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When l said that the door had not moved
| Hopkins declared that l was crosseyed
| and could not see. We examined it and
| found it solidly locked. Then Hopkins
into the storeroom that had slammed.
We examined that. 1t was shut and
locked. To determine accurately whether
motion accompanied the noise or not we
sealed up the windows and the doors from
the storeroom to the dining room door into
the private hall and retired into the parlor
for consultation and the consolation of
tobacco. There followed riot in the rear
OF our apartment, but We paid no attention
10 it. After a while the doors got tired
out; We broke every seal as we went along
and we shot back every bolt Not seal
or a bolt had been disturbed.
The demonstration is satisfactory"
cerned the investigation is closed. Suppose
we go househunting tomorrow.
This was, as / said, on Tuesday OF last
week. We did not find place that suited
us on Wednesday or Thursday, but the house
was quiet on, both. nights; On Friday
morning we all got in together soon after
o'clock. We were sitting in the parlor
discussing the difficulties OF moving when
there was soft knock at our door. Catch
ings answered it. Hopkins and heard him
Then we heard Catchings say something,
but 1t was in a voice so low that We could
not distinguish his words.
What is it, jack" asked Hopkins.
Catchings made no reply to US, but We
heard him say distinctly, II think you have
made mistake, madam"
Hopkins and jumped upand went down
the hall together. As we passed the gas
burner. turned the light on full. Looking
over Catchingss shoulder saw standing in
the doorway woman perhaps rs years
old. She was in her night robe and her
long, glossy. black hair hung thickly over
her shoulders. Her hands were olasped
in front Of her. Her face was absolutely
without color. and her eyes, big, round and
deep black. were staring straight over our
heads up the hall.
what is it. jack" Hopkins asked again
al we reached the door. What does she
want?"
Il don't know replied Catchings. 'She
doesn't say Then addressing the woman
he said again Il think you have made
a mistake, madam
She did not move muscle. l was staring
at her with all my eyes and l could not
see her even breathe. Then Hopkins
asked, and I remember feeling that his
voice was rough and harsh:
Madam, what Is IL you want2"
Her expression never changed, and I.
who was watching her as intently as It
Il given to human being to watch. swear
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infinitely because they are necessary to
the clear comprehension Of what has been
happening here, which eliminated last FRI
day morning.
The main hall of the building is narrow
and dark. The stairs are at the rear.
They are stairs with narrow treads and
high risers, 80 they are unusually steep.
You ascend flight Of eight steps halfway
up to the floor above you, and come to
small landing. There the stairs double,
and you 60 UP the next flight Of seven steps
in exactly the opposite direction to that
in which you first assembled. 1t Is COM
plete face-about at each landing.
Until last Friday every Nat in the house
was occupied. We have lived here for
more than year, but partly from indspo-
sition and partly because our occupation
limits our opportunities We had made no
acquaintances in the house. Indeed, We
knew the name OF but one other tenant.
a Miss Russell. an actress. who occupied
the fourth fiat, Immediately beneath ours.
Although we knew her name, mono OF Us
had ever seen her.
MY work keeps me at the office until 2
O'Clock in the morning. One morning about
a month ago as came into the house.
met the janitor going out for Miss hussell's
physician. She had fallen Ill. Several
times after that one or other OF ns met the
physician coming to the house or just
going away, and gradually we fell into the
habit of asking the janitor about Miss
Russell's condition. She was Ill OF fever
At first she seemed to respond readily to
treatment but there came time when
the janitor or the physician could not report
any change either for better or worse.
Just about the same. sir the janhor
would say when I asked him. She doesn't
seem to get on.
Because my work usually keeps me- out
later than the others. occupy the bed
room between the bathroom and dining
room. By that arrangement can get my
late supper and 60 to my room without
disturbing Hopkins and Catchings II they
are asleep when get in. Lately. however,
l have fallen into the habit OF going into
the parlor to smoke my nightcap pipe.
A negro. Sam, and his wife. Sally, keep
house for us. They come from their own
home every morning and prepare our break
fast. After we are gone Sally does the
work about the nat and gets dinner for
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out sleeps or Is quiet. but no refractory
spirit Is manifested there is no I-want my
money cavillinR. The vaudeville
audience takes what is given it, and II not
thankful, at least is not unthankful. and
there is mighty difference,
By 2 o'clock the house Is full. The first
attraction comes on promptly.
She ia always gowned in spangled
dress. The Greeks had three words in
their language to express the word white.
They didn't have vaudeville in those days,
or they would have had a fourth word
which would mean vaudeville white. 1t is
vaudeville white that the lady wears.
She is the mother-and-home girl. She
is also a woman of strong likes and dis
likes. One Of her most rampant dislikes
is to the key. which never by any accident
does she approach. She begins by sing
ing SIN wooring away my hort for you"
While she is wooring away her hort a
series Of colored pictures is thrown on the
white curtain at her side. They are sup
posed to represent the soul-racking ex.
periences OF the song.
Bright greens. yellows, reds, puppies
mingle in riot of luxury in the pictures.
She meets him in bright pink gown, in
a spinach-green dale. overhung with ar
cades Of lip-salve roses and gurgled by CO.
bait blue ripples Of running water.
He wears conventional checks enivened
by a golden tie.
They are clasping hands and there is
misery implanted on both their faces,
which are turned in the picture-on-the
postal-card style, full face toward the
audience. The lady complains while the
picture slowly dissolves. I'm wooring
away my hort for you"
Having impressed the fact upon the
audience she emphasizes it by wooring
away in q blue dress sitting ON the ton
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THE GHOST OF
i A PROSAlC FLAT.
A Demonstration Of the Occult
Which Three Matter-of-F Fact Inves-
tisators Would Like Explained.

For the occurrences l am about to de-
eoribe offer no explanations; indeed,
have none to offer. / merely set down
what occurred, as it occurred. without
prejudice or extenuation. From my father,
who was a newspaper man before me, I
derived the habit OF exact observation,
which my own newspaper training has
developed. With that development has
come naturally that scepticism which
every newspaper man acquires and which
he understands and appreciates before
he develops it. 1t Is the scepticism which
takes nothing for granted and accepts
nothing for truth until personal investiga-
ton has determined 1t to be SO. That is
the penalty which every active newspaper
man pays for his enthusiasms.
live with Catchings and Hopkins, two
other newspaper men employed on the
paper for which work. We have the
NTH fiat in large six-story house. The
entrance to our apartment from the main
hall Of the building is at the rear. The
door opens into long. narrow, private
nall which runs nearly the whole length
OF our apartment. ending at the parlor
door.
9e@'pd the parlor is room sepa-
rated from it by an alcove, intended,
perhaps, as a back parlor. which we Use
for a library and workroom. 1t has also
door opening into the private hall. Back
OF that there are two bedrooms. the bath
room and another bedroom, In the order
named, Then comes the dining room.
large, square, comfortable room with two
windows opening upon an areaway.
In the rear side OF the dining room is
the door into the kitchen, which il also a
large room, with two windows on the area
eide and one in the rear wall looking out
into the back yard. From the side Of the
kitchen, opposite the area door leads into
the servants room, which is directly be-
hind the main hall, and which we use for
storeroom. give all these details thus
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step Of q suburban villa named Wildwood
with . rubber plant growing at ono side
and her head dropping on her knees. Her
hat Is Of style Of three years ago. A full
blown moon slowly rises over the scene e,
and in some unaccountable way, 20 feel
that the cup Of bitterness Of the spa ngled
lady is fuller than by rights it ought to be.
All the audience apparently feels that
way. There is cheerless patter Of rain
outside The room has been darkened for
the occasion and the demand for more
hort Is insistent.
This time the hort woors away in wood
land glen with q rustic bridge on the side.
The bridge is the shade Of a good cigar.
the grass looks like hdricots perts and the
moon, like a huge Camembert cheese. rises
majestically in the middle foreground
The lady is in scarlet with Jet trimmings.
and her woe is Jet black, too. without scarlet
enlivenment.
Then, intoxicated by success, the lady
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Mrs. Smith at the telcphone-I want Mr..
Smith. t...t
Once Boy--Sorry. ma am; but Mr.. Smith
Is 80 busy to-day he can't be disturbed there
ave Ave men been ere the las half hour and
trun em all down
Mrs. Smith-But must speak to him.
ONCE Boy. frmly-It's as much as my
place Ia WORTH mai am. I can't do IT,
Mrs, Smith-It's pity II can't speak to
my own husband.
ONCE Boy-Sorry, ma'sm. Are you
through?
1t is later in the day that Mr.. Smith ducks
suddenly.
Lean forward a little" he murmurs
strenuously to Brown on the right, who.
being widower, chuckles exasperatingly
at the situation. "For Heavens sake be
quick; she'll see me-"
Brown obeys, and Mrs. Smith sails by to a
front seat.
1t Is over the dinner table that Smith, a
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has brought his magazine and sits down
in an end seat. loses himself forthwith in
the intricacies Of a scientific article, secure
in the knowledge that at last he has found
q place where he can read undisturbed.
While the boy in uniform comes on and
changes the number for the next perform
ance the spectators take stock OF ono
another and move restlessly back and
forth: the usher, who has found one dis
traction In the mo notony Of his life, slides
down the tip-ti tied floor while he shows
other late arrivals to their seats
The toboggan sliding boy is not the
least Of the vaudeville attractions, although
he is not advertised. The floor Ii at just
the right angle and the covering has been
worn smooth by successive feet and forms
Q slide not to be despised. The boy with
the water glasses also 8 lides and adds his
little need OF excitement to the afternoons
enjoyment.
The second number is. Of course. the man
with the performing dog.
There is something about good, plain dog
which appeals to every upright soul The
desire for dog is latent in the human heart,
Just as is the desire for the truth and the
other Sunday school virtues. Shakespeare
might have said with equal force SHOW mo
the man that hath not dog in his soul"
instead Of what he did say, But by what
oonvolution Of the brain cells any one can
find aught OF interest in a puppy dressed in
borrowed plumes and put through lot of
uninteresting antics, is yet TO be explained.
A line OF men in the centre Of the house
have about them the air Of the forbidden.
Il am busy at the Office is written all over
their smile-wreathed faces. One can
imagine the usual scene:
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There is probably no city of great size
in the world which offers 80 few attrac-
tons for summer rainy day az New York
II it rains, where can you go to have good
time, and what can you do? There is a
minimum Of choice
1t is hero that the vaudeville, scoifed
at bv some people at other times. reaps
the benefit Of its CONTINGENCIES. A rainy
afternoon at vaudeville in summee is as
well patronized as a county fair on pleas
ant day. and its patronage is as varied,
ranging from the eoolesiastic who relaxes
after strenuous day to Jake and Maggie
on their bridal tour Maggie chewing
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always there, unchanging amid unchange-
ablenees they will be there in Ave years,
IN ten. But to look at a live rabbit squirm-
ing in a spangled lady's fingers. look it
directly in the face and have it suddenly
disappear without even dissolving-that
strikes at the root of allurement.
It Ia the mystery that fasoinates, holds
grips with resistless force when the stable
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fore to remove her hat with as much hauteur
a. II ono paid 81 for the place.
But the difference between the 60-cent
and the q seat seems to be that the critical
spirit is incaeed in the odd dollar and half.
for the vaudeville audience. whatever
else it may be. is not critical. When the
chaser comes on. the audience talks, goes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-05
WENT TO
THE DOGS
Star Newsboys attend the
Show PIP Strong

Maybe that haboon copper wasn't
"a peachi"
And. gee. he didn't do = thinH 70
the littls white dos that stole the
meat. did hef"
And the old baboon was kind q
poor on the nddie. I guess,
The stars "nrwaion" went e. the
dog show last night Ia body ztx
strong. and The fVfes0lok are fsH
samples OF the conversation that
reporter overheard ia the Star press
room thia morning while the boys
we're discussing the treat
The boys marched from the Star
once two by two aud filled up one
Whole section of ihe circus tent when
seated. they made the performances
one that svsry emploYe Of the Nor
ris a Rowe aggregation viii fsmem.
Der long after the show has depart.
I'd from Seattle especially the pea
nut man II was really shame the
way the boys waded Into HE stock
tn trzas
The Educated baboon was the
strong fAvoftts with the "newsies.
although the trained elephants. the
dos races and the japanese aerobatf
were generously appiauded.
There 10 ahouudant evidences 10
prove that the shouting af the
youngsters was piaiaiy heard ON the
north shore Of Lake Union three
miles away,
At the conclusion % "a sshow three
cheers were given for Narfis A Rove
ana the HtaT,
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would stop ua from playing on his
groundH'
Leonard Smith. manager Of the
team. said. Mr.. HfoWn has not
spoken to me personally 50 that all
| know about the alter is hearsay.
am inclined 10 think. though. that
he - likely TO 80 ~ such sxtrsnae
measures - II reported. In thai
case ~ may go hard With us a. We
have many games Hchsduied % faks
place on the grounds this summer
We have previously sndas xofsd to
lease the grounds. but Mr. Brown
would not consent to u.
In this connection there have been
persistent rumors for the past two
weeks that the West Seattle Land
and Improvement Company, repre-.
sented by Mr. Brown. has turned Oft
the water from several families Nv.
Ing Ia West Seattle for the alleged
reason that they we're active IN al
verting traffic to the Lady OF the
Lake
IL il also rumorsd that in rentine
camping sites 70 Seattle people this
summer Browns company has a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-05
WIRELESS
STATIONS

Captain w. L. Clarke el the Unit.
81 states signal cefps. With heah Z
quarters at Vancouver haH 0tlied.
Tor bids for thr construction % wire Z
lcna teicsrsph maEts II foFt ttastrs
safety nAfbof and ~ Michael ahs
sprcifica tiNnn call Tor the sfpriian %
one mast AZ the first named safionl
and two each al the other twps
These ~ Safety iiaFbof ana ~
Michael are 70 be sa0 feet in IN.
clear and are to he placed zoe feat
Vpart.
Proposals are also asked foe sf.s
furnishing OF materials faf the aaiiis Z
ina % an operator hut At eaeh ef
The three Nations. Ths plaas eah
fnf the cnwrlstiqn Of the Nars 10
fofr the open aeaaon ends
These stations are the lest N the
line Of the government tsieaIapn
with which they VII Dc CONTESTED
- means ~ this tine and me aas
stnmvnt cable 10 - taia this Hafa.
mef communication with A.Aakz viii
present small difneslitiss
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BROWN BULLIES WEST
SEATTLE BALL CLUB
Land and improvement Company Magnote Boycots
Patrons of And-Monopoy Ferry

The rivalry between the ferrie.
City OF Seattle and Lady Of the
Lake, which Tuesday bumped IN
each other while racing across the
bay. has reached such an acute stage
that Dana W. Brown, agent uf the
Wess Seattle Land and Improvement
Company. which owns the former
veaaAi a said 70 Be resartinE 70
stringent measures % divert traffic
IN the enfn ranefa ferry.
Last FRIDAY night, Brown. accord
Ing to Ralph Bender. msmbsr %
the West Seattle baseball team. told
him that unless the team saw to II
that all rival teams going to the
suburb Travelled on the city Of S>-
attic he would refuse the privilege
OF allowing games to be played on
the grounds, which are owned b.
the company.
Il have heard numerous rurnors
that Mr.. Brown said that he would
pl0w up the grounds unless our
team and all others travel on the
City OF Seattle" said Mr. Bender.
yesterday, hut last Friday he told
mo that unless We made all ball
teams travel on his ferry that h.
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MRyRMKC
WANTS WW
NMZMc

Who shall have the care and eus-
,oay 81 PRETTY aafY Reeks. assa n.
until she arrives 81 her majority. Is
= pussliag question which Judge
Tsllasa Ia uying 70 asslae today
Mary same time a9a pstltIaasd aus
-. 49, - - s!s.. : s,'>' ''',ssns =
prffnr Iufse TaIinaaH e spNaInf
Mra. ". al Roberts ~ this eftY hsf
legal guardian "a fhs place - her
wathrr. Mrt Nosk aha. MaEf saYH.
has treated her cruelty.
Per Huuie time Mari had beer lix..
ms With Mira. Roberts against hsf
mothers Viii Alfs Ras6s etaitas
that her principal ebtsefies - ths
Kiri's wnrkins Tor Mrs fsassrts j.
that the family IL Protestant.
sne says, ard VIII not alteM MAtY 20
attend the Cathltie church af Naass
esAte wtth cztha.ie people
Evidence Was introduced IN ea4ft
this morning O. ahoa that tise afri
and her mother SEEMED Haf - Eai
along well together TIE aashss a..
United having SLAPPED her Hauxhs
a maternal command % either leave
the Roberts ssfsiea and g. Hasac. 81
else q secure NuFk IN a Catholic
family.
Father Meta % THE city. ard many
FratuinHni Catholics. asked fhe gaaEe
O. appoint some member - the Cath.
ole church as Mays guardian. II ii
was a~wfurd NECESSARY IN take hes
from her mother. AZ she e over u
Mary has the right % ehao@e her
own guardian. providing ahs makes
a prnper chuien Whistler = t1fTef
snce ~ reilgions beliefs = safael~ut
ground Tor denying Mays petition.
" y question over Whseh Judge Tall
man has been pnnasrinE. and regard
inE which he 10 ioakinG Up many al.
ihufitsr=
MR.. Edward Eddafar, a Catholic
woman. has offered 70 care for Fhs
Eirl. and rhs h cited 10 appear h.
court and testify in the matter.
Mrs. Rocks seems 20 be very fond
% her daughter and wsut this
morning when shs told her frisnds
that the Giri had not spoken t. her
for tern month";
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MMg WtE SWITCHES
HER M MMEAND

turned 10 the city after an absence
~ several months. and Vas o meet
Mr.. Russell IN her room.
Mrs Russell came also. And shsh
there were thiuSs doing The In
furiated wife attacked her husband
and Miss Hall tooth aud uaI. and IN
the hair pulling match that follow
cd. Miss HALL iost a thick lock ~ hair
and Mr.. Rp-zell had htH hand severe
~ cut
Detective RaFhee waa called In. bat
arrived after the ffaeas Vas over.
The news % the fght leaked 0tt this
afternoon when Atza tai aee!ssa
NOT 10 prosecute sies Russell Tor as
SAINT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-05
BODY FULL
OF BULLETS
Remains of a Man Supposed 10
Have Been Murdered Found
Near the Beach North
of Ballard

Word was received the Coroners office, this after
noon that the body OF had been found near the
beach and one-halt miles north OF Ballard Indications
pointed TO murder.
The person who gave the Information said that the man
had evidently been dead for days the body
swollen He said several bullet holes in the body could he
plainly and that there other evidence that looks
like foul play.
Deputy Coroner Wtse left for the Of the
supposed murder and viii make thorough examination
and report the facts to Sheriff Cudhee At the time the
sews was received the sheriff az Auburn investigating
another murder
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times made a stipulation that they
travel only ON the old ferry
The West Seattle Land and tms
proysm~nt Company uNns mora
than two-thirdn Of the property 81
that place besides the Natsfwofhs
and ferry boat rof that reason u
practically has UNLIMITED power Tn.
~ the Lacy Of the Lake went On the
run last winter Il controlled the taie
means % regular communication
with this side aud charged fare Of
~ cents. A few months asn it re-
dueed the FAIRS 60 8 eenta m afasf to
meet that % iss new rival This lat.
ter has heea running up u fnldniF ~
ard non Il iH announced on reliable
authority that the OLD company pro-
poses 90 run 10 ferry after : u'cinek
=s riEhi this Fttfnfnsf sat nzAt via
ter
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