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quarrel with him, and, for some reason
of his own, he reques Bed Matthews not
to mention the visitor to you. Now,
we must fad that fellow If we can"
But how are you going to do it?"
asked Miss Delmar.
That's what I'm here for" replied
Hendricks. And you are both going to
help me. Now, that visitor came here
and threatened Mr.. Strong about some
thing, so Matthews says, and one who
will threaten n man to his face is apt
to do so in other ways. Mr.. WILDLY,
do you remember ever having seen your
uncle receive any letter which seemed
to disturb him at all?"
WILDLY reflected moment, then he
looked up with start.
Yes; | had not thought of it before.
but my uncle has once or twice acted
peculiarly after receiving letters. About
a month ago he opened letter at the
breakfast table and seemed almost to
turn sick over it. He was white and
trembled all over. l asked him what
was the matter, but he said he felt
suddenly faint, and that was all he
would tell me. | was concerned about
him, and wanted TO send for a doctor,
but he refused to let me, and declared
he was all right. He seemed so I'M
strung that l felt uneasy. l really
feared his mind was affected, so
watched him through the curtains for
awhile after he went into the room
where he keeps his papers,"
what did he do there? Try-try to
think of everything" urged the detec-
tive, his eyes glittering as he fixed them
on the young mans face.
HE stood at the window" went on
WILDLY. land read the letter again
From where was in the hall could see
the paper quivering in his hands. He
remained there for long time. as il
in deep thought. and then threw the
envelope into a waste-paper basket
took down file, and put the letter care
fully away"
"Ah, l see. Good, so fart" exclaimed
Hendricks. "Do you think you would
know that letter again."
81 don't know; perhaps so. 1t was in
large. square, blush envelope, and
the sheet was of the same color, and Of
letter-paper size"
Il am glad you remember those de-
tails" said Hendricks. NOW let's in
spect that file. May we not go in the
room where Mr.. Strong kept his pa.
pers?"
Certainly" said WILDLY. "The coast
is clear. Matthews is staying down
stairs. am answering the doorbell."
'At this young lady's suggestion
said the detective, with a laugh, as they
were crossing the hall.
"Pray how did you guess that, I'd like
to know" Miss Delmar asked.
"You were afraid your father would
call here, and if Mr.. WILDLY answered
the bell you would have time to hide
Is not that true?'
Perfectly" replied the girl, with a
laugh. I'm glad he isn't famous de.
tective. He would have found me Out
long ago."
When they entered the little room and
approached the desk, which was near g
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Joe ON oLo.sAsA,oNEp PICTURE.


An od-fashioned picture steals into my
dreaming. a picture SO soothngly
sweet:
A little, low cottage with roses half-hidins
the window that looks on The street
And woman, within. has a smile tor my
coming (oh. none were so happy
as web
While the baby she holds in her arm al
the windo,s is waving his kisses o me.
All day at the forge and the anvil whistled
the song she had taught me 10 sing.
And the words she had sweetened and soft
ened in speaking were timed 10 my
hammers loud ring
And on my way home how my heart leaped
when reaching a bend In the street |
could see
The baby she held In her arms al the win
dow a-waying his kisses to me.
Not gone. but asleep in the churchyard. to-
getheT. where od-fashioned roses en-
Irvine
wreath for the messy old stone. they are
waiting, those God-given treasures of
mine:
And though far away from their rest / have
wandered, that old-fashioned picture
see,
And the baby she holds in her arms al the
window is waving his kisses to me.
Nixon Waterman, IN L. A. W. Bulletin.
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where the letter had been distracted. he
examined it closely.
Miss Delmar drew nearer her lover.
II do hope he will find the criminal,
1t would make me happier than any
thing in the world" she whispered.
~ don't think there is much hope"
replied WILDLY, in low tone, as he
stealthly pressed her hand, his eyes on
the broad back of the detective.
Il think there is great deal" said
the girl. "Oh, should simply be de-
lighted to be able to show papa that you
are innocent. afteral! He would never
object then. you know, for you would
be your uncle's legal heir, and worth
more money than could ever expect
from papa. If only"
"By Jove!" Hendricks startled ex-
clamation drew their eyes to him. He
was holding The file close to his face,
and examining letter with his lens.
What is it?" asked WILDLY.
"B-l-o-o-d!" said Hendricks. playfilly,
in deep. gurgling tone. THE fellow
extracted that letter within two min
utes after he cut Strong's throat"
How do you know ?" asked Miss Del
mar.
II find traces of blood on each of the
two letters between which the missing
one lay. So far. so good! Now, there is
but one course of action. and if that
fails shall be at sea; so, Mr.. WILDLY,
keep your wits about you. The letter
taken from this file must have been of
such nature that it would associate
the writer of it with the crime That
means a good deal 1t is quite likely
that the murderer witnessed your I'M
cle's reception of the letter and saw him
file it away; otherwise he could not
have gone TO it so readily. Now. what
we have to do is to find the envelope you
say your uncle threw into the waste
paper basket"
Impossible" said WILDLY.
"Why?"
Matthews has been looking after TIT.
rooms since the maid went off, and he
takes out the waste paper as soon as il
accumulates. 1t must have beea
thrown away several weeks ago"
Where does he throw such things%
II don't know"
Call him."
WILDLY rang. and in minute Nav
thews came up from the basement.
ITO BE Continued
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great iron safe by window, WILDLY
started to draw the letter-file from a
pile of books and papers on shelf over
head, but the detective called out:
Hold on! Don't touch i'll" and he
brought chair and placed it under the
shelf. Then he went to the window,
raised the shade as high as it would go,
and let in the sunlight; after which he
stepped upon the chair, and, with a
hand on each end of the shelf, looked
carefully at the books and papers on
which the file rested.
"Ah. blast his ugly pictured" he ejacu-
lated. Hes nobody's fool"
whats the matter?" asked WILDLY.
"We shan't find the letter, after all"
Hendricks lifted the file and stepped
down to the floor.
"Why, you haven't looked" protested
Miss Delmar.
"Yes, / have" said the detective, in a
disappointed tone. "Those books and
papers up there are thicllly covered
with dust, but the file is comparatively
free from it"
"Ah!' said Miss Delmar. Some one
has been handling it."
Exactly; and quite recently" Hen
bricks opened the box-like file and be-
gan to turn over the papers fastened in
by sharp-pointed steel prongs. "Ah!
l see they are arranged according to
date of arrival. You think, Mr.. WILDLY,
that the letter you remember noticing
came about month ago. Well, we must
turn to about the Goth of June. All!
here is the spot; and, by Jove! our
friend was in hurry-not so very eau,
tious, after ALL"
"What is it?" asked WILDLY.
HE has torn letter out at this place
And it was blue one, too, for he has
left tiny fragment of it on the prongs.'
Hendricks held minute piece of paper
towards WILDLY. Does that look like
the paper on which that particular let
ter was written?"
81 tbinf So"
I HeaatYks nodded, and put the tori
piece iHSo the back part of his watch
case. Th|e en-, taking the letter-file TO the
window, BE laid it OF the end of the
desk, andi keeping it open at the place
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THE GOOD OLD INN.
Passing of a Word That Has Playee
Its Part in History.


1t might be interesting to know who
was the first person to keep an inn
The word is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and
signifies a lodging house; another an.
other term was gest hus, house for
guests; or cumena hus, house for
corners. Near the highroads a few
scattered inns were established for the
convenience of travellers over night.
Edward the Confessor ordained that
if traveller remained over three nights
in an inn he was to be styled third
igbt-awn-hinde. and the landlord was
answerable for him exactly as though
he was one of the servants. A good
many alehouses were dotted around
Saxon England, and the sturdy early
Eng lishmen spent great deal of time
in them. Chaucer's friar knew well
the tavern in every town" and Dun
stan found it necessary to ordain that
a priest SHOULD in nowise be alesop"-
that is, story teller or reciter at an
alehouse. Efforts were continually
made to keep down the number Of inns.
In the reign of Edward |. there were
but three in the whole of London.
The inns of the middle ages were fur
nished in a very homely manner. II
the fifteenth century the famous ST..
George inn at Salisbury possessed -
guest rooms, each with three beds in IL
a table ON trestles and oalien benches
People ate and slept in the same apart
ment Unfortunately. At this time
titled persons slept on a bed, while
commoners had to put up with mat
tresses-a curious distinction.
In French and German medie,N
inns humorous custom prevailed for
The punishment of those convicted OF
talking and Boosting too much. a
wooden knife was always placed by the
side of the president of the table
whose duty and privilege it was to put
the boosters to silence by ringing the
bell in the blade or blowing the whistle
concealed in the handle. He then
handed the knife to the man who had
been "called down." who kept it until
he in turn had chance of presenting
it to some one who proved greater
boaster than himself.
During the seventeenth and eigh'
| teenth centuries the inns of Paris and
London were the gathering places Of
the wits and literary men of the day;
even the noblemen used the inns as q
sort of club. The duke of Montague
gave a dinner at the Devil. and tradi
ton says the great Elizabeth herself
did not disdain to eat pork and peas
at the Kings Head, in Fenchurcf
street. An ancient covered metal disl
is still exhibited there as the one sht
used. Most of the famous old lite1ar,
taverns are now merely matter of his
tory. The rooms were small and low
with only wooden benches, buG tn,
giants of the time used to gather Their
for the social intercourse they craved
Mine Host was personal friend of hi
customers. and the same customers FIRE
quented the same inn year after year
ST. Louis Republic.
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'Continue?" asked Miss Delmar, with
a sudden upward glance; then you
Think"
That public opinion is about half
divided? Yes. You see, even il we
offer the theory of hypnotism, it won't
90 down with the orthodox world,
which doesn't believe in such things.
BY reading the papers you will see
that there is really a grent deal of ton-
est doubt of Mr. Wfiidby's innocence
in all parts of the country"
That's true" sighed the girl. "0h,
please let me help you in some way
I'm sure ought to be able TO do scme-
thing"
"You shall help me and Mr.. WILDLY
very soon: but can't remain with you
longer now to explain. Could you
how would it suit both of You to meet
me here this afternoon at two o'clock""
II think can come" gladly answered
Miss Delmar. Father has forbidden
me to see"
81 know that very we'll" smiled Hen
bricks. you see that you, too, have
been watched"
81 understood So" replied the girl
but didn't care. knew my inten-
tons were good"
81 discovered that pretty soon--in
fact, the moment l saw you with your
veil Off" said the detectve-"and felt
ashamed of my precauton." He had
risen and held his watch in his hand.
"Will the arrangement suit you, Mr..
Whidby?"
Perfectly" answered WILDLY; ana
Hendricks bowed himself out OF the
room.
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You know what you say about your poor
kin? Well, that's the way your folks who
have money talk about you. - Atchison
Globe
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In the Rnse CIef.

Every musician has the idea that if he
would consent to lower himself to do it,
he could write a successful popular song
Somerville journal.
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A hand separator-not letting your right
hand know what your left is doing.-Rural
New Yorker
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A Distinction.

Stranger Ito Highlander IN full uniform)
SANDY, are you cold with the kilt?
Sandy-Na, mon, but I'm nigh kilt wi
the cauld.-Detroit Free Press.
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Empty wagons rattle most Washington
Ga.l Democrat.
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Ambiguous.

A noted evangelist is fond of telling
OF his experiences in preaching to tbs
negroes in the south. At the close OF
one of his meetings very large old cor
ored woman came up to him and shook
his hand warmly while she said: GOD
bless you, Brudder Jones. You's evan
body's preacher, an, Sqhbody loves ter
heah YOU preaonrS t0R III niggah love
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rnI HlafnEX.

Natural History.
Teacher-What can you tell me about the
rabbit?
Pupil-Its left hind-foot is lucky.-Puck.
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Explosions of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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greater expedition from this point.
REVIEWED BY GAULOIS.

Progress Of Peace Negotiations rs Seen by
the Prominent Paris Paper.
PARIS. Oct. 19.-The Gaulois reviews
Mondays session of the joint peace COM
missions and. referring to the delay
caused by the difference in the language
spoken by the commissioners. adds:
But, according to the Spaniards. the
main cause of the difficulty encountered
in the negotiations is the lack of concil-
iation in the attitude of the American
commission. 1t is known in regard to
Porto Rico and Cuba that the articles of
the prococol are absolutely positive
Spain comedies Porto Rico to the United
States and relinquishes and abandons
sovereignty over Cuba. These two points
are definitely settled and are not open to
discussion. Besides. the Spaniards make
it point of honor to scrupulously abide
bv their engagements towards their con-
querers.
The question of the Cuban debt re-
mains. Upon which power should the
onerous obligation of guaranteeing the
debt rest /? Here is where the two COM
missions differ in their views, and
neither is inclined to yield. The Span
agree on the following lines:
when power annexes territory. il
| is implied that it assumes all the Obliga.
tions previously Of such territory. It is
international law, sanctioned by usage
| and which has always been complied
with. Thus, when France annexed Sa
vow. she assumed all the debts contract
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That They Will Gradually
Fetlre From the Attack on
Our Position.
pose Believed to Be to In
uencc the Government at
Washington.

AsilSGToN, Oct. 10.-It is hoped,
sn n hardly expected, by the officials
mat Mondays proceedings before
eaee commission at Paris marked
ssh tide of Spanish opposition and
from now on the Spanish commits
- VIII retire gradually from their
"ie position. 1t is recognized that
"''ack epon the American position
MARKED by the greatest cleverness
ntoltness. ~ The opinion prevails
we anlmating purpose of the Span
y y 10 work upon the sympathies OF
!, european nations while appealing
interests not only of the holders
.'ah bonds but also to the holders
e'y Spanish securities which would
.'ed by sympathy. The Spanish
'"'' directed to showing that the
:" states Must Assume Sovereignty
"' island will he left without legal
:, ~ ~ interpreted as being a distinct
'he Intervention Of the foreign
Eno'!. ..ers. The latter, according tc
hun. ranlsh y, hope, might be expected to
sna': ron their own governments to aid
ed dsll g. cause by protesting to the
ar, o'ates against the destruction Oi
hoss ns values represented by the Gu
Lida.s is owned by their own citizens
ae'ons based upon equities like
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GOVERNMENT CRITICIZED.

Military Men in Madrid Openly Suggest a
Dictatorship.
BAYONNE, France. Oct. 19.-Advices
received here from Madrid point to eff
fervescence in military circles there.
Members of the military club openly
and severely criticize the government
for concluding what they term Thu
initiating peace, and some of them even
suggest the establishment of a military
dictatorship under the present dynasty
The officials at Madrid deny the re-
port current on the continent that Cap
tain General Blanco has resigned.
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Intention Of the United states Announced
to the Spaniards.

Intention of the United states Announced
to the Spaniaris.
LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch to a
London news agency from Paris says:
The peace conference reached crisis
for time on Monday. Judge Day pre-
sented the demands of the American
commission in strong words. He said
that delay was the only possible object
attainable by the persistent efforts Of the
Spanish commissioners to saddle the
United States with the Cuban debt and
would be tolerated no longer. as the
United States would neither assume nor
guarantee any part of the debt.
The Spaniards replied that this placed
Spain in a position Of repudiating or of
reducing the face value of the Cuban
bonds, paying only
Half the stipulated Interest
on the reduced value. Before they
would adopt either alternative they
would surrender to the United States
the entire Philippines.
Judge Day responded that the surren
der of the Philippines would probabl.
be demanded irrespective Of the Cubal
or any other debt
This, to the Spaniards. the first init
nation of the intentions of the United
States as to the Philippines. resulted il
whispered conference, followed by {
request for an adjournment i'll order t
communicate with Madrid.
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those have, AT times. Hau SlC"V "NAS
with international tribunals. but back
of it all is apparent, in the eyes OF Of
ficials here. a purpose to influence, not SO
much the American peace commission
ers as the government at Washington
directly.
Nh Ouestion ~ to Municipal Bonds.
There never has been any question
here as to the status of municipal and
other local obligations based upon Cuban
assets. As the proceeds OF bonds issued
by the municipalities have presumably
gone to benefit the localities, it has
never been contended here for an instant
that these obligations should be repu'
d;atad. Whatever may he the outcome
Of the negotiations ut Paris relative &c
the general debt Of Cuba. the bonds OF
the municipalities and such securities
will retain their validity. :.
The proposition alleged to have made
Monday by the Spanish commissioner
+o surrender to the United States TIM
entire Philippine group rather than tna'
Snain should be held responsible TOR TN
Crhan debt did not take the of1cial
here by surprise. ..,o
While it is realized in official circles
that the negotiations in Pans nav
coached what probably will be the mos
critical point to be passed over until tn
commission is face to face with tn
Question as to what disposition shall D
.rr.da ~ the Philippine islands, there
an abiding confidence that the Spanis'
co,nmissioners will not oblige the Amer
scens To resort to extreme measures an
thst tho negotiations will proceed WIT
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Cabinet Did Not Meet.

MADRID. Oct. 19.-The premier. Senior
Sagasta, having to prepare long dis
patch to Senior Montero Rios. president
of the Spanish peace commission. the
cabinet council did not meet. Advices
received here from Porto Rico say that
all the high officials there have taken
stems to become naturalized Americans
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DeWitt's Witch Haze! Salve
Cures Piles. Scales. Burns

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
largest sale OF any Salve in the world.
This fact and its merit has led dishonest
people TO attempt to counterfeit 1t.
Look out for the man who attempts to
deceive you when you call TOR DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve the great pile cure.
Cook & ODEE.
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GENERAL ERNST ARRIVES.

Was Accompanied by Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin Volunteers.
NEW YORK. Oct. 19.-The United
States transport Minnewaska arrived
from Porto Rico at 4:lO p. III. On board
were General .. H. Ernst and staff and
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania volunteers.
about 100 men of the Third Wisconsin
volunteers and number of con-
valescents from the hospitals in Cuba
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ed by the latter while still an Italian
province.
Lastly they remind their opponents
that Cuba is virtually the key of the
Gulf Of Mexico, a strategic position of
the first order to the United States and
an immense advantage, which calls for
some sacrifice upon the part Of the
Americans.
Consents to Discuss the Matter.
To this the latter replied at first, that
they could not listen to any discussion
of the matter of the debt, being under
formal instructions from their govern
ment. But on the Spanish commission
Insisting, and in the presence Of its very
firm attitude. the Americans have taken
q more conciliatory attitude: not that
they entertain the intention Of yielding
to Spain's injunctions, but they consent
to argue against the Spanish position.
These arguments may be briefly sum.
med up as follows:
"The Americans insist upon the fact
that the money raised by the Cuban
loans was not applied to the require
ments or interests of the island, but was
chiefly borrowed to the end of improv.
ing the financial conditions of Spain,
and to procure funds which she could no
longer raise in the peninsula, and that
the debt, therefore, is personal to Spain.
"On the other hand, the Americans
say that America has no intention OF
annexing Cuba and could not therefore
assume such obligations.
"Finally, it is held that, owing to the
fabulous cost of the late war, the Amer
ican people would not concede the right
| to thus assume such obligations"