The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, June 22, 1895, Page 10, Image 10
10 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING JUNE 22. 1895. Accessory : v After ttf Kurt By HOWARD Copyright 1891, by CHAPTER' III. THE MAN WHO SOLD HIMSELF. The man-hunter Is not confined to the domain of romance. Under the mnsk of calmness which my adversary wore I oould detect the eagerness and pas sion of pursuit. He 'had begun the chase perhaps with the cold sense of duty, or under the spur of the large re ward upon the heel of his necessity. But onoe upon the soent a new nrdor possessed him. He Had presseu on without rest; so much I could read In Ms lean face. And at that moment when the first flush of triumph was on him, I must win htm to dishonor. For I had resolved to bribe him If Vt were possible: If not, I mignit uo wuir. phvatrallv he was not my equal. thmiu-h larare of frame and tall. Sup- rosins that I wrested his spoils from hi a. hn mnm. ana . duuiiu g-afrsed him, Dane might still go free. -Hnv much money." Bald I, speak insr wry slowly, "wilt you sell those hlnra fnr?" He was hasttlly wrapping them In- a great piece of paper. "You want to bribe me," he rejoined Vor It won't do." Th reward." I saM. "Is less than $10,000. I will give you $20,000, cash in hand, this micht." He passed his hand1 over his fore head as If dazed. I saw that I was ap- npniine- to one who loved money, and T took conrflire. "Quick!" I cried, "decide. Here Is the cash. It will make you comforta ble for many a day and no one n?ed know. Tell your superior that these vti1en3 were not here. Who knows it hut vou? Who can swear to It?" "Vn one. What will you do with It hem?" "Burn them in that etova. Is there any metal?" The knife." "I'll .take It. No one will suspect me. "No: I'm safer still, tou tempt me. I am pressed for money. Who knows whether the reward will ever be paid? Give me thirty thousand Twenty-five!" "No, thirty. I'll take no less. Tou have as much there. Speak quick before I am an honest man again.' "Done! Here is the money." I counted it out to him with trembling hands. He put it into his pocket. His ace became ghastly pale and his lips ciuivered. I had never seen a man sell himself before. The bargaining had been dif ferent from what I would have ex pected: but then the man was clearly exceptional. The quick change In his mental attitude and the readiness of decision on so grave a topic were doubt loss part of Ms nature, and suited to his profession. Yet I would have ex pected a man with so resolute a face to make a longer fight against corruption. "Now to destroy them!" I replied. "We must have the hottest Are that the stove can stand." "But we can wait?" His voice trembled. The courage had gone out of him: tt had fled with his honor as I marked even in that mo ment of excitement. "Some one might come," he went on huskily. "Remember I am deeper in it now than you are. Neither of us must be found here with this stuff in sight. Certainly not I. It Dane should come " "Of course It only Dane comes we are safe. We must risk tha others. It's better than carrying the bundle throug-h the streets." While speaking I was piling the fuel of vhlob, fotunately, .there was a good supply Into tie stove. A moment and the flame leaped up. The draught was magnificent. In ten minutes the stove was ready for Kohnfeld's coat. The blood-stained garment, torn Into shreds smoldered and fought the flame, but vainly. The buttons were of wood, covered with cloth. There, was noth ing iha.6 could not be reduced to ashes. Indeed, I njarveld that it had not been destroyed long before. But blood guiltiness muddles the wits. The shoe with its blood stain was) worse fuel (than the coat,- but by the tlmeet reached the Are there was such a beat as no leather could resist. That witness of the crime passed into ashes. There was IHtle else but the bonds. I was about to put them into the fire, but first I noticed the edges which had been deftly cleansed of blood, though not without leaving a trace of the mur derer's work. "Stop!" cried" tha detective. "We must not burn those. They should be returned to Mlsa Kohnfeld, They are rightfully hers." "True; I will attend to that. Or, on second thought. It Is better you should do It, That will seem natural; and If you ar true to your bargain to me, you will invent a story which will help clear Dane." j "He will not be convicted," was the reply. "I know the evidence. With out my testimony regarding the find ing of these things here, he will es cape.'" "And that testimony you have sold to me?" - 1 He bowed. "Now for the knife," said I. "Would It not be well to wrench oft the handle, which Is of wood, amd burn it?"' "A good idea." He drew the knife from tinder his coat. I split the handle with a blow, and it fell from the blade. At that moment we heard a sound at the door. The handle was softly turned. Then came tlhe shock of a strong shoul der against the wood, and I heard a low voice, "The. police are upon sl' I whis pered. . I gathered up the pieces of the broken haft with a sweep of my hand, and in a flash had fitted them together, to see If I had all. A pieces was missing. It would be equal to all the other evi dence! I groped upon the floor. The perspira tion fell from my forehead like rain. The room, under the Influence of that roaring Are, was like an oven;and ex citement blazed in me as1 hotly. ' I heard the door strain, under steady and strong pressure. I turned to my companion. Despite the heat his face was like white paper. - " "Is there any way out of here?" I whispered. "The window!" he replied. "Tou must stay here, otherwise we shall both be followed and . overtaken. Remember I have still the knifo blade to dispose of." t -. F 1 ELDING, Irving Bacheller.J ' I ran with Wm to the window. Ho pushed It open cautiously and stepped out. The rough stones gave him foot ing; he made his way rapidly down ward and sidelong. After one moment's pause at the win dow to feel the cool air on my face, I hurried to the door, drew the bolt, and put my trembling hand upon the knob. The door was opened by pressure from without. I nearly died of relief at sight of Dane, alone. "What are you doing here?" he cried. "I knew It was you. Did you not hear me call your name?" I was too deeply agitated to speak, I could only take his hand, while tears rolled down my cheeks. "What tomfoolery Is this?" he cried, but not unkindly. "Why have you built that flre?"- I was myself by this time, . "Dear old boy," I said, "this nlffht has saved you. I have bought your life and I have burned the evidences of your transgression." His face paled and then flashed scar let. He staggered back. At that moment there was a rap nt the door. iBefore I could stay him, Dane opened It. Ills action seemed purely mechanical; 'he was like an image endowed with motion, A uniformed officer of police entered. "We've got him!" he cried. And in tlhat Instant It flashed across me that the fragments of the knife han dle were still where they had fallen! Dane was lost unless I could destroy them. I sprang forward, but the officer ad vancing, Interposed his bulky body without seeming to wish to do so. I dared not force my way by him. I waited, grief-stricken, for the arrival of the men to whom he had addressed his cry of triumph. No one came. There was no sound of men in the cor ridor. "So you've got him, eh?" he said, "Where is he?" "In the Janitor's room," replied the officer. "We found him crouching against the side wall of the building below here." The officer waved his hand In the di rection of the street. "Ha seems to have had a bad fall," he continued. "I should say he must have tried to climb down from a win dow. I shouldn't be surprised If he was done for." "I'll be with you In a minute," said Dane. The officer went out. Dans turned to me. "Now, In the name of heaven tell me what you've done," he cried. I stammered out my story. He seized me by the shoulder and held me face to face with him. "Wake up!" he exclaimed. "Get your wits together. You've had this thing oy tne wrong end. I'm a detective. I've been watching this man, called Erwln for days and days. "He was suspected of Kohnfeld's mur der, but he was ouly a name at first No one knew who he was or where he naa gone. 1 traced him to this place, and got this room because It was next to his. He knew that "he was" shadowed, out at first he could not tell by whom, I kept him so worried that he could not destroy those evidences of his crime which are now ashes, thanks to you. "Laboriously I gathered them. The coat I found hidden in the cellar of this building. The shoe was shere also, though not In the same hiding place. But the bonds I could not find. I de cided that he would have to find them for me. Many a night I tracked that man. and one of the best shadows on the headquarters" staff tracked us both." The figure I had seen to follow Dane was explained. "We thought he would surely lead us to the bonds," he continued, "but we were always disappointed. At last found them. They were In the custody of a person with whom Erwln com munlcated secretly, in the course of his nightly walks. That confederate Is now under arrest. I got the bonds and was bringing them back with me this evening when I encountered you in the hall. "Meanwhile Erwln eluded the shadow and got back to- Chrysalis, He came to this room. It was his only chance to find the accumulated evidence and de stroy it. It was mere chance that kent me away so long, i was trying' to make connections with the shadow. It Is pos sible that Erwln counted, on that. 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I could aot sleepoa a matfrma; it eemed. aa though it would kill me, Since taking the medicine I can sleep anywhere ; I am perfectly well. I would not be placed in my former con dition for any money. .. , Oratefhlly yours, ' "You" know" the rest. Erwln must' have been dazed when you appeared. It's lucky for you that he was. But hla shrewdness, which Is more than mortal, enabled him to taks advantage of your error In supposing blm to bt a deteo tlve. Ho left this room with $30,000 and the bonds; and If hu'd got away heaven only knows when we'd have caught him. You'd have been an accessory after the fact Indeed you are one now, but I guess we can get you out of It all right. You may have to do a little lying to get your money back; for Instance you might say he found you here, and bound, gagged and fdbbed you, We'll see about that, "Now a word more to post you about the case: ' I was put on it because I knew Kohnfeld. I had dealings with the old villain to my. cost. . Indeed, I owed him a good deal of money which, by the way, I shall have to pay mighty Boon out of my" snore of the reward. "Erwln, by the wny, is a very high class crook. I feel considerable satis faction In beating Mm. About the time when you first found mo hero the case was looking all wrong and I was very blue, as you doubtless noticed. That accounts for some peculiarities of mj manner which helped to mislead you. Well, I forgive you; yes, and thank you, too, most heartily. To pass now from myself to the other pcrsn who has been under suspicion I will tell you that Erwln had had dealings with Kohnfeld and the old 'fence' had advanced him money. Ho was forcing pnyment by means of documentary evidence of Er wln's many crimes; and he lost his life and the documents at the same time." "Why didn't Erwln burn these things In his room?" I asked, "He hudn't any stove," replied Dane. "There's only a grate. It was eafer to hide them. Come, let's go and see him." .. Ws were too late; Erwln had been re moved to a hospital. He died within a few days. I was never forced to tell the story which' Dane had isufrgested. He se cured my money for me and hushed up the whole affair. Dane and I are closer friends than ever. I know ho thinks less than no thing of my Intellectual capacity, at least as applied to matters In his chosen field, but thnt need not affect his regard for me. Was not our old friend Wamba rewarded for his devotion? And he was a fool by right of descent, being the son of Witless, who was the son of Weath- erbraln, who was the son of an alder man. UNABLE TO OUST PEW. Government Officials Outwitted by a Thrlftv Yankee at Gloucester. Washington, June 21. The champion sticker hus been found in the person of the collector of customs at Gloucester, Mass. His name Is Pew. He was ap pointment by Harrison, and is said to be a good collector. But not long after he took charge of the office It was dis covered' he was cashier of a national bank. Secretary Wlndom asked for his resignation. He was a thrifty yankee who knows a good thing and .how to Hold It, so ne quietly pigeonnoiea Wlndom's letter. Then Wlndom died, and when Mr. Foster became secretary of the treas: .ury he wrote a letter asking for Pew's resignation. It was stuck away in a dusty receptacle along with the Wln dom letter, Mr. Pew meanwhile hold ing the fort. When Cleveland was elected and Carlisle came In the Demo crats were hot to get this man. out. In order to displace him they wanted to name his successor, but when, they attempted to agree upon a new col lector extraordinary difficulties arose. There were twenty candidates, some of them put forward, It was suspected, by Mr. Pew. When one got near the top the other nineteen joined hands and pulled him down. It was nearly two years before Carlisle decided upon a man, and he was nominated. Then the wily Pew came down to Washington and Induced the Republi can senators to defeat confirmation of the nominee. .Congress adjourned and the president will wait until next win ter before appointing a new man, and Pew Is still there. DRAMATIC NOTES. Irvlng's American tour will open in Mon treal on Sept. 1G. Howard Kyle has been offered a position In Modjeska's company. Aubrey Bouclcault Is playing In "The Birth of Venus" In Chicago. Robert Milliard left the cast of "Captain Paul" last week. His place was taken by Edward J. Morgan. Madame Modjeska Is expected to arrive from Russia today. She will spend the summer on her ranch In California. W. H. Stuart has been re-engaged by Gustave Frohman to play the role of Gen eral Kennloli In "The Girl I Left Behind Me" next season. James T. Powers has resigned from the cast of the opera "A Daughter of the Revolution." He has not yet decided whether he will star next soasln. Henry Millar, the leading man of the Empire Theater Stock company, will sail for Europe today, to spend his vacation. He Will return In time to opon with the company In Chicago early In August. The cast of "The Mimic World" will comprise Charles Dickson, Dan Dnly, David Warfleld, R. A. Roberts, Louis Mann, Ross and Fenton, Matthews and Bulger, Lee Harrison, May Howard, Amelia Bummefvllle, Marie Laurens, Vir ginia Earl, Guyer and Goodwin, Jcannette Bageard, Ethel Stewart, Lizzie and Vlnlo Daley, O Noll and Sutherland. Slcnor Granat, and the Quaker City quartette. Jefferson d Angells will star next season at the head of his own comic opera com pany. D'Angells has genuine ability ns a comic opera comedian anil he has climbed the proverbial laddor of fame by conscien tious methods. Ho was second comedian to De Wolf Hopper In the McCatill Opera company seven years ago, and, after sev eral seasqns at tho New York) Casino, moue a marked nit in tne principal com edy role last senson In support of Delia Fox in "The Little Trooper." - Ho Is now with Lillian Russell. Camilla D'Arvllle seems to be unfortun ate all round with her company. Just as Madeleine" Had made a great big suc cess, Marie Dressier, who was the hit of the show, retired from the cast and they nayre been ' unable-to replace her. Now comes the new production at the Brond- way theater In New .York, and all the comedians have thrown up their parts, and It looks as though they would have to cut the comedy, out of the comic opera. James T. Powors refused to undertake the part they gave him for a thousand dollars a performance. George C, Boniface also declined with thanks, . Herbert Kelcey proposes to star In a year. Kelcey has been reading pluys with that purpose In view, and the supposition is that he feels that as long as Georgia Cayvan released herself from the Lyceum Stock company and has proposed to twinkle independently,! there Is no valid reason Why Herbert should not do so too. He has been In harness In stock comoanlc under tho management of A. M. Palmer and Lester Wallack, and, for the last eight years, Daniel Frohman, and he has been sleek and tractable.' Possibly Kelcev feeis, as Miss Cayvan expressed herself.- as feeling, that the stage of the Lyceum theater Is not large enough for him to ex pand himself and make use of all the ges tures that he is capable of making use of. Effle Shannon hca been reading plays for him, and has given Mr. Kelcey the' benefit of her advice. It la under tood'stae will be Mr, .Kelcey' s leading woman, - p Dropping to Earth. Free Transportation. Free Improvements. Free Life Insurance. wooo, HEARD IN WORLDS OF SONG Matters of Interest to Our Musically Inclined Readers. CONCERT BY UNITED CHOIRS Other Enterprises nt Laurel Hill Miss Ilardcnbcrgh's Success-Notes Con' ccrnlng tho Schumann Club. Lyric Uleo Club's Concert. The Scranton United Choral society, numbering 200 of our city's best sing ers, under the directorship of John T. Watkins, will repeat their prize cho ruses at Laurel Hill park this evening. This Is being done to gratify the wishes of hundreds of ithose who could not at tend the exercises of the magnificent musical festival recently held at Wilkes Barre, where our singers achieved such unprecedented glory over their unfor tunate rivals of Wllkes-Barre. Beethoven's "Gloria," with Its great sublimity and sacredness, Is the most majestic mass that was ever written by any of the Inspired masters. This was one of the chief competitive selections of the festival, and the three dlstln- gulshed adjudicators, Mr. Krleblel, mu sical critic of the New York Tribune; Mr. Henderson, of the New York Times, and Mr. Huss, a musical composer of distinction and a great vocal teacher, were unanimous In their award, declar ing tho Scranton singers far superior In richness of voices. Interpretation, shading, articulation and the other mu sical attributes necessary to give a worthy performance of such a majestic composition. The distinguished gentle- men never contemplated Buch robust and majestilo performances from a pro- vlnclal choir, and Air. Krleblel, In a scholarly adjudication, was enthusias tic In -his remarks when dilating upon the high merits and the grandeur of the Interpretation of Mr. Watkins' choir. He stated that after their perform ance on the previous day, while they still adhered to the same method of adjudicating, yet they had placed the standard at a much higher grade, and still one of tho choruses (the Scran ton choir), had even gone beyond that point. He further stated Unit It was a perfect rendition by a chorus of mag nificent voices. He warmly congratu lated Mr. Watkins qn his excellent wurk. He spoke In the same manner of the rendition of "Solrl, Buy," a dif ficult selection from McKenzle's dra matic opera, "Columba." , The cholr will be assisted by the prize soloists and Mrs. Heckel's Charm ing female party and the. Druid male party. If tho weather Is propitious this evening thousands will avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing one of the grandest choruses ever organized. II II II The glimmer season- of comlo opera opens at Laurel Hill park on Monday evening. Manager Lulne has spared no expense In arrangements for excel lent presentations of Unlit opera during the next few weeks. Tho , I'avllllon opera house contains a stage as large as that of the FrotMngliam the ater, which Js fitted up with full sets of first-class scenery and all other ac cessories necessary In the .production of opera or drama. For two weeks past a professional company, including many well-known artists, has been actively rehearsing under direction of Professor Richard Lindsay, tM operatlo director, 1.45 p. m. TO-DAY. LORRAINE EXCURSION. 10c. ROUND TRIP. Moon Ascension. Parachute Drop. $250 Lot Given Away. Band Concert. 1 m There's not, a prettier plot in the whole of Lorraine than No. 297, the lot given away today. Its a fine level piece of land, splendidly placed on Clairmont avenue, and has a frontage of forty feet by a depth of one hundred and twenty feet. It will belong to any one getting the envelope. $100 Lots, $1.00 $150 Lots, $1.50 $200 Lots, $2.00 $250 Lots, $2.50 Get Ticket for Excu rsion To-day Here. HMiON & 00, who needs no Introduction to Scranton. The chorus will be augmented by a large orchestra. Baife's "Bohemian Girl" will be the opening production, on Monday evening. This will be fol lowed by the well-known popular light operas, Including several new selections that have not been heard In Scranton heretofore. It Is possible that a large number of Scranton music lovers will avail themselves of Uie opportunity to listen to comic opera at the popular prices at Laurel Hill. II Nil Among tne pleasurable musical events of the coming week will be the concert given by the Lyric Glee club at Young Men's Christian association hall on Thursday evening. The Lyric Glee club is a male party, Including the best voices in the city, and Is under the direction of T. J. Davles, Mub. Bac. Wherever the club has been heard audiences have been delighted with programmes ren dered. On Thursday night the club will be assisted by Ml?s Adela Break stone, the accomplished young elocu tlonlst of Wllkes-Barre, one of the In structors at Wyoming seminary. The programme presented will be prepared with special care and will probably contain many original numbers, afford ing a rare treat for lovers of vocal music. II II II Victor Herbert, the celebrated band master and 'cellolst, Is at present on gaged wrltlg music for a new comic opera called the "Wizard of the Nile," which will be produced by Frank Dan iels. Harry B. Smith Was written the libretto. In conversation with friends in this city Conductor Herbert stated that many of the lyrics In De Koven and Smith's operas were written to fit mu sical themes that had been previously created by De Koven. Mr. Herbert, however, gives his opinion that this is not the proper method. The words of a song, 'he states, will often furnish Inspiration for the composer, and should always be written first. The composer can take liberties with the poetry by repeating words or lines In order to secure the best mimical effects, but when the librettist attempts to lit words to trills, staccatto passages, or refrains, tho nppearance of the poetry In print is sometimes ptartllng. In "Prince An anias," Mr. Herbert's most successful opera, only one song Is Introduced Where words were written to music. "Prince Ananias," by the way, has received the most favorable criticism of any opera ever written In this country. The work Is on the repertoire of the Bostonlons, and will probably be heard In Scranton next season. - II II II Miss Clara Louise, daughter of Hon. Edmund B. Hardenbergh, of Honesdnle, returned from Lynohburg, Va., on Tuesday, being accompanied from Washington by her father and brother, who met her there. Miss Hardenberg Is an accomplished musician and has been studying and teaching the past year wltbJ the eminent teacher, and writer, Mr. Charles W. Landon, In, the Randolph Macon Woman's college at Lynchburg. - II II II Miss Adetla Penwarden Is spending a two weeks' vacation at Honesdale, preparatory to taking a special sum mer music class In this city. Miss Clara E. La Rue, of Chinchilla, was marnea to air. waiter a. v-otro, 01 j Scranton. on Wednesday, by the Rev. F H Papons, of Waverly. Miss La Rue Is a highly esteemed member of the Schumann club and will be remem- 1 V 1 1 LOT Among the Clouds. $2,000 In Prizes To Builders: Down, $1.00 a Week Down, $1.00 " Down, $1.35 " Down, $1 70 134 Wyoming Avenue. I J-t. Xl,,. bered for her delightful and artistic rendering of Ruibenstein's Keammenoi Ostrow, at their recent muslcale. She was presented with a large photogra vure of Beethoven from the club and with a smaller picture of Rubenstein from Miss Hardenbergh. 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