The Stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1902 Page: 3 of 4
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CopyrlrM 1899. by Frederick A. Stokes Company.
break In; I can't find nny way of open-
ing." A few minutes later the detectives
after dealing' upon the shelves some
telling blows with an ax called upon
Murdock to surrender.
Receiving no nnswer to their sum-
mons the men stood irresolute for a
few seconds. Then with grim deter-
mination they attacked the door;
raining the blows upon it fast and fu-
riously and filling the air with a show-
er of splinters.
At length a final stroke sent the
weakened hinges from their fastenings
and the men rushed through the un-
derground passage into the murderer's
laboratory.
A hasty stnrtled glance told them
that Murdock was not there.
They started for the stairs and were
met by n policeman who was just en-
tering Mnrdoek's office.
"Have you got him?" asked the detec-
tives in chorus.
"No" repliud the policeman sur-
prised; "Mr. SturgisRayshe. went down
here about 20 minutes ago."
"We chased him in from the other
end not ten minutes ago."
The policeman hurried down the
stairs.
Murdock's valise and package stood
conspicuous upon the long pine box.
But of Murdock there was no sign.
"Gone!" exclaimed one of the detec-
tives deeply mortified at the thought
that his quarry had slipped through
his fingers. "Gone! How? Where?
He cannot have escaped. He cannot
What is it Mr. Sturgis?"
lie had suddenly caught sight of the
reporter half way up the stairs.
Weak and ill Sturgis with blanched
face clung unsteadily with one hand '
to the railing; while with the other
he pointed toward the lead-lined vat
Whose dark viscous contents were
bubbling like boiling oil.
A pungent vapor rose in dense clouds
from the surface of the liquid. Through
it the fascinated gae of the horrified
men vaguely discerned a nameless
thing tossed in weird and grotesque
contortions in a seething vortex.
Mtirdock had escaped the justice of
xaea.
CHAPTER XX v.
- THB MURDER SYNDICATE.
See here Sturgis this won't do. I
forbade you to do a stroke of work
to-day or even to leave your bed; and
here you are scribbling away just as
though nothing had happened. I tell
you when a man has the narrow squeak
you hove there has been a tremendous
train upon his heart and it is posi-
tively dangerous "
"Don't scold old man; I have never
in my life been better than I feel to-
day. And besides this work could not
be postponed "
"Oh pshaw! That is what nine out
.1 every ten patients say to their physi-
cian. They are modestly convinced
that the world must needs come to a
standstill if they cannot accomplish
their tiny mite of work."
Dr. Thurston who had assumed his
frown of professional severity pro-
ceeded to feel the reporter's pulse.
"Well you are in luck; better than
you deserve. Almost any oilier man
would have been laid up for a week by
the experience you have been through.
And here you have the face to recover
without the assistance of the medical
profession and in spite of your insolent
disregard of my express orders to leuve
work alone for the present. Now there
is Sprague "
"Ah what of Sprague?" asked the
reporter anxiously. '
"Sprague has had a close call. But
he is safe now. If 'ender and intelli-
gent nursing count for anything he
will probably be up in a day or two."
"Miss Murdock"
"Yes. She has a professional nurse
to help ber; but she has insisted on
taking charge of the case herself. And
an excellent nurse she is too and a
charming girl into the bargain and
what is more a noble woman."
"DoeB she know of her father's
death?"
"I broke the news as gently as
possible. She took it much more calm-
ly than I supposed she would. There
evidently was but little sympathy be-
tween her and her father."
"On her side at any rate."
"Yes. Her first act on learning of her
father's crimes was to send for a law-
yer. She refuses to touch a cent of his
tnntiH nnri fina ififit rilM hpr nf tnrnpv
- j
to make such restitutions as may bo
possible and to turn the rest to char-
itable institutions. This leaves her al-
most penniless; for the property he
held in her own right from her moth-
'. er's estate amounts to very little. For-
tunately Sprague is rich enough for
both. What are you doing there it I
may ask?"
Dr. Thurston pointed to a bundle
which lay upon the table.
"That is Murdock's autobiographyJ-
a legacy o me. The package was found
near his valise in the death chamber.
He had addressed it to me at the last
minute."
. "Did it help you in your account of
the Knickerbocker bank case for the
Tempest?"
"A little; but naturally Murdock's
account of that crime was not com-
plete. The entire journal however
is' of absorbing interest. It is a pify
ttt it cannot be published."
EDGAR MORETTE
"Why cannot it be published?"
"It would be dangerous to the wel-
fare of society. Murdock was an ex-
traordinary genius in his line; thosv
is marvelous originality nnd ingi-n'i-ity
in his work. His crimes num-
bered by the hundred wore all of
capital importance in their results;
all decp-hud and skillfully executed.
It is hardly likely that such another
consummate artist in crime will ex-
ist once a century. To publish the
details of his schemes would be to
put a formidable weapon in the hand
of the vulgar herd of ordinary crim-
inals who lack the imagination of
this brilliant villain.
"I tell you. Thurston" continue:!
Sturgis with what seemed very like
enthusiastic conviction "this man
was the originator of almost every
unsolved mystery which has non-
plussed the police during the last 15
years. lie hail his agents in every im-
portant center throughout the coun-
try; agents working under potent i'l-
centives. and yet working in the dark
for few of them have ever known who
TO OUR
We wish to say that
after Jan. 1 we will sell
STRICTLY FOR CASH
ALL OF OUR GOODS ARE NEW AND FRESH
We Have Jtsst Received our Spring Stock.
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
CANYON
f Nfier Vlcnacd.
"People are never satisfied" re-
marked the man with the mild eye
nnd the gentle voire.
"What is the tliOU'ulty?"
"There is no real dillieulty. I have j
merely been musing on how hard it
Is to please. When I was a boy peo-
ple used to seohl me for reading ro-
manees and deteetive stories instead
of Shakespeare. Xow that I have
grown older and really enjoy Shakes-
peare they sneer and nk why I in-
sist on being sueh un old fogy."
Washington Star.
Kt-iwly to Marry.
Friend And so you nre to mnrry
Georpe Sliinpiirse?
Sweet liirl Yes in a few weeks
now. It will be a ease of love in a cot-
tage nnd we've found a little gem of
a place out in the country. We shall
be so happy.
"I sl-.ov.ld like to meet him. Can't
you have him here to tea some night ?"
"Impossible my dear. The eook has
left and we nre obliged to go to a
restaurant for meals." X. V. Weekly.
A l.lttte Too Flint.
"Look here sir" said the irate cus-
tomer to the dry goods clerk; "you
sold me a piece of goods warranted a
fast color. It was green when I
bought it and now it has turned to a
nickly blue in less than two weeks."
"Well madam" expostulated the
clerk "you could hardly expect a
color to go fabler than that." Leslie's
Weekly.
Touching Her Hrart.
Mrs. Dinwiddie I am of o sensitive
a nature that I cannot bear to go
about the streets at this season of the
year.
Mrs. Van Br&am What is it that so
works upon your sensibilities?
Mrs. Dinwiddie I can't bear to wit-
ness so many moving scenes. Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
held the mysterious power which di-
rected their every move. Murder has
been done wholesale; and so quietly
and mysteriously has the work been
accomplished that. 1n all but this last
ease the detectives have found no
clue whatever which might lead o
an explanation of he sudden and un-
accountable disappearance of wealthy
men. whose bodies shipped to the
Manhattan Cheiijieal- company by
Murdock's agents were quietly nnd
systematically made away with in the
chemist's laboratory."
"lie was the fiend incarnate!" ex-
claimed the physician.
Well saul Sturgis. after a
ment of thoughtful silence "at
rate he was not wantonly cruel
was heartless; he was pitiless:
m ti-
ll nv
ir'e
but
his cruelty was always a means to a:t
end. however scllish and illegitimate
that end might be. His cruelty M
that in a measure of evi ry human
being destroying life that hv may II vi-
and trampling upon his fellow men
that he may be comfortable. I'.'.-
t ween Murdock and the rest of us there
was a difference of degree certainly
but was there a difference of kind'.'"
"There is one thing which I can-
not yet understand" said Thurston
"and that is. why Murdock should
have pushed his audacity to the point
of defying you to ferret out the mys-
tery of this crime when he might
perhaps have avoided all risk of de-
tection by holding his tongue."
"Xo man is perfect" answered
Sturgis. sententiously "not even an
accomplished villain like Murdock.
fori unatcly for the rest of mankind
livery human being has his weak
points. Murdock had two: his v.111-
ity and his love for his dau-rhter
They were the only traits which eon
nected him with the human family.
To them he owes his undoing."
THE END.
PATRONS AND FRIENDS:
for
If you will give .us your trade you will not
have to pay for any one else's goods which you
will have to do if you trade with credit houses.
GIVE US A TRIAL
MERCANTILE CO
CANYON CITY TEXAS.
Knew Where He Stood.
"There's one thing I must say for
Henrietta" said Mr. Meekton. "She
is very firm once she gets her mind
made up."
"She can't be argued out of her
opinion."
".No indeed! That's what makes
home so happy. If she expresses her-
self in the morning. I know perfectly
well that she hasn't changed her
mind when 1 get home at night. It
makes it vert much easier to con-
verse." Washington Star.
Miss Fannie Williamson late
of Bellevue Texas desires to
announce to the ladies of Can
yon City and surrounding coun
try that she is now prepared to
do first class dress making for
both ladies and children. She
cuts by tailor system thus insur-
ing a perfect lit. Plain sewing
neatly done. Prices reasonable
at Mrs. R. G. Oldham's resi-
dence. W.' S. Baird is at work this
week for I. G. Trimble painting
the court house.
JEWELRY!
R. B. Redfearn the old relia-
ble has on sale a beautiful line
of solid gold rolled gold sterl-
ing silver and plated rings pins
brooches cuff buttons collar
buttons fancy stick pins brace-
lets in fact a line too numerous
to mention. Call and see what
marvelous bargains he is offer-
ing. Remember
REDFEARN.
We desire to call your atten-
tion to the Hereford sale adver-
tised in another colutrn. This
wiil be quite an event and will
we think mark a new depart-
ure in cattle raising. The buy-
in"; of home raised and thor-
oughly acclimated bulls will be
Qf much benefit to the smaller
stockmen. The breeders rep-
resented in this sale are a guar-
antee of the worth of eacli ani-
mal offered. We hope it will be
such a success that these -sales
map be a regular thing.
Spring time and the house
cleaning and gardening will
soon rage likewise the spring
poet will sing his sweetest lay
the old dominecker hen will
most persisently cluck and re-
fuse to lay at all but sit or set
or sot just as you like to call it
the little birds will warble old
cows hump themselves to escape
the festive heel lly and all na-
ture smiles like she had never a
blizzard up her sleeve to spring
on the unwary early birds.
Rev. Poole ami Mr. A. Oliver
of Hereford were in town this
week.
For strictly lirst class black-
smithing go to Uarter
jam.
This is no dumping ground
hard stocks 01
I. B. CRAWFORD
(anyon Drug (qmpany
i
Oarrk'H in stork a
FULL AND COMPLETE
Line of
PURE FRESH DRUGS
mill
DRUGGISTS SUNDRES
PAINTS. OILS VARNISHES.
BRUSHES ETC.
(Jive us a trial order and lie Convinced
PECOS VALLEY LINES.
FOR THE STOCKMAN: The greatest stock raising country
iu the world with a direct transportation route above the
southern quarantine line to and from all markets and
the great pasture lands of the west and northwest.
FOR THE HOMES EEKER: Cheap farming aud grazing lands
in the Panhandle of Texas. Lands under irrigation in the
Pecos Valley of New Mexico producing the finest fruits
melons alfalfa celery garden produce etc. etc. Business
opportunities of all kinds in a new and prosperous country.
FOR THE HEALTH SEEKER: A climate already famous for
its health promoting qualities. Altitude not too high air
pure and dry temperature even with no extremes of heat or
cold.
THE PLEASURE SEEKER: Will find somethiug to see and
something to do.
SOUTHERN KANSAS RAILWAY CO. OF TEXAS
PECOS & NORTHERN TEXAS RY. CO.
PECOS VALLEY & NORTHEASTERN RAILWAY CO.
PECOS RIVER RAILROAD CO.
(Wtite for information)
Aveuy Turner
General Manager
AMARILLO TEXAS.
The following people regis-
tered at the Eogerson Hotel
this week.
V. B. Parmer K. C. Cox Gran-
ite O. T.; S. A. Naylor Chilli-
cothe Tex.; W. T. Helms Bev-
erly; Junnie Johnsoi Ft. Worth;
D. A. Moore; D. W. Pinkston
Silverton;C. B. Wallace New-
lin Texas; W. '.Thomas; A. M.
Mied Quanah; J. H. Dillon N.
Y.; M. V.. Merrill Hale Center:
S. II . Baker Wright; J. L.
Shows Tulia; Sam L. Byrd and
brother county; Dr. W. J. Rog-
ers Hereford; Walter Angel
Emma J. A. Derr Fanchon; M.
M. Wesley Ceta; J. Frisbie
Amarillo; J. F. Moore Fred
Gaines Running Water F. G.
Hill Hale Center; J. T. Joweil;
Jim Griffith Lockney; Dr. Petty
Tulia.
Be sure to get our prices.
Smith Walker & Co.
oinisiia -iasr isan"W'HeM-'sM''-o -
Rev. T. b Robeson is in the
city this week.
The revival meeting is still in
progress at the Methodist
church.
Wade Stephenson went to
Tucumcarri last Friday. Claud
Money has taken his place
at Brent Taylors while absent.
other store
PAN
OK J. ED. CRAWFORD.
Don A. Sw eet.
Traffic Manager.
'PnViPSOn.'
7. j tv RtaV
-m. IlldUC vn- V CI III
h'ceVr very pleasarajfti thisV
pfjOfESSOflAL CJfJDS.
DRS. DODSON J LEWIS
DENTISTS
Amarillo. Texas
Dr. Lewis will bp at Canyon City
April 10th 11th nnd 12th 1!H)2.
W. D. PATTON M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
Tenders his professional services
to the people of Canyon City ami
surrounding country. Call
answered promptly night or day
CANYON CITY. TEXAS.
IDr. (5co. 3. parsons
GENERAL PRACTITIONER.
Answers nil rails day or night.
Ollice inlhe (.'anyon City Pharmacy .
CANYON CITY. TEXAS.
H. T. CLARK M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
GENERAL PRACTITIONER.
Disease of women and children n
specialty (.'nils promptly answered.
Ollice and residence
Swisher county
at l'unchon
O'DELL 5 STEWART
lpbv6tctano ano Surocons
Ollice over Hndley Drug Company's
V.n Us promptly answered night or day
DR. J. ED. CRAWFORD
pbstctan ano Suroconi;-
Patronage of the people of Canyon
City ami surrounding country res-
pectfully solicited.
Ollice at Canyon Drug Company.
THE GENEVA
NURSERY CO
(iEXEVA NKH.
t .rowers of all kimlsof hardy ap-
ples peaches plums pears ap-'
ricotrt and cherry trees and ever-
greens ornamental trees shrub-
cry and roses of all kinds also
small fruit such as strawlK-rrles
blackberries raspberries dew-
beries rhubarb etc. all of the
llnest quality. Satisfaction guar-
anteed. Tor further informa tion
address
H. M. MILLER
134T STOUT STREET DENVER COLO.
Keference Denver National Dank.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METHODIST.
Hernial services for Canyon City
1st. and :trd Sunday at 11 o'clock a.
in. and 7 p. m. At Tulia 2nd Sunday
and at Iinla III) Sunday In each
month. Sunday school nt ('anyon
every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
Junior and Senior Kpworth
L.nK'iM'H at 2:!!0 and !l:!10 p. m. res-
pcctlvely. Prayer meet ln; every
Thursday nln'ht. Everybody Invited
to attend these services.
Hkv. J. E. Stki'hhxh Pastor.
BAPTIST.
Services at Canyon City on the
second and third-'Sundays of each
month atll a.m. and at 7 p.m.
Also at Tulia on thefotirthSunday of
each month iiioniiny; at iilulitand
at II o'clock on the day before.
lti;v. J. T. Di uxutt Pastor.
Prayer meeting Wednesday nights
at Canyon City.
Sunday school at Canyon City each
Sunday a t 10 o'clock a. in.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Preacliintc at Canyon City every
4th Sunday inorniii at 11 o'clock
ami at nitfht at the Methodist church.
Ili.v. E. II. Mohi.ky Pastor.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN.
Preaching every third Sunday
morning at the Court House at 11
o'clock anil at night.
Kiev. C. M. Lotton Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Preaching on fth Sunday in each
nion li at 11 a. in. and 7:.10 p. m. at
the Dapt 1st church by Elder II. M.
Dundy.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
The Christian Scientists will hold
their services at 2:'I0 p. in. each Sun-
tayinthe court room. Other de-
nominations will kindly make a note
or this when arranging their after-
noon services. The Scientists usu-
ally take up about one and onedialf
hours altogether.
Canyon City
Lodge No. 4S1 1.
O. O. F. meets ev-
ry Saturday night nt S:30 o'dod;.
All visiting l"-"'"- - -
meet vi: ii u-J.
U. L. Patton.N. O.
M. Newman. Secretary.
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Morgan, Mrs. R. W. The Stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1902, newspaper, March 27, 1902; Canyon City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth322820/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .