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HIS WELCOME FOR PRoDIGAL
Cowboy Would Have Reversed Pro-
eeedings as Recorded in the
Scriptures.

Judge Ben b. Lindsey OF the famous
Denver juvenile court said in the
course OF recent address In char
ity:
Too many OF us are inclined to
think that. one misstep made. the boy
Is gone for good. Too many of US are
like the cowboy.
An itinerant preacher preached to
cowboy audience on the 'Prodigal
Son. He described the foolish prodi
gals extravaganza and dissipation; he
l-steycrihed his perjury and his husk
hard He thought be- had made . Con-
vert. and addressing the cowboy peeI
sonalIy. he said from the pulpit:
My dear friend. what would you
have done II yon had had prodigai
son returning home like that?'
Mel said the cowboy. promptly
and iercely. I'd have shot the boy
and raised the calf.'"-Detroit Free
Press
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Ownership Of Property Subject OF In
teresting Decision by Spokane
Judge.

Judge Norman S. Buck. member
of the lower house OF the Washington
legislature died at Spokane. Judge
Buck was a pioneer resident OF that
district and of the Occur d'Alene min
ing district and was widely known
and popular.
In the late SOS Judge Buck render
ed a decision while sitting on the
bench in Idaho that attracted atten'
ton throughout the nation. as 1t de-
cided the ownership Of the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mine. the greatest
silyer-lead producer in the world. still
said to worth s10.000.000 and having
an annual output of over ss.ooo.o0o.
The mine was located by Phil
O'Rourke and his partner during a
prospecting tour in the winter OF 1881
SIS as a result of the uncovering OF the
outcropping through the paving oil
mack mule which they had fount
astray and appropriated "Dutcf
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headunarand Halsey. ESTABLISHED sna, Of
meroi,s dtsr rs at Sunnyside. AmiTs, gunner ne
As Miss f nnest ss, the servants deserted ed
S ar was startled by a dapk i 9Th, the night
durfnw onseemly noises distmrheIh , she
Innes , ,ne night. In the mnrndn ned her
hamper G.s,r grange link cum button in
ened 5v bailey. The house was a ar,.,t1
stronr ,.. revolver shot and ArnoIa " YAK
hall. Miss ,ound shot to death in the
appeara avn He and Jack Baiiey be sd I've
onsIy d,.. The link cur-button mx u a,s-
arrived. Ge ppeared. Detective JAMESON
TAXED TAXED to Jack Bailey. with sn @b was en- en-,
ments IT. the billiard room n feu. she |
cused h5is sore the murder Jamies"n mo no
e ernce; He imprisoned am ~; back evil
= 'n a,,y room. The prisoner intruder asr In an
a neiprn chute Gertrude was s,,sr down
proved To round hn the other half Of What
ieS, icy reappears and saws he Gun ant button.
said shn sponse to n telegram. S;ertr,ey
revolver nad given Bailey an unioadad
w,sapon Cashier e Bailey fsye o. hin p, loaded
smp,nss bank. defunct was a raul Arm
wreclaa iement. Halsey said ar rsnet Tor
Bailey, Paul Arms frank and eSuid clear
nounced. Haisey's nance. oeath was an
iods ek was found at the iodse A I'm
q long talk the 'q n,l Louise and Arnold had
,, se was prostrated Ionise i, n,,r Lou
MARI wife she still loved him She Wis
her wben h' and that he would desniso
=, y, developed that DR.. WaikeMr n a., story.
y, III 10 De married. A prowiar ,u louise
bottom nS ,S louise was found nj he
said she had de be circular staircase Louise
~, ,nu answered It. Somethinp hs,, me door
e stairway and she faInfed past
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-07-27
LID CIRCULAR ST1TP(AF

Gess, as 1t might turn out. Then 70,
~ Halsey's happiness or wre..n .os
Tue return of her mother won,d mne''
VI course. that she womb Re- -
.ea'e us. and had become yraa,,.: ~
tached to her. sfeatiy at
From the day Mr.. Jameson o,
70 Sunnyside. there was su ae
ehange in Gertrude's manner to oup,, n
~ =. was elusive. difficult to analvzo h,,.
IT. was there. She was no longer fra Uu.
WIN win me. although think her a@an A
.on never wavered At the time 7 lat,
h the enange to the fact that / had for.
pa uuen all communication with Jobn
aa iey. and had refused to acknowi.
,ws any engagement between the
Two. Gertrude spent much of har
lime wandering through the rrounds
r. taking long cross-country walks
., ,a,sey played golf at the Countrv
a ,,oo DAY after day. and after Louise
en- as she did the following wear
~, Jameson and were much TO-
elmer. He played fair game of crib
age out he cheated at solitaire
me night the detective arrived
l had e talk with him II
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a self.conscious and egotistical
young clergyman was supplying the
pulpit OF a country church. After the
service he asked one Of the deacons.
a grizzled. plain-spoken man. what he
thought OF his morning effort
WAL answered the old man.
slowly. III tell ye in kind of para
BILE. remember Tunk Weatherbee's
fust deer hunt. when he was green.
He follered the deer's tracks all right.
but he foliered 'em all day in the
wrong direction. '-Housekeeper.
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discovery. as an excellent n,..
enumeration to gain headwoy
Iou are sure the hole was no, h.-.
adjunct OF the misrstory, domessss. ans
top was covered with fine white plaster.
as was the floor. But there were no
large pieces of mortar lying around
no bits of lathing. When I mentioned
this to Liddy she merely raised her
eyebrows. Being quite confident that
the gap was OF unholy origin. she did
not concern herself with such trifies
as a bit of mortar and lath. No doubt
they were even then heaped neatly
on n gravestone in the Casanova
churchyard!
I brought Mr.. Jameson up to see
the hole in the wall. directly after
breakfast His expression was very
odd when he looked at 1t. and the first
thing he did was to try to discover
what object. II any. such hole coult
have. He got a piece of candle. ant
by charging the aperture a little wal
able to examine what lay beyond. Tn,
result was nil. The trunkroom, al
though heated by steam heat, like tn,
rest of the house. boasted of a fire
place and mantel as well. The open
| ing had been made between the flu,
| and the outer wall Of the house. Their
was revealed. however. on inspection
only the brick Of the chimney on on
side and the outer wall OF the hous
on the other: in depth the space e,
tended only to the flooring. Tn
breach had been made about four fee
from the floor. and inside were all tn
missing bits of plaster. 1t had bee
methodical ghost.
1t was very much of a disappoin
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ana put one on every stair 4, a..
house, and you'll never ca.oh tnt
thing. There's some things vn,, any any
handcuff." you can
Lady was right. As soon as cor,,,
went W to the trunkroom Viii.
was directly oyer my bedroom "n ms
plan of the upper story of the h, me
was like that of the second eon nous 81
.ne main. One end, however n,, IA
the east wing. had been left onlv r over
" nnished. the intention having haas
10 convert it into ballroom at go" en
future time. The maids rooms ,r rUne
room. and various storerooms ino,ns
ing a large airy linen room oneno,
ION long corridor. like that on the
second floor. And in the trnnLra ne
us Liddy had said. was fresh hroa,,
In the plaster. e'n break
Not only in the plaster. but tbron,
ne iathing. the aperture extended
eached into the opening. and throd
eel away, perhaps. I could touch rho
TICKS OF the partition wall For SON.
eason the architect in buiIdina some
ouse had left a space there ,h n
truck ME. even in the surprise of tha
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.o'a MN OF the experiences Io,,so
On mad had the night before
~ ne circular staircase. and abou,
nc man VINO had SO frightened Rosie
my fugeest1on pnns No Ss-- - y,
tioual lock on the east wing door he
opposed a strong negative.
81 think II probable" he said. that
our visitor will be back again. and
the thing to do is to leave things ex-
actiy as they are. to avoid rousing
suspicion. Then I can watch for at
least a part Of each night and prob
ably Mr.. Innes will help us out. l
would say as little to Thomas as pos
sible. The old man knows more than
he is willing to admit.
/ suggested that Alex, the gardener.
would probably be willing to help. and
Mr.. Jameson undertook to make the
ARRANGEMENT. For one night. how
ever, Mr.. Jameson preferred to watch
alone. Apparently nothing occurred.
The detective sat in absolute dark
ness on the lower step of the stairs.
doing, he said afterwards. now and
then. Nothing could pass him In
either direction, and the door in the
morning remained as securely fast
ened as It had been the night before
And yet one of the most inexplicable
occurrences Of the whole affair took
place that very night.
Liddy came to my room on Sunda,
morning with a face as long as the
moral law. She laid out my things as
usual, but / missed her customary
! garrulousness l was not RECALLED will
the new cooks extravaganza as t.
| eggs. ana s... even forbore to mention
| that Jameson" on whS3e arrival sh'
had looked with silent disfavor.
. What's the matter. Liddy?" asked
1 at last Didn't you sleep last night?
mo. ma am" she said stiffiy.
a Did you have two cups OF COTE
I at your dinner?" I inquired.
l. NO, man," Indignantly.
o sat up and almost upset my ho
e water-I always take cup OF hot WI
n ter with a pinch of salt. before | &c
4 UP. It. tones the stomach.
"Liddy Allen" said. stop combin
I that switch and tell me what is wron
, with you"
Liddy heaved a sigh.
o Girl and woman" she said. "Tv
q been with you rs years. Miss Rache
A through good temper and bad" tn
=. idea, and what I have taken frol
a her In the way of sulks!-''but CUES
X l can't stand 1t any longer. My trunk
packed"
who packed it," / asked. expectin
from her tone to be told she ha
Weakened to find it done by SON
ghostly hand.
n. 81 did; Miss Rachel, you won't
n lieve me when tell you this hous
is haunted. Who was it fell down II
w clothes chute? Who was 1t scare
,e Miss Louise almost into her grave?'
lie I'm doing my best to find Out"
he said. What in the world are W
v driving at?" She drew long breat
to There is a hole in the trunkroo
he wall, dug out since last night. It's
n enough to put your head in, and Il
as plaster's all over the place"
IN Nonsense" / said. 'Pllsser is ;
nd ways falling"
But Liddy clenched that.
er Just ask Alex" she said. "Wh'
at he put the new cooks trunk there la
ok night the wall was as smooth as tn
he This morning it's dug out. and there
i'm plaster on the cooks trunk. MI
nj Rachel, you can get a dozen detectiv
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ment. I had expecteSrst r,o,,
at the very least, and even NJ
Jameson had fancied ,ht at las,
nave clew to the ~ Tbere
was evidently nothing to he dis
covered; Liddy reponat avarr
thing was serene amo, servants
ana that none of then heen dis'
turbed by the noise n.ddan,n.
thing. however, was no nigh,in
visitor had evidently than one
way OF gaining access thouse and
we made arrangement, redouhle
our vigilance as to win ana doors
that night. anu u'o' .
Halsey was incline nooh.nooh
.ne whole affair. He a break in
the plaster might occnrrad
months ago and gone ticed. and
,aat the dust had IDLY been
'tirred up the day bef After ali
we mad to let it got ,at. but we
~. IN an uncomfortabInday. Ger.
rude went to church, aIalsey took
iohg walk In the meg Louise
,as able to sit up, ame allowed
Ia,sey and Liddy to as her down.
airs late in the after. The east
elahda was shady. grewith vines
40 palms. cheerful witlshions and
uneing chairs. We p.ouise in a
Gamer chair. and shsat there
'ssi'eiy enough. her DIS clasped
her lap.
we Were very silent. lsey sat m
= ran with a pipe. oIy watching
use as she look, broodinpIy
ross the valley to thtlls. There
something battling the girls
,s' and gradually Hsy's boyish
lures lost their glow seeing her
tut again. and settl into grim
% lie was like h father lust
re sat until late afteoon Halsey
wing more and more cody. Short.
'eiore six he got up d went into
muse and In n fe minutes he
e Out and called mto the tele-
ne. 1t was Anna hitcomb, in
T. and she kept me ( 20 minutes.
ny me the childreniad had the
Sues and how Nine 5weeny had
ned her new gown.
hen finished. Lidd was behind
her mouth a thin lin
wish you would try look cheer
i,iddy. l groaned. your face
sour milk" But Jddy seldom
"a to my gibes. Sc folded her
little tighter.
caied her up" sic said oracu-
he called her up. nd asked her
Up you at the telephone. so he
aik to Miss Louise. A thank.
ma is sharper thin a serpent's
"sehse' | said brusquely. II
nave known en,ugh to leave
It's long time since you and
IN love. Liddy. and-we for
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A Hole in the Wall.

My taking the detective out to Sun
nyside raised an unexpected storm of
protest from Gertrude and Halsey.
was not prepared for 1t, and scarcely
knew how to account for It, To me
Mr.. Jameson was far less formidable
under my eyes. where / knew what he
was doing. than he was OF in the city.
twisting circumstances and motives to
suit himself and learning what he
wished to know about events at Sun
nyside in some occult way. / was
glad enough to have him there. when
excitements began to come thick and
fast
A new element was about to enter
into affairs; Monday, or Tuesday al
the latest, would find DR.. Walker bach
In his green and white house in the
village. and Louise's attitude to hin
in the immediate future would signi
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Missouri district He
for solution safe transportation
a compensatory rates
study OF how to be division
course on
the ranks the general department
the oil guiding right
Chicago 81
a remarkably high average
OF teaching other people
,fromh m--w enough
II Usck in schoo weather All TIL
educational training to
all the ONCE
in lneof promotion
Brookfed
Joseph Omaha
continue TO
railroad business
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MS organization exploits with the formation
United
the financial world And for the has
CO. But 1T was not until that p
main OF corporate
the
indicated
banking
gan much like his father physically
bust and looking
ite In
genial What of the
made him extremely popular in both business society.
athlete
most lucrative banking business
where even in the worst of weather and
Gloucester
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Mule Discovers Rich Mine

Jake" Goetz and Harry Baer owned
the mule. and Judge Buck decided
that they were therefore entitled to a
grubstake interest in the mine. They
sold their interest for 5000. 900. which
became the foundation for a much
greater fortune accumulated in bust
ness in Spokane.
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"Mathilde Browne was very rude to
an overdressed old woman she met on
the street the other day"
Il know the story. The old woman
turned out to be Mathilde's very rich
aunt. and now she's going to give all
her money to a hospital for decrepi'
dogs
Nothing of the sort. In fact. It's
worse. The old woman was the
Rrownes' new cook-and now they
haven't any"
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attorney
the Roosevelt and was as
this work. in spite OF numerous
colonel
the sensational
afterward is regarded as gnh
time after the Civil war be
concessions to the south
kept him in the best federal pc
had Important government
is probable his time writing
In conspicuous
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There is certain sameness about
natural scenery" said the man who
looks bored.
DO you mean to compare a mag
nificent mountain with the broad ex-
panse of the sea?"
Yes. Wherever you find spot of
exceptional beauty somebody Is sure
to decorate it with sardine tins and
biscuit boxes"
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OLD GUERRILLA CHIEF OUT

Col John s. Mosby. the famous Confederate
guerrilla of Civil days has lost his position as
a special attorney in the department OF Justice.
after eight years there.
In the absence OF Attorney General Wicker
sham no explanation was made at the depart
ment. Old age. that nightmare OF superannuated
government employees. It is understood. was the
main reason for the dismissal.
Col Mosby is about seventy-threc years Of age.
To his old friends he appears active and energetic
He has been blind in one eye since he was a
young man. and lately has been getting deaf.
The colonels history as n fighting man. his
achievements with small band OF guerrillas dur
ing the great war between the states. has given
him a place In history that has marked him for
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Rail CHEF HAS A SCHOOL

H. E. Byram. vice-president Of the Burlington
system. has been teaching school In ST. Louis.
Naturally 1t is a railroad school and notable from
the fact that the occasion the first upon
which the man who recently shouJered the re-
sponsiblities of operation of the Burlington Sys-
TEN had been In st. Louis.
From the time Mr.. Byram left the Chicago
headquarters he became peripatetic pedagosue-
a travelling teacher as 1t were-for he Is going
ali over the Burlington System. meeting members
of the operating and traffic stan at division and
district headquarters and holding little education
al meetings.
He had a school composed of local celebrities
in st Louis One was w. A. Taloe. assistant gen
eraI passenger agent. who is studying the question
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The Teacher-Who was It that
climbed slowly up the ladder of sue
cess. carrying his burden with him az
he went: who. when he reached the
top gazed upon those far beneath
him. and
The Scholar Jagged ST. know,
ma'am. 1t was Pat O'Rourke. presi-
dent of the Hodcarriers union.
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DO you see that man going along
with his head in the air. smiling with
his nose?'
Yes. know him.
IL suppose he believes In taking In
the good. pure ozone
NO; he's hunting for motor
garage. I believe."-Tit-Bits.
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IN THE LIMELIGHT
TO HEAD MONEY HEPTARcHY

]. Pierpont Morgan. Jr.. when Thomas Ryan
says is to head an American financial heptarchy.
recently has been visiting of the vast prop.
erty interests to which he is to fall heir. Young
Morgan marveled at the huge steel plants in
Pittsburg, part of the United States Steel cor.
poration-the trust-which is controlled by his
father. He also visited the mills at Gary. Ind
which are growing rapidly. and found much
to ponder over there.
Although the impression Is far from general.
young Morgan is In many ways much like his ia
Their. He may not have the latters organizing
genius; that remains to be seen.
But he has the dominating personality and ap-
utude for business that made the elder Nor
decade l,efnrc hs.
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CHAPTER xviI.-continu.s

You heard no other so,,,,,. -,
coroner asked. There was ~ y
win Mr.. Armstrong wban VI
tered?" "heh ne el
1t was perfectly dark Thar.
no voices and I heard no,hin ~er
was Just the opening M H.. = Iher
shot. and the sound of soma, I'M
Ing" vi somebody fall
Then. while you went ,hro
The ioom and upstairs to alarm
a. uas ~ the criminal, whoever
door," "Peu ny the cast
Yes"
Thank you. That will do
NM myseii that the coroner go,
J.,,,, oush out OF me. I saw Mr.
cornn smiling to himself. and the
,Jrn,, r gave me up. after a time NJ
NJ ! had found the body. said
NJ. known who 1t was until NJ
toid me. and ended by Iookina
~ a" barbara Fftzhugh and savIne
sxae ~ renting the house I had no,
.ed 10 be involved In any famiIv
1,' Al which she turned purnIe
verdict was that Arnold Arm.
o"s had met his death at the bands
parsoh or persons unknown. and
prepared to leave. Barbara Eft.
"usn hounced out without waiting IN
rak 10 me. but Mr.. Harton came nm
AS ! knew he would - ".
house. / hope. Miss Innes." he said. ,
Mrs. Armstrong has wired me {
again
Il am not going to give 1t up" !
maintained, until I understand some .
things that are puzzling me. The day
that the murderer is discovered. VIII
leave
Then, Judging by what have
heard. you will be back In the city
very soon." he said. And ! knew that
he suspected the discredited cashier
of the Traders bank.
Mr.. Jameson came up to me as
was about to leave the coroner's Of
fice.
How is your PATIENT" he asked
with his odd little smile.
II have no patient" replied,
startled.
Il will put it in a different way.
then. How is Miss Armstrong;"
"She-she is doing very well.
stammered.
Good cheerfully. And our ghost?
Is 1t laid?''
MIR. Jameson" l said suddenly. Il
wish you would come to Sunnyside
and spend few days there. The
ghost is not laid. l want you to spend |
one night at least watching the cir |
cular staircase. The murder of Arnold |
Armstrong was a beginning. not an
end ,
He looked serious.
Perhaps / can do IT," he said. II
have been doing something else, but
well, l will come out tonight
We were very silent during the
trip back to Sunnyside. | watched
Gertrude closely and somewhat sadly.
To me there was one glazing flaw in
her story. and it seemed to stand out
for every one to see. Arnold Arm
strong had had no key. and yet she
said she had locked the east door. He
must have been admitted from within
the house; over and over / repeated 1t
to myself.
That night. as gently as could.
told Louise the story of her step
brothers death. She sat in her big.
pillow filled chair, and heard me
throsgh without interruption. 1t was
clear that she was shocked beyond
words; II / had hoped to learn any
thing from her expression. l had
failed. She was as much in the dark
az We were.
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GoRST EGYPT'S REAL RULER

The famous speech which Col. Theodore Roose-
welt made in London. following the one which he
made In Egypt. has attracted attention to that
country. and to Sir Eldon Gorst British agent and
consul general in Egypt. who was the real ruler
in that part of John Bulls domain.
Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cromer In
Egypt a little more than three years ago. but
previously he had had much experience in that
country. He first went to Cairo In 1886 as an
attache and has been promoted gradually to his
present position. The criticism against him is
that he is too conciliatory; that he has not been
sufficiently firm In dealing with the Nationalist
press which even goes so far as to advocate as
snssination of the British government represent.
atiyes Lie Is a natixe OF Nc. Za.aIa nda l. f1,..
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81 wonder she sished. why they
always talk OF the sad sea waves?"
Because" he answered, the sea is
always blue"
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Recently In the
but
OF this
to
the
n curb in the u
the
which
Independence
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-02-18

Sheriff Gregory will sell the rea
estate Of Mrs. F. A. Rose In Mata.
mOras Saturday March 18th.
New postal cards are appearing
They are 80 I s inches, light blue
tint, printed with bronze blue ink
and the stamp contains the profile ol
ex president Mckinley.
The Miss Floercke who killed her.
self with q revolver last week in
Philadelphia was a guest in Milford
some years ago and Is well remem
bered by several here.
Miss Nancy Olmsted died at the
home OF her niece in this borough
last Saturday afternoon aged about
S8 years. Her former residence WAS
in Dinginan township where she
lived with her brother the late + r.
at one time an Associate Judge. The
fun--ral was held Wednesday and
intsrment in Milford Cemetery.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Con
sregstion will have . turkey supper
IN the church pArloEs next Tuesday
evening. A very attractive repast
will be provided at . very modest
price and IL will pay to take Dote OF
the oeeasloA.