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Evening journal., 1907-06-04
HINTS FOR FARMERS

The people Of Texas, says the CAL
weston News, are fast disposing Of
their scrub" chickens. geese and tur-
keys. and in their stead are raising
the finest and best breeds of the purer
strains. They realize tnat it costs no
more to raise a thoroughbred of any
kind. be Il chicken. turkey. COW, horse
or hog, than II does 10 raise those of
inferior breeds. and that the returns
are far more satisfactory. There are
very fey farmers who are not displac-
ing the scrubs with the later and
best breeds.
The products Of the poultry yard
during the hast year, according 70 the
report Of the Secretary Of Agriculture.
were worth $500 100000. while the wheat
crop was worth only Sio0,000000. pota-
toes $3.50 900 .000 and oats 100000, 900.
And the best Of Il IS that those pro-
ducts-poultry and esgs-are always
in demand; they are staple and bring
the cash. Only a day or so ago spring
chickens (fryers) were worth Sc a
dozen. according TO the statement OF a
restaurant keeper who has occasion
TO know. and he said there were none
10 be had at that price The News has
received many articles from farmers
and their wives which show that dur
ing the last year their poultry and
eggs had brought them from 500 70
SsOO-enough to pay all the expenses
Of supplying their homes with the ne
cessaries of life that they could not
raise on the farm and many Of the
luXurics.
II the man Of the house. not only
the farmer, but men in other callings
as well. win only give a small part OF
his time to assisting the good woman
I'm preparing for and taking care OF
the modest little hen, he will find that
II Is probably the most remuneratve
effort he has made. while the capital
REQUIRED for the work Is comparatively
s...a.. Aside from the financial fea-
turc, Of the business. II Is a pleasure
to 10 engaeed In this work. Hook
OF beautiful chickens Is admired even
by artists, who are always on the
lookout for the beautiful.
Following the natural appetite, stock
take little salt AZ a time If II can he
had at WIN When one undertakes 70
put a large mans handful into cows
meal ration it is cruelty and even ar
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pTrnrIc sAIr

Public sale Of farm BY authority anor
under the terms Of the viii OF John Bld-
die. deceased. late of the hundred and
county Of New Castle. State OF Delaware
VIII be- exposed TO sale az pubic vendue
on WEDNESDAY, JUNE y. 1907.
At o'clock. D. m. at Porter station.
All that certain farm, plantation and
tract OF land situate IN the hundred and
county of New Castle. State OF Delaware.
about one-half a mile from Red Lion on
the road leading from Red Lion 10 the
New Castle end Frenchtown TurnUike and
about one and one-half miles from Porter
station and from Bear station. Contain
ing u acres Of high land. including a
woodleaf Of about 10 acres. All OF the
cleared land is m a high state ~ cuitl-
walton. There are no marshes or low
lands tOgether with dwelling house and
out building, which include a very large
new modern combination barn.
VIII positively be sold 70 the highest
bidder Terms will be made known cn
the day Of sale BY WALTER Y. BIDDLE.
Executor. or BY his attorney. WILLIAM
II. COOPER JRs- l-st
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NorIcn
Addrass. Wnmlneton Trust co.. WllmIne-
REGIsTER's ORDER
ofhco OF the Register OF Wills.

OfInO or the itN4lhier OF WITS.
New Castle Co.. Del, May 18th. 1871.
Upon the application OF Wilmington
Trust Co.. Administrator, pendente lite.
OF Samuel ID. Forbes. late of Wilmington
Hundred In said county. deceased, Il Is
ordered and dircctedl by the Reg
lister of Wills that the Admins
traitor aforesaid give notice Of granting
Of Letters OF Administration upon the es-
tate Of the deceased with the date Of
inenis 10 be posted within forty days from
the date OF sucn Letters IN six Of the
most public Places Of the county OF New
Castle. requiring all per50ns having de-
MAIDS against the cstate 10 present the
same, or abide by an art Of assembly in
such case made and provided: and also
cause the same 20 be inserted within the
same period in The Evening Journal, a
newspaper published In Wilmington Del,
end 70 be continued therein three weeks
Given undor the hand and seal
OF office OF the Register OF wills
aforesaid, at Wilmington, IN New
(SEAIO Castle county aforesaid, the cav
and year above written.
FRANCIS NJ. WALKER.
Register of Wills.
NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that Letters OF
Administration were IN due form Of law
granted unto the undersigned. on the Six
teonth day Of May. A. D., 1907 and THAI
all persons having claims Against the e.
tate OF the deceased must present the
same duly attcsted, 70 the said Admins
May. 1905. or abide the Act OF Assembly
in such case made and provided.
WILMINGTON TRUST Co.
Administrator. pendente lite.
Address. Wilmington trust Co.. Whining
ton. Del. m1e-9t-eod
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ROOFING AND SCOUTING.
PROPOSALS


PROPOSALS-The Levy Court OF New
Castle county win receive bids for all or
any part of SiiOum County Highway lm-
proVement Gold Bonds until T. o'clDcS
uoon June lN 1907 said bonds are coupon
la form and bear interest al the rate OF
four and one-half per ccntum per annum.
and are OF the denomination OF Siou0 each.
Ten of said bonds fan due n each OF the
years 1926. is25, lslS. 1923 and ig3j; aud iil-
teei, Of said bonds fan due in each ul the
years 1881 1892. 1888 and 1884.
Bids mua. bc n street accordance with
circular advertisement wh.ch viii be sup
Iliod on application 90 s. ID. Townsend,
Jr.. County Attorney or 10 the UNDER
signed.
by order Levy Court Of New cas1le
Comfy &. CANBY HOPKINS.
Court Wilmington, Del ii-o-S-io-i2-h
NOTICE or SALE OF sao,0o0 4 PER
CENT BONDS.
Scaled bids will be received hy the un-
dcrs,gncd State Treasurer of the State
OF Delaware, az his Office IN Dover Del
aware until D. IN. of Tuesday, June llth,
1901 for the purchase OF All or amy part
Of $4,000 State of Delaware bonds. known
as Loan of 1907. under date of July lsi,
1907 being an issue authorized by act Of
General Assembly and approved March
18th, 1907, FOR the purpose of obtaining
funds for payment and equipment OF a
farm for experimental purposes In the In
tcrest Of agriculture.
Each bid must be on blank furnished
by the State Treasurer, which will hc sent
upon application. Further desired infor-
nation will be given upon application 90
the undersigned.
THOs. ~ RAwLINs.
ii-lt State Treasurer.
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30 head Of fresh cows and springers. A
few stock bulls and a few shoats. The
COWS are first-ciass and were selected for
this sale In Maryland 80 days credit
GEO. S. BIGGER.
sudham & Son. Auc. j3-st
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REGISTERS ORDERS.
oRpER

Ofnte Of the Register OF wills.
Kew Castle Co. Dell May 18th. 1907.
Upon the application of Wilmington
Trust Co., Executor OF Maria C. Hart
man. late OF wilmington Numbered IN said
county. deceased. Il is ordered and direct
cd by the Reg stcr OF Wills that the oxecu
tor Aforesaid give notice OF granting OF
Letters rcstamnniary upon The estate OF
thereof. by causing advertisements 70 be
posted within forty days from the date
OF such Letters IN six Of the most public
place. pia's'S5 Of ,he S9any ot %sw e3esle re.
against The estate to present the snme
or abide BY an act Of Assembly In such
case made and pcoviocd ana also cause
tho same 10 be Inserted within the same
period in Tho Evening Journal. q news
paper published IN Wilmington, Del. and
70 be continued therein three weeks
Given under nie hand ana seal
OF office OF the Register Of wills
Aforesaid, at Wilmington, I'm New
(SEAL) Castle county aforesaid. the day
and year above written.
FRANCIS NJ. WALKER,
Register o. wills.
Notice IL hereby given that Letters Tes-
tamentary were In due form of law
granted unto the undersigned. on the
Sixteenth day OF May A. D.. 1897. and
that al persons having claims against the
estate of the deceased must present the
same, duly attested, 10 the said Executor.l
on or before the sixteenth day Of May.
a. d.. l9H or abide the Act OF Assembly
in such clse made und provided.
WILMINGTON TRUST CO..
Executor.
Address. Wilmington Trust Co.. Whining
ton. Del t...t.. ml6-9t-cod
FOR REN'r--1wo large second-story
communicating front rooms, one room
furnished with gas bath. heat and phone.
rs West Eighth ST., ID. and A. phone SSiA.
m2N-t-t-s
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Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over sixty-hve years BY
millions OF mothers for their children
while tecthing, with perfect success. IL
soothes the child. softens the gums, allays
an pain; cures wind COiic. and IS the best
remedy for diarrhoed. Sold by druggists
IN every part of the world. BE sure ana
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
and take no other kind Twenty-Five
cents a bottle Guaranteed under the Faod
and Drugs Act June Both, 1906 Serial
Number 10aS
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY.
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PRODUCE QUOTATIONS

Reported by Thomas N. stayton at l
O'Clock this afternoon are:
Strawberries .... .. .. e.. ......Sc-loc
Tomatoes. crate ..... 49,. .......s5.0O-s55o
Cuoumbers, basket ....... .......S2.75-$Sto
Pineapples. crate ...... .......-S3.-5-SS5o 80
Apples. barrel ..... -. ..........S5.0-Sf.oo
Lemon, box ..... ..... .-........si7i- S5.25
Cranees. California, box ......s8t5-Si75
Potatoes. bayrel ..... ........SsW
Potatoes, bushel ..... ...... .......SLeo
Cabbage. barrel ..... e. ....,..s2oD-S2.e5
onions crate ....... 80 81. 20
Asparagus, dozen ..... ........ ..i5c-e'c
Lettuce, dozen ....... e. .6oc-75c
Kale barre .................aoc
Spinach. barrel ..... ...... .....Siso-sl IS
Peas. basket ....... ..... ........A . -s..9a
Esgs. Del. and Nd, dozen. ..... ...isc
Chickens. i've ....., .............l3c-loc
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CHIRoPOpIsTs
REPAIR WORK.
FOR SALE.

......,..-..--.---~,---
FOR sALE-Almost new upright Piano,
Duker Bros, must be sold. iO1 W. Sixth
st. J3-3t
FOR sALE-An English perambulator.
in good condition. Apply 800 w. Twenty
second ST. i3-3t
FOR sALE-An elegant upright piano.
almost new; will sell cheap for casn. /.
NJ. Elbeyson. pa W. Eighth ST. ji3t
FOR sALE-vislble Typewriter, nearly
new. also second-hand No. Z Remington.
splendid condition. Address ID. E. g.. Box
si9. jl-tf
FOR sALE-The finely equipped print
ing plant OF The John N. Rogers Press
at Wilmington, Delaware, including the
large brick building, planned especially
for the business. and containing all ihc
necessary machinery and TOOLS including
four Hoe Presses; one Mlehle press. 0nd.
motor3 Two universal 1obbers; one book
binder Standing Press. Die Press. Paper
Cutter; two stitching machines; sterco-
type outfit, fun line Of job type; extra
large amount of body type; boiler, engine.
shafting, pulleys, etc. Immediate possess
sion viii be given, and plant Is IN condi-
ton 20 start Immediately.
CHARLES C. KuRTz.
1911 Market Street.
ji-tf Wilmington, Delaware.
FOR SAIE-New rubber-tired. s'x-seat-
ed surrey VIII sell AT sacrifice price Cali
at william w. Davies, Third and Walnut
streets. m3l-ot
FOR SALE-Lot of paper-covered nov
els. slightly used. best authors your
choice. 5c a book Address Novels Even-
ing Journal. ma0-6t
FOR sAI.E-IIighest prices paid for sec
ond-handed furniture Everything sold
reasonably. One organ. good as new.
Charles s. Hurlock. seventh and Poplar
SITS. m-i-om
FOR sALE-REAINANTS
At THE REMNANT STORE
Fine Wooden. Linen and Cotton Dress
Goods Remnants
JOHN II. THOMAS.
II COS King Street
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

-s-rsrrs-s
WANTlp-Strong young man TO wash
bottles. bottle beer, drive wagon and do
general work English-spcaklng italian
preferred. Apply ID. W. Lynch a Co. an
and Madison SITS. j3-u
wANTEp-A boy about 10 for hardware
store 222 w Second 81. lj-lt
WANrED-Manasc for branch office
we wish TO locate here In Wilmington.
Address. with reference. The MOTIFS
Wholesale House. Cincinnati, Ohio.
2l-im.
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PUBLiC SALES


PUBLIC SALE.
VIII sell al public sale az farm, near
Practical Farmer. on
FRIDAY. JUNE Z. 1907, at 1so o'clock.
t1tt3fl
.-xsAz<vskzA
LtEssa ltsslssSatlG
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED-A cook. Apply Homo for
1ncurables, Union 50. and Lowering Ave.
ji-3t
WANrED--A young woman to assist
with the care of a child Must have cx-
pcriencc. 1871 Washington ST. j3-2t
WANrED-IIouse maid and waitress TO
go 10 West Virginia. Telephone ys-A.
i1-St
WANTED. GtRLS-Hosiery knittcrs,
Hosiery Loopers, Hosiery Members. Hos
iery Boarders. Steady work and good pay
the year round, In the finest mill in the
city. Delaware Hosiery, Mfg. Co., Ff-
teonth and Walnut SITS. m2l-u
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BoARDERs WANTED


WANTED-Four gentlemen boarders
also man and wife. also table boardcrs.
e2i w. Niuth street m2l-im
ANTED-B -Boardcrs. homo comforts st
per week. ai3 West street. me-lm
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ATLANTIC CITY.


MCKINLEY HOTEL. ppcihc Avenue aud
kcn;ucky Very central, conv. 90 piers
and amusemonts. s. per week. up.
j. MCKINLEY
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WANTED
PATENT ATTORNEYS


H. S. BREWINGTON & SON solicitors
Of American and Foreign patcnts, Trado
Marks. and Copyrights. fil-Ti9 Equitable
Bldg, Baltimore. Md, mi-lni
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FOR sALE-Almost new upright piano
Duker Bros. must be sold. iO7 W. Sixth
ST. J3-3t
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FOR sAI.E-New rubber-tired. s'x-seat-
ed surrey VIII sell at sacrifice price. Cell
at William w. Davies, Third and Walnut
streets. m3l-ot
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FOR sAI.E-IIighest prices paid for sec
ond-handed furniture. Everything sold
reasonably. One organ. good as new.
Charles S. Hurlock Seventh and Poplar
SITS. m-i-bm
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FOR sALE-An EnBlish perambulator,
in good condition. Apply 800 w. Twenty
second ST. i3-3t
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FOR sALE-An elegant upright piano.
almost new: will sell cheap for casn. /.
NJ. Elbeyson, pa w. Eighth ST. ji3t
Evening journal., 1907-06-04

FOR SALE-lsot of paper-covered nov
els. slightly used. best authors; your
choice. &C. a book. Address Novels. Even-
ing Journal ma0-6t
Evening journal., 1907-06-04

FOR SALE-Visible Typewriter nearly
new. also second-hand No z Remington,
splendid condition. Address ID. E. g.. Box
3i9 jl-tf
Evening journal., 1907-06-04

Following the natural appetite, stock
take little salt AZ a time If II can he
had at WIN. When one undertakes 10
put a large mans handful into cows
meal ration it is cruelty and even ar
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-27

my grandfather's strange house had
been chosen for the Investigation.
Clearly was not prepared to close
the incident, but the idea of frighten-
ing my visitors appealed to my sense
of humor- 1 tiptoed to the front stair
way, ran lightly down, found the front
door, and, from the inside, opened and
slammed it. 1 heard instantly hur-
ried scamper above, and the heavy fall
of one who had stumbled in the dark
grinned with real pleasure at the
sound of the mishap, fastened to the
great library, which was as dark as
well, and, opening one OF the long win
dows, stepped out on the balcony At
once from the rear of the house came
the sound of a stealthy step, which
increased to a run at the ravine bridge
listened to the fight of the fugitive
through the wood until the sounds died
away toward the lake.
Then. turning to the library window,
I saw Bates, with a candle held above
his head, peering about
Hello. Bates 1 called cheerfully
Il just got home and stepped out to
see if the moon had risen 1 don't
believe 1 know where to look for it in
this country"
He began lighting the tapers with
his usual elaboration.
Its trif1e early, I think, sir.
About eight o'clock, / should say, was
the hour, Mr.. Glenarm."
There was, of course, no doubt what
ever that Bates had been one of the
men / heard in my room. 1t was
wholly possible that he had been COM
PEELED to assist in some lawless act
against his will; but why, if he had
been forced into aiding a criminal,
should he not invoke my own aid to
protect himself? / kicked the logs
in the fireplace impatiently at my un-
certainty. The man slowly lighted
the many candles in the great apart
ment. He was certainly a deep one,
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4 shouldn't say so! I'm great ex-
ception,-and-I really shouldn't be
talking to yousa all! It's against the
rules! And we don't encourage smok-
ing
THE chaplain doesn't smoke, sup
pose"
Not in chapel; 1 believe it isn't
done! And we rarely see him any
where else"
She had idled with the paddle so
far, but now she lifted her eyes and
drew back the blade for long stroke.
But in the wood,-this morning
by the WALL"
1 hate myself to this day for having
so startled her. The poised blade
dropped into the water with a splash;
she brought the canoe trif1e nearer
to the wharf with an almost imper-
ceptible stroke, and turned toward me
with wonder and dismay in her eyes.
$50 you are an eavesdropper and de-
tective, are you? 1 beg that you will
give your master my compliments, 1
really owe you an apology; 1 thought
you were gentleman" she exclaimed
with whitening emphasis, and dipped
her blade deep in flight
1 called, stammering incoherently
after her, but her light argosy skinned
the water steadily The paddle rose
and fell with trained precision, making
scarcely a ripple as she stole softly
away toward the fairy towers of the
sunset. l. stood looking after her,
goaded with self-contempt- A glory of
purple and scarlet and gold filled the
west. Suddenly the wind moaned in
the wood behind the line of cottages,
swept over me and rippled the surface
of the lake. 1 watched its flight until
it caught her canoe and 1 marked the
fiimsy crafts quick response. as the
shaken waters bore her alert figure up
ward on the swell, her blade still main
tanning its regular dip, until she dis
appeared behind little peninsula that
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4xnIG " 6Hsislfr 70 Mobt I. HiR''e - -


got de nickname Nv 'Smithy' Den
e5ss. day some guy got fresh an called
me Fatty, an it hung to me until
could fight bit. At de age NV 81
wuz addressed as Mr.. Smith by
some, as George by others, an as
'Flathead' by few choice fren's dat
wuz bigger'n me-"
And what are you called now?"
asked the curious farmers wife.
I'm jest comm ter dat, lady
When l reached de tender age NV 81
me cruel an unnatural parents sent
me out inter de cold world alone ter
earn me own Twin, an OATS how
drifted inter dis bizness. l got so
thin at first workin' at me trade dat
me name wuz 'Skinney,' but after a
few years dat wuz changed ter Weary
Willie Now de boys calls me
camel. ="
Camel? What do they call you that
for?''
Il guess. lady, dat it's because 1 kin
go so long without water
And then she whistled for the dog,
and Camel" had to get a hump on
himself.-Judge-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-27
Had Riaht to Chance.

A man named Doe applied to the
courts in New York not long ago for
a change of name. 1T is impossible
to carry on a successful business un-
Ger that NAME" he said. Everybody
looks upon me as joke The min
ute l meet a man he begins to grin
so there really are flesh and blood
Does he says. I had always sup
posed the Doe family existed for judi
cia1 purposes alone / explain that
according to the directory there are
several of us poor devils pegging along
handicapped by that popular cogno-
men, but the fact of numbers in no.
wise increases his regard for me.
He simply declines to take me seri-
ously; therefore if 1 expect to keep
out of the poorhouse l shall have to
give up the name of Doe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-27
CHAPTER VII.
The Man on the Wall.

1 was so thoroughly angry with my
self that after idling along the shores
for an hour l lost my way in the dark
wood when 1 landed and brought up at
the rear door used by Bates for COM
munication with the villagers who sup
piled us with provender. / readily
found my way to the kitchen and to a
flight of stairs beyond. which connect
ed the first and second floors / STUN
bled up the unfamiliar way in the dark
with, 1 fear, a malediction upon my
grandfather, who had built and left in
complete a house so utterly prepos-
ferrous. My objectionable fling at the
girl still ranked; and I was cold from
the quick descent of the night chill on
the water and anxious to get into some
comfortable clothes. Once on the sec
ond floor 1 was sure of the location of
my room, and l was feeling my way
toward it over the rough floor when
heard low voices rising apparently
from my sitting-room-
1t was pitch dark in the hail.
stopped short and listened. The door
of my room was open and faint light
flashed once into the hall and disap-
peared- 1 heard now a sound as of a
hammer tapping upon woodwork
Then it ceased, and a voice whis-
pered:
Hell kill me If he finds me here.
I'll try again tomorrow. I swear to
God I'll help you. but no more now
Then the sound of scuff1e and
again the tapping. of the hammer
After several minutes more of this
there was a whispered dialogue which
could not hear.
Whatever was occurring two or
three points struck me on the instant.
One of the conspirators was an unwill-
ing party to an act as yet unknown;
second, they had been unsuccessful
and must wait for another opportu-
nifty; and third, the business. whatever
it was. was clearly of some Importance
Ito myself. as my own apartments IN
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Wants Goose Island.

The state of Kansas has made a
bid to obtain jurisdiction over Goose
island in the Missouri river just
above Kansas City by fling in the
Supreme court of the United States
an answer to the petition to the attor-
ney general of Missouri and in addi-
ton filing a cross bill, which claims
the island for Kansas. Kansas claims
the island on the ground that the
main current and the main and prin-
cipa1 channel of the Missouri river
were to the eastward of Goose island
and between the island and the Mis-
souri, mainland when the original sur
vey was first made and that in spite
of the changes in the river channel
the island still belongs to this state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-27

and his case grew more puzzling as I
studied it in relation to the rifle shot
of the night before, his collision with
Morgan in the wood, which 1 had wit
messed; and now the house itself had
been invaded by some one with his
connivance. The rifle shot might have
been innocent enough; but taken in
connection with these other matters
it could hardly be brushed aside.
Bates lighted me to the stairway,
and said as 1 passed him:
There's baked ham for dinner. 1
should call it extra delicate, Mr.. Glen
arm l suppose there's no change in
the dinner hour, sir?''
Certainly not said with asperity:
for am not a person to INACCURATE a
dinner hour one day and change it the
next. Bates wished to make CONVEX
sation-the sure sign of guilty con-
science in a Servant,-and was not
disposed to encourage him.
l closed the doors carefully and be-
gan a thorough examination of both
the sitting-room and the liStle bed
chamber. 1 was quite sure chat my
own effects could not have attracted
the two men who had taken advantage
of my absence to visit my quarters
Bates had helped unpack my trunk
and undoubtedly knew every stem of
my simple wardrobe 1 thres1 open
the doors of my three closets and
found them all in the good order
established by Bates. He had carried
my trunks and bags to a store1room,
so that everything 1 owned mus1 have
passed under his eye. My money,
even, the remnant of my fortune that
l had drawn from the New York bank,
l had placed carelessly enough in the
drawer of chiffonier otherwise filled
with collars 1t took but a moment to
satisfy myself that this had not been
touched And, to be sure, a hammer
was not necessary to open a drawer
that had. from its appearance, never
been locked. The game was deeper
than l had imagined; l had scratched
the crust without result. and my wits
were busy with speculations as I
brushed my clothes, pausing frequent
ly to examine the furniture even the
bricks on the hearth
(TO BE CONTINUED-)