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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-22
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Holmes rubbed his hands and chuck
led with delight.
Our material is rapidly accumulate
ing" said he.
Three days later a message was left
,scraWled upon paper and placed under
a pebble upon the sun dial. Here 1t is.
The characters are, as you see, exactly
the same as the last one. After that
/ determined to lie In wait, so 1 got
'ou my revolver and I sat up in my
study. which overlooks the lawn and
garden. About two in the morning I
was seated by the window. all being
dark ave for the moonlight outside,
when / heard steps behind me. n
there was my wife in her dressing
gown. She implored me to come to
zee I told her frankly that 1 wished
TO see who 1t was who played such alb
ssurd tricks upon us. She answered
that 1t was some senseless practical
joke. n that l shout not take any
notice Of 1t.
eff it really annoys you, Hilton, we
might go and travel. you and I, and so
avoid this nuisance
What, be driven out OF our own
house by a practical joker?' said l..
Why. we should have the whole county
laughing at u.s.
"rWell, come to bed aid she. and
we a discuss 1t In the morning
Suddenly, as she spoke, I saw her
race gro" winter yet In the moonlight,
and her hand frightened upon my Shout
der. Something was moving in the
shadow OF the too house. l saw a dark.
creeping figure which crawled around
the corner and squatted in front Of the
door. Selling my pistol, was rushing
out, when my wife threw her arms
aroun me and held me with convul-
stve strength. / tried to hrow her off,
Fbut she chung to me most. desperately.
At last / got clear, but by the time
I had opened the DOR and reached tie
house the creature was gone He had
left a trace of his presence, however,
for there on the door was the very
same arrangement of dancing men
which had already twice appeared,
and which 7 have copied on that paper,
There was no other sign of the fellow
anywhere, though I ran all over the
grounds. And yet the amazing thing
is that he must have been there all
the time, for when I examined the door
again in the morning he had scrawled
some more OF his pictures under the
line which I had already seen"
"Hav you that fresh drawing?"
Yes. 1t is very short, but l made a
esopy of 1t. and here 1t Is"
Again he produced a paper. The new
dance vas in his form:
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stabulary, and he was considerably as
tonished when he heard the name OF

stabulary, and he was considerably as
tonished when he heard the name OF
my companion.
why, Mr.. Holmes, the crime was
only committed at three this morning.
How could you hear of it in London
aud get to the spot as soon as II"
u anticipated 1t. | came i'll the hops
Of preventing it."
Then you have important evidence.
Of which we are ignorant, for they were
said to be a most united couple"
Il have only the evidence of the
dancing men," said Holmes. Il will
explair The matter to you later. Mean
this tragedy, | am very anxious that
I should use the knowledge which !
possess in order TO insure that justice
be done. Will you associate me il
your Investigations, or viii o prefer
that l should act irdcpcndently?'
Il should be proud to feel that we
We're acting together, Mr.. Holmes"
said the Inspector, earnestly.
In that Case | should be glad to
hear the evidence and to examine the
premises without an instant of un-
necessary delay"
Inspector Martin had the good sense
to allow my friend to do things in his
own fashion, and contented himself
with carefully noting the results. The
local an OlG, "lllIe lalrSG
man, had just come down from Mrs
Hilton Cubitt's room, and he reported
that her injuries were serious, but moi
necessarily fatal. The bullet had
passed through the front of her brain
and It would probably be some time
before she could regain consciousness
On the question of whether she haG
been shot or had shot herself, he would
not venture to express any decided
opinion. Certainly the bullet had beer
discharged at very close quarters
in the room, two barrels Of which haG
been emptied. Mr.. Hilton Cubitt had
been shot through the heart. 1t was
equally conceivable that he had shot
her and then himself, or that she haG
been the criminal, for the revolver lay
upon the floor midway between them
Has he been moved?" asked
Holmes.
I'VE have moved nothing except tbs
lady. We could not leave her lying
wounded upon the floor"
How long have YOU been her
doctor?"
Since four o'clock"
anyone e!se?"
Yes, the constable here"
And you have touched nothing?"
Nothing"
You have acted with great discre,
ton. Who sent for you?"
The hOusemaid, Saunders"
Was it she who gave the alarm?"
She and Mrs. King, the cook"
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Where are they now"

w mere are tleS now
In the Kitchen, I believe"
Then ! think we had better hear
their story at once"
The old hall, oak paneled. and high
windoWed, had been turned into a court
of investigation. Holmes sat in a great,
old fashioned chair. his memorable eyes
cleaning out of his ~hagEard face. l
could e in them q set purpose to de-
vote his life to this quest until the
client whom he a failed to save
should at last be avenged. The trim
Inspector Martin, the old, grey headed
country doctor, myself, and a Stolid
village policeman made up the rest Of
that strange company.
The two women told their story
clearly enough. They had been aroused
from their sleep by the sound of an
explosion, which had been followed a
minute later by a second one. They
slept in adjoining room and Mrs. King
had rushed in to Saunders. Together
they had descended the stairs. The
doo~ of the study was open, and a
candle was burning on the table. Their
master lay upon his face in the center
of the room. He was quite dead. Near
the window his wife was crouching, her
head leaning against the wall. She was
horribly wounded, n the side Of her
face was red with blood. She breathed
heavily, but was incapable of saying
anything. The passage, as we'll as the
room, was full Of smoke and the smell
OF powder. The window was certainly
shut and fastened upon the inside.
Both women were positive upon the
point. They had at once sent for the
doctor and for the constable. Then.
with the aid of the groom and the
stable bow they had conveyed their
injured mistress to her ROOM. Both she
and her husband had occupied the bed.
! 81 =y,.n-. 1lrI - Iva 1-., 80 ,- -,
dressing grown, over his night clothes.
Nothing had been moved in the study.
So far as they knew there had never
been any quarrel between husband
II wife. They had always looked
upon them as a very united couple.
These We're the main points of the
servants evidence. In answer to In
speetor Martin, they We're clear that
every door was fastened Upon the in
side, and that no one could have es-
capped from the house. In answer to
Holmes, they both remembered that
they were conscious of the smell of
powder from the momen that they
ran out of the rooms upon the ton
floor. Il commend that fact very care
fully TO your attention." said Holmes
to his professional colleague. And
now I think we are In a position to
undertake a thorough examination of
the room"
The study proved to be a small
chamber. lined on three sides with
books, and with a writing table facing
an ordinar window, which looked out
upon the garden. Our first at
teution was given to the
body of the unfortunate squire.
whose huge frame lay stretched across
the His disordered dress showed
that he a been hastily aroused from
sleep. The bullet had been fired at him
from the front, and had remained in his
body after penetrating the heart. His
death had certainly beer instantaneous
and painless. There was no powder
marking either upon his dressing gown
or on his hands. According to the
country surgeon, the lady had stains
upon her face, but none upon her
hard.
Continued Next Wesk)
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Continued Next Week)
Good Recipes.

Fin F'rosting Without Eggs-To
make frost!ng or filling for cakes with
out eggs boil a cup of sugar and u cup
OF milk together until it, will make a
soft ball in water, remove from the
stove, flavor, and stir until 1t thickens,
then spread on the cake or layers. For
chocolate filing, use brown sugar. Two
cups Of sugar and a half cup of milk
should be used for both frosting and
filling. This makes a beautiful soft
frosting when just right.-Aunt Han
nah.
Sponge ~Cake-Two cups of sugar, Z
eggs. | cup of flour, teaspoon of bak-
ing powder, pinch of salt and / tea
spoon of lemon extract. Whip e
and eggs together until thick and white.
add flour, sifted with powder and salt,
then the extract. Mix together quickly.
Bake in tin. lined with buttered paper.
in hot oven, 50 minutes. Very good
A LaHsie.
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XXX

sage makes it ever more essential that
we should not lose an hour in letting
Hilton Cubitt know how matters stand,
for it a singular and IA dangerous web
in which out simple Norfolk squire is
entangled."
So, indeed it proved, and as 1 come
to the dark conclusion of a story which
had seemed to me to be only childish
and bizarre, I experience once again
the disnay and horror with which I
was filed. Would that l had some
brighter ending t. communicate to my
readers. but these are the chronicles
Of fact, and 1 must follow to their dark
crisis the strange chain of events which
for some days made Riding Thorpe
Manor a household word through the
length and breadth of England.
We had hardly alighted at North
Walsham. and mentioned the name of
our destination, when the station mas
ter hurried towards us. Il suppose
that you are detectives from London?"
said he.
A look OF annoyance passed over
Holmes face.
what makes you think such a
thing"
Because Inspector Martin from Nor
wich has just passed through. But
maybe you are the surgeons. She's
not dead-or wasn't by last accounts.
You may De III llIlle 10 save HeT YET
though it may be for the gailows."
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety.
WI are going to Riding Thorpe
Manor" said he. but we have heard
nothing of what has passed there"
It's a terrible business" said the
station master. THEY are shot. both
Mr.. Hilton Cubitt and his wife. She
shot him and then herself-so the ser
wants say. He's dead and her life is
despaired of. Dear. dear. one of the
oldest families in the county or Nor
ok and one of the most honored."
Without a word Holmes hurried to
a carriage, and during the long seven
miles drive he never opened his mouth.
Seldom have I seen him so utterly de-
s%pondent. He had been uneasy during
all our journey from town, and l had
observed that he turned over the morn
ing papers with anxious attention. but
now this sudden realization of his
worst fears left him in a blank melan-
choly. He leaned back in his seat lost
in gloomy speculation. Yet there was
much around to interest us. for we
We're passing through as singular a
country side as my in England. where
a few scattered cottages represented the
population of today, whileo on every hand
enormous square lowered churches
bristled up from the fiat, green
landscape and told of the glory and
prosperity of old Eas Anglia. AT last
the violet rim of the German ocean
appeared over the green edge of the
Norfolk coast, and the driver pointed
with his whip to two old brick and
timber gables which projected from
a grove of trees. That's Riding
Thorpe Manor" said he.
AS we drove UP to the porticoed
j front door, l observed In front Of 1t, be-
side the tennis lawn, the black tool
| H. &i.o r1Io-+11lal ..,x~ HE ; -
with which we had such strange assoc
Citations. A dapper little man, with 9
quick. alert manner and a waxed mus
tache, had just descended from a high
dog cart. He introduced himself as
Inspector Martin. OF the Norfolk con-
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.e4Tell me- said Holmes-and I could
rsee by his eyes that he was much ex-
ctted-"was this a mere addition to
the first. or did 1t appear to be entirely
separator"
sit was on a different panel Of the
door
excellent! This is far the most
important Of all for u purpose. 1t
sfAls me with hopes. Now. Mr.. Hilton
.Cubitt, please continue your most in
,teresting statement"
"Ihave nothing more to say, Mr..
NIolmes, except that I was ngr with
,ny wife hat night for having held
me back when I might have caught
,the skulking rascal. She said that she
feared that I might come to harm.
TTor an instant 1t had crossed my mind
that perhaps what she really feared
was that he might come to harm, for
/ could not doubt that she knew who
this mar was, and what he meant by
these strange signals. But there is a
tone in my wife's voice, Mr.. Holmes.
and a look in her eyes which forbid
doubt. and I am sure that 1t was indeed
MY own safety that was In her mind.
There's the whole case, n now
want yoar advice as to what / ought
to do. My own inclination is to put
half a dozen of my farm lad in the
shrubbery, n when this fellow comes
again to give him such a hiding that
he will ieitye us in peace for the flu
tnre.'
II fear II Is too deep a case for such
simple remedies" said Holmes. How
long a YOU stay In I.ondon2"
II must go back today. / wou,l not
leave my wife alone at night for any
thing. She is very nervous ard begged
me to come back.
Il dare say @ are right. But il
you could have stopped, l might pos
sibly nave been able to return with
you in a day or two. Meanwhile you
that 1t Is very likely that / shall be
able to pay you a visit shortly and to
throw some hight upon your cnse.n
Sherlock Holmes preserved his calm
professional manner until our visitor
had left us. although 1t was easy 70,
me, who knew him SO well, to see that
HE was profoundly excited. The mo-
anent that Hilton Cubitt's broad bacl
had disappeared through the door my
.comrade rushed to the table, laid on,
ali the slips of paper containing dane.
lng men In front of him, and threw
Ny xlinseif into an intricate and elaborate
calculation. For two hours / watched
issla1a as he covered sheet after sheer
or paper with figures and letters, 81
,scuTnptetely absorbed in his task tha'
ne had evidently forgotten my pres.
ence. Sometimes he was makint
progress and Whistled and sang at hi.
work. sometimes ne was puzzled, ant
would sit@svg long spells with a fur.
sxSsNea brow and a vacant eye. FINAL,
he sprang from his chair with Il or,
sof satisfaction, and walked up anC
1oW the room rubbing his hands to.
Eether. Then he wrote a long telegram
alppn a cables form. If my answer L
hissaE as Hope. you will have a pref.
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ty case to add TO your collection, Wat
SON. said he. II expect that we shall
be able to go down to Norfolk tomOr-
row, and to take our friend some very
definite news as to the secret Of his
annoyance"
l confess that [ W filled with curl
ostty. but I was aware that Holmes
liked to make his disclosures at his oWn
time and in his own way, so / waited
until it should suit him to take me into
his confidence.
But there was a delay in that an
swering telegram, and two days Of I'M
patience followed, during which Holmes
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dial. lie enclosed a copy OF it. which
is hs4r reproduced:
Holmes BEN over this Erotesque
frieze for some minutes, and then sud
denly sprang to his feet with an ex-
clamation of surprise and dismay. His
face was haggard with anxiety.
I'VE have let this affair go far
enough" said he. rs there a train to
North Walsham tonight?"
1 turned up the time table. The last
had just gone.
Then we shall! breakfast early and
take the very first in the morning"
said Holmes. Our presence is most
urgently needed. All! here is our ex-
pected cablegram. One moment, Mrs.
Hudson, there may be an answer. No,
that is quite as l expected. This mes
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1t is often necessary in some Draneh Oh
farm work to carry straw or hay or eE@!
leaves and chaft for some distance out
doors and there Is always the annoyance
Of its blowing about. A simple Garner
may be easily made with a piece OF stout
unbleached muslin and two 2X2 scanthnss
or even lighter material. Have the muslin
six feet wide and any convenient length
then tack it to the scantlin8 on either sue
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clean cut across the middle of the stock
and extending down about two inches. Sec
figure B m the cut. The scion, or shoot
from the fruiting tree, should be cut so
that not less than three buds are above
the point where. 1T is inserted into the
stock. Trim this scion to a wedge shape
point at one end, see figure A in cut, a
little the thickest on the outside edge,
and after spreading the cut in the stock
apart insert the scion being careful that
the layers just beneath the bark techni-
cally called the canbinm layers) of both
stock and scion come in close contact.
Cover the end of the stock and the open
ing or cleft we'll with the grating wax to
exclude air and the work is done. Figure
c shows the scion and stock adjusted.
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eyes, I saw him at his work. Butt
will tell you everything in order. When
I got back after my visit to you, he
very first thing l saw next morning
was a fresh crop of dancing men. They
had been drawn in chalk upon the
black wooden door OF the tool house,
which stands beside the lawn in full
view Of the front windows. I took an
exact copy, and here it is lie I'M
folded a paper and laid 1t upon the
table. Here is a copy Of the heiro-
Slyphics:
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'pricked UP his ears at every ring Of the
bell. on the evening of the second
there came a letter from Hilton Cubitt,
All was quiet with him. save that a
long inscription had appeared that
morning upon the pedestal of the sun
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Excellent" said Holmes. Excel
Sent! Pray continue"
When l had taken the cop l
rubbed out the marks, but, two morn
iugs later, a fresh inscription had ap-
0eared. l have a copy OF 1t here"
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Bible Against Tatsooinq.

At : a%rariners' bethel a missionary at
tackled tattooing.
You sailors disgust ige,.' he said. nth
your ships and la.iies and anchors and tlass
.tat.coed all over your arms and hands ana
breasts 1t IS not only silly to tattoo. II
is positively wicked aid in,!,!ous....
..Avas. thcre. sky pilot" sc.i,t an aged
slel,back. "Y. can't prr.c them words
by the Log O erase"
..T:ut J. can though said the missionary.
quick as a fash. sac nc read from Levitt
Gus XIX. rs:
Re shah not make any cuttings IN
you. flesh fos tbs dead. nor pr.rt any
marks upon yoe.'.
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crowd to the warm end and some Of them
are smothered while others are "literaly
roasted. Lco!l we'll to the temperature OF
the brooder and II it is faulty in construc-
tlNr ,np1pIv II of onCe -
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Good women waiting en- a charity
table have u happy way OF co~ncealinE
their hunger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-05
CALLAHAN WITH THE S0X
Though Not Reinstated He Expected
to Get Into the Game.

Chicago. H., Sept. Jimmy Gala
han left last night to join the White
SoX at Detroit this morning. The
great outfelder and finished ball play
er expects to be in the game today
with his former teammates and help
them get back soon into first place in
the American league
He has not been reinstated by Presi-
dent Johnson of the league, but has APP
piled for readmissiOn into good stand
ing and will without doubt be allowed
to play, as others have done. pending
judgment by the authorities. Callahan
presence in the lineup of the SoX team
should put renewed force into their
playing, for he is a master of every de-
tail of the great game. His hitting
alone should help wonderfully, and his
perfect base running and excellent
fielding should be great help toward
helping Comiskey's men at the top
once more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-05
1000 BONUsF0R CLEVELAND
inducements Offered for Men to Win
Pennant

Cleveland, Sept 5.-The fact has
been made public that on July 10 the
owners of the Cleveland baseball club
informed their players that they would
give them $4,000 if the local club won
the American league pennant. The
same day Bradley, Clarke, Bemis, Bay.
and Stovall were injured, and the
chances of the club to win looked any
thing but bright. So in order that they
would not be accused of ''fourfiushing"
the magnates requested the players to
keep the offer a secret Now, however
it looks as if Cleveland had chance
and the players were allowed to tell.
Bradley. Bay and Joss are still out of
the game. but Joss expects to play this
week. Attempts to secure some of the
purchased minor leaguers for this sea
son have failed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-05
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, ); Cincinnati. 1.
New York, IL; Boston, G.
Pittsburg, 5; st. Louis, /.
Philadelphia, G; Brooklyn, 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston, 90; New York. II.
Washington, 8; Philadelphia, 10.
Detroit, ); st. Louis. 4 90 innings)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, 2; Indianapolis, 0.
Louisville, 5; Toledo. 0.
Milwaukee, 8; st. Paul. 0.
Minneapolis, 2; Kansas City, 0.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Wheeling. 81; Canton, 1-5
Grand Rapids, IS; South Bend, 0.
Dayton, q Springfield, 0.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha, 4 F.; Des Moines. ..
Lincoln, 81 Sioux City, Z.
Pueblo, 6 Denver. 0.
IOWA LEAGUE.
Marshalltown, 10; Clinton, o.
Keokuk, /; Burlington, O.
Fort Dodge. Z; Waterloo. l.
Oskaloosa, 3; Ottumwa, 2 Q3 i'll
1ings).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-05
Penalty Costs PInce.
BARBECUE AND BALL GAME
Features of Prolonged Labor Day Ce!e-
bration at Coal Valley.

Coal Valley citizens continued the
Labor Day celebration yesterday with
big barbecue which attracted a large
crowd from the surrounding country.
There was no formal program, but the
main feature of the day was baseball
game between Coal Valley and the
CISCO team of the Henry County league.
The visitors came reinforced with play
ers from other teams and won an ex-
citing contest, 1 to 0. The only score
was made on an error in the first in
ming. Sommerson and Lehan formed
the battery for the Valleyites. while
Anderson and Willis performed for
CISCO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-05
The Breath of Life.

It's a significant fact that the strong.
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has the largest lungs Powerful lungs
mean powerful creatures. How TO
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sands of others; Mrs. Ora A. Stephens.
of Port Williams, Ohio. has learned
how to do this She writes: Three
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery
stopped my cough of two years and
cured me of what my friends thought
consumption. Oh, it is grand for throat
and lung troubles" Guaranteed by
Hartz & Ullemeyer. druggists. Price
soc and 81. Trial bottle free.