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mustn't blame mel wouldn.+ ho
woman If | did not-but l love Won
more than all the world. and | shat, no.
lieve that you know best. Hugh" she
added softly. do you know that-vou
haven't kissed me"'
Before her upturned. pleading evos
and trembling lips the iron of his mr.
pose bent to the man in him, and he
took her into his arms.
frosty gloom was over tia civ of
AniSton, moon and stars hidden nv a
cloudy sky, from which light snow.
the first of the season. was sitting down
The streets were asleep. Only occasional,
belated pedestrians were to be seen in
the chilly air. These saw a man. his
face muffied from the snowfiakes mass
hurriedly toward the fountained square
from whose steeple 2 o'clock was lust
striking. The wayfare, skirted the
square, keeping in cover Of the build
ings as thoagh avesdlng chance obssr.
walton, till he stood on the pavement
OF a Gothic chapel fronting the open
space.
On the night Of his fight from
Smoky Mountain, Hugh had ridden
hard tin dawn, abandoning the horse
to find its way back as best it might
He had slept through the next day. Fol
two days after his arrival he had hung
about outside the town in q fever of
Impotence, for, though he had readily
ascertained that the premises were un.
occupied, the first night he had beer
frightened away by the too Jealous
scrutiny Of a policeman, and on the
next he had been unable to force the
door. That morning he had secured q
skeleton key, and now the weather was
propitious for his purpose.
After a moments accommodating he
scaled the frost fretted iron palings
and gained the shelter of the porch
He tried the key anXiously. To his re-
lief, it fitted. Another minute and he
stood in the study, the door locked be-
hind him, his veins beating with ex
element.
Crouching down before the safe. he
took from his pocket the paper upon
which was written the combination.
The match scorched his fingers, and
he lighted another and begGs to turn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-07
SUNDAY TFsMAN
BILE for lunatics. The court stands ad.

bic for lunatics. The court stands ad.
journed."
Fielder had been among the last to
leave the courtroom. He was dis
comfted and angry. At the door of
the courthouse DR.. Brent slipped an
arm through his.
TOO bad. Tom," he said sympathiz-
ingly. Il don't think you quite de-
served it."
Fielder paced a moment without
speaking. Il need evidence" he said
then; anything that may help. l
made a mistake. You heard all the
testimony
The other nodded.
''What did you think of itr'
what could any one think? l give
all credit to your motive, Tom, but it's
pity you're mixed up in it,
"Why?"
Because, If there's anything in hui
man evidence, he's thoroughly worth
less reprobate. He lay for Moreau
and murdered him in cold blood, and
he ought to swing"
"The casual view," said the lawyer
gloomily. Just what I should have
said myself-if this had happened a
month ago."
His friend looked at him with an
amused expression. II begin to think
he must be a remarkable man. he
said. 'Is it possible he has really con-
vinced you that he isn't guilty?"
Fielder turned upon the doctor
squarely. Eyes" he returned bluntly.
"He has. Whatever. l may have be-
lieved when l took this case. l have
come to the conclusion-against all my
professional instincts. mind yOu-that
he never killed Moreau. believe he's
as innocent as either you or Iv'
"He has as good as admitted to Miss
Holme that he knows who did it,
"Come, come! Putting his neck into
the moose for mere Quixotic feeling?
And who. pray. in this God forsaken
town. should he be sacrificing himself
for?" the doctor asked satirically.
That's the rub" said the lawyer.
Nobody. Yet hang by my PROPOSE
ton
'WelI. he'll hang by something less
tenuous, I'm afraid. But it won't be
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-07

DCauged the atinerdnt. munion table?
Well. Hugh Stires is not only the Rev
erend Henry Something brother, but
be is that man too! The e-ack Drained
old idiot would have tOl1 the tale all
over again only the crowd hustled him.
There he is nOw.' he said suddenly
as light sprang up and voices broke
out on the opposite corTier. "The gang
Is standing by. 1 see your friend Bar
ney McGinn," he added. with & grim
enjoyment. Il doubt if there are many
converts tonight
Even as he spoke there came shout
of laughter and warning. The specta-
tors scattered in all directions. and a
stream Of water from well directed
hose deluged the itinerant and his mu-
sic box.
Ten minutes later the street preacher.
drenched and furious. was trundling
his melodeon toward Funeral Hollow.
on his way to the coast.
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Continued from last Sunday

trystal shivered beneath tie blows.
ana clinging to the iron supports. his
oeard burned to the skin, he set his
race 10 the aperture and drew a gulp-
Ing breath Of the sweet. cold air. In
MS agony, with that fiery hell opening
beneath him. he could see the massed
people watching from the safety that
was so near
Look. Look" The sudden cry
went up, and a thrill of awe ran
through the crowd. The glass Hugh
mad shattered had formed the face of
the penitent thief in the window de-
sign. and his Outstretched arms fitted
those of the figure. 1t was as though
by some CHASTITY miracle the painted
features had suddenly sprung into life.
the haggard eyes opened in appeal.
All at once there came a shout Of
warning. The wall opened outward.
tottered and fell.
Then it was that they saw the with
ing figure, tangled in the twisted lead
bars of the wrecked rose window
Shielding their faces from the unen-
durable heat, they reached and bore it
to safety. laying it on the crisp, snowy
grass and tearing off the singed and
smoking ministerial robes.
Judge Conwell was one of these In
the iaring confusion he leaned over
the figure. The CLEAN of the ruby ring
on the finger caught his eye. He bent
forward TO look into the drawn and
distorted face
Good God.' he said. Its Harry
Sandersonr'
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one i'm his hand.
partnership with the thief Prendergast.
The two had finally quarreled, and
Prendergast had moved to town.
Subsequent to this the latter had
been heard to make dark insinuations,
unnoted at the time, but since grown
significant. limiting at criminal knowl-
edge of the prisoner. The close of this
chapter had been Prendergast's dismal
end in the gulch when he had produced
the scrap of paper which was the crux
Of the case. He declared be had found
Moreeu dying: that the latter had
traced with his own hand the accusa-
ton which fastened the crink upon
Hugh Stires.
In his cross examination Fielder
fought gamely to tighten the weight of
the evidence. All rested. he said. upon
a single scrap of paper, fragment OF
handwriting in no way difficult of imi-
tation, and this in turn upon the allie
cation Of a thief. struck down in an act
of crime, whose word in an ordinary
case of fact would not be worth a
farthing. No motive had been alleged
for the killing Of Moreau by the pris
Oner, but Prendergast had had motive
enough in his accusation 1t had beer
open knowledge that he hated Hugh
Stires, and his own character made il
evident that he would not have scru
pied to fasten murder upon him.
But as Fielder studied the twelve
grave faces in the jury box, who il
the last analysis were all that counted
he shared his clients hopelessness
Judgment and experience told him how
futile We're all theories in the face OF
that inarticuiate but damning witness
that Prendergast had left behind him
So the afternoon dragged through, 8
day for the state
Sunset came early at that season
Dark fell, and the electric bulbs made
their mimic day, but no one left the
room. The outcome seemed a fore
gone conclusion. The jurymen nc
longer gazed at the prisoner, and when
they looked at one another it was with
grim understanding. As the last wit.
ness for the state stepped down and
the prosecutor rested the judge glanced
at the clock.
There is bare half hour" he said
tentatively. Perhaps the defense
would prefer not to open testimony till
tomorrow
Fielder had risen: He saw his oppor.
tunity-to bring out sharply contrast.
ing point in the prisoners favor. the
cEee circumstance, considered apart
pointing toward innocence rather than
guilt; 10 leave this for the jury to take
with then. to offset by it's effect the
weight Of the evidence that had been
given.
81 will proceed, if your honor
pleaseS," he said and aE.id a rustic OF
surprise and interest GALES, Jessica to
the stand.
AS she went forward to the witt css
chair she put back the shielding veil,
and her face. pale as bramble bloom
under her red bronzed hair, made an
appealing picture. A cluster of white
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"YOu speak as If yOlt aCere sorry tor me-
the knob. The lock bore both figures
and letters in concentric rings. and he
saw that the seven figures Harry had
written formed a word. Hugh dropped
the match with a Smothered eXclama-
ton, for the word was JeSs1ca! 80
Harry really had loved her in the Old
days. He swung the massive door
wide and took out the canvas bag
with the thousand dollars. With TINS
and the ruby ring-it must easily be
worth as much again-he could put the
round world between himself and cap
ture
He closed the safe and with the bag
of coin in his hand CROPPED his way to
the door of the chapel. 1t was less
dark there, for the snow was making
q white night outside, and the stained
glass cast a wan glimmer across the
aisles. He greatly needed sleep, and
tonight in the open that was out OF
the question. He could gain several
hours rest where he was and still get
away before daybreak. He drew to-
gether the altar cushions and lay down.
the canvas bag beside him, bat he was
cold, and at length he rose and went
into the vestry for surplice. DE
wrapped this about him and. lighting a
cigarette. lay down again. He was
very tired. and in a few minutes he
was sleeping heavily.
The last half consumed cigarette
1t Enf
the cushion, where 1t made smolder-
ing nest of fire. A tiny tongue OF
fame caught the edge of a wall hang
ing. ran up to the dry oaken rafters
and speedily ignited them. In fifteen
minutes the interior of the chapel was
a mass of fame, and Hugh woke gasp
ing and bewildered.
With a cry of alarm he sprang to his
feet. seized the bag of coin and ran TO
the door of the study. In his haste he
stumbled against it. and the dead JOCK
snapped to. He was a prisoner now
for he had left the skeleton key in the
inside of the outer door. Clutching his
treasure, he ran to the main entrance
1t was fast. He tried the smaller WIN
dows. IroH bars were set across
them.
He made shift to wrap the surpllce
about his mouth against the stlnlng
smoke and fiery vapors. The bag drop
ped from his hand, and the gold rolled
about the floor. He stopped and clutch
cd a handful Of the coins and crammed
them into his pocket. Was he 10 dle'
after all. like this, caught like a rat Id
trap?
Uttering a hoarse cry, with the
strength Of despair, Hugh wrenched d
!. new from the floor and made or IL d
xadder to reach the rose WINDOW
Mounting this. he beat frantically WIKI
his fist upon the painted glass. Tue
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your fault. The
crazy evangelist
was only an in.
cident. He mere
ly served to jolt
us back to the
normal. By the
way, did 20 u
hear him splutter
after he got Out?"
NO"
"Y gu remem-
Der the story be
told the other
night of the min
lister who was
caught gambling
ON his own COM
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49, - second morning after his
guilty. The grand jury was in session
indeed, had about finished its labors
and there had been no reason for de-
lay. All necessary witnesses for the
state were on the ground, and Fielder
for his part had no others to summon.
So that when Dr. Brent one keen fore
noon swung himself off a Pullman at
the station. returning from his ten
days absence, he found the town
thrilling with the excitement of the
first day of the trial Before he left the
station he had learned of Prendergast's
death and accusation and knew that
Tom Fielder had come to the prisoners
defense DR.. Brent had taken no stock
In the young lawyers view Of Hugh
Stires.
He betook himself to the filed court
room The court had opened two hours
lected His attention was given first
to the bench where the prisoner sat
and second to a chair close to the rail-
ing beside Mrs. Halloran's. where
girls face glimmered palely under
light veil.
eyes in the room that morning had
often turned. Since the day Mrs. Hal
loran had surprised Jessica at work
upon the rock statue she had kept her
counsel; but. as the physician had con-
jectured, the monument had been Stun
itors Thus the name on the grave had
become common property and the coin
cidence had been chartered of. That
Jessica had chiseled the statue was not
doubted. She had bought the tools in
town. and old Paddy Wise, the black
smith, had sharpened them for her.
The story Prendergast had told in the
general store, too, had not been forgot
ten, and the aid she had given the
fever stricken man had acquired new
significance in face Of the knowledge
that she had more than once been adj
mitted to the jail with Fielder. From
the moment of the opening of the trial
Jessica had divided interest with the
prisoner.
Circumstantially speaking. the evil
dence was fiawless. DR.. Moreau, while
little known and less liked, had figured
in the town as a promoter and an in
ventor of "slick" stock schemes. He
had come there with Hugh Stires from
Sacramento. where they had had a
business partnership Of short duration.
There had been bad blood between
them there, as the latter had once adj
mitted The prisoner had pre-empted
the claim on Smoky mountain in an
abortive boom" which Moreau had
engineered, and over whose proceeds
the pair. it was believed. had fallen
out. He had then, to use the attorneys
phrase, snapped the devil for the
witch" and had taken up with Prem
dergast, who by the manner of his TAX
ing off had finally justified q jail rec
ord in another state. Soon after this
break Hugh Stires had vanished. On
the day following his last appearance
in the town the body of Moreau had
been found OF the Little Paymaster
claim shot by cowardly bullet
through the back. fact which pre-
cluded the possibility that the deed
had been done in self defense. Their
was evidence that he had died a pain
fuI and lingering death. Suspicion had
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carnations was pinned to her coat, and
as she passed Harry she bent and laid
one in his hand. The slight act, not
lost upon the spectators, called forth a
sibilant flutter of sympathy, for 1t
wore no touch of designed effect It's
impulse was as pure and unmistakable
as its meaning.
Harry had started uncontrollably as
she rose. fer he had had no inkling Of
the lawyers intention. and a flush
darkened his cheek at the cool touch Of
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Chapter 28

Harry stood again in the
obscure half darkness Of
his cell it came to him
that the present had a
farreaching significance;
that it was but the handi-
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naturally pointed to the vanished man.
and this suspicion had grown until
after some months absence, he had
returned, alleging that he had lost his
memory of the past, to resume his life
in the cabin on the mountain and his
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Chapter 27

! communities such as
Smoky Mountain the law
moves with fateful ra-
pidity. Harry had been
formally arraigned the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
HOT WEATHER TREATMENT
FOR THE COMPLEXION
Cold Applications Should Be Made Even When the
Skins Are Oily

A, this season of the year the need OF
some application for the complexion to
counteract the effect OF astringents is
usually felt. For the aggravating parts
of continued use Of drying agents is that
a chapped look by no means attractive.
and which. if allowed to continue, Will de-
generate into peeling.
1 do not care how oily persons skin
may be naturally, there are times when
cold cream or other grease must be put
on 1t seems like carrying coats to New
castle, / know, but it is to keep the sur
face smooth while the astringents are
slowly acting upon the pores.
1t is not necessary to put on much
grease. nor every day, by any means.
What is required is that every morning
the face shall be examined closely i'm a
strong light, and any rough spot treated
at once.
Some persons faces are peculiarly sus-
ceptible always in the same place. For
instance. one woman of my acquaintance
always has to take special care of that
portion of the Jaw next to the chin Her
complexion is sufficiently oily naturally To
make necessary a daily use of astringents.
These she varies from time to time In or
der not to give a surplus OF one kind. Her
standby is the camphor water fotlon.
whose praises | constantly sing. But be-
cause this has a modicum of glycerin in
its composition, she changes for day or
so, about every two weeks. and puts on
a saturated solution Of borax instead, Inc
latter she finds would be far too drying
were il used all the time, but a little OBJ
yiates any danger of too much glycerin.
In spite Of this precaution there is trou-
bile, or would be, with the skin about the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05

jaw Every morning. when dressing, she
goes to the window, mirror in hand, and
at first trace of any cracking or roughen-
ing cold cream comes into use With
little on the tip of her finger she rubs the
dried place. getting the cream well in
over this powder is busted. There is no
effect of grease or powder, and the skin is
kept soft. incidentally the complexion ex-
animation must be deferred until after
washing and powdering. for the latter
Will sometimes bring out a rough spot
that was not previously in evidence.
When going for a few weeks to a
strange place the effects of the water
there on the skin must he closely OBJ
served. That l advocate the use of sub
stitutes when water is hard is no
secret. but there are persons who do
not care to adopt them. Such individuals
must go armed with plenty of pow
dered horax. and the discriminate with
which 1t is to be used requires the great
est care. To give any rule for the guam
tity to put into the water to soften it is
out of the question, because it depends
entirely upon the quality of the water
| can only say that the powder must
be put in pinch at time, trying the
liquid with the hand as the borax dis
solves. The instant the water feels at
all soft no more Of the agent is need
ed. Too much will have a disastrous
effect upon the hands, as well as the
face.
| cannot he too positive in saying that
cold cream on the finger nails nightly is
an Application never to he omitted es-
pecially in warm weather. For only by
this means can drying of the clticle
be prevented, a condition more lixely to
exist at this season. when the hands are
much exposed 10 the air The cream
or VASE; vaseiin a,,i must be put on just before
retiring. filling the spaces left at the
base OF the nail and the cuticle Bv
morning il will have been absorbed
MARGARET MIXTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE.
Andrew Carnegie's Pamphlet on
Progress of Negotiations.

Andrew Carncaie. as president OF thu
Peace Society of New York, has issued
ii pamphlet on the pr0gtess OF interna-
tional peace negotiations. The publica-
tion is made up of Two letters that he
has written to the London Times and
the Westminster Gazette calling atten-
ton TO the progress toward universal
peace in the establishment of the in
ternational marine prize court.
This was one of the results of the
recent naval conference, at which were
represented Germany, Russia, Austria.
Italy. France, Japan, Great Britain and
America. lie says that the settlement
of international differences by perma-
nent international courts is a much
more practical step toward permanent
peace than moves for International dis
armament. which are not likely, he
says. to reach any practical settlement
while human nature remains as it is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
Perfectly Moulded Figures
Another Medical Discovery.

To get out Of condition is detrimental to beauty
OF form as we'll as to health. There in a certain
nabbiness which robs good figure OF charm and
grace. Those who are beginning TO grow fat rap
idly are never in the pink OF condition.
But here medical science has slipped in with q
very wonderful remedy-one which not only re-
stores perfectly moulded form. but rcpew
health and strength. We give the recipe in full
for the benefit Of our stomtish friends: !, OF.
Marmola. n Fluid Extract Cascara Arona tie
and AZ or. Peppermint Water
Any druggist will make up this presentation
or supply ron with The ingredients which you
can mix yourself. The dose is one teaspoon ul
after each meal and at bedtime.
The great virtue of this harmless remedy -
that whilst The excess fat is being expelled the
person under treatment has 4 healthy appetite
and does need 10 study dietetics or 70 in for
tiresome exercises The whole system 4. .,re-
freshed" and nvigorated the blood reneveA
and muscular development restored.
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WILL STAY SEVERAL DAYS.
Revenue Cutter Apache to Be In
spected by Officials.

The United States revenue cutter
Apache. Capt. Moore, is paying one of
her infrequent visits to this city and is
berthed at the pier of the lighthouse
service foot of q street southwest. The
vessel sailed from Baltimore at 40
o clock Tuesday afternoon and arrived
here yesterday morning, having come
through with but few stops. She will re-
mair in port for several days, and dur
ing her stay will be inspected by officials
of the revenue cutter service and of the
Treasu Department. Since her last
visit here the Apache has been equipped
with a wireless telegraph outfit and a
room for the apparatus has been con-
structed aboard the vessel. The Apache
cruises on Chesapeake bay and its tribu-
taries. with headquarters at Baltimore.
and looks after vessels in distress in
nearby waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
LYING OFF BROAD CREEK.
Excursion Barge Pocahontas With
drawn From Service on River.

The excursion barge Pocahontas, after
a few weeks career on the Potomac as
an excursion boat, is lying anchored on
the river flats off Broad creek. about
ten miles below this city. The vessel
was towed there Monday from the East
ern branch. where she had been living
since she was Withdrawn from service
on. the river. What disposition her own
ers propose 10 make of her is not known
The PocahOntas was formerly the Hud-
son river steamer River Belle. and in her
boats on the Hudson, and ran in connec-
iini! with the steamer Mary Powell. Her
engine and machinery were removed. ii
is said and she was used as floating
note. IN Hampton roads during the James
town exposition. About six weeks ago
she was brought to this city from Ralti
more and placed in the excursion bust
ness. a tug being used to tow her up and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
Plum PUDDING

Soak one cup of bread crumbs in two
cups OF boiling milk, add five tablespoons
or sugar, one tablespoon of butter and
I'VE well beaten eggs. Add some stewed
ana mashed plums and beat until light
tnen put into buttered pudding mold
SET IN pan OF boiling water in the oven
sweetened cream Will
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Rice Plum Pudding.

In double boiler cook one cum NJ rico
with enough sweet milk to cover Whom
perfectly done, remove from tho fro ard
add two ounces of sugar. or enouah -
make rather sweet When nearly co,a
add one ounce of butter. three r,o,,
beaten eggs and three tahlesnoons =,
sweet cream Stir in a quantity Of rine
piums. peeled and cut in pieces, and poIr
into dish and bake hou