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Show fore, after the guests had left the dining- -room. The cabinets in which the coins had placed were found broken open JAPANESE RESPECT FOR THE and ransacked, and no traces of Mr. LITTLE ONE. Hughes treasures were to be found. Near the body of the murdered man It h Just a Great as the K'nd Spirit lay a short New Zealander's blood upon it. This usually hung in That Is Felt for Gray llairs lihat the hall, with similar weapons, which an Observant Traeler hajs About the composed a truhy. But the fact Customs. y which told most against Luke was a large clasp-knif- e which was known to have belonged to him buried In the In The author of An American Cruiser the East says that all Japan is a p out in the back yard. The for the aged and for emmren. paradise stains upon this also bore witness to hairs are always respected and Gray the purpose for which it had been children with shaven heads, bright, used. black eyes, rosy, brown cheeks, play At the trial William Luke pleaded and frolic where they will, in highways Not but circumstances or in quiet Guilty; places. They are never inpointed very suspiciously against him. terfered with or molested. There are Edward Bartlett, the footman, gave no bad words or ill tempers; all is evidence which told greatly against hearty fun and frolic. Even the poor the prisoner, though the young fellow coolie, with his heavy burden, will go showed an evident wish to say all he a distance round rather than dislong could In his favor. turb a childs play. Under Bartlett Little companies of juvenile acrobats had to own that he had several times travel about and give exhibitions of heard Luke say that it was quite their skill wherever they meet other time the old beggar his master was children. They are clad in dark blue knocked in the head, and that if he tights, with great red turbans, and had a heap of coins like Mr. Hughes they tumble and roll, and perform very he would not be long before he sold clever feats to the sound of a gourdthem and went off to Australia. like drum. At the climax of each feat The day before the murder Luke had they call out, Hie! See! extending been much put out by his masters their tiny arms in grateful acknowlfinding fault at the way in which the. edgment of applause. silver was kept, and he said to Bartlett The wandering candy manufacturer in the pantry that he had had enough is a genius, an artist In sweets, and alof Mr. Hughes nonsense, and he did ways succeeds in a large not intend to put up with it much number of small gathering coins. He moves longer. Bartlett swore that Luke was from street to street with his little much upset throughout the day on stand, upon which Is displayed his which the dinner-part- y had taken stock of birds, fishes, flowers, sticks place, and had been drinking freely, and drops. One end of his stand Is fitted with a though he had not taken enough to make his behavior noticeable. tiny charcoal furnace, above which a The two maids, Sarah and Anne large basin of molten sugar is kept Dodson, also gave evidence, but there ready for use. From this he forms into was nothing particular to be elicited shapes and colors such articles as may from them. be desired. Seme beautiful forms are The jury, after prolonged trial, fashioned, and it is a pleasure to watch brought In a verdict of "Guilty, and the clever fingers in their manipulad William Luke was condemned to death. tion. The youngsters gaze A week before the execution was to In astonishment as the work protake place, however, it was rumored gresses. The juggler, also, is the friend of that the police had fresh suspicions, and that there was reason to believe children In this beautiful land. A man will step in among a that Luke was not the guilty man poorly-cla- d after all. So far did these rumors crowd of merry children at their play, prove correct that Luke was reprieved, when, to everybodys delighted amusebut detained during her Majestys ment, he will open an umbrella and begin to twirl It on his wrist. Sudpleasure. Much to the worlds astonishment, denly a great ball is seen traveling suspicion seemed to have fallen upon over its surface, In the opposite directhe young footman, Edward Bartlett, tion. He places a small roll of paper and still more were people surprised in his mouth and proceeds to draw when it was reported that neither he therefrom marvelous yards of ribbon. nor Anne Dodson, the Then he may take a sword from his was to be found. The day after the conclusion of the girdle, give a history of the bloody trial they had left their respective weapon, and with great flourishes prolodgings in Lewes, and nothing more ceed to swallow its blade. He will was known of them. Weeks passed by plant two or three seeds in the ground, and still the police were unable to dis- cover the spot, mumble some words, cover the slightest trace of the miss- make some mimic passes over It, and then remove the covering, revealing a ing man and woman. beautiful plant in flower. Sarah Dodson, the elder sister, was Or he will place a child in a arrested on a charge of complicity; but basket, sword she was soon set at liberty again, as thrust a great there was not the slightest evidence through and through it, up and down, right and left, while screams are heard against her. She persisted in her orig- from the child, dying away finally into inal statement, that she was in total Then groans. ignorance of the whereabouts of Ed- the basket is all becomes quiet, and uncovered, and is, of ward Bartlett and her sister, Anne, and also denied any knowledge of course, found to be empty. Thus he gives trick after trick in there ever having been any more than rapid succession, until his stock i3 exordinary friendship between the pair. hausted. Youths Companion. Had there been any between them, Anne, she declared, would NO DISGRACE. have been sure to confide in her. Meanwhile the public grew clamor- Russell Sage Will Die In Full Possession ous for the pardon of William Luke, of His Riches. as fresh evidence of his innocence A disgrace to die rich? asked Ruscame to ligM and circumstances sell Sage. "Certainly not. Wealthy which had been overlooked during the persons should use their money to trial and which pointed most suspi- bless the world that is my theory. But ciously towards the guilt of the miss- if they give it all away early in their ing couple were now brought forward. lifetime they will lose their capacity Luke was accordingly pardoned, and for doing good. Mr. Sage was standhis many sympathizers raised money ing in his office, with a light brown enough to purchase for him the good- overcoat on and a soft felt hat in his will of a small business in London. hand as he uttered these philanthropic Much was sa'd and much was writopinions, and he declared that he had ten to the papers about the inefficiency been misquoted in reference to Andrew of the police. How two people could Carnegies utterance. "I believe, said suddenly disappear without leaving a Mr. Sage, that it Is my business to trace behind them was a mystery husband my resources as far as possiwhich caused not only perplexity to ble and conserve the great property the chiefs at Scotland Yard, but un- and great highways that I have been easiness to society in general. instrumental in building up (referring A reward of one thousand pounds to the Manhattan and other railroads), was at last offered for any information and that I should protect the interests which might lead to their arrest, and of the hundreds of people that have put a minute description was given of their savings into these companies simthem and posted up in every town and ply because they thought I would proseaport of the kingdom. Edward tect their interests. If I were to give Bartlett was described ae being nine- away all I have now I could no longer teen years of age, with lair hair, good be connected with these enterprises, features, and gray eyes, and five feet and my power for doing good would be five inches in height. Anne Dodson lost. Yes, I have given a great deal was twenty-on- e years of age, of a dark for charity, and shall continue to do complexion, with large hazel eyes, so, but I must keep the bulk of my fordark brown hair, and a clearly-cu- t tune In order to protect the invested profile. Her expression was described Interest of others." as pleasing and her stature aa "tall, she being five feet seven inchea or Greatest of Wine Markets. thereabouts in height. There are over 200 brands of wine But neither the tempting one thouin France, but more wine is sand pounds nor the gibes of the press produced drunk in England than In France, ftt the failure of the police brought and London is the greatest wine marforward any information regarding ket in the world. the missing couple. Edward Bartlett and Anne Dodson He Became Russian. had disappeared as completely as It Mulligan always boasted ay his the earth had opened and swalblood till he fill oil th houn-drit- h Oirlsh lowed them up. round av th ladder. Phwat (To be Continued Russian deslnfc, was he thin? been A FELONS LOVE, clui-wit- BY HENRY V. NESFIELD. h dust-hea- CIIArTKR I. It is some fifteen years or more since the quiet, hur.drum little village of Sledgemere became famous for a brief reriod, cn account of the commission of a dreadful crime. Sledgemere is an spot in Sussex, having to this day no railway station within nine miles, and boasting only two gentlemens residences and a vicarage. For nearly thirty jears the parson had preached, and hi3 parishioners had listened. There had been squabbles between the Vicar and the Squire aboutchancel rights. There had been scangood seasons and bad; nine-da- y dals had been cherished and nursed; g but never before had the sober, people of the village been eo utterly startled from their dreamy, y-day existence as they were on that memorable morning of the 14th of July, 18. About half a mile from the Squires house and on the opposite side of the village there was a pretty old mansion called Froyles, which had been occupied for a considerable time by an elderly bachelor named Hughes. Very little was known of him, although when he first came into the neighborhood he brought with him Introductions to the Squire, from whom he rented the house. Considering that he lived almost entirely alone, he kept up ft somewhat large establishment. Occasionally an elderly maiden-lad- y named Mias Pyeeroft, who was supposed to be his niece, came and paid him a three or four months visit; but the old man was of such retiring habits that he could not endure for any length of time any Interference in his ways of life. So Miss Pyecrofts Visits Invariably terminated In a stormy eruption on his part, caused by some fancied liberty he Imagined her to have taken in the ordering of the household, or by some grumbling on the part of the servants, who by no means relished her trespassing upon their preserves. Mr. Hughes spent his time chiefly ftmong his books and coins, of both of vhlch he prided himself upon having ft large and valuable collection. His household consisted chiefly of ft butler, a footman, a cook, and two besides two tnen, the coachman and gardener. In euch a dull spot it was no easy task to to remain. get Indoor The master of the house very Seldom entertained, and even deplored having to preside at the two or three annual dinner-partieat which the Squire, the Vicar and the local doctor, accompanied by their respective wives, Vrere his chief and generally his only guests. These dinners were indeed but glow affairs, for the only diversion ever offered was an Inspection of Mr. Hughes coins, which were displayed in their glass cases all around the drawing-room- . After the departure of the guests, these treasures were in the great Oaken cabinets In the library, to lie by Until the next festive occasion. Among them were many valuable antique gold fend silver pieces, and it was a common (remark of the Squires, when he dined ftt Froyles, that he would not like to keep so much bullion in his house, for Tear of waking up some fine morning gnd finding his throat cut! Habit, however, had become a second nature, and the possession of these coins Caused Mr. Hughes no anxiety. They were not things people could gteal, he always declared, as the real kalue consisted in their antiquity, and It would be a hard matter to dispose of them. But you might melt them down, the Squire suggested. Melt your grandmother down! Mr. Hughes had replied irritably, as If the very motion of melting down guch treasures for the sake of paltry flross were offensive to him. It Is necessary, in order to follow contained in these the revelations pages, to be particular as to the description of the inmates of Mr. Hughes establishment at the time the narrative commences. The cook, Mrs. Young, was an elderly woman, who had been five years In her present situation. The two maids, Borah and Anne Dodson, were Bisters, both young women, and natives of the village of Sledgemere. The footman, Edward Bartlett, was a youth of nineteen, and had lately been engaged with aa excellent two years character from his former master. The butler, William Luke, was a man of over forty years of age, who had entered Mr. Hughes service about the p&me time as Bartlett. la consequence of the difficulty he ay slow-goin- ever- tnaid-servant- s, out-of-do- or men-servan- ts s, post-prandi- al had experienced in obtaining servants, Mr. Hughes had taken Luke into his service without a character. The man had bcn diescharged by his late employer for impertinence and suspected pilfering of wine; but Mr. Hughes liked his locks, and, after cautioning him as to his future behavior, consented to engage him. Of the coachman and the gardener it is scarcely necessary to say anything, bemuse at the time of the dreadful event about to be described they were proved to be in their houses with their respective wives and children. Mr. Hughes On the 13th of July, gave one of his solemn dinner parties. As usual, the coins were displayed after dinner, and the old gentleman held forth with more than his ordinary zeal upon their history, value and merit. After the guests had taken their departure, Luke, the butler, assisted by Edward Bartlett, removed the cases, under Mr. Hughes supervision, and placed them in the cabinets in the library where they were ordinarily kept. It was supposed that Mr. Hughes did not retire until long after midnight. He was in the habit of sitting up late and jotting down the occurrences of the day, and writing out orders for the servants to carry out on the following morning. lie was heard by the cook to be after the moving about down-stair- s clock struck one; and the Anne Dodson, declared in her evidence that she heard her master come upstairs and go into his bedroom just as the great hall clock chimed the after one. This witness moreover declared that she was suffering from toothache on that night and could get no rest, so she was trying to read herself to sleep. Hearing Mr. Hughes step on the stairs, she looked at her watch and was astonished to find that it wras so late. Soon afterwards the clock below struck two, and this fact impressed the time upon her mind. 1?, under-housemai- three-quarte- d, rs CHAPTER II. On the 14th of July, the cook, Mrs. Young, was the first person to come downstairs. She called the maids by wall, as was rapping on their her custom, and then knocked at the door of the room where Edward Bartlett, the footman, slept. Mrs. Young came down at half-pasix. She was not in the habit of calling the butler, as he was generally very punctual in rising. On this particular morning, however, he happened to be unusually late. After having lighted the kitchen fire, Mrs. Young proceeded to open the library shutters. Upon doing so she noticed at once the extreme disorder-lines- s of the room. A chair lay broken on the floor, and with it a table-clot- h heaped with books and other articles, as if It had been dragged suddenly off the writing-tablUpon closer investigation sbe found near the chair a large pool of blood and pieces of what looked like human hair. Horror-strickeshe searched on. More tracss of blood were upon the oak boards and the stone flags of the hall outside. They seemed to lead across to the drawing-rooopposite; while upon the library door were the smeared d marks of a mans hand. Terrified nearly out of her senses, Mrs. Young had not the courage to let the light into the drawing-roobut, rushing to the foot of the staircase, she screamed loudly for help, and then fainted. When she recovered consciousness, she found all the servants running about wildly, and she learned that her masters body had been found in the drawing-roowith the hack of his skull beaten in and his throat cut. Luke, upon hearing Mrs. YoungB screams, had rushed down-stapartially dressed, and without his boots. It was he who first opened the shutters In the drawing-rooand, in doing so, had broken a pane of glass. Upon the arrival of the police Luke appeared so dull and confused, so unable to give an account of himself and his doings at the time he had gone to bed on the previous night, that he was arrested on suspicion. Moreover, there was blood upon his shirt and trousers, and also upon his socks. lie declared afterwards that his socks were stained from his having trodden in the blood when he first came and the other marks must have come from the cut in his hand when he broke the window in the drawing-rooHl confused state, he owned, was caused by his drinking off a bottle of sherry which he had purloined the night be bed-roo- m st e. n, m blood-staine- m ir down-stair- s, cross-examinatio- n, wide-eye- gay-color- ed under-housemai- d, two-hand- love-maki- ng CHEAP PASSENGER A CHILDS PARADISE ed RATES Via Atchison, Topeka A June 16 and 17 Santa Fe Railway St. Louis and return, 130.50. July July 1. 2 8, 9 759. 75. and 3 Detroit and return, $5L and 10 Richmond and return, July 10, 17 and IS Indianapolis, Ind.,and return, 746. 10. Two daily trains via R. G. W. railway. Dining cars. Standard and tourist Pullmans. Electric lighted chair cars. Rock ballasted roadbed. Grade crossings. In fact, all the luxuriesand safety appliance of modern times. For maps, etc., call on C. F. Warren, general agent, A., T. & S. F., 411 Dooly block, Salt Lake or address City, Utah. Society Lcsditra Are necessarily people of excellent judgment, taste and refinement. In traveling they demand the bist service obtainable and the liberality with which they patronize the Union Pacific is one of the Lest proofs of that liao's superiority. Ticket 01 Haiti stieet. office, Old Stand, -- Fertile Lands of Colorado, The traveler who visits Colorado for the first time is surprised ana impressed with the opportunities thestate affords in agricultural pursuits. The nrnoral wealth of the state, with its many famous mines, seems to have become fixea in the minds of strangers, crowding out all know'edge of her wonderfully fertile soil. Little thought is ever given to the 12.(09 miles of n canals that have been constructed, and the 2. 000, (too acres of land which have thus far been made productive. Yet, out out of 371 exhibits from Colorado at the worlds fair, eighty-onspecial premium were awarded, covering all kinds of fruit and produce. The wheat exhibit attracted wide attPntiou, and twenty-fiv- e award were given it alone, the largest number received by any one state in the Union. The fruit industry has reached !?.0:)0,0O0 a year and is yet in its infancy. Sugar beet culture is a profitable industry. The min eral wealth of the state, which leads all other states in the Union in the output of gold and silver, does not compare with her agricultural wealth. A handsome and illustrated pamphlet, entitled The Fertile Lands of Colorado, has just been Issued by the passenger department of the Denver & Rio Grande railway, and gives detailed information of the lands and their location, and may be had upon application to S. K. Hooper, goneral passenger agent, Denver, or II. hi. Cushing, traveling agent, 58 West Second South street. Salt Lake Citr. Utah. irriga-gatio- e pro-luse- ly er EASTERN EXCURSIONS Yla Rio Grande Western Railway. Omahaand return ?32. 00, June Oth, 7th Kansas City and return 32.00, June 6th, 7th. St. Louis and return 639.50, June 6th, 7th. Chicago and return1 41. 50, Junefth,7th Buffalo and return 50.50, June 9th, 10th. St. Louis and return J3J.50, June ltith, 17th. . Detroit and return 751.00, July 1st, 2d, Ed. Richmond and return $59.77, July 8th, 9th, 10th. Indianapolis and return 7lG. 00, July ICth, 17th, IStli. The Rio Grande Western railway and its connections offers two fa-,- t through trains daily. Through Pullman pala e and ordinary sleeping cars. Perfect dining car service. Free reclining chair cars. Cool and comfortable ri le. Magnificent scenery. Ymir Katfrn Mail Ts now carried on the Overland Limited of the Union Pacific, because Uncle Sam knows that the Old Reliable gives the best service and makes the quickest time of any line in the west. Ticket office, Old Stand, 101 Main street. General Manager Underwood of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ha3 issued an order that holders of trip passes, desiring to stop off at any station, will be allowed to do so. Conductors will note on the back of passes the name of the station in ink or indelible pencil, and this endorsement will be honored for passage by conductors of succeeding trains. Original in Her Way. The domestic employed in the household of the Fergusons must have been, after her own peculiar fashion, a treasure. George, said Mrs. Ferguson, who, having finished her breakfast, was glancing over the "miscellany" column of the morning paper, "I see there are now sixty-fiv- e ways of makDoes the paper say so? ing coffee. asked Mr. Ferguson. Yes. Well, said Mr. Ferguson, tasting the cup of coffee by his plate once more and pushing it away from him, without knowing what the sixty-fiv- e ways are, or nnything about them, I am wiuing to go on record as saying that Bridgets method of making coffee i3 the sixty-sixt- h. New Dining Car Service. Effective June 1st, the Rio Grande Western railway began operating its new dining cars.serving all meals on all Its through trains. The arrangement included No. 3 leaving Ogden at 7:30 a. m. and Salt Lak City at 8:30 a. m. ; also No. 4 leaving Ogden at 6:85 p. m. and Salt Lake City at 7 :40 p. m. The th rough trains, both morning and night, will also carry diners. The cuisine is as perfect as it is possible to make it. Service, a la carte so that you can have your coffee and rolle for breakfast, or you can select from a menu as elaborate and complete as the market of Utah can supply. west-boun- d |