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CHAPTER XIV.
A Visit from Louise.

n WISH from Louise.
That day was destined to be an
eventful one, for when 1 entered the
house and found Eliza ensconsed in
the upper hall on a chair, with Mary
Anne doing her best to stifie her with
household ammonia, and Liddy rub
bling her wristsEwhatever good that
is supposed to do knew that the
ghost had been walking again, and
this time in daylight.
Eliza was in a frenzy of fear She
clutched at my sleeve when 1 went
close to her. and refused to let go
until she had told her story. Coming
Just after the fire. the household was
demoralized. and it was no surprise
to me to find Alex and the under
gardener struggling downstairs with
a heavy trunk between them.
Il didn't want to do it, Miss Innes,' y
Alex said. But she was SO excited I
was afraid she would do as she said
drag it down herself, and scratch
the staircase
1 was trying to get my bonnet of
and to keep the maids quiet at the
same time Now, Eliza, when you
have washed your face and stopped
bawiing,'' 1 said, come into my sitting
room and tell me what has happened. :
Liddy put away my things without
| speaking The very set of her shout
ders expressed disapprova1
'Wen,"I said, when the silence be
came uncomfortable, things seem tc
be warming up
| Silence from Liddy, and a long sigh
IF Eliza goes. don't know where
to look for another cook" More ST
| lence-
Rosie is probably good cook
| Sniff
.Iiddy,'' 1 said at last, don't dare
% deny that you are having the Tins
| If your life You positively gloat il
his excitement. You never looked
| better It's my opinion all this runnin:
around, and getting jolted out of 1
| rut, has stirred up that torpid liver o
| yours
Its not myself I'm thinking about
| she said. goaded into speech. May
| be my liver was torpid. and maybe i
| wasn't: but I know this: I've go
| some feelings left. and to see yol
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standing at the foot of that staircase
shootin' through the door-FH never
be the same woman again.
We'll, I'm glad of that-anything
for a change" saidA And in came
Eliza, fianked by Rosie and Mary
Anne
Her story, broken with sobs and cor
rections from the other two, was this:
At two o'clock (2:15, Rosie insisted)
she had gone upstairs to get picture
from her room to show Mary Anne
"a picture of a lady, Mary Anne inter-
posed) She went up the servants
staircase and along the corridor to her
room, which lay between the trunk
room and the unfinished ballroom She
heard a sound as she went down the
corridor like some one moving furni-
ture, but she was not nervous She
thought it might be men examining the
house after the fire the night before,
but she looked in the trunkroom and
saw nobody.
She went into her room quietly The
noise had ceased and everything was
quiet Then she sat down on the side
of her bed, and, feeling faint-she was
subject to spells-('I told you that
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We told him, it didn't matter much
about the cooks face if it was clean.
| have spoken of Halsey's restless
ness. On that day it seemed to be
more than ever a resistless impulse
that kept him out until after luncheon.
1 think he hoped constantly that he
might meet Louise driving over the
hills in her runabout; possibly he did
meet her occasionally, but from his
continued gloom 1 felt sure the situa-
ton between them was unchanged
Part of the afternoon 1 believe he
read-Gertrude and l were out, as /
have said, and at dinner we both no
ticed that something had occurred to
distract him. He was disagreeable,
which is unlike him, nervous, looking
at his watch every few minutes, and
he ate almost nothing. He asked twice
during the meal on what train Mr..
Jameson and the other detective were
coming, and had long periods of alb
straction during which he dug his
fork into my damask cloth and did
not hear when he was spoken to. He
refused dessert, and left the table
early, excusing himself on the ground
that he wanted to see Alex
Alex, however, was not to be found
1t was after eight when HaIsey or
dered the car and started down the
| hill at pace that, even for him, was
| unusually reckless. Shortly after
( Alex reported that he was ready to &c
over the house preparatory to closing
| it for the night Sam Bohannon came
at quarter before nine and began his
patrol of the grounds, and with the
arrival of the two detectives to lool
! forward to was not especially appre
| hensive.
At half-past nine 1 heard the sound
| drive. 1t came to a stop in front Of
the house and Immediately after there
| were hurried steps on the veranda
!, Our nerves were not what they SHOULD
have been, and Gertrude, always ap
prehensive lately, was at the door al
most instantly A moment later Louis,
had burst into the room and stoot
there bareheaded and breathing hard
Where is Halsey?" she demanded
Above her plain black gown her eye
| looked big and somber, and the rapi,
/ drive had brought no color to her face
1 got up and drew forward chair.
He has not come back, 1 sal
i quietly sit down, child; you ar
not strong enough for this kind @
thing
He has not come back?" sh
asked, looking from me to Gertrude
do you know where he went? Wher
can 1 find him?''
For heavens sake. Louise" Gel
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PRESSED HARD.
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the In
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in a Southern state says: My moth
er, since her early childhood, was an
inveterate coffee drinker, had been
troubled with her heart for number
of years and complained Of that weak
all over feeling and sick stomach.
Some time ago I was making an Of
fetal visit to a distant part of the
country and took dinner with one Of
the merchants of the place. I noticed
somewhat peculiar flavor of the COT
fee, and asked him concerning it. He
replied that it was Postum. was so
pleased with 1t that, after the meal was
over. I bought a package to carry
home with me, and had wife pre-
pare some for the next meal; the
whole family liked it SO well that we
discontinued coffee and used Postum
entirely.
81 had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but We noticed that after using
Postum for short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not SO frequent, and
her general condition much improved
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of US.
7 know Postum has benefited my.
self and the other members of the fam.
1ly, but In more marked degree b
the case OF my mother, as she was q
victim OF long standing
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from ttme to time. They
are genuine, true, aud fun Of bumes
fatcreHt.
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when 1 came, didn't /, Roster" ''Yes'm,
indeed she did!")-she put her head
down on her pillow and
Took nap. All right" said. GO
on"
when 1 came to, Miss lines, sure
as I'm sittin' here, I thought I'd die.
Somethin' hit me in the face, and 1
set up, sudden. And then 1 seen the
plaster drop, droppin' from a little
hole in the wall. And the first thing
l knew, an iron bar that long (fully
two yards by her measure) "shot
through that hole and tumbled on the
bed If I'd been still sleeping
(''Fainting,'' corrected Rosie) I'D "a
been hit on the head and killed.
81 wisht you'd heard her scream, .
put in Mary Anne. "And her face as
white as a FELLOWSHIP when she tum-
bled down the stairs"
mo doubt there is some natural ex-
PLANTATION for it, Eliza I said. You
| may have dreamed it, in your faint
| ing attack But if it is true, the metal
rod and the hole in the wall will show
| it,
Eliza looked a little bit sheepish.
THE holes there all right, Miss In
-nes," she said. but the bar was gone
when Mary Anne and Rosie went up
to pack my trunk"
THAT wasn't -an,.' Liddy's voice
came funereally from a corner ELIZA
said that from the hole in the wall a
| burning eye looked down at heri"
THE wall must be at least six
inches thick" 1 said with asperity
UNLESS the person who drilled the
hole carried his eyes on the ends of a
| stick, Eliza couldn't possibly have
/ seen them.
But the fact remained, and a visit
| to EliZa's room proved 1t. / might
jeer all 1 wished; some one had
| drilled a hole in the unfinished wal
of the ballroom, passing between the
bricks of the partition, and shooting
| through the unresisting plaster o.
| ELIAS room with such force as tt
send the rod flying on to her bed
had gone upstairs alone, and I comics:
the thing puzzled me; in two or thres
places in the wall small apertures had
been made, none of them of any depth
Not the least mysterious thing wa.
the disappearance of the iron nipple
ment that had been used.
Il Mary Anne and Eliza left that after
noon, but Rosie decided to stay l
was about five o'clock when the hacl
came from the station to get them
and, to my amazement, it had an oc
cupant. Matthew Geist, the driver
asked for me. and explained his eI
rand with pride
ness" he said when the messag
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Nermont Thrift.

Robert Lincoln O'Brien, editor of the
Boston Transcript, is great admirer
of the thrift of the Vermonters, but
thinks sometimes they carry it too
far.
O'Brien was up in Vermont last sum-
mer and went to dinner with a friend
who had some political aspirations. As
they came to the door he heard the
lady of the house say to the hired
girl: ST see Mr.. Jones has somebody
with him for dinner. Take those two
big potatoes down to the cellar and
bring up three small ones"
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trude burst out, tell us what is wrong
Halsey is not here. He has gone to
the station for Mr.. Jameson What
has happened?"
ITO the station, Gertrude? You are
sure?"
YES" 1 said. Listen. There is
the whistle of the train now"
She relaxed little at our matter
of-fact tone, and allowed herself to
sink into chair.
Perhaps 1 was wrong" she said
heavily. "He-wi1 be here in few
moments if-everything is right"
We sat there, the three of us, with
out attempt at conversation Both Ger
trude and I recognized the futility of
asking Louise any questions; her
reticence was a part of role she had
assumed Our ears were strained for
the first throb of the motor as it
turned into the drive and commenced
the climb to the house. Ten minutes
passed, Is, 20. 1 saw Louise's>hands
grow rigid as they clutched the arms
of her chair. 1 watched Gertrude's
bright color slowly ebbing away, and
around my own heart 1 seemed to feel
the grasp of a giant hand.
twenty-five minutes, and then
motor; it was the unmistakable rum
BILE of the Casanova hack. Gertrude
drew aside the curtain and peered
into the darkness.
Its the hack, 1 am sure" she said.
evidently relieved. Something has
gone wrong with the car, and no won
der-the way Halsey went down the
hill"
1t seemed a long time before the
creaking vehicle came-to a stop at the
door. Louise rose and stood watching,
her hand to her throat. And then
Gertrude opened the door, admitting
Mr.. Jameson and ~stocky, middle
aged man. Halsey was not with them
When the door had closed and Louise
realized that Halsey had not come,
her expression changed. From tense
watchfulness to relief, and now again
to absolute despair, her face was an
open page.
3tHalsey?" asked unceremoniously,
| ignoring the stranger. did he-not
| meet your"
No" Mr.. Jameson looked slightly
| surprised. 81 rather expected the
| car, but we got up all right"
"You didn't see him at a1?" Louise
| demanded breathlessly.
Mr. Jameson knew her at once, al
though he had not seen her before.
| She had kept to her rooms until the
morning she left.
mo, Miss Armstrong he said 81
| saw nothing of him. What is wrong?''
'"Then we shall have to find him,
she asserted. Every instant is pre-
cious. Mr.. Jameson, 1 have reason
for believing that ne is in danger, but
1 don't know what it is. Only-he
must be found"
The stocky man had said nothing
| Now, however, he went quickly to
ward the door.
I'll catch the hack down the road
and hold it, he said. rs the gentle
man down in the town."
MIR. Jameson Louise said impul
sively, 81 can use the hack. Take my
horse and trap outside and drive like
mad. Try to find the Dragon F1y-it
ought to be easy to trace 1 can
think of no other way. Only, don't
lose moment"
The new detective had gone, and
a moment later Jameson went rapidly
down the drive, the cob's feet striking
fire at every step. Louise stood look
ing after them. When she turned
around she faced Gertrude, who stood
indignant, almost tragic, in the hall
You know what threatens Halsey
Louise" she said accusingly. Il be
Heve you know this whole horrible
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Promoted BY Instinct.

There is certain type of femininity
which instinctively understands the
prophecies of a buggy ride. Helen,
aged three, cuddled up close to her IA
Their. this being her first ride with him
unattended AS father tucked the
robe about the dainty miss and
chirped to his horse he asked: What
shall we talk about, dearie?" We'll.
father as she laid her little hand on
his arm, Tets talk about loving each
other"
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Outlining Treatment.

81 want you to take care of my
practise while am away"
But, doctor. have just graduated
Have had little experience
you don't need it with my fashion
able patients. Find out what they
have been eating and stop it. Find
out where they have been summerfng-
and send 'em somewhere else"
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1.-THE Wish Is Father to the Thought"

1.-THE Wish Is Father to the Thought"
DR.. Robert L. Waggoner, the presi-
dent of Baldwin university, said, in
the course of an address on peda-
gogy at Berea, O.:
'And one of the most remarkable
changes in the last 80 years of teach
ing is the abolition of corporal pun
ishment A boy of this generation L.
never whipped. But boy of the last
generation-we11!"
DR.. Waggoner smiled.
"The boys of the last generation"
he said, must have believed that
their instructors all had for motto:
1.-The swish Is father to the
taught"
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Resinoi Is Appreciated and Highly.
Recommended by Intelligent People
In All Parts of the World.
highly recommend Resinol Oint-
ment to all persons who are troubled.
with skin eruptions of any kind. !
have found these preparations most
useful and efficacious In many cases.
NJ. F. Ryan, Bedford So, London.
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America Is not only producing big
ger and better guns than any other
nation, but she also produces more
and louder advocates of peace than
all the rest of the world put together
Were bound to win. Armaggeddon OF
millennium-
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The aeronauts are going to drop
bombs on mimic warships at the New
Jersey meet They viii discover how
difficult it is to hit a mark from above,
as evidenced by the falling of the
rain upon the just and the unjust
alike.
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Those South American republics
may agree to arbitrate all right, but
what will their sport-loving citizens
really do when a real lively little revo-
tuition comes their way?
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A lunacy commission is trying to de-
termine whether an insane man is a
resident of New York or New Jersey.
Why not ask him which state he be
longs to? His answer may determine
the extent of his decisions
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Some fault-f1nders complain that the
paper on which the new $1,000 bills
are printed is not as good as they
could wish. How do you like the new
$1,000 bills?
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IF you USE BALL BLUE,
Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball
Blue. Large 2 OF. package only cents
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Avfators are to be prevented. by law
from flying over German country
towns. We have not heard what pen
atty has been provided for aviators
who fly so high above German coun-
try towns as to be indistinguishable.
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Maine wants 10000 housemaids and
promises to pay them from three to six
lollars a week apiece. We suspect
hat Maine is destined to have a long.
telt want.
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AS between the hobb1e skirt and the
long hatpin we vote for the hobble
skirt The wearer hurts only herself
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Japan is about to annex Korea Off
cially, having already annexed 1T very
thoroughly in other ways.
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Experts say that all the Zeppelin
airship needs Is a series of lofty struc-
lures that will permit it to tie up now
and then This is simpler than pro
Viding it with concrete foundation
and an elevator.
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Because of the use of lead pipes GER
tain drinks are said to be poisonous
This is a case where death has lead
pipe cinch.
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Keep your face always toward the
sunshine, and the shadows will fall
behind you--M. B. Whitman
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Even though the man beat the btr
flying, the latter did not get discouI
aged and quit
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Generosity does not consist in CIV
ing money or moneys worth. We owe
to man higher succours than food and
fire. We owe to man, man.-Emerson.-
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Women should receive early instruo
tions in the art of alighting from air
ships without stepping backward.
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Assertions that hitherto disregarded
rodents and reptiles are good to eat
arouse but little apprehension In the
minds of those who have-their money
Invested In the beef business.
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1t would be interesting to watch I
struggle between the two new langu
ages, Esperanto and baseball.
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The Chicago blind beggar who spent
seven dollars a day regularly on his
women friends apparently had quite
an eye for feminine beauty
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A New York man recently ate sixty
one ears of corn at one sitting. Train
ing for Wall street, evidently.
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A New Yorker has been robbed Il
France. And he wasn't buying any
thing, eitheri
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When he became the father of trip
lets the other day a Chicago man made
30 much noise that the police had to
be called. Some men get excited so
easily.
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Proceedings in the Esperanto con
gress are scarcely more understand
able than the proceedings in the reg
nlar congress.
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Flying across the English channel
will soon be as fashionable as appen-
dicitis.
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An Albany man wants the state of
New York to pay him for cherries that
he robins took from his trees. When
be was a baby he probably cried 70:
The moon
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Sir John Murray has found fish
three miles under water. Most of the
fish you go after seem to be farther
down than that.
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Speaking of women an earnest per-
son says, There ought to be less
shine on the outside" A little dab
with the powder rag usually helps.
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Evidently the silly season has begun
operations in Europe, judging from the
excitement over Americas offer to be
: big brother to Liberia.
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Just Like a Girl.

Her cooking-school habits are a.
good deal of bother to me-"
How now?"
"She always wants me to taste the
gasoline when the automobile isn't
working right"
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Minister WI apparently can "com'
back indefinitely in China
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They are going to give "As You Like
IT. in Esperanto Is this as you like
1T?
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This Is falling weather for the avt
ators-
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Man will soon be in position to
give the birds lessons in flying.
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Rains scarce and eatables high
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-24

Notice is hereby given that, at a
meeting Of the stockholders Of the
West Fairmont Coal and Coke Com
pany, corporation created and or
ganized under the laws Of the State
Of West Virginia, held at the office Of
said corporation in the City Of Fam
mont, Marion county. West Virginia,
on the $50 day Of May, 1910, at the
hour Of 1890 o'clock a. M, the follow.
Ing RESOLUTIONS were adopted;
aResolyed, arst, That the West Fair
mont Coal and Coke Company, q cor.
.poration created and organized under
the laws NJ, Of the State Of West Viz.
sinla, does hereby discontinue BUSH
ness as corporation and surrendsrs
10 said stateits charter and corporate
franchises. The Board OF Directors
viii proceed to convert the property,
chooses in action, and all assets Of this
corporation into cash, and pay % and
discharge all Of its debts, liabilities
and obligations, divide the remainder
among the stockholders pro rata With
their several holdings Of stock, but nc
such payment shall be made to any
stockholdcr until after the plblica
tion Of the notice hereinafter proyid
ca.
"Resolved, second, That the Presi.
dent Of this corporation cause notice
Of the adoption Of the foregoing reso-
luton to be published in some news
paper Of general circulation, publish
ed near the principal Office crplace Of
business Of this corporation, once q
week for four successive weeks; Gnd
that he certify these resolutions to the
Secretary Of State Of West Virginia,
and deliver to him certificate show
Ing the publication Of said notice, ~
provided by law" a
Given under my hand this asa day
Of May, 1910
A. B. FLEMING,
vice President Of said
Corporation, !.
Attest: q
GEORGE DEBoLT.
Secretary, "
May "a, 81, June Il.