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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-12

president was nc longer in doubt the
missing bonds had been advertised
and some Of them discovered In
every instance they had been used as
collateral for large loans and the
belief was current that not less than
million and a half dollars had been
realized Every one connected with
the bank had been placed under ar
rest, and released on heavy bond.
Was he alone in his guilt or was
the cashier his accomplice? Where
was the money? The estate OF the
dead man was comparatively small
a city house on fashionable street
Sun. vside, a large estate largely
mortgaged an insurance Of $4,000,
and some personal property--this was
all The rest lost in speculation prob
ably, the papers said There was one
thing which looked uncomfortable for
Jack Bailey: He and Paul Armstrong
together had promoted q railroad com
pany in New Mexico, and ii was ru-
mored that together they had sunk
large sums of money there. The bust
ness alliance between the two men
added to the belief that Bailey knew
something Of the looting. His unex.
planned absence from the bank on
Monday lent color to the suspicion
against him. The strange thing
seemed to be his surrendering himself
on the point of departure. To me, it
seemed the shrcwd calculation of a
clever rascal. I was not actively an
tagonistic to Gertrude's lover. but |
meant to be convinced, one way or the
other took no one on faith.
That night the Sunnyside ghost be-
gan to walk again Liddy had been
sleeping in Louises dressing room on
couch, and the approach of dusk
was a signal for her to barricade the
entire suite. Situated as it was, be
yond the circular staircase, nothing
but an extremity of excitement would
have made her pass it after dark,
confess myself that the place seemed
tome to have sinister appearance, but
we kept that wing well lighted, and
until the lights went out at midnight
! It was really cheerful. II one did not
know its history
On Friday night. then, had gone
Y to bed, resolved to go at once to sleep
! Thoughts that insisted on obtrudins
4 themselves pushed resoutely to the
back of my mind, and / Systematically
relaxed every MUSCLE ! fell asleel
soon, and was dreaming that DR.
Walker was building his new house
Immediately in front of my windows
4 could hear the thump-thump of the
hammers, and then | walked to Z
knowledge that somebody was pound
ing on my door.
was up at once, and with thu
sound of my footstep on the floor th'
low knocking ceased, to be followed
Immediately by sibilant whispering
through the keyhole.
Miss Rachel! Miss Racrel!" some
body was saying, over and over.
is that you, Liddy?' | asked, m,
hand on the knob.
"For the love Of mercy, let me in!
she said in low tone.
She was leaning against the door
for when opened it, she fell in Sin
was greenish-white, and she had
red and black barred flannel petticoa
over her shoulders.
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It was. The east entrance ana circu-
lar staircase We're always used by |
Arnold when he was out late, and
sometimes, when he forgot his key, he
would ap and ! would 90 down and |
let him in. I thought he had come
back TO see mel didn't think about
the time, for his hours were always
erratic. But I was afraid was too
weak to get down the stairs The
knocking kept up, and just as ! was
about to call Liddy, she ran through
the room and out into the hall, ! got
UP then, feeling weak and dizzy. and
put on my dressing-gown, If it was
Arnold, knew | must see him.
1T was very dark everywhere, but,
of course, knew my way. felt along
for the stair-rail. and went down as
quickly as could The knocking had
stopped, and | was afraid | was too
late. ! got to the foot of the stair.
case and over to the door on to the
east veranda. | had never thought of
anything but that 1t was Arnold, until
| reached the door 1t was unlocked
and opened about an inch. Everything
was black; 1t was perfectly dark out
side. felt very queer and shaky.
Then thought perhaps Arnold had
used his key; he did-strange things
sometimes, and turned around Just
as ! reached the foot of the staircase
thought heard some one coming.
My nerves were going anyhow, there
in the dark, and could scarcely
stand. | got up as far as the third
or fourth step; then 1felt that some
one was coming toward me on the
staircase. The next instant hand
met mine on the stairrail Some one
brushed past me, and screamed.
Then | must have tainted"
That was Louise's story. There
could be no doubt Of its truth, and the
thing that made 1t inexpressibly awful
to me was that the poor girl had crept
down to answer the summons of a
brother who would never need her
kindly offices again. Twice, now, with
out apparent cause, some one had en-
tered the house by means OF the east
entrance; had apparently gone his
: way unhindered through the house
: and gone out again as he had entered
Had this unknown visitor been there
, a third time, the night Arnold Arm
strong was murdered? Or fourth
the time Mr. Jameson had locked
some one in the clothes chute?
Sleep was impossible, think foi
any of us. We dispersed finally tc
bathe and dress. leaving Louise little
!. the worse for ller experience But
, determined that before the day was
over she must know the true state oI
] affairs. Another decision made, anc
, | put IL into execution immediately
. after breakfast. | had one OF the
D unused bedrooms in the east wing
back along the small corridor, pre-
pared for occupancy. and from tha
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to fade. however all at once She
gave a suppressed yell bolted into the
room and stood tightly clutching the
footboard Of the bed Halsey was
gradually waking.
"rve seen it." biddy walled. "a
woman in white down the hallr
paid no attention,
"Halsey." persevered, some one
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 exi-
gency of the occasion. "All right,
Aunt Ray" he said, still yawning. If
you'll let me get into something
It was all could do TO get Liddy
out of the room. The demands of the
occasion had no influence on her; she
had seen the ghost, she persisted, and
she wasn't going into the hall. But
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 q while, had commenced
again, but they were fainter Halsey
came over in a few minutes, and stood
listening and trying to locate the
sound.
Give me my revolver, Aunt Ray
he said; and ! got it--the one | had
found in the tulip bed-and gave it to
him. He saw Liddy there and OWNED
at once that Louise was alone.
You let me attend to this fellow
whoever it is Aunt Ray, and go I'd
Louise. will you? She may be awake
and alarmed
SO in spite Of her protests, left
Liddy alone and went back to the
east wing. Perhaps | went little
faster past the yawning blackness o.
the circular staircase; and | coult
hear Halsey creaking cautiously dowr
the main staircase The rapping, Of
pounding, had ceased, and the silence
was almost painful. And then sud
denly, from apparently under my yer,
feet, there rose a woman's scream,
cry of terror that broke off as sudden
ly as it came. stood frozen and still
Every drop Of blood in my bod,
seemed to leave the surface and gath
er around my heart In the dead 81
lence that followed it throbbed as If
would burst, More dead than alive
I stumbled into Louise's bedroom. Sh
was not therel
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CHAPTER XIV.
Llddy Gives the Alarm.

The next day, Friday, Gertrude
broke the news of her stepfather's
death to Louise. She did II 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
the most unexpected manner, and
when Gertrude came out to tell me
hos she had stood it, 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
Is too honest to pretend anything
else. What sort of a man was Mr..
Paul Armstrong, anyhow
He was bully as well as a ras-
cal, Gertrude. said But am con-
vinced Of one thing; Louise will send
for Halsey now. and they win make
II all up"
For Louise had steadily refused to
i zee Halsey all that day, and the boy
was frantic.
We had quiet hour Halsey and I,
that evening, and 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 own interview with her
the day before
He sat back in big chair, with his
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
"ilothing will convince me, Aunt Ray,
that she doesn't care for me- And up
to two months ago. when she and her
mother went west, was the happiest
fellow on earth. Then something
made difference; she wrote me that
her people Siere opposed to the mar
riage; that her feeling for me was
what it had always been, but that
something had happened which had
changed her ideas as to the future. l
was not to write until she wrote me,
and whatever occurred, | was to think
the best / could OF her. IT sounded
Ike puzzle When saw her yes
terday. it was the same thing, only,
perhaps. worse"
'Halsey," ! asked. have you any
idea of the nature OF the interview
between Louise Armstrong and Arm
old the night he was murdered?"
II was stormy Thomas says once
or twice he almost broke into the
room, he was SO alarmed for Louise.
Another thing, Hslsey,' ! said,
"have you ever heard Louise mention
woman named Darlington, Nina Car
rington?"
Never be said positively.
For try as We would. our thoughts
always came back to that fatal Satur-
day night. and the murder. Every con
versational path led to ii, and we all
felt that Jameson was tightening
the threads Of evidence around John
Bailey. The detectives absence was
hardly reassnring; he must have had
something TO work on in town or ne
would have returned.
The papers reported that the cash.
Ter OF the Traders bank was III in his
apartments at the Knickefbeeker- "A
condition not surprising. considering
fsf6slhlae. The quit Qf the defpnci
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-12
TAKEN into CHURCH

Ardmore. Chla April Father
Meersehaert bishop Of Oklahoma
dicGese administered he ecnhfma
ton sacrament here SUNDAY when a
class of thirty was confirmed, some
of whom were full blpd chickaeaws
The bishop bull The church when
bn one Catholic family resided here
and he has seen ii grow into one Of
the prosperous churches Of The state .
Following tue confirmation the bless
incs of bells aud altars were held.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-12
Saved From the Grave

81 had about given up hope, after
nearly four years OF suffering from
a scgcre lung trouble" writes Mrs.
NJ. l.. Dix, of Clarksyille, Tenn.
"Oftnn the pain in my chest would be
almost unbearable and could not do
any work. but Dr.. Kings Now Dis
coyery has made me feel like a new
person. It's he best medicine made
for the throat and lungs Obstinate
coughs. ubbon colds, hay fever,
Ia grippe, asthma, Group, bronchitis
and hemorrhages hoarsencss and
whooping cough, yield quickly 10 this
wonderful medicine. Try II. 9Oc
and Si .00. Trial bottles rree Guar
anteed by all druggists.
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TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS.

The following charters were today
issued by the secretary Of state:
Auction Realty Co., Oklahoma
City; capital $4,000; directors, s..
Delmar Townsend, Nellie Townsend,
Thos. II. Maxey, G M. Oakes.
Mountain Park and Centerville
Telephone Co., Centervilie capital
$1,000. directors, G. O.l Evans, q.
r, Wimberly, J f. Ilargrave.
Oklahoma State bank, Of Hugo,
Choctaw county; capital $25,OOt; di-
reclors, q G. phipper, 7. c Hum
phrey, j H Wright, d. J 7 Ger
man
Nowata Sanitarjum Co., Nowata;
capital, $5,o0G; directors, S. A..
Moore, ]. p. Suddertb, w. i. Moore !.
Brady Oil Co., Sapulpa; capital,
$1,000. directors, Joseph Bruner,
John L. Brady, John G.. Ellinghau-
sen.
Southwestern Fountain Co, Okla
bona CITY, amended articles; capl-
tai $150,0Q0 directors Caleb Smith
w Battla, Paul II Curry.
Midland Engineering and Const-uc
tion Co., Oklahoma City, capital $5,-
00e; direc ors, G. r. Stringer, Il.
] Smith, VIM. Herndon
Farmers aud Merchants bank Of
Heayener amended, capital $4,000,
directora, z. L. Yondell, r 10.
Walker John w. Potter.
Geo II Seager Oil CO., Tulsa;
capital $4,000; directors, Charles d.
Hill, G. G. Seager NJ. 7. Stauffer
J S Staith.
Shelbypownard Asphalt Co. Ard
more. amended; capital $4,000; di
roe 9rs, Jas S. ,Dowrard. Ed Sand
lin, NJ S WolYerlon.
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that early Sunday morning, when
Gertrude and had gone to orr rooms,
he had been called to view the body.
We went, the four of us, in the ma
chine, preferring the execrable roads
to the matinee train, with half Of Cas-
anova staring at us. And on the way
we decided to say nothing Of Louise
and her interview with her step.
brother the night he died. The girl
was in trouble enough as it was.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-12

Drying preparations simply deye,-
op dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-
pose, causing n far more serious trouble
than the ordinary form OF catarrh. Avoid
all drying inhaants, fumes. smokes and
snutIs and use that which cleansns, soothes
aud heals Ely's Cream Balm will master
catiirrh or cold in the head easily and
pleasantly. All druggists sell the so cent
size. Ely Brothera, Sc Warren Street
New York
Tho Balm is used without pain, docs not
irritate or cause sneezing. II spreads itself
over an irfiiated and angry su;sace. relic
ing Immediately the painful Inflammation
Ely's Cream Balm contains no cocaino
mercury nor other harmful drugs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-12
OSAGE LAND SALE ANNOUNCED
speclal to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Pawhuska, Okla, April 1l-Hugh
Pitzer, superintendent and disburslng
agent for the Usage Indians, has AN
nounoed thai the further sale Of 12O
tracts OF land of the Usage non-conl-
petents will take place here May 6.
The offering will comprise over 20
0C0 acres The sale will be made on
easy terms and undes sealed bids.
Il is expected that land buyers from
all over the United States will be at
lracted.
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Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years No appetite, aud what did
eat distressed me terribly Burdock
Blood Biitors cured me. u. II. Walk.
er. Sunbury, Ohio
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Dinped Cattle DurInu Rain.

Hugh Randall, OF the live stock
bureau, depa tment of agriculture
was called to Perry Yesterday o help
dip cattle The force, working in
the rain. pni hrough 900 head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08
Annual Mission Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Mission society of the First
Methodist church was held last even
ing at the home of Mrs D. J. Kennedy
1910 Seventeenth street. 1t was an
open meeting and a number of men.
who are associate members, were
present. The yearly report of the
treasurer was read and was very en-
couraging. All obligations have been
met and there is in addition SIS in the
treasury for the endowing of scholar
ships. Two boxes of clothing and pro-
visions have been sent, one to a mis-
sion in Oklahoma and the other to the
Cunningham orphanage at Urbana, Ill
The officers elected for the year are:
President-Miss Ida Bowen.
First vice president-Miss Josephine
Phillips.
Second vice president - Mrs. H. K.
Walker
Third vice president-Mrs. E. H.
Johnson.
Treasurer-Miss Carrie Webb.
Recording secretary-Miss Bertha
HAZEL.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Ber-
nard Redecker.
Superintendent of mite boxes-Miss
Jennie Taylor.
Three new members were received
last evening. The business session
was followed by very delightful so
cial session during which refresh
ments were served and the following
program was given:
Piano solo-Miss Mary Dickman.
Reading on the lesson topic, The
Christian odessa Wakefield
Reading-Miss>J Jessie Prick.
Piano duet-Misses Mary Dickman
and Bessie Beeler
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08
1875 CALLS BY NURSE
DURING PAST MONTH
Twenty-nine Patients Receive Treat
ment Under Association
Many Donations.

At the monthly meeting of the
Visiting Nurse association yesterday
the report of Miss Mamie Giles, the
visiting nurse was received. Miss
Giles reported that 1S5 calls had
been made during the month of May.
Twenty-Five patients were treated
under 10 physicians, Drs. Williams
Souders. Sala, Bernhard, Ostrom,
Paul. Eyster, Eddy, Brown and En-
lily Wright. Fifteen of these pa
tients were former cases and A new
cases. Four recovered. one died, two
transferred to trained nurses, two
dismissed and one sent to the Chi
caso institute, and there are 10 re-
naming in. charge of the visiting
nurse.
Donations were made by the fol-
lowing: Mesdames A. H. McCandless,
H. D. Mack, David Thompson, S. E.
Madison, M NJ. Sturgeon, A. G. Nc
Burney, Wendell, Copp, Charles Hall,
J. S. Gilmore, Drs. Ostrom and Sala,
the Silver Cross circle of the Kings
Daughters, the Helpers circle of the
Kings Daughters and the Associated
Charities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08
CLASS OF VILLA
HOLDS EXERCISES
Graduates of 1910 Appear in
Program This Afternoon
and Tomorrow.
BISHOP HERE IN MORNING
Rt. Rev. Edmund NJ. Dunno of Peoria
to Give Address ut Annual
Commencement.

Yesterday at the villa de Chantal
the second day of the celebration of
the tercentenary of the organization
of the Visitation order was devoted
to religious observances. The in
struction at the early hour of wor-
ship was conducted by Rev, Thomas
Nolan, S. J., who also celebrated the
mass following. The two later
masses were said by Rev. William
Cleary and Rev. D. K. Harrington.
At 1:45 solemn benediction was
said by Rev. P. H. O'ConnelI, Rev.
D. K. Harrington and Rev. Thomas
Nolan, S. j., with the sermon by
the former The mathis instruction
was given by Rev. Mr.. Nolan.
This morning masses were said by
Revs. Nolan, William Cleary, D. K.
Harrington and P. H. O'Connell. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08

Hart in the high school, where their
romance began, and graduated in '04.
She attended the University of Illinois
and graduated from the college of
liberal arts in '0S. Both young people
have won the respect and love of a
wide circle of friends and their de
parture from this city will occasion
genuine regret. They will be at home
in New Rockford after July 1.
Guests from out of town are Rev.
and Mrs. A. T. Horn, De Kalb; Mr..
and Mrs. Millar and daughter, Miss
Harriet, Madison, Wis; Mr.. and
Mrs Byran Slade, Rockford; Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. T. Stark and daughter. Miss
Dorothy, Sycamore, ILL.,; Miss Helen
Treakle, Madison; Kennith Talbot,
Elgin; and Miss Elizabeth Hart, Col
umbia City, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08

ding party, followed by the brides
maid and the bride with her father
The groom met his bride at the foot
of the stairs. The ceremony took
place in the front parlor, the soutn-
east corner of which was banked
with palms and ferns and punches
of Killarney roses. Festoons of smi-
lax entwined with pink and white
sweet peas formed a canopy over
head. In the back parlor were pink
and white carnations and in the din
ing room pink and white sweet peas
and smilax. The ceremony was fol-
lowed by a wedding luncheon, serv-
ed to IS guests.
The bride wore a simple but beau
tiful gown of white satin with a
draped bodice and overskirt effect,
made entrain, the only trimming be-
ing a lace yoke. She wore a full
length veil caught by lilies of the
valley and carried a shower bou-
quet of brides roses. The maid of
honor wore white embroidery gown
and carried pink Killarney roses, and
broidery trimmed and carried pink
roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart leave this even
ing for Madison, Wis, where they
will spend few weeks at the Van
Calder summer cottage and will re-
turn to Rock Island before their de-
parture for New Rockford where
they will reside. The brides going
away gown was of blue silk with a
white straw hat trimmed in blue.
Mr.. Hart is the only son of E. C.
Hart of this city. He graduated from
the local high school in the class of
'04 and attended for three years the
University of Illinois, leaving school
to enter business and established at
New Rockford an abstract Office His
bride has made this city her home for
the past IL years. coming here from
Syracuse. She was classmate of Mr..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08

Davenport, to Miss Hildegard Muen-
chow, daughter of Mrs. Julia Muen-
chow, took place at the home of the
mother of the bride, 2035 West Fifth
street, Monday evening at 8 o'clock,
Rev. Herman P. Greif, pastor of the
Holy Cross German Lutheran church,
officiating, using the ring service. The
attending witnesses were Miss Alma
Jehring and Edward Bein. After the
ceremony a wedding supper was
served. the white ribbons and smliax
trimming the tables and carrying out
the wedding colors. Only the imme-
diate family and a few close friends
were guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Jehring
left on the 2:30 train for Chicago.
They will be az home after June -16 at
2035 West Fifth street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08
Glass Reunions.

The 10th reunion of the class of
1900 of the college of liberal arts at
Augustana college was held yesterday
at Campbclls island, II of the 80 orig
inal members of the class responding
to roll call. Dinner was served at 1
o'clock, covers being laid for 80, and
at the conclusion of the spread one
minute talks were given by each mem
Der of the class in which were related
very briefly the events in the life of
each member since graduation, Rev.
T S. Johnston of Chicago acting as
POSTMASTER.
The company, following the serving
of the dinner, adjourned to the lawn
and Rev. Felix Hanson of Red Oak
Iowa, acting as POSTMASTER, called for
tQasts from various members of the
class, responses being made by DR.. J.
A. Christianson of Manistee. Mich,
who told of the fulfillment of his class
prophecy thus far realized since its
delivery at the class day exercises in
1900. Rev. ]. A. .Benander, the class
poet, read a poem. Miss Gotta Bar
tholomew, Rock Island, and Rev. J. A.
Morton, Providence, r. l., gave toasts
and a communication was read from
o. T. Peterson of Sheyenne. n. D. Rev.
Charles Bengtson of Marquette, Kan,
gave the cradle roll of the class and
reported 10 junior members. The af-
fair was one of delightful sociability.
The class of 1901 also held reunion
yesterday at the home of Mrs w J.
Sweeney, 1922 Twenty-first street. An
elaborate dinner was served at
o'clock and there were present large
number of the members of the class
The affair was very informal in nature
and was very much enjoyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08
Nurses Alumnae.

The alumnae association of ST. An
thongs hospital held the annual ban
quet last evening at the Watch Tower
inn. Because of the fact that the ma
jority of the nurses were out on
cases, there were present only eight
of the .alumnae. Miss Margaret
Rooney, head nurse of the Moline city
hospital and formerly head nurse of
st. Anthony's hospital, was a guest
of honor. Mrs. Theresa Swift Bastine,
her baby son, and Miss Agnes Swift
of Washington were out of town
guests. A four course dinner was
served, the table decorations being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08
POst-AIaSterS.

Miss Clara Masters of Sherrard
and Edward Post of Milan were
married this morning at the home
of Rev Marion Humphreys, 1014
Seventeenth street, who performed
the ceremony. They left at noon for
wedding trip and in a few weeks
will be at home at 1910 Fifth-and-a-
half avenue. Mr.. Post is a fireman
on the Rock Island and both he and
his bride are splendid young people.