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Is hereriv irlVen that I nurchased at Sher- "IfT's s ile for taxes on May 3, lMfiy The Con- e'lrn Mining Company's land, consisting of 5 acres, near Concord, adjoining W. J. Mont gomery and others, and if not redeemed at the expiration of the year, will demand deed fr the same; L It. MOTGuMEKV. T V. iST" JC1 ties t tHiKh Syrup. "Tuntes GSkkL TTw 1 unci 1 -t m .urn The Lone Inn A STORY OF MYSTERY. BY FERGUS HUME. Copyrighted by the Author. CHAPTER VHL The drama of "The Prodigal Son" was enacted over again when I returned to Marshminster. Iy aunts had great ly resented my sudden departure for Par is and announced that they this time intended to keep rrio witji them for some weeks. I had no objection to this arrangement, as I anticipated a long and laborious task in ferreting out evi dence against Felix. The first thing to be done was to learn all that had taken place in my abseiiew, and. tho informa tion wa3 . ably, supplied by Aunt Jane, seconded ;by her sister. I inquired about Briarfield and his fiancee. "Bellm llau is to' be shut: up next week," said Aunt Jane. "Tho Bellins are going to town and with them Mr. Briarfield." i ' i "I wonder they staid' here so long when tho season was on in London," said Aunt Sophia, 'Ibut it waa all that foolish Mrs. Bollin. 5he chose to con sider herself ill and so insisted upon re maining here. . Now she csn't resist the attractions of town jito aiiy'longer and goes next week. " "Sho has to arrange about the wed ding, Sophia You know it takes place in July. I wonder if Mr. Felix Briar- field, will be back in time to bio best man. " .' ; ' ' . "That I can safely say is impossible, " said I dryly. i "JBut why?" exclaimed botli the old ladies, scenting news. j "Well, ho has gone to Italy and from there goes to the east," I answered, un willing to tell tho truth. "I don't see how lie can return in time for the wed ding if it takes place in July. " , My female relatives looked signifi cantly at. one another. -"What did I tell you,. Sophia?" said- Aunt Jane, in a tone of subdaed tri umph. '!."' . "Yes, sister, yo-i r.re ricrht, sighed Sophia, shaking hgrfcoad. 'Toor young man! I thcuprht myfcif hahived-Olivia-' "Who loved Oliifi'a'r": I ash d jtiuirply. "Felix -Briarfield, " sf.id Aunt Jane, "When his' brother ;v out to A imenca, he was alwaysVwit ihar tuid .o doubt :rccH wonder ti-iTi ; a flrl. II, i-when to the eonti- at that, as tho i so l.C But he Francis bel aycnl ircrr- cu. io bacSr wei nent. ' . '''He was unable' to 1 his brother's LapiiSTicss,- " the ighu i:id Aunt 01 phia scntimental'.y, ''Pcor young man! I have no doubt Lis hcr.i t is bi' .I'-c-n. Kc actually left. Harihmi, inter b.'iL'ore' his brother arrived from Amcri-i:, to as to spare himself tho' psiafal Eighfci-c.f. their happiness. " j . I saw by this conversation ti'Ct my surmise was correct.- l?ix hid lilea in love with Olivia, while hi-- Lit-tLcr v.-s in America, .and .f Ciiiihly c; -. rmii-.t u- not to give her r.p had rk i of passing himself i J r. ; Fr this in his mind lie hc.l 'r ; tuo iaca. Is. '.With ro:.J to P;ir;t re, iben rea :s iVaneis, ul- and pretonded to-j.Ktaj.tt peared to Marshminster leging an earlier ritcrii frois Chilo an excuse.- When; Francis reuUjy rt-tuni' ed. Felix asked Him to be nt $-h i't ii inn so as to rid hiiiiitJf of hi Lrbthoi- bd fore he could sr e Olivia. i j "Whether he intje-nded io Liil Francis or to mefely explain ms.tt-crs I could not tell, but at all events Fr.ci. hud been murdered, and I; Crn.Iy believed that Felix was morally guilty. of the trinte. The suppression of - the letter.--, the sub stitution of ..hiniEelt r.s Francis .raid the dexterous mannerr.iii which he had rid himself of the corpse, r.ccordii.'jj to Uor- rick's theory,! all showed -mo that I had a danserous aadirreckiisa iv'A .to-deal with. iEut after-tfee clc-Ver v.T.yl.i which he had battled me in Peads by tosraakis his name I wasiprepaved for - ai.y yil lainy at hi.i bands Ko' Lad' committed himself so. far lluit i-.e could hot draw ' back arid was coiapeikd to fdllcw crime by crin e in order to bolster up his po sition. . ; He v as going to tov.Ti -,viih ll.ts evident intention of evading mo. Dcu.Llies3 h thousrht that, .UeceiTCrt l-v t'10 episode at the Hotel des Etraiia'tT., I lv.-i (suite- abandoned all idea df . ruc-ddling in t. affair. Eut for ideiiie-li I si: yiild cer tainly haveidone fo. 2-ow lir. tiiiciriek saw the matter iii the t;r:i:.e jli.-:ht tt I did . I was tle'tcrmieief'; t i. ;',ol o;;, fc; resolved to pivc 1:0 i::t this o Felix When- -he loft' Marj;J;tiia!'ter, I cori5d pursue ray 11141111. ei r;b ieihtac. Alit ;.ey I had been teo iarf in rt.vaali;rr my in tentions, icr he.d I !.;t meniienei my lourncv to -jfaris telix v.-i.um e-ot liave been put 011 his craLxd and b ;iiled mo eg adroitly. I had at lecgsicd-cso iiijpcrtrjzt niece of iiifoniiatiqu v. L4ch iu. iti-j'.i was ;Cieitr.t to; break i' tho match. iThcnassciiat i-list of the Cop'apo -rroved conclusively that 'Francis had i.ot reach. ed England leforo tl-.o Ct '. ef Jrinc, and - this shown t o Oli viii v.-oui3 j-how ithat Fe lix was passing 1'irssa'f off as lulr lover. With such proof.. I ccuid Ftop tho mar riage immcuiatilj, but preferred to wait until .1 'gained further evidenco; impli cating ,liim in Ithe murder of his brother. I believed Merrick's theory to be true and quitp expected to 'laid that Felix had ridden' S6ut to tho Fen inn for the purpose of hiding his brother's bod io one of the bog holes. i " . By the way," J asked AuntiJane as wo nnrted for the niRht. "how does Miss IJellin look?: I4ke a happy bride, eh?" ' ' '-. - '. J "By no means, " replied my aunt eol emnly. "She; looks ill and miserable. But .that I' know this marriage with Francis i3 a love rhateh I should say slie disliked the idea ojf becoming his wife.?' "No doubt," thought I, "no doubt Olivia mistrusts Felix already." . I said good night to my elderly rela tive and went off to bed. Instead of turning in, I lighted my pipe and leaned out of the window, thinking deeply, Could it be possible that Olivia had dis- covered the imposture? If so, why did she tamely submit to inarry a man whom she must know was guilty of his brother's and her lover's death? i More over, if she was '' assured "of this, she must also have condemned the deception Mi biie xxuica uco jutitujgciiD. xxt;& wu- duct seemed strange, yet I could not bring myself to believe that she knew the truth. If she did,, she was as bad as Felix. "She must think that he is really Francis and that Felix is in Paris," I thought "Surely she would not will ingly go to the altar with a man whom she knows to be a villain. Ko! He has thrown dust in her eyes and made her believe what he pleases. I must save the poor girl from such a fate. Perhaps in spite of i; outward semblance she in stinctively feela that Felix is not Fran cis. Women have1 their instincts. I know of no other reason why she should look pale and ill." ' My cogitations were cut short by Aunt Jane knocking at the door and telling me not to waste the candles. I was used to these little idiosyncrasies of my aunts, so I answered that I was going to bed and put ; out the light at once, but the rest of the night was pass ed in a wakeful state. Truly I had a ba I attack of detective fever. - For the next few days I kept very quiet, as I was unwilling to rouse the em spicions of Felix. At length my aunts, who entertained no suspicion of my de si ns, informed me that he had gone to Lcndon with Mrs. and Miss Bellin. The coast now being clear, I ventured out land began to work out my carefully la d plans. ! In the first place.il went to Bob Fun- dy to hire a horse. It was my intention to ride out to the Fen inn and thorough ly j; examine the rooms, as I fancied Fe lix might have hidden the corpse in the house. From Fundy I gained a piece of he expected information. "Want to ride to the Fen inn, sir, " saia jue, Bcratcmng ms neaa. vvny, whataver's come over that old ruin? Every one seems to be going there. " "What do you mean, Fundy?" "First Mr. Briarfield and now you," said Fundy. "Blest ifilcan understand it, though, to be sure, he rode there at night, and you go in the daytime." : "Did Mr. Briarfield go to the Fen inn at night?" I asked, seeing I was on the eve of ' learning something impor tant I-had not forgotten Merrick's theory. . ' 'That he did, sir. He rode there two nights over a week ago." "Curious, " said L with assumed care lessness. "It is not an attractive place. I dare say he only rode a little way out of the town. "No, sir," said Fundy decisively. "He went to the Fen inn. He told me 60 himself, as I noticed his horse was done up. Look here," added Fundy, opening his daybook; "See, on the 10th of June he had a horse and on the 1 1th. Both at night and did not return till midnight" I mounted my horse and rode away, thinking deeply. If Felix had gone to the Fen inn on the , 10th, then I felt sure that he had actuallv murdered his brother. Hitherto I believed that Strent was the guilty party,but now, thanks to the evidence of Fundy, l saw that Felix had committed j the crime. He had also ridden to the inn on the 11th in order to conceal the body, j Merrick's theory was thus proved to be correct Link by link I was putting the chain together. I had proved that Francis had not arrived is England tilL the 6th of June and so made ) certain of the identity of Felix. I had discovered that kFelix was at the inn on the fatal night. and also that he tad concealed tho body. Now I wished to discover how the mur der was commituxL ' The Fen inn was quite deserted and as evil looking ever. In spite of my searching. I discovered: no signs of the dead body of my friend. The clothes, which I had seen fojded on the chair be side the bed, were also gone, and there was not the slightest thing left to excite suspicion.- j "Ho must havp hidden the body in the marshes, " I , thought after a vain Bearch. "I'll see if he has left a trail. " Struck by the feasibility of this idea, I went out at the: front' door and exam ined the ground. It was moist and mud dy owing to the j incessant percolation of marshy water, j The path leading from Marshminster was marked confusedly with horses' hoo&, so- it was quite use less to look for a trail in that direction. Looking from the door of the inn, the path trended to tho right, but on the left, where there was no path, I noticed hoof marks; alsc that the lush grass wan trodden down. "Here is the trail, " Eaid I, mounting nay horse. "He took the body to the left" I; Following thai trail carefully, und it was plainly discernible owing to the dampness of the ground, I rode straight Follovtbuj the trail carefully. out for some considerable distance. The Bpungy marsh jetted black water under the feet of the horse, and it seemed as though I wero in danger of being bogged. Nevertheless, as ; the trail continued in front of me, I followed it Where Felix could go I could . follow- He had evi dently placed; tho ' body of his brother across his saddle and ridden witn it in this direction. II wondered at the nerve of tho scoundreL Unexpectedly the trail turned off at rioht ancles and led toward a broad nond of water filimy and sullen in ap pearance. On the Verge of this the trail waKPfi. andthen 1 knew xnac a saw De- fore me tb;Q tomb of Francis Briarfield. j jto these black waters the murderer faad burled -his 1 victim, and doubtless e vrere dragged the body would v,, f orind. This I determined todobe- fnre takine further steps in the matter. "Then. Mr. Felix BriarfiemV" saidL riding back to the inn, ''then we will Bee bow much your astuteness will avail jyou. itvas late in the afternoon when got back to thje inn, anel the cold vapors of the marsh (made me shiver. As I am subject to rheumatism, I was afraid of future sufferings, so, having some bran dy in my.flask, determined to light a fire for the tmrposa of heating water and comforting myself with a hot drink. There was plenty of fuel about, and I had matches in my pocket I began to rake the dead ashes out of the dining room grate when I disturbed an oblong piece of flint which rattled onto tho hearth. . .- . ) All ideas of lighting a,fire were for gotten as I stood with that in my hand. It was an arrowhead. : I handled it gin gerly, for J I knew well that ii-was steeped in poison, and that with this Francis hadJbeen murdered. I saw at once what had taken place. Felix had arrived and had gone up to his brother's room. Holding the flint with the razor like edge outward, he had shaken hands with his brother and so vmniMl Vii-mi A nnfirrpl find pnsned. but Francis, iiot thinking he was poi- j annori Ar II drpampd nf his danger, Then he had fallen dead. 'and Felix., nlaoirur the bodv on the bed. had re- turned to thp dining room and flung the poisoned arrowhead into the fira The most astounding thing was that I had not been awakened by the outcry i of Francis, but I suppose , I was quite j worn out by my walk and in too deep a j Bleep. Neverjtheless itt was strange that! I had heard neither the arrival of Felix j nor the struggle which musfchavo taken : place. Possibly I had been drugged. ; With this idamnmg piece of evidence; in my pocket! wrapped up in paper, for I feared the poison for myself, I rode: back to- Marshminster, wondering how Felix had hit upon such a terribly in genious fashion of removing his broth er. So far as t knew, he had not traveled much and would not be likely to have any savage 'weapons in his possession, r yet he could hot have owned a flint ar rowhead in the ordinary na of things. This puzzledj me greatly. I returnedjthe horse to Fundy with out making any remarks, and thorough ly tired out went early to rest, still puzzling over that arrowhead. Before' dawn I solved the mystery. ; In the on-: trance hall of the Bellins' houc a per fect armory, ipf savage weapons was ar rayed -againtet the walk There wero clubs, arrowk bows, mats and grinning; heathen godl Doubtless Felix, Imow-j ing the arrows to be poisoned, had tali-; en the flint head of ' one in order to put: his brother J to death. As early as 1 could I went to Bellin Hall to satisfy myself on thjis point The hall was a show place, as it pes-: sessed a fine I picture gallery, so I had little difficulty in gaining admission! from the woman in charge. Recces'. inpr; permission to examine the warrior!iker implements patterned against the hall wall, I nanjowly observed the arrows. It was asT thought one of the arrows was missing! and Felix had stolen it in order to kill! his brother. I did not take; much interest in tho pictures after such! a discovery, I and the talk of tho house keeper fell unheeded on my ears. Fi nally I gavp her a sovereign and left the: house, impatient to be alone and think: over my discoveries. I had now sufficient evidence to prove. that Felixj had killed Francis and suf ficient to Warrant having him arrested. ; If the pooij were draggeeL tho body would, be found livith the ragged wound of the flint arrowhead on' the right hand. I could prove the finding of the arrow head in tlje ashes and how it had been taken frorn Bellin Hall. Fundy could give evidejnee to Felix having taken a horse to the Fen inn on tho 10th anel also on the 11th. And altogether the evidence against Felix was clearly suffi cient to hang him. Still I did nothing rashly, and before taking further pro ceedings returned to London to consult Merrick. His advice, I knew, would be judicious.! ; j CHAPTER .IX. , i Dr. Merrick was delighted to ego mo again bo speedily and assured mo that he had thought of nothing elso but the lone inn crime. The peculiar circum stances of tho case f ascinated him great ly. "Decidedlyl should be a eletective, " he said laughingly. "I have been in venting all kinds of theories in connec tion with this matter. By tho way, .my idea of searching the shipping list was a good one." "Excellent You received my letter?'' "I did, with much pleasure. So Fran-- cis did not arrive n England until tho 6th of June?" "No! Therefore it was Francis whom I met at the Fen inn, who was killed by his brother, and it is Felix who nov nasses himself off to Olivia Eellin as Francis." j "Does sho not guass tho imposture?" . "No. So far na I can see, sho firmly believes Falix to bo Francis. You were also richt about tho hidinsr of tho corpse. " j "You don't say so?" cried ' Merrick, highly delighted. "Did Felix ride cut to the Feu inn and hide tho body, as I surmised?" . j "He did, I have tho evidenco cf the livery stable keeper to prove that he hired a horse on the 11th and did not return till midnight. " "During which time he disposed of his brother's body?" v "Precisely. I tracked his horse'3 hoof marks ; to lithe pool wherein I am con- 'vinced thOibpdy lies hidden." "Egad! I You are a wonderful man, Denham. Did you have the pool drag ged for the body?" "Not yet I wished to tell you all my discoveries! before doing so." "Many thanks. I am so interested in this case that it is a great pleasure for me to follow it step by step. " "I wish ijio thanks froni you, Merrick, " said I heaijtily. "It is rather tho other way, as your reasonings 1iave led me to these important discoveries: First, that Felix was Jn Paris; "second, that Francis did not arrive from Chile till this month, and, thirdi that Felix himself hid the corpse. By myself I shoulel never have discovered bo much. But 1 have made one most famous discovery. " "Yes? And that is?". ! "I know how the crime was commit ted and by whom. " ; i " "You don't say so!" exclaimed Mer rick in much excitement , "Have yu". seen Strent?" i ' i "No. It was not Strcpt whef killed Francis Biri-urfield. ' I : "You, don't mean to say is was Rose Strent?" l "No. It was Felix himself. " Merrick uttered an exclamation of for a few -t "But you said yourself that Felix never came to the inn on that night," he objected. . 1 J , "So I thought, but it appears, that I was mistaken. Fundy, the livery stable keeper, told me-that Felix hired a horse from him on the 10th and 1 1th of June. On both occasions he did not return till midnight Now, Francis was murdered on the 10th, and his corpse disappeared on the 11th. Felix is therefore respon sible for both the murder and the con cealment of the body. " J "That is purely circumstantial: evi dence." ' j I. laid down the arrowhead on the table.' i ' ' - : j "This is proof positive, " I said tri umphantly. "With that piece of 1 flint , Francis was killed. " j J "Really," said Merrick skeptically, "picking up the arrowhead. i witn soon a clumsy instrument he must have Ijuev gled the job considerably. " I "Not at alL That arrowhead is steep- ,.ed m virulent poiscn, The deuce!" cried Merrick, drop ping it hastily. "Why did you; net warn me of its danger? 1 might have cut myself and gone the same wiy as poor Francis -Briarfield. How do ! you know the murder was so executed?? "I told you about tho discolored Wound in the palm cf the right hand." Merrick nodded. "Well," I continued, "that was! the cause of death, as there was neither scratch nor violence on any ether part of the body. 1 picked up that arrow head in tho fireplace of tho dining room of the Fen iiin, where it had doubtless been thrown by Felix after tho com mittal of the crime. " "Where did ho'-gct the arrowhead?" "That is just what puzzled mo for a long time. Fortunately I remembered that the entrance to Bellin Hall was decked with a perfect 'armory ef savage weapons. I made an excuse of looking at the picture gallery and so gained, ad mission to the halL " I "Did you find any thing likely to con firm your suspicious?' ' ! Yes. I found that an arrow had been removed from the wall. " j "How could you tell that?" j. "Because the weapons were arranged in patterns, and one of tho patterns was incomplete. Moreover, on comparing that arrowhead with those on the vfall I found it was precisely similar in ap pearance. j "Humph," said Merrick thought fully. "There is only one deduction to be taken from all this. Felix stole the arrowhead, and knowing it to be pci eoned rode to the Feu inn to kill his brother. He is a clever scoundrel. " ! "Very clever indeed, " I answered dry ly. "But for you, Merrick, he would have baffled me altogether. " j "I think you have him this time, " said Merrick, laughing. "Now, what do you intend to do next?" I "Have the pool dragged for the body and Felix Briarfield arrested. " j "Before doing eo it would be advisa ble to find Kose Strent or her father.;" "Why sor" ' j . "Because they only can give positive evidenco as to the committal of the crime. Failing them, Felix may slip through your fingers. " "They "won't show up or give evi denco for their own sake. " j "In that case they must be found and forced into confession, ' ' said tho doctor quickly. "And what about Felix and Miss. Bellin?" j ' They are nov in toWn Mrs. and Miss Bellin in Swansea square and Fe lix at his chambers in Jermyn street" "I wonder if Felix is still in commu nication with Rose Strent " queried Merrick half to himself. I "It's not impossible. Whatever Rose Strent was or is, she is not a waiting maid. I believe some guilty bond unites the pair, and Rose assisted Ffelix in his scoundrelly soiicmes out 01 pure love." i: "Hardly," responded Merrick. ;"If Rose loved Felix, sho would not assist him to . marry Olivia, and by removing Francis she certainly did so. " "How would it do to sec Felix at his chambers and bally him into confes sion?" ; : "Yon won't manage that. Your man is too clever. " ' 'He can ' t do ru r.ch against the proofs in my possession. ' ' "He'll deny anything. " "At all events, I'll try, Merrick. This evening I'll call cu, Felix and swear that I am going to have him arrested for the murder of his brother. That will bring him to his knees." ' j "'It might, and it might not. Better look for Rose Strent. " "If any one knows where she i3 to be found, it is Felix. I can't do better than seo him. " ; ' 'Try it by all means, ' ' said the doctor doubtfully, "but Fra afraid you won't get iuch satisfaction out of him. First find Rose Strent, have tho pool dragged and the body found. Then, what with the evidence of Fundy and that arrow head, you will have no difficulty m get ting a warrant for his arrest At pres ent Felix will simply order you out of his rooms. " i ' 1 11 run the risft of that, 1 answer ed" and shortly afterward took my de parture, . j I could not now complain of lactof interest in my life. It took me all my time to keep -the many details of this case in mind. There was no doubt that I had already solved the mystery, and that Felix was guilty of his brother's death. Yet, as Merrick said,- it would be necessary to find the body and thus establish conclusive proof of the crime before the murderer could be convicted. When this was done, the evidence in hand would be sufficient to insure his condemnation Fcr ny part, I believed that he would bo driven into a corner and forced to confess his complicity in the crime. Firmly convinced cf this man's guilt, I was determined ho should not marry Olivia. The crime had been committed for her sake, and seeing that he had be haved in so cowardly a fashion it was a fit retribution that he should not achieve his purpose. It was no use to warn Olivia as to the true character of Felix, as she firmly believed him to be Francis and would decline to believe my story. Under these circumstances I 1 judged it advisable to see Felix at his chambers and warn him that I knew alL Terrified by the' predicament in ' which he found himself, he might leave surprise and remained silent minutes. England, and thus Olivia jwould ' be I Baved from lifelong misery His punish ment for the crime would occur later on, as, notwithstanding his flight, he could be arrested on the continent while' extradition treaties were in force. After dinner I therefore went to call on Felix. His rooms were in Jermyn street and as mine were just around the corner in Duke street I had not far to ga -My visit was paid on the chance of finding him in, as I did not wish to put' him on his guard by notifying him of my Wish for an interview. As the twins, in spite of constant disagreement, occupied the same rooms, I could not but wonder at the nerve of Felix in coming back to the apartments wbero every familiar object would remind him of his fratri cidal act It was just at 8 o'clock when I reach ed the door of the chambers. At the foot of the stairs I found tho caretaker en sconced in a glass box like an insect To him I addressed myself. He was an old friend of mine and rather an oddity in his way. .. "Is Mr. Briarfield within?". "Mr. Francis Briarfield is in his rooms," said the caretaker, "but Mr. Felix is in Paris. " Of course I guessed that this would be the, answer and secretly admired the dexterity with which Felix had carried out his plans. Doubtless in the end, when his brother did not return, or rather when his pretended self did not reap pear, he would account for it by an ac cident in the eastern deserts. However, my business was with Felix, alias Fran cis, so I made no comment on the care taker's remark. "Pray take np my card to Mr. Briar field," I 6aid. "I want to see bim at once." "I can't take it up now," said the caretaker civilly. "Mr. Briarfield is engaged and gave particular orders that be was not to be disturbed. " "Ah, but doubtless he is engaged with a friend of mine," I hinted am biguously. "Is the lady a friend of yours, sir?" A lady! My thoughts at once revert ed to Rosa Strent but then the chances were that it might be Olivia. "Yea Miss Bellin." "That's the young lady, sir, to whom Mr. Briarfield is engaged?" asked tho caretaker, who was a confirmed gossip.. "Yes." , "It is not her, sir. I know her well by sight as she has been here with Mrs. Bellin. It's another lady. " f My surmise was right, and I felt con fident that while I stood there Felix was having an interview with his ac complice. I could not disturb them, yet wished to assure myself of the identity of Rose Strent When I found out all about her, there might be a possibility of solving the mystery. - "WelL no matter," I answered care lessly, stuffing the card back into my case. "I'll see Mr. Briarfield another time. " ... .. . . "Will you leave your name, sir?' "No, it doesn't matter. I'll call about 9 on the chance of finding him in." Having thus baffled tho inquiries of the caretaker, I strolled into the street and taking up my station at the corner kept my eyes on the door. If Rose Strent was with Felix, she must cer tainly come out In a short time. Then I intended to follow her up and speak to her if I got a chance. Failing Briar field, I might possibly extort a confes sion from the v eaker vessel I In about a quarter of an hour , the woman came out. fane wore no veil, and as it was still fairly light I had no difficulty in seeing her f ace. She passed hurriedly by me in the direction of the Haymarket without observing me, and I recognized her at a glance. It was, as I thought, Rose Strent and none other. In place of the waiting maid's . linen dress, she was arrayed in a smart tailor made costume and looked very fashion able indeed. Her face wore . a trium phant expression, as though she had been successful with Felix. I guessed the inter view had been, for the purpose Of extorting blackmail. With her knowl edge of his secret Felix was certainly at her mercy. Following her up at some little dis tance,. she went down the; Haymarket and turned down one of the side streets, turned off there into a dirty alley and It was Rose Strent and non'e'other. finally disappeared into a swing door over which was a lamp inscribed w ith some letters. I looked up and saw writ ten thereon, "Stage door." "An actress," said I and went round to the front of the theater .to inspect the play bill. It was the Frivolity theater, and they were playing tho burlesque of "As You Don't Like It' Glancing down the list of characters, I saw that Orlando was played by Miss Rose Ger non. "A leading lady," I thought, trans fixed with astonishment ."A burlesque actress doubtless, in the receipt of a good salary. What in heaven's name took her to the Fen inn?" This question I was of course unable to answer, but I guessed it had 'some thing to do with love and Felix Briar field. Leaving the matter alone for a few moments, I secured a stall and en-; tered the theater. When Orlando came on, I was thoroughly satisfied. Rose Strent was Rose Gernon, and I had seen, her play the part of waiting maid at the Fen inn on the 10th of June, that' fatal cirrht of the jnurder. Hueklen's Arnica Salve. ' The best salve In the world for cuts, bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Ci apped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively j cures Piles or 10 pay required.. It is guaranteed to give rx rfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents a box. For sale by P. B. Fetzer. 31 1s5l1 i fcJ . Consumption In Cattle. Biblical Recorder. Only one herd of cattle in North Caro lina has been .tested for tuberculosis; and that was so infected that the entire herd was killed. Experts say that it is hardly likely that there is a herd in the State which is not infected, Tobercu- lo8is is consumption; consumption is the deadliest of diseases.! ; It is infect ious. Consequently the scientists know not what to do but to speedily ; kill and bury all cattle that are found to have consumption. The milk of a consump tive cow may contain the tubercles of consumption, and it may not; -it de pends upon what part of the animal's system is affected. When it does con tain these tubercles it is good poison. The flesh of cattle infected with con sumption is liable to contain these germs. But neither the flesh that is the muscular tissue nor the milk is so liable as the lungs, glands! liver and other organs. Nevertheless, the fact that the muscular tissue may be infect ed is sufficient to- warn us to have it cooked thoroughly, and to work for a system of inspection. We saw two cat tle slaughtered recently. One seldom sees handsomer animals; they were the picture of health; butcher were anxi ous to buy them. A post-mortem - ex amination showed clearly that they were thoroughly infected with consumpj;l tion.- You can t tell unless you cut open the glands, the lunps, etc: This you can't do when you buy meat. And the likelihood is that half the cat tle that are slaughtered for market have consumption. There is but one way out, and that is public inspection. We must come to this, and the sooner the better. All dairy-farms should be test ed; all cattle for . market ought to be slaugbted at One place; and there ought to be a public inspector to pass the meat before it is .prepared for sale. Meanwhile no one ought for any reason try to raise babies on cow's milk; there is the constant danger of consumption of the bowels; and no one ought to eat rare steak. Cold Blooded Vlndlctlveness. Wilmington Messenger. . Probably in cold blooded vindictive ness and deep-seated savagery there has been nothing to equal in North Carolina experience the gubernatorial bully in his attacks upon Col. - A. B. Andrews. There are pertinacity and malignity in the Tsar's persecution that are a full rival of the Comanche pursuing the trail of some white man who never in jured a hair of his head or robbed him of apy natural right or privilege of the Red Man. Russell is verily and strictly sui generis. ; He totes around enough venom to supply a camp of Sioux. Thousands of Sheep Frozen. Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 2. Thou sands of sheep are, reported to have per ished from cold and starvation in wes tern Wyoming. The cold has been in tense for 60 days and old-timers say that it is the hardest winter they have seen for the past 19 years. Carbon county has 500,000 sheep and stock masters there fear the loss will amount to 25 per cent. Losses among cattle will not be so heavy, as owners had been preparing for several years to feed their stock during the severe weather, A Check, on Matrimony. : - Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 3. Represen tative Charles W. Parker, of Cuyahoga county, introduced in the Legislature to-day a bill requiring all persons apply iDg for license tc marry to pass medical examinations. Persons having any form of insanity, hereditary tuberculosis or other dangerous disease are barred from marriage by the bill. An exami nation board Of three physicians in each county will be created by the bill 1 if it becomes a law. The measure was referred to a committee. From everywhere come words of praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. "Al low me to congratulate you on the mer its of your Remedy. It cured me of chronic bronchitis when the doctor could do nothing for me." Char. F. Hemel, Toledo, O. For sale by M. L. Marsh, and Co. The Mormons are very active intheir missiohary work, xhe total number id the 60-called church is 259,000. There are 15.000 missionaries who go out without money or pay into all parts of the country. It isn't much trouble for a really healthy man to be rood humored. Jollity and exhuberant health are a pro verbial combination. The hearty man who is always laughing doesn't have any trouble with his digestion. It has been said that laughing makes peoplehealthy. The truth is that health makes people laugh. It is impossible to estimate the tre mendous influence of health upon human character. A man with a . headache will not be in a happy, contented frame of mind. A man who suffers from a weak stomach and an impaired digestion will sit and grumble through the best meal ever prepared. A bilious man who is not a bore, is deserving of a place in a museum. A nervous man who is not petulent and' fault-finding: is a curiosity. All these con ditions lead to grave diseases, when the victim becomes not only disagreeable, but dependent as well. A wise wife will real ize that while the old saying that a " man's heart is in his stomach," is not literally true, it is a fact that his stomach sweetens -or sours his character according as it is healthy or unhealthy. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the best of medicines for the condftions5escribed. It makes the weak stomach strong, the impaired digestion perfect, invigorates the liver, purifies and enriches the blood and tones the nerves. It tears down half-dead, inert tissues and -replaces them with the firm muscular tissues of health. 'It builds new and healthy nerve fibres and brain cells. It dissipates nervousness and melancholy and imparts mental elasticity and conrage. It is the best of all known medicines for nervous disorders. Through your skillful treatment I am once more a well man," writes J. N. Arnold. Esq., of Gandy. Logan Co.. Ncbr. I suffered for years and could not find relief until I commenced taking your 'Golden Medical Discovery. I suf fered with constipation and torpi'ty of liver which resulted in irritation of the v. estate and inflammation of the bladder. I had only taken one bottle when I found great relief. The medi cine has effected a permanent core." . 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Mortgarres foreclosed withont to owners of same. 3 ; D. G. CiLDWELL, JC. D. M. 1. STKVT5SB, M. D DRS. CALDWELL & STEVENS. Office In" former Postoffice Building j on Main . Telephone No. 37. j - ; DR. H. C. HERRING. DTIST, is again at his old place over Yorkejs Jewelry CONCORD XT. ol lL. T. HARTSEU, Attomey-at-Law, j hCOXrCORD, NORTH CABOXiXtfA Prompt attention given to Jail busi ness. - jmce in auorris buiiditg oppo Idig site courtnouse. THk' Concord National Bank. . - j . With the. latest aooroved iorm of books, and eyery facilily1 for handling accounts, offers a FIRST - GLASS SERVICE to the public, 1 Capital, - -j - $150,000 Profit, - -i - 22,000 Individual responsi . 5 bility of share-, holders, 150,000 Keep your account with u8, paid as agreed. Liberal accdmmada tiiitcieob tion to all our customers. ) J. M. ODELL, President, D. B. COLTBANE, paahier May27,'97. f BLDME & BRO, Machine Works, CONCORD, N. C. ) General Machinists , : and Machine Dealers. We do heavy machine work: alio engine and boiler worl threading done to 10 inches inclusivfe. Ah K eBDeciallv. fine cattm? a especially, rir catting and or ders have our prompt and careful attention, and prices as low as consistent withj first-class workmanship and materials. When, in need of anything in our line give ns a call Office and works, Corbin 8t. f . -- "TT7" ANTED TRUSTWORTHY1! AND AC V V tive gentlemen or ladies totravel for responsible, established house in) Concord. Monthly $65,00 and expenses. Posltipn steady. Reference. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, Dept, B Chicago. :. Wood Notice. On and after February 1st, 1898, tie price of- woou win oe 1.MJ per com, payauie aa usual. ODLL CO. Jan. 20 tw. X SAVE 1YIONEY and TlIVIE Sell or Exchange You Wood and Buy Smith Coal from i K.LCraven, Concord,N.C. Jan. 27 3m CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Ti tlXr- y - j , WANTEI Trustworthy aid 'active gentlemen or ladies to tjravel for responsihle, established house in Cabar rus county. Monthly $65 and texpenses. Position. steady. Reference, j Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope.! The Dominion Co., Dept. W., Chicago. Nov.18 8w .1- V ) - ' t n
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