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CHAPTER x.
The Traders Bank.

The morning after Halseys return
was Tuesday. Arnold Armstrong had
been found dead at the foot of the cir
cular staircase at three o'clock on
Sunday morning. The funeral services
were to be held on Tuesday, and the
interment of the body was to be de-
ferred until the Armstrong; arrived
from California. No one, ! think, was
very sorry that Arnold Armstrong was
dead, but the manner of his death
aroused some sympathy and an enor-
nous amount of curiosity. Mrs. Ogden
Fitzhugh, a, cousin. took charge of the
arrangements. and everything, I be-
lieve, was as quiet as possible l gave
Thomas Johnson and Mrs Watson
permission to so into town to pay
their last respects TO the dead man,
but for some reason they did not care
to go.
Halsey spent part of the day with
| Mr.. Jameson, but he said nothing of
what happened. He looked grave and
anxious, and he had a long conversa-
tion with Gertrude late in the after
noon.
! Tuesday evening found us quiet.
with the quiet that precedes an ex-
| plosion- Gertrude and HaISey were
both gloomy and distraught, and as
Liddy had already discovered that
some of the china was broken-it is
impossible to have any secrets from
an old servant was not in a pleas
ant humor myself Warner brought
up the afternoon mail and the even
ing papers at seven-I was curious tc
know what the papers said of the
murder. We had turned away at leasr
dozen reporters. But l read ovel
the headline that ran halfway acros.
the top of the Gazette twice before
comprehended it. Halsey had opened
the Chronicle and was staring at i
fixedly.
The Traders bank closes it.
doorsi" was what l read, and then
put down the paper and looked acros
the table.
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there was no such message. No doubt
your detective already knows that and
discredits all Gertrude told him"
And when she went back, it was to
get-the telegram"
Probably" Halsey said slowly
when you get to thinking about it,
Aunt Ray, it looks bad for all three
of us, doesn't it? And yeti will take
my oath none of us even inadvertent-
ly killed that poor devil"
l looked at the closed door into
Gerturdes dressing room, and low
cred my voice
1.-The same horrible thought keeps
recurring to me- l whispered. Hal
sey, Gertrude probably had your re-
anyhow, that night. After you-and
Jack had gone, what if-that ruffian
came back, and she-and She"
couldn't finish. Halsey stood
looking at me with shut lips.
"She might have heard him fun
police say-and thinking it was you
or Jack, she admltted MIN. When
she saw her mistake she ran up the
stairs, step or two, and turning, like
an animal at bay, she fired"
Halsey had his hand over my lips
before I finished, and in that position
We stared each at the other, oul
stricken glances crossing.
The revolver-my revolver-throwr
into the tulip bed" he muttered tC
himself. Thrown perhaps from ar
upper window; you say it was buried
deep. Her prostration ever since, hel
Aunt Ray, you don't think it wa:
Gertrude who fell down the clothe:
chute?"
| could only nod my head in hope
less affirmative
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of the Pearl Brewing Company, came
into the bank to lift loan. AS Sc
curity for the loan he had deposited
some 500 International Steamship
Company SIS, in total value $500, 900
Mr.. Trautman went to the loan clerk,
and, after certain formalities had been
gone through. the loan clerk weIit to
the vault. Mr.. Trautman, who was
large and genial German, waited for
time. whistling under his breath.
The loan clerk did not come back
After an interval, Mr.. TFautman saw
the loan clerk emerge from the vault
and go to the assistant cashier: the
two went hurriedly to the vault A
lapse of another ten minutes, and the
assistant cashier came out and ap.
| preached Mr. Trautman. He was no
| ticeably white and trembling Mr.
| Trautman was told that through an
oversight the bonds had been mis-
! placed, and was asked to return the
following morning, when everything
would be made all right
| Mr.. Trautman. however, was a
| shrevd business man, and he did moi
like the appearance of things. He
left the bank apparently satisfied, and
within 80 minutes he had called ul
three different members of the Trad
ers' board of directors. At $3.50 there
was hastily convened board meeting
with some stormy scenes, and late il
the afternoon national bank exam
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BINARY 3
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. RZNEH4RT
NLLYZR4H0M5 BY R1>wlLgaE
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SYNOPSIS.
SYNOPSIS.

Miss Innes. spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and Halsey, established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merous difficulties the servants deserted.
As Miss Innes locked up for the night,
she was startled by a dark figure on the
Veranda She passed a terrible night,
which was Allied with unseemly noises.
In the morning Miss Innes found a
strange link cuff button in a clothes
hamper Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by a revolver shot. a strange man
was found shot to death, in the hall
II proved to be the body Of Arnold Arm
strong whose banker father owned the
country house. Miss lnnes found Hal
sey's revolver on the lawn. He and Jack
Bailey had disappeared. The link cum
button mysteriously disappeared. De
tective Jameson and the coroner arrived
Gertrude revealed that she was engaged
TO Jack Bailey, with whom she had
talked in the billiard room a few mo-
ments before the murder Jameson told
Miss Innes that she was hiding evidence
from him. lie imprisoned an intruder in
an empty room. The prisoner escaped
down a laundry chute. 1t developed that
the intruder was probably a woman. Ger
trude was suspected. for the intruder
left a print of bare foot. Gertrude re-
turned home with her right ankle
sprained. A negro found the other hali
OF what proved TO be Jack Bailey'S Gun
button. Halsey suddenly reappeared
He said he and Bailey had left because
they had received a telegram. Gertrude
said that she had given Bailey an un-
loaded revolver. fearing to give him Hal
Bcy's loaded weapon.
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did you know of this?" 1 asked
Halsey.
'T-expected it. But not so soon,"
he replied.
And you?" to Gertrude.
"Jack-told us-something," Ger
trude said family. "Oh, Halsey, what
can he do now?"
Jack" l said scornfully. Your
Jacks flight is easy enough to explain
now. And you helped him, both of
you, to get away, You get that from
your mother; it isn't an Innes trait
Do you know that every dollar you
have, both of you, is in that bank?"
Gertrude tried to speak, but Halsey
stopped her.
THAT isn't all, Gertrude he said
quietly; Jack is-under arrest"
Under arrest!" Gertrude screamed,
and tore the paper out of his hand.
She glanced at the heading, then she
crumpled the newspaper into a ball
and flung it to the floor While Hal
sey, looking stricken and white, was
trying to smooth it out and read it,
Gertrude had dropped her head on the
table and was sobbing stormily
l have the clipping somewhere, but
just now 1 can remember only the es
sentials.
On the afternoon before, Monday
while the Traders bank was in the
rush of closing hour, between two and
| three, Mr.. Jacob Trautman, president
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Casev at the Bat.

This famous poem is contained in the
Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for
1910, together with records, schedules
for both leagues and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au-
thorities. This interesting book sent
by the Coca-Cola Co., of Atlanta, Ga.
on receipt of &c stamp for postage.
Also copy of their booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola" which tells all about
this delicious beverage and why it is
SO pure, wholesome and refreshing
Are you ever hot-tired-th thirsty
Drink Coca-Cola-ft is cooling, re.
lieves fatigue and quenches the
thirst. At soda fountains and car
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
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Annrnnrlats Hymn.

The worshipers in certain church
had some trouble to keep their faces
straight a short time ago. During the
service some commotion was caused
by q gentleman who accidentally ig-
Fitted a box of wax matches in his
pocket. and was trying to put them
out. while his alarmed neighbors
struggled equally hard to help him
The minister. being short-sighted
could not make out the reason OF the
disturbance, and thinking to diplomat.
icallY cover the incident, he innocently
said:
Brethren, there is a little noise
going on. Until it is over let US sing
Sometimes Light Surprises
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Surnrise for the Deity.

Papa" said little girl, rushing
into the room with the air of one bring
ing valuable information, did you
know that the Browns little baby was
dead?"
Yes, dear, heard of it Aren't you
sorry?"
Yes. but, papa, it was only three
days old"
81 know, love-"
And don't you think God will be
surprised to see it come back sc
soon?"
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A TRAIN LOAD OF TosAcco.

rwenty-four Carloads Purchased for
Lewis Single Binder Cigar
Factory.
What is probably the biggest lot OF
all fancy grade tobacco held by any
factory in the United States has Just
been purchased by Frank p. Lewis, OF
Peoria, for the manufacture of Lewis
Single Binder Cigars. The lot will
make twenty-four carloads, and Is Sc
lected from what is considered by ex
perts to be the finest crop raised in
many years. The purchase OF tobacco
is sufficient to last the factory more
than two years. An extra price was
paid for the selection. Smokers oi
Lewis Single Binder Cigars will appre
ciate this tobacco.
-P0rfd Star, J0nudry 16, 1909.
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Red, Weak, WearZ, Watery Eyes:
Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You VIII
Like Murine. It Soothes. 60c at Your
Druggists. Write For Eye Books. Fres>
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
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1t is curious to see how the space
clears around a man of decisive spirit
and leaves him room and freedom
John Foster.
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No one need speak of monotony If
only they just look around for an
others wants-Royston.
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CTO BE CONTINUED1
ORION of "John RuII.r

The name John Bull as applied to
the English nation, was first made use
of in a poem dated 1712.
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MORE INSURANCE TRICKS.

AN exhaustive report on the Mutual Life
Insurance Company bv the State Depart
meur Of Insurance. in which some 81 the
company's methods are severely criticised,
was hled in Albany bv Srperir-enee u OF
Insurance Iiotclklss. Ceusure Is passed b.
the examiners on lhe settlement ~ the oid
McCurdy suits through a committee GO The
board Cf trustees The examiners say The
report of this committee was Inaccurate ia
ils statement Of facts. and that The suits
were settled by the company upon mlslead-
ing information. In one instance. accord
ling 70 the findings. the company evaded
section Of the insurance law which limits
the amount that may be expended IN Oh
tanning new business. and the payment OF
bonuses 10 agents who were most successful
IN getting new business Is con5emned. Pay
nsent Ct bonuses is expressly forbidden bv
the insurance law T. is found. too that
TIE legal department of the Mutual cid not
report all the contested claims as required
nv law in the company's account Of claims
on March 81. 1905. but the examiners adj
that the MuruaIs officials have agreed %
correct this practice. IN fact. The M1t-
taI has volunteered 70 correct all practices
with which the Insurance Department found
fault"
when found OUT" grunfed Busy Man
sUnder the direction cf United States At
torney General Wickersham a special fed
eral grand 5ury conducted an Investigation
of az alleged bull pool in cotton. Aaay
cotton brokers were subponaed- This is
the FIRST time, Il is SAID, that the federal
Government ever undertook. outside Of the
bankruptcy courts. - investigate a specu-
lative pool n cotton or anything else.
southern planter. Who have unsgccess-
fully attacked cotton speculation on ire
exchanges, when the market was ruusins
down. celuged their New York brokers with
telegrarns attacking the administration far
its agsault on Re bull leaders. out state-
ment issued by one 81 the federal counsel
said no blow an legitimate trading was in
tended bat the sole purpose ~ the inquiry
ih its present phase IL 70 discover Hhetbtr
there va ~ agreement IL Restraint 81
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in the game against viIlanova College. died
at ANNAPOLIS as a result"
Mott Newhouse. an American capitals''
long q resident Of Paris. who was known
equally well in London and New YORK died
in the French capital. Louise Berry Wan
Iadevv. widow Of Edward Ladew and sister
CT E. Berry wall. died at the Hotel Plaza
What else has happened that I ought 10
remember asked Busy Man
Louis Paulhan. the aeronaut. MADE
sensational 'cross-country flight in France,
beating all previous records. He started In
his machine from orleans and made clean
fight 20 Arcis-sur-Aube, q distance Of 1870
kilometres, or about 10 miles. The time
occupied in the fight was three and a half
hours.
During the course OF aerial army ma
noeuvres at Cologne the dirigible balloon
Zeppelin II crossed the Dutch frontier and
went through evolutions FOR a long time
over Walls. The cruise began about II
O'Clock in the morning. The airship passed
over Duren and Aix-la-Chapelle. and then
entered Holland. 1t proceeded along the
frontier. returning by way OF Julich. in
Rhenlsh Prussia, and reached Cologne
again at 7.30 o'clock in the evening.
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BOGUS MASTERPIECES.

The arrest at Tours OF Count and
Countess de Gatigny AT the Instance OF
Mrs Charles Hamilton Paine. formerly OF
Boston but nov Of Paris. on the charge OF
misrepresentation IA connection with the
sale OF paintings alleged 10 be the work Of
great masters. whereas. II is said, they are
only copies, caused a sensation. The de Ca
ugnys. with their four children, lived Law
ishly and gave many entertainments.
magistrate ordered q search OF their
chateau at St Cyr-sur- Lcire. and this re-
suited In the seizure OF extensive CORE
spondence and many valueless paintings.
some OF which are said 10 have been Ia
belled with notices intended 10 prove their
as IL they We're intended TO
be sold In the United States. Henri Roche
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ronSfG7f Re0derOelIs
Wbar He Missed m
LoSf oceeE'S
PAPERS.

.rzse- In your opinion, was the most
-.e-f,e event OF The week." asked Busy
=, when be met Constant Reader last
evening.
-. ssssst u George ". Ai6ridge. dictator
,v.--,e County. Y. Y. for twenty years.
s,a race FOR election 20 Congress from
-. sss District. The Republican plurality
= ,sS vas ove- 30 90 but the returns for
.,,-,sres opponent. James s. Ravens.
- q Democratic plurality 81 nearly
"a i total change OF about 5000 votes.
-..,s- e--i-oly Que to the moral issues pre-
- ,- AIaridre's candidacy. During the
- insurance fnvestiEatiOn conducted
e.a-e Saneriurendeut Of Insurance
,-,..hktes Alfridce was forced 10 confess
=. he accepted q Sl.ea8 check from Elijah
: kennedy. an agent OF the FIRE insur-
-. companies. but denied that he bene-
- personally by the transfer. He de-
- tAat ne turned the money into the
,-,..,,-v ~ me Republican organization
..-g,e result looks a. if the Republican or
.-i-s-f-r had not noticed IT," chuckled
BUSY Man.
..--,e result" retorted Constant Reader
.-.-.,,,sI, was a body blow 10 the clique
- -sart.onary Republican bosses that has
- c--re.rc Governor Eurhes's measures
Ct reform.
.,,.ress Tin woodruff. jimmy wads-
- ana .Ruv' Barnes read the returns
80. night with peculiar interest" said
- Nan ANY more victories for
Hughes
.--re Assembly PASSED both the Perkins
hrrs designed IN prevent so-caned oral
b,ozna.arr and ro make trustees or di-
-s--ars cc ra-etracks personally liable for
,a-lht-r there
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THE DEATH ROLL.

Samuel I. Clemens Ozark Twain died
In has home al Rsdding. Conn. from angina
pectoris. in his seventy-hfth year. Ignacio
Mariscal. Secretary Of Foreign Relations
for Mexico. died In Mexico City. Major
General Samuel Gibbs French. the oldest
living Confederate general. and said 10 have
teen the oldest West Point graduate. died
In Alabama. Leonard 3. Spencer, for If
teen years the FISH expert az the New York
Aquarium. died al his home In this city.
EN-J Justice Charles Don0hue. OF tbs SUI
prene Court. died IN his apartments IN the
Hotel Endicott after short Illness. Mid
shiFmal Earl Wilson, tie Navy football
pi4yc. NAg Mas nsG4ed o. Oltober ~ last
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have continued to rise Notwithstanding
the enormous issues Of shares IN COM
panies OF which little has been known
beyond the situation OF their properties
In the tropical belt Of rubber prOduc-
ton. Royalties in palaces. judges on ths
bench. cIergymen in rectOries. veterans
OF the military and naval services. mern-
bers OF Parliament with election Ha-
bHities 70 be met. doctors with neagrs
savings from a lifetime OF arduOus prac-
tice. clerks with an eager desire 70 gee
on in the world. landowners with en-
numbered estates and tradespeople with
a few hundreds lying idle in bank have
Joined in this scramble for wealth.
So frantic has been the rush for rub
Der that the ink has barely been d-Y
on the prospectuses before the shares
have been subscribed. sometimes twice
over other markets have been neg
Iected: rubber jobbers and brokers have
done the best business known in the
Street since the Kaffr circus. and every
week the excitement increases. without
any signs OF reaction. How can IL be
otherwise when One-pound shares have
risen from eleven 20 fifty shilungs pre-
MUM. and when thousands OF small IN
vestors are convinced that they must
sen out consols. industrials and rails
and put everything they have into rub
ber7
While the production OF rubber can
not easily be Overdone where the de-
mand Is expanding with phenomenal
elasticity. the track OF furious and
thoughtIess spectators Is likely 20 be
strewn with disappointed hopes and
wrecked fortunes. There are no rubber
princes 20 support the market n the
shares now multiplied with reckless
prod gality suddenly become unstable
The small investors. who have been
taking flyers IN the rubber boom may
ind when il IL too late that they have
been taking leaps IN the dark. AZ pres
ent no danger signals have been raised;
multltudes OF spectators are convinced
that rubber Is better than gold or iia-
monds and life in the Street Is one con-
tlnuOus gamble with shares. l. ". r.
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A COSTLY FARE.

Uncle joe Cannon. in a recent ponti-
cal argument at the New Willard Hotel
said
Ihat excuse Is not good enough. II re-
minds me OF a DanviIle bartender
This bartender came to work In a Dan
vile bar. and as soon as he arrived the re-
ceipts began to diminish. The boss az the
enc OF the week said seriously 10 the new
conner:
Look here do you take money out of
the the
81. oh. no. sir said the bartender No.
indeed. STR
-, Now. said the boss. you must be TAX
ING money. I know II
Wen, or course. sir said the bartender
4 take out my car fare every night
On. you do. eh7 said the boss And
MheIe 90 YOU live. san FrauciscoT' -
Washington Star
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The man whom the Federal authorities
identify as the 'bankroH man behind the
firm Ct William 3. Price & Co. Of Balti-
more. which. along with i. :. Boggs & Co,
Of 70. A. Broadway. was closed as a bucket
shop ~ government action a few weeks
ago. was arrested at his home in Central
Park West He is Joseph II. Gatins. and
has been sought by the special agents OF
the Department q Justice ever since the
federal grand jury at Washington handed
down twenty nine indictments in the
bUcket-shop cases OF April l. All q the
others were arrested at once. but owing 70
a mistake ia the spelling 81 his name in
the Indictment which described him as
6atkins be could not be- found.
George L. BedeH. who was chief clerk
under ames r Vail when that individual
was head Of the weighing division az the
Custom House and customs frauds were
rampant. was arrested on an indictment
returned lv the Grand jury charging him.
together with Charles u. Drew ard Charles
T. Warden. with a conspiracy 10 def-aud
the government IN long series Ct frauds
in the importation OF sugar. figs, cheese.
macaroni. and o-her commodities. Each
was he'd IN $1,000 bail
Supreme Court Justice Tompkins. OF
westchester County. issued an order direct
ing George y. Rigbv. OF Tonkers: Bernard
r Martin. Of this city. and James p. Apgar.
Of Peekskill. the members OF one Of the
condemnation commissions FOR the acqlisi-
ton 81 the land for that section of the new
Catsiin aqueduct known a. the Hin View
reservoir. near Yonkers. 10 show cause why
they should not be removed. The complaint
contains specifications in which the three
men are charged with 'wilfully and without
justification holding unnecessary and I'M
important sessions. 10 the delay and injury
of the claimants. herein adding greatly to
the cost aaG expense OF the proceedings 10
the city OF New York"
a ricn mine OF so-called honest graft
lies in that direction said Busy Man
any person OF Importance die?"
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The French aviator, Roger SOmmer.
made flight Of i've minutes across coun-
try with four passengers at Charleville.
= THE balloon DelltzsCh. belonging TO the
Bitterfeld Aero Club. OF Berlin, was struck
by lightning during d violent storm. and
the four occupants were killed
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Marjorie Gwynne Could. the oldest
daughter Of George J. Gould. and Anthony
J. Drezel, r.. a son OF Anthony J. Drexel.
Of Philadelphia. were married in St. Bar
tholQmew's Episcopal Church. in this city
Emperor William declined 20 have any
thing whatsoever 10 do with the new Duke
az Talleyrand and Sagan. the second hus-
band Of the former Anna Gould. and
barred him from the court Of Berlin.
Captain Rhinclander Waldo. l. s. A.
retired. who is serving as Fire Comnis-
sioner under Mayor Gaynor. married Viz
sinia OTIS Hccksher. widow Of John G.
Eeckscher. who for many years was secra-
tary Of the New York Horse Show Asso-
citation.
Mrs. Richard II. Townsend formally an
nounced the engagement Of her daughter.
Miss AIathide T Townsend, TO Peter
Cceiet Gerry. of New York. The estate Of
william L Scott. which has been estimated
as worth from S15.c9oo09 10 $4,000 coo. was
inherited in equal parts by his daughters.
Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Charles 3. Strong.
Mr Gerry is a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. FL
bridge T Gerry.
Robert Livingston Cutting. lawyer, one
time actor and nephew OF Robert Fulton
Cutting and William Bayard Cutting. who.
in 1892. despite the objections OF his
family. married Minnie Selgman. the
actress. was charged in the Supreme Court
By his mother. Mrs. Judith Carter Cutting.
with fraudulenuy converting 20 his own
use a large part Of S2000oo worth Of prop
erty which she intrusted TO him as her at
torney and manager OF her financial affairs.