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Miss L'Estrange would be hattered by this tribute
to her forcibe style.
And I'm not one OF your fancitul ones either
she went Sinking at the effect she seemed to
have made
How often did this thing happen to your"
Twice in three months
Daytime? Night -time?
Dead of night-the first time about two in the
morning the second time about three.
TO me this is naturally fascinating, said David.
The first time, l was asleep in that front bed
room, when [ suddenly found myself awake
couldn't tell why, for l hadn't long been in bed,
and was tired. / found myself listening heard
some creaks about, nothing more than you can
generally hcar in a house in the dead of night, and
was thinking of going to sleep again, when all
at once | seemed to scent vioets somewhere.
wasn't certain at first but the notion grew, and if
it had been birthstone as you said, couldnt have
been SO overcome as was--something SO solemn
and deathly in the fume of vioets visiting anybody
in the dark in that fashion. As knew that Gwen
Barnes, who poisoned herself in that very room,
fond of violets-for had seen her both on and
off the stage several times-you can guess whether
l felt rum1ny or not Pop went my little head
under the bedcothes, for II stand up to any living
girl you to mention and send her home all the
worse for it; but the dead have unfair advantage
anyhow. The next minute heard bang-it sound
ed to me like the lid of one of my trunks dropping
down-and this was followed by a scream. The
scream did for mel was upset for weeks. 1t
was Jenny who had screamed but, like fool,
thought it was the ghost-I don't know what
thought; in fact, just heard tie scream, and lay
me down and d eed WhenI came to myself there
was Jenny shivering at my side, with the light
turned on, saying that tall woman had been in
the fat 49,,
Was Gwendoline Barnes a tall girl? asked
David.
Pretty tall one would have called her tall
And Jenny certain? She had really seen a
woman
Quite certain"
In the light"
NO. in the dark
.'Ah, that's not so good And as to your trunk,
had you left it locked?"
NO don't think. It's certain, anyway, that
something somebody was at it that night; for
next day found the things rurnmaged.'
Sure, now? / don't imagine that you very
tidy
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THE address OF Miss l. Estrange, gwen to
David by Dibbin, on King Road,
Chelsea and thther David set out, thinking
in his cab of that word papers of the oddness
of Violets question at the grave: What have
you done with my sisters papers"
Whatever papers might be meant, 1t was hardly to
be supposed that Miss LEstrange knew aught of
them, yet he hoped for information from her,
since a tenant next in order is always likely to
have gathered bits of knowledge about the last
tenant.
AS for his right to pry and interfere, that, he
assured himself, a settled thing. Going over
in his mind Violets words and manner in the Ce1ne
terv he came to the conclusion that she half
inclined to suspect that he was her sisters destroyer
who had taken the fiat for some vaguely evil
reason, perhaps to seek, or guard from her, those
very papers for which she craved Had she
never heard, he wondered, that her sisters evil
mate was man with black mustache and pale,
dark skin? Perhaps, if she ever had, she would
suspect some else than hel That would be
strange enough, her suspicion OF the innocent,
if at the time the guilty was at her side,
unsupported. But David tried to Danish from his
mind the notion that Hupfeldt might posi- bly,
be Johann Strauss.
At Chelsea he was admitted to fiat as cozly
dim as his own, but much more frivolously crowded
with knickknacks; nor had he long to wait until
Miss L'Estrange all hair and paint, dashed in 1t
was in the afternoon, but she had early
morning look of rawness and d1shabillement, as II
she had just risen from bed. Her toilet incom-
plete Her face had the crude look of water
color daub by schoolgirl; her whirl of red hair
swept like turban about her head.
What can do for your" she asked
II am sorry" began David.
Cut the excuses, said Miss Ermyn L Estrange
She had reputation for bruskness which passed
for wit in her set
q am the occupant of the fat in Eddystone
Mansions which you lately left
u hope you like it.
Il like it fairly well, a fiat"
WHAT Not seen anything?"
NO. Anything of what nature?"
Anything ghostifed, she snapped sitting with
her chin her palm, her face poked forward close
to Davids while the sleeve fell away from her thin
he had hat he was an
ing young
Il have seen no ghost" he said 81 don't believe
/ ever shall see one
saying there not, for my old Granny Price has
been chased by one, and there's been ghost in
that very fiat. Ny servant Jenny saw it herself. =
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Hupfeldt at first sight, this was no proof of
in van Hupfeldts nature; but proof only, perh:
of David's capabilities of being jealous of one n
favored than himself by nature, as he tanc1e
and by Violet Mordaunt, which was the notion t
ranked.
And yet he ting1ed Dibbin had said that
van Hupfeldt might be g new friend one who
become a friend since the death of Gwendolne.
David paced the room with slow steps, and W
Dibbin talked on of one or another of the pet
who had known Gwendoline Mordaunt in the IL
he vowed himself that he would take this matter
his shoulders and see it through.
Speaking of the Miss l. 'Estrange who was IN
fiat before me" said he; how long did she S
in it,"
Three months nearly" answered Dibbin, g
then all of a sudden she wouldn't stay tor anot
day. And | had no means OF forcing her to
do SO either"
What? Did the ghost suddenly get
worse?"
Il couldn't quite tell you what happened.
Miss Ernyn L 'Estrange isn't lady alto
gether easy to understand when in an eX-
cited condition. Suffice it to say, she
wouldn't stay another hour, and went off
with a noise like catharine wheel.
Quite SO. But l say, Dibbin, can you give
me the address of the lady?"
9" With pleasure, said the agent in whom
brandy and soda acted as a solvent. 9 am
a man, Mr. Harcourt, with three hundred
and odd addresses in my head, do assure
you But, then, Miss Estrange is bird OF
"All right, just write down the address
that YOU know; and there is one other ad
dress that l want, Mr. Dibbin-that of the
girl who acted as help to Miss Gwendoline
Mordaunt" 8
Dibbin had known this address also and
with the promise to see if he could find II
among his papers-for it was he who had b.
recommended the grl-went away. He was
hardly gone when Harcourt, who did not let
the grass grow under his feet, put on hat and
coat, and started out to call upon Miss
Ermyn L'Estrange.
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our hands, to say nothing of our feet Then long
time passed; didn't hear anything more; SO,
after about half hour of it, Jenny and together
made a rush for the switch, and got out into the
drawing room. Then again we scented a faint
something like violets; but nobody was there, and
we neither nor heard anything more.
So, after that second experience, | suppose you
would stay no longer in the f1at?" said David.
Il did stay few days 1t wasn't altogether the
had something to do with it, but the cheek and the
neanness of the who put me there"
"Of the All, beg pardon" said David, with
"Oh, this isn't Sunday -school If you hem and
haw at me, I'll show you the short cut to the
front door. 1t was fair business arrangement;
SO don't you think anything else. The
named Strauss and whether his motive in putting
me there quite square not, don't let him
suppose that am going to screen him, for IN not.
| am straight with those that are straight with me;
but those that up to tricks, let them
beware of the color of my hairl
SO you were put into the fat?"
Didn't go into 1t rent free? Stop will tell
you, and you shall judge for yourself whether l
have been shabbily used not. One night last
August l introduced by friend to gentle
man named Strauss-dark pale pretty fetch
ing but not my style. However next day he turned
up at my place. was living then Great itch
held-st, and what do you think my man wanted?
To put me into the Eddystone Mansions fiat for
six months at his expense, on the condition that
or Jenny would devote sometime every day to
searching for papers among the furniture He said
that chum of his had once occupied the fiat and
had left in it one or more documents, carefully
hidden somewhere which of the utmost i'm
portance | was to search for these, and give them
to him. Well, ddn t half like it; for thought he
was wicked So | asked him why he didn't take the
fat and search for the papers himself at his lesure
Well he made some excuse or other, and at last, as
he talked sandy enough, l struck hands over it
rent free, six months hours search each day;
and Jenny and moved in.
Did you search an hour each day?" asked David
with laugh.
Hardly likelyl' grinned Miss Errnyn L Estrange.
g can see myself searching small fiat day after
nowhere to search did look about little the first
day. but, not finding any documents, thought to
myself Here endeth. Of course had to tell him
that l was busy searching, for that man pestered
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The cheek I tell you the things were rum
red"
And nothing stolen?"
Ghosts are not thieves. They only come back
pretend to themselves that they are still living
he old scenes, and that their bit of fling is not
over forever. | well imagine how the poor
lgs feel; can't YOU? Of course, nothing was
en-, though did miss something out of the trunk
ny or two afterward-
What that?
Ny agreement with the theater. Couldn't find
Ugh or low in the place; though was pretty
| had put it into that very trunk. Three weeks
II it had disappeared, 10 and behold! my agree
1t comes to me one morning through the postl
letter with it, not word of explanation, Just
blessed agreement by itself staring me in the
> like miracle. Now I'm rather off miracles;
aren't you? So I said to myself"
But stay, what was the postmark on the
envelop which brought you back this agree
ment?" asked David
Just London, and a six-barred gate
You couldn't perhaps find that envelop
now?"
Now, do l look ike ANYBODY who ties
up old envelops in packets? Or do you take
me for an old maid? Because, if you do, just
let me know"
Certainly not an old one," said David
But how as to the second visit of the
gaost?"
"The second time it was about three in
the morning. Jenny did not see her then
but we both woke up at the same moment
without any apparent cause-we were sleep
ing together, you may bet your last dollar on
that!-and we both smelled something like
violets, and we heard sound too, like the
top of the piano being shut down. Miss
L'Estrange, Jenny whispered into my ear
there's something in the drawing room. =
Go, Jenny l whispered to her, and see
what it is. You go, Miss L Estrange, Jenny
whispered to me, you being the mistress,
and I'll come after. - But you the ser
want 1 whispered to her; you go-'No,
Miss LEstrange,' she whispered back, you
are Drawer than me; you go, and I'll come
ter No, you know that you are much
the bravest, Jenny; SO don't be such cow
ard, whispered to her, and l II come after
1t was like a farcica1 comedy. At this we
heard something like chair falling upon the
carpet in the drawing room, and now were
in such state of fright that we couldn't move
hands to say nothing of our feet. Then a long
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CHAPTER ".
Won or Van

THE address of Miss L'Estrange, given to
David by Dibbin, was on Kings Road,
Oh and tlnitEer Da1zid set ont thinking
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Denatured Alcohol.

from the
of denatued al
S justify its the other day.
opposition bill mainly The
the Oil company
Prohibions might be struggled to the
edised drinking Professor Wiley
impossible More
the penalties provided would such attempt.
bill because the denaur
place of gasoline
alcohol gallons of
running
quantities 10 gallon This
would gasoline onehalf
resulting Of millions dollars else
perfectly
hundreds of lives 1t also without the Objectionable odor
that with gasoline.
Cuba gallon and is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-28
BARNHART DOES
GOOD WORK

In the annual report filed with
the clerk of the superior court yes
terday by r. M. Barnhart, county
prosecuting attorney, says that he
and his his three deputies, Fred O..
Pugh, A. C. Gordon and A. j.
Laughon, have convicted 108 GRIM
inals during the year. besides a
whole grist of other cases handled.
Following is the list:
Convictions, superior court, 108;
acquittals, superior court, z; dis
missals, superior court, 10; pending
in superior court, %; to reform
school, 10; Juvenile cases, IS; in
sane cases, 1903; default divorce
cases. 2S5; individual tax lien fore
closures since September rs, 1905,
AZ.
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SOCIALISTS START
RIOT IN SEATTLE
(Scripps News Association.)

tScrlppS News ASSociation.)
SEATTLE, May ga riot start.
ed at Socialist street meeting
early last evening and as a result
several policemen are badly bat
tered and II men are in Jail. A
woman evangelist was preaching to
the crowd and Phil Riley, an es-
capped trusty, interrupted her. An
officer recognized him and attempt
ed to place him under Nrrest, but
Riley fought the officer and he was
knocked down and handcuffed.
A crowd from a Socialist gather
ing rushed the officer with cries of
XIII the cop" The officer blew
his police whistle and when assist
ance came there was a pitched bat
tie with clubs. When Hubbard re-
turned to his beat after Riley had
been lodged in the station he was
again set upon. The men under ar
rest are Phil Riley, Hugo Shea, Ed
Baker, S. Duncan, c. E. Charlton,
Frank Brown, M. Albin, Gust Sven
son Dick Pratley, G. T. Anderson
and Robert Johnke.
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? Our Daily Story. q

stood impressively for a few seconds.
iii tell you what she did do" he
repeated, she sent every blessed cent
she earned to her poor parents, until
my wife-God bless her-who IS dead.
round out about it, and insisted on
Keeping out a part of her wages so
the gal could get clothes for herself
so when along comes Christmas
time, ma gives the gal the money and
l added some for a present. What do
you suppose that gal does but go
down town and spend it all for
christmas presents for her parents
and her little brothers and sisters.
Now, your honah, you just see that
girl is let go, and I'll take her back
home. She's been stealing for those
poor folks OF hers, and that is all
there is to it,"
The old eX-judge sat down, while
an intense silence reigned Many were
in tears.
'Oh, judge. I withdraw the charge"
cried Mrs. Browning. poor Jose
phine, l didn't know"
And l withdraw mine," cried Mrs
Allen
The judge. much affected, turned
appepalngly to the jury.
Not guilty" roared the foreman.
without even consulting the others:
but the others, as well the the spec
tators, set aside all court decorum
and applauded, as the judge announ-
ced in stentorian tones:
Discharged"
And Josephine, still In tears, with
mead bowed, walked out of court
clinsing fast on the arm of old Judge
Thornton, who sothed her as thew
went.
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derful new terminal stations.
The Hudson River & Manhattan
Co. also Is linking Manhattan to
New Jersey under the tide-swept
Hudson. This tube will connect
railroad terminals and Jersey trac.
ton lines.
Another proposed tunnel will run
from the Grand Central station
Forty-second street, which is being
rebuilt, under city streets and the
East river to Blackwels Island, and
to Long Island. This will be a part
of the present so-called Belmont
subway.
Two wonderful new bridges over
the East river will relieve the con.
gestlon of the Brooklyn and new
Williamsburg bridges. The Man.
haitian bridge will be 10000 feet in
length.
The second bridge will run from
the Manhattan bridge to Blackwells
Island and then across to Long Is.
land.
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WONDERLAND IS
WORk OF Art

Wonderland" the yearly de-
scriptive book of Yellowstone park
and the Northwest, published by
the Northern Pacific, this year is
all that the name implies and Is a
most artistic production from the
standpoint of printing. This years
publication is particularly interest
ing to the people of Spokane from
the reason that it describes in
splendid language the healthful and
business conditions of the Inland
Empire and makes. reference to
Occur d'Alene lake, Columbia river,
Puget Sound and Medical lake.
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OF THE OLD
DETECTIVE.

The case of Josephine BriZinSki re-
mains strong in my memory. 1t is
| not thrilling. There is no gun play, no
great amount of detective artifice, but
it contains a vast amount of human
interest.
She was a young Polish girl and
strikingly handsome, of the statu-
esque type, though fair and demure.
Her big blue eyes reflected simplicity
and truth.
Josephine was accused of stealing
various articles from her mistress,
Mrs. Browning, a woman of wealth
and fashion. The girl had ben en-
ployed previously by a number of
prominent families. not a few mem
bers of which were in court.
Mrs. Browning blushingly testified
to the articles stolen by Josephine. 1t
is unnecessary to enumerate them
the list comprised every kind of arti-
Gle known to a woman's wardrobe.
When first placed under arrest JOS
ephine angrily denied any thefts but
broke down under questioning and
tearfully confessed. 1 was put on the
case and recovered the goods.
A charge Of grand larceny was pre-
ferred against the girl, and then came
another charge of the same nature,
from a Mrs. Allen, one Of Josephine's
former employers.
Josephine, crying. trembling. at
tempted no defense. 1t was up to the
Judge. He looked at the judge. He
looked at the girl pityingly. To i'm
pose sentence on such a one was not
a task that kind-hearted old Judge
Adams relished.
your honor" a voice called out
from the spectators. may I be per-
mitted a few words?" ii
The judge turned, and contributing
him was his old associate. ex-pudge
Thornton. of Kentucky. mtgnifi-
Gently benevolent appearing man.
with silvery hair that flowed down to
the stopped shoulders of Venerable
age.
''That gal," said the old man. was
In my home for six months. and we
trusted her. She could have stolen
she wanted, but she never
took a pin. But l tell you what she
did do. your honah." The old man
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-28
BOYS WILL SEE
VAUDEVILLE

On Friday night The Spokane
Press will take as guests to the
Washington theater it's newsboys
and carriers. A good vaudeville
show with plenty of singing and
dancing is the delight of a boys
heart. The show at the Washing
ton is an especially strong one this
week and will be a treat for the
youngsters.
The performance Friday night is
but one OF a series of entertain
ments to which The Spokane Press
will take it's faithful young en-
ployes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-28
EVERY GIRL SHOULD
LEARN TO NURSE
By Dr.. Ella x. Dearborn.


Nowadays a woman is expected
10 know so much, on so many diff
ferent subjects, and every book,
paper and person says they ought
10 learn something more, and gives
yards and yards of advice and in
formation, till it seems almost
criminal to suggest that she should
learn how to make a mustard plas-
ter or to take temperature and
pulse. But no girl, rich or poor,
should be without some knowledge
of home nursing, nor should she
wait till she Stands n1ei iplieess and and
despairing by some loved one be-
fore taking her first lesson in this
much-needed art.
Each family should have a Their
mometer. and every one in the fam
lily over 10 years old, should know
aow to take temperature and pulse.
learn how to give sponge bath.
Learn how to make a mustard
plaster.
Learn how to make various CRU
ELS, and other mOoted foods.
Learn how to make fruit waters
and ices.
Learn how to ventilate a room
without direct draft upon your pa
tient.
Learn how to lower the temper
AZURE of room on a hot day.
Learn how to keep ice without a
refrigerator, and how to make a
fire silently.
Learn how to change the under
sheet with the east disturbance for
the invalid.
leave no slops in the room for
one minute.
Instead of spit cups, use paper
napkins and burn them.
Get book on home nursing and
study 1t.
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NEW YORK, May I'm the
construction of a huge net of tun-
nels, subways and bridges, colossal
in their conception and honeycomb-
ing the land and waters OF this city,
the stupendous sum of almost
$450,000,000 is to be expended to be
expended to meet the rapid transit
requirements of New York.
New York, with her 100000 peo-
pie, has found as her greatest prob
lem the task Of transporting her
vast army Of daily toilers, larger
than the combined standing armies
of America, Great Britain and
France.
The great Manhattan subway.
which has only been in operation 10
months, is found utterly made
quate. It will be completely dwarf
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-28
Local Brevities

A regular station has been es-
tablished at Spokane Bridge by the
Inland Empire road. Heretofore the
station has been what Is known as
a prepay station.
Overlooking a fiat car is given
as the cause Of the wreck on the
Great Northern near Edwall Satur-
day morning when Ia cars were de-
rallied and traffic delayed for many
hours.
49, si
The Great Northern and North
ern Pacific have agreed to issue
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PREACHER MARRIES
FOUR COUPES

Henry l. Rasmus married four
couples within "a hours at the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage.
William j. Smith and Alice NJ.
Hitchison and r. l.. Poarch and
Matte M. Couch were principals in
double wedding Saturday after
noon, and Sunday he married Della
Childers of La Grande, Ore, and
c. A. Wagner of Spokane. Later
came Pearl Grewell of Payette
Idaho, and T. H. Galloway of Spo.
kane.
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ALCOHOL WILL
BE CHEAPER

Large consumers of alcohol have
inquired that the price of alcohol
viii De from Is to 20 cents a gallon
now that the free alcohol bill has
passed congress. Instead of paying
from 20 to 30 cents a gallon for the
product they will make a great saw
ing. Power for automobiles can be
produced and that product used in.
stead of gasoline. 1t is believed the
use or alcohol for fuel will be in
creased 1000 per cent.
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ed by the new undertakings.
An extension Is now building
from Battery park, at the lower ex-
treme of Manhattan Island, under
the East river and to the heart of
Brooklyn, one and half miles.
Two proposed su'bways, larger
even than the one now In operation,
are to extend the full length of
Manhattan and into the Bronx,
ducking under the Harlem river
and paralleling the present under
ground line.
The Pennsylvania railroad has
appropriated s1O0,0O0,00O to carry
out the work of building train tubes
under the bed of the Hudson from
New Jersey. boring subway right
through Manhattan. tunneling the
East river and constructing won
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an interchangeable mileage book
good In certain territory in Mime
sofa and North Dakota which may
be used by the purchaser upon
either road.
A gathering of county assessors
will be held at Tacoma Tuesday to
discuss the taxation Of interurban
trolley lines and the city street
car lines. Dayton Stewart, assess.
or of Spokane county, says there
had been divergence of opinion as
to how trolley lines should be
taxed.