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Show A STKANOECONI'JSSION. A great royrtery aiirrotimled (lit mil im dfalh of Ali tamlrr Ditla. Certain (.rlropntilan iipwaiwiiora cldlmtNl (lint laliadmmnilttol filicide, while nllicr fuatPwiVtl that a inunlcr hail been ir ptraled. Tli dclt-cUt-ei Me nil nt art In Ilia matter mid refuted to riprr in opinion. 1 8o far ft the public know, thefartanf fie rao were tliihf Aleianilcr Hale, titaltlcnt of tlio Wcrlem I.rtntl lull MOTtiurnt couinny, with clllcef In tlio ilolli hulldlng. New York city. Imil lcn f r enr n prominent unil re ,prt d limlro is man uf tlio inctrupotla. lit liaJ Iimii it lueiiibrr nt lateral ex rMierluu, and had Upt.bnclictor UI1 hi li.ni Jlrauo (I) Ic. Ono mornliiK U toon 1 dead In bed, n clagitf r tkroii.li hlf licjtt. "Tho woaiHiii rat to tltiutod that two thrurleo nitardlnir Lit dfiolao ero ten iblo cither hl cm Imn I or that of u murderer m'sht lure ilrui U llui dial blow Tl wraknti ot Ibo i-illlon held by 11, o lio ron 1 1 -rid lilui a iuWlo lay i bitlmtael that nomothu far (!f ili- ilnn lion triuird to cilt III fliion- i uii olTalrn uppiurrd to ba In n llourUli I litj condition, and no conipllratloni I i.ili tho gintKr mx xero knovin to dcuj liU ririird. lilt Mlow eliibiueii ' trflPt d unanimously tlmt lio had beoti aronaltlrnt vomaii batir, that ho wu liot proiio to iiirlaneliolla, mid that ou tlw nljjht prrci ding I1I1 drilli bo had I ft thtlr coiupanr In iinuanally lilli I Mm (In tho other Imn I, thero wai not tho I j.hlot clew to n iniinlrrer ' Ilk lartinenta irocu tli4Mxond door of a lar'i) billldlll en Tilth nelilli, mid he wus fn tlio habit of remaining out mi 4ta nt litjit that hk hteoniliijr wiro urcr noted by tho lanitor, uhouauolly tctired long beforp J)nlo left bin tlub. Ttia ui)ilery cauaed much Kolpnnl djanaalon forn, few dayi and wua thtn ftuually forgotten Homo new tenia 1MB bad tumid th nttentton ot the lurUepoll nway from the I) tlo roio. Tlwfe Mrn only oun man hi tiie world alio knew liow Alexander Diledli'd (Mwaalho inttnlficr Husinehiran Im, aeeretnr) nnd trraaunr of the WeiUrn IaiuI lruprocmcnt coriipany, UJklllul tho prrt.llent Whjl lie-nine lie-nine l)aloand bcrnnton icro koiiii eVebcf aitrlelly luoJirn ty. liny Uli knew that tho W I. 1. a vriu n rv&ntlo fraud. No ono elao did. bo berantou uiurdcrtd lljlo hi onler that Liulftht nlotia nnp tho prollta ofii (mil iwlnJIo and retain lu lik onu (t lug n dnu;f roua aeorot. Urcid mid fnrnrlotla luootera that urged lilui loeoiumlt I lie wont of alt rrlniea. boReno Siranton fit at tho bnnkfait klle tipping Idi colli o and glancing O'er tho uiornlnj nonaiaiicrf. Jlo win a tall, apiro man, nbont forty yean of i.-i Ilia gny hair mid black imn-liilto imn-liilto foruinl a combination pleating to the eye. To th cloto obtenor, how rcr, there wna aomcthlng about tho uin'f face that chilled the heart mi I akend fii.plcloiu Wna It In tho laouth or In the ryua that thla fathrro.' djtruit wai born) It wai hard (o tell, Iiarulhelca, hk a a bad lace, tJiougli n hundaomo one. Alexander I) lie hud been dead n tuontli. Kujeno H'raulon tmlled aahe tealtiol that the uetinra made no rrfirencn to the luyilery that had cauaod Iju'li a furor foiau wnuUa tieforo lie laiadoiilhellonilng Vap and ai-Ued ai-Ued hlmielf nltli comllerablo inlhu "u to an ointlctto lplca.1 vrllh iboppml ham. He had been made ireldint of tho Wwtcra Und Im-iMeiurut Im-iMeiurut company, and lad plaiwl llii alluiri of that orgauliatlon hi lucli li thit he would leap luottoftlu) Imflu ami ataml In nu pirll from any iab'e knowledge that he u u high toned "irook M Tlio ftudy of the tnn'f life had win to luake UUhncit n acleuco. He Kfrtieil that tli iiinloni vorld pnyi aluktlon to lilui nho holdi the golden "M of oir Cold, reuioraeltai ni an "la-rg, lie had aluied nt the targtt of oaltli. He liad found that betuotn t-ni and the bull a eyo of hk nmbltloii '4 the form of Alond Dale. A l directed dinger had rimoveJ thll M-'l'tle, and Uugeuo Scrantoii uu a tMUiotialre ' Will, what di you intl o'tntoiitlirodown hk nonsnnper "Uy nnl turnod toward hk akt, M lad Jait la'.oreJ the brtakfait tooa , ' a'f pardon, Mr," aald John, ' hut - k out.ide with a ijuier looldug Wuo. Il.rayayoiiordorednfiimiy fPU writ here. I don't know what It 4 but Let ury pciltlto, air" "'li hlin lo put It In the drnwlnj io, -oiuiiniinli d tliu muicr "I'luve " " ul the piano do ion hearf , ' air Tliavnietlili Ilia riKim and llujeno ' ' uitiill reipphnl tllllii-a-lflu hla hi.mk I" hla liowaiMinr i,ft ul , j lu t "Hit l,a. II Mi nil IniglK B,i I ,,,, f), nll U lil' i 7 """"'" '" '"' n lk '' uf 1 ""butt. Inu world wan tiuitum lam well, but hk con'rlen"c Hut iniial ol.ninloiii nriran of tho liiim m nu.ku llv bad iKVnllioaoncmta.lrelliattlip bud diverted hla Ilvi to-) eoirli In theilknu dark ui)meriu i ln.nri cl nlftht II limktiehllledilliii.n ton limn what hla fellow crvaliin tn ' think of lilm At that aolumi lime Mhalhethliikiof hlmatlf kail Hint la laaentlaL lliiiieiiutkrantou knew that lie wiu a murderer In the buttle nml rtrllini-'litof theday thk telf imiiIo Hon waa not wwtru nor 11017111111. In the tllcht wtlrhet of the night, how crir It hvcimotinbearuhk I rout Hie Miul'iwa ol hk I mini one tnen gatd nt lilm the fncenf Akienli-r lliln He nn.e, dlpn. 11 Imn Ikeirhlef In Ire vnlcr nnd plarnl Hie nfrHiiitg rlnth nunlint the b-ine of 1,1 brnln 1'ur n fi'w iiioiuentfl he apitK-irnl to dure The Mood that aliiged ilpwaid waa cooled forn time, an J it thuple dntlee tmiiol nUtUt to trlutnpli liter the In touuila tint had drlreu lilui will nigh It I nut ctfy, hnwerer to rtcipe the piitiMiinent tliat folloMt 1.I11 hune Hcraiituu did not fall nlecp 1 he bllttful iineonacloutneM that hi crime tortured nature craved wooed lilm for nwhtle, then Med from lilm na though In horror llo ttoa tirllier from aleep thnu tiefnrci nml ngain hla blaring cy 4 raw In the darkiieaa tho face of Aleaau dr Date. An hour hid pitted, nn hour of agony to Scranlon Twice had he prceactt hk retolter ngntuat hk throbbing throb-bing teuipte. Tnlro I in,! ho r-aliu-l that he darnl not rn-li lu n fatu Hint frightened llnmlet nnd made Cato IKtute. A man who commit intinhr from grecil teldoui commlta iiiiel le f nun choice At Intt the atrnlnbecaruc unbearable Bcrnnton iprnng from bod nnd ruahoil to tho window 1 Oli, God I mutt con few my crlniel 1 tniiat conteeal 1 luutmoao!,1 lie threw up tho mail. A bolitcd clthen tin hiirr)lng hotuewnril 011 the opioflto Ho of the Unit "I II call In him mid tell him ll.o awful aecntit my oul," thought Hcrnnton. "Walll" The cry ataillol the llut rtrwl nn I echoed welnlly through tlio dljiuid ti1t,ht Alarmi-d by hk rolcc, Hernnlon thut the window with n cnuli mil rualiej Into Iho outer room In the illlu light he MW before lilui the out hueeiif hk ihonogmJi. lltkteriealhr bo threw lib arm urouud tho maalilne nn 1 kkml IL Tin Mtnir he ttlikpered. "I II toll you the hltlnry of my fall H Night after night Hie fatal rrllmler pato comfort to Hugrne Hemutou II the murderer nwoke in the itlll, dark hours and the shadow of hk crime crowd hk miI, he woull tlcallhlly lento hk baa 1 room mid place in cITcot Itu oItlou the car plccca of the neciia. Ing iiinelilnn. Then itIHi (.haatly Mtk-factlon Mtk-factlon he would lltten to the following repetition of tho tale ho hail told the )iuiathctle want I killed Alexander Dllc 1 hod baled him fir yonre. TogeHierwelial concoeted it tchemo whereby we could Hcccoluteatori who dctlrc! toprilu n fortunoln the twinkling of mi cjo. It waa mybriln that dertloiml theldia of a, weatein lanl hnprotunent com ivtny that would nut be tiitttm, would own 110 land, would hare nothing todo with hnprotiuieuU und beacouiiany only In name 'I needed it well known man to glto hk Inlluoiice and riputatlou tu the awlndlo, and found In Dale n colleague who waa weak enough to fotfovt my guidance, but clever inough to retain In hk grip u thorobgh control over my life Aflcr mouth 1 ot temp'ntlon I )loldeU to tho tolce ot the detll mil determined to rid lu) fell of the only man hi tho world who atnod betnull luennd tuoccit nnd aafity. 1 klllel him cleverly, lie had hat! the iilmoat confldeuie In my uprightueee, mi 1 wlicn one etcnlng, oiler dining with him nt hkroorue, hecxpriucd 11 ttl.h to tako lue to one of hk tlub I pleaded fatigue, naked poruikilou to fluUh my clar In hk drawing room, and taw 1dm tally forth a douuiud man. "The rpt waa eoy. Tor hour I nwaltcd Ida return. When I heard liU fooktcpa on the itatra 1 couceidcd my1 ulf Utitnd a porthre. After ho had tindrcMod and Lad fallen Into n det p tlecp, I plund ndufjir Into hit hoart. Oh, ltwa doUcloui. I lte inJocJ all the aeuiatloua that tempt tho wealthy epicure. Thero Is only ono that till the Miul with perfect tctlaiy that k tho bU: that purloin! to murder mur-der " Hero the cyllnl'rroidean Incoherent found on 1 the coufeulon crated Kugtno Scranton't talet, John, teat not a gtnlur, but he poiHtted a good dial of thrtwdneu and a fair amount of lomtnon rente, from tlio moment of Itf arrhal ho had liein Intrntely In (created hi what he called Ihefunn)-graph." Ihefunn)-graph." When hk matter wai iway ho nt icui.li of hk time Li trying to luiki the machine work. At lint Uu reiul'a were not tatkfactory, but alur a week of mc-itil ellort he felted the problem hitolvcd anl IhirfiiUl enjoyed en-joyed hlmaelf greatly. Hcrantou wan comtinlly buylnj now cilluJoru tome villi vpjrntlo uuilc, o'hera with banjo toloi or reclhttloai by finiuut actorf. The much uod cylinder containing hk coufetalou he K pt caiefully locked In n drawer b) luelf, mid placid It on the inadilun only nt Iho deed of night Ono night, iiltir iulttlii hk coiikcliiice by Uateu lug to the glinlly ftory of hit crime, he fulled to lock the t.nmriiituient roll ro-ll rvud for the oreutlng mi. ft wut 11 ftlal oiultalnnt uiurlcr will out uukti you nlwue turn the key The next nib inoiii John, tho ulet, erieriAii ed Hie mott fiLhlfitl aonat Hon of hit life He llttened, uwettiuck, tuhlt luuitir't toli"i at Itreliled the tli.ry of 11 gnat crime. Thin, like the tliruwd iiiiin he waa he tutilonu nnd dib.ile.1 with hlumlf HieUttmilliod of turning Hilt wtlrd llud to hla own li-uut-11 At llrtt ho wiii Im II11 I to hilnrm H ranlou that he had 'li 0 trdhu viet John r. alln J lh.it li a tiluitu wan worth it great dial of mutiuy, tiud he knew that tjcruntou crnill affoid lupty will lo cvaliie' gallowa Hut t' j rnlt i nt henrt a cowanl. , He bad lungatood in awe of hw matter, nml he rtileriM that n mm who mur I di-ra one unfortunate who holdt hk re rret would not heeltale lo Mcritleo n fecond vlcUm go John nlundonul tho Lira of blackmail lu connection olili hit phonographic ninniiid.if. i ho tnlet had dkcottml that hnditno pilr wero ll by it "nitktl In (he-lotM coiniany fi r nntcl cyllmlere. After en hour of tutditn Hon, John ilttinulneil to take Hiigcno bcraiiton'acoiife"Hti In thk conooiu, deinnnd n big price for It and Ihtu lento the city nt unett Arrltlngat thcortlce of the phono prn h couiniiy, heiu(oiillid the man ngor by theto worda 'ou reinriiilrlliMnallonaldmth of Atctandrr Dale tome immtlif ngot Well, the man wnt murdered 'Ihk C) Under hero holla Hi eotifcnlon nt Hie loan who hilled hiln litjr uiAttrr Now, ou will lake Ihk cylinder to tho thco nnl they will nrroat tho mur , lerer. On tho Inttant the city will ring with Iho new. Meanwhile ou linvt) rcpnulnecd the cylinder a thou ami I linn and your public machine contain tho mott aenaallonal attraction attrac-tion etrr uttered to tho ticllin of Hid phonographic habit. Soul Mr pilco kl,(KiO. Itltn b.irgnlnr "Vea, uM Ihernnnijtcr, wrlllngout n check Jchn, the tnltl, inlkil (or Ihimio that nflrnioon Hufcno eVrmiton Im Urn con uVmiicl tu ileath. He will ilia by cleo-trlclly cleo-trlclly the agent of hk rouft-Miou. 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