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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

1S4S. The third act represents the
I'rata, the most splendid of the Wen
nese parks, on the birthday of the pres
ent emperor.
On Friday evening Flotow's 'Ales-
ma Gluck and Messrs. Slezak Goritz
and Witherspoon. This performance
marks Miss Gluck's promotion to star
dom. Miss Gluck is an American girl,
whose work has merited the highest
is especially noteworthy by reason of
on the public stage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
Grain In New York

NEW YORK. Feb 4-F1om-Quiet
and nominally lower. Receipts 1880;
shipments 1000
Wh6at-Spot steady: No 2 red Sl.c0
sales elevator )Gestic and $3.50 nom
inal :. 0. b. ahoat; No. l northern
lulVth and No. hare Writer $123 s.
I" III, r; f. o. b. afo;tt.
Th"C@ 9as ar ,:.sit: lra Ike IN wheat
Under selling o III cables, poo" cash
dem ii,i, predic' ms OF large receipts
and liberal worlds exports Offerings
were net large However, and sn IS
covered on tn GecIire At the c:ns (
prices were 5-S .9t-41 net lower. Ny
closed $1.17: JUL 81 e rs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
Basketball Game.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-What is like
ly to be the fastest basketball game OIL
the season in New York will be VIII
messed by a large crowd tonight at the
Seventy first Regiment armOry, Where
the College of the City of New fofh
will play the University of PennsylVa-
MIA.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
DUN'S WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
Industrial and Trade Condition Re-
ported Satisfactory-Outlcok Bright

NEW YORK, Feb Ar c. Dun
and company's weekly review of trade
tomorrow will say:
Industrial and mercantile conditions
though irregular. on the whole are
satisfactory with a promising spring
outlook. The event of this week has
been the great weakness in securities.
The failure record has been greatly
expanded in amounts involved in the
last month, but the record seems
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
WILLIE HOPPE EASILY WINS
BILLIARD MATCH LAST NIGHT
Youths Wonderful Playing With
Magnificent Runs Is Feature of
the Contest

PITTSBURG, Feb. 4-Willie Hoppe
tonight won his 1900 point match at
Morningstar by the grand total score
of 1900 to 1882. Hopes victory in
running out his last block of 500 to-
night, was the most decisive of any
of the three nights play. He did it
in ten innings, while Morningstar had
only 225.
Hopes average for the three
nights play was 80, while Morning
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
NO MORE BODIES FOUND
Victims of Primero Disaster Total 81
Recovered at Present Time.

PRIMERO, Col, Feb. 4.-No more
bodies have been added to the total
of 81 recovered from the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company's mine, although
large rescuing parties worked all day.
Tonight it is said that a body has
been found, but that a passage has
not been sufficiently cleared TO per-
nit bringing il out.
Twelve bodies We're buried at Trim
idad today, five being placed in a
grave marked unknown" Five
other bodies are in the Trinidad
morgue. One has been identified
They will be buried tomorrow
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
MODERATE DECLINE
FOLLOWED BY RALLY
WHEAT TRADING STRENGTHEN
ING DESPITE HEAVY BEAR
tsH FACTORS
Fureion Market Reports Weak-May
Corn Suffers in Comparison With
July Figures.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Trading in wheat
started with moderate decline, fol-
lowed BY a slight rally, despite the
nreDonderance of bearish factors, not
ably foreign weakness, large advances
and q slow demand for cash wheat
The Temporary strength was lnsu1l-
cieni to hold the market at the hlSh
levels. and prices slid down gently
from 5-8 to / lac, the decline be-
tna STAYED at different points by buy
ing activity May refrigerated from
(! 10 3-8m1-2c to $1.09 1SM1-4c, the
other future travelling over shorter
ian The close was Use removed the
low noints of the day with May at
SiO9 1-4@3-8c, 7-S@1c lower than the
hual figures yesterday.
May corn prices suffered in com
harrison with the July figures. Early
symptCms of strength, which carried
Nav I'D to G6 7-8c, were unable to
successfully resist the downward trend
induced by weakness in the demand
fur cash corn Through most of the
session July prices kept above May,
the distant month fuctuating from IL
10 5-Sc, while May fell off "a to 7-8c
from the high point. All the futures
made u weak close at the low points
with May at 66M1-Sc, 5-8@3-4c low
er, while July at Sc lac was 1-2c
lower.
Trade in oats followed that In corn,
the variations being from 39c to 1-2c.
May touched DC 3-4c and fell off to
&c 1-4c, closing 3-8@12c lower.
In provisions pork closer unchanged
ia 9 1-2c higher, while lard and ribs
we're unchanged to Lee lower.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, steady; No. rye, sic; feed or
guixine barley, 62@65c; fair to choice
mailing, e7@71c; flax seed, No. ],
southwestern, $205 L.; No. l north
western, 81 .0e 1-2; timothy seed, S4.15;
clover, 1855; mess pork, per Dbl, $21.50
f021.75; lard, per 100 lbs, $11.97 1-2@
1902 la: short. ribs, sides, OOOse),
t11.3701167 1-2; short clear sides,
tboxed), $12@1212 1-2.
Grain Statistics
Total clearances Of wheat and flour
we're equal to $4,000 bushels: exports
for the week, as shown by Brad
streets, were equal to 100000 bushels.
Primary receipts were 100000 bushels,
compared with 100000 bushels the cor
responding day year ago. Estimated
corn 394 cars; oats 1853 cars: hogs
$4,000 head.
Open. High. Low. Close
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Realty Transfers

j. q. Frankland ct uX ct al to LIE F.
A. Shaw, deed. February 8, 1910, $3.50;
lot 10, block 2, Browns addition.
Frank L. Phillips to Frank McCon-
aughty, deed February 2, 1910, $1,000;
lot 4, block 1. Green's Park addition.
Harry krutz ct uX to George Reid,
deed, January 26, 1910, $500: n w IA
of 2S- 1896
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

One of the days upward move
ments was in progress at the closing,
which was strong, with net gains
for most stocks.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales
par value $3,401, 900.
United States bonds were unchang-
ed on call
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

State Mine Inspector Jones said to-
night that all efforts are being con-
centrated toward repairing slopes and
forcing air into remote chambers. He
is looking for the point where the ex-
plosion occurred to determine, if pos
sible, what caused the disaster.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
WOULD PUT CHICAGO "DRY'
Monster Petition Filed Insuring
Vote on Proposition.

CHICAGO, Feb. A delega-
ton from the An:i-SalOon league
marched tonight from their head
quarters to the board Of election
commissioners and presented q
petition declared to have the sig
natures of 1906 voting residents
of Chicago. This insures the An
ti-Saloon element a place on the
ticket at the coming April election,
md the question of whether Chi
cago shall be "a dry town. will
then be voted upon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
Wool In St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Wool unchanged: medi-
UNI grades cOmbing and clothing. 24@
29c; light fine. 22@27c; heavy fine
|12M21c: tub washed. 25M37c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
DANCE JIG IN CHURCH
Dayton Youths Arrested for Disturb
ing Revival distinguishing
Runs High.

DAYTON. Wash. Feb. 4.-(SnAn-
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and glad am he didn't git IL the desk
he ali the saints. wasn'' h" watching
at the hInd whin ! moved ~ ~ with ria"
counsellor' And the eyes Of him. the eyes
OF him they were. they are. the eyes 81
Sfnooi and no wan lis. Wait dearla. wait
You poor finder. bray. little creature.
and tind your lower thrne There's work
Z" he done 10 wanst that may help him
oIt IN IN" great case you geN him
agatha hardly needed the JAnIt or =
broken words or his hurried d"partur"
She was having Herbert wound she was
Watching life and hope returning TO
H"rh"rt'- face Then she stopped short
IN her thoughts and minIstrations
Her eyes had ,1uGh, reflected m the
SHINING inner surface 81 the watch case
IN" word knPyals No need for painfui
deductions, her intuition told her AZ CnCe
that u came from her letter that y Wa
the word Sla v'.nk reversed 10 too with
a deft move did she s..e that the reflect on
~ IOoinbs might well hp SmCot AMI then
Ike Herbert. Ike tn" lanIfoT she also
knew
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BE silent. be still. Just for a moment
and then there will be Il ght and life and
low" for us, FOR ~ both together
some one wis descending There was
the "reak and groan Of the naNt iron
shutter as some one cr~pt out on It, as
some one crspf down On II. ~ som. one
swung over on y. 10 grasp the sill with
one hand and then the other and draw
himself up and into
: No; not into the room There was n
sweeping. rushing sound Inc heavy
window crashed down The door slaturn,d
open. Up flashed the lights
tart cried FRNon. dEshing forward
10 where Agatha Beatns with all her
might was holding down the heavy win
dow upon y SCrs-Ching souirmIng man
whose falls. hair and beard had become
dislodged m the struggle leaving n con-
NlCtS -haven poll and face discIoaed
-CaTi. Smooi and ToOmb= and Nohbins
Wis. and the very divvle TOO. all IN wan
cart ik" dom rai ~ a trap
ought ! had med q mistake after
J locked the dur- from the outside on
YOU. but ] might have known that IL Won
,ifd com" down again this li'tle les,ly wud
h"v the mind and : he nerve enough ia clincb
hIs first case for her lower 'hr'Ie
Come ~ now out 81 thot Not n u,d
or "A move nr IN 10 you with the h1tchst
aS Won don" the oddsrS com. m now
ana RS atNv while | Strp yOu Of the
s'nflng ~ which Won - ~Ipped the desk
AUD "a N"-h"ri Homes buI half com
prrh"nd nc what vaS going On teamed
tor~drd on ms desk M hands AGAIN
graz and again guarded half a million
Of dollars
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Tn" living animals fed uu their fellows
that had tI'-i For two months my IN
formant had been an unwilling witness Of
this. hut the 50 q month that he received
was to-" much Ia n" lightly set aside
uLs business Was to supsrintend LhO
disposal ~ M" dogs that had not b"~n
eaten up ur thrown INTO the s"l. A. the
dogs died and they diced 10y hundreds
daily during ~" hottest weather. they
w"r" -kIun'Si hy gyp,l"S aud their hudlr-
Were, hu'l,d down Tor various purposes
IN" skins Will hc utilized for q coarse
grade of gloves. the bones IN the refining
- -ugar tsn I was toldr and the rest Tor
f-ruIizerS Not quarter of the total
number. however. - comprised IN this
disposition
On August - the n"wspa pers of Con
-tantuopl" published a note from the
prefeCt of the city denying various re
ports that had gone out about the con
dI,ions at ONia and among other strange
thing making thu following statement
Not single hit Of dead flesh has been
thrown into the sea. the health measures
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prescribed 10y the prefecture are observed
and an abundant supply Of food and
water - given daily tn the animals. which
IN accordance with Instructions set down
from N" first have been deprived neither
Of food nor water
Tn" project had been annoyed by pro
te~t~ that came m from individuals and
societies throughout England. France and
th" | mted states Let the humane 80
rI"tl", uf ~" world mind their local busl-
mess and leave the Cpn-tantinople street
dug- To- their fate. was what he meant
And sd this bald denial. but the fact re-
mains that - great many bodies - dead
dog We're ,""n floating m the vicinity ~
~" Prince Islands tins summer The
attempt - suppress the truth about the
back IT food and water can only be ella SOD
among tn" methods ~ the old regime
In" protests were Insistent however
and they often came from high quarters.
50 that finally IA the face 81 MosAem
superstition and fanailcism tho polio.
were ordered 70 poison the dogs which
stan smainsd IN some II the Ruspor1ls
villages That was month ago. after
most If the animals had been collected
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one - the very first 81 the rolltop sort
ever manufactured and hence trtfe
bulki-r than the later models. the Interior
sides being lined instead - skeleton zad
but still far too -..ryiCeabls for "A kindhng
fate
What. thou wa- u the ianitor had said d;
Why, Of "ours" ne had - q that the desk
had belonged 20 that get rich quick fellow
hrcval=. who had II' Uut lively bet inc
Two days and had meyer teen heard ~
-InC" md their YOU N''re. yes. and
thor" wa IT," man. beyond th" shadow II
q dOuh
II came hack windy 10 Homes. tho
excitement ~ that financial fraud and
rasCo Ot tnr'+' y"aT- ago How eNpp-ur"
hdi sprung llH"N I'.yfs't!y upon kneNHl-
and ~ acCO;uphC'-s a. th" very hrI GIT of
Their plund"nnS how hn"val- entering
III" AeTIal Building ~ night fal had been
81 upon by mott Eager 10 tear him INTO
pieces and how ~ 1h" narrow h..udS and
Turns leading 10 "a" waterfront he han
managed - '~"ap.
Why then was not TINS get rich quick
hnevdlz m" tugIttv1 kn"yal- whom old
Beams had -urrurpt 10 hi- cost Why
then VIA not SupDf an aCCompliCs. -
VI. who had followed MIN and killed him,
having r"a-"uS II hiz own why h" should
not 30 heart ~ ~ITrs.'
Her" ~ wi- fNl. HUWa- - involuntary
Cal" h'Cafu" e curious RaI" What vas
that CRISP 90 - yellow paper sticking ONT
from under ~" IUug Il IA" d"-E on M"
-l1' v"- Uu 10" -id". that Wa ind"-
uIativ thicker than th" other and 40 did
~ y" 'h" liupr"s -i0n II h"ing a. m" laI Itpr
nad -d,i. all .,-S.w' O,enlug 49, Knit.
MT IiDwe- drew ont from tie hiding e
fresh gold certificate Tor 81 'sp
Could Il be- lie rappssh frant rcsllv on
IN" panel. n did not sound hollow and
Empty Iuuld y h" that this dec I,.s~ sld"
II a." desk wa q secret -tor. f"r TREASURE
which kn"vals had not had time had not
lived long enough "a remove
Why II IN" JanitOr mad not raised IA"
uih"r end at n" desk 10 reset ,a-t ~
he NIGH never have known. might newer
iTtv" dreamed 81 ~lIrh "a marvellous hing
" all events h" would find out ~ ono"
~ ono"
Homes jumped 10 hi- feet He PICKED
Ip the hatcher from the corner whore
IaNOn had left u lie beat that fear
tIcular panel ~ ne do=k ~ least INTO
kindlIngs Then he started back The
1at ~urfa"" - 10" desk was covered with
rriSp c"rIiICafe-, hOwtng over hI- sta
'lDnery his watch. Agatha- letter the
d"-pi-ed promis-ory notes and The r"
J"Cted Judgments lake river 81 gold
He would NOT hay" believed y" could
Lave heen 40 avid a. he pil"d and rnuntad
idea 81 Wlthhpld'". and kcpggng the
'r"a-ur" II b"long"d 80 he d"lud.d
'"py-i'Dr- ~ The get rich quick -ch"ru"
u' would I'"pInI - hem Tor every o"n'
~ " BBt "VIdiIv IT COuT-' he wpuld
'H' literally rewarded thni was no NOR,
han right aud Oh bat "a small gr.rcrn'asr
81 u would mean much 80 Arl'Ea
and 200 hIfr
Ih"r" wa d""Isr shadow ~ tho
~had'wv -iUd"W opening Du tho blank
yali FOL. = man swung lIk"i az ont D." losIg..
from 10" 80" bat Hums- I'D uui h.rd ~
49, h'' counted aud rr"pInt"d Then can.
o.. "pDrt upf half 49, loud - n" unnor is,,,I
ra..to' ~ the hif'is.i and Homes fell
forward bleeding and Inoon-'ioU- lin
grn-nIus -rtll guarding half = million 81
duIiir.
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him Bv constant effort my compan ion
and kept IN" lively creatures down and
continued an inspection ~ the island
Every step q the way mad" as feel
that "" we've tr"adinc n chdrrel house.
Bones and hair and less t"scritahi. re-
mains wrrr over, WHERE
In ~ lautine times this shaG-l"ss rcCSy
pr ramIn Wa the dwelling plHr" Of Gr'''.k
Jnchpr.i"- TN. collars and ".sterns 81
their char"l- ru' coils still rvist lnd -
furnishing almost m" only rpOts Of shade
IN ,h" island man dogs had crawie,i
Iuto thsn 20 perish
IN" French business man was not al
owed - xii an dugs but onlr 10 y, her
trs'n up a. the died With ~ much
material that was NOR" .,',e@-i.,lo than
she bOdias Va th",cellar~ th"s.. had heeu
left a. q memorial ~ vhat the island had
~itne~-cd during tho summer
"" swept N the 'e1- threw oar pui 'aaS
INTO the water and pushed on from this
geh"nna The water among the rocks
was wondrously clear and green, IN
toward the wooded Princes Islands iha
cGpause of sea was u beautiful daeu blue.
dozen miles to the north was the
cVluisit" finn line Of the nlnar-,'s,i
city
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4. And what ~ Il may be doing for you.
mi--'- he asked. with a touch 81 his cap
! am looking for Mr.. Robert Home.
the young woman answered -fs -
a counselor At law Of the Supreme Court
and mas rec"ntly opened offce> here.
hut do not ilI,d hi- name
Ut - the fault of THIN dom painters
miss. rephct taNon. smiling a it'll"
at her Importance The boss stint word
Ia thIm ip pat up Mr. Homes name
tn vin-t Therc'll be ructionS the mur-
TOW VIM h" finds that IL hasn't b.'-n
don" VT But sure such leading har-
rister A. NJ" Honorable Herbert Homes
hl- No. na,ad 10 10 telling his clients "a here
ha - he might rather he hiding from
ia. rush - THIN m show Won Ia hun
tn wan-t. and don't be bothrring "ith-r.
for vuI cudn { nave your case IN bstthsr
hands
1t - my hfr rather that I hav" put
~ hl- hands explained Agatha Beams
a. IN" followed along FOR W." low" each
other "" are engaged But hav"
given hIru ca-" q most important cas-.
notwithstanding II - IA" case uf the
P.oJl" against Slav"nk aEI loom 10
rd-cai- 10th. though h.i"v" Siiv"nk
has gone tu hl- ds-"rt-
+ hop.- u may b" -irv"d hot and hot
for him. thin, ma am. though ! don't
reminder mIuupn or pictur" ~ either
What - IT. " Won don't mind they ".
been dong o.
And a. they shot up IN m" car ~ the
seventh foor and passed DC wn and around
10 the jul In the wall Icy which an odd ~,
oi ~" land had been made undesirably
prontabl" agatha told N" tragedy - her
new friend
YEAR ago IN" JanItor reflected. There
were thu-r dom rascal- kneval- and
SinOot who cleaned out the poor and
thrifty IN III" very fure above. sure their
rooms haven't been rinted sine" fOT the
tIrrtbls name % THIN
All her" We are now. not spacious
but snug ana all there. like the cotIn-
-.llor's briefs an he hev garn without
my seeing ink not, and IN" dur" I'M
locked, PraI- b." fell asleep az his work
IN tins very ca-s. for there the shadow
Il him h- the deck
WAT tit my dear. up goes tho clio
tries HOwly Mother. miss. dou't FAINT
- scream "r nawthIn II may not be
a. had ~ ~ looks
But agatha Beams spirit was too free.
and constant for that With bat the
nurinur ~ q moan she sprang 10 her
stricken tower she raised his head she
treating nm to speak With the re-
sour, rfulur-- ~ hi- rough and tough boy
hood the IanItOr waS At The waEhstand
aud back with cold water compress
- In huf RlancIBg wound aud stun
my dear he explained Ia a moment
h" will D." himself again.
And a. II IN proof Of this hope Herbert
Holiness LIPS moved.
-ku", al and Smoot,- he mutterad
Is IL ~" cried taNun. Springing 20 the
window and looking up ~" we'll A
strong and d'-U"rat" chap lik" that Snoot
might ha," dDue tn" job. letting hirnsHf
down - the IRON shutter and swinging
over. -tlf" ku"yalS would niy"r have. the
heart even 80 Ink az T.
"But whv. bat why! Md iG hc did do
IL. thin VII, did hn Do ~ WHY, IecrIz n
tho d"-k Az coor-r tho de,k that 10
'ung.d - THIN IN" desk now smashed
INTO kindling hncuZ bophle--oh "a t'ink
- n must have been bid heiune the derk
that thot bllck whi.keTsd cove NJ on tho
uin.taet fIIra what's his rHme, N0hbins
WAS heating ~" down Tor univ Yesterday.
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FiST HtU or NOV M ms.
some Of IN" Prriis That Besci u h, Noun
tain and stream

...' wv MN ms ". ~
- 'ae"~ ono month to yc' maRaztres
ana papers from Ihe nrted state. ~ 1ssi-
"gupa capital ~ spanish IIondura.
FROM IN" end ~ Tho l'tle marrow gsu.e
ra'r"ad ~" 'be capital - 50 DAYS hard ride
over ~" mountains Ill Of Tho mail -
Transported IN mules During the RAINY
-'hs"n when tho streams are ~ olIrn m.
mail carriers Frequently swim he streams
with ~" letter VA =. on their heads
FROM Inc parih" SIDE III. mai re,,bc.
10" capital m ~" daNs w indian runner
brings 10" letters IN leather bag On ms
back through snort cuts "a the mopn,a,ps
and makes m" distance ~ eiEhiv.Hyr mtIes
IN two days
owing q" the SLOW mail -er,,ce much
business - handled nv telegram. the
boE"TnT"nt 90 ning the lines and IN.
rates n~ing very low Condhsn'igI mes.
aag"~. however. "~pectlliv thn-a Of ,:,,
"rufn"n' o0ctnl- are not -aui bv ,aI.
graph be- IIl-s' of Sc danger the, ar. mi.
""ied fo by ~" operators gho rI.,k
and make known thor content. q. IN.
country has "niov"d nr"sn revolution.
m a. many v"ar~ here - always , s,r,s.
10y tho~" "ul ~ "f1icr tD r"r back ~ again
and ~" different fn,rion- are aIvav. lo,Ein.,
for opportunities O." gain "a advantage
The slow mail -"rNi'e naturally MAKE.
busin"-- dag along prup"rtOnatelv The
carving 0f the mali T. l"t hy coutrRr-, and
The men VII" 500 ~ through 10 - ,Iesftna.
ton ~" ~nhi"'t"d - uI'h "Spo-Irs and
long hour ~ weary mountain climbing
Wong ~" 'or-r tho mail D.. taken lac
Hfrih -ailor- m small .a,iboats TL.y
encounter sioTIns That drive them o,L Of
their course and occasionally ~. bost IA
lost 0tth all aboard Inc sailors ere fro.
Tu"niIv gwen q" drinking and thia on
hahc"s ih" danger Pnstmasisr- 10 not
soil p"-'as" stamp. for they cannot always
be trusted ~ return an he money rsr.,yed
4 reliable business man general, sells the
slAmps for the Government
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/ v

Tn. NnoWl-ds- had been on the very
threshold before u had almos, p.ne-
tra'" d ner mind Ever since her talk
with IN" k"op-r - the nearby PRISON
Yesterday. which had brought h"r 10
town see Ia Homes. she had almos, known
most bei.v" We discharged tho
VILLAIN a few days ago who killed your
father fellow named Smoot. the
keeper had said A httla after that
happened he was -enr up from the next
county for firing barn. did u deliberately
and IN full sight. and then pleaded guilty
with grin
Well. he talked - cour~. with ms
pals III ia" shop. and Of course they told
me. trust them for that ~. hoa.t.d
that he was doing the br' TO AVOID sus.
pIcion for having made away With two
guys and that there vas "a pot Of money
waiting outside for him m consequence
] only wish they had told me N time I'd
have sweated MIN until h. squealad
Agatha stopped short in her recoIIec
tions trembling There were staps in
the room above the room that had been
occupied by Knevals 4 Smoot. and 10
which Smooi must still have a key tho
irregular. uncertain steps 81 one IN a
panic
Suppose il was Smoot. who had com.
to the building ia the hope 81 getting
access Ia the desk Smoot. who bad been
unable 90 buy it for lack ~ funds who
had watched and slipped down and
nearly killed Hert,-rt IN order To strp ;,
~ ItS loot II might well b. then ina,
he had waited IN the upper room. feeling
sure thni Herbert'z dead body would
not he discovered until morning tina,
h" was waiting until the dead ~ night ,o
make sure escape, and that IN. Ianitor
also divining his presence had managed
To lcck him in. believing that he would
not have the hardihood again 70 desr.pd
To H"rberts ONCE
Even ~ she breat hleaslv 'hough,
Agatha had bres thlezsly turned on, ,b,.
! lights and was now watching nv the s,d.
OF the oTen window She suddsnIy srr,,,,
on one of the two chairs the iani'nr Ind
contributed. and Their. rni-ed IN th.
dark a. II again about To- spring
Agatha. oh. my dear Agatha c.r,o
Home-A feeble voice vas I dr.an,n,,
am dead, or did I really hear Your yo,c.
feel your hand
Hush, darling murmured AGATHA