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beyond n power of mine to comfort:
the mar she had chosen stood ac-
cused of a colossal embezzlement-and
even worse. For in the instant that /
sat there l seemed to see the coils
closing around John Bailey as the
murderer of Arnold Armstrong.
Gertrude lifted her head at last and
stared across the table at Halsey.
why did he do it?" she walled.
Couldn't you stop him, Halsey? 1t
was suicidal to go back"
Halsey was looking steadily through
the windows Of the breakfast-room, but
it was evident he saw nothing.
"It was the only thing he could do,
Trude," he said at last. Aunt Ray,
when l found lack at the Greenwood
Club last. Saturday night. he was
frantic. | can moi talk until Jack
tells me / may. but-he is absolutely
innocent of all this. believe me. I
thought, Trude and I thought, we were
helping him, but it was the wrong way.
He came back. Isn't that the act of an
innocent mann"
"Then why did he leave at all?" I
asked, unconvinced. what innocent
man would run away from here at 3
o'clock in the morning? Doesn't it look
rather as though he thought it impos-
sible to escape?" Z.
Gertrude rose angrily. "Yod are not
even just" she famed. You don't
know anything about it, n you con-
denim hfml"
II know that we have lost a great
deal of money" I said. II shall believe
Mr.. Bailey innocent the moment he is
shown to be. You profess to know the
truth, but you cannot tell me! What
am I to think"
Halsey leaned over and patted my
hand.
you must take us on faith" he said.
Jack Bailey hasn't a penny that
doesn't belong to him; the guilty man
will be known in a day or So"
81 shall believe that when it is
proved" 1 said grimly. I'm the mean
time, 1 lake no one on faith. The In
neses never do"
Gertrude, who had been standing
aloof at a window, turned suddenly.
But when the bonds are offered for
sale, Halsey, won't the thief be de-
tected at once?"
Halsey turned with a superior smile.
1T wouldn't be done that way he
said. They would be taken out of the
vault by some one who had access to
it. and used as collateral for a loan In
another bank. 1t would be possible to
realize eighty per cent. of their face
value"
I'm CASH."
I'm cash."
But the man who did 1.-THE would
be known"
Yes. l tell you both, as sure as !
stand here, I believe. that Paul Arm
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I FOR The LITTLE FOLK
Interesting Nsms u Please the Children. {
Z EDITED BY UNCLE JACK Y
Interesting ltsms TO Please the Children.

things the mother does is to lay her
little one on the surface of the water,
and, supporting it with her hand, teach
1t to kick out it's tiny legs n thrust
out it's tiny arms in the attitude Of a
swimmer.
AS a consequence, these islanders
are as much, If not more, at home in
the water than IN the land.
Providing themselves with small
pieces of board, they swim out beyond
the surf to the comparatively calm
waters, diving under" each successive
wave as it a them and emerging
in safety, perhaps half a mile from the
land.
Great judgment is requisite in select
ing the right moment for diving, for
should they err in this they stand the
best of chances of being flung back
bruised and breathless upon the rugged
rocks which line the shore.
Arrived safely in the smooth water,
the player mounts his little board, and,
looking out for the big wave which he
knows will come in ite regular success
sion, he launches himself upon 1t and
Is swept forward with terrible rapidity
towards the rock-bound coast before
him.
Great art is required in the guidance
of his frail plank through some one of
the narrow openings he sees ahead, and
should he fail he must abandon his little
craft and dive. out to sea again to be
covered with shame and confusion by
the more fortunate or skillful swim
mers on reaching the land again.
Fol it is as shameful for the players
in this game to return to shore without
their plank as in classic times it was
a Roman to come minus his shield
from the Hald of hattla
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CHAPTER XII.

1853 Ae6t6 a. LhUluTtr
I was about half-past eight when we
left the dining-room, and, still en-
crossed with one subject, the fail
ure of the bank and its attendant evils.
Halsey and l went out into the grounds
for a stroll. Gertrude ollowed US
shortly. THE light was t%hickening" to
appropriate S~hakespeare's description
OF twilight, and once again the tree
toads and the crickets were making
night throb with their tiny life. It was
almost oppressively lonely, in spite of
its beauty, and l felt a sickening pang
of homesickness for my city at night
for the clatter of horses feet on ee-
mented paving, for the lights. the
voices, the sound of children playing.
The country after dark Expresses me.
The stars, quite eclipsed in the city bv
the electric lights, here become insist
ent. assertive. Whether l want to or
not | find myself looking for the few I
know by name, and feeling ridicu-
lousy new and small by contrast.
always an unpleasant sensation.
After Gertrude Joined us, we avoided
any further mention of the murder. To
Halsey. as to me, there was ever pres-
ent, [ am sure, the thought of our con-
versation of the night before. As we
strolled back and forth along the drive,
Mr.. Jameson emerged from the shadow
of h trees.
Good evening"" he said, managing
to include Gertrude in his bow. Ger
trude had never been even ordinarily
courteous to him. and she nodded
coldly. Halsey, however. was more
cordial. although we were all con
strained enough. He n Gertrude
vent on together, leaving the detective
to walk with me. AS soon as they were
out of earshot, he turned to me.
You know. Miss Innes," he said.
the deeper I go into this thing, the
more strange it seems TO me. [ am
very sorry for Miss Gertrude. 1t looks
as if Bailey, whom she has tried so
hard to save. is worse than a rascal;
and. after her plucky fight for him, it
seems hard"
locke through the dusk to where
Gertrude's light dinner dress cleaned
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The Bobbs-M Merrill Company.
synopsis of previou. Chapters.

syuopsts OF PREVIOUS Chapters.
Rachel Innee. a spinster, who has raised
her brothers orphan children. Halsey and Ger
uude, from childhood. engages ''Sunnyside, .
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.
The only indications of a visitor are a half of
a link cuff button. and some scratches on a cir
sey ana Gertrude arrive. bringing along John
Bailey, a friend. Miss Innes decides to say
family retifes at night satahg seav huveq HaIssy ans
John Bailey In the cardroom. A pistol shot
swakens 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
police are called. Miss lines fnds Haisey's
revolver, and a golf stick in the garden and
that the gold cufr Ink has H vani IaUm a Gert rnds
innes tells the Detectives that her brother and
John Bailey we're called from the house by
she is engaged to marry Mr.. Bailey. She was
preparing to go to bed at 3 a. m. when she
entered she says. and then a pistol was Aired
by some unseen hand. killing the intruder. The.
brother rad quarreled because the former at
tempted 10 make love to her. Among the dead
h nan's sr sffssss is ,o a seTaP Of paper on which h he
OF circumstantial evidence begins to enmesh
Gertrude, Halsey and John Bailey. The two
latter are still mysteriously missing. The other
half of the strange cum 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 Innes 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 Innes 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.
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ponder, for in a short time he sa1a
goodnight and left. But | myself wed
far from satisfied. I was determined
however, on one thing. II my aus
picions-for I had suspicions-wsee
true, l would make my W invests
cations, n Mr.. Jameson should learn
only what was good for him to know.
We went back to the house, and Ger.
trude, who was more like herself sInca
her talk with Halsey, sat down at tns
mahogany desk in the living-room u
write a letter. Halsey prowled up and
down the entire east wing. now ia tha
card-room, now in the billiard-roora
and now and then blowing his clouds
Of tobacco smoke among the pink and
gold hangings of the drawing-room.
After a little / Joined him in the b.l.
~hard-room, and together we went ovpe
the details of the discovery Of the body.
The card-room was quite dark. Where
we sat, in the billiard room, only one
of the side brackets was lighted. ana
we spoke in subdued tones, as the hou4
and the subject seemed to demand
When spoke of the figure Liddy an&
l had seen on the porch through tte
card-room window Friday night, Hal.
sey sauntered into the darkened room
and together we stood there, much a.
Liddy and l had done that other night
The window was the same erayisH
r~ectangle in the blackness as before.
A few feet away in the hall was ths
spot where thu body of Arnold Arms
strong had been found. / was a hin
nervous. and I put my hand on Hal.
sey's sleeve. Suddenly, from the too
of the staircase above us came the
sound Of a cautious footstep. Al Hrs1
l was not sure, but Halsey's attitude
old me he had heard was listen.
ing. The step. slow. measured. infn.
itely cautious. was nearer now. Halsey
tried to loosen my fingers, but 1 was
in a paralysis of fright.
The swish OF a body against the
curving rail. as if for guidance, was
plain enough, and now whoever II was
had reached the foot of the staircase
and had caught a glimpse Of our rigid
~silhouettes against the biliiard-room
doorway. Halsey threw me off then
and strobe forward.
who is it?" he called imperiously.
and took a half-dozen rapid strides to-
ward the Dol of the staircase. Then
l heard him mutter something; there
was the crash of a falling body, tho
slam of the outer door, and, for an IN
slant. quiet. I screamed. 1 think. Then
l remember turning on the lights and
finding Halsey, white with fury, trying
to u%ntangle himself from something
warm and f1eecy. He had cut his fore
head a little on the lowest step of the
stairs and he was rather a CHASTITY
sight. He flung the white object at
me. and, jerking open the outer door,
raced into the darkness.
tTo Be Continued on Monday. !
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amon% the trees. She had made a
plucky fight, poo child. Whatever she
might have been driven to do, I could
find nothing but a deep sympathy Tor
her. II she had only come to me with
the whole truth them
Miss Innes," Mr.. Jameson was a
ing, in h last three days have you
seen AMY suspicious figures around
the grounds? Any-woman2'
NO" 1 replied. Il have a houseful
of maids that will bear watching. one
and all. But there has been no strange
woman near the house or Llddy would
have seen her, you may be sure. She
has 2 telescope eve
Mr.. Jameson looked thoughtful.
1t may not amount to anything" he
said slowly. TT is difficult to get any
perspective on things around here, be-
cause every one down in the village is
sure he saw the murderer, either before
or s'nce the crime. And half of them
will stretch a point or two as to facts,
TO be obliging. But the mar who
drives the hack down there tells a story
that may possibly prove to be impor-
tant.'
Il have heard it, / think. Was it the
one the parlor maid brought up yes
terday, about a ghost ~wringing its
hands on the roof? Or, perhaps, it's
the n the mik-boy heard. a tramp
washing a dirty shirt, presumably
bloody, in the creek below the bridge ?"
1 could see the CLEAN of Mr.. jamie
sons teeth as he smiled.
Neither" he said. But Matthew
Geist, which is our friends name,
claims that on Saturday night, at nine
thirty. a yelled lady
Il knew 1t would be a yelled lady" 1
broke in.
"A yelled lady" he persisted, who
was apparently young and beautiful,
engaged his hack and asked to be
driven to ~Sunnyside. Near the gate.
however. she made him stop, in spite
of his remonstrances, saying she pre-
ferred to walk to the house. She paid
him. and he left her there. Now. Miss
Innes, you had no such visitor, / be-
lieve?"
None" l said decidedly.
"Geist thought it might be a maid. as
you had got a supply that day. But he
said her getting out near the gate puz-
zled him.. Anyhow, we have now one
yelled lady. who, with the ghostly in
truder of Friday night. makes two as
sets that I hardly knew what to do
with"
1T is m~ystifying,' l admitted. "al-
though l can think OF one possible ex-
PLANTATION. The path from the Green
wood Club to the village enters the
road near the lodge gate. A woman
who wished to reach the Country Club,
unperceived, might choose such a
method. There are plenty of women
there"
I think this gave him something tc
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sie.. from that time until Monday
nish.' Wheh Mr. Bailey had surren-
ueleu 10 the ponce, little was known
Vi ms movements. some time after one
oh SATURDAY ne had entered the West
e.h Union once at Cnerry and White
streets ana mad sent two kilograms.
lne was AT n Greenwood Country
1iup Oh SATURDAY night, and appeared
uhhhe himself III was reported that
IN "ouid De released under enormous
oono' some time mat day, tuesday,
The article closed by saving that
while the officers of the bank refused
to talk until the examiner had finished
his work. it was. known that securities
a mlllon and a quarter
were missing. Inen there was a dia-
lrioe on ehe possioIlty OF such an oc-
eoiIshce on the 1olly or a one-man
panh' ana OF d BOARD OF directors, that
met only TO lunch together and to
is,eh 10 d DrleI o from the cashier.
ana on the poor pohcy OF a govern
iieht ,hat arranses q three or our
udy examination twice a year. the
mystery, II i~nsinuatea, nad not been
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2.SS5-BY
RING.
.e.sss-B INNS
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The prize of 81 offered for a selected
complete list of solutions to New Puz-
zles No. 325 was awarded TO o. n. z.
ONE, Newark, n. J..
The convention of the Eastern Pug
zlers' League. held last Monday in
New York, was successful from every
standpoint. n much work in the in
~terests of puzzledom was accomplished.
The proposed change TO an annual con-
v~ention was defeated and the League
will meet as usual in January, the place
being Philadelphia. POLY, of Brook
Ign, was elevated from the v~ice-presi-
dency to head the league for the COM
ing term. c. SAW was made secretary,
REMARDO elected official editor, while
WILLIE WILDWAVE, who has held
the purse-strings of the league since
the days of the ark, will still continue
as treasurer. LATEO and TARAT
were named as the vice-presidents.
CT GANTIC, in the Ardmore, says
that it has been computed that. counts
ing all the moods and lenses and NUNS
bers and persons, the organizations az
which each Turkish verb is capable,
amount to over 5000.
We were very glad to heal from
Lex this week, after many months Of
silence. His contributions and solu-
tions are always welcome.
C. SAW delighted the heart OF We
editor with a big batch Of forms and
flats. Our readers win have a treat
as soon as we car get them In print.
ITAMI AND NYPHO receive our
special thanks for the contributions
sent in. This is a good start Keep IL
The E. F. L. at the convention passed
resolutions to the effect hat the New
ark Puzzler" was Of great benefit u
puzzledom and deserved the united
support Of all members of the league.
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NEW PUZZLES NO.. 327.
1888.
DIAMOND

2,ses.
DIAMOND.
1. The letter W. 2. A covering to be
worn upon the head. 8. A house for the
entertainment of travellers and others.
4. A social clique. 5. The c~hicken-pox.
s. To forswear. Z. One who inten d.
tionally utters that which is false. S.
P~ostoffice. Noble county, Indiana
postal Guide). 9. The letter S.
VIOLET.
1884.
TRANsPosITIoN.
Once a TOTAL came TO town
To sell ONE fruit, golden brown;
But sales were slow
On his face of woe
The TWO were we'll drawn down.
LEX.
1896.
DIAMOND.
l. The letter b. 2. The stake in any
wager. 8. (Naut.) Turns to another
course. 4. Animal. 5. German musical
composer, 1770-1S27 STANDARD Proper
Names. 6. A stanZa of eight lines on
two rimes. in which the first. third.
lOui anu NTH lines rhine. dS 40 also
economies or saves expense. S. To
give leave to. 9. The letter N.
MINIS.
2,Sss.
DECAPITATION.
A shoemaker ONE in the rear of his
shop.
His sign hung out to the weather;
He fashioned a TWO
For his landlady's shoe.
Out of a piece of so~le-leather.
1887.
DIAMOND.
1. The letter R. 2. (Colloq.9 Tricks.
3. Pointed weapons to be thrown by
the hand. 4. A finback Or balaenopter-
inc whale. 8. To search into with
thought and care. 6. To ronounc In
words. I. The letter l..
DoNATELLo.
2.Sss.
MUTATION.
COMPLETE, a mighty hunter,
Traversed the jungle thru.
And bagged enough wild animals
TIC fill the New York Zfs:
A hippopot
Anus he got.
And incidentally he sHO'
RENERED LEO roo
o. n. E. ONE.
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13, 115 John street, B%elleville; Gertrude
Geischele, age 10, II Thomas street,
Newark; Oliver Johnson, age :, II
Chadwick avenue, Newark; Willie
Clark, age 9, IA Columbia street, New
ark; Theodore B. Hunt, age L. Holly
street, Metuchen: Edna Legnaur. g. 3.
Ala Avon avenue, Newark; Ruth
Shanger, age 9, Is Sterling street, East
Orange; Cecil Markham, age 6, AIS Fiji
teenth avenue, Newark; William Cart
ner, age 10. So Barclay street, Newark;
James McNally. age u, 277 Washing
ton street, Orange; Clinton Kugler, age
Ia. 27 Rhode Island avenue, East Or
ange: William Rosentol, age u, 90
Charlton street, Newark.
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Aunt Rayr' she whispered. In a
moment | was on my knees beside her.
her arm around my neck, her cheek
against my hair.
Where am 1 in this? ?" Halsey said
suddenly, and tried to put his arms
around us both. 1t was a welcome
distraction, and Gertrude was soon her.
self again. The little storm had
cleared the air. Nevertheless, my
opinion remained unchanged. There
was much to be cleared up before |
would consent to any renewal of my
acquaintance with John Bailey. And
Halsey and Gertrude knew it, knowing
me.
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PRIZE WINNERS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Many children were smart enough to
guess the correct answer to the Fourth
of July puzzle, published last Satur-
day. which was firecrackers. The fol-
lowing sent in the neatest correct
answers and were awarded prizes:
PAULINE GRUBER. aged 10, 12s
Chapel street. Newark (box of paint;
L0TTIE PETERSEN, aged II. 5201s
Fifteenth avenue. Newark tbook);
LOUIS TRACK, aged II 1S1 Prince
street. Newark (penknife); ALFRED
BOVINE, aged 10, 81 Union avenue,
Irvington.
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THE WEEKLY CONTEST.

A PRIZE Of 81 will be awarded this
~ week for a selected complete
list Of swe to New Puzzles
321. Standard Dictionary is used for
definitions; compound words are
shown by 81, and words out OF dc
tionary order by ~.
Address replies to "Puzzle Editor,
Evening STAR" and have same
reach this Office within ten days.
Answers will appear in two weeks.
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(Continued From Yesterday

At 1890 O'Clock the Saturday before,
as soon as the business of the day was
closed, Mr.. John Bailey, the cashier of
the defunct bank, had taken his hat
and departed. During the afternoon he
had called up Mr.. Aronson, a member
Of the board, and said he was i'll and
might not be at the bank for a day
or two, As Bailey vas highly thought
Of, Mr.. Aronson merely expressed a re-
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Little Margaret is only five, but she Is
very observing. 1t was she who dis
covered the baby brothers first tooth,
and this is the way she announced it.
Mother, Oh do come quick! Brother
has got a stone fastened in his mouth,
and it Is as pale as death"
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HOW TO GET FREE ADMISSION TO UNCLE
JACKS BIG OUTING NEXT TUESDAY,.
r NCLE JACK and the members of
the STAR Juvenile Humane So

NCLE JACK and the members of
the STAR Juvenile Humane So
ciety will be the guests of the
management of Olympic Park, in the
%Irvington section, next Tuesday, the
occasion being the first Of several pleas.
ure trips that will be given during the
summer, similar to those which proved
so popular with the STARS little read
ers last year.
We will surely hav lots of fun next
Tuesday at this big pleasure ground
and the hundreds of children who take
advantage of the STARS invitation
will be able to enjoy the -rolIer-coasters
and merry-go-rounds to their fullest
extent.
In order TO gain admission to The
park the button of the society Cike the
picture shown herewith) must be
shown at the entrance. If you have
not already obtained your membership
badge fill out the coupon below and
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WHAT PROvERB is ILLUSTRATED HERE?

r HIS picture represents an old prrb with which We are all nmnar The pp@b is also shown in rn
i FORM so that it should be easy for you to guess If you ind the answer fill out the coupon below and
= send it to Uncle Jack Evenings STAR Newark j.
Tibet grsa and two boys who send in the neeH cm~t answers to this puzzle can have their choice of a
of paints fine baseball good book pMme~ or any one Of several very naamgG games If the name Is
not wrHen plainly the answer will be rejected Uncle lack will bMh the phe dmyp nH%wnnnw who care to
hma pptrhT nbre pictures and be used The NewmesW will please writ to Une Jack uumg
how hey like tmra awards N +m
Only children unr 10 years age are eligible to ompee Be sure place twoets stamp on the en-.
a@e to @dddd ayh the poaoMe. Tmn m@ fhe phewnnasw win announced on saturday july
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take it to the STAR Office and ex-
change it for the button which will adj
NIT you to all the delights of Olympic
Park on July 10, from 2 to $50 p. M.
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Teacher-Ned, you are a perfect
blockhead.
Pupil-Thank you, sir. That's the
first time o have called PIE perfect in
anything.