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The Raymer enterprise., 1913-11-06
CHAPTER TX.
The Incident Of the Partly Lifted
Shade.

The Incident Of the Partly Lifted
Shade.
The two took Q car which eventual.
y brought them into one of the Oldest
quarters Of the Borough of Brooklyn.
The sleet which had stung their
faces In the streets of New York had
been left behind them somewhere on
the bridge, but the chill was not gone
from the air, and George felt greatly
relieved when sweetwater paused In
the middle Of long block before a
lofty tenement house Of mean appear
ance. and signifled that here they were
to stop. and that from now on, mum
was to be their watchword.
What kind Of haunts were these for
the cultured gentleman who spent his
evenings at the Clermont! A tene-
ment-such a tenement as this-meant
home-home for himself or for those
he counted his friends, and such
supposition seemed inconceivable To
my poor husband, with the memory Of
the gorgeous parlors Of the Clermont
In his mind. ,.g
"An adventure! certainly an adven.
.ure!" flashed through poor Georges
mind. as he peered, in great curiosity
down the long hall before him, into
. dismal rear. opening into still
more dismal court. Should he be ex.
pected to penetrate into those dark,
ill.smelling recesses. or would he be
led up the long flights Of naked stairs,
10 feebly Illuminated that they gave
the impression Of extending indefinite
, " into DINNER and DINNER heights Of
decay and desolation?
Sweetwater seemed to decide for
the rear. for leaving George. he
stepped down the hall into the court
beyond, where George could see him
casting inquiring glances up at the
walls above him. Another tenement,
similar to the one whose rear end he
was contemplating, lowered behind,
but he paid no attention to that He
was satisfied with the look he had
given and came quickly back. Joining
George at the foot Of the staircase, up
which he silently led the way.
It was q rude. none.too.w ll.cared.
Tor building. but It seemed respectable
enough and very quiet, considering
the mass Of people It accofnmod dated.
One hight-two nishts-three-and
tAsn Georges guide stopped. and, look.
hg back at him, made . gesture. Il
appeared To be one Of caution. but
when the two came together at the
lop OF tho staircase, Sweetwstsr
spoke quite naturally q he pointed
sst door In their rear:
That's the room. Well keep q
sharp watch and when any man. no
natter what bis dress or appearsncs.
paaes Up these stairs and turns that
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other endeavored to carry of the sit
uatlon.
George shook his head. He could
not rid himself Of the old impression
he had formed Of the man In the
snow.
"Mr. Dunn. word with you." sud.
denly spoke up sweetwater, to the
man who had just passed them.
That's your name, isn't IT."
"Yes, that Is my name," was the
quiet response, In q voice which was
at once rich and resonant. who are
you who wish to speak to me at 10
late an houri"
well. we are-you know what"
smiled the ready detective. advancing
halfway to greet him. Were not
members Of the Associated Brother.
hood. but possibly have hopes Of be.
Ing 30. At all events, We should like
to talk the matter over. II. ~ you
say. It's not TOO late"
n have nothing 10 do with the
club"
"But you spoke before Il"
"Yes."
Then you can give % some sort
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pressed myself in an unfortunate man.
ner."
"Read the words, Mr.. Brotherson, I
really must insist that you do So"
There was no hesitancy now. Ris.
Ing, he leaned over tho table and read
the few words the other had spread
out for his perusal. Then he slowly
rose to his full height, as he an.
swered. with some slight display OF
conjunction:
II remember It perfectly now. It
is not letter to be proud Of. I
hope" ....
pray finish. Mr.. Brotherson."
THAT you are not seeking to es.
tablish connection between this let.
ter and her violent death?"
Letters OF this sort are often very
mlschievous. Mr.. Brotherson. The
harshness with which this is written
might easily rouse emotions Of most
unhappy nature in the breast Of a
woman % sensitive as Miss Chal.
loner."
Pardon me. Dr. Heath; I canno,
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SYNOPSIS.

George Andersoa and wife see . re-
markable looking man come out Of the
Clsrmont hotei. look around furtively,
cash his hands In the snow and pass on.
Commotion attracts them to the Clermont.
Enere II is found that the beautiful Miss
EDITH Challoner has fallen dead. Ander-
eon describes the man he saw wash his
bands In the snow. The hotel manager
eSclares him to be Orlando Brotherson.
physicians find that Miss Challoner was.
stabbed and not shot. which seems to
clear Brotherson Of suspicion. Gryce. an
eEed detective. and Sweetwater. his as
e!5tant. take up the case. They believe
Miss Challoner stabbed herself. A paper
cutter found near the scene Of tragedy IL
believed to be the weapon used Mr.. Chal-
&onet tells Of a batch of letters found in
ms l. d1sughtsr,s 1an desk, signed 20; B." All
that the writer was displeased This let
Ter was signed by Orlando Brotherson.
Anderson goes with Sweetwater to iden-
my Brotherson, who Is to address Q meet
Ing Of anarchists.
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way, give him a sharp look.

way, give him a sharp look. You un-
derstand?'
Yes; but"
"Oh. he hasn't come. In yet. took
pains to find that out You saw me
90 into the court and look up. That
was to see II his window was lighted.
Well, 1t wasn't" :.
George felt non.plussed.
But surely" said he, 'the gentle
man named Brotherson doesn't live
here"
"The inventor does"
"Oh!" 1
"And-but I will explain later"
The suppressed excitement con-
tanned in these words made George
stare. Indeed, he had been wonder
ing for some time at the manner Of
the detective, which showed curious
mixture Of several opposing emo
tons. Now, the fellow was actually
in tremble Of hope or impatience-
and. not content with listening, he
peered every few minutes down the
well Of the staircase, and when he
was not doing that, tramped from end
to end Of the narrow passage-way sep
arating the head Of the stairs from the
door he had pointed out, like one to
whom minutes were hours. But when.
after some half hour of this tedium
and suspense, there rose from below
the faint clatter Of ascending foot
steps, he remembered his meek com.
panion and beckoning him to one side,
began a studied conversation with
him. showing him a notebook In which
he had written such phrases as these:
Don't look up till he Is fairly In
range with the light.
There's nothing to fear; he doesn't
know either Of US.
II It is face you have seen before
If 1t is the one we are expecting to
see. pull your necktie straight It's q
little on one side.
The man they were waiting for was
no further up than the second floor.
but instinctively Georges hand had
flown to his necktie, and he was only
stopped from It's premature rear
rangement by a warning look from
sweetwater.
mot unless you know him." whis.
pered tho detective.
Suddenly the steps below paused,
and George heard Sweetwater draw In
his breath In irrepressible dismay.
But they were immediately resumed,
and presently the head and shoulders
Of a workingman OF uncommon pro.
portions appeared in sight on the
stairway.
George cast him keen look, and
his hand rose doubtfully to his neck
and then fell back again. The ap.
preaching man was tall, very well.pro.
portioned and easy Of carriage; but
the face-such Of It as could be seen
between his cap and the high collar he
had pulled up about his ears. con.
veyed no exact impression to Georges
mind, and he did not dare to give the
signal sweetwater expected from him.
You're not sure?" he now heard.
oddly interpolated In the stream Of
half.whispered talk with which the
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is the man" he began, but at this
moment the man entered, and DR..
Heath forgot the young detective. in
his interest in the new arrival.
"Mr. Brotherson, l believe" said he,
as he motioned his visitor to sit.
THAT Is my name, SIR"
Orlando Brotherson?"
"The same, SIR"
I'm glad we have made no mis-.
take" smiled the doctor. "Mr. Broth
erson, have sent for you under the
supposition that you were friend of
the unhappy lady lately dead at the
Hotel Clermont."
Miss Challoner?"
Certainly; Miss Challoner."
Il knew the lady. But" here the
speakers eye took on look as ques-
tioning as that of his interlocutor-
but In q way SO devoid Of all public
ity that l cannot but feel surprised
that the fact should be known"
At this, the listening Sweetwater
hoped that DR.. Heath would ignore
the suggestion thus conveyed and de.
cline the explanation 1t apparently de-
manded. But the impression made
by the gentleman's good looks had
been too strong for this coroner's
proverbial caution, and, handing over
the slip Of note which had been
found among Miss Challoner's effects
BY her father. he quietly asked:
DO you recognize the signature?"
"Yes, 1t Is mine."
DO you remember the words Of this
note, Mr.. Brotherson?"
Hardly. l recollect It's tenor. but
net the exact words"
Read them"
Excuse me, I had rather not.
am aware that they were bitter and
should be the cause Of great regret.
was angry when l wrote them"
THAT is evident. But the cause OF
your anger is not SO clear. Mr.. Broth.
erson. Miss Challoner was a woman
Of lofty character. or such was the
universal opinion Of her friends.
What could she have done to a gen.
tleman like yourself to draw forth
such trader"
"You ask that?"
II am obliged to. There is mystery
surrounding her death-the kind Of
mystery which demands perfect frank
ness on the part Of all who were neal
her on that evening. or whose rela
tions to her were in any way peculiar
You acknowledge that your friendship
was Of such guarded nature that II
surprised you greatly to hear 1t recog
nized. Yet you could write her let
ter Of this nature. Why%
Because" the word came gllbly:
but the next one was long in follow
Ing. Because" he repeated, letting
the fire of some strong feeling disturb
for moment his digniaed reserve
II offered myself to Miss Challoner
and she dismissed me with great dis
dain."
"Ah! and SO you thought threat
was due herr"
"A threat?"
These words contain q threat, dc
they not?"
"They may. was hardly master ol
myself at the time. may have ex
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Don't worry about what the other
fellow 10 going to do. Let your supe-
rior activities worry him.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22

H. f. = GEORGE.
Secretary.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22
CAME
DRAWS CROWD

The baseball game given AT Ex-
position park Yesterday afternoon for
The benefit OF the Geo c. Thomas
Memorial library vas the best at
tended game Of the season.
The weather was line and bracing
although the position + the sun
interfered somewhat with the play
efs line on The ball.
The teams contesting-lhe Van
Dycks and Marquettes-were com
posed for the most part of the
boys who have played at the previous
games except that the favorite
ball tosser, Eddie Stroecker, made an
exception and played for the first
time in any game this year holding
down first base for the Van Dycks.
Contrary to announcement Leroy
Tozier did NOT act as umpire, Ed
Wickersham holding the indicator to
the satisfaction of both teams.
The score-Van Dycks, !; Mar
quotes, -.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22
COLD SEEKER
MEETS DEATH

Clarence Erickson died al St 10
sephs hospital Saturday evening at
about ) O'Clock from the effects OF
being caught in the machinery of the
S. & s.. a little boat enroute to the
new diggings.
The s. & S. is owned by John
Strelic and Earl Slippern. and was
carrying a sawmill outfit TO the up
per waters of the Tanana in the hoe
'tf supplying the new camp with
lumber. She was built in the Idi-
arod and had made the trip in
safety as far as Cushman street.
where she was tied up for a couple
days in order to allow those on
Board TO do some trading in the city
before proceeding on their way.
Mr. Erickson was acting in the
capacity of engineer and had come
with the boat from Iditarod
The bat had left her moorines
anu udd plOCttutu vi utt y d
about eighteen miles above this CRY.
when in some unaccountable man
ner the leg of Ericksons oyeralls eot
caught in the shafting and each
revolut on drew the leg closer until
finally the foot and then the leg
of the unfortunate man was mash
ed into shreds as far up as the
knee, and only that the machinery
was stopped when it was the mans
entire body would have been crushed
into an unrecognizable mass.
AS soon as the man was eXtricated
from his perilous position the boat
was turned around and mad dash
made for the city where medical
attendance could be had. Upon ar
irving at the foot of Cushman street
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22

NJ, Nm. J. Nolan. after several
months absence on the Outside re-
turned on the Yukon Saturday.
Mrs. Sam Wilcox of Ester, who
Is at St JosePh's hospital, is steadi-
~ improving from her recent illness.
according to her physician DR.. Mel
Vile G. Evans.
Several of Fairbanks boys and
girls expect to leave for the Outside
during the next week to pursue
heir school studies. among them
being Miss Margaret Young, Paul
Borak, Percy Blanehfield and Blythe
raves.
Miss Laura Lewis has taken a
position with Judge Day as steno-
srapher in his law Office.
Miss Beulah Frederick, of st.
Luis, Mo, arrived on the Yukon
Saturday to become a member of ST.
Matthews hospital nursing staff.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22
LAST SAILING
DATE Of W..P.
BOATS ON 50

The next advert sed sailing O.
Americanlukon Navigation com.
oany's boats viii be on the Goth Al
which time both the Alaska and
Dawson will leave on their last trips
ana will make the run straight
through to Whitehorse without
ehanee whore one of the b ats Will
20 into winter quarters While the
other will return to the lower end
of the lake for the same purpose.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22
SHOTGUN PLAY
At DOME CITY


MAJ Anton borole Is not dead
man To-Day Is not The iaHit OF Emi
Hartman. Who Is alleged to h1N.
taken 'hree shots at i'"foJ" win
shotgun Al about fifteen or t*ertE
iee' stance.
Inc shooting happened az Dom
cifN FRIDAY us1h' about o'clock.
and Hartman vas arrested Sa.tr.E
by Deputy Marshal Fife uHo1
warrant sworn +" by Horeja, char
ing him with assault with the intent
to commit murder.
On Thursday the two men me-
further UP the creek whore Rarofa
was at work. aud there a mtS1Hicr-
standing took place which caused =
Re" words between tile two mon
who prior to that had been friends.
On Friday evening soon after dusk
Borojoe vas on his way % his cabin
after his days work. and whom
within alb Ut goo feet Of his home h
vas met by Hartman Who had JUS
emerged from the rear door of
saloon. and after making some re-
marks OF disparaging nature To
Baroje he throw his left hand 10
his hip as il 70 pull a sHn. Boroia
grabbed Hartman's hand and made =
search Of hs person to see if he
had gun, and finding none grab.
bed him by the sh uiAers AMI gave
him shove which landed him eff
the sidewalk, which was about two
feet from the ground a hat elaee.
on his head and then proceeded On
his way home.
After washing and while in the aef
OF driving his face he walked u
the 'front.' Of The build IL and vas
standing within about six feet OF
the window When shat WIS fire.
through the glass. some + he glass
or shot passing close enough 70
Boroje's head TO cause an abrasion
lust over the right temple.
Boroje dropped 70 the floor IN
order to get ut of rance Of The
shooter. and upon raising his heal
plainly saw Hartman taking a N for
the second shot which followed i'm.
mediatcly hut passed harmlessIg
though dangerously near him.
Boroje then made for The stairway
leading 20 the second story, cra@-
ling on all tours / avoid exposure.
and as he was about half "a H.
the stairs another shot was fired
this time through he door and in a
direct Inc Of the frfehtened M.
After his arrival on tie toy flor
of the building he heard someone
call TO Hartman tollin@ him TO come
away. to which he answered that as
he had started melting and vas
in for it he would stay all nleht or
until he killed his man. and tha-
~ = i'''' e''e"'', 7-',''., - -. ,"'' ~
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22
ED KEYS RETURNS,

Ed NJ. Keys, Jr.. who went to
the Chisana as engineer on the Tet.
lin. returned to town Saturday even.
ing, having floated down on a raft
from McCarty's. He left at once for
his home at Chatanika.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22

Swift's Premium Ham is so mild
that it is unnecessary to
parboiI before frying or broiling.
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HONORING JEFFERSON
DAVIS'S BIRTHDAY.

IN al! southern states the aninvcr-
sary of the birth of Jefferson Davis,
President of the late Southern Con-
federacy, has been honored in one
way or another The most interest
ing features of the observance will
be tonight, when organizations which
are keeping green the mounds OF
those who figured in the struggles of
the confederacy. will gather and lis
ten to orations on the life and char
acter of the great leader of the Lost
Cause.
Alexandria will take an active part
in thus honoring the memory of JEFF
ferson Davis, and am appropriate
program of exercises has been pre-
pared for the gathering tonight in
the Lee Camp Hall.
The Augusta Chronicle several
years ago printed a short but very
striking speech delivered at Misslss-
ippi City in 1888, by Jefferson Davis.
1t was one of Mr.. Davis's last public
utterances, for he died the next year.
1t follows:
"Mr. Chairman and Fellow-citizens:
All, pardon me! The laws of the
United States no longer permit me to
designate you as fellow-citizens, but
| am thankful that l may address
you as my friends. feel no regret
that l stand before, you this after
noon man without country, for
my ambition lies buried in the grave
Of the Confcderacy. There has been
consigned not only my ambition, but
the dogmas upon which that govern
mcnt was based. The faces | see be-
fore me are those of young men.
Had | not known this l would not
have appeared before you. Men IN
whose hands the destinies of our
Southland lie, for love of her |
break my silence to speak to you a
few words of respectful admonition.
The past is dead-.let it bury its
dca6, its hopes and its aspirations,
before you lies the future-a future
full of golden promise, a future of
expanding national glory, before
which all the world shall stand
amazed. Let me beseech you to lay
aside all rancor, all bitter sectional
feeling, and to take your places II
the ranks of those who will bring
about consummation devoutly t.
be desired-a reunited country"
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of so much Importance at the present
Jay, and the latter on territories
and labor,
1t has taken democratic success &:
the polls to bring Virginia into her
own. Faithful to the party conceived
and born within her borders, staunch
in her faith in the principles of her
own distinguished Jefferson, she has
never wavered in defeat, never
abandoned hope for the return to
power that she has seen accomplish
ed, and is now fully prepared for the
honor and responsibility which is
her portion. That we are we'll rep
resented by capable men in the
House of Representatives can hardly
be doubted, when so much considera-
ton mas been shown them by thei.
party caucus.
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. Samuel's courts to determine the va
lidity Of the Act of Retrocession.

. Samuel's courts to determine the va
lidity Of the Act of Retrocession.
We frankly confess that the situa-
ton is too deep for US; in the frs
place the only threat to test the ques-
ton came through the Taft admins
tration, and with the end of that adj
minfstration, it seemed perfectly clear
to every one except the Board of Su-
pervisors and their advisers, that the
chapter was closed and the danger OF
test case past. Now, when the at
mosphere is calm and peaceful and the
countyites should be hoeing potatoes
and raising corn, the Board of Su-
,pervisors start in to raise disturb
ance and fat crop of attorneys fees.
Has the county such a large sur
plus in its treasury that it revels IN
litigation, or is it in hurry to be
annexed to the District before it is
annexed to Alexandria City? From
the common sense point of view of the
ignorant laynlan, it would appear to
us that a renewed agitation would be
the las thing that the county would
desire. We can only conclude that
the county is reluctant to relinquish
the position in the spotlight winch
it has temporarily occupied during
the discussion of the question, and
the situation will certainly afford It's
prominent citizen a further orportu-
nifty to rise and shine.
Our conclusions, however, may be
entirely wrong, and dcduced from the
aimless meanderings of the unframed
mind but we would feel better pre-
pared to follow the line of reasoning
that lead to the action of the Board,
if we knew on whose advice '7ha; ac-
ton was taken, or whether tn Board
figured the problem out all by their
lonesome :;lfff
We feel deep interest in this sub
iect, because any ill-advised action
taken by the county affects he Cipy
of Alexandria as well, and we think
we can speak for practically every
citizen of this city when we say that
we are perfectly satisfied to leave al
Y
rest a question which we think was
settled sixty years ago. Possibly our
contemporaries in the county VIII
oe able to explain the reasons that
induced what appears to us to havs
been a foolish play for publicity. In
the meantime, we should like 10 hear
from the candidates for the Leg1sla-
ture, as to whether they arr really
for or against annexation to the DIS
trict, and if they are against -
whether they are for or against this
proposed law suit of the Board OF
and why. This is que5-
tion in which both the city ard county
are vitality interested.