Arizona republican., 1908-01-26

huge yellow cat with gesture and brilliant smile The beast was perched high on desk his yellow eyes garng he furtvely endeavored to attend "Vn his paw cut the side of his head.
 That's too thin mister, there's been fight here maybe murder" replied the officer, pointing 10 the shattered window-pane
 At the words old Peter shuddered and nearly dropped his candle-Stick.
 The giant laughed heartily. That is absurd enough to be very funny" said he.
 Tt is eh? Where is the man who was screaming at that window three minutes ago?" demanded the officer.
 Why my dear man. 1t was not l. an alone here Old Snifkin was ceterwaung there and l heaved a jug at him. It went through the win dow-worse luck"
 Where is the other one you was just rowing with this moment ago? Don't lie to me. l heard you from the halL'
 Again my dear sir am puzzled Sniffkin and I have been scoldng each other. As you can see there is but of entrance or exit to this place. No one has been in or out You may search these If you choose"
 And that will" said the officer '"Dr. Siddons, guard this door while I go through this place.
 Really must say he made thorough search In all the closets of the little kitchen and pantry in the behind the tapestry hangings under the bed and behind the grand piano and the music-cases in the front room. tapping walls ceiling and floor with ms club for concealed doors. Fully fifteen minutes he spent Kelensen imperturbed and I. deeply em- barrrassed. chatting on score of extraneous sub jects while old Hahn and my housekeeper were eX- changing terrified whispers in the hall behind
 I have said positively that saw that face at the window, that heard the two distinct voices in
 
 that had been constantly under eyes, there was living thing in those rooms except heenseuand his cat.
 BafHed muttering angry and threatening the off dessted and withdrew. Keensen bade me a most neghborly goodnight saying the absurd incident had served good purpose it had made us acquainted. and he hoped to within his doors quite soon again. I believe asked him, with some i'll grace, visit me The extraordinarily contradictory events of the hour with all their terror and mystery when contragted with Kelensen's perfect composure and good nature had quite taken me aback.
 It with difficulty that got rid of the police man. He would have followed me home talk of the bewildering affair. and it Mrs. Kep- pier taTried at my door to say:
 Doctor. this is dreadful. The lies. the lies that big mar told You should have heard Peter"
 And what says Peter? Draw those shades and tell me.
 Therefore she began review of the statements that the panCStrCken old furniture dealer had made It appeared that his strange lodgers name was Hen dirk Kelensen. of Ryndam singer. some said great bass artiste He had leased the rooms for a long three months Before and paying double the ordinary rent for the privilege of doing abso- lutey he pleased at any and all times and Cf being let entirely alone. He had specified that he to he made the victim of no curiosity the part Of his landlcrd
 The two voices were 10 new thing to Peter They were an every day. all day matter He had heard that dreadful but oSce before and that in the first month at daybreaf Never had he seen any one anything in the rooms save sniTkin the cat. and Keensen the basso, but evidences Of the existence and life of another being abundant
 He marketed for Kelensen and always bought enough for two. often getting different sorts Of food for each such fowl for and steak for the other He could hear the preparations for the meals and the two voices in talk and laughter both perfectly dis tinct and always in this tongue he could not under stand. Then after the meal Kelsnsen would go out. looking magnificent in the great coat and top-hat he always
 AS soon the door closed his heels Peter would go surreputiously into the rooms from which Kel- ensen had just departed alone and would find two chairs at the table two seiled plates and two of silver and bottles of unknown wine the other of stout but was there but Snifkin There were abundant clothes in the room, but they of Kelensens size only and were obviously for the sole of one Never were there signs of two men having dressed and thrown down discarded clothes.
 There was one other puzzng thing Peter had often noticed in the sweet, sickly unfamiliar odor for which he could not account At the mention Of this it came sharply to that I. too, had ob- served unusual smell Now that I thought of It.