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Mystery of Shaft N013. the room he discovered and prompt- Windowless? Ay. but in the. brick- tiled sloping roof of one of these houses the quick eye of Mr. Skewton detected a single skylight, shut, it is true. but more th n Wide enough to than twenty feet. “ The window open, and a skylight in another house by which any one could get in here. and go all over the house," said Mr. Skew- ton to himself. “ if it were not for: the pistol, and this man’s damningl himself comet in fife suppo'sâ€"iE'iBh‘ when in the course of his travels round be ringing in his ears. that cry out of the far ages, that will ring on for ever, “ And it was even thouâ€"mine own familiar friend. .” tective. mentally measuring his inches, "but who would have thought him cow- ard enough to shoot an unarmed man ?” Suddenly he stepped back, and through the folding-doors, looking around with a glance that embraced everything. especially the windowthat Jack had left open overnight, and which was open still. Beneath it was part of the roof of the dining-room, and beyond it. and a rifle h'cflwr a large expanse of leads, bounded by the! “ After all,” he thought. contempt- uously. “ it .wa der. simple In Its motxve and clumsy In its accomplishment, and the course the pale. look on his faceâ€"a look aghast terrible, and which illumined and con- firmed the theory that the detective had set up, perhaps, disappointing him not a little, as at first sight there had seemed to be stranger circumstances in the case. ‘H"m,”’. he said, " evidently inter- rupted by something or somebody in the act of undressing. Cravat thrown off, but collar still round his throat, his watch and money lying about. What’s this? An envelope and no post- markâ€"a woman’s writing of course, It woman who is probably in the He went down to the drawing-room with the letter in his hand. “ This is your Wife’s hand-writ- ing 2” he said, "' Mr. Ross evidently received this after he came in last; night.” i ' â€"~VVV' He had already 'vIsited them, but now after a glance at the quiet figure, on the bed, he stepped up to the toilet- table.” Mr. Skewton went out softly, called I. subordinate whom he left outside the drawing-room door, and ascended 'to_the suite of rooms above. He said it defiantly, and as if he had put shame for her miles away from himself. ton. “Upstairs.” “ You had had a conversation to- gether since thisâ€"occurrence 7” “Not one syllable.” " H’m,” said Mr. Skewton, “then she does not know who did it ?” " Yes,â€"she knows.” “ She knew,” said Mr. Skewton, keen- ly, “ that you might have had a mo-l tive for killing this young man 3” " Yes.” "To bed! Leaving that body as a pleasant surprise to your wife when she woke! H'mâ€"and you shot an un- armed man. Had you a grudge against her ’9’” he asked, suddenly. Jack made no reply. _ " Where is she 1” said Mr. Skew- " What does the way in which Isp'ent the later part of the night matter to you ?” said Jack, sharply, “I went to bed.” ” A tra-ged y, indeed,” said Mr. Skew- ton, dryly; “ but one would think even a‘ deaf person would be wakened by a pistol shot within a yard of her.” “ But she did not-stir,” said Jack, calmly, his always resolute jaw and month more resolute than ever. “ And after ?”’ said Mr. Skewton. “I went up stairs,” said Jack. “ And then ?” For a moment Jack looked like one ,uddenly checked at fault. “Don’t you know?” said Jack in surprise. “She is deaf.” “ And your wife slept through all Ellis ?”’ said Mr. Skewton, incredulousâ€" H‘m,” said Mr. Skewton, stroking his chin, “ and a friend i” “So I thought him till last night. listen. He loved my wife, though she Lid not know it, and before God I swear ‘ never suspected him' of the treach- my in his heart. My wife went to bed, n that recess you saw, about eleven. .sat up reading for an hour, then went n to see that she was all safe, and went; back. I had turned out the gas, md was about to cross the outer room .0 go up stairs, when the door com-w nunicating with the staircase open- :d, and some one came in quickly, and vent through the folding-doors. He feat straight to the recessâ€"in the dim aght.I saw him andâ€"in a secondâ€"in the lightning moment of furyâ€"I shot him as he turned to face me, and he tell down dead across the foot of the bed H CHAPTER II.â€"Continued. "Did you hear stars 3” he said (ion. “Your maid looks as .uo \vmce. "he may have reading late 2” “No.” she said, boldly, “he 1 thought me asleep. but I was struck. mldnight just. after “What. time did he said the detective. Elizabeth faltered, tremblsd. .“Yqu wpre asieep," said the det come In It; The detective turned to look at the 2'0 girl addressed, looked her through and 0 through, yet was conscious all the :w hiIe of the narrow, low-pitched room, ai the. umsuitab' e entourage of this wo- n man, _who looked. as if born to rule in "Your léttgg was not character as wc-ufd- bring 1 room at n‘ght f” Elizabeih’s eyes blazedâ€" cast‘ dawn. wnezr you come to take me away to prison I will go do ,” she said, "but not till then." And she made a: though she wouEd shut the dvor 'n his face. “Soi'tlyf‘ he had. nor xudely or of- tensively, and indeed hm manner had not been want’ng, in respect from the first, ”if you wizl not come down, then I must speak to you here. You corresponded with Mr. Barry 7” “I did.” “Unknown to your bu band 2" “Unknown to my hutband.” “I may venture to inquire subject?” \ “You may not.” your --v- WVAJ ion’ the man who stood there in the narrow way, forcing. himself upon her in her own chamber. A" sudden sense of the publicity in which she .must henceforth live. smote. on her chllhly, and she felt: that the sanctity of her h-C'me was gone. and privacy for her no longer existed. “If any one is to be arrested,” she said curtly, “arrest me. If anyone in this house is guilty, I am that person.” ‘ “How did you do it?" he said. smcoth-ly and raising his voice a little; “do you always carry firearms '5" She had set her face as a flint. but she could not keep the look out of her eyes that told him what he want- scmething about it. Then there is the skylight.” Aloud he said, and pro- ducing an envelope from his pocket: “Mr. Ross received a letter from you last night 3' "He did.” “It: was delivered by one of your servants? “By my maid." "Mr. Ross was not in, ma'am,” said Rose, “and I placed the letter on his dressing-table.” “\Vhere he found it at midnightâ€" or later.” said the detective m M... Mrs. St. George made a gesture of indignant angel} then ’gurned fiercely Rose léoked at hefâ€"zflfétress steadily. pityingly, even, but returned no re- PY- a palace. He observed; {00,"9: Erieâ€"fl of burning paper lingering in the air, an_d suspected mischief. “You must be’ mad,” said Elizabeth- on the mstant, "m5 husband came up to this room iast night, and never left it till ha was called from his bed this morning by that horrible news. If he had gone down again,” she turned authoritatively to Rose. “you must have heard hi 111, must you not ?" A sound of voices. a rush as of a whirlwind, and the door was flung open to bring the detective face to face with a woman whom he after- ward described as the sweetest little mors'el he ever saw ifi his life.” Then he said quietly. with his lips to the. keyhole: “Your husband 18 un- der arrest for the murder of Mr. He went boldly up’ and passing the doors of two servants’ room that stood open, knocked gently atj'the third one, which was shut. No answer. He knocked again and with the same result. a He did not trou'b‘ec any one to show the way. The house was fashionably small, and he had already been tWice in the second floor. so, unless on the roof, he must find Mrs. St. George 111 the top rooms of all. The deadest pool the deepest ling.” ”W‘- cvv vâ€" ~v ‘_-~ " And now for 151165. Sf. George,” he said. CHAPTER III. “The shallowest water makes maist the room, he discovered and prompt- ly annexed something that, however humble in itself,__wa.s destined to play an important part in the drama that had yet to be plgzed gilt.“ -oI L- eyes bIazedâ€"Rcse’; r was not of such ‘cufd- brmg him to yo I 9 rund it at midnightâ€" the detective to him- to do with your in- a friend of yours ?” I set foot in that me good-night," trembl 3d. 9 "he may haVe I Was not. It after he went She had not and your 3 the de- your '3 yed she nd any one who owns one acre of land .can call 'hmmsself one jS‘Qu are decorated Ltzh the Order h; the Leek. Crossing sweepers also Frenchmen Leaf. one tried to speak, but uttered only a hoarse sound that died in her throat; then, before be guessed her intention, with the delicacy of touch and lightning swiftness of a practic- ed thief, she had dived for and snatch- ed the pistol out of his breast. nor-Int Elizabeth turnad to that mess which betrayed morta fear. She tried to speak, only a hoarse sound that throat; then, before he I She' looked at him, dis swer, then said: H 0â€". ‘J‘ub uuvubo Why do you not keep your sap- phires in a safe ?” he said to Mrs. St. Gegrge. _ ‘ -1. -_ . uuuuu was; <3chon yuL them back in her shallow pocket. And for a moment‘ he mused over the reck- lessness of women. Rose Dupont had moved away, and W85 folding up, and putting straight the thing? lying about. ll “7‘ v v â€"-~ .._... wuv “Lu DU, .LtUDO buLucu her back, busyin‘g herself with tidying the room. the detective made her turn. She drew nearer, and a frightful chauge A low moan escaped her lips, instant- ly stifled, but as she turned aside to hide her fape, Mr. Skewton caught a ghmme of itâ€"a glimpse that told him‘ . | ‘ ‘Matchless,” said the detective. “and i you keep them rolled up in a. twist of tissue paper?” as she carelessly put flfinm k..-1- .:.. L, “l ‘.‘ Thfley hive nothing to do with it,” sald Elizabeth, “ no one knows where I keep them, often I don’t know my- self. I hide them, here, there, and ev- erywhere.” '5’ OJ “Madam,” she said, imploring.1y ’ “don’t! 13: isn’t trueâ€"don’t say 1“ Somebody may have come after the sapphires.” “ What sapphires 3” said the detec- tive, mquickly. “ Wpen 5'01). beefi trying for the Last tgn mmutes to extract every dammng cucumstance you can agaxnst me!” she. said, with a curious faint smile. “Llstenâ€"” f‘SIOP.” he saidjw‘JI :mvbound to tell you not to_ say anyth‘ng that Will 1nâ€" crxmlnate yourself." been in bad all night,” said Mr. Skew- ton. “At What hour did Mr. Ross usually come in 3" “At all hours. The latch was always left up for, him.” “You saw hlm every day ?" “Very seldom.” {‘But he and\ your husband were on perfectly friendly terms ‘4‘” “Perfectly." “And you also 9" She looked himt full in the face and paused (19;.bcja em before She said: ._ r'Until last nzght." 6 {The detectLVe but up 1118 hand. “ann " kfi “Azj (Ir _ LAI‘ml‘ 1n +Al] e WOUICI find in the pocket be significantly touched; but the ted touch of the cold steel [er blood, and she trembled vis- she stepped back. i, all of which no soldierâ€"and, . conscription, every French- meâ€"has been able to dodge, I . 13 labor medals and some 5 of merit. we a clerk, or have been em- 1 a. commercial house for 30 LAND OF MEDALS. To Be Cominued. L e borderland. “On 18 fast sinking, a pa It was from the A and decorated him, ‘ mmbemhip made a}; him, disdaiuing to an- igxyagchgd, and could moment’s thought, an of hi_s breast pocket _-__ uâ€" Dub, “u not even knowing ried. The evidence’ breast pocket, " is ', he is not under mogta] agony and Iivid white- 1'edal. Not odd mili- still he for 30 Bela" Trampâ€"Lady, I’m hungry, an’ lookin fer a chance to workâ€"- Ladyâ€"Very well; there’s the W: pile. Trampâ€"Lady, it ain’t perlite to terrupt. I was jest sayin' I’m 100 fer a chance to work somebody fer breakfast. As a nation the Chinese object to wearing clothing of any other kind, and centuries of experiment have taught them how best to make up the costly caterpillar thread into the most durable form. On this account the Chinese dress, though of purer ma- terial, has none of the sheen usually ,associated with silk, a peculiarity 1which has resulted in the erroneous; ideas as to their composition. All the} garments are made in China, and are' only exported for the personal use of Celestials in foreign countries. Owing to their cost, however, the result that the coat of the father or grandfather often has more intrinsic value than the newer and less worn articles. Another article peculiar to the treating felt until it almost rivals lea- ther for m is 12AM On‘An-A ---_._1 \Vill England, then, cancel the mo- bilization of her fleet now in mysteri- ous progress at her dock yards? Not at all. The British Government re- mains supremely distrustful of Rus- sia’s intentions in the Persian Gulf and at Pekin, and of France’s inten- tions in Morocco, and they do not Germany is 'the only power directly concerned in the matter, and as Ger- many is England‘s avowed ally, and Kaiser Wilhelm will in a few weeks he England’s guest, European inter- vention may be dismissed as out of the question. ' EUROPEAN INTERVENTION. “France,” says an official pronounceâ€" ment from the Quai d’Orsay, “has no ground or desire for any intervention at present.” Russia is more probably inAthe same: position. This is the situation as nine out of ten Englishmen see it at this moment, and the spectacle of England‘s armed power is reflected in the quieter tone of official messages to-day from Paris, Berlin and St. I’etersbu'ng. It is true, these inspired messages seem to say that we have our own View of the rights and the wrongs of this South African war, but its pure journalis- tic imaigining to talk of combined 683:5. all Europe off from telegraphic con- tact with half the African continent, and all the while her navy remains unfettered, practically with steam up to maintain her supremacy on the They see England, such is her com- mand of the cables of the world, switch They see each British colony insist- Lng upun- sending its contingent Lo the front at its own expense, and almost angry, because. it is not allowed to send more. They see the British Parliament, with practical unanimity and without needing to add one penny to the pres sent taxation, vote $50,000,000 to pay the bill. of the six hundred members, and as far as might goes, Englishmen can afford to smile. They see their naval Department sending a great army 6,000 miles over seas, and that withuut disturbing the traffic of a single steamship line. AND THEY SEE IT WITH ENVY. French, German, Austrian, and es- pecially Russian journals, official and unofficial, joined in one wild howl against England; but Englishmen quietly. smiled. During the whole session of Parliament, brought to a close last night, Ido not believe one single retort was uttered by any one And liesitatcs to Move Against Herâ€"Com bined iiowlings Have No Eirect on the Lionâ€"The National Spirit. The New York Post’s London corres- ' pondent says: It is no exaggeration to say that the publicists of EurOpe have this week had something of a fright. They for weeks have been watching England’s entanglement in the heartof the African continent. with satisfaction. When she was in- duced to send one of the largest ex- peditions over the seas the modern world ever witnessed, they felt as- sured that the time was approaching when _Fashoda would be avenged and; when England’s aggravating pushful-‘ ness in all concerns of the globe would receive a severe check. IMPOLITE INTERRUPTION ALL EUROPE BEHOLDS HER PRE- PARATIONS FOR WAR. BRITAIN 'S MIGHTY POWER CHINESE CLOTHING. 'e the methodvgi almost rivals lea- Pit aclose secret. hungry, an’ I’m lookin’ in the human. being ed, the mosquito WC whence to draw Nu che peat began. Ill-Iv “5b\,u ..., 6 vv ”-1 _ The curious thing lugs and malaria, is that, to the belief.- of the German t}es,._mvan himself is the connecting 11111} in preserving the parasite of ma- laria. The malaria parasite realm“ . a temperature. of. eighty degrees Féh' men-hen to deveIOp in the mosqulzp’ and this temperature is only found in mOSQuitoes during the summ."r anths. It is at the beginning 0f we hot weather that the mosquito draws the. parasite from} the blood of some Patient who is infected with its and W110 bins a relapse, and then for me next ,three months the mosdum’ 5h“- ters it, allows it to breed, and ”a“? fers 1t. Human beings with malaria In their blood: are there fqge home" for the parasite lune months when the tempera?"uro does not allow: of its develcm‘rne'mt.m the mosquito. If, by. f Qum- me during the/e nine months relapses WU“. . Professor Koch, however, 0095148” that another variety of mOS‘Iu‘FO’ malaria. culex pipiens, can. propagale though not to so great an_ 811911 e the anopheles, and if thxs 13 the 035 1:35 the difficulty of exterminating [he i?" footing mosquito would be SO greatf impOSSlble- magnified as to be almost _ - ‘ . L..m-Jn be. yowuauuWo Kerosene oil poured- on the suff3?° of these puddles was sucg'essful In killing the larvae, and MM“ ROSS’ who considers the 811013119185th 0‘33 gemus concerned in prOpziga-“ng mil: aria, believes that he can free {1 1°C.“ ity from disease by exrerm'm‘tmg them. :J-.-a The inference is that the conditions under which algae will growâ€"nameâ€" 1y, 1n stagnant. puddlesâ€"are the same as those ‘under which the anophcles larvae will hatch 0111 and thrive. S‘leg‘ nant puddles are found only durmg the rains on low lying ground, and durj'ng the dry season only near a Sprl‘ng, from which they can be 1‘8- Plenisned. I The second pOin( was that in search- ing for the haunts of the‘ anopheles larvae the members of the expedition found them chiefly. in small stagnant pools in which green algae were grow- Lng. The larvae appear to feed upon thls, for larvae hatched from eggs did "0C grow unless they received some of the algae to. feed upon. 3. Species of mosquito called anoph- 01ers, a sported winged mosquito, is to be found concerned in the transference of all the forms of malaria, In the barracks of Wirberforce, a suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, outt of four hundred men there was a daily aver- age 0f forty. ill in hospital: wnth all three :forms of malaria. The place seems to have been infesred with mos- quitoes, but only. the genus anopheles was found, and of those examined one- third were found to contain para- sites. zajor Ross, of the British Army Brakes Some Interesting Investigations h Africa. Some of the features in the investi- gations, which Maj. Ross, of the Brit- ish army, has made respecxing the malarial mosquito, and which will be embodied in his forthcoming book on the subject, are very interesting, Maj. or Ross first confirmed his belief that EJuLW Lu. Lucxu LdVUI' Wherever USBd." No discovery of modern times has proved such' a. boon to women as Dr, \Villiams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. Acting directly on' the blood and ner- ves, invigorating the body, negulat. ing the functions they restore health and strength to exhausted women, and make them feel that life is again worth living. Sold by all dealers in medicine or sent post paid at 500 a box or six boxes tor $2.50, by addressing the Dr. W'illiams’ Medicine Co. Brockville, i Ont. Refuse all substitutes. upon his wife to try terviewed as to rhe pills Mrs. Comean ga the reporter about as proved, the pains left me and I gained considerably in flesh and am again able to attend to the lessons of my pupils. and superintend my household work. Since using the pills myself I have; recommended them to others and have heard nothing but praise in their, favor wherever used." ------ VULLle 'aft 83 1-2 Arago stree bec, is a teacher of and music. For m: ferer. Meantime her heard of the great v: liams’ Pink Pills f1 purchased a few boxe upon his wife to try terviewed as to the pills Mrs. Comean g2 the reporter about as MALARIA AND MOSQUITOES. WULU. 11”.. “'85 n0t he use of the pills Were helping me r taking them for Th0 novelist is kept. hustling in his M concerning things psychim‘ A half century ago, whenl is agreeable. task to portrag the demeanor Of a love-sick maid, and was that not the case, we should Yhento know. What Was his usual pro ”to Didn’t he seat her at aizibi a piece of work which med. button hole --4 a neat little bus? ed a presuppOSing concentration :zn‘ :mrsive of romance? He gets 1:2‘ maidbn to say “Helgh ho” 11:51:91 lj rosy cheeks and her curios are :nseour 1 1y fastened in a net; if she is 1111“ maid. with Cupid’s bow lips, the); {0; , the more elegant expletive of ”A13; 3135!” while she pushes away her Wur laBEIIidIY- . .. And then this composite phozogz‘up 'of the novelist's women goes :0 he desk, Where lie three unzinswere letters. and she toys with her Witty and bites the nib of her quill p.511 1 the abstraction which is incidom love. Sometimes she seizes one these letters and presses it ngssiunza. 1y to her lips before secreting i: in he gown. as close as possible to the up, that is throbbing with the mos: proved sentiments of the period. 501:: timeS, too, a high resolve lighting: 3; pure face, she draws toward her 1‘ silver candlestick and snuffers, he hand trembles as she lights the imp-:1 tiflll toy, hilt _With9}1t Shrinking gi. w L. wThe scribe of that time, \011 <99 a 1' a, baby. He 00u1d pinch 11111159,” {115 so far in his little go-oarL 1an he an expected more of him. Em: :me u: ward the bogs or precipiLes of 1m 1m logical investigation “01111 11 re p ed shrieks of horror from Lhe fan nurses and mothers __, Lh 1L is Lo «1 the readers of polite literature L I I‘m; day. It was not until he gle“ hi enough to admire Gwen iolen (‘vu '14 court that he stepped out on his (JH' little legs and told her aha: i thought of_ her. ‘ watches'ihe black flakes my, 11:: are of that happy hOpe that“. once hers. The readers of polite literature r1 justed themselves with half anxi half eager interest, ready to iii: warning fingers, and yet edifierl 72;: boldness. Long. long ago they hm; . cognized the futility of coercing ' little man, 80 that now they wani with him, companionably and w‘i hm reproach, over the Eng} 1111 of 'l l .;:m 1 Hardy, and don’t mind 1he mad- hi l. collects on their boots \\ hen tie: 1:: learn something new “in 201131111 Which excursions are pleasam 9:11.11; --for the mothers and. nurses. 11; novelist has had a hard Lime TH 111:1!4 such fields traversable:n1,r is '11: 1 1i tent to let Gwendolens nose 211111 11 at the dullness and ridicuh 11111955 4 men and things. He must nee 15 her hair back and. shzm \011 Lbs re r1 bral dimensions, which 9:111 suft‘iq ant reason for her di saffect (-311 1.111 while commenting on the sofmess 1 that hair, which has a sum 'er Sign ticance than merely. “Fold after simple fold Binding her head. " Bless your soulâ€"any one that v» 01. be at the fatigue of holding a «)< demands a fullness bet ween is e w that will leave no squaxe inch 01‘. gr: matter unexplored. a naked deftness to form ewes :11 incarnations and symbols, 1.11111 1 'prentice work that turned out 1:113 men and women no longer su: ts :1 :e aration that is ready ior its 111:111wi III the rules of psychome!1\.'l' question of human love emexg gust. fully into the novel of 10-11111; did 50 years ago“ with this (iitfe: 1:11 it is falling into the hands of . ;.-11'1 ists; it is shown in its in: ini'. e. 1.:1 Hz 5° lights from the re11111 the E11111 animal passion in whi ch gzo. I becca West, Dr. Pascal 311} 195.1311; sunken scholar to the other :1 ; 1. 2.1 it shades off. from the blue 111-11 ler its luster to the true exes oz 1 . :1! to the silver white which b11115 1. head of Balzac s saint The noveliét pullé off his glmxr-s days and he would bener, for 31 .:We have love presented LO us '.> dlsease which is germinally prawn the most enraptured lover‘s xi»: >r tl‘an-Scendentalist: or other v. his-v?» WnViction that it is an essence n‘ trated and precipitated i’ox‘LL‘i‘ on ‘7- - -___ N80 Buddhism and other cuns :1 11k a§sert that every lover is. :1 n fut: of Spirit, and that his invwlumj fupction brings extrinsic swivx'l allenists tell us dreadful ihingg 1:): its repression and license. nn'i kl these have some represcmm £013 321 l!_10dern novel. Oh, for the w” tunes” when the lover’s smile. 4' us ' -fi --- 0f. "happiness ever after;" or 1hr} 3 With the nobility of their gun-1‘ quent renunciation. wilbouf ' .merely "facades of (1 :Vempie" Interior “is the recondim subtler} modern Zeit Geist, when we. (Hula- the Plot in words of less iii-n ’ Byllables. albeit in many wmuis‘. In this day of effeze culzure only the scribe has 10 Open his 2;. b.‘ o'L-.Al phySical diCtiOfiary While he I“:‘?<es fin Over the W811 that has Irma :2’. ttom of it, sometimes, but, 111::(1 .88 W811. his professioml~ sine qua I :fgin tfilssend to the library beg-m mon, ' s Theosophizi Sop _1: PhD,, for the volume of Hegel, cmi Kgnt 01' the Great Currant; Magma WIthput which she will not be. [3???” to discuss the New Novel. . . .A9d 80 on. Medicine is specially} art Iavailing up the roozlets 01 9388 blades and subjecting them the microscope that it may be re to reI’I‘Oduce them on canvas when 1 multimillionaire is tired of gloat] Over his dollars and listlessly :urns :3.” ypingjhe thing nearest reg 7" Huxug Luc LLllug Lit/dirt: xca able aftér the unrensUnahle mC Love is specializing, and so literat Dust sPfi‘acialize, too. Quo vadimus? LOVC is Specialized.