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# T H Ei TL*\ II I* *jP E It\ I.A f £ ; il if, M. A. L whispers 1 Johnston CHAPTEB XXIIl-Contlnuecl. «> .ease of shame nor of guilt pof wrung to no one. A clew con- «ee k^t assuring me that It was Enno and not error on my part !, bad ^ught me here. At every t in tlw strange chain of elreum- JJi fat that X had acted ««i a It now* fhcrald have act^d. My 0 {'ioHt»«'n«» upheld n>» even SSdi tne liberate wmllelmns plot- ,\ v n mis »I«M make It appear the l*ifi''. to tl »* 1**°** trt $ m Z Kt.rM Uiftt I *«» * mnrdarwr., rr . liML-a :(rdiculd he *>nt«*ri<*#l ?.» '' 4 f ? iiurs n <.<f'faga 1 JWW lit>'i '. - '•- --,• -':'--• '..v at '*•»**? >'-lf. it it -vis .vlUi inch i* inlprt^it ilial usfned to the monotonous *aestlon- jtot formed a part of ti* selection 1 1 Jury. -_ _ . . «So for as I «m concernM,'* I had \ to my counsel In bur last chat „, sort of a Jury will do. Unless rmcceed In upsetting the evidence alnst ne with a crash that all the can hear It makes no differ* Jl 1rwit\Mye» nlcal desertion of the bullet wound, and the prosecution put in evidence the bullet extracted from the body and the revolver the detective* had found, pointing out that they were of the same caliber, \Call Mr. Wick,\ gold the district attorney, I leaned forward to listen to every word ot Wick's taJtlmony. In fart tti>m th» moment ho was brought la I uieYer took my eyes from hta. It would be black enough for ma If ha merely stated tho facts as lhey ac- tually hud happened, but X dountafl If ho wntikt hft rontpnt with that, $i, m i tAt trtUia, Wide was la tJU« am* pl.'V «.f siia nrji.\fxcm : L-; wiu KOT» •Didthegor \Yes she did.. She reported his ac- tions to mo, and I suggested that she go with him and try to find out what his name was,\ \What el»e-4o,' you know about the defendant!\ \That** all-except-\ \Except what?\ _ ______ \What I saw on the night Miss Lu- tan was murdered.\ \Tell the circumstances.\ \I was In the elevator coming down from the top floor. I heard the sound of a shot It seemed to come from the fifth floor. I got oft there to in* vestigate. As the door of the Lutan apartment stood Mr. Nelson.\ \What wag he doing there*\ \Just standing-there. It looked to me as If be bad just been- coming out and that when be saw me he bad stopped suddenly.\ ' \What was his manner? Describe the position In which he was standing to the Jury.\ Again there was In the dlstrlct^attorney's voice & triumphant ring. \He was all excited and tremWy- llke,\ Mr. Wick w«nt on, \and Els eyes seewea to bi< buigtos out of his head,\ \What did to ««y?\ \I asked him If lie hurt heard a rtwt mid he HftltS that ha had. I n»kt*t If It had ant (*««« fnra »h« LutAtt ajiarr* wnt and a<; aald tiiat k 'MH :««!me<i *; ?~. \-— I wxs'-r! rz '£*»% ssy <•?* [ 'guess ft»u are right.\ he «nswsr« , despnJidently, It seemed to me, uid if the worst happens, we always i take an appeal.\ 3s reply convinced me that he, to* : U anticipating the remit, which I , ago had decided to be the only „Jome. unless something unforeseen tppened—a verdict against me of tdur in the first degree. , heard, almost with amusement. district attorney, with eloquent cry. tell the Jury the crimes he >cte>l to prove against me, even _.!DR a little at the picture he paint- J of a gnncpter seeking employment I an apartment occupied by families [ wealth that he might find oppor- tunities for plundering them, and rtta he wns surprised In the midst [{ hit burglarizing, brutally choking Die nnproti'CteU woman whose home to was despoiling and then as she lay iter* helpless and Insensible, shoot- ing hvt through the heart. la fact. I quite agreed with all he Mid. even ta his most strenuous ad- ivis—isiopt for ihe one fact— CM I knew I was not the man he 3 talking about It had been a bru- , wwnnlly murder, and I was fully anxiwus as the district attorney M piKsihiy be to see the miscreant jwfcfl had killed Miss Lutan brought to book. The testimony that was to- come, I svoutly hoped, would glva some clue ist would lead to the unmasking of e real murderer. The first witness lied was one of the detecthres Who :i arrested me. He told concisely, i though repeating a well rehearsed tery. of having been summoned to J* Granddeck and finding there the Ny of Daisy Lutan, Be said that \>U had been shot through the heart \Was there anyone In the apart- o«t when you arrived!\ \Jfs a doctor.\ \Anyone else?\ . \Ties. Mr. wick, the superintendent jet the apartment, and the prisoner.\ \What did they say? How did they Tffciln their presence thereT* 'They said they had heard a shot wl had come in to Investigate.\ be tow of examlnlni the body,, t*stioning~.the physician and of mak- k* a search of the apartment for the osrderer, but finding no one else there. \What did you do thenr* \My partner and I followed the? prisoner to his apartment and placed »lm under arrest W* seeutched his worn ana In ^the dresser I found a revolver with ,one chamber recently Uscharged.\ \What made you suspect Nelson? Why did you arrest Mm?\ \My partner and I talked It over, »nd we both were of the opinion that vt was an inside Job. A burglar would tave no chance to get Into a building Ilk* the Granddeck and make, his get J «*ay. it wag between the supexhv teadent of the building; who was a «nfm of responsibility, and this young fellow—who was only a caretaker.\ \Had anything In Nelson's actions \ode you suspicious Of him?\ \i noticed that he waa greatly ex- cited.\ \Anything else?\ \After Nelson had .gone upstairs te Ws own apartment, I questioned Mr. w 'ci:. He said he had been In the 'levator when he heard the shot B« \id gotten out at the fifth ftapr, where .J wemed to have come from.,' At the l0 «r of Miss Lutan's apnrtmefat he 1 'W found the prisoner.'* That's all,\ said the district attor- »«» trlumphnntly. • ' ,«7 attorney waived cross-examins- ( '«>• The second detective was ,mjt * Jhe stand and < corroborated his wnner'e evidence Tn~every aspect r\\ of them totd of finding Wood on F »at the physician whom Wick <• wmmon«4 gav» s'somewbat tten« \How long have you been employed there?\ \Ever since the building was opened.\ / \Where were yon employed pre- viously?\ Wick hesitated. I wondered If Gor- man's surmise that be had been In prison were true, what be would say. \Before that,\ he stammered, \I was In the employ of Mr. Kent In the West.\ \Who is Mr. Kentr \He owns the Granddeck. He had known me for years. He brought me on when he built this building:.\ While his answer seemed to satisfy the district attorney, I was convinced from Wick's nervousness that he was concealing something, thai further questioning Into his past might lead to unexpected developments. \Are you acquainted with the de- fendant?\ \Very slightly.\ \How long hare you known Mm?** I wss listening Intently. Would he admit knowing that I was a relative of old Itnfus Qtston? \I don't really know him,\ Wick ex- plained. 'Tve seen him two or three times. Mr. Gaston, one ot my ten- ants, told me that he was going away and that he had given the key of his apartment to a young man named Nelson whom he had employed as caretaker. He said that the care- taker would arrive at ten o'clock on the Sunday morning that the Gastons went away.\ \And did the defendant arrive at that time—at the time he was ex- pected?\ \He did not What first attracted my attention to him was that he sneaked Into the building: earlier than he wis expected.\ \You say he sneaked in,\ the dis- trict attorney's voice expressed a prop- er horror of inch conduct \Please explain to the jury what you mean by that\ \Instead of announcing his arrival, he watched his chance and waited till one of the tenants was coming In. He slipped In beside her and went \Is that your real oamet** Mc- Gregor repeated, this Ham a little more emphatically.' \It Is—that to—it was.\ sue stam- mered. \It was your name,\ saWI Mc- Gregor sarcastically, \and what night be. your iaame now?\ \My name.\ the girl hesitated, as If struggling with herself, and men casting a defiant look in Wick's di- rection, she answered with pride rath- er than with boldness, \my name is Mrs. Edward Msore.\ \The wife of Lefty Moore, the bur- glar In Sing Slog, you mean, do you not?\ sneered McGregor. \I am,\ she replied with a proud lifting of her chin and a flash In her eye. \I'm Lefty Moore's wife, and I'm proud that I am—his lawfully wedded wife and I don't care who knows It I love Lefty Moore,\ There was Instant consternation in the district attorney's camp. With visions of discredited testimony eon- fronting htm, he was on his feet roar- ing objections. Throughout the whole courtroom there was a sibilant stir, and the Judge begon rapping for or- der. Close behind my counsel my mother had been sitting, accompanied by some woman wearing a heavy veil, I had paid lUtht attention t<» hw hitherto, fOippnajng that it wan sj<>ra« UntnH maid whom my mother had UU'ed t<» »«nm- pusj n»r fa -~-,ur*,- f .t *. U? a* I kn»i» ~:.j -?••-,'t*f t%i T. ' >'-\-. asu-salr.T- ilt'p.'vv IK il«i jUHiitHt wk i«r .vil to whisper to him, to my atter :rar- prtse and consternation I saw that It was Barbara Bradford. How had Barbara come to he sitting there to court at my mother's side? Delighted as I was at seems her, I was puttied and perplexed. I had sternly forbidden both Gorman and McGregor from making any plans to call her as a witness. I had urged hoc to keep silent and not become Involved In any way In the case. My eyes sought hers for an explanation, but after that one whltpe_red word, that I waa u&abla to hear, she had quickly drawn her veil over her face, —\XSur honor,** said McGregor, ris- ing, \la view of this unexpected testi- mony, I should like to request a te- rn JOIN WORLD'S CONGRESS Secretary Msradith Favors Accept- - ance of Invitation of Interna- tional Association. That the TJntted States should ac cept the Invitation of foreign coun- tries to Join the Permanent Interna- tional Association of Road -Con- gresses Is the recommendation of the executive committee of the American Association of Bute Highway Officials to the secretary of agriculture. The iKimmlttee, which held a twc*day»* con- ference in Washington, D, 0„ «m« sldtwd at thu simtfestton of Sec- retary Meredith, tlitt Invitation Jto the United Htatea which had been received through the atats department from thft American cnnimJ K«neral at I'arl*, Mpfrftary M«r#*dHh concurred in tha Ration of Uw Jdtfh *«y «ffl>l»l* and tu'id them m wnAM ?w-,nra>'R.'t Vi »J:^; V.tV. 1et*r*ja*fit tyltfe* 'op It) nMxt nertlnK, in advising the secretary of the ac- tion of the state highway official*, Thomas H. MscDonnld, chief oi the bureau of public roads, who Is also a member of the executive committee, said that the United States Is the only civilised nation hot now a member, of the International association. He saw many advantages in the-United States becoming a .member, and h» be- lteved the other nations In the as- sociation would welcome an Invita- tion to meet In this country next year. The roads congress, he said, constl- .tuted an international tribunal for, J bringing together,the best experience G ET out amemg out- door mm and you'll find many firm friends of good -Old Warnioty.\ Foe men who love nature[\v . —tove her free, active * life and the fragrance of '' btt woods mrd open fields i' —Hke their tobacco xmt m j airaf. That's why theyv 1 love \Old Wmrnicky^ _, atraightKentuckyBurky,! with not a thing added to the flavor and fragrancti put in by Nature herself. H m Mvmmd toh—tta h mm* **t>Q* ttmUt WARNICK L BROWN-Nol Is That Your Real Name?\ •envev ^^vw^as\* I Leaned Forward to Listen to tVery Word of Wick's Testimony. up In iiiii elevator without being an- nounced. Naturally the elevator man thought he was a friend ot the young lady tenant\ \How do you know he' was not a friend of the young woman with whom he entered the building?\ \I asked him If he was acquainted with her, and he said he was. Later that same day e-he passed him In the hall of the building. I noticed that she did not speak to him or recognize him In any way.\ The prosecutor waved his hand to the Jury as If to say, \Yon see, gentle- men,\ and followed on with another question. \Was the defendant's conduct In the building tu any other way such as to arouse your suspicion?\ \He'd hardly got located before he began bussing the telephone girl, ask- ing her all kinds of questions about the other tenants to the building, He kept trying to get her to «o out to dinner with htm.'' tous to go back Into the apartment with me, but the elevator man was standing there, so he came along and was with me when I found the body. I kept him there until > the police came.\ I had expected that my counsel would offer objections to Wick's tes- timony, especially to his having said that I did not appear anxious to \go back\ Into the apartment but Mc- Gregor contented himself with two questions. \Do you not know that Mr. Spal- ding Kelson is a grand-nephew ot Mr. Rufds Gaston? Did not Mr. Gaston tell you of this relationship?\ \He did not\ lied Wick calmly. \How was Mr. Nelson first standing —when you got out of the elevator— when you first saw him?\ I recalled my attitude distinctly. I bad been standing facing the door, straining my ears to catch \any sound In the apartment When I heard the elevator stopping, I had looked around over my shoulder as Wick emerged. \He was standing,\ said Wick, of his own accord, speaking direct to the Jurors, \with his back against the door. One hand—his right hand—was behind him. I thought at first he might have a revolver In it and drew one I always carry, but he had not It looked as If he had Just slipped out of the door and was reaching behind him to close it when I discovered him.\ \That will be all,\ said my counsel, to my great disappointment Through- out the mixed medley ot truth and lies that Wick had been telling, there had been manifest to me hit deliberate purpose to discredit me and cast sus- picion on me. I felt certain that an abler lawyer could quickly have rid- dled his testimony, but McGregor showed no disposition to take advan- tage of bis opportunity. Nellie Kelly was called. Briefly she told of her Job—switchboard op- erator at the Granddeck. She cor- roborated Wick's story of my first ar- rival at the Granddeck and bore out his statements about my having chat- ted with her and also told of having gone to dinner with me. When I had begun questioning her about, other tenants, she said, she excused herself and went to the telephone and called up the Granddeck tor advice as to how she should answer. For some reason, she said, when she returned after phoning, the defendant <jhad not questioned her further but had seem- ed anxious to get away.from the res- taurant \You say,\ said McGregor, as he began her cross-examination, \that your name Is Nellie Kelly. Is that your real name?\ My counsel's unexpected^ question came as a thunderbolt to the opposi- tion. The whole courtroom seemed to sense that something. crucial was about to be brought out The Jurors to a man leaned forward to listen for her answer. The district attorney, plainly puttied, half rose in bis seat and then subsided. Wick's face went \Granted.\ seMfthe Judge. \Ad- journed unttHwo o'clock.\ _ ' CHAPTslB XIV, Impatiently I waited for the recess to be over, t could not understand what waa happening. Neither Gor- man nor my counsel came near me. Even nay mother made no attempt so far as I could learn, to see me. The one glimpse I had had of Barbara there In the courtroom had fired me •gain with wild desires to see her. My feelings were equally divided be- tween hoping she would and hoping she would not make any effort to reach me—at least not until my trial was over. That something was happening to keep them all away—something per- haps vital to my freedom—I was cer- tain. On no other ground could I ex- plain the fact of none of them seek- ing me for consultation. Yet what It might be X could not possibly conjec- ture. Eagerly I hurried Into the court- room again as soon as the recess was over, at once turning my eyes to see If the girl I loved was there. Quickly I located herjrtlll sitting be- side my mother. Her veil now was boldly thrown bsck, and as she gased at me with sparkling eyes and a con- fident smile, I felt sure that across the distance she was trying to send some message of good tidings. My mother's face, too* X observed, now wore a happier took, and about Gor- man and McGregor both was an air of greater confidence than either had manifested before. What had happened? What had they found out? Eagerly I waited de- velopments. The telephone girl was recalled to the stand and her cross-examination resumed. \Mrs. Moore,\ began McGregor—' and I observed curiously that his voice in addressing her no longer was harsh and sarcastic but merely suave and impelling—\yon have testified here as a witness against Mr. Spal- ding Nelson, accused of having mur- dered Daisy Lutan, have you not?\ tTO BE CONTINUED.) ORMISTON THE TAItOR Co. of New York Hundreds of New Spring and Look Them Over Neat Door to Brown Btetaets Real Estate tor Sale If you wish to buy «* sell choice village ot* lake sJbote property see— J.ITALLMAN * NOTICK TO CNgfHTOlt* Kstats ot Mary *. tteOer. tats of Taster Lake, N. T. All alettes aaatast isld estate mast he lied with «bs tndersigaed at the ostesef Fraae** B 3tater, Taseer Lake, N. Y- on or be tors the fifteenth ear of Jaae, INI. Dates Deosiabsr i. 1U». XMMA W. GrDOMrlBJU iMnln'slTWtTlWj P. O. address Flattseaifh, X. T. rraaets H. Slater, Attorney for adadatstratrtg, Tapper Lake, N. Y. ITdeoflm NOTICK TO CHIIMTOM •stats of Daniel L. Oelaey, late of the Town of Altasaoat All claims against said estate mast be filed with the andsrslgaed, oa or before the first day ot November, 1M0, at the o«e* £ Francis H. Slater, Tapper Lake, N.T. MART BARRY. DAVID OaiNBY, Xxeeutore. P. 0. sadness Tenser Lake, H . Y. xtApr.lm. S. MILLER and VUVM w,*~.»—r— white, and the girl herself started and her eyes turned helplessly to Wick, as if seeking Instructions as to how to answer. • —»*• •— • --**-. .««i»,— Chautauqua or Circus. . The manager was strolling about the big Chautauqua tent which had just been set up in a small Missouri town, and the boys were laying the plank seats, when the whir of engines was heard, and two automobiles ap- peared, racing furiously toward the Chautauqua grounds. They stopped side by side In the dust and smoke of heavily set brakes, and the drivers leaped from their seats and ran at top speed toward the astonished Chau- tauqua manager. * \I'm a butcherl\ gasped the first \I'm a butcherl\ cried the second. Then both together they shouted, \I want the contract to furnish meat for the auimalsl\—Youth's Companion, ,8hort 8tory About Shellac. Shellac Is the Joint product'of In- sects and, plants and'comes from In- dia. The lac insects are about 1.25 of an inch long, a bright red to color. They suck the Juices of plants, v dl- gest them and exude them In the form of resin, which soon encases the whole insect. When the young Insects have swarmed out the resin is scraped from the branches, ground, washed, mixed with colophony sad orpiaeent cooked slowly and drawn oat taw, *J» , tain sheets we- know at eheUse, Helping te Carry Forward Nation's Great Read Building Prearsm. and results In highway construction and administration. Although meet- ings have been held each year, none has been called since the European war began. Before the war the con- gress had met in Brussels, Paris and London. Secretary Meredith notified the high- way officials that he would enlarge the, advisory committee of state highway officials, which consults with the department on federal policies la road building. This committee, con- sisting of six members, will now In- clude the entire executive committee of the American Association of State Highway Officials, increasing Its mem- bership to 12. The secretary said this.: step was taken so that the committee would more completely represent all parts of the United States. The en- larged membership will enable the ad- vlsory-eommlttJee, to-work out a classi- fication of roads for the entire coun- try, thereby providing a basis for a more orderly national program of road building. The executive committee Inspected a signal device destined to prevent grade crossing disasters and accidents on dangerous curves. It met with,the director of sale* of the war depart- ment with reference;,to obtaining equipment which is seriously needed in road building and which the states have been unuble to secure. MAJtSHAsXOCJC TUPri*LA»,M.Y. AT TfclND THE. ALBANY BUSINESS COLLECE C ARNELI. \ HOIT ALBANY. N V NOTICI TO CREDITORS IK PURSUANCE of as order ot Hon. rreaeriekQ. Psdioek. laments ef the County of IraakUBj N. Y- aeties la hereby given aeeoraiag to law to ah persons having fllaiias against Tsetses W. Coffins, late of Tapper Lake, ft T, klbtt the setae, with vouchers thereto, to the usearstgaed at the ofltos of Ralph Hasuags, ha the Village of Tas> per Lake, N. Y„ oo or before October I. UN. Dated at Tapper Lake. N. Y* Marsh 17, UM. K.C. INGRAM, W. B. LOfDSAY, Aaaalaistrators. talsh Hastings, Attorney for Adatials- trttors. Tapper Lake, H. Y. (Apr44sa) Professional Cards HARRY HULL Civil Engineer and terveyer Surveys— Designs —f \ Saranae Lake, K. Y. Telephone tW MaaMpal Bufleteg M-Msr-ll JAMgs D. MeRRIDg TupperLake,N.V. SURVKYINQ Timber CrviSlag aad Mapping mayMm NOTSCR TO CREDITOR* Mate ot Daalel C. Randall, lata et the Town of Altamoat, AR osstaw •calast said estate mast he filet with the indersigBed, on or before the first oar ot November. 1W9. at the asset oT rraaets H. Slater, Tapter Lake, K * T \ MARaAWW 0. RANDALL. Rasaeli It. 7f, o. tidiest, Tapper r ^i*r \^ . NOTICE TO CREDITOR! Estate ef James M. •parks, Late et Topper Lake (JHaetteN), N. Y. All claims against said estate mttt bs filed with the undersigned oa or before the >Oth osy of AagaaL 1M0, at the office ot Joseph A. LaacftU, *r. Barter Building, Pittsburg, Pa, Dtteo. --rJlJjJ^ Feb. e-aMmv Executor. FORM GOOD ROADS COUNCIL Business snd Civic Organisations ef 8t Louts Start Campaign ef Education, The newly formed federated roads council, comprising 28 business and civic organisations, Is starting a cam- paign to educate the people within a radius of 100 miles of St. Louis of the benefits of road improvement DRR RWILSON DENTAL SURGEON PIERCEFIELD, N. Y. Office hours, 9 > 12 a.m. 2-Sp. m 7-»p.m. ex*™ in POOR ROADS VERY EXPENSIVE Added Cost of Foodstuffs Placed at Half-Billion Dollars Yearly on Transportation. Country road haulage coat Is a big part of the cost ot transportation. Ex- perts nut It as high as a half-biuion dollars a year on foods alone—due to had roads. That is five dollars each for every man, woman and, child In ha United States, • : ——————• Job Printing Prtetiog. sod when it otensa to strvwxt we can crfyt»f« yoato oar cotsotaeta et? ask mat you give nan triak Spend Your Monej w]|l| yOOtV •eOniBlBJsWeheJsRiniBe* They help pay thetaaat, xioskXSL ROdtDako. 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