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f(0s1Sright. ~ Bobss-Merrill Ce.)
The suitcase gave NO clew. 1t con


tanned one empty leatAer-covered flask
and pint bottle. also empty. change
of linen and some collars with the
laundry mark. q. H. In the leather
tag ON the handle was card with the
name Simon Harrington, Pittsburg.
The conductor sat down on my un-
made berth, across, and made an en-
try Of the name and address. Then,
on an old en- -e,ope, he wrote . few
words and gave It to the porter, who
disappeared.
Il guess that's all can do" he
said. 1--WE had enough trouble this
trip to last for year. They don't
need q conductor on these trains any
more; what they ought to have Is a
sheriff and q posse"
The porter from the next car came
in and whispered to him. The con-
ductor rose unhappily.
Next cars caught the disease" he
grumbfed. Doctor, a woman back
there has got humps or bubonic
plague. Or something Will you come
backw
The 9 range porter stood aside.
Lady about the middle Of the car"
he said. "in black, sir, with queer-look-
ing hair-sort Of copper color, think,
SIR"
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CHAPTER VI.
The Girl In Blue.

l was growing more and more r.
ritable. The thought of what the
loss of the notes meant was fast
crowding the murder to the back OF
my mind. The forced inaction was
intolerable. The porter had reported
no bag answering the description OF
mine on the train, but I was disposed
to make my own investigation. ! made
tour of the cars, scrutinizing every
variety of hand luggage, ranging from
luxurious English bags with gold
mountings to the wicker nondescript
of the day coach at the rear. l was
not alone in my quest. for the girl in
blue was just ahead OF me. Car by
car she preceded me through the train
unconscious that was behind her,
looking at each passenger as she
passed. fancied the proceeding was
distasteful, but that she had determin'
ed on a course and was carrying It
through. We reached the end OF the
train almost together-empty-handeds
both Of US.
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CHAPTER v.
The Woman In the Next Car.

The Woman In the Next Car.
With the departure of the cOnduc-
tor and the doctor, the group around
lower ten broke up, to reform in
smaller knots through the car. The
porter remained on guard: With
something of relief sank into seat.
| wanted to think, to try to remember
the details of the previous night. But
my inquisitive acquaintance had other
intentions. He came up and sat down
beside me. Like the conductor, he had
taken notes Of the dead mans be-
longings, his name, address, clothing
and the general circumstances Of the
crime. Now with his little notebook
open before him, he prepared to en-
ioy the minor sensation of the rob-
berry.
And now for the second victim"
he began cheerfully What is your
name and address. please?"
eyed him with suspicion.
81 have lost everything but my name
and address," parted. What do you
want them for? Publication"
"Oh, no; dear, moi" he said, shocked
at my Misrepresentation. Merely for
my own enlightenment. l like to
gather data of thiHkind and draw my
own conclusions. Most interesting and
engrossing. Once or twice I have
forestalled the results of police inves.
tigation-but entirely for my own
amusement"
| nodded tolerantly. Most of us
have hobbies; knew man once who
carried his handkerchief up his sleeve
and had a mania for old colored prints
cut out of Godey's Lady Book.
81 use that inductive method orig
mated by Poe and followed since with
such success by Conan Doyle. Have
you ever read Gaboriau? All, you have
missed a treat, indeed. And now, to
get down to business, what is the
name of our escaped thief and prob
able murderer"
How on earth do l know" I de-
manded impatiently. "He didn't write
It in blood anywhere, did he?"
The little man looked hurt and dis
appointed.
DO you mean u say ne "oNou'
that the pockets Of those clothes are
entirely empty?"
The pockets! In the excitement
had forgotten entirely the sealskin
grip which the porter now sat at my
feet, and had not investigated the
pockets at all. With the inquisitive
mans pencil taking note Of every
thing that found. emptied them on
theepposite seat.
Upper left-hand waist-coat, two lead
pencils and a, fountain pen; lower
right waist coat. matchbox and small
stamp book: right-hand pocket coat
pair Of gray suede gloves. new, size
seven and half; left-hand pocket
eun.metal cigarette case studded With
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ging as he came at his DrlStllng gray
mustache.
Il would like to talk to you in the
car" he said to me, with a curious
glance at the young lady.
Cant it waltz" l objected. I'VE
are on our way to q cup OF cofee and
slice of bacon. Be merciful as you
are powerful"
Pm afraid the breakfast will have
to wait" he replied. II won't keep
you long" There was q note Of au-
thority in his voice which l resented;
but, after all, the circumstances were
unusual.
Wen have to defer that cup Of
coffee for a WHILE" I said to the girl;
but don't despair; there's breakfast
somewhere"
As we entered the, car, she stood
aside, but felt rather than saw that
she followed us. / was surprised to
see a half dozen men gathered around
the berth in which had wakened,
number seven. It had not yet been
made up.
As we passed along the aisle. was
conscious of new expression on the
faces of the passengers. The tall WON
an who had tainted was searching my
face with narrowed eyes, while the
stout woman of the kindly heart
avoided my gaze, and pretended to
look out Of the window.
As we pushed our way through the
group I fancied that 1t closed around
me ominously. The conductor said
nothing, but led the way without cere
mony to the side Of the berth.
whats the matterT ! inquired.
was puxzled. but not apprehensive
''Have you some Of my things? I'd b
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drawn of little, and I saw the ab-
solute futility of any remonstrance.
Have you ever seen a fly, who, in
these hygienic days, finding no cob
webs to entangle him, is caught in
sheet of fly paper, finds himself more
and more mired, and Is finally quiet
with the sticky stiffness of despair?
Well. was the fly. l had seen too
much of circumstantial evidence to
have any belief that the establishing
Of my identity would weigh much
against the other discriminating de-
tails. II meant Imprisonment and
trial. probably. with all the notoriety
and loss Of practice they would en-.
tail. A man thinks quickly at time
like that. All the probable conse-
Quences Of the finding of that pocket
book flashed through my mind ~ ex-
tended ny hand to take It Then I
drew my arm back.
7 don't want It," I said. Look In
side. Maybe the other man took the
money and left the wallet"
The conductor opened It, and again
there was . curious surging forward
Of the crowd. To my intense disap
pointment the money was still there.
stood blankly miserable while 1t
was counted out-flve 500 bills. six
twenties and some fives and ones that
brought the total to $3.50.
The little man with the notebook
insisted on taking the numbers Of the
notes, to the conductors annoyance.
1t was immaterial to me: Small things
had lost their power to irritate. l was
seeing myself in the prisoners box,
going through all the nerve-racking
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-08

routine Of trial for murder-the chal-
longing of the jury. the endless cross
examinations, the alternate hope and
fear. l believe I said before that
had no nerves, but for few minutes
that morning I was as near as a man
ever comes to hysteria.
folded my arms and gave myself
a mental shake. I seemed to be the
center Of q hundred eyes, expressing
every shade OF doubt and distrust, but
I tried not to finch. Then some one
created . diversion.
The amateur detective was busy
again with the sealskin bag, investi-
eating the make Of the safety razor
and the manufacturers name on the
bronze-green tie. Now, however. he
paused and frowned. a. though some
pet theory had been upset.
Then from a corner Of the bag he
drew out and held up for our inspec-
ton some three inches of fine gold
chain, one end of which was black
ened and stained with blood!
The conductor held out his hand for
it, but the little man was not ready
to give 1t up He turned to me.
You say no watch was left you?
Was there a piece of chain like that?"
"No chain at ALL" said sulkily mo
jewelry of any kind, except plain gold
buttons in the shirt I am wearing"
Where are your glasses?" he
threw at me suddenly; instinctively
my hand went to my eyes. My glasses
had been gone all morning. and had
little man smiled cynically and held
out the chain.
Il must ask you to examine this"
he insisted. isn't It q part of the fine
gold chain you wear over your earr'
didn't want to touch the thing:
The stain at the end made me shud-
der. But with a bakers dozen of -us-
picious eyes-well, well say 14-there
were no one-eyed men-I took the
| fragment in the tips of my fingers and
looked at it helplessly.
VERY fine chains are much alike"
l managed to say. For all l know.
this may be mine, but l don't know
] how 1t got into that sealskin bag. l
never saw the bag until this morning
after daylight"
"He admits that he had the bag"
somebody said behind me. How did
you guess that he wore glasses, any
how?" to the amateur sleuth.
That gentleman cleared his throat.
There were two reasons" he said,
"for suspecting It. When you see a
man with the lines of his face droop-
ing, a healthy individual with a PEN
sive eye-suspect astigmatism. Be-
sides, this gentleman has a pro
nounced line across the bridge of his
nose and q mark on his ear from the
chain"
After this remarkable exhibition of
the theoretical as combined with the
practical, he sank into a seat near by,
and still holding the chain, sat with
closed eyes and pursed lips. 1t was
evident to all the car that the solution
of the mystery was a question of mo-
ments Once he bent forward eagerly
and putting the chain on the window.
sill, proceeded to go over 1t with q
pocket magnifying glass, only to
shake his head in disappointment All
the people around shook their heads
too, although they had not the slight
est idea what 1t was about.
The pounding in my ears began
again. The group around me seemed
to be suddenly motionless In the very
act Of moving, as If hypnotist had
called Rigid" The girl In blue wa
looking at me, and above the din
thought she said she must speak b
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Continued To-morrow.)
Good But Unpopular hahIfa.

We are sure that the Bishop of Chi.
chester was very right in his remark
that ut is the man who sings over hts
work and the boy who whistles who
work best" But it makes us extreme
ly unpopular with the rest of the
staff; and the boy Las heen violently
dealt with at the second line of q
used tc sigh for the silvery MOON
London Globe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-08
nsware Of olntments FOR catarrh Thae
Contain Mercury.

y~SWar0 q OsutSuoUeo TOT C2H0rtn BU00
Contain Mercury.
~ mercury Will surely destroy the
~-se OF smell ana completely derange
the whole system when entering II
through the mucous surfaces Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians. a. the damage they win do 10
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derice from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by r. J. Cheney
Z Co., Toledo, o., contains NO mer-
eury. and 10 taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood ind mucou.
surfaces Of The system. In buyinO
Halls CatarrA Cure be sure you get
he gsauine. It Is taken internally
and nAAs in Toledo, Ohio, By ,. J.
Cheney 4 Co. Testimonial tree.
Sold BY Druggists. Price TIC per
bettle.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constt
Datisa.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-08
CHAPTER WI.
A Fine Gold Chain.

The conductor held 1t out to me, his
face sternly accusing.
'Ts this another coincidence, he
asked. did the man who left you
his clothes and the barred silk hand
ksrchief and the tight shoes leave you
tho spoil Of the murder?"
The men standing around had
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-08
DR.. w. A. Charping.
optlcIan and optometrIst.
Graduate New York, Chicago, Atlanss
and Boston.
)fflce Carter Bldg. Room 3e3

me-something vital. The pounding
With grinding and splinteIing the
car rose under my feet. Then it fell
away into darkness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
Grinnell and Vicinity.
to Republican

|
Grinnell. Dec. THE November re-
port OF the librarian of the Stewart
library shows a continued increase III
the use OF the library. There We're 2,s05
books loaned in that month and seven
ty-nine new borrowers names added TO
the list. The increase of interest in the
country is especially noticeable. Thir-
~ new books have been added to the
collection. The exhibit of books for
children eXcites the intense interest OF
all the children and Of the parents who
are trying TO look up suitable Christ
mas presents.
Because OF alleged tubercular trouble
and rapidly falling health George Nit
cheN. the convicted murderer of the
aged Jonn Parker. near Brooklyn, in
February, 1905. has been paroled after
serving four years of an eight-year
sentence.
At the regular meeting OF the city
council on Monday evening the bond of
Attorney Harold l.. Boyer as city So
licitor was approved. The purchase of
ten maps Of the city was ordered. OF
which three will be large wall maps.
four will be in bound form and three
viii be in loose sheets for convenience
IN the use OF parts. a resolution or
dering sidewalk assessments TO be
made in thirty days and notice 10 be
given a, once was passed.
Following is a list of the officers
elected for the next year by the lodge
of Modern Woodmen of America: Con-
sul, George r. Clifton. Jr.; adviser, j.
y. Brown: banker j LAGRANGE; clerk,
NJ. j. Garrigan; escort Charles Horak
watchman. j. TwitcheN: sentry. Otto
F-enner: manager, r. BrowneN: physi-
clan. DIR, Talbot; past consul c. w.
Brown.
| Mr.. and Mrs. john Ramsey. after hav-
Ing spent couple of weeks in visiting
! N this vicinity, returned to their home
a. Franklin Grove, H., yesterday
/ Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Doran announce
The birth of son 10 them at their home
on Spring street
/ II compliance with the direction of
her physician Miss Ella Marsh has
started in 70 take period Of complete
res and has gone TO Monteer. Mo. for
a winters stay with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Lyman have
been entertaining for some time their
/ friends. Mr. and Mrs L. D. Bohnett of
San Jose. Cal. Their visitors started
y
going back home.
L, NJ. Hbbetts D. o.. as one Of the
+ trustees Of the State Osteopathic As
. ISOLATION, went 10 Des Moines last eve
! ming 10 attend the semi-annual meeting
Of that body.
! Mr., and Mrs j. Fl. Blatherwick are
/ having The pleasure of visit from
their son. DIR. a. A. Blatherwick. before
! he starts for the west to look up a To-
cation and begin the practice Of his
profession. He has just completed ar
eighteen months experience as inferno
in Cook county hospital, Chicago.
/ Mrs Elmer Whitconb has so far re-
covered from an operation for relief
from appendicitis, in the hospital al
Des Moines. that she came back to her
home in Hickory Grove township on
Monday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
BATH TUB TRUST INDICTED.
Federal Grand Jury Finds concers
Controls IS Per Cent Of Output.

Detroit, Dec. THE antitrust cam
paign of Attorney General Wickersham
shifted to Detroit this week, with the
result that indictments were returned
by the federal grand jury against six
teen firms and thirty-two individuals.
alleged to have secured control of IS
per cent Of the annual output OF
enameled ironware bath tubs, sinks.
lavatories. etc. in the United States.
The criminal proceedings grew out
Of q suit to dissolve the alleged COM
bination begun by the government In
the federal court at Baltimore, hearings
being held in Chicago, Pittsburg and
New York within the last forty days.
The evidence was presented to the
grand jury by Edwin p. Grosvenor,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
WEAKNESS IN EUROPEAN MAR.
kETs REFLECTED IN WHEAT
PRICES HERE.
BETTER ARGENTINA CONDITION
REARIsH SENTIMENT BASIS
Otherwise Circumstances Pointed in
Opposite Direction, on Expected Bull
fish Government Report and I'M
proved Milling Demand-Poor De-
Chicago, Dec. 7.-weakness In Euro

Chicago, Dec. 7.-weakness In Euro
wheat prices here. Better harvest con-
dhions in Argentina formed the basis
Of bearish sentiment. Otherwise. cir
crunstances pointed largely in the OPP
posite direction. 1t was expected that
the government report would be bullish
and there were signs of improved de-
mand for milling. The opening was UNI
changed to Is q y lower. May started
at 97@97A, then went TO s7A 0s7 81.
Receipts in Chicago, Minneapolis and
Duluth were 401 cars.
The government report was not so
bullish as expected. the acreage being
the largest on record. Selling followed
and prices declined. The close. how
ever, was steady, With May al 96A a
net loss Of IS.
Slim demand made the corn market
soft. May opened "a to "A down. at As
to ASM and declined TO AIS. Receipts
We're PSI cars.
Corn closed easy, with May at 4's4
a net gain of y.
Oats.
Oats were in good supply. May start
ed shade off to a shade up, at sac
to 34s., and declined to 34ss. Receipts
were 191 cars.
Provisions.
Regardless of the fact that the hog
run was more liberal than looked for
little provisions could be had and prices
were firm. First sales We're 2l2 higher
to 8 lower.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
FAIR DIRECTORS CHOSEN
Three New Directors Of County Fair
Association Elected With Six Others
Chosen to Succeed Themselves -
Stockholders Endorse Movement to
Get More State Aid.

The annual meeting of the Marshall
County Fair Association was begun this
morning with the stockholders meeting
at the court house. Adjournment was
taken at noon until 1880 this afternoon,
when the Marshalltown Clubs rooms
We're used for the meeting.
Nine directors were elected by the
stockholders to succeed to the vacan-
Giles on the board In the number elect
ed six We're chosen to succeed them
selves. Three others are new members.
They are George Lampman. Of Linn,
who succeeds Governor S. B. Packard;
Charles Wyatt. of Washington. who
takes w. A. Taggart's place: and
George W. Darling, Of this city. sue
cessor TO C. II. Van Law The direct
ors reelected are W. A. Nichols. State
Center: T. P. Low, Marion: Martin
Kunkel. Jefferson: Merritt Greene, F..
NJ Wilbur, and f. T. Austin, OF this
city.
The stockholders adopted resolu-
ton endorsing the proposed movement
of the Iowa Association of County and
District Fairs, to receive increased
state aid for county and district fairs.
The movement is a legislative one. and
the state association will go before the
legislature this winter in an effort to
bring about their desired aims.
Plans for raising money for perma-
nent Improvements were discussed by
the stockholders after the election. The
directors meet following the stockhold-
ers' session.
The report of Secretary w. NJ. Clark
will be found on page 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07

special assistant to the attorney gem
eral; United States District Attorney
Frank H. Watson, OF Detroit, and Jose
CARING, special agent Of the depart
ment Of justice. Secret hearings began
Monday and nothing was given out I'M
til the indictments were handed down
yesterday afternoon. 1t was charged
that as the result of ten days meet
ing at Mt Clemens, Mich, last April.
fund OF $1,000 was subscribed to get
in motion a plan that resulted in Civ
ing the defendants control OF sixteen
manufacturers and nearly 400 jobbers.
representing an output Of approximate
ly $1O,OOO,O00 q year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
Notice Of Change In Articles Of Ineer'
noration Of Western Grocer Company

Notice Of Change In Artieies OF lneer.
poration Of Western Grocer Company
To Whom It May Concern:
At the annual meeting Of stockhold-
ers Of Western Grocer Company. held
on May 4. 1910. the following resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That Article TX Of the
articles Of Incorporation Of Western
Grocer Company Of Iowa. relative to
the date for the annual meeting Of
stockholders, shall be changed SO as to
nrovide for the annual meeting Of
at ,ckholders on the third Wednesday
In January, instead Of the first Wednes-
dav in May, and that said Article TX
az amended, shall then read:
"The stockholders shall assemble in
regular annual meeting on the third
wednesday in January. beginning with
the third Wednesday in January. 1911,
and annually thereafter, for the pur-
pose of electing board Of directors for
the ensuing year, and for the transact
ton of such other business as may
properly come before such meetings J"
Resolved further. That the secretary
Ia hereby authorized and directed to
fle a copy OF the foregoing resolution
with the recorder Of Marshall county
and with the ..,cretary Of state of Iowa,
ana to take such other appropriate ac-
ton as may be necessary to effect the
legal change and status Of the annual
meetings Of said Western Grocer Com
pany.
Carried unanimously"
I. A. p. Spencer. secretary. hereby
certify that the foregoing are correct
copies of resolutions adopted at annual
meeting OF Western Grocer Company
on May I. 1910.
A. p. SPENCER,
Secretary OF. Western Grocer Co. s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
A clear Case.

II don't very we'll see." said the
lawyer. "how you can sue your hus-
band for a divorce on the score CT
desertion when on your own account
he has been living quietly at home
all the time"
You don't. eh?" retorted the indig.
nant would-be plaintiff. We'll, IL It
isn't desertion for man to take q
taxicab to the club and deny that he
is related to her, just because his
wife has been arrested on the dock
for smuggling. don't know what de.
sertion is!"-Harper's Weekly.