VOL. XXXIII Silver Ware Free! Handsome triple plated hand engraved Teapots, Cakestands. I ruit star , Butters, creams, Spoon holders, molasses, sugars, castors, Porcelain and alarm clocks and other articles both ornamental and useful. Call in and inspect the ware. GET A CAJiD. Purchase you overcoat for Men, Boys and Children. Suits, Pants.j Hats, Capes, Underwear, Shfrts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Gloves, Mits, Overalls, Jackets, Sweaters, Umbrellas, Trunks Valises, Telescopes, Watches. Chains, Charms, Rings, Pins, Brushes, Pocket anil Bill-books,Purses,etc. and when your purchase amounts to sls - OO you get your choice of any of the above articles. O 1 • T is complete. And Styles correct. Quality the best, And prices the lowest. D. A. HECK, No 121. N.Main St. BUTLER PA Two Ways of Selling Shoes, One iayß»SrTlie other wayߣHl ! "The Other Way" is HUSELTON'S Way. Besides comfort, there is economy in buying shoes at HI'SELTOX'S. He buys direct from manufacturers, paying cash for them at lowest prices. HUSEL TON is able to sell to the consumer shoes at same price that wholesalers sell to the etailer. We have ilone a larger trade in Slip pers and Boots and Shoes this season, and, considering the weather, far larger than we expected. Our prices and style# were right—this ia what did it. The balance of our Holiday Slippers will, all be closed at 25 per cent off for mer price for cash. The only place in Butler where you can get Footweer at these prices and find all widths and sizes and styles strictly up-to-aate is at BDTLER'S LEADING SHOE HOUSE, Opposite Hotel Lowry, B. C. Huselton. -#oc SALE'-if This wiil be a genuine Shelf Cleaning bale; we must make room for Spring Goods. 12 and 15c ribbon, 9c, 25c chenille edge, 9c. 15 and 20c jet edge, 9, •5> 20 ant * 2 5 c buckeis, 9c. 15 and 20c veiling, 9c. 25c fascinators, 9c. 50 and 75c silk caps, 9c. 25c gloves, 9c. Pure linen 15c handkerchiefs, 9c. Ladies seamless hose, 9c. Childrens all-wool hose, gc. J 5. 20 and 25c dress shields, 9c. Watch this space for date of Muslin Underwear Sale. M. F. & M. MARKS, - Butler Pa. 113 to 117 =>. Main bt. The place to buy GAS COOKING STOVKS AND BURNERS. GnS t FIXTURES, HOSE, WATER FILTERS, BATH TUB ENAMEL etc, is at W. II .O'Brien &• Son's 107 Eant Jelierwon Btreet. Harness Shop! Harness of all Kinds Made to Order. Repairing a Specialty, AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. BLANKETS AND ROBES. CASH PAID FOR HIDES. 11 East Cunningham St., BUTLER, A (The old/Timcs Office.) FRANK KEHPER, Agt. OIAMONDS r ,N ls KAU rimwrnJi* WATCUSS }° KNTH °° L "- I.AIHBHJCIIAri.AIN. JE t7?GL AY } ° old " M - Kar WCifl my A H *7*' ' r « tt <''<U"o».|Butter l»l*tn-;< anUJ Kvrytiilr.i- JIJMf x 5 Hl W£L Jtt £« 1 that, fan round in a nr-»r, clam Htor*. BODGF3 BROS. 1874 r kokkh,h, P..ATK. E. GRIEB, JE W™!er.- No. 139, North Main St., B JTLER, PA., THE: G'J : ~ , is ofttr. Seed, v/hat r.u,.t shall we use? THt answer: if, you liK»king for covering c.t;i.i<:ity, wearing qualities, general appearance, and ' your money's worth, you must buy \THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS I C*M f Unit, Looki Pnt. Wtart longttt, Unit I cvnomlcal, full Meaurt. I Our pricei arc for "Ijcst goods" first, last and all the tunc. We are in the bu:»iucss to stay and ■ * W ' w 'lh u>. COtO«9 IK» OIL, MOUS-* 4 COACH VAftr <SHfS. J. C. REDICK, 109 N. flai/i St. THE- BUTi .i'R CITIZEN. One lot Women's Rubber Boots at 75c One lot Boys' <ft Youths' " 75c & $1.25 Men's Buckle Arctics at 85c Men's Rublier Boots at J2. {2.25, *2.50 Men's Wool Boots with Rubbers Ji .60 the best ever offered for the money. Boys' Wool Boots and Rubbers at...s 1.35 Women's Rubbers at 20c Women's Buckle Arctics at. 75c Women's l ine Shoes, pat. tip, but. 67,'2c Women's Heavy Shoes at 65c, 75c, 85c Misses' and Children's Shoes, heavy at 45c, yc, 65c a"' l 75C Our line of Knamel, Calf, Pat. Leather Men's Shoes are not equaled in Butler. Prices are reduced in all the lines all over the house to close. It is a Fact That Hood's garsaparilla has an unequal!*.' record of cures, the largest, salts in thi world, and cures when all others fail. Hood's Sarsapariiia Is the Only True B!ood Purifier Prominently in the publiceye today. «1; six for |5. He sure to get HOOD'S. Hood's Pills Heres ail Opportunity \\ ortli your Consideration. During January and February wew ill make a reduction of A PER CENT On all cash orders 01 Suits, Overcoats or Trousers made from your choice of any material in the house. These garments will have the same fit and finish which character izes our work. Do you catch on! ALAND, Maker of Men's Clothing. *-■ ~*■ &■*- ■' ■ C'' -J-V iSp : ■ -'♦ •' Jv:v I§l|l| f %' 8 - RIGHT IN IT I am in it when it comes to sell- V" Hoots awl Shoes. My trade has been ti a steady increase «ince tin- day I opc n -1, over two years ago. But today -my arc is attracting much attention on ac junt of my Great Clearance Sale. LL WINTER GOODS ARE MARK ED GO. I mti-st have room, I have too many ■inter goods, jnut such goods as you need t this tune of the year. They are here >r you at your own price. Can we not et together on these term.';. l/ook over le following prices and 1 think you w ill ave to admit that they are lower than ver quoted before. I'RICK LIST FOR TIIK I»KOPJ,K. ,adies felt sh'x-s, warm lined, 50c. ,allies cloth slippers, warm lined, 20. ,adies oil grain tiutton shoes, 75c. ,adieu glove ealf lace shoes, 75c. ,adies Don. Cong. l'at. tip shoes, 80. lisses Dor., shoes, lace or button, </JC. lens ki]» lxx>ts, IXJX toe, $1.75. lens tap sole boots, f 1.40. loys " #1.25. 'ouths '/i I> sole I loot,, i)~,c. :oys and youths school boots 75c and sl. RUBBER GOODS IN' TIIK PUSH. tcn» rubber lxx<ts, Caudee #2. •' " " high #2.25. ten* snux lxx»ts, Caudee f 2.25. loys rublier I**>l >, Candee fi.yi. .adies, misses and childrens txxjts, Can dee, sl. ■ EKT BOOTS and OVERS, $125, $1.50 and #1.75. When in Buvler don't f .iil to call at Progressive Shoe House. C. E. MILLER, US South. Main St., BUTLER PA C.~ D D. wmamrnxmaao |Updler° | |Wear | ! Points 1 Sv >c3 <S< " 18 w-zfynztrjbSyl-z & igF erf i-ct fitting & % Mo4 r £r2s.lt prlccy Cy (X, " AH Si* Jt-B-Qs Hy%icm r £ ~ & Uu I urw r&r. 3 All grad<* of t'tulerwcar at very low prices. Largest stock of hats and furnishings for gentleman in the country. An inspection will prove this to any ones satisfacture. Colbert & Dale. 242 S. Main St., Hutler, l'enn'a. YOU CAW FIND ,VSS, . ■ ' .EKMIiJGTOH Enor/ ♦ *'l! O 1 Id't .Wf •'! »o/U»iu^ lUTTLKR. HA.., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23. 189(5. / t>i CHAPTER 111. M». BARNES DISCOVERS AX ARTISTIC MTR DER. While tho meal was progressing, a man silently passed through the room. , No one would have gue ssed that he had anj special motive in doing so, for ho j noticed no one. Neither would ono have supposed that Mr. Barnes observed him, for ho had his back turned. Yet this was ; the same individual who upon his in struction had followed Ru.-e Mitchel { when she left the train. Breakfast over, the two men started i to leave tho restaurant. Reaching the ! stairway which leads abovo to the main floor, Mr. Barnes courteously stood aside to allow his companion to ascend first. Mr. Mitchcl, however, with a wavo of tho hand, declined and followed Mr. Barnes. Whether either hud any special design in this was a thought occupying the minds of both as they silently pas- ud up stairs. Mr. Mitchel had a slight ad vantage, in that being behind he could watch the detective. There seemed, however, to bo little to sec. To bo sure the man who had passed through the restaurant was idly leaning ngaiiir t the doorway, bnt as soon us Mr. Barnes' head appeared, and certainly bef« re ho could have been noticed by Mr. Mitchel, he stepped out into tho street, crossed over and disappeared into tho baijk building opjKjflite. Had any signal passed between these two detectives? Mr. Mitchel, despite his shrewdness in send ing Mr. Barnes up stairs ahead < f him, saw none, yet this is what occurred: Barnes said adieu and walked away. Mr. .Mitchel stood in the door way, gazing after him till ho saw him enter the elevated railroad station ; then, looking carefully about, ho himself walked rapidly toward Sixth avenue. He did not glance behind, or ho might have seen the man in tho bank step out and walk in tho same direction. They had been gone about five minutes when Mr. liarncs onco more appeared upon tho scene. He stopped in the doorway where tho other detective had been leaning. Keenly scanning the paneling, hiv eye presently rested upon what ho was seeking. Faintly written in pencil were tho words "No. East Thir tieth." That was all, but it told Mr. Barnes tliat Rose Mitchel had been fol lowed to this address, and as it tallied with that which she herself had given to him he knew now that "ho could bo found when wanted. Wetting his finger against tho tip of his tongue, ho drew it across the words, leaving nothing but a dirty smudge. "Wilson is a keen on<*," thought the detective. "He did this trick well—saw my nod, wrote that addro H and got out of sight in an instant. I wonder if ho can keep an eye on that shrewd scoun drel. Pshaw! lam giving the fellow too much credit. I must leave it to Wil son for today anyway, as I must get through with this Pi-ttingill matter." Half an hour later he was at headquar- . tors talking with his a, 1 tantn. Meanwhile Wilson followed Mr. Mitchel to Broadway, then down to the Casino, where he stoppe d to buy tickets ; then out again and down Broadway to ' the Fifth Avenue hotel, which ho enter ed. He nodded to the clerk, took his key and passed upstair,-. Evidently he lived there. Wibtoii, of course, had no further definite instructions. From Mr. Barnes' backward nod ho had understood that be was to shadow this man, and, under the circumstance-, it was his simple | duty to do this until relieved by further orders. In the.-e days of telephones it is easy enough to make hurried reports to | headquarters and then continue the pur suit. Tho Fifth Avenuo is not a promts- j ing place in which to watch a man, pro vided the man knows that ho is being watched. It has three exits—one on Broadway and ouo each on Twenty third and ou Twenty-fourth strict. Wilson flattered himself that Mr. Mitehel was unsuspicious, and therefore whichever way he might leave the build ing he would first return his key at tho desk- He consequently kept that point in view. Not half an hour had elapsed when his man appeared, gave up his key, as expected, anil passed out by tho Broadway door. Crossing the avenue lie walked down Twenty-third street cast ward. Wljson followed cautiously, go ing through the park. At Third avenue Mr. Mitehel climbed the elevated stair way, and Wilson was compelled to ilo the same, though this brought him unpleas antly close. lVith men took the same train, Mr. Mittfjel in the first coach, Wilson in the last. At Forty econd street Mr. Mitehel left the train and crossed the bridge, but instead of taking the annex for the Grand < 'cutral depot, as ouo is exjiected to do, he slipped through the crowd to tiie main platform and took a train going backdown town. Wilson managed to get the same train, but he realized at once that his man either knew that he %vus followed or else was taking extrunnliiiarry precautions. At Thirty-fourth street station the trick was related, Mr. Mitehel crossing over the bridge and then taking an up town train. What puzzled Wilson was that he could not detect that his man had no ticed him. It seemed barely possible, as they had encountered crowds at both place*, that lie had ese-ap* d unobserved. Uo wus more satisfied of this when at Forty-second street again Mr. Mitehel once more left the train, crossed tho bridge, and this time went forward, tak ing tho coach for tho Grand Central. Evidently all the maneuvering hail merely been prompted by caution, and not having observed his shadow tin man was about to continue to Ills tro* destination. Mr. Mitehel had entered the coach by the first gate, and was seated quietiy in the Corner as Wilson passed on, going in by the gate ut the_> opposite end. A moment later the guard slammed tiie gate at Wilson's end and pulled the bellropo. As que k as a flash Mr. Mitcliol jumped up, and before he coulei bo preventeel had left the coach Just us it sturted, carrying away Wilson, completely outwitted and dumfound'd. As sisal as the train stopped lie darted down stairs and ran back toward the Third avenue stati but lie knew it, wim UhelliHH, UM it II') faW llOtil ing of Mr. Mitchol. Wilwon wan greatly disheartened, for ho was moot nnxiou# to utaixl well with Mr. iiarneH, liiti chief. Yet in revolving ovwr tho oocorrwici'H of the lawt half hour ho could not n-4) how he con Id bav» X»r»!V«-iit«)fl the twapo of ht* man, Hiijco It wan evident that ho had iutuuthioally acted iu a way to prevent purmiit. If oil" hut known or MUHjx ctH thai lio IM be ing ihadowod tiic Third avenuo elevated road, with itH bridges ;it Thirty-fourth Mid Forty wond utrci't.i, offern tlio Diowt effectual in< UIH of eluding the moat nkiljful detect ivo. )t Wll- li had knowu uny thing wliatever about tho man who had cncapcd him, lie might have boon able to gues* IJ iw destination, and HO liavo caught up with him again by hur rying ahead and tin ' ting him, OH ho ha<l criminals with whose haunts he was ac quainted. In this instance he was utter ly in the dark, so could do nothing but If he could not report where Mr. Mitehel had gone, at least ho might dis cover at what time he returned to his hotel, and possibly Mr. Barnes might receive some valuable hint by the lup-e of time. With this idea Wilson returned to tho Fifth Avenue hotel and waited patientlv. He telephoned to hcadqnar- tcrs, only to hear that Mr. Baines had gone hack to Boston to bring Petringill to New York. Seven o'clock arrived, and yet his vigil was unrewarded. It suddenly occurred to him that, a.; he had soen Mr. Mitehel purchase tickets for tho Casino, that might bo a good placp to watch, though of course there was no certainty that they wero for that night. Upon this meager hope ho hastened up town and stationed himself where he could keep an eyo on all who entered. At 10 minutes past 8 ho was about con- eluding that his task was useless when a cab stopped, and, to his intense satis faction, ho saw Mr. Mitehel alight and then hand out a handsomely dre.-sed woman. Wilson had prepared himself for this possibility by purchasing a tick et of admission, so that bo followed tho conplo into tho theater, determined not to lose sight of his man again. Tho opera over, he found if: easy to shadow tho two, as tho woman declined the proffered cab, perchance because the exhilarating though cold night air made a walk home inviting. He was, how ever, somewhat amazed at last to see them enter tho very apartment house on Thirtieth street to which ho had traced Rose Mitehel in the morning. His mind was at onee set at ease, for since both i if his birds had flown to tho same dovecot it seemed plain that they were connect ed. Evidently it was to this house that Mr. Mitehel had ffouo after eluding him in tho morning. At least so argued the astute detective. Wilson had waited opposite tho build ings perhaps an hour, lulled into ab straction of thought by the silenco of the neighborhood, when ho wc startled by hearing a piercing shriek, loud and long continued, which thon died away, and all was still again. Whether if caino from the apartment house or ouo of the private dwellings next- to it he was in doubt. That it was a woman's cry ho felt sure. Was it a cry of pain or the shriek of nightmare? lie could not tell. That solitary, awful cry, disturbing tho deathlike stillness, seemed uncanny. It made him shiver and draw his cloal closer about him. If it had only boon repeated, after ho was on the alert, he would have felt better satisfied, but though he listened intently he heard nothing. Ten minute- later anothor thing occurred which attracte d his at tention. A iight in a window on the fifth floor wps extinguished. There was certainly nothing suspicious about this, for lights nri nsually j -if nut when one retires. He noticed it In au-e it was the only light which showed from any of the windows during his vigil. While he was thinking of this the door opposite opened, and a man etueiged. Judging it to be Air. Mii'hel, he hastily fol lowed. That there might certainly be no mistake Wilson walked rapidly enough to reach tho avenue corn< r ahead of the man when In cro. . Ed, HIJ timing himself that hopai.-ed in front of the Other just as they both i< ached the street lamp. Taking a quick but thorough look, Wilson saw that it was not Mr. Mitehel, so ho abandoned the pursuit, going back quickly toward the apartment house. He had proceeded but a few pace when he met Mr. Mitehel coming rapidly to ward him. Breathing ;i sigh <»f relief, he passed, then crossed the sir.■< t, and with his usual skill wadily kept Mr. Mitehel in sight uniil lie cut'reel tho Fifth Avenue hotel. Wilson saw him take his key and go up stairs, so that he felt that his vigil was over for that night. Looking at his watch, J.o r.oted that it was just 1 o'clock. Going into the reading room, he wrote a report of the day's occurrences, ami then, calling a messenger, sent it to headquarters ad dressed to Mr. Barnes. This done, he felt entitled to hurry home for a short sleep —short, because ho knew it would bo his duty to bo on the watch again the noxt day uud until he received further instructions fioni Mr. Barnes. Mr. Barnes had immediately after his arrival obtained the requisition pa pers for which he had telegraphed, and which ho found awaiting him. With tin-so he had returned to Boston tho same day, and obtaining his prisoner succeeded in catching tin- midnight, train once more, arriving in New York witli tho loss of but a single day from tho new case which so absorbed all his in terest. Thus tho morning after that 011 which the jewel robbery hud been din-oven d he entered his offices ejuite early, having delivered his prisoner at. police head quarters. When he read Wilson's letter, tho only sign which bet gave ut dissatisfaction was a neirvous pull ut 0110 corner of his mustache. Ho read tho paper through throe times, then tore it carefully into tiny pieces, doing it so accurately that they wero all nearly of tho same sizo /ILj \rl A \jli <nn c) triumph *J : 1 ■ mil hi hlx ■ and shape. Any one who should attempt to piece together a note which Mr. BarucN bad thus de-troyeel would have a task. Standing l y the window, he tossed them high in the air and saw them scat tered by tho wind. At half past H o'clock he ttood before the apartment house in Ea 1 Thirtieth street. The janitor Was sweeping from the pavement a light snow Vfiicli bad fallen in tho early hours of the morning. Mr. Bartn s, without speaking to the man, walked into the vestibule ami scanned the names over the letterboxes. None of tln-m contained the one which ho sought, but there was no rami in No. 5. Recalling that in Wilson's report, a light had disapjs arcd from a window on the fifth floor, he knew that it con lei not beunoooupied. Togct in he resorte d to a trick often practiced by sneiak Jhieves. He rang the bell of No. I, ami when thej door silently swung oj«-n be waiKeii'in, apologizing to tho servant on the first landing for having "rung the wrong bell, "and proceeded up to tho fifth floor. Here lie rang tho bell of the private liall belonging nt'tt special apartment. Ho could hav< rung the lower bell of this apartment at tho out set, bur he wished to make it impossible for any cao to leave after his signal an nounced visitors. He stood several min utes and heard no sound from within. A second pull at the bell produced no better results. Taking a firm bold of tho doorknob, he slowly turned it, making not tho slightest noise. To his surprise, the door yielded when he pressed, and in a moment he had passed in and closed it behind him. His first idea was that, after all, he had entered an empty apartment, but a glarce into the room at the farther end of the hall showed him that it was a furnished parlor. Ho hesitated a moment, then walked stealth ily toward that room, and, looking in, saw no one. He tiptoed back to the hall door, turned the key, took it from tho lock and dropped if into his pocket. Again ho passed forward to the parlor, this time entering it. It was elegantly and tastefully furnished. The windows opened on the street. Between them stood a cabinet writing desk, open, as though recently used. Beside it was an enamel piano lamp, po.»sibly the samo which had furnished the iight which Wilson had suddenly missed several hours before. Opposite the windows a pair of folding glass doors comniuni- cated with an apartment beyond. These wero closed. Peeping through a part of the pattern cut in the glass, Mr. Barnes could just distinguish the form of a woman in bed, her long hair hanging down from the pillow. This sight made him uncertain as to tho next move. This was possibly Mrs. Rose Mitehel, us she had announced herself. She was asleep, and he had entered her apart ment without any warrant fordoing so. True, he looked upon her with some sus picion, but tho most innocent frequently suffer in this way, and without better reason than he had he knew that he could not account legally for what he was doing. As he ..tood by the glass doors cogitat- ing ho chanced to look down lustant ly his eyo was attracted by that which made him shiver, as accustomed as ho was to strange sights. It was a tiny red stream, which had managed to pass un der tho door and had then run along the edge of tho carpet for the space of a few inches. Instantly ho stooped, dipped his finger into it and then ejaculated under his breath: "Blood and clotted." Standing upright, ho once more poor *l into tho room. The figure in bed had not moved. Without further hesitation he slowly slid the doors apart. Ouo glance within,and murmuring tho single word "Murder!" Mr. Barnes was no longer slow in his actions. Stepping across a big pool of blood which stained tho carpet, he stood at the side of tho bed. He recognized tho features of tho woman who hail claimed that she had been robbed of her diamonds. She seem ed sleeping, save that there was an ex pression of pain on the features, a con traction of the skin between the eye brows, and one corner of the mouth drawn aside, tho whole kept in this po sition by the rigielity of death. The manner of her death was as simple as it was cruel. Her throat had been cut as she slept. This seemed indicated by the fact that she was clad in her nightdress. One thing that puzzled Mr. Barnes at once was the pool of blood near the door. It was fully six feet from the head of tho bed, and while there was another just by the bedstead, formed by blood which had trickled from tho wound, running down the sheets and so drop ping to the floor, tho two pools did not communicate. "Well," thought Mr. Barnes, "lam first <lll the sceno this time, and no busy bodies shall tumble things about till I havo studied their significance." This room had not been designed for a sleeping apartment, but ruther as a dining room, which upou occasion could bo opened into the parlor, converting the two into one. There was one window upon an airshaft, and in an angle was a handsome carved oak mantel, with lire place below. Mr. Barnes raised tho cur tain over tho window, lottting in more light. Booking around, he noticed almost immediately two things—first, that a basin stooel on a wash stand half tilled with water, tho color of which plainly indicated that the murderer had washed off telltale marks before taking hi* de parture; second, that in the fireplace was a pile of ashes. "The scoundrel has burned evidence against him and deliberately washed tho blood from his person before going away. Let me see, what was it that Mitehel said, 'I should have stopped to wash the stain from the carpet while fresh, and also from the dog's mouth.' That is what ho told his friend ho wonh* do if bitten while committing a crime. In this instance the 'stain on tho carpet' was too much for him, but he washed it from himself. Can it be that a man lives who, contemplating a deed of this character, would make a wager that ho would not bo detected? Bah I It is im possible." Thus thought Mr. Barnes as lie studied the evidence before him. Ho next turned to the woman's clothing which lay on a chair. He rummaged through the pocket, but # found nothing. Iu handling the |>ettieoat ho noticed that apiece had been cut. from the band. Examining the other garments, ho soon saw that the same had Ix-en done to them all. Like a flash, an idea struck him. Going over to the bed, he searched for some mark on the garments which were on the corpse, lie could find none until he lifted the body tip and turned it over, when he found that apleco had been out from tho nightdress. "That accounts for tho blood by tho door," thought Mr. Barnes. "Ho took her out of the bed to get her nearer to the light, so that he could find the in it ials marked on t ho clothing. While she lay by tho door tho blood flowed and ac cumulated. Then he put her back iu bed, so that lio would not need to step over her in walking about the room. What a calculating villain ! Thero is 0110 significant fact here. Her name cannot have been Rose Mitehel, or there would have b'-en no reason fordi -troying these marks, since she had given that name to several." Mr. liarncH next brush d tho charred ashes from the grate upon a newspaper and carried them to tho window in the front room. His examination satisfied him of two things—the murderer bad burned the bits of cloth cut from tho various garmcn's and also a number of letters. That the follow was studiously careful was plain from tiie fact that the burning had been thoroughly done. Nothing had esenjied the flume save two buttons with a bit of cloth attache d and various corners of 111 ve*lopes. With elis gust Mr. Barnes threw the aohes buck where he hud found tln-m. Next lie paid his attention to the enb inet desk, which stoesl open. He pulloel OOt all the drawers and peered into ev ery nook anil cranny, but his search was frultle-s: He found nothing but blank pu[ter and envelopes, and these eif com mon kind. Om-e more re-turulng to the room where the curpne lay he noticed u trunk from which protruded a part of a gar ment. Raising the lid he found every thing within in a promiscuous pile. Evi dently it had been hastily si arched ami carolumily ropiukod. Mr. V l '"""'* each artteln ont mid <<xutuhi<-f4 Itdoaely. hvcrytiii«« n|xm which a name hav« LMXJU writtt'ii wbowod u iiluce where ix yicw bc'ji 1 1> £Ji. u>unt I*J ...tii< g<f«l reas< n for hiding this wo man's identity, or ihf» sconmir.l would not have been so thorough iu his work," thought Mr. Barru.. Just t!.*. iu re placing the clothing, ho heard a crink ling sound which indicated th.it a bit cf paper waa in the pocLvt •■■i the garment. Hastily ho withdrew it. and was de lighted to observe writing. "A clew at last," he murmured, hurrying to the front room window to read it. This was what he found: "T-T OF JEWELS. emudianu... its J15.000 One emerald, 15; „.... 15.000 One ruby, 15*& carats . ... 20.0tj0 One sapphire, 10 carats XO One pearl, i>oar shaped, white lo.uUO Oat' pearl, pear shaped, black 10.000 One pearl, white, egg shaped 5,000 One pearl, black, egg shaped s,uu) One canary diamond 5.000 One topaz, 300 carats 5,&0 iia.ooo The ten jowelb are all perfi t-t specimens of tin .; kind. The first fou: are cut exaetiy alike. The pear shaped pearls are similar in slw> and shape, as arc also tin-1 s;g pearls. Th> cm try (haiuond is oblong and the t' ij mz unexeelli 1. Til. lot arecontain ed i:i i i, 1 Ru s I ith r case 4by 6 inchf sin si:-i, lined v.i tJ > 1 , t k sat in. Kacll jewel fits in a>; oial ■<■ -sn u and is held in place by a gold * ire elnnj- The case the name "JUTCHLX," in gold letters across the band which straps around it. This was all, no name being digued. Mr. Barnes regretted this last fact, but felt that he held a must iiun ltaut pa per in his hand, since it • mod to bo conoboraim of the woman's statement that .-ho bad lost a lot of unset jewels. It was of great value to hav so minute a description of the stoleu gi :as. Fold ing the paper carefully, ho placed it iu his wallet, and theu returned to the vi cinity of the corpse. Looking closely at the cnt in the neck, the detective determined that the assassin had used an ordinary pocket knife, for the wound was neither deep nor lonp. It severed tho jugular vein, which seemed to have l -eu the aim of the murderer. It was fiom this circum stance that the detective decided that the woman hrd been attacked as she slept. This aroused the question, "Did the murderer have the means of enter ing the house without attracting atten tion?"' Either ho must have had a night key, or t *lse some one must have admit ted him. Mr. Barnes started as the thought recurred to him that Wilson had seen Mr. Mitchel enter the house «sume time before tho scream was heard and depart some time after. Was this tho woman who had accompanied him to the theater? If so, how could she have retired and fallen asleep so quick ly? Evidently farther light must he thrown upon this aspect i t the case. While meditating the detective's eyo roamed about the room, and finally rest ed upon a shining object which lay on tho floor near the trunk. A ray of light from tho front window just reached it ami made it glitter. Mr. Barnes looked at it for some moments mechanically, stooping presently to pick it up, with little thought of what he did. lie hud scarcely examined it, however, before a gleam of triumph glistened in his eye. Ho held in his hand a button, which was cut a cameo, upon which was carved tho profilo head of a woman, beneath which appeared tho name "Juliet." CHAPTER IV. DIAMOND CCT DIAMOND. Mr. Barnes, after discovering tho cameo button, immediately left the apartment. With littlo loss of time he reached tho Fifth Avenue hotel. lie found Wilson sitting in the lobby and learned from him that Mr. Mitchel had not yet come down stairs. He made his subordinate happy by complimenting him upon his work and exonerating him from blame because of his having lost his man for a few hours the day before. With the button in his pocket Mr. Bariles found it easy to be good natured. If tho truth were known, ho was chuc kling to himself. The thought which proved such a fund of merriment was tho idea that his man up stairs had proved himself just as hu man as ordinary criminals, since ho had left behind him the very telltale mark which ho had boasted would not bo found after ho had committed his crime. Externally, however, there was no sign to show that Air. Barnes was in any way excited. He calmly asked at the desk for Mr. Mitchel, and sent up his card just as any ordinary visitor might have done. In a few minutes the hullboy returned witli the curt messugc, "Come up." Mr. Barnes was shown up one (light of stairs into a suit of two rooms and a bath overlooking Twenty-third street. Tho room which hi* passed into from the hall was fitted up like a bachelor's par lor. Comfortable stuffed chairs and two sofas, a folding reading chair, an up right piano in mahogany ease with handsome piano lamp beside if, a carved center table on which stood a reading lamp, cigar case in bronze, photo al bums, hundsomo pictures on tho walls in gold frames, elegant vases on the mantel, an onyx clock, a full sized figure of a Moor carved iu wood serving as a card receiver—in fact, everything about the place was significant of wealth, luxury ami refinement. Could this be the den of a murderer? It seemed not,un less there might be some powerful bill den motive, which would make a man who was evidently a gentleman stoop to such a crime. According to Mr. Dames' experience such a motive must involve awomun. As yet there was no womun in this case, save the corpse which he hail just left. All this flashed through the detective's mind as ho noted his sur rounding* in a few swift glances. Then lie heard a voice from the next loom say: "Come in, Mr. Durnea. We must not stand upon ceremony with one another. " Mr. Barnes, in answer to the invita tion, crossed into the adjoining room arid noticed at. onee that the sleeping apart incnt was as luxurious as the parlor. Mr. Mitchel was standing in front of a mirror shaving himself, being robed In a silk morning wrapper. "Pardon this intrusion," began Mr. Barnes. "But you told me I might call at any time, and"— "No excuses necessary, except from me. Bnt I must finish shaving, you know. A man can't talk with lather on one side of his face." "Certainly not. Don't hurry. lean wait." "Thank you! Take a seat. You will find that armchair by the bed comforta hie. This is an odd hour to bit making one's toilet; but, the fait is, I was out lute last uigiit." "At the club, i suppose," said Mr. Barnes, wishing to see if Mr. Mitchel would lie to him. In this he was ilisap pointed, for the reply was: "No; I went to the Casino. Lillian Russell, you know, has returned. 1 had promised a friend to go, so we went." "A gentleman?" "Are you not getting inquisitive? Wo; not a gentleman, but a lady. In fact, that is her picture on that easel." Mr. Burner looked triil saw un oil paintiug representing a marvelously beautiful heud—a brunette of strong emotion* und grenf. will power, If her portrait wore truthful. Here was a sig niflcant fact. Mr, Mitchel said that h«< had been to tho Ci.sitio with this wom an. Wilson claimed that they had gone to the house where the murdered worn ■at lay. It would seem that Mr. Mitch kl'b friend must live there, and thus fie had gained access the night before. Did lie know that the other also lived tb'-re and did he go into her apartment after leaving his companion? As this passed through Mr. Dames' mind his eyes wandered acrosi the bed He saw a wuistcoat, upon which he observed two buttons sJuiilur to the one which he had Ulil PSBJSBt. HUjitilMil 11,1 | *• a. i. 1 his hand toward the bed, but his fingers had scarcely tout-hod the ! v.u it when Mr. Mitohel said with ( i turning from hij .-having: "Therein non.oney in that waibtco.it, | Mr. Barnes." "What do yen mean to insinuate?" said Mr. Barnes angrily, withdrawing j Lis hand quickly. Mr. Mitohel paused a y % Sti althily he rcuc)tttl his limitl t'-irard the h,:d. moment before replying, deliberately niado one or two more sweeps with his razor, then turned and faced the detect ive, "I mean, Mr. Barnes, that you forget that I was looking into a mirror." "Your remark indicated that I meant to steal." "Did it? lam sorry. But really you should not adopt a thief's stealthy methods if you are so sensitive.- When I invito a gentleman into my private room, I do not expect to have him fin gering my clothing while my back is turned.'' "Take care, Mr. Mitcliel, you are speaking to a detective. If I did stretch my hand toward your clothing, it was with no wrong intent, and you know it." "Certainly I do, and what is more I know just what you were wishing to do. Yon must not get angered so easily. I should not have used the words which I did, but to tell yon the truth I was piqued." "I don't understand." "It hurt my feelings to have you treat me just like an ordinary criminal. That yon should think I would let you come in here and make whatever examina tions you have in your mind right be fore my very eyes wounded my pride. I never should have turned my back upon you except that I faced a mirror. I told you I know .vhat you wished to do. It was to examine the buttons on my vest, was it not?" Mr. Barnes was staggered, but did uot show it. Culmly he said: "As you know, I overheard your con versation on tho train. You spoke of having a set ,pf five curious buttons and"— "Pardon me, I said six, not five." Once more Mr. Barnes had failed to trap tho man. Ho suggested five, hoping that Mr. Mitchel might claim that to have been tLe original number, thus elimi nating the lost ono. "Of course you did say six, now I re member," ho continued, "and I think you will admit it was not unnatural cu tiosity which led me to wish to see them, that—that—well, that I might recog nize them again." "A very laudable intent. But, my dear Mr. Barnes, I havo told you that you may call upon me at any time and ask mo any questions you please. Why did you not frankly ask me to show you the buttons?" '' 1 should have done so. Ido so now.'' "They aro in the vest. Yon may ex amine them if yon desire it." Mr. Barnes took up the vest, aud was puzzled to flud six buttons, three of Ju liet and three of Romeo. Still ho was satisfied, for they were identical with tho ono in his pocket. It occurred to him that this man who was so careful in his precautions might, have lied as to the number in the set, and have said six when in reality there were seven. A few questions about the buttons seemed op portune. "These aruvery beautiful, Mr. Miteh <•l, mid unique too. I have never heard of cameo buttouH before. 1 think you said they were made expressly fur yon. " Mr. Mitehel dropped into a cushioned rockor before ho replied: "Those buttons were made fur nie, and they are exquisite specimens of tiio ({raver'a art. Cameo buttons, however, uro not so uncommon as you suppose, though they are more usually worn by women, and, in fact, it was a woman's idea to have these cut. I should not have''— "lly Jo vol" said Mr. Barnes, "the Romeo buttons are copies from your likeness, unit good portraits too." "Ah! You have noticed that, have you?" "Yes, ami the Juliets are copies of that picture." Mr. Barnes was getting excited, for if thoso buttons wore por traits, and tbo one in his jxieket was that of the woman whoso likeness stood on the easel, it was evident that they were connected. Mr. Mitcbel eyed him keenly. "Mr. Barnes, you are disturbed. What Is it?" "I am not disturbed." "V«w ""ri >« *ho slight, of those buttons which has caused it. Now tell mo your reason for coming here this morning." Mr. Barnes thought the time had corny to strike a deciding blow. "Mr. Mitcho), first answer one ques tion, and think well before you reply. How many buttons were made for this sot?" "Seven," answered Mr. Mitehel, so promptly that Mr. BnrncH could only repeat, amazed: "Seven? But you sail' six only a mo ment aROt" "1 kiiow what I said. 1 uovor forget any statement that I make, and all my statements are acourate. 1 said that six Is the entire set. Now you ask me what was tho original number, and 1 reply seven. Is that clear?" "Thou the other button has been lost?" "Not nt all. I know where it is. " "Then what do you mean by saying that the set now is only six?" "Excuse mo, Mr. Barnes, if I decline to answer that question. I have replied now to several since I asked yon why you como here this morning." "I will tell you," said the detective, playing his trump card, as ho thought. "I have been examining tho place where your crime was committed, and I have found that seventh buttyn!" If M' . Barnes expected Mr. Mitehel to recoil with fear, or tremble, or do anything that on ordinary criminal does when brought face to face with evidence of his guilt, ho must have been disappointed. But It is safe to assume that by this time sosklllful a man as Mr. Barnes did not expect so consummate an actor as Mr. Mitehel to betray feeling He did show some interest, however, for he arose from his chair, and walking up to Mr. Barnes ho asked simply : "Iluve von it with you? May 11 ne it ?" Mr. Barnes hesitated a moment, won dering if he risked losing the button by handing it to him. He decided to give it to him and did so. Mr. Mltchcl looked nt. It cluimly, UM though «n expert, and after (several too Blunts of A lleuce he towed it cinltwly Into the air, catching it UM itoumedowu, nnil then naitl: "Thl* would inukn a pretty (dtuatlon In u plajr, Mr. Bnrnex Follow me. Do teetivediimovorH crime mid flndn curiou* button. Uoen Mraiglit to criminal mid lMililly ttlk 111 til of the fuel "tlmllnl admit* that ho huH but b\ittonn out TSTo. 4: of -oven .ind aslis to see the button found. Detective foolishly hands it to him. Then criminal .-miles blandly and .-ays: 'Mr. Detective, now I have seven buttons, sad my set is complete again. What aro yon going to do about it?' " "And the detective would reply," said Mr. Barnes, falling into the humor of the situation, "Mr. Criminal, I will just take that back by force." "Exactly. You catch the spirit of the stage picture. Then fight between two men. applause from the gallery, and vic tory for either party, as the author has decided. That is tho way it would be done in a play. But in real life it is dif ferent. I simply hand you back your bntton thus," handing button to Mr.' Barnes and bowing politely. Then he remarked: "Mr. Barnes, you are wel come to that. It is not a part of my set!" "Not a part of your sot?" echoed the detective, dumfounded. "Not a part of my set. lam sorry to disappoint you, but so it is. I will even explain, for I sympathize with you. I told yon the set was originally 6even. So it was, but the seventh button has the head of Shiikespeare on it. All seven v. ere given to me by my friend, but as I could wear but six I returned to her : this odd Shakespeare button, v 'nch I ! had made into a breastpin, ui ' >pt | the others, thus reducing the set - but tons to six. The seventh is j > 1 » button, yon see." "But how do you account for : fact that this button which I have is ; liuly a portrait of your friend and a ci.unter part to those on your vest?" "My dear Mr. Barnes, I don't account for it. I don't have to, yon know. That serf of thing is your business." "What if I should decide to arrest yon at unce and ask a jury to determine whether your original set included this button or not?" "That would bo inconvenient to me, of course. But it is one of those things that we risk every day—l mean arrest by soino blundering detective. Pardon me, do not get augry again. Ido nOi ulludo to yourself. I am quite sure that you aro too shrewd to arrest me." "And why so, pray?" "Because I am surely not going to run away, in the first place, and, second ly, you would gain nothing, since it would l>e so easy for me to prove all that I have told you, and in your mind yon aro saying to yourself that I have not lied to yon. Really I havo not." "I have only one thing more to say to yon, Mr. Mitchel," said Mr. Barnes, rising. "Will you show me that seventh button, or breastpin?" "That is asking a great deal, bnt I will grant your request upon one condi tion. Think well before yon make the bargain. When I made that wager, I did not calculate the possibility of en tangling in my scandal the name of the woman whom I love doarest on earth. That is tho portrait of the woman who will soon become my wife. As I have said, slio lias tho other bntton and wears it constantly. Yon will gain nothing by teeing it, for it will simply corroborate my word, which, I think, you boliove now. I will take yon to her, and she will tell yon of thoso buttons, if yon promise mo never to annoy her in any way in connection with this affair." "I will give you that promise cheer fully. I havo no wish to annoy a lady." "That is for yon to decide. Moet mo in tho lobby at noon precisely, and I will take yon to her house. And now will you exenso nie while I complete n>y toilet?" THE TATTLER. Mrs. K'Jssell Sago, the wife of Gotham's Croat financier, in very much Interested in the legal education of women. "Inspector of homos'' is the newest of fice created by tho guardians of Ban Fran olson and delegated to Mrs. Rose M. French. Mrs. Jerry Simpson was recently thrown from a wagon mid run over. For a few hours she was in a critical condition. Hor husband was driving tho totun. The beauty of the .Japanese court is the Princess Klta-Shlrakawa, the tall and Stately wife of tho emperor's cousin, a m» jor general In tho imperial army. Mrs. Kelloy. the venerable actress, whose ninetieth birthday was recently celebrated In London, sang tho mermaid's song In a performance of "Oboron," conducted by Weber himself in ITJH. Ernesta Frist, 80 years old and last of tho family that Included tin Ilia Grist, the singer, and Carlotta Grlsl, the dancer, Is dead. Ernesto was tho elder sister of Car lotta and cousin to Gnllla. At Boston one day recently Mrs. Bah llngton Booth made three addresses, re viewed tho looal Salvation Army and at tended a reception In the evening. She Was nt work again next day before 10 o'clock. Miss Caroline Kustad, a Scandinavian spinster, 00 years old, living In Whitehall, wis., bus turned over hor savings for the last 11) years, amounting to fsJOO, to tho fund for relieving the Armenian sufferers in Turkoy. It is »h interesting fact that Mnluc was tho blrthplaw of throe noted singers. An nie I*oiilso (,'ary Raymond was born Id Durham, Me.; l<llllan Norton Uywor (Nordloa) was born In Farmlngton, Me., and Emma Eam<<s Story was born In Ijath, Me. Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago, who owns one of tho largest mid most valuable OollectloiiH of paintings and statuary In Co west, has offered to open her art gal ry to the public on payment of a modest admission fee, the receipt# to go to funds of the Students' society of the Chicago university. Guy do Maupassant's mother, to whom ho left 10,000 fraues a year by his will, re cently applied to have hor son's will set aside on the ground of mental as she would have received much more If he had died Intestate. As the will was made long before the novelist broke down, however, she lust her ease. Miss Alice C. Fletcher, who has devoted years to the stndy of the customs of tho Indians of the north west, has boon elected one of he sectional vlou presidents of tUs American Association For the Advanco iqetit of Sclenoe. The honors to Miss Fletcher aro the first of tho sort extended to a woman by the association. Louise Michel was 06 years old last May, her birth certificate, which describes her as "the daughter of Mile. Mario Anns Michel, chambermaid," establishing that fact. She was given a good education by hor mother's employer, anil when forced to rely on her own resources becaniw the MohooliulHtrcss of her native village. DREAMS OF DRESS. Cloth skating costumes braided, hussar fashion, aro not now, but aro highly fash ionable. Green, gray, blue In wivurnl tdmdeti imd brown In many tone* un the prevailing color* lu cloth gown*. Embroidered kid nntl lliln leather timid*, vent*, col lnm nnd trimming* of varlom kind* urn very much in voguo thin winter. KIIIIII) of the «riiy nnd brown nloth pol rrlnt'M have double onfM H of vulvot edged with »able that give liiunoiwo breadth to the idiouldcrn. Thnnc are very Ntyllxh. Gold, »llv« r iiinl opiil Njmnglo trimming* ■re very effective on white or pale roue col wr<<il tulle cln fHin miiiln up over tulle foun ds IOIIH and worn over prlnccKH nllp» of HIIU the Color of the tulle. There M-niiiM now to IK> very trunt worthy foundation for the iiKxcrtlon Unit Ijoth • klrtu mid nit-eve* have quelled their ut most limit, itnd thl# bolngiloiui Inevitable reaction In likely to w»t In, Hiort, full shoulder cape* of mink, otter or chlnchllta nr.' «tyll*Jlly worn over throo ijtmrl. r < (»]>. Hof i-rny or brown vulvot or cloth lined with Mrtln briKiadu and fitted very cloM'ly on the idiotildort. Home of tin- iM'Wiwt I.oulw coat* of black or dark green vi'lvct are iimdo with rcvoM ottivlicd to it very deep nullor collar of oreniii white witln, bordered with fus be low a Luind of 1 vrhluu embroidery ofVlob ovlored xllki) j^v^yrk-ro.t.
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