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The Wingham Times, 1900-11-30, Page 7• • " • I 1.s,, 't't•S,... V:. .4"."... .• k • n ' ' • I'll 4 %.•,1 . • L ,.. 1 wo, .4. eeate., ireo•oeseeleareceatecooeteeroveateeerearesemeeteseel . 3 e ea.. eaaeeee.e, 9 P a etaget, 1'7;17: 2'...o.u.c.o.ti•c•cnao.c.o.o.o.o.e.o.rtr0•43.04:340.4•9•0•009•0•0•414 cOP2flGPl1,IC9Z DY e,e. Pureeete eee45. OTIA.BTER 1. Ti -tel CRIME. 4" It's my opinion they weal catch :him. Marvere uo fool if he is het - headed, and he. !WOWS otituagb to keep 'ea:ea e cever, vestv that they are atter " That's ail right, Everly, and, as you t ay, 1 gtree Marvel can hide awry well enough, But what I want to ear' is, what's he got to bide for ? He ain't Clone nettling as I can uee lcept to fire oft his pistol when he was Man ue thunder." "anrt riaht he was, too," said an- other lounger in the saloon waere this .convereation occurred, "I say any Man oe grit would have clew the came. Wile,didn't the old man try to dis- grace lam right before his sweetheart and a lot of gees V' ' " Wen, anyway," said the :store- keeper'removing. his pipe to epesea, " sauirt or fool, 1 guess they'll get him. I hear as how the squire is terrible gilt • -up alenit this thing, and he's neat down to Boston for a regular detective." Tee squire's dent to Boston, for a detective ?" said Eyeriv. "I wouldn't have believed that the squire would do such a thing, To set a spy on the track of one of his neighbours ! Why., ates diveraeefui." Over 'in a corner, on chairs drawn un close to the etdve, sat two Baling- ers. They had 'earived in Lee that ayes, When he imparted Wirt sumple don te Mr. Barnes, the latter Sliggest- ed that possibly Lewis had seen thern before, and that their faces attracted him because he partly recornized them. Subsequently he learned that Lewis had seen them that same morn- ing on the train, but had reached Lee after them, because be had. walked from Newmarket, while they had taken the stage. Without further conversation the four men etarted on their way toward the home of John Lewis, As they a caked the squire enlightened them. upcn the affair which had necessitated the nresence of r. detective. • " Tins business," he 13egan, " is par- ticularly unpleasant because the best Peeple in the town are mixed un la it, John Lewis come to Lee fifteen years ago, bringing with him a little Slrl, then about six years of age. Vir- ginia she is naaned, though leer in- timates nail her 'Virgie, We kneel la:Ultra; of Lewis, but he appeared to have money, for he bought Riverside farm, on which he has lived ever slime. He made friends rapidly as the townspeople came to anew him, and, he was reolconecl s.equisition. The gerl was not. his own 'child, lee ex- plained, but an adopted one, the daughter of Iris sister, who had died.. He mentioned having a son "—the squire here addressed Lewis—" but we never saw YOU. How was that ?" morning, and after taking drinks au " When my father came to Lee," re - this, the only tavern in the town, had piled Lewis, "he left me at 0., military .apparently set about getting warm, academy in New York. but I chafed The eider of the two here ventured a under the reetraint, and one day very foolishly ran away and shipped for a voyage to China." " Ali ! That explains matters. About five years after Lewis settled here the Marvels came. At first it was only for the summer months, but finally they bought a place, and since then have been permanent residents. Na- turally young Waiter Marvel—an only son—met Virgie, and from boyhood he has been attached to her. But while she has not rejected his attentions, she has never acted so that anyone, even 'her most intimate friends. could he sure that she loved him. There are two others connected with what I am about to tell you—Alice Marvel, Walt- er's sister, and Harry Lucas, Walter's friend, currently supposed to be in lov'e with Alice, though' there are some who claim that were it not for the friend- ship between him and 'Walter, Lucas wc uld court Miss Lewis himself. That is probably only gossip. however, these four young people are fast fr:ends. "They are constantly together and are partners in many enterprises of a social or charitable nature. Another fact which has a. not unimportant bearing upon the subsequent events is that all four of these young people are expert shots with a pistol. Some two or three years ago a chairs ap- peared in this neighbourhood, the star attraction of which was a young girl who was wonderfully clever with a pistol. Virgie declared that she, too, could learn to shoot, and the result was that pistols were bought, and, I may say, a sort of shooting club was formed, though only these four were members. "Recently Virgie attained her ma- Jority and arranged to celebrate it with a festival for all of her friends. ,As it was during the nutting, season the. guests were invited to come for the day, the many nut trees near the . river banks promising occupation' to those who cared for that sort of amusement, while tennis nets and cro- quet were set upon the lawn. In ad- dition it was announced that there would be a shooting match in 'which 031 could take part. " All went merrily during the morn- ing, and a sumptuous dinner, served upon tables in the open air, lead been enjoyed by all, after which the natty dispersed about thefarm in small groups. I was sitting on a bench chatting with Lewis when Virgie and Walter Marvel approached. The lat- ter asked permission to sneak to Lewis Privately, and I therefore walked a lit- tle way from them with Virgie.At the time I had no idea of Marvel's' ob- ject in seeking the interview with Lewis and was startled ae few mo- eemark. " teentlemen," said he, " if you'll 'pardon the curiosity of a. stranger, I'd like to ask you what crime this youtig :man has committed ?" A pause followed, while the strangers became the object of a. close scrutiny by all present. Finally, Will Everly ;stepped forward, and, looking his in- terrogator steadily in the face, said : I am Will Everitt, Walter Marvel's friend. Before I answer any of. your 'questions, I must know who you are atncl why you wish to know this story." " latur talk aroused my curiosity," ;said the stranger. " Will you deny that you are a aea tective ?" Everly eyed his man close- ly, but not a sign indicated, that the question had caused surprise. He was alisarmointed, for he had expected him ito be disconcerted. The reply was :simple e • "1 shall not deny it, for I never lie." He handed 'Overly a card upon which 'was neatly engraved, " John Barnes, 'Detective, Boston." After reading it, conciliated by the 'detective's honesty, Everly said : " I thank you for your candour: I :suspected you, for we seldom have ., strangers in Lee. As I am Marvel's 'friend, and as you have comehere to . make trouble for him, you will pardon .me if X Sive yeti no information which ' 'will be of uge to you." " No need, young man. We'll get along well enough without you." verly recognized the voice of Squire 'Olney, who had Just entered, and he turned away. The squire shook Mr. Barnes cordially by the hand, saying : Yeti are Mr. Barnes, the man sent -down by the Pilkingtons, I presume ? I am glad you are so punctual. I ex- pected to find you here, as I received a despatch from your chief last ,night. As soon as you are ready I shall take - you rip to Mr. Lewis' house, for it is in connection with his affair that X ,sent for YOU." , " / am ready to go with you at once," said Mr. Barnes, In an undertone, but first let me introduce to you my leen& Mr. Burrows. He is a young engin in whom the chief is interested, And he works with the older men that . he may' arquire exnerienee. He is a 'beginner. but he is shrewd and prorois- as to become a first-class detective." ' Burrows arose, and the squire shook hands with him, whereupon the three Men exchanged a few words in an un- dertone. Meanwhile another stranger appeared -upon the scene. This was a man dressed in the garb of a sailor. • He ordered 0. hot drink, for which he paid in advance. Then he asked one or two questions, whereupon the store - keener Called out : , "1 say, squire 1 here's a man you 'may as we:11 see." Theis summoned, the squire left the eletectivez and approached the new- comer. . "Well, my men," he asked, "what can I do for you?" "My name is John Lewis," was the reply. " I have been at sea for sev- eral years, but have at last reached ehorne again, or rather I should say rny father's home, for this is my first . visit to Lee. I was asking to be di- eacted to my father's house when this gentleman told me that you were about to go there and rnight be willing to take me with yea." • "I shall be delighted to do so," said. the squire, offering his hand to Lewis in. cordial recognition. " I have often ' heard Your father speak of you, and as I know that he loves you arid longs ,for your return it will be a pleasure , to mo tb restore hie eon to him." . ' "You' can't think how your words leledclei1 nee." said Lewis, apparently ,•-• cvereonil by exadtion, "1 ran away . from home when X was a youngster, and now that 1 have eome back it is egoecl news to hear that a welcome awaits me." . "Welcome ? Yes, indeed. Your fa- ther has often said to Mo that he wctild cheerfully forgive your foolisa escapade if -Von would but return. But come, We must start at once. X bees busittese of imPertanee with Mir - ether this moreing, and 1 are taking adetective with me to his house," AA detective'!" exclairtied Lewis. 1 -Xe -recited stattled. and TOM Burrows, 1 who was watching him, noted that he glanced hurriedly tweeted the roma, his eyes 'resting finally tiDolt Mr. Barnes and himself. " Oh, 701.i need not be alarmed 1" said the equire, Observing his agitation. "II is le your father's interest that X have brought a detective from Bove ton. I will explain as we go along." " Yott must excuse my being eterthel," Paid Lewis, " but it rather astounded tne to hear that You were takirig a detective to Inv tatitee's IMMO.. At the instant the abeerd but horrible idea entered ter etin that yeti meeht to armee bees.— 'Tont llurrowe thouget 11 e eleekeeeoe tact that at the mune? .4 tht .. v. wet " &teethe," Lee.e; IT, ‘,e ?eld Ile ye aouzlit the veer 11-03. whe 'eery fleece., two Men, and others did the 110.nee, that when the finale Came there Was quite a erOWd of people about US, .As w. apProashed, Marvel Iso.id, Italy :-.- "' Virg le, n1r. Lewis refuses his con - Dent, and will not give his reasons: " ' 'Why ao you object, uncle aele- ed Virgle. She strongly ecaPhetelized the word Uncle,' a title by Which site had never addressed him before. This incident will give you an insight into that girl's eharaeter—cool, eielf-pos- Peeved and withal wilful and deter- mine:1, though by Wilful I 40 not mean that elle i tireetried by reason, but rather that once having formed a pro- ject ohe et ill carry it into, effeet at anY cost. For a ritanient Lewis eeemea staggered by her words, but he quick iy recovered bimcielf 0,110. replied :— "" Because I will not allow my daughter to marry into a family of g.atolII'llakl. "-W3t' do you mean by that ? fair. 1Y screamed Walter, trenthliag With barely suppressed anger, What do 1 mean 9'. retorted Lewis, specie:Jur, rapidly, and as though . ac•• Netted by intense hatred. 1 mean that yeur uncle, the man whese vile Paine you. bear, le a convict, and that he caused tie death of an innocent airl.' "With. a wild city of rage Marvel drew bie pistol, which lie had reload - ea after the Shooting match, and fired Lewis.nt The sequence of events had been so startling and so rapid, that none of us made a move to save Lewis vetept Virgie, who exhibited, her usual presence of minci. With a quick up- ward motion of her hand she diverted her lover's, aim, so that the ball went into the air. Having thus saved the life of her adapted father, she turned to Marvel and Enid the single word ' leo.' Walter loolted at her a moment with despair upon hie face; then, ea she made no answer to his mute an -'peal, he threw his weapon from him and rushed from the place, threatening Lewie with his vengeance, " He had ccarcely departed when Lucas pushed through the surrouneing circle and upbraided Lewes for what had occurred. Levis, by tine time be- side himself with rage. ordered Lucas to leave the premises, and threatened to set his dog upon him if he woulet not do so, or if he ever ehould retura. Lucas muttered sortie threatening words. but prepare.d to leave, Where- upon Alice Marvel preseed forward and said :— " ' You are a coward to have insulted two gentlemen while they were your guests. I almost feel that Gould kill you myself.' Alice is usually a quiet girl, but she is somewhat hysterical, and as the two men were the one. her brother and the other her sweetheart, she was Much overwrought. Site and Lucas left simultaneously. Then Virgie,. still maintaining her dignity, aaid :— "'Since my uncle has actea so churlishly to three of my guests Tead- vide the rest of my friends to retire, lost he should humiliate us further.' That she spoke oe him as uncle Lewis, and he retorted, angrily :— " ' Go, all ef you, but '—picking up Marvel's pistol—' a call you all to wit- ness that this is Walter Marvel's weap on, and that with it he 'attempted to take my life.' " The squire paused a moment, and. then resented :— " I was aa eve -witness of this scene, and I assure you that I have not ex- aggerated it in the least. On the' fol- lowing day Lewis applied to me to procure a. warrant for him. As was. once a Justice of the peace he knew that I understood such matters. I tried to dissuade him from his pur- PCEe, but he was determined to have Marvel arrested for assault with! in- tent to kill. he procured the ever - rant, but thus far Marvel has kept cut of the way. After several more u: successful attempts to persuade -Lewis to abandon his object I was obliged to give up the task. Then the continued absence of young Mar- vel began to worry me, and T fear- ed that he Might return, and Rill Lewis. Therefore I have decided that it will be best to find him before any such calamity can occur. this as much for sake as for, the seedy of Lewis. Sc. I have sent for you, Mr. Barnes, taking a step of which Lewis is ignor- ant. And now may I ask you' what in your Judgment will be • the chance of apprehending Marvel ?" " Oh," said Mr. Barnes, "there will be no difficulty in finding him. I do not think he is hiding from the law. If, at all, it is from the disgrace which he fancies that Mr. Lewis has east ueon him.But . ut if he really loves Miss Lewis, the thing is simple. We have but to watch her. He is sure to seek an interview sooner or tater." "There," :aid ilie squire, admiring- ly; " kee how quickly you get at It, I ehould never have thoualit of such a mode of proceeding. You are right, too, as to your first conjecture. Mar- vel is high-epirited, and X should not be surprieed if he surrenders as soon as he learns that he is warited. That is why I have been worried by' his als- aPPearance, But. hero we are at the a frn" Thelhelm was an elegant fratne building of the Queen Anne style of architecture. The grounds were on the south side of thre road, so that the dwelling feted the north. It was re- cessed about fifty feet from a picket fee ce, and the party entered throttgh a neat, painted gate, a brick -paved walk loading them un to the main door. This was standing invitingly open. Squire Olney seemed entirely at home, for be led the way straight in with-' out the forn ality of using the great brass lion's XiaW, which served as e. knocker. This hold entry was not dectined to go unresented, however, for a huge mastiff appeared, coaling from an inner room, and growled - ominously. -At a word from the squire the dog assumed e. less hostile demean- or, and prowittd about the party, snif- fing at their persons as though Va. retake their acquaintance., When he reach- ed Lewis, who was the lost to enter, he raised himself up on his hind legs, and, planting his forepaws on his heft:a, tried to lick hint on the face. Lewis resented the animal's fan -eller - ay, end seemed much annoyed as he brusquely rushed him flown with ea exclamation of impatience. Why, Mr. Lewis," said the squire, "the dog stets 0.8 though he keows you. Con it be possible that he remembere you ? I know that Mt father brought him here When he first came, but that is years ago, and he was a 'Mere, pea - pa: then." "1 renternber hint weIl enough now, but X doubt if his recollection spans the interval between now and the time when I gave hint bread and Milk its his puppy days. receive that kind of attention front nearly all dogs. Softie of the fiercest have favoured me sight. Once at 4 bench show In London X bet that mulct pat the head of any deg there. won the Wee ' ger, tholigh the arthral falcate:1 woe: n ferocious -looking btaldog, over whose kennel was conspletionslY displayed the 'warning alacard Banaerou8, bo hot handle.' Ther ear that a dog knows a Weed instiectivelY, and I tem certtenlv friend of the canine Ape - cies. ranititur dogs next to Tatman bee Inge. tut let us seek My fo.ther. ani enxieus to Meet hinal'leamesee_ "g Well, Corn* in bare,'" Said the Wire, leading the way into a room on the left of the hall. "Tliie le the par- lor. Remain here while I hunt up �. 'e1't Passed the doorway When he uttered a cry of alarm and hurried across the room. companions hantened after Wm and beheld the prostrate form of A Ulan2yn upon the ma in front of the, fireplace. The squire leaned over the body for a moment and then 2111np- teedatuuirao.with horror aenicted on every "There bas bcen a terrible accie deeprea t:"seent.,,ilie. "My triena 1.4MS is b The others pressed forward. They saw, the motionless body of a man. Fie lay on his side, With his head near the fireplace, in which were the remains of a log fire. This fire must have been 11. 110 t one. as the face of the decd men; whieh had been covered in life with a. beaeer beard, was now ecaree. 13' more than ita mars of charred fieeh and therefore entirely unrevogniz- able. In spots there remained the burned stubs of the hair on the face, and more on the head, but in many pleacrecrioalit. was burned entirelY awe)'.exposing the flesh, a blackened human ch Lewis gazed in a dazed and semi- conscious way at the awful sight, and in a, low, hoarse whisper, asked " Is this any father ?" The squire started at the question, and at once realized all the horror of the situation. Be did not re.ply, but beckoned to the two detectives to fol- low him, and quietly left the room. Accompanied by them he led the way across the hall into the library, and then repeated what he had exclaimed at first sight of the body—that it was that of John Lewis. irx whose interest they had come to the house. But," continued he, cannot un- derstand how it is that we find him dead and in such a position. It looks at first sight liice heart disease or apoplexy. Row terrible that he should have fallen into the fire and have been so dreadfully disfigurede!" " Did you ever fancy that yaur friend had any physical atemeat of the kind ?" asked Mr. Barnes. " Why, no, I always considered him the stoutest, heartiest man of my ac- quaintance." "Is it not singular, then, that he .should be taken away so suddenly as this ?" 1" Now thatyou suggest the idea, it does seem so, The whole thing has been so startling and , so unexpected that I have not collected my thoughts sufficiently to arialyze the situation. I find my friend dead on the floor of his own, house peter having seen him alive and well only last evening, and suppose I have adopted the first theory which presented itself." " You say you saw your friend last evening ?" asked Mr. Barnes, in a tenet voice, keeping his eyes steadily fixed on the squire. Something in his tone or in his man- ner of asking the question attracted the squire, and he turned and faced his interrogator, as he replied "A dotectIvel" =tainted Letret. merits later to hear • theta talking in angry tones; but that you may better understand the affair I will relate just what occurred, as it was told to me afterivard et, Lewis himself. " It aPpeare ...tett the ehooting Match that day had a greater urize at stake than the trophy which had been offer - ea Marvel had asked Virgie to be his wire and begged Permiseloh to seeak to her adopted father. 'With a smile and Womanlikedesiring to Reba him in suspense as long as raessible, her reply had been, 'Beat Inc tee the target, and you may sneak to fathete Title he had mecomplished, thougll by only a single point, and it was to ask for the hand of Virgie that he had int - 'patiently eetight the private conver- sation with Lewis. Lewis confessed to me that he had not tusnecteci that there was any attachment between therm and be was therefore terprieed ' by el/level's request. He asked Whether Virgie had given her consent, and teceiving the afilrmatIVe reply, at - ter a moment's houltatitm ha informed Marvel that lie would not sanction his 51111. Marvel or course urged his calve, and Lewle made some angry eeettlts, which at last were loud eti- oue'! to attrru t lay atteution. Vhgie and 1 Chen went quickly. toward the II yes." "1,\There ?" " There—in the very room where we now find his corpse. I came to talk about this business once more, alai to try to dissuade him from pursuleg it TO BTP., CONTMort.O. Children Cry for CST IA. SOME.. Gre t :argains in •rganci efa We hove probably 50 or 1.00 organ% in our etareroome taken in oceeiingo when seiiing par pait/05. Wit ere not i dealers in organs and for this reae011 pia..o little value on the ingtruments. Crowded for room our wish i4 tel make a <pack clear- ing of these, and quotation,*1Vti the r..dhlor!op: will d.) this; A. Bell Organ, in beautiful walnut .c.ise, e sets or reeds., manufacturer's price $100, our mire Doherty Organ, 4 sets of reeds., tuanufgcturcr's pries $115. Our price $40. Morrish « CO, Organs: in walnut c4..4e., with 2 sets of reeds, manufacturer's price 885, oar t..ricc We invite cerrespendence teem parilee outetle Toronto who may " r n t an organ or piano. We ran certainly make it worth your while to d,) baelnele Ye old firm of HEINTZMAN & CO., 115-117 King St. West, Toronto. asevemmr-nctsname.a..eassoralsemntaurrArsrmrxmvarrz•vb The BaC011 Trade., Toronto, Nov. 20.—A lengthy oircula.; giving poiuters ort the bacou trade to the farmers of the province, is issued by the Ontario department of ogriculture. F. W. Hodsou, Dominion live stock cone- missioner, after summing np the whole bacon Situation at present, says:—"The Canadian market demands a long, lean shiger. Therefore it is in the interest of Canadian. farmers to supply the best pigs for that purpose. First class goods n,eiu a growieg market at, home and abroad; anytliiug oleo means a stationary or receding rharket, At the present time 25 per cent. of the pigs marketed in Canada aro what is known as 25 per cent. are fiats and at least 10 per cent. unsizable. Sixty per cent. of Canadian pigs grade as No. 2 or lower, which is CO per cent. more than might be expected if breeding were carernlly done. Canadian farmers loso at least 20 cents per hundred on all pigs sold he - Cause of this condition, packers fixing their buying prices according to their average receipts front sales. The man who insists on breeding tho wrong 'type not only loses 20 cents per hundred, but he causes his neighbor to do so as well,. Not only this, but he injuries the home and foreign trade. Therefore it is to the iuterest of every citizen that the right sort of pigs bo bred on every Cana- dian farm and that they be properlyfed. Pigs of the wroug type cannot be made good by any kind of feeding, yet had feeding will spoil a good pig." First and Foremost Iu the fiela of medicine is Hoods Sarss- parilia. It possesses actual gad unequal- led merit by Which it crave all diseases causecl or promoted by impure or impov- erished blood. If you have rheumatism, dyspepsia, scrofula or catarrh you may take Hood's Sarsaparilla mid be cured. If pea are run down and feel weak and tired, yott may bo sure it will do you good. 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