THE SCEANTON TRIBUN'E TUESDAY MOKXIKG, JUNE 18, 1895.
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Lackawanna Ave.,
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Special Sale Monday, June 17th, 1895.
GO TO THE FAIR.
Soo pieces Merrimac Light Shirting
Calico, Monday 22c
500 pieces heavy cream Shaker Flannel,
Honday 22c
5oo pieces heavy unbleached, yard wide,
Sheeting, Honday 22c
500 pieces best quality Apron Check
Ginghams, Monday 3lo
500 pieces best quality Indigo Blue Cal
ico, rionday 3c
500 pieces bleached, yard wide, Muslin,
Monday 32c
200 pieces, latest style, Crepe Grena
dines, Monday 81c
CLOSING SALE OF
DRESS GOODS
At Half Price.
Silks, Velvets, Etc., Reduced 25 per cent
To Close Out.
Soo pairs Lace Curtains, 3 yds. long,
worth $1.25 to $1.75, Monday 88c
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN BASEMENT.
5,000 richly covered Paper Novels, sell
ing everywhere at 25c. each,
On Monday 80
No mere than 6 to any one person.
Special Bargain In Gent's Furnishing Department.
500 doz. Gents Unlaundried Shirts, linen
bosoms and cuffs, double front and
back, worth 50c. each,
On Monday 29c
No more than G to any one person. x
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75 Dozen Ladies' Chemise.
40 Dozen Ladies' Drawers.
25 Dozen Ladies' Skirts.
39 Dozen Ladies' Night downs.
GO Dozen Ladies' Corset Covers.
2 cases Corsets, all sizes; all the above goods
are worth 50c, 69c, 75c and 89c each, Monday 39c
BARGAINS IN NOTION DEPARTMENT.
Coats' Spool Cotton at 2 i-2c.
Sewing Silk, wortb 8c, at 4c
Button Hole Silk, wortb 3c, at lc
Knitting Silk, worth 22c, at 10c
Fnll Paper of Pins, worth 2c, at tc
Full Paper of Pins, worth 5c, at 2 1-2c
Machine Oil, worth 5c, at 2 l-2c
Soap, all kinds, worth 5c, at 2 l-2c
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN HOSIERY DEPARTMENT.
500 doz. Ladies' and Children's fast black
Hose, (worth I2c. to 19c. pair,
On flonday 8c
No more than 6 to any one person.
Special in Boys' Clothing Department.
Soo doz. Boys' Knee Pants, 500 doz. Boys'
Shirt Waists, all worth from 50c. to
89c. each, On flonday 39c
No more than 3 of each to anyone person.
' Spei Bargains in Handkerctiiel DplMl
1,000 Dozen Ladies' 5c Handkerchiefs at VM
1 ,000 Dozen Ladies' 1 0c Handkerchiefs at 5c
500 Dozen Ladies' 19c Handkerchiefs at 10c
500 Dozen Ladies' 25c Handkerchiefs at 1 5c
1,000 Dozen Gents' 15c Handkerchiefs at 8c
ON MONDAY ONLY.
No more than 6 to any one person.
MILLINERY AND CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
50 Ladies' Trimmed Hats, worth $2.50,
At $1.25.
50 Ladies' Duck Suits, worth $3.00,
At 2.00.
150 Ladies' Wrappers, assorted, worth $1.00
to $1.25, ON MONDAY 69c
GO TO THE FAIR.
I case White Bed Spreads, extra quality
and size, worth $1.00, Monday 65 C
I case Turkish Towels, extra large and
heavy, selling at 19c., flonday 10c
5 pieces Table Linen,unbleached andtur
keyred,worth 25 and 29c, flonday 200
500 doz. Gent's Band Bows, selling every
, where at 25c, Our Price 121c
50 doz. Gents' Outing Shirts, 50c. and
69c. quality, Monday 39 C
4o doz. Ladies' Black Silk Mitts (extra)
39c. quality, Monday 22c
I case Gents' Night Shirts, special 69c.
quality, Monday 46 C
CLOSING SALE OF
CHILDREN'S DRESSES
At Half Price.
25 per cent. Reduction on Children's
Lace Caps On flonday
BARGAINS IN
EVERY DEPARTMENT.
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By ANNA CATHERINE GREEN.
Copyright 1855, by Irvlag Bacheiler.
IV.
It may be I lack character, but when
Tnorning came and I found myself again
In the presence of Mr. Knollys and
hta sisters I said nothing of what I had
seen, and simply showed my uneasiness
by informing them that circumstances
made It Impossible for me to remain
longer In their hospitable house, at
which they all started and consulted
each other with, anxious looks, the
brother murmuring something about
his having more leisure now for amuse
ment, and the sisters Lucetta particu
larly uttering regrets which only the
memory of the unexplained horrors I
had witnessed prevented me from re
garding as heartfelt and sincere.
"Tou must not go, indeed you must
not," objected Miss Knollys. "To
night" But I could not and would net con
template another night spent In this
dreadful house, and I looked so deter
mined that her face rell, and she with
difficulty remarked:
"We have been very unfortunate. I
hope you will not carry away too un
happy an Impression of us." Then, as
if she felt the necessity of knowing Just
what I had seen or suspected, she add
ed: "If you would tell me Just what
has disturbed you, perhaps we tould
reassure you In some way. Was it the
room alone that frightened you?"
Perhaps thus questioned ;i ohould
have told them Just what I had seen
and heard. But I am only 17 years old,
and at my age a girl reasons but little
and only thinks of escape when fright
ened.' So I repeated what I had pre
viously said to the maid: that I had
heard myBelfi, locked in during the
night, ' and that the experience had
frightened me, and that I could never
run the risk of being subjected to the
same again. Which explanation seemed
to satisfy the brother but not Lucetta,
for she grasped my hand with sudden
vehemence and cried:
"But that is not all, or you would be
simply indignant. Tou heard cries,
perhaps, and and movements about
the house something
explain, and think It strange that we
do not?" Then as I dropped my head
ana shut my Hps together with glrlinh
obstinacy, she broke out: "O, do not
inina too much of an occurrence which
we would be glad to explain If we
dared. Some day we cannot tell how
soon we may be able to tell you all
atoout it, but now you must take the
matter on trust, and if your have any
regard for the children of your father's
old friend, promise that you will not
tell, at least any one In this part of the
country, why you leave us so uncere
moniously before your visit Is half out "
Happy to be released on any terms. I
gave my promise, and at noon, left this
Ill-omened house.
' Father, such Is Miss Grant's story.
Can you, who know the Knollys so
much better ithan I do, explain. It? And
Co you know who died In their house
on Deo. 23 last? Affectionately, your
daughter, ANNA.
"And what answer did you make to
your daughter when you wrote her?"
I asked, as I read these final words.
The worthy man shifted uneasily in
his seat before replying.
"Well," eald he, "I wrote her that I
thought she was crazy. But for all
that I made certain Inquires concern
ing her, and found that a closed car
riage had been seen to enter Lost Man's
Lane that's what we call that dismal
by-path, sir and come out again and
go cost some half-hour or bo before
the coach brought up Miss Grant from
Fulmlngton Station."
"And you found out nothing more?"
"Not a thing."
"Now," I suddenly remarked, "what
Is your opinion of the whole matter?
Tou have an Idea and so have I. What
Is yours?"
"That the brother hns mania. That
the sisters know it and try to shield
him. That his mania. Is for killing peo
ple, nnd that he sometimes succeeds,
greatly to their horror. Then they bury
the victims "
"Horrible! Unheard of!" I broke in
aphajst.
But he went stoically on:
"The Knolly3 were always queer.
The father was a stern, sad-faced man,
and the mother ran away and left her
children when they were very little.
She died In a foreign land and they
all wore mourning, but they never
mention her name and do not encour
age any one else to. The children may
have Ir.herl'ted their bad qualities from
her."
. "I am ROlng to see those children," I
remarked. "If I do not come back, you
will knew where to And me."
"But I Phan't," he objected. "It Is
that very feature of the affair which
battles us. People go Into that road
but they don't come out, and they don't
leave any trace behind them. I tell you
there is some fearful secret In connec
tion with thla matter. The victims are
taken .unawares, as I am afraid you
will be. Had you not better let me go
along with you?"
"Naver," I said, "but if I do not come
back by 2 o'clock, you can come after
me." And secure In my own nerve and
self-reliance, I took up my surveyor's
Instruments and bodily set out again
for Lost Man's Lane.
I did not go by Mr. Trohm's house
this time, nor did I enter by the Knol
lys' gate. . I made my approaches from
the rear, and carefully and with cir
cumspection, searched that portion of
the woods Into which Miss Grant had
seen the burial party disappear. What
I found 'was very simple, but to my
mind of sufficient Importance for me to
form a plan of action. . .
Calling to a group of small children
who had persistently followed me ever
since I. entered the woods, I cried out:
"Ten cents for the boy who brings me
a spade!" And when this ten cents
was earned, added within hearing of
them all: "Now, don't any of you run
and tell Miss Knollys that I am going
to dig up this crossed stick you see
here. She might give you another ten
and stop me," .
"But what are you going to dig it up
for?" bawled out one.
"Because it's keeping down' a spook.
Now run off and tell Miss Knollys that
and get your ten cents."
With a shout they circled Into a knot
and vanished. But one little figure
slid away In the direction of the big
gray walls I could faintly discern In
the distance, and Judging that my some
what hazardous suggestion had taken
effect, I took off my coat and inserted
my spade into the moist earth. Then I
waited till I heard the sound of hurry
ing feet behind me, when I dug up a
large piece of earth and flung It to one
Bide.
A gasp of Irrepressible dismay ut
tered almost In my ear, warned me to
desist, and turning round, I saw two
young women standing not five feet
away, with wide staring eyes, and
hands clutched over their breasts that
panted with something more than the
effort of running.
One spoke as I looked up.
"What are you doing here?" she
cried. "Tou have no right to dig In our
woods."
I hastened to apologize. "I am a sur
veyor," said I. "I meant no harm, I
assure you. ' I merely want to drive a
stake here."
"But why here?" cried out the other.
"Is there no other place In all these
woods (hat you should plant your spade
In In "
"A grave?" I demanded, dropping my
spade and advancing determinedly.
"Was that what you meant to say? If
I had struck the truth. I saw It In
the Instant collapse which took place
not only In their bodies, but in the spirit
which Informed them, and while I felt
the natural satisfaction of the success
ful detective, I was also conscious of
a deep shrinking from the task im
posed upon me, for these young women
were no common women and Lucetta
especially (or she whom I had fixed
upon as Lucetta) was exceedingly
lovely, bo lovely Indeed that I wondered
how Miss Grant could have mentioned
her name without saying how beauti
ful she was;
"Who are you," gasped Miss Knollys,
catching hold of her sister's hand, part
ly to gain and partly to give the sup
port they both so evidently needed.
"Because there la crossed stick planted
here, do you think our woods a ceme
tery?" "I think this spot a' grave," I an
swered, "and my thought is Important,
Miss KnoHys, because while I am not
ready to say that I lied In declaring
myself a surveyor, I do feel it incum
bent upon me to Inform you that I am
also a detective, sent here to ferret
out the crimes which have made this
place a terror for the last sixteen
months."
"Crimes!" murmured both the sis
ters, falling with an impulsive move
ment to their knees.
. "What art you saying?" shrieked
Lucetta.
"We know nothing about crimes."
cried the other.
"Tet orlmes have been committed not
two hundred yards from this place," I
went on. "Persons have come Into this
lane-, who have never gone out of It.
and if there Is one grave in this tangled
forest, why should there not he more.
Ladies, I am going to dig."
"Dig then; but first let me tell you
what you will And. Six feet below that
turf you will strike a coffin. It is a
rude one, for we made It ourselves, and
"S-V:1 ' ;
on the lid you will see scrawled on a
piece of common tin these words:
Althea Ann Knollys. Born February
first, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.
Died December twenty-send, eighteen
hundred and ninety-three. It is our
mother's grave, sir."
She spoke the truth. I saw it In the
clear regard of Miss Knollys' eye; in
the steady firmness of Lucetta's bear
ing and her unconscious air of dignified
reproach. Bowing profoundly, I wait
ed for the explanation they could not
help giving.
It was Lucetta's voice which first
broke the silence,' and as Bhe spoke I
noted again her clear brow with Ws line
of trouble, and the delicate sensitive
ness of the whole expression which
made her the most splrltuelle-looklng
being I had ever seen.
"I do not know you," were her first
words, "but you say you are a dectec
tlve and that your errand here Is to
ferret out crime. Tou have come to
the wrong place, sir, and If we con
sulted our pride alone we would turn
our backs upon you and let you dese
crate our mother's grave and. ascer
tain the truth at your own cost. But
we have other qualities than pride, we
two desolate orphan girls, and so I will
deign to tell you whait I hope your
sense of Justice will prevent you from
repeating. Tears ago our mother left
us. She had done a wrong, or what
you will better understand, committed
a criminal act agulnsd one of our neigh
bors, the penalty of which Is state's
prison."
WHh difficulty the words came out;
with difficulty she kept down the 'flush
of shame which threatened to over
whelm her, end did overwhelm her less
restrained sister. But her self-control
was great and she went bravely on, the
palept, the most delicate and the most
resolved of women It had ever been my
lot to face.
"It was forgery," said Bhe. "Though
a cherished wife and a beloved mother,
she longed for many things my father
could not give her and in an' evil hour
she imitated the name of-a rich man
here and took the check thus signed to
Hartford. The fraud wub not detect
ed and she received the money, but
ultimately the rich man,' whose money
she had spent, discovered the use she
had made of his name, and If sho had
not escaped, would have had her ar
rested. iBut she left the country, and
the only revenge he took was to swear
that If ever she set foot in Cushhig
again he would call the police down
upon her. Tea, if she were dying and
they had to drag her from the brink of
the grave. And he would have done It,
and knowing this, we have lived under
the shadow of this fear for eleven
years. My father died under it and my
mother ah, she spent all her life under
foreign skies, but when she found that
death was about to lay its hand upon
her, her affection for her own flesh, ami
blood triumphed over her discretion,
and she came, secretly I own, but still
with that horror menacing her, to her
children's door, and begging their for
giveness, lay down In the room where
they were born, and died, with the halo
of their love about her.'!
I thought over Miss Grant's relation
of the events of the fearful night, and
saw in It nothing but confirmation of
what this young girl was saying. But
I ventured this one remark that there
might be nothing lost from her expla
nation: "But I understand that you were
mourning for your mother a half doiero
years ago?" To whloh the older Miss
Knollys replied: "Tou seem to know
a great deal of our family hstory."
But to which Lucetta answered: "Our
father was to blame for that. He
wished to make any return on her part
Impossible."
I could understand this, but I could
not understand the persistent revenge
of thi'lr Injured neighbor.
"Tou must have a virulent enemv In
the man who so threatened you," I
said. "Is he a leading man In the town
and does he still hold that terror over
your heads?"
"If he knew she was burled here,"
said Miss Knollys, "he would brandl
us as forger's children In the public
press. I don't know why he cherishes
such hatred; It Is abnormal."
"And his name?" I asked.
"Is Obadlah Trohm; he Is our next
door neighbor."
At this name uttered In such a con
nection I felt a curious sensation of un
expected shock and doubt. I looked
at the girls again, and wondered how
any one could have associated them
even In thought, with crime. And then
I remembered that It was the brother
who was supected, and waiving the
subject which had Just engrossed us, I
said:
"And yet the disappearance of Silly
Rufus Is not explained. Why has this
road earned such a title as Lost Man's
Lane?"
"I cannot Bay," moaned Miss Knollys.
"It Is another horror of our dreadful
lives."
"Tou know that men do disappear
hereabouts?"
"Alas!" she murmured.
"Why does your brother then leave
you here, to share the odium of so ill
omened a place. Has he no considera
tion for your youth and Innocence?"
"My brother has no money," and
swered Lucetta, "We are obliged to
stay where we have a roof to cover us.
He Is not to be blamed; he Is good in
every way."
And so my path was again blocked,
and I caw that I should be obliged to
go to extremities If only to satisfy pub
lic opinion that all was right with these
young people.
"MUw Knollys," ! eald, Including both
In my bow, "my duty compels me to an
action which promises to be, equally
pulnful to myself and distressing to
you. The grave of Silly Rufus must
be- found and since It seems as If his
death must have occurred within the
radius of a half mile of this spot, ev
erything In that half mile must be
searched."
Lucetta cant one glance at her sis
ter a curious glance, half of horror,
half of another sort of feeling, not so
easy to recognize. ,
"Does that Include our house?" she
asked, casting one look behind her at
the gray old walls.
"Do you object?" I asked.
"No. Only I would like to ask who
summoned you here to Cushlng. Was
it Mr. Lake or Mr. Simmons?"
"No; it was Mr. Trohm."
"Ah," said she, and again she looked
at her sister with that curious glance.
"Sir," she pursued, meeting my eye
wHh a most determined air, "search
our house from garret to cellar and
from wall to wall, but do not offer this
indignity to us only. When you have
finished with this one, then search that;
I mean the home of Obadlah Trohm.
With that proviso you are free to root
us UP 'to the foundation. And you need
not even' spare my mother's grave," :
' ; , ; . .. tTo Be Continued. t J
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