rz;

When the Jurymen returned the temtJnjr part of the proceeding* pin. The flrat witnei* called wa* boy. Ctiarlea Wallett. who had found the body. HI* evidence did not take many minute*, and ronaiUed merely of the Information he had given at the

GAPE HAY, HERALD.

THE• rVYSTER.T- 0F THC

BUBSOKIPTIOMt On* Dollar Par Yoar In Advanoo.

li^isoT

it the poet cl •ecoad-olaw

Cap* Mar. ter. March

g A wealthy Denverite conceived the Idea recently of converting his 1400.000 estate into cash'.-and'distributing H among the poof, hut hi* wife stopped him by demanding her half of It aa - coattaunity property. Wivea have rights which husbands must respect, •' however pbllantbroplcally they may be Inclined. The Denverite's wife waa ~ a wise woman.

"But didn’t yon hear what tbe doctor mid? Didn’t you wait to bear Itr* pgr-

ceed.” said tbe colo

The fact was that be and a ntrtnber of other nobodics. who on one account or other'considered themselves persona of great importance In the neighbor-

' been cruelly snubbed ‘

now ” 1 e dog-ca

“Come nc

-cart,

itlal

j know as I c

| creta enough before, haven’t I?” But to his great Indignation, be saw ( on some of the faces of the men

rbat b

out of tl

confidential tone: “If It's a secret, yt

I can keep It. I’ve kept s

The French language Is undergoing radical reform. The French minister ' nt.instnu t!o* baa altered French spelling and syntax by/a special decree and an offleial French 'grammar is now to be Issued*, which wiri be the only one i admitted to French scfibola Commls_sions have also been formed by him | revise the Latin. Greek. English and Gorman grammars t{i use.

hood, had

twp medical men who bad examination of the body whi been brought Into the town, after making their examination, had both passed out of the bul and through the throng which

len It had

For. they

it of the build

the throng which nwnl ctly as possible, and bad

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ssed out of the bundlhg

it ted quid

both declined definite opinion dcotlt So all the little-great men felt grossly Insulted, and departed to their respective homes at a white heat cf Indignation. -^For all 1 know, they may bring It in Murder’ against this fellow. King," said tWcolonel. Irritably, not with any feeling of animosity agsinst the person In question, but tin order to get Nell to sympathise with his own griev-

ance.

But tbe effect of hia words upon the

h-lrl was electrical.

•Murder! Against Clifford!" cried ■he. springing to tbe door and gasping for breath- •’Oh, you don't mcairfhat!

You can’t!" .

obe burst into a violent fit of weeping. whicb made the colonel rather ashalned of himself. He tried to calm her. assuring her that nobody but tbe doctors, who were pompous asses without an Idea bow to treat men of

- Under old British law. a h ns band was privileged to chastise his wife, provided the punishment was inflicted ■with a stick -no thicker than two ^ thumbs. Since then the ,husband's privileges have, been materially elr- . camstribc-d and wife-beating is v frowned down In all civil lied countries. Not long since a Chicago judge advised women to protect themselves ‘ with firearms, if necessary, against any attempted brutality on the part Of their husbands, and a few days ago a New York judge decided that a woman may hammer her husband into do-. Cility with a stove lifter without ex- . posing herself to a charge of cruelty within the meaning of the law affecting limited div.-rce. Wifely privileges are broadening out in these modern

a monstrous opinion. But ahe could not find enough comfort in bis words; and at last In spite of his snd bis daughter's efforts to detain her. she set off to walk to the Bine Lion, that she . might at least have the assurance she longed for that nobody there shared the colonel'* rashly expressed opinion. “Mind. Nell, you are to come back here to sleep,” commanded Miss Boats). who objected to the girl’s remaining in the vicinity of bet highly undesirable lover. But Nell would give no promise. She was deeply anxious, not only to hear how Clifford was and what peoj

thorn'

jugbt of ) «. to knot

la's dei

I

t’- A company has been organized In j - London which Is expected to solve once : and for all the eating problem. *

to speak to Clifford, whose ad-

vice had become more necessary than

ever. - . . Refusing, therefore, a rather per-

functory offer on the colonel's part to

part

( escort her along the lonely road..*

I bade her friends good-by and started

ou her way *6 the Blue Lion. But she got little reward for her.

The house was

l ag It i *** racist! It; and i>e_

facts the bachelor and the servagtle* I nSn;# Bt to^ ! household. This coigpany guarantee* ! iDformattOB-^OT

to send a hpt meal anywhere, at any * time, at a moderate cost, the dinner to pe as good as can be got in any of the first class restaurants. Not ouly

pnina. The bouse was shqt up whet she reached It; and >ieg, Who let bei

ip stgbt of her. and her room, with scant

is the dinner sent, but with ft goes a complete table service, silver, glass and ■apery. The Idea in itself Is not particular; y new. but the price for which it is eone is surprisingly small. A dinner for ope, comprising soup, entree. yoart and sweet. Is sent out for twp shillings. Breakfast costs a shilj Mag lunch a'shilling and sixpence ■She company undertakes to supply all the meals of a household at a guinea per week for each one. It has a central kitchen, where the food is prepared. and specially constructed baskets so arranged that the hot dishes feJtirO) stay hot and the cold dishes cold. [ When tbe outdoor and open-window a cf the year rolls round, happy » they who can escape tbe heat and r of the city by an Indefinite nr vacation. But the large maf city dwellers can not shut up 9 snd bouse at will, and to many * mesas but a few days or *jL i off at most So It becomss a

every one

pi late rested, how Die hot. nerve-rack-: lag days may be j rendered tolerable. That windows pt/c doors ntat bo

•at goes without brsea must bs > all ag once one

cwmcmus of the medley of .

,.irritating noises- that~pra- the Mty penetrsigd only In suhduad Tea. says the Galveston News The I of car wheels, the slzz Of electric

. the shriek of street car gongs. 1 and bells, the blast of loco- * jolting of heavy wagaai. \ notice of quitting of teP t the teeth da edge and the

much of the dally wear aad tear

tbe %errfint

had beard of the finding of Jem^tlckr’a body; but sheaitber would not

i body; but she either woul

could not offer any opinions, cither her own or anybody alse’s, as to the manner in which It came about; and Nell, fearing to rouse suspicion, was fain to go to bed unsatisfied. Only cue piece of comfort was given her: Mr. King, who had a professional nurse in attendance on him. was getting on sa well as they conld hope. On the following morning. George Claris who looked worried and anxious told hia niece, aa soon as breakfast wrf over, to pack bfr Trunk for her journey to London. Nell dld not dare to make any protest nor even to ask any questions of her uncle, whose mood was clearly one to be respected. 8be bad to content herself with Meg's report obtained from tbe nurse, that GUfford bad passed a good

Before ten o'clock Nell a^d ber unde were driving toward Str’oan In the dog-cart with her trunk behind them. They had not gone far'when they noticed that something unusual was going on along the mad. A party of men. among whom were two or three of the Stroan police, were busily engaged in examining tbe road itself and tbe ditch on either aide. Nell with feminine quickness of perception, gamsed that (bis search was In some way connected with tbe discovery of Jem Btlckcla's Mdy on the previous evening; hut her unde, being less acute, pulled up hia horse, and made

inquiries. f

' Hello, what's up:-' said Ue. addressing the nearest policeman. nothing la particular.!-- roiled tbe Oan. with a glance at ' Nothing. as would interest yon.” Med another of tbe searchers, cud

>dd manner at with pale face

mad start Upa

"WelL you might give a civil answer to a-tdvfl question, I should think!”

said t

than by words, tried to induce him to drive on. But be was obstinate. As an old Inhabitant and one. moreover,

■who bad always been on good term*

throbbing. Few people realize with every oae. be thought be had a

> the Iclcrmattoa he bad inno-

ass,*

He lost bis tempt

“Now tl

n at mile.

t he took for n pitying sml

nper. -

“Now then, out with 11!” said he. In

a sullc

The

policeman to whom bp bad first spoken repressed the smile on his own face, and answered ccrlouily enough: ‘•We’re not at liberty to *ay any more nt present. But yon'IL knotv_as much as wc do very soon-1hi* after

noon, most likely.”

“Uncle George, we shall lose' thf

>rgr. we

train." said Nell, In "a qnnverlng voice. Then the policeman glanced from George Claris to the trunk behind;

be

nearest to him. which sent him run ning at n good pace in the direction of Stroan. ' Uncle and niece had scarcely got on tbe platform of the little station when the local police superintendent dashed

i the d>

£

Bell Inn the evening before. 1 seen tbe body lying by the rc bad called to the man. had t

-ing j -to oh

i had islde.

roadsl

him; and being unable to detect a movement or-to obtain an answer, bad run with all speed to give information

Itted the open

ras a private Inquiry agent and that be was staying at Stroan on business. He bad lieen the first to reach the body after Wallett’s disebvery of It, and he had been one of those fo Identify the deceased ns Jem StlekiH*. tbe fisherman. The man was quite*dead when he found him. but the body was still quite wann._^ “At ybat tin,e Sras it tb^you first saw tbe body?" asked tbe coroner 1 “I heard It chime the half-past eight | by 8L Martin's Church clock when I was about halfway between Stroma j bridge and the place where we dls

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red the body^

iOjerei

' “Was there anything a! tlon In which the body la;

else. In fact,

opinion

there anything about the posl

y. or anything

to form an

"Nothing whatever, sir." answered Hemming, who gave bis evidence In the clear voice and confident manner of the old policeman, who feels that the conrt Is bis own theatre, where he Is bound to get a bearing and deserves

Through the doorway after them. —’’Ah. Mr. Claris. I’m lost In.

cheerily.

ee." b >ucbed

plied ItJS n

time. I

'Ah. Mr. Claris. I'm just

be song

led his hat rolitely to Nell. “Going up to London for a holiday?" “Not me. Can't afford bolldayii," reed Claris, rather surlily. “I'm sec-

all.”

. to h trip, bnt we a witness at the inquest that's to be held this afternoon. Very sorry. Miss." he went on to Nell, "but It's only put ting off tbe pleasure for a few days.' Bnt Nell looked as much over-, whelmed as if tbe summons bad been a death warrant. She made no answer. but stood silently, tesriess but terror-struck. In front of tbe two men staring at the approaching train, with ber Ups parted and a wild look in her

shake of the arm. “What’s come to tbe girl? Don't look like that!” said be in her ear “Folks’ll think tbat you had a hand In It yourself If 70a go Into court with

that face”’

To his surprise snd chagrin she took him at his word. i - 'Will they say that^uncle? Will they

itT 1 ' she asked, with

dare to

such breathless earnestness

that 1

with a frown on his bon-

"Bless the girl! You give me quite

turn *red

ong back borne,

ike don’t let them think

? quit

a turn with your whisperings and yot

"7. “Cot

goodne you wai nly kno-

with yt

scared face.” said he, testily. “Come

and

don’!

ed to'fet awt what people

The Lord only r at they times r wits about j

don’t keep your

q»

creature." Nell said nothing. But the Innkeeper's heart sank within him as he drove hgr home, and perceived that his one* light-hearted and merry little niece was trembling like a leaf the whole Way.

ugly Whispers which wer ccrnlng Jem Stlckels’s death brougHf together such a gathering tbat the meagre accommodation provided by tbe old building was taxed to the utIt Was evident from the 'outset that this was no ordinary case of a drunken man found dead In a ditch, with

tell bow be camp

death., From the very first

?ned.

nothing about him to

by Us moment

and the crowd rushed lu and filled In a tbe space allotted to the pub-

e mum

t when the doers

were open*

lie.

fijii

moment

there were murmurs and whispers lying from mouth to moutth'. Indicative of the general belief tbat some person or persons of a higher social position than the dead fisherman, more generally Interesting than would be implicated Id the course

the proceedings. The. “Where’s the young

■s

le questions lady?" An.

“Won’t the gentleman be well enough to come?' were often but never satisfactorily answered. Tbe vtlines

isglftrate's room, ere to be brought

. That oart of the court usually occrr pled by'the offlciala alonn held on Oils occasion a good many enrious ones drawn thither By the open secret'taf the romantic interest attached to the case. A few portly wives of local tradesmen, sandwiched in among tbe

of tbe s to the 1

sterner sex. lent their

tMreMur w u>c scene. There was a butt and a buzz from end to end of the tightly-packed court a* the Jurymen filed In, and taking their places oa tbe

_ fi tly _ After the lull in the oourt caused liy these proceed lags, there wa* a loud bus* of talk when the Jury filed out again to view the body. The police men. little used to such a scene of ex diement In their quiet, little town, ' roared thcaaelves hoarse In their en deavsr to maintain silence on tbs pan of everybody but themselves.

ody lying fat isition tbat t

t to r

have been too drunk to rise, and have been suffocated In tbe grass and mud?” “He was lying face downward, as I bare said. sir. But hi* mouth was not close to tbe ground. I don't think ii possible tbat be could have been suffocated. Hi* clothes were quite loose

about his neck also."

“Then you formed no opinion as to

tbe cause of deatlM"

“Well. t)r. I hm beard something; ■nd It made me jump to a conclusion ss I should not otherwise have done. With your permission, sir. 1 would rather not say at the present stage what that conclusion was. It wa* formed from nothing I saw abont tbe

body.”

There were whispers in the conrt Ihe' people In the crowd looked at on* mother, and intimated that there was,

chap didn't ki ly toward Hez

'mming for speak!

ild bear him.

kindly

iccompllshment I fesslonal witness

Sclent

This was tbe gist of Hemming’* evidence. the few further questions which fie was asked producing nnlmtant answers. Each witness had

ial que f the Ji

port!

to put up with a trivial question or two from the member* of the Jury, who all

wished 1 bear more welg

tended.

1 than the giver. In-

The third witness called was Lucs

t the time of

rought 1

hlch he ft

half-pa

man had been a lodger

his death.

Mann deposed that Stickels was home by two ifien at a time

fixed as between a quarter

and half-past six. Stlckcla. who was In a naif-dazed condition when he arrived, came to himself entirely within a few minutes and told him a story as to how be cable to bp siunned. Stickels bad then seemed quite well, had bad a cup of tea by the fire, and had expressed his Intention of walking to Stroan that night. Then there Itad been a knock ai .the door. Stickels himself had opened It. and after venation with two ladies who

come to see him. he U

Ihe bark door abruptly. The next thing 4f*nn had beard of him was twt be

biSvbeen

o bad auf by

ound dr : two 1

line Llot

aifford.

with it the

These both deposed

man wa* unconscious when, they picked him up. that be benUn to recover almost Immediately./and that they did not have to carry him to tbs cottage where be lodged, but only to support him a little, as He complained of feeling “a bit gifidy-Hke.”

said that be seemed

tp be quite Lin n at tbe cotta

There waa n buzz of c court when Mias Bostal wa* called. Kith tbe feminine wltncss's.benn.tbe real Interest of the case. KnougD hao leaked out by this time for every go*•ip in. Stroan to be aware that the quarrel between the gentleman. Clifford King, -and the fisherman. Jem Stick els. had been on-Kell Claris'* account; and everybody knew. also, that

bah espoused

tlss Bostal hafi cspoi

Jem Stickels, and so bad brou;

self prominently for

itlc 1

cause of ight brr-

'orwnrd. Into tbe.

mantle story. Although Jem Stickels had not borne the best of characters, It was natural that after his sttddca

death Itbere should be

inlar f

1 one an

popular feeling In his'favor.

“Poor chap!” they said to

other. “It was clear he was awful fo&n of tbe girl. arid, to be sure, she must have given him some eneouray- - meat for hlid to hare made bold to gr

for ber fine, gentleman krv

To be Continued.

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Tbe Chin

even In the oepth of winter and. generally speaking, the entire population * ** ~»wn» J ^ ~

cotton all tba

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