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missing bonds had been advertised and
some of them discovered. In every in
stance they had been used as collateral
for large loans, and the belief was cur
rent that not less than a million and a
half dollars. had been realized. Every
one connected with the bank had been,
placed under arrest, and released on
heavy bond.
was he alone in his guilt, or was
the cashier his accomplish? Where was
the money? The estate of the dead man
was comparatively small-a city house
on q fashionable street, Sunnyside, a
large estate largely mortgaged, an in
surance of fifty thousand dollars, and
some personal p~roperty-this was all.
The rest lost in speculation probably,
the papers said. There was one thing
which looked uncomfortable for Jack
Bailey: he and Paul Armstrong to-
gether had promoted a railroad COM
pany in New Mexico, and it was ru-
mored that together they had sunk
large sums of money there. The bust
ness alliance betWeen the two men
added to the belief that Bailey knew
something Of the looting. His unex-
planned absence from the bank on
Monday lent color to the suspicion
against him. The strange thing
seemed to be. his surrendering himself
on the point of departure. To me, 1t
seemed the shrewd calculation of a
clever rascal. | was not actively an
~tagonistic to Gertrude's lover. but |
meant to be convinced, n way OF
the other, l took no one on faith.
That night the S%unnyside ghost be-
gan to walk again. Liddy had been
sleeping in Louise's dre~ssing-room on
a couch. and the approach of dusk was
a signal for her to barricade the en-
tire suite. Situated as it was, beyond
The circular staircase. nothing but an
extremity of excitement would have
made her pass it after dark. / confess
myself that the place seemed to me tc
have a sinister appearance, but we
kept that wing well lighted, and unit
the lights went out at midnight it was
really cheerful If one did not know its
history.
On Friday night, then, l had gone tc
bed, resolved to go at once to sleep
Thoughts that insisted on obtrudins
themselves l pushed resolutely to the
back of my mind. and / systematically
relaxed every muscle. | fell asleep soon
and was dreaming that Doctor Walker
was building lis new house immediate
ly in front OF my windows; | coulc
hear the thump-thump of the ham
mers. and then I walked to a knowledge
that somebody was pounding on my
door.
/ was up at once, and with thu
sound Of my footstep on the foor th'
low knocking ceased. to be followed i'm
rnediately by sibiiant whispering
through the keyhole.
Miss Rachel, Miss Rachel'' some
body was saying, over and over.
rs that you, Liddy?' / asked. m,
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DEAL CATHOLIC CHURCH
CARD PARTY BIG EVENT.
Mrs. j. 7. Smith, of Newark,
Managing Benefit.

~ The annual card party for the benefit
Of st. Mary's Church, in Deal, which /:
the social event of the season there,
VIII take place in the Deal Casino to-
morrow night at $3.50 o'clock, under the
management of Mrs. James 4. Smith,
OF Newark The prizes, numbering 125,
a V been donated, and consist of hand
some plates, pictures. china. cut glass,
a Die locket and pencil. ladies' hand
bags, parasols, scarfplns, cuff buttons,
cigays, travelling bags and sets, etc.
The following are those who comprise
the committees Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Delehanty, Mrs. d. O'Day, Mrs. Joseph
Ryan, Misses Joyce, Misses STANLEY,
Mrs. Joseph M. Byrne, Mrs. Henry Nc
Aleenan, Miss Doyle, Mrs. William
Heppenheimer, David T. Leahy, Mrs.
w. F. Hoffman,. Misses Roche, Mis-,
John L. kersey, John joyce, Mrs. John
e. Kelley, Misses Moore, Mrs. j. F.
Shanley, jr, James T. Smith, Mrs.
Hugh Mullen, Mrs. Guy Earle, john
Phelan, Miss Pauline Hagger,y, Mrs.
j. G. O'Keefe, Mrs. Robert e. MoDon-
rell. Mrs. J.. l.. Reiss, Misses McCor-
mick, Miss A. Dillon. Arthur Nc
Aleenan, Mrs. C. Terhune.
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given way to his confidential clerk, and
that functionary had condescended to
connect his employers desk telephone,
l was somewhat at a loss as TO how to
begin.
why, how are you, Rachel" Sam
said generously. Going to build that
house at Rock View?' 1t was a TWEEN
ty-year-old joke of his.
Sometime. perhaps | said. Just
now l want to ask you a question about
something which is none of my bust
ness"
Il see you haven't changed an iota
in a quarter of a century, Rachel"
This vas intended to be another Jest.
Ask ahead; everything but my do
nestle affairs is at your service"
TRY to be serious l said. And tell
me this: has your firm made any plans
for a house recently, for a DIR. Walker,
at Casanova"
Yes, we have"
Where was it to be built? have a
reason for asking"
1T was to be, | believe, on the Ann
strong place. Mr.. Armstrong himself
consulted me, and the inference was
in fact, | am quite certain-the house
was to be occupied by Mr.. Armstrong;
daughter, who was engaged to marry
DIR. Walker"
When the architect had Inquired for
the different members of my family,
and had finally rung off, 1 was certain
of one thing. Louise Armstrong was in
love with Halsey. and the man she was
going to marry was DIR. Walker. More
nxrI- @Es, l1,t-tN- -
riage had been contemplated for some
time. There must certainly be some
explanation-but what was it?
That day / repeated to Louise the
telegram Mr.. Harton had opened. She
seemed to understand, but un unhap-
pier face I have never seen. She looked
like a criminal whose reprieve is over
and the day of execution approaching
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For the low Of mercy. let me I'M"
she said in a low tone.
She was leaning against the door, for
when l opened it, she fell in. She was
a greenish-white, INC she had a red
and black barred flannel petticoat over
her shoulders.
Listen she said, standing in the
middle of the floor and holding on to
me. "Oh, Miss Rachel, it's the ghost
OF that dead man hammering to get
in"
Sure enough, there was a dull thud-
thud-thud-from some place near. 1t
was mufied; one rather felt than heard
1t, and 1t was impossible to locate. One
moment it seemed to come, three taps
and a pause, from the floor under us;
the next, Observation-Disclosures came
apparently from the wall.
It's not a ghost,'I said decidedly. IF
1t was a ghost 1t wouldn't rap; it
would come through the keyhole."
Liddy looked at the keyhole. but it
sounds very much as though some one
is trying TO break into the house.
Llddy was shivering violently. l told
her to get me my slippers and she
brought me a pair of kid gloves, so
found my things myself, and prepared
10 call Halsey. AS before, the night
alarm had found the electric lights
gone: the hall, save for its night lamp,
was In darkness, as / went across to
Haiseys room. / hardly know what
reared. but 1t was a relief to find him
there. very sound asleep, and with his
door unlocked.
wake up, Halsey," l said, shaking
him.
He stirred a little. Liddy was half
IN n half out of the door, afraid as
usual to be left alone, and not quite
DARING to enter. Her s%cruples seemed
10 fade, however, all at once. She
gave a suppressed yell, bolted into the
room n stood tightly clutching the
ootboard of the bed. Halsey was
gradually waking.
I've seen it," Liddy walled. "A
woman in white down the hall!'
j paid no attention.
"Halsey," | p~ersevered, some one is
breaking into the house. Get up, won't
your"
1t isn't our house, he said sleepily.
And then he reused to the e~xigency of
the occasion. "All right, Aunt Ray"
he said, still yawning. IF you'll let
me get into something
1t was all l could do to get Liddy
out or the room. Tho demands of the
occasion had no influence on her: she
mad seen the ghost, she persisted, and
she wasn't going into the hall. But
got her over to my room at last, more
DEAD than alive. and made her lie
down on the bed.
The tappings, which seemed to have
ceased for a while, had commenced
again, but they were fainter. Halsey
came over in a few minutes and stood
listening and trying to locate the sound.
Give me my revolver. Aunt Ray
The said; and ] got 1.-THE one / had
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STOP TOBACCO AND Go
ABROAD ON SAVINGS

MELVILLE, July 15,-James Hig-
gins and Raymond Hinson, two young
Millville residents, resolved two years
& to save their money for q trip to
Europe. They stopped smoking, and,
instead of spending their money for
Injuries. put it in small banks. A
month ago the boys looked in the banks,
and decided to take the trip at one,
and yesterday sailed for Liverpool.
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BOA CONSTRUCTOR ROUTS
CROWD In BAYONNE PARK
Big Snake Finally Caught and
Locked in Jail.

BAYONNE, July 15.-Terrorizing
women and children in the City Park
in this city, a large boa constructor,
which had presumably escaped from
an itinerant snake charmer who has
been performing here, made it's appear
ance yesterday.
A large box with a lid attached was
pressed into service and into 1t was
put an egg. While eating the egg to
which it a been lured, the lid was
slut down on the snake. Policeman
Smith was called, but after taking a
peep at the snake declared it would be
a shame to mar its skin with a bullet.
Later the snake was taken to police
headquarters and placed in a cell.
The snake measures fifteen feet in
length and is as thick as a mans arm.
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had ceased, and the silence was almost
painful. And then suddenly, from ap-
parentiy under my very feet, there rose
a woman's scream, a cry of terror that
broke off as suddenly as 1t came. I
stood frozen and still. Every drop of
blood in my body seemed to leave the
surface and gather around my heart.
In the dead silence that followed it
throbbed as if it would burst. More
dead than alive, / stumbled into
Louise's bedroom. She was not there!
ITO BE Continued Tomorrow
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found in the tulip bed-and gave it to
him. He saw Liddy there and OWNED
at once that Louise was alone.
You let me attend to this fellow,
whoever it is, Aunt Ray. and go to
Louise, will you? She may be awake
and alarmed
So In spite of her protests, l left Lid
dy alone and went back to the east
wing. Perhaps | went a little faster
past the yawning blackness of the cir
cular staircase; and l could hear Hal
sey creaking cautiously down the main
staircase. The rapping, or pounding,
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Copyright 1908,
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
synopsis of Previou. Chapters.

Rachel lines, a spinster, rents "Sunnyside."
he country home of a banker. Paul Armstrong.
And goes there with her grown nephew and
'Nece, Halsey and Gertrude. The second night
%9re aTe mysterious disturbances about the
5lse. The third night Arnold Armstrong. son
{ the banker, Is murdered IN the house. Hal
and John Bailey, Gertrude's fiance, disap-
ear Later John Bailey. who IL cashier in
~ rnstrong's bank. gives himself up. and Hal
~ returns. The bank fails. Bailey sends for
'aul Armstrong, the banker. but he dies stimuli
t3 leously in California. Some suspicion Is
erected against him. Detective tells Miss
mes a yelled woman cam to "Sunnyside'
fns night before the murder. a night or two
alter another disturbance Ia the house leads to
N investigation and Louise Armstrong. daugh-
e Of the banker. sister Of the murdered man.
ssd HaIssy's fance, Is found very i'll. hiding
4 q lodge. She has run away from parents in
california. She is taken 70 'Sunnyslde' for
sqre, while no one knows why she came to the
Jointly.
The next day evidence is found connecting
Saul Armstrong with the wrecking of his
5ank. His wife is on her way from Cali
-p~nia with the body. Louise slightly i'm
proves and tells Halsey she Is going 10 marry
bother man. Mrs. Armstrong; attorney
saones, asking Miss Innes to give up her
Ease but is refused. Reads telegram for
louise asking her to look out for Nina Car
5ngton," signed IF. L. w" Doctor arrives
nd accidentally drops hint that Louise is TO
marry a voting DR.. Walker.
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SAENGERBUND ELECTION.

The Hersischer Saengerbund will
it's semi-annual meeting Sunday
in its headquarters, S24 Springfield ave
nue., when officers will be elected.
Adam Manns is president, Theodore
Froebel secretary and Lorenz Se:pel
treasurer. Director Eggert vas in
charge of last nights rehearsals. 1t
was decided to take part in the coming
festival for the benefit of the German
Hospital.
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INFANT CRACKSMEN TELL
OF SYSTEMATIC THEFTS.
Perth Amboy Lads Confess and
Are Jailed.

PERTH AMBOY. July 15.-Followir 6
IN detail stories they had read of pill
lage and slaughter, two 1~4-year-old
boys, Ernest Scheman and Clyde
Meighan, of this city, have been sys-
tematically robbing stores and flats for
the past month. They were brought
into court yesterday and forced to co1-
fess. Schuman flashing a .3S-calibre
revolver and Meighan modestly turning
over a ~.22-calibre Colt. They were
committed TO jail.
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BERGISCHE DELEGATES.

Delegates to the coming session of
the Northeastern Arbeiter ~Saenserbund
were elected as follows at the Bergische
Maennerchor's meeting in Creter's Hall,
Holland street. last night: Karl kroh,
Walter Dnderlein and August Schmidt.
After the singers held a rehearsal
under the baton of Carl Jungmann,
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LOOKING A YEAR AHEAD,

A committee was appointed at last
quarterly session of the Labor
in it's headquarters, Spring
field avenue and South Tenth street
for next years outing. Seven new
members were enrolled, and it was re-
thai the total membership is now
more than 800. The society will attend
he picnic of the Socialist-Labor party
TO be held August =. in Wevers's Coles.
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NOTICE OF INTENrIoN-Board Of street ana
Water commissioners
Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the
BOARD of Street and Water Commissioners of
the City Of Newark, at a meeting held the sth
day 1of July. 1909, and approved by the Mayor
Of he City Of Newark on the Oh day q July,
intehtion OF the Doard OF stress and Water
CoiNnissionera Of che City Of Newark. under
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CHAPTER XIV.

Liddy Gives the Alarm.
THE next day, Friday, Gertrude
broke the news of her stepfa-
theirs death to Louise. She did
1t as gently as she could, telling her
fret that he was very III, and finally
that he was dead Louise received the
news in the most unexpected nne
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
rowing proposed ordinances passed a second
reading and were ordered TO a third and Anal
ana Water Commissioners held July s. 1900:
An ordinance TO provide for the tagging of
ROSE R q
from Bergen street TO Bremen street 81.
Hillside E
about one hundred feet.
An ordinance to open
BELMONT AvENu
from Meeker avenue northerly for a distance ..
about one hundred feet.
BADGER AVENUE.
about one hundred feet.
An ordinance to open
JELLIFF AVENUE.
from Meeker avenue northerly for a distance of
ABOUT one hundred feet.
President q, n. =; T; g
WIN. e. GREATHEAp.
Jylo-ot Clerk of the Board.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
loving ordinances have been passed by thA
Hoard OF Street and Water Commissioners ami
and pursuant to Chapter IS Of the State laws
OF 1909. are herewith published by title:
An ordinance to provide far the construction
wooDsIpE Place.
oetween summer avenue and Arlington avenue.
AN ordinance to provide for the construction
NICHOLS STREET.
petween Van Buren,. street and TYLER xtre.t\
An ordinance to provide for the construction
DIVISION PLACE \
between Centre street and Division rourt
Adopted JFy 5, 1900.
President Of the 4; E E Z;
commissioners
WIN. b. GREArHEAp.
Apnroysa r,,, 49, Clerk Of the Board.
,s,o.. JACOB HAussLrNa,
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NOTICE OF INTENTION-Board of Street and
Water commissioners
Pursuant to a resolution adopted. by the
Hoard OF Street and Water Commissioners Of
the City of Newark, at a meeting held the sth
day of July, 1909, and approved by the Mayor
OF the City Of Newark on the 9th day Of July,
1909. public notice is hereby given that 1t is the
intention of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City OF Newark. under
and by virtue of provisions of the act entitled
An act to revise and amend the charter of the
City of Newark approved March 18th, 1851.
and supplements thereto. and the act creating
the Board or Street and Water Commissioner
Of the City of Newark, approved March 2sth,
1891, and other public laws of the state of New
Jersey. TO order and cause the opening of
DEVINE STREET,
from South Orange avenue southerly for a
distance of about 236.a2 feet. as the same 10
shown on a map on file In the office OF the
Chief Engineer and designated as No. 1860.
Such persons as may object thereto are re-
quested to present their objections in writing
to the Clerk Of said board. at the Office OF the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners City
Hall, Newark, on or before the expiration OF
six days from date of this notice.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City Of Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD.
Chief Engineer.
fv10-et
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under the auspices of the Eintracht
Society, of Elizabeth, but took M
action.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE or 1NTENT1oN-Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners
Pursuant TO a resolution adopted by the
board of Street and Water Commissioners Of
the city of Newark, at a meeting held the Sth
day OF July, 1863, and approved by the Mayor
Of the City of Newark on the 9th day of July,
1909, public notice is hereby given that 1t is the
Intention of the Board OF Street and Water
commissioners of the City OF Newark. under
and by virtue of provisions of the act entitled
An act to revise and amend the charter OF tse
city OF Newark" approved March 18th, 1851,
and supplements thereto, and the act creating,
the Board Of Street and Water Commissioner
Of the City OF Newark, approved March 2Sth.
1891. and other public laws of the State of New
Jersey. to order and cause the vacation OF a
triangular strip of
DEy1NE STREET,
one side of said triangle being S.66 feet south
erly, as the same is shown on a map on file In
the office OF the Chief Engineer and designated
as No. 1032-V.
Such persons as may object thereto are re-
quested to present their objections In writing
TO the Clerk Of said board, at the office of the
Board of Street and Water commissi oners. City
Hall Newark. on or before the expiration Of
six days from date of this notice.
By direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
NJ. X. SHERRERD,
Chief Engineer.
Newark, n. j., July sth, 1909.
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their musical director, the members
discussed the proposition to take part
in the trip to the fatherland in 1912,
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NOTICE OF INTENTIoN-Board of Street and

Newark. n. j.. July sth, 1903.
jyl0-5t
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

and by virtue of provisions OF the act entitled
An act TO revise aid amend the charter OF the
City of Newark" approved March 18th. 1857,
the Board Of Street and Water Commissioners
Of the City of Newark. approved March asth,
1881, and other public laws Of the State of New
Jersey, 10 order and cause the vacation Of
BLOOMFIELD RoAD
from Highland avenue to Lake street. as a
public street or highway, as the same is shown
on n map on fs in the Office Of the Chfsf
Engineer and designated as No. los0-v.
such persons as may. object thereto are re-
que3ted to present their objections In writing
TO the Clerk Of said board. at the Office Of the
Hoard OF Street and Water Commissioners Cjt,,
He'll, Newark. on or before the expiration Of
six days from date of this notice.
BY direction of the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners of the City of Newark
NJ. R. SHERRERD,
Chief Engineer.
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Newark. N. j., July 9th. 1900.
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-08-28

IL Is hard for me to distinguish my
own work and my own aims from those
OF the two Boards with whom | have
worked during the last four years, and
have no wish now to do so. | alone re-
main of the first Board, and two mem
bers of the present Board will not be
members of the next.
The Road Board of Allegany county
enjoys State wide reputation for effic-
iency Only recently the State Board.
headed by Gov. Crothers, finding that it
might not be able to secure satisfactory
bids i'll time to build this fall, has made
an exception and actually clothed the
Allegany Road Board with power to
build roads for the State in this county ::
!. e., one mile east and one mile west of
Frostburg. This confidence has been
won from the State by the Board, and
believe justly. 1t means that if it is
maintained Allegany can go right along
with her road improvement and not
have to wait the inevitable DELAYS of
Statewide action. 1t should be added
that every cent spent on the roads is
registered by vouchers and an itemized
account on file i'll the office of the County
Commissioners. Besides this, under the
Shoemaker law the State has its daily
inspector on the roads, watching each
day S work, the number of men and ma
terials employed. No private company
Is more eXacting as to quality of service
and material, or accuracy of accounts
So much for the roads, the Road
Boards-their plans and their policies.
Now few words as to myself. 1t
has been argued by some that merchants
when on the Board have used their power
to induce employees to deal at their
stores. Whether this has been true in
any instance | cannot say. | am a mer-
chant, but | have never by word or sug-
geStlon sought to influence any road
employee to deal at my store. The fact
Is, | have on several occasions declined
the patronage of men employed on the
roads, because | believed they had offer
ed me their trade on this account.
This statement has grown rather long.
1t might be made twice as lengthy, how
ever, and not cover even half the matter
which you ought to consider in connec-
ton with your very important interest
i'll the future of the roads of this county
For myself | confess to an ambition in
relation to that future which has no
connection with the salary of the office
of Road Director. During the last four
Scdlo nave HeIptu 10 10TH tne plans
for road building which are now NOV
ing fast toward their fruition. | have
never held any other public office and
have no desire to do so. But | do as
pire to remain in a position to complete
the work which has been so begun, aud
which in very few years will give the
county system of roads of which the
public may feel proud, but over which
one of ITS constructors may fool tha Il
light of gratitied ambition itself.
1t is this ambition which prompts me
to ask of my associates of the Demo
cratic party denomination as one of the
four Road Directors, and to ask of my
fellow-citizens of all parties an impartial
consideration of my purpose in the work.
Respectfully,
CLINTON UHL.