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scope. Now then. 'staircase-scar.' isn't
that significant? The association Is
clear; a scar that Is vivid enough, dis
hguring enough. 20 be the first thing
that enters his mind"
"Schwartz!' Burton said with awe.
Doctor. what on earth does eleven
twenty-five c. mean?"
Il think that Is up TO you. gentlemen.
The G belongs there. without doubt.
Briefly. looking over these slips. I make
Il something like this: wardrop thinks
q woman took his travelllng-bag. Three
times no gave the word letters In re-
sponse to gate guest and money
Did he have a guest at tho time all this
happened at Bellwood?'
II was II guest In the house at the
time"
Did you offer him money for is,tsrs7'
mo"
"ptl he give you any letters to keep
for himT"
"He gave me the bag that was sab
sututcd for his"
"Locked?"
Yes. BY Jove, I wonder n there Is
anything In it9 I have reason to know
that he came into my room that night
az least once after I went asleep"
81 think Il very likely" he said dryly.
NV ''iA w AFfN NV NOLCl GU W.
and I believe SIR. Wardrop knows moth
ing OF It. That Is the Disappearance OF
the old lady. There Is a psychological
study for you' My ~conclusion7 Well, ]
should say tina, Mr.. Wardrop IL not
guilty OF the murder. He knows or
thinks ne knows who r.. He has a
theory % his own about some one with
a scar, II may be only a theory. He
does not necessarily know. but he hopes.
lie Is in A state Of abject fear. Also
hc IL hiding something concerning let
.""s. and from the word money In that
connection | believe lie either sold or
Dough. some damaging papers. He Is
rot ' criminal, but he ia what Is aimos,
worse"
The doctor rose and picked up his
hat. "lIo ls a weakling," he said from
tho doorway.
Burton looked at his watch. "By
George" re said. "SevSn-twenty. and
I've he'd nothing since lunch but a boS
~ s'rd'ues. I'm or 20 chase the fes-
two mutton chop. oh. by the way,
lt0oX, whore Is that locked bag?"
"Tl my Office safe"
"T'l drop around IN the morning and
H77''t You 20 compound a felony" he
soll easily.
hut as e. happened he ala not.
(To Be continued)
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vincing about IT In more"
oh. WELL" said tho Mere Mn con.olngly as he regarded the Chorus Girls
golden couture. there's nothing real or convincing about anything any more
from love to titles and diamonds and-buckwheat Cakes"
That's jut II" crel tho Caorus Girl jumping u n walking about the
room with IL tenprSrc1ts! air.. "L.fesc exactly like a Christmas stocking! All
the fun and excitement consists In looking for what viii com net. You always
think the next thing viii he better than the one before. But by tn m you get
the tnsel wrappngs of you find is paper machc, like n j. the rest! Don't you
how It vas when you were kfddIe me went through you Christmas
Bobby"
You bet"" exclaimed the Nero Nan, with shining reminiscent eyes
First" said the Chorus Girl, Sitting down opposite him. d counting OF her
turquoiseladcn fingers. there vas q candy care which made you click. be-
cause o at too much Of It. And then there we're a lot of tn soldiers. which
wouldn't stand or their feet And then there anne a Noahis Ark. which you
in ten minutes, and
and way down la the toe" broke In the Mere Mar, leaning forward eagerly.
there was a big golden orange. THAT vas real. anyway! But" and he
stopped short suddenly and looked curiously at I'M Chorus Girl what have you
found In Fates stocking that REMINDS o OF all these"
Same old .hnsc!' replied tho Chorus Girl. with another cynical shrug. "A
few papier maoae men,, = lot OF imitation love, tnsein mu@ments painted hopes
md gldei promises. Nothing that turns ut to be what you expected"
There, there! That's all anybody gets nowadays" said the Mere Man, pat
ting her hand synpatheicauy.
That's Ill anybody gccms to be looking for" returned the Chorus Girl THE
man Is Ike tie society woman who keeps her diamonds locked in the
safe and wears rhinestone duplicates. lie keeps his emotions In the safety
vault. and ned rather have imitation owe than the real thing IN day. He
thinks it's Just as good and will last Justa rs long as Re will have n use
cr tt
"And #, doesn't entail half s. much worry and responsibility" pu. In the
Mere Man apprccntvcly.
II suppose not" sighed the Chorus Girl, "rut 1t does seem tina. everything
us so diluted and adunerated that you can't get the real flavor of anything, from
'buckwheat cakes and coffee TO n kiss. IN more"
why" exclaimed tho Mere Man reproachfuly. you haven't gone half way
through Faess stocking yet ny dear Girl! You ma wake Vi and fd just what
you're IooIng for Christmas morninr-a real hit or real fame or a rai job
with lots OF money. There's always The real golden orange down In thu toe OF
the stocking you know
I'm wager" said the Chorus Girl. with a hooking laugh. that my orange
viii turn nj to be-a lemoni But, anyway" and She capped her hands joyously,
TN have the hi and exctement OF opening packages an EXPECTING things
for q long time YETI
"And that's all the fun there Is n life OF in Christmas either" answered the
Mere Maj soocly, gazing intos space with slsten!ng eyes.
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Copyright. 1910. by nosbs. Merrill Company,
SYNOPSIS OF pRECEpING CuAprERs.

,Ah@h ~
Allan Fleming. State Treasarcr, Is found mar
derei in a room OF The White Cat" a little
tJlltlcal club. His daughter. MaIgcry, asks Jack
hmox' = Young lawyer. 70 solve the MYSTERY. For
sline days before his dtath Fleming had been
h.unlhY from home. On the pillow 81 as bed a
s.li!pi q paper had been found bearing the figures
LIZ M.tS Jams Maitland, an eldelll aunt
Q. Margery,rs. has also. vanished. and in her room
inc same hgures arc found. Margery Is engaged
e. her late fathers secretary, Harry Wanlrup.
knot. to-, loves her. Chasing a midnight intruder
IN tho l,lo2lng home, Knox falls dONn a dunno.
waiter shatt. When lie cmcIges the fugitive is
s1ne. 1'atgery. goes. Tor a few days visit to the
home OF knoNs sister-in-law. Ellen Butler. lilo
i,LterIs old sehooimaio and widow OF a politician
WHO had leeL crushed BY the machine. - plans ~
visit the Knox home at the came time. A reporter
named Barton begins work on the murder mys-
try, and a'detcctiye employed by tho machine
snaiennly warns Knox % dep the whole case.
nervous wreck. 4 handsome woman cails Al
kno1s, office aud introduces herself as Elem.
inss widow: She spys abe married. him secre tly
three Year, before. sRo says Ole believes Fleming
aud love. "A brain specialist tries an odd word
test on ,Wan1nop TO des rhine what knywloise
he may. have Of tie Fleming murder and tho
supposed Kidnapping Of Mia Jane.
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the corol!ary "c'' came without sum
moning.
Tho psychologist took tho small
mouthpiece from his lips. and motioned
Wsrdrop TO do the same. Tho test was
over.
II don't call that bad condition, Mr..
-Wardrop." the doctor said. you are
nervous. and you need a little more care
In your habits. You want to exercise,
regularly. and you will have TO cut out
everything In the way OF stimulants for
a while. oh, yes, "A couple of drinks d
day at first. then one II day. and then
none. And you are to stop worrying
when trouble comes round, and stares
at you. don't ask II In 10 have a drink.
Take II out In the air and kill It; oxygen
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BY Mary Roberts Rinehart
a Author Of az DAYS"

fore. ] could attach no Significance.
Here and there ! got a ray.
Elderly" brought black"
Warehouse" Yard for no D
ent reason.
Eleven twenty-five" "C' was the
answer. given without q seconds hes
itation.
Eleven twenty-five CT He gave no
evidence OF having noticed any peculi-
arity In what he said: I DOUBT II he
realized his answer. To me, he gave
the Impression OF repeating something
he had apparently forgotten. As X a
number and Its association had been
~subconscious. and brought TO tho sur
face by the psychologist; as II. for In
stance, some one prompted alb. and
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work when a new
scholar appeared
on the scene.
"Oh. exclaimed
the Paris doll. at
Is Little y
Blu e!'
As soon as the
Clown Doll saw
him he shouted
right out in tho
school:
"Come. Little
Boy Blue. come,
blow your honk,
honk!"
Even Prof. Wad-
dlepop smiled. out
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n Little

a GIRL who signs her letter M,
"A H." writes:
4 What shall I order IN the
restaurant after the theatre' There are
SO many things on the bill OF fare that
/ mover know. Also I have not been out
often enough to see what It is Gus
tomary to eat"
The matter Is largely one OF taste.
although l have always thought It was
Lliind to consider the purse OF the person
WHO is paying for tho supper and not
to order too deliberately, Some oysters
or CLANS. q sandwich and IN ice is a
msnu some people would care for, while
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that did not keep him from telling tho
Clown Doll 20 stay an hour after
school.
I'VE usually ask the new scholars 10
recite a piece for u.s. began Prof,
wsddlepop. but rs the Clown Doll has
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as he disposed himself comfortably among the ninety
eight cent pillows of tho Turkish divan and 1T a cigar
cite. This is the very time Of the year when the most
unlnitiss ed cynic wishes he were a boy again. Don't you
know les Jes' fore ChristmasT"
That's Just what l meant returned the Chorus Girl,
nodding her curly head and Struggling her pink silk shout
ders. I'm glad l had a chance at Santa Claus when there
were chimneys and hreplaces and a real Belasco setting
Just fancy how the poor little k!ddles nowadays have to
stretch their imaginatlons when they hang their stocking
oy the steam heat side and look for Santa Claus up the
hot water pipe. It's worse than a ten-twenty-thirty' show
where you can see the property man throwing paper snow
down On the freezing heroine. There's nothing real or con-
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The II edgeville Editor
By John l.. Hobble

wv HlLE out. rowing yesterday, Mrs. and Mr. eman wes carried YER the
w Niagara Falls Mr.. Ddnan a killed. but hts wife Is . Christian
Scientist
M ISIS PANSY PRESTON. who kept Ter tongue in during tho club rnecting,
IVl TuodaN has sheen arrested for carrying a concealed weapon
IT was reported this morning that Heck Anderson would b Operated IN for
l appendicitis, mt at a consultation held later the doctors found that b hd
only SO in tho bank.
9 OMEBoDY said that there Is only M fool born a minute, but accrdsnx to
~ statistics the birth rate Of Missouri alone is that much
M RS BERGER made n desperate effort to catch the go i,. Tuesday hut
lVl before she arrived they had raised the price to ,.
w rDow YELLING was TO church in a whit. dre, last Sunday; her
w mourning sentence expired on Saturday.
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A Christmas GIFT.

A YOUNG man who signs his letter
"A &c. NJ. M" writes:
"What would 10 a suitable
Christmas gIft OF reasonable expense to
a young lady upon whom l have been
calling for a short timer ] wish TO show
my appreciation Of her friendship in this
way"
You may give the young lady candy,
which a be packed In a very pretty
box that she can afterward use for
gloves or ribbons. Or you may send her
books, which are always acceptable.
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D O l l i e S t O r j e s

BY Daisy Miller

sOF. WADDLEPoP had called the
Toytown School to order and was
gettlnH ready for the morning's
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e v e n i n g S
w i t h Is v e
Tie Mere Man Chats With the Chorus GIRL
BY Helen Rowland.
Copyright, 1910. by The Press, Publishing Co. cho New YOt woiH.

~ OBBY.' exclaimed tho Chorus Girl as she stopped powderinx her ns
and closedh her little gilt vanity casey with a nap wouldn't you HAT
- to be O child nowadays?'
"Nhy?" manfred tho Mora Man rlapcinr un In vu-r,s
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B etty i n
A dViCe to L v
The "7ime Squanderer.''

a A 7 dear girls do lot permit n young man 10 monoponze completely your
Ava affection. 1t Is not fair to yourself
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man unless he has he real right to ask you to do So. In other words, uuNss
he as asked you to be his wife,
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others would prefer merely a bird and
q simple salad.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-04-20

OF course. operates the most extern
slve travelling library system and
Ohio is second with over $4,000 vol
umes, while Michigan has over 4O. 900,
Kansas 30, 600 volumes, and Wiscon-
sin about 10000. Idaho, Colorado.
and Washington all have travelling Ii
braries of over 10000
That the travelling library pene-
trates the most isolated and remote
sections of the country and that it is
appreciated is shown by the marked
progress of this form of extension
work.
Ii this measure meets with apprOv-
al, can't Malta do something to secure
circulating library? While we are
waiting for Ca rnege or town Ii
brary we could enjoy and appreciate
one Of these, Right reading moulds
the and mind tends to highest aims,
and noblest ends.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-04-20
LOCAL DIARY AND PERSONALS

Miss Mabel NJ. Peck is visiting
friends at Glasgow.
A base ball game and some horse
races were pulled off at Dodson last
Sunday.
j. S. Fraser who has lived in Ma -
ia for some time past has gone to
Chester to reside.
Mrs. A. Ullom of Zortman visited
her sister, Mrs. Amos Riddle, and
other relatives bere the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McGregor of
Valeria, spent the greater part of ::the
past week in town visiting relatives
and friends.
Vern Butler, deputy assessor of
Chouteau county. was in town Thurs
day and Friday, looking after some
! Of the tax payers who live near the
county line.
E. II. Lang, the genial auditor of
the Great Falls Smelter Works, was
a Malta visitor last Friday and went
from here to the U. l.. ranch down
on the Mussellshell
Miss Vivian Harden of Hlnsdale,
attended the declamatory contest en-
tertainment given by the pupils of the
Malta school last Thursday evening,
returning home the next morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren p. Sewers
with their little son, Preston, of
Whitewater We're in town the latter
part of the past week, visiting their
numerous friends, starting for home
Sunday.
A telephone office has been estab-
lished at our neighboring town, Saco,
and Miss Annie Tweedie of this city
has been employed as Central. - and
will also keep books for the Iar y
A. Nagg store.
II. NJ, Armstrong, one of the repre-
sentative citizens of MarShalltoWn
Iowa, reached Malta recently and af-
ter looking over the land in this To-
cality, located on claim about
twelve miles northwest of town. Lat
er, a son and his family have come OF
from st. Paul.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-04-20
A TRAVELLING LIBRARY
SUGGESTED FOR MONTANA
A. Y. PENBERTON, STATE LIBRARIAN MAKES A COMMEND
ABLE SUGGESTION REGARDING A STATE TRAVELLING
LIBRARY UNDER STATE SUPERVISION

In orderto bring the Montana his
torical and miscellaneous library
closer to all the people of the state,
State Librarian w. Y. Pemberton is
considering the advisability of asking
the next legislative assembly to make
provision for circulating or travel
ing library in addition to the work be-
ing done by the librarian and his as
sistants.
The rapid progress Of the move
ment toward organizing travelling IL
braries can not help but arrest atten-
tion and Montana is woefully behind,
The history of this movement dates
back to 1892, when in New York Mel
will Dewey secured from the legisla-
ture of that state an appropriation to
inaugurate a new system Of library
extension, which was so simple, prac-
tical and economical that it was i'm
mediately successful and has since
been followed in 25 states The
western states which operate travel
ing libraries successfully are Califor-
mia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas. North
Dakota, Oregon and Washington.
The travelling library has for it's OBJ
iect the introduction of good books
into localities where there are no Ii
braries, and where it is difficult to
procure desirable literature. The Ii
braries are usually collections of so
or 100 volumes and are loaned for a
period of three or six months. The
only expense attendant upon the
travelling system is the annual fee of
$500 which pays the cost of trans
portation expenses both ways on four
libraries if taken during one year.
There is tendency toward a great
er tlexibility in the development of
the travelling library to meet varying
needs-nearly all states now have an
open shelf collection from which to
furnish books on special subjects to
students or clubs.
New York with it's 90, 900 volumes,
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Hear Carry Nation at the NJ f.
church next Sunday evening.
Marie Dubois, who has been very
low with pneumonia for fortnight,
is convalescent.
Harry Cosner returned Sunday
from Glasgow where he had been
called by the illness of Mrs. Cosner..
He reports her as on the gain,
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred VIII
son will be pleased to learn of their
return to Malta. They have been
spending the past few months in CAL
ifornia.
Edw. Suter is building a house on
his ranch northeast of town. About
a year ago he built what he now calls
a "shack' but we've been told it was
large enough for any bachelor The,
new house might indicate his intend
ed departure from single-----, but
we'll not jump at conclusions, he
may be trying to keep pace with the
building boom in Malta.
J. +. kilduff received his auto Sat
urday. 1t is an 'Imperial' touring
car, large and handsome. On Sunday
many trips were made with it into
the surrounding country and all went
well until near the Davidson ranch
when move was made from the
main road to secure a better track
for it when the wheels sank into the
mud up to the hubs. Four horses
pulled the machine out and nothing
further occurred to mar it's intro
duction to the Valley county roads.
Information received from the reg
lister and receiver Office at Glasgow
states that the present month has
witnessed the heaviest business in the
history of the local land Office in that
city. 1t is cold. raw day when 100
to 2OU applications are not received,
and last Friday, April Sth, 3o4 filings
were recorded. 1t is sure that this
beats the record for Montana, and it
is extremely doubtful if there are
many instances where thisamOunt Of
/ business has been received in single
day in the regular course of business,
. in amy other district.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-04-20
NEWSY ITEMS OF INTEREST

M. j. Larson of the Dodson Mer-
camille Co., spent Sunday in town
with his family.
Miss May Lyons and Miss Brady,
two experienced salesladies from ST..
Paul, have joined the force of work
ers at the j. f. Kildutf store.
Edwin Menter, of Cartersville,
Ia, spent Sunday at the home of his
old friend, John Suter, living north
east of town. Mr.. Menter is here with
the intention of homesteading.
Perry Chambers and son Roy, Of
Scranton, Pa. are visiting the for
mer's son, Neil r. hambers, and
looking over the country. 1t is hoped
they will decide to lncate here.
Cashier Hall, of The First State
Bank of Malta, was a Hinsdale visit
tor Wednesday. Mr.. Hall expressed
himself as very much surprised at the
rapid rate of growth Hinsdale ia TAX
ing gon.-Hinsdale Homestead.
Peter Paulson of Mekinock, Mimi.
arrived in Malta Monday, bringing a
car load of stock, household goods
and machinery. Mrs. Paulson and
the children will reach Malta later.
A transfer of property was made
Monday whereby John L. Merchant
bought the Ole Veseth property in
Block 4, fuckers addition, compris-
ing the cottage and the west IS feet of
lot 10. also lots 20, 21, %, % and "a.
Mrs. Chas. Holverson and children
of Pemberton, Mimi, reached Malta
Saturday evening. Mr.. Holverson
will join them this week, coming
through with car load of stock and
machinery. He filed Oh a homestead
southeast of town last fall.
On April 18th public lands in Mon
tana aggregating 3O4, ,0S0 acres were
designated by Secretary Ballinger for
settlement under the enlarged home
stead act. These designations make
the total area in Montana embraced
under the enlarged homestead act ap-
proximately 20, 1872 1925 acres.
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"Schuster Il Stevens are playing
the deuce with my range said one
of our prominent sheep men, but it's
all right. We have had our day, and
made money. Now the farmers have
their turn. What's the use belly
aching? We will shift our plans, and
hereafter let the farmers have a few
hundred sheep to winter on their
own place, provided, of course, they
have the hay and common sense,
Never mind about us. Wen contin-
ue to reap the benefit Of Milk River
grasses, and raise more sheep than
ever,' which shows that some men
can see beyond their nose. This val
ley will have more sheep and other
live stock than ever before, in pro-
portion to the number of farmers
who know how to winter feed and
winter fatten. If the newcomers &c
into diversified farming, and aim tO
turn their products off on the hoof
instead of repeating the one-grain
crop mistakes of the Dakotas, bench
farming will not prove much of an
experiment, for the results viii
seem natural.
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liable improvement.

liable improvement.
w. j. Tressler is remodeling and
enlarging his residence; beautifying
it by adding circular veranda and
when the changes are made it will
be model of up-to-date architec-
ture.
Ray Campbell has commenced the
erection of a two-story residence on
his lots near the Nj. E. church in
Trafton's addition to Malta.
Eugene Laird is building cottag &c
on his lots in Cosner's end addition
to Malta.
And the ADJACENT com try is fast
undergoing transformation Steam
plows, gasoline plows, and horse
plows are turning over the virgin
sod and other forces are discing, har-
rowing, seeding, planting. Carpen-
ters and masons are in constant de-
mand building houses, shacks, barns,
and other outbuildings. Homesteads
are being fenced, wells drilled, Or
chards laid out, and forest trees
planted. One frequently hears some
old timer remark: well, | do de-
clare, the country's changing so, |
hardly know where I'm at How
ever, he's glad, when he does find
himself, to learn that he's near NAL
ia.
This transformation means happi-
ness and prosperity to thousands of
the homesteadcrs. Many coming
here from the crowded, worn-out
east have never owned home of their
own and the kno wledge of proprie-
torship is dear to the human heart.
Many, too. will regain lost health in
the delightful, invigorating climate
, Montana affords. and so obtain a new
lease on life. The east with its
wealth, it's learning, it's culture and
its corporations, is good enough, but
the west with all of these things to
be gained al attained, is better.
All this growth means opportuni-
ty for every citizen of Malta and for
the new conner, the stranger that
is within our gates" With the set
tlingof the country must come increas-
ed business for all of our merchants,
increased valuation in property, lar
ger schools and churches and better
social conditions,