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piled, and l could see Mr.. Jamieson's
eyes snap. as If he had made a dis
covery. AS for myself, during the
whole recital l had been plunged into
the deepest amazement.
"will you pardon me for personal
question:" The detective was a
youngish man, and l thought he was
somewhat embarrassed. What are
your-your relations with Mr.. Bailey?"
Gertrude hesitated. Then she came
over and put her hand lovingly in
mine.
Il am engaged to marry him." she
said simply.
l had grown SO accustomed to sur
prises that l could only gasp again.
and as for Gertrude. the hand that
lay in mine was burning with fever.
"And-after that" Mr.. Jameson
went on, you went directly to bed?"
| Gertrude hesitated.
| NO" she said finally II am not
nervous. and after had extinguished
the light, l remembered something I
had left in the billiard room, and l
felt my way back there through the
darkness"
will you tell me what 1t was you
had forgotten?"
II cannot tell you." she said slowly.
at once"
"Why?" The detectives tone was
imperative. This is very important.
Miss Innes."
Il was crying" Gertrude said in a
low tone. when the French clock in
the drawing room struck three I got
up and them heard a step on the
east porch. Just outside the cardroom.
Some one with q key was working
j, with the latch, and thought. of
course, OF Halsey. When we took the
house he called that his entrance. and
he had carried key for 1t ever since.
The door opened and l was about to
ask what he had forgotten. when
there was flash and a report. Some
heavy body dropped, and. half crazed
with terror and shock. ! ran through
the drawing room and got upstairs-I
scarcely remember how"
She dropped into a chair. and !
thought Mr.. Jameson must have fin
ished. But he was not through.
You certainly clear your brother
and Mr.. Bailey admirably" he said.
The testimony is invaluable. especial
| ly in view OF the fact that your broth
err and Mr.. Armstrong had. believe.
quarreled rather seriously some time
ago"
Nonsense" broke In. Things are
bad enough. Mr.. Jameson. without in
venting bad feeling where 1t doesn't
exist. Gertrude. don't think Halsey
knew the-the murdered man. did
he?"
But Mr.. Jameson was sure of his
ground.
| CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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for Falmouth. now Portland. where he
burned more than 400 OF the best
houses and stores. leaving only about
100 of the poorest houses and those
much damaged.
Mary Sparhawk became the wife Of
DIR. Jarvis. The marriage was n no.
table event. the ceremony taking
place at the house. The wedding
party descended the beautiful broad
stairway built by the brides GRANDPA
Their. which now stands as lasting
memorial to his skill as an architect
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Although the work OF excavating the
Roman amphitheater popularity known
as King Arthur's Round Table at Caer-
leon, Monmouthshire, has only been In
progress a few days. some very inter
esting discoveries have been made.
The most striking undoubtedly is that
OF the two piers of the southern gate
way through which the chariots passed
into the arena.
The gateway is nine feet six inches
in width. and the walls are Of charac-
teristic Roman work, with massive
tones still looking as II they would last
for centuries. From the upper to the
lower wall must have stretched beams
OF wood or connecting walls on which
sloping lines of seats were built, there
being room, It is estimated. for IL tiers
giving seating capacity for between
1000 and 5000 observation-disclosures
Evening Standard.
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KNEW ALL ABOUT THE PUP
But Husband Of Missing Woman Had
Much Difficulty In Describing
Wife's Appearance.

A mans voice. husky with anxiety.
called up police headquarters the
other night at about 2:30 a. m. II
was a distraught husband begging the
police to help him find his wife. who
had been missing since eight o'clock
in the evening.
Whats her description" asked
the official at the phone. Her height?
weight?"
"Er-er-about average. I guess"
stammered the husband.
Color of eyes?"
back over the wire.
Blue or brown?" prompted the Of
fetal.
Il don't know"
How was she dressed?"
II guess she wore her coat and
hat-she took the dog with her."
What kind Of dog7"
"Brindle bull terrier, weight 14h
pounds. four dark blotches on his
body. shading from gray into white:
a round. blacklist spot over the left
eye; white stub of tail. three white
legs and the right front leg nicely
brindled all but the toes: a small nick
in his left ear, gold filling In his up
per right molar. a silver link collar
with"
e "That1l do" gasped the official
We'll find the dog!"-Puck.
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Tf1T CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

packed II the day before and put 1t on
his shaving stand. and there could be
no mistake. His name was on a small
silver plate on the handle.
l seemed to see a network closing
around my boy. innocent as l knew he
was. The revolver-Iam afraid of them.
but anxiety gave me courage to look
through the barrel-the revolver had
still two bullets in 1t. l could only
breathe a prayer of thankfulness that
! had found the revolver before any
sharp-eyed detective had come around.
l decided to keep what clues had,
the cuff-link, the golf stick and the re-
volver. in secure place until I could
see some reason for displaying them.
The cuff-link had been dropped into
little filigree box on my toilet table.
l opened the box and felt around for
1t. The box was empty-the cuff-link
had disappeared!
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Moves"
Didn't he have a guest with him
Another mani"
He brought a friend with him to
stay over Sunday. Mr.. Bailey
Mr.. John Bailey. the cashier of the
Traders bank, l believe" And knew
that some one at the Greenwood club
had told. When did they leave?"
Very early-I don't know at just
what time
Mr.. Jameson turned suddenly and
looked at me.
please try to be more explicit" he
said. You say your nephew and Mr.
Bailey were in the house last night
and yet you and your niece. with some
women servants. found the body
Where was your nephew"
|. l was entirely desperate by that
time.
81 do not know" cried. but be
sure of this: Halsey knows nothing
of this thing. and no amount of cir
cumstantial evidence can make an in
nocent man guilty"
"Sit down." he said, pushing for
ward a chair. There are some things
I have to tell you. and. in return
please tell me all you know. Believe
me. things always come out. In the
first place. Mr.. Armstrong was shot
from above. The bullet was fired al
close range, entered below the shout
der and came out, after passing
through the heart. well down the
back. In other words. believe the
murderer stood on the stairs and fired
down. In the second place. l found
on the edge of the billiard table q
charred cigar which had burned itseli
partly out. and cigarette which had
consumed itself to the cork tip. Meth
er one had been more than lighted
then put down and forgotten. Have
you any idea what 1t was that made
your nephew and Mr.. Bailey leave
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LOVE SAVED TOWN
Infatuation for Girl Changed Brit
ish Officers Mind.
Homo Of Mary sparhawk, Whose
Beauty Kept Portsmouth From
Being Destroyed In 1775. Still
Stands In Maine.

Portland, Me.-There is an interest
ing tradition in connection with the
historic Sparhawk house at Kittery
Point, Me. This handsome specimen
of colonial architecture was built by
William Pepperell. the first American
baronet. and was presented In 1742
to his daughter at the time Of her
marriage to Nathaniel Sparhawk.
The house is now owned by Horace
Mitchell and stands as originally
planned. the most striking feature be-
ing the large hallway staircase. This
was planned by Sir William. who
drew every spindle.
The building has been remarkably
well preserved and is in far better
condition than the average colonial
mansion of that period.
The wife of Nathaniel Sparhawk was
a noted belle and her daughter. Mary
Sparhawk, inherited her mothers
ries are told of her wit and fascina-
ton.
The tradition is to the effect that
Captain Mowatt of the Canceaux. a
British ship of 16 guns. cruising with
a large armed ship. a schooner and
sloop. were OF Portsmouth harbor in
October. 1775. with the intention OF
destroying Portsmouth. Captain
Mowatt went privately on shore at
Kittery point and was received at the
loyal house of Nathaniel Sparhawk.
Here he became SO much fascinated
with Mary that the intent Of his voy-
age to destroy Portsmouth was by her
influence changed and he made sail
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The chap who works on one side OF
me" said an office man. has been mar
ried six weeks and he sneaks to the
telephone about four times day and
calls up his wife. and then hear him
saying: Dear. how is your headache
now? I hope you are feeling better
Then pretty soon he comes back to his
desk and goes to work again all smi-
ling.
The man who works on the other
side of me has been married six years
and he goes to the telephone only
when he's called and then hear him
saying: Why. ] can't possibly do that.
I can't spare the money and then he
comes back to his desk all scowling.
And. really. when hear the way
these two men go on I don't know
what to do. don't know whether to
get married or to stay bachelor"
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BABY WASTED TO SKELETON

my little son, when about q year
and a half old. began to have sores
come out on his face. I had a physi-
clan treat him. but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come out
on his arms, then on other parts of
his body. and then one came on his
chest. worse than the others. Then I
called another physician. Still he
grew worse. At the end OF about
year and a half OF suffering he grew
SO bad that l had to tie his hands in
cloths at night to keep him from
scratching the sores and tearing the
flesh. He got to be mere skeleton.
and was hardly able to walk.
MY aunt advised me to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Cutlcura Ointment.
sent to drug store and got a cake of
Cuticura Soap and box OF the Oint-
ment and followed directions. At the
end of two months the sores were all
well. He has never had any sores
OF any kind since. l can sincerely say
that only for Cuticura my child would
have died. l used only one cake Of
Cuticura Soap and about three boxes
OF Ointment.
81 am a nurse and my profession
brings me into many different fam
lilies and 1t is always a pleasure for
me to tell my story and recommend
Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don. Litchfield. Conn. Oct. 30. 1909"
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On the third night I believed that
some one had been in the house; l
had heard a crashing sound. but be-
ing alone with one maid had not in
vestigated. The house had been
locked in the morning and apparent
iy undisturbed.
Then, as clearly as could. I related
how, the night before, a shot had
reused us: that my niece and I had
investigated and found a body; that
did not know who the murdered man
was until Mr.. Jarvis from the club
informed me. and that knew Of no
reason why Mr.. Arnold Armstrong
should steal into his fathers house at
night I should have been glad to al
low him entree there at any time.
Have you reason to believe. Miss
Innes," the coroner asked. that any
member of your household. imagining
Mr.. Armstrong was a burglar. shot
him in self-defense?"
81 have no reason for thinking So"
I said quietly.
Your theory is that Mr.. Armstrong
was followed here by some enemy
and shot as he entered the house?'
II don't think have a theory"
said. The thing that has puzzled me
is why ME-. Armstrong should enter
his fathers house two nights in sue
cession. stealing in like a thief. when
he needed only to ask entrance to be
admitted"
The coroner was a very silent man;
he took some notes after this. but he
seemed anxious to make the next
train back to town. He set the in
quest for the following Saturday. gave
Mr.. Jameson, the younger Of the two
detectives, and the more intelligent
looking, a few instructions, and, after
gravely shaking hands with me and
regretting the unfortunate affair. took
his departure. accompanied by the
other detective.
was just beginning to breathe
freely when Mr.. Jameson, who had
been standing by the window, came
over to me.
THE family consists of yourself
alone. Miss Innes?"
my niece is here" / said.
There is no one but yourself and
your niece?"
MY nephew" I had to moisten
my lips.
"Oh. a nephew. / should like to
see him. II he is here"
He is not here just now" said as
quietly as 1 could. II expect him
at any time"
He was here yesterday evening. I
believer"
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A robbery of the most ingenious
kind has Just been perpetrated at q
jewelers. shop in the Rue Neuve. Brus-
sells, which is much frequented both
by day and night. Thieves entered an
empty house next door. climbed along
the roof. broke through the skylight
of the jewelers. premises. and went
downstairs.
They evidently knew that the Jewell
er's brother. the only person In the
house. slept In room on the second
floor. Working silently they pumped
soporific fumes through the keyhole
OF the locked door. The jewelers.
brother awoke next day with q bad
headache and found the room still full
Of the fume. On going down to the
shop he found that Jewels valued At
$50, 900 had been stolen
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Eugene Walter. the playwright. at
a dinner, was accused of pessimism.
WELL. said Walter, Il am not a
pessimist. but I don't believe that hui
man nature is by any means angelic.
We are all much alike. The best VIC
can do is to curb our faults and favor
our virtues
What faults should curb very
pretty young lady asked.
Well" said Walter. Il should think
you'd have about the same faults to
curb as a little girl talked to yester-
day. She's n charming little girl and
as we conversed alone in the drawing
room while waiting for her father and
mother to come down. I said to her:
Have you got a sweetheart
she smiled and wriggled. 'Yeth.'
she said softly.
WELL said I. III give you a quar-
ter IL you tell me who he is
Tommy she answered in low
voice, and I gave her the quarter.
"a few minutes afterward she said
suddenly:
Now, II you1l give me another
quarter. I'll tell you who my other
sweetheart is.'"-Rochester Herald.
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CHAPTER v.
oertrude's Engagement.

At ten o'clock the Casanova hack
brought up three men. They intro
duced themselves as the coroner OF
the county and two detectives from
the city. The coroner led the way at
once to the locked wing. and with the
aid Of one of the detectives examined
the rooms and the body. The other
detective. after short scrutiny Of the
dead man. busted himself with the
outside of the house. 1t was only aft
er they had got fair idea of things
as they were that they sent for me.
received them in the living room.
and l had made up my mind exactly
what to tell. had taken the house
for the summer. I said. while the Arm
strongs were in California. In spite
OF a rumor among the servants about
strange noises-I cited Thomas-noth-
ing had occurred the first two nights.
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What Robert Was.

The mother OF Clara. aged 4. and
of Robert. aged 6. was looking at flats.
Robert accompanied her. Finally she
found an apartment at her price
which she thought she would like. The
janitors wife. who acted as agent.
thought she would like Roberts moth
er, too. but she wasn't SO sure about
the children.
You say there is another one at
homer" she said. That makes two,
We have rule against admitting chill
dren. Still. II the little girl Is as nice
as the little boy seems to be-" here
she patted Roberts head affectionate-
ly. Il don't know but what 1t will be
all right"
Robert brushed off the approving
hand impatiently.
Don't you fool yourself about me-"
he said. Indignantly. I'm a regular
devil of a fellow. l am."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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their cigars and their game. take out
the automobile without calling the
chauffeur. and all that at-let me see
certainly before three o'clock in the
morning?"
Il don't know" said. but depend
on II, Mr.. Jameson. Halsey will be
back himself to explain everything"
Il sincerely hope So" he said. Miss
lines. has 1t occurred to you that Mr..
Bailey might know something OF
this?"
Gertrude had come downstairs and
Just as he spoke she came in. saw
her stop suddenly, as II she had been
struck.
He does not" she said in a tone
that was not her own. Mr.. Bailey and
my brother know nothing of this.
The murder was committed at three.
They left the house at a quarter be-
fore three"
How do you know that!" Mr.. Jam.
ieson asked oddly DO you know at
what time they left?"
Il do" Gertrude answered firmly.
AT quarter before three my brother
and Mr.. Bailey left the house. by the
main entrance. I-was-there."
Gertrude" I said excitedIy, you
are dreaming! Why. at a quarter to
three" X
Listen" she said. AT half.past
two the downstairs telephone rang. I
had not gone to sleep. and 1 heard Il.
Then I heard Halsey answer 1t, and
in a few minutes he came upstairs and
knocked at my door. We've talked
for a minute. then 1 put on my dress
Ing gown and slippers. and went down
stairs with him. Mr.. Bailey was in
the billiard room. We've all talked
together for perhaps ten minutes.
Then 1t was decided that-that they
should both go away"
Cant you be more explicit?" Mr..
Jameson asked. why did they go
away?"
Il am only telling you what hap
pened. not why 1t happened" she said
evenly. "Halsey went for the car,
and instead Of bringing it to the house
and rousing people. he went by the
lower road from the stable. Mr.
Bailey was to meet him at the foot of
the lawn. Mr.. Bailey left"
Which way?" Mr.. Jameson asked
sharply.
by the main entrance. He left
1t was a quarter to three. know
exactly"
THE clock in the hall is stopped.
Miss Innes." said Jameson. Nothing
seemed to escape him.
He looked at his watch" she re-
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The plaintiff in the theatrical libel
case explained that she adopted the
name Of Walker because she liked It
better than that of Thackeray. II
must be embarrassing. no doubt. to be
In continued danger of the funny
mans question. How the Dickens do
you come to have such a manner" But
one Mr.. Thackeray. whom Lord Mel
bourne. when his mind was becoming
weak, met one day in a railway car
rage, must have had even stranger
reasons for wishing he had some other
name. Pray sir" asked Melbourne.
ARE you the Mr.. Thackeray who in
vented brass locks?' NO" said the
stranger. Are you the Mr.. Thack-
cray who wrote Vanity Fair'?" NO"
Then what the - Mr.. Thackeray
are you?"-London Chronicle.
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The teacher should strive first to
be a man or woman In the best
sense of the term. strong mentally
morally and physically. with person.
ality and Independence. but without
rudeness. He should command re-
spect as thinking person. avoid &c.
centricities and partisan measures,
have opinions Of his own. but without
Haunting them in the face of others
to provoke combat or opposition.
Then to the respect due him as a man
will come. II his teaching 1ustifies,
the additional respect due him as a
teacher.
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss lines, spinster and guardian of
Gertrude and Halsey. established summer
Headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merous difficulties the servants deserted.
As Miss lines locked up for the night,
she was startled by dark figure on the
veranda. She passed terrible night,
which filled with unseemly noises.
In the morning Miss Innes found a
strange link cum button in clothes
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by revolver shot. strange man
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 lines found Hal
seys revolver on the lawn. He and Jack
Bailey had disappeared.
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A new cloth is being made in Cal
cutta, India, which is manufactured
on scientific principles to conform to
natures plan of warding on the suns
rays, as exemplified in the color of the
skin and the pigments under the skin.
1t is the belief of physicians that one
of the chief reasons for the many
deaths recorded in hot weather is
that of improper clothing. The de-
signers Of what we must wear to be of
the elect may ordain a color or tex
ture thoroughly unsuited to the pre-
vailing climatic conditions, and safety
and comfort are often jeopardized in
consequence.-VanN orden Magazine.
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Alpine Monument to Professor.

In memory Of Professor TyndaII,
one of the English pioneers of the
Swiss Alps. a monument will be
erected this summer by his widow on
the Bel Alp (6.735 feet) a little above
the professors former residence. NJ.
F. Correvon Of Geneva has designed
the monument. which consists Of q
tall block Of rough granite.
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A Cockney. while spending his holi-
days in the Highlands. met an old
shepherd driving flock of sheep.
Wishing to show on a bit. he said:
Now. If | were a shepherd I would
teach the sheep to follow me-"
"Oh. aye" said the shepherd. "and
hiv nae doot we wild manage. for
II they saw anither sheep In trent
they wild be sure to follow. It'll Bits.
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The member of the legislature. OF
whom some graft stories had been cir
culated, was about to build a house.
"You will want a southern exposure.
l suppose?" asked the architect.
mo. sir. said the man; IF you
cant build this house without any ex-
posure. I'll get another architect
Yonkers Statesman.
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THAT boy OF mine was out pretty
late last night. Says he was sitting
up with a sick friend"
Going to stand for that excuse?"
Guess I'll have to. My father used
to honor 1t to a reasonable extent
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Aren't you making a great deal Of
noise?" said the irritable neighbor.
Cant help it, replied the patient
father. zone of us has to be heard.
and I'd be perfectly willing to give you
your choice. II stop singing the baby
es.''-Washington Star.
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A Boer had sold to a mission KafYir
the carcass OF an, OF that had died
from lung sickness. The missionary
demonstrated with him, and threat
ened to report him to the authorities.
The Boer expressed his surprise at
such language from missionary.
saying he had acted strictly according
to Scriptural precept The missionary
said he would not say another word
II the Boer could Justify his act from
the Bible. The Boer thereupon asked
for a Bible and. referring to Deut
1921. read as follows:
"Ye shall not eat Of anything that
dieth of itself; thou shalt give 1t to
the stranger that is within thy gates.
that he may eat it,: or thou mayest
cell 1t unto an alien"
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The Report Courteous.

Il hate to press this bill. Mr.. Slow
pay" said the tailor. taking a much
wrinkled memorandum OF accounts
from his pocket. but"
"Oh, don't bother. Snip" said
Siowpay genially. you don't need to
press til don't mind the wrinkles in
it at all-fact is. I've a dozen fresh
copies of 1t at home already."-Judge.
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About the sire of your shoes. many people
wear smaller shoes by using Aliens Foot Ease.
the Antiseptic Powder TO shake Into the shoes.
II cures Tired, Swollen. Aching Feet and
gives rest and comfort. Just the thing for
breaking In new shoes. Sold everywhere. &c.
Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen $. olmsted,
e
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ReaembIances.
wears

THAT flirtatious woman wears
magnificent jewelry."
YES" replied Miss Cayenne. "she
acts like the queen of hearts and
looks like the ten of diamohds."-
Washington Star.
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Exercise Good for II.

Asked the Progressive Woman of
the Beauty Culturist: Don't you think
women should exercise the suffrage?"
Certainly. My method will increase
It two inches.'-Puck.
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The superIative in Flattery.

Future Mother-in-Law- Do you
think we shall get on well together?
Suitor-My dear lady. 1t was
chiefly to have you as mother-in-law
that 1 fell in love with your daugh-
ter.-F1iegende Batter.
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Ella-What did your aged sutton sa!
when he proposed to you?
Stella-Will you be my widow?