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The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
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Possibly" he said quietly, as we
hurried together up the stairs. Some
one was lurking on the staircase
when | went back. l spoke; instead
of an answer, whoever it was turned
and r.,1 up. ! followed-it was dark
but as | turned the corner at the
top a figure darted through this door
and closed it. The bolt vas on my
side, and l pushed it forward. 1t is q
closet, l think" We were in the upper
hall now. IF you will show me the
electric switch, Miss Innes, you would
better wait in your own room"
Trembling as / was, / was deter
mined to e that. door opened. 1
hardly knew what | feared, but so
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
81 am perfectly COOL" I said, land /
am going to remain here"
The lights flashed up along that end
of the corridor, throwing the doors
into relief. At the intersection of the
small hallway with the larger, the cir
cular staircase wound its way up, as
If it had been an afterthought of the
architect. And just around the cor
ner, in the small corridor, was the
door Mr.. Jameson had indicated. l
was still unfamiliar with the house,
and / did not remember the door. My
heart was humping wildly in my ears,
but / nodded to him to go ahead. l
was perhaps eight or ten feet away
and then he threw the bolt back.
Come out" he said quietly. There
was no response. "Come-out," he
repeated. Them think he had a re-
volver. but l an not sure-he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where / stood 1 could not see
beyond the door, but | saw Mr.. jamie
sons face change and heard him NUT
ter something, then he bolted down,
the stairs, three at a time. When my
knees had stopped shaking, moved
forward, slowly, n~ervously, until had
a partial view of what was beyond the
door. 1t seemed at first to be a clos
ct, empty. Then | went close and ex-
amined it, to stop with a shudder.
Where the floor should have been was
black void and darkness, from which
came the indescribable damp smell
of the cellars.
Mr.. Jameson had locked somebody
in the clothes chute. AS l leaned over
| fancied l heard a groan-or Was II
the wind?
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CHAPTER V.-continued.

1.-The quarrel, l believe" he per-
sisted, "was about Mr.. Armstrong;
conduct to you, Miss Gertrude. He
had been paying you unwelcome at
tentions."
And | had never seen the man!
When she nodded a yes" I saw the
tremendous possibilities involved. If
this detective could prove that Ger
trude feared and disliked the muir
dered man, and that Mr.. Armstrong
had been annoying and possibly pur-
suing her with hateful attentions, all
that, added to Gertrude's confession
of her presence in the billiard
at the time of the crime, looked
strange, to say the least. The promi-
Gus effort to find the murderer, and if
we had nothing worse to look forward
to, we were sure of a distasteful pub
ilicity.
Mr.. Jameson shut his notebook
with a snap and thanked us.
81 have an idea," he said, apropos
of nothing at all, that at any rate the
ghost is laid here. Whatever the rap
pings have been-and the colored man
says they began when the family went
west three months ago-they are like
ly to stop now"
Which shows how much he knew
about it. The ghost was not laid;
with the murder of Arnold Armstrong
he, or it, only seemed to take on fresh
vigor.
Mr.. Jameson left then, and when
Gertrude had gone upstairs, as she did
at once, l sat and thought over what
! had just heard. Her engagement,
once SO engrossing a matter, paled
now beside the significance of her
story. If Halsey and Jack Bailey had
left before the crime, how came Hal.
sey's revolver in the tulip bed? What
was the mysterious cause of their sud-
den flight? What had Gertrude left
in the billiard room? What was the
significance of the cuff-link and where
was it?
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CHAPTER VII.
A Sprained Ankle.

/ was panic stricken. AS | ran along
the corridor / was confident that the
mysterious intruder and probable MUIR
derer had been found, and that he
lay dead or dying at the foot OF the
chute. l got down the staircase some
how, and through the kitchen to the
basement stairs. Mr.. Jameson had
been before me, and the door stood
open. Liddy vas standing in the mid
die of the kitchen holding a frying
pan by the handle as a weapon.
Don't go down there" she yelled,
when she saw me moving toward the
basement sairs. Don't you do it, Miss
Rachel. That Jamieson's down there
now. There's only trouble OF
hunting ghosts; they lead you into
bottomless pits and things like that.
Oh, Miss Rachel, don't" as l tried
to get past her.
She was interrupted by Mr.. jamie
sons temperance. He ran up the
stairs two at a time, and his face was
flushed and furious.
"The whole place is locked" he said
angrily, where's the laundry key
kept?"
ITS kept in the door," Liddy
snapped. THAT whole end of the cell
lar is kept locked, SO nobody a get
at the clothes, and then the keys left
in the door. so that unless a thief
was as blind as-as some detectives,
he could walk right in"
"Liddy." / said sharply, come down
with us and turn on all the lights"
She offered her resignation. as US
ual, on the spot, but l took her by the
arm, and she anne along finally. She
switched on all the lights and pointed
to a door just ahead.
That's the door," she said sulkily.
1.-THE keys in it."
But the key was not in it. Mr..
Jameson shook it, but it was a heavy
door, we'll locked. And then he stopped
and began punching around the key
hole with the end of a lead pencil.
When he stood up his face was exul-
tant.
Its locked on the inside" he said
in a low tone. There is somebody in
there"
Lord have mercy" gasped Liddy.
and turned to run.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Women in Postal Service

80 &
The distinction of first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong to
America, MOI IL the employment Of
women in the postal service q new
idea. AS early as 1913 q woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails Of Braine le Comte. an Inn
portant town Of France. In the try
ing times Of the Thirty Years War
the principal Office In the postal sery-
ice OF Europe was held by 9 woman,
Alexandrine de Rue. From 1923 to
1916 she was In charge Of the mails
OF the German empire, the Neither
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as . master general Of
the mails. In America, Elizabeth
Harvey was the first to hold q place
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GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Add a little sulphur to the white
wash for the trunks of the fruit trees.
Do not plant more cotton this year.,
but gather more from what you DO
plant.
A sandy loan usually produces po-
tatoes of a better quality than does
a heavier soil.
AS a rule, enough powder will go
from the hen to the chicks and keep
them free from lice.
The essentials to success In poul-
try raising are cleanliness, sunshine,
shade and good food.
Don't crowd the little chicks. Give
them plenty of Dom warmth. dry
ness and cleanliness.
Keep your laying hens in the poul-
try house on chilly mornings until the
suns warmth can be felt
It is necessary to spray potatoes to
prevent blight, and Bordeaux should
be applied early in the summer; do
not wait for the blight to appear.
Cotton has probably been censured
and abused for its failure to make
the farm pay more than any other
crop. yet that fact does not render
it ineligible to q place on a diversi-
fed farm.
Nitrate of soda or cotton seed meal
may be applied to the garden before
the first cultivation II the soil is not
rich enough In nitrogen. Beds and
boxes OF plants may be watered with
liquid manure.
Rice is q very valuable food for
chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese.
Rough rice or broken grains can be
bought at the mills at reasonable
prices, and no grain Is better. Try
It and be convinced.
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vi.
In he East Corridor.

In the East Corridor.
When the detective left he enjoined
absolute secrecy OF everybody in the
household. The Greenwood club
promised the same thing, and as there
are no Sunday afternoon papers, the
murder was not publicly known until
Monday. The coroner himself notified
the Armstrong family lawyer, and
early in the afternoon he came out.
I had not seen Mr.. Jameson since
morning, but l knew he had been in
terrogating the servants. Gertrude
was locked in her room with a head
ache, and l had luncheon alone.
Mr.. Harton, the lawyer, was a little,
thin man, and he looked as if he did
hot relish his business that day.
This is very unfortunate, Miss In
nes," he said, after we had shaken
hands. Most NORTHUMBERLAND mys-
FERROUS. With the father and mother
In the west, l find everything devolves
on me; and, as you car understand,
At is an unpleasant duty"
mo doubt" l said absently. "Mr.
Harton, l am going to ask you some
questions, and l hope you will answer
them. l feel that l am entitled to
some knowledge, because I and my
family are just now in a most ambigu-
Gus position"
I don't know whether he under
stood me or not; he took off his
glasses and wiped them.
Il shall be very happy" he said
with old-fashioned courtesy.
Arnold Armstrong know that Sunny
side had been rented?"
II think-yes, he did. In fact, 1 my.
self told him about it."
"And he knew who the tenants
were?"
Eyes"
"He had not been living with the
family for some years, l believer"
mo. Unfortunately, there had been
trouble between Arnold and hts ia.
Their. For two years he had lived In
town"
Then it would be unlikely that he
came here last night to get possession
of anything belonging to him?"
II should think it hardly possible 2
he admitted. ITO be perfectly frank.
Miss lines, l can not think of any
reason whatever for his coming here
as he did. He had been staying at
the club house across the valley for
the last week, Jarvis tells me, but
that only explains how he came here,
mot why. 1t is a most unfortunate
family"
He shook his head despondently,
and / felt that this dried-up little man
was the repository of much that he
had not told me. I gave up trying to
elicit any information from him, and
we went together to view the body
before it was taken to the city. It
had been lifted on to the billiard-ta.
BILE and a sheet thrown over 1t; 9th
erwise nothing had been touched. A
soft hat lay beside it, and the collar
bf the dinner-coat was still turned up.
The handsome, ~dissipated face of Ar
mold Armstrong, purged of its ugly
lines, was now only pathetic. AS we
went in Mrs. Watson appeared at the
card-room door,
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Innes, spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and Halsey, established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merous difficulties the servants deserted.
she was startled by a dark figure on the
veranda. She. passed a terrible night,
which was filled with unseemly noises
In the morning Miss Innes found a
strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by a revolver shot. A strange man
was found shot to death in the hall.
1t proved to be the body of Arnold Arm
strong, whose banker father owned the
country house. Miss Times found Hal
Bailey had disappeared. The link cuff
button mysteriously disappeared. De-
tective 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 mo-
ments before the murder.
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the brace in the post, then set corner
or end posts good and deep. lamp
well. Brace the set brace posts six
feet from end post; cut the braces.
two of them; fasten a piece OF inch
board between at each end temporar-
fly. Nail the braces lightly to hold
solid while wiring them to the posts.
Take some Of the fence wire and
wrap several times around both ends
as shown. After the fence is up, put
an inch block between each two wires,
between the braces.
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An Embryo EmancIpator.

A little miss riding on a Brooklyn
trolley car the other day rendered
the conductor half fare. How old
are you, little girl?" he queried, GIN
gerly handling her fare.
She pursed her lips for a moment,
then calmly opened her purse, dropped
two more pennies into the conductors
extended palm, snapped her purse
and demurely replied: you have
your fare, sir; my statistics are my
owni"
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Planting Melons.

Watermelons should not be planted
until all danger of frost is over, and
should be planted In hills about ten
feet apart each way. The more mod
ern method Of watermelon culture is
to pillow out the rows one way, fill the
trenches with manure, thoroughly mix
with the soil in the trenches by run
ming back and forth with a scooter
plow. then throw the soil back again
and plant the seed in the bed thus
formed. This is a more economical
way OF preparing the ground on q
large scale than by the old method OF
individual hill preparation. The hills
may be planted ten feet apart each
way or the rows made wider apart
and the seed planted closer together
In the row.
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Casey at the Jet.

Whats this / hear about Casey?"
asked McGinnis.
He's been trying to asphyxiate
himself" said O'Reilly.
"G'wan! What did he do?"
HE lit every gas Jet in the house
and sat down and waited."-Every-
bodys.
According to some it makes no diff.
ference how many dead cats you
throw into the well so long as you
keep the pump handle polished.
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MATERIAL FOR GOOD BRACE
Constructing Support for Fence
Posts-Wire Strengthens.

Material for the brace, If sawed
stuff, should be 2 by 6 inches; If poles
are used they should be heavy
enough to fill the notches in corner
and brace posts. First cut notches for
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17

in the postal department. She had
charge of the letters in Portsmouth,
N. H.. in the beginning OF the "
teenth century. "A half century after
ward Lydia Hill vas placed In charge
e the post Office in Salem, Mass.
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Apology.

"You have broken your word to
mel" said the heiress, bitterly.
Eyes" replied Baron Fucash; being
a foreigner 1 can't help using a GER
tain amount of broken English"
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oObkCd SovVt ~ - 1879
revolutionary days, a D. A. r., a Co.
lonial Dame, mixed up with a vulgar
and revolving crime, and even at
tempting to hoodwink the law! Ger
tainly l had left the straight and mar
row way.
l was reused by hearing Mr.. jamie
son coming rapidly back through the
drawing room. He stopped at the
door.
miss Innes," he said quickly, will
you come with me and light the east
corridor? / have fastened somebody
in the small room at the head of the
card room stairs"
l jumped up at once.
"You mean-the murderer" ]
gasped.
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II the hired man spends his leisure
time on stormy days fixing the old
wagon or mailing up the loose boards
around the managers, don't be afraid
Of spelling him II you give him 3
word Of praise. Let him know you
appreciate him
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WiIIlno TO HeIp,

IF we didn't have the children"
she bitterly declared, I'D get a d.
vorce from you"
'Pll write and see If I can't get my
folks to take them"
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Where II Goes.

That man made IN immense for
tune out Of q simple little invention"
Indeed! What did he invent?" Tn
vent? Nothing. you dubl He was the
promoter!"
New-York tribune., 1910-06-05

by men so rapt in emotion that their actions
not observed. There was none more reverent IN
attitude than Sid Suleyman, who bowed his head
10 the ground.
The Kaid noting that those around him were
111lobserving, lifted his head and watched the new
leader of the faithful. For what seemed long
time the man stood nlotioness, and then slowly
1nfOlded his arms He lifted one hand to the white
covering of his chin and contemplated his followers,
turning his head in quiet inspection.
kaid Clarke gave COnvulslve start; but had
presence Of mind sufficient restrain himself.
The hand that had lifted upward to the whittier
covering of the prophets face had its two middle
fingers twisted under the palm. Slowly the Jeleba
fell awav and there clear and distinct, IN the light
of the fire and the moon with his face grim. deter
mined and kingly. stood Buhammel-
All the veiled meaning Of the fiery speech, It's
illusions to true royal descent that from the Berbers
had come a high sheriff mraculously returned to his
own were made plain. The mystery Of eloquence
with which Buhamnei had told his own life
tragedy in the Garden Of Fate explained. He
himself was the royal Prince carried high above the
wall IN the arms of the Berber CrOne.
The haids hands ClenChed themselves tightly
together and chill of apprehension, cold blast
from lev peaks, swept over him In one swift
glance Of presCenCe he that red future IN which
Morocco was to be bathed IN blood.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-05
CHAPTER XVI.

EOR a full minute Buhamnei stood like statue
looking over the bent backs Of his followers, and
then stretching forth his hands, called into the
hushed and waiting silence, IN his clear high voice
There IS but one Cod
And no other linked with that DutltuIy
and reverentially, the bent ones finished the phrase
from the Koran.
The Kaid with those around him, waited for
Buhanlrnei to speak and the thrOng maintained an
awed stiffness The wait extended over several MIN
11tes in which Buhamrnei, dignifed and klngiy,
stood alone and stared into the depths of the hre
before him Accustomed as he was to the sight OF
prnceIv MoOrs the Kad was compelled to admit that
he had seen no more majestic figure than that which
stood on the eninence before him.
At last Buhammei, without delgnlng further rec
oo1tion of those around staled slowly back toward
the mosque and in the light of the moon he appeared
prophet in truth as sight of him swallowed up
bv the white clad figures which rose to theIT feet as
soon as his back was turned upon them Inc hald
in his excitement had crowded higher up to the very
edge of the fire and standing on tlPtoe, was trying
to estimate the strength of this gathering
We must 90 now, quick your kxcellency, Sd1
Sulevnlan whispered earnestly IN his ear. In fye
minutes when the excitement leaves II VIII De Dii-
cult. -,
As quickly as possible they threaded their way out
New-York tribune., 1910-06-05

Of the crowd which writhing and twisting: ana
away from the square which silent but minute W
before was now clamorous with the SHOUTS 81 IA
natics excited conversation, or an occasional dlS
pute They passed out Of the city TO cluster 9i
sacred olive trees Ynere their horses were tled
mounted them and at a rapid galoP started toward
the camp before either said word.
How MANY does his Excelency think were
there questioned Sidi though voicing the haid
own thought. .t;,1
AT least five hundred, / should say. What thilfA
you1'
The Arab threw up his hand with a gesture ana
turned has grinning mutiated face toward ms sd
perior. d." Too many, / should say, for forty men ~
conquer
Again he had voiced the thought Of the haId VINO
reluctantly weighing the chances and "ondeIIIs
whether he dared with his small detachment, atlepI
New-York tribune., 1910-06-05

very trip be far more dangerous than remaining IN
Fer Do you think for an instant that your sister
Miss Margaret, is the kind that would consent to
90 when her brother was left in jeopardy Do you
Suppose old Bob Marshall would tamely trust to a
coward S luck in his own behalf
1t was the Englishmans turn to consider the rela-
tive chances No" he admitted slowly II am
afraid you would have great task first, to induce
them to go and secondly TO conduct them safely to
Tanger as | shall have in laying our Mr. buhammel
bv the heels TO tell the truth he added wearly.
II am a trjfe ,nnerved by what have seen to night
don't know how far this rebellion has spread.
don know what dangers lie in wait between Fee and
the sea 80,
mo and in terse sentences told the American what
he had that night IL the square before the
Continued on page IS
New-York tribune., 1910-06-05

~ As i magic a wide path was opened,
- Use eH-r--a. end he saw a solitary white clad
- El-s #-.. y forward toward them Its arms
80 -oile- across ms breast its face swathed II It's
a . 4Aa lls progress was ma ajestIc. Along the line
r. - ~ -le Spectators began TO drop forward with
- - Do"ec la the ground as if II the presence OF
,lll-i-arcer # the Faithful himself. The ap-
5-4l2 ngl-e looked neither to right nor left, but
~ 60 straight ward the FIRE the low crest Of
tbe III "-h slow stately step At last be stood in
tbIl ID circle. All around men had prostrated
g.: yes 71nt- he alone stood erect.
~ 2U-eyman intensely alive 10 their dangerous
Ka1S ~ cropped u his knees and fairly dragged
bar5 CIai@e Gown with him He put a warning
gs,,aI-1 ~ ana squeezed the Englishman's wrist 50
ar --al The latter was, for the first time,
werlr Z, 4a peril. Fortunately the intruders
-o' III the foremost row, and were surrounded
New-York tribune., 1910-06-05

OIL before him and spoke his words high pitched
through =-a-.rC lips. He condemned the re1gn1ng
Sultan Is untrue 70 The faith. From those around
t5e ks.t and --sc0upaniOn came a long drawn " All.
and -.7..------ ezcla-narlOns Of approval
The -e square -eezed with excitement and
-a.7----- FRENZY ka5d Clarke with arms folded.
stood -- and ---.0sed II the midst Of this clarnOr.
sid Sr-e.- -a--v-rlg out his part OF q fanatlcaI
t--eS--a- -..-eL II The shouts OF aCClaTnatlOn or
rnu--e-e5 drawers. i rnadman, wrought to an
av--s-sr---a II insanity IN the atmosphere OF
ezc-e--e-- created 9 diversion by forcing his way
through -l= .-. vl and jumping into the na11les-
The s1e1z leaned forward and dragged him out,
sc---1e5 and ------g mass. and rolled him II the
sand 0-re-e .a- l-u habblIng and moaning away,
-l+ crowd -.e----- with swift ease before them.
The white -- gray clad figures whispered Pityingly
Of The nc- man stricken by Allah. and began NUT
tered conversations with those near al hand
Ee speaks with the tongue OF the Prophet,
does he -a- 1-.--e-: asked fierce looking old
nan who leaned .--ya1d and stared into the haids
face
Before The --aei0ne-s suspicious could be aroused
SD. Sul------ pushed his vvav between them and
The she.E speaks The truth. he said Allan IS
great and ---st --evaIl" and. TO strengthen his
par t-rze ---. --gati0rs scarcely less vehement
than those ri the .-a-l- who for the moment,
standing quietly and gla-lng with his bright eyes
al those around Suddenly he again stepped closer
70 -ne ire and r.= an orer hand high with q com
--a-5--g gest--. A r3ocE-uarked Ber5er whose
v---ke5 lace ---r q many wears clapped his hands
s-l4--lv for s.-a- Little by little the crowd be-
came Cuet and .-- the sleik resumed his appeal.
A prophet come TO the land Of the mighty,
he declared VIII cast from It the unbellevlng
dogs who have .a-ed It's cemeteries. desecrated
IT'S houses -. -.- and invaded the homes OF the
faithful I'll. .-e who sits upon the throne
as -le Sword -'-l has come to the end OF his
-elg-. The .-. -.-- comes viii give YOU back all
thar vcu -a-. Even now he Consults with the
Prophet n .----e Before the moon wanes
le VIII have 4 -.lad the holiest Of wars,
which 2-L his mastery Of the world. To
HIM alone ber5er bow his head. [ have
spoken
Heg1--e5 .oEzed around as if his speech was
ended -." be did above his fellows, and
looking l.1- --e highest point II the square,
some e--a- ---r- in front OF the mosque at
1a-.e- b. and he again demanded silence
Stand he shouted throwing both
hands a..5. 5 vgu still The son Of the
Prophet CONES.
TIE r1----.-.--. .f corversation died away. and
Al 4---. less silence invaded and sub
laga-ec t-e- H4id Clarke. frOwning toward the
mosque s4# crowd before 1t break into a swlrllng