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CHAPTER XIV.
liddy Gives the Alarm.

The next day, Friday. Gertrude
broke the news of her stepfather's
death to Louise. She did 1t as gently
as she could, telling her first that he
was very i'll, and finally that he was
dead. Louise received the news in
b most unexpected manner, and
when Gertrude came out to tell me
how she had stood 1t, I think she was
almost shocked.
"She just lay and stared at me,
Aunt Ray" she said. do you know,
] believe she is glad, glad! And she
10 too honest to pretend anything
else. What sort OF a man was Mr.
Paul Armstrong, anyhow"
He was a bully as we'll as a ras-
cal, Gertrude" I said. But I am con-
WINGED OF m thing; Louise will send
for Halsey now, and they will make
It all up"
For Louise had steadily refused to
e Halsey all that day, and the boy
was frantic.
We had a quiet hour. Halsey and I.
that evening. and l told him several
things; about the request that we
give up the lease to Sunnyside, about
the telegram to Louise. about the
rumors of an approaching marriage
between the girl and DR.. Walker, and,
last Of all. my W interview with her
the day before.
He cat bacl, in a big chair. with his
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face in the shadow, and my heart fair
ly ached for him. He was SO big and
boyish! When ! had finished he drew
. long breath.
Whatever Louise Does" he said,
nothing will convince me. Aunt Ray,
70 two months ago, when she ADD her
mother went west, l was the happiest
fellow on earth. Then something
made a difference; she wrote me that
her people were opposed to the mar
rage; that her feeling for me was
something had happened which had
changed her ideas as to the future. l
was not to write until she wrote me,
and whatever occurred. l was to think
the best l could Of her. 1t sounded
like a puzzle. When l saw her yes
terday, it was the same thing, only,
perhaps, worse"
"Halsey," l asked, have you any
idea Of the nature of the interview
between Louise Armstrong and Arm
old the night he was murdered?"
1T was stormy. Thomas says once
or twice he almost broke into the
room, he was SO alarmed for Louise"
Another thing, Halsey." said.
have you ever heard Louise mention
a woman named Darlington, Nina Car
rington?"
Never" he said positively.
For try as we would, our thoughts
always came back to that fatal Satur-
day night, and the murder. Every con-
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CHAPTER XVI.
In the Early MORNING.

I stood looking at the empty bed.
The coverings had been thrown back,
and LOuise's pink silk dressing-gown
was gone from the foot, where it had
lain. The night lamp burned dimly,
revealing the emptiness Of the place.
I picked 1t up, but my hand shook SO
that I put it down again, and got
somehow to the door.
There were voices in the hall and
Gertrude came running toward me.
What is IT." she cried. What was
that sound? Where is Louise?"
she is not in her room,' / said
stupidity. Il think-it was she-who
screamed" G.
Liddy had Joined us now, carrying a
light. We stood huddled together at
the head of the circular staircase,
looking down into its shadows. There
was nothing to be seen, and It was
absolutely quiet down there. Then
we heard Halsey running up the main
staircase. He came quickly down the
hall to where we were standing.
There's no n trying to get In. I
thought I heard some one shrek.
Who was it,"
Our stricken faces told him the
truth.
Some one screamed down there"
/ said. "And-and Louise Is not in
her room"
With a jerk Halsey took the light
from Liddy and ran down the circular
staircase. 1 followed linn, more slow.
ly. My nerves seemed to be in a state
OF paralysis; I could scarcely step. At
the foot Of the stairs Halsey gave an
exclamation and put down the light.
Aunt Ray" he called sharply.
At the foot of the staircase, hud.
died in . heap. her head on the lower
stair. was Louise Armstrong. She lay
limp and white, her dressing-gown
dragging loose from one sleeve Of her
night-dress, and the heavy braid a.
her dark hair stretching It's length q
couple Of steps above her head. a. II
she had slipped down.
Ito be continued.)
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Miss Innes, spinstsr and
lQnr4ian Of Gertrude and Halsey. estab-
I1hed summer headquarters at sunny
eads. Amidst numerous difficulties the
servants deserted. AS Miss Innes looked
pp for the night, she was startled by q
0ayk figure On the veranda.
CHAPTER II.-she passed . terrible
night. which was filled with unseemly
noises. In the morning Miss Innes found
. strange link cuff button in q clothes
hamper.
CHAPTER III.-Gertruds and Halsey
arrived with Jack Bailey. The house was
awakened by a revolver shot. A strange
man was found shot to death. in the hall.
CHAPTER W.T. proved to be the
body Of Arnold Armstrong. whose bank
or father owned the country house. Miss
LINES found Halsey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. The link cuff button mysterious
ly disappeared.
CHAPTER V.-Detective Jameson and
the coroner arrived. Gertrude revealed
that she was engaged to lack Bailey,
with whom she had talked in the billiard
.coM : few moments before the murder.
CHAPTER v~I.-Jamieson told Miss
Times that she wal hiding evidence from
him. He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
Q laundry chute.
CHAPTER Wilt developed that the
Intruder was probably a woman. Ger
trude was suspected. for the intruder left
q print of a bare foot. Gertrude returned
home with her right ankle sprained.
CHAPTER villa negro found the
other half of what proved to be Jack
Bailey's cuff button. Halsey suddenly re-
annAap~l
CHAPTER IX.-Halssy said he n
Bailey had left because they had received
Q telegram. Gertrude said hat she had
gaven Bailey an unloaded revolver, fear
hx In sive him Halsey's loaded weapon.
CHAPTER X.-Cashier galley or raul
Armstrong; bank, defunct, was arrested,
charged with embezzlement. Halsey said
Armstrong had wrecked his own bank,
and was able to clear Bailey. A telegram
contained news that Pau Armstrong was
dead.
CHAPTER xI.-Halsey trapped Mrs.
Watson. the housekeeper. while she was
stealing from the house.
CHAPTER XII.-At the lodge Miss
IInnes and Halsey found Halsey's iance,
Louise Armstrong, sister OF the dead
man. She was believed to be in Califor-
MIA. The lodge keeper told Miss Innes
that Louise and Arnold had had a long
talk the night Of the murder. Louise was
Frustrated.
CHAPTER x~III-Louise told Ha!sey,
that while she still loved him she was to
marry another, and that he would despise
her when he learned the whole story.
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Listen she said, standing In the
middle of the floor and holding on to
me. "Oh, Miss Rachel, it's the ghost
Of that dead man hammering to get
i'm"
Sure enought, there was a dull thud
-thud-thud-it came apparently
from the wall.
It's not a ghost" I said decidedly.
If it was a ghost it wouldn't rap; 1t
would come through the keyhole."
Liddy looked at the keyhole. But 1t
sounds very much as though some one
is trying to break into the house"
Liddy was shivering violently. I
told her to get me my slippers and
she brought me a pair of kid gloves,
SO I found my things myself and pre-
pared to call Halsey. AS before, the
night alarm had found the electric
lights gone; the hall, save for its
night lamp, was in darkness, as I went
across to Halsey's room. I hardly
know what I feared, but 1t was q re-
lief to find him there, very sound
asleep, and with his door unlocked.
Wake up. Halsey," l said. shaking
him.
He stirred a little. Liddy was half
In and half out Of the door, afraid a.
usual to be left alone, and not quite
daring to enter. Her scruples seemed
to fade, however, all at once. She
gave 8 suppressed yell. bolted into the
room and stood tightly clutching the
f%oot-board Of the bed. Halsey was
gradually waking.
I've seen It," Liddy walled. "A
woman in white down the half"
/ paid no attention.
"Halsey," l ~persevered, some n
is breaking into the house. Get up.
won't you?"
1T isn't our house," he said sleepi.
ly. And then he reused to the ext
gency Of the occasion. "All right,
Aunt Ray" he said, still yawning. III
you'll let me get into something"
1t was all l could do to get Liddy
out Of the room. The demands of tho
occasion had ne influence on her; she
had seen the ghost, she persisted. and
she wasn't going into the hall. But
I got her over to my room at last,
more dead than alive, and made her
lie down on the bed.
The tappings, which seemed to have
ceased for a while, had commenced
again, but they were fainter. Halsey
came over in q few minutes, and stood
listening and trying to locate the
sound.
Give me my revolver, Aunt Ray"
he said; and I got 1.-THE one l had
found in the tulip bed-and gave 1t to
him. He saw Liddy there and OWNED
at once that Louise was alone.
you let m attend to this fellow,
whoever 1t is, Aunt Ray, and go to
Louise, will you? She may be awake
and alarmed"
So in spite Of her protests, I left
Liddy alone and went back to the
east wing. Perhaps I went q little
faster past the yawning blackness OF
the circular staircase; and I could
hear Halsey creaking cautiously down
the main staircase. The rapping, or
pounding, had ceased, and the silence
was almost painful. And then sud.
denly, from apparently under my very
feet, there rose a woman's scream, a
cry Of terror that broke off as sudden.
~ as 1t came. l stood frozen and still.
Every drop of blood in my body
seemed to leave the surface and gath.
er around my heart. In the dead 81.
lence that followed 1t throbbed as II it
would burst. More dead than alive,
/ stumbled into Louise's bedroom. She
was not there!
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CHAPTER XHI-Continued.

Walter P. Broadhurst of the Ma
rine bank had produced 200 American
Traction bonds, which had been placed
as security with the Marine bank for a
loan of $3.50, 900, made to Paul Arm
strong, just before his California trip.
The bonds were a part of the missing
traction bonds from the Traders
bank! While this involved the late
president Of the wrecked bank, to my
mind it by nc means cleared its
cashier.
The gardener mentioned by Halsey
came out about two o'clock In the aft
ernoon, and walked up from the sta
ton. l was favorably impressed by
him. His references were good-he
had been employed by the Brays' until
they went to Europe, and he looked
young and vigorous. He asked for
n assistant, and l was glad enough
to get OF SO easily. He was a pleas.
ant-faced young fellow, with black
hair and blue eyes, and his name was
Alexander Graham. l have been par
ticular about Alex, because, as l said
before, he played an important part
later.
That afternoon / had a new insight
into the character of the dead banker.
I had my first conversation with
Louise. She sent for me, and against
my better judgment l went.
She held out her hand and l took
it between both of mine.
What "a l say to you, Miss In.
nes?" she said slowly. ITO have
come like this"
l thought she was going to break
down, but she did not.
You are not to think of anything
but of getting WELL" I said, patting
her hand. When you are better, I
am going to scold you foy not coming
here at once. This is your home. my
dear, and Of all people in the world.
Halsey's old aunt ought to make you
welcome"
She smiled a little, sadly, I thought.
IL ought not to see Halsey," she
said. Miss Innes, there are a great
many things you will never under.
stand, I am afraid. l am an imposter
on your sympathy, because IL stay
here and let you lavish care on me,
and all the time I know you are going
to despise me-"
NONSENSE" ! said briskly. Why
what would Halsey do to me If l even
ventured such a thing? He is so big
and masterful that II / dared to be
anything but rapturous over you, he
would throw M out CT O window. IN.
deed, he would be quite capable of It,"
She seemed scarcely to hear my ia.
cetious tone. She had eloquent brown
eyes-the Inneses are fair. and prone
to q g~rayieh-green optic that is better
for use than appearance-and they
seemed now to be clouded with trou-
BILE.
Poor Halsey!" she said softly.
Miss Innes, / cannot marry him. and
I am afraid to tell him. l am q cow
ard-a coward"
I sat beside the bed and stared at
her. She was too Ill to argue with,
and. besides. sick people take queer
fancies.
We win talk about that when you
are stronger" ! said gently.
But there r some things ] must
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XIV.
An Ess-Nos and . Telegram.

We had discovered Louise at the
lodge Tuesday night. 1t was Wednes.
day / had my interview with her.
Thursday and Friday were u%neventful,
saw as they marked improvement in
our patient. Gertrude spent almost
all The tir'e with her. and the two had
grown 70 h great. friends. But Ger.
tain t''"T- hr-g ever me constantly:
the c,'-ore-'r 'ncuest on the death Of
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The ENTERTAINERS

1t is not often that a Boys Band OF
40 pieces is heard in Honolulu. They
will open up the performance in the
Opera House Thursday evening, Febru-
airy 18th and the members will be
heard from during the evening in sew
eral musical numbers. Acrobatic stunts
and a genuine foot ball rally will q
given on the stage. The American
game has been introduced by them in
Australia and the boys are bringing
home with them some Australian
points. The Coon songs always take
and the young baritone singer only II
years old is a little less than a pro-
dizzy. They will be heard from on
Thursday evening February II at the
Opera House. Tickets on sale by
Bergstrom Music Co, $1.OO, 75c, SOC,
25c.
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WAS TAKEN SICK
FROM CATCHING COLD
PE.RU-NA RELIEVED.

MISS ERNESTINE BOUVARD,
AVA Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Can,
writes:
"At the close of 1903 / took sick as the
result Of catching cold. l became very
weak and could not do anything.
81 consulted a doctor who had me
take various kinds of medicine, but
did not find any relief from my suffer
ing. At the advice of friend, wrota
to you and you advised me.
"After had taken two bottles of Po-
rum gthere was noticeable improve
ment. combined the use of Peruna,
Manalin and Lacupia and after taking
several bottles Of each find myself en-
tirely cured.
al can certify that 1t was through
your medicines that I recovered my
health. l advise every one who is
similarly afflicted to obtain DR.. Hart
mans advice and be benefited"
Mrs. Vida Mooers, II. f. d. No. /,
Lents, Oregon, writes:
"For the past four years / was p
wretched woman, suffering with severe
backaches and other pains, leaving me
so weak and weary that it was only
with difficulty that was able to attend
to my household duties.
al used different remedies, but
found no relief until ] had tried Pc
| ruHa.
"Within two weeks there was .
change for the better, and in less than
three months was a we'll and happy
woman.
GAN the praise is due TO Peruna."
Peruna is not local remedy, but az
internal systemic remedy. 1t will re-
lieve catarrh in its most obstinatS
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SHARPSIGNS

when the subject will be Impressions
of Honolulu" the meeting being for a
general discussion of this city and all
who want to talk will deliver their
views in regard to the brief visit here.
Tomorrow there will be a special
excursion to Haleiwa, on the o. r. &
L. This afternoon there will be the
usual Waikiki beach delights.
MORE WOMEN THAN MEN.
There are many more women than
there are men members of this West
ward" cruise. In the outfit are 200
tourists. OF this number are 430 wo-
men, 324 men and children.
They come from all parts of the
United States and are full of enthusi-
asm. The Clevelands previous cruise
members were getting tired of the
long journey by the time Honolulu
was reached, but the present crowd
is fresh and eager for all that lies
ahead.
The Cleveland leaves at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, and her passengers
have before them visits to Yokohama,
Toxic, Kobe, Nagasah, Osaka, Kioto,
Hongkong, Canton, Manila, Labuan,
Batavia, Singapore, Rangoon, Calcut-
ia, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Cairo,
Port Said, Naples Gibraltar, South
ampton, Hamburg, Cherbourg, and
New York
TRIP THROUGH CITY.
Ten of the Rapid Transit's largest
cars awaited the docking of the Cleve-
land. AS soon as five were filled they
started on an interesting run over the
system, taking in the whole city. Much
can be enjoyed by a stranger from a
car seat; at least the Clark tourists
appeared to take lively interest in
everything they saw. 1t was seeing
Honolulu" under comfortable circum
stances, and probably enough was OBJ
served by the travellers to astOnish as
well as please. The majority did not
expect to find so large a city; they
were not prepared for town with sc
many fine business buildings and such
Elegant residences. They were able to
enjoy aristocratic Punahou and to
sniff the perfumes of Chinatown. When
they had been filled, the second five
cars got under way and, altogether
about 800 of the 76O innocents were
trolleyed through little, old Honolulu
The others pleased themselves, a
goodly number making up automobile
parties; some chartering hacks; some
becoming the guests of Honolulu PEG
pie in autos or carriages; while some
hoofed it in small parties with view
to exploring the city on their own ac
count.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
(For News of Mail Steamers ETC., see Page o.

E. M. Barlow. wife and child, H..
Coely and wife, w. Black and wife,
F. Schumer and wife, Miss Karcher,
Miss Bussey, r. d. Anderson, B.
s. Bryant and wife, DR.. Mcneil, E.
Talmage, Mrs. G. j. Carter and two
children, Chock Hoy, r. c. Brown, A.
Hamburg and wife, ]. B. Adams and
wife, M. Vickor, Eda Silva and wife,
H. Sawayuchi, r. Ho, G. Countyman,
C. Furneaux, Miss N. Eaton, Mr.. F..
w. Thrum, Ted Guard and wife, L..
r. Muzzy, ]. Lennox, Mrs. e. Hus-
bands, A. B. Salvo, A. Salem, Mrs. H
Beese, DR.. A. M. Meade, Rev. T
Keda, Miss R. S Brown, Mrs. A.
Horner, d. B. Maconchie, T. A. Bur-
ingham, Miss H. Brown, John Hind
and wife, Geo. Milne, r. McWayne, j,
F. Smith, Mrs. Livingston and child
J. H. Wood and wife, NJ. Greenburgh
c. F. Clemens, A. Louisson, Miss A
Morse, A. c. Dowsett, ]. H. Bonel
and bride, Miss Biggart, w. A
Sparks, w. w. Wescott, J. S. Walk
err, V L. Boeck, D. B. Murdoch, Miss
Yates, Miss Keluone, J Keanu, ]. j
Page, Dr. X. Magma, Mr.. H. Currie
F. F. Baldwin.
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STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT

Session Sales-25 Hon. B. & M. Co..
S19. 25; 20 Hon. B. & NJ. Co. 1925;
10 Hon. B. & M. Co. 1925; Pho
neer S117 so; so McBryde $3.50.
Between Boards-1O Hon. b. & M.
Co, SIS. so; 40 Pioneer S217 so; 100
Oahu Sugar Co, $S5 rs; 20 Oahu Sugar
Co. s95. rs; $50 Olaa $6.75; 100 Oahu
hsugar Co. $85. rs; 40 Haw. c. & S. Co.
S9S 1915; 100 Hon. B. & M. Co. $50;
80 Hon. B. & M. Co. 1900; 60 Hon
B. & M. Co. $40. 90; 80 Honokaa Co..
1923 90; Honokaa 1923 90; $4,000 Hilo
1901 6s $1O.25; $4,000 Hilo 1901 us
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the gallery of the Alakea shed to see
the pilgrims march ashore.
At the foot of the gangway stood |
two officers of the cruise, armed with
tickets.
Get your meal tickets! Here are
your tickets for lunch!" they cried
continuously as the long line advanc-
ed, thrusting into the hands of each
passenger two slips. Don't forget
your meal tickets! Two tickets, one
for today and one for tomorrow! Here
are your tickets for lunch!"
Each sightseer is allowed one meal
a day ashore and the officers saw that
none were overlooked. One or two
Honolulu men who had rushed aboard
as soon as the ship locked, to meet
people or attend to other business,
were also given meal tickets. Perhaps
they did not know what they were. At
any rate, they pocketed the slips.
The band played with short inter
walls; the gangway officials hustled
along the crowd as best and as fast
as they could; but even then it took
three-quarters of an hour to land.
A special committee of local Shri-
ners met a bunch of visitor Shriners,
hundred in all, and corralled them
for an auto trip around the island and
lunch at the Young Hotel; SO a few
meal tickets will not be used.
OFFICERS ARE PLEASED. J
1 Officers of the Cleveland we're much
pleased with the reception spectacle
aboard that vessel this morning When
the Promotion officers and girls
boarded the ship and scattered leis
through the big crowd, the vessels Of
fcers expressed delight at the pretty
custom and some gladly allowed
themselves to be ornamented with
Aloha" buttons.
Last time we were here the news
papers said bad things about us" de-
clared one of the officers. 1T was not
our fault that we did not stop outside
to pick up the crowds that came out
in launches. The passengers were
anxious to get ashore; they were tired
of the long quarantine examination.
Too much was made of what the cap
tain had to say about Honolulu
1t is evident that they have a better
opinion of Honolulu this trip. They
must have listened to the praises sung
by the passengers during the run up
from Honolulu to San Francisco. Last
time the members of the ships com
pany stood like parts of the ships
structure, expressionless, but when
they saw the Promotion launch today,
and heard the music of Kaai's orches-
ira, beholding the leis and the pretty
lei-distributors, they smiled a pleasant
welcome and waved their hands and
hats in greeting.
TO DISCUSS HONOLULU
! On Monday next at $3.50 pm, aboard
the Cleveland, there will be held the
first meeting of the Travellers Club,
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DINNER TO BURpETE.

This is the evening of the dinner
to be given by the Commercial Club
in honor of DR.. r. j. Burdette and Ellis
]. Westlake, the latter the secretary OF
the Minneapolis Commercial Club. The
dinner will start at Z O'Clock. Both
guests of honor have consented to ad-
dress the club on the occasion, and 1t
is anticipated that the hall will be fill
ed for the function
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COMMERCIAL NEWS
Continued from page four.)

tai shipment was made during the
week from Australia, with very salts
factory results.
Rolled barley, $S5 to $780,
Hay, $29 to $31.
Bran, 1872 so to $S4
Rice (,Hawaiian), 1913 to "a per
bag.
Rice (Japanese) $4.9O to $3.50 per
bag.
There has been little business III
rice ON account of Chinese New year
On account of the fact that dealers
rush sales prior to New Year in order
to realize cash against payments 10 DC
made at that season, an advance III
prices may be looked for after Vne
Chinese holidays aresoVer.
Oranges have advanced 10 cents d
case and are now $2.65 to S3.l5.
Apples 81 so to 50 so per box
LARGE stocks of apples are held To-
cauy, but rices in San Francisco are
higher on account of the expense OF
storage at this time of the year
Potatoes, about 500 a ton in san
Franisco up to 81 ga cents a,pound'
Considerable stock IS COM
ing in from Australia, which is not
going out freely on account OF imports
from Oregon at about 70 cents to u
per 100 pounds cheaper than Colonial
goods.
INQUIRY develops the fact that the
Pacific feet did not buy anything ike
the amount of supplies at Honolulu
that was reasonably to be expected
having purchased almost everything
needed for the voyage to San Francisco
in the Orient; this despite the fact
that flour prices could have been OBJ
tanned on many things here. The
powers controlling the fleets commits
sary department seem to have had
wrong idea of conditions locally