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CHAPTER vi.
In the East Corridor.

When the detective left he enjoined
absolute secrecy on 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.
had not seen Mr.. Jameson since
morning, but 1 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
not relish his business that day.
This is very unfortunate, Miss In
nes," he said, after we had shaken
hands. Most northumberland mys:
terious. With the father and mother
in the west. l find everything devolves
On me; and, as you can understand,
It Is an unpleasant duty"
mo doubt" / said absently. "Mr.
Harton, 1 am going to ask you some
questions, and hope you will answer
them. l feel that 1 am entitled to
some knowledge, because l and my
family are just now in a most ambigu-
Gus position"
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.
Thank you. Mr. Harton, did Mr..
Arnold Armstrong know that Sunny.
side had been rented?"
Il think-yes, he did. In fact, 1 my
self told him about it,
And he knew who the tenants
were?"
Yes"
HE had not been living with the
family for some years, believer"
mo. Unfortunately, there had been
trouble between Arnold and his ia
ther. 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."
Il should think it hardly possible"
he admitted. ITO be perfectly frank,
Miss Innes, 1 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,
not why. 1t is most unfortunate
family"
He shook his head despondently.
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TRAMP KNEW HUMAN NATURE
Simple stratagem That Secured for
"knight of the Road" a Sub
stantial Meal.

A clever little bit of human nature
was used by knight of the road" re-
Gently on matron living in a suburb
OF Pittsburg, and as result he slept
with full stomach that night.
The suburb is quite small, and when
the tramp dropped off freight and
ambled up the main street he was quite
hungry. There were about ten houses
which gave fair chance of meals, and
the tramp lost no time. He was not
surprised when the first housewife
slammed the door in his face, nor the
second, for that was natural and the
proper thing to do. But when he
reached the ninth house, or rather was
helped away, he was thoroughly dis
gusted. The town certainly had him
hoodooed.
After a short rest and a deep think
the hungry one knocked at the door
of the tenth house.
Madam, can you let hungry man
have a bite to eat? l don't think you
can, though" he said. The woman
opened her ears.
why can't II" she inquired
"The woman next door said you
didn't have enough for yourself"
He got his meal.
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was as blind as-as some detectives.
he could walk right In
Liddy," l said sharply, come down
with US and turn on all the lights"
She offered her resignation, as u.s.
ual, on the spot, but took her by the
arm, and she came along finally. She
switched on all the lights aud pointed
to door just ahead.
That's the door," she saio sulkily.
The keys in it,
But the key was not in u. Mr..
Jameson shook it, but it was a heavy
door, well locked. And then he stooped
and began punching around the KEY
hole with the end of lead pencil
When he stood UP his face was exul-
tant
It's locked on the inside" he-said
in low tone. There is somebody in
there
Lord have mercy" gasped Liddy.
and turned to run
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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Trembling as. l was, I was deter
mined to see that door opened. l
hardly knew what 1 feared, but so
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
Il am perfectly COOL" said, ''and I
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 l did not remember the door. My
heart was humping wildly in my ears,
but l nodded to him to go ahead.
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 re-
volver, but l am not sure-he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where 1 stood could not see
beyond the door, but 1 saw Mr.. jamie
sons face change and heard him NUT
ter something, then he bolted down
the stairs, three at time. When my
knees had stopped shaking, / moved
forward, slowly. neryously, until had
partial view of what was beyond the
door. 1t seemed at first to be a clos
ct, empty. Then l 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 leaned over
fancied 1 heard groan-or was 1t
the wind?
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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.
As Miss Innes locked up for the night,
she was startled by dark figure on the
veranda. She passed a terrible night,
which was filled with unseemly noises
strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
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 Innes found Hal
sey'S revolver on the lawn. He and Jack
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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ought to be able to change the plan
of his house without becoming an OBJ
pect of suspicion"
There is little in the paper ITSELF"
he admitted; "but why should Arnold
Armstrong carry that around, unless
it meant something? He never built
house, you may be sure of that If
it is this house, it may mean anything
from a secret room"
TO an extra bathroom" I said
scornfully. Haven't you a thumb
print, too?"
Il have" he said with a smile, "and
the print of a foot in tulip bed, and
number of other things. The odd
est part is, Miss Innes, that the
thumb-mark is probably yours and the
footprint certainly"
His audacity was the only thing
that saved me; his amused smile put
me on my mettle, and 1 ripped out
perfectly good scallop before 1 an
sWered.
"Why did step into the tulip bed? ?"
1 asked with interest.
You picked up something" he said
good-humoredly, (which you are 60
ing to tell me about later
Am I, indeed?" l was politely cu.
rious. with this remarkable insight
of yours, wish you would tell me
where l shall find my four-thousand-
dollar motorcar."
Il was just coming to that" he
said. You will find it about 80 miles
away, at Andrews Station, in a black
smith shop, where it is being re-
paired"
l laid down my knitting then and
looked at him.
And Halsey?" l managed to say.
We are going to exchange infor-
nation" he said. Il am going to tell
you that, when you tell me what you
picked up in the tulip bed"
We looked steadily at each other: it
was not an unfriendly stare; we were
only measuring weapons. Then he
smiled little and got up.
With your permission" he said, 81
am going to examine the card room
and the staircase again. You might
think over my offer in the meantime"
He went on through the drawing
room, and listened to his footsteps
growing gradually fainter l dropped
my pretence at knitting and, leaning
back, thought over the last 4S hours.
Here was l, Rachel Innes, spinster,
granddaughter Of old John Innes of
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.
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? l have fastened somebody
In the small room at the head of the
card room stairs
l jumped up at once.
You mean-the murderer" I
gasped.
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 ran up 1 followed-it was dark
but as l turned the corner at the
top figure darted through this door
and closed it. The bolt was on nv
side, and l pushed it forward 1t is a
closet. 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"
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and felt that this dried-up little man
was the repository of much that he
had not told me. l 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-
bic and sheet thrown over it; 9TH
erwise nothing had been touched. A
soft hat lay beside it, and the collar
OF the dinner-coat was still turned up
The handsome, dissipated face of Ar
mold Armstrong, purged of it's ugly
lines, was now only pathetic. AS we
went in Mrs. Watson appeared at the
card-room door.
Come in, Mrs. Watson" the lawyer
said. But she shook her head and
withdrew; she was the only one in
the house who seemed to regret the
dead man, and even she seemed rath-
er shocked than sorry.
Before Mr.. Harton left, he told me
something of the Armstrong family.
Paul Armstrong, the father, had been
married twice. Arnold was a son by
the first marriage. The second Mrs.
Armstrong had been a widow, with
a child, little girl. This child, now
perhaps 20, was Louise Armstrong,
having taken her stepfathers name,
and was at present in California with
the family.
They will probably return at once"
he concluded, ''and part of my errand
here to-day is to see if you will relin-
quish your lease here in their favor"
1--WE Would better wait and see If
they wish to come,' said. 'It seems
unlikely, and my town house is being
remodeled." At that he let the mat
ter drop. but it came up unpleasantly
enough, later.
At six o'clock the body was taken
away, and at seven-thirty, after an
early dinner, Mr.. Harton went. Ger
trude had not come down, and there
was no news of Halsey. Mr.. jamie
son had taken a lodging in the vii
lage, and had not seen him since
mid-afternoon. 1t was about nine
o'clock, 1 think, when the bell rang
and he was ushered into the living
room.
"Sit down." I said grimly. Have
you found a clew that will incriminate
me, Mr.. Jamieson?"
He had the grace to look uncomfort-
able. NO" he said "If you had
killed Mr.. Armstrong, you would have
left no clews. You would have had
too much intelligence"
After that we got along better. He
was fishing in his pocket, and after
minute he brought out two scraps
of paper. II have been to the club
house. he said, "and among Mr.. Arm
strong's effects, found these. One is
curious; the other is puzzling."
The first was sheet of club note
paper on which was written. over and
over, the name "Halsey B. Innes." 1t
was Halsey's flowing signature to
dot, but it lacked Halsey's ease The
were much better than the top ones.
Mr.. Jameson smiled at my face.
His old tricks" he said. That
one is merely curious; this one, as
said before, is puzzling."
The second scrap, folded and re-
folded into compass so tiny that the
writing had been partly obliterated,
was part of a letter-the lower half of
sheet, not typed, but written in
cramped hand.
by altering the plans for
rooms. may be possible. The best way.
in my opinion would be to-the plan
for-in one of the-rooms-ch
ney.
That was all.
''Well?" 1 said, looking up. There
is nothing in that. is there? A man
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Reasoning of Youthful Mind.

"A schoolmistress whose hair was
of the blacklist hue, was one day CIV
ing a lesson on a coal mine to a class
in Suffolk, England. To make the les
son interesting as possible she went
on to say she had herself been in a
coal mine. A little lad put up his
hand, and when pointed to said:
Please, teacher, is that what made
your hair so black?"
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ON THE COLLEGE NINE.

"'Tain't no use talkin', Cyrus, thet
boy of ourn certainly do love tn coun.
try. He writ me er letter yesterday
an seq he was overjoyed cause ther
going ter put him in tn right field
next summer"
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Where II co.e

That man made an immense for
tune out of simple little invention"
Indeed. What did he invent?" In
vent? Nothing. you dub! he was the
promoteri"
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When our names are blotted out,
and our place knows us no more, the
energy of each social service will re-
main.-John Morley.
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Made His RenutatInn-

Harker-That fellow Bilzins is an
enthusiast, isn't he?
Parker-That's what! You know
he likes to speak of himself as q
sportsman?
Harker-Yes.
Parker-Well, the only thing he
ever did in that line was to go on q
wild goose chase three years ago.
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Humility Is the first lesson we
learn from reflection, and self distrust
the first proof we give of having OBJ
tanned knowledge of ourselves.-Zim.
norman.
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Piacarded.

Piacarded.
pretty good joke was that played
on a rotund alderman, who wandered
about the streets bearing placard on
his broad back inscribed:
sWidehed at the expense of the cor.
poration.
An Average.
Doesn't it annoy you to be BALD
headed?"
mot at ALL" replied the genial citi.
zen. when we go out evenings my
wife wears more than enough hair for
two"
Lewis Single Binder Sc cigar equals
in quality most l0c cigars.
When man dries up like mummy
he usually thinks he is 8 saint.
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Lewis Single Binder Sc cigar equals
in quality most l0c cigars.
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When man dries up like mummy
he usually thinks he is & saint
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THE quarrel, 1 believe" he per-
sisted, "was about Mr.. Armstrong;
conduct to you, Miss Gertrude He
had been paying you unwelcome at
tentions."
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by altering the plans for
rooms. may be possible. The best way,
in my opinion would be to-the plan
for-in one of the-rooms-ch
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There's work for want sd.-vhen
you've lost or found something.
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MURDERER ADMITS
HIS GUILT
WARD MOWER coNFEssEs THAT
NE ALONE KILLED NEIL
McoiG. HIS EMPLOYER.

Kansas City, Jan. 3.-After making
n detailed false confession causing one
innocent man TO he arrested on the
charge of murder and a man aud
woman to be held for investigation.
Ward Mower OF Falls City. Neb.. con-
fessed to the police of Kansas City,
Kan. tonight that ne alone murdered
Nell AIcCoig. also of Falls City. on
Decepber %.
McCoig's body. covered with cuts and
bruises and bearing one bullet wound,
was found in the outskirts of Kansas
City. Kan. MIcCoig was formerly a
restaurant keeper Of Falls City, and
Mower who was n cook. had worked
for him. Mower confessed tonight
that he had beaten Mccoig with
piece of railroad iron and an iron
hook until he was insensible. Death
being too slow. Mower said. he shot
the man.
Fear that he would be proven the
purloiner of notes he had stolen from
Mccoig was his reason for killing the
man, Mower says. MeCoig accused
Mower of taking the papers.
All those who were taken into Gus
tody as result of Mowers original
confession were released tonight.
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TRUST CASE BEGINS
At CAPITAL
TOBACCO COMBINE FACES TRIAL
BEFORE SUPREME COURT
OF UNITED STATES.

Washington. Jaa. 3.-Argument in
the trust case. which has attracted
muck attention because OF the possible
effect OF the courts decision upon
antitrust legislation. was begun today
in the supreme court of the United
States. Hearing o! arguments will
continue To hold the attention OF the
court for the next three days.
The first presentation in behalf OF
the government will be made by AS
sisiant Attorney General McReynolGs.
Attorneys Johnson. Sichola, Horn
blower and Struck were present in be
half of the tobacco company's inter
ests. Attorney General Wickersham
viii close the case for the govern
ment
W. Bourke Cochran of New York to-
day asked permission TO file a brief
in the case. MIR. Cochran said that
in the lower court he had been prac-
tcaily charged with criminal consair-
acy, and he desired to file his brief
as an interested party. The attorney
general objected and the supreme court
took the matter under adyisement
Mr.. Cockran's name was brought in
to the case in the trial court through
the fact that he was q stockholder
In the Union Tobacco company alb
sorbed by the American company. and
in his petition he says that if the COM
nilsson was criminal conspiracy he
was party to It. He was opposed to
the consolidation, but acnuiesced in 1t.
IT." he says. this acquisition OF one
corporation by the other We're really
a step in a criminal conspiracy. az
has been held 10y the court below. then
your petitioner and all other parties
directly concerned in the sale of the
Union Tobacco company we've parties
to that offense."
He adds that he did not believe at
the time that the act was unlawful.
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Resolution Favored.

Great Falls. Jan. 3.-By a prac-
ically unanimous vote the Mill &
Smeltermen's union Of Great Falls de-
cided today in favor of the resolution
agreed upon at the conference Of rep
resentatives of unions affiliated with
the Western Federation Of Miners, held
in Butte last week. The polls were
open all day and up until 9 O'Clock
tonight for a referendum vote. and of
800 members in good standing, 81.
voted. All voted fayorably except 81.
The resolutions voted on recite
that thousands Of men have been idle
in Butte and Great Falls for 80 DAYS
on account OF this strike: that it ap-
pears to be affecting disastrously only
these two points and. in view of these
facts. declare for the handling OF ore
ut the mines and smelter regardless
OF who IL is switched by. The switch
men at Great Falls are still out and
no attempt has been made by the rail-
way to fill their places. as II has been
claimed that the smelter union men
would not handle ore even IL il were
given them. il switched by non-union
men, In order 10 assure the railway
that non-union men would be protected
and that the ore would be handled il
brought here. the resolutions which
were voted on today. We're gotten up
by representatives Of al, the unions
affected. in the hope that ii would re-
suit in the resumption of work in all
departments.
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JEALOUS HUSBAND
SHOOTS TO KILL
Or. J. W. MERCER IS MURDERED
~ W. w. RILEY IN IDAHO
SLAYER COMMITS SUICIDE.

Salt Lake City. Jan. 2.-A special
to the Tribune from Idaho Falls. Ida.
says: DR.. J. W. Mercer. veterinary
surgeon. was shot and instantly killed
here tonight by W. w. Riley. who
then turned the gun upon himself.
blowing off the top of his head. The
shooting took place in the rear room
of cafe and was without witnesses.
DIR. Mercer and Riley We're heard
quarrelng. A person in a nearby
room heard Mercer exclaim Don't do
that" and at the same instant three
shot were fired at close intervals. fol-
lowed by fourth shot a short time
afterward. When the room was
entered by Chief of Police Fisher
both men We're dead. DIR. MERGERS
body was pierced by three bullets. any
one of which would have been fatal.
The men had been at outs for some
time. owing to the fact that Riley's
wife had left him and taken up her
residence at the home of DIR. Mercer.
Each man was about As years old
Riley came here only recently and
little is known concerning him. DR..
Mercer came from Iowa about a year
ago. He was well liked.
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CURE FOR CANCER
IS FOUND
PHILIPPINE PHYSICIANS ARE
SHOWN NEW METHOD or
TREATMENT OF DISEASE.


Manila. Ian. s.-A conditional and
preliminary report of what is hoped
will prove to be successful treat
ment for cancer was presented before
the Manila Medical society today. The
treatment consists in making the pa
tent immune from the further progress
of the disease by the use of vaccine
prepared from his own cancer.
Experiments have been made during
the last eight months, both in Gases
where an operation and where it was
not. A variety in the matter of the
progress of, the disease has been az
forded for experiment and the results
have been uniformly encouraging.
A number OF the patients who ap-
parently had been cured were exhibited
before the society ny the orisinators
of the method. The medical authori-
ties here express a wish To watch
these cases over an extended period
for possible recurrence of the NAL
ady
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BARTENDER STARTS
RACE TROUBLE
AMERICAN MIXER IN HAVANA
REFUSES TO sEave NE.
cRoes-lS PUNISHED.

Havana. Jan. "A strong race feel
ing has been .engendered by the trouble
which arose last night az the Hotel
Plaza. an American house. over the
refusal of the bartender To serve drinks
TO two negro congressman. This re-
suited in riot. which although no
one was seriously injured made neces-
sary the calling out Of the police re-
serves. Today the clerk =. the hotel
was fined so
Blacks Attend.
An enormous crowd of negroes in
Guiding a strong representa- ton Of the
Veterans association, attended the
trial and demanded exemplary punish
ment on account OF the insult to the
negro race. Senior Morua Delgado,
president of the senate and leader of
the negro element, conducted the pros
ecution and insisted upon the maxi
mum penalty which II a fine of $1,000
and six months in Jail
The decision of the court TO inflict
a minor penalty was greeted with
strong expressions OF disapprovai.
After the adjournment of the court. the
two negro congressman. heading a
procession of 400 negroes, marches to
the hotel crying Viva Maceo.. Viva
1-aPatria.' They entered the bar and
demanded drinks which were served
with no further protest. The incident
has caused much excitement and there
are grave fears Of a serious race clash.
Many Cubans are sympathizing with
the attitude of the American hotel
management. Tonight guards Of police
have been kept about the place
An Editorial.
FL Triunfo. government organ.
published a bitter editorial declaring
that all blacks and white in Cuba are
on plane of absolute equality and
that the Americans must be taught 'by
the strong arm of the law that they
shan not be permitted tn introduce in
TO Cuba anti-negro sentiments prevail
ing in the United States.
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May Fly.

Los Angeles, Jan. S.-'Judge Hazers
decision will not interfere in any way
with the flights Of Glenn II. Curtiss or
any of the other three aviators who
will nse the Cnrtiss aeroplanes at the
Los Angeles aviation meet next week. -
said Jerome :. Fancuilli. manager for
Mr.. Curtiss. who arrived in this city
today to make arrangements for the
flights of the Curtiss machines
"Cnrtiss will continue to fly and TO
manufacture aeroplanes Just as be-
fore" he explained. hut he will have
to put up bond to protect the
Wrights during the life of the tenn
porary' injunction granted by Judge
Hazel today.