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To Prevent Cribbing.

Is claimed. by mailing a piece of sheep
shin, wool side out. along the top Of
the crib and sprinkling the wool with
cayenne pepper. Possibly the wool
without the pepper would effect a
o"ro If tried at the beginning Of the
habit.
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A young German girl who recently
came to live with relatives in w $
hrcreht with her a large box filled
with potatoes because she is fond OF
tubers and was told thai in Am lea
we raised nothing but sweet potatoes.
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w. S. Phillips, of Washington. Is the
possessor of q clematic vine which
produces a bloom more tina 9 inches
in diameter and 2S inches in circum-
erence.
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knew how to account for 1t. To me
Mr.. Jameson was far less formidable
under my eyes. where I knew what he
was doing. than he was of In the city.
twisting circumstances and motives to
suit himself and learning what he
wished to know about events at Sun.
nyside In some occult way. l was
glad enough to have him there. when
excitements began to come thick and
fast.
A new element was about to enter
into affairs: Monday. or Tuesday at
the latest. would find DR.. Walker back
in his green and white house In the
village. and Louise's attitude to him
In the immediate future would signi-
fy Halsey's happiness or wretched.
ness. as it might turn out. Then. too.
the return OF her mother would mean.
of course. that she would have to
leave us. and had become greatly at
tached to her.
From the day MIR. Jameson came
to Sunnyside. there was subtle
change In Gertrude's manner to me.
1t was elusive. difficult to analyze. but
1t was there. She was no longer frank
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TTiT CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

Liddy heaved sigh.
Girl and woman" she said, I've
been with you Is years. Miss Rachel,
through good temper and bad" the
idea! and what l have taken from
her In the way Of sulks!-"but guess
l can't stand 1t any longer. My trunks
packed"
Who packed it," l asked. expecting
from her tone to be told she had
wakened to find it done by some
ghostly hand.
II did: Miss Rachel. you won't be.
lieve me when | tell you this house
Is haunted. Who was II fell down the
clothes chute? Who was 1t scared
Miss Louise almost into her grave?"
I'm doing my best to lind out"
said. What In the world are you
driving att" She drew long breath.
There is hole In the trunkroom
wall. dug out since last night. It's big
enough to put your head in. and the
plasters all over the place"
Nonsense" ! said. "Plister Is al.
ways falling"
But Liddy clenched that.
Just ask Alex" SHE said. When
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Miss Inncs, spinster and guardian of
Gertrude and HaIsey. established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merons difficulties the servants deserted;
she was startled by a dark figure on the
veranda. Unseemly noises disturbed her
during the night. In the morning MISS
Innes found a strange link cum -button In
a hamper. Gertrude and Hals"y arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
encd by n revolver shot and Arnold Arm
hall. Miss Innes found HaIse,y's revolver
on the lawn. He and Jack Bailey had dis
appeared The link cuff- button mysteri-
curly disappeared Detective Jameson
gagged to Jack Bailey. with whom she
talked In the billiard room few mo-
ments before the murder. Jameson h.-
cused Miss Innes OF holding back evil
dence He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
n laundry chute. Gertrude was suspected
negro found the other half OF what
Halsey reappears and says he and Bailey
left In response to a telegram. Gertrude
said she had given Bailey an un!oadei
weapon Cashier Bailey OF Paul Arm
enbezziement. Halsey said Armstrong
wrecked his own bank g.. and o., could Id. clear ea
nounced. Halsey's hancee. Louise Arm
strong. was found at the lodge, The
lodgekeeper said Louise and Arnold had
q long talk the night OF the murder; Lou
Use was Frustrated. Louise told Halsey.
that while she still loved him she was to
marry another. and that he would despise
II developed that DR.. Walker and Louise
were to be married. prowler was heard
in the house. Louise was found at the
bottom Of the circular staircase Louise
and answered II. Something brushed past
her on the stairway and she tainted.
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CHAPTER XIX.
Concerning Thomas.

SouSVIHsu3 sUoVSAos
Mr.. JAMESON said. when W
found ourselves alone after Dime,
that night, the inquest yesterday
seemed to me the merest recapitula.
ton of things that were already
known. 1t developed nothing new be.
yond that story of DR.. Stewards. and
that was volunteered"
AN inquest is only necessary for.
mality. Miss Innes." he replied. I'm
less a crime Is committed in the open
the inquest does nothing. beyond get
ting evidence from witnesses while
events are still in their minds. The
police step in later. You and I both
know how many important things
never TRANSFERRED. For instance: This
dead man had no key. and yet Miss
Gertrude testified to fumbling al
the lock. and then the opening of the
door. The piece of evidence you men
ton, DR.. Stewards story. Is one OF
those things we have to take cautious
ly; the doctor has patient who
wears black and does not raise her
veil. Why, it is, the typical mysteri
GUS lady! Then the good doctor
comes across Arnold Armstrong, who
was a graceless scamp-de mortuis-
what's the rest Of it?-and he Is quar-
reling with a lady in black. Behold
says the doctor. they are one and the
same"
ITO BE CONTINUEDJ
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with me. although l think her affec-
ton never wavered. At the time laid
the change to the fact that l 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 l were much to-
gether. He played a fair game of crib
bage. but he cheated at solitaire.
The night the detective arrived.
Saturday, l had a talk with him. l
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. saw that he thought
the information was important, and to
my suggestion that we put an add.
tional lock on the east wing door he
opposed a strong negative.
Il think 1t probable" he said, that
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 l can watch for at
least part of each night and prob.
ably Mr.. lines 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
then. Nothing could pass him In
either direction. and the door in the
morning remained as securely fast
ened as 1t had been the night before
And yet one of the most inexplicable
occurrences of the whole affair took
place that very night.
Liddy came to my room on Sunday
morning with face as long as the
moral law. She laid out my things as
usual, but | missed her customary
garrulousness. was not RECALLED with
the new cooks extravaganza as tc
eggs. ana 81" even forbore to mention
that Jameson" on whose arrival she
had looked with silent disfavor.
Whats the matter, Liddy?" asked
at last. Didn't you sleep last night?
mo, ma'am," she said stif1y.
did you have two cups of coffee
at your dinner?" I inquired.
mo, man," Indignantly.
l sat up and almost upset my hot
water-I always take cup Of hot wa
ter with a pinch Of salt, before gel
up. It. tones the stomach.
"Iiddy Allen" I said, stop combine
that switch and tell me what ia wrong
with you"
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An Easy Fit,

A number OF years ago there lived
In northern New Hampshire a notori.
GUS woman-hater. 1t was before the
day OF ready-made clothing, and want.
ing new suit, he was obliged to take
the material to the village tailoress.
She took his measurements. and when
she cut the coat. made liberal al.
lowance on each seam.
The mans dislike of women In gen.
eral prevented his having a fitting.
He took the finished garment without
trying 1t on. 1t was much too large.
and his disgust was apparent In the
answer he made to the friendly loafer
on his first visit to the post ONCE.
when he wore the despised article.
Got new coat. Obed?" said the
loafer.
mo. I hain't!" said Obed. i've got
seven yards of cloth wrapped round
me."-Youth's Companion.
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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 W 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 1t 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.
reached into the opening and three
feet away. perhaps. | could touch the
bricks of the partition wall. For some
reason the architect in building the
house had left space there that
struck me, even in the surprise of the
discovery. as an excellent place for n
! conhagration to gain Roadway.
You are sure the hole was not here
yesterday" I asked Liddy. whose OK.
| preston
ana 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 BIS 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 gravestone in the Casanova
churchyard!
I brought Mr.. Jameson I'm tn s.s
the hole in the wall, directly after
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
nave. He got piece Of candle, and
by enlarging the aperture a 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 a fire.
place and mantel as we'll. The omen.
ing had been made between the fine
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 wall Of the house
on the other; in depth the space ex.
tended only to the flooring. The
breach had been made about four feet
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from the floor. and inside were all the
a methodical ghost.
1t was very much OF disappoint-
ment. had expected a secret room.
at the very least. and 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 1t got at that. but we
put In an uncomfortable Sunday. Ger
trude went to church. and Halsey took
n 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
lounging chairs. We put Louise in a
steamer chair. and she sat there
passIvely enough. her hands claaped
In her lap.
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 banning 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. HaiseV
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. 1t was Anna Whitcomb. in
telling me the children had had the
measles anu HOW Nlue. S"eeuy HdU
| botched her new gown.
When ! finished. Liddy was behind
| me. her mouth thin line.
II wish you would try to look cheer
full. Liddy." l groaned. your face
would sour milk" But Liddy' seldom
!. replied to my gibes. She folded her
lips a little tighter.
He called her up" she said oracu-
larry, 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" | said brusquely. Il
might have known enough to leave
them. It's a long time since you and
| were in love, Liddy. and-we for
get"
Liddy smiled.
NO man ever made a fool OF me-
she replied virtuously.
well. something did" l retorted.
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II noticed" said the friend-who
could-be-trusted. after trip through
the factory where preserves are made
that a white powder is first put In
the cans. and that the preserves are
then put in the white powder"
YES" explained the proprietor to
the friend-who-could-be- that
white powder is a preservative. You
see we are compelled to put the pre-
serves in preservative because an
idiotic requirement Of the government
makes it unlawful for us to put q
preventative in the preserves"
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There Is certain sameness about
natural scenery" said the man who
looks bored.
DO you mean to compare a mag
nificent mountain with the broad ex.
panse Of the sea?"
"Yes. Wherever you find a spot Of
exceptional beauty somebody is sure
to decorate it with sardine tins and
biscuit boxes"
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=! MITCAELLS EYE SALyE -
Busted

Many q man goes brolne-in Health
then wealth. Blames his mind
says It don't work right; but all the
time It's his bovsis. They don't work
liver dead and the whole system gets
clogged with poison. Nothing kills
good, clean-cut brain action like con-
stipation. CASCARETS will relieve
and cure. Try 1t now. aas
CAscARETS 100 bog for wssk's
treatment. All drusgists. Biggest ssllsf
h ths world. Million boxss . month.
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Nervous Lady-Dont your expert.
ments brighten you terribly, profes.
sor? I hear that your assistant met
with horrible death by falling 1000
feet from a balloon.
Professor-Oh. that report was
greatly exaggerated.
Nervous Lady-Exaggerated Howl
Professor-1t wasn't much more
than $500 feet that be fell.-Puck.
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Enough Provoeation.
Patience-Does she know any songs
without words?
Patrice-No. whenever she sings it's
certain to bring on words.
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CHAPTER xvII.-continued.

.'You heard no other sound?" the
coroner asked. There was no one
with Mr.. Armstrong when he en-
tered?"
1T was perfectly dark. There we're
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,"
YES"
Thank you. That will do"
fiatter myself that the coroner got
little enough out of me. saw Mr..
Jameson smiling to himself, and the
coroner gave me up. after time. I
admitted had found the body, said I
had not known who 1t was until Mr..
Jarvis told me. and ended by looking
up at Barbara Fitzhugh and saying
that in renting the house l 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 Fftz-
hugh founced out without waiting to
>speak to me, but Mr.. Harton came up.
as l knew he would.
you have decided to give up the
house. hope. Miss Innes." he said.
Mrs. Armstrong has wired me
again"
II am not going to give it up" l
maintained. until 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 knew that
he suspected the discredited cashier
of the Traders bank.
Mr.. Jameson came up to me as
was about to leave the coroner's Of
fee.
How is your patient?" he asked
with. his odd little smile.
81 have no patient" replied
startled.
II will put 1t in different way
then. How is Miss Armstrong;"
"She-she is doing very WELL"
stammered.
Good" cheerfully. And our ghost
Is it laid?"
"Mr. Jameson" said suddenly. :"
wish you would come to Sunnysidt
and spend a few days there. The
ghost is not laid. I want you to spent
one night at least watching the cir
cular staircase The murder of Arnold
Armstrong was beginning, not ar
end"
He looked serious.
perhaps ] can do it," he said. e
have been doing something else. bu
well. | 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 II
her story, and it seemed to stand GU
for every one to see. Arnold Arm
strong had had no key, and yet sh'
said she had locked the east door. HI
must have been admitted from within
the house; over and over I repeated 1
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 nj
through without interruption. 1t wal
clear that she was shocked beyond
words; If I had hoped to learn any
thing from her expression, I hat
failed. She was as much in the darl
as we were.
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II You Are q TrIfie Sensitive
About tho size of your shoes, many people
wear smaller shoes BY using Aliens Foot Ease,
the Antiseptic Powder to shake into the shoes.
Il cures Tired, Swollen. Aching Feet and
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Plenty Of Material.
son." said the press humorist. you
have inherited some OF my humor."
mot enough to make living with,
dad"
Never mind. I'm going to leave
you all OF my jokes"
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Red. Weak, Wsa1Z, Watsry Eye;
Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You Will
Like Murine: II soothes. Soc at Your
Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
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given me, and am recommending It
TO all my friends. Mrs: W. 8. Ford.
2207 w. Franklin st.. Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy In this
country for the cure Of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It has
stood the test Of years and to-day Ii
more widely and successfully used than
any other female remedy. It has cured
Thousands Of women who have been
troubled with displaceraents. inilam-
nation, liberation, Abroid tumors, ir-
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indieestion, and nervous prostration,
After all other means had failed.
II you are suffering from any Of these
ailments, don't give up hope until you
table Compound trial.
II you would like special advice
write to Mrs. Plnkham. Lynn.
Mass, for 1t. She has guided
thousands to health FREQ OF
charge.
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A friends worth is at its best when
an enemy tests the strength.-Roy-
ston.
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Charles Sumner, when in London.
gave ready reply. At dinner given
In his honor. he spoke of the ashes
OF some dead hero. "Ashes! what
American English" rudely broke In
an Englishman; dust you mean. Mr..
Sumner. We don't burn our dead In
this country" Yet" instantly re-
piled Mr.. Sumner. with courteous
smile. your poet Gray tells us that
Even In our ashes live their wonted
fires" The American was not criti-
cized again that evening.
GiveI yourself opportunity-get out
of the old road. where the stink wag-
ons 60 rushing by. and take the path
across the fields of new thought.
Dr. Pieree Flea sanS Pellets regulate and tnyi9-
ratio stomach. liver and bowels: susar-cossso.
:iny. grAnuiss, easy 70 TAKE. 10 not ghps.
Knock and the world will Join IN
the anvil chorus.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A Hole In the Wall.

A Hole In the Wall.
My taking the detective out to Sun
nyside raised an unexpected storm of
protest from Gertrude and Halsey.
was not prepared for 1t. and scarcely
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
FOR chiiurrn tectnlnH hoftens the gums reduces r
uaIInAtion nnys putin. cures wind cOc. &c = bottle
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A thick head is apt to generate a
multitude Of thin ideas.
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important to Mothor0
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CAsTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
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from 1rrog0l4u-
ties, terrible drag
cling sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling In my
stomach. I had
given up hope Of
ever being we'll
wien I began to
tale Lydia E.fnk-
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
I felt a. though
now 11fa had hAon
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AFTER
FOURYEARS
OF:AllSERY
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Nd. -"For four yeare
my life was q misery to me. I suffered
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d.. Fierce = Pleasant Pellets regulate and inyis-
rate stomach, liver and bowels. sugar-coa1oo.
.iny. Granuiss, easy 70 sAks- DO not grippe
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Knock and the world will join In
the anvil chorus.