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why Mrs. Watson should not have car.
ried a blanket down the east wins
staircase, If she so desired. But to talk
a ank down at IL o'clock at night
with every precaution as to noise, and
when discovered, to fling it at Halse,
and bolt-Halsey's word. and a good
one-into the grounds-this made the
incident more than significant.
They moved slowly across the lawr
and up the steps. Halsey was stalking
quietly, and Mrs. Watson was looking
down and listening. She was a woman
of a certain amount of dignity, most
efficient, so far as I could see, although
Liddy would have found fault if she
dared. But just now Mrs. Watson's
face was an enigma. She was defiant
l think, under her mask of submission,
and she still showed the effect of nerv-
Gus shock.
Mrs. watson I said severely, Twill
you be so good as to explain this rather
unusual oc~currence?"
Il don't think 1t so unusual, Miss In
nes." Her voice was deep and very
clear; just now it was somewhat trem .
ulous. II was taking a blanket down
to Thomas, who is-not well tonight,
and I used this staircase. Sas being
Bearer the path to the lodge. When
Mr.. lines called and then rushed at me.
II was alarmed, and flung the blanket
at him."
Halsey was examining the cut on his
forehead in a small mirror on the wall.
1t was not much of an injury, but it
had bled freely, and his appearance
was rather terrifying.
Thomas ill?' he said, over his shout
der. why, 1 thought | saw Thomas
out there as YOU made that cyclonic
break out Of the door n over the
porch"
i could see that under pretense of ex-
aiming his injury he was watching
her through the mirror.
rs this one of the servants blankets.
Mrs. Watson" l asked, holding up it's
luxurious folds to the light.
Everything else is locked away" she
replied. Which was true enough. no
doubt, / had rented the house without
bed furnishings.
IF Thomas is ill.," Halsey said, some
member of the family ought to go down
to see him. You needn't bother. Mrs.
NdtoOH. l. Will tdhc tlS Uldlhtl.
She drew herself up quickly, as if in
protest, but she found nothing to say.
She stood smoothing the folds of her
dead black dress, her face as white as
chalk above it. Then she seemed to
make up her mind.
Every well, Mr.. %Innes,'' she said.
Perhaps you would better go. I have
done all l could
And hen she turned and went up the
circular staircase, moving slowly and
with a certain dignity. Below the three
of us stared at one another across the
intervening white blanket.
Upon my word" Halsey broke out,
this place is a walking nightmare. I
have the feeling that we three outsiders
who have paid our money for the PRIV
ilege of staying in his spook-factory,
are living on the very top of things.
We're on the lid, so to speak. Now and
then we get a sight of the things inside,
but we are not a part of them"
"Do o suppose" Gertrude asked
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N

N rainy days the children seem
lost for something to do. Books
even those containing the best
stories. become dull, and the old house
games drag heavily and fail to amuse.
But here is a way of passing an nour
or so, a way which is eve fullof change
novelty, for each time the game is
participated in it may assume new
featlres-in fact, it must assume new
featetes, for the stories woven are
made each time from new CLOTH
This game goes by the name of Rig
a-marole,' and is played in this man
ner:
One boy or girl seats himself or her
self In the room and all the other
children goainto the hall or an adjoin-
ing apartment. Then the game begins
by the children all returning to the
room and hammering loudly on the
door, asking admittance. The boy or
girl who is seated in the room calls
out, who knocks at my cave door,"
The answer comes, I'VE are a lost tribe
from the moon Cor any planet they
may wish to name), and We beg shell
ter for the night
The boy or girl twho assumes to be a
wizayd or witch) then. calls out. En-
teri"
The crowd come %trooping in and
e themselves in a semi-circle about
the owner of the cave. whom. to sim
plify matters, we shall call a witch.
The witch then addresses the first per-
son on her right and says, Tell me of
this country from which you have
come"
The boy or girl addressed proceeds to
weave an original yarn of the strange
place and stranger people and their
CUSTOMS speaking for about three or
four minutes. when he or she suddenly
stops and the child sitting next 4on the
right takes up the narrative where it
has been interrupted. In this way
much fun and surprise is furnished
those taking part in the Rig-a-marole,
for no one knows just where he will
have to go on with a story new to his
ears. This calls forth much originality
in the form of impromtu story COM
position. ~
Sometimes children compose in this
oR-hand manner the most marvellous
fairy tales; again, they will dig up
historical figures. and tell fancied an
ecdotes about them. All in all, the
Rig-a-marole is a most unique game
for little folks of imagination.
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Copyright 1908.
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.


synopsis of Previous Chapters.
Rachel Innes. a spinster, who has raised
her brothers orphan children. Halsey and Ger
trude. from childhood. engages 'Sunnyside," "
the country house OF a banker. about whose son
there are ugly stories. With Liddy Allen. a
domestic, she goes TO prepare the place for oc-
cupancy. On the second night, while locking
up, they are startled by seeing a face peering
In through a window. At midnight a rafting,
metallic sound in the house awakens them.
Next morning they find the doors all locked.
She only indications Of a visitor are a half OF
3 link cuff button and some scratches on a cir
eular staircase leading to the cardroom. Hal
Sey ana dertruae arrive bringing along John
nothing about her strange adventures. The
family %retires at night. leaving Halsey and
awakens all and they find the body of a man
IN the hall. 1t is Arnold Armstrong son of the
owner of 'Sunnyside." He has been shot dead,
and Halsey and John Bailey, the latter being
an enemy OF the slain man. are missing. The
revolver and a golf stick In the garden and
hides them. She goes TO her room and finds
that the gold cuff link has vanished. Gertrude
Innes tells the detectives that her brother and
John Bailey were called from the house by
telephone at 2:45 o'clock that morning. and that
she Is engaged to marry Mr.. Bailey. She was
preparing t" 60 TO bed at 3 a. m. when she
heard a latch key In the door, Armstrong
sntered. she says, and then a pistol was fred
~ some unseen hand killing The intruder, The
police make her admit that Armstrong and her
brother had quarreled because the former at
tempted 20 make love to her. Among the dead
mans effects is a scrap of paper on which he
Rad p~ractised forging Haisey's name. A net
VI circunlStHntlal evidence DeBlns 10 enmesn
Gertrude. Halsey and John Bailey. The two
latter are still mysteriously missing. The other
half Of the strange cuff link is found and
Identified as belonging to John Bailey. A
housemaid runs in breathlessly saying that she
has been chased by a strange man in the
drive. Miss lines goes out to investigate and
that moment Halsey returns. He says that he
had only heard of the murder a few hours be-
fore. but refuses to explain why he and Jack
Bailey disappeared. He tells Miss Innek that
he Is in love with Louise Armstrong, the slain
mans step-sister. Next day they read In the
paper that Bailey has been arrested and that
the bank with which he is connected has
closed its doors. Bailey tells the police to send
for Paul Armstrong, owner OF the ,iefunct
bank. and father of the dead man. Armstrong
dies in California about the time the summons
arrives. Gertrude and Halsey attempt to put
blame on Armstrong for wrecking bank. in
which they lost SEQ. GOO. That night a de-
tective tells Miss .Inness that a yelled woman
can to the Surnyside the night before muir
der. Late. in the evening Halsey hears step
on the circular staircase. but is knocked down
as he investigates. Runs out Of house in pur-
suit Of unknown while Miss Inness stands ter
ror-stricken.
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Gertrude had come on hearing the
noise, and now we stood. staring at
each other over-of all things on earth
"a white silk and wool blanket, ex-
quisitely fine! 1t was the most I'M
ghostly thing in the world, with its
lavender border and its faint scent.
Gertrudeswas the first to speak.
"Somebody-had it?" she asked.
Yes. Halsey tried to stop whoever
it was and fell. Gertrude, that blanket
is not mine. l have never seen it be-
fore"
She held it up and looked at it; then
she went to the door on to the veranda
and threw 1t open. Perhaps a hundred
feet from h house were two figures
that moved slowly toward us as we
looked. When they came within range
of the light l recognized Halsey. and
with him Mrs. Watson. the house,
keeper.
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CITY AD-vERTIsEMENTs.

of Shaw avenue from a point about 100 feet
east of the easterfy line to a point about 100
feet west of the westerly line of Wainwright
street; on both sides of Peddie street from
= ehn SlFanla lvailroau- to Hunterdon street;
on both sides Of Clinton avenue from Jel
4he present boundary line; on. both
sizes OIL Doremus avenue from Ha nlburg place
to the Newark Bay. and have filed their re-
ports OF said assessments for benefits in the
! TX of the Circuit Court of the
County of Essex, and that the judge of sad
court has fixed Saturday, the seventeenth OF
july. 1903, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. in
the C.rcut Court room AT the Court House In
the City of Newark, as the time and place OF
hearins any objections that may be made to
the said assessments.
Dated July 10, 1909.
BOGGS.
Jyl2'ot. City Attorney.
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"You bettah sit down, sah,'' he said.
Its a place for a woman, sah."
Things were not turning out the way
Halsey expected. He sat down ON the
centre-table, with his hands thrust into
his pockets. and watched me as l fol-
lowed Themes up the narrow stairs.
At the top a woman was standing, and
a second glance showed me 1t was
Rosie. She shrank back a little, but |
said nothing. And then Thomas mo-
toned to a partly open door, and l
went in.
The lodge boosted three bedrooms
upstairs, all comfortably furnished. In
this one, the largest and ARREST, a night
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BIG OUTING TOMORROW.

TOMoRROW afternoon Uncle Jack
I and his many little friends will
go to Olympic Park and spend
an afternoon enjoying all the many
sights of thai big place of amusement.
Every child who is a member of the
Star Juvenile Humane Society and
shows a button of the society dixie the
picture here) will be admitted to the
park free and will be, given two rides
on the toboggan and merry-go-round
and other attractions, and will see the
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lamp was burning. and by its light I
could make out a plain white metal
bed. A girl was asleep Thereon in a
half stupor, for she muttered some-
thing now and then. Rosie had taken
her courage in her hands, and coming
in had turned up the light. 1t was
only then that / knew. Fever-f1ushed,
ill as she was. 1 recognized Louise
Armstrong.
l stood gazing down at her in a
stupor of amazement. Louise here,
hiding at the lodge. Ill and alone! Rosie
came up to the bed and smoothed the
white counterpart.
~
60 Be Continued Tomorrow)s
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NOTICE OF INTENTION-Board OF. Street and
Water Commissioners.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the
Hoard OF street and Water Commissioners OF
the CITY or Newark, at a meeting held the Sth
DAY OF July. 1909, and approved by the Mayor
or the city of Newark on the 9Th day of July,
l90s, public notice is hereby given that it IL the
intention OF the Board OF Street and Water
commissioners Of the City of Newark, under
and by virtue Of provisions of the act entitled
An act 70 revise and amend the charter of the
CITY or Newark approved March 18th. 1851.
and supplements thereto, and the act crestinr
The Hoard OF street and Water Commissioners
or the cry OF Newark, approved March 18th.
ls9l. and other public laws of the State of New
Jersey to order and cause the vacation Of
MuRPHY'S LANE,
from the westerly line of DeGraw avenue tn
the easteriy. Hle Of Beaumont place. and from,
the westerly line Of beaumont place to the
easterly line OF Grafton avenue, as the same
H. SHOWN on a map on file in the office Of The
chlef Engineer and designated as No. lO9t-V.
Such persons as may object thereto are re-
qutStsd TO present their objections in writing
70 tne eieikNcf said board, at the Office of the
i;osr d o. street and Water Commissioners City
Hai. Newark. on or before the expiration Of
SIN days from date of this notice.
by direction OF the Board of Street and
water commissioners of the City of Newark.
NJ. r.
500 Chief Engineer.
jyl0-5t
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FIBLlC NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
ioMsns proposed ordinances passed a second
reduins and were ordered TO a third and final
leading at a meeting of the Board OF Street
Hsiu wafer Commissioners held July 5. 1900:
An ordinance TO 81 ovide for the Tagging Of
the sidewalks on
OSE STREET.
from Bergen street to Bremen street.
An ordinance to open
HILLSIDE AVENUE,
from Meeser avenue northeriy fer a distance OF
about one hundred feet.
An ordinance to open
BELMONT AVENUE.
from Mecker avenue northerIy for o distance OF
about one hundred feet.
An ordinance TO open pcs w
BADGER AVENUE. 20 ~
about one hundred feet.
An ordinance TO open
JELLIFF AVENUE,
from Meeker avenue northerly for a distance a
about one hundred feet.
- a. Il. EGGERs,
PRESIDENT OF the Board of Street and Water
commissioner, \
WHY e GREATHEAD.
jyiv7ot Clerk Of the Hoard.
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NEW PRIZES.

Uncle Jack has just bought a new
case full of beautiful books for the
boys and girls, and will give them as
prizes to those children who are smart
enough to win the daily puzzle prize.
Many Of the best of the clAakssa's story
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OUTING COUPON.

The u which enables the chill
dren to get a button. emitting them to
free admission tomorrow afternoon at
Olympic Park, II printed in the Juve-
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THE PRIZE. WINNERS.

Owing to there having been no chill
dren's puzzle published last Monday the
list of pr~izes-winners must he omitted
today.
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XII.

"HE- most commonplace incident
takes on a new appearance If
the attendant circumstances are
unusual. There was no reason on earth
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writer's are among the authors, and
Uncle Jacks little readers will have a
treat before them if they win one Of
the books.
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nile Humane Society column today.
Look for 1t.
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special vaudeville performance.
If you have not got your button, fill
out the coupon herewith and take it to
the business office of the STAR.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

cro Be Continued Tomorrowos
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IN rainy days the children seem
lost for something to do. Books
even those containing the best
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

AN ORDINANCE RESPECTING TAXES FOR
1909.
Be 1t ordained by the Common Council of the
City of Newark as follows:
Section l. That there be assessed, raised by
taxes and Connected u.on anu run all, persons
residing and lands 10, ateG in the City OF New
a RI tho foIloufpu Gums IN wit
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OLYMPIA NEWS LETTER.
Confined from page one.

attach to employee convicts in an
extra hazardous occupation, he
would have civilians for the nitro
glycerine department, which is an
expert on high explosives, he
claims is the only dangerous fea.
ture of powder making.
Part of the Lincoln Day observ.
ances in the capitol building con-
sisted of an eloquent address by
Gov. Hanly of Indiana. As the
holiday adjournment, however, in.
cluded a Saturday adjournment
also, not SO many of the embryo
Lincolns of this state were in at
tendance as would have been the
case had Honest Abe been
thoughtful enough to have his
birthday come in the middle of
the week.
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Regarding Franchises.
Continued from page three.

quality, manner and price to the
public is of vast Importance to
them; and we think should be
subject to the control Of the coun-
ell whenever it becomes unrea.
sonable, in which case the fran
chise owners are amply protected
by the courts should the city be.
come unreasonable in its demands
We believe the people Of Orc
vile should indicate to the cOun.
ell just what they want regarding
the disposition of public priv
leges. And if plainly and fairly
presented it would be presumptu-
Gus and unfair to the council to
assume that their wishes would
not be granted.
r. P. HOSKYN.
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SEATTLE, Feb. ia bill has
been introduced in the legisla.
ture which, if it becomes q law,
will give the counties of the state
a good chance to advertise them.
selves in a manner that will
probably mean q great increase
in immigration to this state in
the lfsss:e.: rs'sS- yEar. Represent.
alive Bell, of Pierce county, is
the father of the measure. The
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
has Endorsed the bill and the
Seattle Chamber will likely do
so at its next meeting. The bill
authorizes county commissioners
to levy a small annual tax for
advertising purposes. At pres
ent there is no fund for that
purpose and the average county
must depend upon the nswspa.
per press of the county for the
exploitation it receives. As a
matter of fact, the press of the
state gives up hundreds of col
umns of space every year, free
OF charge, to exploiting their
particular section. While it is
true that this line of work even.
tually means more business for
the newspapers, at the same
time the average newspaper edi.
tor could afford to conduct a
more elaborate system of adver.
Using for his county if the coun.
ty were in a position to bear part
of the expense.
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noises of the spilling crowd. She was
wind swept, storm tossed. In the grip
Of primal emotions. The surprise had
shocked her, and the strange appeal OF
the violin had disturbed her equiroise,
The significant words of awakening
spoken in the Office had come 10 her
distinctly. In their light she had read
the piteous puzzle Of that gaze that had
held her motionless on the balcony.
Hugh had forgotten the past-all Of it,
its crime, its penalty. In forgetting
the past he had forgotten even her,
his wife. Yet in some mysterious way
her face had been familiar to him. 1t
had touched for an instant the spring
Of the befoeged memory.
As she spurred through the transient
twilight, past the selvage Of the town.
and into the somber mountain slope,
she struck the horse sharply with her
crop. He who had entrapped her, who
had married her under the shadow Of a
criminal act. who had broken her fu-
ture with his, when his whole bright
life had crashed down in black ruin
could such one look as he had looked
at her? Could he make such muse
that had wrung her hearth
All at once the horse SHE'D violently,
almost unseating her. A man was ~
ing by the side Of the road, tossing
and muttering to himself. She forced
the unwilling animal closer and. lean
ing from the saddle, saw who 1t was.
IN moment she was on ana beside
the PROSTATE form, spasm of dread
clutching at her throat at sight of the
nerveless limbs. the chalky pallor Of
the brow, the fever spots in the cheeks
A wave of pity swept over her. He
was i'll and alone. He could not be left
there. He must have shelter. She
looked fearfully about her What could
she do? In that town, whose intoler-
ance and dislike she had seen so ac-
lively demonstrated, was there no one
who would care for him. She turned
her head, listening to a nearing sound
footsteps were plodding up the road
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About ten years agol
er was held up in |
health and happiness |
was believed to be hou
sumption, writes W. |
comb, of Washington, N
took all kinds of remd
treatment from several
but found no help till I'D
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wholly cured by six BOZ
is a we'll man today"
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. -.
the Interior,
II land Once. Waterville, WASH,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
pepar rim emit of the Interior,
d. s. Land Once, Waterville, WASH,
January 8, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
Albert Croulx,
of Oroville, WASH, who on June 4
1907, made homestead entry Nc
s13C S Serial No oIS14, for W.
set, set set, sec "a, tp SO n, 90, {
W m and lot sec 5. tp 80 n, 7s,e
WIN, has filed notice of intention
to make final communication proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described. before Fred J. Fine, U.
S. Com'r, at his Office at Oroyillc,
on the 74th day of February, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses
D. M. Burge, Frank Kelley, J:
H. Palmer and B. F. Larrabee, all
Of Havillah, Wash.
W. f. HAYNES, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
department Of the Interior, -
U. Z. Land Once wateryille wash

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior, -
U. Z. Land once, waterville, Wash,
January s, 1909,
Notice is hereby given that
Frank S. Beale,
OF Nelson. Wash, who on April s
1905, made desert land entry No {
IS, serial No. e1sl., for SET set
SEC "a, twp 40 n,r27e " m, ha.
filed notice of intention to max,
hnal proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before FREQ
J. Fine, U. S. Com'r, at his Office
at Oroville' on the "a day of Feb
fuary, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses;
william R. Rash, Clayton P
House, Frank Thompson and Fret
II. Finsen all Of Oroville, Wash.
W. F. HAYNES, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior. Z
y. 8. Land once, Waterville, Wash,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior.
U. 8. Land once, Waterville, Wash.
January 8, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
Henry H. Furmap,
of Oroville, Wash who on Octo.
Der 7, 1907, made homestead entry
No. $50 c. S., Serial No. o1so2
for nj nw4, set nw4, nw4 ne4 sec.
IS, twp. 50 n, q e W m, has filed
notice Of intention to make final
consultation proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Fred ]. Fine, U. S. Com'r.
at his Office at OroviIle, on the "a
day Of February, 1909.
Claimant names a. witnesses:
J. A. McCinty of Nelson, and c.
F. Sierist, 8. F. Steiner and John
B. Hunt all of Oroville, Wash.
". +. HAYNES,
Register.