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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-18
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Miss Innes, spinster and
guardian Of Gertrude and Halsey, estab-
lnhed summer headquarters at sunny
SIDE. Amidst numerous difficulties the
Up for the night, she was startled by a
eArk figure on the veranda.
CHAPTER II.-she passed . terrible
night. which was filled with unseemly
noises. In the morning Miss Innes found
: strange link cuff button In q clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER LI.-Gertrude and HaIsey
awakened by a revolver shot. A strange
man was found shot to death. in the hall.
CHAPTER W.T. proved to be the
body OF Arnold Armstrong, whose bank
or father owned the country house. Miss
fnnes found Halsey,'s revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cuff button mysterious
~ disappeared.
CHAPTER v.-Detective Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged to Jack Bailey,
with whom she had talked In the billiard
room a few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER VI.-Jamieson told Miss
Innes that she was hiding evidence from
him He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
. laundry chute.
CHAPTER Wilt developed that the
sAANA ~ WINS Phoohoy VoAiioAi Nv
trude was suspected. for the intruder left
. print of a bare foot. Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained.
CHAPTER villa negro found the
other half Of what proved to be Jack
Bailey's cuff button. Halsey suddenly re-
annAa~>H
CHAPTER Ix.-Halssy said he ano
Bailey had left because they had received
. telegram. Gertrude said that she had
given Bailey an unloaded revolver, fear
tns 3" rive him Halsey's loaded weaDoA
CHAPTER X.-Cash;er Baiiey OK rnui
Armstrong; bank, defunct, was arrested,
charged with embezzlement. Halsey said
Armstrong had wrecked his own bank.
and was able to clear Bailey. A telegram
contained news that Paul Armstrong was
dead.
CHAPTER XI.-Halsey trapped Mrs.
Watson, the housekeeper. while she was
stealing from the house.
CHAPTER XII.-At the lodge Miss
1nnes and Halsey found Halsey's flance,
Louise Armstrong, sister of the dead
man. She was believed to be In Califor-
mia. The lodge keeper told Miss Innes
that Louise and Arnold had had a long
talk the night Of the murder. Louise was
Frustrated.
that while she still loved him she was to
marry another, and that he would despise
her when he learned the whole story.
walker and Louise were to be married.
A new gardener arrives from the city.
CHAPTER IVA prowler was heard
In the house. on investigation Miss Innes
heard a hair-raising scream. Looking
into Louise's room, Miss Innes saw the
girl was gone.
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CHAPTER XVl-Continued

She vas not dead; Halsey put her
down on the floor and began to rub
her cold hands, while Gertrude and
Liddy ran for stimulanis. AS for me,
I sat there at the foot of that ghostly
staircase-sat, because my knees
wouldn't hold me-and wondered
where it would all end. Louise was
still unconscious, but she was breath.
ing better, and l suggested that we
get her back to bed before she came
to. There was something grisly and
horrible to me, seeing her there in
almost the same attitude and in the
same place where we had found her
brothers body. And to add to the
similarity, just then the hall clock,
far off, struck family three o'clock.
1t was four before Louise was able
to talk, and the first rays OF dawn
were coming through her windows,
which faced the east. before she could
tell us coherently what had occurred.
/ give it as she told it. She lay
propped in bed, and Halsey sat beside
her, ~unrebuffed, and held her hand
while she talked.
~ was not sleeping we'll" she be-
gan, partly, l think, because ! had
slept during the afternoon, Liddy
brought me some hot milk at ten
o'clock and | slept until IL. Then l
wakened and-I got to thinking about
things, and worrying, so l could not
go to sleep.
Il was wondering why l had not
heard from Arnold since the-since |
saw him that night at the lodge. /
was afraid he was Ill, be-
cause-he was to have done
something for me, and he had not
come back. 1t must have been three
when I heard some one rapping. l
sat up and listened, to be quite sure,
and the rapping kept up. l was eau
tious, and | was about to call Liddy.
Then suddenly l thought l knew what
1t was. The east entrance and circu-
lar staircase were always used by
Arnold when he was out late, and
sometimes, when he forgot his key, he
would rap and l would go down and
let him in. thought he had come
back % see mel didn't think about
the time, for his hours were always
erratic. But / was afraid | was too
weak to get down the stairs. The
knocking kept up. and just as l was
about to call Liddy, she ran through
the room and out into the hall. / got
up then, feeling weak and dizzy, and
put on my dressing-gown. If it was
Arnold, I knew l must see him.
1T was very dark everywhere. but
OF course, l knew my way. felt along
for the stair-rail, and went down as
quickly as ! could. The knocking had
stopped, and l was afraid VS. too
late. ! got to the foot OF the stair
case and over to the door on to the
east veranda. had never thought OF
anything but that it was Arnold, until
reached the door. 1t was unlocked
and opened about an inch. Everything
was black; 1t was perfectly dark out
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was Just the opening of the door, the
shot, and the sound of somebody fall
ing"
Then, while you went through the
drawing Dom and upstairs to alarm
the household, the criminal. whoever
it was, could have escaped by the east
doors"
yes"
Thank you. That will do"
tlatter myself that the corone got
little enough out of me. I saw Mr..
Jameson smiling to himself, Inc the
coroner gave me up. after a time. |
admitted | had found the body, said !
had not known who it was until Mr..
Jarvis told me, and ended by looking
up at Barbara Fitzhugh and saying
that in renting the house I had not
expected to be involved in any family
scandal. At which she turned purple.
The verdict was that Arnold Arm
strong had met his death at the hands
of a parson or persons unknown, and
we prepared to leave. Barbara Ftz-
hugh flounced out without waiting to
SpNoh w iliN, pul WI mar tOH CdIle up,
as | knew he would.
You have decided to give up the
house, | hope, Miss lines" he said
Mrs. Armstrong has wired me
again"
II am not going to give It up" |
maintained. until I understand some
things that are puzzling me. The day
that the murderer is discovered, | will
leave"
Then. judging by what | have
heard. you will be back in the city
very soon." he said, And I knew that
he suspected the discredited cashier
of the Traders bank.
Mr.. Jameson came up to me as I
was about to leave the coroner's of
fee.
How is your PATIENT" he asked
with his odd little smile.
II have no patient" I replied.
startled.
Il will put 1t in a different way.
then. How Is Miss Armstrong;"
"She-she is doing very WELL" I
stammered.
Good" cheerfully. And our ghost?
Is it laid?"
Mr., JAMESON | said suddenly, II
wish you would come to Sunnyside
and spend d few days there. The
ghost is o laid. | want you to spend
one night at least watching the cir
cular staircase. The murder of Arnold
Armstrong was a beginning, not an
end"
He looked serious.
perhaps | can do it," he said. II
have been doing something else, but
well, | will come out tonight"
We were very silent during the
trip back 10 Sunnyside. watched
Gertrude closely and somewhat sadly.
To me there was one glazing flaw i n
her story, and it seemed TO stand out
for every II to see. Arnold Arm
strong had had NO key. and yet she
said she had locked the east door. He
must have been admitted from within
the house: over and over | repeated It
to myself.
That night, as gently as | could, |
brothers death. She sat in her big,
pilloW-flled chair, and heard me
through without interruption. 1t was
cle2r that she was shocked beyond
words; if | had hoped to learn any
thing from her expression, | had
failed. She was as much in the dark
as we were
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we decided to say nothing of Louise
and her interview with her step
brother the night he died. The girl
was in trouble enough as it was.
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How can you be without one? The
best loose leaf ledger made for $1.0a.
Call at the Register office and see It
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Typewriter paper at the Register OF
fee at rs and IS cents per box Of 500
sheets.
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S25ESg12ze 2jz7f:sze
CLOSE QUARTERS.

He eyed the Christmas tree with a
look of grim determination on his
face. 1t was a fine tree, tall and
straight. with many symmetrical
boughs-just such a tree as would de-
light the hearts Of his children. But
he chased them away as he prepared
for his work of destruction. Taking
off his coat he rolled up his sleeves
and with hatchet ruthlessly Topped
off all the branches. He eyed the re-
suit with satisfaction. Then he took
up saw and divided the tree In the
middle. 1t seemed heartless. but what
else could the poor man do? 1t was
the only way he could make the tree
flt. for he lived in a fiat
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a Manuscrlut 1000 Years old.

An ancient manuscript copy or the
Pentateuch, the first Ave books of the
Old Testament, more than 1000 years
old. Is on sale. A Samaritan priest
from Shechem. Palestine, is In Eng
land to see what price he can get
for 1t.
Unless he receives an exceptionally
good offer in England the priest has
stated his intention of bringing the
manuscript to America, where he will
visit antiquarians in the large cities.
The copy of the ancient Bible is
believed by the Samaritans to have
been transcribed by Abishuma, the
great-grandson of Aaron, and to be
about $500 years old.
Experts say 1t cannot be less than
1000 years old. for It's characters are
of style abandoned by Jewish copy
lists some twenty centuries ago.
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You waite till you get marrid. pa
spoke up reel quick.
FINELY pa and Unkle Bill thay got
me to tell them about ma astin me to
find out what they wanted, and then
they laffed and laffed, and Unkel Bill
sed 1t was a refreshin indication of
the change that was takin place when
woman even thought of thinkin
about what you wanted. He sed they
usually went ahed and got what they
wanted you to want.
You tell your ma, pa sed, that as
neer as you can lern what want is
more hair on my he'd, my wisdum
tooth filed and rockkin chares that
wont bump into with my legs when
l get up in the mornin.
And If she asts you what 1 want,
unkel Bill sed, you tell her that 1 am
noncommittal to a degree, but that
you think would prefer tobacko
pouch that has sashay powder inside
the lining, collar and cuff box with
pink satin inside of it, cigar cutter
that can hang on my watch chane
whenever 1 want to feel pertickerly
ashamed OF myself, a silver handled
pensil that she can borrow frum me
the day after Chrismus and never
civ back to me, and smokin set
made out of hammered brass that |
can sell to somebuddy for finger
bowls.
That's rite. pa sed.
But the best Chrismus present for a
man, unkel Bill sed, is to pick out a
fifty dollar present for him, that he
would hafto pay for when the bill
comes in, and then not get 1t.
Copyright, 1910, w. d. Nesblt1
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EXERCISE FOR THE CHILDREN
Mothers Should See to II That the
Little Ones Develop
Properly.

Many mothers believe that the love
of exercise Is born in children and
need not be bothered about. Con
trariwise," as Tweedledum would say
81, should be considered. Some chill
dren are born lazy and hate taking
any exercise whatever. but without
that and plenty of fresh air no child
can develop properly
II behooves every mother to gee
that instead of the little ones being
given something to keep them quiet,
AZ they incline that way. they are
given something to keep them on the
move.
Babies generally look after them
selves in this particular. They are on
the go all the time they are awake
if they are healthy Later on moth
children are kept going, too Walk.
ing every day, weather permitting,
should be insisted upon, but not prim
walks along streets, II they live In
town, a performance most children
hate with all their hearts. They
should go in the parks.
Cold, dull days are not enough ex-
cuse for keeping child indoors.
Nothing should interfere with the
regular outdoor exercise but heavy
rain or snow or very much wind.
Swimming is a splendid all around
exercise, and skipping, bowling hoops
and cycling along in moderation are
all good From the age Of five little
ones may be taught few simple
exercises with dumbbells-very light
dumbbells, of course--or Swedish ex
ercises; but Ave minutes in the morn
ing Is quite long enough for this. TIC
tire the child is to do more harm than
good.
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Mvsterlous Visitors BAG Of Gold.

Anonymous gifts have been made to
Llangollen Welsh chapels. few days
ago a mysterious visitor, whose iden
tity is unknown, left a bag containing
large quantity Of gold coins with the
deacon of Rehoboth church, instruc
uons being also given as to their dis
tribution among the various denomina
lions of the town, the amount to be
given each being set forth.
Acting on these instructions the dea
con has given sums of SO to large
number of religious bodies in the dis
trict, but he still holds heavy sealed
packet containing a considerable sun
In trust for Rehoboth church, the
largest in the town. 1t will be opened
In the presence of the congregation OF
Sunday at service.-London Standard
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Mule Rldlna In PortuaaI.

In odd contrast to the modern rusf
and honk of the automobiles and the
clang of the trolley cars are the salo
los or small farmers who ride nonchal
antly through the twentieth century
hubbub on the back, the extreme back
of small, patient eyed mules.
Though the country has progressed
and the farmers are progressing to
ward prosperity they have consistent
ly refused to move further forward on
the mules back in Portugal than the
last fifth of his anatomy. Perhaps
the custom arose from the time when
the mule carried a large load just be
fore the rider, and the habit has not
been broken.
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things 1 would be glad to see in my
stockin on Christmas morning. II l
was woman of course iHwould yern
for dimund bracelets and necklaces
and rings and gold wotches that /
could pin on me somewhere WHARF
pickpocket could get them without
pickin my pocket. Thare never was
pickpocket that could pick wom-
ans pocket, kept one that lived in
Moo York, and he had been marrid
forty times, and he confessed that
the reeson he got marrid So menny
times was just becos he wanted to
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HER IDEA.

THE custom of hanging
on the chandelier is foolish"
81 think so. too. 1t ough
hung in the cozy corner"
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Twelfth Member still unchosen

Getting the twelfth member for that
afternoon card club is no easy matter
Applications continue to pour in on
us, but so far no one has fulfilled all
the requirements.
Gladys--You won't do because you
admit following system when you
play five hundred, ..,.
Genevieve-Sorry, but we under
stand you didn't pay your ten cents
n week regularly to the treasurer Of
the last club you belonged TO.
Gertie-The other girls don't like
the neighborhood you live in at all
Sadle-We have learned that 1t Is
your practice to blame your partners
for games lost This always causes
trouble.
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OLD STORIES OF CHRISTMAS
Some Have Interest. Freshness and
Beauty That Keep Them Al
ways New.

There are some so-called "oid sto-
ries" that are really not old, for they
have an interest, freshness and a
beauty that keep them always new.
OF such are the story of Christmas
and all the legends and tales that be-
long to the great festival.
There Is a legend In Germany that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple the
leaves of the tree Immediately shriv-
eled into needle points and its bright
green turned dark. The nature Of
the tree changed and 1t became an
evergreen, In all seasons preaching
the story Of mans fall through that
first act of disobedience. Only on
Christmas does 1t bloom brightly with
lights and become beautiful with love
gifts. The curse is turned into a
blessing by the coming of the Christ
child, and thus we have our Christmas
tree.
The visits of st. Nicholas to the
homes Of the people on Christmas eve
as an annual custom grew out of a
festival in honor of Hertha, Morse
goddess. At this festival the house
was decorated with evergreens and an
altar OF stone was set up at the END
of the hall, where the family assem-
bled. From Hertha's stone we get our
word "hearthstone." On the stones
so set up were heaped fir branches,
which were set afire, and through the
smoke and flame Hertha was supposed
to descend and influence the direction
of the hames from which were pre-
dicted the fortunes of those present.
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lAl i Iml OhO hoa q PCCCS VI DCu-
ell in her hand that was
about a inch long and
looked as II she had chewed it to
sharpen it, and she had lot of notes
made on the back of q bill from the
dressmaker.
Henry, she said, / am puzzled to
deth to kno what to give your pa and
your Unkel Willyum for Chrismus. |
do wish you would kind of pump them
and see what they would like to hav,
and then tell me, without giving it
away to them what you are trying to
find out.
All right, ma, told her, and tried
to get a peek at her list to see II she
had me down for the maggiezine re-
volver | want.
But she folded up the paper and put
1t away
So that night when pa and Unkel
BIZ was sitting in the librarey talkin
about the way senator Tillman had
better look out or he win be playing
in drama that has a press agent, or
else he will be crackin a black snake
NAlp uIOuuu III Guhel lOllS CuDD6u, ]
asst pa what he thot was the right
kind of Chrismus present.
You otto be satisfde with what you
get, my young man, he sed, without
coming around and hintln.
amt hintin. told him. just Won
dered what your idee would be about
one for yourself.
Crate Scott he sed. Has 1t come
to this? 1t is bad enuff to hafto fork
over for the fool things yure ma buys
for me without havin to pay for some
thing you get for me.
! don't want TO get you anything, 1
sed. l just want to get yure idee
about what you want.
Unkel Bill spoke up and sed most
men could tell what they wanted bet
ter by tellin what they don't want.
What would you like to hav, unkel
Bill? asst him.
Well, now, he sed. thare is lots OF
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A Merry Christm

All over the country, all oyJ
world-a few years hence II u
also all through the air-sounl
greeting Merry Christmasl q
sea and land, In the palace and
hovel, in the hospitals and In th|
ons, in the asylums amid the OF
and in the homes for the fria
and for the aged. wherever evd
persons meet who know and lol
story of Christmas, the greeting
changed. Where can there be
allel to the universal greetins
there any other sentiment tha
the sovereignty of this cheerf1
heartfelt word? 1t travels n
the mails like nothing so much
doves to the affairs of which thei
ture speaks, for surely the ser1
fits from altar to altar of the
of men and Is as gentle as the
Grudges and animosity vanish1
the waiting of Christmas greetiJ
smile of hope illumines the
nances of those under the nail
preston, the dimpled cheeks 4
babies seem like veritable nod,
fairy hiding as the lips COO in ~,
to the Merry Christmas. with ~.
emblem of the day that comesS
infant from its loving parent
days Of romance hostile forces
upon the field, sheathed their 4
and clasped hands across thet
line, greeting one another wi
sentiment of universal good&
Merry Christmas has brightene
hearts. has healed more grie3
has brought more happiness
lives of men and women. has
to be the talismanic sentinel
more home reunions than am
that has ever been heard In II
world.
Christmas stands for love
charity, for hope and for ioy
fruition Of that long-made prob
the prophet of the coming of O
should bring peace and good
earth; SO the churches hold the
Ices and the people congregd
join In singing or to listen to
dition of carols. some of whic
come down from the early ages
church. The children have
Christmas treats, and they
very merriest of the merry d
participation in these annual
festivals.
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Novel Scheme for Getting Money.

What is said to be new form Of
blackmail has been brought to the at
tention of the New York health de
partment. The complainants say that
on the upper west side of the city
backyard singers have resorted to
singing until they are paid money to
go away
One specific case mentioned was
that of two boys. who made no pre-
tentlon than that of yelling popular
songs by the dozen until they were
finally bought off by distracted citi,
zens.
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lurn WHARF woman keeps her pock-
et 1t was a matter of profeshnul
pride with him, becos he sed thare
was no profit in pickin womans
pocket when all you got was a bunch
of samples and button hook and a
powder rag and betwene thirty and
forty sents.
But don't see what pickin pockets
has to do with Chrismus presents. I
sed.
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SN@sEEt2.d38II2&~
DARK OUTLOOK BEFOREHAND,

DARK OUTLOOK BEFOREHAND.
Mamma" asks the little boy, how
can Santa Claus get into our iat,
when we haven't any chimney-noth-
ing but steam radiator?"
He will probably slip In by the
basement door, darling"
IT'S all off then" says the lad, with
a surprising vigor in the use Of slang.
THAT janitor will put him out of bust
ness before he can unpack his sack"
>I-|SYHAzRzS
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HER ONE BIG WISH.

Sister Sue-Johnnie. do you know
what | would like most?
Brother Johnnie-No, What?
Sister Sue-I saw a fat lady at the
circus last summer and | wish had
her stocking to hang up on Christmas
night.
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Lille Hef1fm,
F r1ds
b,p Wilbur D. Nesbii
go 9yAZ1
b,p Wilbur ]

A called me to her day be-
fore yesterday and sed she
wanted me to help her do
something.
She had a peece of pen
ell in her hand that was
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-13

the slightest connection between Win
ters journey and his own"
That is good" said the ma5or-gen-
eral. 1T would never nave occurred to
me- Any other commander"
None, save this continued Brett.
smiling at the old soldiers eagerness 10
obey implicitly I'M Instructions given
to him. When you meet Winter. tell
him, If possible. to so direct his move
ments as to find out eros jeans destin-
alton. if it a be 0 n without giving
the Frenchman the slightest cause for
uneasiness. Otherwise the matter is OF
no consequence. / have already inter-
viewed the chief of police here. and il
will only be a question of an hours de-
lay before the local detectives effectu-
ally locate the quarters occupied BY
Gros Jean and1the Turks"