sat on the rail smoking his pipe, Johnny
astonished the cook by remarking:
IT'S poor grub and little of it we
have aboard o. this one. It's close
steerin' a man has to get bit an a
sup
why, Johnny, what more would you
have on top O. that big billed dinner?"
asked the cook.
"Oh, weli,' replied Johnny, as he
rolled his eyes aloft. ooh. well, I'm
thinkin' I could get away right now
with d good hunk O. mutton an a few
praties, an a plate O. puddin' an a
bit O. loaf of rye bread an'-an' half
a gallon o. ale-o-."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-08
BOND ELECTION
IS POSTPONED
TRUSTEES AT SANTA MONICA
RESCiND ORDER
Pressure Brought to Bear by Voters
Causes the Board to Meet In
Special Session and
Take Action
Special To The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA. Jan. 7.--Threatened
with a speedy curtallment of their local
business, as we'll as political careers,
and apparently glad to call off the daily
onslaught directed at their attitude i'm
Withholding such matters of detail as
the voters demanded should be made
public, the board Of city trustees, II.
r Goetz alone being absent. met in
special session yesterday. and by unan-
imous vote postponed indefinitely the
proposed S25OOO0 municipal ownership
water bond election, originally set for
January 16.
Although but ten days Off the only
information that the board had given
concerning its plans or the apportion-
ment of the money if voted had been
of a nature so vague and unintelltgible
as to arouse distrust and suspicion on
the part of the people The action of
w. J. Hull. president of the board of
trade. in voicing the public sentiment
at the last regular meeting of the Coun-
ell, probably was the force underlying
the resembling order.
The election was decided on several
weeks ago on the recommendations of
citizens committee. which had been
favorably impressed at the effectiveness
of the plan a worked oIt in Santa Ana
and other nearby towns, but which Of
fered no data as to the practicability of
acquiring or maintaining a plant under
local conditions
A gasoline motor car built by the
Union Pacific railroad and the first of
several to be put in operation shortly,
is due to arrive in Los Angeles within
the next two weeks, and will. it is said,
be utilized for beach passenger traffic
exclusively. A noticeable falling off in
receipts. owing to the inroads being
,1ng
is held accountable for The innovation.
Twelve thousand five hundred dollars
has been received by the school board
as it's share of the first apportionment
OF the county school moneys.
Three lots on Utah avenue, near
Fifth street, having an aggregate front
| age of $50 feet. We're sold yesterday
through the agency of w. O. BaXte!
| for Il consideration named Il $4,000.
Mrs. Celia White of Los Angeles will
address the Woman's club tomorrow af-
ternoon. Mrs. Lou Chaplin Will conduct
| the meeting.