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NEW RAILROAD
FOR YELLVILLE

Little Rock, May 10. H. Hand,
editor of the Mountain Echo of Yell
vile, believes that in few years
ye1lville will be on a trunk line
which will lead from st. Louis to a
connection with the coal field OF
western Arkansas.
He is in Little Rock and reports
a company has been organized to
build from Yellville south 10 Buffa-
10 river, which will open up very
rich timber and mineral belt. The
company behind the new short line
Las spent over $4,000 in making
surveys to keep the line down to
one per cent grade, which h.as
been done by following the banks OF
streams through the mountain
passes.
Editor Hand does not believe the
promoters of the road would spend
80 much money looking for one per
cent grades if they intended to go
but eighteen miles. It looks like a
trunk line to him. He says the con-
sulting engineers of the Panama Ca
nal are behind the surveys which
rave been made, and that would in
Cicate a trunk line also.
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GOVERNOR PARDONS
TWO YOUNG BOYS

Little Rock, Ark, May 10.-Luther
and Henry Minor, two youths from
Pope county, convicted in November
1909 and sentenced to serve one year
IN the reform school for grand lar
ceny, were yesterday pardoned by
Governor DOnaghey. There was a
long petit III Fled asking for the par
G II of the boys. Superintendent
Chesnntt so asked Governor Dona-
gaey IT, issue the pardon, stating that
he believed tiar if given another OPP
rortHnity It. boys would make law
abiding citizens. Both boys had ex-
cellent recorGs at the reform school.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11

on d change of venue, Of crimirally
assaul;Ing a II years old girl. The
crime is alleged 10 have been COM
United on what was formerly known
as the .Choctaw Strip and po"-
ton of Oklahoma before being a :
tached to Arkansas by Congress. The
Supreme Court affirmed Bowman
sentence and the case has now been
taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States, SO he has nulno' +
OF months yet to live even if the use
is finally aqrmed. The question
of jurisdiction over the strip Of
ground adjoining Fort Smith viii fin
ally be passed upon in this case
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given THAT the part
rership heretofore existing between
J. W. Ferguson and w. B. Irby, un-
Ger the firm name of Fergus & Irby,
uoing business at Sweden, Jefferson
County, Arkansas, is this day dissolv
ed.
Mr.. J. W. Ferguson assumes the
payment of all the Indebtedness of
the said firm, and reserves the sole
tight to collect and receive all debts
and personal property owned by the
said firm, or in which they have any
interest, either at law or equity.
This May 9Th, 1910.
]. W. FERGUSON,
W. B. IRBY,
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ONE JUDGE "WET"
THE OTHER "DRY'

Little Rock, May 10.-Though De-
Wallis Bluff is wet now, it will soon
lie dry, believes Editor Morrel Of the
DeValls Bluff Observer, who spent a
portion of the day in Little Rock
yesterday. Editor Morrell says the
case will be taken to the Supreme
court and he hopes to see the lower
court reversed there.
In Prairie county the county judge
refused to grant liquor licenses but
the circuit judge OVER. ed hin and
licenses were recently granted to sa-
looms in De Walls Bluff.
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ALCOHOL IN MEDICINES

Alcohol is the best known preserv-
ntive Of medical compounds, and the
average proprietary medicine contains
from 1 per cent to % per cent, which
is the smallest possible amount to
preserve the ingredients, while the
average doctors prescription con-
tains. from % per cent to so per cent.
Such standard preparations as Ly-
dia E .Pinkh,am's Vegetable Com
pound contain but IS per cent and
hey even put the compound up in
tablet, form, which the over-scrupul-
GUS woman, who objects to alcohol
in any degree, may use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11
NO HOT AIR AT
STATE CAPITAL.

Little hnck. AK, May 10-Amony
the things tie legislature failed 10 Go
was t. make specific appropriation
to heat th- Lew State Capitol and
there has teer much speculation as
to how ii il tc be heated. The ques-
tons vas =. Up to Governor Dona-
ghey yesterday and brought from him
the following reply: '.I'll send in
some special messages to the legisla-
ture and that will make them warm a
plenty"
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BIC BATCH FROM
SEBASTIAN COUNTY

Little Rock, Ark, May 10.-Sheriff
Lon Harris of Sebastian county. ar
rived at the penitentiary last night
with II convicts. He brought Will
BowmaL, selite need to hang twice for
criminal assault, who was left in the
pcnitentssry for safe keeping. Bow
man was convicted in Scott county.
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WARNING ORDER.

In the Chancery Court of Jefferson
County, Arkansas.
Richard A. Burke, plaintiff, vs.
Martha Burke, defendant.
The defendant Martha Burke, is
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days and answer the COM
plant of plaintiff, Richard A. Burke.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court this 10th day of May, A.
D. 1910.
EDGAR BREWSTER, Clerk.
T. P. STEWART, D. C.
II 12 d G e.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11
DR.. G. D. SMITH
VETERINARY SURGEON AND

DENTIST
Treats all diseases Of Horses, Mules
Cattle and Dogs. Office 331 Pine,
corn 4th ave. Telephone Qong dis
tance) 529.
HOSPITAL 1923 Pine, first building
south of Hicks Ice Factory.
Residence 1907 w. 9Th, ave. tele'
phone (long distance) 109.
\ Buggies and Automobiles washed
while you wait.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11

Parents, is it not better that your
Toys and girls should learn to swim
il. the Y M. C.. A. than chance drown.
ir~ in the Arkansas river?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11

ALI kinds OF Furniture repair
work done in first class shape by
Tedstrom Fur. Co. 4.7.f.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If it
fails to cure. q. W. GROVES sig
nature Is on each box. Csc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11
Greatest Medicine Of the Age

Nr. Walter Clark of bluetieid,
w. Va, was laid up with lung
trouble, unable to work for
two months. Ec tried nu-
merous medicines without
results until he took Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey. It COM
pletely cured him and now
he is in perfect health.
Having been afflicted with seri-
Gus case of lung trouble and Used
many remedies without result-in
fact, I was unable to do any work
whatever for two nontlls-DuHy's
Pure Malt Whiskey was recon-
and I commenced taking
the same. I desire to state that I am
entirely cured, having been pro-
SO By my physician.
'sThis testimonial is conscientious
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11

old Furniture made as good as
new at Tedstrom Fur. Co. See us.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-05-11

given and without any solicitation whatsoever consider this
the greatest medicine of the agWalter Clark Buehed
W. Va. Mr. Clark member of the firm Of Clark Co,
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TIL CIRCULAR STAIRCASE
B#[!I!III|l|| 81

lremh ing as | was, | was deter
mined to see that door opened
hardly knew what | feared. but so
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
4 am perfectly COOL said. and
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 il 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 | 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 l 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. | moved
forward, slowly. nervously. until had
a partial view of what was beyond the
door 1t seemed at first to be clos
ct, empty. Then | 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 leaned over
| fancied l heard groan-or was 1t
the wind?
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CHAPTER V.-Continued.

The quarrel. believe he per
sisted, was about Mr.. Armstrong;
conduct to You. Miss Gertrude. He
had been paying you unwelcome at
tentions."
And | 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 mur-
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 strenll-
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.
Il have an idea" he said, apropos
of nothing at all. that at any rate the
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
vgor.
Mr. Jameson left then, and when
Gertrude had gone upstairs, as she did
at once. | sat and thought over what
I had just heard. Her engagement,
once so engrossing 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 cufflin and where
was it?
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CHAPTER VII.
A Sprained Ankle.


was panic-stricken. AS l ran along
the corridor l was confident that the
mysterious intruder and probable mur.
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 time, and his face was
flushed and furious.
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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was as blind as-as some detectives,
he could walk right in
'Liddy," l said sharply, come down
with us and turn on all the lights"
She offered her resignation, as us.
ual. on the spot, but took her by the
arm, and she came along finally. She
switched on all the lights and pointed
to door just ahead.
That's the door," she said sulkily.
THE keys in it."
But the key was not in it. Mr..
Jameson shook it, but it was a heavy
door, we'll 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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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 | knew he had been in
terrogating the servants. Gertrude
was locked in her room with a head
ache, and had luncheon alone
Mr.. Harton, the lawyer, was 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 northumberland mys-
terious. With the father and mother
in the west, ! find everything devolves
on me; and, as you can understand.
1t is an unpleasant duty"
NO doubt" | said absently. Mr.
Harton, | am going to ask you some
questions. and hope you will answer
them. feel that | 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.
Il shall be very happy he said
with old-tashioned courtesy.
Thank YOU. Mr. lIarton, 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 it would be unlikely that he
came here last night to get possession
OF anything belonging to him."
81 should think it hardly .ossible," I"
he admitted. ITO be perfectly frank,
Miss Innes, | can not think of any
reason whatever for his coming here
as he did. He had been staying at
the club house across the valley for
the last 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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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
house, you may be sure of that. If
1t is this house, it may mean anything
from a secret room"
ITO an extra bathroom" l said
scornfully. Haven't you a thumb
print. too?"
Il have" he said with a smile, "and
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 l ripped out a
perfectly good scallop before | an
swered.
why did l step into the tulip bed?"
l asked with interest.
you picked up something" he said
spontaneously, which you are 60
ing to tell me about later"
Am I. indeed?" was politely Gu
rious. with this remarkable insight
of yours. wish you would tell me
where shall find my four,thousand-
dollar motorcar"
Il was just coming to that" he
said. You will find 1t about 80 miles
away, at Andrews Station, in a black
smith shop, where 1t is being re-
paired"
laid down my knitting then and
looked at him.
And Halsey?" managed to say.
I'VE are going to exchange infor-
nation he said. Il 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 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 listened to his footsteps
growing gradually fainter. | dropped
my pretence at knitting and, leaning
back, l thought over the last As hours.
Here was l. Rachel Innes, spinster,
granddaughter of old John Innes of
revolutionary days. D. A. r., Co
lonial Dame, mixed up with vulgar
and revolving crime, and even at
tempting to hoodwink the law, Ger
tainly had left the straight and mar.
row way
l 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? ! have fastened somebody
in the small room at the head of the
card room stairs"
l 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 I went back. | spoke; instead
of an answer, whoever it was turned
and ran up. l followed-it was dark
but as l turned the corner at the
top figure darted through this door
and closed it. The bolt was on my
| side, and pushed it forward. It is a
closet, think" We were in the upper
hall now. IF you will show me the
electric switch, Miss Innes, you would
! better wait in your own room"
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NMARY 4
= RZNZH4RT
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cvNnDCIS
SYNOPSIS.

Miss Iuncs. srlrs'.r and guardian Of
Gertrude and Ilal-... established summer
headquarters al SHUuE side Amidst Uu-
Tn'ruus iIilrUlt.'s tIr s,TI ants deserted
As Miss Inns locked ~ Tor tu. night
She was startled los 90 dark u.uTc ou tII,
Ntranda. 81" passed 90 terrible night
which was nll't with uuS,'ullE noises
In III" morning Miss lUU,s found a
strange link cum hutluu lu clothes
hamper G.rlrgd, and Il.1z'E arrived
Will JACK BJ.I'g I'll. N.4sr E.a- .iHs....
was found shot 10 death iu C.. laII
II proved iu if f..t hpdy Of Arnold Ann
strong. who's banker f.tIrr UENu,u Ii.r
country house. Miss Inns 'aE4ul Hal
Bailey had hlsH ru,ar'd The Ink ,uM
huiton mN>rrI..r.lF disappeared Dr-
t"ytyc JaiUI,Euu uuI tho coroner arrived
Gurtrud" revealed that sI.r was engaged
to Jack Ball. With Whom Sn. had
talked iu tho ulHHri room few mo
urnts hcfur' tie murder.
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Remedies are sold throughout the civ
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for their free Cuticura book. 80 pages
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treatment Of the skin. scalp and hair
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They Surely Would.

A little American boy with his ia
ther was visiting a market in Mex,
lean city He saw little native girl
with small basketful of red peppers,
of which she was eating one. His ia
ther was about to say: She thinks
she is very smart" as the son called
his attention to it. The boy spoke up
quickly. knowing what was to be said :
you smart if you eat all of them" His
father replied: Yes, SON."
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and | felt that this driedup little man
had not told me. l 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 sheet thrown over 1t: 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 son by
the first marriage. The second Mrs.
Armstrong had been widow, with
a child, a little girl This child. now
perhaps 20, was Louise Armstrong.
having taken her stepfathers name,
and was at present in California with
the family.
They will probably return at once"
he concluded, and part of my errand
here today is to see if you will relin-
quish your lease here in their favor"
We would better wait and see If
they wish to come" | said. 1T seems
unlikely. and my town house is being
remodeled." At that he let the mat
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 | 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 MIR. 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
minute he brought out two scraps
of paper. Il have been to the club
house" he said, and among Mr. Arm
strong's 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 Halseys flowing signature to
dot, but 1t 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 l
said before, Is puzzl1ng."
The second scrap, folded and re-
folded into a compass so tiny that the
writing had been partly obliterated,
was part of a letter-the lower half of
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
for-in one of the-rooms-chi
ney.
That was all
"Well?" l said. looking up. There
Is nothing in that. is there? man
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WjIIjno to Paw for Rammer.

When the British square at the bat
tie of Abu klea. in the Nubian des-
ert, was penetrated by the dervishes,
one of them attempted to spear a gun
ner who was in the act of ramming
home charge. The Brton Drained
the Sudanese but the rammer head
split on the mans hard skull. Next day
the gunner was sent for. Mistaking
the reason, and knowing from expert
ence that soldiers are charged for
government property which they
break, he led off with: Please, sir,
I'm very sorry | broke the rammer,
but l never thought the fellows head
could be 50 hard. I'll pay for the
rammer SO as to hear no more of
the case"