The Bryan Daily Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 260, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 12, 1897 Page: 3 of 4
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HEN.) OF "FIENDS.
ULOAT GVaH RECITAL
OF HIS CRIME.
Hard
r Hrlarn.
t. U
I.Ik
utn Aran.
llodjr or I'Mrl M.rrUoa
n Hesmr .ad
? Otl.sr liiBH.
tih or
kf 10NT rin If the
j I of that girl In
ij. -"iinuj ill lieu;
rV' I 1 h' 0 d
r g ' y- I' Hu U w ere the
11 H' ''ruU wrJ lKk-
) m to i detective l.y
o to detective by
l'eter Hon a 1-yrsr-old
tramp In
the county Jail at
-. ' Crystal Falls. Mich.
"r of hom he mV. was pearl
" nr' ht 'I"!! had assuullcd
id murdered.
Vr
ft.
LlMf at.. -I
f T ' IMlUI ?1 Vu.n nlil flMr
? "X th cummtibii tutu -i - if.
.J . -JUiJ Uf It'll
I lh"m of '"tt"r. Captain WW-
f ' m Mo"l""". a nnm nun 0f wide
-"."...nance in the Iron reglone. for
r "r"' wMern mining location.
"fe mil).. m i. . .
I
a
1 1. . t -v
. ve!ock. mail evral
. I VV.stern and start-
NsJSn h home. Bh bail
JNO to pick berrle on
and It la presumed
!or her turning from
a her wsy home waa
(fcj . pushes in the vicinity
"' """ . a rich spot for red
f via lt seen at J 30
I afternoon ly aome
! anin road. Aa aha
for nipier her parent
' .?. and her father pent
' Jrthln tr her. Meeting
-a to u.ccw anJ becoming serlou.
' 'd. Captain Morrison secured
' "'nr nf seteral neighbor
W-iMiy norsinf and at noon a gen-
' !rm gh jr)t .arch-
ltx !rl' re furniKd. hli h Ix-n.n
W'ltil th nmutry fur evrl mllei
ll d!re.tlona Flnrday aflrrnoiin
rm. ha4 ril fryatal
'U tt Jii!mi day. appeared al tlia
r -!Dr o( wHm Hrnoka. on the
w4 laJtr.j m th- Crt Weatern
-: atiil I'j.iwrd i iniall tnxx b to
io lr! thr lh elder pwiple
'tit. Ilor.a a I h had tak-n
pa froia th mv (.f a d.ad girl
!jifl is th biuliri a half mile dta-
usl VVt ihrir timidity the glrla
"t it Itona. and In a clump of
"-'. 1 it In a dfprcLr.i(in partially
i.aa bj iln alump the IxMty
t! i-'i rfurr'.ton sat fnund. It traa
inly thirty ti fnm the road and
". ! fft frm th atrt-am. but
a to rVtrrly CdrcaVd that the
f'.a fiilrr ho hal pna-d twice
ft rt d. ararchlng carefully had
V ft' 'f U dlMovrr It The glrla
'ff!sdi:;y fue the aiarm and mem-
heltn of the aeanhlng partlea
ni a "i lan cre on t tie ;-"t In a
ait t:s
f'f'ri the bcly r'noed a
n iU tunimatiiin .ta niad by Ir.
t- it I1"! thT llulo nd of
!S tn s 4 eje nf a me ' tjl man to
: - 'p11if- rfa'W .The
Si;h lb tirl had worn r
T!"lt I' a!ir'!. ahow'r.s that the
TK!!n kad made a hraie flishl for life.
A'o'i! the wrlta were dlnrolnratlona.
Ir.l;iat!r.g that tie had b-cn graaped
' ::k a tlpe-llke grip hf her aaaallant.
a!ut her threat were the tell-
U' Oncer maraa left by the murderer
iMt terrible of all blood alowly Kld
frrrn the month eara and mwtrlla.
k ' the aaullen and dlclored
uine protruded half bit In twain by
the eet teeih.
Tha glrl a remalca were brought to
her late home and the angulnh of her
father. Bother and alatere waa heart-
rending f'lerre Indignation burned In
the hearta of all who had aen the
glrl a eruelly maltreated body and It
waa perhpe well for I'eter None that
he waa quickly taVen Irt hand by 8her-
IS Walte. Itona' atory waa a rleterly
preiared ne. h'H hie allempted e-
p'anallon of h'a ahereaUiula between
I ro and o'clock on the prevmua day
betweea which hura the murder waa
mmltifd. waa not a e.Ml.faetory one.
waa lo ked up on eu;W Ion. A Oon-
that In thla cme he could not well take
the chance o( drfcDdtnx a man accused
af euch a crime aa ba bad a great
mt. 6U iiilcs. wso would be cniy tuo
gUJ to drlva hi in away and that he
waa at that time under Indictment
Thla aeemi'd to Interest Itona.
The detective then unfolded a tale of
an Imaginary crime at Iron Ulver.
which he had rlererly eacaped the eon-
aequencea of. At aubequent Ylalta ha
told Hona that It would be Impoaalbla
to clear him In the atate of public feel
Ing then exlitlng and that the only
way to get out waa to break Jail. He
detailed plana for amuggllng la toola
with which the prisoner could aaw bia
way out and related a highly colored
narrative of a Jail delivery In another
part of the country In which be had
I wen the atar actor. Ily deft toucliea
here and there the bogua Iron Ulver
attorney and crook earned flrat the
confidence and then the envy of the
prieoner. Incited by the lalea of raa
eally deeda told by hie vUltor lion a
narrated a few of hie own criminal
explolti notably certain deeda In the
highway robbery line when aa a mem-
ber of "The Forty lloboea" a criminal
oiganltatlon operating between Chi-
cago and lluffalo In 1K93 and 1894. be
had participated In aeveral "bld-un."
In emulation of a cleverly conetructed
tale told by the detective aettlng forth
the aureeaa of a criminal plot Hona
atated that be bad begun bualneaa by
aettlng fire to a atore at Norway Ml b..
In 1X93 the building being owned by a
man oamd Bwanaon and that the pro-
ceed of thla flrat eaaay In crime took
the Incendiary to Chicago at the age
of IS. Inveatlgatlon of thla atory abow-
if t4e
wi
4-
Ghost Carnival
...OF..
Kloniykc Indians
I '. -t '- ; J
r
I 4
TEAUl. MORM30N.
; ""
ed that the atore waa actually Durned
under auxplcloua clrrumatamea. at the
time named.
fpon bearing thla atory the detective
told Ilone that be gueaaed the latter
waa the aort of a man be could uae.
and unfolded a plot for the dynamiting
of a big aafe at Iron Itlver containing
aeveral thoiiaand dollara. which waa to
In. mediately follow lUina' eacape from
Jail. He agreed to furnleh the prtaoner
funda for hla eara from the country.
After concluding an agreement for thla
little piece of villainy and foreseeing
hla epeedy eacau from the very tight
place In which be waa then altuated.
Hon felt the need of unbosoming him-
ef freely and narrated to tbe olTter
the full atory of tbe crime which the
prlaoner alleged had been committed
by a man wearing a alraw bat and
white trouaer.
Thla man. acrordlug to the atory
met Hona at the railway atatlon Friday
night and told the full pertltulara of
Ibe crime. He had arranged to meet
Hona at Aurora. III. The atrocloua de-
tail were told In a manner ao brutally
tiuthful that the detective waa aaaured
of hla man. for no atory at abound-
hand could have depleted the crime to
vlxldly bealde which the utter Improb-
ability of a itranger ronfeaalng tuch
a crime to a casual hobo acquaintance
etainp.-d the peraonag with the trw
bat and white trouaer aa mythical. On
the following day the detective vlallcd
the prlaoner once more et a definite
dale for the Jail delivery and narrated
to Hona the full detail of a (hooting
K-rape at Iron Ulver a town he bad
never v liltd. In which the auppoted
lawyer and criminal had ahot and killed
a prominent cltlten. and bad eeoaped
(uapK'loa by a eerleg of clever ruaea.
From a long detective experience the
Offiier w-let trd detalla for thla tale and
In the Intereat of Juttlce laviahed upon
the guilty wretch enough cleverly
in I mt led truth and flrtlon to have aup
plied the average writer of detectlv
tale with material for a doien dim
novel. In an ecataey of delight at
hearing of tb triumph of th crime
and believing that he bad found
a tuperlor In crime and run
nlng. Hona approached to the
front of hie fit and. tqneetlng hi
face atlnt the bare wulapered: "That
fellow you know; that fellow with the
at raw hat and th white pant; well
there wasn't any aurh man. I did It
myeelf." He then repealed hla atory
of the prevloua day with fuller detalla.
gloating over the most atrorlou feat
ore.
MBMkaMMM
The gold leekcr flicking to tbe
Xlondyke are ohllxd to go through a
country Inhabited by ome very queer
aborl.tliiea who dwell along the coaat
of Southern Aloaka. Theae native do
moet of the freighting acroaa the paaae
Into the Interior carrying load on
their back; but their population dur-
ing many rent uric ha been ao ahnt
away from other tribes by gigantic
range of aiiow-clsil niountnln that
they have developed a peculiar culture
and customs unknown anywhere elite.
Hence the Mceptlonal value of a mon-
ograph about them prepared by lr.
Fratu llo.u a distinguished ethnolog-
lat which I to be published shortly
ty tbe National Museum.
One of the most remarkable of the
festivals celebrated by the Indiana la
I carnival of ghosts which I held each
winter. It seem to be derived from
I tradition that tell of a Journey made
ly an adventurous Individual In a re-
gion beneath the earth. Inhabited by
phantoms. The celebration Itself I a
mimical representation of the visit to
Hade aforesaid and the performer
who repretcnta the aub-mundane trav-
eller wear a necklace and headdress
el round with skull.
Thl fe.itlval requires elaborate prep-
iratlona. Kpeaklng tulx of dried giant
kelp are laid under the floor of the
lodge house so aa to terminate In the
fireplace. When the ceremonial 1 In
progres the performer disappear Into
ft ditch previously dug behind the fire
and heb many Voice are heard com-
ii.4 out of th flamra really the voices
jf persons hidden In adjoining rooms.
who ek through the tube. Later
an an Image representing a gbust la
wen to rlae out of the ground carry-
ing the performer.
Cannibalism la very conspicuous In
the myths current among these people
who have themselvea been eater of
human fl(h up to a recent period. In-
deed though the white are (upposed
to have put a (top to ai c!i practice.
It would eem that secret Indulgence
In them baa not been wholly done
iway with.
Quite a numlier of strani demons
are worshiped a guardian spirits
among them a cannibal demon that
live on the mountain and I always
enguged In the pursuit of human be-
Inga for hi table. The smoke of his
chimney la the color of blood and he
baa a female alave. who geta food for
SOME TREASURY "NOTEO"
While counting money In the nation-
i s! bat'H ittvllort of the Culled Klntea
Treasury I gathered together a trange
collection." of which I have made a
scrap-book; theie object are of no
valuj to any one except as rurlt J'vlea.
fount? ".'ir
and would naturally have
way to the wsato-papir baHkct
I will aay (list that all money aent
to tbe Treasury for redemption la thor-
oughly (Uninfected before It I given
out In packages of five hundred dol-
lar and over to bn counted. No lea
than six person count It and put tbetr
name oa each package thu making
thcniMdvc reiponslble for any error
found after It leavea their baud.
My rtirlrm collection I compoaed of
thing used to p.iUh mutilated bank-
note!. an that tiny might bo aent to
the Treasury and redeemed by fresh
new ones. Many of the patches bad
to be soaked and taken off ao that we
could read the name of the bank. I
have nearly two hundred specimen In
the collection.
There are all orl of I'nlted Btates
stamps expres stamp railroad
atamp druggist label of all hind
several of the "skull and rroaa-bones."
Election ballots and lottery tickets and
one photograph cut In atrip whlrh.
put together ahow a man face that
could easily be recognlxcd. Court pla-
ter of all color cloth lace ribbon
pieces of letter and envelope menu
card hardware tag and piece of cal-
endar; In fact every pige l a curiosity.
Borne were pasted on tbe backs of
the notes and how where the lgna-
ture of the president and cashier had
been cut from each corner which I
done before counting. I have noticed
many time how far a banknote had
traveled before It returned to Waah-
Ington a poor mutilated remnant. A
New F.ngland not was pth"d by .1
druggist In Colorado and In many oth-
er Instance they came from placea
equally remote from their bank.
Some note were ran fully ewed
with fine thread and many had names
of persons and places written on their
backs. On a five-dollar bill wa writ-
ten quite a tory In a few word. It be-
ing the "first money earned and aaved
to go toward the purchase of a flrat
suit of 'tore" clothe." On a ten-dollar
note wa written: "Thl note Is the
last of a fortune of ten thousand dol-
lars apent In drink."
f'per filled with mutilated note
WOMEN AND TIPS. .
Tbca l aoniMbtng In th femlnfa
character which rebel iralnt th lav
ish giving of tip and If porters and
mld had to depend wholly on women
for their additional fee there I all
probability that the poor creature
would find very small. satisfaction. It
U true that the matter of giving fee
to ervnt I not o trlctly observed
in America a It I In foreign eountrle
but the habit la growing partly from
the circumstance that th custom I a
foreign one and home appeala to many
aping Am-rlcan from that very fact.
The etiatom of giving small 'im to
railway porter and hotel servant It
pretty generally followed but It I only
lately that any derided tendency ha
arisen in thl country toward lipping
maid and men servant In tbe homej
of our friend where we may have
been spending a few day. It li a
great drain on one' pocket book to
remember the maid who unpacks one'i
trunk the man who brube one'i
hoe tbe gardener who obligingly cut
a fresh roe and present It with an In-
sinuating glance the boy who rum
ahead to open the gate on one' early-
morning walk and the waitress whe
brings up one's breakfast the time a
headache kep on In bed. There li
an additional atraln. too. In remember
ing all the various Individuals so thai
when the time for parting comes the
right servant gets the right tip.
ft I always a queer sensation for
girl vlaltljg In a country house to ban!
a fee to a giant of a man servant but
that dignitary's sense of gallantry doer
not kep him from accepting the sum
with a gratitude altogether out of pro-
portion to the gift.
VICTIM Of AHNOLD.
6CENE FROM A REVOLUTION-
ARY N JVEU
Tbe (irwl CoiniMxUr af th fn!ld
Stales Arsay t Chg tfca
Mo4 af Death of the t'nhappf Brit-
ish Py.
to your f:.-s. An! cow n!? i
of yo-i not o I'-tvUmf a to fa:.:. J
Interview"
I bowd saying "I cannot tli : ;
Cusa v..;l wb.cU yu hava
a rajth young man."
"You hav said nothing air wbliU
doe not do yon honor. lake tny
humble compilmenis to M.;uea
Wynne."
IT(
V' -'1
I-' -.r
Every on who erovse tie sea fot
tbe first time I wrned by experienced
trveler that there will be no pe
of body or mind unless she Is liberal
In her free to the various steward and
the sum required I sometimes enougt
to discourage the woman who expectl
to go over on a small sum. The wholt
system cf feeing Is an unfortunate on
for the people who are trying to mak
a brave ftce with a cruelly thin pursa
Thing were worse however. In thl
last century especially In Franca
Jean Jacque HouaseaU Used to saj
that he could not afford to itay In tba
house of gret people. Thl w ap-
parently because French arlstorrati
did not pay their servants any wagea
Tbe ervnt were expected to fattei
on the guests. Maria llolroyd. In bei
amusing letter describes a visit to I
French chateau at the beginning of tb
FROM INDIAN Ul'KEAU rilOTOGIUrili.
i i)
TKTKH HONS
f rence of the siiilioritle ws held and
while It was seen that thore was no di-
rect evld.-nce ajjiuat Hons the offl-
ciala and otheia ho nail acanneu nia
slnl-ter f.-etutes were n.oi.illy o'rtalo
of hi guiit. A"rn-y "r"!
sent to Chlcaco with unlimited powcra
to engage the ll detective talent that
could be secured. Within ten days af-
ter the dctctue's arrival the wbule
tangled ske'.n h.ol been unraveled and
IVter Ho'i ("'! Ibe self-onfeee.I
murdcier of IVsil Morrison.
After arriving tbe detective spent a
day covering the territory about tbe
village and acquainting nuiu w....
the detalla of the crime as then un-
derstood. On the following day be e.
erred admission to the county Jail and
Introduced blmeelf to lions as an at-
torney from Iron River a neighboring
town explaining rorh n-
tereied In the case. Bon. told him
th. .tory of the affair Mrh b. h.d
given when first arre.ted. The detec-
tive ympalhlel h PrtBr '
-old him that h would Ilk to help
bn ouL and would defend him arlth-
fe if It were not for the feeling
eaiU th prbvoner. which w.a ao
imtl that It would result In driving
of th county any attorney who
k hi rawa. Th d'tecllva wxplalB!
Tlat l.tHU lafe teaas UfMalag
Writing on "The Nee.HHi Fear
Lightning." Edward W. Ilok. In I
Ijidle' Home Journal say that "It
will doiiMlrss surprise the timid to
know that only two hundred death a
yea; omir on n avvae tnr.iuch; ut
this entire country f ro n llgblniiig. or
one yorton In every lhrc hundred and
fifty thoiiaand people. Now In Co n-
parlson. fifteen time a many wanpU
are killed each year by falling out of
vnd.w; over tw'c aa many from be
Ing bitten by rattleenakrw. while 25 per
cent more are hilled wl'h "unloaded"
pistols More people nre drown'd
around New York city ulone every
)ar Hum there aie deaths from lltbt
nlng all over the country. In fact
more people by .'' per rent are kl.1t I
.y being kicked by hnraei In New Y.nk
city than die from llghtmnn tbnuuh
out tbe whole of the Vnl'ed Stntes.
The rwaualtlew of the south show that
tbe dangera of bring lncbed and tit be
Ing killed by lightning art about the
same. The trolley-car of our t-ltS'
kill a tr greater number of people
than do the lightning storm. Now
the are farta-they are strictly sc.
curat and carefully computed
him by catching men and collecting
... . - t.k.lna
eorpea. In hi House i a
bird with an Immensely .long oea.
which Uvea on tbe bralna of persona
hooe skulls It fracture with It Mil.
tr..iww whn is ao unfortunate a to
tccounter the cannibal plrit may be
transformed Into a grlxx'T
the other hand. If he can pleae the de
mon he may obtain powf "nu"'
flra without being burned.
Another guardian spirit l a icarsome
warrior who live in n r
Iravela constantly and never ieve.
tanoe. Hy obtaining hla prwrc.- -
man may become nvuineru.e. .. .
.ir. rwer to catch th lnvl-
o.i. a . rfemon. Thl demon la at
- ... i. .I..
gll time flying about in in. ..r
form of a worm. Tb. fortunate protege
of the warrior aplrlt. catching the
worm can throw It into me v.
- h will die at once.
rnruij . 1.. I.
tk tn.llans wear w "
.h.i e.reruonlla. Pom OS mem ar.
. . .!.. and astonishingly
D I......
.no. The ma yom "J i"
Lmer who representa the cann'al
- (Vasaak aSAAik.
plrlt. for exmpie. i
i-.lik. head. Another representing
la bird ervant of thla .plrlt. I. like
the head of a bird witn o c
Hv meana of .trini. pmieu
th wearer th. great beak la made to
open and ahul rapidly producing wu.i
tlapperlng.
rasalea.
Mamma Yon and your little vUltor
are doing nothing but sitting around
and looking tniserabl. Why don't you
play at something? Little Daughter
W I. playln1." 'Tlaylng what!" "W
la playln' that w 1 growed up."
Tbe T'nlted Plate. Fish CoramlasloB
Will devote considerable time and moo
ey thl season to the hatching of lob
iter in Main water.
r I Ife's
t am Kinging." remamrhed th rla
ratorlal boarder "to have one irang
thing explaln.nl to me."
"Want a recipe for making mi mm
of coffee maybe." remarhru tne u-
r-i"1- . ...
'Naw. I want i mow
that when I m tugging tor ou . '--
lo turn up an acre of dirt In order to
get a few meesly worma while I 1-
waya find dor.-na of em in every sj...--ful
when I'm making a fiower-bed for
my wife." Omaha World-Herald.
Taalag Xe r-aea.
"If I ahuld tall out of the hammock
what would you doT" ahe aaked.
"I would catch you In my arm. n
answered promptly.
"Get ready" ahe aaldTT'liH femlntna
Impulsiveness. Chica4:C
v
t sHs fllllf' WU4asa.
"Hubby aaked Vncle PUIy bat eol.e
waa."
What did Vncle Hilly tell blm?"
He told blm nolee ws any old kind
of racket-except the hind w like to
kiak ourelve." ltrott Vtm-
tell strange and sometime funny ex-
perience. Many famille of mice hv
bad rather costly home made of
chewed bank not ea. Hundred of dol
lar have been hidden In tove while
not In use and forgottrn and narrowly
escaped entlr destruction when the
fires were lighted. Hurnt money. If not
handled ran very often be easily de-
ciphered as the letter stand out clear
and distinct something Ilk "blind"
letter though perfectly black.
It Is wonderful to watch an "txpert"
put together the many flue piece of a
mutilated banknote pasting each piece
carefully on tbln pap In it proper
place using a fine pointed flat knife
and a glass plate th ii of a bank
note. This plate 1 marked off In sec
tion. In order to determine the value
to be placed on the part redeemed at
that time a some on might bring the
other portion later and so get more
than th. value of the note. Every pre
caution la taken to prevent fraud and
under the aharp eye of th lady count
ers an error ery rarely occurs.
On one occasion money w carefully
hidden In a pair of heav working
boots to be remembered almost too
late for even Vncle Bam' expert to
av th remnant of th once rrlap
note. A hundred dollar bill I so small
an obstacle In a boot compared with
the good It might do In circulating
some other w ay. In one Instance I aaw
a box of tiny blta no larger than a
little fingernail with an affidavit all
correctly filled out and signed but as
the lady expert picked up th pieces
ahe said: "Tbla paper does not feel
like the right kind of fiber." and sure
enough when put together It was
found to be the trick of a counterfeiter
lie had hoped to grt from the Treasury
two hundred dollars In good new bills
for that box full of worthless paper.
revolution. "Tbe servsnts rtcelv n
wage." !. write "but tak vail.'
It la no wonder that the impccunloia
philosopher who handed over hk
progeny to tbe foundlings' hon
could not afford to pay visits to IN
great and the rich. The same ytea
would appear to survive In the Frencl
cafes and restaurant of today for
quite rently the waiters of Paris ant
Marseilles have been holding meeting!
In favor of an right-hour day and suit
able wag.
rasltf Aerklvaa
The Vnlted Statea archive Indudi
om very costly a well at Interest'
Ing paper. Th papers of Georgt
Washington. In 334 volumes cost
HS.OmO. James Madison' paper. It
11 volume were purchased for 123.004
The paper of Thorn Jefferson ll
137 volumes wer acquired at a ro
of t-0.000 besides f.000 appropriated
for their puMlc-loo. Slxty-fivt Tot
nmea of Alexauer Hamilton' paper
bought for IXOo. Th paper oi
Jame Monroe consisting of 22 Tot
ume. wer bought for l.'u.OOO. Ben
jamin Franklin" papers. In 32 Tol
time were bought In at a co
of I a 5. 000.
Although the government paid IKS.'
OoO for these paper they are regarded
a priceless Still they are not ao val
uable aa the paper of the Continental
Cougrees. which are Included tn tht
colectlou of th department of slat.
FLASHES OF FUN.
Thousand of dollars are saved every
year for carles or often over-careful
people by the expert laillc of the
Treasury IVpartmetit.
A. E. RANNF.Y.
"She I a decided brunette Iso""
sheT" "Very. They say her htisbanl
.m'l call hit soul hi own." Puck.
"Is It any fun getting a man to teacl
you how to ride the wheelT" "Fun
Why I've been taught three tlmca."-
Llfe.
"Was It a res'.tul place out al tbav
country boarding house?'' "Yes; li
the parlor va a which read. "Thli
piano la dose I for repairs." " Chlcagi
ItlTOI d
OCTOR 3. WEI It
Mitchell's novel of
the American Ke-
olutlon "Hugh
Wynne." la nearlng
Ita end In the Cen-
tury magaxine. In
the Auguat number
Is the following In-
t r T I w be'.ween
th hero. Hugh
Wynne and Gen.
Washington Immediately following the
aentenre of MaJ. Andre; Wynne seek-
ing to Induce Washington to allow An-
dre to die coldler death:
A huge fir of log blazed on the
great kitchen hearth and at a table
covered with mape and paper neatly
act In order the general sat writing.
1I looked up and with quiet cour
tesy aaid "Tak a seat ("apt. Wynne.
I must be held exensed for a Utile.'
1 bowed tnd wit down while h con
Honed to writ.
Hla ben moved slowly and tie
paused at time and then went on
apparently with tbe utmost delibera
tlon. I wa favorably placed to wsuh
him without appearing to do so bis
face being strongly lighted by th can
dies In front of him. He was drewaed
with hi nsual care. In a bub waist
Mtt and a blne-and-buff uniform with
powdered hair drawn bark to a que te
and carefully tied with black ribbon.
The face with Ha light-blue eye.
ruddy cheek and rather heavy nose
above a ;-ong Jaw wa now grav
and I thought stern. At least a half'
hour went by before he pushed back
hla chair and looked up.
1 am fortunate a regtril this con
venation since on my return I et It
down In diary which however has
many gaps and I elsewhere Inrom
plete.
Capt. Wynne be said. "I have re
fused to see several gentlemen In re
gard to this aid business but I lea n
that Mr. Andre wa your friend and
I bav not ' vgotten your aunt' timely
aid at a moment when It waa sorely
needed. For these reasons and at th
earnest request of Capt. Hamilton and
the Marquis. I am willing to listen to
you. May I ask you to be brief?" He
ipoke .lowly a If weighing hi word.
I replied that I waa most grateful
bat I owed It to MaJ. Andre that I
had not long ago endured tbe fate
which waa now to be hi
permit me. sir." be said "to ask
when this occurred."
I replied that It was when at bit
excellency'. delr. I had entered
Philadelphia a. a spy: and then I went
on briefly to relate what had happened.
Sir." he returned "you owed your
danger to folly not to what your duty
brought. You were false for th time
to that duty. Hut thla does not con-
cern us iow. U may have served at
a ieaaon. and I am free to admit that
you did your country a great servb.
What now ran I do for you? A to
thi unhappy gentleman his fate Is out
of my hand. 1 hav read the letter
which Capt tlvmllton gave me." A
he spoke he took It from the table and
deliberately read it again while I
watched him. Then be laid It down
and looked up. I saw that hit big. pa
tient eye were overfull a be pog.
"1 regret. 1r. to hve to refuse this
moet natural reqiet; 1 have told Mr.
Hamilton that It It not to be thought
of. Neither shall I reply. It la not
fitting that I should do o. nor It It
necessary or even proper that I as
sign reasons which must already be
nlaln to every man of sense. Ia that
alir
I ssld. "Your excellency rnty I ask
but a minute more
I am at your disposal sir for so
long. What Is It
I hesitated and I suspect showed
plainly In my face my doubt aa to the
propriety of what was most on my
mind waen I sought this Interview.
He Insisntly s'-se4 that t was em-
barrassed and said with the gentlest
manner and a slight smile:
"Ah. Mr. Wynne there It nothing
whlrh can be dan to aave your friend
nor Indeed to al'cr hi ftte; bat If you
desire to sv more do not hesitate.
You have tuffrted much tor th cause
which la dear to us both. Go on sir."
Thus encouraged. I aaid "If on any
pretext tbe execution ran h delayed a
week I am ready to go with a friend."
I coun'ej on Jfccg--"t0 enter New
York In disguise and to bring out Geo.
Arnold. 1 have been his aide. I know
all hla habit and I am conn lent that
we ahall succeed If on'. I can Control
near New York a detachment of tried
men. I have thought over my phn.
sud I am willing to risk my life upon
It
"Yon propose a gallant venture sir
but it would be certain to fall; the Mr
vice would loe another brave man
and I should seem to have been want
ing In decision for no Just or algni;.i
cause."
I wtt profoundly disappointed; and
In the grief of my failure I forgot for
g moment the august presence whlrh
Impo1! on all men the respect which
no sovereign could have Inspired.
"My tlotl sir'" I evilalmed "and
this traitor tnu! live unpunished and
a man who did but what he believed
to be his duly mut suffer a death of
shame'" Then half scared. I looked
up. fet-ling tbat I bad said too tim h.
lie had risen before I etke. liieanlnit.
GROUNDS FOR COMIL!NT.
What Ifaaswaad Va tit Tailor Mit.4
Ifca Wwt.ttag KaKa.
"I'm on the warpath" declared th
young man who s yet m in cru
quarter of hi honeymoon say the l)-
trolt Free Pre. "If I gel a Judgment
of les than lOWiO againat that tailor
of mine I'll appeal tb ae and go to
tbe end of the road with blra. There
should be a special tatut aimed al
such offenses a hla."
"What' your claim arslnat hlrar
'"Surest cae you ever heard of. I've
got him whr he can"t wiggle. You
know that I was married wee bcror
laat 'at the residence of the bride's
parents.' They live fifteen miles from
Detroit and I decided to ride out there)
on my blryd the day before th cere
mony. Tbe tailor bad made my t J-
dlng suit but It needed pressing and
wa to be sent to tne that night by ex-
press without fall. I Imp reused it
upon blm time and again that tbe de-
livery wa imperative. Next morning
along rarne the clothe neatly packed.
I looked them over and then bung
tbem away till the fateful hour ar
rived.
"When It came time to dees I prog
ressed with a fair degree of equanimity
till I donned tbe breechew. Then I
had cold sweat and something that
wa mighty near a fainting spell. I
yanked th brace till I atood on my
toe and even then the pantaloon
wer alx Inches too long. They were
big enough tor the Coloasu of Rhodes.
I tried tbe vest and had to button It
lo keep it from eliding off -Mle the
coat never touched me. I said more
thing than I ever bad befor In my
life but that couldn't provide a wed
ding mil and I had to he married In
about a tai ky an old bicycle outfit aa
you ever aaw. I wt guyed laughed
at and humiliated at least $ji0O9
worth.
When I went roaring and foaming
Into tb tailor establishment there wa
a 20-pounder threatening to wreck tbe
Institution. He flourished th rem
nant of my own suit that he had
tried to don for bit own wedding rip-
ping tesms and scattering button till
the clothes looked a If they might
hav been hung out to dry In a cy-
clone. Now we're both after the tail-
or and we're going to get him."
Th. TMca Rail rsUsa la Eaglama.
The latest underground railway la
Umdon. tbe Central London will run
tlx snd a halt mile through tbe busk-st
part of the city. lxty-fiv feet under
ground and will be carried In to
separate and parallel tuunela. Each
station will be served by two elevator
and two ttalrway. It will lie operat
ed by electrlilty on the new third rail
system already In use oa the New
Haven line. Tb service will differ
from tbtl on the New Haven line how-
ever. In that the tralna will be hauled
by separate electric locomotive. whose
general appearance will conform to th
well known heavy locomotive wbla
arc being used In tb Belt line tunnel
at Baltimore.
Kiag HaasWrt la llallla.
Humbert I. king of Italy wtt
wouniied In tbe battle rf Cm-lnti.
whbh ended so disastrously for the
luilktjs. The Auatrlana ander the
Arrbduke AlUer. were tbe Tl.-torw. f 'd
Huralrt endeavored In vata - s'.eni
the tide of retreat throwing htn!
tepeatedly Into the thb k of It. and giv-
ing ev!dence of a courage that co on-
ly be described aa heroic. Hie; ling from
a aevere saber cut he w at let.gta
literrlly wept off the field ot bU by
hla f.ther' offl" er nd bU own friend
who fully reallied th lrrepstable In-
jury that would be UHa n I by Italy
In the event of the p-ipu'ir heir to tb
throb being either killed or captured.
Ts. Taw of Hells.
Many person suppose that the vary
ing tone of bell tn a cathedral clilme
depend chiefly upon th u and tbkk-
nee of th different bells. Hut a writ-
er In th Scientific Americas tyt that
the tone I governed by the protuberant
rtng ot metal oa the flange ot th be. I
a little back from the edge. The bell
founder who dealre to Impsrt a par-
ticular tone to a bell is very careful
about tbe thickness which he gives to
this ring and It dimension are cal-
culated In advance.
! like a g.HKl drink of hot water ll ". t bring my visit to an end.
e morning but cu t g.-t It at oJ and was siamllng with bis back o
i i ...I i.. hit thi me nre. nia soiuuauit- ' ... i..-
Ta Mas a Caramel raoard.
For lx ordinary-sited cuatarda melt
.g tableepoonfula of sugar stirring
carefully to prevent burning. Pour Into
tb bottom of the custard cupt give
each a tort ot whirl that the sugar may
alto line the aldca. Deal three eggs
without separating: add three table-
.poonfult of sugar halt teaapoonful
of vanilla and a cup and a half of
milk Stir until the augar It dissolved
pour th mixture Into the cup on top
of th caramel. Stand In a baking-
pan half filled with water and cook in
th oven fifteen minute. Turn whll
hot from th cup. fWv cold. Mr.
8. T. Rorcr In Ladle' Home Journal
the
hoarding house."
tame difficulty in our boarding bouse!
but now I take coffee. It answer vrj
purpo.H-Bi'on Transcript.
Change." remarked th thoughtful
man "Is th order of th universe.'
"And Judging from the scarcity of It.
aid the practical person "th unlverwt
It a long way behind with It. order.
New York Evening Telegram.
"If I should fall out of the hammocl
what would you do?" she asked. 1
wvuld catch you tn my arm." h a
tiered promptly. "Get ready" tht
ltd with feminine I nipulaiva .-
Chtaajo Putt.
IVrrowevfuiMc la never Pil Wl
Imrrr-Mnn of greater heijM tbn was
really bis.
When after my passionate tpeech I
looked up baring of course alo Tisen
hit face wore a look that wa more
solemn than any face cf man 1 hav
ever yet seen tn all my length of
year
"Tier It a God Mr. Wynne he
said "who punlshet the traitor lt
us lea thl mas to the sham which
very year must bring. Your tciieme
1 cannot consider. I have no wish to
conceal from you or lium any geutle-
man what It baa cost me to do that
wh'ch. as God
Jaar Kaglhh . karlly.
There are several place tn England
according to London Answers when
any one Can for tbe asking hav a
glass of beer and a pi ere of bread. On
of them I the Hospital t. Cro neae
Winchester. Any person who rhooaei
to apply at the porter' lodge there U
provided lth a horn cup of beer and t
wcilg of bread. The ms'om originated
with a generous old geutlefuan. whl
left a turn of money to provide at
comer with thla refreshment In per-
petuity. Oaas faafs (Iprortaall r.
President Kriii-r. ot the Routi
Allitau republic. l-lafcS lliat l'.'i t U
aa Hrl'lsh aui.ralnty existing In bit
part of the country cor h is there bc-o
since IvM. It Is stated that this d.--
laratlon will taut gnat exctt.-
In Eiikland but with tbe Sou-lan rx-
pednion and the trouble In thi vi-
cinity of the Khhrr aa on b.iuJ
England I nt In th bvt shae p.w-
slble to make Ouin Paul .H bis uiu
Kansas CUy Star.
Oris la at "T te-
ller is an Intereatlng bit of phil-
ology. It eoncerrs th origin of th
word "tip." and throws a Imic light
on tb origin of the ew'ora. la oic;
English tavern a receptai le for tmnl!
cola wtt placed conspicuously and
over It waa written. "To limtr
promptness!." Whatever was dropp
la th box by guest was divided ann'Mg
th ervarit. In the Course of tlnm
lives I believe tn b the abhrcviaUd totta "T. L P.." sn
tl IX You tlr hav done your duly nsed
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