Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1912 — Page 4

CUSSIFIED COllli •ms m cuwansp ads. Three lines or less, per week of six issues of The Evening Republican and two of The Semi-Weekly Republican, U cents. Additional space pro rata. FOB SALS. For Sale —Two manure spreaders and one hay press. F. W. Bedford. For Sale—One six-room house, good water. Lot 50x125 feet Telephone 408 or write Lock Box 551, Renssel*pr, Indiana. For Sale —Two draft mare colts; will be two years old in spring. Write or call on E. Osborne, Kniman, Ind. For Sale or Trade —One-half acre ground, good house, barn and outbuildings; also 7 acres with house and barn. 2 three-year-old driving mares to exchange for work horses. Inquire of S. W. Williams, Route 3, Telephone 519-D, or Frank King. For Sale—so,ooo feet of good oak lumber in all dimensions, including bridge lumber. Call or write Benton Kelly, phone Mt Ayr exchange No. 78-A, N For Sale—A nice 60-acre farm, one mile from Surrey, 6 miles from Rensselaer, six-room house, cellar, barn, other buildings; selected fruits; 40 acres well tiled; fine grove of timber; 2 miles to butter and pickle factory; R. D. passes house. This is a bargain at 24,000, half down, balance in five annual payments. C. L. Parks, R. D. No. 3, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Sale—l have a surplus of a few colonies of fine Italian bees, which I will sell for 25.50 per colony. They are in Danzenbaker hives, and a hive will be included with each colony. Leslie Clark, at The Republican oflice. For Sale —Oak lumber. Select white oak and burr oak for barns, cribs, sheds, etc., also floor joists, studding and rafters for houses. Will saw to any dimensions in any quantities at a very reasonable price. Bridge lumber a specialty. See or write Ben D. McColly or Leslie Alter, phone 521-E, Rensselaer. For Sale—Residence and fourteen lots; choice property. At a bargain. Abundance of fruit, barn and other outbuildings. Inquire of Leslie Clark, at The Republican office. For Sale—A fine pair of driving horses, ages 5 and 6 years. O. C. Halstead, Route 3, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—Bee keepers* supplies. Leslie Clark, at Republican office. Catalogue free. WANTED. Wanted—Appretice girl. Inquire of Mrs. H. Purcupile. Wanted—Three school boy boarders and roomers. Telephone 380. P. O. Box 694, Wanted—3 or 4 high school boys to board. 20 cents a meal, room included. Phone 358; postoffice L. B. 682. Wanted—Men for building wooden freight cars. Those handy with ordinary .tools can soon learn. Also common laborers. Car Works, Michigan City, Ind. W. H. DEXTER. ■ ■ 1 - ■■— iW. H. Dexter will pay 26 cents for butterfat this week. FOB BENT. For Rent—Two unfurnished rooms, suitable for school girls. Mrs. Vern Robinson, Phone 172. For Rent—Furnished room, suitable for young lady or school girls. Inquire at house just north of Frank G. Kresler residence. Mrs. Alma Retherford. For Rent—Unfurnished or nicely furnished rooms. Mrs. Claude Kruzan, South Weston street, next to C. M. Blue For Rent-One unfurnished room, upstairs. Just right for two school girls or two boys. Inquire of Mrs. J. P. Green on S. Weston street, next to Davisson property. ■ 'P - -- 9 1 ■ 1 1 - "* LOST. Lost—Star shaped gold brooch, about the size of 5-cent piece Set with pearls. Finder please leave at this office. Dost— Small pocketbook, containing silver dollar and some change and Stamps, silver thimble with initials N. G. Return to Nellie Garriott or to telephone central. A. ME RICA k SON. Wo will pay 26 cents for butterfat this week. A. Merica & Son. ? - notice to aim iuiiciibsu Subscribers to The Evening Republics! will confer a favor upon the publishers by reporting promptly uk failure of delivery upon the part of the carrier boys. The Republican tries to give good service In the delivery ot the paper, but cannot do so without the cooperation of subscribers. If you fall to receive your paper notify us promptly by phones 18, 144 or Its and your compUriat will be given prompt attention. Batter wrappers, any quantity, plate or prtetod, may be had at the Repub-

THE MAXWELL MYSTERY

(Copyright, The Frank A Munsey Co.) o CHAPTER IV. Who Fired the Shots* The next morning it was a sad party that gathered around the Maxwell breakfast table. The news .of Mildred was not encouraging. Dr. Sheldon greatly feared brain fever and kept the girl under the influence of narcotics. He said she had uttered no words, save to repeat, “Oh! to think that he should shoot me!” in pathetic, despairing tones. We endeavored to keep away from the subject of the tragedy and tried to talk of cheerful or pleasant things, but it was difficult. Mr. Maxwell said almost nothing. The poor old man was crushed, and unless someone spoke directly to him, he paid little heed to anything that was said. After we had finished breakfast Mr. Hunt came. This seemed to arouse Mr. Maxwell’s indignation. “It is no case for a detective,” he said, with a severity of manner I had never noticed in him before. “If, as Miss Leslie asserts, my poor boy shot her, that is all that is necessary for us to-know about the affair. As to motive, my nephew has been seriously troubled of late, and doubtless his worry so distracted his mind that he was irresponsible for his act. At any rate, I choose to consider him so.” Mr. Hunt bowed and departed. I accompanied him to the gate. “That is a possibility,” I said, “though it’s a new theory to me. But Philip was very much upset, indeed, deeply troubled for some unknown cause; and I, for one, do not think that cause was connected with Miss Leslie.” “Then why did he shoot her?” demanded Hunt. “He didn’t intentionally. But if his mind was unbalanced, who can hold him responsible for the deed?” “That’s true,” said Hunt. “Well, 1 suppose it will all be cleared up at the inquest.” “The inquest,” I cried, “must there be one?” “Of course. But since the perpetrator of this murder is not alive, it will doubtless be a mere matter of form.” “Where will it be held?”* “Right here in the house, probably. Today or .tomorrow, I should think; as the funeral will be on Thursday, and they can’t bury him without a permit.” Queer nobody hear the shots,” went on Mr. Hunt, “Did nobody hear them?” I exclaimed. “I hadn’t thought of that.” “Why, I thought you showed some signs of defective fever,” said he. “I do take a great interest in detective work,” I replied, “but I feel like Mr. Maxwell in this case. I see no occasion to detect anything beyond what we already know. It seems mysterious, I admit, but we know that one or both of the two victims did the shooting, and truly, to me, it doesn’t matter which.” “It does to me,” said Gilbert Crane, who had joined us as we stood by the gate and had heard my last remark. “Well,” said Mr. Hunt, with what seemed to me like brutal cheerfulness, “If Miss Leslie gets well we’ll know all about it; and if she doesn’t we’ll never know any more than we do now.” “If she fired either ball she did it accidentally,” declared Crane. “Didn’t you hear the shots, either?” asked Mr. Hunt, turning on him suddenly. “No,” said Gilbert, “and I can’t find anyone that did hear them.” i "But you were the first on the scene.” “Yes, so far as I know.” “How did you happen up to the library juss then?” “I didn’t start for the library,” said Gilbert slowly. “I was' feeling pretty blue and forlorn and the gay music jarred on me, so I thought I’d go home. I went banjo, which I had left on the upper front balcony earlier in the evening. "As I reached the top of the stairs I couldn’t help looking toward the library, and as I heard no sounds, though I had been told Philip and Mildred were in there, I glanced in, I suppose from sheer curiosity.” "Who told you they were in there?” “I did,” said I, “or, rather, I told Mr. Maxwell in Mr. Crane’s hearing. I saw them there when I went downstairs. That was, I should think, about half an hour before Mr. Crane gave the alarm.”

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“Can either of you tfix the time of these occurrences?” said Mr. Hunt. He was very polite, even deferential In his manner, and. I saw no harm in accommodating him. “I can tell you only this,” I said. “After I passed the library, where I both heard and saw Philip and Miss Leslie, I went on downstairs and looked Into Mr. Maxwell’s study. “He asked me to sit down. I uid not do so; but after a word or two I weht on through to the billiard room. I looked at the clock in the study as I passed and it was exactly 10. I can’t say, though, at just what time the general alarm was given; I should think less than a half hour later.” “I can tell you,’ said Gilbert “When I concluded to go home I looked between the portiers into Mr. Maxwell’s study and it was 20 minutes past 10. Mr. Maxwell was nodding over his paper; he is a little deaf, so he probably didn’t hear me. “At any rate, he didn’t look up. Then I went immediately upstairs and it could not have been more than two minutes before I called Dr. Sheldon.”

“All this is of interest and I thank you,” said Hunt. “Queer chap, isn’t he?” I said to Gilbert as he went away. There was plenty for all to do that day. I assisted Mr. Maxwell to write letters to the various relatives, and together we looked over poor Philip’s effects. The boy "had no business papers to speak of, for he had no money except what wa3 given him by his uncle. paid all his bills,” Said Mr. Maxwell, in explanation, “and kept the receipts. I allowed Philip such ready cash as he wanted, and never stinted Mm.”— I agreed that there was no indication of financial trouble. Later in the morning I went for a stroll with Irene Gardiner. The girl looked so pale and I hoped a brisk walk would do her good. “Mr. King,” said Miss Gardiner, -T suppose you will)think very hardly of me, but I have looked at this matter in all lights, and I want to ask you if this isn’t a possible case. Mightn’t Philip have shot Mildred, and, since she is not severely wounded, might she not have snatched the pistol from him and shot at him in return?” I looked at Miss Gardiner in amazement. I felt horrified that she should imagine this, and yet there was a shadow of plausibility in it. “It seems almost jmpoasrole,” I said slowly, “that a wounded girl could have energy enough to secure a pistol and shoot her assailant. And yet, I admit, I can think of no other way to explain Miss Leslie’s amazement that Philip should have shot her.” “You don’t think it possible, then, that Mildred may not be as unconscious as she seems, and that she is making this repeated statement for reasons of her own?” “Miss Gardiner!” I exclaimed, now thoroughly aroused “I am surprised at you. Even if you suspect Miss Leslie of absolute crime, pray give the poor girl the benefit of the doubt until she can defend herself, or is beyond all need of defense.”

“You do me injustice,” said Irene, raising her bead hautily. “My logical mind necessitates the consideration of every possible solution of this puzzle. I look upon Mildred impersonally, merely as one of the actors in a tragic drama.” “You have, indeed, a logical mind,” I said coldly. “At any rate,” I ventured, “you have no word of blame for Philip.” She turned flashing eyes toward me and in a moment I realized the situation. She t""*! in the grip of two strong emotions. Grief for the man she had loved and jealousy for her rival. “Never speak of him to me!” she exclaimed. “I claim that much consideration from you.” “And you shall certainly receive it*” I said gently. “But, on the other hand, let me beg you not to do an innocent girl an injustice, which your better nature will surely regret later.” Irene looked at me. She had never seemed more beautiful, and her wonderful eyes expressed contrition, gratitude and a deep and hopeless sadness. She held out her hand. “I thank you,” she said; “you have saved me from a grave mistake.” “Still I didn’t understand her, but I realized she was beginning to faseinate me in her mysterious way, and I abruptly turned our steps toward home.

Wlhen we reached Maxwell Hall we found Dr. Sheldon and Miss Miranda in the study. Evidently something .had happened. “What Is it?” I inquired. “Is Mildred” —- y * “No,” slid Dr. Sheldon, “Miss Leslie is no worse. On the contrary, she is much better. Her mind is entirely cleared and' she talks rationally, though I am not willing she should be questioned much as yet ~v : "I am very glad you have come, Tor there te a new aqd startling development in the case, and there is much to be done.” “What is it?" I asked. “Simply this. Miss Leslie, being perfectly rational, you understand,

says that neither she nor Philip fired any shots at all. They were both shot by an intruder who came in at the library window.” ‘ “But,” I exclaimed, “then what did she mean by saying, ‘He shot me!’ in such a grieved tone?” “Bhe jtells us,” said Dr. Sheldon, “that those were the last words uttered by Philip as he fell, and that they rang in her brain to the exclusion of all else. That is why she repeated them, parrotlike, during her unconsciousness.” “This changes the whole situation,” said I, thinking rapidly. “It does,” said Mr. Maxwell. “It is now a case for a detective.” Then he added In a manly way, “I am sorry i spoke to Mr. Hunt this morning, and I have written to tell him so, and to ask him to return and help us.” , “But what”- I began. “You know what we all do,” interrupted the doctor. “If Miss Leslie is questioned further or in any way excited at present I will not answer for the consequences. My first duty is to my patient. “This afternoon, and in my presence, she may be interviewed by some one who can do it gently and discretly. 'Tomorrow, in all probability, she will be quite herself, and may be questioned by a detective or anyone empowered by Mr. Maxwell.” And with this we were obliged to be content. (To be Continued.)

VIRGIE.

Earl Wiseman has gone to Indianapolis to attend the state fair. , Thos.TTbrence, Will Ferty antman Mellon were in DeMotte on business Saturday. __' Miss Carrie Hahn visited her sister, Mrs. Lobia Wood, near Pleasant Valley, last week. Mr. and Mrs. JameA Wiseman and sons, Lonzo and Kenneth, spent Saturday with relatives in Fair Oaks. Misses Indus, Zelah and Lizzie Wiseman and Charles Wiseman spent Sunday in Chicago with the Mellon family. Mrs. Will Petty has gone to Bloomfield for an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bradford. IMiss Ada Florence is expected home from Remington this week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Florence. Paul Weiss and family, of Remington, made a visit here last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weiss, and other relatives. J. C. McColly will move to Wheatfield soon, where Miss Fern McColly will bnter high school and Ford and Floyd the public school. We are sorry to lost Mr. McColly and family from our vicinity. Mrs. John Reed and daughter, Rosa, Jack Reeder, Misses Mattie and Blanche Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. James Wiseman and Charles and Earl Wiseman, Dan Mellon and George Cover all went to Rensselaer last week. *

WEST NEWTON.

Mr. Bierley has a 9-pound baby boy. M. D. Grimes went to Brook Monday. Jim Lane went to Rensselaer Saturday. Milton Grimes went to Rensselaer Saturday. IThomas Mitchell is painting Mr. Bierley’s shed. iMiss Lucy Lane called on Mrs. Bierley Monday. Tom Httehell called on M. D. Grimes Monday evening. Mrs. Mattie Grimes called on Mrs. Bierley Monday. 'Mrs. Wilson, of near Mt./Ayr, was working for Mrs. Bierley. ißurt May!hew and family took dinner with Milt Grimes Sunday. Baniß Mayhew and family, of Texas, visited Milton Grimes over Sunday. ’Joe Lane’s daughter, from North Dakota, called on Jim Lane and family Monday. While trying to swim the St. Joseph river near South Bend Sunday, Orville Webster, aged ; 17„ a high school student, was seized with cramps and drowned before companions could reach him. A small brother of the boy, who was also in the water, made heroic efforts to save him and nearly lost his life in the attempt. The third escape from Fort Sheridan within the last few weeks was affected Monday afternoon by Maurice O'Connor, a private of the Fifth Infantry Regiment. O’Connor was being held for alleged desertion and was awaiting a trial. ■ * Ten per cent of the 500 passengers arriving at New York city yesterday on the steamship Colombia from Glasgow, were young Scotch women, and all announced (themselves bound for western states as brides-to-be of farmers. What have you to aell at this time of the year? Try a classified ad in The Republican and you can sell it Remember, that all classified ads go in all issues of The Evening and BemlWeekly Republican. , . f jß^

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION OP ASSESSMENT BOLE. To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana,-that on the 26th day of August, A. D. 1912, they approved an assessment roll showing prima-facie assessment for the following described public improvement, as authorized by the improvement resolution for the construction of the Franklin, Webster and Plum Street Sewers described as beginning at a point 25 feet north of the north line of Division Street and tyventy-tliree feet west of the west line of Franklin Street, in said city, and from thence north 900 feet, thence north 33 degrees west 91 feet to the Make-sm-Self Sewer and the lateral thereto described as beginning, at the southeast corner of Lot One (1> in Block Forty (40) in Weston’s Addition to the City of Rensselaer, thence south to the southeast corner of said Block, thence west on the north side of Plum Street to the Main Line of said Sewer as above described. Persons interested in or affected by said described public improvement are hereby notified that the Common Council of said city has fixed jfceptember 9, 1912, at 8 o’clock p. m., as a date upon which remonstrances will be received, or heard, against the amount assessed against each piece of property described in said roll and will determine the question as to whether such lots or .tracts of land have been or will be benefited in the amounts named on said roll. Said assessment showing said primafacie assessments, with the names of the owners and descriptions of property subject to be assessed, is on file apd may be seen at the office of the clerk of said city. CHAS. MORLAN, City Clerk.

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