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ANOTHER'S CRIME T "
FROM THE DIARY OF INSPECTOR BYRNES.
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE,
— AUTHOR OF —
“The Great Bank Robbery,” “An American Penman,” Etc.
Con-righted by O. M. Dur.haffi, and published through special arrangement by
the American Press Association with Cassell & Co
New York and London.
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CHAPTER XIII.
TO AWAIT W.XFlil.MATION.
*—--va La—.S’— IIP day appoint
,. d for P i e v’s
R trial was a week
•4 aft‘-r he ieft New
R i York. During
& mother this period mid sister Ilia
t ami telle the No
' ¥ J *»vcre on
A knew ly persons of his who
? i fw es
... - ‘.N- cape. On the
morning of the
*<4:' .if trial the judge
w ? dropped into la
spu'-tor liv rne.;’
ol:i with a newspaperin hi., hand and
a voi v :-rive face.
• | want to nail somethin;; to your roc
oiler* i;»'i, i i-:p;‘ctor.” said he; “some
thi ; , < b i:npo:*puice to me, though you
i.i . . have it.”
•<>;. you mean young Percy Nolen's
CD \ don't you/" returned tho chief of
tlf. Htivt-s. “I iv members lie was ac
< 0 *d a robbery in a jewelry store and
vo.i went bail for him i:i fifteen hundred
d.H :• Ye,, tho trial oome, on today."
■ You have a good memory. Well,
yo 1 sir;- perhaps not aware t!iat Percv
Ni V Yor!; on Gk- d;iy following tlie*
examination and.never zotnrnDd.”
“ Y<judge, I luippen to be aware of
i .•>! You f. wowitieipub-Hbei-.;
ini d;t he some (lifiicultv of the kind, ;iml
r . w,. put a man on toVatch him. Mr
N„l, i spent that night at Mr. Martins
r, ,.noi Fifth avenue. The next
in-; sonic ono whom our inn:, took to be
-•iar;i;i walked out and went up town,
Ail hour or two later, Martin him At
<•••11 ■ -it. Instead of CoHowi:;;; him our
■ 'mi' li"lit Wn ■ i • 11.....r •‘•il— rf
th- r Nolen was in the roor.u.
•-' -^T-' L/ way they both got olf. Wo did
• in our power to stop them,
[PIT i; was too Into. of I sincerely and hoped back, lie
woul I think better it, come
— sorry for you, hut there it i ;!'
i regards myself. I'm not ■ l.isor. I
don't mind teliing you that, a hour.!
aft; i his escape, 1 received by letter tho
ilmouii' of the bail; it came, I liavo rea
so:i ( > believe, from Martin. AH Percy's
outstanding bills wero ills;) paid, proba¬
bly by the name hand. Of course. Peixyr
skoal • have iitond Ills trial, and bail Hind
anv inkling of what he i:if.-;: led 1 should
have used every means to prevent his d ■
part are. Put at any rate lie left no debts
he! i: I him.”
He nude the mistake of his life,”
said tho inspector, emphatically “ As
th reason why will he known i.i a few
lu. 1 mn as well tell you now. In
the it pi.ire the evidence ciinst him
wg.i not conclusive, a;.d, taking' every
thing into coiiei .'“ration, the eh :wv *e
that lu> would have been ;u jtsitt J. llis
looks and manner and his previous rec¬
ord und social standing tv re in his
1 tor. though it is true tiiat he had been
making a fool of himself here and there,
ns l o' s sometimes will. But a follow
lik at is not likely to steal a lady's
pocket h u.;k in faeo of tho absolute car
t.iiuty of being suspect od of it. Tlie
wasn't worth the candle.”
d quile agree wit!i v.c.sii you.” replied tlie
jinlyy: “still t.'iere possibility that
tim verdict might go against him: and
you can understand that a conviction
would he as good as death to him.”
“Hven then, if we were innocent, the
guilty p.arty would be sure to turn up
sjjoricr cr later and he would bo vindi¬
cated I could make a guess, even now,
an t o who the thief really i<: but lie lias
not committed himself vet, and as the
money stolen w-;s in hank notes of course
it i.i more difficult to trace than jewels
or ,;iy kind of personal property would
be. But that is not the ,x>int 1 war. going
to make. If he had appeared i, court
today he would have been a free man
ever after.”
“How can you know that?"
“In this way. You have heard all
alxvul that affair cf Ilia with tho wife oi
the plaintiff. No actual harm had heel.
don . hut she was compromised and her
bust .and had heard of it: they had had
some words about it probably; and when
la- found Nolen in such an awkward pro
dieament. he naturally was not going to
lose the opportunity of jumping on him
So he pressed the charge, as we saw
But his wife did whnt he had not nntici
jyjited—she joinetl him in tho accusation,
und llierebv ranged herself definite! v on
liis side. Of course that took the wind
out «>f his sails; it provtxl that she hated
Percy as much as he did, and therefore
ror.ioved Uuowa chief reason for bating
liim.”
"I understand; but”
••Wry well. ILivinrj no longer any
especial reason fur revenging himself
tt [>,>11 Percy, and probably not I elieving,
*m sober second thought, that he bad
committed tlie crime, he would begin to
ask himself how the public trial would
liliect hia wife and himself. And the
first thing lie would see would be that il
would involve letting out the whole
rtory of the flirtation. Now, if ids wife
lia I (wrslsted in tier folly, instead of act¬
ing the part of a virtuous cur, as sliedid,
lie might have bewi willing to have her
shown up, hut as It was, he would desire
t „ hush it up as securely as possible.
There vvaa onlv ono way to do that, and
th , ;t was-
“Ah! I see. The plaintiff would do
cline to prosivuteY’ best
“Exactly, and that (as I have tlie
reason fur knowing) ia just what he has
ilo:n‘ iiis counsel are instructed to
withdraw the charge: and vt course*.
under the circumstanccs, U c j^dge
would allow him to do f.O. P^t when
they see that the primmer is not on hand,
it mav cause them to modify this course.
Tliev might profess tliomsclves ready to
goon with the case, arid as the prisoner
‘.\ ..m-nt J iuda'inent " would issue against
dl “
•U is that result that I hopevl to avoid
It would to- a sad tiling for an honorable
family to to'dragged through the dust i i
this way for a crime for which the ac-
1 “Til stmuld have had "the manliness to
txxvpleto find excuse tor bim. Rut. as
Isav he ir.av live it down; he is a young
fellow vet. and"
imerjweevi the judge.
“1 have looked through it. Is there
ke vttiing particular?'
judge h* W out th > pap his
cn a certain para^: nN .
k<>oU it and read as I
■ : teJ as
■ccurnsd in the neigh ’H 1 ..r
\Y. I cm Lie lJ.h ult. it
the morning by'a dead calm and exees
s! vo heat Early in the afternoon
weatlierwi ;e persons predicted a heavy
blow. Tlie prop!lecy was soon veriliad.
‘Clouds were observed collecting in the
southwest; they Li rapidly increasd in size
and darkness. advanced toward the
northeast, from which quarter a gentle
breeze was blowing. The storm hurst
with terrific fury. Tim harbor of St
Thomas i.-> a lar^e basin, the entrance tc
which is a coinparativc.lv narrow pas
rage beaveen , . two 4 headlands, , me bar
bor was at the tima filled with shipping, vcl
inc luding seven;! stemncm and large
sds. Otic of Ilia steamers was at tho time
taking oil passengers; the captain gave
orders that this should be stopped, and
nt-amed out of the harbor in the hoped
weathering tiio p:ale. Tho steamer I ms
not mice been lirard of, but fragments
of it luivo heeJi pickc I up at sea, and
there is no doubt that she perished with
all on LoanL The storm wjh accompa*
nied by intense darkness, greater than
that of ordinary, midnight without moon
or stars. The winds velocity was csti
mated to r*ach no L .-.s l!ian two hundred
miles aa hour, and tho destruction it
caused wan terribh,
“After blowing lor a couple of hour*
from the southwest it hauled about and
Blew wit!i ctjuril violence from the north
oast. All the shipping in the harbor was
destroyed, anil several vessels weiv lifted
out of the water und carried inland,
One large mercli.int ship was taken up
bodily and planted in the midat of a
warehouse mar tin, shore. The houses
of tho town were unroofed ami in most
cases annihilated. Upwards of four
hundred lives were reported lost, and
tho harbor wa.j lull of corpses, which
wero devoured by tho sharks. One of
the most remarkable episodes of this clis
aslrotis storm was that of tho U. S. and
D. Co.'s steamship Amazon. She was
ducat St. Thomason the day after that
on which tho hurricane occurred. She
had cleared from New York with six
pmwengi-rs and a full cargo. She had
fair weather up to within two hundred
miles of tit. ’I homas, and was some
what ahead of her schedule time. Ac
cording to the narration'of the surviv¬
ors, she met the hurricane about o'clock
o:i the afternoon of the tilth. So • w:.
put about so as to run before f
The wind and waves almost imai.
dismasted her, and it was four. 1 i pos
sible to do more than keep her before th;
wind, even this taxing all the powers o!
those on board. At ono time she was
[moped by a heavy sea which broke into
the forecastle ami swept many overboard.
“When the wind veered about the
steamer became virtually unmanageable;
she drove before the gale, and it was cx
peeted that Hiie must founder. But aftc-l
several hours she was suddenly beached,
and on the storm l.reaking it was dis¬
covered that she was lying in the main
street of St. '1 iioma.s, close to her own
dock. In tho darkness she must have
been driven through the narrow entrance
cf the harbor, anti so across to tho town,
avoiding by a miracle numberless ob
staelos. Bhe is, however, a complet;
wreck, mid half her chip's company wen
swept overboard und drowned, whij>
many of tho others have received-seven
injuries. Of thesis passengers who wen
on IxKird the following are killed: Alfred
Haigx r, went insane and washed over
I hoard, Charles Tupper, neck broken
James Blair, washed overboard; IVrey
Nolen, washed overboard. The sur
vjvjng passengers are Herbert Simp¬
son and Valentine Martin. Mr. Martin
occupied the same state mom with Mr
Nolan, un; I is muc h ulfected by bisdeath
He says he saw him shortly I efore the
time when tho steamer was pooped; in
was on Ids way to the forecastle, mnlei
the impression, it . r supposed that l!ua<
was greater security mere than .nth;.
stern.
"Mr. Martin loft for Vera Cm:; yester
It ishu intention to return by way
of A-p,nwr.il U» bm sheep iarm New
/.eal. nd. neur Napiei.
Having read thus far. the mspectoi
laid down tho p:q>er. and stroked hi.
chin awhile with a meditative air. “.So
the young man is drowned, in 1:0?” he
said, at length. “The account seems to
look that way.”
"Do you mean there can be any doubt
about it?" exclaimed the judge.
“1 don't say there is; and as a matter
of course, judge, 1 recognize the sincerity
of your attitude. Still, if 1 were inter
ostod in the boy, 1 should think twice
before l accepted tins news as oonclu
s.ive. Have you heard anything person
ally?"
“Nothing. This is all wo know, so
far."
”' v ' »• T<*« ^e aware that , ,.eoplere- ,
P° r ted drowned ut sea sometimes have a
way of coming to life again, ihe sea is
» l"S I* 1 ™- »*'•>' ts duhci.lt to suit
"}«“ of ,l 111:111 1,1 a b “ av > f A" 1
« lmn everything s as black as pUb
Then again, young Nolen, you must ad
mit. might find it convenient to have it
supposed hewasjx.rmuncntly out of the
way He could start in under a new
name, with very little fear of ever being
interfered with Whmi h, ii this tins niF-iir alt.ur has
blown over or been chaired up, he might
come hack and all would l* right again.
I don't say that is what has happened; 1
only say it might bo so. And, consider
ini^ ■ *k t a.it \* Mr. r m Martin it-tin H-ic \\,is *i »i frii-nd iricnu oi of tlie uie
family, it seems a little odd tRat lie
shouldn t have st'nt a letter giving a full
account of the affair. He must have
known what a value the mother and
sir.it i wouhlhave put U[k>ii it.
*1 hope with all my heart \our theory
may h* the true one, suu the juc ge.
Hut 1 fear the rcjiort is correct, lie
mKle>l. after a paused "There can be
no doubt aUiut the liuriicane, nor that
Percy was on the steamer There was
no necessity of inventing a report of
death; lie would bo as s:ife in Mexico or
New Zealand as at the bottom of the
Atlantic. No. ton afraid the poor boy
is gone. And ns 1 was saying just now,
1 trust that no steps wifi he taken today
to blacken his memory Tlie cause of
would add a terrible pang to Ins moth
taxing his hat. “1 don t suppose any
one wants to trample oil a dead man—
m even the wmnan lie was in lovf
i is MnnU’ prousl partly correct
On -lie case Uing ctdhd. counse! fortll#
plai suhimit«l Hud their client was
eispes I to a and-n Hie |H.>iwrutim>.
i :u. court asked win-re tlie prisoner was,
an.! the re|i;st of his death was put in
The court < •wrved that t»u* j»ri««ier ap
pi-ared to have Jntended forfeiting lus
toiil. and was of opinion that tlie evt-
there was’oidy' a moderate presumption
of guilt, the case would bo adjourned
pending confirmation of the report of
death, when tho question of estreating
the bail would be decided.
CHAPTER XIV.
A POWERFUL ALLY.
\ feSv O : after ::r this event.
' [Xd^ired informed that a
V\ tosee
• him. He g u v e
orders that she lie
admitted and a
Mi young dressed woman in mourn
rf mi
tegfoBMEaekr erf* dark eyes
The inspector rose
0™ mid placed;; chair
tor her. She rat
down, regarding him with great intent
„ess. as if endeavoring to satisfy herself
wliat " manner of man he was.
Ca n 1 he of any .r assistance to you,
madam.- , ..... tne detective , . mquired. . ,
-l hope you may,” was her reply, “for
I don't know wlie» to look for help, an
less to you. You were officially oogui
zar.t, were you not, of the case of Mr.
Percy Nolen, who was accused of a rob
'
Ury a f ew weeks agoV
Tho inspector inclined his head. “It
came to my knowledge hi the ordinary
routine.” he said. “It has been ad
jouroed, as you are probably aware, and
the chances are that it will not soon be
heal’d of again.” she
“Percy Nolen was my brother,”
resumed. “lie was lost at sea.” Hei
li p3 trembled, but she recovered herself
—the po^uLuul inspector noted that she seemed to
self command-aed went
on. “My mother and 1 are tho only ones
G f the family left alive; and my motlier
i 3 aJ1 invalid. My brother dic'd with n
shadow upon Ills name, and I consider
it my duty to remove it. I am sure that
it can he done; and 1 am ready to make
an y effort or sacrifice to do it. Nothing
w«m!J he a sacrifico that would accom
p,i r h that result.”
-In, afraid you will find it no easy
matter. Miss Nolen. Speaking as a pro
fessionsl man. 1 must say that the pros
p G ct is not a hopeful one.”
“I don't expect it to tic easy; but I am
determined to succeed, and 1 mean to
give ail mv life and energy to ii,” said
S , !P , in the same quiet tone which she
l uu | used from the first, but with un
mouse underlying earnestness. “Of
course. I know nothing about tho ways
oi finding out criminals, and I non 1
think that, in an ordinary matter, 1
should make a good detective; hut this is
a tiling 1 care so much about that it’s
dilTerent. I believo that if the man who
stole that money was to pass me on the
street 1 should fee! that it was lie.”
The inspector dropped his pencil and
steiopeil to pick it up The notion of
identifying criminals by emotional in!u
■ tion was not without its humorous side,
hut lie did not wish his smile to he seen;
and by the lime he had recovered his
pencil lie had recovered Ids gravity like¬
wise. •‘Even if you were able to recog
nize him in that way, Miss Nolen,” lie
remarked, “there would bo no evidence
in that to fasten tho crime upon him.
Tlie jury might think you were mis¬
taken, und would refuse to convict; in
fact, I don’t think you could persuade
any judge on (he bench to grant you a
warrant.”
“1 wasn’t thinking of putting it on
that ground,” Pauline replied, coloring a
little. “But when 1 have convinced my¬
self that 1 know tlie man, 1 would find
evidence against him that would co;i
vinc'e the world too. Only let me know
llim first, and the rest would he easy.”
“Well, all 1 can say is, I hope you’ll
find him.”
“I should not have come here to waste
your time merely by telling you this,’
she continued, looking up at him firmly.
j ,j wUU to tel i y0 u something vouwmiro that may
indicate* . .. who , , hois, . and then jou will ik 1
, in
able, perhaps, to help mo find out whore
, vll ... I,:. _ i„ I , 1 ,.,.-,
* ‘ vou know that Percy was not
( 0|1 j v |’,rot!ier'”
q- ho detective intimated tl.at ho did
'
ot hcr brother’s name was Jerrold.
He died n few rears ago. They hud roa
to , hin k that Ids death was hastened
^sed hr foul means The man whom ho ac
of it was tried; the case was up
} , oJ severai times, hut at last, after
taring co ,forovera year, the
accused was acquitted. ‘ He said that lie
J ,j t )0 ,. ev d upon ns . Why mav
ht> „ ( , t ,, avo taken this way to bo re
ed v
^ '
in J tor began to be interested,
. <w|wt s his nanic ?” he asked.
wa , u orX ce Dupee. He
a medical student.”
“Toil me the circumstances. I may
reco n eet something of it.”
“Wlten my brother Jerrold left college
1 i rl .i,i,..i «„ he of‘incilicine n nhvsician and lie bo
,^ n t i, 0 stud v hero in New
y ol k. He attended lectures and went to
t)je hospitals He was fund of fun and a
. faV orite with bis fellow students, and 1
SUP nose he was rather imprudent in his
Imhits He was good nntured and exeik
! ,, 1 , 1 . Mn ,l thn Vioomer. nt hors led • him u on
.
^ ^
, w . ‘ ‘ su , )Der £ given to one of the
'
I w( t ! iro ugh hiscourse.
J Hor , co Dupee U PO ke of
0 was a elever man. I lx.dieve. 1 novel
saw him. and ano he k and ami Jerrold m m i i were t greai fe
] 1 e • '
| « ' .Ai A becaml Tl,ev drank
'Mi"''-Tt noksv
li '" e * c ^ t Tl, ( l>e-- “ in to nl iv liracti
'
-
i cal jokes J , on ane another. . At . , la.st . nor j[
j Ilu u tQ make a speecll . My
I brother, who sat near him kept rater
rupting Iran with jokes and laug^mg
L “ ot an ®^ ln ‘ ( ^ ”
niudusome tliivat oi sonic msumn insultine 0
lir . inst-mtlv ‘ A tlirew a
'
. r , i ii
u ' V «*
» i. struck him
“ ,u ’ ' Th/v U—m ^stron-er to lidit- *imd but
' lv ’ * .* the mTt he
‘
> r y c u 14 v , if the^Jthers hit he fell
‘ Ti ien scmrateil
*
^ 1 * ’ t , r ufo.r a moment.
•
nd winted to ^ make
1
to n -i wliifc wll«K. bui‘ tait the others
ramie and'shook |itu)ds with mv brother,
| and pretended , , that , he , was quite recon
died; but ho said afterwards to one of
'he )<mng hum that lie ou J to e- m
with Nolen yet.
“They bmi been on tlie point of break¬
ing up, but after this they got to drink
ing at^ came ,
'oolis • y- . . uui aft^r raiding it,
and the young meii t, gan to go home, ■
mid l upee sml lie wouid see my brother
l ° ■ -a! her and mother ;
^ l,ot l:i ’' ew Vo -J,“r
then, e l ,, gone down , to a sout
watering j „ce cn account of my mother
bin,a; and JerroUl was stay mg
m furro-', ; ioc>ms hi a hcwrdmg nottsee
lie .. Dupee started ot togc -w
after leaving the other*. -ly rt<•ler
couk wals. but i*e wa*
care- uf hunset Y ‘“to ^
.
.
porch to U an~wM nearly on a winter' level
with tha sidewalk. It was a
nmht, but there v.as no snow on the
ground. o'clock *
••It was not quite 1 in the mom
beat was on that part of Twenty-third
street saw some one lying ' in the porch
„ .. , ,• , rr
and his pockets were empty. There did ;
not seen, to be nuv mark of violence on
him. The policeman thought he was in
sensibly from drink He knocked up
the people in the house, and when lie
found that my brother lived there helped
to take him up to nia room. But there
mmm
hi, id t!«, car madewith^me bU.nlfin
sti anient, for tliv. i.ku v.as not cut, ,ut
it had produced concussion o^ the brain.
Towards dawn.ho.par tly ecove ed on
sciousncss. and n ton he a.
lu* '"ton--^ A ‘
Dujk.h but th- > coufl not 0 et .ui.» m b o
.
definite from him. A telegram was sent
tnas 10 Ui> i't *, G < Po V nt ' Coinfoit. ; ’ where ^ we
were stoppiu,,. • r .1.. T tnotlu hor r \...s Q tiv ■
tomove; 1 stayed with her, and my latiier
went on at once, but lio aimed too ate.
My biothei
her voice /altered, and she b,-o ,e o.
Tho pliuty, Btory hut had Nwlh .been intense U, .1 with entire sum
';\ u * nebS ai * c
earnestness, l ue scenes winch siiodc
scribed seemed to be ocfoio her as sue
spoke, and the emotion w.ucli sne arid
stnvea [ u to S repress ^ hro^e lo/th at last in tu a
c "' v T -
l.eihelf an . 1 added, .Vy i.nliei luU a.i
uignos. held; t .10 young men \* .10 *ui.
bcv:] present at the 6 «i J I^ r ' v ^ e ^ ,1 f t
upon to tcstih, and they told 1 tne
qunr^l 11 and shown the nj^iR tn.it lloi.icc ^oncuhntKin I)i pcewas
last person seen wit.a my l iothcr.
Inins examination Du pee said tnat he
L;ul taken him homo an 1 loft him in his
doorway. Induing him good night: and
quite lumseU,} 11 ^i. he vv A.uAou'^carc as ,..lc take rare
^'uoned ."Y’uvf ,1 hi
";;d t ueatened niy v bi other, and J itv.as v
thought that he might liavo emptied my
bro|:lior s poekets only-^ to ma te it appear
thutt.ic miiukr was tho vo 4 .vc-r s>mc
common tluef. So the cot oner held httn
tortiiul.
lemenihei the case non , „ put in the
{^f.^YE-orousiv . bun viciously, bAT but it^broko it bioso uov.n at
last foi want of conclusive ev idence, and
.RAYA • -• Ac, Yin’ Dil 'for'Y veY
W '»■ 1 sav say, Miss Miss .con, No'en tint that the the
doubt as to his guilt is a reasonable one;
and supposing him to have been inno
cent, ie has certainly received hard treat
me nt: for such an accusation as that,
though not proved, is enough to ruin a
, Uil n's career.”
“I do not believo ho was innocent, In
spector It--rues! I am sure Unit ho was
guilty, and, having escaped punishment
for that, he means to do us more injury
still. No-on innocent man would not
have been ruined by an unjust nccusa
lion! It would have stimulated him to
p,„ve by his after life that he had been
wron -ed ”
"Do you know what lus subsequent
life lias been?" inquired the inspector.
“1 have heard enough to know that it
has been what 1 should have expected it
to he. lie has associated with low and
dishonest people; lie liu:'. gone under dif
Cerent names, anil it is probable that he
may have been nrrested more than once
for othei'crinies. I haVealways felt that
lie was our enemy, and have expected
that something like this would happen
1 am the only one of us left to fight him,
lnsj>ector Byrnes. He killed my eldest
lirdthcr: he was the means of bringing
about the disgrace and death of Percy:
my father died of disappointment and
rief; my mother is a broken down in
valid. But 1 am strong and well, and I
am determined to bring him to justice!
Will you help me/"
-
Her darkened , . . and . her . . ,
eyes e i e .s
(lushed as she put tlie question. Ihe in
spec-tor. though he could not but per
ceive that the chances were against Hie
correctness of her theory, was touched
by her earnestness.
-i» whnt way would you expect me
to assist you: bo inquired.
'"toucan communicate with the pc
hce u. all parts of tho country. she an
■‘"'.•ml, “and you know or can (md out.
the history ot all lie cnnunals who have
aj-r^to.1 in New \ ora and in many
other places. \\ hat 1 ask you to do is to
trace the record of Horace Dupee from
the time ho left the jaii on tho tormina
tion of his trial till now. kind out his
associates, and nuikc them give evidence
been, and 1111,11 whether l ’f n 'Y ho ll!lt was hw not a!lascs in l' New avt
Vork 0,1 ,hc ff. tbat Mrs ' ^ l nsta11 loM
, h •' Money. If lie vvas-and . am sure
it will turn out so—it will be found that
ho had money to spend soon afterwards.
and perhaps some one of tlie bank note
-an ho traced to him Oh!” she ex
claimed, lifting one hand with an me
preesible gesture, “if I can see him stand
before tue in tho prisoner s dock, I sliab
have lived long enough!
“Upon my word. Miss Noleu,” re
marked the inspector with a smile, “I
wo ,, ldn . t t . nvy Uie man who had don,
vou :ln injury, he ho wln^ie may; and
. else, ha.
if this fellow Duix-e, or any one
x-en guilty of the crimes you charge bin;
-vit!. 1 Impo with all ray heart you may
live to see him convicted of them-and a
| ong time afterwards, loo! As for my
share in the business, I can assure you
that all possible investigations shall be
made and, if Dupee has really joined the
criminal classes, it will probably only he
of . before .
a question ume we run across
hniL It is something to have a detunte
person sus[)ecte,l in connection with the
a flair. I don't want lo give you anv
hopes that I cannot fulfill; hut I am wili
in o to say that it . u not impossible . some*
thing may come out of this.”
don’t ask for promises—only let
something be done!” Pauline replied,
rising Uo mid giv the ing her hand to the detect- lit j
* ve - felt strong clasp of her
fingers, and smiled again.
“Y’ou may depend upon iny being at
least as good as my word,” he said kind- i
ly. "Your cause'b a good one, ami, so
far as I am connected with it, you may
bo certain that it will not suffer. But
you must be prepared for disappoint
ment, and you must be patient.**
CHAPTER XV.
A JIESSAGE FKOM the sea.
T had been the
custom with the
A . i ,i lir ij.r,
vv- ’
the summer
rerre
iayigggBn. Ne w England own-I
^ t?^Sted coast. Thev
syZ&f a small cot
s .. ..... „, n .
0*74 ? sistia? of a sit
M \ l** ting befrooms, room, three
and a
kitchen and a
ve.anda, the area
which was
than jjj the ^ c f the house,
pbo boose stood upon a low bluff direct
)v overlooking the beach. There was a
nrty yarclsacross; Tn tffisra y»IW raw Oeen
constructed, to the cud of which a cat
boat was moored.
It was a pretty place, but a very quiet
one. To reach it it was necessary to
in a radius of a mile there were perhaps
a dozen cottages similar to the Nolens'
i rw- -n- iml i hioffv l»v nrtEta Vi!E
fash could bo caught by any one with a
fishing line and a bout; meat and gro
ceries must be fetched from the town.
It was out of tho line of fashionable
travel; and those who knew of its exis
tencc, and had Established themselves
there, were united in a conspiracy to
sssm*-* | .
in^t ‘ But • ’ ‘ "7 •
am astoe^u as nuu;!, amed fishing, . Of_com^ saihng aiid t..oy_ bat could mng
Imfid f hc^S ‘ A , me'SSumv would "ot^ar ^ -rd
‘ “ ....... . ‘
*
Joyed it all , the more for feeling r that .
their exclusive possession of it must be
•
Oppento the point was a line of low
' ' .‘"i ' ‘ ‘ Vwater \
E , !1St 1)0 no.en o o n *•* 1 b
‘ -
waves, and gave to the intervening ex
i' ; i-i^e n \%axei me ad\anuiges» oi aoa>.
They were also a c.'arm ana attraction
in themselves; foi they were constantly
undergoing the most surprising changes
under Hie inlluenee of toe mirage; and,
‘’A'” ."' ithln a “ f? sy s;u1, " cre of ^ n
visited . mo;
sojourners .01 m ^enicKing toe couage>. purpo^ I .assets _ 01
provisions were earned over, ami the
materials for a clam base 01 a eliowdei
and were the aiways sea. obtainable a lie time not from occupied the *jnds m
cooking and eating could be devoted to
picking huckleberries, practicing with
the riile or shotgun, or, if the age and
circumstances of the members of the
}* irty I >er,, ‘ itt ' H '.. ,, i , l ulut Kirtatmns along
tho beaches 01 m the vvooiit,. The Kill
^
Y" Um moon.
The winter and spring had passed
avyay without any news having been ob
tained concerning Horace Dupee; it he
| mil reahy been m New \ 01 k at the time
0 f the perpetration of the robbery lie
hud entirely disappeared. 1 he only thing
to be done was to wait patiently until lie
“T undemonstrativo lookout for a him . b . ri ^ in ,t ^ the
meanwhile. As Inspector Byrnes liad
the '"“’‘‘o charge, it was not neces
v''i W k; ^ she could «u me be s iou emnmmimate. < lunain in wit, . ew
at any une and it aught even hasten the
result she desired it she were known to
he out oi the city. Accordingly, as sum
mer approached, and her mother s health
manifestly demanded a change, prepara
t ions were made to go down to h.|U|Uig
D"»t. Judge Ketelie. ior reasons which
the reader will perhaps comprehend, ar
ranged lo accompany them Ue had not
as yet made any avowal to I aulme of
the nature of his sentiments towards her,
hut he had been assiduous in Ins at ten
lions; and only the greatness of the prize
at stake wi,I,held him from putting ins
fate to the touch at once.
1 hey arrived about the middle of June,
The cottage had previously been put in
order for their reception; curtains un
packed and put up; mattings spread on
the floors; hammocks swung in tho ve
rnndas; Venetian blinds fastened over
ihe windows. The catboat had
routed out of her winter quarters
barn, a new coat of paint had 1*^ %
her, new sheets and halliards J
her shrunken seams had lieen^M
they her wero moorings water tight. gracefullil There^
at us
gull, livery thing being
party, convoyed by tlie judge,
from the town one fine day and took
possession. It was sunset by tho time
the last trunk was moved in. They had
supper, and then sat out on tho veranda
enjoying *r, J the A pure salt air ami the liquid
outlook , over the hay. , fn here . fas a ,■ amt ■ .
j
breeze; little waves made a barely a udi
hie plash on the shore of the cove. The
boat eourtesied gently uli tlie end of tho
pier, as if welcoming its owners hack to
nature, fho moon rose late and red; it
was past the full To the right, beyond
the pmnt. the lighthouse lamp Hashed
in ermntently-ar.loopdruvecl past half a
mile out, ami the sound of a banjo
tinkled audibly across the water.
“Its delicious! nmrmurod the judge, _
sitting wit . Mrs. Nolen on one side of
lixm and I aulme on tho other, and a
cigar between ins lips. “To-morrow
well go out in the boat and visit the
island.”
Mrs. Nolen gave » sigh, flho was
of h °T son ^rovvm .l at sea.
Paulino understood what tho sigh
* nti but sbe ' vaa '. nado of oth " r ™ ctal
than her mother, •mean to learn how
to sail the boat myself Bus summer, she
,ai d . “I l.ko the sea; I would like to
live [beside it, cr on it, always, llow
a,ft und gentle it isnow! But when
the storms como——I”
“I can give you lessons in samng, ob
served the judge. "You know, when 1
was a hoy 1 spent a year before the
mast.”
“I learned something last year from
Percy,” Paulino replied, “and, now that
| le ], as become a part of the sea, I shall
feel moro at home on it than before.”
The next day, accordingly, tlie prac
•icoof navigation began, and was con
inued day by day thereafter. Pauline
showed Iiorself an apt pupil, and was, in
deed, quicker in an emergency than the
judge himself. Mrs. Nolen at 'first could
not . , be prevailed ., , on to , accompany them:
hut one warm day they induced her to
venture out, and the experience was eo
oleasant tiiat she repeated it from time to
time. .
Meanwhile the judge’s affair v. as man
ifestly apjiroacliing a criois. Tho con
stunt companionship of liie girl he loved
was inexpressibly sweet to him, and ho
was unable to repress some manifesta
cion of it; yet he could not decide
whether or not Pauline cared enough
about him to accept him as Ik r htusoand.
That she esteemed hint higlsly was evi
dent, and that her afftx tion for hint was
deep and sincere; but there are many
kind, of affection, and the question wa,
whether her affection was of a kind ca
pable of being develop into the love of
a wife. The judge wished w«h id to.
hear, tbat ho could doJicr some immense
service, or make for her some noble sac*
rifioe which might serve to draw lier
nearer to him But such tilings cannot
Iteooatmanded at will, and seldom occur
when they aye wanted. It seemed tbat
lie must trust to whatever unaided merit
Ik; possessed to win her heart.
Pauline had always been mature for
turn tliao before, and her manner was
more thoughtful and controlled, fciie
seemed already to have outgrown tier
girlhood and to liaveattained tim stron r!,
and experience ot a woman. All this
was in Che judge's favor; fur lii»age was
the factor in the matter wluch he feared
most. If they could meet on more nt.u
terms jn this respect, ho couid feel
moro confidence as to the rest. She con
versed with him on his own intellectual
level, and consulted him freely and con
cn all matters of interest to
ancrewomJiE couia nave w-en ini.ro mn
mate anti gsaumc; hut it was something
more than friendship that the judge
longed for; if he could have detected a
single glow of passion in her cheeks he
...... „. r
u » t: >e ( "t ,K ' l,a ni1 - 1 u “ s, i»-u'
• l!:,e lo veil ner toc.uigs; . au.l no young
vvomun oi leaithv imiiu can ue expcctou
untiLd.e to*. Ik < n (airly < lull; ntd
At length, having tocome quite aeons
t theydeculedtoniakethetnptotheifdand. ? ,uo< j to tue m.uugum m ot the io.it,
; i he lunch basket packed and stowed
was
amidships; fish lines and books were
placed in the locker, in case they should
come across a school of bhieiisli; cusli
ntto fo!"'so
li’vht M - vs scarcely * ^ to ruffle the ^ water u!uh and
• mo
^ ‘
^ (() gn HI , 1( . r lo
get to out of the little cove it was necessarv
use the oars: hut after that the wind
f ,^itlv / J swelled s " ; th.e sail ^ and proceedin'*
l v IJ,, o iut as, i.u \ m.uit mtu ™
way toward the island that seemed to
uuiv r r and waver in the heat on the 1»>
About 11 o'clock the breeze freshened
, |j u i 0 am l the boat slinned more
ifti ; j 2 t Sh s ,;p w m, 0 ven tIw glidim>
0 the water. judgw
w j 10 fancied lie detetiUnl si-ms of blue*
nou . polinmiisliod the helm to Pan
^ ’ j tr()l out Jli3 linos. The souid
was t-hix>\vn out astern and cut a tinv
| vv;) ,. e t w'itli Lirou * li the waves while the
judge, hi.s finger on tlie line, watch
■
^ jt likt , llUwli >,' 0 r un hour, in spite
^ S0V er;d false alarms nothin" was
; caug j ltt | >ut finally tiiere was an unmis
t .p Ka pi 0 tu - and ^ Imuliri"- X in with tw fever ml
in a
mpnts i’ t j, 0 pleasure of lifting on
■ [ demiiolm ti ditlv
. a p n0 ilV r 0
| ^|j . () v- r j ’ v V * Id llC h 1 hal b KUl ■ n hooked 1100 ^ bv " the
e
After the latudi had subsuled the iud^e
UH , timt the demijohn might con
. .] • . in ,i i 1( . LnockoU oil the
head against the gunwale of the boa,.
About a pint of salt water came out and
h rVacment of vvood-anparentlv
bmctiiing ai . t of lla> p,i of u ci-ar v^ritten box on which
had boon with a pen
.. The writin" was almost obliterated
two or three words, or portions of
W ords stiil remained
“See if you can make tliem out. Pan
line,” said the judge, after scrutinizing °
(letter , ..y ou
! are tliau niino.”
■
I i oltiing til0 i, cr ] 0 ft hand
; p uu j; no took tho bit or* wood in her right
'
and lookcd nt it . ..j c;l „ lnako out part
naine ,„ she s . ua 1)It . so mlv, “and
somu Tips date 1 suppose. All!'’
Her closed tightly and her e-ea
d ;j , j The boat Bivuiir round into tho
i win( , aJK , u - id| ()}C sa -j (Japping, bho
|, a d forgotUm luTt tho tiller.
•• Vv is it'r” asked tho judge in sur
g ^
. hfa and then glanced
gtealthilv tov \ ard her mother
sh ..^suniYi am , mt fho h( . lnl
A Tll( . boat itscourse,
u bubhliim under tho stern, Mrs
r Urn
,, , , , ,. , ,,
mg
After a moment, she leaned toward
him and whispered in his ear: “It is tho
name of the steamer in which Percy
sailed, “ and tho date of tho hurricane,
toconi) must liavo thrown it over
—perhaps it is his
iL^Ahing: mother must
kof wood into tlie
pio tlie judge drew
•Concerned faeo and
in silence, it was a
nt , _. 111(1 1 Klt .. ,
TT ‘ ’ uvunjonn
been di if ting^ about on the ocean
currents for months to bo brought, at
«»t, to the very hand for winch it had
'cell per sips nnended. Pauline did not
doubt that Percy had thrown it over
hoard at the moment when ail hoDO
60ei;1( ,j ( ’ alld probably 1 just 1 ' before
•
; ^J , ™ a Q ' 1 . h-'en^to ‘' . he/uiat , 1
. 'R 1 **' , jaViYnE'lron'dT’llm . . . ^ , ,
* 'jet lire oi
. , ,,,
.,; ' y ^ ' Fin
tio \ |)ad
? | )eforo _ t]ie slr.ttered’masts’ p | un „ in , r tho
’ tl.u to
' ';l~ _ ‘ . s „ ct m* of
dark.Ai ()f uA
Oio ^vk A-r mound Av-r Ew
^ ^
IoVod peA brother, stao-gering forth into this
; ^ tAvMhh ‘ ^ !l 1 '£*v it nil'
■■•„! « j |’ ,M;Muc'hiA-f.A
( “ ; or J ; ' j' !;'
■
t ho island ; ' toward w hich '
° J p
" ( j 1 ' ' '* ‘’j*'’ u l ‘“" ,IU
am lea .y g.:„i , i came, ^ se.m Mrs.
pA'AYadA.'iAul and will the’island
looks so prettjT 1 hope it he as idee
“
going h.mk."
“Well begun is half ended,” said tho
judge, raising tho centerboard as tho
boat enteredI aij inlet and ran up on the
l, each; urui, if the woist comes to toe
'vmst, we have ,n-ovis.o..s enough to stay
” ° U,L1 1! ““ ’
ill ill COXTIXl Kl>.
Little <diirii
are as a rule, possessed of happy dispo
sitions: but when these sweet di-| M .> i
; i° lis bwome soured and inn.i de. in
'usequeiic- ot the long tram ot < M l ess
,p>»tc<iMirc> .‘ peculiar to lcui.il'* < oinj I.not
h>v uh . to wv t | M . n, lM . It i, tin
„ot onlv of little women, hut of
’ oYiittlieted, tiring
pj u 011 „ n to
: |„. snhi'etion, and innnedi.it ■ removal. I ,
>f these painful maladies. of This is-easily Biert
l( < . () i>,]di-hed by the use Dr. i '
Favorite Prescription, the great specific
for “female weaknesses. It is a jx,.-i
vecin for the most complicated and
-l^tinat;* < .t-f - "I » u* j jea, 1 ' ,u 1 •
"!' j 1 * 1 *' f 'Vj,'
1 ’ i*ak bark!!
t l ‘ii;ai • x\ cakne--. ”
inteversion, retro version. h»*arinir
town sensations, chronic congestion.
j n tiam:ition. pain and tenderness in ova
r p.~, am! kindred ailments. All drug
gbu,
____
y^. m DRESSING.
I make Switches and Bangs to order.
| wmk your < 'oiiibiug.* for your In id.
i . in Work your cutting- into into. any
thing human hair t an be made '
Bor shampooing and i leaning la-;
Ii'" hair satisfaction guaranteed. I
leave your liair soft, straight and dry as
l fotttnl ir. Respectfully ,
JERRY MOOllt:,
Chauncey, Ga.
Tne-. Mar. to. G-m
If you sj.U tip |»li!eg|il. arul art
trouljifil With a Lacking COUgll,
,„ t -Dr J. II. MeL tn - Tar Wit*
lMR J rn ” - ij-,! m ''"if '
Tf.digious Appointments,
,, q'- M, Cntm«*il, a prominent
Yiii i.reJ.'Ii of tl.e JLipti-f rhitrch,
a <iot}w iiiwviile everi <*<*
ond Sunday and Mt'Kai-ever\* fourth
s uulsv in each montli dnringthi- \ ar.
* ty m 5 OFFI h §1 £ 1 A & FI S'C ATT?<U ^ }
a a
--SL atl llU. . JL^JK.7
M 3- M
itmlmory TD 1 * *11° ©tore. -<|
(o)
Be Prepared * to be Pleased
EVER HAVE BETTER GOODS BEEN SHOWN.
NEVER HAVE GREATER VARIETIES
BEEN OFFERED.
NEVER HAVE BEEN BRICES SO LOW.
Buy Now Your Spring Hat. Now Stylos,
Now Gooils. and Trimmed By a First
Class Hilliner from Atlanta AYitli
Five Years Experience.
A!<o Drosses Cut and Made and Satisfaction Guaranteed by
11k. t )3a EAa I
nprl - m
ESTABLISHED I S«5.
AJ !k alx.J" \ \ Jk RE1,1 VRIJil
1 1 H 1^ T p ,, 1 ^ T»
•, NCliC n a cUltl r% f 60Q r% fi F 1 V T ClOi. ^ ! A 0 ^ !,
^ JL > • 0
^ -• • ^ *
A Large Stock o :
Kept COHStailtly Oil
V ' aCt *" tn lU thn lUC
II . & M . A T E 11 M A N ,
tin fc/r iasvilfi\ t*«■
As procure our supply direct from (Ilf West 111 carload lots,
WO fire prepared at till tililos to furnish saw mill and turjicntine firms
with first-class mules at the lowost market rales. W'o llialvO it special
| v j M this trade ' Iufor.nation or orders by mail will receive prompt
'
dttt ution. , •! anril • 1^ - S8 Jv
W. A. BKDDINH. tV. P. BALDWIN.
REDDING & BALDWIN,
ClotllxiiaK sas.ats.ci X-Isatss.
11
AViiisbip «V ('iillaway’s Old Maud,
Keep a full supply of the best at tlie lowest prices. Give us a call.
068 Second Street, Macon, CaJ*
elites- ISSS, i\
InoKsmci I I m I
AlANTPAt ITRKRS
'i ANDY 1 RACK MRS, & (! I DKR
J j
and Wholesale Dealers in Kaii.-y fir......ries, I'l.bneeo, Cigars, Sim It, 1’ipes eh 1
Hurt andies and Cniekers ua.i.iot be exeelle.l l„r I heir purity,
The Challenger Gidev still lends. We also have IVaeli and Pear fillers,
Raspberry Jillip, ami Grape Cider, Orange filler, finger Ale—in Kegs, Halt' llarivis
and Barrels Bottles. All orders will have prompt and careful attention,
foods neatly packed and satisfaction guaranteed. Send ns a trial order.
BONE j CHAPPELL,
STORK—t(i:; June »opidar St.: FACTORY—1AG, I5S, JltO, Ilf I'onrlli Street,
I I-Bin M ACO.X, O A
“
LOAN n , nYf S , N urwAmiimm EGGII AT|lD
—Oil—
Farms anti Town property.
IN' BI RB on ADJOINIXO COl'NTIKS
Idddt>TT HS'i’KS AL ('< ,
Bid Second St,, Macon, Oil.
' \pply to ('. R. ARMSTRONG,
r M2-SS-1 v Kastman, fa.,
MOHGy tO L3.3.H __
I yv i,„„roved j,l firms 'adjoining uiTtown nron
ertv i)„d<m and eouii
,i,.< a t lwal iutere-t
( . 11. AR.MSTKf)\G,
Eastman, (»a., Xov. 20. 18-SS. tf
PEACOCK & NASH.
FEED, LiVKRY AND SALK
sTABJ.KS.
First class teams. Open day anil night.
Rates reasonable. Special attention
given the. commercial travel.
LI M BKR CITY. GBORGIA
pro wivoj
.. cot
p ’ Annl'v |ir ‘ jj y , U> U . M ' ^ qy' ' i favor
' bJe 1 to
n, av O[f \\- p ( OK [•' [■' [■'
fS| ft* -fisrf tv. 1% -J@rf
PIANO FREE!
Yes, We Mean If.
<-'> h ' ‘ ....... O O ..... IB AUO.IM Ul .pi» T , ISE u y
01 It III MM.SS.
WfilTK AM, Lk.AKN I'aktHTLARs
H’e -eU .Mii-ie for 10 cents
1 8lk Sohl elsewliere for 40cents ,
toll.
se.nl for Catalogue of over 3,000
pi^.* t* seleef from. A great saving
to parents who are giving their Daugh
iersy musical education.
4 YL’ll’ IT Tv f lilitnis. .Banjo*. Vill¬
as line a nd Music lloxe.
DEPAKTHMY sohl on
mall niou
I lily pay went ('alalcgiir— free.
Ofp.ANS. from f’J.t upward in price.
I’l AX0t>. from $1 Kfj iljiwartl in price.
have*a If vou wi*)» to save money am!
Yt,., musical holu©. call on t>r
d<h!u-ss
GEORGIA MUSIC HOUSE.
E. I>. IRVINE.
Mulberry Street, Mlifon, Ga.
tfw" U:<; South. The, enterpri-mg Music zl-ly House
m.
M ,«Tb i :f»1M ^ n
’ ery ^ Tau t -a
a i
j
'M mi
/ S 1 * u-< \ I i E 1 E!
I
J ■R. HICKS,
(Slice; to liiisi'iiit Smith)
Brilliant Saio> '..csiaurarit, Thini
street next.). I>. Burr, At icon. tin.
Nothing but the very la st wines, lb
quoi-s 1 and In tile cigars will lie handled at this
1 - Rest a u ran t t here is one of
I he hast eoogs in t.h Slate—polite rtml
tentive waiters. 1' lien vou want
-onietlniig good to eat ordriuk conic and
See me.
j. it hicks,
I i opnYtor RriNiuiii. Saloon and fL—
tiinrant, Macon, (Ei. IliV dl-ll.io
Eastman Restaurant.
S. I. ROGI-.KS would inform lif
Iriendsand the traveling public, parties
nlurly the
“Drummer Boys.”
I fiat he Inis Opened a fir-t-ela-- Rcstah
rant at his old -land in business <*ent«*r
“f eitv and near the d<-pot u itli best
riKik ill (,,■ orgia and first-class liel]). lie
[imposes to enterinin in royal style.
Drummers’ sampl ca.-es and baggage
eared for free of ebarge. mxy:il-lin
w. J Tot'iiz.y,
—liui.ii: ix—
T( )RA (('(), CHiARS
•uni all grade- fine hand-made and dix
tdM WHISKIES.
1 make a -|ieei:il feature of FI 1.1.1 NG
•11 GS. Orders prompt!y attmuh-d to.
ll-i Poi'tAii Stukki '(ti.o sum,
lay 2l-4in M AGON’, GA.
“Mention to Ex|»re*s Orders.
• Tliss H, •Morris.
FRENCH
•JUijLWERW
1 1!) (’oTTOX A VIM B,
my24 lui MACON, GA,
Horses and Males,
Hand. From the
High-Priced.