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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
LESS sWARMING, MORE BEES.
Experience Of Expert Apiarist In Maxi
ing Increase Of Colonies.

Experience Of Expert Apiarist In Maxi
ing Increase Of Colonies.
Speaking Of the swarming period OF
bees. Secretary Smith Of the Connects
cut Bee Keepers association recently
had the following to say:
aSwarming is frequently SO annoy
ing to comb honey producers that re-
cent experience OF mine may be help
full. On May II | found five or six
capped queen cells in my best colony,
and. desiring to prevent swarming and
make a moderate increase OF colonies.
1 removed five frames of brood. shak-
ing all the bees back into the hive.
1.-THE empty space was filed with
frames Of comb. All queen cells ex-
cept one were destroyed. The FIVE
frames of brood, with the largest ripe
queen cell and five frames of founda-
ton. were placed in a new hive. An
other strong colony was moved to a
new stand and the new hive put 10 its
place. The removed colony gave up a
sufficient number Of its bees to take
care OF the brood ia the new hive, and
by June / the latter contained a mated
queen and good number of young
bees. The queen Is beauty and may
hive been nursed under the superse-
dure impulse in the first place: there
fore she Is strong.
BY this method one hive furnished
the combs. brood and queen and an
other supplied the bees. have three
good colonies waiting for the clover
honey flow instead Of two and do not
expect them to swarm. The day after
robbing the first mentioned colony Of
its brood | found the bees at work in
the super But little has been done in
supers however. the weather being so
cool and the honey supply SO meager."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS.
Good profit in the Big Fowls, if Properly
Cared For.

Good Profit in the Big Fowls, If Properly
Cared For.
The Indian Runner ducks came orig.
IinaIlv from the West Indies. where they
lhave been bred FOR years as egg pro.
ldueers. They were introduced into the
United States about y years ago from
England and have won for themselves
high position in eastern markets. IN
color they are fawn and white, Their
peculiar markings and racy appearance
make them very attractive. and to see
them is to admire them But what is
best Of an Il their eggproducing quail.
ties, surprising anything yet produced
says the Indiana Farmer Nearly every
duck lays an egg nearly every day, the
year around, except during moult, If
given the proper food and attention. By
attention we mean she every day kind,
not the hophazard way, WHAT is worth
doing at all is worth doing well The
standard weight fos duck il -four
pounds, drake Az pounds. The flesh Is
very juicy and we'll favored They ma
ture rapidly, reaching market size in
nine or ten weeks.
Running water is not at al necessary
fol- their development, but they require
plenty Of clean, fresh water for drinking
purposes. They are great foragers and
ind d part Of their food when given free
range, but they can be successfully hand
led in limited quarters, two-foot fence
being sufficient to inclose them. There
are many points in favor Of duck culture
as they are free from lice, roup, scabby
legs and other diseases 70 common to
chickens Everyone knows something Of
the immensely Of the poultry business
but not many realize the possibilities Of
ducks, and especially the breeding of
Indian Runner ducks II is surprising
to know the number Of dueklings that
may be raised on small piece Of
ElVuHds AhfA tdA * idlAbA Will 4tae
loss than chickens and kept in larger
aocks. Someone mas said that when
Matched they are half raised unless an
accident befails them. They are easy
keepers, and we find great deal Of
pleasure in caring for them.
If winter eggs are wanted, laying
ducks should have an incIosed house,
but after May they do better if al
lowed to run out all the time, but
should be penned at night until Q o'clock /
the next morning when they will be
through laying for the day. Laying (
ducks should be fed mash morning /
and noon, consisting Of bran, shorts
corn meal and beef scraps, with whole
corn at night Supply plenty Of grit I
and oyster shells. Never feed. quite all (
they win eat Keen one drake for ey
cry six or eight ducks and fatten the
rest for market when 9 or 10 weeks cid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Butter Receipts Diminishing, Egg Supply
Scarce and Firm.

Butter Receipts Diminishing, Egg Supply
Scarce and Firm.
Boston, July 10 Receipts Of butter
continue to diminish. and with a large
proportion Of the arrivals showing the
effects Of the hot weather the supply
Of strictly fancy goods is small, and
they are firm ia price. Cheese is a littls
higher and firm 10 response TO toe
strength Of primary markets. Fine eggs
are still scarce and firm, though gem
eral receipts are large for this season Of
the year. Consignments Of gathered
eees shrink a good deal when they are
lighted
Johhing quotations.
Butter Fancy northern creamery.
tubs sois@sll5c, boxes slk@s2ise.
prints s2k@3c. western creamery,
spruce tubs soia@slisc, ash tubs 500
sol1e, fair to good creamery 2s@2oe
sheeae Sew york faney Ice 1870,
Vermont 1910 loe, Young Americas
l7is IA lsc. cid sage l7h@lsc.
Eggs Fancy hennery ai@S2c, enoiee
eastern 2s@SOc, fresh western 24@25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
THE BEDSIDE MANNER.
should Doctors Always Tell the whole
Truth?


Truth?
What is the manner that Is most Ell.
feetiYe for doctors to assume at the
bedside? asks writer in the British
Medical Journal, mo general rule can
be laid down for the manner must Do
adopted to the patient One thing, how
ever, may be said. You may be rude
like Abenethy, genial like Sir Ashley
Cooper, courtly like Sir Henry Halfofd,
but ike St. Paul, unless you have char.
itythat is 70 say, practical sympathy
you are nothing
There Il nothing the patient resents
% much as apparent Indifference, or what
he calls want Of attention, on the part
Of the doctor We have known an i'll
timed POPULARITY 70 shake a laboiiously
built.up edifiee Of faith to its founda-
tons
On the other hand. a gloomy manner
has disastrous effect on a nervous pa
,ient. A famous physician Of the past
used 10 relate how, when taken TO bis
first important case BY professional
patron, be tried to adapt himself to the
situation by assuming an aspect befit-
tiNA Inc hAAMNA Dl TIE NtiAVMAMt GDNHtHr
nance. The elder physician, observing
this, said, For heavens sake, man. don't
20 into the sick room with that long
faces they will think you are the under
taker!'
"0f one fashionable physician it IS re-
iated that when he paid his usual cali
70 a patient one day he was informed
vita her ladyship's apologies, that she
was too i'll 70 see him that day
How much should be said to pa
tient must depend On circumstances,
but the doctor should in al cases tell
the truth and nothing but the truth.
Ha need not, however, always tell the
whole truth, FOR two sufficient reasonss
II might rot be for the patients good
md. again, he may not be sure about It
himself, and he has no right to disturb
he mind Of one who looks to him for
comfort by suspicious which may be UNI
founded. british Medical Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
WILLIAMSToWN.

Albert N. Goodrich received an injury
to a hand a cut or something Of the
kind that required his going TO ply.
stefan with it, last Tuesday morning.
BY the advice Of physician and friends,
this scribe ID about to 20 to the Heaton
hospital, Montpelier, for treatment Of
liver and heart. or whatever else is tax
ing the life out Of him.
The Mr. McGlynn living on the old
Moses Persons place is said to have
been stabbed Monday by a foreigner,
a fellow.workman on a quarry. Ii IS
reported this Tuesday morning that
it cannot yet be determined whether
the wound is sure to be fatal or not.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
MonLpeIllr b WeIla RlYer Rallfoad.
EIeetrlr Slraet RalIwnr.
Napoleon's Crit

was Of the unconquerable, never.say-die
kind, tie kind that you need most when
you have bad cold. cough or lung dis
ease. Suppose troehes, cough syrups,
cod liver oil or doctors have an failed.
don't lose heart or hope Take DR.. Kings
New Discovery Satisfaction is guaran.
teed when used for any throat Or lung
trouble II has saved thousands Of hope
less sufferers. IL masters stubborn colds.
obstinate coughs, hemofrhages, la grippe
Group, asthma, hay fever and whooplng
cough and is the most safe and certain
remedy for all bronchial affections. SOC,
Sl.00. Trial bottle free at the Red
Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
ron MEASURING LAND.

tached as shown BY means Of bolt
and nailed outside the rim Of the circle.
All that is necessary then is to mark
one Of the crosspleces and start meas
uring with this point on the ground.
The number Of revolutions multiplied
by sixteen and one-half VIII give the
distance In rods across the field Each
quarter revolution. therefore. measures
a quarter Of a rod.
II Is necessary ~ keenlng tbs naeaa-s
.ss.s,. -; s: sssssf tfse i1aeeofite kaeaa'iFe-
1t IS therefore advisable to use iron
heavy enough 10 stand ordinary
knocks.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
In LOCAL
MARKETS
Wholesale Prices are Quiet
This Week
--~-----~e~~
NATIVE PEAS In MARKET
Fresh Eggs Fairly Plenty and Prices
Range from "A to 2so-Dressed
Pork Brings io1sc-oId Pota-
toes 2sc Per Bushel.
NATIVE PEAS IN MARKET
Barre, W.. July Is, 1910.

Barre, W.. July IS, 1910
Wholesale prices quiet Native peas
IN the market. Fresh eggs fairly plenty
Dressed pork -l0isc.
Dressed yeal-l0@l0iae.
Dressed veal l0@l0iac. M
Broilers 22@ 23e.
Fresh eggs -24@25c.
Butter Creamery, zoe; dairy, goo &c.
Native peasSl25 per busnel.
Old potatoes 25c bushel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
RrcKER's MARKET REPORTS

Hogs 20 Lower, while Beef and Veal
Shade Better
st. Johnsbury, July l3.-- Receipts At
Ricker's market for the past week were'
Poultry-so0, lo@l lie.
Lambs 20, 5@8e.
Hogs-9OO, s@slse.
Cattle-SO, 2@5i6c.
Calyes-75O, 3@6e
Milch cows s27 a $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
REST AHD HEALTH 70 M0THEp Am rHIIn

Mas. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS II
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILH
IkETHiNG, with PERFECT SUCCESS ii
SQOrHES the CHILD SOFTENs The GUMS.
ALLAYS all PAIN cURRs WIND COLO. and
is the best remedy for DIARRHu.A II is as
soluteiy harmless BE sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing SYRUP and take no other
kind, Twenty-Five cents bottle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
Mhst ! Farmer Must knou,.

To be farmer Of the present time
one must be learned in chemistry. a.
good carpenter. fair machinist. an
ordinary house painter. an accurate
bookkeeper, good veterinary sur
geon. q competent civil engineer. know
enough about law to keep out OF court.
be a shrewd buyer an affable sales
man and a good eitizen.--Farm Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
Notice

All parties owing money toS. J. Segel
& company, the clothiers, will please cal
and settle same At once, in the Arcade
block, corner Of Main and Pearl streets
next door to Dreamland theatre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
EAST BARRE.

There will be dance at the opera
house hall, Friday evening, July Is.
Music, Riley's orchestra. Dancing from
s until .. Admission IS cents, ladies'
free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
LAND MEASURING DEVICE.
II Well Made II win Be Found Very
Useful on the Farm.

Useful on the Farm.
To measure fields readily the handy
device shown herewith Will be found
very useful 1t consists Of a heavy
wire or light iron rod sixteen and a
half feet long, bent Into a circle and
the ends welded together.
Across the circle at right angles to
each other are two pieces OF light
wood I've and a half feet long.
Through the center OF these hole Is
bored and double handle slightly
longer than half the diameter Is at
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
keep Your &C., 60.

The bright finish on your plows cost
you money to secure and is worth
keeping. Clean every night and grease
well when left FOR any length OF time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13

A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspepsia
and constipation weakens the whole
system Doans Regulets l25 cents per
boxl correct the liver, tone the stomach,
cure constipation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13

Itchl Itch Itch Scratchi Scratch
Scratch The more You scratch the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment.
II cures piles, eczema, any skin itching.
All druggists sell It.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13

Cures baby's Group, Willie's daily cuts
and bruises, mammals sore throat
grandma's lameness-Dr. Thomas Eclec-
Tic OIl-tne great household remedy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13

To feel strong, have good appetite and
digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy life
use Burdoek Blood Bitters, the great
system tonic and builder
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
GRANITEvILLE.

ocular meeting of branch No. u,
X w. l. T.. Wednesday evening, July
II. Business, election Of officers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13

A. NJ. Morrison Of Barre was in tow
yesterday on business.
Mrs A. NJ Heath spent Saturday
with friends at-Wells River,
Mr. Brown Of Greenfield. Mass. wal
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. l. n Hall over
Sunday.
Ninety-six tickets were sold at this
station Sunday morning for the excur.
sion to Lake Champlain.
MIR. and Mrs. Jenness Kicker and chill.
dren of Burlington arrived Saturday to
spend their vacation al G. A. Ricker's.
Mrs. Ida Smith and son, Grover, left
Monday 70 visit Mrs. Smiths sister,
Mrs. Edward Moore, at Chelmsford,
Mass
The Rev. w. S. Wallace Of South Rye
gate preached at the Methodist church
Sunday morning in exchange with the
pastor Rev. p A. Smitn
Miss Emma Jones went Saturday to
visit her sister Mrs b. s. Beeman, at
West Brookfeld, Mass, and other rela-
tiyes az different points in Massaehu-
setts
Mr. and Mrs. George Eastman Of Tops
ham were visitors at l. o. Ricker's sun.
day and Monday. Mrs. Eastman left
Tuesday for Manchester, n. IT,, TO visit
the family Of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Jones
Albert Cnechi has purchased a build.
ing lot Of i. W. Hanchett on Pine street
and eontemplates building house in the
near future Mr. Hanchett has also sold
q small plot Of land to Alex. Hart, ad.
joining that already owned by Mr.. Hart.
Rufus, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hosmer. was severely burned on
one foot and ankle yesterday afternoon,
while playing about a bonfire near their
residence Tire little fellow was attend
"a hY Dr. !. N. Eastman and made as
comfortable as possible.
Mrs William Hayward Of Barnet was
thrown from an automobile d few miles
north Of this village Saturday evening
md suffered a broken arm. She wat
brought 70 the Office of DR.. /. N. East
nan. who reduced the fracture after
which she was taken to her home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
TRAVELLERS RAILWAY GUIDE.
centraI Vermont Railway.

Trains leave narre for White Hiver junction
fnd BOSTON. and wav tAtous, alto Wiudeor
nnf Bellows Fails aud New York az l.ss end
iit5 . 70. and It's p. M. Also leave harfe FOR
Waite River junction. Bellows talA spring
teid and New York nc H.45 y M.
Trains leava harre for burlington, st. A.
thns. Montreal ana way atauons ~ 2 5s a IA,
itt. LA y. "a. and ala q no.
Montpelier b Wells River Railroad
Trains leave Harre Tor Wells River, connect.
inE at that point With trains going both north
hnd south. &c EOS a. M. 1875 ana a45 b. N. Tho
u - train connects with train for Boston, and
north for Lisbon, I.ittlefon. Fabyana sud Ian.
caster, also with Montreal express. end the d05
and 2 a. uaius with st. iohnahury uainA
Trains leave barro for Montpelier as il05
ies0 .. m. i2sA as, dl5 ana ta0p. M
Electric Street Railway.
Cars leave square IN barre for Montpelier al
70 minutes Of and Is inmates past the hour.
Leave Montpelier for Barre on he hour and
lalf hour until 10 nl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
GRoToN.
Funeral Of Mrs. Eliza Renfrew Held
Monday Afternoon.


The funeral Of Mrs. Eliza Renfrew Of
Peaeham was held a. the Baptist church
Monday afternoon, Rev S. H. Myers
officiating, aud burial was in the family
lot in the village cemetery. Eliza Welch
was Che widow Of A. r. Renfrew and
the family resided here for many years,
removing to Peaeham about eighteen
years ago. Mrs. Renfrcw leaves many
warm friends in this vicinity. Among
those here beside the family to attend
the funeral were Leonard Weleh, Mr..
and Mrs Harry Welcb Of Peacham. Mrs.
Meroa Renfrew, Thomas Gallagher and
daughter Of craitsbury, Mr.. and Mrs,
Mckay Of ST. Johnsbury Mr.. and Mrs.
Garfield Darling Of Peacham.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-16

papers. ana add this scrap and you
have:
MAN with papers (in) lower ten.
car seven. Get (them).," AZ ~
Mcknight slapped Hotchkiss ON the
back. ~
You're a trump" he said. ''Br-is
Bronson, Of course. It's almost too
easy. You see, Mr.. Blakeley here en-
gagged lower ten, but found it occupied
by the man who was later murdered
there. The man who did the thing
was friend Of Bronson's, evidently.
and in trying to get the papers we
have the motive for the crime"
There are still some things to b
explained" Mr.. Hotchkiss wiped his
glasses and put them on. For one
thing, Mr.. Blakeley. am puzzled By
that bit of chain"
did not glance at Mcknight. felt
that the hands with which Wal
gathering up the bits Of torn papel
were shaking. 1t seemed to me thai
this astute little man was going Il
drag in the girl in spite of me.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-16
Copyright. by Bobbs-Merrill Ce.)
sYNoPsIs.

CHAPTER Lawrence Blakelsyi law:
yer, goes to Pittsburg with the forged
notes in the Bronson case to take the dep
osition Of the chief witness for the pros
the latters house the lawyer is attracted
by the picture Of girl, whom Gilmore
explains il his granddaughter. Alison
West. He says her father 10 q rascal and
friend Of the forger.
CHAPTER H.-Standing in line to buy
a. Pul lima ticket S Biak eel requested sste
her lower II and retains lower ten. He
finds man in a drunken stupor in lower
ten, and retires In lower nine.
CHAPTER 1II.-He awakens in lower
seven and finds that his travelling bag has
disappeared and in its stead is another:
His clothes likewise have been exchanged
for others
CHAPTER Wan amateur detective
interests himself In the case. 1t 10 learned
that the dead man 10 Simon Harrington
of Pittsburg.
CHAPTER v-Henry Plnckney sulll-
man who disappeared with RlaEeley's
clothes and grip. He 10 suspected of the
murder.
CHAPTER vI-Blakeley becomes In
terested in a girl in blue. A dirk and
blood stains are found in lower seven.
Blakeley comes under suspicion.
CHAPTER vII-Circumstantial evil
dence against Blakeley is strengthened.
The train Is wrecked.
CHAPTER vIII.-Blakeley is rescued
from the burning car by the girl in blue
His arm is broken.
CHAPTER IX.-Togethef they go to
the Carter farm for breakfast. She tells
him her name is Alison West, his part
ners sweetheart.
CHAPTER X-Alison's peculiar actions
mystify the lawyer. She drops her gold
bag and Blakeley, unnoticed, puts it In
his pocket.
learns from his landlady Of strange hap
penngs. g.
CHAPTER X1I.-Blakeley learns that a
woman by the name of Sullivan a fellow
victim of the wreck, is in the hospital
CHAPTER XIII.--He also learns that
he is under surveillance and that the
Pittsburg police are looking for survivors
of the. wreck.
CHAPTER XIv.-Blakeley hears o
strange doings in a vacant house mex
door Investigation Is without result.
CHAPTER xv.-Cincmatograph pic
lures of the train taken just before thu
wreck reveal to Blakeley man !eapint
from the train with his stolen grip.
CHAPTER xvI.-blakeley meets Alisol
at dinner and returns hes gold bag.
CHAPTER XVII.-He learns that
man resembling Sullivan leaped from tn
train near M. The man sprained HI
ankle and stayed some time at the Carte
place.
CHAPTER XVIII-While making In
quiries at the Carter place, Blakeley find
Alison. He kisses her.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-16
CHAPTER XIX.
At the Table Next.


Mcknight and Hotchkiss were
sauntering slowly down the road as
caught up with them. AS usual, the
little man was busy with some alb
struse mental problem.
The idea is this" he was saying,
his brows knitted in thought, If a
left-handed man, standing in the pc,
sition of the man in the picture
should jump from car, would he be
likely to sprain his right ankle? When
a right-handed man prepares for
leap of that kind, my theory is that he
would hold on with his right hand
and alight at the proper time, on his
right foot. OF course"
Il imagine, although l don't know,
interrupted Mcknight that a mar
either ambidextrous or one-armed
jumping from the Washington Filler
would be more likely to land on his
head
Anyhow" interposed, what diff
ference does 1t make whether Sullivan
used one hand or the other? One pail
of handouts will put both hands on
of commission"
As usual when one of his pet the
cries was attacked, Hotchkiss looket
aggrieved.
my dear sir" he expostulated
don't you understand what bearing
this has on the case? How was tn
murdered man lying when he wa
found?"
ION his back" said promptly
head toward the engine"
Every WE'LL" he retorted, land wha
then? Your heart lies under you
nth intercostal space, and to reach
Z right-handed blow would have struc'
| either down or directly In.
But gentlemen. the point q 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-16
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Notes and a Bargain.


l went back slowly to where the
woman sat alone. She smiled rather
oddly as l drew near, and pointed to
the chair Bronson had vacated.
"Sit down, Mr. Blakeley," she said,
Il am going to take few minutes OF
your valuable time"
Certainly" l sat down opposite
her and glanced at a cuckoo clock on
the wall. Il am sorry, but have only
a few minutes. II you" She laugh
ed little, not very pleasantly, and
opening a small black fan covered
with spangles waved 1t slowly.
1.-THE fact is" she said, II think we
are about to make a bargain"
| "A bargain" l asked incredulously.
You have a second advantage Of me.
You know my name"-l paused sus-
gestively and she took the cue.
Il am Mrs. Conway" she said, and
hicked crumb on the table with an
overmanicured finger.
The name was scarcely a surprise.
had already surmised that this
might be the woman whom rumor
credited as being Bronson's common.
law wife. Rumor, l remembered, had
said other things even less pleasant,
things which had been brought out at
Bronsons arrest for forgery.
I'VE met last under less fortunate
circumstances" she was saying. Il
have been fit for nothing since that
terrible day. And you-you had a
broken arm, l think
Il still have it," said, with a lame
attempt at jocularity; but to have
escaped at all was a miracle. We have
much, indeed, to be thankful for"
II suppose we have" she said care
lessly, although sometimes l doub
it," She was looking somberly to
ward the door through which her lat,
companion had made his exit.
You sent for me" ] said.
Yes, I sent for you" She rouse,
herself and sat erect Nov, MI
Blakeley, have you found those pa
pers?"
The papers? What papers?" par
risd. needed time to think.
mr.. Blakeley," she said quietly,
think we can lay aside all subteriugs
In the first place let me refresh you
mind about few things. The Pitt
burg police are looking for the sui
vivors of the car Ontario; there ar
three that l know of-yourself, tn
young woman with whom YOU lei
the scene of the wreck, and mysel
The wreck, you will admit. was TO
tunate one for you"
nodded without speaking.
AT the time Of the collision yo
were in rather a hole" she went o.
looking at me with disagreeab
smile. You were, il remember, a
cused- of rather atrocious Grim
| There was lot of corroborative e,
| dence, was there not? l seem to I
| member a dirk and the murders
| mans pocket-book in your possessio
and few other things that were
i - M xathoS x1naun nj y 4