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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-05

We are hearing so much these days
about getting lack 10 the farm. We
need more tillers of the soil, it Is true:
but we also need a more earnest de-
sire Cor home building i'll our cities
and towns. There are so many oppor-
tunities for starting home on small
savings that home OF ones own
should be the first consideration
The thousands Of people with little
children who are living in the close
quarters of an apartment house or ten
ement. who might be in coy homes
of their own, need TO be shown what
they are losing In thousand ways.
What an incentive II Is TO be saving,
to have an object such as home to
work for. The hand.to-mouth liver In
the apartment house knows nothing
of this joy.
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Liddy heaved a sigh.
Girl and woman" she said, 1--WE
been with you 20 years, Miss Rachel,
through good temper and bad" the
idea, and what | have taken from
her in the way of sulks!-"but ] guess
| can't stand it any longer. My trunks
packed"
Who packed it?' I asked, expecting
from her tone to be told she had
wakened to find it done by some
ghostly hand.
Il did; Miss Rachel, you won't be-
lieve me when I tell you this house
is haunted Who was it fell down the
clothes chute? Who was it scared
Miss Louise almost into her graye?"
Ia doing my best To find out, |
said. What in the world are you
driving at?' She drew a long breath.
There is hole in the trunkroom
wall, dug out since last night. It's big
enough to put your head in, and the
plaster's all over the place"
NONSENSE" | said "Plaster is al
ways falling
But Liddy clenched that.
Just ask Alex" she said. when
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MINER BREAKFASTS.

The summer breakfast Is even more
of problem than that of any other
season. The appetite Is so tickle that
dishes that appeal to the eye are es-
pecially sought after On hot morn
ing serve the cereal cooked the day
before and placed on ice Served with
cream and fresh fruit 1t Is most
wholesome.
When one feels the need of hearti-
err dish at breakfast, croquettes OF
various kinds are both filling and ap-
petizing The rice left from the pud-
ding of the day before may be used
Add to a pint of boiled rice two well
beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls OF
butter, one tablespoonful of chopped
parsley. salt and paprika to taste with
few drops of onion juice. Set aside
until cold, then make into Croquettes,
dip in egg and crumbs and fry In deep
fat
Baked eggs In cream make a pleas
ant change In serving eggs
Whole wheat bread made with nuts
Is n highly nutritious bread and served
with fruit makes a good, well-balanced
meal
A slice OF well prepared toast with
fresh butter and berries served with
cup of fragrant coffee. rich with
cream, Is sufficiently satisfying to
most appettes these hot mornings.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When the rubber plant droops, It's
teaspoonful of mustard in a cupful
of boiling water, cool little and pour
on the soil in the pot; sometimes a
long, black hard-sheiied worm comes
to the top. and If this is killed the
plant will usually recover.
Another treatment cool for other
plants troubled with worms, Is to bury
a small piece of fresh beef in the pot
come up to eat it. when they can be
killed
Outdoor roses may be slipped as
any plant with good success II care
Is taken to keep them moist.
Try using borax dissolved in hot
water to remove tho spots made by
grease of any kind on WOODEN fabrics
Fold clean cloth for pad to use
under the spot and then simply put
the spot with cloth wet. In the borax
water until the spot is removed.
One may have fresh corn on the cob
In these days the year around Take
off the coarse outer husks, remove all
the silk and tie cord tightly around
the end to hold the inner husks In
place. Put into brine strong enough
to hold up an egg, put under weight,
and you will have corn on the ear any
time, by soaking it over night.
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HT CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

knew how to account for it. To me
Mr.. Jameson was far less formidable
under my eyes, where | knew what he
was doing, than he was off in the city.
twisting circumstances and motives to
suit himself and learning what he
wished to know about events at Sum
nyside in some occult way. / was
glad enough to have him there, when
exeitements began to come thick and
fast.
A new element was about to enter
into affairs; Monday, or Tuesday at
the latest, would find DR. Walker back
in his green and white house in the
village, and Louises attitude to him
in the Immediate future would signi-
fy Halsev's happiness or w=etched
ness, as it might turn out Then, too,
the return of her mother would mean.
of course, that she would have to
leave us, and | had become greatly at
tached to her.
From the day Mr.. Jameson came
to Sunnyside, there was subtle
change in Gertrude's manner to me.
1t was elusive, difficult to analyze, but
1t was there. She was no longer frank
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he put the new cooks trunk there last
night the wall was as smooth as this
This morning it's dug out, and there 5
plaster on the cooks trunk. Miss
Rachel, you can get dozen detectives
and put one on every stair in the
house, and you'll never catch any
thing. There's some things you can't
handcuff"
Liddy was right. As soon as | could
| went up to the trunkroom. which
was directly over my bedroom. The
plan of the upper story of the house
was like that of the second floor, in
the main. One end, however, over
the east wing. had been left only roug
ly finished, the intention having been
to convert it into a ballroom at some
future time. The maids rooms, trunk
| room and various storerooms, inelud
ing a large airy linen room, opened
from long corridor, like that on the
second floor And in the trunkroom
as Liddy had said, was a fresh break
in the plaster,
Not only in the plaster, but through
Aht thlHe1s NiiN dpNi ldic tAltUutu.
reached into the opening, and three
feet away perhaps. could touch the
| bricks of the Partition wall. For some
reason the architect in building the
house had left a space there that
struck me, even in the surprise of the
| discovery. as an excellent place for q
i, confiageation to gain Roadway
YOU are sure the hole was not here
yesterday" | asked Liddy, whose ex
preston was mixture OF satisfaction
and alarm. In answer she pointed te
the new cooks trunk-that necessary
adjunct of the migratory domestic. The
top was covered with fine white plaster
as Was the floor But there were nc
large pieces of mortar lying around
no bits of lathing. When | mentioned
this to Liddy she merely raised heI
| eyebrows. Being quite confident that
the gap was of unholy origin, she did
| not concern herself with such trifles
as a Bit of mortar and lath. No doubt
they were even then heaped neatly
on gravestone in the Casanova
churchyard.
brought Mr.. Jameson up to sec
the hole il the wall, directly after
breakfast. His expression was very
odd when he looked at 1t, and the frs,
thing he did was to try to discover
what object, If any, such a hole could
have. He got piece OF candle. and
by enlarging the aperture a little was
able to examine what lay beyond The
result was nil. The trunkroom. al
though heated by steam heat, like the
rest of the house. boosted of fire.
place and mantei as we'll The open.
ing had been made between the flue
and the outer wall of the house. There
was revealed. however on inspection.
only the brick of the chimney on one
side and the outer wall of the honse
on the other; in depth the space ex-
tended only to the flooring. The
breach had been made about four feet
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CHAPTER XIX.
Concerning Thomas.

NOHSCtHiH9 iilofIidS'
Mr.. Jameson | said, when we
found ourselves alone after dinner
that night, the inquest yesterday
seemed to me the merest recapitula.
ton of things that were already
known. 1t developed nothing new be-
yond that story of DR., Stewards, and
that was volunteered"
AN inquest is only necessary for.
malty, Miss Innes," he replied. I'm.
less a crime is committed in the open
ting evidence from witnesses while
events are still in their minds. The
police step in later. You and | both
know how many important things
never transpred. For instance TIE
dead man had no key, and yet Miss
Gertrude testified to fumbling al
the lock, and then the opening of tho
door. The piece of evidence you men,
ton, DR.. Stewards story, is one OF
those things we have to take cautious.
ly; the doctor has patient who
wears black and does not raise her
veil. Why, it is the typical mysteri
Gus lady! Then the good doctor
comes across Arnold Armstrong, who
was graceless scamp-de mortuis-
what's the rest OF it?-and he is quar-.
reiing with lady in black. Behold
says the doctor they are one and the
same"
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with me, although | think her affec-
ton never wavered. At the time | laid
the change to the fact that | had for
hidden all communication with John
Bailey, and had refused to acknowl-
edge any engagement between the
two Gertrude spent much of her
time wandering through the grounds,
or taking long cross-Country walks.
Halsey played golf at the Country
club day after day, and after Louise
left, as she did the following week,
Mr.. Jameson and | were much to-
gether He played fair game of crib
bage, but he cheated at solitaire.
The night the detective arrived,
Saturday, | had a talk with him |
told him of the experiences Louise
Armstrong had had the night before
on the circular staircase, and about
the man who had so frightened Rosie
on the drive. | saw that he thought
the information was important, and to
my suggestion that we put an addl-
tional lock on the east wing door he
opposed a strong negative.
Il think it probable" he said, that
our visitor will be back again. and
the thing to do is to leave things eX-
actly as they are, to avoid rouslng
suspicion. Then | can watch for at
least a part of each night and prob
ably Mr.. lnnes will help us out. |
would say as little to Thomas as pos
sible. The old man knows more than
he is willing to admit
suggested that Alex the gardener
would probably be willing to help, and
Mr.. Jameson undertook to make the
arrangement For one night, how
ever, Mr. Jameson preferred to watch
alone. Apparently nothing occurred
The detective sat in absolute dark
ness on the lower step of the stairs,
DOING. he said afterwards, now and
then. Nothing could pass him in
either direction and the door in the
morning remained as securely fast'
ened as it had been the night before.
And vet one of the most inexplicaOle
occurrences of the whole affair took
place that very night.
Liddy came to my room ON Sunday
morning with a face as hong as the
moral law. She laid out my things as
usual, but i missed her customary
garrulousness. | was not RECALLED with
the new cooks extravaganza as TO
eggs. ana 81, even forbore TO mention
that Jameson" on whose arrival she
had looked with silent disfayor.
what's the matter, Liddy?" asked.
at last. Didn't you sleep last night
mo, maam," she said stifiiy.
Did you have two cups OF coffee
at your dinner?" | inquired.
mo. MAN." Indignantly
| sat ny and almost upset my hot
water-I always take a cup of hot wa
ter with a pinch of salt. before ! get
I'D. II tones the stomach.
"Liddy Allen said. stop comoing
that switch and tell me what 10 wrong
with you
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from the floor, and inside were all the
missing bits of plaster. 1t had been
a methodical ghost
1t was very much of disappoint-
ment. | had expected a secret room,
at the very least, and think even Mr..
Jameson had fancied he might al last
have a clew to the mystery. There
was evidently nothing more to be dis
covered; Lddy reported that every
thing WAS serene among the servants,
and that none of them had been dis
turbed by the noise. The maddening
thing. however was that the nightly
visitor had evidently more than one
way of gaining access to tie house. and
we made arrangements to redouble
our vigilance as to windows and doors
that night
Halsey was inclined to poohpOoh
the whole affair. He said break in
the plaster might have occurred
months ago and gone unnoticed, and
that the dust had probably been
stirred up the day before. After all,
we had to let it got at that, but we
put in an uncomfortable Sunday. Ger
trude went to church, and Halsey took
a long walk in the morning Louise
was able to sit up. and she allowed
Halsey and Liddy to assist her down
stairs late in the afternoon. The east
veranda was shady, green with vines
and palms, cheerful with cushions and
lounging chairs. We put Louise in a
steamer chair, and she sat there
passiyely enough, her hands clasped
in her lap.
We We're very silent Halsey sat on
the rail with pipe openly watching
Louise, as she looked broodingly
across the valley to the hills There
was something battling in the girls
eyes; and gradually Halsey'n boyish
features lost their glow at seeing her
lines He was like his father just
then.
We sat until late afternoon Halsey
growing more and more mood T. Short
ly before six he got up and went into
the house, and in few minutes he
came out and called me to the tele-
phone 1t was Anna Whitcomb, in
town, and she kept me for 20 minutes,
telling me the children had had the
measles and how Nine. Swe my had
botched her new gown.
When / finished, Liddy was behind
me, her mouth thin line.
Il wish you would try to look cheer.
full, Liddy." l groaned, ''yolr face
would sour milk" But Liddy seldom
replied to my gibes. She folded her
| lips a little tighter.
He called her up" she said oracu'
larly, he called her up, and asked her
to keep you at the telephone, so he
could talk to Miss Louise. A thank.
less child is sharper than serpent
tooth"
"Nonsense!" l said brusquely 81
might have known enough 10 leave
them It's long time since rou and
| were in love, Liddy, and We for
get"
Liddy shifted.
No man ever made fool of me.
she replied virtuously.
We'll, something did" l retorted.
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Cafe Parfait.

Set bowl in pan of cracked ice,
and turn into It one quart OF thick
cream. Add to this one-haH cupful OF
very strong filtered coffee and one-half
cupful of powdered sugar. Mix light
ly with cream. whip with an egg beat
er, Swimming off the top and drain
Ing In sieve. Continue to beat I'M
til no more froth will arise Turn into
a mold rinsed with cold water and
pack in ice and salt for four hours
before serving.
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Sameness.

There is certain samene,s about
natural scenery" said the IAN who
looks bored
do you mean to compare mag.
nificent mountain with the broad ex.
panse of the sea-"
yes. Wherever you find spot of
exceptional beauty somebody is sure
to decorate it with sardine Inns and
biscuit boxes"
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SYNOPSIS.

sinister and guardian OF
ihhe5 Kelsey. established summer
fude anu a. Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
qua f,t,esf2S,,itjes the servants deserted:
BIS ul irgss locked up for the night
NE -t@rtIed by a dark hSuTe OF tIe
- f'n=eenly noises dlSturpeu M m
ast The night. In the morning MIS- -
touh" Csrtrade and IIalseN arrived
Dnpet. B4ff.4- Tho house VAS aWak-
d. +zt=5ivsr shot and Arnold Arm
py d foaul shot to death in the
W rnu.s found HIalsey's revolver
Mls ME-, IL and jack Bailey had dis
Tho link cuff button hlysterl-
ar 5Hisabneared Detective Jameson
"a Gertrude revealed she was eL'1
fed, iaak Bailey. with whom she
n ~ ~ 10 billiard room a few mo-
tnfore thr murder. Jameson ac-
W., " Times Of holding back evil
NJ VI {1anrf.oned an intruder IN an
- Tho missioner escaped down
~, rE9fr Gertrude WAS suspected.
n W., fonnd the other half or what
n n be Jack Baileys cur
~ Cancers and says he ana BAILEY
IN response to iel,etaih. DettI 9''',
~ H. had given Bailey an unioadec
s,e fsaring to give him loaded
sei' cashier Bailey of Paul Arm
oh VI. t5nk drfanct. was arrested tor
ss.1,r vent HalSey said Armstrong
~ his own bank and could clear
paul Armstrong; death was an
God Halsey's fianeee, Louise Arm
70 was found at the lodge, Inc
F. said Louise and Arnold had
taIt tho night Of the murder. Lou
Pc .' nrostrated Louise told Halsey.
While she still loved him she was to
y another. and that he would despise
yben he learned the whole story.
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Mint Sauce.

Mint sauce is such an addition to
the lamb roast or chops that II
should always be served Prepare
it by mincing the mint very fine with
a sharp knife To two tahlespoonfuls
of minced mint add Tablespoonful of
powdered sugar. a tablespoonful each
of boiling water and vinegar. Let
stand few minutes to season before
serving.
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Not So Bad.

Nervous Lady-Don't your expert
ments brighten you terribly profes.
sor? / hear that your assists mt met
with a horrible death by falliI 1000
feet from a balloon.
Professor-Oh, that report wa,
greatly exaggerated.
Nervous Lady-Exaggerated How
Professor-It wasn't much mere
than $500 feet that he folI.-P,ek.
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I|e2a3z.eg3ABINET

In best thIngs-that COM
LA monty come when youth
is past. that 1t may well happen to many
OF us to find ourselves happier and hap
pier at the last"
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.cHAPTER XVll.-Continued.

Rou heard no other sound p the
bper asked There was no one
Mr. Armstrong when he en-
kd?"
was perfectly dark. There were
Voices and I heard nothing. There
Just the opening OF the door, the
and the sound of somebody fall
fhen, while you went through the
Wing room and upstairs to alarm
! household. the criminal, whoever
LAS. could have escaped by the east
~
Ges.n
Ghank you That will do
Natter myself that the coroner got
/ enough out of me- l saw Mr..
bieson smiling to himself, and the
bner gave me up, after time. !
bitted | had found the body, said !
not known who it was until Mr..
bis told me, and ended by looking
lat Barbara Fitzhugh and saying
! In renting the house | had not
ected to be involved in any family
pdal At which she turned purple.
Pie verdict was that Arnold Arm
ing had met his death at the hands
J parson or persons unknown, and
prepared to leave Barbara Fitz-
b founced out without waiting to
PIX to NE, but Mr. Harton came up,
knew he would.
You have decided to give up the
BE, | hope, Miss Innes." he said.
5. Armstrong has wired me
b."
am not going to give it up" l
ntained, until ! understand some
Pgs that are pulling me The day
the murderer is discovered, l will
te."
Fhen, Judging by what l have
I'd, you will be back in the city
soon, he said. And | knew that
suspected the discredited cashier
PIE Traders bank.
r. Jameson came up to me as
about to leave the coroner's of
How is your patient?a he asked
his odd little smile.
have no patient replied,
tied.
will put IT in different way,
How is Miss Armstrong;"
Fhe-she is doing very we'll"
bmered
Food, eheerfuny. And our ghost?
laid"
Hr. Jameson" said suddenly, Il
you would come to Sunnyside
spend few days there. The
Is not laid want you to spend
night al least watching the cir
staircase. The murder of Arnold
psuong was a beginning, not an
z hooked serious.
Ferhaps ! can do it," he said Il
been doing something else, but
Fh' l will come ont tonight
We're very silent during the
back 10 Sunnyside. watched
s1"ae closely and somewhat sadly.
As There was one glaring flaw in
'uV's' and IT seemed to stand out
e'ely one to see. Arnold Arm
ns mad had no key, and yet she
'ne mad locked the east door. He
nave been admitted from within
pyself. y ''pe"''u i
" hisht. az gently as | could,
Aouise the story of her step
e, death. She sat IN her big.
".niled chair. and heard me
en without interruption. 1t was
mat she was shocked beyond
IL | had hoped to Learn any
I from her expression, / had
QUE was as much in the dark
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Cream Sauce,
serving

Melt a tablespoonful and half of
butter, add the same amount of -four,
cook until thick. then add eupful of
hot milk. Season and simmer for ten
minutes. Add half cupful OF green
peas previously cooked, and serve
hot
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CHAPTER XVIII.

= Hole In the Wall.
ne the detective out to Sun.
81. isea an unexpected storm OF
III. rom Gertrude and Halsey. !
"spared for 1t. and scarcely
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r~cent years clerGymen have frequently
held services there without Congr'a-
= ton m order 10 earn the salary pro
vldsd YEA - ago hv endowment funds
oppDsit" the church. on little knoll
facing the ashes II M. old Fay Hou-.'
once a tavern patronIysd 10y Inc soldiers
In IT, neat ruat - white paint and general
tidy appearance ~ st. nd- IN vivid con
trsfst To the g'n"r'l dhlRp.iItsd apps r.
anC-- ~ the : tie set ienlpnt
IN" graf concrete abufmDntS ~ iha
n-idg" over which the railroad Cr'S~s.S
-" rad cover the -pot whore stood
ih" Old Guon place. where Cen Wash
.ugton H. r-lorted ~ hav. -topp-ad and
vbeU'. the local historians -ty De- st-
m.r -tsr'.d e courtly -l~z 20 Dame Guiou
uu ur- departure. WHICH - slatai h.
husband that b" h-fde her never 20 alloW
another man 10 SIS her 90 the sam"
spot
iu i.ss. ay,ur! ug To- tho r..,url- fu th-
church Gov CLINTON md On" commit"
~ SRfa'y met ~ IN. Gupu house. Which
We q famous ,roJpu. UlIC. nU 'n- Tutd
To- Boston VI" romans Il IN OF = '"w y
AZ 40 hat marS DO uuN
Not FAR from IN" church Is th" Did rr.-
tory. huii alongside ~ IN" meadow now
cpv"TShwith ashes To-day 70 - saloon
and dance hail 4 mile doWu the rnld