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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
The Same Handwriting

One day Nointe saw Simancas hurry. ing along the street, and followed hin, to the Hotel Drouout. An auction of tha effects of the late Count Golymine was going on there.
 When the pelisse which the count had worn when he hanged himself was put up, Simancas began to bid eagerly for it. Nointel bid against him. He exhaust- ed the resources of the Peruvian ana took the garment home.
 Concealed documentsi" he thought Hs ripped the lining open. His suspicious were correct.
 There were three love letters: one from Mime. Barancos, one from Mme Crozon. and another written in a peculiar, clear. firm hand.
 That is the woman who killed Julie, ~ he said
 There were also clippings from Peru. vian papers proving the rascally char aster of Simancas and Saint Gaulmier- iie hurried out of the house to the mag istrate, and found uncle and nephew to- gether
 I have found." said he, "a letter from the woman who killed Julie d'Orcival. Ihe Ian threw suspicion upon Berthe, the sieeVe button upon Mime. Barrancos But whom will this letter convict?"
 Talk to my uncle about it at tho of. fice' said Gaston. Mine Cambray ha s asked me to dine'-and he threw the in, vitation upon the table
 Nointel started back with a gasp- .Nfr,. Cambray wrote that?" he asked.
 You can give me the1etter," said the magistrate, and I will read 1t at tho office" sno
 II haven't 1t here." stammered Noin- tel The captain hurried to the house of Mime. Cambray..
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But what was his

send to him at once. But what was his address?
 She remembered that there was a card of his in the card receiver on a table in the long gallery. which led from the drawing room.
 T will write to him. He shall be my minister of revenge" she thought
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Planning Humiliation

She examined the letters. One packet was addressed to the Marchioness de Barancos.
 "so, my naughty lady" said she to herself you. toos have been playing at love-"
 The letters were written by the marchioness to the count in a most loving manner. It had evidently been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Deathbed Confession

Mime. Barancos broke up her house party. went to Paris and told her story to Roger Darcy. He had the box opener summoned and Mime. Barancos, wearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Foolish Letters

When the company rode out that day Captain Nointel rode by the side of Mme. Barancos, and so managed that they were soon alone. He told her all that the con spirators had said and warned her to take flight. His great love for her, he said, could not be killed-but she must seek safety in flight.
 You think me guilty of murder and yet love me?" cried Mime. Barancos
 Yes"
 'Tomorroy," said she, T will tell all to M. Roger Darcy. I would have done so before but that thought Berthe Les trel guilty of the murder.
 ''I was once in love with Count Goly- mine. He had letters-foolish letters which I had written him. Julie wrote me that she had them and would give them to me if I came to her box at the opera house.
 'I went at the appointed hour. I had taken money with me--for, I suppose, that was what the creature wanted. I had to wait at the door of the box for another domino to come out.
 Julie was furious and abusive. I dis covered that she imagined that Gaston Darcy. in leaving her. had transferred his affections to me. Finally she handed me the packet of letters.
 'As I went out of the box the domino who had left as I entered came back That is the woman who killed Julie dor cival. will discover who she is-and then I will leave France forever You will never see me again.
 She put her horse to a furious pace and rejoined the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Dead i'm the Opera Box

HE finding of the dead body of Julie d'Orcival in the box at the operahouse at 8 o'clock in the morning created a sensation in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
At Mme. Cambray's Musical

Here. Marietta said she. take this note to Mile. Berthe Leestrel and, after she has read 1t. ask her what her reply is"
 She gave the maid the address of the singer and then went out and with her own hand posted the other two letter.
 That Saturday evening Mme. Cambray gave her usually weekly musical. Berthe Lestrel was the principal singer of the evening.
 As her clean. sweet voice rang out through the crowded rooms the passion which had been so long slumbering in the breast of Baston broke forth into flame
 He sought his uncle, who was among the guests, and his uncle grumbled a little-but did not seriously object. He had said any well born girl, and Berthe was we'll born, though poor He had said virtuous. and there was no question as to the virtue of Beerthe.
 After Berthe had sung Gaston sought her side and said: Tt is getting late let me call cab and see you home"
 NO, mo-" replied Berthe. q have a cab already waiting-I arranged for it.
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She mentioned the hour at which she must be at her sisters the next day and Gaston took leave of her at her own door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Fired at From Ambush

Tn the hunt of the next day Nointel. while riding at some distance from the others, heard bullet whiz by his head It was fired from a copse. He esprahg into the underbrush but could see no one.
 He slowly rode on, and to his sur prise saw Mme Garancos alone-her horse stopped and gazing intently at a thicket At the same time he saw a wild boar charging her.
 Nointel fired and the boar fell dead Almost at the same moment Mme de Barancas raised her gun and fired into the copse. With scarcely a word of ex- planation they dismounted and entered the thicket
 There they. found a miserable speci- men of humanity whom Nointel recog- nized at once as a low down tool of Simancas. Mime. Barancos had shot the man through the head just as he was raising his gun to take second shot at the captain.
 Simancas and Saint Gaulmier had watched Noinfel and had become con- vinced that he had betrayed them. They had sent this man to kill him. His first shot having missed, he had run on ahead to make another trial.
 Mme Barancos had caught a glimpse of him, and when she saw the gleam of his rifle as he aimed it at Nointel she had fired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Three Blackmailers

To return to Juliee d'Orcival Early in the morning after the suicide of Golv- mine General Simancas called upon her. He desired to know, he said, if any letters were found in the pelisse which the poor count wore when he hanged himself.
 There should have been in his pockets. he said, some letters which related to A Southe American conspiracy in which both himself and the count were en. gagged. It would be very annoying should these letters fall into the hands of strangers
 He looked Julie steadily in the face as he talked-but she was not a woman to betray herself.
 Letters? why, how should she know :! The police had taken charge of the body and consequently of the clothing. She was astonished at the generals uues. tions.
 But when Simancas had gone she thought-"That man knew the count had those letters on him. Golymine Simanals, Saint Gaulmier-three black mailers. Doubtless they worked togeth- CT and knew each others secrets. They know me. too, and suspect me. They suspect l have the letters. Well. they are wise people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Only Three Months Left

The captain came into the room like a cyclone. He had received many anony- nous communications while he had been away reflecting upon his wife's honor and sating that she had given birth to child the month before
 The poor Mme. Crozon went into hv sterics and Bertha declared that the whole thing was infamous islander. She had been with her sister every day. Finally the captain calmed down, en- braced his wife and cursed the slam derers.
 When Gaston reached his uncle's house that worthy magistrate greeted him with urbanity and heard his story with a smile, in which there was, however, a little bit of incredulity as to the reality of his nephews reformation.
 Well. well. Gaston," said the judge. T am glad to hear that you are come to your senses. Now as to wife, How would Mime. Cambray do. However. I VIII not insist upon particular person. Any well born and virtuous girl will be acceptable to me
 But remember-if within three months you are not married I will marry myself and disappoint you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
! Appointments at the Opera

Then, taking a piece of plain paper. she wrote the following note to Mme. Barancos: 'Madame-An accident has placed In my hands the letters ad- dressed by you to the Count Wencelas Golymine. I wish to return them to You, but I think it more prudent and becoming not to present myself at your house or to receive you at mine.
 q s6all be at the ball at the opera house on Saturday evening, in box 27, first tier. I shall be absolutely alone and will wear black and white dom- ino. I shall await you there at 1:80.-A Friend"
 She sent a similar note to the woman whom she did not know and then wrote a note to Berthe Lestrel, telling her what letters she had and telling her that if she wanted to restore them to her sister she must be at the opera house at 2:30 and call upon her in box 27.
 She made the appointment with Berthe so late from sheer spite, wish- ing to give the girl all the trouble she could.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
The Japanese Dagger


 The next morning Gaston went to sec his uncle. The judge was at the pre- ftcture. Thither he repaired.
 As he was talking with his uncle Cas- ton gave gasp and uttered an excla- nation of surprise. Upon the table among some papers was lying Berthes dagger the dagger of the Japanese fan.
 70, you know that. do your" said the magistrate. Where did you see it? Who had it?"
 Gaston told him. Then the judge told Gaston of the murder of Julie d'Orcival, of which the young man had not heard Berthe Lestrel was arrested. She was startled to hear of Julie's murder and mortified at the part her dagger had played in it. But she steadily refused to give an account of her movements from Il l:30-when she had left Mime. Cam bray's-up to o'clock in the morning. when she had returned to her own home She said she did not know the name Of the woman who called for her at Mme Cambray's and admitted that she had not been to the house of Mme Crozon that night at all-though she had told Mime. Cambray she was going there She asserted her innocence-but would say no more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Under Arrest

We'll. of course, they locked LID poor Berthe-loclled her up in that filthy St. Lazare prison-and Gaston was in de- spair.
 Mile Lestrel is innocent" he cried to his uncle T will yet prove 1t and marry her."
 Then I shall marry" calmly replied the judge. "and shall marry Mime. Cam bray"
 Captain Nointel and Gaston now devot- ed all their energies to solve the mystery Of the crime of the opera Berthe was under arrest; Mme Barancos was sus- pected
 Nointel questioned the box opener at the opera house as to whether anything had been found on the floor of No. 27 after the murder. The box opener showed him a gold sleeve button with a B. on It which she had picked up.
 The captain bought it from her at her own price. He showed it to Gaston. They looked at each other in horror. That "B. j. might mean Berthe or Barancos.
 Upon the hearth in Berthe's room the police found the ashes of letters which she had evidently burned The testimony of Mariette, Julie's maid. showed that when she had brought the note of her mistress to Berthe Berthe had replied, Say to her that I will go.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

My dear child," said Mime. Cambray. there Is still suspicion hanging over you. But I will see that M Darcey com pieteiy exonerates you if you will tell me all that you did on that fatal Sat. urday night"
 T will be frank with you" replied Berthe. "It has been proved that re- ceived a letter from Julie d'Orcival
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
A Mysterious Woman

She had, indeed, a cab in waiting, and In the cab a mask domino. She was lingering on in the salon of Mme. Cam bray until the time should come when she could drive to meet Julie at the operahouse.
 "Besides,' added Berthe, q am not afraid to go home alone. For see my brother-in-law, the captain, gave me this present yesterday. Do you see this pretty Japanese fan? It Is really dag ger concealed in case like fan, and with it I can defend myself"
 As they talked a servant came up to say that woman. who refused to give her name, wanted to see Berthe at once. She hurried down and held a brief con- versation in a low tone with the unknown woman.
 Get into the cab'' said Beerthe. You will go with me to place where I must go. You will wait for me in the cab while I go into the opera house. Then I will go where I am needed"
 The woman obeyed and Berthe went back to take her leave of Mme. Cam bray saying that her sister, Mme. Cro- zon, had had another of her severe nerv- ous attacks and desired her immediately.
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a woman who was apparently frightened and went to the rescue. By here voice and accent I knew it to be the Mar chioness de Barancos.
 She slipped away suddenly. I am wor- ried. What could have induced woman Of her rank and character to come to a ball like this?"
 The two friends looked about, but could find no trace of either Berthe or the marchioness.
 "Come.' said the captain, 'the best thing for us to do is to go home and ga to bed. We will investigate this mystery later.'
 They left the opera house in silence and went moodily to their respective homes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
All Sympathy

bue 1aston was satisfied. He declared he would marry her as soon as ssa would consent se
 AS soon as Berthe was released madam came to see her. The judge, Roger Darcy, had kept his word had proposed to Mime. Cambray and had been accented. Madam was all sympathy with Rerthe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Not Proven

But Berthe was finally released from captivity. Her mask and domino proved an alibi for her. At o'clock in the morning of that Sunday succeeding the night of the ball the police found. in . distant part of Paris. mask and domino It was turned in to the prefecture as it evidently had some connection with the hall.
 When Nointel came to see it he could swear that it was the same that Rerthe had worn at the opera house. Berthe acrnitted 1t to be hers-but would not tell what she was doing in tht section or Paris at o'clock on Sunday morning.
 NOW 1t was proved that the murder had been committed at about 8 o'clocl, and the place where the mask and doni- no were found was far from the opera house. Berthe could not have been in the two places at the same time
 In short, Berthe was released-but with dark mystery and no little susnicion still hanging over her.
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the mans idea that they should be returned to her after his death, of course
 The other packets contained letters from Mime. CroZon. "Humph," said Julie, T suspected that. And who is this third person. I do not know her. Evidently a bourgeoise person.
 But the packet is addressed: I will humiliate her with the rest of them. l want revenge upon someone; I will take 1t out upon these ladies.
 As for Mme. CroZon, l could not humiliate her much. But Berthe-I will humiliate Berthe by making her the agent of her sister. We went to school together-we three--but since I left the straight and narrow path Berthe has refused to recognize me.
 Well, my pretty prude, I will take your pride down little. I will show you that there are other women gone astray beside myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Nointel's Hints

Gaston went off to his, club. He found it deserted. Captain Nointel had left word that he was gone to the hall at the opera house. Gaston went to find him
 Who do you suppose Is here, or has been here, tonight?' asked Nointel when Gaston found him. None other than your fair friend, Berthe Lestrel."
 "Impossiblel' exclaimed Gaston.
 T tell you yes. As she was coming up the stairs her mask slipped and she paused to arrange it before mirror. l saw her distinctly.
 And another surprise for you-Mme Barancos has been here. I saw some half-drunken revelers crowding around
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
BY Fortune du Boisgobey

the same domino that she did on that 1atal night appeared before her.
 Was that the last domino that had lett box 242 No. 1t was not; the box opener said.
 Ihen she gave clear statement of the order in which the dominos had en- tered and left-a more lucid one than she had before given in her agitation.
 Who could that woman be who had left box 27 and then returned as Mime. Barancos left? She was the murderer There could be no doubt But there was no clew to her identity
 Castor and Nointel received a hurried call one day to the house of Mme. Crozon. 1hey found the woman at the point of death. The captain hung in agony over his dying wife. She confessed all.
 he child is mine" said she, but who can protect Berthe from calumny?'
 T can and will" said Gaston "and will adopt your child as my own'
 So the erring woman died and Berths and Gaston wept in each others arms.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18

fallen our train and having grown
tired of waiting in the depot came
down to meet us imam automobile. In
few moments we were safely land
ed at the hotel where we were to
spend the night. Early Friday morn
ing our brother, j. R. Kelly, took us
to see the large deer he had killed and
sold to the lodge. They had it
mounted and it looked just like it was
alive. Elizabeth wanted to know If
it would bite. We soon started for
the ranch, 80 miles in the mountains.
A light snow fell on us most of the
way and was very chilly on us Mis-
sourians, but we arrived safely at 5
o'clock.
! think we shall enjoy our vacation
in the mountains. We will think of
our Missouri friends when we are
enjoying the nice, cool mountain air
here. Charles says he wishes the
papers would hurry up and come so
he could see what Halls" were 90
ing to sell cheap next Saturday and
wanted to read papa's items from
Mulberry and Johnny's from Elkhart.,
Mrs. Harlan Porter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18
THE RESERVE BOARD NAMED
President Wilson Sends Nominations
Of Federal Bankers to Senate
for Confirmation.

Washington, June DETERMINATIONS
of Charles S. Hamlin of Boston, T. B
Jones Of Chicago, w. p. G.. Harding
of Birmingham, Ala; Paul Warburg
of New York and A. C. Miller Of San
Francisco, to be members Of the fed
eral reserve board, have been sent to
the senate by President Wilson.
The members Of the federal reserve
board were nominated to serve the
following terms: Hamlin, two years;
Warburg, four years; Jones, six
years; Harding. eight years and Mil
Ter ten years.
Mr.. Hamlin is an expert in finance,
who served as assistant secretary Of
the treasury under President Cleve-
land and returned to the treasury de-
partment soon after President Wilson
took office as assistant secretary in
charge of customs.
The appointment Of John Shelton
Williams to be comptroller Of the cur
rency left vacant the office of assist.
ant secretary in charge of the treas
ury fiscal bureau and Mr.. Hamlin was
appointed to. that place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18
INITIATES CyCLIST "a HOURS
Indiana Youth Helpless Under
Hypnotic Spell.

Gary, Ind, June 13.-Arthur Tracy
IS years old, at midnight had spent
"a hours flat on his back with his feet
moving in imitation of q cyclist. To
night several woman's clubs of Gary
and a thousand or more indignant citi.
zens gathered at the police station to
try to stop Tracy's feet. while w. B.
Griffiths, an itinerant hypnotist, who
is said to be responsible for Tracy's
activities, is in the county Jail, refus-
ing. to undo his work.
Griffiths was later released <and
awakened Tracy after the members of
the women's clubs had promised to
withdraw all charges against him.
At q public performance Thursday
night Griffith hypnotized Tracy, Civ.
ing him the illusion that he was rid.
ing a bicycle. The spectators were
so amused that Griffith moved Tracy,
with his feet still pedalling, to a pub
lie show window.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18
Bursting Sewers Cause Loss
OF Life and Enormous !.
Property Damage.
WOMAN BURIED IN. TAxIcAB
Pavements Cave In and Garry Down
Pedestrians and vehicles-Wa.
ter and Gas Mains Break,
Adding TO Horror.

Paris, June ia thunder storm OF
phenomenal violence ragged over Paris
for three hours in the evening. II
caused loss Of life and enormous dam.
age to property. The rain flooded the
streets and caused the bursting OF
sewers. In the central fashionable
quarter OF the city q street caved in,
engulfing several persons. The mum.
Der Of victims Is not known, because
Of the danger Of approaching the i'm.
mense pits resulting from the collapse
OF sidewalks and roadways. The pc.
lice estimated the victims at. seven at
least.
Streets Cave In.
The largest cavern occurred at the
junction of the Rue la Boetie and the
Faubourg Saint Honore. When the
storm was at its height 500 square
feet Of the roadway heaved up snd
sank, carrying with 1t several persons
who had taken shelter under the avn.
ing Of a cafe. Water spurtei from
the broken mains and added to the
torrents from the skies, converted the
whole district into river. Gas mains,
telephone wires and the electrical sup
ply were broken off.
AS soon as he was informed of the
accident. President Poincare sent a
member Of his military household to
the scene and troops were ordered to
nj hn fv, hos r
efforts at rescue.
A Taxicab EnguIfed-
About the same time a large Sec
ton of the roadway in the Place Saint
Augustin suddenly collapsed. A taxi
cab was engulfed. Witnesses saw a
woman's hand waving from the vehicle
and the head Of the chauffeur as the
taxicab disappeared. Almost imme.
diately great block of stone fell upon
it. A large wagonette just missed the
same fate, the rear wheels sinking
axle deep in the soil, but the occu-
pants escaped.
BY great exertions firemen were
able to uncover the taxicab and re-
move tho bodies of the chauffeur and
his passenger, Nine. Lavolti.
Every hour adds fresh reports of
the great havoc wrought by the storm.
both in Paris and the surrounding dis
trict, which is described as the worst
in the memory of a generation.
The Boulevard Ney was inundated
to depth OF two feet, the inner belt
Of the railway was flooded and the
train service stopped.
Lightning set fire to cafe oppo.
burned a girl standing beside the
counter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-18
QUIET SUCCEEDS RIoHnG
OF WARRING BUTTE MINERS
Gov. Stewart in Communication
With Washington Regard
ing Use of U. S. Troops.

Butte, Mont, June 16.-Quiet pre-
vailed In Butte today after the riot.
ing by seceders from the Western
Federation of Miners had spent itself
The violence of the~revolting miners
ceased last night when the coming of
the governor was reported Many of
the miners who had revolted from the
local union today returned to the
mines.
NO call has been made for federal
troops or for the mobilization of state
troops" the governor said. There
has been an interchange of communi-
cations with Washington relative to
the possibility of securing federal
troops in case a contingency should
arise"
Butte, Mont, June 15.-Rioting by
seeding members of the local union
of the Western Federation of Miners
continued all last night and today, but
with the announcement tonight that
Gov. s. w.. Stewart would arrive be-
fore morning to investigate the situa.
ton some semblance of order was re.
store. sf
After dynamiting and looting the
safe of the local union last midnight
many of the 1000 revolters against
extra assessments and the card sys-
tenn of the union continued to parade
the streets. Dynamite was exploded
under the porch of the home OF p. N.
Sullivan, an officer Of the miners
union, and the seceders vowed that
a new union would be formed under
the leadership of officers of the Indus
trial Workers of the World