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«r 'Mj.. 4 e. Copyright, W "Now," said Darront to himself an alone he entered tho library at The Grange, "I'm not going to wait for any hocus poena of moonlight and mid night I'm just going for this orna mental scroll work, and if there's a bit of It loose I'll find it and wlmt's behind I it too" In the gathering dusk he took the wall notcoverod by the bookcases eight inches or ten inches long came With the Made of his penknife lu care fully withdrew the little scroll. .hind, in which lay a small leather cov ered volume. Darrent took the book out and pushed back the panel then, seat ing himself in one of the corners by the fireplace, proceeded to read: JOSIAH MARS DEN'8 D1ABY. PAftXfi, Oct. 8, 1871.—Back in my hotel at last, and now I can pause and think of what I have gone through in thi* aooanad city, Paris, the city of light) Bah! Paris, the city of death! Was it fancy or did each passerby shun me as I walked through the de aerted streets this morning? Did they g" see murder in my eye, the coming brand of Cain upon my forehead? Let me write clearly what has befallen me, so •y Chat if it should ever chance that this is read it may speak in my defense. It may show at least that I am not an as eassln by choice, but by circumstance. Who can say what guides us to our .•fate? If there had been a seat at the opeca tonight, I should not be what I am now. But the opera is a great suc cess, there was not a seat to be had, and bo I strolled about until I lost my self in the labyrinth of squalid streets 1 and alleys on the south side of the river. Suddenly a scream broke out upon the the cry of a woman, proceeding from a house in darkness, save for an upper story, where a beam of light cut pathway through the blackness. It would have been well if I had passed on unheeding, but without thinking I rushed to the entrance. It was open, and I sped up the shaky staircase and pushed open a door upon the third floor. Not a light, not a sound. I paused, ir resolute, and then felt the cold barrel 'of a pistol against my temple. A dozen hands held me powerless while my arms were tied to my Bides. "Who is it?" I gasped. "Shoot, you fool, shoot!" a man re plied, and I gave myself up for lost. "It is a pig of an Englishman," one 'growled, and then there arose a sub dued mutter of voices in German which I could not follow. "Why did you come hero?" some one "asked in French. "I thought I heard a scream." A Detective Story Of a Chicago Suburb. The Murder at The Grange and How lis Mystery Was Solved by Darrent, the Amer ican Lecoq. "BY NORMAN HURST. 1800, by the American Press Association. aT-v "You're a spyl" "Why don't you shoot instead of talking?" "What's the good of that? What are we to do with the body?" Once more the consultation was held. Now and again I caught a word in French, but most of the language was in German, with occasionally a sentence .in an unknown tongue. Perhaps it was Bussian. And all this time I was securely bound, with not a glimmer of light to show me who my assailants were. The consultation became moro excited, and then at last it subsided into grunts, and some one addressed me again. "You have put yourself in this posi •tion," he said, speaking in French, with a foreign twang, "by interfering in other people's business. You will be allowed to depart '—my heart beat wildly—' 'when you havo become one I- "Who are you?" iC* "That will not concern you if you were born under a lucky star. If not, you will have cause to know. We are abottt to draw lots with "an object." The pistol barrel touched my temple "Will you share in the drawing or say goodby to life?" "What do we draw for?" I gasped In terror. "To decide who shall kill the daugh ter of a traitor. We never kill tho cul prit himelf. Our revenge is more ingen ious. We leave him to the last. Do you consent to become one of us in thin lottery?" "No,*' I faltered, and then ere the word had left my lips, so strong is the love of life, I relented and gasped, "Yes." "Then drawl" A box was placed underneath my hand, and again a voicecried, "Draw!" I thrust in my hand and drew out a small marble "You have had a fair chance," the same voice said. "You are the first There are 80 white balls and 1 red." ... And still we were in darkness as the box went round. A lamp was lighted, a lamp only throwing a small circle of light upon a black table, land each man approached, held Mb hand in that circle and open edit White, white, white, white I I knew mine was the red. I felt it burning my -flesh as I gripped it within my hand, .and as I opened it beneath the light it rolled forth—red! W a a a it tance, you will be one of us," the spokesman said, and then I was con ducted down the pitch dark' stairs and thrust out into ths street I gaaed ftiggM io locate myself and SniiH! and to rij I cannot "believo the nvents of tho ni^-ht I am too ill to realize them. It cannot bo true! It is too horrible! Oct. 10.—It is trnol Pinned on the cov,'rU!t and fonnd that that was exactly the I °ct height of the ornamental scroll work on the paneling. Then, with a portable electric lamp and a large magnifying glass, he carefully examined tho carv ing. Presently ho came to apiece where a join in the wood could bo discerned, and, pulling it forward, a panel some of '"5" '"''1 ,hlH 1,1000 of m,thi8 morning was a p"lL'r arulefrom his pocket and measured six "U -™n K° to inform tho police, yon feet from the ground on the portion of whlcU wna 1 Wl11 bo Y°rW' with it, disclosing a narrow space be- °nly'md,Vec?u,,° watchcd hor for nn honr her sla'vo- Nov. 4.—I have fooled them. A half written note urging her to meet me in an unfrequented part of Paris, which I intentionally left in my room, drew at tention from her for one night, and she has left Paris to wait for me in London. While a man was dogging me as I walked she was far away. Perhaps they will revenge themselves upon me, but I care not She iB safe and well provided for. Nov 10.—I have heard from her. She has passed through London and is staying in Scotland, where I know she will be safe. Nov. 25.—Her father was discovered shot dead in Paris this morning. I dare not tell her. Who will be the next? What is this nameless gang? What is their purpose I dare not say here. I am overcome with dread at every hour of the day. Every shadow is a lurking Bomb, May 8, 1872.—Six months since I have written in my diary, six months of misery. Touring through southern Europe, always followed, al ways watched, my heart aches to see her again, but I dare not. for with me I should carry death. Marseilles, May 20.—Free! I can scarcely realize it There has been a terrible railway accident, and the one who has tracked mo through Europe is dead. I could almost pity the poor wretch as I saw him lying torn and mangled in the fearful chaos. Only a dozen unharmed out of that trainload and I one of them. Goodby to horror, misery and concealment. Tomorrow morning I leave for London by sea, and let them find me if they can. The Grange, Norcombe, Ills., U. S. A., June 80.—We have fled to this quiet spot in tho United States, and here we shall be safe—safe from the fiends who have pursued us. What a gloomy diary! I ought to recommence today and write in one all gold and sil ver, with a white silk cover, embossed with orange blossoms. But why should I write at all? Let me close the book and, forgetting all the past, live only in the happiness of the present It is an ugly dream. Let me forget it and close the book forever. [Here thero was a blank page in the diary, and then in darker ink it went on.] The Grange, Norcombe, May, 1884. —I havo come home broken, despairing, ready for death, anxious to die. All I Only a lying telegram of yesterday upon the table. had is gone, all that I valued lost. Let death come—a happy release, be it by the assassin's knife or otherwise, but let it come. Speedily, now as I sit and write, come death and bring me peace I Death only comes to those who fear him. Death shuns those who would welcome him with open arms, grins his ghastly grin and cries: "Live onl You'd be too happy if I took you. Live on till yon fear me more. Then I'll strike 1" But I cannot seek death. Life is nothing to me, and yet there's my son Astray. I feel I am mad. I almost hate him because he reminds me so much of her. Twelve years since I last opened my diary. Twelve years ago my hand touched these pages, and I bade goodby to gloom—bade goodby to gloom when it was yet to become blacker than ever. I remember it ai thoofh it war* but hak fwtiiiWr rwaiiniw mi LI, W1.1W W- •& scrawled, nominated as yon loove the ofhce-" I write 110 more. Itistrnol 115 —1 havo 80011 her' 80en the woman wliom 1 havo been bidden to kill—to kill bocimso her father has of fended a bloodthirsty clique. It was at the opera. I was sent so that I might know her and rcmomber her. Can I ever forget her? My stall was closo to her box. I havo seen the lovoliest woman she Doticod it. She blnshed, and yet looked kindly upon me. She did not, could not, real ize that she had been marked for slaugh ter for her father's sins. Oct 18.—I have met her, clasped her hand, gazed into her eyes and told her with mine that I adore her. I could al most bless the evil minded gang who made all things so smooth for me, who gave me tho entree to her. Fools I They do not know that I will give my life willingly for her. But of what avail will that bo? They will kill me first and then choose anothor to murder her. Astrea de Lanez 1 The sound itself is music 1 I must warn her. I must save her. Bat how Oct. 80.—It is all over. She is mine I A month ago I knew her not, and to day she has owned—owned with the blushes of innocenco—that she loves me, loves me, Josiah Marsden, one not worthy of her lightest thought The world is a dream. Oct 81.—I have received another note from the assassins, pinned on my coverlet, as before. They call me "com rade" now, but show impatience and say I must earn admittance within the next 14 days—kill her and earn admit tance. Nov. 2.—It has been a terrible day. I have told her everything, told her my history, and wo have considered what to do. She trusts me. She will ?[uit Paris suddenly, leaving it to me to ollow when I can without drawing those fiends upon her, and we shall be married. I have seen her father. He consents. lit* jm looking over me as 1 wrote, Tier arm upon my shoulder. had nothing more to write then. Every day would havo been tho same, all happiness, and that read* so feeble wben net down in black and white. Misery becomes intensihud. Tho writing makes it colder and harder. Then Astray was born. I loved him then, perhaps becauso she did. Now I havo no Jove for any one, only for the* past My heart is filled with hatred—a hatred deep and bitter, that will keep mo alive until It is satisfied. Here at Tho Grange we wero happy and wanted nothing moro. Business called mo again to Paris. If I did not go, I would lose a fortune. I remember now how Bhe clung to me and beggod mo to let it pass, but man is human, after all, and human nature says, "Get money," and I wont—went and was discovered. I knew it I saw tho man start. He spoke to me. I recog nized his voioe and he mino. I was back in tho past, and the past was alive again. I dared not go back to America, but went to London, shadowed every step of tho way. Tho past ever with me, alive again. Then I wrote to her. Her first thoughts were for her boy, not for herself, not for me. I write it because I know it Perhaps I am jealous of my own son. Well, I'm getting hard and cold now. What if I am She sent him to a place of safety, parted with him, a little mite who could scarcely speak, in case the evil minded gang should do him injury. She staid at The Grange— Btuid there because I commanded it. be cause I said that no one knew we were married and the time would come when the gang would tire of watching me, and finally I very stealthily prepared to join her in Norcombe. No stranger she wrote me had ap peared in Norcombe. I grew confident again. What I had thought was shad owing I told myself was imagination. I grew careless, and then—I write it firmly—then I murdered her, I mur dered her! Throwing aside all thought, I paid a flying visit to America and saw her in Norcombe—saw her for the last time. I went again, arrived to find the house deserted, only a lying telegram of yesterday upon the table: Gome to Chicago by the 10 o'clock train. JOBIAH. She had gone, and that is ten years ago. Ten years I have spent in search ing—searching in vain—and I have come home now to await the end. The boy, my boy, I have brought to The Grange—brought him here five years ago—and now I live for him only. [Again there was a blank page in the diary.] The Grange, June, 1804.—I am calmer than I have been for years. 1 am revenged—a life for a life. I set out for Paris, not thiB time to hunt for her, but to demand the Scriptural forfeit, a life for a life. I gloat over it, only I'm mad now. They call me Mad Marsden in the village and shrink as I pass. How they'd shrink if they knew all! I have killed him, murdered him, stabbed him! It wasn't wrong. "A life for a life"—there'smy excuse, the excuse 1*11 shriek to my judges a command—a command from the Scriptures, "A life for a life." He and his gang killed her, and I am revenged. He was getting old, and so am I. Wo were both young when we first met, and now he is dead —dead by my own hand. He shrank back when first we met. He saw his doom in my eye. He could use the knife, and so could I. I think I laughed as I felt that blade go straight to its mark. I suppose I am mad, but I'm re venged. To Paris and back in a month. What luck to have met him as I did! More than a year ago since Astray left—left because I would tell him nothing of the past He was always asking what mys tery there was about his life, always flying into a passion because I would not tell him all. I was a fool to let him know there even was a mystery, and he's a fool not to see in my every action I try to guard his life. I should like to see him once more—see him and tell him he can marry the girl he wants to. I've been hard and cold ever since the day my wife was lured away. I've op pressed every one till I'm hated by all. They don't think old Marsden was ever young. Jan. 11, 1806.—Astray has been and gone. He came back after two years to be good friends, and we have quarreled again. He has gone—gone for good, I sup pose, this time. He did not plead as he used, but stood above me and demanded to know who be was and who his par ents were. He little knew he spoke to his own father, and I would not tell him—why I know not, but after my death he will know all. The ivory queen, as I have told him all his life, will reveal the secret. The ivory queen he has sworn he will not touch until I am in my grave. Why don't I tell him all? Because I'm mad perhaps—per haps because I cannot bear another, even my own son, to share my misery. If he knew, his soul would go out in pity to his mother. I am mad, for I should be jealous eveu of that But, no I feel softer. Abetter light breaks in upon me after these years of misery. I understand now why I have kept this secret, why I will keep it to my grave and past the grave to eternity. I might have found sympathy in my son years ago if I had obeyed the promptings of my heart, but for his sake I have kept it to myself. He shall never know. Let him live his life happily with the girl he has chosen. Tonight I bury the past tomorrow I will begin afresh. I have yearned to recognize him as my son all these years. Tomorrow the parchment in the ivory queen shall be destroyed, and I will tell him his mother died, in vent some story why I could not recog nize him before, and all will be well. Tonight I bid my book goodby for ever. I dare not read its pages. Let them die. Tonight I place it whero it has been hidden for years—place it there and forget it Tomorrow I shall awaken in a new Ufa Astray, my son, and his wife that is to be shall brighten the last years of my life. I feel happier and brighter in the thought of what will be. Goodby to the past, to my diary and its horrors, goodby to thoughts of hatred and death. Let me think of her with softer mem ories of how she lived. For Astray's sake I want to live now—I want to live! The Clark farm, consisting of J. M. And there the diary ended. CHAPTER IX. HERBERT DARRENT VISITS PARIS. Three days had passed since Darrent had pored over the secret pages of Josiah Marsden's diary. He had spent the time in working back upon his clews, trying to find a different set of circumstances to fit into tho story of the diary, and llLfPB^^ipiPPRPViKiP^^I^$^ll!9l*mm^PPPI!P9IR!il^ppPiP^p^piP^ sensational novel Ho had had a lengthy interview with the authorities, but they had not been overcome with the idea of any miscar riage of justice having taken place and had asked if every morsel of evidence had not pointed to tho guilt of Astray Marsden. The cuso had been so evident, so obvious, and yet improbable as it read there might perhaps be some truth in the diary. 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Address The Chicago Dispatch, 120 und l&! Fifth Avenue, areconstantly comingup every day inliterature, art and science which you wish you knew, but Make up your mind that you lare not going to 'be caught this wayveryoften. W a new subject is brought to your attentiondig in to it and learn a a O about it. The Encyclopedia Britannica is the reliable source from which clergymen, profes sional men and women, schol ars and educators everywhere draw information quickly. It has been the standard for over a hundred years. You should not miss the opportunity of securing the Encyclopaedia* Britannica for One Dollar Cash .|g i! and tht balance In small monthly payments. The entire Thirty (30) Volumes with a Guide and an ele gant Oak Book Case will be deliv ered when the first payment is made. The Complete Set (Thirty L&pge Octavo Volumes): No. t. New Style Buckram Cloth, Marbled Edges, Extra Quality High Machine Fin ish Book Paper, $45 00. First payment. One Dollar ($».oo) and Three Do!lars($)-oo) per month thereafter. No. a. Half Morocco, Marbled Edges, Extra Quality High Machine Finish Book Paper, $60.00. First payment, Two Dollars ($3.00) and Four Dollars ($4-00) per month thereafter. No. ). Sheep, T»m Color, Marbled Edges, fcxtra Quality High Machine Finish Book Paper, $75 00. First payment. Three Dollars ($voo) and S Five Dollars ($5.00) permonth thereafter. S A reduction of 10 per cent. Is granted by S paving c«sh within 30 days after the receipt $ of the work. ANDERS & PHILIPPj Manchester, low*. Coffee Quality is Compared. No. 86 Six Hand kerchieft. 12 vnrrln Pnnteii Or gandie. 29 tnehos wide, 6 col ors to select irorn. Pink. Blut Bluett. Pearl and Nile Green. Mnt post paid on rccvipt of 'i cent pounce mmnii nnd lOOatcnn* turns cut irom wrap pers of Arbuckles' knnmnmiMiiiMJ Six Ladles' Poeket Haadksr obiufft. hemstitched, colored bord «rff,aizeUxl3inohss. Sentpast paid on receipt of 3 cent postage stamp and SO sig natures cot from wrappers of Arbackies' Roasted Coffee. "58. A Pair of Shears Of the h' r. ri--.m 8 inches long. Sent post-paid on ri'ceitot O .-oat pohtace stamp and 15 signature* cut from -vrapiwiu of Arbuckka' Roasted rcceipt of Roasted Coffee. Beiu Grain leather, tan color, nlckel-plattfl buckle and rings. When ordering g«v» size of waist in inches. Belts run from to 42 inches In length. Sent j»os -p" on rcceipt of '2 cent poxtutf 80 Acre. Farm adjoining this city for sale, Terms easy Inquire of Bronson & Garb. tf Notice—Life insurance companies will reduce tbe rate 39 per cent to all whoagree to use Kocky Mountain Tea. A wise measure. 35 No. 58 Pour Handkerchief*. CoflHe. No. 5 3. Razor made by J. R. Torrey.. and 40 signatures cut fri wrappers Arhuckta' Roasted Coffee. When ordering name your nearest Express of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. rvoll as your Pott Offlct. 4 No. 65 A Lady's Pen Knife. Has two finely finished blades, Jlandle beautifully variegated In Imitation of onyx. Sent poat-pnld on receipt ef 3 ',4k rfnI every kitchen. Sent post-paid on receipt of 3 cent postage stump nnd signatures cut from wrapper! 14 signatures cut from wrftp|*ni of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. ot Arbuckles' Roasted fftfPtt. cents.— Smith's Pharmacy and Gregg & Ward. "I had dyspepsia fifty-seven years and never found permanent relief till I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Now I am well and feel like a new man/' writes S. J. Fleming, Murray, Neb. It is the best digestant known. Cures all forms of indigestion. Physicians everywhere prescribe It.—H. C. Smith. COTSWOLDS. Flock beaded by IMPORT ED BAMS. A nice lot of breeding ewes and a dozen ram lambs FOB SALE. Eight hundred head to se lect from. W. J. STRAIN & SONS, Masonville,FIa. This Store of ours isn't a rich man's store Fonr Gen tlemen's Handker ohitfs, banutitch» eda colored borders, •iie lfettx IBM inches. Sent post* paid on receipt of 3 cent postage stamp and 20 sig natures oat from wrapper* of Arbaekloa' Roasted Coffee. The J. R. Torrey Rator tl known as the best made in the United Btstss. The printed guarantee of the manufac turer goes with each rasor. Sent post-paid on cent postnge sintap and 38 signatures cut from wrappers of Arbucklse' No. 62. A Carving Knife and Pork. A first-class set, mounted with genuine buck-horn handles.' Knife blads iuches -g. Sent by exprcssi charges prepaid, on receipt of cent «*tage stamp and 90 signatures cut from wrappers of No. 67., Picture Frame.: stamp and 90 No. 69. A Centieman's Watch. The Now Bavcn"l3 a watch uf the ordinary else. Stem wind and stem sfct, dust proof, nickel-plated case, solid back. Quick beat movement, highly polished steel pinions. Modeled after a standard watch, reliable time-keeper. The printed mar tee of the maker accompanies each watch. Sent post-paid oa receipt ofti cent postage stamp and 00 signatures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee. Csblnetelie, brass, sllverplated. Seat post-paid on re ceipt of I cent postage stamp and 13 signa tures cut fron wrappers of Ar buckles' Routed Cofffee. No. 71. Enameled Alarm Oloek. Highest standard of Alarm Clock. Seamless frame, orno mental hands, French pattern and second baud. Will run thirty hours with one wind ing. Sent by express, charges prepnid, on receipt of 3 cent postage stamp and 80 signa tures cut from wrsppers of Ar buckles' Roasted Coffee. When or dering name your nearest Express Office and your Post Office as well. This represents one page of a List wblob la found Id eaob pound package of Arbuoklee' Roaated Coffee, and with each package Id which tbe List ta fonnd the puroboaer has bought a definite part of tome article to be selected by him or her from the List, snhfeetonly to the condition that the signature on the paekage is to be out oat and returned to AroncUle Dros. as a voucher, In accordance with the directions printed In connection with each Item Uluatrated and described In the LiaW Thla List wUl be kept feed osly till May 31,1000. Another page of thia List wfll appear la this paper shortly. Chicago News Stand Agent for all periodicals. Any newspaper or maga zine published can be se cured if desired. Also a complete and fresh line of confectionery, cigars and tobaccos. N. P. Malvin, Proprietor. DOUGLASS, the Photo graphr. Goto Douglass For FINE PICTURES. Renr *?ar HutchinsoE Breeder of Thoroughbred Shorthorn Cattle. JOSEPH HUTCHINSON Hftsohes ter,Iowa It's a store for everybody. It's a a place where the poor man's dollar will buy the biggest one hundred cent's worth he ever saw and where the stylish man's money will pur chase the latest styles. Needn't take our word for it. Look around and con vince yourself. ^5- "Jr New Fall Hats are here In the greatest variety. L. R. Stout, Postofflce Bl'k., Franklin St, Largest stock of clothing be- '5 isa' tween Dubuque and Waterloo 1 .J I s.tX