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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 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. l
reached into the opening, and three
1eet 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
confagration to gain Roadway.
You are sure the hole was not here
yesterday" 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 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 trifles
as bit of mortar and lath. No doubt
they were even then heaped neatly
on a gravestone in the Casanova
churchyard!
l brought Mr.. Jameson up to see
the hole in t1e wall. directly afte,
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 hole could
have. He got piece Of candle. and
by enlarging the aperture q 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. boosted Of flre
place and mantel as we'll. The omen
ing had been made between the nm
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 wan #of the hons
on the other; n depth the Space 81
tended only e tho 6oorfns. M
breach had been made sbout tour issl
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from the floor, and inside were all the
missing bits Of plaster. It had been
methodical ghost.
1t was very much Of disappointr
ment. I had expected a secret room,
at the very least. and I think even Mr..
Jameson had fancied he might at last
have 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 the 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 break in
the plaster might have occurred
months ago and gone unnoticed, and
that the dust 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
Longing chairs. We put Louise in a
steamer chair, and she sat there
passively enough, her hands clasped
in her lap. wi.
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. It was Anna Whitcomb, in
town, and she kept me for 20 minutes,
telling me the children had had the
measles and how Nine. Sweeny had
botched her new gown.
When I finished, Liddy was behind
me, her mouth thin line.
II 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 serpent's
TOOTH"
"Nonsense!" I said brusquely. 81
might have known enough to leave
them. It's a long time since you and
I 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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Even tho Children.

Ex-Governor Pennypacker, condemn
ing in his witty way the American d.
vorce evil, told at a Philadelphia
luncheon an appropriate story.
Even our children" he said, "are,
becoming infected. A Kensington
schoolteacher. examining q little girl
in grammar. said:
"'What is the future Of lover
IA DIVORCE the child answered
promptly"
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with me, although I think her affec-
ton never wavered. At the time l laid
the change to the fact that had for
hidden 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 I were much to-
gether. He played a fair game of crib
bage, but he cheated at solitaire.
The night the detective arrived,
Saturday, had a talk with him. I
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
on the drive. I saw that he thought
the information was important, and to
my suggestion that we put an addi-
tional lock on the east wing door he
opposed strong negative.
Il think it probable" he said, chat
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 I can watch for at
least 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"
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.
L1ddy came to my room on Sunday
morning with face as long as the
moral law. She laid out my things az
usual, but missed her CUSTOMARY
yarrulousness. I was not regaled with
the new cooks extravaganza as tt
Eggs, ana eS:>: even forbore to mentor
that Jameson" on whose arrival she
had looked with silent disfavor.
What's the matter, Liddy?" asked
at last. Didn't you sleep last night p
mo. ma'am," she said stimy.
did you have two cups Of COTE,
at your dinner?" I inquired.
mo, man," Indignantly.
! sat up and almost upset my ho
water-I always take a cup Of hot wa
ter with pinch Of salt, before / ge
up. It tones the stomach.
"LAddy Allen" / said, stop scombin,
that switch and tell me what Ii ,wronl
with yon." ss.. &.
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One Of the WORLDS Most Inter
esting Monarchs.
Nicholas OF Montenegro AtfsotIonatsly
Known 40 s.the Father 81 his
Peoplen Literally WorshIpsd
by His subjects.

Wenna.-One Of the most interest
ing monarchs in Europe. perhaps any
whore. is Prince, now King. Nicholas
Of Montenegro. who has recently cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary Of his
reign. During this half century he
has been to the people father and
friend, and It is asserted that he knows
every one Of his subjects by name.
which probably is an exaggeration. He
spends his summers In Cetinje and his
winters in Antivari, down on the
Adriatio coast, but has residences in
the principal towns Of the kingdom
and occupies each for few weeks
every year in order to keep in touch
with local affairs. He is very demo.
cratic in his manners, and although he
dresses in the national costume of his
country, which looks fantastic for a
man Of his age, his tastes are simple.
and his habits and manners are those
of country gentleman.
Nicholas was born at the little vii
lage of Njegos, a nest in the noun
tains, in 1S41. His uncle, Danilo, the
late Vladika of Montenegro, designated
him for his successor. He was edu-
Gated in Vienna, Trieste and Paris,
and was not quite twenty years old
when he was elevated to the throne.
In 1860, a few months after he was
crowned, Nicholas married a Monte
negrin girl, Milena Vukotich, daughter
of Peter Vukotich, president of the
council of state, who was also farm
er and one of the largest land owners
in the country, and she has been
congenial companion and valuable
help meet.
The Princess Meilena is as popular
as her husband, and presides over the
palace with simple but graceful dig
nifty. She wears the native COSTUME
when she is in Montenegro, but has
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-30
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applications ~ they csanot reach the d..
essed portion Of the ear. There u only ono way %
cure deafness, and that = BY constitutional remsdaG
Deafness b caused By an 6Aamed condition Of tbs
mucous lining Of the EastAeaian Tube. When thiA
tube = indamed you have rumblins sound OF I'M
perfect hearing. and when Il 3 entirely closed. Dealt
mess tho result and unless tho Inflammation can b.
taken out and this tuba restored TO IT. normal condi
ten. bearing win DO DESTROYED forever: mine casee
out Of ten caused by Catarrh. which b nothing
but an tnaamed condition Of the mucous surfaceA
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness (eausod by catarrh) that cannot bo cured
By Hall'D CatarxA CurA Send for ctrcallS1a, free.
j. J. CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo O.
Ike Hal's Family Piils .or constipation.
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There is a certain sameness about
natural scenery" said the man who
looks bored.
DO you mean to compare mag.
nifcent mountain with the broad ex
panse Of the sea?'' SSH
"Yes. Wherever you find a spot Of
exceptional beauty somebody is sure
to decorate 1t with sardine tins and
biscuit boxes" ~ 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER xvIl.-continued.

"You heard no other sound?" the
coroner asked. There was no one
with Mr. Armstrong when he en-
tered?"
"It 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,
Eyes"
THANK you. That will do"
l flatter myself that the coroner got
little enough out of me. I saw Mr..
Jameson smiling to himself, and the
coroner gave me up, after time. I
admitted ! had found the body, said
had not known who it was until Mr.
Jarvis told me. 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
scandal. At which she turned purple.
The verdict was that Arnold Arm
strong had met his death at the hands
of a parson or persons unknown, and
we prepared to leave. Barbara Fitz-
hugh flounced out without waiting to
speak to me, but Mr.. Harton came up,
as knew he would.
"You have decided to give up the
house, l hope, Miss Innes." he said.
Mrs. Armstrong has wired me
again"
Il am not going to give it up"
maintained, until 1 understand some
things that are puzzling me. The day
that the murderer is discovered, will
leave"
"Then, judging by what / have
heard, you will be back in the city
very soon," he said. And I knew that
he suspected the discredited cashier
of the Traders bank.
was about to leave the coroner's Of
nee.
How is your patient?" he asked
with his odd little smile.
II have no patient" I replied,
startled.
Il will put it in a different way,
then. How is Miss Armstrong;"
"She-she is doing very WE'LL" l
stammered.
Good" cheerfully. "And our ghost?
Is it laid?"
"Mr. Jameson" I said suddenly, II
wish you would come to Sunnyside
and spend a few days there. The
ghost is not laid. want you to spend
one night at least watching the cir.
cular staircase. The murder of Arnold
Armstrong was beginning, not an
end"
He looked serious.
perhaps can do it," he said. 81
have been doing something else, but
we'll, will come out tonight"
We were very silent during the
trip back to Sunnyside. I watched
Gertrude closely and somewhat sadly
To me there was one glazing flaw in
her story, and it seemed to stand out
for every one to see. Arnold Arm
strong had had no key, and yet she
said she had locked the east door. He
must have been admitted from within
the house; over and over I repeated IL
to myself.
That night, as gently as I could,
told Louise the story of her step
brothers. death. She sat in her big
pillow-filled chair, and heard me
through without interruption. It was
clear that she was shocked beyond
words; If I had hoped to learn any
thing from her expression, I had
failed. She was as much in the darl
as we were.
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The Guilty Party,

The Guilty Party.
Cook Ito her young man)-Here.
take the rest Of the roast duck. (Sigh-
ing) Poor pussy!
Young Man-What has the cat got
to do with IT.
Cook-well. she'll be blamed for It
tomorrow.-U1iegende Batter,
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IN THEIR !: GOWNS.

Papa-That was the supreme court
Of the United States we just came
out of.
Tommy Gagged seven)-Gee, popl
dere wasn't anybody dere but a lot OF
bearded old women dressed in black.
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sameness.

(To Be CoNTINUED.)
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Los cuentos dehen ser ineditos.
Cuando termina el piazo del campeonsto

oEi empezaa 10 de Julio /! 31}
te-mmara eI 10 de Novlembre de 1915
oLos euento mas de 1000 paabra
dueden escrtos pueoruenos eente do ell
oUn puede
pasen de
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AL[R7A CONsUM|DOR
~
CUIDADO CON
LAS INIT TACIONES'

il ron LlaYp, : el AMI. Do. =.
ndos es tar popular en- Puerto Rico
nor su evldente pureza bueu slbor
: exquisite aroma.
No hace dslo :>us et.ctos estimu-
antes SOC INOsENsIND, No con
s:cne ningun. !roga nj subst2ncA
a-ena sus natllr IS G e:nentn. -
/ 5ricl por de>tiscloH oHti ~ al
vapor usandosv los pa'afo, mas
ncdernos V adoptlt dose e ma, e.
.nerado proceiimiento saritrio "a
culdado especi j Sc obscrva en- Q en-,
botellado y empaque Mad .s
OMPOsICIONEs. I dase cn ~
das parties Para compras pr
mayor en- San Juan di ijirse a 10;
res. B. ernandez & Hermanos
sucres. de Ferez Hermanos
n 4 Calderon J Co..
4. sua1ez & Co
Agentes en- Mayaguez
Mora. & Co. S. en- G.
Agentes en- laysmon Angel
Viejo.
nuel Perez < Co
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En- estainprenta &c vende papel de
Periodieos viejos { 81 duintal
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In triple eftcio de S de dimeto
con u combinaei"n d. l;.ves p /
desoonectar en- caso de averi1s V con.
tinuar trabaiando como dune
Seis deiecador,,s de don ion 10. ,ie
cobre, con una cavidad &c l>D9 .it.
cada una.
Dos jue-os oe ce7tritueas: sei, 1en
trffugas cada juego de 80 di:imetlos
con sus correspondence, me4cladoyes.
In mo ipo de nueve ma~as y varias
pleas de repueto
Para intorme, dirllr,e i J u.
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BASES DEL CAMFEONAT0
Bases generates del concurso in
teleetual que fue reeibido
con entusiasmo por nunero-
SOS y distinguidos escritores
Mas De ochenta cuentos remitidos; r1uchos,
esperando turno ds publication.
os y dlstlnguldos escrltores

LA Correspondenca que
produr as todos
Fandose ecanente enomnao Ia literature
ana eueno LA Correspondence puedn sodlc7
meto Ia a Al ecddo por nedo d
~ lneas ahre campeonato cuento tua ecla os
autor del de por puea.raueno
Los cuentos dehen ser inedos
rs CoTrespondeno otece paa veacao
esabece, evar aelante bases
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nedo
F." Para e eampecnaAo de LA Coresponaencla'
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a pubcados Peosl aqos hace pubo p
tdveus mdcando e publci. 81
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C0LEGI0 De san lLDEFUNsO
DiRIuDo poR
E,.TAs DE la CARIp
San Juon. p. f

-eda ia erssh3nza Dc in trucci"!;
n.aa.:a idioma incl6s to~da . VA
bores. >e abre a uueyo curse :. D.
de Septiemhre
.Ads mas por prec 0 'srec:al cts" 10
mdslca y piano
Iiriz;rse Ia superiora del { oe-
rio
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Formation del jurads.

toE IS d. Noeb de 1870 pe5,scs
para De que de eaos de,d
cad sea de ttntador La
dnca pubcaa l5 das do p
80 nombres de residences de forms
peente lurado cacador de los pescto al,
caoa de emdos Correspondenc
doe nombres de e sado para
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a. doce desgnados los de anddato
para urado De canddatos LA Corponden degaar
oz cnco nmero hayan ooten
da ormada uado ca6cao del de- La Co.
TespondenciA de Puerto Rico uado constudo reca 6 d.
Dembre onuno qua hayan concurrdo cam
peonatoy is de de 1911 urado dara veledc La Co
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Il. primer caentista puertorriqueao

soEs entenddo estabece LA Correspondence
Ro trunante ella considerable defendo
e primer uensta puertorqueno Sendo aiverir que
pueo
otro de cuentos de "a Crreponnca
arrcbatado po- campe6n
Correspondence pubcara merida que vaya
.odos los que entidos campeonato
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lNABOflA
TlNTURA INDIAN A
rara Ell cabelle y la barba.

rara Ell c1Desln Ia DarDa.
seIor: cpor cue &C tortrrs
81 tieEe I'd. IA llATURA:
Con nouleta-.s, cue gana
Tuoiendo tomEl2s ia INDIANA
eQuien aqu: dcSazons
EAistendo Ia lNAEONA'
Yano hay nin-una person.
',ue no pu!iendo p antlrs:
No use, rara lemozarse.
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Corsirala en- las Tarr,acn
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oSendo de los onetos de La Correspondenc
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Eugenio V. Debs,
'1eader y socialista.
Fernando PascuaI.
Gale de Cells Aguilera. No l6
esquina a San Juan.

FAJARDo Puerto Rico. Tieue
.onstante existencia de Novelas de
icd1s clases y de los autores de mas
fsna. Precios muy limitados- Ven
de tambien La CoRREsPoxDEScIA,
diariamente q 2 oentavos.
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(anlpeonalo de cueDtoS,

Los cuenos hasa ahora recibdos publicados para u
char en- e campeonao de La Correspondencia
res son los que siguen:
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I13I[7:
|l|Il15Nl13a!|l|ES
j[i}!I1

De un aiio para otro, la
venta de las Pildoras purga-
twas LIE Roy aumenta
considerablemente on San
Juan do Puerto Rico, Mays.
guez, Ponce y otras ciudades
de u isla de Puerto Rico.
Este resultado e. debido
4 Ia buena acogida que les
haee el Publico quien ha
reeonocido In seguridad y
rapidez de accion de dichas
Pildoras, remedio facil de to-
mar en- un trago de aqua o
de te ligero, muy economico
y efieaz.
Las PiIdoras Purgativas
LIE ROY deben 81 reputa-
eion q 81 aceion especial So
bre Ia sangre y ID bills y
como, al mismo tempo, es-
timuian el apetito y. por
consiguiente, Ia nutricion.
puedese con razon considerar.
las como depurativas y re.
censtituyentes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-23
OPPOSE COLUMBUS STATUE.
italians Say First They Want an Acre
For Their Acre.

Several hundred Italians. members
of the various national societies, pre-
sented a petition to the common coun
Gil Friday, protesting against ht
placing of the monument to Columbus
in any of the city parks. through sub
scription raised by the italian Tribune
The petition reads:
To the Honorable Common Council or
the City OF Detroit:
we. the undersigned, animated by q
sense OF national dignity. and of indie
pendence. protest against the erection
OF a bust to Christopher Columbus
under the auspices of a weekly news
paper known as the La Tribuna, or by
any other one single individual.
The Italian colony OF Detroit. when
wise and proper. will in a fitting man
ner honor the memory OF the immorta'
dIscoverer. Today, II works quietly
and industriously to always obtain Tn,
reputation of being honest and labori-
Gus and peaceable and strong. AND
after IL shall have obtained such a
reputation and after 1t shall have pro.
yided a school for it's children. a hal
for its societies. a library for it's I'm.
tellectual needs. a bed In the hospital.
for its sick and injured. an asylum 70
its orphans and an acre OF ground 10
it's dead then, not till then, will 81
think Of clarifying Its great men.
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MIR. MASON WILL NOW TRAIN.
Learns He Should Hit An lmpudent
Walter With a Chair.

z. w. Mason, prominent temperance
worker, called at the parks and boule-
wards department Office, Friday, to
look over the lease of William Konen
for the Belle Isle casino, to see II It
empowered Konen to eject visitors to
the Island from seats on the veranda
or the lawn surrounding the casino.
Mason said that during Elks' week, he
and a friend were ordered by a
waiter to give up their chairs on the
plateau surrounding the casino, for
some one who wanted to buy beer.
When they refused. he said. the waiter
pulled the chairs from under them.
"Your plain duty was to hit the
waiter with a chair said Secretary
Busch. People, whether patrons or
not, have a right to sit on the veran.
das or in the west end of the casino
proper, without molestation. As for
ejecting any one from a chair On the
plateau, doubt II Mr.. Konen knew
anything about il. 1t must have been
some fresh waiter"
Mason says that he will make
further investigation as to the way
common peoples rights are respected
at the casino.