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kept sweet until consumed by the
calf 1t should be borne in mind. how
ever, that unless factory skim milk Is
heated sufficiently to destroy germ
life it is not only difficult to keep
sweet but it may spread disease. espe-
cially tuberculosis, to the calves and
hogs kept on the farm.
1t is much less work when the hand
separator is used, and the calves are
assured of more uniform feed. The
calves are usually fed Immediately
after separating, while the milk Is
still warm and sweet. This uniformity
of condition and freedom from outside
infection in the milk is exceedingly
important, and the hand separator de-
serves much credit for making this
possible and practicable.
Buttermilk is of practically the
same composition as skim milk. There
is little question if it has not the same
feeding value as sour skim milk. Ex-
periments show that calves fed butter
milk made good gains and may even
be less subject to scoars than those
fed skim milk. Where buttermilk is
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from the floor, and inside were all the
missing bits of plaster. 1t had been
a methodical ghost.
1t was very much of a disappoint-
ment 1 had expected a secret room,
at the very least. and 1 think even Mr..
Jameson had fancied he might at last
have a clew to the mystery. There
was evidently nothing more to be dis
covered; Liddy reported that every
thing was serene among the servants,
and that none of them had been dis
turbed by the noise. The maddening
thing, however, was that the nightly
visitor had evidently more than one
way of gaining access to tie house. and
we made arrangements to redouble
our vigilance as to windows and doors
that night.
Halsey was inclined to pooh-pooh
the whole affair He said a break in
the plaster might have occurred
months ag1 and gone unnoticed, and
that the cust had probably been
stirred up the day before. After all,
we had to let it got at that, but we
put in an uncomfortable Sunday. Ger
trude went to church, and Halsey took
a long walk in the morning Louise
was able to sit up, and she allowed
Halsey and Liddy to assist her down
stairs late in the afternoon. The east
veranda was shady, green with vines
and palms, cheerful with cushions and
lounging chairs. We put Louise In
steamer chair, and she sat there
passively enough, her hands clasped
in her lap.
We were very silent. Halsey sat on
the rail with pipe, openly watching
Louise, as she looked broodingly
| across the valley to the hills. There
was something battling in the girls
eyes; and gradually Halsey's boyish
features lost their glow at seeing her
about again, and settled into grim
| lines. He was like his father just
| then.
We sat until late afternoon, Halsey
| growing more and more moody. Short
| ly before six he got up and went into
the house, and in a few minutes he
came out and called me to the tele-
phone. 1t was Anna Whitcemb, in
| town, and she kept me for 20 minutes,
| Telling lie In0 CullOTen QdQ RaQ CnC
measles and how Nine. Sweeny had
botched her new gown.
J When 1 finished, Liddy was behind
| me, her mouth a thin line.
| Il wish you would try to look cheer
| full, Liddy," I groaned, your face
would sour milk" But Liddy seldom
replied to my gibes. She folded her
lips little tighter.
"He called her up" she said oracu-
larly, "he called her up. and asked her
to keep you at the telephone, so he
| could talk to Miss Louise. A thank
less child is sharper than a serpent .
| TOOTH
| 'Nonsense!" 1 said brusquely. II
might have known enough to leave
them. It's long time since you and
l were in love, Liddy, and-we for
get''
Liddy shifted.
mo man ever made a fool of me-
she replied virtuously.
well, something did," retorted.
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Liddy heaved q sigh.

Liddy heaved q sigh.
Girl and woman" she said, I've
been with you 25 years, Miss Rachel,
through good temper and bad" the
idea! and what 1 have taken from
her in the way of sulks!-"but guess
l can't stand it any longer. My trunks
packed"
Who packed it?" asked, expecting
from her tone to be told she had
wakened to find it done by some
ghostly hand.
81 did; Miss Rachel, you won't be-
lieve me when I tell you this house
is haunted. Who was it fell down the
clothes chute? Who was it scared
Miss Louise almost into her grave?"
I'm doing my best to find out" l
said. What in the world are you
driving at?" She drew long breath.
There is a hole in the trunkroom
wall, dug out since last night. It's big
enough to put your head in, and the
plaster's all over the place"
"Nonsense!" 1 said. "Pl-ster is al
ways falling"
But Liddy clenched that.
Just ask Alex" she said. when
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Innes, spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and HalSey, established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside Amidst n9-
merous difficulties the servants deserted
As Miss Innes locked up for the night
she was startled by a dark figure on the
veranda. Unseemly noises disturbed her
Innes found a strange link cufI-button in
q hamper Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by revolver shot and Arnold Arm
strong was found shot to death in the
hall. Miss Innes found Halseys revolver
on the lawn. He and Jack Bailey had dlS-
appeared. The link cuff-button mysterf-
ously disappeared. Detective Jameson
arrived Gertrude revealed she was en-
gagged to Jack Bailey, with whom she
talked in the billiard room few mo-
ments before the murder Jameson ac-
cused Miss Innes Of holding back evil
dencs. He imprisoned an intruder In an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
a laundry chute. Gertrude was suspected.
proved to be Jack Bailey's cuff,button:
Halsey reappears and says he and Bailey
left in response to telegram. Gertrude
said ahe had given Bailey an unloaded
weapon. Cashier Bailey Of Paul Arm
strongs bank. defunct, was arrested for
embezzlement. Halsey said Armstrong
wrecked his own bank and could clear
nounced. Halsey's fiancee, Louise Arm
strong. was found at the lodge. The
iodgekeeper said Louise and Arnold had
a long talk the night of the murder Lou
ise was prostrated. Louise told Halsey,
that while she still loved him she was to
marry another. and that he would despise
II developed that DR.. Walker and Louise
were 10 be married. A prowler was heard
in the house. Louise was found at the
bottom OF the circular staircase. Louise
said she had heard a knock at the door
and answered II. Something brushed past
her on the stairway and she tainted.
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he put the new cooks trunk there last
night the wall was as smooth as this
This morning it's dug out, and there's
plaster on the cooks trunk. Miss
Rachel, you can get dozen detectives
and put one on every stair in the
house, and you'll never catch any
thing. There's some things you can't
handcuff."
Liddy was right. AS soon as could,
l went uo to the trunkroom, which
was directly over my bedroom. The
plan OF the upper story of the house
was like that of the second floor, in
the main. One end, however, over
the east wing, had been left only roug-
ly finished, the intention having been
to convert it into a ballroom at some
future time. The maids rooms, trunk
room, and various storerooms, includ-
ing large airy linen room, opened
from long corridor, like that on the
second floor. And in the trunkroom,
as Liddy had said, was a fresh break
in the plaster.
Not only in the plaster, but through
the lathing, the aperture extended. I
reached into the opening, and three
feet away, perhaps, could touch the
bricks of the partition wall. For some
reason the architect in building the
house had left a space there that
struck me, even in the surprise of the
! discovery, as an excellent place for a
con1agration to gain headway
You are sure the hole was not here
yesterday" l asked Liddy, whose ex-
preston was mixture of satisfaction
and alarm. In answer she pointed to
the new cooks trunk-that necessary
adjunct of the migratory domestic. The
top was covered with fine white plaster
as was the floor. But there were no
large pieces of mortar lying around
no bits of lathing. When 1 mentioned
this to Liddy she merely raised her
eyebrows. Being quite confident that
the gap was Of unholy origin, she did
not concern herself with such trif1es
as bit OF mortar and lath. No doubt
tney were even then heaped neatly
on gravestone In the Casanova
churchyard!
brought Mr.. Jameson I'D to see
the hole In the wall, directly after
breakfast. His expression was very
odd when he looked at it, and the first
thing he did was to try to discover
what object. If any, such a hole could
nave He got piece of candle, and
oy enlarging the aperture a little was
able to examine what lay beyond. The
result was nil. The trunkroom. al
though heated by steam heat, like the
rest of the house, boasted of a fire
place and mantel as well. The open
ing had been made between the fiue
and the outer wall of the house. There
was revealed, however, on inspection
only the brick Of the chimney on one
side and the outer wall of the house
on the other; in depth the space ex
tended only to the flooring. The
breach had been made about four fee
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CHAPTER XIX.
Concernino Thomas.


''Mr. Jameson" I said, when we
found ourselves alone after dinner
that night, "the inquest yesterda,
seemed to me the merest recapitula.
ton Of things that were already
known. 1t developed nothing new be-
yond that story of DR.. Stewards, and
that was volunteered"
IAN inquest is only a necessary for.
mality, Miss Innes," he replied "Un.
less a crime is committed in the open
the inquest does nothing beyond get.
ting evidence from witnesses while
events are still in their minds. The
police step in later. You and 1 both
know how many important things
never transpired. For instance: The
dead man had no key, and yet Miss
Gertrude testified to a fumbling at
the lock, and then the opening of the
door. The piece>of evidence you men
ton, DIR. Stewards story, is one Of
those things we have to take cautious
ly; the doctor has a patient whe
wears black and does not raise her
veil. Why, it is the typical mysteri.
GUS lady! Then the good doctor
comes across Arnold Armstrong, who
was graceless scamp-de mortuis-
what's the rest of it?-and he Is quar-
reling with lady in black. Behold,
says the doctor, they are one and the
same"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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TfIT CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

knew how to account for 1t. To me
Mr. Jameson was far less formidable
under my eyes, where knew what he
was doing. than he was OF in the city.
twisting circumstances and motives to
suit himself and learning what he
wished to know about events at Sun
nyside in some occult way. I was
glad enough to have him there, when
excitements began to come thick and
fast.
A new element was about to enter
into affairs; Monday, or Tuesday at
the latest, would find DR.. Walker back
in his green and white house in the
village, and Louise's attitude to him
in the immediate future would signi-
fy Halsey's happiness or wretched-
ness, as it might turn out. Then, too,
the return of her mother would mean,
of course, that she would have to
leave US, and had become greatly at
tached to her.
From the day Mr.. Jameson came
to Sunnyside, there was subtle
change in Gertrude's manner to me.
1t was elusive, difficult to analyze, but
it was there. She was no longer frank
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fed special effort should be made TO
have its condition at feeding time as
nearly uniform as possible.
Iowa Cows.

The report of the recent Iowa Dairy
Train says: while it is true that
there are a million and half cows In
Iowa, it is also true that at least a
third of them are not producing
enough butterfat to pay for the feed
they eat. And, while it is true that II
the COWS the Iowa farmers are milk
ing now were of the dairy type they
would pay their owners much more
profit. 1t is likewise true that these
same cows, little as they are adapted
to milk production, might even be-
come quite profitable If given a
chance"
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A handy arrangement of stove for
smoke house is shown in the Illus
tration, which can easil ybe made by
tration, which can easily be made by
Haughton, In Farm Press.
A box form is placed outside the
walls of smoke house and the con-
crete is filed around same, as shown
by (a) in illustration; box form Is
made for the fue or opening into
smoke house as shown by (c); this
Is covered with concrete and Is made
In two sections, so it can be removed
when the concrete has hardened; I'D
shows the fire box or place where the
fire is placed; (D Is an open space
outside the wall of stove which ends in
a small opening into fire box, to Sc
cure draft, which may be regulated
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by opening or closing this opening
with a piece Of tin. AT (e) is shown
the cover to fire box, which is a sheet
of tin or sheet iron to close same;
the line (g) shows the ground level
which is also the floor of smoke house.
while (b) shows the walls of smoke
house and the method of placing the
fiue through same to extend into the
center of floor and so place the smoke
evenly on the contents.
This insures against any danger
from fire and makes an everlasting an
well as satisfactory stove for this pur-
pose. The size depends upon the ca
pacity of the smoke house and while
the walls should not be less than two
and one-half inches, for a small size.
they may be increased as the size a
stove is increased.
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with me, although I think her affec-
tion never wavered. At the time laid
the change to the fact that 1 had for
bidden all communication with John
Bailey, and had refused to acknowl-
edge any engagement between the
two. Gertrude spent much of her
time wandering through the grounds,
or taking long cross-country walks.
Halsey played golf at the Country
club day after day, and after Louise
left. as she did the following week,
Mr.. Jameson and 1 were much to-
gether. He played a fair game of crib
bage, but he cheated at solitaire.
The night the detective arrived,
Saturday, l had a talk with him.
told him of the experiences Louise
Armstrong had had the night before
on the circular staircase, and about
the man who had so frightened Rosie
the information was important, and to
my suggestion that we put an addi-
tional lock on the east wing door he
opposed a strong negative.
Il think it probable" he said, that
our visitor will be back again, and
the thing to do is to leave things ex-
actly as they are, to avoid rousing
suspicion. Then 1 can watch for at
| least a part Of each night and prob
ably Mr.. Innes will help us out. ]
would say as little to Thomas as pos
sible. The old man knows more than
he is willing to admit"
l suggested that Alex, the gardener
would probably be willing to help, and
Mr.. Jameson undertook to make the
arrangement. For one night, how
ever, Mr.. Jameson preferred to watch
alone. Apparently nothing occurred
The detective sat in absolute dark
ness on the lower step of the stairs
doing, he said afterwards, now and
then. Nothing could pass him In
either direction, and the door in the
morning remained as securely fast
ened as it had been the night before
And yet one of the most inexplicable
occurrences Of the whole affair tool
place that very night.
Liddy came to my room on SUNDAY
morning with a face as long as the
moral law. She laid out my things a:
usual, but l missed her customar,
garrulousness. was not regaled will
the new cooks extravaganza as t.
eggs, ana sSc even forbore to mention
that Jameson" on whcoe arrival sh,
had looked with silent disfayor.
What's the matter, Liddy?" asked
at last Didn't you sleep last night ?
No. ma'am," she said stifly.
Did you have two cups. of coffe,
at your dinnerT inquired.
"No, man," Indignantly.
l sat up and almost upset my ho
water-I always take cup of hot wa
ter with pinch Of salt, before 1 ge
up. It tones the stomach.
f 'Liddy Allen" l said, stop combin,
! that switch and tell me what is wronI
= | with you"
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CHAPTER xVII.-continued.

you heard no other sound?" the
coroner asked. There was no one
with Mr.. Armstrong when he en-
tered?'
1T was perfectly dark. There were
no voices and heard nothing. There
was just the opening of the door, the
shot, and the sound of somebody fall
ing"
Then, while you went through the
drawing room and upstairs to alarm
the household. the criminal, whoever
It was, could have escaped by the east
door,"
yes"
THANK you. That will do"
fiatter myself that the coroner got
little enough out of me. 1 saw Mr..
Jameson smiling to himself, and the
coroner gave me up, after a time.
admitted had found the body, said
had not known who 1t was until Mr..
Jarvis told mo. and ended by looking
up at Barbara Fitzhugh and saying
that in renting the house I had not
expected to be involved in any family
The verdict was that Arnold Arm
strong had met his death at the hands
Of q parson or persons unknown, and
we prepared to leave. Barbara F1tz-
hugh founced out without waiting to
speak to me, but Mr.. Harton came up,
as / knew he would.
you have decided to give up the
house, hope, Miss Innes." he said.
MRS. Armstrong has wired me
again"
II am not going to give 1t up"
maintained, until I understand some
things that are puzzling me. The day
that the murderer is discovered, l will
leave"
Then, judging by what have
heard, you will be back in the city
very soon," he said. And knew that
he suspected the discredited cashier
Of the Traders bank.
Mr.. Jameson came up to me as l
was about to leave the coroner's Of
nee.
How is your patient?" he asked
with his odd little smile.
81 have no patient" replied
startled.
81 will put 1t in a different way
then How is Miss Armstrong;
"She-she is doing very WELL"
Stammered.
Good" cheerfully. And our ghost
IL 1t laid?"
"Mr. Jameson" said suddenly, "l
wish you would come to Sunnyside
and spend a few days there. The
ghost is not laid. l want you to spent
one night at least watching the cir
cular staircase. The murder Of ArnolC
Armstrong was a beginning, not al
end"
He looked serious.
Perhaps I can do IT," he said. %
have been doing something else, bu
well. l will come out tonight"
We were very silent during tn,
trip back to Sunnyside. I watche,
Gertrude closely and somewhat sadly
To me there was one glaring flaw Il
her story, and it seemed to stand on
for every one to see. Arnold Arm
strong had had no key. and yet sh
said she had locked the east door. H
must have been admitted from With
the house; over and over l repeated /
to myself.
That night, as gently as I could,
told Louise the story Of her stel
brothers death. She sat in her bi,
pillow-Hlled chair. and heard m
through without interruption. 1t wa
clear that she was shocked beyon
words; II had hoped to learn an,
thing from her expression, l ha
failed. She was as much in the dar
a. we were.
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When Tomatoes Fail to Ripen.

Sometimes tomatoes fail to ripen on
the vines, and should be'picked when
fully grown and placed in a sunny
window to perfect. But unless this Is
really necessary, let nature perform
the work in her own way, as the fruit
ripened on the vines has a richer
flavor.
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SamenesS.

There is certain sameness abous
natural scenery" said the man who
looks bored
do you mean to compare a mag
nificent mountain with the broad ex.
panse of the sea-"
"Yes. Wherever you find a spot of
exceptional beauty somebody is sure
TO 5Acorate it with sardine tins and
biscuit bozes"
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Not So Bad.

Nervous Lady-Don't your expert
ments frighten you terribly, profss
sor? 1 hear that your assistant m&
with a horrible death by falling 4,00e
feet from a balloon.
Professor-Oh, that report was
greatly exaggerated
Nervous Lady-Exaggeratedi Howl
Professor-It wasn't much more
than $500 feet that he fsll-Prck
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CHAPTER XVII.

- VS'o H NO WSis
Ny taking the detective out to Sun
nyside raised an unexpected storm of
protest from Gertrude and Halsey.
was not prepared for 1t. and scarcely
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THIS MAN SMOKED HIS WAY
TO I05-YEAR FINISH
Berthold Taub, Just Dead, Had Fine
Appetite and Clear Sight Up
To the Close OF Life.


NEW YORK. March 22.-When
RertLold Taup. father OF Samuel Taub,
a leather merchant OF Canal-st.. died
at one hundred and five years he shat
tered many pet theories OF those who
are fond of framing proper rules for
living.
The allotted time o: man is supposed
10 be three score years and ten. After
that we are toll. that his strength IS
but labor and sorrow" butw hen one
exceeds the century mark by five years
and in all that period has never had
an illness, has never required the at
.ention OF a doctor, has smoked inces-
sanity, regarding his pipe as his sec
Ond right hand" has found his appe-
lite increase with age, has kept stron,'
and jovial, has never needed glasses
and finally passed" on naturally and
peacefully, observers are inclined 10
disagree with the old adage and IN
telieve with Cicero that old age Is
really delight.
Mr.. Taub was born in Austria in
1865 and became prosperous brewer.
Al 10 he came 10 New York 10 i've
with his sons He did no active WORK
within the last 80 years.
His grandchildren and great-grand-
children total 90 OF more. Among them
are MAN. business and professional
men. His funeral was attended 6y
many prominent persons.
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Markets ard Finance

half 10 three quarters cents before the
end OF the first hour Bottom prices
however were better than the closing
figures o. saturday. and the marker
now showing return or hrnness ana
prices holding around $lo4 July, ana
SlOSi. Stptember, the latter nearly
&C over close Saturday. Late kansas
City messages say damaged sections OF
Kansas now rushing buying orders 20
that fnarKtt. and PRICES there up lie
from close last week. Visible supply
wheat Increased SSi.0 bushels. our
Mr.. Inglis wires from kansas that
many Fields which looked dead. are
now showing green. Northwest has
perfect weather for early spring seed
Ing Minneapolis shipped $1,000 par
reis OF flour today.
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Ise;. turkeys, Use pc. 10. Dressed
ducks; lsqise: geese. li9ise; turkeys
strawberrie.-SoG5s c per quart box
sweet Petatees--lerseys. Kiln arle1'
raiiow-Ne' /. SAc; No. .. &C per 10.
JOBBrSo PRICES.
Canned Good--Appfss, gats. .Ie'
baked beans. lib, sou 0Oc: Lima beans
slu $50. corn-Faney Maine n.lS;
Peas-Fancy early june. si.ss: stand
ards. 81: soaked. boo zoe. salmon
Sockoye. tall. si,sh. nat 81 So Alaska
,sss sSsS 6e Alss sSs.I DnN dom
Conee-Package coffee ioo-lo case,
Slt. s5G I: delivered -.
coarse ssss m,GSn.s ss ss Ps % sTssRss
81: c coarse corn meal ,on 'z'' corn anu
best ss.is; ordinary sRa.entss,e , - ave w.;
nour, si.sb per Dbl -.
seed. 7sc; Diamond headlight kerossss:
crown gasoline ise gal, turpentine. In
01 rre. sS.s per pos ss, $3.50 family
S%oEsa hams isSaSs5eq d i5y s pienia
tserces, l5Ac: kettle rendered. l0Ac IN
sugar-Retail price list for Detroit'
pelray. Crosse Pointe. Highland rarA.
tai dominoes. alb. sS.s5: do. S-ib. tsiS:
eagle tablets. NV cut s oar. s,SSSS'
standard powdered, 50. granulated. ex-
ira coarse. $50: granuiated. fne In
bulk $500; granulated. Alb cartons.
graduated. 5-lb cottons, $3.50: granu-
leted. io-l5 cottons. s5T5: granuiated:
25-lb cottcns, $500. diamond a, sslo;
confectioners A. s555. No. /, $3.50. no.
: $3.50: No. 5. $3.50. No. a. 1872; 30
s. $3.50. No: ., s5.zS; No. 10. sS.sV; 90 90
IL, $40, NO. u. $40; No. ~, sSOe.
No. IL. 1906. No. 10. s5.ue. AiehiSan
graduated, $500.
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COPPER MARkET-Cio-e.

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81; New Cons. "a New. Utah. l 3-16.
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Quincy. So Raven. i5; Shan, l4h sup.
Silver GU, 10. Trim. SA ; Utah Con,
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