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The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-25


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dow tAst b afts 81 lis setting there
aasiY. ha was ending b dimcuit b kaon
bis mind 90 bic work Il was the frsl
time had ever known anything to
interfere with science in his life.
Wen" I exclaimed as entered.
you are the early bird Did you have
any breakfast"
i tossed down the letters. He did
not reply So / became absorbed IN
the morning paper. still. / did not
neglect 70 watch him covertly out Of
the corner Of my eye. Quickly be ran
over the letters. instead Of taking
them, one BY one. In his usual method
ical way. I quite complimented my
superior acumen- He selected the
dainty note
A moment Craig looked at It in an
tcipation, then tore It open eagerly.
] was still watching his face over the
top Of the paper and was surprised to
see that It showed, first, amusement,
then pain, as though something had
hurt him.
He read 1t again-then looked
straight ahead. as If IN a daze.
Suddenly be Jumped up. bringing his
tightly clenched fist down with a loud
clap into the palm Of his hand.
by heavenl" he exclaimed, IL
win!"
He strobe hastily to the telephone.
Almost angrily he seized the receiver
and asked for a number.
"Wh-what's the matter, Craigl"
blurted out eagerly.
As he waited for the number, he
threw the letter over to me. I took
It and read:
Professor Craig. Kennedy,
''The University, The Heights, City.
Dear Sir:
Il have come to the conclusion that
your work is a hindrance rather than
an assistance in clearing up my
fathers death. and I hereby beg to
state that your services are no longer
required This is a final decision, and
I beg that you win not try to see me
again regarding the matter
Very truly yours,
ELAINE DODGE"
II It had been a bomb I could not
have been more surprised.
I could not make II out.
Kennedy impatiently worked the re-
ceiver up and down, repeating the
number. "Hello-hello," he repeated.
"Yes-hello. Is Miss-oh-good morn.
ing, Miss Dodge"
He was hurrying along as II to give
her no chance to cut him OF. Il have
Just received a letter, Miss Dodge, tell.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-25

ing me that you don't want me to con-
tinue investigating your fathers death,
and not to try to see you again
about"
He stopped. l could hear the reply.
''Why-no-Mr. Kennedy, l have
written you no letter"
The look of mingled relief and sur
prise that crossed Craigs face spoke
volumes.
Miss Dodge" he almost shouted,
this is q new trick of the 'Clutching
Hand I'm be right over"
Craig hung up the receiver and
turned from the telephone. Evidently
he was thinking deeply. Suddenly his
face seemed to light up. He made up
his mind to something, and a moment
later he opened the cabinet-that In
exhaustible storehouse from which he
seemed TO draw weird and curious IN
struments that met the ever new prob
lens which his strange profession
brought to him.
I watched curiously. He took out
UUELAH Auu Wuhk AUUAS0 Ath1 . AALtAU
hypodermic syringe. thrust them into
his pocket and, for once. oblivious to
my very existence, deliberately walked
out Of the laboratory.
did not propose to be thus cava-
llerly dismissed. I suppose It would
have looked ridiculous to a third par
ty, but followed him as hastily as If
he had tried to shut the door on his
own shadow.
We arrived at the corner above the
Dodge house Just in time to see anoth-
er visitor-Bennett-e
"And. Perry" we heard Elaine say,
as we were ushered in. someone has
even forged my name-the handwrit-
ing and everything Mr.. Ken
nedy to drop the case-and never
knew"
She stopped as We entered.
That's the limit" exclaimed Ben.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-25

By a small administration of the drug,
which viii injure you in no way, Miss
Dodge, think I can bring back the
memory Of all that occurred to you
last night. VIII you allow me?"
Mercy, mol" protested her Aunt Jo-
sephlne, who had entered the room.
Il want the experiment to be tried"
Elaine said quietly.
A moment later Kennedy had placed
her on a couch in the corner Of the
room.
Nov, Mrs. Dodge" he said, please
bring me a basin and towel"
Aunt Josephine, reconciled. brought
them. Kennedy dropped. an antisep-
tic tablet into the water and care
fully sterilized Elaines arm just above
the spot where the red mark showed.
Then he drew the hypodermic from
his pocket-carefully steriliEed It.,
also, and filing II with scopolamin
from the bottle
"Just a moment, Miss Dodge" he
encouraged, as he tabbed the needle
into her arm
She did not vince.
please lie back on the couch" he
directed. Then turning to us he add
ed. ct takes some time for this to
work. Our criminal got over this fact
and prevented an cutlery by using
ethyl chloride first Let me recon-
struet the scene.
As we watched Elaine going under
slowly Craig talked.
"That night, he said. ''warily, the
masked criminal Of the 'Clutching
Hand, bent over. his arm crooked,
might have been seen down below Us
in the ally. Up here. Miss Dodge,
worn out by the strain Of her fathers
death. let US say. was nervously try
ing to read, to do anything that would
take her mind on the tragedy. Per
haps she fell asleep.
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Ke interrupted Gratis Eeet
Mias Dodge. Tits IS it~
He handed her the letter she a.
most seized Il. examining Il carefully.
her large eyes opening wider "a won
der.
This Is certainly my writing and
my note paper" she murmured. hut
I never wrote the ietterl"
Craig looked from the letter to her
keenly. No one said a word. For
a moment Kennedy hesitated. think
ing.
Might F-er-see your rooms Miss
DodgeT' be asked at length.
Why. certainly" nodded Elaine. &c
she lead the way upstairs.
II was a dainty little room. breath
ing the spirit OF its mistress. In fact,
It seemed a sort Of profanity as we
al followed in after her. For q mo-
ment Kennedy stood stilL then he
carefully looked about At the side
OF the bed, near the head. he stopped
and picked up something which be
held in the palm Of his hand.
bent over Something cleaned in the
morning sunshine-some little thin
pieces Of glass. AS he tried deity to
At the tiny little bits together he
seemed absorbed in thought. Quick
iy he raised it to his nose. as If to
smell 1t.
Ethyl chloridel" he muttered,
wrapping the pieces carefully in a
paper and putting them inside his
pocket
An instant later he crossed the
room to the window and examined it
Look" he exclaimed.
There. plainly, we're marks Of a
jimmy which had been inserted near
the lock to pry It open.
Miss Dodge" he asked, might r
might / trouble you to let me see
your arm?"
Wonderingly she did so. and Ken
needy bent almost reverently over
uoA plump arm GAaAAAAAAb ~
On 1t was small dark discolora-
ton, around which was a slight red
ness and tenderness.
That" he said slowly, is the
mark of a hypodermio needle"
AS he finished examining Elalne's
arm he drew the letter from his peck
ct StiH facing her he said in a low
tone, miss Dodge-you did write this
letter-but under the influence of the
new twilight Sleep"
why, Craig" exclaimed excited
Iy, what do you mean?"
Exactly what / say. With Miss
Dodge'a permission ! shall show you.
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& ~ m M
switches 50 lae lsh Ho#
s. ] do not know s. uosIalEa me
Chemically into my oWn room-~5 aaa
this masked man.
Take OF the kimono and slip.
peral' he orders. ] DO that Get Into
bedl' be growis I crawl Ia feaFfally.
For q moment be looks about--lhen
goes out-with q look back as be
goes. OH OH That hand-which
he raises at me-THAT HANDi'
The poor girl was sitting bolt up
fight staring straight az the han
door. as we watched and listened.
fascinated.
Kennedy was bending over, sooth-
ing her. She gave evidence Of com
ing out from the effect Of the drug.
noticed that Bennett had sud
denly moved e step In the direction
Of the door at which she stared
by heavensl" be muttered. star.
ing, too. Look"
We did look. A letter was slowly
being inserted under the door.
took a quick step forward. That
moment ] felt q rough tug at my
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-25

Ihe Formation Of q partnership as pro-
eAor and aide In crime science between
Craig Kennedy. university Chemistry uro-
49a@oKi &no Walter jameson. Newspaper
man. l. at followed by their bscom-
tA8 interested series Of murders By
AAAter criminal who leaves no other
0a1e 70 his Identity than the sign manual
~ liutching Hand" Elaine Dodge,
wno4e father Is one OF the latest victims
81 the mysterious murderer, witnesses
the beginning Of kennedy's scientific In
NeAtEatton q the murder
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arm, and a voice whispered: wait.
you chumpi"
It was Kennedy. He had whippeA
out his automatic and had carefully
leveled 1t at the door. Before he coula
fire, however. Bennett had rushe9
ahead.
I followed. We looked down the
han. Sure enough, the figure OF q
man could be seen disappearing
around an angle. / followed BEN
nett out of the door and down the
hall.
Words cannot keep pace with whas
followed. Together we rushed 70 the
back stairs.
Down there. while go down the
'front.'" cried Bennett.
went down, and he turned and
went down the other flight. AS be did
so Craig followed him.
Suddenly, in the drawing room, }
bumped into a figure on the other side
Of the portieres. seized him.
We struggled. Ripl The poTtierea
came down. covering me entirely.
Over and over we went, smashing 3
lamp. It was vicious. Another man
attacked me, too.
i've got him-Kennedy!" / heard
a voice pant over me
A scream followed from Aunt 10
sephine. Suddenly the portieres were
pulled on me.
"The deucel" pulled Kennedy. 'It'a
Jameson"
Bennett had rushed plump into
me, coming the other way, hidden
by the portieresi
If we had known at the time, our
Michael Of the sinister face had
gained the library and was standing
in the center Of the room. He had
heard me coming and had fed to thu
drawing room. AS we finished our
struggle in the library he rose hastily
from behind the divan in the other
room, where he had dropped, and had
quietly and hastily disappeared
through another door.
Laughing and breathing hard, they
helped me to my feet. It was ne
joke to me. / was sore in even
bone.
wen, where did he got" insisted
Bennett.
Il don't know-perhaps back there.
/ cried.
Bennett and I argued a moment
then started and stopped short Aunt
Josephine had run downstairs and
was now showing the letter int
Craigs hands.
We gathered about him curiously.
He opened It. On It was that awe
some Clutching Hand again.
Kennedy read it. For a moment
he stood and studied it, then slowly
crushed it in his hand.
Just then Elaine, pale and shaken
from the ordeal she had voluntarily
gone through, burst in upon Us from
upstairs. Without a word she al
vanced to Craig and took the letter
from him.
Inside. as on the envelope. was
that same signature of the Clutching
Hand.
Elaine gazed at It, wlId-eyed. then
at Craig. Craig smilingly reached for
the note, took it, folded It, and IN.
concernedly thrust 1t into his pocket
my Godl" she cried. elasping ben
hands eonvulsively. and repeating ths
worde OF the letter, YOUR LAaA
WARNING!"
eTo BE coNTnguEnA
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-25

New York's Master Criminal Remains
Observation-Disclosures New Oar
ing Murder and Robbery on Mil
honaire Dodge.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-25

It was early the next morning that I
aWoke to find Kennedy already up and
gone from our apartment. knew he
must be at the laboratory, and, gather
ing the mail. which the postman had
Just slipped through the letter slot,
went over to the university to see him.
As / looked over the letters to Gull
out my own one in a woman's hand
writing on attractive note paper ad.
dressed to him caught my eye.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20
In Rl.sr. AZ nonlta.

with pleasure tEc many patrons %
Sine Bonita viii recall the splendid
work of chat versatile actress Benlaa
pssnteF iu ~Tbe TIttie Girl That lie
Forgot ana they wiu learn with sat-
faet5on that Miss POINTER win also
star in todags feature Lena Rivers +"
The story af Lena RiNers IL too well
kreWn f. be rrcapituinted. n viii
suffice ga sas TINA The Cosmos tllm
Company has produced a beautiful 8
reel photopiay that will please the
most exacttrg.
Tomorrow the Bonita viii present
tHe Paramount feature "Arlstocracy''
together with the lsth Episode ~ The
Ferlls ~ Pauline"
sAFiatufFacH hy Brownson Howard.
+ play renowned IN two continents.
Mr Tyrone Power. the famous star
whose wonderful portrayal ~ the
drainman In The Servant q the
uouse. thrilled the whole country,
aKain plays the role II man o. the
people who backs the ariHtocracy 81
worth against that % birth This time
SIR Power does not play workman.
Int 4 rich American. jefferson stock
ION. who through his own untiring
energy has risen 20 a high place among
the Captains ~ Industry"
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81. s. q opsra Liouss.

pr Anna Howard Shaw. president
of the National Woman's Sufruge As
ISOLATION. will speak 80 the Pensacola
public ~ the opera house, on Satur-
day evening Al eight o'clock and there
viii be no charge whatsoever for this
lecture.
Whatever YOU may believe IN regard
20 the enfranchisement Of women. you
owe 20 ourself and 70 our city tEs
courtesy 20 see that Dr shaw u ac-
corded that reception which IT, being
given her all over the United States.
wherever she goes hundreds are turned
away. for she stands pre-eminent as a
speaker
The public IL cordially invited 70
hear Dr Shaw, and are asked % be
on time. as Dr shaw viii speak
promptly az eight O'Clock. leaving i'm
mediateiy after for New Orleans.
Please bear tn mind that this lecture
Is absolutely free.
IN Montgomery and Mobile the au-
iitorfum where Dr. shaw spoke were
unable 70 accommodate the crowds
who desired % hear this noted woman,
considered the greatest woman orator
n the world today.
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ADJUSTMENTS
A, The Isis


The Black Pearl" The gripping
sensational play Is startling There -
no camera taking IN the big scene.
Herbert Hsneley is the hero actually
bound % = heavy wooden bed: his
powerful strength alone enables him
20 effect his own rescue m a strange
and novel manner. Don't miss this
big feature. The interest is intense
In every scene. It's the real thing
with . punch
The Producer, Otis Turner. Otis
Turner was the Logical man 20 put the
wonderful mystery story Of The
Black Box" IN scenario form, and pro-
duce Il on . scale never before
ecualied In this OF any other country.
Those OF you who have seen that mar
velous photoplay Damon ard Pythias"
know the remarkable ability Of Mr..
Turner. You know that no situation
IL too big for him 20 handle M Turn
er admits that In The Black Box
be has found an opportunity 80 big
that he IL willing % stake bis profess
sionai reputation on is production.
Before Joining the Universal forces
Mr.. Turner was responsible for some
u the greatest theatrical productions
% Charles Frohman and Henry Saw
axe and others. IN film play direct
Ing, however. he found his first op-
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a NeU Wireless
Instrument NoW
Being GiOen Test

New York. Marco ia wireless
telegraph instrument weighing eight
pounds that can be carried In a hand
satchei and operated from an automo-
bile ia being tested by officers OF the
United States signal corps on Bedioe's
Island
The instrument was connected yes
ferday with the antennae of the wire
less station on the island and sent q
message which was received az Fort
Hancock on Sandy Hook. 81 miles
away. u IL claimed that the inatru-
ment can send messages 1000 feet or
more without antennAs and that Il
would be valuable IN trench warfare.
The extreme radius % it's operation
Il said 70 be 300 miles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20
NOTED RUSSIAN
DANCER COMING
TO PENSACOLA
MADAME pAvLoWA. WoRLlSs
GREATEST DANCER AND HER
COMPANY WILL APPEAR HERE
on APRIL a

To be honored By ths appearances q
the worlds greatest dancer. l. the
good fortune Of local theatre goers.
through the assurance Of Manager
sidney r Levy. who las arranged 70
have Madame PavioWa and her COM
pany appear a. the opera house Sat
urday night, April Srd
After persistent efforts for the past
month or more. the flEal success was
reached esterday when a long dis
tanes message assured Mr.. Levy that
RAhinoff. tho noted manager 81 Ma
dame PRvicwa had decided % give
Pensacoia April srd
Rabinoff Ia nov IN Havana, Cuba.
and n L. through sis American repre-
aentativea that the arrangements we're
contaminated The presence Of Rah-
inofY ia Havana o. due 70 the fact that
the Cuban government has offered
Madame Pavlowa t7s.o00 for the open
Ing engagement at thu new million
dollar theatre now being constructed
In Havana. The sterling worth -
this noted dancer can better be gagged
BY taia announcement.
Paviown viii bring 70 Pensacola q
company 81 seveuty-fiss people The
same organization that will accompany
her 20 cube. a complete orchestra -
twenty-seven pieces viii alec ne
brought here This orchestra Is al
ready noted - a symphony one u
reputation. and = the same the dane
er used IN New York
Paviowa VIII appear 10 Pensacola Ia
'Puppen-See which according o. the
Russian means The Parry Doll la
tais great ballet payiowt appears a. q
doll. a. does the rest - her dancing
company. Acoording e. arrangements
Manager Levy has been assured that
Madame Payiowa win istroduce Some
OF the modern dances thGt che recently
appeared in az the Century Theatre
I New York The appearance - &his
noted artist should readily prove one
of the MOST prominent theatrical
events N the alstory ~ Pensacola fog
as IL well known Pavowa So world
famous
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20
New York Cotton.

New York March is.-Cotton was
very quiet early today Relatively
steady Liverpool ca les and the steady
showing % most q the Southern spot
markets seemed 20 restrict offerings
bat after opening az unchanged prices
to an advance M points. the market
gradually eased OF under scattered
realizing For over IRE week end 81 the
census ginning report which Is tX-
pected AZ the opening tomorrow Tlv-
erpool was . moderate buyer here and
there was some further buying - AIas
asainst sales &c July hut otherwise
there was very httle support
Cotton closed steady.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20
NOTHING WANING.

Some time when you nave a bad cold
give Chamberlaius Cough Remedy a
trial and you win find nothing wanting
IN that preparation. II loosens a cold.
relieves the lungs, aids expectoration
and enables the system 20 throw Off
the cold in much less time than the
usual treatment Mrs. i. r. Allison.
Logansport. Ind. says. n have never
found anything that gave me relief
like Chamberiain's Cough Remedy
does" For sale by AT dealers. (Adv.l
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S0-cent candy, 3sc a pound
today only at Balkcom's.
FORMAL PROTEST OVER
SEIZURE or STEAMER

Washington. March fs.-Forrnai pro-
test against the seizure % the Maracas
viii be filed with the British govern
ment BY the state department The
Washington government win maintain
that as . neutral ship. bound from one
neutral port 20 another and having no
ountrahand In her cargo. the vessel
should have been free from interior
enre.
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]. NIL. GILLIS A
VERY SICK MAN

Friends ~ James Mel. ellis. Who
has been ~ since early IN February.
win be- pained 10 learn that he does
not show the signs Of recovery 40
ardeBtiy hoped for during the past
few days. IN fact friends and rela-
tives are much concerned over his con-
dltion. The best % attention. % course.
r. being given him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20
DON'T TAKE cAL0MEL

Instead 81 dangerous. EaiivatinK
Caiomel 70 liven your liver when bill
ious. hsadachy or constipated get a
Decent box OF Casczrets They start
the liver and bowels and strnighten
YOU up better than nasty CAlomei,
without gripping or making you sick.
(Adv. )
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20
DR.. COX WILL
PREACH SUNDAY
PRESIDING ELDER or THE PEN.
sAcoLA DISTRICT WILL oc.
cuPY PULPIT At oADspEN
STREET CHURCH.

Rev. ". ~ Cox, presiding elder %
the Pensacola district Of the Alabama
Conference. will make his second visit.
officially. 10 the Gadsden Street
church on Sunday. Marehb u.
lie win preach AZ the morning SER
vice az N o'clock. All are cordially
invited 90 attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20

New orleans. Nsrca e Cotton eas
quiet hut stadg Is the eary .valina
lodag Gables Nefo better shan due
hut lae almand uaa INST skill rather
free offerings. rCHstdtrat 'e cotton raga
ing from tbe Tong SIDE tIaIf au U0ar
afier the open rE rces Ncrr .t a net
aGEance ~ aWnta
cotton clpstI steady at o Hnt der
IL - 4 A.. !. - -.
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THE MARKETS
Naval Stores Market.

Savannah. March is.--The zpirits Of
turpentine market opened ard closed
firm today az AZ cents. Win no sales
RsoeiTts were 50 casks and shipments
i,2os casks. leaving stocks % 2s.7ss
casks
The resin market opened ard closed
arm with sale Of is3 barrels. Re-
ceipts were 2ss barrels and shipments
Of 24s barrels. leaving stocks 81 iii.ssf
barrels
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1-4-lb. CANDY FREE..

Every Saturday and Mon
day lab. box Huyler's
finest candy free with every
cash purchase Of so cents or
more. at D'Alenberte's
Pharmacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20

pgrtupitN to produce ~ tie hig scale
that marked such 81 hla work ~ "Rob-
4uson Crnepa. Shcrdans Ride
Won in tho Clouds Damon and
ryshlas.e and others II equal sreat-
ness.
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were AZ Follows
Pensacola Cotton Market

The following report - furnished
daily for The Pensacola Journal b.
Harris. Alison & Con. cotton mer-
chants. Pensacola. F1a.
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TODAY

is Candy Day at the Crys
tai Pharmacy.
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Liverpool Cotton.

itE,rEoai March IN Cotton spot
4er
coed mIsalne .............. sf1
raat ....... ............b as
vs. mia8iiuE .....+............4N ass
sa.ts 5ots0 bales. speculation and
art soc bates
7errpts 81 coo bales
fteree are steady
g.ame ls. June-July ag. July
Fl ala October November 4ats
Haars FcHruRrg saIt
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asrpoa March ~ Cotton spat
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OUR POLICY:

All goods guaranteed represented unsatisfactory them
We be satisfied the fullest of the word We
ford TO sely eveno
submit few representative offerings
5557 East Gregory Street Cor Tarragona Street
The Prescott daily news., 1915-05-29

lined cat. Then they all laughed
 There was one evenly frosted pane that presented fine surface for artis- tic effort. Blair began to outline a hxman face, It was clearly silhouet- ted. He seemed to forget his mission of entertainment, and a certain sad ness crept into his face as he pro- ceeded with his task
 Why! oh, MT. Blair" spoke the eldest girl of the family, that is just the way our school teacher wears her hair
 Why, yes, it looks like her in the face, too,' supplemented her brother.
 Old Mrs. Warrington glanced keen ly at the face of her good Samaritan. She noted tear in his eye.
 Tt is the picture of his lost wife," murmured the sorrowful old lady sympathizingly to herself
 Rufus Blair had told her his heart story in a burst of confidence. He had married five years previously. He was making money then freely as newspaper artist But reckless ways and a rapid crowd of worthless hang ers-on had led him to dissipation.
 Day by day he neglected his wife. One night when intoxicated he had quarreled with her. For a time she endured his indifference. One day she disappeared leaving a note tell