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The Washington herald., 1909-08-08

mental balance he remembered that he had locked
that door in the back part of the house before re-
tiring He rushed out of his room and found 9TH
er doors open that he knew had been left closed
without stopping to investigate his loss he threw
open a window and yelled Justify an alarm that all
the neighbors for two blocks heard The people
came running out of the houses so quickly that 1t
seemed impossible for the burglar to have es-
capped from the neighborhood before 1t was prac-
tcal1y guarded every street. But dihgent
search with lanterns for the rest OF the night
failed to find anybody not above suspicion.
l came running toward the judges residence
with some of the first of the posse comitatus that
had been aroused. The judge was particularly
pleased to see me, and asked if 1 had seen any
body at all on the street. l was, and am the only
doctor in the city who has been there for more
than trihe of eight or ten years, and my prac-
tce not only the medical advisor, but the couh-
seor and friend of half the town and all the pest
families gave that position which only the old
practitioner enjoys in the smaller places. 1t is
not for me to descant up the dignity and honor
of that position, but l may be permitted to say
that it's privileges and friendships are among the
most enviable things in any life sense OF Sc
curity in such a position among good people is
worth more than the qualification of political or
financial ambition in congress or the presidency
of a bank Nobody feels this to a greater extent
than myself
ID UT to return to my story after a little dgres-
II sion which after all is useful in fixing my place
in the community OF which / writing, told the
Judge and his neghbors that l had seen no one
and heard footsteps, although 1t was easy TO
hear walking on the board sidewalks for haf a
dozen blocks at that time Of night The judge
said the burglar would be careIul 10 take the Hllu
die of the street to avoid any noise in running
away and this seemed plausible. / told him that
| was coming up Cherokee street about two
blocks distant when I heard his cries, which
could not exactly locate, finally recognizing his
voice before getting the of direction This
excluded Cherokee street on that side from their
search as it was deemed impossible for the bur
glar to have gone that way without my seeing
him. / acceeied in this view. i assisted In the
search until broad daylight for the judge and
had been friends for years-so much so that he
had collected the money that was stolen to loan
to me the next day to help me out of pressing
financial difficulty. Incidentally, on account OF
this interference with my plans, 1 had to insist
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and one deputy marshal for its entire police force
the marshal being duty in the day time and his
deputy serving a watch at night when 1t is not
too cold The town is almost square in shape
and the business houses are along the middle
street running east and west
The best residences are scattered all over town,
no one section having the distinction of being the
aristocratic ward. and the banker lives in house
of modern architecture next door to his washer
woman's little cottage with story and gar
ret, three windows and front door The bur
glaries were always in houses OF the better class,
or in of the stores on Main street
N all modesty, do not want to use the person
L al pronoun too much and will speak generally
impersonaly. It noticed by at least one of the
most astute citizens that a store was robbed only
upon very cold night and that 1t was usually an
uncommonly warm night when a residence was
burglarized There in these facts clue un-
derstood by few and 1 believe by nobody whom
can name except old John.
Another singular thing, at least according to
the usual newspaper accounts of burglaries, was
that burnt matches were found on the moor In
the morning any candle drippngs Most peo-
pie spoke of dark lantern, especially those VINO
had never seen dark lantern off the stage. They
all said that the burglars must have good light.
for they went through the upper rooms OF the
houses as if they had lived in them, and never
made false move or a noise; but another party
in the dry goods box discussion wondered why
the light failed to waken the occupants of the
room which was robbed. A few took the position
that the miscreants must be able to in the
dark like cats and owls, for il equally certain
that there light used and that only the
members of the family could pass through the
house like the burglars did unless with light or
supernatural vision. Now, there was Judge
Quicls house of very peculiar construction in its
rooms, yet the burglar or burglars had entered
four of the rooms without mistakng a door and
had finally taken to the back stairs when the
baby began to cry and the lamp was lighted IN
the front hall bedroom. The whole series was
rather unusual it must be confessed although the
solution was easy for anyone with a synthetic
brain to put two and three together
The instance that excited the most talk was
that of the circumstances when Judge Quick was
robbed of two thousand dollars in paper
money. of which have spoken. door slam
med in the wind after the judge was awak-
ened by the babys cries, and being a man Of
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BY AN OLD PRACTITIONER

with dignity that had force be-
hind it, upon a proper respect for his swept aisle
carpets and for his Judgment about the proper
temperature of a church. He was one OF the men
that everybody knew, and yet nobody Knew
every town has such man in some modest put
honorable position Nobody for an instant en-
tertained the idea that Old John was either
burglar or detective, any more than they thought
of him as possibly the Prince of Wales ncogp or
Marshal Ney in Exile. His sudden death was
distinct shock to the community which Tor the
first time recognized how large part in their
life Old John had become.
TT HE next week after the excitement at the home
of Judge Quick there another burglary,
down town, in the general store or one Oh the hrst
settlers of the city and from the safe was taken
thousand dollars which had been placed there
late the night before because of the impossibilty
of putting it in the bank The safe was an oid
box with shining combination dial and Dig
cracks around the door, into which nitroglycerlhe
had been poured and exploded. The merchant
did not rely upon the safe being proof against
attack but he had relied upon safety from no
body knowing that much money was IN IT.
The night was bitterly cold, and people in their
snug beds ptied the deputy marshal and the doc
tor, who had to be out in the storm; Ihe next
morning all the pity was given to my frozen nose,
for the deputy marshal confessed that he had
stad in the house most of the night and that
half the town might have been blown up in the
storm without his knowing it. The pity for my
own poor nose did not amount to much either,
for people expect doctor to freeze to death go
ing out to attend sick fool too ornery ever
to make enough to pay for half the medicine the
doctor gives him, not to speak of fee
The series of burglaries went on through the
spring and into the summer, and the last one was
the time that the ten thousand dollars was taken
from the bedroom of the president of the only
bank in town. People blamed the pank president
for beine so careless and 1 agreed with them,
while at the same time counselling charity,
since he stood the loss personally and nobody
else lost cent.
The raided bedroom was in the front of the
house on the second floor and to reach 1t one
had TO pass from the front hall stairs landing
toward fhe front of the house along the upper
hall that had two right angle turns on account
of an addition having been built to the original
structure TO make the present house. In TINS
dark turn was a gas fixture sticking out, against
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Confe ssiOns of Doctor w

- NL0 TWO men
ever knew the
- secret of the
long series of burglar
les that mystified our
town in the winter OF
1898. /, a respected
family doctor, was one.
Old John Boyd was
the other. l am still
alive. Old John isn't
He died not long ago
from a sudden attack
of heart disease with
which he had suffered
long without anybody
suspecting it except
myself, his physician
and confidante-every-
body in town will re-
member that also, for
with all his simple
minded way, old John
had many friends.
But John and /
solved the mysteries
of the burglaries and
then agreed to keep
our own counsel, and !
am writing this now
with the intention OF
burning it as soon as
It is completed-I want
to see how 1t will look
as a written story. To
make a story OF 1t, l
must begin at the be-
ginning.
The town is like a
hundred other western
towns of the same
eiza. that is TO say, of
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nd Safety in Simplicity

upon an extension OF
time from the iIlsur-
ance company which
had a mortgage upon
my house and obtained
this through the assist
ance Of the judge and
other friends; when
the mortgage was fore
closed a year later.
property had so de-
clined in that part of
town that the grasping
company very proper
ly lost half OF its loan;
and most people said
that Il served the bar
ons of Wall street
right.
I must tell you a lit
tie about Old John
Boyd. for he comes in
to the story now as
one Of the principal
characters. Old John
carried a wood saw
and sawbuck around
town during the week
and put on his one
suit of Sunday clothes
to open the Presbyter-
ian church and ring
the bell on Wednesday
and Friday evenings
for the prayer meet
ing and the Christian
Endeavor m e g { / n 6,
while on Sundays he
was kept pretty busy
with Sunday school,
morning service, young
mems league in the
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- My two men
ever knew the
- secret of the

about four or five thousand popu'
lation, calculated by multiplying
the vote. IL has q town marshal
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afternoon and services at nlght.
He had little to say, but insisted
with a dignity that had force be
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-05-15

and all that. And know she hasn't
treated Miss Pat right; it isn't square
for her to take Miss Pats bounty and
then work against her. But make
allowances, Donovan"
"Of course" l acquiesced, wishing
to cheer him. so do I. She has been
hard put in this business. And mans
love can't always be at par-or wom
ans either! The only thing a man
ought to exact of the woman he mar
ries is that she put up cheerful
brealfast-table. Nothing else counts
very much Start the day right. hand
him his gloves and kind word at the
front door as he sallies forth to the
days battle, and constancy and devo-
tion will be her reward. have spoken
words of wisdom. Harken. o Chief
Button-Maker of the World"
Good humor mae'ered him again,
and he grinned his delightful boyish
grin.
"1'll tell you what I'll do for you. my
lad" I said. "Ill arrange for you to
see Helen tonight! You shall meet
and talk and dance with her at Port
Annandale casino. in the most conven-
tianal way in the world with me for
chaperon. BY reason of being Mr..
Glenarm's guest here. I'm ex officio a
member of the club. III manage
everything. Miss Pat shall know moth
ing-all on one condition only"
We'll. name your price
THAT you shall not mention family
affairs to her at all
God knows I shall be delighted to
escape them!" His eyes frightened
and he clapped his hands together. II
owe her a pair of gloves on an old
wager. have them in the village and
will bring them over tonight he said :;
but deception was not an easy game
for him. I grnned and he colored.
ITS not money. Donovan" he said.
as hurt as misjudged child. 81 won t
lie to you. I was to meet her at ST.
Agatha's pier tonight to give her the
gloves"
You shall have your opportunity.
but those meetings on piers won't do.
I will hand her over to you at the
casino at nine o'clock. I suppose
may have a dance or two?"
81 suppose So" he said, so grudging-
ly that laughed aloud.
Remember the compact; try to
have a good time and don't talk of
trouble" enjoined, as we parted.
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apparatus of DEFENSE. lima is MS
Asiatic ally"
And you, suppose, the grand STRAIT.
egist and field marshal"
AT least that"
After this morning I never ex.
pected to ask favor Of you; but II. in
my humblest tone"
Certainly. Anything within reason"
Il want you to take me to the
casino tonight to the dance. I'm tired
of being cooped up here. I want to
hear music and see new faces"
DO pardon me for not having
thought Of it before! They dance over
there every Wednesday and Saturday
night. I'm sorry that tonight I have
all engagement, but won't you allow
me on Saturday."
She was resting her arms on the
high sill, gazing out upon the lake. I
stood near. watching her, and as she
sighed deeply my heart ached for her;
but in a moment she turned her head
swiftly with mischief laughing In her
eyes.
You have really refused! You have
positively declined! You plead anoth.
or engagement! This is place where
ones engagements are burdensome."
This one happens to be important"
She turned round with her back to
the window.
We are eternal foes; we are fight.
Ing 1t out to finish; and 1t is better
that way. But. Mr.. Donovan, haven't
played all my cards yet"
II look upon YOU as resourceful
person and I shall be prepared for the
worst. Shall we say Saturday night
for the dance?"
moi" she exclaimed. tossing her
head. And let me have the satisfac-
tion of telling you that I could not
have gone with you tonight, anyhow.
Good by"
I found lima ready with the launch
at Glenarm pier, and, after swift
flight to the Tippecanoe, knocked at
the door of Red Gate. Arthur Hol.
brook admitted me. and led the way
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Touch of Dishonor.

! was meditatlng my course over
cherries luncheon when Gillespie was
announced. He lounged into the din
ing room, drew his chair to the table
and covered a biscuit with camembert
with his usual inscrutable air.
81 think it is BETTER" he said DELHI
eratingly, ito be an ass than fool.
Have you any views on the subject?"
None. my dear Buttons. l have
been called both by shrewd men,"
so have l. If the worst we're known,
and they offered proof! All, more and
more / see that we were born for each
other, Donovan. I was once so i'm
pressed with the notion that to be a
fool was to be distinguished that
conceived the idea of forming Noble
Order of Serene and Incurable Fools.
l elected myself the grand and most
worthy master. feeling safe from COM
petition. News Of the matter having
gone forth, many persons of the high
est standing wrote to me, recommend
ing their friends for membership. My
correspondence soon engaged three
typewriters, and was obliged to get
the post-offlce department to help me
break the chain. few humble souls
applied on their own hook for consid-
GRAFTON. These elected and placed in
the first class. You would be sur.
prised to know how many people who
are chronic joiners wrote In absent
mindedly for application blanks, fear.
Ing to be left out of good thing,
United States senators were rather
common on the list, and there were
three governors; a bishop wrote to
propose brother bishop, Of whose
merits he spoke in the warmest terms.
Many newspapers declared that the
society filled long-felt want. I re-
ceived invitations to speak on the
uses and benefits Of the order from
many learned bodies. The thing began
70 bore me, and when my official sta
tionery was exhausted issued fare
we'll address to my troops and dis
solved the society. But it's a great
qualification TO me, my dear Donovan,
that we quit with waiting list"
ihSIC al Y ClACos DutCOAo, "hOu you
cease to divert me. I'm likely to be
very busy for few days. Just what
can do for you this afternoon"
Look here, old man, you're not
angry?"
mo: I'm rarely angry; but I'm often
bored"
Then your brutal insinuation shall
not go unrewarded. Let me proceed.
But first, how are your ribs?"
Sore and trife stiff, but I'm COM
Portable, thanks"
"As understand matters. Irishman,
there is no real difference between you
and me except in the matter of GER
tain lady. Otherwise we might com.
bine our forces in the interest of these
unhappy HOlbrOoks."
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with anger, "after ] have opened this
page of my life to you and you have
given me your fatherly advice
as for me, / will show you. and Aunt
Pat and all of them, that what cannot
be done one way may be done in an
other. If I say the word and let the
law takes it's course with my uncle
that man who brought all these trou-
bles upon us-you may have the Joy
of knowing that it was your fault
your fault, Mr.. Donovan!"
Il beg of you, do nothing! If you
will not bring your father to Miss Pat,
please let me arrange the meeting"
HE will not listen to you. He looks
upon you as meddler; and so do I,
Mr.. Donovan!"'
But your uncle-you must not, you
would mott" I cried, terror-struck to
see how fate drew her toward the pit
fall from which hoped to save her.
Don't say must not to me, if you
pleased" she flung back: but when
she reached the door she turned and
said calmly, though her eyes still
blaZed:
Il suppose it is not necessary for me
to ask that you consider what l have
said to confidential"
ut is quite unnecessary" I said, not
knowing whether loved or pitied her
most; and my wits were busy trying
to devise means of saving her the
heartache her ignorance held in store
for her.
She called to Sister Margaret in her
F, brightest tone, and when had walked
with them to St. Agatha's gate she
babe be good-by with quite as demure
and Christian an air as the sister her.
SELF
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to the room where, as his captive,
had first talked with him.
I'VE have met before" he said. smil.
ing. ~ thought you were an enemy at
that time Now believe I may count
you a friend"
Eyes; should like to prove myself
your friend. Mr.. Holbrook."
"Thank you" he said. simply: and
we shook hands. "You have taken an
interest in my affairs. so my daughter
tells me. She Is very dear to me-
she is all have left; you can under.
stand that 7 wish to avoid involving
her in these family difficulties"
Il would cut off my right hand be-
fore would risk injuring you or her.
Mr.. Holbrook" replied, earnestly.
"You have right to know why ! wish
her to visit the casino with me to.
night. know what she does not
know, what only two other people
know; 7 know why You are here"
II am very sorry; I regret 1t very
MUCH he said, without surprise but
with deep feeling. He would have
said more. hut interrupted him.
"As far as I am concerned no one
else shall ever know. The persons
who know the truth about you are
yonr brother and yourself. Strangely
enough, Reginald Gillespie does not
know. Your sister has not the slight
est idea Of It. Your daughter, I as.
sumo. has no notion of it"
mo! no." he exclaimed, eagerly.
"She has not known; she has believed
what ! have told her; and now she
must never know how stupid, how
mad, have BEEN
Tonight" said. your daughter
and will gain possession Of the forged
notes. Gillespie will give them TO her:
and I should like to hold them for
day or two"
He was pacing the floor and at this
wheeled upon me with doubt and sus'
picion clearly written on his face.
But l don't see how you can man.
age IT,"
"Mr. Gillespie is infatuated with your
niece"
Will TlclCH, WIZ 10 Win my oAc'S'
at St. Agatha s"
II have promised Gillespie that he
shall see her tonight at the casino
dance. Your sister is very bitter
against him and he Is mortally afraid
Of her"
His father really acted very de-
Gently, when you know the truth. But
I don't see how this is to be managed.
] should like to possess myself Of
those papers, but not at too great
cost. More for Rosalind's sake than
my own now. should have them"
you may not know that your daugh.
ter and her cousin are as like as two
human beings can be. am rather put
to 1t myself to tell them apart"
Their mothers were much alike.
but they were distinguishable. II you
are proposing substitution Of Rosa.
lind for Helen. should say to have a
care of It,, You may deceive . casual
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Nothing is so Impossible as the
present attitude of your father. Until
that is changed your aunt would be
doing your father great injury by
giving him this money"
"And as for me-" and her eyes
blazed-"as for me-" she said, choking
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-25


Ed Dolan made business visit to
Seattle last week.
r. II. Wade, the Elma jeweler, is
in the city on business.
J. A. Nicholson was an Aberdeen
visitor from Elma Friday.
Mrs. O. e. Kitteridge, of Moclips,
was visiting Aberdeen friends Fri
day.
Mrs. Carrie Benjamin, who has
been quite i'll, is able to be around
aSa;n.
J. II. Markham came from Cen
tralia yesterday and is transacting
business here.
n. S. Richards and Oakville bust
ness, man, is Interviewing Aberdeen
friends today.
f. Kelley, a vagrant, was fined
$40 in Judge Loomis' court for
begging on the streets.
Il. r. Archer is improving his
residence, 500 w. Wishkah street
by adding an addition.
M. N. Hoover left for Clarksberry,
West Virginia, this morning to make
several months visit with friends.
p. Andingasvich is building a one
story cottage on Curtiss and West
Boulevard streets, South Aberdeen.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Congregation church, met with
Mrs. C. II. Allburty this afternoon.
Herman Kautes started for New
York on Saturday, and from there
he viii so to Europe in the spring.
A. j. Anderson left yesterday for
his logging works in British Co.
lumpla, after weeks visit with his
family.
Kaufman Bros, left for New York
City this afternoon, on business for
the firm.
large force of men are clearing
Third street west of Broadway, and
in about two weeks the graders will
be put to work.
Teams are hauling the sawdust
and slabs out of X street, between
Heron and Wishkah streets, prepara-
tory to being filled and paved.
MIR. and Mrs. c. A. Pinckney went
to Chehalis to spend the week. Mr..
Pinckney is finishing a contract of
piping large building there.
Miss Bessie Hubert left for Cali
fornia Friday to join her parents
who are spending the season there.
She will be absent about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Gilman start
ed for Durango, Colorado, this morn
ing. They will remain there until
next winter looking after business
interests.
Miss Carrie Prichard, who is now
matron at the Centralia hospital
spent Sunday with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. u. r. Prichard, and left
for Centralia this morning.
Rev and Mrs. c. A. Revelle, of Ia
coma, were in Aberdeen on Friday,
looking after business connected
with the Washington Children S
Home Mr.. Revelle was at one time
pastor of the M. f. church at Ho-
GUAM.
Tho game between the basket ball
teams of the High schools of Cen
tralia and Aberdeen, Friday evening
was snappy one from start to
finish and ended in a score of 10 to
IT in favor of Centralia. When
time was called the game was tie.
though The local team was entitled
to three disputed points. The final
field basket was in favor of Gen.
tralia, thus giving them the game.