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WSPKJBSPAY, OCT. 27, 1S?7~ , OT?OLENQUI .jt?iir*?Q? OP "AH ARTIST ttt CRIME ETC. <^SI ?C^fiFrictt^ by G. P, P?tnam> Sons.} CHAPTER m THE AUTOPSY. After being released from his room jby Borrows, Lewis crossed the hall ?nd went sato ;the parlor. Though New England farm people usually arise ;e&rljy be judged from tte stillness in ^{?e house that no one else was yet astir. Be beard the a^ecthre,go iap stairs and close, his door behind him. In the quiet ot horning, in the country the least aofcmd is heard afar off. He wondered >fcow it was that Biirrowe had been in the hall sb early and why. he had re toii^tohis bedroom, but there waa no ?way of having his ifconghts answered. He. stood near the firepla ce for a long time with ono elbow on the mantel, his bead on ins han<* gazing apo a the spot where the corpse had been found, as though fascinated. ; There are some who avoid thepres eace of the dead, or places where the ojetid have been. These would strenuous '^flby the possibility that spirits'of the* $?parted return, to earth, yet in their se Jo^>heart8 they admit thatlt might be. ^El^ sconT at ghosts, jet avoid a chance cfrLiaeetinK one. There are others who w^T?* inore enjoy such an encounter, t?kwl^ having speculated little as to possibilities or probabilities, yet, in an undefinable, halfconscious way, won? der whether such things can be. These a?i attracted to t he scenes cf deaths, and esj>ecially * of homicides, fer, if any ?^ost should have the desire to return, w??dd it not be the grim specter of one Who had been forcibly ejected from his earthly shell? Might not his unn^shed cai^er contain some incompleted pur 3?^ so strongly impressed upon the .J, that he would try to get back into communication with some orte whom he might .inspire to3 do his bidding, so that, he, -poor ghost, might continue ^?nlns long jemrkey lighter hearted? j Cte-, in case of murder, might it not be f&it the keen flowing of a scent by to quis mind of a shre wd detective results from the whisperings of the spirit of . tbe? deceased, which. hovers about the scene tili justice be done? If this be a possibility, would it not be a jrobahility that such would be the case Where suspicion had fallen upon some J beloved one? For whether she, if a Wpmaa were suspected, were even truly guilty, might not a kindly, loving ghost, he willing to save her from vengeance, ' .even though some other, perhaps his en? emy, would suffer in her place? however this may be, tye fact re? mains that, though we may speculate an? speculate, we know nothing. And, incising nothing, we speculate. Thus it was not estrange that in that room cand en that spot lewis should allow his thoughts to wander afar off, so far indeed that w^ need not follow him. Bet while he stood there blind and deaf, I as the abstracted always are, though their eyes and ears may be in perfect order "for the reception of impressions,, there entered one whom he neither saw norheard.. I use this pronoun, although I am al- I hiding to the great mastiff, for it was | tfc?-dog who stalked silently into the room. I believe that religionists, in their egotism, have selfishly appropri at*id all the souls in creation and be? ste wed them upon the king of all ani? mals, man. Tb my mind there is some? thing inJoereutiy wrongs about this dog? ma; I have met too many good dogs and too many bad men to easily believe that man alone is immortal, for surely if there be any immortality at all th? good in the world must share it. Sol think the good in the dog is more worthy of perpetuity than the evil that resides in man. The mastiff, having entered the room, went close to where Lewis stood, and after sniffing at his legs a moment gently licked the hand which hung down, reaching it without an effort, so tall was he. Lewis must have indeed been lost in thought, for be heeded not the "Good morning" of the brute. His salutation unnoticed, the mastiff dropped down upon his haunches and so sat staring into the face of the man as though to ask wherefore he was not observed. There is the picture-the man leaning against the mantel, present in the body, but absent in mind or spirit, and the dog sitting patiently waiting for the return of consciousness in the man, so that he might be recognized. As he con? tinued to stare up at Lewis, W?JO will say, that, dog though he was, he would not be able to note the first expression on the; face which would show that the man's mind had returned from its pur? suit of the unknowable? The position remained unchanged for many minutes,, till at last the dog must have concluded that he deserved more than was accord? ed to him. He raised one cf his huge paws and placed it upon the man's leg, repeating the action, as though inten? tionally touching him to attract his at? tention. Still failing, he reached a lit? tle higher and let his paw rest on Lew? is' hand. This aroused Lewis, and even before he fully recovered from his reverie he closed his fingers upon the proffered paw, grasping it tightly. He looked down, but as he met the mastiff's eyes they were turned away. What is there about a dog which causes him to do this? He will stare at you by the hour, but look at him and he turns away as though caught in an act of which he is ashamed. Is it a recognition of the su? periority of mais, and does he instinc? tively feel that it is a liberty for him so though the proverb allows j lie wis stooped and patted the ho bead, and the dog turned his mouth BO that he could lick the hand whi caressed him. "Poor dumb brute," said Levs aloud, "I wonder if you know that am' in trouble and are offering yo sympathy V11 He leaned farther forwai and the dog licked him in the face. "You seem to be fond of dogs bewis looked np quickly, releasing tl dog's paw, and saw that it was Virgina who had spoken. "Yes," he repined, "I am devoted the species. ? feel quite compliment at the favors shown to me by this on He does not look like a dog who wou make friends with every one, and it said that these intelligent brutes i stinctiyely avoid the evil disposed." "You axe the first man cf whom Sa age ever made a friend at sight," z plied Virginia. "I think that his nan is a good exponent, of his nature. The are few about this neighborhood who < not fear him. I wonder if what you ? is true? I mean that a dog can do wh a man cannot-read character and di tinguish between the good and the bad? "I cannot be certain, of course, hut think sa It is all speculation, thous there are stories in substantiation < that theory. - However that may be, am glad that Savage is friendly wit me, sine? I am to be your guest would be very awkward otherwise, should fear to leave my room at night. "You must hot call yourself m geest," said Virginia, in friendly tone "Despite what the detectives, or other may have told you of my recent tu pleasantness with my uncle, I love rmrV dearly. As you are his son, I loc upon you as his rightful heir, regardlei of what the squire tells me are the pr< visions of the will. You must considc yourself entirely at home. " "You are very kind to the prodigal. He paused a moment " You said jui now that you-dearly loved my father. His voice trembled a little, and he stor ped to regain control of himself. "I ai glad to have you say that I am gla that some one loved him." Agr?ih was obliged to pause. "You see I foi sook him, and he-must have beena ver lonely man had you not given him you affections. Now that I have come hack ia face'of the dreadful calamity"the has befallen ns, your kind words lea me to hope that-(feat you will give m your good opinion and your good wi] now, and that later we may grow to b firm friends and perhaps affectiohat soosins. Am I-am I too bold?" ' 'I told y ou th 9 tra th when I said, th a I loved my father-for he was a fathe to me, How could X help loving him He was so good to me." She was, no answering his question directly, and a she said, the last words she choked bad a sob and turned her head away to hid* ber emotion. For this reason she did no see an involuntary movement towart her which Lewis made. He streichet forth his arms, as though he would in fold her with them by way of sympa thy. Almost as quickly as he had beei moved; he checked himself and seemed calm when she looked at him again "Do you know," said she, "your voic< is very like your father's? And you ar< like him too." Then after a moment offering him her hand impulsively "Yes, I think I can promise that wt shall:be friends." , Lewis took the proffered hand anc held it without saying anything. Vir? ginia immediately withdrew it, not re? sentfully, but yet firmly. Her emotions, aroused by the subject which they had discussed, had betrayed her in to more demonstrativeness than was her custom. Now she returned to her usual mood and said a little more coldly: "Come, we will have breakfast- I came in tc call you. " Lewis sighed as he followed her. The mastiff had sprawled off on the rug, lying on his side, his long legs outstretched, and appeared to be asleep. But as soon as the two left the room he jumped up and went after them. It was about noon when Dr. Snow arrived, and by this time Burrows had risen. Meeting the doctor, he asked if he had come prepared to make the post mortem examination, to which he re? ceived a reply in the affirmative. "Will yon go np to the room ot once? May I accompany you?" "Yes," said tho doctor, "I meant to come earlier, for I am anxious to make this examination as soon as possible, but I had to make a call on a very ill patient some miles away. As to your being present, it is what I wished. It is always best that more than one should witness such an investigation, in case anything of an unexpected nature should be discovered. " "Very well, let ns go at once, for you cannot be more anxious than myself to begin. In fact, there is another rea? son why I would like to see the inside of the room." ( 'What is it?" asked the doctor, with some curiosity. "Well, the fact is," said Burrows, "last night I thought I heard some one in the room, and also that a chair or other piece of furniture was overturned. I am curious to see if we find any cor? roboration of it in the appearance of the place." "I doubt very much that we shall, for I have the key in my pocket, and so yon see no one could have gained en? trance. " The two men then proceeded to the apartment where lay the dead body. The doctor unlocked the door, allowing the detective to enter ahead of him. Burrows gazed eagerly around, but nothing seemed to indicate that any one had been in the place since it had been closed the day before. "You see," said the doctor, "nothing has been disturbed. I am afraid your imagination played some trick upon you." Opening a satchel which he had brought with him, Dr. Snow produced his instruments and immediately began his work. First he stripped the body and found a considerable quantity of blood clotted about the parts, which with a sponge he carefully cleansed. He had scarcely done so when Burrows, who had been following his actions with eager interest, excitedly exclaimed: ':Look. doctor! There seem to be two I wounds." j "As you say, so it seems," said Dr. j Snow phlegmatically, "but before we make a positive assertion let us examine farther." With these words he took np his probe. Passing it into one wound, he worked in silence for some time, Burrows endeavoring to command his impatience. Finally he removed the in? strument and inserted it into the second opening. With a little manipulation it passed superficially through the flesh and then emerged again about six inches from the entrance and toward the back. At length the doctor spoke: "I think," saidhe, "that you are cor? rect in your surmise and that two bul? lets have entered here. One ? can. feel with my probe ; the other passed ont, as you see this second track indicates. Both wounds are close together." 'JWill you extract the bullet?" asked Burrows. "Of course. It will give us a needed clew as to the bore of the weapon used. " Thereupon he continued, determined to complete the task before him. While he was thus busily engaged Burrows stood looking from the window and was deep in thought over this last point in the evidence. In the talk between him and Mr. Barnes both had thought that but one bullet had found its mark in the dead body. Now it was incontestably proved that there were two wounds. How to explain that in connection with what they had already discovered was the problem, and his astute mind quickly evolved a theory to fit the case. It will be remembered that the pistols found on the lawn had each ene empty shell, and as but one shell had been picked up in Virginia's room he concluded that that weapon also had been fired only once. The tracks in^the snow seemed to indicate that Virginia had met Harry Lucas (whose name was on one of the pistols) and then- left him to go to the woods. Suppose, then, that Lucas had fired his weapon at Lewis, and that the ball had struck at the point where it made but a flesh wound, and then had passed out? From this point Burrows reasoned as follows: "Lewis, finding himself wounded, had taken the pre? caution to write the name of his sup? posed assailant oh the paper which Mr. Barnes thought that Virginia had taken from the table. He had then retired to his bed, as was evident from his being in his nightdress. Then the man whom Virginia had met across the river, and who had unquestionably visited the house afterward, as was easily shown by his tracks, had entered and fired the shot which proved fatal " As he reach? ed this point in the case which he was constructing to fit the facts he started with u new idea. "As Virginia had been cleaning a pistol, suppose that it was bar own weapon, and that it was she who, having planned the deed with Lucas, had finished it when she return? ed home and found her uncle still alive? This seems more probable, because Lew? is might have left his own room to tell her of his wound, when she came in, whereas the man would have sought him in his bedroom and have killed him there. ' ' Two points occurred to him in connection with his theory, and he ap? proached the table where the doctor was at work and asked: "Caa you tell from what distance these shots were fired?" "I have just been looking into that point Of one thing I am convinced, and that is that one was fired at very close range, for the cloth of the gown is blackened with powder. " "Which wound was that?" "That is the curious part of it. There is but one hole in the gown and there are two wounds. I cannot be sure which bullet passed through the garment, be? cause the wounds are so close together. " This satisfied Burrows, and he came to his second point If he could find the suit of clothes which the murdered man had or. when the first shot struck hiin, and if he found a bullet hole in the gar? ments, it would bear out his theory that Lewis had received one bullet from without, and then had undressed, the second and fatal shot coming after. Burrows was now anxious to search for the suit of clothes necessary to his. theory of the crime, but was obliged to wait until Dr. Snow had concluded his investigation. This occupied some time, for he very carefully made notes of all the results. However, at last the doctor signified his readiness to dismiss thc case for the day. The two men left the room together, Dr. Snow carefully lock He hcurd the door open behind Ulm, and, turning, saw Virginia. ing tho dcor and placing the key in his pocket. They passed down the stairs j and, meeting no one, parted at the gate, the physician jumping into his wagou and turning his horse's head homeward. Left to himself, Burrows hastened to commence his search. First he satisfied himself that he was alone in the house, the others apparently having gone out. Feeling thus safe from danger cf inter? ruption, he unhesitatingly proceeded to j the room which had been occupied by I John Lewis. Here he found clothing in j the closet and in the drawer of a bureau, j He examined everything most thorough i ly, but was chagrined and disappointed ; by not finding what he sought. At ! length, however, he was compelled to ! admit that there was no sign of such 1 evidence as he sought, and he com? menced replacing things as he had found them. While thus occupied be heard the d< open behind him, and, turning, si Virginia. "What are you doing?" said si "Those are my uncle's things. W jre you disturbing them?"' Burrows flushed, as though detect in some dishonorable act, and thou he felt that he had done but his dt he would have been glad if Virgil had delayed her entrance hy half hour. However, he determined to t the truth, and it even occurred to h: that he might discover something closely watching Virginia's face as disclosed his suspicions to her. "Miss Lewis," s&d he, "I confess may seem strange that I should he th engaged, bus as a detective, endeav< ing to find the murderer of your une I suppose you will adm ic that I may r all means to compass that end?" "I am not sufficiently versed in t methods of the thief taker to be judge, " replied Virginia coldly. Bi rows colored at the evidently intend slur, and with some asperity he a swered: "If I am a thief taker, it is only t criminal who has need to fear n methods. The innocent can be in : danger" "Yon are egotistical. Beware th you do not make the innocent suffer f the guilty in this case. " "Ahl You know who the guilty i do you not? Tell me what it is th you know and what you are concef ing?" At these words Virginia dre herself np to the extreme height of h commanding figure, and with withe ing scorn she replied: "Mr. Burrows, you forget yoursel How dare you speak so to me?" Bu rows was about to reply, but before J could sufficiently control himself sJ continued: "Enough of this. I am n here to aid you in capturing the erk inal, but I want to know what you a doing among myunclo's clothing. " By this time Burrows was determine to deal with her wptb entire disregai of her sex, remembering only that si was possessed of guilty knowledge nothing more. He watched her narrov ly as he asked: "Where are the clothes which yoi uncle wore when he was shot?" The girl's countenance did notchangt save that a slight, a very slight, "sm! crossed her lips. "It appears that my uncle was in h nightdress when he was killed. Then fore your question is unintelligible, she replied. " "Your uncle was in his full dre! when shot, and I am seeking the ga: menta which he wore." "Have you found them?" asked Vi ginia, still with her countenance nude perfect control "No, I have not, " admitted Burrowi a little disconcerted. Before he cou! continue he was surprised to hear he say: "Will you come in to dinner? I cam to call my cousin, but he does not ai pear to be here." Without waiting fe his answer she left the room., Burrows was disconcerted at the read iness with which she had dismissed th whole topic. Could it be, he though! that, after all, she knew nothing? H could not. bring himself to admit this remembering her evident interest i keeping some secret of which she wa possessed. "The deeper I get the mor complicated the whole thing seems t be,"he muttered, as he followed hi hostess to the dining room. At that mc ment he sincerely wished for the rerun cf Mr. Barnes. Nothing of any consequence occurrei during the remainder of the day, am Burrows retired early to sleep tha night Once in bed, he could not hel] wondering whether there would be ? repetition of the mysterious noises o the night before. His slumbers wen undisturbed, and he awoke much re freshed the next morning. Immediately after breakfast he left the farm anc went to the saloon where he and Mr Barnes had stopped on their first ar rival. Here he found, as he expected, that their trunks had been sent fron New Market, and he was thus enablec to make a change of clothing, of whici he felt sorely in . need. This done, hi proceeded to the squire's house to ascer? tain if anything had been heard fron: his superior. He was ushered into a most comfort? able parlor and was shortly joined by thc squire himself, who entered with a dispatch in his hand. "Good rooming, Mr. Burrows." saic he, advancing. "I presume you are anx? ious to know about Mr. Barnes. I have just received a message from* him, sent from Portsmouth. He promises to be with us today. Do you know what call? ed him to that city?" "Not exactly, squire, though I fancy I might guess. He left me to find out the address on a oertaiu letter which he thought it of importance to have. I sup? pose he must have followed tho letter to its destination, in order to como up with the party to whom it was written." "And who may that be?" asked the squire, with considerable curiosity. "I cannot say certainly," replied Burrows; " but, as the letter was written by Miss Lewis, I fancy it may be her lover, Walter Marvel. If this should prove to be the case, you will see how well Mr. Barnes foretold how he should find this mun when he said that he would only need to keep a watch on the movements of the lady. " "But does he - that is, does Mr. Barnes think that Marvel is connected with this case?" Tho squire's voice quivered slightly. Evidently he was sorry to have this young man implicated. "You will iind, when you know Mr. Barnes better, that ho is very slow to express any decided opinions in cases of this kind. In fact, it is coinruonlj- said among the men on the force that 'when Mr. Barnes accuses a mau he al? ways proves him guilty. ' Therefore, you see, it is impossible for me as yet to say just what he does think." Before thc conversation could be car? ried any further, there was a loud rap on the knocker of the front door, and the squire himself hastened to open it, ushering in Mr. Barnes and Walter Marvel. Squire Olney was as one struck dumb when he saw and recognized the latter. How quickly '?his shrewd ' de? tective had accomplished what had baf? fled the efforts of so many others! In just 24 hours he had apprehended the man whom he had come to find. Marvel was the first to speak. "Good morning, squire. You seem surprised to see me." - "I am," rejoined the squire briefly. "Mr. Barnes here has told me what I did not know. You have offered a re? ward for my capture. " . The squire hastened to disavow any personal responsibility for that action and continued: "I hope, Walter, you know that I am your friend. I have on? ly done my duty." "I understand perfectly, squire. How? ever, under the circumstances and be? cause of later occurrences, I accepted the advice of Mr. Barnes and returned at once." "Oh ! Then you are not under arrest?" asked the squire anxiously. Walter changed color slightly, and Mr. Barnes hastened to relieve his embarrassment by saying: "No, squire; he came with me volun? tarily. But now, if you can offer us any refreshments, we should be grate? ful. We walked from New Market, and it has sharpened our appetites, has it not, Mr. Marvel?" Walter nodded assent, and Burrows, who was watching the scene with in? terest, was surprised at the apparent good will which seemed to exist be? tween them. The squire at once led the way to the dining room, and his wife soon spread a bountiful repast be? fore them. I pTO BE CONTINUED.] Jphmon*s Chi?t and Fe? ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure, it cares the most stubborn case pf Fever in 24 Hours. Tfye ?volution of the Editor. George 8. Welsbons, one of the best known and wittiest of Pennsyl? vania newspaper men, recently de? livered himself of the following in response to the toast "The Report? er," to the amusement of the Pitts? burg Press Club : "There are 'three grand divisions in newspaper work-journalists, re : porters and editors Speaking more accurately, there are three stages of development. A journalist is . a calf reporter. He is a reporter in the minature tadpole stage, when his head ie so big that it takes all the rest of his person to shove it around. If be ia lucky, by and by be becomes a reporter. After a reporter's legs wear out they make an editor ont of him. The final stage of a frog, yon know-the extreme removal from the tadpole-is the bullfrog ; too stiff to jump, too old and tough to eat, who just pits on the bank and bellows. That is an editor "In the old days the editor called a man a chicken thief, now a days tbe reporter finds the feathers in bis backyard The weapon of the old time editor was the epithet ; that of the modern reporter is the evidence What the editor used to assert the reporter now proves. "If the people who complain of what the reporter writes of them would only consider what he does not write about them, they would enshrine bim in the dearest corner cf their hearts. The waste baskets of a daily newspa per in any town do more to keep its citizens in good repute than any otb er agency except the fear of the law and the hereafter. Not alt that a reporter writes is true. He is not infallible himself, and of those who are the source of his information many are less so There are very many men who can not tell a straight story. The man who tells the story to the reporter is usually an interest ed party He has a purpose to serve in metamorphosing this or suppress? ing that The reporter has no desire except to get the truth accurately and completely, and to write it quick ly and entertainingly. "All men do not love the reporter, and I am glad of it. The fear and hatred of bad men is a chaplet above his brows It is the assurance of hie honesty to his badge of honor as a servant of truth If a time ever comes when all men love the report? er, it will be time to bury him He will have forgotten his mission, be trayed his trust and shamed the noble fellowship of men who have made the white cross of the Pittsburg re? porter the decoration of the legion of honor." Quinine and other fe* ver medicines take from S to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chili and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. h. WHITE & Sd, Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb 2? Hood's Best to take after dinner ; ? ? ? prevent distress, aid diges- K3 ?li ?% t?on, cure constipation. RT IIS?| Purely vegetable; co not gripe T ? ? ? or cause pain. Sold by all druggists. 25 cents. Prepared only by C. L Hood Sc Co., Lowell, Masa, Let the United States Beware? Uncle Sam is Notified That Henceforth Filibustering Expeditions Will be Re? garded as Breaches of International Law. Londoo, Oat. 23 -The Madrid cor? respondent of the Daily Mail says : Senor de Lome, the Spanish minis? ter at Washington, has been instructed to notify the American government that henceforth filibustering expeditions will be regarded as breaches of internation al law. Such, at any rate, is the sub? stance of bis instructions, though it is just poesibie that the form io which they will be carried into effect may ' modify their import. A very bad impression has been made here by the news from Havana, that a majority of the importan? indus? trial, commercial, mining, railway and steamship enterprises in Cuba are being rapidly converted into foreign com? panies, chiefly American and English. It is feared that tbis may enable the companies to claim, damages from Spaio for losses during the war. Perhaps a farther reason why they are seeking English and American protection is that Coban capitalists fears the tyranny, disorder and throat-cutting which will follow im? mediately on the proclamation of Cuban independence when the time comes for it." THE SPANISH CABINET. Madrid, Oot. 21.-The queen regent presided over the cabinet council to? day. Senor Sagasta,, the premier, and Admiral Bermejado minister of marine, both of whom were indisposed, were absent. / Senor Gallon, the minister of for? eign affairs, explained at length the present status of Spain's diplomatie relations with the United States, and declared thc cabinet was entirely io accord as to the policy to be pursued. General Correa, minister of war, said be was satisfied with the manner in which reinforcements were concen? trating for Coba. He declared that there were very few desertions. , At the meeting of the cabinet to? morrow, Senor Sagasta presiding, the ? ministers will consider the draft of the answer of Spain to the note of the United States on the sub? ject of Cuba delivered to the Spanish government by the United States min? ister. General Stewart L Woodford, shortly after bis arrival here. It is understood that the reply will contain a formal protest against filibustering. El Heraldo says that Senor Gallon submitted to the premier today his sog* gested draft of rbe reply to the note, and that the premier approved it, bot intimated that it should be withheld until after the arrival of Marshal Bianco at Havana Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. WAR "iN* INDI A. Fort Lockbardt Retaken by British After Hot Fight. Simla, Oct. 20 -According to ad? vices from Port Lockbardt, the tribes? men having occupied Dargai ridge, which commanded Chagra, on the Samaoa range. Gen./ Sir Yeatman Bigg* sent the second division this morning to dislodge them The position was a very strong ono on the summit of a precipitous hill reached only by a single path, along which the attacking force, consisting of the Gurkha regiment and the Dorsetshire regiment, was obliged to climb in Indian file, three batteries meanwhile shelling the Saogara. The British suffered a temporary check when they reached the open spree and were exposed to an accurate fire. After a prolonged artillery fire the Gurkha* were reinforced by the Gor? don Highlanders Theo fellowed a ciagmficeot rush across the open space i n i he face of a murderous fusilade The enemy stood their ground till the British reached the rocks below, down which the tribesmen could not see to fire, and then thev fled. The lopses of the Gurkhas and the Gordon Highlanders were severe. State Auditor Mayhew, ex Auditor Hippie 8nd Clerk Anderson, of South Dakota, have been arrested for embezzlement.