Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1905 — Page 2

THE DIAMOND RIVER

CHAPTER VIII. The inquest on the body of the murdered man was held in due course, and ft suited the police authorities to keep Utoir own counsel. Mr. Joseph Taylor was not publicly supposed to be under restraint when he failed to identify the nemains. The error of Mr. George Johns «s to the man's personality was-shown to be due to the fact that the fugitive dad adopted the name of the elder Jeth»e. No awkward questions were opened, and the jury were satisfied that the deceased was an absconding swindler. A verdict of "•‘willful murder - ’ against some person or persons unknown was returnad. and there the public interest in the ease came to an end. The inspector had arranged to make himself aware of Mr. Taylor's every movement, but it was not his cue to say so, and he was almost apologetic when he parted with that gentleman. “People don't like being mixed up with these unpleasant affairs, I know,” said the inspector. “That's n common experience. We see it every day, I can assure you. But then, what a greenhorn's trick it is to run away! You see. now, If our inquiries hadn’t enabled us to acooant for all your time since you've been here, you might have drawn suspicion an yourself, Mr. Taylor, and have got into no end of trouble. Good-by. sir.” So Mr. Taylor departed, and thought himself well out of a very dangerous position, and the police shadowed him night and day. Believing that he had no further reason, for evasion, he .stayed on; and as any uneeevqned man might do, he made casual acquaintances, who came and went. He made one acquaintance of aather more than the casual sort in the person of a simple country gentleman who came from Indiana. This gentleman had recently inherited what- he described as a “tidyish bit of niunny,” and, being strange to the city, was very grateful to a man of the world, like Mr. Taylor, for being kind enough to shepherd him. He was not wi tji any portion of the "tidyish bit.” but lie paid bis share, 'and he treated Mr. Taylor with great, respect, and had the highest opinion of his knowledge of men and affairs; so that, in spite of his yokel simplicities, Mr. Taylor began to think him. within a limited measure, a rather discerning sort of fellow. They went about to the theaters in the evenings, frequently the second best places, and when Mr. Taylor encountered an acquaintance, as be sometimes did. the gentleman from Indiana always made a point of effacing bimself, unless he were actually pressed to join in the conversation. “I never saw such a retiring chap,” said Mr. Taylor on one occasion. “You •eem to shrink from people. Why don’t yon buck up a bit more?” “Well,” said the gentleman from Indiana, who answered to the name of Fielding. “I like to be sure my company’s wanted before I thrust it upon Anybody.” “That's the right spirit, of course,” Mid Mr. Tnylorl "but you can carry it to excess.” But Mr. Fielding was not to be cured of his shyness, although it turned out that when there was need for it he could show as bold a front as any man. He and Mr. Taylor had been close chums for something more than a fortnight when this occasion offered itself. The two were ni the promenade at a theater, and were walking from end to end in casual conversation. when Taylor suddenly cheeked In his speech, and his companion, glancing at him. saw a look of lowering displca sure and of something like alarm upon his face. “Hilio!” said the gentleman from Indiana. "What's the matter?” “Nothing,” returned Taylor gruffly—“nothing at ail.” , “Come, now, there's something,” said jfielding. “Look here, candid's my mot to. Mr. Taylor. Have yon got the same Sdea as I have. I wonder? “How should I know?” asked Taylor rather shiftily. “Well, now,” pursued Fielding, “it oeems t ome that I'm a-meeting a certain party once or twice too often.” “I don't know what you mean,” said Taylor. His face was mottled, and he looked about him with a furtive keenness. “Well, then. I’ll tell you,” Fielding an•nrered. "We’re both more or less strangers here. We're both carrvin’ a tidyish bit o’ munny about with us, an’ perhaps we’ve flashed it about a bit too much.” “Well?” asked Taylor, with a slight ■nsteadinoss in voice and breathing. “Well,” said Fielding, “I'll bet ten to ane that chap's a sharp. I'll deal with Sim. He hasn't been watching us two tor a week for nothing. Leave him to rae. now.” “No. no!” cried Taylor, “don't make m row iu a public place like this. You're ignite right. I dare say—in fact. I'm sure you're right. Rut forewarned'* forearmed, you know. We can take care of ■mrselves.” “I’m goin' to take care of ’im,” said Fielding; “come along.” He mude an imperative little sign to Taylor to follow, hut that gentleman prebrrrcd to stray behind him slowly and to watch his companion as ~e walked swaggacingly toward the door. There the aaan from Indiana reached out a walking aftlcfc aud tapped a lint at arm's length fcaai him, with much more vigor than pafiteness. The wearer of the lint turned with a face of wrath and amazement, wtocfc fell in a second to a ludicrous eonrimqation. “I want you. ' said Fielding. “Come tin way.” He took the man by the ans astd lad him unresistingly toward Yriyloe. “D'ye know this gentleman?” -be ratio si: The atni» snkl “No.” He looked crestrialni and ashamed. He said "No” again wtoai l>c wars bullyingly asked if lie knew KaftKng: “TsTl know it* both in future." said tor aatn from Indiana. “And I shall lass jwii L'U mark you, too. If I catch «*«*riaiig after me again. Hook it, wsa!* Book it; your game's over.” The mam marie a move to go. "It’U take a waMrterrhup than you to play that job,” male the triumphant Fielding. “Bend a riheerrr band next time.” Sat a word had the detectsd person

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to say for himself. He went, and seemed genuinely glad to go. “Eh?” said Fielding, squaring his shoulders. “It didn’t take long to fix his flint, did it?” Mr. Taylor could barely make shift to say. "Thank you.” It had been growing in his- mind for a day or two- past to think that he was being followed by the man whom his comrade'had just so effectively got rid of, and it comforted him to believe that no authorized police spy would have permitted himself to be swag* gered' over by a rustic outsider, as this fellow had been. But he was naturally a nervous man. and the unexplained way in which he had been switched hack on his journey to Cincinnati made him subject to alarms. ;The poor man’s conscience was clear enough of offense. He had done nothing lnit deliver a message with which lie had been intrusted. He had been promised a handsome reward if he succeeded, by the emphatic presentation of-that message, in bringing certain people together. In a manner entirely mysterious to him, his errand had been associated with bloodshed, a thing of which he had a natural horror. But innocent as he was, lie was easily alarmed. and, but for his Indiana friend's unexpected protection, he would have begun to think Very seriously of cutting short him holiday and taking the quickest way home. They supped together and went to their hotel together, and Mr. Taylor retiring to bed rathfr early, his comrade quietly strolled nejoss to Central station, where'The inspector on duty hailed him familinjJy „.as "Jim” and asked him if things were livening up at all. "Fairish.” said the man from Indiana. “I'd like a private five minutes with you.” The inspector, assenting, led the way to a grimly official little apartment. “That cove you lent me,” Said Mr. Fielding, “has got about as much sense as a carthorse. My 111411 spotted him. and I had to pretend to take him for a sharp and pick a quarrel with him for following us about.” “Oh!” said the inspector, “lie's been here. Says he was over-anxious. I dressed him down, of course; but he'll do in time. He’s new. you know.” “Well. I hope lie's properly ashamed of himself,” the other answered. “I don’t want him any more. Let me have a man as knows his business next time. But what I’m here about is this —this man Taylor seems to have had a fair scare already. There’s three men after him.” "Oh,” said the inspector. "What for?” , "For news. They're badly in want of the whereabouts of Jethroe senior. Taylor came home aboard same ship with him. Taylor took that threatening message to him, aud only found the old man's nephew. Now, that chap Edgecome took old Jethroe's name, and was like him to look at. Edgecome was done for in mistake for Jethroe. That's how you read it. ain't it?” “That's how I-read it,” said the inspector. "Up to now that’s my opinion also. Now. if we're both right, there’s a pretty square likelihood of the men 'who are after Jethroe being the men who laid out Edgecome.” •- “Yes,” said the inspector, carefully cleaning his nails with the end of a broken lueifer match; “I should take that for a moral.” “Well, we're on their trail, and they’re trying to get on Jethroe’s. So am I. I don't care who gets there first.” “You know ’em?” asked the inspector. “I’ve had a word with all of ’em,” said Mr. Fielding, with a quiet smile.

CHAPTER IX. =Jethroe the elder, in a wild storm of wind and rain, was being driven in a dog cart along a country road. He was heavily clad against the weather, and was in need of all eys wrappings, for the storm blew up bitterly from the lake. He hail been silent for an hour, and his driver had been just as taciturn. The wheels alternately droned and splashed on rock or through mire, and the horse in the shafts slogged along with an occasional shake of the head, as if in protest against the stinging rain. “Much farther?” Jethroe asked at last. • “Yonder,” said the driver, pointing forward with his whip. Jethroe made out a group of houses in a hollow, all shrouded with the rain, and a minute later the wheels were rattling noisily over a cobbled pavement. The driver pulled up in front of an inn, which, though of modest dimensions, had an' sir of cleanliness and comfort, and Jethroe, dismounting cumbrously. shouldered a big brown canvas traveling bag and entered at the door. “When you've had the horse seen to,” he said, turning as lie reached shelter, “come in and get some dinner.” The man nodded with an answering grunt of acceptance, and. turning his horse through a gateway, disappeared. “House!” Jethroe shouted—“house!” The rain dripping from his mackintosh had begun lo make a pool about his feet, when at his third call a red faced man opened the ddOr and peered at him. “Wasn't expecting nobody to-day,” he said cheerily. “I'd fell asleep afore the tire. I'll take your bag. sir.” “Let me have a private room,” said Jethroe, “aud light a fire. Bee what I can have to eat. And—tell me —how far is it from here to Dr. Monboddo’s house?” "A matter of a mile,” said the landlord; “but. as it happens, the doctor’s in the kitchen at this minute.” "This way?" asked Jethroe, pointing to the doorway from which the landlord bail emerged. At the man's answering nod lie cast off his dripping mackintosh, tossed it on a chair in the hall and entered the room. A great tire glowed on the hearth. A shabby, ponderous man. with loose lips and a blotchy face, nnd a noae of ruby and amethyst and carbuncle, was sipping at a glass with a relishing look, holding the heavy tumbler caressingly in both hand*. He looked casually at the newcomer and went on sipping. “How d’ye do, Monboddo?” asked Jsthro*.

The Hhnlous doctor stared. “Excuse me." he said, with a pomp- 1 (Sus, husky rumble in his voice, “I think yoiihave the ad vantage of me. .sir."— He fumbled short-sightedl.v about the table and found a pair of spectacles, aud, setting these astride that danger signal of a nose lie carried, stared anew, with winking, watery eyes. “Come, now.” said Jethroe, “you haven’t forgotten me?” “I don't remember to have had the pleasure of meeting you,” the doctor answered. “Come, now,” said Jethroe; “it is a longish time hack, but you haven’t forgotten your old companion in Brazil.” "Bra—Brazil!” said Dr. Monboddo. 11 is flaming complexion paled and his big under lip began to shiver like a shaken jelly. : - “Exactly." answered Jethroe. cheerily, “I've traveled on purpose to meet you, doctor! Ah! here is the landlord. Bitter day. isn't it? Storm outside. Snug little country inn; roaring tire; kettle singing on the hearth. Quite Diekensj'J' isn’t it, Monboddo? You and 1 are going to make an evening of it. How about dinner. landlord?” “Loin o’ pork?” said the landlord, inquiringly; and, meeting with a nod of ape proval, went on: “Apple tart, bit o’ cheese an’ salary.” “Excellent!” Jethroe answered boisterously. “Couldn’t do better —eh, doctor? Let me know when that fire has burned up. landlord!” cried Jethroe. "I want a quiet chat with my old friend here.” “I've lit it a'ready.” Said the landlord. “Shall us see about the dinner now?” “At once, please.” * ■ The driver of the dog cart came stamping in at this juncture. Jethroe sat kjly gazing at the fire, smiling now and then, as if his own thoughts tickled him. The doctor sipped and shot wondering glances at him. The fire rustled, the wind roared in the chimney, ail eight-day clock ticked, and not a word was spoken for half an hour. The landlord returned to say. that the-sit-ting room -was warm and comfortable, and Jethroe, with a sudden return to his boisterous mood, marshaled Monboddo into it. “Now, doctor.” he said, as soon as the two were alone again, “haven’t you made me out .yet?” “I—l don’t recall you, sir.” "My name is, for the present, Jones. Remember that, will you? Bo long as I stay here —Jones. But” —he drew a card case from his pocket, and took a card from it —"that is the name by which you used to know me.” Monboddo took the Card with a shaky hand and glanced at it. His fiery face paled again, and his under lip again began to tremble. "I remember now,” he said, handing back the card and fumbling for a handkerchief —“I remember now.” “Of course you do,” said Jethroe quietly. “Now listen to me, Monboddo. I am here to put a bit of business in your way. But, toll me. how is business?” “Bad,” said Monboddo. “The district is healthy, and I am not what I was — not what I was.” “I bring you luck.” said Jethroe. “Now listen.” He had spoken in a carefully modulated voice, from the moment at which the landlord had closed the door behind him. but now he sank his utterances to a mere murmur, and dropped his speech word by word into his companion's ,oar. “It suits me for the present to disappear —you understand? —to drop right out of life, to have it universally believed that I am dead.” Monboddo drew back, and looked at him in a sort of terror; but Jethroe took him by the shoulder and returned him to his old position. “I want you to kill me —on paper. I want a medical man's certificate of the death of Harvey Martin Jethroe. Now, name your price.” “I cant do it.” said Monboddo, in a' husky whisper; “it’s felony.” “Well, so is bigamy, for that matter, Jethroe whispered back, “and so is forgery.” (To be continued.)

Charming the Ants.

The mistress of a house in India has to deal with strange servants, picturesque creatures whose minds are bent at every point by the traditions of caste or custom. Cliota Chankidar \vas~n tiny night-watchman employed by Cornelia Sorabji because he had chosen that occupation. But by day lie helped her to era her gardening, and after burying seeds would rush eagerly next morning to see if green leaves were showings When the little-green things were really up, there came white ants to eat them, and it was Cliota Chankidar who found a remedy. "It behooves us to call in a magic man.” he said. "Ho will say charms to the white ants, not forgetting to use some black tar. and such things, which are deadly to the ant people.” “Could not you aud I use the black tar and such things, Cliota Chankidar?” asked the mistress, humbly. "Maybe. But \ye could not say the words.” • “But we will say words of our own.” lie thought for a moment, and then shook his head with melancholy energy. “No. no, Miss Sahib! The fatli-er-grandfather ways are best always; and our father-grandfathers always called the magic men to this like trouble. Besides," he added, appeasingly, “of course, though we people know better than the magic men, the ant people are senseless, and would not understand our language.” So the ant people were exterminated with appropriate ceremonies.

A Bad Mistake.

Mrs. Green —Did the women’s clubs have a harmonious convention? Mrs. Brown —No. , We made a mistake by having the photograph takei ou the first day instead of the last. The women who didn’t take well antagonized every question that came up. —Detroit Tribune.

Bure Sign.

Tommy—l guess we got comp'ny today. Bobby—Howjer know? Tommy—l listened at the door an heard pa callin' ina ’my love.' Cleveland Leader

SAN DIEGO HARBOR, WHERE THE GUNBOAT BENNINGTON WAS WRECKED.

PAUL JONES 15 AT REST.

Body of Vice Admiral Placed In Simple Brick Vault iu Annapolis. In a brick vault on the grounds of the Annapolis naval academy now lies the body of John Paul Jones. With the simple ceremony attending the landing of. the body from the cruiser Brooklyn the naval expeditidii authorized to transfer

JOHN PAUL JONES.

the remains from the Paris cemetery which had been their place of repose for more than a century was completed. The formal national reception of the body is reserved until it shall be placed in the splendid naval ehapel being erected near the site of the temporary vault. The removal of the body from the

Broowlyn to the naval tug Standlsh and from that to a float moored to the shore took place Monday. Stalwart jackies placed the remains in a hearse, which was escorted by marines, jackies and midshipmen. The French nation participated with a lauding party of ©flic, ra and men from the French cruiser Jurien do la Greviercv The only ceremony was the reading of Psalms by Chaplain 11. H. Clark of the academy.

COL. DANIEL 8. LAMONT DEAD

Passes Away Suddenly of Heart Disease at llis Horn*. Col. Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War in the second Cleveland administration, died suddenly of heart failure at his home near Mjibrook, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Lamont were out driving Sunday afternoon and Mr. Lamont appeared to be enjoying the best of health. Daniel Scott Lamont was born in Cortlainlville. Cortland county, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1851. His fat.htr wjjs Joljji B. Lamont and his mother Elizabeth Scott. Col. Lamont's close relations with President Cleveland began at Albany, when Mr. Cleveland was Governor aud Mr. Lauiont was a political reporter. Lament accepted Mr. Cleveland's proffer of office ns private secretary and military secretary at that time, and the friendship then cemented grew stronger as the years passed by. He was private secretary to Mr. Cleveland during his first administration and his Secretary of W(ir in the second. At the time of his death he was vice president of the Northern Pacific railway and a director and trustee in many railroad and financial corporations. He leaves a widow and two daughters.

Scared to Death.

At Montgomery, Ala., Dennis Simniington died in the anteroom of the local Odd Fellows’ lodge from fright over hie initiation into the order. After going to the lodge he was left in an anteroom to wait. Several cloaked figures came out of the main hall and walked around him, making remark* calculated to give him a creepy feeling. He grew more and more excited, and at last tumbled from his chair in a heap. Hearing the fall, some one ran to him •nd found him dead.

TO FREEZE OUT DISEASE.

Shipload of Consumptives Will Sum* - mer in the Far North. In search of restored health at whatever cost of money and effort, seventy consumptives have set sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the hospital ship Havana. under the command of Dr. Frederick Solion, who has made two trips to the Arctic regions with Commander Peary, and was himself cured of this disease. Dr. Solion has great faith in the idea that before a sufferer has reached the advanced stages of this fell disease a trip far iuto the cold atmosphere of the polar region will result in a complete cure, as iu his own case. He expects the bacilli of tuberculosis will be frozen out by his patients remaining for some time iu those high latitudes. Dr. Solion has made a special study of his subject and hopes that as a result of the expedition philanthropists will bo encouraged to supply money with which to equip and send out several ships each summer for the benefit of those afflicted with consumption yet who are too poor to pay for treatment. Of course, such treatment comes rather high iu the way of expense, and in this instance only those who can pay are to be taken. The cost to the regular patients will be SO3O each for the trip. Several women are included in the list of those on this experimental voyage in search of earth’s greatest blessinghealth.

The hospital ship will cruise along the western shores of central Greenland, anchoring in various sheltered bays and inlets. Some of the latter extend inland many miles to where there is plenty of game, and in these digressions those who are able will have plenty of opportunity to get all the exercise needful^ 1 The entire summer —three month*— will be spent, in Greenland, above the Arctic Circle, the party returning before winter sets in. Each day will give

THE HAVANA.

24 hours of sunshine in that high latitude, nnd the temperature will be found very equable—varying less than 10 degrees—during the period of their stay. As this gives practically six months of sunshine, one season iu that region will, in Dr. Sohon’s judgment, effect a cure.

CROW INDIAN LANDS.

In Bargaining with Uncle Bam, Chiefs Prove Masters of Finance. Awaiting the word of President Roosevelt, 1,100.000 acres of rich agricultural and grazing ground are ready for settlement under the homestead and other acts by which a citizen of the United States, although poor, can acquire an estate. The land is a part of the hunting grounds of tile Crow Indians iu southeastern Montana, which were years ago niade into a reservation for the members of the tribe. The government began negotiating with the Indians for this land in 1890, and so many delays liave thetj been that* Tt looks now as Ts it will Q next spring before the reservation will be actually thrown open Jor settlement. Iu the bargain for that part of the reservation for which they have no use the Crow Indian chiefs have shown themselves to be masters of high finance. Not for kegs of brass tacks, red blankets and barrels of rum did they barter away the lands of their fathers, as did the Atlantic coust Indians in the days when Manhattan was being settled. Pretty Engle, Two Leggings, Medicine Eagle and the other chiefs were entirely too “up to date” for that. They saw to it the government paid the tribe $1,150,000 for the surplus acreage, nnd by this one deal they made themselves the richest Indian* in the world.

Detroit, Mich., has a peddlers' union. A movement hns been begun to organize the barbers of Baton Itouge, La. The total expense of strikes and lockouts to labor unions in Germany in 1004 was almost SOO,OOO. New lodges of machinists have been organized in Hartford, Coun., and Worcester, Mass., by International Vice President Walter Ames. The International Iron Molders’ Union has been requested to accept traveling cards of members of the Scottish Iron Molders' Bociety by the latter body.

Labor Notes.

MISS ELLA OFF, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. mm fos;ionm. Pe-ru-na, the Remedy That Cured. Miss Ella Off, 1127 Linden St., Indian* apolis, TndL, writes: “/ suffered with a run down constitu-. tlon for several months, and feared that I would have to give up my work. ••On seeking the advice of a physician, be prescribed a tonic. / found, however, that It did me no good. On seeking the advice of our druggist, be asked me to try Peruna. In a few weeks l began to feel and act like adifferent person. My appetite Increased, I did not have that worn-out feeling, and / could sleep splendidly. In a couple of months I was entirely recovered. I thank you for what your medicine has done for me. ’’—Ella Off. Write Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, for free medical advice. All correspondence is held strictly confidentiaL

NEW REFRIGERATOR CAR BERVICE.

Bock Island Operates Cold Storage Cars on established Schedules. Topeka.—The Rock Island has added 1,500 new refrigerator cars to those already In service, and has established a regular schedule of runs, giving excellent service from the most remote portions of its lines to all markets. The most essential point which is of interest to the small shippers of perishable freight at way stations along the road, is contained in the two rules promulgated by this company which follow: “Freight charges on perishable freight shipped in scheduled refrigerator cars will be the same as in ordinary cars.” “All refrigerator cars are well iced before starting and are re-iced in transit when necessary.” The latter rule indicates that the small shipper may send his perishable produce to market in a refrigerator car at the regular rates which apply in an ordinary car and no charges are made to him for “icing” the car. The railroad provides this service free of cost to the shipper. The company also undertakes to furnish a special refrigerator car without extra charge for consignments of 10,000 pounds or over where no scheduled car is run. Shippers may secure refrigerator cars from the company for carload shipments free; the shipment will bo consigned at regular carload rates the same as if the consignment was sent in an ordinary car. When shippers use a car for carload shipments the rate is lower than that charged for less than carload lots. Consequently icing charges are assessed the shipper when he uses a whole car. However, only the actual cost of ice and the work of placing it in the car is charged. The shipper has the privilege of icing the car himself, in which case the railroad makes no icing charge.

And There Are Others.

Scribbles—Jiugles tells me he is a poet. Dribbles —Yes, that's a fact. He ivrites boomerang poetry. Scribbles —What kind of poetry is that? Dribbles —The kind that always comes hack.

Merely Suppositions.

Cordelia —I suppose a man sometime* Wants to marry a woman because lie Ipves her. Clarence —Yes; and I suppose a woman sometimes loves a man because she wants to marry him.

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