THE MILL OF SILENCE BY CHICAGO AND NEW YORK: MDCCCXCVII. A PRIZE STORY In The Chicago Record’s series of “Stories of Mystery.” In The Chicago Record’s series of “Stories of Mystery.” The Chicago Record’s THE MILL OF SILENCE BY B. E. J. CAPES, Author of “The Uttermost Farthing,” “The Haunted Tower,” etc. BY Author of “The Uttermost Farthing,” “The Haunted Tower,” etc. (This story—out of 816 competing—was awarded the second prize in The Chicago Record’s “$30,000 to Authors” competition.) (This story—out of 816 competing—was awarded the second prize in The Chicago Record’s “$30,000 to Authors” competition.) The Chicago Record’s Copyright, 1896, by B. E. J. Capes. CONTENTS. I. THE INMATES OF THE MILL. II. A NIXIE.