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Pc-ru-na Restores Appetite.

hAR. SAMUEL D. RHOADS a promi- lfl downe. Pa, writes as follows:
 nent insurance man of Lands
 ''I heartily and unreservedly wish to give my endorsement to Peruna as a catarrh cure that Is not approached by any other medicine. at least In my ob- servation and experience, and nothing what 1t has done for members of my family.
 Its crowning virtue, after it has cured the catarrh, is as a tonic and restorative of appetite, strength and good spirits.
 Stomach Trouble Fourteen Years.
 MT. Albert Christian, +. r. D. 2, Box @, Lindley. N. Y. writes.
 '1 was sick for fourteen years with my stomach and back. Half of the time l could scarcely work, and l would have vomiting spells for weeks at a time. I have paid out hundreds of dol lars for medicine and doctors, yet l
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guarantee


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RRIGHT'S DISEASE of Many Years Standing Causing Much Suffering Entirely
 Cured With Six Bottles of WARMERS SAFE CURE 0 ABSOLUTELY FREE TO EVERY READER oF THE BIRMINGHAM
 DISEASE

MT. c. M. Dow. The Dalles, Ore, in a letter dated December 25, 1905, commenting on his recent remarkable recovery from deaths door due to kidney disease, says: During the latter part of Octo- Der I got over a severe case of typhoid fever which left my kid neys in very bad shape. l had no appetite or ambition and be- gan to lose flesh rapidly. I was thirsty, feverish and weak. My brother-in-law advised me to take Warmers Safe Cure, which I did. I did not feel any radical change until I had taken the second bottle, when I found 1 was not compelled to get up so often during the night l have now finished my fourth bottle and weigh 1855 pounds, good, solid flesh. I feel and look better than l have for years and have no further trouble with my kidneys, thanks to your valuable medi- cine.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Banghart of Des Moines. la, adds her testimony, she says: q had been a sufferer of Bright's disease for about fif- teen years and had been growing worse and worse, until about six weeks ago I commenced taking Warmers Safe Cure, and am now able to do my own house. work. The doctor who had been attending me for several years previous told my husband that would die within a week and that there was nothing that could re- store my health, as I was in the worst stages of Brights disease. My husband talked with me and said he believed he knew of remedy that might help me, and so he went and got a bottle Of Warmers Safe Cure, and l not iced after taking one bottle very decided change for the bet ter. I have now taken six bot ties, and can't say enough words of praise for your wonderful remedy It is certainly the only remedy that ever helped me. 1 hope that these words may be of benefit to some one afflicted the same as l have been.
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Try the oawk fer haif-tone and iInG illustrations. AQe-Herald eulIdInn
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P U. non Maryan Ave, N. b. D C.,
 fee owe i of andc We keep { in the andu as a
 no be 1 salvation'
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Sold throughout the world. Depots: London 27 CharrerhnQuse sq;; Paris. Rue de ls Palx; Aystfar Maruya Ltd. Tokio: South Africa Lennon. Ltd- Cape Town. etc.: Russia. Ferrein Moscow; U. s. A.. Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
 uTPost-fres, Cuticura Booklet, 48 paRes.
The Washington times., 1907-08-15
BRANCH OFFICES.
NORTHWEST.


GOLDENBERG'S 9TH and X sts. NV.
s. kANN. SONS g. CO. Sth and Market space
GREENS CAPT. LII ADVERTISING
w e McNULTY. Cigar store. 14th and P NV.
RHODE ISLAND PHARMACY. Linton
Nelson. PropTietors; corner Rhode Island
ave. 1st and SITS. NV.
ROBERT 7. PETzoLD. The Harvard Phar-
macy. nth and Harvard SITS NV.
L. FRENCH SIMPSON. cor. 7th St. Rhode
Ii. 7. BUTTS PHARMACY. 4th st. and
CHAs. {. HoRNUNG. ChristianI Pharmacy.
sw. cor 7th and n sts- NV.
SANFORD'S PHARMACY. New York ave
and North Capitol street.
r. A NEITCH, 10th and III SITS. NV.
oUIGLEY.s PHARMACY. 21st and sts.nw.
s. NJ WAGNER s. CO. 1st and II SITS. NV
/. T. TAYLOE. cor. 9th and SITS NV.
EUGENE r. NICHOLS. 1901 PA ave. NV.
NORTHEAST.
LADDON PHARMACY. 200 Florida ave ne
CHAs. II. BLUAdER. n. Cap. and r SITS. ne
p ]. DUNCAN 81 CO.. Druggists 9Th and K
SITS. ne.
SOUTHEAST.
A z. POWELL. 4th and East Capitol SITS
SD9eNNHEELLI NJ DRUG co; sth and q sts
SOUTHWEST
'. HUGO EIsENBEIsS. 7th and B streets.
GEORGETOWN.
=. p. WELLER. Pharmacy. 1884 u st NV
-
ANACOSTIA
BURY'S PHARMACY. corner Monroe and
Jefferson sts-
BROOKLAND. D. c
ARTHUR II. +. LUERSSEN Drug Storn
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
r. L. CARNE CO.. 100 King st
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You Will Be
Pressed For Money
ottener Because You Have No Advertising
Bills to Pay than Because You Have!

Many business man has been surprised to find that his big
geSt advertising bills the easiest ones to pay.
This always true, assuming that they contracted in
buying advertising space in the best newspaper medium in his
field 1t would, of course be true poor judgment
used the planning and executing of the advertising campaign
In the of prosperous merchants always happens that
big advertising bills and big bank balances grow together out of
the publicity campaigns Nonproperous merchans-and
hafproSperous oneS-ay prove the truth of this matter in
practical way and in their own experiences.
We accustomed to seeing BIG STORES filled with
toners all the me-the direct result of BIG ADVERTISING
EXPENDITURES. But do not often the small stores
and shops crowded Too many of them content to get the
overflow patronage the "happenedn people, the people who
60 10 ''the nearest place"
Any little store whose advertising expenditures for
paper space doubled this year will find its sales and profits cor
eSpondngy increased Even small increase of expenditure in
the right direction for publicity will bring notable qckenng
of store activity store profits.
Effective adequate advertising only pays
with
tore growing
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Personal.

BRADFORDS DETECTIVE AGENCY, Suite
224 Colorado building. 18th and c. Expert
Investigations. any cause. all sections: strict
" confidential. Phone Main e525- aul4-S0t
WORkINGMEN. this week viii sell you a
splendid suit OF clothes for s. and So. coats
and vests S1.50 and s.. all wool. tailor made.
slightly used Gail and see, JCSTH'S OLD
STAND, 6l9 d 81 aul2-7t
MRS. WILLARD BISHOP.
PSYCHIC PALMIST
ASSISTANCE
FOR TROUBLED OR UNFORTUNATE
Great Reduction all This Week
Do you find, with all your natural gifts
and talents. you are buffeted. DISCOURAGED
and unsuccessful? II so, come and be ad-
vised. Find out the cause OF your bad luck
and how TO change your bad conditions 70
those OF success, Joy, and happiness. Mrs
Bishop VIII positively tell you whether, your
sweetheart, wife, or husband IS true or false
This WONDERFUL WOMAN NEVER FAILS
She Has Helped Many Others.
WHY NOT YOU2
72I NINTH STREET y. ".
Don't Mistake Name and Number
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TIMES WANTS
AND OTHER
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
AND OTHER
oNr GENT A WORD FOE

SITUATIONS WANTED HELP WANTED
ROOMS FOR RENT ROOMS WANTED
ROOMS AND BOARD BOARD WANTED
Two cents n word for all other classified
advertisements for less than three Insertions
II inserted for three or more consecutive
DAYS one cent word for each insertion.
These rates do not apply 10 Personals
Advertisements VIII be accepted at any of
the following branch Offices at regular office
rates. II II Is inconvenient TO leave advertise
ments at either a branch Office The Times
Business Office. they may be telephoned direct
10 The Times MAIN 526O). and a messenger
viii call to collect without additional charge
20 the advertiser.
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Dentistry.
Bicycles.

SPECIAL bicycle tires high grade seconds.
Csc MENDELL & CO. 1928 7th st. nv
au14-7t
ONLY 25 PAIRS LEFT OF our Puncture-
Proof Tires, guaranteed one year, $3.50, put
on. Expert bicycle repairings wheels caRed
for and delivered. Slightly used bicycles.
from 81 up C. T HUNTER, The Bicycle
Man. 113 Pa ave. NV. Phone Main 545S.
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ALEXANDRIA. VA.
r. L. CARNE s. CO.. 703 King st-
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ANACOSTIA
BURY'S PHARMACY. corner Monroe an
jefferson sts-
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LADDON PHARMACY, 200 Florida ave. ne.
CHAS. Il. BLUMER. N. Cap and r sts- ne.
McCHESNEY & JOACHIM. cor. I'd and z SITS.
SITS.
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Birds, Dogs, Etc.

FOR SALE-Pair OF pure Southern Blood
hound pups. Just received-Fine Scotch Collie
pups; young Parrots, Canaries, Goldfshes
Monkeys. Trained Goats. Rabbits Guinea
Pigs Cats. and best Flea-Flee soap. etc
SCHMID'S BIRD STORE. IL 18th st. NV.
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SOUTHEAST.
A. T. POWELL. 4th and East Capitol sta.
O'DONNELL DRUG CO.. sth and @ sts.
~. 8. FEALG. NV cor. 1lth and Pa ave.
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GEORGETOWN.
=. p. WELLER. Pharmacy. 1884 u St nv
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SOUTHWEST
Y. HUGO EISENBEISS 7th ana B streets
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WANTED-Colored bar portcrs and dining
room buss men for hotel DICKS HOTEL
AGENCY, 18th 81. and Pennsylvania ave.
II
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SpiritualiSm.

If YOU WISH advice and information on any
subject. call to see Mr.. Million and get a
psychic reading CT Independent slate writing
You can call at any time and get a private
sitting 912 Eye St NV auIe-st
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WANTED-At once. an experienced stenCB
rapher and typewriter; good salary and steady
position. THE FAMOUS. 423 9Th ST. NV.
aul3-3t
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D-Expericnced mattresses. IS per
week. CAFE MARTIN. sos 9Th St NV,
aul3-3t
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Trunk Repairing.

TRUNK REPAIRING: lowest prices; work
guaranteed Send postal. DE NEPHEW'S.
so5 sth st. NV Phone Main AS sul3-3t
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WANTED-YounE girl TO assist in general
housework and care Of child two years old
Apply "a r St NV. auls-2t
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NOn-HediCal Healins.

81 JU n o D (TEE vACuUnn
TREATMENT ENFORCED CRCULA-
TON as q cure for Locornotor-Ataxia
and other IncurabIe (so-caIled) AZ
ments- Mr. Il. H THOMPSON, now
at l2l9 N st. n. w, for 10 years pre-
vious 20 1904 was a great sufferer from
LOcOmOtOr-Ataua and the last uu-
able &C leave his house without assist
ance, and WHO by Prominent Physi-
clans OF this city was informed that
he would never be able TO walk again
IS now able 20 attend TO business walk
several miles, sensation in limbs; feet
and hGads perfect; eyssight perfectly
normali would be pleased to tell those
who are interested what the Junod
or Vacuum Treatment has done for
him. Pull information Of him or
Pro-. H II. D. PARKER,
1928 New york Ave. n. W.
Hours, 10 60 6.
See this space Sunday. au15-tf
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WANTED-ToUng girl for wrapping pack
ages. Apply TO THE SEMNES- X ELY. co
slf Pennsylvania ave. auI5-3t
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Found.

LACEY'S delicious ice cream and sherbets
7Oc and 9Oc per gallon: large bricks In
box. &c. Do no. judge our ice cream by the
price Try IL Gnd you viii buy it Phone
NJ. sSS- COZ New York ave NV Jy5-tf
FOUND-Eow 20 get rfdr OF rats. Phone
BARCLAY" the Ferret Nan. Main 21s5.
au5-u
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wANTED-Lady bookksper at 16o1 18th st
NV aUl5-3t
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For Rent
Furnished Rooms.

THE ELMORE-Two second floor front
rooms nicely furnished. for men only. so
Ith 81. nv. II
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FOR sALE-Cheap. an upright piano at zz5
9Th ST. ne. au15-gt
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Acting.

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF going sn the
stage, call and Jet as explain our method
OF stage training; our course includes vioca
culture. fencing, stage dancing. makeup.
etc NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ACTING. IL
East Capitol 81 au13-tu. IN sa-tf
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Wanted-ROOms.

WANIED-Ihr Ihree or four furnished partly
furnished rooms. couple with two children
FIRST floor preferred; not over SIS Address
Bon 22S. Lines ofhee, u
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Business Opportunities.

FOR SALE-G0od- paying lunch room very
cheap II sold this week will leave city
q u St nv. aul5
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Floor Oil.

IT'S NOT necessary 10 bend and rub. worry
and scrub the floors. Use Hunters Dust
Killing Floor Oil. 35c a gal Phone Main 545,
or drop postal 70 c. T. HUNTER, The Bi-
cycle Man. 1i3 Pa ave NV. aui3-tf
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Help Wanted-hale.

WANTED-First-class carpenters. - per day;
eight hours. Apply EMPLOYMENT BU-
REAU. Employers Association. 1913 ~.
nv. ans-It
wANTED-First-class painters and electri-
clans. Washington wages. Apply EMPLOY
MENT BUREAU. Employers Association,
1883 9 st. NV. aul0-7t
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Carpenters and Builders.

CARPENTERS TOOL BOXES made IN or
9Th st. NV. auis-5r
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Help Wanted


VVANTED-Aian with family on truck farm
eight miles from Washington. Call and see
me at % New York ave. ne Call after O.
aul5-3t
WANTED-Three short order cooks Apply
w. A MORAN. g II ST. aulf-3t
WANTED-Man and wife; no children: On a
small farm near city. E. A LOGAN, Silver
Spring Nd. aul4-2t
AGENTS WANTED-Good pay. Call be-
rNreen and g. L. & y. CO, 702 81. NV.
aul5-ot
SHORTHAND and typewriting can be learned
at our school IN 81 TO 80 days. Positions guar
anteed. Pitman. Graham. Gregg. Barnes and
Syllable systems individual instruction.
STENOGRAPHIC ACADEMY, 215-3I9 Color
ado Building Jy4-U
wANTED-Four young men and three young
ladies 10 prepare for positions now awaiting
them, positions secured or money back. spc-
cal summer rates: backward students vel
come. Call or write for particulars WOOD
COMMERCIAL SCHOOL. Sll East Capitol st.
au5-tf
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For Rent
Furnished or Unfurnished Rooms,

FURNISHED and unfurnished rooms. 7I7
Sth 81. nv. auI5-3t
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Help Wanted-Temale.

WANTED-Gcod colored woman for general
housework; small family. good wages. Ap-
ply 50 u St NV. aul5-5t
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Miscellaneous.

OLD MIRRORS resilvered and frames gilded
n BROTSEY. 1855 9TH St NV. aui4-5t
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Rug Weaving.

HANDSOME reversible rugs from worn car
pets; reliable, sanitary, and prompt; postal,
we call ECLIPSE RUG CO.. Laurel. Nd
The Washington times., 1907-08-15

BROOKLAND. D. c
ARTHUR II. r. LUERSSEN. Drug Storu.
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Situations Wanted

WANTED-By reliable woman. washing or
laundry work 20 do. 4oS Washington ST. NV.
auI2-4t
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Help Wanted-FemaIe.

WANTED-A eolored woman to cook, wash
and iron at 1857 Euclid 81. nv. 1t
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Dancing.

WHY NOT PREPARE now for the fan
dances. II you can't dance. We can rsach
you short while Class lessons Tues
days and Fridays, Soc Private lessons ar
ranged Lady assistant. NATIONAL,
SCHOOL or ACTING, II2 East Capitol ST.
auI5-tu n sa-tf
THE WrYNDHAM. 81 nth uw.-Iessou- soc.
lessons. 49, class. 30 every Tues Thurs.
sat Guarantee 70 teach you. Prof Wyndhan
5y16-u
MISS COULTER. Professor of Dancing pr
Nate lessons, soc. II you can walk i can
Main 1IS9- ans a.
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224 NEW JERSEY AVE. y. w.-Furnlshed
or unfurnished rooms. auI4-3t
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WILL CALL and make keys anywhere in
city. &c; locks put on and repaired: electric
bells; drop postal OF phone North 5s0s WM-
CULLIGAN, Z07 r st. NV aU1O-7t
FOR SALE-Good quality opaque shades, 1T
ted 10 your windows only 50c: the best quail
ity oil Opaque shades. soc: hung free; Will
call with samples. kLEEBLATT 5. 18th and
SITS. ne. Phone East Or 5e9-u
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again. Yes, there she was. But she wasn't real
she couldn't be real,-she was ghost. She
could not have come in since, because he had boted
the door the inside.
Il shall trouble you now, Mr.. Reagan, the ghost
woman went on, to take all that money from YOUR
pocket and put it back in the box
Reagan stared at the end of the revolver
ment, and the ghost woman wrigged it. That was
real enough anyway. Promptly and without word
he began to d1Sgorge packages of banknoteS. Then
at last looked up again.
You put back only eight packages" said the
'Yesm' said Reagan.
He fshed through his pockets again, in semi
hypnotic condition, produced more money, and de-
posted it with the other. He closed the metal lid
and snapped the lock.
"Now 1 shall trouble you, please, to go on about
your business"
Reagan started to rise, awkward1y enough, on
hands and knees. The ghost woman stepped back
when Reagan suddenly came to his feet his out
stretched arms struck her violently beneath the
wrists and sent the two revolvers flying upward
With another quick movement he swept the electric
light from the desk extinguishing it. There was
sound of scuing feet in the Darkness of persons
struggling, little despairing cry, then finally
pistol shot.
Reagan stumbled blindy about the room, seeking
the door He found it at last, still bolted on the
inside, and tugged at it franticaly. Then came the
sound OF heavy feet running along the hall outside
dow! 1t the only way now! The shot had
aroused the household. He rushed toward the VIM
dow; but it refused to move.
The clamor at the door. Desperately Reagan
seemed to have disappeared. The door trembled
some heavy body was hurled against it. The bolt
would yield-it was yielding-Reagan heard the
woodwork crack Then deliberately he drove his
clenched fist through the glass, took one step on
chair and hurled himself straight through The
door crashed under the onslaught and swung inward.
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he stepped into the utter gloom of the study and
closed the door noiselessly behind him. For long
time he stood perfectly STILL listening feeling with
that vague single sense for the presence of some
one else; then he flashed his electric light. fiat
topped library table directly in front of him,
Uttered with books, and to his left
chairs, a cabinet so, and rows of bookcases.
His scrutiny, brief but comprehensive, seemed to
satisfy Reagan; for the light went out suddenly,
and, turning in his tracks, he slid the bolt of the
door into its socket slowly, to avoid even click.
Next he released the grips on one of the VIM
dows, for it might be necessary to leave the room
that way in the event of some entering by the
single door. Then he settled down to work. First
the lock he dropped his knees before it and began
trying his skeleton keys. The electric flash, with
the light fixed, the left leaf of the desk,
brightly illuminating the lock and lending deeper
the desk, within instant reach, was his revolver.
1t nearly half an hour before the lock yielded,
and then, with sigh of relief, Reagan carefully
pushed up the rolltop. Inside he found metal box
papers of all descriptions, ruthessy scattering them
about him after quick examination OF each in turn.
Then he went through drawer after drawer carefully
scrutnizing each article before he laid it down.
Sitting fiat upon the floor, with the box between
his knees, he lavished his talents upon it. After
few minutes the lock clicked, and the metal lid
lifted. Again Reagan smiled, for here were packages
they too were spilled out the floor. 1t was some
thing else he sought.
Now, that funny" he told himself finally. 1T
knt here" He paused thoughtfully, while his eyes
course if can't get what 1 want III take what 1
can GET he went at last. And he proceeded to
stuff the money away in his pockets.
Several times he ran his fingers slowly through
lied He was on the point of rising to continue his
Investigations in other directions, when he heard
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By JACQUES FUTRELLE

O'Brien. We found the study locked, and started
to smash the door in. AS we did heard
great crash of glass inside.
Then we did smash the door, and O Brien turned
on the electric lights One of the two windows was
smashed out as if somebody had jumped or been
thrown through it; my desk had been ransacked
desk was standing open, and picked up the box
1t had bullet hole in it. The ball went in the top
and came out the side l found it sticking in the
desk: 1t was thirty-two caliber. Here it is"
Mills tossed the msshapen 1eaden missile the
table and Detective Mallory examined it.
Then 1 found the first real puzzle" Mills went
on. Il opened the box and counted the money.
Instead of any of it being missing, there was more
there than there was when put the box in the desk
Where there had been only nine hundred dollars,
verified by the paying teller and myself, there
now nine hundred and ten dollars-an extra ten
dollar BILL
Detective Mallory chewed his cigar frantical1y.
"O'Brien found soft black hat in the room,
near the door," continued Mills "a revolver, thirty
coat, an electric fashlight which had been thrown
to the floor and broken, and very complete kit of
burglars tools. l Strengthened the women folks
all out, had the house searched, and went back to
bed So far as have been able to find out nothing
stolen-nothing is missing
We'll, in that case began the detective.
II haven't started yet interrupted Mills tersely.
1.-THE window was out, as l said; so when we went
to bed again we left OBren in the study on watch.
About half-past three o'clock was awakened again
by scream-a woman. Again | jumped out and
ran along toward the study; The lights were going,
that his attention had been attracted by the
and he had gone to investigate. But Well,
O'Bren has disappeared. No one has seen or heard
of him Slnce-there S not trace.
Detective Mallory sat for long time silently
smoking, and staring into the eyes of his caller.
At this point the problem came under the obser-
walton of that eminent logican. Professor Augustus
5. r. x. Van Dusen-The Thinking Machine. AS
Hutchinson Hatch reporter, related the known
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On the following morning Chester Mills, wealthy
merchant, called Detective Mallory, chief of the
bureau of criminal investigation.
Il own large country estate forty miles out of
town." Mills began abruptly. yesterday was the
last day of the month. went to the bank and drew
nine hundred dollars, and placed it in metal box
in my desk at home and locked both box and desk.
Il went to bed at eleven o'clock. About two
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ence permitted his eyes to narrow
down to mere Sits of watery blue,
and the tall, domelike forehead was
deeply furrowed.
why was any shot fired?", Hatch
demanded of the scientist in per-
plexity. And who fired it? Were
there two burglars? Did they fght3
Was one wounded? There were
bloodstains on the ground outside
the window; but we can see that
whoever jumped out might have
cut himself on the glass. And why
was the hole shot in the tin box?
Not to break the lock, obviously; for
it could have been taken along.
Where does the odd ten-dollar bill
in the box fgureo Where is O'Brien9
Who was the woman who screamed
that second time? Why did she
scream??, Why wasn't something
Having relieved himself of this
torrent of questions, Hatch dropped
back into his chair expectantly and
lighted a cigarette. The Thinking
Machine permitted two disapprov-
ing eyes to settle on the young man
for a moment.
And still you haven't asked the
one vital question:" he remarked
tartly. That is. What particular
object in that study, or supposed to
be in that study, is of such great i'm
portance to some one unknown that
two bold, daring l might say, at
tempts were made to get it in the
same night?"
1T seems to me it would be