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CHAPTER V.-Continued.

THE quarrel, 1 believe" he per-
sisted, "was about Mr.. Armstrong;
conduct to you. Miss Gertrude. He
had been paying you unwelcome at
tentions."
And 1 had never seen the man!
When she nodded yes saw the
tremendous possibilities involved. If
this detective could prove that Ger
trude feared and disliked the muir
dered man, and that Mr.. Armstrong
had been annoying and possibly pur-
suing her with hateful attentions, all
that, added to Gertrude's confession
of her presence in the billiard room
at the time of the crime, looked
strange, to say the least. The prOmi-
nence of the family assured strenu-
Gus effort to find the murderer, and if
we had nothing worse to look forward
to, we were sure of a distasteful pub
licity.
Mr.. Jameson shut his notebook
with snap and thanked US.
81 have an idea," he said, apropos
of nothing at all, that at any rate the
ghost is laid here. Whatever the rap
pings have been-and the colored man
says they began when the family went
west three months ago-they are like
ly to stop now"
Which shows how much he knew
about it. The ghost was not laid;
with the murder of Arnold Armstrong
he, or it, only seemed to take on fresh
vigor.
Mr.. Jameson left then, and when
Gertrude had gone upstairs, as she did
| at once, 1 sat and thought over what
I had just heard. Her engagement,
| once so engrossing a matter, paled
| now beside the significance of her
| story. If Halsey and Jack Bailey had
| left before the crime, how came Hal
| sey's revolver in the tulip bed? What
was the mysterious cause of their sud-
| den flight? What had Gertrude left
| in the billiard room? What was the
significance of the cuff-link and where
was it?
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CHAPTER vi.
In the East Corridor.


When the detective left he enjoined
absolute secrecy on everybody in the
household. The Greenwood club
promised the same thing, and as there
are no Sunday afternoon papers, the
murder was not publicly known until
Monday. The coroner himself notified
the Armstrong family lawyer, and
early in the afternoon he came out.
had not seen Mr.. Jameson since
morning, but I knew he had been in
terrogating the servants. Gertrude
was locked in her room with a head
ache, and 1 had luncheon alone.
Mr.. Harton, the lawyer, was a little,
thin man, and he looked as if he did
not relish his business that day.
This is very unfortunate, Miss In
nes,' he said, after we had shaken
hands. Most unfortunate mys-
terious. With the father and mother
in the west, find everything devolves
on me; and, as you can understand,
it is an unpleasant duty
mo doubt" I said absently. Mr..
Harton, am going to ask you some
questions, and 1 hope you will answer
them. 1 feel that 1 am entitled to
some knowledge, because / and my
family are just now in most ambigu-
Gus position
don't know whether he under
stood me or not; he took off his
glasses and wiped them.
i shall be very happy" he said
with old-fashioned courtesy.
Thank you. Mr. Harton, did Mr..
Arnold Armstrong know that Sunny
side had been rented?''
Il think-yes, he did. In fact, my
self told him about it,
And he knew who the tenants
were?"
Yes"
He had not been living with the
family for some years, believer"
No Unfortunately, there had been
trouble between Arnold and his IA
ther- For two years he had lived in
| town.
Then 1t would be unlikely that he
came here last night to get possession
| of anything belonging to him?"
81 should think it hardly possible
he admitted ITO be perfectly frank
| Miss Innes, 1 can not think of any
| reason whatever for his coming here
| as he did He had been staying al
| the club house across the valley for
| the Lost week, Jarvis tells me, but
that only explains how he came here
not why 1t is a most unfortunate
| family"
He shook his head despondently
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CHAPTER VII.
A Strained Ankle.

~
1 was panic-stricken. AS I ran along
the corridor 1 was confident that the
mysterious intruder and probable muir
derer had been found, and that he
lay dead or dying at the foot of the
chute. l got down the staircase some
how, and through the kitchen to the
basement stairs. Mr.. Jameson had
been before me, and the door stood
open. Liddy was standing in the mid
die of the kitchen holding a frying
pan by the handle as weapon.
Don't go down there" she yelled,
when she saw me moving toward the
basement sairs. Don't you do it, Miss
Rachel That Jamieson's down there
now. There's only trouble comes OF
hunting ghosts; they lead you into
bottomless pits and things like that
Oh, Miss Rachel, don't as l tried
to get past her.
She was interrupted by Mr.. jamie
sons temperance He ran up the
stairs two at a time, and his face was
flushed and furious.
1.-The whole place is locked he said
angrily, where's the laundry key
kept?"
Its kept in the door," Liddy
snapped. THAT whole end of the eel
lar is kept locked, so nobody can get
at the clothes, and then the keys left
in the door. SO that unless a thief
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A Horse Lover.

James R. Keene, who is noted no
less as horseman than f1nancier,
said at a luncheon at his Cedarhurst
residence:
my love of horses has been a great
comfort to me all my life. 1 have al
ways kept my horses in their place,
though. 1 haven't allowed them to in
terfere with my business.
Some men carry their love of
horses altogether too far. Such a one
was young father who stood, with
his fair wife, before the crib of their
first born.
Isn't he wonderful?' the young
mother cried. Did you ever see any
thing like him at twenty-six months? p
Maternal love is all very WELL the
father retorted, fmpatiently, but please
don't try to compare it with two
year-O1d thoroughbred
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Trembling as was, 1 was deter
mined to see that door opened.
hardly knew what 1 feared, but so
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
81 am perfectly COOL" said, land 1
am going to remain here"
The lights flashed up along that end
of the corridor, throwing the doors
into relief. At the intersection of the
small hallway with the larger, the cir
cular staircase wound its way up, as
if it had been an afterthought of the
architect. And just around the cor
ner, in the small corridor, was the
door Mr.. Jameson had indicated.
was still unfamiliar with the house,
and did not remember the door. My
heart was humping wildly In my ears,
but I nodded to him to go ahead.
was perhaps eight or ten feet away
and then he threw the bolt back.
Come out" he said quietly. There
was no response. "Come-out," he
repeated. Them think he had re.
volver, but am not sure-he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where stood could not see
| beyond the door, but saw Mr.. jamie
sons face change and heard him NUT
| ter something, then he bolted down
the stairs, three at time. When my
knees had stopped shaking, 1 moved
forward, slowly, nervously, until had
a partial view of what was beyond the
door 1t seemed at first to be a clos
| ct, empty. Then I went close and ex
amined it, to stop with a shudder
Where the floor should have been was
black void and darkness, from which
came the indescribable damp smell
| of the cellars.
Mr. Jameson had locked somebody
in the clothes chute. AS 1 leaned ovel
1 1 fancied I heard groan-or was Il
| the wind?
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Miss Innes, spinster and guardian Of
Gertrude and Halsey, esta bliShed summer
headquarters at Sunnyside- Amidst nu-
merOuS difficulties the servants deserted
As Miss Innes locked up for the night
she was startled by a dark figure on the
veranda- She passed terrible night,
which was filed with unseemly noises
In the morning Miss Innes found a
strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey The house was awak-
ened by a revolver shot A strange man
was found shot to death in the hall
1t proved to be the body of Arnold Arm
strong whose banker father owned the
country house. Miss Innes found Hal
sey's revolver on the lawn He and Jack
Bailey had disappeared The link cuff
button mySteriously disappeared. De-
tective Jameson and the coroner arrived
Gertrude revealed that she was engaged
to Jack Bailey, with whom she had
talked in the billiard room a few mo-
ments before the murder
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ought to be able to change the plan
of his house without becoming an OBJ
pect OF suspicion"
There is little in the paper ITSELF"
he admitted; "but why should Arnold
Armstrong carry that around, unless
it meant something? He never built
a house, you may be sure of that. If
it is this house, it may mean anything
from a secret room
ITO an extra bathroom said
scornfully. Haven't you a thumb
| print, too?"
ct have,' he said with a smile, land
the print of foot in tulip bed, and
| number of other things. The odd
est part is, Miss Innes, that the
| thumb-mark is probably yours and the
| footprint certainly"
| His audacity was the only thing
| that saved me; his amused smile put
me on my mettle, and 1 ripped out a
perfectly good scallop before 1 an
swered.
why did I step into the tulip bed p"
| 1 asked with interest.
You picked up something" he said
good-humoredly, (which you are go
| ing to tell me about later
"Am 1, indeed?" 1 was politely GU
rious. with this remarkable insight
| of yours, 1 wish you would tell me
where 1 shall find my four-thousand-
dollar motorcar."
81 was just coming to that he
said. you will find it about 80 miles
away, at Andrews Station, in black
smith shop, where it is being re-
paired"
1 laid down my knitting then and
looked at him..
And Halsey?" 1 managed to say.
I'VE are going to exchange infor-
nation he said. 81 am going to tell
you that, when you tell me what you
picked up in the tulip bed"
We looked steadily at each other; it
was not an unfriendly stare; we were
only measuring weapons. Then he
smiled a little and got up.
with your permission he said, Il
am going to examine the card room
and the staircase again. You might
think over my offer in the meantime
He went on through the drawing
room, and 1 listened to his footsteps
growing gradually fainter. 1 dropped
my pretence at knitting and, leaning
/ back, I thought over the last 4S hours
Here was 1, Rachel Innes, spinster, a
revolutionary days, a D. A R., Co
lonial Dame, mixed up with vulgar
and revolving crime, and even at
tempting to hoodwink the lawI Ger
tainly had left the straight and mar
row way.
1 was reused by hearing Mr.. jamie
son coming rapidly back through the
drawing room He stopped at the
door.
Miss Innes,'' he said quickly, will
you come with me and light the east
corridor? 1 have fastened somebody
in the small room at the head of the
card room stairs
jumped up at once.
You mean-the murderer" /
gasped.
Possibly" he said quietly, as we
hurried together up the stairs Some
one was lurking on the staircase
when 1 went back I spoke; instead
of an answer, whoever it was turned
and ran up. / followed-it was dark
but as I turned the corner at the
top figure darted through this door
and closed it. The bolt was on my
SIDE and 1 pushed 1t forward 1t is a
closet, think" We were in the upper
hall now IF you viii show me the
electric switch, Miss Innes, you would
better wait in your own room"
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was as blind as-as some detectives,
he could walk right in
Liddy," said sharply, come down
with us and turn on all the lights
She offered her resignation, as u.s.
ual, on the spot, but 1 took her by the
arm, and she came along finally. She
switched on all the lights and pointed
to a door just ahead.
That's the door, she said sulkily
THE keys in it,
But the key was not in it. MI
Jameson shook it, but it was a heavy
door, well locked. And then he stopped
and began punching around the key.
hole with the end of a lead pencil
When he stood up his face was exul
tant.
Its locked on the inside" he said
in low tone. There is somebody in
there"
Lord have mercy" gasped Liddy
and turned to run
CTO BE CONTINUED
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and felt that this dried-up little man
was the repository of much that he
had not told me. 1 gave up trying to
elicit any information from him, and
we went together to view the body
before it was taken to the city. 1t
had been lifted on to the billiard-ta-
BILE and a sheet thrown over it; 9TH
erwise nothing had been touched. A
soft hat lay beside it, and the collar
of the dinner-coat was still turned up.
The handsome, dissipated face of Ar
mold Armstrong, purged of its ugly
lines, was now only pathetic AS we
went in Mrs. Watson appeared at the
card-room door.
Come in, Mrs Watson" the lawyer
said. But she shook her head and
withdrew; she was the only one in
the house who seemed to regret the
dead man, and even she seemed rath-
er shocked than sorry.
Before Mr.. Harton left, he told me
something of the Armstrong family.
Paul Armstrong, the father, had been
married twice. Arnold was a son by
the first marriage. The second Mrs
Armstrong had been a widow, with
child, little girl. This child, now
perhaps 20, was Louise Armstrong,
and was at present in California with
the family.
They will probably return at once"
he concluded, land part of my errand
| here to-day is to see if you will relin-
quish your lease here in their favor"
1--WE would better wait and see if
they wish to come" said. 1T seems
unlikely, and my town house is being
1 l. Ia
| ter drop, but it came up unpleasantly
| enough, later.
At six O'Clock the body was taken
away, and at seven-thirty, after an
early dinner, Mr.. Harton went. Ger
trude had not come down, and there
was no news of Halsey. Mr.. jamie
son had taken a lodging in the vii
lage, and 1 had not seen him since
/ mid-afternoon. 1t was about nine
O'Clock, / think, when the bell rang
and he was ushered into the living
| room.
"Sit down." said grimly. Have
| you found clew that will incriminate
me. Mr.. Jamieson?"
| He had the grace to look uncomfort-
able. No. he said. IF you had
killed Mr. Armstrong, you would have
| left no clews. You would have had
too much intelligence"
After that we got along better. He
| was fishing in his pocket, and after
a minute he brought out two scraps
| of paper. It have been to the club
house." he said, land among Mr.. Arm
strongs effects, found these One is
curious; the other is puzzling-"
The first was a sheet of club note
paper on which was written, over and
over, the name "Halsey B. Innes." 1t
was Halsey's flowing signature to a
dot, but it lacked Halsey's ease The
| ones toward the bottom of the sheet
were much better than the top ones.
| Mr.. Jameson smiled at my face
His old tricks" he said That
one is merely curious; this one, as ]
said before, is puzzling-"
The second scrap. folded and re
folded into a compass so tiny that the
writing had been partly obliterated,
was part of letter-the lower half of
a sheet, not typed, but written in a
cramped hand
| by altering the plans for
rooms may be possible The best way,
| in my opinion would be to-the plan
form one of the-rooms--c Chin
ney-
That was all
"Wen?" said, looking up There
is nothing in that, is there? A man
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His Pull.

Does that ere thin, stoop-shoul-
dered, dyspeptic-lookin' drummer that
you bought SO much from today sell
any better or cheaper goods than the
fat one We turned down SO hard yester-
day." inquired Hi Spry.
Cd know as he does,' confessed the
SQuam Corners merchant "but his
views on the criminal rapacity of the
trusts are a whole lot sounder.'-
Puck
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Such a Polite Little Bow.

1--WE keep our own cow" explained
the hostess, proudly. so we're sure
of our milk"
Well" interrupted the small son
of the guest, setting down his cup,
somebody's stung you with sour
COW
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New York's commissioner of street
cleaning says that carelessness in
throwing papers and other litter in
the streets costs the city $4,000 an
nually. and that he is trying to es-
tablish a system by which the streets
can be flushed with water, thus dis
lodging and washing away the dirt
and so reducing the dust nuisance to a
minimum. Obviously cooperation of
the people and the public authorities,
in keeping the streets clean as well
as in cleaning them. is necessary to
produce the best results.
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A New Jersey man has dog that
has been in the habit of bowling at
night. Recently the man discovered
that by playing the "Lohengrin" we'd
ding march on his photograph he
could cause the dog to lie down and
go peacefully to sleep. Try the 10
hengrfn'' wedding march the next
time the cats get to yowlins on the
back fence.
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A lover of birds suggests that bell
be fastened to the neck of the house
cat to give warning to robins, thrushes
and so on There is classical authority
for the view that the rats and mice
would heartily indorse the PROPOSE
ton
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In Cleveland, where the members
of the police force are directed to
speak gently to the erring and never
IN any circumstances to be rough with
drunken men or to use force in deal
ing with lawbreakers, a policeman
was almost beaten to death the other
day by rowdies. Tho Cleveland sys-
tenn may be an admirable one. but per.
haps something ought to be done to
educate the public up to it.
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bic COMPOUND. /
was sick tn T g 9
months and could
not walk. i SUI
|fered all the time.
The doctors said /
could not get we'll
without an opera
|tion, for / could
|har dly stand the
pains in my sides,
Especially my right
one, and down my
right leg. i began
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A young lady in California has been
released from a county jail because of
the way she sings. There are two
ways TO look at this.
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A Missouri judge has decided that 1t
is criminal negligence to get close to
a mules heels. 1t is also the rankest
kind of foolishness, unless the one
who does it wishes TO commit suicide
and hates to jump into cold water.
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A New York banker living in West
chester has been appointed justice of
the peace. Will the growing occupa-
ton of country estates by the rich
eventually produce a class after the
order of English country squires?
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Nothing FOO Good

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The department of agriculture
sounds another warning about the
house fly and the house cat-both
dangerous pets
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Explorer Shackleton complains that
American hotels are kept too warm.
He ought to explore some Chicago
apartment buildings.
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Sending poet to Jail is not exactly
regular, simply as SO stated. But If
the other facts Justify, the poet is at
least better off than if consigned to
the alternative refuge of the poor
house.
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Every season has its peculiar fatali-
ties. With the advent of the warm
weather the drownings will begin, but
the automobile accidents will not stop.
They are Independent of seasons.
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That New York man who sold his
wife and sons for S25 knew cheaper
way than going to Reno.
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Strawberries in another decline.
says a headline. That's the sort o
news to give us.
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Automobile riding is recommended
by physician for persons with weak
hearts. 1t might also be a heroic cure
for pedestrians who get in front of the
auto
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Speaking OF reformed spelling, the
spell of clear weather is about as fine
a reform as any,
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The chanticleer craze may cause
fashion to substitute a string of hem
eggs for the pearl necklace
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Where IL Goes

tune out of a simple little invention
Indeed, What did he invent?" In
vent? Nothing. you dub! He was the
promoteri"
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That Massachusetts, professor who
says woman is still a savage may have
been impaIed upon a long hatpfn-
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Sometimes the man who is prevent
ed by rain from working in his garden
on Saturday afternoon feels so bad
about it that he winks the other eye.
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Further investigation indicates that
not all the fruit was killed and that
the pink mosquito netting for green
peaches triumphantly survived the
freeze
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Massacres in the Balkans do no
have even the excuse of novelty.
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Haiti acts as If 1t were about II
take up its gun once more to elect
president.
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The per capita circulation for April
was AZ cents less than that of March.
1t may be in the pocket of your winter
vest which you hung up during the
warm spell.
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Wonder how far in arrears that
Utica, N Y. boarder was who Rugged
his landlady SO hard as to break her
neck.
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California has raised 80, 600, 900 lady
bugs to give away. 1t is stated that
If ladybugs are distributed on melon
patches there will be more melons to
cut.
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H. s. GIvLER, Pub.

Fine weather. # seems, is not al
ways too good to last