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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE THTJRSD AT MORNING. JULY 25, 1895.
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, July 22nd, Our
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DONT, MISS THIS SALE EVERY ARTICLE IN THE HOUSE REDUCED DURING THE
, GREAT CLEARING SALE AT THE FAIR.
pieces bleached
Twilled Toweling,
worth 5c a yard, A 3n
clearing price, 4u
I So pieces Cream Shak
er Flannel, extra
quality, worth 7c. yd, 03n
clearing price, 4u
225 pieces Light Shirt
ing Prints, best qual
ity, worth 6c. yard, Q3a
64b
clearing price,
2 bales heavy Brown
Sheeting, yard wide, -9c.
quality, clearing J
111
2 cases heavy bleached
Muslin, yard wide,
8c. quality, clearing J 3
price, -
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20 pieces unbleached
heavy Sheeting, 2
yds wide, worth 21c.
. yd, clearing price,
1C
18 pieces Table Linen,
bleached and un
bleached, worth 50c.,
69c. and 75c. yard,
clearing price,
II pieces Table Linen,
unbleacheS and tur
key red, worth 25c,
29c. and 35c. yard, in
clearing price,
200 doz. Turkish Tow
els, extra size, worth
2ic. each, clearing 4fl
price,
39 pieces Cashmere, 1
yard wide, worth 25c.
and 29c. yard, clear- 41
ing price, - HC
LACE CURTAINS.
VA yds long, forth $1.60, at $.69
M yds long, worth 3.00, at 1.50
V2 yds long, worth 5.00, at 2.25
XA yds long, forth 7.50, at 3.00
CHENILLE TABLE COVERS.
4-4 worth 75c at - 39c.
6-4 worth $1.50, at - 75c.
6-4 worth 2.25, at - $1.00
8 4 worth 3.9$, at - l.DS
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25c. Tcck Scarfs,
50c. Teck Scarfs,
25c. Suspenders,
50c. Suspenders,
.15c. Shirts and Drawers,
50c. Shirts and Drawers,
10c. Socks, -10c.
Socks, - - f
25c. Socks, - -50c.
Unlanndried Shirts,
75c. Lanndried Shirts,
69c. Night Shirts, -75c.
Right Shirts, -15c.
Handkerchiefs. -25c.
Windsor Ties, -50c.
Overalls,
15c. Celluloid Collars,
:JOc. Celluloid Cuffs, -
NOTICE PRICES.
LADIES' AND MISSES'
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Wrappers, &c,
( REDUCED TO
50c. on the Dollar
TO CLOSE OUT.
168, J
LIES' FBI GOODS
ONLY ONLY
17c $1.00 Kid Cloves, - 59c
37c 1.25 " 44 - 79c
17c 12jc. Ladies' Hose, - 8c
37c 15c. 44 44 - 10c
20c 19c. 44 44 - 12Jc
37c 25c. 44 44 - 18c
5c 12c. Misses' Hose, - 8c
10c 15c. 44 44 - 10c
17c 25c. 44 44 - 18c
29c 25c. Ladies' mtts, - 18c
55c 50c. 44 44 - 37c
44c 122c. Ribbed Vests, - 8c
55c 25c. 44 44 - 18c
72c 5c. Ladies' Handkerchiefs, 221c
124c 10c. 44 4 4 5c
37c 18c. 44 44 12c
8c 25c. 44 4.4 1 8c
15c 50c. Corsets, - - 29c
75c. " 44c
LADIES' AND MISSES'
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111,
White Shirt Waists, Infants' Wear,
LAGE GAPS, ETC.,
AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
II
REDUCED TO ONE-HALF
TO CLOSE OUT.
50 pieces Japanese
' Wash Silks, 39c. OC
quality, at - jC
1,000 dozen Soap But
terini
cake,
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termilk, special per . 01
RIBBONS REDUCED,
LACES REDUCED,
VEILINGS REDUCED
35 PER CENT.
25o lbs. Feathers,
worth 65c. lb., to Q7
close out - JC
MILLINERY,
trued m ni
At Less Than One-Half Price.
BOYS' SHIRT WAISTS.
25c. Quality at ISc
39c. Quality at 29c
50c. Quality at 35c
69c. Quality at 44c
5o pieces Silk Velvet,
all colors, 75c. qual- QC
ity, at - 03C
.fWM) rln. A-win or Sillr
all colors, 50-yard 01
spools, special JZC
FANS, JEWELRY,
POCKETBOOKS, Eta,
REDUCED 25 PERCENT
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300 lbs. Feathers,
worth 89c. lb., to CQ
close out,
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MILLINERY.
At 25a on the Dollar.
amps' Inclosed
. Fir ieply. . .
, '. By HOWARD FIELDING.
. : , - . Copyright 18Mb bj Irvine Bacheller.
JOY OF UfciATH.
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-,(,, accident of my presence In the
j." Holland Hotel at the moment
toe Hobnn Brand, the broker, met
feU 0trmat txte, and by my acqualnt
with the detective in the case, I
obtained knowledge of It which should
ejable ota to add something of interest
tit tm accounts already published.
air. .Brand, u win tx rememoerea,
1 of the Arm of Brand & Avery, with
inVes on Pme street, near Broadway.
'hen the New Holland was opened, a
Ltte more than a year ago, the firm es-
ihllalwxt a. branch office there, with
Vn entrance from the avenue and anoth-
r from the main nail or tne notei.
f m vuijMLnir thmuirh th h&ll whpn
the outcry consequent upon the sudden
death of Mr. Brand rose discordant
above the blending voices of the great
bouat find the 'busy street. There were
Thy Seat Me to Find a Doctor.
aome hundred of people within sound
of that cry, ad all of .them. I venture to
ay. stood still, as I did, arrested
In their ranloua pursuits by the trans
cending Intereat of death. For there
wM that In the alarm which meant
death, and no one could mistake It.
. Immediately, a boy with a scared face
ruahed out of the broker's offlca Into
the hall. Catching eight of an elderly
gentleman who chanced to be directly
, fcefore the door, th boy cried out:
'.'You're Dr. (Bell, ain't you? They sent
tne to find a doctor."
"Mr. Brand's dropped dead," replied
' the boy. "I aaw Wm do It.'"
' Horror at the occurrence and pride In
V ; hla a f M. seemed to be contending
. ' f-Vhe yoWfc'a mind. I have observed
' the came phenomenon In many persons
: of tnature year Ineludlna; myself. We
' ttrlnk better of ovrwlvesj when calamity
takea us into er confidence. Indeed. I
. tave seen a maw saved from suicide
If the mw Interest In nlmceir that
came from his chance witnessing of a
distressing catastrophe.
Or. Bell ran Into the broker's oltlce,
and I, being conveniently near him, fol
lowed close upon his heals. Otherwise
I should not have got in, for a police
man who had entered from the avenue
immediately closed the door communi
cating with the hotel, and denied ad
mlttence to all rave those who could give
a better reason fon lit than idle curiosity
as I could not.
A tall young man rtad Just locked the
street door, and was then engaged in
pulling up the ehad-es. Almost the whole
of the front of the office was glass; and
already there were a hundred people
looking In.
There ware not more than half a
dozen persons In. tha o(Hoe besides those
who have been mentioned. Two of
them were evidently employes. Another
I recognized as Harold Brand, nephew
of. the broker, and his assitant In the
management of the office. The others
seemed to be players of the stock game.
The nephew stood 'beside a chair in
which sat Hoi main Brand In an attitude
so natural that I could not believe him
to be dead. His han drome face, framed
in abundant gray hair, showed not a
trace of pain. On th? contrary, Its ex
pression was eloquent of happiness. He
was as one transfigured. If the bliss
of heaven had been revealed to him In
the moment when his soul put off Hs
earthly vesture, thus and not otherwise
should the mortal part have echoed the
rapture of the spirit.
Dr. Bell had hurried to the dead man's
side, but after a few seconds spent In
the ordinary tests he had stepped back.
Wh:n I turned to him I found him gaz
ing upon the corpse with an Interest
equal to my own, but of a different na-
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The impressive silence was broken at
last by Harold Brand, who asked If
there was any hope.
"None whatever," replied the physic
ian. "He Is quite beyond recall."
"It was terribly sudden," said the
young man, wfcth a shudder. "Have
you any Idea what was the cause?"
"I have a very dlctlnct Idea," said Dr.
Bell; "but H will be hard to get legal
proof of It."
"Great heaven! Do you suspect"
"Poison," said the doctor, gravely.
"There Is every Indication of It."
"Imipossiblerexclatmed Harold Brand.
"You must be mistaken."
"Did you see your uncle eat or drink
anything Just before he was stricken?"
"I remember that he drank a glass of
water."
There was the ordinary water-cooler
In a corner of the office. Dr. Bell walked
up to It, and smelted the glass which
stood beside it.
"I can detect nothing here," he said.
"However, the gass should be saved for
examination."
"Leave It there," said the policeman.
"I'll see that It Isn't dinturbed. I think
Coroner Robertson will be here In a few
minutes. He. has been notified, and he
HVes near.'"
There was a pause and then at Dr.
Bell's request Harold Brand related the
circumstances of his uncle's death.
They were Very simple.
He had been in the office about an
hour, and had dictated some letters.
Then he -had written one. It lay sealed
before him on his desk. I glanced at it,
ancty-ead the address:
MARGARET BRAND '
. Cornwall, N. T. J ! :
Dr. Bell also glanced at it. ' :
"A relative, of course," he said.
"I never heard of her," replied Har
old. At this moment the coroner arrived.
The tall young man whom I have men
tioned as having locked the street door
and pulled up the curtain admitted Dr.
Robertson. Then he turned, and to my
great surprise I saw that he was Hor
ace Preble. I had not seen his face be
fore, and had not recognized his flrre
In the single glance which I had cast
upon It. He had a wonderful gift of
making himself inconspicuous, as I had
previously remarked.
He detained the coroner a moment by
the door, and there was, a whispered
conference, at the close of which the
coroner came forward and said:
"I mutt request all of you except Dr.
Bell and Mr. Brand to step into the in
ner office for a moment."
Two of the gentlemen present pro
tested against detention, but on being
assured that the time would be very
brief they yielded, and walked toward
the roam designated by the coroner.
Meanwhile I tad made my way to Pre
ble's slde.and had hurriedly begged him
to save me from the loss of so interest
ing a spectacle as the preliminary In
vestigation of this remarkable case was
sure to be.
"Certainly," he said, in a voice audi
ble to the coronet", "there ls no objec
tion to your remaining."
Turnlrig to Howard Brand, he asked
for ur thee details of the broker's death.
"He had Just-called to Walter," raid
Brand, referring to the boy who had
run out Into the hall of the hotel, as I
have described. "He told him to mall
a letter. Suddenly h half rose from
Ills charr, and then fell back. He did
not cry out, but only uttered a faint
sound like a sigh, but rather of con
tentment than patn."
"Who was It that screamed?"
"Did you hear anyone?"
"Yes; I was Just passing the door."
"I think you must have heard the boy.
He was frightened, of coursa."
"No; It was some one else. Was it
you 7"
"Perhaps I did. You see, I ran to his
side and lifted his hand. It fell back
lifeless. Then I think I cried out in
.1
"He Is Quits Beyond Recall."
terror. But I had forgotten. This ter
rible affair has nearly driven me out of
my eenses. For Instance, I have not
even asked who you are, and by what
right you question me?"
"Tama detectlve.at present In charge
of the case," replied Preble. "Now
about that letter. It Isn't stamped, I
perceive."
"That's strange; I saw the stamp In
his (hand. I remember that he took it
out of a letter on his desk."
"You were watching him?"
"I was waiting until he finished with
his letter. I had something to say to
him."
"And this was the letter which he
took the stamp from?" said Preble,
taking one from the desk.
It was addressed, In a feminine hand,
to Hoi man Brand. ,
"Yes," responded Haiold.
"Do you know its contents?"
"No."
"Perhaps we would better read It."
"Why? What bearing can it have on
the case?"
"I will show you. If my theory Is cor
rect, H plays a considerable part In thds
tragedy."
He put his arm about the neck of the
dead, and, with bis hands, very gently
forced the jaws to open.
"Look!"' he cried.
We all pressed forward ; and we saw,
upon the tip of the dead man's tongue,
one of the large postage stamps of the
Columbian pattern.
"Poisoned!" exclaimed the coroner.
"That should make the case clear. The
writer of that letter Is the murderess."
He took the letter from the envelope,
and read aloud, as follows:
"Holman Brand : Why do you not an
swer my letters? I have written three
and you have not noticed them. We
re destitute. , 1 care nothing for my
self, but my mother whom your broth
er married In affluence and has left in
beggary is dying for wan of proper
nourishment and the medicines which
her Illness demands. Whatever you
may have believed at the time of that
marriage, surely you will not let her die
In this way, when so small a part of her
vast wealth would save her." " ;
"The remainder of the letter was evi
dently added at a Utter period," said
he, showing It to the detective. "The
writing at this point changes. It is
hurried, and nervous."
" 'I will force you at least to answer
this,' " he continued reading. " 'I en
close stamp for a reply. Can you be
lieve me that this stamp costs me more
than I can afford? Do you know what
such poverty as that means? You dare
not, for shame's sake, refuse to answer
me, though It be to tell nw that we can
expect nothing from you.' It to signed
'Margaret Brand.' "
"Can It be possible," the coroner con
tinued, "that so good a man as I know
your uncle to have been allowed his
brother's widow and her child to suffer
like this?"
"I know nothing about It," said Har
old. "He never mentioned them to me."
"That letter," raid Freble, pointing to
the one which the broker had Written,
"will probably enlighten us on that
point. I would suggest that you open
It."
"I hesitate to do that." responded the
young man. "It Is addressed to her.
Yet In such a case It Is necessary, I sup
pose." He tore open the envelope, and read
as folows:
"My poor child: Before you receive
this you will have .had such help as
money can give. Your letter, four days
delayed, came to me this morning. I
instantly telegraphed to Mr. Edward
Morton, of Cornwall, one of the best of
my friends. You will have seen him be
fore you get this, and will have found
out for yourself that I could have sent
no better man to you. He has doubtless
explained eo far as anyone can explain
H the mystery of this wretched affair.
I have never received your letters. I
did not know w.hfre you were. My last
Information was that you and your
mother were In England, and
comfortably provided for. I have
tried to find you,, but vainly.
If I could have done so,
you both would have had a home with
me. I am childless and alone, and you
would have been a thousand times wel
come. So far from cherishing the old
resentment, I have long repented of my
behavior in regard to my brother's mar
riage. If there Is to be forgiveness, It
must come from your mother, not from
me.
"The money which you think I grip
so tightly will be yours and
hers some day. For years while I
have prosecuted my fruitless search for
you, my will has named you for the bulk
of my fortune. But all these matters
may be left until we meet. You will
wonder why I have not come to you
myself. There are excellent reasons,
which you shall soon know. My friend
will bring you to me you and your
mother as soon as she can tie moved.
I wait with Impatience to hear when
that will be. It Is not that I will make
a home for you, but that you will make
my desolate house a home for me, by
your presence. Till then, good-by. My
love to both of you."
"This Is most extraordinary," said the
coroner. "Can It be that the Unhappy
girl had learned about the will, and had
sent poison to the man who would have
done so much for her? What do you
find there. Doctor?"
This last question was addressed to
Dr. Bell, who during the reading of the
letter had not been Idle. Assisted by
Preble, he had removed the stamp from
the mouth of the murdered man, and
had placed it upon a sheet of paper.
Then he made a Becond and much more
careful examination of the body.
"There is .but one point so far," he re
plied to the coroner's question. "The
stamp exhales a faint perfume a most
unusual odor, extremely agreeable. It
can be noticed also about the lips of the
dead man."
"Oelonthanla," exclaimed the detec
tive. "It Is a poison discovered and
.named by a German chemist, who
seems to have known more chemistry
than Greek. He meant the name to sig
nify the Joy of death.' "
(To be concluded.)
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