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that the boys Of the town are getting
too Indifferent. They take it for
granted that we must be nice to them
because there is no one else to be nice
to.
she proposes strike to make
them realize that they cannot treat US
the way they do. The motion Is that
none of the members of the club
shall accept any invitation from any
one until the boys are taught a les
son."
How long will that be? ?" demanded
Ida dolefully. I'm sure that it will
be perfectly horrid to have to do with
out the boys" ~
Great reforms are brought about
only through sacrifice" reminded the
stern president. THE boys treat us
as though they had already married
us, and it is not to be tolerated. It is
quite likely that few weeks Of dis
cipline will completely change all
that. Are you ready for the motion p
! Question:" cried Miss Beldine
whose brother had acquired plentiful
! gray hair trying to instruct her ii
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THE NEW DETECTIVE

ethe door had closed upon her his face
grew hard and set as he turned to-
| ward the substitute stenographer. Not
until that moment had he realized how
essential Helen's smile was TO the
proper conduct of the bureau
lie had liked her from the day of
her employment, but now he realized
that his feeling was something more
than liking and he half regretted the
permission he had given.
This regret grew as the days passed
and there came no word from Helen.
Some OF the office men reported that
they had seen her once or twice, and
this added to 'Belton's uneasiness.
Crosby had been reported from sew
eral points in Texas. and it was evil
dent that he was headed for the Mexi-
can border. probably with the idea of
| making for one of the South American
countries where the extradition laws
were lax
Helen was only wasting her time in
town looking for clews when every
day. almost every hour, was taking
her quarry still further away.
She was wasting her employers
time, too, for Bolton found it more
and more difficult to work with Helen
absent. He missed the inspiration of
her presence as we'll as the quiet an
ticipation Of his wants.
He was delighted a few days later
to encounter Helen on a street car.
She had disappeared from the board
ing house which she had given as her
address and it was the first sign of
her Bolton had had.
He advanced with radiant face, but
the girl chilled him with a look
II never saw you BEFORE" she said
as he greeted her. IF this is an ef-
fort to pretend an acquaintance it is
an extremely clumsy artifice.''
But you are Helen Nadine" he in
sisted. II have been looking every
where for YOU
The girl with a laugh turned to a
man nearby. "Mr. Crostic," she ap-
pealed, g this man is annoying me-
At the words heavy set man with
black hair and busy eyebrows came
toward Bolton.
will you leave this lady alone or
shall I call policeman" he demand
ed.
For an instant the two men glared
d. SdCI1 Juliet, Tic pllllldl INSTINCT
flashing hatred from their eyes. Like
men of the stone age they were willing
to fight for the woman.
It was Bolton who turned away
with muttered remark about a mis-
take in identity, and presently the
girl left the car under the escort Of
Crostic, who glared triumphantly' at
Bolton as they passed him.
The day was spoiled for the big de-
tective. He was certain that he had
made no mistake. 1t could have been
none other than Helen, and he could
find but one reason for her denial of
him.
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ern hotel struck Earring note.
"It's perfect-except for the HOTEL
whispered Doris Its all so different
from the places we know. It is almost
like a new world, except for that
great, ugly building"
"Look toward the east" suggested
Dick Carlisle. Then you don't see the
hotel and you can imagine the spong-
ing fleet getting ready to go out and
do battle with the enemy. You see
only the old hotel then.'
That's a part of Nassau, but the
new place is a part of the Florida rial
way system. I wish we could get back
into the past and see the old town as
it was"
"Still proclaiming against the mod
ern," chuckled Carlisle. II don't mind
admitting that I am rather glad that
the hotel is here. 1t assures a certain
definite comfort after we have come
back out of the garden of Eden and
want something more substantial than
oranges-and apples"
"Just fancy picking oranges off the
trees the week before Christmas!' said
Doris. 1T is Eden-like. Dick, you can
poke all the fun you want"
It was all very different from the
last time he had been with Doris.
That was at Bar. Harbor, in the, sum-
mer, when she had shown prefer
ence for his society and allowed him
to paddle her about to the exclusion
of tn other fellows. This, too, he had
thought an Eden until the serpent
came
The Due de Dennier reminded him
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again when the door was opaned,
and Crostic appeared with a man
whom Bolton knew to be a plain
clothes detective.
you've landed the wrong man.
Gerry" he declared with laugh. az
he handed Bolton telegram. '"This
came in while I was taking the prts-
oner to headquarters"
Belton's face fell as he read the
telegram. 1t was from the City Of
Mexico, and stated that a. man whose
papers showed him to be Frank
crosby had died of the fever, and
that more than two-thirds of the
stolen securities mad been found in
his baggage. :
"Then who is this Crosby?" de.
manded Bolton.
Ills brother Frederick. He had
made all arrangements to open a bro
kerage office when Franks defa1ca-
ton was discovered. He knew that
the name would kill his business and
he changed it to Crost1c.''
But why does he wear false eye
browse" asked Bolton.
1T is a family falling" put in Cross
by. " My brother and myself lost our
eyebrows when we were mere lads.
Frank wore them for years, and so
have l."
Bolton shrugged his shoulders,
Il guess you've got me with a good
suit for false arrest" he conceded.
mot at ALL" denied Crosby with q
laugh. "The only thing I hold against
you is the loss of the best stenog-
rapher I ever had
you are Satisfied to withdraw tho
charger" demanded the detective.
'Of course it is only a formality."
II am satisfied assented Bolton.
"Of course have to be. I am sorry
to have caused Mr.. Crosby any an
noyance."
'"That is all right" said Crosby with
a laugh. Lets shake and call it
square. don't want to make trouble
for Miss -"
He hesitated over the name and
Bolton supplied it.
IT dor't want to make trouble for
Miss Madine,' continued Crosby, "and
any time you dispense with her serv-
ices there is a position vacant in my
Office
The two men left the room and
Helen turned to Bolton.
IT think I had better take his Of
fer,'' she said TREMENDOUSLY. "You
| won't want to offer that partnership
after this, =:
NO. assented Bolton, ''but there
is another partnership can offer; q
| matrimonial one. Will you accept,
Helen?"
| II think should like that better"
she assented as her eyes searched his
face and found there the assurance Of
the love she sought. my first case
| has been my cure.''
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In vain the president raped for Or
der. The other girls were providing
about Jennie looking at her ring.
Parliamentary law was abrogated.
Without the formality of an adjourn
ment they Hooked over to Jennie's
house and the great lesson was at an
end = IS
z: ibid you care-about that Center
vile girl?" demanded Jim Masters Of
Lutte as he escorted her home.
There was no answer save the tight
ening Of the grip upon his arm. Mas
tiers leaned over and kissed her.
This lesson is going to end in
wholesale engagement" he said soft
~. Please. teacher, I'll be q good
boy" and he slipped q ring upon her
unresisting finger.
ss.s4 {&zs ----r---ll 4 $780, 81
oatend- Papa, who are the SUITE
fraEettes r. $50.
Pa-aTh London women who.
think they should have Z yote. my
SON. 8.
ostend And what are their hus.
bands doing
Oh. they ar1 the sunererA~
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rose to go Carlisle followed unwilling
ly enough. Across the harbor some
of the charm would be lost. He caught
at her arm for an instant.
II want you to make me a Christ
mas PROMISE" he pleaded. "Let me
take you out on the water Chritmas
night. It will be better than the hall
and you will have plenty of time for
the ball afterward."
IT shall be glad to co." she said un-
comprehend1ngly, and Carlisle took
heart of grace.
Christmas day was ushered in with
a. salute of firecrackers that stunned
the ears, and Miss Wheaton found
Carlisle engaged in the pleasant &C.
cupation of setting off packs Of crack
esr for the amusement of small dark
les.
But Dicks Christmas joy came late
in the day when he helped Doris into
light boat and, with strong strokes,
pulled out into the harbor. The moon
rose late but the sky was thick with
stars and there was just a suggestion
Of chill in the air that was grateful
after the hot day.
Here and there above the o1d-fash-
toned houses there rose the cleaning
trail of a rocket or the brilliantly COL
/ ored balls of the roman candles that
lighted for an instant the soft green of
the palms and the dense masses of
foliage. In the hotel grounds an elabo-
rate display was being set off, but
| Doris preferred to watch the smaller
I DISPLAYS and Dick slowly pulled up
the 11arbor.
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smiled and Benton's irritation van
smile was a certain antidote for i'll
humor.
II don't think that it is as bad as
that" she protested. Look at the
successes we have hand"
Bolton nodded gloomily. Since he
had given up his position on the city
staff to open private detective agency
they had enjoyed considerable success
Some clever work had been done;
work brilliant enough to result in the
Bolton bureaus being called into the
case of Crosby, the defaulting pres
1dent of the Hide and Cattle Bank
Not only would Crosby's capture
bring a retainer from the protective
association maintained by the banks,
but the newspaper accounts would
bring the bureau into public notice
at bound. For three weeks they
had seemed to be on the verge of a
capture and yet each operator IN turn
had been compelled to report failure.
Now Hosmer, their cleverest field
man, had reported that he thought he
had seen Crosby in a western hotel,
but that he had lost sight of him.
Suppose that you let me work a
while on the case" suggested Helen.
II don't know that I shall be any
more successful than the others, but
at least I can do no worse.'
you've been reading detective
stories," accused Bolton, (which was
it, Daisy, the Dandy Detective or old
Sleuth'?' {.
Neither" denied Helen with a
smile. 1T was a newspaper story that
read somewhere. I believe can
apply it to this CASE
How long do you want?" demanded
Bolton.
'Perhaps a couple Of weeks she
replied. II will not ask for salary.
I have some money saved up and I
will use that"
Bolton drew a badge from the draw
use that if you have to-" he said.
"Better get some money from the
cashier. All the rest have had a.
chance at the bank account I don't
see why you should not have yours"
Helen smiled and shook he head,
She worked over her typewriter until
she had cleared her book and not un-
til a relief arrived from the agency
did she leave the office with a final
smile and nod at Bolton.
Bolton smiled in return, but when
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bending over Typewriter. She was
alone In the offi n which she sat,
and now and then she looked up from
her work to glance anxiously toward
door leading into the outer office.
At last her face frightened into a
smile and she gave a swift glance in
Belton's direction as the Crostic of
the night before entered the Office
and took his seat at the roll-top desk.
In response to some order Helen
rose and came into the customers
room. AS she passed Belton's chair
she whispered, THAT is Crosby, ar
rest him.
Bolton needed no urging. In mo-
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you can and take a seat in the Gus
toners room. 7 will give you your
cue to act" ~ -
The note was Unsigned, but Bolton
needed no signature, and shortly be-
fore IL he entered the place desighat-
ed on the card Enclosed in: the note. <.
It was an office in: the uptown dis
trict, and from:.the newness of the
furniture ands!,4the glattering on the
signs he coneAasdQled that it., had been
recently opened. j. = -
1t was a familiar type of bucket
call to such a place meant, until
through the glass partitions he
caught sight Of Helen industriously
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She had tired of her position and
had sought another, but even at that
it seemed odd that she had not merely
resigned. 1t was not necessary to in
vent this elaborate pretence of look
ing for Crosby.
The more he pondered the riddle,
the less certain he was of the solu-
ton. That there was a mystery some
where was apparent, but the trained
mind of the detective was baffed by
the contradictions in his deductions.
It was certain that Crosby had
crossed the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass
for the customs officers remembered
when it was too late-that his bag
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1t was long night for Belt, Love
and wounded pride fought one
against the other. and not until love
had persuaded pride that it was a
case of mistaken identity, as the girl
had claimed, did the detective at last
fall into troubled sleep.
Light came with the morning, for
with the breaking of day there was a
ring at Belton's door and he opened
it to receive letter in Helen's hand
writing. j
II am afraid that you have spoiled
it ALL she wrote, "but come to the
address on this card about II o'clock.
Change your appearance as much as
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IT scarcely can believe" she began,
"that any member of the Women's Ad-
vance club can be so engrossed in
other matters as not to have followed
this most important debate"
IT didn't know that it was impor-
tant or I should have listened" said
Ida. "Please tell me what it is all
about. After what you said the other
day, about following the debate,
meant to keep track, but Jennie Beld-
Ing was telling me about dream of a
dress she saw in the city,
TITS this way" explained one Of the
other members Lutte very Justly Says
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gage had been passed. It was proba-
BILE that by this time he was safely
hidden in some town in Central
America.
Already men from other agencies
had been sent to scour the countries
between Mexico and Colombia, and it
looked as though the Bolton bureau
had been left behind in the race for
nonors.
Perhaps Helen had realized this,
and had sought another position
rather than come back and confess
failure, but surely that was 40 rea-
son why she should deny all knowl-
edge Of him. There must be some
other motive.
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and Carlisle had adjusted. himself to
the new condition unwillingly enough.
Tiday, carried out of herself by the
beauty of. the spot; she was more like
her old. self, and when at last she
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of a serpent with his crafty ways and
his insincerity Of manner. The day
of his arrival marked the commence
ment of Carlisle's despair.
Doris had gone or with the party
Of which the duke formed a member
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Isle in the summer.
He had followed to Nassau for the
winter season in the hope of regaining
his lost ground, but. he had made no
progress The slightest suggestion of
sentiment was met by a chilling rebuff
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aboard the Masten yacht. When Dick
had seen her again in the. fall, she was
as pleasant as ever, but she Stunned
resumption of that half-tender in
timacy which had so encouraged Car
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seems almost like the
Garden Of Eden" said
Doris softly as she
looked about her.
Carlisle laughed.
tits a big improve
ment on the original"
he suggested. Eve
picked one apple and
both she and Adam
were evicted. Here
Won can nio1< all tho
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ELTON turned from tt

ELTON turned from tt
morning mail on his
desk with a gesture
of disgust.
Nov it's HOsmer
who has lost the
trail," he said impati-
emily. Miss Nadine, I
am beginning to be-
lieve that this agency
is hoodooed."
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LII in favor of the mo-
ton saw Ave-"

ton say Aye"
Lutte M uller
glanced yer ell Y
about the room and
Ida Dexter started
guiltily.
please" she cried.
what is the mo-
ton ?"
Pre- 8. M u | ! e r
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-17
hnr Little Rlun.


Ethel" said Lionel Rertram Jones
as he dropped bis slice OF bread In the
plate with noise that set the canary
In the gilt cage overhead chirplng mer.
rily-" Ethel. have something TO say
to you"
They had been married only four
weeks, and the time had not arrived
when she did all the saying.
do you remember the day on which
proposed to your"
YES" she replied. II will never for
get Il"
"Do you remember" he went on as
he allstractedly drilled hole In the
loaf with the point Of carving knife.
how when / rang the bell you came
to the door with your fingers sticky
with dough and said you thought II
was your little brother who wanted to
get int"
ayes"
"oh. Ethel How could your How
could your"
How. could whatT' she responded
as a guilty look crept into her face.
How could you make me the victim
Of such a swindle"
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A pamphlet published in 1877. elta-
tied "Th9 Worth of Penny; or, A
Caution to Keep Money. With the
Causes of the Scarcity and Misery of
the Want Thereof In These Hard and
Merciless Times" contains list Of
articles obtuinable for a penny In the
days of Charles IL. These include "a
dish of coffee to quicken your stom-
ach and refresh your spirits" "a fair
cucumber" aud portions of such COM
modities as nuts, vinegar. grapes, cake,
onions and oatmeal" The catalogue
Of pennyworths Obtainable at an
apOthecary's is lengthy one and in
cludes lettuce to make you sleep.
mithrldate to make you sweat and ami
seed, which may save your life In a
fainting or swound."
This In the way of recreation .'for a
penny you may see any monster. jack
anapes or those roaring boyes. the
lyons; you may hear a most eloquent
grafton upon our English kings and
queens II you listen to him who keeps
monuments at Westminster; you may
have all the news In England and
other countries Of murders. foods
witches, tres. tempests and what not
in the weekly London
Scraps.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-17
The Mahoaanx rrss.

There is no such thing as a forest
Of mahogany. The mahogany tree
lives by aud for itself alone. IL stands
solitary Of its species surrounded by
the smaller trees aud dense under
growth of the tropical forest. rearing
It's head above its neighbors. Two
trees TO the acre Is liberal estimate
for mahogany finds" More frequent
" perhaps only one tree will be found
over larger stretch of territory. True
mahogany is the only species OF the
Swletenia mahOganL the name SwlC-
tenia having been given to 1t In honor
OF the celebrated Baron Won Swieten,
physician TO Maria Theresa. II is dis
tlnctly native OF tropical America
and frequently towers to a height Of
100 feet. the trunk being often twelve
feet In diameter. Ii Is OF exceedingly
slow growth, and the time OF Its ar.
irving at maturity Is probably not less
than 100 years. Occasionally small
specimens have been found In south.
ern Florida.
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Jos. =. SCOTT. Editor ana Publisher.

+
TIE meeting OF the county com
missloners OF the state at Boise
seems to have started the political
pot boiling in good shape. II one is to
judgre from reports coming from that
city. An analysis Of the situation, so
far as the goyernorship ID concerned,
seems to bring the race for the re-
publican nomination for governor
edown TO 4 night between Gov
ernor Brady and Hon. b. y.
oNell, chairman OF the repub-
licaf state central committee. The
gathering of the commissioners de-
veloped the fact that the late
speaker Of the house. Hon. Paul
Ciagstone, Is not considered for
mldable candidate In the southern
part OF the state and has a small fol-
lowing there. His strength In this
end Of the state is not very formid-
able. but no win still be abe to poll
a heavy vote among the prohibition
lists, as he poses as their champion
and Is catering for their support, on
which he evidently counts for the
nomination In the primaries. One
or the uncertainties Of the situation
Is the fact that Mr.. o'Neil has not
given his consent to become candl-
date before the primaries, but the
frequency with which his friends
connect his name with the nomlna-
ton puts him In position where he
may be considered in the race.
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chambard. lots is and 16. block IA,
Post Falls. So.
Same parties, lot IS. block rs. Post
Falls, 81.
Charles Raun to Fred s. Kernamp,
n IL tract 1877, Hayden Lake Irri-
gated Tracts, $40.
Milwaukee Land Co. to Russ H.
Merriam. lot 5, block and lot &,
block 3, st. Joe City. s1025.
St. Maries Land Co. to August
oeuhrling. lots 5 and 8, block IL.
Second West add. to st. Maries. 800.
J. A. McFarlane to Sylvester Real
ty Co., lots ! and 2, block IL. Sec
ond West add. to st. Maries, 81.
l.. T. Dittemore, administrator, to
Cora A. Bennett. block 4, 5. 8, Z. lots
/, 2, 8, 4, 8. Z, 8, .. 10. IL. ~, block
s. Kennedy's add. to Post Falls,
s265.5O.
Alfred s. Hand to Barbara s.
Priest, IL W IL NV IA Sec. "a
SIS W., $500.
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no Tim PUmH.uC.

The Press win deem it . special favor
IL patrons who fail 20 receive their
paper regularly win report the saIno %
the ONCE. a. Ii 10 our only msAno 81
knowing how the carriers are doing
their work.
we Will pay . reward Of e9s for
awidnnen that will nonvtct any one Of
sspaiing papers after they are deiiVeFed
TaK PRnss PuBL1sHtNa co.
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The death OF King Leopold re-
moves q monarch who did much for
his country In the way OF business
and industrial development. but his
brutality IN the Congo will ever re-
main a blot on civilization. The
atrocities praeticed there by his rep
reaentatives and with histknowledge
brand him as a hoartless ruler over
whose death none win mourn aside
from immediate members OF the FAM
lily. and some of those even have no
ties OF kinahip which he respected
during his life. II Is said that his
successor il q different type OF man
and many reforms may DO expected
under his reign.
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n was M,s.skon Charity.


The athletic girl had been out In the
woods taking pictures. and at evening
she started for the car. YEARLY lug
ging the camera and tripod. The cars
were thronged with workmen return
Ing to their homes, and she had to
walt some time before there came one
with even standing room inside. She
pushed her way across the platform
aud just inside the doorway. The legs
OF the tripod rested on the door AT her
side, and she was trying to brace her
self against the door when a woman
who had been sitting In the corner
suddenly rose from her seat and gen.
tly but irmly pushed the young wo-
man into It. with the remark. Nov
you sit right there, you poor thlngp
The girl remained seated passlvely
aud looked puzzled for a moment.
Then dull iush covered her face.
"How awful% she thought. "That wo-
man saw the tripod legs and thought
they were crutches. she thinks I'm
lame" Then she shrank back in the
seat and tried not to show her face
Exchange.