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f," " ‘i l I «Ir g :5! I ali‘ .i: e" ' '1 V 4 Er? :mlu'. Rose -- as a witness against him!} The devoted ser ntâ€"the woman whofi would apparent] have gone through} tire and water for her mistressâ€"what 5 had she come hither to say ? To speak 3 against Elizabethâ€"to corroborate his: wife’s and story ? Pnrhaps Rose had I been in her confident all through! But with the first Witness called for the prosecutionâ€"Rose Dupontâ€"a mrious hush fell upon the assemblage, for one glance at the prisoner had shown how powerfully her presence there affected him. \Vhy had not that jade, Elizabeth, been set higher in the pillory of pub. lic scOrn, and for a longer space '3 They would have liked to have her there, to gloat over her m‘sery, to scan her face, to count each heart-throb of agony, as she gazed upon the wreck and deso- lation she had brought upon this poor gentleman who had so sincerely loved her. cause celebre, as they go to a play expressly arranged for their edifica- tion, had a distinct sense of ill-usage as the counsel for the prosecution sat down. (1 come unexpectedly on what must Jack madden most men, and he had been Juryma seized by the terrible temptation to man 00 kill, and he had yielded to the te-m-pta- ; “And tion savagely, and to the forgetting of : "AL 1 his manlinessâ€"since Mr. Ross was un- “And armed." i .“I 3‘0 Jack bowed his head as if in shame. istfi‘rsy “Had there been a fight between? ..Mr' the two, or the prisoner had not used Xes, a deadly weapon, the case mlght have agaggha been one of manslaughter only. a (C an--. - , 1 I. “I _'_ vu-J' “But so long as human life was in- vested with sacredness, the laws that guarded it must be respected. That a cowardly crime had in this instance been committed was clear, and if they were satisfied that the prisoner was guilty of it, it would be their duty to say. so.” The peroration was plain to a fault, and the creatures who go to hear a cause celebre, as they go to a play “It would probably be suggested by the defence that a surprised burglar bad fired the shot, but as Mrs, St. George’s jewels were safe, and as dili- gent inquiry had failed to detect any trace of the house being entered on that night from without, that theory fell to the ground, and by no possible combination of circumstances could the prisoner have stood in his present position had he not been guilty. “This theory, too, was ne-gatived by the wife; her selfoaccusal making it obvious that she suspected no one but her husband; obvious, too, that she well knew the motive that inspired the murder, and which no other per- son could possibly hare. ”It was true that the prisoner had received the most terrible provocation a man could have. In his own house, betrayed alike by wife and friend, he “But with the point of Mrs. St. George’s ignorance or knowledge of the events of that night, the jury had nothing to do, but simply consider whether the evidence pointed to the prisoner as the person who slew Mr. Ross. His own confession, his posses- Iion of the pistol, and certain inde- pendent testimony that would be brought forward. must be considered too bring the guilt home to him as thoroughly as if the evidence was conclusively positive, instead of cir- oum-stantial. “Yet what astounding nerve she lisplayed during that night! After melt: a scene as may be imagined; but ran hardly be described, she calmly sleptâ€"slept with the body of her mur- iered lover at her very feet, and to Ill appearance so dreamlessly, that only the entry of her maid next morn- ing awoke her! The prisoner, too, showed a most inhuman callousness, [or he, too, went to bed after the mur- letâ€"presumably slept. It had been urged that Mrs. St. George slum'bered throughout the whole tragedy, but was it credible that her husband could slay, and leave a body there, for ther nyes to fall upon when she wakened? Such burburity was impossibie. 681.156 UL 1.11.3 Wsuusa, auu u. u...“ .._- had not the moral courage to stand up against the discovery he madeâ€"had undoubtedly surprised his wife and her lover together, and on becoming aware of his dishonor had, in a mo- ment of passion and madness, slain the betrayer, slain him, too, in a man- ner at once cowardly and indefensible for Mr. Ross was unarmed. The wife. presumably, witnessed the crime, and that she held herself immediately reâ€" sponsible for it is evidenced by the tact that she afterwards persistently locused herself of it, and begged to be committed for trial and punish- ment instead of her husband. “MI-VDUVQJ wâ€"â€" _--._ _ _ “It was the old story,” said the counsel, “of a man trusting his wife and friend, and betrayed by both. This poor gentlemanâ€"poor in the sense of his wrongs, and in that; he ‘JCVCU “05 UV luv ’ .-_._ on she would read the newspaper, and her cheeks would burn, and her heart be seared by it, at least she would not be put to public shame. .. - . When the counsel for the prosecu- tion stood up, Jack as well knew what was coming, as if he had heard: it al- neady rehearsed, and indeed the case was so clear, the facts were so few and pitiless, that they needed little embroidery, and_had‘ none. . Jack glanced swiftly around the court and found it empty, for Ehz- abeth was not there. Thank God, that she was not, that she did not hear herself called in open day what all, save her own friends, be- lieved her to be; and though later CHAPTER X: “Work than within, we’ll work out, And I’ll be sworn we’ll set free." : mocking she-devil devoured him. Who ‘would have thought she had power to corrupt Elizabeth 3 Yet this thing he believed she had done. “You had placed a letter from Mrs. St. reorge on his table?” coYes.u “You Say you heard Mr. Ross go ‘down. Did you hear any loud talking for a shot fired 2” “No. My room faces on the street. “Yet you did not attempt to find out what was going 011%” “Noâ€"I was afraid.” “You feared something 8” “Yes." “What happened next i” ”A; two 0 c ockâ€"for I heard the hour man could find to laugh at in this. . “And you 8" 1 “At last I fell asleep." “And in the morning?” i "I got up at seven. and went down ‘ stairs.” ' “Mr. Ross’s door was open?” “Yes. I concluded he. had. gone out again after coming in overnight." 1 “What next 2” “I prepared and took up my mis- tess's tea.” ; “Describe what you found.” i "I pushed open. the folding-doors, land went in. The room was rather 1 Rose shivered. “You were surprised 7" “Mon Dieu l” burst out- the girl with z perfect naturalness, “I could. have died ; with terror. Mr. Ross was there," she : drew back, and looked down as at some ‘frightful sight, “at my feetâ€"dead!” ! “And Mrs. St. George?” . “Her eyes were Open. she was look- mg at me.” Vw- --v\-| “VLOD ‘1 Um J St George £0 Mr. Ross?” “Often.” “And replies from him to her 2" "Oftem” ' “They met occasionally in Mr. George’s absénce?” “They did." * “Did he know of these visits?” “That I cannot say.” “What state was she in?" “Quite composed." “You approached her?” “Approach the body? Non, non, I ran away! I called, I shrieked, and they all came running, MnoSt. George and the rest." " “How soon did Mr. St. George come?” “Ar onceâ€"on the spot. He arnv- ed first of all.” “Fully dressed 3" Rose shook her head. She did not remember. rooms. “At what time ?" “Between twelve and one." J ack smiled. Rose caught the smile and threw back her head defiantly. What happened next_?" _ “I heard himâ€"some tlme afterâ€"3‘0 -â€"â€"â€"â€"-g â€"-v acme.” ‘ “Your door was open or “Partly open." “And you heardâ€"2‘" Jack leaned forward, bmlthing as he waited for swer. yourself 3" “I did.” “What happened within your hear- ing afterward T’ “I heard the two other servants come up stairs." saw her into be d?’ “I left my mistress in her dressing- gown in the drawing-100m, ready for bed ?” hé‘Clertainly. I prepared the room for r. “At what time on that especial day did she tell you to prepare it 2” “After dinner.” “The prisoner was present 3" “He was." “Ypu ciisrobed her as usual, and She stopped abruptly, a curious shade passing over her face. “Did notâ€"’5” She made no reply. "Did Mrs. St. George tell you ‘be- forehand when she meant to sleep down stairs?" “You have been maid to Mrs. St. George some years?" “Yes.” She spoke English well, but with a French accent. “You remember the night of May the 10th ?” “Perfectly ." "Your mistress slept down stairs in the back drawing-room on 7that night 2” “She did." . “Was this an unusual occurrence?" ‘ “No. “The ceilng of her bed-room was low, and she liked plenty of air. Mr; St. George did notâ€"” Iv'vâ€" â€"vâ€" I Be hardly breathed as he looked at l the slight, graceful, dark-eyed woman. who had that genius for dress Wthh belongs to the born Parisian, and which will almost cover up the rav- ages of time or suffering and misspent days. She fixed all eyes for one breathless moment; then the women softly said “Ah!” and some of the men muttered, “What a little devil." Hax'ing been sworn, her examination commenced. ”At What time ?" “About eleven.” “You then fell asleep 9" “No. I was suffering from tooth- heard Mr. Ross come up to his afterward retired to rest forward, scarcely open or shut ?" “W hat we talked About was no busi‘ ness of yours,” she said, coolly. , “But it may have been that of your mlstress,” he said, “and your master,” he added, looking at Jack, upon Whose face a new light 11an hmxmn +...._.-_ -_ n 11111 “Was Mrs. St. George addicted to chloral?” . . Mr. Lemaire put the question in his gentlest, therefore most dangerous manner. Rose was silent. It was on Jack’s lips to shout out “No! Nol" but he restrained himself. “You knew the sapphires were in the Pocket of her dressing-gown 9” “No,” saiid Rose, with stubborn lips. “Mrs. St. George hid them in all sorts 0f Places, but never told me where. I thoughdsuch carelessness criminal, and a direct encouragement to bur- Mr. Lemaire, amiably. Dfinn 'A-‘â€" ‘ Jack was listening with the most 1ntense eagerness, his hand clutching the rail _be10re him. u an 2 she falteredâ€"off her guard at lastâ€"“Iâ€"-â€"” she tried to speak, could non, than taking her corsage with both hands, said firmly, “I mixed no draught for my mistress. I put the thin-gs ready as usual on a little table, an_d left them there." ' The Frénchwonfefn' iurned livid as a cprpse, her biack eyes glowing like “Your impression is that he went no farther than the drawing-room ?” “That is my impression." “Did not curiosity impel you to go down stairs and see what. was taking place? “That would not have been a part ofumy duty." fire. “\Vas ith part of your duty to drug, the draught your mistress took the lait‘ thgpg that night ?" “I could not say.” Rose’s breast still rose and fell stormily. “At. that distance 1could not hear how far he descended, but; I should probably have heard the street door shut had he gone out. He usually made a good deal of noise." “To resume," he said, smoothly- "you are quibe sure that Mr. Ross did not get. any farther than the drawing- room on the night whenâ€"ahem 1â€" your toothache enab-‘ed you to have the full betngfit of your ears ?” Mr. Lemaire shrugged his shoulders, some women in the court tittered,and there was a little pause while Rose re- covered from her violence, and forced herself to mutter an apoiogy. “Upom my soul I shouldn’t wonder if she did it herself,” thought Mr. Lemalre. He leaned forward with a satirical smile on his face that might have mad- dened a less passionate woman than Ross Dupon-t. “You devil!" she exclaimed, point blank. “You expected something to happen that night, and it did,” said Mr. Le- maire, "was it precisely what you did expect ?” "But if once the message greet him, That his true love doth stay, If death should come and meet him. Love will find out the way." “You say you could not sleep that night,” he said, sharply, "were you ex- pecting something to happen 2” ' “I had toothache.” “Why did you leave your door ajar?“ Rose’s eyes sparkled. Through the thin veil she wore one could see her thin nostrils contracting and dilating “That is my business.” “’You had. no partiality for Mr. Ross yourself?” ’ Rose disdained to answer. The question was pressed. “Mr. Ross was a gentleman,” she said at last. “Mrs. St. George had every confid- enoe in you?" “I believe so," ., “She did confide in you i” “I never said so." . The questions languished after this, and she was left practically mistress of the occasion. To shake her out of her calm seemed impossible, yet this Mr. Lemalre had resolved to do, when. he rose in his place to cross-examine her. “You are aware that the lefiter writ- i ten to Mr. Ross by Mrs. St. George, and Erecelved by him on his return home that night, was never found?" “SO I have heard.” "You cannot account for its disap- peerance?" C¢N0.D, “Did you see her take the letter on her way up stairs after, on the morn- ing the murder was discovered 2" “No." “Was she left alone a moment. after she came up stairs?” OlYeS.D. Obstinate silence rewarded further qn‘e‘sponsh ‘OnAthlS point. â€"i“_H'_rr},i’-’nthofi.gâ€"htwlgl‘r'. Lemaire, “likes her mlstress and hates her master, knows a. great deal that she won’t tell, agreat deal that she don't know.”__ ‘ than any speech. ' “I seldom saw them in each others comPany," she said at last, and refused to say more. Had she made the black- est accusations possible she could not have Produced a more un-favorabie 1mâ€" Pression of Elizabeth’s conduct than her_ silence conveyed. (10" __ "Mr. and Mrs. St. Georfl‘e were on good terms?” . “Perfectly." . “Have you ever witnessed any mls- conduct between Mr. Ross and Mrs. St. George?" ‘ ,__“-_“ cu, wuxlng at Jack, upon whose new light had broke , turning it CHAPTER XI. ileumâ€"rs. *4 The men, when they need a covering, tie up their heads, and the women use ‘1 -â€"â€"--â€"-â€" In Germany the granulated slag from blast furnaces is being utilized for the manufacture of brick. The making of slag brick is not a new thing, but heretofore fluid slag has been employed for the purpose, and {the brick thus produced has been found unsuitable for building purposes because it is impermeable to air and steam. But the slag bricks made in Germany are, it is said, not open to this objection. On the contrary, while exceeding the strength of ordinary bricks and possessing an extraordin- ary resistance to heat, they are more permeable to air, and consequently are well suited for the building ofj houses. They do not absorb water as? rapidly as ordinary bricks. i If we wand: to find a country where nature has turned things topsy-turvy â€"that is, according to our notion- we must go to Australia. Many things are reversed in that country. It is summer there while it is winter here. Trees shed their bark instead of their leaves; fruit has the stone or kernel outside; swans are black; there is a species of fly that kills and eats the spider and a fish, called the climbing perch, that walks deliberately out of the water, and, with the aid of its fins, climbs the adjacent trees after the insects that infest them. Most of the. birds have no SODE and the flnwnrg no odor. The headquarters of the “sweat1-ng" gang are bexieved to be in some provin- cial town, but all efforts of the mint and Bank of England detectives to locate the gang have so far failed. how they are to detect the coins which apart from a few grains,deficiency in. weight, are genuine. A lively agita- tion 18 now afoot, and if redress can- not. be obtained earlier, the aggrieved officers will have the matter brought before Parliament in February, Up to the present the post office has been the chief sufferer, and the matter has become so serious that the Postmaster-General has issued a special warning to officers. in his de- partment. He warns the staff that all gold coins received: at post offices should be sent to the Bank of Eng- land for examination, and that those found short should be. cut in two and the deficency made up by the officers who received them. But the Post- master-General has failed to assume the resultant responsibility of pro- viding the officers with coin-weighing scales and the officers want to know Swindlers Taking as Much as Fourteen Grains From Some Sovereigns. Since the beginning of the year it 'has been noted at the Bank of Eng- lland that an unusually large number fof light gold pieces are in circulation. Finally, the mint authorities institut- ed an investigation, resulting in the discovery that such coins 'are being systematically “sweated” by immer- sion in acids. Those engaged in the operations are not common Swindlers. They have capitai and brains and are not actuated by an overreaching greed. The Bank of England records show that the average amount of gold “sweated” has been six grains from each sovereign, which would mean a profit of about one shilling per coin. Apparently, the members 013 the gang vary their methods according to the character of the persons to whom thei "sweated" coins are to be tendered. Some sovereigns are barely a grain short in we1ght, while others are as much as fourteen grains. The coins appear fresh minted, and: it is impos- sib e to detect the fraud except by weighing; but few person except bank- ers keep scales delicate enough to weigh a single coin, and amajority keep no scales. ENGLISH GOLD COINS “SWEATED.” “A’mosr as well as yourself ?" said Mr. Lemaire, dryly. “How does he call himself 2” Rose's eyes narrowed. “How should I know?” she said. “Man Dieu! non,” said Rose, rais- ing expressive brows, ;“this young man is commonâ€"very commonâ€"and he seems not to be French, he Speaks Eng- lish always.” “You are an old acquaintance of the young Frenchman who has assiSIed the cobbler in his work only so far back as a few months, andâ€"--" "‘V‘So I heard afterward. To me the roof looked all slates, like your Eng- lish rootsâ€"and I saw no window.” ' “You are aware that there is a sky- light in the co-bblers house, from which a person might easily drop on to the leads that are level with the room in which Mrs. St. George slept that night ?" “You spend a good deal of time at the cobbler’s, the back of. whose house overlooks No. 13, do you not ?” said Mr. Lemaire. “I go there occasionally to get Mas- ter Daffy’s shoes mended, and buy hlm new ones,” said Rose, hardily, Guilt was stamped on Rose’s face, stamped there in letters that all her fierce control of feature could not hide; but she bore herself erect, and had evidently plenty of fight left in her yet. A . Life had changed its mien for him during the space of the last minute, and from the abysses’ of despair he passed at a bound to the buoyancy of hope, and covering his face with his hands, he trembled like a reed. 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His grand- mother was one Agnes Penn, Who upon her memorial tablet in Bows L‘iemina' Church, Cornwall, is declared to have been a “ lineal descendant of the eX' cellent William Penn, and inherited many of his pious and amiable quali- txes.” His modesty, indicated in the cognomen, “ Quiet Symons,” and his poyver of organization suggest $01119 paints of likeness to his famous 311‘ oestor. ‘fl't is witn Canada, our next door nelghbor, that the general trade ac- count has a more unsatisfactory ap- pearance than that with any other part of the world. This fact is the 113- icasion of considerable comment on the part of British trade 'ou1'lnas,11hlch are gleefully announcing 1hat the Am- erican manufacturers are. so busy with the home market that they are com- pelled to neglect that acmss the bor- die'l‘, and that as a 1esul the British manufactuz em 31‘: m: k 11g r pidgaini in their attempts to recapture the Canadian markets. This assertion is apparently justified by the fact that Latest official statements of 811130115 from the United Kingdom shows th; t her exports to Canada in the nine months of 1899 ending with Septembfr were £5,004,550,:1g:11nst 1.1.1 11% 3‘ the co. respondmg mon h 01‘ ‘1 s ;~e r, and :93 £75,335 in tie corresponding months of 1897; while ou1 oxn state- ment of exports to Canada shows 11 total in the nine months ending 1111b September of 3563, 026,224, age: 11» 5 8‘ 932, 654 in the cox responding months of lasi; year." “Three'spots on the world’s com- mercial map of 1891} appear in unsatis- factory colors so far as the trade of the United States is concerned. These spots are Japan, France and Clanad-a. As to Japan and Francethe explanation is simple; Japan is cut- ting down her imports enormously, due to the adoption of a new tariff mildly protective, while France is not com- pelled this year to look abroad for breadstuffs as was the case in 1888. 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