Cha,rJes Dickens h Hecllie Evminie 7?«ive_r

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD?..John Jasper.

IN the quiet town of Clolstcrham, inEngland, not fur from London, In a

boarding school onco lived ? beanti -

girl named Rosa Bud.¡in amiable,willful, winning, whimsical llttlo

creature whom every one called "ltoso-bud." She was an orphan. Her motherhod been accidentally drowned when shewas only seven years old and lier fatherhad died of grief on thc first anniversaryof that day. Her father's friend andcollege mato, a Mr. Drood, had com¬

forted his last hours, and thoy had agreedbetween them that when Rosebud was

old enough sho should marry Mr. Drood'sson, Edwin, then a llttlo boy, Her fa¬ther put this wish In bis will, und so

did Mr. Drood, who died also soon afterhis frl.nd, and Rosebud and Edwin Droodgrew up knowing that, though notbound in any way, each was Intendedfor thc other. So it came about thatwhllo If they had been left alone theymight hav.o fallen in love naturally, yetas it was they wero always shy and illat caso with one another. Yet theyliked each other, too.Rosebud's guardian, was a Mr. Grew-

gious, on arid, / sandy man who lookedns If he might bo put in a grindllng milland turned out first-class snuff. R-Jhad scanty hair like a yellow fur tlppotand deep notches in his forehead, andwas very near-sighted. Ho seemed tohave been bom old, so that when hocame from London to call on Rosebudamid all tho' schoolgrlls lie used to sayhe felt llko a bearWith tlie cramp. ButMr. Grewgious under his oddity had a

very tender heart, particularly to Rose¬bud, whoso mother ho had been secretlyin love with before sho married, livingin gloomy rooms in London, and no ono

would havo guessed him ever to havobeen a bit romantic,*

Tho school Rosebud attended was

called "îfun's House." Miss Twinkle-ton, tlio prim old maid who managed it.termod it a "Seminary for Young lea¬dles." It had a worn front; with a big,shining brass door plate that made It lookat a dlstanco llko a battered old beauwith a new eyeglass stuck In bis blindeye. Hero Rosebud lived a happy Ufotill she was quite a young lady, and waathe pet of" thc whole school.Cloisterham was a dull, gray town

with an ancient cathedral, which was

so cold and dark and damp that look¬ing into Its door wns llko looking downtlie throat of old Father Time. Thocathedral had a fino choir, which sangat all tho services and was taught andled by a music inastar named JohnJasper. This Jasper, as It happened,was the undo and guardian of EdwinDrood, tho young man who exp-cted tomaro' Rosebud, and as Drood was veryfond of his undo and used to como oftento Cloisterham to see him, Rosebud sawa great deal of her intended husband.Ho used to call on lier at tho' schooland tako her walking and buy her candyat a Turkish ehop, called "Lumps of-Delight," and did his best to get on wellwith her even though ho felt awkward.Drood nnd Jasper were much more alike

two friends than llko undo nnd nephew,for tho choirmaster was vory llttlo olderthan Drood himself.Jasper seemed'_ to¿> be extraordinarily

fond of Drôod, 'and overy one who knewhim thought him a. most honorable iindupright man; but in reality ho was fin-different. At heart ho hated the cathe¬dral and the singing, nnd wished oftenthat he could find relief, llko somo oldmonk, in carving demons out of thedeeks and seats. , Ho had a soul thatwas without fear or conscience.One vile and wicked practico ho had

which he had hidden from all who knowhim. Ho was an opium smoker, liewould steal away to London to a garretkept by a mumbling old woman who knowthe secret of mixing tlio drug, and there,strotchod on ft dirty pallet, sometimoswith a drunken Chinaman or a ¿«asear,beside him, would smoke pipo after pipoof tlio dreadful mixturo that stole awayhis senses nnd left htm worse than ,.c-

fore. Hours after ho would awake, givothe woman money and hurry back toClolstorham Just in timo to resumo hischurcli robes nnd lead tho cathedralchoir.But though no ono knew of tills, and

though Edwin Drood thought his undowas well-nigh perfect, Rosebud, after shogrew up had no liking for Jasper. Hegavo her muslo lessons and overy timethey met ho terrified her.-"*' Bile feltsometimes that h« haunted her thoughtslike a dreadful ghost. Ho seemed al¬most to mako a slave of her with Illslooks, and sho felt that In overy glaucohe told her that In·. Jasper. loved hor,and yet compelled her to keep silence,But dlnllking him ho, and shivering when¬ever ho c-iino near lier, sho did notknow how to tell Kilivin, Wim sin.· knewloved and believed In Jasper.

2..The Coming oí NevilleLandless.

Oi\E of the ministers in chargeof the cathedral was Ilio Itev.Mr. Crlsparklo, a ruddy, youttlit,active, honest fellow, who wusperpetually practicing boxing

before tho looking ¦¦Inn» or pit\hlng him¬self headforemost Into nil ilio streamsabout the town for a swim, even when-tt was winter and bo bud to break thoIce with his head.Mr. Crlsparklo sometimos took young

men Into his homo to live while hotutored ilium to preparo them for col¬lege. One duy he received word fromMr. Luke lloueytliundi-r in London, tell,lng him 1«ß was about to bring toC'lolsterham ? tttin bi-thi-r und r.lhtcr,Novillo and Helena Landless, theyountf man to he- (»Ughi by Mi.Crlsparklo and hie sister, Helena, to beput In Miss TwInkU-ton'H school.This Luko Honeythunder «:u|led him¬

self ii "philanthropist," but ho was a

queer se>rt of one Indeed. He was al¬ways getting up public meetings andtalking loudly, Insisting on everybody'sthinking exactly ns ho did, und sayingdreadful things of them if they did not.

Helena and Neville Landless hud been

born In Ceylon, where, as Ilttlo children,they had been cruelly treated by tholrstepfather. But thoy had bravo spirits,and four times In' six years they hadrun away, only to bo brought back enchtimo nnd punished. On each of theso

excusions (tho first lind been when theywero but seven years old) Helena haddressed as a boy and had even triedtoi cut off her long hair with Neville'spockotknlfe. At length tholr cruel step¬father died, and they woro sent to Eng¬land, where, for no othor reason thanthat his name wag continually appearingin thc newspapers, Mr. Honeythunder hadbeen appointed their guardian.No wonder tho brother and sister had

grown up thinking everybody their ene¬

my. They wero quito propared to hatobrought them. But by tho timo Mr.

Honeythunder had gono (and Mr. Crl-sparklo was as glad as thoy wero whenho went homo) thoy llkeel the youngminister and felt that they would bohappy there. They wero a handsomepair, and Mr. Crlsparklo was attractedto thorn both. Novillo was lithe, anddark and rich In color; Helena almostllkea gypsy, slender, supple nnd qulck-Both seemed linlf shy, half déliant, as

thought tholr blood were untamed.To malto them welcome that first

evening Mr. Crlsparklo Invited to hishouse Jusper, tlio choirmaster, with Ed¬win Drood, who was visiting him, andIlosebud from Iho school. Beforo theyparted Rosebud wus usked to sing.Jasper plnyou her accompaniment, and

whllo she sang ho watched lier lips in¬tently. All nt once, to tholr greatastonishment, Rosebud covered her facowith her nnds und, crying out, "I can'tbear this! I am frightened Take me

uway!" burst into tears.Helena, the newcomer, who" had liked

Rosebud at first sight, scorned to under¬stand her better than any ono else. Sholaid her on a sofa, soothed her, and inu. few moments Rosebud seemed ngalnus usual. Mr, Crlsparklo and EdwinDrood thought It only a fit of nervous¬

ness. To her rollef, thoy mado light oftho matter, and so the evening ended.But later, at Nun's House, where shoand Helena were to be roommates, Rose¬bud told her new friend how much shodisliked Jasper and how his oyes terri¬fied her, and how, as sho sang, with illseyes watching her lips, sho felt as Ifhe luid kissed her.VVhllo the t\vo girls wero exchanging

confidences Novillo and Edwin Drood.who hud gono with them to tho door oftho seminary, wero walking back to¬gether. Mr, Crlsparklo had told Nevilleof tho other's bethothal to Rosebud, andNeville now spoko of It, Drood, who hadfelt all along that ho and Rosebud didnot get along well together and whowas sensitivo on tho subject, was un¬

justly angry that the other should so

soon know what ho consldored his own

privato affair. Ho answered in a surlyway and, as both wero hot-blooded andquick-tempered, they soon came to highwords.As It happened, Jasper was walking

near and, overhearing, ciuiio betwoenthem; Ho chldod them good-naturedlyand took them to his rooms, where he-insisted they should drink a glass of winewith him to their good fellowship. Thoroho did a dastardly thing. Ho mixed withthe wlno a drug, which, ono drunk,aroused tholr angry passions. Theirspeech grew thick and tho quarrel be¬gan ngaln. Safo now from any specta¬tor; Jasper did not attempt to soothethem. Ho let them go on until theywero about to como to blows, Then,pretending great Indignation, ho throwhimself upon Novillo and forced him,hatless, from tho house.In tho cool night aid Neville's strange

dizziness, nnd with It his rago, cloaredaway. Ho realized that tho binino fortho (ruarrol had been Jasper's, but ho didnot guess tho drugging of tho wine andcould hot explain tho Incident even tohimself. Ho went! however, manfullyand sorrowfully to Mr. Crlsparklo nndtold him what had occurred, and nnt-Urally Mr. Crisparklc, who had alwaysfound Drood peaceable enough, thoughtIt the fault of a passionato and re¬vengeful character.Ho wns tho more convinced of this

when Jasper camo to him, bringingNeville's hat, and lold him his own storyOf tho meeting. Jasper told him falselythat Novillo had made a murderous at¬tack on Drood, and but for him wouldhavd laid hlfl nephew dead nt his foot.He warned tho other that Novillo had a

tigerish blood and would ynt bo guiltyof terrible crime, Mr. Crlsparklq likedNcviHe, and all this saddened him, forlie had not tlio least suspicion that Jasperwas lying fur a cruel purpose i{f his own,Tho affair was an unhappy ono for

Novillo, for Jasper look care that thestory spread abroad, mid as it went, itgrow, so thnt almost everybody In Clolst-orliain thought Helen's brother a passion¬ate fellow of a furious temper. Andthey believed it tlio moro because holiuti Hindu no secret of tho fuct that liohail fallen In love, too, with Rosebud,ami In this they thought they saw areason for his hating Edwin Drood.Mr. | Cri sparkle was a faithful friend.

If» concluded noon that tho fault was

pot ull on Neville's sido, But ho was

Ull*loua ·*?? have the two young men

friends, and (io begged his pupil for hillown part to lay nsldo the ill feeling.He wont to tho choirmaster also on tliosama errand, and Jasper assured him thatIiIb nephew should do the sanm. II«3oven promised, hypocritically, that tobring "ils abolii ¡u> would invito bothEdwin Drood and Novillo to dine withhlin on Christmas Kve, hi his own rooms,whero they might moot and shako hands,

I'.i'ili young men promised to como loilio dinner, and Mr, Ciisparklo was iilgh-*,,- pleased at his management, lltttadi earning what the outcome would be.

3..The Choirmaster's Dinner.HBRJ5 was a quaint diameter In

Cloisterham named Durdie*. jiowas a stono muHuii whosespecialty was tlio chiseling ..;tombstones. He was an old

bachelor and was bulb a very ekllfulworkman and a very great sot, lio

had keys to all tho vaults and wns fondof prowling about tlio old cathedral andIts dismal crypt, forever tap-tapping witha Ilttlo Ilttlo hammer ho carried on Itsstones and wnlls, hunting for forgottencavities. In which, porhnps, centuries be¬foro, bodies liad been burled. Ho woro

a coarso finnnel suit with horn buttonsand a yellow handkerchief with draggledends, and It was ? daily night lo see

him perched on a tombstono eating hisdinner out of a bundle. When ho was

not feeling well ho used to say ho hnda touch of "tomb-atlsm," Instead ofrheumatism.'Ho was drunk so much that ho was

never certain ¡about getting homo ntnight, so ho had hired at a penny a daya hideous small boy, who was known us

tho "Deputy" to throw stones at himwhenever ho found him out of doorsafter 10 o'clock, and drlvo him homo tohis Ilttlo holo pf an unfurnished stonohouso, The Deputy used to watch forhim after this hour, and when ho saw

Durdles he would dnnco up and downllko a dirty Ilttlo savage and sing: «

Wlddy, wlddy, wen!I ketches.him.out.aften ten!Widdy, wlddy wylWhen ho.don't.go-^then.I shy!Wlddy, wlddy, Wake-Cock Warning!

It was part of tho bargain that homust give this warning before he beganto throw stones,'and when Durdles heardthis yell ho know what was coming.Shortly beforo the Christmas Evo din¬

ner Jasper picked a friendship withDurdles, and pretending ho wnnted tomake a trip by moonlight with himamong tho vaults, ho persuaded him tobo his guido one night. Whllo thoyworo In tho crypt of tho cathedral Jasperplied Durdles with liquor which ho had

brought to -such purpose that bo wentfast asleep and tho koy of the crypt fellfrom his bunds. Ho had a dim Ideathat Jasper picked up tho key and went

away with it, and was a long timo gono,but when he awoke lie could not tellwhether this had really happened or

not. And this, when the Deputy stonedhim homo that night, was all ho couldremombor of tho expedition.But what Jasper bad really done whllo

tlio other waa aslcep.wliothcr be hadtaken awny the key to maleo a copy ofIt so as to mako ono like it for somo evilpurposo of his own, or whether lie wantedto bo able to unlock thnt dark under¬ground placo nnd lildo something in itsomo timo whon no ono would be withhim.this only Jasper himself knew.The Christmas season camo, and Ed¬

win Drood, according to his promise,camo to Cloisterham to his uncle's din¬ner, nt which he was to meet Neville,Boforo leaving, however ho called uponMr. Growglous, Rosebud's guardian', whohad «eut for him with a particular ob¬ject. Tills object wns to givo into illsliqrjug a ring set with diamonds andrubles that had belonged to Rosebud'smother. It bad been loft In trust toMr. Growglous to give to the man whomarried her, that ho might himself putIt on hor finger. And lu accordancewith tho trust, tho lawyer cTmrgod himIf anything should bo amiss of if any¬thing happened between him nnd Rose¬bud, to bring back tho ring.Mr. Growglous gavo him this keepsake

with such wlso und friendly counsel ontho seriousness of mnrrlngn that ull tuoway to Clolslorlinm with tho Hug In hlapocket, Edwin Drood was vory thought¬ful. Ho naked himself whether ho reallyloved Rosebud as a man should lovohis wife·, whether bo had not drifted intothis betrothal rather as a result of theirparent's wish and wills than from anyilei per feeling, Anil ho negati-to wonderIf by marrying her thus ho would nothe doing her u vast Injustice. Ilo de-oided, therefore, to tell her all that wasIn his mind nui] be guided by her Judg¬ment.Rose, meanwhile, in the Bilenco of the

Christmas vacation, Wllh only Helenafor her companion, |md boon thinking"G the same matter, -and her wine llttlohead had readied almost the sanio con¬clusion. Hu came to her at onoo, ami Ithey walked out together under tho treesby tho cathedral. Their talk was potso difficult a« cither had feared it wouldbo, and both felt relieved when thoydecided they culliti bn far happier toremain uh brother and sister, and net1.omo husband and wif«. So i¡¡_yagreed without pain mi either «ido.

RrootJ'p only anxiety was for Jasper.He thought ills undo had looked forwardto his marriage to Rosebud so long ihut

ho would bo pained and disappointed tolearn it., was not to be. So ho con¬cluded ho would not tell him us .yet.Poor Rosebud! Sho was greatly agi¬tated, She felt tlio falseness of Jasper,nnd knew that lie loved her himself, butshe realized the Impossibility of tellingthis to tho nephew who so believed inhim. So Sho wns silent. Drood, forhis part, 'since the betrothal was over,said nothing to lier bf tho ring Mr.Growglous. had given to him, Intendingto return H to the lawyer.,Thoy.kissed each other when they part-

eel. Tho wicked choirmaster saw theembrace from where ho walked, nndthought it tho kiss of lovers to bo wed.Drood left Rosebud then, to pass tho timetill tho «our of meeting In Jnspcr'srooms.

Novillo, that day had determined, thódinner over, to start at dawn next mo'rn-Ing on a walking tour, to bo absent a

fortnight, · Ho bought a knapsack anda heavy steel-shod stick In preparationfor this expedition, and bado his BisterHelena and.Mr. Crlsparklo goodby before·ho went «to tlio appointed dinner ntJaspor's.The choirmaster, himself, it was re¬

marked,. hOd never scorned" In betterspirits than on that day, nor had hocvor sung-moro sweetly than In tho af¬ternoon servlco before tho dinner whichhe gavo to-the two young men. If howas contemplating a terrlblo crime, noono would havo guessed It from his se¬

rene face or( his agreeable manner.Edwin '.Drood hnd one warning Just bo-

fore ho wont,up to the postern stair thntled to his Undo Jasper's. Tho old hagwho mixed tlio opium In the garret whoretho choirmaster smoked the drug hadmore than once tried to find outwho her strange, gentlemanly visitor was.Sho had listened to his mutterlrigs in his

drunken slumber, and at length that dayhad followed him from London to Clolsler-ham, only to lose track of him thero.As Drood strolled, waiting for tho din¬ner hour to strike from the Cathedralchimes, ho passed her and sho beggedmoney from him.Ho gave It to ,her and she asked him

his nnnio whether he had a sweetheart,Ho answered Edwin, and that he hadnone. "Be thankful your name's notNod," sho snlel, "for It's a bad name anda threatened name!""Ned" was tho name Jasper always

called him by, but Drood did not thinkseriously of Dio old woman's words. Hocould not have guessed that tho threatsshe spoke of against tho Ned who hnda sweetheart itero murmured In hladrugged slumber by his own uncle againsthimself. And ,yot something that mo¬ment innde him1 shudder.So the chimes -struck, and Edwin

Drood went on to Jasper's rooms tomoot his uncle rtnd Neville Landless.went to his elooml For from that timono ono who loved him ever saw himugaln In this world.

4..Jasper Shows His Teeth.THAT night a fearful storm howled

over Clolstorhnm. In the morn¬ing, us! day was breaking, Jasper,the choirmaster, camo pale,panting nnd half drossod, to Mr,

Crlspnrkle's asking.for Edwin 'Drood, Hosaid his nephew had lpft his rooms thoevening before With Novillo, to go totho river to look at tho storm, ond hadnot returned,Strange rumors 'sprang up nt Once.

Neville had loft for bla walking tournnd an ugly suspicion flow from house tohouse. Ho had got only a few mllosfrom the town whon ho was overtakenby ? party of mon, who surrqunded hlin.Thinking at first that thoy wero thieveshe fought hom, but wns soon-Tenderedhclpluep and bluedlng, nnd in tho midst«if them was taken back toward Cloister-ham. Mr. Crlsparklo and «Jitsjior motthorn mi tho way, and from the formerNeville first learned of vfliat ho wassuspnuted.The blond from Ills onoodnter with his

euptors was on his clothes and stick.Juspor pointed It out, nnd even thosowjm .aw It full thero iookoel darkly¡it the stains 1I¿ waa taken back totlio town and' taken to Mr.. Crlsparklo'aliouso, who promised that ho should ro¬main in his own ouatody.Neville's story *wa» simple, Ilo said

ili-y hnd gono to the river as Jasporhud mid and returned Iwjethpr. hu toMr. Crlspnrkle's, Drood to his uncles.Ho had not t-'con the other, since. Thoriver was elragged and Ita banks seiirohed,but to no purpose, UU Mr« Crisparla«}

lilmBClf found Drood's watch caughtamong somo timbers in a weir.Tho wholo neighborhood bcllovod Nov¬

illo guilty of Drood's murder, But as

tho body could not \bo found, it couldnot bo definitely proven that ho was dead,or that any murder had been committed,so at last ho wns released. But no

ono spoko to him and ho was obligedto cpilt tho placo.Besides his slstor Helena and Rose¬

bud, who, of courso, bollevcd In his In¬nocenzo, ho had but ono friend thore.Mr. CfJaparklo. Tho latter stoutly ro-

fuscd to bollovo his accusations, andwhen Novllle loft for London, throughMr. Growglous, Rosebud's guardian, theminister found him a cheap lodging andmade frequent trips to tho city to helpand counsel him in his studies.Mr. Growglous had his own opinion.

Ono day ho went to Cloisterham to see

Jasper, and there ho .told him a thingtho other did not know.that before thatlast night Edwin Drood and Rosebud hndagreed npt to marry, Whtìn ho heardthis the choirmaster's face turned thocolor of lead. Ho shrieked arid fell sense¬

less at tho lawyer's feet. Mr. Grow¬glous wont back to London moro thought¬ful than over, and it was not long beforea dotilctlvo.camo from tho city to Clois¬terham and began to intorost-himself Inall the doing of John Jasper. íTho detective, to bo sure, was not

known ns such. Ho called himself DickDatchery and gave It out that he was anidlo · dog who lived on his money andhad nothing to do; He wae a curtouelooking man, with a gTcat shock of whltohair, black eyebrows and a military air.He rented lodgings, next door to the choir¬master, and before long had;mado friendswith Durdles, tho tombstone maker,-andeven with Deputy of tho "wake-cock

warning." .,

Meanwhile Jasper, haggard and. redeyed, took again his placo In tho cathe¬dral choir, whllo Neville worked sadlyand alono In his London garret, Nevillemado but ono friend at this timo.alodger whose window ndjolhed his own.This lodger was Lieutenant Tartar, ?retired young naval officer. Tartar mighthave lived in fine apartments, for howas rich, but ho had been so long on

shipboard that ho .felt moro at homewhere lie could knock his head on thecelling. Ho used to climb across toNevlllo's room by the windows ledges, andthey becamo friendly.tho warmer friondswhen Mr, Crlsparklo discovered In thonontenant a schoolmato who liad onc-oFixved bis life. Later, too, Helena leftMiss Twinkleton's school nnd came to bowith hor brother. And so a year wontby.

Vncatlon timo came, and ono day whenRosebud was alone at Nun's Houso.Jasper, for the first time since EdwinDrood's disappearance, came to see her.He found hor In tlio garden and, she

felt again tho repulsion and fear she· al¬ways felt at sigili qf him, Ho told herthat lie had'always loved her hopelesslyand madly, though whllo sho wns be¬trothed to his nephew 1"»· liad hidden thefact. She nnsworc-d Indignantly thatby look if not by word ho had alwaysbeen falso to Drood; that ho had madeher Ufo unhappy by his pursuit of her,and that, though sho had shrunk fromopening his nephew's eyos, sho hud al¬ways known ho was a wicked man,Thon, maddened by her dislike, ho

swore that no ono. else should ever marryhor.that ho woulfd pursue her to thodeath, and that If she repulsed lilm hewould bring dreadful ruin upon Neville.Ho said tills, no doubt, knowing thatNovillo lovod Rosebud, and thinking, per¬haps, sho loved him, in roturn,When Juspoi- left her Rosebud waa

fnlnt from fear of his wicked oyes.. Silomado up her mind to go at oneo for pro¬tection-to Mr. Growglous to London, and,leaving a noto for "vilss Twlnkloton, shelort by tho nokt omnibus, She told the.lawyer hor story nnd ho told It to Mr.Crlsparklo, who camo to London nextmorning, and between thorn they toldLieutenant Tartar, AVIillo Rosebud vis¬ited with Helena, the three men tookcounsel together, agreeing that Jasper,was a villain and planning how best todoni with lilm,The next time tlie choirmaster visftorl

tho opium garret tho old woman followedhim bade to Cloisterham, with moresuccess.with sudi success, Indoed, thatshe heard him slug In tho cathedralnnd found out his nume from a strangerwhom sho encountered,' Th)« strangerwas Dlok Datohery, tho detective, whodiscovered so much before ho loft her

of Jasper's habits that ho wont homeIn high good humor.Datchory had a trick whonover ho was

following a particular search of markingikieh step of his progress by a chalk-mark on a wall or door. To-dny ho musthavo been highly pleased, .for-ho drewa thick lino from tho very top of thocupbonrd door to tho bottom I

WHEN OIUARLES pICKENS, THEMASTER STORY-TELLER, HAD TO'LDTHIS TALE THUS EAR, HE FELL· ILLAND DIED, AND IT WAS NEVER. FIN¬ISHED. THE MTTSTERY OF THE DIS¬APPEARANCE OF EDWIN DROOD,WHAT BECAME OF ROSEBUD ANDOF MR. CRISPARKLE, HOW NEVILLEAND, HELENA FARED AND WHATWAS THEENDOF JASPER, ARE MAT¬TERS FOR EACH ONE TO GUESS.MANY HAVE TRIED TO FINISH THISSTORY AND HAVE ENDED IT IN VA¬RIOUS WAYS. BUT BEFORE HE DIEDDICKENS TOLD TO ? FRIEND THEUNWRITTEN PART, AND THAT, THEFRIEND HAS RECORDED, WAS TO BEAS FOLLOWS:

By means of the old woman of thoopium den, Durdles, tho tombstono maker,and Deputy, tho ragged stone-thrower,Dick Datchery unraveled tho threadswhich finally, mode In a net, caughtJasper, tho rhurderer, in Its meshes.Little by little, word by word, ho wasmado at Jast to betray himself.He haa covered the body of Edwin

Drood with lime, but there had been 'onothing In- tho dead man's pocket whichtho limo could not destroy; thl» wasthe gold ring that had boon given tohim by Mr. Orewglous, and by this themurder was proven.

v Mr. Crlsparklo andMr. Grewglous worked hard to estab¬lish the Innocence of Neville, of whosoguilt Mr. Honeythunder was always sure.But poor Neville himself perished In aid¬ing Tartar to seize the murderer.Finding all hope of escape gone, Jasper

confessed his crime in tho cell In whichhe waited for death.But, after all, the story closed happily,

with the marriage of Mr. Crlsparklo toNoville'a sister. Helena, and that ofLieutenant Tartar to pretty Ilttlo Rose¬bud.'' ';_:

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Boston, Mass., & Providence, R. I.Steamers leave Norfolk for Boston Tuesday.

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. For Provi¬dence Monthly, Thursday and Saturday at 0P. M. Passengers and freight taken for allNew England points. Tickets on sale at C. andO. Rwy. and N. and W. Rwy. Office.·«, and No.812 East Main.

RAILROADS,

LEAVE RXCIIMONp DAILY.9:00 A. M..NORFOLK LIMITED. Arrives

Norfolk 11:20 A. M. Stops only nt Petersburg,Waverly and Suffolk.9;t» A. M.-CillCAdO EXPRESS, Buffet

Parlor Car, Petersburg to Lynchburg andRcanoko. Pullmnn Sleepers Rounoko to Colum¬bus, Bluefleld In Cincinnati: alno Roiinolie toKnoxvlllo, und Kno-vllle to Memphis. CatoDining Car, Roanoke to Williamson, W. Va.12:10 P. M.-HOANOKE EXPREHS. For

Fiirinvlllo, Lynchburg and Roanoke.3:00 P. M.-OCBAN SHORE LIMITED. Ar.

rive» Norfolk 6:20 P. M. Stops only at Peters¬burg, Waverly and Suffolk. Connects \vithBleuiui'is to Boston, Providence, Now York,Baltimore and Washington.7:» P, M.For Norfolk and all etal'oua east

of Petersburg.ej-SOP. M.-NEW ORLEANS SHORT LINE.

Piulmuii Sleepers mollinomi to Lynchburg andRoanoke, Petersburg to East Radford, Lynch¬burg to Chattanooga, Memphis and Now Or¬leans, Cafó Dining Car.

0:30 P. M.ST. LOUIS EXPRESS. PullmanSleeper Petersburg t«KRoanoke and Rounoko toColumbus. Plnin*«" Cai·.Tmlue arrive from the West 7iM A. M., J:0f

P. M. and 8:1S P. M. ; fremi Norfolk 11:10 A. ÄI-und 0:0(1 P. M.

OfTlco No. Í3S East Main Street.W. R· »B.V1LL. C. W. 1108LEY, '

Pen'l. Puns. ah». Bist- I'.uw. AaL·

RAILROAD-,

iSeesîic Roule^838*^*0 'he Wesl2 Hours and 25 Minutes to Norfolk

Jan.-17-iliOiì.LEAVE RICH410ND-EA8TBOT-ND.

7:3? ?. M..Week Days.Local to Now-portNewa and way station«.

?:00 A M..Dally.Llmlted-Arrlvea William»«burg 8:50 A. Si., Newport Now« 10;» A.St., Old Point U:0U A. 41., Norfolk 11:28A. St., Portsmouth 11:16 ?. SL

.1:00 P. 4L.Dally.Special-Arrive« Wllllam·-burg 4M P. SI., Newport New« 6:30 P. M.tOld Point 8:03 P. SI., Norfolk 5:28 P. SI.,

r ,_ î'or'ainoutli ß:« P. M.6:00 P. SI.W«_k Day«.I.ocal to Old Point«, «? .

MAIN LINE-WESTBOUND.8;» A. 41.Local.Week Days.To ClKton

Forco.3:0Î.,P- ,M.Dally.With through rullman fo·

Cincinnati. Jndlanapoll« and Chicago with¬out change. Puilmau service for Loul»-

r ,. ?,"".ß.a??1 St Loul«.,-.ï £" il."?-'Mîk Dayi-Local to Gord-nsvlll«*.10:« P. ST..Dally-Llmlted-With Pullman ser¬

vice for Cincinnati, Loulnvillo, Ht. Louisand Chicago.

ia'.<a » .. JAMES RIVER LINE.10.20 A. St..Dally.? ? ? r ß ?ß-?? Lynchbunr.

Lexington, Vu., Clifton Forge and princi¬pa! station«; on week day« to It ?« ney and

« ,.Esniont. Parlor Car.

6:i"JU .M.Week Day».Local.To Eeroont._, TWAINS AIIHIVB RICHMOND FROMNorfolk and Old Point 10:05 A M. week day»,

11:45 A. SI. dally and 7:00 P. SI. daily, andfrom Newport New« 8:00 P. St week day·.Frcm Cincinnati and Wcet 7:30 A. M. dall»

and 8:30 p. M. daily; Slain Line Local 7:« P.M. wet* day« from Clifton _*orge; Gordonsvlll·Accom. tS.-iS A. sr. w«k days.James Hiver Line Local from Clifton Forge

8:85 P. SI. dally; Esraont Accora. 8:40 A. _t,Ex. Hun.H. W. FULLER, · W. O. WAItTHEN,

Oen'l. Paas. Agt. Di«. Paas. Agt.Ç. E. DOYLE. Oen'l. .Manager.

SOUTHERN RAILWAYSCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL 6. 1305.

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.7:00 A SI..Dally.Local for Charlotte, N. C

12:30 P. SI.Dally.Limited.Muffet Pullman toAtlanta and Birmingham, New Orleans,Stempiila. Chattanooga and all the South.

8:00 P, 41..Ex. Sunday.Koy-vllle Local.U:â0,P. M..Dally.Limited.Pullman ready idi

P. SI., for all tlio South.YORK RIVER LINE.

The favorito rout« to Baltimore and Easternpoint«. Leave» Richmond 4:20 P. M., dally.except Sunday.2:15 P.'-M..Local.Dally, except Sunday.4:i» IV4I.~Except Sunday.For Wul Point,

connecting with «teamen for Baltlmoieawl river landings. Steamers call at York-town and Clay Bank Monday«, Wednes¬days and Friday«, and nt Ol-ucoster-Pointand Allmonda Tuesday«, Thursdays aniSaturdays.

4:45 A. 41..Except Sunday.Local mixed fo·West Point.TRAINS ARRIVE RICHSIOND.

8:63 A. St, and C:42 P. 41..From all the Booth.3:3fl P. 4t.~From Charlotte and Durham .

8:40 A. 4L.From Keyevllle.9:23 A. St..Baltimore and West Point.10:46 A. SI.. Dally, except Sunday and .Monday;

6:10 P. M., dally, except Sunday.FromWe»t Point.

C. W. WE-TBURY. D. P. A, Richmond, Vs.S. H. HARDWICK, W. H. TAYLOE,

P. T. St.. ?. P. A.eH. B. SPENCER, Oen'l. Sigi·., *

"Washington, D. C.

SEABOARDAia Line Railway/ >

1-3-iwi.TRAINS LEAVE RIC1I4IOND.DAILY.

8:10 A. St..Local.For Nonlna and Hamlet,2:20 P. M,.«Seaboard ."ust Siali.Savannah,

Jacksonville, Atlanta and southwest.10:00 P. M..&c_.board Express.Savannah, Jack-

sonvlll-, Atlanta and Southwest.TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. «

í:5ó A. M..From Florida, Atlanta and South-west. .···

4:56 P. SI..From Florida, Atlanta and South¬west.

6:30 P· M..From "local Points.II. B. LHARD. W. SL TAYLOR,

Diet. Fo_». Agen··. City Ticket Agent.

Rr to ¡U* Klcriiiioiia, Frederick»·¦ G i öt ¦ ¦ burg & ??toniuo ?. li.

I.uiiis Leave Iiicluuond.-Nortliwat'd.4-.W A. SL-Dally-I'y·"11 ai· Through.o:ïo a s -D-'.iy-MuJn st. ,???-ughi?¦» A M-Week Days-Elba. Aanlanu Ao.

8-40 ^"JAiìly-Byra St. Through. Local

Byrd SU Through.-Byrd St. Frouerick»·

hüríí Accoiiimoaallon. -¦·. >6-iji p M..Dally.Slain St. Through. /.?;* P Si!-U cele Days-Elba. A-nland Au-

coiiiinodatlon. ..

8:06 P. Sl.-Dall>.Byrd St. Through.Trains Arrive Rlcnmond.Southward.

0:40 A. M.-Woek Days-Elba. Ashland Ac-

l&SÄt Days-Byrd St. Frederick.-burg Accommodation.

s-33 A. si..Daily.Byrd St. Through.11.60 A- Sir-wook Days-Byrd St, Through.

2:11 pf M.-_)aily.Mula St. Through.5:43 P. 41,.Week Days.Elba. Ashland Ao-

commodatlon,7-16 p. si.-üaily.Byrd St. Through.Ìlio Pi 41.~Dally.Byrd St. Tlirough. Loe_l

stops.8:50 P. .M.-Dally.Main St. Through.NOTE.Pullman bleeping /or Parlor Cars on

all above train« except trains arriving Rloli«inumi 11:60 A. M. week days, and local accora«modutloiie, .·'*''···,"-Timo oí arrivala and doparturea and connec¬

tions not guaranteed. ..

XV. O. DUKE, O. W. CULP, W. P. TAYLOR,Oen'l. Man'r.. Aee't. Opn'l. Slan'r,, Traf. Man.

""TfUÄNTIC COAST"LINE.TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.BÏRD,

STREET STATION.EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, APRIL 1UTH.

9:05 A. Si..A. 0. J.. Express to all polntiSouth. »

0:00 A. M..Petersburg and Norfolk.12:10 P. SI..Petersburg and ?· and W. W*et,3,00 P. M..Petersburg and Norfolk.M:l') 1'. Si..Ooldsborri Local,6:43 P, SI..Petersburg Local,7,-25 P. SI.."Florida and West Indian Lim¬

ited" to ull iiolnla South,0:30 i'. St..Peiei-burg und ?, und W· Wost,11:30 P.M..Polersluirg Local.

TRAINS ARRIVE ItlCHMIND-DAJLY.4:07 A. M.'| 7113 ?. ?., ·8:33 A. A4.; ·?0'?

A, 4L: ll:4u A. SI.; 1:00 P. SI,; 3:06 P. M.| ß:?P. 41.; 7:43 P. 41.;.ten. P. SI..Except Sunday. ?.Sunday only,

a s. CAMPBELL, Dlv, Pasa, Agt.¦\V. J. CRAiq, Pun, Pa««. Agt,_:_

«¦UttSUTr-b ¿.¿"PETERSBURGELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Cars leuvo corner of Perry anil Seventhsiret-m, Manolifaaler, every h»ui· (oii tho lioui^from 0 A· 41. to 10 P, SI. last car 12 midnight,Cura leave Petersburg, foot of Syouinoro

Street, every hour from 0:3: A. M. to 10:86 P,SI. ? last cnr 11:40 p. M.All cars from Petersburg camice ting ? ich.

mond c«''*'·

COMPANY'SPHILADELPHIA,

RICHMOND AND NORFOLK LINE.Freight icceiv.iid and delivered dally at C.

and O. Rwy, Ço.'s Depot, Seventeenth »n<JBroad Streets. II. K. WOODl-??, BollciUn«AJ-ont, Vu· N&v. Co.'e Wharf« Roçltett* '