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CHAPTER ~.
The M an.

The Man.
you know the man."
Il do: or rather, know man who
answers to this description. He comes
here once in a while.
His name"
"Brotherson. A very uncommon per-
son in many respects; quite capable
OF such an eccentricity. but incapable.
| should say. Of crime. He's gifted
talker and so we'll read that he can
hold ones attention for hours. OF
his tastes. can only say that they
appear to be mainly scientific. But
he is not averse to society. and Is
always very well dressed"
Meanwhile, George had advanced to
speak to q man who had beckoned
to him from the other side OF the
room. and with whom In another
moment l saw him step out. Thus
deserted. l sank into chair near one
OF the windows.
Where was he? The man who had
carried him of was the youngest in
the group. What had be wanted OF
George? Those who remained showed
no interest In the matter. They had
enough to say among themselves. But
| was interested-naturally so. and.
In my uneasiness. glanced restlessly
from the window, the shade Of which
was up. The outlook was very
peaceful one. This room faced a side
street. and. rs my eyes fell upon the
whitened payements, received an
answer to one. and that the most
anxious, Of my queries. This was the
street into which we had turned, In
the wake OF the handsome stranger
they were trying at this very moment
to Identify with Brotherson. George
had evidently been asked to point out
the exact spot where the man had
stopped. for I could see from my
vantage point two figures bending
near the curb, and even paving at
tho snow which lay there. It gave
me slight turn when one OF them
| do not think It was George-began
to rub his hands together In much
the way tho unknown gentleman had
done, and. In my excitement. prob.
ably uttered some sort Of an ejacula.
tlon, for | was suddenly conscious OF
silence In the room. and when
turned saw all the men about me
looking my way.
They are initiating tho man."
cried: my husband and-and the
person he went out with. 1t looked
dreadful to me: that is ALL"
Meanwhile. Mr.. Slater had ex
changed some words with the two Of
fcials. and now approached me with
m expression Of extreme consider
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anxious expectation. remember the
face Of one gray haired old man. |
shall never forget It. He was prob.
ably her father. Later. ! knew him
to be so. Miss Challoner was stretch.
cd out upon the couch. She was
dressed as she came from dinner. In
gown Of iyory.tinted satin. re.
lleyed ut the breast by large bou.
quet OF scarlet polnsettlas. The doc
ter was pointing at these poinsottas
In horror and with awful meaning,
and though we could not hear his
words, We knew almost instlnctively.
both from his attitude and the cries
which burst from the lips OF those
about him. that something more than
broken petals and disordercd leaves
had met his eyes: that blood was
there--slowly oozlng drops from the
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any motive for such deed. She hat
been the victim Of some mistake, his
lovely and ever kindly disposed
daughter. and while the loss was ire
parable he would never make 1t unen
durable by thinking otherwise.
Such was the fathers way OF look
ing at the matter, and / own that II
made our duty trifle hard. Blu,
Georges mind. when once made up
was persistent to the point Of OBJ
stinacy, and while he was yet talk
ing he led me out OF the room and
down the hall to the elevator.
"Mr. Slater knows we have some
thing to say. and will manage the
interview before US in the very best
manner" he conflded to me now with
an encouraging air. we are to 60
to the blue reception room on the
parlor floor"
Mr.. Slater was there according to
his promise, and after introducing US,
briefly stated that we had some evi.
dence to give regarding the terrible
occurrence which had just taken place
in the house.
George bowed, and the chief
spokesman am sure he was po.
lice.officer OF some kind-asked him
10 tell what It was.
Then my husband spoke up. and re-
lated our little experience. II 1t did
not create a sensation. 1t was be-
cause these men were well accus-
toned to surprises of all kinds
washed his hands-a gentleman
out there in the snow-iust after the
alarm was raised here?" repeated one.
And you saw him come out Of this
house?' another put in.
Yes, sir; We noticed him particu.
larly."
Can you describe him.
1t was Mr.. Salter who put this ques.
tion; he had less control over him
self. and considerable eagerness
could be heard In his voice.
He was very fine.looking man:
unusually tall and unusually strik-
Ing both In his dress and appearance.
What could see OF his face was bare
OF beard. and very expressive. He
walked with the swing Of an athlete,
and only looked mean and small
when he was STOPPING and dabbling
In the snow"
His clothes. Describe his clothes"
There was an odd sound in Mr..
Slater's voice.
He wore a silk hat and there was
fur on his overcoat. | think the fur
was black"
Mr.. Slater stepped back. then NOV
ed forward again with a determined
air.
Il know the man." said he.
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By ANNA KATHARINE GREE

heart-which for some reason had
escaped all eyes till now.
Miss Challoner was dead, not from
unsupported disease, but from the
violent attack OF some murderous
weapon. AS the realization of this
brought fresh panic and bowed the
old fathers head with emotions even
more bitter than those Of grief, |
turned questioning look up at
Georges face.
1t was fixed with purpose / had
no trouble in understanding.
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o,r,se Roor1eri WxLossv

possession of one who feels himself
80 secure, or Is SO well.satisfed with
himself. that he Is no longer con.
scious Of other emotions"
poor fellow" I commented aloud.
as folded up these words; 'he
reckoned without you, George. BY
tomorrow he will be In the hands OF
the police"
And with this sentence ringing In
my mind, lay down and endeavored
to sleep. But It was not till very
late that rest came.
At last I slept, but It was only to
rouse again with the same quick real.
izatlon Of my surroundings, which l
had experienced on my recovery from
my fainting At OF hours before. Some.
one had stopped at our door before
hurrylng by down the hall. Who was
that someone? rose on my elbow.
and endeayored to peer through the
dark. OF course, I could see nothing.
But when woke q second time, there
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stoou near, "dtCHIHB me, anu Que IldI
evidently been using some restora
tive, for she held small vinaigrette
In her hand. TO this lady. George
made haste to introduce me, and from
her ! presently learned the cause Of
the disturbance In the hotel.
Edith, the we'll known daughter ol
Moses Challoner, had fallen suddenly
dead on the floor OF the mezzanine
She was not known to have been in
poor health, still less In danger OF q
fatal attack. and the shock was conse'
quently great to her friends, several
OF whom were In the building.
Was she alone when she iell?"
asked.
Virtually alone. Some persons sat
on the other side OF the room, reading
at the big round table. They did not
even hear her fall. They say that the
band was playing unusually loud in
the musicians gallery"
Are you feeling quite we'll, now"
Quite myself" | gratefully replied
as rose slowly from the sofa.
In the hall We encountered Mr.,
Slater, whom have before mentioned.
He was trying to maintain order while
himself In a state OF great agitation.
Seeing US. he could not refrain from
whispering few words into my hus-
bands ear.
THE doctor has Just gone up-her
doctor. | mean. He's simply dumb
founded. Says that she was the
healthiest woman in New York yester.
day. think-don't mention 1t, that
he suspects something quite differ.
ent from heart failure"
What do you mean?" asked George.
following the assistant manager down
the broad fight OF steps leading to
the office. Then, as pressed up close
to Mr.. Slatcr's other side. "She was
by herself. wasn't she. in the half
floor aboye?"
Yes, and had been writing a let.
ter. She fell with 1t still in her hand"
Have they carried her to her
room?" eagerly inquired. glancing
fearfully up at the large seml-clrcular
openings overlooking US from the
place where she had fallen.
Not yet. Mr.. Hammond insists
upon waiting for the coroner" (Mr.
Hammond was the proprietor OF the
hotel) "She is lying on one OF the
big couches near which she fell. II
you like, can give you glimpse OF
her. She looks beautiful. It's terri.
BILE to think that she Is dead"
Il don't know why we consented.
We were under spell, l think. At
all events, we accepted his offer and
followed him up narrow staircase
open to very few that night. At the
top, he turned upon us with a warning
gesture which ! hardly think we need.
ed. and led us down a narrow hall
fanked by openings corresponding to
those we had noted from below. At
the furthest one he paused and.
beckoning US to his side. pointed
across the lobby into the large writ.
ing.room which occupied the better
part OF the mezzanine floor.
We saw people standing In varl.
GUS attitudes OF grief and dlsmay
uhout n couch ono end NJ which onlv
was visible to us at the moment.
The doctor had Just joined them, and
every head was turned towards him
and every body bent forward In
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CHAPTER w.
Sweet Little Miss Clarke.

sweet little MISS Clarke.
When we took our seats at tho
breakfast-table, 1t was with the feel.
ing Of being no longer looked upon
as connected in any way with this
Gaze. Yet our interest In 1t was, II
anything. increased. and when l saw
George casting furtive glances at
certain table behind me, leaned over
and asked him the reason. being sure
that the people whose faces saw
reflected In the mirror directly before
us had something to do with the
great matter then engrossing US.
His answer conveyed the somewhat
exciting information that the four
persons seated In my rear we're the
same four who had been reading at
the round able in the mezzanine at
the time Of Miss Challoner's death.
Instantly they absorbed all my at
tention. though dared not give them
direct look, and continued to OBJ
serve them only in the glass.
rs 1t one family?" asked.
Yes, and very respectable one.
Transients, of course. but very we'll
known in Denver. The lady is not
the mother Of the boys. but their
aunt. The boys belong to the gen.
tleman, who is widower"
Their word ought to be good"
George nodded.
"The boys look wide.awake enough
II the father does not. AS for the
aunt. she is sweetness itself. Do
they still insist that Miss Challoner
was the only person in the room
with them at this timer"
They did last night. don't know
how they will meet this statement Of
the Doctors"
"George?"
He leaned nearer.
Have you ever thought that she
might have been suicide? That she
stabbed herself?"
mo. for in that case q weapon
would have been found" "
And are you sure that none was?"
Positive. Such fact could not
have been kept quiet. II a weapon
had been picked up there would be
no mystery, and no necessity for
further police investigation"
And the detectives are still here?"
II just saw one"
"George?"
Again his head came nearer.
Have they searched the lobby!
believe she had a weapon"
Laura"
Il know 1t sounds foolish, but the
alternative is SO improbable. A fam.
lily like that cannot be leagued to-
gether In conspiracy to hide the
truth concerning matter SO serious.
To be sure. they may all be short.
sighted, or SO little given to observa.
ticn that they didn't see what passed
before their eyes. The boys look wide.
awake enough. but who can tell?
would sooner believe that"
stopped short SO suddenly that
George looked startled. My attention
had been caught by something new
saw In the mirror upon which my
attention was fixed. A man was look.
Ing in from the corridor behind, at
the four persons we were Just dis.
cussing. He was watching them In.
tently. and Thought knew his
face.
CTo BE coNTINUEp)
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from further participation in this In
formal inquiry. This saw before he
spoke. OF course they were right. But
should greatly have preferred to
stay where was till George came
back.
l was greatly interested. Of course
and had plenty to think OF till saw
George again and learned the result
of the latest Investigations.
Miss Challoner had been shot. not
stabbed. No other deduction was pos.
sible from such facts as were now
known. though the physicians had not
yet handed in their report, or even
intimated what that report would be.
No assailant could have approached
or left her, without attracting the no
tice OF some one, II not all OF the
persons seated at table In the same
room. She could only have been
reached by bullet sent from point
near the head Of small winding
staircase connecting the mezzanine
floor with coat.room adjacent to the
front door. This has already been In.
sisted on, as you will remember, and
il you will glance at the diagram
which George hastily scrawled for
me. you will see why.
A. B., as well as C. D., are half
circular openings into the office lobby.
E. F. are windows giving upon Broad
way. and G. and party wall. necessari-
ly unbroken by window, door or any
other opening. 1t follows then that
the only possible means Of approach
to this room lies through the archway
H., or from the elevator door. But
the elevator made no stop at the mez-
canine on or near the time Of the at.
tack upon Miss Challoner; nor did any
one leave the table or pass by 1t In
either direction till after the alarm
given by her fall.
But bullet calls for no approach.
A man at X. might raise and fire his
pistol without attracting any attention
to himself. The music, which all
acknowledge was at its full climax at
this moment, would drown the noise
OF the explosion, and the stair case,
out Of view OF all but the victim, al.
ford the same means of immediate es.
cape, which It must have given Of
secret and unseen approach. The coat
room into which 1t descended com.
municated with the lobby very near
the main entrance, and IL Mr.. Brother.
son were the man, his sudden appear.
ance there would thus be accounted
for
1t began to look bad for this man. II
indeed he were the one we had seen
under the street.lamp; and. as George
and ! reviewed the situation. we felt
our position to be serious enough for
us severally to set down our impres.
sions Of this man before We lost our
first vivid Idea. l do not know what
George wrote, for he sealed his words
up as soon as he had finished writing,
but this Is what put on paper while
my memory was still fresh and my eI.
c!tement unabated:
He had the look Of man OF power.
full intellect and determined will. who
shudders while he triumphs; who
outwardly washes his hands OF deed
over which he inwardly gloats. This
was when he first rose from the
snow. Afterwards he had a moment
Of fear; plain. human. everyday fear.
But this was evanescent. Before he
had turned to go, he showed the self.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17
The Greatest Ball Player in
the World Now Under
Suspension
PRINCIPLES
ARE INVOLVED
President Navin of Detroit Club Says
Hold-Out is Not Bigger Than The
Game, and That He Can No Longer
Persistently Defy Baseball Laws.

DETROIT, Mich, April 1T.-DiscipIine !
not money, is the alI-important question |
at issue in the dispute between the De |
trojt Baseball club and the American
league and its star player, outtielder Tyrus
COBB. who IS now under suspension be
cause he refused to accept the terms OF the
1913 contract rendered him by President
Nav-n. This declaration was made by
Mr.. Navin today IN a signed statement.
1t Is understood that $3.50 Is the
amount involved in the monetary dis
pute The statement follows:
The difference between Mr. Cobb and
the Detroit baseball club is not over
matter of money, There are fundamen-
tai principles involved-prnciples OF dis
ciplne recognized in all walks of life
1T is conceded by everybody that Mr..
Cobb is the best ball player in the world.
And Mr.. Cobb Is also the best-paij ball
player in the world But this Is not the
issue.
Mr.. Cobb did not make baseball; base
ball made him. A player cannot he bigger
than the game which creates INN. 70
give in to Mr.. Cobb now in his present
attitude would be to concede that he is
greater than the game itself, for he has
set all its laws at defiance.
| Mr.. Cobb instead OF reporting for
| spring practice and giving the club the
! benefit of his knowledge and his play
| organized a transforming team aud went
through the South starring himself with
| daily ultimatums to the Detroit club. Ii
| Mr. Cobb can persistently defy the laws
| of the game, what effect will he have on
| the other players and where will his +
AmAbove-the-Law theory end? We may
as well turn the club over to hinl and
eventually the league.
If Mr. Cobb doesn't like a room a
hotel clerk gives him he quits the club
for week. If he doesn't like what a
silly man in the 2randstand yelIs at him
he punches his face and Is again oui of
the game. He quit the game when We
were fighting for a pennant and publicly
stated that he would not play with his
} comrade in left field. ID. Jones. on ac
count Of some misunderstanding with that
player. If he doesn't feel like practising
he stays away from the park He ha,
grown to believe that his greatness pre-.
cludes his being subject to club discipline
] think Mr.. Cobb eventually will recog
nize his fanlt-nti he does there car
! be no understanding between us
He demands $4,000 for his services
and then he goes to the other end Of tn
country to fire ultimatums at me through
the public press proclaiming that no rep
resentative OF the Detroit club has beer
sent to talk business with him. Mr.
Cobb is an employee of the Detroit base
ball club; he knows where the Office Is
In the past [ have patiently put up witt
a great deal from Cobb 1t has nov
reached a point whore there must he
show down
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

DR. @. G. WHEELER, osteopathic physi
~ clan, 10 Crosby block. Office hours, 10 tx
IL a. m, to p. m. Other hours by appoint
ment. Telephone connections. Spruce st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17
Inventor of Ice Cream.

q am looking for some means Of
verifying a statement that is printed
at the bottom of the bill of fare in a
colored peoples restaurant that / Wis
it once a month, a gas collector said.
IN a redletter footnote the pToprie
tor calls attention to the excellence
OF his own homemade ice cream: then
he adds that all members of the race
ought to eat ice cream because it was
invented by q colored man named
Jackson. So sure does he seem OF
his facts that he relates circumstances
attending the evolution of ice cream
from plain custard. The narrative
sounds convincing. BUT colored people
are so ready 20 vauit the real and
reputed achievements OF the race that
the ice cream legend may require
veriication."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

HNHOMAS RICE, NJ. D. Office and residence
Il Vermont Savings Bank. Hours, 8 10
3. m, to g. and TO p.
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nouneed that he would not again play
ball.
Joe Tinker says that recruits nova
days don I make noise enough. Some
one else says they are blowing their
own horns all Of the time, so what can
the poor recruits do to satisfy both
sides.
Eddie Eavrs, the Brown university
tWirler, stuck another long plume in
his college cap when he held the Provi-
deuce Grays to FIVE hits and shut them
out while Brown made seven runs.
And Eayrs contributed three hits one
of them double.
Frank j. Mains, formerly of Brat
tlehoro, is now manager OF the Wood
lake, Cal, baseball team. The team is
now engaged in a bitter series of
games with Lemon Cove for a purse of
800. No admission is charged, but col
lectious are taken with unfailing reg
| ularity.
McKechnje, who has played one game
in the outfeid for the Boston Braves,
| has been released by that team and
! taken on by Chance as a utility man.
StaLlings of the Braves is elated over
the fact that he has secured Collins, a
Ctdth IittNtE OF tHt duutTbliI UNI
versity, a boy several of the league
managers were looking to land.
Miller Higgins tells one on Kid Girl
ner, the big Tennessee sehoolboy who
busted into the big league late last
fail. d" Criner," said Higgins, . had d
great trick Of delivering the bali and
then charging forward almost up tC
the catcher. He'd run a mile in 4
game. He claimed he made his dash
because it terrified the batter. One day
Griner was pitching to Pittsburgh
bail player named john Wagner-yes
the justly revered Hans. He threw {
fast one and then began his dash. HC
got two steps when the bali, on the re
turn, caught him IN the diner. They
diner the rest Of the week,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

HR. W. Il. LANE, Office and residence, 80 n.
81 Main st. Office hours: Mornings until 9;
afternoons until $50; evenings until 8. Tel43O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17
blouse Sisters

The House-Sisters Association Of
Berlin was established not long ago
to ennobIe domestic service and to
establish better relations between the
employers and the employed. The as
ISOLATION has a Mother House" near
the city, where girls are trained for
services, situations being found for
them when competent Those in
charge of the home keep in touch
with the girls after they have gone
out into the world to make their own
way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17
Sporting Notes.

The University Of Vermont baseball
team left today for the trip that in
cludes the two hardest games Of the
season, with Fodrham and Yale.
Johnny King has decided to play
again. and has announced that he will
Join the Cincinnati Reds within two
weeks. King had once this year an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

For the lands sake-use Bovlzer's
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

GEORGE R. ANDERSON. Surgeon and Physi
~ clan. Surgery a specially. Office and resi-
dence Brooks House, SO Main St. Hours until 10
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

nR. e. R. LYNCH, Surgeon. Office Ameri
- can Building, Rooms and 4, Brattleboro
VT. TEL $40 Hours 8 to 9 q. m, l to and
z to 8 p. m. Sundays by appointment only
Residence. 65 Canal St. Tel, 1T. 41-26
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

u. H. o'CONNOR. NJ. D., Surgeon and Gyne
II cologist. Hours, 1 to go. and to 8 Q
a. Sundays by appointment. Office and resi-
dence ID North Main St. Telephone, 261.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

nR. H. P. GREENE, Physician and Surgeon.
~ Office, Bank block Hours, 8 to 9 a. m,
] to 3, and to p. III. Residence, 81 Green
st. Telephone connections.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17
Professional Cards

~ Grove street, telephone, 258. Of
fee, Leonard dock. Hours I30 to and
to s. Telephone 29-1.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-17

JORDAN & SON, Optometrists. Office. Elliot
- st. Specialists in the correction Of defective
vision. Examination, to II q. m. l.30 to p. m.
Evenings Monday and Saturday. z toe. Special
anpointments at your convenience. Tel. 50 M. #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

+. KATE. LADIES' TAILOR. HAS
MOVED TO THE COMMERCIAL
BUILDING, ON SECOND STREET.
BETW ZEN GRACE AND BROAD:
SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES
Now Is THE TINE To TAKE THE
ADVANTAGE OF SUCH AN OPPOk-
TUNITY OF HAVING YOUR SUIT
MADE AT REDUCED PRICES HOP
M; YOU WILL GIVE NE A CALL
i KATZ. COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
ON SECOND STREET, BETWEEN
GRACE AND BROAD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

A SUMMER IN EUROPE-ITALf,
Switzerland. Germany. Holland. Bel
GUM. France England. Scotland.
Excellent opportunity for travel In
a small select party, conducted BY
experienced lady. Sailing June Il.
Fourth season: references. Address
+ s.. care Times Dispatch.